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A complete and utter disaster. One doctor seemed more interested in walking up and down the corridors with a chart. My mother was admitted in excruciating pain and had private healthcare. She was left on a chair until we questioned why. After nine hours, she hadn't yet been spoken to about her doctor's letter requiring an ultrasound, iv drip & pain relief??! Now on a trolley after 11 hours and still no ultrasound...ridiculous!!!! Last time I EVER bring her here.... What a waste of tax payers' money....
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My experience as an outpatient was very positive.
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My father was an inpatient for one week. He was treated with dignity and respect by the medical, nursing and support staff. He received excellent care throughout his stay.
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Reception staff were rude when I asked them a simple question. I wasn�t rude or anything asking it even.
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I would like to thank all the staff on the day ward. This is a busy ward and I was looked after 100%. I had a late operation and had to be kept overnight. The nurse on duty, even though her shift was over, went out of her way to make sure I was looked after before leaving. Wish I knew her name to thank her. Don�t knock these people, they work hard.
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Nothing seems to move. Waiting over five hours to see a doctor, was sent for an X-ray and then waited another three hours.
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Went to A&E following a referral from my doctor. 10 hours and counting... Disgraceful service from a quiet emergency department area. No patients called in over four hours. I will never attend this hospital again.
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Nurses in the oncology ward are great, very friendly with a positive uplifting attitude. My father is receiving treatment for colon cancer and they go out of their way to make everyone welcome and comfortable. I can't say the same for all staff members.
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I fully understand how busy it is but the lack of empathy compassion and basic communication skills was disappointing. I have attended many Dublin hospitals with my mother recently and good communication made up for long waits and lack of resources. Shame on the management and staff involved for not demonstrating values and core skills essential for all those who choose a career in health.
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Awful hospital. I felt that there were a few doctors and nurses who care once you DEMAND they speak with you but the majority did not. Rudest staff I have come across in any hospital. Disgraceful place. To those who do care, use your voice to be honest about your colleagues and have a real conversation about improving hospitals for everyone involved.
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Overall, this hospital treated my husband disgracefully, from A&E through to the wards. Over the course of six years he was admitted on numerous occasions and each time he was made to feel like he was a nuisance even though he was disabled and in a wheelchair. One one occasion, he was left on a trolley in A&E with no wheelchair and unable to get to the bathroom and was left to soil himself. Another time he was left on a trolley for over 72 hours and we had to remove him to another hospital where he was admitted to the high dependency unit with a serious illness. We found the care by both the doctors and nurses was appalling. All he had left in the end was his dignity and even that was taken, when he asked to be taken to the toilet and was told 'you are wearing a nappy, use it!'. In the end we removed him. He was taken to another hospital where he died with the dignity and respect he deserved, the staff there went above and beyond to make his passing easier.
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I arrived in at 7:15pm. I was in the A&E after a car crash the night before and decided to go home, but the pain re-emerged again so I decided to go back. I wasn't notified to see the nurse so I spoke with the receptionist two hours in and she claimed that my name was called out twice, which I never heard in the waiting area. I was then seen by the nurse, asked a couple of medical questions and sent back down. It is now 06:59 in the morning and I have still yet to be seen. I reappeared at the receptionist door to inquire about my service and she stated there is a couple more people to be seen, yet I have seen people arrive after me, who have been taken care of and have gone home! The service is a joke here and I will never be returning!
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Naas General Hospital is a disgusting and filthy facility. In my experience, doctors treat patients in a very general sense and do no investigation to better treat the individual. I have been observing this facility for over 10 months now and it is a complete disgrace. The cleaning staff scream at one another on the patients' wards, some of the doctors prescribed without even speaking to patients, the care staff are overworked and totally burnt out. It really baffles me why in the world anyone would choose to work here. The cafe is criminal. The only food choices are FAT, SUGAR , SALT, pre-packed sandwiches, high sugar cakes and treats. Not a single health food option. Are we not a nation of obese and overweight unhealthy people? But the only food item you can buy in our general hospitals are totally unhealthy? ?? I have had to spend months on end in this hospital (I am not a patient) and I get more and more frustrated and upset every day.
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Worse hospital and complaints procedure is a joke. They do not take a complaint seriously.
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Particularly grateful to the staff on duty at the A&E department last night (7/8/2018) for their care, attention and professionalism.
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A massive thank you to nurse Rebecca and all the medical team who were on duty on 7 /12/17 who helped deliver my beautiful baby girl Rebecca in Naas hospital. I found the care and attention we both received absolutely brilliant and words can not describe my gratitude and thanks to the brilliant care both baby Rebecca and I received that night before we were transported to the another hospital.
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I hate this hospital and think it needs to be closed down.
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I wouldn't know where to start. My Dad was left in pain, and due to his condition the staff didn't even try to communicate with him (a rare brain disease). He was transferred to a ward where, while he was dying, maintenance was carrying out repairs on the ceiling next to him, and just because the curtains were pulled, the staff thought it was ok. The sick and dying are very vulnerable and only that we demanded a palliative room, my Dad wouldn't have been moved, just left to die in pain on a ward with maintenance work going on. Horrendous treatment of a person. Our family still find it hard to grieve as his death was so traumatic.
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The best hospital and far better than a lot of the up market hospitals who charge massive fees for the same procedures. The doctors, nurses and staff are just brilliant. The service they give is 100% and the food is cooked on site and not pre-cooked and microwaved. The staff are flat out caring for patients and are very kind in some very stressful situations. I have only praise for Nass hospital, its doctors, nurses, catering and cleaning staff.
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So disappointed on every level. It is distressing enough to be ill or injured but it is insulting to people to have to spend 12 hours in a chair after triage to be seen by a medical professional, with no pain relief offered even on diagnosis. This is 2017 and yes our health service is under staffed, but the waste of time by staff at this hospital has to be seen to be believed. No communication between any of the professions in the A&E department I am sorry to say. I hope I never have to experience this department again.
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I was discharged with no assistance or plan. Saw different doctors and nurses however no plan or order or logic applied as to how it links. Also poor knowledge and understanding of my condition and how symptoms can be different from person to person. In fact seemed like I had a better knowledge of my disorder then them! Was told that after 2 weeks I would be assessed. Only to find after 8 weeks, 'sorry we can do nothing. Maybe somewhere else can help you'. Well, if they didn't know why not take the time to consult with colleagues in the field to try assist me. This would show conviction. One exception was a nurse who visited me at home before I attended. She was a great, caring, attentive professional.
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Very slow and inconsistent service. My partner was left overnight on a trolley for hours waiting to be seen for a serious condition. The triage here is a joke, I watched people in terrible pain just be ignored. The lack of patient/doctor communication is appalling. We were left for hours on end with absolutely no feedback at all. I wouldn't opt to come to Naas A&E again and I wouldn't subject a loved one to it either. Needs serious reorganisation and allocation of resources.
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I had an admission to this hospital two weeks ago and my son this week was in A&E. I have been in a number of 'bad' A&Es in Ireland. Naas is on every level the worst I have ever been in. Doctors coming to Ireland should have decent English. Non-existent here. I did not trust the doctors, the diagnosis, the prognosis... everything. Waiting for hours in a 'war zone'. No process. One dept does not talk to another. Some nursing staff were absolute gems working in impossible conditions. Left in severe pain for hours on end without any relief. In future, regardless of how ill I am, or whatever my GP tells me, I will head to Tallaght or more probably Blanchardstown. Quality of care so much better there though still not up to a First World standard. Not a country to get sick in but avoid Naas like the plague. Awful, awful place.
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Absolutely horrible. Second time having a procedure done and will never go back. Had a procedure and ended up vomiting throughout. Was not sedated correctly for the procedure, I was dizzy, but felt everything, wincing and jumping throughout. I waited three years for the procedure itself. Was given a serious diagnosis which was not explained to me. Had a another procedure done and was not correctly sedated for this either. I had to scream at the staff in pain for some anaesthetic. The aftercare was atrocious. As though I were invisible. Most of the staff are very rude and abrupt. A&E waiting time is ridiculous. Having presented myself doubled over I was brought into a room to be kept overnight on a plastic chair. I will never go bask here and urge anyone who needs proper treatment to seek it elsewhere.
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Had to leave without being seen after six hours in A&E with a very serious and very painful condition. Drunk people were being seen to before me.
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My doctor was not too friendly. He didn't even seem to know anything about my condition. He's sending me for a procedure and explained nothing to me or even what will be done.
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I went here as there was absolutely no other way to see a doctor in Kildare urgently. (I live in London now and they have urgent care AND A&E in most hospitals).I suffered from chronic insomnia that lasted for months. 5-6 days straight with ZERO sleep, not a second. Local doctors were rubbish - anything more than a common cold was beyond them. So I had to haul myself over on public transport to Naas hospital, where first I had to wait for hours to be seen. Then, once I was seen by the doctor, I explained my situation. Having already suffered through over two bouts of this horrible insomnia at this stage, all of my senses were pretty shattered. Numb feeling in hands especially. Blurred vision. Sore body over-all from zero sleep. Because my energy was completely gone, I felt like a zombie and my voice was really weak and for some reason higher pitched. This doctor brought me into a room at the back as they didn't have more space and I laid on the gurney. He checked me over...all of 2 minutes and treated me as if I was a repulsive animal. He went outside for 20 minutes and then directly next door (as the windows/doors were open), I could hear him insulting me to impress the nurses (mimicking my now high-pitched voice), oh doctor this...oh doctor that....oh doctor..." (laughs by all). I couldn't do or say anything as I was just a shattered shell of my former self. He came back after 1.5 hours of me just laying there waiting, saying nothing he could do. No referral to a sleep clinic. Nothing. Just sent home. This went on for months...and I tried to see other doctors, but all same result.
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Judging by the comments on this site I must have gone to a different hospital. I had excellent care in the day care ward. The nurses explained everything beforehand. The surgeon was around before and after the procedure. The post operative nurses in the clinic in my town were very complimentary regarding the quality of the surgery and the wound. I was seen by the wound clinic on schedule. The food was excellent and they were constantly cleaning. I complain when I need to but in this case - and it is my only visit to a hospital in 50 years - I have no complaints.
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Long story but will never go there again!
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I found the doctors arrogant and they could not accept the fact that the patient had some sort of medical knowledge. I felt like they believed all patients are stupid and know nothing, and they should be grateful that the doctor even bothers to talk to them. I am very unhappy with this hospital and will not be coming back for sure.
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Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone.
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I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in the depth of centre of my soul as much as I can; and while I am so with Him I fear nothing; but the least turning from Him is insupportable.
I regard myself as the most wretched of all men, stinking and covered with sores, and as one who has committed all sorts of crimes against his King. Overcome by remorse, I confess all my wickedness to Him, ask His pardon and abandon myself entirely to Him to do with as He will. But this King, filled with goodness and mercy, far from chastising me, lovingly embraces me, makes me eat at His table, serves me with His own hands, gives me the keys of His treasures and treats me as His favorite. He talks with me and is delighted with me in a thousand and one ways; He forgives me and relieves me of my principle bad habits without talking about them; I beg Him to make me according to His heart and always the more weak and despicable I see myself to be, the more beloved I am of God.
That there needed neither art nor science for going to GOD, but only a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, or for His sake, and to love Him only.
That we should establish ourselves in a sense of GOD'S Presence, by continually conversing with Him. That it was a shameful thing to quit His conversation, to think of trifles and fooleries. That we should feed on.
Sufferings will be sweet and pleasant to us while we are with Him; and the greatest pleasures will be, without Him, a cruel punishment to us.

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Golf Channel Tournament Airtimes & Notes (Feb. 18-22)
PGA TOUR Wraps up West Coast Swing in Southern California with Northern Trust Open as Watson Defends 2014 Title
Webb Defends ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open in Native Country
European Tour Stages Hero Indian Open as Official Event for First Time
ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2015) – The PGA TOUR shifts to Southern California this week with 2014 Northern Trust Open winner Bubba Watson defending at Riviera Country Club. At week's end, the TOUR will turn its attention to the "Florida Swing", with four consecutive tournaments scheduled in the Sunshine state beginning with The Honda Classic next week. The LPGA Tour returns with the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, as 41-time LPGA Tour winner and Australia native Karrie Webb will try to defend in her home country in an event she has won on five previous occasions. And, the European Tour will co-sanction the Hero Indian Open for the first time ever this week.
Northern Trust Open
Dates: Feb. 19-22
Venue: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 5-8 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 5-8 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Broadcast Notes:
Watson defends: Bubba Watson finished two shots ahead of Dustin Johnson to earn his fifth career PGA TOUR victory.
Headlining the field: Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Jimmy Walker, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Hideki Matsuyama, Fred Couples and Davis Love III.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Nick Faldo
Tower: Curt Byrum / Matt Gogel
On-Course: Phil Parkin / Phil Blackmar
Interviews: George Savaricas
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Dates: Feb. 18-21
Venue: Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course), Melbourne, Australia
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (Live) / 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Thursday replay)
Thursday 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Live) / 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Friday replay)
Friday 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Live) / 3-6 p.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (Live) / 3-6:30 p.m. (Sunday replay)
Broadcast Notes:
Webb defends: Karrie Webb won by one stroke over Chella Choi for her 40th career LPGA Tour win, and it was her fifth time winning her national open championship.
Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Na Yeon Choi, So Yeon Ryu, Jessica Korda, Shanshan Feng, Karrie Webb, Charley Hull, Ai Miyazato, Chella Choi, Minjee Lee and Cheyenne Woods.
Hero Indian Open
Dates: Feb. 19-22
Venue: Delhi Golf Club (Lodhi Course), New Delhi, India
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Tape delay)
Friday 5-7 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Tape delay)
Saturday 5:30-9:30 a.m. (Tape delay)
Sunday 5:30-10 a.m. (Tape delay)
Broadcast Notes:
Tournament being played as official European Tour event for first time: This is the 51st edition of the Hero Indian Open, but the first time that it will be contested as an official European Tour event. It is co-sanctioned by both the European Tour and Asian Tour, and marks the first European Tour event in India since the 2013 Avantha Masters.
Headlining the field: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Arjun Atwal, Anirban Lahiri, Jeev Milkha Singh, Siddikur Rahman, Daniel Chopra, S.S. P. Chawrasia and Jyoti Randhawa.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Dominik Holyer
Analyst: Paul Eales
On Course: Dom Boulet
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In recent years I have tracked Salesforce, its product development and its announcements. Despite having grown into a giant corporation, it continues to introduce innovations. At a recent analyst day in the U.K., I followed up on the company's overall direction, some key product developments and a new service to help drive adoption of innovative customer-related processes. Salesforce's primary aim is to help organizations market and sell to, service, engage with and know their customers through innovative processes and cloud-based systems. To support these efforts, it has made significant updates to its marketing, service community and analytics clouds. For example, it has added Marketing Cloud Predictive Decisions to its Marketing Cloud. The new module enables marketers to apply analytics to a range of customer-related data to gain a more complete picture of their customers and from it build more personalized marketing messages and campaigns. Business users can set up their own analytics, determine next best actions and deliver marketing messages and dialogues through multiple communication channels. Predictive Decisions helps transform marketing's approach from general one-off marketing campaigns to one-to-one, personalized dialogues through channels that individuals prefer. On another front, the company has enhanced its Service Cloud with Service Cloud Intelligence Engine. This product also runs across multiple channels. It dynamically pushes work to the right employee, based on the skill set required to handle the task and the history of the request, and at the same time it distributes and manages the workload across employees who handle customer interactions. Analytics here provides an enhanced view of customers so that dialogues concerning a case can be viewed and preserved across all channels. In other developments Community Cloud has been enhanced to expand the range of expert groups to engage, deliver customer self-service as part of a community, and do this on smart mobile devices. Analytics Cloud now can ingest larger volumes and types of customer-related data, including interaction data. It enables both business users and analysts to use a wider range of data sources to find answers to specific questions, also on mobile devices. It also includes capabilities for developers to build specific analytic apps for targeted business uses. My colleague has assessed the product in Salesforce Analytics Cloud Delivers Wave of Elegant Dashboards. All of these developments and existing capabilities have been brought together on what Salesforce calls the Customer Success Platform. It is built on the company's cloud infrastructure, and as well as its own cloud-based apps, it includes all the partner apps available on the Salesforce app store. A "scalable metadata platform" glues everything together. It includes data and objects, a mobile user interface, collaboration tools, analytics, workflow and identity management. Enhancements enable developers to build mobile apps for both customers and employees more easily. In the pipeline are capabilities to use wearable technology to collect and display data. Salesforce's efforts to help companies "do business in a new way" reflect challenges that many companies encounter in trying to serve customers more effectively. Our research into next-generation customer engagement shows that the three most common challenges are integrating systems (49%), managing communication challenges in a unified way and not as silos (47%) and inconsistent responses and information in customer interactions (33%). My research and customer case studies lead me to conclude that changing processes is the biggest challenge. To meet this challenge Salesforce has introduced a consulting program called Ignite. This collaborative consulting service aims to help organizations design their customer management vision and execution roadmap. It is comprised of four steps: discovery, inspiration and design, prototyping and iteration and doing it. Discovery uses joint workshops and interviews with key stakeholders to introduce the program and its objectives, gain buy-in and discover the current state. Inspiration and design is another series of joint workshops to develop ideas and envision the desired state. Prototyping and iteration uses the new ideas to develop prototypes of how the new vision can be delivered. The "do" step presents and demonstrates the prototypes to stakeholders and develops a value statement and an implementation plan so the business can decide the way forward. Overall this seems to be a fairly typical consulting service that focuses on customer engagement and associated processes, systems and metrics, but it is deliberately collaborative and tailored around Salesforce applications and tools. The main innovation I see is that it is designed to uncover new ways of working that organizations may not have considered. Business, especially around customer engagement, is changing more rapidly than ever, and it is hard for organizations to keep up with technology developments and learn how to gain maximum benefit from them. Ignite should help Salesforce customers identify how they can improve customer management and introduce new approaches to keep ahead of the competition. The Salesforce Customer Success Platform is a comprehensive package of systems that focus on customer management processes, underpinned by improved integration, analytics and collaborative capabilities. Our research consistently finds that most companies are still relatively immature in the use of people, processes, information and systems for customer management. I therefore recommend companies seeking to survive and prosper in today's highly competitive markets assess how the Salesforce products and service can help. Regards, Richard J. Snow VP & Research Director
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Fuji Xerox Australia wins 2017 Australian Packaging Covenant Award
SYDNEY, September 15, 2017 – Fuji Xerox Australia has won an Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation's (ACPO) High Performer Award for the fourth consecutive year, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to sustainable packaging.
The APCO's 2017 awards, announced in Melbourne 23 August 2017, celebrate innovative and outstanding achievements in sustainable packaging design, comprehensive recycling systems and product stewardship activities to develop sustainable supply chains.
"With the spotlight now firmly on the waste and recycling industries, there has never been a better time for Australian businesses to reduce their environmental footprint. We commend all our finalists and award winners who are leading their industries toward a more sustainable future, and toward an Australia where packaging resources are used and disposed of wisely to minimise our environmental impact," said Brooke Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer (Interim), APCO.
"We're very honoured to accept this award on behalf of the Fuji Xerox Australia team, as sustainability is something we've endeavoured to be at the forefront of for many years" said Gavin Kent, Customer Service Manager at Fuji Xerox Australia. "Our people have a highly collaborative approach across the business, passionately focusing on continuous improvement in how we approach our work. This latest High Performers award is further recognition of our company-wide commitment to environmental sustainability in our industry."
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Fuji Xerox Australia is part of a world-leading enterprise supplying business and document management services. Through its broad portfolio of document technology, services, software and supplies, Fuji Xerox Australia provides essential back-office support that clears the way for customers to focus on their core business. Having received a number of awards including the United Nations 500 Roll of Honour for environmental leadership and the Banksia Award for Leading in Sustainability, Fuji Xerox Australia is widely recognized for its commitment to sustainability.
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I am sharing a card today made with the super cute stamp set from Reverse Confetti called Miso Happy. This was one of my favorite sets from the May release. I love these pandas. They are super adorable and make for quick card making because they don't require that much coloring!
I like stamping them with Versafine Black Onyx ink and then heat embossing with clear embossing powder on water color card stock. Then I use my watercolors to add a little detail, little grey for shading and pink for the noses. I know that pandas have black noses, but I think they are cuter with pink noses. :-) I used my Gansai Tambi watercolors to watercolor all the images.
The clouds and the balloon are from the Take Flight stamp set also released in May. The background was sponged with aqua and green ink. I stamped a sentiment from the Miso Happy stamp set and then put the entire panel on an aqua card base. I added glossy accents to the balloon and Clear Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the clouds.
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The ASIST workshop emphasizes suicide first-aid. It provides information on how to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help. Read more for session dates and details.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: Two-Day Workshop
During this two-day workshop you will learn how to:
- Recognize invitations for help
- Reach out and offer support
- Review the risk of suicide
- Apply a suicide intervention model
- Link people with community resources
Applied Suicide Intervention Training is held over two consecutive days. Participants must attend both days. This is an interactive workshop. Registrants must participate the full 15 hours to receive certificates of completion
$210.00 per person
Student: $100.00*
- September 24 & 25, 2019
Registration: 8:30-9:00 am.
Workshop: 9:00-4:30 pm at St. Joseph's Heritage, 63 Carrie Street.
Register online via the link above. Spaces are limited! Register early.
Due to high enrolment, spaces will not be guaranteed until receipt of payment. Payment must be received within 5 business days of the workshop. Please provide minimum 24 hours notice to cancel or defer your registration. Last minute cancellations or absences are non-refundable.
*Student subsidies: We have 4 student subsidies available at $100.00 each, awarded on a first come, first serve basis and upon receipt of payment. To register online at the student rate, please contact (807)345-5564 for the discount code.
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Five Quick and Painless Money-Saving Tips
Robert Pagliarini
There are two ways to change any behavior: the hard way and the easy way. Sadly, most people choose the hard way. For example, a friend of mine wanted to lose weight, so he radically changed his diet and started training for a triathlon. Guess how long his diet and training lasted. About as long as it took you to read this sentence. Instead, there were 1,000 small, simple and painless things he could have done that would have helped him get into better shape more effectively.
I see this behavior trap all the time when it comes to personal finances. People immediately start looking at the most difficult and painful ways to cut their spending when there are often hundreds (if not thousands!) of dollars of painless savings right in front of them.
Here are five painless tips on how you can save money:
1. PERK System.
This is one of the best money saving tips out there. Most people who do this simple exercise save at least a few hundred dollars every month. List all of your expenses and decide which ones you can "Postpone," "Eliminate," "Reduce" or "Keep." Don't let the simplicity throw you. It's easy but incredibly effective and helps you prioritize and get your spending in line. The rest of my tips focus on expenses you can "Eliminate" and "Reduce."
2. "Budget" Nights Out.
A night out can be much needed, but dinner bills, movie tickets and parking fees each month can quickly start to resemble a mortgage payment! Don't skip the night out completely, but consider eating at home before the movie. You can even invite your friends over for a cooking night, and they can return the favor the next time. I call this "frictionless reciprocation" in my book, "The Other 8 Hours: Maximize Your Free Time to Create New Wealth and Purpose."
3. Small Cutbacks, Big Savings.
Don't forget about the small everyday expenses you rack up -- they can add up to big savings. If you can cut out some coffees and brown bag your lunch a few times each week, you can save
4. Technology That SAVES You Money.
It seems counterintuitive, but there are ways to cut your costs with new gadgets and services. You can slash your cable bill by using subscription video-streaming services, online DVD rentals and a HD antenna ... you can still get 90 percent of what you watch through cable/satellite providers for one-fifth of the price.
5. Cellphones.
The average family spends well over
An easy and painless way to save money is to stick with a fixed cost, pre-paid plan where you can save hundreds of dollars each year, without sacrificing the apps, games and music that you can't live without. I'm a fan of
When you are thinking about making a change, don't fall into the trap of thinking that change has to be hard or painful. Before you climb to the top of the tree, look for the "low-hanging fruit" first!
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I received this very sweet and farm-inspired image in an email blast from Serena and Lily, my favorite children's bedding and furniture collection. I hope you all have a happy Valentine's Day.
Also, if you love their sweet bedding (they even have grown-up items too!) and need some economic incentive, they're having a 25% off sale this weekend. Just enter the code LOVEIT when you check out!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
4 comments:
- Unknown said...
I love this picture, so cute!
- February 13, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- Devon said...
Hey, thanks for this post. I hadn't heard of this company before and found their website and blog so engaging. Great tip!
Have a great weekend, Devon
- February 13, 2009 at 4:24 PM
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I also have not heard of this compnay- thanks for the heads up - will check it out!
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- Lauren said...
hahaha so cute
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Ghana's Awurama Badu to be interred February
Ghanaian highlife artist Awurama Badu, who died on 26 October, will be interred on 17 February next year.
Ghana's Centre for National Culture in Kumasi will host the funeral activities, as was announced at a one-week celebration of the late artist. At the occasion, the deceased family requested for a state burial from the government given Awurama Badu's contribution to her country's music scene.
Badu died after an illness that saw her receiving attention at the Effiduase Government Hospital. The cause of death is unclear.
Her death at 72 was confirmed by the Musicians Union of Ghana. The body's president, Bice Osei Kuffour, issued a statement, saying, "The Musicians Union of Ghana announces with heavy heart the demise of ace highlife musician Awurama Badu."
Some of her hit songs include 'Komkom', 'Medofo adaada me' and 'Obaatan Refre Ne Mma'.
In 2016, an organisation honoured her contribution to music in Ghana at the A Night With Female Legends event. One of her last appearances was at the Music of Ghana Origin concert in 2013.
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Disclosure Sample J Dilla on Percolating 'Grab Her!'
From the brothers' forthcoming debut, 'Settle'
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Settle — which has already spawned three smash singles in the U.K., "You & Me" being the latest — is out June 3 in the U.K.


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My son once told me (when he was far away from me), "It's cool we can both look at the same moon even when I'm hundreds of miles away.
How true that is. To have that one connection makes us feel like we are not so quite alone. I gain comfort from looking up into the sky at the distant moon and knowing at that same instant my son is seeing the same thing.
Just by seeing that moon I gain hope, I gain confidence and I gain comfort. My kids are not so far away, after all, we are all looking at the same moon in the sky.
Hope is an awesome thing.
Oh how I need hope.
This world is not an easy one to live in. Heartache, worry, and stress are our worldly companions. Day in and day out Satan lays traps to take our eyes off Christ and he puts worldly strife in our hearts.
But we are not supposed to live that way, Look at Hebrews 6:19-20. There it tells us we have a hope that is an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast. He wants us to know He is near and He is watching over us.
I'm only speaking for myself, but I'm not sure that we are living like we have that kind of hope.
I read this weekend a wonderful quote, "Hope is the silver cord that connects us to heaven".
What a beautiful thought. We have a direct link to heaven, are we living like we do?
I got home from visiting my parents last night and as I was unpacking the camper I came across a card Mom had stuck in a bag of goodies for Earl and I. She wrote that Earl and I are living a life that her and Dad had dreamed of but never got to fulfill. But in the very next statement, without missing a beat she gives thanks to God for 56 years of a great and loving marriage.
That takes my breath away. She is living a tough life but she has not lost her hope, and she has not lost her thankfulness. I think I can learn a thing or two from my Mom.
In Christ we have it all, but we tend to forget we have it all. We definitely forget to thank God for the things we do have and the hope and promises we live with.
God gives us the encouragement we need, He gives us the assurances we need. He wants us to live with hope and assurance and to know beyond the shadow of a doubt that His promises to us will come to fruition and that our days ahead are in His care.
He wants us to know with confidence that we will inherit all He promises. We can bank on that hope, we can trust in it and feel secure in it. Are we thankful for that kind of confidence?
Just like looking at the moon in the sky reminds me that my kids are safe where they are and we are looking at the same moon, God gives us the Bible to hold on too, to take to heart and to remind us He is near. God gives us a direct line to talk to Him, He gives us a silver cord of hope linked directly to heaven.
I will grab hold of my silver cord of hope, I will meditate on the Bible, I will walk with God, I will pray and talk with my God, I will remember the sacrifices given for me.
I will grab hold of my silver cord of hope and know that someday I will walk with Him hand in hand, and someday I will talk with Him face to face.
Thank you God for that moon you put in the sky……………you did that just for me, right?
Yea, I thought so.
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By Karen Petitt
375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
9/9/2012 – SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) — Dressed in a silver and black dress, 3-year-old Chloe Smith stood beside her mother, Tiffany, as they accepted a Silver Star award today in honor of Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith who was killed in action at the age of 24 in Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2010.
Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells, 9th Air Force commander, presented the medal "on behalf of a grateful nation and even more grateful Air Force" to Smith's widow, his parents, Gary and Paula Smith, and to Tech. Sgt. Ryan Smith, Brad's brother, during a ceremony in Troy, Ill.
Upon receiving the award, Tiffany said she was thankful for the efforts of everyone who took part in seeing that Brad received the honor he had earned.
"When I first learned of what Brad did, I wasn't filled with pride like I am today," she said. "Quite frankly I was very upset at him and would just yell out 'Why didn't you keep your head down?' or 'Why couldn't you have just been a coward … just this once?' In the midst of my tantrum, a good friend reminded me that Brad wasn't trying to be a hero, and that he wasn't trying to do anything more than what he thought was right and necessary … and that 'coward' wasn't a word that he knew.
"Over time I could see that he was just being true to the kind of man that he was. He was my hero long before his death. His passion for life, love for his family and dedication to always bettering himself is what made Brad my hero. This Silver Star solidifies what I already knew about my husband, and it will serve as a reminder of the hero that he truly was … both in the way he lived and died."
Wells recounted the significance of the Silver Star–the third highest award for military members–and said that Brad exemplified heroism in combat.
"Brad's life embodied gallantry in action, which started long before the tragic event that took his life," he said. "On Sept. 11, 2001–Brad's 16th birthday–he watched with the rest of the world as terrorists attacked the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. It was only five short years later that he joined the Air Force and brought his talent to the fight for the Global War on Terrorism. When he enlisted, he became part of the one percent of Americans who proudly serve our nation … knowing that he would be called to action during a time of war."
As a former football player for Triad High School, Brad knew what it meant to be part of an elite team like the Tactical Air Control Party, explained Wells.
"You have to be the best of the best … and Brad excelled [at everything he did]. I stand in awe of everything he accomplished in just four short years of Air Force service. …Our TACP warriors are not common men. They are uncommonly brave … committed to leaving no one behind and always demonstrating valor in the face of the enemy. Duty first, always ready. Well done our good and faithful servant."
The Silver Star travelled 370 miles from Fort Riley, Kan., carried by members of Brad's unit, the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron during a 24-hour ruck march that ended in a heavy downpour as the entire team walked the last mile into town. Other TACPs from the 168th and 169th ASOS Guard units from Peoria, Ill., joined them in formation for the award ceremony.
Senior Airman Ben Nobles, 10th ASOS, said the ruck march was a physical memorial to show support to the Smith family.
"It was hot and physically challenging," he said, "but we were all motivated to do this for Brad."
Also marching with the unit was Senior Airman Mike Malarsie, who was with Brad the day he was killed. Malarsie was Brad's TACP partner and they were trained to call in close air support should the Army platoon they were assigned to need "help from above." Their patrol entered a village when an IED triggered, killing two soldiers and seriously wounding Malarsie. Brad and Army medic Brian Bowman went to his aid and got him to safety. After continuing to direct close air support, Brad and Bowman went to retrieve the body of one of the fallen soldiers when the second IED triggered, killing both men instantly.
Though blinded, Malarsie continues to serve on active duty, and spoke fondly of Brad during the ceremony, recalling several conversations and humorous moments that shed light on Brad's personality.
"We had nothing but fun … even in some of our firefights," he said. "We loved our job … we were mostly concerned with protecting the guys on the ground. I don't remember a whole lot about that day, but what Brad did was not surprising … that's who he was, and it was an honor for me to have served with him. His legacy will live on."
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn also addressed the audience and said that while "God did not give Brad a long physical life, he gave Brad a purposeful life." He praised the Smiths for raising sons with high moral values and offered his thanks to them for their continued service to other parents who've lost a child.
"It is the duty of the living to ensure our heroes are not forgotten," he said. "Brad had a servant's heart … and our faith teaches us that we will see him again."
No one knows that better than his mother, Paula, who said Brad would be embarrassed by "all this commotion" surrounding him today. But, that he'd also be humbled by the show of support, and the kindness and generosity of everyone who has made this possible. She recited Brad's favorite scripture that spoke to being "strong and courageous … do not be discouraged … do not be terrified, for your Lord God will be with you wherever you go."
"There have been many days filled with grief, loneliness, heartache and sadness," she said. "But then there are days like today filled with hope, compassion, friendship, unity, extreme thankfulness, pride … celebration and remembrance. There is no greater love than this … that a man lay down his life for his friends. Thank you everyone for making this a wonderful day."


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Archive for October 2011
Hurray for ME!
Posted October 31, 2011on:
We often hear the terms self-esteem & self-concept and wonder how these labels apply to our children. We read articles that advise us to acknowledge and praise everything our child does and we read articles that tell us not to. This gets confusing. Sadly, we also read articles that tell the stories of children being callous and intentionally mean to others – and we are confused about this as well. How does that happen? What can we do?
Our job with young children is to give them the tools they need to feel good about themselves and to see the world as a trustworthy and caring place to be. This will set them up for success in a confusing world that is filled with mixed messages.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Children who feel good about themselves – who have a positive self concept – are more likely to feel good about their world. They take the time to make friends and to be a friend. They take more responsibility for their actions and find pleasure in relationships. They see their world as a friendly, secure place. They have skills they need to confront obstacles and make good choices. A positive sense of self is a strong and critical tool that shapes a child's world.
Building your child's self-esteem doesn't cost a thing. It is an investment of commitment, attention, time and unconditional love. The return lasts a lifetime.
Some simple ideas to start:
- Along with acknowledgement of big, obvious positive actions, "Catch you child being good"; pay attention to little things that your child does too. If these are routines (pushing a dinner chair in to the table, hanging a coat on the hook,) acknowledge success in this task. Don't just praise the "big" picture. Celebrate small accomplishments. Surprise children with a hug, thumbs up and wink.
- Use specific language that lets children know exactly what has been a positive action: "Anne, nice job feeding the dog. He counts on you." or "Mark, you really helped by setting the table with me. Thank you."
- Encourage and support beginning positive friendships.
- Model kindness, problem solving, conflict resolution and safe choices. Use language to talk through these significant issues that are really part of every day.
- Be a sounding board and safe haven for your children – always have an ear to listen, a voice of reason and a shoulder to cry on.
When we take time out of our schedules to really listen to our children and talk with them about their interests and ideas, we are telling them they are important and worthwhile.
Everyone needs to feel appreciated and loved. Small children thrive on it. It's how they build confidence. We send messages to our children all the time. Eye contact, smiling, bending down to their level, and holding them in our arms or on our laps shows them they have our attention.
Whether you think you can or think you can't – you are right. ~Henry Ford
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
Back to Sleep
Posted October 24, 2011on:
Fall is here and winter is just around the corner. With the change in weather comes concern that our little ones are warm while they sleep. We want their cribs and beds to be cozy and welcoming. While this is very important, it is critical to practice the following safe sleep recommendations for our young children – infants in particular.
The Back to Sleep Campaign has been a forceful advocate to help families make thoughtful and appropriate sleep decisions that will keep their babies safe while they slumber. Along with information for parents, this national campaign stresses the importance of discussing these safe sleep recommendations for infants with babysitters and grandparents (or any other adult) who will be with an infant during nap or bedtime.
Recommendations are made to raise awareness of safe sleep patterns and habits:
Follow the ABC's of safe sleep: Babies should sleep Alone, on their Backs and in a Crib at nap and at bedtime.
Never use a car seat or baby swing for nap or bedtime.
Never put a baby to sleep on an adult bed, couch, futon, sheepskin or pile carpet.
Cribs should be free of pillows, bumper pads, quilts or other plush material. Do not use sleep positioners.
Crib mattresses should be firm and tight-fitting. If you can fit two fingers between the mattress and the side of the crib, the mattress is too small.
Consider / recommended using a sleep sack or footed sleeper.
Do not let baby get too hot. Keep room temperature moderate for sleep.
Don't smoke near a baby.
Consider using a pacifier during sleep.
Do not mistake the ability to lift and turn the head as a sign that a baby is no longer at risk. Babies should still be put to sleep on their backs after this milestone occurs.
When an infant begins to roll during sleep, consider repositioning onto the back for the first week. Research indicates babies are more vulnerable to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) the week after they first roll onto their abdomens. The risk decreases in the following weeks.
For more information visit www.nichd.nih.gov/sids and www.healthychildcare.org/sids.html
"Sleeping children are simply angels at rest." Holly Near
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
Talking With (not to!) Children…
Posted October 17, 2011on:
Talking builds language and thinking skills.
That's a fact.
We talk with our children every day. We talk with them face to face. We talk with them front seat to back seat on our many car rides. We talk to our children from one room to the other when everyone is busy. We talk with children personally and on the phone. Talking with your child takes up incredible amounts of time in each day – and that is just the "talk" that we hear! We all think about our children each day and sometimes practice our spoken words; This is what I am going to say when I see them at home! I can't wait to tell her about going to the mall for her birthday!
We talk to little ones and big ones with purpose; directions "Come to the table to eat.", instructions "Now pull the flap over and stick it on the Velcro to close up your sneaker.", to give rules "Wait at the corner and look both ways before you cross the street." We talk to celebrate "Hurray!", and we talk toshare "I have the funniest story to tell you!" We say "yes" and "no" a lot.
All of this teaches language and thinking skills.
The National Institute for Literacy offers some talking – language building – tips:
- Mealtimes and other routines are great times to talk with children.
- Ask questions that encourage a child to think – questions that involve recalling events, predicting things, using imagination and explanation.
- Teach children conversations – conversations should go back and forth with each person responding to the other, listening while waiting their turn to speak. High eye contact is part of conversations.
- Extend conversations with children. Use triggers ; "W" questions (who, what, why, when, where), offer additions to conversation (I saw him too, I saw him with the puppy in the yard), add attention words that let children know you are listening (wow! I can't believe it! That's funny.)
- Language should include rich, varied words that you want children to learn to understand and use.
- Expand on a child's language by repeating it with extensions; add descriptive words and details.
- Use words correctly that a child uses incorrectly without attention to the developmental mistake i.e. child: Sneakers hurt my foots. You: I didn't know your sneakers hurt your feet!
- Add to and build on a child's ideas and verbal expressions.
- Read out loud to children every day and talk about the story.
- Make it a point to personally speak with each child each day.
We teach language and thinking skills each day through talking with our children.
Our words are endearing, thoughtful and kind. Our words can also be callous, sharp and critical. Our children hear them all. Our children will think about them all. Our children will use the words, tones and gestures that we model. Talking with your child teaches your language and reflects your thoughts.
Listen to your children talk. You will hear yourself.
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
Current data and research points to specific challenges that face families:
- Rushed schedules – this includes "over scheduled" children
- Ease of fast food options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
- High screen time – of children and adults in the home
- Increase in advertisement of high sugar, low nutrition foods
- Decrease of indoor & outdoor unscheduled play.
But! There is also significant work being done, medical campaigns to highlight healthy choices and extensive information easily accessible through all media to offer families ideas to keep health and nutrition for their children in the forefront.
Here is a summary of the most repeated and effective ways to promote healthy children:
- Healthy Habits: #1 recommended! Keep family routines inclusive of eating together, learned hygiene, and balance of "commitments" (both yours & your children's.)
- Physical activities: include formal exercise routines for the whole family.
- Low screen time: get away from the T.V. and computer! Some experts recommend one hour a day for screen time in the home. (www.ehealth.org)
- Balanced diet: refer to the Food Pyramid (www.learntobehealthy.org) to be sure children have their nutritional needs met.
- Hydrate: children are increasingly aware of their need for water. Continue to help them select water over sugared or chemical enhanced sweetened drinks.
- Rest & Sleep: children's bodies require down time. http://www.webmd.com/ recommends so much sleep per day;
- infants – 14 hrs.
- 1-3 yr. olds – 12-14 hrs.
- 3-6 yr. olds – 10-12 hrs.
- 7-12 yr. olds – 10-11 hrs.
- 12-18 yr. olds – 8-9 hrs.
- Play: playing, running, jumping, climbing, digging and all the other "kid stuff" that happens in the backyard and playground has profound effects on learning, friendships, physical strength and positive self concept. Play is invaluable.
"Habits are a bit like rabbits — good or bad, they multiply."
Roslyn Duffy
Read for the Record!
Posted October 3, 2011on:
October 6, 2011 is a national day of reading!
Founded at Yale University in 1993 to draw attention to literacy and advocate for the critical need of books for preschool children in low-income neighborhoods, Jumpstart was launched as a way to involve everyone in the mission of literacy for all children. Jumpstart is a national initiative (which has become an international success!) that spearheads and organizes a countrywide campaign to highlight the incredible ways that early reading skills put children on a path of life-long success.
In 2006 Jumpstart introduced a widespread and very public annual day of reading; Read for the Record. Each year Jumpstart designates a beloved and exciting children's book that is read by millions of children and readers all over the world! "In 2006, we launched the first Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign with our Founding Partner, the Pearson Foundation. We began the morning of that campaign day on NBC's TODAY Show, which has become a proud tradition."
Classic children's literature such as The Little Engine That Could, Corduroy and The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been read with children throughout this annual event. During last year's campaign The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats was read with 2,057,513 children creating the largest shared reading experience in history! Child care centers, schools, community groups and families focus on reading and all of the skills and pleasure that are part of reading with a child.
This year's Read for the Record book is Llama Llama red pajama by Anna Dewdney. It is a delightful story about a worried little llama being tucked in bed by his mama. He needs to know – where did she go after she tucked him in? Sweet illustrations and simple rhymes tell a story all too common at bedtime! Look in the library, maybe you have this book at home, purchase the story for a little one you love or go to the Jumpstart website and access Llama Llama red pajama online to read with your family. Join us on October 6, 2011 as we Read for the Record!
Read with your children on October 6th and then read with them each and every day after that. Snuggle up on the couch, read a story at bedtime, turn pages on the grass outside and draw your child into wonderful stories of letters and words and pictures…stories that tell them about little puppies and giant mountains. It will make a difference that lasts a lifetime.
"Let's read the same book. The same day. With children all over the globe. What began as a big idea has become a record-breaking annual campaign!" Jumpstart
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director


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Resting places have been part of the Nepali culture in the hills and the terai; in Kathmandu Valley, they are artistically constructed with bricks, stones, and wood.
Traditional resting houses were very important architectural features of towns the countryside since ancient times in Nepal. Outside the valley in the hilly regions, chautaris, or elevated resting places under the shade of a pipal tree, is a common sight, so the same in the terai region. The ones we see scattered around Kathmandu Valley date since the medieval times. Although scholar Wolfgang Korn, the first foreign scholar to study traditional Newari architecture, mentions that the first reference of these resting places date back to the Licchavi period, we have no physical evidence of this, but know about them through numerous stone inscriptions.
Broadly, all resting places were termed as dharmasalas, under which are many sub-categories, the phalcha being the Newari term of the pati. Traditionally, the phalcha is a raised covered platform that can be either free-standing, or attached to an existing building. The front façade of both types are colonnaded with widely spaced wooden posts. According to this feature, they are typologically differentiated into mandapa, or free-standing square phalchas with 16 pillars and three bays.
The other type is attached to another building, mostly of a single, or rarely two bays, and a rear wall. According to variety, rectangular ones are called taahaa phalchas, those that are angular or L-shaped are called kuu phalchas, those attached to houses are called lidha phalchas, and two of them attached together are known as joo phalchas. According to archeologist Sukra Sagar Shrestha, the inscription of a particular phalcha in Kirtipur mentions the construction of a Grihaalankara phalcha, one that is attached to an ordinary house to decorate and add value to the house. Beside these, there are others dedicated to different deities.
Phalchas have multiple functions, as a resting place for travelers, and a venue for social and religious gatherings. During different times of the day, the same phalcha serves the role as a space for children to play; for the elderly to chat and make cotton wicks to light butter or oil lamps; for old men to bask in the sun and keep pace with national and international events through newspapers; and sometimes, even a venue to play cards. The settlements of Patan, Kathmandu, and Bhaktapur are dotted with several hundreds of them, at the entrances, at crossroads, near ponds, streams, bridges, and especially near temples. By the mid 20th century, many of these spaces were transformed into shops, house clubs, and libraries. There are special phalchas reserved for the recitation of bhajans (religious hymns) performed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually. Musicians face the deities when reciting bhajans in phalchas near or attached to temples.
Phalchas have a special role during the Bisket Jatra in Bhaktapur; 34 deities leave their respective dyo-chens (god-houses) and are exhibited in phalchas. On the last day of the festival, devotees worship these deities by circumambulating the space. Such annual performances demonstrate the rebirth of the deities, and validate their protective power. These deities, when in their respective dyo-chens, are not accessible to the common man, thus during the festival time, one gets to see devotees in their thousands, thronging to make offerings and pay their due respect to the gods. In Patan, during the chariot procession of Matsyendranath and his companion Minnath, samaya (ritual food) is distributed from many phalchas en-route.
Most phalchas were constructed as an endowment to achieve punya (merit), a prerequisite for salvation. Constructing a phalchas was understood as gifts to society in the memory of a deceased member of the family. Images of gods and goddesses were placed on the rear walls, with an inscription from the donor.
The mandapa phalchas serve independent roles and are free from religious contexts. Mostly called sorakhutte patis, or sixteen-legged resting places, they were strategically placed at entry points of the cities. The mandapa phalcha at Paknajol, Kathmandu, commonly referred to as Sorakhutte Pati, and that at Pulchowk, Patan, no longer exist. The name Sorekhutte Pati is a term adopted during the Rana regime, previously they were referred to as mandapa phalcha.The one at Kirtipur is called Amalachi phalcha, literally meaning a phalcha by the side of a custom office. Those situated at the entry points served the dual function of a custom office and a resting places for weary travelers.
Resting places have been part of the Nepali culture in the hills and the terai; in Kathmandu Valley, they are artistically constructed with bricks, stones, and wood. The local craftsmen took special care to carve the wooden posts and brackets to make beautiful aesthetic architectural features dotting lanes and side lanes. In older parts of the valley, the early morning sun invites the bespectacled senior citizens, clad in tradition labeda suruwals, to the welcoming phalchas, where they become engrossed in conversations or discussions of world events. Such lovely sights are getting rarer nowadays with the sad state of the phalchas, many which have been dismantled, and many that have not been restored by the concerned authorities.
The author is a scholar in Nepalese culture, with special interest in art and iconography. She can be reached at email@example.com
(The second and the third photo used in this article are credited to Sukra Sagar Shrestha)


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Hi everyone,
I recently dropped my tablet on the floor and the glass/digitizer has broken/cracked (the LCD underneath seems to be 100 % ok). The local official ASUS service point told me that they don't know (LOL) if the glass is a separate part or not and that the repair itself would cost up to 6000 CZK, which is roughly equivalent to 320 $ (LOL again, no way I'm gonna spend that much on a glass repair) Plus shipping.... I've gone through a few threads both here and on the xda forums and I've noticed some people mentioning that there is a possibility of getting the digitizer on eBay etc. and doing the repair at home.
So, my question is, is that really possible/doable? I'd probably get the glass here New original Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 LCD Touch Screen Digitizer | eBay and then either swap it myself, or bring it to a local tablet service center in my neighbourhood (where I guess they should be able to do this).
I'll be grateful for any advice, thanks in advance...
Last edited by kronos; 04-06-2012 at 03:45 PM.
Sounds possible. Just make sure your buying from a reputable source.
No, it is not possible.
There is a place you can get the glass digitizer, but they require that you buy at least 10 at a time. Furthermore, removing the old glass and putting on a new glass is a very complicated procedure. Gorilla glass is scratch resistant, not pressure failure resistant. You've no idea how thin the glass digitizer is. It's slightly thinner than your credit card. Without the proper experience and the right equipment, the slightest pressure point could crack it.
BTW, I speak from experience. I'm not just another crackhead.
I live near a guy that does electronic repairs for a living. A few months ago, he ordered a whole bunch of these digitizer glass for the transformer. He thought he could make a profit from repairing people's TF's or get the ones with broken glass, repair, then resell for a profit. Funny story about this, actually. So, I managed to get my hands on one of the TF glass digitizer. Spent all night to perform the operation. Almost done when I accidently applied a small pressure. Cracked it. Frustrated, I put it up on ebay. It was immediately bought that same night by the guy I was talking about. That's how I got to know him. He bought it for $200. A couple days later, he put it up on ebay. It turned out he had broken a glass and scratched another. He took it as a sign to get out of that business right away. Later when I got to know a few people who wanted to repair the thing themselves, I sent them his info and let him sell them the rest of his glasses.
The point is we simply don't have the right equipment to do these things. And even when we do, the material cost is just ridiculous, not to mention labor.
It's best that you put yours on ebay and get a new one.
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My display cracked yesterday but the digitizer is OK and responding for finger movements.
How it looks with replacing just the display? Would it be easy when I buy replacement?
A screen replacement on the Prime is $190 plus shipping both ways !
I have a new blog on how to remove existing glass digitizer, broken or not. A new glass is going for about $70 on eBay.
How to Remove the Touch Screen (Glass Digitizer) from ASUS TF-101 Tablet
The point is: guys, if you're reading this and you're having the same problem, it is definitely doable!!!
Last edited by kronos; 08-23-2012 at 10:59 AM.
Kronos, congrats on successfully fixing your pad! I remain heartbroken because of my broken machine which was dropped and had the glass heavily cracked.
Can I ask you how the touch pad behaved when you cracked yours? The touch pad on mine has gone erratic, sensing touches from everywhere causing the security slide lock to jump around. But I'm not sure if this is because the actual touchpad is damaged or whether the change in pressure from the cracked screen is causing it to behave this way.
Any advices you could give would be greatly appreciated! I don't want to buy a new screen, spend two hours trying to replace it only to find out that the touchscreen beneath is beyond repair!


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Welcome Time Wasters!
This week's time waster is a little different than what I noramlly play. This week I spent my time with Icarus. Icarus is a game that is based off of the old myth of what happens when someone flies too close to the sun, except humans are replaced with paper airplanes.
Icarus is a game that was made for a game jam. For those who don't know, game jams are typically events where developers are given restrictions and are told to make a game in a certain amount of time. This particular game jam had developers creating a game based on a story in the public domain and it had to do with paper in some way, shape or form.
Icarus is unlike almost any other game I've ever played in the sense that it doesn't have a goal. Players are dropped in the game and told not to fly too close to the sun or too close to the water. Outside of this, the game doesn't give the player any type of direction.
This leaves the outcome of the game to the player's choice. If the player feels like it, they can fly too close to the water and watch their plane get caught in it, or they could fly into outer space and get burned up by the son. However, neither of these options is presented as what the player has to do to "win the game". Heck, it's just as easy to say that the player could continue to fly forward and only finish the game when they close their browser.
This concept is really unique to me. The idea of a game without a definitive ending that doesn't tell the player what to do seems like it could have some real use in the industry. I'm not the person to work on such a game nor would I know how to utilize such a strange idea, but the fact that the idea exists in the first place is what really interests me.
All this said, there isn't much in terms of gameplay to Icarus. Players control the airplane with the arrow keys and can only guide it up and down. As I've already stated, there are no goals in the game. The only thing to do is fly and maybe interact with the environment some. This includes picking up birds and having them ride on the paper airplane and flying through clouds to disperse them.
The graphics in Icarus are alright. The game has a neat style to it and the animations for moving stars in outer space were interesting. There isn't much else to say about the game's graphics since there isn't much to the game to begin with.
The audio in Icarus is in the same department as the graphics. The game has so little to it that it's hard to judge. I will say the audio is a bit better though due to the soothing sounds of waves and chirps of birds that made the game really relaxing. Moving into space results in a loud and somewhat annoying sound. Almost as if the game is trying to warn the player away from the sun.
Overall, Icarus is an interesting idea. I don't think it could be called a proper game, but it definitely has a unique concept. Who knows, maybe the developer was lazy or didn't have enough time to put a goal in the game, but it made for a really unique experience that may have potential to be used in other games.
Icarus flies its way to 2.5 Gin Gems out of 5!


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- Ad spoofing Draupadis disrobing not ours, says Mnytra
- Myntra attacked on Twitter for ad
- Ad maker confirms Myntra not involved
The advertisement was an absolute train wreck with #BoycottMyntra trending on Twitter all of Friday morning. The sound of jaws dropping everywhere could be heard virtually. And then hours after the ad went public, fashion site Myntra said "it wasn't us." In a statement to NDTV, Myntra said "This creative was done and posted by a third party (ScrollDroll) without our knowledge or approval. They have already pulled down the illustration and apologised publicly for the same. Myntra does not endorse it. We will be pursuing legal action against them for using our brand"
Turns out the ad which was created in February and then appeared again online on Thursday on Lord Krishna's birthday, spoofing Draupadi's disrobing in the Mahabharata, was the work of a digital marketing agency. The agency confirmed that Myntra was not to blame.
Scroll Droll, based in Delhi, does digital marketing and online art work, and published the creative without authorisation from Myntra.
Mytra was bought by Flipkart for $300 million in 2014.


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I recently came across a report from the London School of Economics about the impact of Cloud based applications on employment (you can read it here ). It's no surprise that the report forsees growing numbers of jobs because of the cloud, but there is a bit of sting in the tail.Firstly job growth is reckoned to be twice as fast in the US as in Europe and in the short term comes from the staff needed to set up and run the data centres that the cloud applications reside on. In the longer term job growth comes from formation of new companies providing software as a service. Larger businesses, the report envisages, will retrain "surplus" IT staff.
So far so good and this is the pretty much the new cloud orthodoxy. There are some nagging doubts though. For a start with a prospect of long term financial constraint can you really see the "surplus" IT staff, many of whom are already contractors, being retrained or isn't more likely they'll be looking for new jobs?
As far as the growth of new small businesses, those of us who have been around long enough will remember the dotcom bubble as people with great ideas saw the nominal value of their companies shoot through the roof only to turn over and fail when it came time to deliver.
Whilst the growth of cloud services seems inevitable, companies will need to be sure that they plan the migration and look at the contingencies before betting everything on the latest application. Unlike the dotcom explosion, it's not just the jobs in the start-up that are at risk.


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Mar 10, 2013
There used to be a programme on Swiss Radio International called the Name Game. It was a travel show which told you everything about a place except the name, We tried something similar on Media Network, except I told the story by doing bandscans in the area where I went on holiday. Fascinating listening to the airwaves after so many years.