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The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network today (June 26) welcomed the Health Research Council's decision to fund a research proposal seeking to develop a consistent definition of 'rural'. The NZRGPN is the membership organisation representing almost every rural medical practice in the country, as well as the Rural Hospital Network and Rural Nurses. Read […]Read more
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National tour to encourage rural high school students into healthcare careers
A groundbreaking initiative to encourage rural secondary school pupils into rural health careers kicked off today led by the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network and 20 medical, nursing and allied health students (NZRGPN media release). In a whirlwind tour of much of New Zealand, the NZRGPN and students will visit 36 rural high schools […]Read more
Rural Networks make combined submission to Health and Disability Services Review
The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network, Rural Nurses New Zealand, the New Zealand Rural Hospital Network and Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand have made a joint submission to the Government System Review of Health and Disability Services Panel led by Heather Simpson. "We wanted to ensure that the Panel were cognisant of the […]Read more

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Poet Lorna Crozier and kidlit author and advocate Sarah Ellis are co-winners of the 10th annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.
Crozier, a past winner of the Pat Lowther Award and Governor General's Literary Award, is the author most recently of The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things (Greystone Books). Ellis is a librarian in North Vancouver and prolific book reviewer (including for Q&Q). She is the author of a handful of picture books and novels for young readers.
The pair will share the $5,000 prize, which will be presented May 4 by B.C. lieutenant governor Judith Guichon.
The co-winners were selected by a jury comprising 2012 winner Brian Brett, author of Trauma Farm (Greystone); Lynn Copeland, former dean of library services at Simon Fraser University; and Alma Lee, founder of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival.


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The SBS staff will be processing as normal, however delays may occur. Payments can be dropped off at the Pierce Hall drop box, or mailed to 203 Pierce Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. We will be processing mail weekly on Tuesdays, unless otherwise specified. ACH (Web check payments) will process immediately and holds will be removed if applicable. We appreciate your patience at this time.
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Due to the fact that 3 Stones can be crafted from 1 Rock (which can be mined from Boulders), and the presence of many renewable Boulders in Unturned, Stones are a renewable resource that are quite easy to obtain if one has a Pick.
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Romans 5:11. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Not only did Jesus exchange our sin for His righteousness, He also exchanged God's condemnation for communication with God. Because of Jesus' exchange we now have a 24 x 7 open line of communication with God. This communication is open both ways; we can do the talking while God listens and God can do the talking while we listen. Our question is are we taking advantage of both parts of this communication? If so, how often? Do we listen for God to speak first sometimes or only listen after we speak first?


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Generally speaking, we want to encourage coaches to go for it on fourth down. Far too many coaches are—what's the word? Right, "chickenshit"—when it comes to punting on fourth down, particularly late in games. One spot you definitely don't want to be going for it on fourth though? From your own 29. In overtime. If you're afraid of Drew Brees & Co. beating you...then why bother even playing the friggin' game?!? If you kick to them and they score, tough. If you give them the ball on your own 29? Don't be surprised if your defense showers you in something other than Gatorade.
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Code within the freshly released Apple iOS 9 developer beta suggests that the next iPhone might feature a vastly improved front-facing camera with LED flash. The Cupertino giant is expected to reveal the successors of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in September.
Other potential features of the front-facing snapper include 1080p video recording, 720p slow-motion capture at 240fps, as well as the option to shoot panoramas. Those features are currently reserve only for the main camera of the Apple iPhone family.
A capable front-facing camera will surely be a welcome sight in the next iPhone iteration, especially the selfie's constantly increasing popularity. The currently available 1.3MP front unit in the iPhone feels like afterthought compared to the solutions offered in rival high-end smartphones.
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If they are putting flash for the front camera, it will most probably be True Tone like their current iPhones, which produce good skin tone reproduction http://www.lightingrumours.com/what-is-true-tone-flash-iphone-5s-4657#.VXmDUBOqpHw
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Catalyst Simulation Demonstrates the Efficacy of Using TAR 2.0 for Legal Document Review
Denver—August 2, 2018—Organizations can dramatically reduce the time and effort associated with the costliest part of electronic discovery, document review, by up to 88.5 percent using technology assisted review (TAR) based on a continuous active learning (CAL) protocol, an extensive simulation by Catalyst found. The simulation found that both high efficiency and accuracy are achievable using virtually any document as a seed to begin training and initiate the CAL ranking.
Catalyst conducted the simulation for a Big Four accounting firm to demonstrate the effectiveness of Insight Predict, Catalyst's TAR technology based on CAL. The client had manually reviewed 5,000 documents and found 55 to be responsive. The document collection would have been challenging for TAR 1.0 systems: it was small, had a low prevalence of responsive material, was in Japanese, and 20% of the responsive documents were hard copy documents that had to be OCR'd (optical character recognition).
Catalyst ran 57 simulations, each with a different starting seed document, keeping every other aspect of the simulated review constant. The key findings include:
- Across all simulations, Insight Predict found 75% of the responsive documents (recall) after reviewing 11.5% of the collection (88.5% savings) and achieved 100% recall after reviewing just 31.1% of the collection (68.9% savings).
- Regardless of the seed document used to start the process (including relevant documents, non-relevant documents and a synthetic seed), results across all simulations were nearly identical.
- Predict performs well on low richness, OCR and non-English document collections.
Results of the 57 Simulations
"These experiments demonstrate the real, significant savings of using continuous active learning," said Tom Gricks, managing director of professional services and one of the leads for the simulation. "There's still debate about the extent to which TAR reduces the time and cost of review. We've conducted hundreds of TAR reviews for our clients, and the findings in these types of simulations underscore what our clients have experienced—continuous active learning saves an enormous amount of time and money and increases efficiency of review."
"CAL's performance is dramatically superior to TAR 1.0," added Dr. Jeremy Pickens, chief scientist, Catalyst. "Because TAR 1.0 relies on inducing a static model of responsiveness, it often requires one first have a high volume of documents, and within that, a fair amount of relevant material. Unlike TAR 1.0, with CAL there's no need for a training phase followed by a review phase. The algorithm continuously improves over the course of the review, boosting speed and savings."
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Assessment Centre
Be prepared. This will beat nerves. Practise your presentation and read widely, but also know where to draw the line. You can't read or know everything and you aren't expected to. Distract yourself by playing sport or listening to music to help get rid of nerves. This will also help you to get a good night's sleep. Don't underestimate the importance of a good night's sleep, you'll wake up alert, positive and the best version of yourself.
Eat breakfast. You can't perform your best if your stomach is grumbling or you are feeling lightheaded. In addition, give yourself plenty of time to arrive, factoring in potential transport issues. You want to arrive calm and collected not breathless and perspiring.
When you arrive, talk to each other. This will help you all to relax and approach the tasks with ease and enjoy the day. Also take the opportunity to ask questions to the policy advisers present about their experience at HM Treasury.
Don't over analyse. It is easy to look back and critically analyse how the day went but things always seem worse than they really were and the assessors aren't looking for perfection.
Most importantly, congratulate yourself on making it through the day. The threshold for making the assessment centre is high so this is a feat in itself and hopefully something you can learn from.
Structured Policy Conversation
Research. You'll be told the general topic area of the structured policy conversation when you're invited to assessment centre. Look at the latest articles in the papers to get a sense of what is going on in relation to the topic and what the government's stance is. Useful too are the House of Commons briefing papers and any relevant reports from think tanks. These will provide impartial context on your policy conversation subject and help you to demonstrate a range of views on the policy, which will impress the assessors!
Big picture thinking. Think about how what you are saying fits in with the bigger political picture. What have the government done before in this area and why? Think about how your ideas will be received by politicians, the public, the press and people within that industry. How will they be funded and what are the other options available to achieve the same outcome?
Structure. You'll be given a specific question within the topic area to answer in your policy conversation on the day, and you'll have 30 minutes to prepare once you have the question. Spend this time structuring what you are going to say. Make sure that you answer the question, and that there is a logical flow to your conversation. Try not to spend too much time talking about background.
Be yourself. Don't try to fulfil some sort of Treasury stereotype that you have in your head – it doesn't exist. The Treasury are looking for a balance of different people with different skills, talents and experiences to make the best policy makers.
The most important fact to bear in mind is that there is no wrong opinion when it comes to policy as long as you have evidence to back up your opinion and you can show that you understand different views on policy.
Written exercise
There is no perfect answer. The assessors want a well-written, well-reasoned brief, covering the areas requested.
Top Tips
- Time management is key here. 75 minutes sounds like a long time, but it flies once you're in there. Get loads of notes down and you can turn it into prose later.
- Take five minutes to make a plan.
- This isn't an academic essay, so don't treat it like one. The report must be clear and concise. Use plain English and headings to get your message across.
- Don't worry too much about the recommendation you make – there are no right or wrong answers, but ensure you back it up with evidence. Pick out a few (reliable) stats from the pack and use them to inform your analysis and support your recommendation.
- Keep to the word count. Imagine that you're briefing a Minister – they want the relevant information and they want it quickly. Don't make them trawl through five pages when the same information can be communicated in two.
- Last, but certainly not least: keep the competencies in mind and reflect them in your work. If you've booked on to the assessment centre, you'll have a confirmation email with the competency framework and a grid showing where they are assessed attached. Read through the relevant competencies and the 'positive indicators' that show how you can demonstrate them.
Your interview
Your interview is designed to get to know you better, to see if you'd be happy with us and if HM Treasury is the right place for you. The best way for us to find that out is to see how you already demonstrate our values and the Civil Service Success Profile Behaviours. Quite simply, these skills are what you'll need from day one as a Policy Adviser and are skills that you'll be honing throughout your career in the Civil Service.
Try to think about what the values or behaviours might actually look like in real life. How would you put them into practice?
You don't need a particular type of experience to demonstrate these behaviours. You can draw examples from any type of work, from volunteering, or from your studies. When you have a few examples that you can share, make some notes about the key points you want to cover when using the examples in the interview.
In competency based interviews, it is useful to use the STAR technique. This means that when you answer a question, you describe:
- The situation – a brief description of the situation that you were in
- The task – a description of what you had to do in that situation
- The action that you took – an explanation of exactly what you did (avoid using terms like 'we' and remember to use 'I', as interviewers want to know what you personally did)
- The results – a brief summary of the outcome of the situation
Roughly 70% of your answer should focus on the Action element, and 10% on each of the other elements.


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The American Philatelic Society
Enjoy More, Learn More, Do More through the United State's Largest Organization for Postage Stamp Collectors
Founded in 1886 the American Philatelic Society is a nonprofit association for stamp collectors which seeks to promote the hobby and serve its members. The 35,000 member organization is run by a full-time staff of 34 from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and guided by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the members.
Annual dues of $45 per year (for U.S. residents) generate about 35% of the Society's annual $4.5 million budget. Nearly 60% of the budget comes from service related fees, and the remaining balance from donations.
The largest share of the dues is used to produce The American Philatelist, the full-color one hundred page monthly magazine sent to all members. It includes a mix of articles written by members, information on U.S. new issues; hobby-related websites; Society news, and a calendar of stamp shows and exhibitions.
Member dues also support the American Philatelic Research Library, the largest public philatelic library in the United States, with more than two miles of books, catalogues, auction listings, journals, dealer price lists, indexes, research papers of famous collectors, and other materials. The materials in the library are supplemented by the Society's Reference Collection of genuine and fake postage stamps.
The Society's circuit and Internet sales divisions are used by the membership to buy and sell stamps. An inventory of $8 million, primarily of stamps selling for less than $10 is available through the mail. More than 300,000 additional items are available for viewing and purchase through the Society's www.stampstore.org website.
The insurance program which allows for purchase of $8,500 coverage for only $25 per year is also popular. Unlike most riders to home owner's policies, the standard Society insurance includes no deductible and requires no appraisal or inventory (except for individual items valued at $25,000 or more).
More than 6,000 items are submitted for authentication to the Society's Expertizing service each year. For as little as $20 an item, a member can receive a guaranteed opinion on the genuineness of their stamp or cover. This Society service has been a forerunner in the use of technological equipment employing the use of a Crimescope and other scientific analysis to assist personal expert evaluation.
The Society sponsors two major shows that travel around the United States. The summer event is as large as many international shows with a bourse of 150 dealers, 15,000 pages of exhibits, a public auction, one or more first day ceremonies, participation of about 50 national philatelic organizations, a youth area, and over 150 meetings and seminars over a four day period.
The Society offers educational programming in its 45,000 square feet of space at the American Philatelic Center as well as shows around the country and over the Internet. It's flagship educational offering is a week long event at which about 70 students choose among several major courses which are supplemented by electives and social events. The Education Department also works with teachers to develop lesson plans to incorporate stamps in school classrooms.
The APS All?Star Stamp Club Program supports school based youth clubs. Individual youth may join the internet-based Young Stamp Collectors of America. The Young Philatelic Leader Fellowship program helps develop youth into tomorrow's hobby leaders.
More than 500 local clubs and over 200 national specialty organizations are chapters and affiliates of the APS. Contact information for these groups is provided on the Society's website at www.stamps.org and the APS provides other services for the organizations including over 100 audiovisual programs that may be used for local meetings.
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Expert advice for pig farmers on measuring performance
Measuring breeding performance with numbers weaned for every pig place may be a better way for pig producers to gauge their system's success. Dr Grant Walling, director of science and technology at JSR Genetics, explains.
When it comes to measuring success, many business owners look at their profitability and efficiency – being able to maximise returns, while managing costs.
Interestingly, most of the key performance indicators (KPIs) quoted when discussing pig production businesses are those related to the biological performance of the animals.
While figures such as farrowing rate, numbers born alive, numbers weaned or mortality statistics in the production system contribute to the success of such a business, they can fail to accurately reflect company performance.
Flaws when using a single KPI
I have seen significant examples of this through working abroad with international pig producers.
In one instance, a pig production business proudly discussed how, by paying a staff bonus on pre-weaning mortality, they had brought the figure down to below 8% – which is very commendable.
But what the business had not recognised was that at the same time, the numbers born alive had reduced by similar proportions.
Staff were simply not recording animals they thought would struggle to survive through to weaning in order to maximise their bonus.
What makes this practice even more damaging for businesses is that considerable time, effort and resources were then being diverted into addressing the born-alive problem on the unit – an issue that did not exist. It illustrates the problem with an over-reliance on using a single KPI.
I have visited overseas businesses with some very good production figures, but seen the owners struggling to stay afloat because they were not generating sufficient income.
Farm staff were puzzled, thinking they were doing a good job, yet output was such that it was failing to fund the running of the business.
Comparing against units
Another problem is the difficulty in comparing what should be the same KPI across businesses.
A measure such as weaned piglet a sow a year is something a lot of businesses quote with most, working within the UK legal framework, aiming for a figure of about 30.
However, the timing at which a gilt "enters" the herd has a huge bearing on this figure, as some include them in the calculation from 210 days, others from first service and others at first farrowing.
Likewise, the removal of cull sows from the calculation also has a significant bearing on the final sum, despite being irrelevant to the productivity of the farm.
Searching for the right KPI
To search for the right KPI and the solution to both of these problems, we need to look at two keys areas of pig production businesses.
One is the limiting factor on production, which will nearly always be the number of farrowing places on farm, and the other is the only source of income – the number of pigs that are sold from the facility.
Combining these two figures leaves us with the most important KPI for a pig production business – numbers of pigs weaned for every farrowing place.
This KPI ensures the staff sweat the assets of the facility and maximise income to the farm.
Number of pigs weaned a farrowing place KPI
The beauty of such a calculation is that unlike other measures, the figures cannot be manipulated by recording gilts later in life or artificially reducing a figure elsewhere.
The number of farrowing places on a farm is quantifiable and finite. Once a facility is built, the number doesn't change and hence provides a consistent base to the figure.
The number of pigs weaned should also be a simple figure that cannot be manipulated – a piglet is either weaned from the sow or remains suckling, it is not possible to double count.
By using these figures, the genuine efficiency of the unit can be measured and calculated and, given the attention on the numbers of animals produced, directly correlates to the income entering the business.
Once businesses start using this KPI, their view of pig production changes significantly. Ensuring all the farrowing places are always full becomes a larger priority than the born-alive figure for the week, and it is easy to see why.
Consider two identical farms with 32 farrowing places a week. One fills all the places and weans 12 pigs for every place making a total of 384 pigs weaned.
The other farm that has three empty farrowing places in the same week, would need to wean 13.2 pigs for every place used just to match the first farm and therefore, would probably need a born-alive figure in excess of 14 to achieve this.
Numbers weaned for every place gives business managers a true indicator of the efficiency of their business and their return on investment on farrowing rooms.


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5 Tips for Building the Perfect Cheese Board
Author: Ania Stilwell | November 16, 2018
A well-made cheese platter is a nice way to greet family and friends at holiday gatherings, and give them something to snack on before your holiday meal is ready. Building the perfect cheese board is easier than it seems, says food blogger Claire Matern, better known as A Cheesemonger's Daughter.
Claire's top 5 cheese platter tips
Tip #1 - Location, location, location
Face the cheeses outward toward the guests: It looks more inviting and is easier to access with a knife than the back rind.
Tip #2 - Chill with the Cold Cheese
Place the cheeses at room temperature. Cheeses taste best when not cold from the fridge. Set cheeses on the platter at least a half-hour before serving.
Tip #3 - Cut to the Point
Have a few knives on the board. A knife for the soft cheese and a separate one for the harder ones. This reduces any gooey transfer onto the hard cheeses and mixing of the flavors.
Tip #4 - Diversify
Play with cheese texture and taste. For example, have a mix of tastes and textures from mild to strong and soft to hard. Get ahead of the new year with these hottest cheese trends for 2019!
Tip #5 - Accessorize
Introduce other flavors and textures: Using seasonal fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, chutney, honey, or salamis and other dried meats as well as bread and crackers to enjoy the cheeses.
Essentially, Claire says, it's about choosing 3 or 5 (odd numbers always look better than even) cheeses, adding some seasonal fruit, nuts, and a chutney or fruit spread if it seems appropriate, adding some bread or crackers and the all important knife for your guests to go at it all.
See! Making a cheese board really is simple. And it gives you time to focus on the main meal. Need some ideas? Here are 13 delicious Holiday recipes that can help take a bit of the hassle out of the holidays.
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CO TIPPERARY, Ireland - A woman in her 60s has been killed after the car which she was driving collided with a truck on the N62.
The crash occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.
According to Gardaí in Thurles, who are investigating the crash, a man in his mid-40s was driving his truck at Dovea, Bouladuff, Thurles, Co. Tipperary (on the N62, Thurles to Templemore road) at around 2:30am Saturday. It was at this time the man's truck collided with the car.
It is understood the driver of the car was killed instantly. Her body was taken to University Hospital Limerick. The truck driver was not injured.
The road where the collision occurred was closed for a lengthy period with local diversions in place.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or travelled on the N62, or who can assist them in relation to this investigation to contact Gardaí at Thurles Garda Station on 0504 - 25100, The Garda Confidential Line 18000 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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As part of Lynn Harrell's UNCG residence, the UNCG Symphony Orchestra will accompany the world-renowned cellist as he performs Ernest Bloch's passionate and exotic work, Schelomo: Rhapsody for Solo Cello and Orchestra.
Crafted in faith and misery, Schelomo premiered 100 years ago as part of Bloch's Jewish Cycle. This will be one piece in a larger concert from the ensemble.
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Learning Objectives Chapter 15
1. Some theories of late adulthood are called self theories because they focus on individuals' perceptions of themselves and their ability to meet challenges to their identity. They are theories that emphasize the core self, or the search to maintain one's integrity and identity. (Other theories are called stratification theories because they describe the ways in which societies place people on a particular life path.) These negotiations to the challenges faced in late adulthood are crucial when faced with challenges such as illness, retirement, and death of loved ones. The central idea is that each person ultimately depends on himself or herself.
Integrity versus despair is the final stage of Erik Erikson's developmental sequence, in which older adults seek to integrate their unique experiences with their vision of community. Many older people develop pride and contentment with their personal story. They are proud of their past, faults included. They realize their life is no longer measured in years since birth, but in years before death. Close family members become more important to them, and they continue to try to understand themselves focusing more on the way they will be remembered. Tension occurs between the two opposing aspects of development. Past crises, particularly identity versus role confusion, reemerge when the usual pillars of self-concept crumble.
2. The continuity theory is the theory that each person experiences the changes of late adulthood and behaves toward others in a way that is consistent with his or her behavior in earlier periods of life. It assumes that a primary goal of adult development is adaptive change, not homeostatic equilibrium. The Big Five personality traits are maintained throughout old age as in younger years, shifting somewhat but always oriented toward the same life goals. A person's reactions to potentially disruptive problems reflect continuity, as do attitudes toward all other topics—drugs, sex, money, neatness, privacy, health, government.
One example of selective optimization is the positivity effect, which is the tendency for elderly people to perceive, prefer, and remember positive images and experiences more than negative ones. Selective memory is a way to compensate for whatever troubles occur; unpleasant experiences are reinterpreted as inconsequential. Research has found that this has both cognitive and social aspects, and in many ways, enhances life in late adulthood. While the positivity effect does not always emerge, self-perception normally tilts toward integrity rather than despair. Most people realize they could have chosen other paths through life, but they also appreciate their particular self. Research on what people hope for themselves and how they perceive themselves finds that, with age, the two selves come closer together. This may explain the contentment that older adults generally feel.
3. Another major set of theories regarding late adulthood that emphasizes the relationship between society and old age are the stratification theories. These theories emphasize that social forces, particularly those related to a person's social stratum, or social category, limit individual choices and affect a person's ability to function in late adulthood as past stratification continues to limit life in various ways. Individual factors—including quality of marriage and friendship, personality, and cognitive capacity—affect each person's position in his or her society. Nonetheless, stratification theories note significant social restrictions imposed by stratification categories such as age, gender, and ethnicity. Stratification by age is demonstrated as industrialized nations segregate elderly people, gradually shunning them out of mainstream society as they grow older. Stratification by gender is demonstrated as society guides and pressures males and females into divergent paths. Stratification by...
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Parag K. Shah, DNB; Sandeep Bachu, DNB; Venkatapathy Narendran, DNB; Narendran Kalpana, DNB; Jeevamala David, DNB; Chakravarthi R. Srinivas, MD, FRCP
Two eyes of two siblings affected with incontinentia pigmenti having severe proliferative retinopathy are reported. Both cases showed complete resolution of new vessels after a single injection of intravitreal bevacizumab. At 7 months of follow-up, the first case revealed vascularization to the mid-periphery including a vascularized fovea (which was avascular before injection) but recurrence of some peripheral neovascularization, which was treated by conventional laser. The second case had no recurrence. No ocular or systemic adverse effects were observed. Intravitreal bevacizumab as an adjunct therapy in incontinentia pigmenti with macular ischemia could be beneficial. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2013;50:e52–e54.]
From the Department of Pediatric Retina & Ocular Oncology, Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India (PKS, SB, VN, NK); and the Departments of Ophthalmology (JD) and Dermatology (CRS), PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
Correspondence: Parag K. Shah, DNB, Department of Pediatric Retina & Ocular Oncology, Aravind Eye Hospital & Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore 641 014, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail:
Incontinentia pigmenti is a rare, X-linked dominant disorder in which affected female infants develop characteristic abnormalities of the skin, central nervous system, hair, teeth, and eyes. Ocular abnormalities consist of proliferative vitreoretinopathy and retinal detachment. Retinal vascular abnormalities, ranging from peripheral retinal avascularity to neovascularization to traction retinal detachment, are the primary cause of severe visual dysfunction in patients.1 Therapeutic intervention with laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy for the proliferative vitreoretinopathy of incontinentia pigmenti has met with variable success.2 We report two cases of severe proliferative retinopathy with ischemic macula in which intravitreal bevacizumab was associated with a dramatic response.
A 15-day-old female infant was referred from the dermatology department in February 2010 for ophthalmic evaluation. Antenatal history was uneventful and the infant was born by full-term normal vaginal delivery with a birth weight of 2,900 g with normal APGAR score. Family history revealed that the mother had three previous abortions prior to this pregnancy. The first child was a stillborn male child at 28 weeks of gestation. The other two abortions were at 2 and 3 months, respectively, with the gender of the children not known.
On general examination, multiple linear vesicles and crusted lesions with pigmentation were seen over the skin of all four limbs, maximum in the left leg (Figure 1), and also a few crusted lesions on the scalp and axilla. Skin biopsy was consistent with incontinentia pigmenti. The mother had a few cutaneous lesions over the right foot, but no dental or ocular abnormalities were seen in her.
Figure 1.
A vesicular rash involving the left leg of a 15-day-old female infant.
On anterior segment examination, the child's right eye was normal and the left eye showed small rigid pupil with neovascularization of iris. On fundus evaluation, the right eye showed a few superficial retinal hemorrhages nasally with a small area of avascular retina in the nasal periphery. The left eye revealed vitreous haze with dilated posterior pole vessels, retinal neovascularization, and vitreous hemorrhage along with extensive 360° avascular area involving even the fovea (Figure 2A).
Figure 2.
(A) Fundus photograph of the left eye of case 1 at presentation showing extreme avascularity, involving fovea with neovascularization and vitreous hemorrhage. (B) Fluorescein angiography at 7 months, showing retinal neovascularization with temporal avascular retina and leakage from the new vessels. Note the fovea is vascularized.
Due to poor dilation, vitreous haze, and lack of foveal vascularization, primary laser treatment was not attempted. After receiving approval from the local ethical committee and informed consent from the parents, 0.03 mL of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA) was injected in the left eye. On the first postoperative day, the left eye revealed complete disappearance of iris new vessels with marked reduction in caliber of posterior pole vessels. The child was observed weekly for 2 weeks, then every 2 weeks for 1 month and monthly thereafter.
At 7 months postoperatively, the left eye revealed increased posterior pole vessel caliber and new vessels 3 disc diameters temporal to the fovea, which was confirmed on fluorescein angiography (Figure 2B). Laser photocoagulation to the entire peripheral avascular retina was given with diode green laser treatment (Aurolase 532; Aurolab, Madurai, India). One month after laser photocoagulation, there was complete regression of new vessels. At the end of 30 months of follow-up, corneal reflex and cover test were normal in both eyes and she could fixate and follow the light with the left eye. The patient developed myopic astigmatism in that eye for which glasses were prescribed along with 2 hours per day occlusion of right eye. The right eye was normal.
The mother delivered another female infant in May 2012. She also had cutaneous lesions on all of the limbs. Fundus examination of this child revealed mild tortuosity of posterior pole vessels with the vessels reaching to the ora serrata in the right eye, whereas the left eye revealed a large temporal avascular retina, with preretinal hemorrhage involving the macula (Figure 3A). The left eye was given intravitreal Avastin after informed consent was obtained. At 11 months of follow-up, the vessels were within 1 disc diameter from the ora serrata temporally in the left eye with vascularized fovea, which was confirmed on fluorescein angiogram (Figure 3B). The child could fix and follow the light with each eye separately. No neurological abnormalities were seen in either infant.
Figure 3.
(A) Fundus photograph of the left eye of case 2 showing large temporal avascular retina with pre-retinal hemorrhage just involving the fovea. (B) Fluorescein angiography at 11 months, showing normal vascularization in the same eye.
Proliferative retinopathy seen in incontinentia pigmenti shares some common features with retinopathy of prematurity, namely an extensive avascular retina and development of extraretinal neovascularization that may lead to fibrovascular proliferation and ultimately tractional retinal detachment. It usually presents in the first year of life, and early diagnosis and management improves visual outcome.1 Peripheral retinal ablation by cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation are beneficial in preventing progression to proliferative vitreoretinopathy and retinal detachments.3,4 However, there have been cases in which photocoagulation and cryotherapy failed to arrest fibrovascular proliferation.2 Use of intravitreal bevacizumab has been reported in incontinentia pigmenti, but as an adjunctive therapy prior to retinal detachment surgery.5 In our cases, primary laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy were avoided due to rigid pupil and vitreous haze in case 1 and lack of foveal vascularization in both cases.
To allow time for development of normal vascularization around the fovea, we injected intravitreous bevacizumab as an initial treatment. An immediate and dramatic response was noted, which was maintained until 7 months postoperatively in case 1 and was supplemented with laser photocoagulation when new vessels returned. In case 2, normal vascularization was seen to grow almost to the ora serrata. This could be because this case was less severe compared to the elder sibling.
Ischemic maculopathy has been described previously6 and can lead to irreversible macular infarction. The cutaneous cells in incontinentia pigmenti expressing muted X chromosome exhibited a reduced rate of free nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kB) and thus are more sensitive to the apoptotic signals. Furthermore, NF-kB is one of the links of the transduction system of the messages received by the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor.7 Similar to the cutaneous cells and cerebral microvascularization, a perturbation of the transmission of this message might also alter retinal microvascularization.7 By suppressing these receptors by its anti-vascular endothelial growth factor action, bevacizumab may delay this apoptosis of retinal vessels and allow the vessels to grow normally. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in which intravitreal bevacizumab, given as an adjunct treatment in incontinentia pigmenti with macular ischemia, yielded good results.
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The previous post in this series of 3 was regarding the background / purpose of "how to get started with Modern Analytics" and in this post we will try to cover the actual approach adopted and why?
As the name suggests "Modern Analytics" the approach has to be unconventional regarding Information Management to support the idea of bringing all the different types of analytics together (Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive & Prescriptive). Especially, the shift that has drastically challenged traditional analytics in the form of "Big Data", and for that we have to draw some parallels between the old and new worlds (ETL vs ELT) as following:
Information Management Approach
There are two approaches to doing information management for analytics and deriving actionable Insights:
- Top-down (deductive approach)
This is where analytics is done, starting with a clear understanding of corporate strategy where theories and hypothesis are made up front. The right data model is then designed and implemented prior to any data collection. Oftentimes, the top-down approach is good for descriptive and diagnostic analytics. What happened in the past and why did it happen?
2. Bottom-up (inductive approach)
This is the approach where data is collected up front before any theories and hypothesis are made. All data is kept so that patterns and conclusions can be derived from the data itself. This type of analysis allows for more advanced analytics such as doing predictive or prescriptive analytics: what will happen and/or how can we make it happen?
The following image very nicely visualises the differences between the two and the types of analytics they cover.
In Gartner's 2013 study, "Big Data Business Benefits Are Hampered by 'Culture Clash,'" they make the argument that both approaches are needed for innovation to be successful. Oftentimes what happens in the bottom-up approach becomes part of the top-down approach and exactly this forms the basis of my approach towards accumulating / simplifying different types of Analytics within "Modern Analytics".
This leads onto a basic idea of how to start with bottom-up approach as we are already familiar with Top-down in form of traditional BI / Relational paradigm? Yes, Using Data Lake, as it helps to land all the different data sources in one single place to derive actionable insights, irrespective of data volume, velocity, variety or Veracity challenges.
Data Lake Framework
However, before jumping straight into Data Acquisition and Ingestion steps there has to be some careful thinking to avoid Data Lakes from turning into Data Swamps, and especially thinking around "What about Data Management structure considering data democratisation within an organisation?", "How to apply Data Governance?", "How to cater for Data Quality", "How to apply Data Security based on certain Roles within organisation", "How to store data for Real-time and batch Processing?" without making this too onerous having some basic framework around these fundamental questions does assist in delivering profound, relevant and quality analytics even in the Sandpit environment, above all, also helps in formulating certain aspects of Enterprise Data Strategy.
Additionally, consideration on these basic questions would form the solid basis of Best Practices and Patterns for delivering on Data Science & Advance Analytics projects in an effective manner.
We can go into a lot of details but already there has been some quality blogs written by the likes of my colleague Tony Smith and especially Adatis – which is referenced below and the one used as an adopted approach for answering the questions regarding Data Governance & Data Management mentioned above.
Though, just to highlight one of the core areas which is quite significant and fundamental to all the above questions, and that's regarding the Big Data Architecture applicable for managing the Real-Time and Batch Processing within Data Lake.
Lambda Architecture
Briefly, this architecture approach divides data processing into "speed" (near real time) and "batch" (Raw, Base, Curated) layers. This design is well established and is a relatively common implementation pattern on Azure.
The rest of the details for Data Lake Framework are articulated very nicely in the following blogs especially around the carving of Data Lake for better Data Governance and Management based on the above Lambda Architecture.
Here is a screenshot of the carved Azure Data Lake discussed in detail within the following blogs:
Must reads…
Shaping The Lake: Data Lake Framework
Azure Data Lake Store–Storage and Best Practices
Architectural Components or Azure Building blocks for the Environment
The main architectural components or building blocks referenced for this environment are as following:
- Azure Data Lake Store
- Data Science Virtual Machines
- App Service
- Event Hubs
- Stream Analytics
- Azure Blob Storage
- Power BI
Modern Analytics Project Delivery Process (mainly Data Science and Advance Analytics) & Key Personas
The Project delivery process has been narrowed down specifically for Data Science and Advance Analytics in the form of TDSP (Team Data Science Process).
The Team Data Science Process (TDSP) provides a recommended lifecycle that you can use to structure your data-science projects. The lifecycle outlines the steps, from start to finish, that projects usually follow when they are executed.
The TDSP lifecycle is composed of five major stages that are executed iteratively. These stages include:
Here is a visual representation of the TDSP lifecycle:
The key personas involved in the delivery of a Data Science & Advance Analytics project could slightly differ depending on the availability / organisational structure based on size/maturity but in majority of the cases the team structure would look like:
- Solution Architect
- Data Scientist
- Data Engineer
- Project Lead / Manager
- Developer (Integrating the Insights into downstream Apps)
For further details click here regarding standardised project structure, Infrastructure Resources, Tools & Utilities for delivering Data Science / Adavcne Analytics projects in an effective manner.
This is by no means the definitive / exhaustive details for DS & AA project delivery process as already mentioned could vary / tailored depending on numerous factors but as the topic for blog series suggests to "Get started" will surely be quite helpful.
The final post in this series of 3 will demonstrate the entire above approach in form of a practical Example Project (Cisco Meraki)
Some relevant blogs
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by connie-meeks415 from Joplin, Missouri. Jul 18th 2016
As long as the house can be lived in and all the utilities work you should be able to get a mortgage on it.
Connie, Great question. When lenders look at homes from their perspective, they look at habitability. They do not care if the paint is the wrong color, carpet or flooring is wrong or is very worn etc. Lenders typically are concerned with structural integrity such as a roof leaking, foundation sagging, non-permitted additions which may also not be up to code etc. The cosmetic stuff is the small stuff. So long as the home is sound, they realize that you may renovate while living in the home. Its when you HAVE to renovate prior to occupancy due to structural defects that things get "iffy" and even then, there are loan programs for renovation as well. All the best, Scott.
Typically, cosmetic items are not a problem.. The appraiser has an obligation to notate any property deficiencies that have to do with the "safety and health" concerns of the occupants.. Example:.. Appraiser sees exposed wiring, broken glass windows, evidence of mold, or water stains on the ceiling.. these can all be considered a safety or health risk for the occupants.. so, the appraiser will make his appraisal valuation "subject to" those deficiencies being fixed/corrected. New paint or missing trim is merely cosmetic, and shouldn't be a problem. I'm a Broker here in Scottsdale AZ and I only lend in Arizona. If you or someone you know is looking for financing options, feel free to contact me or pass along my information. William J. Acres, Lender411's number ONE lender in Arizona. 480-287-5714 WilliamAcres.com NMLS# 226347
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May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 25
round topped hills sharp peaked [Drawing: Next above one on opp[osite] side page 4 ms[miles] from it?] [Drawing: Gl[acier] 8 ms[miles] above Dry B[ay] Gl[acier] 2 ms[miles] wide"]
Only the La Perouse Gl[acier] touches the sea at high tide & is on the north side white & bluffy with blue spots where bergs & crumbled masses have fallen The waves melting the ice taluses. This is the only gl[acier] I know wh[ich] illustrates the very first-stage of decadence The amount of moraine material is enormous At the N[orth] side of La Perouse Gl[acier] the forests have been uprooted to some extent by the gl[acier] - as with case of the Brady [Sketch: 2 ms[miles] above No 2. 1 m[ile] wide (3)]
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Arachnologists Discover 43 New Species of Scaffold Web Spiders
Posted on October 27, 2016
Scientists have discovered 43 new species of scaffold web spiders. The discoveries increase the number of known scaffold web spiders species by 20%. The spiders were collected over the past 20 years in countries including China, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Madagascar.
Chinese, American and European arachnologists carried out multiple surveys to identify the new species. They belong to the spider family Nesticidae. Prior to the new study by Dr. Yucheng Lin and his team there were 245 known 245 species. This number includes 12 extinct species known only from fossils.
The scientists also established a new genus (Speleoticus) for five previously known, but misplaced species, which spend much of their time taking shelter in caves.
A juvenile scaffold web spider is pictured above and a female is pictured below. Photographs of the newly discovered species can be found in the ZooKeys paper.
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Not feeling any better today.
Forced myself to get up, shower and go to work.
Was very nauseus and light headed in the morning. Absolutly crashed in the car as my partner drove us in. I rook a nuerofen plus as I got to my desk, but it didn't relieve the symptoms.
Tried eating a slice of raisin toast and a cup of chamomile for breakfast – but I just felt worse afterward.
Struggled to focus on anything, let alone my work.
The rest of the day was no better – struggled through lunch, and decided to skip dinner.
My body is fucking with me – with cramping and "needle jab" pains travelling around my kidney and liver are through to my gut and rectal areas.
Too focused on all of that to even think about how I feel emotionally today.
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Leyla McCalla
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Sat, April 13, 2019, 8:00pm
Leyla McCalla is a musician who defies boundaries. Singing in English, French, and Haitian Creole, McCalla has created a style of music wholly her own. A classically trained cellist, McCalla cultivates her unique blend by merging classical and roots traditions and switching between her cello, banjo, and guitar. Having worked with the award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, McCalla has made a name for herself as a solo artist with her refreshing and poetic vocals and unbridled talent.
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Leyla McCalla
Leyla McCalla is a New York-born Haitian-American living in New Orleans, who sings in French, Haitian Creole, and English, and plays cello, tenor banjo, and guitar. Deeply influenced by traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk, her music is at once earthy, elegant, soulful and witty — it vibrates with three centuries of history, yet also feels strikingly fresh, distinctive and contemporary.
Leyla's debut album, Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes, was named 2014's Album of the Year by the London Sunday Times and Songlines magazine, and received additional raves from a number of other publications, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Offbeat, for its haunting mixture of music and message.
Leyla's second album, titled A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey, was released in the spring of 2016 by Jazz Village/Harmonia Mundi. A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey continued to explore the themes of social justice and pan-African consciousness that marked Vari-Colored Songs, and once again featured songs sung in English, French, and Haitian Creole. The album also included guest appearances by legendary guitarist Marc Ribot, Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers, and New Orleans singer-songwriter/guitarist Sarah Quintana.
Leyla has spent the last year and a half touring extensively around North America and Europe, and is preparing to release her third album in 2018.


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Savannah at Night
- Every Sundays, 5:00pm–6:30pm
Savannah at Night features discussions with and performances by local actors and comedians. These entertainers will share with host Bill Cooper how they developed their craft and what and where they are performing around town. There will be updates on upcoming entertainment events to enhance your enjoyment of Savannah at night.The host Bill Cooper was born in Lowell
Massachusetts and retired from the US Postal Service in 1992 after
working his career the Boston area. He moved to Savannah GA in
2000 where he started stage acting and acting in SCAD films. When not acting or writing/performing
stand-up comedy he volunteers for the Georgia Radio Reading Service, paints and
plays golf very badly. He also
spends time simply observing people as he finds a wealth of comedy among us.
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Blueberry and Chia Breakfast Pudding
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Love a lazy Sunday brunch? These brekkie puddings with fresh, in-season blueberries will definitely get you out of bed in the morning.
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 tsp honey
- 4 cardamom pods split
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 1 tbs pistachios finely chopped
Blueberry, vanilla and rosewater jam
- 2 punnets fresh blueberries
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 1/2 tsp rosewater
- 1/2 vanilla bean seeds removed
- 1 honey *optional *to garnish
Combine the blueberries, honey, rosewater and vanilla in a small saucepan. Set over low heat and gently simmer for 5–10 minutes, until the blueberries soften and begin to collapse to make a chunky jam. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile to prepare the chia pudding, heat the milk, honey and cardamom together in a small saucepan over low-medium heat for 3-4 minutes, or until it reaches scalding point. Set aside to infuse for 10 minutes.
Strain the milk into a medium bowl, add the chia seeds and stir to combine. Set aside for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up any lumps, until the seeds absorb the liquid and swell to make a thick pudding consistency. Add the pistachios and stir to combine.
To assemble, place a large spoonful of the jam into the base of two serving glasses or bowls. Cover with the chia pudding and spoon over the remaining jam. Top with a dollop of yoghurt and sprinkle with toasted flaked almonds and pistachios. Drizzle with honey for additional sweetness if desired.
If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like these Banana Chia Biscuits.


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Delta Now Running Chicago New York Shuttle
Posted by thetraveldoctor on September 11, 2010
Delta Airlines launched new shuttle service from Chicago O'Hare to New York's LaGuardia airport on June 14. The shuttle service offers 11 daily roundtrips linking Chicago and New York City. The flights depart LaGuardia on the hour between 7AM and 8PM. The Chicago flights depart at 5 minutes after the hour. The new service is operated by Delta's regional partner Shuttle America using regional jet aircraft.


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The Short Story Book Club
Rekindle your passion for reading and join our Short Story Book Club!
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The Morning Show has started a book club for busy people.
The Short Story Book Club.
So if you have been neglecting you reading, and the thought of sitting through a massive novel is a little daunting. Or if there's five unfinished books on your bed side table, and you just want to enjoy the sensation of finding out how a story ends then this is one for you!
We'll rekindle your passion for reading.
We'll be meeting on the first Thursday of every month with Dr Sascha Morrell from the University of New England.
Dr Morrell is a Lecturer in English.
We chatted to Dr Morrell about the concept this week:
Here are the dates you'll need for your diary to join the conversation:
Kate Chopin - 'The Story of an Hour' (1894)
James Joyce - 'Araby' from Dubliners (1914)
Daphne du Maurier - 'The Old Man' from The Birds and Other Stories (1952)
Frank Moorhouse - 'Business No Picnic' from The Electrical Experience (1974)
Toni Morrison - 'Recitatif' (1983)
The contemporary rise of the very short short story ( be prepared for a special challenge)
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Consumer Engagement
Patients, families and carers are at the core of what we do at the CEC, and in health care more generally. Our consumer engagement program brings the voice, expertise and experience of patients, families and carers into every aspect of designing, delivering and evaluating our safety programs and initiatives.
How you can contribute
There are many ways to contribute to improving safety and quality in healthcare, even if you don't have any specialist medical or health care knowledge. You can:
- Attend meetings. Meetings are held to monitor, improve and strengthen the CEC programs. They may be monthly or less frequent. Consumers contribute their views, ensuring that programs reflect what matters to patients.
- Provide feedback on documents. It is important that documents, including patient information, produced by the CEC are clear, informative and easily understood by patients, their carers and families. Consumers can elect to be on a mailing list to review new documents and provide comment.
- Be part of a workshop or focus group. Consumer advisors can contribute to one-off groups which explore a range of topics. Recent examples include medication management, health literacy and hand hygiene.
- Tell a personal story at a meeting, workshop or on video. Patient stories are very powerful tools to promote and enable change. Consumers who tell their stories are helped to prepare and are supported through the process.
Our consumer advisors are a diverse range of people, who reflect our NSW community, with an interest in supporting and improving the public health care system. They are members of the public with recent personal experience using NSW public health services, whether as patients, carers or family members. They provide valuable insights and ideas about how to improve the patient experience and outcomes.
We welcome people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with disabilities, those of all ages and sexual orientations. Views from a diverse range of people strengthens our approach to safety and quality in health care.
Role Support
The person centred care team will provide initial and ongoing support for consumer advisors. This support is both formal and informal. As valued members of the CEC team, we commit to providing training and support to consumer advisors so that they fulfil their role thoroughly and knowledgeably.
Some positions at the CEC will be time limited and others will not. This depends on the role and will be discussed when you apply.
The CEC commits to reimbursing any expenses reasonably incurred while carrying out your role as a consumer advisor, including travel and meals. There are currently no paid roles for consumer advisors in this organisation.
Examples of consumer engagement at the CEC
John attended a meeting with clinical staff and managers to discuss ways of improving communication and teamwork in hospitals.
Kelly talked about her health care experience at the Patient Experience Forum. She had many suggestions about ways to improve the system.
Brian, Helen and Mary reviewed a patient information flyer about a particular medication to ensure that it could be understood by a patient, their family and carer.


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Photo: Shlomit Sufa, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Israel, with Judith Young-Drache and Mina Cohn at "In Recognition of John Hirsch" on Nov 16th, 2017.
One of the many remarkable Holocaust Survivors in this country was Hungarian-born John Hirsch, who arrived in Canada in 1947 as an orphan and rose to become one of the greatest artists in Canadian theatre history. On this year's 70th anniversary of his arrival, among 1,123 Jewish Holocaust orphans, Hirsch's story was told through theatre excerpts and tributes by friends and former colleagues. This unique event was held at the National Arts Centre (NAC) on November 16th as part of Holocaust Education Month, organized by the NAC and the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES).
After the Nazis took over Hungary in 1944, Hirsch lost his entire family when they were deported and murdered in concentration camps; as a teenager, Hirsch avoided this fate because his parents had sent him from his small town of Siófok to study in Budapest.
Arriving in Canada through the War Orphans Project of the Canadian Jewish Congress, with the reluctant approval of the Canadian government—after lifting its "Closed Door" policy on Jewish immigration (1920-1947)—was not an easy process. Few of the orphans possessed the necessary paperwork to come to Canada. Many could not identify or remember names of relatives overseas. They had no way to provide proof of their parent's death either.
The War orphans were children under 18 who survived the Holocaust without the guidance of a caring adult. Their education was interrupted, their pre-war homes and communities were destroyed. They endured frightening and incomprehensible violence without the support of physical and emotional maturity. Regardless of their survival circumstances, all were scared and lost years of their lives to the Holocaust. Liberation, a time of promise, became a time when children, orphaned by the Holocaust, were confronted with the enormity of what had happened and the extent of their loss.
Following his arrival in Canada as a war orphan, Hirsch was adopted by Alex and Pauline Shack of Winnipeg, who enabled his natural talents to flourish. From leading the development of the theatre scene in Winnipeg, Hirsch became head of CBC Drama, then Director of the Stratford Festival, saving the latter from its growing pains. He is credited with helping professional theatre come of age in Canada and for his exceptional work cultivating regional theatre.
National Arts Centre (NAC) president Peter Herrndorf and director Paul Thompson, who both worked closely with Hirsch, revealed how he brought a completely new dynamic to theatre in Canada with his "passion and fiery soul."
This was followed by excerpts from the one-man play Hirsch, created by Thompson and actor Alon Nashman (originally performed at Stratford in 2012). Nashman gave the audience a sense of Hirsch's fiery character and passionate vision which eventually brought his theatre productions onto the world stage, from New York to Israel. "I have stories of the dead and I must speak for them," actor Nashman said in a scene from Hirsch's life.
The rest of the evening consisted of intimate memories recounted by those who knew the artist best, including Martin Knelman, author and former arts columnist for the Toronto Star; Michal Schonberg, professor emeritus (University of Toronto) and former dramaturg of the Stratford Festival; and Camillia Holland, Executive Director of the Manitoba Theatre Centre. This discussion was chaired by Jillian Keiley, Director of English Theatre at the NAC.
"This was an extremely moving outpouring of memories because most of them were spontaneous, unpublished and deep expressions of admiration and love," says Alvina Ruprecht, Professor Emerita, Carleton University and theatre critic, who attended the event.