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What are the barriers preventing hydrogen heating in our homes?
Element Energy worked with researchers at Madano on a project commissioned by the CCC, to understand public acceptability of two alternative low carbon heating technologies for heating homes in the UK – hydrogen for heating and heat pumps. Bringing our deep expertise in the low carbon heating sector, we provided the technical guidance for Madano's research, which consisted of a number of focus groups and a nationally representative survey.
The research found that over three quarters (76%) of respondents stated that they are concerned about climate change, with the same number (76%) believing it is important for UK homes to switch to alternative low carbon energy sources for heating their homes. However, there is limited awareness about the need to switch over from natural gas, as over half of those surveyed (57%) have never heard of the need to, or know very little about it.
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My Experience as an ArtistYear AmeriCorps Fellow
Josephine McDonald, actor and dancer, serving P.S. 273 in The Borough of Queens, shares her service year experiences through words and images here.
By Josephine McDonald
ArtistYear Class of 2019 Highlight Real!
Sounds and images from our 55 ArtistYear AmeriCorps Fellows and their 11,000 students across Philadelphia, The Borough of Queens, and the Roaring Fork Valley. Thank you to our schools, principals, teachers, and community partners and sponsors for making this year possible!…
Still room in this world
My name is Aqil Rogers, and this year I served at Harrity Upper, a middle school in West Philly. As many of you also know, I'm a designer by schooling and a metalsmith by trade. I came into the year aiming to show students all about the broader world of design that came from my schooling, and of…
By Aqil Rogers
My service year through dance at Bregy Elementary School
Hello, my name is Mary Stickney, and I am an ArtistYear AmeriCorps Dance Fellow at Bregy Elementary School in South Philadelphia. I embarked on the ArtistYear journey thinking that it would be a perfect way to incorporate both my Dance and Elementary Education degrees from Drexel University. I was very interested in manifesting that through a service year.
By Mary Elizabeth Stickney
A Philadelphia Service Year Reel
Live from Tilden Middle School!…
By Brian Christopher Glover
What is intrinsic motivation?
A teaching-artist prepares for her year of service.
By Mikayla Morin
Planting the seeds and watering them! Orientation & Training Institute 2017
The Orientation and Training Institute (OTI) for my ArtistYear AmeriCorps service year was amazing! It was so wonderful to be around like-minded individuals who share the same passion for arts education. We were exposed to incredible arts leaders from across the country. I had several major takeaways from training. First Todd Breyfogle, the Director of Seminars for the Aspen…
By Crystal Simon
Bringing a Musical Back to South Philadelphia High School
Bringing a school musical back to South Philadelphia High School featuring ArtistYear Fellow Alize Rozsnyai, students, teachers, and Curtis Institute of Music! Thanks to The Notebook's reporter Dale Mezzacappa for her feature about returning a music program to South Philadelphia High School and the affect it has had on its students involved in the school musical. Edited by: Trenae Nuri…
By Alize Rozsnyai
In Pursuit of Perfection: Lessons from 4th Graders on Flexibility and Improvisation
Right from the start ArtistYear tested my ability to be flexible. I was surprised to be placed in West Philadelphia's Powel Elementary School where teaching trumpet or other brass instruments––what I've spent years studying––wasn't an option. My years of conservatory training had prepared me to play Beethoven or Mahler symphonies, I thought, and not to teach recorder classes…
Why Music? Why Band?
"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me – like food or water" – Ray Charles Where would I be without music? Growing…
The Impact of Music and Art
Bringing life, bringing in people together One of my passions is to connect people from diverse backgrounds and different ages through music. I truly believe that music, as an universal language, can impart a fulfilling sense of unity among people. Having music as part of our voices to express ourselves will be especially powerful. There is so much ignorance and…
By Rimbo Wong
A reflection on music education at South Philadelphia High School I am frequently surprised to hear that the students I teach have disciplinary or scholastic issues of some sort in other classes – to me they bring their best, and I feel that I see their full potential, their joy of creation and learning, and their relentless motivation so…
Tiny Violins at Cramp Elementary
My job at Cramp Elementary is teaching about 40 pre-kindergarten kids to play the violin, happily and in sync with each other. A 4-year-old beginner in the Suzuki method myself, this project has brought back old memories and given me a different perspective on my early music teachers. Mornings at Cramp, I get to have my own classroom…
By Shannon Lee
How will we be remembered?
Arts Today. The World Trade Center Memorial and Museum is an example of a powerful visual exhibit that thousands of people now visit every day, paying respect to those lives lost fifteen years ago and since. A friend of mine recently visited The WTC Memorial and Museum and shared her thoughts with me: The exhibit brought back the pain and loss she felt…
By Lauren Kelly Mika
"Now more than ever, every young person in America needs access to arts education and an opportunity to cultivate the next generation of citizen-artists," said the Voice of God announcer at the Service Year Alliance event in New York City. The kick-off event was dedicated towards inspiring and realizing 1 million service year positions annually. The Voice of God statement…
By Mari Ma
Composer and Fellow TJ Cole brings song to Project HOME
By TJ Cole
How do you start a Band Program?
ArtistYear Fellow Stas gives a sneak peak inside the new band program he is creating at South Philadelphia High School!…
Reflections. By Anna O'Dell
This fall I will be pursuing my Master's of Music in Harp Performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In addition to a full tuition scholarship, I have been awarded a housing grant to live in the Twin Towers Retirement Village, where I will give monthly concerts to the residents as well as perform at Twin Towers Hospice.
One of the most memorable experiences I've had during my ArtistYear at Jefferson Hospital was this past February, when I played for a gentleman on the oncology floor. As I walked into the man's room and began playing for him, it was clear he was absolutely enthralled by the music. He couldn't get enough; I played for him for over…
"Music is Life" – Reflections on music at South Philadelphia High School
A reflection of my experiences so far at South Philadelphia High School: And some fun extra clips:…
First day at Moss Rehab – Video Blog
Hi everyone! I just had my first day at Moss Rehab in the Einstein Healthcare Network. It was a wonderful first day and I'm so excited to work more at this site. I hope you enjoy this short video where I introduce the project and describe what I'll be doing: Moss Rehab Video Blog…
Through the red doors, past walls of peeling paint, up the stairs, I enter a vast room with a high, arched ceiling and light streaming through enormous, stained-glass windows. Birds fly through the archways and hop along the floor and under the rows of round tables with multicolored tablecloths and hand-painted chairs in bright colors and patterns. Let it be…
Music in Healthcare: A Profound Experience
In September of this year, I had the honor and privilege of playing for a decorated U.S. government official, policy thought leader, acclaimed author, playwright, professor, and speaker. As a celebrated public figure, his résumé is an impressive collection of accolades, from Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to around the globe. Today, this distinguished gentleman leads a very different life: he…
From Student to Fellow
I loved every second of my degree at Curtis Institute of Music; it truly is a one-of-a-kind institution. In a sometimes cut-throat field, Curtis is a safe haven filled with caring and thoughtful individuals from colleagues to teachers to administration. Curtis is the ideal setting for growth and learning, providing an environment that is simultaneously incredibly demanding, and…
Anna Odell – Video Blog & Amazing Grace
Hi everyone! I'm excited to share my project with you. For my service year I'm working in Jefferson Hospital and Moss Rehab in the Einstein Healthcare Network. I hope you enjoy my short video where I introduce my project and play the opening of Amazing Grace: Video Blog! …
The Value of Art
This September, ArtistYear 2015-16 kicked off with Orientation in Philadelphia. As part of the two-day Orientation, Curtis ArtistYear Fellows, along with leadership from ArtistYear, Aspen Institute, Curtis Institute of Music and local community partners participated in a special mini-seminar from the Aspen Institute Seminars entitled "National Service, the Arts, and the Good Society." Using readings from Aristotle to Le Guin,…
Creating Citizen-Artists with ArtistYear
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According to the program of the convention, the delegates from societies belonging to this Union gathered today at 8 A.M. at Pulaski Hall. The societies represented were Saint Adalbert Society (delegates: W. Pijanowski, O. Grochowski, Ignace Morzynski, Joseph Napieralski); Knights of Saint Casimir Society (delegates: Francis Kaminski, J. F. Jackowski); Holy Name Society (delegates: Constant Gulcz, Vincent Jaworski); Saint Dominic Society (delegates: Joseph Herman, John Pacholski, John Rochowiak); Krakuses of Saint Gregory Society (delegate: B. L. Maciejewski); Saint Stanislaus Brotherhood (delegate: K. J. Drzycimski); and Saint Joseph Society (delegate: Anthony Polenz).
All told, there were fourteen delegates representing seven societies, plus the Union's administration personnel, consisting of ten members.
After the services, the delegates returned to Pulaski Hall, where, on a motion by Napieralski, Joseph Herman was made chairman of the convention. In a short address, the chairman expressed the hope that the session would be peaceful and declared that he would not allow the discussion of private matters, and that delegates violating this order would forfeit their right to vote.
Subsequently, with the consent of the assembly, the chairman appointed J. M. Drzycimski secretary of the convention.
Thereupon the assembly went on to choose a committee on credentials consisting of W. Pijanowski, Francis Kaminski, and B. Maciejewski. Shortly before 10 A. M., Reverend D. Majer, pastor of a Polish parish in St. Paul, Minnesota, chaplain of the Unia Polska (Polish Union), and J. M. Rozan, secretary of the same organization, arrived at the hall. The delegates rose from their seats in honor of the guests.
As soon as the credentials had been approved, O. Grochowski, general secretary of the Union, submitted a report of the societies that had not paid their dues. The report showed that only two societies had paid, and that the others were more or less back on their payments.
On a motion by W. Pijanowski, it was decided that the delegates of delinquent societies should promise that these arrears would be paid or else lose their right to vote. This motion, seconded by B. L. Maciejewski, was carried.
It was found that the Saint Joseph Society had failed not only to pay its dues but also to provide its delegate, A. Polonez, with a credential. The delegate in question was present but could not participate in the discussions.
Next in the order of the day was the selection of a Records Committee, for which the following were chosen: W. Pijanowski, K. Gulcz, and John Pacholski.
On a motion by O. Grochowski, a committee of three--J. Napieralski, Stanislaus Budsbanowski, and John Radziejewski--was appointed to invite Reverend John Redziejewski to the afternoon session.
The Motion Committee consisted of O. Grochowski, Ignace Morzynski, and Vincent Jaworski.
O, Grochowski, secretary of the Union, motioned that a special committee be sent to both societies--the Sacred Heart of Mary and the Saint Joseph--in order to find out what they intend to do.
Then the chairman asked Reverend Majer to address the assembly.
Reverend Majer delivered a beautiful address, in which he described the position of the Polish Roman Catholics in foreign countries. He said: "We should always love the mother country and our faith. These two should not be separated." He praised all organizations, and emphasized the good qualities of catholic organizations, to which all people should belong for their own protection in case of misfortune. He said that if we were well organized we would gain politically and could hold more public offices. The speaker mentioned Krzeminski, arrested in Russia, and expressed regret that we could not help him just because we were not well organized. The 6speaker concluded his address by wishing the Union success, in his name and in the name of Unia Polska. Reverend Majer's speech was received with enthusiasm.
The next speaker was J. M. Rozan, secretary of Unia Polska. The speaker told the story of Unia Polska, of its birth and development. He emphasized the fact that Unia Polska had been founded on Catholic principles and for the good of our motherhood. He also spoke about conditions in his organization, and stated that despite the low assessments, Unia Polska pays a very high death benefit--$750.
The session adjourned until 2 P.M.
The afternoon session began at 2:30 P.M. Reverend John Radziejewski said a prayer, after which the credentials of A. Polonez, delegate of the Saint Joseph Society, were accepted.
J. Drzycimski, secretary of the convention, read the minutes of the morning session, and the chairman asked Reverend J. Radziejewski to speak to the delegates.
Reverend Radziejewski accepted the invitation and proceeded to describe the condition of the organization. He talked about the importance of the convention, saying that it would decide the future of the Polish Roman Catholic Union under the Guidance of the Queen of the Polish Crown. He also said--humorously, of course--that two fishermen had come to this convention for the purpose of catching this organization in their nets. He referred to Reverend D. Majer, of St. Paul, Minnesota, and J. Rozan, of Buffalo, New York. Reverend Radziejewski described himself as a third fisherman anxious to get this organization in the net of the regular Polish Roman Catholic Union under the Guidance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Finally he said that although it was up to the delegates which side to join, he recommended two Polish Roman Catholic organizations, namely, the 8regular Polish Roman Catholic Union under the Guidance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Unia Polska.
Then Reverend D. Majer took this matter up. He did not condemn the regular Polish Roman Catholic Union under the Guidance of the Sacred Heart; on the contrary, he said that this organization is Catholic and Polish, but that, inasmuch as "The shirt is closer to the skin than the smock" [Polish proverb], he would like to see this organization join Unia Polska. He added that Unia Polska, besides paying a large death benefit, sees to it that its members get some help when they are old.
As to the Polish National Alliance, Reverend Majer said that he used to belong to it himself, but withdrew from it, not on account of its principles and aims, which are good, but because these principles were being perverted. However, he did not attack the Polish National Alliance. He concluded his speech by recommending Unia Polska to the delegates in case their organization 9was dissolved.
Subsequently, the secretary read the minutes of the last convention, held in 1893. Pijanowski motioned that the reading of the minutes from the last convention be discontinued. Maciejewski protested against the motion, arguing that the minutes revealed many activities unknown to the delegates. He was seconded by Napieralski, and Pijanowski withdrew his motion. Thereupon Grochowski, the secretary, proceeded to read the minutes.
At 4 P. M. the session adjourned for fifteen minutes.
The reading of the minutes lasted until 6 P. M. The financial statement showed that, during the last fiscal year, the gross income of the organization was $2,187.29, as against expenses of $1,565.90, and a cash balance of $621.39. After the reading of this statement, the session was adjourned until Wednesday.
Wednesday morning the delegates went to Saint Adalbert Church to hear a Requiem Mass for the dead members of the organization.
When the delegates returned to the hall, there followed a roll call and the minutes of the Tuesday afternoon session were read.
The committee assigned to interview the Blessed Mary Society reported that it had not accomplished anything because the officials of the society were not at home.
Polonez reported that the Saint Joseph Society would pay all dues after its next meeting.
Joseph Napieralski reported that the Holy Mary Society would pay its dues after the convention.
The financial reports came next. Grochowski announced that he could not make a complete report because some societies had paid their dues the day before. The financial secretary was given two hours to prepare his report. In the meantime, the problem of what to do with the organization was taken up and debated. It was decided that the delegates present the instructions given them by their societies in writing. Thereupon the session was adjourned for half an hour, so that the delegates could write their instructions.
As soon as the session was resumed, Grochowski was asked to read his report, and it was disclosed that he could not read it because he had had no time to prepare it. Maciejewski explained that the Records Committee's function was not to audit the books, but to see that the accounts were properly kept.
After long debates, it was decided that a financial statement taken from the books would suffice.
Grochowski announced that the Saint Stanislaus Society of South Chicago had not paid its dues and had withdrawn from the organization.
Maciejewski reported that the Saint Casimir Society had not paid its dues and had joined the Polish National Alliance. After settling other minor matters, the session was adjourned until 2 P. M.
At 2 P. M. the chairman opened the session with a prayer and the secretary made the roll call. All delegates were present.
This session proved very interesting, even for outsiders. The galleries were filled with people that came to hear the delegates. Everyone was eager to know what would become of the organization. Would it continue to exist as an independent body or would it join some other organization, and if so, which one?
After reading the minutes of the morning session, the secretary proceeded to read the written instructions prepared by the delegates.
These instructions revealed that: most of the members of the Saint Adalbert Society, seventy-eight of them, to be exact, wanted to belong to the Polish National Alliance. Out of the remaining members, twenty-seven voted for the Polish Roman Catholic Union under the Sacred Heart of Jesus and five for Unia Polska.
The Holy Name Society voted as follows: Nineteen members opposed any change; eighteen wanted to join the Polish National Alliance; twenty-four did not vote; the remainder wanted to join Unia Polska.
The Knights of Saint Casimir Society voted as follows: three votes for the Polish National Alliance, twenty-two for Unia Polska.
The Krakuses of Saint Gregory Society voted as follows: "If the Polish Roman Catholic Union under the Guidance of the Queen of the Polish Crown is dissolved, twenty-four members of our group will join the Polish National Alliance."
The Saint Dominic Society decided to join either Unia Polska or the regular Polish Roman Catholic Union in America, but not the Polish National Alliance.
Twenty-eight members of the Saint Stanislaus Kostka Society decided to join the Polish National Alliance.
The Saint Joseph Society voted as follows: twenty-six members for the Polish National Alliance, and three for Unia Polska.
The situation may be summed up as follows: one hundred and eighty votes for the Polish National Alliance; one hundred for Unia Polska, and twenty-seven for the Polish Roman Catholic Union. Eighty-three members were undecided 15as to which side to join--Unia Polska or the Polish Roman Catholic Union.
Nineteen members did not desire any change.
Francis Kaminski declared that forty-eight members of his society were in favor of Unia Polska, saying that those who had not voted previously had expressed their desire to favor the decision of the majority.
Maciejewski declared that the majority should decide.
Gulcz maintained that the Holy Name Society was with the majority.
Maciejewski motioned that the instructions be read again. His motion was carried, and the instructions were read again.
Pijanowski declared that the entire Saint Adalbert Society desired to belong to the Polish National Alliance.
Out of the sixty-one members belonging to the Holy Name Society, eighteen desired to join the Polish National Alliance, and the others said they would abide by the decision of the convention. And this is how the organization stands.
W. Pijanowski proposed that a committee be sent to the three large organizations, for the purpose of ascertaining the terms under which they would take in the Union. This motion was supported by K. Gulcz, with an amendment that not a committee, but the administration, should undertake this task.
Herman pointed out that there was no administration, that the terms of the officials of the Central Board had expired, and that, in order to continue to function a new Central Board would have to be elected.
Mr. Pijanowski insisted that his motion be accepted and demanded that a committee be appointed.
Mr. Napieralski demanded that the Central Board be re-elected, or else the Polish Roman Catholic Union would be considered dissolved.
Grochowski took the floor and called upon the convention to decide which organization the Polish Roman Catholic Union should belong to, arguing that the societies knew long before the convention was convened that our organization would be dissolved. This motion was defeated.
Finally, Mr. Pijanowski's motion was put to a vote and carried. After a long debate, it was decided that the committee should consist of five members--B. L. Maciejewski, W. Jaworski, Joseph Herman, Grochowski, and Jackowski.
The Committee was given fourteen days in which to interview the three large organizations.
At the request of Pijanowski, Reverend John Radziejewski took the floor and 18declared that inasmuch as the result of the voting proved that the members did not favor the Polish Roman Catholic Union, he recommended heartily Unia Polska.
Reverend Majer took the floor and declared he did not speak in favor or against any organization. He went on to say that if the Polish Roman Catholic Union joined Unia Polska, the latter would change its name to Polish Union under the Guidance of the Queen of the Polish Crown. Reverend Majer also said that as soon as the organization joined Unia Polska, the new members would enjoy the same rights and privileges they had before. His speech was greatly applauded.
Herman, chairman of the convention, asked Rozan, secretary of Unia Polska, whether it was true that Unia Polska intended to join the large Polish Roman Catholic Union. Rozan answered that, Unia Polska had sent a delegate to the Cleveland convention as a matter of courtesy, but not for the purpose 19of joining that organization.
Rozan thanked the delegates for the welcome he had received at the convention, and asked the assembly to send a delegate to Unia Polska's convention if the Union is not dissolved.
The session was then adjourned for half an hour.
The session was reopened with a request by W. Pijanowski, who asked that the general secretary submit a financial statement for the last year and that the accounts be closed.
Grochowski, the secretary, declared that he had not prepared any statement, but that his books were in good shape, as confirmed by the Records Committee.
K. Gulcz, chairman of the Records Committee, declared that the accounts were in good order. Herman made a motion that the books be signed by the committee, 20to which the assembly agreed, and the formality of attaching the signatures followed.
Napieralski motioned that the terms of the contract made with the publisher of Sztandar (Standard), the organ of the Union be taken under consideration. On a motion by Drzycimski, it was decided that Sztandar would be published during this year, even if the organization was dissolved.
The general secretary read the report for last year. W. Pijanowski declared that he, as a member of the Records Committee, would not sign the books unless he had a chance to go over them. In his report, the secretary did not even mention the number of dead members. The assembly agreed to this. It was resolved to pay twenty dollars for the hall and twenty dollars for the Mass.
Thereupon the assembly proceeded to elect a new administration. W. Pijanowski motioned that the present administration be retained by acclamation. He was 21seconded by Maciejewski and opposed by Napieralski and Kaminski. Pijanowski and Maciejewski left the hall. Kaminski motioned that the societies be informed that these delegates had deserted the convention before the session was over.
Thereupon the election of the administration was put to a vote. J. Napieralski and Joseph Herman were elected president and vice-president respectively by acclamation. P. Morzynski and Vincent Jaworski were elected secretary and cashier respectively.
The assembly then proceeded to elect members for the advisory board. Although the advisory board, usually consisted of six members, this time the number of candidates was so small that Napieralski motioned that only three be elected. The advisory board, therefore, consists of John Rochowiak, John Jackowski, and J. Drzycimski.
The minutes of the convention will be read at its next session, to be held within two weeks. Installation of the officials followed. The convention was closed with the singing of "Boze Cos Polske", (God love Poland).


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Doctor's Decision: Empathy in Medicine
by ignitemediasg February 14, 2021 October 2, 2021
With modern emphasis on one's subjective experiences, doctor-patient relationships have since morphed into a collaborative model that recognises patients' rights in making decisions over their treatment and care. The lack of empathy from doctors, however, may just be the spanner thrown in the works.
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"You never really understand a person… until you climb in his skin and walk around in it," Harper Lee writes in To Kill A Mockingbird about empathy. For healthcare professionals, the skins they have to walk in daily may just be too much of a burden to bear.
A 2018 pilot study published in the Singapore Medical Journal revealed that residents in Singapore had lower empathy and higher burnout scores compared to their counterparts in the United States. While Singapore boasts an impressive and robust healthcare system, have we, in the strive for progress, neglected the health of those labouring on the frontlines?
Beyond adverse impacts on the wellbeing of healthcare professionals, physician burnout has proven detrimental to clinical practice and can erode professionalism, influence the quality of care and increase the risk of medical errors. Of the greatest consequence, perhaps, is the depersonalisation of doctor-patient relationships, with doctors being less capable of demonstrating empathy and listening to their patients.
Traditionally, doctor-patient relationships are characterised as a paternalistic model where doctors are given absolute authority over medical decisions. With modern emphasis on one's subjective experiences, doctor-patient relationships have since morphed into a collaborative model that recognises patients' rights in making decisions over their treatment and care.
The lack of empathy from doctors, however, may just be the spanner thrown in the works.
A clear example can be seen in one of the most controversial conditions in medical history. Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW), otherwise known as the Red Skin Syndrome, is the adverse reaction one may experience when discontinuing the use of topical steroids. What makes this condition a nebulous concept is the polarising views held between doctors and those who experience TSW.
While early research suggests TSW to be a product of chronic steroid overuse, the lack of conclusive diagnostics has given it the facade of scarcity. Put simply, TSW, to most doctors, is statistically low and negligible when evaluating the risks of using topical corticosteroids. To those experiencing TSW, however, it is a tangible result from a careless prescription of steroids, whose long-term usage has made their lives a living nightmare. Increasing paranoia has driven many to avoid topical corticosteroids against medical advice.
Interestingly enough, while international organisations such as The National Eczema Association have since acknowledged TSW through revised guidelines, little reassurance has been provided in local context beyond an acknowledgement of the rise of phobia regarding these drugs. Could this passive response be attributed to a lack of empathy in the Singapore medical field?
When debating new guidelines surrounding informed consent in October last year, Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong noted that doctors in Singapore were careful to speak "in a manner that they themselves judged would best absolve themselves of liability should the patient complain". Fear of litigation has reportedly created a palpable atmosphere of defensiveness which morphed doctor-patient interactions into a battlefield that benefits none.
What then can be done to transform current dynamics between doctors and patients?
One strategy would be to emphasise empathy in medical practice beyond the undergraduate curriculum.
Defined as the cognitive capability to understand the inner experiences, feelings and concerns of a patient, physician empathy is communication with the intention to help. While some regard empathy to be innate and unable to be taught, a systematic review of research concluded otherwise. Improvements in empathetic communication was observed in 1,466 healthcare practitioners following training, with empathy proven to be more efficient in eliciting therapeutic changes in patients.
Empathy can be easily communicated through silent gestures such as looking at the patient when conversing or actively listening to their concerns. These small gestures can provide a holistic experience that ensures greater patient satisfaction and work efficiency. While some have raised valid concerns about empathy affecting objectivity in diagnosis, and/or resulting in compassion fatigue, it is nonetheless important to consider the significance of empathy in counteracting emotional irrationality in patients and gaining credibility and trust (Psychology Today).
Furthermore, as Jodi Halpern rightfully points out in her book, it is ironic to recognise the importance of patients' emotions in their healing while claiming those of the doctors' as lapses in objectivity. Empathy allows suffering to be real and validates pain experienced by patients. This makes healing possible beyond the physical repair of bodies – that is if doctors get the opportunity to practise what they have learned.
Reputable doctor and healthcare thought leader, Atul Gawande commented that the corporatisation of medicine has bogged doctors with tedious administrative processes which can be better spent interacting with their patients. A recent study discovered that for every hour spent with a patient, double the time is wasted on administrative paperwork.
Not only do these bureaucratic processes present a pertinent threat to the quality of healthcare, it also has the unintended effect of "patient depersonalisation" which reduces patients to mass data in online databases, widening the disconnect felt by doctors.
For empathy to be actively practised in hospital and clinical settings, a systematic evaluation has to be performed to strengthen administrative support in areas found lacking. Healthcare organisations should ensure empathy is common practice among professionals and adopt a model of shared decision making which places patients at the centre of their treatment and care.
As Hippocrates (460-370 BC) once said: "It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has."
The insistence on a detached form of concern observed by doctors is absurd considering the subjective nature of patients' experiences in discomfort and illnesses.
Empathy should be the first and foremost language doctors communicate in.
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When one first thinks of a celebrity stylist, I guarantee their mind goes directly to Rachel Zoe. She is, after all, the stylist who has been in the spotlight most frequently, but she is not Hollywood's most powerful stylist.
The Hollywood Reporter releases an annual list of the 25 most powerful stylists in Hollywood each year, and this year Leslie Fremar takes home the first place prize. Leslie's clients include celebs such as Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson, so her client base is pretty powerful.
Leslie got her start as Anna Wintour's assistant at Vogue and a job at Prada before she decided to move on to styling, and her expertise does her, and her business, very well.


13Ds are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 10 days of an entity's attaining a 5% or more position in any class of a company's securities. Any subsequent change in holdings or intentions must be reported on an amended filing. This material has been extracted from filings released by the SEC from Jan. 8 through Jan. 14.
Costa Brava Partnership III urged TechTeam's board to immediately announce a short timetable for separating the roles of chief executive and chairman. On Jan. 9, TechTeam appointed CEO Gary J. Cotshott as chairman. Costa Brava said the combination of CEO and chairman "limits the ability of the board to exercise true independent oversight of management and diminishes board effectiveness." Costa Brava said that, if the company persists in its current course, it would consider unspecified "alternatives." Costa Brava holds 1,360,391 shares (12.12% of the total outstanding).
What's Happening: Shamrock Activist Value Fund is suggesting the board immediately add an independent director with knowledge and experience in the field of executive compensation, to revamp the company's compensation programs to appropriately match pay with performance.
46.4%: the percentage of shares that didn't support the board's advisory vote on executive compensation at its 2008 annual meeting.
99.6%: the percentage of shares that voted to eliminate the company's classified board at the 2008 annual meeting.
14%: the percentage of shares that withheld votes from the company's board nominees at the annual meeting.
Behind the Scenes: Shamrock says the 2008 annual meeting's results show that shareholders are greatly concerned by Jackson Hewitt's pay policies and that they should be overhauled. Shamrock states that the current round of corporate failures and recent federal actions to address executive-compensation practices at companies receiving capital from U.S. taxpayers reinforces corporate boards' important responsibility in balancing shareholders' interests and the pay needed to attract, retain and reward executives for creating long-term shareholder value.
This is the first of many expected activist fights over executive compensation in 2009, in light of the potential renegotiating of stock-option strike prices and bonus performance targets, and the sensitivity over executive pay brought on by government bailouts.
Hedge fund KVO Capital Management requested a list of stockholders and related materials from Kana. KVO wants to communicate with other Kana stockholders in connection with a contemplated shareholder proposal for inclusion in Kana's next proxy statement. In November, KVO suggested the company consider an immediate sale of itself. The fund owns 3,011,093 shares (7.31%).
Tang Capital Management sent the company a letter nominating three directors for election at Penwest's annual meeting. Tang Capital and shareholder Perceptive Advisors said they plan to nominate Joseph Edelman, Kevin C. Tang and Andrew D. Levin for election to Penwest's board. Kevin C. Tang, Tang Capital's managing director, said he is "dissatisfied" with the company's operating plan and strategic direction. Tang Capital reported owning 5.14 million shares (16.2%).
Supermarket magnate Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. investment firm reported owning 9,813,306 shares (7%), acquired from Nov. 24 through Jan. 7, at prices ranging from $8.94 to $10.55. Yucaipa says that Whole Food shares are undervalued and that the grocery chain can improve its operations.
Yucaipa may vote its stock to approve an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger or consolidation, or seek to change Whole Foods' board.
Investor Warren B. Kanders reported ownership of 418,341 shares (5.2%), bought on Dec. 31 at $5.60 a share.
Investor David E. Sorensen reported owning 535,958 shares (5.05%), but provided no transaction details.
Highland Capital Management urged the board to liquidate the company. Highland's request came amid the company's failure in its clinical trial for Viprinex, a drug for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Highland Capital has 4,737,479 shares (17.6%).
Sandler O'Neill Asset Management raised its stake to 1,100,600 shares (6.7%) from the 900,000 (5.48%) that it had reported owning on Oct. 16, 2008.
Relational Investors lowered its position to 25,131,618 shares (10.96%), by selling 2.6 million from Jan. 6 to 8 at an average price of $10.77.


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[S78] England & Wales Death Index 1916-2005, death, age 86, Sutton, Surrey, Sep 2000, B18B 2541B.
[S103] Unknown author, "City Directories", London Electoral Registers, Wandsworth, Central, 1959, p 5.


Talk about hot and heavy attraction. Sarah Robinson gives us some smoking HOT scenes with characters Ben and Aria , a studio exec and an actress that probably shouldn't be mingling together. It's all insta-lust, scattered clothing, and hushed meetings that keep these two coming back to one another. Nudes reads like a Hollywood script, with a romp in the sack becoming much more when feelings become involved. There is, of course, a conflict, in this case a scorned lover doing something sneaky, and illegal, to make the other look bad. This romance tackles a few problems the world currently faces when it comes to social media, oversharing, and what dating really means. Sarah Robinson weaves a tale with a relevant message, but keeps readers engaged with great character interactions.
The blurb of Nudes is what drew me in and the promise of excitement and a lesson kept me interested, but the pacing of the novel and the engagement of the characters is less than I would expect from a NY Times best seller. I loved Aria and Ben, I loved where Sarah Robinson was going with the photos and the strong woman angle, but chemistry and a fleshed out story line were lacking. I wanted the characters to have time together to develop their attraction, I wanted the Ben to have an opportunity to plead his case without being flung to the side, I wanted a stronger resolution, and I desperately wanted a longer epilogue.
Readers who like their books like they like their television, fast paced and filled with drama (if they even watch it with all the reading they do), will love NUDES by Sarah Robinson. It's entertaining, it's a fast read, and it isn't overfilled with the cliches of many present dated books.


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Birmingham Commonwealth Games shooting and archery events set to take place in India
Birmingham's Commonwealth Games, set to take place in 2022, has long courted controversy over its treatment of shooting
Birmingham's Commonwealth games could stage shooting and archery - in INDIA.
The two events could be held in India months before the eagerly-anticipated sporting extravaganza takes place in the Second City.
Birmingham's Commonwealth Games, set to take place in 2022, has long courted controversy over its treatment of shooting.
Organisers initially dropped the discipline ahead of the Brum edition of the sporting contest, before India threatened a boycott.
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Now, the British government is thought to welcome the idea from organisers to host the two disciplines in Asia.
The change will be considered by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) over the coming weeks.
India has agreed to pay for the cost of hosting the two competitions, at around £20million.
India's Olympic Association has written to the CGF with the proposal, which is backed by India's government and the two sports' international federations.
(Image: PA)
In a statement, CGF chief executive David Grevemberg described it as an "innovative proposal with the ambition of strengthening Commonwealth sport" and said it would be "reviewed by the CGF and discussed with Birmingham 2022 delivery partners".
He added: "Key aspects of this assessment will be to ensure that the proposal conforms with our rules and regulations, is operationally deliverable, sets manageable precedents for the Commonwealth Games and ultimately adds value to athletes and the Commonwealth sports movement."
Julian Knight, the MP for Solihull branded it as "an inelegant solution but a solution all the same".
He added: "As someone who was deeply involved in ensuring women's T20 cricket got into the Games, I knew how much of a bone of contention shooting and archery was and how tricky it has been to solve.
"The Games is about inclusivity and its second-rank nature compared to the Olympics means it has to compromise at times, that's the simple truth."
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Previously, India threatened a boycott after it was announced shooting was set for the axe, having been a discipline at the Commonwealth Games since 1966.
India won 16 out of their 66 medals at the 2018 Games, held in the Gold Coast, in Australia, in shooting.
Jaspal Rana, a shooting legend in India who currently serves as the coach of the country's junior pistol shooting team, was among those to demand a boycott.
Rana fumed: "This is ridiculous. The government should take a call [on boycotting]. Why can't the Government of India just say that we won't send an Indian contingent? To hell with them (2022 Games)!
"If we don't play one Commonwealth Games, nothing's going to happen!"
But shooting, which saw India win 16 medals on the Gold Coast last year during the 2018 Games, has been dropped.
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He added: "This edition they'll remove shooting, next edition they'll remove weightlifting, then after that will say take out badminton.
"The Prime Minister of our country is one of the strongest persons in the world, he needs to take a call. If we don't play one Commonwealth Games, we're not going to die. The government should take action."
British government steps in as India threaten Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 boycott
Calls for India to BOYCOTT 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after shooting dropped from event
Ian Reid, CEO of Birmingham 2022 said: "Our recommendation of adding women's cricket, beach volleyball and Para table tennis is the result of a thorough review and we believe these sports would help us to enhance the existing programme and reach new audiences, while showcasing the sports to our local community, spectators and fans across the world watching on TV.
"It's also a selection that could help ensure that the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be the most inclusive in history, with a potential for the largest ever para-sports programme, and more female medallists than ever before, representing a great story not just for Birmingham 2022, but for women's sport in general."
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Do you think Social Security benefits are too generous?
The average monthly benefit is $1,341.
A show of hands from retirees, please. How many of you would describe your Social Security benefit as "generous"?
Hmmm … not too many hands are going up, I see. That is not surprising. The average monthly benefit this year is $1,341, or $16,092 a year — just enough to stay out of poverty.
But ask this question in Washington and you can get a different answer. A political debate is raging among policy experts, economists and actuaries about the most important measure of Social Security benefit adequacy: just how much pre-retirement income is replaced.
For years, Social Security's nonpartisan professional actuaries have provided a standard answer: about 40 percent for average wage earners.
But conservatives have mounted a campaign to discredit that figure, arguing that the replacement rate is actually about 60 percent — a dramatically higher figure that would mean most people retire comfortably.
Their campaign seemed to reach a crest in December, when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — which provides budget and economic information to Congress — embraced the higher numbers.
But in a remarkable turn of events, CBO retracted its analysis earlier this month when it discovered calculation errors. The agency backtracked and published revised figures very close to those of the Social Security actuaries.
The debate may sound like a tempest in a teapot, but it matters very much for retirees. Replacement rates are the central numbers measuring the adequacy of Social Security benefits, and they also inform our broader policy debate about how to encourage saving for retirement.
Most experts say that retirees need to replace 70 to 80 percent of their wages to retire comfortably. If Social Security actually replaces 60 percent of income, that suggests a much smaller saving challenge than previously thought.
Congress and the next president likely will have a debate on Social Security reform, and we will need a common, agreed-upon set of facts if we want the outcome that is best for future retirees.
The program's two key trust funds — for retirement and disability programs — are on track to be exhausted in 2034, according to the Social Security trustees. Absent an injection of new revenue, benefit cuts or some combination of the two will be required.
Progressives hope to not only restore the trust fund's health, but also expand Social Security benefits as part of the reform debate. Already the issue is being debated on the presidential campaign trail, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders arguing for increased revenue and expanded benefits, and various GOP candidates proposing to cut benefits by boosting retirement ages or means-testing the program.
Adequacy of benefits will be central to the debate — and the CBO decision to backtrack seems to settle the dispute about the current replacement rates. So, too, should a 2014 review of various replacement methods conducted by the Social Security actuaries. It found only miniscule differences between various measurement approaches.
"I'm absolutely convinced that Social Security is not a excessively generous program. It would be impossible to summon a panel of working people who felt like they were getting just what they needed from it," said Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR). Munnell chaired a technical advisory panel last year that reviewed the program's financial projections.
Replacement rates will fall in the years ahead, from 40 percent in 1985 to a projected 30 percent in 2030, according to CRR. The steep drop is due mainly to the higher retirement ages legislated in 1983 (from 65 to 67). That change gradually raises the bar for attaining a full retirement benefit — effectively a benefit cut. But higher Medicare premiums, which are deducted from Social Security benefits, also will contribute to lower rates.
So will a rising share of benefits subject to taxation. CBO estimates that taxes paid will rise from 6.5 percent of total benefits in 2014 to more than 8 percent by 2024, and more than 9 percent by 2039.
Meanwhile, just 23 percent of workers within earshot of retirement — those aged 45 and higher — have saved more than $250,000, according to the latest Retirement Confidence Survey of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). Just 14 percent told EBRI they are confident of being able to afford long-term care expenses.
The conservative campaign on replacement rates is part of a larger argument about retirement security — namely, that there is no retirement security crisis. "Ask retirees about their standard of living, and most say it's fine," said Andrew Biggs, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and one of the chief proponents of the higher replacement rate theory. And there is research supporting the claim that retirees have greater economic security than the working population.


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Der Davis Cup 1995 war die 84. Ausgabe des von der ITF veranstalteten Wettbewerbes für Herrennationalmannschaften im Tennis. Das zwischen dem 1. und 3. Dezember ausgetragene Finale in Moskau gewannen die Vereinigten Staaten mit 3:2 gegen Russland.

Die Mannschaften

Weltgruppe
In der Weltgruppe spielten 16 Mannschaften, die sich aus den 8 besten Teams des Vorjahres und den Gewinnern der letztjährigen Relegation zusammensetzten.

Ergebnisse

Finale

Siehe auch
 Fed Cup
 Davis Cup

Weblinks
 Offizielle Seite des Davis Cups

1995
Tennisturnier 1995

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As the Taliban declares victory in Afghanistan, President Biden is facing withering criticism for his withdrawal plans in Afghanistan and his predictions about the country only a few weeks ago.
Axios.com reported on the failures of the administration and Biden's predictions from earlier this summer. Mike Allen writes, "Rarely has an American president's predictions been so wrong, so fast, so convincingly as President Biden on Afghanistan." He adds that Biden spoke out about the subject five weeks ago and said, "[T]he likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely."
As the final withdrawal has occurred in recent days, the Taliban has seized more and more areas in the nation. The withdrawal from America's longest war was long-discussed and in February of 2020, President Trump worked on a plan to get U.S. troops out of the country. However, when President Biden took office earlier this year, he pushed back the date of withdrawal but still insisted on it.
Despite recent events though and a sense that the Taliban was gaining ground, Biden pushed forward with the withdrawal leading to a stunning breakdown in the country and the Taliban taking over much of the country in a matter of days.
Now that the results of the withdrawal are obvious, pressure is building on the White House to officially respond to the developments. According to NBC News, officials in the White House are discussing how to respond to the Taliban's rise in the country while Biden remains at Camp David. NBC reports, "Biden was expected to stay at Camp David on Monday, where he spent the weekend isolated from many of his top advisers and out of public view."
Criticisms of Biden's withdrawal plans have brought unlikely allies together in criticizing the situation on the ground. NBC adds that "Democrats on Capitol Hill and former Obama administration officials joined Republicans in publicly criticizing Biden's handling of the situation."
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Reclaim New York, an advocacy group backed by conservative investor Robert Mercer, is reducing its footprint and staff, the group announced on Tuesday in a statement.
The group in its statement said it was going through a "period of re-evaluation" of its activities.
"Given the scale of the challenges, and our own commitment to fiscal responsibility, we are reevaluating Reclaim's role in the engagement of citizens and our staff in holding government accountable," Reclaim New York said in a statement.
"To that end, we have determined to pause daily programming and to reduce our workforce. We intend to migrate to more of a web-based operation rather than a fully staffed field operation."
Reclaim New York had been linked to Mercer, a computer scientist and hedge investor who has been linked to a variety of conservative causes along with his daughter, Rebecca Mercer. The group also had ties to Steve Bannon, the former advisor to President Donald Trump.
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The Tax Law Center at the NYU School of Law is seeking a full-time Director of External Affairs to help shape, craft, and implement a comprehensive communications plan and strategy, manage external communications and public affairs, and build relationships with key partners and stakeholders of the Center.
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1666: A Time of Troubles
By Megan Milligan, Nikki Reich, Jennifer Hightower, Brian Kilgour
In 1666, the Russian Orthodox Church experienced a schism, leading to the formation of an exiled segment of the church population - known as the Old Believers. The Old Believers refused to accept the changes that were introduced by Nikon, the patriarch at the time. Some of these changes included the method of conducting the liturgy, the way to cross oneself, and how religious figures were portrayed in icons. As a result of their refusal, the Old Believers were exiled and not considered worthy members of the Church and general population. To read more about the origin of this devastating schism, visit Wikipedia.
The Old Believers were only allowed to settle in Moscow once again during the plague, which reached Moscow in 1771, because of their willingness to care for the sick. Furthermore, they were restricted to certain areas of Moscow, one of which we visited this past Sunday. Rogozhskoye Kladbishye, a cemetery traditionally for Old Believers, is located in the southeast of the city which was, perhaps not so coincidentally, located in the path of the invading Tatars.
We visited the gravestones of several prominent Old Believer merchants. These included Morozov, Shelaputin, Rachmanov, Ryabushinksy, and Kuznetsov. The Old Believers were well-known for their wealth, which they accumulated in exile, working on the major trade routes to Asia. The Old Believers were also deeply involved in the arts. Famous art collector Pavel Tretyakov is just one example of an influential Old Believer. Others established and gave to public charities.
The cemetery was imposing and seemingly haphazardly constructed, its mystery only more accentuated by the overcast sky and drizzling rain. The cemetery differed from a traditional American one – each grave was surrounded by a cast iron fence. We learned that this was because the Old Believers wanted their relatives' remains to be surrounded by a protective "house" of sorts. Hence a fence was needed.
Below is the winter church of the Old Believers that was located nearby the cemetery. Two churches, a summer and winter one, were typically established, as heating was not available (interestingly, two churches are still needed as Old Believers do not accept modern technology within the Church). One of the many differences between the New and Old Believer Churches was that the icons for the Old Believer churches have darker tones, more oval-shaped faces, and more elaborate facial features.
Today, a great divide still remains between the Old Believers and the rest of the Orthodox population. Efforts are being made to reconcile the two, but the suffering and isolation the Old Believers experienced throughout history remains.
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Simon Cowell has been introducing Cheryl Cole by her maiden name at X Factor auditions - fuelling speculation that she may dump her married name.
The 26-year-old Girls Aloud star filed for divorce from England player Ashley Cole last month following allegations of cheating.
And at Monday's London auditions for The X Factor, Cowell told the audience: "And this is Cheryl... Tweedy."
A spokeswoman for the show added that it was a "joking" reference.
She said: "Simon did jokingly introduce her to the audience as Cheryl Tweedy, but that is not part of the show."
And a spokesman for the singer said the matter had not been resolved, dismissing Cowell's reference as "banter".
He said: "No decision has been made on Cheryl's name. There was no confirmation at The X Factor. Banter is not confirmation."
It was the first time Cole had been officially introduced in public by her maiden name since her split from the Chelsea star.
The Fight For This Love star has a tattoo on the back of her neck with the words "Mrs C".