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Anime Offers Beauty in Simplicity
There have been plenty of discussions within our industry about what makes anime so popular these days. For sure, it is not new. But anime is hotter in the U.S. than at any other time in its history. Perhaps part of its appeal is its minimalism. In other words, anime offers beauty in simplicity.
Anyone who has studied anime and manga knows that artists do not necessarily attempt to overwhelm the senses with a ton of detail. There aren't complex layers of texture; shading is kept to a minimum; proportions are more realistic than overblown. This is all with intent.
You can see it in our anime clothing and accessories. Our artwork is original, and we keep it simple. We believe simplicity and minimalism are in keeping with the original spirit of anime and manga.
More Art, Less Hollywood
Anime is the animated successor of manga. It was first developed in response to America's dominance of the animation field during the first half of the 20th century, primarily where films and television programs were concerned. Japanese animators wanted something that was more art and less Hollywood.
Do not misunderstand. Hollywood has plenty to offer. But it is not the be-all and end-all of art and entertainment. There is plenty to offer outside of the Hollywood bubble. Anime is just that. It is an alternative to Hollywood animation that emphasizes a more realistic approach in a minimalist presentation.
Minimalism Is THE Thing
Understanding the minimalist approach to anime partly explains why so many young people are into it. Today, minimalism is THE thing. Younger people are striving for it in everything from their clothing choices to the homes they live in. That is what the tiny house movement is all about, for example.
We apply the same approach to our manga and anime style clothing. Our artwork is minimalist by design. In that minimalism is a rare beauty that is hard to replicate in any other artistic medium. Anime is so unique that it strikes a chord no other form of art can strike.
For people who truly appreciate all things minimalist, anime can be quite personal. We know as much just from creating original artwork. But we've also spoken with customers who feel the same way. They have a very personal experience with their anime sweatshirts and tees. Their anime posters are an illustrated version of their own lives.
Not Everyone Gets It
As an art form, anime doesn't appeal to everyone. Not everyone gets it. And by the way, such statements are not meant to be derogatory. We are all different. What appeals to one may not appeal to another. And with art, there are some people just don't connect with it. That's okay.
We get the fact that our anime clothing has limited appeal. The same goes for iPhone cases, hats, and posters. We do not expect to sell to people who don't have an appreciation for Japanese art and culture. But among those who do, we cannot help but believe anime's minimalist nature is part of the appeal.
A Simpler Way to Live
Maybe those of us who love anime and manga are just looking for a simpler way to live. Perhaps we appreciate minimalism because we don't like the alternative. Many of us grew up in the 1990s and early 2000's. We remember McMansions and the dot com explosion. We also remember seeing it all crash in 2008.
There is a lot to love about anime. Among its endearing qualities is its simplicity. There is beauty in that simplicity, a beauty that may be hard to see if minimalism isn't your thing.
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Six weeks later, this analysis looks positively quaint. Trump has reversed so many positions as to prove definitively that he's guided by no ideology. A rebuke of hawkishness? Trump is dropping bombs left and right. Social conservatism? He appointed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and is trying to defund Planned Parenthood. Fiscal hawkishness? His proposed budget is an unending series of savage cuts. On Wednesday, Trump reversed positions on Russia, China, NATO, and other policies that were central to the isolationist and populist campaign he ran last year.
No one should be surprised. "There is no wizard behind the curtain of Trumpism," MTV News political writer Jane Coaston wrote in National Review on Tuesday, "and no governing ideology." Trumpism was never a coherent worldview, much less a moral code that anchors the president. Trump is not so much flexible or unpredictable as rudderless, and that's what makes him so scary. Prudence and pragmatism are political imperatives, but a complete ideological vacuum yields disorder and chaos. Trumpism is an appealing fiction because it promises predictability. It makes sense of the senseless; it suggests a plan.
National Review contributor Victor Davis Hanson wrote in January that in Trump "we can see a coherent worldview emerging, something different from both orthodox conservatism and liberalism"—a supposed combination of "tradition, populism, and American greatness." (Indeed, American Greatness is the name of one of the pro-Trump publications trying to intellectualize his politics.) With Trump capitulating to conventional conservatism, though, talk of a consistent Trumpism looks increasingly misguided. The man who won the Republican nomination by bucking conservative orthodoxy is now proving the pull of the GOP is as strong as ever.
[H]ow much do you expect to be able to both run an administration and negotiate with a Republican-led Congress as a different kind of Republican. And do you worry that you'll wake up three years from now and go back to campaigning in the Rust Belt and people will say, well, he governed more like Paul Ryan than like Donald Trump.
Trump insisted he wouldn't let down the Rust Belt, which had "proven ... to love Donald Trump, as opposed to the political people." Now more than ever, though, "the political people" are steering his agenda. Chief strategist Steve Bannon—the white nationalist pushing an "America first" philosophy in the administration—is reportedly on the outs, potentially a casualty of conflict with more establishment figures like senior adviser Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law. Moreover, Bannon's waning influence coincides with Trump moving in a more establishment direction on a myriad of issues.
Healthcare is a perfect example. As I wrote on Wednesday morning, Trump could have pushed an infrastructure plan at the start of his presidency, pressing the populist case for putting Americans to work and rebuilding America. But he caved to House Speaker Paul Ryan, a conventional conservative, for whom repealing Obamacare was the top priority. Trump's proposed budget is further proof that this supposed populism is nowhere to be found. And despite Trump's fanciful claims that Mexico will ultimately pay for his proposed border wall with Mexico, he's now asking Congress—and ultimately taxpayers—to fund it.
On Wednesday, Trump said America's relationship with Russia, a nation he'd long supported, "may be at an all-time low." He embraced NATO after disparaging it during his campaign. He said he wouldn't label China a currency manipulator after famously pledging to do just that. "Trump also made a full reversal from the campaign by stating his support for the U.S. Export-Import Bank," The Wall Street Journal observed. In an interview with the newspaper, he even changed his tune about Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, whom he'd called "obviously political" during the Obama administration. He said she's "not toast" when her term ends in 2018, and that he does "like a low interest-rate policy" at the Fed.
These about-faces stunned the media. CNN marveled at Trump's "extraordinary political shape-shifting," with which he "abandoned stances that were at the bedrock of his establishment-bashing campaign." Commentators said Trump was abandoning what distinguished him from traditional Republicans in the election. MSNBC devoted multiple segments to the topic.
Trumpism lasted what, all of 80 days? The generals and Goldman guys are running things now.
Intellectuals, whether they are for or against Trump, want to construct an "ism" into which they can fit his politics: an "ism" that includes opposition to free trade, mass immigration, foreign interventions that aren't necessitated by attacks on us, and entitlement reform. But Trumpism doesn't exist. The president has tendencies and impulses, some of which conflict with one another, rather than a political philosophy.
No matter how many people try to tell them they have been played for fools, much to their annoyance, that is not a conclusion they seem likely to reach before Mr. Trump even marks his 100th day in office.
They knew all along that they were not voting for a man with concrete convictions. And they continue to see that lack of rigidity—his preference for the transactional over the dogmatic—as a quality they want in a chief executive.
But it's early yet. Trump may become more conventional, or reverse his positions anew, putting him at odds with conservative orthodoxy again. David Brooks may have been wrong about Trumpism, but he was right when he wrote, "We're in a state of radical flux." What Trump does next is anyone's guess. His decisions, though, won't be guided by a unique, coherent ideology—because it doesn't exist. He cares only about winning, and his best hope of doing so is to continue to cave to the Republican Party.


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GLOSS Podcast: The artistry of snowboarding with Pika Burtner
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All photos courtesy of Pika. by Halie McGee
This interview is an abridged version of Crude Conversations EP 90 The artistry of snowboarding with Pika Burtner. It's part of an ongoing series between Crude and Blower Media called GLOSS, or the Gorgeous Ladies of Snowboarding and Skiing. In this episode, I talk with Christina Burtner, better known as Pika, a long-time artist, photographer and graphic designer in the snowboard industry. Listen to the podcast here:
Christina Burtner, better known as Pika, grew up watching and studying snowboard videos with the technical eye of an auteur. At 14, she started renting snowboard videos from Fairhaven Bike and Ski in Bellingham, Washington. She would always rewind the videos and return them on time. Fairhaven eventually offered her a job, which is where she worked until she went to college. At 18, she got a photography job at the University of Washington. It came with all the traditional benefits, including a steady paycheck, a 401k and healthcare. Because of that job, Pika—alongside her husband Jesse Burtner and Sean Genovese—was able to help create and fund Think Thank, a snowboard video production company. Think Thank would go on to create a category of snowboarding that focused on riding urban environments rather than backcountry ones. Pika describes Think Thank as an ongoing piece of art.
In 2014, Pika and Jesse had their son Ollie. At that moment, Pika says that she went from working on Think Thank to being a mother. It was a transition that caught her by surprise. So, in response, she began pursuing things she's always been interested in. She says that as you get older, you feel like there's less room for error, but that it's also important to not be afraid to fail.
Cody Liska: Where are you right now?
Pika Burtner: Oh my god. I'm in Shelton, Washington, which is like an old logging town, kind of by the Hood Canal. Close to the Olympic National Forest. It's very secluded. I mean, it's like being in Anchorage, [Alaska] in 2012, when everyone was dressing like it was still 1995. It's like that—like Ed Hardy, Anarchy sunglasses, JNCO jeans, chain wallets. It's like going into a time machine. You know what I'm talking about?
CL: Yeah, I know exactly what you're talking about. Have you seen any Doc Martens?
PB: Oh, so many. I think those are back in though, like in the mainstream. At least with moms that are trying to recapture their youth.
CL: So, you're out there and you're teaching?
PB: No, I'm here to just paint. I got this artist residency that I applied for and you get to stay in this cool cottage in the middle of the forest. And, I mean, it's beautiful. It looks out over the water and they provide a space for women artists to write or draw or paint or make music. It's really cool. Actually, it's really rare; kind of special. So, I'm just making art for a week in Shelton, Washington while Jesse slaves with single parenthood by himself [laughs].
CL: It sounds amazing. I feel like you're outside [right now]. I can hear the birds.
PB: I'm outside. It's like 75 degrees. It's amazing. And this is the one place that had a little bit of internet. It's close to the router or something. I don't know. Because the cottage is sort of like an offshoot from this main house that the internet comes from. It's really funny. These people, like, make custom guns. It's a really interesting juxtaposition of this custom, gun-making, mom and pop place and then right across the little country gravel driveway is this little spiritual, female oasis for creativity.
CL: So, in our conversations leading up to this interview, I asked if you had anything specific you'd like to talk about and you mentioned how you were really into watching snowboard videos before you met your husband, Jesse. Why did you want to talk about that?
PB: You know, sometimes I just think it's kind of a funny, special thing. Jesse and I were young kids and we had so much in common. So imagine this: it was less than a month after my 18th birthday, Jesse was 19 and we're in Bellingham—and I'd been working at this bike and snowboard shop and I was so Bellingham, you know? I had khaki cargo pants and a fleece vest and Timberland hiking boots. He's a skater guy and I just looked like a crunchy, granola Bellingham girl. And I had never gone to a kegger party before. And I had an older brother who was very protective of me in high school, so I could kind of go to them once in a while, but [my brother would] never let me drink. And I just got into a fight with my buddy and just wanted to mope around, but they dragged me to this party, and I was like, "Oh my God, I'm at my first real kegger."
So, I get a red cup and drink out of a keg and I got a little drunk, actually. Jesse never drank, he still hardly drinks. So, of course, I was like the dumb, drunk girl. But then we started talking about stuff. "What kind of music do you like," you know? We were talking already about, "Oh, what movies do you like?" And I was like, "I just saw this movie Bottle Rocket by this guy named Wes Anderson." Back then there were not too many people who knew about Wes Anderson. And I really liked this guy named Hal Hartley, and then Jesse was talking about Jim Jarmusch and David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick. And I was talking about how I just watched The Rope and how there's like only two cuts in the whole movie—you can't even see them because they're edited so seamlessly. And then we started to talk about snowboarding and I was telling him how I got a job [at a snowboard shop] because I watched so many snowboard videos. He was like, "Oh my God, I make snowboard videos." It was funny how much we had in common from the very beginning. We pretty much hung out every single day after that. We just liked to talk about stuff and go on adventures. It was fun.
CL: Do you feel like it's been difficult, or maybe it hasn't been difficult, to have a career in snowboarding viewed as independent of Jesse's career and snowboarding?
PB: Oh, for sure. I mean, I guess that is one reason why I do like to say I was into snowboard movies before I met Jesse. I was who I was before I met Jesse. And I think in most relationships you want to have independence from your spouse, right? You want to get there on your own merits. And if you know us, you know we're pretty different. We have different skills. He's much more big picture thinking and he's a visionary, really. And I really get stuck in the weeds. Like, I have blinders. I get into the technicalities of things. I'm a designer, I like to push pixels. So we're kind of a team, really. So, I like to think that I bring my own dynamite to the…
CL: Explosion?
PB: To the explosion, yeah. We like to make things and he does it his way and I do it my way and we just work well together. But, you know, we can't even talk about this without mentioning Geno—Sean Genovese. It was really like Jesse and Sean and I that started Thank Thank in a lot of ways.
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CL: I read that the Think Thank logo was the first logo that you ever designed.
PB: I did and I don't want to take all the credit because, you know, Woody [Engle]—Gus [Engle's] brother—he kind of did the first version of it. He drew the Think Thank [font], but it had an upside down "i" and stuff. But then I kind of reworked it and then made the brain thought bubble part of it. Yeah, that was the first logo I really ever made. I'm pretty proud of that, actually. None of us knew what we were doing. We were all just making it up.
CL: And what's going on with Think Thank now?
PB: Well, Scott [Stevens] and Jesse worked really hard on Suzy Greenberg. And that was kind of a triumph. I did the cover of that movie—it was like a Green Day inspired cover. It took three years to film and that was… I don't know how people do that honestly. It kind of destroyed us.
CL: In what way?
PB: Well, we had a newborn baby and Jesse had a full-time job. Because, you know, he's the Marketing Director for Mervin now. And then Scott was hurt and he was trying to recover, but also trying to film and then getting hurt. Like destroyed in that kind of way. So, I think everyone's kind of recovering from it still. But I think Think Thank will always be there. I mean, remember Ted [Borland] did Falling Leaf? He took over Think Think for a while and used it as a platform for his baby. And then he became the filmer for Snowboarder and did all the Snowboarder movies. So, [Think Thank] is like this bastion for people who want to use it if they have a message to convey.
CL: Has that transition been hard, to let go of or even relinquish some control over the direction of something you've put so much time and energy into?
PB: In fact, I think that's the beauty of Think Thank, you know? Sean Lucey took it over basically completely for like the last three movies. And it was so welcomed. You know, that's what you have to do with something as organic and vibrant and alive as snowboarding. You know, where you want new, fun, crazy stuff happening? You know? You can't just be like the old 40-year-old person trying to be a kid. We're not kids anymore, Cody [laughs].
CL: I believe you [laughs].
PB: Well, you might be. How old are you?
CL: 33
PB: You're gonna be perpetually, like, youthful. I think of you still as a 9-year-old.
CL: Well, I wish that I had my head of hair still from when I was 9 years old. That would be beautiful.
PB: Oh, did you lose your hair?
CL: It's on its way out, yea [laughs].
PB: Well, women… we just scoff because men are just worried about losing their hair. Boy, if you only knew what women have to go through. Just, like, so many body changes. It's scary.
CL: I feel like I want to say something to that, but I just don't know what it is. I should have a response at the ready [laughs].
PB: [Laughs] One thing that was remarkable to me was, I had a hell of a time finding maternity snow pants. So for all the women who are trying to fight for equal pay and rights and stuff, let's just say we also need to fight for letting women still be able to snowboard—when they're safely able to snowboard—while they're pregnant. Maybe that's why they don't want to encourage pregnant women to snowboard. I never thought of it that way [laughs]. But Airblaster hooked me up with some high-waisted, elastic pants and they were great. They're dude pants, but they were awesome. So, thanks Max Tokunaga for letting me keep snowboarding while pregnant.
CL: How many women would you say are involved in the snowboard industry on the creative or production level?
PB: Oh, well, guess what? Big, huge, ginormous shout out to the Lib Tech Art Director—who's been my, like, handler over these many, many years. Her name is Annette Veihelmann. She's been their director for like 20 years. Did you know that? The Art Director for Lib Tech is like a total badass lady. And she's awesome and she's very talented and she just quietly does the art direction for the freakin' sickest art snowboard brand on the planet. And of course, Barrett Christy. She's like a total legend, badass, awesome, amazing and capable. Also a very humble, modest person.
CL: In a best case scenario, what happens to women in snowboarding when they're supported in the same way as their male counterparts?
PB: It just makes complete sense to me. The sport grows and gets more interesting and new ideas come in and more people are included. And if you're thinking about a business, your market grows. I mean, I think of [companies] like Burton. Maria Thomsen is a pro rider for them with a kid. I mean, they had a whole marketing campaign about, you know, appealing to older women that still maybe want to keep snowboarding or going through their midlife crisis—they want to try something new and want to do something that makes them feel young again. I don't know. I mean, I do know because that's what I'm going through. But yeah, it just makes sense to me. There are so many things happening in our culture right now that are opening up people's minds. Like, you have talented people that are passionate about something and they have a message they want to convey and are going to be a spokesperson for your brand. Why wouldn't you want to pay them for doing a good job?
Honestly, I feel like men are very threatened. Especially white men. There's kind of an old boys club that runs a lot of the upper positions and, my God, the ceiling is crashing down on a lot of dudes that have just always been in that place at the top for so long, you know? So, it's really going to take those men to be like ambassadors for that change to happen. It has to happen from that direction, and then share the space with women in those top level jobs making the decisions. That's really the only way.
CL: I feel like exclusivity is never the answer.
PB: Right? There you go.
CL: What would you tell girls or women listening to this, who might be interested in getting into the snowboard industry?
PB: I would say, if you love it, do it regardless. But if you have something interesting, like a message or something you stand for or a style that you just really want to share or you want to use it as a platform to express yourself, then I think you can't really go wrong.
CL: Well, Pika, that does it for my questions. Do you have anything else you'd like to add?
PB: You know, Jesse was always kind of in charge of who rode for the Think Thank videos and it was very organic. He really wanted the people who had a message, that were interesting and were trying to push the envelope in some way. And Jess Kimura and Desiree Melancon—holy shit I can't think of two more incredible women who are just such pioneers and completely fearless. I mean, they do have fears but they could overcome their fears and then just go for broke. And I never even thought of them as women in the videos. They were just a part of the crew in every way. I mean, how special is that? You know, it was pretty much the best ever.
Over the years, my life has been touched by women in ways that are kind of indefinable but special. I feel lucky. Yeah, very grateful. A lot of very awesome women. Of course, nowadays there are so many awesome women snowboarders—Nirvana [Ortanez] and Naima [Antolin], Jill Perkins. The list goes on and on and on. I've always been a fan of Dangy [Danyale Patterson]. She's wild and crazy. I'm of course not mentioning like a million other people, but you know who they are.
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Shadow (or void) magic is the manifestation of Shadow, also called Void. Void lords are entities composed of pure shadow energy. The Old Gods are the manifestation of the Void.
Shadow abilities are able to impart feelings like despair, doubt, and panic. Healing can be sacrifice to deal damage with shadow magic.
The Kirin Tor mage Ur researched shadow magic.
Most common practitioners of shadow magic, called shadowcasters, are (affliction) warlocks shadowmages, shadow priests, necromancers and Talonpriest arakkoa.
Orcs of the Shadowmoon clan led by Ner'zhul on the alternate Draenor as well as on the main-universe Draenor.
Holy naaru, when infused with the void, become void gods.
All Void beings use shadow magic.
Nathrezim dedicated their existence to mastering shadow magic.
Some speculate that subtlety rogues gain their abilities from shadow magic.
Some shadow hunters, including Vol'jin, have used shadow spells in addition to their Warcraft III abilities.
Dave Kosak says shadowflame is likely fel magic infused with shadow.
The shadow energy (aka Shadow Plane) is not limited to a single plane; it is instead an integral part of every aspect of the universe, woven into every plane. Thus, spells that call upon this energy, such as shadow conjuration, draw upon local sources rather than reaching to another plane. Positive energy remains associated with the energies possessed by living beings, and negative energy with the motive forces of death and the undead. Magical weapons that have effects wielding this energy draw upon energy bound into their own material, freed by enchantment. "Shadow" is spell type common to many items and spells created by the Shadow Council and other such nefarious organizations. The arcane and shadow magic appear to be tied together. Shadow appears to be split into subcategories or is synonymous with "Darkness", "Negative", "Death", "Destruction", "Chaotic", "Evil", and "Fel". It is a damage type often found as a bonus type damage (enchantment or enhancement). In one example it's also a sub-school of the magic school of Illusion (illusions composed of a quasi-real, tangible shadow material with shadow bonuses, ex. Storm, Earth and Fire). Spells of shadow may derive their power from actual shadows & darkness.


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Nikki talks exclusively to HEAT magazine this week about her anorexia relapse. Having to work out 2 times a day and only taking in 1200 calories. Nikki was on the road to recovery after attending regular body awareness sessions at a clinic. However she has now confessed that she is once again obsessively exercising and dieting.
Nikki has also admitted that her low weight makes her miserable, and that she fears she'll struggle with her body issues for the rest of her life.
"When I allow myself to get below 40kg (6st 4lb), I'll always be unhappy because my brain is starved. I've just got to stay above that weight." Continues Nikki, "It's something I will battle all of my life, but I want more than anything to get it under control." Read more at HEATWORLD.
Nikki came to Australia with her mother on Australia Day and stayed through February. She enjoyed her stay with visits to Taronga Park Zoo (see picture), Bondi Beach, Manly, Sydney Aquarium and around Darling Harbour. The weather wasn't that kind to her in Sydney which was being affected by the La Nina event (Pacific Oscillation) bringing a lot of rain. But she stayed on in Melbourne for another two weeks and enjoyed the sunshine there, visiting the Neighbors TV set and travelling The Great Ocean Road. Nikki seemed happy enough but she struggled with diet and the need for exercise and made regular visits to the gym even on holiday.
Nikki I am glad you are seeking help to overcome your issues with dieting and exercise. I just want you to know I am right behind and support you 100%. You also have lots of fans who love you, and you continue to inspire many suffers that read your book. You can overcome this Nikki as you have done before, just want you to be happy. Look forward to next time you and you mum come back to Australia.
Nikki will be on Celebrity Coach Trip on C4, Monday 16th January 2012 at 5pm. Nikki teams up with fellow BB7 housemate Aisleyne to compete in Frisbee, survival skills, mini golf, judo and chariot racing competitions. So why not tune in on monday to see how Nikki and Aisleyne get on in the Celebrity series of this popular reality show. Don't forget to catch Nikki tonight on Celebrity Coach Trip Wednesday 18th January C4 at 5pm.


"Your clients aren't worried about HIPAA"
"Art, your company sells HIPAA security services how can you say that?"
Let me explain myself a little more. It is easy for industry experts to start talking about the soon to be enforced HIPAA audits and it is easy to talk about the fines that organizations will have to pay if they are audited and found to be in noncompliance. From an outsiders view it is easy to bang the compliance drum and try to get the message to organizations that need to comply with HIPAA regulations.
The hard reality is that a lot of organizations including HIPAA Covered Entities (physicians, dentists, chiropractors) and their Business Associates (IT, medical billing, transcriptionists, and lawyers) aren't overly worried about complying with HIPAA. That is not to say these organizations are not aware or don't care about HIPAA regulations. The truth is a lot of these organizations are relatively small compared to large healthcare organizations, large hospital systems and enterprise organizations. Running a smaller organization means that there are many other things to worry about along with HIPAA. Daily business challenges including increased competition and expenses, decreasing revenue, government regulation, in addition to the most important job of providing quality patient care can easily take precedence over HIPAA compliance.
One of the other major issues that contributes to organizational apathy regarding HIPAA is the lack of enforcement. HIPAA regulations have been around for years and the truth is that they have not been widely enforced. Yes we all have read about large fines that a few organizations have received but these are statistically rare. Of over 1,000,000 Covered Entities only a few have received large HIPAA related fines and penalties. Of the even larger amount of Business Associates, incidences of fines and penalties are even less.
So fast forward to 2012 and take a look at the 115 organizations that went through the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) random HIPAA audits. That is about .0115% of all the HIPAA Covered Entities. If I was in Vegas I would bet against those odds every time.
When we talk to our clients about HIPAA we are consistently shocked that there is a general misunderstanding about the HIPAA regulations. I can't tell you how many organizations aren't even aware that there is a HIPAA Privacy and a HIPAA Security Rule. A lot of these organizations have taken steps to protect patient privacy and comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule but there is an overwhelming lack of compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. It is hard to comply with something you weren't even aware of!
We have been performing hundreds of Risk Assessments over the past 5 years. We are very aware of the requirement to perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment, what the process is and why organizations need to perform a Risk Assessment. But when we talk to our clients about a Risk Assessment it is like talking in a foreign language to some of them. They have no idea what a Risk Assessment is and are very surprised to learn that they are required to perform one.
Since the HIPAA Omnibus Rule was released in 2013 there has been a significant increase in HIPAA awareness. We have seen a huge increase in our website hits, a large influx of new clients, and we have partnered with a lot of organizations that are interested in selling HIPAA security services. HHS OCR has made it clear that a permanent HIPAA audit program will be implemented in 2014 and the message seems to be making its way to Covered Entities and Business Associates.
HIPAA is getting more and more press these days. The amount of HIPAA related articles, whitepapers and webinars are appearing at an almost feverish pace. Covered Entities are hearing about HIPAA requirements from their lawyers, malpractice carriers, professional associations, and IT/EMR vendors as well as in articles published in magazines and journals. As I said, a lot of people are banging the HIPAA drum and the message is starting to be heard.
Here is the one thing that seems to be resonating with Covered Entities; the Meaningful Use (MU) audits that are occurring and the risk to EHR incentive payments. Meaningful Use audits are estimated to be as high as 20% (1 in 5) of eligible providers that have received Meaningful Use incentive payments. If an organization is audited and they have failed to perform a Meaningful Use / HIPAA Risk Assessment they may have to return a full year of MU incentive payments. At an average of $10,000 per provider, having to write a check back to the government for $10,000, $20,000, $30,000 or more is a real risk.
It does make sense that organizations are more concerned with having a 20% chance at having to return real money that was provided to them as part of the Meaningful Use program. Compare this to the relative lack of concern about of HIPAA regulations and a permanent audit program that has not even been implemented yet.
A strategy that has been successful for us is to turn the conversation away from HIPAA security compliance and focus on Meaningful Use Risk Assessments. In the end you are talking about the same thing but the fear of Meaningful Use audits resonates a lot more!
So I started by saying; your clients aren't worried about HIPAA. While that may have been true in the past, I believe that will change this year and in future years. More and more people will be banging the HIPAA drum and getting the message out to Covered Entities and Business Associates. The permanent HIPAA audit program will be put in place this year – Congress has taken HHS OCR to task for the delay. With the audit program in place, stories of Covered Entities and Business Associates being audited and fined will get the attention of a lot of organizations.
HIPAA awareness and organizational concerns for complying with the regulations will increase dramatically in 2014 and beyond. And once these organizations are concerned about HIPAA regulations, they will realize that it is cheaper to comply and protect patient information than it is to receive HIPAA related fines and suffer the consequences of HIPAA related data breaches. And I'll no longer be saying that your clients aren't worried about HIPAA.
Do you think this is true of your clients? Are any of them asking you about HIPAA? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Just leave a comment below!


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I'm waiting for the oven to finish preheating. We're having spaghetti and garlic bread for lunch, and I need to put the garlic bread in first. So, while I'm waiting, I figured I'd start an entry.
Today's going to be interesting. I've got a PowerPoint class starting next week, and I need to start putting together my handouts for the class. I've got 5 people, so I want to make sure I have as much done as possible. In preparation for preparing, (does that even make sense?), I finally got around to installing my copy of window-Eyes 6 onto my machine. Since switching from Window-Eyes to JAWS almost four years ago, I've kept up on the software updates for both screen-readers since I need to know them both so that I can teach clients. However, without getting into the old which one's better debate, in my opinion, I'm glad I made the switch. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say anything bad about Window-Eyes because it is definitely a great program, but for my preferences in verbosity and things, I've found that with a fresh installation of JAWS I can get up and running faster than I can with a fresh install of Window-Eyes because of all the things in Window-eyes that I disable. I also need to say that my opinion on this is not based on my relationship with Freedom Scientific. SMILE!
Anyway, I'm getting off track. I've got five people in my PowerPoint class. Two Window-Eyes users, one JAWS user, and one who I believe is using ZoomText. So, this is going to be an interesting challenge. The handouts that I write include commands for both screen-readers. Having absolutely no experience with ZoomText and PowerPoint, I'm not going to be able to give a lot of help to one individual.
My thought for the class is to start off by discussing the different components of a slide, navigation between the different areas, and how to edit them. Then I want to talk about the different ways of creating presentations; within PowerPoint, or, my personal favorite, within Word as an outline. I'm hoping to get into adding pictures and sounds, but it's really going to depend on the dynamics of my group, and if they're comfortable working with images. Considering that at least three,possibly four of them may end up using PowerPoint on the job, I'm hoping that they're willing to do the images and things. It should be an interesting experience though.
If anyone has used PowerPoint and wants to offer any tips or suggestions, please feel free to pass them on. It's always nice to get more than one point of view.


How many different 7 digit natural numbers in which no digit is repeated, can be composed from digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6?
In elections candidate 10 political parties. Calculate how many possible ways can the elections finish, if any two parties will not get the same number of votes.
From how many elements we can create 720 permutations without repetition?
At the table sit 8 people, 4 on one side and 4 on the other side. Among them are 3 pairs. Every pair wants to sit opposite each other. How many ways can they sit?
In how many ways can 9 shuttle vans line up at the airport?
9 heroes galloping on 9 horses behind. How many ways can sort them behind?
Kamila wants to change the password daliborZ by a) two consonants exchanged between themselves, b) changes one little vowel to such same great vowel c) makes this two changes. How many opportunities have a choice?


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Texas Instruments Reorganizes RFID Business
One of the leading names in the RFID industry isn't pulling out of the business, though it is making some changes that it claims will not impact customers.
Tags: Automotive, IT/Infrastructure, Operations, Security and Access Control
Jan 30, 2009—Texas Instruments (TI), one of the leading manufacturers of radio frequency identification technology, has reorganized its RFID operations and laid off some employees of its RFID business. However, the company says it is not pulling out of the RFID market, and that its customers will not be impacted by the reorganization.
"We announced that we would be eliminating 3,400 positions, and some of those were from our RFID team based in Dallas, but rumors that we are withdrawing from the market are false," says Ellen Zeidler, TI's communications manager. "We will continue to serve our customers in asset tracking, livestock and the automotive sector."
In 2006, when Texas Instruments sold its Sensors and Controls business to Bain Capital for $3 billion, the semiconductor company retained its RFID business—which had been part of that group—and split it into two units. The unit that sold RFID products to the automotive industry was incorporated into TI's Advanced Embedded Control group, while the unit that produced tags and interrogators for livestock, asset tracking and other applications became a standalone division.
TI is now bringing the two segments back together, Zeidler says, under its existing Advanced Embedded Control group, thereby eliminating several jobs in the Dallas location. The company's RFID business, she says, will now be supported by a much smaller team based in Freising, Germany.
Texas Instruments has also ceased its RFID research and development efforts in government ID applications, such as e-passports. This decision, Zeidler says, was made due to the current economic situation, and because TI has no customer base in the market and could, therefore, eliminate related R&D without impacting customers.
According to Zeidler, the firm will continue to support customers who employ TI's ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) chips for specific applications, such as tracking printed circuit boards.
Julie England, who previously served as the VP and general manager of Texas Instruments' standalone RFID division, has opted to take early retirement. As such, Norbert Asche is taking over as general manager of the company's RFID business.
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Volume 3 Issue 17 - September 01, 2005
Haryana earmarks Rs. 57 lakh to build ramps in 950 schools, plans resource centres at block-level
D.N.I.S. News Network � The Haryana Government has announced a plan to provide ramps in schools and separate resource rooms at the headquarters of each block for disabled school children, according to State�s Education Minister Phool Chand Mullana.
Stating this on 13 August, the Education Minister said the ramps would be constructed in 950 schools by this yearend and Rs. 57 lakh has been earmarked for the purpose. Medical check-up of all children from Class I to VIII is also proposed.
Speaking at a press conference, he said that 31,907 children with different kinds of disabilities had been identified. To meet their educational needs, 418 teachers from 10 districts had been given special training during the summer vacation. Teachers of the remaining districts would be given similar training during the winter vacation.
Three Integrated Education Model Schools had been set up during the year in Mahendragarh, Sirsa and Kaithal Districts. Three such schools would be set up in the Districts of Jind, Bhiwani and Fatehabad shortly.
For the first time a medical check-up of all children from Class I to VIII would be conducted. About 20 lakh children would be medically examined under this special programme and those with disabilities would be provided with aids and appliances.
He said 116 resource rooms, one at the headquarters of each block, would be set up and provided with equipment for physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
Investing in future leaders of India's disability movement
Plan for making Taj Mahal's inner dome accessible has been shelved: A.S.I. Chief
Aloka Guha out of the race for the post of Chairperson, National Trust
Delhi Chief Minister calls for launching freedom movement for barrier-free India
Victim of systemic neglect, C.C.P.D. without a head for over a year now!
Hundreds of people with visual impairment court arrest in Delhi over their demands
Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship offers vital data to map educational status of disabled people
People with visual impairment cannot be barred from appearing for Bank P.O. Exam: S.C.
Another polio case reported from Uttar Pradesh, W.H.O. questions efficacy of immunisation drives
Disabled people in Uttar Pradesh can now avail loans up to 20 lakh
Orissa college agrees to extend age bar and 3% reservation for disabled students
Five Andhra disability NGO's implicated for abuse of funds
Disability Law Unit's team discovers shocking violation of disability rights in Kerala
Freedom on wheels! Rajiv Gandhi Foundation distributes three-wheelers to disabled people
Aishwarya to campaign for polio eradication programme in Pakistan


Nurse call systems have been one of the most significant improvements to the healthcare industry. Widely called a nurse call button, it is used in hospitals, day clinics, nursing homes and retirement villages.
What is a nurse call button?
A nurse call button is basically a remote that is found on patient's beds in medical environments. A patient uses it to call for help when it is needed. It works on transmitter and receiver technology.
The transmitter, which in this case is the nurse call button used by patients, will send information to a specific destination, which in this case is the receiver.
A receiver device will be either a main monitor setup at nurse's stations or wrist watches that they can carry around. Once a patient presses their button, all of their location information is sent to the receiver to request for help. This information will be room and bed numbers so the nurses know exactly where to go to.
Nurse call devices come in corded and cordless systems. The wireless systems offer a wider range of advantages in that they are easier to install and maintain. There are no hassles with cords and are not a distraction when renovations are in order.
The wireless nurse call bell can be used in retirement nursing homes also where the display screens can be assigned their own nurse call bell. Since many won't be confined to beds they will be able to carry the nurse call systems around and since a lot of mobility problems occur when we age, they will need the security of knowing help is always on hand.
Nurse call buttons are a way for patients to ask for immediate help. Since this request is sent directly to nurses, help can be sent right away. If a that nurse near to the room gets the message on their wrist watch, it will mean getting to the room even faster.
Patients will no longer have to physically gesture or scream for help to get the nurses attention and risk further injury to themselves. Nurse call buttons are placed directly near the hands on beds for ease of use.
Nurses can make use of the nurse call bells as well, to call for backup help when they are attending to a patient and need an extra pair of hands.
Nurses no longer have to flurry around all the time ensuring patients are okay. They can make their rounds as required by management and go to a patient only when called for. This leads to a much calmer setting and more productive, and less stressed nurses.


Jimmy Fallon is known for finding creative ways to bring musical performances into his numerous skits, and last night's show may have been his best yet. The segment was titled "Spin the Microphone," and featured the cast of The Voice —Pharrell, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, and Adam Levine—covering "Oops... I Did it Again," "YMCA," and "It Takes Two."
They finished the skit with a performance of "Hotline Bling" from Gwen and Shelton, which to say the least, was interesting. This might be the official sign to quit with the "Hotline Bling" covers, if nothing else. If you happened to miss The Voice last night, it was really a must-watch because Rihanna schooled everyone during her appearance.


As telcos position themselves to make the most of digital opportunities, CEOs are expecting more from their chief technology and information officers (CTIOs). Daniel Milleg, a partner with Bain's Telecommunications practice, discusses the skills CTIOs can sharpen to help catalyze change in their organizations.
DANIEL MILLEG: Over the next five years, chief technology officers of telecommunication companies are overseeing roughly half of the employees of this industry. They are planning to invest 2 trillion US dollars. As digitalization progresses and IT and network domains are converging, the role of the chief technology officers, or sometimes CTIOs, is even getting more vital. However, CEOs say that their chief technology executives barely operate at their full potential. What they expect from these chief technology officers is changing. They need to be smart capital investors.
According to our research, only 12% of capital spending decisions are taken effectively. They need to act as business strategists. They need to use their strong relations to the vendors and their deep understanding of technology trends and developments to input the strategy process and to help to set the strategic agenda.
In addition, they need to play the customers' advocate. They cannot rely on technical outstanding performance of the network organization. Customers' perception is really dominating the overall performance of the organization.
And finally, they really need to demonstrate technology team leadership. IT and network domains are converging. New ways of working, like Agile and DevOps methodologies, are offering vast benefits. So it's really time to rethink the overall technology operating model. For technology executives, this is a period of rapid shifts in their role, as well as towards their required capabilities. They really have the chance now to be a catalyst for change.


Brazil has focused massively on science, and this opens new opportunities for Danish researchers to collaborate with Brazilian colleagues. In this article, a Brazilian researcher talks about research in Brazil and the opportunities and challenges it offers.
Finances are not the problem if Danish researchers would like to collaborate with their colleagues in Brazil. In recent years, the country has invested large sums in research and setting up international research projects, and grants for higher education have never been greater.
"So it's an ideal time for Danish researchers to set up collaborative projects," states Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho, Aarhus University. He says that there is increased focus in Brazil on getting foreign researchers to work with Brazilian colleagues.
"Researchers traditionally came to Brazil to make use of the country, so to speak. But Brazilian academics are instead looking for partnerships that really add something and take the scientific traditions of Brazil into consideration," he adds.
These traditions include concepts such as interdisciplinarity and the social impact of science. "The key idea for Brazilian research projects is social impact," explains Dr de Carvalho. "Research grants must give something back to society. A particular requirement in applications from public universities is that they account for the social impact of the research," he says.
Brazilian research is more strategic considering the situation in the country. "We still have an immense gap between rich and poor, and a lot of social problems to be solved. So you'll see considerable social engagement in all Brazilian science," says Dr de Carvalho.
"You'd normally think that scientific methods would be the same in Denmark and Brazil. However, you have this preoccupation in Brazil that what you're doing is an ethical question," the Brazilian associate professor stresses.
Dr de Carvalho believes that Danish researchers can learn a great deal from their Brazilian colleagues. "Here in Aarhus, we're talking very much about interdisciplinary research, but this has long been practised in Brazil," he says.
To illustrate his point, he mentions a federal research project about life in the Amazon. Cultural researchers involved in this project work alongside biologists, linguists, physicians and anthropologists.
He also believes that Brazilian creativity can inspire Danish researchers. "Perhaps because of the conditions in the country. Brazilians are quite inventive when methods or techniques don't work properly and they have to work with challenges and unexpected situations," he says.
"This creativity in developing new methods and approaches to problems might be interesting for Danes to learn. On the other hand, it could be interesting for Brazilians to get to know the Danish teamwork model. We need to focus much more on human collaboration," he continues.
According to Dr de Carvalho, the greatest challenge for collaboration between Danish and Brazilian researchers is perhaps the cultural norms.
"Brazilian culture isn't like it is here in Denmark. When you're setting up collaboration, it's important to keep an eye on cultural codes such as timing, deadlines and other issues related to human connections," he says.
And Dr de Carvalho emphasises that personal relations are very important. "I need to know you to be sure I can trust you, and trusting someone is quite personal. I think it's a challenge to realise how Brazilians behave in their personal relations," says Dr de Carvalho.
He also encourages researchers to contact the Brazilian Studies programme at the Department of Aesthetics and Communication if they would like to be put in touch with Brazilian colleagues. "We're in touch with researchers in a considerable number of fields, and I think it's a job for Brazilian Studies to support people and build bridges between Denmark and Brazil," says Dr de Carvalho.


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Home » Pumping Breast Milk at Work Protected Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
By Alejandra Arroyave Lopez on September 24, 2019
Posted in Case Law, Culture, Discrimination, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Hostile Work Environment, Legislation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII
Federal law not only protects you from workplace discrimination during pregnancy, but also from discrimination after pregnancy. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA") of 1978 amended the Civil Rights Act to include discrimination "on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions." 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k). Some federal courts have held that breastfeeding or pumping milk at work constitutes a "related medical condition" protected from discrimination.
In the recent case of Mercado v. Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, L.P.a federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that a casino employee adequately made out her hostile work environment claim based on discrimination for taking time at work to pump breast milk.
Three years after Rita Mercado started working as a table game dealer at the Sugarhouse Casino, she became pregnant with her first child. She requested reassignment to non-smoking areas of the casino, but was told that she had to start her shift at a smoking section while management attempted to find a new placement. A particular pit manager stated several times to Mercado that her requests for reassignment were "an inconvenience." Upon return from maternity leave, she informed her colleagues that she would be breastfeeding her child and using the casino's private lactation room known as the "Pump Room," to express breast milk.
Mercado soon began to experience issues with both management and other staff members. When she asked one pit manager for permission to take a pump break, he asked how big Mercado's breasts would get if someone refused to let her pump."
Another pit manager stated that Mercado was "beautiful, if only [s]he could stop pumping." Still another pit manager stated, "isn't that boy done eating by now?" Others commented that she was pumping too much and that her son "should be on formula by now." One time when Mercado was exiting the Pump Room, another dealer, Lauren Roche, commented, "is that all the milk you pumped? You look like you're drying out." She added, "I just want you to know you are jacking up everyone's schedule." Mercado reported everything to management, who investigated Roche's comments. Roche was merely issued a written warning that was later scaled back to verbal feedback.
The incident that led Mercado to quit her job involved a security officer, Tequila Phillips, who physically approached Mercado and started yelling at her, refusing to give her the key to the Pump Room because Mercado was supposed to return the key every time, but never did. Mercado reported the incident to management, who merely stated that Ms. Phillips was "high strung." The next day, Mercado called and resigned her position.
Mercado sued Sugarhouse Casino, Sugarhouse's Director of Human Resources, and another employee in federal court claiming a hostile work environment and constructive termination in violation of the Civil Rights Act. The defendants attempted to move for summary judgment to get rid of the claims, but the federal court held that Mercado provided sufficient evidence of intentional discrimination because of her sex by attesting that she was subject to assorted discriminatory treatment regarding her pregnancy and subsequent need to pump breast milk that was severe or pervasive, and that led her to fell both unwelcome and unsafe.
Although Sugarhouse had an anti-harassment policy, there was ample indication that the policy was either ineffective or simply not followed, showing that Sugarhouse failed to exercise reasonable care to prevent and correct any harassing behavior.
In reaching its decision, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania relied on Hicks v. City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama issued by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on September 7, 2017, which held that
[t]he [Pregnancy Discrimination Act] would be rendered a nullity if women were protected during a pregnancy but then could be readily terminated for breastfeeding."
In Hicks, a female police officer was discriminated against, because her request to be reassigned to a desk job after returning from maternity leave was rejected. She was trying to avoid using a restrictive ballistic vest all day that her doctor told her could cause breast infections leading to the inability to breastfeed.
If you believe you are experiencing or have experienced discrimination at your job because you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or experiencing any post-pregnancy medical conditions, you should contact an attorney who can advise you of your legal rights. We are here to listen to you and to discuss your options.
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One of the most critical objectives for all businesses — regardless of whether they are dynamic new startups or large established enterprises — is business continuity.
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Jimmy Butler hinting he wants to be traded to Spurs?
Jimmy Butler is reportedly unhappy with his current situation with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kawhi Leonard is most certainly unhappy with his situation with the San Antonio Spurs. Does that mean the two teams should look into swapping star players?
If social media activity is any indication, Butler may be hoping that happens.
On Tuesday, Butler "liked" a comment on Instagram indicating that he should be traded to San Antonio.
Of course, Butler could claim he simply hit the "like" button by accident. But considering it happened at least twice, that would be tough to believe.
Butler can opt out of his contract after next season, and the reports we have heard about his level of frustration in Minnesota over the past few months seem to indicate he wants another change of scenery. With Leonard on his way out in San Antonio, the Spurs can offer arguably the best coach in basketball with a stable franchise that is in desperate need of a new star. You can understand how that situation would appeal to Butler.


Informed that the Manjung Municipal Council have a Public Market Desk and empty stall for rent. For Mr/Mrs who interested are invited to attend at Manjung Municipal Council Office during office hours. The application form is available at MPM Treasury Department Counter.
The Council are reserve the right to reject an incomplete application or not comply the conditions of advertising. The applicants are advised to apply for market desk/ stall that listed in advertisement only.


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The site was originally part of Jubilee Battery at Mount Davis, which formed part of Hong Kong's western coastal defence system. After the World War II, it was occupied by makeshift housing for refugees before being converted into a British Army Royal Engineers' mess and quarters. It became the Victoria Road Detention Centre under the Special Branch of the Hong Kong Police Force starting in 1961 and was simultaneously used for police training purposes; later it was also used by the Force's witness protection programme. After the sovereignty handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, the site became unoccupied. It had no permanent tenant for over a decade, and was occasionally used as a movie set. Under the Land Grant Scheme, The University of Chicago was earmarked as the prospective operator of the site in 2013, and subsequently a formal Land Grant was executed in 2016. With the generous support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust together with the support of alumni, parents and friends, led by University Trustee Francis Tin Fan Yuen (AB'75) and his wife Rose Wai Mun Lee Yuen, the site was revitalised and the Hong Kong Campus opened its doors in 2018.
The Campus' design pays homage to the site's history and former occupants by creating the Heritage Interpretation Centre, and by preserving and highlighting significant architectural elements throughout the site. The site's latest re-invention breaks with its past. The design combines modern functionality with preservation, featuring adaptive reuse of the existing heritage buildings on the site.
The Hong Kong campus is designed by internationally renowned Revery Architecture (formerly known as Bing Thom Architects). The symbolic Flame Tree, also known as Phoenix Tree, on the site inspired the "Treehouse of Knowledge" design concept of the late architect Bing Thom in which a ribbon-shaped new building floats above the contours of the site and integrates with the Grade 3 heritage buildings, touching down only at points of least intrusion.
The campus adopts an open design, in which the public is welcome to visit the exterior areas, which include the battery, the magazine, and the Tree of Knowledge Promontory on the Promenade deck. The tree serves as a metaphor for global education and collaboration, and highlights the new purpose of the site.
The design concept, born from a thoughtful response to the challenging hillside site through a problem-solving process to overcome a variety of site and topographical constraints, was to touch the earth lightly by floating the new building above the natural vegetation, and to seamlessly integrate with the existing heritage buildings. With a plan for adaptive reuse, the heritage buildings have been meticulously restored in accordance with a detailed Conservation Management Plan. A majority of the "White Wall", a key element of this historic site, has also been preserved. Through revitalisation, the campus aims to provide new opportunities for public education and enjoyment of this important heritage site.
Heritage Interpretation
The University of Chicago conducted extensive historical research in different parts of the world, and the interpretation and curation consultant team applied principles of evidence-based interpretation to re-construct the historical usage of the site and its relation to the broader Hong Kong community over time. Interviews were conducted with former detainees, police employees, historians and local experts, and other people associated with the site, to offer diverse perspectives. Six distinct narratives spanning almost a century, form the backbone of the permanent exhibits presented in the Heritage Interpretation Centre. By interpreting the multiple layers of history, the Centre hopes to promote the heritage significance of the site and relate it to the history of Hong Kong in a broader context. The six narratives are:
Defence: THE BATTERY
Refuge: THE MATSHEDS
Royal Engineers: THE MESS
Shelter: THE SQUATTERS and THE COTTAGES
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The maximum temperature on Monday was 31.8ºC (89.2ºF) and the minimum 21.8ºC (71.2ºF).
The maximum relative humidity was 93 per cent and the minimum 43 per cent.
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY: Mainly clear sky.
Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in Haryana and Uttaranchal, at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, at a few places in east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh, and at isolated places in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Haryana, Rohtak 4, Ayanagar 3, Loharu, New Delhi (Palam) and Panipat 2 each and Ambala, Delhi Ridge, Hindon, Karnal, Kalka, New Delhi (Safdarjung) and Nilokheri 1 each, Himachal Pradesh: Bangana and Dhundhi 2 each and Bhang, Nagrotasuriyan, Patsio and Solangnala 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Batote 7, Banihal and Quazigund 6 each, Katra and Srinagar 4 each and Jammu 2, Punjab: Raya 5 and Amritsar 1, east Rajasthan: Jaipur A.P. 8 and Pilani 2, west Rajasthan: Churu 1, east Uttar Pradesh: Bahraich 3, west Uttar Pradesh: Agra 6 and Bareilly 3 and Uttaranchal: Pantnagar 4, Mukteshwar 3 and Dehra Dun and Tehri 1 each.
Temperature: Past 24 Hours change: Maximum temperatures fell largly in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, fell markedly in Uttaranchal, fell appreciably in Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.
Departure: They were largely below normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, appreciably below normal in Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, above normal in east Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 37.9°C recorded at Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh).
Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures fell appreciably in Haryana, west Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh, fell in Himachal Pradesh, Jammuu and Kashmir, Punjab, east Rajasthan and Uttaranchal and changed little elsewhere.
Departure: They were below normal in west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 15°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).
Forecast valid until the morning of October 13: Rain/snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana and Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and at a few places in the rest of the region. Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain/snow is likely in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.
Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of October 13: Generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thundershowers in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures will be around 30°C and 20°C respectively.
Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of October 13: Light rain is likely at a few places.
The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall while moderate to heavy rain lashed northern parts of the country today causing the temperatures to fall by up to 11 degrees at some places.
The higher peaks of Himachal Pradesh were covered by a thick white blanket giving rise to cold conditions. Patsio had a snowfall of 10 cm, according to the Meteorological Department here.
Heavy rains (32 mm) lashed Chandigarh throughout the day and normal life was affected. Cold conditions persisted and the day temperature plunged seven degrees below normal to record 23.6°C.
In Haryana, Ambala was lashed by 15 mm of rain and the maximum temprature dropped nine degrees at 25.2°C while Karnal was also lashed by rains and the maximum settled at 25.4°C.
Hisar, Panchkula, Kalka, Sonepat and Gurgaon also received rains since yesterday.
In Punjab, Ludhiana had a heavy downpour today at 45 mm and the maximum dropped by a record 11 degrees to settle at 23.4°C. The Patiala, Ropar and Nangal Dam areas were among other towns in the state to receive rains.
Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir saw the mercury in the day plummeting by eight degrees at 16.8°C while the night was cold at 7.4°C. Both Srinagar and Jammu had been lashed by rain since yesterday.
Reports reaching here said that unseasonal rain had damaged the standing and stored paddy crops at a few places in Punjab and Haryana.
The Met Department said yesterday's western disturbance over north Pakistan, adjoining Jammu and Kashmir, now lied over Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining north Pakistan and another induced upper air cyclonic circulation lied over north Rajasthan and neighbourhood.


In 2014 the population of Montgomery county was about 533.000. Assuming it hasn't changed much, that means that this year approximately 1 in every 266 inhabitants will die from overdose. I wonder how many of those 266 are addicts. It must be a high figure, which leads me to think there must be very few families who are not affected.
In which case. Montgomery county must be thankfully short of addict-haters.
There are a lot of conflicting statistics, but one thing we know for sure is that the numbers are staggering and increasing…Lol, please don't stop harassing me! I'm so glad you are interested in my posts!
I'll probably come and go. When there's a crisis I roll up into a ball, then I gradually uncurl and start writing posts again. It's when I start writing humorous stuff on my main blog that you can tell I'm ready to focus again.
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Clayman is a dangerous art thief. As her name suggests, she uses clay masks and sculptures (as well as dolls) to trick people during a theft. All of the paintings Clayman has stolen are rumored to be fakes.


The Jungle Party at Route 66.
The Jungle Party is always one of our favorite events. The party takes place on Sunday during Sitges Pride at Route 66. The venue can cater for up to 600 guests, but is still intimate enough to be able to chat at meet friends, both old and new.
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WET – The Pride Pool Party – A sell out success!
The "Wet" Pool Party took place on Sunday June 16th at the Hotel Antemare. The party was SOLD OUT, with the pool full of hot guys from around the world.
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The high heel race took place on Sunday June the 16th at 3.30pm. The event was presented by Miss Pandora, who despite having no microphone (due to technical difficulties), managed to host an exceptional event that is proving more popular every year.
Gay Sitges Guide Official Float – with Lady Diamond & Her Jungle Boyz.
A huge thank you to Lady Diamond and her Jungle boys for putting on an amazing performance during Sitges Pride Parade this year. Believe it or not, it was hotter on the paseo this year than it was in July last year. Temperatures have soared during Sitges Pride this year.
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The Gay Village opened to a full paseo on Thursday during Sitges Gay Pride. More than 3,500 people packed the seafront to watch Thursday's shows.
Gay Pride Sitges – Official Opening.
Gay Pride Sitges opened last Wednesday at a lunchtime reception at the Hotel Calipolis. Ferran Ignasi Llombart officially opened the proceedings in front of an audience of invited guests.
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Lady Diamond has some time on the beach – pre Pride!
Lady Diamond took to the beach on Wednesday with her Sister Princess Disgrace for some much needed rest before the beginning of a hectic pride schedule.
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Summer is here and the boys are definitely up for fun in Sitges. Once again Privilege played to a packed house on Saturday Night.
New arrivals at Mojito & Co – Sitges!
Lady Diamond was out on the hunt yesterday and came across two very nice young men on the street! These are the new Mojito Boys….
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An evening at Ruby's Terrace – June 2013.
Ruby's terrace has never looked so pretty or been so busy! Roadworks now well complete, the terrace is busy from opening 'till late into the night.
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Non-Stipendiary Visiting & Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
University of London – Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 1st February 2017
Closes: 1st March 2017
Visiting Research Fellowships (VRF) at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London are offered for a period of six to twelve months. We welcome interest from scholars in English Studies based in the UK or overseas, including non-affiliated researchers. Visiting Research Fellows will be entitled to use of shared office space in the Institute in Bloomsbury, access to Senate House Library, an email account, free attendance at Institute events such as conferences, seminars and workshops (summer school places at reduced cost), access to other events in the School of Advanced Study and to a fund for travel/research expenses (currently up to £200 pa, subject to affordability and demand). VRFs are expected to contribute to the Institute's activities, through participation in its events, projects and the general intellectual and research environment.
Postdoctoral Visiting Research Fellowships (PVRF) are reserved for non-affiliated early-stage researchers within five years of the award of their doctorate. They can be held for a period up to a year and are normally non-renewable. The Institute will provide the same resources as those listed above for VRFs. PVRFs are intended to provide early stage researchers with a base from which to complete research, and apply for grants and academic posts, while participating in activities within the Institute. Appointees will be welcome, but not required, to initiate activities such as seminars, workshops or conferences of their own.
Applications are invited from 1 February – 1 March. Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application soon after 15 March. There is no restriction as to the period or subject matter, and all topics within the field of English Studies will be considered. It may be an advantage to demonstrate a link to the Institute's core research interests. All applicants should demonstrate a significant record of research achievement and contribution to the discipline as appropriate to career stage, circumstances and the category of Fellowship for which they are applying. Fellows are required to produce a short annual report of their activities.
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