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Old and new meet at Portland Museum of Art Biennial
By Cate McQuaid Globe Correspondent,April 19, 2018, 2:19 p.m.
A piece from DM Witman's "Melt" series.DM Witman
PORTLAND, Maine — Contemporary art biennials, striving to capture their time, can be too busy, trendy, and earnest. It's hard to bottle the zeitgeist. The 2018 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, on view through June 3, comes at us brandishing language on the website citing "the cultural moment in Maine and America."
Cue the trumpets.
Guest curator Nat May, former executive director of Portland's SPACE Gallery, approached the project by gathering a curatorial team: Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance founding director Theresa Secord; museum director Mark Bessire; and Sarah Workneh, co-director of the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture.
For a large group show with such broad parameters, curating by committee is risky. A clear organizing vision is called for.
May has pulled it off. He aimed for plurality, but kept the exhibition relatively small, at only 25 artists; most have not shown at the museum before. For the first time, many have several works on view, which gives this nimble show depth.
Secord's inclusion was a shrewd stroke. The biennial features traditional basketry by Fred Tomah and a birch bark canoe by Steve Cayard and David Moses Bridges (who died last year, at 54) — elegant, grounded works drawn from Wabanaki styles. Such traditional crafts don't often appear in contemporary art biennials, at least not without some clever conceptual conceit.
The baskets and the canoe are not clever; they're simply, masterfully wrought. The quatrefoil weave on Tomah's "Katahdin Butterfly Basket" radiates out like a clover. Bridges and Cayard's canoe has fleur-de-lis patterns along the sides.
These works don't attend to the cultural moment; they're timeless. Coming from outside the contemporary art discourse, they pull this biennial's door open and flood it with fresh air. In the show's catalog, Bessire aptly says, "Native American art should be part of the entire thinking about . . . American art. How can we speak of 'American art' without including that work?"
Gina Adams's installation of "Broken Treaty Quilts" hangs nearby. She has stitched on to antique textiles hand-cut calico letters spelling out the terms of treaties between US officials and Native American tribes. Sewing the pacts into textiles underlines the intimate effect of the government's broken promises.
Adams's quilts, like many art works wrestling with social justice, are urgently contemporary. Installing them near the works of Tomah, Bridges, and Cayard brings their trenchant message home. If the canoe and the baskets were not here, Adams's work might simply be one on a checklist of art about societal wrongs.
Instead, the rest of the biennial springs from the ground turned up by these artists, who together draw a picture of America's original sin. Other topics broached, from climate change to nuclear annihilation to policemen shooting down young black men, grow from there.
Works addressing such issues make tender impact again and again. The reference is historical in Somerville artist Rosamund Purcell's "No Parachutes to Save Them," but her theme — war's consequences — is today's. Her installation of found objects from a junkyard in Owls Head, Maine, and collages made from unearthed relics there, are poetic talismans of soldiers and landscapes devastated in World War I battles.
Daniel Minter's shrine-like installation, "A Distant Holla," unfurls with animated and at times unearthly majesty across an entire wall, alternating bold paintings of black people, African ritual objects such as brooms, and symbols of oppression — including a collection of tin cans, some with wooden sculptures of figures in fetal positions trapped inside. It's an epic, fraught with peril, glowing with strength and hope.
Then, to the Earth: In her series "Melt," DM Witman prints black-and-white satellite photos of mountainous scenes using a 19th-century salted-paper photographic process. One of the ten is not chemically fixed, and it fades over the course of the exhibition, like a glacier melting. When I visited, it was dark and ghostly in shadowy purples, as if the Earth itself was becoming just a memory.
Not every work in "Biennial 2018" has political or social overtones — thank heavens — but several very good paintings inadvertently enter into that dominating conversation. Stephen Benenson's brilliantly awkward figure paintings in jumpy, sizzling colors, all smush-faced and dear, are like the parts of ourselves — or our society — that we most fear and suppress.
Elise Ansel borrows imagery from Old Master paintings and explodes it with swift, daring brushwork. "Emerald Light" comes from 17th-century Dutch painter Melchior d'Hondecoeter's "Dead Bird." Where the Dutch artist was exacting, Ansel captures breast, wings and beak with brash strokes. Even her jet-black ground is laid on fat and glossy; the fact of death seems, in these gestures, a vital figment.
Just the opposite is the case in Erin Johnson's video, "The Way Things Can Happen." Johnson visited Lawrence, Kan., where "The Day After," a 1983 television film about a nuclear attack, was filmed. More than 100 million people tuned in. Close to 5,000 locals played victims of the disaster.
Here those extras recount what happened, but they make no mention of filmmaking. They might as well have survived a nuclear explosion. Their often cool and reportorial tone is as unnerving as their seemingly traumatic memories. As nuclear tensions again rise, "The Way Things Can Happen" is particularly sobering.
Amid such works, Tomah's baskets and Bridges and Cayard's canoe are a solace not because they conjure up Eden before the fall — every society contends with hate and violence — but because, in a fractured and frightening time, old ways such as theirs embody resilience.
2018 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART BIENNIAL
At Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, Maine, through June 3. 207-775-6148, www.portlandmuseum.org
Cate McQuaid can be reached at catemcquaid@gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter @cmcq.


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Solace in Sore Hands
by Grayson Currin
Second album from Malmö, Sweden's finest Americana band retains its earthen imagery while experimenting with more aggressive sounds.
Amandine is a geographical conundrum. Start with their second LP, Solace in Sore Hands, and try to pick the region of the American mainland Amandine calls home. Opener "Faintest of Sparks"-- with its sinister banjo rail and hard-lined persistence that together recall the "The House Carpenter"-- makes its writer seem like a Southeastern Americana immigrant, moving somewhere in the Appalachians on the heels of a bitter breakup and an introduction to Harry Smith. But then there's the earthen imagery of "Better Soil" and its major-chord acoustic jangle, bolstered by a maladjusted fiddle and clanging piano. Mellencamp is from Bloomington, right, and that place is an indie rock nexus? But so are Athens and Seattle, and "Silver Bells", all strident strum and stuttering drums, makes Amandine sound like it spent half a decade camping with the Shins outside of Sub-Pop's window.
Here's something surprising, though: Amandine is a four-piece from the Southern tip of Sweden, and they're fronted by Olof Gidlöf. Not John, James, Sam, or Joe-- Olof. And as charming as it may seem in theory for a band to explore the connections between American roots music and its Scandinavian counterpart, Amandine does so without a strong sense of self. Solace in Sore Hands sounds exactly like another faceless album about distance putting pressure on stretched heartstrings. Gildöf occasionally seems optimistic for his future, but his misery and the circumstances he laments-- war, small towns, traveling careers-- are his preferred muses.
In one sense, this resembles the approach of the band's 2004 debut Leave Out the Sad Parts, but, sonically, Amandine is bigger now. There's a tightly controlled veil of electric feedback on "Faintest of Sparks", and "Our Nameless Will" splits its choruses and verses between plucked banjo and overdriven guitar paired with big, languid rock drums and bass, respectively. By those terms, though, every piece of Amandine's discography has hitherto been only another point in making Gidlöf's laments a little more dramatic, a little bit louder. Such excuses only go so far, and here, regardless of the band's past, the climaxes and crescendos are rushed, pre-emptive, and undeserved. On "Chores of the Heart", Amandine goes straight for the throat, springing from a one-guitar, 35-second intro into a loud first verse, complete with a plodding rhythm section and a howling organ. But there's little other excitability. Still, the guitar somehow manages to believe Gidlöf when he concludes, "We've been wading in water so dark/ Now we're drowning in the chores of the heart."
Gidlöf is writing about the same motif of impending heartbreak he's mined for three years now, but he still doesn't own it. David Karsten Daniels, who shares the Fat Cat mantle with Amandine now, has based both of his albums around one breakup: The first, 2004's independently released Angles, was grief-stricken but undecided. It felt as if Daniels was still too sad to make a sustained, articulate statement. But this year's Sharp Teeth was a bold move, its arrangements-- Dixieland funeral marches, distended crescendos, painfully quiet brooding-- proclaiming that Daniels had finally conquered his hurt and used it to his advantage. Gidlöf lacks the conviction to direct his troubles into either strong songs or fodder for his clearly capable band. His three-shades-of-grey writing opens the door for any old arrangement that will do, and the band generally mirrors its principal writer, taking the tired sound that comes with the least resistance.

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Author Interview with K.C. Julius
I'm a hybrid author, a citizen of the world, a happily married wife, a mother of mine, his and those who've adopted us along the way, including various rescue dogs and cats. I'm a teacher, a sister, and a friend. I'm a walker in the woods, swimmer in lakes and a grateful celebrant of life.
Currently, Düsseldorf, Germany. Before that,Switzerland, Indonesia, Israel, England, Serbia and the US.
What's your home life like?
Happy and productive. I write full-time, five days a week, and on the weekends I tend to the business end of independent publishing. I do yoga, read, and walk my dog a lot to get the creative juices going. Our kids are grown and live on three different continents, but we see each other as often as we can, and thanks to today's technology, we stay in close touch. My husband is my best friend, and we spend a lot of time together, playing cards, watching football (the beautiful kind) and tennis, enjoying the outdoors, good food and wine. I used to be part of a huge ex-pat community when I was teaching in international schools, and many of my former students and colleagues still find their way to our home, wherever that may be in the world.
What genre(s) do you like to write? To read?
I write fantasy. Beyond the Green Door (YA Lothian) was my first published novel. The four books of my epic medieval fantasy series, The Drinnglennin Chronicles, will all be launched in early 2020. My target audience is New Adult, but my beta readers range from 18-70, and I think readers of fantasy love a great saga, regardless of their age. My reading tastes are eclectic—fantasy, literary, speculative and historical fiction, poetry, the classics and non-fiction. Dorothy Dunnett's The Lymond Chronicles are my all-time favorites. The best books I've read in the past few months were The Overstory by Richard Powers and David Wallace-Wells's The Uninhabitable Earth. Wallace-Wells's book is about the future awaiting us as a result of our reckless disregard for the health of our planet, and should be required reading for every denizen on Earth.
Why did you start writing?
Because I had no choice not to.
What do you do when you're not writing?
Think about writing, while enjoying the daily routine mentioned above. I'm also active on social media—particularly in the #writingcommunity on Twitter. I do a bit of travel—back to Jakarta where I lived, taught and raised a family for 24 wonderful year to attend the HS graduations of former 4th graders. This one coming up will be for the last class I taught... the end of era for me. I spend a part of every summer in NH at our family home with relatives and friends from around the world.
Where do you like to go when looking for a new book to read?
To trusted friends for recommendations, previously read authors, Booker Prize winners. And I do a lot of rereading of favorite classics from all genres.
At what point do you call it quits when reading a new book?
If the writing is poor, it doesn't matter how unique the story line is. Writing that sings and strikes a chord deep in my heart will keep me turning pages every time.
Are you independently or traditionally published?
Both.
How many books/stories have you published so far?
Only one to date—Beyond the Green Door, Lothian 2002.
What book/story are you currently promoting or working on?
Portents of Chaos, the first book of The Drinnglennin Chronicles, my NA/Adult epic medieval fantasy. It launches online on Jan. 3, 2020. The remaining three books will be rapid-released in the first half of the year. Interested readers can check out my website:
What's the elevator pitch?
Step into an epic world of sword and sorcery, intrigue and betrayal...
The realm of Drinnglennin hangs poised on the cusp of chaos, for Urlion Konigur, the High King, is dying and has yet to name an heir. Rumors abound that the Helgrins, Drinnglennin's bitterest foes, are preparing their longboats to raid the Isle's shores, while the roving å Livåri folk, for whom the island kingdom is the last sanctuary, are strangely disappearing. And in distant Belestar, the fabled dragons are stirring from their self-imposed exile…
Drinnglennin's hopes lie with the wizard Morgan, who must gather together and safeguard the king's possible heirs, all three of whom are coming of age. Yet a dangerously powerful house seeks the succession for one of their own, even if it means disrupting the fragile peace of the realm.
One thing is certain: whoever next sits on the Einhorn Throne will determine the fate not only of Drinnglennin, but of all who dwell in the Known World.
How long have you been working on it?
:) Six years. I started writing The Drinnglennin Chronicles in August of 2014, and I've waited to release the four-book series until the last was completed. When I made the decision to go indie, it was with the understanding that my manuscript (and thus my readers) would benefit from the same treatment it would receive from a top publishing house. I am incredibly fortunate to have my wonderful editors, Betsy Mitchell and David Gatewood, Gwen Shackleton's original art work on the cover, the amazing cartography of David Sheehan, David Summer's unique formatting and all of my insightful beta readers on my team. My son, Will, a lover of the genre and a talented writer in his own right, has been my toughest critic as well as my most valued. I'm incredibly excited to finally get the story out to readers.
When will it be available to buy? Where?
Portents of Chaos launches on Jan. 3, 2020. The e-book will be on KDP Select, and I will go wide with the paperback and hardcopy.
How can readers find you?
To subscribe to my mailing list: (PLEASE check your spam and promotions if you don't receive an immediate email asking for confirmation... this is stlll a bug we're working out..)
What inspires you to keep writing?
"Facts are the soil from which the story grows. Imagination is a last resort."
― Dorothy Dunnett
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies", said Jojen. "The man who never reads lives only one."
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." —Samuel Clemens
Anything you'd like to add?
Thank you for this opportunity, Nicholas.
My thanks to K.C. for participating in My Laughably Inane Blog. I wish her the best in Germany and all her future writing endeavors.
Just a small-town boy with an overactive imagination.


is an ongoing project based on the garden where I live. Within this garden is a plastic poly-tunnel, a wild, semi cultivated general garden and a vegetable patch where I grow food for my family and friends.
The garden is ever changing, corresponding to the time of year and the weather conditions, which rule it. The plants within are both planted with purpose and naturally deposited weeds. Each of the plants within hold a place of their own and offer a shape, colour and development bound by their botanical origins.
I have used digital photography to directly document and record the changes in the poly tunnel. Focusing on certain details, which contain both man-made structures and naturally occurring meteorological conditions, the images now form new representations.
The works on old, out of date photographic paper are a result of both planning and of unpredicted outcomes. Much like the garden itself, the old photographic paper is the partner in these works. The changes come about though the papers original, man-made properties and the chemical reactions altered by the papers age. Again, much like the garden itself, the pieces, although steered by my direct intention and plant choice, take on a life of their own and result in the collaborative works.
'Songs from a midnight garden' is a comment on a gardening experience informed by knowledge passed down from other gardeners, a life long learning gained through practical knowledge and the influence of nature's own intervention.
Selected pieces were shown at the Spanjaardshof Gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 2015. This two person show (Caroline Gresnigt) was part of the Open Ateliers.


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Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics, Introducing Comparative Politics, Fourth Edition by Stephen Orvis and Carol Ann Drogus integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 core countries into the narrative. Serving as touchstones, the cases are set in chapters where they make the most sense topically—not separated from theory or in a separate volume—and vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The book's organization allows instructors flexibility and gives students a more accurate sense of comparative study. In this edition, a brand new chapter on Contentious Politics covers ethnic fragmentation, social movements, civil war, revolutions, and political violence. New case studies on this topic include the Occupy and Tea Party movements in the US; Zapatista rebellion in Mexico; Boko Haram in Nigeria; and; and revolutions in China and Iran. The chapter on States and Identity has been substantially revised to better introduce students to the concept of identity and how countries handle identity-based demands. Case studies include nationalism in Germany; ethnicity in Nigeria; religion in India; race in the US; gender in Iran; and sexual orientation in Brazil. Content on states and markets, political economy, globalization, and development has all been consolidated into a new Part III of the book, focusing in a sustained way on economic issues.
Aimed at politics students in their final year of secondary education or beginning their degrees, this highly readable book is the ideal introduction to politics. Doing Politics is a detailed guide to both the study and the activity of politics, which explores why we study politics, what is involved in a politics degree, and the skills and mindset that are needed to tackle the subject. Key questions are answered, including: • Just what is politics and how does it affect us? • Why does politics, and why do politicians, get a bad press? • How do we study non-traditional forms of politics? Assuming no prior knowledge, this lively and engaging guide is the perfect introduction to the academic study of politics.
This book examines globalization using the concept of space to contextualize discussion of global issues. The growth of population, the increase of human activity, and the usage of new spaces contribute to the complexity and challenges of global issues.
This book embraces a historical perspective to comprehensively explore the current state of change in world politics. It is concerned with changes that impact world and state prosperity and security rather than the conditions that recurrently produce such changes.
Die Schlacht von Waterloo ist geschlagen, das Kriegsrecht gilt in Großbritannien nicht mehr. Damit ist HMS Surprise, die zu dringenden Reparaturarbeiten in Gibraltar liegt, nicht länger ein Kriegsschiff, sondern von einem Tag zum nächsten ein privates Vermessungsschiff, das offiziell nur lose in Verbindung mit der Royal Navy steht, und das Auseinanderbrechen der Besatzung in einem buntgescheckten Haufen wirft düstere Schatten auf das Gemüt ihres Kapitäns Jack Aubrey. Denn er braucht für sein Südamerika-Abenteuer starke Teerjacken: Vorgeblich soll die Surprise die chilenische Küste und die Gewässer kartographieren, doch tatsächlich beabsichtigt die britische Regierung, die chilenischen Unabhängigkeitskämpfer zu unterstützen, ein sogenannter Freundschaftsdienst, der Lucky Jack endlich ans Ziel seiner Wünsche bringen könnte ... Der zwanzigste Roman und Höhepunkt der weltberühmten marinehistorischen Bestsellerserie um Jack Aubrey und Dr. Stephen Maturin.


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Jose Navarro is the Executive Chef at Grotto Italian Restaurant inside the Golden Nugget.
As a child, Navarro wasn't even allowed in the kitchen. Three decades later, he is at the helms of a popular Las Vegas restaurant.
As executive chef, Navarro is responsible for the development of seasonal menus based on the restaurant concept, overseeing the daily kitchen operations and training staff on the preparation of each dish served.
His journey in the culinary world began at the young age of 14 when Navarro started helping out in front of a wok at a families' friend local Chinese restaurant. Later, he moved to the burger restaurant inside the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino.
It wasn't until two years later, when the Las Vegas native was working as a master cook, that he realized working in the hospitality industry was the career for him. As master cook at Caesar's Palace's Palace Court Navarro was quickly taken with the restaurant's organization, the respect for the dishes being prepared, and a sense of pride emanating from the entire staff. For two years – until the restaurant closed its doors – Navarro's appreciation for the culinary world and pursuing a career in cooking developed.
For the next ten years Navarro spent his time behind the ranges at 808, Neros & Terrazza at Caesars Palace, Tremezzo and Elements at the former Aladdin and Batolotta's inside Wynn Las Vegas perfecting his skills, experimenting with his own creations. In 2008. Navarro began his time as chef at Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro at The Palazzo Las Vegas. When d.vino Italian Food & Wine Bar opened in 2009, he was promoted to executive chef at that restaurant. In 2011 chef Navarro took over the helm at Beso Steakhouse, the partnership restaurant between Eva Longoria and Landry's Restaurant Group. He later assisted with the opening of She by Morton's, another partnership between Landry's and Eva Longoria, eventually moving to the position of Executive Chef at Grotto inside the Golden Nugget.


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Who is Doris Miller? And what does he have to do with women being drafted?
Nations that use women for national defense, deserve none. It is cowardice and embarrassing to say that the men of a nation are not capable enough of protecting it. God, through His prophet, says in Nahum 3:13, "Behold, your troops are like women in your midst. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies…" I wonder what God would say to our nation. Instead of men being like women, we have actual women serving as troops.
Women being drafted is big news now that women are "fully integrated." Yet, there is a major key factor that is missing from the discussion. Ivory tower theologians who've never served have failed to catch this. All soldiers are combatants. In the army, all soldiers go through Basic Combat Training (BCT) before moving on to their primary MOS (military occupational specialty…their job). At BCT, soldiers learn tactics, maneuvering, and weapons proficiency. Why? Because all soldiers are "riflemen first." Doris Miller was an example of this.
Doris Miller was a sailor who served in the Navy during WWII. He became a hero when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. Without prior training, he took up a .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun and began to fire upon the Japanese fighter planes. He became a national hero. Miller was a combatant. But Miller was also a cook. That was his job–his "non-combatant" job.
On one hand, it is good that there are those who desire to stand up against cowardice and fight against women being drafted. On the other hand, it is scary how many people call themselves "conservative" who have no problem with women in the military and no problem with women being drafted.
The draft is not something we should be fighting about. Why? Because men have a moral obligation to protect women, children, and unborn children. Here is the point: there is no such thing as a "non-combatant" job in the armed forces. Doris Miller, a cook, drowned during combat. He was killed in action. Killed in combat. If women are being used to defend our nation, we have failed to protect them.
A new soldier is trained to kill. ALL soldiers go through BCT. All soldiers are to be ready and able to deploy to a combat zone. If a woman will never see combat, why is she trained in combat at Basic Combat Training?
Even if a woman had a right to join the military; a woman's right does not trump a man's responsibility. Men are responsible to protect women, children, and unborn children.
A woman can be pregnant for three months without even knowing it. During that time, a female soldier can be deployed and putting an unborn child at risk. This is another argument against women in the police force. Although the battle is practically lost in regards to protecting women in the military, it is still vital to stand against women in the military, in combat, and the draft. To some extent, the Presbyterian Church in America has done this as well as the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Doris Miller is a hero. My hero.


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How Nelson Hospital reduced avoidable ED presentations
Redirecting ED presentations to the most appropriate site of care
By Eileen&nbspFennellIsis&nbspMonteiroAllyson&nbspPaiewonsky
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Demographic factors beyond the control of the hospital left the emergency department at Nelson Hospital with increased demand and challenging patient groups. In addition, without care pathways to guide care decisions away from the emergency department, general practitioners were referring patients to the emergency department for care, even when other options would be more appropriate. Both of these factors contribute to strain on the emergency department.
Nelson Hospital is a 157 bed hospital in Nelson, New Zealand. This regional, rural hospital provides secondary services to a population over 22,000 square kilometers.
Routing patients to other sites of care in the system and fully supporting complex patients through a comprehensive discharge strategy to use hospital resources more effectively.
Despite a significant population increase over a five year period, Nelson Hospital experienced virtually no increase in emergency department demand.
PDF of the case study
The three initiatives
How leaders at Nelson Hospital created a network of coordinated care to reduce emergency department presentations with three key initiatives:
Educate patients on available care sites
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Nelson Hospital designed a public awareness campaign intended to educate the local population on other available care sites beyond the emergency department. They places notices in locations throughout the area to inform individuals of care options for times when their concern was not truly an emergency. They specifically targeted locations frequented by tourists, who often visit the ED for non-emergency concerns.
Conduct outreach to prevent presentations
Conversations with patients presenting to the emergency department led the emergency department staff to develop a public awareness campaign that provided guidance on when and why to present to the emergency department.
It was evident that many patients did not understand what constituted an emergency or where else they might receive care. Because of this, many presented to the emergency department inappropriately. Using an in-house media advisor, Nelson Hospital created a series of public awareness ads aimed at addressing this knowledge gap.
Engaging potential patients through multiple media
Nelson Health used a wide variety of channels for disseminating this information.
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Please see the supporting artifacts section of the PDF for sample public awareness advertisements.
Provide structure and support to change GP referral patterns
To address the challenges around general practitioners referring patients unnecessarily to the ED, Nelson Hospital undertook a collaborative approach to pathway development, implementation, and enforcement. Nelson Hospital created referral pathways and established a hotline for general practitioners to use, allowing general practitioners to route their patients to the most appropriate care site. The following pages detail these two steps.
Develop care pathways to move patients to appropriate sites of care
Leaders at Nelson Hospital presented data to a multidisciplinary group of stakeholders that included leaders of local general practitioners. This data highlighted the variance that existed across general practitioners in terms of referrals to the emergency department, indicating the need for care pathways. A working group, which included general practitioners and hospital clinicians, was established to develop clinically-based care pathways. In the end, Nelson Hospital developed some 400 pathways, of which about 250 related to the emergency department.
These pathways were not created to limit how general practitioners practiced medicine, but rather to better support them in ambiguous situations. Room was still left for general practitioners to use their clinical judgement and pursue a different course of treatment. When a general practitioner does opt for something other than the protocol, however, a process also exists that gives them the opportunity to explain this alternative course of treatment.
Create a GP referral assessment line in the ED for consultation
The emergency department staff added an additional resource to help general practitioners navigate the various pathways that included a possible emergency department referral. Using an iPhone, the emergency department opened a direct phone line, connecting general practitioners to the most senior emergency department consultant on duty. The consultant serves as a reference, helping the general practitioner select the best course of care. In other words, this phone line allowed general practitioners to consult with an emergency department specialist before deciding to refer the patient to the emergency department.
They selected an iPhone for its portability. The senior most consultant carries it throughout the shift, making him/her accessible at all times. Because it is assigned to only one person at a time, the responsibility for responding to calls is clear.
Buy-in for this phone line was easily achieved: the direct and timely nature of the guidance resonated with general practitioners, while the ability to curb emergency department demand made garnering support from emergency department consultants straightforward.
Accountability reinforces adherence to guidelines
To ensure all of these new measures—from patient education to pathways support—were successful, Nelson Hospital also established protocols for dealing with patients and care providers who deviated from the expected course of action.
Patients who presented to the emergency department inappropriately were referred back to their GP. These patients were reminded that follow up care and any other low-acuity concerns should be taken to their general practitioners. For patients without a GP, staff requested that they find one and provided support to help with this task. By taking a proactive role in connecting patients to GP, ED staff have the opportunity to reduce demand for emergency services.
Similarly, senior ED consultants took an active role in ensuring GP pathway adherence: when a GP refers a patient in a manner not specified by the pathway, a senior consultant follows up with them to discuss the decision.
Together, these protocols function to decrease reliance on emergency service by routing inappropriate presentations to better sites of care.
Broaden scope of care in the ED for critical non-medical concerns
Nelson Health brought an allied health team into the emergency department full time, enabling the emergency department to provide the necessary psychosocial support patients were previously lacking.
Addressing inappropriate presentations was a significant part of Nelson Hospital's emergency department strategy, but they also sought to reduce the number of patients who re-presented to the emergency department. Staff realized that many complex patients were being discharged unsafely, as nurses did not have the time to properly link them to community health resources or to provide health behavior education.
To provide fuller support for these patients, and alleviate the pressure on nurses, Nelson Hospital based an allied health team—physiotherapist and social worker—in the emergency department full-time. The team engaged in falls prevention with frail elderly patients and linked at-risk emergency department patients to community programs and health funding sources in order to reduce the likelihood of addiction relapse, anxiety attacks, and mood disorders, among other psychosocial concerns.
Introducing this team into the emergency department has helped to avoid unnecessary readmissions, further contributing to reducing emergency department demand.
Coordinated care delivery reduces ED presentations
Nelson Hospital saw impressive results through this coordinated effort to curb emergency department demand. Despite a significant population increase over a five year period, they experienced virtually no increase in emergency department demand.
By routing patients to other sites of care in the system and fully supporting those complex patients through a comprehensive discharge strategy, resources across the system are most effectively and efficiently used.
Growth in population served by ED over the last 5 year
Growth in ED presentations over the last 5 years
Providers outside the U.S.
Throughput and Length of Stay
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Albuquerque & Texas Gallbladder Surgery Malpractice Liability?
Can Hospitals Be Liable for Gallbladder Surgery Mistakes & Injuries?
In general, hospitals can be liable for the mistakes and negligent actions of their staff – like nurses. These facilities can also be liable when their policies or settings contribute to patients' injuries.
Nurses leave surgical tools inside of patients.
Nurses fail to monitor post-operative patients, especially when these patients are clearly displaying signs of serious complications.
Surgeons, who are clearly incompetent and/or have a history of harming patients, are allowed to perform gallbladder removal surgery.
Hospitals lack sanitary or appropriate equipment (or operating rooms) for performing gallbladder removal surgeries.
Hospitals policies promote or increase the risk of surgical errors. This, for instance, can be the case if hospitals lack policies to prevent never events, to appropriately monitor patients after surgery, etc.
Here, it is also important to point out that, if a surgeon's error (like mistakenly cutting a bile duct) has harmed a patient (and that surgeon does not have a history of incompetence), the hospital will not necessarily be liable. This is because surgeons are typically not considered to be hospital employees. In these situations, the surgeon (and/or other negligent medical professionals) can still be liable for patients' injuries even if the hospital is not on the hook for them.
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As fierce litigators with a strong record of success, our lawyers are skilled at going up against insurance companies, corporations and other daunting opponents to help our clients obtain the compensation they deserve for their injuries and losses. Additionally, during the recovery process, our clients can count on us for compassion and support, as well as personal legal service and accessibility.


Cars can be extremely sentimental to some people: they hold memories of times that we hold as important to our lives. It's easy to get attached to the vehicles we drive, we spend a lot of time in them. So for that reason, many people choose to continue driving older cars, whether they're inherited or bought these antique cars can be some people's most prized possessions.
However, old cars are expensive to keep road ready. They require constant maintenance and care, while this may be an entertaining hobby for those mechanically minded for others it may end up being a very costly item to keep.
Not to mention the sheer petrol consumption and cleaning costs that go into older vehicles. It can get to a point when one has to consider whether it's really a good idea to continue pumping money into these objects. On the other hand, buying a new car is a big expense, not all of us are in the position to purchase another vehicle. If your car is functioning fine you may not want to get rid of what you're driving.
Would monthly payments on a new car shadow the costs of repairs you are already paying on an existing car? These costs should be calculated to help you make a rational choice on the practicality of your decision.
Older vehicles break down, it's common knowledge. These cars will and do have troubles. Make sure you're prepared for the responsibility that comes with owning an antique vehicle. If you're more of a hands-off driver, maybe consider going with a vehicle that's lower maintenance.
This is a big one, cars can vary drastically in costs over petrol consumption. Newer vehicles can generally run on lower petrol consumption with many manufacturing companies offering electrical options, it may skewer your decision to learn how much you could save immediately from going with a new vehicle.
Does your car have functional air bags or seat belts? These are extremely important to have. Newer vehicles are generally a lot more safer than older ones, if you've got a young family or you're worried about your personal safety you may want to consider other vehicle options.
Driving a car is a big factor of a lifestyle, the vehicle you spend time in needs to be one you enjoy driving. It's important to take note of the reasons you own a particular kind of car and what you want to get from your vehicle. Taking into account what's important to you in terms of your car can help you make the best decisions on what you choose to drive.


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Posted on June 15, 2017 by Dean Hybl
Andy North won only three PGA Tour events, but two of them were U.S. Open Championships.
If you need any other illustration of how crazy the world of sports can be, all you need to look at is the history of the U.S. Open golf tournament. It is a tournament where two of the greatest champions of all-time, Phil Mickelson and Sam Snead, have a combined total of 10 runner-up finishes without never hoisting the tournament trophy, while there are 5 players over the last 50 years who have won the U.S. Open multiple times without winning any of the other three major titles.
Here is a look at the careers of those five champions who "got lucky" multiple times:
Hale Irwin – 1974, 1979, 1990 – Of the players whose only grand slam championships are at the U.S. Open, Irwin was the most successful in the other tournaments. He had at least one top five finish in each of the other three major championships, including a tie for second place at the British Open in 1983, and a total of 10 top 5 finishes and 20 top 10 finishes in majors. After winning his first U.S. Open in 1974, Irwin finished in the top 10 in each of the four majors in 1975. However, it would not be until 1979 when he claimed his second U.S. Open at the Iverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Between 1980 and 1984, Irwin had four top 8 finishes at majors. However, he finished no higher than 14th in a major for the remainder of the decade. So, it was quite a surprise when at the age of 45, he defeated Mike Donald in a playoff to become the oldest U.S. Open Champion. His final run at a major title was in 1993 when he finished tied for 6th at the PGA Championship at the age of 48.
Andy North – 1978, 1985 – Anyone who watches golf analysis on ESPN is familiar with Andy North. He has been part of their golf coverage for more than two decades. North played college golf at the University of Florida before turning pro in 1972. In 1975 he registered his first top 5 finish at a major with a fourth place showing at the PGA Championship. In 1977 he won his first PGA Tour title capturing the American Express Westchester Classic. The following year he claimed the U.S. Open title by a single stroke over J.C. Snead and Dave Stockton. Though he finished in the top 10 at the U.S. Open in 1980 and 1983, he had very little success in other major tournaments prior to the 1985 U.S. Open. He overcame a four-shot deficit during the final round to win the tournament by a single stroke and claim his second U.S. Open title. He made only a handful of cuts at major championships over the remainder of his career. Read the rest of this entry →
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Category Golf, Sports History
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Willie Anderson, four times winner of the US Open between 1901 - 1905.
It is hard to imagine nowadays but once upon a time Scotland dominated the US Open Golf Championship, winning twelve of the first sixteen tournaments, between 1895 and 1910. Amongst those early winners was Willie Anderson who won four times and remains only one of four golfers in the history of the event to have won that many. Anderson is also the only golfer to have won the tournament three times successively, a record that is likely to be in the books forever more.
The first American to win the prestigious US Open golf title was John McDermott, who won twice in succession in 1911 and 1912. His wins in fact sparked American dominance in their home 'Major' tournament and was hugely responsible for generating the sport's popularity in the States.
Scottish success was not completely over however with Willie Macfarlane winning in 1925 becoming the last player from the 'home of golf' to have won; he was also the last non-American player to win until Gary Player, the great South African took the title in 1965.
Surprisingly Player only ever won the tournament once but over the years but there have been two golfers from South Africa to have achieved two wins. Firstly Ernie Els, who won in 1994 and 1997 and was followed in by Retief Goosen who claimed the title in 2001 and 2004. Other recent dual winners are the late Payne Stewart, Lee Janzen, Curtis Strange, Andy North, Lee Trevino and Billy Casper.
Tiger Woods is one of only two players to have a hat trick of wins his most recent coming in 2008 when he played his play-off round against Rocco Mediate with a serious injury to his left knee. Woods did not play again that year and has not won another 'Major' since. Woods also won in 2000 and 2002 and was second in 2005 and 2007. The other player with three wins is the very popular Hale Irwin, whose third win in 1990 made him the oldest player at 45 to have won the US Open. He also won in 1974 and 1975.
There are three players other than Anderson who have four titles and all three are regarded as legends of the sport of golf, they are Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Bobby Jones, the latter being the last amateur to have lifted the crown. Nicklaus who last won in 1980 was also runner up on five occasions but still holds the record for the most 'Majors' won of 18.
In the modern golf era one player who can count himself unlucky not to have won more than once is Phil Mickelson has finished up, like Nicklaus runner up or tied runner up on five times.
The defending champion is Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, who will be looking to join the illustrious list of multiple US Open winners when the 2011 US Open gets underway on the Blue Course at the Congressional Golf Club in Bethesda, Maryland on June 15th and the US Open betting is sure to have the Ryder Cup hero and current world number four as a strong contender to do so.
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Category Golf


And so it rumbles on. Who's the number 9? Given our national intolerance of others' opinions I fully expect this issue to start punch-ups in the fortnight before the Euros.
It was Simon Church, then Hal Robson- Kanu. Sam Vokes fluffed his biggest audition yet and couldn't score against Andorra.
Then Tom Lawrence looked to have played himself into the squad against Holland, but didn't really shine across Easter. It's difficult to see him starting. The Euros look a couple of years too early for him.
Tom Bradshaw looked OK for 18 minutes but selections show he is not being seriously considered – unless he managed to nutmeg Ashley Williams loads of times in training.
In three hours' play there was one goal, netted by the sole No 9 to create and take a goal, but bizarrely, people think the only striker to score since October 2014 should miss the ferry to France.
So who will start against Slovakia is anyone's guess. HRK or Church being ahead of the rest.
What's clear is that the starting 9 usually doesn't take a grip on the game for whatever reason, usually lack of service. The replacement, whoever it is, always seems to be a slight improvement.
So the logical outcome is to play the starting 9 for, say, nine minutes, and then substitute him. Worked against Cyprus. But, somehow, can't see this happening.
It looks as if the first striker to net in France – if indeed any of them do – gets the job for the entirety of the tournament.
There have been so many auditions, it's like The Voice. Why not ask Boy George to choose one and be done with it? We can disputatiously drone on about something else then.
Sometimes sides don't fully form until the month of the tournament so let's hope one player – anyone please – rises to the occasion.
Here in Kyiv, the 400 or so fans entered a new phase of evolution unknown in our 150 years' existence.
Our post-traumatic success disorder has mellowed into a post-qualification, post-coital, blissful reverie – we have entered Cymru am Myth. We're honeymooning, bonged-out, tra-la-laing down the street, I even found myself whistling Zombie Nation on the marshrutka to the airport. Hopefully this state of mind will never end.
I never knew qualification would feel this good.
As for the games, the past three friendlies are almost like Zenica never happened, was it a figment of our imagination? Without Gareth Bale we've reverted to the norm of the last three years. Looking good at times but losing out.
Joe Allen pulled lots of strings but couldn't cross for toffee. Jonathan Williams took his usual kicking but looked like he was getting used to the treatment. Hopefully better refs in France will protect him. Solid defence was only breached by Yarmolenko, a class act, who should do really well in France.
Defeat was greeted with the old-time shoulder shrug of yore. Nobody minded. Maybe we should have done better but drunken oblivion was only a fiver away and that was top priority for 95% of the Welsh horde.
Overall, it was just like the last game we played here only this time the police smiled.
Not often that Welsh footballers play against a World Cup Golden Boot winner but that happened in Kyiv.
The Welsh fans' team lined up against an all-star Ukrainian team packed with crack players from yesteryear. It was Hotshots v Headbangers (some still drunk).
There was a sumptuous spread to die for – tomatoes that taste of something, cheese, choccies, nuts, oranges, salami, bananas, gherkins, cans of Lvivska grog. Pop. Sandwich-toting Pensioners heard the running commentary by the Ukrainian FA's press officer over the PA, and came to watch. The sun came out, I'd brought it with me in my draw bag. It was paradise.
We found out at halftime that the impressively robust No 9 was Oleg Salenko, who scored six goals for Russia at USA 1994, joint equal with Hristo Stoichkov. He now lives in Kyiv. No wonder the score was 3-0 though it should have been 6-0.
Tom Bowen, left, took the chance to offer tips to Golden Boot winner Oleg Salenko and was photobombed. Next time, Paul Kinsey and Gazz Dainton, piss off.
The match at the Lokomotiv stadium near the central station ended 3-3 as an unlikely comeback secured a draw. We 'won' a jokey penalty shootout.
Most of their players were good, cheetah-sleek ex-pros, ex-Dynamo Kyiv etc etc, in their 40s and 50s.
The vid includes Salenko's crowning glory – the moment he scored against us. You can retire now Oleg, your career has peaked. I wonder who he'd pick up front for us, perhaps we should have asked him.
I still have a spare gherkin if anyone wants it.
Anyone who's spent a weekend in Cardiff city centre will know this – the new patron saint of Wales is, or should be, George Best. He set the bar high and Wales is looking to scale it. Let's all raise a glass to him.
Looks like he's popular in Kyiv too.
Ukraine is full of surreal surprises and one of the latest sprang up last year, clearly owned by a Man U fan. Barry John's butty has inspired a bar by the name of Bestia, about half a mile from the Olimpiski stadium. Full address is Shorsa 44.
It's time to make a stand. I hate this slogan. Witless junk. Supremely inane. Faux profound. It's the most bleedingly obvious bleeding obvious crock of crud marketing ever devised. And if you don't get where I'm coming from, I'm afraid it's bleeding obvious, can't help, sorry.
And you know the smug idiot who had a 'moment of inspiration' in his hashtagged black hole of a brain is still slapping themself on the back, wondering if a marketing award is winging its way towards them cos it was No5 on a Twitter trending list in Dakar.
The news it would be the Manic Street Preachers song title for our France single left me close to tears.
It's like the thickest pupil in class being rewarded for learning to count to two. I urge you to vote for the alternatives, which are, admittedly, nearly as gut-wrenchingly bad. Go here.
Together we can defeat the T******* S******* mafia.
The Swedes colonised Kyiv during Euro 2012. Women took the minibus from villages outside the city to ogle the men, swooning in droves.
The Scandinavian scallies spread happiness, joy and Viking helmets all over the shop. They were literally revered.
On Trukhaniv Island, in the middle of the river Dnipro, sand was imported for the beach by city authorities. The Swedes turned it into a huge camp site.
It's now an all-frills-spared dreary dump again – scruffy cats and windowless buildings abound. but there is evidence of the Scandinavian occupation still. There was a polite little nod to local hero Andriy Shevchenko, now retired, but helping the national team out. And of course the monumental ego of Zlatan Ibrahimovic – I call him Ham Sandwich, it's less of a mouthful – gets his own monument. He's next up – we'll finally see a top-class striker on the pitch – on June 5.


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Arif Erdem (Istanboel, 2 januari 1972) is een Turks oud-voetballer die vooral furore maakte bij Galatasaray.

Na de staatsgreeppoging in Turkije in 2016 vluchtte Erdem uit Turkije. Hij is een prominent lid van de Gulen-beweging, die in Turkije verantwoordelijk wordt gehouden voor de staatsgreeppoging.

Clubcarrière
Erdem begon zijn carrière bij Zeytinburnuspor waar hij dan ontdekt werd door Galatasaray. Bij deze club speelde hij 347 competitiewedstrijden en scoorde 105 keer. Met Galatasaray won hij de UEFA Cup en UEFA Super Cup. Twee jaar later behaalde hij met het Turks voetbalelftal een derde plaats op het Wereldkampioenschap voetbal 2002. Na negen jaar voetbal bij Galatasaray besloot hij om naar Real Sociedad in Spanje te trekken. Hij bleef hier een half jaar en trok terug naar zijn oude nest. In 2005 is hij gestopt met voetbal. Sinds augustus 2006 is hij assistent-coach bij Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

Interlandcarrière
60 caps: hij kwam 11 keer tot scoren met het Turks voetbalelftal
Derde op het WK 2002

Erelijst

Individueel
Topscorer van de Süper Lig samen met İlhan Mansız (2001-2002) met 21 goals

Erdem, Arif
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5-wicket Anderson helps England skittle India out for 107
India's Murali Vijay is bowled by England's James Anderson during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
England's James Anderson holds up the ball to applause as he leaves the pitch after India are bowled out for 107 during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Rain covers are pulled onto the pitch as rain stops play during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
England's James Anderson, left, and India's captain Virat Kohli leaves the pitch as rain stops play during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
England's players celebrate taking the wicket of India's Cheteshwar Pujara during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
India's Lokesh Rahul leaves the pitch after being caught by England's Jonny Bairstow off the bowling of England's James Anderson during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
LONDON — James Anderson ran out of Indian batsmen to dismiss as he sought to become the first bowler to take 100 test wickets at Lord's on Friday.
England's leading wicket-taker lifted his tally at 'the home of cricket' to 99 by claiming five victims as India was skittled out for 107 on Day 2 of the second test.
Rain prevented play on Thursday and more showers allowed only 8.3 overs before the first prolonged passage of action began shortly after 5 p.m.
India was already 15-3 at that point, mainly thanks to Anderson.
The 36-year-old paceman quickly justified Joe Root's decision to put India in to bat as clouds gathered in northwest London, taking five balls to bowl Murali Vijay (0) with a late away swinger and then inducing an edge from Lokesh Rahul (8).
"I'd have been so disappointed if I'd messed up today because they were the ideal conditions to bowl in," Anderson said.
When play briefly resumed after lunch, India gave England some assistance as the recalled Cheteshwar Pujara (1) was run out following a mix-up with captain Virat Kohli.
Kohli had single-handedly made the first test at Edgbaston competitive, his 200 runs failing to save India as England took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, but he couldn't repeat his heroics on a green wicket at Lord's.
Chris Woakes — replacing Ben Stokes who is in court in Bristol on a charge of affray — had Kohli dropped at slip by Jos Buttler, before the same fielder redeemed himself the next ball as he caught the Indian skipper for 23.
A bizarre repeat occurred minutes later when Buttler dropped Hardik Pandya (11) much to Woakes's frustration, but once more took an immediate chance to atone for his error, leaving India 61-5.
Sam Curran bowled Dinesh Karthik (1) with a looping inswinger, before Anderson returned to finish the job he'd begun.
First went Ajinkya Rahane (18), who looked the most accomplished of the batsmen before edging to Alastair Cook at slip.
"You cannot be too harsh on yourself when you get conditions like this," Rahane said. "Anderson, he was really good. He bowled in the right areas."
Kuldeep Yadav, recalled for his left-arm spin bowling, soon followed for a duck, before Stuart Broad interrupted the Anderson show by removing the counter-attacking Ravichandran Ashwin, who top-scored with 29.
With the day's play coming to an end, Anderson trapped Ishant Sharma lbw for a duck to claim a sixth Lord's five-wicket-haul and finish with figures of 5-20.
"We hardly bowled any bad balls, didn't give them much to hit at all," Anderson said. "When you build pressure like that all day, no matter who you are around the world, it is difficult."
With an improved weather forecast for Saturday, England will have better conditions to attempt to build a big lead.
Batting at No. 4 will be 20-year-old Ollie Pope, who is making his debut after replacing Dawid Malan.
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If you're finding it difficult to get active, walking is a really great way to get started!
One of the best things about walking is how easy it is to get into - it's doesn't require any equipment, it's good for your health, and it lets you explore your local area and meet new people.
Lots of people are put off exercise because they don't think they're fit enough to take part, but walking is a low impact exercise accessible to almost everyone. Starting with small local walks and building up over time, walking can really help get people into more active lifestyles. Walking is really easy to fit into day to day life, whether by exchanging a car, bus or tube journey for walking, going for a stroll at lunchtimes, or joining one of our social walks. If you'd like to get more out of your walks, take a look at our Nordic Walking courses to help you burn even more calories!


If you're building a startup, you probably live in deathly fear of making mistakes. You read every day about the mistakes that cause startups to fail. You lie awake at 4am going over past missteps, and you spend evenings poring over business plans, looking for weak spots.
So what if we told you that there are some mistakes you HAVE to make? That sometimes, it's unavoidable—that nobody's perfect, and you really can mess up and still come out ahead? More importantly, that if you didn't make these mistakes, you'd end up with a less superior product?
Seriously. Here are the five mistakes you should be making (though we do hope you make them earlier than later) and what to do about each.
Talk about an unavoidable circumstance. Here's the nasty truth: At some point, somebody you trust will do you wrong. They'll break your trust, steal your money, sell your secrets or otherwise just be a terrible, terrible disappointment (and a danger) to you.
There's nothing you can do to stop this from happening—what you can do is to prepare for it. Mostly on an emotional level. Don't go around being paranoid and expecting the worst. But do steel yourself for things not always going the way you planned.
After it happens: Learn from it. Yes, the other person did something awful. But looking back, can you see why they were motivated to make that choice, or how you could have overlooked warning signs? How can you be more aware going forward, to avoid going through this again?
Mostly because you won't be able to resist, after getting screwed over in #1. You have lost money, pride, reputation or something else valuable, and you want to make the other person feel what you are feeling.
Since we can't stop you: Go ahead and try. But we guarantee it won't work out as planned.
After it happens: Stop looking to the past, and start looking forward! This experience should have taught you that, no matter what happens, your best course of action is always to keep building, creating, and inspiring something truly positive. Don't let negativity hold you back.
Of course you will want to keep some things secret (especially after going through #1 and #2), but how secret is too secret? The reality is that, if you're not excited to tell people about your amazing product, it's because your doubts and insecurities are eating you alive. No matter how cool the term "stealth mode" sounds—and it does sound cool—industry insiders and potential collaborators will be turned off by your unwillingness to talk about what you're doing. And you'll miss lots of opportunities to strengthen your concept by talking it through with the people with the skills and experience to help you most. The results can be pretty dire: a loss of confidence, a poorly thought out product, even a total failure.
After it happens: Open your yap and start talking! Discuss your project openly, with anybody who's listening. You'll immediately notice the difference in feedback and collaboration—plus you'll start building a client list before you even launch.
If you build it, they will come? Wrong! You are not playing baseball with ghosts in a Hollywood movie. You are building a real-world product that you want real consumers to fork over hard-earned money to use. Market pull doesn't appear magically out of thin air, no matter how good your idea. But after living and breathing your venture for months or years, you honestly can't see why people won't rush toward your company waving fistfuls of dollars.
How do you create market pull? It takes a lot more work than just "building it." But for most entrepreneurs, it's necessary to experience what a lack of market pull really means, before you're inspired to do the groundwork to create it.
After it happens: Stop watching feel-good movies, and start studying. Read the blogs and books of the experts. Talk with your mentors. Do your homework and take those necessary steps to get things moving!
Ah, that fundamental mistake we just can't stop making: You, me, and every other entrepreneur on this planet, we're all just a bunch of elevated apes, doing a very delicate job.
To be an entrepreneur, you need a LOT of self-confidence. You've got to be able to believe in yourself, through thick and thin, and not only that—you've got to go out and sell your idea to people who don't necessarily want to buy it.
But at the same time, you've got to be humble. You can't survive in this field without the ability to recognize your mistakes and learn from them, no matter how tough the lesson. You have to be able to see problems as containing their own solutions. Even when the problem is you.
After it happens: Honestly, this "mistake" is not ever going to be "over." You are not perfect. Embrace it. You're a person with big ideas and thin skin. That will never change, and it doesn't need to—you were created to do exactly what you're doing. So just keep going, and carry on, and don't forget to laugh at your own mistakes. No matter how numerous.
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Q: The rights to the laravel-project directory are not setting php Dockerfile:
FROM php:8-fpm-alpine

WORKDIR /var/www/project

# Install dependencies
RUN apk update && apk add zip git libzip-dev postgresql-client postgresql-dev

## Install extensions
RUN docker-php-ext-install opcache zip pdo_pgsql

RUN apk add --no-cache bash

# Install composer
RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

# Copy existing application directory permissions
COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . /var/www/project

docker-compose.yml:
version: '3'

services:

  # NGINX - Service
  nginx:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: docker-compose/nginx/Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
      - "8143:443"
    links:
      - php-fpm
    volumes:
      - ./:/var/www/project

  # PHP-FPM - Service
  php-fpm:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: docker-compose/php/Dockerfile
    volumes:
      - ./:/var/www/project

ls -la project( sudo docker exec -it project_php-fpm_1 bash):
bash-5.1$ ls -la
total 416
drwxrwxr-x   16 1001     1001          4096 Jan 22 08:52 .
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Jan 22 09:26 ..
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001           126 Nov 13 10:44 .editorconfig
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001          1499 Dec 30 12:04 .env
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001          1422 Nov 26 11:31 .env.example
drwxrwxr-x    8 1001     1001          4096 Jan 22 08:05 .git
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001           111 Nov 10 14:57 .gitattributes
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001           247 Dec  4 20:35 .gitignore
drwxrwxr-x    6 1001     1001          4096 Jan 22 09:26 .idea
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001           356 Nov 18 07:19 .phpunit.result.cache
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001             0 Nov 18 08:50 README.md
drwxrwxr-x   12 1001     1001          4096 Jan  6 19:56 app
-rwxr-xr-x    1 1001     1001          1686 Nov 10 14:57 artisan
drwxrwxr-x    3 1001     1001          4096 Nov 10 14:57 bootstrap
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001          1749 Dec  9 06:39 composer.json
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001        311695 Jan 11 06:54 composer.lock
drwxrwxr-x    2 1001     1001          4096 Jan  6 19:34 config
drwxrwxr-x    5 1001     1001          4096 Nov 10 14:57 database
drwxrwxr-x    4 1001     1001          4096 Jan 21 12:47 docker-compose
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001           435 Jan 22 08:52 docker-compose.yml
drwxrwxr-x    5 1001     1001          4096 Jan 11 06:54 frontend
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001          1202 Nov 10 14:57 phpunit.xml
drwxrwxr-x    5 1001     1001          4096 Jan 21 17:34 public
drwxrwxr-x    4 1001     1001          4096 Nov 23 11:53 resources
drwxrwxr-x    3 1001     1001          4096 Jan 11 06:54 routes
-rw-rw-r--    1 1001     1001           563 Nov 10 14:57 server.php
drwxrwxrwx    5 1001     xfs           4096 Nov 16 12:00 storage
drwxrwxr-x    4 1001     1001          4096 Nov 17 20:31 tests
drwxrwxr-x   52 1001     1001          4096 Jan 11 06:23 vendor

Error:

The stream or file "/var/www/project/storage/logs/laravel.log" could not be opened in append mode: Failed to open stream: Permission denied

how can this be fixed?

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Tottenham Hotspur Fixtures and Results
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Tottenham, the Norwich player who tested positive and what it means for Spurs vs Man United
A Norwich player who took on Tottenham on Friday was found to be positive for Covid-19 so how does that affect the coming match against Manchester United?
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There has been plenty of concern and debate after it was revealed that a Norwich City player, who took part in the friendly match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, tested positive for Covid-19.
The news that one of the players in the Canaries' squad at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday took on Spurs in a match has understandably raised some concerns about what that means for the north London side and their Premier League match on Friday against Manchester United.
The Norwich player was one of two people from two clubs who tested positive from the 1,200 tests done in the Premier League on Thursday and Friday.
Comparisons of course are being made with the regulations in place for the general public and how they differ for top level footballers.
However, the government's 'elite sport return to training' guidance, which is being implemented to the letter by the Premier League, applies to an environment that is very different to the one the public encounter in their daily lives.
On top of the twice-weekly tests the players undertake, plus being screened for symptoms every day they arrive for work, their work environment is as sterile as can possibly be.
Hygiene levels and safety are very different at a Premier League training ground and stadium, with staff only allowed in certain areas and everything they come into contact with constantly disinfected, including the ball and any equipment used such as goalposts, corner flags and much more.
The virus is not believed to survive for long on grass and players are expected to refrain from spitting and keep physical contact to only that required during a game.
With all of the above in mind, the elite sport return to training guidelines suggest that only the person who tests positive must isolate along with members of their household for a period of seven days before being tested again at a later date.
The player must return a negative test result before being able to resume training.
That has led to questions over how that works with the Test and Trace App, when in public life others have to isolate if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive.
The difference is that with Test and Trace, close contact is identified as someone who has been in direct contact, within two metres of the person, for more than 15 minutes.
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The players still need to report to Test and Trace, however, being within two metres of someone for more than 15 minutes is not the case for footballers in training and match scenarios.
A large study by the Premier League showed that in 98 per cent of games this season players spent less than five minutes close to another player across the whole match and the average amount of time spent within that two metres distance was 39 seconds.
When contacted by football.london, Spurs pointed out that the protocols in place were meant for scenarios like this and had led to the fact that after their own positive case two weeks ago within Jose Mourinho's squad no other players or staff had tested positive since.
"We continue to operate within the strict guidelines outlined by the Premier League to ensure we avoid any risk of infection spreading should anyone else test positive, including practising social distancing so no 'close contacts' are created, which has been defined by government as being within two metres of a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more," said a club spokesman.
"This means that no other member of the squad or staff should be forced to self-isolate other than the person who returns a positive test result and their household members.
"The Norwich player in question has confirmed he had no 'close contact' with our team yesterday and our squad has also verified this.
"Our testing has continued to return only negative results for Covid since one positive reading was confirmed almost two weeks ago."
A corner flag is disinfected at half time on Friday (Image: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
Another aspect that would have been of concern is that a player who was later found to be positive from the round of tests on Thursday and Friday was able to take part in a friendly on Friday afternoon because it takes 48 hours for the results to come back.
football.london asked the Premier League exactly how that will work when it comes to competitive matches.
They explained that the shift in training schedules and match day preparations will likely mean the current Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday test days are moved to earlier dates depending on a team's fixture.
A Premier League spokesman said that would naturally result in a "far greater likelihood" of test results being provided ahead of a matchday.
The results will still be announced on Wednesdays and Saturdays once all have been collated, but clubs will have found out sooner.
Some positive cases are going to occur in the weeks ahead. It's near impossible to control every aspect of the players' lives once they step out of their sterile environments but Spurs and the Premier League believe in the protocols put in place and point to the absence of further cases at clubs after one player has tested positive as proof that they work.
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They also point to the low number of cases found among the 1,200 or so people tested every few days despite the return to group training.
There will always be moral objections to the restart of football but it's also worth noting that players with real fears for their families such as Troy Deeney and N'Golo Kante have also since returned to training after seeing what has been put in place and speaking to doctors.
The concern is understandable - these are worrying times in the world - but the authorities and clubs are confident that everything has been put in place to negate issues that could cause wider problems.
As the remainder of shops reopen across the country in the coming week and many return to work, the Premier League firmly believe that their players' workplaces provide a level of safety, with so many processes and protocols, that those outside the sport will not encounter.
Wednesday's next set of test results will go a long way to proving their case or not.
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Aylesbury's WhizzFizzFest returns on Saturday June 22 next year. The spectacular La Voix (pictured) from Aylesbury Waterside Theatre's Peter Pan Christmas production was on hand to make the announcement.
Festival-goers can expect another whizzfizzingly wonderful day. With some familiar faces alongside plenty of new things to see and do, the event will be brimming with celebrity author guests, workshops and a giant puppet parade of local schoolchildren through the town centre. The day itself is intended to be a spectacular celebration of children's art and literature, with many ticketed and free events to attend.
Festival-goers are being encouraged to take inspiration from a favourite book or author, whether this be a Dahl classic, such as Fantastic Mr Fox, a children's favourite, Awful Auntie, or a gruesome pick from the Horrible Histories series.
Aylesbury Vale District Councillor Councillor Paul Irwin, Cabinet Member for Environment and Leisure, said: 'Last year's festival drew marvellous crowds into Aylesbury and really promoted and built on our fantastic community spirit. This year's event is promising to be even bigger and better and we can't wait to be able to announce the line-up for WhizzFizzFest 2019.
More details about further special guests and ticketing will be released on March 1. For more information, visit the WhizzFizzFest website or follow WhizzFizzFest on Facebook, Twitter and the new Instagram account (using the hashtag #WhizzFizzFest) for all latest announcements and updates on the festival.


CEO Scott Thompson's recent resignation from Yahoo—after only four months on the job—is a stark reminder that leadership legitimacy can be lost in a heartbeat if the leader's integrity is called into question. Moreover, that breach of integrity does not have to be substantial. In Thompson's case, it was the claim, in his biography, that he had dual degrees from Stonehill College in accounting and computer science (at the time he graduated, Stonehill did not offer a computer science degree).
Thompson, who was named Yahoo's CEO in January 2012, came to the company with solid technology credentials and a long track record as a successful executive. Before joining Yahoo, he had been the chief technology officer and then president of PayPal and, before that, the executive vice president of technology solutions for Inovant, a subsidiary of Visa. Earlier in his career, he worked for Coopers and Lybrand, where he specialized in information technology solutions for financial services clients. In each of these roles, Thompson had demonstrated not only a grasp of technology but the ability to lead people and organizations successfully. He would appear to have been an ideal executive to turn around a struggling technology giant like Yahoo.
It is not clear how the phony degree wound up in his biography, whether he had added it or someone else, perhaps a well-intentioned assistant, had assumed it. But Thompson did not correct the error, and he would surely have noticed it in the many times his credentials were cited in print and broadcast media. Even if we make the most generous assumptions about how it came about, Thompson is nonetheless guilty of a sin of omission—and when it comes to perceptions of someone's integrity, that is enough to cast doubt.
Scott Thompson's fall from power is a reminder that a leader's legitimacy depends in large part on people's perceptions of his or her character. No one has a divine right to a leadership role. Leaders may be visionary and entrepreneurial. They may seize the initiative, start new ventures or pave new roads, attracting many followers, but they always lead through the consent of the governed, and this is true whether they are politicians, religious leaders, executives, or CEOs.
One might argue, as some observers have in Thompson's case, that a little padding of the resume is not such an awful thing. Thompson was an effective executive with or without the degree in computer science. He had already proven himself many times, and he hadn't committed an egregious falsehood (like Enron's Fastow and Skilling, who willfully misled investors to improve share value and line their own pockets).
But a little distrust goes a long way. Once that seed of doubt is planted, a person's legitimate right to lead loses its most important foundation—our ability to trust that what a leader tells us is true. We may be asking too much of mere mortals, but the fact remains that when we choose to follow people—or when we name them to leadership roles—we take it as an article of faith that they are persons of high integrity, that they will not mislead us. And at the slightest shred of doubt, we lose faith in them, and they lose their legitimate right to lead.


Hands are under continuous exposure to the environment and unless you've been reapplying SPF every few hours since your early days, your hands are likely giving away your age (or adding to it). You might be seeing wrinkled skin, the appearance of brown spots, or even a loss of volume, accentuating the bones and tendons. Don't despair. We have the know-how to help you restore healthier, younger looking hands—here in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Kara Welle's experience in hand rejuvenation will restore beautiful skin and reduce the appearance of veins and tendons. Your hands can keep your age your secret!


This module will enable you to control the Synology Surveillance Station through its Web API. It creates a virtual binary switch. Based on the provided credentials it will log in, send the given on/off command with the session ID and log off. This could be used to start and stop recording, switch on and off SSS notifications, etc. for complete command set please check the Synology Surveillance Station Web API manual. The format is left open to offer greater flexibility. Try the commands in a browser before using them here. Synology changed the web API so not all commands specified in its manual will work.
That will not be possible with this module.
If you do implement it, please post it on the developers portal.


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Der Union Sportive des Clubs de Bassam, auch als USC Bassam bekannt, ist ein 1947 gegründeter ivorischer Fußballverein aus Grand-Bassam. Aktuell spielt der Verein in der ersten  Liga des Landes, der Ligue 1.

Erfolge

 Ivorischer Vizemeister: 1981
 Ivorischer Pokalfinalist: 1983
 Ivorischer Zweitligameister: 1997, 2007, 2016/17
 Ivorischer Ligapokalsieger: 2019/20

Stadion
Der Verein trägt seine Heimspiele im Stade Municipal de Bassam in Grand-Bassam aus. Das Stadion hat ein Fassungsvermögen von 3000 Personen.

Trainerchronik

Weblinks

 USC Bassam in der Datenbank von globalsportsarchive.com

Ivorischer Fußballverein
Gegründet 1947
Grand-Bassam