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All Resources
|Title Sort descending
|Believe in Yourself
|Tips & Facts
|Sydney Call, First Grader
My first grade daughter, Sydney Call wrote the lyrics and melody to this song about believing in yourself despite bullying after she experience bullying at school. We liked the song so much, we formed a family band and performed it at the local elementary school talent show. It has as great message for kids who feel alone and bullied.
Topics: Respond to Bullying, Kids
For more info please visit http://youtu.be/p2QAqYbAyhQ
|BFF (Be a Friend First)
|Tips & Facts
|Girl Scouts of the USA
BFF (Be a Friend First) a title selected by middle school girls, was created to help them develop healthy relationship skills, understand relational aggression, and learn about conflict resolution and bullying prevention. Based on Girl Scouts of the USA's aMAZE! Journey leadership curriculum, the activities and content in BFF are correlated to national and state standards, particularly character education, service learning, and written communication skills. Girls begin BFF by understanding how to develop healthy friendships. They then learn to deal with relational aggression and bullying in their own relationships. Finally, they lead with friendship in their schools and communities by taking action to prevent bully behavior.
Topics: Prevention, Respond to Bullying, Kids, Schools, Cyberbullying, Youth Development, Healthy Relationships
For more info please visit http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/BFF/
|Blueprints for Violence Prevention
|Evidence-based Programs
|Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado
The Blueprints mission is to identify truly outstanding violence and drug prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of effectiveness. In doing so, Blueprints serves as a resource for governments, foundations, businesses, and other organizations trying to make informed judgments about their investments in violence and drug prevention programs.
Topics: Prevention
For more info please visit http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/
|Boston vs Bullies
|Rusty Sullivan and Kim Storey
This anti-bullying initiative by The Sports Museum and the Boston sports community features athletes from all of Boston's professional sports teams sharing their stories and providing kids with ways to stand strong against bullying. On the website you'll find tools, tips, and guidance to help kids prevent and stop bullying. The website includes four public service announcements and nine player-specific videos.
Topics: Prevention, Respond to Bullying, Kids
For more info please visit http://www.bostonvsbullies.org
|Brain Works & Coping Skills for Kids
|Toolkit & Training
|Brain Works Project
This resource is based on research on pre-teens' coping challenges during the critical transition period from elementary to middle school. A national group of educators, emotional health and teacher education experts helped to create an open-access, "virtual classroom" where 9-12 yr. olds learn about brain and behavior changes during early adolescence.
Topics: Kids, Prevention
For more info please visit http://www.copingskills4kids.net
|Bulletins for Teens: Bullying and Harassment
|Tips & Facts
|The National Center for Victims of Crime
Page gives definition of bullying, what might a victim of bullying do, and how to get help or help someone else.
Topics: Respond to Bullying, Kids, Schools, Youth Development
For more info please visit http://www.victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassment
|Bullies and Victims: A Primer for Parents
|Tips & Facts
|Kathy Robison, EdS; National Association of School Psychologists
Offers a broad summary of bullying for parents, including an overview of bullying, characteristics of students that may pose as risk factors, and strategies for parents with children involved in bullying.
Topics: Prevention, Respond to Bullying, Schools
For more info please visit http://www.nasponline.org/assets/documents/Resources%20and%20Publications/Handouts/General%20Resources/Bullying_Primer.pdf
|Bully Free: It starts with me
|National Education Association
This website provides information about the National Education Association's campaign against bullying.
Topics: Prevention, Schools
For more info please visit http://www.nea.org/neabullyfree
|Tips & Facts
AbilityPath.org interviewed experts, educators and parents regarding a silent epidemic facing children with special needs - bullying. The result was the report and guide, Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: Bullying and Special Needs.
For more info please visit http://www.abilitypath.org/areas-of-development/learning--schools/bullying/
|Bullying Among Children and Youth on Perceptions and Differences in Sexual Orientation Tip Sheet
|Tips & Facts
|Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Children and youth who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), or are perceived to be so, can face unrelenting teasing and bullying by their peers. Because this aggression can be sexual in nature, the effects closely resemble those of sexual harassment and in some cases may constitute sexual harassment.
Topics: LGBT, Respond to Bullying
For more info please visit http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/groups/lgbt/lgbtyouthtipsheet.pdf


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A false report about someone holding a gun and a knife brought around a dozen police officers in tactical gear to the apartments on West Beacon Street in West Hartford Wednesday morning, according to police.
Officers responded to West Beacon Street after a woman placed a 911 call at 9:48 a.m. and claimed her neighbor had weapons and was hitting a woman, then hung up, police said.
Police said they determined Diana Fuentes Centeno, 26, of Hartford, made the call and gave police false information so they would respond.
U.S. & World
Centeno was charged with misuse of a 911 system, falsely reporting an incident, interfering with an officer, reckless endangerment and risk of injury because her child was present.
She is being held on a $50,000 bond and is due in court on Dec. 8.
West Beacon Street was closed between Prospect Avenue and South Highland Street, but has reopened.

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Pantycelyn has been home to Aberystwyth's Welsh Students' Union UMCA since 1973.
Rhun Dafydd is the UMCA President for the 2016-17 academic year and here, he talks about the union's objectives and shares some of his memories of living in the hall of residence when he was an undergraduate.
UMCA's Mission
UMCA was established in 1973. It was set up specifically to safeguard the rights and interests of Welsh language students at the University and to campaign on their behalf. UMCA represents its members in terms of social, educational and linguistic issues. UMCA was born during a turbulent time in the Welsh language campaign. The establishment of such a union was a massive step in the language rights movement. UMCA has been at the heart of Welsh language development such as the campaign to establish the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. UMCA has become an influential organisation with a voice and representation on some of the University's main boards, committees and meetings. On a social level, UMCA is responsible for organising entertainment for the University's Welsh language community including the annual Rhyng-gol / Intercollegiate dance, a range of live gigs and several trips around Aberystwyth. UMCA members come from all corners and Wales and beyond, creating a unique community that thrives and evolves annually.
Rhun's Memories
Arriving at Pantycelyn was like arriving in another world for me. I had been brought up in a Welsh-speaking home in southeast Wales but except for my education, there was not much Welsh to be heard, especially socially. I remember hearing about Pantycelyn before I arrived. The name was somehow part of my memory. The building became a sort of nirvana to me and I'm sure to many other people who lived in the hall. During the first week or two after moving in, I found it difficult to believe that there was such a completely Welsh community in the hall and such a passion for all things Welsh. I could live all aspects of my life through the medium of my first language, whether that was playing rugby for the Geltaidd team or relaxing in the communal lounge discussing every subject under the sun. At the time, it could be said that Pantycelyn was one of the most Welsh and most multicultural communities in the country. Pantycelyn was a close-knit community, which brought together over 200 friends there, for an experience not found anywhere else in the world. Yes, it was a Welsh community but with a global outlook and the discussions over meals in the canteen demonstrated that.


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Map geek and celebrated Jeopardy! winner Jennings (Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days, 2008, etc.) tells the engaging story of maps and the people who love them.
At age 7, while friends obsessed over He-Man and Knight Rider, the author succumbed to the names and shapes of remote places and began collecting atlases. "You see that first map, and your mind is rewired, probably forever," he writes. Determined to better understand his cartophilia, he offers a wide-ranging history of maps (which predate writing) and visits many present-day "mapheads" who make, use, collect, buy and sell or steal maps. Most Americans remain ignorant of geography, he writes. Once deemed a pillar of a good education, the subject has vanished from most U.S. schools, and few of even the best colleges now have a geography department. Still, Jennings discovered a thriving community of map freaks—many "gifted spatially"—who spend much of their time around visual representations of places. Among the Library of Congress' 5.5 million maps, he found several that played key roles in the D-Day invasion and the moon landing. At the annual London Map Fair, he observed insular collectors of antique maps. Map collecting began in the Renaissance, he writes, and soaring prices have made it a hobby for the affluent. Thefts have increased dramatically, as thieves armed with X-Acto knives easily pilfer treasures from libraries. Today's map geeks often pursue such hobbies as traveling abroad with checklists in hand to "collect" countries; riding U.S. roads to "clinch" routes; and using GPS or other navigational devices to hide and seek containers ("geocaches") around the world. Paper maps are losing ground in the digital map revolution, but the lure of place continues to beckon through Google Earth and other digital technologies.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Darton State College sophomore Crawford Berry renewed his reign as the 3-meter diving national champion today at the NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Fort Pierce, Fla.
He set a new Darton-record high score of 583.50, and beat his closest opponent by nearly 150 points.
"It was not even close," said Darton head swim coach Will Breehl. "It was Crawford Berry and then everybody else. He could have failed a dive and he still would have won by 30 or 40 points."
Berry had commented prior to the meet that there was the added pressure of defending a pair of 2013 gold medals in the 1- and 3-meter events, but when he stepped onto the diving boards, his training would take over. It certainly did.
"In the warm-up, I was a little skeptical at first," Berry said today. "Everyone was doing real well, but I felt really good. My dives were on point. From then on, I knew."
Into his routine, Berry incorporated a new dive called a fall-out, which consists of a forward two-and-a-half flip with a twist, he said. He called it the hardest dive he'd ever learned, and he and Darton diving coach Ed Goodman had been working on it for the last several weeks prior to the national meet.
"He really helped me out a lot this year," Berry said of Goodman, who is in his first year of coaching at Darton. "Having him as a coach and getting to go to the Moose Moss Aquatic Center in Moultrie were probably the biggest factors in this."
After his last dive, Berry hugged his mother and spoke to his father on the telephone. He can't relax yet, though, as he has the 1-meter prelims at 1 p.m., tomorrow, followed by the 1-meter finals at 1 p.m., Saturday.
He could become the only athlete to win four gold medals during his studies at Darton State.


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Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities
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Part of the Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences book series (AGES)
Part of the Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences book series (AGES)
In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world's urban population in 2009 was approximately 3.4 billion and Asia's urban population was about 1.72 billion. Between 2010 and 2020, 411 million people will be added to Asian cities (60% of the growth in the world's urban population). By 2020, of the world's urban population of 4.2 billion, approximately 2.2 billion will be in Asia. China and India will contribute 31.3% of the total world urban population by 2025. Developing Asia's projected global share of CO2 emissions from energy consumption will increase from 30% in 2006 to 43% by 2030. City regions serve as magnets for people, enterprise, and culture, but with urbanisation, the worst form of visible poverty becomes prominent. The Asian region, with a slum population of an estimated 505.5 million people, remains host to over half of the world's slum population. The book provides information on a comprehensive range of environmental threats faced by the inhabitants of megacities. It also offers a wide range of case studies with transdisciplinary approach to rapidly growing megacities (with populations of more than 5 million) from developed and developing countries of Asia.


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Why You Should Buy Refurbished Computers
- Why You Should Buy Refurbished Computers
- Downsides and Where to Buy Refurbs
We've all had the experience of buying something expensive, getting it home, taking it out of the box, and finding that something just isn't right. Maybe it's scratched or dented. Maybe it lacks a feature you desperately wanted. Maybe the product in question just doesn't work properly. And in all of these cases, the natural thing to do is return it.
So what happens to it then?
When it comes to technology products like desktop and laptop PCs—even printers, phones, and more—unless they are beyond repair, the chances are that what you send back will ultimately end up going back on the shelves. And, it's likely you'll see it at a much better price.
That's not to say these for-sale-again products are in bad shape. Most manufacturers go out of their way to make sure they work like new, even if they're not. Of course, you need to be careful. After all, there's no agreed-upon definition for refurbished, remanufactured, reconditioned, pre-owned, or even used when it comes to computer equipment. But with common-sense shopping, you can probably find a powerful system in "like-new" condition that will save you big bucks this holiday season, or any other time of year.
Reconditioning a PC
When you sell a car, it's pretty much "what you see is what you get." Sure, you can change the tires and swap out some parts, but essentially, the wear and tear is there to stay. That's why you can't turn back the odometer. The same is true for a PC, (minus the odometer…and wouldn't that be convenient?).
If you return a car or PC within a month of purchase, it would likely be difficult to find out what's gone on with either. Thankfully, the PC is a lot easier to get back to a state of 'almost-new.' After all, who knows what's gone on physically and where it's gone on the Internet?
Vendors will put it through tests to make sure that whatever the returnee didn't like is the only problem, and then they'll do what they must to fix the system. Hard drives are wiped clean and the operating system is freshly installed. If it's a desktop, it'll probably get a new mouse and a keyboard. Then the system gets tested and verified again, just like it did before it went out in the first place. It goes into a fresh box and is put out for sale. Legally, it can't be called brand-new, and that means it typically sells at a lower price, even though, for all intents and purposes, it is new. Some refurbished PCs are actually new because they never came out of the box (maybe the order was cancelled, for example). Such "open box" deals may be the best deals you'll find.
This is nothing like buying direct from a previous owner—the kind of scenario you'd get with eBay or Craigslist. Generally, this is a bargain you can trust. Why? If it comes from the manufacturer, it'll once again have a guarantee—at least, for a while. So if something goes wrong—and that usually happens early—you're covered. (If it doesn't come with a warranty, skip it.)
We suggest getting a refurb directly from the manufacturer, if you can. That way, the components replaced during reconditioning should be the same. A third-party refurbisher may use something different. In the end, go with someone you trust. Make sure you triple-check the return policy either way, so you don't get stuck with someone else's lemon just because you had some blind faith.


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Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Inspirationally challenged...
20 comments:
- sandra de said...
Lovely start to your journal. Have you thought of cutting numbers from magazines/kids books etc. or even printing different fonts. Just an idea.
Sandra #58
- 24 November 2010 at 09:36
- Scrappy~Sarah said...
how about printing some on to card from the computer> great start too
- 24 November 2010 at 10:18
- Susan said...
Hi Jules,
I use computer generated sentiments a lot as you can personalise them to suit the recipient perfectly. Print out on patterned paper or white cardstock and cut out with nesties. That'll do the trick.
Susan xxox #12
- 24 November 2010 at 11:04
- Sue said...
Hi ya
i was gona say same as Susan, computer, lovely looking journal,have great day, happy WOYWW, sue,x(16)
- 24 November 2010 at 11:25
- Joanne said...
Try printing some on the computer, cut them out, trace round them onto plain paper and colour/stamp onto them. Unless you can print them in reverse in the first place. Shouldn't be bulky if you use paper. (13)
- 24 November 2010 at 12:47
- joey said...
lovely tidy desk, the snowflakes on that journal are so pretty
Joey 17 xx
- 24 November 2010 at 14:13
- Doone said...
gee whizz look at your comments are we in the technology age or what?
may I give you an art rather than craft suggestion?
three options -
1. get a vegetable (potato - but let the starch dry out of it or it affects your print media) or a rubber - cut out numbers in embossed or debossed (raised or cut out) styleee- stamp your numbers - experiment with paint and ink effects - you will be surprised what you can achieve - wait tillthey are vey dry before you judge your effects.
2. if you want consistent shapes - get a lettraset template and draw your shapes and paint/chalk/dye/cut/mask/colour your numbers
3. Just draw your numbers then cut them, paint them, colour them
i am sometimes struck by the number of people that I see using die cuts All The Time in preference to home made Which is fine and produces a machine made craft standard item - but- I prefer the uniqueness of a totally hand made Art item. I use dye cuts if I am short on time, but never for a special personal gift item that I want to be unique.
look forward to seeing what you choose to do - whatever - it will look fabulous if the cover is anything to go by,
- 24 November 2010 at 14:18
- Lou and Mel said...
Like the potato printing idea but personally would opt for the computer print out (cos I'm lazy and would cut the numbers back to front)!
- 24 November 2010 at 16:05
- oneoff said...
Having seen the start of the journal, it's so pretty that I'd be itching to get on with the pages. What about using found items for your numbers - wool, string, tape, packets, foil, cellophane - anything that's not too thick and matches with your theme? If there are people who will feature in your journal, could they handwrite some of your tags? Looking forward to seeing it come together.
Bernie #11
- 24 November 2010 at 16:45
- Ali said...
It's fiddly-twiddly but how about hand-cutting them? Definitely worth the effort as you can do them is any size/font/paper etc you want. :)
I'd create them in Word, then print in mirror format on the back of your chosen paper and then hand-cut them out... my tip tip is to cut on a glass mat, rather than a rubber cutting mat. Makes it much easier and more accurate. :)
- 24 November 2010 at 17:18
- Kirsty.a said...
Old style stencil?
- 24 November 2010 at 19:29
- Kirsty.a said...
Or the torn off doors from the advent calendar? Just thought of this - wish I'd thought of it before I made my number tags!
- 24 November 2010 at 19:30
- Chrissie said...
Sad to say that as I'm not a scrapper I can't be of any help at all! It was great to look at your work however!
Chrissie #5
- 24 November 2010 at 20:31
- Claireliz said...
Loving the look of your journal
- 24 November 2010 at 20:52
- Julia Dunnit said...
Ah love the advent calendar doors idea Kirsty - genius! Or are you looking for consistent design/font for your numbers? I have a couple of sets I'd be happy to lend you. Lemme know if so - am sure that you'll have been verys inspired by now anyway. Your journal by the way, is gorgeous.
- 24 November 2010 at 21:36
- Kym's Crafty Cards said...
Well you have got a busy desk here with lots of nice things to use. Lovely start to the journal. I'd print out numbers in different fonts off the computer and cut with different nestie shapes if you have any. Thanks for sharing your workspace with us. Best wishes, Kym xxx (WOYWW No 42)
- 25 November 2010 at 19:38
- Nicky said...
Love your space and your journel looks so pretty - you could use bits cut from magazines and the rubbish post we all get ~127
- 25 November 2010 at 20:51
- akilli melek said...
good luck with the project.
have a lovely weekend
caroline #2
- 25 November 2010 at 21:24
- Violets Corner said...
Fab space! Hmm, draw them with a nice pen?! Practise on a scrap piece first, hand written text or numbers are just wonderful.
Maarit #96
- 27 November 2010 at 19:10
- Debgem said...
Such a clean and tidy desk! I love the pages you've made - hope you managed to sort out something for the numbers. You could do them by hand!!
Deborah #103
- 29 November 2010 at 20:47


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Who Tweets? - Servers Do!Posted on February 18th, 2011 by Victoria Pal in Tech
Twitter has many faces. People tweet about anything really. There are those who find it entertaining. On the other side, many people can't make heads or tails out of it. We also have the numerous business accounts trying to inform the world about their service. Due to its simplicity, there are a lot of ways to use Twitter. One more recent approach is to use Twitter to keep an eye on your server.
You can have your sever tweet. Now that is an idea to keep your mind occupied and by "occupied" I mean to make you wonder what the practical use of it will be. It might look illogical to have your server spam the web with random updates on its status. People are rarely interested in such information. Fortunately, people have little to do here. Letting your server tweet about itself can be a great way to keep and eye on it by using no special app but rather your browser or tweet client.
LighttpdPosted on February 11th, 2011 by Victoria Pal in Tech
Recently we witnessed a website becoming inaccessible for about 10 minutes. It doesn't sound that bad, if it were a regular site. The problem comes from the fact that this site had only one purpose – to record the votes for a TV contest with a limited voting timeframe of 10 minutes.
This could have been avoided easily with no extra expenses for server hardware or premium hosting service. They only had to use Lighttpd, a lightweight open-source web server. After all, they only had to serve these 2 pages, one holding the voting options and one more to let you know that your vote was submitted.
We Don't Need To Monitor Our SitesPosted on February 4th, 2011 by Victoria Pal in Tech
"We don't need external service to monitor our sites. We have people on staff to take care of this."
Many people think like this. Many people, who make important decisions in your company, might think like this. They are both right and wrong. They are right about 99% of the time and we are wrong about 1% of the time. Then again, that 1% percent seems to matter to business owners, as we have come to understand.
Egypt Shuts Down InternetPosted on January 28th, 2011 by Victoria Pal in Tech
Egypt blocks Twitter, Anonymous Prepare To Strike BackPosted on January 26th, 2011 by Victoria Pal in Tech
Apparently, the problems in Egypt have escalated to the point of online censorship now. Various sources report that Twitter and Facebook have been blocked in order to prevent videos, photos and other information about the protest from becoming public.
Twitter officially confirmed the block yesterday. Today Facebook is also consistently reported to be blocked.


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Happy Holidays from the Greater Belhaven Market!
This week's
vendors and
Ralph Miller
Scott Albert
Melinda Downey
Emily O'Dell
Cellar Door
NKrebl Pottery
American Institute
of Architects
2008 Calendar
Cleo Rogers
Betty's Gourmet
Design Studios
LeeAnne's Tortes
Joseph Pettit
Chinquapin Farm
Roseanne Fischer
Elva Eubanks
Caramel Cake
Vickie Gilbert
Steve Windham
Bill Broadus
April Showers
Henry Muse
Light and Glass
Susan Margaret
Beth Ann
DCZ Beads
Sister Stones
Bexx Multi-Media
Phyllis Hurley
Sami Lott
Wild Jasmine
Earcine Evans
Natchez Jams
& Jellies
Flours by Chris
SLM Creations
Charles Jenkins
V & V Mushrooms
Nina Page
Note: The Greater Belhaven Market qualifies
If you'd like to help at the Market,
Vendors and products vary every week at the Market. Please be aware that WE OFTEN HAVE LAST MINUTE CHANGES which occur after What's Fresh goes to press. We appreciate your understanding as unexpected adjustments are made.
|We would like to give a special thanks to OUR SPONSORS and encourage you to patronize them because without them, the Market would not be and we all know how much we love OUR MARKET!
|TRUSTMARK BANK (www.trustmark.com
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (www.mbhs.org),
MCDADE'S MARKET (www.greaterbelhaven.com/info/mcdades.html),
DAILY EQUIPMENT (www.dailyeq.com),
HENRY LAROSE REALTORS - BELHAVEN (www.henrylarose.com), THE GREATER BELHAVEN NEIGHBORHOOD FOUNDATION (www.greaterbelhaven.com),
REGIONS BANK (www.amsouthbank.com)
THANK YOU!!!We would like to give a special thanks to OUR SPONSORS and encourage you to patronize them because without them, the Market would not be and we all know how much we love OUR MARKET!
|Please remember that if you don't support local businesses, you won't have local businesses!
Don't forget, if you are looking for something special at The Market, let us know and we will do our best to find it for you! Be sure and let these vendors know how important they are to Your Market and neighborhood.
The Greater Belhaven Market is open every Saturday morning from 9-1, April through December.
The Market is located in the McDade's Parking Lot at 904
E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS 39202 just east of the intersection of Fortification
and Jefferson Streets in the Belhaven/Belhaven Heights district.
From I-55 North or South, take the Fortification Street Exit, #96C and head west towards State Street. Look for the banners at McDade's.
You can find directions and a Google map to the Market at http://tinyurl.com/mqpbl
From the Belhaven Improvement Association
Neighborhood News
Be sure to check out the new, redesigned Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation Websiteat
Note: your browser must be Flash-enabled to view the development Flash animation.
On it you will find a link to the GBNF information site which has links to the BHCA, BIA, GBSA, and Market pages. You can also reach the information site directly at
Dorothy Hawkins reports that her family has been "adopted" by a black cat - she's sweet-tempered and obviously looking for a new home, but the Hawkinses aren't able to keep her. If anyone is interested, please contact Dorothy at firstname.lastname@example.com
Also, Elizabeth Jackson has found a sweet-looking young male dog (under a year) - appears to be a golden retriever/Australian shepherd mix. Quite friendly, however he does have some human fear, but not dog fear. If he's yours, or to discuss further, please contact Elizabeth at 601.750.2740.
A special offer from the folks at ARTichoke: Aren't you tired of going to the malls and shopping centers dealing with all those surly sales people? Carmen, Sheri, Anne and Carmen are filled with the Christmas spirit and want to share it with you. We're right in your neighborhood, just around the corner. It doesn't take much of that precious and expensive fuel to get here. A special offer to all of our loyal customers. We're offering 10% off everything in the store. This includes original artwork, antiques, great candles (recognized by the Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi), fabulous artisan body products, one of a kind hand crafted jewelry, etc. Get your last minute Christmas gifts here and we'll put it in a pretty gift bag for you.
Last day to purchase gift certificates for enrichment classes. The Millsaps Continuing Education Office is open through Dec. 20 and then will be closed until Jan. 2. Call 60l-974-1130 today to give the gift of learning.
Recycling pickup is tomorrow! (Friday, December 21st)
From all of us at BIA, a safe and happy holiday to all of you. Remember that if you are traveling over the holidays, please tell the neighbors and ask them to keep an eye on everything, pick up the newspapers and so on - and if you're a GBSA member, you can also enlist Securitas to do house checks for you while you are gone.
Be sure to visit the GBSA (Greater Belhaven Security Association) webpage at
for information about how to keep your home safe through the holidays and the rest of the year. Membership in the GBSA is only $30/month.
The Securitas Patrol Car number (goes directly to the patrol vehicle) is 601-720-6452
Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation Chairman Jim Kopernak was interviewed by the Northside Sun this fall - a link to the article follows:
The BIA (Belhaven Improvement Association) webpage is at www.greaterbelhaven.com/info/bia.html
The BHCA (Belhaven Heights Community Association) webpage is at www.greaterbelhaven.com/info/bhca.html
NOW ON GBNF WEBSITE at
• New Stage
There is always something exciting going on at New Stage!
Open the door and keep coming back to New Stage Theatre! Help us reach our goal of 5,000 subscribers! Have your entire year planned in advance, get great seats AND help out the theatre! Early Bird rates for season tickets are available now until July 31. Season tickets include all five main stage shows, and prices range from $60 to $90 depending on the package you choose. To subscribe, call the New Stage box office at (601) 948-3531 or come to box office located at 1100 Carlisle Street in the Belhaven neighborhood in Jackson.
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley (Drama)
February 26-March 9, 2008
First Baptist of Ivy Gap by Ron Osburne (Southern Comedy)
April 22-May 4, 2008
The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (Musical Comedy)
May 27-June 8, 2008
Open the door and keep coming back to New Stage Theatre! Our 42nd season is now available and we need you to help us reach our goal of 5,000 subscribers!! Are you tired of calling in to make reservations for each show? Don't want to hear that the seat you want is not available? Call now and reserve your season subscription for our dynamic and compelling season of five shows! Flexipasses and mini-flexipasses are also available. Don't delay-call or stop by the box office today! Subscription forms are in your playbill or online at
New Stage Theatre
1100 Carlisle Street
Jackson, MS 39202
• Please note that All New Stage tickets can be purchased at the box office, located inside the Jane Reid Petty Theatre Center, by calling the theatre at (601) 948-3531, or ordered online through their website at
NEED SOME EXERCISE? SWIM! at the YMCA pool right in Greater Belhaven!
Check out the YMCA website at http://i55.jacksony.org
• HAVE A POOL PARTY AT THE Y! For additional information, please call Lane or Meg at 601.948.3090, or stop by 860 East River Place (go east on Fortification, cross the Interstate, take 2 rights and 1 left!)
Yahoo map to the Downtown YMCA here
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'As long as there are sluts we will put them in their place':QUT students behind '12 year old sluts' FB page
When will QUT take action against James Silverwood and Dominic Terry?
A petition was recently launched to pressure Facebook to remove a page called '12 year old slut memes.'
The page, used to bully, humiliate, expose and shame young girls had attracted over 200,000 'likers.'
Thousands of complaints have been submitted to Facebook via the page's reporting system and a petition directed to Facebook. Facebook has refused to remove the page, defending it on the grounds of free speech and tagging it as 'controversial humor.'
It has now emerged that the creators of the page are two 19 year old QUT students from Brisbane. James Silverwood and Dominic Terry are immensely proud of their creation and have continued to defend it.
Due to the amount of legal strife that we have been running into about the group, and the fact that we are just two 19 year old guys that obviously can't afford a law suit to their name, we have regrettably decided to close the page, permanently.
I know we have lots of devoted fans that come on here to see the countless arguments and dumb sluts trying to justify themselves, sometimes it's just too personally detrimental to have something like this group and it has to die.
We'll miss you guys. Thanks for everything guys.
Dom & James.
Nahhhhhh, just gammin'.
As long as there are sluts, we will put them in their place. Keep the submissions coming guys.
We're not going anywhere. x
One wonders what QUT thinks of their students bullying, harassing and shaming little girls to 'put them in their place.' QUT has said they are investigating the issue. Since this has come to light James Silverwood's personal Facebook page has disappeared and references to QUT have been removed from Dominic Terry's page. A number of photographs have been removed from the offending page although the "12 year old slut memes" Facebook page is still there.
Of course, this is not enough. The creators of the page – 19 year old men – need to be held accountable and the page removed. It is never acceptable to target, bully, harass and shame little girls.
QUT responds with Facebook statement
"QUT does not condone exploitative, discriminatory or sexist behaviour. Our policies show clearly that we are committed to the strongest principles of equity and it is disappointing that the university has been associated with such content.
I am sure you would appreciate that QUT has no jurisdiction over the behaviour of its student population independently of their relationship with us, but the university has convenyed its views on these activities to the students.
We are unable to comment further on this situation in social media."
The 12 Year old Slut Meme and Facebook's misogyny problem
Hey, Facebook:
- One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime
- Millions of girls and women are murdered in "domestic violence" situations
- Millions are sold, scarred, tortured, sexually abused and more
For being born female on a planet that tolerates unconscionable levels of violence against half of the humans that live on it.
So? What does this have to do with Facebook? Turns out a whole lot, because there is no being neutral in this situation. You either help change it or you actively tolerate it and encourage the perpetrators of violence by doing so.
Earlier this week I wrote about how the use of photography (especially without the subject's consent) intensifies harassment, abuse and violence against women. Quicker than I could type "Feministe" this Change.org petition appeared in my inbox: "Please sign to remove 12 Year Old Slut Memes from Facebook." One of the offending page's profile photos is of a pink-lipped and pouty child (she looks a lot younger than 12) wearing a tank top that reads "I love COCK." Now, anyone can create a page in Facebook (published at Facebook's discretion) and this page doesn't openly advocate violence against 12-year-old sluts. It is, however, the virtual equivalent of street harassment and, as such, demonstrates the way the photography serves to exponentially magnify the effects of subtle and real violence along a broad spectrum. Read entire article here.
Sign the petition calling on Facebook to remove '12 year old slut memes'
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Courier Mail – Degrading Facebook page created by Queensland university students shut down
QUT students, creators of banned '12-year-old sluts' Facebook page, vow to return
Morons or crusaders? The two Brisbane university students behind a controversial Facebook account that was shut down yesterday have vowed to return to "uncover other problems in society".
Created under the names of Queensland University of Technology students James Silverwood and Dom Terry, the page published photos of young girls posing in pictures that had been already posted on the social media site on their own pages.
These pictures were then branded with lewd tags and posted on the crudely named "12-year-old sluts" page.
It urged the public to leave comments, and implored others to post their own pictures. Read complete article here.
The Facebook page mentioned in an ABC 7.30 report.
Watch the program at this link: Facebook pages reveal not so social media
Australian Communications and Media Authority response
One of our supporters made a complaint to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and received this response:
The internet content specified in your complaint has been found to be hosted outside Australia. The ACMA is therefore required to take action in accordance with Schedule 5 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the BSA).
Further, following investigation of your complaint, the ACMA:
· Found that the content was potential prohibited content, in accordance with the definitions under clause 21 to Schedule 7 of the BSA.
· Referred the content to the makers of Internet Industry Association (IIA) approved filters.
· Referred the content to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Despite media reports suggesting that Facebook had banned the page, this is not the case. It is clear that it was the two men who opted to close the page, not Facebook. Prior to closing the page the two men had posted a message stating their intention to close it along with a pathetic attempt at justifying their behaviour. We believe it was the increased media attention, reports of an investigation from the Australian Federal Police, their University and parents being notified of their behaviour that ultimately caused the two men to close the page.
Since this page was closed, several other identical pages have been created by 'anonymous' users. Facebook refuses to take these pages down, instead tagging them with [Controversial Humor]. According to Facebook, a page set up to facilitate bullying and harassment of little girls does not violate its policy:
Thanks for your recent report of a potential violation on Facebook. After reviewing your report, we were not able to confirm that the specific page you reported violates Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
We will continue putting pressure on Facebook to enforce its terms of use.
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|The Trabant in Vray. It has a higher polycount than the in-game model
This model, as well as the rifle and the helicopter were done for a project called CWR2, which is supported by Bohemia Interactive to sort of recreate their Operation Flashpoint in their new engine. The project have me some latitude when it came to deciding what I wanted to model. I chose this, a car from 60s East Germany- and perhaps the worst car ever produced- because I thought it would be something not many people have seen before.
The big challenge was getting this thing to look old and used because it is made of plastic. Actually it's made of something called duroplast, which is, I guess, paper pulp bonded with glue, and so it doesn't rust. In fact, the paint doesn't really seem to come off either. In the game I have it a blotchy texture with areas of sun bleached paint that I had to take off of the render version because it just ended up looking ambiguously like some kind of render artifact.
|The Trabant (made by me) in Operation Arrowhead (which is not made by me ;)
Since the game is a simulator, this car has several different levels of detail, and interior and exterior models. It's not a hero model, but the polycounts in Operation Arrowhead are quite high since every vehicles is drivable / destroyable / what have you. This first LOD has 3786 points and 3888 faces ~ 6500 triangles, and the last one has 240 faces. With the different materials, proxies, flare objects, etc, this model has six sections.
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It seems as if all of the sneaker brands have some sort of knit material iteration in their lineup. FILA is making sure they keep up with the trend as they are set to drop their own version soon. The Fila Original Tennis 2.0 SW takes the brands most iconic model and gives it a modern lightweight reconstruction. Three colorways will come with the first initial offering.
You will be able to pick from a throwback white/navy, black/white, or tan/navy color scheme. Each pair is expected to be priced at a cool $80 dollars a piece. What are your thoughts on this shoe? Are you feeling the overwhelming "knit" theme that all of the sneaker brands are using? Feel free to leave any thoughts or comments in the section below.


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South Snowdonia covers the area from Maentwrog in the middle of Snowdonia National Park to Machynlleth which is just outside the National Park at its southern end. Bala and the Berwyn Mountains form the eastern boundary. The southern part of Snowdonia National Park contains the majority of the mountain ranges including the Rhinogs, Arans and Arenigs and the Berwyns. The Mawddach and Dyfi estuaries stretch into this part of the National Park providing unparalleled coastal scenery.
The south of Snowdonia National Park is a sparsely populated area with a range of mountain types from the barren, rugged Rhinogs to the rounded heather clad Arans and Berwyns. In the centre of this area is the huge Coed y Brenin Forest which is excellent for walking, horse riding but particularly mountain biking. Strange happenings have been recorded in this area from a gold rush in the Mawddach Estuary and Coed y Brenin to UFO landing in the Berwyn mountains!
Rhinog & Arenig Mountains
The Rhinog mountain range runs north to south between the coast and the centre of Snowdonia National Park. These rugged gritstone rocks covered in heather are some of the oldest rocks in Wales and offer some of the toughest walking in Snowdonia. It is also one of the more mysterious places that is less explored than other parts of the Park. The Rhinog Mountains lay claim to being one of the most important areas for ancient monuments and is a landscape of outstanding historical importance.
Relics include remains of forts and fields, burial chambers, ritual monuments and tracks such as The Bronze Age Road, accessible from Harlech, which takes in Bryn Cader Faner stone circle; a Bronze Age circle of huge stone slabs standing upright. There were 30 standing stones until 1940 when soldiers vandalised some of them. There are still about half the stones standing and it one of the most impressive Bronze Age sites you're likely to see in Britain.
Rhinog Fawr and Rhinog Fach are the two most well known peaks in the range, although the highest is Y Llethr at 754 metres. The Rhinog mountain range is also a National Nature Reserve that can be eerily quiet with few animals being seen although you might catch a glimpse of the feral goats that are right at home in this rocky landscape. Small numbers of red grouse live in the heather moorland and ravens can be heard croaking overhead all year round. Merlins and hen harriers can be seen over the heather moorland. The ring ouzel can be seen here in summer along with meadow pipits and wheatears.
The Arenig Mountains lie west of Bala and with Arenig Fawr being the highest at 854 metres. These too are rocky escarpments covered with dry moorland heath interspersed with some of the largest areas of blanket bog in the country.
Cadair Idris Mountain Reserve
Cadair Idris, or Cader as it's affectionately called, is a stunning 2,930 foot high whaleback mountain of volcanic igneous rock that you can see wherever you are in this part of Snowdonia National Park. Tennyson claimed to have seen "nothing more awful than the great veil of rain drawn straight over Cader Idris" and on a bad day you'll know how he felt! Its five peaks lure hundreds of walkers and rock climbers; once at the top there are fantastic views that, on a good day, are said to stretch as far as Ireland. To feel the full majesty of Cadair Idris take the steep and winding road up from Machynlleth through Corris up towards Dolgellau. You get some truly awe inspiring views of Cadair looming over you.
The Ice Age sculpted the geography of Cadair Idris creating back-to-back, scalloped out cwms in which lakes have now formed. The ridges that divide the cwms are knife-edge aretes. The most famous of these cwms is Cwm Gadair, the Chair of Idris, which takes its name from the giant warrior poet of Welsh legend, although it is often confused with a seat-like rock formation on the summit ridge where myth says that anyone spending the night here will either become a poet or a madman.
Cadair Idris is also a National Nature Reserve due to the presence of rare arctic-alpine plants, including purple saxifrage, and some like mountain sorrel, parsley fern and moss campion are at their southernmost location in Britain. It is also a good place for birdwatching with summer visitors including the redstart who nest in the woodlands on the lower slopes. The mountain grassland provides habitat for meadow pipit, wheatear and skylark. Ravens and peregrine falcons nest on the high crags and you might even catch a glimpse of the ring ouzel in the steep rocky ravines.
The popularity of the mountain has caused some conservation issues for the more fragile habitats, such as the rare montane heath on the summit, with its mix of grasses, crowberry, lichen and woolly moss. Reserve staff manage these effects by controlling grazing and managing recreational activities.
The Berwyn & Aran Mountains
The Aran and Berwyn mountain ranges lie in the south-east side of Snowdonia National Park. These are less rocky, rounded heather covered hills; the Arans highest peak is Aran Fawddwy at 2,969 feet (905 metres). The highest peak in the Berwyns is Cadair Berwyn at 2,723 feet (830 metres).
The Berwyn Mountains have several sites of interest including the highest waterfall in Wales and England at Psityll Rhaeadr and a stone circle at Rhos-y-Beddau which seem to be slowly being swallowed by the bog. The Berwyns also have their own X-File: a UFO landing in the Berwyn Mountain. Regarded as the Welsh Roswell this is the world famous and best known British UFO crash story to date. It began on 23 January 1974 when reports of erratic formations of flying lights were made.
Shortly after, over the mountains in Clwyd, a strange disc of tremendous size was seen and promptly crashed with a shudder that caused a tremor of 4.5 on the Richter Scale. It was apparently felt many miles away over the border in England. The emergency services attended the scene believing it to be a plane crash and that there would be casualties. Eyewitness accounts reported that bodies found were not human and later investigations turned up some strange green matter with strange properties. No-one knows what happened to the bodies or the wreckage and conspiracy theories point to a Government cover-up.
The official line seems to be that there was a meteor shower, an earthquake and strange lights in the sky. In the confusion of all these events no-one knew what it was until afterwards – a confirmed earthquake and possibly a meteor shower. No plane crash or bodies were found and it has all been explained away by accusing locals of getting two separate incidents mixed up.
Mountain Bike Holidays in Coed y Brenin
Gold prospectors blasted the shale and mudstone sediment under Coed y Brenin Forest in 1860s gold rush. Today it's the mountain bikers that are blasting the forest. Coed y Brenin is slap bang in the middle of the southern part of Snowdonia National Park. This is a huge conifer plantation that has been adapted for recreation by installing all weather single-track and even dual slalom courses for mountain biking.
Coed y Brenin Forest is now internationally rated as one of the world's best mountain biking destinations with nearly 100 kilometres of all weather riding. The handcrafted tracks are suitable for all skill levels from complete novice to expert. Trails include 'Fun', 'Sport', 'Red Bull', 'MBR' and 'Karrimor' ranging from easy novice level 2 hour rides up to 38 kilometre 2-4 hour routes with serious climbing and descending.
This being humid, rainy Wales you will see some wildlife on your travels including a diverse array of mosses and ferns. Deer are often seen in the forest and there are unconfirmed sightings of red squirrel and pine marten. The Conservation Manager at the Coed y Mynydd office tel: 0845 604 0845 is always keen to hear about red squirrel or pine marten sightings. Local bat groups organise walks to introduce visitors the delights of the nocturnal world of these elusive creatures. Several birds of prey like buzzard, peregrine, red kite, merlin, goshawk and hen harrier are sometimes seen over the forest.


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Madhupur is situated in the eastern state of Jharkhand. It is a city in Deoghar district located a mere 29 km away from the district headquarters.
Places to Stay
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The official language of Madhupur is Hindi and Santali.
Baidyanath Temple is visited by millions of devotees before the beginning of Indian month of Shravan in July-August. It is a treat for Shiv devotees
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Baidyanath Temple and Taapovan Temple are important religious destinations. Trikut Hills and Tapovan Hills are popular scenic spots within the city. There's also Usri Falls and Khandoli Dam, both within 65km from Madhupur.
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The Ranchi airport is the closest airport to Madhupur. It is located only 191 km away.
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Dumped by pizza box: The most hilarious ways to tell your partner it's over
- Heartbreak pizza just one of many creative break-ups compiled online
- Another artistic ex-love drew picture of giraffe in letter to spurned girlfriend
- Wantaway partners also used billboards and personal ads to end romances
They say the way to a loved one's heart is through their stomach. But someone found food was the way to break a heart, too.
'I'm breaking up with you' probably wasn't what the recipient expected to find when they opened the pizza delivery, which came with a side of heartbreak.
The pizza is just one of the creative ways wantaway partners have found to tell their spurned loves they are ending their relationships, as shown in a compilation of break-up letters posted online which includes letters, personal ads and even a billboard.
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The pizza that came with a topping of bad news was posted on Imgur by Kansas12
Hopefully Janet won't mind how happy the boy in the drawing looks, as ZF writes: 'I am having a tough time describing my feelings. So I drew a picture of me riding a giraffe, instead'
Their pizza-ordering partner clearly hoped the steaming hot 10-slice pizza would cushion the blow of them cooling the relationship, while the words 'DIG IN' printed on the box encouraged comfort eating.
The heartbreak pizza was posted to Imgur by user Kansas12, who captioned it: 'Best breakup ever!' So hopefully the bad news delivery didn't give the dumped partner indigestion as well as heartache.
The pizza is not the only creative way of saying goodbye, according to a collection of ridiculous letters compiled by the Huffington Post.
One, posted to Buzzfeed, shows a cheery drawing of a man riding a giraffe.
But reading the text makes it clear that the recipient Janet might not have been too thrilled with the sketch.
'I think we should break up,' it read. 'I would tell you why, but I am having a tough time describing my feelings.
'So I drew a picture of me riding a giraffe, instead. Sorry, ZF.'
And then there was the personals ad that got incredibly personal, telling Kevin Maxey that the 'game is over as of Dec 9' and instructing Kevin to never call again.
A very personal ad: Kevin found out things were over when every other reader did
The relationship that lost its bounce: 'Dear Erin, you are like sunshine in the rain. Your smile is better than 100,000,000 sparkly trampolines. So, it is with deep regret that I must inform you that I think we should cut our relationship short'
The force was no longer with Jessica's relationship, despite the romantic notion that: 'I want to crawl up inside you. Like Luke Skywalker crawled up inside his tauntaun'
One letter, posted to Flickr by Erin Meagan, suggested that the relationship had lost its bounce.
'Dear Erin, you are like sunshine in the rain. Your smile is better than 100,000,000 sparkly trampolines.
'So, it is with deep regret that I must inform you that I think we should cut our relationship short.'
A Star Wars-themed missive suggests that the force was no longer with Jessica's relationship, despite the romantic notion that: 'I want to crawl up inside you. Like Luke Skywalker crawled up inside his Tauntaun'
Republican tendencies did it for Dave in this letter from Beth, who can't resist a dig at her former beau's anatomy. 'I wish I could say I wanted to remain friends. I don't'
This break-up note was found on the street by Flickr user Mystical_Jello. She wrote: 'Steve, whoever you are, be a man a break-up face to face. The crossed out "love" is such a nice touch'
This angry letter writer couldn't seem to decide if she was more angry about the ex-girlfriend pictures or that her partner had dated someone she didn't find attractive
'Even Darth Vader, an evil Sith lord, couldn't leave his son to die at the end of Return of the Jedi', the lovelorn sci-fi fan writes.
But perhaps Jessica was unimpressed that her admirer forgot that it was actually Han Solo who put Luke inside the belly of the dead Tauntaun.
The collection of ridiculous break-up letters goes to show that, if heart break is on the cards, at least you've got the evidence to remind yourself why it's probably for the best.
Sadly, this one was too good to be true. The New York Times reported, the billboard, seemingly paid for by wronged wife Emily, was part of a marketing campaign by Court TV for the show Parco P.I.
It took two sticky notes to break the bad news to Brenda: 'This isn't working. You know it. I know it. I moved out. Goodbye - Mark. P.S. I took the dog, he hates you'
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One of the questions we often get asked when folks inquire about counselling with us is: "Can you make me feel better?"
A fairly obvious and understandable question really, considering that generally, counselling is pursued because of some sort of distress for which relief is desired.
Sabrina has some thoughts on this:
Please know that:
- one of the things we work at before you talk about tough stuff is to know ensure that the processing will be tolerable…it may not be super easy, but we will make sure that the retelling doesn't retraumatize you. If you're gonna be retraumatized in the telling, we'll encourage you to hold off, and we will work on the effects of the tough stuff in your life, rather than the actual painful experiences themselves
- we will help you understand and have some ways to wrap your head around the feelings that surround the memories and the issues you process. We don't believe that it is simply and merely the vomiting out of awful stuff in itself that is transforming. .We believe that when difficult disclosure happens within a certain context,it can be profoundly healing. Sometimes that requires considerable preparation.
- we do help you pull up the stuff that you've conveniently swept away like dust bunnies under a bed. That can feel uncomfortable while at the same time feeling profoundly "right"…to be looking at the situation with full reality and clarity.
- Decisions that have felt confusing and ambiguous can become self evident when the entire situation is seen for what it is. Sometimes it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees, and explaining a situation to another can allow a person to hear their own full story in a new and fresh light as new ears hear it, and ask fresh questions, and provide novel reflection.
It may be uncomfortable to process, but the reward of the clarity can be remarkable.
Nope, counselling doesn't always provide immediate relief. It can be difficult…but it is our job to ensure it is safe and tolerable…and so very many have found it to be immensely helpful.


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The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was born on October 2, 1953 in Makeni in the Bombali-Sebora Chiefdom, Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone. Ernest Bai Koroma is the eldest son of eight children. He attended the Sierra Leone Church Primary School, Government Secondary School, Magburaka (Boys School) and Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone. He graduated in 1976 and taught at the St. Francis Secondary School in Makeni, before joining the Sierra Leone National Insurance Company (NIC) in 1978.
In 1985, the budding Insurance Specialist joined the Reliance Insurance Trust Corporation (RITCORP). A Chartered Insurer, Fellow of the West African Insurance Institute, (WAICA), Associate of Institute of Risk Management and Member of the Institute of Directors in the UK, Ernest Bai Koroma became RITCORP's Managing Director in 1988, a position he held up to the March 2002 Presidential elections.
Ernest Bai Koroma's leadership qualities as head of a pioneering company, his public spiritedness, integrity, love and support for the common man and woman endeared him to supporters of the All People's Congress (APC). The APC was formed in 1960 to advance the rights of ordinary citizens and secure the development of the country.
The APC won Sierra Leone's General Elections of 1967, assumed governance of the nation in 1968. A civil war started in 1991 led to the unconstitutional removal of the party from power and an atrocious conflict.
The war ended in 2002, and the APC nominated Ernest Bai Koroma as its Presidential Candidate in elections held that year. The supporters of the APC found in Ernest Bai Koroma a leader who would combine his entrepreneurial skills and public spiritedness to carve a new path for development, private sector led growth and commitment to leaving no citizen behind in the country's transformation into a peaceful, democratic and properly developing society.
The 2002 Presidential elections were a turning point in the political career of President Ernest Bai Koroma. Despite losing the Presidential elections, he increased the number of seats of the APC in the Sierra Leone Parliament from a paltry five to twenty-seven seats in the 2002 General Elections. He became the Minority Leader in Parliament from 2002 to 2007. His transformative leadership qualities, commitment to country, dignity and integrity gained increased visibility during this period and endeared him to a majority of his compatriots. With great skill, fortitude, and perseverance, Ernest Bai Koroma led his party to victory in 2007 elections and assumed the Presidency of the country.
Building on the APC's Manifesto, he firmed up the aspirations of Sierra Leoneans into An Agenda for Change, an action oriented template for socio-economic transformation. He commenced the biggest road construction program in the history of the country; transformed the energy sector by completing the Bumbuna Hydro electricity project and improving electricity output in the country; launched the small holder commercialization program, and initiated the free health care program for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five. His reforms attracted hundreds of millions of dollars investment in the country's mining and agricultural sectors, creating thousands of jobs and one of the highest economic growth rates in the world.
President Koroma's reforms attracted hundreds of millions of dollars of investment into Sierra Leone's mining and agricultural sectors, which created thousands of jobs and Sierra Leone recorded one of the highest economic growth rates in the world. President Koroma's Human Rights record is exemplary, standing tall as the only President in Sierra Leone's history that has not carried out capital punishment during his Presidency. Also he is on record for encouraging a Free Press and never sent any journalists to prison. Ernest Bai Koroma's administration stepped up the fight against corruption, enacting one of the most robust anti-corruption legislation in Africa, ensuring the highest annual conviction for corruption offenses and the recovery of hundreds of millions of Leones from convictions of corruption cases.
A firm believer in equal rights and opportunities, Dr. Koroma has appointed women to high-ranking positions, including the Chief Justice (the first in the nation's history), the Solicitor General, the Auditor General, the Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority and a Brigadier General.
Campaigning on a platform of doing more for the country through an Agenda for Prosperity, Ernest Bai Koroma won re-election as President on November 17, 2012. Whilst building up and expanding the achievements of the first term in office, the main thrust of his second term will be centering the youths in the country's socio-political and economic development, attracting more investments through private sector friendly policies; and investments in developing the skills of Sierra Leoneans for active participation in the growing economy.
President Koroma is an internationally acknowledged statesman, drawing accolades from President Obama of the United States of America, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and his African colleagues. He is currently team leader of Africa's effort to reform the United Nations.
Dr Ernest Bai Koroma is a devoted Christian, married to First Lady Sia Nyama Koroma and is blessed with two daughters, Alice and Dankay


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International Ambassadors Program
2019 Application - CLOSED
The 2019 Application for SHEA's International Ambassadors Program is now available with a due date of January 11, 2019! In addition to completing this online application, you must also forward the following information to email@example.com:
- Your curriculum vitae (CV)
- A letter of support from a current SHEA member, your supervisor/mentor, or your department chair. Please limit the letter to one page with one-inch margins and a font size of 10 points or greater. The letter should clearly describe:
- Your qualifications and responsibilities in healthcare epidemiology or infection prevention and control.
- Your efforts to lead initiatives in your country and/or region.
- Why you are an excellent candidate to receive this travel grant.
Please send any questions to firstname.lastname@example.com. Good luck!
Since 2009, SHEA has partnered with 3M to benefit the international community of healthcare professionals dedicated to infection prevention through our International Ambassadors Program. The program is dedicated to building collaborative relationships between U.S. and international healthcare professionals with expertise in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention.
In 2015, this program was updated to allow more Ambassadors to benefit from exposure to large US conferences dedicated to infection prevention and control. Selected ambassadors will attend the SHEA 2019 Spring Conference in Boston, Massachusetts for training and will receive a one-year membership with SHEA to foster networking opportunities and expose them to SHEA's journal and other educational opportunities that can promote knowledge dissemination. A total of 18 Ambassadors will be selected in 2019 and provided a $3,000 travel grant to assist with the costs of attending the meeting.
Response to the International Ambassadors Program has been noteworthy since its inception: over 425 applicants from around the world have sought a place in this elite group. SHEA has welcomed seventy-nine Ambassadors representing thirty-seven countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Togo, and Vietnam. For more information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
SHEA gratefully acknowledges the financial generosity of 3M Corporation who have supported the International Ambassadors Program since it's inception, including for 2019.
2019 Delegation
- Carols Agudelo, MD, MSc, Clinical Universitaria Bolivariana (Colombia)
- Noleen Bennett, PhD, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Australia)
- Songting Chen, Master, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunan Province P.R. China)
- Kahoru Fukuoka, MD, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center (Japan)
- Shipra Goel, DNB, MD, MBBS, Lady Hardinge Medical College, (India)
- Wenzhi Huang, Master, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (Sichuan Province, P.R. China)
- Annick Lenglet, BSc, MSc, MAE, Medecins Sans Frontieres - Doctors without Borders (Netherlands)
- Catherine Ludden, PhD, BSc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom)
- Nelius Makandu, BSN, MP SHAH Hospital (Kenya)
- Bassel Molaeb, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital (Saudi Arabia)
- Nosheen Nasir, MBBS, MRCP, FCPS (Med), FCPS (ID), MSc, EB, Aga Khan University (Pakistan)
- Shahana Parveen, MSS in Anthropology, International Centere for Diearrhoeal Diseases, BD
- Kylee Robb, MHSM (Clinical Leadership) CICP-P, Australian Dental Association (NSW Australia)
- Rushika Saksena, MD, Vardhamam Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (India)
- Sharon Salmon, MPH, PhD, RN, National University Hospital Singapore (Singapore)
- Kyoung-Ho Song, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (Republic of Korea)
- Arnefelina Tamayo, MAN, MSN, RN, BSN, St. Luke's Medical Center (Phillipines)
- Kerry Williams, Master, Joseph N. France General Hospital (St. Kitts)
The impact of this program within the Ambassadors' regions as well as for SHEA's international network is significant and continues to evolve. Ambassadors have organized training courses and educational meetings addressing infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship in India, China, Brazil, and the Philippines. Ambassadors have collaborated on a variety of projects, including: outbreak investigation (India), educational programs (India; Philippines), development of professional networks within a country (Kenya), and research. Several ambassadors were even highlighted in a textbook, Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control: An International Perspective, Second Edition, published jointly with SHEA and Joint Commission International.
International Ambassadors Program Goals in 2019
- Expand international representation of emerging leaders with a potential for influence in epidemiology in order to positively impact infection prevention on a global scale.
- Build collaborative relationships between SHEA members and professionals in infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology that are sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships.
- Expose participants to the latest scientific content, research and expertise related to infection prevention.
- Introduce ambassadors to leading industry vendors that serve this market in order to facilitate access to suppliers and partners to ultimately improve quality of care.
Past Delegations
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Women in California politics, protesting sexual harassment and abuse at the Capitol, distrust the response from legislative leaders. They'd like to see some change.
The state Senate leader has hired an outside law firm to investigate claims of widespread harassment, and a consulting firm to recommend safeguards. The Assembly will hold public hearings on the matter starting late next month. But those responses to now hundreds of women speaking out may have missed something.
Capital Public Radio asked Lobbyist Adama Iwu if they were consulted on either of these proposals before they were announced. They weren't.
Iwu is leading the We Said Enough campaign.
"Frankly, the Legislature is not in any way, shape or form beholden to do that with us, but it would have been nice," says Iwu.
Iwu also says lawmakers should be collaborative, rather than unilaterally proposing solutions to a culture of harassment that's long-existed under them.
"It's really the same kind of employer-oriented, secret approach that the Legislature has used the whole time," says Iwu.
Assembly rules chair Ken Cooley says the point of the hearings is to craft something collaborative.
"I actually don't feel like we were saying, 'We're going to hold a hearing and you can download an agenda here'. I think we're saying we're going to reexamine what we do and we're going to be listening," says Cooley.
A spokesman for the Senate leader has also pledged transparency as that chamber's investigations progress.


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Schumer blinked. The Democrats held the country hostage for illegal immigration. More specifically, they were holding our military hostage to give amnesty to illegal immigrants. Congressional Republicans held their ground when the government shut down after Friday's midnight deadline passed, and in the end, Democrats realized they jumped the shark.
Democrats in red states saw we won big time. America was disgusted with the left's tactics, and couldn't go on any longer. This is how we win — by rallying together and fighting.
On Monday morning, a telephone call to the White House comment line reminded callers that the federal government was shutdown and offered the Trump administration's explanation for why: "Unfortunately, we cannot answer your call today because congressional Democrats are holding government funding for our troops and other national security priorities hostage to an unrelated immigration debate," a recording said. "Due to this obstruction the government is shut down."
The Senate voted 81-18 on Monday to end the three-day old government shutdown, with Democrats joining Republicans to clear the way for the passage of a short-term spending package that would fund the government through February 8 in exchange for a promise from Republican leaders to address the fate of young, undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers.
"In a few hours, the government will reopen," said Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader. "We have a lot to do."The procedural vote does not immediately end the shutdown. The Senate must still grant final approval of the bill, and it must then be approved by the House.
But final passage is a formality, and after a weekend of partisan finger-pointing — in which Democrats branded the shutdown the "Trump Shutdown," after President Trump, and Republicans branded it the "Schumer shutdown" — the vote offered both parties a way out of an ugly impasse that threatened to cause political harm to both parties.
Mr. Schumer, speaking on the Senate floor, announced that he and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, had "come to an arrangement" to adopt the three-week spending measure while continuing to negotiate a "global agreement" that would include the fate of the dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
Monday's vote came after a frantic weekend of work by a bipartisan group of more than 20 senators, who on Sunday night were discussing a plan in which the government would stay open through early February, coupled with a promise from Mr. McConnell to allow a vote on a measure to protect the Dreamers from deportation.
Mr. McConnell pledged Monday morning that he would permit a "free and open debate" on immigration next month if the issue had not been resolved by then. But his promise was not enough for many Democrats, and on Monday morning, moderate Senate Democrats were still pressing for more in exchange for their votes to end the shutdown.
By the time of the vote just after noon on Monday, the moderate Democrats were predicting the vote would pass.
"We're going to vote to reopen the government," Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, a Democrat whose state is home to thousands of federal workers, told reporters. Mr. Warner said there was now a "path clear on how we're going to get a full-year budget and we got a path clear on how we're going to start an immigration debate."
Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he was a "strong" yes.
"I said before trust but verify," he said of Mr. McConnell. "He made this commitment publicly in the Senate floor. He was much more specific than he was last night. And frankly I think this is an important opportunity for him to demonstrate that he will carry through."
— Sheryl Gay Stolberg
"I am pleased that Democrats in Congress have come to their senses and are now willing to fund our great military, border patrol, first responders, and insurance for vulnerable children. As I have always said, once the Government is funded, my Administration will work toward solving the problem of very unfair illegal immigration. We will make a long-term deal on immigration if, and only if, it is good for our country."
Mr. McConnell said on Monday morning that the Senate would move ahead with a scheduled procedural vote at noon on a proposal to fund the government through Feb. 8, and he urged his colleagues to put an end to the shutdown.
"Every day we spend arguing about keeping the lights on is another day we cannot spend negotiating DACA or defense spending or any of our other shared priorities," Mr. McConnell said, referring to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program put in place by the Obama administration that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Mr. McConnell reiterated a pledge he offered on Sunday night that he intended for the Senate to take up immigration legislation in February if the issue has not been resolved by then. A major question as senators seek to end the shutdown is what kind of commitment Mr. McConnell is willing to make regarding the consideration of legislation for the young immigrants, a central issue in the current impasse.
On Monday, Mr. McConnell pledged that the Senate's immigration debate would have "a level playing field at the outset and an amendment process that is fair to all sides."
"The very first step is ending the government shutdown," he said.
— Thomas Kaplan
Moderate Senate Democrats Monday morning had sought a firmer commitment from Mr. McConnell that the Senate would move to address the fate of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants, known as Dreamers, in the coming weeks.
The Democrats were part of a bipartisan group of more than 20 senators working throughout the weekend to forge a compromise to reopen the government. Mr. McConnell signaled Sunday night that he was listening to their demands, saying from the Senate floor that he intended to move ahead with immigration legislation in February if the issue had not been resolved by then.
But on Monday, Democrats wanted more in exchange for the votes to end the shutdown.
"Well I think the first thing he needs to do is strengthen his statement from last night," said Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who votes with the Democrats. " 'I intend.' I would much rather he say, 'I commit' or 'I will move.'"
As senators from the group shuffled in and out of leadership offices, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona and another member of the group, expressed optimism that such a public statement by Mr. McConnell would be enough to win over enough Democrats to vote to end the shutdown. Some Democrats called on Mr. McConnell to delay a procedural vote schedule for noon.
The crux issue, it seemed, was whether the majority leader could be trusted to keep his word. Democrats have not forgiven Mr. McConnell for blocking the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland for almost a year pending the election of a Republican to the White House. And Mr. McConnell's promises to Republican Senators Flake and Susan Collins of Maine for votes on health care and immigration in exchange for their support of the tax cut have yet to materialize.
How much of the issue is that mistrust?
"Uh, most of it," said Senator Joseph Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia.
— Nicholas Fandos
A broad array of liberal advocacy groups — including unions and immigrants' rights activists — stepped up pressure on Democrats not to accede on Monday to any deal that does not include protections for the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers.
The advocates made clear that they do not trust Mr. McConnell.
"To anyone considering such a move, let me clear, promises won't protect anyone from deportation, because delay means deportation for us," said Greisa Martinez Rosas, advocacy director for America's Voice, an immigrant rights group.
Moderate Senate Democrats on Monday were seeking a firmer commitment from Mr. McConnell. But the groups remained skeptical. Vanita Gutpta, the president and chief executive officer of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, harked back to Democrats' vote on Friday to block a spending bill that would have kept the government open, without protecting the Dreamers.
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So, I was just wondering.
Could any of you give a dook less about the royal wedding of a prince and another pretty girl who has been duped into thinking that blending her DNA with these particular British inbreds is a good idea?
The fact that a monarchy still has a place in our "civilized" society seems a bit out of place. Questionable breeding and folks with jangled teeth usually end up in a traveling big top extravaganza at some point. In the You Ess of A, they are called "circus folk."
Apparently in England, they're called "royalty."
Let's recap: Prince Willie has done what, exactly, to ascend to the position he was born into? Oh, that's right — nothing. He's a shiftless layabout, who was fortunate enough to be born into a family that prefers to keep their relatives close and their family even closer. Really close.
Modern genetics tells us that this line of thought is just … gross. That much inbreeding can only produce goblins, goons and a heap of worthless blight on humanity.
Which would explain why the royal family must be on such a fervent hunt for women that their gargoyle DNA won't muck up for future reptilian generations. I have a feeling that Lady Diana must have been one of the first experiments in non-cousin-coitus.
Unfortunately, Diana Spencer also came from a long line of icky intermingling. So, I can't with good conscience actually say that Prince Willie or his ginger brother have yet to wash off their gene pool stink yet.
Which brings us back to Kate Middleton. Wait, what? Miss Middleton's parents were flight attendants? That can't be right. Hold on, Wikipedia session. I'll be right back.
OK. So apparently Kate has zero royal plasma running through her veins and is a terrorist sleeper, planted by her parents and the Muslim Brotherhood. You can't see it? Ugh, you people are so blind to the truth. Sheeple.
Her parents were "flight attendants" stationed in Amman, Jordan, where little Katie went to an English nursery school. She is very obviously a Muslim Brotherhood plant who hates our freedom and is on a mission to disrupt the Anglo-Saxon way of life. It's a schemingly obvious pursuit toward the destruction of Israel as a … uh … wait. Did Glenn Beck just slam his blackboard on my skull?
I just remembered. All of this is boring and I don't care in the slightest. Prince Billy can take whatever bride he likes and walk her through all the vacuously pompous rites that he and his rotting family tree would like but it doesn't make their lives any more important than ours.
It's dumb. Admit it. Kings, queens, princes, princesses? It only really works in fairy tales and video games. Otherwise, it just sounds like a shiny, big-toothed dictatorship, subsidizing a way of life for people who neither deserve nor appreciate what they've been born into.
So, let's make a collective middle-finger endorsement to Bill and Kate.
Best of luck … smooshbags.
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Like some gawker slowing down to linger over a roadside disaster scene or a NASCAR junkie unable to tear himself away from video footage of some particularly spectacular speedway carnage, I find myself returning again and again to the Nov. 2 election results.
I should have known better than to bring up the subject to my friend Romero. "What disaster?" he inquired brightly. "I don't know why you liberals never learn from your mistakes. Why don't you cope the way I have?"
What? Sink even more deeply into cynicism? Move to Vancouver? Stay in bed with the down comforter pulled up over my ears? What 'coping' are you talking about?
He paused to make sure I got the emphasis he intended. "I've decided to become a Republican," he said.
I looked for the little twitch around the mouth or the slight crinkling of the eyes that would indicate this was merely weird Romero humor, an elaborate setup leading into what was sure to be one of his acerbic commentaries on the stupidity of the voting public.
But there were no cues. Could he actually have thrown in with the GOP? He couldn't have ... could he? God knows there probably is deep within us all a frustrated Republican yearning to break free, a perennial loser eager to be on the winning side at least once, a shadow millionaire capitalist salivating over the possibility of finally being on the receiving end of a tax cut.
Only conscience, family upbringing and some vestigial sense of social justice keeps that latent inner yuppie under control. Under the right set of pressures, who knows? Stronger men than Romero have buckled.
"A Republican? You? Um, I don't quite know how to put this, but after all, you are a Mexican. Will they let you in?"
"Ha! You haven't been paying attention, I can see. Don't you know that Bush had the backing of Hispanics in this election? The papers were full of it. I'll be right at home. Besides," he sniffed, "I'm not a Mexican any more; I'm a 'Southwest Hispanic' now. UNM says so."
Actually, despite the misleading headlines, Kerry still won a top-heavy majority of votes cast by New Mexico's Latinos. It's just that they didn't turn out in the numbers they usually do. I attribute that to heavy-handed clerical involvement in some parishes that warned against voting for a pro-choice candidate.
Arguing theology is rarely productive, so I concentrated instead on family guilt. "Do your kids know about this? And your elderly mother; can her heart take it if she finds out? And your wife—I know she's not going to be happy about this."
It was scary. He actually sneered like Dick Cheney as he rasped that he wouldn't let himself be influenced by such considerations, since, "you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."
Right before my eyes he was morphing into a Republican. I noticed he had moved his wallet closer to his heart. It could be protected more easily there if a pickpocket made a grab. Self-consciously, I kept both my hands on top of the table, in clear view.
"Look," I whispered, "you have to keep a broader perspective. The Democrats actually took control of several previously Republican state legislatures in states like Montana and Colorado. And we made great strides in organization and fund raising. Don't give up; it'll get better." But my voice cracked and he noticed.
"You liberals," he snorted. "Always hopeful. But do you realize the Republicans have won seven of the last 10 presidential races? How can you say things are getting better? I'm being realistic, damn it. I want to go out a winner."
Then I had an inspiration. "Do you know why Kerry conceded so quickly, Romero?"
I mean not half a day after the polls closed, when lots of us were clamoring for legal challenges, recounts, protracted battles, he cashed it in; bowed out graciously. "Did you wonder why?" I said. "He took a close look at the next few years and decided he wasn't going to be the one presiding over the disaster ahead."
Think of it. We sink $50 billion deeper into debt every month, with no end in sight; not even an easing-up in sight. That debt will come due soon. And the Iraq War, a black hole into which 50 American soldiers vanish each month, along with enough dollars to rebuild all our schools and house all our homeless, tasks we won't undertake because we can't afford them.
And the War on Terror, that never-ending nightmare in which the more terrorists we destroy the more we create so that our "successes" pave the road for some future unthinkable disaster. All those chickens will be coming home to roost soon. "I think John Kerry decided that George ought to be the one saddled with fixing the mess he's created," I concluded.
Romero blinked. He was weighing the truth of what I'd said; I had him. He wouldn't want to become a Republican only to get stuck holding the bag.
"Damn," he said. "I never knew just how fiendishly clever you Democrats are. Who would have thought of that ploy: losing the election to make sure Bush doesn't get bailed out. I tip my hat."


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As a younger rider, my coach failed to take the training wheels off. I was taught some valuable skills, but never learned to think by myself until I became a professional and had sink or swim.
Now, as a certified coach, I'm always asking how I can be a better communicator and mentor.
I think Equine Canada says it well in a recent "Coaches Corner"…
The goal of teaching is to transmit knowledge: facts, steps, processes.
The goal of coaching is to facilitate the participant's learning process.
The coach helps a rider to-
- combine skills, and facts making decisions appropriate to the moment,
- to make judgement calls without waiting for precise direction from their instructor
- learn from multiple sources: the horse, the situation, their own mistakes, and observation of others.


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Angels & Readings
Angel cards & readings
Angel readings can help you put your life into perspective. With the help of the angelic realms they can help shed light on where you are now, what's blocking you and where you're heading in the future.
What the workshop covers.
What are Angels, Archangels, Angels & their special responsibilities, connecting with Angels, Angel Signs, Angel Meditation Angel Card Readings learn about the seven main Angels and how to do Angel card readings.
Everyone one gets to practice and share thoughts or experiences on Angels with a group discussion, enjoy a lovely meditation, it's a nice relaxed day that will leave you feeling calm and refreshed.
8th April – 10.30am to 2.30 pm. Please bring a Note Pad & Angel Cards, lunch if you wish, Tea & Coffee will be provided.
You will need to book you place and make your payment up front as places are limited.
Cost £30 payment in full please (use the pay pal link on Book a Reading page)
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