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When you should see a GP
In Australia, the local doctor is called a General Practitioner (GP). A GP treats and cares for many different health conditions including non-life threatening medical issues like stomach aches, fevers, diarrhoea, headaches and vomiting, as well as helping you manage ongoing diseases like diabetes. GPs also provide prescriptions for medicine that you can buy at your local pharmacy. In Australia, some medications can be purchased 'over-the-counter' in a pharmacy, meaning you don't need a prescription. Whilst other medications are restricted and need a doctor to write a prescription before the pharmacy will allow you to purchase the medicine.
GPs can also refer you for x-rays, blood tests, or send you to a specialist doctor for further treatment if required.
How does Medibank help with your GP visit?
If you have Medibank Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), we'll pay towards the cost of GP visits.
For GP visits, there's a fee known as the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) fee. For a consultation with a GP, Medibank will pay 100% of this fee. Most of the time you'll pay the GP's fee first, then claim the benefit back from us. If your GP charges more than the MBS Fee, you'll have to pay the difference, which means the amount you get back from us may be less than the amount you paid. This difference is called an out-of-pocket cost.
For example:
You see a GP for a standard consultation and are billed under item 23, with an MBS fee of $37.60.
Your GP charges $50.
Medibank gives you the MBS Fee of $37.60 back.
Your out-of-pocket cost is $12.40.
Medibank direct billing providers
A Medibank OSHC direct billing provider has an agreement to send the bill directly to us. This helps to reduce or remove the upfront payment you would normally make when you book.
As with the above situation however, you might experience an out-of-pocket cost, which we don't cover. Please confirm these expenses prior to your appointment by contacting the clinic. Remember to take your Medibank OSHC membership card and photo identification to your appointment. If you forget your card you can always show your digital version on your phone.
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When you should call 000 for an ambulance
You should call 000 and ask for an ambulance if you, or someone nearby, are seriously injured or in need of urgent medical attention. If you're not sure whether you or someone nearby is experiencing something that could be life-threatening, it is always best to call triple zero (000). You will be asked which service you require and you can tell the operator that you need an ambulance.
If you're not confident speaking in English you can ask the operator for an interpreter. Just be aware this might add extra time.
Some examples of needing an ambulance can include:
- Severe asthma attack or trouble breathing
- Heart attack
- Severe burn
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Sudden collapse
- A fall from a great height
- Sudden onset of weakness or paralysis in the face, arm or leg.
When you should visit a hospital's emergency department (ED)
Whether you should call an ambulance to transport you to your closest emergency department (if you consider your condition serious but not immediately life-threatening) may also be influenced by how far away you are from your nearest hospital, and whether there is someone else who can drive you.
It is important to note that turning up in an ambulance does not always mean you get treated sooner. The urgency and severity of your symptoms will determine how quickly you will be seen. Sometimes you may have to wait a while if the medical staff at the hospital do not consider you to require urgent medical attention.
Ambulance - what is covered by Medibank?
Medibank OSHC products pay benefits towards unlimited emergency ambulance attendances and transportation to a hospital where immediate professional attention is required, and your medical condition is such that you couldn't be transported any other way.
For more information on ambulance services call us on 134 148.
How you can use your cover to support you
Medibank provides OSHC members with a dedicated 24/7 Student Health and Support line. Just call 1800 887 283 any time for:
- Medical assistance from a registered nurse
- Counselling services
- A health system guide
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Dorking Service Centre offers a free local collection & delivery service.
Our Collection & Delivery Policy
We don't have a strict policy as to how far we will travel. Contact Us if you're in the local area and require work carried out on your vehicle – 01306 747050
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We usually arrive at an agreed location for collection. Whether it is your home. Work place or other; at 9-10 o'clock in the morning. We leave one of our vehicles in place of yours. Take your vehicle away to carry out the required work. If there's additional work required, we contact you during the day to discuss the best way forward. We aim to deliver the vehicle back at around 5 o'clock. Unless otherwise agreed. We will always do our best cater for our customers' needs and wants.
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Here is what we know so far about SHINee's "Sherlock." The title track "Sherlock" will be a hybrid remix. Also, the world-renown choreographer Tony Testa created SHINee's dance routine.
Now we also know that "Sherlock" will feature the skills of some of the SHINee members as bona fide artists. Jonghyun took part in writing the lyrics for the track "Always There" and showed his appreciation towards the fans. Jonghyun helped write the lyrics for the track "Alarm Clock" and Minho helped write they rap lyrics. "Alarm Clock" is about a man who wants to wake up from nightmares of a breakup.
SHINee's "Sherlock" will be released on March 19 through iTunes and Korean online music websites. The offline sales will begin on March 21.
SHINEee's comeback performance will begin on Mnet's "M Countdown" March 22.


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(CNN) - Minnesota's Supreme Court has dismissed former Sen. Norm Coleman's challenge to the state's November election results and declared Democratic challenger Al Franken the winner.
The unanimous opinion ruled that Franken "received the highest number of votes legally cast" and is entitled "to receive the certificate of election as United States senator from the state of Minnesota."
The former "Saturday Night Live" writer and performer had declared victory in the disputed race after a recount ended in January, but Coleman - a Republican who had been seeking a second six-year term - went to court to challenge those results.
Coleman still could attempt to take the challenge to federal courts, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, told CNN on Sunday that he would sign Franken's election certificate if the Supreme Court ordered it.
Updated: 2:25 p.m.
Al Franken issue is 1,000 times more important story on news than Sanford.
Media should interview Franken on National News and top his story.
Franken will now get some legislature enacted.
Finally !!
Coleman? Now, you can go crawl back under your rock you greasy right-wing troll.
There really should be a penalty for stalling in court and losing like Norm Coleman did. Oh wait, there is. It's called the "wasting millions of dollars in campaign cash" fee. It sure is fun watching a political party eat itself from the inside out!
Unlike Florida in 2000 the Mn. courts have review the case and handed down a careful review of the election votes that all should respect. Congratulations to the winner and hopefully the loser will say the same.
dont be surprised if the republicans take this to the us supreme court. c thomas and the rest of his republican cronies might over rule states rights rights again just like they did in the case of florida and dumb as a fence post bush. it amazes me that republicans are for states rights until it is not in their favor.
I like me, and I'm OK with that.
About time.
Now we'll find out what Pawlenty's made of. If he signs off on it, the GOP base will expel him, and if he doesn't, he'll reveal himself to be a partisan hack.
He would have been wise to agree ahead of time to sign off on the court's decision no matter what. The notion that he's going to diddle around waiting to see if there will be a Federal challenge doesn't cut it. He used the word 'promptly' to describe when such a challenge must occur.
The election was in November! Norm Coleman/ GOP 'promptly' obviously isn't the same as anybody else's. At this point, if Pawlenty doesn't sign the certificate, it looks like he's just choosing political sides instead of doing the right thing (regardless of his own preference).
It's about time! Gov. Pawlenty needs to sign the certificate no later than tomorrow morning... He could do it today, but he probably wont... But he needs to do it before he goes off for his 4th of July vacation.
I want to see Al Franken's birth certificate. What kind of name in Franken? Sounds Mexican or something. Have a nice day!
It's about time that the right thing was done. It has been very clear for months that the hypocrit Coleman, who told Senator Franken that he should give up on election night when things didn't look like they were going his way, should have stepped aside. Now he once again has the choice to accept his fate or to use the Republican method of favoring Tort reform while running to the court house.
Anyway, congratulations Senator Franken.
YEAH! Congratulations to Al Franken! Good grief can you imagine IF Al Gore and the Democrats would have kept fighting about the 2000 elections!
GOP = Grand Old Obstructionist Party
about time
You know that Coleman is not going to go easily into the night. He will take it to the Federal court and Gov. Pawlenty will probably wait to see what the Federal court says before he signs the certificate. He also mentioned that in his sunday interview.
Wrestler and now a comedian. Way to go minnisota you now pass michigan as the biggest joke in this country.
It's only fitting... a comedian and clown to fit in with the rest of the clowns in Congress and in the White House.
Justice is served! Congratulations to the junior senator from Minnesota. I suggest Mr Coleman salvages what little dignity he has left and allows his elected officals to get on with their jobs. The country cannot afford more time-wasting from sore losers.
Yeahhhh!!! I am so proud of Franken for sticking it out and being such a good sport. He is a really caring and intelligent Democrat and may I add a very loving faithful husband. 🙂 Take that Republicans.
please quit wasting time and money and seat the guy already
Coleman will fight, and loose if only to delay Franken from gettting in and allowing the GOP to threaten to block Obama's agenda. If Franken would not be the "magical 60th" Democrate Senator this would not have gone this far.
well it is about time. norm coleman, please, please, please let it be.
How appropriate that Democratic voters elect a comedian to office.
Congratulations Minnesota! You wanted him. Now you've got him.
Okay. Good. Now can he get to work PLEASE?
It's going to be fun to watch Franken on the hill. He's a smart man, and honestly liberal to boot. He won't be a lobby-entrenched corporatist like most of the so-called Democrats in the Senate.
Let's hope that Pawlenty does the right thing and signs the certificate.
And let's hope that Norm Coleman recognizes the futility of his efforts and realizes that an 8-0 decision from the Minnesota Supreme Court is a resounding and insurmountable defeat.
Not holding out a lot of hope on either of those things, though I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.


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Armel Cornu-Atkins: halvtidsseminarium
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Halvtidsseminarium för Armel Cornu-Atkins, Uppsala universitet, och avhandlingen Enlightening water, chemical analysis in eighteenth-century France (prel. titel). Opponent: Jonathan Simon, Claude Bernard University, Lyon 1.
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Minerals waters were a delicate and unstable product whose value as a remedy increased in early modern France. If it was once the luxury of the nobility travelling to the spa, the eighteenth century slowly watched it turned into a commodity. The waters became widely available in bottles and were sold in dedicated bureaus of distribution. Despite the logistical challenges of selecting and carrying the waters to their new urban public, many different springs made their way into many of France's cities. As the century was drawing to a close, a unique institution, the Société de Médecine, took on the challenge of regulating this sprawling trade. Backed by state power and staffed with a variety of affluent and sometimes controversial physicians and chemists, this Société eventually settled its authority over the intendancy of mineral waters. Through legislation, scientific connections and a powerful network of correspondants, it created a new status for mineral waters, making them a chemically defined product. In my dissertation, I aim to bring into light this overlooked institution and its essential role in the administration of mineral waters. Though it never eradicated fraud or succeeded in creating a full scientific and economic monopole, it greatly broadened the budding trade of bottled water in France and gave a powerful incentive for chemists to better their mastering of the particularly challenging analysis of water. It therefore deserves a place in the history of the development of analytical chemistry, and represents a rich case study for the investigation into the creation of chemical facts.
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Let my words be few …
I believe they will be today!
We – I – try my best to say the most in the fewest words here on HOPEannFaith, and most times I don't succeed.
So this is an easy prompt, with not many rules or an incredibly small word count requirement.
I hope you join us in encouraging one another in our writing and in our lives.
We – I – would love to share this time and space with you!
God grant me the Serenity to…
Accept the things I cannot change the…
Courage to change the things I can and the…
Wisdom to know the difference.
I pray this today. I must admit I don't pray it much more than on Monday evenings among like-minded people.
Did you know that this Serenity Prayer is not in the bible. For the longest time I didn't know that. Just some FYI.
Today … for days, really, I have been in a strange place. One of quiet frustration and sadness, I think. It feel like a holding pattern. LIMBO…NOTHINGNESS…
So I am praying … in thanksgiving for last nights praise music at church, for the Word brought by my dear friend and Pastor that was God speaking directly to me!
My attitude is out of wack…it has wandered from the path! Even as the blessings flow, I am at a place of wandering just inside the edge of the desert, and I don't know why.
This has been a year of change, transition and lifestyle correction. There have been losses, yet there has been much more blessing!
God has shown Himself in ways that I cannot ever put into words. Let's just say there were Miracles and Wonders! He is a good God.
Therefore, today I seek Serenity in HIM.
Serenity is defined as utter calm, a tranquil state, and this one, which I like because in the last 48 hours I have decided that it would be my state on this path… Quietude.
Quietude – an attitude of quiet. I love that.
I'm incapable of that attitude at the moment…which sadly means I am incapable of Serenity. However, in God… I am capable of ALL things, right? RIGHT!
So I am off to this place of Quietude … learning to accept the things that I cannot change and the courage to change what I can…hoping to gain the wisdom to know the difference.
Wishing you Peace and Serenity Loves.
Blessings ♥
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In Memory Of June Cushen
Our colleague June Cushen passed away on the 5th June 2010. June was a loyal and long standing member of the Dunn's Team for 12 years. Both staff and customers generously made donations. A beautiful floral tribute was bought and a donation was made to Diabetes UK in June's name. Our thoughts are with June's family. June, we miss you and may you rest in peace x
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Well the sandwich suggestion box is now up & running don't forget you could win a £10.00 Dunn's Bakery Voucher if your sandwich suggestion is chosen to become one of our regular fillings so go on fill the box……& don't forget with all this talk of salt reduction levels in food at Dunn's we have already reached the 2012 FSA Target!!
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
With the release of Shrek Forever After opening at Leicester Square Dunn's of Crouch End was not so much the Muffin Men but the Gingerbread Army as we provided 400 Gingerbread Men for the Shrek 4 premiere in Leicester square. Each Gingerbread Man was hand decorated in the style of the Gingerbread from Shrek & topped off with unmistakable jelly dot instead of our usual coloured chocolate bean – they proved a real hit not only looking great but tasting good as well!
Craft Bakers Week (7th – 12th June)
Was such a success we extended our offers for another week – don't forget to check out Dunn's Digest to see what new offers are running, available to download or why not pick one up in store. The purpose of this week is to highlight the skills of independent Craft Bakers who serve the local community ensuring that our products are the freshest and the best they could possibly be.
With Wimbledon upon us why not relax on those sunny days & enjoy Eton Mess made with Dunn's Meringues, fruit coulis & lashings of double cream. A simple Fruit Coulis can made by whizzing a punnett of soft fruit of your choice (strawberries or raspberries are the best) & adding a dash of lemon juice & mixing in icing sugar to taste. If you prefer a smooth coulis sieve the fruit to remove seeds.
Meringues are available at Dunn's in
4 flavours and at only a £1.00 each great value!
Blueberry, Raspberry, Cinnamon & Chocolate
With Exams nearly over & the summer holidays fast approaching don't forget to pop in to Dunn's whether it's for a sandwich for a day out or for your weekly treat – you deserve it!!
And finally a word from the bird.
Cedric is planning a little break , he's packing lots of goodies from Dunn's to take with him. He is winging his way to a little holiday in the Canaries!!!
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Sometimes my TV channel of choice is marginally more intellectually challenging than E! Entertainment! Network! and lately I watched some talking heads discuss the problem that some people are paying too much for their electricity. The problem is, claimed the heads, people aren't switching companies to the one offering the lowest price. If only people would switch companies, they collectively sighed, their household debt would evaporate. It was the verbal equivalent of a pitying head-shake at the laziness and stupidity of many consumers, with a raised eyebrow of blame.
Now. I'm going to leave aside the contextual issues including that, for example, many consumers of electricity surely find the switching process extremely challenging (they might for example be older and unused to internet-slash-call-centre trauma, or not speak sufficient English, or have a disability). Let's assume we're talking about the person accustomed to, able to cope grudgingly with, and infuriated by, commercial labyrinths. Like me.
I have quite strong, yet inexpert, opinions regarding the true nature of the 'problem' that some people aren't switching back and forth like politicians. I have not yet heard my opinion expressed within the current narrative that more competition is better and people are stupid.
I am, like so many people living Modern Life, time-poor. Switching electricity company would be bearable if I only had to do it, say, thrice lifetimely. But that's not how it works.
Each of the largest six power companies (92% of market share between them) have hit upon the obvious corollary of commercial competition for an essential resource: periodically ensure that theirs is priced lowest, for a Limited Time Only. So the consumer is bombarded with price packages that include a (relatively) fair rate that rests slightly lower in the murky depths than the second-cheapest deal. However, there's a nasty bite in those depths: after the first year or so, the Introductory Special Offer Super Hot Deal disappears and the poor chump who hasn't diarised a year in advance to research electricity offers during a particular month, and organise switching company, suddenly finds their wallet open and their hard-earned notes blowing away.
To get somewhere approaching the best deal, you have to switch companies anything up to once a year and choose from a quite bewildering array of tariffs. Will you be boiling the kettle every day and twice on Sundays? How many people live in your house and do they shower in the middle of the night? Do you open the window after a particularly malodorous fart? Given that the last time I engaged in the switching process it took up quite a bit of my time in research, providing meter readings to two separate companies and then listening to them argue over who had made a mistake when they recorded what I told them, several trees sacrificed to confusing paperwork, a month of actual earth time to switch the supply and a further few weeks to refund me for the financial loss resulting from the aforementioned error, this is irksome.
I further note that the average Modern Life household is not expected to limit this approach to electricity. See also: gas, broadband, telephone, mobile telephone, TV, savings account rates, and insurance deals and find yourself swirling around in a competition-driven nightmare having lost all sense of which way is up. Or don't, and get screwed. Depressingly, a parasitic industry has sprung up amidst the carnage: the switching 'service' that uses computer algorithms to do the research and organise the switch for you and pretends the process isn't that cumbersome.
Before I carry out acts of tedious household expenditure, I perform a rudimentary cost-benefit analysis and recall that I am reasonably cash-rich and very time-poor. The generalised ball-ache of switching is significant. The saving might be a few quid or maybe as much as a three-figure sum and I don't know which in advance. Even then, it just isn't worth my time, folks.
Last time I switched company I vowed never again. Why oh why, I wailed amid rending of garments and through rose-tinted goggles, can't we return to the days where you signed up with a company and paid a fair and transparent price for your power, building a happy mutual relationship with them, rather than being fiscally whipped for not shopping around constantly to get the best deal? Put simply, I do not have time for this shit.
So I dropped out, at least where power is concerned. I finally found a company that appears to share my perspective. They charge all customers the same (slightly higher) rate regardless of when they became customers or how they pay (aside: many power companies charge poor people with no credit-rating exorbitant rates to load up a plastic pre-pay access key with credit – this should immediately be made illegal). There are two tariffs, your choice depending on how much you care about renewable resources versus how much you can afford to care. They don't have call-centres or choice-menus. For as long as they continue this approach to their business, they will have my custom.
I resent being impliedly categorised by the meedja and politicians as a lazy simpleton for not constantly switching companies. I am making a calculated choice taking into account my priorities and resources. I resent that my options are to either engage in the switching shenanigans, or to pay more. I resent that many more people who simply don't know they are being overcharged, or are too busy getting on with life to be able to address it, continue to be overcharged and that according to the received wisdom they are faulty consumers not properly clicked in to the glorious world of commercial awareness, rather than that the companies are mercenary for taking advantage of them. It is the government's responsibility, having privatised the power industry, to sort out this mess so the burden rests less with consumers.


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Critical column of media above cells for access of oxygen - (Jan/05/2010 )
Dear colleagues,
what is not damaging (or optimal) column of medium above cells (adherent and non-adherent) because of oxygen supply?
When the cells do not yet suffocate themselves? Where are the borders?
How much is the column of medium above cells critical for oxygen supply in CO2 incubator, where certain partial pressure exists?!? Do exist any of tables for these parameters?
I very desire to find such basic information for conditions of cell cultivation in culture flasks.
Thank you for your help.
Most people just go with 2-5 mm of medium over the cells. There should be tables around on the internet for diffusion of gases into liquid at different partial pressures.


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Move on, UPND told
I would like to urge the UPND leadership to accept and support the Government rather than wasting their time talking about negative issues concerning the election of the President. Please concentrate on building your party. Maybe you can win after 35 years from now. Your vice GBM made you lose because of his language.
Elias Munsanje,
N'gombe compound, Lusaka
Kelvin Sampa is ministerial
The Kasama lawmaker has proven that he can deliver given a ministerial position. These four pending ministries, if ratified, one should be given to him.
Alick Nyambe.
PF die hard, Lusaka
Allow me to thank God for our beloved God given President who recently visited the inmates at Lusaka Central Correctional Facility and Kamwala. Indeed you're a child of God. My appeal is that prison warders should not be allowed to be selecting convicted inmates during presidential pardons because only those from rich families benefit and also to avoid corruption. I suggest that all the inmates should benefit by removing at least 30 percent from their sentences so that those who have already served can simply walk to their freedom on 24th October 2016.
Peter Lungu,
Ex inmate, Livingstone
HH is a good leader
2021 UPND dununa forward
HH and GBM were only fighting for their rights. They did nothing to be arrested the PF as a bad political party. They have shown their behavior! 2021 UPND, DUNUNA FORWARD!
Minimum wage of K800 a scandal
My main concern is on the minimum Wage. I am a Zambian aged 28, married with a child getting K800. What is labour ministry doing because from what I see, you don't care about us your people. People who stood in the sun to put you in power with your government. Please encourage us because these investors are enslaving us! We have no say! They do whatever they want with us and that is why we are enslaved. PF government, free us! What can you do with K800? What is the minimum wage? Your people are suffering in these industries.
Independence of the mind
We can never be free if our minds are still held in captivity? Positive thinking and solution seeking mind is the mind considered free. I am urging, especially young people to be thinkers of solutions and not problems our country has had to face. Only then will I say we are free.
Cozmo. M, Lusaka
What is happening to singer Wezi?
Wezi the musician is one Zambian musician I used to like because she looked very natural, collected and calm but today, I am disappointed with the pins on her lips and colour.
Kabwe blacked out by ZNBC?
May I know from the top government leaders in Kabwe why news events in Kabwe are not shown on TV? All we see on TV are news from Lusaka, Copperbelt and other parts of Zambia. Is Kabwe far from Lusaka? Mwe bantu chiteniko ifya pusanko Kabwe inmoneke bwino. We are treated as if we are not of the same father! Ok ine cilankalipa sana fye!
Makululu, Kabwe


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January 16, 2013
The OEM tops rankings of Japanese companies awarded US patents for the eighth consecutive year.
Canon reported that it ranked first amongst Japanese companies and third overall in terms of patents awarded in the United States in 2012, according to the results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services earlier this week.
Canon was awarded 3,174 patents in the United States this year, the highest number it has been awarded in the eight years that it has topped the Japanese company rankings. No information was given as to the areas in which the patents were awarded, but the ranking is interesting to consider in light of Canon's case against the aftermarket last year over a US-held toner gear patent.
A list of the patents awarded to the OEM each year since 2005 shows that its awarded patents have fluctuated over time, with 1,828 awarded in the first year before rising in 2006 to 2,637, sinking again to 1,983 in 2007. The number of patents awarded rose in each year following this, from 2,107 in 2008 up to 2012's record figure.
The OEM stated: "Canon actively promotes the globalization of its business and places great value on obtaining patents overseas, carefully adhering to a patent-filing strategy that pursues patents in essential countries and regions while taking into consideration the business strategies and technology and product trends unique to each location.
"Among these, the United States, with its many high-tech companies and large market scale, represents a particularly important region in terms of business expansion and technology alliances."
It added: "Canon prizes its corporate DNA of placing a high priority on technology. And with regard to research and development results, the company actively promotes the acquisition of patent rights in accordance with the management direction of the Canon Group and technology trends while conducting thorough pre-application searches to raise the quality of applications.
"Through close cooperation between Canon's technology and intellectual property divisions, the company aims to improve its technological capabilities while further enhancing its intellectual property rights."
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Depression is a scary beast.
I know, not only because of my work with clients who suffer with depression, but because I struggled against the beast myself for 9 years of my life. This entry is an attempt to integrate both my professional knowledge and personal experiences, in case there are others out there who are looking for enlightenment.
My beast's name was Dysthymia, often morphing occasionally into Major Depressive episodes (i.e., full blown depression). I thought I kicked it out of my life for good six years ago, only to have it come back this summer, rearing its ugly head and stomping over all the good I had been building in my life. It sucked energy and motivation out of me, squeezed out tears, took away hours of sleep. It whispered lies too, that I'm not good enough and I never would be, that I'm ugly and invisible, and not doing anything great with my life… even though logically, I saw that I was a therapist and doing much good. It even pushed me further, murmuring, "Maybe you should kill yourself. No one wants you. You're not important. Why not just die?"
In one of my classes, I learned that having had one depressive episode before in your life increases the likelihood of you having another episode.
Before my class, I thought because I was high functioning and doing well, I probably wouldn't have depressive feelings again. I'm optimistic, I seek to see the glass half-full, and view failures and letdowns as opportunities to learn and grow. But looking back in retrospect at my depression this summer, I see how much I used my "optimism" to push away and deny my feelings. Pretend everything was okay, when subconsciously, I was in deep pain. But it was to no avail, because the pain eventually took over. It was so overwhelming I couldn't keep smashing it down anymore. Soon my optimism was nowhere to be found, and I was buried underneath the shit pile of my negative beliefs and heavy, painful feelings.
I'm the type of person who learns things after she has gone through the experience. And one of the things I learned from this struggle was this: While having the guise of safety, in truth, denying our feelings hinders us, and really, makes the problem worse. I wish I could bold the last sentence 10x more, because this is so important. I see it in all of my clients and in the support group that I lead, this tendency in society to ignore our feelings (with the exception of the "happy" variety) and pretend problems do no exist… whether it is due to ignorance, shame, or a whole host of reasons. But just because you sweep something under a rug, doesn't mean it disappears. It grows bigger and bigger, until it controls your behaviors, your perceptions. Akin to a cancerous cell, it will keep growing and if we choose to deny or do nothing, it will wreak havoc and may even take our lives.
My beast almost did when I was young. And it tried again this summer.
I realized that I couldn't keep running away. I needed to face my feelings head on, even if it scared the crap out of me. Because the more I tried to kick the beast out the door, the more it tried to come back in. Hell, kicking it out gave it more power. Our fear of our feelings and emotions only fuel their control over you. The only way to regain control, is to stand face-to-face with your beast and deal with it. That's the first step we need to take to get better; we will not go anywhere unless we face it, make eye contact with it, and say, "I won't let you rule my life anymore." I'm not saying it is easy. It's fucking difficult. But the things worthwhile in life are never easy. And contrary to our happy delusions, life is full of struggles. Either we deny that fact and consequently suffer, or rise to the challenge and choose to live in the face of challenge.
I ended up seeking help, and was better off for it. I am consistently pushing myself out of my comfort zone, and still working through my issues. But now I'm allowing myself to feel, and telling myself it's okay to feel. I'm human, and in a constant state of growth. Even though I had some good coping skills before, I need to build more to live healthier, and better equip myself if the beast comes back. Even if it does, it's okay. I'll be okay. I've made it this far, and I believe I will overcome. The beast loses power when I tell myself these things, and refuse to believe in its lies.
Seek professional help. Build a support system of people who can be there for you, including your family and friends. If depression is also your beast, I guarantee you that you are not alone in your struggle against it. It may not seem that way sometimes, but the thing is, a lot of us are good at faking it. And society encourages us to. But don't keep smashing it down anymore. Allow yourself to feel, to be. Most of us can't fight it on our own. We need to get help in learning how to fight.
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Dear CSWA Members,
Mental Health First Aid Act (H.R. 1877) passed the House yesterday by voice vote. This Act will be extended through 2021 through block grants to train first responders, law enforcement and teachers to assist anyone in a mental health crisis, and reduce stigma toward them.
The bill will expand grant eligibility for the SAMHSA program to include programs to train veterans and law enforcement on how to recognize and respond to persons with mental illness. The program previously only focused on teachers and emergency responders.
The Senate passed a similar bill (S. 1893) in January, 2016. The Senate version, introduced by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), focused on youth mental health services.
The House and Senate hope to soon create a unified bill in conference they can send to the President Obama soon.
LCSWs may have opportunities to help provide this training. CSWA will provide more information as it is available.
This is the first of several bills that CSWA hopes will increase access to mental health treatment and support services in the next few weeks.
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Arise, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end. Why turnest Thou Thy face away, and forgettest our trouble? our belly hath cleaved to the earth: arise, O Lord, help us and deliver us. We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us.
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The Feast Day of another of my personal Patron Saints...
Sancte Stephane, ora pro nobis.
He that dwelleth in the aid of the Most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob. He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector and my refuge: my God, in Him will I trust (Ps 90)
"Every little girl named Lucy must bite her tongue in disappointment when she first tries to find out what there is to know about her patron saint. The older books will have a lengthy paragraph detailing a small number of traditions. Newer books will have a lengthy paragraph showing that there is little basis in history for these traditions. The single fact survives that a disappointed suitor accused Lucy of being a Christian and she was executed in Syracuse (Sicily) in the year 304. But it is also true that her name is mentioned in the First Eucharistic Prayer, geographical places are named after her, a popular song has her name as its title and down through the centuries many thousands of little girls have been proud of the name Lucy.One can easily imagine what a young Christian woman had to contend with in pagan Sicily in the year 300. If you have trouble imagining, just glance at today's pleasure-at-all-costs world and the barriers it presents against leading a good Christian life.Her friends must have wondered aloud about this hero of Lucy's, an obscure itinerant preacher in a far-off captive nation that had been destroyed more than 200 years before. Once a carpenter, he had been crucified by the Roman soldiers after his own people turned him over to the Roman authorities. Lucy believed with her whole soul that this man had risen from the dead. Heaven had put a stamp on all he said and did. To give witness to her faith she had made a vow of virginity.What a hubbub this caused among her pagan friends! The kindlier ones just thought her a little strange. To be pure before marriage was an ancient Roman ideal, rarely found but not to be condemned. To exclude marriage altogether, however, was too much. She must have something sinister to hide, the tongues wagged.Lucy knew of the heroism of earlier virgin martyrs. She remained faithful to their example and to the example of the carpenter, whom she knew to be the Son of God. She is the patroness of eyesight.
If you are a little girl named Lucy, you need not bite your tongue in disappointment. Your patron is a genuine, authentic heroine, first class, an abiding inspiration for you and for all Christians. The moral courage of the young Sicilian martyr shines forth as a guiding light, just as bright for today's youth as it was in A.D. 304.
"The Gospel tells us of all that Jesus suffered, of the insults that fell upon him. But, from Bethlehem to Calvary, the brilliance that radiates from his divine purity spread more and more and won over the crowds. So great was the austerity and the enchantment of his conduct." "So may it be with you, beloved daughters. Blessed be the discretion, the mortifications and the renouncements with which you seek to render this virtue more brilliant.... May your conduct prove to all that chastity is not only a possible virtue but a social virtue, which must be strongly defended through prayer, vigilance and the mortification of the senses" (St. John XXIII, Letter to Women Religious).
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Eye disorders"
St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr (Feast day - December 2nd) Other than the name, nothing is known for certain about this saint. However, we have the following account from a later tradition.
In the year 363, Julian the Apostate made Apronianus Governor of Rome. St. Bibiana suffered in the persecution started by him. She was the daughter of Christians, Flavian, a Roman knight, and Dafrosa, his wife. Flavian was tortured and sent into exile, where he died of his wounds. Dafrosa was beheaded, and their two daughters, Bibiana and Demetria, were stripped of their possessions and left to suffer poverty. However, they remained in their house, spending their time in fasting and prayer.
Apronianus, seeing that hunger and want had no effect upon them, summoned them. Demetria, after confessing her Faith, fell dead at the feet of the tyrant. St. Bibiana was reserved for greater sufferings. She was placed in the hands of a wicked woman called Rufina, who in vain endeavored to seduce her. She used blows as well as persuasion, but the Christian virgin remained faithful.
Enraged at the constancy of this saintly virgin, Apronianus ordered her to be tied to a pillar and beaten with scourges, laden with lead plummets, until she expired. The saint endured the torments with joy, and died under the blows inflicted by the hands of the executioner.
|Martyrdom of Ss. Crispin and Crispinian by Aert Van den Bossche
|Queen's Highcliffe Hotel, Margate
|John Betjeman in a typical setting
|Midnight Mass at Blackfen - Photo by Mulier Fortis
|Just included this picture from The Hermeneutic of Continuity because it's delightful - I believe it's from a Family Day at Our Lady of the Rosary
|Sancte Augustine, ora pro nobis
|Percy French
|Michael Voris
|I will not serve, because God will love me just as I am - sure about that???
|Ven. Fulton Sheen - Ora pro nobis
|Who cares if I still haven't worked this out when I'm 40 - everyone will love m just as I am - SURE!


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Welcome to our school. Sir John Talbot's is situated in the heart of Whitchurch and is a well-established, highly successful 11-18 secondary school. Our mission is to enable young people to be successful, creative, lifelong learners participating in a journey of self-discovery through the vision of 'Achievement through caring'.
I am passionate about ensuring all our students see personal success in their journey through our school and Sixth Form, whilst growing as fully rounded individuals capable of accessing and achieving the very best that life has to offer. Students are expected to demonstrate Empathy, Integrity, Equality, Creativity and Excellence in everything they do. Our students and staff are proud to be a part of the school and the local community and engage fully with partnerships and organisations locally, nationally and globally as opportunities allow.
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So much for secrecy huh?
My father, my gf, the neighbour, anyone who does a search for me online will find this blog first so now I just need to find out how to change my google name. Most of the people I know wouldn't care if they'd find out and many are also to stupid to understand basic English... but still...
At the moment it's peacefull and silent over here, the miss is off to work, my kids are being creative with pen and paper so I have all the time in the world to do work on my wilderness field manual, which is what my next post will be about.


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OnLatte hosts a Meetup in Central Square Cambridge
After talking with many of you about potential applications and settings for the Latte Art Printer it dawned on us that in this day and age we have access to an incredible to tool that will allow us to create an environment for people to gather, socialize and engage with this new medium that we are creating. that tool is Meetup.com. Meetup is an amazing site that makes it very easy to create a topic, and find a venue for, well, meeting up. Thus, OnLatte is going to host a series of events at pubs and coffee shops to push the vision of beverage art and promotion into reality. Our first meetup is an at a bar called The Field in Central Sq Cambridge, MA, and for each half hour until 10pm we will feature a new image for printing and disussion. Below is a link to the details of the event, and please sign up so that we can create art in a way that never has been done before.


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Today I'm interviewing a very special person – Tompa Lee, the protagonist of The Triumph of Tompa Lee by Ed Hoornaert, the final volume of The Trilogy of Tompa Lee.
Liza: Welcome, Tompa, and thanks in advance for responding to my questions.
Tompa: You're welcome in advance then.
Liza: Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Tompa: Why do you want to know? Is this a maggoty damned trick? If it is, I—
(Ahem. Sorry for this interruption. My author, the guy who writes me, just told me to cool it with the attitude and answer politely. If I don't, he'll invent even more disasters for me. But I warn you in advance, 'polite' is a foreign language I don't speak well.)
Thank you so very, very, very much for asking, kindest, gentlest sirs and madams and alien sentients. My name is Tompa Lee, and I'm a ravishingly gorgeous twenty-four-year-old seductress who—
(Ahem. My author again. He says to answer truthfully, as well as politely, and without sarcasm. The man is never satisfied.)
Truthfully? I'm okay-looking, if you like short, flat-chested orphans with great survival instincts. I escaped the worst ghetto on Earth by diligence, hard work, and larceny—mostly larceny—and clawed my way into Earth's Space Navy. When I got to planet Zee Shode, the intelligent natives first tried to kill me, then proclaimed me a goddess. Stupid of them, right?
But one of the natives, an old, working-class guy named Awmit, became my friend.
I never had a friend before.
Liza: I can't imagine why not. What is your role in the story?
Tompa: I'm the title character, so obviously I'm the heroine. Let me clue you in on something: you do NOT want to be the title character of a science fiction adventure novel. Problems, problems, endless, life-threatening problems.
The bit about becoming a goddess happened in another book—I've endured three novels' worth of disasters—but since each book is a separate disaster adventure, you can start with the latest. That's The Triumph of Tompa Lee. I adore the title but abhor the problems I'm expected to triumph over.
Liza: Now that I understand. What is your favorite hobby?
Tompa: You're kidding me, right?
I know the word hobby, of course. I'm very smart, even though my schooling ended when the orphanage was destroyed when I was twelve. Someone like you probably sneers at someone like me, self-educated and without a degree. Well, screw you with a cactus, Jack.
Hobbies are the stuff that gordos (rich fat cats) do to keep themselves from getting bored. Told you I knew the word. Thing is, I've never had the luxury of spare time.
I guess you could say my hobby is staying alive.
Liza: Other than staying in live, what is the challenge you're trying to overcome during the story?
Tompa: Because I'm a so-called goddess (hah!) the most powerful organization in the Galaxy is determined to squash me. Yep, the Galactic Trading Council. They think I'm getting uppity and threatening their monopolies.
The book opens when an alien from the Council projects himself into my bedroom—while I'm getting dressed, the pervert!—and orders me to commit 'honorable' suicide. After I refuse—of course I refuse!—they hire a bounty hunter who kidnaps Awmit and Ming. (Ming is a brave, handsome, talented Space Navy undercover agent who wants to marry me. Him I don't refuse.)
So now I have to search the ruins of an alien city, alone, and rescue Awmit and Ming before the bounty hunter kills them. Or me.
I told you—problems, problems.
Liza: Don't envy you. If you could make one wish, what would it be?
Tompa: Peace and quiet on a cute little terraformed moon I've been told about. And no more cockroachy disasters and sequels!
Liza: Yeah, I wouldn't count on that happening. There may be no ends to your sequels. Now let's find out about the book.
Title: The Triumph of Tompa Lee
Author: Edward Hoornaert
Genre: Science Fiction
Tompa Lee—orphan, anti-social loner, and homeless street meat—has clawed her way up to the stars. There, on planet Zee Shode, she finds the galaxy's greatest treasures: friendship and love.
Happily ever after? Not if the Galactic Trading Council has its way. The Council rules by divide and conquer, and Tompa commits the unforgivable crime of forging an alliance between humans, Shons, and Klicks.
The Council hires Lily Kilsing, earth's most feared bounty hunter, to deal with her. Kilsing lures Tompa to a deserted alien city by kidnapping her fiancé and her best friend.
Aided only by the voices of dead people, can Tompa outsmart the huntress, or will she be forced to sacrifice her own life to save her loved ones—and the future of the Shon race?
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Fried chicken is one of those things everyone can do, but most people fail to do well. In reading Thomas Keller's new cookbook Ad-hoc at home, he describes his recipe for fried chicken as "if there's better, I've never had it". While Keller may be onto something, that doesn't mean I have to take his word for it. So i'll keep looking…
Fritou Halal Fried Chicken is part of the Fritou Chicken chain. Each independent owner buys equipment and supplies from Fritou, and then operates the chain in their own preferred method. In this case, as indicated by the name, they offer Halal chicken.
Tucked away in the corner of the city, it can be awfully difficult to find. If you're looking, know that the Saddledome Circle is one way, and Fritou is on the backside, or the west side of the circle.
The interior for Fritou Halal Fried Chicken is clean and sterile. There isnt much to say about it. The menu is pretty basic. While they serve some Indian Chinese and some pizza, im here for the fried chicken. If anyone ventures forth to try the other offerings, let me know.
Chicken comes in a variety of forms (wings, fingers, popcorn, fried), and some choices are available in spicy or not spicy.
For some reason, we try the chicken wings. I wouldnt bother. They taste like standard bar chicken wings.
The fried chicken is priced to compete with KFC, and comes in a wide variety meals. The chicken itself is pretty good – tender, moist, and juicy. The skin is well seasoned, and often crispy. However, I have had pretty bad skin here occasionally. It's best to mitigate the risk by asking them to cook it extra crispy. You have a much higher chance at success. I haven't found much different between spicy and regular.
Now be warned, fried chicken here is not a fast process. They dredge and fry on demand, so your chicken comes fresh. But it certainly takes time. Quite a bit of it.
The jewel of the menu at Fritou Halal comes in the form of the chicken sandwich. Respectably priced at 6 dollars and change, a full marinated, seasoned chicken breast comes straight from the fryer, put into a simple, average bun, with some lettuce, and a bit too much mayo. This is definitely a place where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The crispy, flavourful, moist chicken combines well with the freshness of the lettuce, and the bread binds it all together into simple, manageable bites. This is one of the best chicken sandwiches i've had in Alberta hands down. The chicken really shines.
The fries are forgettable. I'd get an extra piece of fried chicken if you're looking for a bit more to your meal.
Overall, im not sure that it's worth it to me to drive up to Fritou Halal to get some fried chicken. It's good, and better than the other competing places i've tried (Chicken Cottage, Chicken on the Way), but not better by sufficient enough margin that the extra 30 minutes is worthwhile. If I was in the area, i would definitely stop in. Or, if I wanted a really tasty chicken sandwich, i'd make the trek as well. Otherwise, I would rather just keep looking for the fried chicken that bests all other fried chickens.


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Clinical Trials
July 25, 2019
Eleven-year-old Xavier Hill had never really done anything artistic until he met a woman who managed to coax acrylic images of rainbows, skulls and basketballs out of him simply by sharing her personal story about art and mental illness.
The Wethersfield boy, who attends the TOPS Extended Day Program at the Institute of Living, says he felt connected with Olivia Nguyen (above), a 29-year-old New Britain artist known professionally as Fiyabomb, when she talked about her three-week stay at the IOL after depression and bullying led her to attempt suicide as a teenager.
Nguyen, who has always enjoyed creating art, found it therapeutic in her recovery and in combating the pervasive stigma around mental illness.
"They don't teach us in school how to help yourself," she said softly. "It's important to talk to someone when you're having problems. That's what I want these kids to know."
Reconnecting to the IOL was serendipitous for Nguyen. IOL caseworker Jessica Lewis found countless images of her artwork on social media, including pieces commissioned by such famous rappers as Rick Ross and Big Sean, and then learned of the woman's personal connection with the program. Lewis worked with Melissa Deasy, program manager of the TOPS Extended Day Program and Child and Adolescent Day Program, to secure funding and hire Nguyen to create four murals with the young clients.
Towering 9-by-5-foot canvases now decorate the outpatient units with red hearts, purple flowers, silvery spaceships, glowing yellow suns and slabs of pizza as representation of what the clients love most. The kids worked side-by-side over four weeks creating the murals. While painting, they talked and connected with each other, Deasy noted.
"We tried to incorporate as many kids as possible so they could leave their mark," she said.
While some clients were initially nervous, Nguyen said they were soon using brushes and colorful paints to boldly create.
"One of the best releases for any child is art," she said. "When we see colors and utensils, we get lost in it and that's exactly what happened with these kids. Then they began venting when they were painting and suddenly kids from different towns, who never knew each other, were talking."
Xavier worked with 11-year-old Caleb Maloney-Hastillo of Tolland, who attends the Child and Adolescent Day Progam, on one section. He said picking what he liked to do was part of the fun.
"It was really cool to put your ideas out there for people to see," he said. "It was interesting to see how it came out."
Maloney-Hastillo, whose aunt is a painter, now totes a sketch pad from his counselor to create images on a whim. Another client, 12-year-old Hartford resident Shawn Spicer, added drawings of the galaxy and space ships to the mural and planned to continue creating.
"(Nguyen) taught me techniques to make it look three-dimensional," he said.
It was Nashalie Davila, a 14-year-old from New Britain, who verbalized the connection to their shared mental illness, saying she found art helps relieve some of the stress she feels.
"Art is an outlet that allows you to express yourself in a different form, in your own lane," Nguyen said. "It's not in a set way, either. Art is so subjective."
She also hosts art camps for children in state care, talking each about what they'd like to paint. One girl only painted hands with cuts where they'd been hurt. By the end of the camp, the girl was painting flowers growing out of the cuts.
"They're young so they're delicate and innocent," said Nguyen, the child of Vietnamese immigrants who wanted her to find a professional career like her X-ray technician brother or the sister who owns a nail salon. "I know from personal experience how healing art can be.
"When you make anything important, people have no other choice but to respect it. I hope my journey helps inspire kids to keep doing what they like."
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This year I decided to keep track of everything I read. I'm hoping to keep up this habit so I can properly challenge myself to discover new things and work through my seemingly endless list of books I need to read…
# of Things I read this year: 22
Reading Challenge for 2013: 35 novels/plays/graphic novels
General Reading (Novels and Plays)
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
It took me forever to get through this, but when I finally got myself into a proper flow it was great. Pip's a bit of a jerk..
Atonement – Ian McEwan
Enjoyable. Gets a 3 on the tear jerker scale I have just made up. The scale goes from 1-5. What's a 5 you say? That would be Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, which left me a tear soaked mess for the entire last third of the book.
Surfacing – Margaret Atwood
Not one of my favourites, but still interesting.
Clash of Kings – George R. R. Martin
This book is long and awesome. Except for those accursed Sansa chapters. Goddamn…
Moral Disorder – Margaret Atwood
Great set of short stories. Highly recommend.
The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde
Witty as fuck. Would I dare to expect anything less from this man?
The Best Laid Plans – Terry Fallis
This book was alright. The style of humour gets old fast, but it's fun to see a book take place in the world of Canadian politics. Dull at first but picks up after the first half.
God No! Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales – Penn Jillette
Funny, filthy and at times horribly obnoxious. A perfect reflection of the author.
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
Finally got around to reading this. I loved it, but then again, dystopian fiction is my cup of tea.
The Happiness Project – Gretchen Rubin
Really fascinating project which gave me a lot to think about. Boggles my mind that Rubin actually undertook this. I didn't have a lot in common with her, so couldn't connect to a lot of her stories/values, but I still found helpful advice.
The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
Holy shit, read this book. It doesn't matter if you are in a romantic relationship or not, it will help you with any personal relationship you have (parents, friends, siblings). Ahh the power of communication and mutual respect.
Love in the Time of Cholera – Gabriel García Márquez
This is literally one of the best books I have ever read. I found it for a dollar in Value Village 2 years ago and finally dug it out of my bookshelf. Beautiful descriptors and solid characters.
Books Read for Vancouver Weekly Reviews:
The Second Wedding of Doctor Geneva Song – Robert N. Friedland
Awful and insulting. I had fun writing this review..
Secrets Kept, Secrets Told – Ben Nutall
Uneven writing, but a powerful story of intense personal pain.
Radio Belly – Buffy Cram
I loved this book. Great, quirky stories. Can't wait to read more from Cram.
The Tower of Babble: Sins, Secrets and Successes Inside the CBC – Richard Stursberg
Insightful look into the CBC. This book is both entertaining and informative.
Letters to my Daughters – Fawzia Koofi
A powerful memoir from one of Afghanistan's few female politicians.
Everything Under the Sun: A Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet – David Suzuki and Ian Hanington
Easy to read and packed full of information about the world around us.
The Punjabis in British Columbia: Location, Labour, First Nations and Multiculturalism – Kamala Elizabeth Nayar
Very in-depth look at the Punjabi immigrant experience in BC.
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story – Sean Howe
Overall, this is a great book. If you are a comics fan, it's definitely a must read, though be warned, it may sully your perception of Stan Lee.
At the end of this year I also joined two book clubs thanks to Geek & Sundry. Yay!
Sword and Laser Book Club (Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels):
The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien
I tried reading this as a child, but never made it past the first chapter. Somehow I haven't touched it since then, although I read the LOTR trilogy in high school. I really liked this book. It's a cute, and snappy story. Debating on whether I want to see the film in theatre…
Vaginal Fantasy Book Club (Paranormal Romance Novels):
Succubus Blues – Richelle Mead
I really enjoyed this book. It's a great piece of fluff with interesting characters, good humour and some hot smutty action. What more could I want?


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Title: Howl at the Moon ( A Liarus Detective Novel #1)
Author: L.A. Starkey
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Publication Date: February 23, 2015
Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery
Eighth graders, Ben, Jake, and Leah need cash, and mowing lawns in the winter just isn't cutting it. Their need for cash births the Liarus (Liars R Us) Detective Agency! Their first client is Old Lady Smitz, who is said to have murdered her three sons and husband. She's missing a family heirloom, but it's not just any old trinket, it's the crest of Lykoi.
There are only two rules: No girls are allowed and never seal a deal with the witch doctor. Disregarding danger, these three discover that money is usually more trouble than it's worth!
About the Author:
L.A. Starkey is the author of the Soul Keeper Series, a supernatural young adult series, and The Liarus Detective Series, a supernatural middle grade series.
She is a CPA by trade, a church planter and entrepreneur at heart; however, writing and reading are passions she just can't help but indulge in. With more ideas than one person should be allowed, she is blessed to have a muse that doesn't seem to take a vacation and more energy that one might consider healthy.
She writes under the following pen names: Kate Thomas (NA/Adult Paranormal); Isabella James (Sci-fi/Fantasy); and Lauren Elizabeth (Adult Contemporary Romance).
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Diana Burrell was born in Norwich in 1948. She studied at Cambridge University and now lives in Harwich, Essex. After spending several years as a teacher, she became a freelance viola player, but gradually concentrated on writing music. Her first piece to receive widespread critical acclaim was the Missa Sancte Endeliente, a 50-minute work written for the 1980 St Endellion Festival. A massive composition for five soloists, semi-chorus, chorus and orchestra, the Missa incorporates settings of Cornish and Latin texts as well as a wide range of compositional techniques from micro tonality to modality.
Brought to London for the Spitalfields Festival of 1983, the Missa provided the launch pad for a wide-ranging body of work, ranging from the string quartet (Gulls and Angels, 1993) and chamber ensemble (Barrow,1991), to opera (The Albatross, written in 1987 and premiered by Trinity College of Music in June 1997) and the colourful Symphonies of Flocks, Herds and Shoals (1995-6), commissioned by the BBC and premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Her first major orchestral piece, Landscape (1988), won a recent 'Encore' award (organised by the Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3 and sponsored by the PRS Foundation).
Other commissions include Bronze for the Brunel Ensemble, Gold for Philip Mead and the Royal Northern College of Music, recorded for NMC. Recent works include a BBC commission for Loré Lixenberg and David Alberman with live electronics, a piece for Mark Knoop using accordion and piano, and a major new series of pieces for organ with various ensembles which will be composed over the next five years. This cycle is made possible by the awarding of an Arts And Humanities Research Council Fellowship and is in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music which will host all first performances.
Diana Burrell is well known internationally both as a composer and lecturer, and has featured at concerts and university campuses worldwide; she has also written many works for young and amateur performers. She is Artistic Director of Spitalfields Festival.


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Females can stop their hair loss by buying the best hair loss shampoo for women.
Hair loss in brief
In most cases, hair loss in women is caused by predetermined genetic factors, overall aging process, and to some extent family history. In addition to these factors, women may experience hair loss due to variations in normal life cycle including nutritional variations, severe stress and hormonal changes during pregnancy or menopause. Further, health conditions like thyroid disease and anemia are also correlated with hair loss. That said, it can be noted here that eating healthy diets is one of the surest ways of preventing hair loss. Such diets should be rich in proteins, low in carbohydrates and low in fat content. Incorporating fatty acids, found in fish, soy, walnuts and canola oil, is a step towards the right direction in the prevention of hair loss.
Dealing with hair loss problems
At this juncture, it is only fair to note that there is nothing much that can be done about hair that is already lost. All medications currently available including hair loss surgery rarely restore lost hair. Dermatologists and related health professionals admit that the best they can do is to prevent/stop hair loss. This means that anyone should not be duped to believe that a certain product in the market will miraculously restore your hair. However, there is no cause for alarm for patients who recognize hair thinning at early stages. Times have changed and patients do not have to depend on foams and creams to prevent hair loss. Women are a lucky lot in the current times as hair products' companies have been very aggressive in producing shampoos which luckily have been proven to be effective. In the sections that follow, shampoos which have had an excellent reputation since their introduction into the market will be discussed…
Revivogen Biocleansing Shampoo
As the name suggests, Revivogen Biocleansing Shampoo is basically manufactured using natural products. Major ingredients in this product include aloe Vera, menthol, silicone, jojoba oil, palmetto berry extract, soy protein, zinc, niacin and linolenic acids.
So how does Revivogen Biocleansiong shampoo help reduce or prevent hair loss? Different ingredients serve different roles in achieving a common objective. Aloe Vera and menthol, soothes irritated scalp and also assist in clearing away dandruff. Proteins and other minerals which form part of the ingredients serve their purpose by creating a fuller hair appearance and texture. Other ingredients like palmetto prevents DHT from binding to sensitive hair follicles; this ultimately prevents hair loss brought about by hormonal changes. Overall, the shampoo cleanses and replenishes irritated scalps.
Degrease Moisture Control Shampoo
Key ingredients that complete this product include soy protein, glycol, panthenol, and hydrolyzed Ribonucleic Acid (RNA). Just like Revivogen Shampoo, Degrease Moisture Control Shampoo is to a great extent a bio product. Its manufacturers refer to this product as a "complete wellness shampoo". How does it work? The product works well with any hair type and textures. Available data shows that the shampoo moisturizes hair, deeply cleans the scalp, nourishes hair follicles and promotes scalp circulation. Overall, users report reduced hair shedding while showering and while combing.
Nioxin System 3
Nixon system 3 is one of the most popular hair loss shampoos. The current variant of this product has eight distinct hair treatment systems which are specially formulated for different hair types and textures. Main ingredients used in Nioxin system 3 include niacin, biotin, hydrolyzed keratin, panthenol, rosemary, wheat protein, pantothenic acid, and superoxide dismutase.
Although the shampoo does not promise hair regowth, consumers report experiencing a thicker and cleaner head of hair after using the product for about a month. Overall, Nioxin System 3 fulfills its objective by providing moisturizing and antioxidant properties. Also, the shampoo guarantees effective removal of buildup so hair follicles do not get blocked or clogged up.
Parting Shot…
Gone are the days when hair loss patients had to entirely depend on foams and creams, and in certain cases surgery treatments. Today, technology has allowed health products manufacturers' to produce cheap but effective shampoos. While there may be fraudulent entrepreneurs out there, most shampoo brands currently available will effectively prevent and stop hair loss. Dermatologists are the best placed persons who can prescribe reputable shampoos. In case one finds a trip to these professionals inconvenient, or not possible, it is suggested that one tries any of the three best hair loss shampoo for women discussed here: Revivogen Bio-cleansing shampoo, Dermenodex Scalp Cleansing shampoo, Nioxin System 3.
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Making Gainesville a Better Place to Live, Work, and PlayExplore www.gru.com
Gainesville Regional Utilities, known as GRU, is a multi-service utility owned by the City of Gainesville. It is the 5th largest municipal electric utility in Florida and serves approximately 93,000 retail and wholesale customers in Gainesville and surrounding areas with electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, and telecommunications services.
GRU makes sure the city stays lit and the water keeps on pumping.
PHOS sought to create a seamless customer web experience and present GRU as a knowledgeable, modern, trustworthy, and community-focused energy provider.
Our strategy was based on GRU's need and readiness for an improved public perception and customer experience. To tackle that task, we focused on three areas:
We unveiled a fresh, easy to use, modern website to facilitate communication between the company and its consumers.
The new website is bright, colorful, and more visual. It engages the viewer right from the very start. We created a clear path for customers to pay bills, report outages, and manage their services in an effort to make interacting with the site a pleasurable experience.
We strategized, created, and launched a new social campaign for GRU. Life+GRU is focused on turning public perception from a grudge into an appreciation. We positioned GRU through value-based living in five dimensions: productivity, health, community, commerce, and life/family.
During Hurricane Irma's recent visit to Gainesville, a time when the community is looking to GRU for answers to their electric and water needs, there was a measurable increase in social positivity. Through social listening and tracking, and a dedication to serving the people of Gainesville, GRU successfully rode out the storm with the highest positivity ratio they have ever received on social media.
Through social media strategy, execution, monitoring, and management, GRU's brand now touches more customers than ever before. Social media acts as a touchpoint for customers to find out about events, keep up with their local community, and ask and receive help with GRU's services.
We've created a personal experience through social media that engenders confidence in the GRU team.
The results have been a measurable increase in customer-to-follower ratio, a Facebook following that has over doubled in the last year alone, and an affinity for GRU through a well-defined value proposition that is bigger than simply utility services.


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HR and the Courts: Recent Rulings and Legislation
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of some labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here's the latest from Ira:
State Prosecutors Beginning to Bring Criminal Charges Against Employers That Violate Wage and Hour Laws
Minimum wage and overtime violations have for decades, as a matter of civil law, been the exclusive domain of government investigations or private lawsuits. However, prosecutors in New York State and California have recently begun to enforce wage and hour violations with criminal actions against some offending employers and their officials, particularly those who have allegedly "institutionalized" wage theft as part of their operating model. Because the construction industry has been ripe with action in this area, special care might be in order during campus construction projects.
ERISA Pension Litigation Against Prominent Universities Continues, With Mixed Results
At least 20 prominent universities across the country have been sued under ERISA in collective actions, facing allegations of excessive administrative fees, fiduciary violations for having confusing and too numerous investment alternatives, and other fiduciary breaches.
Recently, Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania received complete victories in their cases, with federal district court judges dismissing the cases as without merit on the basis of the summary judgement motions filed by the universities.
The University of Chicago took a different route and settled its case, reportedly for $6.5 million, after the presiding judge denied the university's motion to dismiss and certified two classes of plaintiffs. Other judges have allowed similar lawsuits to proceed against Columbia University, Emory University, Johns Hopkins and Princeton, denying respective motions to dismiss.
Other judges have granted class status to lawsuits filed against New York University and Duke University, which could raise the stakes in ongoing litigation. Most recently, George Washington University filed a motion to dismiss the proposed class action filed against it alleging administrative and fiduciary violations of ERISA, stating the allegations were "meritless" and if allowed to proceed could "needlessly saddle the university with millions of dollars of legal fees, just to defend."
Supreme Court's Janus Decision Barring Public-Sector Unions From Collecting Money for Collective Bargaining From Nonmembers May Spur Union-Friendly Legislation in Democratic States
The recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, which bars public-sector unions from collecting money for collective bargaining from nonmembers on First Amendment grounds, is a blow to public-sector unions, including those representing employees, professors and staff at public colleges and universities. Nonetheless, in Democratic and union-friendly states, the decision may spur state legislatures to find other ways to assist public-sector unions, and a wave of public-sector union-friendly legislation may be on the horizon in "Blue" states.
In the Janus decision, the Supreme Court reasoned that collective bargaining itself is a political matter and that collecting money from public-sector employees who are not union members to support collective bargaining is a violation of those employees' First Amendment rights to support or not support the effort. In areas such as the right of public-sector employees to strike and to seek mandatory arbitration, states which currently bar such activities or are silent on the matter may see a wave of proposals to allow such activity.
NYU Prevails in Adjunct Professor's Hostile Work Environment and Sexual Harassment Litigation Where Allegations Were Not Tied to a Specific Individual, But Rather the Plaintiff's Speculation as to the Authors of the Offending Communications
The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (covering New York, Vermont and Connecticut) recently affirmed a federal district court judge's decision to dismiss claims made by a former adjunct professor, who, following termination, asserted that she had been the victim of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment and was terminated for raising these issues (Russell v. New York University et al. (Case no. 17-2527, 2nd Cir, July 1, 2018)).
The plaintiff claimed that she had received mailings including pornographic pictures of women and named five professors who she suspected were responsible for the harassment. She claimed that the university took no action against the alleged perpetrators and failed to even warn them to stop the offending conduct. She also claimed that she was terminated shortly after raising these allegations.
The appeals court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiff's case, holding that the university had no legal duty to take any action against the alleged perpetrators where the plaintiff produced no evidence against them other than her "speculative say-so." The appeals court also affirmed the dismissal of her retaliatory discharge allegations, holding that in the Second Circuit, the precedent stands that "temporal proximity alone is not enough to establish pretext" to commit unlawful discrimination. The plaintiff's counsel stated that he intends to continue to pursue related litigation pending in state court.
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Is Now Required in Almost 20 Percent of States, Plus D.C. and Puerto Rico
Employers in Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey (effective October 2018) Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, must now provide some kind of paid sick leave to regular employees. While the statutes vary from state to state, many require some kind of paid sick leave for part-time and temporary employees as well. The trend appears to be growing and may affect more states as time goes on.