Whilst Northern Ireland differs from much of the rest of the NHS in having an integrated health and social care system it faces many of the same challenges and must deliver many of the same changes if it is to be successful and sustainable in the future.
The first strategic challenge we face is how we respond to the growing demand and associated increasing work for our services, given the world wide economic position and associated financial austerity.
Figure 1 represents the population health spectrum with the healthy, the able bodied, the well, the independent and safe children on the left hand side. As you move to the right there is increasing dependency of older people, rising chronic disease, deteriorating mental health, disabilities and children in care.
How do we deliver our services in the current model?
Figure 2 illustrates that much of our intervention, attention and resource is targeted at those already in need, those on the right hand end of the population spectrum. At its most basic, we are reacting to illness and dependency.
If the NHS is to survive into the future we must find a way of changing this model and reduce the potential demand of the future. We must aspire to keep people well and independent.
Figure 3 illustrates what we aim to do. We need to get better at prevention, health promotion and preventing deterioration in health and dependency. In essence the major challenge for us, the change we must make, is to become more pro-active and intervene earlier in the dependency spectrum. There is much evidence that early intervention can prevent deterioration in areas of chronic disease, diseases of ageing, good mental health and with child development. In Northern Ireland, this approach is embodied in the regional strategic document, "Transforming Your Care". The term "shift left" has been coined which is meant to represent the move from secondary to primary care. Figure 3 clearly illustrates that rather shift left is really about keeping people well. Ultimately, a more pro-active health care system with earlier intervention should enable us to reduce some of the downstream demand, which might otherwise overwhelm us.
The second major strategic challenge for the health and social care system in Northern Ireland, in a post-Francis world is the need to provide a robust assurance on standards and to regain public confidence, following a series of high profile failures and negative stories, of which Northern Ireland has had its local share.
Figure 4 represents the need for us to continually have a system which provides us with assurance about the standards of all we do and creates a culture of continual improvement where every service and every team is improving quality.
For us, in the South Eastern Trust we have developed a bottom up performance system, the Safety, Quality and Experience (SQE) approach. Every service must test itself against standards; improve the quality in weaker areas and test the experience of its users. Ultimately, the programme is designed to assure us, our staff and our users that every service is safe, every service is improving and every service is aspiring to a gold standard culture, one which is caring and compassionate.
Finally, all of this should be built on a platform of innovation and technology, as represented in Figure 5. We must aspire to find innovative ways to support the new model of care we want to achieve. For us, this is not only about being the innovator and finding and creating new solutions, but being better as early embedders of things that have already been demonstrated to work elsewhere. We in the NHS, have traditionally been slow to spread and embed. Technology and its use is also core to redesigning the way we work and improving the quality of what we do.


I wrote previously about growing up in Cheekpoint in the 1970's and how the feast of St Patrick was primarily a religious occasion and a very welcome day off from school, if it fell in mid week. As I recalled in that piece getting to the nearest St Patricks Day parade, along the quays of Waterford city, was a problem when you didn't own a car. We normally traveled by the Suirway bus service, but apart for a service to the church, this didn't go to town except on a normal Friday and Saturday run. So generally the day was spent wandering around with our mates, and just enjoying it as a day of rest and a break from our lenten sacrifice.
But despite all that, we actually did get to a parade one year, and I was so young the details are very hazy. I was probably six and living in the old cottage in Coolbunnia that looked down on the harbour, a spot where my brother Robert now lives with his family. My father Bob and brother Robert, (my sisters Kathleen & Eileen were possibly too young to be with us), had walked down to the village after mass. It may have been to visit our grandfather and his daughter, aunt Ellen or maybe it was just to my fathers aunts shop Molly Doherty at the cross roads, but as we returned up the hill a care rare sight of the time, a car, drew up.
Matt "spoogy" Doherty and his wife Marie called to us through the window and asked if we wanted a lift. They had their daughters aboard the car, and were heading to the parade. My father thought he meant to the house, and said it was alright, we'd walk. But Matt and Marie meant the parade, and after a short deliberation, we piled into the back with the girls. I don't remember who was there, but like ourselves the Doherty girls were steps of stairs; Eileen, Mary, Bernadette, Gladys and Jacinta.
The statue of Luke Wadding in place, it was erected in 1947 and was since removed to Greyfriars and replaced by a statue to TF Meagher. Postcard from authors collection.
I have no recollection of the car trip, but I was probably disappointed with the view. We always sat in the front seats of the bus going to town, and it afforded a great view of the countryside, a car just couldn't compare. But the excitement of heading to the parade probably made up for it. We parked at the Three Shippes Bar on the Park Road and strolled in Williams St to the Tower Hotel, where we clambered onto steps to get a good view.
From here we could see the curve on the quay where the parade would come down, rounding Reginald's Tower as it did so. In the middle of the road stood the statue of Luke Wadding, which was a fitting backdrop as this Waterford man was responsible for making the St Patricks day a feast day of the church and helping to make it a worldwide event. Of course two other events that are internationally recognised have a Waterford connection, we were the first city to have a parade in 1903 and the Waterford born ambassador to America, John Hearne, introduced the now annual event of presenting the American president with a bowl of shamrock.
That information would come in later years. Standing on the quay that cold damp afternoon, I waited in anticipation, not really knowing what to expect. At this remove I can't actually remember much of the parade, but I presume the marching bands, the floats on trucks and scouting troops would have all made up the event. But two memories stand out; the wailing sound of the pipe bands as the bagpipes raised the hair on the back of my neck (as it still does to this day) and the sight of the army with their gleaming uniforms, guns on their shoulders and best of all the trucks, guns and a tank with a long menacing gun barrel that left me awestruck.
I remember being glad when it ended as I was starting to shiver in the thin March breeze coming down the quay and whistling through the buildings. However on regaining the car we were disappointed to find that some careless motorist had abandoned their car across our own, and we were hemmed in. Matt tried valiantly to squeeze through but it was impossible. And the two men debated what to do. There were people milling about, but no one approached the car, we could be waiting all day for the owner to arrive.
The cold was starting to seep into me at this stage and I was beginning to think that we were stuck and would never get home. There may have been tears, I don't recall. But the men were not to be beaten and in desperation they clutched the boot of the miscreant and started to bounce it out of the way. Some men raised their voices and approached, and I thought my heart would stop. But instead of an altercation they lent a hand and moments later the way was clear and we headed home.
To this day I can't remember if my mother knew we had gone, or recall anything being said on our return. She was probably relieved our father hadn't taken us to the pub to wet the shamrock. Although it would be many years before I went to another St Patricks Day parade, I can't say I was in a hurry to go back after the incident with the car. But there again, I wouldn't have missed the adventure for all the world.
We have recently explored the exploits of a noble New Ross sea captain, John Williams. This week I wanted to look into some of the activities of one of his ships, the Lady Bagot.
The Lady Bagot was one of several vessels operated by the Graves family of New Ross and skippered for several years by Captain Williams. We saw recently how she had been in the right place at the right time in the rescue of the crew of the brig Atlas. In brief, arriving alongside the brig which had healed over on her side, Williams ordered his ships boat lowered and his crew row to the stricken vessel and attempt a rescue. In heavy seas and at great risk to themselves all the crew of the Atlas were eventually rescued. Little, I'm sure, did her crew know that that kind deed which they bestowed would be desperately needed by themselves within a few more months.
On the 21st October 1847 the Lady Bagot left go her moorings in her home port of New Ross and with the assistance of the Waterford Steamship River Services paddle steamer Shamrock was towed down the river Barrow to the harbour where she made her own way to sea. Her master was Captain Anderson, who had replaced Captain Williams earlier that year.
Sailing ship heaving to in heavy weather. Drawing by Antoine Morel-Fatio.
For many years her regular passage was New Ross – Quebec. Passengers fleeing poverty, starvation and seeking a new start were the outgoing manifest, timber (a backbone of the Graves family business) the return. A measure of the numbers fleeing the country can be gauged by a report of her arrival into Quebec on the 1st June 1846 when she was just one of four ships from the Waterford area; President of New Ross –Captain Grandy and Thistle – Captain Thomas and Lawrence Forrestal – Captain Toole both from Waterford city. Other ships recorded that week hailed from amongst dozens of European ports but included Liverpool, Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Derry and Galway.
Although the trips were regular, not all were without incident. The account from previously shows how dependent such sailing ships were on the elements and the Lady Bagot was no different. For example in August 1845 she was reported off Cork with her bowsprit lost having being in a collision with a larger vessel off St Pauls on the 24th July. She later put into Youghal for repair. A few months later, December of 1845, she was again in the wars. She put into Halifax NS having departed Quebec for Liverpool. She had lost her anchors, chains, her mizzen mast was cut away and other damage was reported but not described. She finally left Halifax on 5th February 1846.
Williams last voyage that I could find was a round trip to New Orleans in December 1846 arriving back to Waterford (New Ross I'm sure) in May. Her next outward bound trip was reported on 15th June 1847 but no details are given, however she is reported as arriving in St Johns NB in July under her new master; Captain Anderson.
As we mentioned earlier, Anderson sailed for Savanah in October and thanks to the Duchas Schools collection we have access to some mentions from the ships log for detail. Having arrived into port of 18th December 1847 it would appear the crew left their hair down. One crew man, Martin Moran, was detained for fighting with a "coloured man" whilst two others "gave way to drunkenness" These may or may not have been Joseph Irvine and David Cooper who were elsewhere described as "getting into scrapes". On the 24th December a crew man William Simpson had an accident onboard, falling into the hold. This required hospitalisation and he was not released until January 6th. No other details are given of the 7 week overlay but eventually the Lady Bagot sailed on the 4th February 1848 with her hold filled with timber, apples, molasses, sugar and rice.
A few weeks later (possibly Tuesday 28th February) the Lady Bagot sailed into heavy weather. The log records that at 2pm a squall split the foresail, while by 3pm a complete hurricane was blowing with the seas crashing over the ship and Anderson surviving being washed overboard after a crewman grabbed him by his hair (the ships dog was less lucky). At 4pm the ship "hove to" and using a storm mizzen the crew were set to operating the pumps to remove water from her holds.
All that day and the next the crew stayed manning the pumps but by midnight up to four feet of water was reported in the hold. By 8am of the following morning the water was still rising. It was then that a passing American ship the Oregon under Captain Healy came upon them. Anderson requested that she stand by until the next morning in the hopes that the crew could arrest the worsening situation, but they were out on their feet with exhaustion and the carpenter having found the waters rising at an alarming rate (8 ½ feet at that stage) the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
As they boarded the Oregon, the Lady Bagot was down to her chains and Healy later reported after he arrived at Le Harve that they left the Lady Bagot in a sinking state at latitude 47 longitude 14.
Next week I'm unraveling a mystery of a ship photo that reveals another occasion in Waterford's history with a connection with the river. Its titled, at least presently, as the "Visit of the Stormcock" I will also have a blog on Sunday morning to honour the national holiday; St Patricks Day. Have a lovely weekend wherever you be.
Generations of people from Waterford and the surrounding areas "took the boat" to a better life, for work or to just escape the strictures of Irish society. One of the ships I heard most about as a child was the Great Western. I think her popularity in part stemmed from the fact that there were actually three vessels that shared the name and all operated from Waterford. The first Great Western (1867-1890) was a paddle steamer, whilst the next (1902) was a twin screw steamer which operated on the route until 1933 and replaced by a third Great Western (1933).
These ships were all part of the Great Western Railway Company, which sailed from a depot at the Adelphi Quay in Waterford city, close to the present Tower Hotel. Initially the company sailed to Milford Haven and from 1906 to Fishguard.
In 1923 a curious incident befell the second Great Western as she passed down the river close to Cheekpoint. From the Kilkenny shore, in the trees of Drumdowney, shots were fired into the ship narrowly missing the wireless operator, named Daly, and the master, Captain Owen who was standing on the bridge. No motive was discovered for the affair.
A passenger with a literary turn of phrase, captured the departure at the very same point a few years later, but this time the ship was showered of love, rather than bullets!
"…I stood in the shelter of the bridge of the ss. Great Western on a warm, showery Saturday afternoon early in September. The light grey clouds were playing tig with the sun. It was a half-hearted game touch and run, for the sun was gloriously disdainful. After weeping copiously for a short time in the gleaming brightness, the clouds cleared away in chagrin from the blue sky.
I was most familiar with was the last of these, which commenced on the Waterford – Fishguard route in January 1934. Built by the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead in 1933 she was another twin screw steamer 283 feet long and 40 feet wide.
The route was expanded in 1939 to three sailings a week, commencing with a 7pm sailing on Monday 6th March. During WWII she was painted in camouflage colours, carried gun platforms on her bow and was used for troop transportation. Although I have heard people say she was involved in the evacuation of Dunkirk I have never as yet proved it.
Emigration was a primary function of the vessel and this report from one week in August of 1949 gives a clear idea of the numbers.
TSS Great Western in camouflage colours WWII entering Waterford. Photo via Tommy Deegan. She was later armed with guns on her forward deck.
My mother often spoke about her journeys and the companions that were with her, it read like an address book of the village, her uncle Christy Moran heading to London to work on the buildings, Pat Murphy, Patsy Moran, Charlie Hanlon etc heading to Wolverhampton, Michael Elliott, Andy Joe Doherty, Anna Sullivan and so on. All heading away to work and sending vital money home to keep families together. In my mothers case she would wash floors, serve in shops and work in factories, see the lights of 1960's London before coming home to marry. In a way it was an adventure, but the journeys down the harbour, or later on the boat train over the Barrow Bridge were still difficult when leaving but all the more joyful on the return.
I think the most poignant story I know of is the leaving of the Condon family from the village in 1955. The 50's were a hungry and bleak time nationally so much so it's been described as a black decade, or a lost decade. Chris Condon recently recalled the leaving to me. His dad Christy had invested in new nets to fish in 1954 but even the fish seemed to have deserted the country. Christy chose the boat to England, but he left his wife May and his eight children at home.
Christy was set up in a job by his brother Laim. Liam had come in from a cold, wet and fruitless night of fishing with my grandfather (Andy Doherty) in 1946 and spotted an advertisement in a local paper for a new engineering firm, British Timken in Northampton. He was interviewed in a hotel in Waterford and was given the job on the spot. He was foreman by the fifties and he helped Christy find his feet in the same company, and with the job he kept the family fed and earned enough to put a deposit on a home.
In the summer of 1955 he returned to Cheekpoint and the family readied themselves for the journey. The family were a vital part of the community, went to school, to mass, played on the village green, swam off the quay. Steps of stairs, they were part of the vitality of the community. The decision to leave was a huge wrench.
The evening they sailed down from Waterford on the Great Western the village turned out to wave them away. Fires were lit from the Rookery to the Mount Quay and their cousins, the Rogers family, lit a fire at Passage East. Another local, Tom Sullivan, told me that he was a deckhand on her that evening, and he overheard one person saying that if only she would sink now passing the village, the children could swim ashore, and never have to leave.
The scourge that was emigration has never really let the country. But the last trip of the Great Western was Christmas of 1966. It wasn't that emigration was coming to a close, although the industrial improvements of the Sean Lemass Government were having an effect. Air travel was coming to the fore and now those who went abroad had a quicker and more comfortable way of travelling. She was replaced with a container ship, a freight system that would become the backbone of shipping in the city for the next few decades, until the closure of Bell Lines in 1997 (I think). She brought an end to a proud shipping tradition in the area. Here's a link for the many other ships from the company that were involved.
This is a heavily edited excerpt from a chapter of the same name that I'm working on for my forthcoming book called Tales from the Aft Oar. I intend to publish it later this year. I'd be delighted with any feedback on the story or the book, you might let me know in the comments section.
Next week we join the crew of a local sailing ship, the Lady Bagot as they battle to prevent her sinking in the Atlantic.
Many will be aware of the reputation of the famine era ship the Dunbrody of New Ross for kindness and consideration shown to her passengers fleeing starvation and poverty. The ship came to mind recently when I read a post on the New Ross Street Focus Facebook page which described a doctor on the Canadian side of the Atlantic who expressed relief that so many of the sick had already died on the crossing meaning a light workload in his capacity as medical superintendent at Quebec. To be kind to the man, maybe it just highlights how overworked he was.
The current replica ship which was built in New Ross is based on the original Dunbrody (1845) built in Quebec under the watchful eye of her first master Captain John Baldwin, who captained her from 1845 to 1847. Due to a lack of regulation famine era cargo boats were quickly converted to carrying passengers, and unscrupulous ship owners could squeeze hundreds onto vessels that could only comfortably hold a fraction of it. A common expression used to describe these vessels was coffin ships. The Dunbrody however had a good reputation, and this appears to have had as much to do with her owners as the masters of the ship, initially Baldwin and latterly John W Williams.
Williams was born in Wales and went to sea at an early age. He settled down and married the daughter of a seaman, Captain Tide of New Ross and lived at Quay St., in the town. A sense of the qualities of the man are typified in an account of him a few years before he took the helm of the ship.
On the 18th September 1845 Williams was master of another Graves ship the Lady Bagot. When under sail in the Atlantic his ship spotted a distress signal from another sailing ship the Brig Atlas of Quebec sailing under Captain Thomas Hobson. Arriving on scene Williams and his crew discovered the Atlas on her side and her ten man crew clinging to the hull for their lives.
The Atlas had had a torrid month of sailing. On the 20th August she had sailed with a cargo of timber for Sunderland, England. On the 28th she ran into a storm and she started to ship water. By the 30th her crew were full time at the pumps, trying to keep the vessel afloat. On the 17th of September she was again in trouble with the weather in the Atlantic, lost part of her bulwark and again started to take water. By 6pm that evening the topsails carried away, but as all hands were needed on the pumps, these were left to flap away from the masts. By 4am on the 18th the ship was so deep in the water, that she was losing her helm. At 10am the pumps were left and the crew made ready to abandon ship. It was then that the Lady Bagot was sited.
By the time she arrived alongside the Atlas was on her beam and the crew were clinging on for dear life. The ships boat was launched from the Lady Bagot and with the second mate in charge came as close as they dared in the breaking seas. A line of rope was cast and missed but eventually it reached the shipwrecked sailors grasp and was tied onto the wreck. Eventually four of the crew, one at a time managed to drag themselves across and into the boat. As four was the limit, they returned to the Lady Bagot, but the conditions being so bad, some of the crew refused to go back. Williams called for volunteers to replace them, and he joined them too. Eventually the remaining six shipwrecked sailors were rescued.
Captain Hobson went on to say that Williams treated the crew more like brothers than shipwrecked sailors and for the next seven days of voyage he acted as a real Samaritan to those that were sick or injured.
Williams leadership and seafaring capabilities were obviously rewarded and he received command of the Dunbrody from Captain Baldwin in the spring or early summer of 1847. He went on to serve aboard her with distinction and from what I have read it would appear that he made at least two trips per year to Quebec mostly and return and when he finally retired he set up a coal importation business Quay Street, New Ross.
In 1872 Mr Graves proposed Williams as a replacement for the then sick Harbour Master of the town. This offer was accepted and he earned the title of Deputy Harbour Master.
I would like to thank Myles Courtney for his assistance with this piece. I'm sorry to say that I could neither find an image of Captain Williams or of the ship Lady Bagot. If anyone could help me in locating same I'd really appreciate it as it would certainly add to the blog. I will have a follow up on the trials and tribulations of the Lady Bagot in a few weeks time. I'm also hoping to put some more focus on emigration and the Newfoundland fishery in coming months.
Today's guest blog comes from Roy Dooney who has previously delivered a facinating presentation to the Barony of Gaultier Historical Society on the building of Dunmore harbour. I'm indebted to Roy for typing up his presentation for sharing with the readership. I found it a fascinating piece and I'm sure you will too.
The King at the time was George the Third who reigned from 1760 until his death in January 1820.
The Act of Union came into force in 1801 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. By 1821 the estimated population of Britain was about 14 million, and that of Ireland was about 7 million. So Ireland, with a rapidly growing population, was a major part of the United Kingdom.
In our modern era of constant cheap and direct communications, it is important to remember the huge primary importance of the postal service in past times to maintain links of trade, public administration, security and news between Britain and Ireland.
There had been an unsuccessful French naval invasion in 1796, followed by a rebellion in 1798.
There was another abortive rebellion led by Robert Emmet in 1803.
Britain was at war with France from 1793 until the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Information flows were central to keeping London well informed about what was happening in all parts of Ireland.
Getting the mail backwards and forwards through the shortest possible sea crossings was a priority for the Post Office.
The first postal route to Ireland from London was through Bristol and then Milford Haven in Wales.
In late 1813 the Post Office sought applications for the design and construction of a new packet station in the Suir Estuary, much closer to the open sea than the then packet station for Waterford at Bolton (Cheekpoint).
At that time the ships from Milford Haven had to sail upriver, often against contrary winds, tides and the river itself. A packet station "lower down" would allow the mails to be landed at an earlier place and be taken by road to Waterford. This would be faster and more reliable than the vagaries of sail.
One of the main reasons for using Milford Haven for mails was that since most of the mail originated in London, the route from there to South Wales was a better road, faster and safer than that through Chester, across North Wales and Holyhead.
Oilean na gClioch which features a fine pointed arched bridge (see left of photo). This was designed by Nimmo and is similar to others he designed at Poulaphouca in Wicklow and Shaughnessy's Bridge in Connemara. Authors collection.
The historian and map maker Gerald of Wales c. 1188 described Milford Haven as "the most excellent harbour in Britain for ships to enter" and it was the point of departure to Ireland of many Royal and military expeditions.
Among many others these include Strongbow with Henry the Second as early as 1171, Prince John in 1185 and then as King John in 1210, Richard the Second in 1397 and Cromwell in 1649.
Dunmore was settled at quite an early stage. There was a grant in 1203 from King John to Heverbrichtof Dunmore and a Manor of Dunmore referred to in 1287.
A fishery is referred to in 1303.
The oldest house still standing in the village from c 1790-1800 is Virginia Cottage on the hill from the lower village going up to Killea.
The first plan for building the Harbour at Portcullin Cove was submitted in March 1814 by 31 year old Alexander Nimmo to the Post Office.
Work began on building the Harbour in September 1815.
Dunmore was designated as one of five Royal Harbours in Ireland through which mail was conveyed. The others were Ardglass and Donaghadee in Northern Ireland, and Howth and Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) to the north and south of Dublin respectively.
Nimmo was a quite extraordinary man whose contribution to designing and building the harbour in Dunmore, as well as many other projects across Ireland was enormous.
He was one of a number of Scottish engineers who played a transformative role in modernising transport in Britain and Ireland.
He first came to Ireland to work on bog engineering in the West and went on to plan and develop at least 50 piers and harbours ranging from North Mayo to Greystones in Wicklow.
This bust of Alexander Nimmo is the only likeness of him recorded and was done by his friend John B Jones in 1845. It is in the Royal Dublin Society.
The Tidy Towns committee in Dunmore East unveiling a plaque in June 2018 at the Harbour to remember Nimmo who died at the age of just 49 in 1832.
Nimmo was a brilliant engineer but his correspondence in the National Archives with the Post Office and Dublin Castle show a repeated weakness when it came to accounting for monies spend and keeping the project on budget.
For its time, the construction was ambitious and complex.
Rock was quarried locally from the cliffs above the Harbour and a little further away above the Flat Rocks. It was then moved down to the pier on a railway. Stone had to be blasted and then cut by hand.
Limestone was also quarried in Dunkit and floated down the river on barges.
One of Nimmo's achievements was to make a diving bell that worked. It was subsequently used in other projects in Ireland, particularly the Wellesley Bridge in Limerick which he designed.
Nimmo's original plan had included a lighthouse and in July 1818, when the Harbour was about to enter service, the Secretary of the Post Office asked the Ballast Board in Dublin, who ran the lighthouse service, to let them set up a temporary light at the end of the pier.
George Halpin who designed the lighthouse was one of the great men in Irish lighthouse history responsible for many others around the country.
The design is of a fluted Doric column of which there is only one other in Ireland – the Haulbowline Lighthouse – in Carlingford Lough.
Dunmore's importance as a harbour for post and trade was under threat before it was finished.
Steam ships with greater strength and reliability were already in service. By 1817 the first steam ship on the Irish Sea travelled between the Clyde and the Mersey and a paddle steamer between Carrick on Suir and Waterford was in service.
The Post Office built its own steam ships for the mails and went into service from Holyhead in 1821, Dover in 1822 and Milford Haven to Dunmore in 1824.
As the steamers became more powerful they had no difficulty making the passage upriver to the extensive quays in Waterford and its concentration of merchants and mail coach connections.
Dunmore harbour changed from a packet station to a fishing port as the 19th century progressed. In more recent times it has undergone extensive re-modelling as excavations and infill have taken place.
My thanks again to Roy for this great addition to the blog and an insight into the making of Dunmore harbour. If anyone reading this has a blog that they would like to submit for consideration they can email me at tidesntales@gmail.com to discuss. The blog should relate to the areas maritime heritage be 1200 words approximately. I'm always delighted to get new material, and would love to hear from younger readers too, who might have ideas to share.


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On Democracy Now, December 12, 2014, Amy Goodman spoke with Sean Sweeney of the Cornell Global Labor Institute about claims that the Keystone XL pipeline would create 250,000 jobs. The transcript below is from the part of the interview that starts at around time 00:55 on the embedded video.
AMY GOODMAN: ...You have been involved at a high level when it comes to Keystone XL and providing the numbers for President Obama around it, is that right?
SEAN SWEENEY: That's correct, yes, the job figures.
AMY GOODMAN: What have you found?
SEAN SWEENEY: Well, the jobs debate has been severely distorted by TransCanada Corporation and the American Petroleum Institute. They put forward numbers that really cannot stand up to serious scrutiny, based on normal research practices and methodologies. The numbers are far, far higher than it actually—real. The numbers submitted to the State Department were far, far lower. And this is borne out with the State Department's environmental impact statement.
AMY GOODMAN: Did you brief President Obama yourselves?
SEAN SWEENEY: No, but we know that the president read the report — it was called "Pipe Dreams: Jobs Gained, Jobs Lost [by] the Construction of Keystone XL pipeline" — because he made reference to the figures.
AMY GOODMAN: Because that is the issue that's raised so often, that environmentalists are killing jobs by killing the Keystone XL. Explain how you arrive at your numbers. And how many jobs would be lost or gained?
SEAN SWEENEY: Well, in many respects, the numbers were submitted by TransCanada to the State Department, and we simply interrogated the claims of the multiplier effect, which wonky researchers understand is the jobs that—indirect and induced jobs that would be created by a certain amount of dollars spent on a project. The numbers, you'll notice, Amy, have not gone down with the jobs, even though the project is half-completed. So, the numbers that they originally claimed three years ago have not gone down at all, but at least—or almost half of the pipeline has actually been constructed. [emphasis added]
The point Sandwichman has been trying to make over the last couple of months -- beginning with this post on Public Works, Economic Stabilization and Cost-Benefit Sophistry -- is that secondary or indirect benefits have been excluded from cost-benefit analysis for public works projects. By itself, this exclusion introduces the possibility of undervaluing the benefits of public works projects. However, as the Report of Panel of Consultants on Secondary or Indirect Benefits of Water-Use Projects makes clear, such indirect benefits are "so ramifying, involved and conjectural that the attempt to compute them... cannot properly be regarded as 'measurement'," (see also part 2).
So what are we left with? Exclusion of indirect benefits from cost benefit analysis of public works projects coupled with systematic exaggeration of indirect benefits from private investment. But wait. There's more. Those private investments have social costs that just happen to be estimated according to a formula that discounts future benefits and costs in addition to excluding secondary benefits from current carbon abatement. From "More than Meets the Eye: The Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Climate Policy, in Plain English" by Ruth Greenspan Bell and Diane Callan:
In the calculation of costs, benefits, and the social cost of carbon, the choice of discount rate has enormous impact, influencing whether economists recommend to invest today or much later. From the policy perspective of the economists who value this calculation, the higher the discount rate, the less significant future costs become.
In 2010 the U.S government's Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon (IAWG) presented its estimate of the social cost of carbon "to allow agencies to incorporate the social benefits of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into cost-benefit analyses of regulatory actions that have small, or 'marginal,' impacts on cumulative global emissions." The IAWG's central estimate for the social cost of CO2 in 2010 was $21 in 2007 dollars, based on a 3% discount rate.
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World is Going to Hell -- Send Money!
"Today, we're preparing for one of the toughest fights of our lives... but we can't do it without you."
Most of these incessant solicitations from "progressive organizations" skip the inbox and go directly to the trash folder. Enough of them slip through to leave a vague ambience of doom and desperation.
It all started with those Reader's Digest "sweepstakes" didn't it? Then came Richard Viguerie and the reign of Robotype machine mail order conservatism.
Now everyone's doing it... doing it... doing it.
Sandwichman will MAKE THEM STOP!
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A brief and unofficial survey of my Facebook feed reveals that pretty much no one is sad about saying goodbye to 2014. I can relate. While a few good things happened it was, overall, an underwhelming year. Outside of my small circle, the world at large didn't appear to have that great a time, either. I haven't written much about everything going on in America these last few months, but I've been deeply affected by the violence, brutality, and racism in this country, even though I'm grateful to see tough conversations taking place. Someone referred to 2014 as a building year, a time not for celebration or accomplishment but growth, the kind of year that is necessary for solid foundations and actual change. I hope this proves true and that, looking back, 2014 will be remembered as necessary, if not particularly fun.
And even though nothing has really changed this morning, except for the fact that I will have to learn to write "2015" on my rent check instead of "2014" (good thing I just ordered more checks) the symbolism of a new year makes me feel hopeful that better things are on the way. So: Happy New Year. Let's make it a good one.
And that is a really awkward segue into a recent revelation that I would like to share with you, which is perhaps the best thing that happened in 2014. I finally discovered mason jar salads.
Now, I'm not the first to make a salad and put it in a mason jar. I'm sure I won't be the last. If you've visited Pinterest at any point in the last five years, you're likely well acquainted with this phenomenon and you're probably rolling your eyes at my "discovery." I get it. I used to roll my eyes, too.
Then I realized I was a vegetarian who hardly ever ate vegetables, and if I wanted to avoid the embarrassment of telling people I had scurvy, something had to change. So I made salads, put them in mason jars, and my life was instantly improved.
As far as I can tell, there are three main benefits to putting your salad in a mason jar. 1. You have single serving salads ready to eat at a moments notice. 2. You layer the salads in the mason jars so the dressing is at the bottom, and the most delicate things are at the top, which means nothing gets soggy. 3. You can finally rationalize all those mason jars you've been hoarding in your hipster closet.
I like to layer mine with a homemade dressing, followed by cut up veggies (cucumbers, red bell peppers, onion), then chickpeas, then quinoa, and finally some greens. They last about a week in the refrigerator and each one has been delicious, crisp, and fresh. If you've never made a mason jar salad before, I hope 2015 is the year it happens.
Here's to a new beginnings, fresh starts, and all the salad you can eat.


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KU hires former Kings strength coach to replace Andrea Hudy
Photo by Nick Krug
Kansas head coach Bill Self watches over practice on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Teams practiced and gave interviews to media members before Thursday's opening round games.
A 28-year-old NBA strength coach has been hired to replace Andrea Hudy with the Kansas basketball program, KU coach Bill Self announced Wednesday afternoon.
Ramsey Nijem, who spent the past five years working with the NBA's Sacramento Kings, has agreed to fill the role of Men's Basketball Director of Sport Performance at KU, and he is expected to arrive in Lawrence this weekend.
Shortly after the hire was announced Self told the Journal-World that Nijem's ties to professional basketball made an already impressive resume even more appealing.
New KU basketball strength and conditioning coach Ramsey Nijem.
"That's definitely an attention grabber right there," Self explained. "That was my first priority, to get somebody that has a connection and will be connected to players through recruiting and things like that so I was excited about that part of this hire. I'm not saying that was the only thing we looked for, but I saw that as a bonus."
According to a KU news release, Nijem (pronounced Nigh-jum) was the NBA's youngest head strength and conditioning coach, a role he filled for the past three years after serving as assistant strength coach for two years after joining the Kings.
Nijem's role in Sacramento, much like it will be at KU, was to direct strength and conditioning, as well as sport science and nutrition while aiming to support athlete health, wellness and performance.
Self found Nijem at the urging of former KU student manager Bill Pope, who worked for the Kings from 2013-18 and is now the director of pro personnel with the Orlando Magic.
"Bill Pope is the one who first told me about him," Self explained. "And then I checked him out and talked to numerous people after that and everybody had great things to say about him."
Self said a few different people he talked to regarded Nijem as a top five strength coach in the NBA, regardless of his age, and that reputation, along with his academic prowess, inspired Self to get serious about his pursuit.
"Ramsey should fit very nicely, not only with the men's basketball program but also with the future of Kansas Team Health," Self said in the release. "(He) comes very highly regarded by his peers. He will bring an academic element along with energy, toughness and a track record of working with professional athletes that will also aid us in recruiting."
As outlined in the recent shift in KU's student-athlete healthcare, Nijem will report to medical professionals involved with the newly formed Kansas Team Health instead of becoming an employee of KU's athletic department.
Although KU Athletic Director Jeff Long recently told the Journal-World that he thought Kansas Team Health could limit the pool of candidates, Self said that it merely made the Kansas job more attractive to Nijem.
"He saw the Kansas Team Health thing as an advantage," Self said. "He'll have research and additional resources that he could potentially use down the road."
Added Long in the news release announcing the hire: "Ramsey will be a strong addition to KU basketball and our model of student-athlete care. I believe he is an ideal fit because he has earned a doctorate in his field of study and has trained at the highest level of basketball. We're excited to get him to Lawrence to work with our men's basketball student-athletes and be an integral part of Kansas Team Health."
With Hudy officially leaving for Texas almost three weeks ago, the KU men's basketball team operated with the help of KU volleyball and baseball strength coach Luke Bradford in the interim.
"It was two weeks where we didn't have anyone named," Self said. "But Luke Bradford took on that role and kept the guys going with what they were doing and did a fantastic job."
Nijem earned his doctorate of science in human and sport performance from Rocky Mountain University Health Professions in 2018. He attained his masters of science sport performance degree from Cal State Fullerton in 2013 and his bachelors of arts communication, exercise and health sciences degree from UC Santa Barbara in 2012.
He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Associate as a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach and Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is also certified as a USA Weightlifting Performance Coach by USAW and is a Precision Nutrition Coach. Nijem has published research in top scientific journals in strength and conditioning.
The San Francisco native is expected to arrive in Lawrence sometime this weekend and begin his new job on Monday.
"It is an honor and privilege to join the tradition of Kansas basketball," Nijem said in the release. "I am excited to work alongside Hall of Fame coach Bill Self and his staff while supporting the development of the young men currently on the roster and the Jayhawks to come. I look forward to working with Kansas Team Health to provide integrated performance services to the men's basketball program and most importantly (to) be a resource to the student-athletes on and off the court. I am thrilled to join the KU family and Lawrence community."
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Joe Ross 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is this the same Ramsey Nijem that is/was a UFC fighter?
Suzi Marshall 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Here is an interesting interview only a few weeks old.
http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/ramsey-nijem-podcast/
Joe - No, different guy.
There are seriously two Ramsey Nijem's that are public figures?
I was a fan of Hudy, and hated to see her go, but this seems like a home run hire.
Chad Smith 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Pretty impressive resume for 28 to be quite honest. I wasn't doing that much at 28 lol.
Great hire by the University.
Michael Sillman 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Wow. Talk about landing on your feet. Self looks like he found the real deal with this guy.
The academic component is a nice add-on. Looks like a great hire, plus his resume should have a high degree of credibility with the players - who are all trying to get to the league.
Barry Weiss 4 months, 2 weeks ago
sounds like a great hire!
Kit Duncan 4 months, 2 weeks ago
No mention of Frank Mason or Ben McLemore and their having worked out under his program.
Kit - I wondered if those relationships were at all a part of the hire. Not Frank is calling or influencing Coach, but more like Frank is talking with Ramsey while he's out there and includes what Lawrence is like, KU, Coach Self, the conditioning program, facilities, ...
The NBA is obviously the best in many ways and Sac is a nice area, but Lawrence/KU is pretty exceptional in its own way. For someone with his education, I can see the KU Health model being really attractive.
I agree, Dirk. It would be more likely that Frank or Ben might have spoken highly enough of the program to encourage him to come to Lawrence.
I was curious why Matt didn't make any reference to the KU connection with the former Jayhawks having trained with Nijem at Sacramento.
I was a "chicken little" when Hudy left KU for Texas, but Ramsey Nijem appears to be an ideal replacement!


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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band coming to Green Bay
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is coming to the Meyer Theater in October.
The band will perform at the Green Bay theater at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17.
Following an extended 50th anniversary tour, the ensemble grew to a six-piece band in 2018 for the first time since their early jug band days.
The group now includes Jeff Hanna (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica), Bob Carpenter (keyboards), Jim Photoglo (bass, acoustic guitar), Ross Holmes (fiddle, mandolin) and Jaime Hanna (electric and acoustic guitar). All six members also sing, and when their voices merge, the harmonies add a new component for the legendary band. And with the father-son pairing of Jeff and Jaime Hanna, the band carries on a country music tradition.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played its first gig in 1966 in Southern California as a jug band. By 1969, it had become a cornerstone of the country-rock community. Their career breakthrough came in 1970 with the release of the record Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and the single "Mr. Bojangles," a folksy Top 10 pop hit that remains a staple of their live show.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earned a pop resurgence in 1980 with "An American Dream" and "Make a Little Magic." Those singles also found traction on the country chart, setting the stage for a major run at country radio. The band secured 16 Top 10 country hits between 1983 and 1990, including three No. 1 singles: "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)," "Modern Day Romance" and "Fishin' in the Dark."
Tickets are $55 and $50 and are available at www.MeyerTheatre.org, the Ticket Star Box Office in the Resch Center or by phone at 800-895-0071.


Blog posts : "restaurant reviews"
West coast farm-to-table dining at Radius Food Co.
I am very Canadian in my ever-dedicated love for poutine, that perfect combination of fries, cheese and gravy. I've tried different versions all across Canada, everything from the traditional Quebec and strange regional versions like a West Coast poutine topped with seafood and chowder gravy.
It's October Restaurant Roundup time, and this month Food Bloggers of Canada across the country are highlighting great spots to find that irresistible bar food - wings!
When I told my friends and family I was going to Philadelphia for the Eat Write Retreat food writing workshop, the most popular response was "Are you going to try a Philly Cheese Steak?", to which my response was "Hell, yes!"
Vancouver Island is definitely a thriving part of the west coast coffee culture, as seen in the wide variety of independent coffee shops and roasteries that can be found throughout the Island.
In tribute to today's annoucement of a new Argentinian Pope, here is my review of one of Buenos Aires' oldest and best pizza joints which I visited in 2010, El Cuartito.


The Confair range is the perfect example of image building and innovative force combined. High-quality details, excellent materials and a distinctive design boost team spirit and the impression created. At the same time, the range's modular, easy-totransport structure and innovative functional details encourage participation, personal organisation and interactive skills. And it saves on overheads for rooms and facility management to boot. It is no surprise that Confair has set an example in the industry worldwide as a new type of furnishing concept. In terms of function and superb design, it is a good choice for workshop, project, seminar and conference settings.
The lectern is also moveable and very stylish. Its slim, perforated panelling and ease of use have made the lectern a popular item at press conferences and speakers' platforms.
The chairs can be positioned to the left or right of these supremely light mobile desks with integrated pen trays. By tilting the table top, the desks can be stacked into one another to save space.
The moveable servers for catering events, office material, monitors or presentation equipment, have two retractable cable channels. They can be fitted with various options that include shelves, open boxes, drawers or cable stations.
The lightweight flipchart has a retractable frame. The board can be adjusted to three heights and easily removed if it needs to be moved.


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Welcome to Harry Potter Forum! Below you will find many interesting threads and discussions. Enjoy.
What Questions do you have about the series?
AlonseR Posts: 19
October 2008 edited October 2008 in General
I have many questions and in no particular order;
1. If Voldemort killed Lily Potter in front of Harry, surely that counts as witnessing death so he would have been able to see the Thestrals from the 1st year or perhaps the 2nd when they ride in the carriages?
2. Nobody knows what a Boggart looks like yet when Moody is in Grimmauld Place he can see inside the dresser and would be able to describe it. Nobody in the book asks him what it looks like and I for one would be interested in knowing what it looks like.
3. What house was Hagrid in?
4. Did Molly Weasley use Avada Kevadra on Bellatrix Lestrange or did she not die at all......I would have killed her :)
5. At the end of the 7th book, chapter '19 Years Later' it mentions Tonk's and Lupin's son Teddy being on Platform 9 and 3/4 yet he would have been at least 18/19 making him too old for Hogwarts. Should he be there or am I missing something?
6. Whatever became of Neville's Parents? Did they become better or was their condition irreversible?
7. Did Harry become an Auror?
8. What happened to the Dursleys? Dudley would have made a great Beater!
9. Did Grawp defeat the giants he was fighting? I hope he did cos Grawp rocks!
10. In the Goblet of Fire when Harry is duelling Voldemort and Priori Incantatem happens. Why, when Voldemort's past spells come out, are they only Killing Curses, surely he would have used some other spells in between. AND....If I'm right in thinking, Wormtail used Voldemort's wand to kill Cedric then why didn't Bertha Jorkins appear before Harry's parents. She was killed by Voldemort or on Voldemort's orders and since Wormtail didn't have a wand, he would have used Voldemort's.....
And finally.....
11. How the hell do you kill a Dementor?
Wilbo421 Posts: 1,157
1. The death has to have sunken in. Yes, Lily died in front of Harry, but he couldn't possibly have had the slightest clue as to what had just happened. Plus, it's worth noting Harry was in his cot. He didn't actually see Lily die, he just saw a green flash. I really think it depends on what you can/can't remember. Like, say somebody could see thestrals cause they'd witnessed someone die and then they had an accident which caused them to loose there memory. Including their memory of that death. So they would no longer be able to see the thestrals. Well that's my understanding of it anyway.
2. Yes, Moody does see it in it's true form. I don't think Moody would have told them even if they'd asked, anyway, for some reason : /
3. I can't remember if it was ever explicitley stated, but cause Hagrid once seemed pleased when it was said that Hufflepuff had won a certain quidditch match, I think we all just assume he was in Hufflepuff.
4. I don't know for sure, but I think so. And Bella is definitley dead.
5. Teddy was there because Bill and Fleur's daughter, Victoire, was his girlfriend. He was just seeing her off. And he's 19 in the prologue.
6. I don't know if anything was said, but I would say it's safe to assume their condition was irreversible. Too much damage was done, more than likely.
7. Yes, he became head of the Auror department at the Ministry of Magic
8. What, after the story or during the events of Hallows? The latter, I don't know exactly, but afterwards, Harry and his family were on "Christmas card terms" with Dudley and his family, and he visited them every now and again, something his kids dreaded.
9. Probably, but I don't know.
10. Only the victims the wand has claimed emerge from the wand. No one alive would come out of the wand. As for the Bertha Jorkins part, I'm not sure.
11. Kiss it back? I dunno, lol
laurenx31 Posts: 11
kiss it back lmao thats a good one, i dont really know any of the answers FOR SURE so im nt going to comment.
Ginny11 Posts: 12
question no.8 , wilbo how do you know this? as well as about harry becoming the auror?
one more question.... its probably already been answered somewhere and i feel that i should know this but im just not sure!
- in the deathly hallows, harry dies and goes into that kind of limbo place where he speaks to dumbledore;
what is the crying baby thing under the chair? harry says he finally understands what it is but doesnt say.
is it the 7th horcrux? the voldemort part of harry that is dying? if so why is it a small child... shouldnt it be a baby... since the horcrux would have gone in him when voldemort tried to kill him at the age of 1?
or is this completely the wrong answer?
It's Voldemort. Or what's left of his soul. It's completely mutilated and twisted beyond recognition because that's how he treated his soul and that's what his soul was now like. Completely screwed, in otherwords.
ahh ok... gross
Yes, horrific. I hope they include and do it justice in the movie. Anything close to how he was in GoF as that baby/foetus thing would be brilliant.


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02/08/2019 outspokenarts Past Events
About PYAF
Paisley Youth Arts Festival is a joint programme initiative led by a number of arts organisation in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
The project emerged as one of the key outcomes of the Paisley 2021 UK City of Culture Bid and its cultural consultations.
Young People were consulted on two occasions, in 2016 during the build-up to the UK CofC bidding process and again in February 2019.
In 2018 Outspoken Arts Scotland invited local partners to coalesce around a first year of self-generated programme, without funding support, and as an act of faith and goodwill towards young people and the local community.
The inaugural programme has over 50 activities, spread over two weeks with a potential to reach 5000+ attenders.
This is an exciting start for PYAF and we look forward to building on its success for 2020 and a new bigger, bolder festival with a forward-looking and inclusive agenda.
Thanks to all partners for their time and generosity of spirit.
Anyone partners or organisations interested in taking part in 2020 mailto:contact@outspokenarts.org
Intro 2021


We just finished our trip to Vava'u Tonga, where we had the possibility to swim with the humpback whales. The experience was a once in a lifetime adventure and we will never forget it. I made a small video of our experience and also there are a couple of nice photos to share.
Here is the video from our trip.
Here are some pictures from underwater with the whales.


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Have you ever felt like everyone else knows what they're doing while you have no clue?
Do you honestly believe your successes are about luck, and your failings all come down to you? Do you wonder when the fraud police will kick down the door and drag you from your desk?
If your answer is 'yes': hello, and welcome to the impostors' club.
The good (and bad) news is this isn't a very exclusive club. In fact, almost all of us will be a member at some stage of our lives.
Here's what the experts say on what's happening in your brain when you feel like a fraudster, and how to try to push through those feelings.
What is impostor syndrome?
Impostor syndrome, also called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a term to describe the psychological experience of feeling like you don't deserve your success.
It's not a diagnosable mental health condition, says clinical psychologist Kimberley Norris from the University of Tasmania, but feeling like a fake can be linked with anxiety and depression.
Impostor syndrome tends to be more common in those who are high achievers — they can't quite accept their achievements.
Image You may logically know what you're capable of, but that doesn't stop the emotions of failure creeping up on you. (Unsplash: Vince Fleming)
People experience impostor syndrome in varying ways, but some common signs are:
Perfectionism — not recognising a success because you can only focus on the flaws
Overworking — can also be connected with perfectionism, as well as a way of avoiding finishing a project or product that will be judged
Undermining your achievements — pointing out your mistakes before taking ownership of a success, procrastinating and leaving things to the last minute, and then having to rush to finish
Fear of failure — putting off starting something, avoiding taking on new challenges and reluctance to ask for feedback as you can't face potentially failing
Discounting praise — pointing out other people's contributions before your own, assuming praise given is faked or exaggerated
It can affect all people in all aspects of life, but most of the research into impostor syndrome has focused on the experience in relation to work and study.
Self-leadership coach Suzanne Mercier started coaching people to overcome impostor syndrome after realising how it affected her own life.
Dr Norris explains at its worst, impostor syndrome completely limits people's lives.
"It's a belief of what I am and what I'm capable of, and what my value is as a human being in some cases," she says.
Image While failure is part of life, people with impostor syndrome often feel their success will always end in failure, even if there's no evidence of such. (Unsplash: rawpixel)
Why does my brain do this to me?
Dr Norris says one of the reasons we're quick to see our flaws over our achievements is because our brains are hardwired to focus on negative things.
"The human brain generally doesn't focus on good things because good things can't hurt us," she says.
"Instead it focuses on things we see as dangerous or as threats, so in this case, the threat that 'I'll be found out as a fraud'."
Successful people with impostor syndrome share how they embrace it
Feel like a fraud? These successful people talk about their self-doubt and how they tackle it.
While this old survival technique is handy when you need to worry about lions on the horizon or snakes in the grass, it can make us miserable in the modern world — like when it makes us focus on a typo as a "threat" in the absence of snakes.
Dr Norris says impostor syndrome tends to start in the mid-to-late teens and appears to be most common in younger adults.
"The reason it might decline with age is because the real way to combat impostor phenomenon is to gather evidence," Dr Norris says.
"Over time with age, you get more opportunities to gather that evidence."
Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' 'imposter syndrome'
Kick your impostor syndrome to the kerb
Not feeling worthy led one woman to spend her career helping others
However, Ms Mercier says people can and do experience impostor syndrome later in life, particularly if they rely on the opinion of others to shape their own self-belief.
"I'm working with a client who is 66 years old," Ms Mercier says.
Dr Norris says something that feeds into impostor syndrome is receiving "non-contingent feedback".
Non-contingent feedback doesn't explain what someone has done, such as a teacher writing "good job" on a report without explaining what was good.
This sort of feedback leaves the person who received it wondering what was good about what they did, and can lead them to dismiss the positive and assume they got lucky.
Image It takes practice to learn to accept your own abilities and achievements. (Flickr: Steven Depolo (CC.2))
Women impostors v men impostors
While everyone can have the experience of feeling like an impostor or fraud, it can affect men and women differently.
Dr Norris says the research she's read has found it affects women more than men.
"People are more likely to have feelings of being an impostor if they're in an area that stereotypically is outside their comfort zone," Dr Norris says.
"For example … there was a lot of impostor syndrome in girls who were doing high-level mathematics at school.
"If you're breaking new ground in a way, or you're in a minority situation in an environment, you're more likely to feel these insecurities."
Ms Mercier says more women than men approach her for help with impostor syndrome, which may be partly due to the way they've been raised.
"Guys and girls are conditioned quite differently," she says.
"Pretty early on, [men are] taught to 'fake it 'til you make it' ... They are much more comfortable with that whole concept [than women]."
Ms Mercier explains that because women tend to be raised to be more aware, and take care, of other people's wellbeing, they're more likely to worry about how their actions affect other people. This can lead to more severe impostor syndrome.
How can I make it stop?
Image Gathering evidence about your skills can help overcome imposter syndrome. (Unsplash: Marten Newhall)
Both Dr Norris and Ms Mercier say impostor syndrome is an experience that tends to come and go throughout a person's life.
There's no one way to experience impostor syndrome, so there's no one way to stop it.
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But there are things you can do to train your brain to focus on the good over the bad.
"The real way to combat impostor phenomenon is to gather evidence," Dr Norris says.
Dr Norris says she practises gathering evidence herself when she has moments of self-doubt in her academic work.
"Where is the proof this outcome — say, for example, this promotion — was purely due to luck? What are some other reasons that could explain why I got this promotion?"
Both Dr Norris and Ms Mercier agree overcoming impostor syndrome is an ongoing process which will be diffrent for each person, but achievable for everyone.
"It's not something you do once and it's all fixed. It's a skill and something you have to practice," Dr Norris says.
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Autumn term – September to December with a one week, mid-term break around the middle of October. Christmas holidays are two weeks long.
Spring term – January to April with a one week mid-term break around the middle of February. The Easter holidays are two weeks long.
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Some local authorities have started to work on a six term year, but the holidays are generally at the same time. If Easter falls outside the scheduled holiday, it becomes an additional bank holiday weekend.
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The Behavioral Change Stairway Model was developed by the FBI's hostage negotiation unit, and it shows the five steps to getting someone else to see your point of view and change what they're doing.
1. Active Listening: Listen to their side and make them aware you're listening.
2. Empathy: You get an understanding of where they're coming from and how they feel.
4. Influence: Now that they trust you, you've earned the right to work on problem solving with them and recommend a course of action.
In all likelihood you usually skip the first three steps. You start at step four (Influence) and expect the other person to immediately go to step five (Behavioral Change). And that never works.
Saying "Here's why I'm right and you're wrong" might be effective if people were fundamentally rational. But they're not.
The most critical step in the Behavioral Change Staircase is actually the first part: Active listening. The other steps all follow from it. But most people are terrible at listening.
1. Listen to what they say. Don't interrupt, disagree, or "evaluate."
2. Nod your head, and make brief acknowledging comments like "yes" and "uh-huh."
4. Inquire. Ask questions that show you've been paying attention and that move the discussion forward.


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NITI Aayog forms panel to study feasibility of Hyperloop technology in India
An Expert Committee has been constituted to explore the prospects of ultrahigh speed travel.
A Virgin Hyperloop pod at the DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, Nevada. File Photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Government think-tank NITI Aayog has formed a high-level panel to explore the technological and commercial viability of the Virgin Hyperloop technology for ultrahigh speed travel in India, weeks after its first test was completed with humans on board.
The Virgin Hyperloop test run was conducted on a 500-meter track in Las Vegas in the U.S.A. with a pod, as the hyperloop vehicles are called, travelling with passengers, including an Indian, inside an enclosed tube at more than 100 mph or 161 kmph.
A Niti Aayog document, accessed by the PTI, says that in view of the emerging transport technology and for gaining the first-mover advantage, it is essential to look into the technological and commercial viability of the Virgin Hyperloop technology.
It is relevant to explore technological, commercial, financial (viability) and (assess) safety standards and regulations to procure new technology. It has been decided to constitute an Expert Committee, the document says.
The committee has NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat as its Chairman and Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity, NITI Aayog) Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha as its convener.
Its other members are Railway Board Chairman & CEO V.K. Yadav, the secretaries of the ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Road Transport and Highways, and the Maharashtra government's Transport Secretary.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation's Chairman, the Delhi Metro's Managing Director, the IIT-Delhi Director and the Chairman (Technology Information) of the forecasting and assessment council are also its members.
About the mandate of the committee, the document says, "To study Virgin hyperloop technology and its commercial viability, (and) safety, regulation and finalise the document within six months' time of its first meeting."
The committee may also invite domain experts and representatives from various organisations to its meetings as it may deem fit, the document says.
Hyperloop is a technology proposed by inventor and businessman Elon Musk, who is behind the electric car company Tesla and the commercial space transport company SpaceX.
The Virgin Hyperloop is among a handful of companies which are currently trying to build such a system for passenger travel.
With hyperloop, vehicles accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube.
The pod floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag.
Maharashtra has deemed hyperloop a public infrastructure exercise and approved the Virgin Hyperloop-DP World Consortium as the original project proponent for the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop project.
Virgin Hyperloop had last month announced a partnership with Bangalore International Airports to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed hyperloop corridor from the airport.
With the NITI Aayog now stepping in, the report of the committee could act as a roadmap for a charting the way forward for hyperloop in the country.
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From this point on, the 'finishing period' of growth begins, during which your baby prepares for its birth.
Your baby's gums are now ridged and may look at first like teeth are about to erupt.
It took eight weeks for your baby's body fat percentage to increase from 2-3 percent (Week 28) to 8 percent (Week 36). By the end of prenatal development, the baby's body fat percentage will stabilize at about 15 percent. This protective padding of fat will help keep your baby warm after birth.
Your baby may become quite chubby if you overeat during this time. Even with normal weight gain, the baby now fits snugly in your womb and can only turn from side to side.
You'll notice more fluctuations in your energy level this month. Fatigue is experienced by most pregnant women, but this month, you may find that fatigue alternates with periods of extra energy. Use your energy bursts wisely doing things you absolutely need to do and preparing for the birth and time after birth. Don't overdo it, though! You might need to conserve some of that energy for later.
Your baby needs to eat even when you'd rather not. Several small meals a day are still best at this point for most women.
By the time the baby is born, the fully developed placenta covers 15–30 percent of the space inside the uterus and will weigh 5½ pounds! The placental tissue itself weighs a mere pound and a half, but it takes 4 pounds of blood to keep it functional. While your appetite and energy levels might fluctuate, you'll probably notice more rather than less swelling of your ankles, feet, hands, and face during these final weeks. About 40 percent of women have slight ankle swelling during the last twelve weeks of pregnancy. This swelling generally disappears with rest and is rarely present in the morning. Any swelling you have that is associated with pain or swelling that does not disappear within twenty-four hours should be reported to your doctor or midwife.
Clear or pink-tinged mucous in your underwear may be a sign that the mucous plug, which seals the opening of the uterus, has dislodged. This usually means that the cervix is beginning to dilate and that true labor may be days or even hours away.


Every time we check our feeds we create safety bubbles around ourselves. Thanks to technological algorithms, we are living an increasingly narrow existence, one in which the news we read, the products we purchase, and the people we interact with are tailor-made for each of us. We might feel informed and comfortable, but we are isolating ourselves from anything outside our bubble. Are online filters just an efficient way to connect, or do they spell the end of democracy? Anyone who has read this book will understand the potential dangers of a society whose assumptions are never challenged.


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Case Study: This new client looks shaky – how to take them on with confidence
We recently met a client who was referred by his brand new accountant. In fact, the accountant was not sure he wanted to take them on as his client. The management accounts were a mess, and the client had no idea where their cashflow was going. They had a company that operated two fast food outlets in major shopping centres, and were behind on rent and other creditor payments. The accountant was concerned the business was not viable and sent the husband and wife director team to our firm for an obligation free meeting.
What the client THOUGHT was happening
When we met with the client they spoke of their aspirations to eventually franchise or license the business. They offered a unique type of cuisine and hoped to continue to expand their brand. They explained to us how Store A was good and Store B was bad. Store A was a busy outlet and had much higher sales. We talked through the financials with the client and identified that previous creditor payments from a past operation were being accounted as cost of goods sold. This was distorting all the numbers and making it hard to benchmark the business to identify the underlying cause of the problem. Everything we raised as a potential issue was explained by the owners, who had a good grasp of operational matters. We spoke to the accountant again and recommended new management information systems be put in place. The clients were confident everything was just an accounting issue and that their previous bookkeeper had just made a mess of things. With the old creditors from the previous operation just about paid off everything would be fine.
What was REALLY happening
Now, fast forward a little and the accountant called. Turns out it wasn't just an accounting issue after all and the business continued to struggle after the creditors from the old operation were settled. The client received a Notice 7 to vacate the premises at Store A due to overdue rent. New management systems identified that Store A was not good at all. The rent included a repayment of landlord contributions to fitout. When correctly accounted this showed that while Store A had higher sales, it was actually bleeding cash. On the other hand, Store B was performing reasonably well.
The default under the lease for Store A triggered a large liability for the company. The company had already incurred significant creditors and statutory liabilities that it now could not pay. The client was passionate about the business and wanted the opportunity to trade on. The major issues were as follows:
Rent on the Store A was $60,000 in arrears.
The business was unable to remedy the breach. The landlord proposed an up-front payment of $35,000 followed by payments of $8,000 per week. The business could simply not meet these payments.
The monthly rent was $25,000 and the lease had four years left to run. This included the repayment of the landlord's fitout contribution.
The potential liability under the lease for the Store A alone was over $1m.
The business had statutory liabilities of over $100,000.
The fitout, which was a major component of the rent payment, was not saleable.
There were minimal physical assets, mainly comprising minor items of kitchen equipment.
Our strategy was to have Store B sold to a new entity for fair commercial consideration and to cease trading Store A. This required valuations of plant & equipment, goodwill and intellectual property. Given the minimal physical assets and the trading performance of the store these valuations were quite modest at $48,000. The clients were able to arrange a loan from a family member to the new company to facilitate this transaction. As part of our project management we arranged for the lease on Store B to be assigned to the new entity on existing terms. We ensured that the loan to the new company was secured appropriately on the PPSR to protect the family member by making them a secured creditor. We then assisted the directors in distributing the sales proceeds based on security and priority positions. This maximised the payment of employee entitlements and superannuation. Store A ceased to trade and we assisted the director in appointing a liquidator to the company.
Outcome The liquidator reviewed the sales transaction and found it to be commercial. No claims were made against our clients by the liquidator. While personally guaranteed creditors (specifically the landlord of Store A) had the ability to pursue the debt and potentially bankrupt the directors, we were able to demonstrate that there was no value in doing this based on their individual financial circumstances. We have well defined systems and processes and were able to clearly demonstrate to creditors what their return would be should they bankrupt the directors. When presented with a compelling case it is often possible to negotiate settlements on a commercial basis that is relevant to the director's financial position. In this case we were able to settle these claims for a small amount.
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Polaroid Confirms Android-Based ILC in the Works
Polaroid has confirmed the rumors about a new ILC running Android — but there's still a lot we don't know
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Earlier this week, two remarkably well-formed rumors sprung up around a potential new camera from Polaroid. And, in an uncommon move, Polaroid has confirmed the story, and will be announcing more come CES next month.
The rumors from earlier this week claimed that the Polaroid IM1836 will be an Android 4 powered interchangeable lens camera, packing 18MP, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, pop-up flash, Wi-Fi, HDMI, headphone out ports, as well as panorama and blink detection features — and it'll apparently record to MicroSD card.
It's extremely unusual for a company to comment on leaks like this, but Polaroid have done so, but only in as much as to say that "there will be an Android powered, interchangeable lens camera. Additional information and specs will be released during the show."


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Trump briefs Erdogan on 'pending adjustments' to military support for US-backed forces in Syria
TEHRAN, November 25 - The US and Turkey have discussed "pending adjustments" to military support for Washington's "partners" on the ground in Syria, and have agreed to join forces against "all forms" of terrorism, including the Kurdish PKK and Fetullah Gulen's movement.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -The US and Turkey have discussed "pending adjustments" to military support for Washington's "partners" on the ground in Syria, and have agreed to join forces against "all forms" of terrorism, including the Kurdish PKK and Fetullah Gulen's movement.
Washington and Ankara reaffirmed commitments to jointly fight not only IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL, but "all terrorists organizations," including the Kurdish PKK and Fetullah Gulen's movement, the Turkish presidency said following Recep Erdogan's phone conversation with Donald Trump Friday. The two leaders also "discussed recent developments in Syria, bilateral ties and a summit in Russia's Sochi," where President Vladimir Putin hosted Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier this week, the statement added.
Earlier, Turkey's foreign minister announced that Washington has also allegedly agreed to stop arming the People's Protection Units (YPG), a Kurdish militia that serves as the backbone for the US-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
The White House, however, did not explicitly mention the issue of arming YPG in its statement following the phone conversation, but did say that Trump and Erdogan discussed "pending adjustments" to Washington's military support for US-led forces on the ground in Syria. It also confirmed the two leaders "discussed combating terrorism in all its forms," and to foster "regional stability."
"President Trump also informed President Erdogan of pending adjustments to the military support provided to our partners on the ground in Syria, now that the battle of Raqqa is complete and we are progressing into a stabilization phase to ensure that ISIS cannot return. The leaders also discussed the purchase of military equipment from the United States," the White House said.
Trump is determined about "bringing peace to the mess that I inherited in the Middle East," he tweeted before the phone call. With such a heavy burden, the US president then told his Twitter followers that he is heading off "to play golf (quickly) with Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson."
Turkey has long argued that the US must stop funding and arming the Kurdish Units in Syria, emphasizing that YPG is a terrorist organization affiliated with its own homegrown Kurdish insurgent group, the Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK).
"Our discomfort regarding the provision of weapons to the YPG was conveyed to Mr Trump once again... Trump very clearly said he had given instructions to not provide weapons to the YPG," Mevlut Cavusoglu said in Ankara. "We welcome the promise of not providing weapons to the YPG, and want to see it implemented practically."
Trump's conversation with his Turkish counterpart comes two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leaders of Iran and Turkey, trying to find a political solution to end the crisis in Syria, as the battle against terrorist groups enters its final stretch. Ankara and Tehran played crucial roles in negotiating the so-called "de-escalation zones" in Syria, and are actively involved in trying to attain a political settlement in the war-ravaged country.
"The presidents of Iran and Turkey supported the initiative to convene an all-Syrian forum-congress of the national dialogue in Syria. We agreed to hold this important event at the proper level and ensure the participation of representatives of different sectors of Syrian society," Putin said after the talks in Sochi Wednesday.
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