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Vidya B.Tech Student
Best college to study along with overall development 5/5
Superb, excellent environment for study & sports. Training and placement facilities are really helpful. Different job opportunities provided by the college.
PLACEMENT 5/5
Hcl,infocys,niit, Hclc & many more
Faculty 5/5
Most of the teacher are supporting
Smooth, everything is transparent
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Vikash B.Tech Student
Good college. I love this college and i am very happy with the college. It is one of the best college in gurgaon. Good campus. Better environment.
Based on School / 12th Class Result
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Vicky Kumar B.Tech Student
Bm group of instuition 1/5
Best college ; study level excellent ; big play ground and all type of facilities
PLACEMENT 0.5/5
Infosis ; mahindra ;HCl,codak, Asus ,hero ,parle Samsung ,
Salary Package Less than 2.5 Lakhs
Rawat sir; because his teaching knowledge very well
Admission Criteria: Only give mark sheet and Migration, and etcand college fee (85000rs)
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It is also important to have some assurances regarding substantial compliance. It is not clear why our colleagues did not support this request in Commissioner Adler's motion either. We are only talking about a letter from each Standards Development Organization after surveying their members. Similar to the hang tag concerns, having a commitment on likely compliance matters to us. So while some might be upset about the result, please do not just brush our concerns off as trivial or pretextual. They are neither.
There is much to commend in the standards, and I acknowledge all the work that went into them from all parties. By knowing the mandatory rulemaking is not moving forward anytime soon, industry has the clarity and certainty they needed. Now we need some clarity and certainty on two final components — the hang tag and compliance with the standards.
There is still a path forward for further consideration well before the Commission composition changes. As always, the CPSC staff and my office and I are ready to roll up our sleeves once more and work to find a path forward. I know Commissioner Adler and his staff are as well.
Again, I want to thank the CPSC ROV staff team for their perseverance and tenacity in working with the ROV industry to craft voluntary standards that they believe will genuinely enhance consumer safety. This effort required highly technical engineering analyses and years of perseverance. They have made a real difference for safety, as have those from industry who have been a vital part of this effort. Let's now finish the remaining work together.


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A MAN has been hospitalised for "rapid intoxication" after trying to swallow items including an unknown substance and a syringe when he was visiting a woman in prison.
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But the 23-year-old wasn't able to stomach all of the items, including a syringe which was left protruding from his mouth.
He swallowed unknown substances when confronted by prison officers and drug dogs on February 15 at Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre, police say.
After allegedly refusing to remove his hands from his pockets and acting aggressively towards staff, officers were forced to restrain the man, during which time he transferred concealed items into his mouth, Corrective Services NSW said in a statement.
NSW Police and NSW Ambulance attended the site before transporting the man to hospital for further medical assessment after he started showing signs of rapid intoxication.
A quantity of unknown substance was ingested by the visitor, while the syringe, pieces of clear plastic and a quantity of tobacco were successfully retrieved by officers.
"Correctional officers have no idea what they'll face each day at work and this is a prime example of the excellent job they do responding to difficult situations," Minister for Corrections David Elliott said.
The syringe was left protruding from the man's mouth. Source: Getty Images.Source:Getty Images
"People will go to any lengths to smuggle contraband and avoid getting caught but the lesson here is very clear — it's simply not worth the consequences.
"Instead of spending the morning visiting a loved one, this individual had a trip to the hospital and is now facing criminal charges."
After allegedly refusing to remove his hands from his pockets and acting aggressively towards staff, officers were forced to restrain the man, during which time he transferred concealed items into his mouth.
An anonymous NSW Corrective Services whistleblower told news.com.au that it is easier to "buy drugs, phones and crude weapons in jail than on the street".
He said there were "copious amounts" of contraband available inside NSW jails "every day of the week".
They're most often smuggled in via family members and friends of inmates on contact visits to the prisons, several inside sources told news.com.au.
The anonymous source said rampant contraband was the result of "stupid rules brought in: From restricting how we can search inmates and visitors to making non-contact visits a last resort".
"(The government has) the power to stop drugs but they won't — it keeps the inmates quiet," he said.
He added that, on rare occasions, some guards accept bribes too.
An anonymous source said rampant contraband in NSW prisons is a real problem. Picture: Adam Taylor.Source:News Corp Australia
However, Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Peter Severin congratulated staff for responding to the situation quickly and professionally.
"Staff have done a fantastic job dealing with someone who allegedly thought they could walk into a prison with a pocket full of contraband," Mr Severin said.
"Unfortunately some people continue to ignore our warnings and learn the hard way that our staff are out in force, waiting and watching, and ready to catch anyone who tries to compromise the safety and security of our staff and prisons."
The man will now face court charged with introducing a syringe into a place of detention and attempting to bring a thing into place of detention without authority.
A Corrective Services NSW spokeswoman told news.com.au the department takes "a zero-tolerance approach to contraband and uses a range of methods to track it down and confiscate it".
"Any suggestions that contraband is introduced by staff are immediately investigated," she said. "We encourage anyone with information about contraband being smuggled into prisons to report it to police immediately.
"We continuously monitor and improve practices to ensure our staff, who work among the state's most violent and unpredictable inmates, have a safe workplace."
— with Megan Palin and AAP
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Professor Alison Phipps becomes Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:38:00 BST
Professor Alison Phipps is one of 47 leading social scientists to have been made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, it has been announced.
Principal's reaction to triggering of Article 50
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:00:00 BST
The Prime Minister has now formally triggered Article 50, starting the process which will lead to the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The Principal, Professor Anton Muscatelli gives his views on what this means for the University.
World-leading Imaging Centre of Excellence to be officially opened in Glasgow
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 06:00:00 BST
The University of Glasgow will officially open its new £32M Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE), on Wednesday 29 March 2017.
Seabed conditions key to survival of juvenile cod, haddock and whiting
Links between seabed type and quality are closely related to the abundance and size of young commercially fished species such as cod, haddock and whiting.
UofG scientists set to lead new era in pancreatic cancer treatment
University of Glasgow scientists are set to receive up to £8 million from Cancer Research UK to lead a project that could transform pancreatic cancer trials in the UK, with patients being selected based on their individual tumour.
Finnish-born PhD student wins national writing competition for essay on bilingualism
Finnish-born PhD student Wilhelmiina Toivo, from the University's School of Psychology, has won the Economic and Social Research Council's 2016 -17 writing competition "Making Sense of Society", in partnership with SAGE Publishing.
Principal named as new chair of the Russell Group
Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, has been chosen as the next chair of the Russell Group.
Solar-powered skin opens new possibilities for prosthetics
A new way of harnessing the sun's rays to power 'synthetic skin' could help to create advanced prosthetic limbs capable of returning the sense of touch to amputees.
Research highlights potential way to combat toxoplasmosis parasite
It lives inside one third of the UK population and is a common infection in cats, however until now scientists knew little about how the toxoplasmosis parasite communicated with its host.
University of Glasgow students elect a new Rector
The new Rector for the University of Glasgow has been elected. Aamer Anwar beat nine other candidates for the position and will represent the university's students for the next three years.
Glasgow lecturer is BBC New Generation Thinker
Dr Alistair Fraser, a criminologist at the University of Glasgow, whose expertise focuses on youth culture and street gangs, has been selected by the BBC for the prestigious New Generation Thinkers list, featuring nine other UK academics.
Suffrage Science awards for UofG physicists
A pair of University physicists have become the latest recipients of awards which recognise the achievements of women in science.
Election of Rector
With nominations now closed for the post of Rector, the Principal Professor Anton Muscatelli and four members of the SRC Executive discuss both the role and the importance of the University of Glasgow's values to whoever wins.
Prehistoric ancestor of leukaemia virus found in bats
Ancient DNA traces from the family of viruses that cause a rare type of leukaemia have been found in the genomes of bats, filling the "last major gap" in retrovirus fossil record.
UofG forms strategic partnership with the BBSRC
The University of Glasgow has joined a group of 12 institutions in a strategic partnership with the BBSRC.
First music census to snapshot the UK's £3.5bn music scene
The UK will today hold its first live music census aiming to take a snapshot of the general public's musical choices and tastes, how they engage with music, the formats they prefer to changes in musical trends.
Prof Tessa Holyoake recognised for ground-breaking research into CML
Prof Tessa Holyoake, Professor of Experimental Haematology at the University of Glasgow's Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, has been awarded the prestigious Rowley Prize by the International CML Foundation (iCMLf).
Sleeping habits linked to increase in obesity
Getting a bad night's sleep could be increasing some people's likelihood of becoming obese.
Veterans not at higher risk of leukaemia, finds study
People who have served in the Armed Forces do not have an increased risk of leukaemia or other blood cancers, according to a study by the University of Glasgow.
Music industry event draws top guest list
Movers and shakers from the music industry will meet for a day event at the University of Glasgow to highlight the importance of the industry for jobs and and the economy.The one day event aims to highlight the career paths and opportunities available within the sector.
Council gives green light for University campus masterplan
The University has welcomed the decision by Glasgow City Council to give the green light to its campus masterplan to develop the former Western Infirmary site.
The history of the Antonine Wall through digital storytelling
World heritage experts to discuss how to bring the history of the Roman Antonine Wall to life through digital technology. Options include a coast-to-coast digital map of the wall, from the Clyde to the Forth, for visitors.
Apple CEO Tim Cook receives honorary Doctorate of Science
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been conferred an honorary Doctorate of Science at a ceremony in the University's Bute Hall before a capacity audience of students and staff.


When you're interning away from home, short term, temporary housing is a necessary evil. It makes a lot more sense than subletting, and it's definitely a better choice than looking for a questionable apartment from Craigslist, doesn't it?
While you are staying in a new city as many interns do, it's a good idea to think about what features and amenities you want most.
Below is a breakdown of what to look for in your intern housing to make your stay a great one.
There are plenty of features to look for in intern housing, but the most important of all is location.
As an intern in Washington, you want your housing to be conveniently located to work. You definitely do not want to be schlepping across the city twice a day at rush hour. Look at the address of the building you are considering and see how close it is to your office or the metro station.
Note where transportation is too. You'll want to explore the city and public transport is cheap and easy. Look at the location of other recreational spots like museums, parks and great eateries.
Cities like DC have a mix of classic row houses, apartment buildings and modern luxury condos. Like ice cream, they each have their own flavor. Pricing and amenities will vary and the vibe will be different. You decide!
If you stay in intern or student housing only, you'll be among your peers. That leads to a more fun social life as well as a safer environment. Ask if there are social and professional development events where you can network. After all, isn't that what you came to DC for?
Your peers may be more tolerant and you'll make new friends, often for life.
A fully furnished apartment relieves you of the time and expense of buying furniture, pots and pans and the backbreaking loading and unloading. Instead you can just unpack your suitcase, kick back and relax from the first day that you move in. Ask what is included and what isn't.
When you're looking at intern housing amenities, it helps to be realistic about what matters and what doesn't. It's nice to have amenities like a gym, a business center, an outdoor pool and a lounge area at your disposal, but how often will you have time to use any of that?
If those features are important to you, that's one thing, but don't get caught paying for amenities that you don't even use once during your entire stay.
Another feature that should not be overlooked is the ever-elusive washer and dryer. It's best when your housing comes equipped without having to go to the laundromat. Some people don't mind washing clothing at a community location, but it's convenient to get laundry done right in the comfort of your temporary rental.
Choose intern housing that has 24-hour security, with a front office that will respond in case of emergency. Some intern housing is in smaller houses which don't have a front desk, but should have an emergency contact that responds just in case you lose your key. Ask about that.
Your rental should have WiFi. No exception.
As an intern, you need free, reliable access to a high-speed connection. We all know how attached we are to our devices. It's a disaster to have to leave your housing to access the Internet and that can make for an miserable stay.
Use this list as a starting point, but keep an open mind. When you find the right intern housing, you'll know.


This adapter plate allows you to utilize Tim's Nock Tool with combination sanders with a 6" disc and with tables with an approximate dimension of 6" x 9". It is not needed for 8" sanders with tables with an approximate dimension of 16" x 7".
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If you have shredder problems and need office shredder repairs in Bolton, we have qualified and reliable shredder repair technicians who can resolve your shredding issues quickly and with low cost. We also offer an annual shredder servicing scheduling and maintenance agreement for complete piece of mind. It doesn't matter whether it is a strip cut (spaghetti) or a cross cut (confetti) style shredding device in Bolton we can offer a same day shredder repair service.
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It can seem daunting to stay true to your environmental values when you're feeling under the weather, as so many of us are this time of year. We have some ideas that will have you feeling better in no time and ease your worried zero waste mind.
The perfect way to soothe a sore throat is with some organic elderberry syrup in a glass bottle, which can be found at any health food store near you. Keep the warm liquids going by sipping bone broth or making tea with a stainless steel looseleaf tea diffuser and cast iron tea pot. You can remove your hot soup from the microwave without the use of disposable paper towels by placing your bowl in a cute cotton soup bowl cozy.
Store a clean stack of these super soft organic cotton flannel handkerchiefs next to your sick bed. You can add a few drops of organic wintergreen, lemongrass, eucalyptus essential oils to a diffuser, which we recommend placing next to your bed.
When you're ready to get up and move about, you can rinse your sinuses with a ceramic Neti Pot filled with a mix of baking soda and previously-boiled water.
Depending on what's got you feeling down, your physician may prescribe some medications or recommend something over-the-counter. Take a look at our post on medications to see what you can do to minimize your waste in that area.
There is nothing more frustrating than being completely sick but unable to sleep. A few milligrams of melatonin in a glass jar can help put you to sleep – just make sure not to take too much too often. Another great tincture is this one from Bio Naturals. It is a bit more expensive, but for those of you who really struggle to sleep, it really is a lifesaver! You can use a hot or cold organic cotton, flaxseed, and lavender eye pillow as well.
When your mind is too active, try reading an e-book on a refurbished Kindle Paperwhite E-reader, library book, or a used book from ThriftBooks. Our personal favorite is to meditate with the Headspace app, which has guided meditations, visualization exercises, and calming sleep sounds.
Warm your feet up next to an electric space heater (which anyone, whether or not they have solar panels, can power by renewable energy!) with a warm rice-filled cotton body wrap and organic wool socks.
We hope these ideas help you feel better soon!


Dr. Lina Cardona is a board certified family physician who specializes in dermatology. She received her medical degree from University of Antioquia in Colombia and served as chief resident at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso. She graduated from Texas Tech with honors in 2014 and completed her dermatology fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
She has participated in over 25 dermatological clinical studies, has been published in medical journals, and has collaborated on abstracts and graphic presentations about dermatological conditions. Additionally, she co-authored a chapter on derma fillers for the dermatology textbook Office-Based Cosmetic Procedures and Techniques and authored several chapters on skin pathologies in the textbook Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 3rd Edition.
Dr. Lina Cardona is committed to providing integral dermatological care for her patients. She has the experience and knowledge to treat a wide variety of skin diseases and to perform surgical and cosmetic procedures.


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Throughout the school year a wide range of house competitions take place which test the sporting, cultural and intellectual brilliance of students of all year groups, fostering collaboration within - and healthy competition between - the different houses. The winning house in any given competition receives 400 points, second place receives 300, third place receives 200 and fourth place, 100. Points may also be won by personal endeavour in a wide range of other areas. The totals which you see here represent the ongoing and regularly updated aggregate of the house points for this academic year.
Congratulations to Leeke who are currently topping the Housepoints for Autumn Term 2019
St. Olave's is divided up into four different houses. On entry to the school in Year 7 or Year 12 all pupils will be allocated to a house.
Earning points for your house throughout the year is an important way of showing dedication and commitment to the strong culture and values underpinning the school. The house system is also an enjoyable means of fostering collaborative and competitive endeavour across all year groups in a range of cultural, sporting and academic disciplines throughout the course of the school year. Each of the four houses is named after one of the founders, early benefactors or governors of the School:
Bingham (Yellow)
John Bingham was a governor of the school in 1607. His elaborate memorial in Southwark cathedral includes an ornate dragon; it is this golden dragon, included in the logo, that serves as a reminder of John Bingham and connotes feelings of power and determination for members of Bingham house.
Cure (Red)
Thomas Cure, MP for Southwark, lived in a house adjoining Saint Saviour's church in the late Sixteenth century and his rent helped to fund our fledgling grammar school. He used as a personal symbol the East Grinstead coat of arms which includes a prominent sword; this element is included in the house logo to represent the honourable nature and deep history of Cure house.
Harvard (Green)
The Harvard logo serves as a reminder to students of the strong connection with Harvard University and of our shared interest in advanced scholarly endeavour. John Harvard, after whom the prestigious American university was named, attended St. Saviour's Grammar School at Southwark in the early Seventeenth Century, and his father Robert Harvard was one of our School's earliest governors.
Leeke (Blue)
Henry Leeke, a Southwark brewer, left a will in 1561 which gave £8 a year towards the founding and maintenance of a new free school. His original benefaction enabled the establishment of St. Olave's. His brewery and inn was called "The Dolphin" and this symbol of Leeke house connotes the care and intelligence of the house's members.
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Iced Teas at Hush
By Toby L. White on	 July 6, 2011 Tipples
Summer's had a faltering start this year. Like a car engine with a crank handle, June seemed to cough and splutter on occasion but it ran idle and cold for the most part. Then, last week, on the cusp of July, it roared into life and hit 4,000 rpm in one afternoon as if suddenly realising it had a job to do.
Once they arrive, as a rule, summers are a welcome season anywhere but a sweltering city can take all the fun out of the fine weather. With that in mind, there is one place offering the perfect respite from a muggy summer's day.
Tucked away in a secluded cobbled Mayfair courtyard, the fittingly-monikered Hush offers sanctity away from a bustling Bond street and, in such surroundings, they've come up with the perfect antidote to a sweltering summer's shopping trip: a range of iced teas.
These aren't iced teas in the traditional sense, nor are they the punishing alcoholic concoctions favoured by themed cocktail bars in the 90s, these are scintillating, thirst-quenchers more refreshing than an instant dip in an Arctic sink hole. The rather creatively-concocted Jasmine & Strawberry, Chamomile & Peach, Summer Rose and Ginger & Lemon, these guilt-free thirst-quenchers are just the ticket to take the heat out of the midday sun. You can add the guilt, too, if you wish. Each are designed to be spiked with a dash of Hendrick's gin making these an enticing alternative to Pimms for a sundowner after work.
And it doesn't stop there. As if you needed more, sorbets complementing the flavours make a nice accompaniment to the drinks and completing the mad dogs and Englishmen line-up, a Victoriana ice cream bike is on hand, doing the rounds offering home-made classics but also a few new confections such as the enigmatically oxymoronic salted fudge.
It's a clever idea that they've come up with. I often find that with the onset of summer comes the ennui of quite what to drink of an afternoon. Among the pubs and bars spilling throngs onto Soho streets, the non-alcoholic defaults of orange juice and lemonade or lime and soda lack excitement and cocktails and evening staples defeat the object as thirst-quenchers. At Hush, an outdoor space set back from a crowded roadside, there's a rather more relaxing, sophisticated alternative…
Iced teas and ice-creams are available throughout the summer at Hush Brasserie, Mayfair (8 Lancashire Court, Brook Street, London W1). For more information visit their website.
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Inequality and Mental Health in Cannabis Careers Still Needs to be Addressed
August 8, 2022 by Isabel Guzman Leave a Comment
The cannabis industry is a relatively young industry, still traveling through the motions that any budding industry goes through. As a consumer, you might not think too much about where your product comes from, nonetheless who is the mind behind the product, like the CEO of your favorite baked edible.
In my own personal experience as a cannabis consumer, I have not encountered many consumers that research the products they purchase or the cannabis industry as a whole. However, I encourage everyone to discover the story behind their favorite brand because it can lead to deeper appreciation for your top strain and even increase brand loyalty. Despite the commonality of the unconscious consumer, executive-level careers in cannabis are on the rise – for some.
The legalization and general social acceptance of cannabis use has spread like wildfire in the recent decades. Thus, careers in the cannabis industry are booming. These careers vary from budtenders, to lab testers, to cultivators, to CEO's.
Leadership roles in cannabis appear to be dominated by one demographic in particular, leaving the others far behind them. Women make up just 8% of cannabis CEO's, reported in Building New Foundations in the Cannabis Industry's 2021 white papers. Furthermore, the percentage of female cannabis executives has even dropped in recent years. In a MJBizDaily 2021 report, they found that "…The percentage of women who hold executive positions, 22.1%, fell below the average recorded across the larger U.S. business landscape, 29.8% [in 2021]."
It could be considered that the lower statistics are caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lay-offs that came with it, but could there be more to the decline in female executive positions? The founder of Lit Girl Goodies – Kait – sits down with The Emerald Magazine to discuss her experience of doing business in the cannabis industry as a woman.
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In a society where feminism is one of the most popular advocacies to unite people, women in cannabis still find themselves struggling with where they stand in their businesses, among colleagues, and the industry in general. Kait reflects on the times she has felt that she was taken advantage of by potential business partners, "In my personal experience, I have been approached many times for all kinds of business opportunities that have never really been to my benefit or the company's… the theme of some of these opportunities was always, 'What can we get out of Lit Girl?' or 'How can we use the Lit Girl brand and product for our own company's growth?'"
Lit Girl Goodies is a specialty stuffed-edible bakery based in Maine that started as an Instagram account showcasing her delicious edibles made from home. Since then, the business has grown into a trusted bakery that is even shelved at dispensaries all over Maine. "I started making edibles 8 years ago when I quit drinking as a way to keep my mind busy," Kait recalls, "And to also be able to socialize comfortably without blatantly smoking."
Owner of Lit Girl Goodies further expands on the sexism that she has encountered in her career by discussing the beauty standard in cannabis. "There's a certain level of sexuality attached to women in cannabis, right? Like when you think of a woman in cannabis, it's usually the hot girl smoking in her bikini," Kait describes, "But in reality, many of us are mediocre-looking mom's working tirelessly, professionally and in the home as caregivers to our families."
The idea that sex sells is made evident by the countless advertisements for colognes, fashion, food and beer that people all over the world are consuming constantly. As the cannabis industry grows and asks to be taken seriously, marketing should reflect a mature business without the distraction of hot stoner girls. Objectifying women for advertisements are a thing of the past, and Kait wants to keep it that way by "…[Normalizing] the average woman in cannabis."
For women who are interested in starting their own cannabis business, Kait advises to put in your studying hours, "Educate yourself in general business, take a class or 2 [which is] something I wish I had done. Talk to other women in the industry and really feel out what the community is like before committing yourself to it. Prepare yourself for the highs and lows of business, educate yourself on the signs of burnout and emotional breakdown and most importantly, believe in yourself."
The cannabis industry does not only lack female representatives on the executive level, it lacks the contribution of people of color as well; In 2017, Marijuana Business Daily reported that only 5.75% of cannabis entrepreneurs identified as Hispanic/Latinx, and only 4.3% identified as Black. Many who advocate for equity in cannabis are shedding light on the communities that suffered the most from war on drugs era in the 70s are the people who are still being arrested at higher rates than any other demographic for marijuana possession, and are also not profiting from the cannabis industry's growing income.
How can an industry thrive without diversity? Where are the new perspectives and backgrounds that are so vital to ensuring success? As the cannabis industry grows and diversifies, consumers will undoubtedly be inclined to return to their favorite cannabis business because they feel welcome and feel that the business has the consumer's best interest in mind.
Although a completely safe, supportive and fair business place can be difficult to achieve in any industry, it should not be met with a fixed mindset that believes "it is what it is." There is something hopeful about knowing changes need to be made.
Fortunately, many states that have legalized cannabis are enforcing equality initiatives to support communities of color that are affected by outdated cannabis laws. Surely, there is a long way to go. However, as a cannabis consumer, doing your part by researching cannabis brands can lead to making more conscious decisions about who you are paying and ultimately, supporting.
Emerald Magazine is grateful to Kait for sharing her experience with our publication, and always seeking to give a voice to all who represent the minority in cannabis.
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Thanks to all the participants of the November 2018 UK Cardiac CT course for their feedback and valuable suggestions.
The course is extremely well organized. The opportunity to spend most of the time on hands-on sessions rather than having theoretical lessons is very effective in terms of learning and helping to create a structured approach to the reporting. The team of Supervisors is extremely qualified. All very professional and kind, always prone to provide explanations and patently reply to all the questions. All the cases have been discussed in detail and with no harry. The possibility to double check results with Angio findings is an added value to the course. Everything was extremely well organized, also in terms of timing, lunch breaks, and coffee breaks. Nice the idea to arrange two-course dinner that helped to socialize and created a nice and friendly atmosphere during the whole course. One of the best courses I have ever attended.
Wonderful, in-depth and excellent cardiac CT level 2 course. Great touch to have online lectures. Excellent post-course support material/group. I would highly recommend it to any radiologist/cardiologist! Perhaps, a few suggestions of mine: 1. Do include more online lectures - make them mandatory to review +- more tests 2. More sessions for coronary artery disease evaluation 3. Perhaps rapid fire session - targeted at coronaries 5+5 minute sessions (5min review, 5min for feedback) - so can review 6 coronary cases in an hour.. perhaps dedicate 1-2 half day sessions Thank you! Response: Thanks Nick for all the suggestions. Let me see if they can be implemented for the next courses.
Very good hands-on training, meets the expectations, very experienced speakers. Highly recommended.
Course was very good only if you can provide workstation per candidate Response: In our experience, pairing with another candidate particularly with that of opposite specialty provides the best learning experience. However, we do keep some extra workstations, just in case someone prefers to work on their own.
Excellent course at the right pace for novice to CT like me. Very interactive and practical oriented. Recommend to break up the course in two part. This might not be suitable for international attendees but for a local attendee, it might be more convenient.
Response: Thanks Imran. People just prefer to come and finish the course in one go. That is why we offer a combined Level 1 and 2 course.
I thought the course was extremely well organized and delivered. The preparatory lecture series was very helpful. The venue was easy to reach and provided an excellent base for the duration. The 6 days mixture of lectures and cases was engaging and challenging in equal measure. I feel my practice and confidence will be greatly enhanced by participating in this course.
Excellent overall - amazing teaching and lectures, the course gives you a very good in-depth base for performing cardiac CT, and the cases are fantastic - well done!
Wow, this was the best course I ever attended. It was very personal and very informative. Dr. Mittal and his team are excellent teachers, and everyone gets an opportunity to participate. You also learn a very good approach.
It's very nice course for the cardiac CT, very good learning and variety of cases, however, I think it might be possible to add some 1 hour of cases variety such as SCAD on the CT scan or rarer congenital cases as a quick review, but overall was an excellent course.
An excellent course covering a wide range of cases and hands-on practice.
Excellent Course. Enjoyable and readily applicable to clinical care.
This is a comprehensive course, covering all of what a cardiologist needs to know about cardiac CT. Efficiently organised with good speakers and very helpful software application support. This is an excellent course which I highly recommend.
The conduct and content of the course were excellent. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in Cardiac CT.
Excellent and very fruitful course. I am confident to run the service. Drs Mittal, Ben and Mini are excellent teachers and willing to go the extra mile. I think 5 days would be enough for the material to be covered. This was also felt by colleagues.
I thought it was extremely good and very enjoyable. I would recommend it to anyone.
I really like the course. It was really important for me. I like that all the teachers had a lot of responsibility for the students (even after the classes).
Super. I think I would have liked to have been paired with a radiologist if possible to contrast my knowledge as a cardiologist. Response: Thanks Shanti, we always propose to participants to pair with someone from opposite specialty. However, this is not always possible as they are not in equal numbers. I do hope that you still achieved your objectives of coming to the course.
Very well organized course definitely meeting its learning objectives.
Great course. Excellent teachers, especially Tarun and Mini. Super cases. Very well organised.
Course contents are excellent and intensive enough to cover most of the topics and meet your need, then different learning curves from person to person will need further training.
Thanks to all the participants of the July 2018 UK Cardiac CT Course for your kind feedback and suggestions.
Thank you all for your kind feedback and valuable suggestions. I have tried to respond to some of them.
The course itself was superb and I would highly recommend it to colleagues.
Very intense, and days were a bit long, but overall probably the best course I have ever attended.
It would be nice to have one workstation/person to be able to work through the cases at your own pace: for me it would probably have been possible to review more cases or to finish them in a shorter time period. But it would definitely not be a reason not to recommend this course to others. Was really a brilliant, high level learning experience. Felt more confident in my job as cardiovascular radiologist after the course, both because I felt confirmed in the way I did my job before taking the course and also because of filling the knowledge gaps I had. Dr Mittal's response: Ilse, thanks for your feedback. There are pros and cons to have a single participant on each workstation. We always try to pair a cardiologist with a radiologist so that they learn from each other as well. And also, it is good to have someone faster with someone slower, with the aim of the latter learning and coming up to a reasonable pace (obviously, the faster one would need to have patience).
Overall an excellent course, I learned a lot, thanks!
The course was very extensive, from basics to highly specialized. Lectures were excellent in quality, quantity and presentation. However, IT hardware was troublesome at times.
Very good course. Met learning objectives. All friendly. Having individual work stations would have had some advantages.
It was an excellent course. Everything was explained in detailed but easy to understand manner making this rather alien topic for a Radiologist, rather familiar. Absolutely worth coming all the way from Australia! Highly recommended!
I truly appreciated that Everyone from Dr Mittal to the IT-crew to Mrs Yearley, everyone always said hello with a smile and were incredibly helpful. Dr Pakkal and Dr Mittal remembered everybody's names. The while atmosphere was very positive, academic and very tuned towards optimal learning.
Overall an excellent course with good variability and number of cases.
Would suggest adding more valve, pulmonary vein, pericardium cases. Also on the last day to give 10 random cases and then to tally findings.
Very good course with so many cases with enough variety and enough time to practice.
Very intensive but satisfactory course. I am ready to do cardiac ct now!
Very good course with outstanding quality of teaching - many thanks to Dr Mittal and Dr Pakkal for sharing your knowledge and experience. Some more time could be reserved for stent/graft cases and cardiomyopathies discussion as well as NICE guidelines indications for CCT. The non-cardiac findings primer seems to be slightly too short for non-radiologists but covers the most common findings.
Overall, quite excellent. I would suggest that Dr Mittal outline his (subjective) criteria for mild, moderate and severe disease with specific examples and why before reviewing cases. For example, he mentioned only the second day his specific criteria for soft plaque regarding calcium and the lumen. Also, his approach was not uniform. I had the microphone and called plaque mild. He asked me if I had measured, and I had not. By measuring, he demonstrated that it was moderate. My partner had the microphone next, and learning from my omission, he specifically measured, and the % measurement was mild to moderate, but he was corrected and was told that it was severe. Dr Mittal did not measure the second case. My point is either one measures and goes by measurement, or one does not measure and goes by subjective criteria as outlined by Dr Mittal's approach. Personally, I feel that measuring is imprecise, depending on several variables, and would have to be subject to a rigorous clinical trial, of which I did not see any evidence to support. For CAD assessment, I feel that whatever approach one uses, it should be uniform and applied to all cases, with a consistent criterion. I do not feel that I took that away from the course. Mild is mild, and severe is severe, most people agree, but there is a lot of interobserver (and most likely intraobserver) variability in between.Dr Mittal's response: My apologies for any confusion. Unfortunately, that is often the case that mild (<50%) stenosis or severe (>70% or more) is easier to characterise, while the moderate ones (50-69%) are more difficult to be certain. In such cases one calls them moderate on visual basis or quantifies them using tools available on the software. This is not different to experience with catheter angiography where moderate stenosis are difficult ones and role of FFR is paramount.
It was a good course. It gave good starting prerequisites for getting started with data analysis. Maybe there was too little time to go through each case before the answer came - maybe make the course one day longer to provide more time for each case.
Excellent course which i would highly recommend further very nice variety of cases, each with an important and learning point (very well selected).
Excellent course. It is rather long but I cannot work out how to make it any shorter.
An excellent course overall with great lectures, great content and a very good venue. I have recommended to several people already! The only less than perfect lecture was the one from the lady from GE - I didn't think it added anything to the course.Dr Mittal's response: Many thanks Sudhakar. To be fair to GE lady, she was informed about this talk only at the last moment. However, I would let her know.
Overall the course was run very successfully and professionally. It was run strictly on time. However; a minor IT glitched on last day may be unavoidable. 2 thumbs up for Dr. Tarun, Dr, Mini and teams for great and excellent job.
If there is better seating arrangement, such as a mix of cardiologist and radiologist on the same station, would enhance the learning experience as there will be different perspective achieved. Currently, there is no sign on the seats for radiologist/cardiologist combination, and result in random seating.Dr Mittal's response: Thanks Leung. This is my aim to have cardiologist and radiologist seated together. However, although we do state it in the beginning of the course, it is difficult to micromanage as everyone is grown-up adult. However, I would take your advise for next course.
Very useful course with excellent arrangement.
Case selection, hospitality and atmosphere was great. Systematic approach to cases and excellent presentation made me feel confident about reporting CT scans even though I have not done it before. I really enjoyed the course.
The quality of this course was the best i have ever seen before. Thank you very much for that!
I should mention the high level and excellent quality of the course. Drs Tarun K Mittal & Mini Pakkal were excellent in organizing and presenting the course. Personally, I would prefer the course to be 1-2 days longer, as I think more cases regarding cardiomyopathies, heart failure and valve diseases should be presented.
Dr Mittal's response: Maria, thanks for your feedback and suggestion. We are increasing the hands-on time even more from the next course.
The overall quality of the course is excellent, with good presentations, excellent interaction a wonderful case load.
Overall was very well organised, excellent speakers, and clear cases. will be useful for both patients and my own practise.
Thank you very much for an excellent course. I have attended many courses by I must say that this course is the Best course I have attended. I am impressed by your knowledge especially Drs Mittal and Mini. Excellent in their presentations precise in they explanations. It was an overall fantastic course. Thank you !!
Overall very informative comprehensive course I consider myself very lucky to found a chance and attending it.
The best course I have ever had. Many thanks to Dr Mittal for organising such a great learning experience.
Overall the course was very good, provides a good basis to start developing personal experience, as said I wish there was more hands on with respect to valvular heart disease particularly TAVI. Dr Mittal's response: Thanks Dr Feinberg for your feedback and suggestion. Even I would like to teach more complex cardiac CT – such as TAVI and cardiomyopathies. Unfortunately, for most participants this is a beginning of cardiac imaging, particularly CT and it is important to first learn the basic bread and butter cardiac CT to start with (which this course is about) and take a more advanced course as a next step.
Very well structured and complete course. Excellent logistics, i.e. set-up of workstations. Good balance between presentations on the one hand and hands-on cases on the other hand. Good quality and mixture of hands-on cases in all facets.
Overall absolutely brilliant course and I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the long hours. Some of the external speakers could be improved (as already mentioned) but Tarun (especially) and Mini were superb. Please continue to place emphasis on hands-on cases as that is where one learns the most. I will certainly recommend this course to others and thank you Tarun once again.
Loved it. Came out of it feeling confident of being competent in cardiac CT.
Perhaps more days with lesser hours.
Excellent course, highly recommended for anyone who would like to learn cardiac CT and become competent in its application and interpretation.
Excellent course content and teaching.
Extremely well organised and delivered. The quality of the lectures, lecturers, course materials, cases and venue more than justify the course fee.
This is my first time to attend a cardiac CT course and I think it's very good. I came in a bit cynical thinking how can I possibly learn cardiac CT in a week. And it turned out very good and I'm happy about it. I talked with other participants who have attended 3 or 4 cardiac CT courses in the past and they say this is the best course they've attended by far. Couldn't agree more. Thank you!
The course was really interesting and to the point! Dr Mittal put a lot of effort into it and it definitely met my needs! It is quite expensive though, especially for those who are not getting funded by their hospitals.
Response: These courses are unfortunately expensive to run. For a similar cost (£2000), other courses in UK are for 4 days. In USA, the level 2 courses cost between $6000 to $8000. If we were to run the course in London, it would increase the cost of the course and most delegates coming from outside London would find it much more expensive to stay as well. It is thus all about getting the right balance. This course provides best value of money but most importantly the best training in cardiac CT that you can obtain in 6-days! Please see another perspective below.
It was a very good hand on experience, and would recommend other to attend. An advance 2-days course for level 2 trained doctors would be helpful.
The overall conduct, quality and performance in this course is excellent and its a highly recommended course.
Excellent course, wide variety of cases with lots of hands on and very detailed explanation by the tutors.
The course gives a excellent insight about the role and application of cardiac CT in clinical scenario.
Overall quality is excellent, course was very informative and inspiring that we can hopefully bring this to our centre.
Excellent presentation and very useful course for cardiac CT . Many thanks to Dr. Tarun and Dr. Mini.
I am very satisfied with the organisation and overall conduct of the course.
I really enjoyed this course. It sharpened my reflexes about cardiac and coronary findings.
Very well organized the course, excellent lectures/presentations and plenty hands-on practice.
Very good course. Sometimes I would have appreciated if the lecturer had repeated questions or answers from the audience when there were no microphone.
Response: I agree Berry and surely will try to improve on that.
Excellent course. Even though the course material is superb, it would have been nice to also get a book for reference and further in depth study.
Response: Thanks Kristoffer. I have added a list of books in the online course folder for everyone.
I cannot praise this course enough. I totally recommend this course to all who are in cardiac imaging fraternity regardless of their modality of interest.
It was one of the best and well prepared courses, materials and work stations were perfect.
Very well organised and intense course meeting the teaching objectives. It is worth the time, money and effort.
Very very good and beneficial course. Before I had no idea about CT but know at least 70 % of data I collected easily in 6 days.
This was an overall excellent course and I learnt an incredible amount. A particular strong point of the course is the continuous participation on the work stations. It was useful that two participants worked together so that there is constant interaction and feedback. There was a great mix of cases and everything was very well presented. The best course I have ever attended with real added value. Dr Mittal was very thorough throughout the course and showed great concern regarding the learning of the participants. I also enjoyed Mini Pakkal's contributions very much. Great thanks for the website and all the additional information that we received. It was a very good venue and we were surely fed very well. The course dinners were a great opportunity to get to know this interesting mix of people from all over the world. I have only a few suggestions to make regarding the course manual. - The order of the slides changed between the lectures from left-right to top-bottom. It would be helpful to keep one order to support future reading of the manual. - Whenever there are slides with animation (where pictures where added) the printed version only showed the last version – e.g. Mini Pakkal's talk on coronary artery anomalies slides "ALCAPA", "Interarterial course" and "ABCD". It's a very nice feature during the talk but it's a shame to miss out on the images in the manual. - Would it be possible to have a list of abbreviation either at the beginning of the manual or at the end of each talk? Abbreviations make the slides less crowded and easier to read but the reader of the manual may get stuck. - It would be nice to have at least once a change of partners during the course. This would allow us to get to know other people and their reporting style. Not sure whether this would work while asking the participants in order – I feature I rather liked as it kept us on our toes without being too stressful and distractive Thanks again for this fabulous course!
Response: Vanessa, thanks for your appreciation and suggestions. I would attempt to incorporate them for the next courses.
Dear Dr Mittal and the rest of the organising committee, thank you for providing us with the opportunity to attend such an excellent course (some of us at short notice). Your enthusiasm for the specialty is palpable and contagious. The course has changed my unlearned perception of cardiac CT - I am keen now to embrace this an imaging sub-speciality to complement cardiac MR, perhaps even trump it. Thanks to UK CCT, I have discovered a new and fascinating peephole into the human heart of images perfectly registered and of pristine resolution. Thank you for giving us trainees this wonderful learning opportunity and I hope this course may continue to grow and succeed, nationally and internationally, under your inspiring leadership for many years to come.
It was a perfect course, it reached the goal which I was going for.
The course was overall excellent. My only points would be that was very intensive, especially the day when stents and grafts were presented. You could consider dedicate two days, as both are used in daily practice. Congratulations!
Response: Anna, thanks for your suggestions. It would be good to that but will require more time or reducing time on other aspects. I consider this as a 'basic' level 2 course with a taste to more advance topics.
Most satisfied overall! Personally, I think in a lecture format the need for a lot of references to convince the audience is unnecessary - it will more distract from the real message with all diagrams and curves. It´s very nice to see that it has a real scientific approach and sometimes add some value, but it can also obscure, which I sometimes experienced. Thank you for an overall learning course and for the big enthusiasm from the faculty, especially Dr Mittal.
Response: Fredrik, I understand your concern. However, it is essential for those training to have competency at Level 2 are also familiar with the scientific evidence.
I already mentioned my general comments before. It was a great course which I enjoyed very much. It's very well structured and gave a good walkthrough for cardiac CT. I did this course on the recommendation of one of our consultants. Two comments: - I would prefer a bit of a faster pace during the hands-on cases. Less time between your review of the scan and the discussion. - More use of the quiz app during some hands-on cases. It's improves your attention span due to the interaction.
Response: Dennis, thanks for your suggestions. The pace is kept with everyone in mind and unfortunately, to suite the slower participants. One can certainly try to use the quiz app more often.
Excellent and highly recommended course. Thanks for the organizers.
Excellent course both for the new starters as well as for experienced trainees/specialists.
This was an Excellent course and has helped in understanding cardiac CT in depth. The hands-on training and the discussion following each case was helpful. Hope to have similar courses in other aspects of cardiac imaging.
This course is excellent and the best I have attended during my training as a Cardiologist. It provided me with the knowledge and skills to improve my practice in CT and also in intervention and other imaging modalities. Highly recommended.
Excellent organisation of the course. However, conference venue is not easily accessible by public transport.
It is an excellent course. Dr Mittal has put a great effort to run the course efficiently and also deliver a high standard of learning activities. He makes sure everyone is actively involved in discussion and creates an enjoyable and memorable event.
A very good course with minor imperfections. Many compliments to dr. Mittal who is a very dedicated and qualified teacher.
Superb. Well organised. Very useful.
Very intense but provides extensive basic knowledge.
The course is way too expensive. For this money I would at least have expected to have the case discussions in smaller groups (max. 8 people per group). Next time hand out a printed out evaluation form at the beginning of the course so as to evaluate in a live manner. Some speakers I could hardly remember well at the end of the week now.
Response: I can understand that the course may seem expensive. However, there are large expenses involved in organising such hands-on courses. Also, this course is less than half the cost compared to similar courses in USA. Unfortunately, everyone is moving towards on-line feedback. Yes, I can ask participants to start writing down comments for each lecture on the manual itself from the very start.
Sincere thanks to Dr Mittal - a great inspiration for any aspiring cardiac imaging cardiology trainee. Your commitment and enthusiasm for the field are contagious and career shaping for trainees. Thank you for so generously sharing your CT knowledge base and decades of experience with us in such a short space of time - I am immeasurably grateful.
The quality of the course can only be described as excellent.
Excellent overall course. Would highly recommend.
Highly advisable, would book again.


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When I began my career, I started out in construction management, and one of my first bosses would often say to the crew, "we have the benefit of 2000 years of progress and electricity, put down the hand tools and use the power tools!" At the time I really thought he knew something I didn't know and I admired his stance on work. I was young and my own "tool" skills were just starting to develop so that phrase seemed like real wisdom to me. Since then, I have forgotten my early interest in management, and instead have dedicated my life to woodworking and woodworking knowledge.
As my skills and knowledge have grown I have come to realize how terribly wrong my old boss really was about hand tools. I can't fault him, he was a business man, not a craftsman, and time is money.
These days I work alone in my studio/shop and build one of kind pieces of furniture or occasional cabinets for my clients. Like everyone I have to make a living, but the work, not the money, is the motivation behind what I do. I strive to make each piece of furniture, or even the simplest kitchen cabinet, a lasting piece of sculpture for its new owner. Without hand tools though, the excellence I hope to achieve would be impossible to reach. Hand tools, specifically hand planes, offer more then just a way to connect the woodworker to the wood.
While heavily into construction, I had the good fortune to work with different types of people with different work habits and skills. I learned something from all of them, but the most influential person of all was a carpenter named Ricardo. Several years ago I was renovating a historic house in Columbia and had hired a friend's construction company to help finish the job. Ricardo, a self taught master carpenter with the odd habit of humming Alabama song's while he worked, was the head carpenter for my friend's crew.
At that time I was still a professional remodeler and owned every jobsite carpentry tool imaginable. On the first day that we worked together, Ricardo arrived before the rest of his crew and their equipment and began to work. Immediately he asked me for my hand plane. I stared at him blankly and said I didn't own a plane and pointed towards all the other tools. And then I said it, "I have two thousands years worth of carpentry progress over there, can't you use one of the power tools?" These days I remember that moment the way my mother remembers the Kennedy assassination. Ashamed of that comment, it would be the last time I ever said it and meant it. Ricardo, who was considerably older then me, gave me a look that I now recognize as the same one I give my teen age nieces and nephews when they are showing their age, but he said nothing, shrugged his shoulders, and went to the power tools to work. I spent the afternoon impressed by his work, but noticing he was constantly frustrated and fuddling with the tools. He had also stopped humming.
The next day, my friend and Ricardo's boss arrived and brought Ricardo a beat up Stanley number 4 hand plane. When you think "hand plane" in your head, this is that plane. Millions of them have been made and used for well over a hundred years. I noticed two things immediately.
First Ricardo started humming again and secondly his production doubled and looked better then any work I could perform. I was intrigued. I spent the next few weeks watching him work. At first I was still hesitant about hand planes, but the more I watched the more I knew it was a skill I needed. Ricardo could do anything with a plane.
I watched him trim laminate for a counter top, fix broken windows and doors, correct a humped floor and create amazing door thresholds just to start. When he focused his skills to custom tables and raised panel doors I was amazed at the speed and purpose with which he put tool to wood. He could use the plane and nothing more then his hand as a guide and get perfect results. At that time I had already fallen in love with making furniture and I knew my work would not progress until I mastered the plane.
It took a couple more weeks to work up the nerve but eventually I put aside my embarrassment and asked Ricardo to teach me how to use the tool. My life has not been the same since. I can highlight the major moments of my life in the following order: the day my daughter was born, the day I married my wife, the day I graduated from college, and the day I learned to use a hand plane. Seriously.
Today, a hand plane is never far from my side. Ricardo returned home several years back, but I owe him deeply for the lasting gift he has given me. Learning to use hand planes did several things for me. It opened my eyes to hand tools in general. The more I learned about them, the more I scoured flea markets and EBay in search of them. With each new tool came a new skill and improved work.
As my knowledge in woodworking grew, so did my commitment to the craft and my inevitable switch from construction to furniture. But the most surprising benefit of hand planes was a chance rediscovering of my own family roots.
Recently I returned home from a trip to my family's farm. A place that has been in my family far longer than anyone still living can remember. The farm is sadly no longer functioning and visiting it is like stepping back in time 150 years. While investigating a collapsed barn I stumbled upon a half dozen wooden hand planes. The planes had not been touched in thirty years. They probably have not been used in fifty. Upon showing them to my father, the last generation to grow up on the farm, he could remember watching my great grandfather and grandfather use them. Eventually when he and his brothers became old enough, they used them.
I have furniture in my home built by three generations of men with the very planes I now possess. It is something of a wonder to me how woodworking, in all its function and purpose, can have the added side effect of turning woodworkers into part time historians. With the discovery of these hand planes though, I am especially moved because their history is my history. I can see the wear on the handles from where they have been gripped and used and couldn't help but notice how well my own hands fit those marks of wear. These planes are a tangible connection to my past and my ancestry.
As I work in my shop, I often find my hands drifting to those old planes and I instantly think of the furniture made with them in my home. It is not uncommon for me to turn off the machine I am working with and pick up one my working hand planes instead. I wonder if my grand children will one day hold the planes I use in the same awe that I hold my great grandfather's.
The very tangible connection I have discovered to my family has only served to push me even harder to better understand the methods of woodworking used by my great-grandfather's generation in order to improve my current work. I study joints and techniques and try to master them if they are new to me. I enjoy seeing the way craftsmen from his era understood wood and used that knowledge to help them work it. I buy texts from the era and read them with the thought that I am reconnected to men in my family. Men I never met, but now in this one small way, feel that I know.
I am restoring my great grandfather's hand planes and plan to return them to their intended work. These will not be display pieces in my hand tool collection, but will instead be tools used by a fourth generation of my family. It connects me to them and hopefully will one day connect another generation to me.


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Helen M. beloved daughter of the late Lucien "Danny" and Helen Davis, loving sister of Sr. Lucien Marie "Nancy" Davis, Richard (Darlene) Davis, Charles (Melva) Davis, and the late John, Jerome, Thomas, Daniel, Paul and Lawrence, many nieces and nephews. Thursday, February 22, 2018 age 90. Visitation Thursday 9 AM until time of Mass at 10 AM at Holy Family Church 814 Hawthorne Ave. Memorials may be made to Holy Family Building Fund.


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