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Wayanad district
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Wayanad district
Clockwise from top:
Chembra Peak, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary,
Mall at Sulthan Bathery, Paddy fields, Entrance of Karapuzha Dam, Edakkal Caves
|Etymology: Vayal Nadu: land of paddy fields[1]
"Way Beyond"[2]
Location in Kerala
|Coordinates: 11°36′18″N 76°04′59″E / 11.605°N 76.083°ECoordinates: 11°36′18″N 76°04′59″E / 11.605°N 76.083°E
|District Formation
|1980 November 1
|• Member of parliament (India)
|Rahul Gandhi
|• District Collector
|Adeela Abdulla IAS
|• District Panchayat President
|• District MLAs
|Sultan Bathery: I.C. Balakrishnan
Kalpetta: C.K. Saseendran
Mananthavady: O.R. Kelu
|• Total
|2,132 km2 (823 sq mi)
|Highest elevation
|2,100 m (6,900 ft)
|Lowest elevation
|700 m (2,300 ft)
|• Total
|• Density
|380/km2 (990/sq mi)
|Time zone
|STD Code
|4936, 4935
|ISO 3166 code
|Vehicle registration
|KL-12 Kalpetta,
KL-72 Mananthavady,
KL-73 Sultan Bathery
Wayanad, in the eastern part of the former Malabar district, is an Indian district in the north-east of Kerala state with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is set high on the Western Ghats with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 meters.[5] The district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. About 885.92 sq.km of area of the district is under forest.[6] Wayanad has three municipal towns—Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery. There are many indigenous tribals in this area.[7][8]
Wayanad district is bordered by Karnataka to north and north-east, Tamil Nadu to south-east, Malappuram to south, Kozhikode to south-west and Kannur to north-west.[9] Pulpally in Wayanad boasts of the only Lava- Kusha temple in Kerala and Vythiri has the only mirror temple in Kerala which is a Jain temple. The edicts and caves of Ambukuthi Mala and another evidence state that the place is as old as the beginning of the New Age Civilisation.[10]
The name 'Wayanad' is derived from 'Vayal Naadu' (Malayalam) which translates to 'the land of paddy fields' in English.[6]
Historians believe that the human settlements existed in these parts for at least ten centuries before Christ. Much evidence of New Stone Age civilisation can be seen in the hills throughout the present day Wayanad district. The Edakkal Caves has 6000-year-old rock engravings from the Neolithic age. The recorded history of this district is available only from the 18th century. In ancient times, this land was ruled by the Rajas of the Veda tribe.[11]
The Kutumbiyas (Kudumbiyas):
The two caves of Ampukuthimala (Edakal Caves) in Sulthan Bathery, with pictures on their walls and pictorial writings, speak volumes of a bygone civilisation. At the foot of the Edakal Male (hill) caves, Kannada inscriptions belonging to Canarese chieftain Vishnu Varma of Kutumbiya (Kudumbiya) clan of Mysore dating to c. 5th century CE were discovered which read - 'Palapulitaanamtakaari' or 'Pala pulinânam ta-kâri', Sri Vishnu Varma Kutumbiya Kulavardhanasya li..it..a..'. As per Hultzch, an epigraphist from the department of epigraphy, Madras, it speaks of the glorious descendant of Kutumbiya clan, Kannada chieftain, Vishnu Varma, as one who killed many tigers. Some scholars speculate this Kutumba clan to be the same as the Kurumbas found there.[12][13][14]
The Kadambas:
In the 11th century AD, Gangas were dethroned from Bayalnad by Kadamba dynasty[15] of North Canara.[16] Wayanad was at that time divided into two portions - Bira Bayalnad and Chagi Bayalnad. One of the Mysore inscriptions (alluding perhaps to the treacherous beauty of the country, which attracted the stranger and then laid him low with malaria) says 'an adulteress with black waving curls, as adulteress with full-moon face, an adulteress with endless side-glances, an adulteress with adorned slim figure was this storeyed mansion, the double Bayalnad'.[17] Kadamba Bayalnad emerged as a rule in the 11th century under their chief Raviyammarasa with Kirttipura in Punnad their capital. Kanthirava (1090 CE) was described as ruling Chagi-Bayalnad. Iravi-Challamma (1108 CE) was the ruler of Bira-Bayalnad.[18]
The Hoysalas:
In 1104 AD Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala invaded Bayalnad followed by Vijayanagara dynasty in the 14th century. A Kadamba king, Mukkanna-Kadamba ruled Bayal-nad in and around 1138 CE.[19]
The Vijayanagara empire:
A feudatory chieftain of Sangama dynasty of Vijaynagar, Immadi Kadamba Raya Vodeyayya of Bayalnad Kadambas, is said to have ruled Bayalnad.[18]
The Mysore Wodeyars and the Sultans:
In 1610 AD Udaiyar Raja Wadiyar of Mysore drove out Vijayanagara General and became the ruler of Bayalnad and the Nilgiris. Bayalnad is the present Wayanad. When Wayanad was under Hyder Ali's rule, the ghat road from Vythiri to Thamarassery was constructed.[20] Then the British rulers developed this route to Carter road.[21] When Wayanad was under Tipu Sultan's rule British invasion started. Tussle and turbulent times followed. The British claimed Wayanad under the 1792 treaty of Srirangapatna citing it was part of Malabar. Tipu Sultan went in appeal before the Governor General. Considering his arguments, relying on the successive Karnataka rule for centuries in Wayanad and its geographical detachment from Malabar, in 1798, Governor General Lord Mornington declared by proclamation[22] that Wayanad had not been ceded to the East India Company by the treaty of 1792. Consequently, the British troops withdrew from Wayanad conceding to Tipu's rule. In 1799, after the fall of Sultan, the British handed over Wayanad by the treaty of 1799 to the Raja of Mysore. But by a supplementary treaty dated 29 December 1803 the East India Company repossessed Wayanad and thereafter administrated by Col. Arthur Wellesley from Srirangapatna and North Wayanad came under the rule of the Pazhassi Raja dynasty of ancient Kottayam.[citation needed]
British Rule:
In the end, the British could get only the dead body of the Rajah, who killed himself somewhere in the interior of the forest. Thus, Wayanad fell into the hands of the British and with it came a new turn in the home of this area. The British authorities opened up the plateau to the cultivation of tea and other cash crops by constructing roads across the dangerous slopes of Wayanad, to Kozhikode and Thalassery. Later, they extended these new roads to the cities of Mysore and Ooty through Gudalur. Settlers emigrated from all parts of Kerala and the fecund lands proved a veritable goldmine with incredible yields of cash crops. Agriculture Cultivation started broadly after 1900 A.D onwards. Wayanad eventually became part of Kerala despite its geographical delimitations and political descent in 1956 on State's reorganisation. Even now there is a considerable Kannada speaking population and the reminiscence of centuries old Karnataka rule is omnipresent in Wayanad. When the State of Kerala came into being in November 1956, Wayanad was part of Kannur district. Later, south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district. To fulfil the aspirations of the people of Wayanad for development, North Wayanad and South Wayanad were carved out and joined together to form the present district of Wayanad. This district came into being on 1 November 1980 as one the twelve districts of Kerala,[23] consisting of three taluks; Vythiri, Mananthavady, and Sulthan Bathery.
Tribes in Wayanad[edit]
The Wayanad have the largest tribal population in Kerala with 8 scheduled tribes including Adiyan, Paniyan, Mullukkurman, Kurichyan, Vettakkuruman, Wayanad Kadar, Kattuniakkan and Thachaanadan Mooppan. These communities have a number of symbolic oral narratives[24]
Adiyan: Adiyans are a matrilineal Tribal group, who were treated as bonded slave labourers by the landlords up to 1976. Now majority of them are agricultural labourers and some of them are marginal agriculturalist. They spoke Adiya language as their mother tongue.[24]
Kattuniakkan: A particularly Vulnerable Tribal group of Wayanad. Jenu Kurumban and Ten Kurumban are the synonyms used for the Kattunayakan community. They spoke Kattunaikka language a dialect of Kannada and Malayalam. They are patrilineal and a forest dwelling, hunting and gathering community.This is the largest population among PVTG in Kerala with a total population of19995 (Male- 9953, Female-10042)[24]
Kurichyan: They are the second largest community among Scheduled Tribes with a total population of 35909 (Male- 18129, Female-17780)[24]
Mullukkurman: A patrilineal and patrilocal tribal agriculturalist community found in Wayanad. The community members are expert in hunting and their spoken language is Mullukkuruma language. The total population is 21375 (Male- 10625, female-10750)[24]
Paniyan: A Patrilinial slave tribe community until the 1970s Bonded labour act, distributed in Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram. They are the largest single tribal community with a population of 92787 (Male-45112, female- 47675). Their language is a dialect known as Paniya Language and nowadays they are agricultural labourers[24]
Thachaanadan Mooppan: Thachaanadan Mooppan is a matrilineal community. In earlier days they are shifting cultivators and hunters. Nowadays they earn through agricultural labour work. They are expert in carpentry and basket making. Their total population is 1649, and consists of 814 males and 835 females.[24]
Vettakkuruman: Vettakkuruman also a patrilineal tribal community. They are the artisan tribes and well versed in pottery, carpentry, blacksmithry and tools making and Basketry.[citation needed] Their language is known as Bettakkuruma language. The population of Vettakuruman is 6482 consisting of 3193 males and 3289 females.[24]
Wayanad Kadar: They are found in Kozhikkode and Wayanad district and entirely a different generic stock from Kaders of Cochin. They are matrilineal marginal tribes with a population of 673 consists of 348 males and 325 females.[24]
Wayanad district stands on the southern tip of the Deccan plateau and includes part of the Western Ghats. Quite a large area of the district is covered by forest but the continued and indiscriminate exploitation of the natural resources point towards an imminent[25] environmental crisis. There are a lot of trekking points in this district. Chembra Peak (2,100m) is the highest peak in the Wayanad district. Banasura Hill (2,079m) is also similar to height of Chembra hill.
The district is blessed with rich water resources. There are east flowing and west flowing rivers in the region. One of the major rivers in the district is Kabini River, a tributary of River Kaveri; it is also one of the only three east flowing rivers in Kerala. Kabani has many tributaries including Thirunelli River, Panamaram River and Mananthavady River. All these rivulets help form a rich water resource as well as a distinct landscape for the district. Various streams flow into the Panamaram rivulet while it passes through the mountain gorges and finally the river falls down into Panamaram Valley. After flowing through the district for a certain distance, River Panamaram joins Mananthavady River, which originates from the lower regions of the peak called 'Thondarmudi'.[26]
Banasura Sagar Dam[edit]
Banasura Sagar Dam across the Karamanathodu River, a tributary of River Kabini, in Kalpetta, is considered to be the largest earth dam in India and the second largest in Asia. The dam is ideally placed in the foothills of Banasura hills, which got its name from 'Banasura', the son of King Mahabali, the famous ruler of Kerala. The dam here was constructed on behalf of the Banasurasagar project in 1979, to support the Kakkayam Hydroelectric power project and to meet the water demand for irrigation and drinking purposes. The dam, located around 21 km away from Kalpetta is a tourist destination in Wayanad. Banasura dam is made up of massive stacks of stones and boulders.[27]
Karapuzha Dam[edit]
Karapuzha Dam is considered to be one of the biggest earth dams in India, which has been constructed on the Karapuzha River, a tributary of the Kabini River. Vazhavatta in Vythiri taluk of Wynad district for providing irrigation to an area of 5580 ha (CCA) say 5600 hectare in Vythiri and Sultan Bathery taluks of Wynad district of Kerala. The reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 76.50 M Cum and live storage capacity of 72.00 M Cum.[28]
Flora and fauna[edit]
The soil and climate of Wayanad are suitable for horticulture on commercial basis. For promoting the cultivation of vegetables and raising of orchards, the Kerala Agricultural University is running a regional Agricultural Research Station at Ambalavayal.
Elephant, bear and other wild animals from the neighbouring wild life sanctuaries of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, stray into the Begur forest range and the forests around Muthanga, which is 20 kilometres away from the town of Sultan Bathery.
Franky's narrow-mouthed frog was recently discovered in Wayanad district.[29][30]
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the district. Most of the lands in the district are use for agricultural purposes. More than half of its population are engaged in agriculture in order to earn their livelihood. The chief agricultural crops in the district are Coffee, tea, cocoa, pepper, plantain, vanilla, rice, coconut, cardamom, tea, ginger, etc. Wayanad is known for its rice production. The two rice of the district namely Wayanad Jeerakasala rice and Wayanad Gandhakasala rice has their different properties. Another source of economy in the district is the cattle farming. The tourism sector of the district is very developed and every year a huge chunk of revenue comes from this sector helps in its economy to a great extent. The district is scantily industrialised. In the name of industry, there is only Wayanad dairy of Milma (Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation) at Kalpetta and a few small scale industries.[citation needed]
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Wayanad one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[31] It is one of the two districts in Kerala currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[31]
It is the least populous district in Kerala. Unlike the other districts of Kerala, barring Idukki, in Wayanad district, there is no town or village named same as the district (i.e., there is no "Wayanad town").
According to the 2011 census Wayanad district had a population of 817,420,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation of Comoros.[33] This gives it a ranking of 482nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 383 inhabitants per square kilometre (990/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 4.6%. Wayanad has a sex ratio of 1035 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 89.32%, the lowest in the state.[citation needed]
Paniyas, Uraali Kurumas, and Kurichiyans comprise the tribes in Wayanad. Badagas are present in 21 hamlets spread across Wayanad.[34] The entire Wayanad region fell under the Kannada speaking area as per the linguistic survey and history of Colonel Wilks.[35]
On 22 May 2019, The Election Commission open its first warehouse in the State for the storage of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines at Sulthan Bathery.[36]
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- District Headquarters: Kalpetta. District Collector, District Police Chief and District Judge are based at Kalpetta.
- No. of Taluks: 3
- No. of state Assembly Legislators: 3[38]
- Kalpetta - Current MLA is C. K. Saseendran
- Sulthan Bathery - Current MLA is I. C. Balakrishnan
- Mananthavady - Current MLA is O. R. Kelu
- Lok Sabha Representation: 1
The Kozhikode–Kollegal National Highway 766 (formarly NH 212) passes through Wayanad district. En route to Mysore on NH 212, past Wayanad district boundary, which is also the Kerala state boundary, NH 766 passes through Bandipur National Park.
The District has more than 20 destinations. The District Tourism Promotion Council, (DTPC) of Wayanad is an organisation that functions under the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. DTPC is responsible for all tourism related activities in the district.
Notable people[edit]
This article's list of residents may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (November 2018)
- Benild Joseph - Hacker
- C. K. Janu - Politician
- Sunny Wayne - Actor
- Yuhanon Mor Philoxenos Metropolitan (Late) - Bishop
- M. P. Veerendra Kumar - Politician
- George Njaralakatt Bishop
- Mathews Mor Aphrem Metropolitan - Bishop
- Abu Salim - Actor
- Anu Sithara - Actress
- Midhun Manuel Thomas - Director
- Basil Joseph - Director
- Jenith Kachappilly - Director
- Manu Manjith - Lyricist
- P. S. Jeena - Basketball Player
- Sreedhanya Suresh-IAS
- Vinod Jose - Journalist
- Nanditha K. S. - Poet
- Kalpatta Narayanan -Novelist
- O. R. Kelu -Politician
See also[edit]
- Kodagu
- Malabar
- Marakkadavu
- Tourist attractions in Wayanad
- List of educational institutions in Wayanad district
- List of religious sites in Wayanad
- ^ "About District Wayanad". wayanad.gov.in.
- ^ "ABOUT WAYANAD". wayanadtourism.org.
- ^ "Census of India 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ Poddar, Rakesh (2007). Perspectives on tourism & biodiversity. Cyber Tech Publications. ISBN 9788178842967.
- ^ "Topography, Western Ghats, Wayanad, Green Paradise, District, Kerala, India | Kerala Tourism". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b "District Profile". spb.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Tourism".
- ^ "Tribes in Wayanad". www.wayanad.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Wayanad District Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Interesting Facts About Wayanad". 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Wayanad- A scton of Western Ghats". Anand Bharat. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Aiyappan, A. (1992). The Paniyas: An Ex-slave Tribe of South India. The University of Michigan: Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology. pp. 20, 28–29, 80.
- ^ Peter, Jenee (24 October 2015). "Multidisciplinary Documentation of Rock Art and its Allied Subjects in Kerala" (PDF). INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS. IGNCA. p. 2.
- ^ Mathpal, Yashodhar (1998). Rock Art In Kerala. The University of Michigan: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. p. 28. ISBN 9788173051302.
- ^ The Kadamba Kula, A History of Ancient and Mediaeval Karnataka, By George M. Moraes, BX Furtado & sons, Bombay, 1931.
- ^ "The Kadamba Kula". Internet Archive. Bombay B X Furtado And Sons. 1931.
- ^ Francis, Walter (1908). Madras District Gazetteers: The Nilgiris. 1. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 90–94, 102–105. ISBN 978-81-2060-546-6.
- ^ a b Nimkar, Madhu (18 September 2009). "Kingdom of Kadambas". History of India. Atom.
- ^ Rice, B. Lewis (1902). Epigraphica Carnatica (PDF). Mangalore: Government of India. pp. 24, 28, 32.
- ^ Madrass District Gazetteeers, The Nilgiris. By W. Francic. Madras 1908 Pages 90-104
- ^ Report of the Administration of Mysore 1863-64. British Parliament Library
- ^ Proclamation No:CLXXXLL, A. Collection of treaties and engagements, By W.Logan, Calicut 1879
- ^ "Official Web Site of Wayanad District". ayanad.nic.in. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://eprints.usm.my/37569/1/sspis_2015_ms83_-_94.pdf
- ^ "ingentaconnect Consuming the Forest in an Environment of Crisis: Nature Tourism,..." ingentaconnect.com. January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Rivers, Kabani, Wayanad, District, Kerala, India | Kerala Tourism". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Banasura Sagar Dam, wayanad, Kerala - Wayanad.com". www.wayanad.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Karapuzha Medium Irrigation Project JI02692".
- ^ "Delhi University researchers discover new species of frogs in Western Ghats - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "New 'mystery' frog discovered in India". 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
- ^ Hockings, Paul; Pilot-Raichoor, Christiane (1992). A Badaga-English Dictionary. Walter de Gruyter. p. 514. ISBN 9783110126778.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 9, p. 301. DSAL. p. 301.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (21 May 2019). "Teeka Ram Meena to open EVM warehouse today". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 January 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wayanad district.
|Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Wayanad District.


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I could just paint these for months. I'm tempted to fill the rest of this sketcbook with treehouses. I'm going to be opening an etsy store soon, and I think some of these little houses will be made into prints for that store.
I like house ridiculously large the house is for the tree. I may exaggerate that in another painting.
Did you find the kitty? (okay, he's BARELY a kitty, no detail… but seriously, he's very SMALL! I couldn't even add whiskers!)


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21 Cheesmer Way, Broadbridge Heath, RH12
5 Bed │ 3 Bath │ 2 Rec
Guide Price £730,000 (Freehold)
Director Henry Adams HRR Ltd
Key features
Full description
This property has a well thought out blend of both living and bedroom space arranged over two floors, in total approximately 1992 ft.² It is presented to an exceptional standard suitable for modern and contemporary living with a tasteful twist of tradition and elegance. To the ground floor the reception hallway welcomes you and immediately impresses. This leads to the principal sitting room which enjoys a box bay window to the front aspect and centres around a delightful fireplace. At the rear of the property; backing onto the terrace and gardens, is the impressive kitchen/dining/family room which incorporates a modern contemporary kitchen with sile stone work surfaces and contrasting cabinets. There is ample space for a dining table and separate sitting area. Two sets of double doors open directly onto the rear terrace. The inserted stove adds character and warmth. Also of note on the ground floor is a separate utility room from the kitchen, separate study to the front and downstairs cloakroom.
The staircase leads to the galleried landing which in turn leads to the principal bedroom. This bedroom enjoys an aspect to the front of the property and a well-equipped en-suite shower room which has high-quality white bathroom-ware; chrome fitments and modern, contemporary tiling. Bedroom two enjoys views out over the rear gardens towards the countryside and has an equally impressive accompanying en-suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms plus a well-appointed family bathroom. Three bedrooms benefit from lake views.
The driveway to the front provides parking for several vehicles. The detached double garage has up and over double doors, electric power and lighting. The front garden is landscaped with a selection of shrubs and borders plus lawn areas. The rear garden is private, backing onto woodland and the lake and has a selection of beds and borders. There is a terrace area on the brick elevation of the property providing ample space for alfresco style dining and the opportunity to enjoy the glorious views. Lake View Lodge also has the benefit of being at the end of a private and discreet cul-de-sac, backing onto stunning open countryside and a magnificent lake.
Horsham is a vibrant market town with great transport links and excellent educational facilities and is only 2.5 miles away. The schooling caters for state and public sectors and the main schools are Millais, Forest, Tanbridge, Collyers, Christ's Hospital and Farlington. Broadbridge Heath has its own primary school in the village.
Entrance Hall
Sitting Room 19'7 (5.97m) x 12'3 (3.73m)
Study 11'9 (3.58m) x 8'11 (2.72m)
Kitchen/Dining/Family Room 32'5 (9.88m) x 11'10 (3.61m)
Open plan
Utility Room 6'9 (2.06m) x 6'7 (2.01m)
Bedroom 1 14'2 (4.32m) x 12'8 (3.86m)
En-suite shower room 8'8 (2.64m) x 5'2 (1.57m)
Bedroom 2 12'1 (3.68m) x 11'8 (3.56m)
En-suite shower room 8'7 (2.62m) x 5'4 (1.63m)
Bedroom 3 11'8 (3.56m) x 10'6 (3.2m)
Bedroom 4 11'7 (3.53m) x 8'3 (2.51m)
Bedroom 5 12'1 (3.68m) x 8'8 (2.64m)
Family Bathroom 7'7 (2.31m) x 6'7 (2.01m)
Double Garage 19'11 (6.07m) x 18'1 (5.51m)
Driveway Parking
Central Heating
Double Glazing
Details correct: March 2019
Horsham strikes the perfect balance with its community facilities and green spaces. There's a market square at The Carfax complete with traditional bandstand, an abundance of shops, a cinema, theatre, leisure centre and a 60-acre park right in the centre of town.We have an impressive mix of older properties, including historic buildings from the 1400s and 1500s with later additions from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras and some stunning artistic properties. Head out along The Causeway and you'll see every style, from 15th century homes to new builds, on one superb road.


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Grilled Curry Chicken Breasts
October 21, 2018
"Hankering" means to have a strong desire for something. I had to look it up, my wife said it wasn't a word but there it is right on the internet, so you know it is true. Anyways, I've had a hankering lately for all things curry. To scratch that curry itch, I made a huge batch of this curry rub for grilled chicken so that I can just sprinkle some magic on my weeknight grilled chicken breasts. Scale this recipe up yourself and store in an air-tight container. It doesn't spoil and makes a great quick rub for grilled chicken and grilled pork chops.
1Pound the chicken breasts down to uniform thickness to make sure they cook evenly. While you are at it, trim all of that nasty fat off of them too.
2Brush the chicken breasts with a little bit of the olive oil.
3Mix all of the rub ingredients together.
4Sprinkle both sides of the chicken breasts generously with the curry rub.
5Grill the chicken breasts over medium-high heat until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.


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"Always download apps from the official app store." – that's what people arguing in order to stay away from malware but is this true? Several malware was already found during the past years within the official Store, Google reacted and hardened their systems, as a result, your device gets regularly scanned in order to find malware apps. Google also increased their own security mechanism, so their contribution rules and app restrictions in order to prevent bad people abusing some permissions are a bit better restricted.
Bad apps
Andr/HiddnAd-AJ was recently discovered, which managed to sneak its way into the official app store-It infected 500,000 devices before it was caught. Maybe even more, there no specific numbers are given and no one exactly knows if it wasn't spread via side-loading, because some people/platforms provide 'mirrors' in order to give people the ability to sideload certain apps without the need to download it over the official Play Store. The app itself was taken down by Google in order to prevent further damage. At least one of the infected apps had the "Verified by Play Protect" stamp of approval to state that it was free of malware!
How does it work?
The malware developer managed to smuggle the malware into the software's code by making it look like an innocent Android system code to fool Google's scanning algorithm. Some of the infected apps were open source, which means there wasn't anything immediately suspicious about it because everything looked legitimate. This entire 'hiding' made it harder to identify the malware.
If a normal user downloads an app infected with malware, they can report the app for removal. The attacker's second method of attack, therefore, is to ensure the malware doesn't activate right away so people might not immediately report or notice it.
Once the malware app is installed on the device, it waits several hours to get activated. There are also other apps which checking your battery status, or if you're on a cellular network or VPN in order to hide malicious behavior. This is roughly enough time for the user to somewhat forget about the app they installed and covers the app's tracks even better.
The malware with the name "Andr/HiddnAd-AJ", does what its name suggests, it basically hides away in the user's phone and begins producing ads after a six-hour mark. Fullscreen advertisements or ads which were delivered to the notification bar where then displayed. The malware itself also has the capacity to call home to the developers, which allows them to direct the malware's ad campaign it acted like a C&C server mechanism.
The apps aren't any threat anymore since they got removed from the Play Store, if you're still infected you can install an AV solution in order to scan your device for malware apps. Alternatively, you can use the Google Play Store and manually press the 'scan my device' button which then scans your device, once something suspicious is found you get a warning and a dialog if you like to remove it or not.
- Check if the app you like to use/install contains apps
- Check reviews or reports if the app or it's developer has a good reputation
- If the app doesn't need any internet in order to display additional content, simply block it with Android's own firewall (it's integrated into the 'Apps' – 'details' dialog which gives you the ability to disable any internet connection for this app.
- Scan your device for malware on a regular basis if you often install new apps.
- Check the permissions. Newer Android versions provide a new mechanism to e.g. restrict/block certain permissions.
- Freeze the app if you don't need it. If you're on a rooted device you can 'block' it from running, simply restrict it's activities. (Downside: You need root).
- If the developer offers some checksums, verify the binaries, in our case, the app in order to ensure that you won't install any fake app which might be possible infected/compromised.
- Install as less as possible, you don't need 400 apps most people just need a handful apps on it's daily journey. Consider if there apps which combinates some functions, e.g. eMail with Calendar etc.
Final Words
Google's Play Store is far away from being perfect, alternatives like F-Droid might help unless they get a bigger target to malware developers. Sideloading apps is maybe also a problem here since you need to scan or verify your downloaded apps yourself, which is for the most people not easy enough or they need to manually allow root over adb (default disabled).
I think this yet again shows that if smart people want to bypass something they will and it's only a matter of time, however, Google reacted more or less quickly and they changed their algorithm once again to detect the new threat.
One solution or alternative could be to prefer (in this case) ads without any advertisements or in-app purchases so you would immediately reveal that something shady is going on if the app starts displaying ads after some time.
I think the Play Store brings some kind of protection to it with it's new mechanism but it's like any other AV solution, far away from being perfect.


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Blue Skies Up Ahead: Q3 2014 Hotel Data Review
High occupancy has ruled the roost in the last quarter, as UK hoteliers in London and regions reaped the rewards of the rise in tourism. Visit our interactive Data Centre to dig deeper into the numbers, in partnership with BDO.
NOTE: This article was originally published in the Q4 2014 edition of Hotel Industry Magazine.
July saw occupancy in regional hotels increase by 3.0% to 82.9% as the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the British Open in Liverpool brought an influx of spectators. And despite an increase in supply with a number of high-end hotel openings, London continued to perform well with a high occupancy rate at 86.1%.
As occupancy was high, room rate in the regions increased by 11.1% to £64.30 and in London by a 1.3% increase to £139.23.
Regional rooms yield stood at £53.28, up 14.4% and yield in the capital increased 0.3% to £119.88.
Increased foreign tourism in London meant that hotels in the capital went on to achieve the highest occupancy rate for the month of August since 1999.
Occupancy figures for the UK's capital increased by 2.3% in August 2014, to 87.2%, while room rate was up 3.0% to £133.90. As a result, rooms yield grew by 5.3% to £116.76.
Regional hotels also had a strong month with rooms yield up 11.7% to £52.22 when compared to the previous year.
Occupancy remained high at 81.7%, an increase of 3.8%. The strong demand also contributed in pushing room rate up 7.7% to £63.95.
In September, UK hotels performance was boosted by good weather, a healthy mix of corporate and sporting events, and also the NATO Summit in Wales.
Strong demand was the main driver of results with regional hotels experiencing a 4.7% increase in occupancy to 83.7%. This helped to push average room rate up by 9.9% to £64.99, and resulted in double digit rooms yield growth (up 15.1% to £54.39).
London also saw demand continuing to grow (up 2.9% to 89.1%) in spite of the recent increase in new supply. Rooms yield for the capital was up 2.2% to £119.84 despite room rate being fairly stable at £134.48 (-0.6%).
Strong occupancy is great news for the hotels sector and the knock-on effect on room rate hints at growth in the year ahead. UK hoteliers can feel confident about the health of the industry, as the figures continue to show an upward trend.
NOTE: This article was originally published in the Q4 2014 edition of Hotel Industry Magazine.
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• Moon is made up of rocks and has no air on it.
• Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.
• Its distance from the Earth is 3,84,400 km.
• Moon does not have any light of its own.
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Between my son, nieces and nephews I try to find different gifts. I usually try to get them a few different toys and maybe a shirt or even socks. The kids do sure love the toys though. Who wants to open clothes? Well, I do but kids do not see it the same way. This year Moose Toys have a few different toys that I would love to tell you about. They are definitely going to be on may kids lists this year.
My son loves The Grossery Gang. They are Shoppins that went rotten. The Grocery gang S4 Surprise pack. They're the ickiest, squishiest collectibles around, get ready for the The Grossery Gang Bug Strike! Just when you thought things couldn't get muckier, a grotty Bug Army has struck Cheap Town. The Grossery Gang are prepared for battle and ready to take on the bugs with all new characters and all new teams to collect! The all new parachuting Para Crawler bugs, The wall crawling (sticky) SWAT team and the squishy Bug Brigade are all ready to strike The Grossery Gang! It's an all out war for who rules Cheap Town!
2 x Grosseries
2 x Weapons
1 x Army Crate
1 x Collector's Guide
The Bug Strike pack:
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10 x Weapon Accessories
1 x Cruddy Crossbow
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President's column
Sue Gardner
Contact Sue Gardner via the Society's Leicester office,
or e-mail: [email protected]
Communication is an important part of our work as psychologists, and it is a priority for the Society. We communicate in so many ways about a range of issues and we are continuously striving to improve our functioning and effectiveness. The Board of Trustees and the Representative Council recently had presentations to update them about the new website design project, which is very exciting. Over 40 people representing all areas of the Society, both staff and members, have been involved in focus group workshops to help with the design. In addition over 500 people responded to the online consultation about what would make for a user-friendly, up-to-date and relevant site. The ideas from these activities have informed this key project, which will help us to achieve our strategic aims to become the first port of call for psychology, to create an interactive online community for psychologists and to disseminate good research and practice from our member networks to wider audiences. A major audit of our existing and future web content requirements is currently under way. This coupled with the results of the consultations will lead on to mapping work about how we organise the site and its contents. Mike Laffan and his colleagues within the office have been working hard over the last few years to bring this to fruition and we are looking forward to the launch this autumn. The project team is keen to keep you informed and www.bps.org.uk/webproject has the latest news.
The Society's work with the media continues to generate interest and we are always looking for members who are keen to communicate their work to the public. We have developed a database over the years of members who are willing to engage with the media. This database and the information that members can provide are highly respected in media circles. For some members with experience and confidence this is relatively easy, but some of you suffer from excessive modesty or apprehension about involvement with journalists. To help support members with this work the Society has run media training courses over the last 20 years. The current courses on 'Introduction to the Media' and 'Broadcast Media Interview Skills' are part of the Learning Centre and can count towards your continuing professional development. Approximately 50 people are trained each year, and I took part recently. The courses are intensive but interesting, with small numbers of participants and experiential learning. Over a day my strengths were identified and some really good advice was given on preparation, handling tricky questions, giving focused answers and remaining calm under pressure.
It struck me that the skills identified could be used in a variety of situations: the next time my teenage son asks for an increase in his allowance I'll be ready for him! I came away feeling more confident and positive about communicating with the media and the other people on the course said the same. For more information about media training courses in 2010 visit www.bps.org.uk/mediatraining.
At the recent Representative Council meeting it was agreed that this would move to a General Assembly model of meeting over two days so that there was more time to share information, challenge, interact and debate at the one event which brings together all the member networks with the Board of Trustees and the Senior Management Team. The council is chaired by Professor Maurice Stringer and is an important sounding board for your representatives to have their say on Society matters. In addition to the General Assembly there will be an online forum so that representatives can be updated more frequently.
If you have any ideas about how we might communicate more effectively, please let me know.
Changing the relationship
Scotland's relationship with alcohol, and how to address it, are hotly debated issues. Sales data from the alcohol industry itself indicates that Scots are buying and drinking more than the rest of the UK, and most of the rest of the world. Figures from the Scottish Household Survey suggest that around 50 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women may be drinking above weekly recommended limits, and it is estimated that alcohol over-consumption costs Scotland £2.25 billion per year in extra services across the NHS, police, courts, social services and lost economic productivity.
The Scottish Government sees itself as having a key role in addressing alcohol consumption. Last year the Scottish Government produced Changing Scotland's Relationship with Alcohol: A Framework for Action, which proposed various legislative actions, including regulations to end irresponsible promotions, the establishment of a minimum price per unit of alcohol, and restricting the use of marketing material or activity on licensed premises.
The Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party have now established an Alcohol Commission chaired by Professor Sally Brown. In February 2010, it called for written evidence on the best ways to address alcohol over-consumption. The Society's submission, led on behalf of the Division of Health Psychology–Scotland by Jenny Hutton (Chartered Psychologist and secretary of the Division), welcomed 'the chance to emphasise the complex nature of addressing Scotland's relationship with alcohol'. However, it warned that 'policy relating to alcohol…requires a strong evidence-base to win public support', and 'there are many areas where the evidence is not strong enough to justify a particular policy'.
The response calls for the recognition of the recent Generic Health Behaviour Change Competency Framework (produced by
Dr Diane Dixon and Professor Marie Johnston of DHP-S for the Scottish Government), which 'begins to employ the science of behaviour change to promote and support behaviour change at an individual as well as at a community/population level'.
On the specific issue of pricing, the response notes the much-cited Sheffield Report from last year, which extrapolates that because consumption has increased as alcohol price has decreased in the past, a corresponding decrease in consumption will be seen if alcohol is made more expensive. The response cautions that 'although price is considered by the World Health Organisation to be one of the most effective ways of tackling alcohol over-consumption, the impact of setting a minimum price for alcohol on drinking habits, particularly on young people and heavy drinkers, is as yet unknown.'
The response also warns that 'raising levels of knowledge and awareness of alcohol over-consumption does not translate well into actual health behaviour change', and advises that peer- and family-led schemes will be more effective than school-based interventions in effecting long-term culture change.
Men's health seminar
Men's health is said to be in crisis, a situation popularly linked to 'masculinity', yet we know relatively little about men's perspectives and practices related to health, lifestyle and embodiment. To investigate, a Society-funded seminar series will bring together researchers to discuss the relevance of masculinity in constraining and facilitating men's health practices and health-related behaviours, such as diet, physical exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption.
The first event in a series of three seminar days is at the University of Sussex on 9 June. It includes talks from Dr Claire Sloan, Dr Ilkka Pietila, Dr Richard de Visser and Professor Brendan Gough.
Attendance at the seminar is free, but places are limited. To book please e-mail Sheilah Han by 30 April ([email protected]). Postgraduate students wishing to present a poster should send a 200-word abstract to [email protected] by the same date. A travel bursary of £75 will be awarded to the best abstract (judged by the organising committee).
If you have a proposal for a seminar series, information on how to apply for funding from the Society's Research Seminar Competition is available on the website at www.bps.org.uk/resseminar.
Children in performance
The Society has submitted key points to the Department for Children Schools and Families as the department puts together a consultation document on its review of children in performances. This is a pre-consultation stage, and we're sure the Society will be involved in future stages of this review. To see what we've said so far go to www.bps.org.uk/childperformance.
Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section See pp.273, 327
Annual Conference 2010 See p.288
Public Engagement Grants – applications invited See p.303
BPS Conferences events See p.321
Learning Centre courses and events See pp.322, 323
PPB Lifetime Achievement Award – call for nominations See p.328
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology – call for nominations See p.331
British Journal of Educational Psychology – inside back cover
February was a busy month for consultations, with twelve responses being submitted to seven consulting bodies. Full details, including consultation papers and responses, are available at: www.bps.org.uk/consult. Brief details of selected responses are provided below.
Draft Service Specification for Services Providing Care to Adults in Wales Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted or Abused (Welsh Assembly Government) This service specification was designed to ensure that Sexual Assault Resource Centres (SARCs) in Wales meet the holistic needs of adult sexual assault victims and provide consistent minimum levels of service. It is proposed that all SARCs should offer a wide range of services, including: crisis intervention, support and debriefing at first contact; counselling; and routine proactive follow-up and advocacy. The Society's response:
I offered a range of suggestions for how the service might be enhanced so that individuals at risk of traumatisation can be identified and offered appropriate, evidence-based, psychological packages of care;
I included advice in relation to staff required to assess and offer interventions for people who have been sexually assaulted.
Regulation of the Sunbed Industry in Northern Ireland (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland) This consultation concerned whether and, if so, by what means the sunbed industry should be regulated in Northern Ireland, where the incidence of malignant melanoma has increased almost three-fold since 1984. The Society agreed that the industry should be regulated and recommended that:
I user-operator sunbeds in unsupervised commercial premises should be prohibited, since these pose the greatest health threat;
I funding should be provided to enable: a general campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of sunbed use; research into subgroups' sunbed-related behaviours; and a further campaign, specifically targeted towards particularly vulnerable groups (e.g. teenagers) with a view to reducing their sunbed use.
Drugs: Guidance for Schools (Department for Children, Schools
and Families) The draft guidance addresses matters relating to drug education and the management of drugs (including medicines and volatile substances as well as alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs) within the school community in England. The Society felt the guidance promoted awareness that the use of all such substances have dangers that need to be respected. However, several suggestions for its improvement were also made, including:
I it would be helpful if some discussion were included of how best to address the potential risk of schools' messages being viewed as 'discredited' by children who encounter adults (in the home and elsewhere) whose attitudes towards, and consumption of, alcohol is incongruent with schools' messages regarding responsible consumption;
I the guidance would benefit from being more informed by recent research findings on withdrawal symptoms and cognitive impairment associated with cannabis use.
The preparation and submission of the Society's responses to consultations on public policy is coordinated by the Policy Support Unit (PSU). All those holding at least graduate membership are eligible to contribute to responses and all interest is warmly welcomed. Please contact the PSU for further information ([email protected]; 0116 252 9926/9577).
Psychology taster day in Wales
The Welsh Branch of the British Psychological Society, in partnership with Cardiff Council and Careers Wales, played host to a group of over 60 sixth-form school students for a psychology taster day.
After introductions by Fiadhna McEvoy and Dr John Boddy, the audience was treated for the rest of the day to a series of talks from a variety of specialists, covering educational, health, occupational/business, sport and exercise, forensic, and clinical, as well as Dr Nick Perham, the Branch chair, outlining how his career evolved into his current role as university lecturer and researcher, and Britt Hallingberg describing the structure of a university degree course and her experience of the life of an undergraduate.
The educational slot was taken by a panel of four – Joanne Western, Fiona Higgins, Joanna Pike and Juliet Whitehead. Two of the panel were qualified and two in training. They explained the routes they followed for qualifications, the client groups they worked with
and the roles they undertook. There was some discussion over whether teaching experience was necessary and the types of issues they may encounter.
They were followed by Dr Katie Thirlaway, a health psychologist based in UWIC. She explained the general principles underlying her work and gave as a case study the insights that a psychologist can bring to anti-smoking campaigning – showing how playing on the fear and shock of illness or death would have less effect than targeting different types of smokers in areas that were of more immediate concern to them.
Dr John Boddy gave his perspective on the world of occupational and business psychology. He showed how recruitment and selection has become a core area of work, linked in with competency frameworks. He also talked about the contribution psychology can make with organisational change.
Before the lunch break, Nic Bowes introduced the work of a forensic psychologist. Her first task was to dispel the myths about the discipline as portrayed in fiction. Day-to-day work does not involve catching murderers through profiling, but rather, through learning about the background behind an individual's attitudes and behaviour, choosing from a range of psychological tools to bring about change. She ran through a case study of a violent offender to show how these techniques would be used.
Dr Richard Neil started the afternoon with a description of the role of a sport and exercise psychologist. Using s combination of slides and video clips, he showed how advisers to sportsmen and women could assist them to focus on winning routines.
Dr Alyson Smith was the final specialist, bringing the perspective of a clinical psychologist. She outlined the range of models that could be used when making a clinical assessment of a client and described the types of treatments available. From the evaluation responses received, most of the audience found the day a useful learning and development experience in the academic and practical aspects of psychology in its many forms. For the organisers, it was a rewarding experience that we hope will be repeated.
learning centre
To have your CPD event approved by the Society and for a catalogue of forthcoming opportunities, see www.bps.org.uk/
learningcentre or call 0116 252 9512.
To advertise your event in The Psychologist, e-mail [email protected] or call +44 116 252 9552.
Child bereavement
On 5 March, Sir Al Aynsley Green, who recently retired after
five years in post as Children's Commissioner for England, met youngsters taking part in an innovative new project at the Child Bereavement Charity. The project is supported by a public engagement grant to Society member Ann Rowland to provide the psychological dimension of the project.
In collaboration with the Child Bereavement Charity, a young people's advisory group has been set up to seek views and opinions of young bereaved people. These views will then be used as a foundation to develop a resource for parents, carers and educational professionals to give them greater insight into the needs and experiences of young people affected by death.
The output of the sessions will be completed in September 2010, and will include written materials for the Child Bereavement Charity's website and film clips aimed at parents and teachers, educating and informing them about the challenges and issues associated with grieving amongst teenagers and adolescents.
Sir Al said 'I'm a bereaved child too – my dad died unexpectedly in hospital when I was 10 years old. I wasn't allowed to see him and it had a huge effect on me. I care very much about how you are being supported here and am very pleased to see the incredible work that's going on. I wish I'd had this when my dad died.'
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QUESTION: The Mishnah (147a) states that two or more people may carry a wet towel together. One person, though, may not carry a wet towel, due to the concern that he will forget that it is Shabbos and wring out the towel, since there is no one there to remind him that it is Shabbos.
Rebbi Shimon (in the Beraisa) argues and permits even one person to carry a wet towel. To demonstrate that Rebbi also maintains that one person may carry a wet towel, the Gemara records an incident in which Rebbi states that when he was a Talmid of Rebbi Shimon, "We used to carry the towel to a spring where we would wash (and carry the towel back afterwards."
How does this statement prove that Rebbi maintains that one person may carry a towel? Rebbi said, "We used to carry the towel..."! Rebbi's statement seems to demonstrate that one may carry a towel only when he carries it with someone else, contrary to the point that the Gemara attempts to prove.
ANSWER: TOSFOS (DH d'Tanya) explains that when Rebbi said, "'We' used to carry back the towel," he meant that each Talmid took a turn accompanying Rebbi Shimon to the spring, and when the turn of each Talmid came, that individual would carry back the towel by himself. (It certainly would not have been respectful to carry it together with the Rebbi.) "We" means that all of the Talmidim carried back the towel at one point -- each one by himself when his turn came. (It seems from the words of Tosfos that those who argue with Rebbi Shimon maintain that it is not sufficient for one person to carry the towel accompanied by someone else. Instead, both people must hold the towel together.)
How does the Gemara know to interpret Rebbi's statement of "we" to mean "when each one's turn came"?
1. Tosfos explains that it was not proper etiquette for more than one Talmid to go with the master when he went to wash.
2. The RITVA explains that if two or more Talmidim would have carried back the towel together, it would have been a disgrace to Rebbi Shimon (who ruled that one person may carry it by himself).
3. The RITVA adds that since Rebbi made a point of relating this conduct of the Talmidim, he must be teaching something with it. It must be that he meant to say that they carried the towel individually, and he is teaching that he agrees with the ruling of Rebbi Shimon.


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Traditional Dialysis vs. Transitional Care for Urgent Starts
Imagine that you have thought of yourself as being in good health. Maybe you have a family history of diabetes or high blood pressure, but you've had no signs that you have either of these conditions. You've mostly seen a doctor when you've been sick, and it's been a while since you had your blood tested. You go to your doctor for the flu and find out that you have kidney failure. You meet a new doctor—a nephrologist—who tells you that you need to start dialysis urgently to live. You know nothing about kidney failure or treatment options and there's no time to prepare or teach you.
You're scared. How will kidney failure affect your life, your family, your job, the trip you planned, the things you like to do? You have surgery right away to place a hemodialysis catheter for urgent HD. When you're released from the hospital, you're referred to the dialysis clinic where the nephrologist practices. The discharge papers tell you who to call to get your schedule. Luckily, the clinic is not far from where you live and work and you have a car.
Traditional Dialysis Care
Traditional dialysis clinics operate three days a week—Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Clinics have 2 to 3 daytime shifts, some have shifts that start after 5 p.m., and a few offer nocturnal dialysis for 6 to 8 hours while patients sleep. Most clinics provide full care; some offer self-care where patients may set up their machines, run and document their dialysis sessions. Most clinics are for profit; some are non-profit.
Your experience:
You call the clinic and are told that it's almost full. The only time available for you is 11 a.m. You're scheduled for 3.5 hours and are told that you need to allow time after dialysis before you can drive safely home. You can't have your spouse with you due to privacy issues. You have a full-time job, but as long as you're on that schedule you can only work in the morning on your dialysis days. You have to ask for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act—so, your job is protected, but you aren't paid, and have to pay 100% of your health plan premium. You are under a lot of stress.
When you arrive at the clinic, you sign forms and are taken back to a room filled with people, some of whom are older and look sickly. A few younger ones are reading or listening to music or watching TV with earphones. You weigh in. A nurse assesses you, prepares your catheter for dialysis, and hooks you up to the dialysis machine. You watch your blood leave your body through the lines to the dialyzer and return. You feel chilled, and the blanket you brought doesn't offer much relief. Every 30 minutes a technician comes by, looks at your machine, asks how you're feeling, and records your blood pressure. Now and then a machine alarms and a technician mutes it. When your machine alarms, you worry what it means, and it scares you.
The clock moves slowly. The chair that started out feeling OK now is uncomfortable. The social worker and dietitian come by to introduce themselves. They say they'll be back to talk with you another day; they don't want to bother you during your first treatment. You have a bad cramp in your calf, and you feel lightheaded and nauseated. The technician checks your blood pressure and gives you saline. Finally, it's time to get off dialysis. You feel fuzzy headed and a little dizzy. The technician checks your BP, pulse and temperature and walks you to the scale to weigh. You're told to wait in the waiting room until you feel OK. When you think you're OK to drive, you leave for home. Once at home you're too tired to eat and you take a nap.
It's the same routine three days a week. The nurse talks with you about your medications, any symptoms you're having before, during and after dialysis. The dietitian talks with you about how much you can drink and what to eat. She asks what foods you like to see how they fit into your diet. She tells you that she'll be sharing your blood test results with you and will make suggestions to keep them in range. The social worker talks with you about your health and mental health background, education, your support system, your job, and financial concerns. He tells you there are sources of help and offers to help you apply if you need to. He asks how you're coping and suggests ways to help you cope. Along the way different staff talk with you about PD and home HD as well as transplant and they give you brochures to read.
Although you were grateful at first that dialysis could keep you alive, now you feel overwhelmed and unprepared to live the rest of your life dependent on dialysis:
You worry about how you'll be able to return to work when your leave is over if you have to miss work most of three days during each work week.
You worry that you won't be able to pay your bills if you take Social Security Disability.
You feel anxious and depressed, but put on a "happy face" to hide your feelings. You don't tell anyone how you feel because all of the staff seem very busy. You feel like you're in a deep, dark hole with no light at the end of the tunnel.
Your doctor and the staff ask if you want to try PD, home HD, or transplant? You want to try for a transplant to get back to a normal life, but don't know if PD or home HD might fit better with your lifestyle and values. It's scary to think about taking charge of your dialysis. You think it's safer to stay put where professionals can take care of you.
Your clinic doesn't have an evening or nocturnal shift so you ask for the latest shift so you can work. The nurse manager adds you to the waiting list for that shift.
Transitional Care Unit (TCU)
TCUs provide 1 to 2 months of a standardized orientation program in a separate area with a small number of machines and patients. With better staffing ratios, more frequent dialysis, and a schedule of what will be offered to a patient each week, a TCU allows new patients to become stable with gentle dialysis, start to cope with dialysis, and learn about their options, nutrition, and how to pay for treatment. They get help to keep their jobs or are referred to vocational rehabilitation for help to find a new job. Families can sit with patients during dialysis to support and learn. Patients in a TCU get more one-on-one nursing, nutritional, psychosocial support as they consider different treatment options. TCUs often have patient navigators who help with referrals for surgery and transplant evaluation and they get mentoring from patients who can talk with them about their experience with different types of dialysis and transplant.
Your experience:
When you call the clinic, you are told that for the first month you'll do your dialysis in a small area with just a few other patients. They tell you this area is just for people like you who are new to dialysis. In this area, the dialysis machines are just like the ones people use for home HD. You will do dialysis 4 days a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for 2 to 3.5 hours based on what your doctor prescribes for your unique needs. They ask what time works best for you. You ask for an early time so you can go to work after. They schedule you for 6:30 a.m. At worst you'll be leaving by 10 a.m., so with flextime, you don't need to miss much work if you feel well enough after dialysis. If not, you ask to switch to a late afternoon shift, so you can work before dialysis—and the clinic makes that happen because they understand how important keeping a job is for you, your family, the clinic, and society at large.
During that first month, you're anxious and depressed, but have one-on-one time with dialysis staff who don't seem rushed. You get to know other TCU patients, and you and they support each other. The social worker spends several hours each week in the TCU talking with you and helping everyone overcome the shock of kidney failure. Your family can sit with you during dialysis and learn about dialysis at the same time you are. You see that the machine doesn't look too hard to set up and operate. Staff tell you what they're doing as they do it. They use your HD catheter and encourage you to get a fistula or graft or consider PD. They have you talk with patients on home HD and PD as well as a patient who had a transplant.
You're starting to feel more confident and hopeful. You can see a benefit to being in charge of your own dialysis and being able to schedule dialysis when around work and family activities. Your family knows more about dialysis and is more aware of what their role might be if you choose home dialysis and they may be more willing to help you if you choose to do PD or home HD. You ask when you could start home training and you're able to move right from the TCU into a home training program. You can keep your job, your health plan from work, and if you want to, you can get Medicare from Month 1. You are a little anxious about the future, but you have confidence that you can do it with support from your clinic.
TCU History and Outcomes
The first TCU (called "dialysis orientation unit") was at Northwest Kidney Centers (NKC) in the early 1980s. Its goals were to encourage self-care, to rehabilitate patients and promote a higher quality of life. The TCU transitioned 62% into home training, 24% into self-care training, and only 10% transitioned to in-center dialysis. As more complex patients started dialysis in the 1990s, NKC still had 25% of its TCU patients transitioning to home training.
Canada has several clinics with "home first" programs. At Humber River Hospital, 56% of TCU participants and 50% of urgent start TCU participants transitioned to home dialysis, vs. 21% of TCU nonparticipants.1
Satellite Dialysis has an Optimal Transitions program that includes 4 components during the first month of dialysis:
Life Plan: Getting to know each patient to help him/her make the best choice of treatment for them.
Education: Teaching about treatment options.
Stabilization: Dialyzing 5 days a week for 1-4 weeks to help patients feel well enough to make an informed treatment decision.
Self-care: Experience with PD and home HD to see what it's like to reduce fear and help to motivate the patient to choose a home option.
Metrics collected include percent of patients choosing home dialysis, reduction in hospital admissions/readmissions at 90 days and 1 year, improvement in quality of life (working patients), increasing how many patients are educated about all options, increasing the number of patients with a dialysis plan individualized to them, and increasing the transplant rate.2
UVA Dialysis started a Transitional Start Unit about a year ago.
During the first week, the staff get to know the patient. The social worker helps the shocked patient cope with kidney disease and dialysis and answers questions.
The second and third week, the staff talk with the patient about options
The last week, staff work with the patient on a plan to transition to the treatment of choice.3
The home dialysis machine used by TCUs is the NxStage. That company stated on its website that of the 60 patients who graduated from 10 TCUs between October 2018 and April 2019, 70% chose home dialysis—25% chose home HD and 45% chose PD. Patients stated their reasons as greater control over dialysis and their schedules, health outcomes education, less driving time to dialysis, and the ability to travel with their equipment.4
You've read a little about TCUs, how they differ from traditional in-center programs, some outcomes, and why TCU participating patients chose a home treatment. Consider—which way would you want to start dialysis? With the Trump Administration's push for more patients on home dialysis and with transplants, TCUs look like an innovative way to provide the education, support and empowerment needed to help more new patients consider taking on the challenge and responsibility of doing dialysis at home and possibly improve outcomes at the same time. I challenge more dialysis providers to start a transitional care unit.
Bowman, BT. Transitional care units: greater than the sum of their parts. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 765–767, 2019.↩
Morfín JA, Yang A, Wang E, Schiller B. Transitional dialysis care units: A new approach to increase home dialysis modality uptake and patient outcomes. Semin Dial. 2018 Jan;31(1):82-87.↩
Alexander A. Transitional care units set patients up for successful dialysis. Helio Nephrol News Issues March 14, 2019.↩
NxStage. Transitional dialysis care.↩


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INTERVIEW-Armenian central bank head signals halt to easing cycle
Armenia's central bank chairman has signaled a halt to the easing cycle, saying the bank would now be more cautious in deciding whether to cut rates because of potential economic and financial risks.
"Rates lower than (the current) level may have undesirable effect on development of economy's real and financial sectors, and that's why the central bank will have more cautious approach when considering easing options," said Artur Javadyan told Reuters in an interview.
Armenia has seen consumer prices decline recently as it felt the pain from the economic crisis in Russia, which hit consumer demand as remittances from Armenians working in its former Soviet ruler went down.
Annual deflation was at 0.2 percent in February, compared with 0.6 percent in January. On a monthly basis deflation was at 0.9 percent in February, compared with 2.6 inflation a month earlier.
In order to spur both inflation and consumer demand, the central bank started cutting its key interest rate in August 2015. It trimmed the key rate again on Feb. 15, bringing it to 6 percent compared with 10.50 percent at the start of the easing cycle.
"We think that easing was sufficient," Javadyan said, adding that it would act if necessary.
"If the central bank estimates that risks of deviation from inflation target rise, it will react accordingly, using all instruments to provide price stability," Javadyan said.
The central bank is due to take next decision on the rate on Tuesday.
Javadyan said that prices would remain at a low level over the short term, gradually boosting annual inflation to 4 percent by early 2019.
"We think that gradual achievement of the target will ensure general equilibrium of economy with minimum negative consequences," he said.
The central bank expects annual inflation at 0.6 percent in 2017 and 2.2 percent in 2018, but projections are revised every quarter, Javadyan said.
He said that the central bank might revise the country's economic growth forecast upwards, but it remains at 2.2-3.2 percent range for this year.
"Growth is mainly conditioned by recovery of internal demand, effective implementation of government programs, aimed at stimulating export and investment as well as structural reforms," Javadyan said.
Speaking about the banking sector, Javadyan said that commercial banks -- their number declined to 17 from 22 in 2016 -- showed good resistance to shocks and risks.
"Banks' ability to absorb risks as well as their liquidity has improved, creating a big potential for financing new business projects," Javadyan said.
The banking sector's adequacy ratio stands at 20 percent, while amount of non-performing loans declined by 1 percentage point year-on-year to 6.2 percent by end-2016. Foreign investors own about 62 percent of the banking sector capital in Armenia.
(Writing by Margarita Antidze; editing by Katya Golubkova/Jeremy Gaunt)
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/reuters-america-interview-armenian-central-bank-head-signals-halt-to-easing-cycle.html


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Preterm Birth Can Be Prevented with a Few Proven Treatments, Lancet Article Says
Global Partners Challenge 39 High-Income Countries
White Plains, New York | Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Lowering preterm birth rates by an average of 5 percent across 39 high-resource countries, including the United States, by 2015 would prevent prematurity for 58,000 babies a year, a group of international experts said today.
In an article published in The Lancet to coincide with the second annual World Prematurity Day, the expert group says prevention of preterm birth also could save billions in economic costs.
"Governments and health professionals in these 39 countries need to know that wider use of proven interventions can help more women have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies," says lead author Hannah H. Chang, M.D., PhD, a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). "A 5 percent reduction in the preterm birth rate is an important first step."
"The preterm birth rate in the U.S. currently is on the decline, but for this trend to continue, it's critical that high-resource countries such as ours focus vigorously on prevention," says Christopher Howson, PhD, vice president of Global Programs for the March of Dimes, a co-author.
The authors of The Lancet article say that five proven interventions, when combined, would lower the preterm rate across 39 countries from an average 9.6 percent of live births to 9.1 percent, and save about $3 billion in health and economic costs:
eliminating early cesarean deliveries and inductions of labor unless medically necessary;
decreasing multiple embryo transfers during assisted reproductive technologies;
helping women quit smoking;
providing progesterone supplementation to women with high risk pregnancies;
cervical cerclage for high-risk women with short cervix.
"The means to reduce the risk of preterm birth by 5 percent are already available," says Catherine Y. Spong, M.D., Associate Director for Extramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. "Continued research into the causes of preterm birth has the potential to reduce the proportion of infants born preterm even further."
Preterm birth, birth before 37 weeks completed gestation, is the leading cause of newborn death, and babies who survive an early birth often face a lifetime of health challenges, including breathing problems, cerebral palsy, motor and intellectual disabilities and others.
The 5 percent figure builds on recommendations from the May 2012 publication Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth, which presented the first-ever preterm birth data for 184 countries and outlined steps that all countries could take to help prevent preterm birth and care for affected newborns. About 15 million babies worldwide are born preterm each year and more than one million of these die as a direct result of their early birth. According to Born Too Soon, the U.S. preterm birth rate ranked 131st out of 184 countries.
On November 17, the March of Dimes and its global partners will mark World Prematurity Day by asking supporters to post a story, photo, or video at facebook.com/WorldPrematurityDay. The page features an interactive world map that allows visitors to see the home place of each story. Also on Nov. 17, the Empire State Building in New York City will be shining in purple light to symbolize hope for a healthy start for babies. World Prematurity Day is part of the Every Woman Every Child movement to improve the health of mothers and children led by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
"Preventing preterm births: analysis of trends and potential reductions with interventions in 39 countries with very high human development index," by Hannah H. Chang and colleagues of the Born Too Soon preterm prevention analysis group (a team from the March of Dimes, the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Boston Consulting Group, World Health Organization, Save the Children, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), will be published online first in The Lancet on Friday, November 16.
The March of Dimes Prematurity Prevention Campaign is made possible by support from Destination Maternity, Watson Pharmaceuticals, the WellPoint Foundation, and gifts from millions of individual donors.
Media ContactsChristine Sanchez (571-257-2307)
About March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We support research, lead programs and provide education and advocacy so that every baby can have the best possible start. Building on a successful 80-year legacy of impact and innovation, we empower every mom and every family.
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A warning has been issued after high volumes of phishing emails from fraudsters were sent to individuals and businesses across Lincolnshire.
The warning was shared by Lincolnshire Alert, which says the email attempts to obtain sensitive data from victims, such as banking credentials and passwords.
The subject line contains the recipient's name, and the main body of text is as below:
"Hi, [name]! I am disturbing you for a very serious reason. Although we are not familiar, but I have significant amount of individual info concerning you. The thing is that, most likely mistakenly, the data of your account has been emailed to me.
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"For instance, your address is: [real home address] I am a law-abiding citizen, so I decided to personal data may have been hacked. I attached the file – [surname].dot that I received, that you could explore what info has become obtainable for scammers. File password is – 2811 Best Wishes."
The emails include an attachment – a '.dot' file usually titled with the recipient's name. This attachment is thought to contain the Banking Trojan Ursniff/Gozi, hidden within an image in the document.
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The Ursniff Banking Trojan attempts to obtain sensitive data from victims, such as banking credentials and passwords. The data is subsequently used by criminals for monetary gain.
Lincolnshire Alert has issued the following advice in an effort to help internet users protect themselves online:
- Don't click on links or open any attachments you receive in unsolicited emails or SMS messages: Remember that fraudsters can 'spoof' an email address to make it look like one used by someone you trust. If you are unsure, check the email header to identify the true source of communication (you can find out how by searching the internet for relevant advice for your email provider).
- Do not enable macros in downloads; enabling macros will allow Trojan/malware to be installed onto your device.
- Always install software updates as soon as they become available. Whether you are updating the operating system or an application, the update will often include fixes for critical security vulnerabilities.
- Create regular backups of your important files to an external hard drive, memory stick or online storage provider. It is important that the device you back up to is not connected to your computer as any malware infection could spread to that as well.
- If you think your bank details have been compromised, you should contact your bank immediately. If you have been affected by this or any other fraud, report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040, or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk.