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Women Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Part II
As a young Korean girl born and raised in Wisconsin, Shin loved art and design.
Today, she has become one of the top hairstylists in the world. Known for her transformative work, she has styled at some of New York's premiere salons, such as Mark Garrison, where editors, models, actors and musicians have sought out her ability to deliver image-altering results with her signature dry cutting. Shin views hair as the most important accessory one can wear, male or female.
Philip B. collaborated with her on two products in his line, Shin Shine and Shinade Pomade, and in November 2011 Shin made the move west to open her eponymous salon, SHIN, on Los Angeles' Westside. What we love is that Shin gives free cuts to clients who want to donate their hair to causes like Locks of Love and is actively involved in her community.
Shin's Career Advice:
Identify a directional philosophy to serve as your touchstone, have this be your guiding principle. Let go of ego and entitlement. I've worked hard to identify employees that have the same core as I do, those that put an emphasis on equality and team playing, there is a rough hierarchy that is understood but no one is better than anyone else. You need to let go and accept help from others and trust others to do the job and provide them the freedom to do so. As a female business owner, people tend to think that women are a lot more emotional vs. a man in the same position, meaning men typically allow things to roll off their shoulders. One thing that I have done consciously when dealing with vendors, clients and employees, is to try and never take anything personal when it comes to business. For me, it is vital to allow people to be who they need to be.
Wake up everyday with a brief list of imperative tasks that have to be accomplished that day. Deal with bits at a time, it helps to compensate for being overwhelmed (especially for me going from artist to business owner).
"There are no secrets to success; don't waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work and persistence" –Colin Powell
Nicole Silveira is the President for the Los Angeles Chapter of the women's organization Levo League, founded by Sheryl Sandberg. She makes it a point to connect two women in her life every month so that their networks can grow.
Nicole is also a seasoned television executive and serves as the Head of Development for Gurney Productions, which is most well known for series such as Duck Dynasty and Shark Week. Prior to joining Gurney, Nicole spent eight years in Alternative Programming and Development for NBC Entertainment. In addition to collaborating with producers, she managed the branding of the shows and worked with Consumer Products to develop board games, video games and various other products that generated a significant amount of revenue for NBCUniversal. Silveira began her career in television in local news at KABC and KNBC.
Nicole's Career Advice:
Keep up relationships and never let a day go by where you don't reach out to someone in your industry to say hello.
A big part of " playing the game" is being liked, so make an effort to be social every day. Whether that's being thoughtful and getting someone coffee who looks like they're having a bad day, or just making an effort to do your rounds on a Monday morning and ask people how their weekend was, it's important to be social and be seen as more than just someone who works hard.
"To get anything of value, you have to sacrifice."
Technical business analyst Phoebe Scott founded Laudville in 2011 to connect people virtually and socially with their favorite entertainment.
Considered groundbreaking for its comprehensive platform, the company has been praised by top-tier tech and entertainment press. Phoebe's unconventional background as a corporate attorney turned creative technologist has led her to consult for some of the best brands and leaders in the industry. Phoebe is based in Los Angeles and speaks often about how social media and modern technology can be used to change the world.
Phoebe's Career Advice:
If you're struggling to advance in your work, its not worth your energy. Success comes from doing something that comes naturally and working hard at it every day.
Don't try to be everything to everyone. Pick a niche. Start by doing your best to serve a specific customer in a specific place and grow from there.
"One can appreciate & celebrate each moment — there's nothing more sacred. There's nothing more vast or absolute. In fact, there's nothing more!" –Pema Chodron
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Images courtesy of the respective women featured.
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Veuve Clicquot in the Snow is back, allowing a luxurious, fun long weekend in August. Powdery slopes, Apres Ski bars & new off mountain experiences, Veuve Clicquot is bringing true clicquot style to Queenstown.
Experience four days of Clicquot inspired activities & experiences in the heart of Queenstown. Looking for a Winter Weekend away? Enjoy the colder temperatures in style with fine champagne, clicquot styled decor, through to the snowy mountains.
Here is the low down for this years event.
The 4 day weekend of Entertainment!
2-5th August, Queenstown is painted with Veuve. Its time to start a list of the activities & places you may like to visit for the weekend. The options are endless, all beginning in the most beautiful setting of Queenstown.
Heading to the slopes or fancy a afternoon at the skyline?
Clicquot inspired events fill the days. Skiing & Snow boarding, snow capped peaks & alpine experiences, Clicquot will be having the Apres ski bar at the mountain, the perfect place to unwind after a busy day at the slopes.
High Tea at the Skyline, sweets & savouries paired with clicquot & Apres ski snow bar run throughout the weekends events, along with special tasters below.
Love a Long Lunch or a treat at the spa?
Rata offers a 4 course degustation designed by Josh Emmet, pairing courses with Veuve. The Hilton Queenstown will have several Clicquot inspired twists alongside a flute and facial at Opulent Eforea Spa.
Kathryn Wilson runway show presented by Veuve Clicquot, is held on Friday night at Jacks Point, featuring a cat walk of her Spring/Summer 2018 collection celebrating the brands 15 year anniversary. Bring out your cocktail winter chic.
New to this years agenda, is the Clicquot snow show experience at The Snow farm. 'Venture off the beaten track – explore the snow covered hills of the southern alps. Then from this experience, head to the iconic Meadow Hut – enjoying a grazing platter & a bottle of champagne, running all month long.
This years Veuve Gala, tops off the 4 day weekend with a celebration around the 200 years since Madame Clicquot created the worlds first Rose Champagne. Entertainment, cocktail winter chic at Red's Bar in Queenstown themed, this event is a not to miss!
Enjoy some events, or all, no matter what Clicquot in the snow, is an eventful, Veuve filled celebration!


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Slought is pleased to announce a performance by the Krakow-based sound artist Marek Choloniewski, a celebrated composer of interactive electronic systems, on Friday, April 13, 2007 from 8-10:00pm. A discussion with Marek Choloniewski and Arthur Sabatini, Associate Professor of Performance Studies at Arizona State University, will take place at 7pm. This concert, suggested by Arthur Sabitini and Merilyn Jackson, former dance critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer, is presented with Peregrine Arts, Inc. and Soundfield NFP, and has been made possible through the generous support of CEC ArtsLink.
The program features solo performances of compositions including Global Mix, Lighting, Face, and Dark&LightZone, as well as music for quartet, featuring Marek Choloniewski, Gene Coleman, Evan Lipson, and Dustin Hurt.
Marek Choloniewski was born in 1953 in Krakow, and studied organ and theory of music and composition at the Krakow Academy of Music. Choloniewski is a celebrated composer of interactive electronic systems, who has written instrumental and electro-acoustic music for theater, film and radio, and has authored a series of sound and video installations, outdoor, and internet projects. Choloniewski has also served as the artistic director and founder of projects including the Audio Art Festival and International Workshops for New Music Cracow/Stuttgart (together with Matthias Hermann). From 1993-1999 he was an artistic director of the International Academy for New Composition and Audio Art in Schwaz, Austria, and since 2000 he has been the director of the Electro-acoustic Music Studio of the Krakow Academy of Music. In coordination with IRCAM, he coordinates the European Course for Musical Composition and Technologies.
Choloniewski has devised a series of interactive electronic systems including MaWe (2003/2006), a Multipurpose AudioWave Environment, and software patch for the Max/MSP environment. Other systems include "ATTS" (Audio Time Triggering System, 1988), which translates acoustic signals to digital codes controlling computer music sequences, and thus synchronizes physical or visual events with virtual and illusory ones, and "LTTS" (Light Time Triggering System), which translates optical/light changes into series of computer codes, controlling the performance of computer music sequences.
The compositions featured in the program include interactive electronic systems such as:
Dark&LightZone (1999/2003), which features gestural control of four photocells that determine sound structures composed live in various forms. Dark&LightZone is an instrument as well as the name of a series of performances, including the original performance by the Arditti Quartett (1999), by the Stanislaw Wisniewski Compagne (1999), a modern dance group from Lyon, as well as different performances by chamber ensembles (2000-2005). Dark&LightZone also took the form of a recent public interactive installation at the IMT Gallery in London (September 2006).
Face (2000/06), which is an audiovisual performance interactively controlled by the face of the performer. There are a variety of parameters controlled live by the performer, including: time, timbre, space, and sound processing; all are controlled by one hand-lamp playing the role of a sort of light-baton in front of the face of performer. A series of photo-cells fastened to the face of performer follow light changes and control particular musical parameters. The second version of the piece is based on the live video transformation of the face of the performer mixed with prerecorded material. The interactive face-installation was invented and used for the first time by the composer in 1989 in the audiovisual project WYSYG (What You See You Get).
"Conversation and Live Performance," with Marek Choloniewski (April 13, 2007)
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Lee Ranaldo and Ian Williams
Lee Ranaldo is best known as a co-founder of and guitarist/vocalist for Sonic Youth. Follow him on Twitter here and like him on Facebook here.
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Listen to Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and Ian Williams (Battles) Bond over Bring It On
By Lee Ranaldo and Ian Williams | May 18, 2016
These experimental legends sat down for an episode of the Talkhouse Music Podcast.


Our experience in Ghana was incredible. The country was beautiful, and different than most places I had traveled before. It was also hotter than I have ever been before, but we adjusted! We really loved getting to know the people in Ghana, Gyamfi, Diana and Nana were so much fun and were so patient with us. They explained situations and people all during the trip, which helped us understand the cultural differences much more and really enjoy what we were seeing and who we were meeting.
Peter and his family at the orphanage were amazing as well. They were so nice to open up their home and spend time with us! Peter took us out a few nights to talk and see the town. Ema, Beatrice and Edith played cards and talked with us. The whole family was just wonderful! And Edith's food was very good as well! All of the places of interest that we went to were great to see as well. Overall, personally I enjoyed the slave castles the most and the crocodiles, too! It really was a wonderful experience, and I am so grateful for the relationships that we were able to make.


Gambia House constructed 1968, 20 stories, 115 flats. Owned and managed by Islington. Planning proposal for external cladding, 18 Sept 2014.
Eagle Dwelling 212 City Road, on the left of the picture, is a "specialist supported housing scheme for single homeless people who may also have additional complex needs". It seems to be owned and managed by "Family Mosaic", a private company, who recently merged with Peabody.
The Royal Star, the "BAR" in the picture, is a pub which serves food.
This picture drawn and coloured on the corner of Shepherdess Walk and Nile Street, Islington EC1. Very cold and windy. About one and a half hours.
The view looking West through the Millennium Bridge. Drawn from the Thames foreshore. About 45 minutes + coloured later.
The tall tower is 1 Blackfriars. It still has a way to go up.
A sunny day near Leicester Square tube station.
The view from an office window, Tower 42 on the left. This was sketched from indoors, nice and warm. The challenge was to avoid getting watercolour spots on their pristine office furniture.
The view "above Great St Helen's", shows what you see if you look up towards the North from the Aviva building in Undershaft, near the Gherkin. The cupola is above St Helen's Place, 62-69 Bishopsgate. This sketch done standing up, in the cold. Coloured later.
Two sketches, both from Preacher's Court, The Charterhouse. One shows the view looking South West, past the new accommodation block. The other looks North East towards the John Vane Science Centre of Queen Mary, University of London campus.
The new accommodation block in Charterhouse was built in 2000, designed by Michael Hopkins and partners, architects also of Portcullis House. It is called "The Admiral Ashmore Building".
The John Vane Science Centre houses, amongst other things, the London Genome Centre.
In the Charterhouse, the leaves show Autumn colours, untroubled by wind, in the enclosed courtyard. It was still very cold. I sketched there from 09:30 to 12:30.


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Q: Tag followed by a link confuses stackoverflow I think I found a bug, although it can be circumvented quite easily and not many users will be affected.
I often use tags, instead of bug I write bug. Followed by a link, it won't work. If one types
[tag:bug] [meta stackoverflow][1]

it becomes:
bug [meta stackoverflow]1
Two spaces between the tag and the link fixes this, one can type:
[tag:bug]  [meta stackoverflow][1]

bug meta stackoverflow
Maybe this can be fixed to not confuse users (like me).

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Several years ago, my youngest cousin married. He was at least fifteen years younger than the rest of us. He was also about fifty years younger than his oldest aunt. Over the weekend of the wedding, I was escorting this aunt. Who, by the way, would never be described by anyone as elderly. She had lots of pep in her step!
The night before the wedding there was a wine tasting party. EVERYONE was invited. The bride and groom made sure that EVERYONE knew that they were invited. But our aunt really hesitated. She declared that this was a party for young people. She made it clear, that I did not qualify.
I and other members of the family, who were just as 'not young', were looking forward to the party. With my aunt in tow, off we went. It was probably a fun party. We will never know. As soon as the 'young folk' began to arrive, my aunt became very uncomfortable and agitated. We left.
And that is when I learned that my aunt had a fear of young people.
My late mother-in-law was just the opposite. In her nineties, she talked about how she hated to be around old people. The old people she was referring to were all ten to fifteen years her junior.
How sad to miss out on a friendship because of age. To pass up the opportunity to share and to learn from one another. Yes, different generations have different experiences. We might use different words, or use the same words different ways. We might listen to different music. That's no reason not to spend time together.
Let's consider the phrase, the wisdom of the ages and perhaps allow it to mean, the wisdom that comes from all ages.
It's good to be old, or young or in between.
It's good to have a multi-generational team.
PS. It doesn't matter whether you are an old soul or young at heart. It just matters that we treat one another with respect.
Being a project manager is no easy endeavor. You have to master BOTH the hard skills and the soft skills. You have to know how to create and manage project quality, project scope, schedule and budget AND create a high performing team. That is NOT easy. AND keep your certification current (or pursue your certification).
If only you had a trusted advisor and access to quick and easy tips and techniques and affordable and flexible training, created just for project managers. The good news is that you do!


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Museum Exhibit: Virgil Abloh "Figures of Speech"
Before I left for Europe for the summer, I took in an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art which I've been thinking about how to write about for almost two months. The exhibit was a retrospective of Virgil Abloh called "Figures Of Speech."
Abloh is an artist, designer, engineer, and architect, who, while pursuing his masters degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, managed to hook up with Kanye West, and become the creative director of his creative team, working on album covers, concert designs, and merchandising. He parlayed that work to create his own fashion brand Off-White, and recently became the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection.
I was really struck by a couple of the pieces, including "You're Obviously In The Wrong Place" which quotes Pretty Woman with George Segal style sculptures in white that manages to be funny and meaningful on a number of levels, accessing racial discrimination, class discrimination, and impostor syndrome all at once. I loved it.
Another piece I really loved was the Figures of Speech mural, which incorporates a whole lot of imagery and signs and signals. I did a video flyby of it, but it really deserves looking at and studying.
And a third piece I loved was the Black Cotton Logo. With a simple inversion, Abloh manages to elegantly make a statement about consumerism, racism, history, and branding. It's this kind of elegant and sardonic minimalism where I think Abloh is at his best.
There were lots of other pieces that I was not enamored of, but I'm not going to focus on them.
Abloh is an interesting character-- in 2002 he was a student, in 2006 a graduate student and in 2009 he was an intern at Fendi, and by 2019 he is a ruler of the universe. One of Abloh's mandates in his work is "Question everything." So here are my questions. How did he rise so fast? What is it about his work that is so fantastic that in 10 years he can rise to the literal top? And could the next Virgil Abloh be a white female septugenarian?
I'm not exactly sure, but after listening to him talk at the opening of the exhibit (which runs through September 22 in Chicago, before going on to Atlanta (Nov 9-2019 to March 8, 2020), Boston (July-September 2020) and Brooklyn (Winter 2020 to Spring 2021) I'd say it's a combination of a few things.
Articulate Abloh is a good talker. He's got a lot of ideas and he likes to talk about them. It was a little frustrating, someone asked him a straight forward question at the opening (about the difference between appropriating, stealing, and quoting) , and he preceded to talk for ten minutes, say all kinds of interesting stuff, and never answer the question. He didn't even directly talk about the question, he just followed his own thoughts. This is a guy whose trademark image is a quotation mark.
Actuator. After looking through the entire exhibit, I think that Abloh is an actuator. He takes his ideas and puts them on canvas/fabric/sculpture/whatever. (He's come out with furniture, music, clothing, and a whole lot of other stuff. It makes sense now when he has the money to make things happen, but I got the feeling from looking at his work that he was making stuff constantly, even if it wasn't very good. He puts out his ideas concretely, even if they aren't fully formed or fully functional. He lays it out there.
His Master's thesis project. He redid it for this exhibition.
Iteration The second part of that is that Abloh seems able to move on from one piece or idea and into another fairly effortlessly. He has no problem releasing 10 or 15 different versions of something as he strives for what works (both aesthetically and in the marketplace)
Collaboration Abloh enlists lots of other artists into his works and is able to use their contributions to fuel his own ideas and then take off even further. He's worked with some powerhouses, including Kanye, Jenny Holzer, and Arthur Jafa, and has been inspired by diverse influences including the movies Black Panther, Pretty Woman and architect Mies van der Rohe.
Merchandising Abloh seems to be a master merchandiser. He's really great at putting price tags on things and getting people to buy them. It's not so much a zeitgeist thing (I think) but a "knowing how to be the cool kid" thing. Anyway you slice it, he knows what sells, and he seems to do a great job selling. (By the way, that's the third artist who is a commercial success that I've seen have an exhibit at MCA- Virgil Abloh, David Bowie, and Takashi Murakami. Food for thought.)
These 5 elements seem to be at the heart of his work, and so I think the answer to my question lies somewhere in the middle here.
But whoever the next Virgil Abloh is, I'm going to guess that they will exhibit some or all of those traits above.
You can find out more about the MCA exhibit Figures of Speech at their website:
https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2019/Virgil-Abloh Timed tickets are being sold for this exhibition, which also allows you access to all of the other museum exhibits. And the Museum has a particularly strong slate of events around the Abloh exhibit, including talks with the artist, performances, student opportunities, and more. Click the link above to find out more.
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Kaweah Delta Medical Center sees spike in state watchdog agency complaints
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California Department of Public Health records show a significant increase in both complaints to the agency and those it substantiated against Kaweah Delta Medical Center since 2017.
In 2016 and 2017, the hospital averaged about 60 complaints a year to the CDPH. In 2018, complaints topped 100. In the first quarter of 2019, the hospital has 21 complaints.
In total, Kaweah Delta had 254 complaints with 66 founded complaints and fines of $72,675 since 2016.
A busy flu season and the closure of Tulare Regional Medical Center drove up the complaints against Kaweah Delta, said Gary Herbst, chief executive officer of Kaweah Delta.
"The hospital was bursting at the seams," Herbst said.
Herbst also pointed out that only one of the 2018 CDPH complaints led to a fine from the state.
Over the same time period from 2016 to the first quarter of 2019:
Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville had 81 CDPH complaints with 26 founded complaints and no fines
Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno had 80 complaints with 25 founded complaints and $87,250 in fines, which included a $71,250 fine in 2016 for giving a patient a C-section without her consent.
Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno had 282 complaints with 16 founded complaints and no fines.
Adventist Health Hanford had 92 complaints with 18 founded complaints and no fines.
Memorial Medical Center in Modesto had 87 complaints with 21 founded complaints, which included a $71,250 fine after a patient was given a fatal overdose of heparin.
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital had 174 complaints with 16 founded complaints, which included $118,050 in fines, including a $75,000 fine after a patient choked to death on a meal.
Community Regional Medical Center is the largest of those Valley hospitals with 685 beds, followed by Kaweah Delta with 450 beds, Saint Agnes with 436 and Memorial with 419. Adventist Health Hanford has 173 and Sierra View 130.
Most of the substantiated CDPH complaints against Kaweah Delta — 66 since 2016 — revolve around bureaucratic issues, including a 2016 incident in which Kaweah Delta was fined $7,500 after a nurse improperly accessed information from a patient's medical file.
Other substantiated complaints, though, centered around inadequate nursing levels in the hospital's renal unit, a patient seriously injured because of inadequate mental health screening procedures, and a cranial surgical mistake.
Renal unit nursing levels
Toni Northrop, who recently quit her nursing job in the renal unit — which administers dialysis and oversees kidney health — after 21 years at Kaweah Delta, filed a complaint with the CDPH in February alleging the department was understaffed.
A May 6 CDPH report substantiated Northrop's complaint, finding nurses were at times assigned five to six patients a day despite state regulations requiring a maximum of a 4:1 nurse-patient ratio.
"This failure had the potential to result in ineffective nursing care for patients," the CDPH report found. The state did not levy a fine.
Fourteen states, including California, have nursing ratio requirements. California is the only state that requires nurse-to-patient ratios to be maintained at all times.
Northrop said the heavy workload and morale issues contributed to the staffing problem in the renal department.
"Kaweah Delta just plays lip service to patient safety and staff morale," Northrop said.
Hospital officials strongly dispute that, saying nursing shortages are endemic in the industry and that Kaweah Delta has taken a variety of measures to overcome the problem.
Northrop saw overworked nurses in the inadequately staffed department quit, increasing workloads in a vicious cycle, she said.
Northrop, a 1995 graduate of the College of the Sequoias nursing program, started her career at Kaweah Delta in 1998. During that time, she said she worked in the ICU, as a charge nurse, in transitional care, and in the renal unit as a renal access coordinator.
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Herbst said it would be a challenge to find a hospital anywhere that isn't fighting the nursing shortage problem.
In April, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing released a study detailing the national nursing shortage and predicted it would only get worse.
"The U.S. is projected to experience a shortage of Registered Nurses that is expected to intensify as Baby Boomers age and the need for health care grows," the AACN wrote.
Currently, there are about 90 unfilled nursing jobs in the hospital's 1,200-person strong nursing department, he said.
Hospital administrators work constantly to make sure all the nursing units maintain the state-mandated ratios, Herbst said.
"We don't compromise patient safety," Herbst said.
Northrop decided to become a self-described "whistleblower" about nurse-staffing levels for a personal reason: After her mother suffered a stroke a few years ago, she was a patient at Kaweah Delta. Northrop was dismayed at what she saw as a nursing shortage that affected her mother's care.
"I saw the problem from a different perspective then," she said. "I just couldn't keep quiet from then on."
In response to the CDPH report, the hospital agreed to continue to recruit new nurses to fill open positions, use student nurses in the intern program and assign charge nurses to ensure the 4:1 nurse-patient ratio in the renal unit is met.
The hospital also pledged to increase advertising in nursing publications and attend job fairs to expand its hiring pool and conduct random audits of the renal unit to make sure the 1:4 staffing ratios are maintained.
Northrop is skeptical. She's especially concerned putting student nurses in the renal unit will just increase the workload for existing nurses.
"The students have to be closely supervised by existing nurses," Northrop said. "This won't help the nurses on the floor at all."
The hospital also contracts with traveling nurse agencies to temporarily backfill the open positions, but that option is expensive, Herbst said.
The American Nurses Association recently published a study that found appropriate nurse staffing improved patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life and reduced:
Medical and medication errors,
Patient death rates, hospital readmissions, and length of stay,
The number of preventable events such as patient falls, bed sores and infections,
Patient care costs through avoidance of unplanned readmissions, and
Nurse fatigue, thus promoting nursing safety, nurse retention, and job satisfaction, which all contribute to safer patient care.
"Optimal nurse staffing is essential to delivering high-quality, cost-effective care," the ANA said in a statement with the study.
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Surgical mistake
In September 2016, Kaweah Delta was fined $13,200 after a patient had two holes drilled into the wrong side of his skull during a surgical procedure.
"The facility failed to follow their policy and procedure regarding identifying the correct surgery side, which resulted in two unnecessary burr holes drilled into Patient Z's skull," the CDPH report found.
The report found the surgeon began drilling holes into the patient's head before looking at a CT scan. When a member of the surgical team showed the surgeon the CT scan, the team realized they were working on the incorrect side of the patient's skull.
The mistake, CDPH found, resulted in an increased risk for infection, seizures or strokes for the patient.
"The bottom line is this was a cognitive error, a human error," Kaweah Delta's director of risk management told CDPH investigators. "The staff all assumed the correct side was being performed."
Kaweah Delta did not appeal the 2016 fine.
After that isolated incident happened, the hospital increased its surgical safety procedures, Herbst said.
Patient assaulted
In February 2018, Kaweah Delta was fined nearly $52,000 after the CDPH found the hospital did not properly screen a 42-year-old man standing 6'2' and weighing more than 185 pounds who was admitted for mental health issues. The man shattered the eye socket and tore a lens in the eye of a 70-year-old mental health patient who was described as 5'9" and less than 125 pounds.
"The hospital failed to implement their policy and procedure to ensure a behavioral risk assessment was completed accurately, timely and adequate staffing was provided as determined by the assessment to ensure a safe environment," the CDPH report found. "This failure created an immediate jeopardy situation, which resulted in serious injury to a patient."
The public health department fined six addition medical facilities for similar instances over a four-year period ending in 2018. Kaweah Delta's fine was the third highest of those fines.
Herbst pointed out the hospital self-reported the incident to CDPH and made several reforms to address patient security.
"We owned the problem and made sure it would never happen again," Herbst said.
James Ward covers entertainment, news, sports and lifestyles for the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register. Follow him on Twitter. Get alerts and keep up on all things Tulare County for as little as $1 a month. Subscribe today.


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Oliviero Toscani, italijanski fotograf,  * 28. februar 1942, Milano.

Znan je predvsem po kontroverznih fotografijah v oglasih za Benetton 1982-2000, v katerih se je dotikal sodobnih ali še nepreseženih, aktualnih dilem, predvsem virusa HIV, razmerja črnci - belci, enakosti, spolnosti,  onesnaževanja ipd. - mnoga med njimi so bila večplastna in izrazito angažirana. Mednje sodijo motivi, kot so: za aidsem umirajoči David Kirby z užaloščeno družino v columbuški bolnišnici, telesa z vtetoviranim napisom HIV (roke, zadnjica), raznobarvni kondomi; primerjava src pripadnikov 3 ras, z lisicami priklenjena belec in črnec, črnski albino med vrstniki; poljub duhovnika in usmiljenke, doječa črnka z belskim dojenčkom, žrebec pri naskoku bele kobile; ptica, katere perje je povsem zlepljeno z nafto. Javnost je takšne oglase sprejemala z mešanim, večinoma nelagodnim občutkom - Toscaniju so očitali, da ne prikazuje tega, kar oglašuje, in izkorišča čustva ljudi za prodajo izdelkov. Toscani se je ob tem branil, da "ni on izkoristil HIVA, temveč je HIV izkoristil podjetje z uveljavljenim oglaševalskim sistemom, da je le-to opozorilo na perečo problematiko".  Z objavo fotografije okrvavljene obleke bosanskega vojaka je vzbudil veliko ogorčenje javnosti, zaradi česar je moral umiriti kampanjo.

Živeči ljudje
Italijanski fotografi


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The 19 Best Healthy Meal Delivery Services of 2020
Let these kits do the food prep for you.
By Audrey Bruno
Chelsea Kyle. Prop and food styling by Beatrice Chastka.
If you enjoy cooking, but can't stand grocery shopping, healthy meal delivery services might be just what you're looking for in the New Year. They bring the ingredients (and the recipes) right to your door, so all you have to do is crack open a box and get cooking. Nowadays, there are so many different services, there's practically something for everyone. Whether you're vegetarian, or you're trying to reduce your carbon footprint, or just enjoy experimenting with cuisines from around the world, there's sure to be a delivery service out there for you.
In 2020, make your life a little bit easier by committing to one of these 19 healthy meal prep delivery services. If you're not sure which one is a match for you, read on to find out all the need-to-know info about the best options on the market, including special dietary options and recommendations on which person would benefit the most from each kit.
Good for: The person who loves the classics.
The details: Home Chef is the meal kit delivery service that's making classic dishes affordable for the average home cook. Their recipes include ideas that are simple, but satisfying, like hearty steak and potatoes, sesame chicken, and salmon bagels, as well as international items like Vietnamese pork kebabs and Cuban steak burritos. Their memberships are also flexible, in case you change your mind or want to press pause—you can cancel an order or take a break whenever you want. All the dishes take only 30 minutes to make, and easy-to-follow recipe cards will show you how to make everything. If you're worried about the waste involved with a weekly meal kit, all of the ingredients are also delivered in recyclable packaging, with more instructions on the website that tell you exactly how to dispose of them.
Special diet options: Recipes include vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.
Availability region: Home Chef is available for delivery across the continental U.S.
Cost: $40 to $358 for weekly meal plans, $10 for shipping.
Try it: homechef.com
Good for: The person who tried the Paleo diet and kind of loved it.
The details: If you've been thinking about trying out the Paleo diet, or you have a food sensitivity, you may want to sign up for Sun Basket. All the recipes they offer have been approved by registered dietitians, and include a variety of vegan, vegetarian, Paleo, and gluten-free options. They only use antibiotic and hormone-free meat and sustainably sourced, wild caught seafood, and seasonal produce that's 99 percent organic. The recipes take as little as 30 minutes to make and include mouthwatering options like lemongrass shrimp soup and chipotle turkey chili, and they're all developed by a James Beard award-winning chef, so you know they're good.
Special diet options: Recipes include Paleo, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, and mediterranean options.
Availability region: Sun Basket is available for delivery in 47 states, not including Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, and parts of New Mexico.
Cost: $72 to $144 for weekly meal plans, $6 for delivery.
Try it: sunbasket.com
Good for: The person who likes to keep meal prep simple and straightforward.
The details: Blue Apron was one of the first meal kit delivery services to take off, and it's clear why. Their recipes are super easy to follow, even for someone with little to no cooking experience—not to mention, they all take less than 45 minutes to make. The ingredients they rely on are sustainably sourced and the packaging they use is completely recyclable. You do have to sign up for a plan, but you can sign up for as few as two recipes for two people a week. Speaking of those recipes, they include classic options like gnocchi in creamy tomato sauce and Indian-style crispy cauliflower. Bonus: They even have a wine subscription service that pairs bottles of vino with your meals!
Special diet options: Each week's recipes include several vegetarian options.
Availability region: Meal plans are available for delivery nationwide.
Cost: $48 to $120 for meal plans, shipping included.
Try it: blueapron.com
Good for: The person that doesn't actually enjoy cooking very much.
The details: If you love the idea of delivery meal kits but wish that they were already cooked when they arrive, Freshly is the service for you. They do all the preparing, cooking, and delivering for you, so all you have to do is warm it up (for three minutes max) and eat. Every recipe is refined sugar- and gluten-free, and they have lots of options that could easily work for someone on Paleo or Whole30 diets, like spaghetti squash and meatballs or slow-cooked pork with sautéed kale. It's kind of like ordering takeout, except the recipes are guaranteed to be satisfying and good for you. And you can plan your meals up to three weeks ahead of time, so you can do all your "meal prep" at the beginning of the month and totally forget about it.
Special diet options: All of the recipes are 100 percent gluten-free and many of them are Paleo- and Whole30-approved.
Availability region: Freshly is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $50 to $108 per meal plan, shipping included.
Try it: freshly.com
Good for: The Martha Stewart obsessive.
The details: The next time you want to cook a Martha Stewart recipe, but you don't feel like going to the supermarket, consider signing up for this meal kit service. They bring all the fixings for your favorite Martha recipes right to your door, along with detailed recipe cards that will take you through the process step by step. The ingredients are all top notch, and include products like grass-fed beef and artisanal vinegars, and they're perfectly portioned so that you're not left with any food waste. Signing up is simple and the subscription is flexible—you can easily cancel a week of meals whenever you want.
Special diet options: Recipes include vegetarian, non-vegetarian, and gluten-free options.
Availability region: Martha & Marley Spoon is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $48 to $131 for weekly meal plans, shipping included.
Try it: marleyspoon.com
HungryRoot
Good for: The person that eats vegetables with every meal (even breakfast).
The details: This delivery service is perfect for vegans and vegetarians because almost all of their recipes are entirely meat-free and plant-based. Because they're plant-based, none of them take more than 10 minutes to prepare. Signing up is easy, because all you have to do is choose from one of their three meal plan options: Small, Medium, or Large. Each box contains several full meals, as well as snacks and desserts to enjoy throughout the day. Get ready for dishes like cold peanut zucchini noodles, black bean brownies, cherry chia maple oatmeal, and much, much more.
Special diet options: Most recipes are vegetarian or vegan, but there are some that include meat. There are plenty of dairy-free and gluten-free options as well.
Availability region: HungryRoot is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $69 to $129 for weekly meal plans, $6 for shipping
Try it: hungryroot.com
EveryPlate
Good for: The person who takes forever to pick what they want to eat.
The details: EveryPlate is affordable (every dish costs only $5 per serving) and easy to navigate. They only feature five recipes a week, which is perfect for anyone who gets overwhelmed by too many choices. The dishes are easy to make and each kit comes with recipe cards that will walk you through the process with images and detailed instructions. And none of the recipes need more than 30 minutes, which means that you'll be finished cooking in the time it would take you to watch an episode of TV.
Special diet options: Recipes include non-vegetarian options.
Availability region: EveryPlate is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $30 to $60, $8.99 for shipping.
Try it: everyplate.com
Good for: Vegans on the go.
The details: All of Purple Carrot's recipes are totally plant-based and vegan, and none of them take more than 30 minutes to make. The ingredients are delivered in sustainable, easy-to-recycle packaging, and each meal kit comes with detailed recipe cards that will show you exactly what to do. Despite the fact that the recipes are entirely plant-based, they're also packed with protein thanks to ingredients like tofu, nuts, and quinoa. They include lots of options that are sure to make you drool, like loaded sweet potatoes and Thai chickpea curry. And they only have one plan, which is straightforward: three dinners per week for two people. (If you're only ordering for yourself, that's six meals a week.)
Special diet options: Their entire menu is vegan- and vegetarian-friendly. Recipes include gluten-free options as well.
Availability region: Purple Carrot is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $72 for weekly meal plans, shipping included.
Try it: purplecarrot.com
Good for: The person who thinks a recipe should never take more than 15 minutes.
The details: Gobble might just be the speediest meal kit delivery service on the market, because none of their recipes take more than 15 minutes to make. Every week, the service introduces brand new, chef-designed recipes that include options for those with all sorts of different dietary restrictions. Plans include options for as few as six meals a week for two people to 12 meals for four people, but the sky's the limit—there's no cap on how many meals you can add to your plan. They even have a breakfast subscription that you can add on.
Special diet options: Recipes include vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, and low-carb options.
Availability region: Gobble is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $72 to $144 for weekly meal plans, $7 for shipping.
Try it: gobble.com
Green Chef
Good for: The person who basically lives at Whole Foods.
The details: This is definitely one of the best meal kits to help you reach your sustainability goals in the new year. Of course, it's not easy to find a way to deliver food to your home without plastic, even for Green Chef, but they've provided useful guides on their website to show you how to reuse and recycle their packaging whenever possible. As for their food, it's certified organic and sourced from sustainable and traceable farmers and manufacturers, and already prepped and ready to go by the time it gets to you.
Special diet options: Kits include keto, paleo, vegan, and vegetarian options.
Availability region: Green Chef is available everywhere in the US except in Alaska, Hawaii, and some parts of Louisiana.
Cost: $10 to $13 for meal kits.
Try it: greenchef.com
Fresh and Easy
Good for: The person who likes fresh food but doesn't want to work for it.
The details: There is perhaps no meal kit that makes the whole process of cooking easier than Fresh and Easy. It delivers pre-portioned, prepared ingredients that are already in oven-safe baking dishes, so all you have to do is stick them straight in the oven and dig in—perfect for anyone who isn't that into cooking, but wants their food to taste fresh and homemade anyway.
Special diet options: Recipes include low-calorie and low-carb options (if that's something you're interested in) as well as ideas for vegans and vegetarians, and people with common allergies.
Availability region: Fresh and Easy is available throughout the US.
Cost: Meals start at $7 and shipping is free on orders over $49.
Try it: freshandeasy.com
Good for: The person who's always on a budget.
The details: Dinnerly bills itself as "the meal kit that's always 50 percent off" and the sentiment isn't wrong, because none of their recipes cost more than $5 a person. There are only six ingredients in each recipe and none of them take more than 30 minutes to make, which means they're perfect for anyone who is truly a beginner in the kitchen. Recipes like beef and broccoli noodles, honey mustard drumsticks, and taco salad bowls are designed to satisfy kids and are perfect for picky eaters. You have to sign up for a membership, but you're not tied to any weekly plan. Instead, Dinnerly prides itself on being super flexible, so you can totally skip a week whenever you feel like it.
Special diet options: While Dinnerly does offer a couple recipes that are designed for people with food allergies every week, they don't have any specific plans for special diets.
Availability region: Dinnerly is available in California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, D.C., and Florida.
Cost: $30 to $60 for meal kits, $9 for shipping.
Try it: dinnerly.com
Daily Harvest
Good for: The person that wants a quick-and-easy breakfast or lunch fix.
The details: Unlike traditional meal kits, the focus of this one is on smoothies, soups, lattes, and anything that can fit into a cup and easily be frozen. Daily Harvest ensures they're always using the best produce by freezing fruits and veggies in large quantities when they're in season, so you can enjoy peak summer berries in a smoothie in the dead of winter. And their kits are easy to prepare, often requiring little more than a just letting them defrost.
Special diet options: Kits include vegan and vegetarian options.
Availability region: Daily Harvest is available across the continental U.S..
Cost: $7 to $8 for weekly plans.
Try it: daily-harvest.com
Good for: The person who wants to learn how to cook.
The details: If you're looking for a delivery service that you can easily customize to fit your needs, look no further than HelloFresh. This one requires no commitment—you can cancel a week of delivery whenever you feel like it. The recipes include a range of options and there are a bunch of choices for folks with dietary restrictions. Each recipe is ranked by difficulty, so you can choose the best fit for you based on your cooking skills. And the recipe cards walk you through each step with detailed instructions and pictures, so you'll come away more skilled than you were before.
Availability region: HelloFresh is available across the continental U.S.
Cost: $60 to $96 for weekly meal plans, $6 for shipping.
Try it: hellofresh.com
Amazon Meal Kits
Good for: The person who wishes they could order everything from the same place.
The details: While most meal kit delivery services require you to sign up for a subscription or a meal plan, Amazon meal kits offers you the convenience of ordering one meal at a time. That way, if you aren't a fan for whatever reason, you haven't made any long term commitments. After you've placed your order, the meal kits will arrive in two days, so be sure to plan for that. The recipes include a diverse array of offerings, like Japanese ramen, German spaetzle, Peruvian chicken, and much, much more, and none of them take more than an hour to prepare.
Special diet options: The website provides filters for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and organic options.
Availability region: You can order the meal kits in all 50 states.
Cost: $30 to $39 a kit, shipping included.
Try it: amazon.com
Fresh Direct
Good for: The person that cooks most of their food, but still loves the occasional frozen meal.
The details: Fresh Direct is well known for its grocery delivery services, but now they deliver meal kits, too. This option is great for anyone who already does most of their grocery shopping online and is looking for a simple way to make their life even easier. You can add any one of their available meal kit recipes to your digital cart while you're doing the rest of your shopping, and it will arrive with the your groceries. And the recipes are all simple—none of them take more than an hour to make and many of them only need as little as 15 minutes.
Special diet options: Recipes include an array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.
Availability region: Fresh Direct delivers to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington D.C.
Cost: $13 to $30 per meal kit, plus a $6 to $8 delivery fee.
Try it: freshdirect.com
Snap Kitchen
Good for: The person that's always at their office until 9 pm.
The details: This is one of the few meal kits that you can actually pick up—if you live in Texas or Philly. It's also great for anyone who wants (or needs) to eat gluten-free, because it totally eliminates all the effort that usually requires. In fact, most of their meals will be ready to go after no more than five minutes in the microwave. If you're trying to optimize your time as much as possible, this will basically ensure that you don't have to worry about feeding yourself anymore.
Special diet options: All kits are gluten-free and recipes include vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, and keto-friendly options.
Availability region: Snap Kitchen is available in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia and West Virginia.
Cost: $70 to $115 for weekly plans.
Try it: snapkitchen.com
Veestro
Good for: the person that wishes Mom could still cook for them.
The details: This meal kit proves that vegetarian food can absolutely be decadent with a rotating menu of mac and cheese, burritos, country fried chicken, and so much more. The recipes are just as satisfying as your after-school meals of yore, minus the meat and plus a bunch more vegetables—perfect if reducing your meat intake is something you're interested in doing in the new year.
Special diet options: All meal kits are vegan and recipes include gluten-, soy-, and nut-free options.
Availability region: Veestro delivers across the continental U.S.
Cost: $10 to $11 per meal.
Try it: veestro.com
Yumble
Good for: Moms with picky kids (so, all moms).
The details: Instead of cooking several different meals to please your very particular children, sign up for this service and let it do the hard work for you. Their recipes have a nice way of sneaking veggies into yummy, kid-friendly food (like chicken nuggets and mac and cheese), and, according to the reviews, the kiddos aren't minding it. And the meals are almost ready when they arrive at your door—all you have to do is pop them in the microwave.
Special diet options: Recipes include vegetarian and dairy, egg, and gluten-free options.
Availability region: Yumble delivers to most of the East Coast and parts of the Midwest.
Cost: $3 to $4 per meal.
Try it: yumblekids.com
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Air France has come under fire this week after its latest promotional ad campaign, which consists of a series of 18 photos featuring mostly caucasian women dressed and made up to represent countries the airline serves, depicts Japan as the land of giant-haired geisha.
They're stylish alright, and definitely eye-catching, but the photo depicting Japan – with that enormous headdress and steely eyed model – seems awfully cliché, not to mention rather outdated.
In response, activists asked net users to create their own interpretations of Air France's posters by providing them with the following template with which to get creative and starting off the #FIXEDIT4UAF hashtag.
Here's just a small selection of what netizens have come up with so far.
No punches pulled there, then!
What do you think about all this, Rocketeers? Did Air France genuinely slip up this time, or are people simply being a little too sensitive? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section!


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 * Apache Licence Version 2.0
 * Please read the LICENCE file
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package org.hypothesis.presenter;

import com.vaadin.cdi.NormalViewScoped;
import org.hypothesis.business.SessionManager;
import org.hypothesis.cdi.UserPacks;
import org.hypothesis.data.interfaces.UserService;
import org.hypothesis.data.model.Pack;
import org.hypothesis.data.model.User;

import javax.inject.Inject;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

/**
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 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
@UserPacks
@NormalViewScoped
public class UserPacksPresenter extends PublicPacksPresenter {

	@Inject
	protected UserService userService;

	public UserPacksPresenter() {
		System.out.println("Construct " + getClass().getName());
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		if (user != null) {
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				Set<Pack> packs = permissionService.findUserPacks(user, false);
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					return packs.stream().collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedList::new));
				}
			} catch (Exception e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
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		return Collections.emptyList();
	}

}

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};

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Deemed difficult to access and less attractive than the high landmass of the Society Islands, these atolls, once called "Shallow Islands" or "Unlucky Islands," were not approached again until 1606 following the expedition of Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Roggeveen (1722), Byron (1765), Wallis (1767) and Bougainville (1768).
Before the arrival of European navigators and Christian missionaries, Tuamotu islanders (called Paumotu) subsisted off fishing and food production. Nowadays, perliculture, tourism and the cultivation of coconut trees that missionaries introduced towards the mid-19th century are undergoing unprecedented development.
Every year, travelers from all over the world come to this archipelago to get away from it all and appreciate the peace and calm of the atolls. Famous for the Eden-like beauty of its turquoise waters and the abundance of underwater landscapes, the Tuamotu Archipelago is a must-see destination for those who love the ocean. Among the numerous water activities that are offered, scuba diving is the most popular.
At only 350km/217mi northwest of Tahiti, Rangiroa is the largest atoll in French Polynesia. This destination is the most well-known and the most populated in the Archipelago and has numerous family-owned guest inns much to the delight of tourists.
To the extreme west of the vast Tuamotu Archipelago, this atoll offers a retreat in the heart of an exceptional, preserved environment. Its primary forests are refuge to a unique, endemic wildlife and its lagoon unveils natural ponds with emerald waters.
Located 450 km north-east of the island of Tahiti and stretching over 70 km long with a width ranging from a few kilometers to about 15 km, Makemo is the third largest atoll of the archipelago. The area of the lagoon exceeds 800 km2. For comparison, this is almost twice the size of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Two passes, a few meters to several dozens meters deep, open this inland sea to the Ocean: Arikitamiro on the northeast and Tikaraga on the west side.
About 470 km/292 miles to the North of the island of Tahiti lies the atoll of Ahe tempting visitors to enter the captivating universe of Tuamotus coral islands. Like many other atolls in the Tuamotus, Ahe is a low-lying and ring-shaped coral island. The atoll measures 23 km/14.5 miles long and on average about 12 km/7.8 miles wide, and there is only one passage that breaks the ring shape connecting the lagoon to the ocean; the Tiareroa pass which is situated on the Northeastern shores of the atoll.
Approximately 450 kilometers northeast of Tahiti, Fakarava looks like an immense coral crown that traces a thin, oblong oval between the Pacific Ocean and its interior lagoon. Fifty kilometers long and 14 kilometers wide, the lagoon is like its own ocean with a total area of 1,150 square kilometers – nearly equal to the entire land area of Tahiti.
350 km Norheast of the island of Tahiti's, Kaukura ('Au-'ura) is an oval shaped atoll 50km long made up of 65 islets (motu) of unequal size, separated by hoa (sea inlets more or less rich in fishes). The above water land of a surface of 1,100 ha is found essentially on the East side of the atoll, while the West coast includes essentially reef areas, except for seven small motus. The East coast is cut in half by the narrow Faafe pass.
Tikehau is stunning coral crown situated 300 km (186 miles) northeast of Tahiti. The 250 motu (islets) are scattered along the rim of a splendid fish-filled lagoon covering over 40000 hectares (98,842 acres). At the northwest of the Tuamotu Archipelago, and only 15 km (9.3 miles) from the island of Rangiroa, this atoll offers as its many visitors an exceptional lifestyle akin to the earthly paradise eloquently described by Bougainville.
Previous ArticleThe West Coast of Tahiti: Between the Lagoon and Mountainous Valleys.


As dual-enrollment programs expand and evidence mounts that the approach helps with college success, states are continually looking at ways to support them.
Lawmakers in the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill this week that would provide $5 million in tax credits for individuals or businesses that contribute to such programs, according to local news reports.
The measure would grant a tax credit up to $500,000 to anyone who donates to a new scholarship program for dual-enrollment students —those who take college courses while still in high school. Contributors would get a tax credit equal to half the money donated. The hope is to generate as much as $10 million to support dual-enrollment efforts.
The proposal now heads to the Alabama Senate.
Dual enrollment is gaining in popularity, with programs now offered in 47 states and the District of Columbia, a report released in December found. A database maintained by the Education Commission of the States that tracks dual-enrollment policies shows that many were modified in recent years to improve delivery and quality.
The ESC released a report this month chronicling model components of state-level policies on dual enrollment. It also summarizes research on the benefits of the educational strategy. Students in dual-enrollment programs are more likely to meet college-readiness benchmarks, have higher grades in college, and complete college, the ESC finds. Another study, by Jobs for the Future, looked at the success of students in Texas dual-enrollment programs. It found that early exposure to college provided similar advantages.


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United Steelworkers Widens Oil Refinery Strike
Posted on February 9, 2015 by Martinez Environmental Group
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/28492-united-steelworkers-widens-oil-refinery-strikeBy Reuters 08 February 15
By Reuters 08 February 15
USW says strike is expanding to two more plants due to unfair labor practices by oil companies
The United Steelworkers union said on Saturday the strike by U.S. refinery workers is expanding to two more plants early on Sunday due to unfair labor practices by oil companies.
Walk-outs at BP Plc's Whiting, Indiana, refinery and the company's joint-venture refinery with Husky Energy in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday would bring the number of plants with striking hourly workers to 11, including nine refineries accounting for 13 percent of U.S. refining capacity.
BP said on Friday it had received notice of the walk-outs at the two refineries, but the Steelworkers (USW) had said little about them until Saturday.
Safety is at the heart of the largest national strike of oil workers since 1980. USW represents 30,000 workers at more than 200 refineries.
The union said in a statement that U.S. refinery owners led by Royal Dutch Shell have failed to discuss health and safety issues and engaged in "bad-faith bargaining, including the refusal to bargain over mandatory subjects; undue delays in providing information; impeded bargaining; and threats issued to workers if they joined the strike."
A Shell spokesman said the company was unaware of any unfair labor practice charge filed against it with the U.S Department of Labor.
"We regret that we have been unable to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement with the USW prior to contract expiration," said Shell spokesman Ray Fisher. "We remain committed to resolving the remaining issues through collective bargaining at the bargaining table."
Saturday was the seventh day of the strike, which the USW called on Jan. 31 after it said Shell had walked away from the negotiating table.
About 4,000 workers at refineries in California, Kentucky, Texas and Washington initially left their jobs when the strike began shortly after midnight on Feb. 1. Another 1,440 workers will join the picket lines when employees of the BP-operated refineries in Indiana and Ohio leave their jobs early on Sunday.
When crude oil prices drop, as they have in recent months so do profit margins because refineries are selling gasoline for less, says Bernard Weinstein, an associate director of Maguire Energy Institute at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He expects most of the refineries facing a walkout to keep operating at least at partial capacity.
Oil companies are continuing to operate all but one of the plants with temporary replacement workers. BP said replacement workers would take over operations at the Whiting and Toledo refineries.
Tesoro Corp elected to shut down production at its Martinez, California, refinery by the end of this week because half the plant's production was already shut due to a planned overhaul.
The USW began negotiations on Jan. 21 with Shell initially seeking wage increases, a tighter policy to prevent worker fatigue and reductions in non-union contractors working in refineries.
Since the start of the strike, the union has stressed the safety and health aspects of its proposals to prevent accidents in refineries.
"Management cannot continue to resist allowing workers a stronger voice on issues that could very well make the difference between life and death for too many of them," said USW International President Leo Gerard, according to the statement issued on Saturday.


Anyone know anything about this alloy monster? It's very clean no damage, was given to me today. Runs good everything works but I need the plastic pieces that hold the shute on, all broken, anyone have a source for them? Thanks!
Those turf tires "may" need replacing. Not the best for winter !
Welcome to the Bolens club. We have had several restoration/re-power threads here. Troybilt also sold a similar one in the mid 90s.
They typically have a reaaaally nice charging system with a built-in rectifier if you want to install LED bulbs and run heated hand grips at the same time.
MTD has ownership of the Bolens and Troybilt brands and they continue to offer parts for these blowers. The part number for those things is 1724869099.
Also, it uses the same friction wheel that Ariens 924 series machines use!
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@e.fisher26, do you want a knob for the shifter? It's a bit faded but 100% functional.


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Actress Announces DJ-Kicks Remix EP feat. Kid606
The exclusive Actress track "Bird Matrix," from the UK producer's 2015 DJ-Kicks mix, has been remixed for the latest in the DJ-Kicks remix series. The single includes both a "Club" and "Dub" remix from West Coast stalwart Kid606. Simbiosi, signed to Actress' own Werk Discs label, also provides a take on the track. Filling out the release is the full album mix of another DJ-Kicks exclusive track, "Pear," from Werk Discs affiliate GNESIS. Actress' DJ-Kicks EP will be released on October 30th 2015.


Light Technologies Fair LUMENexpo and Showroom of Industrial Electrotechnology is an innovative project organised by Expo Silesia Fair and Exhibition Centre in Sosnowiec on 23-24 October 2019.
The main aim of the event devoted to light technologies is to integrate the branch and exchange information about lighting and electro-technical trends, state-of-the-art technologies, new products and technical solutions.
The fair will feature interesting conferences organised by highly-regarded institutions in the industry.
The fair will be accompanied by various conferences, lectures and shows. The event is also addressed to the representatives of local authorities responsible for road and traffic lighting as well as illumination of various objects.
The LUMENexpo Fair will be a business event meant for the professionals in the field. The following persons will be invited to join us: personnel managing the industrial plants, halls, warehouses, logistic centres, maintenance staff from industrial plants, representatives of government authorities and power plants, electrical engineers, supervising inspectors, fitters, investors and architects.
Silesian urban area is undoubtedly the largest industrial market in Poland. Organisation of the Light Technologies Fair in the centre of this region is therefore our unbeatable advantage. This is where our target audience is based - in the South of Poland. The leaders of industrial market have their key production facilities in this area. Another advantage of fair organization in the Silesian area is its dynamic development. New roads and housing estates are built, the towns undergo modernization - all that requires lighting. Huge number of investors active in the Silesian Province and considerable development potential of this region will surely contribute to successful business meetings during the LUMENexpo 2019 Fair in Sosnowiec.


Thanks to a grant from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the Huron Public Library has a display of books on this fascinating branch of science. Learn all about the x-ray, Madame Curie, the use of radiation in medical treatments and much more. Through November 30 enter to win FREE books for adults and children, including copies of Radium Girls and Marie Curie for Kids!


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Edler signs two-year contract to stay with Canucks
Defenseman gets $6 million annually, won't be free agent
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Alexander Edler signed a two-year, $12 million contract to remain with the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
The contract has an average annual value of $6 million. The 33-year-old defenseman had 34 points (10 goals, 24 assists) in 56 games this season and could have been an unrestricted free agent July 1.
"I said all along that I wanted to stay and I wanted to try to get something done," he said. "In the end we agreed on a deal that I think was fair to both parts, and I'm happy with that.
"I've said from the beginning if a deal was there with Vancouver that was my No. 1 priority. I didn't think too much about [becoming a free agent] while negotiating with Vancouver."
Video: Edler signs two-year contract extension with Canucks
Edler said he'd like to play his entire career with the Canucks.
"I am just excited about these two years and then we will see what is going on after that, how I am doing and where team the team is," he said. "But in a perfect world we are a great team then and I still feel good, I can still contribute, so in a perfect world, I would love to play my last games for the Canucks, whenever that is."
Selected by Vancouver in the third round (No. 91) of the 2004 NHL Draft, Edler has 368 points (94 goals, 274 assists) in 841 regular-season games (13 seasons), and 31 points (eight goals, 23 assists) in 65 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Edler ranks seventh in games played for the Canucks and first in goals and points by a defenseman.
"Alex is important to our team and has played as the cornerstone of our defense throughout his career," general manager Jim Benning said. "He's a leader with tremendous experience, plays important minutes and contributes to every part of our team game. We're very pleased for Alex and his family that he'll continue his career as a Vancouver Canuck."
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Jenny Gill has been singing since she was a little girl so the release of her EP "The House Sessions," out September 8th, is particularly sweet for the singer/songwriter. This project features 6 songs, 5 of which are written or co-written by Jenny and recorded in her dad's home studio affectionately called "The House." While Jenny has been on plenty of stages singing background vocals for her dad, Vince Gill, and her step mom Amy Grant, this EP is finally her turn to take the bull by the horns and jump into center stage. Fans that have seen her sing live have been clamoring for this release and it is no wonder why. Jenny isn't just the daughter of a famous singer, she is a talent in her own right and this EP BEYOND demonstrates that. ... read more!
If you haven't heard of the up-and-coming female country trio, Post Monroe, you're not alone. I hadn't heard anything about the trio until stumbling across their debut EP on iTunes' new releases list, but I'm glad I found them! After listening to the EP and falling in love with it, I did a little research on the trio. So here's the scoop: Ashlee Hewitt, Whitney Duncan, and Shelby McLeod make up Post Monroe. The trio's harmonies are tight and spot on, and are paired with acoustic-driven, catchy melodies to make an extremely enjoyable EP. ... read more!
Earlier last year (2015) country music group, Lady Antebellum announced that they would be taking a much needed break to rejuvenate and recharge. Shortly after that announcement, group member, Charles Kelley revealed that he was working on a solo project. Kelley released his solo debut album, The Driver, earlier this year and received a great deal of praise from critics and peers alike. In November of 2015, Hillary Scott announced that she was also planning a solo project, a gospel album. Since then, we haven't heard much or really anything about that project. 3 days ago, on April 23rd, Hillary posted a handwritten letter to fans on her Instagram and Twitter accounts announcing the first single from the record and giving more details on the record itself. ... read more!
Chris Stapleton skyrocketed to fame after his huge CMA night in 2015. His smash performance with Justin Timberlake coupled with his surprise wins pushed Stapleton to the forefront of everyone's minds. Stapleton's debut solo album, Traveller, was one of 2015's most lauded albums, and continues to hold a place on the charts and be talked about. As far as the majority of mainstream music fans are concerned, Stapleton was an overnight star that just came out of nowhere, but to those of us who are attuned to the whole genre, shadows and all, we knew different. Stapleton has been in the music business for over a decade, both as a songwriter and an artist. ... read more!


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Blog Need great ideas from your team? Give them a good frame.
Need great ideas from your team? Give them a good frame.
We've all been in meetings where people are asked to come up with ideas to solve a particular problem. At times the silence can be deafening. At other times, the ideas are pedestrian, and everybody knows it (but they don't have the heart to point it out).
One of the best ways to get great output from a group is to give them a good frame to help them think together.
A frame is simply a device to focus the thinking of a group and to focus their conversation. We've all used them, even if we haven't called them "frames". For example, that last strategy session where the consultant got you to do a SWOT analysis on butcher's paper – that was a frame. (Not that it's a frame I particularly like, but that's another story).
Frames don't have to be spaces on a whiteboard (although they often are). Remember, a frame is simply a way of focusing the thinking of a group. It can be a question, or a set of instructions, or a game. Chris Ertel and Lisa Kay Solomon, in their great book on strategic conversations called "Moments of Impact", give the example of the invisible gorilla experiment by psychologist Daniel Simons. Over half the participants in that study failed to see the gorilla because of the set of instructions they were given at the start ("count the number of passes the white shirts make"). To Ertel and Solomon, the instructions acted as a frame to the way the participants thought. The frame served to focus their thinking on counting passes, not on noticing unusual things.
They can serve to generate ideas. Good ideas don't appear out of thin air. They are stimulated by context and they are stimulated by constraints. A good frame can serve to do both of those. Let me explain.
I recently did a series of staff consultations for a client, asking the staff what good strategic ideas they had for the organisation. This is exactly the kind of situation that can be fraught. If I had gone in and asked them for good ideas, without anything else, we would have faced a very uncomfortable two hours.
The first box asks about the context of the organisation. What's important in your strategic context? (You can see there are detailed questions printed lightly on the poster to help prompt the group: but as the group responds I'm covering these up with Post-Its).
The second box asks about competitive advantages: what are your competitive advantages? Especially the ones that are unique.
The third box goes to the ideas. The poster shows that ideas should come naturally from the combination of the organisation's context and competitive strengths. This is the heart of the frame. The ideas are not going to appear "ex nihilo". They will come when the thinking of the group is primed by the discussions in the first two boxes and then those discussions are combined.
The next two boxes focus on risks and then on moving to action. I used these less in the sessions I was recently running (I had only two hours), but you can see the potential.
As I hope you can see, frames are a great way to focus the thinking of a group. Either to get great new ideas (as in the poster above) or to bring order to the swirling eddies of a live conversation. Frames are one of the best ways I know to help a group think together effectively.
If you would like a pdf copy of this poster, please email me at "nick@clearthinking.co". I'd be happy to send it to you with instructions on how to print it cheaply at your local printer. In return, I'll pop you on my email list, if that's OK. You can subscribe to my email list anyway, by hitting the "Subscribe" button in the top right of the page. That way you'll never miss a post (I blog one to two times a week).
I agree Andee. I think the Financial Fence that you guys provide to clients is a fantastic example of a frame. It helps a person take the complexity of their business finances and make sense of them – by showing how they all fit together in a whole. It's a great example of the first use of a frame – to bring order to your understanding.


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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL,2019
This Freedom of Information Bill, 2019 will repeal the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10:27]. The Bill will give effect to section 62 of the Constitution which enshrines in the Declaration of Rights the right of access to information.
In brief, the Bill sets out—
the procedure for access to information held by public institutions by the citizenry and permanent residents;
the procedure for accessing by any person of information held by any person where the information is necessary for the exercise or protection of a right;
considerations for the making available on a voluntary basis by entities, certain categories of information thereby obviating the need for formal requests for such information;
the scope of limitations on the right of access to information which are conceived, in some cases, as mandatory and in others as discretionary, protections against disclosure of information;
the rights of third parties with respect to any information whose disclosure has been requested;
the role of principle officers of entities and information officers in the implementation of the right to access information;
the procedures for internal appeals and court appeals against decisions made by information officers or principle officers of entities with respect to requests for access to information;
the time limits within which processes must be carried out; and
the additional functions of the Human Rights Commission with respect to the right of access to information, which are to be exercised in the normal course of its role as the guardian of human rights.
In more detail, the Bill provides as follows—
PART I Preliminary
This Part deals with preliminary matters.
Clause 1 sets out the short title of the Bill which takes its title from the specific constitutional terminology, in line with global trends, with respect to the right.
Clause 2 defines terms used in the Bill and significant are the following terms around which the Bill is structured, viz a viz "principle officer" being the person at the helm of any entity; "information" which is cast very widely; "information officer and "responsible person" who is the principle officer of a public or public commercial entity.
Clause 3 states the objects of the Act as being essentially to give effect to the exercise of the right of access to information.
Part II of the Bill which deals with providing access to information, creates in clause 4, a duty on entities to maintain the information of entities in a manner that facilitates the exercise of the right to access information. The entities are compelled to
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Clause 5 requires public entities, public commercial entities and holders of statutory bodies to disclose information which is in the interest of public accountability and in the interests of protecting a right.
Under Clause 6, the Act will not apply to information from Cabinet and its committees, with respect to judicial functions.
Part III of the Act deals with the process of requesting for access to information.
Clause 7 sets out the procedure for requesting for access to information. Requests must be in accordance with whether the rights granted by the section 61(1) and (2) of the Constitution, that is to say, requests to public entities may only be made by the citizenry; requests to all entities are open to everyone but they are confined to limited information, i.e. information required for the protection or exercise of a right. A request may be made in writing and an information officer must afford the applicant a copy. A written acknowledgement of the request must be provided immediately, including an immediate response as well if that is possible and satisfactory to the applicant.