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The project began in October 2006 and employed one full-time Chinese mental health advocate covering all boroughs in the Greater London area.
What was the project about?
The aims of the project were to:
- Improve access to health care services for Chinese people with mental health needs
- Improve the experiences of Chinese people with mental health needs using health care services
The objectives of the project were to:
- Enable the voice of the Chinese patient to be heard, through providing language and cultural support, and thus ensure that patients receive appropriate and responsive services
- Build a two-way bridge between Chinese patients and mental health professionals, providing explanations of Chinese cultural background to professionals and relaying information from professionals to patients to reduce the stigma of mental illness among the community
- Provide continuity and stability in the support received by Chinese patients that would not be available with the conventional use of interpreters
- Provide emotional and practical support to Chinese patients and their families, recognising that social welfare is crucial to mental well-being
Why was the project needed?
Language, culture, poor symptom recognition and stigma are often cited as barriers to access leading to low uptake of health services. The NHS Executive Mental Health Task Force report (Department of Health, 1994) observed that the Chinese and Vietnamese communities were largely 'invisible' to mainstream purchasers and providers. The main areas of difficulty for Chinese families were:
- lack of English
- lack of knowledge of their rights
- cultural differences, including lack of understanding by the statutory sector
- scattered settlement
- long and unsociable working hours
These issues continue to be relevant today.
In Chinese Mental Health Issues in Britain (1997), Blackwell describes three areas where Western psychiatrists occasionally fall in error when treating Chinese patients:
- 'Normalising' behaviour which is the result of mental illness – misconstruing signs and symptoms of mental illness as being normal behaviours within the Chinese 'culture', with the result of patients not receiving treatment or receiving inappropriate treatment
- Misinterpreting normal culturally determined behaviour as evidence of mental illness
- Mismanagement – using treatment styles and regimens that are unsuited to Chinese patients, for example, underestimating the importance of the family in treatment decisions
Our findings
These were the project research questions:
- What issue does the client want to tackle?
- Does the advocate support the client in discussing illness with the family or community?
- What is the kind of cultural explanation done by the advocate in meetings with the health professional?
Key learning points
The provision of a community-based advocacy service is essential to meeting the mental health needs of the Chinese community in London. The community advocacy model used in this project was successful in:
- improving access to health and social care services among settled Chinese residents
- improving engagement with mental health services for patients with severe mental illness, especially among new migrants
- improving communication and understanding between health professionals and across all client groups and in all settings, including general practice, community mental health services and inpatient units
- improving communication and understanding between other services, such as housing and legal services, across all client groups, and assisting in issues that were key factors in determining health and mental health and in promoting recovery
The CNHLC's counselling service is an important resource that provides culturally and linguistically sensitive support to the Chinese community in London. Current statutory provision of psychological therapies does not meet the cultural or language needs of Chinese people.
New migrants are a particularly vulnerable group who require practical assistance to meet their basic welfare needs. Across all client groups, advocacy support in this area was highly valued by both service providers and clients. The advocate worked in partnership with social workers and community psychiatric nurses to ensure that the basic needs of clients were met. Social isolation was also prevalent across all groups but was perhaps experienced more intensely by new migrants, who were also isolated from their family and for whom there is a lack of Chinese community resources.
- A pan-London Chinese mental health advocacy service should be commissioned to provide advocacy in community settings and under the statutory provisions of the Mental Health Act 2007.
- Chinese advocates with Cantonese, Mandarin and English language skills should be trained under the new national independent advocacy qualifications for IMHAs and IMCAs.
- Mechanisms should be put in place to make the CNHLC's counselling service available to a wider population and to make the service available to Chinese people through the NHS. This will also help to ensure viability and sustainability of the service.
- A pan-London Chinese mental health advocacy service should provide advocacy support in the community to ensure that vulnerable groups, such as new migrants, receive basic welfare support. This should be achieved by advocates working in partnership with care providers.
- A culturally and linguistically responsive befriending service should be set up to tackle social isolation among Chinese people with mental illness. This should meet the needs of a diverse population and be provided in the two main spoken dialects: Cantonese and Mandarin.
How was the service evaluated?
While the project was available to any persons of Chinese ethnic origin living in London, the evaluation focused on three broad groups within this heterogeneous population:
- first-generation settlers
- new migrants
- students in higher or post-18 education.
It was postulated that a) the issues giving rise to mental or psychological distress; b) the pathways to the project, and c) the type of support provided by the project might be different for each group.
For example, among first-generation settlers, inter-generational conflict might be a prevalent issue compared to social isolation among new migrants or peer pressure among students.
Using realistic evaluation, the evaluation sought to identify and elucidate the mechanisms of access and advocacy.
The project evaluation comprised of two components:
- A quantitative, descriptive component derived from the case notes kept by the advocate: number of clients; client demographics; referral routes
- A qualitative case-study component consisting of interviews with clients, clients' relatives and care providers to address the research questions posed by the process evaluation
Between the start of the project in December 2006 and July 2009 when data were collated, a total of 40 clients accessed the project. For the realistic evaluation, eight client cases were selected and a total of 14 transcripts were analysed with the data set consisting of a mixture of interviews with clients, their family members, care providers and an advocate account.


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Machine Learning & IoT as part of the Kværner Digitalisation Strategy
Frode Strand is head of IT in Kvaerner, a leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company, which delivers complete oil and gas offshore platforms and onshore process plants to operators and other customers. Frode Strand brings the the understanding of how technology affords business development. Machine Learning & IoT is essential components in Kværner's Digitalisation Strategy.
Frode has more than 25 years of experience as an IT professional, having worked in several industries, ranging from Financial services, through Telecom, to Oil & Gas. Frode holds a Master of Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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TeenQuake – Young Writers' Picnic on the Library Lawn & the Dave Rocha Trio
1100 E St
San Rafael, CA 94901
October is TeenQuake, our annual LitQuake San Rafael Celebration, sponsored by San Rafael's Teen Library Council. Young writers from two local academic advancement programs, Next Generation Scholars and 10,000 Degrees Program, and the California Poets in the Schools will present new work at this open-mic event.
Special guests include four Marin Poet Laureates: Rebecca (Becky) Foust, Prartho Sereno, Joseph (Joe) Zaccardi, and Albert Flynn DeSilver.
The Dave Rocha Trio will perform jazz and popular standards from 2:30 – 3:30, following the open-mic poets.
Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the readings and music under the spreading tree on the library lawn.


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Filking is a long time fannish tradition. It exists in both science fiction and media fandom, but its roots are deepest in sci-fi fandom.
Here are excerpts from a book of filk lyrics I found in Stacy's Doyle's collection last week. The book is called the NESFA Hymnal.
(first up a song about the sadness of waiting for elevators at fan conventions. in the days before smartphones and hotel wifi, someone had to write one to pass the time while waiting.)
THE ELEVATOR SONG ( set to the Beatles song "Yesterday")
Yesterday, I've been waiting here since yesterday.
Now it looks as though I'm here to stay.
Oh, all my plans have gone astray.
And just then, he went past me and went….
Bill Mallardi, Suzanne Tompkins, Jerry Kaufman, and Linda Bushyager
Copyright 1968
(how about a Star Trek themed filk song?)
THE FIRST DAYS OF OUR MISSION (set to "The Twelve Days of Christmas")
On the first day of our mission
The writers gave to me:
A transporter malfunction,
Klingons on the bridge,
Harcourt Fenton Mudd,
Ten million tribbles,
Several lovely yeomen,
A nurse to love the Vulcan,
A smart-assed Russian ensign,
A sword-wielding helmsman…..
Uhura fair,
A Scottish engineer,
An acid-witted doctor,
A Vulcan pointy-eared,
And a starship to roam the galaxy."
(a filk song finally giving the bad guys of the Tolkien universe some air time)
GIVE MY REGARDS TO ORTHANC (set to "Give My Regards To Broadway")
Give my regards to Orthanc;
Remember me to Barad-Dur.
Tell all the boys from old Nan-Curunir
That I'll be there for sure.
Whisper of how I'm yearning
To mingle with the Morgul throng.
Give my regards to Shelob's lair,
And tell her I'll be there ere long."
(and how about those Ents? Catchy tune, eh?)
THE ENTS' MARCHING SONG (sung to "The Ants' Marching Song)
The Ents go marching one by one, Hurrah, Hurrah!
The Ents go marching one by one, Hurrah, Hurrah!
The Ents go marching one by one,
To get their chlorophyll into the sun.
CHORUS:The Ents go marching
Round and round and into the ground
And out in the rain and in again.
The Ents go marching two by two, Hurrah, Hurrah!
The Ents go marching two by two, Hurrah, Hurrah!
The Ents go marching two by two!
Does a marching tree wear a wooden shoe?
(Jim Landau and Sherna Comerford)
(nothing changes much in space)
DRUNKEN SPACEMAN (sung to "(What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?")
What shall we do with a drunken spaceman?
What shall we do with a drunken spaceman?
What shall we do with a drunken spaceman?
Light years out from Terra.
CHORUS: Hooray, and off she blasts,
Hooray, and off she blasts,
Hooray, and off she blasts,
Light years out from Terra.
Put him in the airlock till he's sober…
Drop him on an asteroid till he's sober…
Put him through a space warp till he's sober…
Throw him in the algae till he's sober…
Put him in the reaction chamber…
Zap him with a phaser till he's sober…
Dump him on a comsat till he's sober…
Hang him on a skyhook till he's sober…
Leave him in his spacesuit till he's sober…
Haul him by the legs with a running spaceline…
Leave him out in a Martian sandstorm…
Leave him all day in a Lunar crater…
Boost him into orbit till he's sober…
Abandon him on a planetoid…
Further verses can be improvised until the singer's pain threshold
is reached, or the listeners stone him to death.
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Chino serves fusion Chinese cuisine in a relaxing atmosphere. Friendly prices, well-prepared food served with a smile await you. There are salads, duck, crab, chicken, meats and more that await. recommended dishes are Fried crab; Steamed squid with lemon sauce; Roasted duck served with vegetables; Spicy mushroom salad; Deep fried wontons; Deep fried shrimp cakes; Stir fried potato with sweet pepper; Chicken fried with mango sauce; Lobster Fried with curry and pepper; and for a special dessert, Fried ice-cream.


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Complex aromas of chocolate, currants, berries and sweet tobacco. Full body with fully integrated tannins that give a silky texture. Lovely tannins, fruit and acid balance. Just opening now. Drink or hold.
With its big fruit, and hearty tannins, this is a powerful, ripe wine, having great sweet blackberry flavors, a touch of smoke and a black fruit core. Round and opulent, this is a generous wine already.
Sweet tobacco, berry and currant aromas follow through to a full body, with soft, silky tannins and a fresh, racy aftertaste of currant and mineral. The texture of the tannins is very beautiful. Best after 2016.
Full medium ruby. Very primary nose of cassis, licorice, earth and leather, complicated by an almost exotic note of chocolate. Then suave, broad and dry, with a fine-grained texture and very good palate coverage. Doesn't currently show the lift or intensity of the best Medoc wines of the vintage, but offers a fleshy, solid impression and finishes with fairly sweet tannins for this property.
A strong effort for Talbot, the 2005 is more showy and forward than most wines of this vintage. While there is plenty of tannin, it is sweet and well-concealed behind an intriguing bouquet of sweet herbs, licorice, smoked game, black currants, and cherries. This fleshy, medium to full-bodied St.-Julien exhibits a silky sweetness to its texture and tannins. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020+.
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The war had followed the conflict in Kutch earlier that year, as well as the massive infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir in the summer and the invasion of Chaamb -Jaurian on September 1.
The Indian Army tried its best to halt the advance of the Pakistan Army in Chhamb. The Indian Air Force also tried to stop the invading Pakistanis, but suffered heavy losses.
India responded by invading Pakistan on September 6. The thrust was towards Lahore from three directions, from Wagah to Dograi on the Grand Trunk Road, from Harike-Khalra to Burki and Khem Karan-Kasur Axis.
Though posted in Shillong and on leave, I joined duty. Posted as public relations officer for the Lahore Sector with my office in Amritsar, I had the opportunity of covering the war in that sector.
I had met Lt.Col. Desmond Hayde, the Commanding Officer of the 3 Battalion of the Jat Regiment, who had reached Dograi on the 6th of September. But, as the supporting troops did not reach, he had to fall back. He told me that he planned to recapture Dograi on 22nd September evening.
We had heard that the war was going to conclude soon after midnight on September 22 as per the resolution of the Security Council of September 20
Through wireless, I had contacted my office in Amritsar and sent a message to Delhi. Media representatives were flown to cover the events.


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Cryptzone Appoints Andy Jones as New Chief Financial Officer
October 27, 2014
Seasoned Financial Executive to Manage Company's Rapid Growth
Nashua, NH - October 22, 2014 - Cryptzone, a global provider of data security and identity and access management (IAM) solutions, announced that Andy Jones has joined the company as chief financial officer. His primary responsibilities will include managing the company's financial growth, scaling continued operations and directing global human resources.
"This is an exciting time for Cryptzone and we're happy to have someone of Andy's caliber join the team," said Cryptzone president and CEO Kurt Mueffelmann. "Andy has a great deal of experience with fast-growing technology companies, making him a perfect fit for overseeing Cryptzone's aggressive growth and expansion plans, as well as the integration of the company's recent HiSoftware acquisition."
Jones is a skilled finance leader with over 25 years of experience, more than 12 of which include working with venture capital and private equity-backed companies. Prior to joining Cryptzone he was CFO at Integrity Interactive, a private equity-financed $30MM company that provided Global Ethics and Compliance programs to Global 2000 companies, and successfully sold that business for $170MM. Previously he was CFO of CCBN, a $65MM information services business that was also successfully sold for $150MM. He has also held top finance positions at Nasuni Corp., TrueAdvantage, Inc., New River, Inc., Thomson Financial and Seagram's. Jones holds a business degree from the University of Edinburgh and is qualified as a Chartered Accountant by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
"Cryptzone is well-poised to make a substantial impact in the security technology space," said Jones. "I am excited to join the team and look forward to helping the company achieve its financial and operational goals at this important growth stage."
About Cryptzone
Cryptzone is a global provider of data security and identity and access management (IAM) solutions. The company's information security offerings are designed to secure access and protect critical data, services and applications, without impacting how organizations and users work. For over a decade, enterprises have turned to Cryptzone to galvanize their network security with responsive protection and access intelligence. More than 450+ public sector and enterprise customers, including some of the leading names in technology, manufacturing and consumer products, trust Cryptzone to keep their data and applications secure. Cryptzone is headquartered in Boston, MA, with research, engineering and development teams located in Gothenburg, Sweden and is a portfolio company of Medina Capital, a high-growth equity investment firm focused on the IT infrastructure sector.
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Above is a picture of an alligator belly, the source of alligator strap leather. Youll notice in the center of the skin the scales are much wider than the outer edges.
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Depending on the lug width of the straps being prepared you only get 6-8 alligator bands out of this center section for every skin you purchase.
The rest of the skin is what makes up the small scale and exotic grain straps.
Using vertical cuts reduces the yield of every skin a manufacturer buys and accordingly you see higher prices for straps coming from the center of the belly.
Other determinants are: the country of manufacture, the lining and other special preparations.
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Fort Dodge is a city in the county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River. The population was 25,206 in the 2010 census, an increase from 25,136 in the 2000 census. Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North Central and Northwest Iowa. It is located on U.S. Routes 20 and 169.
|Fort Dodge, Iowa
Central Avenue
|Motto: Frontier of the Future.
Location in the State of Iowa
Fort Dodge is located at 42°30′25″N 94°10′50″W (42.506803, −94.180271), on the Des Moines River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.31 square miles (42.24 km2), of which, 16.05 square miles (41.57 km2) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) is water
The Fort Museum and Frontier Village is located on the southwest edge of Fort Dodge. It is a full scale recreation of a military outpost on the prairie from the 19th century. It also features a recreated village from the same time period. Additionally, The Fort Museum has a replica of the Cardiff Giant, an archaeological hoax sculpted from gypsum mined at Fort Dodge. A "Frontier Days" event is held on the Fort Museum grounds every year. It features a parade, beauty pageant, historical reenactments, a buckskinner camp, and live entertainment. 2014 marked the 40th year of the event.
The Blanden Memorial Art Museum, the first public museum of art in the state of Iowa, is located in the historic Oak Hill district of Fort Dodge. The Blanden, opened June 5, 1932, is renowned as one of the finest small museums in the nation for its extensive permanent collection as well as popular touring exhibits. The permanent collection on display includes European and American artists prints, sculptures and paintings. The museum also offers a wide variety of art classes geared towards children and adults.
Fort Dodge maintains several music organizations, including a civic choral society, a city-funded municipal band, regional symphony orchestra, a Christian choral union, and a men's barbershop chorus.
Shellabration is an annual rock concert held in late July/early August at the Oleson Park Music Pavilion that features nationally touring rock groups. Previous performing bands include Journey, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The Lizard Creek Blues Society sponsors an annual blues festival, "Blues Under the Trees", every summer, drawing blues musicians from all over the United States.
Fort Dodge Choir Boosters (affiliated with Fort Dodge Senior High School) hosts the annual "Fort Dodge Choral Festival" which features high school and college choirs from around the upper Midwest under the direction of a nationally recognized conductor/composer.
Fort Dodge Senior High School serves as a host location for the Iowa state marching band festival, state Solo & Small Ensemble festival, and regional high school jazz band competitions.
Theater and musical theater are historically popular arts activities in Fort Dodge, with the community maintaining three independent theater organizations. Hawkeye Community Theatre, one of the longest continually running theatre organizations in the state and puts on six full length productions a year of varied genre.Comedia Musica Players is a civic musical theater troupe that produces an annual musical every fall. Stage Door Productions provides theater training and performance opportunities for middle school, high school, and college-aged students during the summer and puts on one small cast (10 or fewer) production per year.
The two local high schools and the community college produce a student cast musical each Spring. The Fort Dodge Senior High School musical is the longest running high school musical theater tradition in the United States, first appearing in 1927
Oleson Park has woods and hiking trails. The town's recently restored band shell is located here. Oleson Park Zoo boasts a small zoo featuring a small population of albino white tailed deer and other animals. It is not an AZA (American Zoo and Aquarium Association) accredited zoo and the zoo's USDA license number 42-C-0128, has been cited over 15 times in the last 2 years by the USDA inspectors.
Snell-Crawford Park (located at Williams Drive and 12th Avenue North) is a local favorite for weekend recreation. It has a disc golf course, three sand volleyball courts, a jogging/walking/bicycling trail, picnic tables, and grills. Soldier Creek runs through the park.
Rosedale Rapids, the city's new multi-million dollar aquatic center, opened north of the roundabout intersection of 10th Avenue North and North 32nd Street in July 2010. The aquatic center features swimming pools, water slides, and a lazy river.
John F. Kennedy Park is the nearest camping facility to Fort Dodge. It has a large campground, a lake with a swimming beach, a playground, and hiking trails. Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, an 18-hole course, is located here.
The 300 acres (1.2 km2) Gypsum City Off-Highway Vehicle Park opened to the public on July 6, 2006. The park is located on abandoned gypsum mines. Plans are in place for the park to be expanded to as much as 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) in the future.
Fort Dodge is a top tubing destination in the state, offering the swift and clear waters of Lizard Creek, solitude on the Des Moines River from Fort Dodge to the Dolliver Memorial State Park, and the nearby lake at Brushy Creek.
The Fort Dodge Country Club par 71 golf course is one of Iowa's top courses.
Woodman Hollow State Preserve lies roughly 7 miles southeast of Fort Dodge.
Fort Frenzy opened east of town in late 2013. It features family-friendly activities such as an arcade, bumper boats, mini golf, go karts, laser tag, professional boxing, skating, and bowling.
Fort Dodge is the home to the central campus of Iowa Central Community College.
Fort Dodge is served by the Fort Dodge Community School District. The public school system includes Fort Dodge Senior High School (9–12), Fort Dodge Middle School (5-8), and several elementary schools.
Private schools in Fort Dodge include St. Edmond (Preschool-12), Community Christian School (pre-K −8), St Paul Lutheran (Preschool-8), and Harvest Baptist School (K4–12)
Fort Dodge has been the location of Iowa High School Athletic Association championship events. Currently, the cross country championships are held at John F. Kennedy Park north of the town. Fort Dodge also hosts the Iowa girls' softball championship tournament at Harlan Rogers Park.


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Let's celebrate the release of Terra Mystica with some organized play! If you are interested in playing, please add a note below and include your GC username. Depending on interest we can determine what player count to use for each table.
To give everyone time to explore the app, learn the game, etc. signups will run through Wednesday April 26th.
Per the other TM thread, the following have expressed interest in playing already:
@irishdomer08 (GC: irishdomer08)@Hardco (hard_co)@whovian223 (whovian223)@js619 (js619)@jason1002 @athros (athros)@halfvoid (halfvoid)@Snotty128 (snotty128)@geigerm (mgeiger9)@JammaTal (jammatal)
Also, the fine print, we plan to use the following game settings:- Basic map- Shuffle players (random starting player)- Expansion Passing rules- Map balanced VPs
Sign me up . Game Center name is j4son1002
Hell yeah!
Totally new to the game, so put me at the noobs table Username JMH75 and in GC JMH.75
Do we have to sign up again? If so yes...
No need to signup again if I put you in the initial post
I'll play. GC: john_1325
GC and DigiDiced ID JammaTal, but you can type in jammatal as well.
Include me please Mike.
My GC id is "rob thomasson" and I am "robthomasson" in the app/at DigiDiced
Add me; Baelnor
Happy with whatever tourney mode
Having a login issue with the game - it tells me I'm not logged into GC, so I click the network thing on top, and Terra Mystica says it can't connect to the network. Anyone else? Any suggestions?
Yes please. Duckworp on GC.
I've had that issue before with other digidiced apps. Killing the app or a phone reboot has always fixed the issue.
Welcome to a Stately Play Pete.
Details of the initiation ceremony will be issued to you in due course.
Thanks. Killing it didn't work, I'll have to reset.
Might have to count me out of the tourney, I can't get multiplayer to work. Tried force closing, resetting the iPad, no joy. I have a support ticket in, but...
Does game centre login in other apps? I have a banner that drops down to say game centre is connected in game centre apps. If its not doing that maybe you need to log out and into game centre in your settings app. It has its own tab in there about half way down
I got into Terra Mystica, hit the MP, and only have Jane and the other John as choices for opponents.
Not you, even though I know we're friends from the Le Havre game.
Not sure if that means anything or not
Thanks for the suggestions, all, and for checking on that @whovian223. I get the GC banner when I fire up the game, but I even went so far as to logout and login to GC in settings. Thought maybe my VPN was the issue, but I get the same message regardless of whether it's turned on or not. Next step is an uninstall and redownload after I get the offspring to bed later.
Edit - I'll have to fire up Le Havre too and see if I'm having issues in there. Good thought.
Edit2 - can't login to Le Havre either, even though both games show the GC banner on startup. Uninstalled TM and reinstalled it, with the same results. Others on Toucharcade are reporting the same issue... hopefully the devs push an update soon.
If anyone is having a MP issue where it says it is your turn, but when you go into the game it isn't your turn, turn off the replays and go into the game again.
Obviously there are a few bugs with the multiplayer, but Digidiced is usually very quick to fix their games.


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I've seen many wedding websites over the years, and I even had one of my own many years ago. I really appreciate it when the wedding website reflects the couple's personal style (usually at least one of the pair is a designer). Wedding sites can be really fun projects to work on: There are few restrictions, and the product (attending the couple's wedding) basically sells itself. This particular site is a fun example of a wedding website with awesome typography, fun photography and simple illustrations.
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India is full of heritage sites. You will get innumerable beautiful and tourist spots in India. However, there are only some points known to general public. Rest of the places lie unexplored and untouched. Here is a list of some of the unexplored places to visit in India.
- Kurnool, Seem Andhra: Kurnool is the home of temples, caves and forts, but until now this place is unexplored. Kurnool is a good place to visit in winters as the summers are as usual hotter and monsoons are wetter. Kurnool is the home of Peta Anjanyeswami temple, new shirdi Sai Baba temple, The Venugopalswami temple, Birla mandir, Belum caves, Oravakallu rock garden, Rollapadu wild life sanctuary and there is a famous tomb too, Tomb of Abdul Wahab. Beautiful greenery and peaceful environment is another attraction point of Kurnool.
- Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh, itself is unexplored state and one of the best places to visit in India. However, Ziro is a small town in this state. If you are in search of nature and peace, then this the ultimate place to visit. It is full of greenery and patchy rice fields. People in north east possess very calm and cool nature and people of Apa Tani tribe are very mingling and they feel your stay feel like home.
- Tawang Arunachal Pradesh: Another town of Arunachal Pradesh, that is less known to world is Tawang. Though this place several monasteries and beautiful land and sky. This town is the birthplace of Dalai Lama and of course worth a visit. The best time to visit is summer that is from March to September. Winters are very chilly here. This place has its own aura which makes it much attractive.
- Majuli, Assam: Assam, another state of India which everyone knows about, but no one explored it. Maluji, is the world's largest fresh water Island. This river island is located on Brahmaputra river, which twenty kilometres away from the city of Jorhat. It is referred as cultural capital of Assam. It is the house of many temples and splendid festivals throughout the year. Though you can explore this place any time round the year, but monsoon is the best time to visit this place.
- Champaner, Gujrat: This is one of the UNESCO world heritage site. It is said that hills of champaner are a part of Himalayas which carried from Himalaya and established them in Champaner. Best time to visit this place is winters that is September to February. This place is full of historical appeal and the Champaner Archaeological park worth's a visit.
Though the list for the places to visit in India doesn't end here. There is so much unexplored so start preparing your list on this World Heritage Day.
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Turning The Page Opens in Montreal
June 2012 marked the opening of the first Turning the Page library in Montreal at Auberge Transition. It was a very emotional and exciting experience seeing our dreams become reality. The bright colours, the multitude of books for all ages, the toys, the fun carpet on the floor, the computer station, the table and& chairs, rocking chair–you – you can just picture the children lying on the floor, hanging out at the computer, playing with the toys, cuddling with their moms reading a favourite book. One of the women who was living in the shelter with her young daughter thanked Act To End Violence Against Women for establishing Turning the Page saying 'It is a warm and wonderful place in the shelter for moms and their kids. All of the kids are really excited about it – thank you'.


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Kid Meteor Kick Scooters
Whoa! Kids are sure to love these new Kid Meteor scooters. With Christmas (and other Holidays) right around the corner, these cool scooters from the Kid Meteor brand are sure to delight the little ones. I mean seriously, how cute is this little pink scooter? Head on over to Makais.com for the best deals on kick scooters, and many other goodies. Aloha 🙂
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The City of Malden observed National Community Development Week at a reception held April 26, 2017 at The John and Christina Markey Senior Community Center. The event highlighted resources provided through the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs both of which are U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. The Malden Redevelopment Authority administers these on behalf of the City.
This year marks the 43rd year of the CDBG program which provides grants to more than 1200 local governments to improve physical, economic and social conditions in communities. Every $1 of CDBG leverages almost $4 in other funds which bring additional vital resources to communities. The HOME program, in its 26th year, provides grants to more than 600 participating jurisdictions to create safe and affordable housing in communities. Every $1 of HOME leverages an additional $4.16 in other funding.
CDBG and HOME funds have been used to invest and respond to current and emerging community development needs in homeowner rehabilitation, youth programs, lead paint abatement, senior services, food banks, vital street improvements, affordable housing and employment training. These funds serve low to moderate income seniors, homeless, veterans, first-time homebuyers, at-risk youth, business owners, disabled persons, working families and have been used to reduce childhood lead poisoning.
The main event of the evening was a panel discussion about "Unlocking Doors to Homeownership". Deborah Burke, Malden Redevelopment Authority, Executive Director, acted as the moderator. Panel members included Marc Slotnick, President, New England Communities, Inc., Susan Collins, Executive Director, Medford Community Housing, Dee Bireddy, HOME Program Director, Nick Pernice, Community Development Director, and Dave Russo, Malden Resident/First Time Home Buyer.


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EuroGOOS Task Teams are operational networks of observing platforms. They promote scientific synergy and technological collaboration among European observing infrastructures. Task Team members exchange open source tools, collaborate in areas of common interest, and jointly make European data available to the EuroGOOS ROOS regional data portals, which in turn are feeding data to EMODnet and Copernicus Marine Service, CMEMS.
Task Teams are important operational components of EOOS, the European Ocean Observing System setting out a vision and a coordination machanism for a truly integrated end-to-end ocean observing in Europe, for the benefit of society, science and innovation.
Task Teams work to:
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- Foster scientific and technological development, joint programmes and concerted actions, enhancing the European marine infrastructure capacity.
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Are you settling for mediocrity?
Thought for the day. Is maintaining being mediocre? If you are purposely not trying to improve, aren't you being ordinary rather than extraordinary? And if you're not trying to improve in the gym – push yourself harder and challenge yourself, are you not always seeking to be better and improve in other areas of your life?


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4MC had a fantastic world book day! We had lots of fun with our learning! First of all we read the Stick Man and then explored some activities linked to this book. We had to pretend to be birds and using only our two fingers to create a beak we had to build a nest (using sticks, moss etc) that would float on water and support an egg! This was very fun and also very messy! Our winning team managed to keep an egg safe for over 12 seconds!! We also had the opportunity to read to some Year 1 children. We really enjoyed this as we were able to show off our reading skills but also hear some amazing reading from Year 1 children!. We had the chance to read at several times throughout the day (whenever Miss Buckley rang her bell!). We finished our very enjoyable day by creating some artwork out of sticks and natural resources! We hope you enjoy our photos!
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Ale Groen
Artist Statement
Mind in Dialogue…
Who am I? Who are we? My sculptures explore the inner structures and shapes of our personalities. They are the unseen faces of ourselves. Man is the formation of layers and layers within the conscious and unconscious which continually creates new shapes within our identity. This new identity must have a shape, structure, material and cohesion. My plywood busts explore a longing and emptiness within ourselves that need to be seen and confronted.
Brief Biography
1986 MFA, Syracuse University
1984 Studio/Art Courses, Ontario College of Art
1978 Studio/Art Courses, Florence, Italy
1978 Italian Renaissance Art, Sir Wilfred Laurier University
1977 Visual Art / Geography, Teacher's Certificate Sp.
1976 BEd, University of Toronto
1974 BA, York University
Selected Exhibitions
2011 New Members 2011, Canadian Sculpture Centre
2002 Southbrook Farms ON, Kylemore Homes, Angus Glen Golf Club
2001 Group Show Charity, Oak Ridges Morraine, Toronto
1998 Jutan Gallery, Toronto
1996 Mill Pond Gallery
2001 Carpet Design, Walking on Water, TLM Interior Designers, Newport Beach CA
2000 Logo Designs, Cherrystone Management Inc., Data Gap Inc.
2000 SEE Furniture Book (published)
Corporate Collections
Nortel Network, Dallas Texas Orillia Christian School, Orillia ON
Interac Association, Toronto The Marriott Hotel, Toronto
Studio H. Bade, Netherlands Richmond Hill Public Library, Richmond Hill
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego CA Fieldstad & Company, Irvine CA
Nabisco Ltd., Toronto ON
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Media: wood, steel
SSC Member Since: 2011
Information on this site cannot be used, copied or reproduced without written permission from the Sculptors Society of Canada. All works pictured are the property of the individual artist and are not licensed for reproduction.


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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon [Harvest 1C 064-05 249]
Label: Harvest
Catalog Number: 1C 064-05 249
Country: Germany
Format: Vinyl (LP)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973 Label shows playing time of A1 together with A2 Comes with two A2-sized posters (all with the same cat# than the release). Made in France by Pathe Marconi EMI. Labelled for the German market. Originally released in Germany 1973 as Harvest 1C 062-05 249.
This is one of
395 Releases of The Dark Side Of The Moon
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- A1) Speak To Me
- A2) Breathe
- A3) On The Run
- A4) Time
- A5) The Great Gig In The Sky
- B1) Money
- B2) Us And Them
- B3) Any Colour You Like
- B4) Brain Damage
- B5) Eclipse
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Both Tesco Hudl, Adobe Photoshop Touch, no stylus.
Didn't aim for these two to be linked… Just fancied drawing on my Hudl in the morning over a coffee and thought it'd be fun to close out the day with a reprise over the wind down drink. Had a little longer to play with the night time drink hence a smidge more shading.


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Debt Shifts to Consumers From Corporate Coffers
U.S. Consumers Create a Debt Bulge With Surge in Structured Borrowings
NEW YORK -- The U.S. accounts for about 5% of the world's population, but American consumers were the beneficiaries of nearly half of all the debt proceeds raised globally in 2002, new data show.
Although the U.S. long has dominated debt capital markets, 2002 saw a big jump in the structured transactions used to finance everything from mortgages to car loans and credit-card balances. At the same time, unsecured corporate-debt issuance dropped....


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And, we're back!
I took a break from blogging over Christmas. I'm sure you're not surprised. I can't promise that I'll be a more regular blogger in the new year. There's change in the air around here and I'm not sure how much I'll be able to continue to focus on developing this space.
Then again, whenever I say that, I always seem to discover a hidden bit of motivation that pushes me along for another couple months. Fickle me.
Did you have an excellent Christmas? This was our first Christmas on our own, so it was a little odd and a little wonderful, and a little lonely, and a little perfect all wrapped up in one. I know. A Christmas of contradictions. See, we usually spend the weekend before Christmas with the Husband's family and Christmas and Boxing Day with my family. But, since my brother got married and my sister had a baby, and since everyone lives so far away, this was the first year, the inevitable year, that no one came home to Ontario. My parents took the opportunity to escape all the artificial busyness of Christmas (and a little family drama) and skipped the province.
It was different. It was a little weird. It felt like Thanksgiving, not Christmas. But at the same time, it was nice. We went to our own church for the first time in the two years we've been married. We opened our gifts together after a quick lunch. We had chicken and mashed potatoes and honey glazed carrots and apple parsnip soup and apple pie with a pretty lattice top to finish it all off. The dogs had some delicious frozen soup bones.
And now, we have leftovers. Lots and lots of leftovers!
I do most of my clothing shopping around Christmas time. I'm not sure why exactly. Probably because everyone else is shopping around Christmas time. Also, probably because things are on sale. I love a good sale. So, naturally, two days after Christmas, I've been feeling the shopping bug a bit. I'm not so big on the crowds that exist in shopping malls around Christmas time though, so I've been satisfying my urges with Pinterest.
Over and over again, this is the look that's catching my eye:
Skinny jeans or pants, tall boots, a loose sweater, and a scarf to top it all off. Comfortable, warm, pretty.
One of these days I'll get to the mall.
Since welcoming Kingsley home, our couch has, well… suffered. Mocha already did a number on it, and then there was that time when Mark leaned his full weight onto the arm and snapped the frame. But now, with Kingsley's claws flying, it's no longer pretty, nor comfortable.
But, We're in a bit of a difficult spot. He's not grown up enough yet to trust him with anything nice. This means we're not about go out and buy our forever couch, the beautiful chesterfield I've had my eye on for a long time. We want something cheap, something that looks good, something that's comfortable, and something that will hold up to the abuse of two dogs, two people and a cat with grace and dignity.


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It gets bigger and better every summer.
Lunchtime's Fridays by the Fountain kicks up again at the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center on June 7 with twice as many bands performing on an expanded schedule that stretches through August.
Fans of such local music acts as Kennedy's Kitchen, Billy "Stix" Nicks and The Whistle Pigs can thank area businesses and two radio stations whose financial and promotional support helped the City of South Bend to expand the popular music series to every Friday throughout the summer this year from its previous every-other-week schedule.
"This year we have had increased interest from more sponsors," Mary Ellen Smith, assistant director of administration and marketing for the Morris, says.
WNSN-FM (Sunny 101.5) and WNDU-TV (Ch. 16.1) are promoting the noon-time concerts.
"This has been going on since 2001," Smith says. "Because it has been ongoing for so many years, there's just a lot of interest in downtown activities now."
Duke Tumatoe will kick off the series June 7.
Local Irish folkies Kennedy's Kitchen takes the stage June 14, followed by local Motown favorite Billy "Stix" Nicks," June 21; Jetta and the Jellybeans, June 28; Terry & the Heartbeats, July 5; the Douglas Jones Band, July 12; the Unraveling String Band, July 19; and Top Secret, July 26.
Velvet Jones starts the August portion of the series Aug. 2, followed by The Snyders, Aug. 9; the winner of Real Country's Budweiser Country Star Contest, Aug. 16; The Whistle Pigs, Aug. 23; and a summer-ending show performed by musicians from Indiana University South Bend's Raclin School of Arts on Aug. 30.
The series is also sponsored by Downtown South Bend (DTSB), which will join forces with Fridays by the Fountain and provide tables from the organization's own lunchtime concert series a few blocks up the street from the fountain.
"We're in collaboration with them," Smith says, "so we don't have two competing concerts on Friday."
Food vendors will be on hand to sell such items as pizza, sandwiches, snacks and beverages.
Or, you can "brown bag it," Smith says. "It's not like they have to come and buy food there.
"People are welcome to bring a sack lunch, their own chairs, relax and spread blankets on the lawn."
The concerts are free, open to the public, and run from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.


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It's easier than ever to save for retirement -- and that's a good thing, given the somewhat iffy prospects for Social Security over the long term. Unfortunately, it's still all too easy to blow your chance at a comfortable retirement. But if any of these mistakes sound uncomfortably familiar, take heart -- even if your retirement years are looming, you may still have time to spare yourself a seniorhood spent on the wrong side of a drive-through window.
- Not taking advantage of the easy opportunities. Does your employer have a 401(k) or 403(b) plan? Are you contributing -- at least enough to collect the employer match (also known as "free money")? At most companies, participating in the workplace savings plan is a super-easy thing to do, and since the money comes out of your paycheck on a pre-tax basis, it doesn't hurt as much as you might think. If you're not a participant, go sign up. If you can contribute more, do it.
- Deciding you'll deal with it later. Does the idea of saving for retirement make you nervous? Do you just feel like it's not a priority for you right now? Face up to the problem and make it a priority, Fool. If your vision of retirement includes a beach house and exotic travel -- rather than canned tuna and the morning shift at the mall -- you need to get moving. The stock market's growth and compounding power has made millions of people wealthy, but you've got to be in the market in order to benefit.
- Saving for college instead. What's this? Saving for your kids' college education is a good thing, isn't it? It definitely is, but listen up: If you're contributing to a college savings plan instead of your retirement plan, you're making a mistake. Remember that you can get loans for college, but not for retirement. By all means save for college if you can, but fund your 401(k) and IRAs first.
Investing too conservatively. Did you swear off stocks entirely after the dot-com bubble burst and decide to stick with bonds instead? Or maybe you didn't swear off stocks, but you've kept all of your retirement assets in relatively "conservative" funds like Vanguard Balanced Index (VBINX) or Fidelity Puritan (FPURX) because you're worried about market volatility? If this describes you and you're more than five years from retirement, you're losing out, Fool. While bonds and balanced funds can be useful components of a diversified portfolio, they'll usually lag the stock market over time, and that means less money for you later. If you're worried about losing your shirt, holding a basket of long-established blue-chip stocks like Pfizer
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Investing too aggressively. While it might be tempting to plow your entire nest egg into that hot biotech stock your buddy told you about, think first. Building up wealth in the stock market takes time, but you can lose it very quickly. If you've put yourself in a position where one bad news item about one company can undo years of careful investing, you've made a big mistake. (Ask all those Dendreon
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A tidal wave of shareholder opposition yesterday swept away Kmart Corp.'s plan to raise $600 million to $900 million by issuing new stock tied to the performance of its specialty store units, despite the company's last-ditch efforts to win support.
The defeat was an embarrassing setback for Kmart's management, which has been under increasing pressure from shareholders unhappy with its inability to rejuvenate the company's flagship discount store business.
The opposition's victory took Wall Street, the company and even the leaders of the dissident shareholders by surprise and came in spite of Kmart's last-ditch efforts to get out the vote by extending the balloting deadline by eight hours.


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The Christian Faith
Christians believe that Jesus Christ, God's only Son, came to the earth in the flesh over 2,000 years ago. We further believe that Jesus fulfilled God's will in dying for the sins of all humanity – past, present and future – on the cross on which the Romans crucified Him. The Bible tells us that all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory – there is nothing that we can do by ourselves to get back to having a loving relationship with God, the Creator of the universe and the maker of our lives. Thus, Jesus Christ reconciles us to God through His sacrifice as God's Son, and this allows anyone who believes in Him to be reconciled to God.
The Bible says that in accepting God's free gift of forgiveness through Jesus His Son, we are made a new creation – our mind, body, soul and spirit are awakened to this newfound relationship with God.
Christians everywhere worship and celebrate God's love and grace, as we believe that Jesus is still alive and is with God the Father. We also believe that God gives us the ability to live our lives as He wants us to, through the power of the Holy Spirit whom He has given to each of us.
We gather together as a church every Sunday in order to celebrate God's love, remember Jesus' sacrifice, fellowship with one another, and contribute towards the building of God's kingdom here on earth through the many gifts and abilities He has entrusted to every one of us.
We welcome you to join us! Come and hear what God's love is, and how you can find this love as you seek to reconcile with your Creator. God loves you!


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The third New Zealand Young Writers Festival to be held in Dunedin - UNESCO City of Literature
Sex, dairy farming and feminism are among the unlikely bedfellows at this year's New Zealand Young Writers Festival, fifteen free events delivering some of the country's finest young wordsmiths to Dunedin from September 7-10.
"We're incredibly proud of this programme. We've got a great mix of poets, novelists, comedians and journalists tackling some pretty big issues" said Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust Chair Aaron Hawkins, in this the third year they've produced the event.
The line-up includes Lizzie Marvelly (2017 Canon Awards: Columnist of the Year; Blog Site of the Year for The Villainesse); Chris Tse (2016 Ockham Award Winner); New Zealand's first Snapchat comedy star Tom Sainsbury; dairying dystopic Rhydian Thomas; and a two-day arts writing workshop with Lana Lopesi and Rosabel Tan from Pantograph Punch.
"What started as an intimate gathering of like minds in 2015 grew considerably last year, and we're expecting this to grow as it cements its place in the literary calendar of Aotearoa New Zealand" he said.
Continuing a proud theme of collaboration within the event, this year featured contributions from the Blue Oyster Art Project Space and Pantograph Punch; the New Zealand Book Council; Aotearotica; and the Dunedin High Schools' Poetry Slam.
Across the weekend, young writers and the people who love them (their work) will have the opportunity to bond over performances, readings, panel discussions, workshops and a pub quiz. Although they are still free, space for the workshops is limited, to registration is recommended.
For details on how, and the complete rundown on what to expect, go to www.youngwritersfest.nz
WHAT: New Zealand Young Writers Festival
VENUES: Four venues in the Dunedin City Centre
DATES: 7th – 10th September


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