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Princess Superstar
The new evolution
15 tracks, 55:34
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Joy Explosion
Set track as current obsession
3:58 176 listeners
3 Play track
Chick Habit
cosmic downfall
I'd Like A Man
Boss Chick
3:45 91 listeners
Push You Away
Lips of Love
12 Play track
Make you happy
Love Light Bliss
3:52 2,069 listeners
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Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner) is an American rapper of Jewish-Italian heritage from the suburbs of Philadelphia. She calls her music - a mixture of hip hop, rock and electronica -"flip flop." After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and studied acting at New York University. She also learned to play the guitar and sent a demo tape to the College Music Journal and Grand Royal, a record label headed by the Beastie Boys. Her debut album, Strictly Platinum, gained her some notoriety for being one of very few white rappers, as well as for her… read more
Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner) is an American rapper of Jewish-Italian heritage from the suburbs of Philadelphia. She calls her music - a mixture of hip hop, rock and electron… read more
Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner) is an American rapper of Jewish-Italian heritage from the suburbs of Philadelphia. She calls her music - a mixture of hip hop, rock and electronica -"flip flop." After graduating f… read more
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Hi I'm Dave, and Gasworks London is a small local firm set up in 2005, with 20 years experience repairing, servicing and installing boilers.
Based in Poets' Corner, Acton, I'm the ideal person to help with solutions for your heating or plumbing problems. Specialise in Vaillants, Worcesters and Potterton but have experience on all types of boilers.
16/02/2019 Dave has always been 100% reliable and helpful in servicing the boiler and making any repairs. He's also helped over the phone to fix issues when other engineers might well have made the visit and charged for it! I would thoroughly recommend him for any plumbing and boiler work. His costs are very reasonable and he is always prompt and polite and so helpful. Thank you Dave!
06/02/2019 Dave was very responsive to our call for help and our requests. At a fair price.
We will definitely return to Dave and his team for any additional plumbing needs and the servicing of our lovely new boiler.
25/09/2018 Dave answered straight away and arranged to come around asap. He fixed the fault within minutes. This is the second time I have had a problem with the boiler and in both times Dave and his team came around very quickly, fixed the problem for a reasonable cost and were very polite and helpful. Would highly recommend.
05/09/2018 Very quick response, boiler fault diagnosed on 1st visit, new part fitted next day. Highly recommended.
22/03/2018 Dave & the team did a great job over 2 days, removing old boiler, flushing system & installing a new very efficient Worcester Bosch.
10/03/2018 Dave was recommended to us by some of our friends, I'm delighted that they did. Having used Dave and his team here at home and elsewhere I've found them to be highly professional, friendly and reliable in all our dealings. There's no BS and the job is always sorted. Definitely happy to recommend their services.
08/03/2018 Our underfloor heating stopped working right in the middle of the really cold winter period. We had tried three different engineers and were let down by all of them not turning up/calling back. Finally Dave managed to fit us in out of hours and sorted out the problem there and then.
Excellent service. Dave is extremely personable and professional.
01/02/2018 Boiler gave up on us...Dave turned up and assessed the problem.
kids were home. Very efficient and Professional.
09/10/2017 Fast, efficient and effective, Gasworks replaced the old boiler and removed an old hot water tank with no fuss or mess. Very professional.
02/03/2017 Gasworks provide a rapid response rarely seen from other service providers. Having contacted them late afternoon following a boiler breakdown, Dave arrived before 8.00 am the following morning and with his prompt attention, and having spare parts on hand, the boiler was repaired and operational within an hour. I have no hesitation in recommending Gasworks; highly professional service delivered with speed and efficiency.
10/02/2017 Called afternoon heating stopped working. Sent an engineer that evening, who managed to give us some functionality. Came back 8 am following morning with replacement parts. All repaired and working by 10.30 am. Dave came out at end of job to check all OK. Everything left clean and tidy. Highly recommend this company, thank you!
03/02/2017 Called Dave on one of the coldest days of the year when our Bosch Worcester boiler had started leaking. He sent someone (John) that afternoon, and the repair was done within an hour or two, even though a spare part was needed. John explained the problem and got it fixed quickly. An excellent service.
Dave and his team recently installed a new boiler in myflat. It had to happen at fairly short notice but everything was handled in anunflappable way that was very reassuring. John and Shaun installed the boilerwith the minimum of disruption and it was all done in a day. I could not behappier with the service provided by Gasworks: from beginning to end it was asuperb example of friendly professionalism.
18/10/2016 Once again Gasworks prove themselves to be reliable and professional. I have been using Dave and his Team for many years and they always arrive on time and get the job finished. They just serviced my boiler and they are the heating engineer I go to first when I need something done.
31/07/2016 The speed of response was what most impressed me - particularly when I had tenants without hot water for several days! - as well as the ease of correspondence. I would not hesitate to go back to Gasworks London if the need arises in the future.
25/07/2016 Dave and his team recently replaced our broken boiler. They provided an accurate and good value quote and carried out the work neatly, efficiently and professionally. Really happy to have found a good local heating engineer.
06/05/2016 Dave, always responds professionally to all jobs we need doing. He also gets back to us quickly and efficiently. I will always use Gasworks for our properties in Chiswick.
Dave and the Gasworks team did a great job replacing my boiler, power flushing the system and fitting a new outlet pipe – all in less than a day. They are competitively priced, knowledgeable and provide an extremely professional and courteous service. Highly recommended!
14/03/2016 Jan 2017 - 10 months later - Gasworks delivers again. Had my boiler serviced today by James - efficient and courteous, a pleasure to deal with.
March 2016 - Dave installed a new boiler for me 15 months ago. There have been teething problems, but Dave and his team have always been readily available to identify what needed to be done and where appropriate they have helped me claim under the manufacturer's guarantee. They are always very pleasant to deal with, totally professional and dependable. Dave himself has responded to calls when I've later found he was involved with an important family party - you can't ask for more than that. I have no hesitation in recommending Dave and Gasworks.
10/11/2015 Dave came out the same day we called him to repair our boiler. He was efficient, thorough and quickly identified the problem. We are new to the area and he is now on our "go to" list of people.
09/09/2015 I highly recommend Dave. I called him when our boiler stopped working and he responded very quickly and was very helpful indeed. He's a true professional and a is etched into my list of essential contacts. (Thank you Dave).
07/09/2015 Dave was highly recommended by a neighbour. He came out on the day I called him, worked out what the problem was, ordered the part and replaced the following day. Perfect service and I would highly recommend.
04/09/2015 Dave fitted a new boiler for me 4 years ago, and I have trusted him with my business ever since. He quoted within 24 hours of my call, and did the job 3 weeks later. I've since recommended his service to neighbours who have been equally impressed by his knowledge and 'can do' approach. He takes pride in his work, and genuinely cares that his customers are satisfied.
12/04/2015 Dave/Gasworks installed a new boiler for us. Quotations and communication prompt and reliable. Small problem during the works was solved without fuss. No hesitation in recommending Dave and his team.
19/03/2015 Dave responded promptly to my initial enquiry,and the complete process from quotation to installation was carried out efficiently,on time and to budget.
Would certainly recommend Gasworks,a reliable local company you can trust!
04/03/2015 This was the only company out of 4 that I was researching that responded to my call within 24hours. The quote came in on the same day as the site visit and the work was done within 2 weeks. Amazing. My boiler was on it's last legs and all the other companies said that I would have a problem getting a new one as as my gas pipes were not the regulation size.. This was not the case with Dave and his team. They sourced the correct boiler to use. No job to complicated for them and their knowledge and reassuring attitude is refreshing. They are great guys too!
04/03/2015 Gasworks have done two great jobs (now three) for us. First to flush out a 25 year old heating system. Second to replace the boiler. Both jobs were done with no fuss at all and to a very high standard of workmanship. Costs were exactly as quoted. Very high customer satisfaction here! And a further update a year later: an electrical fault in an old control panel was quickly identified and rectified with the same professionalism. We like Dave and his team!
26/01/2015 Dave at Gassworks London Installed my new boiler after the old one died at the most inappropriate time. He was quick and very reliable and helped me chose the best boiler to replace the old one. Not only is he very helpful but trustworthy.
I have no problem recommending him to all.
15/01/2015 I called Dave from Gasworks after reading so many positive reviews and was not disappointed. We had a problem which meant that our system between the central heating and hot water was not working. Dave came within one day and came back with the correct part to fix it the next day.
Quick, efficient, no fuss. Perfect.
05/12/2014 I have been using dave at Gasworks for a long time now. He is always very prompt and efficient. And most importantly very trustworthy. Never feel like im having the wool pulled over my eyes, like some other plumbers!!
28/11/2014 I was informed of a problem with our boiler whilst I was travelling abroad and concerned I would be coming home to a cold house with no hot water and a young baby. I contacted Gasworks after looking on Chiswick W4 and reading the great feedback and felt compelled to add to this.
Gasworks provided a wonderful service from initial communication on email, to delivery of service and fixing our boiler quickly and efficiently.
I would highly recommend Gasworks and will certainly go to them again should I have a further problem.
31/10/2014 ...knew I needed the boiler looking at - hadn't heard of the manufacturer - and so called Dave. He came round, had a butchers and told me what I feared, I needed a new one. I think I can judge when someone is telling me the truth or not and Dave was being sincere when he explained the dangers of not replacing it.
What he didn't envisage was having to put a new pipe in too.... and so he hadn't originally quoted for this. We therefore came to what I consider a fair agreement on the final cost including the extra work. He even popped back a few days later to check everything was ok. Top bloke. Professional. Would thoroughly recommend him.
Arsenal fan though. You can't have everything!
18/09/2014 Dave offers a great service .
He changed our dated boiler with an new boiler and nest system.
He was competitively priced, but also prompt and there to help.
He and his team changed the pipework one day and the boiler the next day available . He and his team are reliable, efficient and very helpful .
I would definitely recommend him with confidence . A W3 gem .
Dave and his colleagues did a great job repairing my boiler. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
11/12/2013 Rescued our ancient boiler from being condemned. Helpful, pleasant to deal with and reasonably priced.
24/08/2013 Called him at the start of the bank holiday weekend, got in touch immediately and fixed our boiler problem – all within 4 hours.
Friendly and helpful, great service and very reasonably priced.
09/08/2013 Gasworks gave me a competetive quote to replace a boiler. He did it in a day, so no night without hot water, compared with what others led me to expect. He left everything clean and tidy. Plus the benefit of the extra Vaillant warranty as he is an official installer. No problem in recommending him to others.
27/06/2013 I have used Dave for a number of different issues and have found him to be extremely reliable; he offers a prompt, efficient and cost effective service and so I would highly recommend him.
20/05/2013 I rang Dave when I had a problem with my boiler. He rang me back almost immediately and arrived an hour or so later. He identified the problem instantly and solved it. He'll be the first person I call for any boiler or plumbing job from now on.
26/03/2013 Dave was flexible about the appointment, did a very efficient service on our boiler and gave us good advice about radiators. Happy to recommmend a local company.
14/03/2013 We've used Dave for a couple of years now and he's always given excellent good value service. He responds quickly and we feel confident that he'll do the job properly with minimum disruption.We've recommended Gasworks to several friends and neighbours who are all similarly satisfied.It's so reassuring to have reliable local tradesmen.
09/03/2013 I have been using Dave for about 5 years and I would highly recommend him. He is always reliable, on time for appointments and works quickly and efficiently to solve any problem. My family use him and I have now passed his number on to a few friends who have since had Dave visit and they have said they would use his services again.
23/01/2013 Dave (Gasworks London) responded quickly to my call, was friendly and knowledgeable. Did the job quickly and efficiently and was ready to come back if I needed any more help.
18/12/2012 I would like to recommend the local guy Daves Gasworks London. I've tried bigger companies before when I have had trouble with my boiler but I will use no-one else in the future.


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Q: How do I use a Private Key generated using node-rsa npm package, without pushing it to GitHub Repo? After goin through an article on how to use node-rsa Public and Private keys for encrypting/decrypting data, although I was able to successfully follow the implementation.
But, there was a dilema regarding how to manage the Private key which is used for decryption.
Most online suggestions mentioned that we should not push Private key to GitHub repos.
How do I add this Private key as a GitHub secret or Environment variable, so that I can use it inside GitHub Actions CI?
Even if I try to use Environment variable in GitHub, I can only specify a key value pair.
But my Private key looks something like this:
const NodeRSA = require('node-rsa')
const key = new NodeRSA()
const privatePem = '---BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY---abcD...vbGa---END RSA PRIVATE KEY---'
key.importKey(privatePem, 'pkcs1-pem')

I use the Private key to decrypt data in the following way:
const encryptedData = "abAxksl8jl..."
const decryptedData = key.decrypt(encryptedData, 'utf8')
console.log(decryptedData)

Any help or suggestion would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

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Alabama Music Office.com goes to OZ Music in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to see Shannon McNally perform. Oz Music is one of a few places where a music lover can still go to browse through the racks, touch actual discs, talk to knowledgeable human beings and find the collectibles they seek.
Shannon McNally (New York, March 17, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter.
Shannon was born in Hempstead, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, McNally began singing and playing guitar in clubs. After graduating and honing her skills on the streets of Paris as a busker, McNally secured a deal with Capitol Records in 1997. McNally was intent on making an acoustic record and entered the studio with studio professionals including Jim Keltner, Benmont Tench, and Greg Leisz. The resulting album Jukebox Sparrows was not released at the time.
In the interim, McNally opened for Stevie Nicks and Ryan Adams, and was part of the 1999 Girl's Room tour with Tara MacLean, Kendall Payne, and Amy Correia. She also modeled for Urban Decay cosmetics. In 2000, McNally issued the holdover EP Bolder Than Paradise. When Capitol finally issued Jukebox Sparrows in January 2002, it did so into a market that had already embraced such roots-flavored material as Ryan Adams and the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack. McNally embarked on a press tour, and spent the summer of that year supporting John Mellencamp. In late 2002, she released the Ran on Pure Lightning EP, a collaboration with songwriter Neal Casal.
In 2005, McNally returned with the country, blues, and soul influences on the album Geronimo. The album's June release was accompanied by a summer's worth of live dates. Early 2006 saw the release of McNally's third album, North American Ghost Music. Tour dates with Son Volt also coincided its release.
Shannon McNally took off most of 2008 and 2009 after the birth of her first child. She has resumed performing and recording and toured with Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women. In 2009 she relreased the album Coldwater with her band Hot Sauce. Shannon currently resides near Oxford, Mississippi.


Today, thanks to online services like Twitter, you send a note to Justin Bieber any time you like. The same goes for Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and hundreds of other pop stars.
But in 1993, when Billy Idol went online to chat with fans and promote his new album, Cyberpunk, the idea of a rock star directly interacting with the hoi polloi over the internet was unheard of. It was a bit of internet history, and you can relive it with the video above.
"This means I can be in touch with millions of people, but on my own terms," Idol said of his fan-chat on an early online service called the Well.
In writing and recording his Cyberpunk album, Idol—who has been part of the first wave of punk rock two decades earlier—tapped journalists such as Mondo 2000 editor Gareth Branwyn and Boing Boing editor Mark Frauenfelder to advise him cyberpunk culture and ideology. He even based the opening track on a piece Branwyn wrote for Mondo. And the Well chat was meant to further tap this burgeoning universe.
But the album was was both a critical and commercial flop, and early netizens saw it as an attempt to co-opt cyberculture. Today, if it's remembered at all, it's remembered as a bit of early 1990s retrofuturist kitsch, along side movies like Lawnmower Man.
That said, Cyberpunk was ahead of its time. Idol recorded the album at his home studio using computers to gain more control over the production process. "I'd always really sort of worked through a team of a producer and an engineer, and in the end I think really you felt like you weren't getting as close to your ideas as you could be," he said.
Today's it's standard practice for musicians to record at least parts of their albums on laptops using applications like ProTools. But, just like chatting with fans online, this was brand new in 1993.
Yet what is now considered business as usually was dismissed as being gimmicky at the time. Sometimes we don't recognize the future when it's staring us right in the face.


Surprisingly dropping on May 23rd, here's a new trailer for, umm…the game in the post title 🙂 Surprising cuz Nintendo usually saves these big games for the holiday season. But this year's game releases are following a new pattern altogether. Anyways, it looks like Mario Galaxy-The Lost Levels…I think that's how Nintendo described it when it was first announced. I dunno yall, my Partner-N-Crime and I were pretty excited for this…now I'm not sure, I think NSMBW left a bad taste behind. Hopefully this will be as fun and smile inducing as the first one.
No New Nintendo hardware?! Daily LoL.
"I don't think it'll [Wii successor] be any time soon," Nintendo of America exec Cammie Dunaway told GameSpot at the recent Nintendo Summit.
There has been 50 million PS2s sold in America, Dunaway points out. Currently the Wii has sold nearly 28 million units. Does that mean there won't be a new Nintendo home console until 20 million or so more Wiis are sold?
"That said, part of Nintendo's heritage is to always be looking at innovation, and to always start working on the next hardware every time we launch a platform, so we'll have it ready when the time is right." Ah, the future!
Man, I won't even pretend to know what this game's about. I just know they've been teasing it since before the 360 came out, and it looks damn interesting. Not only that, I thought I'd have to wait till the fall/winter to play it. It comes out May 18th! I'm pumped…enjoy the little trailer here.
Here's a 'dev diary' about Fable III. Peter Molyneux and crew talk a little bit about what's new and changed for the new game. Which reminds me, I gotta get back on Fable II and complete that!
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 Video. Woot!
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Dragon Age, is Dialogue in Video games totally Neccesary or not?
I refer to what I encountered in Dragon Age as RP BS. I'm all for conversation in a game if it's done tastefully but I think Bioware goes to places that they shouldn't tread. I find myself skipping key talking points and just mashing through levels killing things. I came to this same problem in another Bioware game, Mass Effect. While the story line is engaging and entertaining at some points I simply just want to play. Mass Effect 1 had a good amount of action to mix with the story. Then again I had the book to use as a walk through. I was essentially reading the story as I was playing. As a old fashioned type of guy who enjoys reading paperbacks this was ok, I imagine the Ipad Generation to be will not. So my main problem is Dragon Age keeps you IN the story more than it does taking part in it. Do I really need to explore all conversation paths? Sure I can just use the option to Presuade or Kill you but then am I back in this mashing game? There are other games that tell no story, or even the same story over and over like Mario and gets away with it without any fuss from the masses. Or Stories told through tape recorder entries like Bioshock. So what do you think? Is Dialogue in games necessary?
The guys at kotaku are reporting on the guy who was the first to leak New Super Mario Bros. Wii online. Nintendo found him cuz they were able to "employ the use of sophisticated technological forensics"….whatever. The pisser is that they're ordering the guy to pay 1.3 mil "to compensate Nintendo for the loss of sales revenue caused by the individual's actions." Come on Nintendo, the effin game sold over 10 million copies, most games today are lucky to sell a tenth that amount. Sure, piracy is illegal blah blah blah….if they were hurtin, I'd understand a fine and all that, but this is outrageous. While I don't share the same hate for the game as my partner-n-crime, he makes alot of good points that can't be argued…this whole lawsuit business just might push it in that category for me though.
Man, I love the look of this video. We're total Fallout Fans and I'm curious to see how they can expand on what was one of my favorite games of last year!


UK - The 1.8 billion-euro UK pension fund of engineering group Kvaerner has awarded a custody and accounting services brief to ABN Amro Mellon.
ABN Amro Mellon replaced incumbent HSBC Global Investor Services, who only provided custody.
ABN Amro Mellon said: "Kværner elected to appoint ABN Amro Mellon as its business partner on account of ABN Amro Mellon's advanced multinational reporting capabilities."
"Sophisticated Multinationals such as Kvaerner are seeking new ways to control their global exposure to risk from pensions obligations and to manage asset liability," said Nadine Chakar, chief executive of ABN Amro Mellon.
"In choosing ABN Amro Mellon, Kvaerner can rely on consistent reporting and performance measurement across the locations."
ABN Amro Mellon Global Securities Services is joint venture between ABN Amro bank and Mellon Financial Corp. Mellon Financial has also been awarded custody of Kvaerner's US pension assets.
Kvaerner's vice president of group pensions, John Starling, did not immediately return calls seeking comment.


The spa house Kriváň was built at the end of the 19th century. It preserved its unique charm determined by preservation of original architectural arrangement. At present the building offers after its refurbishment the comfort of a three-star hotel. Spa hotel Kriváň has at its disposal several easy-access rooms. The guests of the spa hotel Kriváň have at their disposal six dining rooms. There is a wide choice of fresh and boiled vegetable and salads during breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can find a wide choice of dietary and vegetarian meals in the menu as well. Our guests can enjoy a wide range of spa, rehabilitation and relaxation services in our own balneal-department within spa stay. It is situated directly in the spa house Kriváň.


Consider these tasty alternatives to turn your sandwich into a healthy delight.
Who really needs to go gluten-free?
Here's what to avoid when you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.
Lighten up on these substitutes.
Want to toughen your ticker? The food choices you make today can promote a healthier heart tomorrow.
Research shows additional government programs are needed to improve overall diet.


For some people, acne goes beyond the annoying blackheads and ugly whiteheads. For some, the acne becomes a deeper skin problem that causes red, painful bumps that are filled with large amounts of pus. Gross? It certainly doesn't stop people from trying to pop them. You just want them to go away. It makes sense.
Not so fast. "With cystic acne, popping inflamed pimples can lead to bigger problems," notes Dr. Miriam Hanson, dermatologist and skin care expert at Sanova Dermatology. By spreading infected oils and material on the skin, getting rid of one can lead to more coming up in their place. Worse yet, picking the skin might only induce more inflammation, serving to create larger sores that can lead to scarring.
That's why it is so important to treat cystic acne the correct way. There are several treatment options available to patients suffering from cystic acne. Let's take a look at 4 of the most effective ones.
Isotretinoin is usually is known by its more common brand name, Accutane. Accutane has been used for decades to successfully treat cystic acne.
Do not be put off by stories you have heard about Isotretinoin. "Properly administered and monitored by your physician, Accutane and its counterparts can be used safely and effectively treat acne," Dr. Hanson shares.
Oral antibiotics can be used with great results. The oral antibiotics used for acne treatment typically include tetracycline, erythromycin, minocycline, and doxycycline. "These can be used in varied strengths depending on the severity of the case," says Dr. Hanson. Oral antibiotics can lose their effectiveness over time and alternative treatments may need to be explored.
Gels, creams, and lotions containing retinoids can be used alone or in conjunction with oral antibiotics in the treatment of cystic acne. Patients using these topicals can experience itchiness and dry, flaking skin which can be managed with moisturizers and a proper skin care regimen.
The exact cause of cystic acne is unknown but has been definitively linked to hormone levels. For women, starting a course of oral contraceptives (birth control pills) may help to reduce and control outbreaks. The contraceptives help to regulate hormones which in turn reduce the flare-ups of acne.
Acne can be embarrassing enough, cystic acne even more so. The pimples are larger, redder, and can leave scarring when they resolve.
Our physicians have a variety of treatment options available to treat your acne condition. Please contact us to schedule a consultation so we can develop a personalized treatment plan just for you.


The time we share on earth is a precious gift. And when that time comes to an end, your family faces a heavy burden. They must cope with grief and loss beyond words, and at the same time, prepare to say goodbye.
Arranging a funeral and final resting place for someone you love is never easy. There are endless decisions, details, and uncertainty. During such an emotional and stressful time, it is often difficult for family members to make decisions as they try to carry out their loved one's wishes. While it is certainly the role of a funeral director to step in and provide guidance during this difficult time, it is always best for families to discuss funeral arrangements before anyone dies.
A good way to get that conversation started with your family is by sharing what matters most to you in life and how you would like to be remembered. Click here for ideas on how to get that conversation started with your family.
Funeral planning can be as simple as jotting down some of your wishes or as extensive as arranging every detail and pre-funding the funeral. Either way, one of our directors would be glad to meet with you in your home or a place that is convenient for you to discuss your options. Please know that there is no obligation to use our services or to make any kind of payment upfront. We welcome any questions and would be honored with the opportunity to help plan services for you or for a loved one.
Click here for a complete guide to funeral and cremation planning.
Peace of Mind. Arranging today, before death has occurred, is handling a family matter. Arranging at the time of death is dealing with a family crisis. By planning ahead you will have true peace of mind knowing that you have taken care of your family and all the details involved with your funeral.
Fix the Cost. If you decide to prepay, you guarantee today's prices, and can also take advantage of affordable payment plans. This could amount to a significant savings if you pre-fund your funeral years in advance because you will be protected against inflation.
Personal Choice. Planning a funeral is a deeply personal matter and should be given much thought by you and your family members. Planning ahead provides you with the time needed to make practical decisions that reflect your standards, lifestyle, taste, and budget. And at the time of death, you can rest assured that our staff will carry out your final wishes as planned.
Gift to Family. Many people who have undergone the emotional strain of arranging a funeral immediately following the death of a loved one have made the choice to plan their own funerals in advance. Doing so lifts the burden of having to make countless decisions during a time of grief and emotional stress. Planning ahead also prevents emotional overspending.
Truly, the best time to plan a funeral is before anyone dies. Over and over people will tell us of their relief and gratitude that their loved one had already planned his or her own funeral. You can be certain that the staff of Austin Funeral & Cremation Services will carry out your final wishes in a manner that provides space and comfort to those you love while they mourn.
Austin Funeral & Cremation Services will honor pre-planned funerals made at other funeral homes. At your request and with a simple phone call, our directors can change the assignment of benefits to Austin Funeral & Cremation Services. There are no transfer costs or hidden fees involved with this process. In many cases, because of our affordable pricing, monies will be refunded back to a family or estate at the time of death.
Click the following links to find out what others are saying about advance funeral planning.


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80 Year Old Man Is Going to Ride His Bicycle 80 Miles to Raise Money
Rudy Fernandez Published: June 23, 2022
Photo by: Abilene Meals on Wheels / JoAnne L. Glantz
He heard that Meals on Wheels could use a little help in the way of donations. Furthermore, HE was a Meals on Wheels Volunteer as well. He is Bo Green who recently at age 79 began riding a bicycle to help him stay healthy.
Learning to ride his bicycle safely inspired Bo to hold his own fundraiser and help raise money for the organization he volunteers for Meals on Wheels. So, Green came up with the idea of the "80 at 80 Fundraiser." Meaning he would ride his two-wheeled human-powered bike 80 miles on his 80th birthday.
Bo Green took a bad spill and needed surgery but he's back and ready to ride!
Then tragedy struck, and Bo Green took a spill on his bicycle while trying to practice for his upcoming bike ride fundraiser. After a couple of surgeries, three months of hospital rehabilitation, and his 80th birthday behind him (Bo's 80th birthday day was Sept. 6th,2021) he still wants to do an 80-mile bicycle ride, and it's going to happen this coming Saturday, June 25th, 2022.
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Interestingly, Bo took his first 80-mile bicycle ride just a few days ago and he discovered that it is way too hot to be 80 years old and trying to ride his bike in the middle of all this heat. So, there's been a small adjustment.
Here goes, Bo Green is still going to do his 80-mile bicycle ride but instead of starting at 6 or 8 AM start time, Bo is starting his "80 at 80" bike ride at 3 AM on Saturday morning at Taylor Elementry School at 1719 EN 10th St. On the map flyer shown below promoting his fundraiser, the loop around Abilene is 18.8 miles long.
Green will do 4 laps total around Abilene, thus reaching his 80-mile goal. Each lap around Abilene takes Bo approximately 1 1/2 hours. The bicycle ride will come to an end at the Meals on Wheels parking lot at 10 AM.
If you would like to participate, meet Bo at the Taylor Elementary school parking lot at 3 AM Saturday morning. You can do as I will be doing to support Bo Green, by making an $80 donation (or any amount) to Meals on Wheels online here. Please give what you can and support the Meals on Wheels "80 at 80" fundraiser.
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Enameled Monstrance in the Mudejar Style by Granda
by Lucas Viaron June 12, 2020
Last year the Granda workshop completed the construction of this spectacular 36" tall monstrance for Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ladera Ranch, California. Fr. Reynold Furrell, the founding pastor, had previously engaged Granda for the creation of the newly constructed parish's altarpiece, liturgical furnishings, and other artistic items.
The monstrance is the materialization of an unexecuted design from the Granda archives. Though the drawing is undated, it is believed to have been produced by Granda's design team during the first half of the 20th century. It is likely that Ms. Candida Granda, the founder's sister, had a hand in the design.
Original drawing. First half of the 20th century.
Graphite and color on paper. Félix Granda Foundation archives.
The monstrance's style is an amalgamation of several different influences brought together harmoniously. The vibrant emerald green enamel immediately brings to memory "La Lechuga," the famous emerald-studded monstrance of the Jesuit Church in Bogotá created by Galaz in the early 18th century.
"La Lechuga" (lettuce), the great monstrance from the Church of St. Ignatius, Bogotá. Currently held in the National Bank of Colombia.
The geometry of the sunburst is what ultimately gives this piece its unique appeal. Fr. Granda began using delicate gold lattice disks instead of the traditional sunburst in monstrance designs since the early years of the workshop. This design raises the bar, covering the delicate golden fretwork with the brilliance of colour. The original drawing indicated the use of emeralds covering the sunburst, but in their stead, translucent-green enamel has been used. The glitter of the gemstones has been simulated utilizing an engraved bed for the enamel.
The interwoven, mixtilinear arches are a beautiful motif taken from the Mudejar style of medieval Spain, in particular that found in the Kingdom of Aragon. Some of the most beautiful examples of these interlacing arch motifs can be found in the Palace of Aljafería in Zaragoza or the tower of St Martin in Teruel. The latter also presents the typical use of decorative green glazed ceramic accents, which also ties it with the design of the monstrance.
The Mudejar style refers to the artistic current that blossomed in Spain during the 13th to 15th centuries, incorporating Islamic influences and Christian traditions of the land. The artists of the time resorted to the use of complex geometric ornamentation due to the aniconism prescribed by the Moorish rulers. The works of Spanish artists were so popular among the ruling class that many stylistic features were exported all over the Umayyad Caliphate.
Palace of Aljafería in Zaragoza (left), the tower of St Martin in Teruel (right).
This exercise in aniconic decoration for the monstrance is notable, resorting only to geometry and mathematical principles to adorn the Blessed Sacrament. The symbolism is in this case numerological: the arches have two distinct profiles, rounded and pointed, representing the Hypostatic Union; they are conformed in four separate ribbons or threads, like the four gospels; there are a total of twenty-four arches, like the Elders in Revelation, twelve of these are marked with red gemstones, representing the twelve apostles, with a thirteenth stone just under the Host representing the Blessed Mother.
These oriental influences can also be percieved in the design of the base and stem of the monstrance. It's complex, almost fractal forms, combining square and circular profiles (the worldly and the infinite) and the abstracted flower petal decorations bring to mind the styles of the east, reaching as far as the Nagara architecture of northern India or the goldsmiths of the Ming Dynasty in China. The base in particular seems to echo the lotus flower, which in this case would symbolize the Resurrection.
It is truly marvelous how these disparate influences, Novohispanic baroque, Mudejar and Far Eastern, have been brought together so harmoniously. The monstrance, which stands over three feet tall, was entirely hand chiseled in sterling silver and decorated with coloured enamels and gemstones, taking over 16 months of work to complete.
Fr. Furrell imparts Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament at Holy Trinity Church.
Picture by Alonso Rosado.
Lucas Viar
Architect specialized in heritage conservation and sacred art & architecture. Has worked for the Musei Civici of Florence and the Cultural Heritage Institute of Spain (IPCE). Presently director for Granda Liturgical Arts in the United States.
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Genius and Lust: A Journey through the Major Writings of Henry Miller. New York: Grove, October. Anthology with critical commentary, 576 pp., $12.50.
Dedication: "to Henry Miller." Contains excerpts from 10 of Miller's books—Black Spring, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Sexus, Nexus, Plexus, Sunday after the War, The Colossus of Maroussi, Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch and The Air-Conditioned Nightmare—and 88 pages, in a foreword and nine sections, of commentary by Mailer, comprising his lengthiest piece of literary criticism. The book jacket drawing of Miller is by Norris Church Mailer, his sixth wife. Discarded titles: "Mailer on Miller"; "The Cosmic Demon."
Rpt: Part of section 2 of Mailer's commentary appeared in 76.3; all of sections 2, 3 and 4, with a few changes, appeared in 76.4. Pieces and Pontifications (82.16) contains two excerpts: parts of the foreword and sections 1 and 2 appear as "Miller and Hemingway"; the last two-thirds of section 4, "Narcissism," appears under the same title. Two excerpts, pp. 3–10 and 173–94, appear as "Status" and "Narcissism," respectively, in Critical Essays on Henry Miller, edited by Ronald Gottesman. New York: G.K. Hall, 1992, brief excerpt in 13.1. See 66.14, 68.11, 77.11.
" One had to go back to Melville to find a rhetoric which could prove as noble under full sail. Indeed one has to ask oneself if Miller could not out-write Melville if it came to describing a tempest at sea. Miller at his best wrote a prose grander than Faulkner's and wilder—the good reader is revolved in a farrago of light with words heavy as velvet, brilliant as gems, eruptions of thought cover the page. You could be in the vortex of one of [Joseph] Turner's oceanic holocausts when the sun shines in the very center of the storm. No, there is nothing like Henry Miller when he gets rolling. "
— Mailer, 76.12
Aldridge, John W. (November 13, 1976). "Godhead Revisited". Saturday Review. pp. 25–27. Positive.
Crews, Frederick (March 3, 1977). "Stuttering Giant". New York Review of Books. pp. 7–9. Negative.
Duberman, Martin (November 27, 1976). "Books Considered". New Republic. pp. 33–34. Mixed.
Gilman, Richard (October 4, 1976). "Norman Mailer Searches the Tropics—'Mr. Miller, I Presume.'". Village Voice. pp. 43–44. Positive.
Weinberg, Helen (November 14, 1976). "A Study in Lustful Genius". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sec. 5, 28. Mixed.
Bailey, Jennifer (1979). Norman Mailer: Quick-Change Artist. New York: Harper & Row. pp. 140–142.
Bufithis, Philip (1978). Norman Mailer. New York: Frederick Ungar. pp. 125–129.
Lounsberry, Barbara (1990). The Art of Fact. New York: Greenwood Press. pp. 158–174.
Merrill, Robert (1992). Norman Mailer Revisited. Boston: Twayne. pp. 146–149.
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Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Andy Potter discuss the Volume 5 premiere of RWBY, "Welcome to Haven"!
Well I just the latest episode of RWBY Chibi, so Neo was kind of on my mind.
Hi folks. Welcome back. Looking forward to another season of alternating between "Yeah, good point" and "Are you freakin' nuts?" as I listen to your podcast. 🙂 A couple of quick notes on this episode.
You mention being upset with all of the team ending up with "male chaperones" last season, but I have to disagree here. I got the impression that there was an intentional stylistic symmetry whereby they all ended up with their fathers or father figures. Weiss went home to Jacques, her father / arch-nemesis. Blake went home and had a bonding moment with her father. Yang worked out with Tai-Yang. And RWBY spent most of the season interacting with Qrow, technically her uncle, but clearly her father figure.
As I watched the character shorts for this season, it seems like we will now be focusing on sisters or best friends. We got three flashbacks showing the major characters with the most important women in their life that are close to their own age. Weiss was shown training with Winter. Blake was shown have a heart-to-heart with Ilia. Yang remembered an important day with Ruby. So, this is our sister season.
Based on the team's love for symmetry, I would say that next season is the mother season. I would expect more Raven next season. I would also hope to see a full understanding of why Weiss's mother, who by birth should be the matriarch of the family, is wasting away drinking in the garden. And there's definitely still the mystery of what happened to Summer Rose. The only mother who doesn't already have a strong story at this point seems to be Kali, but I bet there's more to her than meets the eye.
My other point is more minor. The impression that I got when Yang hammered the lech was that it was her metal arm that let her hit so hard. His bouncing around was either simply a comedic effect, or perhaps his semblance is being Bouncing Boy from DC Comics.
Looking forward to next week!
Hey Jon, glad to see you back for V5 with us! The fathers sisters mothers thing is a super interesting perspective, don't think the father theme negates the male chaperones point, like both can be true, but yeah interesting analysis regardless.


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March 28, 2019 - Updated on March 29, 2019
Another spurious charge against embattled Philippine website
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A demonstrator protests against press freedom violations on 14 February, the day after Rappler executive editor Maria Ressa's arrest (photo: Ted Aljibe / AFP).
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the trumped-up charges that were brought yesterday against Maria Ressa, the executive editor of the Philippine news website Rappler, and against her managing editor and five members of the website's 2016 board.
Abroad at the time of the events, Maria Ressa was arrested Friday morning at her arrival at Manilla Airport, in the Philippines. She was brought before a court a couple of hours later, before being released on bail.
In this, the latest in a seemingly inexorable series of judicial proceedings against Rappler and its staff, Maria Ressa and her colleagues were accused of violating the anti-dummy law, which bans foreign ownership of Philippine media outlets – an accusation that is not based on any established fact.
Yesterday's charges were brought before the regional court in the Manila suburb of Prasig by the Prasig prosecutor's office.
"The judicial harassment of Rappler by various government agencies is bordering on the absurd," said Daniel Bastard, the head of RSF's Asia-Pacific desk.
"In all, the website and its journalists are currently the targets of proceedings in at least 11 cases, each as spurious as the other. Against the government's manipulation of the judicial system with the aim of silencing troublesome media outlets, Rappler stands as pillar of democracy to be defended at all cost."
As well as Ressa, the other persons charged yesterday were managing editor Glenda M. Gloria and five members of the website's 2016 board: Felicia Atienza, Manuel Ayala, James Bitanga, Nico Jose Nolledo and James Velasquez.
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%    trkPath                 = fullfile(subDir, 'CST_L.trk');
%    volPath                 = fullfile(subDir, 'dti_fa.nii.gz');
%    volume                  = read_avw(volPath);
%    [header tracks]         = trk_read(trkPath);
%    tracks_interp           = trk_interp(tracks, 100);
%    tracks_interp           = trk_flip(header, tracks_interp, [97 110 4]);
%    tracks_interp_str       = trk_restruc(tracks_interp);
%    [header_sc tracks_sc]   = trk_add_sc(header, tracks_interp_str, volume, 'FA');
%    [scalar_mean scalar_sd] = trk_mean_sc(header_sc, tracks_sc);
%
% Other m-files required: trk_plot, trk_restruc
% Subfunctions: none
% MAT-files required: none
%
% See also: TRK_READ, TRK_INTERP
%           http://www.colbyimaging.com/wiki/neuroimaging/along-tract-stats#interactive_trk_flip

% Author: John Colby (johncolby@ucla.edu)
% UCLA Developmental Cognitive Neuroimaging Group (Sowell Lab)
% Apr 2010

if nargin < 5, slices = []; end
if nargin < 4, volume = []; end

% If no pt_start given, determine interactively
if nargin < 3 || isempty(pt_start) || any(isnan(pt_start))
    if isnumeric(tracks_in)
        tracks_in_str = trk_restruc(tracks_in);
    else
        tracks_in_str = tracks_in;
    end
    fh = figure;
    trk_plot(header, tracks_in_str, volume, slices);
    dcm_obj = datacursormode(fh);
    datacursormode(fh, 'on')
    set(fh,'DeleteFcn','global c_info, c_info = getCursorInfo(datacursormode(gcbo));')
    waitfor(fh)
    global c_info
    pt_start = c_info.Position;
end

tracks_out = tracks_in;

% Fast algebra if streamlines are all the same length
if isnumeric(tracks_in)
    if any(isnan(tracks_in(:)))
        error('If you are going to deal with streamlines padded with NaNs (i.e. different lengths), they should be flipped FIRST.')
    end
    % Determine if the first or last track point is closer to 'pt_start'
    if length(size(tracks_in))==2  % Only 1 streamliine
        point_1   = sqrt(sum(bsxfun(@minus, tracks_in(1,:,:), pt_start).^2, 2));
        point_end = sqrt(sum(bsxfun(@minus, tracks_in(end,:,:), pt_start).^2, 2));
    else
        point_1   = sqrt(sum(squeeze(bsxfun(@minus, tracks_in(1,:,:), pt_start))'.^2, 2));
        point_end = sqrt(sum(squeeze(bsxfun(@minus, tracks_in(end,:,:), pt_start))'.^2, 2));
    end

    % Flip the tracks whose first points are not closest to 'pt_start'
    ind                 = point_end < point_1;
    tracks_out(:,:,ind) = tracks_in(fliplr(1:end),:,ind);

% Otherwise, loop through one by one
else
    if any(isnan(cat(1,tracks_in.matrix)))
        error('If you are going to deal with streamlines padded with NaNs (i.e. different lengths), they should be flipped FIRST.')
    end
    if size(tracks_in(1).matrix, 2) > 3
       error('Streamlines should be flipped before scalars are attached.')
    end
    for iTrk=1:length(tracks_in)
        % Determine if the first or last track point is closer to 'pt_start'
        point_1   = sqrt(sum((tracks_in(iTrk).matrix(1,:) - pt_start).^2));
        point_end = sqrt(sum((tracks_in(iTrk).matrix(end,:) - pt_start).^2));

        % Flip the tracks whose first points are not closest to 'pt_start'
        if point_end < point_1;
            tracks_out(iTrk).matrix   = flipud(tracks_in(iTrk).matrix);
            if isfield(tracks_out, 'tiePoint')
                tracks_out(iTrk).tiePoint = tracks_out(iTrk).nPoints - (tracks_out(iTrk).tiePoint-1);
            end
        end
    end
end

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Sports News of Thursday, 26 April 2018
Source: Kwese.espn.com
Essien urges Chelsea to keep faith with Antonio Conte
Chelsea great Michael Essien has urged his former club to keep faith with head coach Antonio Conte despite their struggles this term.
The Blues have mounted a feeble title defence this season, and have their work cut out to qualify for next year's Champions League.
They're currently five points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur with four matches to play, and their underwhelming form has prompted speculation about Conte's future.
However, former Chelsea midfielder Essien believes that the Italian could still be the man to turn things around.
"He's a good coach," Essien told KweséESPN. "We can see that from last year when he managed to get the best out of the players.
"I think he is still the man but it doesn't come down to me."
Chelsea may yet on the season on a high, having secured a spot in May's FA Cup final against Manchester United, although it may take more than a domestic cup to appease a reportedly disgruntled dressing room.
'It's the nature of football, sometimes you just can't explain it," Essien added. "Last year was great, this year has not been, but hopefully they can end the season on a high level."
Former Ghana international Essien spent the best part of nine years at Chelsea between 2005 and 2014, winning two Premier League titles, and the Champions League in 2012.
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"It is truly spectacular to see what Philips has done"
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Philips featured in article on Sustainability in the Groene Amsterdammer
"It is truly spectacular to see what Philips has done," says Joris Wijnhoven, who has been involved in the climate accord negotiations as Greenpeace's campaign leader on climate and energy.
This is a quote that can be found in an article by Dutch magazine Groene Amsterdammer, published this week. The article describes Philips' commitment and journey to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation with the goal to improve the lives of 3 billion people by 2025. A huge challenge for which the company had to transform itself into the company it is today. Groene Amsterdammer describes Philips' strategy, plans, journey and results in a comprehensive article for which it interviewed people both within and outside of the company.
The article can be found here on the website of the Groene Amsterdammer.
With consent of Groene Amsterdammer, a PDF with the English translation of the article can be found here.
https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/articles/2018/20180713-philips-sustainability-in-groene-amsterdammer.html Link copied
Sustainability News article
Joost Maltha
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De Groene Amsterdammer - The sustainable strategy of Philips: The Silent Green Giant.pdf
The fight of our lives to ensure health for all
- By Jan-Willem Scheijgrond
Why doing business responsibly is a major brand differentiator
- By Lorraine Barber-Miller
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Philips again recognized for its commitment to action on climate change
Jeroen Tas delivers keynote on sustainable healthcare at Reuters MOMENTUM virtual forum
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Kees Wesdorp discusses sustainable healthcare innovation at CleanMed Europe
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I recently talked with Marianne Elliott of ActionStation. Marianne is the Director of Story and Strategy for ActionStation, a financially and ideologically independent social justice organisation which works for results through collective action. Interested in "connected people" and the power of combined actions to facilitate change, ActionStation is multi-issue. It works by drawing connections between the different campaigns and the people who support them.
Marianne's legal training has informed her background in human rights advocacy. As an advocate she has worked both in New Zealand and abroad including conflict zones such as Afghanistan and the Gaza Strip. These experiences have contributed to her dedication to ActionStation's philosophy; that of empathetic values based on respect and dignity for all. ActionStation's ongoing work supports the development of new conversations about certain issues where questions about how change happens are asked and answered.
One of ActionStation's latest campaigns has been working for a People's Review of the Mental Health System. Created on a narrative basis, Marianne was interested in developing stories as advocacy tools. She is a strong believer that human rights are story driven and that through the telling of individual experiences powerful change can happen. That is what the People's Review of the Mental Health System is based upon; the telling of individual stories of lived experience of mental distress and extreme states, as a prompt to action at a governmental level. Regarding data, it is important to note here that the data gathered is qualitative and based on narrative process rather than that of quantitative statistical data.
People were often unsure about the sharing of personal stories of lived experience and trauma so the anonymity option meant stories were gathered from people who might not have otherwise contributed including those in the defence force, police and fire services. These contributors included both those with lived experience and those who have had experience of working with people in crisis. Having the option available for anonymity in story submission was important particularly for people working in the system – it had to be anonymous or jobs could be compromised. Interestingly, these stories from sector workers were like those from people accessing services. A consistent picture of the sector was therefore created. Even though there was the option to use a variety of media in submissions, most people wrote text and the report is reflective of this. The slightly distanced nature of text based content was probably appealing due to the privacy of the medium.
The content of the stories has raised further issues to do with privacy and concern on a personal basis in the context of mental health. Many have highlighted tensions where families desire information but where there also needs to be values and practices that uphold the rights of privacy for the individual and their desire for independence. It is a balancing act that a system in strife is ill equipped to keep in equilibrium.
That current system is one where mental health workers are recognising that services are often failing to meet the needs of the communities they serve. Additionally, there are a range of behind the scenes challenges that put a huge amount of strain on providers and mental health workers due to a lack of resources. The diverse voices gathered in the narrative approach to the project has helped to articulate this imbalance of resourcing. Addressing funding is not all that is needed. Within the review, it is important to consider and reflect on the oversight mechanisms of the sector such as those that prompted the loss of the Mental Health Commission in June 2012.
There are also social dynamics at play such as power imbalances and frameworks and philosophies that need review in relation to questions such as what is characterised as a mental health condition. With these frameworks in mind other equally important issues are raised based on an embedded view where the capacity of those who experience mental distress to contribute to society, be community members and be citizens, is questioned by current paradigms.
Also involved with the Peoples Review of the Mental Health System are Mike King and Kyle MacDonald. Mike is a mental health advocate, comedian and a television personality. The attention and profile his involvement has brought has been extremely useful to the campaign. The way Mike forges connections with people, in particular young Māori men, has been invaluable. Kyle is a private sector psychotherapist who is familiar with narrative structures in his work and who is prepared to ask sometimes difficult questions. His networks were useful and Kyle has direct empathy through professional experience with those working in the public mental health sector.
The process of collating the report involved readings of the gathered stories by several different people, from which overall impressions were recorded. "Diagnostic" labels were dropped as a point of definition and instead nineteen thematic keywords were compiled. These keywords were allocated both with software and manually by two individuals, for consistency of assessment. Then specific stories were chosen to illustrate the themes. The result was a forty pages long in its initial draft and has now been refined to the ten page report that has been released to the public and the media.
Looking more closely at the hope for reviewing funding to the sector, it is important to consider not only resourcing contexts but also the societal climate. A range of social and economic factors are placing people under stress. This stress can contribute to experience of mental distress by individuals in Aotearoa/New Zealand. As examples think of the rising cost of living and housing, and how this is informed by wage inequality and insecure working conditions. Therefore, in the wider view, the Peoples Review of the Mental Health System is about healing as a nation as well as on an individual basis. There is systemic change that needs to be made for health at all levels of society. And with this change I hope that in time, it will mean a different story gets told.
April 20, 2017 in Perspectives.
High time for the review. and high time for the Mental Health Commissioner role, or similar, to be re-established.


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Beecell Partners with Zain Jordan on Smart SMS Service
By Story of the Week - Montrese
Jordan digital media firm Beecell has launched a new generation of smart SMS services, together with Zain Jordan. Smart SMS services are intended to replace the more traditional SMS messaging. The service was developed by Thales Group and is being provided by Beecell.
The system enables users to receive messages in real time, with an automatic vanish mode subsequent to the recipient reading the message, unlike a traditional SMS, which are stored on phones. In addition, users can also choose to interact through an instant reply option.
Of all the traditional services that mobile operators provide, SMS is the one whose territory has been most encroached upon by competitors, especially OTT players such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Among the reasons for users moving away from SMS are privacy concerns and desire for more features, as well as price.
If an operator intends to regain market share for SMS services, the way to do it is to enhance its features and thereby make it more competitive. Zain Jordan, by partnering with technology developer Beecell, is making an attempt to do so. The automatic vanish mode may be attractive to some users who desire more privacy and security, while the instant reply is said by the companies to be especially conducive to commercial uses. Smart SMS will allow users to "bypass the need for short codes and subscription requests," they add.
Smart SMS may well be appealing to both consumers and business customers, but the question of price must be addressed. With so many free platforms for text communication available, with rich features, Zain and Beecell have an uphill path to tread.
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I Pułk Kozaków Sułtańskich – polski oddział wojskowy, sformowany pod auspicjami Hotelu Lambert w czasie wojny krymskiej pod koniec 1853.

Twórcą oddziału był mieszkający od wielu lat w Turcji polski polityk i wojskowy, Michał Czajkowski (Mehmed Sadyk Effendi).

I Pułk Kozaków Sułtańskich miał zostać użyty w wojnie przeciwko Rosji.

Zobacz też
 1 Pułk Wiernych Kozaków
 1 Uralski Kozacki Pułk
 Dywizja Kozaków Sułtańskich

Bibliografia
 Jerzy Skowronek, Polskie formacje zbrojne w dążeniach do wyzwolenia narodowego w południowo-wschodniej Europie w latach 1795-1856, w: Słowiańszczyzna i dzieje powszechne, Warszawa1985

Linki zewnętrzne
 Wzmianka o I Pułku Kozaków Sułtańskich

Hotel Lambert
Kozacy w Turcji
Polskie formacje wojskowe okresu rozbiorów
Pułki kozackie
Pułki polskie
Stosunki polsko-rosyjskie
Stosunki polsko-tureckie
Wojna krymska

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This Halloween project is so simple, I only took two pictures. As it happens, they aren't great pictures but it was cloudy outside so I was at an environmental disadvantage.
I'm not a professional camerawoman.
At any rate, remember that ginormous mirror from Goodwill I made over? I love that mirror... I love it so much, I knew it had to be part of my Halloween festivities.
I took some contact paper and cut out a ghost shape, big enough for the mirror. I cut out the eyes and the mouth.
Why, it's already spooky. I used some of my matte spray paint and gave it a good coat. Once it was dried, I stuck it to the mirror. Now, a ghost lives in my Goodwill mirror. I've named him Ira.
Ira the Ghost. Awesome! (That reminds me of a line from one of my favorite movies, When Harry Met Sally: "Next thing you know, you're singing Surrey with a Fringe on Top in front of Ira!"
I love it!! Just the other day I was telling Jim I wanted to find a way to put a ghost "in" the mirror on our mantle. You only spray painted the ghost and not the whole mirror, so the ghost is temporary correct? YAY!!! Excited, need to go buy some contact paper! Thanks for the inspiration!
Haha. That is cute! I'll have to do that before the little grandsons come out again. They'll love it!
I've never met a ghost named Ira before. I find him quite charming.
Seriously I let my ice cream completely melt while I ran into the other room to find contact paper and scissors. Your a bad influence or maybe good for my diet.


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Threats to sanction PDP caucus leader wishful thinking
The member representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives,
Tijjani Yusuf on Monday dismissed threats of sanctions against the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kingsley Chinda, by the House Leader, Ado Doguwa, as mere wishful thinking.
Yusuf, a member of the PDP caucus said the threat was of no consequence adding that it was an act of sycophancy for a non-member of the opposition to dabble into the affairs of the PDP.
The House Leader had threatened to mobilise his colleagues to sanction the PDP caucus leader for threatening to invoke the impeachment clause in the constitution following the failure of the President,
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to address Nigeria's worsening security challenges.
In response, Yusuf, in a statement titled, "Impeachment: Purported Threat of Punishment, Mere Wishful Thinking, Part of Sycophancy Killing Democracy' says Tee jay Yusuf," dismissed Doguwa's threat.Yusuf said,
"A proper understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a House Leader in terms of policy formulation, party issues and democratic development would have motivated Ado Doguwa, to respond to the Minister of Justice' s view that the House cannot invite the President over grave national issues.
"People who are supposed to be knowledgeable should be adding value to robust democratic processes and practice.
"But for someone who has been around the House of Representatives since 1999 to denigrate or belittle such, is very anti-democratic, highly disappointing, prankish and embarrassing to us all."
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