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According to Stone, Workforce planning is the process of systematically reviewing human resource requirements to ensure that the required number of people with the required knowledge, skills and abilities, are available when needed. The definition provided by Development in State of Alaska Executive
Branch Departments Website "Workforce planning is creating an integrated and ongoing strategy for ensuring an organisation is prepared with the appropriate human capital to meet current and future needs."
It ensures that "the right people with the right set of skills are in the right place at the right time all the time." S.A. Hassan and I.A. Al-Darrab described the WFP "…is a fundamental planning tool, critical to quality performance that will contribute to the achievement of program objectives by providing a basis for justifying budget allocation and workload staffing levels. It provides managers with a framework for making human resource decisions based on the organisation's mission, strategic plan, budgetary resources, and the set of desired work force competencies".
The successful workforce plan should always tie to the organisation's strategic plan, strategic plan shows where the organisation is now and where it wants to be in the future, as well as how to plan to achieve it, and the workforce planning is to turn the strategic plan into specific objectives and actions that needs to take to meet that goal in the HR workforce planning and training areas.
The workforce planning helps organisation to meet the skills, qualifications needs, determines the areas that need to be developed and strengthened. It helps management creating a high quality workforce while the company grow, develop and change. The appropriate workforce planning will allow the organisation forecast the changes and been prepared rather than only action on the coming changes, such as retirement and the lost skills and knowledge. The results of workforce planning assist management to identify if the company need to change their strategies such as outsourcing, reorganising or providing more training for the existing employees to meet the skill and qualification that organisation required.
In this report I'm going to explore three important aspects of workforce: the demand predictions in the future, the current supply of the organisation, and realise the gap between them so that the management can find out a solution to eliminate the gaps.
Three main aspects
Demand analysis
Demand will change as a result of changes to the organisation's direction, mission or strategy, new technologies and economic conditions. Those changes will affect the structure of the organisation, number of employees, the skill set, and workload.
The demand analysis helps the organisation to identify current and future workforce needs and workload, not only the numbers of employees needed, but also the right mix of competencies that are critical to successful job performance. It is very important to analyse not only what work organisation will do in the future but also how to do it.
Connie from CPS HR service stated, "The focus of the Demand Analysis is identifying the functions that an agency must perform, not just the people needed to carry out the functions." Organisation needs to make sure that the individual competencies are in accord with the competencies that needed by organisation to reach their goals and objectives.
NSW Council mentioned on their annual report , "Organisations need to analyse the needs for new or existing employees caused by the ageing population, high turnover or geographic population shifts; the industry and labour market trends; the new technology and new service delivery methods, and the new government legislations and new policies, those factors have the huge impact on the future workforce demand."
For instance the new technologies have changed the workforce demand in manufactory industries dramatically. With the advanced technologies, organisation needs less and less process workers and has more demands on those who have the skills to operate the high- tech equipments.
Take my current company HPM Legrand as example; we are going to introduce new technologies in R&D area from France in the next 18 months time, this will have impact on the our organisation's labour demand, the demand for those engineers who have the knowledge for the new technology will increase, not only the labour demand for R&D, it also influence the other areas such as manufactory and technical service support team. And the demand for employee work on the current technology will decrease.
The example of changing of legislation that influenced the workforce demand is the new Fair Work Act, in the FWA maternity and paternity leaves period have been increased up to two years, so that the organisation will have to take that into account when conducting the demand analysis, job share, succession plan or contractor can be used to cover the extra period of time.
Global Financial Crisis caused reduction of the labour demand globally is an excellent example of how external factor such as economic impact the local labour demand, as economic growth falls, the demand for labour decreases as well, The November 2008 Consensus Economics survey suggests the highest among market economists at present is an unemployment rate of 6.3% in 2009 .
As the economy becomes increasingly uncertain, organisations are more likely to use the part-time and casual employment instead of the full-time positions to reduce the manage risk.
The globalization has the potential to provide cost reduction, lowering the trade barriers, provide cheaper labour overseas, the local labour demand will decrease especially for the manufactory industry, lots of local factories closing down like Bonds, million's of workers have been made redundancy.
Supply analysis
To conduct the supply analysis, the organisation will need to identify the current workforce reviewing tend data and to project the future workforce supply .
Organisation will need to start with accessing the current labour supply. As shown in HR Tech Consulting P/L for NSW environment protection Authority , it is a snapshot of the number, characteristics, jobs, skills and abilities of employees in the organisation. By accessing the Job characteristics such as Salary rate, working hours, overtime hours leave liabilities, agreements/awards, employment status, qualifications and Job location; headcount and employee location; and demographics like age, gender, other EEO factors profile, length of service, classification /grades and recruitment and retention rates.
Stone , suggested that quantitative approach can be used for analyse current and future workforce and competencies such as workforce profile, hiring patterns, turnover rate as well as the retirement patterns.
The laour market will affect the workforce supply. Due to the globalisation, the world has become smaller, while we enjoy the beneficial from the globalisation, we also experience the downsides of it; skilled labour is being drawn from Australia by the high salaries being offered overseas. The internet opened the door for skilled individuals to apply for positions in almost any country in the world. The countries like US or UK, their salary level usually more than double that which they currently receive. The supply for those jobs such as nurse, teacher and trade man are way less than the demand.
Gap Analysis
The definition of gap analysis was provided by OPS (NC Office of State Personnel), 2008, "Gap analysis is the process of comparing the workforce supply analysis to the demand analysis to identify the difference or 'gap' and surpluses in staffing levels and skill sets or competencies needed for the future." The demand analysis shows what organisation need in the future and the supply analysis gives you an idea about what are available in the market. So the gap analysis will combine these two elements and develop a strategy plan to minimise the difference between what organisations need and what's available.
When the demand is higher than the supply, organisation can use succession plans, redesign the job, migrating skilled labour, traineeship, job share, retention plan provide relevant training or provide flexible working hours.
If I return to the HPM Legrand example, to overcome the skill shortage for the new technologies that are going to be introduced, the organisation decided to import the skilled engineers as well as those key positions that been effected by the new technology from France, by providing 457 visa, they will also provide training for the local employees while they working in Australia.
When the supply exceeds the demand, organisation can consider offering voluntary redundancy, in-voluntary redundancy or early retirement to reduce surplus. Or maybe can be transferred to other departments.
The workforce planning doesn't end here; it also involves the implementation and ongoing evaluation, because any of the upcoming internal or external factors may affect the plan. WFP cannot work solo, and it won't work without the business or strategy plan or without the support from the top management.
An effective workforce planning process is not only what the organisation will need in the future. The organisations that do WFP regularly will be able to response the sudden changes or the market shifts much quicker than those who do not have WFP.-w
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I recently attended the second annual Journalism School Hackathon at Arizona State University. The challenge: creating solutions for underserved communities. My team created Uproot: a real-world scavenger hunt that allowed travellers to discover African-American history.
It was a noble project — and a familiar one. In my first project at the Reese News Lab, NewsLing, we attempted to create a broadcast news app for another underserved community, Latino audiences.
But there was one major difference between the team I joined to create NewsLing and my team at the Hackathon.
The NewsLing team had two members involved in the Latino community, one who was Latino. From the beginning, we had an understanding of the Latino community and its needs.
The team that created Uproot, on the other hand, included no African-American members. We started with only second-hand knowledge of the African-American community's information needs.
My team quickly discovered that there are particular concerns that we need to pay attention to when we try to serve communities we aren't a part of. My group learned several lessons through the course of the Hackathon:
- Be conscious of stereotypes: It seems obvious. Under the time crunch of the Hackathon, however, my team's brainstorming session turned toward stereotypes we were familiar with. Stay aware of your own thought process and push yourself to consider where you're getting your facts.
- Do your secondary research: The quickest way to replace stereotypes with facts is by doing your research. Instead of assuming, say, that most African-Americans have smartphones, look it up. Eighty-one percent of African-Americans have smartphones. At this stage, resources like Nielsen and Pew Research Center are your best friends.
- Talk to your market: Once you know the numbers, prove them for yourself. The numbers are a statement of fact, but they're not an explanation. Go out to understand why people do what they do — and to make sure your numbers are actually reflected in your community. When we went out into Phoenix to talk to people, we discovered that seven out of the first eight people we spoke to had smartphones. However, they mostly used their smartphones for social purchases. Few downloaded games.
- Be aware of larger issues: While doing our secondary research, we discovered that one of the dominant issues in the African-American community is health. For most of Saturday, we were ready to create a website to promote awareness of health issues, but we came to realize that African-American health issues were not due to a lack of awareness. Instead, they were due to the socioeconomic position of many African-American communities. To claim that we, as outsiders, needed to educate African-Americans about their own health seemed, in that context, disingenuous and condescending.
Everyone should be creating resources for minority communities. We shouldn't leave that task to entrepreneurs in those communities alone. However, as outsiders to those communities, we have to be aware of our positions and educate ourselves.


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Jeremy Camp's song, Give me Jesus
You can have all this world
Give me Jesus
I wonder, as I listen to that song, what if we lived that way? What if we truly put our value, our interests, our hopes, our everything in Jesus and allowed worldly things to have little weight in our lives?
Recently, I had been sick for a week with a cold. The sickness seemed to not only affect my body, but my mind, attitude, words, and feelings. I failed so many times that week in my spiritual life. Perhaps I failed in what seemed very small ways to others, but none the less, I felt convicted.
I spent too much time thinking about worldly things, from boys to money, even thinking curse words in my mind when something happened. I texted and spoke to people without thinking first, allowing my flesh to lead over God's spirit. I spent too much time browsing Facebook and Buzzfeed.
* You get the point.
So, when I listened to that song one morning, I was so refreshed by those words. After a full week of disobeying God, my spirit was craving Jesus.
You can have all this world. If we spent less time watching tv, commenting on social media, worrying about other people's opinions, the clothes we wear, the next task we have to do, we would be used by God for something greater.
Think about how much more free time you would have if checking facebook or buying that perfect outfit didn't matter. You would be free to hear the Spirit's leading. You would be free to meditate on His word, to feel His love and peace, to serve others, to encourage someone, to give, to love.
Just give me Jesus. I pray for you and I that we would start to only want Jesus and none of these worldly treasures. I pray our heart would crave Him so much, that everything else just doesn't seem to matter as much.


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DHSV has implemented a range of oral health promotion programs and projects focusing on Victorian communities with the greatest need. Our programs aim to engage and support Victorians in reducing factors that may negatively affect their oral health.
Factors which can influence oral health - nutrition, lifestyle, social connectedness, personal health and hygiene practices, socio-economic status, education, cultural beliefs, attitudes and level of health literacy. Factors also include the level of access to oral health services and programs.
DHSV works with partnering organisations and community groups to achieve sustainable oral health outcomes in all our programs.
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Anyone can sign up to host a dinner on Oct. 7 as part of the 1000 Dinners Toronto project
A group of Torontonians is trying to get the city's citizens more engaged in municipal politics by appealing to their stomachs.
They've created 1000 Dinners Toronto to get people together to discuss ways to improve the city over a bite to eat.
"It is food for thoughts," reads a draft version of the group's FAQ.
Any Toronto resident can sign up online to host a dinner on Oct. 7. The dinner can be a home-cooked meal at the person's residence, a catered affair at a chosen location, a community centre potluck or a meet-up at a restaurant with guests splitting the bill.
The organizers — a high-profile public relations company called Navigator — hope each dinner will have 10 or fewer guests per table to ensure that every participant's voice is heard.
"While Torontonians think about who they want to represent us at City Hall, let's not just ask who. Let's ask what," says Jaime Watt, the chair of the event and the executive chairman of Navigator Ltd.
"What can we do to make Toronto an even better city? Host a dinner on October 7 to talk about it with others, tell us your ideas, and we'll share them with all of Toronto to see."
Guests will be encouraged to chat about ways to improve Toronto on a community, neighbourhood or city scale. The organizers will provide hosts with some sample discussion questions ahead of the dinner.
One guest will be responsible for taking notes and submitting feedback online.
The organizers will then compile and analyze the responses, which will be publicly shared. Some of the feedback will be presented to the mayoral candidates on Oct. 16 at a mayoral debate hosted by CBC Toronto.
The organizers are not affiliated with any of the individual campaigns in the election.
The 1,000 dinners concept was inspired by a similar initiative in Chicago. In May residents there were asked to come together and share ideas about how to improve their city. Organizer Cheryl Hughes appeared on CBC Radio's Metro Morning Friday and said almost 12,000 people took part.
"It was a really energetic day," she told host Matt Galloway. "People were thrilled to be able to talk about the future and to share what they thought would help."
Ideas presented in the conversations were boiled down to six ideas. One involved creating a "sister neighourhoods" program that works similar to the concept of sister cities.
"[The idea was] what would happen if neighbourhoods, block by block, adopted other neighbourhoods and developed relationships with each other that were long-term commitments to each other," said Hughes.
"What we heard over and over again is that we won't continue to be a vibrant city unless we learn to care about each other as much as we care about our own neighbourhoods and our own communities," she said.
Hughes said people in Chicago who took part in the conversations felt empowered by the ability to talk in a positive way about how to improve their city rather than focusing on the negative issues that might divide them.
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All-girls schools have been around since women were first allowed equal education with men, but unfortunately, their popularity is beginning to wane for a number of reasons. Many women fear that their daughters may be better off in an environment where they can interact with men on a daily basis, rather than being subjected to a same-sex environment. However, girls who attend all girls' schools still interact with men and boys on a daily basis in the form of some teachers, the men and boys in their families and neighborhoods, and at social events. While there are arguments for both forms of teaching, the following include a few of the benefits of attending an all-girls school.
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|Cor Jesu
|Esther Miller Bais Yaakov
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|Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
|St. Louis City
|Incarnate Word
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|Marian Middle School
|St Louis City
|Nerinx Hall
|Webster Groves
|Notre Dame
|Rosati Kain
|St. Louis City
|St. Josephs Academy
|Central County
|Torah Prep School
|Central County
|Ursuline Academy
|Central County
|Villa Duchesne
|West County
|Visitation Academy
|St Louis City
Benefits of Attending a St. Louis All-Girls School
Girls are more Academically Focused: Girls are actually more focused, better at paying attention, and therefore better at learning. In school, girls are more academically focused, and even in boy-girl schools, often outperform the male students. This rate holds through for both young students and for college goers, where women have a 36% graduation rate and men are hanging back at around 27%. Because girls are more interested and focused on their studies, putting them in an all-girl classroom means less interruption, less distraction, and less chance of them being bullies or pushed into not learning in order to fit in.
Girls have Unique Learning Styles: Another thing to consider is that both boys and girls learn in entirely different ways. Studied gender differences show that girls are better at verbal emotive processing and boys excel at spatial mechanical strengths, so in a boy-girl classroom, the study and learning methods are more likely to be geared towards male learning patterns as they historically have been. In female classrooms, learning methods are geared towards women and only women.
Schools for Girls in St. Louis
Establish Female Confidence and Role Models: By attending an all-girl school, girls can learn that women can and do take part in every function of a society. Because in all girl schools, girls take on even traditional masculine roles as needed, they can learn to approach society and the world as a person rather than as a woman who perhaps shouldn't be doing that. Learning in a female environment ensures that they are exposed to women taking on leadership roles in learning, education, and the classroom, and are therefore more open to doing so themselves. Because it is becoming more and more important for women to take on leadership roles and close the gender gap in employment, learning confidence is a definite plus.
Girls Compete With Each Other: Girls are naturally competitive and a little bit of competition isn't necessarily a bad thing when it means studying for tests. Competition can lead to increased scores on tests, in sportsmanship, and in other areas, which more than makes up for any negative repercussions. While female competition is present in any school, it only really reaches the academic level in all-girl's schools, where girls aren't competing for boy's attention. This shift is definitely beneficial to most learning environments.
Girls Change Learning Based On Perception: One very important thing to consider is that on average, 74 percent of teen girls aged 12-14 are interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) careers, but only about 24% of them actually go on to take that career path and only 13% list it as their first career choice. The reason is usually peer pressure, as they are told by traditional schools that they aren't expected to go into those careers or that it's 'unladylike'. By sending a girl to an all girl's school, she avoids these negative influences, which allows her to study and aim for the educational and career path of her choice. Girls are more than smart enough to excel in these careers, and most of them are among the highest paying in the country, which means that it only makes sense to encourage and allow them to pursue STEM.
All girls schools do have their pros and cons, but there are a lot of good reasons to send a girl of any age to an all-female school. Women are currently establishing roles in leadership, entrepreneurship, and STEM, and sending girls to an all-girl's school is one of the easiest ways to get them started down the path to self-sufficiency, confidence, and learning.


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A participant asked about levels of service, to wit:
How involved should I have my customers be in determining my level of service and how do I go about involving them?
Now I can tell you. I'll give an answer and I'll let Ross intervene because New Zealand has a lot of getting information from customers.
In the US, we do not do a lot of that but there are utilities that would go out and do different kinds of customer information gathering efforts.
So some of them will do focus groups and invite customers in to talk. Some of them do surveys. That sort of thing.
Personally, I believe you want to find a way to get that customer conversation going and figure out what customers want. Because they are a big part of the picture of what you're going to provide and they're going to have to pay for it.
So if they're not involved in that conversation at all, it's going to be a lot harder to convince them to pay for things and to have them understand that connection between the level of service and cost. We don't have in the US a very good connection between levels of service – costs something.
Nobody realizes what they're paying for when they pay the water bill – it is the service. It's not the water. And the more we can get that hammered into people's head that what you're paying for is service.
You want more service, you pay more. You want less service; you pay a little less. But they're two very tightly tied together concepts – that you've got to pay for the service you get.
NZ Utility Levels of Service Categories
But New Zealand does a lot better in getting the customer feedback and then you can talk a little bit about what you're doing over there.
So I'm just been doing some work for a client very recently. They were wanting to review their service levels. It was water, wastewater, and stormwater utility.
And so we had a big look at all the service levels across the comparable authorities in New Zealand and also some international practice.
The list that's on the screen on the slide at the moment is basically how we group our levels of service in New Zealand.
- So you've got the Public Health and Safety one – so that's the quality of your water.
- The Management of Environmental Impacts – so the discharged of contaminants and or with wastewater, the discharge of wastewater you have permits or impacts there.
- There's a group of service levels around Response to System and Network issues. How do you respond to breaks or blockages in a wastewater system? How fast? How and what sort of measures do you have for time on site, time for restoration – those sort of ones?
- Customer Satisfaction – There's a whole group of service levels around how satisfied the customers with the service that you're providing?
- And then the Financial Performance ones they're basically the bang for the buck – how much does it cost, do I get good service for that?
Now the thing is that the first two of those, usually almost always set by either permits, or regulations, or legislation. Or over here, EPA requirements, Safe Water Act, things like that.
So you can consult on them, but that doesn't change the outcome at all because you've really got, particularly in water and wastewater, you've got minimum standards that are required and that's going to set your base level of service.
So the stuff that you end up consulting on particularly is normally around the response and satisfaction ones – we do in New Zealand. The other thing that happens, and I think it is something that gets overlooked is project-specific service level consultations.
So I'm putting in a new treatment plant or I'm putting out a new wastewater discharge or something like that. It's a big project and it's going to cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. So in New Zealand, as part of our permitting system over there, we have to consult for that.
And so sometimes, that sort of community discussion about what's required and what would be the best solution for the community and stuff like that actually does a lot of your consultation, but it's around a specific water treatment or wastewater treatment discharge type permitting discussion.
I think the main thing, particularly in utilities, is that a lot of it is quite regulated. So you do actually have minimum levels of service.
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The Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 will be an extraordinary event in the city where everything is possible.
The Lexus Mega Raffle, one of the most extravagant raffle draws in DSF 2008, has already got visitors and residents buying tickets in huge numbers ahead of the festival opening. Organised in cooperation with Al Futtaim Group, a key sponsor of DSF and one of the leading business houses in the region, the Lexus Mega Raffle has sold a massive 13,000 tickets in just 20 days.
The Fireworks Festival, slated to be the most attractive visual treat for visitors during DSF 2008, will witness a grand start along with the festival on January 24.
Organised as part of DSF's cultural festivities, the concerts will see celebrated musicians from around the world perform to ecstatic crowds in Dubai.
First on the list of performers is a musician who needs no introduction. By far one of the most talented and popular musicians to grace a stage, Carlos Santana, the nimble-fingered guitarist who has fans across all age-groups, will perform at Dubai Festival City on February 15.
The DSF offers you more than expensive brands, you will find music, glamour and spectacular fireworks.
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July 9th, 1870
It was setting day, and the miners gathered in noisy expectation in front of Phoenix United's grand count-house. Every two months this important event occurred; an action of the work to be conducted at the mine. But this setting day was going to be different, for the mine's majority shareholder was going to be there, and grand speeches were expected.
Each of the miners stood beneath the bay Windows of the count-house had main a donation towards the event that they were about to enjoy. William West was about to be presented with 'very hand-some timepiece' , and on that time piece was inscribed a silver plaque that read:
"Presented by upwards of 500 miners and others employed at Phoenix mine, to William West, Esq., C. E. In testimony of his great zeal in being mainly instrumental in keeping this mine at work through great difficulties, until brought to a successful issue. A.D. 1870."
The fact that this setting day was occurring was down to West, for without his bold intervention the mine would now be silent, and those miners scattered around the World hunting for work wherever minerals lay. That intervention resulted in transformation of Phoenix United from a copper to a tin mine.
It was a Mr. J. Williams that stood in front of the crowd to make the formal speech to West:
"Sir –in accordance with a strongly expressed wish of the miners and others employed in expressed wish of the miners and others employed in the above mines, it is determined to present to you with a testimonial, as a mark of the respect in which you are held by the employed of these mines; to show our appreciation of the manly courage you have shown in undertaking a management of such a vast extent and importance not only to us, but to all classes in the neighbourhood and to the development of mining in this district, and in this mine in particular, in the success of which you, as well ourselves, are so deeply interested……."
As grand words continued many of the miners may have recalled those bleak years in the early 1860s. The Copper was beginning to fail, and William West was Phoenix's engineer. West been the engineer at mine throughout its successful years as a copper producer, but was unwilling to accept that its productive life was over.
He believed that a untapped wealth of tin lay alongside the mined out lodes of copper. The mine's owners refused to share this belief, or to invest in equipment needed to process the tin. West persevered in his attempt change the Mine's direction by installing tin stamps at his own expense . Still the owners refused to follow his advise, and still the mine was heading towards closure. Finally West stopped fighting, and events at the mine started to disappear from the mining press.
Behind the scenes West, his family, and associates started buying up shares whenever they could. By stealth West gained control of the mine. Once achieved his grand scheme for transforming the mine swung into action.
The miners had much to be thankful for, West's faith in the mine had given then many extra years of wealth.
Mr. Williams last words finished..
"……May Divine Providence watch over you many days . – From the miners and other employed in Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall'
Mr. West then approach the bay window to make his speech. As he looked over the heads of the miners he saw the smoke rising from the many engines he had installed. Some of these powered the big banks of noisy stamps that crushed the tin stuff fine enough to feed the large expanse of tin floors that cascaded down the hill slopes. West's investment in the mine had created those engines and dressing floors. It was a creation he was proud of. And so he made his speech.
"I could hardly express my feeling in receiving such a testimonial from such a fine-looking, steady body of men and women. I was sorry, in one sense, to take anything from them, for they worked hard enough for their money, and had plenty of uses for it, and I would rather give than take; but still I accept their handsome present with a very deep and real pleasure."
Applause from the miners carried on the breeze across the Bodmin Moor. Once it died down the famous engineer continued:
"I hope that they had in Phoenix a mine that would provide for them and theirs all their lives. I had many difficulties in bringing it out, but you had stuck by me like men. Most of you, I know, were originally western men, and I hope that you and your families would find themselves thoroughly comfortable in the east."
That you are careful, steady men, was proved in the very few accidents that occurred. Still I exhort you never to neglect taking proper precautions. He knew that mining was practical by experience."
Again the miners applauded, this time it was in recognition that the man before them had once laboured as a miner, if only for a short time when young, and even if he had never been successful. West continued with his speech and once he had given his final thanks there was three hearty cheers and setting the work for the next two months work started.
When West left that bay window, he left a mine had a few good years remaining. He remained in control of the mine until his death in 1879, but then, Phoenix's fortunes declined and it finally lost its struggle to survive in 1897.
That count-house where the miners gathered in 1870 still stands. No longer does steam engines, headframes and dressing floors fill the view from the bay window. Instead it is a scene of rubble, denuded waste tips, and encroaching cotaniaster and bracken. If you do visit the mine, then pause as you pass the courthouse for a few moments to imagine West stood in that window, on that day in 1870.
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Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of 2017 by: The Washington Post and The Guardian
Short, emotional, literary, powerful—Tears We Cannot Stop is the book that all Americans who care about the current and long-burning crisis in race relations will want to read.
As the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man's voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times op-ed piece "Death in Black and White," Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop—a provocative and deeply personal call for change. Dyson argues that if we are to make real racial progress we must face difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.
"One of the most frank and searing discussions on race ... a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and King's Why We Can't Wait." —The New York Times Book Review
"Elegantly written and powerful in several areas: moving personal recollections; profound cultural analysis; and guidance for moral redemption. A work to relish." --Toni Morrison
"Here's a sermon that's as fierce as it is lucid…If you're black, you'll feel a spark of recognition in every paragraph. If you're white, Dyson tells you what you need to know - what this white man needed to know, at least. This is a major achievement. I read it and said amen."--Stephen King
"Anguish and hurt throb in every word of Michael Eric Dyson's Tears We Cannot Stop...It is eloquent, righteous, and inspired...Often lyrical, Tears is not...without indignation...brilliance and rectitude." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Dyson...creates a sermon unlike any we've heard or read, and it's right on time...an unapologetically bold plea for America to own up to its inexplicable identity anxiety." —Essence
"[Dyson's] narrative voice carries a deeper and more intimate authority, as it grows from his own experience as a black man in America — from being beaten by his father to being profiled by the police to dealing with his brother's long-term incarceration...Dyson's raw honesty and self-revelation enables him to confront his white audience and reach out to them." —The Chicago Tribune
"Be ready to pause nearly every other sentence, absorb what is said, and prepare for action. Tears We Cannot Stop is meant to change your thinking." —The Miami Times
"Readers will find searing moments in Tears We Cannot Stop, when Dyson's words proves unforgettable...But more than education, Dyson wants a reckoning." —The Washington Post
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Toyota this week unveiled its third-generation humanoid robot, designed to help people at home, in disaster zones, and even outside Earth's atmosphere.
Developed by the company's Partner Robot division, T-HR3 is controlled remotely using wearable controls that map hand, arm, and foot movements from human to bot.
A head-mounted display also lets the operator see through an android's eyes (er, a installed camera), allowing for more precise maneuvers.
"The new machine reflects Toyota's broad research into how advanced technologies can be used to help meet people's individual mobility needs," according to a company blog post.
It also marks progress among the automaker's growing family of anthropomorphic robots.
In 2004, Toyota showcased a trumpet-playing droid, engineered to test positioning of joints and operation of pre-programmed movements. That technology has since expanded to include more capabilities—like mirroring humans.
From their seat in the Master Maneuvering System, the tricked-out puppeteer (wearing "data gloves" and a VR headset) can instantly manipulate T-HR3 via a series of motors, gears, and sensors connected to at each of the bot's joints.
The result: a synchronized pair that cooperate more seamlessly than a Rockettes kickline.
"The Partner Robot team members are committed to using the technology in T-HR3 to develop friendly and helpful robots that coexist with humans and assist them in their daily lives," general manager Akifumi Tamaoki said in a statement.
The 5-foot, 165-pound robot is still just a prototype. But Toyota hopes its creation can one say "safely assist humans in a variety of settings, such as the home, medical facilities, construction sites, disaster-stricken areas, and even outer space."
"Looking ahead, the core technologies developed for this platform will help inform and advance future development of robots to provide ever-better mobility for all," Tamaoki said.
T-HR3 will be on display at Japan's International Robot Exhibition 2017 from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.
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I use this server edition to run all of my Linux VMware Server servers and it has never let me down. Alternatively, to explore different, "light" versions of Linux and what they have (or in this case, what they don't). You can always refer to the DistroWatch Website. You may want to check out Damn Small Linux. It's only 50 megabytes!
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Belinda and Hazel find themselves on the island of Guernsey where they are invited by Sir Marks mother, Melba, Lady Sallinger.
Other house guests include her parents, a handsome interior designer, a slovenly bookseller, a Jesuit priest, and Catherine,
a mysterious woman writer. Soon after, the residents of the old Tudor mansion are thrown into confusion with the discovery
of human remains buried in the garden.
The priest tells of the Guernsey Martyrs, burned alive in 1556 for theft, and he believes a silver cup from that theft,
is hidden in the house. One murder and a second mysterious death lead to revelations of past crimes that resonate to the present
day and result in an exciting resolution tinged by the islands history of Nazi occupation.
Belinda Lawrence is a woman who is highly charged when it comes to solving a mystery. She lets nothing stand in her way
right down to entering other peoples home without invitation. I like her independent nature, her daring maneuvers, her determination.
Mr. Kavanagh did a great job choosing characters that supported and/or worked against Belinda. A good read filled with suspense
and mystery. ALTERNATIVE READ
Belinda is the type of heroine that will be beloved and leave readers wondering whats happening to her next. I know I
will be. AMAZON. Yvonne Reviews.
Brian Kavanagh has an amusing turn of phrase and his interpretation of the wonderful English mystery series of yesteryear
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'Belinda and her friends, the colorful cast of characters comes to life thanks to author Brian Kavanagh's gift for writing
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Brian Kavanagh has done it again! I could hardly put this book down. The characters are well crafted and the plot extremely
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Can't wait for the next in the line of Belinda Lawrence mysteries!
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Come back from Mexico with a trove of treasures when following the shopping guide provided by Tripps Travel Network. This country houses many talented artisans and sought-after materials that tourists can appreciate.
· Art. Painted animals carved out of wood called alebrijes are popular here. Wooden masks depicting animals, devils and mythical creatures are also popular, as are those celebrating lucha libre. Masks can also be carved out of stone or contain semi-precious stones, adds Tripps Travel Network. Arts and crafts are also available throughout the country.
· Liquor. Mexico is known for premium tequila. This quality spirit comes out of Jalisco and is made from the blue agave plant.
· Textiles. Patterned carpets used as wall hangings are a staple in Mexican décor. Potholders, embroidered attire, tablecloths, placemats and napkins may also be finely crafted and available at reasonable prices. Woven blankets and rugs can make long-lasting souvenirs as well.
· Ingredients. Any cook can find quality ingredients in this Latin American country. Vanilla is a must for any proper kitchen, and flavor from the flat-leaf species is available in Mexico. This type of vanilla has sweet, woodsy notes and is quite smooth. Dulce de leche is like a milky version of caramel and can also be found here. Mexican chocolate, valued for taste and purity, is harvested from homegrown cacao trees. Achiote is a local spice used to create earthy flavors in traditional cuisine.
· Fine metals. Taxco is the destination for all things silver. Tourists can find both sterling and fine silver here at much lower prices than in the U.S. Purchase a handcrafted silver setting for a table of 12 and coordinating wedding bands. Find copper creations such as vases and platters as well.
· Pottery. Talavera tiles, plates, bowls and pottery are typically quality pieces at reasonable prices, notes Tripps Travel Network. Beautiful stoneware pottery and ceramic sculptures are also widely available.
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Vitamin-D deficiency rickets, a disorder that becomes apparent during infancy or childhood, is the result of insufficient amounts of vitamin D in the body. The vitamin deficiency may be caused by poor nutrition, a lack of exposure to the sun, or malabsorption syndromes in which the intestines do not adequately absorb nutrients from foods. Vitamin D is needed for the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body, which, in turn affects how calcium is deposited in the bones; thus it is considered essential for proper bone development and growth. Major symptoms of vitamin D deficiency rickets include bone disease, restlessness, and slow growth. This disorder is rare in the United States but is not uncommon in certain areas of the world.
Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency rickets in infants may be restlessness, lack of sleep, slow growth, a delay in crawling, sitting or walking, thinness of the top and back of the skull (craniotabes), swelling of the skull (bossing), bead-like nodules where the ribs and their cartilages join due to the rapid growth of the arms and the rib cage (rachitic rosary), and a delay in the closing of the skull bone.
Some doctors describe the symptoms of rickets as aches and pains and possible enlarged bones along with swelling at the joints such as wrists and ankles.
If vitamin D deficiency rickets is not treated, the ends of the long bones may become enlarged, the legs may become bowed and knock-knees may result. Muscles can become weak and the chest may become deformed due to the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs that have been weakened by rickets (Harrison's groove). Abnormal development and decay of teeth may also occur.
In more severe, untreated cases of this disorder the bones may become fragile and fractures may easily occur. Convulsions, muscle twitching and sharp bending of the wrist and ankle joints (tetany spasms) may also be present. Occasionally, when there is too little calcium in the blood due to the lack of vitamin D (hypocalcemia), mental retardation may occur.
Vitamin D deficiency rickets can be caused by a lack of vitamin D in the diet, a lack of exposure to the sun, or malabsorption syndromes in which there is an inability of the intestines to adequately absorb nutrients from foods.
Nursing mothers who have a diet deficient in vitamin D may get rickets themselves and pass this condition on to the newborn child.
In areas of the world where cultural habits limit exposure to sun, or the amount of sun in a day or season is limited, Vitamin D deficiency rickets tends to be more prevalent.
Vitamin D deficiency rickets affects males and females in equal numbers. Babies of nursing mothers whose diet is deficient in vitamin D can be affected with this disorder.
Although vitamin D deficiency rickets is rare in the United States, children who are dark skinned and living in cloudy northern cities as well as children on restricted diets due to cultural or religious beliefs are more likely to develop this disorder.
Rickets is more common in regions of Asia where there is a lack of daylight and/or low intake of meat due to a vegetarian diet. Northern Yemen and Kuwait are also areas where Vitamin D deficiency rickets are prevalent due to lack of exposure to the sun because of cultural practices.
In children, the suspected joints are X-rayed and characteristic changes in the bone may be detected. Blood tests to determine the levels of calcium and phosphorus will be undertaken as well. A bone biopsy is performed in difficult cases.
Vitamin D deficiency rickets can be prevented by providing a normal balanced diet to infants and children, assuming that they are exposed to adequate amounts of sun.
Treatment of vitamin D deficiency rickets is accomplished with doses of vitamin D given daily until the bone disease is cured. The dose of vitamin D can then be reduced to the daily recommended requirement.
In more severe cases of vitamin D deficiency rickets when cramps, convulsions, muscle twitching and sharp bending of the ankle and wrist joints (tetany) is present the treatment with vitamin D is supplemented with calcium salts intravenously.
In some instances surgery may be required to correct distortions of bone and muscle.
Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov. All studies receiving U.S. government funding, and some supported by private industry, are posted on this government web site.
For information about clinical trials being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, contact the NIH Patient Recruitment Office:
Tollfree: (800) 411-1222
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For information about clinical trials sponsored by private sources, contact:
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is conducting two clinical trials involving patients with rickets at the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center in Bethesda. See above for contact information.
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