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I feel so blessed to be part of Candlefind. It gives me the opportunity to try awesome candles from so many amazing companies I normally may never try. It's an adventure, isn't it? Trying new brands and exploring all they have to offer. I also like to think of myself as an "equal opportunity" candle lover, meaning, I love all candles across the spectrum but I admit, soy brands do hold a special place in my home. I love the texture, the "all natural" quality with this type of wax and I don't know why but bakery scents seem to stand out even more in soy wax giving them a more realistic aroma. At least in my experience anyway.
And now we come to my newest adventure… 1803 Candles.
This is my first experience with this company and oh my goodness was I excited to try this brand. The moment I entered their site, I was sucked in and felt compelled to browse every page. This site has an old vintage/country style feel to it and I was drawn to the layout. Their home page is beautifully articulated, giving you a few paragraphs to read about their company along with stunning pictures of their products for us visual junkies. From there you can browse their products from soy mason jars to scented melts, diffusers, room sprays, soaps and much more.
Are you curious yet? You should be. I think I'm in love!!
When I received my box chuck full of candles, I was in sensory nirvana. Every fragrance I received smelled so authentic, I was completely mesmerized. Even my husband was curious and opened each jar to smell them all and surprise of all surprises… he liked pretty much every candle minus the floral scents, which was no surprise there.
These candles just so you know are 100% soy and all natural meaning, you won't find any coloring or extra additives in your candles. Just pure white soy wax and fragrance.
Each candle I review from this company will have its own page with links to each review listed below for easier reference.
And now it's time to delve into these candles and get to reviewing. My first choice… Mistletoe Kisses. As soon as I smelled this candle, I was blown away by how realistic is smelled and felt compelled to review it first, especially with Christmas right around the corner.
We have combined the crisp scents of melon and basil along with the fruitiness of berries and peaches. Basil & Berries will bring the sweet wisps of a summer day languishing on the porch with a bowl of cool melon slices and a glass of iced tea. Basil & Berries is a relaxing scent with just the perfect amount of tanginess. Carefully poured in a Kerr jar, it is an ideal scent for a summer day in need of a fragrance.
Falling leaves and brisk nights await us when fall comes. Warm, spiced drinks and crackling fires keep us toasty during our busy days. Comforting vanilla and rum cake topped with sweet, praline strudel and crunchy gingersnaps lends to the heartwarming scents of autumn.
Lemon Drop Cookie is a replica of a country kitchen inspired lemon sugar blended with rich, buttery hand-mixed dough. Pure lemony goodness! Not too tart, with a creamy invigorating lemon aroma, Lemon Drop Cookie is your favorite homemade cookie in candle form. Our authentic, original Lemon Drop Cookie soy jar candle has remained in the top ten best sellers since it was lovingly created. Lemon Drop Cookie will be sure to make your mouth water and cause your kitchen to fill with family.
Burning our Biscuits & Honey will take you to a special place around the breakfast table with layers of sweet, flaky pastry, vanilla bean, and golden honey butter. The vanilla bean is not over-abundant, but rather, a compliment to the luscious aroma of local honey whipped with fresh, creamy butter, and sumptuous baked goods. This soy candle will cause family and friends to wonder what you are conjuring up in the kitchen!
Perfect Morning is the aroma of freshly brewed coffee with cream and infused with caramel and pumpkin when walking into your favorite coffee shop. A welcome aroma early in the day, Perfect Morning adds a touch of comfort and vigor.
Mistletoe Kisses from 1803 Candles completely surprised me. in a good way I love it when I try a candle without first reading the description and then being completely blown away by how authentic is smelled. That's what happened the moment I popped off the lid to this candle.


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If customers are our most valuable resource, it is our duty to serve them with quality products and helpful assistance when they need it.
We have CRM systems to manage our relationships with our customers, we have staff trained to serve them, and yet most of us are operating our customer service departments based on a set of outdated concepts or myths. To truly improve customer service to the level that our most valuable resources deserve, it is time to bust those myths.
Customers complain when they have a problem.
According to Salesforce.com, less than 25 percent of customers actually complain when they have an issue. An astounding 70 to 90 percent never complain at all. And when complaints are made, only one out of every four reach a manager.
Moreover, statistics show that instead of complaining to you, customers will tell an average of three people bad things about you. It's like the evil twin to the "pay it forward" phenomenon.
Most customers won't take the time to complain because they feel it's either too difficult to reach the appropriate representative or they are not confident in the company's ability to quell their concern.
Just because customers may not seek you out when they have a problem does not mean they will all silently walk away. Reach out to them on a regular basis. After all, the best way to measure customer satisfaction is by simply asking your customers. Moreover, give them a variety of channels in which they can engage and interact with you. Having a customer service phone line is no longer adequate, as more consumers are turning to live chat, social media, and videoconferencing as ways to communicate with companies. The more options you provide, the more likely they will reach out for help.
Customers prefer automated channels; they don't want live agents.
A recent American Express survey found that 65 percent of consumers prefer speaking to a live agent via phone or in person for issues such as product assistance or returns, which increases to 76 percent as issues get more serious. Moreover, less than 10 percent prefer Web or email assistance and only one in five have used social media for customer service within the past year.
Offer automated channels, use social media to engage influencers and create a stage for evangelists, and develop and improve the personal connections live agents offer your customers. Teaching customer service agents to really listen to consumers is key to customer satisfaction. Effective listening allows consumers to feel acknowledged, understood, and accepted. Moreover, it encourages them to be more open and forthcoming with their problems.
It's better to invest in marketing and advertising than customer service.
The best way to grow and sustain a business is to keep your existing customers happy.
There are many successful companies, such as Costco, Rolls Royce, Krispy Kreme, and Kiehl's, that do not advertise. According to ABC News, "for these companies, consumers' experiences with these products have been more valuable in establishing their place in people's hearts than any Pepsi commercial with Britney Spears could achieve, say marketing experts."
Instead of throwing significant funds into a new marketing campaign in hopes of gaining new customers, invest in the ones you already have. Give your employees customer service tools, such as desktop and speech analytics, to help improve the customer experience. Invest in your customers and your customer service initiatives, and your bottom line will thank you.
If you thought you were on the right track by addressing the customer complaints you get, automating your feedback channels, and spending resources on marketing to new prospects, you are not alone. These are the myths that plague many businesses. By correcting the misconceptions and focusing on what your customers really need, you can improve customer service, establish a great reputation, and increase your bottom line.
Michael Nahmias is the academy supervisor at SysAid, a provider of customer-driven IT service management solutions.


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How Character Strengths Help Us Through Trying Times
By Fatima Doman
"Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand."
―Oprah Winfrey
Imagine you found a flower bud in your garden – you see the bud but are unsure what flower will unfold from it. If you have a pre-determined expectation for it to be one vs. another, such as wanting a tulip to be a rose, you will be disappointed when the "wrong" one unfolds. You will focus on what's "wrong" with it. In so doing you may harm it and prevent it from reaching its potential. It will wither.
Unfortunately, the world is full of withered and withering people who are not connected to their own authenticity, who feel overwhelmed and discouraged. When we experience turbulent times, as we are now, these feelings can be magnified. People are stretched to their limits, losing sight of their innate character strengths—temporarily blind to their uniqueness. Often, the loud inner critic joins in the game by suppressing one's confidence—amplifying fear instead. During this pandemic, we see, hear and sense fear all around us like never before.
What if we could learn how to see and appreciate our and others' strengths rather than being debilitated by a weakness focus? How would that positively impact resilience, well-being, achievement, and life satisfaction? How might that help us rise to the challenges we face? Truly wise people—individuals, parents, teachers, coaches, and leaders—create the conditions for themselves and others to genuinely flourish. Developing an awareness of these strengths helps us to focus on "what's strong" instead of on "what's wrong."
Leveraging the science of positive psychology, we now can identify the strengths that define who we are at our best –the qualities that, when nurtured, can improve all areas of our lives. As decades of research and hundreds of studies have now shown, people who express their character strengths tend to be less stressed, more engaged, energized, and happier. In my twenty years of coaching, I have yet to encounter a more powerful tool than character strengths for increasing resilience, well-being and productivity. I have witnessed dramatic, positive change when people come to understand and leverage their strengths, while appreciating the strengths in others. All of this creates a positive upward spiral, rather than a negative, debilitating downward spiral.
Understanding Character Strengths
Character strengths are those aspects of our personality that define what is best in us. Collectively, they are responsible for our greatest achievements and fulfillment. Scientists have identified 24 strengths that are the basic building blocks defining our individuality, psychologically speaking. We each possess all 24 of these strengths in different degrees and combinations. These strengths are universally valued – in the East and in the West—across the world's diverse cultures. Positive psychologists define them as positive traits that are beneficial to self and others. They lead us to positive emotions and relationships, greater vitality, and meaningful life activities. We flourish when we identify and flex our strengths.
If we want to build up any of these strengths, we can learn to do so. We aren't born missing key character strengths – we just may not have focused on exercising a particular strength, perhaps causing it to atrophy. The key is developing an awareness of our strengths and how to optimally use them, in order to boost our resilience and well-being. If we are conscious of our own strengths, we are more likely to recognize strengths in others, leading to more harmonious relationships which are especially needed during these challenging times. Once we know what our best qualities are, they open up a vital pathway to engagement—at work, at school, in relationships, and through the peaks and valleys of life. Due to the science of positive psychology which focuses on what's strong about a person, versus a problem-focused approach, people can learn to design their own future powered by their strong suits. For example, the single mother who having been laid off from work, uses her strengths of perseverance and hope as she diligently applies for new jobs. Or the teenager who doesn't complain about cleaning the kitchen after a family meal, expressing his strength of gratitude for the food that was on the table.
The 24-character strengths (such as teamwork, honesty, leadership, kindness, creativity, forgiveness, etc.) are categorized into six virtue categories as follows:
•	Wisdom: Cognitive strengths for the acquisition and use of knowledge
•	Courage: Emotional strengths that exercise will to accomplish goals in opposition
•	Humanity: Interpersonal strengths that involve tending and befriending others
•	Justice: Civic strengths that underlie healthy community life
•	Temperance: Strengths that protect against excess
•	Transcendence: Strengths connected to a larger universe and that provide meaning
Research is continually shedding light on our understanding of character strengths and the following are four key characteristics:
•	First, character strengths are positive traits all humans possess.
•	Second, they are universally valued, meaning that they are valued in all cultures.
•	Third, they are expressed in varying degrees, or at different levels. For example, one person may be very high in expressing their strength of hope, whereas another person may be more moderate in their use of hope.
•	And fourth, they are learnable! The exciting news is that anyone can learn how to express any of the 24-character strengths more fully at any time!
Discover Your Unique Strengths Profile
You can discover your own unique strengths profile and download it for free here. The VIA character strengths survey is a scientifically valid, peer-reviewed tool that helps you to focus on what's strong, instead of on what's wrong. For example, in your VIA report, you will find a ranking of your 24-character strengths with your most used strengths at the top, and your less-used strengths toward the bottom. By the way, all 24-character strengths matter—no one strength is more important than another.
Your Top Strengths
Some strengths are more strongly represented in us, are core to our identity, and to what we value. These are called our "signature strengths" or "top strengths." Top strengths are like a fingerprint—they define our uniqueness and represent our authentic selves. Our top strengths are those that feel almost as essential to us as breathing. They come naturally, and we feel energized and satisfied when we are expressing them. And when others see them in us, we feel understood in a significant way. If we are unable to express these parts of ourselves for some reason, we might feel like we are suffocating or dying inside. That's why focusing on our top strengths and how to put them into play—especially during difficult times like those we face now—is so important. Our top strengths bring meaning into our lives, which is a powerful coping tool in the midst of this pandemic.
As you look at your strengths survey results in your VIA report, in particular your top strengths, ask yourself these questions to determine whether a strength is truly a top strength for you:
•	Is it authentic?
•	Does it show up often?
•	Do others notice it?
•	Does using it energize me?
•	If unable to express it, would I feel empty?
Interestingly, because we care so much about our top strengths, we tend to expect others to value those particular strengths as much as we do—and can become upset when they do not. Take, for example, the character strength of fairness. A person high in fairness may tend to become upset whenever they see instances of unfair treatment. In other words, our top strengths are also our hot buttons – that emotional trigger that fires when others act in contradiction of our valued strengths. We can learn to turn these potential clashes into collaborations, however, through developing an appreciation and respect for the strengths in others. This has never been more needed.
Strengths You Tend to Combine
Character strengths rarely exist alone—they often occur in combinations. Like a well-tuned orchestra of many diverse instruments, the right combinations of strengths can amplify their effect, complementing one another. Think of a person who combines their strength of creativity with their strength of prudence to ensure that their project is innovative, complete and on time. Another example is someone who uses their strength of leadership while balancing it with their strength of teamwork, considering the input of their team before making decisions. Or recall a time someone has been honest with you on a sensitive subject yet balanced their strength of honesty with their strength of kindness toward you in how they approached the topic.
Your Situational Strengths
Another category of strengths is called "situational strengths." These are strengths we call forth when we need to. For example, a man shared with me that although he has an aversion to public speaking and was terrified to speak at a community meeting, he was able to do so because his family was impacted by this meeting, and that was very important to him. So, he called forth some of his less-used strengths—bravery and leadership—which were best suited to the situation to help get him through the public speaking. However, because these were lesser strengths for him, it was draining to do it. So, people can "step up" and invoke any strength when needed—even if they find it daunting.
Situational strengths, unlike top strengths, are not as crucial in defining who we are. The difference between situational strengths and top strengths is that people need to express top strengths to feel whole and energized, but they are comfortable expressing situational strengths only when they are needed. Therefore, you may feel more energy after expressing a top strength and less energy after expressing a strength lower on your strengths report.
During this pandemic, most of us are having to call forth strengths we haven't used much in the past. Learning to combine our less-used strengths with our top strengths to infuse more energy into our actions, is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal to get us through hardships. For example, I've talked with many people who, while quarantined, called forth their strengths of hope, social intelligence, perseverance, kindness, creativity, bravery, humor, etc. The more you use any character strength, your comfort level with that strength will increase and you may experience more energy with it over time—genuinely building that strength.
You Can Build Your Strengths
There may be times in your life where you want to build strengths that you previously have not focused much energy or attention on. Most likely this will emerge after a life event that changes your motivation to use a strength that was dormant in the past. Perhaps during this pandemic, you have new demands, or find a need for a greater expression of a particular strength. Or, you may be at a point where you are interested in growth and this includes growing your repertoire of "go-to" strengths. The strengths you choose to build are most likely those strengths that you feel would help you most in some aspect of your life. It can be to encouraging target such strengths that you want to build. Let me share a note with you from an inspiring woman named Ally, who during a time of personal growth, was able to build a strength with great success:
"Of my top strengths, two of them are curiosity and love of learning, while one of my lowest ranked strengths is perseverance. All of a sudden, I realized why I am constantly beginning new projects, and never completing them. I abandon the old idea because I get excited about learning about a new one; and with little perseverance, it's a perfect storm for never finishing anything. In fact, I had become so discouraged that I was to the point of not even starting anything – assuming I wouldn't finish! I always assumed these were character flaws that were an unchangeable part of my personality. Then I realized that my strengths ranking wasn't set in stone. I have all 24 strengths and I can build upon my lesser strengths! I may have been neglecting some of them, but they're all at my disposal! This idea was really motivating, and perseverance has taken on tremendous importance for me – I now truly care about finishing what I start. I even keep a list by my desk of everything I finish. Projects big and small that never made it past the good idea stage are now making the list of accomplishments – everything from planting a rose in honor of my mother to web-publishing past speeches - and each thing I complete returns the energy of accomplishment rather than the dejection of unfinished failure."
Your Strengths Snapshot
Learning all of this great information will not make much difference in your life unless you use it! It's helpful to create a "snapshot" of your strengths in order to have them front and center as a reminder. A strengths snapshot allows you to reflect on your top strengths, which are most often the top listed 5 strengths from your strengths report. Write down the ones that truly feel authentic to you.
Next, write down your most common strengths combinations, which are the strengths you tend to combine for best effect. For example, I often combine my strengths of social intelligence and teamwork for greater expression of each of these strengths.
And lastly, think of a strength(s) you would like to build, like Ally shared in her note above, and write this in your strengths snapshot as well.
Bringing Your Strengths to Life During Adversity
So, what are some ways you can consistently bring your top strengths forward for greater energy and engagement in the midst of this pandemic? What strengths have you used optimally in past successes that would be beneficial in your current circumstances? What strengths can you call forth when visualizing a positive outcome to the challenges you are facing? What strengths can you combine together for increased energy and better outcomes? These are all important questions that can open up a new, and empowering trajectory for you during these trying times. Stay safe and healthy as you bring out the best in yourself and in those you seek to positively influence! In the words of Dr. Ryan Niemiec, "Character strengths serve as those crucial influencers that help us embrace the positive, endure the mundane, and navigate and manage the struggles."
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Fatima Doman

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Organizational Updates — Latino Network Statement on the recent Atkinson Elementary School Incident Dear friends and supporters: Last week, members of our staff were leading a Know Your Rights presentation at Atkinson Elementary School in southeast Portland. As attendees were leaving the session, they noticed posters that were intentionally placed on school grounds with hateful and inflammatory anti-immigrant messaging. Brenda Fox, the Principal of Atkinson Elementary, sent a letter home to families of their students describing the incident, stating the safety of their students is the top priority and that police had been immediately informed. We stand with the leadership at Atkinson Elementary and support their recognition of the severity of this situation. The education of our community is important and Latino Network is committed to continuing this work. In partnership with Portland Public Schools (PPS) and other partner school districts, Latino Network is committed to ensuring a safe and welcoming space is provided to our community members attending future Know Your Rights sessions. If you have questions or for more information, contact David Martinez at davidm@latnet.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Queridos amigos y simpatizantes, La semana pasada, los miembros de nuestro personal dirigieron una presentación de Conozca sus derechos en la Escuela Primaria Atkinson en el sureste de Portland. Cuando los asistentes salían de la sesión, notaron carteles que se colocaron intencionalmente en los terrenos de la escuela con mensajes odiosos e inflamatorios contra los inmigrantes. Brenda Fox, la directora de la Primaria Atkinson, envió una carta a las familias de sus estudiantes describiendo el incidente, declarando que la seguridad de sus estudiantes es la principal prioridad y que la policía fue informada de inmediato. Mantenemos el liderazgo en Atkinson Elementary y apoyamos su reconocimiento de la gravedad de esta situación. La educación de nuestra comunidad es importante y la Red Latina está comprometida a continuar con este trabajo. En asociación con las Escuelas Públicas de Portland (PPS) y otros distritos escolares asociados, Latino Network se compromete a garantizar que se brinde un espacio seguro y acogedor a los miembros de nuestra comunidad que asisten a futuras sesiones de Conozca sus derechos. Si tiene preguntas o para obtener más información, comuníquese con David Martinez a davidm@latnet.org.
Congrats to our Noche Bella 2018 Aguila Award Honorees!
Latino Network Night with the Blazers was a Success!
Noche Bella 2017 was a HUGE Success!
VOZ ALTA: AMOR EN LOS TIEMPOS DE GUERRA WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
2017 Graduation Feature - Congrats to all of our Escalera Grads!
First Year of Ollin: Social Justice Film Series is a HUGE Success!
Missed an issue of our monthly e-newsletter? Catch up on past issues here!
May - Congrats Unid@s Cohort V, Mother's Day Brunch, and LSAC!
April - Our Bills in the Oregon Legislature, AND the Cambio Café grand opening!
March - Chess for Success, Creciendo Juntos, and our Blazer Partnership!
February - How to Take Action, Congrats to an Escalera Student, and More!
January - Ollin Films, MPC Kicks off, and a Give!Guide Thank You!
October - Noche Bella's Success, Unid@s Cohort V Welcome, and MORE!
September - Summer Internships End & Juntos Expands!
May - Poker Tournament, Umpqua Bank Grant, & Kettlecorn!
April - New SUN Contract, Unid@s Graduation, and Events!
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TWO mothers have been left traumatized after their respective newborn babies were mistakenly swapped by nurses at Ndola Teaching Hospital on Saturday.
The babies were born to the two women who share the same name of Natasha Mulenga.
This incident has left the relatives and other mothers in the labour ward shocked. According to Natasha Mulenga,s sister Juliet chilungu, her sister delivered on Friday through ceasarian section.
She said the baby weighed 3.3 kilograms while the other baby weighed 2 kilograms. She said the two ladies gave birth on the same day but different times.
She accused the nurses at the hospital for being negligent by giving her sister another baby. She said her sister rejected the baby because she knew how her baby looked like.
When my sister asked for her baby the nurses told her that the baby was collected by another family and they were doing everything possible to find the baby back"she said.


Portable grills are part of summertime in Maine. They go to the lake, pond, campground, beaches and backyards too. They make roughing it tasty, but they can also be a huge fire hazard if you don't know what you're doing. U.S. fire departments respond to an average of 3,000 home structure fires and 5,100 outdoor fires involving grills, hibachis and barbecues every year!
Check for any fire restrictions in the area you are in and know the fire danger rating. If it's high, bag out on grilling.
Keep anything that can catch on fire, including oven mitts, food wrappers, children and pets, at least three feet away from the fire.
Keep the grill away from overhanging branches, the side of the house, garage or any other flammable structure.
NEVER leave a fire unattended and always have an adult monitoring it.
Only use lighter fluid intended for charcoal grills, and never add more lighter fluid to a fire that's already going.
Never use gasoline or any other flammable liquid to start a charcoal fire.
Empty coals into a container designed specifically to hold hot coals, it should be metal with a tight fitting lid.
Never ever ever ever empty coals into a trash can!
Douse fires with water and make sure that the area is cool to the touch before leaving or going to sleep.
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EU experts to tackle Hungary toxic sludge
Environment State Secretary Zoltan Illes: "2.5 million cubic metres of red mud is pushing that wall"
Experts from the European Union are to begin work in Hungary to tackle the toxic sludge spill that has claimed seven lives and devastated large areas.
The civil protection unit will work on restoring affected areas and assessing further risks.
The main concern is how to lessen the impact of a new burst in the reservoir, which officials say is inevitable.
A protective ring of rock and earth is hurriedly being built to try to beat the expected next torrent.
In addition to those killed, some 150 people were injured after up to 700,000 cubic metres (24.7m cu ft) of the toxic aluminium by-product burst from the reservoir near Ajka in western Hungary on 4 October.
'Solidarity'
The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Ajka says the EU experts were specially requested by Hungary, which has been struggling to understand the environmental and health consequences of the red mud, which covers an area of around 40 sq km (14 sq miles), including several towns and villages.
The mud is the residue of years of production of aluminium oxide.
It has a very high alkaline and heavy metal content and our correspondent says the first task of the international experts will be to assess its danger to the ground water, the soil and as an airborne health hazard as the toxic mud dries out.
The five-member civil protection team will later try to restore the natural environment in the devastated areas and try to prevent further threats.
"The quick selection of this team... clearly shows that European solidarity is working," EU crisis response commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said.
The major concern is the second reservoir rupture.
Environment State Secretary Zoltan Illes said on Sunday the collapse was inevitable.
It is hoped that the protective ring of rock and earth, 600m long and 30m thick, which is being built across the fields just below the reservoir, will contain any new spill.
Speaking from the site, Mr Illes said: "The collapse could take place right now, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, but who knows?"
Pointing to the possible point of rupture, he said the failure of the wall there could release "five to seven million tonnes of red mud".
"That embankment, if I could gain three days, that embankment can halt any new tsunami of red mud."
Peter Szijjarto, a spokesman for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told local television on Monday that officials hoped to have the emergency wall built by Tuesday.
"We have 4,000 people and 300 machines working at the scene so we are doing our utmost to prevent another tragedy," he said.
Our correspondent says that officials are also hoping there will be no more rain, as that could turn the sludge more liquid and make containment more difficult.
The new spill could affect an area up to one kilometre to the north if not contained.
Thousands of residents of Devecser have been told to be ready to evacuate at short notice.
The government in Hungary is also expected to decide on Monday whether the factory can restart production.
The company, MAL Hungarian Aluminium Production and Trade Company, has expressed condolences to the families of the victims but is under investigation by Hungarian police.
Mr Illes said the company faced fines for environmental damage that so far total almost $100m.
Fears ease
The sludge has a caustic effect on the skin. It contains heavy metals, such as lead, and inhaling its dust can cause lung cancer.
Most of those killed were drowned or swept away in Kolontar as the sludge hit.
All life in the Marcal river, which feeds the Danube, is said to have been extinguished.
The sludge reached the Danube on Thursday, but Hungarian officials said on Friday that the pH level in the river was "normal", easing fears that Europe's second longest river would be significantly polluted.
Emergency crews have been working to dilute the alkaline content of the spill, adding huge quantities of gypsum and chemical fertilisers to the waters of the Marcal and Raba rivers.
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As Baby Boomers move swiftly toward retirement, Millennials are primed to take over. We have been taking a glimpse into how things have been going for three young adults navigating the challenges of a 21st century workforce. Mike and Amy both chose career tracks that included college. Not everyone goes that route. Is choosing not to go to college still a viable career path for millennials?
In this final segment, meet Mark. Mark was a decent student in high school, some A's mostly B's, he played soccer and skied in the winter. He dreamed of going to a ski academy, but his parents weren't ready to commit that kind of money for a sport—ski academies rival fine colleges in tuition. In his senior year, Mark petitioned his high school to let him miss twenty days of school to train. When he graduated, he had no interest in going to college and he persuaded his parents to let him try the professional ski circuit.
Job #1 Things went well for the first two years. Mark competed in national, then international competitions—climbing the ranks. He was doing well, but there are not a lot of dollars in professional skiing until you reach the top. He worked hard in the off-season at a golf course to help with expenses and was sponsored by several companies for equipment. Until… during warmups, he fell and broke his leg— major surgery, twelve pins and a 6-inch plate ended Mark's dream of the Olympics.
Job #2During his rehab Mark put all of the passion he had for skiing into recovery. For the next nine months he worked hard to rebuild his body and became a certified personal trainer. It was hard to start a personal training business. He still worked at the golf course.
Job #3 Mark's ski coach had kept in touch. Once Mark was off crutches, he was offered a summer job coaching at the academy. Yes, ski academies do train in the summer. They ski down astroturf ramps into large air bags— freeskiing is all about the tricks.
Job #4The next winter, Mark was offered an assistant coaching position with the academy. He was back on skis, but his leg would never take the heavy pounding of top-level competition. He found he liked working with the kids. He liked the travel. In the off-season he lived at home, did some personal training and still worked at the golf course.
Job #5 Mark was tired of working three jobs. He was tired of moving in and out of his parents' house. Ten years out of high school, Mark longed for a place to call home. Should he leave the ski industry and go to college? Mark was able to renegotiate his contract and now has a full- time position that includes coaching and team training. He is taking an advanced course in injury recovery.
Mark has decided to commit himself to a career in the ski industry. He does not see college in his future. He makes good money, has no debt and is living his dream life.


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Parallel Chords
By Alan Ng	| September 4, 2019
The lifelong struggle between parents and children come to a head in Catherine Dudley-Rose's Parallel Chords. As parents, we want our children to follow in our footsteps and reach, if not exceed, the very heights we reached ourselves. At the same time, as grown children, we want to become our own person and earn our parent's approval.
Parallel Chords is the story of Jaqueline Archer (Rachel Ann), and her story is told in a series of flashbacks and done so effectively. Jaqueline is the daughter of famed pianist, Lawrence Archer (Bjorn Johnson) and between Jaqueline and her brother Damon (Ford Fanter), she was the lucky one to inherit her father's musical talent as a violinist.
As a young child, she was proud of her father's success but saw the exhaustive toll that years of piano and painkillers had on him. She would witness her father's breakdown and berating of her brother for listening to rock music on a boombox. As Jaqueline grew older, she became a talented violinist in her own right. Seizing upon that talent, Lawrence began to push her toward excellence. Lawrence is a demanding teacher, accepting no less than perfection.
"…Lawrence began to push her toward excellence…a demanding teacher, accepting no less than perfection."
Unbeknownst to Lawrence, Jaqueline has other passions, particularly in finding independence and simply growing up. Jaqueline wins a role in the school play. Desperate to hang with her fellow students, her late-night sneak out to a party, ends with disastrous results. But her father forbids these distractions and refuses to let her lose focus, and that brings us to this co-dependent story of parents and children.
Parallel Chords (2019)
Directed and Written: Catherine Dudley-Rose
Starring: Rachel Ann, Bjorn Johnson, Ford Fanter Laura Kirk, etc.
Movie score: 7/10
"…felt deeply personal, which comes across in the final cut"
Kezia Norton says:
I so love this wonderful heartfelt movie of a father/daughter relationship that has so many layers to it. Her father is her teacher,and they perform together. He is getting older and is now depending on her help keep his career going. She is young and wants to honor her father, but has a burning desire to break away and discover who she really is. Does Jacqueline stay and perform with her father? Or does she pursue her own journey? Watch Parallel Chords to find out.
Fantastic review! Thanks so much for this in depth look into Parallel Chords.
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'Why do people think artists are special? It's just another job.' Andy Warhol
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The retractable wings of Balthazar. Interview
9 minute Muzică Alexandra Nistoroiu Naluca No Comments
This past week, Balthazar had not one, but two shows in Control Club. It was the Belgian quintet's first time in Romania and the closest I ever got to resembling a groupie, as I've attended both live performances and their soundcheck on Wednesday. But I snapped out of it pretty quickly and met almost half of them for an interview, just before their gig on Wednesday night.
Now, most of Balthazar's interviews star the two front men Maarten Devoldere and Jinte Deprez. But this is not your regular Balthazar interview. I've instead had the pleasure of interviewing bassist Simon Casier (the one responsible for the magic bass lines in title track 'Fever') and multi-instrumentalist Tijs Delbeke (the newest addition to Balthazar, whose talents include smoothly going from one instrument to another as if he was born playing them all).
So, I'm leaving you with a written version of the interview, even though I have my doubts that some of the conversation is actually translatable from audio to text. Casier has a good poker face and almost never answers a question seriously. I found myself doubting most of what he said, even when he seemed to be serious. Tijs, on the other hand, was generously trying to figure out how to give the most earnest answers, even when I asked the stupidest questions. (And if you haven't listened to 'Fever' yet, Balthazar's fourth studio album, please make time for that now. I promise it will be worth it. It is the band's warmest album to date.)
Jinte Deprez, vocal of Balthazar, and his newest bandmate, Tijs Delbeke
Alexandra: You've been touring for a while already with this album. How has this tour been treating you so far?
Tijs: The food was great everyday (laughter). Besides the food, the shows were alright.
Simon: We started four weeks ago, so this is the end of the first part of the tour. It's been great actually.
Tijs: The show has been evolving in a good way. It's my very first Balthazar tour.
Alexandra: Your touring schedule for February looked insane to me. You had shows almost everyday, travelling to three or four countries a week. How do you keep sane through all of this?
Simon: Sleep, sleep, you have to sleep a lot!
Tijs: Getting sick now and then.
Simon: I just slept for 12 hours last night. So that's how you do it. Sometimes you sleep four hours and next day you sleep 12.
Tijs: Yeah, it's true.
Simon: Sleep and alcohol!
Tijs: But if you get excited to do the new show – in the beginning you are still trying to make a good show out of it, I think we kind of found it right now – you get the joy by just playing.
Simon: Even if you're very tired, once you're on stage, there's so much adrenaline…
Tijs: I've been sick for at least a week. And the only one and a half hour that I felt OK was on stage.
Simon: He has the fever. Get it?
Alexandra: When did you guys realize that 'Fever' was going to be the title track of the album?
Simon: During recordings it became obvious that the song 'Fever' should be the opening track for the album, and then we thought we should also name the album Fever.
Tijs: But wasn't it like one of the most representative songs as well?
Simon: That's right.
Simon Casier, responsible for the infectious bassline of Fever
Alexandra: I got the feeling that you made that song and then somehow the entire album was built around it.
Simon: Yeah, kind of.
Alexandra: When did you realize that this was where you wanted to take the album?
Simon: It was on the 12th of May 2018!
(everyone laughs)
Simon: Sorry.
Tijs: It was probably when everybody started dancing to the song and it maybe opened up a new direction for this new album, a new Balthazar era. It was something that was different enough to devote the other new tracks to it.
Alexandra: Tijs, tell me about your experience joining the band.
Tijs: I got sick so it's completely horrible! No, it is great. I knew most of the other band members already, 'cause I played with Warhaus, Maarten's solo game. And now it's wonderful. I haven't toured like this yet, the team is great.. And I'm on the tour bus now. I 'm liking it. Absolutely!
Alexandra: Did you guys have any trouble translating what you did for the studio versions of the songs into the live show?
Simon: No. I don't really remember it. It was last month!
Tijs: It was difficult in the beginning, not necessarily the translating of the album, but just, you know, figuring who does what.
Simon: Now we've got three guitar players in the band, we used to have two. So they fought all the time: `No, I want to play that song.'
Alexandra: Is that true or are you joking AGAIN?
Simon: I never joke. (he says with a straight face)
Tijs: He's never joking.
Simon: But this was really a thing: we had so many different options, many instruments on stage that we could use, and we tried out different possibilities.
Alexandra: Yeah, Tijs, you play a bunch of instruments: the guitar, the keys, the violin, the trombone…
Simon: And that's only half of what he can do, actually.
Tijs: It's fun, I like to mess around with a couple of different instruments. But actually everybody plays multiple instruments. But I'm 'the chosen one'. I can choose whatever I want while the rest has to stick to their main instrument. They can really play and I can pretend that I play everything a little bit.
Simon: Actually our drummer Michiel is one of the best saxophone players in Belgium. But it's cool to not play it on stage.
Alexandra: "Don't let your morality affect your imagination" – I love these lyrics on the new album. Can you each give me an example of a time you didn't leave your morality affect your imagination?
Tijs: Oh, that's really easy!
Simon: What song is that? It's a hard question. Because this is not the time or place…for it, my dear. (this is actually how the lyrics continue in 'Wrong Vibration')
Tijs: Wait. What was the question?
Alexandra: If you can give me an example of a time when you did not let your morality affect your imagination.
Simon: Well, I always let… We didn't write those lyrics, Maarten did. But I disagree. I always let my morality affect my imagination…
Tijs: Morality first!
Alexandra: Aha, so you are the good guys.
Tijs: Absolutely.
Simon: But that's just for imagination. We don't let morality affect real life.
(a few quiet moments)
Alexandra: Wait… you don't let your morality affect your real life? How exactly?
Simon: Shit! I knew that was coming.
Alexandra: Yeah, you walked right into that.
Tijs: You're making it too hard for us. But it's an interesting thing to think about. Sometimes we're trying too hard. And then you are not enjoying life as much as you should, I think that's what he means. And there's some sense about it. In Maarten's case, probably that division is somewhere else. Let's put it that way.
"And I'm on the tour bus now!". Tijs Delbeke can play just about any musical instrument you can imagine
Alexandra: What do you think about right before you go up on stage?
Simon: Not much. Our tour manager always does this little dance and it's like 'Alright, now we can start!`.
Alexandra: I saw him dance at the soundcheck earlier. Do you guys join in or just watch him?
Tijs: We just try to ignore him. But it helps that he does that.
Alexandra: Tijs, you told me before that you liked the audience last night. `It was a good crowd`. What does actually mean? Artists always say that: 'You guys are great'…
Simon: Yeah, that's just being polite.
Alexandra: What makes an audience great, though?
Tijs: When they're responsive to the songs. You kind of feel it from the first second. You can feel if an audience is like in the mood or just waiting and I think yesterday that was the case, they were really in the mood of watching the concert and they were quiet enough during the soft songs, and they were dancing and cheering on the more upbeat songs. Even when things go wrong, you can still have a good concert when the audience is great. It's not always like that, but yesterday it was good.
Alexandra: What do you do if you feel like the crowd is not responsive?
Simon: We try harder. We try to make the show better for ourselves and be more interactive with the audience. Just try harder.
Tijs: It can be anything, like dancing harder. But usually not playing better. That isn't really the case anymore. Just entertain more.
Alexandra: We live in a share-obsessed culture, with people posting live from concerts, and taking a bunch of photos and seeing the concert through the screen of their smartphone. Does this ever impact what you do on stage and you connection with the audience?
Simon: Oh, no. Personally, it does not bother me.
Tijs: It's not like everybody is filming all the time. It's kind of nice. And nowadays a band depends on it as well: when it gets shared and other people see it, they get maybe tempted to come next time. So I don't think it's that bad of a thing. It doesn't bother me either.
Alexandra: `Fever' has to be the most playful album you did so far. How did you manage to find that ease and that playfulness?
Simon: How? Hmm, I don't know. Just trying to have fun making it.
Tijs: It was a little more groove-based than the previous records and maybe that makes it again more danceable and more playful. So the starting point was a little bit different. But it's a process..
Simon: We didn't let our morality affect our imagination. (laughter all around)
Tijs: He got an example.
Simon: Just trying to go full circle.
Alexandra: Simon, was the break that Balthazar took useful, the time you allowed yourselves to work on your solo projects?
Simon: I think it was good for us. We had been touring for 6 years nonstop, since 2010 til 2016. We were all tired. Not of each other. Well, maybe that too. We could have made a fourth album then, but I think it would have killed us. Not literally. So it was a good thing to take a break and we were already working on more personal songs, that we all knew we should do something by ourselves and we will see afterwards. It's not like three years ago we planned that we would be back on 2019. It could have been an year later or a year earlier. But in the end, doing that was a really good thing. 'Cause we're all back now, one big happy family. We all missed each other, in some way. Of course, we all saw each other in the last years as well.
Alexandra: Did you ever fear that you might not come back as Balthazar?
Simon: No, not really. Because everything overlapped a bit. We played the last show with Balthazar in 2016. And in 2017 we all did our thing. We already started working on 'Fever' in the first part of 2018. So actually for us it was only a one year break and not three years. On paper it looks like three years, but it wasn't that long.
Maarten Devoldere, solistul Balthazar şi Warhaus. Coleg în ambele trupe cu Delbeke
Alexandra: Tijs, you have also played with Warhaus. What's the main difference between the two, from your perspective?
Tijs: There's two people that I have to listen to now. (generous laughter on his side) Two people that tell me what to do. Well, actually there's more. I'm the new guy so everyone's telling me what to do. Apart from that, the venues are a little bit bigger, it's a stronger concept already, it's a band that's been touring for a bunch of years. The music is different and my role is different.
Simon: You played marimba with Warhaus. Not anymore.
Tijs: Yeah. There's no budget for marimba anymore.
Simon: It's too big.
Alexandra: How do you guys act when you are in the crowd, and not on stage? So, when you see other bands perform.
Simon: Well, we're from Belgium so…
Tijs: Yeah, we're like this (they both demonstrate standing still, with their hands crossed on the chest)
Simon: That's true actually.
Tijs: And we get angry if our crowd is like that.
Simon: Yeah, but in Belgium.. we can't help it.
Tijs: But if we do move, it's usually really good. I'm joking. I'm not a big dancer. I just stand there, nodding my head.
Alexandra: Just feeling the music on the inside.
Tijs: Of course. I try to figure out all the chords and what gear they are using. And laughing when the bands are making a mistake.
Alexandra: I will ask you one last question that has nothing to do with music.
Simon: Dinosaurs!
Alexandra: If you were to choose a superpower, would you go for being able to fly or be invisible?
Tijs: How fast can you fly?
Simon: And how high?
Alexandra: Like an airplane.
Tijs (excited): Oh yeah, I would definitely fly.
Simon (pondering): What about being invisible? What can you do with that?
Alexandra: You can sneak into every place you want.
Simon: But if the door is closed, you won't be able to get in without opening the door… and people would be like: is this an invisible guy or..? so maybe flying is a better option. I don't see any negative parts there.
Tijs: And flying would reduce our ecological footprint as well. I'm an ecological guy so I would choose the flying.
Simon: But would we have wings?
Alexandra: Do you want wings?
Simon: If there were wings involved, then maybe I would choose being invisible.
Tijs: But if you can take off the wings, I would still go for flying.
Simon: So many options! I'm still gonna go for dinosaurs.
Alexandra: I didn't expect to get such a complex answer to this question.
Simon: But now you know, for the next band you are interviewing, you have to ask: do you want to fly, without wings, or if you have wings, you can take them off, speed, height, or if you are invisible, then you are also able to walk through doors, and then you will definitely get a shorter answer.
Alexandra: This is definitely how I will ask the question the second time around.
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Home Health & Wellbeing Subsidise Diabetes Care, Experts Tell FG
Subsidise Diabetes Care, Experts Tell FG
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By Martins Ifijeh
Worried by the increasing burden of diabetes in Nigeria and the spike in the number of people dying from the disease, healthcare professionals have called on the federal government to subsidise the cost of diabetes management, including medications and monitoring devices, to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians living with the condition.
The healthcare professionals made the call while raising concerns over the high number of needless deaths from diabetes-related illness in a webinar organised by Novo Nordisk to mark the 2020 World Diabetes Day, WDD.
The experts believed that the cost of anti diabetic drugs and monitoring devices had risen beyond the reach of many Nigerians living with the disease with most of them no longer able to achieve diabetes control as recommended by the International Diabetes Federation.
Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof. Antonia Ogbera, said a lot of people, both children and adults had died because they cannot afford medications.
Speaking on the topic: "The rising burden of diabetes: the facts, the figures and the drivers of the disease in Nigeria," Ogbera said 19 million adults were living with diabetes in Africa and by 2045, the figure could rise to 47 million.
She said, "Globally, 463 million people have diabetes and by 2045, it is estimated that 700 million people will have it.
In 2015, she said about 5.0 million people died in Africa from diabetic mellitus.
She noted that South Africa and Nigeria were top countries in Africa with the highest cases of diabetes with 4.6 and 2.7 adults living with it respectively.
According to Ogbera, 63,958 were estimated to have died from diabetes-related disease in Nigeria and about 60 percent of diabetes mellitus in Nigeria were undiagnosed.
Speaking on the drivers she said: "The drivers of the epidemic in Nigeria are behavioural and lifestyle factors, urbanization and health system related issues."
However, to cut the spike, Ogbera said diabetes screening and diagnosis at primary healthcare must be scaled up.
She said: "Scale up health education using different channels such as radio, television, print and social media. Treat patient to target, conduct national prevalence survey and ensure access to medication at primary care level," Ogbera advised.
Also, a Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, ESUTH, Dr Ejiofor Ugwu, advocated subsidy for diabetes medications noting that the drugs are too expensive.
He observed that diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB were currently being subsidised and wondered why diabetes which affect more people, also kills more people annually and with numerous serious complications is yet to be considered for subsidy by government.
Speaking on the topic-'Diabetes Prevention and Control: Why multidisciplinary care and mult sectoral response are needed in Nigeria', Ugwu said a lot of hands are required for the treatment of diabetes. He said it requires multidisciplinary care because it can't be handled by one person alone but requires professionals from different range of disciplines to work together.
According to Ugwu, benefits of such collaborative effort will lead to good glucose-metabolic control.
He said: "It will help patient get motivated and involved in self care."
And for the healthcare system, he said that it will ensure integrated approach to care leveraging skills and also reduce a number of patients to be hospitalized.
In her keynote presentation, Mrs. Adekunbi Ayanrinde Senior Nursing Officer and Diabetes Educator at Eko Hospital Lagos, charged nurses to continually examine their professional practice as a way of gaining experience and deep insight into providing quality diabetes care.
In his closing remarks, the Business Unit Head, Novo Nordisk English West Africa Mr. Jude Abonu said the company, in line with the ideals of the International Diabetes Federation, believes that nurses can make the difference as they provide the much-needed personalized care that people living with diabetes depend on.
He said Novo Nordisk, in collaboration with its partners, had sought to improve the lives of people living with diabetes in Nigeria through its Base of the Pyramid (BoP) project to ensure improved access to quality care and treatment for people in low-and middle-income countries.
The partners, he said, include local health authorities, the Christian Health Association of Nigeria and Roche Diabetes Care. Over 60,000 people have been reached through awareness, education and diabetes screening in communities with over 15,000 patients registered at Diabetes Support Centers established in partnership with public secondary health facilities where diabetes support services are provided to patients.
"Novo Nordisk will continue to support the education and training of healthcare professionals and will engage in innovative partnerships that drive change to defeat diabetes. As a leader with over 90 years of experience in diabetes care, Novo Nordisk is committed to improving access to quality diabetes care for vulnerable populations in Nigeria," he further said
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We would be happy to give you a tour of the space and to provide you with a personalized estimate for your event.
Ezio Carosielli at ecrialto@gmail.com or 514-268-7069.
The Rialto Theatre venue includes the stage, main room, balcony and loges. The maximum capacity is 1,165 but varying configurations will alter this total. The balcony has 429 fixed seats; the two loges off the stage can each accommodate 12 to 15 people.
The main floor can accommodate 336 guests in Cabaret format, 460 in conventional theatre style or 650 standing (general admission). The stage measures 28′ x 28′.
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The Rialto Theatre has established catering partners. Outside caterers are allowed but outside catering fees apply.
The Theatre has light, sound and projections systems. Additional charges apply for technical services ($30/hr).
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Rental includes tables, chairs and bar service. Standard set-up of the Piccolo is cabaret seating. Additional charges of $100 may apply if changes are made to the standard seating arrangement.
The stage has light and sound systems. Additional charges apply for technical services ($30/hr).
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With large windows facing Parc Avenue, Rialto Cabaret offers a lovely space with many possibilities.
The Rialto Cabaret has a separate entrance and can be rented as a unique venue or in combination with one of our other spaces.
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The venue includes a fully equipped kitchen.
The Rialto Hall is a beautiful light-filled space on the second floor with high ceilings and large windows facing Park Avenue. The hall has a separate entrance and can be rented as a unique venue or in combination with one of our other spaces. The maximum capacity for this venue is 225 guests.
The Rialto Hall venue includes a stage, bar and the main space, which can be left open or configured with tables and chairs.
The Rialto Theatre has established catering partners. Outside caterers are allowed but outside catering fees apply.The stage has light, sound and projection systems. Additional charges apply for technical services ($30/hr).
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I have decided to discontinue adding to this personal website for now, in order to prioritise and focus my time.
I am continuing my work with Tiny Non-profit, the Australian Tiny House Association, and the Shared Value Project.
For the next week where I live in the country we are so fortunate to have the Festival of Gardens.
Today I visited 3 gorgeous gardens - The Potager with a stone cottage from 1870, Rosebank with over 100 roses including the amazingly fragrant Abraham Darby Rose, and Inclinations with an emphasis on drought tolerant hardy flowering plants.
Yesterday we had the privilege of hosting Juha Kaakinen for an intimate lunch in Castlemaine including with our Mayor and Council CEO.
Juha is Chief Executive Officer of Y-Foundation since 2013 (expert member of the Board of Y-Foundation 1986-2003), the biggest Finnish NGO acquiring flats from the private market for homeless people and providing social housing.
From 2008- 2012, he worked for the Finnish Ministry of the Environment as Program Leader of the National Program to reduce long-term homelessness 2008-2012. He was also the Secretary of the working Group of "Wise People" appointed by the Ministry of Housing to formulate the basic principles for the Homelessness Reduction Program. From 1990- 2011, he was CEO of Sosiaalikehitys Oy (Social Development Ltd), a Research and Development Company owned by 11 municipalities).
Juha has written over 50 research papers, articles and evaluation reports on social services, employment projects and policies and homelessness issues.
As I am starting a new decade, I have been reflecting a lot.
I have a lot of gratitude to make it this far.
Each day and moment is precious.
The quiet country, fresh air, open skies and stars at night.
The warm and kind hearted people who are my friends, colleagues and family.
The opportunity to contribute to the betterment of society.
Less than 3 weeks to our Melbourne Knowledge Week event Tiny Solutions May 11-13.
We have 3 tiny homes, tiny house research experts, people living in tiny houses, report on a tiny house safety certification pilot study, and tiny house suppliers.
Please join us for a tiny tour (8am-6pm) and tiny talks (12pm and 3pm) (no tiny tours during tiny talks).
We look forward to inspiring and educating you!
A week ago my co-founder Elle Paton and I visited Ric Butler for a lovely cosy lunch in one of his tiny homes at Tiny House2Go in the Yarra Valley in Victoria.
Ric's tiny house is light filled with lots of windows, and an amazing balcony giving a super spacious and expansive feel. Yet another beautiful example of simple and satisfying tiny house living.
2018 and we are off!
Wow what a start to 2018!
we have a secret tiny homes event planning for Melbourne CBD (ssshhh).
we are opening our 4th site Hub Hyde Park on March 1.
And I moved to beautiful regional Castlemaine.
Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to stay in the tiny house of Tiny Footprint. Ferne and Chris have designed and created a beautiful and spacious tiny home for Chris, which is currently sitting in the peaceful countryside of King Lake, Victoria.
The kitchen has a lot of space for a tiny house, and I loved the living area and bathroom as well.
And it is always a treat to wake to the sunrise from the upstairs tiny house loft.
Ferne and Chris are two women who are building their own tiny house company, and they put a lot of thought in to user design.
Vimala Thakar was a social activist and spiritual teacher, and she is an ongoing source of inspiration to me. Here is an excerpt where she speaks to both social activism and spirituality.
"The vast intelligence that orders the cosmos is available to all. The beauty of life, the wonder of living, is that we share creativity, intelligence, and unlimited potential with the rest of the cosmos. If the universe is vast and mysterious, we are vast and mysterious. If it contains innumerable creative energies, we contain innumerable creative energies. If it has healing energies, we also have healing energies. To realize that we are not simply physical beings on a material planet, but that we are whole beings, each a miniature cosmos, each related to all of life in intimate, profound ways, should radically transform how we perceive ourselves, our environments, our social problems. Nothing can ever be isolated from wholeness.


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Savile & Jaconelli: They Knew In '72
Tim Hicks September 23, 2015 North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council
Crimes & Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS reports on confirmation by the Crown Prosecution Services that Peter JACONELLI was charged with a sex offence in 1972 – the year he was Mayor of Scarborough.
On Sunday the 20th of September 2015, the NYE ran an article by me on the outcome of the investigation into the North Yorkshire Police Force Intelligence Bureau, following its despicable failure to follow up on intelligence provided to it by the Toronto Police Service:
http://nyenquirer.uk/operation-spade-ipcc-investigation-re-nyp-force-intelligence-bureau/
The article contains the NYP statement on the investigation. Typically, the NYP announcement contains the bare minimum of facts and does not make any reference to the victims or make any element of apology for the inexcusable sloth and incompetence of the Force and its Officers.
I remember thinking, when I saw the article on the website, that this completely vindicated the stance the NYE has taken over the North Yorkshire Police Force Intelligence Bureau as a shambles and that it probably could not get worse for them.
Then there was another development.
Crown Prosecution Service confirm the Police knew in 1972
For some time comments have been passed to the North Yorks Enquirer that Peter Jaconelli was convicted of a serious sexual offence in 1972 and that in order to protect him from being exposed as a paedophile, the case was held in York, not in Scarborough.
Being fairly methodical and relentless in our investigations, the NYE team followed up the lead that Jaconelli had been convicted in 1972. Although North Yorkshire Police denied any knowledge of Peter Jaconelli's offending in the investigation of his accomplice Jimmy Savile, we nevertheless carried on searching. The day after my article on Operation Spade was published, the Crown Prosecution Service responded to a Freedom of Information request, confirming that they had received a charge file on Jaconelli in 1972. This may have been during his tenure as Mayor in 1971 – 1972. The full text is worth recording in full:
"Our records show that a case file relating to Alderman Peter Jaconelli – charged with indecent assault – was sent to the DPP's office in 1972. The records do not show whether a prosecution was authorised or whether the charges were subsequently dropped"
We have gone back to the CPS and asked for further details, which we will reveal when we receive them, but on the face of it, this would appear to be a reference to the conviction Jaconelli has been alleged to have received in 1972 in York. This has some major implications for Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire Police.
It is now conceded that Jaconelli was a child-abuser and a serial rapist and that he offended openly in Scarborough in joint enterprise with Jimmy Savile.
This particular offence was dealt with by the DPP in 1972, the same year that Savile trafficked patients from Rampton Secure Psychiatric Hospital to Scarborough to meet Mayor Peter Jaconelli and Jimmy Corrigan – another Scarborough character who is known to have enjoyed group sessions with Savile – where they were given money and moved into one of Jaconelli's ice-cream parlours from which all members of the public had been excluded.
Evidence has been received by the North Yorks Enquirer that Savile and Jaconelli were well known in Whitby for cruising over from Scarborough in Savile's Rolls Royce and openly picking up youths from the burger bar in full view of Whitby Police Station. They would then be driven away to be abused and paid off. Clearly the Police must have known that Jaconelli was a dangerous paedophile and a threat to young people. Yet nothing was done.
Jaconelli was still allowed to continue as a school governor, where he enticed children into prostitution. His association with the Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Association continued and he was made an Alderman of the Borough in 1996, despite the fact that most Councillors must have known of his offending and also did nothing to prevent it, although their duty was to intervene and protect children by having him excluded from the schools.
No wonder that Scarborough Borough Council is refusing to name the Councillors that voted for Jaconelli to be an Alderman in 1996 – despite the fact that they must have known he was a paedophile and a corrupting influence on children in the Borough.
NYP article here: http://nyenquirer.uk/sbc-voted-jaconelli/
It also makes it very difficult for Councillor Tom Fox, formerly Chief Superintendent Tom Fox, Officer Commanding Policing in Scarborough to deny that he knew Jaconelli was a paedophile, given that Jaconelli had been charged and every adult and child over ten in the Borough knew of his activities.
It is no wonder Scarborough Borough Council tried to close down the Real Whitby website and Fox publicly advocated "threat and retaliation" against the NYE journalists, in full Council.
Time for a full statement from Councillor Fox, I think.
North Yorkshire Police: more questions to answer.
It has been alleged that when faced with the prospect of prosecution, Jaconelli would bribe the victims to withdraw their evidence and that Police Officers would act as intermediaries between Jaconelli and the victim. In this context, the Scarborough News recently ran an article alleging that Jaconelli was routinely bribing the Police in Scarborough.
If true, this would explain a lot; how he was able to escape prosecution; how news of this event was supressed by holding the trial outside Scarborough; how the witnesses were persuaded to withdraw their evidence; why the Police would not prosecute him – although many complaints were made to them.
It may also explain why there was no record of him in the Police intelligence files, even though he exists in the files of the CPS and probably in those of the Criminal Record Office.
Perhaps Chief Constable Jones would like to explain why a man who was known to the Police to be a dangerous paedophile was allowed to carry on as a School Governor, employing vulnerable children in his ice cream parlour, whilst also openly offending.
Maybe he would also like to explain how the force intelligence records have been completely and conveniently sanitised of any record of Peter Jaconelli or Jimmy Savile, though many reports were made to the Police and their offending was common knowledge.
Another senior Police Officer with some explaining to do is Assistant Chief Constable Sue Cross (Ret'd), author of the Report which exonerated NYP from any responsibility for its failure to arrest Jimmy Savile.
Heavily redacted report here: http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=11532&p=0
Incredibly, she stated in the report that Jaconelli did not feature in force intelligence records.
How can this be, given that Jaconelli featured in the DPP/CPS records? Answer:
Either:
Jaconelli's file was pulled from the Police archive and destroyed by a Police Officer in the pay of Jaconelli in 1972.
The FIB was incompetent in its search during the Cross investigation and Assistant Chief Constable Cross did not bother checking with the CPS and CRO.
Jaconelli's file was overlooked when the FIB transferred its records from the 1972 paper system, when the force was computerised.
The records were deleted from force intelligence systems after computerisation.
ACC Cross ignored evidence that existed in the intelligence systems, as she did when she ignored the witnesses to Jaconelli's offending, to exonerate North Yorkshire Police of any responsibility for its failure to detect Savile and Jaconelli.
Some other questions.
Why did ACC Cross not check with the CPS and CRO? Why did her report make no reference to Jaconelli's activities at Throxenby Hall and Rampton, both also revealed by the NYE and Real Whitby. And how is it that two amateur detectives working part time with basic interview techniques and access to open sources can piece together a full picture when ACC Cross, a formidable and highly-experienced detective with access to all the resources and technology of a major Police Force did not?
The existence of this incident in 1972, the common knowledge of Jaconelli's open offending and known close association with Jimmy Savile, is no doubt why North Yorkshire Police questioned witnesses about Jaconelli and Savile during the major paedophile investigation in Scarborough in 2003. This led to the conviction of two men for sexual offences, one of whom was acquitted on appeal. But of course Savile was left alone.
Info on 2003 investigation here and here
The major failures to arrest Savile and wind up the Scarborough paedophile-rings all occurred in North Yorkshire:
The failure to prevent Jaconelli from continuing as a School Governor and prominent local celebrity after his arrest for indecency.
The failure by Police Officers that served in Scarborough and Whitby to investigate Jaconelli's associates and arrest Savile although his offending was common knowledge in Scarborough.
The failure to arrest Savile as a result of allegations, made by witnesses to the NYE, that Scarborough Police had received about Savile going back to the 1970's.
The failure to properly investigate information it now admits it received from a 15-year-old girl in 2002 regarding Savile.
The failure of North Yorkshire Police to investigate allegations about Jaconelli it received in December 2008 and January 2009.
The failure by the Force Intelligence Bureau to pass on the intelligence held on Savile to Surrey Police in 2007, instead giving him a clean bill of health, which ensured the failure of the Surrey investigation.
The failure by the Force Intelligence Bureau to pass on intelligence on Savile and Jaconelli to the Metropolitan Police Operation Yewtree in 2012.
This latest revelation again shows the need for independent scrutiny of public bodies by a free press in the public interest. No matter how uncomfortable this is for the Police and some Councillors, and despite whatever level of intimidation is deployed against local journalists.
Rough Justice: The Police And The Media
PETER JACONELLI And The Paedo-Friendly DPP
The North Yorks 3
Stonewall Jones: A Study in Failure of Leadership
Rotherham, Jaconelli & Savile: NYP issues statement
The Savile Puzzle
Jimmy Savile: Who deleted and withheld the intelligence? – An up-date


Mother's Milk, by Edward St Aubyn | What Book to Read?
Back in 2014 I reviewed Some Hope, published in a volume consisting of the first three of St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels, Never Mind (1992), Bad News (1992) and Some Hope (1994). Mother's Milk, was published in 2005 and short-listed for the Booker Prize. I said at the time that I was looking forward to reading it. But now that I've got round to it, I found I didn't enjoy it much at all. I think this is partly the book, and partly me.
The novel begins in August 2000. By this time Patrick is practising as a barrister – though he doesn't seem to do much actual work – and is married to Mary; they have two small children. (OK, I know August is holiday time.) The first section of the story is told through the eyes of Patrick's son Robert, who is far more insightful and introspective than any five year old I've ever met. Can the birth of his little brother Thomas really cause him to remember what it felt like in the first days of his life? The second section, set in August 2001, is told through Patrick's eyes. On holiday at his mother's house in France, he is horrified to see the hold Seamus, clearly a fake healer and genuine con man, has over his mother Eleanor – and her property. But at the same time he is board, listless and self-pitying, and ready for an extra marital affair. The third section is Mary's story; she devotes herself to motherhood and tries to find ways of dealing with Patrick's infidelity. The fourth section, set in August 2003 has no particular protagonist; the family travel to America.
The book continues in the style set in the first three books; it is a clever diatribe against the fatuousness, snobbery and malice of the English upper class. St Aubyn's ear for dialogue and his biting wit are as sharp as ever, as you can see in one of my favourite exchanges. A child has been bullying Robert; his mother offers a kind of apology. 'I'm sorry about that … Eliot is so competitive, just like his dad, and I hate to repress all that drive and energy.' 'You're relying on the penal system for that,' Patrick replies. Gold. There is also the continuing theme of the harm parents can do to their children. Both Patrick and Mary fear to pass on to their children the deplorable traits they think their parents gave them, but is there not a danger that in avoiding those, they are passing on others?
So what's not to like? I found Patrick too self-pitying, too much given to what one reviewer calls 'spoiled-brat whininess'. Another reviewer, who found the book 'enjoyable and entertaining' wrote that 'we are very much on his side'. But I didn't feel that way. It's true he is highly self-aware; consider the following exchange: 'Oh, darling,' said Julia, resting her hands on Patrick's shoulders, 'are you your own worst enemy?' 'I certainly hope so,' said Patrick. 'I dread to think what would happen if somebody else turned out to be better at it than me.' This can be perversely amusing, but it's highly artificial and makes me want to shake him. Ultimately I don't care what happens to him. Obviously the reader doesn't have to like a character, but being indifferent to them is fatal to engagement with the story.
My reaction to Patrick is perhaps symptomatic of my reaction to the whole book. When I read Some Hope back in 2014 I was still in to mood for acerbic social commentary directed at the English upper classes. Now I don't find the whole genre funny. After dislocation arising from Brexit in England and disaster of the election of Donald Trump as President in the USA, the worsening effects of climate change and the threat of recession, the boorishness of the upper class doesn't seem worth wasting time on. St Aubyn doesn't see it in class terms; he sees 'a democracy of entrapment. Everyone is trapped in their personality'. True, no doubt, but those people who aren't the English upper class – that is most of us – are also trapped in an economic system likely to leave us much worse off than the already rich and powerful. Knowing that some upper class people are unpleasant and probably unhappy doesn't help much. I guess I won't be reading At Last (2012), the final novel in the set, even if it does resolve some of the issues raised in Mother's Milk.
St Aubyn doesn't appear to have a web-site, and has only a very brief Wikipedia entry. But you can find out much more about him, and how his fiction mirrors his life, in any of these three interviews, here, here or here.
I know what you mean about the wit and style, and about reluctance to continue reading. I recently thought I'd like to read his Lost for Words, but found it so far away from what really interests me at the moment that I only read about 50 pages and then back to the Library.


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Junya Ishigami, house and restaurant in Yamaguchi (Japón)
Photos: Satoru Emoto '@Saruto'
Taking inspiration from the dark and humid atmosphere of wineries, this cave-house evokes the passage of time reflected through the process of sedimentation and erosion; it is also evocative of the world of labyrinthine galleries excavated by worms; and, because of its direct connection to the ground, it also refers to the most archaic essence of architecture.
The program is simple: a small restaurant and a private residence for two chefs. The labyrinthine layout of the house, on the contrary, is not simple, guiding from one space to another through cracks and carved-out cave-like spaces, concealing both the program and the house from views from outside.
Though the resulting architecture appears to be excavated, it is in fact the result of a building process that involved working with a sort of 'tectonic trompe l'oeil.' Instead of excavating the terrain directly to create galleries, a series of holes was made in the ground and concrete was poured into them, serving as natural formwork of the slab. Once it was built, and after a long period devoted to design and calculation (seven years of studies were needed before undertaking the construction of the curved pillars), the terrain was dug out to generate the final effect: a reinforced concrete envelope that sinks into the terrain and twists in search of light.
Satoru Emoto
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