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Wreaths Support Integration
For more than 90 years, Alto-Reste Park has been celebrating life and supporting families in our community. Today encouraging families and celebrating life is still our focus.
So for the month of October, we're honored to be partnering with The Arc of Blair County and the Empowering Lives Foundation. These two organizations work hard to improve the quality of life for children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
To support this amazing work, Alto-Reste is donating a portion of the proceeds of our annual Christmas wreath sales to both organizations.
Click here to download an order form.
Members of the Arc and Empowering Lives will also be involved in the production of our wreaths this year.
So by purchasing one, you, too, can be involved in helping others achieve possibilities.
Christmas wreaths can pre-ordered from now until November 3rd, and will be ready for pickup at our office on Plank Road starting Monday, November, 27th (the week after Thanksgiving).
Click here to download an order form.
The Arc of Blair county and the Empowering Lives foundation are also in need of volunteers. Even dedicating just one hour a month can make a significant impact.
You can learn more about The Arc of Blair County or the Empowering Lives Foundation, by visiting their websites:
The Arc: http://thearcblair.org/index.html
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, the Channel 4 News presenter, said: "I feel awfully sorry for white, middle-class men who went to Oxbridge... but I'm not sure they are the ones at the greatest disadvantage."
Paxman had told an audience at the Edinburgh Television Festival that in today's world being a white middle-class man in television was "the worst thing you can be".
He said he advised all such men who demonstrated a wish to work in television to "give up all hope".
Privately educated Guru-Murthy responded: "Obviously, the people who really are facing the biggest struggle to make it into television are those from working-class backgrounds and people from ethnic minorities. If they are both working class and from an ethnic minority, they really are up against it."
Meanwhile Rod Liddle, the former editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, said that he "laughed so hard when I read Jeremy's cri de coeur that coffee shot out of my nose and all over the kitchen table."
Liddle lampooned Paxman for his attempt to portray white middle-class men as victims.
"It is clear - his name deserves to be written alongside other fearless campaigners for equality: Rosa Parkes, Emmeline Pankhurst, Jeremy Paxman," he said.
It is the latest in a string of eccentric outbursts by Paxman.
In January he wrote to Sir Stuart Rose, the chief executive of Marks & Spencer, complaining that its underwear no longer gave enough support.
And earlier this month he attacked the Scots poet Robert Burns for being "no more than a king of sentimental doggerel".
Liddle concluded: "He is a clever, likeable man and a fine interviewer, but he has seemed hell-bent, of late, in making himself appear quite ludicrous."

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Volume 28 Number 1 Spring 2017 THE JOURNAL OF egal Nurse Consulting NICHE ROLES IN LNC
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THE JOURNAL OF egal Nurse Volume 28 Number 1 Spring 2017 Consulting 9 MY LIFE AS AN LNC By Lynda K. Sheehan RN, LNCC 28 30 32 THE LNC ROLE IN DESCRIBING DAMAGES By Pat Iyer MSN, RN, LNCC 11
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ARTICLE SUBMISSION The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting JLNC, a refereed publication, is the official journal of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants AALNC. We invite interested nurses
FROM THE PRESIDENT A Message from the President Dear AALNC Members, Susan Carleo RN, CAPA, LNCC President, AALNC Our PreForum starts on Thursday, April 6, 2017 with two amazing sessions to choose f
FROM THE EDITOR Editors Note elcome to the March issue of the JLNC. I have had the great honor to serve as Editor for three years, working with a great group of legal nurse consultants of many backgr
FROM THE EDITOR We are also planning what were calling a potpourri supplement to every December issue, where in addition to the issue theme well have articles by firsttime nurse authors on the topics
SCREENING SKILLS Test Your Case Screening Skills Youre an inhouse LNC in a medmal firm, and your secretary took these notes from phone calls and passed them along. You decide reject, or investigate A
LEGAL EAGLE Patients Fall Court sees evidence of faulty nursing assessment of patients injuries Reprinted with the kind permission of E. Kenneth Snyder, JD, BSN, EditorPublisher, Legal Eagle Eye News
FEATURE My life as an LNC Lynda K. Sheehan RN, LNCC I t has been more than thirty years since I first experienced how nurses were being used in the legal arena. I was working as a department head i
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through testing by NCCHC. Donna and Jane are always prepared to share their extensive knowledgeable regarding corrections. Donnas advice for any LNC who wants to find a niche market is, Do something y
Katie concurs with the other advice of learning and diversifying your experience in your area. Other words of advice Pull out your CV and a red pen. Be sure attorneys understand what you do or what s
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FEATURE Nursing Behind Bars The Differences Between Jail and Prison Lauren Danahy, RN, BS, MBA, CCM, LNCC, CCHP 22 THE JOURNAL OF LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
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ISMB Will Attend the ICTON 2014
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ISMB will take an active part in the 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), taking place from the 16th to the 20th of June 2014 in Graz (Austria). The event focuses on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in telecommunications, computing and novel applications, and is promoted by the National Institute of Telecommunications, Department of Transmission and Optical Technologies in Warsaw, together with the Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering of the Graz Technical University, and the IEEE Photonics Society Poland Chapter.
In particular ISMB will present two papers dealing with the FABULOUS project* and one poster** dedicated to Fiber-lasers, authored by researchers of the Applied Photonics Research Area. Moreover Silvio Abrate, head of this Research Area at ISMB, will coordinate a session on Optical Access Networks (13:50-15:30, Tuesday, July 8).
Title: System aspects of the FDMA PON conceived within the FABULOUS European project
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Title: FDMA-PON and NG-PON2: Performance and cost comparison
Authors: S. Abrate, R. Gaudino, B. Charbonnier, B. Charbonnier, S. Menezo, E. Temporiti, Guang-Hua Duan, and P. O'Brian
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Commission on Public Relations: Meet the Team
Our mission as the Commission on Public Relations is to spread Grant's ministry through web and media technology. Want to know Grant's history with the Watts Community? Or inform your friends, family, and co-workers about the latest activities Grant members are involved in? The Commission can help boost our church's presence to more audiences than ever before. Get to know the persons in this wonderful team:
Kathy Drayton
Kathy Drayton has been a member of Grant A.M.E. Church since October 2001. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Denver with a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Master of Science in Accounting. She is a certified public accountant in the states of Colorado and California and works for a major public transit agency. Mrs. Drayton is a Steward at Grant and has served as the chairperson of the Commission on Public Relations since December 2015. She was instrumental in the development of the current website and has maintained the site since inception in 2013. Her goal for the commission is for the young adults to take control in advancing the use of technology in the ministries at Grant and to promote the church in the community. The use of social media and online giving are areas the commission are currently undertaking. Mrs. Drayton is also active in WAM (Wednesdays Alive Ministry); in the choir; the local, conference and connectional Lay Organization; and many other areas in the church. She enjoys presenting and promoting musical events.
Alexis N. Jackson
Alexis N. Jackson is a freelance visual artist with a variety of skills in 2D/3D motion graphics and traditional art media. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelors of Arts in Animation and Digital Arts and a Specialization in Web Development. She is currently attending El Camino Community College to pursue a certificate in Sign Language Interpreting, in the hopes to incorporate her advocacy in visual art for the American Deaf community, as well as other persons with physical and mental disabilities. Alexis grew up in the AME Church and was active in numerous church organizations, such as the Lay Organization, Sunday School, and other youth organizations, and now serves as a Web Technologist for the Commission. She believes in sharing her artistic talents through community service, such as Kirkland Academy School for Excellence: Labor of Love Day Camp, and expanding her connections through her international travels. She has traveled to countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Germany, and Brussels. And she plans to travel more someday! Alexis lives by this scripture: "For with God nothing will be impossible" – Luke 1:37 NKJV
Brittany Nickolas
Brittany Nickolas has been a member of Grant A.M.E. since 2002. In that time she has graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Science, Liberal Arts, and a minor in Film and Television Productions. Brittany currently works part-time as a production assistant for studios and production companies both big and small throughout Los Angeles. Walt Disney Studios, Universal Studios, DreamLand Productions, and FemmedeFilms to name a few. In addition to Brittany's busy schedule and involvement with ministries at Grant, such as the Youth and Young Adult Choir, and the Daughters of Destiny Mentorship, she has also started using her skills in media production. Starting in 2015, Brittany has taken a lead role as the Media Production and Publicity chair for Beyond the Wall. Some of the things you can look forward to from Brittany and her team is better access and insight on events and programs not only happening at Grant, but also in the community through Grant's many ministries. There are also plans to bring Grant further into the tech world by utilizing the many social media platforms. These are exciting times for Brittany in connection to her faith walk here at Grant A.M.E. All she asks is for you to #WAITONIT!
Rev. Phillip Eugene Ross
Rev. Phillip Eugene Ross was born and raised in Compton, CA. He graduated from to Kenyon College with a Bachelors of Arts in Music. While at Kenyon, Phillip was active in multiple extracurricular activities, including being the Founder and Director of the Gospel Choir and the Junior Class President. Phillip grew up in the AME Church and was an active member of various church organizations. He accepted Christ at an early age, but rededicated his life to Christ at the age of 11 at a Christian Summer Camp. Phillip has a heart for ministering to people. He enjoys teaching the Word and sharing the wisdom contained within the Word. Phillip was ordained as an itinerant deacon in the AME Church and he is currently continuing his education as a Master's student at Claremont School of Theology.
Milton Bridgewater
Milton Bridgewater has been a member of Grant A.M.E. since 1992. He is a graduate of Los Angeles Southwest College with an Associates of Arts degree in Business Administration. Mr. Bridgewater is the newest member on the Commission on Public Relations and is active as the local Lay Organization President, Trustee Board Member, and President of Usher Board Number 2. His role with the Commission will be to encourage members to learn more about mobile app usage and work with organizations to provide information on their activities and ministries. Mr. Bridgewater has always had an interest in computers. He has over 20 years experience working with computers and will share that knowledge with members.
We don't want to forget other members who contribute to the team!
Rhonda Bradford
James Rumph II
Jackie Cochran
Are you a good writer? Graphic Artist? Photographer? Web/App Developer? Activities Coordinator? Web Researcher? Video Editor? If you want to join our team, let any of the team members know! Still not sure, how you can help us? Provide us good feedback on how we can improve Grant's ministry through technology.


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I have been on a hunt for a cleanser that effectively removes makeup for years – and so far they have either been too weak, and left makeup behind – or too harsh leaving my skin dry and flaky.
First impressions are really important to me, and I loved the understated packaging that focuses on the product while still giving you the vital information.
Lipidol Cleansing Face Oil is the perfect medium, effective at cleansing all makeup and dirt while still retaining moisture and not creating dry patches.
To use it most effectively, you apply the oil to your face, dry, and rub it into the skin before adding water, continue massaging and then rinse.
Check out my full video review here
Lipidol Oils including the Cleansing Face Oil are available exclusively at Clicks – they all retail for R79.99 each.
This post is in collaboration with Beauty Bulletin and Lipidol – while the product was kindly sent to me – all views are my own.
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P1887 NYE Style Guide
Hello readers! Welcome to the first post from Parlour 1887, consisting of some information meant to assist you with your New Years Eve planning! We've chosen some looks that we think are beautiful and invite you to comment and post photos that YOU think are lovely as well.
Why not start 2013 out with lots of volume and texture? Achieve look #1 by first blow drying the hair with Aveda's Phomoliant and Volumizing Tonic. Then add any necessary texture by curling large sections with 1" to 1⁄2" curling iron. Finish by creating a simple side braid and misting the whole head with Pure Abundance Volumizing Hair Spray. Remember, in this case texture is our friend and not all hairs should be perfect!
If going full and textured is too much work or too intimidating, opt for something a little more smooth and textured instead. Achieve look #2 by blow drying directly straight down the hair strand with Smooth Infusion Style Prep and a few soft mists of Pure Abundance Style Prep. If necessary, finish with a flat iron, and then emulsify a small amount of Light Element Texturizing Crème into the hair from scalp to ends.
Finally, look #3 is an option for our curly haired friends that prefer to utilize their texture in a more natural way. Aveda has recently introduced two brand new members to our Be Curly family and we have seen some beautiful results. Be Curly Curl Controller helps lengthen your curls while controlling unwanted volume and frizz. Apply this to damp hair and either diffuse or twist sections of hair into desired spiral patterns. Once 90% dry, spray new Be Curly Curl Enhancing Hair Spray onto hair. This locks in the curl while finalizing frizz protection.
We invite you to stop in and experience the products listed above and also allow us to give you some extra guidance with these looks, or any other looks posted by readers.
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Aveda Mission
Our mission at Aveda is to care for the world we live in, from the products we make to the way in which we give back to society. At Aveda, we strive to set an example for environmental leadership and responsibility, not just in the world of beauty, but around the world.
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Twenty Canton Middle School students appeared in Baltimore Circuit Court yesterday -- not because they had committed any crimes, but to learn a lesson in tolerance.
They wound up learning about history and the American legal system as well.
The vehicle for their education was a mock trial before Judge Joseph H. H. Kaplan of Christopher Columbus on charges of genocide for the alleged systematic destruction of Indian tribes after he arrived in the Western Hemisphere half a millennium ago, seeking riches and converts to Christianity.
"These kids are part of the upcoming generation. Our purpose is to bring them to the realization that we must be tolerant of people with different beliefs and values," said Bailey Trueman, the school's community service coordinator. "What this is is interactive learning," he added.


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Top Five: Ten Texas Artworks About America
In this week's special Fourth of July video, Christina Rees and Brandon Zech dip into "Ten Texas Artworks About America."
Ten Texas Artworks About America
The concept of "America" is hard to pin down. Artists have ways of showing us what we look like, what is lost, and where we're headed.
RECAP: Nasher Prize Dialogues Featuring Alfredo Jaar, Paul Ramírez Jonas, Jill Magid, Lauren Woods, and Ben Davis
This may have been the rock-star artist panel of the year in Texas.
Tomorrow: Learn About History and Sculpture at Dealey Plaza
Tomorrow, March 6 at 7pm, the Nasher Sculpture Center will present a panel discussion as part of its Nasher Prize Dialogues on "Sculpture + History"...Read More
Top Five: March 1, 2018 with Kaneem Smith
Brandon Zech and guest host Kaneem Smith on a clever "relocation" of the Menil Collection, a stack of black cats, and the inarguable pleasure of neon.
Interview: Leigh Arnold on Women Artists, Land Art, and Representation
The Assistant Curator at the Nasher discusses the underrepresentation of women artists in the art world (and what to do about it), her upcoming Land art show, and Dallas' history of women artists.
Nasher's Newest Grant Winners Announced
The Nasher Sculpture Center's still-newish microgrant initiative means money for artists in the DFW region, and the names of the latest round of artist winners...Read More
See Artist Films Today in Dallas
Today, from 6-10 PM, Beefhaus will present short films by twenty different artists. The program has a strong Texas base, featuring numerous local favorites, including Gregory Ruppe, Michelle Rawlings, and Pierre...Read More
The Modern Announces Fall Lecture Series
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has recently announced this fall's Tuesday Evenings at the Modern lecture series. This year's lineup includes poets, curators, artists, and...Read More
Top Five: Jan. 8, 2015
Live from the arundo hut! Bill and Rainey discuss a selection of Texas' best events for the first week of the new art season.
Lauren Woods at Zhulong Gallery, Dallas
Although the work spans the past ten-plus years of Woods' work, all the political content still resonates. To say that her work is about race, or even race relations, overly simplifies her conceptual rigor.
50 Artists Selected as Pre-Qualified for Dallas Public Artworks
It's become common practice for Texas cities to designate artists as pre-qualified for upcoming public art initiatives based on a biannual Call for Submissions. The City of...Read More
Photo-op! Dr. Cornel West visits Lauren Woods' Drinking Fountain in Dallas
Ivy-League fixture, philosophy dynamo and prominent activist Dr. Cornel West was in Dallas on Friday, June 20, and paid a visit to local conceptual artist...Read More
Dallas' Historic African-American Parks to Receive Public Art Gift
In an effort to memorialize the fading history of some of Dallas' most blighted and significant neighborhoods, the Boone Family Foundation and the Rainwater Charitable...Read More
Hidden Fountain of Segregation is Now Officially Public Art
It's been over a decade since a metal plate fell off the wall of a County Records building in Dallas, exposing the remnants of a...Read More
Artist Wants to Turn Ugly History into Fountain of Education
The Dallas County Commissioners Court tabled a vote yesterday on funding to turn a County Records building water fountain into an art installation. If county commissioners...Read More
Aromatic Archetypal Jello: 2012 Idea Fund Grantees Announced
The Idea Fund has announced it's 2012 list of Texas-based artists and groups for it's 2012 awards: Scott Gleeson & Dane Larsen, Carrie Schneider, Michelle...Read More
To Boldly Fund, Where No One Has Funded Before: Idea Fund 2012 Grantees Announced
The Idea Fund, the re-granting program that funds ideas too weird for anyone else has announced the awardees for its 2012 grants: Scott Gleeson &...Read More


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This past Thursday, I played in a MtGO Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier, and I managed to clinch a finals token after turning my 0-1 into a 4-1. Along the way, and through past leagues and tournaments, I have learned a few essential tips about the format that you will need to succeed.
Amonkhet Sealed is an extremely grindy format, and games often come to a board stall, with each player trading haymakers until one comes out on top. What this means is that you cannot afford to play a mediocre beats deck that simply has a good curve. There are two way to prepare for your opponent's deck that is sure to be chock full of great cards.
1. Play to your rares
While this tip is the narrowest of the ones that I am about to give about beating your opponent in a grindy game, it can sometimes give you the best shot of winning. In this format, having a good curve just will not cut it oftentimes. If you find yourself with a weak overall pool, try to build your deck around your rares, as many of the rares in Amonkhet are very powerful comparatively.
For example, you may have a decent G/B deck with removal and efficient creatures and be hesitant to play your Glyph Keeper. However, it may be worth it to double splash if your deck is not that good, because you will win most games where you are able to play that card, even though you might lose some games to having it dead in your hand. This applies the most to cards that are good at many stages of the game, allowing you more time to find the appropriate mana. For example, Regal Caracal being splashed will almost always be better than a Soul-Scar Mage being splashed, as Caracal is great on turn 5 as well as turn 10, while Mage is only good in the early game.
2. Make sure you have a top end
Because the games often go long, having a top end is extremely relevant to your win percentage. At Grand Prix Richmond, I splashed for Greater Sandwurm in my Blue-White deck, and beat many opponents by casting my seven drop when they curved out at 5 or 6. Splashing for big creatures or spells is much easier in this format because of the slow nature as previously stated, but also because of the flexibility that cycling offers.
For this reason, splashing Greater Sandwurm, Lay Claim, or even Shimmerscale Drake is very reasonable(which gains value because of flying even though it is only a 5 drop). These cards are great because they can be cycled if you cannot find the right mana to cast them, and cast for extreme value if you do happen to have the right mana. Even a card such as Colossapede is great because it outclasses everything below it, and most creatures at its same mana cost.
3. Make sure you have embalm creatures
While Unwavering Initiate may sometimes seem worse than the uncommon Vizier of Deferment, it is actually much better in Sealed. This is because of the ability of Embalm. This is super relevant in this format because Embalm creatures trade profitably and can help lock down a board, which is necessary for you to get to the late game and deploy your bombs. In the long run it's a 2-for-1, which is fantastic in slow formats.
4. Make sure to play evasion creatures
This point goes hand in hand with playing a good top end. Just like you need a top end to overcome your opponent, you need evasion creatures to get through board stalls. Shimmerscale Drake and Aven Initiate are great because of this. Initiate is even better because it has embalm! Another great creature to get over your opponent is draft all-star Gust Walker. This lil' guy isn't only good in an aggro deck, as 1.5 damage a turn is definitely a clock if you have managed to get a decent amount of damage in beforehand. With a few removal spells to clear the way, flyers should oftentimes get you the win, as your opponent durdles with their big ground blockers.
5. Play aggro
This tip is for those who find themselves looking down at a pool with virtually no top end and bad or low-costed rares. Thankfully, not all is lost, and the best solution is to just play the best aggressive deck your pool can offer. Cards such as Bloodlust Inciter which are often overlooked in the building of midrange deck can be a huge boon to aggressive decks, as it they allow you to get a ton of damage in early and then dig for a finisher or maneuver the game in a way where you can find an opening and push through the last points of damage. Something that is very important and must be taken into account when building your aggro deck is that it must have reach. There are a few ways to do this including but not limited to:
- Brute Strength
- Mighty Leap
- In Oketra's Name
- Pathmaker Innitiate
- Limits of Solidarity
- Gust Walker
- Synchronized Strike
- Fling (Oh yeah)
All of these cards can help you when you need to get through those last points of damage, or get past those pesky blockers. Not to mention that this is why the red rares Insult // Injury and Heart-Piercer Manticore, both of which should already be in your deck, are so good in this format.
As always, thank you so much for reading! This weekend I am playing in what is most likely the most important tournament of my life so far, the RPTQ. I am planning on playing loads of leagues beforehand, and using the knowledge that I have already gained to crush the event and qualify for the Pro Tour. Hopefully though I don't have to wrack my brain with how to make the best play, and just open a pool with two copies of Glorybringer and more great rares. Good luck in whatever your next trial is, and I hope you have learned something new from this article. See ya next week,
Riccardo Monico
Looking for one of the most flexible color pairs in Amonkhet? Ben Pall has you covered! In this article he goes over U/W in all its forms in Amonkhet limited.
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Giant 27.5 — Ride Without...
Efficiency: Increasing the wheel diameter decreases the angle of attack (the angle at which round objects meet square objects). The lower the angle, the easier it is to roll over obstacles and maintain momentum.
Traction: With a larger diameter, the tire's contact patch increases, putting more rubber on the trail. A 27.5-inch (650B) has nearly the same contact patch as a 29er for superb acceleration, braking and cornering.
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Calling all BBP Youngsters! The May Bike-A-Thon is back for another year and we want to see the miles rack up!
For the entire month of May, BBP is challenging local youth, anyone from Kindergarten to 18 years old, to pledge to ride their bike to school, with their friends, around their neighborhood, running errands, with their families, wherever! And track their miles as they ride.
Bike-a-Thon participants can also choose to get their pledged miles sponsored by their family, friends, and community members; with each mile they ride raising money for BBP's Youth Earn-a-Bike & Kids Fix-It programs. These dollars will make it possible for youth aged 12-18 to earn a bike of their very own.
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Children's Community Health Services consultation
Project reports for the Children's Community Health Services consultation held in 2015.
A £34.6 million contract has been agreed with a new partnership of experienced, local, not for profit and NHS healthcare providers led by Sirona care & health CIC, to deliver community health services for children and young people in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
This follows extensive involvement of young people, their families, carers and professionals advising NHS Bristol and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups and their partners as to exactly what they would like to see from children's community health services.
Through the consultation process, young people advised that they would like a reduction in waiting times, earlier interventions, flexible appointment times and coordinated care through a key worker model. All of these elements will be delivered over the lifetime of the new contract.
Feedback was received from over 1200 service users, their families and carers.
Services that fall within the scope of this contract include; health visiting, school nursing, child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS), speech and language therapy (SALT), occupational therapy and physiotherapy, community paediatricians, community nursing and a range of dedicated services for vulnerable children including children in care, children with learning disabilities, children with life limiting conditions and children with drug and alcohol problems.
The successful partnership will be led by Sirona care & health and include Bristol Community Health CIC, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
The contract has been awarded following a competitive tender process, led by NHS Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group on behalf of NHS South Gloucestershire, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and NHS England.
The decision was made this week by the Governing Bodies of NHS Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group (Tuesday 29 November) and NHS South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (Wednesday 30 November). A 10-day stand-still period will now take place before heads of terms are signed with the prime provider.
"Firstly I want to offer our sincere thanks to the young people who gave their time and energy to this process in helping us draw up what services would look like and evaluate the bids. As a result, the children and young people of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, and their families and carers will have coordinated, person-centred care, designed around their own individual needs. This partnership, under the experienced leadership of Sirona care & health, has demonstrated that it can deliver first class community health services with the needs of young people and their families firmly at the heart."
- Dr Kirsty Alexander, clinical lead for children's health services
"I am pleased that following an extensive consultation, young people in the area will continue to benefit from strong community health services, which are designed to support children when they need extra help."
- Becky Pollard, Bristol's director of public health
"Together with our partners in Bristol Community Health, Avon and Wiltshire NHS Partnership Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing the best possible care and support for children, young people and their families in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Since we were awarded the one year contract in April 2016 we have seen some fantastic work from staff which we plan to build on further as we continue to improve what is offered over the next few years. We know that joined up services across areas and across physical and mental health services will be key to ensuring we can meet the needs of children and their families which is why our partnership working is so important to us. Crucial to this will be working with children, young people and their families so we understand what they want, what they need and how they would like the services to be provided. They will be an integral part of developing the services for the future."
- Janet Rowse, chief executive of Sirona care & health
The new contract will take effect from 1 April 2017 and run until 31 March 2022.
Children and young people receiving services will be fully informed of the changes. Sirona care & health will ensure continuity of care for all patients as they move from interim to long-term provider.
Under a separate commissioning process, Leap Valley Surgery has been awarded the contract to provide the Paediatric Primary Care Clinical Support Service for Bristol and South Gloucestershire with effect from 1 April 2017 until 31 March 2022.
The Children's Community Health Services re-procurement process began in February 2016.
To inform the procurement process, a 12 week consultation on the future of children and young people's healthcare services was carried out in autumn 2015. This included an online consultation and a range of community events to seek the views of stakeholders.
The consultation collated the views of children and young people, their parents and carers as well as professionals, in order to develop a new service specification to meet their needs. This was delivered in part via the innovative, interactive website Your Healthy Future .
Bristol Community Health CIC, Sirona care & health CIC and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust are already providing children's community health services across Bristol and South Gloucestershire as a partnership on an interim contract for 2016-17.


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Ruling party is invariably unhappy with Election Commission: QuraishiDecember 4th, 2007 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi has said that Indian experience has been that while the party in power is almost invariably unhappy with the Election Commission, the opposition parties love it.
In an interview to Gfiles, Quraishi said: Our experience is that while the party in power is almost invariably unhappy with us, the opposition parties love us. But once the opposition party becomes the ruling party the roles get reversed.
Our aim is to provide a level playing field and this tends to annoy the party in power. The fact of the matter is that ruling parties have access to government funds and other facilities which they like to use but we do not permit, the 1971-batch IAS officer explained.
He said: Both the ruling and the opposition parties realise, especially when they are no longer in power, just how much they stand to benefit from our interventions.
For instance, he said, after former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadavs party lost the State Assembly elections to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), he (Mulayam) went around issuing statements that he had not lost to Mayawati but to the Election Commission.
But when Mulayams Samajwadi Party (SP) won one out of the three recent bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh, and the BSP won the other two, Quraishi said: This time, he (Mulayam) expressed complete satisfaction with the way the Election Commission had conducted the poll.
We address every single grievance that we receive and we ensure that the polls are conducted in a fair and transparent manner, he said, adding There is an increasing need to micro-manage the elections.
To the question, how does the EC ensure that the enormous power exercised by the EC during an election is not misused, he said the framers of the Constitution have put in place sufficient checks and balances for it.
The biggest in-built check is that there are three of us (Election Commissioners) and each has an equal vote and all decisions are taken by a majority vote, he said in the interview published in the November 2007 issue of the Gfiles.
Quraishi said 99.9 percent of the time our decisions tend to be unanimous.
That has been my experience during the 15 months that I have been here, he added.
The Commission has been constituted in such a manner that no one can take an arbitrary decision. If any one member were to try and attempt such a thing, the other two are present to correct the situation, he said.
Quraishi further said it has also been ensured that the bureaucracy, which is often linked to the government, does not overtake the Commissions decision.
We follow all complaints very carefully. If we receive a complaint (against a bureaucrat) from a political party or civil society, we investigate it immediately. We also monitor all media reports; if we feel something is not right, we go ahead and take action, the former Doordarshan Director General said.
Without naming any state which was exceptionally difficult to monitor, Quraishi said Every state has its own problem.
While Jammu and Kashmir and the north-eastern states face the problem of militancy, UP and Bihar faced rigging and booth capturing, and others faced communal and caste tensions, he said.
About the forthcoming elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, Quraishi said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh asked for a postponement, while in the latter there has been some criticism about the Election Commissions decision to transfer police officials.
All this is part of the democratic process, he said. (ANI)
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Many parents and teachers have asked about how to bring Serving With Smiles into their schools. We are excited to offer Serving With Smiles at School!
In 2013 the collected over 1000 toothbrushes and toothpastes!
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"How can I be useful, of what service can I be?There is something inside me, what can it be?"-Vincent Van Gogh
Provide your school with an opportunity for the student body to be involved in service/humanitarian oriented activity.
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We can get a lot of things done when we work together. Children can get a lot of things done when given the tools. We come with a plan and the student council (parent committee) carries it out. Your student body, teachers, and families will collect items throughout a specific week that pertain to humanitarian kits. (hygiene, school or newborn kits) Example: a school kit includes pencils, notebook paper, colored pencils, eraser, scissors, and a ruler. The student council is given leadership skills by coming up with a plan to accomplish this task with help from staff members or parent helpers. All the items that are brought in to your school will then be taken to Serving With Smiles where it will be assembled by children at our projects and taken to places in need locally and throughout the world. We have watched schools grow in unity and awareness, teachers be inspired, families work together for a good cause, our precious children being taught and seeing right before our eyes…them learning the values and principles of hard work, compassion and leadership by doing.
What We Provide in the Process:
- (Optional) A slide show presentation that tells the story of other children less fortunate than most of us that live in our area, and shares natural disaster stories. It also gives them a chance to "see outside the box" and hopefully give them feelings of gratitude for what they have. The hope is to also give them a desire to want to help and serve and know that they have something to offer.
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- A skit to perform before the slide show presentation. (optional)
- A collection process for the items. (Are they going to be collected in one central location, in every classroom, or in a few different places?) Also where, when, and how SWS is going to pick-up items.
- A fun way to get the student body involved and motivated. (rewards, contests, etc.)
- A marketing plan. How are we going to let the student body what and when we are collecting? (Announcements, posters, newsletters, flyers, etc.)
- (optional) Flyers sent home from SWS for an invitation to the Serving With Smiles Projects. These are held 4 times a year. Children ages 6-18 come and assemble humanitarian kits and perform other various projects such as quilting, hat looms, bead geckos, ABC books, picture books, and baby blocks.


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Life experiences play a very large part in my healing work as I understand situations like hyperthyroidism, post traumatic stress disorder, deep depression, past life connections, chakra clearing and healing, listening to your words and being a sounding board for the words that you use, I have had many successes with my work.
Cancer, Parkinson's Disease, Huntingdon's Chorea etc are all DNA related in some way, I call it a new way of thinking and working. We are all connected to our ancestors, as the saying goes; 'the sins of the fathers are visited on their children' this is perfectly true but need not be the case, clearing DNA history clears patterns in families for future generations to be clear of devasting dis-eases. Depending on how far down the road the dis-ease has taken you as to how much healing you can receive but there is no reason whatever not to have a healing as the future generations will still be free of the DNA strands.
I am always here for my clients, if a situation arises from forgotten traumas, out of a treatment received I would rather hear from you before the next treatment to be able to allay your concerns and find a solution. I work in an holistic way which means I cover every aspect of your healing through the mind, body and spirit connection, spirit as with, you are a living being within a spirit, it is not religiously based but is love based, also I never promise anything as your healing is your healing, we are all responsible for whatever happens to us, but if you are interested in healing yourself I always wish the best for my clients, intention is everything and I will help you as quickly as I can.
Having been a fully qualified therapist in Reflexology for over twenty four years I qualified with the Association of Natural Medicine, and also hold Diploma Certificates in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Flower Essences, Colour and Light Therapy, South West Medical Products Consultant for Zepter UK, Anatomy and Physiology and am a BAHA Healer, being Registered and Insured through the Hypnotherapy Association and Howden's Insurance.
My practice is based at my home in Tywardreath and at the Bodmin Therapies Partnership, Priory Road, Bodmin.


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Our client, a market leading organisation within the financial advisor sector, with a strong brand, approx 350 staff and a huge appetite for further UK wide growth, require a Head of HR specialist to join their organisation to assist in driving strategic and operational change throughout their teams.
With 200 revenue earners in the organisation and 150 other staff, such as developers, finance, recruitment, marketing, management and IT they have a very interesting team.
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How to keep healthy lifestyle all year around?
For many September is the time when summer comes to an end. You should not give up your healthy lifestyle though . Read our tips how to remain healthy all year around.
Eat breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Good breakfast is essential and it should be eaten within two hours after you wake up. Regular breakfasts will help you to reduce obesity and prevent: high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Avoid excessive eating out
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Trick-or-treat at the store at Settlers Green! Kids age 12 and under are welcome to participate, accompanied by an adult!
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Well that was a tough but successful half marathon. Pete set a target of 1:35-1:40 and I fancied something sub 1:38. In the end my Garmin has me at 1:35:19.
Conditions were pretty perfect, more wind than forecast and it is quite an exposed course but very flat, with a few bridges and inclines in the second half but nothing much. Roads open to the public so always wary of cars but generally just a very quiet and laid back half marathon down quiet country lanes. My favourite type of course for running well.
I set off feeling strong and the pace was looking way too hot, 1:35 is 4:30's and 1:40 is 4:45's. Tried to ease off after 5km and thought if I could just keep chucking out sub 4:30's I was looking at 1:32-1:33 managed that through to halfway but then had my first split slower than 4:30 through km 12.
Body then seemed to settle into 4:40-4:50 pace and I then gave myself sub 5min km through to the finish to give myself a time I could be happy with. Where I had started strong and not worrying about the watch, now I was checking the watch 3 times a km and just digging in.
Last 5km were a real effort and people were now drifting past me, a few little uphills weren't too welcome either but having run this race twice I could picture the final km and that keep me trucking on.
Probably need to work on my core strength as I felt myself losing form as the fatigue began to bite. Managed to hold the pace together and found some strength on the grass finish to take over 4 or 5 of those runners that had taken me over on the run in.
Crept over 1:35 but that was ok, once the pain came after halfway I knew the time would be what it would be. A good marker for my Marathon and my other races this year and I will be attacking my PB at Southend and if not the Half Marathon in November.
Sore throat and runny nose didn't seem to affect me too much today. Am absolutely shattered now. Bath and some proper food will see me right.
Section splits
5km - 21:27
10km - 21:52 (+25)
15km - 22:59 (+7)
20km - 23:53 (+54)
21.1km - 05:07
Heart Rate:
Endurance - 1%
Moderate - 2%
Tempo - 15%
Threshold - 60%
Anaerobic - 22%
Split Summary
1) 0.62m - 4:10(6:43/m) 145/170bpm 17cal
2) 0.62m - 4:13(6:47/m) 175/179bpm 23cal
3) 0.62m - 4:15(6:50/m) 183/188bpm 76cal
4) 0.62m - 4:22(7:02/m) 180/185bpm 65cal
5) 0.62m - 4:27(7:09/m) 169/176bpm 46cal
6) 0.62m - 4:16(6:52/m) 164/172bpm 14cal
7) 0.62m - 4:23(7:03/m) 173/177bpm 58cal
8) 0.62m - 4:26(7:08/m) 172/176bpm 61cal
9) 0.62m - 4:28(7:12/m) 173/177bpm 74cal
10) 0.62m - 4:19(6:57/m) 185/191bpm 77cal
11) 0.62m - 4:20(6:59/m) 181/187bpm 76cal
12) 0.62m - 4:34(7:22/m) 180/189bpm 64cal
13) 0.62m - 4:38(7:27/m) 170/175bpm 81cal
14) 0.62m - 4:46(7:40/m) 167/173bpm 83cal
15) 0.62m - 4:41(7:31/m) 174/181bpm 81cal
16) 0.62m - 4:43(7:36/m) 179/183bpm 83cal
17) 0.62m - 4:40(7:30/m) 180/188bpm 81cal
18) 0.62m - 4:49(7:45/m) 183/186bpm 84cal
19) 0.62m - 4:47(7:42/m) 191/195bpm 83cal
20) 0.62m - 4:54(7:54/m) 194/202bpm 85cal
21) 0.62m - 4:43(7:36/m) 195/200bpm 82cal
22) 0.07m - 24(5:27/m) 191/191bpm 6cal
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Gift From the SeaBook - 1991
Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh's musings on the shape of a woman's life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life. A mother of five and professional writer, she casts an unsentimental eye at the trappings of modern life that threaten to overwhelm us -- the timesaving gadgets that complicate our lives, the overcommitments that take us from our families -- and by recording her own thoughts in a brief escape from her everyday demands, she guides her readers to find a space for contemplation and creativity in their own lives. With great wisdom and insight she describes the shifting shapes of relationships and marriage, presenting a vision of a life lived in enduring and evolving partnership. A groundbreaking work when it was first published, this book has retained its freshness as it has been rediscovered by generations of readers and is no less current today.
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"Gift from the Sea" by Anne Morrow Lindbergh is a book of reflective essays about being a woman in the mid '50s. Lindbergh - wife of the aviator- uses a beach vacation and the shells she finds as the source of her meditations. All in all quite good although dated to its particular time.
What a wonderful book! This will be a keeper on my shelf. This book is small but packed with tons of information. This book is mainly for women who want to find themselves. While it was written 60 years ago, 95% of the information is relevant to today's circumstances/lifestyles. Simply written and a joy to read. It's a sort of "how to" guide for women to see themselves differently.
This is one of the best books I've ever read. In concise, philosophical and thought-provoking language, Anne Morrow Lindbergh provides the reader with wonderful revelations of what it's like to be a modern woman. As the wife of Charles Lindbergh, she certainly felt the constraints of public engagements and social events, as well as the demands of being a wife and busy mother of five children. Perhaps that is why she was able to provide such a keen insight into the value of solitude and creativity.
Often, in our "busy-ness," we forget about maintaining and growing as individuals. Every man, woman and child needs time alone, every day, in which to nourish his soul. What joy can be found in creative tasks, even if they are as simple as arranging a vase of flowers or baking a batch of cookies. Women, by their very nature, wish to give. Sometimes, we give so much of ourselves that the well runs dry.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh used her valuable vacation time on a remote island to replenish herself. There, she embraced the simple pleasures such as watching the ebb and flow of waves on the beach, collecting shells on the shore and strolling on the sand beneath the twinkling stars. She didn't need curtains to shelter the windows, cooked simply but well, and performed household chores only as necessary. She lived in the present, like a dancer perfectly poised in the here and now. In this special time, she found her center, replenishing the wellspring of who and what she was.
Rarely have I read such a wonderful book! Every woman should own a copy for her personal library and if men seek to understand the true nature of women, they should read it as well. I applaud Anne Morrow Lindbergh's foresight and her rare ability to put into words what I feel deep inside my heart.
Very interesting. Progressive for it's time but dated now. It sparked further research on my part. Found the Lindbergh family story very interesting.
I would have loved to have met Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It is hard to believe that this year marks the 10th Anniversary of the passing of one extraordinary woman of strength and compassion, of her time.
Her writing and observations on life are insightful and touched me profoundly. Her ability to be able to express those same thoughts we all possess in daily reflections, conscious or unconcious, awakens you to realize, to embrace or to accept.
It has brought comfort in the uncertainty and impermanance of life and deepened my every day practice living in the present.
A must-read for every woman in any stage of her life - or man, in love or have loved any woman in his life.
This slim volume has within its pages a universe of knowledge. There are so many brilliant quotes in this book. In fact, the entire last chapter "The Beach at My Back" should be quoted and contemplated.
I have to admit that it was strange to find a book full of thoughts I myself have had over the last five years. Through my yoga and meditation practice I have been able to figure out that true happiness comes from within and that "alone time" is necessary for spiritual, and even physical, survival.
I also admit that I did not connect with the chapter focusing on later life. However, I am not there yet and when I do make it to that point you can bet this book will be something I come back to again and again.
I would recommend this book to anyone. It may appeal more to women, but I think it can speak to both sexes. I think Gift From the Sea will answer a few questions you may have about life and show you a path to happiness.
The writing is superb and the structure of the book is perfect. This will be a book you come back to again and again. I hope that my friends will take me up on my recommendation for this book...
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[Deggendorf & Regensburg Germany | 08. December 2016] pascom Netzwerktechnik GmbH, a leading developer of business VoIP telecommunication solutions, are proud to support "Aktion Kinderbaum-Regensburg hilft", a Stadt Regensburg initiative to share the joy Christmas with children throughout the region.
For many, Christmas is a time of joy and happiness shared with those closest to us, giving presents, enjoying the laughter of children and the company of our loved ones. Unfortunately, for many children, Christmas can be an incredibly hard and emotionally difficult time of year, either due to a family's financial situation or even more sadly they have lost their parents. It is exactly these children whom Stadt Regensburg are hoping to reach with "Aktion Kinderbaum-Regensburg hilft".
Joachim Wolbergs – Stadt Regensburg Oberbürgermeister on pascom's donation:
"It is with heartfelt gratitude that I am able to accept pascom's support for the work we do at Aktion Kinderbaum. It is my guarantee that one hundred percentage of the proceeds will be used to bring some joy and happiness to the children and teenagers within the Regensburg area"
Quirin Pasquay – pascom CEO and Co-founder said of Aktion Kinderbaum:
"We are a family orientated company, which is why every year we look to support the invaluable work that organisations do in support of families and children who for whatever reason need that helping hand. Christmas can be a time of great happiness, but also for many considerable financial and emotional stress. Through supporting the Kinderbaum-Regensburg project, it is our hope that we are able to share the festive spirit and make Christmas that much easier and more enjoyable for families and children across Regensburg."
About Aktion Kinderbaum-Regensburg
Founded by Stadt Regensburg "Aktion Kinderbaum-Regensburg hilft" (Children Tree Regensburg Helps Project) was born in 2012 and since then has become an annual institution across the city of Regensburg.
Kinderbaum-Regensburg aim to ensure that every child in Regensburg receives a Christmas present. For many this is taken for granted, but for many others in Regensburg it is anything but. Unfortunately, there are children whose parents are financially unable to buy presents and then sadly there are children who have lost their parents and will never again experience Christmas with those they loved most. The Kinderbaum-Regensburg project was founded especially to give these children something to look forward to and let them share in the joy of Christmas.
For more information, please visit www.regensburg.de (German only)
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More than half of Xero accounting partners in the UK are planning to have 70% of their clients online by December 2018.
That's a huge movement in the accounting industry. And if you're not sure why it's happening, just take a look at these findings from Xero:
- Firms with more online clients are seeing faster revenue growth – often three times as high as firms with fewer clients online.
- Accountants with more online clients are adding far more new clients than accountants with fewer online clients. In some cases, cloud-friendly firms are adding four times as many new clients compared to those without clients on the cloud.
- Accounting firms with higher numbers of online clients have a higher revenue per employee – with the most online-friendly firms averaging £22k more a year per employee.
So if you want your accounting firm to keep up with the competition, you'd do well to take on this 70% goal as one of your own.
To help you on your way, we've put together an action plan for the year ahead: what you need to be doing to get more of your clients onto the cloud, and exactly when you need to get things done.
December 2017
You've got just 12 months to get 70% of your accounting clients cloud-ready.
The best place to start? With a solid plan for client conversion.
From our experience in helping accounting firms get their clients onto the cloud, we know that the planning stages alone could take as long as four months – so it really is important to get an early head-start.
In the first month of planning, you can expect to:
- Select one or more cloud providers that look like they could be the right fit
- Choose and assemble the team for your project
- Create a high-level workflow plan, identifying which of your processes could be affected by the project
- Draw up a training plan to see the areas your staff will need training in
- Build a client conversion schedule – how many clients you could feasibly get onto the cloud each month, and how many months you have to hit your target.
February 2018
By the end of your third month of client conversion planning, you should have:
- your clients segmented according to their conversion needs – giving you a singular and definitive view of the overall data you have on your clients
- clear definitions of your team's individual roles and responsibilities
- detailed, low-level plans for your workflow, training and client conversion schedule.
April 2018
By the fourth month, you should be ready to kick your client conversion project into action.
Starting with a small sample of clients as they move over to cloud accounting, you'll need to begin the continual process of quality checking and reviews: keeping tabs on the progress of your project, and making sure you continue to hit your targets as you go.
As well as getting your conversion project off the ground, it's around this time of year that HMRC plans to start its live pilot of the Making Tax Digital initiative.
It won't be compulsory for any businesses until April 2019 – and even then, only for businesses above the VAT threshold.
But once the pilot goes live, smart accountants will keep following its progress.
By keeping up with any published reports and media coverage, you'll get an early look at any issues that businesses might be having with the new scheme. And that means you can start to learn how to work around these issues before they become real problems a year later.
June 2018
By June, you ought to be ready to start hiring and training – and the development of your current team should already be well underway.
According to a recent report from Xero, cloud-friendly firms are gaining four times as many clients as other practices that aren't cloud-friendly.
We all know that moving online can improve your efficiency and increase your revenue per employee, helping you to serve more clients with the same number of staff.
But if moving online creates this level of high-speed growth, you're bound to need to expand your team. And you'll need to allow time for every new member of staff to get up to speed.
A young or inexperienced new-starter could need as long as 6 months before they become fully adept. And even an experienced new hire could take a few months to get settled with a new team, new clients and new software.
August 2018
By August – just a few short months before our December goal – you ought to have a solid working relationship with a bank in place.
Xero's report tells us that accounting firms with active links to banks are able to deliver higher value to their clients (such as offering advisory services). In fact, more than 60% of the highest performing firms have these relationships already in place, compared to just 29% of the lowest performing ones.
Firms aren't just choosing the banks they find the easiest to work with. They're also going for the ones that can help their clients out the most – and those banks will be the ones they refer the most clients to.
December 2018
If everything's gone to plan, you should be close to your goal of having 70% of your clients online.
If things have gone perfectly, you might already be there – or you might have already surpassed it.
But this isn't the end of the road.
With new cloud services popping up every month (and with Making Tax Digital just around the corner) you'll need to be able to keep up with the big changes heading your way.
Don't wait 12 months to find an expert partner to guide you through the process. Get in touch today to find out how we can work together.


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Christmas in July is Almost Here!!! Hoping You will Join Me!
Submitted by Pam on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 23:07
Christmas in July is almost here! And this year - I will be celebrating the whole month! Lots of tutorials for sweet ornaments and pretty trees. A most excellent hexie blog hop sponsored by Craftypod. And time to return to cookies! We will start the six month Winter Holiday Cookie series off this year with beautiful waffle cookies from Norway, Italy, the Netherlands and more!
I know many of you really are not ready to be thinking holidays. But it is not too soon to begin thinking about hand crafted gifts and decorations. Can't leave those until you are in the spirit or it may be too late!
I hope you will join me this month whenever you can!
I bet you have seen versions of this tree 45,000 times!!! Can not believe how many I have found on Pinterest in the last few weeks!
The first time I saw one was here on SAS Interiors and it was love at first sight. Jenna created it as an advent calendar - which I happen to think is completely brilliant.
I altered her idea slightly and use it as a display for hand crafted ornaments sent to me by friends made while blogging! I am leaving it up year round! Cheers me up every time I walk by it!
Most versions I have run across on Pinterest (including Jenna's) have been made using pallets. However, my sweetie informed me he was not tearing apart a pallet! So we went shopping and found lovely 1" x 4" rough sawn wood designed probably for fencing. Dirt cheap - like a few dollars for four 4' boards. (Only ended up needing three of them!)
I went through the stacks searching for boards with the most interesting wood grain and colors.
To mimic the thick and thin boards used in the original, we alternately placed two boards together with single boards.
Jenna provides excellent directions for making one of your very own here.
Thank you Jenna!
Clear Pinhooks work beautifully for hanging ornaments. But since I have several of mine otherwise employed, I filled in with clear push pins.
Despite the original intention (to be used as an Advent Calendar - and it would make a brillinat one) and despite it's uh ... Christmassy ... shape, I really do think this rustic wood tree makes a lovely hand crafted ornament display that can be enjoyed year 'round! What do you think?
I spy 4 little ornaments made
Submitted by futuregirl (not verified) on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 22:34.
I spy 4 little ornaments made with love! Well, they were all probably made with love. :) Hooray for pinhooks, too!
heh! heh! heh! Â Yup! Â And
Submitted by Pam on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 23:18.
heh! heh! heh! Yup! And what I am loving so much about this tree display is that I can enjoy them every day and because I feel loved every time I see them.
I do really like Pinhooks a LOT. Really should order another package instead of trying to make this one stretch so far!! They are just perfect for hanging ornaments from this tree and work way better than the push pins.
Thank you for stopping by sweetheart. What a lovely surprise!
What a creative way to use my
Submitted by Patti Reich (not verified) on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 17:49.
What a creative way to use my mom's wood shavings. I love it.
Oh Patti! Â Thank you so so
Submitted by Pam on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 18:54.
Oh Patti! Thank you so so much. My lack of expertise nearly got me into trouble a couple of times and certainly it is not perfect by any means, but when i flick on that little lighted cone inside it shines and sparkles and warms my heart just as much as it would it it were perfect!!! You can tell, can't you, I find the little wood curls enchanting!
That tree is fantastic!
Submitted by Daisy (not verified) on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 23:04.
That tree is fantastic! Leaving it up all year sounds like a great idea to me.
I set a reminder for myself to start working on my peace dove in July (Betz White pattern that I absolutely love) in hopes that I'd get it done before Christmas. I also want to finish my dala horse (the one from Stitched Blooms) which I'm planning on using as a Christmas decoration. I'm almost half done with the embroidery, I think. Hopefully the sticky fabri-solvy hasn't gone strange since it's been on the felt for months now!
So happy to hear from you
Submitted by Pam on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 23:50.
So happy to hear from you that you are getting started! I love that particular peace dove pattern too. And it really does not appear to be too complicated. You will absolutely be able to finish it and Dala by Christmas!!
I've been looking forward to
Submitted by Arielle (not verified) on Tue, 07/01/2014 - 22:53.
I've been looking forward to Christmas in July on GingerbreadSnowflakes since last year! So excited to see what's in store for us this year! And I'm hoping to work on some of my Christmas crafting while enjoying Christmas in July. Can't wait to dig out my Christmas music again! :)
Since your Christmas was
Submitted by Pam on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 14:58.
Since your Christmas was spent moving last year, I am especially glad to hear you will be starting your crafting and making early. You deserve a nice long season this year!
uh, my stars, snowflake and
Submitted by Silvia - MadameRenard (not verified) on Tue, 07/01/2014 - 06:56.
uh, my stars, snowflake and gingerbread man!!!!
Of course! Â I love them to
Submitted by Pam on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 14:52.
Of course! I love them to pieces!
Looks like it's going to be
Submitted by Kathryn Vercillo (not verified) on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 16:42.
Looks like it's going to be lots of holiday fun!
It looks beautiful. And,
Submitted by Sally (not verified) on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 14:05.
It looks beautiful. And, since my one and only New Year's Resolution for 2014 was to be more organised for Christmas this year, I will definitely be following along attentively in July, and hoping to be motivated to make a start!
Sally A most worthy New
Submitted by Pam on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 14:49.
Sally A most worthy New Year's Resolution!!! I hope something you find here will provide just the kickstart you need to get going!!!
Who doesn't think about
Submitted by nancy (not verified) on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 12:01.
Who doesn't think about Christmas all year!!!!!
I look forward to your posts to get started on some new things for this coming holiday season.
Thanks, Pam.
Heh! Heh! Heh! Â or rather Ho!
Submitted by Pam on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 14:45.
Heh! Heh! Heh! or rather Ho! Ho! Ho! Nancy I know I can always count on you to indulge me!!!


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Hi there, thank you (Alfredo and Simon) very much for your feedback, which assures me to go the "endorsed" directory! Basically, I agree that one should not use the "ext" or "endorsed" directory for individual applications, but either pack them into one app-lib or adjust the classpath accordingly. The case in question is about deploying Jakarta's BSF (including the ooRexx language engine) allowing any Java app or non-Java-app having Java-APIs ("in or out") to take advantage of the BSF scripting engines there are. So this is meant as a true extension to the installed JRE. The BSF4Rexx package is meant for people who usually do not have any Java background, but want to use Java as if it was ooRexx (much simpler syntax) in order to take advantage of all the functionality Java allows for (actually there are use cases where Java gets used, but the ooRexx programmers won't really notice that). This use case does not stop at pure Java apps however. The real reason for me to decide to use the "ext" directory came with the wish to allow one to use the BSF engines in the context of OpenOffice (OOo) to allow scripting OOo with scripting languages the OOo programmers have never thought about (to support)... OOo is basically written in C++, but because Sun bought StarOffice (of which OOo is the opensource version), all C++ UNO components can be interacted with with Java). Since a year, OOo also has a scripting framework which is written in Java itself (allowing Javascript/Rhino, BeanShell), so it supplies a perfect infrastructural environment to deploy Jakarta BSF to add any of the BSF scripting engines as internal macro languages to OOo! When analysing the OOo use case it turned out, that OOo itself manages which Java it uses. There is a GUI element to configure the JRE in case of multiple installs, but no documented API to do that programmatically at all! To make a long story short, the easiest and most stable solution seemed to have been to install BSF into the "ext" directory, which allows it to be used from the command line and drive OOo (here the CLASSPATH is set to point to the OOo interface jars) *and* to allow OOo to use it without any need to configure OOo's Java settings (which only would have been possible by hand, an error prone procedure, plus in an environment where there are dozens, if not hundreds of installations necessary, manual installation is just not practical). This scenario has been working quite well for more than a year, but since the official release of BSF needs commons-logging, other apps using common-logging got into problems because of the BSF-version being placed in the "ext" directory. Hence the moving to "endorsed", which seems to solve this clash situation reliably. But I was not sure whether other side-effects could pop-up that I was not thinking about. Again, thank you very much for your feedback which has helped me a lot to reassure that venue! Regards, ---rony Alfredo Ledezma Melendez wrote: > Hi, > > I agree with Simon, isolation is the word to consider. From my point of > view, the best approach is to have a common repository to all the libs you > need, and just set the CLASSPATH according to your particular needs. > > AFAIK no problems might happen with your approach, though. > > Regards, > Alfredo > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Simon Kitching [mailto:email@example.com] >> Sent: Martes, 07 de Noviembre de 2006 03:23 a.m. >> To: Jakarta Commons Users List >> Subject: Re: [logging] Any takers ? (Placing "commons-logging- >> 1.1.jar"into"${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/endorsed" o.k.? >> >> Hi, >> >> I don't know of any issues that might occur. >> >> I think putting libs into the java install is a pretty ugly thing to do >> though. Applications should stand alone. I'm also against putting webapp >> libs into appserver shared directories, etc. though the whole world >> appears to disagree with me on that one. >> >> Regards, >> >> Simon >> >> On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 19:40 +0100, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> so far no answer has arrived via the common-user list. I would >>> appreciate *any* comments anyone would have to the idea to put the >>> commons-logging jar into the "${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/endorsed" directory >>> to solve incompatibility issues, if other packages have their own >>> commons-logging.jar, but stumble over one that may have been installed >>> into the Java extension directory "${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/ext". >>> >>> Preliminary tests show the problem to be solved by installing the >>> commons-logging.jar into the "endorsed" directory, but before changing >>> the installation routine to do that for a special BSF package, I would >>> like to learn about potential pitfalls from the experts... >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> ---rony >>> >>> P.S.: The original message of last week was (path issue corrected): >>> >>> >>>>> Hi there, >>>>> >>>>> creating an installer for Jakarta's BSF to be placed into >>>>> "${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/ext" to make it available to all Java apps, >>>>> >> also >> >>>>> had me put "commons-logging-1.1.jar" to the >>>>> >> "${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/ext" directory. >> >>>>> But because of reports of users of Eclipse's help system and Geronimo >>>>> (both apps won't run afterwards) I moved the "commons-logging- >>>>> >> 1.1.jar" >> >>>>> to the "endorsed" directory which remedied the situation. >>>>> >>>>> Would there be situations where this could cause problems elsewhere? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any hints/insights in advance! >>>>> >>>>> ---rony >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Congress plans to act on student loan debt
By Justin Pope
AP Education Writer
Congress is poised to make big changes to the government programs tapped by millions of students to pay for college.
The biggest of these for students: a cap on what low-income borrowers have to pay back each month on their federal student loans.
Measures passed by the House last week — and one by the House earlier this month — come in response to growing concerns about student debt.
About two in three recent college graduates have loan debt, and over the past decade, the average amount has grown 50 percent faster than inflation.
Meanwhile, just over the last two years interest rates have risen enough to more than double the total interest some borrowers will eventually have to repay on their loans.
But the moves in Congress also reflect a more nuanced picture of student borrowing.
The median debt for students pursuing a bachelorĺs degree is about $20,000.
Thatĺs a lot, but itĺs a level experts consider manageable for most students, considering how much more college graduates eventually earn.
The real concern is the growing number of students piling up significantly higher debts than the average.
That trend has an indirect cost even for non-borrowers: discouraged by high monthly payments, talented people decide not to pursue careers in relatively low-paying but critical public service jobs like teaching.
The idea of limiting monthly payments for those with low incomes dates back a half-century to conservative economist Milton Friedman.
Other countries like the United Kingdom and Australia have adopted it. But in the U.S., itĺs gained traction only in part of fractured network of federal aid programs, notably direct lending.
There are also scattered programs of outright loan forgiveness, targeting groups such as teachers and child-care providers in low-income communities.
Now, the Democrat-controlled Congress is on the verge of significantly expanding the number of student borrowers who could get a break.
Congress has endorsed expanding loan repayment to anyone under an income threshold, not just those who borrowed under the governmentĺs direct lending program. The change would expand the option to participants in the full range of federal loan programs, including about 10 million undergraduates with Stafford loans.
While details of the House and Senate bills need to be reconciled, both envision capping monthly payments at what students can afford. Repayment wouldnĺt be required until borrowers are earning 150 percent of the poverty line, and would be capped at 15 percent of income beyond that.
Other provisions expand loan forgiveness options for public-service careers, and forgive loans entirely after 20 or 25 years of repayment. Republicans and President Bush have opposed aspects of the aid reforms, but overall they do not appear to have focused on the loan repayment provisions.
ôThe principle here is if you go to college and take out a reasonable amount of federal loans, you should be able to pursue your goals and career and life without having that debt drive your actions,ö said Luke Swarthout, of the group U.S. PIRG, which lobbies for student aid.
Terry Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education — an umbrella group representing colleges and universities — says his group supports the idea but wants some details changed in reconciliation. He notes such programs are hard to administer because they involve collecting financial information from borrowers.
Another downside is that, by expanding loan forgiveness, the government forfeits money it might collect down the road. But Swarthout says that provision is likely to affect very few people.
And by letting low-income borrowers pay back less each month when they need to, he said, the government will see fewer defaults and ultimately collect more.
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Charleston Southern University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $20,600 average out-state tuition; $20,600 average in-state tuition
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Less than 2 years (below associate); Private for profit; $12,720 average out-state tuition; $12,720 average in-state tuition
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At least 2 but less than 4 years; Private for profit; $9,900 average out-state tuition; $9,900 average in-state tuition
Trident Technical College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $6,714 average out-state tuition; $3,894 average in-state tuition
Virginia College-Charleston
Four or more years; Private for profit; $17,259 average out-state tuition; $17,259 average in-state tuition
ITT Technical Institute–North Charleston
Four or more years; Private for profit; $17,748 average out-state tuition; $17,748 average in-state tuition