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It's PJ Masks to the Super Moon rescue!
With the new PJ Masks Super Moon Adventure Space Rovers, kids can join Catboy, Owlette and Gekko as they head to the moon to save the day! This dynamic vehicle set includes a 7.5cm Gekko figure, a Super Moon themed accessory and a Space Rover vehicle just like in the show! Gekko even comes dressed in a special Super Moon space suit! Catboy, Owlette and Gekko can really ride their Space Rovers into the night to save the day!
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Take Inventory to Create Inclusive Transition Plans
by Tracy English, Project Specialist
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transition planning for students with disabilities is to include a "coordinated set of activities for a student designed within an outcome-oriented process...". A collaborative effort in which various professionals have shared responsibility for planning and implementing a student's program is clearly the intent of the law. And with the recent amendment to include general educators in the IEP development process, teachers should begin to see increased opportunity for exchanging curriculum and instructional information as part of the transition planning process.
To create a collaborative transition planning process, important sharing of information must take place between general and special educators. Teachers in general education settings must be aware of a student's ability, instructional needs, preferences, and future goals as reflected in the IEP. Similarly, IEP managers need a thorough knowledge of general and vocational education course information including:
Entry level skill requirements
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Comprehensive curriculum knowledge enables the transition planner to identify which skills a student needs in order to enter a particular program and which skills should be prioritized on the IEP. Increased knowledge of a student's preferences, interests, and future goals better prepares the general education teacher to encourage that student to strive for what he or she truly wants out of life.
This important information can be most efficiently gathered by face-to-face interactions between special and general educators (Sitlington et al., 1996). Sitlington and her colleagues recommend the program inventory as an effective procedure for recording curriculum and instructional information and suggest that inventories be completed for all general and vocational courses within the school district. A sample program inventory is provided in the Assess for Success handbook available from the Council for Exceptional Children. To borrow a copy of this excellent guide on transition assessment, contact Mr. Tracy English, Transition Specialist, at T/TAC William and Mary, (757) 221-1708.
Sitlington, P., Newbert, D., Begun, W., Lombard, R., & Leconte, P. (1996). Assess for success: Handbook on transition assessment. Reston, VA: The Council for Exceptional Children.


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Actor Dylan Neal Backs Squash 2020 Bid
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Actor Dylan Neal, known for his roles in The Bold and the Beautiful, Dawson's Creek, Blood Ties, and pictured on the set of his current lead role in Cedar Cove, has backed squash's bid for inclusion into the 2020 Olympics.
@cedarcovetv Supporting the game of squash in its Olympic bid for the 2020 games. We're down to the wire!! pic.twitter.com/5yVtoO1VRN
— Dylan Neal (@DylanNealStudio) July 29, 2013
A duel Canadian and United States citizen, Neal grew up just outside of Toronto and attended the prep school, Appleby College, where he was introduced to the game of squash. Neal quickly fell in love with the sport and was soon playing on the Canadian amateur circuit even representing Canada at an International level.
After spending years on the North American Squash circuit, Neal decided a professional squash career was not for him and opted to sign with a Toronto talent agent and began auditioning professionally.
Neal joins a growing cast of celebrities to back squash's Olympic bid including tennis greats Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Kim Clijsters, Stefan Edberg, and Andre Agassi as well as other top athletes from sports such as rugby, cricket, football, cycling, badminton, weightlifting, diving and shooting.
Yesterday, Sunday July 28, marked exactly six weeks until the International Olympic Committee will decide if squash can join the Olympics.


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For us, what sets great Thai apart from good Thai food is both its freshness and its depth of flavour. Once you've experienced it, even facing the menu sets you on a merry dance proclaiming, "I've just got to try everything!" Choice is almost impossible.
If you love full-flavoured Thai as much as we do, then gather a group of friends and head to Nahm Kitchen & Bar, the latest opening in The Oasis, Broadbeach. There you can throw caution to the wind, share a banquet of small and larger dishes, and leave with your palate satisfied.
Owned by local couple Brendan and Monica Choi, 'Nahm', meaning 'water' in Thai, conveys the restaurant's food concept: "… to deliver food that can take on any form – a progressive Thai dining experience that has no boundaries."
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text: Original StudyCephalosporin and Azithromycin Susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates by Site of Infection, British Columbia, 2006 to 2011Hottes, Travis S. MSc*; Lester, Richard T. MD*†; Hoang, Linda M.N. MD, MSc*†‡; McKay, Rachel MSc*†; Imperial, Miguel MD*‡; Gilbert, Mark MD, MHSc*†; Patrick, David M. MD, MHSc*†; Wong, Tom MD, MPH§; Martin, Irene BSc¶; Ogilvie, Gina MD, DrPH*†Author Information From the *British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada; †University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; ‡British Columbia Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory, Vancouver, Canada §Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Canada; and ¶National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada The authors gratefully acknowledge Claudia Rank for preliminary analyses of British Columbia (BC) Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility data, Rob MacDougall for data extraction, and Theodora Consolacion for data preparation. Supported by BC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory, BC Centre for Disease Control (in kind). Conflicts of interest: None declared. Correspondence: Richard T. Lester, MD, BC Centre for Disease Control, 655 West 12th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4R4. E-mail: email@example.com. Received for publication April 26, 2012, and accepted July 20, 2012. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: January 2013 - Volume 40 - Issue 1 - p 46-51 doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31827bd64c Free Metrics AbstractIn Brief Background Widespread resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to penicillin, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones has challenged effective treatment and control; recent international case reports of cefixime, ceftriaxone, and azithromycin resistance suggest that the remaining treatment options are now additionally threatened. To explore trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae, we reviewed provincial laboratory data from British Columbia, 2006 to 2011. Methods Susceptibility testing was performed for all N. gonorrhoeae isolates detected in-house or forwarded to the reference laboratory. Resistance or intermediate resistance (nonsusceptibility) was defined by standard breakpoints for penicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and spectinomycin. Elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) at serial dilutions of 0.064 μg/mL or greater were explored for cefixime/ceftriaxone and 0.5 μg/mL or greater for azithromycin. Nonsusceptibility/elevated MIC was compared by year, site of infection, sex, and age. Results A total of 1837 isolates representing 22% of all reported gonorrhea cases were analyzed. Nonsusceptibility to penicillin was established at baseline. Nonsusceptibility to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin increased over the study period, reaching 96% and 36%, respectively, in 2011. Sixteen isolates (1%) had a cefixime MIC of 0.25 μg/mL (none ≥0.5), none had a ceftriaxone MIC of 0.25 μg/mL or greater, and 15 (1%) had an azithromycin MIC of 2.0 μg/mL or greater. Elevated MIC of these agents showed an increasing trend over time. Nonsusceptibility and elevated MIC were consistently highest at the rectal and pharyngeal sites and higher in isolates from males, including when stratified to the pharyngeal site. Interpretation Increases in elevated MIC of cefixime/ceftriaxone/azithromycin were superimposed on a background of established resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin and may signal impending gonococcal resistance to first-line treatments. Ongoing surveillance will inform timely shifts in treatment recommendations. We observed temporal increases, between 2006 and 2011, in the percentage of continuously sampled Neisseria gonorrhoeae exhibiting elevated minimum inhibitory concentration of cephalosporins and azithromycin at or just below the nonsusceptible threshold. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae has continually challenged effective treatment and control since the introduction of penicillin in the mid-20th century.1 Penicillin and tetracycline resistance were first identified during the 1970s and have subsequently become ubiquitous.1,2 More recently, resistance to fluoroquinolones emerged, further limiting treatment options.1 Current treatment guidelines for N. gonorrhoeae in Canada, as elsewhere, therefore recommend third-generation cephalosporins as first-line treatments, with cotreatment using a drug from another class.3,4 Since 2000, however, there have been multiple case reports of reduced susceptibility and treatment failure with cefixime, suggesting that the effectiveness of cephalosporins in treating gonorrhea is now additionally threatened.5,6 Recent international data reveal a rise in the percentage of isolates demonstrating elevated minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of cephalosporins (defined as ≥0.25 μg/mL for cefixime, ≥0.125 μg/mL for ceftriaxone): England and Wales (0% cefixime/ceftriaxone in 2004 vs. 1% cefixime and 0.5% ceftriaxone in 2008),7 the United States (0.2% cefixime and 0.1% ceftriaxone in 2000, 1% cefixime and 0.3% ceftriaxone in 2010, 2% cefixime and 0.5% ceftriaxone in 2011),8,9 and Canada (0.2% cefixime/ceftriaxone in 2001 vs. 1% cefixime and 3% ceftriaxone in 2009).10,11 In the United States, decreased susceptibility to cephalosporins has been observed almost exclusively among samples from men who have sex with men (MSM).8,9 In 2009, the first high-level ceftriaxone-resistant (MIC 2 μg/mL) and cefixime-resistant (MIC 8 μg/mL) gonococcal isolate was identified in Japan, from a pharyngeal specimen.12 A subsequent high-level cefixime (MIC 4 μg/mL) and ceftriaxone-resistant (MIC 2 μg/mL) strain was identified in France in 2010, in a urethral specimen from a man who was sexually active with men.13 Although these Japanese and French isolates retained susceptibility to azithromycin (MIC <2 μg/mL),12,13 other recent cases have demonstrated high-level resistance to this agent (≥8 μg/mL).14–18 In European surveillance networks, 2% to 13% of isolates had a MIC of 1 μg/mL or greater to azithromycin in 2006 to 2009.19,20 In light of these concerning signals of diminishing treatment options for N. gonorrhoeae, there is an ongoing need for systematic surveillance of gonococcal resistance.1,9,21 Routine AMR testing of N. gonorrhoeae isolates has been in place since 1991 at the British Columbia (BC) Provincial Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory (PHMRL) and has included cephalosporin and azithromycin sensitivity testing since 2006. The western Pacific region is of particular interest for monitoring the emergence of N. gonorrhoeae AMR because of its proximity to Asia; western North America served as a harbinger of broad fluoroquinolone resistance in Canada and the United States,1 and data from the United States forecast a similar pattern for cephalosporins.8,9 Here we illustrate recent 6-year trends in reduced susceptibility to cephalosporins and azithromycin among N. gonorrhoeae isolates in BC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The BC PHMRL performs approximately 15% to 20% of all gonorrhea tests in the province, receiving specimens predominantly from Provincial Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic sites at the BC Centre for Disease Control; regional public health, youth, reproductive, and sexual health clinics; and hospitals throughout the province. At the PHMRL, gonorrhea may be detected by nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) or conventional culture diagnostic methods. Culture testing is preferentially used for rectal and pharyngeal specimens and for all specimens from contacts to gonorrhea as well as patients who are symptomatic, not responding to treatment, or presenting for treatment after an initial NAAT-positive test result. Antimicrobial resistance testing is routinely performed for all N. gonorrhoeae isolated by culture from clinical specimens. The PHMRL additionally receives gonorrhea isolates forwarded for susceptibility testing from community- or hospital-based laboratories in BC. For present analyses, laboratory data for all tested isolates from March 9, 2006, to December 31, 2011, were extracted. Laboratory Procedures All direct specimens were inoculated on modified Martin Lewis agar plates. Referred-in isolates were cultured on chocolate agar plates. Plates were incubated at 35°C in 5% CO2 for 72 hours and were examined at 48 and 72 hours. Colonies typical of N. gonorrhoeae were identified using standard methods including Gram stain, oxidase, modified rapid sugar fermentation, and direct fluorescence assay. Antimicrobial resistance testing was performed using E-test (bioMerieux) on GC medium base agar (Difco). Analysis Data were analyzed by isolate. Patient age and sex, as well as site of infection, were compared between AMR-tested isolates and reported gonorrhea cases for the same period, using χ2 test. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines were used to define MIC breakpoints for resistant and intermediate categories: penicillin (≥2 μg/mL, 0.125–1 μg/mL), tetracycline (≥2 μg/mL, 0.5–1 μg/mL), ciprofloxacin (≥1 μg/mL, 0.125–0.5 μg/mL), and spectinomycin (≥128 μg/mL, 64 μg/mL).22 Resistant and intermediate categories were collapsed for some analyses, hereafter termed nonsusceptibility. The CLSI defines an MIC of 0.25 μg/mL or less as susceptible to cefixime and ceftriaxone but does not clearly define intermediate/resistant categories because of lack of data.22 No standardized CLSI criteria exist for azithromycin; however, some sources propose an MIC of 2 μg/mL or greater as the threshold for nonsusceptibility.22,23 Minimum inhibitory concentrations were thus explored at 2 to 3 serial dilutions below each of these limits: "elevated MIC" was defined as 0.064 μg/mL or greater for cefixime/ceftriaxone and 0.5 μg/mL or greater for azithromycin. In consideration of distinct treatment recommendations for pharyngeal versus anogenital gonorrhea (in Canada, 250 mg intramuscular single-dose ceftriaxone is the preferred treatment as of December 2011 and emphasized particularly for MSM and for pharyngeal infections in all patients irrespective of sex/sexual orientation3) and to account for behavioral risk factors, results were stratified by site of infection: urethra, cervix, rectum, and throat. Nonsusceptibility and elevated MIC were examined with particular focus on temporal trends, compared across sex and age categories, and tested for significance by χ2 test or Fisher exact test, where appropriate (2 sided; P < 0.05 considered statistically significant). We also investigated whether isolates exhibiting elevated MIC of cefixime, ceftriaxone, or azithromycin had reduced susceptibility to other antimicrobials currently used for gonorrhea treatment. RESULTS From 2006 to 2011, there were 8353 reported cases of gonorrhea in BC. A total of 1837 isolates were available for analysis; thus, AMR-tested isolates represent approximately 22% of all reported cases in the province. The number of AMR-tested isolates steadily increased by year, from 193 in 2006 to 501 in 2011. During this period, patients providing AMR-tested isolates were slightly older than reported gonorrhea cases (57% vs. 47% were ≥30 years of age; P < 0.001) and included more men (85% vs. 66%; P < 0.001). Rectal and pharyngeal gonorrhea were also overrepresented in AMR-tested isolates (among AMR-tested isolates, 51% were from the urethra, 13% cervix, 23% rectum, and 12% pharynx vs. 62%, 26%, 7%, and 5%, respectively, among all provincial reported cases; P < 0.001). Approximately 2% of all isolates were from other sites and excluded from further analysis. Ninety-nine percent of rectal isolates and 91% of pharyngeal isolates were from men. Men providing AMR-tested isolates were older than women (60% vs. 38% were ≥30 years of age; P < 0.001). Sixty-nine percent of AMR-tested isolates came from the Provincial Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic sites; this proportion fluctuated slightly from year to year but showed no apparent trend. All isolates were susceptible to spectinomycin. Susceptibility patterns for all other antimicrobial agents are presented in Table 1. Nonsusceptibility (defined as intermediate resistance or resistance) to penicillin and tetracycline was established at baseline and gradually increased over the period of study, with more than 95% of isolates nonsusceptible to both drugs in 2011 (χ2 tests for trend: P = 0.002 and P < 0.001, respectively). Ciprofloxacin nonsusceptibility increased from 25% in 2006 to 69% in 2010 and dropped to 36% in 2011, but maintained a general increasing trend over the total study period (P < 0.001). Nonsusceptibility to penicillin and tetracycline was higher among males than among females (P < 0.001 for both) and increased with age (P < 0.001 for both), whereas sex-related (P = 0.71) and age-related (P = 0.12) patterns were not apparent for ciprofloxacin. Age-related trends for penicillin and tetracycline persisted after restricting to males (data not shown; P = 0.07 for penicillin and P = 0.02 for tetracycline). Nonsusceptibility to all 3 antimicrobials was highest at the rectal site, next highest at urethral and pharyngeal sites, and lowest at the cervical site; however, this gradient was less pronounced for ciprofloxacin (P = 0.93) than for penicillin (P < 0.001) and tetracycline (P < 0.001). Further stratification of nonsusceptibility at the pharyngeal site by sex showed a consistent disparity, although differences were not statistically significant (P = 0.46 for penicillin, P = 0.26 for tetracycline, P = 0.21 for ciprofloxacin); the small sample of rectal specimens from females (n = 5) precluded further stratification of those results by sex.TABLE 1: Susceptibility ofN. Gonorrhoeae Isolates to Antimicrobial Treatments, by Year, Sex, Site of Infection, and Age, BC, 2006 to 2011Three hundred sixty-seven isolates (20%) had elevated cefixime MIC: 113 (6%) had an MIC of 0.064 μg/mL, 238 (13%) had an MIC of 0.125 μg/mL, and 16 (1%) had an MIC of 0.25 μg/mL; none had an MIC of 0.5 μg/mL or greater. Two hundred fifty-four (14%) isolates had elevated ceftriaxone MIC: 227 (13%) had an MIC of 0.064 μg/mL and 27 (1%) had an MIC of 0.125 μg/mL; none had an MIC of 0.25 μg/mL or greater. Nine hundred seventy-one isolates (54%) had elevated azithromycin MIC: 649 (36%) had an MIC of 0.5 μg/mL, 307 (17%) had an MIC of 1.0 μg/mL, and 15 (1%) had an MIC of 2.0 μg/mL or greater (5 with an MIC of 2.0 μg/mL, 1 with 4.0, 5 with 8.0, and 4 with 16.0). Trends in elevated MIC of cefixime, ceftriaxone, and azithromycin are shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, respectively. A temporal increase in elevated MIC was evident for all 3 of these agents (χ2 tests for trend: P < 0.001). The percentage of isolates with elevated MIC generally increased over time across all 4 sites of infection and for both cephalosporins and azithromycin, with the exception of elevated MIC of cephalosporins in 2011, which decreased among urethral, rectal, and pharyngeal isolates but not cervical isolates. A temporal increase was also observed for the highest elevated MIC of cefixime (0.25 μg/mL): 1% (1/193 isolates) in 2006, 0% in 2007 (0/230), 1% in 2008 (2/244), 1% in 2009 (3/302), 1% in 2010 (2/337), and 2% in 2011 (8/501). Trends in elevated MIC were consistent between isolates coming from Provincial Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics and those referred into the laboratory from other clinics (data not shown).Figure 1: N. gonorrhoeae isolates with elevated MIC of cefixime, by site of infection, BC, 2006 to 2011. Note. Values represent absolute MIC. No isolates had an MIC of 0.5 μg/mL or greater. Sample sizes are indicated in parentheses for each anatomical site and year.Figure 2: N. gonorrhoeae isolates with elevated MIC of ceftriaxone, by site of infection, BC, 2006 to 2011. Note. Values represent absolute MIC. No isolates had an MIC of 0.5 μg/mL or greater. Sample sizes are indicated in parentheses for each anatomical site and year.Figure 3: N. gonorrhoeae isolates with elevated MIC of azithromycin, by site of infection, BC, 2006 to 2011. Note. Values represent absolute MIC or greater than or equal to an MIC of 2 μg/mL. Sample sizes are indicated in parentheses for each anatomical site and year.Elevated MICs were consistently highest at the rectal site, next highest at the pharyngeal site, lower at the urethral site, and lowest at the cervical site (P < 0.001 for all 3 tests) (Figs. 1, 2, and 3; Table 1). Analysis of elevated MIC by sex showed similar disparities; over the course of the entire analysis period, 21% of isolates from males versus 15% from females had a cefixime MIC of 0.064 μg/mL or greater (P = 0.002; 26% among males vs. 16% among females at the pharyngeal site, P = 0.42), 15% versus 8% had a ceftriaxone MIC of 0.064 μg/mL or greater (P = 0.001; 16% vs. 5% pharyngeal, P = 0.32), and 58% versus 31% had an azithromycin MIC of 0.5 μg/mL or greater (P < 0.001; 62% vs. 42% pharyngeal, P = 0.09). Of the 16 isolates with a cefixime MIC of 0.25 μg/mL, 15 were from males (6 urethral, 6 rectal, and 3 pharyngeal specimens) and 1 was from a female (cervical specimen). Elevated MIC of azithromycin showed an increasing trend with age (P < 0.001); this trend persisted but was diminished after restricting to males (data not shown; P = 0.24). Age-related trends were not apparent for cefixime (P = 0.91) or ceftriaxone (P = 0.48). Patterns of multidrug susceptibility are shown in Table 2. Among isolates with elevated cefixime MIC, 68% also exhibited elevated ceftriaxone MIC, 91% exhibited elevated azithromycin MIC, and 99% exhibited nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin. Similar patterns were apparent for isolates with elevated ceftriaxone MIC. By contrast, only 54% of isolates with elevated azithromycin MIC were nonsusceptible to ciprofloxacin.TABLE 2: Multidrug Susceptibility Patterns AmongN. gonorrhoeae Isolates With Reduced Susceptibility to Cefixime, Ceftriaxone, and Azithromycin, BC, 2006 to 2011DISCUSSION This report on recent surveillance data from the Canadian province of BC demonstrates a temporal rise in elevated MIC of cefixime, ceftriaxone, and azithromycin between 2006 and 2011. A consistent disparity in reduced susceptibility by site of infection (and sex) was apparent, whereby the percentage of isolates with elevated MIC was highest in rectal specimens, next highest in pharyngeal specimens, lower in urethral specimens, and lowest in cervical specimens. It should be noted that the clinical significance of elevated MIC in the absence of established thresholds for resistance remains unclear. Nonetheless, stepwise exploration of sequential MIC values can be informative, as shown here. The upward MIC "creep" in relation to these first-line treatments was superimposed on a background of established resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin and could be a strong warning sign of impending resistance to these agents. Evidence of MIC creep to azithromycin found in our analysis is consistent with recent reports of emerging azithromycin resistance in Scotland,17 England, and Wales.18 These findings contrast, however, with other reports from Argentina,16 the United States,14,23 and Europe,19 which suggest limited or sporadic resistance, with no consistent trend. Elevated MIC of azithromycin may be emerging due to low-level serum concentration from the treatment of chlamydia (i.e., with 1-g dosage) or its use for respiratory tract infections in the community.1,17 Rates of community use of azithromycin increased in BC from 1996 to 2005 (∼0.1–0.5 daily defined doses [DDDs] per 1000 population/d) and thereafter remained steady (∼0.5 DDD/1000 population/d).24 With its long elimination half-life, azithromycin has demonstrated a greater propensity to select for resistant bacteria compared with other classes of antibiotics, and hence, its widespread use has been discouraged.25 Minimum inhibitory concentration creep in relation to cephalosporins was first reported in Asia in the early 2000s and subsequently observed in Australia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.6–11,21 The exact mechanism of cephalosporin resistance remains uncertain. Most N. gonorrhoeae strains with elevated MIC show multiple chromosomal alterations, including a change at penicillin-binding protein 2—notably also associated with penicillin resistance26—although this mutation seems to be neither necessary nor sufficient to confer high-level resistance, and it likely affects oral cephalosporins (i.e., cefixime) more than injectable ceftriaxone.1,21 Use of third-generation cephalosporins in community settings in BC remains low and steady (below 0.1 DDD/1000 population/d, with little change in trend from 1996 to 2008),27 suggesting that cephalosporin MIC creep observed in our analysis may be attributed to importation from other regions. Elevated MIC values used in our analysis are lower than those currently used as alert values in the United States. Although the significance of MIC dilutions 2- and 4-fold below the threshold of susceptibility is uncertain, the consistent trends we revealed at these low levels suggest that exploration of such values may be worthwhile in other geographic settings. Our finding of higher rates of elevated cephalosporin and azithromycin MIC at rectal and pharyngeal sites may represent transmission within sexual networks of gay men and other MSM, who first experienced prevalent fluoroquinolone resistance in North America and who demonstrated higher rates of elevated MIC of cephalosporins in recent data from the United States.8,9 Although we were unable to assess trends by sexual behaviors, most of the pharyngeal and rectal isolates in our data may be assumed to be from MSM (91% and 99% of these isolates, respectively, were from males). Notably, the disparity between nonsusceptibility or elevated MIC at rectal/pharyngeal versus urethral sites in our analysis was most pronounced for cephalosporins, and azithromycin, antibiotics for which patterns of resistance are still emerging. Together, these results substantiate a strategy of distinct treatment recommendations for MSM; higher antibiotic doses or cotreatment with an antibiotic from a different class may help avert further emergence of resistance. Another strategy would entail more systematic diagnosis and treatment of pharyngeal gonorrhea, which is predominantly asymptomatic.28 Testing guidelines in BC result in the preferential use of culture for diagnosis of gonorrhea in patients who have known risk factors or are symptomatic. Thus, as with other similar AMR surveillance systems, our sample cannot be considered representative of the total population of gonorrhea cases, as illustrated by significant differences in age, sex, and site of infection. This would likely have the effect of overestimating rates of nonsusceptibility—assuming cases of treatment failure and reinfection are oversampled—however, this selection bias is not expected to change with time; therefore, these data remain valuable for trend estimation. As acknowledged earlier, because our analyses are based on laboratory data, we do not have accompanying behavioral or sociodemographic information. This limitation may be addressed, in part, through the routine linkage of detailed epidemiologic information, clinical details, and treatment outcomes, with laboratory results. Although passive in nature, most isolates in the BC surveillance system come from one provincial sexually transmitted infection clinic in Vancouver, and this further limits the geographic generalizability of these results. Our results add to the growing literature that demonstrates decreasing susceptibility to cephalosporins globally. The anticipated emergence of cephalosporin resistance places high demand on effective prevention and control measures, and in light of diminishing treatment options, prioritization of these measures warrants careful consideration. Access to systematic testing should be bolstered, particularly among MSM and inclusive of asymptomatic clients with known risk factors for sexually transmitted infections. Tests of cure (preferably with culture and sensitivity methods) should furthermore be considered for all clinical treatment failures and in sentinel surveillance programs. Finally, given an increased reliance upon NAAT for gonorrhea detection, novel methods for detecting genotypic resistance in NAAT-positive specimens would greatly improve current surveillance and drug resistance control efforts. 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Business with Mytheast
Why Mytheast?
Our website get high ranking for the keywords related to "Chinese Buddha statue" or "Chinese Buddhist art" in Google or Yahoo search
在 Google 或 Yahoo 以英語搜尋 "中國佛像" 或 "中國佛教藝術" 等關鍵字時,我們網站獲得高排名
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我們 Facebook 及網站每星期的觸及率超過100000人*
Over 3000 local and foreign political and business leaders and collectors have subscribed us
We have been acknowledged by HKTDC to be an export agent for Buddha statue
*[Source of data: Facebook and Google Analytics statistics from 08/10/2018 to 15/10/2018
資料來源:Facebook 及 Google Analytics; 08/10/2018-15/10/2018 期間之數據]
If you would like to launch advertisement on Mytheast website and Facebook or have any enquiry related to cooperation or sponsorship, please feel free to contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
若您有興趣在 Mytheast 網站或 Facebook 刊登廣告或進行任何有關合作或贊助的查詢,歡迎透過電郵至 firstname.lastname@example.com 與我們聯絡。
Mytheast is also a selling platform which helps individuals and businesses for promoting and selling their Buddhist artworks to the world. You can list your Buddha statues on Mytheast.
Mytheast 同時是一個銷售平台,我們致力幫助個人或企業向世界宣傳和銷售他們的佛教藝術品。您可以在 Mytheast 列出您的佛像。
4 steps to list on Mytheast
1. Apply for listing 申請上架
2. Get approval 獲批上架
3. Sign agreement 簽署協議
4. Start listing 開始上架
You can email to email@example.com for further information.
欲了解詳情,請發送電郵至 email@example.com 查詢。
Selling buddha statues
In 2019, Mytheast conducted the surveys on purchasing Buddha Statue with 1033 English speakers who are interested in Buddha statue. According to our survey results, about 62% of respondents have purchased Buddha statue. The statistics are as follows:
Mytheast 於2019年對1033名對佛像感興趣、操英語的人士進行了有關購買佛像的問卷調查。 根據我們的調查結果,約62%的受訪者曾購買佛像。 統計數據如下:
Unlike eastern countries, westerners often buy a Buddha statue for their Buddhist practice and appreciation of the Buddha's teachings. It is common for people to buy Buddha statues when they are creating a Zen garden or if they are looking to set it up as an ornament in the house. Many believe that Buddha statue can encourage self-affirming attitudes and enable concentrated meditative practice. Apart from that, some of them are uninterested in religion but respect Buddhism and regard these statues as artwork. There are many reasons for people to have Buddha statues, as shown in the chart below:
Selling Buddha statues to the USA
Our survey shows that the USA is an important market. Due to the normal trade relations between Hong Kong and the USA, the rates of duty of statues and statuettes, valued over $2.50 each and produced by professional sculptors or directly from molds made from original models produced by professional sculptors are free.
For more details, please refer to Harmonized Tariff Schedule by the USA.
詳情請參閱美國的關稅資訊中心網站 。
On dutiable items, a charge of US$1 is collected from the addressee for customs clearance and delivery.
An invoice of sale of bill is required for personal shipments. Commercial shipments under USD $2000 must be accompanied by a special invoice giving more details of the consignment such as country of origin, buying and selling prices, currency used, etc. The invoice should be attached to the surface of the parcel preferably in an envelope bearing a superscription "Invoice Enclosed".
私人付運的貨物須附有發票或銷售單據。價值2000美元以下商業付運的貨品必須夾附特別的發票,詳細說明付運貨物資料,如原產地、買賣價格、使用的貨幣等。有關發票應放入註明 "Invoice Enclosed" (內附發票)字樣的信封內,然後貼上包裹的表面。
If the value of the commercial goods contained in a parcel (or in several parcels sent at the same item by one sender to the same addressee) exceed USD $2000, the parcel(s) will require formal entry to the USA.
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Argues for anti-SLAPP protection for Cape Cod Today blogger
By James Kinsella
A group of media and online interests has weighed in on the side of blogger Peter Robbins of Centerville, who along with an anonymous blog commenter is being sued in Barnstable Superior Court for defamation.
Acting on their behalf, the Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School has produced a legal memorandum in support of applying the Massachusetts Anti-SLAPP law to petitioning activity by members of the news media and bloggers.
The clinic is providing legal representation to a number of entities that seek to act as Amici Curiae (that is, friends of the court) regarding the lawsuit. They include the Citizen Media Law Project, Globe Newspaper Co., Media Bloggers Association, New England Press Association and the Online News Association.
The case is scheduled to return to court at 2 p.m. Thursday. Attorneys for Robbins and for the plaintiffs, Joseph Dugas of Barnstable and Paul Revere III of Centerville, will argue before Judge Robert Rufo whether the case should be allowed to go forward.
According to the Cyberlaw Clinic's memorandum, which was submitted by attorney Christopher T. Bavitz, the "amici are news organizations and non-profit organizations that publish on the Internet and seek to protect the rights of journalists and other citizens to publish online.
"Amici are concerned that if the court were to deny members of the news media and bloggers the important protections afforded by the Massachusetts anti-SLAPP law, this would chill their efforts to inform citizens of the Commonwealth about issues before government," the lawsuit states.
The case concerns a March 11, 2008 blog post by Robbins on Cape Cod Today in which he criticized Dugas and Revere, who had challenged orders and permits issued by the Town of Barnstable Conservation Commission and the state Department of Environmental Protection that authorized dredging in Barnstable Harbor. An anonymous commenter on the blog post also made critical comments.
Dugas and Revere subsequently sued Robbins and the anonymous commenter, referred to in their suit as "John Doe," for defamation.
On Aug. 29, Robbins filed a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to the state's anti-SLAPP law (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 231, Section 59H.)
At a hearing on Sept. 26, according to the memorandum, Judge Rufo asked the parties to submit "supplemental briefs addressing whether the compensation Mr. Robbins receives for his blogging activities makes him a member of the 'news media' and, if so, whether that status would put him outside the protections offered by the Massachusetts anti-SLAPP law.
SLAPP is an acronym standing for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation."
According to the memorandum, "the point of a SLAPP is to intimidate and silence the target through the threat of an expensive lawsuit." SLAPP is an acronym standing for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation."
In the memorandum, the amici argue that Robbins is entitled to the protections set forth in the anti-SLAPP law regardless of whether he is characterized as a member of the news media.
According to the memorandum, anti-SLAPP laws protect citizens and organizations that engage in 'petitioning' activities by prohibiting lawsuits aimed at curtailing such activities.
The Cyberlaw Clinic argues that people who engage in petitioning activities are protected by law, even if they're members of the news media.
"The news media potentially engage in at least three different types of petitioning activity that fall within the protections of the statute," the memorandum states.
"They engage in news reporting to influence, inform and bring about governmental consideration of issues and to foster public participation in order to effect such consideration," the memorandum states. "They publish editorial statements with these same purposes in mind. And they also make statements directly to legislative, judicial and other governmental bodies."
In the memo, the clinic states that the fact that Robbins is paid for his blogs doesn't preclude application of the anti-SLAPP law.
"Under the Supreme Judicial Court's holding in Kobrin v. Gastfriend, a blogger who is compensated for his work can still have a personal interest in an issue under governmental consideration sufficient to qualify for protection under the statute," the memorandum states.
The memorandum argues that the state's anti-SLAPP law does not limit the type of party that may use the law to dismiss a case.
Further, the memorandum argues that the fact that a petitioning party receives compensation does not, by itself, take the party outside the anti-SLAPP law's protections.
A compensated blogger, the memorandum states, may have a specific interest in the matter under governmental consideration; may have an interest in the resolution of issues of concern to the community; and may have an interest in informing the public about issues of public concern.
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Groundwater Monitoring
Given the importance of sustainable groundwater resources in Napa County, long-term, systematic monitoring programs are essential to provide data that allow for improved evaluation of water resources, conditions, and to facilitate effective water resources planning.
Groundwater data availability in Napa County varies widely among the subareas. The bulk of the historical and current groundwater level and quality data is located in the Napa Valley Floor Subareas. Recent efforts have expanded the geographic extent of data collection to other subareas.
In 2018, groundwater level data was available for 108 sites throughout the county, including 13 of the 17 groundwater subareas and 61 sites within the Napa Valley Subbasin. In 2018, the Department of Water Resources resumed monitoring efforts at four wells that had been suspended in response to multiple, large wildfires that burned in many areas around Napa County in October 2017. The majority of these sites were privately owned wells volunteered by their owners and monitored by Napa County. Here is a video that highlights the importance of the program and the data collected.
Precipitation was below average for the 12-month water year that ended in September 2018, based on records from the long-term rain gauge at the Napa State Hospital. The precipitation total for water year 2018 was 19.3 inches, while the average water year total from 1920 to 2015 was 24.86 inches. The most recent water year with similar precipitation total was 2014.
Groundwater level trends in the alluvial aquifer system of the Napa Valley Subbasin of the Napa-Sonoma Valley Groundwater Basin are stable in the majority of wells with long-term groundwater level records. Spring 2018 groundwater levels were generally somewhat lower compared to spring 2017, which was a Very Wet year. Overall, despite the reduced recharge potential in 2018 due to Dry year conditions (19.3 inches of rainfall), groundwater levels in fall 2018 remained comparable to levels in recent years. Groundwater levels in spring and fall 2018 were also generally above levels recorded in 2014, the most recent water year with a similar annual precipitation total.
Although designated as a groundwater subarea for local planning purposes, the majority of the Milliken-Sarco-Tulucay (MST) Subarea is not part of a groundwater basin as mapped by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Groundwater level declines observed in the MST Subarea as early as the 1960s and 1970s have stabilized since about 2009. Groundwater level responses differ within the MST Subarea and even within the north, central, and southern sections of this subarea, indicating that localized conditions, whether geologic or anthropogenic in nature, might be the primary influence on groundwater conditions in this local subarea. An expanding recycled water distribution system in the MST subarea, supplied by the Napa Sanitation District, delivered over 250 acre-feet of recycled water to users in the MST Subarea in water year 2018. Increased use of this new source of water along with continued land use permitting constraints are expected to aid in maintaining stable groundwater level conditions in the MST subarea in the future.
In the past several years, Napa County has developed a more focused understanding of the geology that controls the occurrence and availability of groundwater. With this updated geologic information and with assistance from community members serving on the Groundwater Resources Advisory Committee, the County expanded the number and distribution of wells that it monitors through a concerted effort to improve the understanding of groundwater resources countywide. Between 2011 and 2015 the number of County monitored wells increased from 47 to 100. In 2018, Napa County monitored 96 wells. One new well was added to the network in the Calistoga subarea near the margin of the Napa Valley Subbasin where surficial alluvial deposits transition volcanic rock formations. Part of the monitoring network expansion in recent years occurred through the construction of ten dedicated monitoring wells at five sites in Napa Valley, designed specifically to provide data on the interactions between groundwater and surface water.
2018 Groundwater Level Monitoring Sites
Despite the recent monitoring network expansion, there are additional areas where data are lacking and additional wells are needed to fill data gaps. To request more information on options for including your well in the County's monitoring program, please contact Patrick Lowe, Napa County Natural Resources Conservation Manager, at (707) 259-5937.
The Basin Analysis Report for the Napa Valley Subbasin provides an updated sustainability goal for the Subbasin based on the requirements of SGMA (LSCE, 2016c). The Basin Analysis Report meets the functionally equivalent standard for alternatives to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) in part by updating sustainability criteria for the Napa Valley Subbasin in conformance to the definitions provided in SGMA. To evaluate the condition of the Subbasin in relation to the sustainability goal, the sustainability criteria include measurable objectives and minimum thresholds developed to avoid the six undesirable results identified in SGMA (LSCE, 2016c). For SGMA purposes a "measurable objective" is a "specific, quantifiable goals for the maintenance or improvement of specified groundwater conditions" (Section 351). SGMA additionally defines a "minimum threshold" as "a numeric value for each sustainability indicator used to define undesirable results" (Section 351).
2018 Groundwater Sustainability Indicators
Groundwater levels recorded in 2018 were above the minimum thresholds established as sustainability criteria for 19 of 20 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Representative Wells with water level criteria. The reduction of groundwater levels below the minimum threshold at one of twenty SGMA Representative Wells, 08N06W10Q001M, is most likely an indication of the effect of Dry year conditions. Two other wells in the vicinity, NapaCounty-224 and NapaCounty-225, did not experience similar groundwater level conditions in fall 2018. Subsequent monitoring has found that water levels in well 08N06W10Q001M increased throughout the winter of 2018-2019, even before substantial rainfall occurred. In response to the fall 2018 groundwater level in well 08N06W10Q001M, the County is reviewing conditions in the vicinity of the well including water use and the location and operation of nearby wells.
The measurable objectives established in the Basin Analysis Report for the Napa Valley Subbasin provide a reasonable margin of operational flexibility under adverse conditions where applicable and utilize components such as historical water budgets, seasonal and long-term trends, and periods of drought. Groundwater elevations serve as the proxy for multiple sustainability indicators where reasonable. For representative monitoring sites where, long-term periods of record are not available, as in the case of the dedicated monitoring wells constructed in 2014, which were developed specifically to monitor groundwater-surface water interactions, measurable objectives established at these facilities will be reviewed and reevaluated as appropriate, as the collection of available data for each site expands to better reflect true long-term variability at those locations.
Consistent with the Dry water year conditions, the volume of groundwater in storage in the principal aquifer system of the Napa Valley Subbasin decreased in spring 2018 relative to spring 2017. The volume of groundwater in storage declined in 2018 by 9,314 acre-feet to a total of 209,984 acre-feet. From 1988 through 2018, cumulative annual storage increased 4,388 acre-feet, reflecting a basin in balance and the absence of long-term depletions of groundwater storage within the Subbasin.
Maps of saturated thickness and groundwater storage changes in the principal aquifer system show decreases in saturated thickness and groundwater storage throughout most of the Subbasin between spring 2017 and spring 2018. These decreases are consistent with the reduction in precipitation between 2017 and 2018. Larger decreases in saturated thickness occurred along Dry Creek and in the vicinity of Oak Knoll Avenue. Notably, the reductions in groundwater storage were variable over that area. For example, near the dedicated monitoring well at Dry Creek near Highway 29 declines were much smaller than in the active supply well monitored to the west near the Subbasin margin. This latter observation highlights the value of dedicated monitoring wells.
Changes in saturated thickness of the primary aquifer and groundwater storage volume changes were also evaluated for the period from spring 2014 to spring 2018, for comparison with the most recent year with a similar precipitation total. Saturated thickness and groundwater storage were greater in spring 2018 than in spring 2014. Spring 2018 saturated thickness was generally 0 to 10 feet greater than the saturated thickness in spring 2014.
Total water use in the Napa Valley Subbasin, including groundwater extracted from the Subbasin, surface water from sources within the Napa River Watershed, and imported surface water delivered through the State Water Project, is estimated to have been 37,174 acre-feet in water year 2018. Total estimated groundwater extraction in the Subbasin was 17,889 acre-feet. As noted above, groundwater storage volume decreased in 2018, by 9,413 acre-feet. Cumulative changes in groundwater storage show a net increase of 4,388 acre-feet from 1988 – 2018 in the principal aquifer of Napa Valley Subbasin.
Groundwater extraction in water year 2018 was comparable to amounts used in recent years dating back to 2004. Over a full 30-year period, annual storage changes in the aquifer system have fluctuated between positive and negative values, generally in accordance with the water year type. Cumulative changes in groundwater storage have also fluctuated between positive and negative values, indicating long-term stable groundwater storage conditions, the absence of chronic depletions of groundwater storage, and an overall condition of a basin in balance. Groundwater extraction in the Subbasin in water year 2018 remained within the sustainable yield range of 17,000 to 20,000 acre-feet per year identified in the Basin Analysis Report. Together, the findings presented in this report regarding groundwater conditions at representative monitoring sites, changes in groundwater storage, and groundwater extraction demonstrate that the Napa Valley Subbasin has continued to be managed sustainably through 2018.
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Using the map below, click "show legend" to see map data layers, click on specific areas to find more information and links to subarea groundwater monitoring results, levels and trends. Enter your address, city or zip above the legend to zoom to an area of interest.
To navigate to groundwater subarea pages, use the links below. Links can also be found in the popups when clicking on certain subareas in the interactive map.


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As of 12 March 2014, the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) replaced the National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles and apply to organisations and Australian Government Agencies.
In total there are 13 APPs from Schedule 1 of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012, which amends the Privacy Act 1988. You can access the full guidelines from http://www.oaic.gov.au/images/documents/privacy/applying-privacy-law/app-guidelines/APP_guidelines_complete_version_1_March_2014.pdf
Maelstrom Lawyers Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters.
We get that its tough enough to go through the legal process and fight with the insurance company without having to worry about what happens to your personal information.
So our policy reflects this concern and spells out the who, what, where, why and how of personal information collection, usage, exchange, disclosure and access because if we were in your shoes that is what we would want.
So lets get started.
Collection: What information do we get?
Personal information refers to any information or any opinion, whether true or not, from which an individual's identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained.
We need to collect a vast array of information because in essence we need to capture and understand your life before and after your accident. We start with the basics like current and all previous names, your age, sex, contact details and next of kin details so that we can be certain that we have correctly identified you and also enabled any conflict checks. We then expand our requests outwardly and start capturing things like your full medical history, full employment history, full education and training history, and so on. Sometimes the layers of information delve into hobbies, past times and other ancillary activities but only so far as they relate to your claim.
Sensitive Information
In some cases we may need to collect 'sensitive' information about you, or others, for or in relation to legal proceedings. 'Sensitive' information is classified as information about a person's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions or associations, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, trade and professional memberships, sexual preferences or practices, criminal record or health information. Under the APPs we are entitled to gather sensitive information about you or others for a number of reasons including where the collection is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal or equitable claim.
Collection: Where do we get this information from?
The information we request comes from a wide and varied source however we can give you an idea by listing the following more common places
- Government agencies
- Private Institutions
- Public Institutions
- Individuals
- Companies
Collection: How do we get information?
We will collect information via four main routes either by telephone, written correspondence, facsimile or electronic means (such as email).
Collection: Internet Usage & Cookies
We collect small amounts of information from people who visit our website by using 'cookies'. Cookies are unique identification numbers that are placed on the browser of our website users. The 'cookies' don't identify the users directly but link back to a database record about them. The information captured by 'cookies' helps to provide useful information about how our website is used, some of the information captured can include things like: the address of the user's server, user's top level domain, date and time of user's visit, pages accessed and downloaded by user, search engine user used and the type of browser used. When you visit our website a cookie may be placed on your machine and if you visit us again the cookie may count the number of visits. This information is only captured for statistical purposes and used only to improve our website.
Examples Of What We Get
Here is a sample of the main places we write to to give you an idea. This is not a full list. Our requests for information can be very broad but they must always be relevant to our primary purpose which is valuing your claim and working out who is to blame for the accident. Some of the information has to be paid for before it is released to us – when we pay for information we call that a "disbursement".
Medical information
WHY: Tells us what physical and psychological condition you were in before and after the accident
We request information from hospitals (public and private), general practitioners, medical specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, chiropractors, counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, dentists, orthodontists, podiatrists, optometrists and so on.
Financial information
WHY: Tells us where you worked, what you did and how much you got paid before and after the accident
We request information from the Australian Taxation Office, employers, accountants as well as ABN searches through Australian Securities and Information Commission. We may also ask you for invoice books or bank statements as proof of income and request any other information that may assist us in determining your financial loss.
Freedom of information
WHY: Provides us with another layer of information to cross reference against and compare to make sure everything lines up and is accurate.
We request information from Medicare Australia (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Patient History Summary), Centrelink, Queensland Police, Queensland Transport, Q Comp, WorkCover Queensland, Self-Insurers, Schools and Universities and so on.
Refund information
WHY: The CTP insurer must pay money back to places that have paid for your treatment or other. Because they are responsible for your injuries. This money is added to your claim.
We request information from Medicare Australia, Private Health Insurers, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Careflight, Centrelink, Public Hospitals (if the CTP insurer is outside Queensland), WorkCover and so on.
Other bits of information
We will always do our best to get information directly from you however this may not always be possible and if we need to speak to third parties about your personal information we will do our best to write to you and notify you in advance. We may not be able to represent you if you do not allow us to gather certain information. If necessary we also request statements from witnesses, co-workers, friends, family or others to provide us with another layer of proof.
Secondary Purposes
Your personal information may also be used for secondary activities like providing you with updated information about the law, offering you services other than our primary service if we feel we can be of assistance and developing and improving our service delivery.
How We Store Your Information
We keep an electronic copy of your information stored in our practice management program which is operated by LEAP software and stored in a secure location within Australia.
We will periodically arrange to meet with you to discuss the information we have gathered and to take instructions from you explaining any questions we might have. This close connection with the process ensures you have proper understanding, control and empowerment.
Usage, Exchange & Disclosure: Why do we get information?
Without collecting all the varied information we need we cannot provide a complete picture to the CTP insurer about the full impact of the accident on your life and we risk undervaluing your claim.
Usage, Exchange & Disclosure: Who do we give it to?
The information we collect is given to three distinct groups.
CTP Insurers
First and foremost we are required by law to give certain information over to the CTP insurer, all the records described above would fall into that category. Some peripheral information like traffic history or criminal history may be requested from the CTP insurer but it will need to be relevant to your claim and they may require a court order if we dispute the request.
Opinion Providers
Secondly we provide selected information to certain experts for their professional opinion, for example:
We would provide barristers with a carbon copy of our full file so that they could provide us with a fully informed balanced opinion about your likelihood of winning your claim and the likely value of your claim.
Medical Experts
We would provide copies of your medical records, medical reports (including other expert reports), your WorkCover file, any documents within your Centrelink file that describe injuries or treatment, and any other information relevant to assessing your degree of permanent whole person impairment and any future treatment needs.
Crash Investigation Experts
We would provide copies of the traffic incident report completed by the Queensland Police Service along with photographs of the accident scene, vehicle damage repair reports, as well as statements from witnesses and any other information relevant to reconstructing the accident.
Forensic Accountants
We would provide both medical information and financial information, medical information usually an Occupational Therapist report as it outlines your ability to do certain tasks, and all your financial information relevant to assessing your past loss of earnings and calculating your future loss.
Other Experts
We may be required to brief certain specialists for their opinion on a range of issues for your claim. If the request is unusual or expensive we will contact you to explain why we need the report and detail what information will be provided to the specialist and why.
Third Parties
Finally, the collection of information often requires providing some basic identifying details to other parties like your name, date of birth, address, date of accident or injuries so that they can be sure they are providing us with the correct information.
Staff or Agents of Maelstrom Lawyers
Your personal information will be necessarily handled by staff members of Maelstrom Lawyers.
From time to time Maelstrom Lawyers will be required to outsource certain tasks to agents and they will be provided with your personal information. The usage of agents would most commonly arise at the beginning of a claim, to obtain photographs of the accident scene or other relevant spots, to obtain statements from witnesses or other relevant parties or to assist with the management of your claim in other ways.
Access: Can I Get A Copy Of My Information?
You can request a copy of your personal information and we will generally provide you with full disclosure in a form that best suits your needs. You can request a copy of your personal information in writing to PO Box 6770, Gold Coast Mail Centre 9726 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
We can restrict access to information if we believe doing so: would pose a serious threat to life, health or safety of any individual or to public health or safety, would have unreasonable impact upon the privacy of others and is frivolous or vexatious. We can also restrict access to information if doing so is prohibited by court order or under Australian law or if the disclosure would compromise our position or the position of others in anticipated or existing legal disputes or negotiations.
We will generally not charge you for access to your personal information however if your documents are quite voluminous we will advise if of any 'at-cost' charges that may apply.
Your Personal Information Has Changed?
Please let us know when your personal information changes so that we can update our systems. You should contact us within 1 month of any changes to your contact details so that we can maintain contact with you.
Complaints: You Are Not Happy About Something?
Speak To Us First
We strive to provide excellent service all the time, without fail. However, if we fall short of the mark we want to know. Because it is this valuable feedback that helps us improve our services.
The best place to start is contacting us directly and providing us with details of your grievance.
You should provide a written complaint outlining your grievance and address it Maelstrom Lawyers, PO Box 6770, Gold Coast Mail Centre 9726 or email email@example.com with the title "Complaint".
We will then contact you to discuss your grievance, we will offer to meet with you, we will listen carefully to what you tell us, discuss ways in which we can improve our delivery or rectify the issue and put in place a system to ensure the risk of this issue happening again is greatly reduced.
Speak To The Office Of Australian Information Commissioner
If you are still not happy with our response, you can contact the Office of Australian Information Commissioner by telephone on 1300 363 992 within Australia or +61 2 9284 9749 from outside of Australia. If you have a disability, require assistance or a translator you can contact the office on 133 677 (teletypewriter users) then ask for 1300 363 992, or 1300 555 727 (speak and listen users) then ask for 1300 363 992 or 131 450 (non-English speakers) then ask for 1300 363 992. In writing by email to email@example.com or GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001. By facsimile to +61 2 9284 9666. In person at Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000


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The Catalan Lounge at the Classic Caleta Hotel
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Update: NGDC submission deadline for GIC in Poznan is 1 October – apply now!
The fifth qualifier of the new and enhanced Nordic Game Discovery Contest live pitch contest will be held at GIC 2018 in Poznan, Poland on 11 October.
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"Our main goal is to improve the quality of our conference by providing developers here with more quality events like NGDC," says GIC event organiser Hanna Marszalkowska. "We see the possibility of pitching games to industry experts with the option to win interesting prizes as an important opportunity for devs."
The winner of the fifth NGDC Season III qualifier at GIC will earn a seat in the NGDC Grand Finals next year at Nordic Game 2019, 22-24 May in Malmö, Sweden as well as prizes from PR specialists Plan of Attack and Mail.ru.
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Are you developing or have you already developed a game that deserves more attention? And are you attending GIC? If so, submit your game and prepare to go on stage for the fifth qualifying round of NGDC Season III in Poznan – and maybe all the way to the finals at NG19 next May.
Complete the submission form for the NGDC Season III qualifier at GIC on 11 October in Poznan, Poland right here. The deadline for submissions is 1 October, so apply now!
Get all the latest NGDC tour details at discovery-contest.nordicgame.com.
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.
Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.