Many think quitting is easily accomplished by tossing the cigarettes away and willing yourself to stop. While removing tobacco from your life is one big component of quitting, other factors are also at play. There are a variety of techniques and aids you can use to help you successfully quit smoking.
Make your attempts as manageable as possible. Never choose to stop smoking by going cold turkey. There is a very high chance you will start smoking again if you do. Your chances of success are the greatest with nicotine-replacement therapy or medication. These things will help you with any withdrawal symptoms you may experience, and make quitting successfully much more likely.
Take things day by day. Don't focus on not smoking ever again. Instead, focus on not smoking today. Establishing a shorter timeline can make things seem more attainable. After you have adjusted to the idea of not smoking and feel more confident, you can then look at a longer commitment.
Creating a workout plan or an exercise program to help fill the void left by cigarettes. Furthermore, exercise relieves stress and anxiety. If you are new to exercising, take it slow by just walking each day. Make sure to discuss any exercise routine with your doctor before beginning it.
Talk to a medical professional if you need assistance in your attempts to give up smoking. There are a growing number of medical aids, such as antidepressants, that can help you quit with much less discomfort. Your doctor can also steer you to support groups, programs and other resources to help you.
Giving up tobacco will benefit your loved ones, and yourself. Far from being harmless, secondhand smoke is known to cause cancer, and can lead to other serious medical conditions. By reducing the smoke that you generate with your cigarettes, you are reducing the amount of secondhand smoke that you have exposed your loved ones to. Quitting smoking provides benefits to you and those you love.
Start by cutting back on your smoking. This helps to guide you down the road to stopping your reliance on cigarettes. You should try to wait an hour in the morning before you smoke. You can also smoke only half of your cigarette each time you go for a smoke to help you cut back.
The only way to stop smoking is to stop. Instead of setting a deadline that you can keep pushing back, quit today. Quit and don't allow yourself to ever smoke again. This strategy is going to be extremely difficult at first. It's the most effective method, over time!
Set up an incentive plan for yourself. When you reach one of your goals, reward yourself. Take some time to make a list of the rewards that you really want to enjoy. Make a promise to yourself that you will be granted one of these rewards after a week has passed, and then again after a month has passed. Keep the list on display so that you have to look at it every day. This motivation will be helpful when you're feeling temptation.
Frame quitting smoking as something you are doing for yourself, rather than to yourself. If you focus on the positive aspects of quitting, it can be a simpler process that you can accomplish more quickly. Making a pros and cons list can help to affirm the reasons quitting is beneficial. This will reinforce your commitment and keep you focused on your reasons for quitting.
TIP! Talk to your doctor about quitting smoking. Your family doctor may offer referrals and resources that you might not otherwise have access to.
It is possible to stop smoking. It isn't easy, but there are many ways to curb the cravings. It is unrealistic to assume that you'll never want to smoke again; however, the tips you have learned here can help you have an easier time quitting.


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Once were tree huggers
The Greens were once widely respected as principled environmentalists with a few quaint ideas on wider policies. Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald were respected. They were seen as having an important message on saving the planet. And they were nice, and they were honest.
But Greens never made it into a Government coalition.
After the untimely death of Donald and the retirement of Fitzsimons the Greens made a successful transition to new leadership under Russel Norman and Metiria Turei.
And the Greens are evolving. Environmental issues have faded into the background. Norman has converted himself into a new age wannabe financial guru, and Turei has become a leader in promoting social policy with a strong emphasis on socialism.
In fact the Greens haven't just evolved. They have morphed.
Nice is now out. Norman seems to have put his ambitions and quest for financial and political power before those quaint Green ideals of the past. He is becoming a ruthless, no holds barred anything goes political operator. He has become one of them.
The morphing of Norman (and the Greens) became more apparent yesterday in Normans speech at the Green Party annual conference.
Green leader tears into 'smiling' Key
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman has made a sharp personal attack on Prime Minister John Key, all but shutting the door on working with National after the next election.
Key described Labour and the Greens as the "devil-beast"; Norman hit back at his party's annual conference yesterday by labelling Key "corrosive" and "extremely divisive", repeatedly comparing him to former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon.
"Next time you see John Key smiling, remember he's not smiling because he likes you, he's smiling because he's giving favours to his mates while undermining your democracy," he told an audience of around 120 people in Christchurch.
The Greens have previously avoided personality politics. Asked whether his speech signalled a new approach, Norman said: "It's important to put a line in the sand about what's happening to our constitution and our democracy."
In doing this Norman has ignored stated values.
6. Engage respectfully, without personal attacks
Respect is out, personal attacks are in.
So is hypocrisy. From Norman's speech:
Fair treatment. To be equal before the law. To fight our fights on an even playing field. This is democracy. And today I want to talk to you about our democracy.
Kiwis don't agree on everything. We argue around the dinner table, at the pub, in the media, in the courts and in parliament.
Some of us love it and some don't but we all agree that everyone should get their day in court; we all agree that people should be equal before the law; we all agree that the courts and the government should be blind to the size of our wallets; we all agree that there should be an even playing field on which the contest of ideas takes place.
That's directly contrary to the Greens use of parliamentary funds and staff to promote an anti asset sales campaign in the guise of a Citizen Initiated Referendum. Ordinary citizens don't have those resources available to petition Parliament. Greens have created a new playing field that gives them a distinct democratic advantage.
And honesty is also out. Blatant lying is also a new Green value.
Stopping free speech at sea
John Key has now banned protest at sea.
To ensure nothing stands in the way of the oil profits of other big foreign multinationals, the Government has passed new laws under urgency to ensure those who stand up to defend our oceans and beaches from a devastating oil spill will go to jail or face a heavy fine.
Overnight, National took away our constitutional right to freedom of speech.
As blogged in More on Norman's 'protest at sea' lie this is a blatant misrepresentation of what happened. Free speech is still allowed, but the legislation was changed to ensure safety in protest situations and enforce the right of the legal right of passage at sea.
Russel Norman had some valid points to make in his speech, but his credibility was severely marred by the un-Greenness of his approach.
Greens have morphed into old school politicians where any dirty tactic can be used – any means is seen as acceptable to achieve the end result they want.
Green is fading, and socialist red had become much more prominent. It is also now being dominated by a dirty brown.
Once were tree huggers. The Greens have morphed into just another version of political warriors, where no holds are barred in their quest for power.
by Pete George on 2nd June 2013 • Permalink
Tagged Green Party, hypocrisy, lying, Russel Norman, tree huggers
Posted by Pete George on 2nd June 2013
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Schools and Local Churches
The Catholics have long seen their schools as playing a very important role in the development of faith among young people. In many Australian dioceses, most children are prepared for the various sacraments such as First Communion and Confirmation in the school. The schools provide most of the education in faith. And the schools also engage young people in social justice activities, in spiritual retreats and in Masses, so that they learn about and are initiated into the practices of faith.
In recent decades, Protestants have also turned increasingly to schools to provide not only education in faith itself, but a Christian perspective on other areas of the curriculum. Again, through the schools, students are initiated into the practices of faith: prayer and study of the Bible and the practices of charity and social justice.
The Gap between Church Schools and Local Church Life
It has been hoped that children who have been taught about faith and who have been initiated into the practices of faith will continue to practise the faith after they leave school. Indeed, it has been assumed by many people that such education should lead into involvement in Christian communities of faith in which the practices of worship and involvement in the mission of the church are continued. But this has not always occurred. Involvement in a church school does not mean that children become involved in a church, and even if they are involved in a church during their school years it does not mean continued involvement after leaving school.
I know of no national population survey which has actually asked whether the respondent went to a church-run school enabling comparison of the church involvement rates of people who went to church-run schools and those who did not. However, studies of 10,000 students in Catholic, Anglican and other Christian schools conducted by the CRA between 2011 and 2013 found that many were not involved in a church during their time in school:
• 44% said they never attended a church;
• 28% said they attended occasionally; and
• 28% said they attended monthly or more often.
Students were also asked whether they would attend a church if it was up to them, and not up to their families, whether they attended or not. In their responses,
• 29% said they would never attend;
• 38% said they would attend occasionally; and
• 33% said they would attend monthly or more often.
Judging by the fact that around 37 per cent of all secondary school students in Australia attend a church-run school, but only 8 per cent of people under the age of 30 attend a church monthly or more often, it is evident that there is a significant gap between the proportion of Australian young people who attend a church school and the proportion who attend a church after leaving school.
The issue is not just one of attending church, but the continuing influence of faith on people's way of life. Just 28 per cent of people under the age of 30 believe in God and say that religious faith is important or very important in shaping life's directions. Thus, on leaving the church-run school, it is evident that many leave faith behind altogether. Many church-run schools have sought to address the gap between school, church and the continuing practice of faith. In some places, the church is on the same site as the school and there are various ways in which the activities of school and church are integrated. In other places, there are requirements for students to attend at least some services of a particular church while they are students. This article looks at a particular process to encourage students in involvement in faith communities in the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.
Youth Ministry Coordinators in the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has appointed Youth Ministry Coordinators to all secondary schools in the Archdiocese. One of the roles of these coordinators is to encourage students to become involved in parish life and other expressions of the Christian faith. The Christian Research Association was invited to schools and parishes in the Archdiocese in 2014 to look at how these efforts are working and what factors might contribute to more effective encouragement in the practice of faith and connection with parishes.
The research was undertaken through five case-studies. Researchers visited the school and the local parish. They talked with priests and youth leaders in the parishes, and with the Youth Ministry Coordinators, the Religious Education Coordinators, and students in the schools. They also observed some of the youth activities occurring in schools and parishes.
The Youth Ministry Coordinators had initiated many different activities to involve young people in faith. In one place, they offered hot chocolate before school and combined that with a short prayer and reflection time in the chapel. In another place, a group of students had asked for a prayer group which was organised by the Youth Ministry Coordinator. A large concert of contemporary Christian music had been organised and Youth Ministry Coordinators in a number of schools had taken groups of young people to it. Several schools had strong social justice programs and the Youth Ministry Coordinators were taking young people to serve in soup kitchens, organising for them to mentor young children from struggling local families, to fund-raise for charities, and to visit elderly people in residential care, amongst other activities. Alongside these social justice and devotional activities were the religious education program of the school and the regular patterns of school worship.
Students participating in a buddy program at a Catholic school in Sydney
All of the Youth Ministry Coordinators had contact with the local parishes and advertised youth activities that were happening in the local parish. In most places, there were also occasions in which they worked with the local priests to organise specific activities, such as Christmas, Easter or Ash Wednesday services. They invited the local priests to school activities, and their hope was that, if the students knew the priest, they would be more open to attending parish activities.
The Youth Ministry Coordinators acknowledged that getting young people involved, even in the religious activities in the school, was not easy. One of the organisers of the contemporary music concert told how she went from class to class advertising the concert and encouraging the students to go. Whenever she mentioned that it was 'Catholic' or 'Christian', the students' interest quickly dissipated. Anything religious was seen as 'uncool'. Yet, when the presenters of the concert did a short presentation during school time to which students were required to go, the students really enjoyed it.
Getting students involved in activities in the local parishes was even more difficult. Most students were simply not interested. In particular, the majority of students saw the Mass as irrelevant to them in content and unattractive in its cultural forms. Few saw the Mass as offering them a sense of community.
The Place of Small Groups
Not all students were opposed to all church-based or religious activities. A number of young people who were interviewed said they wanted small faith-oriented groups in which they could find a sense of belonging and in which they could have fun together. Certainly some of the young people were open to discussing matters relating to faith. They were even more keen to be involved in practical activities, such as helping with a soup kitchen. Some young people had found groups in which they had become involved, for example, in Maronite Catholic churches in the Archdiocese which had well-developed small group structures. There were a few other Catholic churches in the areas covered by the schools which also had group activities. Some found such activities through some of the religious orders, such as the Marists. A few other students noted that they had found such groups in churches of other denominations.
The success of such groups depended, in part, on the quality of the leadership. The young people indicated that they would respond more enthusiastically to leaders who were perceived to be 'authentic' and enthusiastic about their groups and activities. They wanted people who would not tell them what to do or be judgemental, but who would get beside them and work with them to create such groups. It was important to the young people that their leaders were people with whom they could relate easily on a personal basis: with whom they could share their thoughts and feelings. Some of the priests and other leaders interviewed in the project had said that they were happy to answer any questions that young people might have about the faith. But that attitude was not what the young people wanted. They were not looking for leaders who had all the answers, but for leaders who would be present with them and share in their lives, their doubts, their challenges and their successes.
Festivals of Faith
A number of the young people interviewed had been either to World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or to a Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne. The students who had been to World Youth Day all reported that it had been an amazing experience. It had encouraged them greatly in their faith in that it demonstrated to them the fact that they were part of a great company of young people from right around the globe who were enthusiastic about their faith. They valued the opportunity to experience the celebration of their faith in different ways. They had also appreciated the opportunities that had been given them to meet people in Catholic communities in various parts of South America and to help in some small way with a variety of community projects. Several students reported that they were now more regular at Mass and enjoyed Mass more than they had before going to World Youth Day. Another student reported that he was less reserved about his faith since attending World Youth Day because he was now more aware of the strength of faith among some young people who are persecuted for what they believe. On the other hand, some noted that the experience of World Youth Day was very different from that of the local parish, and World Youth Day had not helped them find meaning and belonging in the local parish.
The Catholic Youth Festival held in Melbourne in 2013 was similar in the nature of its impact, although on a smaller scale. Yet, one student, for example, spoke about how she was taken aback by the numbers attending (between 3,000 and 4,000 young people). She was greatly impressed by some of the young speakers who had a strong connection with God. The atmosphere and the energy had a great influence on her. However, that experience was not brought back into the parish in any way. Other students in other schools had also attended, but noted that it was the schools, not the parishes, that had encouraged and organised their attendance. Most parishes neither recognised nor owned the experience the students had, and most students did not relate their experiences to further involvement in the local parish.
Special experiences such as World Youth Day and Catholic Youth Festival can have a profound impact on the growth of faith among young people. Students often returned with a stronger sense of belonging to the Catholic faith and the wider Catholic community (see also Fisher undated). Students reported that their faith also became more personal, inspired by the celebrations of these special occasions. They reported that they return with greater enthusiasm in living out their faith and in serving others; but only a few reported that the experience had led to greater involvement in the local parish.
How Can Schools and Local Churches Best Collaborate?
If young people are to continue the path of faith, and live according to the values of faith, they need communities which will support them. As schools are currently constituted, they can only provide such communities for a limited period in a person's life. Even while young people are still at school, it makes sense to guide them into communities through which their faith and values will be supported and which will give them opportunity to express their faith and values beyond their time at school.
It is inevitable that young people will find such communities in many forms. While some had found it in small groups, a few others had found it in choirs and music groups. Others found it in social justice activities. Others found it in more 'generic' youth groups or small discussion or prayer groups. As part of the mix, the big national and international events such as youth festivals and World Youth Days have an important place and contribute to the sense for young people that they are part of something much bigger than themselves and their local communities. A variety of activities and forms of community are needed to involve young people today.
There was one location which had been relatively successful in bridging the gap between church and parish, where there were a relatively large number of young people involved in a church. It occurred where a teacher, who was also the Youth Ministry Coordinator, had also taken on the voluntary role of youth leader in the local parish.
A number of young people accompanied her to a Mass at the local parish. While the Mass was attended by people of all ages, there was a strong affirmation of the young people who attended and they were invited to participate in a variety of ways in the Mass. After the Mass, there was a 'hang-out' time with barbecued sausages and an opportunity for informal talking. The priest was there and mixed readily with the young people. He knew them by name and happily joined in their conversations.
Local churches must build 'faith groups' among young people that are appropriate to them: that are appropriate in their cultural forms, that deal with the issues of life as young people are engaging them, and that provide authentic and enthusiastic leadership. Such groups and activities need to be jointly organised by school and church. Simply advertising parish activities in a school usually does not work well. Students are only likely to become involved if they are explicitly invited by people they know and trust. They will only continue to be involved if the groups and activities are meaningful and attractive to them.
One way of collaborating would be to develop youth ministry councils which include representatives of the school staff, of the local church, and, where possible, parents of the young people. These councils would work together to develop youth ministry, to initiate activities and groups and to engage young people in them. In that way, the activities and groups will be jointly owned and supported, and the burden is not left to one or two 'youth leaders' or the local priest or minister.
Youth ministry in local churches will not be easy in the present climate when so many are sceptical about the Christian faith and so many have little confidence in the churches. However, that should not deter school or local church communities from the goals of seeking the spiritual and personal development of young people, from seeking to build communities of young people committed to Christian faith and values, and encouraging young people to follow as disciples of Jesus. As noted in the 'Christianity After Religion' (this edition of Pointers, p.8), the pattern today will often be that of developing belonging first, after which will come the development of Christian behaviour, and finally, belief, rather than requiring commitment of belief first.
In contemporary society, young people look for particular ways of being in community, or expressing faith, that resonate with them. Some young people will find the expression of their faith primarily through social justice and in other ways of seeking to build a better world. Some young people will find it primarily through devotion to God, through prayer and a deep spiritual life. Some will express it through music and drama, while others will express it through service and evangelisation.
At the same time, churches need to work on the widespread lack of confidence in the churches and on the cultural assumption that the Christian faith is no longer relevant to contemporary living. Together we need to find ways of expressing the fact that 'faith' can be 'cool' and meaningful and can contribute to a better world.
Fisher, A. (undated) Effects of World Youth Days and Australian Catholic Festivals, Parramatta: Catholic Diocese of Parramatta. (Available as a electronic document from the Diocese of Parramatta website.)
This article was first published in Pointers: The Quarterly Bulletin of the Christian Research Association, vol. 24, no.4, December 2014. pp. 1-4.


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12.9 Review and Termination of Approval of Foster Carers
SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER
This procedure applies to all approved foster carers. It details what the foster carer can expect following approval from their supervising social worker. It also covers the supervising social workers role if there is an allegation against the foster carer.
RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND GUIDANCE
Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011, Regulations 28 and 29
The Children Act 1989 Guidance Volume 4 (2011) Chapter 5
Fostering National Minimum Standards 2011, Standard 13
The Agency Decision Maker (Fostering) is a Senior Manager within Children's Services.
This chapter was updated throughout in January 2020 and should be reread.
Frequency Regulation 28 Fostering Service Regulations 2011
Consultation with Foster Carer before the Review
Formal Review Meeting
Presentation to the Fostering Panel
After the Fostering Panel
Representations/Review Procedure
Updates on Checks
Resignation by Foster Carers
1. Frequency Regulation 28 Fostering Service Regulations 2011
A review must take place not more than one year after approval and thereafter whenever considered necessary but at intervals of not more than one year.
A foster carer's first annual review has to be considered by the fostering panel. Reviews will take place in the event of a significant change in circumstances of a foster carer, for example where there are concerns about the care provided by the foster carer as a result of a complaint or allegation, where there is a change in the foster carer's profile (health circumstances, offending history etc) and where there is a permanent change in the foster household membership.
The Mosaic episode, in respect of the foster carer review process, is to completed in respect of each foster carer review.
As well as formal reviews, there will be regular supervision between the fostering worker and the foster carer.
2. Consultation with Foster Carer before the Review
Prior to the formal review, the supervising social worker will provide a report of the foster carer's progress and any significant events or changes within their household. The supervising social worker and fostering team manager should provide a recommendation as to the carers continued suitability to foster.
The fostering social worker will provide a copy of the report to their Team Manager, the Fostering Independent Reviewing Officer (FIRO) and to the foster carer, to enable them to prepare for the review in advance. The foster carer will have the opportunity to communicate his or her views verbally or in the form of a report for the review.
The supervising social worker will also, as part of the formal review, seek the views of all members of the foster carer's household as well as written views on the quality of the placement offered from all social workers who have used the foster carer for a placement since the last formal review. This will include contacting a social worker from outside the authority where appropriate.
The supervising social worker will also seek and take into account the views of any child placed with the foster carer since the last review via the child's social worker and, where considered appropriate, via direct consultation with the child concerned.
The supervising social worker will provide their Team Manager and the Fostering Independent Reviewing Officer undertaking the review with all review documentation.
3. Formal Review Meeting
The review will be chaired by a fostering independent reviewing officer, held at the fostering household or an alternative venue if approriate, with the foster carer and, the supervising social worker. At the review meeting, the agenda will include an appraisal of the foster carer's training and development needs; an evaluation of the training received since the last review; the foster carer's views of the service and support provided as well as the appropriateness of placements made and the care provided by the foster carer. The review will also consider the quality of the foster carer's recording; the up-dated health and safety checklist and safer care document. The views of placing social workers, children placed and the foster carer's own children will also be considered. The review should also consider the suitability of existing bedroom arrangements, including a risk assessment if children over the age of three are sharing a bedroom i.e. to ensure compliance with Standard 10.6 NMS 2011.
Any recommendations arising from the review will be discussed with the foster carer and recorded by the chair and added to the review report. The completed report will be sent to Agency Decision Maker who will consider the recommendations and give the agency decision after the review meeting and prior to any presentation to the fostering panel. The foster carer should have the opportunity to put their views on the recommendations in writing i.e. to be presented to the fostering panel, if the review report is to be considered by the panel.
A copy of the completed report and covering letter will be sent to the foster carers by business support.
If the review is not being presented to the fostering panel, a review outcome notification should be issued to the foster carer. All foster carers are required to receive a notification of their terms of approval (Regulation 28(6) Fostering Service Regulations 2011).
4. Presentation to the Fostering Panel
A report must be presented to the fostering panel on the foster carer's first review for a recommendation, and thereafter may be presented to the fostering panel. This may include where significant changes to the foster carer's circumstances or the termination of the foster carer's approval are recommended or where any circumstances exist which may require consideration by the Fostering Panel. This will include the situation where an updating Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a new concern about the foster carer or a member of the household. Whether presented to the fostering panel or not, the report will be presented to the Agency Decision Maker for a decision as to whether the foster carer remains suitable to foster and whether the terms of approval remain suitable. Where it has been presented to the fostering panel, the Agency Decision Maker will take into account the panel's recommendation.
The supervising social worker will present the review findings and recommendations to the Fostering Panel in a report, with the views of the child or children placed, the views of the foster carer and any report provided by a social worker, particularly where concerns have been expressed about a placement with the foster carer. Any recommendations for change in the foster carer's approval must be identified in the report.
Where the review recommends the termination of approval of the foster carer, the review should be presented to the earliest possible Fostering Panel. If the Agency Decision Maker decides, taking into account the Panel's recommendation, that they are no longer satisfied with the suitability of the carer and household, it must notify the foster carers in writing, giving reasons. It must invite the foster carers to submit any written representations within 28 days of the date of notice. Where the Fostering Panel's recommendation is for a different category of approval, the Panel may require further assessment or training for the foster carer.
5. After the Fostering Panel
Where the review is presented to the Fostering Panel, the Panel's recommendation as to the future approval of the foster carer will be submitted to the Agency Decision Maker for a decision to be made.
The foster carer will be informed in writing by the Agency Decision Maker of the outcome of the review.
A copy of the review reports and a record of the outcome of the review will be retained on the foster carer's case record.
6. Representations/Review Procedure
6.1 Proposal to terminate foster carer's approval
Where, as a result of a review, the termination of a foster carer's approval is proposed, written notice of the proposal and the reasons must be sent to the foster carer within 7 days of the recommendation and he or she must be advised that if they wish to challenge the recommendation, they have the opportunity to make representations to the Agency Decision Maker or to request a review by an Independent Review Panel under the Independent Review Mechanism as set out in the Assessments and Approvals of Foster Carers Procedure.
Notification/representations will need to be received by the Agency Decision Maker within 28 days of the date of the notice of the decision being sent to them. The matter will be referred to the fostering panel, and the panel Co-ordinator will then notify the foster carer within 7 working days of the date when the panel will reconsider the matter. If the foster carer has elected for the representation to be heard by the IRM, the panel coordinator will acknowledge receipt of this information within 7 working days.
The foster carer will not have the right to request a review by an Independent Review Panel is if he or she is regarded as disqualified as a result of a conviction or caution for a specified offence - see Persons Disqualified from Fostering Procedure.
If no written representations or notification of a request for a review are received within the period, a final decision to terminate or vary an approval can be made.
If written representations are received within the period, the matter may be referred to the Fostering Panel for further consideration or the foster carer may choose to refer to the Independent Review Panel.
Foster carers wishing to make representation to the Fostering Panel may be accompanied by a friend or supporter. Where a foster carer wishes to make representations in person, the Panel Chair may consider the Panel meeting as a smaller quorate sub-group. The Panel will make a new recommendation in relation to the foster carer and a final decision will be made by the Agency Decision Maker taking into account any fresh recommendation made by the Panel. Written notice of the final decision, together with reasons, must then be sent to the foster carer within 7 working days of the decision.
Foster carers wishing to make representation to the Independent Review Panel (IRM) will be provided with information as to how they should make such representation.
Where the termination of the approval of a foster carer is being considered, plans for the termination of any current placement will also be required and made as appropriate.
Where the approval is terminated, the Agency Decision Maker, in consultation with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)/Team of Designated Officers will decide whether to refer the former foster carer to the Disclosure and Barring Service for inclusion of the carer's name on the Children's Barred List.
6.2 Proposal to revise the terms of the foster carer's approval
6.2.1 Where the Foster Carer is in Agreement
Where, as a result of a review, it is proposed to revise the terms of the foster carer's approval, a statement must be sent to the foster carer setting out whether it is considered that the foster carer or members of their household (including any children placed there) may have additional support needs as a result of the proposed revision and, if so, how those needs will be met, and request the foster carer's agreement in writing to the proposed revision of terms.
Where the foster carer's written agreement is received, the decision to revise the terms of approval may be made immediately.
The Agency Decision Maker's decision in such circumstances is not a Qualifying Determination and the foster carer may not apply for an independent review of the decision by way of the Independent Review Mechanism.
Foster carers must not be pressured to accept changes to their terms of approval.
6.2.2 Where the Foster Carer is not in Agreement
Where the foster carer does not agree in writing to the revision of their terms of approval, then the representations/review procedure as set out in Section 6.1, Proposal to terminate foster carer's approval above will apply.
7. Updates on Checks
Disclosure and Barring Service checks must be updated every 3 years (unless the foster carers have subscribed to the Disclosure and Barring Service) and if necessary, a review of the foster carer's approval should be carried out immediately to take account of any new information. All foster household members must have a DBS check renewed every three years. All babysitters/ support carers to the foster household should have a DBS check undertaken every three years.
See Persons Disqualified from Fostering Procedure.
Medical information should also be updated at least every 3 years by seeking a reference of the foster carer's GP. In the event of any serious concerns about the foster carer's health, further medical advice should be sought from the foster carers GP with a view to convening a foster carer review if a significant change/concern is indicated.
Declarations of Health, and Declarations of Suitability, should be completed by the foster carer and relevant members of the foster household on an annual basis.
A foster carer agreement should be signed by the foster care, fostering social worker and Fostering Team Manager at the end of each review meeting.
8. Resignation by Foster Carers
A foster carer may give written notice at any time of their wish to resign from the role. Once written notice has been given, their approval will automatically be terminated 28 days after receipt of the notice. The foster carer cannot withdraw their notice once it has been received, nor can the Agency Decision Maker decline to accept the resignation. Should a foster carer who has resigned subsequently wish to foster again, they will need to be assessed under the procedure for Assessments and Approvals of Foster Carers Procedure. There is no requirement for the fostering panel to be notified of resignations. However the panel may find it helpful to be advised, as part of its monitoring role.
A copy of any notice given must be sent to the placing authority of children currently placed with the carer.
If a foster carers resigns during a concerns process all attempts should be made to convene a review following concerns with the recommendations clearly case noted.


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Larry Page: The source of Google
February 7, 2015 February 23, 2015 tomnixon	Leave a comment
Written by Charles Davies. Originally shared by email.
Really amazing article about Larry Page and Google.
It reads like a perfect case study on source.
The only missing bit is an understanding of source.
I've gathered together some of the most pertinent quotes below.
I really recommend the whole article tho.
There's a great bit about Larry Page basically having to leave Google (where his 'sourceness' was crushed), turn the Android operating system into a massive success outside the building, reconnect with his 'sourceness' (like Jobs did at Pixar) – and then come back and wipe the floor with everyone who was telling him he couldn't have his own way before he 'left'. The article attributes it to Page maturing and gaining 'confidence in his executive abilities', but I think it's a far more compelling explanation to see it as him reconnecting to his creative source.
Larry Page is the source (and no one at Google knows what that means)
"Page, then a 22-year-old graduate student at Stanford, was struck in the middle of the night with a vision."
"By August 2001, Schmidt … became Google's CEO — so-called adult supervision for Page and his co-founder, Brin. And for a long time, Larry Page was very unhappy."
"Google hired Schmidt. He joined as chairman in March 2001 and became CEO in August. Page went along with the arrangement but wasn't happy about it. He fretted about his place in the new hierarchy — his title would be president of products — and even began to wonder if he'd become unnecessary to the company he'd founded."
"Larry Page is the Steve Jobs of Google… Like Jobs, Page has a co-founder, Sergey Brin, but Page has always been his company's true visionary and driving force. And just as Apple's investors threw Jobs out of his company, Google's investors ignored Page's wishes and forced him to hire a CEO to be adult supervision. Both then underwent a long period in the wilderness. Steve Jobs' banishment was more severe, but Page also spent years at a remove from the day-to-day world of Google."
"Everyone inside Google still regarded Larry Page as their ultimate boss. He approved every hire, and it was his signature on the day of Google's initial public offering, Aug. 19, 2004, that turned hundreds of people into millionaires — and Page himself into a billionaire. But gradually Page became a more distant, remote figure. To use a metaphor from Google's earlier years, Page was no longer driving the van. He'd hired a driver and was daydreaming in the back."
"Google incorporated on Sept. 4, 1998 — two years after the idea of ranking Web pages by their inbound links came to Page in a dream. He made himself CEO, and his best friend, Sergey Brin, was named co-founder."
"While Google is often thought of as the invention of two young computer whizzes — Sergey and Larry, Larryand Sergey — the truth is that Google is a creation of Larry Page, helped along by Sergey Brin."
And when the role of source is really working….
One day in late 1998, Google's first HR boss, Heather Cairns, walked into the company's garage office and caught Larry Page and Sergey Brin playing with Legos.
"What the hell are you doing?" Cairns asked, in her brassy but congenial way. The contraption on the table in front of Page had robot arms with rubber wheels at the end of them.
"We're trying to figure out how to turn a page of a book without a human hand," Page explained. "Someday we're going to put every publication in the world on the Internet so everybody has access to it."
"Sure," Cairns said. "Sure."
Not long after that, Page spent an entire day driving around Palo Alto with a small handheld camera. He'd drive for a few feet, and then stop and take a few pictures. Then he'd drive another few feet and do it again. He came home and uploaded the pictures to his computer. What he saw convinced him his latest big idea was feasible. Google could put a number of cameras on a number of cars and drive every street in the world, photographing all the way. The result would be a digital, searchable representation of the entire physical world — or the most relevant parts of it — available online.
During the Schmidt years, both the books and the photo project would become popular Google products. Google Books, launched in 2003, has come to encompass 20 million volumes, and it continues to grow. Google Street launched in 2007, and by 2014, made every thoroughfare in 50 countries viewable from almost every Web browser on the planet."
Here's the full article.


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International Spotlight: India!
Melanie Woo
Communications & Marketing Assistant, International Co-op
/ 14 November 2011 /
OLC Editor
SFU Staff
Submitted by OLC Editor on 14 November 2011
Most work environments in India are top down and employees are use to being given directions that they have to follow.
"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."
- Mark Twain, Author
Namaste! India mein aapka swagat hai!
Capital: New Delhi
Currency: Rupee
With a splash of colors embedded in a fervent and deep culture, where history seems to have no beginning and end, India nurtures her inhabitants. Tradition of tolerance and the togetherness/fusion seen in the family and racial harmony, add to the vitality and variety of Indian life and fundamental values inspire each generation.
Int'l Co-op Students' Experiences in India
"Hence, an important life lesson that I have learned from this experience is that there are misconceptions about many countries that are traveled to around the world. You must experience the destination yourself to form your own opinion and find your own truth."
- Blog of 4 Health Sciences students, http://sfuhealthsciindia.blogspot.com/
Destiny Reflection
"My parents and friends asked 'why India?' What they didn't understand was that it was a huge opportunity. They were not aware the company is the third largest of its kind in the world, that it would be my first experience in a working environment in my field and that I'd be one of the first SIAT Co-op students to go to India."
- Matt Yigit Karakilic, Interactive Arts and Technology Graduate
"All in all, my international Co-op experience was great. My advice to other students who are considering doing a Co-op work term in India? Do it! There are easier places to travel to and definitely easier places to work in, but India is unique, amazing and definitely life-changing."
- Kali Penney, Health Sciences Graduate
Socio Legal Aid and Research Training Centre (SLARTC)
Working in India
Below are some points and cultural tips for you to be aware of when adjusting to a new culture and immersing in your Co-op work term. The following information is from the Canadian Intercultures website. For more details, click here.
Greetings: 'Sir', 'Madam', 'Mr.' or 'Mrs' are used frequently by Indians as an indication of respect for age and sometimes to reflect status. Do not address someone by their first name until they ask you to do so. The Indian greeting Namaste, with your hands clasped together in front of you as if at prayer, is an accepted greeting.
Shaking hands: Physical displays of affection between men and women – even among spouses - are considered unacceptable. Shaking hands with your male professional associates is expected; however, wait for a female associate to extend her hand to be shaken. Most women do not shake hands with men since physical contact is traditionally not acceptable between acquaintances of the opposite sex.
Attire: Men and especially women should dress conservatively. Many expatriate women who work here adopt the comfortable and acceptable salwar-kameez suit, an attractive outfit with a long, loose tunic and baggy pants.
Body Language: The nodding head gestures (head bobbling) can sometimes be confusing as it most often it simply means "I hear what you are saying."
Punctuality and Time: As a rule in most work places, people arrive on time and are punctual, unless faced by unavoidable circumstances such as illness or death in the family or a traffic accident or a breakdown of the vehicle he or she may have been travelling to work on.
Hierarchy: Most work environments in India are top down and employees are use to being given directions that they have to follow. Seniority, education and experience are highly valued. Qualities such as respect for local knowledge, respect for an individual's age, patience, and understanding are equally important. Most importantly, never cause someone to lose face, especially in front of others
Past Co-op Employers from India
The following are some past Co-op employers that have hired SFU students. Check with the International Co-op office for other previous employers.
Ogilvy Action
The Ma Foi Foundation
India Student Mobility Award
This award is designed to assist students undertaking study or experiential learning in India. Awards are available for each semester. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis but must be completed prior to the start of the experiential learning opportunity.
The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus.
Chess was invented in India.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus originated in India.
India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
It's believed that the world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC.
The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana.
India has the world's largest movie industry, based in the city of Mumbai (known as the "City of Dreams"). The B in "Bollywood" comes from Bombay, the former name for Mumbai.
The banyan, or Indian fig tree, is considered a symbol of immortality and is mentioned in many Indian myths and legends. This self-renewing plant is India's national tree.
India is the world's largest tea producer, and tea (chai) is its most popular beverage.
Indian food is filled with an assortment of spices and their popular dishes range from region to region: "Chapati"; a bread-like staple prepared with a variety of flours (North India), "Bombay Prawn & Pomfret, Goa, Dals, Achars, Vindaloo"; dishes that are popular in West India, "Puttu"; glutinous rice powder steam pudding in a bamboo shoot (South India) to name a few
Traveling and exploring is part of the co-op experience! Below are some attractions and sights that are well-known and breathtaking. For additional attractions, please click here.
Angria Bank in Goa (World renowned diving site)
India Gate in Delhi
Elephanta Caves in Mumbai
Gandhi Museum in Madurai
Kerala Beaches
Beyond the Blog
"Why Would Ever You Choose to Work in India?"
Sheena Takes On the Mumbai Marketing Scene
Interested in pursuing an international co-op work term? Find out more on the International Co-op website
Life Experience
Co-operative Education International Co-op
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How do Communications Co-op jobs differ between federal departments? Read all about Courtney's experiences as she compares her first co-op with Health Canada to her second co-op with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
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International Spotlight: Korea
International, Life Experience, Co-operative Education
Bordered by China, Russia, and separated from Japan by the Korea Strait, Korea makes for a strong international hub of Asia.
Student Spotlight: Iris Eom
Co-operative Education, Research
The OLC talks to Iris Eom, 3rd year MBB, Computing Science joint major. Keep reading to learn about her experience at the UBC James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre at St. Paul's Hospital.
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Co-operative Education, Life Experience
With a splash of colors embedded in a fervent and deep culture, where history seems to have no beginning and end, India nurtures her inhabitants. Tradition of tolerance and the togetherness/fusion seen in the family and racial harmony, add to the vitality and variety of Indian life and fundamental values inspire each generation. Read on to set the wheels in motion for your international experience in India!
You Might Like These... Co-op Reflections
Co-op in Japan: Traversing Cultures
Co-op Reflections
After finishing two co-op semesters in Canada, Health Sciences student Samantha Lui wanted to take things farther and ventured off to Japan for eight months as a Research Assistant with the Kao Corporation. Find out how she successfully transitioned into a new environment whilst exploring every part of this exciting country.
Samantha Lui
Unlikely Co-op Candidate Switches From Landscaping to Technical Writing
During the Work Term
Accumulating over 80 credits and completing three quarters of a degree usually rules out any potential opportunity for students to be selected for Co-op, unless you ask Mike Lazar how he beat the odds.
Mike Lazar
Challenges Faced On an International Co-op
Interactive Arts & Technology Co-op student Chi Hsi shares her experiences working for SAP AG in Germany, as a user experience designer.
Chi Hsi
Discover more about opportunities available to SFU students by participating in the co-op program. Learn more by visiting the Co-op website.
Explore Co-op on the OLC
Explore the unique opportunities for SFU students to travel the world, while gaining experience in the workplace and serves as professional and personal growth experience by forcing you to adapt to a new cultural environment. Learn more by visiting the International Co-op website.
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"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think"
"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think" is frequently said to be a quote of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), but it does not appear in his book, Mein Kempf (1925). "'What luck for rulers that men do not think,' Hitler said" was cited in a 1973 newspaper. "What good fortune for those in power that people do not think" was cited in a 1985 book.
"'What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.' Adolph Hitler" was posted on the newsgroup humanities.philosophy.objectivism on January 18, 1997. The lack of any known citations in the 1940s, 1950s or 1960s makes it unlikely that Hitler said the quotation.
Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (German: [ˈadɔlf ˈhɪtlɐ] ( listen); 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As dictator of the German Reich, he initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939 and was central to the Holocaust.
Wikiquote: Talk:Adolf Hitler
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What luck for rulers that men do not think.
German Propaganda Archive
False Nazi Quotations
3. Hitler: "What Luck for Rulers that Men Do Not Think"
This alleged quotation by Adolf Hitler is on over 1,700,000 web pages. I think it is a fabrication, but am still investigating. It is not in Mein Kampf, nor in the Domarus edition of Hitler's speeches. None of the pages that cite it gives a reliable source. Several cite a book that has it, but said book provides no reference to an original source.
29 April 1973, Indianapolis (IN) Star, "Ku Klux Klan Began In 1860s As A Joke," sec. 2, pg 6, col. 2:
"What luck for rulers that men do not think," Hitler said.
Gods and Beasts:
The Nazis and the Occult
By Dusty Sklar
New York, NY: T. Y. Crowell
Pg. 56:
All of which lent support to Hitler's epigram in one of his more lucid moments: "What luck for the rulers that men do not think."
1 September 1983, Detroit (MI) Free Press, "Today's Test: ABCs," pg. 6F, col. 8:
Which of these tyrants said, "What luck for rulers that men do not think"?
("Adolf Hitler" is the correct answer.—ed.)
Paths from a White Horse:
A Writer's Memoir
By Peter Vansittart
New York, NY: Quartet Books, Limited
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'What luck for rulers,' Hitler continues, 'that people do not think!'
He Will Not Walk with Me
By Alice Bach
New York, NY: Delacorte Press
He leaned on the podium and looked around the room. What good fortune for those in power that people do not think."
28 January 1988, Lansing (MI) State Journal, pg. 10A, col. 5:
Adolf Hitler once said: "What luck for rulers that men do not think."
DICK WHITELOCK, chairman of Ionia County Libertarians
7 February 1988, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ), Parade magazine, "The Common Enemy" by Carl Sagan, pg. 6, col. 3:
The convenience of such a doctrine for national leaders is further clarified by Hitler's remark: "What good fortune for those in power that people do not think!"
Google Groups: humanities.philosophy.objectivism
Mistakes we make (2nd Amendment)
T. Scheeler
"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." Adolph Hitler
Google Groups: humanities.music.composers.wagner
A Pagan Spoiled : Sex and Character in Wagner's 'Parsifal' (book review)
I am reminded of a quote of Hitler's from Mein Kampf - "How fortunate for governments that the people do not think".
1 August 2006, Hattiesburg (MS) American, "Letters to the editor," pg. A0:
Adolf Hitler said, "What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." In November will we prove him right or wrong?
Robert R. Regl
Mike
@YahwehYeshua
What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.
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The moon shone brightly, and the white pebbles which lay in front of the house glittered like real silver pennies.
And when they approached the little house they saw that it was built of bread and covered with cakes, but that the windows were of clear sugar.
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When they had reached the middle of the forest, the father said, "Now, children, pile up some wood, and I will light a fire that you may not be cold."
"We will set to work on that," said Hansel, "and have a good meal. I will eat a bit of the roof, and you Gretel, can eat some of the window, it will taste sweet."
Early in the morning, Gretel had to go out and hang up the cauldron with the water, and light the fire.
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Q: Multiple "And/Or" Condition Expressions spring data jpa I want to have a filter query using spring data JPA.
condition is something like this:
(A or B or C) and D
when I want to use Spring Data JPA I should change it to be like below (The precedence order is And then Or, just like Java.):
(A and D) or (B and D) or (C and D)
the code in the Spring Repository class is:
Page<SystemEntity>  findByNameContainsAndFlagIsFalseOrFamilyContainsAndFlagIsFalseOrEmailContainsAndFlagIsFalse(String name, String family ,String email, Pageable pageable);

you can see that the D condition at the above line "AndFlagIsFalse" is repeated 3 times.
is there any way to implement using a shorter format like "(A or B or C) and D"?

A: Using the @Query annotation you can define the query directly:
@Query("SELECT se FROM SystemEntity se WHERE (se.name = :name AND se.flag = true) OR (. . .) OR (. . .)")
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Materials flow and automation 2021
Smarter,
greener paintshops
Efficiency, flexibility and sustainability are now more important than ever in automotive manufacturing operations. Geico Taikisha explains how new developments in the digital management of paintshop systems and processes can deliver on these requirements
Geico Taikisha is on a mission to push the boundaries of innovation and harness the latest automation technologies to improve product quality while also meeting ambitious sustainability and energy efficiency goals. The company achieved a world first when it successfully developed an entirely energy self-sufficient paintshop. Today, its systems consume 70% less energy to paint a car body compared to market standards, while using renewable energy sources.
"We decided to invest heavily in Industry 4.0 technologies and offer our customers innovative solutions that allow them to manage their paintshops in a more effective way, giving them far greater flexibility and efficiency," said Daryush Arabnia, president and CEO of Geico Taikisha Group. "This comes down to the ability to connect everything together and that requires a flexible, intelligent system that controls and manages everything."
Geico Taikisha uses PES to handle and monitor all plant processes in its Digital Factory Showcase at its Pardis Innovation Centre
Central to Geico Taikisha's Smart Paintshop vision is the configuration of executable manufacturing processes for each custom paintshop, which monitor and manage every process to simplify quality control, enable predictive maintenance, and progressively improve performance and efficiency. The company turned to Dassault Systèmes to support the development of its future car paintshop and now the company is using the PES Apriso application to gain deep insights across the entire car painting process – managing, guiding and documenting each step with pinpoint precision to deliver the highest quality results.
"We entered into a strong cooperation with Dassault Systèmes to create our own digital twin of the paintshop floor," Arabnia said. "The solution we have developed runs on Delmia and is called PES. It is basically the operational system of our paintshops. It means we can now offer our customers a tailored paintshop solution and even a full manufacturing execution system (MES) for the entire factory needed to build a car."
With our Paintshop Execution System powered by Delmia Apriso, we can simplify quality control, predictive maintenance and the management of the paintshop as a whole – Daryush Arabnia
Digital factory showcase
To demonstrate the full potential of its smart paintshop systems, Geico Taikisha uses PES to handle and monitor all plant processes in its Digital Factory Showcase at its Pardis Innovation Centre, based in Cinisello Balsamo, Italy.
"For our engineers, it's basically a testing ground where they can experiment with new features, technologies and designs, and we can execute them in real life," said Valerio Iglio, senior executive director Research and Development at Geico Taikisha. "We are using PES here to replicate a real-life plant and the flow through all the processes as if it were a reality."
In the Smart Paintshop live demonstration, PES controls and provides a physical representation of each stage in the plant as the car body enters the different tanks and spray booths to achieve a perfectly painted finish. The Digital Factory Showcase also reveals how manufacturers can achieve increased production flexibility, assess an entire car body's history at a glance and make more informed decisions about the process flow, facilitated by industrial IoT, optimised HMI and edge processing.
Insightful analysis at a glance
PES control screens located on the shop floor in the Digital Factory Showcase display in real time what's happening at each stage of the paintshop process. In the control room, workers can look in greater detail at each process digitally and switch to any zone in the manufacturing plant to interrogate and see the flow of car bodies at each stage.
"The PES system control room provides an overview of all processes in one place, so you can see all the different key performance indicators," Iglio said. "If something requires attention, it will be visible immediately in the process and flagged in the icons, allowing immediate action and the ability to zoom in on that process so you can see what is going on at that point in time. It provides a lot of flexibility and control to be fully aware of exactly what's happening in the paintshop."
Importantly, PES connects all plant processes together to provide a complete view of the production facility and indicate how each stage impacts the next – critical for ensuring uptime and proactively managing maintenance issues.
"We can see which machines are connected to each process and drill down into anything we may need to know beyond what we're looking at on the surface," Iglio said. "Through PES, we can look at the maintenance requirements, for example, and see what maintenance needs to be carried out on the various machines and if urgent action needs to be taken, helping to anticipate and mitigate production issues before they become a problem and impact delivery times."
PES connects all plant processes together to provide a complete view of the production facility and indicate how each stage impacts the next
High quality guaranteed
PES also supports quality control and the final inspection stage, allowing visual inspectors to digitally log any defects, marking exactly where they are on the vehicle, complete with a full description.
"This allows us to pinpoint if there is a problem with the car and gives us full confidence to release it to the end of the line or not," Iglio said. "If we do find a defect, we can mark on the system exactly where it is, what it is and indicate the severity of the problem. All of this information is added to the individual car body logbook in the system, which ensures quality control as it enters and leaves each process in the paintshop. This unique identifier allows us to track very precisely everything that's happened at each stage and capture all useful data."
Supporting customer differentiation
As Geico Taikisha works with its automotive clients to deliver innovative, tailored paintshop solutions, its technology enables them to differentiate themselves by going beyond traditional painting methods while ensuring they keep costs, delivery times and energy consumption to a minimum.
"With our Paintshop Execution System powered by Delmia Apriso, we can simplify quality control, predictive maintenance and the management of the paintshop as a whole," Arabnia said. "To bring value to our customers, we must continue to innovate and help make their lives easier and that's exactly what we're doing with PES and our Smart Paintshop."
Bringing the Smart Paintshop vision to life
Geico Taikisha is a global leader in the planning and construction of turnkey automated car painting systems. As it brings its Smart Paintshop vision to life, it needed a powerful manufacturing execution solution that would provide full visibility, control and synchronization of all paint shop operations to improve the efficiency, safety, quality and costs of future mobility solution paint jobs.
In collaboration with Dassault Systèmes, Geico Taikisha developed the PES system powered by the Delmia Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution to support its Smart Paintshop. PES executes each step of the painting process in complete synchronisation with the robot controllers and provides deep insights across the entire range of processes in the paintshop, from the production order all the way through to the finished painted car.
With PES supporting all processes in the paintshop, Geico Taikisha can deliver customized paintshop solutions to its customers that guarantee the highest quality finish, ensure smooth production and reduce energy consumption and running costs. Real-time monitoring and safety sensors prevent malfunctions and support predictive maintenance, and all painting stages are analysed and tracked to support the final visual inspection.
Recently the National Association of Manufacturers' Manufacturing Leadership Council recognised these manufacturing companies and individual leaders, as winners of the 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Awards.
Guido Porro, Euromed managing director, Dassault Systèmes noted: "This award recognises the strong innovation that Dassault Systèmes can bring to the market. The collaboration with Geico Taikisha will provide a vertical innovative manufacturing solution, named PES (Paintshop Execution Systems) for the paintshop of the future that integrates smart, connected and strategic solutions to improve the efficiency, safety, quality, costs and sustainability of the automotive body painting sector. Thanks to the close collaboration with PES, Geico Taikisha can offer an end-to-end solution to its automotive customers for managing the challenges of the factory of the future, while delivering unique value."
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in Life/Philosophy — by Shantanu Dutta — 29/03/2019
For decades, I am observing my mother growing old. 3 memories, 3 falls stay in my mind. The first fall was on the streets of Kolkata and that made her housebound after she fractured her hip and had to have surgery. Fortunately, it was a big house in Kolkata and there was plenty of space to move around but gone were the shopping trips to the nearby Gariahat Market or the Post Office. Evenings meant sitting around the television set with her sister in law and watching Bengali serials. Then after her sister in law passed away, the house in Kolkata , once was a bustling home nurturing at least 3 or 4 generations in its history, was sold and my mom moved in me in a comparatively small 3 bed room flat in Delhi.
That was a turning point. In Kolkata, though she was house bound, friends, neighbours, relatives, nephews and nieces would drop in now and then and provide companionship. In the gated community of Delhi, there was no one she knew and though she enjoyed her walks in the compound, her companions were now her books and the TV set. Even us, the immediate family could spare little time. Then came the second fall in the bathroom followed by a broken arm and another surgery. That shook her confidence in her mobility, and the walks in the compound stopped. Books and TV were the only companion left.
A year or so later came the 3rd fall, resulting in some head injury and impacting the optic nerve and impacting her already fading eyesight and rendering her nearly blind. Now the books were gone but the TV set remained. Two new additions in her life – adult diaper and the care giver, initially on weekends, then in a 12-hour shift, and finally a 24-hour full-time care giver. The clatter of shoes and slippers were replaced with the squeaking of the wheelchair.
Why am I sharing all this? The percentage of elderly people, classified as those above 60 years of age, is expected to go up in India from 8% in 2015 to 19 % in 2050. The country now faces the major challenge of how to take care of such a large population of senior citizens – whose number is set to grow three-fold from around 100 million at present to 300 million by 2050.[1] This challenge has been highlighted in a report released by UN Population Fund India titled 'Caring for our elders: Early response India Ageing Report 2017'. The report observes that the section that deserves maximum attention remains old women, who are more vulnerable than men due to their longer life expectancy and meagre or no income.
Of course, other countries are observing similar demographic trends. But the swiftly ageing population is a matter of concern for India for two reasons. Firstly, our attitude in India towards the elderly is changing. Though our traditional virtue requires children to care for their parents, nuclear families have little time or resources for their ailing parents. In my own case, with no cousins or any kind of extended family in view, the care is left to a full-time care giver who can deliver physical care by not emotional care and mitigate loneliness who is practically blind and is also slowly losing her hearing. Increased migration from rural areas also forces the children must leave their elders alone back home. Double income families mean that women, the traditional care givers are also no longer available. Finances are stretched and healthcare expensive. Worse, nearly 90 per cent of the elderly worked in the informal sector and do not receive social security coverage, like pension and Mediclaim, post retirement.
Several governments in India have put together many programmes and policies for the welfare of senior citizens. The benefits do not reach the elderly. Many of them are forced to live alone or to move into old age homes to spend the rest of their lives. The Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme has remained at a meagre Rs.200 per month for persons above 65 years and Rs.500 per month for persons above 80 years belonging to households below the poverty line for years.
A humane and comprehensive social security programme for senior citizens is critical. Local self-governments can frame projects to identify all the elderly in their area regardless of their social and financial background. Years of economic progress and human development have improved the quality of lives and have added more years to the life expectancy of Indians. Our senior citizens should be able to enjoy these additional years.
[1] https://thewire.in/politics/elderly-population-demographics-india
Shantanu Dutta is a Former Air Force Doctor and is a development worker for the last 25 years.
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CRAFT is revitalizing our community
The craft movement is helping to bring brewing back to Tumwater—the home of Olympia Beer for more than a century.
Redevelopment of the former Olympia Beer brewery in Tumwater is a City priority. Supported by a broad cross-section of the community and facilitated by many partners, the City of Tumwater has led efforts to move toward the vision of a revitalized brewery and district. The strategy has been to break the project into smaller elements (bite-sized pieces), remove barriers, and catalyze investment and reuse of the industrial complex that sits in the heart of our community. The entire site encompasses over 1 million square feet with historic, cultural, and industrial significance. Here's an update on a few of the many moving parts to the brewery redevelopment project.
The Brewery Action Plan is a strategy developed in 2011, based on extensive community visioning, which has been updated regularly to reflect accomplishments and changes in conditions relating to infrastructure, ownership, priorities, and funding opportunities. Find it on the City website at www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/brewery.
Preserving our heritage
One of the most iconic structures in Washington State, the Old Brewhouse is a landmark that stands as a reminder of our brewing and industrial roots. The structure itself was donated to the City earlier in the year. A group of volunteers is working on plans to install emergency protections—roofing and window coverings—to weatherize it and reduce the rate of decay. The City has applied for grants in order to fund a portion of the first phase of rehabilitation. Additional monies will need to come through other grants, foundations, and private sources. The total cost to restore the Old Brewhouse is estimated to be $6.5 million.
Creating public access and trails
Trails bring recreation opportunities and add options for getting around the community. The City is actively seeking funding to build the Deschutes Valley Trail to connect Pioneer Park to Historical Park and eventually the brewery site. A section of the trail through Historical Park was completed this year. An additional section will be constructed next year. An easement across the historic brewery site was acquired this year as well, providing one more connection for our future regional trail system.
Paying homage
Brewing was the lifeblood of Tumwater for decades. The craft beverage movement is the future. The Craft Brewing & Distilling Center will support the growing craft beer, cider, and spirits movement. The "hub" will provide education and training for aspiring entrepreneurs and their staff, business incubators to help more business launch, and complimentary business that connect elements and expand the supply chain. Follow the stories and activities of partners on our website at www.craftbeerciderspirits.com. See how we're helping to bring brewing back to Tumwater.
Teaching "craft" — South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) has developed programs to teach brewing, distilling, and cider-making, as well as skills to grow strong businesses. These emerging craft beverage industries are in need of specialize training, and what better place than Tumwater, known for almost a century of brewing. SPSCC will work with private developers to build a teaching facility in Tumwater. The location will be announced in the coming months. For now, you can register for a wide variety of recreational and introductory classes. Check out their website www.spscc.edu/brewing to register.
Business incubators — Thanks to a grant from the Washington State Community Economic and Revitalization Board (CERB), a consultant team is helping evaluate a business incubator project to facilitate start-ups and scale-ups, specifically for makers of craft beer, cider, and spirits.
Stay tuned as this story continues to unfold…
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Cyclone is the third studio album and the seventh album overall by the American hip hop recording artist Baby Bash, released by Arista Records on October 30, 2007.

Background
Bash has worked a long time with Happy Perez. Working with Perez, in particular, holds a special significance for him. "It's my recipe, my formula," he says. "I've been using it ever since I met Happy Perez. He did "Suga Suga", "Obsession". Without him, there'd be no Baby Bash or Frankie J.. Happy P is the one that made those beats that blew up for us." Other collaborators include J. R. Rotem, Play-N-Skillz, Ryan Tedder, Aundrea Fimbres of Danity Kane, and Paula DeAnda.

Cyclone is the first Baby Bash album not to contain a Parental Advisory sticker.

Singles
Singles released from the album include "Cyclone" featuring T-Pain, "What Is It" featuring Sean Kingston and "Don't Stop" featuring Keith Sweat.

Reception

Commercial reception
Cyclone entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number 30, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.

Critical reception
David Jeffries of Allmusic praised the album for its "pop moments" but said that the album is nothing "memorable".

Track listing

 "Numero Uno" contains a sample from "Let's Get Together" by Bobby Bland
 "What Is It" contains a portion of the composition "9MM Goes Bang" by KRS-One
 "Mamacita" contains a sample of "Voyage to Atlantis" by The Isley Brothers

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Q: gensim/ Training a LDA Model: 'int' object is not subscriptable I create a new word list in which stop words from 'text8' have been removed, in order to train a LDA Model. However, I received TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable, guessing problems from corpus, and cannot find the solutions.
Here is my code:
import gensim.downloader as api
corpus=api.load('text8')
dictionary=gensim.corpora.Dictionary(corpus) # generate a dictionary from the text corpus

# removing stop words
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize
import nltk
nltk.download('stopwords')
nltk.download('punkt')

stop_words = set(stopwords.words('english'))
word_tokens = dictionary

filtered_sentence = []
for w in word_tokens:
    if word_tokens[w] not in stop_words:
        filtered_sentence.append(word_tokens[w])

#print(filtered_sentence)

# generate a new dictionary from "filtered_sentence"

dct=gensim.corpora.Dictionary([filtered_sentence])
corpus2=dct.doc2bow(filtered_sentence)

The following line is not working-- TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable
model=gensim.models.ldamodel.LdaModel(corpus2, num_topics=5, id2word=dct) #TypeError

model.print_topics(num_words=5)

Detailed error message:
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TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-64-75e1fe1a727b> in <module>()
----> 1 model=gensim.models.ldamodel.LdaModel(corpus2, num_topics=5, id2word=dct) #TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable
      2 model.print_topics(num_words=5)

3 frames
/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/gensim/models/ldamodel.py in inference(self, chunk, collect_sstats)
    651         # to Blei's original LDA-C code, cool!).
    652         for d, doc in enumerate(chunk):
--> 653             if len(doc) > 0 and not isinstance(doc[0][0], six.integer_types + (np.integer,)):
    654                 # make sure the term IDs are ints, otherwise np will get upset
    655                 ids = [int(idx) for idx, _ in doc]

TypeError: 'int' object is not subscriptable

Really appreciate your help. Thank you so much!

A: The error is likely related to filtered_sentence being used as corpus2. For the code to work corpus2 must be a list of lists of tuples. So, this trick should help:
corpus2 = [dct.doc2bow(filtered_sentence),]


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Q: How to insert metadata in a field of mongodb I want to insert a new property called "parent" to a StringField of MongoDB using the kwargs parameter.
Eg.: school_name is a MongoDB field and I need to create school_name.parent

A: You can do it using __setattr__ method of the field. Like this:
school_name.__setattr__('parent', parent)


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We'll finally be treated to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather fight we've awaited for years, and we have Pacquiao's kids to thank.
"My son and my daughter, they really wanted this fight to happen … Three years ago (they said) 'Daddy, I want you to fight Mayweather,'" Pacquiao told CNN in an interview. "'I want you to fight Mayweather.' I said, 'Why? It's not my fault. He doesn't want to fight.' And now finally now it finally happened. They really, really want to watch the fight."
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As important as the fight is to the little Pacquiaos and the boxing world, Manny didn't go as far as to call this the biggest fight of his life.
"I can say (this will be) one of the most important fights in my career," he said. "(It) has been five years in the making … and finally it's happening. I think the fans deserve it."
When Mayweather officially announced the fight would happen May 2, the sports world erupted. However, it's not like the fighters are being pushed into a bad situation considering the fight is expected to result in a $300 million purse.
"I feel blessed and I owe a lot to the fans," Pacquiao said of the $100 million he's expected to make for the fight. "First to God but also the fans because of their support."
And despite the girth of Pacquiao's wallet, he told CNN he "transferred his children from an academy for international students to a school with no air conditioning" to teach them to appreciate their quality of life.
"I want them to experience, so they can meet hungry families … so they will not mistreat other people or treat other people different," he said.
Well, kids, maybe after daddy's big payday he'll put you somewhere a bit more comfortable.


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Man arrested for using 11-month-old as 'human shield'
Gabrielle Sorto
An 11-month-old boy was shot after his father allegedly took him to a drug deal in Philadelphia to use him as a "human shield."
Nafes Monroe thought the baby would prevent violence. He was arrested and charged with recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child, the chief of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Homicide Unit, Anthony Voci Jr., said at a press conference.
The 11-month-old, identified as Yaseem Munir Jenkins by WPVI, was in the back seat of the vehicle with Monroe and his girlfriend when he was shot four times.
After the shooting, rather than taking the boy to the hospital, he took him to a house, according to Voci. Monroe eventually dropped his son off at the hospital and "never looked back and went into the wind, so to speak," Voci said.
Monroe was wanted on a probation warrant and was using counterfeit money to purchase drugs at the time of the incident, Voci said. Using counterfeit money is "very upsetting to drug dealers," Voci added. More counterfeit money was found in the car Monroe's son was shot in.
"It's our belief and our investigation has led us to believe that he intentionally had his child with him when he was making such types of purchases with the idea or belief that if someone saw that he had a child in the car that they would not fire upon him," Voci said.
The toddler continues to fight for his life, WPVI reported.
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