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Covid-19 and the Social Sciences
Covid-19 Fieldnotes from Our Grantees
When a Pandemic Disrupts the Export of People
Yasmin Ortiga and Karen Anne S. Liao conducted research supported by the SSRC on the dramatic disruptions that Filipino labor migrants experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the support (or lack thereof) of their plight by the Filipino state. Arguing that labor as well as commodity supply chains have been thrown in upheaval, the authors describe the limits of the Philippines' labor export strategy. In particular, they focus on two sets of labor migrants—nurses unable to take jobs abroad, and repatriated cruise ship workers—for whom dignified work at home was unavailable. Ortiga and Liao conclude that treating labor as a commodity has deep human and social costs.
by Yasmin Y. Ortiga and Karen Anne S. Liao August 5, 2021
In the early months of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic raised concerns over serious disruptions in global supply chains. Photos of empty grocery shelves stood in stark contrast to news of vegetables rotting in farms. Meanwhile, governments restricted the export of essential supplies like masks and medicines, diverting production for national needs.
Yet, Covid-19 also affected a different kind of supply chain: a global exchange of migrant labor based on the movement of people, not things. While news agencies ran countless features on how the pandemic affected nations that depend on migrant labor, we knew little about the places that actually trained and supplied these workers to the world.
With support from the SSRC Rapid-Response Grant on Covid-19 and the Social Sciences, our research team examined how the pandemic impacts migrant-sending nations such as our own, the Philippines. What we found were stories of people coping with sudden immobility and the struggles of being "stranded" at home.
The Philippines: A model of labor export
"Before the pandemic, state agencies deployed close to 1 million Filipino workers to overseas jobs every year."
Contrary to the image of passive, "left-behind" nations, countries in the Global South have long used emigration as a development strategy, deliberately brokering their citizens' labor to foreign employers in order to maximize the monetary remittances these migrants send back home.1 Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2020More Info → Philippine state officials in the 1970s had justified these strategies as a "safety valve" for the nation, allowing an outflow of workers to ease the pressures of an overcrowded local economy.2Neil Ruiz, "Made for Export: Labor Migration, State Power, and Higher Education in a Developing Philippine Economy" (PhD Diss, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014). Decades later, this safety valve has become a national system of labor export, cementing the Philippines' status as one of the largest migrant-sending nations in the world.3Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), "Total number of OFWs estimated at 2.3 million," 30 April 30, 2019. Before the pandemic, state agencies deployed close to 1 million Filipino workers to overseas jobs every year. These migrant workers sent millions of dollars in remittances back to the country, accounting for 9.3 percent of the Philippines' gross domestic product in 2019.4The World Bank. Personal remittances – Philippines. Retrieved from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?locations=PH
As Covid-19 grew into a global health crisis, the Philippines' labor export system experienced multiple forms of disruption. First, international border closures curtailed the deployment of Filipino workers to foreign employers, creating a 75 percent drop in the number of workers leaving the country.5International Organization on Migration, "COVID-19 Impact Assessment on Returned Overseas Filipino Workers" (Manila, Philippines: IOM, 2021). Second, the pandemic's impact on the global economy triggered the return of more than 300,000 Filipino workers who lost their jobs in hard-hit places within Europe and the Middle East.6Ibid.
Things were not much better at home. Nationwide lockdowns had taken a toll on the Philippine economy, creating a record-high unemployment rate of 10.3 percent in 2020.7In 2019, the Philippines' joblessness rates was 5.1 percent, according to the IOM. Government leaders also struggled to stem the spread of the virus and the country's case numbers ballooned to the second highest in Southeast Asia.
Our research study focuses on two groups of Filipino workers caught amidst these disruptions: aspiring migrant nurses unable to leave the Philippines due to border closures and a government ban on health worker migration; and cruise ship employees who were repatriated after Covid-19 shut down the cruise line industry.
"The Covid-19 pandemic upended these workers' migration plans and suddenly changed the value of their labor."
Before the pandemic, the Philippine government enthusiastically exported both groups of workers. The Philippines is currently the world's primary source of foreign nurse labor, while Filipinos comprise up to 30 percent of service staff in the global cruise industry.8→William C. Terry, "The Perfect Worker: Discursive Makings of Filipinos in the Workplace Hierarchy of the Globalized Cruise Industry," Social & Cultural Geography 15, no.1 (2014): 73–93.
→Nicola Yeates and Jane Pillinger, International Health Worker Migration and Recruitment: Global Governance, Politics, and Policy (UK: Routledge, 2019). However, the Covid-19 pandemic upended these workers' migration plans and suddenly changed the value of their labor.
Essential skills with an expiry date
For Filipino nurses, the pandemic brought the paradoxical dilemma of having their skills suddenly deemed too essential for labor export. Faced with the nation's first deluge of Covid-19 cases, the Philippine government banned the emigration of Filipinos in 13 healthcare occupations in April 2020. Among these professionals, nurses comprised the largest group, with hundreds unable to leave for jobs waiting in places like the United Kingdom, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
Philippine state officials argued that the ban would "redirect" nurses toward national health needs and provide much-needed help to the country's overwhelmed hospitals.9Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Governing Board Resolution No. 09, Series of 2020, April 2, 2020. They also emphasized that the ban was temporary—a precautionary measure that would be lifted after the pandemic was under control. Yet, for nurses stuck in the Philippines, their immobility had long-term consequences.
"Rachel worried that the pandemic could jeopardize her entire application."
Rachel, a nurse originally bound for Ireland, was anxious that the ban would outlast the validity of her immigration documents, all of which were expensive to obtain. Just having the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland validate her credentials cost Rachel more than US$300. The IELTS exam that certified her ability to communicate in English cost another US$230. Submitting these papers to her recruitment agency in Manila meant courier delivery and at times, domestic air tickets from her home province in Cebu. For a nurse earning barely US$120 a month, such expenses meant years of savings. Rachel worried that the pandemic could jeopardize her entire application.
"It's like a domino effect. In order for you to acquire one document, you have to apply for another," she explained. "And for me, all my documents are expiring soon."
If Rachel failed to leave for Ireland on time, she would have to go "back to zero" in restarting the immigration process. This setback meant thousands of pesos and years of work going down the drain.
For Filipino nurses, the ban was especially cruel, coming from a state that used to uphold migrant nurses as national heroes whose remittances kept the country's economy afloat. The state had been so focused on deploying migrant nurses, it failed to address problems within local hospitals that drove nurses overseas in the first place. The fact that government officials now saw their skills as "essential" did not erase decades of low wages and overwork in local health institutions.
"Rather than be redirected to the country's Covid-19 response, nurses like Rachel chose to fight the ban instead, arguing that the barring nurses' emigration was akin to imprisoning them within their own country."
As such, rather than be redirected to the country's Covid-19 response, nurses like Rachel chose to fight the ban instead, arguing that the barring nurses' emigration was akin to imprisoning them within their own country. In protest, 27 of the 55 nurses we interviewed chose to not work in any hospital at all. They entered jobs as company nurses for call center agencies or set up home businesses in the hope of waiting out the pandemic.
Excess skills with no recognition
Filipino cruise workers faced an opposite problem. While nurses' labor was valorized as too essential to let go, cruise workers found that their country had little need for their skills.
When the cruise industry ground to a halt in March 2020, the Philippine government spent millions facilitating these workers' return, with state officials vowing to "leave no one behind."10Department of Foreign Affairs, "DFA welcomes 742 OFWs, vows to leave no one behind amid pandemic," April 9, 2020. However, our interviewees argued that their biggest worry was not the experience of getting stuck at sea, but the struggle of being unable to leave home.
Cruise workers had to find alternative sources of income "on land" as they awaited updates from their companies and manning agencies on when they could sail again. Financial stability was a constant worry—not only due to everyday expenses but monthly payments for investments and insurance plans.
Before the pandemic, continuous job contracts with the cruise line industry assured our interviewees a steady income to put toward new homes, cars, or land—all considered "wise" purchases for cyclical migrants like themselves. Now that the cruise industry seems unlikely to fully resume until 2022, cruise workers face the prospect of losing all that they had gained through years of working at sea.
Phoebe, a former gaming supervisor in her cruise ship's casino, had resorted to selling face masks online so she could continue paying for a condominium she purchased before the pandemic. Her biggest worry is surviving the long wait for cruise operations to resume.
"I'm worried about my finances. I invested in property. If I don't work, it's not as if the monthly payments for my condo will stop coming. I also bought insurance. And of course, I have to think of my family. So yes, I'm super worried. To be honest, I find it hard to sleep at night."
Philippine government programs offered a variety of aid: a one-time payment of 10,000 pesos, loans for home businesses, and a push for former seafarers to "repackage" their skills for new careers. Yet, all of these were easier said than done. Jobs that paid relatively well were available in the Philippines' call center industry. Yet, most new hires were required to have their own laptops and speak grammatically correct, American-accented English—capacities that were not required in the multicultural workplace of the cruise ship.
"Our interviewees' plans for the future are still focused on returning to sea once again."
A few cruise workers found call center jobs that paid a regular salary. Yet even this was not enough to keep up with insurance premiums and monthly installments for investments they had built over the years. As such, our interviewees' plans for the future are still focused on returning to sea once again. In a series of follow-up interviews we conducted in February and March 2021, all but one of the 45 cruise workers we interviewed were still in the Philippines, waiting for the cruise industry to restart.
A matter of reallocating, rechanneling?
Much like the reports of disrupted commodity chains, analyses of the pandemic's effect on labor-exporting nations have largely been told in economic terms: lost incomes, declining remittances, labor shortages and surpluses. However, we found that as our interviewees grappled with these challenges, what emerged was two very different stories of skill.
In response to the damages caused by Covid-19, the Philippine state attempted to reallocate and rechannel its citizens' labor in the interests of the nation: banning travel for workers labelled "essential" for public health, while reabsorbing those who had become expendable to their foreign employers. Yet, lost in these efforts to manage labor were the experiences of the people who embodied these skills.
Our study found that in many instances, policies meant to utilize or redefine workers' labor merely exacerbated their problems. For nurses like Rachel, the "temporary" ban on the overseas deployment of health workers failed to recognize the years of savings and sacrifice she already invested in applying for work overseas.
Meanwhile, for cruise workers like Phoebe, the state's fervor in ensuring their repatriation often overshadowed the more difficult situation of being stranded at home. In many ways, the pandemic had highlighted the vulnerability of the Philippine state's reliance on overseas employment. Our project reveals how the tendencies to see these people only as labor, undermines individuals' capacity to cope with and recover from the pandemic's impact on their lives.
Banner photo by Jay Rommel Labra.
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2020More Info →
Neil Ruiz, "Made for Export: Labor Migration, State Power, and Higher Education in a Developing Philippine Economy" (PhD Diss, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014).
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), "Total number of OFWs estimated at 2.3 million," 30 April 30, 2019.
The World Bank. Personal remittances – Philippines. Retrieved from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?locations=PH
International Organization on Migration, "COVID-19 Impact Assessment on Returned Overseas Filipino Workers" (Manila, Philippines: IOM, 2021).
In 2019, the Philippines' joblessness rates was 5.1 percent, according to the IOM.
→William C. Terry, "The Perfect Worker: Discursive Makings of Filipinos in the Workplace Hierarchy of the Globalized Cruise Industry," Social & Cultural Geography 15, no.1 (2014): 73–93.
→Nicola Yeates and Jane Pillinger, International Health Worker Migration and Recruitment: Global Governance, Politics, and Policy (UK: Routledge, 2019).
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Governing Board Resolution No. 09, Series of 2020, April 2, 2020.
Department of Foreign Affairs, "DFA welcomes 742 OFWs, vows to leave no one behind amid pandemic," April 9, 2020.
Yasmin Y. Ortiga
Yasmin Y. Ortiga is an assistant professor of sociology at Singapore Management University. She studies how the social construction of "skill" shapes people's migration trajectories, changing institutions within both the countries that send migrants, as well as those that receive them. In 2019, she received the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. She published Emigration, Employability, and Higher Education in the Philippines (Routledge, 2019). Her work has also been published in Global Networks, Social Science and Medicine, and Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education.
Karen Anne S. Liao
Karen Anne S. Liao is a PhD candidate at the Department of Geography of the National University of Singapore. She is interested in the social and political geographies of migration in Asia and is currently studying labor migrant repatriation and return during crises and emergencies. She has previously conducted research on Filipino highly skilled and professional migrants in Singapore and has published in Geoforum and Migrations Société.
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UNDER PRESSURE: Palo is not coming up to scratch say critics.
TALLINN - A new annual report from Estonia's State Chancellery says Minister of Population Urve Palo did not achieve half of her ministry's action plans.
Among other things, the minister is responsible for integration policies. The official document simply says that most of these objectives remain "incomplete."
Urve Palo said in her announcement that out of 28 goals set for 2007, 26 have been nearly or completely fulfilled. For the other two there are clear and objective reasons.
"For example, it's obvious that final assessment and success analysis of Integration Program 2000-2007 can't be done in 2007, when it's not finished yet. For another example, it would've been pointless to start propaganda on learning the Estonian language in Russian media after April events. I could've marked these off but at the same time only wasted taxpayers' money," explained Palo.
The report says that final assessment of integration project 2000-2007 is incomplete, as are examinations of the Estonian language and citizenship in Russian media. The last one of those is planned for 2008, says the report.
The Ministry of Population was also tasked with making people who don't speak Estonia aware of Estonia's 90th birthday. The report says this hasn't been done.
Palo for her part defended her work and pointed to projects that have been successful like the Place for Every Kindergarten Child which started at the beginning of the 2008.
"I'm sorry that the appraisers of our working plan didn't notice the projects that are ready and which actually affect the life of the whole Estonian society. For example, the program [called] A Place for Every Kindergarten Child" which this year gives a place to nearly 600 children and also raised the salaries of the kindergarten teachers," said Palo.
She added that she has reason to be proud of the work she and her team members have done and that it's extremely cynical to say that these tasks are easy or that efforts made to improve the situation for Estonian children and families have been for nothing.


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Historic Win for London Cricket Team
Last week, the Dioceses of London and Lichfield faced each other in the Church Times annual cricket final, at the Walker Cricket ground in Southgate. Phillip Dawson, a Church Warden at Christ Church Southgate, which is next to the ground, reports on what turned out to be a close and tense match.
Twenty-two members of the clergy from the Dioceses of London and Lichfield, including two bishops, pulled on their cricket whites and took to the crease at The Walker Ground on Thursday 7th September to compete in the final of the Church Times Cricket Cup.
The Diocese of London won the toss and opted to bat against the backdrop of the beautiful Christ Church Southgate, which was open all day for prayers and inspiration.
The home team clinched victory, for a historic fifth year in a row, in the limited overs match reaching 239-5 to Lichfield's 228-5, clocking up a record fifth consecutive win for the Diocese of London. Playing for Lichfield, The Right Reverend Mark Rylands, Bishop of Shrewsbury was named Man of the Match after notching up an impressive innings of 77 runs.
Commenting on the stunning win, the Bishop of Edmonton, the Rt Revd Rob Wickham said:
"Double celebrations at the Church Times Cricket Cup final. Congratulations to both the Diocese of London and Lichfield for the nail-biting finish, right through to the final over, but also special congratulations to the home team in their record fifth consecutive triumph."
The annual inter-diocesan cricket competition is sponsored and organised by the Church of England's leading weekly newspaper and is now in its 67th year. The final has always been played at The Walker Cricket Ground by kind permission of the Trustees and the Southgate and Southgate Adelaide Cricket Clubs.
The Walker Ground is named after John Walker, the eldest of the seven Walker brothers, who were laid to rest in the family vault in the churchyard of Christ Church Southgate. As well as founding Southgate and Middlesex County Cricket clubs the brothers were also instrumental in establishing the home of the county at Lords in 1877. Find out more about Southgate's cricketing history online or see the Sports and Physical Activity Network pages to discover more sporting achievements and events with the church in London. Anyone can join the network by using this simple link.
The Diocese of Lichfield Team:
Andy Cranston Chaplain, Oswestry School
Clive Gregory, Bishop of Wolverhampton
Paul Darlington, Vicar, Holy Trinity Oswestry
Mark Rylands, Bishop of Shrewsbury
Simon Taylor (VC) Pastor, Christian New Life Centre
Stephen Morgan, Reader and ordinand
Andy Ackroyd (c) (wk) Team Rector, Wrockwardine Deanery
Peter Hart, Vicar of Cannock and Huntingdon, and of Hatherton
Doug Heming, Priest-in-Charge of Chebsey, Cresswell, Ellenhall, Ranton and Seighford
Richard Reeve, Team Rector, Tettenhall Regis
Phil Searle, Permission to Officiate
12th Man: Arthur Hack, Permission to Officiate
The Diocese of London Team:
Matt Beeby (VC) Associate Vicar, Christchurch Mayfair
Joe Moffatt, Vicar, St Mary with St Alban, Teddington
Chris Kennedy, Curate, St Richard's, Hanworth
Chris Lee, Vicar, St Saviour's, Wendell PArk
Pat Allerton, Associate Vicar, St Dionis', Parsons Green
Jamie Child, Associate Vicar, St Helen's, Bishopsgate
Andy Watkins, Curate, St Stephen's, Twickenham
Tim Rose, Vicar, St Mary Magdalene's, Littleton
James Knowles, Associate Vicar, Christchurch, Cockfosters
Andrew Downes (wk) Vicar, St Mary's Sunbury
Ed Kendall (c) Vicar, St Michael and St George, Fulwell
12th Man: Phil Davison, Rector, St Mary's Finchley
Scorer: Mike Pigden
Umpires : Robert Cole and Andrew Parkins
In the quarter-finals, Lichfield beat Coventry; London beat Bristol. In the semi-finals, Lichfield beat Canterbury-Rochester and London beat Leeds.
Picture Credit Phillip Dawson; The Reverend Dr Chrichton Limbert, Vicar of Southgate with The Right Reverend Rob Wickham, Bishop of Edmonton and the Diocese of London Cricket Team
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This is the Picanol motto as we bring our machines, service and solutions to the technical weaving market. We believe that if you want to achieve the impossible, you first have to imagine the impossible.
In many markets, real breakthroughs do not come from the traditional players. This is because they believe in the old approach: "We've always done it this way." Picanol is not limited by the conventions and assumptions that every traditional player in the market believes to be true. We take a fresh look and come up with alternative solutions. We have an open mind.
We have a strong foothold in technical weaving, but we come from the mainstream weaving background. And we are convinced that technical weaving and mainstream weaving can learn a lot from each other.
This may sound like heresy, but we believe it to be true. Of course, mainstream weaving has always benefitted from developments in the technical markets, just like mainstream cars use technologies derived from Formula One. But the mainstream market's attention to aspects like speed, costs and customer service is relevant to the technical market too. Or at least, it should be, and hasn't been enough in the past, we feel.
Anyway, Picanol's selling volume in the mainstream market allows us to invest in world-class manufacturing and in technological advances that are also relevant for the technical market.
So here is our view of the technical weaving market, in 6 principles.
Technical quality is our number one priority.
Let's start with the main principle, which we do not challenge. In the technical weaving market, everything starts and ends with the quality of the final fabric. Does or doesn't it meet the very strict quality requirements of the technical markets for which it is designed? For Picanol too, this is our starting point and the ultimate criterion for all our machines and services. We do not question this goal. We do question the way to achieve it.
in a fading niche market.
Nobody wants to be stuck in a fading niche market.
There are thousands of different kinds of technical fabrics, and nobody can weave them all. So working in the technical market, almost by definition, means working in a niche market, and there is nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, it can be quite profitable.
But nowadays, technological progress is getting faster and faster. Since technical weaving is at the forefront of this, markets are changing much more quickly. And the last thing you want is to be stuck in a fading niche when the market changes and you are unable to follow. This is where our mainstream versatility proves its value.
only one machine in the world can weave it?
Technical fabrics have to meet very specific requirements. In order to create machines that can weave them, it seems completely logical to start from those requirements and build a machine around them. That way you can guarantee perfect delivery of a perfect fabric. However, this comes with a price. Literally, of course, but also in terms of market flexibility.
Picanol's way to achieve this versatility is to start from a common base and then create specific modules to meet specific technical requirements. Modularity allows our machines to quickly adapt to changing requirements. This means that not only is your original investment lower, but you also benefit from it longer.
Who can honestly say speed is not important to their business? Is there any market left in the world that has not seen dramatic increases in speed of operation, along with expectations of fast delivery? Why should the technical weaving market be any different?
Traditionally, the focus on technical output quality has sidelined the importance of speed of weaving. But why should you have to choose?
Picanol has always been known for the speed of its machines without compromising on quality. This is something we are now proud to bring to the technical market.
Technical should not mean unaffordable.
Gone are the days that just being in the technical market allowed you to ask unreasonable prices. You cannot charge your customers anything you want, so neither should your suppliers.
Again, our background in the mainstream weaving market has taught us how to handle price competitiveness. We're not afraid of it. And again, our system of modularity allows us to offer a technically equivalent solution at a very competitive price, compared to a traditional made-to-measure solution.
Technical quality and competitive pricing.
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Customer service excellence to match the technical quality.
Many premium markets offer premium service, compared to their mainstream counterparts. This seems, strangely, not to be the case in the technical weaving market, where weavers do not enjoy the speed and quality of service that have become standard in the mainstream weaving market.
Picanol has grown up in the mainstream markets, and so we're used to providing excellent customer service as a basic necessity for competitiveness. Simply said, we try harder.
Also, our system of modularity allows us to have more technical people able to handle your machine, and a better spare parts service level in all the important weaving markets than any competitor. This way, we can react quickly and decisively to any problem you might encounter, and you'll be up and running again much faster.
Technical quality and excellent customer service.
We believe in win-win situations. Especially in the technical market, delivering the very specific solution for your very specific problem requires working together. And this cannot be achieved unless both parties can win.
Picanol is a market leader in mainstream. In the technical market, we have lots of room to grow. But we cannot do it without you. We're convinced the whole technical market can grow through versatility, good service and speed. And so can you. It all starts with a mindset that is open for alternative solutions. We're ready for growth. Do you want to grow with us?


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Леони́д Андре́евич Шимано́вский (17 января 1930, Пермь — 27 января 1993, Пермь) — советский и российский геолог, заведующий кафедрой динамической геологии и гидрогеологии (1979—1992), декан геологического факультета (1966—1969, 1974—1979) Пермского университета. Организатор и руководитель первых планомерных гидрогеологических исследований на территории Пермской области, основатель гидрогеологической службы Урала, один из авторов гидрогеологических карт Урала.

Биография
1946—1948 — спортсмен, боксёр. Чемпион Перми, чемпион Урала, чемпион России по боксу среди юношей. В 1947—1948 гг. работал тренером по боксу в спортивном обществе «Локомотив».

В 1953 г. окончил с отличием геолого-географический факультет Пермского университета, в 1956 году — аспирантуру кафедры динамической геологии и гидрогеологии ПГУ, в 1964 г. защитил кандидатскую диссертацию о подземных водах и карсте Уфимского плато «Подземные воды Уфимского плато (зона активного водообмена»). В 1990 году ему присвоено ученое звание профессора.

Организатор и руководитель первых планомерных гидрогеологических исследований на территории Пермской области. С 1953 по 1963 годы он возглавлял Пермскую гидрогеологическую партию Уральского геологического управления.

С 1963 году работал в Пермском университете: доцент кафедры региональной геологии (1963—1966 гг.), декан геологического факультета (1966—1969, 1974—1979), заведующий кафедрой динамической геологии и гидрогеологии (1979—1992) ПГУ. Его научная школа пользуется известностью.

С 1964 по 1993 гг. — руководитель созданной им лаборатории гидрогеологии.

Один из авторов гидрогеологических карт Урала масштаба от 1:200000 до 1:2500000 (АН СССР. 1969) и 1:10000000 (Мингео СССР. 1971; ВСЕГЕИ. 1989) и Т.14 «Урал» из многотомной монографии «Гидрогеология СССР» (1972). Из его 6 монографий следует отметить также «Пресные подземные воды Пермской области» (1973), которая до сих пор служит учебным пособием по региональной гидрогеологии.

Научные работы
Автор более 300 публикаций, среди которых более 50 научно-производственных и рукописных работ, 6 монографий.

См. подробнее: Леонид Андреевич Шимановский (1930—1993). Библиография / Сост. И. А. Шимановская, Т. А. Иванова, отв. ред. И. А. Шимановская. Перм. ун-т. Пермь, 1998. 48 с.

Награды
 Почётный знак «За отличные успехи в области высшего образования СССР» (1984).

Примечания

Источники и ссылки
 70 лет геологическому факультету Пермского университета: юбил. сб. / сост. В. А. Гершанок, Перм. гос. ун-т. Пермь: ПГУ, 2001. 312 с.
 Гаев А. Я., Шурубор А. В. Пермская школа геологов, гидрогеологов и карстоведов // Гидрогеология и карстоведение: межвуз. сб. науч. тр. Пермь, 1997. Вып. 12. С. 5-47.
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Jeans for Genes Day 2016
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Term Two, 2016
Jeans for Genes is the iconic fundraising campaign of Children's Medical Research Institute. Each year, Australians unite by wearing their favourite jeans and outdoing each other with crazy denim outfits, and donating money or purchasing merchandise, to support genetic research.
On the first Friday in August each year workplaces, schools and streets become a sea of denim in a united stance against childhood disease. This year, Jeans for Genes Day will be held on Friday 5 August. Every dollar raised helps scientists at Children's Medical Research Institute discover treatments and cures, to give every child the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.
As you may have observed in previous years, Somerset College have supported this worthwhile cause by participating in Jeans for Genes Day. We plan to do the same again this year, aiming to raise more than ever!
Our fundraising page is up and running and awaits your generous donations! By making a donation, you will be helping us reach our fundraising target but, most importantly, you will be making a difference to the lives of young children. Please take a look at our fundraising page: www.jeansforgenes.org.au/fundraiser/somerset-college. It is easy to make a donation and will only take a few minutes. We really appreciate your support in the fight against childhood disease.
The College will hold our Jeans for Genes day on Friday of Week 4 (5 August). Students and staff are permitted to wear denim jeans, provided a gold coin donation is made.
Please join with us in raising funds and awareness for this worthwhile cause and help us beat last year's total!
Year 7 Public Speaking Competition
By Eileen Wheeler, Year 7 Convenor
There was a distinct feeling of excitement and anticipation in the air on Tuesday 17 August when 45 Year 7 students presented their speeches at the annual Year 7 Somerset Public Speaking Competition. The audience listened intently to a diverse range of well- prepared speeches.
Somerset Sport
By Candice McKenna - Director of Sport
Well done to students and staff on Season 2 of APS sport. The effort contributed by all to weekly practise, and the energy committed to Friday sport is appreciated.


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In this study, it was aimed to adapt the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences-Adolescents into Turkish, and to analyze the measure's validity and reliability. The sample of the study consisted of 415 high school students. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original eight-factor structure. Cronbach alpha coefficient for the overall scale is 0.70 and the coefficients differ from 0.48 to 0.69 for the sub-scales. Corrected item-total correlations are found to be between 0.20 and 0.55. The convergent and divergent validity was examined and statistically significant relations were found. The study showed that the Turkish adaptation of The Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences-Adolescents is a reliable and valid scale for measuring mindfulness in adolescents.


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Washington medical board charges Dr. Ryan Cole with COVID-19 related violations
The board gives Cole until the end of the month to respond
By: Audrey Dutton - January 18, 2023 2:05 pm
In this file photo, Dr. Ryan Cole speaks during a panel discussion titled "COVID 19: A Second Opinion" in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C. The panel featured scientists and doctors who have been criticized for expressing skepticism about COVID-19 vaccines and for promoting the use of unproven medications for treatment of the disease. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Dr. Ryan Cole of Idaho has until Jan. 30 to respond to charges from the Washington Medical Commission that he violated standards related to COVID-19 and patient care.
Cole, a pathologist whose specialty does not involve direct patient-care experience, has maintained that he didn't violate any standards while treating patients for COVID-19 via telehealth.
The statement of charges from the Washington Medical Commission says otherwise.
The Washington state medical board's decision to charge Cole follows a lengthy investigation. It opened the investigation in 2021, in response to multiple complaints about Cole's conduct in public forums about COVID-19; his disproven and unproven claims about the coronavirus vaccine; and his practice of seeing COVID-19 patients through a website that advertised a willingness to prescribe drugs that do not prevent or treat the disease.
"This has been purely Good Samaritan care for patients desperate for help that was not being offered elsewhere," he wrote in a letter to the Washington Medical Commission last year. "… I provided free medical care out of a real attempt to help those in need."
The Washington state board's charging statement — provided to the Idaho Capital Sun on Wednesday — is the culmination of one of two investigations the commission has opened regarding Cole's license.
Idaho doctor who falsely links COVID-19 vaccine to cancer has misdiagnosed two patients
The other case is related to his misdiagnosis of a patient with cancer. In a response to the board in that case, Cole argued that it was not a misdiagnosis but a difference of opinion. That investigation has been forwarded on to the board for possible disciplinary action, according to records obtained by the Sun this month.
The Idaho Board of Medicine has also received complaints about Cole's practice as a patient care provider and about his public statements regarding COVID-19 treatments, preventions and vaccines. An analysis of documents and dates showed that the Idaho Board of Medicine made the decision not to investigate those complaints before it had reviewed any telehealth patient records.
The Washington board chose to investigate, using patient records and recordings of Cole's public statements. In its statement of charges, the board said Cole's public presentations included "numerous false and misleading statements" about:
the COVID-19 pandemic
the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19, despite clinical trials showing it to be ineffective, and global health authorities and the drug's own manufacturer warning against its use for COVID-19
the effectiveness of masks
The board said those statements "were harmful and dangerous to individual patients, generated mistrust in the medical profession and in public health, and had a wide-spread negative impact on the health and well-being of our communities."
Cole is the only licensed physician on the Central District Health board, which directs Idaho's largest regional public health department.
The Idaho Capital Sun has contacted Cole, his attorneys and his wife, Kelli Cole, who handles some marketing and business aspects of his laboratory, at least eight times since April 2022. They could not be reached for comment.
Board: Cole didn't see patients, used text messages, prescribed ivermectin
Cole "also provided negligent care" to four Washington patients, according to the Washington board's statement of charges. He prescribed drugs "that are not indicated for a COVID-19 infection, failed to properly document adequate justification for the treatment in the medical record, failed to take a history or perform a physical examination, and failed to obtain appropriate informed consent," it said.
All four patients described in the board's statement sought care from Cole in June and July 2021.
Cole prescribed ivermectin to the first patient, who had COVID-19. When the patient's pharmacy wouldn't fill the prescription as it was written, Cole sent in a lower dose prescription to another pharmacy and told the patient to "take 7 pills today and tomorrow even though the bottle says 4. Day 3 take the rest. Then refill. Take 7 7 6 again," the board's statement says, quoting medical records.
To a second patient who did not have COVID-19 at the time, Cole prescribed weekly doses of ivermectin for up to three months. He also recommended daily supplements "and to double her dose of ivermectin if she tested positive for COVID-19," the board statement said. The patient's age and obesity level put her at high risk of hospitalization, but Cole did not inform her of that, the statement said.
To a third patient, Cole prescribed ivermectin and recommended an assortment of supplements. The patient did not currently have COVID-19 and told Cole "she had had energy issues since experiencing flu-like symptoms in February 2020 and feeling like she was having a heart attack." Cole assumed she had long COVID and didn't ask about her heart symptoms, the statement said. The patient later tried to follow up with Cole but "he never responded," according to the board's statement.
To a fourth patient who did have COVID-19, Cole prescribed ivermectin and steroid medications without seeing or examining the patient first, the board document says. But he failed to tell the patient about possible side effects of steroid treatments and "also did not provide timely follow-up care when requested by (the patient)," the board said.
Finally, the board alleges Cole "also provided inadequate opportunity for follow-up care, treated patients beyond his competency level, and did not advise patients about standard treatment guidelines and preventative measures."
The board's statement of charges revealed that Cole used a telehealth platform "that relied on instant message chat instead of a phone call or video." That kind of patient interaction "does not comply with the standard of care for conducting a physical examination of a patient," the board said.
Taking COVID-19 funds, Cole was 'reckless' with lab operations, records and former staff say
Cole has been licensed by the Washington state medical board since 2007.
He is currently licensed by the Idaho Board of Medicine as well as medical boards in several other states. He is the CEO of Cole Diagnostics, a laboratory in Garden City.
During the first two years of the pandemic, Cole Diagnostics received a windfall of COVID-19 testing revenues and pandemic aid, as the Sun has previously reported.
The ability to run COVID-19 tests, alone, doubled the laboratory's income from Medicaid and Medicare from what it had been in prior years.
Cole's business also received grants and forgiven loans from state and federal programs that were aimed at helping ease financial hardships and increased burdens on health care providers due to the pandemic.
by Audrey Dutton, Idaho Capital Sun
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Audrey Dutton
Audrey Dutton, senior investigative reporter, joined the Idaho Capital Sun after 10 years at the Idaho Statesman. Her favorite topics to cover include health care, business, consumer protection issues and white collar crime. Dutton hails from Twin Falls. She attended college at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York City. Before coming home to Idaho, Dutton worked as a journalist in Minnesota, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Dutton's work has earned dozens of state, regional and national awards for investigative reporting, health care and business reporting, data visualization and more.


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Published by in 1979 by the New English Library, the introduction states that this is not intended to be a foundation for new cooks, but something to extend the repetoire of people who already know their way round a ladle. She begins 'When I last wrote a book on the subject of 'entertaining', things were very different. It was still reasonable to recommend a bottle of Chateau Margaux with the grouse (it was still reasonsble to recommend grouse!) and I could assume that on special occasionals a helper could be hired or bullied into back stage duties'.
This recipe comes from Robert Carrier's Kitchen part 17 (series published by Marshall Cavendish 1980-81). I bought this gem from a market stall in Camden Passage, Islington, just metres from where its author opened his eponymous restaurant in 1959. The stall boasted several titles from the series and I have to confess it was hard to choose only one. My goodness, the pictures! The chicken apparently roasted in candle wax! The prawns as garnish! The tomato skin roses!
Celebrity chef and 'bon viveur'* Robert Carrier OBE (1923-2006) was the first to print his recipes on practical wipe clean cards. So indirectly we have him to thank (?) for Alison Burt. Good work Bob!
This recipe is from A New System of Domestic Cookery by Mrs Rundell, first published in 1806. A reprint was issued by Persephone books in 2009 and has an excellent introduction by Janet Morgan, but the short version is that Maria Eliza was born in 1745 in Shropshire and died in 1828. She was a middle-aged woman who wrote the book initially for her children, refusing payment, all the recipes having been tested countless times (i.e. the polar opposite of young, childfree, business woman Isabella Beeton). As usual, the Telegraph food section loves her.
Today we are delighted to publish another guest post from commenter Salada! She knows her way round a pie.
With Pie Month in mind, I went in search of something savoury from yesteryear. At the same time and out of nowhere, I'd had a recollection of my mum's coconut tart from long, long ago. I didn't expect to find a recipe for it anywhere. I was so wrong. In the Radiation Cookery Book, "compiled for the special benefit of the many thousand satisfied users of 'Regulo'-controlled 'New World' cookers", there it was, with a posh name I'd never heard before. The book is venerably old, being the January1935, 18th edition. This is a very comprehensive cook-book which includes menu planning and oven-cooked breakfasts.
It fell open at Invalid Cookery to reveal Raw Beef Tea, a concoction to give every food hygienist the vapours, being made of lean, raw beef soaked in cold water with a little salt for 2-3 hours (no mention of popping it into the fridge; who had one in 1935?) then, "Stir, strain and serve in a red glass." What style!
Initially I had no plans to blog this as it's not from a book, but after live-tweeting its assembly I thought I might as well. I remember my mother being given some of this starter about 25 years ago and I (who didn't have to stir it daily or move it when doing other things in the kitchen), loved the resulting cake. The internet seems a little conflicted as to the origins – certainly Amish Friendship Bread is very similar.


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" Nurse Winnie Tauvo (in white) takes blood from Gayatri Devi, 24 for HIV test at V.V. Hospital in Bangalore, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. "
The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) III 2007-2012 has the overall goal of halting and reversing the epidemic in India. Over 99 per cent of the population in the country is free from infection. NACP III places highest priority on prevention while seeking to integrate care, support and treatment for those affected by HIV/ AIDS.
Global, Regional & India Estimates
• An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV (2008).
• Approximately 2.1 million children under 15 were living with HIV (2007).
• An estimated 2.1 million people died of AIDS-related causes (2007).
• An estimated 290,000 children under 15 died of AIDS-related causes (2007)
• India has a low HIV prevalence of 0.34 per cent. Yet in terms of individuals infected, India is home to the third largest number of people living with HIV in the world.
• The vast majority of HIV infections in India occur through sexual transmission (85.6 per cent).
• Nearly five per cent of infections are attributable to parent-to-child transmission.
• The epidemic disproportionately affects women, who account for 40 per cent of the total infections in the country.
• In India, the epidemic is more pronounced in urban areas than rural ones and decreases with increasing education levels.
The Four Ps:
The global and country level response to HIV is based on a comprehensive approach that includes the following four strategic elements, or the four P's:
• Preventing HIV transmission from women living with HIV to their infants
• Primary prevention of HIV infection among couples of child bearing age
• Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV
• Providing appropriate protection to children affected by HIV and their families
Prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT)
In India, the transmission of the virus from the mother-to-child during pregnancy, labour and delivery or breastfeeding is called parent-to-child-transmission to emphasize the role of the father in both the transmission of the virus and management of the infected mother and child.
Nearly five per cent of infections are attributable to parent-to-child-transmission.
It is estimated that out of 27 million pregnancies every year, nearly 49,000 occur in HIV-positive mothers.
The number of facilities offering HIV testing and counseling went up from 4,269 in 2007 to 4,817 in 2008 and stands at 4,987 as of March 2009. As of December 2008, only 16 per cent of pregnant women were tested for HIV, while 22 per cent of the children born to the estimated 49,000 HIV-positive women were receiving anti retroviral prophylaxis.
In 2009, only 11489 of an estimated 49,000 pregnant women living with HIV received anti-retroviral treatment to prevent parent-to-child transmission. This is because of multiple factors including social customs, lack of family support and financial barriers, which constrain women from availing of institutional care necessary for administering treatment. PPTCT services have also not been scaled up in remote areas with lower HIV prevalence.
One of the best practices in PPTCT in India is the outreach approach, used by the ICTC to ensure that HIV-positive women who are tested are followed up before, during and after an institutional delivery, and provided with anti-retroviral prophylaxis.
The core principle of this approach rests on the continuum of care for women, children and their families – a chain of interventions that begin before pregnancy and continue through pregnancy, labour and delivery and subsequently as part of routine or specialized chronic care services for after the child is born.
Pediatric care and treatment:
It is estimated that 70,000 children below the age of 15 are living with HIV in India and 21,000 children are infected every year through parent-to-child transmission. A small proportion are also infected by unsafe injections and infected by blood transfusions.
Most children are infected with the virus while still in the womb, during birth or while breastfeeding.
The National Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Initiative was launched in 2006. A total of 40,000 children living with HIV will be provided ART by the end of NACP-III.
A total of 375 ART centres shall be equipped to offer pediatric ART in the country.
Follow up of HIV exposed infants, according to the Indian Guidelines, begins at six weeks. The 'Road to Health' card for these children includes information on maternal HIV status, co-trimoxazole prophylaxis, infant HIV diagnosis and infant feeding information.
To reach more mother-infant pairs, the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme is linked to the PPTCT and Pediatric HIV programme in order to provide for and incorporate HIV care into the package of services for mothers and children.
Preventing infection among young adolescents and young people:
In India, the prevalence of HIV among 15-19-year-olds is 0.04 per cent and that among 20-24 year olds is 0.18 per cent
By the end of the NACP III, about 25 million students will have been reached through the Adolescent Education Programme
The NACP III will also bring HIV prevention skills education programmes and related services to 70 million young people who are not in school, including, street children, children of CSWs, children in institutions, child labourers and other vulnerable youth.
Protection, care and support for children affected by AIDS:
In the short term, NACP III will reach out to as many children living with HIV as possible to provide them with the treatment and the care and support services that they need.
In the long term, NACP III aims to ensure that every child has access to the same comprehensive set of basic health, education and social protection services, regardless of their HIV status or that of any member of their family.
UNICEF in Action
UNICEF supports the Government in its effort to halt & reverse the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India, and mitigate its impact on affected children and women.
UNICEF is assisting the government to further expand and enhance the quality of programmes to reduce the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their children and to increase the access of these mothers and their children to treatment in various ways: by providing strategic supplies of drugs and commodities, improving the capacity of staff; by developing innovative communication approaches for prevention and care; helping to improve monitoring and reporting systems.
UNICEF supports efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination against children and people affected by HIV and for commitment on ensuring their equal access to essential health, social welfare and educational services.
UNICEF's program contributes to increasing knowledge, dispelling myths and misconceptions relating to HIV transmission and prevention behaviors among vulnerable young people.
For more information and interviews, please contact:
Caroline den Dulk Chief of Communication, UNICEF India
Tel: +91-98-1810-6093; E-mail: cdendulk@unicef.org
Geetanjali Master, Communication Specialist, UNICEF India
Tel: +91-98-1810-5861; E-mail: gmaster@unicef.org
Sonia Sarkar, Communication Officer- Media, UNICEF India
Tel: +91-98-101-70289; E-mail: ssarkar@unicef.org


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Coronavirus Crisis: Creative Ways to Practice Social Distancing
by Araceli Cruz March 18, 2020 August 3, 2020
Staying indoors is tough. Staying away from friends and family is even tougher. But we're learning that while the coronavirus is taking away privileges that we previously took for granted in order to stop the spread of this disease, people are figuring out creative ways to stay in touch.
Firstly, if you are sick at all, you shouldn't be around people whatsoever. However, if you're feeling okay, while it's recommended not to be out and around people, we must practice social distancing. If you're going to be around people, it's recommended that you stay at least six feet away from them. "That's because the virus can be transmitted between people who are in close contact with each other — about a 6-foot radius," NPR reports.
So, how can you hang out and still practice social distancing?
This image from @caveheraa went viral last night after she posted how a group of women decided to hang out on their driveway in Colorado.
Mom sent a picture of how their street is socializing pic.twitter.com/NsDxMyAGXt
— caveheraa (@caveheraa) March 17, 2020
Some people are taking the 6-foot radius very seriously and are using broomsticks to designate how far apart people should be. Others are taking virtual hangout groups to socialize, which includes karaoke online and happy hour Google hangouts. Netflix is once again saving the day by launching a way to hang out with friends while watching TV. Here's how it works.
Last night I hosted Google Hangout Karaoke because I miss doing karaoke with my friends. It was, how you say, the fucking best. I strongly encourage you all to hit the chat and 'oke hard 🎤👩🏽🎤 💻 🎶 pic.twitter.com/IZCNOvXuAw
— Tijuana Maxx (@byalexzaragoza) March 18, 2020
Netflix Party, which must be downloaded as a Google extension, has been around for years, but now it's become more critical than ever. The purpose of the feature is to watch a show or movie with your friends at the same time as it "synchronizes video playback and adds group chat to your favorite Netflix shows."
Netflix Party! How to use the Chrome plugin to sync up and watch Netflix with your loved ones. pic.twitter.com/NahP6VANK5
— A L E X I ; (@AlexiWheeler) March 17, 2020
Hyperbeast explains how to do this:
"All a user needs to do is install the free Google Chrome-exclusive extension on their browser, play a TV show or movie on Netflix, launch the extension and send the URL to individuals anywhere. The Netflix users who click on the link will automatically be redirected to the streaming service's website, allowing people with access to the link to watch the episode or movie at the same time and talk using the real-time sidebar chat — all from the comfort of their own homes."
So whether you're hanging out with people with a lot of space between you, or hanging out via your laptop or smartphone, the point is that you are practicing crucial responsibility for yourself and others.


If your 10-handicap swing is anything like mine (golf gods forbid!), you might be stuck in that annoying limbo between a game improvement club and a less forgiving, forged player's club. Seems like the white-coated boys at Ping's R&D department have been keeping us in mind, as their new i500 irons offer distance and precision in one beautifully compact package.
Using thinner, high-strength "maraging" steel is part of the equation — its flexible face bends considerably more at impact than a regulation cast iron. The resultant launch is faster and higher, leading to increased distance. That isn't easy to achieve in a smaller club, but Ping has somehow managed to combine hollow-body construction without dampening filler or backing materials. That's what gives the i500s their considerable pop.
The higher launch angle is especially impressive in the longer iron lengths. According to Ping, these irons will launch up to 10 percent higher than the competition, creating steeper landing angles and softer landings. Many competitive clubs can claim to go as far, but they may be merely tweaking the numbers on the sole of the club. Ping isn't into such deception, preferring less spin and higher launch to achieve the same result. And yes, they look classically handsome, as a minimally offset forged iron ought to!
P.S., even though these irons are closer to being players' clubs, they may not be quite as workable as a traditional blade. That's okay by me — I'll take straight and long over hooks and slices any day. Ping's i500s are also available in what the company calls PowerSpec and RetroSpec lofts. The former are 1 to 1.5 degrees stronger and the latter are weaker by the same percentage. Lots of shaft options are available with no upcharge as well: Dynamic Gold, Nippon and KBS. Easily one of Ping's most innovative irons in years.
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The Defence Secretary landed by Merlin helicopter on the deck of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is currently on sea trials off the coast of Scotland. He met with members of the crew and thanked them for their contribution to UK defence.
While addressing the Ship's Company, Sir Michael announced the Britain's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, will be officially named at a ceremony in Rosyth on 8th September 2017.
Our carrier programme is a clear demonstration of British power and commitment to our global standing. With two aircraft carriers we will have one available at all times, providing a world-class carrier strike capability. They offer a prodigious promise to future generations of our determination to continue fronting up to aggression for years to come.
The magnificent HMS Queen Elizabeth provides us with power on a scale we have never seen before. Protecting us for the next half a century, she will be a highly versatile and potent force, capable of both humanitarian and disaster relief and high-end war fighting.
The Defence Secretary landed by Merlin helicopter on the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Four weeks ago today HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed for the first time from Rosyth, under the authority of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, which is responsible for building and delivering the ship to the Royal Navy. Celebrating a number of firsts as we bring the ship to life, she has now had her first helicopter landing, first passenger boat transfer and first port call in Invergordon. The Ship's Company, a crew of over 700 Royal Navy and 200 industry personnel, have settled in well to the routine of ship's life.
The initial period of sea trials, expected to last around six weeks, will test the fundamentals of the ship. The trials are monitoring speed, manoeuvrability, power and propulsion, as well as undertaking weapons trials and additional tests on her levels of readiness. Last week the Defence Secretary announced the name of the first Type 26, HMS Glasgow, as part of the new City class frigates that will form the backbone of the Royal Navy until the 2060s.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to enter Portsmouth to be handed over to the Royal Navy later this year.


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MDI Hospital Names Ursula E.J. Lee Nursing Excellence Award Winners
Photo MDI Hospital
Mount Desert Island Hospital announced the four winners of its 2019 Ursula E.J. Lee Award for Nursing Excellence on Monday, June 3rd. They were Melanie Clauson, RN; Joyce MacIntosh, RN; Sarah McEachern, RN; Kristin McKee, RN.
Dr. Leung Lee, a Bar Harbor resident, established the award in memory of his wife. The Ursula E.J. Lee Award for Nursing Excellence honors the compassionate, loving care Ursula received from her nurses at MDI Hospital. The award will be given annually to four nurses who demonstrate clinical excellence and a commitment to compassionate care in their nursing practice.
"We are so very grateful to Dr. Lee and the Lee family for establishing this award," said MDI Hospital President/CEO Art Blank. "In addition to their talent, experience and education, each of these nurses is a dedicated, compassionate professional. They clearly demonstrate how a passion for nursing can drive excellence in every aspect of patient care.
Candidates were nominated by their peers based on excellence in six categories: compassionate care, clinical practice, advocacy, leadership, change agent and mentorship. A panel of judges comprised of hospital peers was charged with the difficult task of selecting just four winners. Award winners were each presented with a framed certificate of excellence and a $500.00 gift made possible by the generosity of the Lee family.
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If you are gluten free and visiting Cape May, you MUST visit this restaurant. They have a FANTASTIC gluten free menu for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. And they know their gluten free food. They serve Udi's gluten free bread to GF diners. There were several gluten free folks at our table, and all gluten free items ordered were great. Our son ordered the burger, served on a GF bun. The fries aren't fried in a dedicated fryer but you can get mashed potatoes as a side. The gluten free Tuscan Pasta was absolutely delicious (one of the best gluten free pasta dishes I've ever had), as was their fish special (sea bass atop risotto). Other options on their gluten free dinner menu included steaks, salads, seafood and many delicious-sounding gluten free pizza options. They also had a wonderful gluten free chocolate lava cake for dessert.
A great family restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A full gluten free menu that is awesome. I would recommed reservations for dinner, but we were lucky and were able to sit immediately the first time be went without reservations. Very reasonable prices and friendly staff. It definately will be on my list for a return visit.


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L'ecoregió dels boscos de pi i roure de l'Amèrica central és configurada per una successió de biomes de boscos tropicals i subtropicals de coníferes, i es troba a l'Amèrica central i al sud de Mèxic en estat crític o en perill.

Els boscos de pi i roure d'Amèrica central ocupen una superfície de 111.400 km², estenent-se al llarg de la columna vertebral muntanyosa de l'Amèrica central, que va des de sierra Madre de Chiapas, a l'estat de Chiapas a Mèxic a través de les terres altes de Guatemala, El Salvador i Hondures amb el centre de Nicaragua.

Els boscos de pi i roure es troben entre els 600-1.800 m d'altitud, i estan envoltats d'elevacions més baixes per boscos humits tropicals i boscos secs tropicals. A grans altures, per sobre de 1.800 m, solen estar coberts de boscos de muntanya de l'Amèrica central.

Els boscos d'Amèrica central de pi i roure es componen de moltes espècies característiques de zones temperades de l'Amèrica del Nord, inclosos roures (Quercus spp.), pins (Pinus spp.) avets (Abies spp.), i xiprers (Cupressus spp.).

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Enllaços externs
 Ecoregió NT0303 de Boscos de coníferes mixtes de l'Amèrica Central (WWF) .
 Boscos de coníferes mixtes de l'Amèrica Central (WWF-Wildworld) .
 Boscos de coníferes mixtes de l'Amèrica Central (wildworld) - National Geographic Society .
 Boscos de coníferes mixtes de l'Amèrica Central (The Encyclopedia of Earth) .
 Boscos de coníferes mixtes de l'Amèrica Central (Globalspecies)  .
 Ubicació de l'ecoregió, tipus Boscos de pi i roure de l'Amèrica Central  .
 Global 200, el número 63: Boscos de pi i roure de l'Amèrica Central (WWF)  .
 Ecoregions de coníferes tropicals i subtropicals (WWF)  .

Ecoregions d'Amèrica
Geografia de Mèxic
Geografia d'Hondures
Geografia de Guatemala
Geografia d'El Salvador
Geografia de Nicaragua


There's plenty of events to keep all avid readers and aspiring writers busy over the next few weeks and plenty more to come. Check out a selection below.
Trinity College Dublin and Glucksman Ireland House, New York University are holding a festival devoted to Irish crime fiction, featuring more than a dozen of the most exciting Irish crime novelists. This will be a memorable weekend, devoted to a key genre of contemporary Irish writing, so please make plans to join us.
Among the confirmed participants are Conor Brady, Declan Burke, Jane Casey, Paul Charles, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Conor Fitzgerald, Alan Glynn, Declan Hughes, Arlene Hunt, Gene Kerrigan, Kevin McCarthy, Brian McGilloway, Eoin McNamee, Stuart Neville, Niamh O'Connor, Louise Phillips, and Michael Russell.
We're particularly pleased to announce that our weekend will conclude with a major event: for the Irish launch of his newest novel, The Gods of Guilt (Orion Books, November 2013), Michael Connelly will be interviewed by John Connolly. After the interview, and questions from the audience, Michael will be signing books, which will be for sale on the evening. Tickets are required for this final event, and they are €6 (inc. fees) from eventbrite.com.
From the time she was born, Emma Byrne was different from other children. Shy and reclusive, her world revolved around animals, so much so that by the time she was 15, Emma was a much sought after horse trainer.
So who would try to harm this gifted young woman? Who was shooting in Crilly Woods on that fateful August day?
Emma's twin brother, Anthony, is determined to get to the bottom of what happened to his sister, and in the course of his investigations makes a terrible mistake, one that will change all their lives forever.
The Outsider: sometimes those who love us most hardly know us at all.


If you would like to donate a book to the archery library, this is most welcome.
If you wish, you can send us a book and we will process it, returning it to you if desired. You do not need to actually send us the book if you do not want. If you have a scanner or digital camera, you can digitize the pages and send them to us for further processing. If you want to process the book yourself, we will be happy to assist you. Consult the copyright and digitizing section for a little more information.
Financial donations are not requested, as this may involve costly transaction fees and have tax implications for the maintainer.


Here are examples of a few of our Salesforce Best Practices.
You do not want to have duplicate data in Salesforce, so before you import data, check to make sure there are no duplicates in the file you are importing. It is easier to remove duplicates from a spreadsheet than it is once they are in Salesforce. Data Loader does not remove duplicates and although the Import Wizard attempts to merge duplicates, it is not always accurate, so it is safer to clean your records yourself!
Salesforce custom objects allow you to extend functionality past the native Salesforce CRM suite, such as leads, accounts, and opportunities. Custom objects can be very helpful when you want to link multiple records to one record or create a new data table. Each custom object allows you to have two master/detail links, which allow for roll-up summary data from your custom object to the master object.
Your tabs are what you see across the top of every Salesforce page, such as Home, Contacts, and Reports, and they are the primary way to navigate within Salesforce. In order to easily access where you need to go within Salesforce, you can customize your tabs by selecting the Plus (+) on the far right of all the tabs. You can then click the "Customize My Tabs" button in the upper right corner and add, remove, or rearrange the tabs in your navigation bar.


We call our services Celebrations at New Life because that's what they are - a Celebration of who God is. Celebrations last about ninety minutes and you'll find an informal crowd and atmosphere.
Music. We'll praise God and encourage each other with singing.
Prayer. We are led in prayer and all also have an opportunity to be prayed for in each Celebration Service.
Scripture. We love the Bible and we read from it often.
Preaching. We typically teach through books of the Bible (expository teaching) and seek to apply the gospel to all of life.
Communion. We regularly celebrate the Lord's Supper as a reminder of Jesus' death as a sacrifice for sins.
Giving. We'll give as a response to God's grace to extend the church's ministry to our community and world. There are a number of ways to give.
Baptism. We celebrate with those who have made a public decision to follow Jesus with their life periodically throughout the year.
Copyright © 2018 New Life Church. All rights reserved.


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