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Long-term Care and Migrant Health Workers: Considering Responsibilities
Thanks in part to over a century of progress in public health and medicine, many people are enjoying longer lives. These changing demographics are generating a greater need for long-term care (LTC). In the US, while there has been considerable debate concerning the nature and extent of future LTC needs given declining rates of disability in recent decades, the consensus is that they will grow considerably (IOM, 2008). By all accounts, however, the care many older adults receive is inadequate, and LTC, as it exists, is "no longer viable" (Miller et al., 2008: 450; National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care, 2006). Worse still, experts in the field argue that the country is without "a comprehensive, coherent long-term care public policy" for the future (Levine et al., 2006: 305). We are not alone. A vision and strategic plan for LTC have been low priorities or lacking entirely in many countries (WHO, 2003; OECD, 2005).
This persistent and pervasive myopia raises serious concerns for the burgeoning population of dependent elderly as well as their family caregivers. It also has profound implications for health workers and those in need of care in parts of the global South—due to growing needs from population aging, a rise in chronic conditions, and often, the burden of HIV and AIDS. Health workers are migrating at unprecedented rates – increasingly from low-income countries with a low supply of health workers – to take up positions in the US and other affluent countries' LTC sectors, leaving in their wake workforce shortages and what some call a global "crisis in health" (WHO, 2006).
Multiple and complex relationships among an array of policies and programs – promulgated by governments, the health care industry, international lending bodies, the for-profit sector, and others –structure care work in a global context. Tracing these relationships compels us to consider how we should think about responsibilities to the dependent elderly, those who care for them, including migrants, and people who need care in so called "source countries", groups whose well-being is increasingly interconnected.
Several factors come together to facilitate the flow of care workers from South to North. Nursing and direct care work (DCW) in the US—done by nurse aides, home health and home care aides, the front line of LTC—is now characterized by unprecedented vacancies and turnover rates, with a declining number of people entering the field, retention problems, and a growing trend toward early retirement. With pending demographic shifts, a persistent shortage in the pool of paid caregivers is expected to grow. LTC experts critical of current policy, indeed, rank an inadequate workforce as their top concern (IOM, 2008; Miller et al., 2008).
This deficit of care workers can be attributed to the poor public image and lack of respect granted to care work; poor compensation; cost-containment measures that have created difficult working conditions; and inadequate opportunity for continuing education and professional development (Folbre, 2001; Berliner and Ginzberg, 2002). Regarded as "unskilled" workers, these problems are greatest for DCWs. Not only do they earn little respect in society or the workplace, they make very low wages, have one of the highest rates of occupational injury, and tend to lack benefits (National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce, 2006). While these conditions might be addressed by any number of strategies, an increasingly popular one involves the employment—in some cases preceded by targeted recruitment—of women from the global South for nursing and direct care positions in hospitals and LTC settings (Priester and Reinardy, 2003; Redfoot, 2006). The US is now the largest importer of nurses and other care workers (Aiken, 2007; Dumont and Zurn, 2007). Although data can be hard to come by, the major source countries for LTC specifically appear to be the Philippines, Jamaica, Haiti, India, and Mexico (Redfoot and Houser, 2005; ACS, 2005).
The emergence of neo-liberal economic policies may be the greatest contributor to the modern day flow of care workers. Facing reductions in employment opportunities, or overwhelming staff and other resource shortages when they are employed, many health workers in the global South have sought work abroad (Bach, 2003; Schrecker, 2009). Governments have also taken to recruiting and exporting their own citizens for care work as part of their economic development plans. The Philippine government, for example, figures prominently in the political economy of migration as the largest source of registered nurses working overseas, with over 70 percent of graduates leaving, mostly for Saudia Arabia and the US (Lorenzo et al., 2007). India and China similarly are coming to see care work as a valuable export (Fang, 2007; Khadria, 2007).
Filipino nurses in particular have long been primed for migration to the US as a result of missionary and military involvement in the Philippines, along with targeted foreign policy strategies which began fueling the mobility of Filipino nurses over a century ago (Choy, 2003). By the late 1990s, however, a complex, labor-exporting, debt-servicing bureaucracy emerged in which care workers—especially nurses—played an integral role. "At the end of the twentieth century, Philippine gendered labour migration and its diaspora have become the primary means for servicing Philippine indebtedness" (Barber, 2000: 399). Supporting this export of care labor are government-financed institutions that educate and train nurses, chiefly for affluent foreign markets (ILO, 2006). In sum, "[t]he Philippine nurse education and labour market…has essentially become a training ground for overseas employers and the international trade in nurses" (Ball, 2008: 340).
At the same time, selective immigration is increasingly an "instrument of industrial policy" (Ahmad, 2005: 44). Lobbying for an easing of immigration requirements in order to gain access to nurses are employers and industry organizations, such as the American Hospital Association, the American Health Care Association, and the National Center for Assisted Living, who have come to regard international recruitment as a way to keep hiring costs down and improve retention (Buchan et al., 2003; Pittman et al., 2007). As "unskilled", DCWs confront more challenges when it comes to immigration. Some worry that increasing demand may contribute to illegal immigration, especially in the rapidly expanding, often informal, home care sector (IOM, 2005; Redfoot and Houser, 2005).
With the growing demand for lower cost care workers and the compulsion of many to migrate given conditions at home, a lucrative international recruitment industry involved in a range of activities related to recruitment, testing, credentialing, and immigration has begun to flourish (Connell and Stilwell, 2006; Pittman et al., 2007). Not only has the size of the industry surged from roughly forty companies in the late 1990s to over 270 in 2007, but so too has the number of countries in which recruiters operate, rising from half a dozen to over seventy. Many have high burdens of disease and low care worker-to-population ratios (Polsky et al., 2007).
Finally, the plight of family caregivers contributes to the growing need for paid care workers. As many governments restructure their roles to spend less on health and social needs, and health care institutions cut costs, a "care gap" has emerged that ultimately relies upon family caregivers—mostly women—to contribute additional energy and resources (Donelan et al., 2002; Ogden et al., 2006). Most women in high-income countries, however, are employed in the paid labor force and, for the most part, neither public policy nor their employers offer adequate support (Johnson and Wiener, 2006; WHO, 2003). Family caregivers often turn, then, to paid care to garner additional support. While paid care work has long been done by women of color, the modern commodification of care work tends to take a transnational form (Bosniak, 2009; Parrenas, 2000). "Cheap and flexible, this model is [increasingly being embraced] to overcome the structural deficiencies of public family care provision and strikes a good balance between the conflicting needs of publicly supporting care of the elderly and controlling public expenditure" in privileged parts of the world (Bettio et al., 2006: 282).
While remittances indisputably channel billions of dollars in money and other goods, there is little consensus on the overall impact of migration on countries that export workers (Page and Plaza, 2006). What is now uncontroversial is that when health workers leave, population health erodes. Fifty-seven countries are facing severe health worker shortages according to the World Health Organization, shortages that serve to exacerbate global health inequalities (WHO, 2006). These shortages are said to be the most critical constraint in achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and the WHO/UNAIDS 3 by 5 Initiative (Chen et al., 2004). The loss of nurses and other care workers is especially troubling given that they are the backbone of primary and LTC (Lynch et al., 2008). Current evidence suggests, indeed, that the adverse effects of losing health workers are not compensated by remittances (OECD, 2008).
Losing its nursing workforce faster than it can replace them, the Philippine health system is facing serious threats. An estimated 84% of employed nurses work abroad. In some hospitals, the ratio of nurses to patients is as low as one to sixty, and in some rural areas, far worse (ILO, 2006; Lorenzo et al., 2007). Hospitals' failures to meet standards for accreditation and eventual closing are other signs of growing system inadequacies (Lorenzo et al., 2007). In the Caribbean, estimates are that approximately two-thirds of the country's nurses have left, with roughly 400 per year migrating to the US, Canada, and the UK (ECLAC, 2006). Yet, the Caribbean has the second highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS, after sub-Saharan Africa, and population aging is generating a growing demand for chronic care. Along with weakening health systems and eroding population health, source countries can be harmed by lost investments made in health workers education, and over time, diminished intellectual capital and innovation.
As for migrant care workers, they face a difficult plight. Stereotypes of Filipinas as caring, obedient, meticulous workers, and "sacrificing heroines" (Schwenken, 2008), or of Caribbean women as naturally warm-hearted and joyful, serve the aims of governments, industry organizations and employers, recruiters, even affluent families, yet can constrain the imaginations and opportunities of women and girls (Barber, 2000; Brush and Vasupuram, 2006). Additionally, while the feminization of migrant labor might contribute to women's economic, social, and political empowerment, it does not necessarily do so when they are engaged in low-wage, high risk, and at times "flexible" and/or underground work. Many trained as nurses (and a growing number of physicians) take jobs below their education and skill level, a phenomenon known as "down-skilling" (Pittman et al., 2007) and thus, can experience, at once, upward and downward mobility while their skills and expertise go underutilized.
While countries like the US incentivize immigration for some skilled workers, including some categories of care workers, questions of immigration and citizenship continue to be contested. Migrant care workers often find themselves with a limited set of political rights (Dauvergne, 2009; Glenn, 2006; Kofman and Raghuram, 2006). Often separated from families, many engage in transnational care practices for their own parents and children (Parrenas, 2005; Romero, 2006). They have, as one migrant nurse notes, "a foot here, a foot there, and a foot nowhere" (DiCicco-Bloom, 2004: 28). These care workers, then, contribute to social reproduction for the more privileged, while compromising it, along with their own membership as engaged citizens, at home.
The transnational transfer of care labor, indeed, threatens to perpetuate and worsen health inequalities, and risks constraining women's agency and prospects for equality in many respects. In separating families, it also stands to erode the very foundation of social life. For the care done within families in most instances, especially when supported, generates public goods, namely, people who participate in social life and who serve as the next generation of citizens, and their well-being as embodied agents over the course of life (Kittay, 2001; Tronto, 2006). To the extent that those with more resources have greater capacities to care—now by importing it—and so, to produce and sustain more capable citizens, the outflow of caregivers may generate profound global inequalities in social and political capacity.
What are our responsibilities to respond to gross and growing health (and other) inequalities in health around the world—inequalities made worse by migration? How should we organize health care systems in the wake of economic globalization and fund, train, and deploy human resources, arguably their most integral element? How should we conceive of our responsibilities to migrant care workers who leave home, often under less than voluntary conditions, and participate in the social life of more affluent countries in the most meaningful of ways? As we—policy makers, employers and citizens of countries whose policies and practices have transnational reach—formulate policy in LTC, fairness demands that we ask.
Lisa Eckenwiler is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy, and Director of Health Care Ethics at the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics at George Mason University.
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PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo is rolling out Kickstart Mountain Dew, a fruit-flavored soda that it hopes to position as a morningtime alternative to coffee, tea and juice.
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King Kong is a Pre-Code 1933 monster/adventure film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. The screenplay was by Ruth Rose and James Ashmore Creelman from a story by Cooper and Edgar Wallace. It stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot, and opened in New York City on March 2, 1933 to good reviews.
The film tells of a gigantic island-dwelling ape creature called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman. Kong is distinguished for its stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien and its musical score by Max Steiner. The film has been released to video, DVD, and Blu-ray, and has been computer colorized. In 1991, the film was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. It has been remade twice: once in 1976 and again in 2005.
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16 events
OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night. Hosted by Larry Forte.
The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation showcases projects that have revitalized local historic places. Followed by a reception at Ted's Most Best.
Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night.
Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night.
Beginner players welcome.
Test your general knowledge for prizes.
Learn to play and read music with other dulcimer players.
WHITE RABBIT COLLECTIVE Open ensemble featuring local musicians and artists, curated by Nick Bradfield.
OLIVIA BAKER Acoustic folk singer-songwriter from Nashville via Budapest.
THE HARMALEIGHS Nashville-based Americana duo with a sweetly melodic sound.
CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of Americana.
MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.
Little ones ages birth to three and their caregivers can participate in songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles.
Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required.
Learn about new and advanced features in Google Maps such as offline maps, indoor maps and reservations.
Bring an old t-shirt from home and upcycle it into a pillow.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs selections by five American masters: Samuel Barber, John Corigliano, John Harbison, William Bolcom and Aaron Copland.
The documentary examines the evolution of the personality of Athens as a community over six decades. Tickets are free but required.
Town and Gown Players present auditions for Breakfast at Tiffany's adapted from Truman Capote's story. There are roles for six women and 12 men. Auditions May 22 & 23, 7 p.m. Show dates July 21–30. townandgownplayers.org
(Elberton Arts Center, 17 W. Church St. Elberton) Encore Productions is seeking at least 12 men and 10 women for their production of Guys & Dolls. Actors will read excerpts from the script and may be asked to sing with piano accompaniment. Auditions will be held May 22 & 23, 6–8 p.m. Show dates are Sept. 8–17. 706-283-1049


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Poland is a big country in central Europe. Its climate is a mix of continental and maritime where summers are generally warm and winters are rather cold. May to October is the best time to travel to Poland. Although it is a destination, which can be visited all round the year, but summer is the most preferable season.
How to Travel to Poland
Poland is easily accessible through various modes of transportation. Poland has regular car-ferry services hounding the routes from Denmark and Sweden. Euroline buses travel from various bordering countries to Poland.
Photo Credit: Aldershottravelguelph.com/blog
Euroline trains travel from countries like Prague, Germany and London. All major international flights in Poland arrive at Warsaw-Frederic Chopin Airport. National carrier LOT covers all European capitals, Germany, US cities, Canada and Israel. Other airlines like CentralWings, EasyJet, Ryanair, etc. cover the major cities within Poland.
Major Tourist Attractions in Poland
Amazingly beautiful nature and landscapes, historical monuments and world heritage sites along with traditions and hospitality are the factors that credit to the success of tourism in Poland. Major Polish cities that attract thousands of tourists every year are Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Pozna. They are major tourist attractions in Poland and host a variety of events.
World heritage Sites Draw Tourism in Poland
World heritage sites are major tourist attractions in Poland, the most famous being Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration camp. The other one is the Royal Palace in Warsaw.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine, the only mine in the world that has continuous operation since the medieval times until today, is yet another world heritage site in Poland.
Travel to Poland Must Include
Your itinerary must comprise visits to many castles and palaces including The Royal castle, Gniew castle, Moszna castle, Niedzica castle, Ciechanow castle, Reszel and Olsztyn. Monasteries are also major tourist attractions in Poland. Czestochowa, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Swieta Lipka, etc. are few of the famous monasteries in Poland.
Photo Credit: Expatify.com/poland/navigating-the-lakes-of-poland.html
Nature can be seen in all its forms in Poland. From Lake Hancza (Poland's deepest lake) to Table Mountains and their fabulous rock formations, you can enjoy nature in its every bit. Bledow Desert, which is the largest in Central Europe and Slowinski National Park on the Baltic coast, which is famous for its most unusual sand formations, are all part of major tourist destinations in Poland.
Things To Do in Poland
There are several different activities waiting for you in Poland! Hiking, cycling, skiing or water-sports – you can enjoy anything. Seaside on the North, mountains on the South, and lakes and forests on the East makes tourism in Poland a huge success. Water-sports include Kayaking, Yatching, Sailing, Surfing and kite surfing. Many lakes and the Batlic Sea serve as great destinations for water sports.
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Tatra Mountains are well developed for hiking activity. Skiing and snow-boarding activities are important part of Poland travel programs. Popular ski routes are Zakopane, Kasprowy Wierch, Karpacz and Szklarska Poreba. Spa and wellness resorts are a treat when you travel to Poland. This makes a grand way to end your holiday in Poland.


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Willow Cannan was diagnosed in May 2016 with a rare genetic disease, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency (MSD).
No treatment exists for this rare genetic disease that erodes all skills, knowledge, and body function until the child passes away, usually before 10 years of age. New children are being discovered with this rare disorder each year. Help us save these children. Help us fund a cure.
Learn more about Willow and her family
Why We Need Donations
We must hurry, Willow's condition is regressive, unless she gets a life saving treatment she will suffer terribly, her body will break down and she will lose most of her functioning including eye sight, muscle use and brain use, resulting in death at a young age. Willow has excellent health insurance through Tricare/Humana. If there was a drug, Tricare would pay for it. The problem is there is not a treatment available. Because this disease is ultra rare – less than 100 known patients in the world – it is not profitable for the pharmaceutical companies to fund. We have to fund it ourselves. Our goal is to raise $1,000,000. Together we can beat this.
Things to Know
Willow's ConditionChildren with MSD are born with a mutation of the SUMF1 gene which means the body does not create Sulfatases enzymes and is unable to break down cellular waste.
Willow's Current AssessmentWillow has started to regress, most children with MSD start to digress between 3-5 years of age.
How We Will Find TreatmentWillow's family is dedicated to finding treatment for their daughter and the other children affected by this horrible disease.
Together, we can beat this.Identify the gene therapy experts who can develop a treatment.Run clinical trials to understand whether existing treatments for similar diseases can treat MSD.
Explore chaperone therapy with drugs in clinical trials for other diseases. We have formed a Charitable foundation
Join together with other families affected by MSD to coordinate our efforts to find treatments.
How You Can HelpSpread the word, Share our Facebook page, Donate or volunteer. There are several young MSD children that can be treated, disease could be stopped and lives could be saved.
Join the CauseAny little thing you can do will help spread the word about Willow. Join the cause, sign up to be a volunteer, share our page on Facebook, or donate now. If you would like to make a donation directly to the bank here is the info:
Bancorp South
Amber Olsen for Benefit of Warriors for Willow
PO Box 929, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-9982
Help us save Willow and other children around the world.


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After clearing customs at the Cancun Airport terminal look for the kiosks that offer transfers to Playa del Carmen.
Option 1: Look for the desks that offer shuttle service to "Playa del Carmen." The shuttles will cost about 180 pesos per person and space will be shared with other riders.
Option 2: Take a taxi (located just outside the airport's front doors)and hire it exclusively to take up to a party of 4 to Playa del Carmen for about 900 pesos + (this is about 75 USD, and the rate can be negotiated). This is the fastest option to get to Playa del Carmen.
Option 3: To save money take the ADO bus line, which takes a little longer. ADO's counter is also located in-between the right and left kiosks. The ADO bus costs around 154 pesos per person or 12 U.S. per person. After buying the tickets, proceed with your luggage outside and veer toward the right, where the bus terminal is located (straight ahead are the taxi's). If in doubt just ask anyone where "ADO" is.
Do avoid the desks that say Tourist Advisory, as this is Time Share and will only slow you down.
From Playa del Carmen, taxi, shuttle drop off or Ado bus station(all pretty much side-by-side) simply follow other passengers down the hill and there will be several ticket booths. A sign will be posted at each booth for the next departure time (or if in doubt just ask where is the "Barco a Cozumel"). (cost: approx. $12 USD per person/one way). The crossing takes about 30-40 minutes. The hours of operation for the crossings change frequently. We recommend that you only buy one way tickets each way because the 3 ferry companies have different schedules and do not honor each other's tickets.
It is very easy to get here by following these instructions, and we have many guests who come in from Cancun so don't worry about the details. Just print out and follow these instructions, and you will not have a problem!
Casa Colonial
Avenida 35 Entre 8 Y 10 # 461
Cozumel, Quintana Roo


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The Crash Pad is not just a place to stay, it's an experience you want to have! The facilities are impressive, especially considering the reasonable price for a stay. The place is always clean and the entire operation is super green (LEED platinum certified). The Commons room includes an open kitchen with coffee makers and cooking gear, a "living room" with sitting spaces and access to a library aimed at outdoor pursuits and other local attractions, and there are a couple of high-quality computer workstations that guests are welcome to use. There are also outlets for your laptop, and an open wifi network that actually works!
The thing that makes the place so amazing, though, is the staff. These guys are on their A game at all times. They get to know their guests and make everyone feel welcome as soon as they step into The Crash Pad. The guided tours of the bunk rooms (kept quiet during sleepy times), gear rooms (big enough to store boats and bikes) and wash rooms (shared, but with plenty of privacy) give guests the confidence they need to make themselves at home, but the guys are there when guests have questions or leave their pass cards (security keys) in the back rooms.
If you're planning a trip to or through Chattanooga, The Crash Pad is your best bet for base camp. Breakfast is served bright and early, and the coffee is on tap all day. There is even a selection of local beers available in the Commons for an enjoyable evening after a day of adventure on the rocks or around town. AND! The Flying Squirrel, a new neighborhood bar owned and operated by the same folks who created The Crash Pad, is set to launch in the summer of 2013 just across the patio.
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Tom Flaherty: Looking for Answers
Looking for Answers represents textura's third encounter with the music of Tom Flaherty (b. 1950), as the past few months have seen compositions by the Pomona College Music Professor appear on releases by the Inoo-Kallay Duo (Five Conversations About Two Things, Populist Records) and Nadia Shpachenko (Woman At The New Piano, Reference Recordings). What makes the latest encounter special, however, is that not only does Looking for Answers feature Flaherty's compositions exclusively, it documents another equally important side of the award-winning California composer, namely his accomplished cello playing. Not only does he play on five of the six works presented, he performs Remembrance of Things Present solo.
As the Inoo-Kallay Duo and Shpachenko recordings so clearly illustrate, Flaherty's work can be mischievous in the way it flouts convention and explores unusual juxtapositions in the formal structure and/or arrangement of a piece. It's a devilish side that can be glimpsed on occasion during the eighty-minute release. Though the chamber-styled format lends the material on Looking for Answers a sober mien, Flaherty's irreverent side is still very much present, even if one has to look a little more closely to find it. One can certainly locate it in the informative liner notes he contributed to the CD package (of Euphoric Waltzes, for example, he wryly notes, As I am married to the violist, it was obvious that it needed an extensive viola solo).
That Cellopianian Flights might be heard as a song surrounded by dances is suggested by the movement titles themselves, with the naturally ruminative Recollections framed by Tangoid and Marchuet. In keeping with Flaherty's approach, the latter aren't one-dimensional dance treatments: as it scales its wonky upward path, Tangoid never actually deploys the defining rhythms of the tango but instead draws on the form's sensual character; Marchuet, not surprisingly, blends aspects of the minuet and march into its framework whilst also sneaking a mariachi feel (not to mention a stirring melody or two) into its six-minute presentation. Performed by Trio Euphoria, Triphoria, also not surprisingly, relates to the number three in that the single-movement piece features three tempi, three musicians, three basic musical ideas, and a three-note figure that provides the seed for most of the pitch material. Animated by stabbing cello patterns (reminiscent, in fact, of those powering Bernard Herrmann's Psycho soundtrack), Triphoria alternates fluidly between aggressively uptempo and serene nachtmusik passages.
Reflective of his interest in electronic music (in addition to his Music Professor role, Flaherty is also Director of the Electronic Studio at Pomona College), the three-part title work supplements the violin, cello, and piano playing of the Mojave Trio with electronically manipulated sounds derived from the instruments. As a result, the soundworld expands noticeably, becoming crystalline in certain moments and speckled with percussive detail at others.
Though Looking for Answers obviously shows that Flaherty is serious about his work , he isn't insufferably precious about it. Having enumerated the formal properties of an instrumental piece such as A Walk in the Park, he writes, (I)f listeners hear dogs barking at a nest of bees, followed by soaring birds overhead, children playing and arguing, taunting nursery rhymes, maybe even a drum circle in the distance, who could criticize them? Such levity on the composer's part is, to say the least, refreshing.
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Monarchs Special Hockey
Special hockey programs have been established over 30 cities in the United States. The goal of special hockey is to give people with physical and developmental disabilities the chance to play the sport of ice hockey in an environment which is adapted to the level of ability. The athletes play upright and in most cases offsides, icing, penalties etc. are not part of gameplay.
Special Hockey emphasizes players to have fun through teamwork, social interaction, and improving the quality of life through on and off ice activities.
Special hockey serves a wide range of disabilities and there is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy the sport.


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Having Trouble with get_image_tag filter
Resolved Mark Root-Wiley
I'm working on a plugin that would create four new fields for each item in the media library: Creator Name, Creator URL, License Name, and License URL. It strings these all together to make a nice credit for the media item.
I have the meta fields setup and working thanks to this tutorial. I've also successfully used the the_content filter to display the new fields on attachment pages. Therefore, I know the data is being stored and can be referenced in filters.
I'm just stuck on the implementation to get media credits showing below images embedded in posts. I think I should be using the get_image_tag filter, but am not 100% sure.
I get the feeling I'm not handling the arguments on get_image_tag correctly, but I don't know what is going wrong. I'm still pretty new with filters/actions, so this may be something really obvious that I'm missing. I have neither any output nor errors with wp_debug enabled.
Here's my code:
[Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sorry code moderator.
Here's my code: http://pastebin.com/VRcEyYBh
(I unprefixed all my functions and variables for readability.)
Can anyone at least confirm to me when the get_image_tag function runs? (It's in /wp-includes/media.php.)
It's my understanding that it is what displays the HTML for images inserted into pages and posts, but my inability to append even a static string to the $html variable or to get an error has me grasping for answers.Ian Dunn
I ran a quick test using this code:
add_filter('get_image_tag', 'append_media_credit', 10, 2); function append_media_credit($html, $id) { $media_string = 'test'; $html = $html . $media_string; return $html; }
And got:
test
When I uploaded an image and clicked on the "Insert into Post" button.
So, it looks like you're on the right track. Can you copy the whole plugin to pastebin? I'll take a look and see if I can find something.
Are you saving the image before inserting it into the post? get_post_meta() in media_credit_string() is going to pull from the database, so it won't get anything if you haven't saved the meta fields first.
Thanks, Ian. I owe you one.
I don't know if I can work on this today, but I'm going to try your code, and just see if I can get that working on its own.
I just pasted the entire plugin here: http://pastebin.com/6Xp4cXiG
The relevant "broken" part (I think) is lines 88-98 which uses the function starting on line 128.
I was also surprised to see that the image link wraps the result of your filter above. Not what I expected nor wanted. Would it make sense to figure out the hook that wraps the image tag in the link and then append to that? Is there even a hook for that or is it just the editor doing that?Ian Dunn
I installed it on one of my dev servers and it seems to work fine. I uploaded an image and then inserted it into the post (without saving first) and got this:

Credit: test creator name. test license name.

Maybe there's something about your installation that is causing it to break? Another plugin or parts of the theme, maybe? I'm using WP 3.3-beta3.
If you want to use an earlier filter so you can get outside the image link, try image_send_to_editor.
Ian, you are a genius!
I was under the impression that the hook fired on the front end, not in the editor. I had created my page with images for testing before I had finished the plugin, and was expecting it to insert the text outside of the editor, and not when inserting the image. You're right that it seems to be working, just not as I had expected. I'm not thrilled with the fact that this wouldn't retroactively add credits to images that have already been inserted into posts/pages.
Now to dig for a new hook. (I get the sinking feeling that the only other option would be doing some regex on the_content, but I'll keep looking. I'm still rather green when it comes to this stuff.)
Thanks, again. I really appreciate it.Ian Dunn
Ah, ok. Yeah, I don't think there's any filter for individual parts of the content once it's been inserted into the database (except maybe if it's in a shortcode). You'd have to either use the the_content filter to apply the changes on the fly, or use your current method and add a part that goes back and retroactively applies the changes to the content that's already in the database.
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Portfolio Categories Sound web site examples
AVIarts has specialized experience in developing music and sound applications for the Adobe Flash player and HTML 5, and has been published extensively on the subject of interactive sound for the web and mobile.
Roger Zahab – composer, violinist, conductor
Roger Zahab's web site provides information about Roger's various musical activities as a composer, violinist and conductor. The site features a searchable database of more than 200 compositions, includng PDF score and mp3 excerpts and an HTML 5 audio preview system.
Sing My Part Player
Designed and developed the Flash based remixer player application for Singmypart.com. This application loads up to 5 mp3 tracks and enables the user to listen to each vocal part independently or as a complete arrangement. Users can move forward or backward in the music to rehearse various sections of a song.
Abadja Rhythm
You can interact with a percussion ensemble from Ghana West Africa. You can change the volume of each percussion part to better hear and understand the role each individual instrument plays in the ensemble.


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Build Guide by Eareshel
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Ryze Build
Middle Lane
Ability Sequence
Not Updated For Current Season
The masteries shown here are not yet updated for the current season, the guide author needs to set up the new masteries. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
Okay guys, first time creating a build, but I'd just like to share it with you guys to test it out. I'm raping with it, at least. I left out the runes, since I'm not level 20 yet (lol) and I haven't bought any yet, but I plan going flat health and ability power.
This is a more detailed, explanatory item sequence.
Boots of Speed + 2 health + 1 mana
Soulstealer/Rod of Ages (I usually go with Rod of Ages, since I'm still scared of dying)
Boots of swiftness (mobility plays a huge part in this build)
Deathfire Grasp
Zonia's Ring
Archangel's staff (Get tear of the goddess first while you're building it)
Skill sequence
Flux - prison - overload - 3 points in flux - max prison (get flux when you can't rank it up) - finish overload.
Your main nuke should be:
Prison - desperate power - deathfire - spell flux - overload
Early game/mid game
This build is very mobility based in the early game. You need to be extremely agressive and harass as much as possible with your spell flux. Make that baby bounce into the enemy champion as much as possible. It's tricky to begin with, but you'll get it. Only use spell flux when harassing, so that you can hit them with prison and overload if you see a chance to get a kill. This is where flash is EXTREMELY handy.
Late game
I enjoy hiding in the bushes and popping out with flash to finish off guys. Makes the other team scared ****less. You will not - however - be able to kill a champion at full health, so make sure to run away in 1v1 encounters unless your enemy is wounded.
I'll probably update this build as I get more experience with playing Ryze, so this is not a pr0 build. If you're new to Ryze, however, I think you will have some fun with this build. Good luck!


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On DC Emancipation Day, Parks & People gathered with community residents to light over 2,000 candle luminaries in honor of thousands of African Americans who were buried in what is now Adams Morgan, after they gained their freedom during the Civil War.Each illuminated candle was a tribute to four of the people who were buried under Walter Pierce Park, making it the largest unmarked African American cemetery in the capital. At least 8,428 African American men, women, and children were buried in the Mount Pleasant Plains Cemetery between 1870 and 1890.
A community partnership has completed an archaeological study about the cemetery to help document the most sensitive areas of the site. This information will inform the development of a park master plan for the site, which will seek to permanently protect the remains, to tell the stories of those buried there, and to provide a way for future generations to honor them.
Parks & People is committed to standing up for all the ways parks bring deeper justice by helping to prevent violence, crime, and incarceration. Parks create a sense of unity and community by bringing people together to care for the environment. Join us on August 2nd at Marvin Gaye Park to celebrate National Night Out, a campaign promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live for all.


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The TED and CUE SIGs would like members to submit proposals for Pecha Kucha style presentations at our joint forum titled Conversations with the self: reflective practice and teacher development.
Forum abstract
For the fourth consecutive year, College and University Educators (CUE) and Teacher Education & Development (TED) SIGs are joining together for a joint forum designed to promote the sharing of professional stories. This year's theme is Conversations with the self: reflective practice and teacher development' and the event will showcase short presentations from each SIG and the insight of plenary speaker Thomas Farrell, who will act as a discussant.
The format will be somewhat similar to PechaKucha, but presenters will share their stories with small groups of listeners using tablets, laptops or paper. Presenters will share 10 slides and talk for about 30 seconds per slide, for five-minute presentations, followed by short Q & A periods; each presentation will be repeated several times for different audience groups so the attendees can hear several short professional stories about reflective practice. A final discussion moderated by Professor Thomas Farrell will focus on the value of reflective practice for teachers.
To submit a proposal, please use this online form by August 31, 2014.
Submission guidelines: Please include the following.
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Garrett McInnis
Considering how inconsistent Jurgen Klinsmann's roster choices were for the first year and a half of his time in charge of the national team, he's become remarkably focused as the World Cup rapidly approaches. The pool has shrunk drastically & the surprises have become fewer and fewer. There was a time when he had mixed and matched so many defenders that I was practically begging for a back line of Timmy Chandler, Geoff Cameron, Carlos Bocanegra and Fabian Johnson. That thinking seems rather absurd at this point.
My first thought when I saw this roster was very simply, "Well, Jurgen hasn't taken his foot off the pedal for these friendlies. He's making a statement that these are important matches." Basically he called up every number one player he possibly could for these two friendlies. What this tells me is that Jurgen realizes the World Cup just isn't that far away and he wants our first team to have every opportunity to develop that chemistry as we head for Brazil.
These two matches are road matches & will be a nice test to see what sort of form our guys are in prior to the January camp that will likely consist of mostly younger, less tested players (Yes, history— see Bob's camp in 2010– tells us Camp Cupcake is Camp Cupcake, even in a World Cup year). Klinsmann recognizes this as one of the last 2 or 3 chances to see his options up close. As I'll point out later, I don't see a single player on this roster that will definitely be left at home next summer. Some like Eric Lichaj and Bill Hamid are long shots, but injuries could change things in a hurry. With all that said, let's get to the roster.
Goalkeepers: Tim Howard's Beard (Everton), Bill Hamid (DC United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire)
Let me be clear. It would have been egregious (and potentially a fire-able offense) for Jurgen to not call up Tim Howard's Beard during 'No Shave November."
As for Johnson & Hamid, both have tremendous physical skill s and huge careers ahead of them. Every chance to get them time around Timmy will pay dividends for the future of US soccer. I'm sure that Howard will start both games so there really was no reason to drag a banged-up Brad Guzan away from Aston Villa for friendlies.
Prediction: Tim Howard's beard will be stupendous. His play will also be very good, though it will pale in comparison to his beard.
Defenders: Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest), John Anthony Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy), Michael Orozco (Puebla), DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla)
Ok, so this is the most debatable and surprising group. First, it's obvious that Jurgen finally convinced Eric Lichaj to burn those embarrassing photos. It's really the only explanation for him finally getting the call. Second, it'll be good to get JAB another camp with the team as we continue to evaluate him and his preparedness to contribute over the next few months. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked to see him start one of the two matches next for Omar. Obviously the most important missing piece is Matt Besler who is still playing in that MLS playoffs thingy (Silly Americans and their playoffs).
As far as omissions, you could certainly make the argument that Clarence Goodson was given the cold shoulder and that Tim Ream warranted a spot over Brooks or Fiscal. With respect to Goodson, I honestly think Klinsmann is comfortable enough with his play on a consistent basis that he felt the slot would be better used on training time with a future contributor. Tim Ream would have been a fringe call up anyway and I have no problem with giving Brooks or Lichaj the opportunity.
Prediction: Expect Cameron & Evans to man the right side, DMB the left and Gonzo to start both matches next to either Cameron or Brooks. ALSO: Omar Gonzalez is our "MAN OF THE CAMP"– of every player in this grouping, Gonzalez has the most to lose over the next week and a half. Should be interesting.
Midfielders: MB 90 (Roma), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg FC), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Brek Shea (Stoke City)
This is, for all intents and purposes, as good of a midfield squad as we could possibly call up. Sure you would probably exchange Brek Shea for Graham Zusi or Kyle Beckerman; both of course are also kinda busy with the whole MLS playoffs (see Matt Besler comment, supra). Still, Shea provides a pacy left wing presence that is unique and has paid dividends for Klinsmann off the bench in past matches. Also worth noting is the fact that Landon Donovan is recovering from an ankle knock. Big picture, there's reason to believe every player on this list will either be on the plane to Brazil next summer or on the cusp of being so.
Prediction: We're gonna start our A-team of Jermaine & MB90 & they are gonna kick ass in the middle of the field. Our core should be strong. That's all that matters. Oh, and Jermaine Jones is gonna get a yellow card. And Brek Shea will do something mind-numbingly awesome and something mind-numbingly horrible. Duh.
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
You're basically looking at our most probable World Cup forward pool sans Herculez Gomez and, in my opinion, Juan Agudelo. Jozy will be on the team next summer, and Klinsmann showed good player personnel management praising his young forward ahead of the camp, despite his struggles at Sunderland. By the way, who hasn't struggled at Sunderland?
Same for Deuce, who will be on the team and will start. The interesting thing with Dempsey is the following: it used to be that we wondered if he could take his club form to the national team. Now we wonder if he can cure his club form with a national team call-up. My how times have changed.
I'd be shocked if Eddie "The CONCACAF Conqueror" is left at home. Aron Johannsson has looked awesome lately and is in form with Alkmaar & Boyd is scoring for Rapid Vienna. Like most of the other positions, Jurgen just went with the best options available to him. Wondo gets a sympathy call up/ last chance to show out against reasonably good competition call-up (sorry, I just don't see him making the the WC Roster).
Prediction: We score a lot. I'm thinking 6 goals over two games.
The matches against Scotland and Austria should be a fun couple of games where we get to test the form of our national team. I expect Jurgen to push them hard to see exactly the extent of that form and to continue to build positive momentum for the program. This is no time to be slowing down any progress that we've made over the past 8-10 months. This is the time for the Yanks to kick it into another gear. That sort of consistent performance will be what we need in Brazil to meet and exceed the growing expectations of a burgeoning soccer nation.
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She has undergone a dramatic transformation since first entering the public eye back in 2014 as a contestant on The Bachelor.
And after slimming down following her stint on the reality dating show, it appears Sam Frost is now fitter than ever as she showed off her very trim physique over the weekend.
Stepping out in a pair of thigh-skimming shorts and a low-cut vest top, the 26-year-old flaunted her toned arms and legs.
The TV star, who went on to find love with beau Sasha Mielczarek on The Bachelorette last year, kept her light brown locks swept back off her face with a baseball cap.
Is that you, Sam? Frost kept her make-up free face shielded with a baseball cap as she showed off her slender physique in a pair of shorts and a vest top
The blue-eyed beauty – who often shares make-up free snaps with her Instagram fans – appeared to have gone au naturel for the outing on Sunday.
But while she left her face cosmetics free, the TV star-turned-radio presenter looked as though she'd had a recent manicure and pedicure – showing off a light pink varnish on her nails.
She completed her look with a pair of leather sandals which accentuated her long, lean legs.
Sam was seen getting into a sparkly black Mini Cooper – potentially a replacement for her Hyundai Getz which had previously been parked by the roadside gathering dust for several weeks.
Natural beauty: The reality star appeared to be make-up free as she got into a black Mini Cooper
The radio presenter teamed her outfit with a pair of brown leather sandals which accentuated her long legs
Meanwhile, her beau Sasha was spotted getting into a separate vehicle.
Dressed casually in a shirt, shorts and thongs, the construction manager completed his laid-back look with a pair of sunglasses.
But while the couple were seen heading off in different cars, Sasha later posted a sweet Valentine's message to Sam on Instagram.
'Happy Valentines to my beautiful girlfriend @fro01 ! Great to be back home in Bowral to escape the city,' he wrote alongside a sweet selfie of the pair and the hashtags '#turtledove' and '#willyoubemyvalentine'.
Sam was seen getting into a sparkly black Mini Cooper – potentially a replacement of her Hyundai
Her beau Sasha was seen getting into a separate car but later posted a gushing Valentine's Day tribute to Sam on Sunday
The couple appear to be going from strength to strength since hitting it off on The Bachelorette last year following Sam's heartbreaking with Blake Garvey on The Bachelor.
Sasha even revealed last week that they have plans to move in together.
'It's not in the near future but it is close. We're probably looking at April-May, mid-year type thing. It's exciting,' the 31-year-old told the Motherish.
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Happiness to heartbreak: Sam first appeared on TV screens on The Bachelor Australia in 2014 which saw Blake Garvey propose to Sam, only to dump her in favour of show runner up Louise Pillidge
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The 3-D quality of the mouth is something nearer what it ought to be, now, say. And let's observe that you can't go light on the mutton chops and stay close to Mignola's idea of the character. Hellboy's whiskers are never like the north woods extravagance we used to love on Wolverine, it seems, but it's safe to say they've got to feel pretty substantial or they're wrong.
A good deal more can be said about what belongs and doesn't belong to him visually. Maybe I'll come back to this in future. The tail, for one, you know, begs for some discussion. I'd had it pretty wrong, I saw after a while, in a couple of sketches included in the post of some weeks ago. The tail's got to have something doglike about it, up-curling, almost friendly, to work. It's not, then, what you'd call a particularly demonic tail. But I'll leave it at that for now.


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PETER CAVE: Global economic woes, rising wage pressures, uranium mining and Australia's place in the region - they're all questions confronting politicians today.
But thousands of documents released by the National Archives show they were also at the forefront 30 years ago.
Cabinet documents from 1982 and 1983 are now available to the public and they reveal new details of the challenges faced by prime minister's Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke, as the Australian economy struggled under international pressure.
From Canberra, Naomi Woodley reports.
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NAOMI WOODLEY: In 1982, Eye of the Tiger was at the top of the charts, Britain was at war in the Falklands and Malcolm Fraser's Coalition government in Australia was entering its final year.
Mr Fraser saw off a leadership challenge from Andrew Peacock in April and gave serious thought to calling an early election as leadership tension between the Opposition leader Bill Hayden and Bob Hawke preoccupied the Labor Party.
But economic woes were front of mind - an international recession hit hard, wages and inflation had risen sharply and unemployment was on the way up, sparking protests and community concern.
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PROTEST LEADER: What do we want?
PROTESTERS: The right to work.
PROTEST LEADER: When do we want it?
PROTESTERS: Now.
NEWS REPORTER: The demonstrators gave out a statement saying that companies were still making massive profits while unemployment soared.
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NAOMI WOODLEY: Cabinet documents now released show that in 1982 Malcolm Fraser and his treasurer John Howard split with Treasury over the size of the budget deficit - forecasting a much bigger shortfall than Treasury's recommendation.
The future prime minister told Cabinet that the economy had gone bad on the government, the global downturn was prolonged and prospects for economic growth were dismal. The drought too was causing economic and emotional pain.
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NEWS REPORTER 2: Figures released by the Grain Elevators Board indicate the harvest this summer will be only 480,000 tonnes compared to more than three million tonnes last year. If that prediction comes true, this seasons harvest will be the worst since the 1944 drought.
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NAOMI WOODLEY: The Fraser government was also reviewing Australia's place in the region. Cabinet noted the differences in social and political values with Indonesia were becoming increasingly apparent. Migration and refugee issues too were still current.
In April of 1982 the Fraser Cabinet decided to expand the family migration program, hoping in part to dissuade the number of Vietnamese refugees arriving by boat.
But Malcolm Fraser's government spent much of its last few months in office trying to implement a wages pause and dealing with the problem of large scale tax evasion.
The prime minister called a double dissolution election in February of 1983, and was wrong-footed almost immediately when 20 minutes after Malcolm Fraser's visit to the governor general, Bill Hayden announced he was reluctantly stepping down as Labor leader.
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BILL HAYDEN: I want to say this, I am not convinced that the Labor Party would not win under my leadership. I believe that a drovers dog could lead the Labor Party to victory the way the country is and the way the opinion polls are showing up for the Labor Party. In that respect I have every confidence about the party's prospects.
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NAOMI WOODLEY: His replacement, Bob Hawke swept to a comfortable victory and Malcolm Fraser resigned from the Coalition leadership.
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MALCOLM FRASER: I want to make it quite plain that I take total responsibility for the planning of the federal election. I take total responsibility for the conduct of that election. I therefore take total responsibility for the defeat of the government.
(end of extract)
NAOMI WOODLEY: Bob Hawke had to combat many of the same challenges and a few of his own. A soviet spy scandal threatened to derail the government in its first few months but other factors went his way.
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BOB HAWKE: The meeting in rural Australia, I'd promised that if elected I would finish the drought and of course we did that within a matter of a few weeks and everyone was very grateful for that.
(end of extract)
NAOMI WOODLEY: Across 1983 the Labor Cabinet would clarify the ALP's position on uranium exports and acknowledge there was little it could do about Indonesia's invasion of East Timor six years earlier and it moved decisively to stop the Franklin Dam in Tasmania.
Unemployment was still high, and as the new treasurer Paul Keating warned, the economy was in a deep recession, making significant spending cuts necessary.
But the year ended on a high. In September, John Bertrand skippered Australia II to a historic victory in the America's Cup - prompting this now infamous declaration from a delighted prime minister.
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BOB HAWKE: I tell you what, any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum.
(laughter and cheering)
(end of extract)
PETER CAVE: Former prime minister Bob Hawke, ending Naomi Woodley's report.
The full story...
Cabinet documents reveal economic turmoil of 1980s
Naomi Woodley reported this story on Monday, January 2, 2012 08:00:00
PETER CAVE: Global economic woes, rising wage pressures, uranium mining and Australia's place in the region - they're all questions confronting politicians today.
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- National Archives defend records, despite missing items, ABC News, 13.12.2011
- Digitised diggers: The National Archives welcomes WW1 soldier portraits, ABC Canberra, 04.11.2011
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MEMBERS of a youth group organised a table top sale to help raise funds – and now plan to make it a monthly event.
Youngsters who make up the Central Correctors group, based on Hartlepool's Central Estate raised around £80 at the event.
The sale, which took place at the Phoenix Centre, was well attended and youth group leaders are now hoping more people will set up a table and sell unwanted goods at future events.
Charlene Twidale, 36, set up the group three and a half years ago to help youngsters on the estate stay out of trouble.
The mum of Charmaine, 15, Chantelle, 13, and Colin, 10, who is married to Chris, 36, said: "We wanted to raise some more money for the group to help us buy items for the centre and we thought this was a good idea.
"There used to be regular table top sales in the Phoenix Centre, but they stopped for some reason.
"We are hoping this will tempt people into coming back and setting up a table."
Charlene said the youngsters who make up the group all worked extremely hard to make the first event a success.
A table-top sale will now be organised for the third Saturday of every month.
"Everyone seemed to enjoy the sale which is the main thing and to raise around £80 for the group is brilliant," added Charlene.
"We have been holding events to raise money for a group trip, but whatever we raise at the sales will go to the centre and helping us to buy different items.
"The youngsters are already looking forward to the event next month, hopefully that one will be even better."
Anyone who wishes to book a table for a sale or for more information about the youth group should call Charlene on 07955 294588.


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Reality Essay, Research Paper
Reality is . . . something that is neither derivative nor dependent, but exists necessarily, as stated in Webster s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. What this means is that reality does not exist because of something; there is nothing existing because of it; yet, still it exists throughout everything. The way that this is possible is because reality exists solely in the mind. By saying that, it implies since everyone has an individualized mind, reality can differ from person to person. In essence, reality is exclusively what we perceive. Primarily, it is these shared perceptions of individuals that form a society. Although people in society share common perceptions, there are always exceptions to the rule. One must ask, can something that someone distinguishes as real be a complete fabrication to someone else?
There are two short written works and a movie that really force one to contemplate about what reality is, and how it can possibly be interpreted in more than one way. As the works unfold, questions begin to arise. Is it really beneficial to know the truth or remain ignorant? Should a person be able to unlock another s door and release them out of their darkness, into the light, even if they don t want to see it? Yet, still there is the question, is there a true Reality? These are the questions that need to be answered so the whole picture can be understood, the picture of why things are the way they are.
In the movie Awakenings, Leonard was a normal kid with a normal life. He perceived things the way everyone else did. He had friends that were much like he was, as most of us do. People tend to be closer with others that are much like they are, people that see or perceive things the way that they do. When a group of people with the same perceptions live in a certain area they form a society. This society, as with all, maintains a norm throughout it. Leonard fit this standard most of his childhood until he was overcome by the darkness.
When Leonard s perception began to change, so did his whole social life. He didn t fit in with anyone. Then, when the darkness fell upon Leonard, his perception was not within the norm of society. That caused him to be pushed aside by almost everyone until he was put someplace where he fit in, a mental institution. When Leonard finally saw the light, he was once again allowed to perceive things the same way as others . . . fitting in with the rest of society.
Unlike Leonard, the prisoner in Allegory of the Cave, grew up in the dark and then he was let into the light. The prisoner s perception of reality was the same as the other captives. He fit in the standard that was within the cave. After being brought out into the light and realizing that his whole idea of reality in the cave was fabricated, he was then pushed out of the societal norm of the cave. The prisoner s new perception of reality now didn t fit with the others. His reality matched those who were living in the light, outside of the cave. He was then forced back into the cave, always to know the truth; there is something else out there . . . something much greater than he could have ever imagined.
Can society accept only a certain type of person? It is true that people, in general, limit whom they associate themselves with. There is a range in which this acceptance occurs. It is directly correlated with the societal norm or standard. In the story Flowers for Algernon, Charlie was unable to conform himself to this standard. He was an ignoramus his whole life, always trying to fit in. People frowned on him because of his ignorance. He felt as though by increasing his intelligence, he would reach the threshold of this norm and be accepted.
When Leonard finally thought he had found something to help him fit in, all it did was send him beyond the other end of this norm. Once again he was unaccepted by society. Charlie had bounced between two realities, as did Leonard and the prisoner. He was never being able to see what it was like to perceive something the same way as others did. Neither reality that he existed in matched with the rest of the society. He was never able to fit in.
Societies limit their openness only to certain people. People, as a whole, tend to push away others who seem strange or different. We don t seem to connect with them. The reason is because mankind forms walls at the edge of the norm, only allowing people that share the same perceptions to pass through.
Everyone perceives things differently. We find others with similar views to exist with and form our own societies though. That is what makes up social classes, people with similar beliefs. Such as the smart tend to associate themselves mainly with the smart, and the dumb with the dumb. Beliefs and perceptions are what keep societies together.
Most people assume that their reality is the truth. But just in three sited examples, there were many different realities. All over the world people see things differently, many not even realizing it. There is not one true reality out there. The world is made up of many different perceptions. In fact, every person has a different reality; they believe one thing that is contradictory to someone else s perception. The actor playing the director in The Truman Show, said it best, We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. This has never been so true.
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The New York chauffer who accused supermodel Naomi Campbell of assaulting him has spoken out about the alleged altercation, saying he regrets involving the police, though he did not press charges.
In a statement made through his lawyer, Miodrag Mejdina said he "got angry and overreacted" and that the incident was "blown out of proportion".
The driver also apologised to the model, who responded with her own statement.
"I have worked very hard on correcting my previous wrongdoings and I will not be held hostage to my past," she said.
"I try to treat everyone with respect and I am pleased the driver has apologised. I would like to put the last few days behind me and move on."
The incident is not the first alleged assault case that has involved Naomi in recent years.
In 2008, the model pleaded guilty to assulting two police officers on a plane at Heathrow Airport and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service.
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