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Read Clive's article on the debate around B2 machines and the proliferation of betting shops Published in BetView Magazine November 2011:
Politicians from across the political spectrum are picking up concerns expressed by their constituents about the concentration of betting shops in certain areas driven by the profits derived from B2 Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).
My colleagues David Lammy, Joan Ruddock and Diane Abbott have spoken out on this issue. The Local Government Association which represents councillors across all political parties in its evidence to the select committee called for local communities to be given greater powers over planning decisions relating to betting shops. More recently, Harriet Harman, in her report to the Mary Portas review of the future of our high streets, has expressed her alarm over the number of betting shops that are opening in close proximity to one another in the most deprived parts of her constituency.
Those who do not accept what Harriet and others are saying claim that there is no evidence to associate FOBTs in betting shops with problem gambling among people on low personal incomes living in deprived communities. The Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010 indicates that while overall participation in gambling is lower among those with low personal incomes they are the highest users of FOBTs machines. The survey shows that: 7% among the lowest income quintile gamble on FOBTs but only 4% among the upper quintiles; young single males are the most frequent players; the machines are the third most popular form of gambling for problem gamblers; and they are the sixth most popular form of gambling for those who spend high amounts of time and money.
Statistics from the survey on horse-racing betting raise questions about the criteria used to determine where new shops should be located. Betting on horse racing is 12% among the lowest income quintile but this rises to 20% of the highest two quintiles. If betting on horse racing is the incentive for siting betting shops then based on these figures more shops should be opening in higher income areas than at present.
We know that on average over 40 percent of betting-shop profits come from FOBTs. Given the statistics unearthed in the Gambling Prevalence Survey it is not unreasonable to conclude that in betting shops located in deprived areas, the profit from FOBTs will exceed this average. Taken together with the proliferation of betting shops within or close to deprived communities these figures clearly demonstrate that there is something taking place that we need to examine very closely. It is difficult not to conclude that it is FOBTs that are the driving factor when siting new betting shops.
I recall when we were debating the Gambling 2005 Act that MPs were concerned about the implications of having FOBTs on our high streets. We were determined to avoid what happened in Australia when changes to gambling laws opened the doors to mini casinos called Pokies containing banks of gambling machines on their high streets. MPs from all sides were determined that this should not happen on our high streets.
Some claim that the inspiration for raising this issue comes from a general dislike for betting shops – nothing could be further from the truth. Sometimes MPs are right to raise an issue however controversial, based on local knowledge and the concerns expressed by their constituents. It is the duty of MPs to ensure that these matters are given proper consideration. There can be no doubting that there is concern from a wide variety of sources about betting shops colonising high streets and the associated proliferation of FOBTs. At the time the bill was passed we were told that this would be reviewed. Six years have now passed and we are still waiting. As Harriet says in her report to Mary Portas, 'this review is overdue.' I look forward to working with the industry to find a way forward that addresses the concerns that local communities are expressing to their local politicians and secures the future of our betting shops.


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Fran Meana (Asturias, ES) is an artist and educator based in London. His research-driven practice explores the narratives that entangle culture, industry and the natural world.
Alongside his art practise, Meana regularly collaborates with the Koestler Trust as an arts mentor and with the Institute of Imagination as an associate in their educational program.
Recent exhibitions and projects include: System Recovery, Assembly Point, London, UK (2018), Generaciones 2018, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, ES (2018), Tender Buttons, Salón, Madrid, ES (2017), Future Archaeologies, Laboral, Gijón, ES (2016), 1.000 Horsepower, Can Trinxet, Hospitalet, ES (2016), Labour, Motion and Machinery, TENT, Rotterdam, NL (2015), Go with the Flow, SixtyEight, Copenhagen, DK (2015), Machines for Hardrock, Avalanche, London, UK (2015), Percussive Hunter, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, TR (2015), Feel the Discourse, Guest Projects, London, UK (2015) and Reasoning Well with Badly Drawn Figures, Nogueras Blanchard, Madrid, ES (2014).
2012 MFA Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, NL
2008 MRes University of Vigo, Pontevedra, ES
2006 BA University of Vigo, Pontevedra, ES
2019 Spare Room Residency, Liverpool, UK (upcoming)
2016 Kunsthalle São Paulo, São Paulo, BR
2016 Laboral, Gijón, ES
2016 Tabakalera, San Sebastian, ES
2013 Laboral, Gijón, ES
Awards, Fellowships and Grants
2018 Generaciones 2018, ES
2016 LABJoven Los Bragales, ES
2013 Mondriaan Fonds, NL
2012 Promotieprijs/Piet Zwart Institute, NL
2011 HSP Huygens Scholarship, NL
Neo2: La Memoria de las Máquinas, Mit Borrás, June 2018
RTVE: Metropolis: Generación 2018, Metrópolis, Febrero 2018 (from 16:27)
El Cultural: Escultura Mental, December 2016.
La Nueva España: Excavando el futuro, October 2016
Nosotros: Work in progress, Lorena Larraz, July 2016
Artviewer: A Thousand Horsepower, June 2016
Artviewer: Percussive Hunter, May 2015
Frieze Magazine: Fran Meana, June 2014
Artforum, Critics' picks: Fran Meana, March 2014
El Cultural: Piedra, papel, tijera, March 2014
A*DESK: ¿Estoy paseando o estoy trabajando?, February 2014

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text: Divisional Court slams LSUC discipline decisionAugust 11, 2008|Written By Robert Todd The Ontario Divisional Court, in a strongly worded majority decision, has overturned a Law Society of Upper Canada appeal panel ruling against a Toronto lawyer accused of professional misconduct. The panel ordered a new hearing panel be created to deal with the allegations against Toronto general practitioner Joseal Igbinosun. The Divisional Court majority used words such as "inexplicable," "perplexing," and "mystifying" in reference to an appeal panel's decision to uphold a professional misconduct finding involving allegations of sexual assault.A law society spokesperson tells Law Times in an e-mail LSUC is seeking leave to appeal the decision. "The decision speaks for itself," Igbinosun, who obtained a stay from the Divisional Court after the appeal panel decision and continues to practise, tells Law Times. "I'm grateful. I have faith in the system. We'll just move on."Igbinosun was accused of sexual assault by three women in February 1998, but those criminal charges were stayed in December 2003 on grounds of delay, says the court's written judgment released recently in Toronto.Allegations of professional misconduct stemming from the allegations came forward in March 2004, and in September 2006 a hearing panel found him guilty of professional misconduct. He was disbarred and ordered to pay the society $82,042.80.In October 2007, an appeal panel dismissed Igbinosun's appeal, while reducing the cost award.While Divisional Court justices Anne Molloy and John Jennings in a majority decision ruled the matter should be sent back to a hearing panel, dissenting Justice Romain Pitt found that the matter should be stayed.Specifically, the majority ruled that Igbinosun was not given enough time to prepare for a penalty hearing, and that an adjournment application should have been granted."I was very disappointed with what I saw in this case, in terms of process," says Igbinosun's current lawyer, Tracey Tremayne-Lloyd of Gardiner Roberts LLP, who was not involved in the case until it reached Divisional Court."The whole case . . . creates a very disappointing picture for those of us who are supposed to be the defenders of the rule of law."According to the Divisional Court ruling, none of the complainants were clients of Igbinosun, but "all came in contact with him in his role as a lawyer."The law society's proceedings authorization committee in February 2002 approved an investigation into the allegations. The criminal charges were stayed in December 2003, and in February 2004 PAC approved the closure of the monitoring file. But the complainants approached the law society the next month and said they wanted to go ahead with their allegations at the law society, says the judgment.Igbinosun was told about the investigations in October 2004, and the judgment states, "No explanation has been provided for this delay in notifying Mr. Igbinosun that the investigation had been reopened."PAC in February 2005 approved a notice of application against Igbinosun.Scheduling conflicts forced his first lawyer on the matter to withdraw from the case. With his second lawyer now retained, Igbinosun brought a stay application on Feb. 27, 2006. The motion was dismissed on April 27, 2006, with the panel chairman dissenting. Igbinosun's second lawyer in June 2006 notified the law society tribunals office that he would bring a motion to be removed as counsel, according to the written ruling.The matter continued, and on Sept. 14, 2006, Igbinosun brought a motion for a four-month adjournment, which was dismissed.Igbinosun retained a third lawyer, whose participation was contingent on a successful adjournment. On Sept. 18, 2006, the new lawyer appeared before the hearing panel and made a series of motions for adjournment, including a request to continue later the same day so he could deal with a previously scheduled pretrial, said the judgment. All of those motions were denied, and the lawyer removed himself from the record, and Igbinosun was asked by the panel to proceed.The panel agreed to delay the matter until later in the day so Igbinosun could get documents from his office. When he returned, he said he felt unable to represent himself and wouldn't participate in the hearing.The panel reconvened the following morning, without Igbinosun, said the judgment. Then they heard submissions from law society counsel, and found Igbinosun guilty of professional misconduct for sexually assaulting all three of the complainants.The hearing panel decided to immediately determine the penalty, while law society counsel was unprepared to do so and told the panel that Igbinosun was entitled to a 10-day notice period and had not received a bill of costs. The hearing panel told the law society to give him "as much notice as possible," according to the Divisional Court judgment.Igbinosun was notified of the finding, and on the afternoon of Sept. 20, 2006, the panel went ahead in the matter without Igbinosun. The hearing panel proceeded to disbar him and order costs.Igbinosun was granted a stay on the hearing panel order on Oct. 13, 2006.The appeal took place on on June 26 and 27 and Aug. 31, 2007, during which time Igbinosun was represented by the last lawyer he had retained at the hearing panel. The appeal was dismissed on Oct. 30, 2007.In the Divisional Court judgment, Molloy stated that part of the appeal panel's decision was "inexplicable." At one point the panel found that Igbinosun had not been given adequate notice of the penalty hearing, but later stated the opposite, said Molloy."There was a clear breach of natural justice in proceeding to the penalty phase without adequate notice to Mr. Igbinosun." She added there was no need for the penalty phase to move ahead so quickly."This was a very serious matter, with potentially dire consequences for Mr. Igbinosun," wrote Molloy, adding "the penalty imposed cannot stand."Molloy then addressed the panel's Sept. 18, 2006 refusal to adjourn, and stated she found the appeal panel's reasons to be "perplexing" and "mystifying." She said the appeal panel decision did not analyze this aspect.Molloy found that the panel erred in its decision that Igbinosun was not denied natural justice through the hearing panel's refusal to adjourn on Sept. 18, 2006.Molloy set aside the hearing panel's findings and the penalty it ordered, and said Igbinosun is entitled to a new hearing.In his dissenting opinion, Pitt stated, "I believe and find that the tribunal's exercise of discretion in denying the stay on the grounds of delay was unreasonable."Tremayne-Lloyd says she will bring a motion of stay on the grounds of "completely unreasonable delay" if the law society returns the matter to a hearing panel.


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It has been a week since I arrived back in Atlanta, so here are some updates:
- Atlanta is cold
- Atlanta is cold
- I REPEAT, Atlanta is cold (~65˚F this week)
Shouldn't it be 85-90˚F now?
After staying on campus for Senior Week, leading the donating collection for the Bonner Rummage Sale, and volunteering for commencement activities, it was time to finish packing everything and leave for Atlanta! Jennifer's family drove up from Illinois to get her things and they graciously treated me to dinner and dropped me off at the airport. I checked two bags; one of them weighed exactly 50 pounds, the limit for checked bags (my heart was racing when the suitcase was on the scale). I thought airport security would be ridiculous on a Saturday afternoon but with TSA Pre-check, there was no one ahead of me, and I arrived to my gate 2 hours before takeoff.
The flight itself was probably the best one I've flown; the plane was only half full, I had three seats to myself, there was no turbulence, and the plane landed almost an hour early. My flight's original arrival time was 11:10pm but the plane landed at 10:25pm and I was almost home by 11:30pm. Again, one of the best flights that I have ever taken.
For the past few months, I have been slightly (I mean, just SLIGHTLY) obsessed with Marie Kondo and her amazing tidying techniques; I even bought her book. (Side note: I go through very interesting obsession phases) After learning about the KonMari method, I re-folded all my clothes and ended up with tons of extra space in my drawers. I was also super excited to put my skills to the test back at home. I still have piles and piles of school papers dating back to elementary school and I have been wanting to get rid of them. Aside from unpacking my suitcase within 24 hours of arriving back home (this has never happened to me before- usually the unpacked suitcase sits open for 2 weeks), I managed to re-fold my entire wardrobe and donated a trash bag worth of clothes. I ended up with 30 extra hangers and half of my closet empty. Surprisingly, it's not because I donated heaps of clothing, but rather folding and storing clothes vertically in drawers the KonMari way saves so much more space.
Anyway, I really sound like I'm advertising for her but I can't believe that her methods actually forced me to organize my life and feel happy doing it. My goal this summer is to downsize my possessions; I still own many things from when I was around 9 or 10 and I really should donate them. I also imagine myself as a person with few possessions so that moving around won't be a hassle when I'm older (the travel bug always hits me hard). I want to create an environment that sparks joy (pun intended for Marie Kondo fans out there).
As far as general summer plans go, I will be interning at Reach for Excellence (where I graduated a few years back) for around 6-7 weeks during June and July, and I will also be working side babysitting/nanny jobs during weeknights and weekends.
That's it for now,
Jennifer Arnold
5/26/2016 10:14:09 am
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Writers on reading: Frank Kafka
I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for? So that it will make us happy, as you write? Good Lord, we would be happy precisely if we had no books, and the kind of books that make us happy are the kind we could write ourselves if we had to. But we need books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.
Source: Translated from a letter to the art historian Oskar Pollak January 27, 1904.
What Kafka is advocating I think is a reading experience in which the words provoke a reaction in you the reader. Texts which slip effortlessly in and out of your consciousness have little value in his estimation, the true test of a good book is one which forces you to engage with it; to take hold of your emotions and move them in some way. That's a tall order but if you find a book that does it, the experience can be breathtaking.
Have I read anything that wounded or stabbed me? Very few in fact but maybe that's not such a bad thing.
From my teenage days Albert Camus' L'Estranger comes to mind as a book that affected me not just as I read it but for a long time afterwards even though I wasn't absolutely sure I understood it fully. My thirties were my fallow years when though I enjoyed many books, I can barely remember them. It wasn't until my forties when I decided to start a formal course in literature again that I began reading more deeply and found some novels which were remarkable. Of them, Emile Zola's L'Assommoir with its bleak portrayal of life in an impoverished French community, could definitely be considered as giving me a 'blow to the head'. And then, more recently my adventures in reading authors from far flung corners of the world led me to a discovery of a book equally painful to read – Petals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
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I agree that this is one of the greatest values of reading literature, however, I also believe reading can be an activity completed simply for comfort and enjoyment. Some of those books that have literally hit me on the head or punched me in the gut: most recently Growin' Up White by Dwight Ritter and The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo, Black Water Rising by Attica Locke, LIttle Bee by Chris Cleave, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah, The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (when I was 13). I know there are others. But these are the ones I can recall at present,.
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A group of new entrepreneurs who participated in a business course ran by ACBBA and supported by Trust for London met in Kings Cross on 12 October to receive their certificates – a Level 2 qualification in Preparing to Run your own Business, accredited by the leading awarding body for Enterprise (SFEDI). The cold Friday morning was the perfect excuse to go to a nearby café to enjoy breakfast and get up to speed with everybody's progress.
Starting on 26 June and free to people on low income, the course consisted of a programme of four workshops covering Starting Up, Marketing, Finance and Business Planning, complemented with mentoring support.
Participants also received a range of learning materials and planning tools. Eight of the twelve participants completed a business plan and attended a meeting with a panel of assessors, who were impressed by the quality of the work submitted and the enthusiasm of trainees. Assessors were also impressed by the quality of the training and support provided by ACBBA.
ACBBA is currently delivering a new programme of business workshops in collaboration with the St Luke's Parochial Trust. For more information on business workshops or mentoring support contact Armando:
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Um, wasn't I supposed to start the AT today?
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Sirius Signs ADSL Deal, Telstra Announces Trial
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Australian data communications provider Sirius Technologies announced it will manufacture and market high speed ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop) devices featuring a chipset from Alcatel.
Under a co-operative agreement, Alcatel will be working with Sirius to promote the high-speed technology among Alcatel customers. The ADSL devices based on the Alcatel DynaMite chipset will include modems, PC Cards, routers and multiplexers, capable of operating at speeds up to 8Mbit/s.
"ADSL is the dawn of an era where high speed broadband Internet access will become a commodity, with the potential to change the way companies and consumers interact with and use Internet technology," said Mike Quigley, general manager of Alcatel Australia.
In related ADSL news, Telstra announced a comprehensive trial of the ADSL high-speed data service, which will utilise the existing copper wire network.
According to Telstra, ADSL will make it possible to: provide high-speed, 'always-on' Internet access; allow people to make phone calls while simultaneously surfing the Net on the same line; provide superior data security; and support for interactive video, such as video games.
For the trial period, Telstra will work on connections between the customer's premises and the exchange at upload speeds of up to 256 Kilobits per second, downloading at up to 1.5 Megabits per second.
"ADSL technology would significantly expand the reach of high bandwidth access," said Rosemary Howard, managing director, Telstra domestic wholesale. Telstra has confirmed that Alcatel will be the tenderer chosen to supply new generation access equipment the Customer Multiplexer, and associated management system that will support broadband services on the copper network.
The Customer Multiplexer is a recently developed access platform that will support voice as well as future data and broadband services on the existing copper wire distribution network.
Telstra has also announced that it will begin trials on a new download music delivery service. Loading Zone, as the service will be known, brings together recent developments in high bandwidth networks, secure transactions and secure music downloads.
From early October, the trial will present a range of audio, video and information to 10,000 narrowband and up to 5,000 broadband Telstra Big Pond subscribers. Telstra will be using the Liquid Audio digital distribution software to deliver the service.


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DEPRESSION is a very complicated problem. About one in 10 Americans suffers some form of depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Women experience depression twice as often as men. Depression has devastating effects on a person's relationships with family and friends, on the ability to do productive work, and, of course, on the ability to enjoy life. With so many people suffering, you would think a simple definition of "depression" would be easy, but it is not. Depression has many meanings among doctors, mental-health professionals and people on the street. Why are there so many definitions? One reason for this is that there are many varieties of depression. These different varieties have partly overlapping symptoms. Information on symptoms is in Depression DSM-IV Diagnosis.
In other ways, psychiatrists feel stuck. About one quarter to one half of people diagnosed with major depressive disorder will find only partial relief or none at all from the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, such as venlafaxine (Effexor), bupropion (Wellbutrin), duloxetine (Cymbalta), or the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).If psychiatrists knew in advance which antidepressants were more or less likely to work and for which patients, they could devise more tailored treatments and avoid exposing patients to ineffective drugs and unnecessary side effects.
Women are disproportionately affected by depression, experiencing it at roughly twice the rate of men.
Depression is officially classified in the DSM-IV as a mood disorder. The Mood Disorders are divided into two types of depressive disorders, the unipolar depression and the bipolar disorder. The unipolar depression are what are normally understood as depression. They are classified as Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder. and Depressive Disorder.
The second group, bi polar depression is are distinguished from the first group by the fact that there is in addition to the major depression, periods of manic, mixed, or hypomanic episodes. The bipolar depression is further divided into four groups; the Bipolar I Disorder, the Bipolar II Disorder, Cyclothymic Disorder, and plain Bipolar Disorder. The mixed episode happens when the person has symptoms of both depression and mania at the same time. Hypomania is when the person is more active, but without the delusions of the mania phase. Cyclothemia is a milder form of bi polar depression, where hypomania alternates with a milder depression.
All these are explained in the DSM-IV diagnosis page.
Depression or Clinical Depression is a type of mood disorder, or an emotional disturbance. Mood affect how we feel emotionally and consequently, how we behave, or act and decisions we take.
The general opinion as to the cause of depression is that it is an chemical imbalance in the brain of certain neurotransmitters.


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Finding Meaning
I have been thinking about finding meaning when one has a chronic illness a lot lately, although finding meaning is something that most people think about, whether they are ill or not. I don't have any answers, but here is my latest train of thought.
The end of my long-term relationship has brought the "meaning issue" back to the front burner for me as well, which is a good thing. I think that sometimes being in a relationship can create an environment of false-meaning or what I like to call "living in a bubble", or at least it did for me. Fixing up our house, taking care of each other, growing my partner's business, taking care of our dogs – all of these things gave me meaning, and they were very meaningful in the end. But they were also very focused on just us, not others, and not us as individuals. What do I need and want? The difficult ending of my relationship has also challenged my faith in myself, people and the rest of the world out there. Especially since I lost my own identity in my relationship, as many of us do.
But where to begin? I can say that just trying to work 20 hours a week right now is a draining experience. Should I try to find a job that has more meaning, so I can kill two birds with one stone? I had a job in animal rescue in my late 20's, early 30's and working in that industry was pretty rewarding AND draining in and of itself – nonprofit burnout. Adding extra hours to the workweek in the form of volunteer hours is also demanding. That's the avenue I've been traveling lately, and I feel like I'm mostly letting down the people I am volunteering for. Whether I am or not, it's difficult to be consistent when you are struggling to put in your hours at your regular gig.
Maybe "finding meaning" isn't really about putting hours into an organization. Maybe I need to expand my universe a bit here and figure out what really gives me meaning personally. I can imagine that questions like these are really based on who is asking, so the solutions are as diverse as we are. I have been in a really dark place lately with my life, wondering what the point to all of this pain is, especially when I'm so lonely and too sick to visit friends and family very often. I probably just need a tiny glimmer of light to lead me out of my dark place. I know these thoughts aren't revolutionary, I've thought these things many times in the past, but maybe it's good to look into them again
I should be happy that I'm simply alive.
This is an oldie but a goodie. Recently I fancied the thought that I'd like to give my remaining years to someone who is dying and could really use them productively and happily. Why do some of us with incredible lives die too young, and others of us live longer with constant pain and suffering? Well that's just life, so I should focus on being productive and happy myself, instead of on some stupid hypothetical. Being able to ask the question about giving my life meaning is meaningful. Having a computer to be able to type these words is wonderful. Having a roof over my head, food to eat, people who love me – these things are a true gift. There hasn't been a me before, and there will never be a me again. That's gotta mean something??!! When I've heard these words before, I've thought, "Yeah, but try that when you're in pain 24/7." It's true that those of us with chronic illness are more challenged by these ideas, but maybe their simplicity is the key here. It only takes a second and no money or training to switch your thoughts from "I'm in too much pain to be be happy I'm simply alive" to "I'm happy to be alive in this moment." And then work on the next moment. Just like the "beginner's mind" in meditation, there is no destination or expertise here; just try to feel better from one moment to the next, and then start all over again.
Simplifying my life and thoughts may give me more meaning.
If I can work on blocking out the noise and things that don't really make a huge difference to me personally (politics?), I may be able to focus on what really matters in life. So much of my unhappiness may just be my mind ruminating on what's wrong instead of what's right. Focusing on little things – getting outside for a walk, making myself something healthy to eat, making my dogs happy, calling my mom – that's where I want to spend my limited energy. Recently I cut way back on my FaceBook usage, and although I really enjoy connecting with people there, since it's difficult to be social when you're this sick, I think FB was somehow doing me more harm than good. There are wonderful stories there (plus all of the happy dog videos), but there's a lot of pettiness and a lot of hate too. I have always been attracted to the simplicity movement. All of the stuff we accumulate in our lifetime is just stuff to be thrown away. I want to live with a lot less, and I need to due to a sharp decrease in income. I want to live with less stuff, less noise, less space and less stress.
Live in the moment.
There's a cliche for you! But it's rather simple. The past is gone. It's not forgotten, but it certainly can't be changed. The future isn't here yet. We can make plans, but we can't worry about things that have not happened and may never happen. Making plans according to our past experiences is smart. Obsessing about the past and future is stupid. This moment and then the next are the only reality we have anyway. If you fail to remember this, guess what? In the next moment, you can try again.
I know I have gone full circle from getting meaning from helping others to helping myself, but there is that rule we all hear every time we get on an airplane – "Put the oxygen mask on yourself before you put it on someone else." I know what you're thinking. It's impossible to think about these grander issues when all of my effort goes to getting out of bed, making that next doctor's appointment or holding onto a job that I desperately need. I get it. I have been there, and I'm still there. All I'm saying is that I'd like to start to have a bit of focus in my life. It's not fair that everything is more difficult for us, but life isn't fair. Starting from that point, how can I make this unfair life a little better?
It's not going to be worrying about who the next president is, or why the government is taking away my much needed medication (although I will keep advocating). It's going to be really honing in and focusing on what really matters in my little day-to-day life, which for now, is the little things. Making my dogs happy, working one more hour today, learning a new skill that will help me get some bookkeeping work that I can do from home, living with less. The second and third things aren't really what I want to be focusing on with a chronic illness – we should be able to focus on being as well as possible – but that's just not my reality. Having enough money to pay my mortgage and go to an alternative doctor is going to contribute to my piece of mind as well. Not everything is about the meaning of life and reaching nirvana. But who knows? Maybe in the next moment those things will become my new focus. Stay positive people!


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The national Partners in Recovery program arose from the recognition, in 2012, that many people with mental illness have more complex needs than were being met and that a more coordinated approach was required.
The program reflects a commitment to a positive focus on recovery, with the full range of a person's needs met through inter-agency cooperation.
Living with an enduring mental illness impacts every part of life. Individuals in this situation might experience things other than the illness itself, such as physical health problems, personal and family struggles, addictions, homelessness, financial difficulties, and issues with employment.
These same people may also have extraordinary gifts and abilities in sport, the arts, intellect and expression that need to be properly harnessed, developed and encouraged.
No two consumers are the same, and the services they require might be completely different.
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What does skirmish mean to you?
1 figure one man? If so how many figures make it a skirmish game?What's the maximum?What about units? Two, three? Is there a maximum?Or is it something all together different?
1 figure one man
If so how many figures make it a skirmish game?As many as the game system can handle
What's the maximum?Depends on the rules, but I've seen skirmish games with as many as 100 figures per side
What about units?What about them?
That's like asking "How long is a piece of string?" The easiest answer is one figure equals one man with the maximum being what can be controlled by a player in a single game. I've played what I would call a large skirmish with 250 figures on each side. It was a game of Sharp Practice. I've also played skirmish games with as few as one player controlled figure. All Things Zombie is the game that comes to mind on that one.
The only thing that I would say is a constant, at least in my book, to make something a skirmish game is that each figure represents on person. Everything else is up for debate.
I usually take it to be one figure is one man, and each figure activates individually. Games where figures are single based but activate in groups I tend to refer to as 'big' skirmish for clarity's sake.
I usually like to have about 10-30 discreet units per side in a game between two players.
1 figure equals one man. A player can only run 10-20 figures. Generally is "Whatmyounsee is what you have" in terms of weapons.
What Private Matter said…
One fig = one person, preferably with a ground scale equal to or at least close to the figure scale
Yes, one figure equals one man, with individual activation. You could model companies 1:1 in 3mm and mount them on platoon bases, and it wouldn't be a skirmish game in my book. Skirmish isn't just a figure ratio, it is also about the size of the battle and the level of control.
1 to 1 scale and less than 50 models a side.
The complexity of the rules can really limit what size of force one person can run and keep track of. TSATF is relatively easy, for example, as individuals do not tend to have RPG'ish traits that you have to remember and look up the stats for. A game where the characters have stamina, wounds, melee strength, firepower strength, etc., can get kind of overwhelming IMO. Skirmish level to me is def. 1 figure = one man. Units being 6-12 figures each. I like the kind of game that Lion Rampant and such offer.
I'll echo everyone's opinion and agree that skirmish is 1:1 man to figure scale in my book.
As for units…in WW2, by and large, soldiers did not act as individuals; they acted as units, under the command of a leader. That's why recruits learn to march in close order. It's not a terribly useful formation for modern combat, but it trains the young men to operate as a unit, and to subsume their individuality and to obey their leader. I personally like skirmish games that model that.
Depending on the level of the skirmish game (ie a squad game versus a platoon) sometimes individual soldiers might have differing attributes, and perhaps react differently to the stresses of combat, or whether to obey their leader, but again – they are part of a unit, not berserker warriors.
Being in a WW2 army is like being on a football team, not being in the boxing ring.
A substitute for a tactical wargame.
WW2 histories will talk about a company skirmish, but I really call a skirmish a game with not more than about a platoon per side.
If we're talking 1:1 fig:man ratios, well, Forward March Studios is doing that in 3mm Napoleonics, and I have enough Americans to put an entire Airmobile battalion (9 platoons) on the table in Vietnam. But those are both multibased, not one figure per base (FMS is doing one or two companies per base, and my 'Murricans are 2-4 per base, move as platoons).
The game I play most is Infinity, where you have 10-20 models per side and they all activate individually (or could activate individually).
I'm willing to consider 'fireteam' games where you have teams/squads as the basic unit of action as still being a skirmish (like Force on Force or small games of Battlegroup), but once you get to multiple platoons per side I have a hard time calling that a skirmish.
But then I like the small, special forces type games.
To me, skirmish means 1 model = 1 figure, ground scale is. close to figure scale, (all as mentioned previously) and figure removal for casualties plus heroics are possible. It also means not bathtubing a battle.
I believe that a skirmish wargame should equate to battlefield skirmishing. So whatever the figure scale you are using should feature no more than a couple of units per side. Units should be platoons or companies at most.
Where each soldier has a name.
Blood Eagle and Tribal are skirmish in my mind. One figure is one man and the ground scale is as near to figure scale as possible.
'Big' skirmish or small battle is for example Dux Britanniarum or Sharp Practice ( both favourites of mine) with about 10 small units a side and individual 'heroes' or leaders.
1 figure one man?
If so how many figures make it a skirmish game?
What's the maximum?
What about units?
Two, three? Is there a maximum? Or is it something all together different?<
Does it matter how you define it?I played Gloire for a while. In published scenarios, it featured 4 figures per side. I ran a "Rescue Roddy McCorley" game that had about 80 figures on each side. Worked marvelously. Ditto with Fire and Steel. Each "faction" should have had at most 8 figures. I regularly ran games with over 100.
TSATF uses individual figures, and the book scenario uses a half platoon of 10 British figures. Games with 200 figures on a side are not uncommon. I've played with 800.
I'm afraid my opinion is at variance with 99% of the hobby and as such pretty irrelevant but if you look in memoirs and histories and engagement smaller than a pitched battle which was fought for limited or no strategic purpose and often involved forces totalling hundreds of men, sometimes more than a thousand. Not really 1 1:1 game for most of it.
However, since "skirmish games" have become reserved for patrol actions and battles are understood to be bigger, I am at a loss to describe the of so common in between military engagements that form the bulk of my wargames other than as "small engagements".
Carry on skirmishing folks!
All good stuff except one comment. Nah, just kidding. Thanks again for all the comments, much appreciated.Ed
Contra to the above to a certain extent, I would say that there are two separate but widely recognized scales of "skirmish" gaming.
The first is 1:1 scale gaming, often with a more detailed (and rpg like) treatment of individual equipment and actions.
The second is small unit skirmishes, which I think is typified by The Sword and the Flame, but Lion Rampant is a very recent successor. These games involve a small number of units engaging in low level encounters – raids and patrols and the like – with figures usually individually based but actions taken by the unit.
For 1:1 scale games, depending on the complexity of the rules one player could control from 1 (GURPS hybrid characters level of detail) to 8-12 (Basic D&D Fighters level of detail) figures. For small unit skirmishes, each player could control say 1-4 fairly complex (British combined arms) or double that number fairly straightforward unit types (Zulus).
If you double those numbers, or have more than 2-3 players per side controlling those numbers of units, things can *really* slow down.
Skirmish to me is typified by the Hollywood cowboy shoot out in a western. Few figures doing there own. A platoon in single figures is rather a lot 35 figures. That's a lot to move individually. My experience is that regardless of how good rules are 50 "things" to move is a practical upper limit for one person and then only some folk can deal with that number in a timely manner. Those things are bases so matters not if it's single figures or 10 on a base.
+1 for Ushcha. BA is often described as a 'skirmish' game because of the 1:1 figure ratio, but it's mostly about squads/sections. We generally play company actions and I would n't call them skirmishes. There's a different tactical dimension to consider however…if a company is deployed over a wide front with orders to delay an enemy advance, but not become heavily engaged, then the whole company is skirmishing is it not?
Uglyfatbloke a company even acting on a wide front would really be acting as a minimum as sections, some in front and some in reserve, so still not my definition of skirmish. To be honest fighting in detail a napolionic skirmish line would not be much fun to most, but it would be a skirmish by definition but unhelpful in this context.
1 figure apiece and a LOT fewer than you think you can handle. Everybody over does it.
Along with this figure discussion, perhaps the terrain board is nearly as important to this answer? I mean, reflecting the complexities of an encounter's terrain (at the skirmish level) is what has attracted me to this level of gaming anyway. So for my use, the game mechanics of a skirmish set of rules must enable the figures, units, elements to interface with more in-depth terrain builds. A further thought "skirmish" rules designed for this terrain interfacing can usually be engineered upwards in unit scale, but it's much more work to reverse-engineer other rule system originally written for larger scale battling downwards. So again, questioning about the ratio of figures to bodies for "skirmish scale", while important, should also be considering the ratio of bodies to the terrain [scale]…..because this is the scale where the selected skirmish action will be occurring at.Rules used to specify figure [to ground] scale, but of course there's been much relaxation of doing this in recent years, and specially for "free-form" gaming.No doubt these variations in viewpoints because so many skirmish rules never have, or their designer's never cared to put their scaling [facts] on paper.
1 figure per man.been pondering to do this with odd figures I have.
I am going to be a bit contrary and say that Saga is a 'skirmish' game. A decent starter army has 25 figures (1 leader, 8 tough guys and 16 Warriors) and they can function in groups of 4-8. This size of 'army' is a pretty good representation of the low level raiding-type warfare of the period.
Even my full battle rules play like a monumental skirmish game because combat is resolved one on one with single based figures. So the game works for all combat from one man against one man, all the way up to entire units or battles hammering on each other. A guy steps into an alley and gets ambushed by a pair of footpads, or he advances with a couple of dozen figures into a melee. The combat works the same in either situation.
I love skirmish gaming.
Great War Ace, do you roll dice in your rules based on figure counts?Btw, I have a theory based on years of observing gamer gripes about rules if there's lots of dice to roll for each combat result, players tend to blame themselves when they crap out, but when combat is factored down to a few dice rolls per result, and players don't score well…..they want to blame the rules……
I love skirmish gaming (systems).
Small engagements generally under 10 per side.
1 figure apiece and a LOT fewer than you think you can handle. Everybody over does it.
Historically a "skirmish" might have a few thousand men involved…Even in modern terms a company or battalion action with several hundred men is really a skirmish wargamers tend to think in terms of figures and see things differently, but generally, I'd settle for 1 to 1 being skirmish gaming, which is why its so popular.The trouble with most (not all) skirmish gaming is that its largely identical irrespective of period, with figures running around the table doing their own (ok, the players) thing, with only lip service being paid to how armies, or in this case, individual soldiers, actually function. Chuck in a bit of period chrome in terms of weaponary and off you go.The majority of skirmish games are Hollywood inspired rather than History inspired, nothing wrong with that, a games a game, and long may it continue.
Great War Ace, do you roll dice in your rules based on figure counts?
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Someone above said «where every soldier has a name», which summarises the condition of 1 figure per man AND each of them having their own stats, wound counter and actions, etc. This automatically limits what is reasonably feasible with a given rule set, i.e. the number of models that can still be handled without having to watch movies each time it's the opponent's turn. :-)
There's no hard and fast rule really. But I'm with the WSS podcast people, anything with 12 figures a side or less is a scuffle, not a skirmish :)
Too me its 1 figure one man, one vehicle is one vehicle and forces not greater than a platoon per side.
Well, the OP asks "What does skirmish mean to YOU?" (my emphasis), so I reject the notion that anyone's comments could be "a bit contrary", unless you are disagreeing with yourself.
(How was that for a contrarian starting point?)
What it means to me is very much what some others here have suggested … the "Hollywood" cinematic storyline retold on the gaming table. Individual figures, based and tracked separately.
I would not reject rules that activate by squad (or fire team, or whatever) from the category of "skirmish" games.
I too read histories describing "company skirmishes", but when I read them I see in them very much the story of individuals and squads in a variety of mostly isolated actions. We may say that is true of any battle (and from the standpoint of the individual soldier it is very much true), but in fact once you get companies and battalions into action, while the actions of the soldiers in total are vital, the differing experiences of each and every individual soldier is no longer a determining factor in the course of the battle.
In my view the history that says there was a company skirmish are actually describing squad level actions taking place in several places at once.
In the games I have played over the years, the best skirmish games were squads, up to perhaps platoon level.
I try to hold myself to a general guideline of each gamer controlling about 15-25 game pieces. Seems to keep the game flowing better. If I were setting up a game I would try to keep to that general guideline whether it was grand-tactical, tactical or skirmish. Today's "skirmish" rules are far more developed than when I played, so it may well be that multiple platoons can now play effectively in a skirmish game. But still, I wonder if the game would loose too much of the flavor of the individuals if I were trying to keep track of / move / shoot with 35 or more pieces.
Once you get a company working on the board, I am looking for tactical rules, not skirmish rules. At that point I don't want to know what every individual figure is doing or representing. I want to know the scheme of maneuver, the fire plan, who's held in reserve, etc. Yes, my game may come to a pivot point where one MG, one squad, or one tank makes the difference by being in the right place, at the right time, and making the right role. But I am more interested in my game giving me the challenge of putting the right unit in the right place at the right time, and I don't much care if the gunner's No.2 carried a 9mm semi-auto or a .38 revolver. So once I have multiple platoons on the board, I'm more interested in abstracting individuals into squads and crews.
Just my take.
-Mark(aka: Mk 1)
For me:1 figure = 1 man and 1vehicle = 1 vehicle
Two or three squads (8 to 12 men each) up to Platoon Strength to Platoon with a support element or two per side. Plus one or two vehicles per side.
Activate by half-squad/weapon team or full squad but figs don't have to all make same action depending on ability and weapon.
One figure represents one man, one vehicle or horse the same.I like the weapons the figures carry to represent the weapon they are firing in the game.The units represented are best for me in small teams.How many is too many is dependent on the rules and number of players.I can't define a number but I know it when I see it.There is enough detail that the terrain on the board defines the available cover and concealment.Combat Patrol "TM" is my preferred skirmish rule set.Skirmish is my preferred scale. Well thought out topic with insightful answers. By all.Thanks.
One figure equals one to five men or vehicles. They are all individually based. One figure on one base.
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When Lehman went down, The Reserve, the number one money market manager in the world, went bankrupt. They held $750M of Lehman backed securities which were suddenly worth more or less nothing. They announced that they were paying $0.97 on the dollar. This is unheard of, money market accounts are considered completely safe and are a major source of funding for banks. People started drawing money out of money market funds and buying up government bonds. This is another source of funding problems for banks. The Fed and the FDIC immediately announced that they were backing all money market deposits; this was right on the edge of too little too late.
Finally, it turned out that European banks had also caught this disease, and the EU was burying their heads in the sand about it, issuing a statement after an emergency meeting about "coordinating closely as each country dealt with their problems in their own fashion." The EU bank problem quickly looked out of control, Germany had to do a $50B bank bailout last week, and Iceland is suddenly basically bankrupt - the Iceland government doesn't have enough money and credit to bail out their banks. And the Iceland banks didn't go for any of the mortgage backed junk bonds, they just got caught up in the general malaise.
Meanwhile, Wall Street and D.C. are convinced that we're falling into a recession of biblical proportion. The result of all this was unadulterated panic. I barely see us as in a recession, but this is the third largest drop in the stock market ever - Wall Street says we're on the edge of something like 12% unemployment. I don't see this: my Fed Ex and UPS drivers assure me that their business is brisk; I just bought a bunch of boxes from ULine, who probably sells half the cardboard boxes sold in the US, and they tell me that business is good for them; unemployment numbers sunk last week, we created slightly more jobs than we lost.
The history of the stock market is clear: when it spikes down like this, it spikes back up about 80% of the way in the next couple of weeks. These jolts are deep and narrow. I personally am down 25% for the last two weeks, but I expect to recover most, perhaps all of that quickly.
Or maybe I'm nuts and the world is really ending. Pictures at 11.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Mitt Romney in Person
Just sat on a US Airways flight to LGA from PIT with Mitt Romney and his aide next to me.
Guess he's flying commercial to experience the common man's struggles and boy did he get to experience it all its glory, it was a horrible flight thanks to thunderstorms and poor queue management by US Airways.
Scheduled boarding: 3:50 PM
Actual Boarding: 4:10 PM
Scheduled Departure: 4:20 PM
De-planing: 5:00 PM
Scheduled arrival: 5:48 PM
Re-boarding: 6:00 PM
Sitting at gate: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Sitting on tarmac: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Actual Departure: 7:00 PM
Circling LGA: 8:20 - 8:40 PM
Landing: 8:40 PM
Waiting on tarmac at LGA: 8:40 PM - 9:00 PM
Deplaning: 9:00 PM
Baggage: 9:30 PM
Mitt Romney was very graceful throughout the whole trip, we had a nice chat about his iPad, Apple, Steve Jobs' health, airlines' recent baggage and snack policies, and how our pilot had a window to take off but didn't and we'd be very late as a result, and that I was probably going to miss my midterm exam.
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On EPICURIA's fifth anniversary, the food hub brings a new gastronomical experience to Delhi
Giving the growing vegan trend a much-awaited push, Delhi's foremost food mall, EPICURIA, has introduced special vegan menus at its leading restaurants in Nehru Place. With restaurants like Fio, Dhaba, Yuzu, Big Wong, Chatter House, Lord of the Drinks, Flying Saucer and Fidahh on-board, all those who are curious about the vegan options in Delhi now have access to traditional Italian, Punjabi, authentic Japanese,Lebanese, and more. All these restaurants have whipped up special vegan-friendly menus in addition to their original menus.
This initiative is a joint collaboration between The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and EPICURIA to create the firstvegan friendly hub in the capital, which caters to people with different dietary preferences. Other cities like Pune and Bangalore are already bursting with vegan restaurants, while Delhi has less than a handful of vegan-friendly eateries. Although most chefs have the ability to easily customize vegetarian dishes to suit a plant-based diet, the lack of options in the city hinders the transition of many who are willing to adopt a vegan lifestyle.
"The idea of getting cruelty-free options in a place where so many people have access to it is amazing, It will definitely bring people one step closer to leading vegan lifestyles," says Meghana Adhikari, a Delhi-based activist.
Delhi is one of the most happening cities in the country, full of nightlife, bars, and good food options, and it is sad that there are limited vegan alternatives for those who choose to pursue that lifestyle. There are many people who want to try veganism, be it for health, animals or the environment, and this collaboration between EPICURIA and FIAPO is a huge step towards that goal.
MsVarda Mehrotra, Executive Director, FIAPO, said that "In the last decade there has been a tremendous shift in how veganism is perceived in India. The growth of home-grown companies and digital awareness has increased the number of vegans and transitioning vegans. And as a national federation with the largest network of vegan advocates and volunteers, we are working with many corporates to introduce vegan products and vegan options".
Epicuria, the swish food mall in New Delhi's Nehru Place, is a prominent restaurant finedining locale.India's 1st integrated food destination. It offers the perfect combination of food and entertainment – all under one roof and this collaboration is their effort to make Epicuria a food hub for all diets and be a part of an inclusive food culture. Since it is a one-of-its-kind concept in India, the vegan-friendly move of the management is a big move to set the standard of food and lifestyle in the city. From food to entertainment- Epicuria gives you an ultimate destination to have fun and spend quality time with friends and family.


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10 things you really need to keep out of your CV
There are two things that all job seekers need to remember when it comes to CVs. Firstly, they have one and only purpose in life – to win you an interview, not get you a job.
And secondly, even if you 'took silk' not long after the ink ran dry on your graduation certificate, there is no escaping the fact that employers will want – expect – to see a CV that is well-thought out and demonstrates what makes you the right applicant for the role they need to fill.
However, one of the biggest killers of job success is the unnecessary use of clichés in the CVs that we receive. While we recognise that there are certain stock phrases and terms that are used in the legal profession that cannot be avoided, there are many more which can.
So if you are serious about becoming the candidate-of-choice, take note of the following 10 phrases that we urge you to leave out of your CV.
- Results driven: You work in the legal profession, so of course you are driven to achieve the desired outcomes for your clients and your employer – you wouldn't be much good if you weren't, would you? We're looking for evidence of success – what have you done in previous roles and what impact have these actions had on the organisation? Opt for words that suggest some form of metric – 'achieved', 'resulted in', 'increased/decreased' or 'resolved'.
- Strong interpersonal skills: Well, you would never admit to being slightly shy or the life and soul of the party would you? Recruiters will decide for themselves if you have good communication skills – your job is to provide examples of how your ability to build working relationships has had a direct impact on the business.
- Team player: The ability to work as part of a team is not something that employers consider a nice-to-have quality, it is essential in the legal profession. There are few careers where workers don't have at least one other person who they work with, so don't state the obvious.
- Strong decision-making ability: In today's ultra-competitive working environment the slightest hiccup can prove costly. Give instances of when you have had to consider all the variables, your reasoning for reaching the decisions you did and the outcome of those decisions.
- Blue-sky thinker: We hoped this phrase had left the lexicon of modern language after the clock struck 12 to usher in the new millennium and consign (finally) the era of perms and shoulder pads to the past. But alas not, some people continue to use this 80s and 90s cliché. Be contemporary in your use of language – we all know what you mean but give examples of how you have used your creativity in a work setting and difference this has made.
- Dynamic: Gosh, are you, really? Who says you are – is it just you or is that how everyone you have ever worked with would describe you? If so, tell us what makes you the dynamic legal professional you claim you are – did you introduce new systems or procedures that positively impacted client or colleague outcomes? Perhaps you helped to mentor new colleagues? Don't tell – show.
- Thought leader: The further up the career ladder you climb, the greater the onus to share your insights with your peers. But never call yourself a 'thought leader' – you need to do thought leadership. So blog, attended industry events, actively participate in regional legal society groups, contribute articles to the local media and speak at key events.
- Ability to cope under pressure: This has become so over-used that few people really understand what it means anymore. How you have taken the opportunity to approach a challenge differently to how it has previously been done, for example?
- Take a helicopter view: So you can take a holistic view of a situation and view it from an outsider's perspective – great. Then say that. Give an example of how you have been called upon to negate internal conflicts between colleagues or departments or how you oversaw the seamless transition of a case, for instance.
- Road mapping: Say what you mean: you had a vision (goal) and implemented your mission (how you will achieve that goal) and plotted your course accordingly, making whatever adjustments were necessary along the way to ensure you remained on course for reaching your objective.
Our job is to match the right people to the right roles, at the right time. So consider the people who will be reading your CV, include the most important information that will position the limelight on you and leave out all the rest.
If you need any advice on updating your CV, feel free to give us a call at any time. Our two directors have each worked as Solicitors for 20 years so they know precisely what employers look for in a CV – they were once the employers themselves.


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Botulinum Toxin Type A (Also Known As BOTOX® Cosmetic Or Dysport®) is the most popular cosmetic procedure worldwide used to remove wrinkles by paralyzing facial muscles. Botulinum toxin is an FDA approved purified protein that works as a neuromodulator. Anti-wrinkle injections can help to relax the muscle to non-surgically slim the face and jawline. They also treat TMJ disorders and associated jaw tension and pain.. It is the most popular cosmetic procedure worldwide used to remove wrinkles by paralyzing facial muscles. Botox injection is directed at facial muscles to prevent fine lines and wrinkles. This is an injectable treatment derived from purified protein. It relaxes the muscles that cause wrinkles, giving you a young and beautiful appearance. It also has no effect on the sensory nerves, which means you can laugh and express normally.
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Wrinkle-injection Cosmetic is a purified protein that temporarily inactivates the targeted muscle group that produces wrinkles. It does not freeze your expression; and there is no loss of sensation. What it does do is temporarily prevent the muscle from fully contracting which will prevent wrinkling, and correct any wrinkles already formed. Over time, and without the daily contraction of the muscle, wrinkle-injection can reverse wrinkling as the skin relaxes into its previously smooth contours allowing collagen to resurface. Wrinkle-injection is both FDA and Health Canada approved and has been used medically and cosmetically for over 20 years.
Anti-wrinkle injections can help to relax the muscle to non-surgically slim the face and jawline. They also treat TMJ disorders and associated jaw tension and pain.
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Wrinkle-injection and can be used to treat excessive sweating, not caused by physical activity, on the hands, feet, wrists, back and underarms. It can significantly reduce Hyperhidrosis by blocking the release of substances that overly activate the sweat glands. The reduction in sweating begins to take effect immediately after the treatment, but can take up to14 days for the full effect. The result of this procedure lasts 7 to 9 months.
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Wrinkle-injection is a comfortable treatment with no downtime, providing dramatic results. You'll begin to see noticeable smoothing in 3-6 days and the full effects in about 14 days. wrinkle-injection lasts anywhere from three to six months dependant on area and amount injected. Wrinkle-injection can also be used to reduce excessive sweating and migraines.


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Raise $200 and a 2018 Specialized Diverge Bike could be yours!
Who wouldn't want to kick off the outdoor training season on a brand new bike?
Our amazing friends at Cycle Solutions on Parliament Street are generously donating a Specialized Diverge bike valued at $1,350 and you have a chance to win it!
In recognition of our partnership with Cycle Solutions, the deadline on this incentive has been extended to coincide with the F4LBR Open House Social they have planned for Tuesday, March 10, 2018.
NEW EXTENDED TIME: You will receive one entry for each $200 increment in your fundraising between Saturday, February 10 and MONDAY, APRIL 9 for a chance to win this "shockingly fast, seriously fun" bike.
The winning ballot will be drawn at PWA on Monday, March 19 – plenty of time for the winner to get their bike fitted by the experts at Cycle Solutions and ready for the first training ride in April!
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From "Brooklyn's best busker" to collaborations with high profile pop powerhouses, Gabriel Royal will perform multiple shows in different places on campus.
6PM | Greyhouse Coffee
12PM | Purdue University's Ford Dining Court (Meal swipe required for entry)
3PM | Main Lounge in the Purdue Memorial Union
7PM | Purdue Memorial Union's 1869 Taproom
"Remarkable…optimistic and sunny."
– Austin Chronicle
In 2011, singer-songwriter Gabriel Royal had a cello, a dollar, and a dream. He began performing in New York's subways—bringing serenity to the surliest commuters and earning the title of "Brooklyn's best busker" from the Huffington Post. As the L train links Manhattan to Royal's home borough of Brooklyn, Royal's music connects to human hustle and bustle. Influenced by Stevie Wonder's gracious grooves and Burt Bacharach's jazz-pop, Royal has collaborated with contemporary powerhouses like John Legend, Flying Lotus, James Blake, and Janelle Monáe, and released a critically acclaimed debut album. At Purdue, Royal will inspire our students and community with performances and workshops in unexpected places as our Outreach Artist-In-Residence. Watch our website for details!


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A truck driver from Iowa was crushed Monday, July 20, by a load of pipes he delivered, causing injuries he later died from.
Larry LaCroix, 55, of Fort Madison, IA, died at a Knoxville-area hospital, the Tennessee Valley Authority confirmed to Land Line on Wednesday.
LaCroix was unloading pipe to be used for dredging machines at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant.
Barbara Martocci, a Tennessee Valley Authority spokeswoman, said the corporation will likely spend about one week investigating what caused LaCroix's death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was reportedly notified and promised to investigate.
LaCroix had worked seven years for WW Transportation, based in Burlington, IA.
The plant is undergoing a massive cleanup effort after more than 1 billion gallons of coal ash spilled in December 2008, and Monday's fatality isn't the only setback the project has faced.
Rail shipments have been taking the coal ash from Kingston to a Perry County, AL, landfill for some time, though a July 18 train derailment temporarily slowed the cleanup effort.
– By Charlie Morasch, staff writer


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March 20th, 2015
One Book, One Community Quiz
Some of the school band are busy practising in preparation for their confirmation, which will be held on the 27th of April.
Credit Union Quiz
Pupils from 6th class made up two teams and took part in the Credit Union table quiz recently. Even though they didn't win they still enjoyed participating in the quiz.
School Book Fair
The school book fair was held recently in the parents rooms. There was a great choice of books to choose from and all the children got the chance to browse and look at the books before making a choice and buying their favourite one.
Gardening Time
Children from each of the classes helped out in the school garden this week. They dug up all the weeds and got the flower beds ready for this year's crops. They planted vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots and lettuce, herbs and some flowers. The children learned all about how plants grow. The whole school will …
St. Patrick's Day
Senior Infants did some lovely art to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. They were all ready to go to the parade last Tuesday.


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Child/Spousal Support and New Partners
I just recently moved in with my boyfriend and he has 3 kids who stay with us every other weekend and once during the week. We both pay our own ways in the house and he pays for everything for his kids, meaning I don't help him with his kids expenses when they are with us. He's been paying his ex child support since they separated. His ex is now taking him to court and asking for more child support and now spousal support. We have only been living together for one month now so I know we are not considered common law, but I just wanted to know if our living arrangement will affect his support payments in any way. Will he be required to pay more because he is living with me, even though we keep our expenses separate and I am not helping him support his children financially? Will my personal income come into play or have anything to do with their arrangement? My living with him has not changed or affected his expenses in any way, so I'm wondering if his ex can get me involved in their battle and ask for my personal income information? Please let me know, thanks!
Child support and spousal support are based primarily on the payor's income. Now that he is living with you, there could be an argument made that his cost of living has decreased therefore he has more funds with which to pay spousal support. Child support will be not be affected as it does not matter what his expenses are. Your income is not considered relevant except regarding how the expenses in your home are shared. If you or your boyfriend want to some help, you could book a consultation with one our lawyers. We deal with child support and spousal support issues every day.


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Ribcage Braid Tutorial
This is probably my favourite hairstyle that I've ever made, since it looks so complex, although in reality it is super simple and quick to make. It's definitely easier if you can get someone else to do this braid on you, although I've managed to do it on myself before, so it is possible. For how difficult this hairstyle looks, it's really quick to create, so it's the perfect style for when you're short of time but want to look like you've really put a lot of effort into your hair.
What you'll need: comb, strong bobble, clear elastic bobble, bobby pins, hairspray (optional)
Time it takes: 10 minutes
How to do it:
- Pull all of the hair into a high ponytail and secure it with a strong bobble.
- Begin a French braid (by pulling the right strand over the middle, pulling in hair with each stitch, and vice versa), but instead of pulling each stitch tight across, pull it down and across.
- When there's no hair left to add in, continue to braid to the bottom of the pony tail and secure it with a clear elastic bobble.
- Pinch the hair about 3 stitches down from the top of the pony tail and pull it up, securing it into place with bobby pins. Whilst pulling up the braid, it should cause the stitches to separate, allowing it to look like a 'ribcage'.
- Bobby pin the extra braid at the bottom by flipping it underneath the 'ribcage'.
- Use hairspray to ensure that the up-do will stay in place during the entire day.
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While I recognize yesterday's story about the crunched Pontiac inflamed the passions of many readers, a few people went a little overboard and turned on other readers with name-calling and rancorous comments, and for that reason, we closed the comments on that story. While we encourage spirited debate in the comments to the stories presented […]
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Each year, it seems there is more to see during what has become affectionately known as meet week. Although the AACA Eastern Fall Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania, officially kicks off this year on Wednesday, you can always arrive a little early and stop by the AACA Museum on Route 39, just one mile from the […]
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The 2008 Sichuan earthquake has long since left American headlines, but in and about mainland China it's an ongoing disaster. Relief is still coming in, though, and at their annual Chater Road Classic Car Show on October 3, the Classic Car Club of Hong Kong showed they were still thinking about their cousins a thousand […]
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Literally it is cold as the antarctic here. It's practically raining ice and people have no good sense on the damn roads; they are sliding around like the road is a practice ice skating rink. Well folks IT'S NOT… Wake up and pay attention to the black ice.
How do people live in a state all their lives and still don't comprehend how are elements work out here. ROAD RAGE… is all I can repeat in the back of my head while I keep a lovely smile on my face.
I'm going home and making me a lovely hot cup of chai tea and meditate.


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Marvelous Rajasthan Travels
Day 1: Arrive Udaipur
Get picked-up from Udaipur airport for Marvelous Rajasthan Travels and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is free for your own activities. In the evening, do a boat ride at Lake Pichola visiting Jag Mandir. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 2: Udaipur
Today, Marvelous Rajasthan Travels will begin after breakfast, start your sightseeing tour with a visit to Saheliyon-Ki-Bari & Maharana Pratap Smarak. Then visit the Museum of Folk Arts, Vintage Car Museum followed by the City Palace & Crystal Art Gallery. Stay overnight at the hotel in Udaipur.
Day 3: Udaipur-Jodhpur
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and drive to Jodhpur. On arrival, visit Mehrangarh Fort. Also visit Jaswant Thada, a royal cenotaph built in white marble. You can also stroll down the markets of Jodhpur. Stay overnight at the hotel in Jodhpur.
Day 4: Jodhpur – Jaisalmer (290 km 7hrs)
After breakfast visit Clock Tower and drive to Jaisalmer in evening reached at jaisalmer and visit the manmade lake (Gadisar Lake) Rest of the Day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Jaisalmer
Morning visit Jaisalmer Fort, Bazars and the old mansions known as "Havelis". People still live in these ancient buildings dating from 12th to 15th century. Every house has exquisite carvings and filigreed work. Evening visit sand dunes. Overnight at camp.
Day 6: Jaisalmer – Bikaner (340 kms 8 hrs)
Early morning after breakfast drive to Bikaner. Evening city tour of this desert city, Bikaner is bolstered by imposing walls and has a 16th century fort housing old palaces, temples and a mosque. Founded by Raja Rai Singh, the fort is distinguished by its long range of 37 pavilions, a line of balconies and aerial windows of varying designs. An enormous arched doorway leads to the Joramal Temple. The royal chapel is Har Mandir where royal weddings and births were once celebrated. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Bikaner Departure
After breakfast proceed for half day sightseeing We begin our tour with the formidable Junagarh fort. The fort complex has some of the most magnificent palaces, like Anup Mahal, Ganga Niwas and Rang Mahal. Later transfer to Airport/ Railway station to onward journey


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The Little Urbanist
The Little Urbanist is a travelling exhibition made to tour around Norwegian schools in the coming years. The installation was commissioned by the National Norwegian Museum for Art, Design and Architecture.
It is a massive 700 piece urbanism play kit on the scale 1:200. It consist of a large group of abstracted "typical" urban buildings; both modernist and classical and a set of unique buildings like hospital, town hall, library, art museum etc.
The kit is made of beechwood. CNC milling is used for the "typical" buildings. A carpenter, using good old craftsmanship for making the unique buildings.
The focus group is school children aged 10-12 (but it also works incredibly well for grown architects.) The young urbanists are divided into groups of two pupils which develop their own neighborhood as they please. In the end eight different neighborhoods are combined to make the city (centre). All pupils are then given tasks to improve the city: Add more green, densify, make a central park, more housing etc.
Ingvild Hodnekvam, John Sanden, Geir Brendeland, Olav Kristoffersen