text:
Just Another White Guy Talking About Feminism and Race
What an embarrassment of funnybook riches last week: Grant Morrison's long-awaited Wonder Woman: Earth One, the comics debut of journalist Ta-Nehesi Coates on Black Panther, and the latest issue of Alan Moore's Providence. So… That's a comic about a feminist icon, a comic about the first black super hero, and a comic about a massively influential horror author who never wrote about women and was a noted racist. Sometimes, these things just write themselves…
Wonder Woman: Earth One
by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette
This book is just…
I mean…
What Morrison and Paquette have pulled off here is kind of astounding. Not only have they come up with the freshest modern take on Wonder Woman I've ever seen (and I've seen most of them), they've done it by putting the character's built-in feminism front and center, embracing her creator's bondage fetish, and maybe most refreshingly by bringing a sense of fun to the whole thing that the character hasn't enjoyed since William Moulton Marston died. But I think Etta Candy puts it best:
Heh. I suppose I should properly call her BETH Candy, since that's how Morrison has renamed this 21st Century version of Wonder Woman's oldest supporting character. But (the obvious joke notwithstanding) Etta's such a great name that I'm going to have a hard time remembering the change.
Anyway. Yes. Science fiction lesbians. With a side of bondage. That's as good a description of the Amazons as you're going to get. It's a bit sensationalist, perhaps, and might seem at odds with Wonder Woman's deeply feminist roots. To understand why Morrison would take that tack, you have to look back to the Golden Age of comics, and Wonder Woman's creator, the aforementioned William Moulton Marston.
Marston was a fascinating figure, well-worth reading about in his own right (the Wikipedia is, as always, a good place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Moulton_Marston). What you need to understand about him for our purposes here, though, is that he was heavily into bondage. But this wasn't just some kind of fantasy kink for him. Domination and submission were central to his overall philosophy of life. Basically, he believed that the world would never know peace until everyone learned to enjoy submission as much as they enjoyed the domination that most people seek over their lives. He also believed that women were morally superior to men, and thus the proper masters of society.
Wonder Woman was a four-color expression of those ideas, a woman of such obvious moral and physical strength that any man who wasn't completely deluded would have to admit to her superiority. She also expressed Marston's philosophy directly, explaining it in a tone so matter-of-fact that it seemed like a commonly-held view, rather than a radical restructuring of traditional sexual dynamics.
Of course, Wonder Woman also got tied up a lot, and talked about how the Amazons tied each other up for fun, so yeah. It's complicated. Morrison and Paquette embrace those complications, though, developing an Amazon society built on principles of love, truth, feminine superiority, and bondage without shame. Submitting to a "loving authority" is considered strength in Amazon society, an admission of truth that recognizes someone as a true superior when it's warranted. And that superior, in turn, is bound by this trust to accept it, honor it, and not take advantage of it (thus the loving authority, rather than the cruel martinet).
This superior person must also, naturally, be a woman. The Amazons removed themselves from the corruption of "Man's World" 3000 years ago, and for the most part haven't looked back. Men are at best considered inferior, but mostly they're just despised. Therefore, Amazon society is built on entirely feminine principles, reflected even in their architecture, with buildings constructed around curves and arches and breast-like domes.
Their technology is designed along similar, though slightly more gynecological, lines. The seats on the Amazon's rocket bikes, for instance (because, yes, the Amazons have rocket bikes), have a sort of oblong, vaginal shape to them. Even Wonder Woman's invisible jet is designed so that the central body of the plane is surrounded on either side by graceful flowing wings that look as much like labia as the swan's wings they're supposed to represent.
They've externalized the bondage stuff, too, making it a part of their relationships and sex play. We get hints of this in a few places, but the least spoilery of those is maybe the Festival of Diana. This is a giant Amazon party in honor of the goddess of the hunt (and Wonder Woman's namesake), and it's a wild time. There's jousting and hunting and all manner of decadent stuff going on.
Which brings us to the whole "sci-fi lesbians" thing. Morrison, while not making a big deal out of it, also doesn't shy away from the idea that the Amazons have sex with each other. Because of course they do. They've isolated themselves from men completely, and three thousand years is a long time. People have needs. So, being a tribe of eternally youthful warrior women made into super model geniuses through advanced science, they fulfill those needs in style.
And with a certain fetishistic glee. Because in addition to all the fightin' and lovin', there are Amazons running around in deer costumes, who are presumably hunted and caught, then strung up to be "skinned" by having their costumes removed with what I can only assume is languorous care. Most of that takes place in the background, but a couple of the deer women are still bound and in costume the next morning, when they're all lying around basking in the afterglow:
But enough salacious details. This is an overwhelmingly positive updating of Marston's vision for Wonder Woman, capturing the character's original innocence, power, and fun. Because fun was always a huge part of Marston's Wonder Woman tales. They're simple stories for children, and often crudely-executed. But they're also wildly entertaining, inventive, and anarchic. I can't read many of them in a row, but taken in small doses, they're great. There's blood in them, a vitality that I don't think the strip has had since.
Until now. This is definitely a vital Wonder Woman, a full-blooded Wonder Woman, and a Wonder Woman who is enormously fun to read about. She's simultaneously feisty and loving, angry and hopeful. She loves Amazon society, but also chafes against her role in it. All great contradictions that render her human, on top of being an icon. We've had a bit too much of the icon in modern takes, I think, with writers putting her up on one pedestal or another, a lofty ideal that can't be touched. Brian Azzarello's take on her with the New 52 relaunch was an exception to that rule, certainly, but I liked his run more in concept than execution.
Morrison and Paquette pull it off better, giving her human foibles, like her well-meaning but utterly misjudged attempt to engage in a little Amazon play-time with Steve Trevor…
…but also scattering stars across the page whenever she does something awesome:
Such a fun detail. But the book is full of fun details. I mean, Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls are in this thing, for god's sake! And Etta's the best, a thoroughly modern body-positive plus-size young lady, full of sass and bisexual, to boot.
Morrison's even resurrected her Golden Age catch-phrase of "Woo Woo!" Which… Good lord. She absolutely shouldn't work. Seriously, that character should get on my last nerve. But somehow, she doesn't. Part of it's the attitude, I think…
…but part of it's also the fact that Wonder Woman Earth One is such a great ride. It stumbles a bit in the early going, with some awkward storytelling in a few places. But somewhere along the way (I couldn't tell you exactly when) all that smooths out, and this thing turns into a freight train of a reading experience. The more stuff I recognized from Marston, the more I realized how far Morrison was going to take the feminism and the kink, the more layers he added to what seemed far simpler characters and situations, the more I got into it. The what-the-fuckness of it all gave way to admiration and, yes, wonder, and somewhere in there I realized that I was along for the ride. Wherever it took me.
Whew. Even after all that, I feel like I've only scratched the surface of the stuff going on in this book. Morrison has long had a knack for defining characters and situations with single lines of dialogue, and that skill is on display in full force here. To really unpack this thing and delve into all the interesting permutations of it would take far more space than I have room for here. And would spoil a good read, to boot. So we'll leave it at this: Wonder Woman Earth One is the best Wonder Woman story I've ever read. It was the best comic released last week, and if your local funnybook store still has copies, you should pick one up for yourself. As a hardcover OGN, it's a little expensive. But, seriously. This is the goods.
Grade: A
Well, that was a fun column this week, and– Oh, hell. I've still got the black hero and the racist to deal with…
Black Panther 1
by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze
The Black Panther is, I think, a tough character to write, and for much the same reason Wonder Woman's hard to write: he's an icon. A character that means an awful lot to an awful lot of people. Because he's not just the first black super hero. He's also the king of an African nation. And Wakanda is not just any African nation, either. It's an African nation that is the oldest and most technologically-advanced nation on Earth, a four-color Afrofuturist dream.
That's a lot of weight to put on any character, even one as inherently cool as the Panther. And, holy crap, is he ever cool. I first ran across him as a kid, when he was a member of the Avengers, and dug him immediately. Cool name, cool mask, cool black-on-black costume… And he was as good a fighter as Captain America, but with claws built into his gloves! Freaking awesome! He made such an impression on me, in fact, that in later years, I remembered him being a permanent fixture on the Avengers team, even though he wasn't actually in most of the Avengers stories I read as a child. That's how large he loomed in my mind.
But for some reason, I've never really followed his solo series. I've sampled it, but never stuck with it. For one reason or another, it's never quite grabbed me the way I wanted it to. The stories often seemed very focused on the importance of his role as king, and on the importance of Wakanda as a nation. Which is fine as an introduction, but… I'm a big "show me don't tell me" guy. I'd rather have Wakanda's importance proven to me in stories that were compelling in their own right. Make it an amazing place that anyone would want to live, instead of yelling at me about how amazing it is.
Which brings us, at last, to the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates, who is the primary reason I picked this comic up. Coates is a respected journalist and cultural commentator, a writer on the African-American experience whose work has seen print in some of the most prestigious publications in America. He is a Really Big Deal, the kind of guy you do not expect to see writing a funnybook. I'm not sure he's ever even written fiction before. But he's a comics fan. This is something he's always wanted to do. And his reputation is such that I had to see how the book turned out.
"Pretty good," is my initial impression. There is a little of the stuff about the importance of Wakanda, and the Panther's role as king, but it works more as backdrop, important context for the story Coates wants to tell. And that story is, potentially, really interesting. Ever the journalist, Coates is placing Wakanda in a situation many real-world African nations face every day: the threat of insurgency, and civil war. That seems like an odd threat for an Afrofuturist utopia, but the groundwork for it was laid before Coates ever came on the scene. The last few years of Black Panther stories have involved war between kings, as the Panther, Namor, and Dr. Doom have battled to the ruination of their respective kingdoms.
So Wakanda's in bad shape, and a psychic insurgent is taking advantage of it. Coates has only just gotten the ball rolling in his first issue, but already we see unrest inside Wakanda, and an army massing at the border. He's even broached the issue of why Wakanda needs a king at all, when so much of the world has embraced democracy. Interesting concepts to dig into with this character, concepts that allow Coates to concentrate on the Black Panther as an icon, but to also tell a compelling story with him.
Coates is ably assisted in that by Brian Stelfreeze, an experienced comics artist who is, reportedly, helping Coates learn the art of visual storytelling. Stelfreeze is also helping bring out the cool side of the Panther, subtly redesigning the mask to give it a more predatory profile, and having some fun with the character's super-science side at the same time. He's wisely left the suit's simple elegance alone, but I particularly like how the mask forms around his head when activated…
…and the symbols that appear on him when he activates different powers are pretty cool, too:
So it's a good start. But there are still some rough spots. The dialogue, for instance. Due to the character's regal bearing, his language has always been a bit elevated. But everybody in this book talks like that, and after awhile it gets to be a bit much. And maybe because of that dialogue, I found that I didn't connect to the characters as well as I think I was supposed to.
There's a sequence with one of the Panther's elite guard, who's going to be put to death not because she did something bad, but because she over-stepped her authority in doing something good. It speaks to the rigid culture of Wakanda, and plays into the questions about the validity of having a king. But I don't really feel for that character, even when her lover violates her own oath to rescue her, because they both talk like characters out of a bad fantasy novel. Not that I expect them to speak jive or anything (that would be far worse), but there's got to be a balance in there somewhere, and Coates hasn't found it yet.
The concepts are compelling, though, and I think he's heading in the right direction. I'm still undecided if I'm going to stick with this incarnation of Black Panther, but I'm certainly tempted. Mind you, if every issue costs five dollars like this one did, I'll be giving it a miss. It's interesting, but it ain't that interesting.
Grade: B+
Providence 9
by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows
It's a rarity that I don't lead a column off with this book. It's so very good, and deals in subject matter I find so very fascinating, that I feel compelled to feature it front and center. But this week, for reasons that should be obvious by this point, it has to come last.
I've spoken often in the past of my love for the work of HP Lovecraft. I find his concepts of cosmic dread compelling and his devotion to the weird delightful. His uniquely strange creations speak to me in ways more conventional horror writing often doesn't. He was a true original in a field that produces far too many imitators, and for that I will always love him.
His politics, however, I'm not so keen on.
To take the easier topic first, Lovecraft did not, near as I can tell, hate women. In fact, he seems to have thought rather highly of the ones he knew. But he wasn't very good with women, it seems, and that lead him to believe that he couldn't write one very convincingly. So he generally didn't write about them at all. But there doesn't seem to have been any sexism or hate behind it. More, it was an admission of a deficiency in himself. Something I'm sure Wonder Woman would approve of.
I can't say the same for how the Black Panther might feel about his racism. This is an issue any fan of Lovecraft's work has to wrestle with eventually: the man was a racist, plain and simple. It's not a big part of his writing. I might even argue that if you read only his major works, the stuff that's really worth reading for people who aren't (like me) obsessed with him, you might not twig to it at all. But if you hit the right stories… hoo boy. There's some pretty odious stuff in there. I won't run down a litany of his offenses, but "The Horror at Red Hook" is probably your go-to for racist Lovecraft stories (hint: the horror of the title is really the horror of miscegenation!).
I don't defend this stuff. It's indefensible. I won't even say that he was a product of his times. We have it on good authority from friends that Lovecraft's racist tendencies were a bit extreme, even for the early 20th Century. And he didn't just hate black people, oh no. He hated Asians, Italians, Arabs, Eskimos… He even hated other white people. He despised the Irish. He looked askance at the Russians. And he especially hated the Jews (even though he married one). He hated anyone, in short, who wasn't a white Anglo-Saxon Person like himself.
This hatred was irrational, of course (most racism is), and was born primarily of xenophobia. That xenophobia informed his writing, but thankfully the racism that came with it mostly didn't. Which is why I remain such a huge fan. Sometimes you have to separate the art from the artist, and that is something I do with Lovecraft. He had a great many good ideas, alongside the bad ones.
None of which has anything at all to do with this issue of Providence. No, this issue is devoted to Lovecraft's least xenophobic piece of writing: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, an extremely whimsical and metaphorical work in which (among a good many other strange happenings) a bunch of cats fly the protagonist to the moon. Alan Moore has, amazingly, recreated that scene here (though he stops short of Lovecraft's detailing of cat military rankings).
It makes for an utterly charming issue for the most part, even though it does feature the fulfillment of the ominous prophesy surrounding Our Hero Mr. Black and HP Lovecraft himself. Moore writes Lovecraft marvelously, capturing both his formal, antiquated way of speaking and the wry humor that comes out in his correspondence. It's a brief scene, and an ominous one in many ways. But I'm running extremely long here, so maybe I should save my analysis of that meeting for another time.
Grade: A


text:
Recently added item(s) ×
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Regular Price: $19
Special Price $5
| More than 5
Mango Wood Bracelet. The Thai crafter has a great tool in Mango wood and free hand to indulge in dramatic swirls and vibrant colors. Kiln-dried and lacquer-sealed to allow you a longer time to enjoy the unique look. They'll add color to your style.Mango Wood Versatile mango wood is so popular in decor and folk art because of its ability to hold finishes and its light weight, workability, and shaping characteristics.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Monday, January 20, 2014
DVD: Treasures 6: From the New Zealand Film Archive #1 -- January 20, 2014
Almost every review of the set that I have read talks about "Lyman H Howe's Famous Ride on a Runaway Train," a single reel released by Educational in 1921. He had made earlier versions in 1908 and 1914. Most of the footage in this version was shot before the 1920s. The print, found in New Zealand, matches with a sound track disk from the Library of Congress. It starts with an animated title sequence. A little boy oils a large locomotive. A title says his dad in an engineer. There is some nitrate deterioration over the title and a shot of an engineer starting a locomotive. There are scenes of trains passing through nice scenery. Then the trains go faster, some in undercranked shots. The "runaways" include at least three inclines. One I recognized as Southern California's Mount Lowe. Another stretch may have been shot on the down track of Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania's Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway. The movie was fun and I need to spend more time trying to identify locations.
The second movie was a Paul Terry Aesop's Fables, "Happy-Go-Luckies." A dog and a cat ride on a freight train and arrive at a dog show. They impersonate a unique dog and win the show. It was fun.
The trailer for Strong Boy, a John Ford film, is all that remains.
Upstream was a John Ford feature set almost entirely in a theatrical boarding house. I enjoyed the various types from vaudeville and the legitimate theater. I liked the ending, where the ham villain got his comeuppance.
"Birth of a Hat" was an industrial film from the Stetson Company. It began with a short history of hats and then went through the process of making a hat, from the pelt through every step. It was a very manual process and workplace safety was minimal.
"The Love Charm" was a Tiffany-Stahl one reeler shot in two color Technicolor. It was set in the South Seas. I was surprised to see that Duncan Renaldo had written it. Ann Christy, who had been Harold Lloyd's leading lady in Speedy, played the daughter of a trader. On seeing the handsome captain of a yacht, she tells her father "He is white, just like me." Hoo boy.
I'll write about the second half tomorrow.
On my other blog, The Pneumatic Rolling Sphere Carrier Delusion, I reviewed the fifth Treasures From the American Film Archives, The West:
Disc one: http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/treasures-5-west-1-january-11-2012.html
Disc two: http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/treasures-5-west-2-january-12-2012.html
Disc three: http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/treasures-5-west-3-january-19-2012.html
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Aeon For Ocean Aeon For Ocean
Here's a sample of our volunteer opportunities:VIEW AS
Please wait . . .
Mission Statement
To educate and increase awareness about ocean conservation and marine life among kids and their greater role in spreading the message to drive action.
Aeon for Ocean is a U.S.-based nonprofit founded by 7-year-old Aeon in Minnesota, to share knowledge about marine life, the oceans and our role in protecting this planet.
Our focus is on helping inland communities understand why the ocean matters and identify things they can do to protect the ocean. Through our Krill2Whale program and other initiatives, Aeon for Ocean is teaching kids they can save the World Ocean for eons!
Social Media
Would you recommend Aeon For Ocean?


text:
GTDC Panjim has one major drawback though - it has only a single lift at the lobby level with a limited load carrying capacity of 3-4 persons only. As a result when large groups like ours arrive we are constrained to stand in queues & there is a mini stampede outside the lift resulting in inconvenience,irritation,frustration especially for those located in higher floors.
Tonight was the Casino Night and Delton Royale boarding point and ferry was right across the road - Noah's Ark, RND Jetty. Dress code is strict and shorts and track suits are not permitted. Unsuspecting Guvrus unwittingly turned up in his track suit and was refused entry. But he calmly and quite unobtrusively headed back to the hotel to change & return. Our group was booked in a special package of Rs.3500/head and Rs.2500/free gaming coupons. This is a Gamers Paradise.
This was yet another sponsored night - I believe the chief sponsors were Gill & Pimp. Three cheers and hurray to these two for their graciousness ! Hip Hip Hurray !
I wish to report another significant development - that the Mech'71 ladies bonded so comprehensively that they decided to have their own whatsapp group. Accordingly Mech'71 Spouses group comprising 11 members was formed 22-1-2018 with Lata Sharma being the Chief Architect and Administrator.
|A captivating room view
|A Casino ship anchored on Mandovi River
|A new bridge across Mandovi under construction
|Scintillating room views
|The Delton Royale Casino
|More Casino Ships
|The ladies are ready to board the ferry onwards to Delton Royale Casino
|Images of Delton Royale at night
|Panjim Residency at night
|The boys are ready too
|An air of exuberant expectation


text:
Shooting meth
cowgirl anal plug fox tail fur 69 russian blonde teen natural tits *part 2*.
Father in law, bauty girl.
Pure Fucking College Thai Chick.
Want to find a partner you like Other? Find
Jill Age: 31. Im fun loving girl who like to spend good time in good company.(OUTCALL ONLY)I love to treavel and see new places, get new experience :)) and in my company u will never feel bord ;)Catch her number
tweaker couple shoot meth and fuck.
Shooting Meth - Side Effects and Dangers
Description: Slamming meth hard and fast pnp. meth whore worked over.
Views: 5243 Date: 2018-12-30 Favorited: 54


text:
Remodeling Zahir Pajaziti Square
Prishtina's citizens today seek for new lively gathering places where they could experience their neighboorhoods, where different cultures mix. Therefore squares are really important to city's social and especially economical future. As an urban renewal project, the municipality of Prishtina initiated the competition of remodeling the most central and relevant public space in Prishtina, the Zahir Pajaziti Square.
The competition asked the participants to expand the square footage by making a stronger connection to the area, by linking the space in front of "KEK Energy Corporation" building with the road in front of Grand Hotel to the current site.
The designing studio of the square, same as on the Ibrahim Rugova Square is the local practice Smart Project. While the winning contractor to rebuild this square is the consortium of Steda Kosova and Conex Group.
The Zahiri Pajaziti square is a site of constant activity, surrounded by building complexes storing shops and cafeterias on the ground floor and it's a home for Street Booksellers. The main goal of the remodeling project is to improve the daily social life by creating easier access to the current shops and cafeterias, a more suitable urban park and other required facilities with a holistic approach.
Unfortunately, the municipality of Prishtina didn't release any plans of the project at this stage. We will keep you updated as soon as we hear more about any further details.


text:
In space tantrum news, the most recently launched NASA space probe in currently pitching a fit in orbit.
Although the launch of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) went well, the onboard computer reportedly shut down LADEE's reaction wheels after she copped an unstable attitude on her way to orbit. Onlookers also reported seeing LADEE streaking across the night sky, until the computer forced her to put some clothes on. A NASA psychologist, who requested anonymity due to doctor-space probe confidentiality issues, suggested that being apart from the Minotaur V launch vehicle was causing separation anxiety.
"This is not an an unusual event in spacecraft," Ames Research Center director Pete Worden told reporters. "We screw up all the time! We launched the Hubble telescope with a broken lens, crashed a probe into Mars because someone used the metric system, and nearly froze Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon to death. Any time we get called on it, we just hold a special showing of The Right Stuff, and everyone forgets."
Worden went on, "I've been involved with a lot of missions particularly with small spacecraft. The really important thing is that we have full communications." The computer did what it was supposed to, and called the Minotaur V at the home of his father, M-V, in Orlando. The young couple has decided to take a break during LADEE's month-long mission. Worden assured the press, "We're pretty confident that we're going to get it [the relationship] in the right state."
The probe kicked up huge amounts of dust during its launch Friday night (as seen in the NASA photograph above). The Earth dust will be taken to the nearby Mid-American Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia to be searched for Martian life. Scientists are hoping the absence of interplanetary bacteria Maybe used to confirm recent theories that life began on Mars.
Once the probe reaches the moon, it will begin analyzing the practically non-existent lunar atmosphere using LADEE's Dust Analyzer. The LADEE-DA will try to explain a strange glow on the moon's surface 40 years ago without landing on the moon or going back in time. According to NASA, surface boundary exospheres like the moon's are the most common type of atmosphere in the solar system, occurring on all eight planets, except for Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
The probe will also deploy new infrastructure for an "interplanetary internet", based on NASA's Global Aerospace Gateway Architecture (GAGA). The LADEE-GAGA laser will be used as a relay station for the Lone Signal project, in the hopes of diverting spam-hating aliens away from the Earth.
Director Worden concluded the press conference by inviting reporters to a special showing of The Right Stuff tonight at 8PM.
(Click on the picture for the original story.)


text:
Energy sector running low on "mega deals" with conservative spending
Slowdown reflects pressure from investors to beef up finances
The pace of large mergers and acquisitions - so called megadeals - in the energy sector slowed significantly last year, even as plenty of smaller deals got done, according to new reports.
The slowdown reflected the pressure from investors in oil and gas companies to spend conservatively, pay down debt and focus on delivering profits, dividends and higher stock prices, according to reports from the consulting and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and the energy research firm Wood Mackenzie.
Last year's M&A activity started with a bang as big energy companies like Exxon Mobil spent billions of dollars to expand their holdings in the booming Permian Basin, the undisputed center of oil-drilling activity, but it ended with a whimper. The final three months saw the value of deals fall by nearly 50 percent compared with the same period in 2016, even as oil prices rose, according to PwC.
"The year ended on a hesitant note," said Joe Dunleavy, PwC energy, utilities and mining deals leader. "Many investors seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach to the rapidly changing market dynamics. Although most developments look positive, investors seem to be treading carefully."
Industry executives and analysts have echoed that assessment. After getting pummeled during the oil bust, investors in energy companies are looking to get paid, favoring profits over growth, cash flow over debt. Many executives have said they plan to move cautiously, although some analysts question how long that might last if oil prices continue their climb.
More Information
There were more energy deals last year than in 2016, but most of the deals were smaller and included fewer so-called mega deals and mergers:
- 224 U.S. energy deals in 2017, up 13 percent from 2016
- $182 billion value in U.S. energy deals in 2017, down 10 percent from 2016
- 68 deals in the fourth quarter of 2017, up 11 percent from Q4 2016
- $48.3 billion value in fourth-quarter deals, down 47 percent from Q4 2016
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers
By the numbers
There were more energy deals last year than in 2016, but most of the deals were smaller and included fewer so-called megadeals and mergers:
224 U.S. energy deals in 2017, up 13 percent from 2016
$182 billion value in U.S. energy deals in 2017, down 10 percent from 2016
68 deals in the fourth quarter of 2017, up 11 percent from Q4 2016
$48.3 billion value in fourth-quarter deals, down 47 percent from Q4 2016
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Oil gained 63 cents, or about 1 percent, to settle at $66.14 Friday in New York.
Overall, 2017 saw $182 billion in U.S. energy deals, down 10 percent from 2016. But the number of transactions - 224 deals - was up 13 percent from 2016.
At the same time, private equity money is playing a bigger role in the industry. Private equity investment firms accounted for 17 percent of U.S. energy deals in 2017 - the highest share since 2012.
But there were few megadeals valued at $5 billion or more in 2017. In addition, four of the seven megadeals last year involved insider deals between parent companies and subsidiaries.
The biggest deals involving unrelated companies were Houston's ConocoPhillips selling its Canadian assets to Cenovus Energy for more than $13 billion; EQT Corp. buying Rice Energy for more than $8 billion in a combination of Pennsylvania players; Exxon Mobil acquiring the Fort Worth-based Bass family's Permian assets for $6.6 billion; and, most recently, Houston's McDermott International's deal to acquire The Woodlands-based CB&I for $3.6 billion.
With much of the activity concentrated in the Permian early in the year, the transactions switched to other geographic areas as the costs of Permian assets rose significantly. South Texas' Eagle Ford Shale, Colorado's DJ Basin and the less talked about Green River formation all saw deal activity pick up. The Green River Shale is concentrated along the borders of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
Although the United States, the center of shale drilling activity, continues to lead the global resurgence, more international deal-making is likely in 2018 because of higher oil prices, according to Wood Mackenzie. Oil majors want to bolster their holdings and government-owned national oil companies are seeking to resume their growth.
Chinese and Russian energy companies could be particularly active in making acquisitions, Wood Mackenzie said.


text:
Home > Bikes > Kids Bikes > Boys Bikes
Despatch Normally within one to two days.
Brand: Ridgeback
The Ridgeback MX20 is a lightweight yet rugged bike for 6 to 10 years old kids featuring a Suntour fork for a smooth and confident ride. The MX20 is perfectly proportioned to provide smaller riders the best comfort and control while enjoying their bikes.


text:
Search for dissertations about: "sensitivity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 3081 swedish dissertations containing the word sensitivity.
1. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of BWR StabilityUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : KTH
Abstract : Best Estimate codes are used for licensing, but with conservative assumptions. It is claimed that the uncertainties are covered by the conservatism of the calculation. READ MORE
2. Oxidized nucleotides as a predictor of radiation sensitivityUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : Stockholm University
Abstract : The direct and indirect effects of IR can lead to DNA damage and activation of DNA repair. The indirect effects of ionizing radiation mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) which produced through radiolysis of water and if not taken care of by the antioxidant system, can also give rise to oxidative stress. READ MORE
3. A sensitivity analysis of the Winter-Kennedy methodUniversity dissertation from Luleå : Luleå University of Technology
Abstract : Hydropower is among the lowest-cost electrical energy sources due to its long lifespan and lower operation and maintenance cost. The hydro-mechanical components of hydropower plants generally last about four to five decades, then they are either overhauled or replaced. READ MORE
4. Bone Conduction Hearing in Human Communication - Sensitivity, Transmission, and ApplicationsUniversity dissertation from Luleå : Luleå University of Technology
Abstract : Sound perceived via Bone Conduction (BC) consists of vibrations transmitted to the cochleae through the skull bone from either one's own voice, the surrounding sound field, or a BC transducer. In two-way communication systems, BC is believed to improve the sound quality when used in specific environments, e.g. READ MORE
5. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Methods with Applications to a Road Traffic Emission ModelUniversity dissertation from Matematiska institutionen
Abstract : There is always a need to study the properties of complex input–output systems, properties that may be very difficult to determine. Two such properties are the output's sensitivity to changes in the inputs and the output's uncertainty if the inputs are uncertain. READ MORE


text:
today, REISEN Hamburg 2015 will open its doors. With "Setting Sail!" as this year's slogan, the tremendous interest in cruising will in the spotlight of the largest holiday, caravanning, outdoor and cycling exhibition of the German North. According to the lastest tourism analysis, cruise holidays bundle five keys reasons for holidaying. The Port of Hamburg particularly benefits from the boom of cruising, and is currently constructing its third cruise terminal to prepare for rising passenger numbers.
This news and other topics from Hamburg and its metropolitan region will be featured in this week's edition of our newsletter. All topics mentioned therein are summaries of news presented in depth on the business platform Hamburg News. You can access the bilingual platform at www.hamburg-news.hamburg.
Best regards
The editorial team of Hamburg News


text:
8104 Old Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40291
Contact Us
Head shot of a lady
Want to try a new service out? Get a gift card now and book it when we reopen for services! As part of our efforts to still serve you during our closure, we are offering you a $100 Gift Card for just $80 aka 20% off your Gift Card Purchase! Offer is available until May 15th. Gift cards will be valid for a year after we reopen. Help support your local small businesses!
Use code "STAYWELL" to activate this special offer.
Our number one priority is the health and safety of our guests and team. Therefore, We have decided to be pro-active and close our physical location today, March 17th, at noon until March 31st.
We plan to reopen on April 1st, 2020.
We will be continuing our consultations via video call while our physical location is closed. If you are interested in any of the services we offer, please click on the button below or give us a call at (502) 690-6029 to schedule a complimentary video call. We would love to discuss your health goals and partner with you on meeting those goals when we reopen.
Purchase a gift card to use when we reopen and SAVE 20%! Use the code STAYWELL and get this special offer on here at Blue Halo Med Spa. Available until May 15
Use Promocode: STAYWELL
We can ship skincare products to you! Just contact us and we'll get your products shipped to you asap!
Or call us at (502) 690-6029
Thankfully we are unaware of any current COVID-19 exposure at Blue Halo Med Spa, but we want to take the necessary precautions at this time to protect our team and guests.
We will continue the added cleaning efforts when we reopen. This is a difficult time for many small business so we ask you to consider supporting local businesses in any way you can. Stay tuned on Facebook and Instagram as we prepare to return to normal.
Stay well,
Rhonda Hatfield
Owner at Blue Halo Med Spa


text:
Buick's all-new 1971 boattail Riviera featured bold styling that harked back to classic 1930's Auburn speedsters. Now you can own this landmark Buick. Replicated to perfection with the original "wraparound" front and rear chrome bumpers. Monstrous 330 hp V-8. Authentic "vinyl" roof. Sport bucket seats. And meticulously recreated dash. Absolutely stunning. Order today!
- Over 120 Parts!
- Detailed Interior!
- Powerfull 455 V-8 Under the Hood!
- Buick's Boattail Classic!


text:
Four successful workshops on Science and Values in Radiological Protection Decision Making have thus far been held in 2008 (Finland), 2009 (France), 2012 (Japan) and 2015 (Russia). To continue advancing the integration of new scientific radiological protection and technological developments, and evolving the understanding of social considerations into decision making in circumstances involving the radiological aspects, the NEA Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) was prompted to organise the Fifth Workshop on Science and Values in Radiological Protection Decision Making.
The fifth workshop – hosted by the University of Milan – addressed the complexity and multi-faceted nature of radiological protection situations (e.g. uncertainty and variability of scientific-social-ethical aspects, etc.) as inputs to radiological protection decision making and approaches to decision implementation.
The workshop not only addressed issues that have been particularly evident in a post-accident context, but also those that were commonly seen as aspects of importance in other radiological protection circumstances. It focused on ethics and uncertainty in the context of the three following key topics:
|Topic A
|Topic B
|Topic C
|Challenges of managing uncertainty of low-dose effects in chronic public exposure situations
|Medical screening: RP ethics and uncertainties in justification and implementation
|Ethics of radiological protection in occupational exposure situations
Aspects of justification, trust and acceptability were also addressed. In addition to this, the workshop's Italian hosts presented national radiological protection issues and research.
The workshop aimed at understanding how the science and values aspects of the three topics might influence the evolution of the system of radiological protection, and how these aspects should be included and transparently articulated in radiological protection decision making.
The workshop was be built around parallel breakout session discussions and focused more on the values aspects of radiological protection decision making than on the science aspects.
Radiological protection experts involved in decision making and stakeholder involvement, and social scientists working on radiological protection-related understanding and decision-making issues were part of the target audience.
The workshop was held over 2.5 days. It included invited speakers along with discussions focusing on the three workshop topics listed above. The science and values aspects of each topic were presented in a plenary, followed by three parallel breakout sessions for a detailed discussion of each of the three key topics.
When registering for the workshop, participants were asked to select their preferences for the three key topics and the workshop organisers assigned balanced groups to each breakout session. Although all formal presentations were be by invitation, participants could bring short presentations (3-5 minutes maximum) to succinctly present their views and stimulate the discussion during breakout sessions.
Download the workshop programme.
The workshop was conducted in English.
The workshop was held at:
University of Milan
Palazzo Greppi, Sala Napoleonica
Via Sant'Antonio 12
Download the presentations in PDF format.
Dr Ted Lazo and Ms Laurène Henry
Division of Radiological Protection and Human Aspects of Nuclear Safety
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
46, quai Alphonse le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt
Tel.: +33 1 45 24 11 43
Last reviewed: 9 October 2018


text:
3 Female musicians who have redefined philanthropy
The music business is definitely a very demanding field in show business. The constant pressure from the record company for an artist to produce records, sell merchandise and go on tours becomes very taxing after a period of time. It is also quite a widespread notion that musicians never make enough money unless they hit it big time.
It is a well-known fact that talk show host Oprah spends a large part of her billions on philanthropy and that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo donates a sufficient portion of his earnings to charity. However, owing to the immersive nature of the music business, it is not common that musicians end up pursuing philanthropy. Below is a list of female musicians who have gone against such a norm to pursue it.
1. Beyonce
In 2002, Beyonce and her band Destiny's Child endeavoured to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS. They donated 30,000 dollars along with 300 custom-designed dolls based on the band, to an AIDS Foundation retreat programme in Houston. From the very beginning of her solo performing career in 2003, she was a strong proponent for the eradication of hunger across the globe. She has taken part in concerts to provide aid every month to over 80,000 natives from South Africa. During one of her tours, she even asked attendees contribute by donating canned goods or a sum of 5 dollars to help eradicate domestic hunger in Chicago.
She has also been known to be very active in donating to help drug rehabilitation facilities. In 2008, she donated the paycheck worth 4 million dollars from an acting gig with Cadillac Records to a drug rehabilitation centre in Phoenix.
2. Shakira
The Colombian singer established the Barefoot Foot foundation which provides aid to the impoverished youth residing in Columbia and those neighbouring it. One of the several objectives of the Foundation is to continue working until all children have acquired excellence in education and every one of the promise in the Millenium Development Goals have been fulfilled. Since 1997, the Foundation has set up more than five schools and implemented adequate access to education and nutrition to more than 30,000 children and their families in Colombia.
In 2003, despite being the youngest nominee, she was branded as "Goodwill Ambassador" of UNICEF due to her constant endeavour to create awareness on education, internationally. The "Hips Don't Lie" singer has utilized her popularity to become voice for the organization ever since.
3. Whitney Houston
The singer who was affectionately nicknamed "The Voice" was responsible for many philanthropic contributions in the 90s. These include her founding a global non-profit known as the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, which was a relief centre that was responsible for taking care of many children who were disabled due to homelessness.
The generous grants that were accumulated throughout the 90s were used by the organization to set up rehabilitation and recreational facilities for children in the United States. She also contributed 300,000 dollars for the upliftment of children in South Africa. Houston also heavily endorsed the Diabetes Fund for Children by contributing millions of dollars towards the cause.


text: There's so much to be said about Mutemath's fourth album. Vitals bares a new sound, quite far from their established drum-hitting and bass-slapping trademark. With synths up front, the band has clearly played with more lingering melodies that call for full-body dancing for most tracks – definitely an upgrade from merely bopping your head to the music. That being said, the timing of Vitals's release may seem like its weak link. With a ton of dance-y albums coming mostly from new artists nowadays, the amount of craft and sincerity in its creation may seem to be overshadowed. However, what justifies this electropop direction would be the gems hidden in the details that you uncover when you listen to it with headphones (or a really good sound system). Some standouts include opening track "Joy Rides" (this has the best vocal layering in the album), "Light Up" (an interestingly written serenade for old love), "Best of Intentions" (levels up in danceability), and "Used To" (particularly for the punchy handclaps in an emotional song). Although I wouldn't say this is my favorite Mutemath record, I believe this is necessary for growth, for the band's future, for shows they have yet to perform (they're known to be one of the best bands to see live), as Mutemath proves to reinvent themselves for every album they release. Vitals might just make you excited to watch them play in person. I know I am. [CR] | 4/5


text:
Showing 1-3 of 3
By: Burgess, Gelett and Will Irwin
Price: $35.00
Publisher: New York City, McClure, Phillips & Company: 1904
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 7394
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Light corner bumps and general aging. Some pages untrimmed . The book is square and securely bound. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 284 pages; Collection of short stories set in California and dealing with the more colorful population of that city. Burgess was the author of "The Purple Cow." Very attractive copy. View more info
By: Leconte, Joseph
Price: $130.00
Publisher: San Francisco, The Sierra Club/ Taylor and Taylor: 1930
Edition: Limited Edition
Seller ID: 9156
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Boards are lightly sunned where something has been on top of book. Frontispiece portrait of LeConte has offset on to tissue guard, otherwise NF. No dust jacket as issued. ; B&W Photos; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages; Joseph LeConte, for whom Mount LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains is named, was a native of Georgia and practiced medicine before taking a post as a professor of natural science at the new University of California in 1869. In 19870, with a group of students, made a camping trip into the High Sierras and Yosemite. This is his journal of that trip. It was originally printed ... View more info
By: Lee, W. Storrs
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York, Funk & Wagnalls: 1968
Edition: Third Printing
Seller ID: 11599
Condition: with no dust jacket
Light general wear and aging, in the area between VG+ and NF. Square and securely bound. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 537 pages; Stoies and essays by well-known California writers about different locales in that state. Quite and interesting take on California. View more info


text:
Home security is a matter that all home owners need to be concerned about. Creating a home that is safe for you, your family, and your property is a vital task. Installing a security fence around the border of your yard is one of the most important things you can do when creating a fully-secure home.
Types of Security Fences
In order to maximize the security potential of your new fence, you need to choose the type that's right for your property, climate, and budget. Here are a few of the most common types of security fences and the features that make them unique.
Chain link fence: An affordable form of fencing used on commercial and residential properties. Sold by the foot, chain link fencing is suspended between evenly spaced steel fence posts and supported at the top by a tension wire.
Vinyl fence: A vinyl fence may be made to imitate wood or metal fence material or may be added to an existing chain link fence for added strength and security. Vinyl is a flexible material that is easy to clean and available in many colors.
Wooden fence: This is a traditional form of fencing, popular on residential properties. The height of a wooden fence can vary, as can the width and placement of each fence unit.
Additional Security Features
A fence's security depends on the material it's made from, its height, and its thickness. However, even the tallest and thickest fence is poor security if no thought has been given to gates and locks. Your gates can be secured by a single lock or multiple ones.
Key lock: A standard mechanical cylinder lock with internal tumblers. This can be installed with basic tools and changed as necessary.
Electronic lock: These locks are secured by a numerical keypad and/or electronic card reader and can be reprogrammed for added security. A gate with an electronic lock will secure automatically when it closes.
Slide latch: Offering minimal security, a slide latch functions to keep the gate close rather than to seriously deter unauthorized persons. However, more advanced models can be secured with a padlock or combination lock.
Locking latch: Similar to a slide lock, a latch will keep a gate securely closed though will not provide added security unless locked by the user. Modern latches have a space for the addition of a padlock; once in place, the padlock prevents the latch from operating.
Securing Your Property
The security fence you choose and have installed is a long-term investment in home security and in the value of your property. To get the most out of your fence and other security features, carefully consider your options before making a final decision; revising your fence at a later date can be very expensive. Consider any children you have in your family. Do you want a gate that secures automatically so they can't open it from inside the yard or are you more comfortable with one that they can use as necessary? How will your pets impact the fence - and vice versa? And finally, what is your budget?
Your home's security should be one of your top priorities. By making wise decisions about fences, gates, and locks, you can significantly add to your properties overall security.


text:
Fleet Management System with OBD Interaction
WEITERSTADT, Germany, August 10, 2005 - Si-Gate GmbH, a leader in the field of Automotive Electronic Development has announced the addition of the FMS-Series Fleet Management System to their product line-up.
The Si-Gate FMS-Series goes far beyond where typical AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) systems leave off. It is a full-featured AVL system that is also able to gather important vehicle data by communicating with vehicle bus protocols such as CAN via the OBD (On Board Diagnostic) connector. The transmission of the gathered data is an overlapped system using multiple communication protocols via DTE compatible V.24, GPRS, or WLAN. This provides an added security when it is critical that there is not an interruption in the flow of data. "We are very excited about being able to offer this new product to our customers. It leverages our extensive knowledge of vehicle bus systems and brings enhancements to current AVL technology in a very innovative way." said Robert Newberry, CEO of Si-Gate GmbH.
With this unique ability to interact directly with the vehicles communication bus, the Si-Gate FMS-Series of Fleet Managers is able to receive all of the vehicles diagnostic information, use configure-able warning codes, and gather vehicle information which is completely out of reach for other AVL systems. This is done by the combination of 22 inputs, 2 high speed CAN and 1 K-Line/LIN inputs, together with 8 outputs.
The amount of configure-ability in the Si-Gate FMS-Series provides fleet managers a new level of information that leaves nothing open for speculation.


text:
Digital shake-up alters Thailand's banking landscape
Digitalisation is shaking up Thailand's banking landscape, leading to branch closures and a wider gap opening between the 'big five' lenders and the rest. Peter Janssen reports on the positives and negatives stemming from this movement.
Choose the registration or subscription that's right for you
Get 3 views each month of the latest headlines and trends as well as our e-newsletters.
The Banker's articles are exclusively available to registered users and full subscribers
Receive The Banker magazine each month and get unlimited digital access
£74.59 per month*
- In-depth coverage across key markets
- Comment from financial leaders and policymakers worldwide
- Coverage from the world's key banking events
- Regional/country bank rankings
- Special industry and market reports
- Data analysis and trends
- PLUS The Banker's world-renowned Top 1000 World Banks ranking
The Banker plus The Banker Database and Global Risk Regulator
All the benefits of Digital + Print plus subscriptions to:
The Banker Database is a service of the Financial Times, providing comprehensive financial data and insight for 5000 of the world's leading banks, in more than 160 countries.
Visit The Banker Database
A specialist service from the Financial Times, Global Risk Regulator provides insightful reporting across the regulatory landscape with opinion from the most influential thought-leaders, regulatory and policy experts.
Visit Global Risk Regulator
Premium* content accessible to employees globally via an organisational corporate account
A Corporate subscription provides online access to unrivalled content for all employees globally — personalised to each user and accessible via a unique login via mobile/tablet/desktop
*Your organisation may have chosen to just provide access to The Banker: contact us to query
Already registered or subscribed? Login


text:
Parts for:
Find parts that fit right by specifying your vehicle here
1 Result. We provide a full selection of genuine GMC Sierra 2500 Coolant Reservoir Caps, tested and validated by GMC Sierra 2500 for fit, form and function.
Please filter the Coolant Reservoir Cap results by choosing a vehicle.
GMC Sierra 2500 Reservoir CapPart Number: 15075118
CAP, Engine Coolant Recovery
Fits the following GMC Sierra 2500 Years:
Your Price: $8.17
Retail Price:
You Save: $9.29
Part No.:
Price: $0.00
Subtotal: $0.00


text:
Cooking Authentic Indian Made Easy
300/400g mixed vegetables, any of your choice (carrot, cabbage, and courgette) coarsely grated,
1 medium/small potato, coarsely grated,
1/2 small onion, finely sliced,
2 eggs,
6 tsp (45g) Mr Huda's Paste for
Onion Bajees & Pakoras,
2 fresh finger green chillis, finely chopped (optional),
150g chickpea flour,
Fresh coriander, finely chopped
(if available).
2. Put the sliced onion and green chillis in a bowl.
3. Add the vegetables, eggs and the Mr Huda's Paste for Onion Bajees & Pakoras.
4. Add the flour with some salt and sprinkle some fresh coriander and mix thoroughly (with hand).
5. Once mixed drop spoonfuls of the mixture in to your preheated oil.
Once cooked serve hot accompanied with mint & tamarind yoghurt sauce (for recipe visit Mr Huda's Mint and Tamarind Raitha Paste).
TIPS: Do not add water to the mix. To make it more exciting add 20/30g of pre soaked and drained red split lentils to the mix or if you want to give it that little crunchiness add a little chopped red peppers.
Mr Huda's Complete Herb & Spice Mixes © 2011


text:
Featured content
As the coronavirus dominates the global headlines, businesses should take both defensive and strategic actions—focusing on customers, employees, and brand. Read more »
Search Results
Report New Retail Is Transforming Commerce
Get Ready For The Future Of Retail That Alibaba, JD, And Tencent Are ShapingJanuary 22, 2019 | Xiaofeng Wang
Alibaba's New Retail vision is now reality, and it's reshaping the retail landscape in China and beyond. JD.com, Tencent, and traditional retailers like Starbucks and Walmart are all jumping on the...
Report From Singles' Day To Global Shopping Festival
This Year's 11.11 Event Showcased Alibaba's Business And Technology InnovationsDecember 10, 2018 | Xiaofeng Wang
2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Singles' Day, the world's largest shopping festival. This year, event creator Alibaba renamed it the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival; the nearly $31 billion in...


text:
The process of purchasing a home can be just as overwhelming as it is exciting. Not having the correct information about the home buying process can just serve to increase stress. We want to help alleviate some of the stress by providing you with some basic information on the six steps to buying a house.
💯 What Credit Score is Needed to Buy a House
Most buyers are unable to pay cash for a house. If you're one of those buyers who doesn't have cash on hand, you'll want to pay special attention to your credit score. Mortgage lenders generally want to see a credit score of 620 or higher in order to qualify for a loan. There are some instances where you may get a loan with a score of 580, but you'll want to keep in mind that you're going to likely pay a much higher interest rate.
Order a copy of your credit report from TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax for free once a year due to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. We suggest that you get a copy from all three agencies because not all agencies report the same information. Check the reports for delinquent accounts and errors. If you find errors, report those immediately because it may take some time to clear up the issues. Make a solid plan to deal with your delinquent accounts and improve your credit score.
💰 How Much Money Should I Save to Buy a House
There is no set amount that we recommend having in your savings account, but there are some guidelines. Most lenders will require about 20% of the cost of the house for a down payment. You may need additional funds to cover closing costs if the seller does not cover those. It's also a good idea to have a bit extra set aside for any upgrades, repairs, and other expenses that crop up unexpected.
🙋♂ Finding a Real Estate Agent to Buy a House
We're looking forward to helping you during your search for the right house. Finding a qualified real estate agent who is dedicated to listening to your needs isn't always easy, and we're glad that you've decided to come to us for information on the buying process. We recommend that you sign up for a free search & save account on our website. You'll be able to set the criteria that is important in your search and receive updates when new listings come on the market. We'll also be here to help with your home search in an effort to save you time and money.
✅ Why Get Pre-Approved for a Mortgage Loan
Get a mortgage loan pre-approval as soon as possible. This pre-approval is beneficial for several reasons. Having a pre-approval gives you a solid idea of where to look when it comes to price ranges. There's no need to waste time looking at properties in the range of $700,000 if you're approved for a maximum of $500,000.
Today's real estate market can be fast paced and fierce. Buyers are competitive, and you want your offer to standout in the crowd. Having a pre-approval attached to your offer may sway the seller to look at you more favorably because you have proven that you're serious about buying a house and have the ability to follow through with the sale.
📝 How to Make an Offer on a House
Making an offer can make even the most courageous person a little nervous. We'll be with you throughout the process and help you create an offer that makes sense. We'll consider the asking price, recently sold homes in the area, your budget, and other factors. Not only that, but we will do the leg work for you. How's that for lessening your stress level?
🧐 What Happens After an Offer is Accepted on a House
You'll anxiously await the answer from the seller once you place an offer. The seller can accept the offer, decline the offer, or send us back with a counteroffer. Remember, we are on your side in this process, and we'll work on your behalf to get the best deal. If they counter your offer, you'll need to decide if you want to accept or decline. In some cases, you may want to try negotiating a compromise. Once an offer is accepted, the lender will order an appraisal and inspections. If these come back without issues, you'll be on the way to closing day. If there are issues, you may want to renegotiate the contract. Either way, we'll be right there with you from the beginning.


text:
Discover what your Philadelphia podiatrists can do to alleviate your neuropathy symptoms
Painful neuropathy can affect the quality of your life and make walking or standing more difficult. Your podiatrists at The Foot and Ankle Group in Philadelphia, PA share some information about neuropathy and treatment options.
What is neuropathy?
Neuropathy occurs when your nerves become damaged due to diabetes, exposure to toxins or genetic disorders. In some cases, the cause of neuropathy isn't known.
What are the symptoms of neuropathy?
Neuropathy frequently affects the fingers and toes, but pain and other symptoms can travel to your arms and legs. If you have neuropathy in your feet, you may notice:
- Pain that tends to worsen at night. (Pain can be so severe that you can't even stand to put a sheet over your feet and legs.)
- A pins and needles sensation
- Tingling
- Numbness
- Burning pain
- Itching
- Electrical shock sensations
- A change in your gait
- Muscle cramps
- Twitching
- Dry skin
- Muscle weakness
- Hot or cold feet
- Swelling in your feet and ankles
How is neuropathy treated?
Over-the-counter and prescription pain relievers can be helpful in relieving neuropathy pain. You may also notice some improvement if you use prescription lidocaine patches or apply over-the-counter capsaicin cream to your feet and legs. Capsaicin cream gradually decreases sensitivity to pain, although it can increase pain initially.
Your Philadelphia foot doctor may recommend other medications to treat your symptoms.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatments are another neuropathy treatment option. Treatments involve applying a low-voltage electrical current to your body to prevent pain signals from reaching your brain. If your neuropathy causes muscle weakness, your doctor may recommend physical therapy sessions.
Improve your neuropathy pain with podiatric treatment! Call your podiatrists at The Foot and Ankle Group in Philadelphia, PA at (215) 332-5300 to schedule an appointment to discuss your symptoms.


text:
Hello, my lovelies!
It's Try It On Tuesday! Coordinated by the lovely JilltasticNail Design, today we try on new polishes that we purchased, but haven't had a chance to wear yet. Be sure to post at Jill's page so she can list you amongst the participants!
So, continuing with my Maisie Shine polishes, today we have Mirror Mirror. Another beautiful layering polish. This is a sheer, kind of silvery-gray base, with micro blue glitter and gorgeous big silver shards. It can probably reach opacity after about 6 coats or so-no joke. But like Villain, while Mirror Mirror is a beauty on her own, I think this over a darker color would be wowee-fantastic-and the picture on her website proves it! Application was lovely, very smooth, though I had to kind of dig to get the silver shards.
Another two thumbs up for Maisie Shine! Be sure to check out her shop on Etsy!
Have you tried Maisie Shine yet? What are you waiting for?


text:
Crime and euthanasia
- The notion of crime : a fluctuant definition
- Historical influence of the notion
- A crime : a production of the law
- The problem of euthanasia : crime or mercy?
- An ethical debate
- The consecration of a right to die in peace?
According to the dictionary, a crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction. We can also consider that a crime is a deviant behavior that violates prevailing norms and cultural standards that prescribe how humans ought to behave. Euthanasia is defined by the Petit Larousse as a practice of causing the death of an individual affected by an incurable disease which imposes him or her unbearable moral and physical sufferings, particularly by a doctor or under his control. Is euthanasia a crime, or deviant behavior, or an act of mercy and charity towards the suffering persons? We will see how the notion of crime is fluctuant, and will discuss the problem about euthanasia, which is legalized in some countries but still considering as a crime in the majority of the others. The debate on the euthanasia is not finished yet, and although this practice is forbidden in most of the countries, the march towards the legalization is gradually becoming apparent as shown in the Kouchner law of March 4th, 2002 in France which wants to avoid the use of intensive medication.


text:
Financial technology companies will soon have a new business model to consider – one that will allow them to avoid the various licensing and other regulatory requirements in the states where they do business. The Office of Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), the federal banking agency responsible for the supervision of national banks, announced on December 2nd that it will start granting limited or special purpose national bank charters to fintech companies. There are, however, strings attached. A fintech company electing such a charter will be subject to many of the same rigorous safety and soundness standards that currently apply to traditional banks.
The OCC's white paper released in connection with this announcement notes that a special purpose national bank has the same status and attributes under federal law as a full-service national bank. This means that the OCC's new "fintech charter" will allow a fintech company to comply with just a single set of federal standards rather than a host of different state laws, which is something fintech companies have been seeking for some time. In this regard, a fintech charter would receive the benefits of federal preemption of state laws to the same extent as full-service national banks. Thus, an alternative online lender with such a charter would not be subject to any state consumer finance licensing requirements. Moreover, such a lender would be able to extend online loans to consumers residing in any state based on the usury laws of the state where the lender is located.


text: In terms of clarity and sound quality (noise). Also does the Boss unit have a better bypass than that of the Digitech Digidelay ? I had the Digidelay, but I sold it as it seemed to really suck the tone out of my small pedal chain (comp, OD, chorus and delay). I even tried removing the chorus (CS9) from the chain, but the delay seemed to suck the tone (the OD and comp are true bypass). thanks, J


text:
We love a good beauty moment, so it's no surprise that we are big fans of Pinterest. Often, we spend our free time scrolling through makeup trends and modeling our own beauty looks after the inspiring images we see in our feed. While we follow quite a few boards for beauty inspiration, we've compiled our top 10 favorite beauty Pinterest boards that offer hair tutorials, gorgeous lip looks, and some pretty insane nail art.
While we could spend hours on Pinterest (we most definitely have), when looking for fast inspiration or of-the-moment beauty, these are the boards we count on to deliver inspiration time and time again. From gorgeous braid boards to the prettiest eye makeup pins, we've rounded up the best Pinterest boards for a well-curated feed. For the visually tantalizing beauty boards that have us scrolling into the wee hours of the night, keep reading.
For fantastical eye makeup looks and intricate nail art, Ban.do's All Dolled Up board is a must-scroll. To get this starry-eyed look, have a little fun with Milk Makeup Tattoo Stamp ($12).
Glossy lids, pouty lips, and easy-going beauty looks are just a few of our favorite things on this Switzerland native's Beauty board. For a high-gloss look, add a bit of Nars Lip Gloss in 'Triple X' ($26) to your lips or a dab of your favorite lip balm to your lids.
Bohemian tresses meet minimalistic makeup looks and a plethora of bold brow pins on Her New Tribe's Beauty board. To get effortless tresses as seen above, spray your locks with Oaui Wave Spray ($26) and pin into place.
While we could scroll for hours through Vas's many style and hair boards, her roundup of model-off-duty beauty pins is unprecedented. Brushed-up brows aren't going anywhere soon. To get the look, swipe your brows with Glossier Boy Brow ($16) in an upward motion.
To say the least, Blogger Alicia Lund's Pinterest boards are gorgeous, and her Beauty + Hair board, a mix of easy hairstyles and pretty pouts, is a must-follow. Apply Dior Addict Lip Glow ($33) to your lips for an enhanced yet natural looking pout as seen above.
Thanks to fashion blogger, Blair Badge's versatile round up of effortless hairstyles, ethereal braids, and beautiful buns, we are regularly pinning images from her comprehensive Hairs board. For romantic tresses like the style above, check out our banana bun hair tutorial and fasten securely with these Goody Bobby Pins ($3).
If you're looking for fresh makeup inspiration, look no further than freelance writer Natalie Hughe's Beauty board, which offers a myriad of unfussy glitter eye shadow looks and cool colorful liner ideas. Embrace color this season and try a bright hued liner like Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Deep End ($20) a gorgeous peacock shade.
Melbourne-based Anne Louise's Beauty + Hair board is a mix of wavy hair images and cool-girl beauty looks, and needless to say, we come here daily for makeup and hair inspiration. When isn't a chic cat-eye a good idea? For the look above, try lining your lids with Eyeko Lash Enhancing Liquid Liner ($19), as it glides on easy and stays put all day.
Braids, braids, braids, and easy bedhead hair ideas. These are just a few of the reasons we can't get enough of Mrs. French's Making Me Pretty board. Before attempting a Pinterest braid, apply a texturizing spray or a dry shampoo like Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo ($22) for extra hold and volume.
From graphic liner to pastel pink hair and an ethereal image or two, Madeline Crawford's Beauty:Looks board is a must-pin. To attempt the many graphic liner looks pinned to this board, you will need a good liner like Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner ($3).
Want more beauty inspiration? Check out the six biggest beauty trends of 2017.
Opening Image: Nordstrom


text:
John 9:35-38 (KJV)# Permanent link to John 9:35-38
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
The Lord Jesus has the power to open the eyes of the blind. This means physically and spiritually. Are your eyes opened?# Permanent link to Today's Inspiration (02/28/2019)
Oh Lord, there is truly no one like You. You have the power to heal our lives like nobody can. What we gain from earthly physicians is temporary health and wellness but with You, there is an eternity of healing, both body and soul. You don't just want to do things temporary for us but do a work that lasts forever. What a wonderful and miraculous God, You are. Surely, people are missing out on their opportunities to know You, when they are stubborn and instead decide not to follow You, but do their own thing. These people do not see how lost they truly are and often will never see this until death hits them. It is then, when they are before You in judgement that they will know that You Jesus, our God, and also the creator and judge of all things. You truly deserve all the worship, all the honor, all the glory and all the praise. However, even many Christians only say they believe in You, but have no honor in how they live their lives. This is truly disappointing Lord, for Your ways are glorious and are truly life changing. There is no greater joy and love than what You have to offer us. I just wish people's eyes could be opened to see this, as You have opened my eyes. I was once blind, but I can now see. Truly, I was lost, but You have found me and I am made well. There are always lives struggles, but You are my strength and the one that gives me comfort. Thank You Lord. I love You God. Amen.# Permanent link to Today's Prayer (02/28/2019)
Jesus Healed The Blind Man
People are not born into an illness or deficiency because of sin. Neither is this the case when health problems fall onto a person. Continue Reading
There is power in the name of Jesus. When He speaks to us and through us, lives are changed, people are convicted and drawn to Him# Permanent link to Today's Inspiration (02/27/2019)
Oh Lord, what I've read in the Bible is powerful. Surely, Your power is manifested in every word. Through Your words, people are convicted of their sins and are brought to You, in order to be cleansed. Your words have such power to prick us to the heart and lead us away from wickedness and instead, follow You, Lord. I know this to be true, for I have felt Your power in my life many times. I was once overpowered by Satan and the darkness therein, but after much prayer, Your presence came over me. It was in this very hour that Your mighty power was made manifest in me and my bonds were broken. For nothing could change my wicked heart to live righteously, until You came into my life. That is when every chain was broken. I was a slave to sin, but You have changed everything. Through Your great Name, sin no longer has power over me, for I am built in Your armor. The Bible has fortified me and I am strong because of what I read, what I know and what is implanted on my heart. Surely, I am guided through the storms of life because Your Words are lamp unto my feet. And through prayer, my beliefs are fortified like iron. I am not led astray, for You are leading me, every step of the way. You have given me strength and boldness in this wicked world we live in. Thank You God. I am so blessed by You, my King. I love You with all my heart and give You all the glory. I worship You Lord. Amen.# Permanent link to Today's Prayer (02/27/2019)
There Is Power In Jesus's Words
Surely, the Lord Jesus is powerful. And as John, chapter 17, described, this power comes because the Father is in Him. Continue Reading
John 18:4-6 (KJV)# Permanent link to John 18:4-6
4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he . And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he , they went backward, and fell to the ground.
Sometimes I don't understand why things happen in life. I just know Jesus is in control and wherever He leads me, I will go and do.# Permanent link to Today's Inspiration #3 (02/26/2019)
Dwelling on the past is never good. The Lord wants to do things in our lives now. Pray, that you may know the way.# Permanent link to Today's Inspiration #2 (02/26/2019)
John 17:3-5 (KJV)# Permanent link to John 17:3-5
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
As Jesus is one with the Father, we ought to be one with Jesus. This is when we will discover the love of God and true joy.# Permanent link to Today's Inspiration #1 (02/26/2019)
Oh Lord, there is so much to learn and gain from Your own prayers, especially the one you gave in John, chapter 17. What you've taught me Lord is that as we ought to glorify You, as You glorify the Father and He in You. We ought to be one with You, Lord, as You are one with the Father in all words and actions. Everything that is good and joyful in this world comes from You Lord. The same love that Your Father gave You, You have manifested unto us all. You are so selfless and kind, always thinking of others before Yourself. I just pray that I will become like You, Lord and be as humble of a servant to You, as you are to Your Father. May I glorify Your Name in my words and actions, as You are so deserving of all our honor and respect. Lord, come into my life. Abide in me, that I may abide in You. Be one with me always and through the Father's protection, lead me out of every sin. I no longer wish to disrespect You in any way by my sinful actions. Instead, cleanse me of every sin, that I may be used for Your good. Send me off as Your servant, that I may do whatever work You have for my life. My life is Yours, my God. I love You Jesus. All the glory, all the honor, and all the praise go to You Lord and our Father. For in You both is the One True God. I love You God. Amen.# Permanent link to Today's Prayer (02/26/2019)
Jesus's Prayer To The Father
In verses 1 and 2, Jesus called His Father, who is in heaven, and mentioned that his hour to be crucified was soon at hand. Continue Reading
Romans 8:13,14 (KJV)# Permanent link to Romans 8:13,14
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Psalm 46:1 (KJV)# Permanent link to Psalm 46:1
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.


text:
If asked to define "sexual harassment," you (and most in Fort Lauderdale) would like limit it to unwanted actions directed at a co-worker. Yet harassment regarding your own relationship may also fall into this category (particularly if you are engaged in an office romance). While you (and your romantic partner) should not be subjected to rude or disparaging comments, it is also important to recognize the need to handle office relationships delicately. One question that we here at The Law Office of Michelle Cohen Levy, P.A. often field is whether or not people are required to report to their employers when they enter into a personal relationship with a co-worker.
No federal or state laws exist detailing how to handle office romances. Yet the fact that CBS News reports that nearly 40 percent of American professionals admit to having been in a relationship with a co-worker confirms that this is a potential issue that both companies and employees should be aware of. The need to report an office relationship is typically left up to each individual employer. Thus, if you are engaged in one, research your company's policy manual to find out if it is indeed a requirement.
There may, however, be benefits of making your relationship known to your employer (or even just your immediate superior) even if it is not a requirement. Despite your best attempts at remaining discrete, the potential of others learning about your relationship is ever-present (especially if it gets serious). Such knowledge can often be met with accusations of unfair treatment and/or nepotism. Having another in the office to advise you (and your partner) how to handle your workplace assignments without impacting your relationship could certainly be helpful.
You can learn more about handling workplace relationships here on our site.


text:
Customers Also Viewed
3/4" 1 LED Round Clearance Marker Light - RED
Price: $4.99-$17.99
Free Standard Shipping
7-Way Trailer Wiring Junction Box w/ 8ft Cable
Free Standard Shipping
16" 11-LED Trailer Identification Tail Light Bar - Red
Price: $13.25-$20.75
Free Standard Shipping
14V DC 20A 4-Pin LED SPDT ON-OFF-ON Rocker Switch
Price: $9.99-$29.99
Free Standard Shipping
SPST ON/OFF Switch Box
Price: $24.95-$29.99
Free Standard Shipping
Cigarette Lighter Adapter w/ ON/OFF & Ground Triggered Momentary Switch
Free Standard Shipping
SolarBlast 36" LED Deck Light + Traffic Advisor Controller
Free Standard Shipping
SnakeEye-II 4W Hideaway Light
Price: $42.99
Current Sale Price: $20.00 (53.5% off)
Free Standard Shipping
SolarBlast 6" 6W Light Head
Free Standard Shipping
6-Way 100A LED Indicator ATC/ATO Blade Fuse Box w/ Cover
Free Standard Shipping
Switch Box w/ 4 ON/OFF Rocker Switches and 2 Momentary Switches
Free Standard Shipping
2pc SolarBlast 6" 4W Deck Light
Price: $79.98
Current Sale Price: $75.00 (6.2% off)
Free Standard Shipping
Stay Productive
Whether you own a fleet of trucks or a pickup and a trailer, minimizing the amount of time spent in the garage and the amount of money spent on repairs keeps you on the road, running on time, and in the black. Designed to last longer than a traditional incandescent bulb, reduce stress on your vehicle's already taxed electrical system, and reduce unscheduled repairs, LED lights are a great way to reduce your vehicle's operating expenses and maintenance costs.
Reduce Costs
Our PC-rated lights allow you to reduce the total number of lights on your vehicle, and less lights means lower costs and fewer repairs. When installed on the front corners, 45 degrees from the center line of a truck or trailer, these amber clearance light are visible from the front and side of the vehicle. This eliminates the need for both a clearance light and a front side marker light on each corner.
Keeping You Legal
Finding a clearance light that meets your needs goes beyond just sizing and longevity, the light must also meet DOT regulations regarding build quality, durability, and visibility. Lights that meet these requirements will be better, brighter, and provide a higher level of safety for you and your vehicle. Our lights either meet or exceed the requirements set out in DOT FMVSS-108 and are the ideal, safety-first choice for your trailer or vehicle.
What's Included?
(4) 3/4" 1 LED Round Clearance Marker Light - AMBER
- (1) Round Clearance Marker Light
- (1) Black Grommet
Packed with features:
- Amber LED & Lens
- DOT FMVSS-108 Compliant
- P2 & PC-Rated
- IP67 Waterproof
- 3/4" Mounting Hole
- Pre-Attached .180" Bullet Connectors
Details & Specs
Warranty & Certification
Hardware & Install
Package & Dimension
PDF Manual
|File Description
|File Size
|Instruction Manual
Replacement Parts
Black Grommet for Clearance Marker Light SIL1010 by ONLINE LED STORE
Free Standard Shipping
Frequently Bought Together
Add A Review


text:
Author Archives: knimmons
Numbers Trained
In 2016, the National CHW Training Center delivered training to 1315 students (not un-duplicated counts). This total includes:
- 1178 CHWs & 137 CHW Instructors
- 55 Certification students & 1260 CEU students
- 687 in-person & 628 online students
Presentations & Conferences
- Healthy South Texas Community Expo, April 16, McAllen, TX
- Baylor Scott & White Interprofessional Education & Research Symposium, April 20, College Station, TX
- National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference, May 10, Minneapolis, MN
- Texas Gulf Coast CHW/Promotora Association Annual Conference, June 1, Houston, TX
- Healthy South Texas Research Colloquium, June 2-3, College Station, TX
- CHW Unity Conference, July 17-20, Atlanta, GA
- American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, Denver, CO
New Curricula Developed, Added, and/or Certified
- Service Coordination for CHW Instructors – 4.0 CEUs
- Introduction to Mental Health – 1.0 CEU
- Connecting Children & Adolescents to Mental Health Care – 1.0 CEU
- A Matter of Balance – 6.0 CEUs
- Tobacco Cessation – 4.0 CEUs
- Cancer Navigation – 5.0 CEUs
- Overview of Healthy South Texas – 1.0 CEU
- Asthma & Healthy Homes – 3.0 CEUs
- Mental Health Certification Curriculum – 160 credit hours
Other Accomplishments & Celebrations
- Marivel Sanchez joined our training center team through the ACTION project in April.
- Blanca Macareno joined our training center full-time in June.
- We transitioned to a new online learning management system, Moodle, this fall.
- The CCHD implemented a new travel management system, Concur, this fall as well.
- Paula Saldana named Outstanding CHW of the Year by the APHA CHW Section in November.
Madison Outreach and Services through Telehealth (MOST)
o Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy
o Summary: In partnership with local stakeholders in Madison County, CCHD and the NCHWTC held a series of interviews, meetings, and focus groups to explore the development of a CHW model to meet the healthcare and social service needs of underserved Hispanic residents of the area. Based on this feedback, we developed a condensed 32-hour "CHW 101" curriculum.
ACTION (Access to Cancer Treatment Information, Outreach, and Navigation) for CHWs
o Funder: Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas
o Summary: Building on the successes of previous SPH CPRIT projects (EPICO & C-STEP), the NCHWTC developed, revised, packaged, and disseminated cancer education and navigation training for CHWs. Trainings are available in-person and online, and partnerships allow the trainings to reach a broader audience through an affiliation model.
Healthy South Texas Initiative
o Funder: State of Texas
o Summary: The Healthy South Texas Initiative encompasses 27 counties and multiple projects focusing on diabetes, asthma, infectious diseases, and wellness. The NCHWTC is leading the CHW Task Force within HST, coordinating five CHW Workshops in Laredo, McAllen, Victoria, Corpus Christi, and Lake Jackson between July and November.
Working on Wellness
o Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
o Summary: The WOW project focuses on reducing obesity through improving access to healthy food retail and opportunities for physical activity. NCHWTC team members are leading community-based education and outreach activities, developing curricula, and working with coalitions to improve policy, systems, and environmental determinants of wellness.
Tobacco Cessation
o Funder: Department of State Health Services
o Summary: Starting with an underutilized, English-language tobacco cessation training for clinical providers, the NCHWTC CHWs and instructors revised, adapted, and expanded the training into a DSHS-certified CEU for CHWs, available in-person and online, in English and in Spanish. The team has implemented the training across the state and actively marketed the online resources to stakeholders nationally.
UTRGV Collaboration
o Funder: United Health Foundation, through University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
o Summary: In partnership with UTRGV and South Texas College, NCHWTC revised a lapsed certification curriculum to generate an updated, behavioral health focused certification curriculum for STC, which was re-approved as a DSHS-certified training center in September. NCHWTC also offered an in-person CHW instructor certification course and ongoing technical assistance to support UTRGV and STC outreach activities in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties
Ms. Paula Saldaña has been selected the 2016 Outstanding Community Health Worker by the American Public Health Association (APHA) Community Health Worker (CHW) Section. Saldaña was chosen from a competitive field of national and international nominees.
[Photo: Ms. Paula Saldaña]
A Texas certified CHW and CHW instructor, Ms. Saldaña is a training specialist with the National Community Health Worker Training Center (NCHWTC) housed within the Center for Community Health Development at the Texas A&M School of Public Health. Through multiple Center projects funded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services, she has delivered community-based training, education and outreach in South Texas. With over 20 years experience as a CHW, her bilingual, bicultural background and expertise in curriculum development, program planning, in-person and online training and community capacity building have greatly benefited NCHWTC and Texas A&M in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
"I am truly and honestly thrilled to receive this award," stated Ms. Saldaña. "If I, as a promotora, am able to make a person's life a little better, I feel that I am rewarded every day."
She has been recognized nationally on the Rachel Maddow Show and the Esther B. Holder Award from the Center for Sustainable Health Outreach Unity for her commitment and passion for serving her community.
Ms. Saldaña will receive the award at the Annual APHA Meeting in Denver, Colorado on October 31.
The APHA Community Health Worker (CHW) Award Section announces the official launch of the 2015 Outstanding CHW Award.
This year will feature both individual and group awardees. Nomination packets are attached. Please feel free to distribute.
The deadline for nomination submissions has been extended to April 27, 2015.
APHA_CHW Group Award 2015 Award
The National CHW Training Center had a record-setting year in 2014! Highlights include:
– Teaching five certification classes (two online CHW certification classes, one in-person CHW certification class at UT-Brownsville, and two online, self-paced CHW instructor certification classes)
– Teaching four in-person workshops (Breast & Cervical Cancer CEUs in Bryan, Texas; Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition, & Exercise CEUs in San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas; Fall Prevention CEUs in Arlington, Texas)
– Presenting and/or exhibiting at four state/national conferences (HPV & Cervical Cancer Summit in Houston, Texas; CHW Unity Conference in Baltimore, Maryland;
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana; Texas Gulf Coast CHW/Promotora Association's Annual Conference in Houston, Texas).
– Receiving national recognition for NCHWTC staff – Paula received an honorable mention for the Esther B. Holderby Outstanding CHW Award in May 2014.
– Receiving a CDC-funded Obesity Prevention Grant to work in Hidalgo County as part of a partnership with the School of Public Health and AgriLife Extension
– Establishing an affiliation agreement with Coastal Bend Health Education Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, so that their CHW instructors can teach using the NCHWTC curriculum
– Revamping the NCHWTC's online presence, including a brand-new website: https://nchwtc.tamhsc.edu and a new online learning management system: http://tamhsc.blackboard.com
– Adding two new self-paced CEU modules online (Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition & Exercise; Fall Prevention)
The training center looks forward to building on the past year's progress and continuing this momentum in 2015.
September is Fall Prevention Month and to mark the occasion, the NCHWTC collaborated with the Program on Healthy Aging (PHA) and the Texas Falls Prevention Coalition to host in-person events and online trainings across the state.
An in-person workshop took place on Monday, September 29, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Arlington Sub-Courthouse. The event was open to all Dallas-Fort Worth area health educators, community health workers, and other individuals with an interest in fall prevention. The 46 participants received eight continuing education units certified by the Department of State Health Services' Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program.
By facilitating a workshop designed to educate and train residents about fall prevention strategies, PHA and NCHWTC gave CHWs, at-risk Texans, and their caregivers the tools to prevent falls in their own communities.
Interested individuals who were unable to attend the Arlington training can still access Fall Prevention modules online through the NCHWTC website: https://nchwtc.tamhsc.edu/fall-prevention-curriculum/. The free training modules are also approved as certified continuing education units for Community Health Workers.
On July 31 and August 1, the NCHWTC traveled to El Paso, Texas to provide training to 70 CHWs. The training event was hosted by the National Rural Health Association.
Katharine Nimmons, the center director, and Denise Adame, an affiliated instructor and former graduate assistant with the center, delivered "Practical Tips for Getting it D.O.N.E. (Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise)" on Thursday afternoon, July 31 and Friday morning, August 1. The training was delivered entirely in Spanish, and all participants received 5 certified CEUs.
The D.ON.E. training describes practical strategies CHWs can utilize in their outreach work to address common chronic diseases and health behaviors facing their communities. This training evolved from feedback from CHWs saying that while they have knowledge and information regarding the most common chronic diseases and poor health behaviors, what they really need is assistance relating to practical, easy to follow strategies that will improve the health of the residents they serve.
The CHWs in El Paso enthusiastically participated in activities designed to convey these practical tips, including role play scenarios, group skits, a jeopardy review game, and interactive discussions. It was a dynamic and rewarding training, and CHWs from across Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico were able to learn from each other as well as from the instructors.
The NCHWTC is in the process of adapting the in-person D.O.N.E. training to an online format, so that CHWs elsewhere will have the opportunity to access these CEUs. More news to come!
The director of the National CHW Training Center, Dr. Julie St. John, led a two-day Women's Health Leadership Institute training in Brownsville, Texas on March 26 – 27. Thirteen community health workers from across the state participated in the workshop designed to help them create and implement community action projects. The hands-on, interactive training taught students how to use a public health systems approach to reduce health disparities and chronic diseases in their communities.
The National CHW Training Center participated in the 8th Annual CHW Conference in Houston, Texas on March 14th as an exhibitor. The conference was hosted by the Texas Gulf Coast CHW/Promotores Network, and the theme was CHWs Working Toward Social Justice. The Training Center shared information about the CHW and CHW instructor training opportunities available online and in-person. The event was a great opportunity to engage with other CHWs and allies in the region. The picture below shows Katy Nimmons, center manager, hosting the Training Center's exhibition table.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) WORKSHOP in BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
March 26-27, 2014 at the UT School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus (80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520). Workshop hours are 8am-5pm. Selected participants must attend both days.
- Are you an experienced CHW who wants to make a difference in your community?
- Are you interested in learning how to be more effective in addressing social determinants of health in your community?
- Do you want to learn new skills which can help you become a more effective leader?
- Do you want to gain the skills to help you successfully implement a solution to a public health problem in your community?
If you answered yes to these questions, the Women's Health Leadership Institute's (WHLI) Community Health Worker Workshop may be right for you.
What is the WHLI?
WHLI is a national initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health (DHHS-OWH). The purpose is to train and support experienced Community Health Workers in leadership development to enhance their capacity to influence change in their communities.
What does the CHW Workshop cost?
The workshop and all materials are free. NOTE: Applicants are responsible for their own travel.
What else do I need to know?
Everyone who completes the training will be expected to implement a Community Action Project using the skills they gained. (See CHW FAQs and CAP Guidelines for more information)
How do I apply?
Please see the attached WHLI CHW Application for more details and instructions. Please submit your application by March 10th, 2014 (10:00 pm). Selected participants will be notified by March 12th, 2014.
Questions? Please email email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Over 1600 teenagers from across Co Mayo attended a road safety event in Castlebar today, where graphic crash imagery was used to tell the story of how a night out ended in tragedy and permanent disability for one driver.
The AXA Road Safety Show is held annually at Breaffy House Hotel to highlight to teenagers the tragic consequences of dangerous driving.
The students heard from ambulance personnel and Gardai who respond to road collisions, medical staff who deal with the victims of road crashes, a funeral undertaker, a family member of a deceased accident victim and a car crash survivor.
Mayo's Road Safety Officer Noel Gibbons says too many young people are being killed or seriously injured on our roads, and he hopes young people attending today's roadshow will think twice about the safety when driving, and realise the consequences of taking risks on the road.