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Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 (2008 - 2009)
Battlestar Galactica's final season proves a satisfying conclusion to TV's best science fiction offering.
Razor, Part 1
Part 1 of 2. Flashbacks recount the tough choices made by Adm. Cain and the Pegasus crew in the wake of the Cylon attack on the Colonies; Lee Adama assumes command of the troubled Battlestar and appoints a hardened soldier as his executive officer.
Conclusion. Lee discovers a missing link to the Cylons' past experiments on humans during the Cylon War.
Air date: Apr 18, 2008
Cally learns the truth about Tyrol; Kara sets off to find Earth; the aftermath of the Cylon coup unfolds.
Six of One
Tensions rise in the Cylon ranks after they learn that the final five models are among the Colonials. Meanwhile, Kara's standoff with the president does not work out in the pilot's favor.
Air date: May 2, 2008
The search for Earth produces tension aboard the Demetrius for Kara and her crew mates.
Unlikely alliances are forged after the search for Earth takes an unexpected turn.
Guess What's Coming to Dinner
Air date: May 16, 2008
Hera meets the rogue Six aboard Galactica, leading to a standoff with Athena.
Faith (Episode 8)
Guess What's Coming to Dinner (Episode 9)
Air date: Jun 13, 2008
A hostage standoff unfolds as the rebel Cylons hold President Roslin captive in a bid to coax the "final five" Cylons to come out of hiding on Galactica.
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Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 Photos
The fourth season opens with the crew of the Galactica dealing with the aftermath of Kara's (Katee Sackhoff) return. The Cylons go to great lengths to bring the "final five" Cylons out of hiding. Kara is sent off to find Earth and makes a disturbing discovery. An unlikely alliance results in a joint operation against a resurrection hub. Military and civilian leadership square off again in a desperate bid for power. The "Final Five" emerge as the shaky alliance is in jeopardy. The crew scrambles to try to repair Galactica but the damages are very great. Adama (Edward James Olmos) launches a final rescue mission.
Ronald D. Moore, David Eick
as Adm. William Adama
Mary McDonnell
as Laura Roslin
Jamie Bamber
as Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama
as Dr. Gaius Baltar
as Number 6
as Lt. Sharon Valerii
Michael Hogan
as Col. Saul Tigh
as CPO Galen Tyrol
Tahmoh Penikett
as Capt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Donnelly Rhodes
as Dr. Cottle
as Lt. Felix Gaeta
as Lt. Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla
as Lieutenant Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Paul Campbell VIII
as Billy Kiekeya
as 'Crashdown'
Richard Hatch
as Tom Zarek
Kate Vernon
as Ellen Tigh
as Brother Cavil
Michael Trucco
as Samuel Anders
Rekha Sharma
as Tory Foster
Nicki Clyne
as Cally
as D'Anna
Critic Reviews for Battlestar Galactica Season 4
For a series that had always used familiar trappings of sci-fi like robots and spaceships to comment on our present-day circumstances, it was the perfect final sequence.
Newark Star-Ledger
I don't mean to sound flippant. I kind of like the audacity of a sci-fi series getting this explicitly spiritual in explaining its mythology.
To be honest, I'm weary of Baltar and his endless visions/hallucinations, as I am of the fleet's wandering as the surviving colonists try, somewhat fitfully, to find their way back to a home planet none of them remembers.
Ellen Gray
The action has enough flavor to make clear what's at stake with the personal dramas.
Apr 4, 2008 | Full Review…
After anxious months of geeky Web speculation over how Battlestar's final season will conclude, the best thing about "He That Believeth in Me" was how it bypassed our feverish expectations and instead set up new central conflicts.
Tim Grierson
New York Magazine/Vulture
Tonight's episode is superb, and barrels - relentlessly - toward the answers.
Verne Gay
The series continues to transcend the sci-fi genre and bring out real emotions, social issues and conflict.
Ben Rawson-Jones
Tonight's Battlestar Galactica finale was a cop out, but it was also the perfect goodbye. Ron Moore dropped the ball on plot but as always, the show delivered where it really mattered.
Joshua Tyler
So, overall, I was fully satisfied with the ending, and I don't feel like I wasted four seasons of televisions.
Kevin Carr
The thing with shows such as BSG and the brilliant cop drama The Wire is that they set the bar so high in terms of sheer entertainment, that it is almost impossible for them to consistently deliver the levels of excellence we've greedily come to expect.
Daniel Bettridge
There was some disappointment, yes, but god damned the episode was absolutely breathtaking. On the whole, it was a relatively worthy conclusion to a groundbreaking series, albeit with a manipulative coda.
Jun 14, 2018 | Full Review…
Seth Freilich
And even though this particular episode may not have been able to clear the yawning chasm of our expectations, it was an appropriate conclusion to one of the most poignant, smart and relevant television shows of the last decade.
Michael Saba
Audience Reviews for Battlestar Galactica: Season 4
Best thing I have seen on television in my lifetime. I'm 48. The last 2 minutes of the last episode explains what was going on the whole time. You'll have to go back and rewatch it all again in that context.
Ty H
A believable look into the fate of a society dependent on technology. Perfect mix of action and drama. Cannot rate this underrated series, or this season, high enough.
Cole S
Season 4 is where the Battlestar Galactica reboot series started to go down in quality in the writing a bit imo. It is still good, but has some problems that earlier seasons did not. It starts being a lot more religious with some unexplainable miracles happening, people who are dead or never existed appearing like angels to save people, visions by people guiding them towards their new home etc.. It starts getting away from the strictly logical sci fi show it was in prior seasons and more into religious fantasy, which I am not sure if I like so much. That being said the original show in the 70s was pretty religious so it is in spirit with the original version of the show. The Cylons and Baltar also undergo more character development. The one thing that really bugged me about this season the most is that the song "The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix was playing throughout the season. I mean talk about breaking the 4th wall, this is a sci fi show about a race coming from far away across the galaxy that has never been to Earth and somehow they are hearing song repeatedly written by Jimi Hendrix on Earth in the 60's? I found that to be pretty dumb. So this season, although enjoyable, has gotten less than a 5 star rating from me because it was a little bit corny compared to the previous 3 great seasons.
A really exciting and thoughtful sci-fi with very nice actors and a really cool plot. I feel bad about the budget CGI effects this series would have deserved more than this.
Things get round up nicely, and there's a bit of mysticism thrown into the mix!
Guess their "plan" was telling everyone they have a plan. haha. Ending straight out of Hitchiker's guide to the galaxy. They really were the B Ark after all. :D
Jim I
After two seasons of slowly developing its character-based drama, "Battlestar Galactica" come on strong in Season 3 with more intensity. The same can be said for this first half of Season 4, as literally every single episode crackles with dramatic development, action, and even philosophy. I won't give away any major spoilers here, but this season begins with the aftermath of the Gaius Baltar (James Callis) trial and the miraculous "return" of Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Katee Sackhoff). From there, it also deals with the revelation of four of the final five Cylons (and how they deal with that knowledge), as well as a potential human/cylon alliance in order to find Earth. There is so much going on this season both plot-wise & character-wise that I could write for paragraphs and still not cover it all! This set also ends with a cliffhanger that you will NEVER see coming (even if you know it is indeed coming). Again, mirroring what I liked about the third season of this show, the beginning of this effort is just as much about the Cylons as it is about the humans. To me, the human/Cylon relationship has always been the backbone of this show, and this season gets off to a great start by exploring that relationship in even greater depth. Of course, as per usual, the acting and character drama is also incredible. Each member of the large ensemble cast is given a juicy role (no one is left out), while the show even proves it can survive for a few episodes without a strong Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos) presence. We're talking LOST-like character progression (the highest compliment I can give a TV show). Overall, this beginning half of Season 4 continues the strong BSG tradition of crafting intense, character-driven drama that truly makes you care about the participants. You might as well have 4.5 ready, because you won't want to wait to see what happens next! Sometimes, the term "science fiction" gets a bad rap, being lumped in with other descriptive phrases like "nerd", "junkie", or "social outcast". If you mention you're a fan of "Star Wars", "Star Trek", or any similar sci-fi fare, and many people will automatically brand you as "that kind of person". Those people making those types of judgements will likely never give a show like Battlestar Galactica a chance, and that is a shame, because it is truly one of the greatest shows ever produced for television (with an epic conclusion among the greatest of its kind as well). I don't want to give away any spoilers about the episodes in this set, but suffice it to say that every single one is an incredible tribute to BSG's storytelling. Not a moment of plot development or character development is wasted...it's pure human drama that builds with each episode and concludes with a touching send-off to the characters we have all come to love. In terms of shows beginning the winding-down process, BSG 4.5 far outpaces the final episodes of my three other favorite TV efforts: LOST (too many unanswered questions), 24 (no true ending at all), and The X-Files (too drawn-out to provide true closure). Though there are potentially a few little things (as always) that can be nitpicked, this show comes about as close to perfection as possible in terms of wrapping up such an epic tale. To conclude, I would categorize Battlestar Galactica as a drama, first and foremost, that just happens to be set in space. It is much closer to LOST or 24 than any sort of Star Trek fare. In fact, and I say this as a long-time Trekkie, my interest in watching "Deep Space Nine" (the one Trek series I haven't seen and was going to begin before stumbling across BSG) is almost completely "zero" after concluding this journey. BSG (especially in its conclusion here) just set the bar too high.
Zach K
Starbuck returns. The hunt for the Final Five escalates.
Siri B


Wristlet Bag, originally uploaded by indiaeden.
A matching "Mummy On The go" wristlet bag, and some little cotton trousers for the baby.
These are the "Goofy" pants from the current issue of Ottobre. I really enjoyed sewing these up.the pattern is simple,but effective,and I'm in love with this fabric.
I found some yummy soft blue wool that goes with it perfectly so am planning a few nursery type items for the Etsy shop.
Love those little pants! Too cute!
Wow!, 9 more sleeps isn't very long..exciting!


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Parler, the social media app Capitol rioters used to rally support, returns to Google's app store after it reluctantly agrees to more moderation
Lloyd Lee
Parler, the preferred social media app for conservatives and far-right extremists, was reinstated by Google on Friday.
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Parler is a social media app that attracted conservatives with its minimal content moderation policy.
It was kicked off of major app stores after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Google said that it was reinstated because the app has improved its content moderation.
Parler, a social media app that was a boon for Republicans, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists who were frustrated with moderation policies by major tech companies, will be restored to Google's app store on Friday.
A spokesperson for the social media company told The New York Times that Parler agreed to adopt policies that would remove certain content from its app, but said that "the conversation isn't over" and users can visit the website "as we intend it" on their desktops.
The move by Google comes more than a year after Parler was kicked off the search engine giant's platform following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. At the time, Google told Insider that its policies require removing posts that "incite violence" and that Parler repeatedly violated those rules.
Now, the social media company that touts itself as a "premier global free speech platform" will be stepping up its content moderation rules.
A Google spokesperson said in a statement to Insider that Parler has agreed to comply with the company's Play app store rules, including having moderation policies and enforcement that removes egregious content such as posts that incite violence.
"As we've long stated, apps are able to appear on Google Play provided they comply with Play's developer policies," the spokesperson said. "All apps on Google Play that feature user-generated content (UGC) are required to implement robust moderation practices that prohibit objectionable content, provide an in-app system for reporting objectionable UGC, take action against that UGC where appropriate, and remove or block abusive users who violate the app's terms of use and/or user policy."
Parler's chief marketing officer, Christina Cravens, told The Times that, in order to comply with Google's Play app store rules, the company hid not-safe-for-work content and removed hate speech based on race, sex, and sexuality.
"While Parler believes the best way to address the problems of hate and divisiveness in today's culture is to allow more speech, not less, we are still happy to do business with those who think differently, on the terms on which we do agree," Cravens said in a statement to The Times. "The conversation isn't over, and those who want to see Parler as we intend it may always do so in the browser at Parler.com."
Cravens did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
The social media app was also removed from Apple's app store and Amazon's web hosting services after the Capitol riot, effectively taking it offline for a month before it found a new web host.
Apple reinstated Parler in April 2021.
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Is Vintage Guitar Restoration Worth It?
From that garage sale Gibson to the forgotten Fender in the attic, a vintage guitar restoration project is hard for any guitarist to pass up. Before you start restoring yours, consider your ultimate goal.
We've had our share of memorable, and sometimes quite humorous, instrument repairs. These are a few funny (after-the-fact) cautionary tales to help you keep your musical instrument from an early grave.
Musical instruments need regular TLC to keep making music rather than noise. Your neighborhood hardware store may have a few tools that'll do in a pinch, but nothing beats a professional music repair shop with tools designed specifically for your instrument.
To keep your historically significant instrument in good working order, read on to learn about the parts and repairs that are often necessary for popular drums and sets on the market.
It's every musician's worst nightmare: ten minutes before a big performance, you lose a pad. Or the spring on a spit valve breaks. Or the neck cork on a sax starts peeling off. Taking the instrument to a pro isn't an option when you're just about to walk on stage.


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Majority of Newcastle libraries to be axed as cuts bite
By Adrian Pearson
LIBRARIES are to be closed down across Newcastle as the next round of spending cuts begins.
High Heaton Library which may have to be closed
The vast majority of Newcastle's 18 libraries will either be closed down or handed over to community groups as city chiefs set out £90m of cuts over the next three years.
Only the newly-rebuilt city centre library is said to be safe from the axe. Branch libraries at Blakelaw, Cruddas Park, Denton Burn, Dinnington, Fawdon, Fenham, High Heaton, Jesmond, Moorside, Newbiggin Hall and Walker could all be under threat.
Council bosses will confirm final numbers next week, but are expected to say that those libraries not already part of a customer service centre or shared with another council facility will be axed.
Even those locations will come under closer scrutiny to see if community groups can take over.
The council has said it has no choice but to try to save £7m from the library budget, some 40% of the money handed to such cultural services over three years.
The move comes just 12 months after Newcastle's Labour leadership saved library services from the cuts in their last budget.
Now officers say they have no choice but to start closing down branches. Library services director Tony Durcan said the council had to ask were libraries and leisure affordable in an age of austerity?
He told The Journal that over the next three years most of the council's current library provision would go, either through closure or as a result of the service being taken over by other groups.
He said: "We are in this position because frankly we cannot go on as we were before. We face significant spending cuts and that will have a substantial impact on our budget.
"It is part of wider changes to the entire culture and leisure budgets and that is the reality of the situation we find ourselves in."
And writing for The Journal, he added: "There were times when the scale of the task seemed overwhelming and likely to leave little but the bare bones of a service. Facing the prospect of dismantling much of what we've achieved has been highly emotional.
"But, through this angst, I think we've arrived at a set of proposals which go a long way to securing a quality library and leisure service that Newcastle can continue to be very proud of."
The final details will be confirmed when the draft budget is announced on November 20. As yet the council has not said which libraries will be closed down, but it is thought those in customer service centres are the safest.
Last night people using one Newcastle library, High Heaton, said they would fight any closure. The branch was refurbished as part of a £40m PFI deal in 2009 but city leaders have been unable to say if it is safe.
Lucy Dreyer, 32, was one of those using the library yesterday to get a card for her 11-week-old baby Max.
She said: "I read a lot for the baby, that's why I joined. I'm just gutted that it might close and I'm very surprised. We have grown up around here, and the library's part of the area. Can they not cut something else?"
Martin Thompson, 57, unemployed, said he goes to the library once or twice a week to do job searches. "I would be shocked if this library closed. It's well used. It would be very difficult to find another library."
This week, the council set out evidence that is said showed the full extent of "hugely unfair" Government cuts on the city.
Updated funding figures were released showing that by 2014 the likes of Newcastle will lose around £158 per head for essential services, while councils in the South either lose just a small amount or in some cases actually make a small financial gain.
The council had earlier warned that current projections suggest that by 2020 it will have no money for non-care services.
Misery for youngsters >>>
FUNDING for after-school clubs, holiday play schemes and children's groups across Newcastle is to go.
Staff at play services for children aged five to 12 have been told their jobs are at risk as Newcastle Council looks to enforce £90m of Government cuts over the next three years.
At least 10 facilities will be affected as £1.1m is axed in one of many funding changes.
Currently the authority does not know what, if any, community groups will be able to pick up the slack, meaning an uncertain future for many services.
While some independent nurseries will survive, for other after-hours groups and school holiday centres the funding cuts mean the services will be finished from April.
Those set to be hit include play centres in Byker, Scotswood, Benwell, as well as the Nunsmoor play centre in Arthurs Hill, among others.
Next week detailed budget plans will begin to set out where the axe will fall. Cuts to youth services will mean no more council cash for toys and other playschool equipment.
City leaders say responsibility for the cuts lies with Government grant reductions. More than £90m is set to go from council budgets over the next three years, a mixture of Government grant cuts and increased costs, and councillors have made it clear many services which people depend upon will be abolished or substantially reduced.
Nick Forbes, leader of the council, said: "The city council has been placed in an impossible position by this Government, facing a £90m cut – that's a third of our revenue budget over the next three years.
"In the last two years we have suffered huge cuts in revenue grant that people in this city depended upon.
"Those cuts, and the cuts that we face over the next three years, have put us on the edge of a precipice, where we are having to consider cutting all services other than those we are required to provide by law.
"We value young people in our city – but if we do not have the money, how can we provide these services?
"I will be raising this issue as a matter of urgency in a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the hope that the Government listens to us and gives us the financial support that we need before it is too late."


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E-ink suffers none of these problems and offers text that's generally crisp and easy on the eyes. The basic Amazon Kindle offers no light, so you treat it as you would a book, using ambient light to get your reading done. The PaperWhite introduced, two generations back, a light that shone from the bezel down onto the page, thus making it possible to give the average page a brighter look (much like paper) in good ambient light, and making low light conditions still readable.
The first generation PaperWhite suffered from uneven lighting, a problem that only showed up when you used it to read in dark conditions. The second generation PaperWhite solved that problem, I thought, but it's back in the third generation, which is the one just introduced. All told, it's a minor problem that affects my reading not at all, but if reading in low light conditions (as while a spouse is sleeping) is a big factor for you, I recommend the higher end Voyage.
At $119, though (or $139 without Amazon's relatively non-intrusive ads on the home screen), the new PaperWhite is a major step up from the previous two generations. The screen display is 300 ppi, which equals that of the Voyage, an e-reader that costs $219. This is a good, sharp reading experience, and worlds above that of the basic Kindle model. The Voyage has a somewhat brighter screen, but both are entirely acceptable for most reading needs.
Voyage upgrade coming
I have no hesitation in recommending to anyone who has the basic Kindle to upgrade to the PaperWhite, though I think users of an earlier PaperWhite can see the upgrade as optional.
So the real question is, PaperWhite or Voyage if you're in the market for a new Kindle? The Voyage offers a light that adjusts to ambient conditions (nice) and a display that is flush with the surface (i.e., no bezel). It also offers page turns by button press as well as screen touch. If I were upgrading from the basic Kindle, I'd opt for the new PaperWhite, which also adds a fine new font called Bookerly, a replacement for the earlier Caecilia and a nice upgrade.
Meanwhile, the Voyage will undergo an upgrade of its own in November, and a substantial one. My advice: If you're buying now, buy the new PaperWhite. If you can wait and the higher cost isn't a factor, see what the new Voyage looks like and decide toward the end of the year. You won't go wrong either way, for the new PaperWhite really is an excellent reading experience.
Paul A. Gilster is the author of several books on technology. Reach him at gilster@mindspring.com.
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Well hey, it's Sunday again and I'm back with STS Sundays! In case you missed it, I started this series to keep my faith, and share it as well, last week. Check out last week's post here! Anyway, I usually like to talk about what I learn in church each week, but silly me slept through church this morning. *facepalm* However, I am doing a reading through She Reads Truth. If you haven't checked out SRT yet, they're an amazing group that offer so many different bible reading plans, and even have great tech freebies, merch and an app!
The reading series I'm doing is "This is the Bible" and I'm loving it. I didn't want to dive into a specific Book's reading plan, so I chose this one to really get in depth with the Bible. Currently on Day 2, today's reading is all about the idea that the Bible is God's story. We read the Bible all to often to find answers to our own problems and ignore the fact that it is the Lord's story. How would you feel if someone read your life story and only focused on himself? Probably not very good. That's exactly what we need to avoid. We need to find a happy medium. He wants us to absorb the teachings and not only apply it to our lives, but to read in awe of how great He is.
SRT provides a few different verses to apply to the idea and out of the three, one really stood out to me.
I felt like in this verse, it reflects exactly what we should be doing all the time: longing for his teaching. While in this version, it is quoted as "rules," that usually leaves a negative connotation in our minds, but imagine being so in love with someone that you're longing for them to command you. That's some serious love, and that's exactly what God wants from you. He wants you so enveloped in Him that you desire everything from Him, even if it's not necessarily your favorite thing in the world. It's like when you're at home, you get so annoyed at your mom for nagging at you to clean your room, but when you go away to college, you'd do anything to have her there, even if it's her telling you to clean your room. This is the love God wants from you, but multiply it by a thousand.
I really hope God could speak through me tonight and help some of you. I'm excited to continue this series and help as many people jump into God's word as possible. Remember, if you have any input, you can comment below, or email me at seekingthesouthblog@gmail.com! Have a great week everyone!


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Landmark workshop on reproductive rights in Afghanistan
Graphic: AIHRC logo
Afghanistan Published 15 Aug 2016
Women Reproductive Education
The APF provided seed funding to assist Afghanistan's NHRI host a workshop bringing together civil society activists and female school teachers.
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
In one of the most challenging environments for women and girls, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has convened a ground-breaking workshop on reproductive rights.
Possibly the first workshop of its kind in the country, the meeting brought together 20 female teachers from girls' schools and ten civil society activists for a series of discussions and practical activities.
Seed funding was provided by the APF after Commission representatives developed a proposal for the workshop following their participation in the APF's training program on the rights of women and girls in 2015.
Held in Bamyan province, one of the most disadvantaged regions of Afghanistan, participants discussed:
The concept of reproductive rights
Legal instruments and legal guarantees in national laws
International human rights instruments and standards
Reproductive rights from the viewpoint of Islam
Standards of reproductive health and the medical consequences of underage productivity
Role of reproductive rights in strengthening the family.
Graphic: Participant delivering a presentation at the AIHRC workshop
A number of concrete proposals resulted from the discussions, including the need to amend national laws and policies to better promote and protect reproductive rights, especially for girls forced to enter early marriages and have children at a young age.
Participants also highlighted the value of conducting similar workshops in all other provinces across Afghanistan, running educational and outreach programs to build greater awareness of reproductive rights, and establishing a fund to support a broad range of initiatives on reproductive rights.
In addition, participants said they wanted to be advocates for change and share what they learned at the workshop with at least ten family members, friends or neighbours.
"This is a wonderful demonstration of the power of national human rights institutions to begin a conversation on a difficult topic and build partnerships that can inspire real action," said Pip Dargan, APF Deputy Director and Gender Focal Point.
The APF has also provided seed funding and training to support the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal run a public inquiry on gender-based violence in one province of the country.
More on reproductive rights
AIHRC logo - AIHRC
Participant delivering a presentation at the AIHRC workshop - Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission


maart « 2004 « Solly as a Rock!!
Pingu has a very retro girlfriend. No funky Flash thingy, 'Popcorn' in the audio-player, collect enough hearts to get to the next level… It does bring back memories and my love a.k.a. the -self acclaimed- 'King of Supermario' is already addicted!
Bored? Still awake? Considering a ceiling-paint-job? Better than counting sheep : playing with nuts!
Turn the volume on and celebrate the start of a new week with me!
Due to the introduction of summer time, I am coping with some sort of jet lag. I truly hate it, when they steel away an hour of my day, just for energy purposes. Daylight saving, they say. It just means one hour less drinking, one hour less sleep, hungry one hour after diner… By the time my body has adjusted to this bloody summer time, it's winter again!
One missing hour and I got my first mosquito bite!
There are moments in ones life that you feel (much) older than you actually -physically- are. During puberty, or after too much torture at the gym. At some point in ones life -in my case it started a couple of years after my 20th birthday- something weird happens: your mental age starts to get out of pace with your physical age. In fact, your mind seems to age slower than your body. I am pretty sure I do not have my first midlife crisis -too young - yet I feel younger than I am according to my I.D. Awkward? Definitely! Example: students address me with "mizz" or talk about "that lady". I wonder whom they talk about… When I notice, I turn pink… and start wondering when I became "mizz" or "lady"? Another one: you still wanna party on a Saturday night, yet the people in the club where born in another (read: later…) decade. Frustrating, but, according to some friends, this is just a stage and luckily enough, I am not the only one. It will go away. When? I do not know. I do know that the feeling of "young mind, old body" will return a couple of times -midlife crisis!- and that it will remain frustrating: my grandpa turned 89 (!!!) yesterday and is not happy with his hair turning gray… What am I moaning about, then?!
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HSE opens new Ambulance Training College
The HSE has this week announced the opening of a new campus of the National Ambulance Service College with 32 new recruits embarking on a programme that will culminate in their graduation as Paramedics at the end of 2009.
Based in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, the new facility is an expansion of the Dublin based National Ambulance Service College which has been training a range of personnel including Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics since 1986. With a capital investment of €250,000, the new Galway campus is staffed by a team led by Ambulance Educator Shane Knox and a team that includes lecturers and trainers from the Dublin College.
The HSE took the decision to open the new campus to increase the number of new recruits nationally as it continues to develop the National Ambulance Service. Having embarked on a highly successful recruitment campaign last year the HSE is committed to the ongoing recruitment and training of personnel across the country.
Dublin Campus
The Dublin campus of the National Ambulance Service College has continued to expand its activities in recent years, developing as an academic centre in partnership with University College Dublin, delivering a variety of courses that reflect the modern environment in which paramedics operate. Among the courses developed and delivered in recent years are Major Incident Medical Management and Support Providers course, Emergency Medical Controller, a Phlebotomy course, Tutor and Instructor courses at a variety of clinical levels, an advanced driving course and the Advanced Paramedic course.
The National Ambulance Service has invested significantly in meeting staff and patient expectations in terms of clinical competence, with its ongoing aim to deliver a first class ambulance service, benchmarked against international norms.
The training of over 100 Advanced Paramedics over the past four years has been a significant development. These individuals can provide a greater range and diversity of interventions and assistance as they are formally qualified to administer a range of medications, (including intramuscular and intravenous injections), use a range of advanced life support skills including advanced airways and chest decompression. New Clinical Practice Guidelines due for publication later this year will further enhance this scope of practice.
The advanced paramedic course and the paramedic up-skilling is provided by the National Ambulance Service College, in partnership with UCD, and the skills of such trained paramedics are already serving many communities across the country. These skills will be used to provide an enhanced and modern service for the public and ensure that patients receive the most advanced level of care.
The purchase by the HSE of 132 new ambulance vehicles over the past two years is a clear demonstration of its commitment to the National Ambulance Service. The new ambulances house the most sophisticated equipment and support systems and significantly enhance the work of ambulance personnel.
The recent commissioning of these high tech vehicles has contributed to the development of emergency care networks and the ongoing development of high quality mobile healthcare brings the service to the patient at an advanced level.
Welcoming the new recruits this week, the Director of the National Ambulance College Mr Macartan Hughes said:
"Over the last decade the level of training and education has continued to rise at an accelerated rate, and now meets and frequently exceeds international norms. Our personnel are trained to the highest standards and are committed to providing an excellent service in communities right across the country. New recruits today are entering a clinical and educational development process that will offer them opportunities to provide the highest level of pre-hospital emergency care to patients as well as gaining recognised educational awards, eventually up to Masters Degree level. "
"This is a hugely significant development for the National Ambulance Service College. The new Galway campus not only allows us to expand the number of new recruits, but it also provides huge potential for continual and advanced training to be delivered across two sites, in addition to the training provided at a local level by In-service Training Officers. The Ballinasloe campus will also be used to support the training of activities of other organisations and individuals that provide emergency care. Such training will include Cardiac First Responder and Emergency First Responder training to a variety of students.
"These advances underline the integral role the National Ambulance Service has in the ongoing development of pre hospital emergency care services. With the increasing importance of immediate and at scene response, our role in linking in with many other healthcare and related professionals is leading to much better outcomes for our patients and as a result, a much better service for the public."
Mr Frank McClintock, Head of the HSE National Ambulance Service added:
"The opening of the Galway campus firmly demonstrates the commitment of the HSE to the National Ambulance Service and the potential that we know we can realise in terms of expansion and development of the skills of our personnel and the services they deliver to the public. Our financial investment in this campus and indeed the ongoing financial investment in this service is a very clear signal that this is a service that will continue to develop."


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Cape Breton > Business
Booming Inverness faces labour shortage
Juggernaut by the sea
Aaron Beswick · Reporter | Posted: Sept. 11, 2018, 6:27 a.m. | Updated: Sept. 11, 2018, 6:44 a.m. | 2 Min Read
Ryan MacIsaac, one of the partners in Route 19 Brewing Inc., is looking for dozens of staff for the 20,000-square-foot brew pub, restaurant and special events venue opening next month in Inverness. - Contributed
INVERNESS, N.S. — Are you looking for a seasonal job in a seaside town?
Have you considered moving to Inverness?
Because the Cape Breton community looking out over the Gulf of St. Lawrence already has more jobs than it can fill. And the labour shortage is about to get more intense.
"We're 85 people short right now and with the expansion we're going to need another 150 people on top of that," said Andrew Alkenbrack, general manager for Cabot Links.
"(Finding workers is) probably the biggest limitation to the success of our business."
Construction is about to begin on a new 10-hole par 3 course, clubhouse and health and wellness centre.
Just across the road from Cabot, work is nearly complete on Route 19 Brewing Inc. They're looking for 60 people, from wait staff and bartenders to kitchen staff and brewers, for their 20,000-square-foot facility.
The nearly $4-million brew pub, restaurant, retail and special events venue is being built by a group of local business people. It'll include massive tanks used in the brewing process suspended from the second floor that can be viewed by visitors.
Those 60 jobs are on top of the 25 people the group employs at the West Side Cookhouse, a restaurant and bakery that opened four months ago.
"Staffing is the biggest challenge," said Ryan MacIsaac, one of the partners in Route 19. "We try to hire locally but ultimately we'll have to recruit from outside."
The success of the golf course in bringing visitors to the former coal mining community has also made for a need to import workers.
According to Statistics Canada, the village had 1,216 people in 2016. The average age was 47 years old (Nova Scotia's average age was 43).
Meanwhile, the golf course alone employs 400 staff, not including the 280 caddies who are self-employed there.
"Visitors here value meeting Cape Bretoners and Nova Scotians - it's part of the experience for them," said Alkenbrack. "But the realities of filling vacancies mean we have to seek people from all over."
So while the golf course sends recruiters to Cape Breton University, the Nova Scotia Community College and farther out into the province, they also employ people from Ontario, Western Canada and even New Zealand.
Though much of the work is seasonal - from May until late October - there are many full-time positions.
For its part, Route 19 is hiring both seasonal and year-round people.
"Inverness is a beautiful place to live and raise a family," said MacIsaac, 35.
Originally from nearby Dunvegan, he travelled for years as a chef, working in New York, Montreal, Ontario and most recently Alberta. Now with an eight-month-old child, he's putting down stakes on Cape Breton's west coast.
And he's hoping others will do the same.
"We believe Inverness will continue to grow," said MacIsaac. "This place is a hidden gem."
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