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Date: May 30- Jun 3, 2017
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legalizing marijuana without pardoning everyone in the jurisdiction who's in prison for selling weed is a form of institutional racism.— trial error (@dreamaskew) December 4, 2017
taxing marijuana sales without allocating that revenue to rebuilding communities devastating by "drug war" policing is institutional racism.
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Trainee Animal Keeper
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity founded in 1826, is a world-renowned centre of excellence for conservation science and applied conservation. ZSL's mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. This is realised by carrying out field conservation and research in over 50 countries across the globe and through education and awareness-raising at our two zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, inspiring people to take conservation action.
Role Profile
ZSL is seeking a Trainee Animal Keeper on the HUB region of the animal department, within the Farm and sealions area at Whipsnade Zoo.
The main role of a Trainee Keeper is to manage the day to day operational duties relating to animal husbandry and visitor interaction within the HUB Section specifically within the Farm area. This is directed day to day by the section Team Leader or other key senior animal department staff within the section. The successful candidate will also be expected to:
- Observe the behaviour, health and security of animals and report any problems to the Team Leader or manager including defects or repairs required to enclosures and relevant departments required to support work needed.
- Assist with the preparation of approved diets and carrying out the correct feeding procedures.
- Cleaning and maintaining of exhibits and other designated areas to the required standard
- Be comfortable with interacting with visitors.
- Excellent communication skills and able to work within a diverse team.
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Zoom Player 12 – the most powerful, flexible and customizable DVD / Blu-ray and media player for Windows operating systems. Plays DIVX, MP3, MPA, WAV, WMA, ASF, ASX, AVI, DAT, MPG, MPEG, VOB, WM, WMV. Supports playlists, manage hotkeys and command-line full-screen mode, macshtabirovanie widescreen movie to remove the strips on top and bottom of the screen, several kinds of presentation interface and its variation with the skins. A unique feature – a special zoom function, which can eliminate overscan (TV-distortion occurring on the border of the screen), with allowed to use it in real time, and use the preset (up to ten video line). Of the additional options – variable using skins interface, configurable display, advanced control with the mouse, autosave the position at which viewing was interrupted DVD, audio filters, EQ, and more.


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By Jay Leon Guerrero
The Guahan Soldier 17-and-under Boys Junior National Volleyball team ended the 2015 Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships on a high note winning three straight matches to close out the tournament.
A stacked squad of high school prospects traveled to Columbus Ohio, to go up against the Nation's best players in the annual event. The team had some shining moments during the tournament, but were unable to upset the higher ranking teams with taller lineups. According to assistant coach Richard Borja, there were some players as tall as 6'10" at the tournament.
Here is the Guam delegation that traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the National Championships:
Ada, Herman – Chaperone
Borja, Richard – Assistant Coach
Guzman, Lorraine – Chaperone
Pangelinan, Doris – Team Manager
Pangelinan, Steven – Head Coach
Ada, Eric – player
Diego, Kyler – player
Ferrara, Aiden – player
Gary, Aromin – player
Gonzales, Tristan – player
Guzman, Ryan – player
Henricksen, Kyle – player
Pangelinan, Logan – player
San Agustin, Devin – player
Santos, Rai – player
After two days of competition, Guahan Soldier managed to stay at a .500 winning percentage with a 4-4 win/loss record. According to Borja, this was the second year they sent a team to the tournament and they finished around the 51st place out of 57 teams last year.
"It's definitely a big improvement from last year," said Borja.
After pool play games, the Guam team was placed in the Flight 3 bracket in a single elimination playoff format.
"We were placed in Flight 3 based on our record, we had to win all three games to be declared Flight 3 winners," said Borja. The powerhouse teams were placed in higher Flights based on their record.
Soldiers step up big in final day
Team Guam, sponsored by Guahan Soldier for Life, started the final day of the tournament with a straight set win over the Diablo Black team from California (25-14, 25-17). Guam advanced to play the semi-finals against the Cinci Thunder Boys for Cincinnati, Ohio, and won (26-24, 25-23) to advance to the championship game.
In the Flight 3 championship game, Guam defeated South Carolina's Evolution 17 squad in straight sets (25-19, 25-22). Ryan Guzman, a 17-year-old outside hitter from Southern High, said that his team was happy to have a good finish in a big stage tournament.
"We beat some really tough teams, this was an excellent overall experience. It's a great feeling to know you are defending your island, playing for Guam is an honor," said Guzman.
Although Guam did not win the overall tournament championship, they walk away with a strong performance and some hardware for winning their Flight.
According to Guzman, the experience allowed the team to go against world class level talent and they learned in every step of their journey. "Well, we now know that we can hang with the other teams. Coming into future tournaments, we will have more confidence when we play big teams," said Guzman.
Coach Borja along with head coach Steve Pangelinan guided the young team. The coaches said they would like to thank their sponsors Guahan Soldier for Life and Synergy Studios for their support.
"We learned so much from this experience and we would like to also thank our coaches and parents for all of their support," said Guzman.


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- Client: Pinot's Palette
- Location: Kansas City (5 franchise locations)
- Goals: Secure pre-event media coverage to drive registrations and sell out all seats at the five participating studios for the event; ; Secure media coverage on the day-of event
- Media cover: Local media outlets, local TV morning shows, radio shout-outs, social media publicity
- All five Kansas City metro Pinot's Palette studios sold out two weeks ahead of the event, for a total of 209 painters across 5 studios
- Secured local press in the Kansas City Star
- Secured broadcast coverage on WDAF Fox 4 and KSHB 41 Action News
- $2,170 total amount raised for Great Plains SPCA
- $14,000 in revenue across 5 studios – average $2800/studio
- $1,024.8 in frame sales across five studios – top 2 studios frame sales accounted for 15% of revenue! May have been a missed opportunity at other studios.
- Social impressions – over 500 likes and 50 shares
How we did it
As part of its Painting It Forward initiative, Pinot's Palette studios often partner with non-profit organizations and local charities to help serve their communities. On April 9th, five local Kansas City studios joined forces to raise money for the Great Plains SPCA by hosting a Painting It Forward/Project Pet fundraiser.
The event provided guests with the opportunity to paint their beloved "fur-ever" friend while enjoying lively music and a glass of wine. Artists led guests step-by-step in creating their pet portrait inspired by a treasured photo of their companion sent to the studio beforehand. The cost to participate was $60, with $10 donated to the Great Plains SPCA.
In addition, the artist/instructor at each participating Pinot's Palette studio painted an SPCA adoptable pet to go home with the pet's new family once adopted. An adoptable pet from Great Plains SPCA was on hand at Pinot's Palette – Leawood during the April 9th event.
An advanced publicity campaign by BizCom Associates garnered advanced coverage in the Kansas City Star and broadcast coverage on WDAF Fox 4 and KSHB 41 Action News as well as extensive coverage via social media, resulting in five sold-out events that raised $2,170 for the SPCA.
While research was not commissioned for this specific program, strategies and tactics were developed based on the company's base research that identified primary customers as college educated, professional women with a social conscious that fall within the "Kids and Cebernet" and "Couples With Clout" Mosaic Profiles.
Strategy & Tactics
- Showcase community involvement to benefit a good cause
- Harness the brand's reach and influence of multiple Pinot's Palette locations working together for the same initiative
Four weeks out:
- Drafted a press release announcing the event
- March 13 – All-hands conference call to communicate program, objectives and deliverables across all franchise partners and Great Plains SPCA
- March 14 – Distributed press release with photo to all local Kansas City media
- March 16 through 21 – Pitched calendar editors at local newspapers to include event; pitched local newspaper editors (pet, lifestyle), bloggers and magazine editors to write about the event
- Social media push by Great Plains SPCA, Pinot's Palette (continuous)
One to Two weeks out:
- Drafted media alert inviting media to attend/cover the event on April 9th
Week of event:
- April 7 – Sent media alert to local TV stations and newspaper news desks
- April 7 – HQ sent reminder out to participating studios for "Day of" reminders announcing media coverage and tips for repeat business
Day of event:
- April 9 – Media calls to local TV stations and newspaper news desks
Post event:
- April 10 – Drafted a photo release with photo from the event and caption and distributed to local newspapers and bloggers
- April 11 – HQ distributes final donation amount and verbiage to studios to announce on social media and their blogs
- April 11 – Photo release sent to local Kansas City newspaper and magazine editors
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British author J.K. Rowling, who created Harry Potter and the empire that sprang from him, knows a thing or two about magic.
But she knows even more about writing, since she doesn't actually believe in magic—at least, not the sort of magic described in her books. In 1999 she told an interviewer, "I don't believe in magic in the sense that I write about it, but I do believe that extraordinary things can happen in the world for which we don't yet have an explanation."
In 2007, her Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released, and as usual, she expressed her true opinion through the words of Professor Dumbledore: "Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it."
She amplified on those thoughts in her 2008 commencement address to Harvard University: "We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better."
Smiths and Shamans
Writing—and its partner, editing—are the essential tools of the wordsmith. And according to an old Yakut proverb, "Smiths and shamans come from the same nest." Both possessed esoteric transformative knowledge; both were masters of fire. And in Celtic lore, Brighid was the patroness not only of blacksmiths but of shamans and healers, and of poets and writers as well. As Mircea Eliade put it,
"The shaman is the original poet, the tribal myth-maker who pulls up a 'secret language' from the depths of ecstasy: the hidden roots of language."
Writers try to perform a similar alchemy with words, transforming the static and awkward into the powerful and lucid. "Whether in the compelling articulation of ideas, or the artful placement of words and images on a page," wrote one client, "what Craig can do is nothing short of magic. He's sort of a shaman of the written word."
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Data Integrity and Drug Shortages – Are You at Risk?
NSF International, Pharma Biotech
Last year, the European Commission announced that it was suspending sales and distribution of 700 formulations of more than four dozen generic drugs after determining that the bioequivalence testing on which their approvals were based included manipulated echocardiogram data. The ban follows a report in 2014 by France's medicines authority that ECG data had been manipulated in each of nine studies it investigated. Very few things take my breath away these days. This did. We, the industry, need to fix the issue of data integrity, and quickly.
Some Hints for Success: Your "Six to Fix"
Here is what you can do, right now, to make sure your data is correct.
- Make data integrity personal. The term 'data integrity' doesn't do it justice. If you want people to really 'get it' make sure your education programs make data integrity personal, emotional, meaningful. Then make sure your culture, systems and practices drive the right behaviors. Namely telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. This starts with leadership.
- Fix the 'underlying factors'. In our experience data integrity is the tip of a very big iceberg. Beneath the surface can be a number of contributing factors, not just one. If you don't want your business to be sunk by data integrity you have to fix what sits below the surface.
- Educate and engage your people. As the old saying goes 'ignorance breeds contempt'. When people don't understand the 'why', the importance of what they are doing, they will just 'tick boxes' no matter what. Although a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, so can a lot! Highly intelligent people can create their own rational argument and 'bad science' for example, rounding up a calculation to pass, rather than fail. The job of leadership (at every level) is to maintain high levels of engagement to keep the 'tick box' mentality at bay. If your supervisors and first line managers are not visible, approachable and connected to the patient you are in trouble.
- Drive out FEAR. When people are punished when mistakes are made there is the chance mistakes will be hidden. After all, who likes pain, embarrassment and humiliation?
- When you have a culture of openness and transparency you are well on the way to fewer data integrity issues, providing you use mistakes and problems as a catalyst for continuous improvement. Remember to focus on the problem and the system, not the person.
- Make sure your KPIs drive the right behavior and your leaders, at every level, create a "see it, say it, solve it" culture. The more fear, the more data integrity issues.
- If performance data looks too good to be true, it probably is. For example, if you have very low levels of deviations and OOS'-s, no calibration failures or perfect environmental monitoring data, start digging. Focus on the culture, leadership and measures first.
- It is worth mentioning the impact of national culture here. It is a simple fact that in "saving face" cultures'- (notably India and China), making a mistake has negative cultural implications. Expecting anyone to celebrate their failures in front of their peers and bosses, in public? That is a big ask. You do not reverse hundreds of years of culture-driven behavior that easily. Companies that expect western ways of thinking to work in different cultures are deluding themselves. A different approach is required.
- Drive out complexity. High levels of complexity increases the likelihood of data integrity problems. Win your war on complexity and you are a long way towards reducing this risk. Start simplifying your SOPs. In our experience most are overcomplicated, poorly designed and unworkable. So many production lines and labs rely on 'well intentioned short cuts'- just to keep running. Adding additional check signatures is not the answer. They potentially create a false sense of security and dilute that all-important accountability.
- Focus on the human element. Data integrity problems are a product of conscious as well as subconscious behaviors. Since 45 percent of decisions are habitual (subconscious), we really need to work hard to understand them. Remember, behaviors are a product of culture, upbringing, education, peers and leadership (at every level) that all combine to create the company culture. If you're serious about reducing your risk of data integrity issues you must understand the behaviors first.
Your Self-Assessment Questionnaire: Are You at Risk from Data Integrity?
Just answer the following questions to see if your business is heading towards the data integrity "iceberg." Get together with your colleagues and answer 'yes or no' to each of the questions below.
Have you seen performance data that is too good to be true?
Do you consider deviations, OOS's and the like to be bad news?
Do you encourage your people to reduce deviation incidents?
Do you have a blame culture? Ask the people on the shop floor before you answer this one!
Do you train your people just to push the right buttons, without explaining why?
Do you blame your people for mistakes, rather than focusing on the systems and procedures?
Are your systems and procedures overly complex?
If you have too many yese'-s, start taking action now. You are on course for a data integrity problem.
Next Steps and Resources
- Read an article on how to prevent data integrity problems by understanding the reasons why it occurs,
- If you're interested in finding out more about changing work place behaviors (habits), contact us today - call + 44 (0) 1751 432 999 or email email@example.com
About the Author
Martin Lush has over 30 years' experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. He has held senior management positions in QA, manufacturing, QC and supply chain auditing and has conducted audits and education programs for many hundreds of companies in over 25 countries.


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December 27, 28, and 29th were a whirlwind. I had my 4 children and Andrija (Henna's boyfriend), Cora (Christian's girl friend) and Olivia (Seth's girlfriend) all under one roof. I did not imagine how wonderful it was to have all of my children here enjoying each other.
Henna and Andrija arrived at 10:30pm on 27th, Saturday. Because Cora and Olivia needed to leave for Chicago early in the morning (7 am), the kids wanted to visit each other as long as possible. Henna and Andrija both loved Borcht (heavy meat Russian winter soup). Henna and Lizy planned something special for that night. They would give presents to each other. Exchanging gifts have not been our family tradition.
Growing up in Korean tradition, there was no Christmas and hence no tradition of exchanging gifts. My mother would buy things for us as she could afford them throughout the year and saved it. When winter break came, we could have it and just tell the kids at school that was our gift(s). So when my local church did not celebrate Christmas because it was not Christ's actual birthday, it was no loss to me. So we raised our kids without Christmas. Unlike me they wished there was Christmas and everything that came with it.
Now I realize, it's not so much Christmas tradition, but I wish I had fostered gift giving practice. To find joy in giving is precious gift for anyone. I heard Henna and Lizy planning what they wanted to give without telling anyone else. They spent long time planning out a gift(s) for everyone.
It must have been close to midnight on Saturday when we settled in our living room. The joy and delight could be felt as each person got a little something(s). I watched the scene with so much contentment. Christian opened his gift and found a secret treasure book. Lizy had spent days cutting out inner pages to carve out a secret compartment. The compartment was filled with little treasures. The tickle on Seth's face when he opened a box and found a teddy bear made with 10 pairs of socks. The bear was holding what looked like a candy, it actually was a flash drive. Henna received gloves, fragrant lotion, and more... all from her $5 a week allowance. Henna presented a special something to everyone. Because I knew the girls were doing this, I also prepared something for the kids. Oh the joy of giving and receiving.
Tom and I finally went to bed at 2:30 am. I don't know when the kids went to bed. Christian stayed up till 5 am. Tom and Christian had to wake up at 6:30am to take Cora and Olivia to train station at the airport. Wow what a day.
Rest of that day and the next was filled with little activities, just being together and loving every moment. Having everyone was the best gift given to Tom and I.


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I tend to like lists and with the start of 2016 already underway; making a list seems to be a quick way to look back on our crazy year.
1. 2015 was the year that we transitioned Caleigh's GI, Surgery, Endocrinology, Genetics and Hematology care to Boston Children's Hospital and traveled there three times. April, June and September. The tug of war with nurses, doctors and insurance has been enough to make a baby cry. The decision to rearrange her care was completely worth it. Caleigh grew 3 inches and gained 12 pounds this year. After three years we finally needed to buy new clothes. She looks healthier and well traveled.
2. This month marks one year since the arrival of Caleigh's amazing Nanny. She's had her own wild and crazy year, but Eric and I seriously wouldn't have made it through without her. She treats Caleigh like the stubborn 8 year old that she is and I love it. We simply adore her.
3. Eric was hit by a pickup truck while he was riding his bicycle in March. He went through shoulder surgery, months of PT and ended up missing a ton of work. His dear Bianchi bike was totaled and he has yet to grudgingly pick a replacement. His physical self is on the mend and we are hoping that his bicycle luck gets better in 2016.
4. On top of our crazy travel schedule back and forth to Boston, Caleigh outgrew most of her adaptive equipment. Her manual wheelchair, bed, shower chair, and AFOs seemed to be the hardest hit. She received a Tobii Eyegaze communication device this year too. I'm hoping to do a review and introduction to all of the new goods in the coming year.
5. 2015 brought Caleigh's 8th birthday. Eight beautiful years for our girl.
6. Randomly enough Caleigh broke her nose in October during a bike riding accident. Her nose healed nicely with no complications. Bicycles and our family took a break for the rest of the year.
7. Caleigh was the flower girl in her Uncle Heath & Aunt Joeli's wedding in November. She did a great job and the wedding was beautiful. Dressing up and partying is definitely Caleigh's thing.
8. At the end of November, I resigned from my position as social media and marketing manager at NICU Helping Hands. After being with NHH for almost two years, it was an emotional decision that came down to my self care. I love what I did, all facets of it, but my soul needed a break. I came to a point where I really couldn't do it all. There is no balance when something has to give.
9. During the break down point, I started seeing a therapist for the first time since Caleigh was born. Long overdue. Finding someone that not only listened but offered solutions was the key. I was diagnosed with PTSD which really wasn't a surprise to me. Que sera, sera.
10. 2015 was a challenging year for Caleigh's behavior. I feel like we've made a break through with our strong learner, but each day offers a new testing opportunity. More days than I can count involved screaming and tantrums. I'm hoping my renewed focus on family will be the consistency that she needs in 2016.
11. We started 3rd grade in the fall by slowly moving through the curriculum. Again, with me being home more with Caleigh and her discipline on track; I hope to pick up the pace with our year round homeschooling. It was definitely a struggle in 2015.
12. 2015 was the year for me to start showing my artwork again. I was chosen to be in three gallery shows. One in Fort Worth, Dallas and one in Tennessee. It was a nice jumpstart into making art with a purpose. You can read more about my current body of work here.
13. We were able to finish up the construction and remodeling of our home. Caleigh has wider doorways and not an ounce of carpet left in the whole house. Life with liquids, spills and accidents is SO much easier. We're even missing some popcorn ceiling texture. Now for that master bath...
14. 2015 was the year that Caleigh decided that Santa isn't the real deal. It made me feel pretty sad, but it's another typical milestone that is to be expected. Merry Christmas.
15. Eric turned 35, I turned 34 and we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. When I think about being in my thirties it feels like an outer body experience. Like I'm watching future me. This is obviously because I will forever be and feel 26.


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At Emmett and Payette Counseling and Psychiatric Services, LLC, we seek to provide ethically driven and cutting-edge mental health services of the highest quality. All of our mental health service providers are licensed professionals who remain committed to our clients' health, personal growth, and total well-being. Clients at ECPS have many options for mental health and behavioral health services. Our Emmett, ID as well as Payette, ID offices provide individual and family psychotherapy, community based rehabilitation (CBR) services, case management services, and medication (prescription) management services. Additionally, professionals in our offices offer domestic violence evaluations, as well as substance abuse treatment. We serve children, adolescents, adults, and families who are experiencing problems in their everyday lives, problems that may be impacting their emotions, thoughts, actions, and relationships. How may we help you? Call us at (208) 365-5445 or (208) 642-2600.


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L'Ecole N° 41 is located on the Washington side of the Walla Walla Valley AVA. Founded in 1983 by Jean and Baker Ferguson, it is the third-oldest winery in the Walla Walla Valley. The winery is currently run by the Fergusons' daughter, Megan Clubb, and her husband, Marty Clubb. L'Ecole grows the grapes for all of their wines and is interested in sustainable practices.
For more information, please refer to the L'Ecole N° 41 website.
This interview is an oral history conducted by Linfield College archivist Rachael Cristine Woody and Whitman College archivist Melissa Salrin with Marty Clubb of L'Ecole No 41. The interview took place on July 14, 2014 and included topics such as the history of L'Ecole, Clubb's working relationship with Norm McKibben and Gary Figgins, and the acquisition of Seven Hills Vineyard.


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Watching Gilmore Girls for the first time
For those who aren't familiar, Gilmore Girls follows the wacky adventures of a mom and her daughter as they live, laugh, and love their way through the ups and downs of lady life. Along the way they fall in love, have adventures, and drop an infinite number of dated pop-culture references. Despite the lack of substance, the show lasted seven seasons, and will soon be resurrected as a Netflix miniseries.
This weekend, Gilmore Girls gurus Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe will visit the Woman's Club of Minneapolis for a live taping of their Gilmore Guys podcast. Each week, the guys choose a Gilmore Girls episode to analyze, dissect, and celebrate. This week, they will be digging into season six, episode 11: "The Perfect Dress." While super-fans may already be well aware of the story, I got to thinking: What about people – especially guys – who have never seen the show? What should they know?
To prepare, I sat down and watched the episode with no prior knowledge of the storyline, characters, or pretty much anything past the title. Then, I wrote a recap.Opener: Okay, we're in a diner and some socially awkward guy thinks he's allowed to just walk behind the counter and serve himself coffee. The "cool guy" owner/manager (we know he's cool because he's wearing his hat backward) tells him he can't do that, as walking behind the counter is only reserved for chicks he's sleeping with.
All right, the Gilmore girls just walked in. We know that they're the Gilmore girls because the first thing they did was announce themselves as "the Gilmore girls!" Apparently they just returned from a trip. The mom, Lorelai, has already apologized for making drunken phone calls to her boyfriend and discussed her love of video poker, and we are only 93 seconds into the episode. Homegirl has demons.
The daughter, Rory, looks like she's about 15 (and is dressed like every angsty Avril Lavigne fan of the early-2000s), but apparently just turned 21, hence the reason for the trip.
Sidenote: Holy hell is this dialogue fast. They are plowing through dated pop-culture references like they're running out of oxygen.
Okay, so the trainwreck mom got her daughter supes-wasted for her belated 21st birthday. Got it. And there go the opening credits.
Act 1: Rory is packing to go back to school, but she's freaking out because she accidentally stole a community service vest from the state. SHOCKER: This kid has had issues with the law. I wonder if her shitty upbringing has anything to do with this?
Anyways, the mom is pissed, because the daughter has to see a therapist for some reason. Never mind, we're all apparently good about the therapy thing because they just made a joke and let it blow over.Oh shit! Melissa McCarthy is in this show? She's the irresponsible mom's bestie. Did they know she would be the breakout star? She's going to be in fucking Ghostbusters, and the Rory kid is doing…Gilmore Girls Netflix reboot. Huh.
All right, so now they're picking out a wedding dress (hence the title of the episode). Trainwreck mom is getting married, and Melissa McCarthy is insisting on helping.
This is boring.Okay cool, Rory is moving into an apartment with some other chick, who is talking about how dangerous the neighborhood is. Now there's another roommate (a dude) and they're wrestling while wearing boxing headgear. SHIT IS REAL IN THE HOOD.
Back to Lorelai and Melissa McCarthy (I'm refusing to learn her character's name). They're going to try on wedding dresses.
Hold up! I just realized that the actress (Lauren Graham) was the chick from Bad Santa who had a Santa-fetish. She has range, I'll give her that.
Jesus, back to Rory already. She's stalking her professor for some reason. Also, if she's living in such a "bad" part of town, why is everyone so clean-cut? The street cred of this show is dwindling.
Oh! Now the bro who played Tucker Max in the Tucker Max movie is trying to spit game on Rory! He's Tucker Max, so he's going to have sex with her, right?
Wait, nope. She walked away.
Lorelai is back at the diner. She bought a dress, now she's all fired up talking to backwards hat guy about all of her wedding planning. This dude looks shaken. Clearly he's freaked about committing to an irresponsible, alcoholic single mom with impulse-control issues. RUN, COOL GUY. RUN.Back to Rory. Wait, she goes to Yale? She doesn't seem smart enough for Yale. Apparently she's also on the paper, and her editor is a monster bitch. Question: Is Yale in the 'hood? Because the geography in this show is really fucking me up. Anywho, bitchy editor is showing Rory that she's all business, and now Tucker Max is back! He's a total badass, which I know for a fact because he is both a) wearing a leather jacket; and b) leaning back in his chair all cool-like. So dope. Act 2: Lorelai is visiting Rory in her apartment and she's pissed about how dangerous it looks. Seriously? Holy glass houses. Anyways, mom ain't feeling it, and now they're going to lunch to discuss.
Oh, there's also another mom/daughter combo that they've cut to a couple of times. I think this is a total throwaway B-story, so I'm not even going to bother.Back to the Gilmore Girls, who are now discussing Rory's flophouse. And by that I mean they're eating pizza and Rory is telling her mom how "this is what college is all about!" Ugh, we're back to talking about Lorelai's wedding dress. Now she's wigging out about whether she should be getting married or not, because there are "signs" that it might not be the right move. This chick is batshit. Luckily, Rory convinces her mom everything is tight and we cut away.
Cool backwards hat guy is meeting with some chick unannounced. They apparently have history. Clearly they boned, because he's wearing a backwards hat which clearly means he's irresistible to chicks. Yep, confirmed. They boned.
Now they're talking about their past. This is super boring. When is Tucker Max coming back? Also, there was some sort of baby drama that happened. Not sure what, but it sounds like it was a long time ago. This story is taking a weird turn.Act 3: Tucker Max is straight-up stalking Rory. He's waiting for her outside of her apartment. Ease-up, chief. Now they're fighting, which is dumb because they aren't even dating anymore. Tucker tells Rory he loves her, Rory shoots him down. Now we're in the therapist's office (I completely forgot this was a thing. This show moves really fast). Rory and the therapist are totally raging at each other within 15 seconds. THIS JUST IN: Rory apparently got arrested in the past for stealing a boat (possibly why she broke up with Tucker?), and she has a married ex-boyfriend who she lost her virginity to. What in the actual fuck is happening right now? Rory is having a breakdown. This show has come off the rails.
Cut back to socially awkward bro, who is helping backwards hat guy get on the internet. Just two cool dudes, looking at a little girl's website on the street. Is this his daughter? Did he knock that other chick up? I need answers, but nope! They cut back to the rando other mom and daughter. This helps nothing!
After a quick break we're back to Lorelai, who is weirded out because the dog is barking at her wedding dress. MORE SIGNS. Now Rory is calling. Sidenote: How many times do these two talk each day? When I was in college I talked to my mom like, twice in four years. This is weird.
Lorelai is pissed because Rory is going to continue going to therapy. But in true Loreali fashion, she makes a joke, hangs up, and goes back to staring at her dress. Mom of the year, you guys.
Backwards hat guy just called and yelled at his baby mama for some reason, then went over to Lorelai's house. She just came downstairs wearing her wedding dress. Hat guy looks freaked, and rightfully so.Cue soft music. Hat guy says she looks perfect. Now they're kissing. And fade to black.
I have no idea what I just watched.
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I grew up with upper middle class parents but was never comfortable in that life. I just didn't get all the social climbing and the putting on airs stuff. I never fit in. I'm sure that I would love living in Alaska but I had enough of cold weather when I lived in Albany NY. I prefer to sweat than freeze. I found some acreage out in the sticks in Mississippi 45 years ago where I could live my dream.


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Every family is a cult. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to break out of it.
I grew up fifty miles from New York City. My mother was the life of the party, my father expounded upon truth every day. It wasn't until I went to college that I discovered they could be wrong.
They were preparing me for the future, when they were no longer around, it didn't occur to them that there would be a cost to this education.
I'm still paying. I look back at previous relationships and wince. How could I act that way, why did I believe that?
But that's also about change, growth, things many are afraid of, because it will take them too far from their roots.
We all have a desire to stay in the garden.
Tara Westover was brought up in a survivalist Mormon household in Idaho. Although it seems foreign to you, it's not that different from what we all experience. A tightly-knit unit which will make you pay if you stray from it. And when you do leave, you've got guilt, you're always going back, expecting it to be different.
You can read this book as a demonization of Mormonism, as a demonization of fanaticism, but when it's over, you can't help thinking of yourself, your choices, your struggle, your journey.
"Educated" is a hot book. Google it and you'll learn all about it.
I knew nothing. My brother-in-law bought it on a communal Kindle account. Felice read it, I was avoiding it, I'm staying away from non-fiction, I find more truth in made-up stories, where no one is pulling any punches, where no one is telling you what to do, how to behave. Kind of like Andrew Martin's "Early Work," which is about the struggle to grow up, to leave an initial relationship for something better, whether it ultimately is or is not. Our lives are like "Let's Make A Deal," how much risk do you want to take? You could fail, but you cannot get ahead without jumping into the fire, the unknown.
Tara Westover was home-schooled, without much book learning. I'm against home schooling because it removes children from the environment, the same way I'm against parents interfering in the social life of their children, re bullying, etc. Now I've crossed a line, I know, but my mother insisted I fight my own battles, stand up to those attacking me, it was scary, but she was right, because that's how life is, the decisions come down to you, how are you going to make them?
And Tara Westover decided she wanted to go to college.
Good luck.
She had to study, be tutored for the ACT, and when she got to BYU…
She had no idea what they were talking about, she'd never heard of the Holocaust, although her father said the Jews were evil and brought the consequences upon themselves.
That's right, all parents tell stories. Friends too. It's how you sift through them that determines whether you learn and go forward. Most people don't. They don't get the opportunity, or squander it. Tara Westover fought for the opportunity.
She couldn't take a grant from the government because the government was evil.
She couldn't go to a doctor because aspirin would poison you.
If there was an injury, and there were many severe ones in the Westover family, you prayed to God and consumed and soothed yourself with oils. It was all about belief.
Can you challenge your beliefs?
It's much harder than you think, change is nearly impossible.
It happened to me in psychotherapy, I learned how to stand up to the family system. But you find even though you've been through battle and believe you've won the war it's like Afghanistan, it's never-ending. Furthermore, there are good elements of the family, its members know you, but at what cost?
At first I was turned off by the style of "Educated," it was a bit too flowery, there was too much description, when done right a writer should not be thinking of the audience, its judgment of him or her. But then the writing becomes more sparse and the story starts to twist and…
It doesn't matter if Tara gets everything right. She is the brother and sister who has been wronged, who has her own personal vision of what went on. You either respect it or…
You've got to listen to people. Correct them at your peril. When their facts are wrong, let them know, but never mess with their emotions, those are real and oftentimes more important.
Who was there for Tara Westover?
Ultimately nobody but herself.
But she didn't want it to be this way, she wanted the family support.
But for that you pay a price.
"that never again would I allow myself to be made a foot soldier in a conflict I did not understand."
Like all those kids for Trump, really?
"Curiosity is a luxury reserved for the financially secure: my mind was absorbed with more immediate concerns, such as the exact balance of my bank account, who I owed how much, and whether there was anything in my room I could sell for ten or twenty dollars."
Twenty dollars, that's more than I had in my bank account, never mind the bad checks I'd written for rent. My parents would not send me money, I was in hock to the banks… You can never understand being broke until you are. If you're expecting people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, you've got to realize they've got to have the mental space to be able to do this.
"I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money."
"What is a person to do, I asked, when their obligations to their family conflict with other obligations – to friends, society, to themselves?"
Ultimately this is the question, whose answer only you get to decide. You're a part of the universe, your actions have consequences, be narcissistic at your peril, and learn to sift through and evaluate truth, it's the only thing that'll save you, allow you to emerge whole on the playing field of life.


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Coherent superpositions of three states for phosphorous donors in silicon prepared using THz radiation
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text: Enterprise Applications How Indigo Books and Music finds the next bestseller Vawn Himmelsbach @itworldca Published: June 3rd, 2011What has made your company successful throughout its history probably won't make it successful going forward. All too often, companies sit on their laurels and don't see change coming. Take Nokia. Ten years ago, the company owned the handset market. Today? Well, how many people do you know have Nokia phones? Having a "big enough market insight" and being able to move to a different place because of recognizing a change in the marketplace can be a game-changer. Toyota did this with its Lexus brand. The insight was the recognition of a growing affluence (aka yuppies) that would create a whole new demand for luxury from a class that had never experienced luxury before.Perhaps Indigo Books & Music, Canada's largest book retailer, has discovered its own "big enough market insight." The book business is under threat, said Sumit Oberai, CIO of Indigo Canada. Book sales in general are going down, so it's vital to replace that business with other product categories. Join IT World Canada Editor-in-Chief Shane Schick on June 16 in Montreal with Bruno Aziza, co-author of Drive Business Performance: Enabling a Culture of Intelligent Execution, as we discuss the Best Approach to Business Intelligence "We think there is an opportunity to leverage analytics," he said. "Indigo is changing, it needs to change. We want to help bring our customers along with that change." Indigo spun out Kobo, its e-book division. It's entering new product categories and evolving store assortments. And it recently launched a new customer loyalty program, called PLUM, which allows customers to collect points on purchases (and targets customers who don't want to pay an annual program fee). While Indigo faces a changing market, it has other challenges, such as the sheer volume of data it has to deal with. The book retailer has 30,000 to 50,000 SKUs in a single store, 3 million SKUs in its catalogue and millions of customers.A few years ago Indigo deployed SAS as part of an initiative to drive better customer engagement with the brand. They rolled their online and in-store channels into one to gain a single view of the customer. And they started building models for customer relationship management, to recommend books to customers based on previous purchases. Analytics help them determine what to feature in-store, what to return to the publisher and how to manage markdowns to get a profit out of a declining profit line, as well as what future investments to make in non-book areas. The challenge with the data, however, is that books and toys are often bought as gifts. "If I bought a book on knitting for my mother, that doesn't mean I want a bunch of recommendations on knitting books," said Oberai. That's still a challenge, as is the sheer volume of data they have to deal with. But overall, they have a clear ROI path. "Unlike other technology investments, it's one of the easiest things to measure," he said. For example, they can send out a highly targeted email to certain customers, and a general email with discounts for the top best sellers to others. "We found spend is higher in highly targeted emails," he said. "It gives us a direct measureable return, but it also gives us softer advantages." This includes happier customers (they use Net Promoter to measure customer satisfaction). Many companies, however, are resting on their laurels or continuing to do business the way they've always done business — and missing out on that "big enough market insight." Over the past year, the media has picked up on this trend. InfoWorld stated: "Microsoft is becoming your grandma's computer company." And Fortune magazine asked: "Is Google over?" "Ninety-nine per cent of [Google's] business comes from search," said Jim Davis, senior vice-president and chief marketing officer with SAS, during SAS Global Forum in Las Vegas last month. "Search isn't where it's at today. It's an important component, but it's not what's going to take them forward." When it comes to display advertising revenue, Google has 2.4 per cent market share. Facebook, on the other hand, has 16 per cent. In March, The Wall Street Journal ran an article about RIM, stating: "It should be evident by now that a corporate tragedy is underway … Perhaps the company should be called Research in Slow Motion." Compare RIM's Playbook, which doesn't have cellular capabilities in its first iteration, to Apple's iPad 2, said Davis. The magnetic cover for the iPad — a simple accessory — is expected to net Apple US$770 million in the next 12 months. Companies that we thought had it all, such as RIM, now have to rethink strategy and retool product. In yet another magazine article, Newsweek talked about the concept of "brain freeze" and how the deluge of information paralyzes our ability to make good decisions. "We're data obese now," said Davis. "The more data you throw at a person, the more they lock up, and that's what's happening in a lot of companies." And this is paralyzing business processes. Time passes as we wait to see what's real and what's not — and we often miss an opportunity. By 2013, 33 per cent of business intelligence functionality will be consumed via handheld devices, according to research firm Gartner. And 15 per cent of BI deployments will combine BI, collaboration and social software into decision-making environments. But not all companies take social media seriously. SAS worked with Harvard Business Review to ask 2,100 companies worldwide if social media was important to their future, and 69 per cent of respondents said the use of social media by their organization will grow significantly. But 60 per cent said their organization has a significant learning curve to overcome, and 50 per cent said that until they can measure social media it would not be taken seriously. If you're in the business of servicing a customer base, then it's critical to monitor what's going on out there in social media and be responsive by dealing with negative sentiment, said Davis. At the conference, SAS announced Conversation Center, a tool that monitors Twitter feeds and the blogosphere in real time, allowing companies to not only measure sentiment, but also to take action on it. The idea is to help companies protect their brand, engage the most influential voices in the market, enhance market research, understand the impact of industry trends, gather competitive intelligence and create a better customer experience. This is where BI needs to go, said Davis. Companies need to improve the flow and flexibility of data, get the right technology in place and demand fact-based decisions, but they also need to get the right talent, transform the culture and continually revise their strategies. "You may have developed something brilliant but people will catch up quicker than you think," he said. No doubt, vendors such as Microsoft, Google and RIM have tools in place to measure performance. But the tools alone aren't going to solve the problem, said Davis. It's about creating a culture that is innovative. The ideal scenario is a CIO who understands the importance of fact-based decision-making, but in many cases they may have to begin from a grassroots level and change a process that's been around for years. Charlene Li, author of Open Leadership and founder of Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm that helps companies leverage disruption, said Dell is a good example of a company with a transformative culture. "Back in 2005, remember Dell Hell?" she said during SAS Global Forum. At the time, Dell was suffering from poor customer service and technical issues — remember those exploding laptops? But they started to use data to transform the culture of the organization, to see what needed to be fixed and to set up a centre of excellence to monitor customer feedback. CEO Michael Dell set the direction on how quickly customer issues needed to be addressed. Now they're looking at tweets and Facebook mentions and responding to those in real time. "See how long it takes for Dell to get back to you," said Li. "Definitely within 24 hours." And this is changing the role of the IT leader, who is truly becoming a business partner with marketing and sales. But one of the biggest challenges, said Li, is trying to create perfect analytics. "So many organizations get hung up on a master data set, but there's only so much time," she said. "Strategize on the most impactful business decisions." Because t any given time, customers are on your website, reading customer reviews to better inform buying decisions, shopping in your store using a mobile device to ensure they aren't overpaying for anything, or telling their friends on social media what they think about your brand. They expect a near-instantaneous ability to find what they're looking for; if not, they're only a click away to your competitors. So companies have to rethink how they interact with customers to meet new expectations. To measure success, start by asking what kind of relationship you want with the customer, said Li, and the answer will tell you what you need to be measuring. Often companies see their customers in terms of a transaction, she said, but that commoditizes your value proposition. Understanding customer behaviour can be achieved by structuring your approach to data gathering. "Everyone is looking for that magic bullet," she said. "But if you can use analytics to make your front-line people just a little more attuned, a little more aware of how they can impact the customer experience, that is astounding. You won't need a magic bullet." Paul Nunes, executive director of research for Accenture's Institute for High Performance, says it's important to recognize that businesses have lifecycles — they start small, become successful, hit their peak and reinvent. Zenith, for example, invented the car radio and the TV remote. And Zenith Data Systems was, at one time, the No. 2 maker of IBM-compatible PCs. What happened? The company wound up expanding production, but underestimated the Japanese threat. And management had an inability to let go, so they sold off the data systems business and went back to TVs. By that time it was too late and they sold off to LG. Of companies that see their revenues peak, only seven per cent are ever able to recover to see normal revenue growth, said Nunes. Company life spans are growing shorter; now it's down to about 10 years. Global competition is intensifying. And technology continues to evolve as consumer tastes continue to change, which hastens the need for reinvention. And there are all sorts of disruptive market forces, including mobility, digital marketing, cloud computing, consumers in emerging markets, sustainability and smart infrastructure solutions — to name a few. "What insight is driving the business? How can we use analytics to convince folks of the trends that we're seeing?" said Nunes. It's not just about knowing what customers want, but knowing exactly what they want, and only entering the market once you can deliver on those thresholds. Create a hothouse of talent, said Nunes, and establish hotbed conditions to create a surplus of talent. Hire for long-term fit, not short-term needs, he said. Give people assignments rather than jobs, and cultivate hardiness through variety. When companies focus on culture they seek to create a consistent mindset (at P&G they're called Proctoids). Recognize the need to break that, because you're susceptible if the company becomes too insular. Get out there with real people to really understand the customer. Many Canadian companies, however, are still struggling with strategy around their use of analytics. Bryan Robertson, senior analyst with OpenRoad, a Web application development company, works with clients to establish key performance indicators — and continued optimization of those KPIs. "The tools produce a lot of data and you can easily get lost in that data and not get anywhere with it," he said. "You need to be laser-focused in terms of what metrics you choose to look at and making sure they're tied to strategy and they're actionable." But the only way it's going to work is if management has a clear strategy in terms of what it's trying to measure and IT has a sound implementation strategy to get that data. "You can have a great strategy and a really good performance management measurement perspective, but I've seen several clients fall down on implementation," said Robertson. "It's going to work best when the organization is working closely together." As part of the measurement definition, however, companies have to decide who owns each metric. "It's critical someone owns each one of these metrics," he said. "That person is on the hook for acting on it." Some organizations still fear measurement, so this involves a cultural shift. No one should be fired for a metric that performs poorly, said Robertson. Someone should be fired, however, for failing to act on that underperforming metric. "People are leery of stepping up toward a target, so it's a bit of a balancing act because you need people to be motivated by the numbers, but you don't want them to be paralyzed by the numbers," he said. Most leaders are skilled at making decisions based on financial data, said Robertson. Traditionally executives who got involved in operational decisions were forced to make decisions based more on gut feel than available data and analysis. Over the years more analysis tools and processing power have become available and afforded more data-driven decision-making. The potential for the use of data to make decisions now exists in almost all areas of the business. "The challenge for leaders more experienced with — or with a preference for — gut-based decision-making is to seek data and adjust decision-making processes accordingly," he said. "The challenge for rank-and-file analysts is to stop talking gobbledygook and use data to tell stories to executives with financial outcomes." Thomas Davenport, author of Competing on Analytics, found that companies that are data-driven are seven per cent more profitable than those that are not. 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South Africa's renewable energy research capacity has been bolstered through establishment of the Scatec Solar Chair in Photovoltaic (PV) Systems at Stellenbosch University (SU).
The Chair is supported by Norwegian global solar energy provider Scatec Solar, which is the first company to supply electricity to South Africa's national grid under the country's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPPP).
Scatec Solar recently signed a contract with SU to establish the new Chair, which will enable the university to expand its leading role in renewable energy research in South Africa. SU's Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies and a number of departments work together in such fields as solar thermal energy, bio-fuels, wind turbine technology and ocean energy.
According to Professor Wikus van Niekerk, Director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies: "The support from Scatec Solar will be used to appoint a leading academic as a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with the task to coordinate and expand existing PV research." The department's current focus on grid integration of small-scale rooftop PV systems will be expanded to incorporate utility scale PV power plants.
"Research will focus on optimising electricity generation from PV plants and will cover photovoltaic modules, inverters, support structures, system performance and the effects of soiling, grid integration and stability, and other technical issues," explains Scatec Solar CEO Raymond Carlsen. "The Chair will form partnerships with other research institutions in the general field of PV systems, including the development of collaborative projects, specialised consulting services for industry, and establishing additional funding streams for PV research at SU."
The Chair will provide support for a PV industry, which is set to show phenomenal growth in South Africa, from a mere 30 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in 2012 to between 12 000MW and 20 000MW by 2035, according to a study commissioned by the SA Photovoltaic Industry Association, the Department of Trade and Industry and the World Wildlife Fund. PV market growth will be driven not only by utility-scale projects under the REIPPPP, says the study, but even more so by companies that install the technology to reduce their exposure to rising electricity tariffs and carbon taxes, and to some extent by homeowners.
Government has already contracted 1 484MW of PV capacity from independent producers under the REIPPPP. Scatec Solar is developing three PV plants with combined installed capacity of 190MW. Its first project, the 75MW Kalkbult park in the Northern Cape, was completed three months ahead of schedule late last year and became the first utility-scale renewable energy plant to supply electricity to South Africa's national grid. Scatec Solar and partners are also developing East Africa's first utility-scale PV plant in Rwanda.


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Did you know that approximately 159,530 people in Collier, Charlotte, Glades, Henry, and Lee Counties do not have consistent access to nutritious food? Many citizens of Southwest Florida are plagued with food insecurity, meaning that a huge portion of our community is unable to dependably attain enough food for a healthy, active lifestyle. At Harry Chapin Food Bank, we are committed to leading hunger-relief efforts in Southwest Florida, by maintaining food distribution to more than 150 nonprofit partner agencies.
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I'm working with a client who has a standard DNN setup. We've stepped through several upgrades to see if that would resolve anything (v7.# and now on 09.00.01).
The issue is, we're getting the following error at random:
InnerMessage: Unable to write data to the transport connection: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.
We've tried local relay settings, Mandrillapp, Mailgun...
Pardon my vague message, but I don't have much to go by here. I'm more or less someone has had this issue, a light bulb goes off, and I get a miracle fix!
My next step is to replace current mail functions with a custom solution that repeatedly reattempts the sending of the mail, catching more information.
I do know that all methods being used to send mail are calling the DNN core methods.
Thank you for any pointers or advice!
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Big Data, Big Headache?: How Non-Statisticians Can Approach and Use Data for Performance Management
In this one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, Policy Administrator Stefan Johansson discusses using data to drive performance in Wyoming state government.
Air date: September 26, 2017, noon to 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Learning Objectives
- Understand why performance management has historically been challenging for public health organizations.
- List three tips for approaching large data sets from a performance management perspective.
- List two strategies for developing meaningful priorities to drive appropriate data analysis plans.
Intended Audiences
Local, state, and tribal public health professionals; agency and provider administrators; public health officials and program managers
Slides and Resources
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- American Society for Quality
- National Network of Public Health Institutes
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A recording of this webinar is available through PH LearnLink.
Stefan Johansson, Policy Administrator, Wyoming Department of Health
Discussion Questions
- In a given time period (e.g., one year), how many important problems can you attempt to solve in your agency or practice?
- What are the three most important problems you are trying to solve? How do you know they are problems? What do you know about them?
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Forecasts also show that the U.S., Japan, China and Italy are on their way to becoming leading markets within the international solar energy industry. Germany has, however, retained primary position.
Meanwhile, it has been reported that installations which are not connected to the power grid are growing, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
According to a statement released ahead of the Intersolar Europe trade show, due to start this Wednesday, the international PV market forecast from market research company iSuppli predicts a global expansion in PV of around 13.5 gigawatts (GW) for this year. With a total capacity of almost 10 GW though and a capacity increase of 3.8 GW in 2009, Germany is maintaining its position as the leading PV market.
iSuppli said that Germany will continue to lead the growth of the European market in the coming years, despite cuts to solar energy feed-in tariffs. Italy, the U.S. and Japan are currently on their way to becoming gigawatt markets. Large PV markets are also forming in France, China, Spain, Belgium and the Canadian province of Ontario, with a capacity of between 300 and 600 megawatts.


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It was an emotional farewell to a glorious past with another wonderful glimpse of the future.
Tottenham said goodbye to White Hart Lane with a day to remember and an impressive victory , as Manchester United did their best to be obliging party guests.
Great names from the past were trotted out, glory days replayed on the giant screen and the fans conjured a really special atmosphere in one of our last remaining old-school grounds.
A big part of that is that Spurs are genuinely excited about the future under Mauricio Pochettino.
In contrast, United look a pale shadow of their glorious past. Jose Mourinho is relying on the Europa League to save his season.
How the mighty have fallen.
This has traditionally been one of the best fixtures in English football, but it is hard to remember any United team putting up such a lame display.
Wayne Rooney restored some pride but the scoreline flattered visitors who looked as if they were going through the motions — just there as the plus-one on the party invite.
United did very little to spoil the occasion, but David de Gea did at least stop them from embarrassing themselves with a string of brilliant saves.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, United haven't finished above Manchester City once. This defeat means they cannot now finish in the top four.
Tottenham's victory means they will definite be runners-up to champions Chelsea.
That is their highest final position in the table since 1963, two years after they won the Double — not not good enough if you have got the pretensions of being a really big club.
They are only moving a few yards away, their new stadium is looming large in the background to Sunday's events, but it does feel like an exciting new chapter under Pochettino.
Right from the kick-off, Tottenham were far better than United.
They had more pace, movement and power.
Mourinho detailed youngster Axel Tuanzebe to try to man-mark Christian Eriksen, but that backfired spectacularly because the 19-year-old could not keep up with the Danish playmaker.
It was Eriksen's short corner which led to the sixth-minute opener.
His pass found Ben Davies, who whipped in a cross and Victor Wanyama rose to head powerfully home.
The Kenyan ran straight over to the bench to celebrate with Pochettino and his coaching staff as they are always teasing him he needs to score more goals.
Anthony Martial carried a bit of a threat as United's lone forward, curling a shot just wide. Harry Kane headed against the crossbar. De Gea also made a fabulous stop to deny Dele Alli's blockbuster.
It was very one-sided.
They brought Chas And Dave onto the pitch at half time, and the Cockney duo sang all those old Cup final songs.
One joker on Twitter suggested they might do a better job in United's defence than Phil Jones and Chris Smalling.
Sure enough, that fragile-looking back-line buckled again after 49 minutes, Eriksen whipping in a brilliant free-kick to the near post and Kane beating Smalling to the ball and firing home.
Tottenham were completely dominant, but failed to take another of their countless chances — and it nearly came back to haunt them.
United somehow got themselves back into the game after 71 minutes when Martial beat Kieran Trippier and delivered a low cross which Rooney — or was it marker Jan Vertonghen? — bundled into the net.
That marked two milestones.
It was Rooney's 253rd United goal, stretching his record as the club's leading scorer still further and serving as a nice farewell for a legendary player who knows he is on his way out at Old Trafford.
But, more tellingly, it was their first away goal against a top-six opponent under Mourinho.
It only took them 521 minutes of football (431 in the Premier League) to get it — a pretty damning indictment.
They used to come away from home and entertain during the Fergie days. Now, with Jose in charge, they go to shut up shop.
The times are changing.
And you feel Spurs are on the up with Pochettino, while United are in danger of boring us under Mourinho.


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The term the fourth trimester is used to describe the first three months after birth. It is a time of huge transition for a new baby that previously was snug and safe inside the womb.
There is research that states that human babies could benefit with a further three months gestation in the womb and that this is not possible because of the size of the human head. Babies are born totally dependent on their parents and need to learn how to function in the big wide world. Animals, on the other hand, are often born ready to walk and move a few hours after birth.
The concept of the fourth trimester helps us to understand the transition that a baby must go through during the first few weeks of their life. Used to a constant dark, warm and secure environment inside the womb, the outside world must seem cold, bright and noisy when they first arrive into it!
They also now start to experience feelings of hunger and thirst. How they deal with these new cues will be a learning curve for them and for you!
How to help your baby adjust to the fourth trimester
"During the first three months of life (the fourth trimester), its impossible to spoil your baby by letting them suck or stay in your arms for hours. Does that surprise you? It really shouldn't when you remember that you were lavishing her with these sensations twenty-four hours a day - until that moment of birth. Even if you hold your baby twelve hours a day now, it's a giant reduction from her point of view." Dr Harvey Karp, The Happiest Baby on the Block
The fourth trimester is a period of adjustment. Newborns only have their instincts and their reflexes to help them control their behavior and movements. Your baby needs you to help them adjust through this time of huge change and development.
Here are a few ways that you can help them adjust to life outside the womb.
1. Crying
Crying is the way that your baby communicates. Babies cry more in the fourth trimester than at any other time in their life. Crying is the way that babies survive and thrive, it also helps them to relieve tension - blocking out background noise and stimulation.
Pick your baby up and soothe them. Babies can never have too many cuddles!
2. Skin to skin
There is a reason that skin to skin is recommended straight after birth. It is a brilliant way to calm an unsettled baby. It also stimulates blood flow, which helps to release oxytocin - also known as the happy hormone. Great for helping to get mamas milk flowing too. Your baby will be soothed by the warmth of your body and the familiar sound of your heartbeat.
3. Feeding
A newborn has a very small tummy, and it doesn't take much to full it. Newborn feeding is baby led - they will let you know when they are hungry and need a feed. Watch for feeding cues, like opening their mouth, turning their head towards the breast, or sucking their fingers. Babies find sucking comforting and will often feed to help settle themselves.
The great thing about feeding, whether it is breast or bottle is that it is the perfect time to bond with your baby.
4. Swaddling
Wrapping your baby snuggly in a swaddle is a great way to recreate the secure feeling your baby had inside the womb. Wrapping the arms, but allowing the legs to move to the 'froggy position" is the safest way to swaddle your newborn. Swaddling will also help them to sleep
5. White Noise
It is noisy in the womb! Your baby has spent 9 months listening to the blood pumping around mums body at the volume of a vacuum cleaner and then we bring them home and pop them in a quiet room to sleep. White noise is a great way to recreate the familiar noise they have had in the womb.
6. Babywearing
Carrying your baby in a Peek-a-Baby wrap carrier is the perfect way to make them feel like they are still in the womb. They are close to you so feel like they are constantly been cuddled. Often babies who spend time being carried close spend less time crying.
A stretchy wrap also allows you to be hands-free so you have the freedom to get tasks accomplished while you keep your baby physically and emotionally close.
7. Movement
During pregnancy, your baby is constantly on the move with you. They get used to being rocked by the gentle sway of your movements. Getting up and moving around with your newborn may help to settle them rather than sitting still.
8. Deep Bath
The womb is warm and wet. Sometimes a nice deep bath can settle a newborn quickly. Especially if mum or dad get in the big bath with them for some skin to skin!
We are all different
There is so much to learn when you have a brand new baby. Whether it is your first or your fourth. All babies are different and have different personalities. What works for one baby may not work for another. What works for one family may not work for yours.
Take your time to learn about each other and you will soon be in tune with your baby's needs.
Enjoy this special time with your baby.
Photo credit: These stunning images are from Chantal Judd.
Chantal runs Bloom and Blossom with Chantal and is passionate about working with mothers and babies. These images are from her Birth/48 hours' collection. www.bloomandblossomwithchantal.com


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45 McRae St. / Box1342
Okotoks, Alberta T1S1B3
(403) 601-0348
Featuring the work of Alberta artist Therese Dalë Kunicky
Open By Chance or Appointment.
My hours tend to be from 11 to 5 Tuesday to Saturday. If you want to make an appointment just give me call or send an email.
Its easy to drive by the gallery, so watch for the spot where the road takes a little jog and you will see a cute little white house on the south side of the street. I have a sandwich board out front to help you spot me. There are several Art Galleries in Okotoks. Stop by, have lunch and make it a day. If you are planning a road trip, Galleries West Magazine has links to the major art galleries to help you plan an Art Tour.
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
- Aristotle