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Humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii).
Any more thoughts on the questions I posed? Still curious to hear your thoughts, especially on recent sightings of the squid or octopus meme.
In the meantime, a postscript to my last post:
Kristeva gave us the Abject. Baudrillard gave us the Simulacrum. Freud gave us the Uncanny, among other unforgettable theorizations, and Kant, Burke, and company group-hacked the open-source idea of the Sublime. The Abyssal, a philosophical subspecies of the Sublime, cries out for theorization, here and now.


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A wonderful fiction debut, Being Esther gives voice to Esther Lustig, an extraordinary woman who has lived a conventional life, in this touching exploration of aging. In spare, unsentimental prose, Miriam Karmel provides readers with one of literature's finest portraits of the last months of a woman's life. Sad and amusing, unpretentious and ambitious, Karmel's prose brings understanding and tremendous empathy to the character of Esther Lustig, a woman who readers will recognize and embrace. Born to parents who fled the shtetl, Esther Lustig has led a seemingly conventional life -- marriage, two children, a life in suburban Chicago. Now, at the age of 85, her husband is deceased, her children have families of their own, and most of her friends are gone. Even in this diminished condition, life has its moments of richness, as well as its memorable characters. Being Esther reflects the need, as Esther puts it, for better roadmaps for growing old.
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It's been a while since I've felt the need for a sprawling rant about how everything is pissing me off, but such a mood has descended yet again.
The issue is my damned digestive system. So you know about the drama with the failed endoscopy, for which I have to go chat to a specialist on Monday, but that's not the issue right now, the big problem is that for 'ibs' symptoms I have to do a low FODMAP elimination diet for 4 weeks. You probably don't know what this diet is and I hope you never have to find out in detail. You have to cut out certain types of food including wheat, dairy, some fruits and veggies, plus onion and garlic. This on top of the no coffee, alcohol or citrus that my stomach requires. It's basically a torturously strict set of dietary rules with the result that you can basically only eat potato and rice for 4 weeks. Maybe I'm exaggerating but today is day one and I'm utterly fed up. Being vegetarian plus low FODMAP and lactose free is a big challenge, and one that I do not relish. We went to the supermarket especially to stock up of special foods for me, only for me to realise today that a few of them I'm not actually allowed to eat because they have a banned ingredient hidden in them (no fair!!) the strawberry jam was a particular disappointment and I nearly smashed the damned jar right there and then for containing fructose syrup. The wheat-free cake (contains milk) and dairyfree icecream (contains lupin) are currently at risk of violence because I chose them specifically, I want to eat them, but I can't. I'll have some vegan cola sweets instead and give my teeth and blood glucose a nice surprise. I've discovered that rice noodles are no substitute for wheat noodles and that gluten free bread is a whole other food group that appears to only contain dry, slightly sweet non-doughy produce. If I'm required to dine out this month I'll be restricted to a gluten free pizza or a baked potato with a glass of water….how very exciting indeed. I have to attend a wedding and didnt tell them I was going to be wheat-free and onion and garlic-free so I'm going to have to just suck it up and eat what I'm served unless it's literally onion soup with bread because, no, that really doesn't sound very clever….and cue rolling around on the hotel room floor waiting for the abdominal pains to pass….
My belly already feels a bit better and this pisses me off because I don't want to have to cut out any of these things indefinately. That and I'm hiccupping like a motherfucker so I guess it's just a choice between reflux or ibs these days.
If anyone is reading then please send moral fortification because it's not yet been 24 hours and I want out from this restrictive hell hole!
On an unrelated topic, my latest manuscript got accepted and the next edition of pickledsparklymooseprincess et al will appear soon In a biology journal near you. I will celebrate this weekend with some strong rooibos tea and oat biscuits maybe followed up with a gaviscon chaser. Living the dream.
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The Twelve Books of Christmas (Or #12forXmas): Week One Check-InDecember 09, 2015
Hello, merry readers! Sorry that this post is coming late—I was laid out in bed all day yesterday with a cold. The silver lining? I got a ton of reading done!
Even with that boost, Twitter tells me that y'all are blazing right through this challenge and leaving me in your dust. Good thing I'm not the one gunning for the Book Depository prize! Here's my progress so far:
1. The Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff (finished 12/6/15)
It took me so long to finish this one because I didn't want to rush through its magnificence. It's got family secrets, reimagined Native American lore, and magical realism (giant lake monsters!!!). Everyone should read this book, 10/10, would read again.
2. Nobody Knows My Name, by James Baldwin (80% finished)
Another one I don't want to rush through (maybe I should have reconsidered the parameters of this challenge...). Some of these essays are dated, but others cut to the bone despite being written more than half a century ago. I hope to finish it tonight!
3. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving (18% finished)
I've been working on this audio on and off since last month, and I'm settling in for the long haul. It's 27 hours long, but the narration is fabulous (so many voices!) and it's great for giving my eyes a break.
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Last night Madame Cottontail took the people's choice award for Best DJ! The award was given to her by Paper Magazine from her friends, family, and fans! Thank you all for voting, we can't wait 'til next years awards!!!
Here are some pics and a video that Paper Magazine put on their site with two award-winning Roxy cameos!
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After reading this blog post about how Google was able to influence traffic to the secure email provider Proton Mail, I've been pushed past the tipping point with regard to Google. Here's a short excerpt:
The short summary is that for nearly a year, Google was hiding ProtonMail from search results for queries such as 'secure email' and 'encrypted email'. This was highly suspicious because ProtonMail has long been the world's largest encrypted email provider.
My response? I canceled my paid Google email account and opened a ProtonMail account and am happily paying for it. Not hard, and costs roughly the same. Yes, there is a free version.


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Welcome to FILOVIR, the website dedicated to people interested in filovirus research that provides up to date scientific information about filoviruses - Ebola, Marburg and others belonging to the family Filoviridae.
FILOVIR: just another website on Ebola and Marburg viruses
Among the most virulent pathogens ever known, filoviruses – Ebola and Marburg viruses – are filamentous-shaped, non segmented, single-stranded and negative-sensed RNA viruses that belong to the family Filoviridae and cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non humans primates. Confined to remote tropical areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia, where they hide into elusive natural reservoir species of the rain forest, filoviruses occasionally emerge in isolated but deadly human outbreaks with mortality rates up to 90%. Originating from zoonotic spillover, those outbreaks affected several African countries in the last decades, showing an increase in frequency and extension of geographical distribution. Recently, the Ebola virus ' one that hit West Africa in 2014 rapidly developed into a global health international issue and humanitarian crisis. During this emergency, FDA and WHO have authorized the use of some experimental therapeutics, however, there are still not licensed vaccines neither antivirals to counter filoviruses. Furthermore, both Ebola and Marburg viruses have a proven potential for misuse as biological weapons or bioterrorism agents.
So far, no other pathogens like filoviruses have been so fascinating for the general public. In fact, since their discovery, which occurred around 40 years ago, Ebola and Marburg viruses have embodied the ancestral myth of the incoming plague and fueled the collective imagination with fears for a doomsday infectious disease which eventually "liquefies" its victims.
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The Goat Cheese Bruschcetta is a perfect appetizer to serve with almost any dish and the blueberry compote adds a sweet flavor to the goat cheese!
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- In a medium sauté pan heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until well caramelized, about 10 minutes, stir occasionally. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix the yogurt and goat cheese until well incorporated.
- Turn your oven on to broil. Place the baguette slices on a cookie sheet and drizzle a little olive oil over the top. Place in the broiler and toast for about 2-4 minutes, watch carefully they will easily burn. Remove from the oven.
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Sailing depends on supplies for the sailors and vessels which need to be reliable. That is where Zim Sailing comes in which focuses on supplying small boats with the equipment they need. Recently there was an interview given by Bob Adams, the VP of Zim Sailing who provided an update about the demands that the company sees at present for their products.
As for the company name, ZIM stands for Zou Inter Marine. Steve Perry had partnered with the manufacturer in 2008 when the business was started. The short form of the name was popular and most customers received it well. The company however got listed last when it came in the Notice of Race that was put up for charters. Initially the company formed as a distributor, but today it has moved into manufacturing as well.
The main products they tool and manufacture are tools like Zim 15, Megabyte, Byte CII, CFJ and others, such as those used by Scottish Yacht Charter. The bulk is mainly manufactured by Zou in China, which comprises of C420s. The company has distributorship for Hartley Boats as well as the 29er. They distribute for the east coast where they supply mainly to RS Sailing. Most of the equipment comes from England.
Hence, the company works globally and they have partnered with several reliable companies across the world. The main focus lies in staying communicative with the partners. Also about four to six weeks are spent in traveling to the different factory destinations in order to ensure that quality items are being produced.
The current facility of 24000 square feet is located in Warren which includes manufacturing, warehousing, retailing and offices for the company. For the college and youth boats of the C420s or CFJs the company has become a sole supplier in US. They surely hope to see the trend continue and expand in the future.
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Child Fears: Coping with Fears in Different Stages
Now that Halloween is over, you might find that your children (especially Middle School aged) have a newly acquired touch of morbid flair in their personalities. Unsurprisingly, many children have to face their fears during this season.
Kids have been exposed to a month of undead horrors surrounding Halloween fun, All Saints Day & All Souls Day (for us Catholics), as well as the Day of the Dead celebrations. I also blame the "scary" movies and the Goosebumps series that I put out as seasonal reading each year.
Kids find ways to deal with their fears as they mature.
Infants and toddlers experience fear as part of their developmental growth: separation anxiety and stranger danger. To cope with their fears, very young children will cling to their source of comfort. Toddlers (and infants) may advert their faces, or avoid the things that make them uncomfortable. Of course, they will voice their objection of the situation by crying until they learn to talk.
Me, offering to read Love, Splat in early February: How about we read this one?
Number 7 (3 years old), eyeing the black cat on the cover: No, that one is scary. That's a scary cat.
Me: There is a also heart on this book. Hearts mean 'I love you'. Let's read it; I bet it won't be scary.
Elementary School Fears
Elementary kids may scream and run around in dramatic parodies of actual fear when faced with something that makes them uncomfortable, such as a person in an Easter Bunny body suit. Some (boys especially) will laugh and attempt to attack said bunny.
Nothing says "I like you, but I'm scared to tell you" like pulling a girl's hair or calling a boy names. This is just how they are dealing with those fears.
Middle School Fears
Middle School kids are learning how to deal with their new world and the emotions it inspires on a level that is more mature. Number 3 internalized her fear, and her new perspective showed an awareness that the world isn't as safe as she used to take for granted. Maybe for the first time, she thought about her loved ones not living forever. Perhaps she became aware that her life was changing, and that's scary enough for anyone to contemplate. But then, I think she read every Goosebumpsbook ever written.
Sitting in the bleachers at a HS Football game…
Number 3: If this stadium catches fire, we would all die.
Middle School Teacher (after Anti-Bully Presentation): Number 3, what would you do if you got bullied?
Number 3: Slit my throat.
Teacher: … Let's go call your mom.
Me (Talking about world hunger): Unfortunately, some people are starving and have to eat whatever they can. Sometimes they might eat cats or dogs.
Number 3: I'd never eat a cat.
Me: Well, if you had to choose between your family eating a cat or watching your brother die of starvation, which would you choose?
Number 3 (thinks quietly for a moment): Which brother?
Okay, so it's a little disturbing, but it's just a phase.
Logical and Straight-Forward answers will usually put your older child's mind to rest.
While a touch of levity will "help the medicine go down", it's best to remember that your child's concern isreal to him or her. Even children want to be taken seriously when they express anxiety.
Question: What will we do when the sun dies?
Answer: That's not going to happen in your lifetime, or for many years from now. The good new is, there are many scientist and other incredibly smart people working to solve these types of problems . If you study and work hard, you can be one of those people that solve problems.
Teens in High School (and beyond) may indicate that they've been thinking on topics of death as well as after-life. You may even see your older child think through a spiritual crisis.
Question: Why would we want to go to heaven if our friends and some other people we love aren't going to be there?
Answer: First of all, it's still better than the alternative. Secondly, it's our job to help our loved ones get to heaven; and it's their job to help us.
Talk to your kids about facing their fears.
It might help to take a look at how you face your own fears. After all, adults often use the same tactics we've found worked for us when we were children. Part of our human condition is that we hate what we fear; many times we avoid unknown or uncontrollable situations; all too often, we run from responsibility; and we mentally escape from pressure (hello escapism!).
Remember that fear is a normal and healthy part of our lives (even if it seems silly), unless you feel that fear is taking over your child's life. This article from KidsMD is a great resource for reading about both normal childhood fears and more serious anxiety: Link to Kids' Health (Read page 5).
How do you teach your kids to face their fears? Drop a Comment below!


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Commercial real estate is land, buildings and other structures used by businesses to earn income from rent or capital gains through sales. This type of real estate doesn't include property used for personal reasons, such as a residence. The Internal Revenue Service classifies most commercial real estate as "Section 1250" property, subject to the depreciation and capital gains rules for this type of property. However, land is not depreciable and is not Section 1250 property.
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Under GDS, nonresidential Section 1250 real property, which includes commercial real estate, has a recovery period of 39 years. In general, property owners can choose among three GDS depreciation methods: 200 percent declining balance, 150 percent declining balance and the straight-line method. Businesses recover their depreciable costs fastest with the 200 percent method but can elect to use either of the other methods. However, real property such as commercial real estate must use the straight-line method of depreciation. To take GDS straight-line depreciation on a commercial building, the owner subtracts the building's salvage value from the purchase or construction cost. The owner then deducts 1/39th of this difference each year for 39 years. Under ADS, the recovery period is 40 years, and owners can only use straight-line depreciation.
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The owner, not the lessee, deducts depreciation of commercial real estate. However, the lessee takes the depreciation deduction on a lifetime lease. In addition, a lessee can depreciate certain permanent improvements to the leased property. If you rent out cooperative apartments as a business, you can depreciate your shares of the corporation that owns the properties. If you use a commercial property for personal use, you can only depreciate the portion used for business or investment. While you can't depreciate land, you can depreciate the cost of preparing the land for commercial use. You can't depreciate property you hold for less than one year.
Sale Of Commercial Property
Section 1250 property has special rules governing the tax on its sale. Specifically, you must adjust the cost basis of the property by deducting the accumulated depreciation on the property before you figure your gain. The cost basis might also receive other adjustments. You treat as ordinary income the amount of the gain up to the amount of accumulated depreciation. Any gain, which is the sale proceeds minus the adjusted cost basis, beyond accumulated depreciation is a capital gain. However, corporations must recognize an additional amount of gain as ordinary gain. This extra amount is equal to the 20 percent of the excess of accelerated depreciation deductions -- those stemming from the 200 percent or 150 percent methods -- above the deductions available through straight-line depreciation. Normally, because real property receives straight-line depreciation, no extra amounts exist.
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Should you be feeding your chickens anything you can find in your kitchen? Not a fan of onion-infused omelets, without adding any onions (?!), from your backyard bunch? Jen B has some tips on how to … [Read more...]
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Since its founding in 1965, the Darling Marine Center has been an active center of marine research, education, and community engagement and outreach. In addition to supporting university research and education, the DMC also actively engages with fishermen, aquaculture entrepreneurs, and other marine industry professionals and community members through collaborative research, workforce development, and business incubation programs.
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's passion for art began when she was 16 years old and saw a poster for an exhibition by the 19th-century classical sculptor Jean-Jacques Pradier. « - The poster showed a close-up of the back of a woman sitting on a velvet cushion," Itzykson recalled. "I remember asking my grandmother to take me to see this show although at the time I was not yet interested in sculpture. The softness, the femininity and versatility of this marble cushion really struck me." As a teenager, Itzykson did not think that art was a career option, so she chose to study marketing, doing a master's in the United States. Itzykson worked in marketing for several years before turning fully to art. It wasn't an easy path because using bronze and marble is quite a labour intensive process. Today, working from her atelier in the 20th district of Paris, Anne ITZYKSON is among the unusual breed of artists whom currently devote themselves to bronze and marble, carrying on the tradition of sculptors such as Auguste Rodin, one of her inspirators as she cites.
"À venir" - Carrara marble - h: 53 cm
"Grain de sable" - bronze - h:56 cm
"Sarah" - bronze - h:42 cm
"Le Pont" - bronze - h: 20 cm
"Élégante" - bronze - h:14 cm
"Petit Pont" - plexiglass - h:8,5 cm
"Le Cerceau" - bronze - h:49 cm
"Aurore" - terra cotta - h:66 cm
"Le Baiser" - bronze - h:33 cm
"Le Fil" - bronze - h:17 cm
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Pascale MARCHESINI
Halil FAÏK
Marie RÉQUILLART
Patrice MESNIER
Fred BELLEFROID
Christian CADELLI
Odile KINART
Françoise GILLET
Coba KOSTER
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Rolling Greens has some of the most exclusive home decor selections in Orange County. They will be premiering their one-of-a-kind holiday gift collections at three events in Southern California, and you are invited.
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Cricketer suffers extensive fracture of middle and superior third of his face after being struck by a ball
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Amateur cricketer player, Alex Tait ends up unrecognizable after being struck by a ball while bowling in nets, suffering multiple fractures on his face and skull, including both cigomatic bones, nasal bones, frontal bone and orbital complex of both sides. The player was taken inmediately to a local hospital after the injury. He was hospitalized during the whole first week, where after evaluation they explained to him that he will need close control by a Neurosurgeon and Oral and Maxillofacial team who will prepare him for a open reduction surgery.
During the time he is been prepared he is not going to be able to play, Neurosurgeons indicated absolute rest to evaluate and assure the function of both eyes are maintained, so economical problem is under its way. Father to a little son and with another one on its way. Tait faces financial difficulty after being told he will not be able to work for several months. Having only recently started a new job he is not entitled to any sick pay other than SSP.
A crowdfunding was started by friend, Chris Taylor where he states "Alex has played at Lightcliffe CC all his life and is a model Club man. The Cricket Family is renowned for coming together to support each other and Alex is hopeful cricketers around the country will assist his current position and donate a small amount to allow him to continue living whilst he endures the coming months". If you want to donate please click here.
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For the past 4 nights I have been waking up at 4am-ish. Every night for the past 4 days. It's driving me insane especially as I have to be up at 6am to don my waiter's hat, chef's hat, housekeeping hat, mummy hat, chauffeur hat, maid hat etc! So I lay in bed, in the dark and googled it…"why do I keep waking up at 4am". The results kept me awake until 6am! It was fascinating!!!
There are multiple theories about your body clock waking up due to certain internal organs working away and sending you certain messages of hunger, thirst, headaches etc. There are also spiritual theories (which I love) about how deceased loved ones are sending you messages between the hours of 3-5 a.m. so you should just lay and perhaps meditate and receive the images or messages they send to you. This is perfectly plausible and doable in my world.
However, what most intrigued me was the historical theory. Apparently, from around the 1600s to approximately 1800s we never used to sleep for a straight 9, 10 or 11 hours in one hit. Our sleep would be divided into a first sleep and a second sleep consisting of say five hours sleeping initially, waking up and being active for a few hours then returning to sleep for say five more hours before we would wake again and start our daily routines for the day. This type of sleep pattern is called Biphasic sleep. A sleep divided into two chunks over a 24hour period.
In between the first sleep and the second sleep our ancestors would engage in a diverse range of activities in the middle of the night, such as having sex…"pull my nightie back down when you're done!!", drinking (water from rivers and pumps was of course contaminated in those days so drinking beer and gin was the norm) or even going to have a chat with their neighbours!!! Also bear in mind that during winter the main fire in the house would have to be stoked regularly and maintained to keep the house warm for cooking, ironing, cleaning etc. so whoever was responsible for this would have had to keep watch in the night before they could return for their "second sleep".
Chaucer mentions a "first sleep" and a "second sleep" in his Canterbuy Tales, historian Roger Ekirch wrote a book about it: 'At Day's Close: Night in Times Past' and Dickens wrote about it frequently. There are also numerous mentions of first and second sleeps in medical journals, diaries, court papers and other similar papers of the 16th and 17th centuries. It was a very common practice and this was everyone's routine.
Now, I'd just like to say here that however fascinating this is, I doubt highly that this would catch on today. I mean, if I went to knock on my neighbour's door at 4am and said "I'm between sleeps….put the kettle on my darlings" they'd probably tell me what I could do with a kettle of boiling hot water and it wouldn't involve sloshing it into my favourite seagull mug. Likewise, if I poured myself a glass of my beautiful G&T at 4am……well I'd be hokey-kokeying it into the playground with my drunken dancing legs kicking out for the morning school run while my poor son hides behind the "buddy bench" in the playground muttering "I hate my mother, I hate my mother".
It was a simpler, albeit harder life that our ancestors had to lead. Living by candlelight often meant bedtime was at sun set so this gave the opportunity to have a 'first sleep' for several hours, wake in the middle of the night to do chores or relax then resume sleep until the sun rose for the next day. In today's society, we are mainly governed by so many time limitations. Dinner at this time, school runs, working, commuting, after school clubs, socialising etc etc our lives are often crammed with schedules and hecticness that the thought of going to bed at 7pm is preposterous or a luxury hardly any of us can afford in our lives.
Frequently, what we all tend to do now is wake in the middle of the night and instantly panic. "AAGGGHHHHH!!!!! Why?? Why??" We scream into our pillows, laying awake watching shadows on our ceiling begging and pleading sleep to come to us. If our alarm goes off in two hours we will be a Satanic witch to our children and husbands if we don't sleep properly and god forbid if we don't get our coffee first thing!! "Children, get under the table! mummy's coming and she was up at 4am thumping the pillow! I'll be in the shed….".
In contrast, our ancestors would seize this middle of the night waking opportunity to read a good book or chop some firewood or just sit in a chair and read for an hour or two before returning to bed. Perhaps if we also embraced our body's internal suggestion to do the same – to have a cup of tea, read a chapter of our book and just relax into the situation of us waking up then it might not be so bad. It occurred to me while writing this….how many times have we woken up and said "Wow! I've had such a long deep sleep I actually feel really drunk / exhausted / can't wake up today". I've felt like that. Perhaps having such a long, deep sleep is not good for us. Maybe there's some sense in having this first and second sleep.
There are many celebrities who wake at ungodly hours, 3, 4 am and start their day. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple rises at 4.30 and starts his day as does Disney CEO Robert Iger and Michelle Obama wakes at 4.30 to do her cardio routine. There is evidence of many other businessmen and businesswomen who rise at 4 or 5am and start their day and get so much accomplished before breakfast.
I, myself, have got into the habit of going to bed around 11.30pm and it's normal for me to wake around 3 or 4am to stare at the ceiling trying to relax then returning to sleep about an hour later. My alarm used to go off at 6.30 so I could crack on with breakfasts, deal with my 8 year olds school uniform debates / showering debates, get myself ready, do the school run etc. I realised though that it was like a military rushed routine and it was hectic. I decided to set my alarm for 6am every day and I dreaded how exhausted I'd be at this time. For the first few times it was hard waking up at this time and I regularly hit the snooze button but after a while when I forced myself to get up at 6am it's now become a lovely routine. A peaceful, quiet time of the morning when the birds are singing and the sun is rising. I write for about 30mins with a cup of tea in bed then I meditate then I start the morning routine and I just feel more awake and in a much more productive mood for waking up early.
Knowing I can do this 6am call, I am going to see if I can wake at 5.30 instead and get even more done. I'm a morning person for sure. When late night comes I'm always so exhausted but in the morning, after a cup of tea I'm usually ready for war!! It could be an interesting experiment.
There is so much more I could write about to do with the history of a Biphasic sleep – relating to illnesses and how your brain functions etc and also how good it is for your body to have a nap in the afternoon – there's a whole blog I can do about that! but if I detailed it all here now this blog could become very very long. I will follow it up in time with more information as it's really fascinating.
So, readers, if you do wake up tonight at 3 or 4am, embrace it. Keep calm, read a chapter of your book, go and have a cup of tea or just sit in a chair and meditate and soon you'll find sleep returning quickly and calmly for your 'second sleep'. Goodnight.
Please do leave me a comment, a like or please share my blog if you enjoyed reading it. Thank you! x


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Ever wondered how you could achieve the perfect well-lit home in just a few steps? Well, luckily we're here to tell you how!
Today we bring you some home design tips on lighting because we're sure that at some point in your life you have entered a room with weak light and it was just terrible. However, when lighting is used the right way, your whole house is guaranteed to look its best: relaxed, cozy and embedded in the ambiance.
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Ready to learn some lighting secrets that will surely give a whole new life to your dimmed modern house?
Fixtures and bulbs are great options to create an inviting environment, but be careful: do not put together an overly bright environment!
"You don't want guests in your home to feel like they're waiting in a hospital emergency room," says interior designer Andrew Galuppi.
This DelightFULL copper pendant is a unique light fixture that will work wonders during the night time.
A common misconception is that you need to light the whole room. Why don't you try, for a change, to incorporate multiple points of light in your interior design? The best lighting in a room occurs when different spots of light are mixed together. Also, picking the right lampshade can make all the difference.
A great example of different light sources of two contemporary lighting fixtures. Here: Vellum contemporary floor lamp and the Amik contemporary table lamp, both by Brabbu.
Dimmers are essential. "They allow for flexibility depending on the time of day, event, or mood, and they're a great energy saver," says Rockwell.
Dimmers reduce energy consumption and increase bulb life!
The light should be totally different depending on the purpose of the space.
In living rooms, use a combination of floor lamps, table lamps, and down-lights (recessed or track lighting). "Here the lighting should be part of the decor," says Galuppi.
Fluorescent tubes should be avoided at all costs. They give a strange sensation in a room and everything looks off. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) on the contrary are a great option. However, nowadays, the best lighting options are always connected with screw-in LEDs, which have the longest life and can save you the most money.
In this case, the Apache contemporary table lamp by Brabbu illuminates the decorating items on the table.
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Roger J. Barron ('67)
Passed away March 22, 2013 at the age of 68. Roger graduated from UC Berkeley in 1967, where he met his future wife, Peggy Bauman. They were married that same year. Roger continued his studies at Northwestern Medical School and completed a pediatric residency before focusing on allergy and immunology. An advocate on behalf of patients and committed to long-term solutions for chronic health ailments, Roger established the Allergy and Asthma Adult and Pediatric Medical Group of the Redwoods in 1977, which grew into three offices. Roger was known to spend time with patients in an era when medical care was moving toward ever-higher patient loads that sometimes sacrificed face-time with physicians. An avid traveler—often in the company of his wife and two daughters—he found ways to combine his love of medicine and his deep commitment to philanthropy. He held various leadership roles in professional organizations in addition to his work with charitable organizations.
David Edwin Matteson ('43)
Died unexpectedly of a stroke on September 19, 2012 in Greenbrae, California, at the age of 91. He graduated from Nevada Union High School in 1938 and received a B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley in May 1943, where he enjoyed wrestling, was a four-year resident and President of Bowles Hall, and became a member of Scabbard and Blade, the ROTC military honor society.
In 1942 he joined Madison Lodge #23 of the Masonic Order in Grass Valley. In 1944, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Antiaircraft Artillery and was detailed to the Corps of Engineers, serving in the European theater of World War II. In 1950, he was recalled from the inactive reserve for service in the Korean War. At the time of his discharge in March 1952 he was a Captain in the 378th Engineer Combat Battalion. After the Korean War, David returned to Pacific Telephone and worked in a number of capacities in Marin County, Sacramento and San Francisco. During that period, he was active in Toastmasters and the Lions and Optimist's Clubs. The family settled in Greenbrae in 1955, where David retired in June 1982 after 14 years as Pacific Telephone's Assistant Vice President for Personnel.
Henry C. Duffie ('51)
Passed away July 26, 2012 at the age of 83. Hank earned a baseball scholarship to UC Berkeley, graduating in 1950 with a degree in Political Science. A week later, he married the love of his life, Dorothy (Dotteye). He spent his career in corrections and probation, including positions in Orange County and Phoenix, where he earned a masters degree from Pepperdine University and served as President of the Western Correctional Association for several years. Hank and Dotteye retired to the house they built in the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, where he continued dabbling in his lifelong passion and infatuation: gold.
Richard A. Vignolo ('59)
Died May 28, 2012, in San Francisco at the age of 85. During his 21-yearlong association with Halprin's office, where he was design principal and vice president of the firm, Richard designed many well-known gardens and open spaces. After establishing his independent practice in San Francisco in 1972, leading architectural firms repeatedly asked him to collaborate with them on their own projects, including Skidmore Owings & Merrill's new Federal Reserve Bank on Market Street and the 333 Bush Street Tower. Elsewhere in California, he conceived outdoor settings for Carmel Plaza, the Vallejo City Hall, Siefert Community Center in Stockton, and the Spanish Bay Townhouses in Pebble Beach. A descendent of pioneer California families, he attended Stockton schools and UC Berkeley, where he received a bachelor of science degree in landscape architecture. Later, he received a master's degree from Harvard's Graduate School of Design, after which he was awarded a Charles Eliot Traveling Fellowship for travel and study in Europe. He was also a veteran World War II.
John Spence Stephens, Jr. ('90)
Passed away May 1, 2012 at the age of 43. Spence graduated from Boulder High and went ont to receive his bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley and his MBA at Rice University. Spence spent the majority of his career working as an executive in electronic banking strategies. Spence was an active member at St. Anne's Catholic Church of Houston where he sang in the church choir.
William Latane Sale ('42)
Passed away March 17, 2012, at the age of 90, on the same ranch where he was born. He attended Red Bluff High School and UC Berkeley, where he participated in wrestling and was a member of the Army ROTC. Upon completion of his degree in 1942, Bill was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. He served in the 99th Infantry Division in the European theater during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the Battle of the Bulge. He was part of the occupation forces in Germany at the end of World War II. Upon the completion of his commitment, he had attained the rank of Captain. Bill married Jean Block and worked on the family ranch, Sale Orchards. Soon after, he was recruited to work for Sunsweet Growers in Chico, for whom he served as plant manager and field man for 37 years. He was instrumental in the building of the Sunsweet plants in Corning and Red Bluff. After his retirement, Bill served on the Board of Directors for Sunsweet. As a member of the Tehama County Prune Growers, he was the recipient of the Prune Grower of the Year in 1973.
Bill was a strong believer in giving back to his community. He was a member of the Red Bluff Union High School Board of Trustees and served on the Governing Board and Advisory Board of St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. He was also a director of the Federal Land Bank and served as president of the Red Bluff Rotary Club and Wilcox Oaks Golf Club.
Kevin Lacanlale (Freshman)
Died March 15, 2012, after a vehicle crashed into his 1996 Camry. Kevin was one of 1,000 students nationwide to win the Gates Millennium Scholarship Award—intended to encourage academic excellence and provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential. He was also part of the campus association and lived at Bowles Hall. He grew up in Silverdale, Washington and was a National AP Scholar, graduating as salutatorian of his class before coming to UC Berkeley. An active athlete, he ran high school varsity track, making it to the state championship in the 4×100 relay.
Raymond A. Colvig ('53)
Died March 4, 2012, of sudden heart problems in Berkeley at the age of 80. For 27 years, Ray served as spokesman for UC Berkeley and was a beloved leader of the campus's Public Information Office until his retirement in 1991. From 1964 to 1991, he served as manager of the campus's former Public Information Office. His tenure spanned the upheavals of the Free Speech Movement, anti-Vietnam protests, People's Park riots and the Patty Hearst kidnapping, not to mention UC Berkeley's rise to academic and research excellence rivaling that of Harvard and MIT. He served seven chancellors, from Nobel Laureate Glenn Seaborg to Chang-Lin Tien.
After his retirement, Ray collaborated with Seaborg on two books: "Chancellor at Berkeley," about Seaborg's years as chancellor, and "Roses from the ashes: breakup and rebirth in Pacific Coast intercollegiate athletics." He also wrote "Turning Points and Ironies: Issues and Events–Berkeley, 1959-67," about the turbulent 1960s and the tempestuous tenure of UC Berkeley's first chancellor, Clark Kerr. Born in Weed, California, Ray graduated from UC Berkeley in 1953 with a degree in English and journalism and lived at Bowles Hall for the 1950-51 year. In 1954, he earned a master's degree in English from Cornell University and after a two-year stint in the U.S. Army became an agricultural news writer, first at UC Davis and then at UC Berkeley. He joined UC Berkeley's Public Information Office as a science writer in 1959 and was appointed manager in 1964. He was a cofounder of the Northern California Science Writers Association.
John Barnes Leddy ('46)
Died January 20, 2012, in San Jose, just two days before his 90th birthday. Jack showed an early interest in science, so his father took him to science lectures at CalTech, including talks given by Albert Einstein and Guglielmo Marconi. An avid radio fan from a young age, Jack had a ham radio license, W6PLJ, and fixed radios as a hobby. In 1938, he and Tom Nelson, along with several other high school friends, organized a high school radio club with the call letters N6EM. In 1940, Jack was accepted to UC Berkeley and was elected to Bowles Hall President that same year. In 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he relayed messages to the War Department from Hawaii by way of a station at the top of Bakersfield High School. Although Jack never graduated from Berkeley (due, he said, to a bad case of dysentery and the fact that he was unable to obtain Berkeley credit for his studies at Harvard and MIT during the war), sometime in the 1980s he was invited back to Berkeley to give a talk about his career. Jack saw that as a kind of vindication.
In 1968, Jack founded his own manufacturer's representative company, Leddy Associates, which was located for the longest period in Burlingame. In 1990, he sold the business and retired, when his main interests were world travel with his wife Jane, his radio ham contents and his work with the American Red Cross in emergency preparednesss.
James David Shelton ('59)
Died January 8, 2012, following a valiant three-year fight with liver cancer. Jim graduated from UC Berkeley in 1959 and received his Masters in Science at the University of North Texas in 1991. In 1963, he moved to Amarillo, Texas to work for Santa Fe Railroad. He was co-owner of Adams-Shelton Communications with his long-time business partner, Keith Adams, owning several radio stations in West Texas, including Z-93 and KLS. He and Adams were also publishers of Accent West magazine. Jim worked as a counselor in various programs at The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage for 12 years until leaving in 2005 to form his own intervention practice. Just prior to his death, he was made a emeritus member of The Network of Independent Interventionists in recognitions of his years of dedication and service in the recovery field.
Wayne Robinson Woodruff ('53)
Passed away suddenly December 18, 2011 at the age of 80. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1953 and the following day started work at what's now known as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. There, he was involved in many atmospheric tests in the Pacific and was named test group director for the Nevada Test Site. He later earned an MS degree in physics from Cal State Hayward. Later in life, Wayne served at the federal level on international arms treaty negotiations. A long-time member of the Sierra Club, he led outings in the U.S. and internationally and taught rock-climbing for the Sierra Club in San Francisco and competed and won medals in NASTAR skiing events. After retiring in 1991, Wayne volunteered with the San Francisco Ballet, serving as president of its volunteer arm (BRAVO) and Trustee of the San Francisco Ballet Association, and performed many roles in some of SF Ballet's story ballets. He is survived by his wife, Laureen.
David Leroy Brenner ('45)
Passed away on December 6, 2011 at the age of 88. David attended UC Berkeley and lived in Bowles Hall, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for more than 30 years for U.S. Steel in Pittsburg, California, and then for Shell Oil for six years prior to retiring. Dave was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and was a past member of the Pitttsburg Lodge, as well as member of the Episcopal Church for 50 years.
Lloyd John Old ('55)
Passed away on November 28, 2011 at the age of 78. Dr. Old was internationally recognized as one of the founders and standard-bearers in the field of cancer immunology. He began his career in 1958, when tumor immunology was in its infancy; today, cancer immunotherapies are emerging as a significant advance in cancer therapy. Many seminal findings in the field were contributed by Lloyd, his students and his colleagues. He held a Chair of Cancer Immunology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he was director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. In vivo veritas, Lloyd's motto, embodied what many would consider his greatest contribution: his unwavering dedication and commitment to translating basic research in animal models into clinical research in humans. Few scientists have been more instrumental in bringing the study of tumor immunology into the human arena.
Joseph F. Angello, Sr. ('54)
Passed away unexpectedly November 19, 2011 at the age of 81. Joe was a prominent Sacramento architect and businessman. Raised in Sacramento, he received his BA and MA in Architecture from UC Berkeley and was an active Bowles Hall Alum, serving on the leadership committee for the Bowles Hall Alumni Association and working tirelessly on the preservation of the Hall. He served in the Army, and his patriotism deeply influenced his life. He started a private architectural practice with Ralph Vitiello (Angello Vitiello Associates) in 1961; the firm received numerous awards, including an AIA Honor Award for the Anthony Patricia Angello residence in Carmichael. Joe was one of the architects for the Sacramento Community Theatre and Convention Center project, completed in 1974. He was also deeply involved in historic preservation in Old Sacramento. Early in his life, Joe began actively participating in community events and service/social clubs, from can collections for the war effort and Bachelor Club involvement to his membership in The Native Sons of the Golden West at the time of his death. His many memberships include The Brotherhood of Knights of the Vine and The Grandfathers Club; and he was a founding member of the California Hall of Flowers. He served as Past President of the Central Valley Chapter of the American Institutes of Architects.
Douglas Norman Dickson ('56)
Passed away November 15, 2011. After his third year at Cal, Doug was admitted to Stanford Medical School, after which he became an obstetrician and gynecologist, practicing in San Leandro for 20 years until he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and retired. Doug maintained as busy a life as he could, with travel, skiing, fishing and gardening, ultimately living with Parkinson's for 35 years.
Rollin Kirby Post ('52)
Died October 3, 2011 at his Corte Madera home at age 81. Rollin lived and breathed politics for his more than 30 years on Bay Area television, but his work was very different from the hot talk "gotcha" journalism that dominates the airwaves today. He was a familiar figure on local television, working as a reporter, commentator and interviewer on three stations from 1961 until his retirement in 1997. For decades, there wasn't a person in statewide politics who wasn't grilled by Rollin at one time or another. He even appeared (as himself) in Robert Redford's 1972 political film "The Candidate." Rollin was the most respected political reporter and TV commentator in California from the late 1960s-90s.
After a year at San Francisco State College and a year in the Army, Rollin attended UC Berkeley, rooming in Bowles Hall with Bob Sayles, Joe Angello and Emmett Forester, and graduating in 1952 with a degree in political science. He began his career in journalism as a copy boy at CBS Radio in Los Angeles, where he met Diane Opley, who became his wife in 1954. In 1961, he moved back to the Bay Area as a morning producer and assignment editor for KPIX and later worked for KQED, where he was a commentator on the evening roundtable show "Newsroom" and later co-host with Belva Davis of "A Closer Look" and KRON's "California This Week" interview show. After his retirement, Rollin stayed involved in civic activities in Marin County, where he lived for 47 years, tutoring young students, raising money for the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive, and serving as a volunteer board member for Common Cause, the World Affairs Council, the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the Marin County Historical Society. He was a Charter Member (2005) of BHAA.
Roger K. Guilford ('49) [Photo in Sept 2013 newsletter]
Passed away September 8, 2011. Roger earned his graduate and postgraduate degrees in Education and Plant Pathology from UC Berkeley, UC Davis and OSU, and followed with a career as a college professor. He developed a landscaping and interior design business with his wife, Mary (Darland), whom he married in 1959. Roger was a devoted boater, creating fond memories with his family aboard The Dragon Lady. He was proud that he had lived in such a special place at UC Berkeley. Mary sent a contribution in Roger's name toward the restoration of Bowles Hall.
John "Jack" Cooney ('51)
Jack graduated High School from Red Bluff Union High School and was Valedictorian of his class. At age 16, Jack enrolled at UC Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor of Civil Engineering and then his Masters of Civil Engineering at the age of 22. Jack worked towards his PhD at the University of Purdue, but his education was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Jack was stationed in Heidelberg Germany where he developed procedures for Engineering and Intelligence for use by NATO countries. Jack's work with Morrison-Knudsen moved the family all over the world including locations throughout the U.S., Canada and South America. During his time working with Morrison Knudsen, Jack fulfilled many roles including Senior Project Director of the company's environmental group and the Deputy Project Director at the Weldon Springs Site Remedial Action Project. He retired in 1999 after 47 years for Morrison-Knudsen. Jack was a generous patron of the arts in Boise, including the Boise Philharmonic, Opera Idaho, Ballet Idaho, Boise Little Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and the Community Concert Series, to name a few.
Ralph Peter Juhl ('55)
Died at home April 15, 2011, at the age of 78. Ralph was a dentist with the varied interests of a Renaissance man, an independent nature, good humor and professional skill. He practiced dentistry in Pleasanton for 35 years until his retirement in 1994. He was a skilled woodworker; after being diagnosis with leukemia, he traveled to Denmark to help remodel his daughter's second home there. He also completed a remodel for his son. He had a full woodshop in his home and routinely made furniture.
Ralph was a past-president and founding member of the Rotary Club of Pleasanton as well as a member of the Pleasanton Men's Club. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Castlewood Country Club. He excelled in athletics at Washington High School, earning letters in track, basketball and baseball. He led the basketball team in scoring and was offered a minor league contract in baseball after graduating. Instead, he pursued his interest in dentistry. He started at Cal in 1951 and transferred to the UC San Francisco dentistry school in 1953. Following completion of the UCSF Dental School, he served as a dentist in the U.S. Army.
During a pre-registration week at Cal, he met the love of his life, Claudia Rasmussen. They married June 19, 1955, two days after Claudia graduated from Cal. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in June 2010. Ralph was a BHAA member since 2007, and his widow Claudia has become a Friend of Bowles Hall.
Brent Wesley Wahlberg ('43)
Passed away March 29, 2011, at the age of 89. Brent graduated from Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana College and UC Berkeley. Immediately after graduating from Berkeley, he joined the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II as an officer on a U.S. tank landing ship (LST 515) that participated in the D-Day invasion. Prior to D-Day, he was on his LST when it distinguished itself during a highly secretive D-Day full-dress rehearsal conducted off of the coast of England ("Exercise Tiger") as the ship's captain, disobeying orders from on-shore commanding officers, turning to retrieve and recover survivors and bodies whose ships had been destroyed by torpedoes fired by German Schnellboote (fast elusive torpedo boats). Extraordinary measures were taken to keep the events of that morning unknown, initially, to prevent any leaks of the anticipated D-Day invasion and to keep secret the scope of loss.
Following the war, Brent married Jean Sutherland. He worked in the citrus and avocado business, both as a grower and ultimately as Vice President of Production of the Eadington Fruit Company, where he also served on the Board of Directors. He also served on the boards of Sunkist, Calavo and The Bank of Yorba Linda. Following his retirement, Brent added golf to his regular activities, including twice weekly rounds with the "Floggers," and he found great pleasure in sharing regular luncheons with his Elks Club buddies. Brent was a BHAA member since 2008.
Hugh Edward Kelly ('50)
Died February 14, 2011, in Eureka of a stroke at the age of 86. Hugh graduated from Eureka High School, leaving home at age 16 to join the crew surveying the Alaska-Canada Highway. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II as an infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge, where he earned a Bronze Star for bravery. He met his future wife, Fern Williamson, during his senior year at Cal. After graduating with a business degree, he and Fern settled in Eureka, where he spent his career and took much pride in his partnership with Mike O'Hern, forming Kelly-O'Hern Associates. He loved his work, which brought him into contact with the natural beauty of Humboldt County and many interesting characters and their stories. He was recognized by the Humboldt Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association with a Lifetime Achievement award, having filed more than 1,100 surveys, parcel maps and subdivisions—the highest number in the State of California. Hugh was a member of the Bowles Hall Class of 1951.


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15 Outstanding Argumentative Essay Topics About Basketball
All right, so you have been tasked with compiling an argumentative essay on basketball. No doubt the basketball fans in class are overjoyed. If however, soccer or rugby is more your thing and you are finding yourself struggling to come up with an interesting topic to write about then hopefully my 15 suggestions will spur you into both researching and formulating an opinion that you can then convert into an outstanding piece of work.
- Compare the salaries of the men's United States basketball team versus the women's United States basketball team. Is it even remotely equal? Should more be done at the top level of sport to ensure equality?
- Delve into the history of basketball. Would an ordinary P.E. teacher in modern times be able to come up with a sport that would be played at international levels and attract the top athletes in the world?
- Will there ever be another Michael Jordan?
- Is there ever any circumstances when the use of performance enhancing drugs would be acceptable in basketball?
- Is the Jump Shot overrated? Could it be argued that other moves are of equal importance and require the same degree of skill?
- Should basketball be mandatory in schools? Or, should kids be given more choice over the kind of sport that they want to get involved in. Should schools hold elections to decide which sports make it onto the curriculum and which don't?
- Is basketball an American sport? What more can be done to increase its popularity in European countries?
- Basketball is played between two teams of five players. Would a team of six be more effective? Why is five the optimum number?
- Basketball just like soccer has become a highly commercial sport. Has commercialization gone too far? Should it be stripped back so that it was more about the taking part and competitive spirit? Could basketball be the trail blazer that guilt trips other sports into following suit?
- Could doing a regular workout with a basketball be the answer to the obesity problem? If the government were to offer free workouts to the obese would this solve the problem? Should the state intervene like this? Is it the responsibility of individuals to take responsibility for their health?
- Explore the process that one would need to follow in order to become a professional basketball player. Is skill enough? Is there a political element?
- Sexism in basketball. Is it perceived to be a male-oriented sport? Do young girls really aspire to become basketball players?
- Basketball as an aphrodisiac. Can watching a game be a turn on? Explore the advertising around the subject. Is basketball perceived as a sexy sport? Or does it play more into the all-American theme?
- Is enough attention paid to safety in basketball? Can more be done?
- Compare and contrast the fortunes of two basketball teams.
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Employers More Likely To Hire Criminal Than Long-Term Unemployed [Infographic]
Employers have been open about their disdain for the unemployed -- some companies even specify in ads that they will only consider candidates who already have jobs. But according to a new survey, companies would sooner hire a worker convicted of a misdemeanor than the long-term unemployed.
Bullhorn, a maker of recruiting software, conducted an anonymous survey of 1,500 recruiters and hiring managers, and the recruiters admitted that it was easier for them to "place someone with a criminal record (non-felony) in a new job than it is to place someone who has been unemployed for two years or more."Roughly 1 in 3 said that being employed more than six months or a year can make it hard to get hired. And 17 percent of the respondents said that being unemployed for even less than six months would still make it "difficult to place someone in a job."
But as much as employers look down on the unemployed, they apparently dislike job hoppers even more, according to this survey. Thirty-nine respondents said that the "single biggest obstacle" to employment is having a history of ditching companies before one year of service; 31 percent viewed long-term unemployment as the biggest obstacle.
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Be it a broken leg, paralysis, amputation or even a birth defect, Gift of the Givers donates wheelchairs on an ad-hoc basis to individuals, hospitals and schools, on request. One's quality of life is instantly improved when they're able to move around freely and the load on caregivers is lessened substantially.
Be it a broken leg, paralysis, amputation or even a birth defect, Gift of the Givers donates wheelchairs on an ad-hoc basis to individuals, hospitals and schools, on request. One's quality of life is instantly improved when they're able to move around freely and the load on caregivers is lessened substantially.
19/10/2018 - Mthobisi Miya
11-year-old Mthobisi Miya from Rensburgdrift, who was born with a debilitating physical and mental illness, received a wheelchair from Gift of the Givers.
11/10/2018 - Rose from Tongaat
09/2018 - Somalia Recipient, Abdi Omar
Gift of the Givers donates wheelchair to Abdi Omar, a disabled man is newly displaced. He has been placed at the Gift of the Givers IDP camp in Mogadishu.
27/04/2018 - Freedom Day Wheelchair Distribution in Kranskop
24/04/2018 - Imaan Dearham
Gift of the Givers with SABC Foundation donated a wheelchair to 3 year old, Imaan Dearham, from Minnebron in Brakpan.
Imaan was diagnosed with Brain Cancer when she was only 3 months old and sadly lost her left eye after living in a comma for a month. Shortly after she lost vision in her other eye and at 8 months old she was put on chemo therapy with no success.
It's been a challenging 3 years
04/2018 - Lizwi Bonga Yedwa Receives a Wheelchair
13/12/2017 - Hopewell Senior
Amanda in Dambuza
11/03/2017 - Trey Ogle
Trey Ogle, a 15 in Pietermaritzburg was in desperate need of a wheelchair which Gift of the Givers donated to him. The teenager has Downs Syndrome and is now too old to attend the local special needs institutions and has to be placed in a day care facility.
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09/07/2015 - Lenie van Tonder
29 year old, Lenie van Tonder, born with disabilities due to brain damage, receives a new wheelchair from Gift of the Givers.Read more
Ladybrand Recipients
Mr K. Charles
GOTG hands over a new wheelchair to Mr K. Charles of Durban who was diagnosed with cancer.
Total Project Value: R1 500.00
Kutama Hospital in Zimbabwe
A handover ceremony took place around the 100 year celebration of the hospital. Wheelchairs and Walking Sticks were handed over to President Robert Mugabe.
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Cloetesville Community
On 5 July 2011, 1000 people from the Cloetesville community were fed soup and bread at the Cloetesville Town Hall in Stellenbosch. They also received the following items:
- 1000 Blankets
- 400 Sweet Packs
- 200 Detergent Packs
- 800 Hygiene Packs for men and women
- 7000 Disposable Nappies
- 540 x 1kg Marvello Margarine
- 200 Food Parcels
Mr Ebrahim Vawda
GOTG hands over a wheelchair to Mr Ebrahim Vawda in Durban who suffered a stroke. The wheelchair has come in handy in allowing him to be mobile around the house without assistance.
Total Project Value: R1 500.00
Mr R. Sewnandan
Mr R.Sewnandan, an 81 year old senior living in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg receives a wheelchair from GOTG.
Total Project Value: R1 500.00
25/10/2018 - Thabang in Soweto
21/09/2018 - Boitumelo Mabaso
A wheelchair was handed over to the mother of Boitumelo Mabaso at Dr George Mukhari hospital. Boitumelo was in isolation due to chickenpox.
28/05/2018 - Mr Amien van Witt Receives Wheelchair
Gift of the Givers donates a wheelchair to Mr Amien Van Witt who is thankful also to members of his community who made the appeal on his behalf.
April 2018 - Gogo Mthalane
Gogo Mthalane from Smero in Edendale received a wheelchair from the Gift of the Givers team. Gogo suffers with diabetes and subsequently had her leg amputated. Regular visits to the clinic was a nightmare for both her family and herself as they battled to carry her, with her plastic chair, in and out of taxis.
As Gogo holds her face in her hands one can only imagine what's going through her mind,
13/04/2018 - Wheelchair to Junior Jongweni from Tzaneen
09/04/2018 - 5 Wheelchairs to KwaZayeka Community
Gift of the Givers donates 5 wheelchairs to the community Kwa Zayeka. Our team handed over :
- 110 Food Parcels
- 110 Personal Hygiene Packs
- 4 Rolls of Fabric
- 110 TFG Blankets
22/11/2017 - Sanelisiwe Sibisi
Gift Gets a Special Gift from Gift of the Givers and Kaizer Chiefs
Gift of the Givers gives Gift Phasha from Mafefe in Limpopo a specialised wheelchair. Here is his story....
"Ever since my cousin was diagnosed Hydrocephalus in 1989, I've been searching long and hard for ways to assist him with getting mobility as he can't walk, we have found a wheelchair but as he has grown up it became small for him to use and to travel with. This year, I made it my goal to
19/05/2016 - Bongi
Bongi from Cinderella Park in Pietermaritzburg receives a new wheelchair from Gift of the Givers.
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19/06/2015 - Bushy McKelvey
Inspiring legless biker, Bushy McKelvey, founded the "Out on a Limb" project which aims to motivate and encourage those living with disabilities. He repairs and upgrades wheelchairs and made a special request to Gift of the Givers for a wheelchair for young man who had met with an accident.
Total Project Value: R1 000.00
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Ermelo Recipient
Josina Mhlanga in Mozambique
The picture of a lady crawling on her knees with her two children walking beside her was seen by hundreds of people in The Star on 8 Feb 2013. It touched the hearts of many to read that Josina had to crawl her way toward help. She lost the use of her legs due to a sickness she had suffered.
One of South Africa readers, who was also aware of the work GOTG was doing in Mozambique, saw the pic and
Distributions to Individuals
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Wheelchair Handover to Dean Burke
GOTG donates a Wheelchair to Dean Burke of Umbilo. Sadly Mr Burke had his leg amputated after being diagnosed with sugar diabetes.
Total Project Value: R2 000.00
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Mrs Asmall
Gift of the Givers hands over a wheelchair to Mrs Asmall, a frail senior with many ailments making mobility a huge difficulty for her.
Total Project Value: R1 500.00


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2019-20 Board of Directors
The board of directors, made up of representatives from CAAR's agri-retailer and supplier members, oversees the activities of the association and provides insight from various regions and sectors of Canadian agriculture. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact your regional representative and let them know what CAAR can do to help you.
The CAAR Board of Directors for 2019-2020 are as follows:
Don Kitson - Board and Executive Council Chair
International Raw Materials LTD.
Ph: 780-998-4600
Luke Burton
Ph: 306-550-2237
Taylor Olsen
Olds Fertilizers & Agri Services Ltd.
Ph: 403-556-6441
Stan Loewen
Terralink Horticulture Inc.
Ph: 604-864-9044
Theresa Bolton
Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd.
Ph: 204-987-4493
Blaine Cochrane
Shur-Gro Farm Services
Ph: 204-729-3829
Eric Gregory
BrettYoung Seeds
Ph: 204-478-2216
Martin Kiefer - Past Board Chair
Agrico Canada L.P.
Ph: 905-672-5700
Dave Thompson
Ph: 902-628-7200
Catherine Douglas
Federated Co-operatives Ltd.
Ph: 306-649-5390
Russ Reich
Richardson Pioneer Ltd.
Ph: 306-751-7705
Drew Taylor
Ph: 413-626-6579


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It's All About the Kids!!
It was a terrifically fun day with Ye Mystic Krewe of the Nautilus at the 2018 Gasparilla Children's Extravaganza Parade.?? YMKN had 1Voice children, military families, and our own krewe children join us for fun activities and bead throwing.?? The weather was perfect – not too hot, not to cold.?? Overall, it was a wonderful day. Pre-parade fun included food, crafts, games, and face painting. And then the parade rolled! Thank you 1Voice, Anthony & Deja McRae, and Sara & Blake Bender for joining us.?? Also a big thanks to Brian Willis, our Parade Director, and Mary Ann Massolio, the Director of 1Voice, for pulling it all together.?? Also, a shout out to our Float Chair, Mike...Read More »