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Race, Space and Symbol in South African Student Protests
By: Chris Webb, University of Toronto
Over the last year South African university campuses have been rocked by student protests. The nature and content of these struggles has been diverse, from opposition to rising tuition fees, to demands for the removal of colonial and apartheid-era statues, to labour rights for campus workers. Student protests are part of the historical grammar of dissent in South Africa, with the most notable example being the 1976 uprising by high school students in Soweto. Yet these student protests were different in a fundamental way. They were no longer directed at a racist minority regime, but at a party that led the liberation struggle and proclaimed a non-racial, non-sexist republic where opportunities would be available for all.
For millions of South Africans university education remains completely out of reach. South Africa has a near 40% unemployment rate and sky-high levels of inequality. While steps have been made to improve access, university education remains a privilege that few can afford. It is of little surprise then that the decision to increase fees by 10% unleashed a cascade of student protest under the banner of Fees Must Fall (FMF).
Much has been written about the absence of economic transformation in post-apartheid South Africa, but what is less frequently remarked upon is how space and landscape in South Africa remain remarkably untransformed.
Prior the the FMF protests students at the University of Cape Town demanded the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. Under the rapidly-viral hashtag #Rhodes Must Fall (RMF), students drew attention to the way in which symbols of white supremacy remain very much a part of public life in South Africa and how these are connected to material and discursive practices that exclude black South Africans.
The landscape of UCT is intimately bound up with Rhodes' imperial vision of nature and society. Built atop a colonial farm once owned by the Dutch East India company, the university fulfilled various colonial fantasies regarding the mastery of nature and space. As Nicole Sarmiento has pointed out, Rhodes systematically removed local plant life from the mountain and repopulated it with stone pines to make it resemble an ancient Greek rural landscape. Today one can even make a pilgrimage to the Rhodes Memorial near the university. Designed by British colonial architect Edwin Lutyens, the campus was built in the neo-classical style apparently inspired by Thomas Jefferson's designs for the University of Virginia. The landscape of the university is thus an outcome of imperial visions of erasure and creation, one in which certain histories and knowledges were produced while others hidden under stone and concrete.
The sightline from Rhodes' plinth also reveals the degree to which colonial visions of segregation remain in place. Immediately below the university is the suburb of Rondebosch, still largely white and site of forced removals by the apartheid government in the 1970s. Beyond the railway tracks one can glimpse areas like Bonteheuwel and Athlone that coloured families were relocated to. Beyond these are those areas built for the city's black population, neighbourhoods like Langa, one of the oldest townships in the country, built in accordance with the 1923 Urban Areas Act that controlled black migration into cities. As one looks towards the airport the sprawling township of Khayelitsha is visible, designed in the early 1980s as an area that would house the city's entire black population. The township's wide roads, security lights and few entry and exit points are legacies of the paranoid urban design under apartheid's state of emergency.
These legacies of segregation and forced removals have etched sharp boundaries of race and class in Cape Town. As one can see from the dot maps below, based on 2011 census data, Cape Town remains a divided city along racial lines. While the end of apartheid brought about an end to restrictions on movement, cohabitation and property ownership little has been done to actually transform the space of South African cities. In addition, the push to make South African cities globally competitive has arguably made them more unequal. Cities have invested heavily in tourist infrastructure, luxury hotels, walled business parks and conference centres aimed at attracting foreign investment and tourists. Rather than transforming apartheid urbanism, these policies run the risk of reinforcing it. Soaring property values, for example, mean that the construction of low-cost housing will continue to be confined to the urban edge reinforcing apartheid spatiality.
These urban inequities were very much a part of the RMF movement. In its early days a student activist dumped human waste on the statue of Rhodes. The waste had been collected from portable toilets in Khayelitsha, a community which suffers from chronic sanitation problems. The waste, he told reporters, "represents the shame of black people. By throwing it here we are throwing our shame to whites' affluence."
The issue of symbols is thus not simply one of aesthetics, but how these symbols are understood, interpreted and engaged with in the present. The statue of Rhodes was a vivid reminder for black students of the pain and humiliation that their forebears experienced under apartheid and the endurance of this in the present.
But the debate around colonial symbols reveals a deeper crisis rooted in the nature of South Africa's negotiated settlement that brought about the end of apartheid. Integral to this process was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which aimed at building a new collective political memory in which the traumas of apartheid were shared in a process of healing the nation. In the interests of building national unity the TRC offered amnesty for those who came forward and confessed their involvement in apartheid repression and racist violence. The mantra of the commission was reconciliation over retributive justice, and coexistence of victim and perpetrator in the interests of national reconstruction.
Under this logic black students should simply forgive Rhodes for his crimes in the interest of national healing and reconciliation.
South African students are challenging the limits of this thinking, and in doing so exposing many of the myths that have been constructed around the idea of a 'new' South Africa. Who, they ask has participated in this so-called healing and who continues to benefit from past crimes? Transforming, or better yet decolonizing, the landscape will require not only the interrogation of these symbols but a commitment to transforming the spatial and economic inequalities constructed around them.
Chris Webb is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto and Visiting Researcher at the University of Cape Town.

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Tyler and I got back to Raleigh just in time to enjoy the heat of the summer with everybody else. We walked into our home sweet home and the heat of the day that had seeped through the door a bit abruptly greeted us. Out we went to his parents' until we could get our AC fixed. We were not exactly expecting it, but all things considered, I think we dealt with it quite well. We praise God for His lavish grace towards us.
So it's the beginning of July. The heat has hit us and we are all enjoying sweet tea and sitting around.
But I think I'll still set a few goals for myself.
First things first, of course, a little reflection on last month's aspirations.
1. Yep. I've read A Thousand Gifts. And a blog post review will shortly follow this one. I did not realize what I was in for!
2. Yep. Began my thousand thankful list. It's not something that I necessarily pen every day, but I keep it written in my memory, and I thank our good Lord daily for all of our sweet blessings. I do again thank Him because I think it was Ann's encouragement that kept my chin up when we came home after three weeks, anticipating a cool, welcome home and our own bed, and ended up with a heat-full house and another night away from our own house. (Listen, it wasn't that bad. It's just we were really really really excited about being HOME!)
3. And almost. I'm almost finished memorizing The Excellent Wife passage of scripture. It has almost wrecked me as I let the Word of the Lord saturate my soul. A DOWNPOUR of His truth into my life. Rain can wreck and rain can restore. And the Lord's rain in my heart is doing both. First wrecking my selfish ambition, vain conceit, flesh desires. Then… and some now… restoring me new and whole in Christ, filled with the fruit of the Spirit and a holy ambition to be all that He has made me, saved me, called me, and prepare for me to be and to do. Whew. I'm excited and reticent all mixed together.
4. I have been able to work out. I just started the 7 Day Arm Challenge. Today was day one. I will let you know. 😉
So with that in mind,… I go before the Lord asking Him what goals I should set up for myself, for the Lord and I, this month.
And here's how I think He's leading me…
1. To complete the Becoming an Excellent Wife by Cynthia Heald study that I've been doing. I'm a big follow through girl, but I think it's important to mention this study and the fact that I plan to complete it because it goes hand in hand with memorizing Proverbs 31:10-31 and with all that the Lord is working out in my life right now.
2. To re-establish my healthy eating habits. Traveling is an interruption to my healthy eating habits. I am super glad that I can travel with Tyler and be apart of the ministry the Lord has given him, so it's so little to give up the convenience of planning my meals and knowing what I'm going to eat from meal to meal. However, now that we are basically back home – Tyler has three more weeks and one of those three weeks I'll be joining him – I want to 'get back on it.'
3. Leland is NINE months this month. And Tyler and I are thinking through how best particularly to parent him for his good and for the Lord's glory. This is a significant matter of prayer for us. Proverbs 2 is Scripture where we have started to pray for discernment and direction as we steward well our precious gift from the Lord.
I lay this all before the Lord, our Sovereign God, and ask Him to have His way. For the glory of His name, Amen.


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A few months months ago, Jake started encouraging me to up my game on LinkedIn because of it's power for marketing and networking. Truthfully, I didn't understand much about the social network and underestimated it's usefulness... until I received these 2 messages from LinkedIn within hours of each other:
"I actually came across your LinkedIn profile as I'm looking for a Web Designer to fill a permanent position with one of my clients. Wasn't sure if you might be interested? Look forward to hearing from you! Thanks, L"
"Hi Lauren! I hope this finds you well. I would like to speak with you about a Visual Design position with Lowe's Home Improvement. Would you be interested? Please let me know! Thanks! Alexandra"
The craziest thing? I wasn't seeking a job; I was purely trying to build connections with potential clients and others in the industry. I politely declined both offers in order to continue with Elle & Company full-time, but I was shocked and honored that both ladies contacted me with job offers in an economy where any job offer, including a full-time design position, is difficult to come by.
Whether you're trying to market your business to bigger clients or you want to position yourself to land your dream job, your LinkedIn profile has the power to get you in front of the right people. Today I'm sharing some simple ways that I've been using LinkedIn to market Elle & Company (and received some job offers in the process).
1 | Sync your email contacts
How to do it:
From your profile homepage, click Connections > Add Connections.
Input your email address and click Continue.
Next, LinkedIn will provide you with a list of potential connections based upon your address book.
Lastly, click on the connections that you would like to add.
Why it's important:
First, a word of caution: Select those email addresses carefully. LinkedIn will import the contact list from your email address and send those contacts a connection request. This exposes you and your business to a wider audience of people who you've not only been in contact with, but those who are most likely in or associated with your industry. I do this sparingly (once a month, max) because I'm hesitant to overwhelm my contacts with LinkedIn connection requests, but because of inquiries through my contact form from prospective clients, colleagues, and readers, this function can be very useful.
My thoughts:
The more people that I'm able to expose Elle & Company to, the more I increase my business's likelihood to succeed.
For example, if I owned a storefront retail business, I would try to get as many people into my store as possible because it would increase my chances for purchases, increase my sales, and bring in more revenue. The same is true for an online business, and LinkedIn is a great way to get yourself in front of as many people as possible.
2 | Build the right connections
But it isn't only about appealing to a large number of people; it's about connecting with a large number of the right kind of people. When I'm on LinkedIn, I send connection requests to creative entrepreneurs and those in the design industry because they align with the mission of Elle & Company; they're my target audience. A large majority of them are female, because the bulk of the Elle & Company's audience it's made up of women.
This is where Google Analytics' demographics report comes in handy. It allows you to see profiles of who is coming to your site - where they're located, how old they are, their gender, etc. With this information, you gain a better understanding of who you should be connecting with. Those of you who are signed up for the newsletter might see more on this in the coming weeks...
3 | Introduce Yourself
If you build a new connection with someone in your target audience, send them a message and introduce yourself and your business. This is an area that I could improve upon, but I've experienced other people sending LinkedIn messages similar to this and I've always been impressed. Sending a thoughtful message and introducing yourself after making a connection is personable, professional, and more effective in networking. It doesn't have to be long (I would recommend keeping it to a few sentences), but be sure to include a link to your website and your email address for future reference.
4 | Publish Posts Through Your LinkedIn Profile
If you blog for your business, you can expose people to your content by republishing your posts to LinkedIn. This is especially important if you're looking for a job because it can validate your credentials, and it has the potential to drive traffic back to your profile or site.
In all honesty, this is something we've been meaning to do for my LinkedIn page for a long time and haven't gotten around to it. But it's something we definitely plan to implement and take advantage of in the near future.
How to do it:
Within the top menu, click on Profile > Edit Profile.
Scroll down and click the View More tab.
Then scroll down to the bottom of the View More tab and click Posts.
From this window, you can publish or republish your blog posts by adding text and images.
While it is often overlooked, LinkedIn is a fantastic social media platform for marketing yourself and networking within your industry. If done properly, it allows you to connect with individuals that can become potential clients or business partners. It's also beneficial for driving traffic to your profile page and then potentially to your website.
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Greerton's long awaited new library is heading toward reality after Tauranga City Council agreed to the next step in the current process - proceed to refine the costs of the preferred $3 million rebuild option.
The councillor/staff taskforce is to progress the next stage of the new library and report back to council in June with more detail in the final 2013/14 annual plan.
The preferred option is a 900m2 rebuild of the Greerton Library with the main entrance into the village square. The preferred option A, differs from earlier option B, by leaving the two council owned neighbouring sections available for sale to defray costs.
The taskforce attempted to save money by including the main structure of the existing building in the redevelopment, but was advised against it by councillor Bill Faulkner who says it will cost more in the long run, than a complete rebuild.
The Greerton community was first promised a new library and community centre in 1993, says taskforce chairman Cr Terry Molloy.
The land was purchased to support the project, but it slipped back in the programme when Greerton residents weren't prepared to give up the village hall, which was going to help pay for it. Since the original decision, the Greerton Library has been put back while council focussed on other projects including the Papamoa Library, Arataki Community Centre, and developments in the CBD.
Greerton now has a population of 40,000 people, and the library at Greerton also caters for people from the wider district of Welcome Bay, Ohauiti, Oropi/Pyes Pa and The Lakes.
Their preferred option extends the library into the village green area, which Terry says will bring more foot traffic to the village itself – and is one of the original design features of the village green. The public toilets next to the library will be demolished.
Option A is estimated to cost $3,109,000 if some of the existing structure is incorporated into the new building, or $3,223,000 for a new library.
The margin between the rebuild around the existing structure and a complete rebuild from scratch is about $100,000 over both options.
Objections came from councillors Murray Guy and David Stewart. Murray wanted to know why the council wasn't going back to the default option of a $600,000, 200m2 addition and David wants the adjacent land which was originally bought with the library community centre project retained.
Murray was told decisions were made in December when it became apparent the public private partnership wasn't going to work for the Greerton Library.
That was when the budget was raised to $1.8 million incorporating development contributions made for the development of libraries at Bethlehem and Welcome Bay – which are now cancelled.
David's question was answered by taskforce member Tony Christiansen who says the basis of the public/private partnership that council previously approved, was to give the land away in return for a new library building.
That would have resulted in the city council paying an annual rent of $440,000 on a building that it did not own, says Tony.
The existing building is 40-50-years-old and making add-ons would be a complete waste of money. The ongoing annual running cost of the $3million library is $11,423.
It passed 6 votes to 4 with Rick Curach, Catherine Stewart and Murray Guy joined by David Stewart in voting against it.
Those in favour are Bill Faulkner Wayne Moultrie, Larry Baldock, Tony Christiansen, Bill Grainger and Stuart Crosby.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according to court documents and company statements issued on Friday.
The pact would settle a lawsuit filed by the department on January 31 aimed at stopping AB InBev, the world's largest brewer with some 200 brands, from buying the 50 percent of Modelo it does not already own for $20.1 billion.
AB InBev will be required to sell the Piedras Negras brewery in Mexico that makes Corona and other Modelo brand beers for the U.S. market. It also requires the purchaser, Constellation Brands, to expand the brewery so that it can make at least 20 million hectoliters of beer by December 31, 2016.
The agreement announced on Friday closely tracks a February revision of the transaction to meet U.S. antitrust objections. AB InBev knew early on that the Justice Department would balk at allowing it to expand its already large U.S. presence.
U.S. wine giant Constellation, in addition to the brewery and U.S. brand rights, will also buy AB InBev's 50 percent share of Modelo's U.S. distributor, Crown Imports, becoming the third largest U.S. beer producer after AB InBev and MillerCoors with its $4.75 billion segment of the deal.
The head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, Bill Baer, said Constellation would be a "formidable" rival to AB InBev and thus prevent price increases to consumers.
But AB InBev comes out a winner because it will sell Corona and other Modelo brand beers in Mexico, the world's fourth largest market in terms of profit generated, and elsewhere outside the United States, which was the company's original goal.
"This is a positive step in the right direction for ABI," said Jefferies analyst Dirk Van Vlaanderen in a note which estimated that the Modelo buy would add 10 percent to earnings.
AB InBev shares closed up 1.5 percent at 75.60 euros in Europe. They traded about 0.7 percent higher before the announcement. Constellation stock was up 1.4 percent to $48 in Friday afternoon trading in New York.
Despite a huge array of beers on store shelves, the U.S. beer market is dominated by two big players.
AB InBev, formed in 2008 when InBev bought iconic U.S. company Anheuser Busch, was the top U.S. brewer with 47 percent of the U.S. beer market going into the Modelo deal.
AB InBev sells 200 brands ranging from big names like Budweiser and Stella Artois to craft-style beers like Shock Top and Goose Island. The No. 2 U.S. player is MillerCoors, a joint venture between SABMiller Plc and Molson Coors Brewing Co.
AB InBev, in announcing the deal in June last year, had said that it would sell its 50 percent share of Modelo's U.S. distributor, Crown Imports, to Constellation Brands.
The Justice Department said that was inadequate and sued to stop the deal. AB InBev sweetened the offer in February by offering to sell the Piedras Negras plant to Constellation.
The final agreement adds Constellation as a defendant to the settlement with the Justice Department. This means that pledges that Constellation makes to the court about expanding the plant to make it big enough to serve the U.S. market will be legally binding.
Constellation Brands Chief Executive Rob Sands said that buying the rest of Modelo distributor Crown represented "a significant milestone for Constellation as the most transformational event in the history of our 68-year-old company."
"This transaction will nearly double the sales of our company, significantly enhance our earnings and free cash flow, diversify our profit stream and provide new avenues for growth," he said.
New York-based Constellation Brands, the world's largest branded wine company, makes Robert Mondavi and Ravenswood wines. It also sells spirits including Black Velvet Canadian Whisky and SVEDKA vodka.
The companies can close on the transactions as soon as a court approves the settlement. InBev said in a statement that they expected it to close in June.
The case in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is United States of America v. Anheuser-Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo, No. 13-cv-00127.
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When you decide it's time for some cinematic therapy, start with our picks for movies about divorce, the top ten of the best laughers and criers about breaking up. And don't forget the popcorn.
We love stories because they are cathartic. There is something about seeing the struggle and pain of life reflected on the big screen that lets us we know we are not alone. Movies are a reminder that even when we feel helplessly mired in darkness, if we keep going we will reach eventually reach the light. The resolution of the third act always follows the crisis of Act II
Comedy Movies About Divorce
- War of the Roses (1989)
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner are divorcing couple, Mr. and Mrs. Rose. The wealthy, ambitious Roses go to war when they split up and neither can abide the other getting their masterpiece of yuppie, aspirational, architecture. The battles escalate into increasing levels of madness.
The masterful trio—Douglas, Turner and Danny DeVito—take you on a ride to the hilariously extreme of a bitter, petty divorce. This black comedy is an emotional release that reassures us, it could always be worse.
- Defintely Maybe (2008)
This rosy, father-daughter comedy shows that sometimes our best days are waiting on the other side of our greatest hardships. Ryan Reynolds plays single dad, Will, whose ten-year-old daughter forces him to give up the goods on why her parents called it quits on their marriage.
Forced to face the reality of his failed marriage, and his relationship with two other women, Reynolds gains clarity. His divorce opens the path for him to pursue lasting love with the woman he is truly meant to be with. This film gives hope that every ending gradually gives way to a new, better beginning.
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
The incomparable Robin Williams plays a divorced dad who comes up with an outrageous strategy to be in his kids' lives, full-time. Daniel reinserts himself into his children's home incognito as Mrs. Doubtfire, a robust, elderly, British nanny. Through his ruse, Daniel learns how to be the amazing parent he never was when he was married and took his family for granted.
Divorced dads can relate to the hardships of shared custody, and the insecurity of a new father-figure entering the picture. This fun, family film about divorce lets you vicariously release your co-parenting stresses by enjoying the hilarious antics of one of the best comedians of our time.
- Crazy Stupid Love (2011)
Steve Carell and Julianne Moore's twenty-year marriage hits the rocks in this divorce comedy. Ryan Gosling comes to the rescue of the clueless Carell after he is thrown back into the dating pool and starts to sink, rather than swim. Gosling's character turns the drowning dunce into a suave player. At turns funny and sweet, this is the feel-good medicine to improve your melancholy mood.
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
A jaded, sharp Beverly Hills divorce attorney (George Clooney) is bowled over when he finally meets his match in a stunning, crafty gold digger (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Clooney's character knows he should know better, but he can't help himself from falling for the conniving bombshell. The Cohen Brothers' take on divorce is as inventive, fun and clever as you would expect from the Oscar winners. You owe yourself these raucous laughs, and the healing that comes from them.
- Bye Bye Love (1995)
Bye Bye Love follows the trials and triumphs of divorced dads Randy Quaid, Rob Reiner, Paul Riser, and Matthew Modine. The laughs roll as these A-list funnymen tackle single parenthood, dating, and dealing with the exes. Just like life itself, the film is not all laughs. This flick also touches on the emotional process of moving on as these men navigate to the best of their varying abilities.
Dramas About Divorce
Diving into the deep end of divorce are four critically acclaimed dramatic films. We provide the titles, you bring the tissues.
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
One of the best movies about divorce ever made pits Meryl Streep against Dustin Hoffman in an agonizing custody battle over their six-year-old son. This story takes you on an emotional jaunt that is, at turns, overwhelmingly sad, and touchingly funny. Racking up five Academy Awards, this is a must-see for any film lover, but a truly essential cinematic journey for anyone touched by divorce.
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Irreconcilable Differences is another movie that explores the toll of divorce on the most vulnerable and innocent participant, the child. Stellar performances by Shelley Long and Ryan O'Neal as spouses that are so self-serving, and self-absorbed, they constantly throw their daughter (played masterfully by a young Drew Barrymore) in the middle of their own acrimony.
Fed up with her parents' blindness to how they are damaging her at the expense of their own pettiness, she decides to seek a divorce…from them. Drew's character is the hero of this poignant film that puts into perspective the collateral damage of divorce.
- The Squid and the Whale (2005)
This artsy, indie dramedy features a hip, Brooklyn couple whose marriage falls apart. Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney are so caught up in their own career aspirations and dating lives that their two sons take a back seat to their own needs. Their 16 and 12-year-old sons bear the brunt of their parents' skewed priorities and start acting out in troubling ways.
A break out Sundance film, The Squid and the Whale nabbed the Grand Jury Prize and Best Dramatic Direction and Screenwriting awards. It went on to get Hollywood cred with an Academy Award nom for Best Original Screenplay.
This indie darling gone mainstream is a brilliant take on divorce and co-parenting.
- What Maisie Knew (2012)
We see the fall out of divorce from the point-of-view of six-year-old Maisie for most of this film. Passed between a Rockstar mother (played by the incomparable Julianne Moore) and a businessman always on the go (Steve Coogan), Maisie is left mostly to her own devices to figure out what divorce means for the future of her broken family.
An artful balance between harsh reality and stirring sentiment, this movie is powerfully moving without being sappy
Breaking Up On the Big Screen
There are few things as emotionally liberating as a sad song, or a tender film, when you are down in the doldrums of life's troubles. Movies have the power to let us process our feelings by getting out of our own heads, and away from our own difficulties, even if only temporarily. Whether you need a good laugh, or to let a few tears flow, these ten films will get you there. What movies about divorce do you go to when you need a lift, or an escape?
Tell us your fave flicks about divorce in the comments below.
Share this list on your social media – you might end up with a movie date!
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Educating the East End - Hazel Turner is a star in her school and a star on our screen
Hazel Turner starred in Channel 4's Educating the East End –but more importantly a star in Frederick Bremer school and a star UNISON member.
Keeping children safe, and much more
Pupil behaviour and guidance mentor is her official title, but in reality she does all sorts. It is Hazel's job to work with pupils who are out of class because of their behaviour; to keep them safe and allow them to let off steam; and to try and get to the root of the problem so she can get them back into class.
Always listening
She walks the corridors with radio in hand, ready to respond to the call for her calming skills. One of the main issues pupils bring to her is not feeling listened to – not always easy when you're in a class of 30 – but the pupils trust her, confide in her and feel listened to.
A new day, a new challenge
When asked about a typical day Hazel laughs: "I never know in advance what I'll be doing, no two days are the same – I am never bored!"
And when asked to name the most challenging thing about her job, Hazel can't think of a single thing. The same silence greets a question about what she finds frustrating. Instead she says: "I love my job. It is challenging, but the pupils do listen to me – and some even call me 'mum'!"
The secret to success
Why is Hazel so successful in what she does? Well, perhaps it stems from the fact that she has raised five children of her own. Although they're grown up now, she remembers what it was like for them when they were in their teens. Or perhaps it is because she herself didn't like school and remembers what it was like not to feel heard: "I could really have done with someone in my sort of role when I was at school – to listen to me."
Hazel has been in UNISON for years, believing it's a good idea for school support staff to have the back-up of a union – like an insurance policy, just in case.
Hazel is lucky – she loves her job, she feels valued by senior staff and believes she has access to the training she needs – that's what UNISON wants for all school support staff, but it's not always the reality.
And the pay? She laughs again: "I can tell you – I wanted a big pay rise yesterday it was so busy! But if you didn't love it you wouldn't do it."
A star in her school
So no plans to continue the acting career, Hazel? "NO! Although we forgot the cameras were there, I didn't want to do it – I'm actually quite shy. But I wanted people to be proud of our school."
We think they will be. And Hazel – we think you are definitely a Star In Our School!


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El Riconcito de Psicología... | home
The Bet
James lived in Prudeville, a small town in Massachusetts. He was one of those men that always got what they wanted. James was a tall elegant guy. His skin was tight and faultless; it looked like the coat of a peach. James was very eloquent. When he spoke, everyone listened. He was an unforgettable man who always got his way.
One day, James and his buddies were in a nearby bar having some drinks and playing pool. To make the game interesting they decided that the looser had to do something that would amuse the other. James lost the game and had to pay his debt. He decided that he should do what he did best, conquer a lady. But it not just any one, he should prove his abilities by conquering the unreachable one.
James took a stroll around the park to see if he could find just the right victim, and that's when he saw her. She was beautiful, An untouched flower, a pure innocent lass. all the town people said. Her name was Rodnica and she was the daughter of a very well known and wealthy family. She was a petite lady. She had one of those faces that you just had to look at; it was extraordinary. With her big blue lantern eyes, she light up every room that she entered. Her dark hair made a surprising contrast with her pale skin. She was prefect! Rodnica had many admirers, but the majority was not brave enough to make an approach. Ironically, she rejected those who were, no one met her high standards.
James was as amused as a little boy looking at a chocolate pie, deciding were to take his first bite. His Maquiavelic mind started to prepare a plan to conquer her. He decided on a give and take strategy. First he gave her flowers, she gave him a smile. Then he gave her a poem, she gave him a hug. His work her was almost done. With just some innocent kisses, a few lovely words, a little persuasion, she was his. The next day, he disappeared, taking her virginity with him. But trust me, his friends were not the only ones breathless.
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DIY Cardboard Piñata
Last Tuesday was my mom's birthday and we planned a lovely little party for her to celebrate. Because it was a weeknight, we decided it would be fun to cook her dinner at her own home. What's better than a birthday party that comes to you!? We cooked some of her favorites; she's a huge fan of Mexican food, so the menu included fish tacos, fresh pice de gallo and guacamole, and chocolate angel food cake for dessert (my sister, Bee, is the best baker ever).
When I sent out an invitation to my mom telling her the details, she responded enthusiastically and made a joke about a piñata filled with laffy taffy. Keep in mind she had no idea the menu was Mexican food and that her party would be fiesta themed. I don't take piñata suggestions lightly, especially when it fits a party theme so perfectly! So, naturally, I made her one. And filled it with laffy taffy, obvi.
I contemplated just simply buying a piñata, but I was surprised by how expensive a classic donkey piñata from Target was. I ended up buying all my supplies as well as the candy to fill it from the dollar store for $6.00. That's half of the price of just the piñata! Plus, I'm sure you might have some of these supplies already taking up space among your craft supplies. Especially since I used cardboard to eliminate the time required for paper-mache. If you're confident in your craftiness, I highly recommend going the DIY route. I mean, it is going to get smashed anyway :) See how I created this colorful piñata below.
+ large pieces of cardboard (I used one of those big display boards, but a large cardboard box would work great)
+ streamers in different colors
+ duct tape & masking tape
+ a sharpie
+ scissors
+ craft glue
+ twine or rope (to hang)
+ assorted candy (to fill)
+ Make sure you have two large pieces of cardboard of equal size. Sketch out the shape of the donkey's body with a sharpie. Once satisfied with the shape, cut it out. Use the cut out piece as a stencil and trace the shape onto the other piece of cardboard. Cut this out as well. You should now have two identical donkey shapes.
+ You will use the remaining scraps of cardboard to create a frame between your two donkey pieces, creating a 3D piñata. Cut strips the lengths of all the sides of the donkey's torso. Secure these pieces to one side of the donkey, using duct tape on the inside and masking tape on the outside.
+ Fill the piñata with candy.
+ Secure the other side of the donkey to the rest of the piñata, reinforcing all of the corners and joints with extra tape.
+ Pull out a few feet of streamers and fold it the length up onto itself as many times as you can. Fringe the streamers by cutting half way up them.
+ Cover the entire outside of the piñata with the fringed streamers. Start at the bottom of the legs and work up. Overlap the previous streamers a bit every time. Switch colors after a few rows of the same color have been glued.
+ Once everything is dry, your piñata is ready to hang!
A few pictures of the piñata in action below:
Our blindfold just happened to match my mom's outfit perfectly. She had the first go at it, followed by an entertaining round by my brother-in-law, and my sister ended up breaking it open by channeling her work frustration ;) (I got a video of that one). Overall, I'd call this first piñata making endeavor a success! A special thanks to Will to holding the beam for us, as I had to use a ladder due to my mom's yard having no large trees.
Hope your Monday is treating you well!


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Howdy! This Livestorm product update #2.
This week we have released some pretty cool stuff! This month of August has been super busy (and rainy, in Paris at least). We built new exciting features and improved our video tech.
We pushed in production our very first native integrations with Zapier (V1), iframes, and other exciting stuff. Let's get to it.
On branch master: Zapier, iframes, email previews and network tests
Zapier integration w/ Livestorm
The Livestorm zap is still beta, which means that you should contact us so we can send you your API key and authorize your account.
We already have been using this integration here at Livestorm, and it is a game changer. It adds so much more value to your webinar workflow and it's huge gain of time.
Here's the list of the current triggers:
- When a webinar has ended
- When a webinar starts
- When there's a new attendee
- When a webinar is published
- When an attendee joins the webinar room
Here's a typical workflow that you can already do: when an attendee signs up to your webinar then push the profile into a Mailchimp list and a Drip campaign.
What's coming next?
More triggers:
- When a poll is posted
- When a poll is answered (and fetch answer)
- When a question is asked
- If someone registers on X app (e.g Hubspot) then register the same profile in my next Livestorm webinar.
iFrames: plug any external video source and scale to the infinite and beyond
Now you can replace our video tech with a Youtube Live, or a Twitch iframe.
It means that from now on, if you use those platforms as video sources, you won't have any browser issue and potentially we could cover events above 500, 1000, or 2000 attendees.
🚨 Important notes though:
- Those platforms are less UX friendly and require an encoder software to live stream. If you are on OS X try OBS, if on windows try Xsplit.
- There will be a 30s delay between what you do ans what your audience will see.
- You won't be able to invite someone one stage via Livestorm.
- Youtube Live now requires you to link an Adsense account to your Youtube channel in order to enable iframes.
Preview and test notification emails
This is one could come handy. Want to see how your notification emails will look? Just scroll down to the email section in your webinar creation form.
You now have a preview popup of that email and a link to send a test email to the account owner's email.
Network test module
Also, did you notice? We added a small module on our registration pages. Now, attendees will know if their system is WebRTC-proof or not. This way, your attendees can take action and prevent any streaming issue.
On branch dev: more Zapier and custom analytics tags
In the next few weeks, we will deploy a new version of Livestorm with more Zapier triggers and probably some actions.
Also, we already built another field in the webinar creation form that enables the injection of ANY tracking code on your registration page.
Let's say you want to push a GA, GTM or Segment tag on your page. Well, it's coming.
Ps: also, we pushed a brand new documentation for our app. Go check it out.


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PASMA stands for Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association.
They provide and oversee the industry standard training scheme and are a major publisher of safety-related knowledge, information and guidance
First Aid at Work (QCF Level 3)
Currently 75% of our onsite team is qualified at level 3.
By the end of 2017 all onsite teams will be fully qualified to level 3.
This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with an emergency situation with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way.
Capital Fire Protection
All teams (office and onsite) completed a training session encompassing fire action procedures, evacuation procedures, and the theory and practice of the use of portable fire extinguishers.


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The Fre(a/u)d Complex
By Astrid Lorange
I am always misreading. Freud for Fraud, for one. And what a misreading, too; for not only is the proper name Freud hysterically entangled with the term 'complex', but it is the thinker Freud who invested so much in the meaningfulness of misreading (or misspeaking, forgetting, substituting one word or gesture for another by accident). He calls this 'parapraxis', a word wide enough to include almost any occasion in which the unconscious reveals itself through error: calling the wrong name; getting out housekeys when in front of a doorbell; speaking unusually to express something very simple. Parapraxis, whatever form its assumes, is the unconscious made evident by errors in habit, memory or structure. So when I read Freud for Fraud, as in the case of this exhibition, I am reminded (and what an embarrassing thing to both think and remember, let alone reveal!) that my own unconscious is never free from the labour of grappling with Freud and his capacity to be at once present and absent (that is, thoroughly repressed), in my thought.
To take Freud's enthusiasm for misreadings seriously – to take his own seriousness enthusiastically – I read my misreading as part of what's interesting about fraudulence and its tendency to be felt as a complex. If for psychoanalysis a complex refers to an intimate, dynamic cluster of affects and tendencies that articulates itself as a kind of constant psychic state, then the fraud complex can be understood as that general but persistent feeling that one's efforts and achievements – if not one's entire existence – are a sham. This feeling is intensified when one has internalised a sense that one's very capacity to achieve is limited or absent; it's also intensified when the work that one does (make art, for example) appears to exist almost entirely apart from intention or desire, yet remains no less connected to one's name.
Art has a habit of making everyone feel like a fraud: artists for the simple fact that the work they produce is always in excess of what they have intended or what they can claim; and anyone else who, in the humiliating context of interpretation, finds themselves in a paranoid state ('the meaning is hidden from me, and from me alone!'). For us today, the profundity (or not) of art presents itself as a secular version of Pascal's wager: it is better to assume that art has a higher meaning than not, for to be revealed as fraudulent in the event of meaningfulness is worse than overdetermining the meangingless. But fear of fraudulence, in the context of art, relies on a wholly inadequate logic of meaning – in which it is assumed that meaningfulness is like a rare earth mineral: hidden, elemental, precious.
Listening to Freud, momentarily, as he appears in thought in the moment of parapraxis, fraudulence takes a new shape; not as a precondition for participation in the humiliatingly inscrutable world of art, but as an instructive dimension to the kind of thought that makes participation in the inscrutable not only possible, but constructive, desirable, perhaps even important.
About Astrid Lorange
Astrid Lorange is a writer and teacher from Sydney. She lectures at UNSW Art & Design, focusing on contemporary writing's relationship to art. How Reading is Written: A Brief Index to Gertrude Stein was published by Wesleyan University Press in 2014. She has a number of poetry chapbooks, most recently Ex (Stale Objects dePress). She has written for the MCA, The Commercial Gallery, un Magazine and Das Superpaper, and her work has shown at 55 Sydenham Rd, 107 Projects, Artspace, Firstdraft, and the Margaret Lawrence Gallery. She is one half of Snack Syndicate and convenes the talk series Conspiracy at Minerva.


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The boys are closer to coming to Annie Wright. And some alums remain uphappy
Building an academic center for boys at Tacoma's Annie Wright Schools
Annie Wright Schools' plans for adding a high school curriculum for boys are becoming tangible: Permits for a new building and a two-story gym at its North End campus have been filed and are in the works.
The school announced early this year that it would be adding an Upper School for Boys — basically a boys high school — to its curriculum, while keeping the secondary educations of its girls and boys separate.
Annie Wright Schools, which has a little more than 500 total students, is coed in elementary and junior high, and until the coming school year, has had a high school only for girls.
While neighbors haven't mounted noticeable opposition to the project, a group of alumnae from graduating classes that span decades have said they're against adding a high school boys curriculum.
To add a school for older boys, Annie Wright will need to build a 26,600-square-foot, 25-foot-tall building on North Tacoma Avenue. To replace an aging pool and a gym that's fairly small, it wants to build a 19,000-square-foot gym on a black top next to the school's newly turfed athletic field.
As part of the new projects, the school will add more parking to the campus to accommodate the roughly 111 new students who will be added by the time the Upper School for Boys is full.
The school is seeking permits for the project: A public hearing is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tacoma Municipal Building. Comments to the city are due by July 31.
The new building is expected to be ready for the 2019-20 school year. Starting this fall, about 18 students — Annie Wright's first class of high school boys — will take classes in a leased space in the Tacoma Children's Museum.
School officials have said high school classes will not be coed. Boys and girls who dorm at the private school will stay the same building, though different floors. Some extracurriculars, such as theater and arts activities, will be mixed.
Some say that will take away from the all-girls school experience.
"It was absolutely one of the best experiences of my life," said Kelly Donahue, an Annie Wright graduate of 1998 who now lives in Los Angeles and works as a bodyguard.
Donahue briefly attended a coed high school, where she said she didn't get called on in class as much, and girls weren't automatically in leadership roles.
"Going to Annie Wright for four years, it was a very different experience I was very much empowered very much in a leadership role," she said. "I credit them with me moving down to L.A., becoming a cop and then becoming a bodyguard down here."
The historic school is tucked into a picturesque neighborhood with views of Commencement Bay and bordered in part by North Tacoma Avenue, a tennis club and a park.
It has come under scrutiny in years past when it's sought to make improvements to its campus.
Neighbors vehemently opposed the tall stadium lights the school wanted to erect to light the turf fields it was planning to install. (The school recently completed the project).
They also criticized a retaining wall the school planned to build bordering the gulch that runs along the eastern side of the school.
The school got the turf field and retaining wall, but didn't get the stadium lights.
Now that it's done, school officials hear compliments from neighbors about the field, said communications director Jen Willey, who said she's heard benign comments about the retaining wall as well.
Annie Wright recently held a meeting with nearby neighbors of the school, and expects to hear from them again at the city's public hearing.
Notification of the project was sent out to houses 1,000 feet away from the project site, the city confirmed.
"Our goal," Willey said, "has just been to aim to be super transparent and communication has been key and trying to invite our neighbors in and hear their comments and feedback and share the plans with them openly about all of the construction projects that are happening."
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You know the importance of building a solid emergency fund as a financial cushion if things go wrong, but this can be even more important if you're self-employed, because you can't rely on a fixed paycheck every month and may need to fall back on savings to make ends meet on bad months. Because of this, it can be very challenging to build a decent emergency fund if you don't earn a regular income. For example, your clients may not pay their invoices on time or you may struggle to find enough work just to meet your monthly bills, leaving nothing left over for boosting the emergency fund. Here are some tips for creating an emergency fund if you can't rely on a fixed income every month.
Don't set intimidating targets
The general rule of thumb is to build up six months to a year's worth of expenses when you are dealing with irregular income. But, this can be incredibly daunting if you don't know exactly when your next paycheck will be coming in.
To avoid getting frustrated that your emergency fund isn't growing as quickly as you think it should be, set your initial target at a more realistic level. Instead of aiming for a minimum of six months worth of expenses, set the bar at something like $500. Once this target is met, move the bar a bit higher to $1,000 and keep continuously moving the bar a little bit further away. This way, your goals are much less intimidating, and you'll be less likely to bail out altogether because you're less discouraged by how much you need to save.
Put aside whatever you can spare
Without a regular income, you probably won't have a lot to spare each month but you'll often find that you can find something to put aside, even if it's only a minor amount. To get an accurate picture of what you can afford to put into your emergency fund on a given month, you need to draw up a budget. For those of us who aren't on a fixed income, creating a budget on an irregular income isn't always intuitive, but it's not impossible.
Even if you can't spare much money some months, remember that a $10 transfer to your savings account puts you that much closer to your emergency fund target. Aim to put aside a set amount each month, such as $50, then look to add to that with whatever spare cash you have at a given point in time. It may take you a while to build up to your first goal, but you can always add a little more on months when you've received bigger paychecks.
Increase your income
Because an irregular income means that you'll probably have to build your emergency fund more slowly than if you had regular income, look into earning some extra money so that you can get there a bit quicker. The obvious options are eBay and Amazon or getting a part-time job, but there are plenty of other ways to earn some extra cash.
Cut your expenses
In addition to increasing your income, look for ways to save money in your everyday life. For example, aim to cut your grocery costs, cleaning costs, beauty costs, insurance premiums, and entertainment costs to free up some extra cash to boost your emergency fund. Make sure that whatever you manage to cut out is transferred to your emergency fund, and cut out the temptation to spend it by setting up an automatic transfer for the money that you're saving each month. Reducing your monthly expenses also has the added bonus that your emergency fund will stretch that much further if you need to tap into it.
Don't let an irregular income stop you from building up an emergency fund. It might take you longer to reach each target, but an emergency fund can be even more vital when you don't know how much money you'll be earning from month to month or whether your earnings for a particular month will be enough to meet all of your expenses.
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I tried really I did . I had every intention of staying away but I realize just can't do it. I know that I would miss everyone just way too much. Seems bloggin is in my blood.I don't know why I even bothered with a silly post like my last one. I do have things to tell you even if I can't show you. I guess it was just the fact that I had so much trouble with this dinosaur of a PC that was making blogging no fun. I figured out a few of the settings and changed them and it is working so much better. Still can't take pics though. I'm really not sure I can handle this til after christmas. I may just have to try my son's Nickelodeon camera if nothing else. Hey it may be a little kiddie camera but if it works who am I to complain. I'll try it tomorrow maybe.
I started my weight loss program again. Last time I did it I lost 50lbs and I looked good. I've gained back 30 of it and I really don't like how it makes me feel. I realize it will be a long hard journey but it is one I am willing to take to make me feel and look better. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Also I dyed my hair. I went from a blonde to a red head. Let me tell ya the story behind my dying disaster.
I bought reddish blonde coloring and was excited to come home and give it a go. well that's exactly what I did and let me tell you I was not a happy girl. It turned Tomato red. There was no way in H-E- double hockey sticks I was going to go around looking like a tomato.I did not take pics thank goodnes. though you might have had a good laugh if I had. It might have looked fine on someone else but it just was not me. I gave it one day and then went back and got a dark Auburn to cover over it. It is now more burgundy . I am getting used to it. It is such a big change from Blonde and it takes people by suprise when they see me but everyone seems to like it though because I have received many compliments.
In knitting news I have finished my fingerless gloves.
I have to type up the pattern and then find a test knitter before I will post it here. I want to make sure that it is easily understandable to all level of knitters.
Well I have pumpkin bread in the oven I must go check. Yea I know not good for someone who just started a diet but I promise it is not for me. Dh is taking it to work with him tomorrw. So I am forced to behave since it wont be here in the morn when I get up. But it sure smells yummy right now.
Night all and Happy knitting.


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The first avenue to soul care is to engage in relationships with other believers and experience the healing and transforming power of the Gospel within community.
2. One-On-One
The second avenue of soul care is through one-on-one meetings with a trained pastor or deacon. We are not licensed therapists, but offer spiritual care that is biblically based, psychologically sensitive, and relationally focused.
Soul Care at Living Stones is primarily reserved for Members in good standing, in which a pastor or deacon will meet one-on-one with a person for up to four sessions. For those who are not Members of our church, we offer a one time consultation meeting to provide spiritual direction and encouragement.
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4 Amazing Day Trips From Florence, Italy
Florence is one of the most popular cities in Italy to visit. The small city provides a beautiful and fun way to experience Tuscan city life, as well as being a good base for travels around the country.
To take a break from Florence, explore some areas nearby - there is so much to see in Italy! Here are four amazing day trips from Florence:
Cinque Terre
Translated in English to "five towns," Cinque Terre is that photo you see all over Pinterest of the colorful Italian buildings built into the seaside cliffs. While here, you'll want to devote time to take the trail through all the towns, though if you're more limited on time, head to Monterosso to spend time on the beach.
Need more inspiration? Read Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, one of my favorite books of all time, which is set in this part of Italy.
Travel duration from Florence: about 2.5-3 hours by train
Another Tuscan town just south of Florence, Siena will have you seeing another piece of this gorgeous region. Head to Siena on July 2 or August 16 to catch the famous yearly horse race Il Palio, or go any time of year for winding streets, fresh food, and rolling hills in the distance.
Travel duration from Florence: about 1-1.5 hours
This town in Umbria, a neighboring region to Florence's Tuscany, provides a fresh perspective to experiencing Italy. For those with a sweet tooth, go to Perugia during October for the annual chocolate festival.
Umbria: Tuscany's Lesser-Known Neighbor
Travel duration from Florence: about 1-1.5 hours
Take the fast train from Florence down to the Lazio region for grand, spectacular Rome. No trip to Italy is complete without seeing this historical city firsthand. While you can spend a day in Rome hitting the hotspots, you may want to extend your time into a few days or long weekend. There is so much to see and do!
9 Reasons to go to Rome During Your Trip To Italy
Travel duration from Florence: 1.5 hours (fast train) or 3 hours (regular train)
Plan Your Trip to Italy!
Traveling to Italy soon? Be sure to check out my Italy Travel Guide!
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Archive for July, 2007
At home with Max…
It's a little unlike me to mix my blog with home life, usually very work orientated but I felt the need to off load my home life for a change – this goes on a bit, and I apologies, normal service will resume next week…..
We are in the process of exchanging contract with view to moving to a nicer house in the countryside.
At 16.30 yesterday we had someone who wants our house, and we have somewhere to go. It's a nice short chain involving 3 properties only. We were in that short quiet phase where all the surveys are being completed and the legal stuff gets sorted.
At 16.35 yesterday our buyer pulled out, making several lame excuses including the fact the garage is not in view from the house, so he couldn't see his car and so was concerned re: security. This is a lame excuse, put your freakin' car in the garage – and anyway, you don't have a car!
My loving spouse was in tears, she is besotted with our potential new house, and gutted that we might lose it. Our house was on the market for ages and despite huge amounts of interest, only one offer was made.
At 16.40 (having just got in from work – and from having an amazingly challenging day – I'll tell you another time), I was instructed to go to my dad's to pick up the lawn mower.
Crisis management – get the bloody lawn cut ASAP our house is about to go back on the market, and it looks a mess. Now I did have my own lawn mower, but 1 week ago my father in law blew it up. (To quote my daughter "Papa made smoke come out"). So I borrowed one from some friends 2 days ago, so kind "papa" tried to cut the lawn again yesterday – instead he cut the cable!! He has gone through a lawn mower a week for the last two weeks!
At 16.45 we sold our house (again), to somebody who was interested weeks ago, but couldn't commit then, but can now. (and they put in a higher offer than the one we'd accepted and just lost! – ssshhhh!)
Immense relief! My wife was shaking. Too much emotion for 10 minutes!
Later that evening we opened a bottle of wine, and somehow we got back round to a familiar subject – eternity rings. Now I know that rings are important symbolism to women.
I am married, and in this day and age lots of marriages break down, sometimes because people change, sometimes because people don't realise they are marrying an arsehole.
I made my commitment….
…and I plan to stick by that. Everyone that knows my wife and I, knows that we have had our ups and downs – and I don't mean the usual shit of arguements and flings – We argue (apparently it is healthy), and to the best of my knowledge neither of us have had flings. I'm talking life shattering, wondering if you wife is going to live through the night kind of ups and downs. (to mention just one of two major life traumas we've experienced since we were married only 5 years ago). It may sound egotestical (purposally mispelt) but I believe many a weaker marriage would have ended a long time ago.
All I am saying is I am committed for life, but eternity? Jeees! That's like forever and ever. Now I am not saying I am convinced by an after life, anyone that reads on this page knows I am a cynic, but if there is a heaven – perhaps you get to have guilt free sex with angelic beings on tap.
"Oh, sorry sir, not you, it states in the small print you have committed yourself to another for eternity"
Full of men who bought eternity rings.
My wife called me selfish. I felt like pointing out how much of a rollercoaster ride we'd had in the 10minutes between 16.35 and 16.45, and how that emphasised how long a life time commitment was, let alone eternity. But alas eternity in heaven with sex on tap would be no fun without my genitals – so I kept quiet!
I don't expect I've heard the last of this.
I go to work for the peaceful atmosphere…
Incidentally I cut the grass anyway, and "Papa" has organised to have our friends lawn mower repaired, and aquired us a free one!
Change of Shift is up and worth a read as always…very colourful!!
Yesterday was a tad mad at work, but I was on fire, I had extra patients, had to wait for an ambulance to take my patient with unstable angina to hospital, referred others in and all this before coffee, which I had time to drink as somehow I had caught up. SMOKIN'!!
My normal DJ was on holiday, so on my way home I was cruising the stations looking for something interesting, I stumbled across the very sensible BBC Radio 4. Where the only DJ's they have are the Dinner Jackets the presenters wear (well probably not any more – but it's that kind of station!)
The discussion was about the power of laughter, and suggested a hypothesis that laughing can release endorphins, which consequently can make people less suseptable to pain.
No! not releasin'-dolphins!!
Then when I'd done my evening chores I sat down and watched a drama which contained a story about witch craft and voodoooooooooooooooohhhhh! The "hero" a criminal psychologist, was reassuring everyone that all the magic was simply due to the power of persuasion and the use of hidden suggestive words in the sentences….
Where is this going Max???
Well obviously this is a discussion about improving patient care….
I lay in bed last night, being buzzed by a bloody mosquito, and thought that I should fill my consultation with positive messages of good health.
Firstly I'm going to get a big picture of an eye, some ham and a well on my wall, so people come in and think "eye ham well".
Secondly I thought I could hang a snelling eye chart with the letters spelling out "U FEEL BETTER NOW"
and best of all I'm going to say "well, how can I help you"
and when people leave and say "thank you" I'll say:
You're well-come – back and see me if you have any other concerns"
The only other thing I could think of is making people laugh…Still that might make people nervous…
Any other suggestions? Is this ethically?
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How to start a consultation (part two)….
In part one we looked at patients who may be described as "poor historians" and give you very little idea as to their problem, part two looks at those patients who come in and have a more open approach to their consultation…
Sometimes it's a case of….
"Well it all started in 1932 when…"
Max is interested, but could we perhaps start in this decade?
Sometimes, it's a leading statement –
for example the 60 year old person, married for 40 years who sits down and abruptly declares "I want an AIDS test". You wiggle your bottom, get comfy and prepare to hear a true story, that even the best soap opera writers couldn't have dreamt up….(and no I am not sharing this story with you!)
Today I was rattled.
If you want to motivate your practitioner, don't go in with a weak arguement and an agressive tone….
"I've had back pain for 10 years and when I come here nobody ever does anything about it!!"
Max, as previously stated is a detective…so I go for a rumage through the notes, this patient had complained of his back twice in 10 years, the last was yesterday, when he was sent for an Xray (results pending), and the time before when he was referred to Physio. Not exactly the picture of medical neglect that he painted!
So I pointed out to him, what he meant was that he was having treatment and investigations for his back, but the over the counter medications were not adequate and he had failed to mention this to my colleauge the day before. He quietened down and left with a script for some diclofenac.
Conclusion (for practitioners): Allow the story to unfold, sometimes it needs nuturing, sometimes it needs some editorial encouragement to shorten and sometimes it needs to be researched to ensure you're not getting a load of Bull.
Conclusion (for patients): We are here to help, tell us what we need to know. The fact Aunt Nora's sisters cousins friends vet once had the same symptoms and consequently died at the age of 106, is not relevant. You may have to sit in the waiting room prior to seeing us, why not take this opportunity to consider what you are going to say!
Well you be pleased to hear Max is having a week off. But I'll be back…
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The Women of Brewster Place
World Premiere Musical based on the Gloria Naylor Novel
Book, Music and Lyrics by Tim Acito
Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor
Directed by Molly Smith
Produced in partnership with Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
September 5 - 30, 2007
Box Office: 404.733.5000
The Women of Brewster Place recalls the rich emotional experience of the Alliance's World Premiere - and now Broadway hit - The Color Purple. Based on Gloria Naylor's beloved and award-winning novel, The Women of Brewster Place explores the lives of seven passionate, loving, heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring African-American women living in an urban housing project in the early 1970s. The show tells their stories through gospel, soul, R&B and old school funk. The Women of Brewster Place is the most anticipated new American musical of 2007.
Why We Love This Musical
There is a vibrant energy that fills the Alliance whenever a World Premiere musical graces our stage. Our audience knows music and comes to stories of overcoming difficulty with warm hearts and open minds. The Women of Brewster Place recalls the rich emotional experience of the Broadway hit The Color Purple, which debuted at the Alliance in 2004. Gloria Naylor's classic text (and winner of the American Book Award) offers a poetic and insightful portrait of life in the inner city that sings until the tears flow and the spirit soars.
Stories, Not Stainsby Dedalus
Thursday, September 20, 2007
I went into the Alliance's production of the new musical "The Women of Brewster Place" with a clean slate – I have never read the original book by Gloria Naylor, and I somehow missed the mini-series TV Version when it was aired in 1989. Maybe I was in a good mood (because I got to dress up in my tux to usher the opening night performance), but I found this to be a moving, tuneful, well-performed, well-produced show.
As a plot recap (for those like me who are unexposed to this story), a group of women in a big-city housing project face poverty, dead-end jobs, apathetic landlords, gang violence, and each other, eventually coming to the realization that the only family that matters is whatever community you are part of. These women are strong, weak, whining, vindictive, inspiring … in short, they represent all the good and bad that can exist in us as we struggle against the barriers that life (and our own shortcomings) throw up against us.
A true ensemble piece, this musical weaves several stories into a tapestry of life at the bottom of the social order. One woman (Mattie) struggles in a factory job to raise the money to travel in search of her missing son. One woman (Lucielia) tries to raise a young child while her husband is off on a job that keeps him away from home. One woman (Cora Lee) loves babies, and cranks them out with alarming regularity, only to discover they aren't so easy once they begin to grow. One woman (Kiswana) is trying to recover her "roots" after growing up in a privileged suburb. One woman (Etta Mae) is hiding/resting from a free-spirited life that is beginning to take its toll. Two women (Lorraine and Tee) in love with each other are trying to come to terms with the hostility of their neighbors. Act One centers on the Cora Lee, Lucielia, and Etta Mae stories, while Act Two shifts the focus to Lorraine and Tee, and the "Tenants' Rights" movement of Kiswana, with Mattie being the nurturing mother figure who ties all the stories together.
If some stories get short shrift, if some characters are "left hanging," well, that's part of the portrait of a community where small victories and large tragedies compete in an arena where the players change with alarming regularity. The musical form is especially ideal for this, since complex webs of emotion and experience can be quickly spun in a single song. My biggest complaint is that, in the rush to get as many stories included as possible, a few clunky contrivances stand out. For example, one Mother/Daughter estrangement is too-quickly solved with a song and a hug. The saving grace is that it was a good song ("Then Know This").
There are a lot of good songs (by Tim Acito) in this show. Standouts are "This Ain't a Prayer" (the Act One closer that provides a "laying on of hands" moment in response to a tragedy), "Because my Soul is Dry" (a moving spiritual done in time to the rhythm of the women cleaning up the blood of one of their own), and especially "Ghosts With Paper Bones" (an incredibly moving meditation by one of the gay characters contemplating her childhood possessions being burned by her disapproving father). Don't get the idea that everything is somber or depressing – there are a lot of joyful songs and even a few comic ones. For example, "Smile" will make you laugh. It starts out as a teacher's lesson on a "Smile Is the Answer to All Your Problems," but soon descends into chaos, as her overcrowded classroom grows more unruly). There's really not a bad number in the bunch (and I really REALLY hope a recording is made soon).
I liked that the cast was composed solely of the women. Men and children are talked to and talked about, but never seen (except in shadow or soundscape). Our focus is solely on these ten women, which is as it should be. The set is a shifting series of brick walls upon which abstract projections suggest the city, the nightmares, and the visions that make up these lives. Behind it all is a towering wall that separates the housing project from the rest of the city, and which may (or may not) be broken apart in a moment of victory. The lighting design is adept at combining the projections with light and shadow and color in a beautiful array that underscores and illuminates the stories.
And the cast is uniformly excellent. This is a true ensemble, and all have voices that are strong, accurate, and compelling (and, for those who care about such things, they are supported by a LIVE orchestra, not a CD from a Karaoke Bar). If I would pick standouts (and, believe me, they don't stand out too far), they would be Tina Fabrique's Mattie, Harriett D. Foy's Lorraine and Shelley Thomas's Lucielia, but only because they have the best songs. The others in the cast (Cheryl Alexander, Terry Burrell, Suzzanne Douglas, Eleasha Gamble, Marva Hicks, Monique L. Midgette, and Tijuana T. Ricks) all get a chance to shine, and, more important, fall into ensemble roles that are distinct from their principal characters, and blend into a chorus that defines community.
One of the best lines in the play comes when Mattie says that "Our lives should leave behind stories, not blood stains." "The Women of Brewster Place" is a compendium of such stories, and it is also the story of a community, the bonds that hold it together, and the walls that threaten to tear it apart. It is a tuneful tapestry that will make you laugh and cry.
-- Brad Rudy (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Finnish mobile manufacturers Nokia announced the 808 PureView smartphone on the opening day of the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC). The handset quickly became famous for a monstrous 41 megapixel camera that according to the company used PureView imaging technology with exclusive Carl Zeiss optics and company-developed algorithms.
The 808 PureView is set to launch in the UK on 7 May and will be priced at £539.95, reports Techradar.
Meanwhile, another smartphone from the Nokia stables - the Lumia 900 - was announced at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas in January. The phone is the company's first Windows OS-based device to feature high-speed LTE connectivity.
Check out how the two stack up against each other
The Nokia 808 PureView features a 4-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors. The display has a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.
The Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack glass capacitive touchscreen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass with a resolution of 800 x 480pixels.
The 808 PureView measures 123.9x60.2x13.9mm and weighs 169g. In contrast, the Lumia 900 measures 5.03x2.7x0.45inch and weighs 5.6 ounces.
Operating System:
The PureView runs on the Symbian Belle operating system whereas the Lumia 900 runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
The PureView is powered by single-core 1.3GHz processor and the Lumia 900 by a single-core 1.4GHz processor. Both phones have 512MB of RAM.
The PureView packs a 41 megapixel camera with Nokia PureView Pro imaging technology and Carl Zeiss optics. The camera has AutoFocus and Xenon flash. The smartphone features exclusive Dolby Headphone technology and Dolby Digital Plus for 5.1 channel surround sound playback.
The Lumia 900 features an eight megapixel camera, with touch focus, dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss Optics. The resolution of the camera is 3264 x 2448 pixels and it has a F2.2 aperture. The secondary camera is of 1 megapixel and has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
The PureView has a Micro USB connector, 3.5 mm AV connector, 2.0 mm Charger connector and HDMI. It also supports Bluetooth version 3.0 and WLAN IEEE 802.1b/g/n.
The Lumia 900 supports WEP, WPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and also Micro USB, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, Bluetooth Stereo Audio, 3.5mm AHJ connector and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
The PureView has 16GB of memory onboard, which can be expanded to 32GB or 48GB using a microSD card. The Lumia 900 has 16GB and access to SkyDrive Cloud storage.
The PureView has a standard 1400mAh battery and the Lumia 900 has a BP-6EW, 1830mAh battery.


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You have a few choices in how you can get in touch with me. My preferred method is via email, so if you want a reasonably quick response, use the form.
Alternatively, you could call me on +44 (0) 141 628 5666 if you're UK based, or on +1 (310) 929 5758 if you're based in the US, although if I don't recognise your number the chances of me picking up are slim (I get a lot of sales calls), so you'd be better using the form instead if I don't know you.
If you prefer snail mail, my postal address is 115 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 2SZ, United Kingdom. Don't turn up there and expect to find me though, it's an address used purely for postal correspondence. I don't publish my actual office address because it's hard enough trying to get things done with the phone ringing, never mind with people knocking on my door all day.


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 28, 2014) - Rio Alto Mining Limited ("Rio Alto" or the "Company") (TSX:RIO)(NYSE:RIOM)(LMA:RIO)(DBFrankfurt:MS2) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 26,966,292 common shares of Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd. ("Sulliden") (TSX:SUE)(LMA:SUE)(OTCQX:SDDDF), representing 8.6% of Sulliden's basic shares outstanding, from Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX:AEM)(NYSE:AEM) for cash consideration of C$1.10 per common share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$29.7 million. The purchase of the Sulliden common shares is expected to close May 29, 2014.
Alex Black, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rio Alto commented, "We are extremely pleased to have received the support of Agnico Eagle in respect to our proposed acquisition of Sulliden. The acquisition of Agnico Eagle's shares brings us one step closer to completing our goal of creating a new leading mid-tier gold producer."
Rio Alto intends to vote the purchased shares in favour of resolutions approving the Plan of Arrangement pursuant to which Rio Alto proposes to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Sulliden (the "Transaction"). Please refer to the joint news release of Rio Alto and Sulliden dated May 21, 2014 for additional details regarding the friendly acquisition by Rio Alto of all the issued and outstanding common shares of Sulliden.
Friendly Acquisition of Sulliden
The acquisition of Sulliden by Rio Alto will be carried out by way of court-approved Plan of Arrangement (the "Arrangement") with each Sulliden shareholder receiving per Sulliden common share held 0.525 of a Rio Alto common share and 0.10 of a common share in a newly incorporated company ("SpinCo") that will hold Sulliden's 100% interest in the East Sullivan Property in Val-d'Or, Quebec and will be capitalized with approximately C$25 million in either cash or a combination of cash and Rio Alto common shares.
The Arrangement will be subject to the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the votes cast in person or by proxy of the shareholders of Sulliden at a special meeting of Sulliden shareholders to be held no later than July 30, 2014 and is also subject to obtaining approval by a majority of votes cast by the shareholders of Rio Alto at a special meeting of Rio Alto shareholders expected to take place on or about the same date as the Sulliden meeting. In addition to shareholder approvals, the Transaction is also subject to the negotiation and execution of a definitive arrangement agreement to give effect to the Transaction, the receipt of all necessary regulatory, court and other approvals and the satisfaction of certain other closing conditions customary for a transaction of this nature.
Mr. Enrique Garay, MSc. P. Geo (AIG Member), Vice President Geology of Rio Alto, is a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"). All of the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Garay.
About Rio Alto Mining Limited
Rio Alto Mining Limited is a Canadian based resource company focused on the development of the 21,000 ha La Arena gold / copper project located in north central Peru, the most prolific gold mining district in the country that is home to a number of world-class gold mines. La Arena contains total measured and indicated resources of 5.2 million ounces gold comprised of 1.3 million gold ounces in the oxide resource (100.2 million tonnes at 0.41 g/t gold) and 3.8 million gold ounces in the sulphide resource (561.7 million tonnes at 0.21 g/t gold) and 3.7 billion pounds copper (561.7 million tonnes at 0.3% copper). First gold production at La Arena occurred on May 6, 2011 and 214,742 ounces of gold were poured in 2013. Rio Alto is also in the business of acquiring, exploring, and developing gold resources and advanced stage exploration projects in Peru and Latin America. The Company has assembled a highly experienced team with a proven history of developing, financing, and operating mining projects in Latin America. With a focused strategy of mine production and development and an exploration strategy to discover additional mineral resources, Rio Alto is strongly positioned to generate significant value for its shareholders. To learn more about Rio Alto Mining Limited, please visit: www.rioaltomining.com or Rio Alto's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of United States and Canadian securities laws, respectively. The use of any of the words "expect", "potential", "target", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking statements and information concerning: the timing and anticipated receipt of required regulatory, court, and shareholder approvals for the Arrangement; the ability of Rio Alto, Sulliden and SpinCo to satisfy the other conditions to, and to complete, the Arrangement; the anticipated timing of the mailing of the information circular regarding the Arrangement, the closing of the Arrangement and the future gold and copper production of Rio Alto .
In respect of the forward-looking statements and information concerning the anticipated completion of the proposed Arrangement and the anticipated timing for completion of the Arrangement, Rio Alto has provided them in reliance on certain assumptions that it believes are reasonable at this time, including assumptions as to the time required to prepare and mail shareholder meeting materials, including the required information circular; the ability of the parties to receive, in a timely manner, the necessary regulatory, court, shareholder and other third party approvals; and the ability of the parties to satisfy, in a timely manner, the other conditions to the closing of the Arrangement. These dates may change for a number of reasons, including unforeseen delays in preparing meeting materials, inability to secure necessary shareholder, regulatory, court or other third party approvals in the time assumed or the need for additional time to satisfy the other conditions to the completion of the Arrangement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release concerning these times.
With respect to the forward looking statements of Rio Alto, the future gold production of Rio Alto the gold resources and reserves of Rio Alto, the development of the La Arena sulphide copper-gold project are subject to various key assumptions described in Rio Alto's Annual Information Forms and Technical Reports referred to herein.
Since forward-looking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the risk that the transaction may not close when planned or at all or on the terms and conditions set forth in the arrangement agreement; the failure to obtain the necessary shareholder, Court, regulatory and other third party approvals required in order to proceed with the transaction; operational risks in development, exploration and production for precious metals; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates; uncertainties inherent to feasibility and other economic studies; health, safety and environmental risks; gold price and other commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations; marketing and transportation; loss of markets; environmental risks; competition; incorrect assessment of the value of acquisitions; ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; and changes in legislation, including but not limited to tax laws, royalties and environmental regulations and risks inherent to operating in developing countries. In addition, the failure of a party to comply with the terms of the binding letter agreement entered into between Rio Alto and Sulliden may result in that party being required to pay a non-completion or other fee to the other party, the result of which could have a material adverse effect on the paying party's financial position and results of operations and its ability to fund growth prospects and current operations.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on other risks and factors that could affect the operations or financial results of Rio Alto are included in reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities, including but not limited to, Rio Alto's Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 which may be accessed on Rio Alto's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and.
Management has included the above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward looking information provided in this news release in order to provide shareholders with a more complete perspective on the proposed transaction and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits may be derived there from.
The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and neither Rio Alto undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.
This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to sell the share or a solicitation of a proxy.
Alex Black, President, CEO and Director


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DEA's sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2013. DEA's first five Take-Back events resulted in the removal from circulation of more than 2 million pounds (over 1,000 tons) of prescription drugs.
Prescription drug misuse is second only to marijuana use as the Nation's most prevalent illicit drug problem, with approximately 22 million persons nationwide initiating nonmedical pain reliever use since 2002, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report, entitled State Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers, also shows use by state, with combined 2010 and 2011 data indicating that rates of past year misuse among those aged 12 or older ranged from 3.6 percent in Iowa to 6.4 percent in Oregon.


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Ryanair posted an 85 percent fall in first-quarter net profit on Monday as its fuel bill almost doubled and warned it could make a full-year loss of up to 60 million euros if oil prices stayed high and fares fell.
Europe's largest low-cost carrier said adjusted profit after tax for the three months to the end of June had come in at 21 million euros ($33 million).
That compared with a net income forecast of 48.8 million euros by brokerage Davy.
Ryanair said it had made use of a recent fall in oil prices and hedged 90 percent of its fuel needs for September at $129 per barrel, 80 percent for the third quarter at $124 per barrel, but remained unhedged for the fourth quarter.
Ryanair said first-quarter revenues grew by 12 percent to 777 million euros. That was well below the 865.4 million average of five forecasts in a Reuters survey and lower than the most cautious of the five analysts, who predicted 836.4 million.
The Dublin-based carrier said consumer confidence was plummeting in an emerging recession in the UK and Ireland, which it planned to respond to by cutting fares more aggressively than competitors.
"The outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year which is entirely dependent on fares and fuel prices remains poor," O'Leary said.
He reiterated however that Ryanair's more than 2.2 billion euros in cash will help it weather the industry downturn and anticipates a strong rebound in earnings as rivals with higher costs or less assets suffer.


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