What a beautiful graduation speech! Congratulations on this, your blog, website..and telling the stories of your life.
I'm Denyse a 62 year (young!) old retired Primary School Principal, and in my years since finishing up from the NSW Dept of Education (1970-2010!) I have found great company on-line.
One such person, I first connected with via Twitter is the delightful, insightful, and downright great lady on the radio in Newcastle, Carol Duncan. We haven't yet met, but we apparently went to Manly Girls High School. I am "much" older than Ms D.
Carol saw my tweet about this: http://www.denysewhelan.com.au/?p=5758 because I blogged about visiting the Uni (Charles Sturt) I never attended..due to work via distance ed. I have 2 degrees now, and a post grad cert. I LOVE learning..and I LOVE teaching.
I also read, of course in your speech about starting the business you did way back..and here's another connection. I taught with Vicki Clitheroe many moons ago before she and Paul had kids.
The world is a small place. But you, are making it a much brighter and better one. Your mum would be incredibly proud…I know your dad was!
My husband has Parkinsons Disease. Along with multiple physical ills which makes any social connections beyond home impossible. Our kids have kids..and we are pretty close. But I needed more! Now I have started a business via my website, called Denyse Whelan B.Ed M.Ed Education Specialist, where I want to help parents navigate schools, education and schooling. So far, people are reading what I'm writing. However, I am doing all I can to begin earning something as a speaker too. Hopefully 2012 will see some success come my way, as I am certainly ready!
Best wishes to you, it was a beautiful way to 'meet you' here too.
Thank you Denyse for such a deep and insightful comment and for sharing the connections. Teachers play such a key role in shaping lives and helping their students find their source of inspiration – something that I am sure you have done for many students. Your life has some challenges given your husband's condition, but I love the way you are tackling it and looking for new sources of opportunity, building on your love of learning.
Great address Arun! I can imagine It would have had a fantastic impact on the students sitting there. Did someone video it? YouTube!
really important message that needs to be spread as widely as possible!
I agree with Scott, should be put on YouTube!
This is an excellent speech. Well done Arun!
dear arun, i thoroughly enjoyed reading yr speech. I was one of those hopeful graduates in that assembly hall at the ANU in 1984. I knew I didn't want to be an economist or accountant, but i didn't know what i did want to be, so I travelled around the world for a year, starting on the great barrier reef. When i reflect on this time now, the points you make in yr speech really stand out: and that is, to 'focus on 'financial security', not "being rich" – this is not just sematics, 'rich' is a relative term and so harder to achieve whereas 'financial security' is definable and refers to my own circumstances independant of others; and secondly "incorporate what you love into your career" – we forget at a young age that we actually have to work for a very long time, so it's really important to enjoy it – you have to want to get out of bed to do it. I think, as a culture, we should cease talking about 'careers' which have become something you put a uniform on to do which takes you away from your real life, and talk more about 'vocations' which have the sense of uniting what we do with who we are. Anyway thanks for sharing the speech, its inspiring.
Thank you for these great comments Susan – love the idea of vocation rather than career!
Now I am even more convinced that you are in the wrong job—–being in finance was clearly right for you at the time, but these days you should be a writer or a sage or something. I wonder if there are openings in the "guru" business?
Also, I'm sure everyone enjoyed seeing the pic of you aged 20 ish, would love to see more…!
Hi Arun, I am sorry I missed this event. Coming from a humble background myself, I had goose bumps when I read your speech.It is indeed an honour. Please continue your good work educating the up and coming. You could be judged by the calibre of students you produce to the world. Go man go! well done.
Thanks for your comment Siri.Given your own great success and tremendous contribution you have made to thousands of patients to whom you have shown a great sense of care, your words are very special indeed.
Hi Arun, it is always inspiring to have you sharing your thoughts about surviving and thriving which help people for making life choices. Again, by reading this speech, I strongly believe that our HMIE Project would work with corporate clients and individuals, because it helps people (executives, businessmen, athletes, journalists, bankers, etc) thrive and achieve peak performance.
Zhou Li the work you have done in taking our ideas in 'How Much is Enough' and bringing them to life in a Chinese context has been wonderful to be involved with. Your passion and desire to make a difference to your clients is inspiring.
Your speech on How Much was Enough at ANU late last year and your book completely changed my life. Is there a chance I can meet you? perhaps at your next event in ANU or Sydney?
Thank you, it has definitely changed for the better, and I am trying to help others around me to have a more fulfilling and happier life as well, using many of the principles and ideas from the book and speech from ANU. and I can clearly see it working.
I am in Mumbai after 10 days of reviewing microfinance programs in India and your speech touches on so many important truths. I just wished you gave that speech when I graduated 25 years ago!
Arun, what a beautiful speech – this really runs the gamut of emotions (and made me just a tiny bit teary).
It is, perhaps, serendipitous that an interview I did with you in 2007 about How Much Is Enough led to an ongoing series of conversations on many topics, including money, happiness, wellbeing and even a little philosophy, which have certainly coloured the way I think about my own life, and significantly upon the way I parent, and the conversations I now have with my sons.
I feel your sadness at not having your mother with you for this speech, but how wonderful it was to still be surrounded by your loved ones on such a special day.
Thank you for your ongoing contributions to my program, I look forward to many more.
Hopefully this new online community you are building around you will impact on people's thinking, and lives, in truly significant ways.
Great speech Arun – I'm sure it was well received and would have inspired many of the graduates. I wish I had heard something similar at mine back in 1988!
Thanks Michael – I wish I had been exposed to behavioural research providing deeper insights into money and wellbeing back then as well.
Arun, sorry it has taken me a while to look at your speech, but it is just terrific. I hope the students benefited from hearing your thoughts at their relatively young ages. I know reading your book and other works has had an influence on me, albeit at an increasingly advanced age!
Thanks for your comments Paul, though may I say the extraordinary work you do for The Smith Family has a great impact on some of our most disadvantaged young people.
What a beautiful inspiring speech, as a member of your extended family, I am very proud of you.
Thank you Sonia- what Rod and you have done and achieved is a good example of what I am talking about!
Arun, What an inspiration you are! As a friend from your childhood and knowing the background, I am so very proud of all of your achievements but most specially I love that "your story" is being told and that you will continue to touch the lives of others – especially our young – who will go on to making our world a better place. Inner happiness radiates positive energy and attracts everything positive. I am totally inspired by you my friend, and as I continue into my second year of running my own business I know I am in a happy place and ready for a very successful year!
I have known you now since 1974 and we have grown up together. As you are aware we all consider you family. That speech Arun would have sent a very clear message to the graduates and I too can relate to it. Well done.I have just read it as I was overseas on holiday. Keep up your good work and hope to catch up soon.
Thanks Rod – it's been a source of great pleasure to me to watch members of the family, not least yourself, pursue the ideas that I discuss, against the odds given the lack of money that we all started off with.
great speech but who does the jobs that don't make anybody happy like being a lawyer?
Great question Tony. I think the issue is that any job can make you feel happy, provided that it gives you a sense of meaning and purpose. If you feel a sense of calling for the work you are doing, no matter how humble or horrible (remember Mother Teresa) it can enhance your wellbeing – even being a lawyer. On the other hand, even the 'best' jobs diminish wellbeing if people do them only for the money and don't particularly enjoy them.
This is a wonderful and inspiring speech. I am glad I read your book because what I learnt from your speech is the ability [and this is not as easy as it sounds] to summarize succinctly the core of your book.
Thanks Amit I am looking forward to the publication of your book which is so complementary to mine.
Great advice for a graduating class but equally relevant for anyone at any stage of their career.
Thankyou for sharing the speech. Its very inspiring and I hope you managed to get the video of it from ANU and post it on YouTube. If not you should I am sure those students would carry away messages they will remember and live by in years to come.


Statement on the temporary relocation of Chemotherapy Preparation from QEH to the Best Dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) wishes to advise the public that it has encountered a technical challenge with its biosafety cabinet, which is the facility used to manufacture chemotherapy treatments.
This issue was drawn to the attention of the QEH's management team by the Pharmacy Department on Thursday, November 1, and a decision was taken to discontinue the use of the biosafety cabinet in question.
Management immediately enacted arrangements to ensure the continuity of service for the approximately 16 patients affected, through the temporary establishment of an appropriate facility at the Best Dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
This interim facility is currently being decontaminated, and once deemed ready for use, will resume the preparation of chemotherapy drugs. There is no shortage of drugs but a need to relocate preparation of chemotherapy. We expect to resume preparation of chemotherapy treatments by Saturday, November 10, and patients are expected to continue treatment from Monday, November 12.
A private facility is assisting with patients whose treatment cannot be delayed or disrupted until Monday. Management has also taken immediate steps to identify a suitable replacement biosafety cabinet. This replacement cabinet will be procured and commissioned within the next 6 to 8 weeks. The Best Dos Santos Laboratory will service the QEH during this period.
The Board of Management and staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital wishes to advise members of the public, particularly those affected, that every effort is being made to swiftly rectify the issue at hand and to ensure that the needs of vulnerable patients are met.


A pit-stop at the duty free section is pretty much part of the holiday! Of course, there isn't really any such thing as 'duty free' any more, so brands are coming up with Travel Retail Exclusives and they've really upped their game. It's self-explanatory really – products that you can only buy exclusively at travel retail outlets and nowhere else but some are very covetable indeed.
A good example of how things are changing is this Clarins Make Up Vanity Palette (£39.50) in red mock crock and beautifully made. It feels total quality.
Inside, you get six eye shades, a powder, a powder blush, a mini mascara in Intense Black and a mini Gloss Prodige in Candy. The eye shades are a little darker than they look in the picture so you have a good assortment of lights and darks to get smoky with. I'd part with £39.50 for this in a nano-second and I can't help thinking if this was a counter product it would sell out in an instant.
I'm not exactly sure when it's happening but you will soon be able to pre-order from WDF on a website meaning that all you do (or anyone else on your behalf) is pick it up at the airport before you head off.
I bought this palette last year in Paris duty-free because I travel a lot. It is very versatile and the colors are beautiful. The lipgloss is wonderful and the powders are finely milled and easy to apply.
This is so pretty! I love all-in-one style compacts. I travel between my home and London for the week a lot and find them so useful.


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The Other Times
The Other Times was a bonus comedy DVD that came with my Time Will Tell BMX film in 2011. It was shot mainly throughout my college years in Chicago, IL from 2004 to 2008. It features footage of comedy skits, parties, homeless people, and other random good times in life.
Like my "The Other Times" Comedy DVD on Facebook:
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Below are all the sections from my bonus comedy DVD The Other Times in the order of the movie.
Now re-mastered online from Standard Definition to HD! Enjoy! :)
https://vimeo.com/showcase/4444757
Copyright © 2020 Elliot Van Orman Productions

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note: i will be on fairly less from April-June 2019 or longer due to health, uni, and general life stuff. all thoughts and/or prayers are very greatly appreciated. in this time, the best way to contact me is through snail mail or my other socials (feel free to ask for them if we are closer).


Alertmaster Remote Receiver for visual alerting – HARC Mercantile, Inc.
For flashing lamp notification in other rooms within 80+ feet of the AL10 console. Same lighted icons as the master console. Does not have bedshaker jack.
Requires AL10 Console to operate.
Plugs into AC outlet. Size 4.5" x 3.1" x 1.7".
Note: New style is compatible with older versions of Alertmaster products.


Jen Renninger lastly turned her superior trendy decor work in to a flash card set. Every card has the identify of the designer and a retro type sample on the again on the cardboard. The restricted version, numbered and signed set consists of 26 playing cards with a small booklet with information concerning the designers.
She can also be providing a particular deal with for pre-orders – your selection of one of many new chalkboard prints or one of many full trendy design deck prints.


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ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019
Singapore vs Scotland 1st T20 Live Score, SIN v SCO, Qualifier 2019
Singapore vs Scotland 1st T20 Live Cricket Score, SIN v SCO Live Streaming, TV Channels
ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 1st T20 match between Singapore v Scotland on October 18 at ICC Academy, Dubai; the game starts at 06:00 AM GMT.
The 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier is a cricket tournament scheduled to be held in October 18 to November 02 in the United Arab Emirates to determine which teams will qualify for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup tournament in Australia. The six qualifying teams will then join Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies in the main ICC Tournament in Australia next year.
TV Guide: Star Sports to broadcast live coverage of ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, and Bhutan) countries; televised matches also streamed live in the Indian subcontinent on Hotstar digital platform (Website, App).
Cricket viewers in the United States can watch ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 on Willow TV and Sky Sports Cricket to broadcast live coverage in the United Kingdom. SuperSport to telecast live coverage of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 matches in South Africa; televised games also live-streamed on the SuperSport digital platform (Website, App).
India: Star Sports, Hotstar
UK: Sky Sports Cricket
USA: Willow TV
South Africa: SuperSport
Scotland v Singapore 1st T20 Live Score, SCO v SIN, World Cup Qualifier 2019
Singapore won by 2 runs
166/9 (20 ovs)
Dates October 18, 2019
Match Scotland vs Singapore, 1st T20, Group A
Venue ICC Academy, Dubai
Time 06:00 AM GMT, 10:00 AM LOCAL, 11:30 AM IST
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Points Table
TV & Live Streaming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Live Streaming & TV Channels
Tournament ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019
Scotland cricket team is favorite to win the game
Toss Scotland opt to bat
SIN Playing XI Surendran Chandramohan, Rohan Rangarajan, Tim David, Aritra Dutta, Manpreet Singh (wk), Amjad Mahboob (c), Janak Prakash, Selladore Vijayakumar, Vinoth Baskaran, Sidhant Singh, Navin Param
SCO Playing XI Kyle Coetzer (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Alasdair Evans, Josh Davey, Ollie Hairs, Safyaan Sharif, Tom Sole, George Munsey, Hamza Tahir
Result Singapore won by 2 runs
Scotland Squad: Kyle Coetzer (c), Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Oliver Hairs, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Tom Sole, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Josh Davey*
Singapore Squad: Amjad Mahboob (c), Vinoth Baskaran, Surendran Chandramohan, Tim David, Avi Dixit, Aritra Dutta, Rezza Gaznavi, Anantha Krishna, Navin Param, Janak Prakash, Rohan Rangarajan, Manpreet Singh (wk), Sidhant Singh, Aryaman Sunil, Selladore Vijayakumar
Cricket viewers around the world can also catch all the latest updates via CricketZine Facebook Page, Twitter Account, Instagram Account, and YouTube Channel of CricketZine.


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Naming and launching of third Egyptian submarine "made in Germany"
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Group
The third of four 209/1400mod class submarines for the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt was named and launched on May 3, 2019 at the shipyard of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Kiel. As part of the ceremony, Vice Admiral Ahmed Khaled, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy, officially named the boat "S43". The boat will now be intensively tested.
Dr. Rolf Wirtz, CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems: "This significant milestone in the construction program for the Egyptian Navy is based on an open and trusting dialogue with our customer as well as the competence of our employees and suppliers. These are key factors on our successful way to become Europe's most modern naval company."
The contract for the delivery of the first two 209/1400mod class submarines to the Arab Republic of Egypt was signed in 2011. In 2015, Egypt decided to take the option for two additional units of the most recent version of the class 209 "family": A compact submarine featuring reliability, high combat strength, long submerged range, high submerged speeds, low signatures and excellent handling characteristics.
The first submarine, named "S41", was handed over in December 2016 and the second submarine, named "S42", in August 2017. The program is planned to end with the handover of the fourth ship in 2021.
Key data for the S43
Length o.a. approx. 62 m
Pressure hull diameter approx. 6.2 m
Surface displacement approx. 1,450 t
Dived displacement approx. 1,600 t
About thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is one of the world's leading system suppliers for submarines and naval surface vessels as well as for maritime security technologies. The company has a history of
naval shipbuilding that dates back centuries and offers state-of-the-art technologies, innovations and extensive and dependable services to customers around the world. With its Operating Units Submarines, Surface Vessels, Naval Electronic Systems and Services, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is part of the thyssenkrupp Group.
More information at: www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com
Press release - Naming and launching of third Egyptian submarine (138 KB)
Pressemitteilung - Namensgebung und Stabellauf des dritten ägyptischen Ubootes (168 KB)


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Financial burden impact quality of life among lymphatic Filariasis patients
Samuel Opoku Asiedu1,
Alexander Kwarteng ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-29081,2,
Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu2,
Priscilla Kini1,2,
Bill Clinton Aglomasa2 &
John Boulard Forkuor3
Human lymphatic filarial pathology is the leading cause of disability and poverty among people living with the infection. The second goal of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) is to manage the disease's morbidity to improve patients' quality of life. Consequently, the current study assessed the overall quality of life of lymphatic filariasis (LF) pathology patients in some selected endemic communities in rural Ghana.
In the present study, the Lymphatic Filariasis Quality of Life Questionnaire (LFSQQ) was used to evaluate the effect of lymphatic filariasis on the quality of life of people, with the disease in nine (9) communities in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region of Ghana where mass drug administration is being implemented for the past twenty years. Pearson's correlation, linear regression, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) analyses were used to assess the associations between the LFSQQ instrument domains.
Of the 155 study participants recruited, 115 (74.19%) were females, and 40 (25.81%) males. A greater proportion of the study participants (40, 25.8%) were presented with stage two (2) lymphoedema, while only two patients had stage seven (7) lymphoedema. The average of the overall quality of life scores of study participants was 68.24. There was a negative Pearson correlation (r = − 0.504, p-value < 0.001) between the stage of lymphoedema (severity of the disease) and the quality of life of the LF patients. In addition, a clear pattern of positive correlation (r = 0.71, p-value < 0.001) was observed between the disease burden and pain/discomfort domains of the study participants. Whereas the highest domain-specific score (85.03) was observed in the domain of self-care, we noted that the environmental domain, which consists of the financial status, was the lowest (45.94) among the study participants.
Our findings support previous works on the reduced quality of life among lymphatic filariasis patients with pathology. In this study, our results reveal a depressing financial condition among people presenting with late stages of LF pathologies, which eventually reduces their well-being.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an infection that directly impairs the lymphatics and renders long-lasting disability to its victims [1]. LF is a mosquito-borne disease in which mosquitoes transmit the causative organisms (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia timori and B. malayi filarial worms) [2] to uninfected persons. The disease is endemic in 83 countries, with most of the cases reported in India, one third in Africa, and the remaining cases in the Pacific, the Americas, South-East Asia, and the Eastern Mediterranean regions [3]. In Ghana, bancroftian filariasis has been noted to be distributed in the northern guinea savannah and the southern coastal regions with a varied microfilaraemia prevalence of 0–20% as surveyed in 1994 [4]. LF has a varied form of manifestations, such as hydrocele, lymphoedema, and elephantiasis [5]. For instance, in highly endemic communities such as Kassena Nankana District (Upper East Region of Ghana), the prevalence of hydrocoele and elephantiasis of the leg has been recorded to be about 31 and 3.8%, respectively [6]. In addition, women are ten times more likely than men to have lymphoedema of the leg [7]. This trend is still consistent in other neglected tropical diseases such as trachoma where female caregivers most often contact infected children than their male counterparts and thus are at higher risks of infecting themselves [8]. Individuals suffering from lymphatic filariasis experience repeated filarial attacks known as adenolymphangitis (ADL), which hinders them from actively participating in social and economic activities [9,10,11]. Krishna et al. 2005, identified ADL as the primary cause of disabilities among LF patients [12].
In line with the strategies of the Global Programme for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to interrupt LF transmission in endemic areas, more than 890 million individuals have participated in the mass drug administration (MDA) programmes in 37 countries as of 2017 [5]. In Ghana, MDA was started in 2001 and had reached national coverage in 2006. After 14 years of the annual treatment of MDA, 69 districts had achieved low transmission of the disease; thus, MDA was stopped for these districts, 29 districts still have persistent transmissions. The persistent transmission of the disease in such districts is not clear; however, in Tanzania, a similar trend was observed. This was attributed to poor coverage of MDA and non-compliance to the medication by a section of the population.
Nonetheless, the second component of the LF elimination programme of forestalling and managing acute and chronic disability among those already affected by the disease has not achieved appreciable results. The idea of this strategy is to assist the 40 million people already affected by the disease and largely neglected, to have a better quality of life, and to be capable of engaging fully in both economic and social activities [5]. Quality of Life is defined as an individual's perception of one's position in life in the context of value systems and culture, and in relation to one's goals, standards, expectations, and concerns [13]. Thus, in this perspective, WHO defines health as being "not only the absence of disease and infirmity but also the complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being" [14].
To ensure a better health-related quality of life of LF patients, the Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) of the World Health Organization (WHO) enrolled a basic package of care. This package of care must be accessible to LF patients, i.e., surgery for hydrocele, treatment for episodes of adenolymphangitis, management of lymphoedema to hinder episodes of adenolymphangitis, and progression of disease [15]. To this end, GPELF initiated the Community Home-Based Care (CHBC) concept of reaching out to individuals with varying degrees of morbidities to alleviate pain and prevent disease deterioration [16]. Thus, this study aimed to assess the quality of life of lymphatic filariasis patients in some selected LF hotspot communities in Ghana.
The study was carried out in the Ahanta West District of Western Ghana in nine (9) communities, i.e., Akatakyi, Princess Town, Cape Three Points, Asemkow, Dixcove, Ampatano, Butre, Achowa and Busua. The District is dotted with lush green hills and fertile soil with relative humidity as high as 85% in the rainy season and a slight decline in humidity during the dry season. A bulk of the labour force in these villages is into activities such as fishing and farming. The study communities are lymphatic filariasis hotspots, with W. bancrofti being the main causative organism and a microfilariae prevalence of about 20% [17].
A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2019 and August 2019. Individuals clinically diagnosed with lymphatic filarial pathology (lymphoedema and/or hydrocele) were recruited for the study. In addition, the study participants were 18 years and above and willingly consented to the study. However, individuals presenting with any form of swelling or edema other than filarial-related were excluded from the study. Experienced research scientists performed the leg staging of the study participants. The WHO seven-stage system for grading lymphoedema was used as the standard for grading the patients' legs as previously described in [9]. The Committee of Human Research and Publications and Ethics, School of Medical Sciences and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology provided ethical clearance for this study.
Study instrument
To assess the LF study participants' quality of life, the Lymphatic Filariasis Quality of Life Questionnaires (LFSQQ) was used as described by Thomas, et al. (2014) [18]. The LFSQQ was administered to the study participants in their local dialects (Fante and Nzema). The instrument measured the health-related quality of LF patients through a seven-domain system: mobility, self-care, daily/usual activities, disease burden, pain/discomfort, psychological health, and social participation. However, for this study, energy/fatigue, environment (which entails financial support from people in the community and safety in the neighborhood), and social relationship domains were included due to the extended family system in most Ghanaian communities. Each item was scored on a 5-point scale (no problem, mild, moderate, severe, most severe). The total score was calculated based on the number of questions answered, and the raw scores. Scores range from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating a better quality of life described by Aggithaya, M.G et al., 2013. In addition, the score range was further categorized arbitrarily; (0–50) as low quality of life, (51–69) as the moderate quality of life, and (70–100) as high quality of life.
Data were analyzed using the Epi-Info. To do this, the overall quality of life (QoL) response was calculated using the formula as described by Aggithaya, M. G et al., 2013.
$$ \mathrm{Overall}\ \mathrm{QoL}=\frac{\mathrm{Total}\ \mathrm{Score}\mathrm{s}}{\mathrm{Higest}\ \mathrm{Score}\ (5)\times \mathrm{Number}\ \mathrm{of}\ \mathrm{Questions}\ \mathrm{Anwered}}\times 100\% $$
The Domain score calculated using the formula,
$$ \mathrm{Domain}\ \mathrm{score}=\frac{Total\ score\ on\ domain}{Highest\ Score\ (5)\times Number\ of\ Questions\ Answered}\times 100\% $$
To determine the relationship between the LFSQQ domains of the study instruments, the Pearson Correlation analysis was performed. After that, linear regression analysis was done to examine the association between disease burden and the pain/discomfort domains. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine whether there was any statistical difference in the disease burden domain, psychological domain, and environment domain. The proportion of the domain scores of study participants are given in percentages and mean. Any result with a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Demography of study participants
Together, 155 study participants were recruited. Three-quarters (115, 74.19%) of the study participants were females and the remaining (40, 25.81%) males. The mean age of the study participants was 52.84 (SD = 15.62) with the age range of (18–86). The majority of the study subjects (97, 62.58%) were involved in agrarian and/or fishing activities while occupations such as service workers, sales workers, and professional related workers (5, 3.23%; 12, 7.74%; 2, 1.29%), respectively, was less common among the LF cohorts. Thirty-nine (39) of LF subjects representing 25.16%, were unemployed, as Table 1. A greater number of LF patients (84, 54.19%) in this study had stage 2 lymphoedema (swelling not reversible overnight). The patients with stage 1 and stage 3 were 17 (10.98%) and 28 (18.06%), respectively. Two (2) of the study participants with stage 7 were incapacitated and could not care for themselves, whereas the remaining were with other stages, as shown in Table 2.
Table 1 Demography of Study Participants
Table 2 Clinical profile of the patients
Quality of life score of LFSQQ domains among study participants
The average overall quality of life score among the LF cohort was 68.24 (SD = 9.76). Among the domains used in the study, LF pathology patients recorded the Environment domain as the lowest quality of life score (45.94), while the self-care domain being the highest quality of life score (85.03). The study instrument's Daily activities domain and Disease burden domain had a slight difference in their scores of 75.54 and 75.25, respectively. A similar trend was also observed between the Mobility domain and Pain/Discomfort domain (Fig. 1).
Bar Chart depicting the mean quality life scores of LF patients for each domain
In addition, over 80% of the study participants responded to not having "no problem with their ability to take care of themselves" (self-care). In contrast, over 50% of LF patients complained of severe to most severe effects of the disease on their work and loss of strength or fatigue. In the Mobility domain, the study participants had severe problems when they sat and got out of a chair or standing for a long time. With regard to their daily activities, the majority of LF patients (74%) did not have any challenge with cooking or cleaning the floors, but they had difficulties in carrying out activities such as fishing or farming. Moreover, from the Social relationship domain's responses, an average of 58% do not have any issue interacting with people, identifying a potential spouse, or having the disease affecting their relationships with their family members or neighbors. The Environment domain response showed that 67% of respondents indicated little or no financial assistance when asked "how often do they get financial assistance from their relations due to their conditions"?
Quality of life score of LFSQQ domains in the community level
The nine (9) communities where the study was conducted had a varied number of LF patients, as shown in Table 1. To determine the overall quality score in the various LF endemic communities, a bar graph of the overall quality score among the communities was done, as demonstrated in Fig. 2. The graph showed marginal changes in the overall quality of life scores of LF patients residing in the communities. However, the Achowa community, which had only four (4) LF patients, was excluded from the analysis to give more representative data. Moreover, considering that the Disease Burden Domain (DBD), Psychological Domain (PD), and Environment Domain (ED) were the lowest domains in the LFSQQ, a community-level distribution of these domains scores, i.e., DBD, PD, and ED were analyzed. As shown in (Fig. 3), there was generally a higher score in the DBD within the range 76–80 except for Dixcove, where the DBD score of 66. A similar trend is also observed in ED and PD with the ranges of 41–53 and 56–63, respectively. However, to determine whether there was any statistical difference among the DBD, PD, and ED in the communities, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted, which showed statistical difference in these domains in the community (F (2, 24) = 73.06, p-value < 0.001) as shown in Table 3. In addition, the overall quality score in the female and male was 68.42 and 67.61, respectively.
The Overall Quality Life Scores in the Communities
The Distribution of Domains Scores in the Community. This graph shows the domains scores of DBD, PD, and ED in the community of study. The bar value represents the domain scores for DBD, PD, and ED for each of the study community. The scores range from 0 to 100 with a higher score indicating a better quality of life. *DBD: Disease Burden Disease, * PD: Psychological Domain, *ED: Environment Domain
Table 3 One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) of Domain Score
Correlation of LF responses on LFSSQ domains
To determine the relationship among the various LFSSQ domains, we performed Pearson's correlation, as illustrated in Table 4. The domains of pain/discomfort and disease burden were positively correlated with a Pearson's correlation coefficient of r = 0.71 and a p-value < 0.001 as depicted in Fig. 4. A number of the domains were moderately correlated with Pearson's correlation coefficient (r), ranging from 0.60–0.66. The weakest correlation coefficient was observed between the domains of environment and pain/discomfort. Moreover, the linear regression model for the stage of LF (severity of the disease) and the overall quality of life score showed a negative regression with a Pearson's correlation coefficient (r = − 0.504) and p-value < 0.001 (Fig. 5). In addition, to predict how the stage of LF (severity of the disease) and the overall QoL of participants influence the sex outcome. We performed a logistic regression analysis using the sex of the study participants as the dependent variable (y) and the stage of LF and overall QoL as the two independent variables (x). The p-values of the LF stage and the overall QoL as the two independent variables in the model were 0.015 and 0.419, respectively, as shown in Table 5. Thus, the association between the dependent variable (Sex) and the independent variable (stage of LF) is significant.
Table 4 Pearson's Correlation for the Domains of Quality of Life Scores LF Patients
The Correlation result between the Disease Burden and Pain/Discomfort Domains. The graph shows a positive Pearson's correlation (r = 0.71, p-value < 0.001) between the Pain/Discomfort domain and Disease burden domain
The correlation result of the severity of disease and overall Quality of Life Scores. The graph depicts a negative linear regression between the overall quality of life score and LF stage (severity of disease) with a Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) of − 0.504
Table 5 Logistic regression model for dependent variable Sex
This is the first study to determine the general quality of life of lymphatic filariasis patients living in Ghana, even though a similar study has been conducted in India [1]. From our results, the overall mean QoL score for the LF subjects was 68.24, which is almost the same as the study conducted in India [19] at the baseline. Nevertheless, the quality of life of LF participants in this study was slightly lower than a previous study conducted in the urban area of Tiruchirappalli in India, where an overall mean QoL score of 69.81 [1] using the same LFSQQ instrument. Even though a score of 100 is the highest quality of life, our study participants' overall QoL of 68.24 presents a good quality of life. Notwithstanding, a higher QoL could be achieved if LF patients are taken through regular skin wash activities, exercises, and other requisite hygienic practices. A six (6) months camp set up for LF patients in three endemic communities in India's Kerala province showed a significant upsurge in the QoL of the patients from 68.23 to 74.57 [19].
Moreover, more than half of our LF participants responded that they had no financial assistance from any relation. This was not surprising since the environment domain was observed to have the least domain QoL score. There are apparent reasons for such observations. First of all, the observation can be due to the dilapidating consequences of lymphatic filariasis on the patients, which rendered most of our study participants jobless or had reduced working days, making them wholly dependent on relatives and friends. This finding confirms other results from this study, where 29% of the respondents indicated that their condition had a negative effect on their ability to engage fully in economic activities. In addition, the stigma associated with the disease prevented some of the study participants from embarking on their jobs, particularly those who were engaged in fish mongering and petty trading. The situation is further complicated as the LF usually affects poorer communities [12, 20] where most LF patients' mainstay financial support (relatives and friends) is most often limited. This reason is corroborated by responses given by LF infected individuals in a different study conducted in Togo [21]. Our results show that 78% of the respondents felt insecure in their routine life. Although the reason for this insecurity was not immediately clear from our study, this may be due to the accustomed dejection and infamy most individuals who suffer neglected tropical disease face in their respective communities [12].
A community-level analysis of the overall quality of life also revealed that the QoL score did not depend on which community the LF patients resided in as it tends not to show any vast differences across the communities of study. This may be due to similar economic statuses of the patients across the communities, which tend to be an upshot of LF disease's impact, making them depend on peasant farming and/or fishing activities for their livelihood. An observed general pattern of the specific domains, i.e., Psychological, Disease burden, and Environment domains in LFSQQ across the communities, also consolidated the impression that the LF patients in this study experienced almost the same impact infection of the community origin. Therefore, any intervention developed to alleviate the suffering and/or to increase the quality of life of LF patients can be generalized for all and possibly replicated in other similar settings.
The stage of the lymphoedema defined the severity of the disease. The worth of wellness of the study participants presenting the late stages of the infection was abysmal as the indicators observed declined in their overall mean QoL index. The negative Pearson's correlation (r = − 0.504, p-value = 0.001) between the severity of the disease and the quality of life of the study participant was divergent with the positive correlation (r = 0.74, p-value < 0.001) of the severity of disease and quality of life score in a different study [1]. Nevertheless, an erstwhile study using modified Dermatology Life Quality Index (mDLQI) also revealed that the severity of the filarial lymphoedema had a considerable negative repercussion on the QoL of the individuals [22]. A possible explanation for the negative effect of the stage of the lymphoedema on the respondents' quality of life in our study may lie in the fact that as the swelling of their affected limbs worsened, the less productive they become and so a toiling effect on the well-being of LF patients. Besides, the stage of LF is in a close association with the Sex of the study participants using the logistic regression model (p-value = 0.015).
For further analysis of how the disease impacts the LF participants' physical abilities, we used the mobility, daily activities, pain/discomfort, and self-care domains in assessing this as used elsewhere [12]. The physical ability of LF participants has been widely reported to be hampered as compared to healthy individuals without the condition [5, 12, 15, 16], and this was expected in this study. On the other hand, other studies [1, 19] have shown a higher level of self-care among LF patients, which corroborates with our current study, where the self-care domain had the highest average QoL score of 85.03. This finding reflects the composition of our LF patients in the study, where 36% of them live with stage two (2) lymphoedema and could still take care of themselves.
Mobility of LF patients is also considered a key factor in assessing the patients' physical capabilities as the various manifestations of the disease (ADL, hydrocele, lymphoedema, and elephantiasis). This situation has a cascading effect on the employment and income status of persons living with the condition [23, 24]. However, our study participants averagely had a mobility domain score of 68.86, which is comparatively higher to previous studies of 43.1 [20], 54.92 (baseline score) [19], and 52.32 [1]. As an earlier study have also detailed the mobility of LF patients by using a 10 m walking test (10mWT) and a timed 'up and go' (TUG) test revealed LF patients were slower than controls (10WT: cases = 0.828 m/s, controls = 1.104 m/s, TUG: cases =14.7 s, controls =11.2 s).
This study was conducted in rural areas along the western coast of Ghana, with a higher proportion of female participants. While this observation is not uncommon in LF endemic communities, care must be taken when the study's findings are generalized to other LF endemic communities, particularly outside Ghana. A previous study has reported women or girls to be more prone to neglected tropical diseases (NTD), which may be due to higher poverty levels, higher illiteracy rates, and lower social status [8].
This study, carried in the LF hotspot communities in the Western Region of Ghana, shows a challenge in the quality of life of lymphatic filariasis patients due to the condition. Our findings also reveal financial and income difficulties among people suffering from LF, which eventually reduces their socio-economic well-being. We provide compelling evidence that there is a need for relevant governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, including the Ministry for Gender and Social Protection of Ghana, to integrate some social intervention programmes for people living with LF conditions in endemic regions to improve their well-being. We believe the study will inform policy about the management of LF in Ghana.
The raw data may be made available upon reasonable request from the corresponding authors.
GPELF:
Global Programme to Eliminate lymphatic filariasis
LF:
Lymphatic Filariasis
LFSQQ:
Lymphatic Filariasis Quality of life Questionnaire
ANOVA:
Adenolymphangitis
MDA:
Mass Drug Administration
MMDP:
Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention
CHBC:
Community Home-Base Care
DBD:
Disease Burden Domain
Psychological Domain
Environment Domain
WT:
Walking Test
TUG:
Timed 'Up and Go'
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The authors would like to thank Mr. Samuel Dodge, The Disease Control Officer at the Dixcove Hospital in the Ahanta West Health Directorate, for his immense contribution to this study.
AK holds an award from ARNTD-SGPIII. However, the Funding agency did not influence the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Samuel Opoku Asiedu, Alexander Kwarteng & Priscilla Kini
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Alexander Kwarteng, Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu, Priscilla Kini & Bill Clinton Aglomasa
Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
John Boulard Forkuor
Samuel Opoku Asiedu
Alexander Kwarteng
Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu
Priscilla Kini
Bill Clinton Aglomasa
AK conceived the idea, AK, SOA collected the data from the field, conducted the statistical analyses, and drafted the manuscript, AK, BF, EKAA, PK, and BCA assisted in the fieldwork and edited the paper. JBF also read the manuscript critically and equaled edited it. All authors approved the final version of this article.
Correspondence to Alexander Kwarteng.
The study was approved (CHRPE/AP/209/19) by the Committee of Human Research, Publications, and Ethics, School of Medical Sciences and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, to go ahead with proposed procedures in the study. Approval was also sought from Municipal Health Directorates at the Ahanta Nkwanta, Western Region, Ghana. The study protocols were explained to the participants, and all participants consented to the study by signing or thumb printing the informed consent forms.
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Asiedu, S.O., Kwarteng, A., Amewu, E.K.A. et al. Financial burden impact quality of life among lymphatic Filariasis patients. BMC Public Health 21, 174 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10170-8
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The Potala Palace པོ་ཏ་ལ་ is the one building that most associate with Tibet. It rises over 300m (985 feet) above the valley below and has over 1000 rooms. It stretches 400m (1312 feet) long from east to west and 350m (1150 feet) from north to south. The massive building can be seen throughout Lhasa and the surrounding valley. Each day, thousands of Tibetan pilgrims walk the kora around the Potala.
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Rev. Clifton Howard Jr.
December 14, 1943 - March 8, 2021
Rev. Clifton "Cliff" Howard, Jr., age 77 of Joelton, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 8, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View at 1:00PM on Friday, March 12th, with Rev. Randal Holdman officiating. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Catholic Church Cemetery in Joelton with Charles Felts, Charles Scalf, Jr., Justin Felts, Jonathan Felts, Brandon Trent, and Keaton Kendrick serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, March 11th from 6:00PM until 8:00PM and again on Friday from 11:00AM until the hour of service at 1:00PM. Mr. Howard was born on December 14th, 1943 in Pittsburg, California to the late Clifton Howard Sr, and Reba Phelps Howard. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Cliff invested his entire life making a difference. As an Ordained Minister with the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) he pastored several prominent churches throughout the U.S. After serving 25 years in full-time ministry, Cliff continued his passion with training and recruiting where he devoted 27 years working with many of the top automotive dealerships in the nation and as a sales recruiter, facilitator and trainer with AutoMax . He was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Gail Howard; daughter, Dana Gail (Randal) Holdman; grandchildren, Brandon O'Brien (Jessica) Trent, and Lindsay Paige (Keaton) Kendrick; and great-grandchild, Ada Mae Holdman Trent; Brother-in-law Charlie (Myra) Felts, Sister-in-law Carla (Charles "Bubba") Scalf, and many nephews, nieces and their families. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-9959. AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME in Pleasant View is in charge of these arrangements. 6316 Highway 41A, Pleasant View, Tennessee 37146 (615) 746-4433 www.austinandbell.com
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On Easter Sunday, more than fifty young men met at their Schoenstatt centers in Herxheim, Dietershausen, and Weiskirchen, before heading off to Lake Balaton together. Lake Balaton is the first Schoenstatt Branch Shrine in Hungary. Although for many it simply sounds like a holiday, everyone started with a broadcast prayer and asked themselves what they expected to get out of the week, what they were looking forward to, also what their personal contribution could be to make the week a success, and if there was a person or situation on their minds/hearts that they would like to take with them for the week. All these questions and answers were put in a common evening prayer, and then we drove to Hungary through the solitude of the night.
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On the last day of our workweek, we left the idyllic Óbudavár again and drove to the capital city of Budapest. Some Hungarian friends of the SMJ then showed us their (university) city and brought their favorite places to life. In the evening, we met in the rooms of the Schoenstatt Youth and celebrated a jam-packed shrine, joint covenant of love celebration! It was the highlight of a week that ended with a barbecue party to which the Hungarian SMJ invited us!
Thank you for the hospitality and the week's experience!
Unfortunately we then had to go home, but everyone was able to take the good mood, intense discussions, moments, and encounters back into their everyday life and follow life's calling with new motivation and perspective.


The My East End project is led by the Bishopsgate Institute, Geffrye Museum, Four Corners and Birkbeck College and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The project gives people the opportunity to document and celebrate the rich heritage of London's East End: its people, cultures, domestic and built environments, and open spaces. It aims to create a collective vision of life in the East End in 2010.
This is your ideal opportunity to submit images from the Thames taken in East London!


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Dimitri Nikolaievitch Ouznadzé (en géorgien დიმიტრი უზნაძე) (Sakara, Géorgie,  — Tbilissi, ) est un psychologue et un philosophe géorgien. Il participe à la fondation de l'université d'État de Tbilissi et de l'Académie des sciences de Géorgie.

Biographie

Né en 1886 à Sakara, à l'ouest de la Géorgie, il fait ses études au lycée de Kutaisi. En 1909, il est diplômé de la faculté de philosophie de l'université de Leipzig en Allemagne, puis en 1910, il est docteur en philosophe de l'université de Wittemberg.

De 1910 à 1917, il enseigna l'histoire au lycée de Kutaisi. En 1918, il participe à la création de l'université d'État de Tbilissi, où il est nommé professeur, et enseigne jusqu'en 1950. Il obtient un doctorat de psychologie en 1935.

En 1941, il participe à la création de l'Académie nationale des sciences de Géorgie, dont il dirige, de 1941 à 1950, l'institut de psychologie  qui a pris son nom. En 1946 il est nommé « scientifique national ». Il meurt en 1950 à Tbilissi et il est enterré dans le jardin de l'université d'État.

Ses travaux sont dans les domaines de la philosophie, de l'histoire de la philosophie, la théorie de l'enseignement et la pédagogie expérimentale. Il est également l'auteur de plusieurs ouvrages.

Publications
Wladimir Solowjow: seine Erkenntnistheorie und Metaphysik (en allemand, 1910) ;
Henri Bergson (en russe, Tbilissi, 1923) ;
Untersuchungen zur Psychologie der Einstellung (Acta Psychologica, Vol.IV, No.3, 1939, en allemand) ;
The Psychology of Set (en anglais, New York, 1966); Psychological Investigations (en russe et en anglais, Moscou, 1966).

Voir aussi

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  Institut Ouznadzé de psychologie

Philosophe géorgien
Étudiant de l'université de Leipzig
Étudiant de l'université Martin-Luther de Halle-Wittemberg
Professeur à l'université d'État de Tbilissi
Membre de l'Académie nationale des sciences de Géorgie
Titulaire de la médaille « Pour le Travail Vaillant dans la Grande Guerre patriotique 1941-1945 »
Naissance en décembre 1886
Naissance dans le gouvernement de Koutaïssi
Décès en octobre 1950
Décès à Tbilissi
Décès à 63 ans
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Sam Hamai
On January 27, 1994, the Judo community lost one of its leaders when Isamu (Sam) Hamai passed away at the age of 72 at his home in Palo Alto, California. Hamai Sensei was survived his wife Emiko, son Harold and wife Laura, and his two granddaughters, Tomiko and Tamara.
Sam Hamai was born on August 12, 1921 in Brawley, California. He started judo in 1934 under Sensei Tamanaha in Brawley. After moving to Oxnard, California, he continued his judo training with Sensei Dick Doi where he attained Shodan (1st degree Black Belt) at the age of 18.
The Hamai family was interned in 1942 at the Gila River/Butte Relocation Center in Arizona. He was inducted in the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the Philippines. He also served in Japan with the Military Intelligence under General Douglas McArthur during the post war occupation.
Discharged from the military in 1946, Sam settled in Palo Alto and resumed judo at San Jose Buddhist Judo Club under Yosh Uchida. In 1952, he founded the Palo Alto Judo Club and was head instructor until he retired in 1990. He had achieved the rank of Shichidan (7th degree Black Belt).
Hamai Sensei's accomplishments are numerous. A pioneer and active leader in the United States judo movement, he was one of the founders of the Central Coast Judo Association. He has been the President of the Northern California Judo Association (Hokka Yudanshakai), Vice President of the Central Coast Judo Association, and for many years, Central Coast Judo Association's Chairman of the Board of Examiners. He also has been the Head Scorekeeper at many national judo events, including the U.S. Sports Festival and U.S. International invitational tournaments. Hamai Sensei was also a national level referee.
We all share the loss of Isamu (Sam) Hamai, a man who touched the lives of young men and women while teaching them the art of judo.
source: Howard Watanabe


A Traditional Wooden Glue Brush with compressed metal ferrule and wire stay and hog hair bristles.
No.14 - 22mm - 7/8"
No.20 - 31mm - 1.1/4"
No.24 - 38mm - 1.1/2"
This glue brush is lovely to hold in my hand and makes me feel so inspired! Well made, looks beautifully vintage and arrived quickly to Canada.
Just wanted to say thank you and how awesome the service was on my order only having placed it yesterday at 11:30 in the morning and receiving it on Saturday! Very well packaged and items as described, also very reasonably priced in comparison to down south! Will recommend to others on my book binding course.


The entire focus of this camp will be on building offensive skills, with shooting the basketball being the primary emphasis. Comprehensive shooting instruction will focus on hand mechanics and shooting framework. Tips for developing a quicker shooting release and improving your shooting range will be emphasized as well.


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Canuck Kassian visiting the Valley
Vancouver Canuck Zack Kassian will take a break from terrorizing NHL D-men to drop by Chilliwack Sunday afternoon.
Big Zack Kassian is coming to Chilliwack.
The Vancouver Canucks forward will be at Sports & Stuff in the Chilliwack Mall Sunday afternoon, signing autographs and meeting fans.
He'll be there from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
A VIP pass is required.
$20 gets you an 8×10 photo which Kassian will sign for free.
Acquired from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Cody Hodgson at the 2012 National Hockey League trade deadline, the 24 year old has struggled to find consistency.
But lately, the six-foot-three power forward looks to be finding his game.
Since returning to the lineup to replace injured Alex Burrows, the Windsor, ON native has cut down on defensive errors and started to play a more assertive offensive game.
On the season, he now has 10 goals and 16 points in 40 games. Along with youngsters like Bo Horvat, Kassian is spearheading a youth movement within the Canucks.
Kassian was originally a first round draft pick (13th overall) of the Sabres in 2009.
In 196 career regular season games, Kassian has 35 goals, 66 points and 283 penalty minutes.
For more information on his Chilliwack visit, contact Rick at 604-858-2614.
Graves launching new hoops school
Chiefs get Spruce Kings in second round
Human rights complaint against Chilliwack non-profit withdrawn
Human Rights Tribunal no longer has hearing scheduled for former PEARL Life Renewal Society employee


New version of classic Find the difference game! Spot differences on beautiful pictures!Compare two images and spot 10 differences between them.
1) Enjoy the game and pictures - no annoying time limit!
40 levels are ready! More anf more levels are coming soon! Check for updates.


with you and have the time of your life doing it.
There are as many swings and shots as there are players.
What is your best? We look forward to discover it together..
Golf is a lifetime sport; we aim to take this journey with you and have the time of your life doing it.
Caroline earned her academic and golf teaching credentials in the USA and in Europe. After 10 years representing her country with the French National Golf Team, she turned professional in 2002 and is a current member of the PGA (Professional Golf Association) LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) and LET (Ladies European Tour). While playing on various professional Tours she earned many top 10 finish on both sides of the Atlantic.
Caroline has trained along side of prestigious golf teachers such as David Leadbetter (Leadbetter Golf Academy, Orlando FL), Jim Mc Lean (Jim Mc Lean Golf School Doral Miami FL), Pia Nilson, Lynn Marriot (Vision 54), John Thalassionnos ( Ban Lynch Golf Coaching), Alain Alberti, Patrice Amadieu, Nicolas Armand (Leadbetter Academy Montpellier Massane, France), Mary Murphy ( Elks Country Club). After retiring from full time tour life Caroline was the coordinator for the PGA of America Teacher training program, located at Clemson University SC, where she coached the golf teacher of tomorrow. While at Clemson she started and trained Special Olympics and Para Olympics Golf Programs and founded CatGolfS which provided Golf instructions outside the conventional golf settings.
Caroline is a brilliant and passionate golf instructor with a deep experience of the game and it's teaching. Beyond all she loves to share the game of golf with everyone from adult to children, and with all levels from beginners to professionals. Caroline dares you to think, learn, imagine and play golf differently to tap into your full potential. Always keeping in sight your learning preferences, group dynamics and everyone's level of competence. Caroline will join you on various golf sites around the Lac Leman to lead you to your next best performance.
Caroline is the mother of two little boys whom inspire her daily to be creative, daring and to always mine the positive side of an experience, because golf is just a GAME.
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ASHLAN GORSE COUSTEAU is a journalist and explorer who travels the world in search of stories that entertain and inspire. She is the co-star of Travel Channel's hit adventure series, Caribbean Pirate Treasure. She, along with husband Philippe Cousteau, dives into maritime mysteries, explores pirate history, and investigates the lore of lost treasures. Her documentary Nuclear Sharks, filmed for Discovery Channel's 2016 Shark Week, premiered as the #1 rated show across all cable programming. The Cousteaus traveled to the Marshall Islands, leading an expedition to film, tag, and investigate the mystical grey reef sharks who survived against all odds in the fallout of one of the world's largest nuclear testing grounds. For over a decade, Cousteau worked as a leading correspondent and co-host for Emmy-award-winning entertainment shows E! News and Entertainment Tonight, covering all things pop culture. Her endeavors go beyond the small screen. In January 2017, she traveled to Antarctica to be a headlining speaker at TedxScottBase, the first Ted Talks from the White Continent. At the request of the United Nations, she served as host for the UN's convention in Quito, Ecuador. She was selected by former vice president Al Gore to be the opening anchor for his international live broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality. Cousteau has presented to the Society of Environmental Journalists and SXSW Eco and continues to be a leading voice for environmental issues on Capitol Hill. She graduated from the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She and her spouse Philippe live in Los Angeles with their rescued Siberian husky, Kenai Cousteau.


The Singapore dollar is at its worst quarterly performance first time in four years amid speculation that the central bank will be easing monetary policy as soon as next month so as to shore up growth. The currency has tumbled 5.55 against its U.S. counterpart since the end of June both in the wake of unexpected devaluation of the Chinese yuan and the Malaysian ringgit tumbling to the weakest level since 1998.
Both the Chinese yuan and the Malaysian ringgit have similar weightage from which the Monetary Authority of Singapore uses to guide the local dollar against the undisclosed currency basket, according to Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.The MAS, which reviews its monetary policy twice a year with the next meets in October. Singapore's currency slid to a six-year low on Tuesday.
Against the greenback, the local dollar slid to $1.4335 on Tuesday, the lowest or weakest since September 2009. As it lost 6% as of end September 2011, the performance is deemed to be the weakest after which the MAS eased its monetary policy the following month.
Known to manage the economy by skilfully guiding the currency rather than setting interest rates, the MAS is anticipated to ease its policy next month given the bleak global economic growth outlook and its worsening state since its meeting in April. The Singapore dollar is forecasted to weaken further to $1.455 in three months followed by further slide to $1.495 in a year.
Comment : It may be too early to relax the cooling measures of the property market so as not to encourage foreign investors coming back too soon looking for real estate investment with the local dollar sliding to its record low.


Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, the operator of the bunker business of Gazprom Neft, on Thursday (5 December) decided to implement the ISO 20519:2017 standard "Ships and marine technology -- Specification for bunkering of liquefied natural gas fuelled vessels" for the Russian shipping industry.
The ISO standard regulates the technological processes and procedures for bunkering of LNG, describes the requirements for the design of fuel transfer systems, and determines recommendations for personnel training, reporting and documentation.
In the medium and long term, LNG is expected to play a "key role" in helping vessels meet the IMO 2020 regulation when a 0.5% limit for sulphur in marine fuel is implemented, says Gazpromneft.
As such, the company is also planning to build the first Russian LNG bunker company and play a role in the legislative and permissive base to develop LNG bunkering operation in Russian ports.
"Liquefied natural gas has significant potential as a marine fuel due to its environmental characteristics and economic efficiency of use," said Andrey Vasilyev, CEO of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker.


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Grizzly Bear Perform First Concert in Two Years at Bernie Sanders Rally
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After announcing their return from hiatus, Grizzly Bear performed their first concert in two years at a Bernie Sanders rally in Brooklyn on Sunday (April 17).
The band brought their ethereal harmonies to Prospect Park to open for the Democratic presidential candidate ahead of the New York primary on Tuesday. They treated those in attendance to catalog classics "Two Weeks," "Knife" and "While You Wait for Others." (The band cleverly modified "Knife"'s lyrics from "can't you feel the knife" to "can't you feel the Bern?") Check out clips of all three performances at the bottom of the page. Michael Stipe, who also recently introduced Sanders, was present for the rally and posed for a photo with Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste. That can be seen below, too.
Grizzly Bear last released Shields in 2012. They plan to head into the studio in May to record the follow-up, and they have "tons of songs" ready for when they do.
Grizzly Bear, "Two Weeks"
Grizzly Bear, "Knife"
Grizzly Bear, "While You Wait for Others"
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Hackney's Mayor came to see our end of term drumming and dance performance and liked it so much he joined in!
In the week before half term, Gayhurst children and adults took part in an action packed week of learning based around Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).
Last Thursday evening saw the opening of the latest #TAG exhibition. Parents, carers and children were treated to some amazing art work created by children in Reception, Years 1 & 2.
On Friday 23rd March the nation celebrated Sports Relief.... and Gayhurst RAN!


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Planetary Rovers & Mobility Systems
Artemis Jr
Destin Lunar Drill
LINIS 360 Degree LiDAR
Neptec's Artemis Jr Rover is a light weight terrestrial prototype of a lunar rover that was designed, developed and tested by a Neptec-led team of commercial and academic organizations. Artemis Jr was designed to operate as a surface mobility platform for a variety of science payloads and instruments for future lunar missions. With a mass of 230 kg and a payload capacity of up to 150 kg, Artemis Jr. is a four-wheeled, skid-steer design with a two-speed mechanical drive train powered by brushless DC electric motors. Artemis Jr. incorporates a passive, rigid suspension and compliant metal wheels to provide a simple, terrainable and reliable mobility chassis. The rover can be controlled directly through an RF-handheld transmitter, tele-operated remotely, or can be commanded to autonomously navigate and avoid obstacles using an onboard suite of vision and navigation sensors.
DESTIN (Drilling Exploration & Sample Technology Integrated) is a one metre lunar drill that was designed by Neptec partner Deltion Innovations Ltd of Sudbury, Ontrario. The DESTIN drill was built under contract to the Canadian Space Agency and was integrated and field tested on Neptec's Artemis Junior Rover. The DESTIN drill is designed to drill into the lunar surface and collect samples of the soil (regolith) that can then be analyzed to determine the presence of water-bearing minerals or water ice.
The Juno Rover is an early prototype rover designed, developed and built by a Neptec-led team for the Canadian Space Agency. The Juno Rover is actually a family of multi-purpose rovers that can be adapted to carry different science instruments and payloads on the Moon. The Juno Rover offers a high degree of modularity while allowing the rover to be adapted to a variety of different payloads and mission scenarios. Juno has a mass of 300 kg, can drive over all sorts of terrain and large obstacles and can carry up to 275 kg – almost as much as it weighs. Powered by lithium-ion batteries, Juno has a top speed of 12.5 km/h and can be fitted to use many different types of wheels or a set of metal tracks.
LINIS 360 LiDAR
Neptec, in partnership with the CSA, developed the LiNIS 360 scanning LiDAR to provide situational awareness, mapping and hazard avoidance in planetary rover applications. Using Neptec's patented spinning design, the sensor is able to rapidly scan a 360° by 45° (elevation) field of view. Through the use of two scanning regimes, the sensor can gather measurements at 200 kHz, which corresponds to a maximum range of 200 m and provides detailed mapping information of the immediate surroundings. Alternatively, the 25 kHz acquisition rate yields a maximum range of 1 km and provides information appropriate to maintaining situational awareness and hazard avoidance. A hybrid acquisition mode is also available that employs a phase-shifted high scan rate that evolves over time to fill gaps left in previous passes.