1929 'She's my slip of a Girl' (words and music) was published by The Music Publishing Co. Ltd. This number won first prize in the 'All British Song competition, and was recorded on H.M.V., Columbia and Decca.
"That in consideration of the payment by the Publisher to the Composer of the sum of Two Pounds and of the following royalties:-ten per cent of all monies received per copy on sheet music sales and fifty per cent of all monies received by the said Publisher in respect of Broadcasting, Gramophone and any other mechanical reproductions of the said Composer's work entitled "Come Out in the Sun" the said Composer shall assign unto the said Publisher absolutely the copyright title and interests for all Countries and all rights of performance whatsoever of in and to the said "Come Out in the Sun" of which the said Composer declares he is the sole owner and that it is his property to assign.
May 1937 to October 1937 'he was playing regularly at the "Houseboat", a roadhouse near Radlet, Herts.
A local magazine 'The Willesden Monthly Illustrated ' wrote an article entitled "Once a Ledger Clerk". In this article Cyril is quoted as having studied under Mr F. W. Belchamber F.R.C.O. to improve his piano technique and that he later studied at the Guildhall School of Music for a short while.
1942 saw his first published composition 'Irene', written in the RAF. The copyright contract gives his address as R.A.F. Neatishead, Norwich. It also saw the production of a song based on his pals in the RAF called 'The boys of the C.H.B.
Early in February 1945 Cyril went to Belgium and then went on to Germany. In June he returned to England and in January 1946 he was demobbed. Whilst awaiting de mobilisation, he wrote and sent in 'The Senorita didn't mind', to a competition.
From 1946 to to 1950 Cyril was an arranger at Laurence Wright's Music Company Ltd. That year he wrote the Redskin series including Sioux Serenade and Mohawk Mood.
Most successful composition of early pieces 'Bargain basement'.
In the 1950's Cyril was contracted to produce the music for his first Ice Show at The Empress Hall called 'Cinderella on Ice'. He did all the orchestration and choral arrangements for this as well as composing any music required. The contract also required him to supervise all choral and orchestral rehearsals. Throughout the run of the show he had to attend at least once a week to ensure the standard was up to scratch. Cyril also did a similar job for 'Puss in Boots on Ice January 1952. He was working on this from September 1951 to January 1952 and received the sum of £275.00 in complete payment. His pieces 'Three cheers for Ferdinand' and 'Hush-a-bye-baby' were written for and included in the show.
In these days a 'test card' and background music was broadcast for the most of the day and many of his pieces were played there. Later the BBC introduced intervals between programmes. One of Cyril's pieces was played to the scene of slowly travelling up a winding river.
1952 saw many compositions. 'Come on to Paris' with words by John Moss was written for and featured in 'Holiday in Paris', Bournemouth, another ice show. Also written was 'I can't remember where I buried daddy'. Th is title probably stemmed from the beach holidays he was now having with the family. The children always used to bury him. This piece was one of several used in cabarets and concert parties. Another song was written especially for Tessie O'Shea 'I was built for comfort'. Tessie's nickname was 'Two Ton Tessie. She was an actress and entertainer. 'Rush Hour' was written for Janet Brown which was subsequently broadcast and televised.
Between 1952 and 1954 Cyril continued to write for Ice Shows. In 1952 'Chinese Samba' and 'I was a Belle' were written for and featured in the ice pantomime 'Aladdin' at Western Ice Rink, Bournemouth. In 1954 'Bertram Bankrupt is my name', 'Proclamation', Gruesome Twosome', and 'New Prince Charming' were written for the ice pantomime 'Cinderella' at Bournemouth. It was televised on January 7th 1955.
In 1953 Cyril began to work as Chief Arranger for Boosey and Hawkes, another successful piece written 'Piccadilly Spree'. In 1955 it was used as a signature tune on television 'Performance'. This was one of his most rewarding pieces of music.
In 1955 'Lady with a Past was written and first broadcast on April 23rd 1955. Cyril's notes say for "TV Anne Hart". He also wrote and recorded 'So Little Time'. The words were by Frank Davey. 1956 saw 'Road to the Stars' written a ballad foxtrot song which was broadcast in the summer of 1956.
In 1957 Boosey and Hawkes published 'Willow Waltz'. An arrangement with strings was used when it became the theme tune of a TV serial 'The World of Tim Fraser' by Francis Durbridge in 1961.
In 1958 Cyril was commissioned by Weinhecker to write 15 minutes of music for 'Bozo the Clown' an American cartoon. The third tune on the tape became used as a signature tune for 'Newstime'.
In 1959 Cyril entered another Song writing contest promoted by the 'People' Newspaper. There were 20,000 entries He won 4th prize with his 'White Wedding' sung by Sheila Southern.
Cyril came second in the Ivor Novello Awards in 1960 for his composition 'Willow Waltz'.
In the 1960's Cyril was Secretary of the 'Light Music Society'. In 1962 he gave up being the Chief Arranger at Boosey and Hawkes and went freelance.
In 1964 'Pot Luck' was used on Radio South East for four years as their signature tune. By this time Cyril had written 300 compositions, half of which was mood music 'Dangerous Conflict' recorded at this time which is different to any other compositions. Compositions can take weeks or months. However in 1968 with a day in bed, 'Celtic Melody' was written and completed that day. It remained one of his favourites. A large series of 'Visits to ...' began to be written which gave a flavour of many different countries.
Please see the Memories of Cyril page for memories of this time.
In 1970 Cyril conducted the Cambridge Light Concert Orchestra in a concert at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge.
In 1971 Cyril became excited by Latin American rhythms, and 'A Day in Martinique' was written. In 1972/3 one of Cyril's favourites 'Morning Calm' was used in the background music to the BBC Test Card. About this time his arrangements were; 'English Fantasy' recorded by Boosey and Hawkes.; 'Cathedral Strings ;John Peel.; Variation in Yugoslavia – for continental use , mainly in Germany.
1972 saw 'Second Thoughts' for brass band recorded played by 78 RAF Military Band, Uxbridge.
Cyril made an arrangement for a Libyan Arab client, Hadi A Sharif. This was of Sharif's series of musical portraits expressing the originality of his country's heritage.
About this time saw the arrangement 'By Royal Command' recorded in 1979 by Harry Mortimer as 'Marching Contrasts'. This is described on the sleeve of the record as "A majestic, ceremonial type of march, descriptive of its title.
From 1974 to1979 'Sleepy Serenade' played in 'Melodies for You' on radio by Reg Leopold and his Orchestra.
From this time the Performing Rights Society did not need to be notified by composers of their published works, and relied solely on the publishers.
In 1981 he has recorded that Merry Andrew, Sweet Seventeen, Serenade to a Princess were published.. Animals at Play and Fashion Show were advised to the PRS as USA numbers, and Fancy Free is recorded as published in July 1981.
In 1982 'With Honour Crowned', 'Buglers Lullaby', 'Triple Trouble' and 'Homecoming' were published. His last entry was for Dovedale in 1983 published by Fionmace Ltd.


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El Tratado de Altmark fue un convenio firmado el 26 de septiembre de 1629 entre la República de las Dos Naciones y Suecia que puso fin a la guerra polaco-sueca enmarcada en la guerra de los Treinta Años. El pacto se firmó en la localidad de Altmark, actual Stary Targ, próxima a Gdansk.

Las disposiciones del tratado permitieron al Imperio sueco mantener la posesión de la mayor parte de Livonia y la desembocadura del Vístula, pero a cambio debió evacuar el Ducado de Prusia, a excepción de las ciudades costeras. Suecia obtuvo la Livonia situada al norte del río Daugava, pero la parte sureste correspondiente al Latgale permaneció bajo la soberanía de Polonia-Lituania hasta 1772, cuando en el primer reparto de Polonia este territorio pasó al Imperio ruso. El pacto garantizaba asimismo la libertad de comercio a lo largo del Duna.

Además Suecia obtuvo el derecho a dos tercios de los aranceles de los puertos prusianos de Polonia, como Danzig y Elbing, y los del ducado de Prusia por un período de seis años. Estos impuestos le sirvieron para financiar sus operaciones militares de la guerra de los Treinta Años y tuvieron un papel señalado en el fortalecimiento político de Suecia en la Europa de la época.

El Tratado de Altmark se prorrogó por veintiséis años mediante el Tratado de Stuhmsdorf de 1635. En él, Suecia cedió sus derechos en los puertos de Prusia a cambio de que Polonia le entregase la mayor parte de Livonia, incluyendo la ciudad de Riga, aunque esta conservó la región de Daugavpils. El Tratado de Altmark se firmó poco después de que las tropas imperiales y las polaco-lituanas venciesen a los suecos en las cercanías de Sztum, choque en el que el rey Gustavo II Adolfo de Suecia casi fue capturado. Recibió varias heridas y fue salvado por uno de sus hombres, Éric Soop.

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Jarkko Tontti is a novelist, essayist, poet and lawyer. He lives in Helsinki, Finland. He is member of PEN International Executive Board and former president of Finnish PEN.
Tontti studied law, philosophy and literature at the universities of Helsinki, Edinburgh, Berlin and Brussels. He has published collections of poetry, novels and essays.
Tontti's first published collection of poetry Vuosikirja (Book of Years, 2006) won the Kalevi Jäntti literature prize. His poems have been translated into English, French, Swedish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Estonian, German, Greek, Slovenian, Latin, Polish, Romanian, Croatian and Portuguese.
Before his writing career Tontti worked in the Ministry of Justice, Local Court of Espoo, in the Parliament of Finland and at the University of Helsinki. He received his Doctor of laws degree from the University of Helsinki in 2002 and is a specialist in philosophy of law, freedom of expression law and copyright law.
E-mail: jarkkotontti@jarkkotontti.net
Lyrikline.org. Poems in Finnish, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Estonian, Slovenian, Croatian, Romanian and Greek.
Perintö (Legacy, novel, 2018)
Vedeera vaarallisilla vesillä (Vedeera in Perilous Waters, fantasy novel, 2018)
Viisastuminen sallitu (Wisening permitted, essays, 2016)
Lento (Flight, novel, 2013)
Vedeeran taru (The Tale of Vedeera, fantasy novel, 2012)
Sali (Gym, novel, 2011)
Koti, uskonto ja isänmaa (Home, Religion and Fatherland, essays, 2011)
Jacasser (Jacasser, poems, 2009)
Luokkakokous (Class reunion, novel, 2007)
Vuosikirja (Book of Years, poems, 2006)
Right and Prejudice – Prolegomena to a Hermeneutical Philosophy of Law. (Monograph, 2004)

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November 26, 2019 September 24, 2020 GlennThomas
The Hogwarts Houses: Why I Belong in All Four
I was nine or ten when I started reading a book with a red background and the protagonist's name in yellow capital letters. The front of a red train raced from the page. The painted destination read Hogwarts Express. A bewildered cartoon figure with thin circular glasses and a lightning scar posed like the rest of us, unaware of how much our lives were about to change. Harry Potter. A common name, but the story showed us we're all someone.
I hadn't finished The Philosophers Stone before the school term ended, but my mum persuaded my teacher to let me take the book home for the holidays, and he agreed. Before long, I'd read the first four instalments, dreaming of joining a Hogwarts house, and like Harry himself, I'd plead with the sorting hat to place me in Gryffindor.
In adulthood, I revisited my love for Hogwarts and Harry. However, I realised I wasn't suited to Gryffindor. Sure, I have traits that Godric Gryffindor himself would admire, but as much as I hate to admit it, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff may suit me more. I guess, it all depends on the day in question, when the ten-year-old me goes back in time, hops on the Hogwarts Express and The Sorting Hat places me into whatever house he deems most relevant. So, here's my reasons based on the Hogwarts House values.
Hogwarts House Beginnings
The Hogwarts Houses date back to the founding of the school in 990AD by four friends, and four of the most powerful and respected witches and wizards of their time. Godric Gryffindor, a revered dualist, Salazar Slytherin, a parcel mouth meaning he could talk to snakes, Helga Hufflepuff, a gifted magical chef, and Rowena Ravenclaw, a young intelligent and creative witch.
Ravenclaw is credited with the school's location after she dreamt of a pig leading her to a lake. She's also thought responsible for the ever-moving staircases as a security measure. Witches and The muggled world persecuted Wizards at the time. However, all four Hogwarts founders cast protective charms to protect themselves and students from the hostile outside world. All muggle witch-hunters saw was ancient ruins and warning signs.
The four founders introduced a housing system with each house named after one of the four. The desires of the four foundations laid the foundations for the house selection criteria. Gryffindor wanted students whose traits included bravery, courage, nerve and chivalry. Hufflepuff chose loyalty, patience and honesty, but she also took students the other houses refused for lacking the traits required of them. Ravenclaw desired cleverness, wit and high intelligence, while Slytherin required pure-blood wizards who were ambitious, cunning and resourceful.
As mentioned earlier, the Sorting Hat chooses which house students belong to during heir stay at Hogwarts. The founders had chosen their students for many years, but they began to worry about how they'd select their students once their time at the school ends. The houses were their legacies, and Salazar Slytherin detested the idea of letting students with non-magical parents into the school, let alone the house bearing his name.
To settle this problem, Gryffindor tossed his tall black hat to the floor, and the four founders enchanted it. This enabled them to continue to choose the right students after their death. They named it, the Sorting Hat. It's the same hat Harry first pleaded with, and the same hat Neville Longbottom pulled the Sword of Gryffindor from in the series final scene.
The Hogwarts House Teachers
In the book series, each house has a leader whose personality aides the depiction of what each house represents in modern times. The typical witchlike figure of Minerva McGonagall heads Harry Potter's house, Gryffindor. Snape represents Slytherin who up until the final book is portrayed as a villain and a dedicated supporter of the primary villain, Lord Voldemort. A short, bespectacled wizard who teaches charms represents Ravenclaw, while Hufflepuff's house leader teaches herbology.
As students, the Sorting Hat placed both McGonagall and Snape into the same houses they'd later go on to lead as teachers. At first glance, the teachers appear as perfect heads, especially Snape and his former support of Voldemort and his destructive pure blood views. However, towards the end of the series, the main characters show traits that may belong in each house. Harry Potter doubts his place in Gryffindor throughout the series, and the main antagonist at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy, exhibits extreme amounts of bravery towards the end of the series.
In the first book, Albus Dumbledore recites a speech where he states that real courage isn't in having the strength to stand up to our enemies but to our friends. It's with this speech in mind that the final decisions of Draco Malfoy must be examined. A hereditary view of his superiority over half-blood witches and Wizards formed the basis of his choices, but after vowing an oath to the dark lord, spurred on by his parents, Draco Malfoy, refuses to kill Harry Potter, and exhibits real courage.
That set me thinking again. What house do I belong in if our personalities are shaped and moulded by our experiences? Growing up, I wanted to belong to Gryffindor. But a closer look at what the houses stand for made me realise the Sorting Hat might have placed me in any of them, setting me up for a different wizarding life, than the teenage me would have thought of living.
Everyone claimed to be a true Gryffindor. It's the house of heroes. Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore and the other cool kids belonged to Gryffindor. The most powerful witches and wizards in the world graduated from Hogwarts having spent their time in Godric's house. If you've ever dreamt of becoming a superhero and saving the world, you probably considered yourself at home here.
However, how do we test bravery? I wouldn't consider myself a coward in the face of physical danger. I spent most of my late teens fighting in self-defence, but does that mean I'm brave? Or stupid. My mum always said it takes more courage to walk away, but my friends said the opposite and labelled those who refused to defend themselves a coward.
I think I hold my nerve quite well, even when my hearts racing and the only thing that gives me away is the trickle of sweat dripping from my forehead. It's a symptom of a gambler. When the stakes are raised, the bravado displayed to hide the fact that your insides are alight with fire as you await the turn on the card to discover if you've doubled or lost a week's wages.
As for Chivalry, I'm not a medieval knight, so I wouldn't know. You'd have to ask an ex-girlfriend what they think in terms of the modern definition.
Now I'm older, I want to belong to Ravenclaw, but it may be a little out of reach. At school, the teachers placed me into the top classes with kids who made me look stupid. Not that I was an idiot, but a troublemaker who had to grow into someone who loved learning. But even then, I still didn't like the format of schooling and remained an absent student all through university.
I'm smart, and probably the cleverest in most of my separate friendship groups. If I'm around people who know more than I do, I latch onto them and strive to learn as much as I can. When problems present themselves, I stop and stare at them until I find an answer. The blank stares have given people the impression I'm an idiot at times, but I have come up with more straightforward solutions. Plus, I don't bother correcting them because intelligence can't be measured. If I'm better at school subjects than someone who knows more about real-world issues, which one of us is cleverer? It's subjective. Only idiots argue over that. Intelligent minds are too busy trying to learn what they don't know yet and understand that we'll never know. The truth is, we're all likely to be wrong tomorrow.
I'm funny at times, too, but I wouldn't describe my personality as witty. It's quite bland, covered and shy. I'm introverted and don't show off my brightest qualities until I'm around people who make me feel comfortable. Without natural wit, would my intelligence be enough to see me sorted into Ravenclaw? Even Hermione Granger, the smartest witch in the series, was deemed more suitable for Gryffindor.
I used to laugh at Hufflepuff. Now it feels most relevant. The name itself conjures up an image of flowers and bees and everything cute with spring. It didn't seem cool to my adolescent self. I mean what immature teenage boy thinking himself older than his years, would consider Hufflepuff the house of cool. None of the boys I grew up around and still spend time with, that's for sure.
I'm not patient at all so that may go against me during the sorting process. I'm quick to erupt and respond with aggression to most things that unsettle me. I hate waiting and fill my time with destructive behaviours. Half of the reason, I haven't given up nicotine entirely, having switched from cigarettes to vaping, is the fidgety feeling I get waiting for a bus. I need things to happen my way, and I need them to happen now.
I do, however, pride myself on my loyalty. It's a difficult word to define within the context of what makes a person loyal, but most of my friends would agree. I can only say most because I haven't had a conversation with all of them about it. The dictionary definition lists honesty as a key component of loyalty. I consider myself honest, but I have secrets I protect, but they're my secrets. I haven't killed anyone. I'm entitled to secrets, right?
My passion for food might clinch it for me. Hufflepuff herself was fond of food magic and given my current job as a chef which involves a lot of work, I'd be predisposed to wave a wand and make all sorts of weird and wonderful foods appear. The problem is using magic to make hard work disappear may count against me.
I hate everything about Slytherin, including the fact I belong here. Slytherin is an excellent example of conservativeness. Salazar himself aims at preserving tradition rather than pushing for progression. What I hate about Slytherin is the deep-rooted hatred of half-bloods and witches and wizards born to muggle blood. For me, this represents racism in our society that sets one group as superior to another. It's this hatred that gives rise to an evil known as the Death Eaters led by frightening Lord Voldemort.
However, I have ambitions, huge ambitions, and I find it challenging to think about achieving a limited amount of success. Everything I do must lead to something extreme, or I'll believe I've failed. I find it difficult to measure success by expectation because I won't accept anything less than a win. It's not enough to come close; I want it all.
I don't have much, but I try and make what I have work for me. When I started rapping, I brought a studio microphone and a four-track mixer. It's all I needed to build my home studio. I added a microphone stand, but I didn't have a pop shield. To overcome this and prevent the pops and slurs from P's and S's, I built a homemade pop shield by bending a coat hanger and stretched a pair of nylon tights around it.
I don't know how I feel about the listed trait of cunningness. As I said previously, I consider myself an honest person, but I have exhibited some deceitful tactics in the past. I may have done things that others view as sneaky or underhanded, but they're not actions I'd openly admit to, or accept as the deceitful tactic suggested by a rival. It's likely, the Sorting Hat would consider me for Slytherin, but if so, I'll feel like Harry sitting beneath the hat with my eyes shut, muttering to myself repeatedly, 'not Slytherin.'
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Mary Jane Sta. Ana Guck, conocida como Jaclyn Jose (también Jacklyn Jose), es el nombre de una actriz nacida el 16 de marzo de 1964 en Ángeles, Filipinas.

Es conocida por actuar en la serie de televisión Mula Sa Puso junto a Claudine Barretto y conocida internacional mente por haber obtenido un reconocimiento de interpretación femenina en el Festival de Cannes, por la película Ma´Rosa.

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Es hija de una madre filipina y un soldado estadounidense en gran medida ausente, Jaclyn Jose comenzó su carrera cinematográfica en 1984. Al año siguiente, Lino Brocka le dio su primer gran papel dramático en la película la esclavitud blanca. Se convierte en una estrella popular en Filipina ( Las Obs esto como el "Catherine Deneuve locales" 2 ), que participan en una variedad de proyectos: dramas , comedias , películas de terror y telenovelas.

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Festival Internacional de Cine de Cannes

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Actrices de Filipinas
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Mujeres de Filipinas del siglo XX
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After being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, I resisted seeing myself as disabled. My disease progressed quickly, and within two months I needed to use supplemental oxygen whenever I moved around. I used a portable oxygen concentrator in my work as a marriage and family counselor, even though it was a bit noisy during my sessions.
After six months or so, my portable oxygen concentrator didn't produce enough oxygen for me to walk from my car to the parking lot. Even though there was disabled parking, it was too far from the door to my office. One of my wonderful colleagues, Laurie, decided to take matters into her own hands and had a reserved parking sign made just for me. Every morning the first therapist to arrive put the sign out to reserve the closest space for me.
I was so touched by her kindness, and it made a big difference to me. I was able to work for a while longer thanks to having a parking space close by.
When my doctor suggested I get a disability placard for my car, I resisted and began to cry. I said, "I don't see myself as disabled." He signed the form and told me to turn it in when I was ready. I turned it in a few weeks later, as I had got used to the idea. I'm now so grateful for it, because it has made parking and walking to the store, or doctor's office possible. It also helps me stay independent for as long as I can.
Four months after I was diagnosed and using oxygen, my doctor brought up applying for Social Security Disability. I also resisted this reality because I was still adjusting to having a disease that would only worsen. I started the process, because I heard it would take a long time.
I was pleasantly surprised that the application and approval process went easier than expected. 70% of most applicants are turned down for disability benefits the first time around. The Social Security Administration realizes that many applicants cannot wait years, or even a few months, for their disability benefits to begin. In 2008, the SSA implemented the Compassionate Allowances program to address the fact that some conditions are so severe that they warrant immediate attention.
There are many conditions that qualify a claim for faster handling under the Compassionate Allowances guidelines, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is one of these (also pulmonary fibrosis). Finally, we get a break! I was approved within six weeks, and began receiving monthly disability payments five months later.
It takes getting used to. Each step, each form, each fight involved a grief process for me. I would resist the new reality, get angry about it, allow myself to be very sad, and then eventually accept it. It is a messy process.
Say "yes" to every possible benefit you can. Get your placard, apply for disability and ask for help when you need it.
"This is so horrible. I don't want to see myself as disabled. I don't want to get a placard, or have to apply for disability. I don't want to face the reality that I have this disease or face being disabled, now or in the future. I have barely enough energy to get through the day and I'm supposed to do all this, too?
I have every reason to feel the way I do. At the same time, having a placard to park closer would help me so much. The process of applying for disability feels huge, and maybe I can get someone to help me. Getting some money every month would really help.
I hope this column is helpful to you. I'd love to know what your experience has been getting used to being disabled, now or in the future. I know I am still learning.
I'd love to hear from you! When did you first realize you were on your way to being disabled? What has been the hardest to get used to? What are special allowances you've been able to benefit from? What words of wisdom can you share with us?
Tagged compassionate allowances, disability, living with IPF, placard, social security, support.
I was diagnosed with progressive massive pulmonary fibrosis April 2016. I still work full time, and as of right now I don't need o2 unless I'm walking too long. I still have 70% lung capacity, but thing are starting to get Really hard to do.. I was raised to Work for a living, it's hard to get my head around the fact that I may be going on disability soon. I don't like being so weak. I don't even know where to begin the process. I have been missing a lot of work lately simply because I'm so tired! I call in sick and sleep for 16 hours! I tell myself I've accepted this disease, but still push myself to far, out of stubberniss I suppose. I hate this disease! How do I start slowing down and care for myself better? I do keep all my doctors appointments, but I always tell them I'm ok, I'm fighter..
Hi Faye, thanks so much for your comment. I know how hard it is to see a future where you will have to work less or stop working completely. My one caution to you is from my personal experience. I was a marriage and family therapist for 30 years, and I did not want to stop seeing my dear clients. I stopped accepting new clients, and then went to part-time, and then stopped completely. I let my desire to keep working push me to work a few months more than I should have. My heart started to be affected because it was having to work extra hard to provide me with more oxygen. I wish I'd stopped a little earlier because of this.
Thank You, and Thanks so much for sharing your story. I am already experiencing those heart problems, I'm 45 years old, work as a CNA/Transporter at a hospital, I don't think I have an option for part time, I need a full paycheck. Lol.. Thanks Again for your reply?
Hi Marsha…thanks so much for your comment. I relate to what you shared so much. I'm so sorry for all you're struggling with, and all the changes you are going through. It is a rough transition. I love how you described your process of being disheartened, angry, depressed and then grateful for all you can still do, with thanks. I'm so glad you have a good support system…that makes such a difference. Blessings to you, dear Marsha.
I was "officially" diagnosed in April of 2013, though we had going down that rabbit trail since at least July of 2012. My mother died from IPF in 1993, so it was quite a blow to find out that I had the disease also. After I adjusted my mental attitude, I realized that my symptoms were relatively minor at that time. I did have to switch pulmonologist as I had one who was very negative and I did not need that to add to my burden. Best thing I ever did. Just started using supplemental oxygen this past February and have added pulmonary hypertension to the IPF. I have filled out a form for a disability placard and will present it on my next doctor's visit – next week. The oxygen need was the hardest thing to adjust to and probably waited about 6 months longer than I should have due to pride. My doctor did not do automatic hall walks and sitting still, my oxygen level was usually at 94-95. Found out on my hall walk that I needed 6L! He was a bit surprised, but I think that the PAH added to that need, which is why he ordered the tests. I have discovered that people seem to go out of their way to be kind to me and shows me the best of humanity. I was afraid that my grandchildren might be embarrassed around me, but that's not the case at all (my closest ones living nearby are 10, 13 and 15). All in all, it's a learning curve and I appreciate your columns and even showed my husband the one of filling the oxygen containers for when the time comes.
Thanks so much for your comment. You sound like you are handling this diagnosis and all the adjustments with grace and wisdome. So glad you're going to get a placard…it helps so much! I'm so glad your grandkids have adjusted so well…you're still their wonderful grandma, just with an oxygen tube! So glad my columns are helpful…It helps me to know that what I share is helpful to others and draws us closer together!
HI Kim, I was diagnosed with IPF in late 2008 and ended up on oxygen the last 6 wks before I received my transplant. I too was in denial and felt embarrassed to use oxygen in public. Fortunately I received my lung transplant on 4/5/10 so now 7 years later I'm still here. I was very much in denial about getting a handicap tag for parking when I see so many others in worse shape than I. My husband finally told me to talk to my Dr about applying for one. He said if anyone needed one I did so I got one. I rarely use it unless it's raining or snowing. I accepted it when I realized that it was difficult for me to run in rain or push grocery carts through the slushy snow in the winter. No more in denial. Take care Kim, stay positive, accept help, pray and never give up hope. I promote Donating Life and forever grateful to my donors. God bless you!
It is amazing how those of us making this IPF journey can relate. For some the process is relatively quick. Others, like myself, are following the 3-5 year medium course. I was diagnosed in 2014 and took the attitude that "I can beat this". As I think we all have. Then the realization that the doctors are right. I will get worse and there is no cure. I took every step kicking and scratching. No placard! Then gosh that would really help. Then NO DISABILITY! Wait a minute are you crazy? My disease has progressed in stair step fashion. Stable for a year and then an abrupt decline to a new level. The last low put me on the path for a lung transplant. After a week of physical and emotional rollercoaster ride it was determined that I would not be a suitable candidate because of a run in with Hepatitis C earlier in my life. Another challenge and another life compromise. But, I too talk to myself "Hello Morning, what good can I do today"? Guess what? We are prepping the RV for a month on the road. Hard? Logistically challenging? Going to be Fun? You bet!! "On the Road again, Just can't wait to get on the Road again"!
Russel…so good to hear from you, and hear your story. Thanks so much for sharing with us. So sorry you're not eligible for a lung transplant. At least you know, and you can live your life the way you want. I LOVE you are getting ready for your road trip!!! Your attitude and healthy balance of reality and living life to the fullest is admirable and a great example to us all. Have a great time, and let us know how you are doing!!!
I was diagnosed with IPF in 2010,but I think I had it for 2 or 3 years prior. I retired after 33 years in County government, a job I loved, because I was so tired. I enjoyed retirement but also had responsibility at home,because my mother-in-law was living with us. She had many health problems which kept us very busy. She passed in Oct.2015. Shortly after I was hospitalized with viral pneumonia. I had not required oxygen until this setback and I only used it at night. Now I use it all the time but I'm still on 3 liters so I'm stable. I try to pace myself with moderate activity. I am eliminating more but I do what I feel like. I am taking one of the new medications for IPF, Ofev. I seem to tolerate it well. I try to stay inside as much as possible. The only complaint I have with Oxygen is nosebleeds!
God is taking care of me and I am so thankful. My husband is amazing in all he does for me. I am living my life with a greatful heart.
Hi Gayle, it was great to hear your story. Wow you've been dealing with a lot. I'm glad you are stable now and are able to keep active. I'm so glad you are doing so well on Ofev. I love your beautiful take on life…grateful to God, your husband and living life to the fullest! Amen!
Here's a new one for me. One that is definitely going to require a little bit of planning. In my career I have always maintained a very high level of First Response Training (I worked at a Nuclear Weapons Reservation). Unfortunately, I have driven upon accident scenes and heart attack situation several times in the last 30 some years. Today our grandson fell off our retaining wall and was screaming uncontrollably. I grabbed the first aid response kit and slung the oxygen backpack over my shoulder (I'm on 6 lpm continuously and keep tanks everywhere I can think of). I adjusted the oxygen flow to the highest level possible and off I went. I assessed his condition, no broken bones just a large scrape and contusions. Then the adrenaline stopped. The body said to me "Now you're in for it"! Couldn't carry him and we are now both now patients. Deep breaths and concentrated on remaining calm. I did carry him back to the house and we both recovered quickly. My training to quickly reaction to emergency situation almost got me in real trouble this time. Hard to change years of training.
Kim this is a wonderful article, as you can tell from the responses. Most of us seem to go through some version of what you experienced. My thanks to you and those who commented because there is so much commonality between us as we navigate the changes in ability, career and self image. Among many other changes. My gratitude.
Hi Anita…thank you so much for your very kind comment. When I agreed to write this column seven months ago my greatest desire was to provide a real perspective as a patient and help build a community where we could support one another. I'm so excited to know that this is happening! So glad you shared your wonderful perspective!
Thank you Kim for your column and comments. the community of PF patients matters a lot- Unfortunately with doctors and nurses we are just a number and a payment- sharing our experiences and educating each other is the way to survive.
I fought the disease as long as possible. To deny and reject help was normal for me because I am the strong one. My family depends on me. Diagnosed 2013 with IPF, then my lung collapsed 3 times from the biopsy , no way to deny it now. I can remember complaining to my doctor about chest tubes. I was telling her how horrible it was that I was getting my 9th chest tube inserted. She replied that the day before she put two in a 12 year old boy, they were his 11th and 12th. This quickly put my thoughts in perspective and tears in my eyes. How blessed my life has been. No matter how bad life appears to be sometimes, it can always be worse. For me Disability was the hardest thing to accept. I was forced to stop working and had no choice, once again, there was no other option. There has been a steady decrease in breathing capacity and I have been placed on the Lung Transplant list, again there is no other option. In Life, some situations are out of our control. So fight to stay healthy! but realize also other want to help, let them show their love. Your article brought me relief knowing that others felt the same way. Thank you for sharing your feelings!
Hi Jim, thanks so much for sharing your story. Everything you shared makes so much sense. It's normal to fight these realities, for as long as we can…and then adjust. I love your wonderful quote, "So fight to stay healthy! but realize also other want to help, let them show their love." So much wisdom there, Jim…I know it took a lot of suffering to get there. It really helps me to hear everyone's experiences too.
Wow, I don't usually take the time and read responses as I have today. I am a retired licensed clinical social worker and was fortunate that my diagnosis occurred afterwards. I think that I had it before I was hospitalized while on a parks and canyon trip in August 2015. I immediately starting using oxygen therapy and has been since. I flew back to Florida on oxygen and with a nurse. I am currently on the lung transplant program and hopefully this year will be the time for me to receive one. This whole IPF thing is a life changer. I think that I was in denial for a long time the seriousness of this illness. I just did make the cut off age wise for being accepted into the transplant program. Now that was hard to know that if you were over 68, you are not a candidate. Right now I struggle with the term being disabled even though shortness of breath has slowed me down considerably. Sometimes I think that I try and do too much attending meetings, trying to go to some events, attending church and serving on committees. I huff and puff and still push on. I think to sit down and do nothing would really be the end of me. What I hear from so many of you is the support that you receive from family and friends. Knowing that people care and are there for you is wonderful. It helps and it is greatly appreciated. I think that the more we lift each other up and send positive messages, the more it helps with this journey. That is what I call my life with IPF.


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Die Liste der Stolpersteine in Berlin-Lankwitz enthält die Stolpersteine im Berliner Ortsteil Lankwitz im Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf, die an das Schicksal der Menschen erinnern, die im Nationalsozialismus ermordet, deportiert, vertrieben oder in den Suizid getrieben wurden. Die Spalten der Tabelle sind selbsterklärend. Die Tabelle erfasst insgesamt 31 Stolpersteine und ist teilweise sortierbar; die Grundsortierung erfolgt alphabetisch nach dem Familiennamen.

Literatur

Weblinks

 Projekt Stolpersteine im Evangelischen Kirchenkreis Teltow-Zehlendorf

Einzelnachweise

!Stolpersteine
Lankwitz
Stolpersteine Berlin Lankwitz


Nigeria Exporters have constantly suffered losses due to rejection of their products by several developed countries across the globe. This has brought to the fore the importance of meeting international standards if Nigeria must improve her fortunes in export trade.
The President, Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Alhaji Remi Bello who disclosed this today during his opening remark at the National Agro-Commodity Export Stakeholders Forum organised by LCCI in collaboration with USAID Nigeria, held at the LCCI Conference and Exhibition Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, said Agro-allied products have suffered more setbacks as a result of the rejection.
Speaking on the theme: "Challenges to Meeting Sustainable International Standards", Bello said the forum became important due to the recent European Union (EU) ban of some of Nigeria's food items which includes beans, sesame seeds, melon seeds, fired fish, meat, peanut chips amongst others from entering Europe till June 2016, noting that there is an urgent to formalize processes of standardizing Nigerian export products to meet the EU set deadline.
He said to achieve this; there is a need to provide more credit support to exporters in order to acquire the necessary facilities and equipment to meet international standards.
According to the president, figures from the Central Bank Economic Report for the second quarter of 2015 revealed that "the total non-oil export earnings by Nigerian exporters during the second quarter of 2015 stood at US$631.54 million, indicating a decline of 64.9 and 75.1 percent below the levels in the preceding quarter and the corresponding period of 2014, respectively".
Bello noted that the quest for diversification of the economy cannot be attained without Nigeria's access to the international market.
He therefore called on the government to make available special intervention funds for exporters to boost their capacity to compete with the international brands and product. The president also urged all stakeholders in the agric sector, to devote resources and efforts to pursue the standardization of Nigeria products for the international markets across the globe.
Speaking with newsmen at the forum, the chairman of the Export Group, Dr. Obiora Maduthe said the challenge with Nigeria produce is the issue of poor quality, bad chemical residues, deliberate mixing of good and bad produce which is not only affecting the image of the country, but also her income.
Madu explained that the aim of the forum therefore is to bring together regulatory bodies and exporters and aid the collaboration between government agencies in order to map out plans on how to resolve the issue of rejection of the country's products, as well as sensitizing the general public, stakeholders and government of the danger involved if actions are not taken immediately.
While delivering her keynote address, the head of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Directorate, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Chairperson National Food Safety Management Committee, Mrs. Veronica Ezeh said the massive notification of export rejection from the EU over the years concerning the export of agricultural produce from Nigeria not meeting the international and national standard, has been a challenge to the agency.
Ezeh noted that some of these standard not met include; the maximum residues level for a control substance, high microbial load, poor good hygienic practice, poor good agricultural practice, poor good manufacturing practice, inadequate storage and inappropriate use of pesticides in our agricultural produce.
She further explained that the export rejection, as a result of illegal exportation and forging of export documents, is the function of the failure of regulatory procedures and the absence of effective boarder control that allows all type of unregistered products to be exported out of the country.
To meet international standard therefore, Ezeh said there is "the need for collaborative efforts of all regulatory authorities and relevant stakeholders, to come out with a framework for addressing the challenges that the country's agricultural produce is facing in the international market".
"Harmonization of national standards with sign base international standard is in the interest of all. This will not only enable developing countries respond expediently to meet the emerging export opportunities, but will also benefit the domestic consumers.
"In view of the above, there is the need for increase awareness about the need for manufacturers and exporters to either adopt their standard to the international standard provided by these three sister-setting bodies, The Codex Alimentarius Commission, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) or apply for importing country standard for the export produce." she said.
She noted that NAFDAC through a series of consultative and stakeholders meetings with the other relevant agencies, has agreed to sensitize and train agric exporters on how to comply with the national and international standard in order to improve their competiveness in the global trade.
Ezeh therefore reiterated the commitment of the agency to continue to strengthen the collaboration and information sharing with the MDS and the general public, to be sure that agricultural food export conforms with international standard in order to facilitate easy trade, protect consumers and the spread of diseases.


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Orthofen ist ein Gemeindeteil und Kirchdorf der Gemeinde Sulzemoos im Landkreis Dachau (Oberbayern, Bayern).

Geschichte
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung Orthofens geht auf das Jahr 1150 zurück. Damals wurde das Dorf "Nordhofen" genannt. Die Dorfkirche besteht vermutlich seit 1315 und ist besonders für die im Jahre 1747 entstandenen Deckenfresken bekannt. 1821 wurden Orthofen und Wiedenzhausen durch die Reformen des Ministers Montgelas zu einer Gemeinde zusammengefasst (zweites Gemeindeedikt). Im Rahmen der Gebietsreform in Bayern wurde 1978 Wiedenzhausen mit seinem Ortsteil Orthofen nach Sulzemoos eingemeindet. 1982 wurde das Dorfkreuz neben dem Maibaum in der Mitte des Dorfes aufgestellt.

Kirche

Die Filialkirche "Hl. Kreuzauffindung und St. Helena" gehört zur Pfarrei Sittenbach und wurde erstmals 1524 in der Sundendorfer'schen Matrikel beschrieben, ist aber wahrscheinlich schon 200 Jahre älter. Im 17. oder 18. Jahrhundert wurde die spätgotische Kirche umgebaut und am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts etwas vergrößert. Die Deckenfresken wurden vom Maler Franz Mayr angefertigt.

Literatur
 Informationsbroschüre über die Gemeinde Sulzemoos – Nachbarschaftshilfe der Gemeinde Sulzemoos e.V., Komplan GmbH Odelzhausen, 2008

Weblinks

 http://kirchenundkapellen.de/kirchen/aaa-framefor1024.htm

Ort im Landkreis Dachau
Sulzemoos
Ersterwähnung 1150
Kirchdorf (Siedlungstyp)


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