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Businesses rate appeals reform set to streamline the system
Businesses will benefit from a quicker and more efficient service when checking and challenging their business rates bills.
- a new simple online service will allow customers to provide information and track progress of their check or challenge
- new tailored package to support small businesses
- weed out speculative appeals
Businesses will benefit from a quicker and more efficient service when checking and challenging their business rates bills, under plans confirmed today (6 July 2016) by Secretary of State Greg Clark.
Following a period of consultation – where an overwhelming majority of respondents recognised the need for change – the government will now press ahead with streamlining the appeals system in England.
The new "check, challenge, appeal" process will help prevent speculative appeals, and make sure genuine disputes are settled more quickly for all involved.
At present, the vast majority of cases do not lead to a successful appeal and fewer than 2% of the business rates appeals precede to a Tribunal hearing.
These moves will also bring added security to councils when planning their budgets. It follows the launch of a consultation, which sets the course towards councils' self-sufficiency and the retention of 100% of local taxes by 2020.
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Greg Clark said:
For too long we've had an appeals system where backlogged cases – often caused by unscrupulous agents eyeing up a fast buck – meant unnecessary costs and uncertainty for all involved.
That's why we are going ahead with our plans to streamline the process and help resolve cases as quickly and fairly as possible.
The vast majority of disputes will now be settled long before lengthy litigation and will mean businesses and councils can get on with planning budgets, confident they are getting a fair deal.
Reforming the system to reassure ratepayers
With the move towards a future where councils are self-sufficient, retaining 100% of local taxes by 2020, it is essential that business rates disputes are settled efficiently.
Over 955,000 appeals have been submitted against rating valuations for the 2010 Rating List in England. The current system sees too many appeals held up for too long, creating costs and uncertainty for businesses and councils alike.
The great majority of these have been submitted by agents, often operating on a 'no win, no fee' basis, putting in protective or speculative appeals, with no supporting evidence – sometimes for businesses who are unaware this is being done on their behalf.
Now to help weed out these speculative appeals that clog up the system and to ensure genuine disputes are resolved as early in the process as is possible a reformed business rates appeals process will come into effect in April 2017.
Businesses will now go through a 3-stage process:
Check – ensuring the relevant facts are up to date and accurate, with any agreed errors quickly corrected. For the vast majority of ratepayers it is expected that this check stage will be complete in a matter of days.
Challenge – allowing the business to challenge the rateable value on which their business rates bill is based, giving them the opportunity to set out their grounds for challenging, an alternative valuation and to put forward supporting evidence - it is expected that the great majority of cases to be resolved by this point.
Appeal – offering the opportunity to appeal to an independent valuation tribunal.
The business rates appeals reform offers a package of different interventions, which will improve the current appeals system and will require changes in the behaviour and working practices from all parties.
To help improve the flow of information between ratepayers and the Valuation Office Agency a new simple online service will allow customers to provide information about their property as often as they like and to track the progress of their check or challenge.
With this streamlined process, and improved information exchange between ratepayers and customers, it is expected that the vast majority of cases will be settled in the check and challenge phases.
And to help ensure only genuine cases go forward to the appeal stage, a new £300 fee will be charged for anyone looking to lodge an appeal. This is fully refundable if the appeal is successful.
In line with other parts of the tax system penalties of up to £500 may also be imposed for the provision of false information "carelessly, recklessly or knowingly".
To meet small businesses needs a tailored package will be offered providing:
- a fast track through the system
- clear guidance which will help them navigate the system without professional support
- lower levels of fees for making an appeal, which will be refunded if successful


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From 1-year-old I've always had a dog in my life. It all started with a mongrel named Jodie, born in 1984. I grew up with Jodie, she was my very best friend. After she died, i cried the whole summer holidays until my mum relented and said we could have another dog... I was soooo excited to get out to some rescue centres!!
We met lots of lovely dogs, including a Great Dane called Beefcake. I loved him - my number 1 choice, but Dad vetoed that idea. We then found a failed gundog, an English Springer Spaniel named Rossi.
Now, Rossi, she was a character! Her chase instinct was the reason she failed as a gundog. No sitting and waiting while there was wildlife to be chased. Mum and I started training classes with her and that's when I truly got the training bug. Mum also caught the bug and decided to get a Border Collie. After a trip to Wales, Megan joined the family. Rossi loved her instantly and they spent 18 months together until Rossi was unfortunately killed in a road accident.
A month after Rossi's passing, my mum surprised me with a visit to RSPCA to look at puppies - a puppy of my own! We met a few, but it was Jazz, a tri-colour mongrel that stole my heart! That evening, I went out with friends and mum snuck the inspectors in for a home check! I was awoken the following morning by a puppy bouncing around on my bed! Jazz taught me a lot about training and how especially how dogs train humans. We did some obedience and fun agility together, but her heart was never in it the same way as mine.
I started working for a security company. On my first day i met and fell head over heels with Bryn, a big fluffy German Shepherd Dog. He was the first of the dogs to come say hi. Trained to stop intruders and criminals with a 1 word command, he was actually the soppiest dog in the kennels. We started working together, but unfortunately I had to leave him behind when I left the company.
Shortly after this, Smiley Pets was born. One evening in 2004, I was shopping in a local supermarket and bumped into my former manager in the dog food isle. General chitchat led to him informing me Bryn had been retired from his work as a security dog that day. My first question was "Can I have him?". Two days later, we welcomed Bryn into our home. Jazz was very excited to see him again! Meg was indifferent, used to visiting dogs coming and going. It was only when Bryn had been with us a few weeks that Meg relaxed and got to know the new retired Bryn.
In 2007, with Jazz and Bryn now 10 and Meg 12, we welcomed Dandelion, aka DanDan, into the fold. He was 6 months old and really not sure what he was supposed to be doing. We learned agility together & he still loves to play at it. Bryn's hip dysplasia and arthritis were really starting to get to him and we had to say goodbye a year later. It was the most heart-breaking decision of my life. Bryn was my dog of a lifetime. He saw me through so much and I still miss him every day.
In 2011, Jazz tore both of her cruciate ligaments. At almost 14, it would be a huge risk to put her under GA and recovery would be extremely tough for a formerly active dog. Had it been just one ligament, I might have risked the GA, but both she couldn't handle. We said goodbye to her 2 days before her 14th birthday. Meg became very depressed for a while, but rallied and started to enjoy life as a (mainly) only dog, while DanDan joined me where ever I was house sitting.
Meg had many health issues over her lifetime, but always bounced back. In May 2013, she was bitten by a horse fly which caused a seizure. She came around from the seizure, but it was clear that something neurological was going on. Mum made the decision to put Meg to sleep aged 17 years old. Vets had told us she would be lucky to make it to 7 years old, but she was stubborn & wanted to prove everyone wrong.
Danny is now an only dog & he likes it that way. I'd love to get another, but he won't let me!
Smiley Pets was established in 2003 with just 2 clients. Word of mouth soon boosted that number to over 150.
In 1994 I joined Marlow Dog Club with Rossi. All of my dogs since her have been trained at the club. In 2001 I joined the committee and a year later took on the role of Treasurer & puppy instructor. I left the club in 2013 due to increasing commitments elsewhere.
In 2011, Danny and I joined Cranbourne Agility Club. I spent 2 years as Secretary and in 2014 I became Chairman of the club.
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Sustainable, natural materials have become more popular with beaders and jewelry designers in recent years. Many of us are familiar with the Tagua Nut beads that are made from excess vegetable matter, instead of our more familiar man-made glass and plastic. Unlike shell, pearl or gemstones, these types of beads are collected with little or no impact on animals or the environment.
Thanks to the growing popularity of sustainable living, marvelous products like these are becoming more accessible to artisans and jewelry lovers alike. One company that is helping to inspire a love of natural jewelry is The Andean Collection.
Founded in September 2008, this small jewelry company is making waves in the fashion industry, by providing shoppers everywhere with gorgeous accessories made with natural materials - some of which are still rare in the US market.
The owner and founder of The Andean Collection, Amanda Judge, has brought new fashion ideas to cities like Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York, while bringing hope and fair pay to the jewelry artists of South America.
Inspirational Beading: What was your first reaction to seeing the beautiful natural bead designs of South America?
Amanda Judge: I was simply stunned. I couldn't believe that these beads were actually natural materials. When The Andean Collection was just the sliver of an idea, I would spend days wandering through the markets of Ecuador asking all sorts of questions so that I made sure that I was learning all I could about the beads. I asked for introductions to the people who dye and process the seeds and visited a lot of home workshops to observe the process myself.
Now that I know how the process works and how each seed is handled individually, it makes these pieces all the more interesting in my mind.
Inspirational Beading: There's always something marvelous and special about hand-dyed beads, and the Andean Collection is full of lush shades. Which color is your favorite?
Amanda: Definitely turquoise. When the tagua is dyed turquoise, for example in our Riverbed bracelet, it actually looks like large chunks of turquoise stone. It's so cool.
Inspirational Beading: How has working with fair trade affected the way you view jewelry, and the world as a whole?
Amanda: I could probably write a book on the answer to this question, but I'll try to keep it shorter here. It's not so much working in 'fair trade' that has changed my world, but working with the artisans themselves that has impacted my life the most. I talk with the artisans daily or weekly (via email – I've taught them how to use email; and cell phones) and in this manner I get to be a part of their day-to-day lives. If they have a problem, like it's really cold and rainy in Ecuador and they haven't been able to sleep well, I know about it. If the price of grain has shot up and they're having difficulty buying enough to feed their families, I know about it. And then I go out and figure out how to increase sales quickly so we can give them more work.
This makes me continually grateful for what I have in life. It's all too easy to get caught up in your own world and take for granted all the niceties you have. Starting a business is extremely difficult and I have definitely had my own moments of maximum stress. During these more taxing times I tend to feel disconnected from Ecuador & the artisans as I get caught up in the operations in the states. Once this starts to happen, I book a flight to Ecuador or make some phone calls to check in with the artisans to see how they're doing. This reminds me of what I'm working for and gives me the extra push I need to make sure things are successful. My relationship with the artisans just puts my own life into perspective. And a good perspective is amazingly key to a happy life.
As far as how working in fair trade has made me view jewelry…I am delighted that big beaded necklaces are all the rave now, but I see so many of them make out of synthetic beads and think, what a shame! The same designs could be made out of natural materials and would be so much more interesting.
Inspirational Beading: The Andean Collection features some very unique materials, many of which are new to North American fashion. Which of the natural materials do you enjoy the most?
Amanda: My favorite bead is the Pambil seed. From far away it might look like a plastic synthetic bead, but then you notice all the natural irregularities in the bead that make it really dynamic. Tagua is also great as you can do almost anything with it! They call it vegetable ivory because it can be carved and molded into anything smaller than the size of the seed itself, which is about the size of an oversized golf ball.
Inspirational Beading: Who do you hope will be inspired by The Andean Collection?
Amanda: By focusing on high design, I hope we inspire other fair trade companies to market themselves more to the mainstream so that the movement of fair trade can compete on a larger scale. I also hope that we inspire consumers to ask more questions about what they are buying. If an organization says they are fair trade, ask for photos and videos of the artisans and their testimonials. And ask for evidence that an organization has done the due diligence of examining their entire supply chain. Ensuring that products are fair trade takes a lot of oversight on the part of the organization, and as companies grow that gets increasingly difficult. If anyone is thinking about starting a fair trade organization, make sure not to grow too fast so that that oversight gets lost!
I also hope people realize that you don't need to pay a premium for fair trade, eco-friendly jewelry, nor do you have to sacrifice style to wear ethical jewelry. But most importantly, I hope The Andean Collection inspires people to go out into the world and do meaningful, exciting & life changing work – in whatever way you can.
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Authors: George Rajna
"If we can detect axions and say for sure they are dark matter, it would be a truly exciting event indeed. It's what physicists like us dream for." [32] A team of physicists and computer scientists at ETH Zurich has developed a new approach to the problem of dark matter and dark energy in the universe. Using machine learning tools, they programmed computers to teach themselves how to extract the relevant information from maps of the universe. [31] These results, important for the construction of new theoretical models and for the development of new hypotheses about the nature of dark matter, offer much more precise indications for tracing the intricate path to understanding one of the largest mysteries of the cosmos. [30] New research lends further support to the idea that a detection of surprisingly strong absorption by primordial hydrogen gas, reported earlier this year, could be evidence of dark matter. [29] Physicists in Italy are about to start up a new experiment designed to hunt for hypothetical particles such as the "dark photon" and carriers of a possible fifth force of nature. [28] A signal caused by the very first stars to form in the universe has been picked up by a tiny but highly specialised radio telescope in the remote Western Australian desert. [27] This week, scientists from around the world who gathered at the University of California, Los Angeles, at the Dark Matter 2018 Symposium learned of new results in the search for evidence of the elusive material in Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) by the DarkSide-50 detector. [26] If they exist, axions, among the candidates for dark matter particles, could interact with the matter comprising the universe, but at a much weaker extent than previously theorized. New, rigorous constraints on the properties of axions have been proposed by an international team of scientists. [25]
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In partnership with the Mid South Delta Initiative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the RRCBP is geared to help small, emerging, grass-roots, community-based non-profits and faith-based organizations. This program helps those entities that lack financial means, training, and organizational capacity skills to effectively impact their communities. Two (2)- $4,000 grants and Six (6) - $6,000 grants have been awarded to organizations in Northeast LA as a result of this program. Each grantee organization is selected based on the potential to impact their communities and increase their capacity.
Gloria Dickerson of the Mid South Delta Initiative presents Renewal with a grant for the RRCBP program. Pictured l to r: Bishop Walker, Gloria Dickerson, Ericka Kelly, and Rod Washington.
Past Grantees of the RRCBP:
Joy Impact-Pastor Kelvin Stewart
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OMG I've Burst My Brain Mug
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This mug is a limited edition collectors item, produced in celebration of Monty Python's 25 1/2 anniversary in 1995.
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We describe time domain characterizations of dynamic four-wave mixing in a low loss modified W1 GaInP photonic crystal waveguide. Using wide pump pulses with peak powers of up to we achieved a very large conversion efficiency of as well as a parametric gain experienced by a weak CW probe signal. Time domain simulations confirm quantitatively all the measured results.
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Jackie Huba is a bestselling author and motivational speaker. She's also…a female drag queen.
Yes, there is such a thing.
Also known as a bio queen, female drag queens are women who channel the fierce confidence, fabulous esthetic, and commanding presence made famous for decades by drag queens. They certainly aren't as well known as drag queens, but they're out there.
In her forties and working at IBM, Jackie Huba felt her life was pretty mundane. She wanted to shake things up. She wanted to feel confident and strong. That's when she stumbled upon a little show called RuPaul's Drag Race.
She was dazzled by the performances, the costumes, and more importantly, the confidence.
That's when Lady Trinity was born.
Of course there's more to that story and a great explanation on how she chose her drag name in her TED Talk, "Unleash the Power of Your Inner Drag Queen." It isn't very long and I urge everyone to listen to it. Oh, and she was the first woman to do a TED Talk as a female drag queen…which is pretty awesome.
Expanding on her TED Talk, Jackie has released a new book titled, Fiercely You: Be Fabulous and Confident by Thinking Like a Drag Queen. Not only does the book cover Jackie's own drag evolution, but introduces her "5 Keys to Fierce."
The book is receiving amazing reviews, with RuPaul saying:
When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do."
To celebrate her fierceness (and her new book), Jackie will be performing at the Austin PRIDE Festival on Saturday, August 27th…in drag. This marks another first for Jackie. First female drag queen to ever perform on the main stage at the Austin PRIDE Festival. If you're in the Austin area or anywhere close, the Austin PRIDE Festival is one thing you do not want to miss!
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Setting key policy rates at negative levels has become common practice for major central banks in developed economies. According to the European Central Bank, around 18% of the global economy weighted by GDP operates in an environment of negative central bank rates. This proportion rises to 40% when countries in the 0 to 1% range are included.
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While the majority of financial institutions are suffering from the current interest rate environment, negative effects may even be higher depending on the bank's profile. Because of their specific features and of their business model, savings and retail banks are particularly exposed.
Savings and retail banks in Europe have always been strong in the provision of retail services to households and SMEs. Savings and retail banks provide more loans to the real economy than commercial banks. Their business model is centered on the transformation of local savings into loans to their retail customers which is reflected in the higher share of outstanding loans to clients granted compared to total assets.
Since savings and retail banks get a large share of their income from interest on loans to customers, they are mechanically affected by any downward trend on loan interest income. On the other hand, to preserve their level of profitability, banks may benefit from the same downward trend on deposit rates thus keeping their net interest margins at similar levels.
Negative interest rates make this strategy quasi-impossible for savings and retail banks. Banks may be hesitant to pass on negative deposit rates to their clients and regulatory frameworks in the EU may hinder or restrict any possible attempt of bank's management teams to opt for a strategy of passing on negative interest rates on their customers.
The maturity mismatch between assets and liabilities is particularly severe for savings and retail banks as a large share of their portfolio is driven by mortgages which are typically long in maturity. On the liability side, retail deposits are liquid since these are primarily made up of savings accounts and other short-term liability products.
Consumers are on the front line when it comes to the low interest rate environment. If interest rates go down, the reward from saving falls. It becomes relatively more attractive to hold cash and/or spend. This is the substitution effect – with lower interest rates, consumers substitute saving for spending. However, if interest rates fall, savers see a decline in income because they receive lower income payments. A pensioner relying on interest payments from saving may feel they need to save more in order to maintain the income from savings.
On average, across European countries, the household savings ratio has continuously plunged every single year from 2009 (13.2%) to its lowest point in 2014 (10.3%). While countries with a strong savings culture, such as France or Germany, have remained relatively stable, the decrease has been spectacular in some other countries such as Spain or Italy, respectively losing 38bps and 30bps to reach 9.7% and 10.5%. Putting aside factors such as the weak developments in real disposable income or high unemployment, low interest rates are directly pointed out by the ECB in its Economic Bulletin[5] as an explanatory cause for these low savings rates.
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Dear Theo,
I found your website idly one evening. Do you want to engage? I am now a keen amateur Indo-Europeanist, Persian-speaking (and writing), working at the Coventry Refugee Centre, pumping out electro/breakbeat tunes under a name which for reasons of good taste I won't mention here! If you want to, send me some co-ordinates!
Warm regards to Julie. From the family photo on your website your quiver looks well and truly full!
Gordon (13th March 2005)
Theo's Response1
Footnote 1: (Gordon. T1)
It's really good to hear from you, and, yes, I would like to engage. Sorry for the delayed response. I was in India for 3 weeks (work business) and, while I've been back for 2 weeks, I've been catching up with things. Indeed, Julie almost deleted your email along with all the viagra adverts.
I dare say we've got a lot of catching up to do. I nearly deleted my silly website as it's out of date, and doesn't reflect my current views and preoccupations. However, sloth has intervened.
I've finished my Philosophy BA at Birkbeck and am currently enjoying a year off formal study - basically catching up a bit after all the short-cuts necessitated by the 4-year part-time course. I've applied to start a PhD in October … I've checked with my potential supervisor, and she's happy to add me to her brood, so I'm waiting for the incompetent administrative processes to grind on.
My thesis topic will be "Personal Identity" (or some elaboration thereof) - which brings in all sorts of issues in Logic, Metaphysics and the Philosophies of Mind and Psychology.
I've applied to work part time at HSBC (where I've been slaving for the last 18 years), since part-time study is too exhausting on top of a full-time day job, and is frustrating because of all the cut corners. Not that I'd get much sympathy from working mums. Failing that, I may just jack it all in since (my spreadsheet tells me) I can just about survive on a much reduced pension and Julie's pittance from her half-time job at Southend Hospital. And then there's the stream of royalties from the ground-breaking books I'll write. Or not.
You must elaborate on your current interests, and what you do at the CRC. Are you still a subversive? What is your current worldview? I'm now a thoroughgoing (philosophical) materialist, though maybe I always was.
Well, I must now be off to the gym. I have to lose a stone or two and 3 inches off my waistline. How times change - I've spent most of my life trying to move in the opposite direction. I'll bore you with details of family and old Bereans on another occasion (tell me if this is an unwanted co-ordinate).
A question for you - if Scotty beams you up to Mars, is the person who ends up there you? Answers in the form of a dissertation would be appreciated! I have my views, but I'll save them until I've heard yours.
Best wishes,
Theo (30th April 2005)
Gordon's Response1
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Dear Theo,
Thanks for getting in touch. I won't deal with everything right now, but I did smile at the Star Trek question. Here are some thoughts.
During the transportation process, what is it we are actually transferring? Is there a matter stream, is the body turned into a plasma and physically moved, together with instructions for reconstitution, from one place to another? In this case there's no argument – if there's anything in this universe which can be called you, what emerges from the receiving pad is it (whether this result would be "you" in the way you are thinking about it, I would be intrigued to find out). Or is what is being transferred the information, the instructions for making a new you at the destination (presumably together with the necessary energy)?
I think most of us would say that we are talking about the second of these, not least because we know it is possible to transport through ship hulls and solid rock, and it is difficult to imagine a conservative way of getting a plasma through solid matter. The first is necessarily destructive, in that the body is (literally) taken apart, but is the second? To print a book, or a page, is necessarily constructive, but our reading the book doesn't destroy it. Same goes for writing and reading CDs. Information is not consumed by using it. It is like money rather than like food or firewood (Discuss! I'm saying these things because they feel intuitively true, not because I can formally demonstrate them. I can imagine that they might seem very naïve and sweeping to your better trained and disciplined mind!)
I therefore imagine that the following would be possible:
In fact, it's less of a transport device than a copying device. As each copy materialises, it (subjectively and undemonstrably) has continuity of consciousness with the original and (objectively and measurably, if a way could be found to measure what are, after all, merely physical states) shares the same memories up to the point of transport. After transport, random (-looking) quantum processes and different life experiences will cause the different individuals' personas to diverge. Interestingly, I think this idea was actually explored by the writers of Star Trek TNG. Some transporter accident caused another Will Riker to be created, who, allegedly unlike the real one, was a snivelling failure. Actually, I've never liked this character, and I couldn't agree more with the Star Trek command: "Fire at Will"!
But basically, I think the assumption of a single, unitary "you" is questionable in the Star Trek universe (I make no comment about the position in the real universe). In a world in which transportation is possible as I've just discussed it, as between original and copy, two individuals having a common existence, common memories up to the point of transportation - who's to say that one has any primacy or greater legitimacy over the other? Legally we would probably go for the individual who retained the original physical matter of the subject. Besides which, being at the transmitting pad on Earth, he is in a much better position to pick up the reins of the subject's life and to alert Earth's authorities to the existence of a usurper! But in terms of continuity of consciousness, of memories held, of aptitudes and approaches to the future, at this one point in time, the point of transportation (or rather, at one point within the process, see below), these will all be identical.
Perhaps the very last stage of the transport process at the transmitting pad is a mighty burst of radiation to vapourise the original. The subjective experience of the copy would be of continued memories from the transporting pad onto the receiving pad and beyond, whereas perhaps the original's would be being on the transmitting pad one moment and a blinding agony the next. And of course no-one would ever have a way of knowing that such was the original's experience. As reported by the copies the process is easy and pain-free. But that moment, between being scanned and oblivion, beyond some metaphorical event horizon, would be unknowable to the rest of transporter society.
Well, not so much an answer as a collection of thoughts loosely based on the theme of your question. Do let me know the way your mind's running.
I'm on the point of releasing my album, "This is Coventry", a collection of electronic moods, released under a name which I won't mention here in case your parental controls block it! Speaking more or less objectively, it's a masterpiece! However, because I made it with blithe disregard for matters of copyright, I'm not going to make any attempt to sell it. Let me force a copy on you! And let me have some coördinates to send it to.
Respect, and warm regards to Julie,
Gordon (3rd May 2005)
Theo's Response1
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I was impressed by your sketch of the issues involved in the beam-me-up-Scottie case! The legal training hasn't done you any harm, I see. I've added some superficial comments below. A lot of work is required to make the arguments sound, I admit.
You are right to make the distinction between transferring matter and information. I gather that in the show itself, it's a plasma that's concerned, but, as you point out, this is unlikely to get to its destination without causing havoc, so the information-only transfer is more reasonable. I've mislaid my copy of "Krauss (Lawrence M.) - The Physics of Star Trek", but I found a useful article1 by him at wirednews.com (Link (https://www.wired.com/1995/11/krauss/)). It raises a lot of physical obstacles in the way of the practicalities of teletransportation, but doesn't overlap much with the philosophical issues I'm interested in, beyond pointing out the obvious difficulties for a dualist.
However, even in the plasma-transfer case, I'm unconvinced that I'd survive. For two reasons:
We now turn to the information-transfer case. My main worries initially here were to do with the possibility of duplicates (a possibility you point out). We all know (especially you legal types) that a counterfeit, however well done, isn't the same as the original. The logic of identity is rather boring, but constraining. A thing is identical to itself and to nothing else, so if a thing is identical to two "other" things, these "two" must be identical to one another. Given that my two beamed-up versions aren't identical to one another, at least one of them can't be identical to me. And, since they are exactly similar, why choose one rather than the other? So, neither is me. Both are exactly similar to me, but identity is to be distinguished from exact similarity. This is similar to the case you mention where the "original" isn't destroyed. This sort of thought experiment is referred to as the branch-line case. Canonically, it's where I've only a few days left (because the scanner has done me a mischief). Would I be happy in the knowledge that my duplicate would go on and on, and take up with my wife and career where I left off? Is this as good as if I survived? Not exactly. Note, however, that the case is tendentiously described to lead to this seemingly obvious conclusion. The "main line" candidate would be perfectly happy that his rival back home was about to perish.
Philosophers split into two main camps in response to this:
Firstly, is identity what matters in survival. Well, it matters to some degree. If there are 1,000 of me squabbling over the same friends, relations, job etc, that might be rather a nuisance. However, this isn't fundamental to whether I do or don't survive. If I'm a ballet dancer or body-builder, I might not find it much fun surviving as a brain in a vat, but that would just be tough. The standard philosophical test is the "future great pain test". I believe that the future continuant will be me, whether I like it or not, if I'm as terrified of that continuent being tortured tomorrow as I would be if I were to be tortured tomorrow in the normal course of events. Our BIVs would be even more upset at the prospect of torture-simulation being fed into their brains than at the loss of their beautiful bodies.
There are two questions outstanding. Do I survive the transfer and, if I do, does it matter that I'm not identical to the pre-beamed person?
I can imagine fissioning, by the bungled-beaming-up process, into 1,000 continuents, none of which (on a 3-D view) is identical to me, but all of whom continue my first person perspective. I can imagine (just about) going into the machine, and coming out again 1,000 times (when the life-histories of the 1,000 then start to diverge, as you point out). While the psychologies of the 1,000 are initially identical, they are not connected to one another, though they are each connected continuously to the pre-beamed-up person. So, if even one of them were to be threatened with torture, I'd be terrified if I thought that that one (even amongst all the others) would be me.
But, do I survive? I don't think I do, for reasons given above (too radical a reassembly). It's clear (as you say) that a duplicate, looking backwards, wouldn't be able to tell apart the situation from the normal one of (say) just having woken up after a dreamless sleep. However, I imagine it's possible (in the benign case where I'm not fried) for there to be nothing it's like for me after the beaming - it's as though I never woke up, though someone else woke up thinking he was me. This would be a tragedy but, as you say, we'd never know about it, because (on this hypothesis) I wouldn't be around to tell the tale, and my duplicate would claim everything was fine (he remembered going to bed and waking up, as it were).
This worries me slightly about our every-night bouts of unconsciousness. How do I know that the me that wakes up is the same me that went to sleep, and would it matter if it wasn't? Is this worry parallel to beam-me-up case? I suspect the answer is that for a physical thing to persist, there needs to be appropriate physical continuity, and this continuity guarantees its persistence. On the assumption that my brain supports my conscious experience, this is enough to reassure me that, as it's the same continuing brain in my skull overnight, it's the same me that's conscious in the morning. I don't have the same reassurance in the case of beaming-up. So, I wouldn't go in for it, even if it came to be seen as a cheap form of transportation.
All the best,
Theo (May 2005)
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Dear Theo,
I've been thinking on and off about your query as to what my world view is. To be honest, this is the kind of question I am asked these days by fundamentalist Christians who are too young and too clever for their own good, i.e. exactly like I was when I was their age!
As a starting point, I don't believe that there is any entity reading our thoughts, capable of reading our thoughts, or for whom our thoughts are relevant. In other words, whatever intricacies and agonies are going through our heads, it is in our actions that we deal with the universe. On this basis, people who would say that their world views were quite different from those of others are actually indistinguishable from them. A clutch of differing world views on the same street, Christians, pagans, positivists, Spinozist pantheists, would, in their patterns of behaviour and consumption, be indistinguishable to a Martian - or an African.
The converse of this is that our actions say things about our world view which we may not necessarily have framed in terms ourselves, for example, the implicit belief that we as Western Europeans are worth the share of the world's resources (including human labour) which we expend in our lifestyles. (I sometimes say that we haven't abolished slavery, we've simply moved it out of sight into the third world).
What we call our world views are nothing more then, than a set of mental baubles which make us feel more comfortable and settled in our existences. To that extent they may have relevance and importance, but that doesn't make them true. Their importance is that they work for the individual, and the diversity of individuals is reflected in the huge range of world views. I'm reminded of the Auden poem "Law, say the gardeners, is the sun":
And always the loud angry crowd
Very angry and very loud
Law is We,
And always the soft idiot softly, Me.
Just to put the final cap on this implicit "What is truth?" position, let me quote from Schmalstieg's "Indo-European Linguistics", (1980, Pennsylvania State University Press, page 19):
"When a person finds a scientific argument convincing he usually finds it so because it agrees with the facts he has learned and the manner in which he imagines the nature of the universe to be constructed. It is, in fact, a kind of unconscious statistical judgement."
For myself, the Disposable Heroes of HipHopricy line "If ever I should stop thinking about music and politics" comes close to describing my mindset, to which I would add an interest in the entire Indo-European phenomenon, trying to understand the underlying linguistic, cultural and racial patterns within Eurasia, and the reasons for them. If ever a subject needed a clear-sighted and discriminating scientific approach, this is it!
Hope this is of interest. I hope also that you enjoyed the Flex Pussy album, second one on its way. I've gotten bored with learning Persian (also reading and writing it) because it's "too easy" and I'm toying with the idea of starting on something "really hard", like Sanskrit or Russian, both highly conservative Indo-European languages.
Regards to all,
Gordon (11th December 2005)
Theo's Response1
Footnote 184.108.40.206.1: (Gordon. T1G1T1G1T1)
It has just occurred to me that I never responded to your email from before Christmas 2005. I do intend to do so, but I imagine our mind-sets are very different. So, no change. To put labels on it – realism versus anti-realism, modernism versus post-modernism. Or is this an outrageous misunderstanding? I will get round to responding in due course, though maybe you could correct this basic misunderstanding, if it is one, to save me wasted key-depressions.
All the best,
Theo (7th May 2007)
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Tiny Sports Stars! @ Crane Park Children's Centre
Ensuring that children get the right amount of exercise is very important for their physical development and supports a healthy lifestyle. Tiny sports stars is a fun, football orientated coaching programme; for children aged 18 months-5 years old. This group can help your child to develop fundamental skills that are included throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), such as:
• Football skills
• Physical development
• Communication skills
• Self confidence
• Making relationships
Service details
- Age Range
18 months to 5 years
When is it on
- Date & Time
- Fridays, 1.15 to 2.15pm
- Session Information
*Please note that in order for everyone to have a safe and enjoyable time
we must limit the number of families who may attend at any one time.
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- Venue on two floors
- Children Centre sessions held on ground floor
- No automatic doors
- All doors wide for wheelchair access
- One disabled toilet
Where to go
- Name of venue
- Crane Park Children's Centre
- Venue address
Crane Park Primary School Norman Avenue
- Postcode
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- Crane Park Children's Centre
- Telephone
- 020 8583 5866
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First of all, thank you all for your comments, replies, emails, private messages, tweets, etc on my last post. I was not expecting that! But apparently, we're all in this together and some of you are right there with me feeling the burn out or have gone through it. So thank you for reaching out! 🙂
I mentioned in my post that I had a burlesque performance coming up and was so stressed/frustrated that I wasn't excited for it. And I wasn't. Yesterday was another frustrating day at work and part of me just wanted to throw in the towel and skip the show. I would have, if I didn't have some lines (jokes) in the skits during the show. If I was just in the group acts and it wouldn't have made a difference if I was there, I may very well have just told them I was sick and curled up with a bottle of wine and my PJs.
But I didn't. I mean, I probably would have gone through with the show anyway, I don't like quitting, especially when I've made a commitment to others. So I left the office with work unfinished (I was still there until 5:30, there are only so many hours in a day), headed home and started heating up my hot rollers.
But first, let me take a … shot of rumpy. Because if you're grumpy … have a rumpy. #Robbisms
Rollers in, fishnets on, girls gotta eat.
Rollers OUT
I got to the theater on time for our call (9:30) and was ushered upstairs to our "dressing room" (the theater's office) and I joined the rest of the cast in final prep.
Do you know a group that can instantly put you in a better mood? Burlesquers.
There are so many things I love about burlesque – the sex positivity, the empowerment, and the dancing, make-up and costuming, being able to literally play dress up and pretend.
But I really love the burlesque community. Everyone is so friendly and open and honest and supportive and encouraging and FUN. I mean, you have to be most of those things to willingly get up on stage and take off your clothes and ENJOY IT. But we're doing each other's make-up, zipping up dresses, lending each other teddies or lipstick, offering up advice, confirming how sexy and gorgeous everyone else is. Seriously, it's like a mini self affimration workshop.
So once I walked into the room with the rest of the cast, I forgot (mostly) about how crummy work has been lately. We have a show to put on, and it'll be AWESOME!
You loaned me a lace teddy for the second group act, so the least I could do is loan you my lipstick.
AND THE SHOW WAS AWESOME! Despite the fact that we were performing on a stage that was almost half unusable because of the set for the play that is currently running on that stage. Or that we didn't even get into the theater to run our numbers until 20-30 minutes after the show was supposed to start. Or that our final group act was with hand fans and we barely rehearsed with hand fans, or that some of us had to kneel in fake blood because one of the awesome solos included a small splattering of fake blood and immediately after we were doing "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a …"
But so many things went right, like everyone loved all of the dick jokes in our brief skits (GUYS I'M ACTUALLY FUNNY), and our final group number with the hand fans was FIERCE (as it should be, it was to a Beyonce song), and according to my guys, despite that it was a[n advanced] student show it did NOT feel like a student show but was actually one of the best burlesque shows they've ever seen.
When Burlesque Zombies Attack
So, if you didn't make last night's show, you missed a good one. And my mood is at least improved temporarily. I know what I need to do to get out of this burnout, no one is going to fix it for me. But while I work on the big picture, this was a fun diversion.
XOXO Kitten Von Purr


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Another sunny day meant I moved Tiny Craft Tuesday outside into the garden. While there, browsing the Tiny Crafts Tuesday board on my phone, I thought I'd make something for the garden. I have never done any macrame before and a plant hanger like this one seemed an easy beginner project. I'd like to have more hanging plants in the garden, and while I don't have any to put in my new hanging planter yet, that's easily fixed with a trip to the supermarket. Or the hardware store.
Here are the supplies for today's project:
- kitchen twine (seems I can't stay away)
- scissors
- beads
- measuring tape
- planter
I started by cutting 4 pieces of 150 cm…
…folded those double and tied them together about an inch under the fold.
I then had to divide the eight ends in pairs of two…
…and I used the top of the button jar to make sure I'd tie the knots at the same length from the center.
I continued until the third round, tying together alternating sets of ends, each the same distance from the previous round of knots.
However, this way the bottom of the macrame hanger became way too narrow. Result: baggy bottom.
I switched to another tactic: I turned over the pot and stretched the macrame out over it and put something heavy (cup of tea) on top to keep it in place…
…tried tying the knots evenly, while making enough room for the pot to hang in…
…and I continued further down.
I had great difficulty getting the knots evenly in the same spot so it ended up being a little wonky, but I decided I liked the "rustic" look!
When the macrame hanger was large enough I tied one last round of knots above the planter and added the green glass beads for a sparkly touch…
…then I hung it from what I think is a firethorn.
I fixed the baggy bottom by untying the first knot and tightening that first round.
Something tells me I'll be buying some geraniums in the nearby future…


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Series: Bend-Bite-Shift Trilogy 1
Format: Digital (FREE from Amazon)
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Witch Way Bends is a good introduction to the series, it gives you a feel of things and a taste of OHardin's writing style and world building. I enjoyed book 1 of the Bend-Bite-Shift and I love the plot and the direction its going. Devan Stowe is a witch and she's going up against her father, Eden Stowe, for his involvement in child trafficking and other offenses made against the supernatural world. The entire story is yet to unfold but looking at the premise, OHardin is hinting at something ginormous and I hope it turns out to be one of those epic things.
As for the romance concept, Devan and Kent are not my favorite. Though their attraction to each other is obvious from the start, there's something about their chemistry that left me wanting.
Witch Way Bends might be a slow start for me but it sure did whet my appetite for BITTEN SHAME. It left me with a lot of questions by the end of the book and I am more than eager to get some answers about who Eden Stowe is, the story behind the Organization for Supplication or Org, and the role Devan, Kent and the rest of the Company will play to bring it down.
Format: ARC from the author
Excerpt here
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Jill Prescott returned from self-imposed seclusion to help save her best friend Devan's life. Throwing herself into Devan's problems and bringing an evil organization to its knees might just be the distraction she needs to keep living without the only man she's ever loved. Her life changed forever when she was hired to spend a week with Doc Massey. On the day she became a vampire her youthful innocence ended, but Doc's love rescued her from being consumed by the darkness. The shadow of that former life continues to loom over her, keeping her from realizing her own self-worth. Running from her past only brings her closer to a destiny that is inextricably connected to what she is trying to escape… Every gift has both a reward and a price, because All of it fits.
The more I read this series, the more similarities I see with Nora Roberts' Circle Trilogy, which was a surprisingly good series by the way. In BITTEN SHAME we read the story of Jill Prescott, Devan Stowe's bestfriend, who unwittingly found love in Allen "Doc" Massey, a doctor for the Org tasked to care for those children Eden Stowe sold to them. We see the stages of their relationship starting from an innocent dance that developed into a passionate relationship which led to an unfortunate life threatening accident that forced Doc to turn Jill into a vampire. Jill didn't manage a very graceful transition and she really gave Doc some serious trouble over this both as a form of punishment and accepting and controlling the darkness that's overtaking her. This bumpy part of their relationship took a grave turn and things ended badly for both of them.
I love you, Jill Prescott. I love you and if you'll come home with me now, I'll teach you all I know. I'll show you how it works and I'll love you for as long as I can. - Doc
I read somewhere that some readers find the past-present style of storytelling distracting, not in my case. I actually think it helped with the pacing of the story, instead of one continues line we have alternate chapters of Jill's past and how it affected or altered her present. It helped me got to know Jill better and appreciate her as a character and her subsequent growth. She's so exuberant and has an openness about her that Doc found truly appealing, Jill reminded him of life and what its like to live and have something to live for. OHardin played the light and dark contrast, both literal and figurative, wonderfully.
As for the main plot, our knowledge about the Org isn't far off from the information we've gathered from Witch Way Bends and I have yet to see how the plot will thicken in this aspect. On a personal note, I'm not a fan of "Doc" as a name for a character, I understand it's short for doctor but it just doesn't roll over my tongue like Allen would. LOL Overall, I still want to see this series through.
Bitten Shame Prologue
Jill stood in what had become her bedroom in her friend's house and watched as Devan walked away. As she murmured another goodnight, she felt a prickle run along her skin bringing her attention back to the fact that Langston was waiting outside her room for her. Her lips drew into a severe line when the giant man quietly opened the door and approached her with steps too soft for his massive body. His size was such that he should have sounded like a herd of elephants entering the room. He exuded calm and patience and she tried to draw from his composure but her stomach still turned into knots. Even being a vampire, Jill experienced all the same emotions and feelings she'd had before she was changed. At this very moment she was both terrified and sickened.
Langston's easy smile didn't help soothe her any, but instead caused her to open her mouth and begin talking in short breaths. "I wish we had more time. I wasn't prepared to do this yet. I don't like doing this at all, you know? It's not right. It makes me feel dirty…"
"It is not dirty when it is consensual. It is the best way to prepare you. We do not have time now, and we all need the rest," Langston began to use his large hands to unbutton his grey shirt.
Horrified, Jill reached out and waved her hands to keep him from removing his clothing any further. "No," Jill shouted, "I can take just as well from your wrist. I can't… I can't from your neck. That's too intimate… you know?"
He touched her chin in a gentle manner, not as a lover would do but more as a father might. "Shoulders back, Jill. Tomorrow you will be free, no matter if you succeed in your quest or not."
It was an ominous sort of comment, because failure meant her death. Still, strange as it seemed, his words provided her with a sort of solace; an end to her life would at least stop her constant torment. Releasing the ball of tension in her gut, she laughed and shook her head. "Ah, Andre, you're something else, ya' know that?"
He showed little or no reaction to the pet name. There was no denying the impressive stature of this tall and beefy guy. When they first met she'd thought instantly of Andre the Giant, and the name had just stuck in her mind.
She took his enormous hand in her small one, marveling at how warm he felt to her touch. As a vampire, her body was forever cold and although she could register the feeling, she couldn't warm herself with it. The heat passed through her and disappeared just as quickly.
"The reverie," she whispered, her lips trembling as she hovered them just over his skin. "Are you sure? There's no reason not to. It isn't right for you to feel pain for my benefit…" she trailed off as she felt his eyes bore into hers. They had discussed this, several times actually, since the moment he first suggested she should feed off his blood. Each time he refused the reverie which would hypnotize him and thereby allowing her to pierce his skin and suck his blood without pain.
Jill brought his wrist to her lips and closed her eyes. She willed her incisors to lengthen, and with a quick and sure thrust she dug them into his skin. Langston remained immobile. When the first metallic taste of his hot blood splashed her tongue, she tried to pull away, but he took the back of her neck and held her fast to his wrist. Giving in, she sagged against his side and began to suck like a hungry babe.
The taste of him was intoxicating. She hadn't had fresh blood in such a long time. She was like an addict taking a hit after years of sobriety. And to complicate matters further, Langston's blood was bursting with strength. His magic tingling her throat with each deep swallow of the luxuriously thick and decadent liquid. Her limbs began to throb and pulse with energy.
This was why she'd fought so hard against the idea of taking Langston's blood. She was afraid that getting just a taste of the real thing again would destroy her ability to resist in the future. She didn't want to stalk hosts in the night and she didn't want to take a supplicant; she didn't want to drink the life-blood from a living creature again.
Most importantly of all, she didn't want to remember that this was what had broken his will. She didn't want to take the chance again that someone else would break her own will and give her a reason to forget him…


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The Cost of Healthcare: A Talk by Elisabeth Rosenthal
November 1, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
"An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back"
A talk about the fierce debate on what to do about the high cost of medical care today by doctor and journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal
For our November Narrative Medicine Rounds, we welcome back Elisabeth Rosenthal, who is Harvard-trained medical doctor and veteran journalist, first with The New York Times and currently editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, the independent foundation funded reporting project focusing on health and health policy news. Dr. Rosenthal will talk about what she discovered researching and reporting the way healthcare has become a business in the last twenty-five years and many of the lessons she learned while writing An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal spent 22 years as a correspondent at The New York Times, where she covered a variety of beats from healthcare to environment to reporter in the Beijing bureau. While in China she covered SARs, bird flu and the emergence of HIV/AIDS in rural areas. Her two-year-long NYT series "Paying Till it Hurts" (2013-14) won many prizes for both health reporting and its creative use of digital tools. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School and briefly practiced medicine in a New York City emergency room before converting to journalism.


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Health Champion - My Story, Ann-Marie - Lambeth
The journey began in November 2012, having completed the Healthy Living Champion course I burst with enthusiasm and excitement at the new role, aiming to put all that I learnt into practice as well as pursuing more.
Starting healthy living as a new service I had great ideas of how to get it up and running. I planned to have displays and consultations, but first the ground work needed to be done. This involved starting healthy living folders with information on various health conditions, collecting all necessary data including free information leaflets, and informing our customers that we were now a healthy living pharmacy and could give them more advice on any health condition they may suffer from, how to live a healthier lifestyle and free healthy living consultations.
As this was a new initiative it took the company a few months to supply necessary equipment such as leaflet holders. During this time I started healthy living folders, set up displays each month on different conditions, and contacted charities to obtain free information leaflets for our displays - some of the best charities included 'British Heart Foundation', 'Change 4 Life', 'Diabetes UK', 'Cancer Research UK', and 'Arthritits Research UK' to name a few.
My colleagues were supportive of the concept, they liked the healthy living initiative and gave constructive critism on displays. As a team we brainstormed ideas to promote healthy living and make displays even more interesting. However due to the demands of working in a busy pharmacy colleagues did not physically contribute to displays or other organisation. Challenges included finding sufficient time to organise this new initiative and plan/set up displays due to other priorities, which occasionally lead to frustration within the team. The regional manager however, greatly supported the team whenever he visited the pharmacy, he took interest in the displays giving good feedback and taking photographs.
Initially the displays were general with all different information leaflets, however after a few months I decided to concerntrate on one health issue each month - this has been quite successful with customers reading leaflets, requesting others and asking questions and advice which has enabled pharmacy staff to better identify customer needs. We've found some displays less popular such as Sickle Cell, Cancer and Sexual Health whilst Healthy Eating and Exercise, Hypertension, Diabetes, Smoking, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Mental Health and Arthritis being among the more popular ones. It is interesting to hear customers comments 'I didn't know that' e.g. when referring to our mental health display including famous people with mental health issues, or when a child is asking their parent about something they've just seen or read. It's great to be a source of education and help to our customers. We aim to include children in our displays when appropriate and have sourced child friendly games, books, badges, bookmarks and leaflets.
In the summer our pre-registration student and I 'Healthy Living Champion' took part in an initiative at a GP surgery providing healthy lifestyle information, BP checks and consultations for the community. Now at our pharmacy, healthy living has become part of who we are, with staff engaging even more with customers to help them better understand their health issues and treatment. We are striving to include healthy living in every aspect of customer carefrom our first interaction, with the aim of being 100% successful by July 2015. Our health care assistant is very proactive in informing customers that we offer smoking cessation service and flu vaccinations and will direct them to me 'Healthy Living Champion' or the pharmacist for futher advice.
Healthy Living consultations mostly in demand at our pharmacy include Smoking Cessations, Blood Pressure Checks, Women's Health and Healthy Eating and Exercise- many of whom have wanted to lose weight. The consultations have included discussing all aspects of healthy living taking into consideration any health issues the client has, and for those wanting to lose weight we have created a diet and exercise programme. A couple of our clients that have had healthy eating consultations have lost a considerable amount of weight, one client actually went down a couple of dress sizes and halted diabetes. Success stories like this are thrilling. It has been wonderful realising all the help we are able to offer clients and how accommodating charities are in providing information leaflets, DVD's, models and other informative information.
I am totally enjoying my role as a Healthy Living Champion it has definitely made my job as a Pharmacy Technician more rewarding. Iam confident in carrying out this role and thoroughly enjoy the progress. It has lead me to studying more work related courses during my spare time. I now have ambitions to take healthy living out into the community through holding talks and displays at other establishments
Being able to acquire information for customers that they have found difficult to source from elsewhere: vasculitis information.
Providing information and encouragement to parents regarding children's diet, and difficulty to get them to eat.
Helping the community live a healthier life.
Providing information to a young man who consumes a lot of alcohol, explaining the amount of recommended units and health issues drinking can cause. It was great to see him realise that he's drinking too much and him associating his drinking causing the heath issue he has.
Great seeing children excited to receive education games, and interacting with family or staff regarding the display.


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Professional development isn't always the most exciting activity for teachers. When it comes to designing PD curriculum, it's important to keep teachers' interests in mind to ensure they don't just go through the motions. If the professional development content isn't of any value, teachers will walk away from the experience feeling like they've wasted their time.
Use the same tools
Teachers need consistency. Between revamping curriculum and managing student behaviors (along with everything else), inconsistent delivery of PD can add another layer of frustration. With the same tool, teachers know what to expect and get off on the right foot every time.
Help identify weaknesses
Most professional development allows instructors to choose the areas they want to work on. But more often than not, people want what they're already comfortable with. Give teachers a quick assessment to help them identify areas where they're struggling so they choose the best path for them.
Incorporate video
Teachers don't want to be bored. They hope to engage in conversation and learn just like students in their classrooms. Use videos to break up the monotony, especially if you deliver your PD online.
Socialize assignments
Learning doesn't always happen in a classroom setting. Social media and blogs offer valuable opportunities to help teachers refine their skills. Encourage teachers to participate in online conversations and to follow relevant blogs and Twitter accounts to keep up with constant shifts in education.
Drop anything that doesn't provide value
Sometimes it's hard to let things go, but don't hoard old habits. Identify what isn't working. Consider surveying a some teachers to get a good idea of what is working for them.


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A sexy red carpet look for Jessica Biel in a high cut out satin brown spaghetti strap dress in 2006.
A sun-kissed Biel on the field at the 2006 Mercedes Benz Polo Match, wearing a floor length powder blue maxi-dress .
Biel looked elegant in a flowing chiffon peacock gown paired with an emerald green shoulder bag at Gucci's 2006 Fashion Show Benefit.
Biel opted for a black and white spaghetti strap dress, paired with with nude pumps, at the 2006 Hollywood Life Breakthrough of the Year Awards.
Biel attended a 2010 premiere showing off ger risqué side in a Giambattista Valli sheer red gown.
Jessica Biel shines in a gold long-sleeve sequined gown at the 2011 premiere of New Year's Eve in New York City.
Biel channeled the 70's in an emerald velvet Gucci suit and black Louboutin pumps for the launch of a 2011 Revlon commercial.
Biel looked relaxed jetting out at LAX airport wearing black ripped jeans, a black tank, and white sneakers, paired with gold jewelry.
Biel was all legs and bangs in a tight leather Zeynep Arcay dress at the 2016 New Orleans Film Festival.
Biel keeps it casual while shopping in California, in an all grey cutout onesie paired with snakeskin sandals.
Jessica Biel attended 2016 Critics Choice awards in a plunging turquoise and black Ellie Saab confection.
Spotted January 2017, Biel arrived at Jimmy Kimmel Live un a Max Mara camel trench.
Biel looks poised in Ellie Saab at The Book of Love premiere in January 2017.
Biel worked the red carpet in a Kaufmanandfranco floor length gown and Tiffany and Co necklace at the 2017 Oscars.
And later the evening, the actress changed into a custom Ralph Lauren gown for the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar's after party.