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Thousands of patients sent home in middle of the night amid hospital bed-blocking fears
THOUSANDS of patients are being discharged in the middle of the night as "desperate" hospitals struggle to free up beds, new figures have revealed.
New figures revealed patients are being discharged in the middle of the night
More than 40,000 people were released from wards between the hours of 11pm and 6am over the past two years, raising fears that bed-blocking is causing chaos the NHS.
The data - uncovered using Freedom of Information legislation - reflects a serious capacity problem within the nation's hospitals, opposition politicians have claimed.
However, the number is almost certainly much higher as three health boards including Scotland's largest, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, refused to provide figures.
It comes just days before the Scottish Government publishes its latest statistics on delayed discharges also known as bed blocking.
The issue sees patients who could be looked after in care homes or with proper support in their own homes, remain in hospital because there are no places for them.
This is a complex issue
New data on Tuesday is expected to show the issue is still posing a serious challenge to health boards north of the Border.
Scottish Labour's public services spokesman Dr Richard Simpson, a former GP, requested the data which shows that between October 2013 and September last year some 40,763 patients in 11 of the nation's 14 health boards were discharged between 11pm and 6am.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the information was not held, NHS Tayside said it was not available in the requested format and NHS Forth Valley said it would cost too much to provide.
Dr Simpson said: "Now more than ever Scotland deserves a health service free at the point of delivery based on patient need not the ability to pay, equipped with the resources to deliver the care Scots deserve.
"These shocking figures suggest the huge pressure our hardworking NHS staff are under. The only significant reason to discharge a patient late at night rather than the next morning is to free up beds. This level of discharge suggests that the situations in some of our hospitals are desperate.
"Under the SNP NHS staff are undervalued and overworked, with only a third thinking they get the support they need to do their jobs. It is patients who lose out.
"Our NHS, established in the 1940s, needs to be given the resources to face the challenges of the 2040s. That means investing in social care to take the pressure off hospitals and give more patients the dignity of care in their own home. That change starts with paying care workers the living wage, and delivering a national care workers' guarantee."
However, Health Secretary Shona Robison yesterday insisted late-night discharges and delayed discharges were "separate, unrelated" issues.
She added: "This is a complex issue and to simply say these are patients sent home from inpatient beds is wrong.
"Official figures collected by boards recording discharges from hospital will include patients being transferred to other wards in the same hospital or another hospital for more specialist care, patients who self-discharged against medical advice and those who have passed away.
"Some of these figures also reflect when boards physically enter a record of when a patient is discharged, rather than the actual time of discharge."
The cabinet minister said the figures represented a "small proportion" of patients discharged each year and went on: "Staff are always conscious that patients should not be discharged without the appropriate home support available. Patient safety is, and remains, the top priority for hospital staff discharging patients – particularly when patients are elderly or vulnerable."
Last February, Ms Robison said she was "absolutely determined" to "eradicate delayed discharge" over the course of 2015 and added last night it remained the government's ambition to do so.


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Located in an exclusive new development with large plots and magnificent views just steps away from the sea, this contemporary turnkey project on two levels offers everything you would expect from modern living.
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The Overflow pool (13.80x4.85m) is heated (high efficiency heat pump) and also fitted with a fully integrated electrical under water shutter for children protection. The water gently overflows on 3 sides of the pool to end up its journey into a lower basin creating an attractive and relaxing feature in front of the house.
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Submission Method: Attestation
Submitting your data for the QPP program is possible with many submission methods. This guide goes over the "Attestation" submission method:
- Determine your numerator and denominator from the drchrono EHR MIPS/MACRA dashboard
- Enter in your numerator and denominator manually to the QPP portal.
Steps for Electronic Health Record (EHR) QPP Submission
STEP 1: Access the drchrono EHR's MIPS/MACRA dashboard (Clinical > MIPS/MACRA)
STEP 2: Select a provider to report on and the reporting period for that provider.
STEP 3: Log in to your QPP account and select a performance category. For that performance category, select the "Attestation" option.
STEP 4: Affirm the required attestation statements
STEP 5: For each measure, take a look in our MIPS/MACRA dashboard. Enter in the numerator and denominator for each measure (if applicable) or check the exclusion checkbox.
In the drchrono EHR MIPS/MACRA dashboard, identify your numerator and denominator shown as "Met Requirements":
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
ABC Nightline reports on research into future pandemic viruses in Africa: they key concept is cross into humans from animals
Last night, Bill Weir and Richard Besser introduced Dr. Nathan Wolfe on Nightline, in Cameroon, where he looks at the behavior and animal exposure of indigenous peoples whose close contact with jungle animals could lead to the next animal-human virus jump, leading to the next flu or possibly hemorrhagic fever pandemic.
The people in this areas hunt and eat monkeys and porcupines. A woman was shown skinning (shaving or dequilling) a porcupine before cooking it.
Wolfe has a new book, "The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age", from Times Books.
There is a question as to whether money should be spent on diseases that "haven't spread". Yet, out of nowhere, a new virus could threaten civilization as we know it.
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After some quality fan feedback HRH AOR 4 has taken a wide spread line up of Heritage bands, legends n Melodic Icons to form what should be the best and fastest selling HRH AOR to date.
First up and an outfit who have not graced the shores of the UK for far too long are the incredible Quiet Riot. With so many anthems under their belt and an incredible new album in tow, we cant wait to get Frankie and the boys into Camp HRH and feel the full force of their catalogue.
To see Quiet Riot click below
Joining this incredible top frame we bring in the unquestionable talents of Rainbow and Deep Purple frontman Joe Lynn Turner, expect anthem after anthem plus a multitude of surprises.
To see JLT, click below
Back by popular fan demand, are NYC rockers Tyketto, who will once again do what they do best and Rock HRH.
To see Tyketto click below
The next surprise addition and quite a rare appearance by all accounts, we now get to see the multi talented Gilby Clarke. With someone who has played with everyone from Guns n Roses, Heart, Slash's Snakepit plus the supergroup Rockstar Supernova, we can only expect a set thats going to cover his whole career.
To see Gilby n Slash in action click below
If that wasn't enough and after three years of trying to get him to play HRH, were now in cycle and we welcome the Dan Reid Network into HRH AOR
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We promised legends and if you like extremely rare one off performances, then Russ Ballard sums this up beautifully. With a song writing career that digs deep into the hits by Kiss, Rainbow, Santana, Roger Daltrey, Uriah Heep, Nightranger to name a few, if you know your music then you'll know what this means, if not, do a bit of research and you'll see what a Pandoras box of anthems we will be celebrating with this particular performance.
To see Russ in action, click below
They're on a roll worldwide just now and smashed out three albums in the last three years taking them back to the premier league, so its with great pleasure we welcome in as special guests, the unmistakable talents of The Quireboys.
To see The Quireboys, click below
HRH AOR will also have a sister stage in action HRH Sleaze, so just to get it rolling, we welcome in another must see show from Finnish rockers, Reckless Love. RL will be joined by Swedish nutters Marvel
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HRH AOR 4 and HRH Sleaze will be held at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales on 10th / 13th March 2106 and already were down to the last 42 rooms.
If you want in ring Fleur on 0203 287 6684 or book online @www.hrhaor.com
All HRH AOR customers will have access into sister brands Hammerfest, HRH Doom, HRH Stoner and HRH Trash stages too
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Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the construction of a major high-tech television and film production facility on a sprawling ranch near Santa Clarita that Walt Disney chose as a backdrop for many of his studio's productions.
The proposal by Walt Disney Co.'s Disney/ABC unit would develop 58 acres of the 890-acre Golden Oak Ranch in the northwestern portion of the county, adding more than a half-million square feet of studio space, multiple sound stages, writers' bungalows and other developments in Placerita Canyon.
Before the 4-0 vote, Supervisor Mike Antonovich said the project would create thousands of jobs, $533 million in annual economic activity and new revenue for the county and state.
"Many of the film production companies are now going out of state," he said. "This is an opportunity to increase film production in Los Angeles County."
The project, which has been in the works for four years, has widespread support from local leaders and residents. More than 100 local supporters of the plan attended the supervisors' meeting.
Jim McClafferty, supervising location manager for "NCIS" and a Santa Clarita Valley resident who has worked on the ranch for decades, said the project was vital.
"What can California do to protect our homegrown industry? We can support this project," he said, calling the entertainment industry vital to the state's economic health. "If we're going to grow the California entertainment industry, then we must be competitive. Otherwise productions will increasingly choose to base their productions in other states and other countries."
A handful of speakers opposed the project because of environmental concerns, questioning how it would affect air and water quality, expressing dismay at the impact to the wildlife that lives on the ranch, and complaining about the need to cut down 158 oak trees to make way for the development.
"Placerita Canyon is a lovely area, a significant wildlife environment and a wildlife corridor. The greatest challenge that we face locally, nationally, statewide and globally is loss of biological diversity," said David Lutness. "We should do everything that we can to encourage and maintain our biological diversity."
The ranch has been used for filming for decades, first leased by Disney in the 1950s as a backdrop for segments of "The Mickey Mouse Club." His company acquired the land and surrounding areas over the years. Productions filmed there include "Old Yeller," "The Parent Trap," and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
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Think:Kids Music
Thanks to the generosity of friends of Think:Kids, Beverly Granoff and production by Surefire Music Group, we are fortunate to have recorded music written especially for parents and their kids.
About the Artist: Beverly Granoff holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Berklee College of Music and a Master's Degree in Special Education from Lesley College. She has had articles published in Pass It On, a magazine of the Children's Music Network, and has lectured and conducted workshops for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Early Childhood Music and Movement Association and Family Foundations Network. The songs she writes are used by teachers and health care professionals in classrooms and other settings across the country.
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Julia is someone who always writes the most thought-provoking posts on her blog… I love reading her posts cos more often than not I am left pondering the questions she's posed. Her recent blog post is no different…
When I first read the title of her post I thought "ja for sure" but then I started thinking about it in more depth. I think I am a good person at the heart of it. But I have a bitchy side and a sharp tongue. Would I want to be married to a good heart with a healthy (very healthy) dose of bitchy? I don't know so much…
Jules laid out the pro's and con's of being married to herself and at first I wondered how she could so easily lay out all her good and bad attributes when I was battling to think of my own. That said I am sure a lot of thought went into her pro's and con's list – cos she's a thinker. I've been pondering this thought for days now. I know that no one is perfect and that we each have a myriad of good and bad attributes all sown together in the fabric that is us but when push comes to shove would I marry me?
The more I've thought about it, the more I don't really like the answer I give myself. Because in all likelihood I don't think I would. There are qualities that I love about myself. I am loyal. I am honest (sometimes too honest). I will bend over backwards for you if you are one of my people. I am generous with my heart and my possessions. I am a good listener (when I'm not trying to interrupt you cos I'm excited). I'm thoughtful. I believe I am kind. I am a "fixer".
But then I think of my temper. Oh lord my temper. It takes quite a bit to get me into a temper but when you do, you best run for your life. It's not pretty. I swear. A LOT. Oh and I do believe I've mentioned the bitch in me. Not pretty at all either.
This is the ting. I think I am a great person. I am a good friend and not to blow my own trumpet or anything, I think many people are blessed to have me in their lives. But for me, that bitchy part of me would most probably be the deal breaker in my proposing to myself.
It's a good thing then that God knew I would be an old crazy spinster if He left it to me to marry myself and that he sent me Cliff. Don't tell him I said so, but sometimes I wonder how on earth he's stayed relatively sane being married to me. Then again I wonder how on earth I've stayed relatively sane being married to him. But somehow, against all odds we work together. We supplement each others bad traits and we complement each others good ones.
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Hi. My name is Henry Ijams. For the past 15 years, I've been studying and helping companies by consulting in accounts payable, purchase to pay and electronic invoice management. It's a very exciting time to be in accounts payable automation because all the tools are in place. All the technology is there and, even better, service providers are combining the automation elements with third party outsourced services. So, no longer do accounts payable managers, controllers and CFOs need to be worried about the paper-based processes inside of their businesses, but can let somebody else do the work. The best part is it saves them money. What I'm most intrigued with, in 2017, is how ubiquitous it's starting to become. Sort of like online banking has become so common with how we do business today and how we use mobile devices to do what we considered would've been very difficult few years ago. Today, what's the weather out? Well, I can find out in two seconds. And it's the same with the next generation that we see with accounts payable automation.
The most important disruption that I see in accounts payable is that it's no longer about invoice or bill automation, but it has to be about invoice and pay automation combined. Many more organizations today are realizing that it's best done with a third party. And so the first party you might think of is a bank. Banks do electronic payments, don't they? The reality is that many banks have electronic payment platforms for consumers. For most of us, this is how we pay many of our bills. But they haven't developed a lot of tools for how businesses can pay their bills. And so, many more banks in 2017 will be partnering with companies like AvidXchange to deliver this next generation payables automation through their distributed platform, and combine them with the banking services that they already offer.
What are some of the challenges in accounts payable that need to be addressed in 2017? What are the opportunities? The way we see it, there's really three opportunities. The first one is the most important for you because it has to do with where you're spending most of your dollars. Free up some of your time. Time is so precious in organizations today, and especially as the economy's growing. You have to answer the question, how are you using that time most effectively? If you still have your team working on lots of paper-based processes, it means that they're doing jobs that aren't very efficient or effective for them. So, what are you gonna do to free up their time so they can do more value added activities in your organization?
The second one is, what are you doing to improve your margins? With the economy growing, you have two opportunities. One, to increase your revenues by capturing new sources of customers, and so how is your team gonna play into that? The second is, how are you gonna improve your margins? What are you gonna do to lower your costs? And using your team, your team that has the knowledge and empowerment of the organization, what can they be doing better inside? The last one is on fraud. This is an emerging problem and one that we'll see more of in 2017. But as more processes move electronically, the fraudsters, in all kinds of flavors and forms, are trying to figure out how to game our systems. Increasingly, we know that paper checks are, well, susceptible to fraud. And increasingly, banks are trying to protect against this but, well, the fraudsters have too much money, especially in B-to-B where the check values are larger. They're a very attractive candidate for the fraudsters to go out and figure out how to steal that money. You know, as we move to electronic, the fraudsters are realizing, "Hey, there's an even better opportunity." And so what we're recommending for organizations is to think about using third parties, like banks and others, who can help control the process using their existing control infrastructure because, well, we need more than one eye on the pot to keep an eye on where the money's flowing.
Forbes has reported that the majority of finance will be automated in 2017. What does this mean for all sizes of companies? Well, Forbes' prediction is mainly based on the very large organizations, the enterprise-size companies. But it does mean one thing for the medium and small organizations, that you can take advantage and get there faster. So there's three key themes we think about here. One, the big companies have worked on improving visibility to the accounts payable process. By eliminating paper and making it electronic, we have anywhere access to the information. For the next piece, we think about improving control of the process. When a vendor calls, "Where is my invoice?" no longer do we have to go to paper files. We can get right to it electronically, through the mobile or the web-based interface. Lastly, how do we do it faster? The big companies, it took them years to automate their purchasing in payables process. For the medium size, and what this means that AvidXchange delivers, because we've done it for literally thousands of companies, we can do it in 45 days or less. The technology is now so well developed, and our integrations to the hundreds of accounting systems and a very well-managed implementation process means faster speed to value for companies that take advantage of automation today.
What are some of the signs that you should look for to know you're ready to automate in 2017? The first thing I think about is, are you gonna be growing? And if you're going to be growing, what are you gonna do to improve your business process to get ready for that growth? The next question you need to ask yourself is, do you have remote employees or field offices, remote locations where invoices are coming in and need to be sent into a central operation? Those are the kinds of businesses that struggle with existing accounts payable processes because it's very difficult to control the paper when it's not in one central location. The last question you have to ask yourself is, what are my employees used to? Think about the way we do business today. Everything we do literally has an online component, and even more, it typically has a mobile component. Are you giving your employees the most efficient ways to do their job the most effectively? And that means, well, giving it to them in ways that they can consume anywhere, anyhow, anytime. Don't you wanna move away from spreadsheets? Don't you wanna move away from signatures on checks? Don't you wanna move away from signatures on invoices? This is the opportunity that organizations have in 2017.
As big data becomes even more important in 2017, how does that impact accounts payable and your finance operation? Well, it's pretty simple. If we think about the ways that we have our accounting systems and all the powerful data that are inside of our general ledger and accounting systems, how are we using that data? What we're seeing is an opportunity for a way that you can improve your interactions with your suppliers. You have a lot of information about them. They wanna do business electronically with you, but you're not marrying those two. It's no longer just about how you're gonna pay your bills, but it's how you're gonna pay them and use data that's inside of your systems to pay the most efficiently. What AvidXchange is doing with big data is using the data that we have about the 300,000 suppliers to bring that to our customer base, to say, "This supplier would prefer to be paid in this method. This supplier can provide an electronic invoice. This supplier already knows how to send invoices using into AvidXchange." That's how you can leverage big data in 2017.
Many might think of Charlotte as a financial services town with our big banks. Well, that's our legacy. What we see emerging out of that is a really fast-growing and very vibrant technology sector, not just in financial services. We're seeing a lot of startups come here, a lot of international businesses moving here because of our airport, access to services and, probably most important, our access and continuing growth of the talent pool. And that exciting culture is attracting a lot of really, very exciting companies and people to work in those businesses.


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All those automotive fluids can be confusing for Monument auto owners. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant, and brake fluid. The right fluid protects your vehicle and helps it perform at its best. The wrong fluid won't work as well for Colorado Springs motorists and could even cause damage.
In addition to new grades of engine oil, many SUVs now leave the factory with synthetic oil. Colorado Springs drivers should always use the grade recommended by their auto manufacturer and type of oil in their engine.
All coolant, also called antifreeze, used to be green. Now there are several other colors of coolant sold at Express Auto Repair in Colorado Springs & Engine in Colorado Springs. Each type is designed to protect the cooling system components that are particular to your vehicle. The wrong stuff can void your SUV cooling system warranty and could even cause engine damage.
Most passenger vehicles on Colorado Springs roads today use either DOT 3, DOT 4 or DOT 5 brake fluid. Your SUV power brake system is specifically designed to use ONE of these types – you need the right one. Higher numbers do not necessarily mean a higher, upgraded fluid.
Now, the important thing is knowing that your vehicle requires specific grades and types of fluids and that using the right fluids is good and using the wrong ones is bad. Once you've got that down, it's easy to remember to check with your Professional Express Auto Repair in Colorado Springs & Engine tech or SUV owner's manual to find out which automotive fluids to use.
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Recent Hiring at Selkirk College Sparks Online Petition
| by: Whitney Rothwell |
An informal group of Selkirk College faculty, alumni, retirees and community members started a petition this week to highlight their concern regarding the lack of diversity in senior management positions at the College.
"People were really interested in hearing from candidates who understood rural community college challenges" – Angus Graeme
Posted online as a Google document, the petition, addressed to the Board of Governors states, "We the undersigned employees, students, alumni, and retirees of Selkirk College, and community members, are concerned about the lack of diversity in senior management positions at the College."
According to the top signatory of the petition, Lori Barkley, Instructor of Anthropology, and Peace and Justice Studies, the petition was started, "when it came out just last week that the third VP hired was also what seems to be presenting as another white middle aged male".
Barkley sees the petition as an opportunity to educate the administration in these issues and says, "I think the hope is that we would get an employment equity policy and that that policy would be followed in future hirings".
Angus Graeme, President and CEO of Selkirk College, comments, "It's an evolving make-up of the team, and it's not the easiest thing to go out and make sure all of those things (diversity concerns) are looked at when you're trying to hire the best possible candidate with the best fit for the institution." Graeme adds that the recent hiring committee, made up of employees and representatives from all three faculty unions, was gender-balanced and discussed diversity as a criteria for their search.
"As employees, women and other minorities look and say 'okay, clearly there's no space for us in the upper echelons'." – Lori Barkley
"But, people were really interested in hearing from candidates who understood rural community college challenges, understood some of our challenges in the West Kootenay Boundary and were a good fit with the culture of the institution." says Graeme.
When asked for his opinion on an employment equity policy based on hiring diversely when choosing between equally qualified candidates, Graeme stated that he thinks it's a great idea. He notes that Selkirk is currently editing a final draft of an inclusivity policy and an inclusivity plan that includes intercultural competency training for all employees, changing demographics in instruction and support staff, and other equity strategies.
Barkley highlights the importance of having a diverse senior management, "As employees, women and other minorities look and say 'okay, clearly there's no space for us in the upper echelons'. Yes there are some deans, there are a few deans who are women, but the message is […] that your perspectives aren't important enough to be at this level. You're really counting on white males to step outside of their privilege to represent you."
She also points out that, "People don't often discriminate intentionally, they just don't think about it". Petition signatories hope that raising this issue at Tuesday's board meeting will show the importance of considering how a lack of diversity can be perceived by faculty, students and the community.


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The ideal GSoC applicantErlend Sogge Heggen March 11, 2016
This is our first year participating in Google Summer of Code. In short, if you're a student with some Rails & Ember skills, you should check out our GSoC profile and consider applying for a chance to do paid work on Discourse under the mentorship of the core team this summer. We'll be taking applications during 14. – 25. of March. With that out of the way, we'd like to take a moment to explain what we're looking for in a GSoC student.
Since our admission into the GSoC program, we've already heard from a handful of students, and they all ask the same recurring question:
Should I contribute to the project before applying?
Talking to students so far we've been a bit hesitant to outright demand prior contributions. But truth be told, we would have preferred it if you contributed to Discourse yesterday.
When the applications start rolling in on March 15th, we'll keep an open mind and sincerely consider all applicants, regardless of community involvement prior to GSoC. However, while an absolutely kick-ass application might still win through in the end, prior contributions is undoubtedly the best way to get to the top of the pile.
We're not looking for drive-by contributors
If you see this through the lens of a job interview, it's a big ask. Basically we want you to put in hours of free work just to have a shot at getting the paid position. That's the wrong way to look at it though. We don't think of GSoC as a part-time employment, we see it as a reward for your passion.
Google has gifted us with an opportunity to reward passion, just like Mozilla did with their MOSS grant and as we do ourselves when our budget allows it.
Over the course of a few years, my personal engagement with Discourse roughly went like this:
- 100% passion work
- 95% passion work, 5% paid work (one-off paid gigs)
- 80% passion work, 20% paid work (some regular freelance gigs)
- 20% passion work, 80% paid work (full time employment)
Most of the paid work I do now is the type of work I would readily do for free, but getting paid enables me to do way more of it. I was perfectly happy at all stages of my engagement with Discourse; which stage you're shooting for is up to you. The point is, if your level of engagement with Discourse looks like this:
- 0% passion work, X% paid work
Then we'll have a hard time working together. We're just not cut from the same cloth. We'll have a hard time understanding one another's drive and motivations. Most critically, we're not passionate about the same thing.
Are you passionate about Discourse? Please consider applying for one of Discourse's projects in GSoC 2016!
As a 10-year veteran of GSoC, I believe at least one pre-proposal code contribution (i.e., involvement with the project before applying) is the biggest predictor of student success. It's not a guarantee, and it's possible to be successful without it, but as mentioned in the blog post, it's extremely valuable.
- Mentors and org admins have some level of assurance that you are up for the challenge.
- They also see that you care enough about the project to learn a little bit about it and take on a bug. (Even if you've done a pull request and it doesn't get merged!)
Many GSoC organizations require a contribution before the proposal, but even if they don't, it's always a good idea.
Good luck to all students!
Can't wait to sign up for GSoC come tomorrow 14th March, 2016. Thank you Discourse for being there…
I guess he's talking about doing Passion Work on your free time.
I have a full time job (8h a day + plus commute) and I try to help Discourse at night when I get home or on Weekends (between some Dota 2 games ).
My wife uses her free time doing charity work, I do open source, my friend study foreign languagues, etc. It's all about following your passion .
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Ah, the Inner Critic. We all have one. She's ready to pounce as soon as we embark on a new and scary endeavour, learn a new skill, enter a new relationship, start a new job.
She's the voice that says "You're not good enough", "Who do you think you are to be doing this?" or "Stop kidding yourself, you'll never be able to do, achieve, finish, succeed at that!" Our critic can stop us before we even start.
It feels like the critic wants to sink our ship while we are treading water.What if we made friends instead with our Critic? Our Inner Critic is there because it wants to protect us from being hurt or coming to harm. If we acknowledge that voice and say thanks for its concern and do the task anyway, our critic does calm down. He or she will never go away entirely, but acknowledgement goes a long way to quieting her voice in our heads.
The job of being a facilitator in a student's painting journey is largely about encouraging her to take risks and not let the voice of the critic stop her from moving forward in her process or going for what she wants to create on the canvas. If we think we will fail, then we don't try. Holding space for another is a dance between encouragement and silent witness, being careful not to project your own vision onto someone else's painting but helping them access their own.
The magic of the process is that it becomes a metaphor for life. When you become brave enough to take risks on the canvas, you become brave enough to take risks in life. The more you paint, the braver you become. You grow as a person, and your life becomes richer.
It becomes a spiritual practice that becomes your medicine.
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's basketball team finished the 2013 calendar year unbeaten in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action as the Bulldogs pulled out a hard-fought 84-81 road win over the Tiffin Dragons on Tuesday (Dec. 17) night at the Gillmor Center in Tiffin, Ohio.
The two teams went back and forth for much of the night until the Bulldogs finally seized control down the stretch to move to 4-3 overall and 4-0 in league play. It marked FSU's fourth-straight victory under first-year head coach Andy Bronkema.
The Bulldogs' current 4-0 GLIAC start is the program's best since winning seven consecutive league outings to begin conference play in 2005-06. That team eventually reached the NCAA Tournament.
Ferris State received 18 points from sophomore center Jared Stolicker, who added seven rebounds in the win. FSU also got 16 points from junior guard Drew Lehman with junior guard Matt Poches scoring 13 points and sophmore forward Josh Fleming pouring in 12 points.
The Dragons were led by Joe Graessle's game-high 27 points. Khaleal McCormick added 17 points and Mike Boan netted 15 points in the loss as TU fell to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in conference action.
Both teams shot right near 46% for the game with FSU sinking five-of-19 (26.3%) three's compared to Tiffin's six-of-13 (46.2%) showing. The Dragons owned an advantage at the free throw line as they hit 23-of-30 (77%) tries while the Bulldogs were 15-of-23 (65.2%). Both teams were called for 20 personal fouls.
FSU owned a 43-36 rebounding advantage for the game and had 16 offensive boards to only eight for the Dragons. That helped lead to 24 second-chance points for hte Bulldogs.
FSU also came away with eight steals to six for Tiffin and dished out 18 assists in the victory.
Poches finished the game with a team-best eight assists and added seven rebounds. Fleming also had nine rebounds in the victory. Meanwhile, junior guard Dietrich Lever had five assists for FSU and Lehman totaled three steals in the win.
Tiffin led by as many as eight points in the first half before the Bulldogs battled back to build a five-point halftime cushion. TU surged in front early in the second half before the Bulldogs went on the attack with a big run to take control.
By virtue of the victory, Ferris State improved to 9-1 all-time against the Dragons and have now won nine-straight meetings. FSU has never lost a GLIAC game to Tiffin as the only series' setback came in non-league play in the initial meeting.
Ferris State will return home to host Cornerstone University in non-league play on Saturday (Dec. 21) at FSU's Jim Wink Arena. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. (ET) as head coach Andy Bronkema squares off against his former collegiate institution.
The contest will be FSU's final one until the New Year when the Bulldogs return to action at home versus Findlay on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Single-game tickets for all Ferris State basketball home contests can be purchased in advance thru the FSU Athletics Ticket Office, online at StarTickets.com or by calling 1-800-585-3737. For more information, please call (231) 591-2888 or visit FerrisStateBulldogs.com.
Ferris State Pulls Out Victory Down Stretch To Remain Unbeaten In GLIAC
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's basketball team finished the 2013 calendar year unbeaten in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action as the Bulldogs pulled out a hard-fought 84-81 road win over the Tiffin Dragons on Tuesday (Dec. 17) night at the Gillmor Center in Tiffin, Ohio.


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Wanted to share a blog with you
I know I haven't been posting much lately, but I did want to post a link to Zuhura's blog, Diary of a Muslim Feminist. Click to visit.
In her profile, she writes:
I am a progressive Muslim and Unitarian Universalist feminist academic teaching at a large research university in the US, married to a recent immigrant and raising a son from a previous marriage.
A very interesting woman with well thought out ideas coming from a feminist perspective. I respect her a lot : ) I think anyone with an open mind should check it out!


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November 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Friday, repeating until December 18, 2020
The Writing Group meets weekly in Vancouver for one hour. Participants free-write at the beginning and then provide a writing prompt to get the creative ideas flowing. Feel free to bring writings to read to the group. Led by peers with their own lived experiences, they write along with you and share their thoughts. Drop-ins are welcome.


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If Arsène Wenger really is right to describe Champions League qualification as a trophy, Arsenal are already within touching distance of their first silverware of the new season.
A 3-0 win inside the cauldron of noise that is Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul would be an outstanding result in any circumstances but was particularly impressive amid the fevered inquest of their opening-day defeat against Aston Villa.
Arsenal's young players certainly performed as if it was a relief to be away from the local clamour for new signings and the club can at least now continue their transfer window shopping in the near certain knowledge that their place among Europe's elite is again secure.
Barring a calamity in the second leg at the Emirates next Tuesday, it will be the 16th successive year that Wenger has delivered Champions League football. Amid the questioning of his position, it is an achievement that should not be overlooked.
Arsenal's existing players also did their bit last night to substantiate Wenger's insistence that he already has a squad of the highest quality.
Aaron Ramsey was especially outstanding; capping a complete performance in central midfield by scoring Arsenal's second after helping to create their first.
It is a result, however, that should not be allowed to paper over the cracks. Fenerbahce were physical but technically very limited and, although Olivier Giroud did score Arsenal's third from the penalty spot, a striker of greater quality is clearly needed if they are to challenge in the later stages of this competition. A lack of cover at centre-back has also been further exposed, with a head injury to Laurent Koscielny forcing Bacary Sagna to again move across the defence from his usual full-back position.
Even with such inactivity in the transfer market and activity in the treatment room, Wenger was able to field a starting side last night that was close to his strongest. The selection of Santi Cazorla was the only change from the 3-1 defeat against Aston Villa on Saturday but he would almost certainly have replaced Alex Oxalde-Chamberlain on the left of Arsenal's attacking three even if the England midfielder had not suffered knee ligament damage.
The atmosphere was intense even 20 minutes before kick-off and the Arsenal players faced relentless whistling whenever in possession. Their focus, however, was good and the central midfield axis of Ramsey and Jack Wilshere were soon controlling possession.
Tomas Rosicky created the first clear opportunity after drifting from his playmaker's position into space out wide, with Giroud just sending the chance wide after failing to connect properly with his header.
Ramsey, whose midfield energy was the early difference between the teams, then dragged a shot wide from the edge of the penalty area.
Fenerbahce's team included four former Premier League players in Joseph Yobo, Dirk Kuyt, Raul Meireles and Emre but, having also begun their domestic league season with a defeat, were unable to find any rhythm. What they lacked in quality, however, was initially compensated for by their physicality.
Mehmet Topal caused a brief moment of worry when he stood on Wilshere. Pierre Webo was then guilty of a dangerous challenge on Koscielny, with his high boot opening a large gash on the France defender's head. Wenger, understandably, was furious that the incident ended Koscielny's night but resulted only in a yellow card for Webo.
Carl Jenkinson came on as Sagna moved to centre-back but the change did little to disrupt Arsenal. The threat being posed by Fenerbahce was minimal but, early in the second half, there was a warning. Ramsey had been unusually careless in possession and gifted Kuyt a free shot from the edge of the penalty area that the former Liverpool forward fired only narrowly over.
Ramsey, though, was quick to make amends and dissected the Fenerbahce defence with a wonderful pass. Walcott had again outpaced Michal Kadlec down Arsenal's right and was composed in side-footing his pass across goal for Kieran Gibbs to shoot into the roof of the net. It was a beautifully worked goal and Arsenal then instantly created another chance, only for Volkan Demirel to smother Walcott's effort.
With Arsenal sensing their opportunity to put the tie beyond Fenerbahce, Wilshere made a rare break forward and, having evaded two tackles, forced Demirel into another save. Ramsey then exploited vast midfield space to arrow a shot past Demirel into the corner of the goal.
Fenerbahce did rally briefly, with Szczesny forced to make saves from Moussa Sow and Kadlec, before Arsenal added their third. Walcott's pace had again undone Kadlec and his rash challenge resulted in a penalty that Giroud dispatched.


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NORTHFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- There are now 13 cases of the Zika virus in Illinois, but in each case, health officials say the affected person traveled out of the country.
Still, there are growing concerns about the virus and experts want to clarify that the disease cannot be contracted locally.
"We're fortunate in that among the 60 or so mosquito species that live in Illinois, we don't have 2 mosquito species that are capable of transmitting Zika virus," said Roger Nasci, North Shore Mosquito Abatement District.
Nasci says the West Nile virus remains the biggest concern in this area as the weather gets warmer. Already, workers have found mosquito larvae during their inspections of the thousands of catch basins in the area.
"We are seeing a normal beginning to the season, perhaps earlier than usual likely because El Nino effect on winter temperatures," Nasci said.
Mosquito larvae have been collected in standing water, which is why the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District says rain barrels are an ideal choice for home owners. They're offering the 55-gallon barrels for free to dozens of communities.
Catherine O'Connor, the director of engineering, says barrels are eco-friendly and they keep rain water from possibly flooding the sewer system. But she says they can also prevent areas of standing water.
"If you have standing water in your back yard, it's better to capture the water in a mosquito-proof fashion than have standing water in your back yard that will attract breeding mosquitos," O'Connor said.
But according to the Centers for Disease Control, rain barrels are a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes. Nasci says the collected water needs to be treated with an environmentally-safe insecticide, and the barrels should be routinely inspected for cracks and emptied at least once a week.
"The ones that we've seen at the MWRD are well designed but need to be properly installed so that mosquitoes can't get in and lay eggs in water," Nasci said.
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Amazing FaceplantMonday, June 5th, 2006
Tags: Spectator Grand, Story of my Life
I just went to the Amazing Lace home base, and apparently comments are closed because the entries were due on the 4th of June, not the 5th of June as I thought. I feel like a big hunk of baloney, without the benefit of being America's favourite meat.
I certainly didn't mean that the way you're thinking.
I still want to post an introduction, so hopefully at least some people will get to know me. I will come up with a name for my team and a witty team bio tomorrow during lunch, because right now I'm BEAT and lunch will provide me the energy I need to romance the blogosphere. I have a feeling lunch is going to be delicious, as I have prepared a salad composed of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms and havarti. There is also a pear and an orange and some carrots. The jury is out on which dressing I will bring, but there are rumours it will be balsamic.


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A conversation with Jean-Baptiste Faivre
I am Chief Information Officer of Societe Generale in Japan, where I am in charge of the IT division.
I graduated from Polytech Nice Sophia in 2001 with a Masters in Applied Mathematics for Finance and Insurance. I would consider myself more of a mathematician, and found myself in the IT sector purely by accident. When I finished my studies I wanted to train in investment banking in order to work around mathematical modelling for finance, and joined a team that was focusing on that field. But rather than being just about theoretical models, we were a very important part of implementation. So basically I had to learn IT language in order to implement theoretical concepts. It was something I discovered that was quite interesting for me.
Societe Generale is giving its employees room to move to other businesses or countries.
I'm a strong believer in steady progression, taking on new challenges and new roles every two to three years, particularly if that involves different countries. This took me to Hong Kong in 2007, where I took on the role of Head of IT Equity Derivatives Post Trade Support at Societe Generale. Going to new countries and discovering new ways of working with new people gives you a lot of strength in terms of adaptability, which is one of the key things in any fast changing environment. Luckily, Societe Generale is giving its employees room to move to other businesses or countries, so when I was offered my current position, along with the opportunity to gain further international experience in Japan, I was keen to eager the challenge.
Empowerment and development both being regarded as essential.
I would say soft skills are even more important for a CIO than technical skills. In every organisation, and certainly in Societe Generale, you have plenty of talented and technically skilled people but what matters most for a CIO is to know how to engage with these people so that you can get input from them to make the right call. At the end of the day, when I got a bit more mature, I realised that it was all about fundamental management skills such as empowerment and development, which in Societe Generale are both being regarded as essential.
Team spirit is one of the key values here.
As well as aiding in career progression, and a must to be an efficient CIO, is networking. I link it with collaboration and bettering your communication skills. As a CIO one of the strongest skills is to be able to collaborate with many people. One of the essential practicalities of collaboration is finding the right people with the right expertise. Once you have found them it is then for the manager to give the support and leadership that enables them to get the job done. Collaboration is essential. It's all about being able to work with your staff, your clients, because there is absolutely nothing you can achieve alone. It is for good reason that team spirit is one of the key values here.
Looking at the broader scope of the company outside my immediate remit.
One of the tasks I have set myself is looking at the broader scope of the company outside of my immediate remit, trying to lead initiatives in other departments to see how IT can influence the organisation as a whole. In this multiplicity there are of course challenges to be faced, with each department encountering differing operational issues. But I feel that the opportunities vastly outweigh any difficulties, particularly given that understanding the company better as a whole means that I can hopefully help enact a broader reach of improvements, not just to my own department alone.


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Danny Cipriani cheated on model Kelly Brook because he found the relationship "boring", a friend claimed last night.
The television personality, 33, dumped the rugby star at the weekend when rumours emerged that he had played away six times.
Danny is now said to be regretting it, telling pals: "I f****d up". But they also said he found Kelly's obsession with putting photos online tiresome.
The source said: "Danny wishes there was a way he could win Kelly back. But there were times when he was telling friends and other girls he was bored.
"Kelly loved to post photos and videos and some of his mates wondered why he got involved."
Kelly has been left devastated by 25-year-old Danny's behaviour and has removed all their recent holiday photos from the web.
Sales manager Stacey Simcox has told how Danny contacted her online asking for sex. Kelly even called Stacey and was told by her: "You're just one of many."
Stacey then told the model she had spoken to six women Danny allegedly had a sexual relationship with.
Spokesmen for Kelly and Danny declined to comment.


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Error 80072741 occurs when using Xbox Live on Xbox 360
You see the following error code when you use Xbox Live on Xbox 360:
Error 80072741
This may mean the following:
- Some Xbox features are not available because of system maintenance or a temporary Xbox Live issue.
- You can't access some Xbox features because of a network configuration issue.
- There's a problem with your payment option.
To resolve this problem, try the following solutions. If a solution doesn't work, go to the next one.
Solution 1: Check the Xbox Live service status
If you see any alerts here, wait until the service is up and running and try again:
If there are no service alerts, there might be a problem with your connection.
Solution 2: Test your connection
Test the Xbox Live connection on your Xbox 360 console. Here's how:
- Press the Guide button on your controller.
- Go to Settings, and then System Settings.
- Select Network Settings.
- Select Wired Network or the name of your wireless network, if prompted.
- Select Test Xbox Live Connection.
- If the test works, you're connected. If it fails and you get an error message, try the Xbox 360 Connection Error Solution.
Solution 3: Delete your profile and clear your cache
- Unplug any accessories attached to your console, such as a headset, the Xbox 360 Chatpad, or the Kinect sensor.
- Delete your profile. See Delete an Xbox Live profile from an Xbox 360 console.
- Clear your system cache. See How to clear the cache on Xbox 360.
- Redownload your profile. See How to download your Xbox profile (gamertag) to any Xbox One console.
- Restart your console.
Solution 4: Open network ports
If you have a firewall or are connected to a workplace or school network, you might need to open network ports for your Xbox 360 console to communicate with Xbox Live. See the Xbox 360 NAT Error Solution for help opening network ports.
Solution 5: Check your billing address
Make sure that the billing address for your Microsoft account matches the billing address you use with your credit card company. Also, make sure that your card's expiration date hasn't passed. Here's how:
- Sign in to the Payment & billing page with your Microsoft account.
If you don't know your Microsoft account email address or password, use the Lost Account Solution or the Lost Password Solution.
- Select Billing info, and then follow the steps to review your billing information.
Note If there's an error, select Edit profile, and then follow the instructions to update the information.
Solution 6: Update or change your payment option
If you think there might be a problem with the payment option associated with your account, update or change the payment option that you use. To do this, go to Update a payment option online, select either Update a payment option or add payment option on the left side of the screen, and then follow the instructions.
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New York Court of Appeals Expands Medical Provider's Duty to Third-Parties (or Does It?)
The December 16, 2015, New York Court of Appeals decision, Davis v South Nassau Communities Hosp., 2015 N.Y. Slip Op 09229 (2015) could be viewed as a dangerous expansion of the duty of medical providers to third persons. Specifically, the Court held that "where a medical provider has administered to a patient medication that impairs or could impair the patient's ability to safely operate an automobile, the medical provider has a duty to third parties to warn the patient of that danger."
In Davis, Defendants administrated an opioid narcotic painkiller to a patient in a hospital emergency room. The patient was discharged from the hospital ninety minutes later and drove herself away from the facility. The patient was involved in a motor vehicle collision, crossing a double yellow line and colliding with a bus driven by one of the Plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs alleged that the collision occurred while the patient was under the influence of the pain killer. Plaintiffs also alleged that the medical providers did not warn the patient that the painkiller impaired her ability to operate a car safely.
Defendants claimed that they owed no duty to the Plaintiffs. The Supreme Court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss. The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, affirmed. On appeal, the Court of Appeals examined whether Defendants owed a duty to Plaintiffs to warn the patient that the medication could have impaired her ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
The Court explained that while it was reluctant to expand the existing duty of care to non-patients, the facts supported an expansion of the traditional duty to the patient because the harm resulted from the care the Defendants rendered and the Defendants were in the best position to properly warn the patient. The Court noted support in its prior precedent for its decision that medical providers can have a duty, in limited circumstances, to non-patients. Specifically, the Court cited to Tenuto v. Lederle Lab., 90 N.Y.2d 606 (1997), wherein the Court determined that a doctor had a duty to warn the father of an infant, provided a polio vaccination by the doctor, of the father's personal health risks from the vaccination of his daughter.
The Court noted that the expanded duty imposed no additional obligations on a physician who administers medication. Rather, it merely extended the scope of persons to whom the physician may be responsible for failing to fulfill the responsibility. The Court was also careful to note that there was no duty to prevent the patient from leaving the hospital but only to warn the patient of the effects of the medication. Finally, The Court cautioned that its decision should not be "construed as an erosion of the prevailing principle that courts should proceed cautiously and carefully in recognizing a duty of care."
While the majority downplayed the significance of the decision, and tried to characterize it as a clarification of existing precedent, the dissent was concerned with further expansion of liability. As the dissent noted, "a physician can arguably now be held liable, not just where a medication impairs driving ability due to its impact on a patient's state of wakefulness, but also where a medication causes any other physical malady, for example, a severe stomach ache that distracts a driver or a rash of itchiness that causes a driver to release the steering wheel and lose control."
Whether the duty to the public is limited to a narrow class of failure to warn claims, or will be expanded to the limits warned by the dissent, remains to be decided. However, it is clear that providers who fail to warn a patient about the potential side effects of medications that are administered may be held liable to third parties harmed by the patient as a result of the side-effects. Accordingly, providers should ensure that patients are warned about the side effects of medication they provide, particularly if they include impairment of the ability to operate a motor vehicle or machinery. It goes without saying that the warning should be clearly documented in the hospital record and preferably signed by the patient.
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- For other uses, see Helseth Hlaalu.
Prince Helseth Hlaalu is a Dark Elf Prince of Wayrest in The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. He is the first-born son of Queen Barenziah, also of Wayrest and General Symmachus. He has a younger sister named Morgiah.
During his stay in Wayrest, Helseth and his stepsister, Princess Elysana fought continuously on the issue of succession. This including the blackmailing of the Wayrest Councilor, assassination attempts, and many other strategies.[source?]
However, after the death of King Eadwyre, he lost the throne to Princess Elysana. Helseth and Barenziah were forced to leave Wayrest. They then went back to Mournhold, Morrowind and were accepted by King Athyn Llethan, the uncle of Queen Barenziah.[source?]
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On Saturday, May 21st, approximately 60 members of the Franciscan family, including friars, sisters, and our partners in ministry, gathered at San Damiano Hall in New York City for Franciscan Common Ground, an inter-Franciscan conference on migration. Franciscan Common Ground was organized by Julian Jagudilla, OFM and the Migrant Center of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.
The day began with a bilingual morning prayer and an introduction from Kevin Mullen, OFM, Provincial Minister of the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province. He welcomed the participants of the conference and underscored the importance of a Franciscan response to the current issues of global migration, relaying Michael Perry's assertion that a focus on the issues affecting migrants is one of the key responsibilities of the Order.
Perhaps the most emotionally charged portion of the conference was the testimonies of three immigrants, who have used their experiences to advocate for immigration reform and the rights of other migrants. We heard from Rosario, an undocumented mother who shared the pain and difficulties of being separated from her family, Antonio, who detailed the perils of crossing the border, and Thyrelle, a 23 year old from Belize who spoke of the uncertain and frustrating legal process facing migrants once they arrive into the U.S. Their stories touched our hearts and gave us first-hand accounts of the price our immigrant and refugee brothers and sisters have to pay in order to survive.
The second part of Franciscan Common Ground involved presentations from experts in the field, including Ashley Feasley, Director of Advocacy for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Fray Tomás Gonzalez Cástillo, OFM of La72 in Tenosique, Mexio, Dr. Monika Treber, PhD, of the Archdiocese of Berlin, and Tony Cube, the Campaign National Manager of Justice for Immigrants (USCCB). Tomas and Monika spoke of the issues facing immigrants and refugees in Latin America and Europe, respectively, while Ashley and Tony laid out the legal landscape and the current legislations affecting migration in the United States. Ashley and Tony provided information regarding the recent deportations and enforcement actions, and the problems that will result if the Supreme Court rules against President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA). These presentations from experts in the field provided us with a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the migration crisis in a global context and reminded us of our Catholic and Franciscan tradition's call for welcoming, compassionate immigration reform.
The last part of the conference was a breakout session facilitated by Russ Testa, JPIC Director for Holy Name Province, which enabled us to reflect on our current roles as Franciscan religious and partners in ministry, and the ways we can collaborate as a Franciscan family in order to better respond to the migration crisis in the United States.
The group exercises revealed the existing efforts many Franciscans were already engaged in, as well as the importance of "developing a new methodology for addressing a new problem." Ramon Razon, OFM said, "I have seen that many of our undocumented brothers and sisters possess the ability to identify and organize resources critical to their success in crafting lasting solutions to the issues they confront. I feel that our role as friars is to offer them a safe and supportive space where they can exercise that leadership because such spaces are constantly threatened by government action and prejudiced laws."
The diversity of the conference participants revealed a hope that one day, the Franciscan Family will be able to coalesce into a cohesive, powerful force in advocating for the rights our immigrant and refugee brothers and sisters. Moreover, the presence and role of immigrant and refugee religious and social justice advocates in organizing this conference, including the many Friars, Sisters, translators, speakers, and facilitators from El Salvador, Germany, Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Ecuador, Belize, Poland, and the Philippines, showed that the issue of migration is one that touches the heart of the entire Franciscan Family and the many people we serve. Franciscan Common Ground revealed the importance of empowerment and the role that immigrants can play in their own liberation and in social transformation.
Fray Tomás said that the Franciscan cord, the logo of the conference, "is a cord of dignity and hope." I would also say that it is a cord of justice. I pray that this conference was just the beginning of a much longer dialogue on how the Franciscan family can collaborate and mobilize our resources in order to address the plight of our immigrant and refugee brothers and sisters, as well as the many economic, political, and social factors affecting global migration.
Below are some more photos from the event:


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MELROSE Rugby has received more money from Scottish Borders Council than any other club over the last nine years.
A league table of handouts from the local authority shows local teams have been given between £60 to £60,000 since the 2009/10 season.
Melrose RFC, which has been the most successful Borders club over the last few seasons, has benefited from the most support from Scottish Borders Council, receiving £68,701 over the nine-year period.
Hawick and Gala rugby clubs, who received the second and third most funding from Scottish Borders Council, still got less than half of what Melrose did over the same period, receiving £25,277 and £24,829 respectively.
Behind those clubs in the hand out list were Peebles (£16,500), Duns (£15,871), Jedforest (£10,640) Selkirk (£6,325) and Kelso (£1,060).
Right at the bottom is St Boswells RFC, which received just £60 in the last nine years.
However, the majority of funding provided to Melrose RFC comes from the economic development fund, which supports the annual Melrose Sevens tournament.
A Scottish Borders Council spokesperson said: "The majority of the £68,000 funding is economic development support for Melrose Sevens (£51,000 for the nine years for the freedom of information response), which when you remove from the total puts Melrose below Gala and Hawick.
"There has also been significant support for other clubs such as Jedburgh through the common good funds."
The council spokesperson also pointed towards a statement given by Mid Berwickshire councillor Mark Rowley, who acts as the council's member for economic development, in May.
He told a meeting of Scottish Borders Council, on May 16: "The council would be absolutely delighted to support events anywhere in the Scottish Borders, which have the potential to generate the positive economic impact of Melrose Sevens or the Borders Book Festival, however it is simply the case that such events do not currently exist on the same scale.
"Scottish Borders Council has provided £232,000 of funding to the Borders Book Festival over the past nine years from its economic development events budget.
"From data available for eight of those years the economic impact of the festival has been over £11.6million.
"There is a directly quantifiable return on the investment being made by the council and many others. During that time the Borders Book Festival has also become one of the top three literary festivals in the UK, attracts a raft of household names, and has generated significant and varied media coverage for the Borders.
"During that same period Melrose Sevens has received £59,000 of event development support. From the figures available it has generated an average annual economic impact to the Scottish Borders of over £1.2m.
"The council's events strategy and action plan is absolutely transparent in the way in which council funding is used to support the development of certain events over others and attract national and international events to the area, in the same way that funding for local festivals is equally explicit in the way that this is distributed to benefit communities across the Scottish Borders.
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Rajju porutham compatibility is one over hyped compatibility aspects of match-making in south India. It is considered as one of the most important aspects in matching of horoscopes of the bride and the groom. The horoscopes that come for match-making in South India are merely rejected on the basis of Same rajju, They say that horoscopes having same rajju are incompatible and marriage between such couples will result in death of the partner. Let us read about rajju porutham compatibility in this article.
Read my article "Kundli Matching Simplified" to get answers to basic queries about Match making.
Making such a bold statement irrespective of taking a look at the combinations in the horoscope of both bride and groom, their basic promise for marriage and married life, longevity etc is really ridiculous. A very few dare to go ahead and Marry in south-India irrespective of the Rajju porutham compatibility.
A friend of mind in South-India gave me some horoscopes with same rajju and the couples are having a good married life and are staying abroad. He said there were no big issues in their life due to Same rajju. He also told me that the horoscopes are just rejected based on same rajju by astrologers there and they do not even proceed to check them further, they get horoscopes for match-making in bulk and this is one of the criteria to reject horoscope and reduce the workload of checking horoscopes. In North India Rajju is not given so much importance and there have been no problems in marriage of people so far with the same rajju horoscopes. Rajju is just one part of match-making and cannot decide the over all destiny based on just one aspect of the match-making.
In Rajju the 27 nakshatras or Asterisms are divided in 5 groups and each group is assigned to a particular body part of the human body. The Nakshatras of the girl and the boy should not belong to the same group else it is called as the same rajju and this is considered incompatible. The Rajju is attached to the well-being and longevity of marriage hence nobody is prepared to take the risk and go ahead with the marriage proposals.
There are 5 groups of Rajju as given in the table below :-
The above table shows 5 groups namely Kantha, Kati, Pada, Siro and Kukshi. In each group you can see the nakshatras in horizontal line.
For E.g The Kantha Rajju dosha will be applicable if both husband and wife are born in any of the nakshatras given against Kantha group which are Rohini, Ardra, Hasta, Swati, Sravana, Satabhisaj. These nakshatras cannot marry each other else it causes rajju dosha in South-India.
But Rohini and Hasta fall in Tauras and virgo signs, both are ruled by moon, both moon signs tauras and virgo are very much compatible so how can marriage between them be adverse.
The results of each Group is different and as follows :-
Same Rajju in Kantha Group results in "Damages to the well-being of Wife".
Same Rajju in Kati Group results in "Collateral Damages to properties".
Same Rajju in Pada Group results in "Damages During Travels".
Same Rajju in Siro Group results in "Damages to Well-being of Husband".
Same Rajju in Kukshi Group results in "Face problems with respect to son/daughter".
They say that there will be death of Partner if both bride and groom belong to same rajju. It is a common sense that nobody can die due to others horoscope and without the combination being there in the individual horoscope, A person having combinations for divorce mostly meets the other person destined to go through the same so this crap should be flushed out of the minds of people first. Match-making only helps to find a suitable life partner given the choices between 100 which matches our wave-lengths, but this cannot over ride the basic promise in your horoscope which one needs to be clear about. Your spiritual merits or punya are your strengths besides that to sail you thoroughly from any mishap or misfortune, but nobody thinks of increasing their spiritual balance like the bank balance. A good bank balance helps you clear of your debts and loans, a good spiritual balance helps you steer clear through adversities of life where bank balance and other stuff is not useful, so one should keep accumulating both the balances with more stress on the spiritual balance as the material balance will end shortly giving short term happiness but it is the spiritual balance which gives true sense of bliss and happiness.
Couples married in same Rajju or rajju dosha are hereby requested to share their birth details for the purpose of making this research big enough to remove this wrong belief. It is requested that you contribute your birth data for more research on Rajju porutham compatibility.
Those who wish to consult for horoscope compatibility analysis can get in touch through this page. Dakshina/Charges apply*.
Namasthe sir , we have nabhi rajju. Can we get marry?
Girl: 6/4/1996. 4:15pm
Boy: 5/11/1992. 10:43am
Please help me out sir.. even my parents are confused….
Hi ,
my nakshatra is Bharani (Mesham) . My girls nakshatra is uthiradhhi (Meena Rashi)
Can u please suggest if rajju is not there and what needs to be done to make the marriage a success.
Hello sir, im gandhi. my DOB 2-10-1991 medhunam rasi, punarpusam natchathira, and my girl DOB 16-7-1995 she's kumbam rasi, puratadhi natcahchith, we are in love. but our family was not supporting marriage. because rajju is not matching…we are consulting many other astrologist. but all the persons tell the same point. you stop the marriage. it is not matching rajju.. your are dangerous in after marriage..what will we do sir, we are loving so much. how to break the relationship. we are only trust GOD.. so please tell me the solution and remidies…please consider for my request.. finally we get marry? my birth time 7:5AM and my girl is 12:2PM
Hii sir my rashi is danusu n moolam naksatram ..,same for him also…, is it advisable to get marry
Hello sir.myself manjupriyana and my boy name is sathish .we both have rajju match and boy is having kala sarbha dosham.is there any possible wat to get marry.but all horoscope matching persons said if we get marry boy will die like that.we worried about it.please help us
I belonged to Thiruvathirai nakchatra… and my partner belonged to Sathayam nakchatra …. While checking in online compatibility there is no match in Rajju… Kindly guide us with this issue…
I need your help sir…. I born 05/01/1991 and my lover born on 02.11.1990.
Boy Rasi Simha, Natchathiram Pooram
Girl Rasi Mesham,Natchathiram Bharani.
Rajju is not matching…. but I don't know that's effect…. thoda rajju…. how to solve that rajju problem…..parigarangal iruntha sollunga…
hello sir ,
my name is vinitha and my hubby's name is jeganathan i would like to get married with him. this relationship was lasting for more than 4 years. but our parents were not accepting for the marriage due to some inequalities in status and caste . we also dont have rajju match. even am so confused with this astrology . i just want a solution for this. i want to get married only on behalf of our both the parents. will this happens accordingly or not??
my details:
name: vinitha
D.O.b: 16-12-1994
birth time: 3:25 pm
my partner:
name: jeganathan
birth time: 2:30 pm
Hello sir… Iam born 22nd September,1982(Anuradha nakshatra). My husband is born 31st January,1983(pubba nakshatra). We got married 4 years ago. We have a girl child of 2 years old. We are not all happy with our careers…. No support from in-laws… He is not at all happy with his job…. No growth…full of debts… Whatever we plan not getting success… Came to know we have some kind of rajju dosha… Please help us what is it and remedies of Pooja to get rid of these problems… Thank you sir
Dear sir,
my DOB is 13/02/1992 rishaba raasi and mirugashirisham nakshatra and I'm in love with my cousin(my father's sister son), my parents are opposing the marriage because of siro rajju dosha. is there any remedy for this? kindly help us
I ( girl ) born on 26 Jan 1990 and my nakshthra is thiruvonam and he born on 13 Sep 1988 and his nakshthra is hastham . Due to kandha rajju,our marriage is strictly rejected by my family…plz help ?
I am born on feb 25,1994 at 9.27am in Dharmapuri TamilNadu. My boyfrnd was born on nov 20,1990 at 2.03am in Polur TamilNadu. I belong to magha star he belong to moola.We found that we have pada rajju..pls advise us
i am male 29 yrs revathi nakshatra and my girl friend is 24 years chitra nakshatra and we want to get married.My parents are totally against this and they are saying that for chitra nakshatra there is a chance of losing husband's life.Is it applicable in our case?Please reply
Sir, I have Danishta and my boy friend is Chitra. We have sirasu rajju. Can you horoscopes be matched? Is there any remedies for Rajju dosha?
Please let us know , I can send you the horoscopes for matching
Hi Sir,
I (Boy) thula rashi, swathi star, spouse Mithuna rasi, Aaardha star. we loved each other for 4 years and entered into married life in 2013, till now we are had good life and blessed with boy baby in 2014 his star is Dhanishta. In recent day my wife is more worried about rajju, please suggest how to overcome from this.
I(Boy) was born on 10 Sep, 1991(Virgo, Hastham) and the girl was born on 26 Jul, 1992 (Taurus, Rohini) Our marriage is not encouraged due to Kana Rajju. Could you pls guide us?
Sir, My(girl) star is Poorva-Ashada (DOB: 26/08/1985 and TOB : 11:30 AM) and my husband's star is Magha (DOB: 04/12/1985 and TOB : 9:20 PM). We were in relation from 2009 and got married on 12/02/2016. I was worried about rajju dosha but my father in law who was an astologer, told me that there is no worry about it and our marriage match is good. On 31/03/2016 he (my father in law) passed away, he was 66 yrs only. We are worried if there was any problem because of our marriage and this has happened in family. Sir… please tell us if there is any problem in our marriage. If so also please guide us with the solution.
Hi, i am simma rasi magha star and he is dhanush rasi and moola star.. We are in love..Is it adviceable for us to get married? Please reply..
Dear Sir,
Im mrihasrisham 3rd paadham and my boy friend is Chittirai 4th paadam. We both are divorcee and now 2nd marriage for both of us. We both found ourselves compatible for 2nd marriage and decided to get married. Now unfortunately our parents went and saw the horsoscope for 2nd marriage and found we both have Siro rajuu and now objecting. Is rajju applicable for 2nd marriage also. I'm totally stressed out as most of astrologers rejcted our horoscopes due to rajju. I really wanted to marry that person and be happy. Please give me some solution. Can I come and approach in person for a consultaton
Mine is head Rajju n husband is neck Rajju… I am dhanista n his is shatabisha. Want to know who will leave this world first….as it deals with our death
Hi sir, my star and his star both falls on mrigaseera, but im mithunam and he is rishibam. It is advisable for us to get married?
Sir, if both person have (mrigashrisha nakshtra & rishibam rasi). Does sirro rajju will affect the marriage? I saw in some blog it stated that Nakshatras: Mirugasirisham, Magham, Swathi and Anusham are exempted from rajju porutham if the husband or wife has the above mentioned stars as their Jenma Nakshatra's (Birth Star).If both the husband and wife has their Jenma Nakshatra (Birth Star) from the above mentioned list, then they are eligible for exemption from this "Rajju Porutham". Is it correct? What's your opinion?
Respected sir,
please help me.I am moola nakshatra 3 pada (female) and he is jyestha nakshatra 3 pada. we are in love. we want to marry.so can we marry ???i heard that moola and jyesta doesnt match. will every thing be alright if we marry ? and please tell me the remedie. please suggest me what to do.PLEASE REPLY SIR
Thank you.
My dob 29-8-1987, 3.30AM, thula rasi chitra nakshatram.
My husband dob 28-3-1984
Kumbha rasi, dhanista. We got married on 30-12-2012. We have son born on 18-11-2013. Krithika and vrishabha rasi. We got married as astrologers said evry thng is good. But found out now that siro rajju is there.. we both love each other soo much… but v are nt happy. Our son is also very hyper active.. he always hits us.. shouts and always tortures us. Seriously we are vexed up sir. Please tell me some remedy. Please consider my request sir
I am from india.According to this article. Me(Girl) and my love(Boy), belongs to the same rajju. he is from bharani nakshstra,Pada 1 and i am from Pushya, Pada 2. WE are in love from around 2 years, since the matching of the kundli done by my parents. and came to know, that our marriage is not good as health point of view of me(girl). his saturn is in 7th house and mine 7th house is empty but saturn and rahu is in 8th house or seperation happens. Kindly suggest if marriage is compatible positively!.


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Advancing Postsecondary Opportunity, Completion, and Productivity: Essential Performance Indicators for Indiana and Selected Peer States. 2012-2013
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This report portrays various performance indicators that are intended to facilitate an assessment of the postsecondary education system in Indiana. Descriptive statistics are presented for Indiana and five other comparison states as well as the nation. Comparison states were selected according to the degree of similarity of population characteristics, capital advantages, and market conditions. Indicators in the first section, "Target Outcomes," assess progress towards the key goal of increasing the number of people who enroll in college and complete a high-quality degree as efficiently as possible. The second section, "Leverage Points," provides indicators relevant to intermediate outcomes associated with postsecondary degree production, including academic preparation, affordability, and institutional effectiveness. The final section, "Policy Instruments," focuses on some of the system resources and policies needed to influence leverage points and target outcomes. The following are appended: (1) Enrollment in International Perspective; (2) Educational Attainment in International Perspective; (3) Weights Used for Performance Scores; and (4) Endnotes.
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Indicators, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, College Readiness, Efficiency, School Effectiveness, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Two Year Colleges, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Proprietary Schools, Preschool Education, Grade 8, Elementary Secondary Education, Older Adults, Ethnicity, Race, Low Income Groups, Expenditure per Student, Family Income, Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Paying for College, Study Abroad, State Aid, Educational Policy, College Bound Students, College Students
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Photographer Andrew (Scoot McNairy), who admits he can get $50,000 for a picture of a dead child and nothing for a live, smiling one, is charged with escorting his boss's shellshocked daughter (Whitney Able) safely across the US border. There's a will-they-or-won't-they romantic element that Edwards keeps dangling. Neither is particularly sympathetic.
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