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Pesticides put the bumble back into bumblebees
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There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the risks of pesticide pollution to bees over the past decade, with many studies reporting that pesticide-contaminated pollen and nectar can have both lethal and non-lethal consequences for important pollinating insects. While most of the research in this area has focused on honeybees, the effects of pesticides on our vulnerable wild bees are commonly overlooked. Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are one such insect, responsible for pollinating a range of fruit and vegetable crops, as well as countless wild plant species. Despite their importance in providing ecosystem services to farmers and orchardists, bumblebees are under serious threat from agricultural practices, and a recent study from Imperial College London, UK, has revealed that pesticides are affecting these marvellous minibeasts in more subtle ways than previously understood.
As flight performance is such a crucial element to the survival and reproduction of bumblebees, lead author Daniel Kenna and his team were interested in investigating how agricultural pesticides interfere with the flight dynamics and endurance of wild bumblebees. To keep their experimental study as realistic as possible, the researchers chose to use the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid because of its widespread use in farming around the world and only applied doses similar to those that have been found previously in the pollen and nectar stores of wild bees. Prior to the experimental flights, the team fed the bees either on imidacloprid-treated sucrose or untreated sucrose, and then assessed the insects' flight performance using a circular flight mill comprising a revolving brass wire that ended in a small face-down magnet. The team then attached small metal tags to the backs of the bees which allowed them to fly continuously while remaining anchored to the mill. With this simple setup, the researchers were able measure the number and speed of circuits that the bees performed. As bumblebees do not fly continuously while foraging in the wild, the researchers allowed each bee a maximum of five brief rest breaks before ending the flight and, after 60 minutes, any bees still flying were brought to a stop.
Interestingly, the team discovered that the average circuit speed and average maximum speed achieved by the pesticide-treated bees was actually much higher than those of the control bees. The researchers explain that this hyperactivity is not entirely unexpected as neonicotinoids stimulate neurons in a similar way to nicotine, which could explain this burst of speed. However, in a plot twist torn straight from the pages of 'The tortoise and the hare', the researchers found that this frantic frenzy came at a big cost in the long run. The pesticide-treated bees covered much shorter distances (0.7 km) than the control bees (1.8 km) and the same was also true of flight duration, with flights of pesticide-treated bees (∼14 min) lasting nowhere near as long as control bee flights (∼48 min). In fact, while not a single pesticide-treated bee was able to fly for the full 60 minutes, 65% of the bees that had not received a neonicotinoid shot achieved this feat, effectively demonstrating the severe hampering of flight endurance brought about by exposure to the pernicious pesticide.
As well as underlining the serious consequences that a reduction in flight range and endurance can mean for a bumblebee's ability to forage and pollinate crops, the authors stress the importance of studying non-honeybee species, such as bumblebees, as one previous study found that honeybees actually increased flight endurance when treated with neonicotinoids, emphasising that what may be true for one pollinator species may not be true for all. Finally, by demonstrating how easily these patient pollinators can become doomed drag-racers when exposed to realistic neonicotinoid doses, this study adds to the growing body of evidence that pesticide pollution can be a real buzzkill.
Kenna, D.,
Cooley, H.,
Pretelli, I.,
Ramos Rodrigues, A.,
Gill, S. D. and
Gill, R. J.
(2019). Pesticide exposure affects flight dynamics and reduces flight endurance in bumblebees. Ecol. Evol. 9, 5637-5650. doi:10.1002/ece3.5143
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I am new to programming and to this forum as well. I've started to learn Python just recently, and as a challenge, I wanted to create a very basic "game".
At the beginning it was pretty simple, I just coded a few lines so that when I run the program, I could move on a 100-cases grid (to the left when I type "l", upwards when I type "u"…). And after it worked, I started adding more and more functions, allowing me to gather some fruits when on a specific case, store those fruits in a basket on another case, cook some fruit desserts, etc.
It was working just fine, but as soon as I added a new function allowing me to "teleport" from one case to another (btw, the function works, I tested it seperately), the program no longer worked. When I try to run it with IDLE, it says the syntax of the "gather" function is invalid. The strange thing is, this same function worked perfectly before.
I ran your game.py and when I used the teleport command, I was able to move to the coordinates I specified. Can you post the exact moves (in order) you used to get the error?
I can't even run the program. Apparently, it worked for you so now I'm confused.
I suggest commenting the following lines, and run the script again to see if you still get the error. If you still get the error, then it has nothing to do with adding the teleport functionality.
Hey, so I did what you suggested but I still get the error. Do you have any idea what could be the cause of the problem ?
Can you post the exact error message? Does it reference a line number?


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Stoke Newington West Reservoir, Green Lanes, N4 | 14 minutes walk from Park Theatre
The purpose-built environmental education and watersports centre is a wonderfully tranquil place on the edge of the city. Based at a decommissioned reservoir in Stoke... More
Woodberry Wetlands
Main entrance New River Path via Lordship Road, 226 Lordship Road, N16 | 19 minutes walk from Park Theatre
A reservoir in Manor House, Woodberry Wetlands, closed to the public for 180 years, was reopened in... More
Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground
69 Shakespeare Walk, N16 | 26 minutes walk from Park Theatre
A free to use, open access playground in Stoke Newington, Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground gives children aged 6 to 15 access to indoor and outdoor... More
London International Gallery of Children's Art
Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, N19 | 28 minutes walk from Park Theatre
This fascinating gallery displays exhibitions of children's art from every corner of the world, including artwork by local youngsters. Moving from their original home, a... More
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39a Canonbury Square, N1 | 30 minutes walk from Park Theatre
You'll find a spectacular collection of paintings and sculpture by 20th century Italian artists at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, with a core... More
MostArt Centre
86 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 | 30 minutes walk from Park Theatre
An art centre for Hackney where you may find art exhibitions, photography or jazz on a Sunday afternoon. There's a stage and bar in... More
Highgate Cemetery
Swains Lane, N6 | 32 minutes walk from Park Theatre
Wild woodland Victorian cemetery. Perched at the top of the winding and woody Swain's Lane, close to Highgate village with its soaring views over the city,... More
Gillett Square
Gillett Square, N16 | 35 minutes walk from Park Theatre
On the western flank of Gillett Square in Dalston, East London, stands The Dalston Culture House which houses the world famous Vortex Jazz Club on... More
The Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage, Cross Street, Islington, Islington, London N1 | 36 minutes walk from Park Theatre
This innovative children's theatre provides a showcase for the art of puppetry. Founded by master puppeteer John Wilkes in the early 1960s, this small, unusual... More
The Enchanted Christmas House
2-18 Britannia Row, N1 | 2 miles from Park Theatre
The immersive Enchanted Christmas House adventure for children aged between one and eight welcomes youngsters into a house of dressing up, biscuit decorating and... More
Lewis Cubitt Park and Square
Handyside Street, King's Cross, London N1C | 2.1 miles from Park Theatre
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House of Illustration
2 Granary Square, King's Cross, London N1C | 2.1 miles from Park Theatre
House of Illustration, the first permanent home of the charity of the same name, opened in Granary Square, King's Cross, in summer 2014 with an... More
Gasholder 11
Lewis Cubitt Square, King's Cross, N1C | 2.2 miles from Park Theatre
Gasholders Nos. 10, 11 and 12 were built for the storage of town gas for Pancras Gasworks, the largest gasworks in London. ... More
Alexandra Palace Ice Rink
Alexandra Palace Way, N22 | 2.2 miles from Park Theatre
The biggest (it has a total capacity of 1,250) and best permanent ice rink in London, Alexandra Palace Ice Rink within Alexandra Palace is an... More
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Swing through the trees, walk on sky high rope bridges and zip down the wire at Alexandra Palace which, thanks to its elevated... More
Open School East
The Rose Lipman Building, 43 De Beauvoir Road, Islington, London N1 | 2.2 miles from Park Theatre
Open School East opens in September 2013. Open School East is an art school and communal space, commissioned and funded by the Barbican and Create... More
Guardian News & Media Gallery
90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 | 2.2 miles from Park Theatre
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London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2.2 miles from Park Theatre
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Camley Street Natural Park
12 Camley Street, King's Cross, London N1C | 2.2 miles from Park Theatre
Camley Street Natural Park's two acres of woodland, water and wild meadow, concealed in the urban heart of King's Cross, have a 'secret garden' feel... More
Gasholder Park
Regent's Canal Towpath, Kings Cross, King's Cross, London N1C | 2.3 miles from Park Theatre
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Granary Square
Good's Way, King's Cross, London N1C | 2.3 miles from Park Theatre
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King's Cross Pavilion
Granary Square, King's Cross, London N1C | 2.3 miles from Park Theatre
Designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Stanton Williams, the firm behind the nearby Granary Complex which includes Central Saint Martin's, King's Cross Pavilion occupies an... More
The Islington Metal Works
7 Torrens Street, Islington, London EC1V | 2.3 miles from Park Theatre
Built in the late 19th century, The Islington Metalworks is a building steeped in history. All three floors were initially used to stable the horses... More
King's Cross, London N1C | 2.3 miles from Park Theatre
Set between King's Cross and St Pancras stations, Pancras Square is a public square with restaurants, offices, green space and a gently flowing stepped water... More
Arch 65, The Catacombs, Stables Market, Camden, Camden Town, London NW1 | 2.4 miles from Park Theatre
KIDS Adventure Play
Spring Lane, E5 | 2.4 miles from Park Theatre
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176 Prince of Wales Road, NW5 | 2.4 miles from Park Theatre
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407 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 2.4 miles from Park Theatre
Launched in late 2010, the Angel Building in Islington transformed from an under-used early 1980s commercial block into an award-winning office space, reinvented by... More
Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street
6-24 Britannia Street, King's Cross, London WC1X | 2.5 miles from Park Theatre
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Victoria Miro
16 Wharf Road, Hoxton, London N1 | 2.5 miles from Park Theatre
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The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day to hear oral arguments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases starting at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, located at 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL.
The upcoming arguments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be the Court's first road trip since 2016 when arguments were heard at Benedictine University in Lisle.
Students and teachers from 18 schools have been invited to participate in the March 15 program either by attending the arguments live, or watching them on a live stream provided by the University of Illinois College of Law at https://livestream.com/accounts/23585776/events/8065118.
All public tickets for the event have been reserved. Those who have reserved tickets are asked to arrive early as doors will open at 9 a.m. and guests must be seated by 9:50 a.m. A question and answer session will follow the oral arguments.
The Supreme Court on March 15 will hear arguments in the cases of People v. John W. Plank and Institute for Justice et al. v. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Legal briefs in both cases and a link to the live stream have been posted to the Court's website at http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/Docket/default.asp.
People v. John W. Plank is a direct appeal from a trial court order finding an Illinois statute unconstitutional. The defendant was charged with driving a motor vehicle while his license was revoked. At the time, the defendant was riding a bicycle powered by a gasoline motor. Under Illinois law, "low-speed gas bicycles" are not considered to be a "motor vehicle."
The trial court ruled that this statute is unconstitutionally vague and the State is appealing the trial court's ruling. In cases such as this where the trial court finds that a statute is unconstitutional, the appeal goes directly to the Illinois Supreme Court.
Institute for Justice et al. v. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation are consolidated cases involving the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In both cases, the plaintiff filed a FOIA request seeking copies of complaints filed with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation against licensed professionals, cosmetologists and hair braiders in one case and a structural engineer in the other case. In both cases, the Department denied the FOIA request. The plaintiffs filed complaints in the trial court, seeking to compel the Department to release the complaints.
While the lawsuits were pending, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act and the Civil Administrative Code to provide that complaints against licensees on file with the Department are "for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed."
The issue in this case is whether the amended versions of the Act and the Code apply to requests made before their enactment but which were not fulfilled. The appellate court ruled that the amended version of the statutes applies to such requests. Plaintiffs are appealing that decision to the Illinois Supreme Court.
The upcoming program is sponsored by the Illinois Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, the Champaign County Bar Association, and the University of Illinois College of Law.


A few days ago, Judy K wrote an open letter to the Slicing community asking what she was doing wrong in her writing: for eight days straight, she hadn't received a single comment on her slices! Since her letter went Slice-version-of-viral, she's received many comments, on that post and others. She even wrote a grateful follow-up letter to thank the community for reaching out and showering her with feedback and connection.
This is my second time participating in the March SOL, and I, too, have had days when my writing has gone unread (though not for 8 days straight.) I tell myself that I'm writing for myself, but getting feedback from others makes writing much less lonely. I wondered how it is that some people regularly get more than 10 comments when others are lucky to get one. Do they know these people outside of SOL? I hope it's just due to the luck of when I post (which this year has been all over the place.) On the plus side, this experience has made me realize how important it is for my own students to have daily time to share their writing and hear what others think.
Although I have now met several of my regular commenters in person (usually at NCTE, often in long book lines where I suddenly make eye contact with the person standing next to me and realize oh my gosh, that's Catherine Flynn, whose blog I love! Catherine and I seem to have this experience every year at the Exhibit Hall at NCTE.), most I know only online.
So where do all those comments come from? There probably is a little bit of luck in it (and timing–publish early for more comments), but mostly they come from careful cultivation of online relationships and community.
Comments come from the year-round Slicing community. I think it's much easier to build relationships in the year-round Tuesday slicing community than it is during March. It's a much smaller group of dedicated bloggers, so you will see the same people each week–and they will see you.
Comments come from other connected learning communities online. Most of the more popular Slicers do more than slice on Tuesdays. They are active in other weekly blogging communities, such as It's Monday! What Are You Reading? or Poetry Friday; they join annual events like #MustReadin2019, #letswrite2019, or #cyberPD. They blog regularly, and they're often active on Twitter or in Facebook professional learning groups.
Comments come from reciprocating comments. If you visit the blogs of the people who comment on my blog, you'll probably see a comment I left for them. Many Slicers value reciprocity as a way to build community: if you visit my blog and take the time to leave feedback, I'm going to try to visit your blog and leave a comment too.
Comments come from consistent comments. I love the serendipity of commenting of those slicers who post near me each day, but community is built through consistent commenting. Most days I have one or two newcomers who comment on my blog, but for the most part, it's the same people reading and commenting every single day for the entire month. Some of my readers leave me 31 comments this month! And I leave 31 comments for them. I think this is probably the most overlooked and easiest way to build readers for your own blog: show up every single day in the comments section on the same blogs.
Comments come from copious comments. Three isn't enough if you're trying to build a regular readership for your blog. I'm off my regular schedule right now, but normally I comment on at least 10 slices a day (it's often closer to 25). And normally I also reply to every comment I receive. In other words: lots and lots AND LOTS of comments.
And yes, comments also come from my mom. Thanks, Mom, for reading everything I write!
Where do your comments come from?
Yes, I always pop by to read your posts. I love how you and other bloggers build this community of Slicers.
AND you proofread for me too! Another valuable mom skill!
Short slices can be one way to go! I don't really understand the whole concept of SHORT, however. As you know…. I get so frustrated on days when I'm overcommitted and don't have time for leisurely slice reading and commenting. That's actually why I keep coming back to the challenge–I love the community!
This has been me the last week too–can't keep up with all the blog reading I want to do. So if it's like April 10 and you're finally getting comments from me, you know why! It definitely takes a long time to build that readership, and it requires quite a bit of effort beyond writing and publishing slices–and if that's already a challenge to find time to do, where is the time going to come from to comment prolifically?
I'm so glad you wrote this post. I've been really pitiful about commenting this year. I've just had too much on my plate. But all of these things you listed I do. I connect with others in many other ways other than blogging. For example, I am also doing a poetry challenge on Facebook. Teach Write is a great community to connect to as well. There is a Facebook group and we can post daily what we write (I've been bad about this, but it's out there). That said, it takes a while to build up readership, but we need to persevere and remember our purpose. Write on!
I'm pitifully behind right now. Trying to catch up! I need to close my office door today so that I can just comment for a couple of hours. I really think all those other connections in addition to blogging help build so much community–I know for me they do. I need to get involved with the #TeachWrite group. I would like a little more structure to my writing life, and I think that's a great group.
This is an important post! I've been more than a little discouraged by the number of comments I have received this year. Several of the people I have always followed and "talked to" aren't participating this year. I've tried to comment on at least ten people a day, but I rarely get more than two or three comments. And then I wonder, are my posts that boring? Too long? Or ???? I know it's about the writing, not about the receiving comments, but this year has been hard for me.
I usually end up commenting on every one of your slices, but I am super behind right now! I wonder if you're onto something here about length. My post that got the least comments this month is also my longest. Most of my posts this year have been shorter than what I typically write (my regular readers are like, wait, WHAT? You still go on and on AND ON.) and I have been getting more comments. I'm going to have to think about this and make some observations as I'm reading through slices and noticing the numbers of comments people are getting.
This is a great list. One thing I learned from last year was to comment on lots of slices. I've been aiming for 20 a day – exhausting, but I do love the reading and the commenting. In fact, I have a half-written post about commenting. This year, I've started trying to respond to all the comments I get. I love it, but I am also ready to get some of my time back.
Ooh, can't wait to read your post about commenting! I'm behind on responding to all of mine, but trying to catch up. There is something much more engaging to me about a post where all the comments have been responded to!
I just wrote it. Whew!
The year-round community makes a difference for me. I have been doing year round for 6 years and March for 4. The years also add up – so you get to know March slicers as well. I missed her post that went viral – I will go find it now. Thanks!
I think the year-round community is probably what makes the biggest difference. I'd be very interested to see what happens to Slicers who add Tuesdays–and I discovered today on a different blog that there are only 48 Tuesdays until next March. Anyone who writes 31 slices in March can definitely squeeze in 40+ during the year!
Thanks, Elisabeth, for putting these ideas in print. I think even if we know some of these things, it's doubly helpful to have a seasoned slicer clarify and illuminate the variety of factors that might be a play in the comment section. I know that the number of comments I have been able to leave this year has been rather meager, especially in response to comments left on my own blog. That said, I feel like I've been able to deepen a few connections which has felt very rewarding.
I really like your point here about deepening connections through comments. I always feel good if I've found just one new blog I want to follow year-round and one new Slicer I want to learn from on Twitter. Usually it's much more than that, but just one new meaningful friendship feels good. You always leave really rich comments that I imagine take a bit of time to write!
I've commented more than usual this year. We thought grandson would be arriving during SOL (which is why I chose not to do the welcome wagon), but he's going to have to hurry if he makes an entrance during our March challenge. All of your comments are helpful. I think back to when this community was much smaller and it was easier to KNOW the regulars. I'm thinking maybe it's time to create pods with a combination of seasoned slicers, newbies, and those who've joined up for several years. I'm sure these are things our TWT leaders have thought about too.
I really like the idea of creating commenting pods. I think 3rd year slicers seem to suffer the most, and I'm not sure why that is. When I find a blog that isn't getting a lot of comments, I try to follow it so that I can be more consistent about commenting, but I know I still miss a lot of slices!
Connections are so important for comments and whether it is the ebb and flow and consistent responses or the "getting to know stages of friendships forged in writing. So many reasons to write. So many reasons to comment!
I love how many friendships have been forged through slicing! Attending professional conferences is an extra treat now because I always see a bunch of slicers!
The face to face meetups are the best! So true!
It takes time to build comments. Sometimes it's the tag line you put on twt. Sometimes it's when. On the east cost we regular slicers usually comment on each other. I try to keep up with my old and current welcome wagon folks. Sometimes it's the topic. Today I posted a sad slice and I only heard from my regulars. My welcome wagon gang seldom comment on me, so I'm wondering about how often they comment. Like you I could comment on 15-20 blogs a day.
Tag lines are very important! I think sharing on social media can also help a bit, though it's rare that anyone finds my blog through Twitter, even though I publicize it there. I'm curious about stats based on topic too. I wonder if there are some patterns there.
Fascinating! I didn't know we had such an extensive teaching community! Thank you for posting this!
There are so many ways to write, read, and learn together throughout the year! It's very inspiring.
So very true, Elisabeth! I do believe in comment karma. I also try to write ten comments a day and comments to slicers who visit my site for the first time. Sometimes I have a hard time posting comments on blogger or sites that require me to prove that I am not a robot. Unfortunately that obstacle makes me comment less often on those sites.
I love that: "comment karma"! But I think this is true, and we can't expect to get prolific comments if we aren't leaving prolific comments! I have struggled to keep up with responding to comments on my own blog this year. I didn't have a dedicated time for it, and I need to be sure next year I come back in the evenings to acknowledge each comment.
So much truth here. Comments beget comments. I agree that blogging every Tuesday is a great way to build a following as well as leaving a comment for everyone who visits your blog and leaves an encouraging word.
That's a great and tangible place to start building your community–visiting everyone who visits you!
I always try to comment on the final few slices that were posted the day before because I know those late slicers don't get nearly as much feedback.


World Cup Car Commercials- Who Did It Better?
In the United States the Super Bowl is a huge opportunity for a brand to showcase a great TV ad. However, there are about 110 million viewers for the Super Bowl compared to about 910 million viewers for the World Cup. So if you are going to reach a big audience with a commercial, Fùtbol not Football (American) is the way to go. VW has proven that it knows how to play this game pretty well, but this year Nissan is fielding a challenge. Both commercials have a car driving through a tunnel and GOAAAAAAAL! Who did it better?
Have you found any cool car commercials from the World Cup?


Matt is the Chief Canadian Equity and Structured Note Strategist for RBC Capital Markets. Prior to this, Matt ran the Canadian Equity and Global ETF teams for RBC Wealth Management's Portfolio Advisory Group. He joined RBC in 2001 after receiving an MBA from the University of Toronto. He first covered U.S. stocks for the Portfolio Advisory Group before transitioning to Canadian stocks in 2004. Matt is a CFA charterholder, an avid, but struggling golfer and the father of two hugons (half human/half dragon children).


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When November comes, there's reason for nostalgia — and gratitude
Construction, Economic Development, Paving, Team"ER", "Forrest Gump", "Friends", "Seinfeld", "The Choke at Doak", 1994, Amazon, Bill Clinton, Bob Graham, Charles Canady, Connie Mack III, gratitude, Lakeland, Lawton Chiles, Nintendo Game Boy, nostalgic, November, pagers, Sony PlayStation, Thanksgiving, Tucker Paving, World Series, Yahoo!, "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston
NOVEMBER IS ALMOST HERE, and many of us at Tucker Paving are feeling a bit nostalgic. The 11th month of the year always reminds us about our company's launch — on Nov. 21, 1994. We started out with two employees and borrowed equipment and have since grown to include more than 150 crew members and a large inventory of equipment and vehicles under title in our own name.
Looking back, it seems nice and fitting that the company got its official start the week Americans celebrated Thanksgiving Day 22 years ago. We're thankful for our humble beginnings and thankful for the growth and prosperity we've enjoyed since then. Certainly, the gratitude extends to the customers who took a chance on us in the early days of our operation and all the customers who have helped to fuel our growth since then.
So, who remembers what was life like in the United States and in Florida almost a generation ago, in 1994? When our memories fail us, we can always turn to the vast information on the World Wide Web to help fill in the blanks.
The president, of course, was Bill Clinton, No. 42 in the U.S. line of presidents and the fellow between two men named Bush. Florida's governor was Lawton Chiles, who hailed from nearby Lakeland. Florida's U.S. senators were Bob Graham and Connie Mack III, and our local congressman was Charles Canady, now a justice on the Florida Supreme Court.
At the movies, "Forrest Gump" was the top-grossing feature film at $330 million, followed closely by the animated "The Lion King" at 313 million. On television, "Friends" and "Touched by an Angel" made their debut in September 1994. "Seinfeld," "ER," and "Home Improvement" were the top three TV shows in the 1994-95 season. In music, "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) was Record of the Year at the Grammys, "The Bodyguard — Original Soundtrack Album" (Whitney Houston) was Album of the Year, and "A Whole New World" (the theme from "Aladdin") was Song of the Year.
In other pop culture and news items from 1994 — we'll stick to the more positive side of news column — "The Rachel" (Jennifer Aniston of "Friends) for gals and frosted tips for guys were the top hairstyles, the Nintendo Game Boy was popular, the Sony PlayStation was released, and Donkey Kong Country was among the top video games. Pagers were the best option for remote communication (61 million of those hip-hugging devices were in use), a first-class postage stamp went for 29 cents, a Web page was created for The White House, and best-selling books were "How Late It Was, How Late" (James Kelman) and "The Stone Diaries" (Carol Shields).
In sports, champions included the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), the Houston Rockets (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL Stanley Cup), Conchita Martinez and Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, Go For Gin at the Kentucky Derby, Nebraska in NCAA football, Arkansas in NCAA basketball, and Brazil in the World Cup. Notably, the World Series wasn't held, and, before college football had an overtime system, Florida and Florida State had to settle for a 31-31 tie in a game that became known as — sorry, Gator fans — "The Choke at Doak."
And finally, in business, 1994 was the year for two other significant company launches. You might have heard of them — Yahoo! and Amazon. They've each become nationally what we at Tucker Paving are working very hard to make our company locally — and that would be a household name.


Miles, he loves footy and surfing, he's favourite holiday was Noosa and he loves rasberries.
Ted, he's favourite holidays were Lawn, Figi, Hawaii, the snow, Noosa and Beverly Hills he loves geelong cats, LA Clippers Seattle Seahawks and LA Dodges.
Darcy, He loves soccer, skiing and motorbike riding. He's favourite holiday was when he went to the snow.
Ella her favourite animal is a tiger. She loves chocolate, pasta, strawberries and blueberries and she loves hockey and netball.
Evie loves swimming and she loves dogs.


Giacomo Cosua Reporting from Milan and Ferrara, Italy.
The first demonstration against the high-speed train (Treno Alta Velocità, TAV) route was in 1995. The resistance has continued ever since today, and probably also in the future.
In Italy during these days there are demonstrations all around Italy, and in particular yesterday in Milan there was one demo with at least 1500-200 people. The demonstration was about not just against the TAV, but also to protest against the arrest of some members of the no-tav movement, who are in jail accused of Terrorism due to their protest actions against the building site in the Piedmont area.
The demonstration of yesterday have been around the city of Milan until the San Vittore Prison in the center of the city.
This photo was taken few days ago in Ferrara where there was a demonstrations against the arrest of some of their activists.


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Messi breaks Instagram record and becomes the most liked Instagram post of 2022
And finally, the day has come in Instagram history when the record of the most liked post, held by the egg on Instagram, belongs to someone else. And he is none other than the Greatest of all time… Do you have a hunch? Yes! Messi breaks Instagram record of most liked post on Instagram. Another milestone! After winning the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi rules Instagram with his most liked Instagram post of all time.
This is the result of his FIFA World Cup victory post, which received a total of 57.95 million likes (Oh my God!) at the time of writing this article. And with that, he left behind the Egg post, which ruled Instagram for 3 years and now has 56.39 million likes. Yes! It's true. And with this, Messi breaks the Instagram record and became the most liked post on Instagram.
Check out this post from Twitter and try to understand just how big this achievement is. The most liked post, the most commented post and the most followed account are milestones that are never easy to break. Because every day some post or other creates buzz on social media and sets records. But since The Egg broke the record for Kylie Jenner's most liked Instagram post, no other Instagram handle could break it. But these are the things of the past, and that is the reality of today Messi's World Cup post is the most liked Instagram post of all time.
Messi breaks Instagram record and becomes one of the most followed accounts
Not only did Messi break the record for most liked post on Instagram, but his account also surpassed Kylie Jenner's Instagram account to be the top 3 most followed accounts on Instagram. And if I tell you about the most followed individual account, then this title is held by Christiano Ronaldo and Messi rules the list as the second most followed person on Instagram, pushing Kylie Jenner to the 3rd position when we talk about the most followed individual account. Besides, it is the official Instagram account that holds the record of being the most followed account on Instagram.
Football fans around the world don't like Instagram's most liked photo (it's a random egg) to make sure Lionel Messi breaks the world record.
He needs about 6,000,000 more likes to confirm it. It increases by huge numbers every time I refresh.
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 19, 2022
And I wouldn't be surprised if I announce to you soon that Messi's post has finally taken its place in the list of the top 10 most commented posts on Instagram. At the moment, Messi's World Cup post has 1.6 million comments, and if this post reaches 200,000 comments, it will rank among the top 10 most commented posts.
This may seem like a huge number, but if football fans decide to pour their love to Messi and commit to getting his name on the list, it can be done easily!
This brings me to the end of this blog and I hope you enjoyed reading this article titled Messi Breaks Instagram record. So guys, that's it for today. Best! And keep visiting our Path of Ex website for more such updates related to social media, gaming and technology. Bye! Bye!
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Finding the motivation to work out is...well. You know how it can be. So this story of 98-year-old Florence Greco is especially inspiring. She started working out with a personal trainer every week at the tender age of 85—although, according to writer and daughter Jeanne Erdmann, her mother has always valued exercise. And there's lots of evidence to back up the idea that working out is beneficial at any age, Erdmann points out! One study showed that walking even just 15 minutes a day can add three to five years onto your life; other research has found that exercise can also lower the risk of dementia because it helps keep the part of your brain where memories are stored tip-top. Erdmann says that her mom has exercised throughout her life, and her doctors say she's super healthy—so those workout habits we're establishing now can really just benefit us in the long run, right? The long, long run. Check out the video above; Florence is amazing. Jeez, I hope I'm still working out like a rock star at 98! What about you?
Finding the motivation to work out is...well. You know how it can be.
So this story of 98-year-old Florence Greco is especially inspiring.
She started working out with a personal trainer every week at the tender age of 85—although, according to writer and daughter Jeanne Erdmann, her mother has always valued exercise. And there's lots of evidence to back up the idea that working out is beneficial at any age, Erdmann points out! One study showed that walking even just 15 minutes a day can add three to five years onto your life; other research has found that exercise can also lower the risk of dementia because it helps keep the part of your brain where memories are stored tip-top.
Erdmann says that her mom has exercised throughout her life, and her doctors say she's super healthy—so those workout habits we're establishing now can really just benefit us in the long run, right? The long, long run. Check out the video above; Florence is amazing.
Jeez, I hope I'm still working out like a rock star at 98! What about you?


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Ways Rory & Jess' 'Gilmore Girls' Relationship Would Have Been Different If Smartphones Were A Thing
By Amy Roberts
Your favorite imaginary boyfriend (OK, my favorite imaginary boyfriend), Milo Ventimiglia has a new show coming out, and all bias aside, it sounds pretty great. Aptly streaming on StyleHaul's YouTube channel, Relationship Status is a sprawling, ensemble love story framed by the social apps of the digital age which features 30 characters interacting across 11 different storylines in Los Angeles and New York.
Ventimiglia, who is an executive producer on the show as well as starring in it, plays Jack, a gay bartender in New York who the actor revealed in an interview with ET is "a wild one," explaining that he's going against his usual character type for the role:
I think people know me more for the dark, and the moody, and the broody, but Jack is, he's light and he's fun. He's a bit of an old soul and a young spirit, combined in one.
I don't know about you, but it feels about right to see Ventimiglia let his (now super lustrous) hair down and maybe have a bit of fun for once, and this show sounds just the ticket for that happen. Ventimiglia also seems to understand that double-edged sword of digital connections, too, where access is easy but intimacy is still just as difficult as it always was, adding:
Basically it's the idea that we're all so connected, but we're all still so separated by these things that are actually 'connecting' us ... You gotta still connect on a human level, and the fun and the sadness that goes along with all that.
Which, obviously spurred my brain into overdrive, considering whether having access to smartphones and apps would have changed Rory and Jess' relationship in Gilmore Girls. I can definitely think of more than a few scenarios where it would have changed the course of their relationship indefinitely:
1. They Would Have Started Making A Real Connection Sooner
Staring at each other across a diner or arguing in the town square is all fine and good, but something tells me that Jess would have been hitting up all of Rory's social profiles from the second he met her, and Rory would have recognized a misunderstood, bookish kindred spirit in him right away.
2. Jess Would Totally Overdo His Connection To Rory On Social Media
But that's not to say that he wouldn't still be making her squirm in front of boyfriend, Dean. Can you imagine him? He'd be constantly posting on her Facebook wall and tagging her into all of his Instagram posts about Ayn Rand and Allen Ginsberg.
3. They Could Have Pre-Planned Their Respective Break-Ups
Instead of turning up to the Stars Hollow dance marathon with his girlfriend and making a show of his chemistry with Rory in front of Dean, those two lovebirds could have figured things out way sooner in the comfortable, less awkward confines of a text-based conversation and just coupled up in a way in which no one got quite so publicly hurt.
4. Jess Could Have Explained His Swan Fight So Much More Easily
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We all remember how well that black eye went down during dinner at Richard and Emily's, but if Jess could have simply taken a picture or a video of the renegade swan who attacked him, then his shiner could have become a self-derogatory funny story rather than the bone of contention that it became.
5. That Whole Distillers Concert Fiasco Could Have Been Easily Avoided
Seriously. Like, I get that maybe he wouldn't want to make a gigantic phone call to Rory and ruin the surprise that he was taking her out, but if those crazy kids would have just had smartphones, then he could have hit her up at home with a "hey, don't go anywhere tonight, OK? Got a surprise" message and everything would have worked out just fine.
6. When He Needed To Bail, He Could Have Still Stayed In Contact
And let's face it, he bailed a lot. Phone calls can be difficult when you've got some heavy and complex emotions happening, and it would make sense that, as a writer, Jess would feel far more comfortable articulating his mindset and his feelings in a set of pocket friendly messages rather than an in a painful phone call. They could have remained close and Rory wouldn't have been quite so mad at him.
7. Rory Wouldn't Have Missed Lorelai's Graduation
I get it, public transport can be an unpredictable pain, but when Rory goes to visit Jess in New York and ends up missing her mom's graduation because of a damn bus, it's pretty clear that had she just had the right app installed on her phone, she could have easily tracked the best and quickest way to get back and organized herself accordingly.
8. Jess And Rory Would Have Always Found Their Way Back To Each Other
This is just a theory, but no matter how happy Rory would be with any of her future boyfriends, I get the feeling that she'd still always be looking up Jess' social profiles and reading his articles online, just as he would be with her. And you know as well as I do that there's no way they could have stayed away from each other in that environment.
Who knows? Maybe in the Gilmore Girls revival Jess and Rory will be together again, thanks in part to the power of social and dating apps? Fingers crossed, because this writer is Team Jess all the way.
You can watch the first episode of Relationship Status streaming on Thursday, April 28 on StyleHaul's YouYube channel.
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The Urban Poverty Forum is an annual educational event that brings speakers together around a common theme: to open a dialogue about the systemic issues surrounding urban poverty. Unite with a diverse and caring community including faith-based organizations, non-profits, and concerned citizens in addressing problems faced by the poorest among us. Join community leaders in a panel discussion on the successes, challenges and perceptions around police de-escalation tactics. The event includes creative performances by members of The Mahogany Project.
Panelists include: The Reverend Harriett Walden of Mothers for Police Accountability, Educator and former candidate for State Superintendent Erin Jones, SPD Crime Prevention Coordinator Felicia Cross, and Chester Earl of Justice For Jackie. Real Change staff reporter Lisa Edge will moderate the event.
Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute by Town Hall Seattle on Sunday, February 25, 2018.


This turnkey, (everything included) 1984 37' Silverton Sedan Bridge located in Westerly, RI is survey ready and seriously for sale.
She is powered by twin Crusader 350 HP engines with over $8K invested in 2018.
She was repainted in 2014 in beautiful Fighting Lady Yellow awlgrip.
Pride of ownership is evident. There are no soft spots on this boat.
Her owner wants her to be the next 37' Silverton sold!
TV and surround sound system.
Sporty lines, a roomy interior, and an attractive price made the Silverton 37 Convertible one of the most popular boats in her class during the 1980s.
Unlike many other convertibles this size, the Silverton 37 came with a single-stateroom floor plan with a full size dinette in place of a second stateroom.
The salon is completely open to the galley in this layout, and wraparound cabin windows admit plenty of natural lighting.
There's a stall shower in the head, and light oak paneling is applied throughout the interior.
The cockpit is large enough for a couple of anglers, and the flybridge is arranged with guest seating forward of the helm.
This 37' Silverton is powered with twin 350 hp Crusader gas engines. The cruising speed is 18-19 knots with a top speed in the high 20s. Note that Silverton replaced the original V-drive engine installations with straight-drive inboards in 1981, a significant modification.
2012 Port engine long block rebuild.
She is a nice well cared for vessel with many upgrades. She is looking for a new captain and someone that will take her fishing or just cruising the waters.


Isaiah Thomas on potentially playing for Celtics again: 'You never know' He started the second quarter and played a total of seven minutes for the game, finishing with no points and two assists. Thomas was abruptly dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017 when Kyrie Irving became available.
New footage emerges moments after Christchurch mosque massacre Police Commissioner Mike Bush said police are certain that Tarrant was the only gunman but aren't ruling out that he had support. More than 250 New Zealand police staff are working on the inquiry in the attacks, with staff from the U.S.
Apple updates iMac for 2019 with new CPU, Radeon Pro Vega graphics The new iMacs are Apple's second product launch this week, following the new iPad Air and iPad mini introduction on Monday. The 27-inch model now ships with 6 core Intel Core processors as standard, upgraded from quad core.
How social media platforms reacted to viral video of New Zealand shootings Local media reported that Sky News Australia was pulled off New Zealand broadcaster Sky TV for airing "distressing footage". Facebook users then viewed Tarrant's original posting of the video about 4,000 times before it was taken down.
And the opportunity to watch a Full Moon rise when the equinox makes this Super Worm Equinox Moon particularly special. The Old Farmer's Almanac reports that the full moon in March is always known as the "worm moon" because it marks the time of year when earthworms begin to come out in the soil.
March's creepy full moon, called the "Super Worm Moon", will light up the night sky on the first day of spring.
Full moons in March have many names, including some drawn from Native American customs.
"This is the closest coincidence of a full moon with the March equinox since March 2000 - 19 years ago", wrote EarthSky.org. The final supermoon of the series, there won't be another until February 2020. 2019 saw three supermoons, and they fell within the first three months of the year.
The arrival of spring and the supermoon will also almost coincide with an asteroid passing close to Earth, according to the Minor Planet Center. Perigee happens because the moon's orbit is not a flawless circle, so there are times when it is relatively close to us on Earth and other times when it is comparatively far away.
A supermoon is a moon that is full when it's at perigee - the spot in its orbit where it's closest to the Earth. Also used to describe it: Crow Moon and Lenten Moon.


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Oxygen Therapy May Help Sudden Hearing Loss
Viruses and blood flow issues can, in rare cases, trigger sudden and profound hearing loss. Now, South Korean research supports the use of hyperbaric oxygen treatments to restore hearing in these patients. A review of the collected evidence suggests that -- added to standard drug therapy -- hyperbaric oxygen treatment "is the most beneficial treatment option" for what doctors call
Could Overactive Nerves Cause Tinnitus?
Do your ears ring after a loud concert? Nerves that sense touch in your face and neck may be behind the racket in your brain, University of Michigan researchers say. Touch-sensing nerve cells step up their activity in the brain after hearing cells are damaged, a study by U-M Kresge Hearing Research Institute scientists shows. Hyperactivity of these touch-sensing neurons
Google Seeks to Make Android More Hearing Aid Friendly
GN Hearing and Google have today announced a new technology partnership that will make GN Hearing the first manufacturer to enable a full spectrum of direct audio streaming from Android devices to hearing aids. "According to the World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss. This number is expected to increase to 900 million people by
More Baby Boomers Getting Diagnosed with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition impacting people in the United States today. One in every three people 65 years of age and one in every two 75 years of age and over has hearing loss. This is important because there are surprising health risks directly connected to hearing loss. Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine found walking problems, falls
Study Shows Older Construction Workers at Greater Risk for Hearing Loss
More than half of former construction workers have experienced hearing loss, and certain factors can exacerbate the condition, according to a recent study by the Center for Construction Research and Training (also known as CPWR). Researchers looked at Building Trades Medical Screening Program data from more than 19,000 workers previously employed at Department of Energy nuclear power sites. The team used hearing
Risk of Sensory Deficits Drops with Gestational Age
Compared to full-term children, there is an increased incidence of hearing loss and visual impairment among moderately- and late-preterm infants, according to a study published online July 17 in Pediatrics . Mikko Hirvonen, M.D., from the Central Finland Health Care District in Jyväskylä, and colleagues compared the incidences of sensory impairments among very-preterm (VP; <32 + 0/7 weeks), moderately-preterm (MP;
Common Signs of Hearing Loss in Children
"Put your listening ears on!" frustrated parents often say. But some kids aren't deliberately tuning out Mom and Dad—they really can't hear them. If you suspect your child has a hearing problem, get it checked out, experts advise. Even minor hearing loss can affect a child's ability to learn and also lead to other problems. "A child with just minor
Migraines Linked to Higher Incidence of Tinnitus
Having a history of migraines may play a role in the development of cochlear disorders, according to new research published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery . Observing 5000 participants, researchers determined that migraines were associated with an increased risk of developing a cochlear disorder, such as tinnitus, sensorineural hearing impairment, or sudden deafness. While headaches are the most commonly associated
Oticon Hearing Aids Offer Music Benefits
lind listening experiment reveals that musicians hear more Copenhagen, Denmark, 5th July 2018 – Music has remarkable benefits. It can boost your mood, motivate you to complete a task, or soothe you when you need to relax. Many studies across the globe have even linked listening to music with restoring memory loss, pain management and reducing stress and depression*. Can you
NIOSH Discusses Work-Related Hearing Loss From Noise and Ototoxicity
In March, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a new safety and health bulletin in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The bulletin, Preventing Hearing Loss Caused by Chemical (Ototoxicity) and Noise Exposure, is not a standard or regulation, but it does provide important information for workers and employers to help safeguard people's hearing.


Janrain has integrated a fraud detection score into its industry-leading Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solution. This marks yet another important industry-first from Janrain.
"The tremendous volume of data consumers generate online represents a golden opportunity for consumer-facing organizations to truly get to know their customers, but it's also the responsibility of these businesses to protect this data. Only with Janrain can brands get an extra layer of protection embedded into a complete CIAM solution that detects potentially malicious activity before it harms customers and their reputations," said, Marla Hay, Director of Product at Janrain.
As fraud techniques get more sophisticated, it calls for tools to detect them on time. Janrain Fraud Score warns brands early on of potential theft as and when fraudsters access their digital properties. When a new user registers on a company's website or app using a phone number, Janrain runs a background check. It detects whether the identity associated with that number is involved in any wrong online behavior like logging into a site a hundred times.
With the help of phone number intelligence, AI-based web traffic pattern analysis and extensive data picked from global information services, Janrain Fraud Score assigns a reputation score to a new user account. A high-risk score alerts the brand about the customer identities that are a high risk for potential fraud.
Too often, illicit activity is discovered only after a customer brings it to notice. This leads to brands losing profits and customer trust. That is not the case when Janrain Fraud Score is deployed as it detects the fraud before time.
Brands are increasingly turning to identity management solutions to collect and analyze the consumer data accumulated through online and mobile purchases, loyalty programs and engagement efforts.
Last year, the Identity Theft Resource Center logged more than 1,000 breaches in the United States alone. That is a 40% increase over the previous year. Fraud detection is mostly reliant on time-consuming and resource intensive methods like assessments and audits, manual control systems and database monitoring.
Founded in 2002, Janrain pioneered Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM). It is also the market leader in privacy by design for consumer identity data and the first to integrate fraud detection in a CIAM solution.


Ethan McCall is a disturbing individual. From the start of Dead Secret he is manipulative, controlling, and obsessive, but it isn't until the ending of the novel that we truly see how monstrous he is.
After killing his own daughter his wife Jodie is determined to take both Ethan's life and her own - after all she has nothing to live for. Her husband is a murderer and her daughter is dead. But something goes horribly wrong and Jodie lives.
Jodie knows that she must find out the truth, because if there is any doubt that her husband is still alive whilst she is rotting in her jail, then she wants him dead.
Jodie successfully escapes prison after a disturbing incident with a fellow prisoner and enlists Novak's help on the other side to try and find her husband. A terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues as Jodie pieces together her husband's life after his 'murder'.
But is Jodie ready to face the truth? For it is more disturbing that anyone could have imagined.
Dead Secret is a wonderful fast paced thriller that makes for uncomfortable reading at times, it's conclusion left me reeling, and I can't wait to read more from this author.
Dead Secret is available from 14 January 2016.
You can pre-order it now via Amazon online and Harper Collins.


An independent registered charity, the National Association for Patient Participation (N.A.P.P) is the only UK-wide umbrella body for patient-led groups in GP practices.
It has 35 years' experience and expertise in supporting and developing Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) which work in partnership with GPs and practice teams to foster the highest possible quality standards in primary medical care.
General practices provide the means by which patients gain access to all levels of NHS provision and links with social care.
Over many years, responsibilities and services have been relocated to GP practices, with consequent pressure on their ability to deliver high quality clinical care as well as being responsive to the needs of patients and their need for access. N.A.P.P. understands these problems and works with PPGs and professional to seek solutions.
The BMA is running a complementary campaign on the urgent need for more resourcing in general practice, called Your GP cares. Please do support both campaigns where you can, as the louder our voices become, the clearer the message will be.
For the majority of children who fall ill, their first contact with a healthcare professional is with their GP. Children and young people make up over a quarter of the typical GP's workload, with pre-school children typically visiting 6 times a year and school age children 2-3 times.
The RCPCH supports the Put Patients First campaign which sets out to ensure shorter waiting times, more flexible opening hours and the ability to access more services to closer to home to reduce unnecessary hospital visits. We also strongly support the RCGP in pushing for extending GP training to include more focus on paediatrics, so that GPs are confident and well equipped to treat children outside the hospital setting.
The RCPCH is responsible for training and examining paediatricians in the UK. The College has over 15,000 members in the UK and abroad and sets standards for professional and postgraduate medical education.
"The Royal College of Nursing has long called for care to be delivered in new ways which reflect the changing health care needs of an ageing population. This means providing quality care outside of hospitals, and general practice will play a key part in this.
It is vital that we urgently address the current unsustainable workload pressures on GPs. This requires a planned strategy of investment in general practice, so that we have increased capacity of GPs, staff and premises to deliver the vital care that patients need and deserve, within an environment of rising demand from an ageing population and increasing care in the community. We therefore support the RCGP's campaign for general practice.
The College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the opportunity to reinforce the benefits of a comprehensive GP service. Patients with good access to care in the community have improved health and require hospital-based emergency care much less often. The future sustainability of urgent care in the NHS requires timely access to effective general practice services in all parts of the UK on a 24/7 basis.
Action Cancer supports the concept of community based services as outlined in Transforming Your Care. These services must however be properly planned and resourced. General Practitioners, in partnership with other agencies, are key to ensuring that appropriate, quality and effective care is available and delivered in a timely, accessible and efficient manner.
Action Cancer is a people focused charity providing community based early detection screening services for breast cancer and general health through its extensive health check programme. It also delivers cancer awareness sessions, obesity programmes, counselling, complementary therapy, life coaching and self- management (Positive Living) programmes in community settings.
General practice is, for many people, the first, closest and most consistent point of contact with health and social care services. General practice teams play a crucial role in supporting people living with long term conditions, and their role will increase in the context of integrated health and social care.
We support the call for improvement and innovation across general practice, focused on better outcomes for the people they support. Redesign must be co-produced with people who use services, with a key focus on enhancing links with asset-based, community-led supports that enable people to self-manage, remain active and connected and live well.
Aware Defeat Depression supports the 'Put Patients First' campaign from the Royal College of GPs. It is often the case that when someone goes to their GP displaying signs and symptoms of a mental illness, they need more time than a standard appointment provides.
It is important that GPs are supported to ensure that the appropriate amount of time is dedicated to people with mental illness and that the sufficient amount of resources are put in place to ensure this is the case.
The World Health Organisation predict that by 2020, depression will be the second leading cause of disability, therefore it's vital that people with the illness of depression are given full support from their GP; and that GPs are adequately resourced to ensure they can provide that full support.
Effective care of older patients should be driven by comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment and structured around an individualised health and social care plan.
Such care requires careful coordination by a single professional, and the role of general practice in this cannot be overlooked. Funding and contractual models for general practice must recognise the time needed for adequate assessment and care coordination.
The BGS supports adequately resourced primary care as part of broader integration across primary and secondary care to support the growing number of frail older people who deserve the best from our health and social services.
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is pleased to support the 'Put Patients First Campaign'. A properly resourced, effective general practice service is essential to promoting the prevention and early detection of cancer and to providing care to cancer patients in their own community working in partnership with specialist services. To be effective in this role, General Practitioners need to have adequate time with patients and access to on-going training and information.
Good quality general practice is vital to make parity of esteem for mental health a reality in the NHS. Three-quarters of people with a mental health problem never receive any help. Most who do get treated get the majority of their health support from primary care.
We need to ensure that all GPs have the knowledge, skill and time to offer effective support to adults and children with mental health needs. Good quality general practice can ensure that people's needs are recognised early, that their care is well managed and that physical and mental health care are properly integrated.
It is vital that general practice is properly resourced to deliver the best health care for patients in an increasingly complex NHS system.
The Family Doctor Association is delighted to add its support to the 'Put Patients First' campaign from the Royal College of GPs. As a patient-centred organisation, the Family Doctor Association is a national voice on the importance of continuity of care, the cornerstone of UK general practice.
There is increasing evidence to demonstrate that this relational continuity is an essential component of quality health care, it benefits patients, improves health outcomes and delivers cost-effective primary care.
Although many of our Gransnet users receive a satisfactory service from their GPs, there is certainly room for improvement and we wholly support this campaign that will enable GPs to provide a better and more accessible service.
Shorter waiting times, longer appointments where necessary and extended outreach to those with specific healthcare needs are all vital improvements which would make the world of difference to all patients, and especially older people.
Ensuring primary care is properly resourced is vital if people are to get the care that is right for them including at the end of their life, which is why the National Council for Palliative Care is pleased to support the RCGP's 'Put Patients first: Back general practice' campaign.
GPs are clearly on the front line of patient care, but sometimes the pressure makes it almost impossible for them to do their job. The endless re-organisation of the NHS and the extra responsibilities that have been passed to GPs, alongside the lack of adequate resources are all beginning to take their toll.
Older people want their GPs to be able to spend time with them and have an overview of all their health needs. For too long the health service has dealt with one bit of the patient at a time, rather than seeing the bigger picture. This needs to change, but it will only happen when we have more resources going into general practice. This way we can increase the number of GPs, as well as district nurses, and invest in better and more modern facilities. Let's Put Patients First.
Our 80 freelance GPs have performed 2 million consultations for over 500 NHS practices, supporting them at the point of most need to ensure local patients' needs are being met in an ever increasingly complex health service.
In Pallant Medical Chambers, all our GPs are supported by a team of managers, which gives us much more time to care for patients. Supporting general practice is key to ensuring our health service delivers appropriate care to everyone in our nation, to put patients first.
Penumbra supports the RCGP campaign Put patients first: Back general practice. Penumbra provides a range of person centred community based services for people with mental health problems. GPs provide a vital service supporting the people we support to maintain their physical and mental health.
We provide practical support with everyday tasks and helping people build their confidence, resilience and mental wellbeing. We believe that stronger partnerships between GPs and community services such as ours are vital to ensure people live fulfilling and contributing lives. Time and resource constraints often hamper such partnerships; this is why we support the RCGP campaign.
The Rainbow Project supports this campaign to ensure that urgent action is taken to address the growing crisis in general practice and ensure that GPs are given the resources they need to provide the highest quality care to patients.
We support this campaign because we believe that general practice needs to be fit for purpose to meet the diverse needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and or Transgender community. Without proper and continued investment in innovation and training on health and wellbeing issues which disproportionately affect the LGB and or T community, general practitioners cannot effectively provide the best information, advice and medical or emotional support to our community.
For this to happen GPs must be given the correct support and training on best practice and only through this can they make a real difference to the lives of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and or Transgender community and their families in Northern Ireland.
We are supporting the Put Patients First campaign because all families with new babies rely on their local GP for advice and support in those first crucial months. As a charity raising awareness of the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), we believe that GPs are very well placed to advise parents, particularly vulnerable young mothers, on safe sleep and how to give babies the best start in life.
Many GPs are able to offer a range of services in their practices which support new parents including weighing clinics; breast-feeding support; counselling and drop in sessions for isolated mums. These can be a lifeline for parents struggling with a new baby.
General Practice must have more resources if these vital services are to continue in the future. GPs are the bedrock for promoting infant and family health and this needs to be protected at all costs.
The Royal College of Nursing supports this campaign for continued improvement and innovation in general practice. We need to transform the way that care is delivered, putting individuals and communities at its heart, to provide quality care, equally accessible to all Scotland's citizens. To do this we need to explore and invest in emerging models and develop the roles of advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses and health care support workers whose increasing expertise complements and augments their General Practitioner colleagues.
A significant proportion of the membership of the RCN are Practice Nurses. These nurses provide important and valued services to people close to their home, and are a vital part of not only ensuring effective community services, but also reducing pressures on unscheduled care services.
The RCN in Wales therefore welcomes the Royal College of General Practitioners campaign Put patients first: Back general practice, which asks for urgent action to address a growing crisis in general practice and ensure that GPs are given the resources they need to provide the highest quality care to patients.
"SAMH has an increasingly positive and productive relationship with RCGP, working closely on key policy issues including the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015. We value a shared vision that GPs and community partners must play an increasingly important role in the prevention and early intervention of mental ill-health.
An innovative partnership between RCGP, GPs at the Deep End, The Alliance and SAMH is piloting a new community development approach through the use of Link Workers, based directly in GP practices, to encourage help seeking behaviours and expand timeous clinical and (crucially) community based responses. Resourcing and scaling this vital work is one example of why we support the RCGP campaign Put Patients First: Back general practice.
See me believes people with lived experience of mental health problems and their carers are entitled to the best possible patient care, treatment and resources available in general practice and that the best way to deliver this is through early intervention and support, improving access to services and extended consultations delivered to patients in their local community.
GPs and local surgeries are best placed to build partnerships with local agencies and transform the way care is delivered to patients in their community which is why we support the RCGP's 'Put patients first: Back general practice' campaign to give GPs the resources they need to provide these vital services.
67% of children at one of our centres were not registered with a GP and yet have complex mental and physical health needs. As a result vulnerable children are being systematically let down and overlooked. Kids Company acknowledges the importance of general practice in supporting children's health care needs and is concerned that a fragmented, market led system of competing providers will further disadvantage children who desperately need easy access to stable care and support. The most vulnerable children and young people need more time and care, not less, and are in danger of not receiving help early enough, except in the case of an emergency.
The Medical Women's Federation (MWF) promotes the personal, professional and educational development of women in medicine and supports women's health issues. As women make up the majority of GPs and women are more likely to seek primary care it is imperative that we support the Put patients first: Back general practice campaign to increase funding for general practice to improve the care provided to patients and the working lives of GPs.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy supports greater investment in primary care and community services to reflect the need for more care closer to people's homes which better supports older people with multiple healthcare needs. A wide range of skills and competences are required to deliver healthcare, and physiotherapists, as autonomous clinicians, are ideally placed to work with general practitioners to do so in order to keep people as independent as possible. The CSP believes that long term strategies are needed to improve the overall health of the population, and reduce the growing demands on health and social care services. GPs and physiotherapists can play an important role in public health and prevention. Physiotherapists can work with GPs to reduce unnecessary demand on GPs and free up GP time and skills. For example, physiotherapists can reduce the need for many patients with non complex conditions to see their GP. Many patients can benefit from faster access to physiotherapy through self-referral; which saves GP time and is proven to be clinically and cost effective.


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