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The most commonly used threshold of expired-air carbon monoxide (CO) concentration to validate self-reported smoking abstinence is <10 parts per million (ppm). It has been proposed to reduce this threshold. This study examined what effect a reduction would have on short-term success rates in clinical practice.
A total of 315,718 quit attempts supported by English NHS Stop Smoking Services were included in the analysis. The proportion of 4-week quits as determined by the Russell standard (<10ppm) that also met lower thresholds was calculated for each unit change from <9ppm to <2ppm. Additionally, associations of established predictors with outcome were assessed in logistic regressions for selected thresholds.
At <10ppm, 35% of quit attempts were regarded as successful. Differences for a single unit reduction increased with each reduction; small reductions had very little impact (e.g. <8ppm: 34.7% success), but at <3ppm, only 26.3% would still be regarded as successful. With the threshold reduced to <3ppm established predictors of cessation showed a weaker association with outcome than with the threshold at <10ppm suggesting an increase in error of outcome measurement.
Reducing the threshold for expired-air CO concentration to validate abstinence would have a minimal effect on success rates unless the threshold were reduced substantially which would likely increase error of measurement.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Limited evidence from randomised controlled trials suggests that varenicline might be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in achieving abstinence from smoking. The comparative effectiveness of varenicline when prescribed under routine circumstances and in the general population has not been tested.
To compare the abstinence rates of smokers trying to stop having used varenicline vs. NRT on prescription (Rx) when provided with minimal professional support in the general population while adjusting for key potential confounders.
A large survey of a representative sample of the English population. Participants were 1,579 adults who smoked within the previous 12 months and made at least one quit attempt with varenicline or NRT Rx in their most recent quit attempt. The main outcome measure was self-reported abstinence up to the time of the survey, adjusted for key potential confounders including urges to smoke. A sensitivity analysis was conducted in subsamples in which the quit attempt started up to 6 months or more than 6 months ago.
The adjusted odds of abstinence in users of varenicline were 1.76 (95 % CI = 1.22-2.53) times higher compared with users of NRT Rx. However, there was no detectable difference in the subsample of smokers who started their quit attempt more than 6 months ago (adjusted OR = 1.03, 95 %CI = 0.54-1.96).
Varenicline use with minimal professional support in the general population of smokers appears more effective than NRT Rx in achieving short-term abstinence. However, this effect may disappear in the long-term. Research is needed to confirm this and establish what may underlie it.
Bupropion was introduced for smoking cessation following a pivotal trial showing that it gave improved efficacy over the nicotine patch and also suggesting combination treatment was beneficial. We tested in clinical practice for an effectiveness difference between bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), whether the combination improves effectiveness, and whether either treatment might be more beneficial for certain sub-groups of smokers.
Open-label randomized controlled trial with 6 month follow-up.
Four UK NHS smoking cessation clinics.
Smokers (n=1071) received 7 weekly behavioural support sessions and were randomized to an NRT product of their choice (n=418), bupropion (n=409) or NRT plus bupropion (n=244).
The primary outcome was self-reported cessation over 6 months, with biochemical verification at 1 and 6 months. Also measured were baseline demographics, health history, smoking characteristics, and unwanted events during treatment.
Abstinence rates for bupropion (27.9%) and NRT (24.2%) were not significantly different (OR=1.21, 95% C.I.=0.88-1.67), and the combination rate (24.2%) was similar to that for either treatment alone. There was some evidence that the relative effectiveness of bupropion and NRT differed according to depression (X2=2.86, p=0.091), with bupropion appearing more beneficial than NRT in those with a history of depression (29.8% vs 18.5%). Several unwanted symptoms were more common with bupropion.
There is no difference in smoking cessation effectiveness among bupropion, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and their combination when used with behavioural support in clinical practice. There is some evidence that bupropion is more beneficial than NRT for smokers with a history of depression.
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To characterise publically-funded tobacco control campaigns in England between 2004 and 2010 and to explore whether they were in line with recommendations from the literature in terms of their content and intensity. International evidence suggests that campaigns which warn of the negative consequences of smoking and feature testimonials from real-life smokers are most effective, and that four exposures per head per month are required to reduce smoking prevalence.
Characterisation of tobacco control advertisements using a theoretically-based framework designed to describe advertisement themes, informational and emotional content and style. Study of the intensity of advertising and exposure to different types of advertisement using data on population-level exposure to advertisements shown during the study period.
Television Ratings (TVRs), a standard measure of advertising exposure, were used to calculate exposure to each different campaign type.
89% of advertising was for smoking cessation; half of this advertising warned of the negative consequences of smoking, while half contained how-to-quit messages. Acted scenes featured in 72% of advertising, while only 17% featured real-life testimonials. Only 39% of months had at least four exposures to tobacco control campaigns per head.
A theory-driven approach enabled a systematic characterisation of tobacco control advertisements in England. Between 2004 and 2010 only a small proportion of tobacco control advertisements utilised the most effective strategies - negative health effects messages and testimonials from real-life smokers. The intensity of campaigns was lower than international recommendations.
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Behavioral support improves smokers' chances of quitting, but quit rates are typically lower for smokers supported by "community practitioners" for whom smoking cessation is a small part of their job than for those supported by "specialist practitioners" for whom it is the main role. This article examined the factors that might contribute to this.
A total of 573 specialist practitioners and 466 community practitioners completed a 42-item online survey that covered demographic and employment information, current practices, levels of training, and 4-week CO-verified quit rates. Responses were compared for community and specialist practitioners. Mediation analysis was undertaken to assess how far "structural" and "modifiable" variables account for the difference in quit rates.
Specialist practitioners reported higher 4-week CO-verified quit rates than community practitioners (63.6% versus 50.4%, p < .001). Practitioners also differed significantly in employment variables, evidence-based practices, and levels of training. Six "modifiable" variables (proportion of clients using an "abrupt" quit model, duration of first session, always advising on medications, number of days training received, number of sessions observed when starting work, and number of sessions having been observed in practice and received feedback) mediated the association between practitioners' role and quit rates over and above the "structural" variables, explaining 14.3%-35.7% of the variance in the total effect.
"Specialist" practitioners in the English stop-smoking services report higher success rates than "community" practitioners and this is at least in part attributable to more extensive training and supervision and greater adherence to evidence-based practice including advising on medication usage and promoting abrupt rather than gradual quitting.
There is an urgent need to find better ways of helping pregnant smokers to stop. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have not detected an effect of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation in pregnancy. This may be because of inadequate dosing because of faster nicotine metabolism in this group. In England, many pregnant smokers use single form and combination NRT (patch plus a faster acting form). This correlational study examined whether the latter is associated with higher quit rates.
Routinely collected data from 3880 pregnant smokers attempting to stop in one of 44 Stop Smoking Services in England. The outcome measure was 4-week quit rates, verified by expired-air carbon monoxide level<10ppm. Outcome was compared between those not using medication versus using single form NRT (patch or one of the faster acting forms), or combination NRT. Potential confounders were intervention setting (specialist clinic, home visit, primary care, other), intervention type (one-to-one, group, drop-in, other), months pregnant, age, ethnicity and occupational group in multi-level logistic regressions.
After adjustment, combination NRT was associated with higher odds of quitting compared with no medication (OR=1.93, 95% CI=1.13-3.29, p=0.016), whereas single NRT showed no benefit (OR=1.06, 95% CI=0.60-1.86, p=0.84).
Use of a combination of nicotine patch and a faster acting form may confer a benefit in terms of promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. While this conclusion is based on correlational data, it lends support to continuing this treatment option pending confirmation by an RCT.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
To assess the incidence of long-term smoking cessation as a function of age, gender, social grade and their interactions.
Cross-sectional surveys of population representative samples of smokers in England.
A total of 24 094 ever smokers (≥21 and ≤60 years of age) participating in household surveys between November 2006 and February 2011.
The ratio of long-term (>1 year) ex-smokers to ever-smokers was calculated for each age. Regression analyses were used to model the association between age and quit ratio, with the change in quit ratio by year of age n years versus all years up to n-1 years, yielding an estimate of the quitting incidence at that age. Analyses were conducted for the entire sample and then for the sample stratified by gender and social grade, and interactions assessed between these variables.
A cubic trend was needed to fit the data. The estimated quitting incidence between ages 21 and 30 was 1.5% (95% CI: 1.0%-2.0%), between 31 and 50 it was 0.3% (95% CI: 0.2%-0.5%) and between 51 and 60 it was 1.2% (95% CI: 0.7%-1.7%). Age interacted with gender and social grade: women and smokers from higher social grades had a higher incidence of quitting than men and those from lower social grades specifically in young adulthood. CONCLUSIONS : The incidence of smoking cessation in England appears to be greater in young and old adults compared with those in middle age. Women and higher social grade smokers show a greater incidence of quitting than men and those from lower social grades specifically in young adulthood.
© 2013 Society for the Study of Addiction.
To determine if community subjective social status (SSS) predicted smoking abstinence through 26 weeks postrandomization among 755 African American light smokers of low SES (socioeconomic status).
Participants were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial, which examined the efficacy of nicotine gum and counseling for smoking cessation.
Results indicated that SSS predicted smoking abstinence over time [P=.046; odds ratio (OR) =1.075 (1.001-1.155)] after adjusting for covariates.
Further research is needed to understand the effects of community SSS on smoking cessation among heavy smokers and other ethnic groups.
This article reports a pilot study of a new smoking cessation website ('StopAdvisor'), which has been developed on the basis of PRIME theory, evidence, web-design expertise and user-testing. The aims were to i) evaluate whether cessation, website usage and satisfaction were sufficiently high to warrant a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and ii) assess whether outcomes were affected by socio-economic status.
This was an uncontrolled pilot study. Two hundred and four adult daily smokers willing to make a serious quit attempt were included. All participants received support from 'StopAdvisor', which recommends a structured quit plan and a variety of evidence-based behaviour change techniques for smoking cessation. A series of tunnelled sessions and a variety of interactive menus provide tailored support for up to a month before quitting through until one-month post-quit (http://www.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/stopadvisordemonstration). The primary outcome was self-report of at least 1month of continuous abstinence collected at 2months post-enrolment and verified by saliva cotinine or anabasine. Usage was indexed by log-ins and page views. Satisfaction was assessed by dichotomous ratings of helpfulness, personal relevance, likelihood of recommendation and future use, which were collected using an online questionnaire at 2months post-enrolment. Outcomes according to socio-economic status were assessed.
At 8weeks post-enrolment, 19.6% (40/204) of participants were abstinent according to the primary outcome criteria (95% C.I.=14.1% to 25.1%). Participants viewed a mean of 133.5 pages (median=71.5) during 6.4 log-ins (median=3). A majority of respondents rated the website positively on each of the four satisfaction `ratings (range=66.7% to 75.3%). There was no evidence of an effect of socio-economic status on abstinence (OR=1.01, C.I.=0.50-2.07), usage (page-views, t(202)=0.11, p=.91; log-ins, t(202)=0.21, p=.83), or satisfaction (helpfulness, OR=1.09, C.I.=0.41-2.88; personal relevance, OR=0.55, C.I.=0.20-1.56; recommendation, OR=0.98, C.I.=0.34-2.81; use in future, OR=1.45, C.I.=0.49-4.27).
The systematic application of theory, evidence, web-design expertise, and user-testing has resulted in a website that shows sufficiently promising efficacy and usability to warrant evaluation in a RCT. The website appears to be similarly effective and acceptable to users across the social spectrum.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
There is a growing interest in very low rate [fewer than one cigarette per day (CPD)] and light (one to nine CPD) smokers and in some parts of the world their numbers appear to be increasing. This paper examined changes in prevalence over the past 5 years, cessation patterns, and smoking and demographic characteristics of very low rate, light and moderate-to-heavy (10+ CPD) smokers in England.
Cross-sectional and longitudinal data from aggregated monthly waves of a household survey: the Smoking Toolkit Study.
A total of 23,245 smokers interviewed between November 2006 and May 2011 and 4147 who provided data at 6-month follow-up.
We compared the demographic and smoking characteristics between the three groups of smokers at baseline, and the rate of attempts to quit, use of aids to cessation and success of quit attempts at follow-up.
Very low rate smoking remained extremely rare (1.9% of smokers in 2006 to 2.8% in 2011), but light smoking became increasingly common (23.9-32.8%). Compared with moderate-to-heavy smokers, very low rate and light smokers were younger, more often female and from a higher socio-economic background. They were more motivated to quit and enjoyed smoking less. During the 6-month follow-up period, light smokers, but not very low rate smokers, were more likely to attempt to quit than moderate-to-heavy smokers. When they tried to quit, very low rate and light smokers used aids to cessation less than moderate-to-heavy smokers but still used them to a substantial degree: 18%, 31% and 44% used over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy in their most recent quit attempt for the three types of smoker, respectively. Even very low rate smokers had a substantial failure rate: 65% failed in their most recent quit attempt within 6 months.
Very low rate (fewer than one cigarette per day) and light (one to nine cigarettes per day) smokers in England are at least as motivated to quit as heavier smokers. Although they use cessation medication less than heavier smokers and are more likely to succeed, they still use such medication and fail in quit attempts to a substantial degree.
© 2011 The Authors, Addiction © 2011 Society for the Study of Addiction.
Happiness has become established as an important psychological dimension and not merely the obverse of depression and anxiety. Ex-smokers report that they are happier than when they were smoking but this could reflect biased recall. To date, no studies have examined happiness as a function of smoking status in ex-smokers of varying length of abstinence compared with current and never smokers.
A cross-sectional household study of a nationally representative sample of adults examined the association between smoking status (never smoker, smoker, ex-smoker<1 year, ex-smoker ≥ 1 year) and two standard measures of happiness adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics (N=6923).
After adjusting for age, gender and social grade, ex-smokers of ≥ 1 year reported higher levels of happiness than smokers (p<0.001) and similar levels to never smokers. Ex-smokers of <1 year had similar levels to smokers. Smoking to feel less depressed (p<0.001) or anxious (p<0.044) were the only smoking characteristics associated with lower happiness among current smokers.
Ex-smokers who have stopped for a year or more are happier than current smokers and similar to never smokers. Whilst these results are cross-sectional and have to be interpreted with caution, this adds to the evidence that smoking may decrease happiness and stopping may increase it.
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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So as you may be aware I went away this weekend to London for a girly meet up with my uni friends. It has been eight years since I finished university but it is strange how within five minutes of meeting up it was like we were still there.
One of my friends has just recently got married (no babies just yet) but the rest of us have 6 little ones between us. We were all feeling the need for a break, and an indulgent break it was too.
I arrived to London to find that very few tubes were running and had to make my way to the hotel from a different route. When I got outside I suddenly felt I might be in the wrong place as it looked so grand. The door was opened for me and I began to panic that it would be very embarrassing if it was not this hotel I was checking into but the cheap one up the road. Luckily it was and I sat and waited for my for my friends to arrive. Now I know that I could have got a coffee, sat and read my book or newspaper, but I sat and did not know what to do with myself. I looked such a muppet but it was like I was constantly checking to see that the children had not somehow smuggled themselves into my bag and were not now climbing on the posh furniture. This clearly was not a child styled hotel!
I did start to calm down, friends arrived and we went for lunch and a spa. Conversation flowed (as did the wine) and I started mentioning my painful shoulders from lifting children all day. My friend is a physio and she offered to take a look later. After checking in we went up to our room and decided to order another bottle of wine to have whilst getting ready for dinner (well it would be rude not too) and it was then she decided to sort my shoulder. I had a dress on with a zip all the way up the front – it had to come off to get to my shoulder. I lay on the floor and she worked her magic fingers! Wow, my shoulder felt better already.
The door knocked, and in her eagerness to get to the wine, the door was opened and the room steward was inside before I had chance to fully stand up. I started fumbling for my dress, which now looked very saucy with the zip (it isn't but it just made it worse!) and my friend said casually in her honest manner to the poor guy who was bright red 'Oh don't mind her I was just giving her a massage.' He stumbled out apologising that he interrupted and it must have looked so funny. Massage, half naked, wine to the room! You could not blame him for jumping to conclusions. It did look like a dirty weekend away. We just lost it with the giggles.
On ward to dinner and the wine flowed, I was starting to feel the effects, wine and late nights are not a great mix with me being such a lightweight. We all made it to 1am and were very pleased with ourselves, but the night was finished off in true Mummy style, Pj's and hot chocolate in bed!
The next morning I had the luxury of a lay in. It was bliss but I woke missing the children. We got up slowly and then went out for a big fry up, followed by a trip to the Palace and walk round St James' Park. It was so beautiful and made the perfect picture for my Silent Sunday.
Then the nightmare started; my train journey home. Still very few tubes but I managed to get a train to Stratford. Then because to git had stolen copper cables from the track, all trains heading my way were cancelled. I had to get to Shenfield and then catch a bus, however the buses were going to be about a 2 hour wait! The ques of people were crazy and they were getting stroppy. I really felt for the police who were getting abuse in every direction. Luckily for me I only waited an hour because my dear hubby came to pick me up, but I could have been there all evening!
But home safe and sound, to my delightful three babies who I missed like crazy. However it was good for me because the break away gave me fun, respite, wine and the time to really appreciate how wonderful they are.
|Like it was yesterday – only we have aged somewhat! (Alright girls, speak for myself!)


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The Differences in MBO Appraisal Methods
Management by objectives – commonly referred to as MBO – is a performance appraisal method that determines how closely aligned an employee's goals are to organizational goals. MBO appraisals are suitable for measuring quantitative and qualitative output of high-level employees. High-level employees such as managers generally report to directors, according to hierarchy and the chain of authority present in many organizations. Therefore, managers and the directors or executives they report to often work together to establish MBO goals for this type of appraisal method.
Performance Appraisals
Employers use performance appraisals to measure both the quantity and quality of production. An MBO appraisal is just one method among several types of performance measurement tools. Others include graphic ratings scales, narrative evaluations, 360-degree appraisals, peer evaluations, and forced ranking or differentiation appraisals. Performance appraisals typically are conducted annually, and employers often base decisions about salary raises, wage increases and year-end bonuses on employee performance.
MBO appraisal methods differ significantly from other performance evaluation methods because MBO appraisals are typically used for employees in leadership roles. The reason is because MBO goals are expressly tied to organizational success. Employees with leadership responsibilities -- managers, directors and above -- usually have duties that have direct correlation to their company's success. Therefore, the objectives identified in a manager's MBO appraisal typically reflect department goals that will substantially affect the organization.
In employee evaluation methods such as narrative performance appraisals, graphic rating scales, and peer evaluations, the supervisor or manager provides insight on goals the leader wants employees to attain throughout the evaluation year. By contrast, MBO appraisals are constructed with equal input from both the manager and the person who supervises the manager, such as an executive employee or a director. There's greater collaboration in constructing MBO goals than there is in identifying goals for a production worker or for administrative support personnel. MBO goals usually meet the standards of well-constructed goals according to the SMART principles: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-specific.
MBO appraisals differ significantly from other types of appraisal methods concerning milestones and timing. There generally are two types of time-specific MBO goals: annual goals and intermediate goals. When a manager and director discuss the manager's MBO goals, they define all of the company's available resources and the time it will take the manager to attain each goal. For example, if a manager's goal is to reduce legal expenses for employment claims by 10 percent annually, the resources available might be employee relations specialists in the HR department who are qualified to respond to employee claims instead of immediately sending claims to the company's lawyer. The first-quarter measurement of the MBO appraisal would, therefore, assess whether there have been any claims, and which claims have been handled by employee relations specialists instead of lawyers. At the end of the year, the total number of claims and legal expenses factor into the manager's annual performance according to MBO measurements.
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Made of stainless steel, this slicer and grater is substantial as it is fluororesin coated, simply designed for its function. For its material, it is easy to remove the lees on the grater just by washing in the water. The slicer has the ' V' shaped is well cut. The concept of this black series is 'Kitchen tools for men', and since the items comes in the smart designed package, it's the perfect for gift for the man who works in the kitchen.
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text: bcci Thursday, 04/10/14 09:06:08 AM Re: None Post # of 44978 Baristas Makes "Most Explosive Companies" List to be Included in Forbes Magazine SEATTLE, April 10, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. (OTCPK:BCCI), Via Globenewswire NASDAQ OMX worldwide news service announced that it is being included in a special "Most Explosive Companies" list that will be in the April issue of Forbes Magazine . Baristas is a fast growing U.S. based beverage and branded Products Company. The list which will be included in the April, 2014 issue covered by The Fundamentals Report highlights a select group of companies that are currently experiencing or are expected to experience explosive growth. CEO Barry Henthorn stated: "The recent exposure that we have received has been very useful for a number of negotiations with prospective franchise partners, landlords, and new revenue stream opportunities. We have also experienced a surge in shareholder inquiries and from various media. We expect that once the April issue hits the newsstands that Baristas will be exposed to a new audience and that the increase in brand recognition will continue to spike. This comes at a time when Baristas has accelerated its advertising campaigns for several initiatives including franchise sales, in store traffic, ice cream sales, and general brand awareness." About Forbes: Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Forbes, Inc. Published biweekly, it features original articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, and law. Its headquarters are in New York City. Primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek. The magazine is well known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400) and rankings of world's top companies (the Forbes Global 2000). The motto of Forbes magazine is "The Capitalist Tool". About Baristas Coffee Company (BCCI): Headquartered in the Seattle, Washington area, Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. was formed to create a national brand of drive-thru espresso stands. BCCI is accomplishing this by acquiring established businesses that fit its model, opening new locations, and by franchising. Baristas has separated itself from the competition with its "theme" of joining attractive female baristas in entertaining costumes preparing the finest beverages available on the market. Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. is currently traded publically under the symbol "BCCI:OTCPK". Baristas has made formal application to the NASDAQ Capital Markets, and has been reserved the symbol "BAPI" for trading once it has completed the process. Baristas can currently be found throughout greater Seattle as well as in Florida, and Montana. Your state, Coming Soon! For more information on this fascinating concept please visit us at www.baristas.tv CONTACT: For Investor Relations Contact: Barry Henthorn firstname.lastname@example.com (206)579-0222 The Wall Street Journal news department was not involved in the creation of this content.


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Donate to RAINN here.
As part of the lead-up to our reading, here's a poem by one of the eight poets who's reading next Saturday (see below for more details): Camonghne Felix, who's also a political speechwriter and an essayist. She is the author of the chapbook Yolk, published via Penmanship Books in March 2015 and in May of that year was listed by Black Youth Project as a "Black Girl From the Future You Should Know."
Here is her poem "The Therapist Asks 3", which was originally published by Poetry:
Here, also, is the excellent Killing the Form. And here is Camonghne performing "Meat: a Reflection on Street Harassment"
When she read with The Eagle and the Wren we introduced her as follows: A sequence titled "Google Search" places sequences of collocations—words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance—scattershot across the page, the clipped and fragmented form enacting the struggle between speech and silence that Camonghne Felix's theme. Prose poems like "The Therapist Asks" and "Excerpt from Cutting with JB" provide a multilayered reading experience. Here, an apparently confessional style is complicated as the narrator's adult self interacts with an younger speaker who is vulnerable and full of braggadocio: she seems to know her vulnerability, and is at the same time breezily unaware. This provides a tense reading experience, for these speakers are drawn to situations that verge on or cross over into abuse. Often, the speaker does not realize the danger she entered into until the narrative is taken up in adulthood. These are poems of strength and exposure, where the personal is political, delivered with urgency, verve and wit.
We're proud that Camonghne can join us next Saturday (29th April at 7 p.m.) at Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop. If you missed my post about my motivations for organising the reading, you can read it here. The post has all the information you will need to donate to RAINN (or, go to the top of this post and click the link), and directions if you would like to come to the reading, which is at Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop on Saturday, 29th April at 7 p.m. We hope to see you there.


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Lesser Celandine Treatments
This spring the County's contractor, Invasive Plant Control, Inc. (IPC), will continue treatment for invasive plants in several parks. Starting in March, they will focus on treating Lesser Celandine in the short two-week window just before and at the start of flowering. IPC will be treating Lesser Celandine at several Natural Resource Conservation Areas, such as sections of Gulf Branch Park, Barcroft Park, Donaldson Run Park and Glencarlyn Park. The recommended treatment method for Lesser Celandine is a foliar application of a Glyphosate-based herbicide with a water-safe surfactant so that the herbicide will stick to and penetrate the leaves of the plant. The best time to treat Lesser Celandine is early in the season, before other desirable plant species such as our native spring wildflowers are present. Lesser celandine is very difficult to control with chemical free methods due to its plant structure and growing habits. Pulling or digging is not effective for large populations because of the level of soil disturbance it would cause, which in some cases can lead to reinvasion by another non-native plant species. Pulling is also not very effective because the root structures are small tubers that can easily break off and grow into new plants. Smothering Lesser Celandine with mulch or black plastic also presents problems when the infestation is large and dense as well as when it is more sporadic and mixed in with beneficial native plants including delicate spring ephemerals such as spring beauties.
New Chemical Free Treatment Method
Arlington Parks and Natural Resources staff has piloted a new product for the treatment of invasive shrub species, call the "Buckthorn Baggie." Although this product was designed to treat Buckthorn, an invasive shrub in the Midwest, Arlington's pilot project targets an infestation of Lonicera maackii, or Amur bush honeysuckle, a multi-stemmed invasive shrub that is common in our area. The stems of the bush honeysuckle were cut 6 inches from the ground and the plastic Buckthorn Baggie was secured to the stem. Hopefully, the strong, dark plastic will inhibit regrowth of the bush honeysuckle within one growing season. If this pilot project is successful, the Invasive Plant Program will be doing many more projects using this chemical free method for treating invasive plants.
Volunteer Opportunities
Please join one of our regularly occurring Remove Invasive Plants Volunteer Events, located throughout the county. This spring, many sites will be focused on removing Garlic Mustard. Garlic Mustard is a common invasive plant that is easily identified and hand pulled in the spring. Please contact Sarah Archer at 703-228-1862 for more opportunities to volunteer.


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Dumbarton is a BCPS Lighthouse School and a National Blue Ribbon school. We have high expectations for student achievement which we believe will prepare them for college and career. Teachers plan rigorous and engaging lessons that capture student interest requiring the use of critical thinking skills to solve real-world problems.
As a staff we've engaged in numerous book studies include reading Mindsets in the Classroom by Mary Cay Ricci. The author notes that students with a fixed mindset often give up at the first sign of a challenge or possible failure. Adults can provide the encouragement they need to continue to persevere through tough assignments. In addition, educators can ensure students have opportunities to grapple with their learning in order to increase their resiliency through determination and creative thinking. The author notes that we are all born learners and even as toddlers we know we can grow and improve as evidenced by the tenacity little children show. By middle school, students begin to fear they are not smart when the tasks become more challenging and require analytical thought. Children sometimes don't want to take a chance on getting an answer wrong and tend to believe that smart people never get answers wrong. Realizing that even very successful people have failed at times yet continued to strive to accomplish a demanding task is very important. We strive to use language in classrooms that support a growth mindset so students know that they can achieve at high levels even when the going gets tough!
In addition, the book, Grading Smarter, Not Harder by Dueck, has been our focus recently as BCPS adjusts Grading Policies. BCPS One is the electronic system that parents and students use to access track student performance using the same access codes each year. Please see the BCPS website for more information.
As you know, your attention to your child's academic achievement is essential and we are committed to ensuring that you have accurate information as the year progresses.


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See what our editors will be shopping when the collection hits stores. - by Natalie Mell
Thanks to its annual—and much anticipated—designer collaborations, H&M makes it easy to own pieces by top fashion labels. Industry heavy hitters such as Balmain and Kenzo have teamed up with the retailer in the past, and 2017 sees London-based brand Erdem lend its style savvy.
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I've been thinking a lot lately. Taking it all in. Inhaling the universe. Being all observation-y.
Wanna hear about it? Here goes:
*Tonight we went to Subway, me, Jim and George. And I found myself splashed over with sadness just ever so briefly at the fact that Hank wasn't there. This happens to me a lot when Hank is off for the weekend with his "second dad." The family moves on without him, and suddenly I miss him so badly it can make me want to cry.
Then, as I was lost in thought about my eldest child, I looked up to realize that George was standing on his seat, licking the picture of lettuce that was bolted to the Subway wall. Suddenly, I had more important things to do than wallow — I had to hide my head in shame.
*As has been well documented, I tend to really hate commercials. Not because they ruin my favorite episodes of Fringe and Law & Order and whatever Kardashian show is on, but because anything can pass as plausible ad material these days. Yesterday, I saw a spot about the new, hip designs for Playtex packaging. Because nothing says "man I love when my uterine lining leaks out my lady parts in a bloody shower of nastiness" like neon colors on my tampon wrapper.
*Speaking of commercials, has anyone noticed how HAPPY men are when they have erectile dysfunction? Commercials seriously make me want herpes and my period every second of every day, while my husband battles with rising to the occasion and how his gray hair prevents him from getting a job. Because with all those issues, we would be a couple of dancing, cartwheeling, bike riding, road tripping, laughing, walking on the beach fools! Oh the joy!
*Bud Select 55 isn't just light on calories and taste. It's light on standards for the bottle. Because if you drop one of those babies, it will shatter into 8,000 tiny pieces… right before your bare feet.
*It's totally cool to be excited about spending your Saturday night watching House Hunters.
*There's such a thing as too comfortable with someone. And it's when you apologize to them, and they have to wait to figure out what it is for. Only to find out it was for your stinky fart that you know is wafting their way. Too. Comfortable.
*According to some random website that no one in their right mind should ever look at (except for those growing children in their enormous bellies), the most popular girl name last year was Isabella. There are also several other names that seem to be on the list most years — Emily, Grace, Ava, Sophia. All names I really, really like. But you know what's never on there? Marney.
Growing up, I actually was fond of having an uncommon name. Marney is not common, but doesn't sound so unusual as to make people think "wow, how much pot did your parents smoke?" Which, we all know, is untrue anyway. Mom is a boozer, not a druggie.
But the consequence of having an uncommon name is that you are then associated with every person who shares that name, as if the common trait of your moniker makes you somehow connected to that person.
There was the Alfred Hitchcock movie, "Marnie," where Tippi Hedren plays a thief and a total lunatic named, well, Marnie. And she is always lying about her name, but when she finally confesses that her real name is Marnie, her psychiatrist, played by Sean Connery, scoffs at her, "Well, that fits."
I thought it had reached a pinnacle with the infamous Marney Thanksgiving Letter, the one that people really thought was from me. But no.
Enter Marni Yang. Several weeks ago, Marni Yang was convicted of murdering the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle. And let me tell you — this woman is a prime WACKO. Total freakshow land. Killed this woman out of some weird fit of jealousy, but she was crazy obsessed with Shaun Gayle.
Of course, the story of the murder and arrest and trial was top news here. But last night, it was featured on an episode of 20/20. Once again, Marni Yang — MARNI — is on my teevee.
My favorite part was when the interviewer, one Ms. Juju Chang, first said her name.
"Marni," Juju says, sarcastically, raising both an eyebrow AND the corner of her lip, apparently disgusted.
"Marni!" repeats Shaun Gayle, equally disturbed at the sound of her name.
PEOPLE. She is not a crazy person because her name is Marni. And for real — Juju? Someone named Juju is cocking her head funny to the name Marni? Juju. I'm not 100 percent certain, but it's possible that just saying Ms. Chang's first name is slightly racist, but she sneers to Marni.
I heard many times from various folks, ohhhhhhh, the murderer is named MARNI. Oooohhhhhh! Oh my! Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh yeah shut the hell up.
When my sister named her son — the family's FIRST grandson — Jonathan, no one shrieked, "Oh my God, you're naming him Jon? But what about John Wayne Gacey? OH THE HUMANITY."
No one ever stared an interview with Ted Kennedy by saying, "So… Ted. You and Ted Bundy. That's a rough one, huh?"
No one ever said, upon learning that my husband is named Jim, "Oh my God, you mean like the Jonestown Massacre? Don't trust HIM with the Kool-Aid."
But somehow, Marney = Marni Yang.
"What's in a name?" Shakespeare wrote.
Well, apparently, if the name is Marni/Marnie/Marney/Marny/Marnee, what's in that name is a murderous, lying, thieving, villainous psychopath.
Of course, Shakespeare should have known better. Being named Bill, he obviously knows that THAT name carries a lot of weight with the ladies.
*My husband and I Tivo Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant. What the hell?
*Beer can help you sleep. Sleeping pills can also help you sleep. Mixing them will make you sleep until 1 p.m., and will make your husband really pissed off at you.
*When ordering food through a drive-thru window, you shouldn't be allowed to even GO to that drive-thru unless your window rolls down. You know what is aggravating? Waiting for the mom with 18 kids and equally as many bags and drinks try to collect all that stuff from the cracked open door of her 1999 rusty beige Suburban which she naturally pulled a little to close to the window number two. Seriously woman, get your tie-dye wearing, scrunchie-haired self INSIDE the restaurant. You're holding up the line.
*My baby is turning five years old this week. I suppose it's time to stop blaming the
*My other baby will be nine in just about a month. So while I REALLY can't blame him for my big fat ass, I am going to start blaming him for my gray hair.
I read somewhere that there's a special place in heaven for a mother of boys. And someday, I hope my friends and family members with boys will leave heaven to visit me in hell to let me know what that place is like.


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Oni Samuel Temidayo is a Nigerian actor, presenter and compere who hails from Igbara-Oke in Ifedore Local Government Area, Ondo State. He is a second class upper graduate of the department of Dramatic Arts from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State.
His passion for theatre and entertainment has earned him features in some Nigerian films which include; Oyawande,Ajanbadan, Kosofe, Ijoba Osekun, Ijoba Ominira,66, Ayomi, Retrieval, Insomnia, Silent Killer, Erekere Senior Girl and any more. His passion drives him into perfection and creativity that he can play any role as a trained actor.
Oni Samuel Temidayo considers veterans Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) and Olu Jacobs his mentors.
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"The Nigerian film industry isn't where it should be and piracy is the major challenge" he complains.
Oni Samuel Temidayo started his career in secondary school, he became the school's social prefect and as such he was laden with the responsibility to organize stage plays, debates quiz competitions etc. which all added up to develop him and his passion for arts.
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Page from the Past still turns in Grand Lake
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GRAND LAKE – Proprietor Avis Gray enjoys the moments when a child enters her bookstore, then seems to slowly "melt into a quieter, more introspective self. When kids look at these beautifully illustrated books, they become part of a magical world," she said.
She knows it's a privilege to own a stable bookstore business in the age of the Kindle, the Nook, iPad and goliath online retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
But Gray hangs onto the simplistic charm of a tactile world of books and discovery.
Her tiny store sits at the end of Grand Avenue, its shelves loaded with more than 2,000 new and used books, plus just a few interesting retail items to keep visitors browsing.
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It's a "dubious honor" owning the only bookstore in Grand County solely dedicated to books, she said.
To help create a loyal customer base and direct sales-tax dollars to where they may make a difference locally, Gray has joined a conglomeration of independent bookstore owners across the country, providing a web-based distribution center for consumers. A customer orders a book, and it is shipped from the nearest independent bookstore to that customer. According to Gray, the website offers more than 1 million book titles, and sales taxes are paid to benefit the regions from where books are provided – unlike the Amazons of the world, which somehow manage to skirt sales taxes in several states.
To Gray's Cascades Bookshop, an online purchase may mean only 8 percent profit.
"That's it. And that's OK," Gray said. "Because at least we know our customers are paying sales tax to the state of Colorado."
Meanwhile her bookshop offers perks you can't get online.
Gray's store often hosts visiting authors and book-signing events, lively book clubs and is a place where patrons take part in an exchange of ideas over local issues. Sometimes her store feels like a "mini town hall," she said.
"People are real supportive. Because they want to keep a bookstore in town for themselves and for their kids."
Just last summer, Gray's bookstore was mentioned on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" to a national audience. The show, titled "How to make it as an independent bookseller," featured Denver's Tattered Cover owner and founder Joyce Meskis, who talked about how she recently had gone into a bookshop in Grand Lake.
Even though the shop was "tiny," Meskis said, it had sections for children, bestsellers and a "very fine selection of local interest books.
"Size does not necessarily mean that you can't provide wonderful service," Meskis said.
Meskis went on to talk about how independent bookstore owners "can't stand in the way of the freight train of change," but embrace the e-readers and online sales as part of their businesses to support the sale of traditional books.
"The world of books: Have they taken a backseat, or were they never that important to begin with?" Gray pondered.
Bits, bytes and books
At the Grand County Library District, e-book checkouts are growing in popularity. From 2011 to 2012, interest in e-books spiked by 121 percent, and e-books have become the fastest growing segment of the library's circulation.
"It's not a bad thing. It's a thing," said the district's Executive Director Mary Ann Hanson-Wilcox, who herself owns an e-reader. All the digital gadgets may be making reading more accessible, she said.
"I think more people are reading."
Checkouts of all other materials at the libraries increased by an average 11 percent. Of the library's 96,000 total circulation of materials, however, neither books nor e-books – but videos – are by far the most popular items to be checked out.
E-books may have their place for convenience sake, such as for the frequent traveler, Gray said. But she would rather pack physical books for a trip and leave them as a gift at her destination.
"If I want to get out of that (digital) world, I go into a more contemplative world (with physical books)," Grey said. "Am I old-fashioned? Probably."
Others share her sentiment.
"Why would you rather read a book than be wired to a Nook?" Gray asked her customers over the summer. They wrote answers on pages provided in a three-ring binder. Grey plans to award the person with the best answer.
One young boy illustrated his answer with a picture of kayaking in Prince William Sound, traversing the Central American jungle, backpacking in Indian Peaks Wilderness; "These are the places you can't charge a Nook," he wrote.
Many wrote about the tactile qualities of books – their smell, their weight, and the ability to loan them to friends, to write inside them, and to hold hard-bound editions cracked and worn.
"Books create a sense of nostalgia that one does not get with e-books," another wrote. For some, there's pride in displaying a bookshelf of one's favorites.
And yet another person wrote about bookstores like Gray's: "Physical bookstores are havens for serendipitous encounters. Looking for one thing, our browsing allows us to see the bigger world in new ways and from new angles. It's more than a place for imagination; bookstores are inter-dimensional spaces."
In Gray's store is a book by an author with the pseudonym "Ann Droyd" called "Goodnight iPad," a parody on the popular children's book "Goodnight Moon."
The story is about becoming unplugged.
"Goodnight iPad," it reads. "Goodnight Nooks and digital books. Goodnight Eminem. Goodnight Facebook friend. Goodnight LOLs. Goodnight MP3s. Goodnight LCD Wi-Fi HDTV….Goodnight buzzing. Goodnight Beeps. Goodnight everybody who should be asleep…Goodnight MacBook Air. Goodnight gadgets everywhere."
The book ends with the little old-lady bunny reading the book "Goodnight Moon" by flashlight to her resident cat.
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Today, there are dozens of student groups to choose from on campus. But, back when The State Normal and Industrial School (now known as UNCG) was first founded, there was no such thing as campus organizations. That changed when President Charles McIver discovered a group of students had created their own sorority in secret.
|Adelphian Society performance, 1913
He charged two students, Mary Arrington and Alice Green, with organizing these groups with the help of certain faculty members. They decided that the student body would be divided in half, each belonging to one of the societies. They were sorted at random, with names being drawn from a hat. Once the students had been grouped, they settled to finding a name. The group created by Arrington was named the Adelphian Society and the one by Green the Cornelian Society.
Each society created their own secret initiation rites and rituals, which were only known to the members of the group. For a while, even many of the officers were kept a secret. Despite the secret nature of the societies, they did come together in order to produce plays, debates, and simple luncheons, sometimes in honor of the other society. For the first 25 years they were on campus, they facilitated much of the activities outside of the classroom.
|Aletheian Society initiation, 1940
By the 1930s, the influence of the societies has waned as other groups had taken shape on campus, such as the Student Government Association and the YWCA. They still held an important role as social groups and the election of marshals, a function they held until their disbandment.
As time went, the students began to group themselves more by class than by societies. Many felt that the societies had grown too large to continue to serve the campus effectively and participation had waned in favor of other groups. In 1953, after a vote was taken across campus in favor of disbandment, the presidents of all four groups formally agreed in a letter submitted to the university to bring the end of the societies.


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Can you understand the hype?!
Etsy is a great source for finding many of the items you see in Nicolette's lovely home.
I have to say I'm in a bit of a hurry today as I'm busy preparing for my book launch tonight - so exciting, but so much to do eeeeeeeek! I was thrilled to read this review with stunning photos of the book by the talented Emily Quinton today - thank you so much Emily!
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A little New Year's gift for all the dear followers of Harmonium.
This album claims to capture Mehdi Hassan live in concert in New York. I find that to be a somewhat dubious statement as each track has a very 'studio' feel to it. Clean, sonically level and with none of the rough edges and spoken asides that accompany all live performances.
But I'm happy to be proven wrong.
Regardless of the veracity of the album's title, the music is top quality. Mehdi's tenor is suave and unforced. He delivers each ghazal with the panache of the supremely accomplished, hardly breaking a sweat. That doesn't mean he is simply running through the material passion-baghair. Rather, he is at the top of his game. In the flow and full of grace.
And that seems to be a good attitude to possess as one year ends and another is soon to begin.
Happy New Year 2017. Thank you for dropping by from time to time!
Track Listing:
01 Fitrat ka wo Paimana Bata Yaad Hahin Hai
02 Kabhi Kaha na Kisi Se Tere Fasane Ko Na Jane Kaise Khabbar ho Gayi Zamane Ko
03 Haath Men le ke Jam-e-mai Aaj Wo Muskara Diya
04 Gulon ki Baat Karo
05 Ajab Janoon-e-mussafat Mein Ghar se Nikla Tha
06 Yoon to Pahle Bhi Hui Us Se Kayi Baar Juda
07 Sehar Hoi Bhi to Ham ne Deeye Bhujai Nahin


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Often clinics in which psychology graduate students train are situated in the inner city where they find themselves working with disadvantaged clients . Yet their course work often fails to address the needs of the particular populations they are expected to treat. In this issue, we take a look at two training programs in which graduate students and interns are being prepared to provide psychoanalytic psychotherapy in a way that addresses the issues that arise in working with people of diverse classes, ethnicities, sexualities, and national backgrounds. Bart Magee and Ruth Simon describe the rigorous supervision and training that interns at San Francisco's Access Clinic are offered as they engage their patients in intensive, long-term psychodynamic treatment. In an interview with Ruth Fallenbaum, Richard Ruth describes the clinic staffed by George Washington University graduate students in the heart of Washington. He emphasizes that graduate students today contend with homophobic, sexist, and hegemonic theories that do not reflect the lives that they or their patients are living. The Psychoanalytic Activist would welcome hearing from other universities and training programs in which these issues are being addressed.
In the President's Column, Nancy Hollander continues this theme by describing Section IX's commitment to progressive positions on a range of human rights, class, racial, and gendered equity struggles. She describes the work of two members who have set themselves the task of bringing psychoanalytically-informed perspectives and interventions to psychological experience in the social world.
This September will mark the fifth anniversary of the passage of the American Psychological Association's member-initiated referendum banning psychologists from working in detention facilities that are in violation of International Law. By a twenty point margin, APA members voted that psychologists should not work in such facilities, thus obligating the APA to implement that position as policy. Has anything changed since September 2008? Division 39 President, Frank Summers, provides some disheartening answers to this question.


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Stay Tuned to Channel 9 for some Team Foundation Server Product Team Interviews
I wanted to make a quick plug for some video content which will be coming to Channel 9 over the next few days. These are interviews with the Team Foundation Server team which I shot out in Raleigh a few weeks back. The first video posted today and features Doug Neumann covering source control branching and merging best practices. We'll also be covering a lot of the Team Foundation Server work being done for the next release ("Orcas") as well as a fun interview with Brian Harry and finally a site visit to a small ISV in Seattle who is using Team Foundation Server.
I hope you enjoy watching these interviews as much as I did making them. The Team Foundation Server team is a group of incredibly talented folks who are passionate about what they do. Stay tuned here to catch the interviews (there should be 1-2 posted every weekday for the next few weekdays). You can also subscribe to the RSS feed. And if there's something else you'd like to see, just say the word and we'll do our best to make it happen!


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Jana Sigmundova,
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Since I found beautiful road map few weeks ago,I'm in love with all things Czecoslovakian.Here are just some of my favorite illustrators:
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- qusic said...
I am so lucky that I found your blog with its inspirational colourfulness. Great!
- March 15, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Vivo a Praga e alcuni di questi libri si trovano facilmente nei negozi di libri usati, se vuoi potrei procurartene alcuni.
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- April 9, 2008 at 12:30 PM
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I stand at the edge of the end, excited about the soon coming beginning.
Thankful for all that has been, for it has caused me to open like an aging, but still fragrant rose.
My openness has enabled me to see each day as a gift; a sweet-smelling gift from God to share with whomever I meet.
To share with whomever is in need of a kind word, a smile or understanding; a bit of myrrh or frankincense.
I have no need to force change on those needy souls, as time changes us all.
My only mission and challenge is to love and embrace them just as they are.
Yes, I stand at the edge of the end and breathe in the aroma of a new beginning.
Thankful for what is to come.
Shalom and Happy New Year…………….Betty


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Academic and non academic activities at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom
state were on Wednesday brought to a halt following the protest of the
students over increment of General Studies GST course fee of N2000 and
inter campus transport levy of N200 a student daily.
According to our sources, the Students who gathered at the town campus of the University along Ikpa
Road at about 8:am had locked all the entrance gates of the two campuses of
the institution making it impossible for most members of staff to gain
access in the campuses.
It was gathered that the protest which started as a peaceful
march went violent with the arrival of the joint task force who killed a
student by name Kingsley Udoette, a level 200 student of Zoology in the course of the fracas.
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Business activities along Ikpa road and adjoining streets also came to a
halt as shop owners and passersby deserted the area to avoid being hit by
strayed bullets of the policemen who shot sporadically into the air to
scare away the students.
The Students who demanded the sack of the Vice Chancellor of the Ivory
Tower, Prof. Comfort Ekpo alleged that she was incompetent of handling the
affairs of the institution.
A student who pleaded anonymity said schooling in UniUyo, though a federal
institution has become a burden as Ekpo has either introduced new levies or
increased the previous ones.
The student said the current protest was sparked off by the introduction of
N200 inter campus fare from the Town Campus in Ikpa road to the Main Campus
in Ekpri Nsukara along Nwaniba in Uyo, an estimated distance of about
As a result of the saga, the Vice chancellor's office and the administrative block was razed down.
It was also learnt that Ekpo led administration had further introduced
special fees of N2000 per each student registering for compulsory GST
courses for undergraduate students.
A staff who did not want his name in print though noting that Ekpo's
administration was the worst in the history of the University, however
stated that the relocation of all science based courses from the town
campus to the main campus was the reason for the fare introduction.
According to him ' when it only engineering students who were in the main
campus it was possible for the school to convey students free of charge
from the Town Campus to Main campus with only two luxury buses because the
students were few in number".
He said with all science based courses relocated to the main campus, the
number of students has also increased making it impossible for the school
to fuel the buses for them to attend classes on time as one bus may need to
ply the route many times to convey all the students to and from the
The Director of Public Relations, Mr. Godfrey Essien when contacted said he
was on casual leave and was still waiting to be fully briefed on the
immediate cause of the protest.
All efforts to speak with the Dean, Students' Affairs, Prof. Eno Ibanga
proved abortive as he refused to pick his calls.
Meanwhile, the school authority, through the Registrar, Mrs. Edak Umondak
has closed down the school indefinitely and directed all residents to
vacate the campuses with immediate effect


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Kėdainiai Regional Museum – one of the oldest in Lithuania – was established in 1922. The expositions of the Museum and its branches tell about the life of the private Kėdainiai town of the 15th–19th centuries, its national communities of Lithuanians, Poles, Scots, Germans, Jews and Russians as well as confessional communities of the Reformers, Lutherans, Catholics, Arians, Orthodox and Jews.
Only in Kėdainiai Regional Museum and its branches visitors can see the unique furniture made of horns from Apytalaukis manor of counts Zabiełło, a collection of crosses of most famous artist Vincas Svirskis in a former Carmelite monastery, a mausoleum of the Dukes Radziwills and their unique sarcophaguses in the Reformed Church, get acquainted with history of the Jewish community and the Holocaust in the Multicultural Centre, established in a former small winter synagogue, feel the spirit of the 1863 uprising in a former manor of barons Szyłłing in Paberžė.
Multicultural Centre, Old Market Square 12, Kėdainiai, LT-57247, tel. (8-347) 51778, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
The Multicultural Centre, that was opened in 2002, is established in a restored former small winter synagogue of the 19th century. In the Centre there is an exposition 'Fellow citizens, we had lost' about Kėdainiai Jewish community and the Holocaust. The Multicultural Centre organizes various cultural events, concerts of jazz and professional music, exhibitions and seminars, as well as educational and club activity.
Mausoleum of the Dukes Radziwiłłs in the Reformed Church, Senoji st. 1, Kėdainiai, tel. +370 347 53685
It is the first gravesite of the 17th century of the nobles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, established in one of the oldest and biggest Protestant churches in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and restored in 2001. In the Mausoleum there are 6 unique monuments of national significance of art of the 17th century – sarcophaguses of Dukes Christopher the Thunder (1547–1603), Janusz (1612-1655), Mikołaj (1610–1611), Jerzy (1616–1617), Stefan (1624–1624) and Elzbieta (1622–1626) the Radziwiłłs. Sarcophaguses of Christopher Radziwiłł the Thunder and his grandchildren are of the Renaissance style, made of tin and the luxurious sarcophagus of Janusz Radziwiłł is of Baroque style and is made of copper and brass plates, gold-plated rivets and silver-plates. The author of this sarcophagus was a famous goldsmith of Torun, the kings' Władysław and Jan Kazimierz Vaza servitor Johann Christian Bierpfaff (about 1600–about1680).
The exposition in the Church tells history about Kėdainiai Reformed Church, buried family members of the Dukes Radziwiłłs and restoration of the sarcophaguses.
Museum of the 1863 uprising, Paberžė village, Gudžiūnai, Kėdainiai district, tel. + 370 645 12407, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
The unique museum in Lithuania, dedicated to the 1863 uprising, is established in a former manor of Barons Szyłłing, who were supporters of the uprising in Paberžė and where parson Antanas Mackevičius with his men were the first in Lithuania, who actively supported uprising that started in Poland in January, 1863. The Museums exposition reveals the reasons of the uprising, its course, insurgents, results and history of the manor. In order to properly present visitors with the uprising, the base of the exposition is a combination of red and white colors and an aspect of duplexity. These colors symbolize the main groups of insurgents – the reds and the whites. The reds are citizens of democratic view, mostly of them peasants. The whites are noblemen of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland. In some spaces of the exposition there also is a dark grey color representing the third side of the uprising, the tsar Russia. At the end of the exposition, a visitor gets into quite different expositional space – presentation of the oil lamps. The exposition consists of oil lamps, collected and restored by Kėdainiai Regional Museum. The exposition also presents an inventor of the oil lamps, supporter of the 1863 uprising Ignacy Łukasiewicz.
Museum of Wooden Sculptures by Vytautas Ulevičius, J.Basanavičiaus st. 36 (1st floor), Kėdainiai, LT-57177
The Museum was established in Kėdainiai district municipality building, in 2004. The exposition consists of more than 50 art works, created by famous artist, a resident of Krakės (Kėdainiai district) Vytautas Ulevičius (born in 1934).
The Arnets House, Radvilų st.21, Kėdainiai, LT-57254
The Arnet's House is a material heritage of the Scottish community that lived in Kėdainiai in the 17th–18th centuries. The House, built by a Scot merchant John Arnet, is situated next to the Big Market Square – the main market place at this time. By the square there lived a large and influential community of the Scottish reformers.
The House is a sample of the townish residential architecture of the 18th–19th centuries with survived authentical plan of exterior and interior. Beneath the House there is a large vaulted cellar and in the first floor, next to the cupola shaped chimney, a vaulted room for a toilet, so-called 'luftcloset', is the lonely room of such purpose in a residential house, survived in the ancient houses in Lithuania.
The Arnet's House is a sample of the townish residential architecture of the 18th–19th centuries, that during the period of 350 years bypassed large changeovers, reconstructions and readjustments. In Lithuania, there are no more such houses with survived authentic plan of exterior and interior as well as elements of decoration. Therefore, the House is a unique monument and valuable objetc of tourism. Its Scottish origin gives the House some exotic and attraction. The House was also a presbytery of the Reformed Church and a meeting place for priests. The House is an architectural monument, protected by the state.
In 2014–2015 it is planned to establish in the building a multifunctional centre representing the townish culture of the 17th–19th centuries and traditional crafts.
The Arnet's House belongs to Kėdainiai Regional Museum. Its functions, as one of the Museum departments, will be as follows:
- Research of archaeological, written and iconographic sources about Kėdainiai town;
- Educative activity of the town culture;
- Organization of events related with promotion of the townish culture;
- Creation and implementation of programs related with youth occupation and socialization;
- Organization of conferences;
- Organization of purposive educative and culture popularization events;
- Organization of meetings for clubs related with research of the town history and popularization;
- The research centre of the medieval Kėdainiai culture and history;
- Demonstration and teaching of traditional crafts.
The reconstructed House will be a place for reception and informal communication in the historical environment for town's guests' delegations, tourists, youth organizations and citizens. This project will help to preserve and recreate the authentic environment of the 17th–19th centuries, representing not only the theoretical cultural heritage of Kėdainiai, but also illustrating it in the material.


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Unity Homes and Enterprise has appointed a new contractor tasked with ensuring that the Leeds-based association's highly-rated properties are maintained to the lofty standards tenants rightly expect.
GTD Painting and Property Maintenance, based in Crossgates, emerged successfully from a rigorous tendering process and will formally take up responsibility in April for repairs and upkeep of the more than 1,200 properties owned by Unity.
Ali Akbor, Unity Homes and Enterprise chief executive, said:
"We are very pleased to have GTD on board and look forward to building a strong professional relationship with their team in months ahead on behalf of our tenants.
"15 expressions of interest to bid for the work were received and six contractors were subsequently invited to participate in the tendering exercise which included site visits, presentations and in-depth interviews.
"Much will be expected from GTD given the continued very high customer satisfaction ratings for our current repairs and maintenance service. In our most recent survey carried out last year, 99 per cent of Unity tenants who filled out a feedback form after a repair was completed said they were happy with the outcome.
"This is a striking achievement and I am confident that these impressive results will continue as we enter our new partnership with GTD."
Gary Thewlis, GTD Painting and Property Maintenance managing director, said:
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