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GOV'T TO HIRE 12,500 NURSES THIS YEAR--DRILON
The government is planning to hire an estimated 12,500 nurses for new nursing positions this year, a work in progress that aims to cut the surplus of nursing graduates in the Philippines, Senator Franklin Drilon said Sunday.
Drilon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, bared that Budget Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad has given the go signal to grant Health Secretary Enrique Ona an authorization to hire an additional 10,000-12,500 nursing professionals in the government workforce.
"We agreed that between now and the end of the year, the Department of Health should be given an authorization to hire 10,000-12,500 nurses," Drilon said in a radio interview,
This, despite the Health department's admission during the agency's budget hearing that there are currently 287,000 nursing graduates who are either unemployed or underemployed. Over the weekend, it was announced that another 37,513 examinees passed the Nurse Licensure Examination administered in July.
During the Finance committee's hearing, it was discovered that the Budget department disallowed the hiring of an additional 4,000 in the DoH workforce due to a ban on hiring of administrative positions, apparently due to the discrepancy with the way the Department of Budget and Management interpreted administrative posts.
Drilon said that there is glaring deficiency of nursing staff in state hospitals, compounded by the fact that the allowed staffing pattern is not actually filled up particulary in regional government hospitals.
"This is good news... I am glad that our health system will be given a temporary relief due to the hiring of additional nurses," Drilon added.
Drilon said they will study the proposed budget for next year to determine how many new nursing positions will be made available.

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Q: MariaDB, what is the right syntax to use near 'GROUP BY 1,2'? I'm working to write a MariaDB query and am running into the following error:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'GROUP BY 1,2
       ) x
       ) z
 WHERE user_period != 0
 ORDER BY 1,2
-- {"us' at line 42

Here is the query:
WITH

users AS (
  SELECT id,
         onboarded_at
    FROM users
   WHERE onboarded_at <= NOW()
   GROUP BY 1
),

events AS (
  SELECT receiver_id,
         type,
         created_at
    FROM events
   WHERE created_at <= NOW()
)
SELECT *
  FROM (
SELECT *,
       MAX(CASE WHEN user_period = 0 THEN retained_users ELSE NULL END) OVER (PARTITION BY "Signup Date") AS "New Users",

       retained_users/
          MAX(CASE WHEN user_period = 0 THEN retained_users ELSE NULL END) OVER (PARTITION BY "Signup Date") AS retention_rate,

       (LAG(retained_users) OVER (PARTITION BY "Signup Date" ORDER BY "Signup Date") - retained_users)/
          MAX(CASE WHEN user_period = 0 THEN retained_users ELSE NULL END) OVER (PARTITION BY "Signup Date") AS churn_rate,

       (LAG(retained_users) OVER (PARTITION BY "Signup Date" ORDER BY "Signup Date") - retained_users)/
          LAG(retained_users) OVER (PARTITION BY "Signup Date" ORDER BY "Signup Date") AS churn_rate_from_previous_period
  FROM (

SELECT (MONTH,u.onboarded_at) AS "Signup Date",
       (EXTRACT(YEAR FROM e.created_at) - EXTRACT(YEAR FROM u.onboarded_at)) * 12 +
       (EXTRACT(MONTH FROM e.created_at) - EXTRACT(MONTH FROM u.onboarded_at)) -
       CASE WHEN (CEILING(DATE_PART('day',f.created_at) - DATE_PART('day',u.onboarded_at))) < 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS user_period,
       COUNT(DISTINCT f.receiver_id) AS retained_users
  FROM users u
  JOIN events f
    ON e.receiver_id = u.id
 WHERE u.onboarded_at >= DATE_TRUNC(MONTH,NOW()) - INTERVAL '25 MONTH'
 GROUP BY 1,2
       ) x
       ) z
 WHERE user_period != 0
 ORDER BY 1,2

The SQL error isn't helpful; what am I doing wrong here?

A: Your problem is actually with this part of the query:
INTERVAL '25 MONTH'

the correct form for this is
INTERVAL 25 MONTH

Another issue is that MariaDB doesn't have a DATE_TRUNC function, so it is assuming that it is a user defined function with parameters MONTH and NOW(). Since MONTH is unquoted, it is assuming that is a column name, hence you will get an unknown column error. To resolve this, you can replace the
DATE_TRUNC(MONTH,NOW())

with
DATE_FORMAT(CURDATE(), '%Y-%m-01 00:00:00')

Also, since MariaDB doesn't have a DATE_PART function, you will need to replace
DATE_PART('day', expression)

with
DAY(expression)

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DUDLEY - Mary L. (Mangan) Hencinski, 86, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in Webster Manor after an illness. Her husband of 57 years, Theodore R. "Teddy" Hencinski, died in 2007.
She leaves a daughter, Jane E. Herrion and her husband James of Dudley; a son, James M. Hencinski and his wife Susan of Duluth, MN; a grandson, Christopher J. Herrion of Dudley; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Mangan of Webster. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, John P. Mangan and Michael F. Mangan.
She was born in Dudley, the daughter of Michael and Mary (Galvin) Mangan and lived in Dudley most of her life. She graduated from Bartlett High School in 1944.
Mary first worked as a bookkeeper at Webster Shoe and then at Bates Shoe Company. She was the secretary in the guidance department at Shepherd Hill Regional High School from 1973 until 1992, when she retired.
She was a communicant of Saint Anthony of Padua Church. Active in her church, she had taught Christian Doctrine classes, served as a lector, and was a member of the liturgy committee as well as the bereavement committee. She served on the original Board of Directors of Joshua Place for several years. She was a past member of the Dudley Democratic Committee.
The family would like to thank the staff at Webster Manor, especially Mary's "extended family" on the Slater Unit, for their care and comfort for her since last year.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, September 3, from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster, with a Mass at 10:00 AM in Saint Anthony of Padua Church, 24 Dudley Hill Road. Burial will be in Saint Anthony's Cemetery, Webster. Calling hours will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Monday, September 2, in the funeral home. Donations in her name may be made to Webster Manor Patient Activities Fund, 745 School Street, Webster, MA 01570.


These Heaven Imagism poems are examples of Imagism poems about Heaven. These are the best examples of Imagism Heaven poems written by international poets.
Nothing was moving on this frosted gray winter's day.
Birds long gone. Woodland creatures hibernating elsewhere.
Everything was iced, a dazzling glitzy frosted heaven.
Powdery white, puffy cotton candy mountain clouds.
Blue watery blue skies a mile high.
Sun sparkling, glistening beaming bright.
Mud and slime mingle in it.
Was there no one to caution?


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Q: Selecting Multiple Items From List in Bootstrap So given the example below with bootstrap referenced...

Active Item in a List Group

      First item
      Second item
      Third item

It would show something like this...

By default when I click on an item from the list, it gets highlighted but as soon as I click on another item, the previously highlighted item won't be anymore and the newly clicked item gets highlighted. Only 1 is highlighted at any time. How do I make the items function like a switch or toggle? When I click on the 1st item it gets highlighted. When I click on the 2nd one it also gets highlighted. If a highlighted item gets clicked on, it loses its highlighted status. How do I do this without modifying Bootstrap? Or if it's needed to modify, how can it be done? Thank you.

A: You just have to add the "active" class on each click to the item. You can write a simple function to do that :
Pure JS (Vanilla) :
First create a function :
 function ToggleClass(listItem) {
      listItem.classList.toggle("active");
  }

Then implement it :
var listItems = document.getElementsByClassName(".list-group-item");

for (var i = 0; i < listItems.length; i++) {
listItems[i].addEventListener('click', ()=>ToggleClass(listItems[i]), false);
}

With JQuery
              $('.list-group-item').on('click',function(e){
                //First check if the item is active.
                let isActive = $(e.target).attr('class').includes("active");

                if (!isActive) {
                //Not Active ? Add the ".active" class.
                   $(e.target).addClass('active'); // activated list-item
                } else {
                // Active ? Remove the ".active" class.
                   $(e.target).removeClass('active');;
                }
              });

Source : https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/list-group/#active-items
EDIT
The next answer (from @davidkonrad) suggest a more "clean way" to do that by using the build-in function of JQuery : .toggleClass(). I would also suggest to use it

A: Just add the .active class to list group items. Since you are populating with  tags :
$('.list-group a').click(function() {
  $(this).toggleClass('active')
})


I am using windows 8. I cannot open any links with the mouse pointer. When I put mouse pointer on any of the links it just highlights the link but doesn't open the link and also sometime my keyboard doesn't work. I have to use on screen keyboard. It just started doing this last week.
As of yesterday I cannot sign in or access my hotmail account.


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Q: Is there a way to find out Object Manager's name with eScript? The basic need is to determine Object Manager's name for current running task. Additional benefit would be if we could also get Task Id, Component Name (in general), Component Group Name, Server Name and Enterprise Name.
Actually there is a solution provided here, but it has serious limitations. As long as it uses Server Admin buscomps that are pure in-memory objects and does not support query by example, we have to iterate through all records. That can result in performance issues on production server with hundreds or even thousands of active tasks. Is there any other way we can get that information?

A: We can achieve the goal using Server Task Persistance component. This component (introduced in version 8.0), when enabled, will store component tasks information into S_SRM_TASK_HIST table (respective buscomp for this table is "Enterprise Task History"). The mentioned business component is table based, so we can query in usual way. There are several parameters that set up component behavior. I.e. parameter "DeleteEventHistoryInterval" controls the duration of tasks info kept (24 hours by default) and parameter "EnableEventHistory" controls if tasks information is saved for respective Server Component.
So for following eScript code to work, Server Task Persistance component should be up and running, task history saving should be enabled for target components as well. We get Task Id in the sample, with little modifications we can also obtain Component Name, Component Group Name, Server Name, Enterprise Name and other useful data (for full list of fields stored, see respective buscomp definitions in Siebel Tools).
function Service_PreInvokeMethod (MethodName, psInputs, psOutputs)
{
     if (MethodName == "Run")
     {
          var ProcessId = 0;
          var ThreadId = 0;
          var TaskId = 0;
          var EntFound = false;
          var SrvFound = false;
          var TaskFound = false;
          //Following two lines assume that Siebel server is running on Solaris OS
          //Change as appropriate for other OS'es
          ProcessId = SElib.dynamicLink("libsys.so", "getpid");
          ThreadId = SElib.dynamicLink("libpthread.so", "pthread_self");

          var boServerAdmin = TheApplication().GetBusObject("Server Admin");
          var bcEnterpriseServer = boServerAdmin.GetBusComp("Enterprise Server");
          var bcServerServer = boServerAdmin.GetBusComp("Server Server");
          var bcTaskHistory = boServerAdmin.GetBusComp("Enterprise Task History");

          with(bcEnterpriseServer)
          {
               ClearToQuery();
               ExecuteQuery(ForwardOnly);
               EntFound = FirstRecord();
               while (EntFound)
               //For all Enterprises
               {
                    with(bcServerServer)
                    {
                         ClearToQuery();
                         ExecuteQuery(ForwardOnly);
                         SrvFound = FirstRecord();
                         while (SrvFound)
                         //For all Servers
                         {
                               with(bcTaskHistory)
                              {
                                   ActivateField("O/S Proc Id");
                                   ActivateField("Thread Id");
                                   ActivateField("Task Id");
                                   ClearToQuery();
                                   SetSearchSpec("O/S Proc Id", ProcessId);
                                   SetSearchSpec("Thread Id", ThreadId);
                                   SetSortSpec("Task Start Time(DESCENDING)");
                                   ExecuteQuery(ForwardOnly);
                                   TaskFound = FirstRecord();
                                   if (TaskFound)
                                   {
                                        //This sample returns TaskId
                                        TaskId = GetFieldValue("Task Id");
                                        psOutputs.SetProperty("TaskId", TaskId);
                                        return (CancelOperation);
                                   }
                              }
                              SrvFound = NextRecord();
                         }
                    }
                    EntFound = NextRecord();
               }
          }
          psOutputs.SetProperty("TaskId", NaN);
          return (CancelOperation);
     }
     return (ContinueOperation);
}


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Els 19è Premis YoGa foren concedits al "pitjoret" de la producció cinematogràfica de 2007 per Catacric la nit del 30 de gener de 2008 "en un lloc cèntric de Barcelona" per un jurat anònim que ha tingut en compte les apreciacions, comentaris i suggeriments dels lectors de la seva web.

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Our aim is to ensure that the programme's participants can put their spring break to good use, says Sheikha Aisha Khalid Al Qasimi.
SHARJAH: Sajaya Young Ladies (SYL) of Sharjah, a subsidiary of Rubu' Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, is gearing up to host a spring programme for 570 girls from its various centres in Sharjah, from Sunday to April 11.
The sport programme aims to enhance girls' athletic skills and teach them different ways to be physically active through a range of group and individual sports, such as football, basketball, ping pong and dancing.
Conducted by Sajaya and the Al Fujairah Fine Arts Academy, the music programme will entail a series of music classes and workshops, as well as field trips.
The arts programme will enhance the artistic sensibilities of the young participants, polish their skills and encourage them to create unique artworks through a course offered by the Sharjah Art Foundation. The workshops will include teaching them canvas preparing techniques, oil painting using one colour, fabric painting, and sculpture, among others.
Sajaya Young Ladies is dedicated to developing the talents of girls aged 13-18 years in all creative spheres. Established in 2004 under the umbrella of Sharjah Children's Centres, Sajaya became an independent entity in 2012 following an administrative decision by Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and Chairperson of the Rubu' Qarn Foundation.
As part of Abu Dhabi Art's year-round programme, Galleries at MAS will take place next month giving first-time collectors and art enthusiasts the chance to purchase affordable artwork.
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery is pleased to announce a series of Family Saturday Tours – a guided tour by an NYUAD student docent or a guide from the Gallery – which commences next Saturday, March 30.
Running throughout the duration of the exhibition, the weekly tour on Saturdays is an opportunity for children between the ages of 3-14 to explore Zimoun with their parents.
Sharjah Ladies Club, SLC, is all set for an artistic participation in the 5th edition of World Art Dubai, which started today and will continue until 6th April.


Hubert Jackson was born in 1943 in Culpeper, Virginia. He began a correspondence course in commercial art during high school and went on to formally study painting, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture and photography. Jackson earned his Bachelors in Fine Arts Education at Virginia State University in 1965. After graduation, he moved to Washington D.C. In 1971 he earned his Master's degree in painting from Howard University. In 1999 Jackson retired from 34 years of teaching art in the Washington, D.C. public schools and settled in Colonial Beach, Virginia. In 2004 he attended the Corcoran School of Art. Jackson has exhibited extensively. His work is in a number of private collections in the U.S. and has been shown in foreign countries such as Lesotho, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea and New Guinea, through the Artist in Embassies program.
"It is likely that oral storytelling has been around as long as human language. Storytelling fulfills the need for human beings to cast their experiences in narrative form. Telling stories is a nurturing act for the listener, who is connected to the storyteller through the story, as well as for the storyteller who is connected to the listeners through the story. My painting depicts a storyteller with a very diverse young audience."


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37 Marvel Cinematic Universe Post-Credits Scenes That Led Us To "Avengers: Endgame"
TBT to the simpler days when the Avengers could peacefully eat shawarma.
Nora Dominick
1. First, in Iron Man, Nick Fury arrives at Tony Stark's mansion and tells him about the Avengers Initiative.
2. In The Incredible Hulk, Tony Stark meets Thaddeus Ross at a bar and tells him that a team is being put together.
3. In Iron Man 2, Phil Coulson arrives at a crater in New Mexico, where Thor's hammer has just crashed down.
4. In Thor, Fury takes Erik Selvig to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility where he shows him the Tesseract — Erik's mind is also being controlled by Loki.
5. In Captain America: The First Avenger, Fury gives Steve Rogers an assignment following Steve's return after being frozen for 70 years.
6. In The Avengers, The Other tells Thanos that Loki has been defeated — this is the first time we actually see Thanos.
7. Also in The Avengers, probably the most iconic post-credits scene takes place when the Avengers eat shawarma after the Battle of New York.
8. In Iron Man 3, we learn that Tony has just recounted all the events of the movie to Bruce Banner, who slept through the entire story.
9. In Thor: The Dark World, Sif and Volstagg give the Reality Stone to The Collector after defeating Malekith.
10. Also in Thor: The Dark World, Thor and Jane reunite on the balcony of Jane's apartment.
11. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, we meet Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, who were experimented on and enhanced using the Mind Stone.
12. Also in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bucky learns about his life at the Captain America exhibit at the Smithsonian.
13. In Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot adorably dances to "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5, behind Drax's back.
14. Also in Guardians of the Galaxy, The Collector sits in the rubble of his museum and drinks with Howard the Duck.
15. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thanos retreives the Infinity Gauntlet and decides to collect all of the Infinity Stones himself.
16. In Ant-Man, Hank Pym shows Hope a prototype for the Wasp Suit, thus foreshadowing Ant-Man and the Wasp.
17. Also in Ant-Man, Steve and Sam discuss what to do with a trapped Bucky, and Sam mentions that he knows a guy who can help — of course, it ends up being Scott Lang.
18. In Captain America: Civil War, Bucky is sent to Wakanda and frozen until they find a way to remove HYDRA's brainwashing.
19. Also in Captain America: Civil War, Peter inspects his web-shooters and ends up emitting the Spider-Man signal.
20. In Doctor Strange, Thor reveals to Doctor Strange that he is looking for Odin along with Loki.
21. Also in Doctor Strange, Karl Mordo confronts Jonathan Pangborn and ends up stripping him of his magic.
22. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Kraglin tries to use Yondu's arrow, but ends up running away after he accidentally stabs Drax.
23. Also in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Stakar Ogord ends up assembling a team of Ravagers.
24. Ayesha also creates a being named "Adam," who is capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy.
25. Peter ends up dealing with a teenage Groot, who only plays video games and doesn't want to leave his room.
26. Also in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Watchers walk away from an informant (played by Stan Lee), who wants to continue telling stories.
27. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Mac Gargan meets with Adrian Toomes in prison and says that there are people who want to kill Spider-Man — Toomes also denies knowing Spider-Man's true identity.
28. Also in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America films a public service announcement.
29. In Thor: Ragnarok, a large ship approaches the ship carrying Thor, Loki, Valkyrie, Hulk, and the people of Asgard — of course, we learn that it's Thanos's.
30. Also in Thor: Ragnarok, The Grandmaster attempts to calm the people of Sakaar.
31. In Black Panther, T'Challa tells the United Nations that Wakanda is opening its borders and willing to share its resources.
32. Also in Black Panther, Bucky is seen living in Wakanda after overcoming HYDRA's brainwashing, thanks to Shuri.
33. In Avengers: Infinity War, Fury calls for Captain Marvel using a pager just before getting dusted by Thanos.
34. In Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott ventures into the Quantum Realm again, but gets stuck when Hank, Janet, and Hope are dusted.
35. Also in Ant-Man and the Wasp, a giant ant plays the drums at Scott's apartment while an emergency alert system blares.
36. In Captain Marvel, Carol arrives at the Avengers headquarters and meets Steve, Natasha, Bruce, and Rhodey after being paged by Fury.
37. And in Captain Marvel, Goose vomits up the Tesseract in Nick Fury's office after swallowing it during the movie.
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Enough can't be said about how great of a tribute to the Hot Wheels #50th Anniversary that the #HW 50th Originals Collection is. As I stated the other day, the five cars chosen for this series are all modern castings that resemble five of the original 16 Hot Wheels from 1968.
Just based on buzz alone, I feel like the #'68 Cougar will be the least popular with collectors.
The Hot Wheels #'68 Cougar was chosen to represent the Custom Cougar from the original 16. I think many collectors would have preferred to see the updated, race car version of the Cougar, but this version of the casting certainly surprises. It is one of only two cars in the #HW 50th Originals Collection that has an #Opening Hood. It also has a detailed, "blackened" front grill and red-painted taillights. And, just like the rest of the series, this metal/metal casting wears a bright #Spectraflame Paint color with a matte black element — the #Redlines and 50th Anniversary logo roundel top it off.
As I mentioned earlier, the #Opening Hood is a nice touch to this release of the Hot Wheels #'68 Cougar casting. I think there have only been a handful of variants of this #Cougar that actually have the opening hood — and this is one of them!
Just like the other four cars in this series, the packaging is reminiscent of the original redline-era packaging from 1968. The Cougar certainly looks good speeding by on the front of the blister card, whereas black & white images of all five cars grace the backside.
The Hot Wheels #'68 Cougar has been around since it made its debut in the 2002 New Models, however, I don't recall seeing a release of it as of late. There was a time when this casting was used repeatedly as it was a collector favorite early on — with releases in the HWC/RLC/convention exclusives, Treasure Hunts, and Hot Wheels Classics. Those opportunities seem to have narrowed when the updated 2014 version of the casting was introduced. This newer version of the casting has already been a convention dinner car, a ZAMAC, and as part of the Car Culture line. So while I mentioned earlier that collectors would have preferred the newer version of the casting, it is nice to see this one come out of hiding for this extra special #HW 50th Originals Collection release.
RELEASE DETAILS: Spectraflame Gold Body (metal). Light Blue Tinted Windows. Brown Interior. Redline Wheels. Unpainted Metal Base. Made in Malaysia. Toy# . Released in 2018 as #1 of 5 in the 2018 HW 50th Originals Collection.


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Compensation After Negligent Surgery Ends Glen's Career
Glen received £260,000 in compensation following negligent knee surgery in 1993. We provided medical evidence to support Glen's claim. We showed that he would have been able to continue his career in the Army if it hadn't been for the negligence.Glen was an Infantry Solider in the Army when he suffered an injury to his left knee in July 1991. He underwent treatment for the injury to include physiotherapy and an ACL reconstruction using a carbon fibre ligament. The surgery for the ACL repair was carried out in January 1993 by an MOD surgeon.
Glen's symptoms did not improve and although he had been downgraded he was subsequently discharged from the Army in April 1994, on medical grounds. Glen's knee deteriorated further in 2003 and he was assessed on the NHS. In October 2003 he was told that his ACL was intact and that the surgery in January 1993 was unnecessary.
We obtained supportive medical evidence. This confirmed the surgery in 1993 was not only carried out unnecessarily but carried out negligently. The carbon fibre ligament was placed in the wrong position. This caused additional wear and tear on the joint resulting in the carbon fibre ligament breaking down. This added to Glen's symptoms.
Agreeing compensation for Glen
The Defendants initially denied liability but altered their position in their Defence. They accepted the surgery should not have been carried out and that the carbon fibre ligament had been fitted negligently. However, they continued to dispute that the Claimant would have remained in the Army in any event. This remained a contentious issue between the parties.
It was Glen's case that he would have remained in the Army had he not had the negligent surgery in 1993. This particular issue had a significant impact on the level of compensation that might be awarded due to loss of earnings and pension. The Parties eventually reached a settlement at a joint meeting and Glen was awarded £260,000.
GP's Negligence During Pregnancy Leads to Premature Birth Compensation for Undiagnosed Coeliac Disease Symptoms


SoFoBoMo 2010 is over, and I thought I would just reflect a little bit upon the experience. This is my third go-around with the annual event and I've managed to complete a book each time.
I just about didn't make it this year. Not for lack of trying, but because of very serious work and travel commitments that I could not schedule around–basically, I had to get two papers finished that were accepted to a conference, attend the conference, and make two presentations. When I finally got back, there was only about three weeks left and I was just beginning to turn over some ideas in my head for the book. Every book concept that I thought of needed time and planning. With only a week left to go, I hatched a desperate plan: attend a local photo walk and shoot a load of photos and try to cobble a book together around the idea of a photo illustrated walk. I knew the area well, and had some basic ideas about the main attractions in each place. The area is very scenic, but I had serious doubts running through my mind. I wasn't keen on the idea of trying to put together a "pretty pictures" kind of book, which is what I was feeling like it might shape up to be. Whatever it would be, I would use the previous year's book templates to lay it out, in the interest of expedience. The postprocessing and layout work would have to be straightforward in order to get done by the deadline.
The weather on the Saturday photo walk day was just about as ideal as you could imagine, which is to say challenging for photography. Sunny 16 pictures everywhere, and harsh contrasts right from sun up. I could see that I would have to be right on top of my exposures, as the sensor in my Panasonic GH1 does not have a whole lot of latitude. I arrived at the starting location and after a few short conversations with fellow photogs, I began to shoot, feeling the photographic mental muscles warm up and slowly settle into a rhythm. I was on a mission, and it would be accomplished. I plotted a rough course along the known attractions in the area, trying not to double over my tracks too much. When one has spent a lot of time in an area it's rather easy to take it for granted and fall into old ruts–my challenge was to try to see it all again with a fresh eye. Pretty soon the part of my brain devoted to processing and evaluating photographic compositions began to run almost on autopilot (I love that feeling), and I spent most of my conscious effort staying on top of the exposures, trying to get frames that could stand up to some postprocessing work to mitigate the strong contrasts. Having shot slide film for 20 years, I have some good practice under the belt in that area, and it helped me out here big time. My technique depends on the kind of camera I am using, but if the built in metering is trustworthy, then I rely very heavily on a combination of spot metering, the autoexposure lock button, live histogram and the exposure compensation controls. These all got a very good workout.
As luck would have it, I ran across an unexpected event: outrigger canoe races on Hilo bay. This boosted the take by quite a few frames and I began to relax a bit and feel that maybe this book wouldn't end up too heavy on the landscapes. When I reached the far end of the walk and hit the farmer's market with all its colorful stalls and shopping bustle, I finally felt that the photo take for the day had some real balance. I thought that I had some potential on my memory card, but had I been careful enough with the exposures? Would the files stand up?
Back at home I downloaded the card and then let the files sit for a couple of days, to let my mind clear a little from the experience. On Monday night I began to take stock. After one brutal editing pass, it looked like there was some potential there, but there would be more postprocessing work than I had hoped. Lots of the shots looked ok compositionally, but I had to do something about the contrast. For many of the frames I turned to my old friend the contrast mask, a technique brought into the digital world from the old analog days where a second neg would be made of the original, but inverted and blurred. Overlaying the negatives would result in a print that lightened the dark areas and darkened the light areas. Of course this is trivial to do digitally, but the technique is still effective and relevant.
After the main remedies were applied to the selects, I went through another, lighter editing pass, tossing the images that were redundant or less strong. I ended up with around 40 some images, give or take a few. I suppose I could have cut it down even further, but I decided to go ahead and lay it out with what I had after the second edit, just to see how it worked. I had consciously chosen to go with the same aspect ratio as the previous year, in order to reuse the templates, and with my super geeky method for automagically laying out the book, it all came together in about 3 nights of total work, most of it in image processing and writing the captions. It was 1am on Thursday morning, the book was due on Saturday, and I would leave the following day for a much-anticipated vacation.
In retrospect, I am surprised at how well the book seems to work. That type of rapid shooting is not really my style, which is definitely a bit slower and more considered. And the subject and type of book being a complete last minute, last ditch effort, it felt rushed. Perhaps I just felt good about getting it done. However, I have had way more compliments on it than my other two books, which I was far more enthused about. All of which makes me think that perhaps I just have strange tastes. Wouldn't be the first time.
Will I do SoFoBoMo again? It's too soon to answer that. I'm beginning to feel that I'm reaching diminishing returns on this particular exercise. I've made three books, and am happy with all of them. I feel like I know the basics of making a photo book now. I do want to make more books, that is certain, but I think they will be longer term projects, where I won't feel rushed. It's a neat exercise though, to crank out a book in a month, and maybe I'll feel up for it again next year.


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Biografia

Infanzia
Nato cinque anni dopo la morte del fratello Giovanni, cardinale (figlio legittimo di Cosimo I e di Eleonora di Toledo), porta il suo stesso nome.

Carriera militare
Fece carriera militare in Spagna. Nel 1598 lo troviamo Grande di Spagna e ambasciatore a Madrid nel 1598. Nel 1600 fu Maestro di Campo nell'esercito imperiale, mentre l'incarico più importante lo ebbe nel 1616-1617 come Governatore Generale delle armate venete, in seguito al quale fu nominato generale al servizio toscano e veneziano.

Matrimonio
Si sposò con Livia Vernazza, dalla quale ebbe due figli: Gianfrancesco Maria de' Medici (Venezia, 1619-1689) e un altro figlio nato postumo e probabilmente morto infante.

Architetto
Era anche un architetto, coadiuvato da artisti come Matteo Nigetti e Alessandro Pieroni: la sua opera più importante è il progetto della Cappella dei Principi della fiorentina Basilica di San Lorenzo. Con gli architetti don Damiano Schifardini e, soprattutto, Flaminio Del Turco prese parte anche alla realizzazione del Santuario senese di Santa Maria in Provenzano (1594).

Lavorò alla Fortezza Nuova di Livorno, costruita a partire dal 1590 in collaborazione con Bernardo Buontalenti, Claudio Cogorano e Alessandro Pieroni. Sempre con Buontalenti e Pieroni progettò a Firenze il Forte Belvedere. Alcune idee sue e del Buontalenti entrarono nel progetto del nuovo duomo di Livorno, costruito a partire dal 1594. Sovrintese al restauro del duomo di Pisa dopo l'incendio del 1595, e, sempre a Pisa, è sua e di Pieroni la facciata della Chiesa di Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri.

Mecenatismo

Don Giovanni ebbe una cura particolare nel rapporto con gli artisti, lui stesso fu architetto, di sua mano fu il disegno per la costruzione della cappella dei Principi della chiesa di San Lorenzo, ma ebbe anche un rapporto particolare con la commedia dell'arte, infatti dal 1612 al 1621 curò i rapporti con la compagnia comica dei Confidenti, con la quale ebbe un'ampia corrispondenza sia con i famosi comici Flaminio Scala e Nicolò Barbieri in arte Beltrame, che con gli altri mecenati come i Gonzaga e i padroni dei teatri nei quali i Confidenti dovevano recitare.

Ascendenza

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Giovanni de' Medici
Figli illegittimi dei Medici
Sepolti nelle Cappelle medicee
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Category Archives: General debate
Methamphetamine leads drug rehab admissions for seventh year running
Alcohol remains a significant problem
2018 Odyssey House NSW Annual Report
The devastating human impact of 'ice' shows no signs of slowing, with methamphetamine the leading drug problem for the seventh year running according to a report by Odyssey House NSW, which is one of Australia's largest alcohol and other drug treatment services and helps people from around the country.
Released today, the 2018 Odyssey House NSW Annual Report shows a record 54 per cent of residential rehabilitation clients in the 2017-18 financial year named methamphetamine-type drugs (e.g. 'ice' or crystal meth, speed, base) as their principal drug of concern[i]. This is up 10.2 per cent on 2017 admissions (49% of clients) and up 80 per cent on 2012 (30% of clients), when methamphetamine replaced alcohol at the number one position.
Odyssey House NSW CEO Julie Babineau[ii] said methamphetamine was also the main concern for 36 per cent of people undertaking treatment at Odyssey House's eleven new community services. These facilities opened across Sydney in 2017 to provide free non-residential counselling and support to individuals and their families impacted by alcohol and other drug use and mental illness.
"The demand for our services continues to grow due to the increased use of methamphetamines and prescription drugs and the ongoing impact of alcohol, cannabis and heroin on not only the individuals, but their families and communities," Ms Babineau said.
"In particular, 'ice' can rapidly have serious adverse impacts on people's personal lives and their physical and mental health, and most find it very difficult to stop using the drug without help. Some people quickly spiral downwards; others may be able to sustain a relatively normal life for a while before they or their families reach out for help.
"Alcohol remains a significant problem, named by one in five (20%) Odyssey House residential services clients as their principal drug of concern in 2018 (22% in 2017). In our community services, one in three (29%) clients cited alcohol as their main drug of concern.
"Excessive or non-medical use of prescription opioids like fentanyl or oxycodone accounted for 3 per cent of our residential admissions in 2018, up from 1.3 per cent in 2017. In our community services, 2.1 per cent of clients named prescription opioids as their principal drug of concern.
"These figures are currently quite low, but there's rising public health concern here and overseas about increases in poisoning and overdoses from prescription opioids[iii]. We are keeping an eye on the situation and we're ready to help if and when more people reach out for treatment.
"People may not realise their drug use is problematic, don't recognise how it's impacting on them or others, or they don't want to admit to 'an addiction' because of the public stigma still attached to this treatable health condition," she said.
"Regardless of their drug of concern, we encourage people to get treatment sooner rather than later, such as in the community through their GP or a counsellor while they continue their day-to-day lives, or in our residential withdrawal unit or rehabilitation program.
"Our message at Odyssey House is: Don't wait until your drug use is having severe negative consequences for you and your family, such as job loss, relationship breakdowns or physical or mental health problems. With some drugs, such as strong prescription painkillers or heroin, the first major consequence may actually be life-threatening.
"Overcoming alcohol and other drug dependence and rebuilding your life requires significant effort, time and assistance, but you're not alone and the benefits are well worth the investment.
"Government at all levels acknowledge that alcohol and other drug dependence is a health and social issue, and while funding is modest, the policy direction is welcome," Ms Babineau said.
Federal and NSW government funding accounted for 71 per cent of Odyssey House's income in 2017-18, with 29 per cent raised through philanthropy, in-kind support and treatment costs.
During the financial year, Odyssey House NSW assisted 2276 people: 678 in its renowned residential rehabilitation program, which treats people from around Australia, and 1598 through its 11 new community services around Sydney. Men accounted for 70 per cent of clients; 13 per cent of clients identified as Indigenous.
Odyssey House's programs help clients overcome drug use disorders, deal with underlying personal issues, manage mental illness, develop coping strategies, learn practical life skills (e.g. parenting, anger management, job-seeking, communication skills), prevent relapse and access other support.
More than 40,000 people have been assisted to overcome dependence on alcohol and other drugs since Odyssey House NSW opened in 1977.
Odyssey House NSW residential withdrawal and rehabilitation services are based in south-western Sydney. Odyssey House has 11 community-based treatment services around greater Sydney:
Central and Eastern Sydney region: Redfern, Canterbury
South Western Sydney region: Campbelltown, Fairfield, Bowral, Tahmoor
Western Sydney region: Blacktown, Doonside
Sydney North region: Chatswood, Manly, Pymble.
Contact Odyssey House on 1800 397 739 or visit www.odysseyhouse.com.au for information and general advice on residential services, community services, aftercare, Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment and other support.
For a copy of the 2018 Odyssey House Annual Report visit: https://www.odysseyhouse.com.au/odyssey-house-2018-annual-report/
This entry was posted in General debate on December 15, 2018 by James.
Readiness to change drug use and help-seeking intentions of police detainees: findings from the DUMA program / Alexandra Gannoni and Susan Goldsmid
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 520 January 2017
The nexus between drug use and crime is well established. Offenders are considerably more likely to use illicit drugs than the general population, and a large proportion of offenders attribute their criminal offending to drug use, yet very little is known about how to respond effectively to drug problems among police detainees.
Using data obtained through the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program, this paper explores the readiness to change drug use and help-seeking intentions of Australian police detainees with drug problems.
The analysis revealed those detainees most in need of drug treatment were also those most ready to change their drug use. The findings serve as a reminder of the need and desire for interventions for drug abuse among the police detainee population, and have implications for the development of intervention strategies aimed at reducing drug use among offender populations.
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/501-520/tandi520.html
This entry was posted in General debate on January 19, 2017 by James.
The Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre (the Knowledge Centre) in collaboration with Renee Bittoun from the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney, are hosting a webinar on Tuesday 30 August 2016.
The webinar will explore how the Knowledge Centre can help workers, policy makers, researchers, students, or anyone interested in the area of tobacco cessation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The webinar will run for one hour, and highlight areas such as:
the Tackling Indigenous Smoking portal
the Tobacco section on the Knowledge Centre
the Community portal on the Knowledge Centre
the Worker's portal on the Knowledge Centre
the Preventing Aboriginal Maternal Smoking in Western Australia portal.
The webinar will be free to attend, and there is no additional software required to join the webinar, other than a stable internet connection.
The webinar will be held at:
12-1PM EST
10-11AM AWST.
To attend the webinar, please click on this link prior to it commencing.
http://webconf.ucc.usyd.edu.au/r7yeu6bcr2t/
This entry was posted in General debate on August 26, 2016 by James.
2016 National Hepatitis Health Promotion Conference
2016 National Hepatitis Health Promotion Conference, "Navigating the Future – Opportunities through Engagement".
We are very pleased to advise that registrations are now open and abstracts are now invited for the conference to be held at Rydges Melbourne 19 – 20 May 2016.
The conference will explore the future health promotion response to viral hepatitis in Australia and look at how the sector workforce can maximise engagement and support people affected by viral hepatitis
You can access further information at the conference website: http://www.hepatitisaustralia.com/health-promotion-conference-2016/
Abstracts are being sought under a number of sub themes. For further information regarding themes and to submit an abstract, please go to the website and click on the "call for abstracts" button.
Abstracts will be considered by an inter-agency selection committee. Those selected to present are required to register for the conference. Delegates may submit more than one paper, however, no more than two abstract presentations will be allocated to each individual. We will advise of the outcome by 8thApril.
Registrations close Monday 2 May 2016
Abstracts close Friday 18 March, 2016
Any enquiries please email conference2016@hepatitisaustralia.com.
New Hepatitis C Treatments
Press release from the AIVL:
"People Who Use Drugs Welcome Decision to 'Seize the Day' on New Hepatitis C Treatments"
The Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) celebrates today's momentous decision by the Australian Government to fund highly effective new hepatitis C treatment medications through their listing on the PBS. In making this decision the Australian Government has taken advantage of an opportunity rarely offered to governments, that is, to end a major public health epidemic by making these highly effective treatments affordable and accessible to the many thousands of Australians living with hepatitis C.
The recently released report from the Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Hepatitis C in Australia declared in its introductory sentence that: "Hepatitis C, an infectious disease is the most prevalent blood-borne virus in Australia affecting an estimated 230,000 people." The vast majority of people living with hepatitis C in Australia are people who inject/have injected illicit drugs.
"Today we stand together with all Australians living with hepatitis C who have been waiting so long to welcome this news. Many people have been delaying treatment in the hope of an announcement like this that will allow people to be treated regardless of genotype and in a way that is affordable for the individual. The investment of $1 billion dollars by the Australian Government to subsidise life-saving treatments has the potential to transform the hepatitis C treatment landscape in Australia" says Annie Madden, AIVL Executive Officer.
For people living with hepatitis C, Australia is in the midst of a public crisis including a dramatic increase in serious liver disease and deaths (from liver cancer and liver failure) associated with chronic hepatitis C infection. The number of people with at least moderate liver disease has more than doubled in the last 10 years and current hepatitis C mortality rates are estimated at almost 700 deaths per annum. Diagnosis and treatment costs associated with advanced liver disease and cancer are currently almost $80 million annually and chronic hepatitis C is now the leading indication for liver transplantation in Australia.
With extremely low levels of treatment access and uptake and a growing cohort of people with chronic hepatitis C who have been infected for 20 years or more, serious illness, liver transplantation and deaths associated with hepatitis C were set to rise significantly over the coming decade. This $1 billion dollar investment in hepatitis C treatment by the Australian Government is what was required to address this situation.
"The new generation of hepatitis C treatments with significantly shorter treatment duration, increased tolerability, reduced medications and increased efficacy will significantly improve treatment for people with chronic hepatitis C infection. For the first time ever, we have targets agreed by all federal and state/territory health ministers for both hepatitis C prevention and treatment in the National Hepatitis C Strategy 2014-2017. Providing people living with hepatitis C with affordable access to these life-saving, new generation treatments give us a real chance at meeting the targets in the National Strategy" declared Ms Madden.
The new generation hepatitis C treatments clear the virus in over 80-90% of people, can PREVENT CANCER and reduce mortality. We just need to ensure these ground-breaking new treatments are delivered in an appropriate way for those most affected and that we address the significant barriers to hepatitis C treatment associated with stigma, discrimination and the ongoing criminalisation of people who use illicit drugs. Currently less than 2% of people accessing NSP have ever had hepatitis C treatment.
"In addition to providing access hepatitis C treatment in tertiary care settings in hospitals, we need to be providing access to treatment in settings that present less barriers for people who inject drugs (PWID) such as community clinics connected with NSPs and primary health care settings that incorporate PWID peer support workers. Making the most of the new generation treatments will require genuine mobilisation and engagement with the main affected community and this means that peer–based drug user organisations must be central in creating those partnerships and pathways to care for people who inject drugs" concluded Ms Madden.
This entry was posted in AOD in the news, General debate on December 21, 2015 by James.
Victoria Legalises Medical Marijuana
In an Australian first, the Victorian Government announced yesterday it would legalise marijuana for the treatment of medical conditions including cancer, chronic pain and epilepsy. The decision is based upon a report by the Victorian Law Reform Commission which recommended licensing cultivators and manufacturers to develop a range of products, including oils and sprays, to be sold in pharmacies. However the trial hinges on support from the Federal Government who are signatory to an international convention on narcotic drugs.
Dr Liz Temple is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Federation University Australia, Victoria:
"From a research perspective, there is much that we still don't know about cannabis, its medicinal properties or therapeutic efficacy. This lack of knowledge will affect many aspects of the implementation, running and effectiveness of the medicinal cannabis scheme.
In particular, the available research evidence can't yet tell us definitively which cannabis strains, cannabinoid profiles and doses, or administration methods will work best for which medical conditions or how this may differ for individual patients.
This means that the desired quick start to the scheme will inevitably include some trial and error, as prescribing doctors and their patients learn together what works best for the specific medical condition and individual circumstances.
Building the evidence base is essential, and it will take time. As such, there is an urgent need for research funding, and not just for the clinical trials that have been discussed so far, but also for basic and applied cannabis research."
Dr Michael Farrell is Director of the National Drug and Alcoholic Research Centre:
"The report on which the Victorian Government's decision was based was very well crafted and detailed presenting a balanced view of current research evidence and presents options for moving forward and for improving access to treatment.
However if medical use is likely to be long term, patients should be advised that the adverse effects of long term use are unclear.
Patients could also be advised of the adverse effects reported in long term recreational users, such as the development of dependence.
Many doctors will be faced with patients using cannabis for complex symptoms of multiple chronic disabling conditions for which there are limited treatment options. Doctors should discuss, in a dispassionate and non-judgmental and supportive manner, the advisability or otherwise of using cannabis to palliate such symptoms.
There is no clear evidence for effectiveness in treating pain, any benefits are likely to be modest, and there is no clear evidence that putative benefits outweigh possible harms. When symptoms of cannabis dependence are elicited it is appropriate to discuss the wisdom of continued use in the context of the illness and the prognosis, and, if appropriate, to offer the
patient support for withdrawal. Helping patients who wish to use cannabis for symptomatic relief to live as comfortably and productively as possible is an important and valuable goal of palliative and rehabilitation treatment."
Dr Matthew Large is from the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales:
"While the therapeutic halo around cannabis gets ever bigger and brighter, particularly in the minds of politicians – the actual evidence for therapeutic potential is weak. Meanwhile the real and very well established risks with regard to mental health seem to be forgotten. If cannabis is to be made more available it needs to be with health warnings and better public heath messages."
This entry was posted in General debate, Legislative issues on October 7, 2015 by James.
UNHRC reccomends decriminalisation of possesion and use of all drugs
The excellent summary below is via Paul D:
The Human Rights Council recently requested that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights prepare a study, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders, to be presented to the Council at its thirtieth session, on the impact of the world drug problem on the enjoyment of human rights, including recommendations on respect for, and the protection and promotion of, universal human rights.
In the resulting report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recommended the decriminalisation of possession and use of all drugs, and noted that the "War on Drugs" model increases the incidence of drug-related harm, represses the human rights of marginalised groups throughout the world, and forms a significant barrier to the goals of equal access to health care and the right to health.
The report will inform UNHRC's contribution to the upcoming UN general Assembly Special Session on drug (UNGASS).
The call for decriminalisation is just one of a number of key recommendations which are aimed to protect the right to health and the rights of children, women, prisoners, indigenous populations and other marginalised groups.
"In its resolution 69/201, the General Assembly reaffirmed that the world drug problem must be countered in full conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and with full respect for all human rights. By its resolution 51/12, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs called for the promotion of human rights in implementing international drug control treaties, and the International Narcotics Control Board has stated that human rights must be taken into account when interpreting international drug control treaties. The Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health has argued that when the international drug control regime and international human rights law conflict, human rights obligations should prevail (see A/65/255, para. 10)"…
…"28. WHO has recommended decriminalizing drug use, including injecting drug use, as doing so could play a critical role in the implementation of its recommendations on health sector interventions, including harm reduction and the treatment and care of people who use drugs. UNAIDS too has recommended decriminalizing drug use as a means to reduce the number of HIV infections and to treat AIDS.
The Special Rapporteur has identified many ways in which criminalizing drug use and possession impedes the achievement of the right to health. He has called for the decriminalization of drug use and possession as an important step towards fulfilling the right to health. He has noted that decriminalizing drug use cannot be equated with legalizing it. Decriminalization means that drug use and possession remain legally prohibited but that criminal penalties, if they are applied at all, are minor and of a non-custodial nature. Legalization, by contrast, involves no prohibition of the relevant conduct (see A/65/255, para. 62).
The Special Rapporteur has noted as positive the decriminalization experience in Portugal (see A/65/255, para. 64). In 2001, all drugs for personal use were decriminalized and drug use was characterized as an administrative offence. This was combined with an increased public health and social response to assist drug users. Portugal has not witnessed a material increase in drug use; in fact, indicators for certain groups show a decrease. Positive effects have included the destigmatization of drug users and the unburdening of the criminal justice system. The International Narcotics Control Board has indicated that the move to decriminalize drug use in Portugal was consistent with the 1988 Convention. In total, 22 States have adopted decriminalization measures of one kind or another, although not always on the grounds of promoting public health. The Special Rapporteur has indicated that decriminalization should be accompanied by an expansion in drug treatment programmes and drug education (see A/65/255, para. 67). On 26 June 2015, on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Secretary-General stated that consideration should be given to alternatives to criminalization and incarceration of people who use drugs and that there should be an increased focus on public health, prevention, treatment and care, as well as on economic, social and cultural strategies. Decriminalization has been called for by a number of civil society organizations on the grounds that criminalization poses a major obstacle to public health responses to drug users and their right to health…"
Follow the link, and then scroll down to A/HRC/30/65 to download the entire report;
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Pages/ListReports.aspx
This entry was posted in General debate, Professional News on September 24, 2015 by James.
Petition to Keep Sex Work Decriminalised
This is an important petition supporting the current best practise laws that we have in NSW.
https://www.change.org/p/minister-for-justice-minister-for-health-minister-for-planning-minister-for-police-amp-emergency-services-save-decriminalisation-in-nsw-for-sex-worker-health-amp-safety
If you have any questions or need further reading, please don't hesitate to email Elena Jeffreys
Elena.jeffreys@gmail.com
National picture of ice in Australia: get the report
The Hon Michael Keenan MP
Minister for Justice
Australian Crime Commission's first report into national picture of ice in Australia
Our nation's addiction to this mind-eating, personality-distorting, life-ending drug is undermining the social fabric of communities, and paying big dividends to the organised criminal syndicates that are profiting from its misery.
In recent years we've seen the creep of ice use stretch across the nation, with individuals from all levels of society succumbing to its depravity.
Ice causes psychosis and long term psychological issues, is linked to violent criminal attacks against innocent bystanders, road deaths, robberies and vicious assaults against frontline health or law enforcement responders.
Given the gravity of the problem, the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) has developed the first unclassified intelligence picture of the threat posed by ice to our nation, which I'm releasing today with ACC Chief Executive Officer, Chris Dawson, in Canberra.
The report provides a national picture of Australia's ice market and outlines the role of organised crime in the supply, distribution and use of ice.
It also details law enforcement efforts of unprecedented seizures and an increase in the weight of detected methylamphetamine and precursor chemicals used in its manufacture.
These are the efforts of Australia's law enforcement agencies including the Australian Federal Police's National Anti-Gang Squad – fast tracked by the Coalition in 2013, intelligence gathered by the ACC's Australian Gangs Intelligence Coordination Centre opened by the Coalition in 2013, and an $88 million boost in funding from the Coalition to screening at Australian borders.
But despite these efforts the entrenched, evolving and lucrative organised criminal market for the production, distribution and use of ice, has been the catalyst for the mounting harm and havoc inflicted on our communities.
The report confirms ice poses the greatest threat to the Australian public of all illicit drug types.
We're hearing everyday a new story of how ice is ruining lives, destroying families, and hurting communities.
* Australian illicit drug users pay a premium price for most illicit drugs compared to prices in key foreign markets ($80US in China for a gram compared to $500US in Australia for the same amount) making our country an attractive marketplace for the manufacture and importation of methylamphetamine;
* more than 60 per cent of Australia's highest risk serious and organised crime targets are profiting from the misery of ice to the detriment of the economic and social fabric our communities;
* there are concerning trends including the increased availability and use of methylamphetamine in areas where the drug has not previously been prevalent – particularly regional, rural and disadvantaged communities; and
* serious and organised crime groups, are mixing other illicit drugs into methylamphetamine in an attempt to increase addiction levels and maintain the consumer base.
Significant border detections, national seizures and arrests highlight the continued focus by our law enforcement agencies on the response – but ice is not solely an issue for law enforcement.
The purpose of this report is to help shape Australia's understanding of the methylamphetamine market and the challenges posed, so we can focus our collective efforts to combat this national harm.
The fight against ice is for everyone – governments, law enforcement agencies, health, education, industry, non-government organisations, community leaders, parents, colleagues, teachers and peers.
I want to thank the ACC for the work that has been done on this report, for providing this advice to the Government which I will be taking to my ministerial colleagues to advance our collective efforts to combat this national harm.
The report can be found here: https://www.crimecommission.gov.au/publications/intelligence-products/unclassified-strategic-assessments/australian-methylamphetamine
Australian Crime Commission
This entry was posted in General debate on March 25, 2015 by James.
PHAMS and MH Respite Get Funding Extension
Via the ANCD:
The Abbott Government is to extend funding for two programs that provide support for people with a mental illness and their carers.
The Government says organisations that currently receive funding to provide services under the Personal Helpers and Mentors program will have their contracts extended to 30 June 2016. Funding was due to cease on 30 June 2015 Providers who deliver services under the Mental Health Respite: Carer Support program will also have their funding extended.
The Government says the funding includes more than $136 million from 30 June 2015 to 30 June 2016, extending:
166 PHaMs services in 2015-16, committing more than $82 million; and
197 MHR:CS services in 2015-16, committing more than $54 million.
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield said the funding extension will ensure supports are maintained as the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme continues across the country.
"In 2013-14 Personal Helpers and Mentors services assisted more than 18,500 people severely impacted by mental illness. In the same period the Mental Health Respite: Carer Support services assisted more than 40,400 carers of people severely impacted by mental illness and their families through respite, education and group activities."
"The Australian Government is committed to supporting people who are severely impacted by mental illness, as well as those who care for them," Minister Fifield said.
"The extension of these contracts will ensure people living with mental illness and those who care for them can still access these support services."
The Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) program offers one-to-one support to people aged 16 and over who are severely impacted by mental illness.
"To deliver maximum flexibility for PHaMs providers as they prepare to operate in an open market under the NDIS, some funding arrangements may change to adapt to the NDIS model," Minister Fifield said.
"The Mental Health Respite: Carer Support program helps carers of people with mental illness to improve their wellbeing and enable them to maintain their important caring role." Minister Fifield said there will be no immediate changes for Mental Health Respite: Carer Support providers. Changes can be expected over time as the transition to NDIS continues, to ensure there are effective supports for families and carers in their caring roles. "This one-year funding extension will help ensure a smooth transition to the NDIS for these services," Minister Fifield said.
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Dementia is the gradual deterioration of mental or cognitive function. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 50-75% of all cases of dementia. Other types of dementia include vascular dementia (multi-infarct dementia), Lewy body dementia (LBD) and frontotemporal dementia (Pick's disease).
In Australia, it is estimated that there are 227,300 people with moderate to severe levels of dementia. Furthermore, 57,000 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2008. The number of people suffering from dementia is expected to rise due to an ageing population.
As an individual's dementia worsens, he or she will need more care and assistance. Consequently, many people with dementia live in professional aged care facilities. If you are caring for someone with dementia, you may find the following tips useful.
Allow old roles between the sufferer and carer to be established. For example, give them small responsibilities such as setting the table for dinner.
Make sure activities are simple and unhurried, allowing the sufferer to complete the activity without feeling pressured by time constraints or other people. For example, painting allows self-expression and relaxation. Carers may have to show them how to begin painting. Remember that this kind of activity will only be complete when the dementia sufferer says it is.
Make sure you are in a safe working area. For example, don't use toxic paints or sharp instruments. This will prevent any accidents and distress occurring during the activity.
Plan activities for when sufferers are at their best during the day, to derive the greatest enjoyment from the activity.
During the activity, do not overwhelm sufferers by overstimulating them. For example, flashing lights or loud background noises should be avoided.
Some people will benefit from activities that focus on sensations. For example, brushing their hair or receiving a massage can be enjoyable activities. Similarly, a sense of rhythm and movement may encourage them to carry out an activity.
Play music and encourage them to participate (e.g. clapping or moving to the music).
Activities should also be consistent and, if possible, regular. This will prevent the sufferer from feel disoriented or needlessly confused. If multiple carers are in charge of one sufferer, it may be helpful to use a timetable to coordinate activities.
Dementia sufferers often have trouble communicating. This can be both frustrating and upsetting. It is important to be patient and allow people suffering from dementia to communicate their needs without pressure or interruption.
Avoid background noises and distractions to encourage them to focus on communicating with you.
Use body language as a way of non-verbally communicating with the patient. Actions may be more easily understood than words, so use a reassuring hand or actions to help you communicate.
When you are speaking, use short and simple sentences. A gentle and measured tone will help put a dementia sufferer at ease.
Dementia sufferers may become aggressive when they are uncomfortable but cannot communicate their discomfort.
Allow time for them to understand and communicate with you.
People with dementia may also have trouble noticing food temperatures. Check the temperature of food before giving it to them.
People with dementia may no longer be able to maintain their own personal hygiene. It is important to be aware of any personal hygiene issues that develop as their illness progresses.
Dementia sufferers may be concerned about the lack of privacy. Darken the room slightly, use covers and blinds over the windows and cover any mirrors.
To simplify the process of maintaining hygiene, break each task into a series of simple steps. This will prevent sufferers from becoming stressed and overwhelmed.
Use a handheld shower to maintain independence and install appropriate handrails to prevent slipping.
Some people with dementia have a fear of water on their head, making it hard to wash them. . It may help to wash their hair in the basin separately.
If the sufferer is incontinent, make sure they are regularly and thoroughly washed.
People suffering from dementia may wander from the home. It is important to make sure that they can safely wander, and that they are easily identifiable if they get lost.
Tell local people about the person with dementia so they are aware of the situation and are able to help the individual if needed.
Buzzers or alarms when external doors are opened will alert carers immediately if the sufferer decides to wander.
Relocate locks on doors if the sufferer is wandering dangerously.This will stop the sufferer wandering outside the home.
Reduce triggers of wandering (e.g. work clothes or mail to post).
Make sure the person carries ID at all times. Identification bracelets detailing the name of the person, address and telephone number are useful. Identification cards in Australia can be obtained for both carers and people with dementia.
Keep an eye on sufferers' ability to transport themselves. Make sure that someone drives with them at least once a month to monitor their skill.
Talk to your licensing authority for guidelines regarding dementia patients.
Suggest good reasons to use public transport.
Remove temptations to drive (e.g. car keys and the car itself).
Incontinence is when a person can no longer control their bowels or bladder. If someone has functional incontinence, try to have a regular schedule of taking them to the bathroom, and monitor their fluid intake. Continence should be actively promoted at all times.
Hallucinations can make a person with dementia feel unsettled and frightened. If you are faced with this situation, try to reassure the sufferer and discuss the hallucinations with them in a well-lit environment.
People with dementia will often be overly suspicious and make seemingly wild accusations. Carers should firstly check that the accusations and suspicions are unfounded.
To reduce aggressive behaviour, look for patterns or triggers of behaviour. It may be a result of discomfort and an inability to communicate the reason. It may also be helpful to keep the environment as familiar as possible to reduce the chance of upsetting the person.
Distract them using actions or by placing a ball in their hands.
Use memory aids such as noticeboards or an album of photos of people with names attached to them.
In later stages, memory aids may not be as helpful.
Caring, at times, can be difficult. These handy hints aim to make the sufferer feel relaxed and at ease, and maintain a sense of independence. Regular schedules and non-strenuous activities will help a sufferer be well and happy. Look to reduce distractions such as competing sounds, bright lights and crowds.
It is important that carers address their own needs as well. There are many support networks and resources available to assist with this, such as Alzheimer's Australia, the National Dementia Hotline, National Dementia Advisory Service, Commonwealth Carer Respite Centres, and the Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre.
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Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish whiskey and cream based liqueur, made by Gilbeys of Ireland. The trademark is currently owned by Diageo. It has a declared alcohol content of 17% alcohol by volume. Baileys is currently produced in Newtownabbey.


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Q: Read SQLite database from local bundle using SharkORM I am new in iOS development and I want to read database stored in app bundle with SharkORM. I found getCustomSettings() delegate but I think I'm using it wrong. It creates new DB somewhere else and it is empty.
@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, SRKDelegate {
private static let DatabaseName : String = "data"
private static let DatabaseType : String = "db"

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
    SharkORM.setDelegate(self)
    SharkORM.openDatabaseNamed("data")
    return true
}

// MARK: SharkORM

func getCustomSettings() -> SRKSettings {
    let settings = SRKSettings()
    let databaseURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: Bundle.main.path(forResource: AppDelegate.DatabaseName, ofType: AppDelegate.DatabaseType)!)
    settings.databaseLocation = databaseURL.deletingLastPathComponent().path
    return settings
}
}

My database file is named data.db and it is stored in Resources/Database folder in project.
Can anybody tell me what is wrong? Can anybody provide me working example?

A: SharkORM will require R/W access to the database, the reality is that you will need to:
1) Ensure it is a SharkORM compatible database file, e.g. all the property types, names and primary keys match the object model (must have Id PK column).
2) Copy the database out of the bundle into a r/w directory on startup to use it.  R/O is possible, but harder work to achieve.
You could also use the rawExecute function to use an ATTACH command, if the tables are only to be referenced from within queries.


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Featherweight (≤57 kilograms), Men – Quarter-Finals, Match #3
Other 1960 boxing events Flyweight (≤51 kilograms), Men Bantamweight (≤54 kilograms), Men Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Light-Welterweight (≤63.5 kilograms), Men Welterweight (≤67 kilograms), Men Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Middleweight (≤75 kilograms), Men Light-Heavyweight (≤81 kilograms), Men Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men
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Palazzo dello Sport, Roma
V. Spacejović YUG
Judge #1
Harry Hedger GBR
A. Stascha AUT
Imre Nagy HUN
E. Devery USA
Archie L. Tanner AUS
Judges Favoring
Blue Jorma Limmonen FIN Decision (3 - 2) 3 58 59 59 60 59 295 –
Red Abe Bekker RHO 2 59 58 58 58 59+ 292 –
The record of most gold medals won at a single Olympic is eight, set by US swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2008 Olympics. His margin of victory in the 100 m butterfly was only 0.01 seconds.


Crack open a fortune cookie and you're likely to see words of wisdom like "Your smile is a passport into the heart of others" or advice like "Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now." Hiding at the bottom of a bag of Chinese food delivery or awaiting diners at the end of a meal, the lightly flavored fortune cookie has grown into a staple at Chinese restaurants, with approximately three billion made each year.
Of those three billion cookies, American Chinese fast casual restaurant Panda Express hands out a million dollars worth of fortune cookies each month (over 282 million annually) across its 1,900 domestic and international locations. Founded in 1983 by Peggy and Andrew Cherng, Panda Express has grown into the largest Asian food chain in the country and hit revenues of $2.2 billion in 2014. The chain continues to expand, including tackling New York City for a second time, after a failed run on Wall Street from 1997 to 2001.
But beyond serving the brand's famous Orange Chicken™ (they served 67.9 million pounds of the chicken in 2014) or the award winning Honey Walnut Shrimp™, the chain wants to give back to both their employees and customers in a different way.
Starting today and running through August 10, Panda Express will distribute 'Fortunate Cookies' at its locations replacing all existing fortune cookies. The new cookies will have 'FortuNotes,' detailing notes of gratitude and giving. Customers are encouraged to post pictures of their FortuNotes on social media sites using the hashtag #ShareGoodFortune and tag someone who they are thankful for. Messages will include phrases like "Fortunate that you believe in me" and "Fortunate for your love" but all cookies will have a unique message.
"The goal is that they will pause and stop and acknowledge the people in their lives that they feel most fortunate for" Andrea Cherng, Panda Express' Chief Marketing Officer and daughter of Peggy and Andrew, tells FOXBusiness.com exclusively.
The origins of the #ShareGoodFortune campaign started over a year ago when Panda hosted a leadership conference to celebrate who they are as a company and help employees grow personally and professionally. At the conference, the chain presented a video featuring a girl passing out fortune cookies, hoping that a small gesture could have a seismic and positive impact on the recipient. The theme emerged as one of the most celebrated of the conference and thus the Fortunate Cookie was born.
Fortunate Cookies will be wrapped in new packaging and there will be signage both inside and outside the stores signaling to customers that the campaign has launched. "We wanted guests to know that this is something different and that it's meant to convey the journey of acknowledgement for the people that matter in our lives" says Cherng.
And from the corporate perspective, Cherng says that what fascinated Panda Express as a challenge was how to make a positive impact on the world.
"The habit of pausing and saying to someone that you matter--that's the richness, that's the fortune of life" says Cherng.
Panda Express hopes that the campaign will become an annual event.


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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery is a 1939  British mystery film and one of the first feature films wherein football is a central element in the plot. The film was directed by Thorold Dickinson, and shot at Denham Film Studios and on location at the original Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. It was written by Dickinson, Donald Bull, and Alan Hyman, adapted from a 1939 novel by Leonard Gribble.

Plot
The film is a murder mystery set, as the title suggests, at the original Arsenal Stadium, Gillespie Road, Highbury, London, the then home of Arsenal Football Club, who were at the time one of the dominant teams in English football. The backdrop is a friendly match between Arsenal and The Trojans, a fictitious amateur side. One of the Trojans' players drops dead during the match and when it is revealed he has been poisoned, suspicion falls on his teammates as well as his former mistress. Detective Inspector Slade (Leslie Banks) is called in to solve the crime.

The victim has been poisoned by a powerful digitalis-based chemical. There is evidence that he was being blackmailed.

The investigation gets complicated when the girlfriend (a prime suspect) is also murdered by the same method.

The police set a trap by putting a chemical on top of the poison, which turns the skin black after a few hours. The player responsible is then spotted whilst playing.

Cast
Leslie Banks as Insp. Anthony Slade
Greta Gynt as Gwen Lee
Ian McLean as Sgt. Clinton
Liane Linden as Inga Larson
Anthony Bushell as John Doyce
Esmond Knight as Raille
Brian Worth as Phillip Morring
Richard Norris as Setchley
Wyndham Goldie as Kindilett
Alastair Macintyre as Carter
E. V. H. Emmett as himself
George Allison as himself

Production
The film stars several Arsenal players and members of staff such as Cliff Bastin and Eddie Hapgood, although only manager George Allison has a speaking part. The Trojans' body doubles on the pitch were players from Brentford, filmed during the First Division fixture between the two sides on 6 May 1939; this was the last match of the 1938–39 season and Arsenal's last official league fixture before the outbreak of the Second World War.
Brentford's players wore white shirts for the match because their first choice red and white stripes would have clashed with Arsenal's red and white jerseys. The Trojans' players therefore wore similar white shirts in close up sequences which were then cut in with the match action.

Dickinson planned a follow-up, The Denham Studio Mystery, which was intended to incorporate footage from the abortive film I Claudius, but this fell through.

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We're living in a gig economy, meaning non-traditional work and jobs outside the day job are more popular than ever. Thirty-seven percent of Americans have a side hustle, with people in every generation rolling up their sleeves to make some extra cash.
Sometimes, even when working full-time, it can be difficult to make ends meet. With rent prices skyrocketing, student debt accumulating, and job competition ever-growing, it can be tricky to stay on top of finances.
Enter the side hustle: the secondary job outside of one's day job that helps many individuals stay on their feet — or at least contribute a little more to savings. No matter how this extra income is being used, having a side hustle can give employees a leg up financially.
The term "side hustle" might seem like a contemporary term coined by the millennial generation, but it has actually been in circulation since the 1950s. Back then, however, the term had a more negative connotation — think scam — and side work was more typically a part-time job. In the last two decades, however, the term side-hustle, which can refer to the work someone does for himself or for a company that offers flexible hours, has taken on a ubiquitous presence in the American cultural imagination.
There's a good reason the term is gaining popularity, too: A 2017 survey conducted by Bankrate revealed that 44 million Americans have a gig that earns them extra cash outside of their main income source. Within that demographic, young millennials ages 18 to 26 represent the largest subsection of workers with side hustles, at 28 percent. Add that to the rest of the generation, and almost half of millennials have a side hustle, earning them a new moniker: Generation 1099.
Moreover, 52 percent of low-wage hourly employees are millennials. Pair this with student debt, mismatched skills, and skepticism about job security, and the statistics make a lot of sense.
Other generations are not immune to the need for second jobs, either. In fact, 24 percent of Baby Boomers have a side hustle as well, according to a 2017 survey conducted by GoDaddy.
No matter what generation these hustlers belong to, they're taking on extra work largely for financial reasons: 59 percent put in extra hours to earn disposable income, while 38 percent need that extra cash to cover ordinary living expenses like rent and groceries. According to the Bankrate survey, more than half of these workers earn less than $200 a month extra.
Not everyone is in it for the money, though. Some side hustlers are driven to their second jobs by passion alone and do not consider take-home pay an important part of their gig. Mike Forbush, 30, is a graphic designer by day and a leather worker by night; he works a typical 9-5 as a marketing design manager for a Bellevue-based automotive technology company called Xevo, then heads home to make dinner before hitting his Seattle-based workshop. There, he averages five to 10 hours a week — though if he's excited about a project, it can quickly turn into 20 — and can turn out 50 to 70 leather products a month.
Those looking to earn cash they can take home often turn to activities they already enjoy, but that have a higher return rate. Quinten Warren recently bought a house with his girlfriend in Renton and works three side hustles in his free time. The 27-year-old's full-time job at eBay as an email automation lead is supplemented by money from dog-sitting on Rover, working as a personal trainer for individual clients, and selling goods on eBay and OfferUp.
The hustles, however, are also fun for him: His job is more stressful than any he's ever had, he said, so having something to do outside of work that is enjoyable and profitable improves his quality of life.
The growing presence of the gig economy — in which companies are more and more likely to hire independent contractors and freelancers for short-term engagements — may make full-time (and well-paying) positions fewer and farther between, but it also means that there is likely a platform available for niche markets that individuals are interested in pursuing. The soil is ripe, then, for entrepreneurial endeavors, which can often start off as side gigs, but which can later grow into full-time jobs.
That's the hope that Issaquah resident Kristy Swanson, 52, has for her current side hustle, which she is gradually trying to expand into her main means of supporting herself. She has done hair coloring for most of her professional life, which has included owning a salon; she also worked as a marriage and family therapist and personal coach. When she hit 50, she decided she wanted to take a break from traditional full-time work.
"I wanted to see what it looked like when my primary focus in my life was exploring what it meant to be creative," Swanson said. She scaled back her hours in both her positions to be as minimal as she could get away with while still covering her bills. She then started painting with different materials, including encaustic (painting with melted pigmented beeswax) and alcohol ink.
Swanson now works at Salon Gem in Kirkland one week of every three, cramming in 12-hour days Saturday through Tuesday. The hours at her coaching practice are more sporadic — she takes clients when she gets them but has stopped marketing herself. Most of her focus for the past two years has been on making and marketing her art.
The business has consistently grown, she said, with her profits doubling between the first and second year. Going into her third year, she expects to once again double her current income as an artist.
The existence of side hustles and the gig economy can help people pad their paycheck, save for retirement, or afford to go out on Friday nights. While being able to achieve these goals with one income would be ideal, it has become unreasonable for many; the wide array of available side hustles at least helps to offset the accumulating expenses that the 9-5 can no longer cover.
Not sure which type of side hustle is right for you? Here are a few ideas to set the cogs in motion.
With everything in our world becoming increasingly tech-related, there is no shortage of need for people who can troubleshoot the problems that our machines present us. A great and low-cost way to do this is to check out Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), which are courses run by tier-1 universities and industry experts. You'll get free insider information and, for a little extra money, a verified certificate in your field of choice, which will only make it easier for you to find and secure clients who need your help. Bonus: If you want to steer your side hustle into a full-time gig, those certificates look great on a resume.
If you're the kind of person who loves to dive into DIY projects on the weekends, remember that you can sell your hand-made pieces on Etsy. The online marketplace is the perfect place for people to sell — and buy — just about any handmade item. Personalized jewelry, leather bags, decorative furniture, electronic accessories, and photography prints are all fair game on the website, which connects your unique creations to an international customer base. So, what are you waiting for? Get crafting!
Whether you have a pet of your own or not, hanging out with other people's cats, dogs, parrots, or bunnies is one of the best ways to make extra money. Apps like Rover make it easy to casually take on dog-walking in your spare time or commit to housing cats and dogs in your home while their owners are away. If you're looking for more general pet-sitting, care.com is a good place to look — and you can find nannying and housekeeping jobs there, too.
If you like meeting strangers, there are a ton of side hustles you could take on. The biggest one of the moment is probably to be an Uber or Lyft driver. Drivers work on their own time, make $9 to $11 an hour, and interact with enough people to fill anyone's daily social quota. Less popular but perhaps more interesting are websites like RentAFriend, which let you offer yourself up as a platonic friend to someone in need of one. You might show someone from out of town around your city or serve as someone's casual dinner partner — anything that friends do together is fair game!
Sometimes, you just need a quick and easy outlet to make some extra cash. If you don't have the time and energy to put your passion into your side hustle, don't worry: There are plenty of easy alternatives that take little brainpower and can be done while you're watching TV. Take simple surveys on websites like Survey Junkie, or get paid to search the internet and watch videos with Swagbucks. You won't get rich, but you can earn enough to add some extra padding to your savings account.


On Monday, May 18, 2015 from 8-10pm ET/PT, FOX premiered the two-hour series finale of THE FOLLOWING. In the night's double episode, "Dead or Alive / The Reckoning," the FBI hunt for Theo continues and the stakes are higher than ever as some of their own come under attack. As suspicions rise, alliances are shaken and no one is safe in the harrowing final heart-stopping moments.


Compressors supply the compressed-air systems of rail vehicles with the compressed air they require. Regardless of whether you use screw or piston compressors as your main or auxiliary compressor, you can reliably monitor the pressure and temperature inside the compressor with JUMO sensor technology.
The pressure in the main air reservoir line and in the storage tanks can also be monitored using the JUMO MIDAS pressure transmitter. If the pressure falls below a certain value the compressor is switched on and switched off again once a maximum value is reached. This maintains a constant pressure in the storage tanks.


5.5 foot Salem Pencil Pine Unlit Tree. Fit a Salem Pencil Pine tree into any corner of your home or office this Christmas! Its slim shape makes it practical in compact spaces especially, but be assured this PE/PVC tree will stand out. Available pre-lit or unlit. Lighting options include LED and Dura-lit, clear, white, or multicolored lights.
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