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Memory Care near Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Blue Bell Place
777 DeKalb Pike, Center Square, PA 19422
When you think of assisted living and memory care, what do you see? If cookie-cutter apartments, quiet hallways, bland food and stereotypical activities come to mind, then think again. Over twenty years of experience have taught us that today's seniors want more choices and are leading a more...
Ivy Gables Senior Living
Ivy Gables Senior Living, is nestled in the village of Ardentown, Delaware and provides everything a senior living community should offer; a warm, friendly, comfortable and elegant lifestyle. It is surrounded by tastefully landscaped courtyards for relaxing with friends and families, listening...
Greenfield Senior Living of Perkiomen Valley
300 Perkiomen Avenue, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Welcome home to Greenfield of Perkiomen Valley. We are conveniently located near Routes 29, 73 and 422 in the charming, small-town community of Schwenksville, Pa. Our residents live among friends while enjoying a blend of planned social, cultural and recreational activities in an inviting...
The Birches at Harleysville
691 Main Street, Harleysville, PA 19438
Need assistance with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing or medication management? At The Birches at Arbour Square Personal Care and Dementia Care Community located on a 20-acre campus in Harleysville, PA, you will find all the services you need to live a healthy and happy life. The...
Sunrise of Granite Run
247 North Middletown Road, Media, PA 19063
In elegant, residential environments, we deliver the finest in senior care, and are recognized internationally for both quality and innovation. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized personal care...
Arbor Terrace Willistown
1713 W Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19380
Arbor Terrace Willistown offers quality personal care and dementia care in West Chester, Pennsylvania. We honor individuality and celebrate each person's unique life through deep connections with our residents and families. We create delightful surprises and meaningful moments within a safe and...
Sunrise of Wilmington
2215 Shipley Road, Wilmington, DE 19803
Just minutes from the Delaware/Pennsylvania state line, Sunrise of Wilmington is set in the heart of Brandywine Hundred. We pride ourselves in our dedication to creating a quality care alternative for seniors in the North Wilmington area. Step into a Sunrise Assisted Living community and you...
Arbour Square at West Chester
Arbour Square at West Chester is truly a unique rental community. Located in a beautiful, small town rich in history, Arbour Square stands out as something new and exciting, above and beyond the ordinary. A community where there's always something interesting or fun going on, and where you'll...
Mifflin Court
450 E Philadelphia Avenue, Shillington, PA 19607
Mifflin Court is a Genesis senior living community located in quaint and historic Shillington, PA. The picture perfect town is like something out of a storybook and actually served as the basis for the town of Olinger in the fictional books by legendary author John Updike. We offer all the...
The Hickman
400 N Walnut St, West Chester, PA 19380
The Hickman, a senior living residential and personal care community has been providing excellent care to the residents of Chester County and the surrounding area for over a century. Founded by two Quaker women in 1891, The Hickman is conveniently located in the heart of historic West Chester,...
Rose Tree Place
500 Sandy Bank Road, Media, PA 19063
Keystone Villa at Douglasville Personal Care
At Keystone Villa at Douglassville, there are no entrance fees, long-term leases or hidden costs, for affordable Personal Care. Personalized supportive care services are offered to our residents in a heartwarming environment so we can help you enjoy a better quality of life in our senior...
Daylesford Crossing
1450 E Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA 19301
Daylesford Crossing has earned it's stellar reputation on the Main Line by delivering high quality, inclusive care with a unique emphasis on lifestyle. Our community is proud to be voted the "The Best of the Main Line" and we are also certified as a "Great Place to Work."We offer a full spectrum...
Sunrise of Haverford
217 Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003
Sunrise of Haverford is located conveniently in the heart of the Main Line and just minutes from Suburban Square Shopping Center and both Lankenau and Bryn Mawr hospitals. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of...
Sunrise of Lafayette Hill
429 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Sunrise of Westtown
1045 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382
Arden Courts of Wilmington
700 1/2 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
For nearly 25 years, Arden Courts Memory Care has catered to the special needs of individuals with memory loss. Staffed by specially trained caregivers, Arden Courts cares for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Each community features home like common areas,...
Sunrise of Exton
200 Sunrise Boulevard, Exton, PA 19341
Foulk Manor North
1212 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803
Foulk Manor North offers our residents a continuum of care encompassing independent living, assisted living, memory care in our Bridge to Rediscovery community and skilled nursing. Set on ten beautifully wooded acres, right next to the New Castle County Brandywine Hundred Library, Foulk Manor...
Sunrise of Newtown Square
333 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073
In elegant, residential environments, we deliver the finest in senior care, and are recognized internationally for both quality and innovation. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized care services. From...
The Residence at Chadds Ford
NOW OPEN! The Residence at Chadds Ford is a flagship community in west suburban Philadelphia, bringing the area a level of luxury, service and sophisticated lifestyle befitting the cultured, inquisitive, active seniors that we serve. We offer Independent Living, Personal Care and Memory Care....
Woodbridge Place Senior Living
1191 Rapps Dam Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Woodbridge Place, A Woodbine Senior Living Community, located in the quaint area of Phoenixville, PA is here to help families looking for a community that enhances the quality of life to the residents they serve.They say you can't go back BUT if your family is looking for a community that offers...
Chestnut Knoll
120 West 5th Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
Beautifully placed in a quiet neighborhood, Chestnut Knoll merges both personal and memory care in a full service community. Located in Boyertown, PA just past Walnut Woods at the end of 5th Street, residents enjoy a welcome mix of privacy, security as well as independence. Whether you need...
Highgate at Paoli Pointe
600 Paoli Pointe Drive, Paoli, PA 19301
Located in the heart of Chester County, Highgate at Paoli Pointe is a Genesis community which combines all the comforts of home with the luxuries and amenities of premiere senior living. Our 80-apartment home offers 24-hour assistance when needed while still encouraging residents to be as...
The Residence at Glen Riddle
263 Glen Riddle Road, Media, PA 19063
There are assisted living facilities. And then there's The Residence. One reason why The Residence is such a special place to live is that we understand every family wants the very best for loved ones. As a company that is family-operated, our commitment is to each resident individually -...
Berkshire Commons
5485 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19606
Berkshire Commons is an award winning senior living community, located in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, sits on the picturesque grounds of the Reading Country Club. Residents, friends and families alike call our luxurious community 'The Place to Be,' with its premiere location and...
The Landing of Collegeville
1421 S Collegeville Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426
Located in a charming residential area less than a mile from Providence Town Center. A supportive living community for active older adults. We create vibrant communities where older adults can thrive and participate, know that their contributions are valued, and enjoy access to opportunities and...
Impressions at Bryn Mawr
773 E. Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Echo Lake NOW OPEN
900 N Atwater Dr, Malvern, Malvern, PA 19355
We are locally owned and operated by SageLife. Our founders were pioneers in senior living; they helped define the companies that have defined the industry.Sage's mission is to create the best home for each member of the SageLife family every day by encouraging, empowering, and celebrating...
Spring Mill Pointe
2002 Joshua Road, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Spring Mill is part of Presby's Inspired Life, a nonprofit organization with a more than 60 year tradition of creating exceptional living experiences. The centerpiece of our Lafayette Hill community is the beautifully restored Spring Mill School. Nestled on 15 serene acres, Spring Mill is...
Sanatoga Court
227 Evergreen Rd, Sanatoga, PA 19464
Located in beautiful downtown Pottstown, PA Sanatoga Court is a Genesis senior living community offering high quality senior care. Our beautiful town of Pottstown offers residents access to parks, concerts, fine dining, shopping and cultural experiences. We offer a wide range of services...
The Pinnacle at Plymouth Meeting NOW OPEN
215 Plymouth Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Spring Mill Senior Living
3000 Balfour Circle, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Spring Mill Senior Living, a monthly rental community, represents a new beginning for senior living in Chester County. Offering the most extensive range of services in the area, residents receive a full suite of amenities: like meals served in a beautiful dining room, scheduled transportation to...
The Heritage of Green Hills
200 Tranquility Ln, Reading, PA 19607
Green Hills Manor at the Heritage is a full-service, personal care and memory care community located on 78 acres of rolling hills in Berks County, Pa., on the campus of The Heritage of Green Hills, a vibrant, healthy life plan community. The community is focused on helping residents reach their...
The Devon Senior Living
445 North Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333
The Devon Senior Living is a beautiful wooded estate conveniently located along the Main Line. Just minutes from Valley Forge Park and local shops, The Devon Senior Living offers quality care right in the heart of your local community. Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the shaded walking trails...
Sunrise of Blue Bell
795 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422
In elegant, residential environments, we deliver the finest in senior care, and are recognized internationally for both quality and innovation. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized personal care &...
Sunrise of Paoli
324 West Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355
Chestnut Ridge Wallingford
2700 Chestnut Pkwy, Chester, PA 19013
The Residences at Chestnut Ridge are located in beautiful and historic Chester, Pennsylvania. Residents and guests alike enjoy our proximity to Chester Park, Taylor Arboretum and the Ridley Creek, all of which can be seen from our community. Natural beauty is enjoyed year round and residents...
Arden Courts King of Prussia
620 W Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
HarborChase of Wilmington
HarborChase of Wilmington Assisted Living and Memory Care, is a place where unrivaled hospitality and classic elegance converge in a timeless setting of peaceful tranquility. Here, you'll find much more than amazing value in the award-winning cuisine, personalized housekeeping, exhilarating...
Eagleview Landing NOW OPEN
Introducing Eagleview Landing, the newest senior living community in Exton, PA. The location just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is close to perfect. The comfort of Independent Living, Personal Care and Memory Care is reassuring. And the luxury? Isn't that always nice? Eagleview Landing is...
Foulkeways at Gwynedd
1120 Meetinghouse Rd, Gwynedd, PA 19436
Steeped in the time-honored Quaker traditions of honesty and integrity, respect for simplicity and quality, and an abiding belief in the unique worth of every human being, Foulkeways at Gwynedd has been providing unwavering standards of excellence to residents for over 50 years. A pioneer among...
Anthology of King of Prussia (Opening Winter 2020)
350 Guthrie Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
The Watermark at Bellingham
Bellingham is a senior living community offering independent living, personal care and memory care services to seniors We also offer skilled nursing care at Parklane which is located on our campus. Centered around a quaint 18th century farm, Bellingham retirement community offers a variety of...
Exton Senior Living
600 North Pottstown Pike, Exton, PA 19341
Welcome to Exton Senior Living, a premier senior living community located conveniently off of Route 100 in Exton, Pennsylvania. Convenient to West Chester, Downingtown, Paoli and Chester Springs, Exton Senior Living is in close proximity to shopping, dining and houses of worship. Exton Senior...
Arbor Terrace Exton (Opening Spring 2021)
100 Oaklands Blvd., Exton, PA 19341
For more than three decades, The Arbor Company has been dedicated to providing the lifestyle and amenities that keep seniors feeling their very best. The newest addition to the Arbor Terrace family, Arbor Terrace Exton is a senior living community slated to open in early 2021. It will be a place...
Simpson Meadows
101 Plaza Dr, Downingtown, PA 19335
Simpson Meadows is Central Chester County's premier non-profit continuing care retirement community, with more than a 150 year history of service to senior adults as a member of the Simpson Senior Services network. Our philosophy of care includes maximizing resident independence at an affordable...
Freedom Village at Brandywine, a CCRC
Are you ready for fewer chores and more adventures? Located in historic Chester County, our continuing care retirement community, also known as a CCRC, gives you access to four levels of care on one campus, including independent living, personal care home, memory care, and skilled nursing. Plus,...
The Quadrangle a CCRC
The Quadrangle, situated on 74 beautifully landscaped acres on Philadelphia's Main Line, is an independent full-service community meeting needs of seniors like you since 1986. The community is ideal for seniors who desire an active lifestyle. Residents enjoy gracious apartment accommodations, a...
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Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Memory care offers intensive medical care to seniors with severe health and dementia conditions in a specialized care setting. A memory care community complies with specific Alzheimer's-related security measures and safety guidelines. Memory care offers 24-hour monitored care with health management, recreational activities, and meals for seniors. Residents in memory care require aid with bathing, personal care , and dressing. Dementia living homes have secured areas to restrict roaming which is a typical symptom of Alzheimer's. The monthly median cost for a private room is around $10,403 and the cost for a semi-private room is around $9,733 . Pennsylvania has a number of stipulations associated with this type of community. The Department of Human Services and Bureau of Human Services Licensing licenses this community type.
Chester Springs has a population density of 143 people per square mile.
An overview of Pennsylvania
The state of Pennsylvania has 201 hospitals and 273 health centers, providing care to a population of 12,823,695. The three highest ranked hospitals in Pennsylvania are Reading Hospital, Lancaster General Hospital, and And Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr Campus. The state of Pennsylvania has a cost of living index of 98.6 where a score of 100 is the national average, and anything below 100 is considered less expensive than the national average. The state has a grocery index rating of 106.9 and a housing index rating of 100.8. The natural beauty of Pennsylvania is ranked 38th in the nation. The quality of life enjoyed by the average Pennsylvania citizen is ranked 41st nation-wide. Additionally, Pennsylvania is ranked 21st by standards of healthcare.
In terms of diversity, Pennsylvania ranks 29th in the nation and is considered LGBTQ friendly. In Pennsylvania, 32% of the population is over the age of 55. The median age in the state is 41. In terms of religious values, 34% of Pennsylvania's population regularly attend some form of service and there are in total 15,359 different congregations. The top three non-Christian denominations in the state are Jewish-<1%, Muslim-<1%, and Buddhist-<1%, with the most common Christian denominations consisting of Evangelical Protestant-19%, Mainline Protestant-23%, and Historically Black Protestant-5%. In Pennsylvania there are 535 masonic lodges. In the last presidential election 47% of Pennsylvania residents voted Democrat and 48% voted Republican.
The average temperature in the summer rises to around 69F. Over the summer months the average high temperature peaks at around 89F during the month of July. In the summer, the average low temperature drops to around 47F during the month of June. The average temperature in the winter falls to around 29F. During the winter, the average high temperature peaks at around 45F during the month of December. In the winter months, the average low temperature falls to around 11F during the month of January. On average, the state receives 3.64 inches of precipitation a month. The most precipitation occurs in July with an average of 6.38 inches of precipitation a month. On average, Pennsylvania has an air quality index rating of around 39.9 AQI. The average air quality index rating peaks in the month of May with a rating of around 49.0 AQI. On average, the humidity rating for Pennsylvania is around 70%. The highest monthly average humidity rating is 75% in the month of January. While residents of Pennsylvania mostly enjoy pleasant conditions, it's important to be aware of inclement weather as well, which in Pennsylvania can include floods, tornadoes, and and hurricanes.
Wildlife to be found in Pennsylvania
The state of Pennsylvania has a diverse array of plant and animal life. Local plant life can consist of sassafras, dotted hawthorn, maple, and weeping willow. While venturing throughout the state, you might see animals such as the bobcats, the river otter, the white-tailed deer, or the coyote. The state animal of Pennsylvania is the the white-tailed deer.
Frequently asked questions about Memory Care facilities in Pennsylvania
How many memory care facilities are there near Chester Springs, Pennsylvania?
There are 50 memory care facilities near Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. See the full list.
What are the top rated memory care facilities near Chester Springs, Pennsylvania?
Foulkeways at Gwynedd, Chestnut Knoll and Keystone Villa at Douglasville Personal Care are the top rated memory care facilities near Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. See full list of communities.


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PREVIEW: Carmen La Cubana, Sadler's Wells
AuthorEmma ClarendonPosted on May 15, 2018 CategoriesMusicals, News, TheatreTagsAlex Lacamoire, Christopher Renshaw, Sadler's Wells
Receiving its UK premiere at Sadler's Wells this August, Carmen La Cubana sees the story of Carmen given a Cuban twist…
Carmen La Cubana is inspired by both George Bizet's opera Carmen and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical adaptation Carmen Jones and will be performed at Sadler's Wells from the 1st to the 18th August.
The UK premiere is directed by Christopher Renshaw (The King and I) with new orchestrations by Tony Award winner Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton). This production combines opera with salsa, mambo, rumba and cha-cha-cha and including musical favourites such as Habanera to offer a new contemporary take on the classic story.
Talking about the production, Christopher Renshaw said: "The experience of living in Havana for three months developing this musical with Cuban actors, singers and musician was a wonderful life changing experience. Havana is soaked in the influence of Santería, the music of which was seminal in reimaging the story of Carmen. Passionate love, salsa and revolution. It is a gift to any director, and I look forward to sharing it with audiences in London this summer."
Meanwhile, the production is designed by Tom Piper and will feature a cast of twenty six who will also be performing Roclan Gonzalez Chavez's choreography which combines rumba, cha-cha-cha and mambo with a contemporary movement vocabulary.
Carmen La Cubana will be performed at Sadler's Wells from the 1st to the 18th August. To book tickets click here or visit: From the Box Office, Love Theatre.com, Theatre Tickets Direct.co.uk or Encore Tickets.
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To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.
The Payroll Department at The College of New Jersey invites applications for a Payroll Analyst. This position is a twelve-month, full time position. The Payroll Analyst will be responsible for day to day payroll operations and accuracy of the payroll systems under the direction of the payroll supervisor. To include collaboration of payroll activities with the Assistant Director, Executive Director, Human Resources and senior leadership as requested to ensure accuracy of the payroll systems to deliver the College's bi-weekly payroll cycles. This person will serve as the back-up to process flows conducted by other department administrators, if needed. Research and resolve specific payroll inquiries when applicable and identify process improvements, as related to the payroll system when applicable.
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Situated in the picturesque village of Beaulieu in the heart of the New Forest, this romantic country house dating back to the 17th century is the perfect setting for an intimate, luxurious wedding. The building is full of original features, such as beautiful dark beams, oak flooring, old brick fireplaces and paneled rooms, whilst outside are charming English gardens - the perfect backdrop for your wedding photos.
The Montagu Arms is renowed for its world class cuisine, set to continue with newly appointed head chef, Matthew Whitfield previously from the three-Michelin-Star Eleven Madison Park in New York (currently ranked fourth in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list).
Licensed for civil ceremonies for up to 90 guests, the Montagu Arms can accommodate up to 90 people for your wedding breakfast and 150 guests for your evening reception. Wedding ceremonies and receptions can take place either in the grand Terrace Restaurant with views across the beautiful gardens or in the intimate and cosy Oakwood Room. Best of all, the Montagu Arms can offer you privacy. Opt for exclusive use, invite your guests to the beautiful country house retreat and make the place completely your own. More information about weddings at the Montagu Arms Hotel.
Contact the Montagu Arms Hotel.
The Balmer Lawn is an iconic building and the only privately owned 4* hotel in the New Forest, surrounded by beautiful gardens, rivers, wildlife and the stunning forest itself onto which there is easy direct access (perfect for photos!) Situtated in Brockenhurst, the Balmer Lawn's Beresford restaurant has two AA Rosettes, reflecting the high standard of service throughout the hotel.
Licensed for both civil ceremonies and civil partnerships in the garden-located Sylvan Pavilion as well as the Beaulieu Suite, the Balmer Lawn can hold up to 140 for ceremony and wedding breakfast and up to 220 for the evening. The Beaulieu Suite includes use of a whole wing of the hotel, separated from the main hotel facilities and guests. You will have your own entrance, bar and bathroom facilities, which are privately yours for the day. Each of the three beautifully decorated rooms have their own outdoor terrace/garden.
For more intimate weddings, the Savernake Suite is a beautiful light and airy room, with floor to ceiling windows lining the main room opening onto a gorgeous decked terrace, where you could host your drinks reception. Designed for up to 58 guests seated for your ceremony and up to 75 for evening reception, the Suite has a further 2 interconnecting rooms where you could have a photo both, your private bar or simply a children's area.
Contact the Balmer Lawn Hotel.
Chewton Glen is set in 130 acres of picturesque English countryside on the edge of the New Forest, just a stroll away from the beach. This award-winning 5 Red Star Hotel is recognised as one of the finest luxury wedding venues in Hampshire and can accommodate up to 140 guests for a wedding banquet and 200 for a wedding ceremony or drinks reception. Licensed for civil ceremonies, vows can be taken within the intimacy and comfort of one of the private lounges or outside in the beautiful Walled Garden. Exclusive use, bespoke service and also a range of inclusive price packages are available, along with luxury pamper packages to prepare you for your big day.
The Marryat Suite (up to 20 guests), the master suite of the main house, has a luxurious lounge with a large private terrace and magnificent views of the grounds. The Morning Room (up to 80 guests) is flooded with natural daylight and enjoys glorious views of the croquet lawn. The Summer House (up to 100 guests) is a stunning conservatory with views overlooking the glen estate. The Lake Suite (up to 150 guests) has its own private entrance and terrace overlooking the magnificent gardens and parkland.
For more intimate ceremonies, the Treehouse Hideaway Suite is the perfect location for just the two of you with up to 10 guests, nestled in a secluded and romantic woodland valley.
Careys Manor - tie the knot outdoors in style!
Careys Manor in Brockenhurst is a romantic Victorian country house hotel offering a delightful blend of traditional English charm and character with contemporary elegance. Delicious cuisine, excellent service and quintessentially English gardens combine to make the perfect wedding.
Licensed for civil ceremonies for up to 100 guests, Careys Manor can accommodate up to 150 guests for your evening reception. Holding only one wedding a day, the team at Careys Manor ensure their undivided attention is on you and your guests, making sure your day is one to remember and cherish forever. One of only a few Hampshire hotels licensed for outdoor wedding ceremonies; the Cedar Garden can accommodate up to 100 guests and is the perfect complement to your manor house wedding. Depending on your chosen wedding package there is also the Cedar Suite, Lounge and the Beech Room readily available.
For winter weddings enjoy roaring open fires and mulled wine in a comfortable and romantic atmosphere, whilst in Summer, party outdoors with a festival style wedding package set in 10 acres of private field. More information about weddings at Careys Manor Hotel.
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Hidden up an enchanting driveway framed by Canadian redwood, copper beeches and rhododendrons, Rhinefield House is straight out of a fairytale. The magnificent 19th century mansion is a mixture of Tudor and Gothic architecture with redbrick chimneys and romantic mullioned windows. Extensive grounds and ornamental ponds provide a stunning backdrop for photographs.
seated in the Gallery) and house 200 for evening reception.
Modern event suite 'Hurst Castle' is also licensed for civil ceremonies (100 seated guests plus 20 standing) and can seat 120 for wedding breakfast, whilst the Keepers Room is perfect for more relaxed and intimate gatherings of up to 35 (ceremony, 30 seated breakfast). Meanwhile the stunning gardens provide the perfect backdrop for an ourdoor civil ceremony at the Doric Temple (130 seated). Rhinefield offers a range of wedding packages, 50 stylish and contemporary bedrooms and also exclusive use.
Set in the heart of the New Forest near Lyndhurst, Lime Wood is the ideal party venue. Relaxing, fun and intimate, Lime Wood is available as an exclusive use venue for a wedding celebration. Licensed for civil ceremonies, Lime Wood is available for weddings Monday to Thursday, perfect for a bespoke celebration.
Lime Wood is licensed for up to 110 guests for a ceremony and up to 130 guests for the wedding breakfast with a marquee extension (80 guests for wedding breakfast without marquee extension).
The hotel's relaxed and stylish Italian restaurant, Hartnett Holder & Co, will prepare your wedding breakfast. Angela Hartnett and Luke Holder's food comes with the much loved Italian approach to eating - where sharing and provenance is everything. The style is chefs' home-cooked food not chefs' food cooked for restaurants. Both Angela and Luke are famed for their informal, grounded style of cooking and their respect for local produce.
Once the favourite hunting lodge of King Charles II and set the heart of the beautiful new forest between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst, New Park Manor is a luxury family hotel and perfect when you need to ensure the whole family has a wonderful time.
New Park Manor offers a range of simple daytime packages to make planning your wedding day as easy and stress free as possible, catering for up to 45 guests. If you would like to use the hotel exclusively (including all 25 bedrooms), an evening reception with evening buffet is possible.
For your wedding ceremony choose between the charming stag restaurant with the coat of arms above the fire place overlooking the gardens and outdoor pool or the simpler cinema room with huge sliding doors opening onto the garden and patio area with breath taking views over the forest.
Formerly a country house, South Lawn Hotel occupies a beautiful countryside setting with large peaceful grounds in Milford on Sea just 10 minutes from Lymington.
Licensed to host both civil ceremonies and civil partnerships, South Lawn Hotel's Cornwallis Suite is a large banqueting facility which is ideally suited for weddings, with an adjoining private bar and french windows leading out to the terrace and gardens. There is capacity for ceremonies for up to 110 guests and for standing receptions up to 175.
The hotel's 'Amazing Wedding Package' is available on remaining dates for 2019 and 2020 and includes: three course seated meal with wine and coffee, fizz for the speeches, a Master of Ceremonies, two-tier wedding cake, bridal bedroom and use of the banqueting suite for your evening party. Make your day even more special with a range of extras such as arrival drinks and nibbles and evening buffet.
You will find picturesque English gardens and an array of wedding options to choose from at this special venue in the heart of Lymington. Stanwell House Hotel is licenced for civil marriages and the ceremony can take place in the Conservatory, a bright and elegant room with old York stone flags and stylish rattan furniture. Weather dependent the pavilion is a beautiful option for an outdoor ceremony in the pretty garden.
Stanwell House can cater for any number of guests from a small and intimate gathering to a wedding breakfast of 80 and an evening reception up to 150 guests. Although a number of packages are available, the hotel prides itself on a unique and bespoke approach to weddings, exclusive hire of the hotel is available on request and a dedicated wedding planner will work with you to create your dream day.
Head chef Matt Noonan will share a variety of dining options, from finger buffets to an exotic banquet. Stanwell House has previously catered for: haggis feasts, barbeques, glamorous fish and chips, seafood banquets, champagne and sushi and of course traditional English fayre. Overlooking the terrace and just moments walk down to the hotel gardens the restaurant Etain is perfect for your wedding breakfast.
Weddings at Pylewell Park have the luxury of complete exclusivity set on a 1500 acre estate with 27 acres of rambling house gardens, a 15 acre lake and private beach. A brand new Pylewell Pavilion has been built adjacent to the main house offering panoramic views across the Solent and sit down for up to 200 guests or 300 standing.
The pavilion includes a bar, dancefloor and floor to ceiling glass panels overlooking the Solent. Bespoke antiqued trestle tables and oak cross back chairs have been made for Pylewell to offer a unique, elegant space complimented by private terrace, lawn and ha-ha overlooking the South Park.
The venue is licensed for ceremonies and St Mary's Church is just a quarter of a mile from the end of the drive. The park is available for glamping areas to be set up too, providing ideal accommodation for guests.
The Bell Inn is an 18th century coaching inn nestled in the depths of the New Forest, surrounded by roaming ponies, pigs and picture-perfect thatched cottages. The Inn looks glorious at any time of year; charm and character never go out of style!
This four-star AA Inn is an authentic Grade II listed building boasting age-old rustic charm with flagstone floors, large open fireplaces and beamed reception rooms, humbly mixed with countrified-chic trimmings – a respectful, flat-capped nod to the old, as well as the new. The Bell Inn loves to welcome and spoil visitors like an old friend, offering genuine hospitality, real ale and seriously good food - the inn has one AA rosette recognition.
The Bell Inn is licensed for civil partnerships in two rooms, giving you a choice of where to say 'I do'! Both of these spaces are ideal for a more intimate wedding and you can even choose to have the privacy of your own Inn for the day with the exclusively yours package, enabling you to use all 28 bedrooms. Whether your big day is a small, private affair or a large, lavish party with a marquee in the garden for al fresco celebrations, the Bell Inn has the versatility to provide the big day you are hoping for.
Beaulieu - wed at Palace House, the Domus or even the National Motor Museum!
And now for something completely different! Beaulieu's National Motor Museum may not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of wedding venues, but it certainly does provide something rather unique! Venues at Beaulieu include the historic Beaulieu Abbey Domus with its barn-like features, Palace House the home of the Montagu family or the famous National Motor Museum - these are all licensed for civil ceremonies. Those hoping for a church wedding can contact the neighbouring Beaulieu Abbey Church once the Choir Monks' Refectory and now Beaulieu's Parish Church.
Larger wedding parties of between 300 and 3000 guests also have the option of a marque themed to create a unique atmosphere. The idyllic surroundings of the New Forest and tranquil Beaulieu River create a unique setting. Menus offer delicious, fresh, seasonal choices, created and prepared by the Beaulieu head chef.
The Countryside Education Trust in Beaulieu has special permission for 12 weddings a year at their Treehouses. This unique venue is surrounded by private mixed woodland and naturally is beautiful in every season.
The turreted Treehouses nestle in the trees, with a rope bridge connecting them. The ancient woods are lovely throughout the year, under-carpeted with flowers in spring, glorious in the autumn. There are ponds and a beautiful native wildflower meadow. And for historical overtones, there is a cob cottage, built in the traditional manner. All in all the treehouses present a beautiful rustic backdrop for a charming country wedding.
The larger treehouse can seat up to 100 guests, the smaller 80. Every couple brings their own unique interpretation to their special day, from Retro to Classic Country to Robin Hood!
Contact the Countryside Education Trust.
The Lymington Centre - simple but effective!
Five rooms at Lymington's Community Centre are now licensed for the conducting of weddings & civil partnerships. The largest is the Fuller McLellan Hall, which also includes the garden for photographs and drinks after the ceremony. The Robert Hole room can seat up to 100 and has a small kitchenette from where drinks can be served after the ceremony.
With a stage and tiered seating for 91 people, the Malt Hall Theatre provides the perfect backdrop for a unique wedding. James Bond, 1950's, Fairytale wedding are just a few of the themes that would work so well here. With doors leading out to the Common Room Garden you are welcome to serve your guests with a glass of champagne whilst your photographer takes some amazing pictures.
The light and airy Wellington room seats up to 120 and is equipped with a grand piano. It also has a kitchenette, ideal for drinks after the ceremony.
If you are looking for a smaller intimate ceremony the Beagley room seats up to 14 people. Leading out on to the New Street Courtyard Garden you can celebrate with a glass of bubbly. The nearby Common Room seats 40 guests would be ideal for a reception, with doors lead out to the enclosed Garden.
Highly recommended comes Michele Rae of 7th Wave Events. "Amazing food, flawlessly served for an unforgettable experience!" - we certainly agree, 7th Wave Events will help make your wedding day or special birthday or any other occasion truly the best occasion of the year, with amazing food - whether you're hoping for bangers or beluga it'll be briliant! Contact Michele at 7th Wave Events.
Real Food is owned by experienced caterer Fiona Hill, who offers quality catering for all occasions, including weddings. Fiona proposes her wonderful range of utterly delicious home cooked food, lovingly cooked from scratch by herself and her family team of equally passionate cooking assitants. Contact Fiona at Real Food.
For more relaxed wedding events, the Hog and Lamb Spitroast Company is a perfect choice. Using only the best quality meat, the Hog and Lamb team specialise in Hogroasts, Lambroasts and Barbecues. Based in Lymington and covering the whole of the New Forest, surrounding towns and cities. Contact Tony at The Hog and Lamb Spitroast Company.
Weddings are such special occasions! It is important for the children to be considered to ensure they also enjoy the day. Based in Lymington, Freedom childcare can cater for any number of children for any length of time for weddings in Hampshire, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight, Dorset and Surrey. Great effort will have gone into the planning of the ceremony, reception and speeches and Freedom Childcare can keep them free from untimely interruptions. Parents with children will stay for the duration and can relax knowing their children's needs are being cared for. Contact Fran at Freedom Childcare.
Buchanans pride themselves on being the New Forest's most exciting jewellers, mixing service of the highest quality with a dash of humour and a lot of fun. Pop into the shop on Lymington High Street (not far from Stanwell House Hotel) and you'll appeciate the relaxed atmosphere of our shop, the comfortable sofa, the knowledge of the trade and the depth and breadth of stock. The newly refurbished 2nd floor offers a more intimate and comfortable area - not forgetting the fresh coffee! Contact Leah, Steve and Iain at Buchanans.
If you are organising an event that requires air conditioning or heating solutions, contact Cooling and Heating Solutions, who are sure to have the right equipment for your needs. Based locally, this professional team offer the latest technology and products with reliability and first class service. Contact Cooling and Heating Solutions.
Every week we bring you all the latest news and events (including Wedding Showcases and Open Day Events) in the New Forest area.


Tring is a solid puzzler app for your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Instead of moving blocks and rectangles, you move a trapezoid within puzzles built by linking triangles together.
Free from bells, whistles, and blinking lights, the Tring iPhone app is a workhorse puzzler. It opens straight to your first puzzle. Smart, precise pop-ups guide you through the gestures and rules of the game. You solve the first few puzzles using instructions and guidance, so you instantly rack up a few points with introductory tips.
The puzzles for each level are shaped differently, but they are all formed from triangles. The piece you move to complete the puzzle looks like a pink eraser. The end location of the pink eraser is lightly colored in pink, so you can plan your strategy. The game board is a light gray, and there are white trapezoids that serve as obstacles placed around the board. You simply move the white pieces and pink pieces until you solve the puzzle. As you progress in levels, you may be required to complete the puzzle by successfully dragging more than one colored trapezoid to the desired location. You earn points by completing the puzzle efficiently.
As a free universal download, 80 puzzles are available for you to solve on your devices. You can purchase packs of puzzles within the app for different skill levels like easy, intermediate, and expert. There are 200 puzzles in each pack priced at $.99 each. This is an interesting idea, as you can purchase a pack of easy ones for your kids and an expert set for yourself. You can also purchase hints.
The Tring iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad app is an appealing choice for puzzle addicts. The gesture controls are simple and effective, and the puzzles are challenging, yet still accessible to a range of users. The graphics are not as sharp as many might prefer, but the puzzles are well-crafted and fun.
AppSafari review of Tring was written by Jenni Ward on December 4th, 2012 and categorized under App Store, Free, Fun, Games, iPad apps, Puzzler, Universal. Page viewed 4246 times, 1 so far today. Need help on using these apps? Please read the Help Page.


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The Israelites were feeling some pain. They were anxious. Moses was gone, off on the top of some mountain with God. So the people came to Aaron and said, "Do something." Take away our anxiety. Take away our pain. Make us a golden god.
Are there times in life when it's best to tolerate a little pain, to live with a little discomfort?
Sometimes in congregations we become so committed to the rhetoric of care and compassion that we seem to think that if anyone is feeling uncomfortable it must be fixed or alleviated right this minute. Perhaps not? Maybe sometimes life is just uncomfortable? Maybe at times what we're dealing with, or need to deal with, is difficult and painful? Being too quick to fix or take away the pain may mean that the real issues are avoided and real healing is not ever experienced.
Good leaders don't always take away people's pain or discomfort. They do help people to bear the pain of life's challenges and to grow. They help people not to panic when things get scary. Faithful leaders encourage people to persevere when it's hard going and then to make progress.
God of Exodus, you didn't make the journey so that we don't have to. You promise to make the journey with us. Grant us your presence so that we might make the journey forward with courage. Amen.


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Annunciation is feast of saying 'yes' to God, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When people do not want to say "yes" to God, they usually do not say "no," they just hide like Adam and Eve did after they sinned, Pope Francis said.
"Today is the feast of 'yes,'" the pope said during his early morning Mass April 4, the transferred feast of the Annunciation. The Latin-rite church usually celebrates the Angel Gabriel's annunciation to Mary March 25, but transfers the feast when it occurs during Holy Week.
A group of priests celebrating the 50th anniversary of their ordinations and a group of Vincentian Sisters who are called to renew their vows each year joined Pope Francis for the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Even after the sin of Adam and Eve, the pope said, God continually reached out to holy men and women -- from Abraham to Moses to the prophets -- asking them to cooperate in his plan of salvation.
"Today the Gospel speaks to us of the end of that 'yes' chain and the beginning of another" with Mary's willingness to carry God's son, he said. "With this 'yes' God not only watches how humanity is proceeding, he not only walks with his people, but he becomes one of us and takes on our flesh."
Jesus himself is God's "yes," the pope said.
The feast of the Annunciation, he said, is a perfect occasion to think about one's life and whether or not "we always say 'yes' or often hide, with our heads down, like Adam and Eve," not exactly saying "no," but pretending not to know what God is asking.


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Scrutiny Board
Tuesday, 9th April, 2019 6.00 pm
Agenda frontsheet PDF 519 KB
Supplementary Agenda PDF 385 KB
Printed minutes PDF 308 KB
Venue: Committee Room 3 - Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SH
Contact: Julia Cleary 01902 555046 or Email: julia.cleary@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Sweetman. Cllr Bolshaw attended as substitute.
The Chair thanked officers for all of the work done throughout the last municipal year.
Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 454 KB
[To approve the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record.]
Resolved: That the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
Minutes of the WMCA Overview and Scrutiny Committee 25 February 2019 PDF 125 KB
[For information only]
The Board considered the minutes of the West Midlands Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 25 February 2019.
Concern was expressed that the meeting was not quorate and that this could indicate that scrutiny was not being taken seriously.
The Chair stated that it was due to how the legislation was written and that steps were being taken to try and address the problems through the governance procedures. The Chair stated that it was hoped that in the future the WMCA O&SC would start to bring updates back to each constituent authority.
The Board queried how many times the meetings were inquorate, and it was stated that this happened quite regularly but that turnout was better in the working groups.
The Board considered that it should be noted that these bodies are deemed important and that if they are constituted in such a way that there are issues such as being inquorate, then these issues needed to be addressed. Public money was going into these groups and it needed to be used productively. A board member stated that he had been involved in county wide organisations for a long time and that they had ended because they were not accountable, and it seemed probable that not many members of the public would know what the WMCA was or what it did.
It was agreed that concerns about governance arrangements needed to be fed back to the WMCA O&S Committee.
The Chair noted that there were only two Scrutiny Officers for the WMCA O&SC and that other councils including Wolverhampton were often asked to help with the administration of meetings.
The Board also noted that to amend the quorum of the WMCAO&SC would require intervention from central government as it could not be done locally.
Resolved: That concerns regarding the governance arrangements of the WMCA O&S be fed back.
There were no matters arising.
The Call-In Process and Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules PDF 173 KB
[To discuss the current call-in process as detailed in the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules]
The Board considered the recent call-in and the processes that were currently in place for dealing with call-ins.
The Board considered that the procedure rules needed to be looked at and that in the future a reason for the call-in had to be specified.
The Board also considered that clarification was required around the exclusion of the press and public from meetings.
Resolved: That a scrutiny working group be convened to consider the call-in procedure.
Cyber Security PDF 371 KB
[Report to Follow]
The Board welcomed Gail Rider, Head of ICT to the meeting.
The Director of Governance who was the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) had recommended a report be presented to Scrutiny Board to provide an overview and understanding of how Cyber security was managed within the authority. The report included information on the robustness of processes and preventative measures that were in place, an overview of the authorities' cloud storage approach and the on-going roadmap that assured constant and up to date approaches to new threats and challenges.
It was stated that the Council was a Microsoft partner which meant that any processes were supportive and progressive.
The Council adopted a cloud first approach, but this wasn't always an option as some applications were not be cloud ready. The cloud was provided by Microsoft, which was one of the most secure and the Council only paid for what it used. There was a secondary data centre in Stafford and a proportion of what the Council run was replicated there.
The Council took a very preventative approach to cyber security and it was stated that there had been four attempted attacks since Christmas, all of which had been stopped.
It was confirmed that the Council did apply patches regularly and was continuously updating firewalls and antivirus software whilst also working closely with partners including the Information Governance team.
The Council's cyber security had been assessed and once deemed to be one of the safest in the region.
The Board queried the use of multiple and often very complex passwords and it was confirmed that the Council's password policy was currently under review and that the team were aware that it could not be overly secure as this might make it harder for people to use the services on offer.
The Board considered the issue of the phishing campaigns that had been carried out by Information Governance. The first had been carried out in October 2017 with 608 emails being opened and 500 employees attempting to click on link. The more recent exercise had resulted in 93% of emails not being opened and only 4% attempted to click on the link.
The question was raised as to what were the big-ticket issues that could really cause problems if we got them wrong such as a sustained denial of service attack (if services went down for a long time), the safeguarding of data or problems with the urban traffic control centre for the black country including the threat of hostile actors trying to take it down.
It was stated that the Council was looking at every single service it had and every application including where it sat, how it was backed up and how it was secured. The Head of ICT stated that she had managed to obtain match funding to put in additional controls. The Head of ICT stated that in relation to the Urban Traffic Control System she would expect that this was replicated in Stafford with the servers based here. ... view the full minutes text for item 7.
Work programme PDF 419 KB
[To consider the Board's work programme for future meetings.]
The Board received a verbal update from Cllr Ahmed on the work of the Scrutiny Review into Youth Violent Crime. The next meeting of the Review group was 20 June 2019 when the matter of exclusions would be considered.
Resolved: That the workplan be agreed.
Forward Plan(s) PDF 748 KB
[City of Wolverhampton Council Forward Plan April 2019]
[Black Country Forward Plan up to July 2019]
BC forward Plan Published up to July 2019 , item 9. PDF 419 KB
Resolved: That the Forward Plans be noted.
Annual Scrutiny Planning Event PDF 728 KB
[To consider the format of the Annual Scrutiny Planning Event]
Resolved: That any recommendations be brought back to a future meeting.


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"The Fallacy of All Feedback Being Useful."
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In the last decade, leaders have been encouraged to provide feedback in the workplace. Some of them have done so in the form of fierce criticism or "radical transparency," a practice that has been adopted by many companies, including Netflix. The streaming giant developed the "Netflix Way," which "encourages harsh feedback", and subjects its employees to "intense and awkward" real-time '360' feedback, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The 360-Review is designed to solicit comments and feedback from basically anyone an employee works with – from peers, from subordinates, and from their leaders – all of which is done anonymously.
Many managers have been encouraged to criticize and pass along comments on almost everything their employees do. At times, it seems the 360-Review takes these practices to the next level – some say this format and amount of feedback isn't conducive to developing employees to truly thrive.
Meg Halverson, a management consultant, shared in an article for The New York Times that she has seen cruel and unhelpful comments during 360-Reviews, such as "stop using your looks and personality to get things done" or "I never really liked you."
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This scenario begs some questions: how often should we give and receive feedback? How candid, critical and transparent should it be? And even – should we be giving feedback at all?
The Efficacy of Feedback in the Workplace
At its core, feedback is perceived as a useful tool to help people thrive and get better at what they do. But, as we'll explore in more depth, feedback may be helpful to a certain extent but sometimes not helpful at all. To back up the theory that feedback might do more harm than good, let's unpack three theories presented by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall, authors of HBR's article "The Feedback Fallacy":
Theory of the Source of Truth
This theory is based on the premise that other people are more aware than you of your flaws and weaknesses – so it's for them to show you what you can't see for yourself. This brings in questions around self-awareness.
Theory of Learning
Based on the concept of "mirroring and matching," this belief is focused on those who lack the necessary skills to complete their job, therefore their colleagues are required to teach them how to do it correctly. Buckingham and Goodall suggest this is like "filling an empty vessel." The main thought here is that you can't excel in your area of work unless you are given proper feedback to develop the competencies you're missing.
Theory of Excellence
The third theory is based on the thought that excellence is rooted in universal, analyzable, and describable performance. Thus, an employee should base themselves on this unique and one-size-fits-all idea of success – if you fall short, you should work on how to remedy your shortcomings.
These three theories pair a unique definition of success and
intersect in one particular similarity – self-centeredness.
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The Extrovert Ideal
According to the right definition of success, a leader or an employee must be talkative and commanding – not quiet or reserved, but extroverted and confident.
Carl Jung noted that "our Western attitude is extrovert; value is put on being outgoing which we consider being well adjusted." The extrovert ideal is considered the 'right' one, especially in the workplace, which means that introverts, reflective and reserved people are seen as weak, unfit, and sometimes even rude.
So, society rewards those who fit the extroverted persona, simply for doing what comes naturally to them, rather than for their skills, intelligence, and competence.
In Susan Cain's words from her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, "We live with a value system that I call the Extrovert Ideal—the omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha, and comfortable in the spotlight."
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Since the idea of excellence and success is built upon the Extrovert Ideal, many introverts struggle and feel they need to conform or even change their lifestyle and personality. Something quite common in modern workplace culture is an oppressive lifestyle for those "who don't fit in". In other words, if you're wired in a certain way that is not in line with the "ideal," chances are, you're more likely to fail.
The belief that we should all follow and fit within one single list of "desirable skills" to thrive and excel in our career doesn't take into account the many peculiarities or our unique attributes. The three theories presented by Buckingham and Goodall don't consider basic psychological and emotional human characteristics, and thus we are all likely biased when giving feedback to another person.
The Source Of Truth
Bias occurs naturally in our brain as a way to categorize things into labels and seek shortcuts to better understanding our world. When it comes to feedback, we're heavily influenced by our biases and visions of the world – and that reflects also in how we rate others.
This phenomenon is called the idiosyncratic rater effect. Research has shown that feedback is highly distorted rather than based upon actual reality. As the HBR authors say, "the only realm in which humans are an impeachable source of truth is that of their own feelings and experiences".
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The truth is, we cannot tell how a person should be or should behave, because if we do, what or who are we basing this upon? How does our unconscious, biased mind affect this evaluation? And, which societal stereotypes and definitions of success are we unconsciously following?
Feedback is always subjective, and our own biases come into play. This means that, when it comes to providing real and effective feedback, what we can do is to tell people how we feel about their performance, skills, and so on. By doing so, we demonstrate what is true for us. It doesn't define who they are, it defines how we feel about them.
Critical Feedback Impairs Learning
A study conducted by neuroscientists shows that critical feedback activates the "fight or flight" function in the nervous system. Thus, we perceive it as a threat, and criticism produces a strong emotional response.
In other words, focusing on people's weaknesses impairs learning. People understand and acknowledge their gaps not when we point out their shortcomings, but when we focus on what's working well.
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These findings contradict the assumption that we learn more when out of our comfort zone. Deep and clear learning truly occurs when we feel safe, because that's when our neural pathways are most concentrated and open to creativity, productivity and clarity. Thus, feedback is best given when we're in balance and in the flow.
Success, Like Most Things in Life, is Personal
What is excellence to you? How can we define success in our society, personal relationships, and in the workplace? Even if we seem to accept the idea that success is universally measured (eg. when someone achieves a high financial or career status), does this mean that the Average Joe, low-wage, blue-collar worker should be seen as a failure in some people's eyes?
This myth is out of date. Maybe Average Joe is excellent at what he does and pretty fulfilled with his job, whereas a so-called successful executive with a 6-figure salary might be lonely and depressed.
Success and excellence are simple and natural expressions of human endeavors. Failure has nothing to do with "why people don't succeed." They aren't antonyms. Learning about failure won't teach us about what we shouldn't be doing or fix our gaps in order to succeed.
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The best way to study patterns of success is to learn about excellence, not about failure. Excellence is subjective and cannot be taught because we're all different and unique. Feedback, thus, should be approached in a much simpler and more humanistic way. Look for positive outcomes and highlight them. Remember that our brains learn more when we're shown what we've done well, instead of judging or criticizing how it should be.
Another tip is to ask questions. If a colleague or a subordinate comes up with a problem that needs to be solved, ask them to express themselves, even in the midst of turmoil. What's working for them, right now? Then look at the past and question them about how they've tackled similar situations or if this is something new to them... what would they do if they were the leader? Finally, question them about what they think they need to do to resolve such a problem or what is their desired outcome.
These types of questions yield concrete answers in which your peers can find themselves actually doing practical things in the near future.
The biggest outcome here is to bust the myth that feedback is the only good option for correcting mistakes – which in fact, rarely happens. Exposing people's flaws and telling them what to do to fix themselves has very little to do with helping them excel.
What is it that allows individuals to be themselves, contributing with their own unique perspective and talents? Buckingham and Goodall close the article with a very powerful statement, "We excel only when people who know us and care about us tell us what they experience and what they feel, and in particular when they see something within us that really works."
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GRUESOME – "Twisted Prayers" Full-Length Out Now And Streaming Via Relapse Records
"While cribbing the raw sound and style of Death circa Leprosy and Scream Bloody Gore seems like a manageable task given the music's proud primitivism, achieving Schuldiner's progression as he distanced himself from mere mortals is a formidable leap. But Exhumed mainman Matt Harvey and collaborators including Gus Rios of Malevolent Creation somehow create an album that works as both tribute and original art…" — Decibel
Twisted Prayers, the newest full-length from death metal defenders of the old GRUESOME, is out NOW via Relapse Records.
Stream it in full below or at THIS LOCATION.
If you missed it, view the band's NSFW video for "Fatal Illusions" as well as the Jeffrey Sisson-directed video for "Inhumane" and lyric video for "A Waste Of Life" HERE.
GRUESOME recently partnered with Decibel Magazine to share their cover of "Legion Of Doom" by Chuck Schuldiner's pre-Death project Mantas. The recording was included the June 2018 issue as a special pictured flexi disc. Stream the exclusive track at THIS LOCATION.
GRUESOME – featuring current and former members of Exhumed, Possessed, Malevolent Creation, and more – returns with its second full-length, Twisted Prayers. The eight-track offering follows Death's paradigm shift during the Spiritual Healing era, incorporating more cerebral, melodic instrumentation with elements of thrash and thought-provoking, socially conscious lyrics. Recorded at New Constellation Studios in Orlando, Florida with producer Jarrett Pritchard (Exhumed, 1349, Goatwhore, Wolvhammer) who has been instrumental in crafting the band's sonic homage, Twisted Prayers features GRUESOME doing what they do best across over forty minutes of unholy hymns with lurid melodies and vulgar atmospheres. The band has once again teamed up with the legendary artist Ed Repka (Death, Atheist, Massacre) for the album's blasphemous cover art in addition to legendary Death guitarist James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament) for a pair of special guest guitar solos. Bow your heads and worship at the altar of GRUESOME!
GRUESOME's Twisted Prayers is available on CD, LP, deluxe LP, cassette, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com HERE and digital downloads/streaming services at THIS LOCATION. The deluxe LP edition of the album includes an accompanying flexi disc featuring companion artwork and a cover of Possessed's "The Exorcist."
GRUESOME has announced two exclusive shows in Florida with label mates Exhumed before kicking off a European headlining tour this summer. Beginning July 19th, the trek will travel through two dozen cities and includes appearances at Obscene Extreme 2018, Wacken Open Air, Partysan Open Air and more. See all confirmed dates below.
GRUESOME:
7/14/2018 Crowbar – Tampa, FL w/ Exhumed
7/15/2018 Will's Pub – Orlando, FL w/ Exhumed
7/19/2018 Obscene Extreme 2018 – Trutnov, CZ
7/20/2018 Red & Black – Warzawa, PL
7/21/2018 Hydrozagadk – Chorzow, PL
7/22/2018 Modra Vopice – Prague, CZ
7/23/2018 Free & Easy Festival – Munich, DE
7/25/2018 Metaldays – Tolmin, SL
7/26/2018 Viper Room – Wien, AT
7/27/2018 Master Of The Unicorn – Ernsthausen, DE
7/28/2018 Stonehenge Festival – Steenwijk, NL
7/29/2018 Bastard Club – Osnabruck, DE
7/30/2018 Immerhin – Wurzburg, DE
7/31/2018 Nomansland – Volmerange-les-mines, FR
8/01/2018 7er Club – Mannheim, DE
8/02/2018 Wacken Open Air – Wacken, DE
8/03/2018 Klubb Dissonans – Jonkoping, SE
8/04/2018 The Crypt – Linkoping, SE
8/05/2018 Underwerket – Valby/Copenhagen, DK
8/07/2018 Chemiefabrik – Desden, DE
8/08/2018 Musik und Frieden – Berlin, DE
8/09/2018 Partysan Open Air – Schlotheim, DE
8/10/2018 Das Bett – Frankfurt, DE
8/11/2018 Helvete – Oberhausen, DE
8/12/2018 Alcatraz Open Air – Kortrijk, BE
"…an extreme reminder of what Death accomplished through seven records and a reason to revisit the work of one of the genre's architects and symbolic teacher." – Covering The Scene
"…every track on Twisted Prayers features some truly warped and shreddy solos. Harvey and Daniel Gonzalez set the fretboards ablaze on 'Lethal Legacy,' 'A Waste Of Life' and on the album-closing title track which can only be described as a tapping buffet." – Ghost Cult
"…the most technical GRUESOME album to date." – Metal Trenches
* For more GRUESOME:
http://www.facebook.com/gruesomedeathmetal/
http://www.instagram.com/gruesome_death_metal/
http://www.gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/
http://www.relapse.com
http://www.facebook.com/RelapseRecord
LONG LIVE GRUESOME.
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Several countries are introducing prohibitionist policies to reduce smoking - but what does bioethics tell us about the efficacy, safety, or fairness of these policies, by Francisco Blancarte Jaber
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In 2018, the UK government pledged that England would be 'smokefree' by 2030. In practice, this target translates to reducing smoking rates to 5% or less by the year 2030[1] (Scotland's aim is to reach these levels by 2034[2]). These discussions come in the wake of similar plans proposed by New Zealand's government as part of their policy goal of being an entirely smoke-free country by 2025.[3]
Both proposals take their cue from the WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative, in which the stated goals are "to achieve the lowest possible level of tobacco use prevalence and the highest level of protection from second-hand smoke".[4]
Opinions and reactions to these proposals have been varied, with no shortage of pushback from political analysts. It is crucial to point out that the UK government's plan does not intend on criminalising the sale of tobacco products entirely.
New Zealand's initiative, however, does include a proposal to ban the sale of tobacco products to persons born after January 1st 2004: "A smokefree generation policy would prohibit the sale, and the supply in a public place, of smoked tobacco products to new cohorts from a specified date. For example, if legislation commenced on 1 January 2022, then people younger than 18 years at that time or those born after 1 January 2004 would never be able to lawfully be sold smoked tobacco products." [5]
Comparison to drug and alcohol prohibition
Arguments against these proposals range from concerns over ageist discrimination to pointing out the ineffectiveness of legal bans on psychoactive, addictive substances, which only lead to the creation of black markets. Only last year, South Africa banned the sale of alcohol due to the Covid-19 crisis, which led to a sharp increase in people illegally making their own alcohol, with all the health risks that implied.[6]
There is also a sense in which these bans seem to be historically myopic. The alcohol prohibition era in the United States during the 1920's, and the resulting emergence of organised crime syndicates, are an often-cited case-study in the ineffectiveness of prohibitionist measures.
It also seems to go in the opposite direction of recent, and very successful, decriminalisation approaches, such as Portugal's National Drug Strategy of 1999,[7] which sought to abolish all criminal penalties for personal drug possession.
Some arguments against extremely punitive measures towards drugs indeed point out that alcohol and tobacco represent a far greater cost of life and burden to society, and so the seemingly hypocritical stance against comparatively less dangerous substances.
For example, the Office for National Statistics in the UK reported that in 2019, there were 7,565 deaths registered in the UK that related to alcohol-specific causes, the second highest since the data time series began in 2001.[8] Compared with the reported number of 2,883 deaths relating to drug misuse registered in 2019,[9] and considering the fact that this number included the dozens of illicit drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 combined, there is a fairly strong case against the harsh punitive measures focused on illicit substances.
There is a danger, however, in following this line of argumentation to its logical conclusion. A comparative argument between the harms of licit and illicit substances fails to understand a core issue of drug misuse and addiction. A person may seek out psychoactive substances for a variety of reasons. Usually to numb their pain, suffering or the trauma that they are self-medicating with substances.
But rarely does their thinking weighing up what is the less risky substances to choose. Many authors have argued that legality is scarcely a motivating factor strong enough to discourage the continuation of drug misuse among those who are addicted.[10]
It is then understandable why some are skeptical about the effectiveness of tobacco bans. People addicted to drugs will continue to exist. Forcing them away from legal and regulated products towards the underground, unregulated illicit drug markets will only expose people to greater risks to their health and safety.
To be clear, the tobacco ban proposals, and the WHO initiative from which they are derived, have good intentions: stopping future generations from being exposed to certain substances could nip the problem in the bud and so improve their long-term health.
But, this asks the question of how to actually enforce such a ban. If the measures were effective, from an enforcement point of view it is easy to see the concerns over authoritarianism.
Certain Southeast Asian countries have very strict drug laws, and overreach of police interventions and presumptions of intent of trafficking (which can be subject to capital punishment) are commonly cited abuses of power in countries like Singapore, where organizations like Amnesty International have lobbied for amendments to exaggerated death penalty sentencing practices.[11]
What about other harmful but legal substances?
From another speculative point of view, a concern over the slippery slope argument comes to mind. Indeed, alcohol and tobacco cause great harm and death every year; but so do refined sugar and high-calorie foods. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths.[12]
Does banning tobacco on health grounds make a similar fate for refined sugar foods and saturated fats seem more likely? Well, maybe.
This has effectively already been put in practice in school canteens in the UK, where a ban on fizzy drinks and junk food (including the now-infamous Turkey Twizzlers) was implemented in 2006.[13] But this was not an outright ban on them for all regardless of age or maturity.
And again, prohibition once again led to people breaking the rules, with reports of parents passing their children takeaway food through the school gates.[14]
Banning junk food for adults might seem like an overstep - or even a nonsensical idea. But it shows the underlying (bio-)ethical tensions in the debate around banning tobacco.
If someone is old and mature enough to make decisions about their health, do they not have a right to choose? Even if it is not a healthy or seemingly sensible choice. Do we have a right to make unhealthy choices? It is precisely this type of ethical concern that seems to be missing from the discussions around the proposed bans on tobacco.
Junk food was banned after a campaign by TV chef Jamie Oliver
Alternatives to prohibition
This is not an argument for a total absence of regulation. Nor is it a defense of a libertarian state where collective public health is delegated to individual choice.
It is, however, a suggestion for alternative public health proposals. A reinforced focus on social determinants of health and health outcomes from illness would not only give more effective results in combating addiction, but they would also do it without restricting individual freedoms.
The WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative takes into consideration such determinants – including education, social and economic welfare, and other measures of inequality - to form their global health proposals.
For example, a report published in 2019 by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, showed the percentage of the smokers in all Nordic countries (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark) was up to four times higher for people with primary education than those with degree-level education.[15]
It is troubling and worrisome then, that governments would draft policy goals that aim for a society to be 'tobacco-free' through prohibitionist approaches, instead of reinforcing the public health measures that address the health and social inequalities inherent to the problem of tobacco addiction in the first place.
[1] Department of Health and Social Care. Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – consultation document. July 2019. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/advancing-our-health-prevention-in-the-2020s/advancing-our-health-prevention-in-the-2020s-consultation-document
[2] Scottish Government. Raising Scotland'stobacco-free generation: our tobacco control action plan 2018. June 2018. https://www.gov.scot/publications/raising-scotlands-tobacco-free-generation-tobacco-control-action-plan-2018/pages/4/
[3] https://consult.health.govt.nz/tobacco-control/smokefree2025-actionplan/supporting_documents/Proposals%20for%20a%20Smokefree%20Aotearoa%202025%20Action%20Planfinal.pdf).
[4] https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/programmes/tobacco-free-initiative)
[5] https://consult.health.govt.nz/tobacco-control/smokefree2025-actionplan/supporting_documents/Proposals%20for%20a%20Smokefree%20Aotearoa%202025%20Action%20Planfinal.pdf
[6] https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/07/18/south-africa-bans-alcohol-sales).
[7] https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/attachments/9232/Council%20of%20Ministers%2C%20Portugal%20%281999%29%20Portugal%27s%20National%20Drug%20Strategy%201999%20%28English%20version%29.pdf),
[8] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/bulletins/alcoholrelateddeathsintheunitedkingdom/latest#alcohol-specific-deaths-in-the-uk
[9] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsrelatedtodrugpoisoninginenglandandwales/2019registrations
[10] Gene M. Heyman, Addiction: A Disorder of Choice, 2009;  Nora D. Volkow & Ting-Kai Li, Drug Addiction: The Neurobiology of Behavior Gone Awry, in PRINCIPLES OF ADDICTION MEDICINE, 2004.
[11] https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/ACT5071582017ENGLISH.PDF, p.17
[12] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)
[13] Garde, A., Davies, S., & Landon, J. (2017). The UK rules on unhealthy food marketing to children. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 8(2), 270-282.
[14] https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/idiot-junk-food-parents-feel-wrath-jamie-6231516.html
[15] Indicators for health inequality in the Nordic countries. (2019). Retrieved from https://issuu.com/nordicwelfare/docs/health_inequality_final/1
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