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URA FC seeded in group A of the 2017 Mapinduzi Cup
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By Robert Kayindi James
Uganda's representatives at the annual Mapinduzi Cup, Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club has been seeded in Group A of the upcoming football tournament.
The Kefa Kisala-coached side are grouped along with Simba SC from Tanzania, KVZ, Taifa ya Jang'ombe and Jang'ombe Boys of Zanzibar.
On the other hand, Group B has Young Africans and Azam FC; both from Tanzania along Zimamoto plus Jamhuri of Zanzibar.
According to the tournament fixtures, the Tax Collectors will kick-off their title defence on new year's day when they play against Zanzibar's KVZ FC at the Amaani Stadium. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals of the competition.
URA FC are set to depart for Zanzibar on 28th December, 2016 ahead of the annual peace competition.
URA Group Matches:
01st January, 2017: KVZ FC VS URA FC
03rd January, 2017: Jang'ombe Boys VS URA FC
05th January, 2017: URA FC VS Simba SC
08th January, 2017: URA FC VS Taifa ya Jang'ombe
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Photos: Fortebet gifts Hoima, Masindi, Kiboga and Kabango clientele
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By Staff Writer
It was a weekend to remember as Fortebet appreciated it customers in the areas of Hoima, Masindi, Lwamata and Kabango. Just as it has done in all the other parts of Uganda, Fortebet even this weekend gave out lots of gifts to its customers in the above mentioned places.
Many of them walked away with Techno phone, T-shirts, caps, wristbands, pens and many more. Away from the branches, Fortebet also visited and donated to bodaboda riders reflector jackets in Masindi and Hoima. 50 riders benefitted from this free offer.
"What Fortebet has done in Masindi has never been done by any other betting company. They way you have been 'making gifts rain' indeed confirms that Fortebet is big. I am so happy that I have been one of the many winners. I am now remaining with one thing-winning 100 million," said one of the phone winners in Masindi.
This weekend, Fortebet will visit and gift its clients in Kyengera, Kitemu and Nsangi. Don't miss, be there and win!
Singleton Golf Challenge returns for 4th season
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The Entebbe Golf Club was draped in all white on Saturday night as the Singleton Match Play Challenge celebrated the opening round of their 2020
edition during an all-white 19th hole experience that took place at the picturesque course.
Undoubtedly one of the most sought after golfing tournaments in the country, the 2020 edition opened up with a bang as over 100 golfers tried their best to make the cut and be part of the 64 pairs that will in the course of the next seven months go head to head on the grueling course for a chance at the grand prize.
The night also saw the cream of Uganda's golfing fraternity dine and make merry to the start of an action-packed season. Hosted by celebrated comedian Patrick Salvador Idringi, the night was filled with laughter and comedic wit as Salvador took guests and revelers on an emotional rollercoaster with jokes on end.
60 pairs joined the defending champions while the other three pairs (wild cards) were picked by the sponsor(s) to make the final 64 pairs. These will be playing starting on February 8, March 14, April 18, May 9, and June 20 all the way to the grand finale that is slated to take place on July 18.
Addressing guests at the event UBL's head of Whisky Portfolio Annette Nakiyaga couldnot hide her excitement at how big a vision the Singleton Match Play Championship has become.
"I cannot tell you how excited I am that we are doing this once more, if the last three years have taught us anything is that with hard work, commitment and determination we can build something as big as this. I have a feeling that this is going to be yet another exciting year at the Singleton," said Annette Nakiyaga, UBL's Head of Luxury Portfolio.
The winning pair will get a fully-paid trip to watch the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic, a series which has welcomed some of the best golfers including Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson. There will also be business class return air tickets for the first and second runner-up pairs, as well as the winners of the subsidiary events in both the men's and ladies' categories. Other prizes include monthly subscription packages on DStv, golf accessories and HTC goodies.
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Can SBA's Mr. Predictor get all five predictions right this week? Here is a review of this Weekend's matches, including Arsenal v Man City, and a Liverpool home game against Watford. You can bet on these and more at www.sba.co.ug
Liverpool 2 v 0 Watford – Saturday 14 December – Premier League – Liverpool Win with 0:1 Handicap (1.50)
This will be Liverpool's last Premier League game before they go to the Club World Cup, so they will want to leave with a win. They currently have an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League and they can't risk Leicester closing that gap. The Reds have won their last three games by at least two goals, though, while bottom side Watford have only scored once in their last four matches. They have lost 5-0 on their last two visits to Anfield and, although I don't expect the same score this time, I can only see a straightforward Home Win.
Mainz 1 v 2 Borussia Dortmund – Saturday 14 December – Bundesliga – Over 2.5 Goals (1.45)
Dortmund can climb to within two points of top with victory here. They're third in the Bundesliga right now and are on a run of three straight wins in all competitions. They have won 2-1 on each of their last two trips to Mainz, who have lost six of their last ten league games. I have to back another Dortmund Win here and I expect some goals. There have been Over 2.5 Goals in eight of Mainz's last ten games, and in each of Dortmund's last nine games overall.
Real Sociedad 0 v 2 Barcelona – Saturday 14 December – La Liga – Barcelona Win (1.65)
This season is going better than expected for Sociedad. They are now fourth in the standings, having only lost one of their last five games. This will be a true test, though. They used to have a very strong home record against Barcelona, but they have now lost seven times in a row to the reigning champions. Barcelona have won their last seven games in all competitions, including against Inter Milan in midweek. Several key players including Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique were rested for that game but they are expected to return here. I'm backing an Away Win.
Wolves 1 v 2 Tottenham – Sunday 15 December – Premier League – Both Teams to Score (1.70)
This should be a great game. Wolves are unbeaten in their last 11 league games but their defence has not been as solid as expected. Both Teams to Score has been a winning bet in eight of those games, in fact. Tottenham have won three of their four league games since Jose Mourinho returned to London. They lost at Bayern in midweek but Harry Kane and Dele Alli were among the players to miss out ahead of this game. Both of these players are in form and I think they will drive Tottenham to another win.
Arsenal 1 v 3 Man City – Sunday 15 December – Premier League – Man City Win and Over 2.5 Goals (1.70)
Arsenal's win against West Ham on Monday was their first victory in the Premier League since October 6th. I can't see them making it two in a row. It's been four years since they beat Man City in 90 minutes and they have lost their last five games against Pep Guardiola's side. They also haven't won any of their last five games at the Emirates. City have dropped points in their last two league games and the title is out of sight. However, they returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday. I think they will follow that with another three points.
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You might recall my recent review on the individual eye brushes that I picked up from Blank Canvas Cosmetics recently, and I waxed lyrical about how impressed I was by them. Today I have another brush review for you, the very clever Double Ended Eyebrush Set.*
This set packs 10 full size quality eye brushes in one neat little leather-look pouch, and it has pretty much every single brush you would need to apply your eye makeup, and then some- from patting on eyeshadow, blending, detailing, eyeliner and taming your brows.
When I first spied this on the website, I thought it just screamed "travel friendly". I fly alot with Ryanair on weekend and shorter trips and
it kills me to check in a bag I try to just bring hand luggage and this little kit is a makeup lovers gift because it contains every brush you would need for your eyes and they are all stored securely and safely in the little pouch. I have already put this to the test and brought this and just this on a midweek break to Galway and it covered all bases. It really took the stress out of packing makeup brushes for holidays. It is a real space saver but you do not have to compromise on quality.
So now for a more detailed look at the brushes!
E23/E24- Double Ended Pencil/Flat Shader Brush
I like to use the E23 pencil brush to apply highlight colours to the very inner corners of my eye, or conversely to smudge my eyeliner out a smidge if I am going for a smoky eye look. It has just the right level of density to allow you enough control without dragging across your eye. The E24 flat shader rather remarkably reminds me of the E26 which I reviewed here, moreso than the E26 in this set pictured below. All confusion aside, it is a great brush for packing on colour onto your eyelids, and this is what I mostly use this brush for.
E25/E26 Blending Duo
This is my favourite of the bunch, mostly because they are two amazing blending brushes.I love the individual E25 that I have so I was only too happy to see that there was an E25 included in this set. The E26 in the set again is actually more similar to my E24 (pictures here) but I actually prefer the version in this set. It is softer and longer than the MAC 217 but it is a great blending brush, and again causes absolutely no irritation to my eyes.
E27/E28- Double Ended Mini Detailer/Eyeliner
The mini detailer brush on this brush is so adorably small and soft, and allows for such precise application of colour and detailing. The E28 eyeliner brush is really fine and allows for easy foolproof application of gel and shadow liners because it is soft enough to trace the upper lashline.
E30- Double Ended Brow/Spoolie
Now a little disclaimer here- I don't actually use any products to fill my brows, and I use the angled brush part of this to apply gel eyeliner. It is fine enough and does the job perfectly adequately. I sometimes run the spoolie through my eyebrows just to make sure that they are all sitting the right place!
E32/E33- Double Ended Tapered Crease Blender/Smudger
This is definitely my second favourite in the pack. Soft, perfect in terms of length and density. The E32 tapered blending brush just sweeps over your eyelids so gracefully and easily, and the E33 Smudger achieves that (should be) impossible task of gently but effectively smudging your eyeshadow/liner both on the upper and lower lashline.
I do not store these brushes the way I normally store my makeup brushes in pots because one side of the brush would inevitably get damaged, so I just leave them in their little case for safe keeping in between uses. The fact that they are double sided means that extra care and attention must be given to them when washing and cleaning. My method was to spray some of my MAC Brush Cleanser on the bristles and rub the loose dirt off on a clean cloth or strong tissue and then deep cleanse them one side at a time, washing them with Johnsons baby shampoo and drying them with the ferrules slightly elevated so as to avoid the glue in the ferrule getting damaged and to stop the bristles from falling out.
I am very impressed by this brush set, and if you are too, you can click this link and buy your own. It normally retails for €61.74 but Blank Canvas Cosmetics are currently running a 40% off deal (until 19th August so be quick!) so the ten brushes and case could be yours for a not too shabby €37.04. Blank Canvas Cosmetics are an Irish homegrown company and from my dealings with them so far, they have been extremely quick to dispatch orders and very helpful in terms of customer service. They also offer international shipping so my international readers can also share a slice of the fun!
If you have tried and loved any BCC brushes yet, please let me know in the comments below.
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What Should I Be Praying For?
Have you ever wondered what you should be including in your prayers? Maybe you tend to pray just moment by moment or maybe you make intentional effort to spend some "time" in prayer daily. No matter where you are at on the spectrum, let's take a look at what we're to be praying for and use the Lord's Prayer as a guide....Keep Reading


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We try to preserve and cultivate the student's natural creativity in class and make learning enjoyable while teaching technique.this class is recommended for individuals seeking to learn a new culture, have fun with improve their core strenght.we provide the proper techniques are all focal points of this class. We provide personal training for choreography. Fees depend on the song and dance group.
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text: Seriously, you must go read Manfeels Park right now. Tracings of stills from Austen films, accompanied by dialogue (of the male characters) from actual internet commentary by "hurt and confused men with Very Important Things To Explain, usually to women." If you've watched Pride & Prejudice as many times as I have, you'll be happy to know that Darcy's lake scene is featured! And it's nice to see Lady Catherine De Bourgh being told to check her privilege.


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Council Information
Heart of Ohio Council Contact Information
Heart of Ohio Council – Mansfield Service Center
Physical & Mailing Address: 3 North Main Street, Suite 303, Mansfield, OH 44902
Physical & Mailing Address: 3 North Main Street, Suite 303, Mansfield, OH 44902
Telephone: 419-522-8300
Fax: 419-755-8150
Fax: 419-755-8150
Camp Contact Information
Firelands Scout Reservation
13782 Gore Orphanage Rd.,
Wakeman, OH 44889
Phone: 440-965-7025
Additional Information
Employment Opportunities
Position: District Executive Position
Position location: Lorain, Ohio
Council Website: www.heartofohiocouncil.org Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society. Todays professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits and advancement.
The District Executive selected will:
п'· Work with a volunteer board of directors and other community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in youth programs. п'· Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include: program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention.
п'· Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
п'· Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned area. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.
п'· Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization.
п'· Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
п'· Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee achievement of training for their respective role.
п'· Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program's goals and objectives to the public.
п'· Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events and activities.
п'· Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieve council and district objectives.
Desired Skills:
п'· Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired.
п'· Non-profit, fundraising or sales experience is a plus.
п'· Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible and creative.
п'· Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
п'· Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
п'· Must be willing to accept and meet the Boy Scout of America's leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
п'· Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment).
п'· Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.
п'· Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work is frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
п'· Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
п'· A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
п'· Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks.
All councils are equal opportunity employers. In addition to offering a competitive salary , Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life-insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, a defined benefit retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business related expenses to include phone and mileage reimbursement.
We also offer generous vacation policy and ten holiday observances.
How to apply:
Qualified candidates must submit cover letter and resume with salary history to [email protected] only the most qualified candidates will be contacted.
Additional information on a career as a District Executive can be found at this link: http://www.scouting.org/Careers/WorkingWithUs/EssentialSkills.aspx
Professional Scouting: Contact Amy Heller or click here for more information.
Summer Camp Employment: Contact Mike Warnock or click here for more information.
Mansfield Service Center: Contact Lisa Whisler
Council Service Center and Scout Adventure Store Hours
Mansfield Service Center Hours: (Main Administrative Office)
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: CLOSED
Scout Adventure Store -Mansfield is a local Scout Adventure Store and is located inside the
Heart of Ohio Service Center in Mansfield.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
The Firelands Trading Post & Scout Shop is a local Scout Store and is located at Firelands
Scout Reservation in Wakeman.
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Marion Service Center is a Service Center and local Scout Store and is located in Marion.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 11:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
Closed: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day & the day after and Christmas Day.
Please call ahead to confirm all holiday closings.
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Arvind management is in the midst of finalizing banks to run a formal fund-raise process, which could value its brands and retailing subsidiary, also the country's second largest fashion and retail enterprise, at around $1 billion. The industry leader, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, has a market value of $1.7 billion at the prevailing share price.
Arvind Lifestyle Brands has rights to operate a slew of international brands such as GAP, Calvin Klein, Arrow, Gant, US Polo, apart from its own portfolio including Flying Machine, Newport and others. The company also runs a value fashion retailer Megamart and reported around Rs 2,400 crore revenue last fiscal.
An emailed query to Arvind went unanswered.
The private fund-raise could see the fashion and retail unit rivaling the seven decade-old parent, among the world's top three denim makers, in market value. The flagship Arvind has a market capitalization of slightly over $1.2 billion based on the trading price on Wednesday. The private equity funding could be a prelude to the potential listing of the brands and retail unit on the bourses.
Arvind has a more diversified portfolio compared to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, which has a dominant share of formal fashion. However, the "capital intensive" nature of its operations and "subdued profitability of its brands and retail" are constraining factors, a note from rating agency CARE published in April this year said. "The ability of Arvind to improve the profitability, sustainable improvement in capital structure and in working capital efficiency would be the key rating sensitivities," the report on the company added.
Arvind Lifestyle Brands reported operating income of Rs 2,111 crore turnover and Rs 32 crore loss in FY15.


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ATMs most preferred transaction medium for Nigerians
LAGOS – THE majority of Nigerians see the introduction of automated teller machines (ATMs) as a major reform in the banking sector over the last decade.
This is according to findings from a survey a regional polling body recently conducted across all the geo-political zones in the country.
The survey established that 91 percent view ATMs as such while the introduction of the Nigerian Uniform Bank Account Number NUBAN number (44 percent); internet banking (42 percent), Point of Sale-POS (32 percent) and Mobile Money Services (23 percent), were also mentioned as key banking sector reformation changes.
The least mentioned was the bank verification number (BVN) (2 percent),
which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced in February 2014 as
part of its cashless policy to capture customers' data, give every customer in the banking system a unique identification number that can be verified across all banks in Nigeria and check fraud in the banking system.
"This finding therefore suggests the need for more rapid awareness creation on the BVN to Nigerians given the close deadline for registration in June 30 2015." NOIPolls, which conducted the survey said.
According to the firm, more findings from the poll revealed that ATM services were the most used form of electronic banking services as
indicated by majority of the respondents (68 percent).
This is followed by 10 percent of the respondents who indicated they used
Mobile Money, which is mostly true for bank customers in the South-West
(19 percent) and South-South (17 percent) zones.
Respondents also indicated Point of Sale-(OS) (6 percent), internet banking (6 percent), and Credit Card (2 percent) as other electronic banking services used by customers. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of bank customers (18 percent) do not use any of these services mentioned.
"Nigerians in this category most likely to be senior citizens aged 60 years and above," NOIPolls stated.
The opinion poll involved telephone interviews of a random nationwide sample.
A total of 1 500 randomly selected phone-owning Nigerians aged 18
years and above, representing the six geopolitical zones in the country,
were interviewed.
"With a sample of this size, we can say with 95 percent confidence that
the results obtained are statistically precise – within a range of plus or minus 2,5 percent," NOIPolls stated.
Nigeria introduced the Banking Sector Reform in the year 2004 with the aim of having a more efficient and reliable banking sector to enable better
security of customers' funds and strengthen growth potential in banks
business operations.
The cashless policy which was introduced in 2012 as part of the reforms to
reduce the high risks attached to currency management in Nigeria and also
to intensify the national payments system, as in the past high lending
rates and service charges were inherited by customers due to heavy
operational costs in the banking sector.
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With our wide range of rides, bouncy castles, games, stalls and attractions. We feel sure that we have something for every occasion, whether the smallest birthday party or the largest corporate event, you need look no further. All prices are given on request to ensure we are able to cater for your needs.
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We've been in the entertainment business for twenty years and are proud members of the British Inflatable Hirers Association. We have a fleet of reliable well maintained vehicles which all have the latest satellite navigation systems installed to ensure that we find you. All our equipment is subject to a rigorous maintenance and service schedule which also ensures that your function goes smoothly. We cover not only Dorset and Hampshire but also the entire south of England including Wiltshire, Somerset, Sussex & Kent and Devon & Cornwall. Our corporate clients include Tescos,Asda,Hospitals, American Express as well as small birthday parties for children and adults alike; and even the Buckingham Palace Guards!


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Government agencies offer a wide variety of non-repayable grants. The federal government operates different grant programs, all featuring their own specific focus areas, guidelines, standards and deadlines. Government grants are generally awarded to nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, public and private schools, colleges and universities, government agencies and sometimes even private individuals.
Federal Pell Grants
The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Pell Grants offer financial assistance to low-income undergraduate college students. Grant funds can be used to pay for tuition, room and board, textbooks and other education-related expenses. Grant amounts vary, depending on the cost of attendance, student's expected family contribution, part-time or full-time enrollment status and length of attendance. Students must be enrolled part- or full-time at one of the 5,400 colleges and universities that qualify for the Pell Grant program. Apply for a Pell Grant through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website. Pell Grants do not need to be repaid.
U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 800-433-3243 ed.gov
Stop Violence against Women Formula Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women provides non-repayable grants through the Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program. According to the Department of Justice website, there were over 245,000 assaults against women in 2007 alone. The Office of Violence Against Women offers 19 grant programs to help mitigate this problem. Grants focus on increasing the ability of advocacy organizations, criminal justice systems and law enforcement to deter and respond to crimes involving violence against women. States are eligible to apply for funding. To qualify, programs must focus on the prevention and treatment of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 202-514-2000 ovw.usdoj.gov
Native Hawaiian and American Indian Non-profit Organization Child Care Grants
The Administration of Child and Family Assistance, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offers non-repayable grants to Native Hawaiian and American Indian non-profit organizations to provide child care services. Grants range from $500 thousand to $1 million per year, for up to three years. The goal is to provide affordable, "child-focused, family-friendly" child care programs to under-served Native American and Native Hawaiian populations, according to the grant guidelines. Successful grant applications will promote learning, child development and school readiness; offer professional development opportunities to child-care providers; and involve parents and community members.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Child and Family Assistance 915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 101 Bethesda, MD 20814 866-796-1591 acf.hhs.gov
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Hypothermia is a potentially dangerous drop in body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. The risk of cold exposure increases as the winter months arrive. But if you're exposed to cold temperatures on a spring hike or capsized on a summer sail, you can also be at risk of hypothermia.
Normal body temperature averages 98.6 degrees. With hypothermia, core temperature drops below 95 degrees. In severe hypothermia, core body temperature drops to 86 degrees or lower.
What Causes Hypothermia?
The causes of hypothermia include:
Cold exposure. When the balance between the body's heat production and heat loss tips toward heat loss for a prolonged period, hypothermia can occur. Accidental hypothermia usually happens after cold temperature exposure without enough warm, dry clothing for protection. Mountain climbers on Mount Everest avoid hypothermia by wearing specialized, high-tech gear designed for that windy, icy environment.
However, much milder environments can also lead to hypothermia, depending on a person's age, body mass, body fat, overall health, and length of time exposed to cold temperatures. A frail, older adult in a 60-degree house after a power outage can develop mild hypothermia overnight. Infants and babies sleeping in cold bedrooms are also at risk.
Other causes. Certain medical conditions such as diabetes and thyroid conditions, some medications, severe trauma, or using drugs or alcohol all increase the risk of hypothermia.
How Does Cold Exposure Cause Hypothermia?
During exposure to cold temperatures, most heat loss — up to 90% — escapes through your skin; the rest, you exhale from your lungs. Heat loss through the skin happens primarily through radiation and speeds up when skin is exposed to wind or moisture. If cold exposure is due to being immersed in cold water, the movement of waves and water can increase heat loss up to 50%.
The hypothalamus, the brain's temperature-control center, works to raise body temperature by triggering processes that heat and cool the body. During cold temperature exposure, shivering is a protective response to produce heat through muscle activity. In another heat-preserving response — called vasoconstriction –blood vessels temporarily narrow.
Normally, the activity of the heart and liver produce most of your body heat. But as core body temperature cools, these organs produce less heat, in essence causing a protective "shut down" to preserve heat and protect the brain. Low body temperature can slow brain activity, breathing, and heart rate.
Confusion and fatigue can set in, hampering a person's ability to understand what's happening and make intelligent choices to get to safety.
What Are the Risk Factors for Hypothermia?
People at increased risk for hypothermia include:
- The elderly, infants, and children without adequate heating, clothing, or food.
- Mentally ill people.
- People who are outdoors for extended periods.
- People in cold weather whose judgment is impaired by alcohol or drugs.


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We've been running this blog for exactly five years today at 3:11pm, see us at Blogoversary. When we started blogging we were aiming specifically at family and friends but beyond that we can't really remember what we were hoping for the blog or what it would end up looking like, but five years on we're quite pleased with what the blog has achieved and how it looks today.
Our first post was entitled: Welcome To Our Blog and back then we were getting ready for our imminent departure from Blighty. We arrived in South Africa on the 16th July '04 when Joel was a mere 16 months old and Eli was a very distant dream.
Blogging has changed since we started as more people are doing it and many many more people actually read blogs on a regular basis. We've grown more comfortable with the material we blog about and have come to understand the limitations of blogging. Privacy is a continual concern and we try to protect ourselves whilst allowing family and friends to keep up to date with what's going on in our lives. When we started Dean didn't have a clue about editing the code behind the blog, today through much trial and error but mostly error, he's quite adept at editing HTML and CSS code which is how he's edited the template into a distinctive and unique format.
When we started the blog for family and friends we hadn't considered the fact that it would be available to anyone anywhere in the world with an internet connection. As a result we now have regular readers in Argentina, USA, Russia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Africa. Recently we even had a visitor from Iran which really excited Dean. We're able to track where visitors come from, how long they stayed and their IP address which is amazing. We can also see how visitors arrived via any of the internet search engines and what internet browser they are using.
The future of blogging will be interesting. For years we've been telling people about our blog often with little success and yet many of our friends will use Facebook and we think services such as Facebook and Twitter are probably the future, certainly they seem to be more popular. Consequently we can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
5th Blogoversary
by Finnie Family on 10.7.09
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Happy Blogversary! So glad to make your acquaintance via this method.ReplyDelete
Peace and prayers and good things to you all, always.
- Anonymous10 July 2009 at 08:54
Blogging is great and making new friends along the way is really cool. It's a pleasure to know you. Hopefully one day we'll actually meet.ReplyDelete
Bless you.
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Eula Biss Literary Event
Posted by Seattle University Alumni Association on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 10:04 AM PDT
As many alumni may recall, each summer incoming undergraduates are assigned a book known as the Common Text. The selected book is read by students, faculty and staff and provides an opportunity for dialogue and reflection. This year, the Common Text was Notes from No Man's Land by Eula Biss. On October 10th, Seattle University students and alumni have the exciting opportunity to hear from Eula Biss as she visits Seattle University for a literary reading and Q & A session about her book.
Notes from No Man's Land is a collection of essays that highlights many important and challenging conversations about race in the U.S., including issues of "passing," eugenics, segregation, public education, state violence, fear, neocolonialism, intersectionality, class, media representation and more. A sample essay from the book is available on reserve through SU's library so that all members of the SU community may access it. We hope you'll join us for this exciting opportunity.
Eula Biss Literary Event
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
5:30-6:30 p.m.
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Free alumni tickets available here.


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The phrase 'new year, new you' usually applies to healthy eating and more visits to the gym, but some take the promise of a new start more seriously than others.
While most of us shake off the new year gloom after they've dealt with their inbox, others are putting another 'to-do' on their resolutions list: find a new career.
According to findings by a number of organisations, including the Office for National Statistics and The Happiness at Work Index, as many as 22% of the population are unhappy in their jobs, and while for some that dissatisfaction could be eased with a workplace MOT – asking for a pay rise, getting that promotion, taking on more challenging projects – for others their frustrations can only be assuaged by a complete career u-turn.
"I'd tried everything to make myself feel better about my job," says former lawyer Sarah Pearce, 36, from London. "I took on work outside my comfort zone, I negotiated flexible working, I even moved to a different side of the office, but ultimately I found that the job – the whole industry – wasn't for me."
Sarah now works in a sports centre, teaching children's activity classes. "Making the move was terrifying," she says. "I was very well established in my previous job – law was all I'd ever done – and I wasn't particularly qualified for the job I have now. But sport is my true passion, so I knew I had to give it a try, even if that did mean retraining and giving up a good salary."
She adds: "I deliberated about it for months, but once I finally made the decision and started telling everyone, I was surprised by how many people said they'd love to change their careers, too."
So what's stopping them? "Fear," says John Lees, author of How to Get a Job You Love. "People are afraid of the unknown, and of change. So a lot of people will spend a long time thinking about changing career without doing anything about it, and then look back and wish they'd taken action years ago, because if they had by now things might be different."
But, he warns, all too often the alternative response is to jump head first into a career change without doing the proper preparation, which can be just as damaging. "If you're going into a new market, you have to be market-ready. Assuming your skills are transferable and someone will just give you a chance is a pretty high-risk option. Before you start actively pursuing other jobs you need to do thorough research to make sure you truly understand the sector you want – or think you want – to be in."
Get ready to jump
Stuart Taylor, 31, from Bromley, left his job as a big six energy analyst to pursue a career in illustration. He says that doing as much preparation as possible is key to making a successful switch.
"Get as much of a run up as you can before jumping ship. Learn as much as possible about what you're getting yourself into while continuing to work in the career you're planning to leave. Get training, shadowing work and experience beforehand if you can, and speak to people in those careers – preferably people not too far from the level of career you'll be entering at."
Jenny Scott, from volunteering charity Join In, suggests considering voluntary work. This looks good on any CV, she says, but it's also "a great way of obtaining new skills for a career change without leaving employment, and a good way to use your existing skills and apply them to a different sector for experience."
But preparation can only go so far. The real stumbling block for those making a career change is getting a foot in the door.
"Employers might be wary of hiring someone that hasn't been working in the industry so give examples of how quickly you learn and pick up new skills," says Sid Barnes, managing director of recruitment firm Cordant Professional Staffing. "If you've worked across various teams or departments in your existing role on various projects, then share this and the success you've achieved as it shows how flexible and adaptable you are. And consider how you could apply your existing strengthens and skills in a different way to bring something new to the role you are applying for."
The long view
Switching careers is a challenge, but it's not impossible, says Sarah. "You do have to work harder to prove yourself, and there are downsides. I'm poorer, for a start, and my family wasn't thrilled when I told them what I was doing. But I'm light years happier. It's not easy to change your career – but in the long run it's a lot easier than spending the rest of your working life being unhappy."
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Take a cooler and a mini table with you to your next event when you bring along a Coleman® 5 Quart FlipLid™ Cooler. Large enough to hold 6 cans, you'll have plenty of space to pack a full meal. Whether you're bringing lunch to work or heading out for an afternoon picnic, the bail handle makes getting to your destination easy. Once you arrive, the FlipLid™ hinged lid flips over for use as a tray with molded beverage holders. When the fun is done, the EZ-Clean top wipes clean, so you're ready for your next fun adventure.
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Want to know how to prevent someone from robbing you while your on
vacation? We were robbed once while staying at a hotel in
Daytona Beach! Our hotel room was robbed while we were
at dinner! This is what we learned...
During a 2009 vacation at Daytona Beach Florida (my first ever
trip outside New England), our hotel room was robbed. Someone just
walked in and took our valuables, leaving no trace. Matter of fact,
we didn't even know we had even been robbed until I noticed my
laptop was not where I left it about 15 minutes after we returned to
our room! We had only
been gone for about an hour and only a block away from the hotel.
Wait! Did you catch what I just said? I said we were in our room for
15 minutes before we realized we were even robbed! So what, you say?
What if the slimball theifs were hiding in our room? My kids and my
wife were all at risk during that time. We had no clue what could
have potentially happened until we thought about it the next day! If
you take nothing else from my story remember that. Ya, go back and
read that again, its worth it now that your eyes are open to what
really happened.
Besides my laptop being stolen, also stolen were 2 new digital
cameras, a GPS unit and my race cooler. Yup, our cooler! It only took
a few minutes to realize the robbers used our cooler to put our
valuables in. I went onto the beack and there is was... our
cooler, the slimball theif ditched it right on the beach at
Daytona Beach Shores in a trash can.
Now that it's over and we weren't harmed, my biggest loss was the information on
my laptop, rather than the laptop itself. I lived by that
information every day. Everything about my life and business was on
my laptop that got stolen!
While I was preparing for my first vacation outside of New England,
I made sure I had everything ready. I was preparing to drive 22
hours to get there. I joined AAA in case I break down
during the long drive to Florida, I made sure I had everything I
could possibly need, right down to the fingernail clippers! I
checked my house, made sure the lights were off, garbage was out and
my plants were watered
and I was gone for the
What I
didn't prepare for was the threat of being robbed while on vacation
in Daytona Beach! It didn't even
occur to me that I might be a target. I remembered the
security of
my home, but not the security of my family or our valuables while traveling.
I had this overly safe feeling being in a hotel. That was my biggest
mistake! When you are on vacation you become a bigger target for
After such a traumatic experience and the helpless feeling that
followed the robbery in Daytona Beach I was on a mission to learn more
about how to protect myself while on vacation so that I could help
others and maybe prevent someone else from being robbed while on
The following is a compilation of what I had learned on how to keep
yourself safe while on vacation:
The first thing you must realize is that no matter where you go on
vacation, you are a target! Thief's loves tourists! Why? Because you
don't know the area, you don't know anyone, good or bad, you don't
even recognize your neighbors in the hotel you are staying at! You
could walk right past the person who is about to rob you and you may
even say hi as you walk by them. You also bring all your valuables,
your computer, your cameras, iPods, the kids bring their electronic
games, you bring extra cash, your best jewelry for dinner, you bring
all the things you don't want to be without and unfortunately, these
are usually the items that are worth the most to a robber! Oh, and
by the way, you will only be there a short time, so even if the
robber gets caught, the chances you are going to return to go to
court to assist the police to prosecute the criminals responsible is
very unlikely... All the more chances the robber will get away
with it one way or the other.
Ok, you feel vulnerable yet?? Now that
I knocked your secure feeling down a few notches, I bet you want to
know how do you protect yourself the next time you go on vacation,
right? This is where a little extra preparation can go a long way!
You need to prepare as if you are going to get robbed for sure.
Sounds gloomy right? Well, nothing is more gloomy than letting your
guard down and getting robbed while you're on vacation, now that's
gloomy! With
the right preparation, you can enjoy your vacation and not worry about it as
much... Here are some travel tips:
When looking for a hotel, make
sure that they not only have security cameras, but that they
have a good view of the area where your room's door is. Ask how
well they work at night. This sounds like a dumb question, but
the hotel we stayed at, they didn't work so well at night at
all. Some cameras were completely black after sunset (when most
robberies happen). Having security cameras may
discourage a robber, if it doesn't then you have some evidence!
Also, look at the outside of the building and park in front of a
security camera if possible. Also park in a well lit area to
prevent your vehicle from getting broken into.
Write down ALL of your serial
numbers and model numbers! Even the things in your home that you are not bringing,
in case your home is robbed when you are on vacation. Trust me, this is
free to do and will be the very first question the police will
ask you if you get robbed. If you have to say "gee, I don't
know" you will kick yourself the entire vacation, trust me, I
did! I wanted revenge, I wanted the people responsible to be
caught! The only way that is going to happen is IF you can
provide serial numbers of the stolen items. I did get the model and serial numbers when I got home, but it was 6
days later and it took hours to find them. I called the places I
bought the stuff, looked for receipts, original boxes (product
packaging will often have serial numbers right on the box), etc. Do
yourself a huge favor and write them down! Put a copy in a safe
place at home and keep a copy with you on vacation (don't put it
in your laptop bag!) Keep it in a place that it wont get seen or
stolen with other things.
Take photos of all your
valuables, this will help when trying to describe things, especially
things that may not have model numbers or serial numbers, like jewelry.
When you get robbed, you're mad, you're scared and you can't
think straight, how will you ever describe your valuables in
every detail so that the police can visualize what they're
looking for?? A picture is worth a thousand words!
Purchase Travel Insurance! A
piece of mind will go a long way to help
enjoy your vacation. If you get robbed, you can at least salvage
your vacation! When I saw the look on my kids faces after we
were robbed in Daytona, I went right out and replaced everything
and even had t-shirts made to lighten the situation up a little
bit. My efforts were rewarded with laughter and smiling faces
and we did enjoy the rest of our vacation despite the road
grime (and I'm being nice) that tried to ruin it for us. Protect yourself!
robbery cost me more than the Florida vacation, Kennedy Space
Center trip, SeaWorld, food, gas and the hotel right on Daytona
Beach Shores combined!
Password protect everything you can,
laptops, GPS units, iPods. This will at
least slow down people who are trying to
access your information. Passwords on
computers are not very solid and can be
gotten into by going through the bios in
your computer, but it may just give the
police enough time to catch them. At the
very least, it will complicate the
thieves lives just a little.
LoJack for Laptops Standard! It protects your computer from theft, includes: Theft Recovery and Data & Device Security! Protecting your Laptop with security is crucial these days! Did
you know every 50 seconds a laptop goes missing? Oh, and that's
just in airports! So how many laptops are stolen every year? You
might be shocked to learn the answer is 2 million! That's
right... 2,000,000 laptops are stolen each and every year! That
gives you about a 1 in 10 chance it will be YOUR laptop! LoJack
for Laptops is a great way to protect your laptop, your identity
from identity theft as a result of the laptop being stolen, all
your family photos, emails, projects, and other crucial
information, not to mention you may also be able to find the
person who did it and also find the rest of your valuables that were
stolen! LoJack For Laptops is cheap insurance and if your laptop gets stolen, the
chances that LoJack for Laptops can recover your laptop are very
good! LoJack for Laptops has an approximate 75% recovery rate.
And think, there is no better joy than to see the person who
ripped you off pay for what they did, not to mention the sinking
feeling the person gets when the men in blue are knocking at the
door! Trust me... I've been there!
When my laptop was stolen, I lost my friend's wedding photos,
the last 5 emails my dad sent me before he passed away,
information I had collected when I went through my divorce, the
files for THIS very website, and a gazillion other things. These
things insurance can't pay for. Things that meant a lot to me
are just gone forever! Needless to say I
have LoJack for Laptops now and I'm kind of hoping someone tries
to steal my laptop again! :)
When it comes to your GPS,
they are great for travelling, but they can also be used as a
tool to keep robbing you! Never set your GPS unit's "Home"
location to your home address (maybe not to any address) and be
careful about the other saved locations you have entered on it.
Criminals will use this information to their advantage. Let's
say, you are in Boston, at a play for example. All they have to
do is find out when the play ends, look at your GPS for your
home address, even use your own GPS to get to your house and go
rob your house too! All while you are having a great time at the play.
They know where you are and when you will return. To make it
worse, they know you are probably going to be late because you
are talking to police about your GPS being stolen! So think about
the addresses you plug into your GPS!
If you do get robbed...
Remove yourself and your family from the
room in case the robber(s) are still there.
Call police immediately.
Call hotel manager for security video
recordings. Sometimes these are
automatically overwritten every so often and
re-records over the older video, so the
sooner the better!
Call the manufacturers of the things that
were stolen, many electronics manufacturers
have a system to register your stolen
property internally in case someone calls
for parts or accessories that they didn't
get when they were stealing it!
Put ads on Craigslist for the region where
your things were stolen, also in the section
where they may try to sell each item.
Craigslist is sometimes a tool that
criminals use to sell stolen property.
Place ads on websites
that specialize in locating stolen property,
This information applies to any trip you may go
on, whether it's local to your home, a Caribbean
cruise, a Florida vacation, a New England
vacation, a night on the town, etc. Doesn't
matter where the destination, you can be a
target of crime anywhere.
Be careful and vacation smarter than I did!
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department is on the cutting edge of the digital age. We demonstrate this through
our ability to migrate work flow from our pre-press to our (CTP) computer to plate system.
Harnessing the power and speed of both the Macintosh and PC platforms, our
pre-press department ensures your work will be done fast and accurately.
The ability to get work from start to finish accurately saves you time and money. We insist
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Our Pre-Press department:
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By employing technologies that save time and money, it means a better product at a great
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The coal industry is slowly dying, and the green energy industry is growing. Several companies and programs have emerged that train former miners to be wind turbine technicians, solar panel installers or other related jobs, while others teach miners computer coding and beekeeping, the New York Times reports.
Why it matters: Last year in Wyoming, more than 1,000 miners lost their jobs and three major coal producers went bankrupt. These retraining programs offer hope for those who have only known mining. In return, the manpower is a boon for the alternative energy producers.


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The Law
What is 'assisted dying'?
The term 'assisted dying' has no meaning in English law. It is a euphemism used by campaigners for legal change. It can mean either physician-assisted suicide or physician-administered euthanasia. At the time of writing the term 'assisted dying' is being used by campaigners for legalisation in England and Wales as meaning physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.
What do physician-assisted suicide and physician-administered euthanasia involve?
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) would allow a doctor to prescribe or supply lethal drugs to a requesting patient in the knowledge and with the intention that those drugs would be used by the patient to end his or her life. Physician-administered euthanasia (PAE) would allow a doctor, at the request of a patient, to administer lethal drugs to that patient with the intention of ending the patient's life.
What is the law in regard to assisted suicide?
It is a criminal offence in England and Wales, under Section 2(1) of the 1961 Suicide Act, to encourage or assist the suicide or the attempted suicide of another person. Anyone convicted of such an offence is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 14 years.
What is the law in regard to euthanasia?
There is no specific criminal offence of euthanasia. Bringing about the death of another person deliberately, for whatever reason, is regarded as murder, carrying a penalty, on conviction, of life imprisonment.
Is committing suicide against the law?
No. In 1961 the act of committing or attempting to commit suicide was decriminalised, meaning that charges were no longer to be brought against anyone who attempted suicide.
If committing suicide is legal, why is it illegal to assist someone to commit suicide?
Legalisation of an act implies that, as a society, we approve of it - or at least have no objection to it. It was made clear in Parliament when the 1961 Act was being debated that decriminalisation did not imply that suicide was regarded as acceptable. Society's attitude to suicide has not changed - it is not something to be encouraged or assisted.
Is it illegal to refuse life-sustaining treatment?
If it's not illegal to refuse life-sustaining treatment, why is it illegal for a doctor to assist a patient's suicide at the patient's request?
Refusing treatment isn't the same thing as expressing a suicide wish. Such refusals usually derive from a willingness to let nature take its course without the burden that further treatment may involve. It's the difference between accepting death and seeking death.
Why should someone who helps a much-loved and suffering relative to end their life out of genuine compassion be sent to prison?
The custodial sentence for which the 1961 Act provides is not automatic. Every case has to be considered on its merits. The judgement as to whether a prosecution is warranted in any individual case is made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). These judgements are guided by a policy which was published in 2010 and which can be accessed online. Prosecutorial discretion is a feature of all criminal laws and there are published prosecution policies covering a range of criminal offences. Where a decision to prosecute is taken and the defendant is found guilty, the courts have discretion to award a sentence which is appropriate to the circumstances of the offence.
What does the CPS's prosecution policy on assisted suicide say?
The policy published in February 2010 is intended as a guide to prosecutors considering cases of encouraging or assisting suicide. It makes clear that all acts of encouraging or assisting suicide are unlawful and it describes how decisions are taken on whether or not in individual cases a prosecution is required in the public interest. As part of this, the policy lists 16 circumstances where a prosecution is more likely to be required and 6 circumstances where a prosecution might be less likely. The policy states clearly, however, that "assessing the public interest is not simply a matter of adding up the number of factors on each side and seeing which has the greater number" and that "each case must be considered on its own facts and on its own merits". It also states that "nothing in this policy can be taken to amount to an assurance that a person will be immune from prosecution if he or she does an act that encourages or assists the suicide or the attempted suicide of another person".
How common is the offence of encouraging or assisting suicide?
The offence is a rare one – on average less than 20 cases a year throughout England and Wales cross the desk of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). And very few of these result in prosecution.
If there are so few instances of assisted suicide and if it's rare for any of them to be prosecuted, why do we need a law prohibiting it?
The law acts as a deterrent. With the serious penalties it holds in reserve to deal with malicious or manipulative assistance, it makes anyone minded to assist a suicide think very carefully indeed before proceeding. The effect of this is both to minimise the number of cases and to ensure that the few cases that do occur are generally those where assistance with suicide has been given reluctantly, after much soul-searching, in response to persistent requests and from genuinely compassionate motives. Such cases are unlikely to call for prosecution and they are not usually prosecuted.
How do doctors view physician-assisted suicide or physician-administered euthanasia?
The Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Surgeons and the British Medical Association are opposed to a change in the law to legalise these practices. In a recent consultation, the findings of which were published in February 2014, 77% of GPs endorsed the position of the Royal College of General Practitioners. The Royal College of Physicians has advised the Director of Public Prosecutions that in its view a doctor's duty of care for patients "does not include being in any way part of their suicide". Surveys of medical opinion regularly show that at least two out of three doctors are opposed to a change in the law. Among doctors who specialise in treatment and care of the dying opposition to legalisation is much higher.
Why are doctors opposed to a change in the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Some are opposed because they consider that licensing doctors to hasten the deaths of seriously-ill patients is not a proper part of medical care and is inconsistent with the 'do no harm' principle that underpins clinical practice. Others - including most of those with day-to-day experience of caring for terminally ill people – are opposed because they know at first hand that seriously ill patients are often vulnerable.
Wouldn't there be some doctors willing to participate in assisting with suicide if the law were to be changed?
Yes, there would be. But a recent survey indicated that only one in seven GPs would be prepared to consider a request for assisted suicide. So, with the majority of doctors refusing to participate in such practices, those providing assistance with suicide would in many cases be doctors who had only recently been introduced to the patient and who would have no long-term knowledge of the patient's susceptibilities - for example, to depression or despair or mood swings. Nor would they have any real knowledge of the patient's personal or family situation and they would not therefore be well-placed to judge whether there might be any background pressure or other issues which could be influencing the request.
Does the law have anything to say about the involvement of doctors in assisted suicide or euthanasia?
The law applies to doctors as it does to everyone else. However, the prosecution policy on assisted suicide published by the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2010 makes clear that assistance with suicide will be regarded as aggravated if provided by a medical practitioner, a nurse or another person under whose care the deceased person had been.
Does the prosecution policy encourage 'amateur' assistance with suicide?
The prosecution policy does not encourage any kind of assistance with suicide - it makes clear that any act of encouraging or assisting suicide is a criminal offence. The listing of professional medical involvement as an aggravating consideration reflects the need to protect people who are under the care of others; and it also draws a distinction between one-off acts which are unlikely to be repeated and others which might be seen as a professional service.
How reliable is medical prognosis of terminal illness?
It depends at what range the prognosis is being offered. In 2004 the Royal College of General Practitioners told a parliamentary select committee that "it is possible to make reasonably accurate prognoses of death within minutes, hours or a few days" but that "when this stretches to months, then the scope for error can extend into years". More recently, the self-styled 'commission on assisted dying' was told by one leading doctor that prognosis was "fraught with difficulty".
I have heard it said that doctors sometimes hasten the deaths of terminally ill patients by, for example, administering very high doses of pain relief, with or without the patient's request. Is there any truth in this?
Any doctor who knowingly hastened a patient's death would be committing a criminal offence. There are some anonymous surveys of doctors which suggest that there might be a small margin of deaths where doctors may have acted against the law. Independent research in this field has concluded that the incidence of illegal action of this nature by doctors in Britain is "rare or non-existent". The self-styled 'commission on assisted dying' was told by Professor Clive Seale that "there is a kind of joint quality to decision-making in UK medical practice that is very marked compared to other countries" and that "with that situation decisions don't go unscrutinised".
What is the Liverpool Care Pathway?
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is a set of guidelines to guide doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in providing good care for dying patients in the last hours or days of life. It was developed by the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute in Liverpool as a means of transferring the high standards of end-of-life care found in hospices into hospitals and community health care. It has been in use, both in Britain and in many countries overseas, for the last decade. It does not prescribe treatments or care regimes but prompts doctors and nurses caring for patients who are considered to be close to dying to consider a range of options for maximising comfort and dignity. It is designed to support, but not to replace, clinical judgement.
I have heard stories that dying people are having their deaths hastened under the Liverpool Care Pathway. Is there any truth in this?
The allegations which have appeared in some parts of the media have been investigated by an inquiry established by the Government. This concluded that "when the LCP is operated by well-trained, well-resourced and sensitive clinical teams, it works well" but that there have been instances where patients cared for on the LCP were treated with less respect that they deserved and that the LCP may sometimes have used as a tick-box exercise rather than as a guide to good care at the end of life. The inquiry made a number of recommendations to correction these and other deficiencies.
Some people say it is a matter for society as a whole, not just for the medical profession, to decide whether 'assisted dying' should be legalised. What right have doctors to stand in the way of that?
Doctors aren't standing in the way of legalisation. Parliament could license assisted suicide over the heads of doctors if it thought that was appropriate. But it hasn't thought that. If doctors are to be asked to assess patients for assisted suicide and to supply lethal drugs to them, it's only right to listen to what they have to say about it. There is an old saying: 'no decision about me without me'.
Some people also say that the BMA and the Medical Colleges don't represent the views of the majority of doctors in this matter. Is that so?
Whenever the Medical Colleges have consulted their members, the answer has been the same - that the majority do not want physician-assisted suicide to le legalised. The BMA has regularly debated this issue at its annual conferences with the same result.
What consideration has Parliament given to legalising assisted suicide or euthanasia?
The Westminster Parliament has debated this subject at length on several occasions over the last 10-15 years and, on the three occasions when proposed legislation has been put to a vote, it has firmly rejected it. Most recently, in 2015 the House of Commons rejected Rob Marris MP's Assisted Dying Bill by 330 votes to 118. The Scottish Parliament has twice considered bills of this nature in recent years and similarly rejected them, most recently in 2015.
What examination has Parliament conducted of this issue?
In 2004-05 the House of Lords commissioned an inquiry by a select committee into Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill. The sat for none months, during which time it took oral evidence from over 140 expert witnesses in four jurisdictions – the UK, the US State of Oregon, The Netherlands and Switzerland. It considered written evidence from over 60 interested organisations, including the Attorney-General, the Medical Royal Colleges and the British Medical Association; and it received letters and emails from over 12,000 members of the public. The committee's report and the evidence it received were published and can be accessed online.
What conclusions did the select committee for the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill reach?
The committee had been established to examine a Private Member's Bill tabled by Lord Joffe. The committee noted that there was unlikely to be sufficient parliamentary time for the bill to proceed. It therefore presented a balanced account of the expert evidence it had received and drew attention to a number of issues which it believed would need to be addressed in any subsequent bill which may be presented to Parliament.
I have heard it said that legalisation has been voted down by the religious lobby led by the bishops sitting in the House of Lords. Is this true?
The Hansard records of the debates in Parliament show clearly that most of the concerns expressed about legalisation have related to public safety rather than personal morality.
Opinion polls suggest that a majority of the public favour a change in the law. Is Parliament right, therefore, to resist a change in the law?
It is not Parliament's role simply to rubber-stamp opinion polls. Opinion polls provide a snapshot of what a sample of the public say they feel about a given issue in response to specific questions at a particular time. Opinion polls can show public support for other controversial issues (on, for example, membership of the European Union, capital punishment or immigration). Law-making has to be conducted with care, especially where, as in this case, there are life-or-death issues involved. Parliament has to take into account the facts and to weigh the evidence. Legalisation of assisted suicide or euthanasia is a highly complex question, covering as it does a wide range of legal, medical, ethical and societal issues. Parliament has had the facts and the evidence presented to it. Moreover, some of the polls dealing with this subject are commissioned by campaigning groups and can feature misleading data and selective reporting of the results.
Which countries have legalised either physician-assisted suicide or physician-administered euthanasia?
Four of the 50 States of the USA - Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California - have passed laws legalising physician-assisted suicide (PAS). In Switzerland, there is no law legalising assistance with suicide, but Swiss law allows for such assistance not to be prosecuted if it can be shown that the assistance was not provided for self-serving reasons. In The Netherlands both PAS and physician-administered euthanasia (PAE) have been legalised. Belgium and Luxembourg have legalised PAE.
I've heard it said that the laws legalising PAS or PAE are working well. Is that the case?
In both Oregon and Washington there has been a steadily rising trend in the number of deaths from legalised PAS. There are also weaknesses in the safeguards put in place. Most doctors are not willing to participate in helping to end patients' lives, so applicants have to search out, or to be vectored onto, a minority of physicians willing to participate. These may not have any knowledge of the applicants beyond the case notes they bring with them. As such, they are ill-placed to assess their degree of mental competence, vulnerability to mood swings or depression or the presence of personal or family issues in the background to a request. There are, moreover, no post-event audit systems in place to examine how cases are being handled in practice. The annual reports which appear are largely statistical analyses. No reports have appeared to date on the working of Vermont's PAS law. California's legislation was passed only in 2015. In The Netherlands and Belgium the number of cases of legalised assisted suicide and euthanasia has risen sharply and the eligibility criteria of the present laws are being interpreted with considerable elasticity. In Holland there are increasing numbers of people receiving assisted suicide or euthanasia who are suffering from psychiatric problems, while Belgium's euthanasia law has recently been extended to encompass children. Copies of these documents can be found in the Overseas section of this website.
To what extent has the death rate from physician-assisted suicide risen in those jurisdictions has been legalised?
In Oregon, the death rate from PAS has risen steadily between 1998 (the first complete year of the law's operation) and 2015, when the number of deaths was more than eight times the number in 1998. Orgeon's death rate from PAS in 2015 is the equivalent of nearly 2,000 deaths annually from PAS in England and Wales if we were to have a similar law here. A similar trend is observable in neighbouring Washington State. No data are available from Vermont or California.
To what extent has the death rate from physician-administered euthanasia risen in those jurisdictions where it has been legalised?
In The Netherlands the number of deaths from legalised PAE and PAS has risen from 1,882 (in 2002) to 5,306 (in 2014) . In 2014 approximately 1 in 26 of all deaths in The Netherlands was the result of PAE or PAS. Similar rises in euthanasia rates are being seen in neighbouring Belgium.
Do these rising trends indicate a demand for PAS or PAE in those jurisdictions where these practices have been legalised?
To an extent that may be true: a rise in cases can be expected in the immediate wake of legalisation. However, the rising trend in Oregon has continued for 18 years and the annual increases have become greater since 2013. The rising numbers are also important because they give us an indication of where laws legalising PAS or PAE can lead. Legalisation is usually portrayed by its advocates as likely to affect only a very small number of seriously ill people. The reality is that it affects many more. Oregon's current death rate from physician-assisted suicide is the equivalent of nearly 2,000 such deaths annually in England and Wales, while Holland's death rate from PAE and PAS is equivalent to some 19,000 such deaths annually here.
Isn't it wrong that seriously ill people are having to take themselves off to Switzerland to get help with ending their lives?
Different jurisdictions have different laws on all sorts of issues. We cannot simply license assisted suicide here in Britain because the practice is legal in another country and some Britons are going there to avail themselves of it. In fact, the number of people from this country who travel to Switzerland to end their lives at the Dignitas suicide facility is very small: in the last ten years around one in every 25,000 deaths of Britons has taken place there.
Public opinion polls regularly show majorities in favour of changing the law. Surely this can't just be ignored?
Legalisation of assisted suicide or euthanasia is a complex issue, transcending many fields of expertise including the law, medicine, ethics, mental health and society. Opinion polls tell us what a sample of people, who may have little or no knowledge or experience of a subject, think on a particular day and in response to questions posed without a context. Opinion polls favoured going to war in 1914 and appeasement in the 1930s: today they regularly indicate support for such causes as the restoration of the death penalty. Opinion polls can give us interesting snapshots of what people think on specific issues at any particular time, but it is not the job of Parliament simply to rubber-stamp them. Parliament has to look at the wider picture and to focus on the evidence.
Surveys of medical opinion - of the people who know what 'assisted dying' actually involves and who would be in the front line of implementing any such law - invariably show opposition to licensing physician-assisted suicide. In a poll of 1,000 GPs in 2015, for example, only one in seven of respondents said they would be willing to assess an applicant for assisted suicide.
What about personal autonomy? Do we not have the right to live - and die - in the way we choose?
The issue here isn't about dying, it's about involving someone else in bringing about our death. There already exists a 'right to die': what is being proposed is something different. In a responsible society our ability to live - and die - as we choose has to take into account the risks that our actions may pose to other people - ie whether giving a minority of individuals what they want would put less resolute and more vulnerable seriously ill people at risk of self-harm.
Would any law that was passed include safeguards to protect the vulnerable?
We are talking here about a law with (literally) life-or-death consequences. The safeguards therefore have to be very stringent indeed. Principal among the defects in the bills we have seen is their failure to make clear what safeguarding system would govern the assessment of requests for assisted suicide. The bills we have seen have contained only vague-worded qualifying criteria with no indication of how any safeguarding system might work. It is insufficient to say, as these bills have done, that these difficult matters would be addressed by the relevant Whitehall departments after Parliament has agreed to change the law. Safety is of the essence of any proposal to legalise assisted suicide and Parliament must be able to see what safety system would be in place and to examine its robustness before it takes a decision on whether such practices could be legalised.
What are the eligibility criteria that have been proposed?
The eligibility criteria are that the applicant should be terminally ill (with a six-months-or-less prognosis of life remaining), mentally competent, have a settled wish and make a voluntary request which is not being influenced by others.
What are the problems in determining prognosis?
Most doctors are familiar with the question: how long have I got? The answer to that question is likely to be an important ingredient in any decision to request physician-assisted suicide or physician-administered euthanasia. Yet it's a question that is impossible to answer with any degree of accuracy at the sort of ranges that are being proposed. As the Royal College of General Practitioners told the select committee on Lord Joffe's 'Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill' Bill, at six months range the scope for error can extend into years. In Oregon, it's not uncommon for people who have been supplied with lethal drugs on the basis that they had less than six months of life remaining to live for longer before either committing suicide by taking those drugs or dying of natural causes. How long they might have lived if they hadn't chosen suicide is impossible to say. What can be said is that a prognosis which is expressed in terms of months is unreliable as a safeguard.
What are the problems in detecting mental competence?When doctors assess capacity, they do so with a view to protecting patients from harm - including self-harm. That's quite a different matter from asking them to assess capacity with a view to clearing the way for suicide - in the prevention of which doctors have an important role to play. Capacity can be affected by all kinds of things, including depression (a frequent concomitant of serious illness) and the effect of medication that is being taken to relieve the symptoms of serious illness.Research from Oregon has shown that some people (one in six of a sample of people who were supplied with lethal drugs for assisted suicide under Oregon's law) had been suffering from clinical depression which had not been diagnosed by the assessing physicians or referred for specialist investigation.


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It's hard to do something every single day. We jump right into things and expect them to stick. Sometimes they do, but most times, they take a little practice.
Recently, we went to our favorite Milwaukee event, The Maker Market. While there, we stumbled upon Practice Daily, a design company that creates reminders to practice certain things daily, such as adventure and resilience.
This got us thinking: what do we try to practice daily?
Letter Writing - The older you get, the harder it becomes to keep in touch will all of your friends and family. I'll admit, there have been times where I haven't talked to old friends in years, but it doesn't mean I care about them any less. Friendships are very important to me, and I want to make sure that my friends feel that love from me. I've been trying every day to contact friends whether that be via social media, cards, or letter writing every single day. I try to contact and catch up with at least one friend a day to celebrate what a great human they truly are.
Good Vibes - It's really easy for me to get stuck in a negative hole and it usually takes me forever to get out of that place. It's not always an easy thing to wake up positive and to keep that positivity all day, and sometimes, honestly, you just have to fake it. Here's the crazy thing about good vibes: if you send out good vibes into the world (even if you're forcing it), they will come right back to you. So, every day I try practicing to check myself and analyze the vibes that I'm putting out into the world and trying to make them as bright as possible.
Meditating- Like I said before, it's really easy for me to get trapped into negative energy, which usually ends up making my mind spin a million miles an hour and ultimately going nowhere. A few years ago, I discovered that mediating just ten minutes a day helps me to greatly relieve this tension and anxiety. Meditating isn't something you get right away, and you have to keep practicing that mediating muscle over and over again. It's easy enough to find ten free minutes in your day and well worth the rewards.
Writing - I want to write a book some day. It's my ultimate dream. And I find the more I write, the easier it is. I write every day, even if it's only a sentence. I've found having that discipline makes me feel accomplished, happier and calmer throughout my day.
The 60 Second Challenge - You know those tasks that are so simple but we all hate to do? Like changing the toilet paper role or filling the ice tray with water or calling your landlord to get your leaky ceiling fixed? There are 86,400 seconds in a day - you have time to do something that takes 60 seconds or less. It will make today (or an upcoming day) easier and run more smoothly. There are days where I still don't feel like filling the ice tray, but I'm practicing.
Here are the mini-prints we purchased. They are definitely things we practice daily.
What do you practice daily?