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Ingredient List
32 ounces - Vegetable Shortening
11 ounces - Cold Coffee
4.1 ounces - Lye
3 ounces - Ground Coffee
2 tablespoon - Ground Cinnamon
2 tablespoon - Cinnamon Essential Oil
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- Original research
- Open Access
Impact of an emergency medical dispatch system on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a population-based study
© Ageron et al. 2016
- Received: 25 November 2015
- Accepted: 15 April 2016
- Published: 22 April 2016
In countries where a single public emergency telephone number is not in operation, different emergency telephone numbers corresponding to multiple dispatch centres (police, fire, emergency medical service) may create confusion for the population about the most appropriate service to call. In particular, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) requires a prompt and effective response. We compare two different dispatch systems on OHCA patient survival at 30 days in a national system with multiple emergency telephone numbers.
We conducted an observational retrospective study of 6871 patients aged 18 years or older with presumed OHCA of cardiac origin between 2005 and 2013 in three counties of the Northern French Alps region. One county had a single dispatch centre combining medical and fire emergencies, and two had multiple dispatch centres. Propensity score matching analyses were performed to compare patient survival at 30 days.
A total of 2257 emergency calls for OHCA were managed by a single dispatch centre and 4614 by a multiple dispatch centre. A single dispatch centre was associated with an increase in survival (adjusted odds ratio [OR] for all patients: 1.7; 95 % confidence interval [CI] = 1.3–2.2; p <0.001; adjusted OR for propensity-matched patients: 2.0; 95 % CI = 1.2–3.4; p = 0.012).
A single dispatch centre was associated with a markedly improved increase of survival among OHCA patients at 30 days in a system with several emergency telephone numbers.
- Dispatch centre
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- Emergency phone number
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Survival
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide [1]. Successful resuscitation of these patients requires a coordinated set of rescuer actions termed the "chain of survival" [2]. An early call to the emergency medical service (EMS) and the recognition of cardiac arrest by the dispatcher is the first link in this chain [3]. The recognition of cardiac arrest may be challenging, but it is an essential skill to provide appropriate advice for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and to activate a rapid response by the EMS [4]. In many countries worldwide, specific emergency telephone numbers are available to the population. In North America, the 9–1–1 number is the public emergency number to contact the police, medical and fire services [5]. By contrast, in other regions, particularly in South America, Africa and Europe, there is often no single public emergency number and several national emergency telephone numbers are available with one dispatch centre for each service. In the case of OHCA, the fire department and EMS are both mainly the first responders on the scene and this could lead to some confusion for the population as to which telephone number is the most appropriate to dial [6]. The European Union has implemented a unique emergency telephone number, but only a few countries and regions have adopted it as their sole public emergency number with a single dispatch function.
In the Northern French Alps region, the two systems of emergency dispatch co-exist. We hypothesized that patient survival following OHCA may differ depending on the emergency dispatch system in use. The aim of this observational prospective study was to compare the association between a single and multiple dispatch centre and survival among adults with OHCA.
Dispatch systems in France and the Northern French Alps
The French national telephone number 1–5 corresponds to the EMS dispatch centre in charge of medical emergencies and is staffed by emergency physicians. The national telephone number 1–8 corresponds to the fire department dispatch centre. The European Union emergency number 1–1–2 was introduced in 2002 [7], but in most member states, it remains an additional number to national emergency-specific numbers. In France, 1–1–2 calls are answered by the fire department in most regions. The French health care system for emergencies has been described previously [8]. In brief, it is a two-tier system comprising a basic life support fire department ambulance and an advanced life support physician-staffed EMS ambulance. Each service dispatches its own ambulance in coordination with the other dispatch centre. Two ambulances (advanced life support and basic life support) are sent out for all OHCA.
Study design and patients
This was a retrospective observational cohort study of all patients presenting with OHCA in the Northern French Alps region between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2013. Only cases of OHCA of presumed cardiac etiology were selected. We excluded OHCA without attempted resuscitation. Patients with trauma, including drowning and strangulation/hanging, respiratory disease, haemorrhage, and those less than 18 years old were excluded. The study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the ethics committee of the University Hospital of Clermont Ferrand, Clermont Ferrand, France.
Cardiac arrest registry data collection
The study is based on patient data collected by the Northern French Alps Cardiac Arrest Registry. All patients for whom an ambulance was dispatched to start CPR following OHCA are included in the registry. The Northern French Alps Emergency Network comprises all hospitals and EMS systems in the three counties, including all other rescue services (fire department, police and army), and represents a region of 18,000 km2 with a population of 2 million inhabitants. The network elaborates the regional protocol regarding acute coronary disease and cardiac arrests and organizes several meetings each year with the participation of many emergency physicians. Since 1 January 2005, each case of OHCA is recorded in an electronic form completed by the emergency physician in charge of the patient and the dispatch centre. The form includes relevant variables, such as age, place of OHCA, presence of a witness, CPR, initial cardiac rhythm recorded, presumed etiology, defibrillation, and intervention times. Survival at hospital discharge and at 30 days is collected by research technicians in charge of collecting quality control data.
Primary outcome
The primary endpoint was survival at 30 days.
Statistical analysis
We compared the characteristics of patients managed by single vs. multiple dispatch centres. Depending on the application criteria, continuous variables were compared using either Student's t-test or the Mann–Whitney U test and categorical variables were compared using the Chi-2 test or Fisher's exact test. The total incidence rate of cardiac arrest and the incidence rate of the selected population in the different geographic zones were estimated in order to effect a comparison by univariate analysis; the global survival rate in each area was compared using the Chi-2 test.
We then performed a multivariate analysis to assess the association between survival and the type of the dispatch centre system, adjusted on the usual predictors of survival after cardiac arrest. First, a logistic regression model was used with survival at 30 days as a dependent variable. Independent variables were a single dispatch centre (vs. multiple dispatch center), age, gender, emergency telephone number used (1–5 vs. 1–8/1–1–2), presence of witness, place of cardiac arrest (home vs. public place), first documented cardiac rhythm (shockable vs non shockable rhythm), period of international guidelines on cardiac arrest (years 2005–2010 vs. 2011–2013), and initial admission to a catheterization laboratory. Second, as patients were not randomly assigned to each group, we performed a propensity score matching analysis to limit this selection bias. We calculated the propensity score, reflecting the probability that a patient would be assigned to a single dispatch vs. a multiple dispatch centre based on all the independent variables that had no potential effect related to the single/multiple dispatch centres. Using the Stata macro programme psmatch2, patients in the single dispatch centre group were matched with a unique patient in the multiple dispatch centre group with the same demographics and cardiac arrest characteristics using the nearest neighbour methods of the propensity score. After matching a selection of patients, we performed a conditional regression model to assess the association between the survival rate and dispatch centre system.
Interactions of the multivariate models were tested when they were plausible (interaction between single/multiple dispatch centres and the first call to 1–8 fire department or 1–5 EMS numbers) using a likelihood ratio test and we kept those having p < 0.10. The goodness of fit of the model was tested using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test and the predictive value of the model was assessed by post-estimation receiver operating characteristic curves. To investigate the effect of the use of a single dispatch centre on the patient survival rate potentially mediated by a third variable, we performed causal mediation analysis using parametric regression models [9]. The two-sided significance level was p < 0.05. All statistics were performed using Stata SE, version 11.0 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA).
Patient characteristics at the time of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest according to single or multiple dispatch centre, 2005–2013: Northern French Alps Cardiac Arrest Registry (n = 6871)
Single dispatch centre (n = 2257)
Multiple dispatch centre (n = 4614)
Test value
First call to, n (%)
1–8/1–1–2 FD emergency number
1233 (54.6)
2744 (59.5)
1–5 EMS emergency number
1024 (45.4)
1870 (40.5)
Age, mean (SD), y
69 (15)
68 (15)
Male, n (%)
1655 (73.3)
3274 (71.0)
Witness, n (%)
1666 (73.8)
3701 (80.2)
Bystander witness
1355 (60.0)
3137 (68.0)
EMS witness
311 (13.8)
564 (12.2)
CPR by bystander witness, n (%)
693 (30.7)
1270 (27.5)
Cardiac arrest occurred at home, n (%)
1618 (71.7)
3417 (74.1)
Shockable rhythm, n(%)
656 (29.1)
1233 (26.7)
Median time in min from call to
Arrival on scene
First CPR attempted
5 [0–11]
8 [0–14]
First shock attempted
Initial admission to cath lab, n (%)
115 (20.8)
257 (28.8)
Any ROSC, n (%)
705 (31.3)
1055 (22.9)
Hospital admission alive, n (%)
554 (24.6)
891 (19.3)
Overall incidence of cardiac arrest in the population-based study according to the different dispatch systems, 2005–2013: Northern French Alps Cardiac Arrest Registry
Total No (N/100,000/year)
Single dispatch centre system No (N/100,000/year)
Multiple dispatch centre system No (N/100,000/year)
Overall population
Cardiac arrest included in the registry
16,424 (78)
5630 (80)
10,794 (77)
Cardiac arrest considered for resuscitation
10,779 (52)
3775 (54)
7004 (50)
Cardiac arrest included in the study
6871 (33)
2257 (32)
4614 (33)
30 day-survival of OHCA included in the study
482 (2.3)
185 (2.6)
297 (2.1)
Survival at 30 days of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest according to type of dispatch centre, 2005–2013; Northern French Alps Cardiac Arrest Registry (n = 6871)
Single dispatch centre system
Multiple dispatch centre system
No Total
No (%) Survivors
No Total
No (%) Survivors
Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)a
Adjusted OR (95 % CI)a
p- value
30-day survival (n = 6871)
185 (8.2)
297 (6.4)
+1.8 (0.4–3.1)b
1.30 (1.07–1.57)
1.70 (1.30–2.22) d
30-day survival in propensity score matching analysis (n = 4510)a
185 (8.2)
140 (6.3)
+1.9 (0.4–3.4)b
1.32 (1.05–1.66)
2.00 (1.16–3.43) e
Stratum-specific estimate of the association between the dispatch centre system and telephone number dialled and survival outcome at 30 days
30-day survival adjusted OR (95 % CI)a
FD telephone number 1–8 dialled first compared to EMS telephone number 1–5 dialled first
In the multiple dispatch centre system (i.e., FD dispatch centre alone vs. EMS dispatch centre alone)
0.44 (0.32–0.63)b
In the single dispatch centre system
0.81 (0.53–1.22)b
Single dispatch centre system compared to the multiple dispatch centre system
When EMS telephone number 1–5 is dialled first (i.e., single dispatch centre vs. EMS dispatch centre alone)
1.24 (0.84–2.21)c
When FD telephone number 1–8 is dialled first (i.e., single dispatch centre vs. FD dispatch centre alone)
2.25 (1.56–3.24)c
Our findings indicate that OHCA managed through a single dispatch centre compared to a multiple dispatch centre is independently associated with an increase of survival at 30 days. Poor outcome associated with 1–8/1–1–2 fire department telephone numbers in the multiple dispatch centre system was not confirmed in the single dispatch centre system. This supports the effectiveness of the single dispatch centre, particularly when individuals dialled the fire department telephone number. No statistically significant effect was found when individuals dialled the EMS 1–5 number first in a single vs multiple dispatch centres.
To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between survival and the type of emergency dispatch system included in the survival chain. Several studies have demonstrated the benefit of implementing specific procedures in emergency dispatching, such as the "medical priority dispatch" protocol [10–12], but none has formally demonstrated the link between the emergency organization and chance of survival. The emergency organization in our geographical region is probably uncommon as it is rare to find different dispatch systems in the same area. This specific organization allowed to compare two dispatch systems coexisting in a homogenous population, which could limit selection and classification bias. A German study showed that only 20 % of OHCA witnesses dialled the EMS telephone number, thus demonstrating a confusion in the population as to the appropriate emergency number to use [13]. In a system with several emergency numbers, Lipps and colleagues [6] reported that only 14 % of emergency calls reached the EMS directly, thus representing a time-consuming transfer of calls from one dispatch centre to another and less time for resuscitation. Finland is one of the rare European countries that has decided to use only the 1–1–2 telephone number connected to the different dispatch centres. Maatta and colleagues [14] observed that the fusion of existing centres increased call answering and processing times, but did not affect the accuracy of dispatching decisions. In another Finnish study, Lindstrom and colleagues reported that after the reform of the emergency medical communication system, dispatchers tended to underestimate the priority of the call compared to the period before the reform [15]. Following difficulties to evaluate the dispatch center effectiveness, performance indicators had to be set up according to organisational consideration. However, none of these studies assessed the effect of these systems on survival.
Our results show that the response times to the first attempted CPR and the arrival of an ambulance on the scene were shorter in the single dispatch centre compared to the multiple dispatch centre. This could be linked to the time taken by the EMS dispatcher to activate the chain of survival by requesting the fire department dispatcher in a distant centre to send out a basic life support ambulance. The bystander CPR rate was also higher in the single dispatch centre group. The fact that all calls were centralized to an EMS dispatcher and, in most cases, to emergency physicians in a single dispatch centre, may explain the higher bystander CPR rate through a better recognition of cardiac arrest and by supporting bystander CPR by telephone. In France, the training of EMS dispatchers requires specific skills defined by the ministry of health. By contrast, the training of fire department dispatchers is not supported or defined by health authorities. Thus, differences in skill levels could explain the significant difference in patient survival when individuals dialled first the 1–8/1–1-2 fire department number. A single dispatch centre combines the rapidity of fire department first responders with the medical capacity of the EMS to detect the presence of OHCA and to provide CPR instructions to the caller.
As shown in different studies, the early recognition of cardiac arrest and the decrease of time to CPR are key elements to improve survival. Hollenberg and colleagues [16] showed that by dispatching EMS and fire department responders in parallel, the time from first call to arrival on the scene significantly decreased and survival significantly improved from 5.7 % to 9.7 % in the case of OHCA. Joslyn and colleagues [17] reported that the existence of a single emergency telephone number, such as 9–1–1, improved survival and decreased the time to first shock in OHCA. In our study, we were able to link the benefit of survival observed in the single dispatch centre group to the reduced response time. We observed that first responders arrived 3 min earlier in the single dispatch centre group and the time for defibrillation was reduced by a median of 2 min in in the same group. As each minute of delay to defibrillation educes the probability of survival to discharge by 10–12 %, we could argue that a part of the benefit observed is due to a shortened response time [18]. In a study based on the Stavanger cardiac arrest registry, Lindner and colleagues highlighted that survival increased from 18 % to 25 % when all parts of the survival chain were improved [19]. The correct identification of cardiac arrest requires well-trained dispatchers [20]. Berdowski and colleagues [4] showed that a lack of training increased the time for ambulance dispatching and the time from the call to arrival on the scene. In the case of non-identification of OHCA, survival was 5 % vs 14 %. Kuisma and colleagues [21] reported that survival improvement was linked to the number of opportunities to receive emergency calls for cardiac arrest; the more calls received by the dispatcher, the higher the probability of survival. Dispatchers delivering instructions for CPR to witnesses are included in international guidelines for the management of cardiac arrest and some studies have shown the effectiveness of this recommendation [22–25].
Our study has some limitations. First, calls were not randomly assigned to single or multiple dispatch centres, but based on the geographical area concerned. We tried to minimize confusion and selection bias by the use of a propensity score with matching of patients using the nearest neighbour method, but we were unable to control for all unknown confounders as in a randomized controlled trial. However, it would be extremely difficult to conduct such a trial in the context of comparing two systems in different geographical areas. Second, we excluded OHCA of non-cardiac etiology from our analysis as these patients usually present a worse outcome. Therefore, we chose to restrict our study population in order to investigate the effectiveness of the organization of the dispatch systems. Moreover, we analysed the results of the entire OHCA population and found similar results (data not presented). Third, a cluster effect could represent another limitation. Training of pre-hospital and hospital teams may vary between centres and might explain differences in outcome. However, the regional tertiary referral hospital is located in one of the multiple dispatch centre counties and cannot explain the survival difference observed. Finally, we cannot establish a causal link between the increase of survival and the structural differences in the two dispatch systems. Even if the population and the prehospital systems seem comparable, other factors may exist in the EMS system that contribute to this difference.
These results support the effectiveness of a single dispatch centre for OHCA management, which integrates emergency physicians in the survival chain, thereby increasing the chance of patient survival by an appropriate and rapid response time. If the population is confused about the appropriate telephone number to dial for medical emergencies, a single dispatch centre could represent an alternative to a public emergency number.
The authors thank Thierry Roupioz, MD, Olivier Baptiste, MD, Katell Berthelot, MD and Stanislas Prieur, MD, for data collection, Typhaine Decherf and Cécile Kerouredan for data collection and control of data quality, Laurent Brochard, MD, PhD for scientific advice, and Rosemary Sudan for editorial assistance.
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A Letter from the General Minister to Pittsburgh Presbytery
Holy Longing, Part II: Holy Disruption
December 7, 2017
We recently moved my parents to a new home in a Senior Independent Living complex. It is a wonderful place in countless ways. Their apartment is lovely, they have regular housekeeping and laundry service, they are served delicious meals in the central dining room, free transportation is provided to stores, malls, medical offices, churches, and entertainment venues. The staff are friendly, they have made new friends with other residents, and the list of benefits goes on and on.
But when we first contemplated the move, all we could see was how much they would be losing by leaving their home. Were it not for our encouraging one another forward, the move would never have happened, and living in their own home would have grown increasingly difficult. We had to be ready to embrace massive disruption and loss, before they could experience the gains they are now enjoying.
There is no sugarcoating the disruption. It was hard on us all. Some things that were precious to us needed to be set aside. They were of no real benefit to us, apart from their sentimental value. Still, parting with them was painful.
When Jesus comes to make things right, the world as we know it gets turned upside down. We say we long for the justice, peace, and joy of his kingdom (Romans 14:17), but are we willing to embrace the disruption to our status quo that entering his kingdom entails? Jesus says that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich – that is, those who want to keep things just as they are – to enter the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:25)
When Jesus makes something new of us, we will in turn change the world around us. Both secular and religious authorities did all they could to stop the first generation of Christians from spreading their message, because they were "turning the world upside down." (Acts 17:6)
Yes, our world is a mess. Degradation of our environment continues to erode our fragile habitat. Sea levels are rising as the earth warms, threatening the future of many coastlands. Destructive storms are becoming more frequent, intense, and catastrophic. Chances of nuclear warfare are rising sharply after having ebbed for a while. Xenophobia is on the rise globally. Poverty, hunger, and genocide flourish. New revelations of sexual harassment perpetrated by high profile leaders cascade around us. What a mess we're in!
Yet we try to hang on to things as they are, at least within our modest sphere of influence. In our relationships. In our institutions. In our churches. In our presbytery. Do we really long for the One to come who disrupts everything we currently have in order to give us something far better?
Before his holy kingdom can emerge, there must be a holy disruption of the status quo. This is what happened when Jesus first came. Just ask the moneychangers in the Temple. Just ask the religious leaders whose vanity and hypocrisy he exposed mercilessly. The only thing they could do to ease the disruption he created was to kill him. Little did they imagine that his death would only accelerate his disruption of their world.
As we pray, "Come, Lord Jesus" during Advent, let us be clear about what we're asking for, and what we're opening ourselves to. Holy disruption. To paraphrase missionary Jim Elliot (1927-1956) are we willing to let go of what we cannot keep, that we might gain what we cannot lose?
Yours in seeking a holy longing,
The Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge, General Minister
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What is the limit of chloride in recirculating water having copper metallurgy? How does chloride attack on Copper and what is the limit we should maintain? Give some reference also.
Discussion posted by: Bhavesh Salve
Publication Date: 27 Oct 2011
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Ashwini K Sinha • Dear Mr. Salvi,
Copper metallurgy is used in seawater with around 35000 ppm chloride only thing is in such cases the copper tubes are passivated with FeSO4 layer (initially by direct dosing of FeSO4 subsequently it can be maintained by iron anodes or low dosage of FeSO4). Chloride corrosion can be controlled by azole based inhibitor. The attack by chloride is essentially by breakdown of passivation layer. Hope this answers your question. Ashwini Sinha
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Manickam Valliappan • Corrosion of copper is influenced by many parameters - Temp, pH, Alkalinity, Sulfate, Dissolved Oxygen, Free Chlorine, Ammonia, Sulphide including Chloride. Since your interest is on recirculating cooling water type, combination of these factors should be taken into account to design a suitable operating window based on chloride limits. For instance,
free chlorine concentrations were found to increase the dissolution of copper especially at lower pH. Some of the studies showed that the free chlorine decreased the corrosion rate of copper at a high pH of 9.3.
How about the metallurgy of equipments that you are interested to cover? Is it pure Copper or Copper Alloys?
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C.V.Srinivasan Chakravarthi Srinivasan • Bhavesh Salve Oct 29
Copper piping failure is mostly caused due to pitting. Pitting leads to pin hole leaks.
Copper pitting corrosion remains still poorly understood despite many research reports.
Recirculating waters having high pH, low alkalinity, significant levels of chlordie and sulfate are known cases of pitting corrosion in copper piping. In some cases, aluminium, silica, total inorganic carbon and impurities in copper piping materials are also known to cause pitting.
US EPA (environment protection agency) conducted a ten year pilot plant study. Essential result of pitting according to EPA study: Low dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) - 5 to 10 mg C/L) at high pH (9) water in presence of Chloride (20 mg/L) was observed to cause pitting. at low pH 7 to 8 this did not occur. EPA study studied by products associated . Increasing DIC 10-50 mg C/L reduced pitting at high pH 9 or above
You can find some general guiding information from GE Power & Water Water Chemistry Handbook Chapter 31 & Chapter 32 tables as general reference.
Please note : Sources tried in US or Canada water chemistry may at best be a guidance and need not be suitable to Indian water chemistry related problems or for materials procured with impurities in copper metallurgy.
If problems are related to recirculaing water in cooling tower or hot condenser tubes water chemistry in cooling tower viz., alkalinity, temp, pH, TDS, velocity etc will change to affect copper materials variedly.
Hope this helps
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As part of our healthy lifestyle campaign, Zagame's is proudly providing "Z-Star Award" vouchers to sporting clubs that have junior players.
Whether you are a swimming, basketball, footy or cricket club, Z-Star Award vouchers are a great way for clubs to recognise the fantastic achievements of their junior players throughout the season, in particular recognising great teamwork and sportsmanship.
Each club can request two different types of awards: 12 years old or under or 13 years old +.
The awards consist of a free meal for 12 years old or under, and a $10 voucher for 13 years old +.
Simply complete the form below and email the completed form to firstname.lastname@example.com to claim your allocation of Z-Star Award vouchers.
We would then love to see photos of the kids receiving their awards so please do not hesitate to give us a mention on your social pages and in turn we will share your posts and follow your page as well.
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We would also greatly appreciate if you mention us in any newspapers, eDMs or bulletins you may distribute in your club.


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You know your death is nearer,
When shadows engulfs the dimming light,
When the remaining goodwill burns bright,
And your heart becomes the bitter 'ash' bearer,
You know your death is nearer.
When you start adoring the dark
When solitude prevails,
When in your soaring words,
Your silence prevails,
When you hear a distant agony (or laughter!!!),
Slowly, but surely coming nearer…
You know your death is nearer.
When you know they are wrong,
Or when you know that he is right,
But your lips don't even stir,
Coz you don't have the strength, even slight
When you become an extinguished torch bearer…
You know your death is nearer.
When you get poison, in return
Of the blood you gave and not water
That you thought,
When they come and
Try to kill you, the people for
Whom you fought,
And then when you find, that
There is nothing that you fear,
Be sure… your death is near.
……I'll not let you die,
Death will turn back from your gate
(…With an assurance to come back).
And the 'ash' will go underneath,
Or may fly away,
You will again push the mob,
Your silence will not merely mean silence anymore…


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Thank you for your generous time and money you have volunteered to the Elect Paul Schrader for Sheriff campaign. I am still committed to saving jobs in San Bernardino County, protecting our families and improving public safety. I am convinced that the key to obtaining 22 percent of the vote in this election was because of the hard working men and women helping to get our message out. Once again, thank you for your time and commitment to our Campaign. I am counting on seeing positive changes in the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in the future. If you have any questions please call me at 909-732-6964.
Paul Schrader


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SEATTLE — Watching Marjorie Heard play basketball is a little like viewing a mosh pit from the balcony of a concert venue.
It's like seeing the Running of the Bulls from behind a fence. Like one of those grind-it-out, 1970s Ohio State-Michigan football games in TV technicolor.
And in the eyes of University of Washington women's coach Tia Jackson, nothing could be more beautiful.
"It's hard not to fall in love with hard work," Jackson said of Heard's aggressive approach to basketball. "She forces you to love her because she puts everything out there for her team."
While the hard-nosed freshman from Snohomish might not have the most aesthetically-pleasing game to all diehard basketball fans, there is one thing about Heard's game upon which everyone can agree.
It's best seen from a safe distance.
Since the time the fourth of Jeff and Kelly Heard's five children started playing youth basketball, she has been the proverbial bull in the china shop. Relentless crashing the boards and chasing down loose balls, "Marjie" Heard has been known to leave more than a few opponents in her wake.
"I guess I don't really like being pushed around," the 6-foot-1 freshman said this week. "I'm a bigger person, so just being able to push people back on the court is something I take advantage of."
Heard's aggressive style is part nature (father Jeff is a former nose guard and wrestling coach), part nurture (she's the youngest of four sisters and has a 200-pound, 16-year-old "little" brother) and part Tiger Beat (she wears the No. 40 to honor her childhood crush: former UW rebounding machine Jon Brockman).
When it all comes together, Heard runs around the court with the controlled aggression of a bulldozer. She has stepped into the starting lineup as a true freshman and ranks second on the team in scoring (7.6 points per game) and third in rebounding (5.1 per game) among current starters, and she's been known to snap at older teammates if they're out of position.
No one, least of all Jackson, seems surprised at how quickly Heard has taken to the college game. The UW coach fell in love with her ability when Heard was 15 years old and far from a polished product. Since then, Heard has learned to channel her aggression and become a key role player.
It hasn't been easy.
Jeff Heard, her father, recalls her being a pretty aggressive kid from the time Marjie was a toddler.
"She could fall down, and most kids would be crying, but she'd get up and just keep going," he said.
Marjie Heard carried that same persona to the court, where her father coached her as a young player. While teammates were often concerned with how they looked in their uniforms or how many points they scored, Marjie just wanted to go after the ball whenever it hit the backboard or the floor.
"She didn't have the technique as you would think, but she always had the energy," said Jeff Heard, who had a football scholarship to Montana State in the mid-1970s but saw his career end because of a motorcycle accident. "She enjoyed playing defense more than offense, which is kind of unique for a young kid. She didn't care if she was shooting the ball; she just wanted to get her hands on it when it was shot."
Marjie Heard said she gets a lot of her natural makeup from her father, who occasionally engaged her in playful wrestling matches when she was young.
"He'll pin you on the carpet and say, 'Who's the boss?'" Marjie said with a laugh. "Nothing aggressive or abusive — just enough to make you squeal."
Her high school coaches — Ken Roberts for two years at Snohomish, and then Brian Hill for Heard's final two years at Glacier Peak — tried to squeeze some of that over-aggression out of her game so she would stay out of foul trouble — not that they were very successful.
"The laws of inertia: people would bounce into her, but she would send them flying and not necessarily send her flying," Hill said. "So I would always try to curtail her aggressiveness, what you should go after and shouldn't go after."
Heard still couldn't help herself on the court.
"When people cut through (the lane), I kind of shove them with my body just to get them out of the way," she said unapologetically. "… I believe that if you hit someone through the key, and they take a hit hard enough, they won't come in again."
The freshman still carries that attitude into college games, where she's able to get away with more. Whether an opponent is just as aggressive or meek and passive, Heard loves to bang bodies.
"If they don't like the physical game, you play physical with them and they crumble," she said. "There are posts who are long and lengthy and have a good pull-up game, and if you push them off the block they're going to — I don't know how to describe it — wimp out, I guess.
"I like people who'll hit me back, but it's also nice to play people when they're not physical."
Despite her reckless style of play, Heard has been one of the few UW players to stay healthy this season — and she's earned plenty of playing time while others have nursed injuries.
"Have you felt one of her arms? She's like a machine," Jackson said when asked how Heard has been able to crash the boards and hit the floor without much more than a few bruises. "I'd like to keep her healthy. She's a fun kid. A fun kid."
With a big smile and an outgoing personality, Marjie Heard exudes plenty of fun off the court. But when she's on the court, it's best to watch from a distance.
"When I'm on the court," she said, "I can be … I don't want to say 'rude.' But, you know, I want to get things done."
No matter who gets in her way.


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Textile Art Techniques
Weaving, Stitching and Dying with Alice Fox and Susie Gillespie.
2018 March 18th to 21st 2018 – full
2018 July 30th to August 2nd – full
Please enquire about waiting list
I was drawn to Alice Fox's work because of the creative and experimental way she engages with the landscape and the natural world to create her artworks.
Living and working in South Devon I share Alice's love of coastal landscapes, beaches and river estuaries and the wonderful treasures washed up on them.
That is why we have decided to put on a workshop together where students can combine weaving in linen with stitching, eco dying, and using found objects.
Together we hope this 4 day workshop will be a highly creative, experimental and synergistic experience.
Students will spend the first couple of days working with me in my studio weaving the back drop to their art piece in linen and nettle . I will encourage students to experiment with the more creative side of weaving including wrappings, looping, tapestry inlay, distressing and fraying.
The second part of the workshop is to take the back drop artwork you have woven and work with Alice adding marks and colour to the woven pieces through dye techniques, and through stitch.
While you are in South Devon you may want to take the opportunity to explore the beaches and river estuaries for unusual "finds" and bring them along to the studio and incorporate them into your "special" art piece.
You will work with natural fibres and your gathered materials, employing natural dye techniques, stains from autumn gathered fruits, natural earth pigments, stitching and weaving in different combinations to create surfaces and structures for your finished art piece.
The course is four days and includes lunch, refreshments and basic materials.
Barn-House Accommodation – In the orchard next to my studio we have newly restored barn-house accommodation available. To find out more please visit the Accommodation tab above.
Please use the contact tab above to enquire about course and accommodation availability.
Please enquire about waiting list
2018 course dates calendar
May 13th to 17th – Field to Fabric Residential 5 day Creative Textile Course – 2 places
May 26th, 27th – 2 Day Weaving course – full
June 17th to 21st – Field to Fabric Residential 5 day Creative Textile Course – 1 place
July 30th to August 2nd – Textile Art Techniques with Alice Fox and Susie Gillespie – full
August 18th, 19th – 2 Day Weaving course – Full
August 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th – Flax processing, linen spinning and creative weaving course – Full
October 6th, 7th, 8th 9th. – Flax processing, linen spinning and creative weaving course – full
October 13th and 14th – 2 Day Weaving course – 1 place.
November 4th and 5th – 2 day weaving course – 6 places
Please use the contact tab above to enquire about course and accommodation availability if I don't get back to you within a day or two please try again as sometimes the enquiries do not reach me. Thanks Susie.
I also have gift vouchers available if you would like to give a course as a present.


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We feature our Kilohana Sig Silk Tie in our Lehuamamo design.
Lehua blossoms come in a variety of colors and feed the native birds. The significance of the blossom is related to its place at the tops of the trees. A natural metaphor for the day (the rise and setting of the sun), it is also a term that identifies a master.
Kapa are identified by their quality, Kilohana is one of the finest, often identified as the topmost layer. We borrow the term to describe our fabrication of ties, made from Chinese silk! Supple, soft, and charming, we offer an accent of color with art of Hawaiian life.
The process begins in the design studio, selecting prints that reflect the natural power and spirit of place. With the intent to share the values of our cultural practices, we create the fabric layout that will provide a bond, kindle conversation, and preserve the stories.


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