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Spazi e corpi. Il progetto urbanistico contemporaneo
Il 25 ottobre si terrà presso il Politecnico di Milano il Seminario di Tesi "Abitare la città contemporanea. Qui di seguito il programma.
In Chicago new forms of crime protection were experienced during the 90's: they were built on proximity, co-production of safety, empowerment. The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy is recognized as the best known urban program of community policing for crime prevention and the maintenance of public order supervised by a police department: an experimentation that lasted about twenty years. Read more
Cristina Bianchetti, Are shared spaces able to rebuild the city?, in Scienze del Territorio -Rivista di Studi Territorialisti, vol 3 del 2015, pp.52-58.
In Italy we're still talking about the suburbs in the same way. Perhaps, the leaders of the Catholic culture of the late 50s were the first ones, with some anticipation. Since then much has changed. The recent Report made by the group G124, funded and established by Renzo Piano, is an interesting case to test the discourse about "periferie". On one side, the Report recall those old positions, and describe, in the same way, discomforts and conflicts. On the other side, the projects for the outskirts of Turin, Rome and Catania propose light actions, in search of comfort, beauty and small adjustments.
This blog has dealt with many cases in which shared practices are reshaping territories, mostly European, occasionally North American. What happens in the rest of the world? Read more
On 11th November, at the Buzzati Room via Balzan 3 Milano, will be held at 18:00 a discussion meeting on property entitled "From ownership to access. The sharing economy". Read more
Cristina Bianchetti, Angelo Sampieri, Spazi della condivisione, in La rivista il Mulino, n°4/14, pp. 594-602.


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THE CITY STREET SPA is an urban retreat in the heart of Amsterdam.
Open from 10:00-20:00 seven days a week
CACI treatment
Your skin is specific to you, like your thumbprint, no two skins are the same and therefore it needs the right combination of treatments to get the best results. CACI ULTIMATE offers variety and flexibility, unique technologies and non-invasive alternatives to dermal fillers.Typically used for lines, blemishes, acne, anti-ageing and sun damage, the award winning CACI ULTIMATE as its name suggests is the ultimate personalised combination of treatments that your therapist can tailor to your specific concerns, skin needs and requirements. It is recommended for the best results to take a course of 10 CACI Ultimate Anti-Ageing Facial in a short period of time. We then recommend a booster facial once every 4-6 weeks.
CACI Hydratone Express Facial
Delivers instant hydration to the face and neck in the shortest possible time. A great lunchtime facial, ideal for those with busy lives. Also recommended as a treatment before and immediately after Intense Pulsed Light treatments. Incorporating specialised micro-current rollers and a rejuvenating gel mask infused with rose water, hylauronic acid and collagen, this cooling treatment refreshes with intense hydration to calm and balance the skin.
30 Minutes €55
Course of 10 €432
CACI Non-Surgical Face Lift
A relaxing, results driven treatment using micro-current therapy which works in harmony with the body's own bio-electrical field. CACI recharges the electrical energy potential within the muscle and improves skin tissue by triggering micro-current repair activity within the skin cells. CACI gently helps tighten and tone sagging muscles whilst smoothing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The dual tipped probes and specialised serum increase the effect on the muscle producing immediate dramatic results.
60 Minutes €105
Course of 10 €855
Super CACI Non Surgical Face Lift
A more intensive version of the CACI lifting treatment with greater emphasis on the delicate eye area to lift, firm and smooth out fine lines.
75 Minutes €130
Course of 10 €1080
CACI Ultimate Anti-Ageing Facial – Including Eye Area
The Rolls-Royce of anti-ageing treatments incorporating Orbital Microdermabrasion with LED light therapy and CACI Microcurrent in an 8 phase facial to help you peel back the years.
30 Minutes €48
90 Minutes €155
Course of 10 €1278
Dermalogica Facial Treatments
Face Mapping Treatment
A customised treatment tailored to your individual needs. Face mapping SM skin analysis will devise an optimum mix of botanicals that will be used throughout a step-by-step facial process. At the end of the treatment you will also be given a prescription to take away so that you can continue the benefits at home.
60 minutes €70
Age Smart Treatment
The most powerful Dermalogica treatment for clients worried about the signs of ageing. Combined vitamin and hydroxy acid exfoliation, and energising massage techniques that release tension in the facial muscles make this the ultimate in skin therapy for prematurely-ageing, dry, devitalised skin. Your skin will be noticeably firmer, smoother and revived.
75 minutes €85
Medibac Treatment
Perfect for skin prone to breakouts, this treatment helps to fade out blemishes, reduce oiliness and promote a clear complexion. This Dermalogica treatment is not suitable for clients using Retin-A, Accutane or prescribed exfoliation products.
45 minutes €50
Environmental Control Treatment
Great for even the most sensitive skins. This facial will soothe, calm and restore skin comfort.
45 minutes €48
Microzone Treatment
Perfect for a quick-fix facial. A double cleanse followed by Face Mapping SM zone-by-zone skin analysis allowing a single zone to be targeted for faster results.
20 minutes €22
Skin Brightening Treatment
Helps to balance uneven skin pigmentation and revive dull lifeless skin. Skin appears radiant and full of vitality.
60 minutes €70
Perricone Facial Treatments
Wake Up Call
Hypoallergenic products have a calming effect and give your skin a wake up call. The neuropeptides stop inflammation in cells and restore the natural resistance. A cleansing, relaxing facial massage with Cold Plasma and Peptides complex then cool down with lymphatic drainage. Includes epilation.
75 min €105
Cold Plasma
This treatment works on the most visible signs of ageing, such as wrinkles, enlarged pores, redness, dryness and loss of firmness and radiance. This firming and structure improving treatment includes cleansing, deep tissue massage with Cold Plasma and then classical massage of face, neck and shoulders. Extra attention for neck and jawline with Cold Plasma Sub D. Includes epilation.
(Face, Neck And Décolleté)
90 min €140
Deep Wrinkle
Immediate and visible results through the use of patented Neuropeptide-line Dr. Perricone. This treatment works deeper into the skin and works on skin damage, ageing and volume loss of the supporting skin layers. This is addressed with a deep tissue massage with Acyl-Glutathione and Deep Wrinkle Serum. Followed by a classic massage with the Neuropeptide Facial Conformer. Cooling down with Cold Laser stimulates the production of collagen and elastin. Cold Plasma Sub D works on Firming the neck. Includes epilation.
105 min €165
Deep Tissue
30 min €45
Course of 5 times 30 min € 180
Diamond Experience life infusion
"The art of rejuvenation" An innovative treatment that infuses life into your skin in order to preserve youth and beauty.This revolutionary experience provides unprecedented rejuvenating action by regulating the 4 key skin-age biomarkers. This intensive, comprehensive treatment results in firmer, more luminous and visibly younger looking skin. Redefines your facial contour, improves skin texture and fades wrinkles and expression lines in just one session. An amazing "youth elixir" that unveils renewed skin that is soft, smooth and wonderfully rejuvenated.
90 min €170
Diamond Brightening system
NATURA BISSÉ offers to the most innovative and demanding professional aesthetics a powerful and highly effective exfoliating treatment: G3P, a triple exfoliating system with Glycolic Acid (chemical, enzymatic and micro-mechanical exfoliation) that reveals an extraordinarily renewed and radiant skin. Its powerful formulation renews the skin, effectively removing dark spots on the skin surface. Thanks to carboxitherapy, one of the techniques of proven effectiveness in aesthetic medicine, it evens the skin tone and texture and provides maximum luminosity, combating the signs of skin aging through the application of CO2.
60 min €110
Natura Bisse Treatments
Skin Comfort
Need a quick boost ? This treatment contains an enzyme exfoliation, facial massage and detox and fine Tolerance Comfort Mask. Suitable for very sensitive / dry skin.
45 min €65
Experience 100% antioxidant power of highly concentrated Vitamin C Brightens and restores the texture of the skin . Moisturises whilst the soufflémask and sulption mask stimulates collagen production.
(Face, Neck And Décolleté)
75 mins €85
The Cure
Need a detox and energy boost for the skin? This treatment includes a deep cleansing with Glyco Peel 3 and Enzyme Therapy. To conclude your dream away during a relaxing detox facial massage.
60 mins €90
Age Defying
During this treatment use is made of the Essential Shock line. This line supports premature aging and restores the hormonal balance due to isoflavones. The three Glyco Peel, a sculpting massage and Algue Micronized Powder Mask provide a firm , crisp , calm skin . Including epilation .
90 mins €130
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Walden University's world-class online community allows students and faculty members to connect via a global learning platform. Students utilize a convenient web portal called MyWalden to fully experience the rich online learning environment. This allows students to build strong peer-to-peer relationships where they can analyze and critique each other's work and find support in achieving their career goals.
Jaqueline Wilky: When I looked at other programs, one of the things I really liked about the Walden program was that there was a lot of discussion. I have more interaction now than I ever had in my two traditional universities.
Speaker 1: With this level of connectivity, faculty members can provide individual support to their students, answering questions and inciting thought-provoking discussions, creating a more practical and valuable learning environment.
Rennee Babbitts: One of my favorite faculties that I worked with was really great at challenging me. When I would do my course, he would respond and they would ask very challenging questions which I loved.
Speaker 1: Students from more than 155 countries benefit from Walden's online learning community. So you can earn your degree while gaining an international perspective.
Dr. Anthony Moyer: What I really liked about Walden's program is that you were working with students from all over the world. You were collaborating with people who had a very diverse background, and that was really unique with Walden's learning opportunity.
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Ellen, Trapper and Quiana made a trip to Montana, and we got to have them stay at our house for a night! Then for the weekend, they headed over to Hugh and Carmens, where we all met for a day of lots of fun and cousins!
Years ago, this was the go-cart that belonged to Logan, Kenny and Rodney. NOW...it's Trapper, Spencer and Coy who have laid claims to it! OH yes, we can't wait till they're all a bit older, driving and fixing this thing... :)


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The world is composed of many cultures, each containing colorful and delightful aspects. But sometimes facets of a culture have evolved from fear or even a misunderstanding of how the world or the human body works. These practices can lead to fear and suffering.
Both Jesus and his apostles did all they could to eliminate fear and suffering in the people they met, and the spiritual force that empowered their healing work liberated individuals from prejudice and superstitious beliefs.
That power is still present, making itself felt as customs once thought normal, even routine, come into question. One of these customs is the practice of such rites as female circumcision. While this is a topic many won't even want to think about, more than 3 million girls between 5 and 8 years old undergo this grim practice each year. Every one of them deserves your prayers, prayers that can free them from harm.
Although efforts have been made to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM), or circumcision, for more than 25 years, it is still practiced in some 28 African and several Middle Eastern and Asian nations. Roughly 130 million girls and women are already affected.
Often performed under unsanitary conditions and without an anesthetic, FGM can cause serious aftereffects and even fatalities. The act isn't driven by religion – although Islam is often accused of encouraging it – but by cultural taboos that affect a woman's prospects for marriage and her role in the community. A woman who is not circumcised is considered a social outcast, and her prospects for marriage are poor. Besides helping to preserve the girl's virginity and to contribute to her cleanliness and beauty, FGM is supposed to reduce her sexual desire and thus keep her faithful to her husband.
One hopeful sign was reported in a recent Monitor article on a rescue center in Kenya where girls can take part in an alternative rite of passage to adulthood. The article also noted the challenges to progress: "Changing an entire culture ... can be a difficult process even in a fairly well-off and well-educated country like Kenya. The key ingredient, activists say, is the consent of the people who find meaning from that culture."
To help free those who practice or encourage FGM, it's important not to condemn, but to see them from a spiritual standpoint, as God's children. God, who is Love, never sends suffering to any of His offspring, and our knowledge of this spiritual fact can help free them from the collective fears that keep FGM going.
Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Monitor, understood that true equality would come when men and women better understood God as Spirit and themselves as made in God's likeness. The purity we each have as Spirit's likeness is natural and indestructible; it's not dependent on a material body. It rests on our expression of spiritual qualities such as intelligence, goodness, love, and peace. Spirituality, not the pain and anguish of FGM, measures our purity and faithfulness.
In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy wrote, "The good in human affections must have ascendency over the evil and the spiritual over the animal, or happiness will never be won. The attainment of this celestial condition would improve our progeny, diminish crime, and give higher aims to ambition" (p. 61). Jesus expressed those higher aims. His purpose was to open our eyes to God as our Father and Mother, and to the fact that we are perfect and pure, because God is perfect and pure.
Jesus was so pure that a woman who'd been bleeding for years was healed when she touched the border of his garment. According to Jewish law, it wasn't proper for a woman in that condition to touch even the clothes of a man. But Jesus' healing love discredited that belief and wiped out the physical condition (see Matt. 9:20-22).
This can be a metaphor for our prayers about the practice of FGM. The Christ-spirit that Jesus embodied expresses God's love for all of us, men and women alike. We can expect Love to reveal solutions to FGM that help people to see the inherent purity in each individual and to recognize that this quality isn't based in matter. Rather, its foundation is in the goodness of God, the Creator of men and women, with equal love toward all. Prayer that affirms these spiritual truths will move people beyond fear, ignorance, or rigidity. It can awaken even those who believe strongly in FGM to their true spiritual nature, and enable them to see their daughters in spiritual terms, as pure and free children of God.
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A Sharp Bound of the Cebysev Functional for the Riemann-Steiltjes Integral and Applications
Dragomir, Sever S (2008) A Sharp Bound of the Cebysev Functional for the Riemann-Steiltjes Integral and Applications. Journal of Inequalities and Applications, 2008. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1025-5834Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
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A new sharp bound of the Cˇ ebysˇev functional for the Riemann-Stieltjes integral is obtained. Applications for quadrature rules including the trapezoid and midpoint rules are given.
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How to Get Rid of Gray Hair Naturally and Permanently
Normally we associate grey hair with a sign of old age, but currently it is also quite common that young and healthy people deal with strands of white hair. Find out how to prevent this problem and how to solve it with natural solutions.
Understand Your White Hair
Before you study the tips how to prevent and how to deal with white hair, first try to learn the causes. The first thing you need to be aware of is that there is no specific age at which you should start going grey.
Some people die without a single white hair on their head while others notice their first white hairs when they are teenagers. However, the most to blame is probably genetics so if your parents started going grey at an early age, there is a high risk that the same will happen to you.
Your race also plays a role when it comes to going grey. The majority of white people notice their first white hairs by the age of 35, Asians by the age of 40 and black people by their mid-forties.
A common belief is that stress causes white hairs at the young age. However, no scientific studies have proved that's true so far. Stress of course might have negative influence on your health, but when it comes to hair, it might be the reason for hair loss rather than going grey.
The reason why we start going grey is because at some point the color-producing cells in our hair stop producing Melanin, which is a pigment responsible for giving color to our hair. However, there is a study that has shown that the building up of hydrogen peroxide around the hair follicles may bleach your hair color as a result of oxidative stress.
Very rarely, but it happens that the reason why a young person starts to turn white lies in some autoimmune or genetic disease. Some conditions that are connected with going white include anemia, vitiligo, which is a thyroid disorder, and problems with the pituitary gland.
However, these diseases can cause also other symptoms so consult your doctor if your hair is going white at the young age and you also suffer from some other worrying signs.
How to Prevent White Hair
If you want to have hair in a deep natural color, without any white strands or maybe you just noticed the first signs of going white, there are still some measures which you can take in order to prevent the problem.
The first thing you need to take care of is your diet. It must be hair-healthy as a balanced diet plays a crucial role in the condition of your hair. If you give your body all the vitamins and minerals that your hair likes, it will be strong for longer.
Our hair is made of protein so you need to include in your diet a lot of lean protein too. Apart from that, eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Hydration is also a key to success so drink at least eight glasses of water every day.
Make sure that your diet is rich in products that contain a lot of vitamin B12 and the mineral zinc. If you feel that you aren't getting enough of it, you can try to supplement them. Other important ingredients for beautiful hair are vitamins A, C, and E as well as minerals such as copper, iron, and folic acid.
Eat plenty of cucumbers, oats and almonds as they are a natural source of biotin, known also as vitamin H, which is responsible for healthy, naturally-colored hair.
Apart from a healthy diet reconsider also the hair products you use on a daily basis. Always read the labels as if cosmetics you use are poor quality, they probably contain a high amount of chemicals such as sulfates, phosphates, chlorine, or ammonia.
Chemicals may dry out our hair and weaken its roots, which leads to white hair. The best for your hair will be products made from natural ingredients.
Head massages are also important if you want to prevent white hair. Do them regularly and you will stimulate your blood flow to the scalp and that will have a positive effect on your hair growth.
A head massage will be even more remedial if you do it with the use of beneficial oils such as almond or coconut oil. If you follow such treatments regularly you won't be bothered with white hairs, but your hair will be smooth and shiny too.
It might sound surprising, but if you are a smoker, quit this nasty habit as quickly as it's possible. Studies have proved that people who smoke are four times more likely to have white or grey hairs than their non-smoking friends. People who smoke often have dull hair which is more likely to fall out.


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Pakistan media reports that the Pathankot terror attack was "stage-managed" by India are seen here as "double-speak" by Pakistan's security establishment.
"The report in a Pakistan pro-government daily only shows that ISI and Pakistan Army were doing double-speak. India has provided irrefutable evidence to Pakistan Joint Investigation Team (JIT) during their visit here regarding the involvement of Pak-based terrorists," a government source said.
The news report in daily 'Pakistan Today' quoted an unnamed JIT member to say that the attack was nothing but "vicious propaganda" against Pakistan as Indian authorities did not have any evidence to back their claims.
"Within hours of the assault, all the attackers were shot dead by the Indian security forces. However, the Indian authorities made it a three-day drama to get maximum attention from the world community in order to malign Pakistan," the report added.
Rebutting the report, another government source said the evidence provided to JIT can stand international scrutiny and expressed surprise over media reports emerging that the NIA had not provided enough evidence to the visiting team.
"The JIT was handed over whatever they asked for which included certified copies of statements of witnesses, DNA reports of four terrorists, memos of articles seized from them," the source said.
Pakistan had made a request under section 188 of Criminal procedure Code of Pakistan for collecting the evidence from the NIA.
The call data records of the two phones snatched from Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh and his jeweller friend Rajesh Verma which were used by the terrorists to call a number in Pakistan were also shared with the JIT, the source said.
India also shared the conversation recorded between Nasir Hussain, one of the four terrorist who carried out the attack on IAF base during the intervening night of January one and two, with his mother Khayyam Babber.
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Your Charlotte Dentist – Dr. Chris Bowman, DDS
Hello, and thank you for visiting the website of Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte. I am Dr. Chris Bowman, DDS, PA.
As a dentist in Charlotte NC, I've been studying and practicing dental care for awhile now, and I've discovered something interesting. The foundation of successful dentistry isn't protocol or procedure. At the very core of a healthy mouth is a relationship of trust and respect between patient and dentist.
I'd like to take a few moments to show you how I've built that relationship with my patients.
Knowledge. I am a 1990 graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. My educational background in dentistry started with a degree from UNC's School of Dentistry in 1994, but it certainly didn't end there. My commitment to providing the best dental care as a Charlotte dentist led me to train under some of the best educational leaders, learning techniques like sedation, gum disease therapy, and snoring/sleep apnea treatment, not found in most general dentistry practices.
I maintain membership with a number of dental associations and take many hours of continuing education each year to stay abreast of this fast-changing profession.
Associations and memberships:
- 6-Month Smiles Instructor and Mentor
- PAC Live Hands On Training
- KOIS training
- Pete Dawson
- 2 DOCS courses
- Sleep apnea courses
- Member of AACD
- Member of American Society of Dental Sleep Medicine
Experience. All the book learning in the world can't take the place of hands-on clinical experience. Throughout my training and career, I've embraced opportunities to handle real life dental situations. That's allowed me to understand how dentistry impacts so many important aspects of patients' lives.
I found that teaching helped me gain additional experience. I served in several post-graduate teaching positions, and I continue on that path as a clinical instructor for Six Month Smiles.
Every patient's situation is different. I enjoy sharing technical knowledge in a down-to-earth, understandable manner. That puts you in a good position to make informed decision about dental care that fit your goals, lifestyle, budget, and schedule.
Commonality. I grew up in Asheville and I've lived in Charlotte with my family since 1994. You and I might run into one another on the golf course, soccer field, or at church. This unity with the community gives me a great deal of respect for the wonderful people of Charlotte.
My patients are my friends and neighbors – my extended family. I couldn't face my reflection in the mirror if I didn't give them my best every day, fairly, honestly, and compassionately.
Now you know a little more about the man behind the white jacket. I'd really like to get to know you, also. Call your Charlotte dentist, Dr. Chris Bowman at 704-337-8070 to become a patient if you are in need of gum surgery or if you experiencing exposed roots. Let's start building a relationship of care and trust that will have you smiling.
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History, Mission & Philosophy
History, Mission & Philosophy
School of Nursing History
The rich history Avila University enjoys is rooted in the Sisters of St. Joseph, founded in LePuy, France in 1650 to respond to the needs of society by serving their neighbors.
In 1836, six Sisters arrived in America and traveled the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri and settled in a small town south of the city known as Carondelet. These women established several schools and were soon known as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJs).
In 1866, six Sisters came to Kansas City, Missouri and opened the first private high school for young women, St. Teresa's Academy.
In 1916, the academy administration chartered the first private college for women in Kansas City, St. Teresa's College. The college offered a two-year program leading to an Associate of Arts Degree. Fifteen years later, St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, also associated with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, became affiliated with the college and nursing students were enrolled in basic science and humanities courses.
In 1940, the college became the first four-year, liberal arts institution for women in Kansas City with professional programs in nursing, education, and business and was renamed The College of St. Teresa. The growth of the College of St. Teresa resulted in a move to its present campus in 1963.
In honor of St. Teresa of Avila, the college changed its name to Avila College. Seeking to serve a diverse population, the college became co-educational in 1969, and established graduate programs in business, education, and psychology in 1978.
Due to its continued growth as a comprehensive institution of higher learning, offering undergraduate and graduate programs, Avila College became Avila University in 2002; departments became schools or colleges and department chairs became deans. Subsequently, the department of nursing became the school of nursing and the department chair became dean.
In 1974, Avila became the first liberal arts college to establish a Sigma Theta Tau, International chapter—Beta Lambda. Avila and the University of Central Missouri created an at-large chapter in 2008. With declining activity and following much discourse, the chapter was closed in 2012.
Since it began in 1916, Avila University has been committed to excellence in teaching and learning in an environment that respects the uniqueness of each person and stresses responsible life-long contributions to the community. This commitment reflects the mission and purpose of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who continue to sponsor Avila University. The university was initially accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1946. The university has enjoyed continuous accreditation since then. At its last comprehensive visit in 2008, Avila University received continued regional accreditation for a period of ten years. The nursing program received its first accreditation from the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN) in 1948, the National League for Nursing (NLN) in 1966, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) in 2000. The program has had continuous accreditation since that time. In 2010, the program applied for and was awarded reaccreditation by the CCNE for the maximum time period of 10 years. The program has full approval by the MSBN.
Nursing education at Avila University provides the academic preparation of nurses who contribute to the health care of those in need. This educational vision was made possible through the efforts of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet mission at St. Joseph Hospital (now St. Joseph Medical Center) and many others at the College of St. Teresa and Avila College (now Avila University) who valued the importance of academic preparation for nursing practice. The Sisters of St. Joseph established the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in 1900 under the direction of Sister Irmenia Dougherty. This school of nursing became chartered in 1901. The development of the four-year nursing program originated after the close of World War II. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet recognized the need for advanced educational preparation for women in nursing and formulated plans to establish a department of nursing within the college.
Prior to September 1960, the college offered three programs in nursing: a three-year diploma program, a basic baccalaureate program, and a supplementary (continuing education) program for graduate registered professional nurses. In 1958, a decision was made to discontinue the three-year diploma program and to revise the curriculum of the baccalaureate program to enable the student to complete the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in four academic years. These changes took place in 1960. From 1970 to 1998 the Department of Nursing offered a RN to BSN degree. This program was discontinued due to low enrollment. Due to increased demand for a highly education nursing workforce, the RN to BSN program was reestablished beginning Fall 2012. The SON continues the tradition of excellence in nursing through its undergraduate curriculum which provides the health care community excellent, well-educated nurses prepared to adapt to the ever evolving health care environment.
School of Nursing Mission
The mission of the School of Nursing, guided by our Catholic identity, is to prepare nursing graduates for generalist practice in a complex and ever-changing health care environment. Graduates will:
- discover, understand, and appreciate the human responses and varied perceptions of life experiences;
- understand the nursing role in socially and globally responsible health care;
- participate with others in achieving health and optimal responses to life experiences through safe and quality patient-centered care, evidence based practice, and effective communication; and
- assume professional nursing roles of provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care and member of the interprofessional team who advocates for the patient and the nursing profession.
School of Nursing Philosophy
The School of Nursing at Avila University supports and is consistent with the values of the larger Avila Community including excellence in teaching and learning; the worth, dignity, and potential of each human being; diversity and its expression; the development of the whole person; right relationships, with God, self, others, and creation; service with the dear neighbor. In addition, the School of Nursing is responsive to changing demographic, academic, technological, and practice environments including the ongoing incorporation of professional guidelines and evidence-based findings into the academic program.
The professional nurse is educated through a baccalaureate of science in nursing degree. This educational process includes preparation in the liberal arts, behavioral, biological, and natural sciences, communication, and technology, as pre-requisites for nursing courses. This process prepares the graduate for entry into generalist practice and facilitates professional role competency as provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of the interprofessional team who advocates for the patient and the nursing profession. To best meet these role expectations, the professional nurse must embrace the values of caring and continuous professional development, and recognize varied perceptions of and responses to life experiences that people encounter. The professional nurse respectfully acknowledges individual differences and the importance of these differences in achieving health and optimal responses to life experiences.
Health is viewed holistically and globally, encompassing individual, families, communities, and populations with varying degrees of health- or illness-related needs and perceptions. Health is determined by the perceptions of the individual. Health includes promotion of wellness as well as the treatment and prevention of illness and the impact of social determinants of health on individuals and populations. The nurse's role in promotion of wellness is becoming increasingly important to our society.
Person is defined broadly as individuals, families, communities, and populations. Health and illness related needs are encountered in broad and diverse environments including home, school, hospital, clinic, neighborhood, and faith-based settings. The curriculum is based on the belief that all individuals have the ability to self-determine and to impact their health and environment.
Teaching strategies facilitate students to make connections between the liberal arts, sciences, and nursing practice. Effective teaching occurs in a supportive environment. Teaching/learning strategies facilitate active learning and are collaborative. Clinical experiences, in a variety of environments, including simulation, are designed to facilitate application of learned material to the care environment. Learning is evidenced through assessment of the student's increasing knowledge base, ability to apply such knowledge to practice, and personal, social, spiritual, and professional development. Program outcomes assessment and constituency satisfaction guide curriculum decisions.
With an ever-increasing body of knowledge, new evidence for best practices, and shifts in the type of patients and settings in which nurses provide care, the curricula and courses provide opportunities for students to search, retrieve, critique, and synthesize information for making situated clinical judgments. In other words, the faculty believe students are best prepared to practice if they think conceptually. Giddens, J.F. (2017). Concepts for Nursing Practice (2nd ed.). Elsevier: St. Louis.
Responsibility for learning resides in the student. Lifetime learning requires self-direction, self-motivation, continuous acquisition of new knowledge and skills, use of effective and facilitative communication, clinical reasoning, and evidence based decision-making. Throughout their baccalaureate education, students make connections between their liberal arts and science courses to nursing practice. Evaluation of learning focuses on achievement of effective communication skills, higher-level thinking skills, and role development in a changing practice environment.
The School of Nursing gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship, contribution, and far-reaching vision of the Sisters of St. Joseph who established this program over 70 years ago. The education provided reflects the Sisters' charism to recognize and care for the dear neighbor and to promote right relationships and social justice.


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Shares of the company more than doubled in value after the announcement of the ruling on Wednesday morning.
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued the company last month, alleging that it made misrepresentations in the sale of life settlements.
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It's Friday for a few more hours anyway. We had speech and ABA this morning. Theresa was exhausted, she was up late last night. We have 8 raffle tickets left to sell. They're going slowly, it seems that everyone is either broke or stingy.
Hubby is going to his parents tomorrow. They're renewing their wedding vows. I don't particularly want to go and Theresa's had just as long a week as I have. So we're staying home while he goes. While it may be a bit hateful to say so I do believe if they can afford tacky decorations they can afford to purchase a raffle ticket that benefits their grandchild. Of course it's not my place to say and it'd be rather rude to point it out to them so I'll just stay away from them.
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In the short while I've been away 🙂 , a lot has happened. I have witnessed numerous paradigm shifts that have shapened me even further. I'd like to share with you a personal story in the lines to come that has helped me tremendously. I hope it does same to you.
I attended a camp some months ago, an prior to attending, I had had a great haircut and felt really good about it. After a few days, I went to see a friend and on his bed was a mirror. I had not seen myself in many days but I still had that same old image lodged in my mind. When I saw the image in the mirror, I was taken aback. I saw a monster! A scary one!
Ater a few more seconds however, the monster metamorphosized into me: a grossly unkempt me.
You see, I was still expecting the old image of days ago but I was shocked with the image i was 'given'.
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You should know that failure and success don't just occur suddenly. They take a gradual process to manifest.
The absence of a mirror would cause you to live in your past. Get a mirror and take the necessary steps needed to make you better.


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This article has been reproduced with the kind permission of Harry Fecitt MBE TD and the Salonika Campaign Society, 1915-1918. For other LNL articles written by Harry Fecitt MBE TD please click here.
The 12th (Territorial) Battalion was raised in August 1915 in the Bolton area. On 1st September it entrained for Lytham where it was billeted and training began, despite the prevailing shortage of rifles, clothing and equipment. In March the following year it moved to Norfolk to complete its training in infantry and engineering duties as it was to become a Pioneer Battalion.
British Pioneer Battalions
Initially many in Britain thought that the war would be over before Christmas 1914. However the early fighting against German troops in France showed that not only was the war going to last longer, but serious thought had to be given to quickly protecting infantry and artillery from the destructive effects of enemy artillery shells and machine gun fire. Far too many infantry men were being deployed on building fortifications, trenches and shelter bunkers, and many of those men were unskilled and slow at this work. The Royal Engineer units in the Army needed specialist support.
The Secretary of State for War, Field Marshall Herbert Horatio Kitchener, had earlier introduced a concept into the Indian Army of each Division having one Pioneer Battalion on its order of battle. Lord Kitchener forecast that this war would last at least three years, and he introduced the Pioneer Battalion concept into the British Army. The over-riding criteria was that a Pioneer battalion had to contain men capable of fast efficient digging, and divisional commanders could select one of their existing battalions that met this criteria or ask for such a battalion to be posted into their divisions. The Pioneer battalions were still regarded as fighting infantry units, and each battalion was equipped with rifles and a section of four medium machine guns; also by 1916 eight Lewis light machine guns had been issued. Often the medium machine gun sections were detached and employed as the anti-aircraft defence for divisional headquarters; the Lewis guns were distributed amongst the four companies. Each Pioneer battalion had an officer and a senior rank from the Royal Engineers attached to it to provide technical assistance.
Pioneer battalions were expected to dig, shore-up and revet trenches, build dugouts, provide overhead cover and shell-proof walls to gun positions, dig approach trenches called saps towards enemy positions, to tunnel and mine when necessary, and to build track ways for men, pack mules, horses pulling guns and for motor transport. They had to be able to make roads, fell trees, build bridges, construct barbed-wire obstacles and prepare railway embankments. The concept called for battalions of organized and competent labour that could also immediately fight as infantry when called upon to do so.
In late December 1914 it was decided that each Pioneer battalion should have at least 16 carpenters and joiners, 16 blacksmiths, 16 masons and bricklayers, 8 tinsmiths and 4 engine drivers and fitters. These 60 or more tradesmen were to be distributed equally amongst the four companies in each Pioneer battalion. The typical establishment of a Pioneer battalion was 24 officers and 860 men, but in certain theatres of war the figure for men rose to over 1,000. In recognition of their specialist status the men received two pence more per day than an infantryman received, and they were eligible for the normal additions to their pay for being classified in relevant infantry skills.
Salonika was a large Greek port that was the main entry point for British, French, Italian, Russian and Serbian Allied troops who were fighting a mainly Bulgarian enemy in the hinterland; these troops were named the Allied Army of the Orient and the Front stretched from Albania eastwards to the River Struma. The Bulgars occupied the tactically important high ground and were supported by German and Turkish units. Britain was unhappy at being involved in this Front, regarding it as an unnecessary 'Sideshow', but France saw the potential political gains to be made by fighting here and the French view prevailed. The area of fighting was named Macedonia but historically the name Salonika has been used to describe the Front.
The 1/12th Battalion disembarked at Salonika from His Majesty's Transport Menominee on 23rd January 1917; the Battalion strength was 35 officers and 964 other ranks. The men marched a few miles up the Seres road to a tented camp that was its initial base. The Commanding Officer was informed that the Battalion would return to the fold of the 60th (London) Division, and for the next few days redundant equipment used in France was handed in and replaced by tools and equipment used in Macedonia; mules and saddlery were also issued to the unit.
We were fortunate also in getting during April the 1/12th Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, which came to us as our Pioneer Battalion, under a most capable officer, Lieutenant Colonel Beckett. They were a hard-bitten, thirsty lot of Lancashire miners, but what they could do with a spade was a perfect revelation. The Division owed a great deal to this fine Battalion for the splendid work they did on the Vimy Ridge, and I attribute our comparatively low casualty returns to the rapidity with which these pioneers, assisted by the various battalions, managed to lower the depth of the trenches eighteen inches in record time.
Major General E.S. Bulfin CB, Commander 60th Division, France 1916.
Deployment into the hinterland
During the second week of February the Battalion undertook a tough march through heavy snowstorms to the village of Snevce, sleeping in rapidly-pitched tents each night. 'B' and 'D' Companies then remained in a camp in Snevce working on a road that ran to Karamudli, but Battalion HQ with 'A' and 'C' Companies marched out to camp at Karamudli where they were tasked to supervise locally hired labour on road formation work, to run a stone quarry and to construct an observation post. Further moves took place at the end of January when 'B' Company marched to Salgrec Avance whilst 'D' Company marched to Aracli; both companies were employed on road work.
The rainfall on 1st March was so heavy that road-construction and maintenance was suspended and instead the Battalion dug slit trenches in its camps as protection against the frequent Bulgar and German air attacks. Road work was the priority and 'D' Company marched to Sari Degauli to construct a special road suitable for use by heavy artillery guns. In mid-March the Battalion concentrated and marched to the Sal de L'Abri area where 60 Division HQ was located. This was another rough march over three days in heavy snow, a trestle bridge on the route being swept away necessitating the fording of a swollen stream 30 yards wide. Bivouacs had to be used on the route as the lorries carrying the camp equipment, blankets and men's kits could not get through the snow on the road. The companies then dispersed again to work on roads, ammunition dug outs, shell slits, horse lines, communication trenches, the Divisional vegetable garden and a camp for the Divisional artillery personnel. On 18th March an enemy aeroplane bombed Caussica where 'D' Company was working and five men were wounded, one of them (No. 265297 Private John Mills Lomas) later dying in hospital. A typical Sunday routine was a Church Parade followed by respirator (gas mask) drills and inspections of sleeping areas and equipment.
Bulgarian attacks
The 1st April saw excitement on Bowlesbarrow, a low front line feature that a platoon was working on. After a short artillery barrage during which the platoon sergeant was wounded the Bulgars attacked from adjacent high ground and captured four men from the Battalion who were working in the trenches. Two men managed to escape as they were escorted back to the Bulgar lines, one (possibly No. 265683 Private Matthew Burrows) was mistakenly shot along with his enemy escort on reaching the enemy lines, and the fourth (No. 265716 Private Richard Robert Roberts) went into captivity in Bulgaria and died there on 9 September 1918.
Four days later 12 enemy aeroplanes attacked Karasouli (now named Polykastro) railway station, igniting ammunition dumps there. Two salvage parties of 50 men each were sent by the Battalion but they could not get close to the bomb damage because of continuous explosions coming from the ammunition dumps.
On 20th April a large-scale British attack was made on the enemy positions west of Lake Doiran and the Battalion was employed on consolidating the positions captured by 60 Division. Two days later a platoon from 'C' Company was working in the front line trench near a feature named L.4 when a Bulgar night-time artillery barrage hit the trench. All of the enemy ammunition fired was gas shells and the men immediately donned their anti-gas helmets, preventing casualties from occurring; the Sunday anti-gas training sessions had proved to be invaluable. The 26th of the month was another day of heavy rain, preventing work; to compensate for this on the following Sunday half the Battalion rested after Church Parade whilst the other half worked.
May started with a flurry of different activities including front line trench deepening, communication trench, dummy trench and fire bay digging, the construction of observation posts, the maintenance of roads, farming activities at the Divisional vegetable garden and the demolition of the burned-out Karasouli station buildings. As the weather was now very warm work was confined to two shifts in the morning and afternoon, leaving a four-hour break for resting in the heat of the middle of the day.
In mid-May the whole Battalion passed through the Divisional Baths for a thorough disinfecting and cleaning. Pioneer taskings continued and a draft of 145 men arrived to join the Battalion. In late May the advance party of the 8th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry arrived to take over the Battalion's pioneer duties. On 26 May, the hand over being completed, the Battalion concentrated and made a night march to its new location which had its headquarters on Hill 221 in Vladaja Ravine. But on the last day of the month the Battalion was on the move again, marching for the next week to a Divisional concentration area at Uchantar camp.
Embarkation for Egypt
60th (London) Division was being deployed to another theatre of war and the emphasis now was on preparation for embarkation and on infantry training. The men received cholera injections and fired a short range course of ten rounds. On the 19th June 1917 the 1/12th Battalion (Pioneers) The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment marched out of its bivouac site at 0330 hours, arriving on the Salonika Quayside five hours later for embarkation on His Majesty's Transport Huntspill. The Battalion was 35 officers and 1029 other ranks strong. Three days later the Huntspill docked in Alexandria, Egypt, and the Battalion disembarked to move with 60 Division into the Palestine theatre, where it was to remain until May 1918 when it returned to France.
During its short stay in Macedonia the 1/12th Battalion (Pioneers) The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment performed its specialist tasks in a professional and competent manner and proved itself to be a very useful addition to 60 (London) Division. A further sixteen months of operational duty in two different theatres lay ahead of the Battalion.
Casualties in Macedonia
The following four men of the Battalion are buried in Greece and Bulgaria:
1. No. 265683 Private Matthew Burrows, aged 21 years and born in Wigan, buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.
2. No. 265297 Private John Mills Lomas, aged 21 years from Leigh, buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.
3. No. 266456 Private John William Pilkington, aged 45 years from Preston, buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) War Cemetery.
4. No. 265716 Private Richard Robert Roberts, from St. Helens, buried in Plovdiv Central Cemetery, Bulgaria.
- Cyril Falls, Captain. History of The Great War. Military Operations Macedonia. Both Volumes. (Battery Press reprint 1996).
- H.C. Wylly, Colonel. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1914 – 1919. (Naval & Military Press softback reprint).
- War Diary. 12th Battalion Loyal North Lancs (Pioneers), January to June 1917. (National Archives reference WO 95/4927).
By Harry Fecitt MBE TD
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Hi guy's can you tell me where on the western front the LNL pioneer battalion was used as infantry in combat. Thanks for your help, regards David
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Plantar Fasciitis is often called "heel spurs," although this terminology is somewhat misleading because 15 to 25 percent of the general population has heel spurs, without any symptoms and many symptomatic individuals do not have them. In general, Plantar Fasciitis is a self-limiting condition meaning it would resolve by itself usually within 6 to 18 months.
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