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South African higher-education institutions see private giving increase threefold
In 2005, The Kresge Foundation launched on a five-year, $10.5 million initiative to build fundraising capacity in South African universities.
The Kresge Special Initiative in South Africa funded costs related to institutional development and fundraising including staff salaries and training. Working with a local partner, Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement, the initiative provided technical assistance, mentoring, consulting, international staff exchanges and challenge grants.
Nineteen of South Africa's 23 universities sought to participate. Five ultimately took part: four universities and a teaching hospital.
"They raised a lot of money," says Kresge's Bill Moses, who leads the Education Program. "They raised more from individuals, and they were also raising it more strategically, more thoughtfully, more professionally."
As the initiative concluded in late 2011, Kresge commissioned a photographer to visit the institutions and a writer to talk with those who had taken part.
The result is this series of narrated slideshows.
The first, about four minutes long, looks broadly at the effort.
Subsequent presentations, each less than two minutes, relay what representatives of the five institutions told us about their growth. They range from practical accounts of attracting donations to pay for new scholarships and microscopes to the aspirational words of University of the Western Cape Rector Brian O'Connell who says a new life-sciences center "raises a new consciousness about what is possible for black South Africans."
The slideshows feature:
- Children's Hospital Trust, a teaching hospital of the University of Cape Town.
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
- University of Pretoria.
- University of the Western Cape.
- University of Witwatersrand.
(For those who may prefer it, a text version appears below.)
(This week, Kresge President Rip Rapson announced the foundation would continue to invest in higher education in South Africa.)
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
University of the Western Cape
A text version of the slideshows:
For decades, the University of Witwatersrand closed itself off from the decaying urban neighborhood that surrounded it. Walls and fences still mark a physical divide between town and gown.
But spurred by the lessons of The Kresge Foundation's Special Initiative in South Africa, Wits, as the university is known, has become a partner in the neighborhood's resurgence. The university is building a new, R47 million ($5.8 million) art museum at the edge of campus where, as curator Julia Charlton puts it, "The university shakes hands with the city."
The project represents not just a new self-image at Wits, but a new way of doing big things at South African universities.
Advancement isn't just a euphemism for fundraising. It's about systematically putting things in place to attract resources – things like networks for alumni and outward-facing amenities like the art museum –that cause people to say "We like what you're doing and we want to be a part of it."
Working with its partner Inyathelo -- the South African Institute for Advancement – Kresge helped five higher-education organizations build their fund-raising capacity.
The five-year Kresge initiative included a $10.5 million commitment to help staff, train and strengthen advancement offices at four South African universities and a teaching hospital.
In 2006, the year the initiative began, the four original participants raised a combined of $11.8 million annually from their donors. By the conclusion of the initiative, in 2010, the four original grantees raised a total of $30.5 million – a threefold increase.
Through Cape Town-based Inyathelo, Kresge provided workshops, international exchanges, and consulting to each of the participating institutions. In addition to operating grants, each institution could earn bonus grants by meeting annual benchmarks.
The program began with four institutions:
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
- The Children's Hospital Trust, a teaching hospital for the University of Cape Town.
- University of Pretoria.
- University of the Western Cape.
Wits joined the program a year later.
The Kresge initiative helped participants grow and train their advancement staffs. Vice chancellors and governing boards were also involved and together saw the opportunities that could be created by tapping private wealth.
Five years
Kresge made a long-term commitment because it knew the participants would need time and space to make often-difficult organizational changes.
Now concluded, the initiative resulted in:
- A community of trained advancement professionals.
- A set of institutions that can act as role models.
- And a group of university vice chancellors who understand how their role in advancement plays out in relationships with their cities, communities, local businesses and national government.
Here's a look at some of the work made possible in South Africa by Kresge and Inyathelo:
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Two million children in South Africa go to school in multi-grade classrooms; it's a common feature in rural schools where there aren't enough students to set up conventional classes. Yet no African university offered training to help teachers manage these labor-intensive and planning-intensive classrooms. That left rural children, by and large, less likely to succeed in primary school and less likely to continue their education.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology put its advancement training and staffing behind this problem and landed a R22 million grant from the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria to establish the Centre for Multi-grade Education. That group develops curricula and resources for multi-grade classrooms, and trains and accredits teachers in multi-grade teaching.
Support through the Kresge initiative elevated the Cape Peninsula advancement staff to higher professional standards and helped them approach a higher-profile international donor. It also paid for additional training, like a negotiation course for the advancement officer who helped craft the grant proposal that resulted in establish of the Centre for Multi-grade Education.
The university, which hosted the first World Conference on Multigrade Education, has 800 teachers currently pursuing advanced certificates in multigrade education.
Children's Hospital Trust
The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital is the only stand-alone children's hospital in sub-Saharan Africa and a major pediatric training hospital. It serves 250,000 patients a year – a third of them infants. Most are from poor and marginalized communities. The Children's Hospital Trust is the hospital's advancement arm. It pays for almost everything except building operations, salaries and maintenance, which are covered by the government.
Training and additional staff provided by the Kresge initiative helped the trust raise R125 million to build and equip eight new state-of-the art operating rooms – replacing four operating rooms built in 1956. Each is dedicated to a different surgical specialty.
The trust increased donations from corporations and foundations, and in particular from individuals through its Guardians Programme.
"The idea was always that collectively Guardians funding would be allocated toward special projects within the hospital," says Jenee Stammer, who manages theChildren's Hospital Trust Guardians Programme. "It was intended to allow our Guardians to feel that their contributions, though at times small by comparison with the nature of hospital projects, were significant as the combined efforts resulted in large impact donations to these projects."
Funds from the Guardians bought a microscope and surgical equipment for ophthalmologists and also purchased equipment for surgical and burn wards.
University of Pretoria
With some 44,000 students on campus, the University of Pretoria is one of South Africa's largest residential universities. That translates into a large alumni base, but not necessarily a lot of alumni donations. South Africans typically expect the government to fund universities.
So UP used the Kresge initiative to begin changing that culture. The alumni office added seven staff members, almost tripling its original size. That allowed the office to improve – and nearly double the size of – its alumni database and maintain personal contact with VIP alumni and specific interest groups.
The department also created a Pre-alumni Program designed to build lasting relationships with students as early as their first year on campus.
The University of Pretoria alumni group had representatives at 56 different student events – everything from orientation to special lectures to concerts and soccer matches. The program established alumni representatives within each of the university's nine colleges.
Relationship-building is a long, slow process, but it's already helped the university increase alumni donations from R3.4 million in 2006 to R6.5 million in 2010. Most of that money funds scholarships.
"The impact of additional staff cannot be over emphasized," says Elmarie Liebenberg, head of Alumni Relations at UP. "The Kresge grant made it possible to create a position for on-campus development and this has enabled us to launch and grow the pre-alumni initiative, which plays a vital role in ensuring that graduates become informed and loyal alumni when they leave the university."
University of the Western Cape
The University of the Western Cape was a leader in the intellectual struggle against apartheid – in 1987 Archbishop Desmond Tutu became its chancellor. Yet as a historically black institution it lacked a dedicated science building – Africans weren't trained for science professions under apartheid ideology.
UWC used its grant and Inyathelo training to build an advancement office that grew from five to 19, and now covers all those salaries.
Empowered by Kresge's support, the department raised R550 million to build a massive life-sciences building to train the scientists who will figure prominently in South Africa's future. Six stories high and more than two football fields long, the facility stands in the middle of UWC's Belleville campus.
When apartheid ended, South African cities were flooded with people looking for work, housing and a better life. That created tremendous strain on a physical and social infrastructure built to provide that life to just 10 percent of the population.
"Our cities have grown astronomically," says UWC rector Brian O'Connell. "We've got to get the science and technology up and running so we can model for our students what the future must hold.
"We can do this stuff. Science is not somebody else's province. We can be brave and confident, and our brothers and sisters can feel pride in this incredible building on the main road. It raises a new consciousness about what is possible for black South Africans."
University of Witwatersrand
The new Wits Art Museum, slated to open in June, stands near the intersection of two major downtown routes. The new building will have a public entrance on the "city" side – a shiny, modern open door to the community.
"It is envisioned that the museum will be used by all university art stakeholders, plus schools, tourists, and the wider art-loving community," says Martha Molete, manager of Wits Capital Campaign. "And the beautiful building is also a major contribution to the regeneration of the inner city."
Before 2006, fundraising at Wits was fragmented, decentralized and not very highly regarded. The university had just begun to formally change its approach – appointing a deputy vice chancellor for advancement and partnerships – when it formally joined the Kresge initiative at the end of 2007.
With Inyathelo's guidance, Wits established a Division of Advancement and Partnerships in 2008. The division added staff and unified the efforts of alumni relations, development, marketing, communications, fundraising, public relations, events and partnerships – putting the full force of the university's outreach departments behind the new deputy vice chancellor. The museum capital campaign, Molete says, has been a great example of all these departments working together behind focused leadership.
Wits, more than any other participant, embraced the idea of capital campaigns; in its final year of the grant the university took advantage of government seed grants and launched five major campaigns to support new buildings.
Looking forward
In April, 2012, Kresge announced it was renewing its commitment to South African higher education.
The foundation expects toinvest about $3 million a year (R20 million) beginning in 2012 and concluding in 2018.
Dubbed "Promoting access and success at South African universities," the new commitment builds on Kresge's commitment in South Africa and aligns with its work in the United States to improve access to higher education and help students succeed academically.

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A size eight dancer who overcame an eating disorder claims she was pushed back to the brink after she was sacked for being "too fat".
Elena Smith, 23, was excited to take up a job doing dance sets at events in a posh hotel in Marrakesh.
But the 9 stone dancer was left devastated and claims she was fired just a week after being urged to lose weight by her manager.
Dancer Elena, who exercises daily and eats healthily, said the comments almost derailed her from a 'starve then binge' eating disorder she overcame earlier this year.
She has spoken out to raise awareness of pressures on women working in the dance industry.
Elena, from Epsom, said: "My manager told me that the bosses at the hotel had complained that I was too fat and that they were thinking of firing me because of it.
"I was totally shocked. Since I'd arrived in Marrakesh, I'd lost weight because of training anyway, so to hear they thought I was too fat was really surprising.
"I explained that I was going to the gym every day and eating healthy food and that I knew my own body so there wasn't anything more I could really do, but they just told me I had to find a way to lose weight.
"I was handed my final pay and told that the bosses no longer wanted me because I was too fat."
Elena applied for the job in April 2019 by sending pictures and videos of herself and taking part in a FaceTime interview, she said.
Her job involved performing in between short sets in different styles, including commercial, contemporary and jazz and said she was hired to work from June 2019 until January 2020, but was fired in August.
"I was made to feel really self conscious about my weight and how my body looked, and they put me under extreme amounts of pressure as they told me to lose weight as soon as possible," Elena added.
"My manager said that she was going to fight for me so that I didn't have to leave, and I managed to lose a further 2kg in a week, but when I went in the following Saturday, I was told I didn't have a job any more."
A spokesperson for the hotel - which we have not named - said they were "very surprised" by Elena's claims and said she decided to leave - a claim the dancer disputes.
She added: "It was her manager who informed us afterwards and recovered the value of the air ticket from our financial department."
Elena first faced body shaming in the industry during her training to become a professional dancer back when she was a teenager.
After enjoying drama clubs at school, she trained in dance at The Brit School, before moving on to study dance and musical theatre at The Centre PAC when she was 18.
Elena said constant scrutiny led her to develop EDNOS.
Eating disorder not otherwise specified, it is the diagnosis given to patients who have symptoms that do not fit the exact criteria for anorexia, bulimia, ARFID or binge eating disorder.
While her weight dropped to around 8st 10lb during her hotel job stint, she is now back to a healthy and happy 9st.
She is now in recovery from her eating disorder, but the trauma of losing her job due to her weight has made the past month challenging, she said.
Thankfully, she had a strong supportive network of friends and family to help her after she was sacked so she didn't slip back into old habits.
She said: "I never had any problems with food or exercise or how my body looked until I started training to become a dancer and was weighed constantly.
"It's definitely a pressure that comes with being in the performing industry.
"I remember being in one audition where a panel told a group of us that one of the reasons we were being cut was because of our bodies.
"Adverts for auditions sometimes express heights and clothes size due to being able to fit their current costumes.
"I'm quite a strong person with a lot of love from family and friends so I've managed to stay strong and focused after being fired for my weight, but for many girls, this could easily have sent them back into an eating disorder or a state of anxiety and depression."


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In June 2014, the so-called Islamic State (IS) occupied about one-third of Iraq's territory, including Iraq's second largest city, Mosul.
In fact,western backed terrorists were close to capturing Baghdad and imposing its authority over all of Iraq.At that point a group of militia units was spontaneously created to fight against ISIS.
The PMU unites numerous Sunni, Shia, Christian, Yazidi, Turkoman, and Kurdish formations, all united to fight against terrorism.
While The United States-led coalition fighting the Islamic State since August 2014 has been killing Iraqi and Syrian civilians at astounding rates in the four months since President Trump assumed office,the opular mobilization forces played an important role in fighting against ISIS without incurring the least damage to infrastructures of Iraq or without any collateral damage.
The most important PMU achievement is its contribution to liberating Mosul, which began on October 17, 2016.Also, PMU fighters liberated a large area from ISIS, including Al-Baaj, al-Qayrawan and Hatar, and reached the border with Syria. Controlling a part of the Syrian-Iraqi border, the PMU once again confirmed its important role in the ongoing anti-ISIS effort in Syria and Iraq and set a foothold for further operations in the border area.
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Results in meters:
PB's in Bold:
Ger O Donnell-125g/233.15
Lee Gallagher-125g/204
Brendan Cleary-DNR
Clive Grace-DNR
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City Market finally had trout! It was cause for much celebration. We decided to take our favorite farm stand's vegetables and combine them with Miss F's favorite ever fish. She did eat her corn raw, because she prefers it that way, but she inhaled her most favorite fish. This was the first meal we enjoyed on our new patio set, that I triumphantly put together all by myself. It was a true feat. We only have a few days left of patio dining and then it is back to Houston where patio dining won't be an option for months to come.
2 rainbow trout filets
2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 ears corn, shucked and kernels cut from cob
¾ cup chopped green beans
½ cup grape tomatoes, cut into halves
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
Coat the trout filets with the flour and sprinkle with the salt. Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the trout skin side down, sauté for 5 minutes. Flip and sauté for 3 minutes more. Remove the trout to a plate, cover to keep warm. Add the remaining tablespoon of butter to the pan. Add the corn, green beans, tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Sauté for 4 minutes, stirring often. Plate the succotash and top with a fish filet.
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In a strong message to his critics in foreign capitals, which have largely refused to recognise his victory, he refused to step down and urged his Ivorian opponent to leave the besieged hotel where his shadow government is holed up.
"I won the election with 51.45 per cent of the vote. I am president of Ivory Coast. I thank the Ivorians who renewed their faith in me," Mr Gbagbo told state television viewers in the much-anticipated speech.
Both Mr Gbagbo and long-time rival Alassane Ouattara claimed victory after the November 28 poll, triggering a violent political dispute. The United Nations has recognised Mr Ouattara as president, but Gbagbo clings to power.
"The troubles we see today in Ivory Coast are caused by the refusal of my opponent to submit himself to the laws, rules and procedures that apply in our country," he continued, blaming Mr Ouattara and the international community.
"They make war on us not because we suppressed the democratic expression of Ivorians, but because they deny the Ivorian people's sovereign right to choose its own leaders, respect its institutions and live in a free country."
The isolated 65-year-old veteran said Mr Ouattara had declared himself victor based on false results from a junior electoral body, in breach of the Ivorian constitution, whereas his victory was endorsed by the Constitutional Council.
"It is based on these results that the international community declared war on the Ivory Coast. That is not acceptable," he declared.
Nevertheless, Mr Gbagbo said he did not want to see "the blood of a single Ivorian spilled" and suggested the international community deploy a panel to study the crisis, although seemingly not to question his purported victory.
"I am therefore ready – respecting the constitution, Ivorian laws and the rules that we freely set for ourselves – to welcome a committee of evaluation on the post-election crisis in Ivory Coast," he declared.
The panel would be led by an African Union envoy and include representatives of the West African bloc ECOWAS, West African monetary union, United Nations, Arab League, United States, European Union, Russia and China, he said.
There would also be "Ivorians of goodwill" on the panel, he added.
Mr Gbagbo insisted Mr Ouattara could leave the Hotel Golf, a waterfront resort on the outskirts of Abidjan where he has been besieged since declaring himself the president, protected by a unit of 800 UN peacekeepers.
"I launch an appeal for all the personalities that still find themselves in the Golf Hotel to head back to their homes. No one forced them to take refuge in that hotel. No one will stop them leaving. They are free to move," he said.
"I call on Ivorians to show restraint," he added, promising his supporters that the world would eventually agree to his demand that UN and French troops be pulled out of the country.
"We made this request through diplomatic channels and we expect to obtain satisfaction through these channels, for our sovereignty," he said.
"I ask the young to stay calm. UNOCI and the French forces will leave Ivory Coast but we don't want needless deaths. We all have painful memories of November 2004," he said, referring to anti-French riots that left 50 dead.


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How to Shoot with your First Flash
How to Shoot with your First Flash
Class Description
Every photographer encounters situations where the light on their subject is less than ideal. A small flash can have a huge impact on your photos and is easier to use than you think! Photographer Mike Hagen joins CreativeLive to show you how to use your external flash quickly and comfortably. Mike will walk through the different flash options available and how to sync your camera and flash. He'll walk you through different scenarios and demonstrate how your flash can improve your shots. After this class you'll walk away knowing:
- How to set up your flash with your camera and what to look for when shooting
- How to use a flash in scenarios like event photography, portraits and tabletop photography
- Which light shapers work best for your work and how to utilize them
- How to use your flash off camera, working with TTL cables, wireless triggers and other gear
- Techniques for using modifiers like umbrellas, softboxes and reflectors with your off camera flash
- Class Introduction
- Defining Flash Photography
- Camera Setup: Metering
- Camera Setup: Exposure Mode
- Camera Setup: Flash Synchronization
- Camera Setup: Shutter Speed
- Camera Setup: Aperture
- Camera Setup: White Balance
- Flash Settings: TTL
- Flash Settings: Manual
- Flash Settings: TTL Flash Power
- Types of Flashes
- Philosophy of Single Flash
- Considerations for On-Camera Flash
- Shoot: Common Mistakes
- Shoot: Using Domes
- Shoot: Using Flash Benders
- Shoot: Snoots
- Shoot: Light Sphere
- Shoot: Event Photography
- Understanding TTL Cables
- Understanding Wireless Triggers
- Cable and Triggering Q&A
- Uses of Modifiers: Umbrellas
- Shoot: Using an Umbrella
- Shoot: Using a Softbox
- Shoot: Using an Octabox
- Shoot: Using a Beauty Dish
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First of all I am very happy to discover Creative Live and since then I learned, enjoyed many classes! This week for the first time I was in the live audience and their sincerity, hospitality made the experience even more valuable. About this class, it was a pleasure to meet Mike Hagen. Besides his wide knowledge, creative thinking and information sharing, he was a very humble, nice teacher, with great positive energy. Thanks everyone!
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It's that special day of the year when the Oak King and Holly King do their biannual ceremonial battle, and the Holly King is vanquished for the next six months until the Summer Solstice when he rises again to rule over the waning half of the year.
Burning fires and candles; reading stories and poetry; singing songs and dancing and keeping good company through the darkest night of the year – these are all the best ways to celebrate the solstice and welcome the coming of the new year. Cheers!


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Title: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S
adventure, fantasy, romance
Eps: 12;
Directed by: Toshimasa Suzuki;
Studio: T.O Entertainment; (not too sure though)
Year: 2009;
Watched: 2011;
Subbed: eng by imuR88 & Nekomimi Fansubs [imuR88-Nekomimi ];
MAL: 6 (fine);
Game: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica
Game: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica THE BLACK
Game: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Memories White
Light Novel
Manga: Ichirō Sakaki, Ocelot, Cardinal Crimson (2007-…)
Anime: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (2007)
Game: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica: After School
Game: Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Plus
Main characters:
- Phoron Tatara – total dork, but popular with all of the girls.. so one of those anime types who actually not exist;
- Corticarte Apa Lagranges – the red haired flying girl, who is a spirit of Phoron;
- Renbart Saiki – a friend of Phoron;
- Perserte Yugiri – sister no.1;
- Prinesca Yugiri – sister no.2;
As you can see this anime has a big bunch of games in it's list, and so it is representing the story of them. Story line is kinda simple, but i guess original in its own way (at least I think that games were original on their own time). ah one more thing before story telling – this anime, though was released later than the original Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (2007) is actually prequel. It tells the story how Phoron met Corti, while the first anime already tells about their adventures. Its like Batman movies, first they release his adventures and then Batman Begin..
So now the story – a lonely and unsociable kid named Phoron has an extreme ability – when he sings it sounds like Comandia. So one night he meets a spirit, who hears his song and is amazed by it. But as she was in a middle of the battle she couldn't finish making a contract with him (or whatever she was trying to do there). After a lot of years a kid studies to be Dantist (that is not dentist.. don't be mislead) – a special kind of musician, who can control spirits through their music. And he is lousy at it (told you that he was a dork).. but one day he sings his song and a spirit comes to him. He doesn't know at first (as her appearance is different.. and cup size so downsized) that its the same spirit he met as a kid. But eventually they figure things out and start living together, going to school together and so on.. also there comes some bad guys, who want to destroy the world and stuff.. well you know nothing unusual.
^first meeting ^Second meeting
What i missed in this anime, was actually a depth of it.. Though it tells kinda interesting story, even some drama (like twins episode, which they somehow made more into harassment episode, rather than explaining the complication of relationship.. such a shame), maybe even too much love (whats wrong with anime – all dorks get all the girls.. well ok he is cute, but he is more like a girl himself, but Renbart is so much better..).
^Renbart and geographical test: ^that is actual place. Where is it?
So in other words it had potential, but it missed it by far in my opinion (and even drawing was only halfway..). I didn't see the original first season, so I can't tell, but i hope it is better than this one.
I don't know if i need to go any further in this. But i guess that first season and games are actually better than this anime.. though i still enjoyed some moments of it so I can't say its unworthy of seeing. Actually i enjoyed the music (as I'm a fan of classical music..), though the drawing had a lot of holes in it.. and worst was that it looked like they wanted to cover it up using some fanservice.. for example (be aware to be older than 18) the second picture is drawn just bad..:
^btw that one's of the sisters.. with clothes she looks less exciting:
somehow they did that trick with Corti as well – she grows in all sizes:
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A friend provided me an inspiration for a blend the other week, she has spent many memorable breaks in Sweden and loved the smell of the forests, with their cool, resinous, coniferous aromas. Having never been to Sweden I simply dug around in my treasure box and spent most of yesterday concocting and making up what I thought might smell of a Swedish forest – cool, pine-y and elevated, lofty!
I had a new batch of Black Spruce (Picea mariana), although Canadian, it possesses that wonderful 'christmas tree' resinous, tree sap, green note – I simply LOVE it. It is as once comforting, deep but invigorating in a fortifying 'deep intake of breath' kind of way, I made this the base of my blend.
I then added Frankincense for freshness and to support that resin note, Cypress and Juniper, which offer green, balsam, fresh notes with Spike Lavender – which has a wondrous, sharp, piercing, spiky quality and lifts beautifully, with Clary Sage and Galbanum supported on a bed of Spikenard.
My room was overwhelmed with exalted, coniferous molecules – the 'Sound of Music' film reel whizzed past in my mind, so I escaped for a break and went to see Batman!
Today, I tentatively sniffed my 'Swedish Forest Reverie' juice and it does smell delicious – 'foresty', airy, but with that jammy-sticky bud, sap, conifer note with a hint of pine needles and some green leaf and subtle earth. Yummy, yummy. I feel like I am sitting on the verandah of a log cabin in the forest hills, all I need is a chequered rug, a dram of firewater and a meatball stew with crumpets and lingonberry jam for dessert!
The blend I made is 100% neat concentrate for my friend to use in her burner, or to add 2-5 drops to a bath or to 10ml of oil for a massage blend.
I will see how the scent 'throws' out and may use it as an accord for future use. Depending on ratios it could be a fabulous Candle blend on its own too ….hmm, possibilities!!
So much fun and has given me some ideas for an English forest blend, there was a lovely wood in Kent when I was a child, the smell was a lot more earthy and mushroom-y, and I quite fancy creating an 'Enchanted' wood/forest blend … perhaps for the Autumn months (which will soon be upon us!!)


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October is National Bullying Prevention Month making it the perfect time to talk with other Girl Scouts about bullying! Here are some interesting statistics that you should sit and think about, absorb them, and discuss them… with others at home, at your Girl Scout meeting or even at school!
Here are some facts provided from GSUSA's BFF Program regarding bullying:
· 85% of the time, when a girl is bullied, no one intervenes
· 6 out of 10 teens witness bullying at least once a day
· 57% of the time, when peers intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds
· 41% of girls have stood up for someone being threatened, harassed, or bullied on a social networking site
How do these statistics make you feel? Does is make you want to do something to prevent bullying? Better yet, are you going to be the girl who will stand up for a friend who is being bullied? Would you want a BFF to Be a Friend First and stand up for you in a bullying situation?
As Girl Scouts, we have this amazing power to do more for the community and to help people at all times. Girl Scouts helps us build the courage, the confidence and the character to stand up… to make a change for the better.
So, I put this out to you… how are you going to make a change? How are you going to work towards preventing bullying and being a friend first?
**All statistics come from Girl Scouts of the USA's BFF: Be a Friend First program materials - http://blog.girlscouts.org/2013/05/girl-scouts-launches-bff-bully.html


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Count The Cost (Are you Christ's?)
Luke 14:26-27: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple."
How often have we been directed to this Scripture and those which are in concord with it, yet have not actually given thought to what our Lord Jesus meant by these words? How many messages have been preached, and how many lessons have been taught, trying to explain away the plain sense of these words of our Lord?
Our dearly departed to glory brother, J.C. Ryle, gives the immediate sense of these words:
This expression must doubtless be interpreted with some qualification. We must never explain any text of Scripture in such a manner as to make it contradict another. Our Lord did not mean us to understand that it is the duty of Christians to hate their relatives. This would have been to contradict the fifth commandment. He only meant that those who follow Him must love Him with a deeper love even than their nearest and dearest connections, or their own lives.—He did not mean that it is an essential part of Christianity to quarrel with our relatives and friends. But He did mean that if the claims of our relatives and the claims of Christ come into collision, the claims of relatives must give way. We must choose rather to displease those we love most upon earth, than to displease Him who died for us on the cross. (J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospel, Gospel of Luke, eSword edition).
This is NOT a call to hate our relatives, whom we should surely love, nor is it a call to deny our affections for them. What it IS, however, is a call to recognize that the chief attention of our affections and thoughts must be He who not only created us, but recreated us, in the new birth, by living a righteous life before God in our stead (since we are not able to measure up to God's righteousness), then giving that righteous life to be punished with the everlasting punishment of God's wrath against those sins we commit, in order to bring us to be with Him before God in everlasting life.
The words are comparative, and definitional. Our Lord is saying to us, in plain words, that, first of all, we must adore, worship and serve He who not only created us, but died for us, that we might live forever before God by believing in that which He did (and is yet doing) for us. People who claim Christ as their Lord and Savior, yet never read Scripture, so never consider such things as our Lord states here, can never really know what it is to claim Him as their Lord and Savior.
In such cases, it is to be greatly – GREATLY – feared, they know nothing of He who lived for them, died for their sins, and rose for their justification before God. It is greatly to be feared, that since they have abandoned the reading of that Scripture our God gave to us, by which His Holy Spirit not only instructs us as to the right means of living, but empowers us to attain to those right means, such persons are fashioning a god after their own imaginings – one who is like themselves, writ large to match their conceptions of the god they imagine must be within Scripture, without ever examining those Scriptures of the God who created them to understand what He says about Himself, them, and how we may be reconciled not only to Him in this life, but attain to that everlasting bliss which He alone delivers to those who are His.
Plainly stated, to put family first, you must put the God who created the family unit first. You will only serve those who are of your blood and flesh inasmuch as you serve He who created you, and they, for His purposes. Since He has only your good in His imitable decree, and that purposed as the God who created you, it is necessary to understand these words as plainly as they are set forth for us.
These words of Jesus our Lord do not abrogate those He gave to the Israelites at Sinai, which are comprehended throughout Scripture before and after that giving of His Moral Law – NO, they reinforce this moral law of our God.
Obedience to parents is seen in Exodus 20:12 and 21:15-17, as well as Ephesians 6:1, and surely our Lord did not intend these moral imperatives He delivered to Israel, and to the New Testament church after that nation was dispersed (due to disobedience, which should be a lesson for us all) – neither did our Lord deem to circumnavigate all the laws regarding family relations which depend upon the Ten Commandments, and have various expositions within His revelation to Old Testament Israel (Read, for instance, Leviticus 18, where our Lord expounds upon His commandments in familial and extra-familial relations).
NO! The "holiness without no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14) has been attained for us "in Christ," and we ignore that to our own peril. Where we recreate God in our image, we have a God who is not the God of Scripture, and our hope in Jesus Christ is empty – vain, as the Scriptures state.
This is dangerous ground. The degree to which you love the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and life is the degree to which you accept His words over your own fleshly, carnal sensibilities. To truly love your family members after the flesh and blood of theirs – and your – creation, you must first love Him most. It cannot be any other way. You must love Him above your own temporary life in this time before the Lord Jesus comes again, to show all whom He has chosen for His, and deliver His righteous wrath against those who hate Him.
If you truly love your mother, brother, father and wife and children, you will do that which is most loving of all: tell them of He who lived, died, and rose again for them, if they are His. You will warn them that those who reject what He alone accomplished, and delivers to those who are His, are His enemies.
Your fleshly sensibilities are not in view here – what God has declared is what is in view. What God has declared is that by which you will show your greatest love of your family members.
Will you then, indeed, declare that "God is love," according to the Scriptures?
Think long and hard on these things. What you conclude will be to the eternal blessing or eternal damnation of those friends and family you claim to love.
In closing, you cannot love any, family or friends, more than to give them the true gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Every time I log on, it takes me a good ten minutes to come to terms with the great privilege to have a blog named Catholic Scout. I go on and read over my last article, and I cannot help but sit back and wonder at it. Then I get stuck, what can I say? Well the silence is broken.
For me Catholicism and the principles Lord Baden Powell set down in his book Scouting for boys go hand in hand. Yes, his imperialism is antiquated by modern-day standards, but I cannot but help having a certain admiration for it.
Baden-Powell had a sense of service to a greater good, of legitimate and organised authority, that every man has a unique place to occupy in the world. It reminds me much of Monsignor Gilby's book We Believe, such a faithful and accurate expoundation of Catholic teaching.
The Catholic Social teaching as Monsignor Gilby explains in his book We Believe is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever read. I had no idea. In a world where if one can get something, even to the detriment of another, then so often one does. The scouts mentality is very different; "how can I serve" as opposed to the "what can I get" attitude and that is so close to the ideal of Catholic social teaching.
How precious are these books, where a mans mind is preserved for generations, generation where these ideals and indeed the ever-so-important living examples are no longer found. Thank you Monsignor Gilby, Michael Davies and Lord Baden-Powell for being guides amid the encircling gloom.


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An exclusive interview with German sinologist Wolfgang Kubin, one of the best sinologists in Germany, who not only teaches Chinese language at the University of Bonn and translates Chinese literature, but also travels frequently to China.
Confucius Institute Reporters Cheng Ye & Zhang Lili 本刊记者 程也 张丽
Students, literature enthusiasts and reporters hearing the news rushed into the classroom at Beijing Nationality University. They were whispering when they saw a gray-haired professor carrying a bike helmet walk in. The lecture quickly came to the point and the audiences were getting more enjoyable as the professor quoted copiously from many sources. All of a sudden, the professor had some doubts about the falling tone of a Chinese character being mentioned. He then took out a Chinese dictionary to check and verify. The classroom became so quiet that the only sound heard was the page flipping on the rostrum.
This professor is Kubin, one of the best sinologists in Germany, who not only teaches Chinese language at the University of Bonn and translates Chinese literature, but also travels frequently to China, as he is often invited to give lectures in many colleges and universities. He has no problems to express himself in Chinese, but he always carries a Chinese pocket dictionary for verification at any moment. Students who are familiar with him have got used to his earnest manner. In addition to Chinese, the vibrant and earnest Professor Kubin can speak many other foreign languages. What is the relationship between languages and cultures in his point of view? During Professor Kubin's visit in Beijing, the Confucius Institute took an exclusive interview with him.
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Born in 1945 in Celle, Lower Saxony State, Germany, Wolfgang Kubin is a professor at the University of Bonn, translator, writer, member of the German Translators Association and the German Writers Association, chairman of the Writers Association of Bonn, and one of the most important sinologists in Germany. He earned his doctorate in sinology at the University of Bonn with his dissertation "On the Lyrics of Du Mu" (lun dumu de shuqing shi) in 1973 and obtained the qualification of sinology professor at the Free University of Berlin with his paper "Empty Mountain – Chinese Literati View of Nature" (kongshan: zhongguo wenren de ziran guan) in 1981. Since the 1980s, he has published more than a hundred of books, including monographs, translations and compilations in German, English and Chinese. Since the 1990s, he has achieved brilliant successes in modern Chinese literature, especially in the translation of new poetry. He is presently a specially appointed professor of Beijing Foreign Studies University and serves as dean of the German Department of the Ocean University of China.
Reporter: Professor Kubin, could you share your learning experiences and study insights with us as you can speak many languages?
Kubin: German school system requires us to learn more foreign languages, so I studied several languages at high school. After entering the university, I was used to learning languages and up till now I have been learning a variety of languages. To learn foreign languages, you should often contact with foreigners. After I studied English at high school for five years, I went to England and stayed there for four weeks. As I was in the environment with English speaking people everywhere, I was soon able to speak English fluently. Therefore, it's necessary to have a language environment, which could be found on your own. For example, when you study abroad, you should try your best to communicate with local students and should not always stay with your classmates who only speak your mother tongue.
When I studied theology at the University of Münster, I read the English version of Send Meng Haoran to Guangling by coincidence and I was impressed by the beauty of Li Bai's poem. Thus, it aroused my interest in Chinese poetry and inspired me to learn Chinese language. I received systematic training for Chinese language in Germany at first, and then obtained an opportunity to learn standard modern Chinese at a Beijing language school in 1974. I studied Chinese from 6 in the morning to 12 at midnight during my stay in Beijing for one year. I studied assiduously and my teachers were all superb.
Reporter: What role do you think the exchange of languages and cultures plays in international engagement?
Kubin: Language is the key to thought. Languages consist of many words and each word has a long history. Therefore, some people say that the history of a word should be excavated to get the concealed yet extremely important cultural connotation. The exchange of language and culture is actually the contact between two kinds of people, nationalities, languages and cultures. If we do not contact with others, there is no way to innovate culture. Hence, I believe that the innovation of culture is the communicational contact and the learning from each other.
Reporter: You once mentioned that Lin Yutang and Eileen Chang (or Zhang Ailing in Chinese) were excellent Chinese writers. They had something in common, as they mastered foreign languages very well and could write bilingually. However, some people believe that foreign languages will destroy the language sense of mother-tongue writing. What do you think about this?
Kubin: Lu Xun advocated that good foreign literature should be translated into Chinese to further strengthen the exchange through translation. I believe that the mother tongue and national culture can be reflected in other languages and cultures. As early as in the Goethe era, all German writers were translators. At present, German writers, regardless of their age of 40 or 70, can translate. They would pay attention to the introduction of foreign colleagues and their peers. If they did not know foreign languages, they would not have been able to introduce foreign literature and their peers. If they did not know foreign languages well, they would not have been able to read the original works and to absorb other languages to enrich their own expressions.
Reporter: Since 1989, you have worked as an editor-in-chief for the journal Orientierungen to introduce Asian culture and the Minima Sinica to introduce Chinese humanities. Thank you very much for your long-term care and recommendation regarding Chinese literature. You once mentioned that many contemporary Chinese writers had their books published very fast, which was quite different from German writers in respect of the writing speed. What do you think of this phenomenon?
Kubin: I have begun to write poetry since I was 16 or 17 years old, as I was fond of it. After I read Li Bai's poetry for the first time, I have been always fascinated with Chinese poetry. Chinese poets had written poems 2,000 years before the emergence of the first German poet. How amazing it is to see so many outstanding works had been written in Chinese!
I have also read a number of Chinese literary works. Lu Xun's works are basically short stories or novellas, with very peculiar language. You will find that his language is extremely terse and no Chinese characters can be deleted or added. Classic works are gradually honing out. Isn't it like a Chinese saying, "The edge of a sword becomes keener through honing and the fragrance of plum blossom sharpens in the bitter cold"? Contemporary German philosophy advocates the loneliness and people should learn to live in loneliness. If you had not learned to live in loneliness, you might not have been able to write an excellent work. Thomas Mann, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, said that he could only write one page a day and over 300 pages a year. Sometimes it would be less, because the page written on the previous day needed to be modified on the following day. A well-known novelist in Germany once told me that he could only write one hundred pages a year. I have often criticized some contemporary Chinese writers as they are only marketoriented. Of course, popular fiction writers always want to write more and fast. However, it's different between the classic and the popular.
Good literature should be for everyone. I think that an author should have an international character and represents a kind of internationalism rather than localism.
Reporter: Your harsh criticism is well-known. However, you wrote in the preamble to Chinese Literature in the 20th Century, indicating that you had all your love dedicated to the Chinese literature for 40 years.
Kubin: Yes, that's right. I criticize because I have my own value judgments. German culture is a culture of suspicion. From our point of view, if there were no criticism, there would be no development. Criticism should be allowed in any good societies. Therefore, I think that some Chinese people, especially intellectuals and politicians, should understand the positive side of criticism. Furthermore I think it's normal if I criticize you today and we can still be friends tomorrow. If in the future I meet the people whom I have criticized, I will take the initiative to meet them, shake hands and talk with them. If they think that I'm wrong, I will patiently listen to their points of view. Wang Anyi commented on my criticism which is "the deeper you love, the huge agony you suffer". I think she understood my criticism. I have criticized Mo Yan a lot, but we are still friends. He would say, "Welcome your comments," and "Let's go to drink liquor together".
Reporter: What is "good literature" from your point of view?
Kubin: Good literature should be for everyone. I think that an author should have an international character and represents a kind of internationalism rather than localism. Take Gu Cheng as an example. He is a good poet and his poems, written in Chinese, belong to international poetry. Each language has its own world and history, and each writer has his or her own perception. We must and should have our native silhouette and cultural background, but we should express in an international way. Otherwise, it's impossible to communicate internationally.
Reporter: You have published Confucius, Mencius, Laocius and other books in Germany. Do you think that cultural barriers exist in Westerners who read classical Chinese literature?
Kubin: There are barriers at the early stage, but don't worry. If something can be immediately understood, it's not worth thinking about. German readers expect to get this kind of reading materials which can help them think more about some new issues.
If we do not contact with others, there is no way to innovate culture. Hence, I believe that the innovation of culture is the communicational contact and the learning from each other.
Within a long period after the 1960s, European literati had the concept that Confucian ideas could not make people excited. Hegel once said that the doctrines of Confucius were just clichés. However, I have now changed my concept, so have the European sinological circles. Confucius is gradually attracting the attention in German speaking countries. Confucius is a humble man. Though we regard Confucius as "the teacher for all ages", he insisted that he also needed a teacher. "Out of three men, there must be one who can teach me." It's really a great statement. I am pleased to introduce classical Chinese literature to Germany. This change is just the issue of "traditional culture and modern heritage". For a nation or a community, the tradition is its foundation. In Germany, we believe that the past is the future and the human soul needs tradition. After World War II, we have felt that we had made too many faults and we should now embark on a new path. We want to learn from all other important cultures and nations, including China.
Our age is now an era of dialogue and cooperation. We had too many wars before and we cannot keep on doing that. I think we should learn from Chinese people how to resolve problems, as the Chinese advocate the harmony.
Reporter : Germany 's Goethe Institute has many outstanding cases in respect of language promotion and cultural communication, which are worth learning by the Confucius Institute. What's your opinion about "culture export"?
Kubin: "Culture export" is right. But before it is exported, you should check what others have already done and never make reduplication. For example, I have found that Chinese literati and intellectuals are not quite aware of what we have translated because of language barriers. They are working over these again. I think it's unnecessary, because Chinese literature and philosophy have a history of several thousands of years and a great number of works haven't been translated yet. It's better to translate those parts.
The Goethe Institute has not only taught German language, but also hoped people to accept German culture through the promotion of German language. I think this is also the task for the promotion of Chinese language. Language and culture are inseparable. Chinese teachers I met in Germany are good at teaching Chinese language, but they are not good enough in the dissemination of Chinese culture. I have taught modern Chinese in Bonn for a decade. I have always introduced Chinese culture to my students at every lecture on modern Chinese.
As for the way of the dissemination, I think that a Chinese writer's view is apposite when he mentioned that the exhibits displayed in the exhibition hall overseas were not for foreigners, but for the patriotic overseas Chinese. I think when you are abroad you should think from the perspective of foreigners, including their needs and expectations. For example, Germans are generally interested in philosophy, literature, arts and something challenging and difficult.
Reporter: Speaking of international communication, China hopes to face the rest of the world with a friendly smile, but it is often misunderstood. What do you think of Westerners' perspective about the "Image of China"? Are there any changes over the years?
Kubin: We should not only observe our nation based on our nation, but also review our nation from the perspective of other nations. It's impossible for a nation not to contact with the cultures of others, because the innovation can only be achieved by way of exchange. I have personally studied the image of China, especially in the literature of Germany and German speaking countries. But I'm afraid that what you mentioned is not necessarily the image of China in the literature but the image in the eyes of the media. Germans like to read newspapers and every city publishes its own newspaper. The most important newspapers, such as Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt Express) and Die Welt (The World), are objective to report the news in China and they are friendly on the whole. It's rare to have a word that makes you feel the reporter is criticizing and repudiating China. On the other hand, I think that you should not be sad if there is a criticism, as there are various critical voices in Germany every day. You should first consider why it is said so and whether this way of saying is reasonable.
Each language has its own world and history, and each writer has his or her own perception. We must and should have our native silhouette and cultural background, but we should express in an international way. Otherwise, it's impossible to communicate internationally.
The criticism to the Confucius Institute or the critical voices are generally not from Germany, but probably from one or two persons, who brings little influence, and with whom we 99 percent of our sinologists disagree. The relationship between the Chinese and Germans is good. Our perspectives are different for sure in some respects, but our relationship is friendly. Therefore, a lot of problems could be resolved.
Published in Confucius Institute Magazine
Magazine 26. Volume III. May 2013.
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National Tree Day
National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day provide all Australians with an opportunity to do something positive for the environment and reconnect with nature.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians planted over 1 million native trees, shrubs and grasses at more than 3300 Tree Day events in 2012In 2013, National Tree Day will be on Sunday 28th July and Schools Tree Day will be on Friday 26th July, although events can be held on any date during the year.
For more information follow the link http://treeday.planetark.org/about/benefits.cfm
On Friday 26th July students from Dundas Public School and St Patricks Marist College were involved in tree planting and environmental education activites at;
Schools Tree Day Baronbali Reserve Dundas
A partnership between Parramatta City Council and Brewongle Environmental Education Centre
Get the DERT at Dundas PS
The Dundas Environmentally Responsible Team (DERT) worked with the wonderful Environmental Team from Parramatta City Council planting native grasses and shrubs adjacent to The Ponds Creek.
What are the students wearing the bird wings for?
Playing the habitat game with Mark from Brewongle the DERT team were able to fine tune their knowledge about the Glossy Black Cockatoo and its requirements for food water and shelter.
Great work team – you have just made a significant contribution to your local area and improved our biodiversity too.
St Patricks Marist College
The Environment team from St Patricks undertook a habitat assessment of the reserve and found it to have a good number of essential habitat elements. They too planted grasses and shrubs in an effort to lead the community in tuning in to the wonders of the natural world. With their new found skills and existing passion they are hoping to conduct some ongoing bush regeneration work in the reserve and may even invite the neighbours too. Inspirational student reps from St Patricks doing teenagers proud.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Arizona State University
- Dallett, Nancy
- 1 Fixico, Donald
- 1 Schermerhorn, Calvin
- 1 Weiss, Justin S.
- 1 Public
- Native American studies
- 1 Andrew Jackson
- 1 Creek
- 1 Creek War
- 1 Frontier
- 1 History
- 1 Horseshoe Bend
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- 1 Redstick
- Mobile Crowd Sensing in Edge Computing Environment
- The Effect of Disability on Subjective Well-Being across the Adult Lifespan: The Moderating Roles of Age at Disability Onset and Disability Type
- Mechanically Active Heterogeneous Polymer Matrix Composites
- Attribute-Based Encryption for Fine-Grained Access Control over Sensitive Data
- 并购背景下教育行业品牌价值研究
This research explores the various and often conflicting interpretations of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, an event seemingly lost in the public mind of twenty-first century America. The conflict, which pitted United States forces under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson against a militant offshoot of the Creek Confederacy, known as the Redsticks, ranks as the single most staggering loss of life in annals of American Indian warfare. Today, exactly 200 years after the conflict, the legacy of Horseshoe Bend stands as an obscure and often unheard of event. Drawing upon over two centuries of unpublished archival data, newspapers, …
- Contributors
- Weiss, Justin S., Fixico, Donald, Schermerhorn, Calvin, et al.
- Created Date
- 2014


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Objectives: To describe how Somali immigrant women in a Swedish county access and use the antenatal care and health services, their reported and observed health problems and the outcome of their pregnancies.
Study design: Retrospective, descriptive study, comparing data obtained from the records of antenatal and obstetric care for Somali born women with the same data for parity matched women born in Sweden giving birth between 2001 and 2009.
Main outcome measures: Utilisation of antenatal health care (timing and number of visits), pregnancy complications (severe hyperemesis, anaemia, preeclampsia, urinary tract infections), mode of birth (normal vaginal, operative vaginal, caesarean), and infant outcomes (preterm birth, birth weight, and perinatal mortality)
Results: Compared to the 523 Swedish-born women the 262 Somali women booked later and made less visits for antenatal care. They were more likely to have anaemia, severe hyperemesis and recurrent urinary tract infection. Emergency caesarean section (OR 9.90, CI 1.16-3.10), especially before start of labour (OR 4.96, CI 1.73-14.22), high perinatal mortality with seven versus one perinatal deaths and small for date infants (OR 2.95, CI 1.49-5.82) was also more prevalent.
Conclusion: Pregnant Somali immigrant women constitutes a vulnerable group that needs targeted attention. There is an increased risk for intrauterine foetal death, small for date and low birth weight infants as well as serious maternal morbidity.
During the latest decade Somali-born women with experiences of long-lasting war followed by migration have increasingly encountered Swedish maternity care, where antenatal care midwives are assigned to ask questions about exposure to violence. The overall aim in this thesis was to gain deeper understanding of Somali-born women's wellbeing and needs during the parallel transitions of migration to Sweden and childbearing, focusing on maternity healthcare encounters and violence. Data were obtained from medical records (paper I), qualitative interviews with Somali-born women (II, III) and Swedish antenatal care midwives (IV). Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used. Compared to pregnancies of Swedish-born women, Somali-born women's pregnancies demonstrated later booking and less visits to antenatal care, more maternal morbidity but less psychiatric treatment, less medical pain relief during delivery and more emergency caesarean sections and small-for-gestational-age infants (I). Political violence with broken societal structures before migration contributed to up-rootedness, limited healthcare and absent state-based support to women subjected to violence, which reinforced reliance on social networks, own endurance and faith in Somalia (II). After migration, sources of wellbeing were a pragmatic "moving-on" approach including faith and motherhood, combined with social coherence. Lawful rights for women were appreciated but could concurrently risk creating power tensions in partner relationships. Generally, the Somali-born women associated the midwife more with providing medical care than with overall wellbeing or concerns about violence, but new societal resources were parallel incorporated with known resources (III). Midwives strived for woman-centered approaches beyond ethnicity and culture in care encounters, with language, social gaps and divergent views on violence as potential barriers in violence inquiry. Somali-born women's strength and contentment were highlighted, and ongoing violence seldom encountered according to the midwives experiences (IV). Pragmatism including "moving on" combined with support from family and social networks, indicate capability to cope with violence and migration-related stress. However, this must be balanced against potential unspoken needs at individual level in care encounters.With trustful relationships, optimized interaction and networking with local Somali communities and across professions, the antenatal midwife can have a "bridging-function" in balancing between dual societies and contribute to healthy transitions in the new society.


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I like a lot of idols, and follow a lot of groups out there. However, some groups just don't appeal to me very much for various reasons. The members might not click for me, I might not like the style of the group, or I might not like the management. However, despite this, I find that some of my favorite songs come from groups I don't follow (hence why I will eventually get started on that review project I keep putting off.) In a weird way this almost makes these songs more special, and will occasionally drive my interest in the group (this was originally the case with Nogizaka46 and Hashire Bicycle, but I've since become more of a fan of that group in question).
So here's a list of songs that have become some of my favorites without being one of my favorite groups; note that if I list a group/artist you like, please don't think I have anything against said artist, but just that they haven't clicked with me.
Don't Think, Feel! – Idoling!!!
I've liked Idoling!!! songs in the past; I really like Me ni wa Aoba Yama Hototogisu Hatsukoi and S.O.W. Sense of Wonder. However, Don't Think, Feel really stands out to me. It has a kind of unique sound with some vocals that at least sound more mature than your average idol vocal, and the whole group sounds really great together. Other than that, though, it's hard to explain why I love this as much as I do. It's the right level of upbeat that tends to make me like a song, but it doesn't have some of the other things that make me really like a song. Still, this is a ridiculously catchy fun song that is one of my favorites.
Hatsukoi Cider – Buono!
If you've seen my top songs of 2012 list you know that I loved Hatsukoi Cider to an almost ridiculous degree, despite generally not being a big fan of Buono! I don't really fan over any of the girls in the groups, most of their stuff is just not my taste in idol music. However, Hatsukoi Cider was one of my favorite things to come out of 2012 because it was just a really good song, and beat the odds of coming from Buono (if you want a more detailed explanation, see my top 25 list).
Konna Watashi de Yokattara – Kikkawa You
There's a pseudo joke one of my friends and I have about this song, in that we go "oh, Konna Watashi time" and basically marathon the song. I like Kikkawa You just fine, but this song alone made me briefly consider saving my money to go fly to see Yuu in concert. That didn't happen because I'm not nearly a big enough fan of hers. But seriously, this was one of my favorite songs of 2011 (if I had ranked 2011, this would absolutely be in my top 5). The way the whole song fits together, from Kikka's main vocals to the harmonies, to the various instrumentation, is perfect. The song keeps up a great pace, and builds up perfectly, especially in the section before the last chorus ("kimi no yaeba mo, etc."). Also, not talking about it really now, but this is seriously one of my favorite PVs of the year as well.
Pera Pera Perao – Not Yet
Not Yet's one of the AKB groups where I like all the members, but none of them are even close to favorite status (probably my highest ranking girl here would be Yokoyama Yui). Most of their other songs I like, but don't love. This is possibly one of my favorite idol songs EVER. And I have no idea why. I only really discovered when it was performed in a shuffle at a concert featuring one of my 48 group oshimen, Oota Aika. And I was hooked. I think some of my friends got sick of just how obsessed I got with Pera Pera Perao. And even still, I have trouble quantifying or explaining just what I hear in the song. I think this is a situation where the sum's greater than its parts, because everything about Pera Pera Perao just works for me. Also, I completely kill at this song at karaoke, so there's that.
MAX Otome Gokoro – Super Girls
I have issues with Super Girls. The girls themselves seem fine, but I'm not super fond of certain things doing with the management and Puri Puri Summer Kiss bugs me in many many ways. But man, MAX Otome Gokoro was pretty much on repeat all of summer 2011 for me. It's just a good/fun song, full of energy, and is a perfect song for the summer.


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As the construction industry evolves, five unavoidable trends have taken hold and will factor into your business operations and outlook for the foreseeable future.
The team at forconstructionpros.com have recently explored what it means to be living in an age of technological revolution, and how it affects the construction environment. Check out their five "truths" below.
1. Technology adoption is no longer optional, but mandatory
Whether you like it or not, technology implementation is now a necessity to effectively complete in today's business climate. in a growing number of cases, it's being driven by specific project requirements or by client demands for greater transparency between project stakeholders.
Depending on your business focus, technology implementation could take one or more oft he following forms (among others):
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Cloud computing
- Project management software or other "paper-eliminating" programs
- Procurement management software
- Equipment management/monitoring systems (telematics)
- GPS-based (3D) equipment automation
- Mobile apps for developing on-site estimates or bids, remotely tracking material location and costs, recording employee hours in real time, monitoring jobsite and equipment security, etc.
2. Equipment is becoming increasingly complex
The complexity of modern powertrains and the electronics that control them have made telematics a necessity to the point that many equipment manufaturers now offer systems as standard on mid-sized and larger models (where the cost is more readily justified). As a result, fleet managers and service technicians have spent the past few years scrambling not only to keep up with the changing designs and related service needs, but the systems required to digitally monitor and manage equipment operation and maintenance.
Of course, with the downsides, there have been positive gains from emissions regulations, as well. In addition to environmental benefits, the electronics needed to ensure diesels achieve regulatory compliance have enabled enhanced controllability and integration of various systems within machines, facilitating expanded functionality and the ability to tailor operating parameters to both the task and the operator. More features mean today's operators require further training, however, to ensure they utilize these abilities to optimum advantage for faster ROI, and to minimize the risk of damage to sensitive, and costly to repair, internal systems/components.
3. Jobsites will become more mechanised
Plant and equipment hire has become an increasingly acceptable means in Australia to access that equipment at a reasonable, and predictable, price without the need for a long-term commitment. In addition, there is a broader range of equipment types on the market, many of which are designed for multiple applications and/or attachment flexibility and offer the potential to reduce the number of workers and/or machines required on site.
Much as in manufacturing, robotics are sure to emerge on construction projects as a replacement for hand labor in certain repetitive tasks. While many high-tech devices achieving viral status on social media sites will never see light of day on an actual jobsite, others – such as 3D printing of materials or structures – have more serious potential for real-world application.
4. Efficient data management is crucial
Telematics have made real-time data capture a reality for equipment fleets, and cloud computing has enabled broader storage capability and ready access by multiple parties to the reams of data generated.
The challenge is how to sift through this data to identify pertinent information and interpret it into what's meaningful for your business (such as machine hours worked per day). Equipment manufacturers and their dealer networks are willing to assume that responsibility, but typically at a cost. This has led some forward-thinking construction firms to create new roles within their organisations centered specifically on data management. These "data experts" are tasked with analyzing the broad influx of data to identify trends and actionable items and convey that information to the appropriate personnel in the field.
5. Training and education are essential to stay in the game
Education on the changes taking place in the industry and within your own organisation is essential. Stay abreast of the tools and technologies out there and conduct research to determine what makes the most sense for your operations. Learn lessons from the early adopters. Be proactive when it comes to educating yourself and your employees both before and after adoption. Once implemented, proper training is vital to minimise the risk of failure, under-utilisation or under-performance.
The days of paper forms and spreadsheets, "grease monkey" service technicians and "dumb" machines are long gone. It's time to seriously investigate those tools and technologies that can enhance your business efficiency and profitability, or you risk lagging behind in an environment where it will only prove increasingly difficult to catch up.
Are there any other "truths" that construction companies can no longer afford to ignore? We'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts by leaving a comment below.


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The Numbers: Past sales data indicates that there's a 58% probability that the buyer of a luxury home will come from the homeowners currently living within a 3-mile radius of the home for sale, a 22% probability that they currently live in Alabama but outside the 3-mile radius and a 20% probability that they will come from out-of-state. We also know that the average home owner lives in their home for an average of six years before considering the purchase of a new home.
Using MLS past sales data, we can identify all the homes and homeowners that have been purchased within greater Birmingham in any price range or any neighborhood from 2000 to 2011, thus having lived in their homes for over six years. This will produce your Target Market #1 for your home. As an example, this data would produce a list of 24,200 potential buyers for $750,000 to $3,000,000 homes in the greater Birmingham market. That might seem like a substantial number, but it effectively reduced your target market from 460,000 Birmingham households to 24,200.
There are over 3,600 active real estate agents in the Birmingham market, 150 of them sell 96% of the homes priced at $500,000 or more. There's a 90% probability that an agent other than your listing agent will bring your eventual buyer to your home. These 150 agents are your Target Marker #2.
There's a 22% probability that your buyer will come from outside the three-mile radius but within the state of Alabama and a 20% probability that your buyer will be from out of state, these two groups are your Target market #3.
If you have your home up for sale there's an 85% probability that you'll be in the market for a new home once you sell your current home. There are currently 631 listings in Birmingham for homes valued at $500,000 or more, 536 of those sellers will be in the market for a new home, 311 of them will buy a home within a 3-mile radius or their current home; this is your Target Market #4.
Facebook Advertising: The Pew Survey found that 79% of adult Internet users logged into Facebook at least once a week and spend an average of 20 minutes per visit. By uploading our 24,200 Birmingham homeowners (Target Market #1) into a Facebook custom audience you can direct advertising for your home directly to your potential buyers. The add should consist of a carousel of 10 picture of your home as well as a link to a dedicated webpage featuring an 8 minute "walk and talk" video presentation of your home. Your website should then gather the IP address of the viewer of your video and remarket your advertisement to them throughout their continued internet use.
Such a program creates awareness of your home and even if these viewers aren't in the market for a new home they may know someone who is looking for a home just like yours, thus potentially reaching your Target Market #3. Through awareness you'll generate showings and showings lead to a sale.
Other Agents: There's a 90% probability that an agent other than your listing agent will bring your buyer to your home. These 150 agents, your Target Marker #2, are highly motivated to swiftly find the perfect home for their buyers. Each of these agents need to be made aware of your home, this can be achieved by sending each of these agents a brochure on your home and a link to your "walk and talk" video presentation. This can easily be achieved through email and can be repeated at any opportune time.
Zillow and Trulia: 90% of all US real estate transaction begin on the internet and the biggest players are Zillow and Trulia. This is particularly true for out-of-town buyers, your Target Market #3; ask yourself if you were moving out of state where would you start your search and what would you look for? Professional photography, drone photography and video are a must. Zillow and Trulia allow a 2-minute video on each listing, those listings with a video are shown at the top of the presented homes relative to the website visitors search. You must take advantage of this opportunity to gain exposure of your listing.
Current Sellers are Future Buyers: These current sellers, your Target Market #4, are easily identified by downloading their names and addresses from the MLS listings. You will add these names to our Facebook custom audience as well as send them a "Just Listed" postcard making them knowledgeable of your home. You will also encourage them to sign-up for your mailing list on your dedicated website.
Friends and Family: The average American has an email list of 649 addresses consisting of friends and family, church, synagogue, and club members. You know somebody who knows somebody who might be interested in your home. Why not send them a link to an 8-minute video of your home.
Your primary goal is to get prospective buyers through your front door. If your home is priced right and presented right it will sell but you can accelerate the process with some on-hands involvement.
Predictive Analytics: Why do some home sell quickly and others linger on the market? By using Predictive Analytics, you can compare your home to those homes that have sold and those that have not sold in your neighborhood and determine the probability that your home will sell in the average days on the market for your neighborhood. The MLS sales data provides over 500 data points to compare that.


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Parallel programming is designed for the use of parallel computer systems for solving time-consuming problems that cannot be solved on a sequential computer in a reasonable time. These problems can be divided into two classes:
1. Processing large data arrays (including processing images and signals in real time)
2. Simulation of complex physical processes and chemical reactions
For each of these classes, prospective methods are designed for solving problems. For data processing, one of the most promising technologies is the use of artificial neural networks. Particles-in-cell method and cellular automata are very useful for simulation.
Problems of scalability of parallel algorithms and the transfer of existing parallel programs to future parallel computers are very acute now. An important task is to optimize the use of the equipment (including the CPU cache) of parallel computers. Along with parallelizing information processing, it is essential to ensure the processing reliability by the relevant organization of systems of concurrent interacting processes. From the perspective of creating qualitative parallel programs, it is important to develop advanced methods of learning parallel programming.
The above reasons are the basis for the creation of this book, chapters of which are devoted to solving these problems. We hope this book will be of interest to researchers, students and all those working in the field of parallel programming and high performance computing. (Imprint: Nova)