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Patrick Markey, a psychology professor at Villanova University who focuses on video games, found in his research that men who commit severe acts of violence actually play violent video games less than the average male.
About 20 percent were interested in violent video games, compared with 70 percent of the general population, he explained in his 2017 book "Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong."
Another study by Markey and his colleagues showed that violence tends to dip when a new violent movie or video game comes out, possibility because people are at home playing the game or in theaters watching the movie.
"Everything kind of suggests no link, or if anything, it goes in the opposite direction," Markey said in an interview.

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The Next Chapter
Earlier today we announced that I will be joining Balderton Capital, an early stage Venture Capital firm, as a General Partner. blinkx started back in 2004, and this is the first time I've done anything other than that in ten years (well, apart from that whole getting married and becoming a dad thing of course!).
I will write more about what I'm looking at and my experiences on this new path soon but, in the meantime, I'm just really very excited to be throwing myself back into early stage companies that are trying to re-write the rules and nothing short of awestruck that I get to do it with a team as talented as the team at Balderton. They already work with and for a roster of some of the most interesting new companies in Europe and I look forward to finding more with whom to work. There's a lot going on right now and between my continuing role at blinkx and this new endeavor I'm fortunate to have a prime vantage point on these exciting times and I'm committed to continuing to share as much of that as possible with those who are interested.
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Join us for the Montreal PowerShell User Group #02 meeting on the Tuesday 27th of October 2015 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the Warner Brothers Games Studio!
We will have the two following presentations: Using the PowerShell Pipeline (Beginner level) and Creating Script/Function (Beginner/Intermediate level).
Both presentations will be presented by User Groups members: Martin Lebel and Gary Szabo. (Thank you guys!)
Hope to see you there! Free Pizza, Pop Corn and some games/movies to win!
• Using the Pipeline and formatting the output presented by Martin Lebel
• Creating PowerShell Script and Function presented by Gary Szabo
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Sea Ray Boats introduced their newest Sundancer, the 510, at the 2012 Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show. Just across the dock sat Sea Ray's new 370 Venture (you can read our review on Boats.com) and the 350 Sundancer. But the 510 proved a true stand-out, drawing the attention of the crowd—there was a line to get onboard from the moment we arrived. And it's no wonder; this all-new design is unlike any we've seen from Sea Ray in the past, with an emphasis on natural lighting to create a feeling of spaciousness. Did they succeed? Step aboard with us, and find out for yourself.
The 510's main cabin is surrounded by 360 degrees of windows and glass sliding doors and capped off by a sunroof that hums its way open at the press of a button. No corner or niche is devoid of sunlight, and that cave-like feeling you get in so many yachts of this size is a non-issue. In fact, this remains true even when you walk down the stairs to the galley. There is no overhead separating this area from the main salon and helm-deck, so sunlight can stream down here, too. It's almost like having a cathedral ceiling, and whether you're sitting on the starboard side settee or shuffling between the stove top and the full-sized upright refrigerator, the lower cabin enjoys upper level lighting.
The master stateroom is aft of the galley/lower salon and stretches across the full beam of the boat. It also has ports to provide more of that natural light. Ditto for the forward guest stateroom, which has multiple ports on either side plus some overhead. And while that forward stateroom might not be quite as spacious as the other areas of the boat, it has a full queen berth plus hanging lockers. There's also a third stateroom option, with twin berths that can convert into a single king.
And if you really want to be outside instead of just feeling like you are, there's a massive extended swim platform, plus a cockpit with gobs of seating. Hiding from direct sun is also possible, thanks to a sunshade that retracts into the overhead when not in use.
The 510 can be rigged with either V-drive diesel inboards or Zeus pod drives with joystick controls. No matter what power option you choose, if natural lighting and spaciousness are what you desire in a sporty cruiser, this new Sea Ray delivers.
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text: liquor taxes Taxing Liquor in Michigan By Jack Lessenberry • Aug 29, 2011 There are taxes, and then there are taxes. Some are straightforward. If I spend ten dollars at the hardware store this afternoon, I know I'll pay sixty cents in sales taxes. But other taxes are hidden, and may be higher than we suspect. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is an independent, non-partisan think tank with a strong fiscally libertarian bias. Last week, it released a statistical analysis of liquor prices. The center found they are higher in states like Michigan where the state government acts as the statewide wholesale distributor. How much higher? A little over six percent. They took as their example a fifth of a particular common brand of Scotch. They found that it costs, on average, a dollar fifty-nine more a bottle in the seventeen states like Michigan where government is the wholesaler. The Mackinac Center said this amounted to, "a substantial hidden tax on a commodity already subject to large state and federal taxes." The implication is that this is bad. However, I'm not so sure. I suppose it would bother me more if it were a tax on baby formula, or if the tax left liquor costing twenty percent more than in Illinois, for example. But nobody forces anybody to buy a bottle of Scotch.


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Pin Recent Documents in Excel to the Start Menu or Office Button Menu in Excel 2007
Visit http://www.TeachExcel.com for more, including Excel Consulting, Macros, and Tutorials. This video tutorial shows you how to permanently keep Excel documents pinned to the office button menu or the recent documents menu. This is a really nice feature to use when you have an Excel workbook which you often need to open but which is buried deep in your computer file system. For Excel consulting or to get the spreadsheet or macro used here visit the website http://www.TeachExcel.com There, you can also get more free Excel video tutorials, macros, tips, and a forum for Excel. Have a great day!
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If you're a doctor interested in moving away from the 12 hour days of the typical medical practitioner or GP job, or you simply want to supplement your income while you pursue other interests, joining the House Call Doctor team could be the solution for you!
By delivering doctor services that are outside of regular practice hours, House Call Doctor provides a valuable community service that helps patients receive the care they need when they need it, and alleviates the daily pressure put on emergency departments (where each visit costs state health budgets between $400 and $500).
Demand for House Call Doctor services has increased significantly since the deputising service's inception in 2015, allowing us to offer doctors jobs at the right pay, in the right area, right away.
Read on to find out more about:
- The role of a House Call Doctor
- What we offer those who sign on for a House Call Doctor / GP job
- Doctor candidate requirements
The Role of a House Call Doctor
The typical day in the life of a House Call Doctor starts off with a home pickup by your chaperone in a company car.
Your chaperone will take care of all of the driving, accompanying you on the way to all of your calls and ensuring that you're always working in a safe environment.
All patients are placed on a priority list by our triage call centre team and are notified when you're about to arrive. Because patients are treated in the comfort of their own home, and know when to expect you, our doctors find their patients are usually less stressed than those waiting in a regular GP's office.
In addition to having calmer patients, one of the unique bonuses of our doctor's jobs is that you gain access to additional insights into your patient's day-to-day lives, which allows you to provide better treatment in many circumstances.
House Call Doctors are able to gauge the level of independence and support available to elderly patients, they can see the family dynamics affecting sick children, and they can get an idea of the lifestyles of patients with chronic illness.
Our bulk-billed services are available to everyone with a Medicare and DVA card, and you'll make calls to a variety of places, including homes, motels, retirement villages and nursing homes. Young children and seniors make up a large percentage of call outs.
After your shift, you won't have to spend hours taking care of paperwork either. The vast majority of administrative work is taken care of by our in-house team.
Doctors Jobs: What We Offer
The package that comes with our doctor and GP jobs offers unrivalled working conditions, remuneration and work-life balance.
Flexible Working Hours
If you're unable or unwilling to arrive at a general practice every day at 7:30, or no longer want to work long hours in the Emergency Department, the hours that House Call Doctor offer may be highly suited to you.
Our doctor jobs are outside of the hours required by a regular doctor or GP job, taking calls on weeknights, weekends and public holidays. This allows our doctors to make the most of those much-needed daylight hours to pursue further study, spend time with friends or family, or take care of other business.
We offer a flexible monthly schedule with working hours that are subject to service requirements, and no lock-in terms.
House Call Doctor currently have opportunities available for full-time, part-time and casual working arrangements.
Professional Development
We understand how important professional development is for doctors. With House Call Doctor, you'll be continually advancing your knowledge and skills through both on-the-job experience and training.
In some special circumstances, we can also offer the ALS courses.
Earning Potential
House Call Doctors earn a very attractive income, which is calculated as a percentage of the Medicare billings for the after hours period.
For more specific information on what our doctors earn, please feel free to contact House Call Doctor directly.
As a House Call Doctor, you will gain valuable experience delivering primary care to patients, as well as urgent episodic care similar to Category 4 and Category 5 presentations.
Potential to Relocate
If you're looking for a doctor job along Australia's East Coast, House Call Doctor have the opportunity to work in several locations as well as their surrounding regions, including:
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Becoming a House Call Doctor is a perfect way to relocate.
The Latest Technology
We have specially developed software to make the entire call out process run as efficiently as possible, from the initial booking through to the electronic reporting after every visit.
Outstanding Doctor's Box
As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care to patients, we equip all of our doctors with industry-leading equipment and a wide range of medications and consumables they can administer during their visits. This allows our doctors to provide relief to patients who are physically unable to go to chemists.
Professional Guidance & Support
Good clinical governance is critical to operating any medical service. At House Call Doctor, our experienced and reputable Medical Directors provide leadership, guidance, and oversee the quality of care to make sure it always meets the gold standard.
When you sign for a doctor's job with us, you'll gain access to the mentorship of an approachable Medical Director, Assistant Medical Director and other senior Medical Practitioners who have extensive experience delivering primary and emergency medical care.
Doctors & House Call GP Jobs: Who We Are Looking For
We hire hundreds of doctors from all walks of life. Even though our doctors have a diverse range of backgrounds, experience profiles and specialities, they all have one thing in common: A passion for delivering the best medical care to their patients.
Our staff strive to do the right thing by our patients, General Practitioners, paramedics and the Emergency Department in all situations.
The types of doctors we hire include:
- Australian medical graduates
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Personal qualities our House Call Doctor/GP jobs require include:
- Ability to multitask
- Time management
- Ability to maintain appropriate bedside manner in stressful situations
- Ability to work well under pressure
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication
- Ability to work independently
Professional requirements of our doctor/GP jobs include:
- Two years post graduate experience including experience in paediatrics, accident and emergency, medicine and surgery
- Full registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- Current ALS course
- Australian Business Number
House Call Doctors can have:
- Temporary residency
- Permanent residency
- Australian citizenship
Register Your Interest Now
If you are considering becoming a part of the House Call Doctor medical deputising service team, contact us today. We'll help you determine your eligibility, and provide any additional information about the role, the company or the eligibility requirements.
For any enquiries, or to register your interest, please contact:
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From Kitts Hill, Ohio, USA:
The school refused to administer insulin to my seven year old daughter so I was going to the school every day. I take her to school and pick her up after school, and I had to go to the school to give her insulin, so I was making several trips. To try to resolve this, I sent my 19 year old daughter to be there for the day to administer insulin, but the school would not allow her to stay there. We were told by a diabetes educator at a nearby hospital that we were allowed to sit in the classroom, but the principal at the school said that is not the case, called the prosecutor and Children's Services, and was going to arrest my oldest daughter and take her to jail if she did not leave. I spoke with one in Columbus yesterday, but won't know anything until next week.
Do we not have the right to sit in the classroom? Do have any recommendations on attorneys to handle discrimination?
I don't know why not, but I don't know if I want to spend my whole day with my children in the classroom. Not good for me -- and it's not good for my child -- especially from a social-self reliance perspective. The better question is why the school (if a public school) may be shirking their responsibilities regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act, and this question is best answered by legal folks.
Additional comments from David S. Holtzman, Esq.:For problems with public school systems in Ohio, contact the Ohio State Department of Education at (614) 995-4695.
[Editor's comment: Hopefully, your daughter has a 504 plan in place that outlines the school's responsibilities with regard to her care at school. This makes things a whole lot easier. (See The Law, Schools, and Your Child with Diabetes.) If you do have a 504 that stipulates that you will be responsible for giving the insulin, I can understand the principal's position.
Nevertheless, under the law, if the school receives Federal funding, it is required to provide for your daughter's diabetes management while she is there including having someone available to give insulin. I, too, am not sure having your eldest daughter or anyone else sit in the classroom is the answer.
I suggest that you set up a meeting with school officials to devise or review a 504 plan which will outline in detail what responsibilities you and they share in your daughter's diabetes management. If possible, a diabetes educator should attend such a meeting. If this isn't possible, I recommend you have a letter from your daughter's physician describing what needs to be done while she in school.
For further assistance, I think you should contact your local American Diabetes Association affiliate. You might also want to check out Wrightslaw which offers legal information for parents of kids with special needs, including kids with diabetes, regarding education and schooling. SS]
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ABI Research has come out with their "Location-Enabled Services" study that covers geo-enabled browsers, location-based social networking and micro-blogging, messaging and calendar applications, and location-based advertising.
According to their press release, "Location-Enabled Services (LES) such as location-based social networking (Facebook Places), micro-blogging (Twitter), messaging, calendars, advertising, and geo-browsers (Apple Safari, Google Chrome) are set for strong growth driven by standards such as the W3C's geo-location API. ABI Research forecasts that 1.7 billion geo-enabled browsers will be in use worldwide by 2016."


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At the heart of the IAP are the ISQua Surveyors. Their role is to validate an organisation's self-assessment and independently assess their level of achievement, supporting this assessment with a written report containing clear and specific findings, commenting on strengths, areas of best practice, and identifying improvements that can be made to further comply with ISQua standards and drive improvements in the quality and safety of the service being provided.
ISQua Surveyors work with health and social care external evaluation organisations around the world. Many have experience at a senior level, within accreditation or other external evaluation organisations, relevant to the IAP such as standards development, delivery of organisational external evaluation or development and implementation of surveyor training programmes, while others have formal auditor or surveyor qualifications.
Once appointed, ISQua Surveyors have their appointment reviewed every three years thereafter or if a change in employer occurs. ISQua Surveyors are required to notify ISQua if a change in employer occurs and can continue to participate in surveys for a further two years.
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Area of Expertise:
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Current Position:
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Statute Interpretation, Accreditation, Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Education, Governance, Leadership
Surveyor with Accreditation Canada; Owner and Principal Consultant
Ann Wunsch
Bachelor of Arts (majors in Psychology and Education), University of Sydney
Accreditation Programs, Surveyor Training Programs, Standards, Aged Care, Residential and Home Care, Disability Services
General Manager Operations
Anne Chenoweth
Deputy Director of Accreditation & Quality.
Assaf Al-Assaf
Quality, Public Health, Health and Hospital
Administration, Academe
Professor and Executive
Barbara Donaldson
Master of Arts (Psychology), Bachelor of Business Studies, Certificate of Health Economics, Lead Auditor Certificate
Standards Development & Review, Governance & Management, Organisational Development, Training
Health Quality & Business Development Consultant
New Zealand
Bernadette MacDonald
Bachelor of Nursing Degree, M.Sc in Nursing
Standards Development, Quality / Patient Safety, Risk Management,
Vice-President, Innovation and Development.
BK Rana
PH.D in Biochemistry, Diploma in German, Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital & Healthcare Management
Certification, Quality Management, Standards Accreditation, Training.
CEO Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI)
Brian Johnston
Health Administration from the University of New South Wales, Public Administration from the New South Wales Institute of Technology.
Fellowships with ACHSE, AICD, and AIM.
Executive Management,
Quality & Performance Monitoring, Health Service Accreditation
Bruno Lucet
Postgraduate Degree, Engineering in Medical Biology - Nantes University,
(MSc) Master's Degree in Hospital Management - Paris Dauphine University,
Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations, Expertise in directing highly complex projects, Team Management, Audit, Pedagogy, IT Skills, Expertise in quality & risk management systems.
Deputy Head of Accreditation Department
Carlos Goes de Souza
Member of the Brazilian Medical Society of Healthcare Administration/SMBAS and the Brazilian Academy of Hospital Administration/ABAH; Member of the Portuguese Society for Quality in Healthcare/SPQS and Professor of the COPPEAD Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for the Health Executive MBA programme
Hospital Management, Quality of Healthcare, Patient Safety.
Client Manager
Carsten Engel
Graduated from medical school (Copenhagen) 1984. 1984 – 2000 and 2003 – 2004: Clinical career, various hospitals in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Recognized as specialist physician (anaesthesiology) 1990. 5 years of experience as Head of Department. 2000 – 2003 Medical Director, Fredericia Hospital, County of Vejle, Denmark. 2004 – 2006 Clinical Quality Manager, County of Vejle, Denmark
I now also take a special interest in studying the mechanisms by which accreditation can achieve an effect on the performance of the organizations participating in the accreditation programme.
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Cathy Cummings
Standards Development, Organisational Management,
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Claudia J Jorgenson
B.A in Nursing, M.S.N
Standards & Policy Development, Administration, Clinical Expertise
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Conny Menger
MBA, Bsc Nutrition and Dietetics
Accreditation Systems, External Assessment
Executive Director Client Relations
Danielle Dorschner
BScn, MScN,
Member of the College of Nurses of Ontario (non-practicing), the regulatory body for Registered Nurses.
Accreditation Programs & Services, Surveyor Training
Independent Consultant
David Hamer
Master of Management,
Post Graduate Diploma Rehabilitation,
Post Graduate Diploma of Business Administration,
Bachelor of Arts,
Certificate in Teaching,
Lead Auditor Certificate
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Dawn Skidmore
lead Auditor, MBA, MSc Physiotherapy, BSc Physiotherapy
Policy development/Planning,
Contract Auditor
Deborah Jones
Diploma of Management (AOT), Diploma in Practice Management (UNE), Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
Standards Development
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Donna Anderson
Graduate, University of Ottawa
Strategic Planning, Governance, Organisational Renewals, Human Resource Management.
Owner and Principal Consultant
Edward Chappy
Bachelors of Art,
Psychology & Business,
Master's in Public Administration, Certificate in Health Policy and Planning, Doctor of Health Administration
Developing Quality Management, Accreditation Systems
Elizabeth Pringle
Bachelor of Adult Education (Human Resource Development)
Master of Adult Education (Assessment and Vocational education and training)
Master of Business Administration (Public Sector Management and Association Management).
Master of Art (Ageing and Pastoral Studies)
Aged Care Quality Assessor
Justice of the Peace (NSW)
Sessional lecturer Charles Sturt University
Quality Management, Accreditation, Management & Education
Elma Heidemann
Masters of Health Administration (M.H.A.) University of Ottawa, Fellowship in the Canadian College of Health Service Executives, Fellowship in the American College of Healthcare Executives
Standards & Evaluation; Accreditation; Quality Improvement; Governance & Leadership
Former CEO of Accreditation Canada at Independent Consultant
Fabienne Menot
ESSEC, International Business School in Europe, Diploma of In Depth Studies in Medical Law, MA in Sociology, Certified management coach
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Technical Advisor
Freek van der Heijden
Senior Advisor
Standard Development & Training
Master of Health Science
The Netherlands
Gary Smith
Business Management
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Gilles Lanteigne
Ph.D. in Public Health Management, MBA, Master of Social Work, Certified Professional Accountant & Certified General Accountant
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Chief Executive Officer
Girdhar J. Gyani
Doctorate in Quality Certification/Accreditation
Quality & Accreditation, Regulation, Training on Healthcare Quality
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Hein Muller
MD. PhD, FACP
Clinical Medicine, Quality & Safety Procedures in Hospital Medicine. Board Room Strategies.
Helen Healey
BScN, RN
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Hugo Arce
Specialist in Public Health, Doctorate (PhD) in Health Sciences
Accreditation, External Assessment Techniques. Politics in Public Health
Ingrid Fairlie
Manager Accreditation Policy & Quality Assurance
James Robblee
BSc., MD, FRCP(C), MBA, ICD.D
Cardiac Anesthaesiology
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Jan Mackereth-Hill
Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor
United Kingdom
Jim DuRose
MBS, Post grad Dip Rehab, BA, Lead Auditor
Consumer rights,
Quality Systems, Service Delivery in a wide range of Health & Disability Settings
Judith Sullivan
Quality Systems, Immunohematology
Narwhal Quality Consulting
Kadar Marikar
Quality Patient Care,
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Kirsten Peddie
Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Laws, Diploma of Management
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Lena Low
PhD, MBA, Grad Dip Mgmt, FAICD, AFACHSM
Healthcare Management, Governance, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Accreditation Operations, Finance, Risk, IT, Workforce Management, Data Analytics
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Linda O'Connor
BAppSc, Grad Dip (Med Ultrasound), MA (Org Com), AMS, CPHQ, GAICD
Executive Director - Development
Lisa Cochrane
Director Auditing
Loretta Yam
MB, FRCP (Edin), FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(Lond), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), FCCP,
Quality, Executive Management, Healthcare Service Accreditaton
Consultant Physician
Hong Kong
Margarida Franca
Law Degree, Post-Graduation Hospital Administration, Master Management and Health Economics, Higher Course Health & Safety at Work.
Public Policies, Healthcare Management, Quality Improvement, Health Quality, Patient Safety, Accreditation, Risk Management, Health Resource
Maria Carolina de Toledo Sivieri Moreno
Physician, with Medical Residency on Gynecology and Obstetrics, specialized in Health Management, with Master's degree in Public health.
Health Management, Patient Safety, Accreditation Programs
Maria Centoni
B.Sc. Occupational Therapy, M.Sc. Public Health
Continuous Quality Improvement & Adult Outpatient Physical Rehabilitation
Director of Rehabilitation Programs
Martin Beaumont
Governance, Continuous Quality Improvement System, Standard Development, Accreditation Process & Design, Performance Management, KPI Development
Executive Director
Nancy Morelli
Bachelor of Management - University of South Australia.
Registered Nurse, Registered Aged Care Quality Assessor
Quality Management, Senior Management at State Office Level
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Neeraj Lal
BSc (PGI Chandigarh), PGDHA (YMCA Delhi), MHA (TISS Mumbai) Masters of Hospital Administration -MHA Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, 2001,
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration-PGDHA YMCA School of Business New Delhi, 1999,
Bachelor of Science-BSc PGI,Chandigarh, 1996
Healthcare Quality, Operations, Information Management
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Parvez Ahmad
MD, DHA, MBA (Hospital Management), MPH, PGDMLS, PGDMM, M.Phil, MAHA.
Total Quality Management, Legal, Hospital Administration & Operations
Group Medical Director
Paul Chang
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Paul Richards
Post-Graduate Diploma Organisational Psychology (1988)
Master of Business Administration (1998)
Paul van Ostenberg
BA (Bachelor of Arts) University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. He also received a DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) from the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia and an MS (Masters in Gerontology and Health Administration) from the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Standards, External Quality Evaluation Systems, Patient Safety
Pawan Kapoor
Masters in Hospital Administration,
DNB in Health and Hospital Administration,
Masters in Management Sciences, MBA.
Chairman Technical Committee
Peter Frendin
Graduate Australian Institute Company Directors, Masters Health Service Management, Bachelor Health Sciences [Nursing}: RM, RN
PHC Services Management: Hospital and Regional health services management.
General Manager
Philomena Mitolo
DipT, Dip Health Science (Leisure & Health), AdvDip Management
Education & Accreditation
Education Coordinator
Rabab Diab
Masters Degree in Nursing Education and a Batchelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Jordan
Staff development, establishing training & education programs, developing competency based programs for healthcare professions, and medical record and clinical documentation improvement
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Director Education and Consultation
Ravindran Jegasothy
MBBS,M.Med (O&G),FRCOG, Cert. Med. Edu.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Patient Safety, Clinical Audit
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Ricardo Otero
MD, University of Buenos Aires. Medical Auditor, The Argentine Society of Medical Audit. Specialist in Health Economics and Management, ISALUD University, Buenos Aires. Master in Health Services Direction and Management, University of Alcalá de Henares.
Management and Evaluation of Quality in Healthcare
Rosa Sunol
M.D. PhD
Patient Empowerment, Effectiveness of Quality programs
Sajid Ahmed
MD, MHA, CPHQ, FISQua
Quality Improvement, Patient Safety
Client Relations Manager
Sanjeev Singh
Hospital Management, Infection Control, Facility Management, Quality Tools, Clinical Audit, Care Processes, Human Resources
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Steven Wilson
MSc, MCMI
Scrutiny & Assurance Manager
Susan Yates
RN, B.Ed(ADED), MA (Ed), CHE, Phd(c)
Area of Expertise:
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Thaira Madi
Master's in Quality Management and a Bachelor of Nursing from University of Jordan.
Quality Management & Patient Safety
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Tricia Doré
Master of Business Administration, Masters in Nursing, Bachelor of Education, Registered General & Obstetric Nurse, Advanced Diploma Child and Family Health, Diploma in Teaching. She holds a current practicing certificate in New Zealand for both nursing and teaching and is a qualified Lead Auditor.
Triona Fortune
MSc, PG Dip, RGN, RM, FISQua
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Ulla Knudsen
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Virginia Mathews
Master of Nursing – Business Management and Organisational Development / Aged Care Nursing (University of SA); Bachelor of Nursing (University of SA) Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies (University of SA). Diploma of management (Upskilled)
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Grapes: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
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Suffering from an acute power crisis, the Government of Pakistan has decided to revive the approximately PKR 4.1 trillion Keti Bander thermal power project as a CPEC project in the expectation of getting financial help from China. The power plant was abandoned way back in 1997 on grounds of it not being "a cost effective project' and 'availability of surplus electricity in the country for future use.'
According to a press release issued by the Department of Energy in Pakistan, M/s Bridge Factor Consortium has been assigned to carry out a feasibility study of the Keti Bander Project. The study will include the laying of a 450-kilometer-long railway line from the Thar coalfield to Keti Bander, installation of 1320 MW power plant extendable up to 10,000 MW, development of jetty to cater transportation of machinery and equipment for power house.
On June 24, 1997, water and power minister had informed the Pakistan National Assembly that the 1320 MW (originally 5280 MW) Keti Bander project in Sindh has been abandoned with the consent of the foreign sponsors, Consolidated Electric Power Asia. The then Pakistan government had cited following reasons for the cancellation of the project:
• No physical and real construction work had started at the site.
• The electricity generated would be too expensive. It would cost Rs 4 per unit at the generation site and Rs 8-12 at consumers end.
• CEPA intended to import coal instead of utilising deposits in Thar.
• Surplus electricity is available in the country for the future use.
• CEPA was asking the WAPDA & PPIB to build a transmission line instead of doing the same itself.
However, the very next day, CEPA owned by the Gordon Wu of Hong Kong had denied the termination of the project by saying that no decision had been conveyed to them and that CEPA's efforts to have a meeting with the prime minister proved fruitless.
Quoting informed sources, Pakistan media had also rejected the govt's claim of availability of surplus power in the country and said that "on the contrary, according to the World Bank Pakistan has to produce 1600 MW each year after 2001 and even nineteen existing projects (mostly proposed to be set up in Punjab ) including units of CEPA cannot fulfil the required power demand of the country".
Now, expecting financial help from China, the Pakistan government has entrusted the Energy Department to pursue development of Keti Bander Power project. "The Study will cost 326.44 million and will cover all aspect of development", said Pakistan Government's Energy Secretary Agha Wasif in a release.
The consultant has been asked to give a feasibility report within 10 months and has also been asked to prepare business plan and assist government up to financial closure. Strategic environmental assessment will also be integral part of the study.
According to release, the decision to revive the Keti Bander Project was taken in a meeting attended by senior government officials. In the meeting, Khurshed Anwar Jamali, Chairman, BoD SECMC emphasised on complete master plan, SEZ and future expansion provisions in the area.
At opening of the meeting, Waseem Ahmed, Chairman P&D Board stated that development of Keti Bander is an important part of the Government of Sindh (GoS) strategy towards developing the energy sector.
"Energy Department, Government of Sindh is pursuing development of Keti Bander project vigorously. The GoS is going to close one of the biggest budgets of the history of Sindh of PKR 4.1 trillion," Ahmed said.
Rasid Hussain Kazi, Special Secretary Energy, Abu Bakar Madani, DG SCA, Shariq Raza, Technical Officer and Shahnawaz Chief Investment Finance Department were also present in the meeting.
The composite billion dollars Keti Bander project has four components;
a) A 5280 MW electric plant.
b) A deep sea port (at a distance of 148 km from Karachi).
c) An industrial zone between Thatta and Jamshoro.
d) Thar coal field development.
e) Job opportunities for 7000 indigenous people of Sindh.
The formal agreement of Keti Bander project was signed on August 3, 1995 between the CEPA and govt of Pakistan. On October 27, 1995 another agreement regarding the purchase of electricity from CEPA was signed by government of Pakistan.
It was decided that the project will be completed in 2001 and its electric power plant will be composed of eight units. Each unit would produce 660 MW, and the first two units will use imported coal (probably from Indonesia) for the production of 1320 MW electricity while for the remaining six units indigenous Thar coal will be used. The ground breaking ceremony of the project was performed on January 30, 1996.
The agreement of co-operation between Sindh govt. and CEPA was signed on April 25, 1996 and the initial work of geological and soil survey was started by the CEPA with the help of Geo Engineering Management Services. CEPA also purchased a 3000 acre piece of land at the cost of Rs. 90 million and deposited five million US dollars (twenty crore rupees)in the joint account of Sindh govt. and CEPA.
It was stipulated in the implementation agreement that WAPDA and PPIB (private power infrastructure board) will lay double circuit 500 KW transmission line between Ketibunder and Jamshoro (185 km) before December 31, 1996. But they did not even complete the initial tender work of the transmission line.
On May 1, 1997 CEPA wrote a letter to federal minister of water and power and requested for the provision of transmission line but could not get any response, then they sent another letter to finance minister on June 5, 1997 but the response was same. Finally on June 24, 1997 government of Pakistan announced the termination of the project.
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Estimation of the covariance matrix has attracted significant attention of the statistical research community over the years, partially due to important applications such as Principal Component Analysis. However, frequently used empirical covariance estimator (and its modifications) is very sensitive to outliers, or ``atypical'' points in the sample. As P. Huber wrote in 1964, "...This raises a question which could have been asked already by Gauss, but which was, as far as I know, only raised a few years ago (notably by Tukey): what happens if the true distribution deviates slightly from the assumed normal one? As is now well known, the sample mean then may have a catastrophically bad performance…" Motivated by Tukey's question, we develop a new estimator of the (element-wise) mean of a random matrix, which includes covariance estimation problem as a special case. Assuming that the entries of a matrix possess only finite second moment, this new estimator admits sub-Gaussian or sub-exponential concentration around the unknown mean in the operator norm. We will present extensions of our approach to matrix-valued U-statistics, as well as applications such as the matrix completion problem. Part of the talk will be based on a joint work with Xiaohan Wei.


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Sprinters, hurdlers help St. Augustine's cruise to 11th outdoor championship
PUEBLO, Colo. -- With a strong finish in the final day of competition, Saint Augustine's blew away the rest of the field with a 48-point victory en route to its 12th outdoor national championship, its first since 2010.
The Falcons garnered 99 points on the final day to run away with the men's team crown. Saint Augustine's has now won 33 men's and women's indoor and outdoor titles combined and 11 men's outdoor titles under legendary head coach George Williams.
The Falcons scored 105 points, the third-most points by a winning men's team since 2007. Ashland was second with 57 points and Adams State was third with 44 points.
The outdoor title comes on the heels of the indoor crown won by the Falcons in March 2013. It is the first time a team has swept both championships since 2005. The last time the Falcons were indoor and outdoor champions was 2001.
The Falcons won four men's events and scored significant points in several others to win easily. They had winning teams in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, Dane Hyatt won in the 400 dash and Jermaine Jones took the top honor in the 200 dash.
The men's 4x100 set the tone with a sizzling performance in its event. The foursome of Ramaan Ansley, Taffawee Johnson, Burkheart Ellis Jr. and Jones ran 38.91 seconds to break the DII national record, which they set Thursday in preliminaries. The Falcons ran a 39.01 in the preliminaries to break the previous mark held by Abilene Christian for 29 years. Abilene Christian ran 39.20 in 1984.
The Falcons are the first DII team in history to run the 4x100 in less than 39 seconds. Grand Canyon was second in 39.58 and Lincoln (Mo.) was third in 39.95.
Despite the thrilling 4x100 win and a fifth-place finish by Ty'reak Murray in the men's 110 hurdles, the Falcons didn't take the lead until the 400 dash when the Falcons took four of the top six spots with Hyatt leading the way. Hyatt won in 45.41 while Ellis Jr. was third, James Quarles was fifth and Josh Edmonds was sixth. The Falcons scored 23 points in the 400 to move into first place with a 44-30 advantage ahead of Adams State.
The Falcons widened their lead in the 100 dash. Johnson was second, Jones was third and Daniel Jameison was eighth. The Falcons scored 15 more points for a 58-34 lead ahead of Grand Canyon.
The Falcons never looked back from that point. Marcelis Lynch finished sixth in the 800 and Elhadji Mbow was second in the 400 hurdles. DeJon Wilkinson was fourth in the triple jump.
The Falcons sealed the title in the 200. Jones was first with a time of 20.57 and teammates Johnson and Edmonds were third and fourth, respectively. The 4x400 squad of Edmonds, Quarles, Ellis Jr. and Hyatt capped the meet by winning the last event in 3:04.89.


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Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho and his talented side have their eyes on the Europa League trophy and glory as they prepare for their upcoming match on April 13th against Anderlecht in Belgium in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal in Mourinho's first season at the helm at Old Trafford. United are scrapping for a top-four finish in the Premier League, and the Europa League crown that offers a fail-safe return to the Champions League tournament in the 2017-18 season.
United midfielder Luke Shaw believes his side have what it takes to become "unstoppable'' in their quest for 2017 Europa League glory. Shaw said the team approach brimming with confidence.
"It was a really good win and a really important one,'' said Shaw of United's 3-0 Sunday win at Sunderland. "We needed to win to fight for that top-four spot and this game should kick us to go on a winning run between now and the end of the season. Every single game is massive now, but I think the one on Thursday is huge. We have to treat every game in that competition now like it's a final. We want to win that tournament. We fight for whatever we have got left, I just think we have to have that mentality where every game is a cup final and not worry about which competition it is in. But, yeah, the Europa League is a massive thing for us now -- it's a trophy and it gives us qualification for the Champions League.''
With Community Shield and EFL Cup victories under their belts, winning the Europa League is a top priority for United.
"I think we have to look at that as the priority now,'' Shaw said. "We've got to fight for that. Anderlecht will be tough, every team left in this stage of the competition will have quality. We've got to focus all week on what their strengths and weaknesses are, but most of all we need to focus on ourselves, what we do and how we play. With the players we have got, we can be unstoppable.''
Shaw was left off the squad for St Etienne and Rostov, but he has hope of being involved in Belgium. The 21-year-old was a surprise substitute against Everton and a start at Sunderland, with the left-back performing impressively at the Stadium of Light.
"I've got a massive smile on my face,'' said Shaw. "It's great to have got 60 minutes under my belt and to help the team get the victory we needed. I wanted to play 90 minutes but it is the manager's call and I think the manager made a good decision to sort of make sure I didn't get that second yellow. I felt really good, felt really fit and now on from here I just want to work hard in training and keep playing games. I feel really good, I feel really confident. I took what the manager said on board and, like I said, I will work hard until the end. I want to be at this place and hopefully I can carry on giving great performances for the club until the end of the season.''
United superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic took his goal tally to 28 at the Stadium of Light. After the match Ibra compared himself to Benjamin Button.
"Listen, whatever he says he backs up,'' said Shaw. "He always delivers and he delivers at the most important times. At Sunderland he was really good again, setting up Rashford's goal at the end and obviously scoring the important goal for us at the start. It is wonderful to have a great player like him in our team and hopefully he keeps going until the end of the season and helping us.''
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Relais Borgo Giusto (Historical Residences) Borgo a Mozzano
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Tuscany beyond the beaten tracks
Three reasons why you'll love it here
- A 17th century hamlet just beyond the walls of Lucca
- Typical Tuscan dishes prepared with local ingredients
- Arbuolo farm's olive oil, honey and wines
Amongst the green, chestnut covered hills north of Lucca, an abandoned medieval village has been reborn, transformed into a unique hotel, a special place, for holidays and celebrations, - Borgo Giusto. The nucleus of Borgo Giusto was built in the 17th century. Over the years, the population declined and by the 1950 the village was all but deserted. However, in 1995, the little complex began to come back to life, and now, refurbished on sustainable lines, the old borgo provides period accommodation with modern comfort and technology.
The peaceful hamlet seems unchanged. Little, narrow alleyways and steps open onto the tiny square. Traditional stone buildings with tiled roofs, brick loggias and porticos cluster together. But this is, in fact, a country hotel, composed of elegant suites, apartments, houses and villas. A varied selection of accommodation ranges from a little house for two to a villa sleeping twelve. The interiors have been carefully restored, with wood or tiled floors, traditional fireplaces and furnishing, but have modern accoutrements - Jacuzzis, whirlpool and hydromassage showers, LCD satellite TV, ADSL Wi-fi, and fully fitted kitchens. The complex is managed by a centralised, eco-friendly system. Heating, hot water and electricity are supplied by a wood-burning furnace, and solar and photovoltaic panels.
Three cosy dining rooms have been formed from farm workers' cottages into Borgo Giusto's "Gallo Brillo" Restaurant. Here the low carbon footprint ethos continues with the use of wood-burning stoves to create delicious traditional Tuscan specialities using the produce of Borgo Giusto's Arbuolo farm. The farm's produce, (fruit, vegetables, olive oil, preserves, honey), are also for sale in the borgo's shop.
The tranquil village is a place for relaxation - wellness services include personalised massage, in room or by the pool. There are two pools integrated into the village design, an adult pool with a Jacuzzi and a pool for the children. When they are not in the pool, there is a great playground to keep the kids happy. The active can head off into the surrounding hills on foot, horseback or mountain bike, along the many trails which lead from Borgo Giusto. Should you wish to venture further a ield, the fascinating villages, castles, villas, towns and famous cities, the beautiful nature reserves, parks, mountains and shore of this part of Tuscany are all within easy reach.
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Last month we took our four boys to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I remember going to one similar in Cleveland when I was little. I loved things like that as a child. The boys were SO excited and had a ton of fun learning and exploring.
Adrian getting his head bitten by a bony dino.
Adrian's new "half smile"
He says (he thinks) it looks cooler than his "regular" smile.
Um, I think not.
Love, Mom
Little sponges.
Mason was a bit of a wild monkey at this place. But, he's learning, and getting older... AND it's getting a tiny bit easier to take him on these out and about adventures. I still bribe him... A LOT. With suckers, snacks, the IPAD, whatever I can reach at the time.
Pretending to be astronauts.
The backgrounds and scenery of the countries we visited were awesome. It almost looked like the real deal! The animals were stuffed amazingly :-/
It looks like a giant picture here, but it's actually very deep (maybe 10 yards deep) and in person, it looks like your looking out into a real setting.
My boys. And the largest walrus we've ever seen.
Mason stared at this bear for quite a long time.
Head first, every time. No matter where, what slide, or how big, small, tall or windy. This child has no fear. That's scary! for a mom.


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Cooper Examines Media Violence and Courtroom Defense in New Book
SALISBURY, MD---When the attorney of Beltway Sniper suspect Lee Malvo was asked in court why his client committed random killings, his answer was simple: The Matrix made him do it.
The 1999 Keanu Reeves blockbuster film has been used in court to explain so many violent acts that the legal community has come up with a nickname for it-"The Matrix defense." Salisbury University communication and theatre arts faculty Cynthia Cooper explores the logic-and frustrations-behind this and similar media-courtroom phenomena in her new book Violence in the Media and its Influence on Criminal Defense (McFarland & Co. Publishers Inc.).
The book builds upon Cooper's 1993 doctoral dissertation, which looked at how such arguments surrounding radio and comic books in the 1930s and '40s helped establish legal precedents. For research on the effect of more modern media, however, she went straight to the source.
"The policy work is basically sitting in a law library going through stacks of papers," she said. "With this, I was able to go out and talk to people about how this was affecting them."
Her research included interviews with another inmate incarcerated after a shooting he said was influenced by The Matrix. She also sat in on part of the Florida trial of Lionel Tate, who claimed his violent acts were the result of watching professional wrestlers on television.
She warns that the lines between media influence and societal guidance aren't always as clear as some would like: "My goal in writing this book was to try to give some balance to the perceptions that are out there. People have very strong opinions. Either it's the media's fault, or they take an entirely different standpoint and say, 'Where are the parents?'"
Because ratings systems are flawed and often mistrusted, however, she says the reality likely lies somewhere in between: "Blaming media violence for real violence is an oversimplification. Blaming parents for youth violence is an oversimplification. This is a complex problem, and we haven't solved it yet."
In addition to her position at SU, Cooper chairs the Law and Policy Division of the Broadcast Education Association and is a past research associate at the Center for the Study of Media and Society. She recently directed a media violence discussion group at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, MD.
For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.


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This article is based on ideas from the "Surprising Our Enemies" chapter of the author's current book, The Uncommon Good.
America is stunned by what is happening in Iraq right now, and happening so quickly. We may be facing the worst terrorist threat to international security so far -- despite all we have done and sacrificed. Both our political leaders and media pundits are admitting there are no good options for the U.S. now. But there is an option we could try for the first time: humility. Let me turn to two biblical texts that might provide some wisdom for both the religious and non-religious.
If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:20-21)
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God. (Matthew 5:9)
All nations use propaganda to tell half-truths and spread misinformation about their enemies, which should be honestly challenged. Even so, it is also true that we have real enemies in this world, as individuals, groups, and nations. To assume otherwise is foolish, from the perspective of history, certainly, but also in light of good theology about evil as part of the nature of the human condition. According to the Bible, even our faith communities will encounter enemies. Jesus's teaching assumes that we will have enemies, and he teaches us how to treat them. In the passages above, Jesus and Paul the Apostle offer guidance for more effective ways of dealing with our enemies. It seems to be clear that our habit of going to war against them is increasingly ineffective. For the past several years, we have found ourselves in a constant state of war with "enemies" who are very hard to find or completely defeat.
Prior to 9/11, we had never really fought any war like the "war on terror." We don't even truly know when or how it will ever end. The primary strategy in the U.S. war on terror has been wars of occupation. The recent bloodshed in Iraq again shows the ineffectiveness, unsustainability, and immorality of this strategy. We are learning that invasions don't work, and Americans are right in feeling "war exhaustion." We fought the war in Iraq at the enormous human cost of American and Iraqi lives, both lost and irreparably damaged, and at the cost of trillions of dollars -- with almost nothing to show for it. The arguments for our destructive wars of occupation were a combination outright lies and of some of the worst judgments in the history of American decision-making. The absolute wrongness of the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is morally compounded by the utter arrogance and unwillingness to reflect and, yes, admit mistakes. The archetype of arrogant wrongness is exemplified in Dick Cheney's recent vitriolic comments. "Unrepentant" is the religious word for arrogant wrongness.
But how do we increase the use of more effective means of resolving these human conflicts? This is an opportunity where our religious traditions can help us instead of providing more ammunition for conflict, as religion at its worst is sadly doing now again in Iraq.
When Paul suggests we "heap burning coals of shame on their heads," we're given a fascinating image. How can that kind of talk be consistent with loving our enemies? Paul proposes that we surprise them in ways that cause our enemies to reconsider their actions. Rather than making our enemies hungrier or angrier, we should feed them. Instead of embracing policies that cause our enemies' loved ones to die of thirst, we should give them something to drink. This is not naïve pacifism, but a shrewd way to turn the tables and change the situation.
It has been suggested by leaders of international relief and development agencies that rather than bombing our enemies, dropping food and medicine into enemy territories could have a far greater effect. Flooding those countries with what people desperately need (food, medicine, etc.) could change their attitudes toward us and their governments, which often fail to meet their needs.
When the World Trade Center towers collapsed on 9/11, the world's last remaining superpower was vulnerable, and we all felt it. This was perhaps the first time we were like the rest of the world, where vulnerability is an accepted part of life. In those first days following 9/11, the United States, and not the terrorists, had the high ground. The world was repulsed by the cruelty and evil of those who decided to murder innocent people, and the world identified with our suffering. Even the front cover of the French newspaper Le Monde ran the headline, "We are all Americans."
But within a short time, the United States' official reaction would simply be defined as the war on terror. Many more innocent people have suffered in Afghanistan and Iraq as a result of America's suffering, but very little moral reflection has been done about that. It's now painfully evident that these long wars have neither ensured our safety nor resolved the causes of violence that led to 9/11. If anything, our wars of occupation have worsened the situation.
Thousands of hardened fighters in ISIS are now one of the best-armed and richest terrorist organizations in the world (tragically with our weapons and money). They have been called the most extreme, even by other terrorist organizations, and they already control territory the size of Jordan. ISIS is a consequence of our arrogant wrongness.
After 9/11, people throughout the world were supportive of a focused and sustained effort to bring Al Qaeda to justice. But we have ceded our high ground to years of constant war, manipulated and corrupted intelligence, policies of torture, secret armies of assassins, global violations of human rights, and drone attacks with countless civilian casualties.
Our war in Iraq was fundamentally a war of choice, and it was the wrong choice -- a war fought on false pretenses and for false purposes. The invasion was sold as a "cake-walk" and that our troops would be welcomed as "liberators." The world will forever remember a flight jacket-clad George W. Bush standing under a banner that read, "Mission Accomplished!" on a U.S. aircraft carrier six weeks later. But this "cake-walk" became an occupation, with years of vicious and deadly street warfare, sectarian violence, constant terrorist bombings, and finally no real political solutions to unite the country. The Iraqi people are now bitterly divided. Huge parts of their country have been devastated, their conflicts internationalized, and a unified Iraq may never come back.
Near the end of the war, I met U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a nine-term Republican congressman from eastern North Carolina and a longtime member of the House Armed Services Committee. He now calls his decision to give President George W. Bush the authority to go to war in Iraq a "sin."
Congressman Jones believes we were "misled" into war, and that, so far, nobody has been held accountable for it. There are wars that could be considered "just," he says, but this war was not one of them.
"In 2003, I started writing letters to the families and extended families of people killed in the war. All told, we've written well over ten thousand letters to families and extended families now. ... This is my penance. ... I think God wanted to humble me. ... I needed to understand that the world I live in is a world of arrogance and Christ was a man of humility, and in the world of arrogance you will accomplish nothing with arrogance. You have to be humble."
There are not many good options now in Iraq. More U.S. military action, taking sides in a sectarian and civil war, ironically with other current American enemies, could be both ineffective and counterproductive. The only real hope now resides with international decisions and interventions and solutions that might create political solutions over military ones. But when it comes to how we engage our enemies, and try to help resolve this dangerous new crisis, humility might be the lesson that we most need to learn and the place to start. The only redemption from the war in Iraq would be to learn from our horrible and costly mistakes.
Jim Wallis is president of Sojourners. His book, The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel Brings Hope to a World Divided, the updated and revised paperback version of On God's Side, is available now. Follow Jim on Twitter @JimWallis.


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Foot reflexology is based on the principle that there are reflex points on the feet that correspond to every organ, gland and part of the body. For example, the toes represent the head and the ball of the foot represents the chest and lung region.
The treatment will then begin with some general relaxation techniques, followed by a precise thumb and finger walking technique aimed at applying pressure to every reflex area on the top and bottom of the foot.
A reflexologist will always work both feet as part of a full treatment. The left foot represents the left side of the body and the right foot represents the right side of the body.
Reflexology is not ticklish a firm pressure is used. If a particular part of the body is out of balance, the corresponding reflex may feel tender or sore during the treatment. It is important that you let the reflexologist know so that steps may be taken to rectify this discomfort. Generally people describe any areas of tenderness as a 'sweet pain' which is both bearable and beneficial.
Thai Foot Reflexology
Thai Foot Reflexology involves hands on stretching and massage to open the 'sen' (energy) lines, along with the use of a hand-carved wooden Thai massage tool to stimulate the reflex points on the feet which correspond to the internal organs of the body. Thai Foot Massage stimulates these points to enhance the pressure in major reflexology points and to promote general health and well-being.
Apart from the relaxation and lovely exfoliation of your feet some other benefits of foot reflexology are:
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Paper Monitor: And now the time is near
There is an urban legend, which is simply a way of introducing something which is not true but mentioning it anyway, that the great satirical songwriter and humorist Tom Lehrer decided to give up his writing and performing after Henry Kissinger was given the Nobel Peace Prize.
Satire, Lehrer said, was obsolete.
Paper Monitor's musings began in February 2005, though it feels like much much longer. On that day, there was a story about Charlotte Church allegedly punching an ex-boyfriend.
There's been lots of grist to the Paper Monitor mill since then. Puns, photos of drunk girls, beautiful turns of phrase, free CDs, headlines bright and beautiful. Much speculation from throwaway comments as to the gender of yours truly. There was even once our own pull-out. They have been good years for people who love reading newspapers.
But Monday's Daily Express, which combined the themes of a miracle cure, immigrants, Madeleine McCann and a warning of another week of rain and storms, puts Paper Monitor in a Lehr-y mood. Is there anything left to be said?
Perhaps, friends, only this and this:
Halt! King harpoons strand! We shall off, unexpectedly (2,4,3,6,3,3,3,4,4).
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