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Each year, vaccines save more lives than seat belts.
In 2015, The Immunization Partnership reported on the yearly impact of vaccinations. The report's juxtaposition of seatbelts and vaccinations, both used for preventing injury, illness and death, serves as a reminder that a view of vaccinations through the lens of preventive healthcare can be a helpful and healthful perspective.
Vaccines are listed on The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Healthcare.gov websites as preventive care. The CDC, a federal authority on immunizations, even has prevention in the name. Other preventive care methods involve screenings for potentially life-threatening illnesses, including cancer, HIV and diabetes. Preventive care, particularly immunization, is championed because it saves more dollars – and lives – than it costs overall.
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Immunization works when all who are physically able to receive vaccines keep up with the CDC-recommended schedule. A certain threshold of immunization across communities, herd immunity, helps protect those with specific conditions who may not be able to receive vaccines. Herd immunity can also help keep communities healthy when disease is introduced via international travel, according to the CDC. All of these factors can affect a community's vulnerability to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease, and contributed to the 2014-2015 Disneyland measles outbreak. Fortunately, last year's California immunization report revealed that measles vaccination rates have exceeded the recommended herd immunity percentage and should help prevent future outbreaks.
Seatbelts are the best form of injury prevention in case of trouble, but vaccines can do more; they not only protect patients that collide with disease, they can also prevent disease in the first place. Highlighting the benefits of immunization can start right in the doctor's office. This is where providers can help patients reframe their view of vaccines. By "zooming out" to look at the impact of vaccines as preventive care, we can shed light on the protection of both individual and public health these tools provide.
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Christopher West: supporters vs. critics
The debate over Christopher West's analysis and teaching of John Paul II's Theology of the Body continues, and it's gotten somewhat heated. I've compiled quotes from respected Catholic voices in each "camp" (keep in mind that the critics are not opposed to Mr. West per se but have varying degrees of disagreement with his style and/or theology). To see the commentaries in their entirety, click on the hyperlink to each person's name. And just a friendly reminder: This material isn't suitable for children.
Christopher West's supporters
Dr. Janet Smith:
'...I want to add my voice to those who are enthusiastic about the West/Theology of the Body phenomenon. I think it is important to keep in mind, as [Jimmy] Akin does, who West's audience is. It is largely the sexually wounded and confused who have been shaped by our promiscuous and licentious culture. People need to think long and hard about the appropriate pedagogy for that group. Yet, as West himself knows, his approach is not for everyone. An analogy that pushes the envelope may be 'offensive' to one person and may be just the hook that draws another person in. West has adopted a style that appeals to a large segment of that population — and even to some who are 'pure and innocent.'
'It is not hard to find hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who will testify that they have come to love Christ and his Church, and better understand and live the Church's teaching about sex because of the work of Christopher West. Cohabiters separate, contracepters stop contracepting, and men cease looking at pornography — and that is the short list. Countless young people are now taking up the study of the Theology of the Body because of West's work. 'By their fruits ye shall know them'.....
'My point is this: The fact that the dean of the John Paul II Institute in Washington D.C. has issues with West's approach should not discourage anyone from reading West's work or attending his lectures. Schindler has serious disagreements with other reputable, orthodox theologians, including professors on staff at the John Paul II Institute. West's extensive commentary on the Theology of the Body, 'Theology of the Body Explained,' was reviewed for the nihil obstat for the Archdiocese of Boston by Prof. May, a longtime colleague of Schindler at the John Paul II Institute, who also gave it a glowing endorsement for the book jacket. (I also reviewed and strongly endorsed West's book Good News About Sex and Marriage). Several times in his piece Schindler refers to West's 'intention' to be orthodox which could imply that he has not necessarily achieved orthodoxy. We should be clear that West's works have been given an imprimatur, an ecclesiastical judgment that a work is doctrinally sound. I share the view of others that it is completely theologically sound....'
Dr. Michael Waldstein:
'...The salacious spin Nightline put on West's work (suggesting West is a fan of Hefner's Playboy Magazine) did not come from West, but from ABC, which knows that 'sex sells.' I see a great irony in these circumstances. Schindler has a remarkably clear and profound perception of the defects of our dominant liberal culture. He also has a correspondingly keen x-ray vision for the regular distortion of Catholic life and theology in the dominant media. Yet in this instance, he is ready to accept ABC's spin at face value, regardless of West's protestations to the contrary and, more importantly, regardless of West's published works. To use ABC's spin against West is an act of injustice. It does violence to one of the most eloquent and effective messengers of the Theology of the Body....
'West's main strength lies in his effective communication of John Paul II's teaching on a popular level. An academic might look down at such 'popularizing' and disdain serious intellectual engagement with West. In fact, West's theological penetration of John Paul II's work and the expression of his insight in his published materials have high academic quality. They are worthy of serious scholarly engagement. In writing my own book about the Theology of the Body (which is almost completed), I turn to West's commentary often and with profit.
'Both ABC's spin on West and Schindler's condemnation of him in agreement with that spin do harm to the cause of the Theology of the Body. I appeal to all who work for the promotion of the Theology of the Body to do their utmost to counteract this harm.'
Michael Phelan:
'Nightline did about a seven-minute piece (derived, I'm told, from an eight-hour interview! God help any of us in that situation.) on Christopher West and his presentation to Catholics of sexuality and the Theology of the Body. Overall, it was a remarkably fair piece of work, I thought, with regard to the Church. The priest-sex scandal was not mentioned, and there was no hit on the Church at all. Most of the use of Christopher's teaching was helpful. However, you will notice a couple of 'ouch' moments where an illustration Christopher uses is just left hanging, without qualification, an editing decision — most notably the comments on Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy. Here are my thoughts.
'1. Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, former wife of the now deceased great philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand, is a respected philosopher and Catholic thinker herself. She also seems very uncomfortable with much of the popularization of the TOB, as done by folks such as Christopher West and our own Katrina Zeno. She also went after Katrina publicly regarding one of her analogies which was not in the least vulgar, I thought, the analogy of dance. She seems somewhat familiar with the writings of John Paul II. We must take her warning seriously, that we can all potentially fall into a way of speaking about sexuality that is irreverent, in order to get the attention of the culture.
'2. That being said, Christopher West's role in all this is to get the attention of a group of Catholics — and other Christians — who are infinitely more familiar with the exceedingly vulgar pop culture than they are with even the most basic of Church teachings. For their own sake, out of agapic love. He pushes the envelope to get people's attention. If you see the video, Christopher makes a historical comparison (which I think is certainly valid) that Playboy and the Theology of the Body developed at the same time, historically. Then the news writers bend this to say that 'JPII and Hugh Hefner are Mr. West's 'muses'' regarding sexuality. So they take one illustration and blow it up into West's supposed main point. And the point according to Nightline is supposedly 'Woohoo! Catholics can have crazy sex, too.' But of course those of us who have read and heard Christopher know what the main point is. Christopher's reply to the comments from Nightline left out of context is here.
'3. Do we have a tremendous responsibility to convey the truth faithfully? Yes. Do we have a tremendous responsibility to choose illustrations as we teach that people can understand without being scandalized? Yes. Must we balance these responsibilities with the fundamental responsibility to share the Good News regarding Church teaching with people who need us to reach them in a language they can understand, without fear? Yes. I had a great coach once who told me that he did not mind my mistakes made from enthusiasm, from over-effort. Far better these than the mistakes of the coward, he would say. I think in the end it will bring about much good, as Christopher's work and Katrina's have brought about so much good in many of our lives.
'4. Final point: Both John Paul II and Benedict XVI have urged us to not be afraid to speak to the modern media to get out Christ's message. This may be the kind of hit we have to take to get the message out. In any case, we need to pray for him and for the TOB to be authentically presented, and for the love, courage and prudence to do it ourselves. There are no coincidences with God, as Bishop Olmsted constantly reminds us, and I believe this story heading into our new marriage prep offerings is another sign that we can really be part of turning this culture around, with God's grace!'
Jimmy Akin:
'...West is a man on the side of the angels, and he's an effective speaker who has done a great deal of good. He stands to do much more good in the future, and he should be encouraged in that.
'Even the ABC piece, as flawed as it was, should do more good than harm on balance. Despite the Hefner-related flaws and the 'centerfold' business, it communicated the ideas that (1) the anti-Christian sex stereotype is wrong, (2) that sex is a good thing, (3) that people should admire and take seriously the Church's teachings on sex, (4) including its teachings on contraception, sex only in marriage, and heterosexual marriage, and (5) it had testimonies from couples and individuals saying how these messages turned their lives and marriages around.
'Chris's critics should be honest enough to admit that the piece nudged more audience members in the right direction than the wrong one. And they should rejoice in that. Sure, there were things that went wrong — many of them not in West's control — but he can learn from this experience and help even more people in the future. That's something we should all hope for.'
Christopher West's critics
Dr. Alice von Hildebrand:
'My feeling is that Christopher West has become famous because he started discussing the Theology of the Body, which is extremely appealing topic. The difficulty is that, in the meantime, he became so famous that I do believe he has become much too self-assured and has lost sight of the extreme sensitivity of the topic.... My feeling is that his vocabulary and his way of approaching it totally lacks reverence.... It seems to me that his presentation, his vocabulary, the vulgarity of things that he uses are things that simply indicate that even though he might have good intentions he has derailed and is doing a lot of harm....'
Prof. David Schindler:
'What, then, are the objections to West's theology?
'First, West misconstrues the meaning of concupiscence, stressing purity of intention one-sidedly when talking about problems of lust.
'When I first pointed this problem out to him several years ago, his response was that he refused to limit the power of Christ to transform us. My response is that concupiscence dwells 'objectively' in the body, and continues its 'objective' presence in the body throughout the course of our infralapsarian existence; and that we should expect holiness to 'trump' temptations or disordered tendencies in the area of sexuality exactly as often as we should expect holiness to 'trump' the reality of having to undergo death.
'Second, West has an inadequate notion of analogy. He conceives love in a reductive bodily-sexual sense, then reads the Christian mysteries as though they were somehow ever-greater and more perfect realizations of what he emphasizes as key in our own experience, namely, sex.
'But sex is not even the most important part of human love, let alone the key to the Christian mysteries — the Eucharist, for example. Missing in West's work is an adequate idea of the radical discontinuity (maior dissimilitudo ) between the divine love revealed by God — and indeed the (supernatural) love to which we are called — and sexual love or intercourse. To be sure, the spousal love between man and woman is central in man's imaging of God, and the gendered body and sexual relations are an integral sign and expression of spousal love, which also includes what John Paul II calls all the other manifestations of affection. However, as Joseph Ratzinger says, it is only because man has a capacity for God that he also has a capacity for another human being. The former indicates the 'content,' the latter the 'consequence,' of man's likeness to God.
'In the end, West, in his disproportionate emphasis on sex, promotes a pansexualist tendency that ties all important human and indeed supernatural activity back to sex without the necessary dissimilitudo.
'Third, West's treatment of shame and reverence is marred by a too-male vision of things — not only too much maleness but distorted maleness. If we could just get over our prudishness and sin-induced guilt, he seems to think, we would be ready simply to dispense with clothes and look at others in their nakedness. He has no discernible sense of the difference between what might be a feminine as distinct from masculine sense of unveiling. He (thus) lacks a reverence for the body entailing a modesty not reducible simply to shame, or again a patient reverence presupposing the 'veiledness' proper to what essentially contains mystery. His work is preoccupied with what is external to the detriment of the interiority proper to persons. In this context, we can say that West's theology ultimately lacks a Marian dimension: not in the sense that he fails to make references to Mary, but because his work is not adequately formed, in method or content, in Mary's archetypal feminine-human sensibility.
'Fourth, a style of preaching is not merely a matter of 'style' — a difference in personality or taste. It is always-also a matter of theology itself. West often tends to treat resistance to the content of his lectures, for example during the question periods, as matters of resistance to the Holy Spirit (to the Spirit now speaking in and through West's 'charism'), urging questioners to pray to overcome the fear induced in them by their bad theological-spiritual formation. Well-balanced persons have spoken of how West makes them feel a sense of guilt, of resistance to the Holy Spirit, if they experience uneasiness about what he is saying....'
Father Jose Granados:
'It is highly inadequate and open to serious misunderstanding to say that John Paul II took the sexual revolution a step further. For the principles that were at work in Puritanism, with its negative vision of the body, are the same ones at work in pornography and in the sexual revolution. In both cases the body is seen without reference to the dignity of the person and to the plan of God for man; it is deprived of its symbolism and its language. Puritanism attempts this by silencing the body and its urges; the sexual revolution (as expressed for example in Hugh Hefner) by exalting it as an absolute. In both cases (but especially in the latter) the body, and with it the human person, are despised, because they are cut off from their ultimate origin and destiny. Pornography is in no sense an attempt to recover the beauty of the body and sexuality, but a sign of despair regarding this beauty and the possibility of finding meaning in human love.
'The recovery of the meaning of the body, with reference to love and to the mystery of man and God, is the novelty brought about by John Paul II's Theology of the Body. The Pope's proposal is not about sexuality, but about the truth of love as the foundation of the person's dignity and the meaning of reality; and about the family as the place where the person finds himself and his way towards happiness....'
Michael Matt:
'I have in my files plenty of letters from Catholics with obviously well-formed consciences who've been similarly scandalized by the approach of Christopher West — a man who evidently sees little merit in the Church's traditional prohibition against discussing some subjects — i.e., sexual intimacy — in mixed company. Mr. West has but one retort, it would seem: 'This is Pope John Paul!' But Pope John Paul is dead. So how far does Mr. West get to go in the name of Pope John Paul? Is anyone actually monitoring this fellow?
'Can one even imagine Bishop Fulton Sheen discussing the ins and outs of sexual intimacy with men and women in any public venue, let alone his sanctuary? How about Padre Pio? Don Bosco? Even Mother Teresa? Are we to believe, then, that modern Catholics have become so 'enlightened,' so impervious to the temptations of the flesh, that these matters can now be discussed openly and in mixed company with no affront to dignity, purity or modesty? Please! Have we learned nothing from the tsunami of sex scandals that has rocked the Church over the past forty years?
'Perhaps a warning from St. John Chrysostom would here be apropos: 'Are you perhaps of stone or of iron? No, you are a man subject to the common weakness of nature. Do you think that you will not be burnt if you take fire into your hand? How else could this be? Put a burning light into the hay and then say that there will be no blaze! Like hay is this nature of ours'.....'
Steve Kellmeyer:
'...While the debate rages, at least a dozen bishops of various rank, all of whom have some part of their reputation riding on the outcome, are watching closely, and taking notes.
'So, why do you think Dr. Schindler waited so long before he wrote a public critique of West's work — waited until the errors were broadcast on national television in front of millions and he couldn't stand it anymore? Put another way, given these names, what does Dr. Schindler gain by making his critique? On the other hand, in addition to being employed by Chris West, why might Dr. Janet Smith find it worthwhile to write a defense of West?
'Consider it another way: At least two staff members of the JP II Institute, Dr. David Schindler and Dr. Mary Shivanandan, have come out against Chris West, as has Alice von Hildebrand. None of these three have financial ties to West, none of them gain any traction with a bishop by making public their positions. West came out of JP II, and JPII Institute has gotten quite a lot of students, quite a lot of federal grant money, by riding West's coattails. Financially speaking, Schindler and Shivanandan have absolutely nothing to gain from their critique of West and one heck of a lot to lose. This is the kind of thing that can get you forced out of a job.
'On the other hand, who has so far publicly supported West? Dr. Janet Smith, who earns money by working at West's institute. Mark Shea, who works closely with Matt Pinto and Ascension Press, Chris West's publisher. Pay close attention to who is questioning West's theology, who is defending West, and who is keeping their mouths firmly shut. It is quite informative.'
Father Angelo Mary Geiger:
'We are told: Ignorance of the principles of TOB along with the heresy of Jansenism have led to a deep-seated Manichaeism among Catholics. Waldstein writes that early 20th-century Jesuits hid their genitals with ashes when they were bathing, while trads want women to wear black cardboard boxes. The implied solution is to bless genitals and stand naked in front of a mirror — of course, while studying TOB and praying. Is this a caricature? I certainly am not arguing for the other extreme, but I know there are some confused people out in the blogosphere.
'There is no sense whatsoever, contrary to what Waldstein suggests, in which Schindler minimizes the power of transforming grace. Yes, as St. Augustine says: 'Love, and then do what you want!' But transforming grace has to do with the life of perfect charity, and while the perfection of virtue leads to spontaneity in what is right and just, it is foolish to suggest to a general public that struggling with concupiscence that if they do things right, not only will they be freed from their dirty sex hang ups, but they will, in fact, live 'naked without shame.' I do not know where this 'holiness trumps temptation' comes from. Perhaps it is time for West and his supporters to cite some sources other than the oblique statements of John Paul II. If it is true, then let's see the tradition.
'Both Puritanism and the culture of pornography are a function of original sin. Only a thorough sacramental catechesis and a developing spiritual life are going to manage these problems. An exalted view of human sexuality is part of the solution, but it is not a panacea. We should not confuse apologetics with catechesis, let alone with theology. As I said in my earlier post, I don't expect us all to agree on our analysis of Christopher West's impressive work, but I do think the issues raised should be taken seriously. And even if Professors Smith and Waldstein disagree with Professor Schindler, there is no reason to criticize him for saying publicly what many people have been saying directly to West for a long time.
'Just for the record, I would like to say again that I do not question anyone's integrity or good will. But this needs to be talked about frankly and openly and in a spirit of charity. No one is being crucified and no one's reputation is being ruined. If it is, I will have none of it, but abusus non tollit usum, the abuse does not vitiate the use. There is no reason we need to be silent about this. God bless all those in the pursuit of truth.'


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Q: RestKit breaks build in archive mode - Xcode 8 I'm using Xcode 8.2.1 with CocoaPods 1.1.1. I've got a iOS application using RestKit 0.27, with Objective-C and Swift 3 code. Everything builds and works flawlessly in simulator and on the device, but the project won't compile when archiving it for distribution:

/Users/***/MyProject-Bridging-Header.h:16:9: note: in file included from /Users/***/MyProject-Bridging-Header.h:16:
#import "CustomRKObjectRequestOperation.h"
        ^
/Users/***/Services/CustomRKObjectRequestOperation.h:10:9: error: 'RestKit/RestKit.h' file not found
#import <RestKit/RestKit.h>
        ^
<unknown>:0: error: failed to import bridging header '/***/MyProject-Bridging-Header.h'

I found a similar issue here: https://forums.developer.apple.com/message/79355#79355, but suggested fix doesn't work, probably because it's for Xcode 7.1.

A: It turns out FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS in Release configuration did not have any references to any of the Pods frameworks. Everything is working fine now, nothing to do with RestKit.

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'Accidental': Rescue crews on wild goose chase for boaties
TOSSED: Old but still working beacons are causing havoc in Gladstone waters as rescue crews waste time on false alarms. Mara Pattison-Sowden
by Chris Lees
6th Mar 2017 2:19 AM | Updated: 4:27 AM
INCORRECT disposal of EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons) continues to take vital resources away from real emergency situations.
In Queensland last year, there were 247 activations because of incorrect disposal, hoax or other non-distress situations, according to Australian Maritime Safety Authority statistics.
AMSA adviser for safety and distress alerting systems Linda Berryman said their primary concern with non-distress beacon activations was not the dollar figure attached to them.
"The main concern is that these search and rescue operations make vital assets unavailable for use in real emergency situations," she said.
"It is not possible to generalise about the cost of tasking assets on search and rescue operations. Every tasking is unique, from the assets involved to the duration of the operation, and the costs vary just as widely."
FALSE ALARMS: Unintentional pleas for help are drawing emergency response unit away from real jobs. Contributed
However, despite the high number of non-distress activations, there were 78 distress situations when EPIRBs were set off.
"Distress beacons save lives," Ms Berryman said.
"When activated properly in a life-threatening situation, a registered GPS distress beacon can help AMSA and other rescue authorities to find you.
"In some cases, carrying a beacon is required by law. For example, in most states in Australia it is mandatory by law for boats travelling more than two nautical miles from land to carry a registered EPIRB."
Volunteer Marine Rescue Gladstone's Doug Savage said it was essential to register your beacon with your boat.
"If it's not registered we don't know who we're looking for," he said.
"The moment you buy it, take it home, read the documentation, jump on the net and register it."
There are two types of EPIRBs, one has a GPS, which makes it easier for people to find you.
Both AMSA and VMR recommend this one.
Mr Savage said EPIRBs had an expiry date.
Once an EPIRB's life is finished, Ms Berryman said proper disposal was vital.
"Beacons can be accidentally activated if they are not disposed of correctly," she said.
"This often occurs when beacons are thrown in the rubbish and end up in tips.
To get rid of an EPIRB, bring it to VMR Gladstone on Alf O'Rourke Dr.
gladstone region
volunteer marine rescue
amsa australian maritime safety authority gladstone gladstone region vmr volunteer marine rescue


It was in the very early days of my fly fishing career.
Some birds, a species I don't think I had noticed before, were flitting back and forth across this little creek I was fishing, maybe 30 feet in the air.
They'd dash out from whatever branch they were perched on, grab something out of the air that I could not see, and dash back. One, then another, then another. There were a half-dozen of them, hard at work.
I didn't know, but I did figure out they were feeding on mayflies, specifically mayfly spinners, the adult stage that mate, lay their eggs and fall to the water, often to be sipped leisurely by trout that know those little bits of protein are dying and aren't going to be able to escape.
If you are a fly angler, you quickly learn that feeding birds mean, sooner or later, feeding trout. Good thing to know.
But what kind of birds were they? I went home and opened my Peterson's Guide, or maybe I went out and bought one for the first time. The birds were cedar waxwings. I had never heard of them, and I'm not sure I had ever seen one before or if I did they just didn't register. But, ever since, if I see cedar waxwings over a trout stream, I'm a happy guy, because I know almost certainly I'll soon be seeing rising fish. It's a very simple thing, but it is worth knowing.
I don't know if it was the waxwings that sparked my interest in birds, or Billy Wilsey telling me many years ago about watching a hawk make a kill, or the pheasants we used to kick up as kids when we'd run my grandfather's setters and pointers in the late summer. Something did it, but the upshot is, that interest has made me a better outdoorsman.
I am not an expert on birds by any means. I don't consider myself a birder. I just pay attention, and I've seen things that made my eyes pop – eagles dropping out of the sky trying to catch a fish; crows harassing a pair of red tails falling hundreds of feet through the air with their talons interlocked; a great horned owl silently settling into a dead tree a couple of yards above a fellow fisherman as the last light faded; a Cooper's hawk relentlessly pursuing a songbird around my garage two or three times and then grabbing it out of mid-air.
I read Field & Stream, Fly Fisherman, sometimes American Angler, and I used to get Peterson's Hunting. I've learned a lot from all of them, but I've also learned quite a bit from Bird Watcher's Digest. I'm not telling you to read that particular magazine – there are several others devoted to birds – but that's the one I get. I love the art work and the photos, the writing is first-class, and I particularly like Kevin Cook's question-and-answer column – very wise, no-nonsense, meticulously researched – and David Bird's column on bird behavior, which often details some truly astounding incidents.
Bird magazines are not written for hunters and anglers, and once in a while you'll read some things written that are hostile to so-called "consumptive" users of the outdoors. That kind of gets my goat, but I like the fact that the writers – I'm sure at least a few are hunters and anglers – approach the subject of wildlife from a different angle than what I'm used to. I've learned a lot about animal and bird behavior, and especially that animals and birds conduct their lives in certain ways, they don't read books or magazines themselves, so they don't necessarily behave the way they are supposed to.
Perhaps the biggest and most important thing I've learned is this - bird watchers and people who write about birding pay close attention – looking, seeing, hearing, just sensing – and that's a good lesson. Pay attention to what Mother Nature is telling you. It will make you a better hunter and angler.
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has collected an additional £500 million in tax from theUK's wealthiest individuals.
Set up in 2009, the High Net Worth Unit handles the tax affairs of around 5,000 ofBritain's richest people – those with assets in excess of £20m.
The unit had initially hoped to raise an extra £300m in tax; however, latest figures suggest it has surpassed this target by £200m since its launch three years ago.
'The tax affairs of the richest people in the country are, by their nature, complex, and that's why we have focused resources on getting their tax right,' commented Martin Randall, head of the High Net Worth Unit.


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Q: Building a ScreenShot Gallery with Twitter Bootstrap I am currently in the process of trying to build a screenshot gallery. I have complete the first step which is to make it possible for the user to upload the image to a mysql database.
That is how the images for the gallery are supplied to the gallery script. Unfortunately, I have spent months perfecting my ability to get various things into a database, but not so much time on how to take them from the database and display in a user friendly format.
Twitter Bootstrap Fluid Grid System
Twitter Bootstrap utilizes a fluid grid system to display data. You don't have to use it, but it makes for a much better looking layout. Now the screenshot gallery needs to display rows of images and each row is 4 columns wide. Now here is the kicker, This is the structure for each row.
http://pastebin.com/HvBK5rTC
I need to generate that row over and over. But I need the images that populate it to cease at 4, echo the appropriate closing divs, echo the opening divs for another row, and the echo four more images out, ect, ect.
I don't have any code for this because I do not know where to start. I can supply anything that you need if you can just help me get started.
Edit
This is what I have come up with so far, but I do not know how to close the
 and open a new one.
http://pastebin.com/EADji2eh

A: You are pretty much there. mysql_* fn's are deprecated, you should use PDO etc.
You can do what you need by adding an outer loop for flow control, and using what you had already as an inner. The result array, it will automatically iterate through the result set for you without needing to keep track of offsets for limits etc.
build_gallery_fn.php:
function image_from_database() {
            // use a running counter for flow control of the outer loop
        $runningcount = 0;

        $r = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT logo AS `img` FROM NewsArticles WHERE logo IS NOT NULL AND logo !='';");

            //Get # of images in results to use as upper limit for outer loop
        $img_ct = mysql_num_rows($r);

        while ($runningcount <= $img_ct){

                    //rowcount reset to break content blocks
            $rowcount = 0;

            echo "
";

            $runningcount++;

                    while(($rowcount <= 3) && $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($r))
            {
                    $rowcount++;
                    $img = $row['img'];
                    echo '
';
                    echo " Photo # $runningcount of $img_ct";
                    echo '
';
            }
            echo "
";

        }
}

Output Holder:

The American Pacific Group ScreenShot Gallery

            <?php
                    echo image_from_database();
            ?>


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Everyone remembers Live Aid, Band Aid and USA for Africa, but the stream of charity singles that followed was frankly quite embarrassing. Stock Aitken & Waterman were scraping the barrel in 1987 when they released 'Give give give' by Dance Aid. The proceeds of the single went to Disco Aid, but what that organisation was all about, I can't find out.
The interesting thing about this song is that you can't make out who's singing the lines. None of the voices are recognisable, they all blend together into one anonymous blob. Mel & Kim apparently contributed to this song as well - or so the sleeve claims - but I have yet to recognise them. Needless to say, the single flopped everywhere.


Every year hundreds, if not thousands, of seats are sold on mediation training courses in Ireland and the UK alone. Most of these courses end with motivated, excited and passionate new mediators going out into the world looking to do their bit to change how conflict is dealt with. What they have usually not been told, and often don't realise, is how few of them will end up working regularly in mediation.
All of us who work in this field are passionate about what we do and why we do it. But that passion can quickly turn into frustration when we print out business cards and set up our website and the phone stays quiet. A few throw in the towel quickly, others persist for a while before giving up. The elephant in the mediation training room is that there is just not enough work out there for all the mediators that are being trained. Those of us involved in training all know that a mediation qualification is not enough to generate mediation work and some courses sometimes oversell the likely benefits of their training. The oversupply of mediators in relation to the amount of work available is not something trainers want to talk about, not just because it will turn away participants but also because it is hard to see the enthusiasm of new mediators dampened and their efforts frustrated. But is this different from any other professional or career pursuit? If you train as a solicitor, executive coach or a pilot can you walk straight into a job or will clients be looking to hire you straight away?
Sounds gloomy doesn't it? Maybe, but it does not have to be. The other side of that coin is the many many mediators I know that have thriving mediation practices, are referring work on to colleagues because they are over stretched – yes really – and who are living the dream that we all had when starting out down this path. We have a number of choices therefore – we can shrug our shoulders and give up, being grateful for the work we do have, work on raising awareness of mediation and generally promoting the mediation option so as to generate more work, wait for our governments to do so (don't get me started on that one) or, figure out how those mediators who are successful make a living from mediation.
What is it that distinguishes those mediators who get work and make money from those who struggle to do so?
Is it training, experience, connections?
Is it because they know they right people, because, dare I say it, they are lawyers?
Because they live in large urban centres or can afford to spend money on a fancy website?
No, I don't think so. I think it is more complex than that, and, at the same time, simpler. I think those who are successful are those who are really good at marketing their service. That sounds logical but is more complex than we might think.
Many new mediators have chosen their path to make a difference, to help people, to change the way we think about conflict and to develop their skills and self awareness. And maybe, marketing our business and our services feels a little uncomfortable for that reason, because we are here to help, rather than to earn money. Marketing therefore, can be difficult, feel awkward, and is easily left to the bottom of the to-do list. For many, having those cards printed and the website set up ticks the marketing box. Surely the calls will come. But there is much more to marketing and promoting a mediation business than that.
Thank you Sabine. This is very thoughtful and I look forward to next month. There is another angle. We, in Core, have just completed a really great Residential Summer School, entitled Using Mediation Skills as Leaders. We had a wonderfully diverse group of senior and not-so-senior participants. They all got a huge amount out of it. Very few will go on to become full-time (or even perhaps part-time) mediators. However, they will take the essence of what we do as mediators back into their organisations, firms, cases and communities and they will transform situations. That is worthwhile in itself. It may even be more beneficial in the longer term.
Thank you for the article. I wrote a similar article in 2015.
It seems that training is an income generating avenue for many mediators. But i think the lack of work our there creates a problem not only of saturation of the industry but of varying quality of mediators which can sometimes damage the image of the profession.
Spot on about the marketing point. Freelance mediators, like freelance anything else, need to be pretty entrepreneurial (and good) to make a decent living. The only caveat I would want to add is that there can be other reasons for doing a mediation course. Some of my ex-students now work for not-for-profit mediation organisations where presumably the marketing is done by others. And others are doing a range of interesting jobs where it's very helpful to have an in depth understanding of human conflict – HR, management, education, lawyering, and pretty much anything else!
You are absolutely right. The same situation in Lithuania. We have new law on mediation. In near future, all families (with some exceptions) before starting divorce procedure at the court would have to meet with mediator. At this moment in Lithuania we have "mediation spring" – almost everyone who works with the family issues (lawyers, psychologists, social workers and etc.) seeking to become a mediator. Seats are sold on mediation training, too.
Excellent article! Generating a lot food for thought!
Sabine – very interesting article on many levels.
I think John and Charlie's comments are very relevant to this point. I also think Nokukhanya's point about the varying quality of mediators is relevant but but that's an entirely separate topic that I won't address in the comment (otherwise we could be here a while).
Personally I don't subscribe to what's become the dominant narrative in mediation; too many mediators and not enough mediation work.
A quick story to illustrate why, this is true by the way and happened to me just the other week. My local pizza parlour serves the best pizza, not just in London but outside of Napoli, I'm not kidding it's that good. I was there 2 weeks ago picking up pizza for the whole family. The restaurant was busy so I had a 20 minute wait for my order. Seizing the opportunity for a quiet pint of Guinness I nipped directly next door to a very small 'spit and sawdust' Irish Bar to quench my thirst.
This bar just happens to serve the cheapest pint of Guinness in London. The bar is a little rough around the edges shall we say, not somewhere you'd take your mum, but I went in sat myself down by the bar and ordered a pint.
There was a chap sitting next to me who turned and struck up a conversation, he was an Irishman and turns out he ran a small building company. I asked him how was business?
It's tough out there there are lots of tradesman and other building companies competing for the kind of jobs he was geared up for. He was doing small domestic work, roof repairs, kitchen extensions, loft extensions – you get the idea. So we continued to talk and I learnt a thing or two about damp proof courses and ground water levels. It was a very pleasant conversation and I estimated I had enough time for one more pint before leaving for my Pizza.
I offered to buy my new friend a pint but he wouldn't accept and insisted on buying me one. It was a very kind gesture for someone who on the face of it was struggling economically but I humbly accepted. We talked for another 20 minutes and at that point I had to exit stage-left to collect my pizza.
As I got up off the stool I called the barman over and ordered a pint for my friend at which point my friend smiled and shook his head and said – that's very kind of you but it's not necessary, I own the place and your my guest.
Every market is competitive, if you know of a market that isn't then please email me privately. Furthermore, and to echo Charlie's point, you need to be entrepreneurial and that sometimes means doing what it takes to put bread on your table.
If it was as easy as completing a mediation training course then everyone would be doing it, right? A mediation certificate isn't a certificate of entitlement to print money. Any business venture is hard work, risky and comes with a high degree of uncertainty (ask John Sturrock and many other mediators who have established sustainable business in this field).
So I don't buy the narrative, I think it's demoralising and disempowering and it locates responsibility for success in the wrong place. I think it's also disingenuous to those mediators who have gone through the grind of finding work and building a referral network and a reputation.
C'mon folks let's change the narrative, pull up the socks, roll up the sleeves and get out there!
Thanks Sabine, looking forward to part 2 – no pressure.
Thanks for the elephant, which is pretty big. No denying it. I agree with colleagues' comments on training mediation, leadership and conflict skills; not everyone who does mediation training wants to make a living out of mediation.
There is another field in training I think we should be developing. Rather than just training mediators we could be training users of mediation. Letting people know and understand that mediation is an option and how it works. That there is a spectrum of dispute resolution options.
I have introduced mediation modules to my university LLM and MBAs for this reason. I don't expect these students to be mediators. They could be informed deciders for and users of mediation.
Is there a training market in this? I think there is, even if it is not developed yet. Perhaps something that qualified mediators looking for work could add to their portfolio.


Saying 'Yes' to The Spirit Within"
Should you want to listen to a sermon you may miss during this summer, recordings are available at http://oldsouthhavenchurch.org/Audiolibrary/AudioLibrary.aspx .
Note: On July 21 Bobby Sterling had his bike stolen at the Post Morrow Marina. Many of his friends rallied to the cause and raised money to replace the bike, Newsday told the story on Thursday, Aug. 30. Bobby replied to the good gesture: "Everybody knows me and everybody cares about me. They're very kind. I appreciate them."
Note: Recent months have seen a flood of Central American unaccompanied children and mothers with children. This has been deemed a humanitarian crisis. As people of faith, we (the Presbyterian Church USA) are called to treat foreigners as God's people who are to be welcomed. Many of our churches along the border are doing just that by providing shelter, food and clothing. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, working with ecumenical partners, is working to provide financial support. If you care to contribute, mail a check to Presbyterian Church (USA) PO Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700 or make a check out to Old South Haven and that amount will be forwarded. May these children and their families be treated with dignity and respect, and may their safety and protection be ensured.
A note: Last week I attended the 50th Anniversary of the National Campus Ministry Association. As a member of the Coordinating Committee for NCMA (having just completed my term) I have had the assignment of contacting other former campus ministers, asking them to submit to me, and a team of two others, stories from their years as campus ministers. The stories have now been collected from 50 of them, serving twenty-five and more years. Their stories will be published in a book. This project convinced me how important it is to share our stories. It has let me also to prepare a series of sermons, which I hope to deliver over the next several weeks, on the theme of "Telling Our Stories."
Sunday, July 27 "Telling Stories"
Sunday, August 3 "Telling My Story: Saying "Yes"
Monday, July 14 – Friday, July 18 Pastor Tom attending Annual Conference of National Campus Ministry Association, Washington University Campus, St. Louis, Missouri. (This the 50th Anniversary of NCMA).
How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus"
Note: A "thank you" to Alan Stevens for his thought-provoking sermon last Sunday.


The job application process can be long and hard. Especially if you are a graduating senior like me, this is crunch time for us. Here is a compilation of a few tips I've learned throughout my time speaking to senior executives and professionals from the success center.
Pay attention to the layout!
If you're interviewing for a creative design job opp for a layout that is less traditional and shows your creative ability.
If you're applying for a business administration or management job opp for a more traditional layout.
Use clean and concise phrases - Employers only look at resumes for an average of 6 SECONDS! - Use the exact words from the job description!
Make sure you are using the words presented in the job description. This is especially important if you are uploading your resume to an online website. Most likely it will be going through an internet scan looking for very specific words.
Try and use fancy words and phrases like "developer of innovative resolutions", "results based performer", and "global thinker"
Only add relevant job experience to the position you are applying for.
Don't add every job you ever had since middle school to your resume. Focus on the experiences that apply and make you stand out for the specific job you are applying for.
This is where you can elaborate on what you are looking for out of this position, why you want to work for the company, all of the experiences you have learned, and ultimately what you can bring to the table. Try to write in ways that will add value to yourself. The cover letter is also where you can use specific words and qualifications they're looking for in the job description.
Intro paragraph: introduce yourself with a unique opening line, describe the role you're applying for, and why you are interested in the job and the company. Lastly, briefly explain what makes you the perfect fit.
Body paragraph(s): Talk about the responsibilities in your current/ past positions, the projects you participated in, skills you gained, and the impact you had.
Closing paragraph: Explain in more detail why you're interested in the position, why you're passionate about the company, and why you're a good fit. Talk about ways you would contribute to the company and their success.
End with a "call to action": Invite the reader to move forward with the application by asking them to follow up with you, or ask them to talk about more ways you could add value to the company. Lastly, don't forget to thank them for reviewing your cover letter.
International Businesss major and Spanish minor at the College of Charleston. Originally from San Diego, CA. Lover of Hot Cheetos and Mexican street tacos. Meditation advocate. Traveler. Foodie. Interested in saving the world.


Ideal for bathrooms, kitchens (and replacing the Hand Food in your Christmas gift set when it's running low), this pump-bottle version of Soap & Glory's bestselling hand cream is set to be a hit! Packed with the original, super-smoothing shea butter, macadamia oil and mallow extract formula to soften & rejuvenate hands. Fragranced with Soap & Glory's signature rose & bergamot scent.
Never used to think much of hand creams, but after receiving a 50ml tube of this in a gift set at Christmas I have changed my mind, this is non-greasy, smells lovely and leaves your hands feeling so soft, so just had to order this 250ml pump.
Got this as a Xmas present and I keep it beside my bed. I use it every night before bed and whenever else I'm at home and think about using it. I love it so much, keeps my hands so soft but not left greasy! Really want to get the tube version now so I can also carry one around in my hand bag with me. Really do recommend!!
I love all your products and probably have most of your range and my friends know I like it and buy it for me as well.
I got this in a set with Wash Your Hands & it goes perfectly in my bathroom. It's great to have a pump on as I can wash my hands with the appropriate product & then use Hand Food straight after without having to fiddle around with lids of bottles.
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Weikel is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile north of Yakima, adjacent to Cowiche Creek, at the west end of Cowiche Canyon.

The community was founded in 1914 by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company. Weikel was named after George Weikel whose land was acquired by the railroad for the rail right-of-way.
 George Weikel was born came to Yakima in 1877 and helped to construct the Tieton canal. A few early maps spelled the name 'Wiekel'.

References

Northern Pacific Railway
Unincorporated communities in Yakima County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)

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Soon after we married, my husband left his job to start his own business.
He is equipped with a head for numbers and always wanted to be business owner.
I, on the other hand, don't have an entrepreneurial bone in my body, but I did what I could – I encouraged, listened, and continued working. Then we had a baby and I landed my new favourite job as a stay at home mum.
The business started to gain momentum. Increasingly surrounded by the jargon of the small business community, I began to notice that much of what was being talked about in business was also quite relatable to my new stay at home mum role. Four years on, I still wouldn't claim to understand most aspects of business, but pottering the periphery has often surprised and challenged me in motherhood.
Early in the business journey we were given an exercise from a Business Coach to write down daily KPIs.
I recalled those annoying sales targets or "Key Performance Indicators" from past retail jobs- numbers like overall sales, number of items sold per customer or amount per transaction. As a sales assistant, KPI's were used to give me an idea of what to aim for to make the manager happy.
I had certainly never considered applying a KPI to my day as a mum.
Nap time at last; time for tea!
I filled my mug from the cold pot, popped it in the microwave for a couple of minutes and waited impatiently for that soul-refreshing experience that is my nap time cuppa ritual. With a cheerful double beep, it was done.
I reached for the milk but, this is awkward, I'd been a bit heavy-handed in my hasty pour and there was really too much tea in the cup to top it with my desired dash of dairy.
I tried anyway – administering a tiny, clumsy plop and the skimpiest of swirls, but the cup was too full to move. It was a sad moment. Reluctantly, I admitted defeat, decanting teaspoonfuls from the full cup down the drain.
The ritual had lost much of its magic; its flow. I mean the tea was still alright but the experience as a whole was just unsatisfying.
I watch my boy at play: one clumsy little foot flies out in the vicinity of a falling football. He giggles wildly at the gap between intention and reality, the ball propelled not by feet as was the aim, but by wayward arms with flailing legs lagging behind. When life is good, it is grand – and the whole world is a playground. He is not embarrassed. Mistakes are simply serendipitous pathways to hilarious alternative games, equally as valid as the original. Oh, the sweetness of trying again and again without success!
Our little family is moving house in the near future. There are pros and cons to this, most of which I'll not be aware of until moving time comes. I don't know where we'll be next, but the change in itself is inevitable. And because things will change I've been trying to be intentionally mindful and appreciative of the things I enjoy about where we are now – friends and family that live close; great local parks; a bath tub; our most excellent housemate and his most excellent dog; a lovely kitchen with a dishwasher and a matching cutlery set owned by said excellent housemate; and did I mention the bath?
"He's been sleeping through since 6 weeks". My jaw dropped and my heart sank. I thought a baby that slept all night was a mythical creature- like a unicorn, or an Au Pair. I wanted to be happy for her, truly I did, but those words stung. I made mental swats at the self-doubts that began buzzing around my mind. I was coping with our sleep situation in my own way, but I was jealous.


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Poroshenko declared that his two major mistakes in recent years is human resources and communications – kaleniuk
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Running for a second term as the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko declared that his major mistakes in recent years was personnel and communications. He said this during a meeting with representatives of public organizations on April 6, reported in Facebook, the Executive Director of the Center for anti-corruption Daria kalenyuk.
She reported that Poroshenko supports the need for a reboot of the National Agency for combating corruption and the Specialized anticorruption Prosecutor's office. However, according to her, it supports the activities Director Nationalnogo anticorruption Bureau of Artem Sytnik, although the "have questions to the work of the authority".
"We also discussed personnel matters relative to [the first Deputy head of the foreign intelligence Service Sergei] Semochko and [first Deputy head of SBU Paul] Deminy. The President understands the toxicity of these people in their positions. (According to the investigations of journalists Bihus.info have a wife and family Semochko can be Russian citizenship, and he was interested in the shadow revenues of pharmaceutical companies. NABOO opened against it criminal proceedings for illicit enrichment, which was closed in March 2019. Demkino suspected of illicit enrichment, the criminal proceedings against him had been closed. – GORDON). I hope they will fly from their positions in the near future. Well, at least one of them before the elections," – said kalenyuk.
She noted that at the meeting, which lasted about two hours, invited 15-20 representatives of public organizations.
It was a real dialogue and the President recognized that such meetings and communication with public organizations had to happen sooner kaleniuk says.
March 31, Ukraine held presidential elections. They were attended by 39 candidates. Voter turnout was 62.8%.
According to the data processing by the Central election Commission of Ukraine 100% of electronic protocols, the candidate of a showman Vladimir Zelensky – 30,24% of the votes, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko – by 15.95%. They go to the second round, which is scheduled for April 21.
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Home » Locksmith Blog » locksmith lincolnshire » Why Do you need a Locksmith Woodhall Spa?
Why Do you need a Locksmith Woodhall Spa?
Are you are locked out of your house?
Then please ring Robin from McCallum Locksmiths on 07789997214. There are no Locksmiths that live in Woodhall Spa, but Robin is by far the closest as he lives in the village of Martin, which is 4.8 miles away. You will often see Robin in Woodhall Spa, walking around in his bright orange work shirt.
McCallum Locksmiths is a mobile locksmith business which covers the local area of Lincolnshire. The advantage of being a mobile locksmith is that you do not have to shut a shop to get to a locked out customer.
as he is Ministry of Defence Vetted to Top Secret as well as being DBS checked and cleared.
Then Robin will get you in using a number of no destructive methods. Sometimes, you will get locked out of your house due to a snapped key or a turned curtain in a mortise lock (see picture below), or the gearbox/centre case in your uPVC door has seized or broken.
Then McCallum Locksmiths has a large stock of locks stored on their van in various sizes to complete the job in one visit. One top tip is that if you have recently moved into a new house, then you must change the locks. Allowing you can to be sure as to who has a key to your property. It is also an excellent opportunity to upgrade old locks to ensure they meet the current Home Insurance Policy standards. Look for the British Kite Mark. Please see below for a picture of a British Kite Mark on a lock. If you do not have one, then you need to change your locks. If in doubt, please take a picture and email me info@mccallumlocksmiths.co.uk. I will very happily discuss this by phone and or email and quote if necessary.
If you store valuable items in your garage, then you need to think and act on your garage security to stop this from happening, (see below).
Sadly, this was a smooth and silent break-in, which should have as there were no additional deadbolts fitted.
Updated on the 28 December 2018.


The purpose of the study was to examine the factors that influenced college basketball players to choose to attend a certain institution of higher education. The secondary purpose was to learn if the perceptions of head college basketball coaches as to reasons for student athletes to choose a college were the same as the student athletes' stated reasons. The study sought to determine what factors influence athletes' decisions and whether those factors differed for female and male athletes, female and male coaches, athletes from different divisions, and coaches from different divisions. The study was intended to contribute to knowledge in the area of college athletic recruiting. A survey instrument was developed by the writer and sent to head basketball coaches and their varsity athletes of ten NCAA Division I, ten NCAA Division II, and twenty-eight NAIA colleges in the upper midwest.
Results of the study indicate that the top three reasons for student athletes to choose to attend a certain college were the academic reputation of the college, the athletic scholarship, and the basketball program and tradition. The top three perceptions of college coaches as to why a student athlete chooses to attend a certain college were the academic reputation of the college, the basketball program and the tradition, and the athletic scholarship.
The people who most influenced the student athletes to choose a certain college were the athlete's father, the athlete's mother, and the head college basketball coach. The campus facilities which most impressed student athletes during their "on campus" visits were the athletic facilities, the academic facilities, and the campus grounds. The facts that high school senior student athletes were most unclear about when selecting a college were what is important to look for in a college, identifying their own ability in knowing what level they can play, and how financial aid and scholarships work.
Recommendations based on the results of the study were made to student athletes, high school coaches and counselors, parents of student athletes, and college coaches and recruiters. In addition, recommendations for future research about recruitment of student athletes are made.
Ulferts, Lori, "Factors Influencing Recruitment of Collegiate Basketball Players in Institutions of Higher Education in the Upper Midwest" (1992). Theses and Dissertations. 1086.


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A student notifies you that she has been subjected to bullying through a classmate's Facebook page. In 500-750-words, address the following: Steps you are required to take that are consistent with state statutes, your district's Indianapolis Public Schools (Indiana) school board policies , faculty handbook, and the student handbook; Any First Amendment arguments you think the student with the Facebook page may raise; and Responses you could make to the First Amendment arguments that are consistent with the cases in the assigned readings.
Approach Changes for Working and Single Parents Distributed: eighteenth September, 2017 Last Edited: eighteenth September, 2017 Disclaimer: This exposition has been put together by an understudy. This isn't a case of the work composed by our expert article authors. You can see tests of our expert work here. Any sentiments, discoveries, conclusions or suggestions communicated in this material are those of the writers and don't really mirror the perspectives of UK Essays. Think about the way that progressive governments have reacted to the necessities of working guardians. Presentation This paper expects to think about the way that progressive governments have reacted to the requirements of working guardians. There will be a specific spotlight on ladies as working guardians, especially as there has been a concentration in the course of the most recent twenty years on ladies as single guardians and their over-dependence on state benefits. The paper will start with reference to the post-war welfare state and after that proceed onward to how both Conservative and Labor Government's lately, have managed the issue of working guardians' needs. The Welfare State In 1942 Earnest Beveridge was worried to battle the wrongs of neediness, illness and numbness and he construct his original report in light of this examination. At the point when the welfare state was set up one of its essential targets was to help families by giving a scope of administrations that would profit families with youngsters alongside different administrations, for example, medicinal services, instruction and lodging. Be that as it may, after some time customary ideas of the family with a male provider, a stay at home spouse and their kids have changed. A regularly expanding number of solitary parent families has been tricky for governments amid the most recent two decades. Solitary parent families are quite often headed by a lady who needs to join childcare with work. This definitely brings about money related issues and implies that solitary parent families are among the poorest in the nation (Moore, 2002). With solitary parent families, and more wedded ladies going out to work since they can't oversee on a solitary wage, there has been an expanded requirement for a scope of childcare administrations. The welfare state depends on the family since it gives the establishment to the arrangement of wellbeing and welfare administrations which is the reason most British social strategy depends on the possibility of the ordinary family. It was this thought incited Margaret Thatcher's Government to call themselves the gathering of the family. This was where the New Right Approach to arrangement making turned out to be exceptionally persuasive. The main time that legislature ought to meddle in the corporate part (that of the businesses) was whether one organization had a syndication and could control costs and access to merchandise. This faith in a free market economy before long ended up apparent in Government approach making and was brought into the wellbeing and instruction segments. Privatization was the request of the day. This was a Government which kept up that individuals had no programmed ideal to welfare. It was not the matter of the state to take care of you, rather individuals expected to figure out how to be in charge of their own care and their own particular future (Giddens, 2001). The traditionalists made a qualification between those individuals who merited help, individuals with physical or learning incapacities for instance, and the individuals who were not meriting, for instance the youthful jobless. These individuals, the Government accepted were not qualified for any welfare arrangement. It was trusted that the more the state helped a few people the more they would not assume liability and help themselves, Britain, they accepted was turning into a reliance culture. Just the individuals who were truly in need ought to get support and free medicinal services and the rest ought to need to pay for it. In this manner the Conservatives utilized means testing trying to figure out who was qualified for welfare and who wasn't. Women's liberation and the Welfare State Women's activists perceive that the welfare state has partaken in propelling the reason for ladies' liberation. In the meantime they perceive that the advantages paid fo solitary moms makes it troublesome for them to leave vicious or unsuitable connections. The state has a tendency to restrict ladies to conventional connections (perhaps accidentally) and to 'women's' business parts, for example, nursing or educating (Moore, 2002). Women's activists begin from the position that men have more power in the public arena than do ladies, anyway not all women's activists are concurred in their ways to deal with the family and the welfare state. In this way numerous women's activists have an irresolute perspective of the welfare state and its relationship to ladies. In the course of recent years women's activists have expounded on, and evaluated, what they contend is the gendered idea of the welfare state and of Government strategy making (Blackburn, 1995).[1] Blackburn (on the same page) keeps up that there has been a great deal of vital work which has tested the belief systems that lay behind the 1942 Beveridge Report. Communist women's activists specifically were disparaging of the way that ladies' commitment to the war exertion had been disregarded. She keeps up notwithstanding, that as opposed to the Beveridge Report expecting to stifle ladies, it was increasingly an issue of being aware of the market powers in activity around then. Pascall (1986) keeps up that the hidden suspicions of the Beveridge Report were that hitched ladies would remain at home and be bolstered by their accomplices. There was no forecast of the immense number of wedded ladies who might enter the work put in the years following the Second World War. Pascall additionally keeps up that this state of mind has implied impervious to change and Britain has a tendency to adjust Beveridge's discoveries instead of stick to European decisions on meet openings. Pascall states that there is a need to place ladies in a photo that has been generally drawn by men (1986,p.6)[2]. Thoughts focused on a man having the capacity to procure enough to help a family profited the industrialist economy and the working man to the detriment of ladies (Barratt and Mackintosh, 1980). These authors additionally keep up that administration approach making is as yet fixated on the possibility of a family wage. This idea is implanted in British society and has been a noteworthy explanation behind ladies' proceeding with disparity with men. The possibility that a man was qualified for procure a family wage however ladies were not has implied that ladies have, (and still do in various territories) win not as much as men. Moreover, the low pay which goes with what is regularly named 'ladies' work' implies that ladies' decisions are limited and their financial powers inside marriage have been decreased. Ladies and Policy Changes Ladies have been attempting to accomplish approach status with men in the work showcase since the late 1960s. Ladies' endeavors around there observed the presentation of the Equal Pay Act in 1970. This said ladies were qualified for an indistinguishable pay from men in the event that they were doing likewise work. It ended up illicit under the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 to victimize ladies in instruction, in work, and in the arrangement of products. These progressions did not fulfill the European Court, which requested a reinforcing of Britain's Equal Pay Act in 1982. There was a further correction in 1984 which permitted that ladies were qualified for an indistinguishable pay from men in their associations. This laid on ladies having the capacity to demonstrate that their work included similar sorts of basic leadership and aptitudes as those completed by men. It additionally implied that they ought to have rise to get to and an equivalent possibility for advancement to that of men. Until the point when the late 1980s young ladies were more improbable than young men to accomplish the essential number of A levels to enter college. As of late there have been worries about the developing underachievement of young men contrasted with young ladies. Young ladies are coordinating or surpassing young men over the educational programs and in this manner there are more ladies entering advanced education. This does not, in any case, give them much preferred standpoint in the activity advertise where they are impeded in examination with guys who have a similar capability levels ( Epstein, et al, 1998). Moore (2002), be that as it may, keeps up that things are changing, men have more household duty than they completed 20 years back and furthermore a substantially more prominent contribution with their youngsters than before. The administration has perceived this through their presentation of parental leave. In the past just moms were qualified for such leave. Parental leaves implies that the two guardians can take true blue time off, yet by and large men's leave is unpaid thus frequently not taken. Ladies in the Workplace Registration figures for 1991 have a tendency to recommend that at the time, the workforce was 47% ladies. Obviously there were local and ethnic varieties and single ladies will probably be in paid work than wedded ladies. (Abbott and Tyler, 1995). keep up this is because of the way that ladies' cooperation in the work showcase is influenced by their residential responsibilities.Women invest energy out of the work advertise when they have youthful kids and after that may work low maintenance while kids are at school. Numerous ladies don't come back to full work until the point when their kids are more seasoned. There developing number of ladies in the work environment has brought about greater adaptability in working plans to suit that. Crompton (1997) keeps up that quite a bit of this springs from the expansion in the quantity of low maintenance employments accessible. Millar (1993) states that adaptable working may look empowering as far as ladies' perceivability in paid work, yet it likewise implies that there are more ladies living in neediness than any time in recent memory. The vast majority of these ladies are low maintenance and adaptable specialists. The main intrigue such adaptability serves is that of the business on the grounds that there is a should be more focused and to decrease work costs while in the meantime expecting more prominent specialist profitability (Giddens,2001). The presentation, in the 1970s, of family credit was a move to urge more individuals to return to work. Those with low paying jo>


While painting The Plateau red with Bandstand posters in May, this writer, standing outside of L'Echange with a handful of new listening material (it's tough to get any work done on Record Store Avenue), glanced across Mont-Royal street to further distraction witnessing for the first time Ol' Savanna doing their thing. The lesson learned: best to get work done at the office, son.
Hey, you would have too! They had one of those makeshift bass instruments, made from a bucket, mop and string. A percussionist stepping and smacking sticks and spoons at tin can lamp posts. And then there was Rockin'-Chair Speedy Johnson, swaying along and singing his tunes. The three piece was raw, muddy and authentic. I saw them striking a chord with the French-Canadian folk scene in including post-folk movement that is ever so prevalent ici à Montreal.
You know, that may not even have been Ol' Savannah, but I certainly regonized Speedy, one of the founders of the group in the music video below.
Ol' Savannah performing their song "Death On A Mountain".
It is directed by local film director, Rail City Media's Adam Reider.
You can catch them the Friday after next, July 12th at Quai Des Brumes.
Here is the event link. See you at the show.


Thanks to the wonders of the internet I have just watched the proceedings of the LIBE Committee in Strasbourg. It was all over in about ten minutes.
I did not expect any upsets or changes from the position reported yesterday and there weren't any. 16 is set to be the new EU-wide standard but Member States will have an option to choose 13 (or I guess 14 or 15). Any country that wants to go below 16 will need to legislate. I suspect most won't.
However, I was rather surprised and disappointed that neither the Chair of the LIBE Committee (Claude Moraes) nor the rapporteur (Jan Albrecht) mentioned or referred to the position of children and the points that the children's organizations have been making these past few days.
Yet more evidence of the scale of the challenge. "Our" issue really hasn't registered with the high and the mighty. We have been deluding ourselves.
I suppose on the up side, whether you agree with the outcome or not, it is good to note that the (powerful) pro-13 lobby (and what it represents) can be and in this case was defeated.
PS Apparently, formally, there are two more opportunities where the decision could be changed. One is tomorrow and the other is in January but the whole tone of the discussions suggested that for practical purposes it is all over.


NEW YORK, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ERISA service provider, Clarity Benefit Solutions, lists four common ERISA pitfalls to avoid.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) establishes minimum standards for a majority of benefits plans as well as voluntarily established pension programs. This law, designed to protect plan participants, requires plans to disclose important information in a timely manner. ERISA regulations can be complex to navigate. The following are common ERISA pitfalls companies should avoid.
Know the acronyms. A summary plan description (SPD) defines terms and conditions of a plan and includes benefits, obligations, and rights. SPDs need to be shared with plan participants and beneficiaries in a specific time frame. A summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) gives participants and beneficiaries customary information along with a standard wordlist so participants are easily able to compare plans and choose the best one to fit their needs. Companies who fail to provide both these documents will find themselves in violation of ERISA.
Assign administrator responsibility. Employers must designate an ERISA plan administrator that is clearly defined in the SPD. Since maintaining compliance can be a slippery slope, this person should not delegate important compliance responsibilities to another colleague. Again, failure to comply with ERISA regulations results in financial and legal liabilities.
Recognize which plans are subject to ERISA. Nearly all ERISA group health plans (GHPs) must have an SPD—including medical benefits in conjunction with Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) and Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs), vision, dental, and a variety of wellness initiatives. Certain voluntary programs, cafeteria plans, and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are not subject to ERISA compliance.
Properly deliver COBRA notices. Employees who are no longer eligible for employer-funded health insurance have the option to continue their coverage under COBRA. Plan administrators must provide employees with the proper notifications, including: a General Notice, which is distributed to the eligible employee by the employer within 30 days after the qualifying event or by the health plan administrator 60 days or more after the event; an Election Notice that describes the employee's rights and information regarding filing an election within 14 days; a Notice of Unavailability of Continuation Coverage to inform and employee that he or she is not eligible for COBRA coverage; and a Notice of Early Termination of Continuation Coverage that notifies an employee that health coverage is being terminated earlier than expected.


Thanks for sharing this! I am a list maker, and I usually put on Bible reading, but forget the other things like hospitality, etc. – and I too find myself lacking in certain areas when I'm successful in other areas.
Thank you for reading and commenting, Rhonda! I'm glad a fellow list-maker found it helpful!
Great idea!! And so glad to know I'm not the only one who struggles to find balance :-). It can be so frustrating to see fruitful growth in one area but then realize something else is withering away.
Thank you for sharing so much of yourself and God through this blog…you are a huge encouragement to me!
That was a great way to word it…"fruitful growth in one area but then realize something else is withering away." Thank you for the comment! And thank you, too, for the making me smile with your kind remarks!!
Thank you for sharing this list Kathy. I am learning to balance, slowly, but this will definitely guide on the right path. I appreciate you.
Thank you, Tracy! You and Matt are doing so great in school!
Thank you, sister, for sharing your list Kathy. I am learning to balance a slightly crazy schedule, not wanting to neglect the honor of doing God's will. I appreciate you.
I can see God helping you through this amazing challenge, Matt! Thank you for reading, and God bless you!
This is just what I needed! Thank you, Kathy.
I'm so glad, Leah! Thank you for reading!
I love this list Kathy. Thank you so much for sharing this.
You're welcome! Thank you for taking the time to read the post!
Very encouraging! I find myself stating often that I can't seem to find balance in my life. Just like you said, I do one thing but neglect another.
Thank you for reading and commenting! I'm glad you found this post encouraging. I imagine balance is something that will take continual effort as things in life are constantly changing. God bless!