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Career Map: Dietitian
This document was updated in December 2014 in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. Requirements may have changed by the time you apply. Please contact the College of Dietitians of Ontario before completing your application.
Copyright of this career map is held jointly by the Queen's Printer for Ontario and the College of Dietitians of Ontario, © 2014. This career map may be used or reproduced by any third party for non-commercial, not-for-profit purposes, provided that no fee, payment or royalty of any kind shall be charged by the third party for any further use of the career map by any person. Any proposed commercial or for-profit use or reproduction of this career map requires a written license from the Queen's Printer for Ontario and the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
The practice of dietetics is the assessment of nutrition and nutritional conditions and the treatment and prevention of nutrition related disorders by nutritional means. Dietitians are educated and trained to work in three core areas of dietetics practice: clinical, food service management and population health. The Integrated Competencies for Dietitic Education and Practice (ICDEP) is the best resource for understanding the scope of dietetic practice in Canada.
In order to work as a dietitian in Ontario, you must register with the College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO). Only dietitians registered with CDO can use the titles Dietitian, Registered Dietitian (RD) or the French-language equivalent Diététiste Professionnelle (Dt.P.), or hold themselves out to the public as a person who is qualified to practise in Ontario as a dietitian.
In order to become registered with CDO, you must:
1) have graduated from
- a university level* program equivalent to an accredited** Canadian program in foods and nutrition, or
- a university level* program and completed the subject areas in foods and nutrition accepted as equivalent to the above program.
2) have achieved the competence standards acceptable to CDO by any one of these four ways:
- an accredited * internship (minimum 35 weeks in length)
- an accredited ** practicum (minimum 35 weeks in length)
- successful completion of a graduate program acceptable to CDO
- successful completion of a program of practical experience considered equivalent to 1. or 2. by CDO
3) pass the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (CDRE)
4) be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or be authorized under the Immigration Act (Canada) to work as a dietitian. The Registration Committee may exempt you from this requirement in special cases.
5) complete and submit an application form along with the required documents and pay the fee
6) not have been found guilty of a criminal act or of having broken the Food and Drug Act (Canada) or the Narcotic Control Act (Canada), unless the conviction is reviewed by CDO and deemed not relevant your ability to practice dietetics safely and ethically.
7) not have been found guilty of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity related to the practice of dietetics or any other profession anywhere in the world, unless the finding is reviewed by CDO and deemed not to be relevant to your ability to practice dietetics safely and ethically.
8) be fluent in English or French
9) show that you have successfully completed an acceptable refresher or upgrading program if you have completed your academic and competence requirements (1 and 2 above) more than three years ago.
*As assessed by the World Education Services (WES).
**A list of accredited programs and internships offered in Canada is available from Dietitians of Canada.
Application Process
The application instructions may be found on the College's website.
It is important to note that the first step in the application process is to have your degree assessed by World Education Service (WES). This can be done before or after you arrive in Canada, but your application will not proceed without this assessment.
You must complete the entire application form and attach all the documents requested by the College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO). If CDO receives an application form that is incomplete or if certain documents are missing, CDO will notify you.
Once CDO receives your complete application form, all required documents, and the application fee, the Registration Committee will assess your academic and practical training qualifications. The review process takes about 4 to12 weeks and can be done prior to your arrival in Canada.
Assessing Academic and Practical Training Qualifications
Your academic and practical training will be assessed by the Registration Committee. The assessment will be based on the documents that you submit. Important information:
- You are responsible for having your official documents (for example, university transcript) sent directly to CDO by the institution where you completed your education and training.
- CDO requires original documents or copies of the original documents that have been certified by a Notary Public or Commissioner for Oaths and Affidavits.
- If your documents are not in English or French, it is necessary to provide certified translations. These can be translated by any authorized translator in Ontario or outside Ontario. An official seal or stamp is required on translated and certified documents.
The Registration Committee's written decision will be sent to you along with the reason. If you do not meet CDO's requirements, the Registration Committee will advise you of the steps that you must take in order to meet the qualifications required to register as a dietitian in Ontario.
The Internationally Trained Dietitians Pre-registration Program (IDPP) is a program is designed to assist Internationally Trained Dietitians to fill gaps in academic and practical training requirements and to prepare them to practice dietetics in Canadian environment. For more details, visit Internationally Educated Dietitians Pre-registration Program (IDPP) - Ryerson University.
Canadian Orientation and Assessment
If you completed your practical training and work experience outside Canada, you may be required to complete Canadian Academic and Practical Training (CAPT) consisting of one 3-credit advanced level course in Clinical Human Nutrition, followed by a minimum 10-week period (it will be lengthened as needed to meet your individual learning needs), practical training under the supervision of a registered dietitian. This experience will familiarize you with dietetic practice in Canada and help to prepare you for The Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (CDRE).
Please note that the IDPP program also offers assistance for COA completion.
Language Assessment
You must show that you can read, write, speak and understand English or French fluently. You may choose either French or English as your principal language. If your first language was not English or French and where there is insufficient objective evidence of your fluency, you must complete language tests to prove that you are proficient in the language of your choice (English or French).
For more details about demonstrating the required language proficiency, consult the College's website.
Completion of Registration Requirements
If the Registration Committee decides that you need to complete additional education or practical training, you must provide official documents (such as official transcripts or signed verification forms from the registered dietitian supervising your practical experience) as proof that you have completed all the requirements of the Registration Committee before you can write the examination.
Registration Examination
Once the Registration Committee determines that you meet the College of Dietitians' requirements, you will be required to write the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (CDRE).
The CDRE is a computer based multiple choice exam that tests knowledge, comprehension of knowledge and critical thinking by analyzing, interpreting and applying knowledge required to practise dietetics in Canada. The exam is offered in May and November each year in multiple sites across Ontario. Requests for an alternative location must be made in writing at the time you submit your application to CDO. You are responsible for any additional costs associated with establishing an alternative location in Canada. These costs could include room rental, honorariums for people supervising the examination, and any associated travel costs.
You have four years to pass the CDRE. Your first attempt must be within one year of becoming eligible to write this exam. The Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination Preparation Guide has been prepared to tell you about the examination process and is available on the College's website.
If you fail the Registration Examination on your first attempt, you are allowed to write it again without completing additional education or training. If you fail the exam on any subsequent attempt you will have to complete academic and practical upgrading before you can write the exam again.
Temporary Registration
You are eligible for Temporary Registration if you have met the academic and practical experience requirements and have applied to write the CDRE at the first available opportunity. This temporary registration would allow you to work legally as a dietitian in Ontario while you are waiting to write the examination and while you are waiting for your results. Temporary members are not permitted to supervise dietitians. The temporary registration fee is $120. It expires ten weeks after the date of the CDRE. If you fail the CDRE, your temporary registration may be extended if you are able to arrange for appropriate supervision. Refer to the College's website for information about appropriate supervision.
If you are not able to arrange appropriate supervision your temporary certificate will expire and you must immediately cease using the titles "Dietitian", "Registered Dietitian", or "RD" and their equivalents in any other language; you must immediately cease to practise as a dietitian or to hold yourself out to be qualified to practise as a dietitian in Ontario.
Costs and Fees
A summary of all potential costs and fees associated with the application and registration process can be found on the College's website.
Labour Market Information
Many dietitians in Ontario work in large institutions such as hospitals and long term care facilities, but more and more are moving into jobs in the community and food industry or going into business for themselves as private practice dietitians. For dietitians who work for hospitals and large institutions, the typical work week is 32 - 40 hours, although weekend and shift work may be required.
For information on Labour Market in Ontario, applicants are recommended to visit the Government of Canada Job Bank website where they can access topics such as:
- Job Search in Ontario (can browse by "Dietitian)
- Explore careers by occupation, education program, wages
- Job Market
This information is also available at public libraries or Employment Resource Centres in your community.
For registration requirements, contact the Provincial Regulatory Body or visit the comprehensive Registration/Renewals section of its website:
College of Dietitians of Ontario
Registration Coordinator
5775 Yonge Street, Suite 1810, Box 30
Toronto, ON M2M 4J1
Telephone: 416-598-1725
Toll free: 1-800-668-4990
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.collegeofdietitians.org/
For information on academic and practical training programs in Dietetics, contact Dietitians of Canada:
Dietitians of Canada
480 University Avenue, Suite 604
Toronto, ON M5G 1V2
Telephone: 416-596-0857
Fax: 416-596-0603
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.dietitians.ca
Internationally Educated Dietitians Pre-registration Program
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street, room VIC600
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Contact name and telephone: Program Assistant, 416-979-5000, ext. 4095
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://ce-online.ryerson.ca/ce/default.aspx?id=2347
For evaluation of your academic degree, contact the World Education Services (WES):
World Education Services
45 Charles Street East, suite 700
Toronto, ON M4Y 1S2
Telephone: 416-972-0070
Toll free: 1-866-343-0070 Fax: 416-972-9004
Website: www.wes.org/ca/application/apply_now.asp
For English-language fluency assessment, contact the Educational Testing Service:
PO Box 6151
Princeton, New Jersey 08541
Telephone: 609-771-7100
Fax: 609-771-7500
Email: email@example.com
Web site: www.toefl.org
For information in French-language proficiency Testing contact:
University of Ottawa
Language Testing Services
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 130
Ottawa, ON K1N-6N5
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.cantest.uottawa.ca/
For information on where and how to get help with settlement in Ontario visit:
or contact:
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
110 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M4R 1A3
Telephone: 416-322-4950
Fax: 416-322-8084
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.ocasi.org
For a government contact about accessing health-related professions in Ontario:
Access Centre for Internationally Educated Professionals
163 Queen Street East, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M5A 1S1
Telephone 416-862-2200
Toll free: 1-800-596-4046
Fax: 416-862-4818
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.healthforceontario.ca
Copyright in this career map is held jointly by the Queen's Printer for Ontario and the College of Dietitians of Ontario, 2014.

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Security researchers' revelations that hackers have targeted oil companies around the world lead this past week's IT security news.
According to McAfee, a coordinated attack campaign it has dubbed "Night Dragon" has been under way since at least 2009 and impacted oil, energy and petrochemical companies in Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Greece and the United States. Circumstantial evidence found by McAfee points to attackers based in China, who relied on a mix of spear-phishing, social engineering, Windows bugs and remote administration tools (RATs) for success.
"The attacks were not very sophisticated and did not use any zero-day exploits," Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research at McAfee Labs, told eWEEK. "They were, however, very successful, and information that [has] been [exfiltrated] has enormous potential value to competitors."
Speaking of exfiltrated information, hacktivists in Anonymous struck back at HBGary Federal after CEO Aaron Barr claimed to have infiltrated the group. In their attack, the hackers swiped e-mails that uncovered a plan by HBGary Federal, Berico Technologies and Palantir Technologies to use a disinformation campaign and other tactics against WikiLeaks and its supporters, including columnist Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com.
Further reading
The proposal was prepared (PDF) for the law firm Hunton & Williams, which represents Bank of America-asuspected target of an upcoming WikiLeaks leak. Bank of America has denied having ever seen or evaluated the presentation, and said HBGary Federal was not hired on its behalf. Palantir Technologies and Berico Technologies have publicly severed ties (PDF) with HBGary Federal as well.
Elsewhere in the world of security, two German researchers uncovered a hack for the Apple iPhone that allowed them to bypass the device's password protection and steal information from the Keychain, the iOS password management system. The researchers exploited the fact that the underlying secret the password's encryption is based on is stored in the device's operating system. As a result, the required key material can be created from data available within the device and therefore in possession of the attacker.
To launch the attack, the researchers used a jail-breaking tool and installed an SSH (Secure Shell) server on the device so that software could be run on the phone unrestricted. After that, the researchers ran a small script to access and decrypt the passwords found in the Keychain. The attack requires access to the phone, meaning it could pose a threat to devices that are lost or stolen.
Security researchers also discussed with eWEEK the growing presence of development kits for rogue Facebook applications. One such kit, known as Tinie App, was responsible for the spread of an application called "Facebook Profile Creeper Tracker Pro" and cost $25, according to Websense. Other kits such as NeoApp are available on in the cyber-underground as well.
"What's new is the fact that these toolkits are getting more sophisticated and easier to use," said Vikram Thakur, principal security response manager at Symantec.
In the area of defense, Microsoft issued fixes for 22 vulnerabilities as part of this month's Patch Tuesday. The company also made an update to Windows to end support for the AutoRun feature when it comes to nonoptical media available through Windows Server Update Services. The move was made to limit the spread of AutoRun worms, which have taken advantage of the feature to propagate.
In the coming week, researchers, vendors and customers will turn their attention to the annual RSA Conference taking place in San Francisco. The conference will run from Feb. 14 to Feb. 18, and features a new session track focused on cloud computing security.


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Tuesday, 14 April 2015Yum
Lobia / Chawli Makkhani
Fresh Lobia/ Blackeye Beans - 2 cups (Chawli beans)
Onion - 1 large finely chopped
Tomatoes - 2 medium finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspoon
Green Chilli - 1 finely chopped
Oil - 2 tblspoon
Black Cardamom - 1
Bay leaf/Tej Patta - 1
Cloves/ Laung - 2-3
Black pepper/Kali Mirch - 4-5
Whole Coriander - 5-10 seeds
Cinnamon Stick/Dalchini - 1 inch small stick
Cumin Seeds - 1 tspoon
Asafetida - a pinch
Turmeric - 1/2 tspoon
Red chili powder - 1/2 tspoon
Coriander powder - 1/2 tspoon
Garam masala - 1/2 tspoon
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves - 2 tblspoon to garnish
Cream/Butter - 2 - 1 tblspoon
Wash and Soak Lobia for 2 hours.
Pressure cook the Lobia with 1 cup of water for 7-8 whistles or till tender.
Take them out of the pressure cooker in a bowl and keep aside.
Heat oil in thick bottomed deep pan, add the cumin seeds, asafetida and green chilies.
Once they sputter, add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, peppers,coriander seeds,cardamom and fry for a min.
Now add the chopped onion, fry till the onion turns pink.
Mix in the ginger-garlic paste and fry for two more mins so that the raw smell of garlic goes away.
Add the chopped tomatoes and fry for a min.
Add the turmeric, salt, red chili powder, coriander and cook it until it's all mixed well and starts to leave the oil in the sides of pan.
Mix in the boiled Lobia and garam masala and mix well.
Allow it to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Take off the heat and add 2 tblspoon of heavy cream or 1 tblspoon of butter.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and cream.
Serve hot with rice or rotis. This dish can be part of your thali in dinner or lunch parties.
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It used to be one of my favorite pair of earrings. On a summer trip and while I was leaving a Greek island called Paros I lost the one of my pair... I kept it in my drawer and one day I decided that I wanted to wear it again! As a necklace of course! I used a lace from an old shirt and some flashy stones...I think with a bit of imagination and refashion mood you can do it too! Give your one earring a chance to "live" again...
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I placed the earring on the necklace making a V shape. I used elastic metallic thread to avoid sewing.
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With some flashy, old stones my imagination started working.
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The scissors helped me cut a piece of elastic, metallic thread to start "sewing" my stones.
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I passed the thread through the holes of the stones to secure the stones in the position I wanted. At the back I made a knot using a small plier.
I stitched a satin ribbon to hold the necklace and that's it! I hope you like it...
See you soon,


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|Looking like a repository of the wisdom of the ages, this Banksia serrata overlooks The Haven Amphitheatre, the Scarp, Castlecrag. The entire gully is populated with fine examples of Australian bush plantings, like the tree ferns I showed yesterday, and the Angophora costata I showed the day before that.
|And so the cycle that started with the Griffins in the late '20s and early '30s persists until this day. People choose to nestle their homes on the sides of gullies surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Australian bush. There are some things that would horrify the Griffins, but others that would delight them.


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My idea for Avery and Zander's birthday cakes this year was to make them each their own cake with a modern art theme since we were having their birthday party at the Long Island Children's Museum.
The inspiration for Zander's cake came from the painting Colour Study: Squares with Concentric Circles by Wassily Kandinsky.
The inspiration for Zander's cake came from the painting Colour Study: Squares with Concentric Circles by Wassily Kandinsky.
I designed Avery's cake by rearranging rows of circles and stripes of varying widths until I was happy with the result. I also added a section of randomly arranged "2"s.
I topped each cake with a cupcake frosted with white cream cheese frosting and decorated with the boys' names spelled out in fondant letters.
After we sang "Happy Birthday" and they blew out the candles, each birthday boy got his own cupcake.
What fun it was to watch them devour those cupcakes
(letters first, then icing, then finally cake)!
(letters first, then icing, then finally cake)!
Serious fun...try not to smile!Pin It
Happy 2nd Birthday Avery and Zander!
p.s.- Avery's cake was red velvet with strawberry filling and Zander's was vanilla almond with black raspberry filling. Both had cream cheese frosting and were decorated with fondant.
p.p.s.-These beautiful photos were taken by Ben Hill, owner of Teeny Pixel. www.teenypixel.com


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Monday 25th July 2016
|Eladio and I ready to go to Miguel and Claudia's wedding on Friday
Hi everyone,
How's your day going? Today is a holiday in Spain to celebrate Saint Jacob (Santiago) so I have left the story of last week until today which is really the only quiet day I have had recently.
Today is also the 3rd anniversary of the terrible train accident in Santiago de Compostela, the capital of Galicia and where the Saint's remains are supposed to be buried. Three years ago Olivia was there reporting for TVE in perhaps the most important and serious piece of news she had ever covered. Here she is doing a live report that day with an extremely sad face. She told me later she had difficulties in keeping away her tears.
|Olivia reporting on the tragic train accident in Santiago de Compostela 3 years ago today
But let me start from where I left off which was Saturday 16th July. That day, Toño and Dolores were bringing my Mother-in-law, Ernestina, aged 94 from Montrondo to stay with us for 2 weeks. In the summer she is shared between her offspring, staying 2 weeks with each of them. It's rather bewildering for her as she is very hard of hearing and her memory fails her. She keeps asking where her daughter is and getting her name wrong. The house has resembled a "senior citizens" residence these past few days. It's thanks to Olivia's visits that the average age has gone down occasionally thank goodness. It's also thanks to our home help Salud that we have not been too tied down, although of course we can't go anywhere in the circumstances.
|Eladio with his Mother in the shade in the garden last Saturday after she arrived from Montrondo to stay with us.
Unlike my Father she doesn't read books or watch the TV. Her only past time is knitting and we have had to coax her to do some. She has now knitted a nice green scarf and is being coaxed into making another one.
Before they arrived, Oli and I went to Centro Oeste to do some shopping. However we suddenly realized neither of us had a clicker to open the gate. Eladio was out and Salud our home help had just left. We were trapped in our own home which was very frustrating. It took us a while to find the special key to open it and when it did it felt like opening Ali Baba's cave. We felt so triumphant.
|Oli opening the gates manually after being trapped - nothing was stopping us from going on a shopping expedition
Once there Oli went on the rampage buying lots of clothes, mainly t-shirts, in the sales. I resisted as I have bought so many already this summer hahaha. It was a nice mother and daughter trip out together which doesn't often happen. I treasure those moments.
Toño and Dolores stayed for lunch and I made meatloaf from a trusted English cookery book I still have from my Nottingham University days. Here we are around the table.
|A family lunch with Ernestina, my Mother-in-law last Saturday
After lunch we spent time by the pool. In the evening I went with Oli to her new flat to deposit all sorts of things she needs there. That was when my left wrist began to hurt and I realized I couldn't really use it much without it hurting.
On Sunday I woke up to terrible pain in my wrist. The pain seemed to come from the base of my thumb and I was unable to clench my hand into a fist. Whilst making breakfast and getting washed I realized just how difficult it is to do things with one hand only. Thankfully it was the left hand and not the right. Eladio drove me to the Accident and Emergency unit at a local private hospital; El Hospital de Montepríncipe. Being a Sunday it was quiet and I was seen to very soon. They did an x-ray and the diagnosis was very clear: "rhizarthrosis", a term I had never heard of. It really means arthritis at the base of your thumb and it is very painful. I was told to wear an orthopedic wrist brace, apply ice every hour or so and prescribed Voltaren (anti-inflammatory tablets) and paracetamol. Later I would ditch the Voltaren as one of its side effects is headaches and I got quite a few of them thanks to the tablets. This is the brace I have been wearing for the last week and actually it's quite effective because it immobilizes the thumb.
|My wrist brace:-(
The advice helped and the pain thankfully diminished although it still hasn't gone away completely. I have an appointment with the traumatologist on Wednesday and I'm pretty sure she will prescribe collagen or something similar. When the diagnosis was made I thought that the arthritis was due to age but apparently it can happen to anyone from about the age of 30 onwards. Anyway I just hope it gets better and doesn't need an operation. Cross your fingers.
It was such a hot day on Sunday and not a particularly pleasant one for me what with the pain in my wrist and only being able to use one hand. On the plus side Oli was at home with us all day. In the afternoon I accompanied her on another shopping expedition. We went to El Corte Inglés where she wanted to exchange a book in Spanish she had been given for her birthday. She ended up buying George Orwell's Animal Farm in English. Who doesn't remember his famous phrase: "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"? "A proclamation by the pigs who control the government in the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell. The sentence is a comment on the hypocrisy of governments that proclaim the absolute equality of their citizens but give power and privileges to a small elite" – which of course is valid still today and always.
Monday came and my wrist hurt less. But of course I couldn't drive. I needed to go to the hairdresser (I couldn't wash my hair either with just one hand), so my dear husband did the chauffeuring. That day I was wearing one of the t-shirts Oli bought during our shopping expendition to Centro Oeste. It's white with a glittery pink heart – right up my street – from a shop called "Algo Bonito". It's lovely isn't it?
|Back from the hairdresser wearing Oli's lovely new t-shirt
Monday 18th July was the hottest day of the year so far and temperatures reached 40º C in Madrid. So there was no better place to be than at Ikea that afternoon. We went to order bedroom furniture for Olivia's old study which she never uses now that she has semi moved out haha. We were to turn it into a new guest room; our third! This was what it looked like before we cleared it out.
|Oli's old study which we turned into a new guest room this week
Tuesday had Eladio and Salud clearing out the old study which was full of Olivia's clutter. She is like a magpie, hording all the things she accumulates over the year. There was so much it was difficult to start. This is what the corridor outside the room looked like; lined with bags and boxes of her stuff.
|The corridor full of Oli's stuff from her old study
The study furniture had to be taken downstairs – God knows what we will do with it? - as well as most of her stuff. It was a titanic task and only finished this weekend when Miguel lent a hand to Eladio to carry the heavier furniture down to the garage.
Wednesday was my big day. The Ikea people would be coming to install all the furniture and fittings we had bought but I couldn't be there when they came. That morning at 10.30 we had an important press conference. It was to announce the 2nd Quarter financial results which were to be good ones, with increased sales as well as increased profits! The event took place at Hacienda Warehouse, a lovely location near María de Molina. We did it outdoors and gave the whole place a summer look.
|At the Yoigo press conference on Wednesday
There was a good turnout too as you can see in the photo below of just some of the journalists who came.
|Some of the journalists at the press conference
Our freebie that day was a lovely summer kit; a beach basket with a beach towel, a panama hat and flip flops inside. They went down very well.
|The summer kits we gave out
The event went well and more importantly the coverage was positive. I was happy to see we were also trending topic that morning.
|There is nothing more pleasing to a Communications Director than for your news to become Trending Topic on Twitter. We achieved that on Wednesday when we announced the 2nd quarter results.
By the end of the day we had garnered nearly 100 online clippings. The next day even more would be generated.
Whilst I was busy with the press conference, in Havana, my nephew Miguel (Toño and Dolores' eldest son) and his fiancée Claudia of Cuban origin were getting ready to fly to Madrid and get married in Spain. They were to bring with them a man called "Eadberto" (commonly known as "Roche") aged 80. He is the son of Constante (R.I.P), my Mother-in-law, Ernestina's first cousin who she was to meet for the first time this week. Constante was the brother of her Mother Lecinia, Eladio's maternal grandmother. At the age of 20 in the year 1920 he left Montrondo to seek a better life cutting sugar cane in Cuba. He was never to return thanks to Fidel Castro's isolationist policy. His daughter, Rosa María, the granddaughter of Constante, who visited us and Montrondo some years ago, made Roche's dream come true by making it possible for him to travel to Spain with Miguel and Claudia.
Constante walked through the gates of the family plot when he left for Cuba, never to see them again. This is a photo of Rosa by those very gates when she visited Spain a few years ago.
|Constante's granddaughter and Roche's daughter, Rosa outside the family plot gates in Montrondo a few years ago.
Roche would walk through them too this week, in a way, in lieu of his father Constante who never ever passed that threshold again. As I wrote last week in my blog, there is talk in the family of doing away with them and making a shed. I don't want to see them go as they are a symbol of the past and harbour cherished family memories. Thankfully Roche will see them before they are destroyed. Constante would hate to learn they were no longer there.
Miguel helped too with the visa thanks to his contacts in the Cuban capital. For all the news of Cuba opening up to the world, it still hasn't really happened and the US blockade continues. This is the photo of the 3 of them at the airport in Havana on Wednesday last. Rosa wrote this week that her grandfather Constante never stopped speaking of his beloved Montrondo to both his offspring and his grandchildren. So of course it is natural that they would have a longing to see his village and understand his roots. It was to be some journey for the 3 of them.
|Constante's son, Roche, Miguel and Claudia at the airport in Havana this week before flying to Madrid.
I came home to find the new room newly furnished. However it still needed a few more touches. As I wrote that I was reminded of the song in Calamity Jane "a woman's touch" and a woman's touch it would get from me as I turned it into the "green room". The only touch I can't give it and which it really needs is a lick of paint or two but because of the holiday period the painter I have contracted can't come until September.
|The before and after photo - from study to new guest room.
The photo above is the before and after photos of the study and new bedroom. However I was to purchase more bits and bobs later in the week making it even more "hyggelig", that lovely Danish word meaning cozy and comfortable which I learned from our au pair, Pernille, many years ago. But that was to be on Saturday when I went with Oli and Miguel to Ikea.
On Thursday I woke up to more than 900 news clippings after our press release and press conference. It really was worth the effort.
Our day was brightened up by the visit of our youngest niece, Alicia, who is also our god daughter. She is a fully fledged nurse and is working this summer at the A+E unit at the big public hospital, Ramón y Cajal. Thursday was her day off and she chose to spend it with us. She was soon in the pool and joined by Elsa with Pippa looking on.
|Alicia in the pool with Elsa and Pippa looking on
She made the "abuela's" (grandmother) day too. Ernestina might not be able to engage in much conversation or remember who is who but she loves to have people around. Before lunch we took my Father out to the shady area of the pool to have a drink (aperitivo) and here are the two of them together. As you can imagine there is zero conversation haha, but I'm sure both them enjoyed the moment.
|Eladio's Mother and my Father in the shade by the pool this week
Later that day we had another visitor. My friend and ex Nokia colleague Julio came to see us. The more the merrier in Ernestina's mind I think. She is definitely a party person hahaha.
|It was great to see Julio this week when he came to visit.
It was great to see him as don't see each other as often as we would like. It was so hot that day that I offered all the array of drinks we had in the fridge: beer, shandy, horchata, zero caffeine free coke, coconut water and iced water. It's very important to keep hydrated in such heat; although I'm not sure beer or shandy count.
And Friday came and was the absolute highlight of the week. It was the day Miguel my favourite nephew was to marry his lovely Cuban fiancée Claudia. And it couldn't have been a more beautiful day. I had the honour of making the bride's bouquet. For that I picked white and pink hydrangeas from our garden. Using pink crepe paper I created one to the best of my ability. This is what it looked like. Claudia would be wearing mini pink and white flowers in her hair to match the bouquet.
|The bridal bouquet I made for Clauda from flowers in our garden
Eladio and I dressed up for the occasion and Salud took a photo of us by the hydrangeas just before we left. I was carrying the posy and Salud said we looked like the bride and groom hahaha. That's the photo I have chosen to illustrate this week's story. It's a super photo and I now have a copy of it in a frame hanging in one of the bathrooms – there is not much space left in the house for any more photos so they are now going in the bathrooms, hahaha.
The happy couple was to be married in the registry office in the small town of Villanueva del Pardillo not far from Majadahonda. Of course we took Ernestina who would be meeting her cousin Eadberto (Roche) for the first time. She would have a splendid day and enjoyed every moment of it. It was the highlight of her stay with us.
|Roche and Ernestina, first cousins, met for the first time at Miguel and Claudia's wedding.
It was very special to meet Roche. Later we would take him in our car when we drove to the restaurant and then to our home where we all came back after the celebrations. In those journeys he spoke of how his Father Constante arrived in Cuba and how he himself fought on Castro's side against Batiste. He even told us he had been one of the founding members of the Cuban communist party. Later at home I introduced him to my Father who is totally opposed to communism having married a refugee aristocratic white Russian, my Mother. I introduced them in my father's study bedroom where he has a reproduction of a painting of Tsar Nicholas II who was killed by the Bolsheviks. I remarked they were on the opposite sides on the political scale but could be friends too! They both laughed. I wonder whether my Father is the first Englishman our Cuban cousin, who has never left the island until last week, has ever met. Probably.
It was to be a small and intimate wedding with just some of the family. There will be a lunch celebration near Montrondo later in August and the proper wedding will be in Cuba on 3rd January. Guess what? I've persuaded Eladio to go and he has agreed. I think I may well be the only family member to be present at all three celebrations. But you see, Miguel means so much to me. I have known him since he was a small baby and there has always been great chemistry between us. I wish both him and Claudia a happy marriage and many years together. If they can be just as happy as Eladio and I, that would fulfil my wishes for them.
There was little protocol at their wedding so I was able to take photos of the bride and groom before the ceremony took place. Here they are with Eladio, the proud uncle.
|Eladio with the bride and groom
And here is Claudia on her own, the pretty, happy and radiant pride carrying my posy. Her dress is beautiful. Dolores sent her two to Havana to choose from and this is the one she is wearing. It comes from Mango and was more than perfect for the occasion.
|Claudia, Miguel's radiant bride
And here they are sitting down just before the marriage ceremony began. I couldn't wait to hear them say "I will" (Sí quiero).
|Claudia and Miguel minutes before they were married.
And here they are after those all-important words posing for the cameras.
|Miguel and Claudia after being pronounced husband and wife
But I wanted a more passionate picture and I got one. Here they are kissing.
|The newly weds.
I have printed that photo and put it in a frame to take to them in Montrondo. I can only imagine it will be their first printed photo of the wedding and I'm happy it comes from me.
After hundreds of photos outside the registry office we all drove off to El Pardo, some 17km away to the El Torreon restaurant where the wedding banquet would take place. I thought it was rather ironic that the town where Franco had lived and the current King lives near, El Pardo, had been chosen when we had a Cuban guest with us. I pointed out the two palaces to Roche with a smile on my face.
The lunch was lovely; an intimate affair with family present of all ages, from months old to the matriarch of Eladio's family, Ernestina. I think one of the happiest people that day apart from the bride and groom was the groom's mother, my dear sister-in-law Dolores to whom I am forever grateful for having introduced me to Eladio so many years ago. Here they are together.
|The groom and his Mother
From the banquet nearly all the guests drove after lunch to our house to cool off in and outside our pool. It felt like a party and the atmosphere was fantastic.
Oli couldn't make it to the wedding as the producer of her programme wouldn't give her the day off – a day off for a wedding in Spain is only for first blood relatives unfortunately. But she made it on time to greet the bride and groom and congratulate them on their marriage.
Whilst we were at the wedding, she was doing a report on a new initiative in Madrid; a bike and beer circuit. For the report she interviewed a big group of women from Manchester in Madrid for hen party. For once her English came in useful.
|Oli and the group of women from Manchester here for a hen party - she interviewed them in relation to the new bike and beer circuit in Madrid.
The climax to the whole day was when Miguel's best friend, Jonás, a very accomplished musician and teacher of music at the Conservatory in Amsterdam where he lives, sat down at my Grandmother's beautiful but rather untuned piano in our lounge and played. But only he noticed it wasn't tuned. We didn't. It was pure joy to listen to him.
|Jonás playing my grandmother's piano at Miguel's wedding. Wow! If I had known we would have had it tuned for the occasion.
We even got him to play "here comes the bride" and got the bride and groom to dance in our lounge whilst we all looked on and clapped with joy. His recital was really a wonderful end to a wonderful day.
You can see more photos of the wedding here.
We were exhausted at the end of the day and felt a little forlorn having a small dinner late that night with Oli outside on the kitchen patio. But House of Cards awaited us on Netflix later. It's all the rage or rather it was and is very popular. A couple of years ago I watched the first episode and didn't get hooked. However Oli and Miguel are watching it now and Oli encouraged me to try again and we did. We are now on episode 5 of Season 1 and it is getting better and better; not that American politics is my favourite genre or Kevin Spacey my favourite actor. It is Zoe (Kate Mara) the young and ambitious journalist who draws me most.
On Saturday we woke up to the news of horror and terror in Germany. In the first of various attacks, we read that on Friday there had been a mass shooting attack in Munich at McDonalds and the nearby shopping centre. The lone gunman killed 10 people, most of them children and injured many others. We all immediately thought that the perpetrator, Ali Sonboly, an 18 year old Iranian refugee had attacked in the name of Isis. But we were wrong. Every time there is an attack of this sort we all immediately link it to Isis.
|Horror in Germany - the Munich shooting
We learned later that the teenager who had been badly bullied at school was obsessed with mass killings and may have been keen to imitate the Norwegian far right terrorist Anders Breivik. He committed the killings on the 5th anniversary of the massacre in Oslo.
The same day, Saturday, in another incident in the north of Germany, panic broke out on a train when a 22 year old threatened passengers with a knife. Later we would read he had psychological problems and was drunk.
There was more terror in Germany all through the weekend. On Sunday evening a pregnant woman was killed and two other people injured in the south west of the country. The attack came from a 21 year old Syrian asylum seeker who killed his ex-girlfriend with a machete. Again we thought it was an Isis incident but it turned out to be domestic violence.
The final horror incident was on Sunday night when a failed Syrian asylum seeker blew himself up and injured 12 others with a rucksack bomb in the south of Germany in Ansbach. This time it was most likely carried out in the name of Daesh/Isis.
If recently it has been France that has suffered, this week it was Germany. When will it stop I ask myself?
On Saturday morning life continued as normal at home of course. How lucky we are to live out in the country and away from all the dreadful news we see and read about.
Happy to have Miguel and Oli at home I joined them on their trip to the new Ikea in Alcorcón, quite near where we live and supposed to be the biggest one in Europe. They had quite a few things to get for their new flat and I had a list of things I needed to add the finishing touches to the "green room" such as more cushions, photo frames, candles, a chair and some green towels for the ensuite bathroom. We spent quite a few hours there. The photo below is of Oli and Miguel doing what Ikea call the "picking", a term I learned when I appeared in the Undercover Boss programme and had to work at an industrial warehouse where phones are stored and sent all over Spain.
|Miguel and Oli at Ikea on Saturday morning
We were late for lunch but just on time to join the "abuela" and my Father. The rest of the day, after a quick siesta, was spent by the pool. Saturday was another scorcher.
|Oli and Miguel in the pool this weekend with the dogs.
There was also time to put the finishing touches to the "green room" and this is what it looks like now. The first guests to use it will be my friend Fátima's American friends who are coming in August. I hope they like it.
|The new guest room -"the green room" with the final touches except for painting.
This weekend and today I think too, Suzy has guests in London. Her fellow London adventurer, Chati's Mother and sister, Elena – Suzy's bosom friend – were coming to stay and they would all be housed where Suzy and Anita live, another member of the girls group of friends "la manada", in Camden in North London.
The weather was good and they spent most of the day outside. I know from the photos on Facebook posted by Elena that they went to London Fields and also to Victoria Park near the Albert Memorial. Here are the 4 girls in London Fields.
|Suzy with her friends and guests in London Fields on Saturday this week
Suzy is obviously on a high these days. She is looking stunning. Radiant I suppose is the best way to describe her. In this lovely photo below she is having a "me" moment laughing and smiling and looking more and more like me; or so people say. I am so happy for her. There is nothing that makes me happier than my girls being happy. I suppose that is a mother's life objective and what we all strive for. Suzy you look lovely.
|Suzy looking radiant this weekend in London
On Saturday I should also mention that the bride and groom and their parents, Toño and Dolores drove to Montrondo for a few days, taking our Cuban cousin Eadberto (Roche) with them. So when I saw the photo of him by the old family gates, together with Toño, I could only imagine what was going on inside his head. He truly made that trip in his Father, Constante's name. He came to visit the beloved village of his Father which he had heard about all his life and which Constante was never able to see again; having left in 1920 at the tender age of 20. He stood by those family gates his Father crossed when he left, never looking behind and never knowing that nearly a hundred years later his son would return and stand by the very same gates he walked past.
|Constante's son outside the old gates in Montrondo (right striped shirt)
We shall be going to Montrondo next Saturday and I look forward to talking to Roche and taking more photos of him in his Father Constante's village, on the trip of his life.
On Saturday night we went out to dinner with Oli and Miguel. Oli treated us all to a super meal at Tony Romas where we all had ribs. The portions were so big we had to get a doggy bag. The evening ended with another episode of House of Cards.
Sunday came and it was another scorcher. Eladio, Oli and Miguel went off in two cars to their flat in Mirasierra to install the rest of the things they had bought at Ikea. They weren't back until lunch. I had gone all out and made a Sunday roast; chicken with all the trimmings including cranberry sauce and sage and onion stuffing. Later I would make a chicken waldorf salad for dinner out of the remains. I also made a chicken noodle soup; ever the thrifty cook hahaha.
The rest of the day was spent by the pool, reading in my case; a rubbishy book by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Oli spent the time listening to the French course Miguel bought her for her birthday. He left in the evening as he had to return to Valencia where he will be working from today until next Sunday. He has an amazing timetable as a TVE cameraman, working 7 full days and resting 7 days. Good for him.
Suzy and her guests were having a grand time in London. From the pictures I saw they spent time at Hampstead Heath, went for drinks to a place called Oblix and even went up The Shard. Here they are at the latter.
|Suzy with her friends and guests this weekend at The Shard
Our day ended with a quiet dinner again outside on the kitchen patio watching the 9 o'clock news on my iPad Plus.
In Paris yesterday the Tour de France ended with a third win for the British cyclist, Chris Froome. It was another sporting win for Britain after Wimbledon and also the Formula One yesterday when Hamilton came first.
|Britain's Chris Froome won his third Tour de France yesterday in Paris.
Eddy Merckx has said he is likely to go on and join the select club of those who have won 5, like himself, Anquetil, HInault and Spain's Indurain. We do not count the cheater Armstrong. Who knows it's possible. People only ever remember who came first, apart from those themselves who came second or third and their families. So, in honour of the mothers of his podium companions, let me tell you that Frenchman Romain Bardet came second and Colombian Nairo Quintana came third. Well done to all.
And today is Monday and Oli left this morning. Thankfully today she will be reporting on something far nicer than the train crash in Santiago 3 years ago. She has been sent to the water park; "El Aquopolis" in Villanueva de la Cañada, where we used to take the girls when they were little. I look forward to seeing the report.
The day is very quiet. It is a national holiday and hot again as I have said repeatedly in this report. As soon as I have published this, I shall get straight into my bathing suit and hit the pool. No doubt I will be joined by Ernestina, the dogs and eventually Eladio but only I will go in the water.
Now I'm at the end of this week's tales and it's time to sign off. I wish you all a great week, whether you are at work or on holiday and wherever you are.
All the best till next time when I will be officially on holiday and writing from Montrondo.
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Labour's newest MP Janet Daby vowed to oppose "hard Brexit" after winning the Lewisham East by-election.
Only a third of eligible voters cast their ballot as Daby held the seat with a majority of 5,629, well below the 21,213 Heidi Alexander achieved at the 2017 general election when turnout was 69%.
The Liberal Democrats leapfrogged the Conservatives to take second place in a seat which voted heavily for Remain in the European Union referendum.
Daby said the result showed "we will not tolerate an extreme Brexit in Lewisham East".
Explaining what she had found on the doorstep during the campaign, she told reporters: "One of the ongoing issues is to do with Brexit and people not wanting an extreme Brexit and ideally people not even wanting to leave the EU.
"I will oppose an extreme or a hard Brexit.
"I will consider people's jobs, the economy and people's rights and that will dictate to me the precedent in how I will conduct myself both within Parliament and out of Parliament."
Jeremy Corbyn suffered a revolt in the Commons after ordering Labour MPs to abstain on the issue of Norway-style single market membership this week.
Asked how much distance there was between her and Corbyn's views on Brexit, Daby said: "In terms of the single market, our Labour view on this is that we would have a new single market where we have the same access that we presently do.
"For me it's about ensuring that we have as close a relationship to the EU as possible and that's what I'll be arguing for and that's what I'll be putting forward my views on.
"In terms of Jeremy Corbyn I voted for Jeremy Corbyn twice in the leadership election and obviously within politics not everybody will agree on everything… but we need to find a way around it that holds the Tories to account."
Daby picked up 11,033 votes – a 50.2% share, down nearly 18 percentage points from Ms Alexander's vote share in 2017.
Lib Dem Lucy Salek had 5,404 votes, a 24.59% share, while the Conservative Ross Archer had 3,161 votes, a 14.38% share.
The result put the Lib Dems up more than 20 percentage points, with a swing of nearly 19% from Labour to Lib Dem.
Salek said the result showed the party was "the real opposition here".
She said: "We have turned around a massive increase in our vote share. We're back and people are starting to notice.
"This is about recognising that the people have a final say on Brexit."
But Ms Daby said: "I'm very aware the Lib Dems pitch themselves as being the party to oppose Brexit and my thoughts are that's probably quite misleading because they don't have much bite in Parliament.
"It was a way in which they could find a niche to try and make themselves as a reputable party."
Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable said: "This result sends a message to the Labour leadership that it cannot take pro-European voters for granted.
"This is the largest swing from Labour to the Liberal Democrats in over a decade and the failure of Labour's leadership to oppose the Conservatives' hard Brexit cannot be hidden or forgotten. The collapse in the Conservatives' vote is also damning."


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Central banks will be in focus this week, with monetary policy decisions due from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Since raising interest rates in December 2015, sending stock markets into a frenetic sell-off in January, the Fed has maintained its narrative that any forthcoming rate hikes will be data-dependent.
Many market watchers do not think a hike is on the cards when the Federal Open Market Committee meets on March 15-16, but they will be looking for clues on the Fed's future policy outlook.
Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist at AMP Capital, said in a note on Friday that there was a Fed-markets divergence.
"In particular, the Fed's median "dot plot" showing Fed decision makers' expected path for interest rates going forward is likely to show more interest rate hikes this year, but only three 0.25 [percent] hikes down from four," said Oliver, compared to market expectations for no more than one hike in 2016.
The so-called dot plot is released as part of the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections, alongside its policy decision statement, and shows where individual committee members think interest rates should be in the current year and in future years.
But, Oliver added, the Fed and the market are likely to come closer together in their expectations over interest rate hikes this year.
Japan's central bank commences a two-day meeting starting March 14.
The Bank of Japan's surprise decision on January 29 to adopt a negative interest rate policy did little to stabilize financial markets; instead, it bolstered appetite for the safe-haven yen, with the currency strengthening against the dollar.
Moody's Analytics said it expected the BOJ to keep its pace of asset purchases unchanged.
"After ushering in negative interest rates on excess reserves in January, we believe this meeting is unlikely to ignite fireworks. But inflation remains consistently below the BOJ's 2 [percent] target. Therefore, further monetary easing isn't off the cards just yet," Moody's said in a note on Friday.


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Graduations are filled with so much happiness, and glory. This event was created to make people feel proud, grateful, and honored for their everlasting success and achievements. I graduated from jetBlue University yesterday, it feels so good. I am so happy to be "blue". With that being said, I think it's time to get back to our regular schedule, projects, and blogging. It has been so crazy, and busy for our family. I am so glad to finally be back spending more time with my family.
A quick shout out to all of my new Followers!!! I love and appreciate every single one of you. Thank you for following!
Today, I would like to share inside my bag! It's just one of those posts that are short, but cute. In fact, I have seen many bloggers show off their bags, I enjoy taking a peek at my favoriter people's lives, it's so fun to see a little bit of how they live, and what they like. So, for those of you who want a little peek inside my personal life, haha here is my bag.
B&BW Sanitizer is a must, I use it everywhere I go.
My super cute pen from poppin.
Clear plumper for everyday use.
My cool wallet (a gift from the bestie)
My car keys, of course!
And cannot forget the phono!
Wonder what that little blue divider is doing in my purse?
Let me show you a quick and easy system I use to organize my purse on the go.
I got this super cute divider at the $1 section at Target.
It's the perfect travel size!
I used to always go crazy looking for receipts, not knowing where I placed them, what if I threw them away? My purse became a portable trash bag, having to clean it out once a month, and sometimes never, and the mess caused so much stress. To avoid the wasted time, and energy, I came up with my portable time saver on the go.
The way I organize all of my receipts is, I like to classify all of my receipts by how I am going to use them. For example, I have a compartment for all of my returns, so I don't have to go crazy looking around the house for those receipts I need to return things. Then purchases, this way I can do the math after shopping, to see how much money I have spent. And reimbursements, sometimes I am able to buy things for people, landlords, friends, or work related, and I can seperate those receipts so I can use them for reimbursements.
Well now you know a little bit about My Life on the Go!
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An Oct. 13, 2017 news item on Nanowerk announced news test guidelines from the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD),
The OECD has released a first set of Test Guidelines developed specifically for nanomaterials, in response to their increased production and usage. The guidelines will help standardise the way countries test the safety of manufactured nanomaterials, whose near atomic-sized particles mean they may require more than regular chemical testing to understand their impact on health and the environment.
An Oct. 13, 2017 OECD press release (received via email), which originated the news item, provides more detail,
Test Guideline 318: Dispersion Stability of Nanomaterials in Simulated Environmental Media will help to assess how a particular nanomaterial would behave in contact with water or other liquids, making it applicable for testing nanomaterials likely to enter the natural environment, agriculture and food production, or to be in everyday skin contact with people through clothing or toiletries.
Additionally, updates to two existing Test Guidelines for inhalation toxicity studies (Guideline 412 and Guideline 413) mean they can now be used to determine the toxicity of inhaled nanomaterials.
The use of nanomaterials has skyrocketed of late, with manufacturers using them to improve performance in everything from tennis rackets to deodorant, yet nanoparticles can more easily penetrate skin, cells and the environment than larger compounds, and the increased likelihood of them entering the environment and human and animal bodies has raised concerns over their safety.
Working for 45 years to standardise methodologies for hazard testing and assessment, the OECD has produced over 160 harmonised test methods for determining physical and chemical properties, the effects of chemicals on health, wildlife and the environment, the efficacy of biocides and the chemistry of pesticide residues.
OECD Test Guidelines are used on a daily basis to test and assess the safety of industrial chemicals, pesticides and personal care products. They are part of the OECD's Mutual Acceptance of Data programme, which saves over 150 million euros a year for its 42 signatory countries by avoiding duplication, as test data generated in one country is accepted by others having the same data requirement.
Journalists can download the new Test Guidelines for free on the OECD iLibrary at the links below using the OECD's media log-in and password (available to media on request) or by email on request.
OECD work on safety of manufactured nanomaterials www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/nanosafety/
OECD work on chemical testing: www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/testing/
For anyone who's unaware of just how pervasive nanotechnology-enabled products have become, this brief OECD video illustrates the point nicely,


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The Federation of European Credit Management Associations (FECMA) was founded in 1986 following an initiative by the late Sir Roger Cork, one time President of the then Institute of Credit Management (ICM) in the UK. Roger had recognised that the credit management profession was of fundamental value to UK business and that the same was true for businesses across Europe. During his time as Lord Mayor of London, he had met many credit professionals from many countries and realised that all the various national associations could greatly benefit from learning from each other, sharing best practice and promoting ethical and professional standards. FECMA became the ideal forum for co-operation and understanding, and from those early beginnings much progress has been made. Individual national associations have grown, new associations formed and new members welcomed into the FECMA family – all due to continued co-operation and mutual assistance.
Annual conferences, seminars, regional events and roadshows are a feature common to all national credit management associations, but international cross-border events provide a unique opportunity for all members and service providers to meet and share knowledge, understanding and experience. With that aim at the forefront, FECMA held the 1st Pan European Credit Management Congress in 2013 in the beautiful Hungarian capital, Budapest. Over 250 delegates and supporters from all over Europe enjoyed focussed presentations covering a wide range of credit management activities and came away with a much enhanced understanding of their profession in a much wider perspective than simply domestic.
Encouraged by this success, FECMA held the 2nd Pan European Credit Management Congress in Brussels, Belgium in 2015. With the theme of European Best Practice, the aim of inspiring credit managers across Europe and learning from each other was achieved and ambitions exceeded. The intention following Brussels was to be another European event in 2017 and this would have been the case were it not for the UK EU referendum, and subsequent Brexit, which undoubtedly caused something of an adjustment to many calendars in Europe! In reality, however, it simply meant a delay – the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) in the UK, and the largest credit management association in Europe, made it clear beyond question that though the UK may well have decided to leave the EU, CICM was as committed to FECMA as always. Membership of FECMA indeed became instantly more relevant for all national associations following the outcome of the UK EU referendum
On 16th and 17th May, 2018, FECMA will be staging the 3rd Pan European Credit Management Congress and this time the venue is the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta. Impending Brexit has focussed the minds of all credit professionals, be they in Berlin, Birmingham, Barcelona or Brussels and going forward mutual understanding, co-operation and shared best practice, together with heightened professional and ethical standards become more vitally important. The programme is designed to deliver just that, and the opportunity to meet and network has never been more relevant of more necessary.
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On Saturday, January 31, 2015, Senior Concerns, the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Cities of Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks and healthcare providers UCLA and Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center will be hosting Conejo Cares, a half-day program and luncheon honoring family caregivers who are caring for aging loved ones.
Today, as our elders are living longer with more complex health conditions, family caregiving is increasing in numbers and challenges. Nationally, almost 66 million people report being a caregiver for someone over 50. Family caregivers provide 80% of the long-term care services in the United States today, valued at $577 billion or more than the total cost of Medicare.
Those caring for loved ones are often thrust into unexpected roles that can be demanding, costly and stressful.
As a community, we understand caregivers need support because caregiving often takes a physical and emotional toll resulting in reduced work hours or leaving the workplace altogether. Caregiving can lead to health issues, such as depression, and financial concerns. Family caregivers play a vital role in caring for our large and growing senior population and are instrumental in keeping elders out of institutions and in the community.
Recognizing the need to honor and celebrate family caregivers, the Conejo Cares event will offer caregivers a chance to share their story, renew their spirit, relieve stress and enjoy an uplifting and empowering program and luncheon. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Los Robles Greens, 299 S. Moorpark Rd. in Thousand Oaks. Respite care is available upon request.
To register online, go to www.seniorconcerns.org, look for a registration form at the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, www.conejochamber.org or call 805-497-0189. Seating is limited and reservations are required. We are unable to accommodate walk-ins.


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This is an original mid-1942 military issue, version M1908 issued with the M1 Garand. This is a collectors item and still in the original factory wrapping. The pull-through consists of two iron ends, a threaded brush and a "weight" to drop down the bore. Made of iron that has been blued, the "weight" is 1.85 inces long and 0.220 inches in diameter. The pull-through ends are connected with varnished twine approx. 24-36 inches long. The bore brush body is iron with black non-metal bristles, the brush is 3 inches long and 0.40 inches in diameter.
*Please note that this is an original 1942 issue collectors item and is not guaranteed for use.


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When they first met in 2008, Noa Sade and Vanessa Lee felt an instant connection. From their positive outlook on life, strong core values, love of travel, and of course, passion for jewelry and fashion, the two bonded over their commonalities and quickly became the best of friends. In 2009, Lionette was born with the vision of creating a brand and a collection that was both glamorous and unique, that would stand out in the industry and be the perfect accessory for any occasion, day or night.
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Love, either its expression or its attempted nullification, plays a daily role in each and every one of our lives. It impacts our interactions with both our friends and strangers, as well as influencing our decisions about what we share, do, and say. It effects our perspective towards new information, and our tolerance for differences.
As Erich Fromm said in his international bestseller "The Art of Loving," love is "an activity, not a passive affect; it is a "standing in," and not a "falling for."" Love is inherently bound with responsibility, respect, appreciation, giving, and sharing. Love is an art; meaning one improves through concentration, practice, and an understanding of your own strengths and weaknesses.
Part of respecting and appreciating everything from people to nature is opening yourself to giving it your full attention, your concentration. I find it useful to minimize my conscious thoughts, and allow myself to fully submerge in the moment, the person's words, and truly internalize what they are telling me; truly connect with them as a fellow human. This helps me then answer as an honest human being.
In a world which moves so fast and patience is such a rarity that it could be considered maladaptive, it is a valuable gesture to give someone your full attention. When you give or share, you are sharing your aliveness; letting your experience in the world overlap into someone elses'.
This is why I personally like collecting little natural artifacts, like aesthetic stones, which I enjoy giving to my friends and family: the stone is connected to a period of history when it formed, to my experience of finding it, to it being brought to my friend, and then represents itself a connection between me and this person. This generates causalities which can only be explained through you; creating a healthy and positive connection between you and your world.
Love is this connectedness, this networking of different pieces to promote growth, to increase the positive consequences we and others have on the world.
One way to inspire growth is to help others. When we help others, we not only inspire them, but even everyone else who sees this. Love is one of the ultimate joys of life, one of the deepest and most fulfilling connections to the world.
Thus it is ironic that many try to deny their love; to deny their connection to the world around them and their shared responsibility for the future. They idealize the social ghost: unattached and maximizing their personal gain, because these kinds of people are the most financially successful in our society. Unfortunately, these people are also the most emotionally unhealthy; having to constantly rationalize exploiting their fellow man. To maintain a positive self-image, they have to thus reduce the dissonance by emphasizing their difference from the world around them, from those they are exploiting; they deny their connection to life outside of themselves and in many ways their own lives.
To appreciate life is to involve yourself in love, and appreciating another and showing them the respect a human, or even any life itself, deserves. Love is not a form of ownership or possessiveness, it is, on the contrary, a fostering of growth.
Growth is fostered by an environment which offers enough security to support recovery from loss, and enough room to further expand the borders; a development of potential.
Love is a true appreciation for the complexity of a subject, be it a human, plant, or piece of nature. Part of appreciation is not reducing the complexity of that which you love, but reveling in the different facets of it. This means not defining things in terms of black-and-white or idealizations, but instead enjoying the multi-faceted reality; or at least giving yourself a chance to find out if you really enjoy it, and not just your individual abstraction of it.
One gives and nurtures not to get something back, but to encourage growth. Getting something back is an added bonus to the joy of connecting yourself, in the real world, to other life and especially other self-conscious life.
Love is a productive act, a standing in instead of a falling in, and a true appreciation of the world can never condone laziness or boredom. Part of truly feeling your existence is entangling your actions, your future, with those of others. Too often people feel unconnected to the world, working to create things they cannot identify with, in an impersonal and non-rewarding way, and rationalize this internally by beginning to believe they really are unconnected.
Understanding your emotions, or loving, is not and definitely does not have to be an irrational act. The irrationality and imbalance with which most people approach relationships, and their emotions, contributes to this impression, but this is largely because most people are busy searching for a love they do not understand and is not emotionally healthy. These people end up expressing childhood fantasies through their relationships, but never begin to really fully connect themselves to other humans; to fulfill a dynamic spectrum of needs instead of an ingrained relationship pattern.
The other extreme is retreating into emotional isolation; denying their connection to the outside world and viewing people only as objects, and their connections as being based purely on barter or exploitation. This is an emotionally immature view of relationships and the world, similar to viewing God as an individual (seen by the people of ancient India as the highest form of ignorance) who makes specific decisions about everything that happens in the world based on how happy or upset he is with us.
In conclusion, loving something isn't about coveting or ownership: it is about appreciation and respect. The best way we can show this love is by trying to nurture growth, not inhibit it, by trying to share our experiences instead of hiding or misrepresenting them for the belief that this will bring some benefit to their personal interest, by empathizing with others instead of judging them.
Sometimes this can be difficult when we see the current situation as inhibiting or even damaging to the growth of the subject of our love, but we must be careful in how we go about dealing with such situations to avoid causing equally negative consequences. This is why mature love needs both knowledge and rationality.
The beauty of such statements is in how many different areas they apply; everything from interpersonal relationships to ecology. This works because love is multi-dimensional, and all different facets of real love share the same core.
– Fromm, Erich. 1956. The Art of Loving. Harper & Row, Inc.


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It is not common for dog owners to make their pups work for their food and treats these days. When I say work, I don't mean plowing the fields before they get their daily grub but rather using their natural born instincts and cleverness to either find or get their food.
In order to keep our own Labs sharp, we try to use their natural innate abilities throughout the day. Hence, our Lab Brats actually work for their food.
How so? Well, Labrador Retrievers are sporting dogs and they were originally bred to become hunting companions for people. Since neither or the humans in our house are hunters, we give them other ways to use their hunting skills and further nurturing the pack order.
In the morning, the Lab Brats Daddy takes the girls for a walk while I hang back to do some exercising of my own and straighten up the house. I also get fresh water and food together for the Lab Brats before they get home. The water is put into their elevated dish holders and the two bowls with their food are stacked one inside the other and hidden in the house.
Where do I hide them? When starting off I used to hide them somewhere the dogs could also see them but not reach them. Now we hide them in closets, drawers, under things, etc. A new day brings a new hiding place.
Now some people may think it is mean to hide their breakfast from them but they love it! As soon as they return, they run around the house with their noses in the air. They must hunt down the scent of their food bowls and alert us to where they are before they are fed. Once they have found them, Cheyenne will let out a single bark to let me know they are ready to show me what they found and upon following the sound, I will find both girls sitting straight up with their noses to the area of the food bowls.
Are they ever wrong? Nope! Depending on how difficult I make it, it may take them a while but they do eventually find their prize through their innate hunting skills.
A few "good girls" and deliverance of food is all they need as a reward for being good hunters. Now, if only I can get them to hunt down my car keys. *laugh*


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The apartment has a triple bedroom (with a double bed and a single bed) and a single bedroom. The living room is equipped with a double sofa bed. Both rooms overlook the canal. The large kitchen is fully equipped with oven, microwave, and anything you need for cooking. The spacious bathroom has a modern shower. Amenities include a washing machine, flat screen TV, hair dryer, and iron. Bed linens and towels are provided.
Cannaregio is probably Venice's most authentic district. This is where you can enjoy the most beautiful glimpses of this wonderful city or enjoy a coffee, spritz, or a glass of prosecco in one of the cafés frequented by locals.
The apartment is just a short walk away from famous attractions, such as Strada Nuova, Rialto Market, St Mark's Square, or Ca' Vendramin Calergi, which houses the Venice Casino. You can reach any spot in the city – including the famous islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello – by water bus. The San Alvise stop is only a few minutes away. The apartment is very close to a supermarket, fruit and fish markets, a bakery shop, pharmacies, and banks.


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Audio function of Andhrawala was held at Sr. NTR's
home town Nimmakur on 5th December 2003. Nimmakur
which has a population of 2000 witnessed more than
a few lakhs of people who thronged
to see the latest superstar from Nandamuri dynasty.
The crowds were uncontrollable. The tight security
arrangements had gone haywire. Organizers who planned
a grand gala event with song and dance shows by 6
heroines and musical troupe, cut short the entire
show to a 30 minute program, which consisted of a
speech each by NTR and Kodali Nani. Chakri perfomed
a song.
entire show did not have any anchor, because all of
them were stuck in the big traffic
jam that ran to tens of kilometers from the
Mecca of Nandamuri fans - Nimmakur to Gudiwada - Kodali
Nani's aspiring political bastion. The capacity of
the venue grounds was a mere 25000 and the crowds
that turned up in lakhs were strangled on the roads
from Pamarru to Nimmakur.
Nandamuri fans were frenzy and very eager to see their
latest superstar NTR in flesh and blood. The crowds
in the ground got unruly throughout the program. Around
100 frenzy fans - eager to get a close look of NTR
- went onto the stage. Lots of photographers from
local branches of Telugu and English newspapers were
also on the stage. The crowds who were in the front
could not get to see what was going on stage, as the
people on stage blocked their view. The crowds then
took out cheppals and stones and pelted on to the
people on stage (which also included press photographers).
A photographer who took the stage photos of this function
described the stage venue as some kind of a battleground.
of organization and planning hit the function very
badly. Even a few celebrities
who graced this occasion appeared to have got intimidated
by the crowds. The celebrities who showed up
included D Suresh Babu, Paruchuri brothers, Murali
Mohan, YVS Chowdary, VV Vinayak and Raja Mouli. However,
the main invitee K Raghavendra Rao could not make
it to the function.
unveiled the statues of his grand parents Sr. NTR
and Smt. Basava Tarakam. He attended the audio function
for half an hour (7:30 to 8 pm). It took him three
hours to go back to Gudiwada from Nimmakur. He was
back in Gudiwada by 11 PM.
the first time in the history of Telugu film journalism,
the press returned back from a film event without
covering it.
This dismal failure happened because of the producer
Giri who decided to bundle the press with the fans
and made them travel in general compartment of Aadi
express. If a special transportation was provided,
press would have reported to the event on time. This
event showcased the callous attitude of the producer
towards media and news publishers. He did not even
bother to followup up the press people and inquire
about their situation.
and his fans celebrated three events on 5th December
Unveiling the statues of Sr.NTR and Smt. Basava Tarakam.
2. Audio function of forthcoming film Andhrawala
3. 150 days celebration of Simhadri.
main objectives of this function are...
Projecting Kodali Nani as the potential winner of
forthcoming assembly elections provided a TDP ticket
is given to him.
2. Generate more hype for Andhrawala film to make
sure that it gets lion share of publicity compared
to other films releasing at the same time.
this event, both these objectives were fulfilled to
the fullest extent..