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We\Visit: combatting loneliness with video-calling
Visiting a loved one who's critically ill: normally that's possible, but due to the coronavirus, visiting ICUs is no longer permitted. The result is a lonely fight behind closed doors. In an attempt to combat the loneliness, researchers at Delft University of Technology have come up with We\Visit: a tool that facilitates video-calling by appointment. And it was developed at lightning speed after the Reinier de Graaf hospital sounded the alarm.
A beautiful alarm beside your hospital bed
It all began on a Friday afternoon, shortly after Dutch Prime Minister Rutte announced the 'intelligent lockdown'. A researcher the university's Faculty of Mechanical, Marine and Materials Engineering (3ME) forwarded an email to Elif Özcan Vieira. Elif, who works for the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) and whose research interests include alarm fatigue among medical personnel, opened the message and immediately felt the hairs of her arms stand on end. 'It was a pretty emotional email', Elif explains. 'A cry for help. The Reinier de Graaf hospital said that it was in dire need of a communication tool for its ICU. The patients were not only suffering from the coronavirus, it said, but also from loneliness. That's a heartrending combination, and I immediately felt that I had to get to work. The research experience I'd gained at various ICUs would certainly be useful, but I needed help; I needed technical knowledge to be able to develop such a tool.'
Interfaculty cross-fertilisation
A colleague put Elif in touch with Willem-Paul Brinkman. Working just 650 metres along the campus, Willem-Paul uses virtual technologies in his work combatting phobias and psychotic disorders at the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS). That very same weekend, he drummed up a number of fellow scientists, who attended a Zoom meeting with him and Elif the following Monday. One of them was Merijn Bruijnes, a psychologist specialising in the interaction between people and technology. Merijn: 'The email from the Reinier de Graaf hospital created a stir, and immediately led to a brainstorming session. We soon came up with the idea of video-calling including a planning tool. But the question remained: who would we be making such a tool for?'
No mobile phones
In order to reach the right target group, the researchers contacted, among others, the FCIC – a Dutch foundation that promotes the interests of ICU patients and their loved ones. Elif: ' Often people admitted to intensive care don't have access to a mobile phone. After all, they had to be rushed to hospital. And there's also the fact that corona patients are often aged 65 or older.' Merijn adds that many corona patients in the ICU are in an induced coma. 'Some of the patients have been intubated and are attached to breathing apparatus. That looks very intimidating, but someone from the foundation explained that this doesn't necessarily mean that people are no longer taking anything in. So how do you adapt your tool to that?'
The brainstorming session produced a very specific concept: in order to create a feeling of social contact and provide emotional support to loved ones, the scientists wanted to make an online video tool. On a number of points, this video tool would take up where FaceTime and WhatsApp left off. Not only can the tool be used easily by those aged over 65, for example, but protecting patients' privacy is also an important element. 'The Cybersecurity group put forward a number of students who did their best to hack the tool's security protection. They reported their findings and then came up with solutions. That proved to be really helpful.'
One week after the Monday afternoon session, the researchers had a prototype. Its name? We\Visit. And how does it work? Merijn explains: 'The family's contact person is given a code by the nursing staff. The patient's family can use this code to log in to the We\Visit system to schedule a virtual appointment. When it's time for the appointment, someone from the nursing staff – or a volunteer – takes a tablet to the patient to start the video connection at their bedside. As with Zoom, there is a virtual meeting space where people can talk to each another. The tricky thing is that you're dealing with an ICU environment, which means that many things are not possible. In the beginning, we were still thinking really big, but we eventually came up with quite a simple design, developed by IDE student Marek Torbus and implemented by EEMCS students, all on a pro bono basis and in addition to their exams. In no time at all, my colleague Otto Visser (of the Distributed Systems Group) had ten students in his app saying they really wanted to work on this. It was incredibly special.'
The application used for video-calling, Jitsi, is a so-called open source application, which means that anyone can use it. And sharing is a method that fits perfectly with the We\Visit team's approach. Elif: 'At the moment, we're seeing physical borders closing all over the world, and countries rapidly turning inwards to help themselves. With this open science approach, we want to transcend national borders. It isn't just our virus, but everyone's virus. Although we're making a technical product, this is all about the need to solve a social problem. That's why open science is so incredibly important during this corona crisis.' This vision is endorsed by Merijn: 'From the outset, we all agreed that everyone should be able to use our findings. At present, we're running a We\Visit pilot at the Reinier de Graaf hospital, and we'll soon be able to test a more finely tuned version at Rotterdam's Erasmus Medical Centre. If we're satisfied after the pilots, we want to release the software, so that any stakeholder from any organisation will only need to download a package of information. A ready-made package will soon be available on our website.'
Elif has first-hand evidence of the need for ready-made packages such as this. 'Last week I spoke to one of my uncles, who is developing tests to detect hepatitis in a lab in Turkey. We discussed the current pandemic that's setting the world ablaze. When I told him about We\Visit and the software packages that everyone would soon be able to use, he immediately said: "OK, let me know when it's ready, because this has to come to Turkey." We hope that soon, We\Visit will not only be used in hospitals, but also in care homes and nursing homes, both in the Netherlands and much further afield.'
Bringing a smile
Until then, however, there's a lot of hard work to come. Elif: 'We've received some funding from the TU Delft COVID-19 Response Fund, but we'll soon need to think about long-term financing too. After all, we could do so much more with We\Visit. We could create a "message in the bottle" function, for example. We see that young children in particular can become extremely shy when faced with a camera. They would much rather sing a song for granny in a familiar context, or take the time to create a cheerful drawing. With a "message in the bottle" function, the family wouldn't need to come together at the same time, but you could send different messages throughout the day. We\Visit would combine them and deliver them as a "message in a bottle". But developing something like that will take time.' Merijn: 'In order to put all these great ideas into practice, we will indeed need a business plan. Our colleagues at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) might be able help us with that in due course. I do believe that it is going to work. When you see how willing everyone is to get involved, it's really inspiring. For now, the key thing is to reduce the pressure on the ICUs. Doctors and nurses are currently working one exhausting shift after another, and until now there's been little room for the human aspect. We hope that We\Visit will change that, and provide a reason for a smile without having to sacrifice anything – or anyone.'
Merijn Bruijnes is a psychologist and member of the Interactive Intelligence group at TU Delft. 'When it comes to computer science, people often think of hardcore programming or machine learning, not psychology. It's nevertheless the case that you can use psychological knowledge to make technology work more effectively. Take the example of making a system user-friendly. More and more organisations are working with chatbots or virtual assistants. By researching how people respond to digital interlocutors such as these, technology can be used to contribute to psychology.' One good example of how psychology and technology can come together is the tool that Merijn developed for the Police Academy in Apeldoorn. He devised a virtual suspect that could be used by trainee police officers to practise various cross-examination techniques. In this way, there is no need for up-and-coming officers to exchange their textbooks for the interrogation room straight away; instead, this provides a great intermediary step. Merijn's current research focuses on diabetes patients. 'Often, we only consider the patient and the doctor, but that means we miss the bigger picture. That's because patients also interact with a social environment. "How can I tell my daughter that she's allowed to bake cookies, but I'm not allowed to eat them?" I'm therefore mainly looking at how you can improve this exchange between patients and their social environment.'
Elif Özcan-Vieira is the director of TU Delft's Critical Alarms Lab (CAL), and is the Care Technology Lead at the Adult Intensive Care Department of Erasmus Medical Centre. In the article A beautiful alarm beside your hospital bed, Elif explains that a cacophony of sounds can cause alarm fatigue among medical personnel and anxiety in patients. In collaboration with the Erasmus MC, she aims to address the problem of noise pollution in ICUs with human-centered design solutions that rely on advanced technologies. During her student days in Ankara, when she studied Industrial Design, she fell in love with both radio and sound. 'There's a mysterious magic to sound: its shape, its apparent elusiveness, its direct effect on the immediate surroundings. As a sound designer at Radyo ODTÜ, which was then being run by students and has now grown to be a national station, I became fascinated by the tiny vibrations that we catch with our ears. In the years that followed, I began to learn more about product perception, human behaviour and psychological processes – and sound kept cropping up in that context, too.'
Cédric Willekens is studying computer science at TU Delft, and was introduced to the We\Visit project by Otto Visser. 'Shortly after COVID-19 took hold in the Netherlands, I moved in with my girlfriend. We often talked about her grandmothers, and how to keep in touch with loved ones at a time of social distancing. When I heard Otto Visser talking about We\Visit, I immediately knew that it was a fantastic project and that I wanted to contribute. The great advantage is that, as a student assistant, I've been working on educational software projects for some time now. One of those projects is called Queue. Queue is a tool that you can use to schedule contact time with students; if there's an oral exam coming up, for example. The basic idea of Queue is similar to that of We\Visit. At the outset, in very close cooperation with the Reinier de Graaf hospital, we tried to make an inventory of the needs. What do healthcare staff require? And what do family members at home want? Based on this input, we wrote the back-end – the part that's not visible to the user. The industrial designers focus on the user interface and try to make the digital environment as user-friendly as possible. That includes asking questions like: what buttons does the device need? Which route will the user take? They make things intuitive, make sure there's a sleek design, and form the link between us – the computer scientists who are responsible for the technical implementation – and users.'
The design of We\Visit, developed by IDE student Marek Torbus, is deliberately simple. Marek: 'I was really interested in doing this project because of its current need. I talked to Elif about doing something to help and was lucky enough to join the team from the beginning. My main responsibility was to create a workflow and user interface for our service. The main requirements were to make the website accessible for different users, especially taking into account the elderly who have difficulties in dealing with technology or don't have a smartphone which makes it very difficult for them to communicate with their family and friends when in the ICU. In order to fulfil this, the website has been designed with the minimal possible steps needed to connect families with the patients. And I also used for example very contrasting colours. The key to our success has been daily Zoom meetings where I had the opportunity to present work and receive immediate feedback from the team. I'm particularly honoured to be a part of We\Visit.'
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Brandon Holschuh: Designer
My fascination with Brandon Holschuh began when I spied an incredibly unique bead he made on Instagram. I vividly remember I was sitting in my hotel room in Edinburgh, Scotland, and my jaw about hit the floor. I was thrilled when I found out he was showing in San Francisco in August when I returned to California, and I got to meet him in person and check out a similar bead. I love everything about it, from the clearly hand-fabricated texture to the diamonds and variation in metal colors.
I hope you enjoy my interview with Brandon where you'll find out more about this talented Ohio-based designer.
You told me that you've had a life long fascination with beads. Is this what got you going in jewelry design?
Yes, I began collecting ancient and ethnic beads as a teenager. Everything started as a collection. I began collecting beads, artifacts, coins, bones, parts, gemstones, rocks and any small object that had a story. I love learning about the history of the object, the provenance and I equally love the retelling the [object] story as well.
I learned to work with metal as a vehicle to help present the object or artifact. So making a metal armature or a mount to hold the objects began the evolution to jewelry. Copper turned to silver… silver turned to gold… and little by little diamonds creeped in. Our current work still pays homage to beads, but they are diamond beads. They are still strung on wire, but it's now platinum. The forms are still present but they are also raised in platinum, gold and palladium. We have stayed consistent with the aesthetic throughout the evolution, but the materials are precious, the designs more complex and the whole feel is more refined.
Sculptural Herkimer diamond pin with flame set stones, 24K gold and oxidized silver
Your pieces have such a raw, organic, yet luxe aesthetic. What's your inspiration for your designs?
It seems to silly to even say this, but it's the absolute truth — we honestly let the metal tell us what it wants to be. We process the material in such a way that we have a unique and intimate understanding of its properties, its working capacity and its ability to change shape. This working relationship is how we push the metal to its limits. We get asked a lot about our process and it's sometimes shocking to hear that our forms, shapes and designs are entirely hand-fabricated. We do not carve wax or cast anything. Each piece incorporates so many processes and various techniques it's entirely a product of process. We do a lot of fusing, reticulation, forming, raising and sinking. We experiment a lot and we welcome unexpected results. We integrate those into the designs. We make a lot of parts. With those parts we make small objects. With those objects, we decide if it's going to be a brooch or a ring or a necklace. Once in a while we stumble upon two parts that are similar. Those usually become earrings or cufflinks. The whole design process is organic, as is the work.
Piling on the rings
Stacking them up…
What do you find are the most challenging and rewarding things about being a jewelry designer?
I'm an artist. My medium happens to be jewelry. I make small wearable sculptures. Even though I'm a jeweler, I'm still an artist who has a voice. I use jewelry to communicate an idea. Just like a painter makes you feel a certain way when you view their painting, I use jewelry to evoke a certain emotion. More importantly our work still has a conceptual component. Actually, it has three main components that must be met to consider a piece complete. Here they are, in order:
A finished piece must be immediately beautiful. It must be accepted by the general public as an object of beauty. It must exude luxury, refinement and sheer beauty in design and material. This is for the client, the customer and the collector.
Next, it must be well made. It must gain accolades and admiration from other makers, jewelers and craftspeople who appreciate the vast and dynamic processes that go into each piece. We must trigger the question of how it's made, what processes were used and what the complexity of the design is. This is for those who make and our counterparts. It's also for the critics, jurors, judges and masters of the craft.
The final component is conceptual. We make work that communicates an idea. Yes, it's beautiful. Yes, it's expertly crafted. But it also has meaning. We excel here. We challenge the design to communicate a concept or to tell a story without words. Sometimes the viewer creates their own connection to the work. This interpretation is personal. Mostly it's an emotion. Sometimes it's literal. We have made pieces that are purely conceptual. This is for the sentimental, the heirloom seekers. This is also for academia and those who want a deeper connection with the objects in their lives. We love to tell the stories. Remember, it's always about the story.
Bracelets galore!
If you weren't a jeweler, what would you be doing?
Nothing. I can't imagine a life where jewelry isn't in my thoughts and actions in every minute of every day. My time is spent equally between my loving and supportive family and my studio. I have two amazing daughters and between my duties as a husband and father, there isn't any time for much else.
This brooch features 15 carats of diamonds!!
OK, and now I have something VERY special to share with you. This is the debut of Brandon's off-the-charts gorgeous emerald and diamond ring.
Did your eyes just go wide with delight? I bet! Here are a few more images of this beauty, which features an 8+ carat emerald, over a carat in diamonds, and all hand fabricated in 18K gold. The emerald just glows from within. I've never seen anything like it, have you??
Brandon — you have a true gift.
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If you'd like to contact Brandon about his work, you can reach him at [email protected] or 216-577-6365. There are also links to his website and Instagram at the beginning of this article. I have a feeling there are more than a few future Brandon Holschuh collectors reading this article…
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Netflix Documentary Will Shine Spotlight on Dresser Tip-Overs
A documentary series by Netflix covering dangerous consumer products in a handful of industries will shine a spotlight on a growing epidemic of dresser tip-overs in the U.S.
"Broken" aired on the streaming platform on Nov. 27, just two days before consumers hit the stores for Black Friday. The trailer cites the statistic from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that every 17 minutes someone is injured by a piece of furniture falling over on them, as a camera pans a lineup of dressers and clothing storage units and a dresser ultimately tips over.
In 2016, Feldman Shepherd attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis achieved a $50 million global settlement on behalf of the families of three toddlers who were killed when IKEA MALM dressers fell on them. The settlement also contained nonmonetary provisions designed to keep children safe in their bedrooms. Specifically, IKEA agreed to only sell chests and dressers in the United States that met or exceeded the then-current voluntary safety standard. The company also promised to increase funding for its "Secure It" program to raise awareness of the risk of tip-overs. The settlement further provided that IKEA would donate a total of $150,000 to three children's hospitals in the states where the children lived and $100,000 to Shane's Foundation NFP.
Two of the children's mothers — Crystal Ellis and Janet McGee — were interviewed by Netflix for the episode, which focuses exclusively on IKEA's corporate conduct.
Ellis and McGee will be featured as guests in an upcoming "Dresser Tip-Overs" podcast that Feldman Shepherd will be releasing in December.
We are so proud of our clients Crystal and Janet for their advocacy work to protect children. Since the resolution of their claims against IKEA, they have worked tirelessly to promote safe design and rigorous testing of dressers, in order to "pay it forward" to ensure that no other parents experience the tragedy that their families endured.


Perry has taken a lot of hits this week, perhaps the hardest of which came from GOP rival John Huntsman. Most of them won't matter. Why? Because the criticism of Perry occurred in the context of a Republican primary race, which Perry is well situated to win. He passed Romney and Bachmann in the polls before he was officially a candidate. Bachmann has no chance to beat Perry, although she could slow him down in Iowa. Romney can still win if he can persuade voters that Perry is not electable. Most of Perry's off-the-kuff commentary would be problematical only in a general election context.


Sunday was an awesome family day. We had nothing planned for the day, except of course to watch the Phillies after 8.
I take the kids there a lot, but Brian has only been with us once before and he was a wreck, because Katie was still very young and he was worried she would fall over the edge at some parts.
Anyway, we went and had lunch at the picnic area and then walked around. Brian had Alex in the bjorn, which was a nice change for me! The water was completely dried up, so we actually walked almost the entire length of the streambed. The girls found this fascinating. For some reason there were red rose petals that had been thrown onto the bed and the girls collected some of them. They also found shell. Then we did the trail, went to the very old cemetary and then to the Dublin library. We read books, did puzzles and walked around and then we took the trail back to the car.
After that we headed over to Graeter's ice cream and it was incredibly good, as usual!
We got home around 3:30.
It was just such a beautiful day! I'm so glad we went, I wish we had the camera to document the day, but at the same time I think it would have taken away from it..


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The Fanconi anemia polypeptide FACC is localized to the cytoplasm
T Yamashita, D L Barber, Y Zhu, N Wu, and A D D'Andrea
PNAS July 5, 1994 91 (14) 6712-6716; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.91.14.6712
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by congenital anomalies, aplastic anemia, and chromosomal instability. A cDNA encoding the FA complementation group C (FACC) polypeptide was recently cloned [Strathdee, C. A., Gavish, H., Shannon, W. R. & Buchwald, M. (1992) Nature (London) 356, 763-767]. To further characterize this polypeptide, we generated a rabbit polyclonal antiserum against its carboxyl terminus. We used this antiserum to analyze the FACC polypeptide from normal or mutant (FA) lymphoblast cell lines. By immunoprecipitation, the wild-type FACC was a 60-kDa protein, consistent with its predicted molecular mass. FA group C cell lines expressed full-length FACC, truncated FACC, or no detectable FACC polypeptide. In addition, the antiserum specifically immunoprecipitated a 50-kDa and a 150-kDa FACC-related protein (FRP-50 and FRP-150). Unexpectedly, cell fractionation and immunofluorescence studies demonstrated that the FACC polypeptide localizes to the cytoplasm. In conclusion, we have generated an antiserum specific for the human FACC polypeptide. The antiserum should be useful for screening FA cells for mutant FACC polypeptides and for identifying and cloning FACC-related proteins.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jul 1994, 91 (14) 6712-6716; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.14.6712


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BOSTON, April 14, 2016 – The National Center on Adoption and Permanency is very proud to announce two major partnerships designed to expand and accelerate efforts to improve child welfare systems across national borders and, most important, to enhance the lives of the children, adults and families those systems serve. NCAP's new partners are Foster Parent College, which offers training courses for foster, adoptive and kinship families and families across the U.S., in Canada, England and Australia; and CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy, the largest nonprofit organization in Great Britain dedicated to improving outcomes for children and the professionals who serve them.
To learn more about NCAP, its work, its people and its partners, go to www.ncap-us.org or contact NCAP President Adam Pertman at apertman@ncap-us.org or 617-763- 0134. NCAP's other strategic partners, in addition to CoramBAAF and Foster Parent College, are the American Institutes for Research, the Treehouse Foundation and the Chronicle of Social Change.
The CoramBAAF Adoption &Fostering Academy was formed in 2015, when the 35-year- old British Association for Adoption and Fostering joined the Coram Group of charities, which has been advancing the welfare, education and rights of children in the UK for over 275 years. To learn more about the organization and its professional services, go to www.corambaaf.org.uk or contact Ruvani de Silva at +44 20 7520 0425 or Ruvani.desilva@coram.org.uk.
Foster Parent College offers a broad range of research-based, interactive online parenting courses for caregivers – as well as for professionals – to help them provide a healthy, safe environment for the children in their care. To learn more about how parents and agencies can benefit from the training, or to sign up for a course, please visit www.fosterparentcollege.com or contact Laurie at 800-777- 7636 or laurie@northwestmedia.com.
BOSTON, June 30, 2015 – The National Center on Adoption and Permanency is forming an important new strategic partnership with the visionary Treehouse Foundation, including its "Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America" initiative, NCAP's leaders announced today.
They also announced that NCAP is expanding its team with five additional, pre-eminent child welfare experts – Bruce Boyer, Susan Cox, Michael Grand, Laurie Miller and Susan Livingston Smith – and said that current team member David Brodzinsky has been named to a new staff position, Director of Research.
Bruce Boyer is a nationally recognized expert in child welfare law who is Director of the Civitas ChildLaw Clinic at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where his work focuses primarily on issues of child maltreatment.
adoption and child welfare. She is VP of Policy and Advocacy for Holt International Children's Services.
Michael Grand is a highly accomplished researcher, trainer and speaker based in Canada. He joins NCAP after a distinguished career as a professor, author and pre-eminent scholar at the University of Guelph in Ontario.
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adoption and child welfare. She previously served as Program Director of the Donaldson Adoption Institute.
known for its bold leadership and visionary approach to inspiring investment in foster care innovation.
this vibrant non-profit organization, contact Treehouse Foundation COO Beth Spong at beth@refca.net.
science research and evaluation organization that works throughout the U.S. and in other countries; and with the Chronicle for Social Change, a national online publication that produces daily news and commentaries about child welfare, juvenile justice and children's mental health issues.
of multidisciplinary programs, services and resources relating to adoption, foster care and child welfare.
To find out more about NCAP, to engage any of our team members or to set up an interview, please contact Adam Pertman at apertman@ncap-us.org or 617-332-8944.
BOSTON, March 2, 2015 – The National Center on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP) and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) today proudly announced a unique partnership intended to improve outcomes for children who need enduring families, through the jointdevelopment, promotion and implementation of more-effective, evidence-based laws, policies and practices.
"We look forward to working together in many ways, all of which will focus on improving the lives of children who need homes and of the families who provide them, so that everyone can experience successful life-long connections, a critical factor in healthy development," added Cheryl Vince, AIR Senior Vice President and Director of AIR's Health and Social Development.
· Conducting, synthesizing and analyzing research to identify evidence-based and -supported interventions and strategies for promoting the well-being of children, youth and families.
· Providing consultation, training and technical assistance to federal, state, tribal and county social service agencies; international, national and local non-profit organizations; and parent/family/advocacy groups to increase knowledge and improve policy and practice.
· Offering consultation, training and technical assistance to build and expand an adoption-competent workforce, utilizing practices that are trauma-informed and culturally responsive.
· Employing diverse communications strategies to provide tools, accelerate knowledge and facilitate progress toward lifelong connections for children, youth and families.
The American Institutes for Research is a national nonprofitbehavioral and social science research and evaluation organization; its mission is to conduct and apply the best research and evaluation in order to improve people's lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged. To achieve its goals, AIR uses the best science available to bring the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Adam Pertman (NCAP) at 617-903-0554 or apertman@myriadsp.com or Kim Helfgott (AIR) at 202-403-5879 or khelfgott@air.org.
BOSTON, Oct. 15, 2014 – The National Center on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP) today announced that it is formally beginning operations, providing a broad range of information, resources and multidisciplinary services relating to adoption, foster care and child welfare.
NCAP is headed by two pre-eminent leaders in the field, former Donaldson Adoption Institute President Adam Pertman and former Kinship Center CEO Carol Biddle, and it features a consulting team of highly regarded and successful trainers, educators, speakers and clinicians.
"We have created this unique organization so that anyone – from practitioners, journalists and governments to conference planners, families and advocates – can go to just one place to find the information, resources and services they need," Pertman, who is the Founder and President of NCAP, and Biddle, who serves as its Managing Director, said in a joint statement.
Our newest team members include Madelyn Freundlich, whose professional experience includes leadership roles at the Donaldson Adoption Institute, Children's Rights, Inc. and the CWLA; Joseph Crumbley, one of the leading authorities and trainers in the field of child welfare; and Pat O'Brien, founder of the widely praised organization You Gotta Believe!
NCAP's website, www.nationalcenteronadoptionandpermanency.net, will be completed within a few weeks. Like the organization itself, it is designed to be a "one-stop" destination – a portal through which anyone can easily access reliable information, resources and services relating to adoption, foster care and more. NCAP is the child welfare division of Myriad Strategic Partners, a national consultancy that provides a broad range of organizational, strategic and communications services.
Journalists who want to learn more or want to contact Adam for an interview (about the organization or on a specific story), write apertman@myriadsp.com or call 617-903-0554.
A Q&A with Adam about NCAP, from the current issue of Adoptive Families magazine, is attached to the email with this announcement. NCAP is also the subject of this recent internet radio interview. There's also a related story in the Chronicle of Social Change. To read a sampling of Adam's commentaries on adoption, child welfare and family issues, go to this page on Huffington Post.
NCAP's trainers, educators, speakers and presenters are among the most-respected, experienced and accomplished professionals in the country. They can be retained individually or as partners in specialized teams with one or more NCAP colleagues. Brief descriptions oftheir backgrounds and fields of expertise are listed below; their full bios will be on the upcoming NCAP website and are available on request now.
Adam Pertman – Adam is one of the most highly regarded experts, authors and keynoters in the field of adoption and foster care; he speaks, writes and presents internationally, appears regularly in the media, and has received numerous honors for his work. He served as the chief executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute for over a decade and, previously, was a longtime senior journalist at the Boston Globe. His expertise includes media and communications; program, project and policy development/execution; organizational development; strategic planning; fundraising; and advocacy.
Carol Biddle, MSW – Carol's broad expertise is rooted in decades of organizational leadership and program development in child welfare. She was founder and CEO of Kinship Center, a highly respected nonprofit that achieved a national reputation in adoption, fostering-to-permanency, permanency-competent mental health, wraparound, relative caregiver services, and permanency-focused parent and professional training. Carol is skilled in program and board development, executive coaching, executive search strategies, fundraising and staff/client training.
Kathryn England Aytes, MS, Ed.D. – Kathryn, a Board member and trainer for the Native American Children's Alliance, presents internationally on child forensic interviewing and cultural awareness within multidisciplinary team settings. She was a founding director of a Children's Advocacy Center in Oregon, and served many years as a child advocate for a program in that state's Judicial Department, which provided case planning and placement recommendations to the juvenile court. She currently teaches psychology at California State University, Monterey Bay.
Joseph Crumbley, PhD, MSW – Joe is among the most highly regarded professionals in the field of child welfare. His clinical experience includes adoption, foster care, and physical and sexual abuse, and he is a specialist in kinship care and transracial adoptions. He is also an author and speaker who has won numerous awards and has provided training and consultation throughout this country and in many others. Joe is available as an expert trainer and consultant for professionals, parents and caregivers on many topics relating to kinship care and adoption.
Kim Felder – Kim is an expert trainer on adoption issues for both professionals and youth on the need to create permanency through youth engagement and family finding, with a focus on child-specific recruitment. She also is a senior recruiter with the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program in Los Angeles. Kim and her husband have eight children, two biological and six adopted from foster care. Her honors include an Angel in Adoption award and a commendation from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors for her dedication to children in the child welfare system.
training for Adoption Competency and Dave Thomas Foundation's training for Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruiters. Her broad range of services include strong writing and editing (including for reports and grants) and consulting/training on legal issues and strategic planning.
Lynn Gabbard, MS – Lynn provides leadership and practice skills in all aspects of pre- and post-adoption work. For over three decades, she has developed curricula and conducted trainings for domestic and international adoptive families. Lynn, who founded Lutheran Social Services of New England's Post-Adoption Center, is particularly knowledgeable about the impact of race and culture across the adoptive family lifecycle, having developed the landmark curriculum "The Multiracial/Multicultural Family Grows Up." She also works extensively with youth and schools.
Valerie Golden, LCSW, CCHP – Valerie brings her clients 25 years of professional experience in child welfare services, juvenile and adult corrections, probation and women's recovery services. She has been an adoption and foster care social work specialist, a clinical trainer, and a therapist in the adoption and permanency specialty children's mental health clinic at Kinship Center. She has worked in child welfare internationally and is passionate about achieving cultural competency in mental health services. She is a minister who currently works as a prison therapist in California.
Catie Hargrove, MS – Catie brings experience in leadership, coaching, innovation and culture change, working with executives and teams to improve personal and organizational effectiveness. As a consultant and executive coach – currently with the Partnership for Public Service – she focuses on helping leaders develop and execute leadership and management strategies. Individually or with NCAP's executives, she is available to train or consult on issues relating to organizational effectiveness, leadership and employee engagement, and to provide individual or group coaching.
Liz Heidler, PhD – Liz is a licensed clinical psychologist whose experience includes work in residential treatment facilities, in a center serving traumatized youth in foster care, and managing a team of mental health professionals in a joint behavioral health and social services clinic. In her current work in a corrections/rehabilitation setting, she sees the negative lifelong impact of untreated attachment, trauma and loss. Liz is available to train and consult on permanency-competent psychology services and interdisciplinary models for post-adoption/permanency care.
Jeanne Howard, PhD – Jeanne has conducted research and training on adoption and foster care issues for 30 years, with an emphasis on children adopted from care. She is a Professor Emeritus at Illinois State University, where she headed the Center for Adoption Studies. She also served as the Research and Policy Director for the Donaldson Adoption Institute, researching and authoring numerous reports that have had a positive impact on adoption-related law, policy and practice. Her passion is Lifebook work, on which she will focus her consulting and training.
Gregory Manning, PsyD – Greg is a licensed clinical psychologist who has extensive experience with government, non-profits and mental health agencies, providing intensive case management services on behalf of youth in care and serving as a mental health liaison. He has helped develop and implement innovative programs, and provides training, speaking and consulting on a broad range of topics. He is available to train or consult on child welfare and child mental health issues, community mental health program development and analysis, and case management issues.
Lisa Maynard, LMSW, ACSW, RYT – Lisa brings 25 years of experience working with first/birth and adoptive parents, those experiencing infertility, and adopted individuals connecting with their origins. She works from a holistic frame, trauma-sensitive and steeped in yogic philosophy. Lisa is an adoptive parent who co-founded Adoption Resource Network, Inc. and, in addition to her work with NCAP, is Director of Adoption Services at Hillside Children's Center in NY State. She is available to train and consult on adoption, foster care, trauma, recruitment and placement.
Pat O'Brien MS, LMSW, LTMN – Pat was the Founder and Executive Director of You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement, Inc., a nationally acclaimed advocacy and placement organization. In addition to working with NCAP, he is now a recruiter for Wendy's Wonderful Kids with Connecticut-based Klingberg Family Centers. Pat is available as a consultant or trainer in areas including advocating for permanent parents for all teens and young adults, utilizing laughter to alleviate stresses, and the power of unconditional commitment.
Laura Ornelas, LCSW – Laura specializes in services for young children and diverse families, with a focus on relative caregivers and Latino family systems. She has educated professionals nationwide on best practices and is a contributing curriculum developer and author on the work of her mental health clinics. Laura specializes in permanency-competent mental health services, directs a family service agency at Vista del Mar and, at Kinship Center, developed clinics on attachment-based, experiential techniques that encourage healing through relationships.
Cynthia Roe, LCSW – Cindy, a graduate of the Colorado child welfare system, has worked for 25 years as a social worker and clinician, focusing on children and families impacted by abuse, neglect, foster care and adoption. She and her partner adopted two sons from care, and she was found by her biological brother, who had been placed for adoption. Cindy, a psychiatric social worker for Kaiser Permanente, trains and speaks nationally. Previously, she was a therapist and assistant clinical director for Kinship Center and served as a Director of Camp to Belong.
Debbie Schugg – Debbie has worked for 30 years with families of at-risk youth and with special needs. She serves as a consultant for families, schools, agencies and treatment facilities to identify trauma-based behaviors, shift culture and language, and provide strategies for helping children heal and families thrive. Seven of her eight children, from culturally diverse backgrounds, were adopted in sibling groups from foster care. She is available to provide training or consulting on a wide variety of topics relating to adoption, permanency, parenting and family challenges.
Paul Steele, PhD – Paul is a pre-eminent researcher and speaker on numerous child welfare issues. His extensive experience includes work as a Fellow of the Oxford University Roundtable, Director of Morehead University's Center for Justice Studies, developer of Children's Advocacy Centers across the U.S., and member of the Native American/Alaska Native Advisory Committee. He is available to train or consult on research and program evaluation, social policy analysis, local and community influences on child welfare, social networks and interagency collaboration.
Graham Wright, MSW – Graham offers extensive clinical and program experience. He founded California's first therapeutic foster and adoption agency, and designed and implemented the state's wraparound program for families with at-risk children. A past legislative chair and president of the California Assn. of Adoption Agencies, he also designed and maintains the state's internet matching database system. Graham is available for training and consulting in areas including specialized family recruitment, preparing families for placement, and adoption wraparound.
If you want to engage one or more members of our team, want to learn more about our work – or are a journalist seeking an interview with Adam Pertman (or others on our team) – please contact him at apertman@myriadsp.com or 617-903-0554.


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Catherine Rosella "Kay" Elbert, (nee-Fisher), 91, of Vermilion and formerly of Berlin Heights and Elyria passed away Wednesday August 27, 2014 at Kingston of Vermilion following a brief illness. She was born February 23, 1923 in Wilkinburg, PA. and was a Elyria resident for 62 years until moving to Berlin Heights in 2002. Kay was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria and attended St. Peter Catholic Church in Huron. Mrs. Elbert enjoyed reading, travel excursions, playing cards and bingo. Survivors include her daughters, Susan Medina of Berlin Heights and Roberta "Robin" Alheit of Elyria; son, Robert J. Elbert Jr. of Elyria; daughter-in-law, Christine Cousino Elbert of Fort White, FL.; 9 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Robert J. Elbert Sr. in 2003, son, James Henry Elbert, parents, Henry and Agnes (nee-Mower); sisters, Margaret Fisher, Agnes Goehring, Henrietta Lord, Margaret "Peg" Lauffer, Anna Mae Myers, Frances R. Peters, and Louise Dorothy Klass; brothers, Francis William Fisher and James Henry Fisher. The family will receive friends on Tuesday 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Service 384765 Chestnut Ridge Rd. (at State Rt. 57), Elyria. Closing prayers will be Wednesday September 3, 2014 in the funeral home followed by a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Church 320 Middle Ave., Elyria. The Rev. Fr. Charles Diedrick, pastor, will be the Celebrant. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria. Memorial contributions can be made to Stein Hospice 1200 Sycamore Lane Sandusky, OH. 44870. Online condolences may be expressed at www.laubenthalmercado.com.
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Economic Theory of Criminal Law
Keith Hylton, Boston Univeristy School of LawFollow
Economic theory of criminal law consists of normative and positive parts. Normative economic theory, which began with writings by Beccaria and Bentham, aims to recommend an ideal criminal punishment scheme. Positive economic theory, which appeared later in writings by Holmes and Posner, aims to justify and to better understand the criminal law rules that exist. Since the purpose of criminal law is to deter socially undesirable conduct, economic theory, which emphasizes incentives, would appear to be an important perspective from which to examine criminal law.
Positive economic theory, applied to substantive criminal law, seeks to explain and to justify criminal law doctrine in economic terms – that is, in terms that emphasize the incentive effects created by the law. The positive economic theory of criminal law literature can be divided into three phases: classical deterrence theory, neoclassical deterrence, and modern synthesis. The modern synthesis provides a rationale for fundamental criminal law doctrines, and also more puzzling portions of the law such as the doctrines of intent and necessity. Positive economic theory also provides a rationale for the allocation of enforcement responsibilities.
Forthcoming in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Oxford University Press.
Keith Hylton, Economic Theory of Criminal Law, Boston University School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper (2019).
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Q: Varnish -> Nginx -> Apache a good idea? I'm thinking about the architecture for a new Webserver. Would having Varnish as a cache in front of Nginx as a reverse-proxy and serving static files in front of apache for all heavy lifting be a good idea?
I'm going to run php and ruby on rails applications.
Will there be too much overhead passing php requests to apache through two other processes?
Thanks a lot!

A: Yeah, it's valid. My personal approach would be to use Varnish up front and use VCL to split the traffic between static NGINX requests and your heavy lifting (whether that be Apache or Passenger or... it doesn't matter).  This is especially true if it is on the same machine as you don't need the extra overhead. It doesn't necessarily buy you anything.

A: Varnish doesn't (yet) support gzip compression, so it might be an idea to swap it around with nginx in front to compress what varnish sends back.  Since varnish and nginx don't fight for the same resources (nginx uses CPU for gzip compression, while varnish uses memory) they should run smoothly on the same machine.
Varnish now supports gzip compression, so unless you need SSL termination (as suggested in the comments), I would suggest putting varnish directly in contact with the Internet.
For http:
(internet) --> (varnish, gzip, caching, esi) --> (application)
For https:
(internet) --> (nginx, ssl)--> (varnish, gzip, caching, esi) --> (application)
If you want apache in there too (for the ubiquitous mod_foobar support), I'd put it between varnish and the application
Update: Updated to include gzip support in varnish 3.0.  Added ssl / esi as suggested in comments

A: The amount of overhead shouldn't be significant.  I'm assuming part of the reason you want to have these two tiers is for scalability; in which case you would most likely see, relative to apache, that varnish and nginx aren't working very hard.
If you all three tiers on one machine, there should be less of a performance impact before you reach the capacity of the server itself.
As an alternative, why not varnish + nginx with passenger?  I've used this setup in the past and nginx using passenger is relatively light, and ran pretty well.  Might be worth thinking about if you're not married to apache running your rails stack.

A: I am the sys admin for a startup ecommerce platform. We use varnish+nginx in front of our PHP/apache stack and it has worked wonders.
We have a high memory use application and the app was using around 15-20gigs of RAM per webnode and once we put varnish in front it is now around 8gig of RAM per node. They have never spiked.
So I highly recommend it.

A: I'm running Drupal, with boost module on an Apache+PHP+MySQL server, but in front of them I'm using Nginx with gzip-static feature on, and using the results of boost to serve the users.
And on the top of all of that I'm using varnish, all on the same PC, I'm having good results.
I'm also using Nginx to tweak the headers that Drupal does not do very well for cache.

A: It isn't a good idea unless you need something like ESI. Nginx has it's own caching system that performs better.

A: Apache can be used to SSL terminate (decrypt), check http://noosfero.org/Development/Varnish#SSL

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Lecture notes and memoranda of John Call Dalton, Jr., professor of physiology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) in New York. One volume (71 p.) is entitled "Lecture memoranda made for his own use" and documents his lectures on the nervous system. According to a note in the volume by John G. Curtis, he received the volume directly from Dalton while Curtis was adjunct professor of physiology and hygiene at the College, meaning that it must date between 1875 - when Curtis joined the P&S faculty - and 1883 when Curtis succeeded Dalton as professor of physiology at P&S.
The second volume (82 p.) is untitled but includes Dalton's notes for his physiology lectures at P&S. Topics include the heart, lymphatic system, digestion, gastric juices, and other physiological processes. This is a copy made in 1875 by John G. Curtis from Dalton's notes.
Professor of physiology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (1855-1883) and later President of the College (1884-1889), Dalton was one of the first full-time professors of physiology in the U.S., foregoing a regular medical practice to focus on teaching and research.
He received his undergraduate (1844) and medical (1847) degrees from Harvard and interned at Massachusetts General Hospital. After a study year in Europe, during which he spent most of his time in the laboratory of Claude Bernard in Paris, Dalton taught at medical schools in Buffalo and Vermont before joining the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He died at New York City on Feb. 12, 1889.


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GP partner earnings 'increased by almost 2%', Government statistics claim
14 September 2016 By Sofia Lind
GP partner earnings increased by nearly 2% in 2014/15 to £101,500, official Government statistics have indicated.
However, today's data publication from NHS Digital says the income of salaried GPs went down during the year, by almost 2% to £53,600.
GP leaders warn that the overall increase in partner earnings reflect the decrease in GP numbers, meaning that the partners left are having to do more work for the same pay.
The data shows:
GP partners had an average income of £101,500 in 2014/15. This is an increase of 1.7% on their income of £99,800 in 2013-14;
The average income for all GPs (including partners and salaried) was £90,600, only a slight change on the previous year's figure of £90,200;
GPs working in a GMS practice had an average income of £98,000 compared with £96,000 in 2013/14 - a 2.1% increase;
GPs working in a PMS practice had an average income of £108,000 compared with £106,800 in 2013/14 - a 1.2% increase;
The average income for salaried GPs in the UK in 2014/15 was £53,600 - a decrease of 1.7% on the 2013/14 figure of £54,600 in 2013/14.
The report says that GMS and PMS GP partner gross earnings were, on average, £283,300 in 2014/15, up 3.6% from the year before, while the average total expenses were £181,800 - an increase of 4.6%.
The proportion of gross earnings taken up by expenses increased by 0.7 percentage points to 64.2%.
Broken down by country:
English GP partners saw a 1.9% increase in income before tax;
Scottish GP partners saw a 1.1% increase;
Welsh GP partners saw a decrease of 0.3%;
Northern Irish GP partners saw a 2.1% increase.
Dr Robert Morley, GPC contracts and regulation subcommittee chair, said: 'The figures may be accurate but any increase in partner earnings simply reflects the fact that there is a decrease in the number of partners out there and workloads are going up.
'If the number of GP partners had remained static we would have seen a massive decrease in profits.
'The issues determining partner profit are hugely complex, there are so many variables but again, any increase will not even get close to offsetting the massive increase in workload and stress that partners are facing.'
The data takes into account all medical income, including both NHS and private work, and is before employers' superannuation costs - as well as CQC fees, GMC fees and the like - are taken into account.
A GPC spokesperson said: 'The figures for contractor GPs show a very marginal average increase that is unlikely to be felt by many GPs. It comes after a decade of falling GP contractor income which has been squeezed by rising practice expenses and inflation at the same time as GP workload has spiralled to unmanageable land unsafe levels.
'The figures relating to salaried GPs need to be interpreted with caution as this report does not make adjustments for any change in the average number of hours worked by the GPs in the cohort included compared with previous years. GPC is not aware of any salaried GPs who have made no changes to their working arrangements but experienced a reduction in their pay.'
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Anonymous | GP Partner14 Sep 2016 10:31am
Still comparing apples with pears. If anything locally salaried GP incomes are going up as well as having their MDU/ MPS fees paid by practices.
The term gross income for partners is misleading as it implies that this is the 'personal GP income' before tax when it is actually practice income before expenses and overheads are taken out.
Once practice expenses are removed from the 'gross' figure what is left is the partnership profit which equates to £101,500 per year (per partner).
You must deduct the partner's employer's NHS contribution which 14.9% which leaves £86, 376 as the average partner's gross pay that can be compared to a salaried GP's gross pay.
Consider that partners pay their own MDP/MPS/MDDUS fees out of their profits (with 40% claimed back for tax) and the £86k goes down further when compared to a salaried job.
For the financial and clinical risk (as well as the stress and effect on family life)... I'm not sure it's worth it.
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The above never seems to be mentioned or understood. 100,000 = about 800000 to a GP partner.
Good news at least not dropped again.
gerrit huisman | GP Partner14 Sep 2016 11:16am
also assume this is per full time partner? many partners will work less to manage the workload. I had to drop to 3.5 (clinical) days and still work a full time week to deal with all the admin......(which salaried drs won't touch)
why does figure not come after removal of MDO fees (up 10-20%), 30% of their contributions to the pensions, and increased working hours of 12 hours+ a day. Totally misleading, but this is going to be used to ensure we don't any further pay rises.
We use a specialist firm of medical accountants that provide their services to a hundred or more practices - they tell us that, like almost every other practice they deal with, partnership earnings continue to fall because of rising expenses and stagnant income.
It's not comparing like-for-like though, because workload continues to rise inexorably. If GP income was benchmarked against activity, it would clearly show a dramatic fall over recent years.
Anonymous | Sessional/Locum GP14 Sep 2016 11:25am
Thanks mr hunt . we will beat bill gates soon
Blunt calculations presenting blunt figures
Totally agree that gross figures are totally misleading
This says nothing just aims to expose and aggravate.
If you want to look at the reality offset this apparent increase against the increase in expenses for that period and this will give you a crude gross profit which is more real... It is in the article but again the differential will be negative in many practices. And is it that primary care has had to cut back so hard to generate this percentage increase against a tsunami of costs and demand/expectation.
Then you are getting closer to where the liquidity and revenue level really sits.
Not only that the distribution of earnings is not a simple curve when comparing practices and an average figure with this kind of curve is misleading.
Also the figures would be skewed by some very high earning individuals and a small number of primary care organsiations - some of the federations and vanguards may be flexing and stretching the figures - I don't know.
You need to go to a primary care dedicated accountancy firm for the true figures because they see it as it is - try Ramsay Brown to get the real figures for what GPs actually take home to live their lives. And you know what GPs deserve better lives at home against the onslaught of their working lives.
Anyway... I am now out of general practice and watch in disgust from the sidelines as my beloved profession is slated, abused, hung, drawn and quartered. The dear gem that was general practice is being dealt with as if it is a naughty child who needs to be told off. A naughty child that does not appreciate the toys it has been given and the way to chastise it is to expose and embarrass it in front of the family, friends and neighbours.
There is a diminishing family, there are less friends and the neighbours are moving away...
Shame on England, shame on the NHS, shame on a few key politicians who, unlike the junior doctors and GPs who are trying to save lives, are in part to blame for the demise of the NHS. Where are the mortality and morbidity statistics against the decisions they have made?
What kind of pay increase have they had?
Enough.....
Pulse needs to balance this with the increased INDEMNITY costs - this alone will eat up any of this, and real terms pay has reduced.
Please start tempering the headlines with the reality.
Vinci Ho | GP Partner14 Sep 2016 11:52am
Don't get too uptight , folks. We have these figures all the time , good for GP battling from Ministry of Truth and Plenty. The more reliable figures are certainly coming from medical accountants and their professional bodies .
Let's presume these figures were correct in the eyes of the layman people , the common sense should be a lot more qualified doctors would flock in to become partners and the existing partners would prefer to stay on if this difference in incomes matters so much . Why is the real time picture completely opposite to this ?
The truth is still out there. No need to defend for ourselves .
Anonymous | Practice Manager14 Sep 2016 11:59am
£53,600 for a salaried GP... is this take home after tax and pension?
I am really, really confused.
Here are job adverts for places that are struggling to recruit salaried GPs at £80-90k
The ones that can recruit pay above this.
https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/search_vacancy/224fe018860763cb0b9b66a350081d0b/
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On Friday London Fashion Week (LFW) opens to welcome over 5,000 guests, from international press to buyers, broadcasters, influencers and industry insiders from over 70 countries. This will be the 66th edition of London Fashion Week which runs from Friday 15 – Tuesday 19 September 2017 at The Store Studios, 180 Strand.
Featuring 85 catwalk shows and presentations and 33 events from emerging talent to global brands, the diversity of the LFW schedule is a testament to the inclusive and innovative British fashion industry on display in London.
The UK's £66billion fashion industry accounts for 6% of UK's market (Fashion United, 2017)
£28billion direct contribution to the UK economy (GDP) from the UK fashion industry, up from £26billion in 2013 (Oxford Economics, 2014)
Womenswear value sales rose by 1.3% to £27.25billion in 2016 and are predicted to rise to reach £28.77billion in 2021 (Mintel, 2017)
£27billion worth of womenswear (RTW) sales in the UK in 2015. This figure is predicted to grow 23% by 2020 to £32billion (Mintel, 2016)
£12.4billion spent on fashion online in the UK in 2015, up 16% from £10.7billion in 2014 (Mintel, 2015)
£9billion is the value of the web-based fashion and footwear market in the UK, it is predicted to grow to £11billion(Euromonitor, 2015)
Over £1million worth of pro-bono support provided to BFC designers by BFC Fashion Network partners and mentors with over 10,000 hours of support provided in 2016
880,000 jobs supported by the UK fashion industry, up from 797,000 in 2013 (Oxford Economics, 2014)
£700,000 raised by The Fashion Awards 2016 and donated to the BFC Education Foundation and given to support NEWGEN, Business Support and the BFC Colleges Council
£300,000 pledged by Swarovski to the BFC Education Foundation in advance of The Fashion Awards
45,000 images shot by Getty photographers on and off the runway over five days
32,000 miles driven between shows by a luxurious fleet of fuel efficient chauffeured Mercedes-Benz cars
20,000 espressos served and 200kg of Lavazza coffee beans roasted on site
£20,000 to be awarded for the DHL International Fashion Potential Award during LFW
5,000 serves of Scavi & Ray Prosecco consumed by guests at The Store Studios
3,571 units of label.m products used backstage each season across 40 show
890 New Look store windows internationally featuring the LFW logo including the UK, France, Poland, China and the Middle Eas
3,000 copies of ES Magazine read on site over the course of LFW
225 makeovers completed for guests in the Maybelline New York Lounge on-site at LFW
Close to 7 in 10 (67%) women have bought clothes online in the last 12 months. (Mintel, 2017)
48% of female young Millennials are interested in retailers using more eco-friendly fabrics (Mintel, 2017)
37% of women would like retailers to offer more season-less clothes; 35% more high-quality garments, 21% unique designs and 6% trend-led designs. (Mintel, 2017)
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ABOUT ASCENT STUDIO
ASCENT STUDIO is an Indian Film and Video production house based in Mumbai (INDIA) started by Producer/Director Priyanka Puranik. It was born with a vision to create dynamic and impactful projects, be it Feature films, TV Commercials, TV Serials or Documentaries. We combine technical excellence with innovative and insightful ideas that strive to reach out to the audience in this constantly evolving world.
Priyanka Puranik - Producer/ Director
Priyanka Puranik came to Mumbai with a dream of setting up a film production house in the city of dreams and that's when ASCENT STUDIO was born. At the age of 23 she produced her very first serial for television and the journey began.........
Mind of a Producer and heart of a Director that's the combination which reflects her personality. She has a degree in Filmmaking, she is a trained Kathak dancer, a TV host, a Winner of a dance reality show ( Boogie Woogie Sony tv), a writer, a swimmer, a bathroom singer to add to..a complete foodie, an avid traveler who is always on her toes to explore a new country, a night lover but with a twist .. no loud music and crowded places, a teetotaller who loves to drive in the peaceful nights and supports the cause "DON'T DRINK & DRIVE" .. always looks forward to be in the company of people who discuss "Ideas" rather than "Events". She is a fun loving person in her own space and an artist who appreciates talent and respects creativity!
Passion drives a filmmaker to make good Cinema. We love watching movies and so love to be a part of this industry where we can create a beautiful world of our imagination and make audiences believe in the beauty of our thoughts.
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Ascent Studio has produced around 4000 hours of television content since 2011 which covers a large span of Feature films, TV Commercials, TV Serials and Documentaries.
Film making is about creating a beautiful world of our imagination with love and passion and So we are happy to announce the first feature film produced by ASCENT STUDIO
KADHIE AAMBAT KADHIE GOAD!
Starring the super star of Marathi films - ASHOK SARAF, MANGESH DESAI, VIJAY CHOUHAN, MADHAV DEOCHAKE, TANVIE PARAB, NISHA PARULEKAR, ASHWINI EKBOTE AND PALLAVI PATIL. The film will release in the theatres soon!
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Rotisserie for a Lark-ever build one?
I am looking at a 1962 Lark sedan.
Where does this thing go?
What modern chassis to use?
Drive Your Studebaker To Work Day!
'61 Lark VI Oil Filler Cap Color??
What's an NOS 55 Fender Worth?
Time to start planning J.M.s birthday party!
pictures of a Hawk painted "Autumn Haze"?
Brought home the 56 Transtar today!
The "New" Studebaker Motor Company!!
Another motel full at Lancaster!
'57 Packard with Factory A/C BEING PARTED OUT!
Just purchased a 289 stude motor.
53 Champ Convertible at Auction : New Photos!
Studebaker / Goggomobile Connection ???
Anyone have pics of a 63 Lark in "Green Mist"?
Studebaker / DKW Connection ???
1953 - 54 Gangstercap or sun visor.
Studebaker performing like a Dog!
Has anyone seen this custom Conestoga?
Stude/ Car stuff around Brownsville or So Padre?
Is everyone on Ebay COO COO?
Leather seats in '61 Hawk?
57, 58 Golden Hawk Belly Color?
What up with the TW back issues list?
Hotel Erskine, Huntsville, AL. Our Erskine?
Sold my 50 Champion yesterday!
58 Packard HT production ?
I need a 63' 4bbl intake.
1964 Cruiser Production with R2?
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I'll join the next Red Hat Open Source Day 2017 in Italy for both the events in Milan and then in Rome. Alfresco is a sponsor of the event this year too and I'll be involved as one of their speakers.
I started a new adventure here in TAI Software Solution and, as the unique italian Strategic partner of Alfresco, I was invited to present the technical session on behalf of Alfresco.
The event will be held in Milan on 7th and in Rome on 9th November. I'll be on the stage together with Michele Quadrino (Senior Channel Account Manager at Alfresco) and we will show you some awesome new features of the Alfresco Business Digital Platform.
You will also find us at the Alfresco booth, come and ask us any questions about your needs in terms of collaboration in your enterprise. We are looking forward to help you!


Federal-Mogul has developed a new manufacturing process that could eliminate a common issue with automotive gaskets.
Typically, the gaskets used to seal turbocharger outlet flanges are composed of three layers: A central 'distance layer' made from steel, which is aluminium-coated to reflect heat, sandwiched between two sheets of stainless steel.
When the three plies are welded together the dissimilar materials can react, creating bubbles on the surface of the gasket, which compromise the sealing.
The fundamental concept that Federal-Mogul has developed is elegantly simple. It stamps a series of holes in the middle layer and a corresponding set of dimples on the outer layers. The stainless steel outer layers are spot welded together where the opposing dimples meet within the holes, leaving the intermediate aluminium/steel layer untouched.
A standard spot welding technique is used to join the two layers, but putting this theory into practice isn't quite as simple as it sounds.
Federal-Mogul has already applied the technique to turbocharger gaskets in high-volume production, but it is looking into other potential applications.


The format is three pairs playing betterball and a reserve pair.
There are two divisions involving 12 golf clubs. During the season we won all our home fixtures and lost two away matches to our closest rivals Fawkham and Beckenham.
The last match of the season saw Birchwood beat Upchurch 2 1/2 to 1/2 with the reserves also clocking up a win. This leaves both teams in second place in the Division one league tables.
In 2009 and 2010 we won the Division 1 title and have achieved runner -up in both 2011 and 2012.
Congratulations to all those concerned.


Caesar salads are a popular classic salad made from romaine lettuce and croutons, then topped with Parmesan cheese and a zesty dressing typically made with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and a variety of seasonings – plus a raw egg to give the dressing a creamy texture.
But eating uncooked or undercooked eggs can pose some health risks – and because of that, most people these days don't make a Caesar salad with the traditionally-prepared dressing.
So today, we're sharing a recipe for Egg-Free Caesar Dressing – and it gives you all of the same creaminess as the version made with egg – plus incredible flavor!
This Egg-Free Caesar Dressing gets its flavor and creaminess from oven-roasted garlic, rendered bacon fat and parmesan cheese – plus a host of other ingredients that you likely have in your kitchen cupboard.
This recipe is similar to the egg-free Caesar dressings that my husband Jack made when working in professional food service kitchens – and now you can make it at home!
P.S. This Egg-Free Caesar Dressing is also a great marinade for chicken!
Trim the top off the head of garlic and place it in a doubled sheet of aluminum foil. Pour the one tablespoon of oil over the cut top, wrap the sides of the foil up and pinch closed.
In a blender, squeeze out the roasted garlic from the skins and discard the skins. Add all other ingredients and puree for one minute, or until completely blended.
Note: Mixture thickens when chilled. When ready to use, bring to room temperature and pour over cut romaine, croutons and additional Parmesan cheese for a delicious Caesar salad.
Also, this mixture makes a great marinade. Just spread over boneless chicken and seal in a zip lock bag overnight. The next day grill chicken on your outdoor grill.
This dressing sounds delicious, especially because it is (raw) egg free.
I wonder if there are others out there–like me– who have an irrational aversion to raw eggs in recipes. Growing up, there was never an egg on my mother's table that wasn't completely "well done"!!!!


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Digital Shorts: 'Kill It With Fire' Review (Nintendo Switch)
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Kill It With Fire, an arachnaphobe-unfriendly bug hunting game now on the Nintendo Switch.
Much like Steam on PC, Nintendo's Switch has become home for a myriad of indie games. Which is a double-edged sword – on the one hand it means there's a TON of games available on the eShop, with plenty of variety meaning you're sure to find a game that suits your taste; on the other hand there's a TON of games available on the eShop, with quality control varying WILDLY! Which leads us to Kill It With Fire… which looks like the latter, however it turns out looks aren't everything and here the gameplay really excels!
Visually, Kill It With Fire looks very basic. Minecraft level basic – no textures, minimal graphics, etc. But the game doesn't need to look stunning when the gameplay is so addictive… and surprisingly scary! Yes, everyone hates spiders and Kill It With Fire makes good use of that despite the lack of visual flair; and by good use of the hatred of spiders I mean the game tries to scare the crap out of players with spiders appearing at random; then, and this is the worst, jumping out at you on the attack!
Besides the addictive gameplay Kill It With Fire makes superb use of audio. And by superb use I mean the audio is just as terrifying as the spiders! The constant sound of scurrying spider legs, the squeaking, the scratching. It you play Kill It With Fire in handheld mode you REALLY should play this with headphones too. Not just to keep you on your toes but the audio also works to help you track the scary blighters – replacing visual acuity with audio acuity becasue you can't also see a tiny spider crawling under a couch. But if you can hear it you CAN kill it!
And isn't that the point of the game. It's in the title for goodness sake!
Of course despite great gameplay and amazing audio, Kill It With Fire does have an issue. It's short. Very short. The game has only eight levels, though there are plenty or unlockables, "side" quests and even a hidden final level, and so you can finish this one off in one sitting (if your sitting consists of an entire evenings gaming). Thankfully you can replay levels over with newly-acquired equipment for some extra bang for your proverbial buck. But just be aware you can finish this in uner 6 hours so, as is often said, your mileage may vary.
Kill It With Fire is available on the Nintendo eShop now.
Category : Reviews, Video Games
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The Empire of Dniepersgrad is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Kaiserin Amelia I with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 929 million Dnieperians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.
The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fürstanburg. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Dnieperian economy, worth 126 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 135,690 Marks, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.
Third party candidates are now gaining some representation in Parliament, slavery has been abolished, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, and suspicious glow-in-the-dark wasps remain a source of terror and awe. Crime is well under control. Dniepersgrad's national animal is the chinchilla, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Dniepersgrad is ranked 11,116th in the world and 1st in South Arctic Alliance Association for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,362.63 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.
1 day 11 hours ago : Dniepersgrad was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
1 day 16 hours ago : Dniepersgrad voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Condemn Darkesia".
1 day 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, suspicious glow-in-the-dark wasps remain a source of terror and awe.
1 day 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups.
1 day 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, slavery has been abolished.
1 day 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, third party candidates are now gaining some representation in Parliament.
2 days 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security.
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2 days 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, the Dnieperian delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...".
2 days 16 hours ago : Following new legislation in Dniepersgrad, foreign governments are looking into weaponizing the infamous Dnieperian bee.


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Home Business Mashreq to close 50% of its branches in UAE
Mashreq to close 50% of its branches in UAE
People walk past Mashreq bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Nawied Jabarkhyl - RTX3CZF9
Dubai's Mashreq bank has announced that they will be closing approximately 50% of its branches in the UAE this year, its chief executive declared on Wednesday.
"We are shutting down 50 percent – which makes 25 branches – of our conventional branches and changing them into digital branches. At the digital branch, you will be able to do everything you used to do at a normal branch," said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, chairman of the UAE Banking Federation and CEO of Mashreq Group.
Remarking on the layoffs, he said: "Our dealing is growing so it is not that we are letting people go. We plan to retrain them and give them a new prospect. It is up to them if they desire to do a new job. Since all you have done is one job however you have to be ready to do a new job. We will give new jobs to all individuals, while some will take it, few would discover new opportunities," said Al Ghurair.
He also said Mashreq will spend Dh500 million for the subsequent 5 years in digital alteration.
"Our expansion is associated with economic growth. If the economy grows, we will grow," Al Ghurair stated.
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST SITE MAPS
This first installment of the Oriental Institute Map Series presents seven Site Maps covering the ancient Near East (Egypt, Sudan, The Levant, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran), locating primary archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses set against a plain background. All Site Maps are Simple Conic projections at the same scale and orientation.
Future versions of the Oriental Institute Map Series will include terrain relief as a background for each of the seven Site Maps, one version colored for elevation and a second version colored for vegetation, as well as latitude and longitude (graticule) lines.
The Oriental Institute Map Series is a publication of the Oriental Institute Computer Laboratory, which welcomes your comments and suggestions regarding future versions of the Map Series. Email them to the John C. Sanders, Oriental Institute Computer Laboratory.
The Oriental Institute Map Series was produced from map projection, terrain relief, and cartographic data in the Mountain High Maps product, by Digital Wisdom, Inc., of Tappahannok, Virginia.


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BREAKING: Cop Union Pulls Bill Hunt Endorsement
R. Scott Moxley | Posted on May 24, 2010
Multiple sources say that the Santa Ana Police Officers Association has yanked its endorsement of Orange County sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt.
The union's president, Joe Perez, did not return phone calls for comment, but other law enforcement sources say the decision was made because Hunt, a private detective and former sheriff's lieutenant, worked on a robbery case involving an alleged gang member.
"Our members are very upset with Mr. Hunt," one officer told the Weekly on condition of anonymity. "He testified against us in court."
But Hunt disputes the assertion, saying that he was hired to work on a robbery case and recently attended a preliminary hearing but did not testify. He also says that his client, Victor Manuel Lua, is innocent of the charges based on evidence he's developed and that the gang allegation is tenuous at best: The 20-year-old Lua, he says, grew up in a Santa Ana neighborhood controlled by a criminal street gang and thus knows members but is not one himself.
"I'm the constitutional candidate," said Hunt. "Everybody is entitled to their Sixth Amendment constitutional rights and the right to a fair defense. I'm simply standing up for that here with someone who I believe is innocent."
Hunt is running in the June election against appointed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and Craig Hunter, Anaheim's deputy police chief.
–R. Scott Moxley / OC Weekly
R. Scott Moxley
CNN-featured investigative reporter R. Scott Moxley has won Journalist of the Year honors at the Los Angeles Press Club; been named Distinguished Journalist of the Year by the LA Society of Professional Journalists; obtained one of the last exclusive prison interviews with Charles Manson disciple Susan Atkins; won inclusion in Jeffrey Toobin's The Best American Crime Reporting for his coverage of a white supremacist's senseless murder of a beloved Vietnamese refugee; launched multi-year probes that resulted in the FBI arrests and convictions of the top three ranking members of the Orange County Sheriff's Department; and gained praise from New York Times Magazine writers for his "herculean job" exposing entrenched Southern California law enforcement corruption.
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