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Terry Murden: Shareholders' anger grows but bosses' pay deals are safe - for now
However, the agm generated more heat than light. Fewer than 10 per cent opposed the 15 million pay package used to lure Marc Bolland from supermarket chain Morrisons. Even a majority vote against would have had no legal authority to force him to hand back his money. Such rituals are usually aimed at embarrassing directors and changing future policy rather than getting remuneration packages withdrawn.
But even their effectiveness at forcing a change of policy is open to question as more huge pay awards this year suggest that, far from being held back by public outrage, directors' salaries are stepping up a gear.
Bolland's massive pay deal was announced at the same time as ITV revealed that its new boss, Adam Crozier, may earn 17m by 2015 if he hits performance targets. Ladbrokes' new boss Richard Glynn is sitting on a pay plan which could generate 20m over five years.
At least it is encouraging to see shareholders getting more involved in boardroom policies, and they are likely to become more active and more effective from next year when annual re-elections for directors are introduced. Nothing will focus the minds of an executive more on pursuing acceptable practices than knowing he has to face the shareholders each year in order to keep his job.
It is five years since a company boss was humiliated into handing money back due to a shareholder revolt. In 2005, Lord Hollick of media group UBM handed back a 250,000 bonus. Among recent votes, supermarket chain Tesco came closest to losing when it suffered a backlash from 47 per cent of shareholders who voted against or abstained.
Companies argue repetitively that they must pay the going rate, but everyone else pays the price when it all goes wrong and paying what the market demands does not guarantee success.
Shareholder activism is now regularly grabbing attention but is it actually on the increase?
Figures from Pirc, the investor research group, show that in 2007 an average of 4 per cent of votes were against remuneration policies, actually falling to 3 per cent in 2008 before a surge to 17.5 per cent last year, a result that was heavily skewed by the opposition to bankers' pay. The first quarter of this year shows a return to previous levels, though that period includes few annual meetings where the votes take place. It is thought this year's average will show a slight rise on the 2007-8 figures.
The root cause of the opposition is the disconnection between pay and share price performance.
While Britain's top bosses have seen their pay packets rise fourfold in ten years, the FTSE-100 has fallen 16 per cent over the same period.
High rates of pay have also become front page headlines, embarrassing to those who vote them through and see no equivalent return in shareholder value or, worse still, watch with horror as overpaid executives lead their companies into decline.
Royal Bank of Scotland's generous remuneration policy was among the most blatant examples of the divergence of pay and performance. While the directors were paid millions, the company was heading for the rocks.
Shareholders are now seeing what happens when they give company directors too much freedom. But it is not only the highly paid directors of failing companies that are in their sights. Those now getting it in the neck are heading some of Britain's most successful businesses. Xstrata, Tesco, Burberry, Sainsbury's, WPP and now M&S are market leaders with rising profits.
Pirc says it objects in these cases purely because it regards the incentive and reward to be out of balance. In other words, it just thinks they are being paid too much.
Overall, it objects to remuneration policies in a third of all UK listed companies.
Shareholders were among those criticised for lacking vigilance during the banking crisis, and rightly so. So adopting a more active role will be a valuable contribution to good corporate governance..


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Near the end of the movie Apollo 13, which depicts the harrowing journey of the three astronauts aboard the aborted 1970 lunar mission, the tension mounts in textbook fashion. As the spacecraft hurdles into Earth's atmosphere it is encircled by hot ionized air that cuts off communications with NASA Mission Control in Houston. Each second that the flight controllers' calls for contact remain unanswered is torturously stretched.
This was not just creative license taken by a Hollywood production team. Apollo 13's communication blackout was more than a minute longer than expected, which added to the suspense, but even routine communications blackouts can create moments of anxiety, as there is no way to know or control the location and state of the spacecraft from the ground.
"When a re-entry vehicle is unable to be connected, the only thing you can do is pray for it," said Xiaotian Gao, a physicist at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China.
Gao and his colleague Binhao Jiang have proposed a new way to maintain communication with spacecraft as they re-enter the atmosphere. The approach might also be applied to other hypersonic vehicles such as futuristic military planes and ballistic missiles. They discuss their approach in this week's Journal of Applied Physics, from AIP Publishing.
Communication blackouts with hypersonic vehicles occur because as the craft zips along at five or more times the speed of sound, an envelope of hot ionized air, called a plasma sheath, surrounds it. This plasma sheath will reflect electromagnetic signals under most conditions, cutting off connection with anything outside of the vehicle. However, under certain special conditions, a plasma sheath can actually enhance the radiation from a communication antenna.
Gao and his colleagues reasoned that it would be possible to replicate these special conditions in ordinary hypersonic flight by redesigning the antenna. The researchers first analyzed earlier experiments and found that the special signal enhancement could be explained by a resonance, or matched electromagnetic oscillations, between the plasma sheath and the surrounding air. They propose adding a "matched layer" to ordinary communication antennas to create the desired resonant conditions during normal hypersonic flight.
The matched layer works because it acts as like a capacitor - a type of electrical energy storage unit - in the antenna circuit, Gao explained. The plasma sheath, on the other hand, acts like an inductor, which resists changes in an electric current passing through it. When a capacitor and an inductor are paired together, they can form a resonant circuit.
"Once the resonance is reached, the energy can be exchanged between them steadily and losslessly, like real capacitance and inductance do in a circuit," Gao said. "As a result, the electromagnetic radiation can propagate through the matched layer and the plasma sheath like they do not exist."
For the resonance to work, the thickness of the matched layer and the plasma sheath must be smaller than the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves used to communicate, so the approach would be ineffective if the antenna frequency were too high, Gao noted.
The properties of the plasma sheath can change during flight, but Gao and his colleagues believe their matched layer can adjust for these changes if it is made from a material whose electromagnetic properties can be tuned with an electrical signal.
"We don't need to know exactly the properties of the plasma layer, but we need to know the ranges for these properties. The matched layer will be adjusted by an automatic control system, so we only need to know the ranges to make sure this whole system can work appropriately," Gao said.
The team is not the first to try to solve the communication blackout problem, but their approach has advantages over other attempts. For example, the equipment needed to implement the matched layer is much lighter than the equipment required by other methods, such as trying to control the electrons in the plasma with an applied magnetic field, or injecting a liquid into the plasma to reduce its electron density.
The matched layer approach also doesn't rely on a particular shape of vehicle to work, doesn't consume additional energy and can adapt to changes of the plasma sheath.
The article, "A matching approach to communicate through the plasma sheath surrounding a hypersonic vehicle," is authored by Xiaotian Gao and Binhao Jiang. It will be published in the Journal of Applied Physics on June 9, 2015 (DOI: 10.1063/1.4921751).
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Mulgrave Maker's Market again this Sunday, from 8am til 1pm. I had a great time at October's market, so am looking forward to this one, and hoping it doesn't rain! So I have been trying to get a few preparations down, which have mainly consisted of making cards, adding a few extra prints to my stash, creating more 8"x10" canvases and trying something new - magnets!
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The first one with the clouds is my favorite of these. But I'm biased towards clouds anyway :)
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Live-action 'Monster Hunter' adds Milla Jovovich as its Star
Paul W. Anderson is the creative voice and director behind the Resident Evil franchise, and since 2016, he has been working on Monster Hunter movie.
Anderson recently handed over the movie's latest draft, and according to Variety, the film is set to start production in South Africa starting September.
Like Resident Evil, the movie now has a star: Milla Jovovich.
Anderson hopes Monster Hunter will turn into a franchise, and had this concept of the live-action version in 2016:
An ordinary man in a dead end job discovers that he is actually the descendant of an ancient hero. He must travel to a mystical world to train to become a Monster Hunter, before the mythical creatures from that world destroy ours. The central characters are very relatable American characters. You take a person from the ordinary world who thinks they're in a dead-end job, they have no future, they feel like their life's a failure, it's going nowhere, like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. It's about a normal American who gets dragged into this parallel world, this Monster Hunter world. Then eventually the parallel world ends up coming to our world. So you have the creatures from the Monster Hunter world invading our world.
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More than a billion people in the world use services provided by Google. Commonly, these include the world-famous Google search engine and sites under its ownership, such as YouTube, as well as the increasingly popular Google Chrome web browser. Google currently also dominates the Android market, and essentially has unilateral control over it. In more recent developments, the company launched its new social networking site, Google+, only three weeks ago and it has already almost reached the twenty million user landmark.
All of this goes to show just how big Google is and how far reaching its influence is in the world of the web and other technological matters. There have been a few points of contention along the way, such as US courts ruling that the company should halt its attempts to create the biggest online library ever, and challenges made to the EU over the company's dominance of the search market.
Now it appears as though Amazon is set to challenge Google by launching its own tablet computer, using Android technology. Rumours have been building for a while that Amazon is intending to launch its own tablet, and a week ago it appeared to become more certain, with some suggesting that the tablet could even launch before October. On the face of it, this seems to be more of a direct challenge to Apple and its iPad than it does to Google, but when you take into account Google's control over the Android market it raises questions for the search giant as well.
One of the issues is that Google has reportedly stopped other hardware manufacturers from competing with its own Android devices. However, Amazon has got its own mobile app store, which enables it to cut out Google and instead sell features such as messaging and search to the highest bidder (such as to Bing, for example). This would help, in theory, to cut down on the cost of the hardware, as would the fact that Amazon could afford to sell the hardware for a lower price, knowing they could make up the cost on software and other content instead.
If the Amazon tablet is released as is suggested that it will be, and if it proves to be a success, this could inspire other manufacturers to make use of the Amazon app store. The thinking here is that Amazon has got considerable retail experience and so would be able to make the tablet and its app store more profitable than apps have proved to be for Google.
The effect of all of this would be to challenge Google's dominance in one area of its operations, but there are a few snags that Amazon would need to work out before its proposed tablet could be a proper success. One of the biggest challenges is the fact that the Amazon app store is currently only available in the United States, and it would naturally take time for it to re-develop and alter it so that it was suitable for other regions, which often have in place considerably different regulations and policies governing such software.
Another challenge is that the Amazon app store might need to spend slightly more time on development to work out some of the issues that have previously been raised, such as the fact that some third-party developers find it frustrating: if they were going to offer a comprehensive, user-friendly app service, this would definitely need to be worked out.
So, the issue is not without its challenges and it is nowhere near a certainty that the rumoured Amazon tablet will have the impact that is hoped by some (or even that it will be released by October, as has been suggested). However, it does show burgeoning competition in a market that has gone relatively unchallenged up until now and it also shows that, no matter how well Google performs and no matter how it expands into new areas such as social networking, it is not the only player on the field.
Whatever happens, tablet computers are rapidly becoming more popular: last year, Apple sold 3,000,000 iPads in just 80 days. BlackBerry manufacturer RIM has also released its own tablet computer and more are surely on the way from elsewhere. Amazon is sure to face many challenges in its attempts to break into this market, let alone when challenging Google's dominance of the Android market, but it just goes to prove that Google still can't afford to ignore its competitors, however successful it becomes.
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The most beautiful thing about this filter is its ability to clean 4 liters of filthy in under 3 minutes. That was fast enough for no one in our group of 7 to have to pump once during the trip. As you can see in the picture above, the GravityWorks is designed use force of gravity to move the water through the filter. You simply detach the "dirty" bag from the line, fill it up from a nearby water source, reconnect it, backwash it to remove air bubbles, and position the "clean" bag lower than the "dirty" one to get things moving. Once filtered, you disconnect the "clean" bag from the filter, and you're good to go. A nifty little clamp is provided to prevent spilling.
If I were to list the worst things about getting water in the wilderness with a traditional pump-action filter, it would certainly include:
1) Time: having to spend a half hour squatted down pumping water for dinner
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3) Risk: focusing on pumping instead of watching for bears
4) Muscle cramps: there is no comfortable position in which to pump water from a stream
5) Inconvenience: not being able to hold your cup of wine while doing so!
I'm sure you could add a few more of your own. However, on our last trip to the BWCA, the Platypus GravityWorks Water Filter eliminated all of the above.
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When it comes to making a cake that is both a crowd-pleaser and safe for your allergies, it can be difficult to find a recipe that wows. This one delivers on all counts.
One of the hardest things about dealing with food allergies is not being able to buy a cake or throw one together fast...this recipe is the fastest you can get when it comes to making it yourself!
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1 box King Arthur Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups water
4 servings Namaste Egg Replacer (8tb warm water + 8tsp replacer)
1 cup So Delicious Plain Yogurt
1/2 cup Earth Balance Whipped Vegetable Oil Spread
8 oz Go Veggie Plain Cream Cheese
Powdered Sugar (add a cup at a time until reaching the desired consistency, usually between 4-5 cups)
1 box King Arthur Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups water
4 servings Namaste Egg Replacer (8tb warm water + 8tsp replacer)
1 cup So Delicious Plain Yogurt
1/2 cup Earth Balance Whipped Vegetable Oil Spread
8 oz Go Veggie Plain Cream Cheese
Powdered Sugar (add a cup at a time until reaching the desired consistency, usually between 4-5 cups)
The Method
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 9" round layer cake pans with a little extra butter and then sprinkle with flour (gluten free if avoiding gluten) and tilt cake pan until evenly coated with flour over the greased layer. This is really key to helping a gluten free cake crawl up the sides of the pan and rise (gluten free things REALLY hate rising). Tap the cake pans until the flour is even and then turn over and tap any remaining flour out so it doesn't bake into the sides of your cake.
Open the cake mix and empty into a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, add the vegetable oil and water (if cooking with your kids, great opportunity to discuss fractions while measuring AND density when the oil sits on top of the water).
Pour the oil and water "mixture" into the cake mix and stir. If you have not prepared your egg replacer yet, warm your 8tb of water, add the 8tsp of mix, stir until frothy, and then add to the cake mix. Add 1 cup of yogurt. Whisk until batter is mixed and light. I've found that the key to getting a less dense, risen gluten-free cake is to really whip air into the batter before gently pouring into the pans. It doesn't have the gluten to power the rise, so you have to trick the batter into rising.
Pour into prepared cake pans and put in the oven. Bake for 20-28 minutes. With gluten free cakes, the center can collapse if pulled out too soon, so wait until the middle of the cake looks a little wrinkled like the sides. If the center looks smooth, that's the area that's going to collapse. Leave it in another minute or two until some texture develops in the middle.
While the cake is baking, set about to prepare your frosting/filling. Dump that vegetable oil spread into your stand mixer (or large bowl and mix yourself), add the whisk attachment, and whisk away to light fluffiness. Plop the cream cheese in and continue to whip it up. Slow down the mixer to the lowest setting, add vanilla, and once incorporated, mix at a high speed yet again. Grab your powdered sugar, TURN DOWN YOUR MIXER TO LOW, and add it cup by cup. This will totally blow into your face if you don't have your speed low (which may delight your children and make the air in your kitchen taste amazing, but usually not ideal for clean up). Every once in awhile, once the sugar is incorporated enough, increase your speed to whip it again and give it a taste. You really want it to get nice and thick like a frosting from a store, and the key to that is to keep adding it bit by bit until you get the right consistency. Don't forget, it will also firm up a bit in the fridge after, so don't worry if it's not PERFECT in the bowl. Once you've got the right texture, put your bowl in the fridge to set. Enjoy the whisk.
Pull out your cakes to cool in the pan. When they've cooled enough, use a piece of parchment paper over the top, flip them over, and let the cakes fall onto the prepared parchment paper on a flat surface. Do this even if using a cooling rack. This cake is so moist, and the cooling rack will cut into the cake if transferred directly to it.
Place first layer smooth side down onto cake stand. If you are looking to keep this neat and tidy, I would split the frosting into two bowls (one for the first layer, which gets a bit crumby as you apply it to the cake, and one for a cleaner second layer). If you don't mind a more rustic look, with some cake showing through or some crumbs in the icing (cookies and creme style), then you'll be fine with your one bowl of icing.
Take your frosting/filling from the fridge and plop a big dollop on the top, then use an icing spatula to spread a nice thick layer across the cake. You want a good half inch of filling in there.
Take your frosting/filling from the fridge and plop a big dollop on the top, then use an icing spatula to spread a nice thick layer across the cake. You want a good half inch of filling in there.
Place the next layer, smooth side up, on top of your filling layer. Place another dollop on top of the cake and smooth out again, as well as around the sides. There are no big rules to icing a cake. You get to decide how much frosting you like or what your audience might prefer. My entire family is not big on a lot of frosting, so I try not to use too much, particularly when there is a filling in the center. Tidy up your cake stand when finished and put in the fridge if you can to set. You should also do this if you are going to apply a second, neater layer, as you want the first layer to set a bit before applying another.
I like the rustic, crumby look, so I do only one layer. And while it's a shallow cake, only about 2-3 inches high, each wedge is PLENTY of cake for one person. If you want a taller cake, double the recipe and do four layers. As you can see below, this cake went fast and my family had no mercy on it.
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Siya just watched 'Star Wars', but still isn't a fan, much to Gareth's dismay. The team looks at some Twitter outrage sparked by Penny Sparrow and some of the weirdest food eaten around the world. Need to know the hottest songs in Kyrgyzstan? Probably not, but it's funny to hear anyway. A listener, Elson, gives an update on the tragic happenings in his life. Also, don't miss hearing about the #NoPoo trend!
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Eastern Japan was hit by a tornado on September 4, 2013. The tornado tore off roofs and shattered windows, as it has ripped through Koshigaya in eastern Japan, injuring several dozen people.
The TV footage of the area showed badly damaged houses in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, where some of the roofs are peeled off. One of the local officials said that, so far, rescuers have not received any reports of injuries, about an hour after the winds smashed through the area.
The official said, "The roof of a school gymnasium was torn off, and the power supply is cut off. Traffic lights are not working either." Pictures posted on the social networking sites like Twitter and others showed dark funnel of clouds thath stretched down to the ground and whipped up the debris. The winds came down after tornadoes created a havoc in other parts of eastern Japan on September 2, 2013.
The calamity has injured 63 people so far and about 110 houses have been damaged or destroyed in Koshigaya and surrounding areas. One injured person was in a grave condition with a fractured skull. Residents are being prevented from entering their houses due to fear of collapse.
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Social work is a rewarding field because these professionals help people in so many ways. Social workers help improve their client's lives by guiding them through tough times, supporting them through counseling, helping them find resources, and more. But there's a hurdle to overcome — you have to become licensed.
The Association of Social Work Boards has created the Associate Social Work Exam, a test designed to ensure candidates can practice safely and ethically. Please note that each jurisdiction across the country has its own set of licensing rules, so it's important you understand the laws and regulations in your area.
This is a challenging test that requires preparation. This guide will explain the test and point you towards a study guide to help you pass.
What's different about the Associate Social Work Exam?
The Association of Social Work Boards developed the Associate Social Work Exam for states and jurisdictions that offer an associate license for those who do not hold a social work degree. The test is one of the determining factors jurisdictions use in making licensing decisions.
Who do I contact if I want to take the test?
Contact your social work regulatory board and ask for an application to take the exam. Once the board approves the application, you can register for the test. Your board can tell you if you're eligible to take the test, and whether there are application or licensing fees in addition to the test fee.
What's the test like?
The test contains 170 multiple-choice questions, of which 150 are scored and 20 are not. The 20 unscored questions could be used in a future exam. Candidates have four hours to complete the exam. There's a brief tutorial before the test that does not count against the total test time. At the test's completion, candidates will receive their unofficial exam score.
Candidates who fail the exam will receive information about their test performance. You should check with your jurisdiction on test retake rules because they may differ by state. In all cases, candidates must wait at least 90 days before retaking the test and must pay the exam fees again.
How much does it cost to take the Associate Social Work Exam?
The exam costs $230, and the examination fees are not eligible for a refund. Tests can be rescheduled at no additional charge, but there are no refunds under any circumstances.
It's test day. What should I expect? What should I bring to the test center?
Make sure to arrive at the test center at least 30 minutes before your exam time. You'll need that time to check in, take the tutorial, a survey, and check out. Any candidate who arrives late will not be allowed to take the exam and will forfeit their exam fees.
You'll need proper identification at the test center. Bring a valid driver's license, passport, or other form of government identification. You'll also need a secondary form of ID, such as a credit card, work or student ID. In all cases, the candidate's name on the identification must exactly match the name on the test authorization documents.
As is the case in most tests, personal items and electronics are not allowed in the test room. Candidates must seal all of their electronics in a plastic bag. When the exam is over, candidates must have the sealed plastic bag inspected by a test center administrator.
What's on the Associate Social Work Exam?
The exam tests knowledge in three areas — content areas, competencies and knowledge, skills and abilities statements.
Content areas are the broad areas of knowledge. Competencies and knowledge describe that knowledge and skills important to a social worker's job within each content area. The knowledge, skills and abilities statements that can be used to measure competency.
A question would then be formatted like this:
Clinical exam
Content area: Human development, diversity, and behavior in the environment
Competency: Human behavior in the social environment
Knowledge, skills and abilities statement: The effects of addiction and substance abuse on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
How do I know if I passed the test?
ASWB will forward your test results to the licensing board in your jurisdiction. The board will contact you after the test. When you receive the results will vary by jurisdiction.
It's no wonder this rewarding line of work requires a tough test. That's why you need a first-class study system like the one Mometrix provides. Our study guide helps you through the ins-and-outs of the Associate Social Work Exam, including the questions you're likely to face, and the pitfalls you're likely to encounter. Our flashcard system helps you study any place, at any time. It's portable, so whenever you have a spare minute, you can study for this important exam.
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A whole exhibition of cat art? Pawsome!ReplyDelete
Can't go wrong with art and cats!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful sounding exhibition, and dad says he loves that building. Have an awesome weekend.ReplyDelete
Thank you! I have put this on my calendar as Frome is only 2 1/2 hours drive from me.ReplyDelete
Oh I am sooo happy!! You are most welcome!!!! Please let us know what it was like! xoxoDelete
Now that is really kitty cat cool!ReplyDelete
That looks very interesting.ReplyDelete
Boy, with 35 drawings and paintings of kitties for her own expo this year, mama would have LOVED to put something in that show, except she's not British! Will send you a couple just to look at and smile.ReplyDelete
Wow! Wished I had known about this before we booked our UK trip in May! I would have loved to visit this!ReplyDelete
What a fun thing this would be. I would love to see this, but it's way far away.
I linked this post to Feline Friday.
Have a purrfect day, Cody. My best to your mom. ♥♥♥
thanks so much Sandee!!! I always forget about the hops! Duh!! xoxoDelete
Looks amazing! If only I lived nearer :)
Purrs xx
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This sounds awesome! Wish I could visit. I love cat art.ReplyDelete
That looks like a wonderful exhibit.ReplyDelete
Wow, how cool is that. I would love to see it. Too bad it's not a traveling exhibitReplyDelete
Wow, that sounds like a great exhibit, with subject matter that is the cat's meow!ReplyDelete
That sounds like a wonderful event ! PurrsReplyDelete
I would love to attend! There were some beautiful paintings on their site. Don't you love an organization of cat artists called SOFA?
Great event! thanks for the heads up. I have been looking for some cat inspired piece of art to hang in my office. This will be a great opportunity :)ReplyDelete


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In life, we can't control what happens to us but we can definitely control our thoughts…
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Tim Sartori, MSN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner
Tim Sartori is a Family Nurse Practitioner, board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and licensed in California. His philosophy of care includes providing up-to-date evidence-based treatments with a patient-centered focus allowing him to collaborate with patients and their families to create personalized treatment plans.
Tim earned his first degree in Business Administration from University of the Pacific in 2008 before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University in 2017. He worked as a Registered Nurse for 3 years at Sharp Memorial Hospital before earning his Master of Science in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University with focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2020.
Tim's experiences working in a variety of different fields from business to healthcare as an EMT and a registered nurse gives him a unique perspective on mental health issues. His goal is to provide patients with personalized education and tools to navigate their mental health concerns and enrich their own lives.
Jessica Morris, LPCCLicensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Jessica is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She received her Master's of Science in Clinical Counseling from the Community-Based Block Program (CBB) Multicultural Counseling and Social Justice Education at San Diego State University. Her education in multi-cultural counseling and social justice means she approaches each individual with empathy and awareness when it comes to navigating racial and gender identities, and life experiences. In addition, her background as an athletic coach and personal trainer means she brings a knowledge of fitness and nutrition to her clients who are working toward a healthier relationship with their bodies and food. No matter what the issue is, she is passionate about helping those seeking change in their lives to achieve their goals.
Jessica's primary focus is working with adults, teens and adolescents struggling with trauma, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship issues, body image, disordered eating and addiction. She uses a Trauma informed approach, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, and other tools to help clients overcome and move past behaviors that aren't contributing to their personal growth and happiness. She provides psychoeducation to help clients identify and achieve small-scale, doable goals which build a foundation for lasting change. Currently sessions are being held face to face, via telehealth or walk and talk.
Jessica lives in Coronado with her husband who is a military veteran. She has three older step-children. She is passionate about moving her body and enjoys being outdoors, on the water or playing pickleball and golf.
Kelvin Poon, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Kelvin Poon is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, board-certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center and licensed in California. He is a passionate healthcare professional with 7 years of inpatient psychiatric nursing experience and is committed to providing excellent, compassionate, holistic, culturally competent and patient-and-family centered care.
Kelvin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from California State University San Marcos in 2014. He worked as a Registered Nurses for 2 years at Aurora Behavioral Healthcare San Diego Hospital and 5 years at Scripps Mercy Hospital's Behavioral Health Unit before earning his Master of Science degree in Nursing from California State University San Marcos with focus as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2021.
Kelvin was born and raised in Hong Kong and speaks English and Cantonese. Growing up in Hong Kong, he directly observed the stigmatization of mental illness and the effects of this in his culture, which has motivated his career goal of becoming a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. His philosophy is to work hard to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness by promoting awareness and education within the community. Dedicated to being a strong advocate for his clients, Kelvin brings a strong sense of compassion to his practice.
Kimberly Umansky, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner
Kimberly Umansky is a Family Nurse Practitioner, board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners certification board and is qualified to practice in both primary care and psychiatry and to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication for children, adolescents, and adults. Some of her practice specialties include (but are not limited to) ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Insomnia. Kim's style of practice includes traditional treatment (prescribing up-to-date psychiatric medications) combined with natural treatments including nutrition, lifestyle modification, exercise, and stress management. She believes the mind-body connection is the core foundation to any treatment, health, and wellness.
Kim began her nursing career in 1995, and over the course of twenty seven years of medical practice, she has had the privilege to work in a variety of different practice areas, including gynecology, dermatology, internal medicine, pediatrics, post-anesthesia care, and hospital based nursing before earning her Masters in Nursing with a focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2017. Kim received her Associate of Science and Associate Degree of Nursing from Ohlone College. She went on to receive her Bachelor's degree from University of Phoenix and then her Master's Degree with Distinction from Chamberlain College of Nursing with a focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Kim currently works in both internal medicine and psychiatry. It was during her time working in internal medicine that she realized that many of her patients were struggling with their mental health. Realizing that psychiatry was her passion, she wanted to help others by providing tools to manage their mental health concerns. Kim has always enjoyed helping people and finds her work very rewarding.
Nancy Stepanek, MSN, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner
Nancy Stepanek is board certified as a nurse practitioner in both mental health for all ages and adult health. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at St. Luke's College in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned her MSN as an adult nurse practitioner with a palliative care specialty from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008. She was working in Internal Medicine when she realized that many of her patients were struggling with their mental health. Therefore, she went back to school for a Post Master's Certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner across the Lifespan at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2018.
Nancy started hospice work in nursing school as a home health aide, over the years she has been a hospice nurse, hospice team leader and hospice nurse practitioner. Nancy has worked in general medicine, oncology, geriatrics, and internal medicine over the years. She has always held on to the principles she developed in hospice – patient care, compassion, teamwork, and a patient's right to fully understand their care and have input into deciding their care.
As a recent San Diego resident, Nancy and her husband enjoy walking around all the beautiful places in Southern California and trying all the wonderful restaurants.
Tim Sartori, MSN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner
Tim earned his first degree in Business Administration from University of the Pacific in 2008 before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University in 2017. He worked as a Registered Nurse for 3 years at Sharp Memorial Hospital before earning his Master of Science in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University with focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2020.
Tim's experiences working in a variety of different fields from business to healthcare as an EMT and a registered nurse gives him a unique perspective on mental health issues. His goal is to provide patients with personalized education and tools to navigate their mental health concerns and enrich their own lives.
Christina Lam, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner
Christina Lam is dedicated Nurse Practitioner with years of nursing experience. Her background is in psychiatry, emergency, and critical care. She is a skilled communicator who is professional, personal, and very adaptable. She is self-motivated with energy, initiative, and focus. She has a keen insight into the needs and views of others. She is able to listen and identify issues or problem areas and form innovative solutions.
Christina graduated from University of San Diego in 2010, obtaining her Family Nurse Practitioner's certification in 2011, and most recently became certified in 2019 as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She specializes in Children, Adult, Family and Geriatric Psychiatry.
Dede Echitey, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner
Dede Echitey is a Family Nurse Practitioner, board-certified by the American Academy Nurse Credentialing Center, and licensed by the states of Virginia and California to provide family-centered healthcare to patients of all ages. Her scope of practice encompasses health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and management of common and complex health care problems beginning in childhood and continuing throughout the aging process.
Dede earned an Associate of Science degree in Nursing from Del Mar Community College. She continued her education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the Kaiser University. She then completed a Master of Science degree in Nursing, with a focus in Family medicine, from Walden University. Most recently in 2020, Dede became certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Dede began her career in nursing in 2010 and has been a family nurse practitioner since 2015. Her previous experience includes work in Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, rural health and urgent clinics as well at the US Immigration Detention Center. She is qualified to diagnose and treat a wide array of conditions across the entire lifespan.
Rachael Hueftle, NPNurse Practitioner
Bio: Rachael Hueftle is a board-certified nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience. She graduated from University of Nevada, Reno, in 2008 with her Master's Degree. Having a background in Critical Care, Orthopedics, Pain Management and Psychiatry she is a wealth of information. She is very passionate about her profession and truly cares about the well-being of her patients. She will listen to your concerns, discuss treatment options and communicate with you all of her thoughts and recommendations for your own self-improvement and awareness. She is here to support and guide you. She will welcome you with a smile and treat you with respect, compassion and empathy.
Brieana Turner, MA, LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Brieana specializes in psychotherapy, trauma-informed care, and providing psychoeducation on healthy coping skills and teaching various life skills. She has an extensive background in working with teens and adults with severe emotional, mental and behavioral issues. She prides her work in establishing a safe environment, working one-on-one to promote healing of individual struggles, family relationships, alcohol and drug dependencies, and restoring healthy lifestyles. Her passion is seeing children, families and couples create strong, nurturing bonds that enable the healing process for all.
Brieana has an impressive resume including stints with various adult rehabilitation programs catering to co-occurring disorders, residential treatment programs for troubled youth as well as experience in local partial hospitalization programs. She holds a BA in Child and Adolescent Development: Youth and Family Services from San Francisco State University and a MA in Counseling Psychology: Marriage and Family therapy from National University.
Brieana enjoys spending time with her family including her husband, young daughter and two German Shepherds. She likes all things San Diego and cares about the well-being of the people in her community.
Apneet Mann, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner
Bio coming soon.
Rodney Sidransky, M.D.Psychiatrist
Dr. Rodney Sidransky earned his M.D. at UMDNJ-NJMS-Rutgers and did his Emergency Medicine Residency at Martin Luther King Jr. – Drew Medical Center in Compton, California. He then returned to Newark, NJ to do a Psychiatry residency. He has practiced adult and adolescent psychiatry with an emphasis in Addiction Medicine most recently at Pemarro Recovery Center in Ramona, CA. He also speaks fluent Spanish.
Joanne Talbot Miller, M.A., LMFTLicensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Joanne Talbot Miller is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a background in crisis intervention. Joanne began her career as an MFT working in an emergency shelter program for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking with substance abuse and severe mental health issues. Joanne has provided individual and group therapy within residential and outpatient transitional housing programs. She has facilitated groups on domestic violence education, safety planning, anger management, communication, substance abuse, prevention, and independent living. She has worked on a crisis hotline for students providing suicide assessments, suicide prevention and support to transitional age youth. Joanne provided crisis counseling and helped students connect with services such as drug and alcohol treatment, emergency housing, and mental health treatment.
Joanne's career has a strong behavioral background working with children and adolescents with developmental, emotional, and behavior problems. Working with the whole family Joanne taught strategies to improve behavior, family functioning, and alleviate daily stress in the home.
Joanne brings an integrative approach to therapy that brings together the affective, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological levels of functioning. This approach helps individuals gain insight into themselves, and reduces unhealthy, dysfunctional defense mechanisms and patterns of behavior.
Joanne graduated from the University of Luton in England and continued her education earning her Master's Degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy from the University of Phoenix.
Brianna MeachamMarriage and Family Therapist
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Minor, Business Administration
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 2002
Master's, Marriage and Family Therapy
Alliant International University, San Diego, CA, June 2005
Brianna is a Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed with the Board of Behavioral Sciences, license #48685.
Following graduate school she gathered 3000 hours of experience to sit for the licensing exams and became licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in 2010. In that time she worked as a Service Coordinator at the San Diego Regional Center and as a Program Therapist at the San Diego Center for Children. Additionally, she kept a private practice at First Avenue Counseling Centre. Currently she works as a clinician for Paradise Valley Hospital and see clients at Crown View Medical Group. Brianna is also a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She has experience with the following:
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Brianna utilizes many different theoretical models to help clients reach their goals including the following:
Tiffany Holm N.P.Nurse Practitioner
Tiffany Holm earned her Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Yale University and has been in practice over 10 years. She believes the happiness in our lives depends on the quality of our thoughts and mental wellness. One of her greatest joys is listening intently to her patients, then together, discussing individualized lifestyle modifications and evidence-based medication options to reach goals and ultimately, increase the happiness of those entrusted under her care.
J. Heather Fitzpatrick, LCSWTherapist
As a naval spouse and the mother of an autistic child, J. Heather Fitzpatrick, LCSW knows how difficult it can be to cope with adversity. As an experienced therapist, Heather is well equipped to help guide you towards a happy and fulfilling life.
Heather earned her BA in Psychology from prestigious Clark University in Worcester, MA and went on to obtain a Masters in Clinical Social Work from well known Smith College in Northampton, MA. She has worked in the mental health field since 2001 and was last employed by Fleet and Family Services in Coronado, CA before entering private practice with Crownview Medical Center.
Heather serves children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families using a variety of treatment modalities to help clients address issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, substance abuse, relational problems, parenting concerns, and life adjustments to name a few.
Current Licensing Information: LCS No. 28929, Board of Behavioral Sciences, CA
Agata NowakowskaMarriage and Family Therapist
gata is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who provides guidance to individuals and families to feel more empowered in managing life's obstacles, rebuilding important relationships and reaching their highest potential.
She received her Master's Degree in Counseling from San Diego State University. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of settings helping culturally diverse individuals, children and families, struggling with emotional, social, developmental and academic issues.
Her primary approach to therapy is collaborative, holistic and strength based, offering a compassionate and healing space where clients feel safe to explore their unique thoughts, beliefs and feelings. She has over 10 years of experience incorporating into her practice CBT, Narrative and Solution Focused Therapy, as well as Expressive Arts and Play Therapy.
Agata treats the following issues:
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Agata specializes in, and enjoy working with, children and adolescents using Expressive Arts and Play Therapy techniques to which children respond very well and often prefer over traditional therapy. She is a Certified Parenting Coach of Redirecting Children's Behavior and Joy of Parenting Program. From her personal experience being a mother to a teenage boy and stepmother of two children, she can relate and likes to help parents and step-families struggling with parenting issues.
Maha Moses, PhD
Dr. Moses earned her Master's Degree in Professional Psychology from the Universitė de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France. She obtained her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, California.
Dr. Moses has over 20 years-experience treating a wide array of psychiatric disorders with adults and adolescents. She has worked with clients who suffer from acute and chronic disorders in a number of settings including psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers and community agencies. For the past 10 years, Dr. Moses has provided therapy at a drug and alcohol treatment center, with in-patient and out-patient services, focusing on her clients' substance abuse and other co-occurring psychiatric disorders such as anxiety spectrum disorders, mood disorders-including depression and PTSD.
In her private practice, Dr. Moses also provides psychological evaluation, pre-surgical psychological clearance, and psychological services to clients within pain management. She has extensive experience in psychological assessments with children and adults in a variety of settings. Her life experiences and years of practice have significantly enhanced her approach to therapy and she is passionate about her practice.
Rebecca McKnight, PsyD
Dr. McKnight earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at UCLA and received her Doctorate of Psychology in 2009 from Alliant International University California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, California. She has been licensed since 2010 and has over 10 years of experience in the mental health field at various locations and with different populations.
Some of her work and training experiences include individual therapy, couples therapy, inpatient and partial hospitalization treatment, correctional (prison) psychology, PTSD study for the VA and long-term therapy and psychological evaluations with adolescents and adults.
Most recently she worked with active duty military personnel at the Mental Health Clinic at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton from 2012-2014. She has maintained her own private practice since 2009 because she is passionate about therapy and psychological testing.
Dr. McKnight treats adolescents and adults and provides individual and couples therapy as well as psychological evaluations. In her practice, Dr. McKnight focuses on a whole-person approach and incorporates CBT and mindfulness into her practice. Currently, she has dedicated her career to full-time private practice with clients at Crownview Medical Group and Crownview Co-Occurring Institute.
Dr. Mark MeldenPsychiatrist, CEO/President of Crownview Co-Occurring Institute
Dr. Melden earned his Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia College Osteopathic Medicine and went to USC Presbyterian Hospital for his residency in Family Medicine. He then completed his Psychiatric residency at the University of California, Irvine and went to UCSD Geropsychiatry pursuing a fellowship. Dr. Melden has over 14 years of experience as a clinician specializing in treating child and adolescent, adult and geriatric clients. He has devoted his life to psychiatry in a variety of different treatment settings including in- patient and out-patient environments. He specializes in the psychiatric evaluation, complementary therapy approaches, and medical management of individuals suffering from mental illness. Currently, he maintains a private practice with Crownview Medical Group in Coronado and Carlsbad, California where he is CEO/President.
Dr. Melden is a dedicated medical professional who provides a spectrum of services from general care to specialized state-of-the-art treatment. He is committed to providing specialized and individualized services with a comprehensive treatment plan for each client he treats. Dr. Melden believes the optimal way to provide excellent care is through continued attention and maintenance.
Anne Cox, M.D.
Dr. Cox is a board certified psychiatrist who received her education from the University of Kansas School of Medicine where she received her medical degree in 1986. She completed her residency in Psychiatry also at the University of Kansas School of Medicine where she was Chief Resident. Prior to medical school Dr. Cox taught science to junior and senior high school students.
Her medical career has included serving in a rural setting, in community mental health, in a regional hospital based private practice and elderly residents of nursing homes.
Dr. Cox specializes in the treatment of adult and geriatric psychiatry as well as having several years of experience working with active duty and veteran soldiers and their dependents.
Nathan Kuemmerle, MD
Dr. Nathan Kuemmerle graduated from UC Irvine-College of Medicine with General Adult Psychiatry Residency training in Los Angeles. He has trained extensively in UCLA, Cedar-Sinai, VA and L.A. County systems. As an outpatient psychiatrist, Dr. Kuemmerle has worked extensively in California, including Downtown Los Angeles, Northern California, South Central, West L.A., and now Carlsbad.
Dr. Kuemmerle has been in actual private practice for five years and has continued to stay updated in the latest and best medical treatments for all psychiatric diagnoses. Dr. Kuemmerle was born in San Diego, lived locally, and attended Torrey Pines High School in Del Mar, California.


text: The impossible came true last week, when Democrats announced they had won all seven OC congressional seats—the first time since the Great Depression that a Republican won't represent Orange County in Washington. The stunning news didn't come naturally, as a coalition of money, political operatives, and grassroots organizers united to hammer away at a GOP that had long dominated OC life. The GOP Still dominates local politics – but does the Democratic victory portend to a new, blue OC?


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Ways to Protect your Eyes While Playing Sports
Playing sports is a favorite pastime, career, and exercise for many people. Whatever your reasons are for playing sports, the risk of injuring your eyes remains. According to 'All About Vision', more than 40,000 eye injuries a year occur while playing sports,…Read more


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Inuit's GoPayment reader, which competes directly with Square, is about to become more attractive to small businesses. The company has made the decision dropped the transaction fee ($0.15 per transaction) for both new and existing customers for Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards, both swiped and key-entered as well as qualified and non-qualified transactions. The move will go into effect on Monday.
Launched two years ago, GoPayment offers a complimentary app and credit card reader to allow small businesses to conduct charges via their smartphones. GoPayment is available for iOS, Android and Blackberry phones. So now, businesses using the mobile payments reader will only pay a flat 2.7 percent fee of a transaction for any swiped cards. Intuit will charge 3.7 percent for both key entered and non-qualified transactions.
This is surely a competitive move against Square, which also dropped its transaction fee (which was $0.15) recently in favor of a flat 2.75 percent fee for all transactions. One important fact to note—Intuit will still charge the transaction fee for transactions using American Express but this is something the company is working on negotiating. Square does not charge a fees for transactions on Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
For higher credit card processing volume (recommended for more than a $1,000 per month), Intuit is continuing to charge a $12.95 monthly fee but has dropped the set transaction charge of $0.30. The per transaction percentage remains at 1.7 percent for cards swiped; and 2.7 percent for key entered.
Mobile payments is a competitive space and it's hard not to notice some of the attention Square has been getting from both Visa and Apple. Because of this, companies like Intuit have to up the ante to remain competitive and attract businesses. For example, Intuit recently extended the offer of a free version of its GoPayment reader indefinitely. Square's readers have been free for some time now.
Chris Hylen, VP and general manager of Intuit Payment Solutions said this explaining this change in pricing: We started simplifying GoPayment pricing back in January when we eliminated the monthly fee. Now we're removing transaction fees. As we continue to evaluate the market and talk with customers, we believe that making our pricing even more affordable is the best way to give more people an easy way to process credit cards on their mobile devices.
While Square is growing fast, as more and more businesses are looking for innovative, inexpensive and painless ways to accept credit cards, Intuit's reader does offer a compelling product. The company reports that it has seen a nearly 700% increase in the number of people signing up for GoPayment each week compared to the beginning of the year (driven in large part its free swiper offering). Intuit declined to reveal exactly how many users are signing up per day vs. a year ago.
And GoPayment users are processing in excess of $15 million a week using GoPayment and related services. These services also include payments from the Web and through QuickBooks using a GoPayment merchant account, so it's unclear how much of that $15 million is coming through the readers themselves. Intuit says GoPayment users have processed more than $3 million in a single day over the past month as well.
For basis of comparison, Square just revealed that it is processing $2 million in transactions per day and $66 million for the first quarter, but COO Keith Rabois says forecasts that this number will triple in Q2.
The other competitor in the space, VeriFone, has yet to eliminate the set transaction fees ($0.17) associated with its payment product. But with pressure from both Square and Intuit, that may change soon.


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Artemisia: sister and wife of Maussolus, after his death satrap of Caria between 353 and 351, member of the Hecatomnid dynasty.
Artemisia was a daughter of Hecatomnus, the founder of the Hecatomnid house that had ruled Caria since the beginning of the fourth century. She was married to her brother Maussolus, who had benefited from the fact that his Persian overlord, the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II Mnemon, had been involved in a war against the Cadusians, and his successor Artaxerxes III Ochus, showed more interest in Egypt. Maussolus had gained a remarkably independent position, had subdued Greek towns, and had been able to conclude treaties with Greek towns (like Cnossus) as if he were a sovereign king.
When he died in 353, Artemisia succeeded him. She followed a careful policy towards Artaxerxes III, but continued Maussolus' Greek policy. This provoked a conflict with nearby Rhodes, which decided to conquer her capital, Halicarnassus, and started a siege. However, the invaders made a big tactical mistake, which can be understood from the map to the left (which shows another siege of Halicarnassus, but the situation had not changed). From her palace on the Royal island Artemisia noticed that they had occupied the eastern harbor, where they could not see what happened in the western harbor. In a lightning raid, she was able to surprise and defeat the Rhodians. Her rule was now unchallenged, but she died within two years.
Artemisia is best known because she invited Greek artists to finish the Mausoleum, the sepulchral monument of her husband, which must have been her final resting place too. This building was world famous and is reckoned among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Artemisia was succeeded by Idrieus and Ada, her brother and sister, who were, like Maussolus and Artemisia, husband and wife.


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I am with you on the veggie front Marie ~ I love them and we eat veggies and salads EVERY day as you do too........I also LOVE carrots, and herbs with carrots are sublime, so this looks like a winning recipe!
I will bookmark this fro future carrot delectation!
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These look so wonderful! Cooked carrots are a favorite dish here, so I hope to try these soon! =)ReplyDelete
Oh....YUM! I love carrots in butter and garlic...this looks SO much yummier, Marie!
So sorry I haven't been by much. My computer keeps freezing on me when I'm on the internet--driving me crazy! So I try to visit when I can--we really need to get it fixed!
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wow, these are delicous looking carrots,, you take the best photos Marie,, I havenever put sage with my carrots,, sound delicousReplyDelete
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Written by Simon Austin — July 2, 2017
ENGLISHMAN Michael Beale has resigned from his job as assistant manager of São Paulo.
The 36-year-old left Liverpool, where he was Under-23 boss, to become assistant to Rogerio Ceni at the Brazilian club in December.
Ahead of their game against Flamengo today, Sao Paolo were 16th in the Brazilian league, with 11 points from 10 games.
Beale said: "On Friday, I decided to leave my job at São Paulo Futebol Clube. It was a great experience and adds to the previous experiences in Chelsea and Liverpool.
"The memories and friendships will last for a lifetime. To learn a new language, culture and football environment was something special. The Brazilian people are so warm and friendly too. But it was the right time for me to leave and return home to England.
"Now I am looking forward to having some time as a dad/ husband and waiting to see what opportunities will arise in the future."
The former Chelsea youth development officer retained a home in Formby, Liverpool, following his move to Brazil.


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Santa Claus is way too controversial to have a place in the classroom this Christmas — that is, according Oregon's Hillsboro School District. The school district decided not to feature St. Nick because he's just too closely linked to "religious-themed decorations." "We will not be holding a door decorating contest this year," read a memo from the school district. "You may still decorate your door or office if you like, but we ask that you be respectful and sensitive to the diverse perspectives and beliefs of our community and refrain from using religious-themed decorations or images like Santa Claus." Apparently, the administration has received quite a bit of push back for the decision, and now district spokeswoman Beth Graser is trying to clarify that the schools are not banning Santa altogether. "We were NOT banning Santa, nor were we going to be the 'decorations police,' and scold people if they happened to have decorations up that might be too Christmas-y," she said in a follow-up memo, "unless they were totally over the top." "If a classroom turns into the Christmas version of a haunted house and you have to walk down candy cane lane," she added, "then that's a different story."
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Previously Rising Stars and RS Assessment
We are a large inner-city school in Leicester with 630 pupils on roll, approximately 95% of whom speak English as an Additional Language. Due to our school's rapid transition from two-form to three-form entry in 2015, 43% of our current Year 5 and 6 children joined the school at varying points in Key Stage 2.
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Back in December I received an email from Sean Mayo at Play It Again Sam Records asking me if I'd like to remix what I thought, at first glance, was a track by Jon Of The Pleased Wimmin, who'd had some club hits back in the '90s. I thought this an odd request, not the type of artist I'd expect to be approached to remix. Then I noticed that it was in fact the similarly, but unconnectedly named Joan As Police Woman, aka Brooklyn based Joan Wasser, who's been recording under this moniker for the past decade in lighthearted homage to the strong and sassy TV character Pepper Anderson (played by Angie Dickenson) from the '70s series 'Police Woman', which was the first successful American primetime TV cop series to feature a woman in the starring role.
Joan herself, who also weighs in with violin, guitar and keyboards, has previously been a member of Antony & The Johnsons, as well as Rufus Wainwright's band. Having cut her teeth on the Indie-Rock scene in the '90s, the death of her boyfriend, the American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley (son of Tim Buckley), in 1997 was a devastating blow. After working with the remainder of Buckley's band, Black Beetle, she became a full time member of Antony & The Johnsons in 1999, finding exactly the type of creative environment she needed in order to deal with her loss, enabling her to eventually move on with her musical vocation, this time as a solo artist. She's now onto her 4th album.
On listening to the track in question, 'Holy City', I was sold on it straight away. I replied;
'Nuts track! Some schizoid Northern Soul hybrid oddness going off. I love it!', and the wheels were set in motion for me to put together a club version with my remix partner Derek Kaye. Here's the video of the original version, taken from the album 'The Classic', which was released earlier this week. The song, as the press release says, was 'inspired by a visit to Jerusalem's Wailing Wall and understanding people find ecstasy in different ways, from praying to making music.'
Having just embarked on an exhaustive near 2 month long European tour, kicking off with a sell out date in London last night, and backed by an impressive online promotional campaign, Joan As Police Woman is set to build on her previous UK chart success with 'The Classic', whilst 'Holy City', the flagship single, is, if there's any justice in the world, destined to become a big hit.
Approaching the remix, we wanted to make it more club friendly, but without diluting the essence of the original. Joan's unusual voice brought to mind the exquisite Frankie Knuckles mix of 'Blind' by Hercules & Love Affair (2008), a big personal favorite, which featured another distinctive vocalist, Antony Hegarty of Antony & The Johnsons (this was before I realized the direct association), and would provide a touchstone for how we approached this mix. Having decided to lose a few bpm off the tempo, we set about giving the track more of a Disco flavour, the original evocative of a Motown stomper. Another key decision was to switch the order of the lead vocal and the scat (courtesy of comedian / musician Reggie Watts), allowing the mix more time to build, setting it all up nicely for the eventual entry of the song almost 4 minutes in. Then, with the arrangement sketched out, Derek worked his magic adding fresh beats, a fuller bass, and some additional keys, whilst massaging the overall sound, pixie dust and all, into exactly what we'd imagined it could be. It's great when a plan works out so well – hope you like:
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The Eatsdropper's chocolate chip cookies are oooooold
Happy Friday, kittens! I'm just back from a few days in Sacramento for a fun and informational trip with Muir Glen. I lived there for a relatively brief stint 24 years ago, and was really blown away by how the city has changed. With a maturing food scene and non-crippling housing costs, I almost wanted to move there. Almost. Anyway, enjoy today's installment of auditory morsels from the City by the Bay and beyond. (And be sure to click through on the eatsdroppers' names to see who some of these cool people are!)
Bus rider 1, to bus rider 2, reading a bible: "Is that the Old Testament or the New Testament?"
Bus rider 2: "Dianne Feinstein's chocolate chip cookies are oooooold."
Bus rider 3: "That's the Old Testament."
– Eatsdropped by Hugh on the 22 Filmore
Mission hipster: "Did you know that pasta is just literally flour, water and eggs? I KNOW! I know! I know!"
– Eatsdropped by Shaun outside Mozzeria
Diner: "Where's the rest room?"
Waiter: "Such a strange term, isn't it? I mean, you don't go there to rest."
Diner: "Fine. Where's the shitter?"
– Eatsdropped by Nick at a restaurant in Pacific Grove
Neighbor: "Aww shit! Kate's got the smoker going. Our dinner's gonna suck compared to hers."
– Eatsdropped by Kate at her home
Shopper: "Whole Foods Kahala is the land of the militant trust fund healthy haoles."
– Eatsdropped by Sefania at Whole Foods Kahala
Heidi: "I'm too weird to be a trophy wife."
– Eatsdropped by yours truly at the Ghetto Pig Roast