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Infertility affects roughly 1 in 7 couples in the UK at some stage. IVF is now routine practice in the management of infertility and births following IVF account for over 1% of all births in the UK.
But for couples who go through IVF what are the pregnancy and early childhood outcomes?
The paper, produced by the RCOG's Scientific Advisory Committee, looks at procedures including intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), blastocyst culture, assisted hatching and genetic diagnosis.
Pregnancy risks associated with IVF include multiple births. At present, about 1 in 4 of all IVF pregnancies result in a multiple birth in the UK due to the common practice of replacing two or three embryos.
In addition, multiple pregnancy is a risk factor for premature birth, however, there is an additional 23% increase in the chances of premature birth in IVF twins compared with natural twins. In singletons there is about a two-fold increased risk of premature birth following IVF, however, in both cases the contribution of spontaneous preterm labour is unknown.
Despite prematurity in multiple pregnancy being a risk factor for low birth weight singleton IVF pregnancies also have an increased risk of low birth weight as compared to naturally conceived singletons, states the paper.
Moreover, the review looks at congenital anomalies, which affect between 3-5% of all infants. IVF is associated with an increased risk of major congenital anomalies as compared to natural conceptions however the absolute risk is still low. The authors also noted that the increased risk of congenital anomalies is partly attributable to the underlying infertility as couples who took longer than 12 months to conceive also were at an increased risk of anomalies.
The paper also highlights that IVF is increasingly used by older women who are already at risk of pregnancy and birth complications. However, even when comparing age matched controls there appears to be an increased risk of complications for women with infertility who have a higher rate of caesarean section delivery, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy-induced hypertension and gestational diabetes, all noted in older women having IVF.
The long term outcomes for children are also discussed in the paper. It states that overall the IQ, language development and behaviour of children born following IVF appear similar to children conceived naturally.
The only consistent adverse finding has been an increased risk of cerebral palsy which is partly explained by the increased risk of premature birth.
The paper also explores egg donation which is increasingly popular. There appears to be an increase in early pregnancy and birth complications, with the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in particular ranging from 16 to 40% of cases, with the greatest risk observed in women having their first baby. However there is little information on the long-term outcomes of egg donation pregnancies for the mother and her child.
Professor Jenny Kurinczuk, Director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and co-author of the paper said:
"IVF pregnancies carry an increased risk of poor birth outcomes and complications nevertheless the majority of the children born following IVF will have a good outcome just like any other children.
"The poor birth outcomes and complications may be a combination of treatment and underlying features of the couple such as older maternal age. However, treatment strategies can be altered to improve outcomes such as the adoption of elective single embryo transfer.
"As more couples opt for IVF and new technical processes are introduced, continued follow-up is required for both birth outcomes and longer term childhood outcomes."
The 10th RCOG International Scientific Congress takes place in Kuching, Malaysia between 5-8 June 2012. It is held in partnership with the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM).
For more information please visit: www.rcog2012.com
For media enquiries please contact Naomi Weston on 020 77726357 / 07986183167 or email@example.com
To read the full Scientific Impact Paper please click here.
About New RCOG Scientific Impact Papers
RCOG Scientific Impact Papers (formerly SAC Opinion papers) are produced by the Scientific Advisory Committee. They are up to date reviews of emerging or controversial scientific issues of relevance to obstetrics and gynaecology, together with the implications for future practice. These documents have been rebranded to raise awareness of the issues in obstetrics and gynaecology discussed in the documents and to more accurately reflect their content and remit of the Committee.
This new brand of RCOG documents have been launched on 6 June 2012 at the 10th RCOG International Scientific Congress in Malaysia.
The first two papers are:
Scientific Impact Paper No.8 IVF: Perinatal Risks and Early Childhood Outcomes
Scientific Impact Paper No.32 Management of Endometrial Cancer in Obese and Morbidly Obese Women


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Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival is held on the 14th day of the first lunar month in Co Me Village, Vu Ninh, Bac Ninh to worship Ba Chua Kho (The Queen of Stock) and four gods: Thien phu, Dia phu, Thuy phu, and Nhac phu. The festival includes incense offering ceremony, custom of borrowing money from her (only symbolizing) to pray for property and good luck.
According to the legend, Ba Chua Kho is a woman of faith, taking paint, hard-working, after getting married to Ly king, she asked the King for arriving to Vu Ninh region (Vu Ninh Ward, Bac Ninh City nowadays), gather the people to set up the village, cultivate the wild field, hold the production in 72 farms. She also held the taking care of food stocks, good storage of food for military during and after the win of Tong invader in Nhu Nguyet River in 1076. In 1075, Tong dynasty invaded Vietnam, Ba Chua Kho was heroic passed away at the Nhu Nguyet river front. This is a decisive and ultimately battle in the war against the Tong Dynasty (1075-1077). To be appreciated for patriotism of her, the king had awarded her as "Phúc Thần", Co Me people show their gratefulness and set up the temple at the position of the food store in the past.

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Locality: Peru - Amazonas - At Kuelap elevation 3000 meters. These photos were of a plant that was at the visitor center; however, it was found growing wild at Kuelap as well.
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KANSAS CITY � Two lucky ticket holders � one in Arizona and another in Missouri � woke up today to new lives as multimillionaires after the largest Powerball jackpot drawing ever.
Powerball officials said two tickets matched all six numbers to win the record $587.5 million jackpot. The numbers drawn for last night for the second-highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29. The Powerball is 6.
It was not clear whether the winning tickets belonged to individuals or were purchased by groups.
One of the winning tickets was sold at a Trex Mart convenience store in Dearborn, about 35 miles north of Kansas City, the Missouri Lottery Commission said in a news release.
The Arizona ticket was purchased in suburban Phoenix.
Earlier today, Missouri Lottery spokesman Gary Gonder said he was on his way to that store to assist with the expected onslaught of media attention. That store will be awarded $50,000 for selling the winning ticket.
"I guess we'll be able to give out Christmas bonuses," said Trex Mart General Manager Kenny Gilbert. "That's nice, especially at this time of year."
It did not appear yesterday's big winner had yet come forward.
"If you buy Powerball tickets at this location, please find them and check them closely," said May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery. "If you find you're holding the winning ticket, be sure you sign the back and put it in a safe place until you can take it to a Missouri Lottery office. You will also want to get some legal and financial advice before you claim."
The winner has 180 days to claim their share in the prize money.
Arizona lottery officials said early today they had no information on the Grand Canyon State's winner or winners.
Americans went on a ticket-buying spree in the run-up to yesterday's drawing. Tickets sold at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide � about six times the volume from a week ago.


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Ronald Reagan, your next of kin is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
As Iowa Republicans prepare for the Thursday debate and the Saturday straw poll, Iowa may be the last civilized place left on Earth. This is not surprising, since large concentrations of conservative Republicans usually leads to peaceful interactions. The Tea Party epitomizes peaceful political activism. Leftist baboons could learn from this. Actually they can't, but let's pretend they could.
Are there any leftists anymore who just shut up, keep their heads down, and go to work without complaining?
If not, do any of them ever air their grievances in a non-violent manner?
In Greece, leftists are setting the country on fire to protest the government's decision to enact budget cuts to save the entire nation. The left is convinced that getting everything for nothing will last forever. Is there a single conservative rioting? Possibly, but doubtful.
In London, hooligans are protesting against the police. Shockingly enough, the police might actually this one time crack down. Again, it is doubtful that law and order conservatives are in the street rioting against law enforcement.
In Chicago and Philadelphia, "flash mobs" are a new trendy way to describe criminals and thugs. Failed human beings in failed inner cities are attacking failure by destroying society around them, and shockingly enough, causing more failure.
In all of these cities people think it is simply acceptable to take things from "the man." It is permissible to beat and rob people in the name of "equal justice." Like History of the World Part I, where it was "beggars, begging from beggars," we now have worldwide leftists attacking those in power by beating up their fellow leftists. The best one can hope for is that they will all eventually eliminate each other. There is no hope for them in terms of becoming civilized human beings. Maybe the mobs can burn down universities so that there will be nobody left to teach them how to be leftist protesters.
Wisconsin is in a struggle to become more like Iowa and less like Chicago, Philadelphia, London, and Greece. The leftist savages are being beaten back.
Governor Scott Walker has still been too patient for my tastes. He has not had his police force or security detail use rubber bullets or fire hoses on the Moveon and SEIU protesters in his state. Liberals will claim that they have a right to peacefully protest. This would be true except they keep forgetting the peaceful part. Vandalizing government buildings is not what democracy should look like.
Yet Governor Walker keeps winning.
First Republicans won the 2010 election. Governor Walker, in a concept foreign to liberals, governed as he campaigned.
In an attempt to enact a law to keep unions from destroying his state, the Democrats in the legislature broke the law and fled to a foreign state. Governor Walker decided not to hire bounty hunters. Instead he just had the law passed anyway.
Democrats then returned and tried to have the courts overturn the law. Liberals love using the courts since they fail at legislative governing. Again, Governor Walker won.
Liberals then tried to fire one of the Wisconsin judges in an attempt to hijack the court solely due to this law. Again, liberals lost. Republicans and Governor Walker won.
Liberals then tried to recall six Republican state legislators. Again, they lost. Republicans and Governor Walker won.
Will liberals get the message? Of course not. Now they will try and recall Governor Walker. If they succeed, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch would take over. She is just as conservative if not more. She would make the left even more crazed.
This is fantastic. Governor Scott Walker may be the next Ronald Reagan because he understands what to do with people sworn to his destruction. He crushes them. More importantly, he bankrupts them.
George Soros spent millions trying to defeat George W. Bush in 2004. He failed, but id not blink an eye over the pocket change he wasted. Yet like the Soviet Union, labor unions do not have pockets that deep. Reagan did not win the Cold War because the Soviets discovered morality. Reagan bankrupted them.
Unions have spent close to 100 million dollars in Wisconsin over the last couple of years. That money could have been used to actually help the downtrodden. Given that the leftists embodied by the unions are power hungry madmen who do not care one bit about the downtrodden, it makes perfect sense that they would spend millions of dollars that could have actually helped people.
The only way to deal with unions is to bankrupt them. The only way to deal with leftist protesters is to bankrupt them. When their choices are eating hot food and sleeping indoors or freezing to death outside while protesting, some of them may decide that starvation is not worth the cause.
Governor Walker may never be willing to break out the batons and crack skulls like SEIU would, but at least he is willing to keep enacting policies designed to let leftists spend every last dollar in their bleeding wallets.
This is why there is hope for Wisconsin while much of the rest of America and the world is on fire.
May liberals keep destroying themselves until they stop smoking the crack pipe of their own self-righteousness. Since they will never stop, may their drug habit of rage deplete their life savings until they either enter detox or become walking zombie lunatics less coherent than Al Gore and Howard Dean.
As Republicans debate in Iowa, I will support any candidate who vows to imitate Scott Walker on a national level. Leftist protesters will learn how to assemble calmly and peaceably, or a law and order crackdown that will make Kent State seem like a Tea Party walk in the park should take place.
To dream the impossible dream…where leftists learn human behavior, either voluntarily or by force.


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Tam's Brig Surgery, 107 New Road, Ayr, KA8 8DDTel: 01292 262697
The NHS Telephone Number has changed to 111.
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By giving us as much notice as you can you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot.
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Please be aware that we now offer apppointments outside of normal consulting times.
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In the event that no action is taken, you may be removed from our Practice List.
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Tam's Brig Surgery has been on this site since the 1940s. It has been extensively enlarged and modernised over the years and is owned by the doctors.
The building accommodates the Primary Care Health Team of doctors, nurses, Health Visitors, Mental Health Nurses, Physiotherapist, Pharmacists, Midwives and their staff.
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Did you know I was born on Friday the 13th? July, not April, but it gives me a special warmth whenever the day and date line up.
Friday I spent much of the day fulfilling my obligation to volunteer 4 hours as part of the condition of my ATRT stipend. ATRT hosted the Net Fair and Technology Showcases in the exhibit hall. I helped set up internet connections, passed out some hand outs, and manned the booth a little. The Technology Showcase had 2 stations of vedors and I was going back and forth between them and the booth, so I didn't get to see much. The Net Fair was only one booth, so I got to see a bit more there.
I do have some suggestions for organizing the volunteers next year. I wasn't really sure who to report to or what I was supposed to be doing. This wasn't a big deal as there wasn't much going on, but a sheet of paper at the main booth saying "Welcome, thanks for volunteering, here's what we need you to do (In this case, set up the laptops, here's the DNS info), here's who to call if you need help (someone with ATRT and someone with TLA or the convention center)." I also recommend having a flyer about what ATRT is, what we do, why you should join, something like that. Being brand new and a volunteer, I didn't really know what to say when people asked me about the organization.
What Can the Library of Texas Do for You: Federated Searching and Associated Service Enhancements for TexShare Libraries
Kevin Marsh, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Want to simplify commercial database searching for your patrons? Want to find resources in nearby libraries as well as online resources? Want to include local subscriptions as well as TexShare content? Considering a commercial federated search service? Wish it were all easier? Come see how the Library of Texas service can meet these needs and more at no cost to your library.
This was a look at the federated search feature at the Library of Texas provided by the Texas State Library. I have a one sheet handout on this which includes logging in, setting up collections and groups, ILL, and some features in the works.
On my lunch I took a whirlwind tour of the exhibits. Is it just me, or was about 90% of it for school libraries and/or children?
After lunch I was back to volunteering. This time I got to see Diane Neal present on usability.
2 – 2:50 pm
Through the Patrons' Eyes: Library Web Site Usability
Diane Neal, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University.
Your library's website is a "virtual branch," and you can't always be there to help patrons navigate it. So, it is important for your website to be as easy to use as possible. Learn simple, inexpensive methods for determining whether your library's website and OPAC are easily usable. Find out how to improve your library's website based on their opinions.
She had a bibliography handout if anyone would like a copy. Her Power Point won't be available until after some journal publication, but she suggested many easy ways to set up simply usability tests. She suggested focus groups of 5-10 people and questions such as "How often do you use the library Web site?" and "Did you find what you were looking for?"
My last session for the day was one I had been looking forward to:
New Developments with Search Engines
Learn what's new in the search engine world and what exciting changes are ahead. What new features are they offering? How have they changed their search functionality?
Nancy L. Buchanan, director, content development, Questia Media. Sponsored by the Automation and Technology Round Table.
And I was not disappointed! Nancy was a fabulous speaker and I was sad to hear she doesn't have a personal page or blog. I have a handout with all the URLs she mentioned. Hopefully her presentation will wind up on the TLA site.
My notes:
- The Big Guys
- Google news archive – has NYT, so you can use it as a more detailed index. Can search by price – limit to free.
- Google has a new notebook feature.
- Ask is playing with the ideas of narrower/broader/related terms (see the left hand column after a search).
- Yahoo shortcuts lets you select information by type.
- Yahoo mindset lets you use a bubble scale to switch your results between shopping and researching, along with an indicator of where each result initially fell in the list.
- Specialized, Automatic, and Human Intervention
- Kosmix forces the reference interview. Interesting and useful view of results, currently limited to specific categories.
- Visual Search Results
- Grokker categorizes for you, clustering your search results.
- She likes to search words to confuse the computer to see how it handles items like – "woods" (forrest vs. Tiger Woods) and "IRA" (finances vs. army)
- Swiki – "Swikis are a cross between search engines and Wikipedia – the community can add, delete and improve the results. Please play around with the Harlem Renaissance Pathfinder Swiki created by Fullerton Public Library. What a great use of a new technology!
- Google now also lets you make a personalized search like swiki.*
- Like.com – shopping site that is completely visual, showing like items. Do a search and play with the features by adjusting which aspects are most important: color, shape, or pattern.
- Retrievr will bring back images similar to the one you sketch. Try going for blue sky and snow. (Draw blue on the top of the drawing area.) It does better with simple queries.
- There was also a list of places to compare search engines and keep up, including Search Engine Showdown and Search Engine Watch as well as checking in on Google Labs, Google's blog and Librarian Central.
Sad I missed:
Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends
Attend this fast-paced and informative introduction to today's hottest technology trends. Learn to identify and integrate them into traditional library services. A wide variety of technologies including instant messaging, podcasting, open source
software, blogs, and wikis will be demonstrated.
Michelle Malizia, public health outreach coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (Houston). Sponsored by the College and University Libraries Division.
Immerse Yourself in Academic Library Instruction
Whether or not you have attended an
Association of College and Research Libraries Immersion program, you can benefit from its approach to teaching information literacy. Panel members discuss their experiences in Immersion and how they applied its concepts to their instruction programs, including both successes and ongoing challenges.
Celita DeArmond, instructor and reference and distance learning librarian, San Antonio College Library; Michelle Millet, information literacy coordinator, Trinity University (San Antonio); David Rankin, social sciences reference and government documents librarian, Texas A&M University-Commerce; and Linda A. Reeves, reference and instruction librarian, Northwest Vista College (San Antonio).
What's Driving Open Access?
This non-technical overview of the open access movement addresses progress with federal legislation, institutional repositories, and open access publishing, presses, and higher education projects. The speaker also covers how the open access movement may reshape academic library services.
Dorothea Salo, digital repository services librarian, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA). Sponsored by the Conference Program Committee.
Take the Cloak of Invisibility Off Your E-Collections
To draw patrons past Google, we need to revolutionize how electronic resources are promoted. Making 'E' Visible author Lesley Williams suggests how librarians and vendors can "uncloak" electronic collections, such as TexShare databases.
Lesley Williams, head, information services, Evanston Public Library (IL). Sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Electronic Resources and Serials Management Round Table.
While I missed this one, I did look up the presenter's paper, "Making 'E' Visible" ahead of time. Worth a read, though the biggest push seems to be to make vendors market to users directly.
Mentoring Students Through Student Group Organizations
Connecting with student organizations at the University of North Texas is discussed as an alternative means of teaching library skills to students.
Randy Wallace, librarian II, University of North Texas.
At the end of the day I met up with a friend for dinner. We stopped by Half Priced Books and I picked up a few treasures. Did you know that Half Priced Books offers a 10% discount to librarians? It's good to network!
* In relation to the search engine session, I updated my Astronomy subject page to include a Google specialized search. I plan on doing this for each of my pages as I do the rounds of updating them.


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All Outdoors Whitewater Rafting
Guiding people on California rivers for over 40 years.
Lake New Melones Marina
This large reservoir offers a multitude of recreational opportunities - boating, swimming, fishing, water skiing and shoreline camping.
O.A.R.S Outdoor Adventure River Specialists
O.A.R.S strives to enrich people's lives by providing outstanding adventure experiences.
Sierra Nevada Adventure Company
At SNAC, you'll find affordable clothing and gear to outfit yourself for every outdoor adventure. Recreational kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, camping, climbing ... in the winter, layer up for snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding, and more.
Arnold Business Association
We invite you to become acquainted with "The Ebbetts Pass Wonderland" in the gold country's Calaveras County. 1-800-225-3764, ext. 29 or 209-795-0904.
Calaveras Visitors Bureau
Calaveras Visitors Bureau promotes tourism in Calaveras County and markets this premiere travel destination.
Murphys Business Association
The Murphys Business Association is comprised of retail, service, professional, lodging, restaurant and other businesses of the greater Murphys area.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
The Park houses two main campgrounds with a total of 129 campsites, six picnic areas and hundreds of miles of established trails.
Lake Alpine
There are three campgrounds located around Lake Alpine and one Silvertip located about one mile west of the lake on highway 4. The U.S. Forest Service operates all of the campgrounds and they are on a first come bases.
Stanislaus National Forest
Camping is one of the most popular recreation activities in the Stanislaus National Forest. Situated in the Central Sierra Nevada, the Forest has several campgrounds located in a variety of settings.
California Caverns
Sierra Nevada Recreation Corporation runs five "underground adventure" locations: Black Chasm, National Natural Landmark Boyden Cavern California Cavern, State Historic Landmark Moaning Cavern Sutter Gold Mine Tours
Mercer Caverns
Mercer Caverns is located in Calaveras County just outside Murphys, California and about five miles from Angels Camp. The tours are approximately 45 minutes long and are guided. You descend the equivalent of about a 16 story building by way of stairs.
Moaning Caverns
Moaning Cavern holds the largest vertical chamber in a public cavern that you can see in California. Guided Walk Tours are suitable for the entire family.
Calaveras County Sheriff Department
Calaveras County Sheriff Department Phone Numbers
Calaveras County Water District
The District is a public non-profit agency. As a special district, CCWD's powers include provision of public water service, water supply development and planning, wastewater treatment and disposal, and recycling.
Calaveras Arts Council
"The Arts are Alive in Calaveras County!" Indeed, creativity finds a comfortable home within our rugged river canyon borders and secluded historic villages. An astonishing number of writers, artists, and musicians call Calaveras County home.
Calaveras County Events Calendar
Check out the calendar of events to find out what's happening in Calaveras County!
Calaveras County Frog Jumping Jubilee
The Jumping Frog Jubilee is held the 3rd weekend of every May. The Jubilee starts with a children's parade in downtown Angels Camp and ends with a Destruction Derby on Sunday evening. The Calaveras County Fair has a unique history and a bright future.
Murphys Creek Theatre
Dedicated to bringing the highest quality theatrical events to California's Mother Lode region, featuring the acclaimed "Theatre Under the Stars" outdoor summer theatre festival at the Cornelia B. Stevenot Performing Arts Center at Stevenot Winery.
Sierra Railroad Dinner Train
The Sierra Railroad Dinner Train, launched in 1999, provides visitors an opportunity to travel on the historic Sierra Railroad while enjoying a delicious meal, beautiful countryside, and a wide range of entertainment.
California Department of Forestry
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection protects the people of California from fires, responds to emergencies, and protects and enhances forest, range, and watershed values.
Ebbetts Pass Fire District
The Ebbetts Pass Fire District provides service to the Central Sierra communities of Forest Meadows, Hathaway Pines, Avery/Love Creek, Arnold, Dorrington, Camp Connell and Tamarack along California State Route Highway 4.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Attractions in the Park include the Stanislaus River, Beaver Creek, the Lava Bluff Trail and Bradley Trail.
California Department of Fish and Game
Fresh Water Fishing Information
Stanislaus National Forest Fishing Guide
The Stanislaus National Forest is home to a multitude of lakes and reservoirs, as well as 811 miles of rivers and streams and 18 fish species. Common species include rainbow, Eastern brook and German Brown trout, and salmon.
Forest Meadows Golf Course
An 18 hole, par 60, ROBERT TRENT JONES II designed public course.
Greenhorn Creek Golf Course
Greenhorn Creek Resort, located just outside historic Angels Camp welcomes guests to private villas and cottages tucked among heritage oak trees overlooking the 18-hole Robert Trent Jones II redesigned golf course.
Meadowmont Golf Course
Meadowmont Golf Course is situated in the heart of the Sierra's. Ppen to the public and welcome Groups, Leagues, and Outside Tournaments.Individual & Group Lessons, a fully stocked Pro Shop, Yearly Memberships, Golf Cars, Hand Carts.
Saddle Creek Golf Course
Saddle Creek Resort energizes all your senses. Our gated entry leads to a country world of fresh air and rolling hills, where you'll discover "One of America's Top-40 Residential Courses" with the Sierra as a backdrop.
Sequoia Woods Country Club
Sequoia Woods, a private country club and elegant public restaurant located in the Sierra foothills, offers you unparalleled quality, gracious service and a year-round 18-hole, par 70 course which challenges players from scratch to the high handicapper.
Stagecoach Limosine Service
Stagecoach Limousine proudly serving Calaveras, Tuolumne and Amador Counties offers 10 passenger limousines (depending upon which car used) equipped with TV, VCR, CD player and Sirius Satellite radio. Gary & Bonnie Thomas 209-736-9226
Calaveras Enterprise
The Calaveras Enterprise is a locally written newspaper that can trace its roots to central California's Mother Lode region back to the 1850s. The Calaveras Enterprise is published on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
My Mother Lode
MyMotherLode.com features news and information for residents and visitors to the heart of the Mother Lode region-- Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties.
The PineTree
The Celebrated News of Calaveras County.
The Union Democrat
The Union Democrat Online features news and information for residents and visitors to The Mother Lode, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. For the weekend visitor or the resident looking for great happenings, there is The Union Democrat calendar.
Bear Valley Lodge
Bear Valley Lodge 3 Bear Valley Road P.O. Box 5440 Bear Valley, CA 95223 209.753.2325 Fax: 209.753.6218
Black Bear Inn
The Black Bear Inn is a 5,200 square foot timber frame constructed inn on 1.3 acres in a park-like setting that was completed in 2002. Our five guest rooms have private baths, king beds, fireplaces, radiant heating and cooling, satellite television.
Dunbar House Murphys
Dunbar House, 1880, in Murphys, CA., is a historic bed and breakfast inn that offers guests fine accommodations, hospitality, and unforgettable cuisine for travelers headed to California's historic gold rush countryside.
Murphys Inn & Suites
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9th Turkey Investment Conference
The 9th Turkey Investment Conference, organized by the Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAIK), gathered Turkish and American executives on September 26th, at Gotham Hall in New York to discuss investment opportunities in Turkey and Turkey-US business ties.
In a boost for commercial ties between the two nations, the Conference – held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly – connected senior government officials and businesses from Turkey with American investors and corporate leaders interested in better understanding the business landscape in Turkey.
Those in attendance heard from Turkey's President H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Treasury and Finance H.E. Berat Albayrak, and Minister of Trade H.E. Ruhsar Pekcan.
Priya Basu, head of the World Bank's Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, spoke with Minister Pekcan about empowering women in business. Erin McPike, former CNN and NBC News journalist, interviewed Minister Albayrak, who spoke at length about the country's medium-term economic plan.
The Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) President Nail Olpak and TAİK Chairman Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ also spoke about the importance of commercial ties between Turkey and the U.S.


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If you were on a desert island and could only have 3 things what would they be?
-Water, books & hope
Favourite childhood memory?
-Playing with my teddies.
Person you would most like to meet and why?
-I would love to meet the Dalai Lama. He seems like he would be so interesting to talk to.
What always puts a smile on your face?
-Seeing my loved ones happy
If you could be a judge on any Indian reality tv show which one would it be and why?
-Big Boss ! I would be a judge because this programme is full of characters.
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-Gol Gappay
Do you have an odd talent?
-I can move my ears without touching them!
What would you spend £1000 on?
-Holiday , love travelling
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-Baar Baar Dekho
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What book should everyone read?
-The book of life
If you were a superhero, what would your name be?
-Wonder Woman
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-Mint choc chip
Favourite thing to eat for breakfast?
-Crossaint with strawberry jam
Favourite meal to eat?
-Roast Dinner
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This was a reflection I noticed while I was sitting at my laptop today, captured it:
I had been sitting there writing this at the time: About 3:30 pm, the power just went out for the 2nd time today, that's the 5th time since I've been here that the power has gone out… and aside of the day they replaced the powerlines on my street (lane), there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Oh, just came back on again. Sigh.
For 3 days now the cash machine at the grocery store has been "temporarily unable to dispense cash". I wonder how long temporary is here?
The jar of clementine orange jam (which I wrote about here) turned out to be something else. They had canned fruits in the jam section, but this was with the jams, so I figured…. Anyways, it was rather bitter, yet horribly sweet, in some kind of sticky honey sauce that left a waxy feeling in my mouth. It was marginal on cream cheese on bread, and it didn't do much to nicely flavour some yougurt. Perhaps its meant to be some kind of chutney? Anyways, one of my less successful "I wonder what this is, I will buy it and eat it to figure it out" experiments"… heh….
Oh, ordering my first souvlaki here went something like this:… I ordered lamb. Nope, did I want pork? How about chicken? No. How about beef? No. How about pork? Yes, 1 pork souvlaki coming up.
Now on the subject of my self-hair-cut (which I wrote about here), I laughed at these 3 girls coming out of a hairdresser's in the new town... I guess that was the cut of the day, and would I have got that? heh.
Now, on the subject of transportation here....
There is a bus service into town, but figuring it out is rather amusing. The bus stops are very clearly marked, and there is one right near by. And a very detailed schedule is posted, showing the busses running every 10-15 minutes or so. Um, that must be the summer schedule…. I have heard everything from 30 minutes to 60 minutes between busses, and both versions of that were from transit people… so who knows when they actually run? I got a schedule from the manned transit kiosk in town, but it is, well, in Greek!! And even if I study it really hard, and make educated guesses, it's still unfathomable: the only English on it says "West Coast Bus Information, Saturday Sunday Hollydays" and, besides which, it is dated "7-11/2009-8-11/2009. Going into town means going to the bus stop and waiting patiently, and just hoping it won't be an hour, and deciding that anything less than that is good luck. Yesterday I went into town for lunch and to poke around for a bit, and I was on the losing side of the bus lottery: I must have waited 45 minutes. So maybe that means that the bus gods will give me just a 5 minute wait when I go into town next… heh.
It may be possible to flag a taxi from the bus stop, but this has mixed results. One day a cab pulled over, but he already had a passenger, so I waved him away… why did he stop? I began to wonder if there is some kind of shared taxi system, the lexicon of which is only known to locals. I wonder this again after twice I see taxis drive by me, with passengers already, who flash their lights… is this the signal? One day when I do get a cab - by myself - on the way into town, I ask the driver about this; he has very good English so I think he understands my question, but he says, no there is no taxi sharing here. I got some kind of mumbled response to my question about why the flashing lights? I am guessing now it's some kind of "you look hot" signal that can be given when the driver can't honk, as they sometimes do. Sigh. Heh.
Once IN town..... they have this machine. I didn't try it. I already know I'm hot. Ha!!!
Coming back from town on the bus is also possible, but it's a cheap taxi ride (8E) so that's what I've tended to do at the end of a long day in town.
When I go to the airport from here, it should be interesting. The bus goes to the airport (the opposite direction from town), but when would it arrive? Maybe a taxi will go by, but maybe it won't? Oh, I can't call a taxi, as I have only a cell phone for emergencies here and now phone book, and no wifi to look up a number to call even if I knew that the cell phone had minutes and I knew how to dial it…. If I wasn't on the main drag, I could go through the rigouramole (sp?) to figure this out and arrange, but I figure I'll just go out to the road a few hours ahead of my flight and see what happens.
And, no, I did not stumble on a photo-shoot and try and squeeze in a shot... this really was a girl I came across in the new town. I tried to pretend I was taking a picture of the nothing-interesting-about-it building behind her (I'll bet she was thinking, "silly tourist")...
Now, a couple of old town pics... a typical street...
A square in the old town....
How they manage the sun in some parts of the old town... I got some neat closeups of this.
My first day here, hearing someone calling out a message, over and over again, on a loudspeaker, driving through the neighborhood. I thought at the time, if I was in Turkey I'd be freaked out (not sure why), but I'd felt safe on Greek soil when I'd arrived, so just pondered…. Could it be: warning of an impending disaster? A mobile news agency? Messages from a political party? A message from the government? Something for sale? Didn't know.
But later, reading Dinner with Persephone, I thought of this when I read a passage, something about how Greeks sell things from cars.
Sure enough, last week, I heard the same sound. So I went out on my deck and stood up on the riser by the fountain (which doesn't work) and peeked over. There was an old truck or van moving along the "street" I live on (it's more like an alley) with rolled up rugs in it. Here, you don't go to the store to buy a rug. Just be home at the right time, and the rug comes to you.
Not something I'd see at home, but sure seems logical. What would happen if someone did this at home? Would they be forced to get a business license? Or not be allowed?
Here's a little something I found on the beach, thought it was rather iconic...
What are you having for lunch lady, and can I have some?
Loved the signage at the laundry place in the old town...
This cactus was so HUGE I had to take a picture of it. It was way taller than me. Never seen anything like it...
Last week I hear some cheering and chanting, kind of a mix between the voices of youth fooling around at some game, and a protest, wonder what it is, and let it go. But then I hear it getting louder, and I realize it is coming down my street. Once again, I go up on the fountain ledge and peer over. By this time they have passed by, but what I see from behind is a small group of children, maybe 20 of them, and maybe 12 years old? (I cannot see their faces and, come to think of it, they may have been all boys)… walking, shouting, with a couple of placards. This is early afternoon otn a weekday, maybe 1 or 1:30. Shouldn't they be at school? Or maybe this is some aspect of school, learning how to protest? As I am living on a tiny lane, I do wonder, though I guess there is a chance that there is a school down the road. I don't know, but it just strikes me as interesting. And not something I'd see at home.
Only interesting thing today was that my doorbell rang. Or, should I say, my patio bell rang. First time since I've been here. Fortunately I had my sundress on. This was maybe about 11:00. By the time I put my glasses on and walked outside and opened the door, there was a guy starting to walk away. I said "Hello", he said "Sorry, I don't speak English", I said, "and I only speak English" and he walked away. WTF? LOL. But he was young (35-40) and hot. I was so baffled I didn't know what to say, I just closed the door. Who was he, and what did he want? And would he come back? LOL.
And, finally, a few bits I found interesting in browsing the weekly English rag (Athens News)...
Homes for rent (with some interesting descriptions):
- "Paleo Faliro, seaside two room apartment, just painted, all virgin new furniture, air conditioned, fourth floor"
- "Ekali, lovely 4 bed single house of 300m2 standing in own private garden. Logical rent."
- "Spetses island, 22000m2, without forest, fended, amphitheatric, panoramic views to the sea, Peloponese, round islands, 5 minutes from the harbour. Real opportunity."
- "Adams Agency. Butler man, live-in is needed by old lady. Necessary to have driving licence."
- "Assistant wanted by international shipping company for it's offices in Likovrissi / Kato Kifissia, Athens. Candidate must qualify only and strictly following requirements: Global class and thinking / No family obligations / Able to travel anytime / Age 35 years old max. / University graduate in Chemistry or Business Administration / 3 fluent languages: Greek, English, other / Computer Expert i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint / Experience needed in similar position. The appropriate candidate must be flexible, smart, pleasant, communicative, able to complete tasks within strict deadlines, willing to work. References necessary. Please send CV with recent photo." (there is a gmail address to respond to)"
- "Filipino young woman, cook & maid, who speaks english, for yacht"
- "Doctors, Canada has a doctor shortage and encourages all International Medical Graduates (IMG) to apply for an IMG kit which will establish a medical competency and Practice Ready Assessment (PRA) to practice medicine in Canada. There is a fee. Doctors only please." (there is a hotmail address to respond to).
- The ads that include a phone number ask the person to "ring" rather than "dial" or "call". Just a simple difference that says I am somewhere new.
- In the area where things are offered for sale, there is a Yachting section.
- In the Lessons section there is a language training school called "An Other Langue"
- Words like "harbour" are spelled with the "u"… presumably the expat newspaper is British driven, rather than American? Just a guess.


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I went to BlogU last weekend which means I had to get on an airplane. I'm totally fine with that claustrophobic terror that your last moments will be spent screaming through recycled air, but I'm less okay with the horrors of airport security. My routine anxiety was amplified by the presence of a bomb/drug sniffing dog. While I didn't have either of these, I did have an overly crafted dress that I'm pretty sure could get you high and/or be a weapon of mass destruction.
The theme of this year's party was "Tacky Wedding" so I decided to dress like a tacky bouquet and walk around saying things like "Who wants to toss my lady garden?" which was extra weird when I was talking to DJ Paris in his Priest garb.
I kept telling Alex he needed to appreciate my normal lack of craftiness because I nearly burned my house down while making that dress. Apparently David's Bridal Satin + Feathers + Super Glue = lots of smoke and heat.
Thankfully the drug dog let me through with a casual sniff– though that didn't mean my travel was without incident.
I probably annoyed everyone with my overuse of the #BlogU16 hashtag but you should know there were many details I spared– like the fact I had to use a toilet seat cover for something other than covering a toilet seat.
When I arrived at our hotel I was pleased to see the room was larger than my first apartment. "Oh my God," I thought, "I'm so fancy. Look at me. I will have a posh party with posh people."
Instead, I paid another $300 to Uber to an Applebees next to a Quality Inn half an hour away. Why? Because that's where ma people at.
I know. Applebees is a punch line. But this was no normal Applebees. This was THE Applebees. You know the one– it's in their commercials and it's packed and everyone is having an amazing time.
There was even Karaoke. By midnight (because we shut the place down, obviously) it was so packed you had to bump uglies with people just to get to the bathroom. But unlike da club there was a lot of meaningful interaction happening– like when a woman in a tiara cuddled up next to Chrissy and things started to get intimate.
"You look like someone who's good at giving advice."
I'm not saying Chrissy is bad at giving advice– but let's not forget we were getting drunk at an Applebees so I'm pretty sure we're the last people who should be giving out free therapy. Regardless, The Tiara'd Stranger asked what she should do about her grown son cutting her out of his life.
How I would have answered, because I am cold and heartless and cynical: "Well I'm sure you did something terrible to cause him to make that choice, but I like your tiara."
How Chrissy answered, because she is a kind and hopeful person: "You just need to love him."
That set the tone for the rest of the weekend: Me being terrible, and everyone else being lovely and amazing.
I got to sit in a pergola and discuss future book ideas with Outmanned Mommy and Abandoning Pretense.
Then I Uber'd to Starbucks with Sass Mouth and Modern Mommy Madness because the conference was held on a fortified compound nine thousand miles away from civilization.
My dorm mate was the newly famous Jen Simon, who pretended like I didn't ruin her life by trying to climb onto the top bunk at 3AM with a bottom sheet the size of (and roughly the same texture as) a cocktail napkin.
While BlogU is renowned for its parties, my favorite party came at the end of the weekend. Freshly showered with a new sheen of sweat, I danced to 90's music with a glass of wine in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other.
"Sounds like my wife's kind of party," Alex said.
Lest you think I didn't actually learn anything, I assure you there was a life-altering takeaway from the weekend:
Holy shit. That's not what I look like but it's TOTALLY what I look like. Call me.
The classes were also amazing. I have a thousand things to do (once I get back to my normal routine of not staying up all night dancing and drinking and talking about things like Native Shares and ISO) and enjoyed the motivating kick in the pants from the keynote speakers, Deva and DJ.
I decided to take an extra day off work (because this is the ONLY good thing about being the boss) and hang out with another internet friend, Angelle. We day-drank champagne and bought overpriced undergarments before trying to steal someone's car in a Georgetown parking garage.
Then I got to stay the night with Malleable Mom, who basically gave me a long list of LIFE GOALS:
- Raise awesome creative children who love Harry Potter and are already way funnier than me.
- Actually have furniture on my patio.
- Learn to accept people with drastically different political opinions and worldviews than myself and see the value they offer in expanding my own perspective.
- Be the type of person who just randomly has caviar in the fridge.
The overall takeaway of the conference was to HASHTAG BE YOU. As much fun as this is to say (especially in comments when people are sharing their most recent questionable life choices) I hope we can all find a way– one that isn't cliche or manufactured– to get a little more comfortable with being ourselves. And by comfortable I mean as uncomfortable as the mental image of me running around asking everyone to toss my lady garden. You can do it. I believe in you.
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Organizational Functions and Structures
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Xenia, I need your help with the following questions:
1. How do organizational functions impact organizational structures? How do your organization's functions impact its organizational structure?
2. How do organizational structures impact organizational functions? How does your organization's structure impact its organizational functions?
3. What is management's role in organizing human capital? Does this role vary from organization to organization? Why or why not?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 9, 2019, 9:21 pm ad1c9bdddf
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Organizational Functions Impacting Structure
When a company or any organization is put together, the initial structure depends a lot on what the organization is all about. If it is an NGO for instance aimed at raising awareness or funds the structure is all about achieving goals & functionality of each department eventually is the deciding factor in how the organization is structured. The Functions of management is all about creative problem solving and when applied to the structuring of organizations, it is meant to create a structure wherein communication is efficient & the workflow seamless no matter what form the organization takes or what type - informal or formal. Functions of management aside (planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling) we can identify two subgroups of managers in any given organization: coordinators & operators. Coordinators manage departments & interact with each other, communication being key at achieving goals seamlessly; operators are specialists focused only on the task at hand requiring highly specific skills requiring more of the coordinators to interact in their behalf with the rest of the organization so as to allow them to concentrate with their work.
Now, with this information in mind let us look at the task of creating an organizational structure impacted by functions. Let us begin with the CEO & the board. Let's say they want to create an I.T. Company that specialises in Web Design offering cutting edge but affordable services to a specific clientele - hotels & tourism related businesses. The CEO & the board will engage in planning & organizing the structure based on a business plan. The key functions here is planning & organizing. The CEO would in all probability be an I.T. expert himself or a tourism expert. If he was the former, then he will take on a hotel-tourism consultant specialist to advise him on the market he chose to target to best reach them and provide suitable products for their needs. Slowly a picture will emerge - this is a picture of what hotels & tourism companies need and the products & services will be tailored to that, even the price. The main functions of the company in relation to what it will become ...
Solution Summary
The solution looks at the principles behind the planning and creation of the way organizations are structured as influenced by the nature of the organization, its goals and primary reasons for establishment and the various junctures in which its functions come into play in terms of planning, enforcing & establishing the organization. Furthermore it discusses the manner in which human capital is organized into the structure as influenced by the varied functions necessary for the smooth running of the organization; to do this, the solution provides minute case studies of organizations like Starbucks & the student's own employing company, WebPros.


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When I hear 'failed to follow procedures' this is the picture that comes to mind.
It is as important to examine appropriateness of the procedures as it is to examine the appropriateness of the crew behaviour.
There were no procedures for the situation they faced (See Airbus report here), so criticism of flap selection seems more than niggardly hindsight. This article has the following:
"The NTSB recommended changing the location of the rafts to ensure capacity for all passengers, since it's unlikely the rear rafts would be available. The FAA rejected that, saying that if Sullenberger had followed Airbus' directions on descent speeds for ditching, the rear rafts would have been usable. The NTSB said the ability of pilots to achieve those descent speeds has never been tested and can't be relied on. "
There are also questions as to the extent the investigation recommendations have been acted on.
As regards the NTSB moaning about being seen as adversarial, this from the scriptwriter has the ring of truth to it.
"The key was, I had to do three layers of research," he says. "One was everything about the NTSB investigation, two was Sully's book...but then really the third level was memorizing Sully and Sully's willingness to share the stuff that he had not shared before - what he went through that was behind the scenes, that's was the wrenching and crushing investigation, the attempt, not out of ill will, but the honest attempt to try and find something that would affix blame. That's really what they were looking for. You know, you look at 99 percent of these cases, the investigation, it always says at end, 'pilot error.' That's the expectation even if someone is not going to speak that that's somewhere in the bloodstream of the investigation - pilot error. There was no pilot error to find. But it didn't keep them from looking."
Recall the press release for the incident report on Flight 447; it put 'human error' on the front pages of newspapers round the world (or at best 'pilot and technical error'). If you read this compelling analysis of the incident, a different picture emerges:
- Two co-pilots flying rather than pilot/co-pilot, with #3 pilot as Flying Pilot.
- The Air Data System froze (a known problem). Type Approval for Air Data Systems had not changed since the days of propellor aircraft flying at half the height and half the speed. This caused the Flight Computer to go into some sort of emergency mode.
- None of this had been in the training and simulation for the pilots.
- The Flying Pilot held the joystick right back; the other pilot would not have been aware of this, since the joysticks weren't coupled.
- The hindsight interpretation of the stall warning appears to be controversial. It would appear that the manufacturer was keen to state that the situation facing the pilots was straightforward (i.e. human error) "The situation was not ambiguous and the stall was obvious,". The BEA investigators did not think matters were so straightforward, see here and here. Not surprisingly, there were 66 pages of discussion at PPRuNe.
To quote Sidney Deker 'Human error is a symptom of trouble deeper inside a system' - a consequence not a cause of accidents.


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God Knows What We Need – The Prayer Bench
God knows what we need even when we don't have a clue. I recall a time in my life when prayer was not a priority because I found it challenging to devote the proper amount of time, focus, and patience to the wonderful world of prayer that I know today. Praise God for His faithfulness and ability to provide the perfect solution. I remember speaking to God about my challenges with prayer and seeking His wisdom. Clearly, within my spirit, I heard the words "prayer bench." I immediately thought "prayer bench? What is a prayer bench?" I envisioned a Catholic church with people kneeling in their pews. So what did a prayer bench have... read more


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Töne was an international festival of sonic and visual arts that explored the spaces, forms and durations that exist within and between these two overlapping fields. The festival theme – A Meeting of Sound and Light - reflected the focus on these two areas of artistic exploration. The event aimed to be both challenging and celebratory, creative and critical, engaged in the sensory and the social, with a main festival programme that spanned the Midsummer weekend of Friday 20th-Sunday 22nd June 2014.
A pre-festival programme built towards this weekend, in the two weeks running up to Midsummer, from Monday June 9th onwards. This featured a wide range of activities that were open to the community as a whole, and which were designed to engage specific groups in the event including under 18s and seniors. Töne activated and investigated sites of contemporary and historical importance along and around the Medway river at Chatham, with events at: The Historic Dockyard, Gun Wharf, Sun Pier, Amherst Fort, Medway Council's POP gallery, and the lightship LV21.
The festival's programme of performances, installations, broadcasts and public forums was curated by the festival's instigators and Artistic Directors Julie Louise Bacon and Claudia Molitor. The line-up of nationally and internationally acclaimed artists reflected long-standing associations, as well as including new collaborations, including artists selected from Open Calls.
The festival took place as the Sun rose to its zenith in the Northern hemisphere, a fact echoed in the theme A Meeting of Sound and Light. 2014 also marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. Töne's broad range of new commissions invited audiences to explore and reflect on the aesthetic and political resonances of the military and maritime location of Chatham and the surrounding area, and the uniqueness of the moment in the cycle of the seasons.
The festival was enabled by major awards from the University of Kent and Arts Council England: South East. It was run with support from the Faculty of Humanities and the School of Music and Fine Art, Medway Council, and Kent Council.


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Laurence Delvallez
Maximalistic penache, inspired by stark hues and the work of Gustav Klimt
Busy, engaged and up-to-date with modern affairs: these are the words that describe the sensible women walking around the world with Laurence Delvallez' jewellery. Still, combining comfort and fun is of great importance to the designer.
Thanks to the carefully selected textures and colours, her jewels leave a feminine and warm impression, yet grace their owners with a certain panache. Today, Laurence Delvallez jewellery has a stockist of over 60 retail points in Belgium and The Netherlands, a list that grows every year.
In her latest FW17 collection, Delvallez turns sobriety into a bigger statement. "In the colder months to come, I find that I need more warmth in my life," says the designer, who especially found inspiration in the works of Gustav Klimt. Canary yellow blends with leopard prints and deep green hues, creating a bold maximalistic aesthetic.
Nightingale assists the brand with their media relations, campaign productions, as well as the design of the branding and packaging. Furthermore, you may find the FW17 jewellery collection in our showroom, available for lending.
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