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A MUM told yesterday how she gave birth to a baby girl in a casino car park.
Yvonne McColm's husband Ross delivered 7lb 13oz Freya as a 999 worker gave him instructions on a mobile phone.
They were racing across Edinburgh last Wednesday when Yvonne, 35, realised she would not make it to hospital and begged the friend who was driving to pull in at the Maybury Casino car park.
Teacher Yvonne, from the city's East Craigs, said: "Ross doesn't drive and we had our older daughter Amy with us.
"As soon as we got into the car park, I realised the birth was very close and I told my friend she would need to get Amy out the way.
"Ross came round to my side of the car and the ambulance woman
Ross was speaking to on the phone was asking if I felt the need to push. I was just screaming, 'I can't do this'. The woman was saying to Ross, 'Just tell her to.'
"The next thing, the baby appeared. I think I only pushed about three times."
Waiter Ross, 33, said: "I was trying to reassure her but at the same time in my mind I was going, 'I don't know what I'm doing'.
"But in a situation like that, it was just a case of, 'Right, this is happening'."

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| Mina
|Appears in:
|Digimon Adventure 02
|First appearance
|"Digimon World Tour, Pt. 1" [40]
|Last appearance
|"A Million Points of Light" [50]
|(Ja:) Ai Maeda[1]
(En:) Wendee Lee[2]
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Mina (ミーナ Mīna?) is an Indian DigiDestined. Her Digimon partner is Meramon.
- Mina (ミーナ)
Name used in Digimon Adventure 02 and related materials.
- Mina. Possibly derived from the famous Indian actress Meena, whose name is also written as "ミーナ" (Mīna?) in Japanese.
Mina attempted to lead the Digimon she gathered in India to cross the border into China in order to get to Kowloon Park in Hong Kong but was hindered by the Chinese Army, who thought that the Digimon were hostile. She calls Izzy and Kari for help. Izzy and Kari arrive with the Eldest Poi Brother. The Eldest Poi Brother has his Octomon convince the Chinese Army that the Digimon mean no harm. Mina and the Digimon she found are then allowed entrance to China.
She brings them to Kowloon Park where Kari sends them back to the Digital World. The act of Kari sending them back shocks Mina.
Like all the DigiDestined, she makes her last appearance helping in the fight against MaloMyotismon. She sends a beam of golden light from her Digivice to the sky after calling out the name of her partner Digimon, Meramon. She and Steve (an American Digidestined) stand behind Mimi when the DigiDestined arrive in the Digital World.
Partner Digimon
- English: Peter Spellos ([2])
Meramon is Mina's Partner Digimon. Shortly after the Christmas of 2002, wild Digimon appeared all over the world. Meramon and his partner Mina helped escort the escaped Digimon around India to a rendezvous point in Hong Kong so that they could be returned to the Digital World. Meramon later makes an appearance during the final battle aginst MaloMyotismon, and lends his energy to the DigiDestined to defeat the evil demon lord Digimon.
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9 Mobile Apps for Social Workers
Add digital skills to the many skill sets we wear as social workers. Our clients are carrying around devices that can serve as a secondary tool to support practice and our primary connections. Many practitioners feel that technology is taking away from the human interaction. However, technology can actually enhance our practice and empower our clients while scaling our efforts.
For instance, we can reach people in rural areas we weren't able to reach before, empower clients to monitor their moods outside of sessions and have real time data to discuss in session, make connections with children on the autism spectrum that is difficult for a human to make, assess suicidal ideations, alert authorities/contact of domestic violence situations in real time, and the list goes on. We must not fear technology as it is here to stay. In fact, they are now moving into the world of the Internet of Things (IOT) such as wearable technology.
The social work practice will not progress by chance, we will have to embrace and educate ourselves on technology in order to most effectively advocate for our clients and the profession.
- "Most social workers have no access to data in the field, even though worldwide global mobile access is above 87%." Northwoods Business Brief
- "Smartphone owners use an average of 24 apps per month but spend more than 80 percent of their [in app] time on just five apps." Forrester Data
- "To date, 85.5 percent of the world subscribes to mobile phone services…" Technology for good: Innovative use of technology by charities
Mobile apps are a wonderful tool, however they are just that: a tool. They should not replace the relationship but rather enhance and augment the work you are doing.
1. PTSD Coach – "The PTSD Coach app can help you learn about and manage symptoms that often occur after trauma. Features include:
- Reliable information on PTSD and treatments that work
- Tools for screening and tracking your symptoms
- Convenient, easy-to-use tools to help you handle stress symptoms
- Direct links to support and help
- Always with you when you need it
Providing you with facts and self-help skills based on research." (iTunes, Google Play)
Tags: Veterans, Mental Health
2. Northwoods Compass CoPilot – "It's the ideal solution for mobile social workers at child and adult protective services agencies, and other workers who visit clients in their homes or other locations. Social workers in the field use Compass CoPilot to access all case and client information, forms, and documents, just as they would in the office. It's the only social services software to ensure that social workers are never without the files and information they need while they're on the road. During client visits, social workers can use Compass CoPilot to record interviews, take photos, document, and notate their findings — all while they are in the field. Being able to accomplish all of this with a tablet makes the information gathering less intrusive, which helps put clients at ease and allows for better interactions. Our innovative social service software syncs the new information with the agency's Compass® system back at the office." (iTunes)
Tags: Child Welfare, Case Mangement
3. Classdojo – "Easily encourage students on participation, perseverance, or something else? Customize ClassDojo to work for your classroom. See a timeline of students' progress, share a beautiful timeline of all the wonderful things your students do. Students love how positive classrooms are and it saves teachers valuable class time, too." (iTunes, Google Play)
Tags: School Social Work, Autism
4. TF-CBT Triangle of Life – "new [free] mobile game app helps children who have experienced trauma by letting them use their tablets or smartphones to practice life skills they have learned in the therapist's office. With the tagline "Change how you think; change your life," the TF-CBT Triangle of Life game is designed to help children age 8-12 better understand their thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and move toward a better quality of life. During this game, the player takes the role of the lion in a jungle story, guiding other animals toward more positive experiences and relationships." (iTunes,Google Play)
Tags: Mental Health, Trauma, CBT, Therapist
5. Aspire News – "A domestic violence app is disguised as a normal icon and even has a decoy home page, so you'll be safe if your abuser takes your phone. The most important feature of the Aspire News app is called the GO Button, which you can activate the moment you are in danger. Once activated, the GO Button will send a pre-typed or pre-recorded message to multiple trusted, preselected contacts, or even 911, saying that you are in trouble. Additionally, once the app is activated, your phone will begin recording audio of everything that is going on in the room, which can be used as evidence for any legal proceedings that may stem from the incident. Robin emphasizes that it's important to always have your location services activated, as many of the app's features require it. For example, the app can be used to locate the shelters and resources closest to you." (iTunes, Google Play)
Tags: Domestic Violence
6. The Savvy Social Worker – "Trying to stay abreast of developments in social work and human services practice? Few practitioners have the time to identify all the key sources of information on the web. This app, developed by the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, will help you stay current with new developments in social work practice, especially evidence-based practices and best practices. We bring information about key practice resources and practice research findings to you all in one place, in an e-news reader format. You select the information providers (channels) that you would like to monitor, and we do the rest. Included in our list are key sources such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Cochrane Collaboration, the Campbell Collaboration, ad Information for Practice." (Google Play)
Tags: Social Work, Resources
7. Suicide Safety – "Suicide Safe, SAMHSA's new suicide prevention app for mobile devices and optimized for tablets, helps providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice and address suicide risk among their patients. Suicide Safe is a free app based on SAMHSA's Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) card." (iTunes, Google Play)
Tags: Therapist, Suicide, Social Work
8. The DBT Diary Card – "DBT Diary Card is the only DBT iPhone app designed and created by a licensed and DBT intensively trained psychologist." (iTunes)
Tags: Therapist, Social Work, DBT
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Loneliness Found to Be High in Public Senior Housing Communities
Older adults living in public senior housing communities experience a large degree of loneliness, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Nevertheless, senior housing communities may be ideal locations for reducing that loneliness, the study finds.
"There are many studies on loneliness among community-dwelling older adults; however, there is limited research examining the extent and correlates of loneliness among older adults who reside in senior housing communities," wrote Harry Chatters Taylor, doctoral student at the Brown School and lead author of "Loneliness in Senior Housing Communities," published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
The study was co-authored by Yi Wang, doctoral student at the Brown School, and Nancy Morrow-Howell, the Bettie Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy and the director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging.
The study examines the extent of loneliness in three public senior housing communities in the St. Louis area. Two of the three complexes were in urban neighborhoods, and the last was located in a suburban neighborhood. All were publicly funded under Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. Data for the project was collected with survey questionnaires with a total sample size of 148 respondents. Loneliness was measured using the Hughes 3-item loneliness scale. Additionally, the questionnaire contained measures on socio-demographics, health/mental health, social engagement and social support.
Results showed approximately 30.8 percent of the sample was not lonely; 42.7 percent was moderately lonely, and 26.6 percent was severely lonely. In analyzing the data, researchers found loneliness was primarily associated with depressive symptoms.
"We speculate that loneliness may be higher in senior housing communities for a few important reasons," Taylor said. "The first is older adults residing in senior housing communities often have greater risk for loneliness. In order to qualify to live in these senior housing communities, older adults must have a low income, and having a lower income is a risk factor for loneliness.
"Additionally, most of the residents we interviewed identified their marital status as single, which is another risk factor for greater loneliness. Many older adults living in senior housing communities also have greater health and mental health vulnerabilities, which increases the likelihood that an older adult will experience loneliness."
Despite all that, the study finds, senior housing communities may be better suited to combat loneliness than traditional residential homes.
"We believe that senior housing communities could become ideal locations for reducing loneliness among older adults," Taylor said. "Senior housing communities are embedded in communities with peers who may have similar age and life experiences. There are occasional activities and support from senior housing management to encourage the building of friendships, bonds and social support among senior housing residents.
"Most senior housing communities also have a common space or multipurpose room available for use, which can also help facilitate building bonds between residents. Senior housing communities are frequently located close to public transportation, which provides access to transportation for residents without automobiles."
Still, loneliness is frequently a stigmatized condition, he said.
"We often do not like to talk about our feelings of loneliness," Taylor said. "For practitioners, it is important to be patient when working with older adults, and it could take a while for an older adult, regardless if they reside in a senior housing facility, to admit they are feeling lonely.
"Whether you are a child, relative or family member to an older adult, or provide services to older adults, be patient when discussing issues of loneliness and mental health with older adults."
Mental Health
Intimate Partner Violence Doesn't End With the Relationship
The violence that occurs between intimate partners does not end with the relationship's conclusion, yet few resources exist to help survivors move beyond the betrayal of abusive relationships in order to begin new, healthy relationships.
The effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) are profound, painfully enduring and should command as much attention as providing victims with the help necessary to leave violent relationships, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo social work researcher.
"Once a victim leaves an abusive relationship we have to begin addressing the issues that stem from having been in that relationship," says Noelle St. Vil, an assistant professor in UB's School of Social Work. "You can carry the scars from IPV for a long time and those scars can create barriers to forming new relationships."
St. Vil calls IPV a pervasive public health issue.
Nearly one in three women in the U.S. have experienced IPV. One in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner.
IPV is a subtype of domestic violence. While domestic violence can include violence occurring among any individuals living in a single household, IPV is at the level of an intimate relationship.
It's one partner trying to gain power and control over another partner. IPV can involve many types of violent behavior, including physical, verbal, emotional and financial.
Looking at IPV from the perspective of betrayal trauma theory, a concept that explores when trusted individuals or institutions betray those they're expected to protect and support, St. Vil's research, published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, explores how the long-lasting implications of IPV and the consequences of being in such a relationship should be addressed.
"We often use betrayal trauma theory to describe children who have experienced child abuse," says St. Vil. "But the same betrayal occurs with IPV: a partner who you trust, can be vulnerable with, who should be building you up, is in fact inflicting abuse. It's a betrayal of what's supposed to be a trusting relationship."
With most help and support centered on keeping women safe in a relationship or providing them with the means to get out of an abusive relationship, St. Vil began thinking about the effects of the trauma.
"How do you move forward after leaving?" she asked. "What does that look like?"
Her interviews with nine survivors of IPV represent the initial steps to answer those questions and revealed four barriers to establishing new relationships.
- Vulnerability/Fear: Women emerging from IPV often set up an emotional wall, hesitant to begin new relationships. Some victims said they entered into a physical relationship, but avoided becoming emotionally attached.
- Relationship Expectations: Some women in the study opened themselves emotionally, but expected even what appeared to be a healthy relationship to decay into violence.
- Shame/Low Self-Esteem: Participants in the study expressed how low self-esteem sabotaged new relationships. Part of gaining power and control in violent relationships involves breaking down self-esteem. When things aren't going well in new relationships, victims can return to the feelings experienced during IPV, asking, "Why would anyone love me?"
- Communication Issues: St. Vil says communication is a major issue in new relationships as victims struggle to understand and explain to new partners what they experienced during IPV and its effects on their current behavior. Women who were unable to communicate their experiences felt disconnected from their new relationships.
St. Vil says her one-on-one interviews capture critical aspects of IPV survivors' experiences.
"This is a starting point," she says. "We're trying to understand the depth of the issue and can use the data from this research for a potentially larger study."
For the time being, St. Vil is emphatic.
"The effects don't end once a woman is out of the relationship. We need to understand that and know there's more work to be done."
5 Trends Indicating a More Nature Loving Millennial Culture
Every generation has certain hallmarks. For example, many people probably associate millennials with technology. Millennials always seem to be checking social media sites and trying to purchase the latest gadget. This may true, but you can find convincing evidence millennials may not be so into technology after all. However, did you know there is evidence to suggest that millennials are on track to be one of the most nature loving generations ever? It's true! Check out the trends indicating this surprising finding below.
Millennials are big on sharing. For example, millennials essentially created the social media landscape we know and use today. Millennials are also the drive behind companies that promote the sharing of vehicles and apartments through smartphone apps. Part of this obsession with sharing stems from economic necessity.
For example, millennials stuck paying off a bunch of student loans feel compelled to share mortgage payments, cars, and grocery bills. However, nature also provides an opportunity to share. Nature is also one of life's least expensive pleasures. A group of millennials can take a hike or watch a sunset without even needing to even buy a ticket. Everybody can share the trail or sunset, and everybody can share the memory of it afterward.
Climate Change
The evidence shows that millennials are concerned about climate change. As a result, many millennials support environmentally conscious political candidates and strive to be environmentally aware. This awareness often translates into a greater love of nature. This makes sense. Why would millennials want to save the planet and not take the time to enjoy it? This means that millennials are all about being close to nature and the object of their generation's political affection.
Communal Thinking
Millennials are understood to be a collective generation. This means that millennials often value the needs of a group over the needs of an individual. This helps explain why millennials love social media and sharing resources. However, this collective viewpoint translates well into nature.
Nature is the one thing we all share, and, depending on how we treat nature, it is the one thing that can either help or harm everybody. This collective thinking makes millennials feel attracted to nature more than other generations. Millennials see and understand how nature and humankind interact in a type of feedback loop. Millennials see themselves as a part of nature, and they enjoy doing the best they can to take care of nature.
Millennial Health
Millennials are one of the healthiest generations ever. For example, millennials are less likely to smoke than any previous generation. Millennials are also more likely to shun sugary drinks and embrace healthier diets. All of this focus on health often translates into physical activity. Interestingly, much of this physical activity takes place in the outdoors. Millennials love hiking, biking, and backpacking through nature. This also means that when things go wrong, millennials are also more likely to seek healing through wilderness therapy and other healthy lifestyle choices. Many millennials would rather hit the trails to feel better instead of laying on a therapist's couch.
Being One
It's true that millennials are often viewed as a somewhat self-centered and narcissistic generation. However, this intense focus on the self also drives millennials to nature. While outdoors, millennials feel the majesty of nature. For better or for worse, it can make some millennials feel the feelings of insignificance for the first time.
Massive mountains, ancient forests, and mighty waterfalls can trigger powerful emotions in millennials. After feeling these emotions, millennials often enjoy the feelings and decide to seek out more. Nature can then be seen as an escape route for millennials wishing to escape the stereotypes of their generation.
All of the above items demonstrate how millennials are on track to value nature more than any other generation. This is great news for the planet, and it is great news for people interested in capitalizing on these millennial trends.
Mental Health
Conscious Service and The Role of Intuition
I love talking about intuition and even more than that, I love connecting to my intuition. I find intuitive moments to be highly energizing and uniquely interesting ~ sometimes, even entertaining.
What do you think about intuition? Is it a function or our physiological brain? Is it a function of our spirit ~ our hearts? Maybe, it's a combination of both?
I have always felt that intuitive guidance was spiritual in nature ~ that it involved my heart and soul and would express itself to me through feelings and sensations that I would experience in my body. Intuition would come to me through ideas and messages that I would think and hear. If the answer was no, it feels a certain way in my body. Yes, has it's own vibration as well.
The Sixth Sense
They call intuition the "sixth sense" for a reason. We receive information from and about the world in us and around us through our senses. We see, hear, feel, taste, and smell ~ and we intuit. It is through our senses that we interpret our experiences.
Intuition works in much the same way as our other senses and also communicates to us through our senses. We all have the capacity to access intuitive guidance. Some of us are more naturally inclined intuitively and everyone can strengthen intuitive abilities. In that way, intuition is much like a muscle ~ the more we use it, the stronger it gets. The more we tune into it, the greater the likelihood is that we will receive its communication more readily. As you grow to trust your intuitive messages and follow your inner guidance more frequently, you will notice that there are greater stores of information available to you. It will become second nature to simply tune into to what you are picking up on through your intuition.
Intuitive Messages
I often experience my intuition through messages in the outer world. I have found myself asking questions or pondering a challenge in my life and suddenly I'll drive past a billboard and the message is loud and clear. I'll turn on the radio to receive my guidance through the lyrics of a song. I open a book and my eyes land on a passage that illuminates a deeper insight or affirms what my heart already knows.
Your intuition will communicate with you through symbols and images, thoughts and feelings that are familiar to you ~ that already have meaning for you. Your intuition is there to enlighten you ~ not to trick you.
Setting the intention to hear your intuitive guidance is a simple and yet powerful way to open yourself and set the stage to receive. You can engage in centering practices in the morning to do this and you can also simply take any moment in time to extend the invitation and indicate your readiness and willingness to listen.
I find that it is also imperative to detach ~ to let go ~ of the outcome, my hoped for message, and the way that the intuitive information comes through. And, of course, the timing of the message. If I stay attached to a particular response, I will likely misinterpret the voice of my ego for the wisdom of my intuition and this is potentially dangerous or at the very least painful in some way. If I cannot find the patience to sit quietly within until the answer arrives, I will likely jump the gun and attempt to control situations in my life just to make something happen.
The reality is that our intuitive guidance is always there and available to us and quite often speaks to us very quickly. When it feels like it's taking too long, it is usually because we don't want to hear what we already know. And we always know. Part of the beauty of our humanity is that we are wired to survive and some aspect of ourselves will protect us from truths we aren't quite ready to acknowledge.
Enter courage and curiosity. Enter trust and faith. When you can become courageous enough to get really curious about the mysterious nature of your existence, you can come face to face with the unknown and know that you are safe and that you will be led and protected when you listen closely to your internal guidance system.
Quiet your mind. Still your heart. Take a deep breath. And listen.
You have everything you need.
Interview with Lucca Hallex
In an interview with Lucca Hallex, I explore this topic of Intuition and the role it has in Conscious Service for the Consciously Serving podcast.
Lucca Hallex works with the process of empowerment and remembering who you are – what you came to our little blue planet to passionately experience, share and create.
She coaches clients to find the source of their power at the very deepest level by using her intuition and encouraging them to use theirs, including running a unique Intuition Incubator to help people learn how to 'speak intuition'.
Her work is not about 'business as usual'. She engages at the edge of the current wisdom about 'work', where the present and future leaders of the emerging new paradigm are exploring what 'new' means for their professional lives and the communities in which they thrive.
Lucca co-creates with change-makers who are pushing boundaries and challenging themselves, who foster change by 'working at the edge' of what they know about themselves, how they want to move through the world and what impact they want to have. She builds on their experience and passion, to create a future that is inspiring to get up to each day.
Her clients say that the work truly changes their lives:
- 'Working with Lucca has softened my doubt and shored up my courage'
- 'Working with her has definitely strengthened my 'intuitive muscles'. It's putting a spotlight on a specific situation and gradually pulling it further away to light up the bigger picture'
- 'She has a deep respect for her client's free will without pushing one to do anything'
- '…most precious to me is a deeper listening to what I know to be true'
- 'I finally feel like my chess pieces are all on the board aligned properly and the game is ready to commence'
Lucca calls herself a Power Sourcerer – pun intended! This has evolved out her career in both business and personal development, as a facilitator, coach, counselor and psychic. In her free time, she co-hosts a weekly community radio program called Essencetial Conversations – conversations with change-makers about their essence and passion. She believes we are all one and that our differences are what unite and empower us and not what divides or diminish us.
Women Sleep Less than Men, New Survey Finds
When it comes to quality of sleep among Americans, men seem to outperform women, a new survey from the Better Sleep Council has found. The male participants of the survey often bragged about getting adequate amounts of sleep, while the women were considerably less likely to get a good night's rest.
The Sleep Gap between the Sexes
The survey found that a vast majority—84 percent—of female participants found that sleep is important to their health. However, compared to men, the women fell short of getting recommended amounts of sleep each night. The male participants earned a positive 72 percent score for sleeping well at night. This is only slightly above the 70 percent score average American adults of both sexes received from the researchers. Overall, both men and women were lacking enough sleep.
The researchers found that men got better sleep because they tended to engage in more positive sleep habits. More than a third of the male participants slept alone, thus reducing distractions. More men minimized stress levels, followed strict bedtime rituals including on weekends, and didn't consume caffeinated drinks after lunchtime, leading to overall better sleep than the women.
Women experienced considerable barriers to uninterrupted sleep—mainly their loved ones. Women were more likely than men to let kids or pets sleep in their beds. Such distraction-causing bedtime habits caused women to miss sleep more. Women were also considerably more likely to have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
Mounting Evidence for a Sleep Epidemic among Women
Other surveys have also found women to lack more sleep than men. A 2007 poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that women are more likely than men to suffer from sleep disorders. Women with children are often the last to go to bed at night, resulting in less sleep.
Both men and women require at least 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night, according to guidelines set by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Sleep deprivation is linked to a number of adverse health conditions among both sexes, including increased risk for heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's, and mood disorders like anxiety.
A study of 71,000 female nurses who regularly got less than 5 hours of sleep at night found that the sleep-deprived women were more likely to develop diabetes and cardiovascular problems compared to those who slept 8 hours a night. Women who are most likely to lose sleep were corporate women, who worked long hours at the office and commuted a lot, often losing out on sleep in the process. It's estimated that more than a third of American working women are seriously sleep-deprived.
Why Women Sleep Less
Scientific research indicates several reasons why women lack sleep compared to men. As mentioned above, lifestyle is a major contributing factor. Women often work long hours and when they come home, they are tasked with looking after children. Working mothers don't go to sleep until their children are asleep and the school bags for the following day are packed. Women prioritize the needs of the family over their individual need to sleep well.
Other biological factors may also play a role. Female sex hormones tune body clocks to wake up earlier compared to men. The menstrual cycle can also play a role, particularly menopause. Pregnant women experience sleep disturbances, which can continue even after the baby is born (mostly because of the crying baby).
Certain diseases, such as restless leg syndrome, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and obstructive sleep apnea, can keep women awake at night as well. Another factor is the bed partner, which is likely to be a male who snores and moves around a lot in their sleep.
Medical professionals recommend that women address this issue head-on and actively sleep at least 20 minutes more than the healthy 7 hours a night. Developing good sleeping habits is at the forefront of tackling this particular gender-oriented problem.
Mental Health
Age-Related Racial Disparities in Suicide Rates Among Youth Ages 5 to 17 Years
Suicide rates in the United States have traditionally been higher among whites than blacks across all age groups. However, a new study from researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital and collaborators published today in JAMA Pediatrics shows that racial disparities in suicide rates are age-related. Specifically, suicide rates for black children aged 5-12 were roughly two times higher than those of similarly-aged white children.
"Our findings provide further evidence of a significant age-related racial disparity in childhood suicide rates and rebut the long-held perception that suicide rates are uniformly higher in whites than blacks in the United States," says Jeff Bridge, PhD, director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children's and lead author of the publication. "The large age-related racial difference in suicide rates did not change during the study period, suggesting that this disparity is not explained by recent events such as the economic recession."
For older children, the trend reverses back to the national average. For youth aged 13-17 years, suicide was roughly 50 percent lower in black children than in white children.
Researchers obtained data for cases in which suicide was listed as the underlying cause of death among persons aged 5-17 years from 2001-2015 from the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARSTM) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From 2001-2015, for American youth aged 5-17 years, 1,661 suicide deaths in black youths and 13,341 suicide deaths in white youths occurred. During this period, the overall suicide rate was about 42 percent lower in black youth (1.26 per 100,000) than in white youth (2.16 per 100,000). However, age strongly influenced this racial difference, as seen when suicide rates among 5- to 12-year-olds and 13- to 17-year-olds were analyzed.
"The existing literature does not adequately describe the extent of age-related racial disparities in youth suicide, and understanding these differences is essential to creating targeted prevention efforts," says Dr. Bridge, also a professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
While the findings highlight an important opportunity for more targeted intervention, these data are limited and cannot point to the potential reasons for the observed differences.
"We lacked information on key factors that may underlie racial differences in suicide, including access to culturally acceptable behavioral health care or the potential role of death due to homicide among older black youth as a competing risk for suicide in this subgroup," Dr. Bridge elaborates. "Future studies should try to find out whether risk and protective factors identified in studies of primarily white adolescent suicides are associated with suicide in black youth and how these factors change throughout childhood and adolescence."
"Parents and health providers should be aware of the importance of asking children directly about suicide if there is a concern about a child," added Dr. Bridge. "Asking children directly about thoughts of suicide will not put the idea in a child's head or trigger subsequent suicidal behavior."
Responsible reporting on suicide and the inclusion of stories of hope and resilience can prevent more suicides. You can find more information on safe messaging about suicide here. If you're feeling suicidal, please talk to somebody. You can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text "START" to Crisis Text Line at 741-741.
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Cheetahs survive late Griquas scare
The Cheetahs started quickly and progressed into Griquas half from the get go, showing their intent to play running rugby.
The visitors were a little slow out of the blocks but also showed their intent early on once they got their hands on the ball.
Griquas drew first blood in the eighth minute after several attacks led to a good try from captain Wayne Stevens.
Fullback Nico Scheepers converted with ease to give Griquas an early lead of 7-0.
The Cheetahs finally got on the score-board in the 18th minute when Elgar Watts kicked a penalty to give the hosts some reward, after their attacks failed to produce a five-pointer.
Watts made use of his kicking boot to keep the hosts down in Griquas' half, but the hosts were solid in defence.
Watts gave his side the lead for the first time in the game with a try in the 24th minute.
Cheetahs scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius further extended that lead by scoring in the corner after kicking the ball through and running nearly 60 metres.
Watts missed with the conversion, but replacement, Marais Schmidt, kicked a penalty on the hooter for Griquas to make the half-time score 15-10 in favour of the hosts.
Griquas started the second half well, but good defence from the hosts snubbed them of any early points.
The home side, in turn, used all their chances and scored in the 46th minute after winger Rayno Benjamin rounded-off a good off-load by centre Francois Venter.
Again Watts converted to stretch the lead to 12 points for the Cheetahs.
The visitors reduced the deficit shortly thereafter via a try from flanker Marnus Schoeman.
An unconverted try, it still left Griquas seven points adrift. The visitors were left one man short in the 64th minute when prop Steph Roberts was yellow-carded for coming in from the side.
The Cheetahs clinched the victory in the 67th minute when wing Raymond Rhule dotted down after following up a kick through.
Replacement flyhalf, Willie du Plessis, converted to give the hosts a comfortable lead with time running out.
A follow-up try by Rhule, his second of the afternoon, rounded off a superb performance by the hosts.


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text: I would like to find out two things: a) what wrestling storylines you would have liked to have taken place, but can't really happen anymore b) what wrestling storylines you want to take place Let's start with (a) 1. The New Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Luke Harper and Eric Rowan) vs The All-Star Club (AJ Styles, Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) This is something that could have taken place after WM 33, had WWE not splitted up the Wyatts and had they moved Balor and the Club to Smackdown. The line up seems perfect to me, as you get: Styles v Orton, Balor v Bray and Gallows/Anderson v Harper/Rowan. It is a feud that could also have involved every championship of SD. The WWE title for Styles v Orton, a midcard title for Balor v Bray and the tag titles for the tag teams. We would also have seen great one-offs like Styles v Bray and Balor v Orton. 2. The New Day vs Enzo & Cass Here's another recent one. Everybody thought WWE was building towards this at Wrestlemania. Enzo & Cass were the hottest tag team to debut from NXT and New Day were the longest reigning champions. However, Enzo & Cass' popularity faded rather quickly and New Day instead dropped the titles to the team that overshadowed every other team on RAW, The Bar. Still, it could have been a nice feud, even if Enzo & Cass weren't going to be the ones to end New Day's streak. 3. Daniel Bryan vs NXT/New Gen Isn't it ironic that the same time that Bryan and Punk left, WWE became more "indy friendly"? We now have names like Tyler Black (Seth Rollins), Kevin Steen (Owens), El Generico (Zayn), Claudio C. (Cesaro), Styles, Prince Devitt (Balor), Shinsuke Nakamura, KENTA (Itami), Samoa Joe, Jon Moxley (Ambrose) and Adam Cole. Bryan vs any of these guys would have been a spectacle to watch. 4. Many Brock Lesnar feuds A hard hitting match with Sheamus. A blood feud with Kevin Owens. A proper match with Rusev. A match with Daniel Bryan. A proper cat vs dog match against Rollins, a proper Street Fight against Ambrose, a proper match with Cesaro. It's a same some of these matches only happened at house shows, since they definately deserved the PPV spot and could have been great or had the potential to be better than what they were. 5. Rock & Cena v Lesnar & Punk Let me take you back in 2012. Lesnar's return year. Lesnar had just lost a match to Cena at Extreme Rules. Cena had just started feuding with CM Punk and Punk was turning into a "Paul Heyman guy". Right around the same time Lesnar also became a "Paul Heyman guy". Cena was also coming from a loss to Rock at WM, everybody knew he was going to face Rock at WM 29 and we had just witnessed the Punk heel turn against Rock, which was planned months before that. So.. why didn't they do this?? The two Paul Heyman guys vs Cena and The Rock, main event of Summerslam 2012. Lesnar and Punk win, thus giving Lesnar a win back against Cena and keeping the fire boiling for the Punk/Rock showdown at the Rumble, 5 months later. 6. Wrestlemania 29 i) CM Punk, 504 days as champion vs Undertaker and the Streak at the main event ii) Cena vs The Rock as the co-main event, for the World Heayvweight Championship Let's start the booking. ROYAL RUMBLE -) Royal Rumble match. Undertaker wins by last eliminating John Cena. -) CM Punk(c) vs The Rockl if Rock loses he can never challenge Punk again. The match goes as it went. Shield comes out, Vince restarts the match as No DQs. Then Punk and Shield beat down The Rock, Cena comes out. Cena and Rock take out the Shield. Rock is about to win, then Cena nails him with a chair. Punk then wins the match. ROAD TO ELIMINATION CHAMBER -) Undertaker v Punk is made official for Mania. -) Cena says he did what he did as a payback to The Rock for costing him the WWE title at WM 27. He wants Rock at WM 29. Rock says he promised the fans to be world champ again, so since he can't face Punk anymore, he goes to the People's show, Smackdown. If Cena wants Rock so bad at Mania, then he should enter SD's Chamber match for the #1 conterdership. At the Chamber, Rock beats Del Rio to become World Heavyweight Champion and Cena becomes the #1 contender. 7. Orton breaks The Streak That's just a personal preferance. I always believed that the perfect guy to end the Streak was Randy Orton and that the perfect time was Wrestlemania 28. Orton was turning into a legend by that point. He had already achieved everything in the WWE. He's one of the greatest heels of the 21st century. He had an amazing 2011. He's a company man and someone WWE knew would stick around for at least a decade more. Wrestlemania 28 ended up being an amazing show the way it was. But still I can't change my mind about this. Speaking of which.. 8. Wrestlemania 28; Attitude Era vs Reality Era Four main events come to mind: i) The Rock vs John Cena ii) heel Randy Orton vs The Undertaker; Orton breaks the Streak iii) CM Punk(c) vs heel Triple H; No Holds Barred; WWE Championship iv) Daniel Bryan(c) vs RR winner Chris Jericho; WH Championship + Sheamus vs Kane in a FCA match. (b) And now storylines I want to see 1. Cesaro main event push Cesaro and Sheamus break up. Sheamus puts over Cesaro. Cesaro then wins the MITB briefcase. IMO Cesaro would be a perfect MITB holder. He can be marketable. Cesaro Section was over. And his new heel gimmick can be that he and Sheamus aren't the bar.. he is The Bar. And in fact I think Cesaro is the kind of heel that would make a perfect stable leader. Cesaro dumping poor Sheamus for a new set of friends would bring a lot of heat to him. Sheamus could then find his own set of friends and fight Cesaro's stable. 2. New Day leave tag team competition ... But don't break up. Big E goes for the world title, Kofi goes for the midcard title and Woods goes for the Cruiserweight title. But they still continue as a stable, constantly helping each other. The New Day are too marketable for them to break up, plus there's nothing to gain out of a Big E vs Kofi feud... 3. Dean Ambrose turns heel and feuds with John Cena. These two get very personal when they're on the mic. I believe in my heart that Ambrose can turn into one of the greatest heels ever. He's like a cobination of Edge and Brian Pillman. After he's done with Cena, he faces Roman. 4. John Cena taps out That is something that will make the headlines. The man that never gives up, taps out. 5. Finn Balor dual personality crisis That's maybe beyond wrestling standards and more like TV series standards, but I always wanted to see Finn Balor go through a dual identity storyline where his "Evil" demon persona fights against his "Good" human persona. Balor can be a heel when he's in Demon form and a face when he's in a Human form. 6. NJPW gets some big names Outside of WWE, I'd like NJPW to gain even more popularity. If CM Punk is to ever return to wrestling, I'd like to see him there. However knowing Punk, that's highly unlikely, since he's a guy that wants to reach higher than where he was yesterday. Same thing goes for Daniel Bryan, if he feels confident enough that he can wrestle without any limitations. WWE needs competition and NJPW looks like the only company that could, indirectly or directly, compete with them. What NJPW needs in order to create a brand is quality and not quantity. 5 or 6 big names instead of 10, so that they can also afford them.


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18th November Free Public Transport in Riga
18.11.11 Latvia's 93rd Independence day free public transport in Riga!
That's right something for free! Riga will offer all public transport for free on the 18th November as it one of the most important events of the Latvian calendar. Take advantage of it! Jump on trams you have never used, get lost on random bus routes and enjoy the warmth and shelter as the weather slowly turns a little bit too 'Baltic'.
I am a geek and have always loved trams and buses, so for sure you will be able to see me on one of my favourite lines, probably Tram 11 up to Meža Parks or tram 7 on my way down Maskavas iela. If you fancy joining us on a ride around the city, drop us a line and click on the link if you need more information on Riga public transport.
There will be many events on the 18th and we will soon release a list of whats on and when.


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Welcome to the new Leadership Factory blog
Keep up-to-date with all the latest news and developments from Leadership Factory.
Under the leadership of CEO Colin Robertson, Alexander Dennis Ltd have enjoyed a sustained period of growth and profitability. The business now has a turnover of over £0.5 billion and has established itself as the leading UK bus manufacturer, employing over 2,000 people at its plants in Falkirk, Scarborough, Guildford, Skelmersdale and internationally in Australia. Its ambitious strategy has resulted in ADL becoming a major global player with partnerships across the world including China, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Malaysia.
The Leadership Factory started working with ADL in 2009 in order to support the continued growth strategy by creating strong leaders across all areas of the business to drive and enable corporate strategy. Working closely with the HR and Change teams in ADL, The Leadership Factory designed and delivered an on-going programme of leadership development: Leadership for Profitable Growth (LPG). Over 60 senior managers across ADL have participated in the programme since its inception, engaging in intensive sessions covering topics such as strategy, culture, high performance teams and change.
As ADL has grown, The Leadership Factory's support has developed into other areas and functions of the business, providing management development supervisory support and coaching across the operation. These activities have been a core element of the ADL Operational Excellence program.
The learning that managers have achieved through the workshops and coaching at leadership, management and front line supervisor levels was applied into achieving real change in the workplace. Core to the ethos of the Operational Excellence programme is that change is made 'sticky': real change happens in the workplace. Projects now focus on finding practical solutions to problems, new approaches that will reduce costs or improve quality. This is then supported in turn by top management, who play an active role in evaluating the impact of the projects to ensure that the topics are relevant to the overall strategy.
Developing leadership and behaviour skills as part of the LFG programme, in parallel with driving business improvement through its Operational Excellence focus, has meant that ADL have been able make the change stick. The LPG programmes continue to support the on-going changes in ADL with a growing team of high performance leaders in every area of the business. The Operational Excellence journey continues and is helping to deliver sustained business improvement.
Colin Robertson, CEO, is a huge supporter of the leadership development across the business. Listen to his thoughts on leadership and its importance to the business in the video link below:
Keep up-to-date with all the latest news and developments from Leadership Factory.
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The investigation started Friday when East Moline police got a tip from an outside party about inappropriate text messages between Jason VanHoutte and a female student. East Moline police then began working with Moline police, because the crimes are believed to have been committed in Moline.
He led Orion's Varsity High School football team to playoffs six out of the last seven years. Now his days as a coach and teacher may be over.
"Jason VanHoutte was arrested on an outstanding warrant for three Class 1 Felony Offenses of sexual assault," said Jeff Terronez, Rock Island County State's Attorney, during a press conference on Wednesday.
Some parents at the school were shocked to hear the news, including the wife of East Moline's mayor.
"You're always shocked when you hear something like this. Just wait and see if it's true or not," says Tricia Thodos, parent of a UT student.
"You're kidding me?" exclaimed Tami Hilton, a parent of a UT student, "I have my second child here and I have a set of twins that'll be going here in two years, so that does concern me."
VanHoutte had just begun his 16th year of teaching at United Township this year. He was a social studies teacher held in high regard.
"Mr. VanHoutte was well respected teacher, well liked by students and colleagues, so we're all in shock over this. We had no idea this was going on," says Jay Morrow, UT Superintendent.
The three felony counts of criminal sexual assault stem from text messages between him and a female student that police say indicated they had sex at his home, at 1720 40th Street Court in Moline. The news is a rough way for United Township to start off the school year.
"We have to find a new teacher. It's very difficult for the kids. That's our most important concern, the kids. We have a veteran teacher who was excellent and we'll have to find a replacement to continue that education process and that is very challenging right now," says Morrow.
VanHoutte is on paid leave for now, but the School Board of Education will soon decide what to do about his employment.
"While these charges are pending against somebody, I think they should be put on suspension without pay, because I don't think its fair to the other teachers," says Hilton.
"Just wait and see…innocent until proven guilty," says Tricia Thodos.
If convicted, Jason VanHoutte faces 4 to 15 years in prison, probation is not an option.
The United Township Superintendent says counselors will be available for the student victim and the school will help the family in any way needed. Any students having a hard time with VanHoutte's arrest will also be able to talk with counselors. Meanwhile, a joint investigation continues between the East Moline and Moline police departments.
The school board will meet at the United Township administrative center at 7 am on Thursday to decide whether to leave VanHoutte on suspension or revoke his employment.


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Description: President John F. Kennedy greets National Poster Children for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Back (L-R) National Youth Chairman for MDA Actress Patty Duke, parents of the poster children Mr. and Mrs. C. Leigh Whitaker from Cincinnati, OH, President Kennedy, National Chairman for MDA actor/comedian Jerry Lewis. Front (L-R) MDA Poster Children Robbie Whitaker, age 7 and Kerrie Whitaker, age 6. Oval Office. White House. Washington, D.C.
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Opinion 89-19
CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§8017(a), 8022; SOCIAL SERVICES
LAW, §61: A county department of social services is subject
to pay the appellate filing fee in CPLR 8022, and is not an
agency of the State for purposes of the exemption in CPLR
You ask whether a county department of social services is subject to the fees prescribed by section 8022 of Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) in connection with the filing of a record on a civil appeal.
Section 8022 of the CPLR provides:
Section 8017(a) provides an exemption for the State and counties from certain fees, by providing:
This Office believes that counties and other municipalities are not exempt from the fees imposed by section 8022. Although section 8017(a) of the CPLR does grant an exemption to the State, its agencies and counties from certain filing fees, it is our opinion that the exemption granted by this section with respect to counties applies only to those fees paid by a county to the clerk of that county and not the fees paid to the clerks of the Appellate Divisions and the Court of Appeals (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-38, p 75).
You suggest, however, that the commissioner of the local department of social services should be considered an agent of the State in administering the social services program. Your position is based on the Court of Appeal's decision in Beaudoin v Toia, 45 NY2d 343, 408 NYS2d 417 [1978] which stated in part:
You ask, therefore, whether as an agent of the State, a county commissioner of social services would qualify for the exemption from the filing fees granted to the State by CPLR, §8017(a) where the county commissioner appeals to the Appellate Division or the Court of Appeals.
In Beaudoin, supra, the issue was whether a local social services department had standing to challenge a ruling of the Commissioner of the State Department of Social Services (DSS) in an Article 78 proceeding. The Court held that since the local commissioners were agents of the State and were under the supervision of the State Commissioner, such standing did not exist. Normally, an agent is not in a position to challenge the principal's decision, unless the decision is illegal (Leonard Smith, Inc. v Merrill Lynch, 107 AD2d 902, 483 NYS2d 847 [1985]; 3 NY Jur 2d, Agency, §189, p 11).
Not considered in Beaudoin, supra, was an amendment to Social Services Law, §22(9)(b) providing local social services departments specific authority to seek review of decisions rendered by the State Commissioner of DSS pursuant to Article 78 of the CPLR, unless otherwise precluded by Federal law (see L 1978 ch 473, §2, eff July 11, 1978; Romano v Perales, 110 AD2d 1028, 488 NYS2d 316, affd 67 NY2d 848, 501 NYS2d 659, 492 NE2d 787 [1985]). The Legislature's action, in providing limited standing for local commissioners to challenge administrative rulings of the State Commissioner suggests that the concept that local social services commissioners are agents of the State is not to be applied in all instances.
In a federal case involving the application of the Eleventh Amendment, the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, held in Holly v Lavine, 464 F Supp 718, affd 605 F2d 638 [1979], that the Monroe County social services department would not be considered an agency of the State. The court noted that the Legislature saw fit to create local social service districts (Social Services Law, §61) which are required by law to provide for the assistance and care of any person who is in need thereof which he is unable to provide for himself (Social Services Law, §62[1]). Moreover, it is the duty of the board of supervisors of a county, (and prior to chapter 28 of the Laws of 1972, the town board of a town) to make adequate appropriations and to take such action as may be necessary to provide the public assistance and care required by the Social Services Law (Social Services Law, §88).
The court in Holly, supra, also noted several other factors which caused it to conclude that a county should not be considered an agency of the State. Specifically, it noted that a county has its own taxing authority (NY Const, art VIII, §10; County Law, §§233, 233-a[1], [4]), is an independent political entity (County Law, §3), appoints the commissioner of the county social services department (County Law, §400[4][b]; Social Services Law, §116) and bears the ultimate responsibility for public assistance payments (Toia v Regan, 54 AD2d 46, 387 NYS2d 309, affd 40 NY2d 837, 387 NYS2d 832 app dismd 429 US 1082, 97 S Ct 1087 [1976]). Finally, the court found that a county's duty to provide assistance was not dependant upon the receipt of equivalent money from the State (Jones v Berman, 37 NY2d 42, 371 NYS2d 422 [1975]). Based on the foregoing analysis, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the county should not be treated as an arm of the State for Eleventh Amendment purposes.
Although the Court of Appeals in Beaudoin, supra, held that a county commissioner of social services could not challenge a decision rendered by the DSS because the county commissioner is an agent of the State, we believe that the holding of this case should be limited to the circumstances before the Court. Further, in view of the legislative action providing local commissioners express authority to seek review of the State Commissioner's action (Social Services Law, §22[a][b]), the Legislature apparently did not believe that a local social services department constituted an agent of the State to the extent that it should be precluded in all instances from challenging the decisions of the State Commissioner.
Based on the Legislature's action and the analysis by the court in Holly, supra, it is our opinion that when a county department of social services files a record in a civil appeal, it is not acting as an agency of the State. Accordingly, a county is not entitled to an exemption from fees provided to the State by CPLR §8017(a) and must pay the fees imposed by section 8022 of the CPLR when it appeals a matter involving a public assistance program.
June 9, 1989
1. Section 65(3) of the Social Services Law, cited by the Court of Appeals, provides that the county commissioners shall act as agents of the State Department of Social Services (DSS) in matters relating to assistance and care administered and authorized by town public welfare officials. It appears this is the only provision in the Social Services Law denominating a county commissioner as an agent of the State DSS. Chapter 28 of the Laws 1972 abolished town social services districts. Therefore, the agency-principal relationship for purposes of this statute no longer exists, as town functions have been consolidated and merged into the responsibilities that counties have for providing assistance and care.


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FREDERICK, Maryland—Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. has awarded Hood College grants for a Summer Reading Clinic and the second phase in constructing the Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Multimedia Center.
"Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. and Hood College share a long-term relationship in our commitment to excellence in support of higher education," said Marlene B. Grossnickle Young, president of Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. "We've been proud to fund the Summer Reading Clinic for years and have seen firsthand the remarkable progress students make in improving their reading, writing and comprehension skills. Likewise, with our background in the communications industry, we are particularly excited to support the Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Multimedia Center. We acknowledge and appreciate the critical role of technology in the classroom and in our world."
The Summer Reading Clinic has been an integral part of Hood's Master of Science in Reading Specialization for more than 30 years. A six-week experience on Hood's campus, it is an internship site for students to serve as clinicians for children in elementary and secondary schools. Delaplaine Foundation, Inc.'s grant of $14,954 allows the program to offer scholarships while partnering with three important Frederick institutions—the Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County and the English Language Learners programs at Waverly Elementary School and Monocacy Elementary School. Approximately 10 clinicians are expected to participate during the summer 2018. The clinic will host 20-25 students at the elementary level with an additional 18-20 in the middle and high school sections.
The construction of Hood College's new television studio, located on the third floor of Rosenstock Hall, is the first of a three-phase creation of the Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Multimedia Center. Funding for the TV studio was made possible by gifts from Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. and individual donors who were honored at a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 19. The TV studio allows students to learn the techniques involved in shooting, editing and producing newscasts and other types of visual content. The studio is equipped with an anchor desk and green screen. Equipment includes three television cameras with attached teleprompters and a control room that features state-of-the art production tools. A $35,000 grant from Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. will fund a new Mac lab to consolidate instruction in a state-of-the-art classroom next to the television studio. As the second phase of the Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Multimedia Center, the new Mac lab will enable students to produce and edit video content in one location adjacent to the studio.
"We deeply appreciate the support and contributions from Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. in growing our academic programs," said Hood President Andrea E. Chapdelaine. "The foundation's generosity is truly inspiring."


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Hutchinson, Kan. – Hutchinson Community College has announced that Dr. Edward Berger, President of HCC, was honored as a recipient of the prestigious Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award by Phi Theta Kappa. He was honored at the annual PTK convention on April 24-26 in Orlando, Florida.
The Bennett Award recognizes retiring college presidents, campus CEOs and state community college directors, based on outstanding support provided to Phi Theta Kappa over many years. Winners must be nominated by their local PTK chapter, and go through a rigorous selection process to be selected as an honoree.
Berger, who has been a tireless advocate for the PTK program at both HCC and statewide, was inducted into the HCC Kappa Gamma chapter as an honorary lifetime member at the annual chapter induction ceremony held in February.
Berger was also honored by the District Phi Theta Kappa group as the recipient of the College Presidents Award for 2014 for the Kansas District.
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Thank you for showing us passion, Mr. President.
We needed to be reassured that you were passionate about the values you defend and that you are not willing to let the debate being polluted by arrogant and nasty negative lies. We needed you back as our leader and, more importantly, as a president who will fight for our country and its values.
Now what lies ahead is the task of being our next president, and it is for you to lose. We need to see that man, convincing us that you are inclusive, caring and yet, showing us the challenges that lie ahead.
This is the wise leadership that we need. Let's look ahead, at the challenges we are facing.
The American voters know that the United States economy is not in the best shape.
Slogans will not bring us prosperity back. We know it, and over-promising jobs is not credible. The drop in employment in the first months of your presidency were obviously due to the twin crises that happened, and were sometimes caused, under the George W. Bush watch.
The three million jobs created under your watch are not only yours: as you, very honestly, said, jobs are not created by Washington. Your policies made it possible. The rest is the collective responsibility of the corporate world.
This is why they don't understand why Mitt Romney pays 14 percent in taxes while the federal tax rate is at 35 percent.
China is a distraction
The imbalances between China and the United States are due to American companies. Apple is creating tens of thousands of Chinese jobs, and their iPhone5 was produced in circumstances that were close to slavery. Foxconn admitted using underage employees as interns.
This is the glory of corporate America: giving $600 million of free shares to the CEO of a company that perpetuates slave-like conditions abroad. They deserve the imposition of import duties to the United States for doing so.
Energy independence is coming
The United States has incredible reserves. That means that energy independence is almost there. But to implement it, it has to be independent for the U.S. oil cartel. Once again the issue is with us, not with the Middle East or Iran. That strategic asset cannot be privatized: it belongs to the American people, and the licenses have to be used for exploration, not to ensure that the current monopolies exploit them for their own sake.
The hypocrisy of both sides of the aisle is untenable when it comes to subsidies. Why, in our bugetary and indebtedness, should we subsidize Exxon, which made $16 billion last quarter?
The man we are hoping to see in you at the last debate is 45th President of the United States: a wise, passionate and caring leader. Give us some vision we can all embrace enthusiastically.


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Tickets for April's UFC 172 event go on sale this week.
The event, set for April 26 from Baltimore, will feature UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defending his title against Glover Teixeira.
In the co-main event, Anthony Johnson makes his return to the Octagon to face Phil Davis, while other key bouts include Luke Rockhold-Tim Boetsch, Jake Ellenberger-Tarec Saffiedine and Tim Elliott-Joseph Benavidez.
Tickets go on sale today for UFC Fight Club members beginning at 10 a.m. ET. A special internet pre-sale is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. ET, while tickets for the general public go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.
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Light Heavyweight: Phil Davis vs. Anthony Johnson
Middleweight: Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch
Welterweight: Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez vs. Tim Elliott
Lightweight: Joe Ellenberger vs. Yancy Medeiros
Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Max Holloway
Female Bantamweight: Jessamyn Duke vs. Bethe Correia


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Fans of the blog, thank you by the way, will know that I like delving into the historical on occasion. It's fun to do, and allows me the opportunity to take advantage of the three years I spent studying history at university. There aren't that many other chances I get, to be honest, so I really look forward to writing on the subject whenever the mood takes me. What I usually do is go into a bit more detail on a specific weapon or fighting style, and add a few tips about how to integrate them into a role playing game. If you know the kind of games I like to run and play though, you'll know that combat is never a huge part of what I like about the hobby. instead I tend to veer more towards social interactions and intrigue. With that in mind, I have for you, some small snippets that could make for a more rounded social environment from periods of history that interest me, starting this week with the Victorians.
Although historically based games tend to take part in alternate history, one that largely does away with prejudice based on gender or race, the fact of the matter is that the Victorians were a very polite bunch of people, and even more so when it came to how women were addressed. This becomes obvious in one simple gesture, and is probably the best for summing up the gentlemanly attitudes towards the fairer sex; if a Lady stands, then no man should sit. This will be used often during meals, with the men getting to their feet if a woman walks into the room, or if a woman stands up to leave. It is a simple little thing, but gets across quite nicely how social convention becomes so ingrained into every day life. I could now go on at length about how obnoxious most men were about women in their modes of address and general feelings, but since most games are set in a world where this is not the case, I instead invite you to do some reading of your own.
This next one might very well be known to any readers who like the BBC TV show Qi as much as I do, but I discovered this one independently, and as such was actually pretty proud of myself for getting a question on that show correct. The best example I know of it, if you want to see it in action is the rather wonderful HBO show Deadwood. A man asks young child, "How do you do?", and the boy responds with a slight nod and the same question, but with a slightly different emphasis: "How do you do?". This might not seem like much, but again highlights just how polite people were that the correct response to someone asking about you is instead to inquire as to their situation. It is a question that will be asked repeatedly in a character's life, and knowing the basics just adds a layer of immersion that feels very satisfying.
This of course is the standard response, but it leads quite nicely to the basic concept of respecting one's elders. I know this is seen as a bit hokey these days, but I like it – and not just because I'm getting on a bit myself – and it was very important to the Victorians. If one was perambulating along the pavement and someone your senior was also making use of the walkway, then it was a given that you would move to the right and allow them to pass. (As an aside, how much better would it be if we all just agreed to move to the right when two people were walking towards each other, instead of all that bimbling back and forth?) Although this was also expected from people of lower social classes if their 'betters' were walking towards them, age was to be universally respected.
I could go on at length here, but would rather suggest a few things that one should be very careful to avoid doing while out and about. if you are the guest in someone's house, then they deserve the utmost respect, as does the house itself. What with a lack of electronic communication in the Victorian era, a lot of social interactions take place in person, and quite often at the domicile of one person involved in the conversation. There's a whole list of things you should know about how a calling card is delivered, but space here is limited. When you do end up round at someone else's place of residence, all due care should be made to avoid offending your gracious host.
So be careful to not touch or alter anything in the house; this includes touching and moving ornaments in the sitting room, opening or touching a piano if it is already open, or opening the curtains in the sitting room. Importantly, one should never stride around an empty room if you are waiting for the person you are calling on to enter it. Instead, stand respectably near the middle of the room, or near the fireplace. If someone has taken the time to visit you, then you must at all times give them your attention. This is another that strikes home I think, as visiting a friend who spends half his time on a smart phone is more than slightly annoying.
One final point, as I know my word count could sky-rocket on this subject. If you are inviting someone to attend you at any entertainment, then the written invitation should be composed in the third person. A strange one, but taking the time to compose such a letter should be time well spent, and creates an artificial distance between the two persons, and since the social mores of the time were tightly focused on keeping a distance between unmarried men and women, I can see the point.
I hope that some of that was useful for you, and I think I'll take a shot at some medieval etiquette next. It was more than just the code of chivalry you know.
9 Responses to "Historical Etiquette: The Victorians."
The Victorians were such strange people, with their formality on the outside and the things that went on behind closed doors (Victorian sexuality is a very mixed bag for example, full or prudery and kink).
As for the lack of electronic communication, the telegram should not be neglected, at least for the later period. There were whole codebooks that would allow anyone to convey a long message with the minimum of words ect. It's not really such a tool for social interaction as texting is today, but there are similarities.
I played a Cthulhu game set in Victorian times and since we had a male and a female character, we had to ignore many of the conventions to make this even possible (after all, they were not related or married…although they are now). But we did our best to observe as many rules as possible and it made the game a lot of fun.
"The past is another country, they do things differently there." – L. P. Hartley
A truism but how best to capture those differences? Little things, like the cards and men standing when a woman is, are good ways to remind people that it is not the modern world. You do not have to go overboard (but can, if everyone enjoys such) but finding the proper 'just enough' for a group is important.
[...] broadly covering the period. Shortymonster gets into much more detail, listing some very specific points of Victorian etiquette. Not only would the ideas be useful for someone playing a Victorian character, but they also gets [...]
Well done, sir.
The intricacies of the Victorian era (all historical eras really) are so often overlooked yet make for a much more immersive, interesting experience.
It also let's the players know they aren't in Kansas anymore and thier cultural assumptions may be amiss.


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Actresses Nina Dobrev and Nikki Reed have thrown their support behind President Barack Obama's healthcare plan in a new public service announcement (PSA).
The president's Affordable Care Act, a new law which tightens up the rules governing health insurance, has been met with scepticism by many citizens, and the new clip aims to highlight the risks of remaining uninsured ahead of the sign-up deadline on 31 March (14).
In the video, the two actresses enjoy a yoga class and a night out eating and drinking, but they fall over and injure themselves while trying to take a picture together.
The Hollywood stars highlight that without cover, such an injury could cost $20,000, reminding viewers that if they miss the deadline at the end of March they will not be be given another chance to sign up again until January 2015.


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With e-mail, telephone, instant messaging and a host of other communication channels available in today's workplaces, you may find it difficult to figure out which one works best for your department.
But remember that face-to-face communication is still by far most effective.
So, what can you do to encourage your employees to speak to one another face-to-face more often? Try breaking down the physical barriers in your office to allow everyone that important in-person contact every day. Try the following strategies to eliminate the physical barriers that may exist in your workplace:
- Communicate in cubes. If many employees work in separate offices, try restructuring your workstations into cubicles. Although you may hear some moans and groans from your employees about the cubicles, having everyone working in "open air" together will encourage them to talk to one another in person instead of picking up the phone or sending an e-mail. And explain to your employees that better face-to-face communication is your goal so they understand why you made the change.
- Have an open-door policy. As a supervisor, you may have an "open-door policy" with your employees, but make sure they have one too. If you want to stick with separate offices instead of cubicles, ask your employees to keep their doors open to promote better communication in your workplace.


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Oh spammers how you show so much love to my blog! I haven't posted in a while I'm pretty sure the last post I was down to 153, well I'm back up again to 156. I'm not going to lie I'm pretty disappointed in myself. I had this test this week 360 questions actually it was only 330 but still that's beside the point I completely bombed it (I get to write it a second time if I failed so I'm going to start studying again each section 1 by 1 each day since I now pretty much know what the test consists off and hopefully the second time around I can get that 80% that is needed) and maybe I was stressing too much about it and binged not to mention TOM was coming and I always binge like crazy around that time once it hits I'm usually good and the cravings and binging but last week was crazy. I went up to 160 pounds on Monday which was ridiculous! I'm back down to 156 which I'm not really happy about but it's better than 160!
So things seem to be going better with Boy ever since I backed off last night he deleted his online dating profile sites and I didn't even ask him to, he just did it. I now ignore his comments when he brings up the word girlfriend. For example when he said "In 9 months when you're my girlfriend we can move in together." and shit like that obviously he likes me, obviously he wants to keep me around for some time because when he's shopping for trailers and tents he'll ask me if I will sleep in them. I've become pretty mentally distance with him after he said to me if I keep bringing up the girlfriend thing it's not going to happen and I just went into I don't care mode afterwards and become less available in a mental aspect and ever since then he seriously stepped up his game.
The other day he made dinner, chicken, shrimp, with raw peas and tomatoes alongside potatoes and bought raspberries and black berries with real fudge for dessert. I'm happy, he seems happy and the weather is finally picking up so we can go out and do more things and I won't always be freezing.


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Competition drives down sales of J&J's Olysio
Plunging sales of Johnson & Johnson's hepatitis-C drugs, Olysio and Incivo, dragged down the company's performance in the first quarter of 2016. J&J said worldwide sales of Olysio fell 86.3% on a reported basis to $32 million in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the $235 million the drug generated in the same quarter in 2015.
Olysio, approved in November 2014, was the first drug in a new class of treatments with significantly higher cure rates than the standard of care at the time. But Gilead Sciences' blockbuster duo of Sovaldi and Harvoni has dominated the U.S. market despite the sky-high prices it demanded for the drugs. The arrival of AbbVie's Viekira Pak, approved in December 2015, also seized market share from Olysio.
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"Competitors in hepatitis C significantly impacted sales this quarter," Louise Mehrotra, J&J's VP of investor relations, told investors.
J&J said global sales in its pharmaceutical business rose 5.9% to $8.2 billion in the first quarter of 2016. If J&J excluded the net impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and sales of its hepatitis-C drugs, global pharmaceutical sales would have risen 12.3% during the quarter.
Despite the declining performance of Olysion, J&J attributed the 5.9% in pharmaceutical growth to a handful of drugs, among them Stelara, Xarelto, Imbruvica, and Remicade.
Remicade, which is expected to face its first biosimilar competitor this year, enjoyed an 11.2% boost in sales to $1.78 billion in the first quarter of 2016, compared to $1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2015. Overall sales in the company's immunology portfolio, which includes Remicade, Simponi, and Stelara, jumped 18.1% to $2.9 billion in the first quarter.
That growth will likely be impacted when Celltrion's Inflectra, which will be marketed by Pfizer, comes to market later this year. The FDA approved Inflectra, the nation's second biosimilar, in April.
See also: J&J prepares to defend Remicade market share
J&J, however, said it plans to defend Remicade's patents against competition, despite the FDA approval of Inflectra. Dominic Caruso, J&J's CFO, told investors that the company doesn't expect biosimilar competition in 2016 for Remicade even though it has already received the 180-day notice of a biosimilar launch from Pfizer.
"Having said that, I think overall the immunology franchise of Johnson & Johnson is very strong because it's not just about Remicade," he said. "We remain very, very comfortable with the growth outlook for the pharmaceutical business regardless of the outcome of any Remicade biosimilar."
When asked by an analyst about the durability of pricing in the immunology market, Caruso noted that the company already provides 25% gross-to-net discount for its immunology products. "I don't think there's that much room for there to be significantly lower pricing in that market," he said.


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