WP Install Google Analytics Plugin is the perfect way to get all the information regarding the website visitors and the actions taken by them. This application is very important in the realm of business. The business strategies, worldwide, have changed to a great extent. The large as well as the small companies are spreading their wings in all kinds of media, the internet being one of them.
The internet market is huge and the option for spreading the market is also very vast. However, here, in the online market there is also the opportunity that the companies can asses themselves through various channels and applications. This process is very important since customer review as well as growth of the customers is a very important factor in the business world.
The WP Install Google Analytics Plugin is proficient to a large extent to make this analysis possible. The plugin is not like the other plugins available in the market, where all kinds of flimsy features are offered. The plugin actually helps a great deal in understanding the number of visitors in the web sites as well as their actions. The plugin, which is made for a total survey of each of the websites, make a total track of whatever works and developments are occurring in the web sites.
This documentation becomes extremely helpful when the controller of the website wishes to have a total informations regarding the website visitors and their reactions. He gets all the information right in front of him This is an extremely proficient way to find out how he should carry on with his business.
Market review is a very important part of the business. For the growth of the business, the market analytics survey the data and come up with the strategies. The WP Install Google Analytics Plugin makes it easy for the business websites to preserve all these data.
Whether it is the clicks on the brand logo or the picture of the brand product, the plugin record every bit of information for the sake of submission at the time when needed. The whole system of this plugin is extremely ingenuous as well as user friendly. For that reason the business companies prefer to use this plugin for the reason of proper inspection of the acceptability of their brands as well as forming a proper idea of the sell value of the website. All these process is made easy now.
The WP Install Google Analytics Plugin is to a great extent, a very unique plugin. There was no application or plugin available on the online market before the invention of this one, which actually could give a proper and specific report of all the activities that take place in the websites.
The brands, as a result used to remain innocent of the fact that whether their brands are going high or low in the online market. The WP Install Google Analytics Plugin is an absolutely proficient plugin that addressed the problem and provided all possible methods to deal with it.


text:
About Legal India
Select Courts Allahabad High Court Andhra High Court Appellate Tribunal For Electricity Bombay High Court Calcutta High Court Central Information Commission Chattisgarh High Court Customs, Excise and Gold Tribunal – Delhi Delhi High Court Gauhati High Court Gujarat High Court High Court Jammu High Court Jharkhand High Court Judgements Karnataka High Court Kerala High Court Kolkata High Court (Appellete Side) Madhya Pradesh High Court Madras High Court Orissa High Court Patna High Court Patna High Court – Orders Punjab-Haryana High Court Rajasthan High Court Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur Supreme Court of India Telecom Disputes Settlement Tribunal Tribunal Uttaranchal High Court
The Government Pleader vs Siddick H. Shaikh on 26 March, 1929
Equivalent citations: (1929) 31 BOMLR 625, 121 Ind Cas 587
Author: K Amberson Marten
Bench: A Marten, Kt., Murphy
Amberson Marten, Kt., C.J.
1. This is an application under the disciplinary jurisdiction against Mr. Siddick H. Shaikh, a district pleader holding a sanad for the Surat District. The charge against him is shortly that he had been guilty of improper conduct under Section 20 of the Bombay Pleaders Act inasmuch as he sent various 1929 circular post-cards to the public with reference to the examination of accounts of wakf properties. These post-cards are signed by him as High Court Pleader. They are in the form Exh. C, and after stating his address and the date are as follows:
Greetings. His Honour the District Judge of Surat has authorised me to examine the accounts of wakf properties and to issue certificates. Accounts in respect of wakf properties should be filed in the District Court before June 30 every year. Fee for examining the accounts is one per cent, on the annual income.
Shaikh Siddikbhai Hajibhai,
High Court Pleader.
It will thus be seen that the pleader gives his address and description. So far as the description goes he is not entitled to call himself a High Court Pleader. He is only a District Court Pleader, But apart from that, it is important to observe that he refers to himself in this circular post-card as a pleader.
2. Next, as regards his statement that he had been authorised to examine wakf properties and to issue certificates, this is inaccurate. The statement means, I think, that he had been given authority to audit the accounts of wakf properties generally by an order of the Court under Section 6(2) of the Mussalman Wakf Act of 1923. In fact, all that he had been authorised to do was to examine the accounts for certain specific wakf properties on his separate application in each case. No general permission had ever been given to him. He had asked for it, but it had been refused.
3. Next, in his affidavit of March 25, 1929, which has just been handed to us, he says in paragraph 4:"He never meant to say or convey that he had general authority to audit the wakf accounts as distinguished from special authority." We think, however, that the fair meaning of the post-card is that he represented that he had this general authority.
4. The main question, however, is, did this post-card amount to advertising ? The contention of the pleader, when called on for his explanation by the learned District Judge, was as follows: (I refer to his affidavit of July 28, 1928):
Advertising by a pleader is nowhere specifically or impliedly prohibited under the Pleaders Act or rules thereunder. There is, I believe, customary prohibition, I have every respect for that custom but I believe such prohibition is with regard to legal work only. Audit work is not legal work. If it were so no non-lawyer should have been authorised to do such work.
As regards advertising, there is no doubt that that is unprofessional conduct on the part of a professional man such as a pleader, or an advocate or a barrister. This indeed is a leading distinction between professional men on the one hand and those engaged in trade or business on the other hand, and it is of importance that that distinction should be maintained. Accordingly, if this circular post-card had merely given the address and the name and description of this pleader, it would yet have amounted to an advertisement on his part and therefore to improper conduct. The fact that, in addition, he stated that he had been authorised to examine the accounts of wakf properties and to issue certificates by the District Court rather aggravates the qase than the reverse. Even if auditing is not strictly legal work, yet this very fact of advertising his readiness to take up that work, combined with his statement that he is a High Court Pleader and seeing that this work is connected with the Courts and has to be supervised by the Courts, this would, I think, result in his getting an improper advantage in legal work over his fellow-pleaders, who did not descend to such devices. Further, as I have already indicated, we think that his statements as to the authority given to him by the District Judge, and also as to his being a High Court Pleader were inaccurate and misleading.
5. We, therefore, hold that it was improper conduct on his part to issue these post-cards and to canvass for this particular work in the way that he did, and that accordingly he has committed an offence under Section 26 of the Bombay Pleaders Act.
6. The next question is what course we should take to signify our opinion of his improper conduct. We have considered whether it would be proper to suspend his Sanad for a certain time, but as he is a comparatively junior practitioner we will not, on this occasion, take that particular course. We think it will be sufficient, under all the circumstances, to direct that he be severely reprimanded, and that as he is not present in Court today that that reprimand be conveyed to him personally in open Court by the learned District Judge. We further order that he do pay the Government Pleader's costs of this application,
Posted in Bombay High Court, High Court
Har Chand And Anr. vs Dewan Singh And Ors. on 22 March, 1929
(Kantipudi) Ramayya vs Garapati Ramayya on 27 March, 1929
Send News & Article
Send your News & Articles to Publish in this website. For sending Articles & News CLICK HERE
CAA petition in SC: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan seeks report from LDF govt.
Md. Monajeer Hassan @ Guddu vs The State Of Bihar on 9 September, 2011
Shobha V Pai vs B Pandurganga P Kini on 2 September, 2008
Revan Sidayya S/O Shedappa Pujari vs The Deputy Commissioner, 2 ... on 1 December, 2008
Discussion On The Interim Budget (Railways) 2009-10; Demands For ... on 18 February, 2009
Sukhdeo Yadav vs The Union Of India Through The ... on 8 January, 2015
Avinash Mehrotra vs Union Of India & Ors on 13 April, 2009
Ravindranath, S/O Basavarajappa ... vs The State, And Ors, on 3 November, 2008
Subscribe Legal India
Enter your email address here to Subscribe Legal News on your Mail
More than 10thousand already Subscribed.
For NewsLetter Register Here
© 2020 Free Judgments India : Latest Supreme Court and High Court Judgment | Bootstrap WordPress Theme

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Tagged: CARB
California Tightening Diesel Rules
In addition to requiring cleaner-burning diesel engines next year, California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed tighter environmental regulations for the state's drayage operators that would require all port truck drivers to drive zero-emissions vehicles…
API Testing New Diesel Oil Categories
American Petroleum Institute's lubricants group has established a New Category Development Team to launch the test-development phase of what will be a pair of new API diesel engine oil categories. …the service category will be known as PC-12.
California Requiring More Inspections
California Air Resources Board (CARB) last month approved a regulation that would require some medium and heavy-duty trucks and bus owners to inspect their vehicles' emissions control systems twice a year. The Heavy-Duty Inspection and…
EPA Issues Emissions 'Pre-Rule'
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pre-rule issued Jan. 6 is the first formal step in an attempt by the agency to establish more stringent heavy-duty diesel truck emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and…
Anheuser-Busch Deploying Electric Trucks
Anheuser-Busch soon will deploy 21 battery-electric trucks in California to showcase economic and environmental sustainable warehousing and distribution technology for fleets, according to industry reports. The brewing company is deploying trucks from BYD Auto, manufacturer…
Dairy Industry News / Oil & Gas Industry News
Lawsuit Calls For Methane Digesters
Los Angeles Superior Court has approved a settlement in a lawsuit against Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) resulting from the 2015-2016 Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, according to an announcement from the California Air Resources…
Peterbilt Testing Opposed-Piston Engines
A pair of heavy duty, opposed-piston engines will be produced for an emissions-reduction project in California, officials with the program said last month. The two 10.6L, 450-horsepower engines designed by Achates Power will run in…
Cummins Enacts California Recall
A voluntary recall affecting more than 500,000 Cummins engines has been initiated after an investigation by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) discovered excess emissions resulting from defective emissions after-treatment systems. Cummins has worked collaboratively…


Hi there everyone. Are ya ready for Christmas yet??!!
I've had a few requests for a Bow-it-All Tutorial for BIG BOWS, so I pulled out my favorite toy bow making tool and some gorgeous ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and this is what I came up with.
For those who already own a Bow-it-All Tool, I hope you are having fun with it. If you don't have one yet, what are ya waiting for??!!
This bow is made with 1-1/2″ Silky Crush Ribbon which performed even better than I expected. You'll be amazed how little work there is to do after removing the bow from the Bow-it-All. It practically fluffs itself.
This is a double-tail bow made with 1-1/2″ Red Gingham and 1-1/2″ Ruby Red Double-faced Satin.
I embellished the center with a handmade paper flower.
Wouldn't this look great on a holiday wreath or as a tree topper?
This is a big now made with Wired-Edge Ribbon. Wired Edge ribbons create a beautiful large bow because the loops hold their shape so beautifully.
The center of this bow is embellished with a pretty Mulberry Flower.
Here is my video tutorial.
If you liked the video, it would be great if you could click the YouTube link right above on the screen beneath the video and go to YouTube.
Once there, please like my video and leave a comment. These things will help the ratings of the video and will help grow the reasonableribbon channel. Also, I would love it if you would subscribe to my channel.
Now get that Bow-it-All Tool out and make some BIG BOWS ladies.
These bows are perfect for holiday decorating and gift wrapping.


text:
Markvart Josef svobodný pán Koc z Dobrše ( Marquard Joseph Freiherr von Kotz, 1770, Praha – 1828, Vídeň) byl český šlechtic z rodu Koců z Dobrše, státní úředník a spisovatel.

Život
Jeho otcem byl snad Jan Markvart Koc z Dobrše. Měl bratra Václava Erasma (1773-1857).

Dle dostupných informací byl Markvart Josef energický člověk a pokrokový samouk s širokým a rozmanitým vzděláním.

V mládí vstoupil jako prostý voják do služeb jezdectva císařské armády. Po několika letech služby armádu opustil v důstojnické hodnosti a vydal se cestou práva a filosofie. Vstoupil do státních služeb a brzy byl jmenován guberniálním koncipientem a nakonec se stal hejtmanem Chrudimského kraje. Tento úřad zastával v letech 1796-1805 zastával úřad hejtmana Chrudimského kraje. V této funkci dal podnět k uspořádání sbírky k založení ochotnického divadla v Chrudimi, základu pozdějšího souboru městského Divadla Karla Pippicha. Dne 20. srpna 1801 odkoupil roku 1788 zrušený špitální kostel sv. Jana Křtitele, kterou nechal upravit pro potřeby divadla. Provoz divadelní byl zahájen 18. října 1801 představením veselohry Das Epigramm od v té době oblíbeného německého autora divadelních her Augusta von Kotzebue. V roce 1810 odešel do výslužby.

Hrabě Ferdinand Pálffy z Erdödu ho poté zaměstnal jako ředitele své tiskárny a litografické dílny ve vídeňském Hernalsu. Ve Vídni se Koc zasadil také o zřízení pečovatelského ústavu pro děti a o založení zaopatřovacího institutu pro spisovatele a umělce, kde našlo útočiště mnoho osobností, např. prof. Ignaz von Sonnleithner, profesor Johann Schindler, Franz Gräffer a mnoho dalších. Patronát nad ústavem držel sám arcivévoda Maxmilián.

Koc byl činný také jako spisovatel a tiskem vyšly dvě jeho větší pojednání: "Die gesetzliche Verfassung der Zehenten..." (Vídeň 1817, 2. vyd. 1819) a "Die Gesundheitspolizei des österreichischen Kaiserstaates", 2 sv. (Vídeň 1822).

Byl zastáncem principu tolerance ještě v době před nástupem Josefa II. na trůn. Byl ochráncem osvícenského duchovního a profesora Karla Heinricha Seibta. Koc byl několik let předsedou soudní komise. Jeho oponentem byl prezident apelačního soudu a pozdější nejvyšší hofmistr Českého království, hrabě František Xaver Věžník.

Jistého ''Johanna Markvarta'' svobodného pána ''von Kotz'' připomíná ''Oesterreichische Biedermanns-Chronik''. Protějšek Almanachu fantastů a kazatelů vydaný Akademií v Linci, roku 1785, ve Freiheitsburgu uvádí následující charakteristiku: "Bystrý, odvážný a spravedlivý muž a v české literatuře jeden z prvních v Praze, který vlastní významnou soukromou sbírku vybraných knih."

Z konstatování: "Byl zastáncem tolerance ještě v době před nástupem Josefa II." ("Er vertheidigte schon vor Josef's Zeiten die Toleranz") ovšem vyplývá, že oním ''Kotzem'' nemůže být výše zmíněný Markvart Josef, jemuž by v době císaře Josefa II. (1780) bylo teprve 10 let. Navíc se objevují dvě jména: ''Josef'' Markvart a ''Jan'' Markvart.

Reference

Externí odkazy

Kocové z Dobrše
Čeští šlechtici
Narození v roce 1770
Narození v Praze
Úmrtí v roce 1828
Úmrtí ve Vídni
Muži

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
La chambre de la taille et des subhastations est un monument historique situé à Strasbourg, dans le département français du Bas-Rhin.

Localisation
Ce bâtiment est situé au 2, rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Grains à Strasbourg.

Historique
L'édifice fait l'objet d'une inscription au titre des monuments historiques depuis 1937.

Architecture

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des monuments historiques de Strasbourg
 Liste des monuments historiques du Bas-Rhin

Liens externes

Monument historique à Strasbourg
Monument historique inscrit en 1937


Dr. Lars Müller graduated from RWTH Aachen in 2002 with a degree in chemistry. His studies took him on research trips to the University of York and to DSM Research in Geleen. In 2005 he received a PhD from the University of Paderborn with a thesis in the field of homogenous catalysis.
Dr. Lars Müller began his IP career in 2005 at a patent law firm in Düsseldorf. He passed the German patent attorney examination in 2009 and was admitted to practice before the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Since 2011, he has also been on the list of professional representatives before the European Patent Office. Dr. Lars Müller joined the law firm of Michalski Hüttermann & Partner at the end of 2009 and has been a partner since 2013.
His main areas of patent law practice are obtaining and enforcing technical protection rights. His technical focus is on energy technology, medical technology, automotive applications and technical and polymer chemistry. Lars is also very active in building material chemistry, material sciences and additive manufacturing processes. Besides technical protection rights, Dr. Lars Müller also works in trademark and design law.
Dr. Lars Müller has coauthored several academic publications in the field of chemistry.
"No two days are alike because my goal is to create reliable added value based on the widest variety of developments."
Dr. Müller is a member of the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
Lars Müller was born in Cologne in 1975 and now lives in Grevenbroich, Germany with his wife and daughter. He speaks German and English fluently.


K.W.O.E. is a Level Next Music recording artist from Chicago's West Side. His name, a powerful acronym, holds many meanings, including "Kareem Wells," "of Excellence" as he strives for excellence in everything he does. K.W.O.E. also stands for pushing against the status quo, and challenging the limits of creativity by pushing the boundaries of hip-hop to the next level. K.W.O.E. is also a member of ENDISKIZE , a hip-hop trio. ENDISKIZE's hit song, "We Don't Back Down," is featured on ESPN Network/LA, ESPN.com, and Fox Sports. Other K.W.O.E. credits include: WGN-TV, WindyCity Underground, Fakeshoredrive, Miller Park, Akon's DJ Benny D, Twista, and Jay Sean.
As a songwriter/producer for dpmg, in Chicago's Gold Coast, K.W.O.E. produces music for radio and television. He composes to inspire people and show them that one person can make a huge difference for themselves, their families, and their communities. In addition, K.W.O.E. used his entrepreneurial skills and creativity to become the top player in the Mitzvah scene, by combining his crafts of producing, songwriting, and performing with Level Next Music. He is the founder and owner of Flow Entertainment, one of the Midwest's most prestigious interactive entertainment companies, specializing in Bar/Bat mitzvahs, weddings, birthdays, and corporate and private events.
K.W.O.E. performed at SXSW 2014, and has appeared in many other prominent music festivals, such as R.A.G.E. (Resident Association of Greater Englewood)–So Fresh Saturdays Tour, Music 4 Peace Concert, and the Taste of Chicago-Bud Light Stage. He has also been involved in many projects promoting peace and unity throughout local communities, including Safe Cities, Matt Lamb's Umbrellas for Peace, C.O.S.I.'s Camp One Step, KISS FM's Stuff-A-Bus and Latin School of Chicago's Latin Palooza. K.W.O.E. has also hosted community programs, such as Emerge Next Chicago K.W.O.E. is currently touring Chicago with his Helping Other People Excel "H.O.P.E." campaign, which promotes hope and success. "I want to use my music and life experiences to inspire others to make the right decisions and overcome any challenges that the world may offer." K.W.O.E.


We are excited to be hosting this event in Downtown Adairsville, Public Square. We are going to have crafts for the children, readings from some of our city leaders, pictures with the Easter Bunny, FREE CAR SEAT CHECKS, and so many other fun activities, including introducing the Lending Libraries that will be placed around the community. We hope you are able to swing by and spend an hour or two with this on Easter Weekend.


I have decided that this weekend I should try to embrace the rotten weather. Yes I think I may have finally gone loopy! I shall pile on the layers of jumpers, scarves and gloves (no hats though, I don't do hats!) and brave the beach, yes the beach in winter! That is as long as it doesn't snow! I don't know about you but I think there is something so very wrong about seeing the sand and seaweed covered in snow! I shall go armed with my wee man and my camera to see what beauty can be found on a very grey and very british day. Hopefully I'll be able to snap at least one pic that is half as pretty as these in my mosaic today, which was inspired by my planned expedition and the thought of the rough waves lapping against the pebbled beach. I know that all sounds very romantic and once I get there, with my numb fingers unable to work the camera buttons, I'm sure I won't be nearly as enthusiastic about it all!
Have a wonderful time. I adore the beach in winter, as does Edward of course!
You can do it - have a wonderful day! I have to say that Raja hated the sea when we took her there last summer (she had her choice - Atlantic or Med, and hated both). Does Spanner sea-bathe up north?
Sounds like a wonderful weekend. That dress and cardi in the center are gorgeous, i I love the colours.
Oh I'm dreaming of the beach today too Emma. Have a lovely weekend, can't wait to see photos. Your mosaic is so lovely, my favourite colours.
nice mosaic, i love the colours!
I prefere the beach in the winter, windswept and all to myself - perfect! And that picture of the tiles is SO inspiring I want to get my hooks out immediatly!
I hope you had a great trip to the beach! What a "treat" that you live so near to the beach & can enjoy it year-round! I also love the pics of the project you showed in your last post! You have mixed the colors so beautifully!


Nick Bullen and Cory Wiergowski hit the Modern Times park in Royal Oak, MI pretty regularly... and it shows. When Cory got side-lined with a sliced tendon in his pinky, he decided to pick up the camera and cruise along with Nick Bullen for a number of sessions. Nick sorted out all the local lines years ago, and so he brings out the big guns towards the end with moves like a pegs to crank arm to feeble, or backwards feeble to drop tooth. It turns out that Cory Wiergowski can't edit, so he passed the footage off the Detroit area BMX videographer Alex Burnside to finish up. We're quite pleased with the result.


FAILURE by government to come up with a pro poor national budget which priorities basic health needs, is the leading cause for perennial strikes by medical doctors and other health staff, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has said.
Within a single year, doctors have twice embarked on nationwide strikes that have crippled operations at all major health institutions resulting in the untold suffering of patients and possibly numerous deaths that could have been avoided.
CWGH Executive Director Mr Itai Rusike said it was shocking that doctors were striking over the same issues they downed tools for early this year a development which shows lack urgency and seriousness of behalf of government.
"What is most disturbing and worrying is that the doctors are striking over the same issues that they were demanding in March this year and which the government had publicly pledged to address to ensure normalcy in the health sector. Then like today, the doctors are protesting against the severe shortages of medicines in public hospitals, poor working conditions, dilapidated infrastructure and obsolete medical equipment.
"They are also demanding that they be paid in foreign currency to cushion themselves from the worsening economic decline characterized by rising prices of basic commodities and high inflation. The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is worried that these are the same grievances that government pledged to address in March this year — together with the provision of non-cash incentives like free duty car imports for doctors – but nine months down the line nothing has come to fruition," said Rusike.
He reminded that it was government's national obligation to see that its citizens have access to quality and affordable health services as guaranteed in section 76 of the country's Constitution. And that responsibility can only be achieved when health personnel like doctors, physicians and nurses are working normally.
He also took a swipe at Health and Child Care minister, Dr Obadia Moyo being literally blind to the real issues facing doctors and dwelling more on petty legal issues.
"It is shocking that the Health Minister Obadiah Moyo dwells on the legality of the job action than solutions as if he is reading from his predecessor's script. No responsible and accountable Minister or government would turn a blind eye to a crisis of this magnitude or wishes it away. We are in this health crisis Minister because your predecessor used to behave the same way: burying his head in the sand than tackling the issue head-on.
"Leadership and management support at the highest level is also pivotal as health workers are motivated to perform and long standing grievances simply should not be allowed to build up and promises made must be fulfilled.
For the past five years or so, the doctors have been promised non- cash incentives whenever they strike but when they resume work those promises were not fulfilled, instead they got threats," said Rusike.
He also deplored failure to prioritise issues of welfare, incentives and allowance of doctors which says should neer be ignored by any serious government with health workers at heart.
"CWGH feels that the issue of non-cash incentives such as duty-free vehicles, housing stands and opportunity for career growth has to be prioritized. The vehicle duty assisted framework and other incentives agreed upon between the government and doctors last year should be implemented immediately to enable them to respond to medical emergencies timeously.
According to CWGH, the health workforce is central in any health system and gaps in adequate health workers are cited as one barrier in efforts to achieve health and development in Zimbabwe.
"Both for quality and equity, health systems need highly motivated health workers who are satisfied with their jobs, stay at their stations, deliver quality services and communicate well with clients.
The strike also comes at a time the country's emergence services have been grounded due to poor funding from central government. A number of ambulances do not have basic equipment or adequately trained staff to take care of patients during transit, also complicating their recovery or risking fatalities in transit.
Emergency departments are under resourced, without adequate equipment and staff to cope with the critically ill patients coming to them, including patients who have delayed seeking care until they have an acute emergency.
"CWGH would like to reiterate that in the absence of an enticing salary, the government must find ways of supplementing with other non-cash incentives as heath workers do not only seek financial incentives but also personal development, better housing, specialization and guaranteed welfare of their children. Such incentives create stabilizing influence, compared to the more rapid effects of financial incentives.
"This is why CWGH has been calling for a pro-poor, inclusive and sustainable national budget framework that prioritises people and their basic needs especially health. However, it is worrying that allocation on the health care in the 20019 budget as a percentage of total expenditure continues to account for a small share of national spending. This year, the health sector got about 8.9% way below the 15% Abuja target. This is a clear sign of lack of political commitment in addressing problems in the health sector.


Re-elect Lousewies van der Laan as ALDE Vice President!
D66 party leader Alexander Pechtold has nominated Lousewies van der Laan for a third and final term as Vice-President of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. D66 asks for your support for her re-election.
by leading fact-finding missions to possible future member parties, such as the Free Democrats (Georgia) and Civic List (Slovenia), that have now joined the ALDE Party.
By representing ALDE or moderating in international fora and human rights events, including DeBeNeLux conference with liberal local politicans from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Liberal International Congress and Council meetings (Ivory Coast, Beirut, Barcelona), House of Europe conference on federalism (The Hague), Vibrant Europe Forum (Maastricht), European Liberal Forum conference on Political Foundations (Ljubljana) and D66 fringe meeting on LGBT rights in the Caucasus (Yerevan).
By helping reach out to possible new member parties, including Positive Slovenia of Prime Minister Bratusek.
In the coming term, Lousewies would like to continue to build on her work for ALDE over the past four years. She will continue to share her wide political experience to strengthen Liberals and Democrats all over Europe. Currently based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, her geographic proximity to Central, Southern and Eastern Europe will facilitate close cooperation with and attention to a region where Liberal Democrats face numerous challenges. In Bureau meetings Lousewies will continue to be a consistent advocate of accountability, transparency and efficient use of resources, while being available to the staff of the ALDE secretariat with whom she has developed an excellent working relationship.
Lousewies was leader of the D66 delegation of the European Parliament (1999-2003) and member of the Dutch national parliament (2003-2006, the last year as Party Leader). She has worked, inter alia, as chef de cabinet of the President at the International Criminal Court and as spokeswoman of European Commissioner Hans van den Broek where she worked on the enlargement of the European Union.
Lousewies is a strong advocate for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. A vocal supporter of equal opportunities, she has facilitated the imminent launch of a new LGBT network in ALDE. Diversity strengthens organisations, also in the ALDE Bureau, therefore D66 also aspires to a diverse and representative new Bureau. Lousewies is easily accessible and speaks fluent English, German, Dutch and French, as well as conversational Italian and beginners Slovene.


text:
HomeOur BlogWhen is a Death...
When is a Death "Accidental" for Purposes of an Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Policy
Sometimes Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurers will dispute whether an insured's death was the result of an accident. A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois provides some additional guidance. See Tran v. Minn. Life Ins. Co., Case No. 17-cv-450 (N.D. Ill. March 5, 2018). A copy of the court's opinion can be found here.
The insured in Tran was a participant in his employer's AD&D insurance plan. He died while engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation – a state of asphyxia intentionally induced (as by smothering or strangling oneself) so as to heighten sexual arousal during masturbation. "Autoerotic Asphyxiation." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2018. There was no dispute that insured did not intend to take his own life and that his death was an accident, as that term is commonly used.
The insured's widow submitted a claim for AD&D benefits from the insurer. The insurer denied the claim. It relied on a provision of the plan that stated claims were not payable for deaths arising as a result of "self-inflicted injury." The widow appealed. The insurer denied the appeal after consulting with an expert on the same grounds, but with further explanation. It explained that
Accidental death as defined in the policies must result "from an accidental injury which is unexpected and unforeseen." The injury in autoerotic asphyxiation of constricting blood flow to the brain is not unexpected or unforeseen but rather the purpose of the autoerotic activity. Based on the above, we have not received sufficient proof that [the insured's] death is the result of an accidental injury as defined in the policy.
The self-inflicted injury of intentionally constricting blood flow to the brain distinguishes autoerotic activity from the other avocation examples listed in your letter of appeal. None of the other activities mentioned in your letter (skydiving, motorcycle riding, or sailing) involve intentionally interrupting an essential bodily function.
The widow subsequently filed suit.
The Court reviewed the widow's claim under the de novo standard of review, as the parties agreed that standard of review applied, and found that the insurer wrongfully denied the widow's claim for AD&D benefits. After discussing the fairly well-developed body of case law on the topic, the Court explained its reasoning as follows:
the medical examiner's report explains that hypoxia, when induced to an extent that does not cause loss of consciousness, can cause drowsiness, impaired judgment, excitement, disorientation, and headache. Reasonable minds could disagree on whether these results are, in and of themselves, "injuries." Of course, if hypoxia lasts too long, it can result in loss of consciousness; however, there is no evidence in the record that [the insured] intended to lose consciousness.
Attempting to "partially" strangle oneself might, of course, seem like a bad idea to the ordinary person. But just because an activity is risky does not necessarily mean that it is injurious. As the split in case law in the context of autoerotic asphyxiation shows, it is difficult to say where the line should be drawn. Take, for instance, a swimmer who challenges himself to swim underwater for longer and longer periods, and ends up holding his breath too long, blacking out, and dying. Was the swimmer injuring himself intentionally by holding his breath, since that temporarily deprived his brain of oxygen?
The Court then considered "whether [the insured's] strangulation, which resulted after he lost consciousness, is 'an accidental injury which [w]as unexpected and unforeseen.'" It concluded it was because "loss of consciousness and strangulation were [not] substantially certain to result from his conduct. Although the practice of autoerotic asphyxiation is undoubtedly risky, Plaintiff had engaged (and many others do engage) in the practice without losing consciousness, strangling themselves, or dying."
If you have filed a claim for AD&D benefits and the insurer has denied your claim because the death was not an "accident," do not take the insurer's word for it. You should consult with an experienced accidental death insurance lawyer. You may have a limited time in which to appeal the decision (generally 60 days for employer-sponsored AD&D plans).
Previous PostPrevious Aetna Medical Director Admits Not Reviewing Patient Records
Next PostNext Court Clarifies Meaning of ERISA Long Term Disability (LTD) Plan and Remands for Further Consideration


text:
Kathleen Edwards – Singing in the wires
Archive Posted On March 1, 2008
"…as I was writing the song, it became clear to me how significant these certain memories were. I didn't know it until the words came out. I cried a lot, and by the end I realized they were moments in my life that formed me."
Having had her whole life to draw upon for her much-buzzed-about 2003 debut Failer, with enough raw stuff left over for her 2005 follow-up Back To Me, Kathleen Edwards faced a familiar problem for a songwriter after she finished touring in support of the latter. "I had no new material," she said, "and no ideas."
Did she panic? No more than her hockey heroes up in Canada do when they're down a goal or two. During a lengthy hiatus, in fact, the Ottawa native did her best to avoid writing. She concentrated on singing, contributing alluring backup vocals to John Doe's A Year In The Wilderness (Exene who?) and performing at Farm Aid and on the Grand Ole Opry. She learned to play piano, having been trained on classical violin beginning at age 5. And she settled into married life in an old brick house outside Hamilton, Ontario, with her ace guitarist and producer, Colin Cripps, and his collection of vintage radios and clocks.
"I had no plans to make a record," Edwards said. "I was in no rush. I recorded things in different segments of time. For the first time, I didn't care if a song was five or six or seven minutes long, or had longer instrumental parts. I wasn't worried whether a song was radio accessible. By then, I was happily beyond the feeling that I had a strong debut and if I didn't follow it up with something equally good, the world would come to an end."
She had a good excuse not to strap on her guitar and get back to the roots-rock drawing board. With its ancient knob and tube wiring, her house is not receptive to the plugging in of amps. "It's the thorn in my side," she said. "There is a send line and a return line which are secured onto ceramic knobs throughout the house. Insurance companies hate it when you buy a house with it. But there's really nothing wrong with it. What sucks about it is that the entire line is connected, so if you were to cut the line and insert new wiring and a plug in a room, it will interrupt the rest of the entire house. When you built a house in 1929, the house was built to last, not like today."
Ultimately, for an artist who at age of 29 writes songs that are built to last, the "goddamn wiring" proved surmountable. On her new album, Asking For Flowers (due March 4 on Zoe/Rounder), Edwards deepens her artistic voice without losing any of her tomboyish edge or Tom Pettyish energy. As she demonstrates on "Oh Canada" (which features Petty sideman Benmont Tench on organ, and is not to be confused with the Canadian anthem "O Canada"), she can slash and burn with the best of them. She wasn't born under the flag of Neil Young for nothing. But she's never too fired up to miss the telling narrative detail. "My life is like a picture left out too long in the sun," she sings on the album's title track. "Now I'm trying to remember all the faces of the names I've loved."
One of the reasons Edwards has been able to conquer the sophomore jinx as a songwriter is her willingness and ability to go beyond personal revelation and look outside her own experience, finding expression in lives she hasn't led. If a certain sameness characterized her earlier efforts — one recurring criticism of Back To Me was that it sounded like a remake of her debut — Asking For Flowers charts new territory in painting scenes, telling stories and, above all, creating moods.
Being happily married can't help cramping her style a bit by detoxifying her caustic outlook on romance. Flowers isn't without its kiss-offs and romantic fare-thee-wells, but her canvas has expanded. On "Oil Man's War", which is set during the Vietnam era but is handily adaptable to the present, a young man plots to stay with his girlfriend and avoid fighting on foreign soil. "Oh Canada" is a snarling indictment of a society in which "there are no headlines when a black girl dies." On "Alicia Ross", based on an actual story, Edwards assumes the voice of a young suburban Toronto woman who was missing for more than a month when it was determined she had been murdered by the guy next door.
"You know that scene in 'Ghost' where Patrick Swayze jumps in Whoopi Goldberg's body to become that person?" Edwards asked. "I wanted to do that with this girl. I was trying to channel her, to reveal the last thoughts she had about her mother, who had to beg for someone to come forward with information about her daughter.
"I probably could have picked easier stuff. But once I started, I was so drawn to this person, to this family, to this story, I knew I had to sit down and write it until I was finished. It was disturbing. But I drank gin until it was done. Gin played a major role."
Asking For Flowers, which features pedal steel wiz Greg Leisz, lyrical bassist Sebastian Steinberg and guitarist/keyboardist Jim Bryson, was produced by Jim Scott. His work on the 1997 Whiskeytown classic Strangers Almanac made Edwards a fan of his for life. She has credited Ryan Adams' "brutal, perfect simplicity" on the Whiskeytown album with changing the way she writes songs.
Spare and succinct, "Goodnight California", the final track on Asking For Flowers, is one of her most deeply affecting songs. Building slowly and plaintively over organ, harmonica and Edwards' swatches of vibraphone, its textures deepened by strings, the tune is a middle-of-the-night classic. "I won't let you in my heart," she sings. "But you are always on my mind."


It's February and this year, we aren't (planning on) going anywhere warm during the school breaks. We're sticking it out until spring arrives, for real, amid this back and forth strange winter weather.
This is not unexpected, though I'd hoped maybe I'd find a very good, last minute deal (like I did last year).
And so I'm cold and wintered out and it hasn't even been that awful.
And I wish that I could be using my super deal finding skills to find somewhere warm to go during next week's break, but that wouldn't be wise. May will come soon enough - and spring, even before then (I hope).
So it's time to keep digging deep and remembering my self care practices.
It's time to nourish myself.
It's time to fill my cup so I can be nourishing to others.


AXIS A8105-E Network Video Door Station is a full-fledged security camera, a powerful communication device, and a convenient door opener in one single device. A natural complement to your surveillance solution, it helps you secure your premises with reliable, around-the-clock identification.
Measuring only 48 mm (1.89 in.) across, AXIS A8105-E fits where you want it to go – on walls, doorframes and mullions. A flush mounting accessory enables recessed mounting in walls. AXIS A8105-E also features Axis' Digital Corridor Format, which makes it easy to adjust the viewing area to the location and increase the vertical area of view. Factory focus and support for PoE make installation fast and flexible, keeping costs low.
With AXIS A8105-E you get clear communication, high-quality video surveillance, and convenient remote entry control all in a single unit. You can see, talk to, identify, and then open the door to visitors directly or remotely from wherever you are. You can use your cell phone, IP phone or Video Management System (VMS) to do it.
HDTV 1080p resolution and WDR – Forensic Capture deliver uncompromised visual identification even with strong backlighting – and LED lights provide enough light for you to see visitors at night. Axis' Zipstream technology significantly reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without compromising image quality. Acoustic echo cancellation and noise suppression make voices audible regardless of background noise thanks to uncompromised full duplex audio.
AXIS A8105-E meets UL294, a standard of safety for access control systems.
AXIS A8105-E doesn't just let you identify and control who enters your premises, it connects to your system just like any other surveillance camera and records what's happening outside your door. Integrated video analytics, such as AXIS Video Motion Detection, alert you of threatening events or vandalism so you can call for help – and you'll have a visual record of the incidents. In addition, AXIS Camera Application Platform allows you to easily integrate other video and audio applications from our partners that improve surveillance systems and facilitate investigation.
AXIS A8105-E Network Video Door Station.
Nice and easy recessed mount of AXIS A8105-E Network Video Door Station. The mount is suitable for most wall types.
AXIS A8105-E Clear Dome is sold as spare parts to the AXIS A8105-E Network Video Door Station and comes in packs of five clear dome covers. It enables easy on-site replacement in case the original dome cover has been damaged or vandalized.
AXIS A9801 Security Relay offers an easy and cost efficient way to improve security for doors controlled by Axis network video door stations.


text:
Angel Rating 4
Angel Rating 4chev2015-01-29T20:45:35+00:00
The plot is murder, but is free of all references to drugs and sex. All audiences.
mysterymaiden2022-12-13T19:30:31+00:00
The Winter Wonderland Murder Mystery Party
You're invited to the holiday party of the year! Betty Crosby, wife of famous football star Joseph Crosby, is hosting her annual Christmas Party fundraiser in her home. This year's theme is Winter Wonderland, and celebrities and society's elite are vying for an invitation.
A Vampire Murder Mystery Party
Deep in the forest and miles from civilization, a castle sits high atop a mountain. This is home to a clan of vampires, the leader of which is about to be found staked in his coffin! Not everyone is who they seem in this classic vampire murder mystery party!
1950s Murder Mystery Party Game
It's 1956 in Winter Springs, an idyllic town that is the personification of the 'dream life', with white picket fences line the streets, behind which live the happiest families! At least, that's what the residents of Winter Springs would have you believe...
Murder in the Alps Mystery Party Investigation Game
High up in The Alps, a group gathers to enjoy the stunning views, romantic atmosphere and, of course, the best skiing in the world. As the group settles into the chalet, a gruesome discovery is made: A man lies dead outside the chalet, struck and stabbed with a set of ski poles!
The New Years Eve Murder Mystery Party
On New Years Eve, inside the Moxey Estate, a very special celebration is taking place, and the world is watching. At the stroke of midnight, a time-locked safe will be opened, revealing the biggest secret of infamous adventurer and archaeologist Holt Moxey's life.
Murder at the Derby Murder Mystery Party Game
A double murder means two murders to investigate! Those attending the exclusive Millionaire's Row at the derby today have a unique opportunity - to greet the horse of their choice in the stables before the race. But when two bodies are found in one of the stable stalls and the horse inside is discovered missing, it's up to everyone to figure out the killer or killers and determine where the missing horse is, or scandal will befall these rich and famous derby enthusiasts!
A Roman Murder Mystery Party Game
The year is 176 and Marcus Aurelius, one of two Emperors of Rome, has been off expanding the Roman Empire. He has returned to the Imperial Palace in Rome for two reasons: the birthday party of his daughter, Lucilla, and to complete the marriage arrangement between his only surviving son, Commodus, and a young woman named Drusa Clovius. But when Drusa is found murdered, it's up to everyone to find the killer - not only as justice for the victim, but also to prevent another war that the Roman Empire can ill afford!
Murder On The Lake Murder Mystery Party Game
Brizo Island... those lucky enough to own a cottage here can escape the big city and find peace and tranquility near one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. But Brizo Island is also a place full of secrets... secrets the residents will do anything to protect. When a man is found dead in the bay, those on the island are forced to find the killer or risk having their secrets uncovered!
Murder in Wonderland Mystery Party Game
It has been two weeks since Alice's initial visit to Wonderland, when she went on her crazy adventure after following a rabbit carrying a pocket watch. But when The Caterpillar is found murdered below his mushroom, Alice and all the other residents of Wonderland become suspects in a murder investigation, as well as under suspicion to determine who, or what, drove everyone in Wonderland mad!
Murder in the Library Murder Mystery Party
Inside a regular, ordinary library on a seemingly ordinary day, people read and research and enjoy the peace the library offers. This particular library is known for its community involvement, unique activities and programs and welcoming atmosphere. While visiting, some take breaks and visit the adjoined cafe. But when an ancient manuscript, hidden in a rarely-used back corner of the library, disappears, the patrons are alarmed. In place of the book sits a small origami fox. The mystery deepens as the contents of the manuscript are discovered, and it's quickly realized that the library is full of people with various motives for stealing the ancient text. Who took the book? Why? Where is it now? What was such an important historical text doing shelved in the genealogy section as though it had no importance? Question the suspects and test your deductive reasoning to find the person who had the motive, means and opportunity to steal the Sardonic Manuscript!
The League of Good Guys Murder Mystery Party
The members of The League of Good Guys have met at IronGuy's mansion to have their usual meeting in IronGuy's secret underground meeting room. But when a controversial alloy that IronGuy has created goes missing and then his butler is found dead, it becomes apparent that one of the heroes has turned villainous. It's up to all the heroes to question the suspects to find the killer and the thief in their midst!
Wizard of Oz Kids Murder Mystery Party
When the tornado dropped Dorothy and Toto in the Wonderful Land of Oz, no one stopped to question how the house landed right on top of the Wicked Witch of the East! After Dorothy returned to Oz however, an inquiry was launched, and it was determined that the East Witch's death was PREMEDITATED! The suspects have been identified and, with varying degrees of magic, returned to the Land of Oz for the investigation to take place. Who orchestrated the death of the East Witch under Dorothy's house that fateful day? All your favourite characters from the classic book have returned, and it's up to the suspects and investigators to determine who had the motive, means and opportunity to commit murder in the Land of Oz!
Murder at the Winery Murder Mystery Party Game
In a remote area of Italy, high above a hill, sits Girato Nel Buio Winery. To celebrate their third year releasing the special vintage "Organo", they are holding a tasting, to which some of the industry's elite have been invited. But just before the tasting can commence, a man is found murdered in the cellars! Who killed him and why? Things, and people, are not who they seem!
Murder at the 1980's Prom
Gladstone High class of 1987 has gathered for their prom, and what a night it will be! The hair is big, the dresses are puffy and the social hierarchy is the stuff John Hughes movies are made of.
The Mysterious Affair At Stirling Hall Murder Mystery Party
Jane Austen and Downton Abbey have nothing on Stirling Hall! A murder mystery set in old day Britain, perfect for a Victorian, Regency/Georgian or Edwardian-themed party!
Murder at Cherry Creek Saloon Interactive Mingle Murder Mystery Party Game
It's 1857 and the California Gold Rush is just coming to an end. In the sleepy town of Cherry Creek, the saloon is the only source of entertainment for locals and those passing through en route to San Fransisco. Suddenly, a saloon brawl breaks out, and when the dust settles, one man is dead. Who killed him, and what became of the sac he wore on his belt?
The Birthday Party Murder Mystery Game
This "clean" murder mystery takes place at a birthday party with an unspecified venue and birthday honouree, which makes it perfect for any birthday party scenario! Flexible enough to fit into your unique party with an easy, fun and yet still compelling storyline.
The Bachelorette Party Murder Mystery Game
The newest trend in Bachelorette parties and hen nights - a murder mystery! The girls are about to hit the town for the evening when a man is found dead in the bride-to-be's house! Perfect for a bachelorette, stagette or hen party, or just a creat girls' night!
A Steampunk Murder Mystery Party
The year is 1857 and steam power rules, from the upper echelons of society to the gutters of London's Old Town. Here in the countryside sits Harrison House, a humble estate with a staff of just 20 servants. Harrison House is home to widow Lady Steeles, her daughter Evangeline, servants and, from time to time, friends and passers-by. Tonight was to be a festive celebration in honour of both of Lady Evangeline Steeles' 21st birthday and also her engagement to Mr. Bartholemew Payne. A mysterious and priceless gift is delivered to Lady Evangeline – one that carries a dark and powerful secret. But when Mr. Payne is found dead at the bottom of a cliff, the celebration quickly turns into a murder investigation! Who pushed him? Where is the legendary Moonstone? With a cast of characters and lore only found in the Steampunk universe, this mystery is sure to end up hotly debated by suspects and guests alike.
A Flapper Murder at the 1920's Speakeasy! Murder Mystery Party Game
Take a trip back in time to the Roaring 20's - a time of flappers, gangsters, prohibition and speakeasies. Solve the mystery of who killed Fanny Birchwood in either the co-ed or all-female version of our best-selling murder mystery party game!


Irene is a river, not a reservoir; for a river flows quenching the parched while a reservoir hoards its water. The water in question according to this 3rd year student of Planning and Logistics at Mutesa I Royal University is knowledge and experience. She has acquired much of it from her mentors, which has reinforced her desire to be a river to those in her community. Before she joined the Program, she did not any knowledge about the status of women's leadership in Uganda, and what that means for the future of the country. Like many young people, she had strong apathy about voting and politics generally. Today, she is aware about her civic rights, life of women politicians, and what it takes to participate in electoral and democratic processes. Equipped with this information Irene carried out civic education in her university and mobilized over 30 of her friends and course mates to go and vote in February in the National elections in Uganda.
Irene was also among the 27 young women that took the study tour to Rwanda where they met various women Members of Parliament who exposed them to female leaders in action. The women openly shared their experience and responded to questions regarding what it takes to succeed as a woman politician. With this exposure, Irene gained renewed confidence that enabled her to become the President of Rotaract at her University and a member of the Student Guild Council. It is this experience that continues to shape her approach to leadership in her various capacities and she has endeavored to emulate this inclusive approach to leadership.
Now in her final year of study, Irene's focus is now on her career. She is currently undergoing industrial training at Civil Aviation Authority in Entebbe and she is described by her colleagues as a "Rising Star." In the course of building her career, Irene draws on lessons imparted to her by the mentors whom she seeks to emulate by becoming a positive influence in her community.


There are some desserts that just leave your mouth asking for more, however simple they are. From the name of the dessert, you can already take a virtual nibble and understand how good it is. When I was thinking about this combination, I was already excited to put the ingredients to action. I knew I won't be disappointed.
I distrust black food because it's a color that masks the ingredients. And if I can be honest, it doesn't really make the food look appetizing, does it? When it has sauce and it is gleaming in its ebony shine, I have to know what's in it. I like seeing and tasting every single ingredient in my plate. And as much as I love this adobo dish, I find it very hard to make it look more appetizing than this.
It was two Easter Sundays ago, in a restaurant in a town called Ardea, when my son discovered how much he liked mono portions of dessert in glasses like these. After a full-course lunch that lasted until late in the afternoon and so many dishes for every course, my son's long lost appetite and impatient demands to go home suddenly came to a halt when he saw the waiters carrying large trays of different kinds of desserts. He's not a dessert person so I wondered why his 2 glasses doubled, tripled then quadrupled, until the point when we arrived to an embarrassing amount of empty glasses on our table. I thought I saw worry in the waiters' eyes too. They did declare continuously to eat as much as we wanted, didn't they?
I have a mission and I still haven't attained it to the perfection that I want. It's hard when you have 2 focused taste buds to please. I can imagine how unclear I must be to you. You see, both my kids are crazy about the Asian instant noodle soup and I try to stay clear from them. I have eaten my share when I was young but an episode of MSG overdose or allergic reaction (the doctors were unclear) with a trip to the hospital made me stop eating them.
Chicken, potatoes and paprika are staple ingredients in my kitchen. I have smoked paprika fit for an army, the potato bin is always well-stocked and the chicken fillets are always the first ones that we buy for our supply of fresh food. I actually have a stronger preference for red meat but since I have two kids to feed, I give them what is healthier, the lean white meat.
A number of items in my possession have sentimental value more than their monetary value. I hang on to them because they have a story and feeling, each of them, whether it's a gnarled appetizer fork, a bandanna that I will never be caught dead walking around with or a very old shirt that for any other person, merits to be buried in the garbage. They make me feel human, in touch with my past.
Pouches hide something inside. A surprise, something nice, something worth waiting for, something that keeps us in suspense in unveiling what is being kept inside as we rip the string that binds it. What is inside the green pouch Mommy? My daughter asked as she eagerly stands beside me staring at the crepe pouches. She waits for me to tell her a word that I knew she was secretly hoping for. A little girl who's crazy about chocolates and candies, what else was she waiting for me to say? Definitely not salmon & ricotta! Poor little one had a crestfallen face. But she did give me an idea because next time, the pouches will contain something that she would really love!
I call this the prim and proper version of kaiserschmarrn, that shredded pancake from South Tyrol (Südtirol/Alto Adige) that I am so crazy about. But technically, you will encounter this in South Tyrol as frittata dolce or omelette in the menus in the dessert section right next to kaiserschmarrn. They're both sweet omelettes served with fruit compote. They're meant as dessert in the alps but being hefty servings, I usually get them as a mid-afternoon snack after a long walk in the mountains. It's a nice and comforting reward I give myself after tiring myself out walking. If I lost some calories along the mountain trails, I am entitled to collect them back from one delicious plate, right?
On the topic of kittens, my kids were arguing about something that they didn't agree on at the backseat of the car. They are both big cat lovers and they have been on to the new kittens that the neighborhood stray cat gave birth to. My 8-year old son was describing the colors of the new kittens and and their genders. Black is female, spotted black is male and so on. My 3-year old daughter instead was contradicting him the whole time he was speaking, obviously disagreeable to everything that he was saying. When asked why, she obnoxiously declared that all female kittens are all white with pink bows on one ear. So all of the kittens in the neighborhood are male! Oh dear, how do you tell a little girl that Hello Kitty doesn't exist?
Disaronno, one of my important liqueur bottles in the cupboard, gets the spotlight in this post. I like using it in preparing desserts or mixing with cocktails. Remember the Chinotto and Disaronno Cocktail that I created after the food & wine press tour I went to? I came home with a fresh mind full of vibrant ideas in creating new flavors. I loved that drink! It's so refreshing.
How does the beginning of my day look like? With the silence of the house, I position myself on the kitchen counter right in front of the TV, watching the news as I eat my breakfast. The kitchen TV only has the local channels so I switch to RAI News where I get more truthful news than biased-truth. After doing this ritual for a long time, I already know all the newscasters of the channel, what they handle, who's missing that morning, who's new and who has the loudest & squeakiest voice (My cue to turn down the volume as fast as I can!).
Assignments, teachers' notes, school snacks, fevers, medicines, uniforms, missing pens, school supplies, karate classes, chaotic mornings (and nights!), birthday presents & birthday parties. That sums up my life pretty much these days. Two weeks since school started and we are in full gear to combat another school year. Welcome my junior kindergarten daughter and 3rd-grader son. We are moving on up with the educational ladder but we are also moving up with more things to accomplish. Sigh. I complain, I know.


text:
Reflecting on innovative nurse leadership: Nursing Trailblazer Linda Campbell MACN
NurseClick
Reflecting on innovative nurse leadership:…
2019 was a year of many major initiatives – one of which was the Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers. The first of its kind in Australia, it acknowledged the vital role nurses play in transforming our country's health and aged care system. As we approach the second year of this prestigious award, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) looks back at last year's winners and finalists to find how the Trailblazer Award has helped them continue their journey as an extraordinary nurse leader.
Delivering state-wide, equitable health care services
Linda Campbell MACN was selected as a Trailblazer finalist for leading Perth's Sir Charles Gardner Hospital's Patient Blood Management (PBM) Program. The program aims to decrease the risk of blood transfusion by optimising haemoglobin (Hb) and iron stores prior to elective surgery involving significant blood loss.
Under Linda's leadership, the program has improved the safety and experience of elective joint replacement patients and positively contributed to the health economy.
"Our blood transfusion rates have dropped from 26% to 5% annually, saving blood for patients who desperately need it. We also estimate the program has saved 1.2 million dollars from the State's annual health budget," she says.
The PBM program is state-wide and works with General Practitioners (GPs) in rural and remote areas to deliver equitable health care to all areas of Western Australia.
"Our recent audits show that we are reaching 99 and 100% of patients in rural and remote areas of Western Australia who need the service," she says.
"Patients love that they get personal advice from a hospital one hundred and sometimes thousands of kilometres away. They have my phone number and can ask me questions about PBM and other incidental questions about their surgery."
Reflecting on the Trailblazer Awards
Linda has used the time since her selection as a Trailblazer Finalist to further develop relationships in the nursing and the broader health care sector. She has been invited to participate in three GP study days this year and has presented at several conferences and ACN Western Australian Region Events.
"I feel like the Trailblazer Award has given me the confidence and authority to be a leader," she says.
"It is fantastic for nurses to be recognised, we are the frontline workers who identify medical issues and action them in innovative ways."
"2020 is the Year of the Nurse & Midwife and it is time we stand up and celebrate our achievements and this should be recognised publicly. We are consistently rated the most trusted profession, if we start talking people will listen."
Linda was nominated for the Trailblazer Award by her manager, who asked her to put together a few dot points about the PBM project. She encourages nurses to look around their organization at the exceptional work their colleagues are undertaking.
"This award gives nurses the opportunity to not only showcases their success but also their organisational values. My project wouldn't have been a success without the support of my organisation. Nurses in our hospital are really proud; they are doing great work; whether that is by the bedside in research or being involved in other projects."
Do you know someone who deserves to be nominated for the 2020 Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers? Nominations are now open. The Health Minister will announce the winner of the Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers at the ACN National Nursing Forum Gala Dinner on 20 August 2020. Nominations will close on 31 March 2020.
To submit a nomination, click here.
Category: NurseClickBy ACN Publications 2 March 2020 Leave a comment
Tags: Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers
Latest news and blog posts
The Scrubs that Fit: What I learned from taking a month off
Nurse education in Australia: Part 12
4 reasons to explore the Murray River on a Nursing Study Tour!
Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce ignores role of nurses in providing frontline care
Australian College of Nursing launches aged care continual professional development (CPD) series to upskill nurses


text:
Norwegian | Swedish
Bahasa|Hindi|Malay|Thai
Arabic|Persian|Turkish|Urdu
Japanese|Chinese|Korean
Articles Archiv
Project Publications
This website is part of a
media project at the initiative of
IDN Global News
73 Years On, a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World Remains a Mirage
BERLIN (IDN) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda recall a quote from Martin Luther King Jr – "We are always on the threshold of a new dawn" – and aver that the adoption of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in July 2017 is such a 'threshold'.
In a joint appeal 'To the Youth of the World', released to the media and wider public in Rome, and handed over to Pope Francis, they note that the Treaty "is an international legal instrument that establishes the absolute illegality" of nuclear weapons. [P 08] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN
UN Chief's Disarmament Agenda Faces Rough Waters
By Jayantha Dhanapala
The UN Secretary-General's new Disarmament Agenda entitled, Securing Our Common Future, "seems unlikely to secure our common future with the present actors," writes Jayantha Dhanapala, a retired Ambassador of Sri Lanka and a former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament. "We will either have to wait for a change of actors or search among the debris of failed negotiations for a fresh start. But that depends on the unpredictable Trump and Kim Jong Un," he adds. [P 07] ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
ICAN Expects Nuclear Ban Treaty to Enter into Force in 2019
By Neena Bhandari
SYDNEY (IDN) – As the world witnesses an increase in nuclear sabre-rattling in 2018, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is supporting global public movement to put pressure on governments to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. ICAN's Treaty Coordinator Tim Wright (TW) spoke to IDN's Neena Bhandari (NB) about disarmament, raising awareness about the risk and consequences of nuclear weapons, and why the world needs a nuclear ban treaty more than ever before. [P 06] ARABIC | CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN | NORWEGIAN | SWEDISH
Nuclear Weapon States' Long Arm Seen Behind Deferral of Landmark UN Conference
By Alyn Ware*
NEW YORK (IDN) – May 14, 2018 was supposed to see the opening at the United Nations of a three-day High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, scheduled to discuss "effective nuclear disarmament measures to achieve the total elimination of nuclear weapons, including, in particular, on a comprehensive convention on nuclear weapons."
The UN General Assembly decided five years ago to hold such a conference in 2018, following a series of annual, one-day, high-level meetings at the United Nations. [P 05] GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION VERSION PDF
Experts Predict Vast Ramifications of US Pullout From Iran Nuclear Deal
NEW YORK (IDN) – President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the Iran Nuclear Deal is fraught with multiple imponderables, according to experts. It's "a costly mistake that can hold wide-ranging ramifications beyond its strictly nuclear parameters," declared the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
The decision "not only blows up a functioning agreement, it also deals a significant blow to U.S. credibility as a partner in contract and diplomacy," warned the 2017 Nobel Peace laureate ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons). [P 04] ARABIC | HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION VERSION PDF
Faith Communities Urge Geneva Conference to Pave the Path to a Nuclear-Weapons- Free World
By Jamshed Baruah
GENEVA (IDN) – Diverse faith-based organizations and individuals are appealing to States gathered at the UN in Geneva to spare the world a nuclear catastrophe and foster sustainable development for the good of humanity affirming moral and ethical imperatives.
Twenty groups and individuals from different faiths, including Christian, Quaker, Muslim and Hindu traditions and Soka Gakkai International (SGI) tabled an interfaith statement on April 25 as one of the civil society presentations during the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 NPT Review Conference at the UN Office in Geneva. [P 03] ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
Pressure Mounts on Japan to Join the Nuclear Ban Treaty
By Katsuhiro Asagiri
TOKYO (IDN) – Japan is coming under pressure from within to sign and ratify the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, which acknowledges the "unacceptable suffering" of the hibakusha – survivors of hitherto the first ever atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
122 member nations of the United Nations adopted what is formally known as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in July 2017. [P 02] CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN | NORWEGIAN
Experts Stress Importance of UN High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament
NEW YORK (IDN) – The increasing fragility of international peace and security is accentuating the critical need for persistent dialogue and relentless diplomacy to deter multiple conflicts triggering nuclear confrontation, disarmament experts and campaigners say.
Conflicts related to nuclear weapons, including in Northeast Asia, between the U.S. and NATO on the one hand and Russia on the other, they say, should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and every effort must be undertaken to make the UN High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament from May 14 to 16, 2018 in New York a success. [P 01] GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSON PDF
Viewpoint by Rick Wayman
SANTA BARBARA, CA (IDN) - A possible summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is just weeks away. Questions abound: Is it a good idea? When and where will it take place? What will they talk about? Who, if anyone, is preparing the U.S. president for this high-stakes meeting? Will it be a success? [P 42] JAPANESE TEXT VERSON PDF | MALAY | PERSIAN | SPANISH | TURKISH | THAI
U.S. Undermining the Global Nuclear Testing Taboo
BERLIN | GENEVA (IDN) – A new document that outlines U.S. nuclear policy, strategy, capabilities and force posture for the next five to ten years proclaims that the Trump Administration does not intend to ratify a global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests. Nor does it rule out resuming such tests.
The document, titled 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), proclaims that "the United States does not support the ratification of the CTBT." But the U.S. will continue to support the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). [P 41] ARABIC|BAHASA | CHINESE TEXT VERSON PDF | GERMAN | HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSON PDF
Nuclear Deterrence Policy Gathering Steam in India
Striving to Build a Broader Support for the Nuclear Ban Treaty
From Tlatelolco to the UN Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty
Transforming Risks on the Korean Peninsula into Stable Peace in Northeast Asia
Kick Off To A Nuclear Race Threatening Doomsday
Report & Newsletter
Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons 2019
viewpoint nations text 2017 disarmament non-proliferation nagasaki abolition york world general jaura conference arms with will iran control first which international hiroshima about this trump ican japanese their nuclear norwegian peace ramesh states security arabic north from have korean version berlin united treaty korea president that free global been weapons
The G20 Should Have Nuclear Disarmament on Their Agenda
Russia Urges U.S. to Agree to Extending New START
Youth to The Front for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Dec 28 , 2019
Rising Concern in Russia About Spiralling Arms Race
Latest Japanese | Chinese | Korean News
Australia's 'Quit Nukes' Campaign Targets Superannuation Funds
Anxiety Looms Over the 10th NPT Review Conference Next Year
Latest Arabic | Persian | Turkish | Urdu News
UN Chief Warns of Nuclear Disarmament Going Reverse - Turkish
Oct 01 , 2019
Special UN Meeting Calls for Entry into Force of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - ARABIC
Australia Urged to Sign & Ratify the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty - ARABIC
Aug 14 , 2019
New Attempt to Tackle Nuclear Proliferation Threat in the Middle East - Arabic
Combative Politics and Hostile Discourse Mark UN Disarmament Initiatives - Arabic
Copyright © 2020 Nuclear Abolition News and Analysis. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Giant, Boulder-Sized Ice Balls Form At Lake Michigan (Video)
The shores of Lake Michigan were filled with massive ice balls this week, similar to last year's ice rocks that were named one of the "Most Amazing Earth Images of 2013" by online magazine LifeScience.
Ken Scott, a Suttons Bay photographer, uploaded video of the sight in Glen Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, which features thousands of round, boulder-sized ice balls being hit by waves near the shore.
While the "polar vortex" has hit Michigan with cold temperatures and covered roads with snow, Scott refused to back down from capturing the scene.
"That's when some of the best shows are," he said.
The rounded ice forms when "chunks of ice break off the large sheets of ice on the lake," Park Ranger Amie Lipscomb told MLive. The waves pummel the ice enough so the edges are smoothed and rounded and new layers of ice are added.
Some of the boulders are thought to weigh as much as 75 pounds, and some may keep growing depending on the temperature, according to meteorologist Jim Andrews from AccuWeather.com.
"It's possible that the ice is accreting like a snowball or like a hailstone, and that they keep growing," Andrews said.
Lake Michigan's Good Harbor Bay was decorated with similar giant ice balls last winter.
"It's not that it never happens and this is a once in a decade thing," Tom Ulrich, the deputy superintendent from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore told UpNorthLive last year. "It happens more often than that, but these are very large and got bigger than they normally get."
Andrews said while the process occurs only in specific condition, it is not an abnormal event.
Sources: AccuWeather.com, UpNorthLive, MLive
Ken ScottLake MichiganGiant Ice Balls


text:
Critical Upgrade: Cat Stevens
Is Cat Stevens worthy of a critical upgrade? I'm not suggesting that he get upgraded to the level of an early-1970s folk-rock legend, like Neil Young or Joni Mitchell, but would you rather listen to 5 Cat Stevens songs or 5 by Jackson Browne?
I can't be the only person who would rather hear "Wild World" or "Peace Train" over possibly any James Taylor song excluding "Fire and Rain," can I? Did our judgmental views over Cat's conversion to Islam take him out of the running for the solid respect we allow for Sweet Baby James?
I'll take it one step further, that step that inevitably leads me into a pile of cow manure: How great is the distance between Cat Stevens' peak period and the three albums Nick Drake released? What makes T. Rex's bubblegum glam-folk peak that much better than Cat's bubblegum-singer-songwriter records? How many smash hits away from a Greatest Hits, vol. 2 was Stevens, which could have placed him in the realm of Elton John?
Ignore the preceding paragraph, but know that I put it out there as a straw dog, a sign of the confidence of have in my initial question. I sense music lovers have backed off from holding Yusef Islam's religious beliefs against him. Is it time we acknowledge that the guy was pretty good, even Rock Town Hall Foyer of Fame worthy?
Where's Townsman hrrundivbakshi when we need him?
11 Responses » Tagged with: critical upgrade, rth foyer of fame
Need a Reason to Start Getting into Classical Music or Video Games or Whatever?
It gets worse.
The almost-always well-intentioned but annoying Steven Hyden of Grantland takes a disturbing look at the future of the always-annoying, not-even well-intentioned Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Check it out. Don't shoot the messenger, Hyden, who is only doing the dirty work of confronting a credible future.
Which contemporary artists, if their careers ended today, would definitely get into the Rock Hall? Which artists need a little help? Who is going to get snubbed? The rank speculation that follows is rooted in five assumptions:
1. The Rock Hall will continue to exist well into the foreseeable future.
2. My personal taste will continue to run contrary to the Rock Hall's choices.
3. The Rock Hall will become noticeably less rock-oriented in the years ahead. Pop, hip-hop, and electronic/dance artists will be ascendant. Metal and punk bands will (still) be largely ignored. But it will still be known as a "rock" museum.
4. The Rock Hall will always care more about commercial success than critical acclaim. But some critical acclaim is required.
5. None of this will ever matter, but I will find it interesting anyway.
24 Responses » Tagged with: rth foyer of fame
It's That Time of Year Again…
Posted by cdm
Please list this year's nominees for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the order in which you think they should be included. If you don't have the patience or interest in listing them all, please just list the top 5.
And the nominees are…
Nirvana, Kiss, the Replacements, Hall and Oates, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, LL Cool J, N.W.A., Link Wray, the Meters, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, Yes, and the Zombies.
11 Responses » Tagged with: kiss, nirvana, peter gabriel, rth foyer of fame, the replacements, yes
Quick question: How much would you pay for this, the Time-Life video collection of selected performances from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies over the years? I want to figure out what this box set is really worth. So how much would you pay?
6 Responses » Tagged with: rth foyer of fame
Rock Town Hall's Saturday Night Shut-In: I Actually Know Something
In this week's edition of Saturday Night Shut-In your host, Mr. Moderator, celebrates the working men and women of Rock Town Hall, hits on a few thoughts related to his upcoming trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and threatens to share the story of a fight he broke up between his sons over a Styx song. You know how it goes.
[audio:https://www.rocktownhall.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/RTH-Saturday-Night-Shut-In-67.mp3|titles=RTH Saturday Night Shut-In, episode 67]
[Note: You can add Saturday Night Shut-In episodes to your iTunes by clicking here. The Rock Town Hall feed will enable you to easily download Saturday Night Shut-In episodes to your digital music player. In fact, you can even set your iTunes to search for an automatic download of each week's podcast.]
25 Responses » Tagged with: baseball, ipod, podcast, rth foyer of fame, vinyl
Please Explain: Laura Nyro in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame?
A Certain Generation's Rock Critic's Dream?
I've scheduled a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in February. I can't wait to get there. I was there once when I was about 12. I don't remember much about the place, but I remember loving it. You may recall, I love baseball as much as I love music.
As much as I love music I have only mild interest in one day visiting the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Each year the list of inductees gets more ridiculous. I no longer pay much attention or spend much time complaining about who gets in, but today I noticed that Laura Nyro is being inducted. I love the song she did with LeBelle, "The Bells." Love it! It's sad and beautiful, like my memory of seeing Braves pinch-hitter Mike Lum put an end ot Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak in his magical 1972 debut season with the Phillies. Lum broke up an 11-inning tie game with a flare to right. I was seated along the first base line with my uncle, the same one who turned me onto rock 'n roll. In '72 he began taking me to Phillies games. When Carlton got on that roll, my lefthanded uncle knew it was special. He took me, his lefthanded nephew, to as many home games during that streak as possible. He always got us tickets along the first-base line, to better view the motion and wicked pickoff move of the sad-sack 1972 Phillies' one shining beacon of hope.
I also love the big hit song she wrote for the Fifth Dimension, "Wedding Bell Blues." Love that Fifth Dimension version! It's sad and beautiful, which judging by photos and her music the late Laura Nyro seemed to be herself. Have you ever heard Nyro's version of that song? It's nowhere near as good. She also wrote "Stoned Soul Picnic." Her version of that song is fine, although not quite as good as the Fifth Dimension's. I won't hold her writing of "And When I Die" against her. Her version is as bad as the hit version by Blood, Sweat & Tears. The entire conceipt of that song is bad to the bone. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
What the hell else did Laura Nyro do of note, of Hall of Fame note? She wrote "Eli's Coming," a hit for Three Dog Night that was unintentionally funny enough to avoid being as bad as "And When I Die." I see references to her having written hits for Barbra Streisand. Am I forgetting some especially smokin' Streisand tracks?
Please explain Laura Nyro's induction in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. And please see if you can do so while avoiding beefs about the induction of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beaver Brown Band, or whatever other dopes qualify these days. I know Nyro's always been a critics' darling for a certain generation, but who will understand her induction when the current crop of 70-year-0ld rock critics finally dies off? Shouldn't future generations have some way of understanding her induction?
99 Responses » Tagged with: baseball, please explain, rth foyer of fame
Townsman Andyr Receives Rock Town Hall's Second Annual Rock Badge of Courage for Singing "Comfortably Numb"
Comfortably andyr
Popular music discussion blog Rock Town Hall has awarded one of its very own Townspeople, andyr, its second annual Rock Badge of Courage for his live vocal performance of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" at a recent show by the Narberth, Pennsylvania–based cover band extraordinaire Narband.
You may recall our initial Rock Badge of Courage recipient, Bruce Springsteen, for his performance of "Born in the USA." The Rock Badge of Courage is the highest artistic decoration awarded by Rock Town Hall, even higher than induction in the Hall's Foyer of Fame. It is bestowed on musicians who distinguish themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her artistic cred above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against The Man, apathetic bandmates, or any other enemy of The Power & Glory of Rock." Springsteen's award required little explanation, but andyr's may require some context.
I've counted andyr as a "close personal friend" for 40 years. Not once, in all those years and countless musical discussions and experiences has he ever expressed even the slightest admiration for anything related to Pink Floyd. Trust me, he's a cool guy and typically has great taste in music, but he doesn't even care for the Syd Barrett stuff or the song "Wish You Were Here." He even finds the good in stuff a lot of us might think is crap, provided it has cool drum and bass parts, but he may be the only music lover I know who hasn't at least acknowledged that "Floyd has some cool album covers." Even E. Pluribus Gergely would grant the band a cool album cover or two. The man has been steadfast in his refusal to enjoy a single thing about Pink Floyd.
Then, no more than 2 months ago, a musical mission was hatched that would test andyr's rock courage like no test before. He and Townsman Sethro, another one of my longtime bandmates and close personal friends, were asked to join Narband, led by another Townsman, ace guitarist Buddy Whelan and a mutual friend of Whelan and our Rock Badge of Courage recipient who lacks, as far as I know, an RTH handle. Andyr was a little anxious but excited to cram for 2 sets' worth of mostly Classic Rock and early '80s new wave hits—especially with his trusty drummer buddy at his back—but one song on the proposed set list caused beads of sweat to form on his brow even as he discussed it with us at rehearsal one night: Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb."
5 Responses » Tagged with: covers, rock badge of courage, rth foyer of fame


It wasn't hard to predict that Johnny Manziel would struggle in the NFL both on the field, and to conduct himself as a professional off it, but his recent troubles are staggering no matter the expectations. Manziel was known to drink and party at Texas A&M, but no one was predicting that he'd be accused of domestic violence.
There is a lot of blame to go around for Manziel's implosion, and much of it is being heaped on the Browns. But the seeds for Manziel's lawlessness can be traced back to College Station, where Manziel's behavior went unchecked, according to former Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen.
"I think the culture was a big part of it, and I think that stems from Johnny's era there — the way that they let Johnny and [others] act there," Allen said in an interview with CBS Sports about his decision to transfer. Allen said that once Manziel, who for all his faults was one of the greatest college football players ever, had left, the culture wasn't strong enough to keep winning.
"For you to win in the SEC — especially the SEC West — 10 games a year and be a controlling powerhouse in that conference, you can't have a bunch of people going different ways," Allen said. Manziel isn't the only prominent Aggie to have gotten in trouble since leaving. In 2014 Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans nearly got himself into serious trouble for brawling outside a nightclub before his rookie season.
Part of the reason the NFL forces players to wait three years after their high school graduation before entering the season is to mature, both physically and professionally. Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin seems to be failing in that regard, and it's showing both in the behavior of high-profile ex-Aggies in the NFL, and with current college players fleeing the program.


text:
Q: Return true if the array contains duplicate elements (which need not be adjacent) When I execute this, even if there are no duplicates, it displays true. Basically, it displays true for every array that I put in. I have no idea why it's showing me that. I would appreciate some help in this problem! Thanks!
public static boolean Duplicate()
{
 int [] duplicateArray = new int[5];
 System.out.print("Enter your array numbers:");
 System.out.println();
 for(int i = 0; i < duplicateArray.length; i++)
 {
 Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
 duplicateArray[i] = in.nextInt();
 }
 boolean same = false;
 for(int i = 0; i < duplicateArray.length-1; i++)
 {
  for(int j = 0; j < duplicateArray.length; j++)
  {

   if(i==j)
   {
    same = true;
   }
  }
 }
 return same;
}

A: You are comparing array offsets, not the values at those offsets.
This
if(i==j)

should be
if(duplicateArray[i]== duplicateArray[j])

That said, your algorithm is pretty inefficient. At the least, you should break the loop once a duplicate is detected. The easiest way to do that is to immediately return true (then you don't need your same variable.
A more efficient approach would be to sort the array, and just compare each index with the previous one. That gives you a worst case complexity of O(n log n) instead of O(n^2).

A: So, there is in the code
if (i==j) {
   same = true;
}

You are comparing induces, not value. You have to skip comparing values at the same index, like this:
if (i==j) {
   continue;
}

if (duplicateArray[i] == duplicateArray[j]) {
    same = true;
    break;
}

A: Like others have said, the problem in your code is that you compare the indices (i and j) rather than the values (duplicateArray[i] and duplicateArray[j]).
Therefore, changing
if (i == j)

to
if (duplicateArray[i] == duplicateArray[j])

should fix your problem.
However, to improve your solution (which is currently an O(n^2) algorithm since you have two nested loops that traverse the entire array), here are several methods:

*

*Return true when finding two equal elements:

Basically, rather than
same = true;

You can just do
return true;

since you don't care about the rest of the array; you already found a matching pair.
Although this doesn't improve the asymptotic runtime complexity, it will speed up your code by terminating early.

*Sort the array beforehand, then compare adjacent elements:

We can use Arrays.sort(duplicateArray); to sort the numbers in ascending order, in only O(n log n) time. Now, we guarantee that equal elements are going to be next to each other, meaning that we can find the answer in O(n) time afterwards.
The code looks something like this (after you have received input):
Arrays.sort(duplicateArray);
for (int i = 1; i < duplicateArray.length; i++) {
  if (duplicateArray[i] == duplicateArray[i - 1]) {
    return true;
  }
}
return false;

This reduces your runtime complexity to O(n log n)

*Use a HashSet:

HashSets have a .contains() method that runs in expected O(1) time. Therefore, if we add each number already traversed into a HashSet, we can check for equality in constant time. Traversing the array takes, therefore, O(n) time, so we can improve the O(n log n) solution.
The code would look like this (again after input):
Set<Integer> set = new HashSet<>();
for (int i = 0; i < duplicateArray.length; i++) {
  if (set.contains(duplicateArray[i])) {
    return true;
  }
  set.add(duplicateArray[i]);
}
return false;

The only issue with this is that a HashSet will take extra space.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Image Title: Modern Chandeliers Dining Room Glass Regarding Light Prepare 14. Post Title: Modern Dining Room Light. Filename: modern-chandeliers-dining-room-glass-regarding-light-prepare-14.jpg. Image Dimension: 300 x 300 pixels. Images Format: jpg/jpeg. Publisher/Author: Otho Volkman. Uploaded Date: Thursday - October 18th. 2018 18:23:26 PM. Category: Architecture. Image Source: freshome.com. Top 10 Dining Room Lights That Steal The Show Mid Century Modern For Light Idea 1. Contemporary Chandeliers For Dining Room Lighting All Within Modern Light Prepare 3. Fabulous Contemporary Dining Room Chandeliers Surprising Light In Modern Designs 8. Dining Room Light Fixtures Modern Extraordinary Ideas Contemporary Regarding Plans 15. Modern Dining Room Light Fixture House Designer Today With Prepare 17. Modern Dining Room Light Fixtures New Contemporary Lighting Inspired Intended For Remodel 19. Winsome Modern Dining Room Light Fixtures Contemporary Design Within Remodel 9. Modern Dining Room Lighting Bluehawkboosters Home Design Intended For Light Inspirations 5. Modern Dining Room Lighting YLighting Within Light Remodel 2. The Designer Trick That S Going To Take Your Dining Room Next Inside Modern Light Ideas 11.


Vusi Mdoyi a former street dancer grew up in Katlehong Township. He started his dance career in 1990 at the age of 10, being taught by a street dancer from Katlehong who was his expiration. After six years of street performances he attended Via Katlehong Community Youth Club/School of Dance where he learned art discipline, becoming a brilliant and creative student.
Vusi specialises in teaching township street dance "Pantsula","Gumboots" and» tap dance via spantsula dance", and is a dancer/choreographer/director of Via Katlehong Dance Company and School of Dance. For the past six years up to date Vusi has been involved in the overseas extremely successful projects as a dancer and choreographer. He performed in England, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, Re-union, Seychelles Ireland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain etc with different projects and festivals with different artists all over the world.
Recently he has done two projects with Via Katlehong Dance Company with a show Nkululeko that is recently touring Europe and Wola Baba creation in collaboration with French Back to Hip-hop Dance Company.
Some of his highlights locally includes: FNB Dance Umbrella Awards, MEC Development Award. 2006 World cup bid promotion, All Africa Games etc. Vusi Mdoyi has also done some outstanding performances for the co-operation functions with Via – Katlehong Dance Company. Working with the youth has always been his passion within the field of Art as his contribution to the society.


text:
'use strict';

/**
 * main.js
 */

var CONFIG = require('./config');

var States = {
    'Startup': require('./states/startup'),
    'Title': require('./states/title'),
    'Play': require('./states/play'),
    'Death': require('./states/death'),
    'Win': require('./states/win')
};

//window.PhaserGlobal = window.PhaserGlobal || {};
//window.PhaserGlobal.stopFocus = false;

/**
 * Main app - logic is in the various states
 */
function Main() {
    // Create a new game
    var game = new Phaser.Game(
        CONFIG.gameSize.width,
        CONFIG.gameSize.height,
        Phaser.AUTO
    );
    for ( var k in States ) {
        game.state.add(k, States[k]);
    }

    console.log('Starting game...');
    game.state.start('Startup');
};

module.exports = Main;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Aina Irene Jarz, född 1952 i Växjö, är en svensk målare och grafiker.

Irene Jarz utbildades vid Scuola Internationale di Grafica i Venedig 1981–1983.

I hennes bilder syns kostymerade människor i 1600-talsmiljöer, inspirerat av commedia dell'arte och karnevalen i Venedig. Jarz är representerad vid bland annat Kalmar konstmuseum.

Externa länkar
 http://www.irenejarz.se
Konstnärslexikonett Amanda

Fotnoter

Kvinnor
Födda 1952
Levande personer
Svenska målare under 1900-talet
Svenska målare under 2000-talet
Personer från Växjö
Svenska grafiker under 1900-talet
Svenska grafiker under 2000-talet


Travertine Mosaic Tiles – What Are Mosaics?
Bored of endless options of mosaic wall tiles in square or rectangle shapes? Consider using hexagonal or round shaped marble mosaic tiles. Most of us have some type of mosaic tiles at home. Whether they are in your bathroom, or on a kitchen splashback or feature wall, they add a beautiful accent to the area.
Glass Mosaic Tiles – Are Glass Mosaic Tiles For You?
So much space, so many choices. When contemplating the options, it would be good to add glass mosaic tiles to the list. You will primarily find glass mosaic tiles in a kitchen or a bathroom. Why? The secret lies in their sparkle. Because glass tiles glisten like no other, they give the appearance of water.