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Sandman | Movie review: Netflix's best recent drama series
Netflix has recently become an uncertain guarantee. Regardless of the movie or series, it disappointed audiences and even caused a siege. There have been rumors that it has sparked a wave of cancellations. It looks like Netflix really got it planning seriously and not letting that flow. Homework destroys the brand. Coming to "Sandman" can really restore Netflix's disadvantage. This series adapted from the DC comics hasn't officially started shooting yet and has garnered wide attention; It was once known as the most impossible "picture" story, Netflix, but it did. "Sandman" speaks euphemistically of "Sandman", but extends a huge worldview from him, combining a variety of myths, religions and folklore elements to expand the worldview indefinitely. In just one season, he was stunned. I've regained interest in Netflix's long-lost "playwright". The series not only has a broad world view, but also has distinct characters and intertwined stories, which makes the series highly recognizable, and it's not hard for you to "burn" an entire season in one day.
Netflix's rarely concise and complete first season
The Sandman story describes everyone's dream after falling asleep, ruled by the master Dream. One day, he was kidnapped by a wizard and trapped in the world for many years, he returned to the world of dreams and found that everything had collapsed. The ripples caused by these decades have also affected the real world. This is the simplest introduction to the storyline. After all, this drama has a broad view of the world and it is difficult to explain it in a few words. It is rare that this drama can be concisely and comprehensively structured in a single season. In recent years, both Netflix and various platform dramas have all been into the problem of "talk about it or not talk about it" and have created a mystery to air one more season. While this drama will obviously be shot for countless seasons, the first season can basically explain a world view and can be prepared for next season; in terms of independence, it has complete succession and transformation and rich elements, and you won't feel that after watching a season. Slightly lost.
From the first episode, slowly defining the world view and the whole story is a rare thought for Netflix. (Netflix movie "Sandman")
"Sandman" displays the legend and the background of the character is highly tracker
As a fantasy theme, "The Sandman" is not a series that sells great visuals and great scenes, but carefully deconstructs the realms of different myths and legends. Each episode appears to be independent and can be linked together at the end. In addition to dreams, concepts such as "destiny", "death" and "desire" can be visualized in this worldview that we often talk about. These issues seem to be separate, but they are always closely linked, which drives the public's desire to watch and keep watching, and Netflix has long lacked "watchable" works.
The story displays the legendary characters and makes the world view more solid. (Netflix movie "Sandman")
Not only is the plot interesting, but the story is also full of meaning
The subtlest thing about the "Sandman" series is that these conceptualized characters and problems are not just empty words, they also have the demands of the plot, instilling a solid plot and nuance into a fantasy story. The time and space involved in "Sandman" spans hundreds of years, and the dismantling is distinct, and the grievances and grievances between the characters are progressive, reaching extraordinary dramatic force. The fifth and sixth episodes in the middle section push the darkest evidence of human nature to the highest peak, and in the sixth episode, life and death are depicted filled with romance and hope, and these complex relationships and concepts between the characters a small summary is gently brought to a level, then plots the next climax. The contrast between light and dark in the two episodes is fraught with drama, and it's no exaggeration to extract it yourself and turn it into a movie. Sure, it can be said that American dramas tend to get worse and worse, but if the first season has reached this level of work, there aren't many in recent years, and "Sandman" certainly did.
This is not just an empty topic and visual effects, but the very thoughtful meaning discussed in the fifth and sixth episodes is the culmination of the whole play. (Netflix movie "Sandman")
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| Number of episodes: 10 episodes
| Viewing platform: Netflix
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"Railfan Depot?" Oh, that's good.
Y'know… that band, Train, has made some truly awful songs that have become popular. Everyone dumps on Nickelback (rightly so), but always seems to forget that Train is pretty much the same bland mush.
If linked, I've visited and written about it.


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Amber Rayne, även känd under pseudonym-varianten Amber Rain, född som Meghan Wren den 19 september 1984 i Detroit i Michigan, död 2 april 2016 av en överdos i Sun Valley i Los Angeles, var en amerikansk porrskådespelare som 2009 fick två utmärkelser på AVN-galan.

Utmärkselser
 2009 AVN Award – Unsung Starlet of the Year
 2009 XRCO Award – Unsung Siren

Referenser

Externa länkar

 Intervju
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 Intervjuad på AVN Expo 2007

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Trace the history of the Bible you own from original texts to modern English translations. Recommended for every study group, Confirmation class and church library. Use the downloadable questions and answers with your participants for an interactive class experience.
The ancient people whom we know as the people of Israel of the Bible were convinced that God was intimately involved in their lives and in the destiny of their nation. Inspired by holy men of God, and judged by prophets of God, this people recalled, retold, and recorded their experiences and aspirations.
The resultant writings, deemed sacred by succeeding generations became the Hebrew Scriptures, and the Hebrew Scriptures became known as the Old Testament. The people who knew Jesus were convinced that in him the word of God became flesh—Emmanuel—God with us. Those who walked with Jesus and those who experienced the risen Jesus—Peter, John, Paul and other—recalled and recorded the events in his life and the transforming experiences that produced and nurtured the Christian Church. As these writings were gathered, they became the New Testament.
1. "From parchment and papyrus . . ." Introduction to the story from ancient manuscripts to modern translations.
2. "The Vulgate . . . of the Common People." The Latin Bible is created to bring the Scriptures to a contemporary people.
3. "With patience and imagination . . . " Wycliffe introduces what could truly be called the first English language scriptures, but it would still require some patience and imagination on the part of the reader to understand the words.
4. "Lord, Open the King of England's eyes . . . " William Tyndale's famous last words set the action for the explosion of biblical translation in the English language.
5. "The greatest book ever published in the English language . . . " The development of the King James Version remains one of the greatest literary and sacred works of translation and publishing even today.
6. "English is a dynamic fluid language . . . " There are good reasons for continuing the work of translation.
7. "Scores of new discoveries . . . " Archeological discoveries spur on a new century of translation.
8. "Many find these helpful in devotions . . . " Paraphrases are created to make reading the Bible easier for many.
Written by James A. Walther, Sr.


The Planning Commission meets the first Thursday after the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 181 South Street, Gastonia, North Carolina.
The primary objective of the Planning Commission is to develop and maintain a continuing, cooperative planning program to benefit the residents of the City of Gastonia. The powers of the Planning Commission are as specified in Gastonia Unified Development Ordinance.
To perform any other related duties that City Council may direct.


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Rosalinda Guillen is the director of Community to Community, a farm worker organizing project in Washington. She's from a farm worker family, and worked for the United Farm Workers for over 9 years. She was the lead organizer for the farm workers in Washington State at Stimson Lane Wines' Chateau Ste. Michelle winery, that resulted in a union contract in 1995 and in 2013 she organized opposition to an application for h2a workers (guest workers) in Skagit County WA State.


Kyle started as a child actress featuring in films like Eaten live and The Car. Umansky is real estate broke in Los Angeles and they got married in 1994. They have three daughters together. They dropped eight million dollars for their San Fernando Valley house. The home is ten thousand six hundred square feet with eight bathrooms and seven bedrooms. It has a walk-in closet, fireplace, 800-square foot outdoor and glass-walled master bathroom. It also has a spa, swimming pool, and guest house.


The People You Spend Time With - Eat. Move. Hack.
It appears true, however it ignores the recent communication miracle that is the internet. Jim Rohn was born in 1930 – and as such only a small proportion of his life was spent with the internet.
Prior to the internet the information available to us was limited to the, typically small, social circles we surrounded ourselves with, the books we could lay our hands on, and the messages the media chose to broadcast. It's now possible to access information from all over the globe and opinions/perspectives we previously would have never known existed. This allows us to diverge from the local social status quo.
An example, using myself, is that I share a lot of opinions with the rest of the world. I know this because I read about these people on the internet. In my local social circle however these opinions could be deemed bizarre and outlandish – it's only through the internet that I feel part of a wider social circle.
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, and the information you choose to consume.
Not quite as catchy! But the impact of the internet shouldn't be ignored.


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I'm a fan of drawing characters with their tongues out whilst they're doing anything involving manual dexterity. I know it's a contrivance but it makes me laugh so it happens in ZR more than it would in the real world.


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Induced Spawning Using Temperature Stimulation Technique and The Embryonic Development of Razor Clam (Solen regularis) in Sarawak.
Nur Aina Syuhaida, Rusli (2020) Induced Spawning Using Temperature Stimulation Technique and The Embryonic Development of Razor Clam (Solen regularis) in Sarawak. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
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Induced Spawning using Temperature Stimulation Technique and The Embryonic.pdf
Razor clam is a highly prized marine bivalve that locally known as 'ambal' in Sarawak. There are three different species of razor clams that are commercially important and being collected in Sarawak namely Solen lamarckii (Ambal Jernang), S. regularis (Ambal Biasa) and S. sarawakensis (Ambal Riong). In order to maintain the population of razor clam in natural bed or to carry out the re-seeding activity, the information on induced spawning technique and early development of razor clams must be determined. Knowledge on embryonic development of S. regularis is important in order to obtain its planktonic and benthic larvae characteristic for future identification prior to establishing mass culture in hatcheries. This pioneer study provides some information on induce spawning technique and embryonic development stage of S. regularis. The main objectives of this study were (i) to determine induce spawning techniques of razor clams using thermal manipulation and (ii) to record the embryonic development of S. regularis in laboratory condition. In this study, sources of razor clams S. regularis were collected during their spawning season from mudflat and intertidal areas of Asajaya Laut (N 01° 36'' E 110° 36') and Buntal (N 01º 42' E 110º 22'), Sarawak. The razor clams were obtained only at daytime during low tide of spring tides in March 2015 to early August 2015 and March 2016 to August 2016 with the help of local people. Induced spawning attempts were conducted in two phase, (i) Phase 1: March and April 2015 and (ii) Phase 2: May to August 2015 and March to August 2016. Dry chilling of specimens for 2 to 5 hours at 4 to 6 °C and followed by thermal shocking at temperature between 28 to 32 °C were able to provide sufficient stress toward the razor clams to release their gametes. After spawning induction trials, gametes were used in artificial fertilisation process. Larvae were reared in culture tank containing 20 L of filtered seawater at controlled temperature (25 ± 1 °C) and salinity (31 ± 1 PSU) respectively. The embryos were observed continuously for the first 24 hours. Results showed that temperature used to induce spawning of razor clams influenced the mean success rate of spawning and response time taken for the clams to release gametes. The mean success rate of induced spawning in year 2015 and 2016 showed the same trend. The highest mean success rate of spawning (83 ± 12.58%) and the largest mean of unfertilised eggs diameter (46.06 ± 9.33 µm) were recorded in May which is the peak of razor clam spawning season in natural habitat. In this study, the female clams released eggs in intermittent burst and the eggs descend to the bottom of beakers, meanwhile the male clams released sperms in thread like motion which make the water turned cloudy. It was observed that the unfertilised eggs of S. regularis had a thick vitelline membrane and no prominent jelly coat. The embryonic development started when the first polar body appeared between 15 to 30 minutes after fertilisation. A 2-cell stage completely formed within one hour post fertilisation (hpf) and followed by 4-cell stage that appeared 2 hpf. The morula started to develop at 4 to 6 hpf. Later on, blastula formation occurred at 7 to 8 hpf and this blastula started to rotate slowly because it was the first motile stage in S. regularis development. After 10 to 16 hpf, gastrula began to form with typical rotary movement and the vitelline membrane started to fade and soon disappeared. The outcomes of this study had provided scientific knowledge on induced spawning technique for S. regularis and documentation on its embryonic development that can aid in establishment of larval rearing technique in future. Keywords: Solen regularis, induced spawning techniques, thermal manipulation, embryonic development.
Thesis (MSc.) - Universiti Malaysia Sarawak , 2020.
Solen regularis, induced spawning techniques, thermal manipulation, embryonic development, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education , Postgraduate, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
NUR AINA SYUHAIDA BINTI RUSLI

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In the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India, young girls are tackling challenges head-on. They've been given laptops by a filmmaker in the region, Nawneet Ranjan. He's also tutored them in technology.
"Girls and women suffer the most in a slum, as they often have no resources and are not aware of their rights," says Ranjan, who studied filmmaking in the US before returning to Mumbai and founding a charity to help young girls climb out of poverty.
The girls are learning to build apps that will allow women to send distress messages, should they find themselves in threatening situations in the dark and dangerous slum. The apps will also connect young people in the area, to mobilise them to help clean up garbage and to share water resources.
This project is a far cry from those taking place in modern high-rise office buildings or technology-infused campuses elsewhere in India. Instead, the Dharavi girls (their numbers have sprung from 15 to 200) work together in a simple spare room in the slum, where people live beside open drains and with no sanitation.
Of the girls, Ranjan says: "They see so much every day – domestic violence, drug abuse, child abuse, poverty. Their parents are taxi drivers and domestic workers, and these kids are usually the first in the family to go to school.
"But every family has at least one smartphone, and that's why I thought of using technology. Technology is such a leveller, and it gives them such confidence."
Working in groups of four and using open-source software, the girls are addressing a number of issues that affect their daily lives. "It's frugal innovation at its best," says Ranjan.
In slum conditions, attacks on women and girls are common, and apps designed to send distress messages need to work fast before phones are stolen. There was no app to help a 16-year-old girl when six men and a boy gang-raped her in a poor neighbourhood in west Rio de Janeiro on 21 May, whilst posting pictures and a video of the incident on Twitter.
Cristiana Bento, lead investigator in the high-profile case, has asked for the arrest of all seven people charged. Along with four men authorities believe were directly involved in the attack, Bento has asked for charges to be brought against two other people for allegedly helping to circulate the videos online. She is also seeking charges against a gang leader in the slum where the rape took place, for allegedly giving the attack his blessing.
The attack – and the fact that it was posted online – has caused international and national outrage and is a problem for the Brazilian government, as the incident occurred close to the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, which is being hosted by the country. The government hastened to assure the international community that Brazil was still a safe place to visit.
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have expressed their outrage over the attack online. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations under-secretary general and the executive director of United Nations Women, wrote in a statement in response to the attack: "This one case throws into stark relief the daily discrimination and intimidation experienced by women and girls, not just in Latin America, but all over the world.
"The intensity of protest in Brazil trending through social networks reflects the deep anger against the unrecognised or undeclared abuses that have suppressed or extinguished so many women's lives."
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Q: android layout (LinearLayout or RelativeLayout) How can I do that? How can I do diagonal layout? please help me.

A: You can use TranslateAnimation with images.
Use Transparent color as background and put 2 image views to display images. on click of any image use left and right TranslateAnimation on images to exit from the screen.
One more thing from image i can say it is using view overlay pattern. I mean background view is already there it just show/hide functionality with type of data (male/female) passed when user click.
For animation check this SO question.

A: to give you an idea:
1. create two pngs with alpha (red)
2. stack them on each other with any layout
3. adjust paddings/ margins
4. add sliding animations
see this picture with alphas

A: My Perference is Relative Layout
RelativeLayout is a layout manager that helps you arrange your UI elements based on some rule. You can specify things like: align this to parents left edge, place this to the left/right of this elements etc.

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Two self-portraits titled "Jet Fuel" and "Made of Dust" and a color pencil piece of actor Luke Evans won Western Wayne High School art students Melanie Roberts and Shailyn Pugh first and second place respectively at the 4th High School Emerging Artists Showcase at The Art Factory of White Mills on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Students from local schools participated. Western Wayne had a number of high school students submit pieces including: Maya Black, Miriam Sheehan, Melanie Roberts, Melody Gershey, Dayla Jones, Kat Moore, Rachel Butler, Shailyn Pugh, Abby Burke, and Nina Nerys.
Junior Shailyn Pugh won the second place prize of a 75 dollar gift card to Michael's.
She felt proud of her color pencil portrait of actor Luke Evans who, among many other roles, recently played Gaston in the newest Beauty and the Beast film. Shailyn enjoys creating portraits and other realistic pieces. She thinks the one she did of Evans is one of her best.
The prize money will help Shailyn purchase water color paper and new paint. She would like to practice more painting and explained that she loves the challenge involved in creating good quality art work.
"When I'm finished with a piece, I like to see what I created and usually I can see myself getting better," Shailyn said.
enjoys creating symbolic self-portraits that display qualities about her.
"Jet Fuel," created with half colored pencil and half pen and ink, has a background of half water with her head under it.
"A lot of my pictures show emotion," Melaine said.
Daydreaming and wonderment is represented in Melanie's other portrait in the showcase called "Made of Dust," created with colored pencil, charcoal, and some acrylic. She explained how there are planets and starts around her head in the picture which represent how her head is sometimes in the clouds.
Next year, Melaine wishes to start college in the spring and study art. In the meantime, she plans to use the prize of a 100 dollar gift card to Michaels to buy more acrylic paint and pen and ink markers.


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Millers Daring Dozen Take Great North Run
Staff from Miller Construction swapped their hard hats for running shoes and took to the streets of Newcastle to participate in this year's Great North Run in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Twelve members of staff from Miller's Northern region took part in the gruelling half-marathon which started in Newcastle City Centre and stretched over 13.1 miles, finishing in South Shields.
The team consisted of nine staff from the Washington office in Tyne and Wear including Tracey Spenceley, Ashley Baldwin, Rebecca Owen, Rachel Matheson, Jeremy Barnett, Ryan Robson, Darryl Roe, Andrew Bostwick, James Smith. They were joined by Ian Jubb, Steve McManaman, and Andrew Hurcomb from the company's Normanton office in West Yorkshire.
Tracey Spenceley, who originally put the team together explained: "My mam lost her battle against cancer six years ago, and I know that there are a number of us on the team who have also been touched by cancer in one way or another.
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Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithuraii municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Earlier days it was known by the name Thoduvetty (another name for the Marthandam market region), it was a portion of Kanyakumari district which was added to the state of Tamil Nadu on 1 November 1956.
Coordinates: 8°18′27″N 77°13′18″E / 8.3076°N 77.221785°E / 8.3076; 77.221785Coordinates: 8°18′27″N 77°13′18″E / 8.3076°N 77.221785°E / 8.3076; 77.221785
Tamil-Malayalam
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code
Nagercoil & Trivandrum
Lok Sabha constituency
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency
Vilavancode
marthandam.org
It is the second largest town next to Nagercoil in the district. Marthandam derived its name from the ruler of Travancore, Sri Padmanabhadasa Vanchipala Anizham Tirunal Bala Marthanda Varma. Martandam is famous for honey, cashew nut processing, rubber and hand-embroidered motifs. The area is full of greenery, and there is a river adjoining. It is also a major trade centre due to its location bordering Kerala. It is one of the most fertile lands of Tamil Nadu and has the climatic conditions of Kerala. [1]
2.1 Schools
2.2 Colleges
3 List of hospitals & Other Clinics
4 Industries in Marthandam
7.2 Air
7.3 Railways
8.1 Ayyapan Temple
8.2 Sree Krishna Temple
8.3 Sree Easwarakla Boothathan Temple
8.4 Trimoorthy Temples
8.5 Sree Chamundesari Temple
8.6 Anjukannu Kalungu Sree Madan Thampuram Yakshi Amman Temple
8.7 Chitharal Jain Monuments
8.8 Churches
8.8.1 Marthandam CSI Church
8.8.2 St. Antony's Church
8.9 Sacred Heart Church
8.9.1 Eparchy of Marthandam
8.9.2 Other churches
8.10 Religious festivals
9.1 Tourist spots nearby
9.2 Mathur Aqueduct
10 Folk arts
11 Notable places near Marthandam
Southern Division, or Padmanabhapuram Division till 1921 and Trivandrum Division from 1921 to 1949, was one of the administrative divisions of the princely state of Travancore. It covered the five taluks of Agastiswaram, Eraniel, Kalkulam, Thovalay and Vilavancode and was administered by a civil servant of rank Diwan Peishkar equivalent to a District Collector in British India. The Southern division was predominantly Tamil-speaking in contrast to the other three divisions where Malayalam was spoken. In 1920, the neighbouring Trivandrum was also merged with the Southern division. In 1949, the princely state of Travancore was dissolved and the Southern Division was included in the Travancore-Cochin state of India. In 1956, the Tamil-speaking taluks of Southern Division were transferred to the neighbouring Madras State as per the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 and forms the present-day Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. The Malayalam-speaking taluks of the erstwhile Trivandrum division form the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The headquarters of the Southern Division were at Padmanabhapuram.
SchoolsEdit
Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Marthandam).[1]
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Mar Gregorios matriculation Higher Secondary School (Kirathoor kollencode).
Abraham James Memorial Matriculation School.
Abraham Memorial Higher Secondary School, Maruthancode.
Aided Higher Secondary School, Arumana.
Child Jesus matriculation school, Unnamalakada.
Christ International School, Malamary.
Christuraja matriculation higher secondary school.
Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Marthandam.
Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Marthandam.
Hindu vidhyalaya matriculation school.
Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
L.M.S Boys higher secondary school
L.M.S Girls higher secondary school.
M.J.K.M. Malankara Syrian catholic higher secondary school.
NVKS Higher Secondary school, Attoor.
Pius XI Higher Secondary School, Thoothoor.
Sacred heart international school.
Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Pacode.
Seventh day higher secondary school.
Sinclair Primary School
Sree Krishna Vidhyalaya Matriculation School, Alampadi, Maruthancode.
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thiruthuvapuram.
St.Aloysius Higher Secondary School, Marthandanthura, Kollencode.
St.Anns Matriculation School, Marthandanthura, Kollencode.
The AJ'S (Marthandam)
Vidya joythi matriculation higher secondary school.[2]
White memorial higher secondary school.
Yettacode Higher Secondary School, Attoor.
CollegesEdit
BWDA Polytechnic College[3]
CSI Institute of Technology.[4]
Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri.[5]
Marthandam College of Engineering and Technology.[6]
Nesamony Memorial Christian College.[7]
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Annai Velankanni College, Tholayavattam.[8]
Immanuel Arasar College Of Education.[9]
Immanual Arasar JJ College Of Engineering.[10]
JSS college of pharmacy.
Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology.[11]
Maria College of Engineering and Technology.[12]
St.Jude's College, Thoothoor
List of hospitals & Other ClinicsEdit
Government Hospital, Marthandanthura, Behind Marthandanthura Church, Kollencode-629160
Gurupatham Spine Care Centre [13] Chellamkonam,Kappiyarai-629156
Grace Hospital, Medavilagam, Near St. Antony's Church, Kollencode-629160
Rita Nursing Home, Medavilagam, Near Bus Stand, Kollencode-629160
Lister Hospital.[14]
Williams Child Care Hospital.[15]
PPK Hospital.[16]
Dr. Isaac Bone & Joint Speciality Hospital.[17]
Dr. Suresh Eye Hospital.[18]
Arun Heart Care Centre.[19]
Jayaraj Hospital.[20]
Shalom Orthopaedic Hospital.[21]
Paul Chris ENT(Ear Nose Throat ) Clinic.[22]
Ultra physiotheraphy Clinic.[23]
JJI Health Centre.[24]
Vincy Ashramam Ayurveda Hospital[25]
J.D. Hospital.[26]
CSI Mission Hospital.[27]
Sugam Hospital.[28]
Sri Dhanvanthy Vaithiyasala.
Shanthi Skin Clinic.[29]
Manju Nursing Home.[30]
Vinod Hospital.[31]
Jyothi Hospitals.[32]
Lissy Homeopathic Clinic.[33]
Government Hospital.[34]
Industries in MarthandamEdit
Industrial Opportunities in Marthandam
There are rubber, coir, fruit based and wood-based industries. The influence of both Tamil and Kerala artisans produces unique designs and furniture works. Wood industries, directly and indirectly, employ a few thousand people.[citation needed]
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It is one of the most fertile lands of Tamil Nadu and has the climatic conditions of Kerala.[citation needed] It has a railway line connecting the capital of Kerala, Trivandrum, with the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari. Marthandam is well connected to Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore by rail service also bus service to all over Tamil Nadu. The river Thamirabarani runs through the Marthandam city and every year a festival known as Vavubali will be celebrated at the banks of river Thamirabarani.
ClimateEdit
Climate data for Kanyakumari
[citation needed]
RoadsEdit
Marthandam lies in the National Highway(NH66) connecting Kanyakumari to Panvel. The main bus stand of Marthandam is located along the Market Road in Kaalaichanthai. This bus stand is the base for MTM-based TNSTC local and long-distance buses. KeralaSRTC buses and also SETC buses to Chennai, Bengaluru, Ooty, Vellore and Pondichery operate from here. Private long-distance buses departing from Marthandam operate from various parts of the town. Marthandam is one of the heavy traffic area in the two-lane section of NH544. The recent steel flyover which spans more than 2 km has considerably reduced the traffic. Other major state roads from Marthandam include MTM-Pechiparai road via Kuzhithurai, MTM-Kulasekaram road and MTM-Colachal road.
AirEdit
The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, which is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Marthandam.
RailwaysEdit
It has a railway line connecting the capital of Kerala, Trivandrum, with the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari. Kuzhithurai station serves the town of Marthandam and is found to be centered between Trivandrum — Kanyakumari railway line. This railway station collection is more than seven crore per annum and a daily passenger patronage of more than 50,000 people. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanyakumari—Trivandrum line in the Trivandrum Division of the Southern Railway zone. Marthandam is well connected to Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Howrah and all over India by the rail service. Kuzhithurai West is the secondary station where only local trains halt.
ReligionEdit
Ayyapan TempleEdit
Vedisasthan Kovil
There is a Lord Ayyappa temple in Marthandam at the banks of Kuzhithurai River. This temple is known as either "Vettuvenni temple" or "Vedi Vechan Kovil". The latter one due to the fire cracker being burst at the temple as a mark of prayer to Lord Ayyappa. This temple is just by the side of National Highway NH-47 connecting Trivandrum with Nagercoil.
Sree Krishna TempleEdit
There is a famous Sree Krishna temple at Kannacode in Marthandam. Name of the locality Kannacode is derived from the presence of this temple dedicated to Sree Krishna (Kanna) who is in Balagopala form in this temple. Historical records say that Travancore king Sri Vishakam Thirunal who ruled from 1880 AD to 1885 AD used to pray every month at this temple to ward off his BudhagrahaDosham. Renovation of the temple has been recently done by contribution from devotees. Situated in a peaceful location on the banks of Tamiravaruni river, this temple is called Guruvayoor of Kanyakumari district. On the Rohini star day of every Tamil/Malayalam month, SriSudarsana homam is conducted in this temple.
Sree Easwarakla Boothathan TempleEdit
Alappancode Sree Easwarakla Boothathan Temple is just 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Kuzhithura Jn to wards Arumana Road and adjacent to Melpuram Jn. In Tamil Nadu it is the only temple where a large number of caparisoned elephants are participating in the annual festival. Every year more than thirty-five decorated elephants join the procession. The procession will start from the Kariyathara Temple in Anducode and finish in Alappancode, and the procession will cover about seven kilometers (4 miles). Devotees from Kerala and Tamil Nadu gather here to see the festival. The festival will be held on the last Saturday of December.
Trimoorthy TemplesEdit
The famous Trimoorthy temples called Mahadevar, Brahma and Mahavishnu temples are in one compound at banks of famous Tamiravaruni River, just walkable distance from Kuzhithura Bus stand.
Sree Chamundesari TempleEdit
The Sree Chamundesari temple is just adjacent to the Mahadevar temple. Though the temples are under the Devaswam board, the temples are maintained by a trust called Kuzhithurai Sree Mahadevar Shektra Samrakshna Samithi; with the help of devotees of this surrounding area, the committee has spent a huge amount[clarification needed] for the renovation of the temples. A large number[clarification needed] of devotees from Kanyakumari and Trivadrum District visit Sree Chamundeswari Temple for special poojas, especially unmarried girls, wishing for a good marriage life.
Anjukannu Kalungu Sree Madan Thampuram Yakshi Amman TempleEdit
Festivals celebrated there are: Yearly festival for 7 days, Shivrathri (Shivalaya Ottam), Saraswathy pooja, Deepawali, Thrikkarthika, Monthly Ammavasya, yearly Kumbhabishegam, Pongal.
The main festivals celebrated there are Samivaravu, Sivarathri, Vavubali, and Onam.
Chitharal Jain MonumentsEdit
Chitharal Jain Temple, Tamil Nadu
Main article: Chitharal Jain Monuments
The Chitharal Jain Monuments are the ruins of a Jain training centre from the 9th century CE, on a small hill. It is famous for the hillock which has a cave containing rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside and outside dating back to the 9th century.[1][2] Among the rock-cut relief sculptures is a figure of the goddess Dharmadevi.[3] Jain influence in this region was due to the King Mahendravarman I (610-640).
ChurchesEdit
Marthandam CSI ChurchEdit
The Marthandam CSI Church in the Main Road at the junction was built by Rev. Robert Sinclair born in Scotland who came to India after his ordination as a minister on 3 August 1910, in Scotland. He succeeded Rev. H.I Hacker in 1919 and came to Marthandam and served from 1920 to 1939.
CSI Church in Marthandam
Light Decorations During Christmas
St. Antony's ChurchEdit
St. Antony's Church is located in Vettuvenni near to Thamiraparani Kuzhithurai River. St. Antony's Church was under control of Roman Catholic Parish of Kuzhithura Diosiose. St. Antony's Church was very popular and various miracles happening for peoples due to the blessings of Jesus through St. Antony. Every Tuesday and Friday Special Mass have been conducted.
Sacred Heart ChurchEdit
Sacred Heart Church is located in Ottuvilai, Thickurichy Road, Pacode post near Gnaramvilai, Tamil Nadu, Sacred Heart Church was under control of Roman Catholic Parish of Kuzhithurai Diosiose, this church was established in 1939 Every Friday evening Mass and Every Sunday mass conducted.
Eparchy of MarthandamEdit
The Eparchy of Marthandom (also called Marthandam) is a Syro-Malankara Catholic diocese in Tamil Nadu, with a full title of Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Marthandom (Christ the King Cathedral). It was created by Pope John Paul II on 16 December 1996. It was the fourth diocese of the Syro-Malankara church. It consists of three civil districts: Kaliakkavila, Marthandam, Nagercoil. Pope: Francis, Major: Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal, Archbishop: Cleemis Catholicos, Bishop: Vincent Mar Paulos. And it has a total area: 1,665 km2 (643 sq mi), population: 20,669,924, Malankara Catholics: 65,000; languages: Tamil, English, Malayalam.
Other churchesEdit
The Salvation Army Church Kiliyancode, TPM church in Marthandam is located on Bethel Street, while IPC Marthandam Central Church is also located nearby.
Religious festivalsEdit
Onam and Christmas celebrations are massive in Marthandam. In this district, Christmas is celebrated more than the rest of Tamil Nadu. Vishu is also celebrated well in this district due to its neighbour Kerala and presence of Malayalam-speaking people throughout the border of district. Also festivals such as Deepavali,New Year, Ramzan, and Easter are celebrated in this district.
AttractionsEdit
Tourist spots nearbyEdit
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Udayagiri Fort].
Udayakiri fort
Thirparappu waterfalls.
Thriparappu falls
Pechiparai Reservoir.
Pechiparai dam
Thengapattanam Beach.
Thengapattanam beach
Mathur AqueductEdit
Mathur Aqueduct - one of the largest Aqueducts in Asia
It is one of the longest and highest aqueducts in South Asia and is also a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District. The aqueduct is built across the Pahrali river, a small river that originates in the Mahendragiri Hills of the Western Ghats. Mathur Aqueduct itself carries water of the Pattanamkal canal for irrigation over the Pahrali river, from one hill to another, for a distance of close to one kilometer. This Aqueduct is necessitated due to the undulating land terrain of the area, which is also adjacent to the hills of the Western Ghats.
Mathur Aqueduct is a concrete structure held up by 28 huge pillars; the maximum height of the pillars reaching 115 feet (35 m). The trough structure is 7 ft in height, with a width of 7.5 ft (2.3 m). The trough is partly covered on top with concrete slabs, allowing people to walk on the bridge and also see the water going through the trough. Some of the pillars are set in rocks of the Pahrali river, though some of the pillars are set in hills on either side.
Road access allows one to drive in to one side of the Aqueduct (up to one end), while it is also possible to drive into the foot of the Aqueduct (the level where the Pahrali flows) on the opposite side. There is also a huge flight of stairs (made in recent times) that allows one to climb from the level of the Pahrali river to the trough.
Folk artsEdit
There are several Folk Arts practiced in temples for Sastha, Sudalaimadan and Yakshiamman. Villupattu is especially for Sastha temples and Kaniankoothu is practiced for Sudalaimadan. Grand Tamil poet Avvaiyar temples are found along with Yakshi amman temples and worship of teachings of Avvaiyar can be observed
Many Folk arts and dances are popular in this district. They are played during the time of festivals in temples, celebrations in schools etc. Bow Song (Villu Paatu) is an ancient form of musical- storytelling art of southern Tamil Nadu. Villu Paatu has been especially popular in Thovalai and neighbouring areas of the district.
Bow, the age-old weapon of warriors - paradoxically lends itself to be used as a primary musical instrument for the Villu Pattu artists.[35] There are Udukku, Kudam, Thala, Kattai, etc. as supplementary instruments in their performances. Udukku, mentioned in the ancient Tamil literature as Thudi, is a small drum with a slender middle portion which is held in the left hand and played by the fingers of the right hand. Occasionally, the Villu Pattu team divides itself into two groups, each trying to prove opposite points-of-view of a subject. This is called Lavani Pattu. The songs used by the Villu Pattu artists are mostly traditional folk-songs.
Thiruvathira Kali occupies the pride of place among the folk dances. It resembles Kummi and is played especially during Onam festival. The players are young girls. The necessary number of girls is 8,10,12 or 16 for each dance. They move round and sing in chorus. Each girl strikes the stick (Kole) which she holds in each hand, and the striking of the sticks and the steps, which she makes are rhythmical to the tune.
Kalial is a folk dance played by group of men or boys in the country side. A group leader sings songs and keeps time with cymbals. The players stand in a circle with sticks in their hand and dance round a lighted lamp repeating the songs sung by the leader. They turn, twist, lean forward and backward, squat and move round singing to the tune. At the beginning the steps are elaborate and at times, they are also very quick. When invited to perform in a function, the players generally begin the dance with an invocation for heavenly aid and conclude the dance with a torch - dance using lighted torches. This folk dance exhibits the artistic and recreative life of the country side.
Kathakali is a unique form of drama, which has its origin in Travancore. Kathakali (story-dance) is a relatively recent (fifteenth or sixteenth century) development of earlier dances, which, like dances every where, arose out of religious expression through symbolical action. In this art-form, the characters express their ideas not by words, but by significant gestures. In Kanyakumari District, it is now played in the temples at Thiruvattar, Thirparappu, Ponmana, Kuzhithura, Neyyoor, Nattalam and Munchira during the time of festivals.
Ottam Thullal is a form of story telling. It is a popular for of amusement, staged in the temple premises and Malayalam is the language commonly used. Ottam Thullal is now played in the temples of Thiruvattar, Thirparappu, Ponmana, Nattalam and Thirunanthikara in the district during the time of festivals.
Kalari, is an ancient martial art of Kerala. A tradition believed to have been founded by Parasurama is known as Vadakkan Kalari ; another is credited to Agasthiar in which the emphasis is on striking at vital points of the body and not on weapons, even through sword, knife, Urumi (rolling sword), Mankombu (horns of a deer), Kandakkodali, (a kind of axe), mazhu (a kind of axe) etc., are also used. Kanyakumari district is home to an indigenous form of martial arts called 'Adimurai' or 'naadan', which is often confused with the Kalari of Kerala, in spite of its uniqueness.
Notable places near MarthandamEdit
The following towns are within 3–18 km (1.9–11.2 mi) from Marthandam:
Arumana, 10 km
Kappukad, 4 km
Karavilai, 3 km
Karungal, 8 km
Kollenvilagam, 3 km
Kottagom, 4 km
Kulasekaram, 11 km
Kuzhithura, 3 km
Manjalumoodu, 14 km
Thoothoor, 14 km
Marthandanthura, 17 km
Melpuram, 7 km
Munchira, 8 km
Neerody, 18 km
Pacode, 4 km
Palliyadi, 7 km
Payanam, 3 km
Pulippunam, 5 km
Thengapattanam, 13 km
Thirunattalam, 4 km
Vallavila, 18 km
Munchirai
Painkulam
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What is a synonym for trans?
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for transgender. gender-bending, transsexual. (also transexual), transvestite.
What does trans mean in medical terms?
Trans- (prefix): From the Latin meaning "across, over, or beyond." Medical terms containing "trans- " as a prefix include transcription, transfusion, transplant, transsexual, transurethral, transvaginal, transvestism, etc.
What is the root word of uni?
Uni- comes from the Latin ūnus, meaning "one." The Greek counterpart of uni- is mono-, as in monologue. Learn more at our Words That Use article on the form.
Can a trans woman get pregnant?
How can a transgender woman conceive? Transgender women with a female partner may choose to utilize cryopreserved sperm for partner insemination. MtF patients with cryopreserved sperm who do not have a female partner may utilize a gestational carrier.
What type of word is trans?
As detailed above, 'trans' can be an adjective or an abbreviation.
Is trans a root word?
Trans- is a Latin prefix meaning "across", "beyond", or "on the other side of".
Who was the youngest girl to give birth?
Lina Medina
Lina Medina became the youngest person to give birth in recorded history when she underwent a Cesarean section at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days old, according to the fact-checking website Snopes (opens in new tab), which confirmed the validity of this widely cited case in 2004.
Can men get pregnant?
Human males do not possess a uterus to gestate offspring.
How many trans men get pregnant?
Most transgender men became pregnant within 4 months of trying, only 15% had a preconception medical consultation, and 7% used fertility drugs to become pregnant. Pregnancy, delivery, and birth outcomes did not differ according to prior testosterone use (Table 4).
Who is the youngest dad?
World's youngest fathers on record
The youngest father in the world is reportedly a boy from China, who, at 9 fathered a child with an 8-year-old girl. This occurred in 1910.
There is also a 10-year-old father recorded in the USA, no details about the mother. …
There are two recorded 11-year-old fathers.
Can a 12 year old get pregnant without a period?
Yes, a girl can get pregnant before she gets her first period. Getting pregnant is related to ovulation. Because a girl can ovulate before having her first period, it is possible to become pregnant if she has sex.
Antonym of tangenet
Words that start with s and end with z
Synonym of bust


Are Your Teeth Giving Away Your Age?
Aesthetika Dental Center Blog Are Your Teeth Giving Away Your Age?
We all learn as children that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but unfortunately age matters a lot in our society. Older men and women often have more trouble finding a job or worry about competing with younger colleagues, especially in more youth-focused industries like technology. There are many things that you can do to look fresher and younger, but are your teeth giving you away?
Over time, regularly drinking coffee and colas can stain teeth, giving them an unpleasant yellow hue. The older we get, the more coffee we drink, and the more yellow our teeth become. Even if you dress young, make sure to dab on night cream before going to bed, and even dabble with Botox or fillers, your teeth may scream your real age. If you are something of a caffeine addict, your teeth may even prematurely age you.
To keep your teeth looking beautiful, white, and youthful, consider scheduling a professional whitening. This can be an especially good idea if you are on the job market, have recently earned a promotion that will require more face time with clients, or simply aren't happy with the way your teeth look.


You know exercise is great for the body, but getting back at it after being sick or a bad asthma flare up isn't easy. You've spent a week (or weeks) under the weather just trying to survive daily tasks; your body is drained- physically and emotionally. During that down time, your fitness slowly decays. Muscles weaken and cardiovascular strength diminishes. If you've been sick long enough, you might even find your breathing heavy just by walking up the stairs.
It happened. After the main flu epidemic passed and I thought I was in the clear, I got sick. I'm not talking about a stuffy nose and minor headache. I mean really sick. I had the flu. Gasp! Before getting sick, I had a great workout routine going. Getting up before the kids, reading, getting a little work done, and exercising.
Just when I thought I was getting better, asthma decided to show its ugly face. The wheezing and late night coughing spells really take their toll. Almost two weeks later and armed with a brand new inhaler, I was finally feeling better. Not good, but better. I was ready to get back to my normal routine, but my body wasn't.
When you've been down for an extended period of time, you need to ease your way back into exercising. Don't expect to jump in where you left off. Maybe as a teenager that was possible, but we're getting older and our bodies just don't rebound the way they used to. It takes time and patience.
The best way to work your way up is to focus on building strength. Your lungs and heart need more time to heal than muscles do. By focusing on strength training, you'll still be exercising and giving your lungs the time they need to recoup.
Lifting weights is the classic way to build strength and tone muscle. If you have access to a local gym full of fancy equipment than go ahead and get started. Take a 5-10 minute power walk on the treadmill, stretch, and start lifting.
For the rest of us, exercising sans gym is the only option. Big, shiny machines are nice but not required to get a good workout. Stronger muscles can be obtained with just a few pieces of equipment or none at all.
Kettle bells, resistance bands, and dumbbells are easy to keep at home. They are small enough to fit in the closet between uses, and my Littles have even been known to "exercise" with the smaller ones. Resistance bands and dumbbells are interchangeable for most exercises. If you're looking for the most versatile and compact equipment, I highly suggest resistance bands. Maverick and I have used these for years.
Not into equipment? No worries. Bodyweight exercises are just as effective.
The circuits in this routine are great for full body toning. The progression from legs to arms to core builds strength and burns fat.
You can't get much simpler than the Dirty 30. My legs and chest were sore after this one. If you can't do 30 push-ups at once you can break them into chunks of 10. Modified push-ups are another option.
Ready to work on your bikini belly? This routine really works your abs. I like the variety of moves in it.
Of course I had to throw this one into the mix. Moms rarely get to do ANYTHING alone. Even exercise. Next time your little one insists on being apart of your work out you can use these exercises.
After being sick and having to work out just makes you feel sick again, but yes you have to start someplace!! Never heard of darebee or some of these other ones- I do home workouts so will have to use these!!
This is so great! Thank you so much for sharing. I have asthma and I am getting over being sick and trying to get back into the swing of things. This is so helpful.
Thanks for the reminder that even without a gym, there are plenty of great options for working out at home!
I have asthma and working out definitely helps. It opens up my lungs and helps me breath a lot better. Sometimes if I feel like I'm losing my breath while working out I put my hands on my head and that helps too. I do always bring my inhaler with me just in case. Going in the sauna after my workout helps my breathing too.
I used to do tricept exercises with my babies. They thought it was so fun to get dropped over my head. I liked the work out.


Whether you're an entrepreneur plotting to launch a startup or a CEO strategizing where to put another office, knowing where the next hot city is would be a game changer. Should you expand to Raleigh? Would you attract better talent in Austin or Atlanta? With the new Surge Cities Index, Inc. and innovation policy company Startup Genome crunched the data to score and rank the top 50 metro areas in the U.S. on seven key indicators–from early-stage funding metrics to job creation. Finally, here's the smartest way to answer the age-old question: Where should you go next?
"I'm always in earshot hearing what's going on in (the dean's) office so I kind of heard him talking about it and I just thought that was kind of neat, what they were doing, so I came to the info session and I found out how affordable it was and was like, 'You know I've always been into technology, I could just go,'" Wamble said.
Several of Fortenberry's Tech901 hires have been working on-site at Memphis-based IMC Cos., a national network of intermodal businesses, through an IT contract with Fortenberry Consulting.
Ivan Ortiz stumbled across Tech901 by chance while searching the internet for help starting a new career.
"I was like, you know, I am going to apply and see what happens," Ortiz said.
Thousands of jobs are available right here in the state of Tennessee but not enough people are trained to do them. A new non-profit in Memphis is changing that by teaching technology to workers who are either looking for a job or want a better one.
Instructor Blair Perry and graduate Nefertiti Beckett explain what the group does and how it's helped local job seekers.
Briahna Chambers is a lead instructor with Tech901 and a total technological rockstar! We were inspired by her talk "Breaking The 'Class' Ceiling" at TEDx Memphis, and just had to find out more about this powerhouse woman who is seeking to change the face of technology in Memphis. Learn more about what makes today's FACE of Memphis tick.
The reality is that hundreds of local tech-related jobs are waiting. Our corporate partners—from FedEx and ServiceMaster to Interactive Solutions and Baptist Memorial Healthcare—are ready in line to interview and hire our graduates at Tech901's Crosstown Concourse space.
Our graduates don't come to us solely with a mission to advance their technology knowledge; they seek to advance their personal lifestyles and their career capabilities. Tech901 has presented a way for these individuals to find a very clear and direct path to elevating their financial status and working environment.


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UM students sweep awards from Public Relations Association of Mississippi
Posted on: April 20th, 2018	by ldrucker
University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, with one student winning overall Best in Show.
Only 14 total students from around the state won awards, and UM students from the Meek School of Journalism and new Media won 12 of those.
In addition, a 30-member student committee led by Senior Lecturer Robin Street won an award of excellence in the professional category for the anti-stereotyping campaign called It Starts with (Me)ek they created for the Meek School of Journalism and New Media.
University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the Public Relations Association of Mississippi Prism individual student competition recently, and some won, along with Senior Lecturer Robin Street, as a team in the professional category for the It Starts with (Me)ek campaign they created for the Meek School. Pictured from left, are some of those winners: (front row, kneeling) Kat Balmes, Addie Guida and Kendrick Pittman. Second row: Bianca Abney, Alexa Hart, Street, Parker Maloney, Alex Hicks and Kaitlin Childress. Back row: Zack McEwen, Clifton Carroll, Kayla Beatty and Kelly Zeidner. Photo credit: Stan O'Dell
The awards were presented at the PRAM state conference in Starkville on April 13.
"Entries submitted by students from the University of Mississippi highlighted their extraordinary skills, and I have no doubt that each of these students will be successful as a public relations professional," said Christen Duhé, PRAM's vice president of awards. "Their level of professionalism is very impressive."
The students entered public relations campaigns they produced in Street's advanced class during 2017. Each campaign required multi-faceted skills, including writing news articles, shooting video and photos, planning creative attention-getting events, conducting research and creating online and social media posts.
"I already knew how outstanding these students are, but I was delighted that the judges recognized that also," Street said. "Our students demonstrated that they excel in the diverse set of skills needed in today's public relations profession. That is a tribute to the preparation they received from all the faculty members at the Meek School."
Awards were given at three levels, based on the number of points judges award each entry. The top award is the Prism, followed by the Excellence and Merit awards. Multiple students can win in the same category if they earn the required number of points. The entry with the highest number of points is named Best in Show.
Addie Guida, a public policy major and journalism minor from Gulfport, won Student Best in Show and the Prism in her category. The judges, who remain anonymous, praised her work highly.
"This campaign is planned extraordinarily well," one judge wrote on Guida's entry. "I was incredibly impressed by the level of detail provided. It's clear a lot of time and effort went into this work, and it's a shining example of a well-developed integrated communications plan."
Dixie McPherson, an integrated marketing communications May 2017 graduate from Tupelo, also won a Prism award. The judge's comment on her entry read, "Perfect! This is how it's done."
Excellence winners were Amanda Hunt, an IMC December 2017 graduate from Ocean Springs; Mike Haskins, an IMC major from Senatobia; Clifton Carroll, an IMC major from Yazoo City; and Alexa Hart, an IMC December 2017 graduate from Searcy, Arkansas.
Merit winners were Grace Bacon, an IMC May 2017 graduate from Fairhope, Alabama; Kat Balmes, a marketing and corporate relations major from Brandon; Kelly Zeidner, an IMC major from Fort Mill, South Carolina; Parker Maloney, a marketing and corporate relations major from Clinton; Alexa Arguedas, an IMC May 2017 graduate from Madison; and Kaitlin Childress, an IMC major from Brandon.
Childress was also a member of the 30-student team winning a professional Excellence award for the It Starts with (Me)ek campaign. Also representing the team were Bianca Abney, an IMC graduate student from Moss Point; Kayla Beatty, a journalism major from Ocean Springs; Alex Hicks, an IMC graduate student from Meridian; Zach McEwen, an IMC major from McComb; and Kendrick Pittman, an IMC major from Kosciusko.
For more information on the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, visit their website at https://jnm.olemiss.edu or email MeekSchool@olemiss.edu.
Tags: featured, Ole Miss, Oxford, pr, PRAM, Public Relations, Public Relations Association of Mississippi, University of Mississippi


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Kansas Slaps Corizon Health with Millions in Fines for Contract Violations
Loaded on May 3, 2019 by Chad Marks published in Prison Legal News May, 2019, page 48
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corizon. Location: Kansas.
by Chad Marks
"They don't care who dies, how they die or what they do to you."
That's what former Kansas prisoner Sarah Loretta Cook said about Corizon Health, the state's prison medical care provider. With expected increases in the Kansas prison population over the next five years, Corizon's contract with the state's Department of Corrections (DOC) is projected to balloon from $70 million to $83 million annually. But the company's track record in Kansas has not been stellar.
One prisoner developed a brain fungus resulting in the 27-year-old's death. As for Cook, she had to have much of her colon removed after she did not receive her prescribed medication for months. She has now filed a lawsuit – one of more than 48 naming Corizon and the Kansas DOC involving medical care.
During fiscal years 2016 and 2017, state officials slapped Corizon with $3.4 million in penalties for failure to maintain its contracted staffing levels. The company was penalized another $2.8 million for the same problem in 2018, along with an additional $534,880 fine for not meeting other performance standards.
Since it was first awarded the DOC contract in 2014, Corizon's performance has been audited annually by the University of Kansas Medical Center (UKMC), which tracks metrics for a dozen standards such as intake health assessments, sick calls and group therapy. When the company drops below 90 percent compliance for any of the standards, the DOC assesses $100 to $300 per incident. If Corizon fails to correct the problem within six months, the penalty begins to increase and continues rising until compliance is achieved.
David Tatarsky, the DOC's Director of Health Services, said the audits are guided by complaints received from prisoners and their families, which are often directed to UKMC. State law gives prison wardens 10 days to address a medical issue upon receiving a written grievance, after which it can then be appealed directly to DOC Secretary Roger Werholtz.
"We look for trends. We try to get the most bang for our buck," Tatarsky said. "We try and focus where we think the need is greatest."
Of the nine performance standards audited in 2018, Corizon was found fully compliant with just one: specialty services, such as X-rays, dermatology, chemotherapy, and obstetric and gynecological services, all of which are penalized at a higher rate. Compliance with other standards fell well short of 90 percent, totaling 70 percent for health groups – including group therapy and workshops on anger management or addiction – and less than 10 percent for sick calls, intake assessments and care for prisoners with chronic conditions such as diabetes and HIV.
Even with signing bonuses of up to $7,000 for registered nurses and $10,000 for psychologists – which together account for half its unfilled positions – Corizon is having trouble maintaining required staffing levels, according to DOC finance director Keith Bradshaw. He blamed "low unemployment rates throughout the state as well as competition in the highly competitive health care industry."
Corizon pays its registered nurses in Kansas $25 an hour, below the state average of $28. It pays dental assistants $15 an hour, below the average of $16.86. However, the company's behavioral health professionals earn $24 an hour, at the top of the statewide average range of $16 to $24 per hour.
Bradshaw also noted that medical referrals to private providers outside the prison system involve additional costs in vehicle expense and overtime for guards who must accompany the prisoners. Due to "the small staff that we have and the size of this contract and the services being provided," he noted "it's not realistic to expect every facility and every outcome to be looked at every month."
For example, Corizon was noncompliant from June 2017 to December 2017 when the DOC was transferring prisoners between facilities, so it did not penalize the firm for problems during that time. Nevertheless, in February 2019 Bradshaw reported to state lawmakers that unless Corizon improves its services to the state's prison system, its contract will be renewed for only a one-year term rather than two years.
"If things continue to improve, we'll go ahead and pick up that second year," Bradshaw said. "If we continue to have issues, then we'll look at doing a rebid."
Corizon spokeswoman Eve Hutcherson said the company treats "all requirements very seriously in our mission to provide exceptional care to the patients we serve as the DOC's partner."
However, the more than $6.7 million in penalties that Kansas has imposed on Corizon over the past several years belies that claim.
Sources: kake.com, kansas.com, kansascity.com, usnews.com, kcur.org, wibw.com
Former Angola Major Found Guilty – Twice – in Excessive Force Case, by Scott Grammer
Report and Video of Arizona Prison Riot Released, by Matthew Clarke
New York Prisoner Harassed and Assaulted by Guard Loses in Court of Claims
Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates, by Matthew Clarke
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment in Failure to Protect Case
Two-Year Investigation, Litigation and Settlement Ends Segregation, Mistreatment of LGBTQ Prisoners at California Jail, by Derek Gilna
Major Prison Telecom Merger Canceled; Victory for Campaign for Prison Phone Justice!
Kansas Federal Court Awards Prisoner $250,000 for Guard's Excessive Force, by Matthew Clarke
BOP Official Who Ordered More Prisoners Sent to Private Prisons Hired by GEO Group, by Scott Grammer
Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Start Criminal Justice Reform Organization, by Kevin W. Bliss
Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Jail Guard Accused of Sexual Abuse, by Matthew Clarke
Federal Court Awards $3,750,000 in Damages for Sexual Assault by Prison Guards, by Chad Marks
Prison Policy Initiative Issues Report on State of Prison Phone Justice, by Matthew Clarke
Settlement Provides for Improved Competency Procedures for Jailed Mentally Ill in Washington State
Delaware: No Convictions in Second Vaughn Riot Trial, by Kevin Bliss
Landlords Challenge Ordinance that Protects Former Prisoners' Rental Rights, by Douglas Ankney
Federal Prison Employee Sentenced for Defrauding Prisoners' Families, by Scott Grammer
Continued Problems with Mental Health Care, Suicides in Alabama DOC, by Kevin W. Bliss
New Mexico Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Policy of Denying Transport to Medical Appointments During Lockdowns, by Matthew Clarke
Judge Initially Plays Pass-the-Buck with Proposal to Hire Suicide Prevention Expert
Kansas Slaps Corizon Health with Millions in Fines for Contract Violations, by Chad Marks
Florida Fleeces Prisoners with High Canteen Prices, by Kevin W. Bliss
Eleventh Circuit Agrees Prosecutor is Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Retaliation Case, by Chad Marks
"Free" Prisoner-Made Furniture Gets Ohio Prison Industry Officials in Hot Water, by Chad Marks
New York: 58-Month Prison Sentence for Former Jail Union Boss Who Took Bribes, by Chad Marks
Lack of Outdoor Recreation for D.C. Jail Prisoners "Dehumanizing", by Kevin W. Bliss
Private Halfway Houses Plagued with Escapes, Drugs, Sex and Violence, by Chad Marks
$625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner's Death from Untreated Ulcer
Oklahoma: Sovereign Immunity Prohibits Lawsuits Over Prisoner Medical Care
New York: Liability Established in Claim Over Assault by Prison Guard, by Matthew Clarke
$301,000 Awarded in Lawsuit Over Suicide at Illinois Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
Cell Phones Sold in Commissary at South Carolina Jail, by Scott Grammer
Oregon: Knowledge of Injury and Defendants' Causal Role Required for Accrual of § 1983 Claims, by Mark Wilson
Search for Mental Health Care Ends Tragically at Florida Jail, by David M. Reutter
New Jersey Prisoner Who Suggested Date to Nurse Has Disciplinary Action Reversed
Illinois Agrees to Sweeping Prison Health Care Reforms, by Matthew Clarke
HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against Tennessee County Jail
Prisoner's Death from Methadone Over-Prescription Results in Summary Judgment, Settlement, by David Reutter
$525,000 Settlement for Loss of Federal Prisoner's Eye
$10 Million Awarded Against Corizon and Oregon County for Jail Detox Death, by Matthew Clarke
Wrongful Death, Whistleblower Suits Filed After Prisoner Dies at New Orleans Jail, by David M. Reutter
New York: $775,000 Judgment for Prisoners Searched in Freezing Weather
Cancellation of Illinois Prison Debate Class Debated in Court, by Kevin W. Bliss
Washington State: Jury Awards $549,000 to Prisoner Denied Pain Medication, by Chad Marks
States Rack Up Tens of Millions of Dollars in Prison Guard Overtime Pay, by Matthew Clarke
Private Prisoner Transport Firm Closes After Escape; Problems Continue to Plague Industry, by Matthew Clarke
Beating of Michigan Jail Prisoner Results in $36.6 Million Verdict,$12.9 Million Settlement, by Chad Marks
Wisconsin Pays Largest Civil Rights Settlement in State's History –$18.9 Million – for Juvenile Offender's Suicide Attempt, by Chad Marks, Derek Gilna
Unlicensed Interns to Perform Psych Tests on Utah Prisoners, by Scott Grammer
Hospice Programs Provided in Pennsylvania Prisons, by Ruth Hoskins
CoreCivic Creates Nonprofit Foundation, Ostensibly to Reduce Recidivism, by Matthew Clarke
Fifth Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Sex Offender, by Matthew Clarke
Claim Denied; No Proof New York Prison Guards Acted Within Scope of Their Employment
Inspector General: California Prison Guards Violate Use of Force Policies Half the Time, by Steve Horn
Staffing Shortage at Ohio Legislative Oversight Committee has Interns Inspecting Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
Humane Treatment for Terminally Ill Prisoners, by Kevin W. Bliss
The Uphill Road to Prisoners' Rights, by F.T. Green
Virginia Court Improperly Denied Transgender Prisoner's Name Change, by Matthew Clarke
Attorney-Client Privilege Under Attack in Jails Across the Nation, by Douglas Ankney
Incarceration Decrease? Drop in Prison Numbers Called "Anemic", by Ted Gest
Vermont Prisoner Sexually Abused at Private Prison in Michigan Receives $750, by Steve Horn
Horrific Deaths, Brutal Treatment: Mental Illness in America's Jails, by Gary A. Harki
More from Chad Marks:
Undiagnosed MRSA Forced Arizona Prisoner to Have Heart Surgery, Jan. 9, 2020
Prisoner Co-payments for Health Care Services Eliminated in California, Jan. 9, 2020
Fourth Circuit: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Death Penalty Case for Failure to Investigate Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as Mitigating Factor During Sentencing Phase, Dec. 17, 2019
Los Angeles County to Pay $53 Million for Strip Searches of Female Prisoners, Dec. 10, 2019
Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court's Order Requiring Halal Meals, Dec. 10, 2019
Overzealous Prosecutors Seek to Lock Up Prisoners Released Under First Step Act, Dec. 10, 2019
Hickman's Egg Farm Puts Prisoners to Work at High Cost to the Community, Residents Say, Dec. 10, 2019
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Suit Over Inadequate Shoes, Dec. 9, 2019
New York City's Rikers Island Jail Expected to Close by 2026, Dec. 9, 2019
Ninth Circuit Reverses Convictions Where Trial Court Failed to Provide Oral Jury Instructions, Nov. 18, 2019
Undiagnosed MRSA Forced Arizona Prisoner to Have Heart Surgery, Jan. 9, 2020. Corizon, Medical, Cardiovascular.
New Mexico: Third-Party Settlement Agreements Resulting from Medical Care Provided by Corizon are Public Documents Subject to Disclosure, Jan. 8, 2020. Corizon, Medical.
Private Prison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires, Jan. 8, 2020. Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut.
Allegheny County Settles Three Lawsuits Over Medical Care at County Jail, Nov. 6, 2019. Corizon, Medical.
Congressional Black Caucus Institute Accepts Donations from Private Prison Companies, Oct. 4, 2019. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic.
Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations, Oct. 4, 2019. Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct.
Why Our Movement Can't Afford to Ignore Private Prison Corporations, Oct. 4, 2019. Private Prisons, Organizing, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform.
Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs, Oct. 4, 2019. Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Prison Gangs.
Audit Determines Georgia's State Prisons More Cost Effective than Private Prisons, Sept. 8, 2019. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut.
Arizona Federal Court Levies Sanctions Against Corizon Health, Aug. 6, 2019. Corizon.