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Kempsey Patient Transport Project
Mid North Coast Local Health District
Emergency CareEfficiency Innovation Award
6 January 2016 Last updated:
Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) upgraded the Patient Transport Service (PTS) and expanded its capacity to provide after-hours services. It also educated emergency department (ED) staff on how to use these services most effectively.
To provide timely transfer and improved patient access for patients transferring from Kempsey District Hospital (KDH) ED to Port Macquarie Base Hospital (PMBH) ED.
Provides safe, timely, cost-effective transport for patients.
Improves patients' access to specialist healthcare.
Improves resource management and reduces transport costs.
Increases clinician engagement and awareness of patient transport options.
Improves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, health transport units, NSW Ambulance and other services.
Improves access to ED beds at KDH.
Increases ability of NSW Ambulance to respond to emergency transfers.
Hastings Macleay Clinical Network set out to improve the PTS and reduce the significant costs incurred by booking transfers with NSW Ambulance. Prior to this project, all admissions to Kempsey ED that required transport outside the hours of 08:30 to 17:00 relied on NSW Ambulance. This frequently resulted in lengthy delays for patients requiring specialist care.
Due to the reliance on NSW Ambulance during out-of-hours periods, NSW Ambulance was experiencing high overtime rates and staff fatigue, as well as penalties for transfers of non-emergency patients from KDH to PMBH.
Discussions were held with MNCLHD staff including nursing staff, medical staff, pharmacy, the acute pain service and biomedical engineering. This enabled a multidisciplinary approach to improving the PTS.
Transport procedures and guidelines were updated so that stable, cardiac-monitored patients could be transported, including those who presented with a fractured hip.
The PTS extended its hours from eight hours per day (08:30- 17:00) to 16.5 hours per day (07:30 to 24:00). The after-hours service is based at KDH ED.
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) was implemented during patient transport.
An education blitz was provided to PTS staff, ED staff and nursing management. It was provided by a nurse escort who acted as a champion for this project. This education will now be provided as part of transport orientation for new PTS staff. Yearly refresher sessions are planned for ED staff and nursing management.
New equipment was purchased for patient transport vehicles, including cardiac monitors, PCA pumps and intravenous pumps. Although much of this equipment was already available within the hospital, new equipment stored in the vehicles ensured that suitable patients could be transported without delays due to sourcing equipment or waiting for an appropriately-equipped vehicle.
All changes to this service were required to comply with the following NSW Health policy directives:
Service Specifications for Transport Providers NEPT PD2014_013
Medication Handling in NSW Public Health Facilities PD2013_043.
Graph 1: Cases unable to be transported by the Patient Transport Service.
The purple line in the above table shows a decrease in the number of Ambulances booked by Kempsey District Hospital during the project implementation period.
Project start: May 2014
Project finish: October 2014
Sustained - The project has been implemented, is sustained in standard business.
Implementation site
Kempsey District Hospital
NSW Ambulance
Port Macquarie Base Hospital
Achieved net savings in ambulance costs of approximately $242,277 within six months.
Transported an additional 299 patients from KDH to PMBH, between May and October 2014.
A permanent full-time patient transport officer was recruited to continue the after-hours service at KDH, following the pilot project.
Overtime rates and fatigue for NSW Ambulance staff was reduced in the Kempsey area.
Staff awareness of other methods of patient transport increased, demonstrated by a reduction in 'Ward Booked Direct' ambulance bookings from KDH ED. Staff education in July 2014 further improved these rates, with ambulance bookings reduced from 46 per month to 20 per month (see graph 1).
The model of care is now being replicated at Macksville Hospital and several other sites in MNCLHD and Northern NSW Local Health District.
MNCLHD Quality Award Winner 2015.
ACI Innovation Award Winner 2015.
The use of a project lead was instrumental to coordinating and promoting this change in practice. Executive support for the project lead and a willingness to improve this service was also vital to staff engagement.
Cate Coles
Nurse Manager, Patient Transport Service
Catriona.Coles@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au


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Q: Accessing an objects property inside a function I'm trying to access objects properties inside an array in my code to render the text values of input boxes restored after a refresh from the local storage but for some reason when I try to run the for loop inside my appStart() function it gives me: "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'id' of undefined at appStart". Any insiights of why this happens and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated.
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A: I have fixed this after changing my appStart() function to this :
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thank you guys for your comments and answers.

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Q: Printing content of an Array in Java This generates the array.
public word (String file)
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And I need to reference that array in another class
public static void main()
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    System.out.println(heightarray);
}

I'm not getting any errors but I get things like [I@1a6fa30c as a result.

A: What you are getting in the output is the hashcode of the array. In order to print the contents of the array you can you either of the below options :
Option 1 : Print the elements one by one using a loop a below  :
for(int val : heightarray)
{
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}

Option 2 : Use Arrays utility class for printing the array
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(heightarray));

A: You can print it using the Arrays.toString() method:
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(heightarray));


At a high-level roundtable, held in Rome on July 22–23 and organized by the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee and the World Economic Forum,"Sixty Years After Bretton Woods: Developing a Vision for the Future," Jack Boorman, Consultant and Advisor to IMF Management, offered his thoughts on how to build further on the IMF's record over the past 10 years of adapting itself to changes in the world economy.
Over the past decade, Boorman observed, the IMF has continued to evolve in response to a changing world. It has concentrated increasingly on crisis prevention, created new lending facilities and closed down such facilities no longer in demand, transformed itself into an exceptionally transparent institution, changed its staffing and structure, and vastly expanded its well-respected and heavily demanded technical assistance and training activities. At the same time, it has taken on new responsibilities.
The important thing now, Boorman argued, is to build on this record. He focused his remarks and suggestions on three specific areas for further change at the IMF: governance, surveillance, and the institution's role in emerging market countries.
Perhaps the broadest issue concerning governance for the IMF as an institution involves the "voice and vote" of its members, Boorman said. As the world becomes more complex and more closely integrated, there may have to be a different balance within the IMF and other international institutions between the ceding of more sovereignty by nations to the broader international community and applying the principles of subsidiarity. And, he emphasized, whatever sovereignty is ceded by the membership under the IMF's Articles of Agreement, it should not be taken back over time through individual decisions. Major countries, in particular, need to play by the rules and refrain from using political power outside the IMF to force decisions within it. Smaller countries, for their part, need to resist the temptation to be passive when the major countries act this way. Moreover, all members must show renewed commitment to working through consensus.
The failure of voice and vote to keep up with changes in the world economy is reflected in distorted representation at the IMF, Boorman noted, citing, for example, the seven largest Asian countries (other than Japan) having lower aggregate quotas than Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland—despite having seven times the share in global GDP and significantly larger trade. While not making an argument for any particular quota formula, he did suggest that quotas be based primarily on members' participation in trade and financial flows. In the absence of change in this area, Boorman warned, such distortions would tarnish the legitimacy of the IMF's decision making. To improve the institution's efficiency, Boorman also suggested that the number of chairs on the IMF Executive Board be reduced, combined with an upgrading of the seniority of Executive Directors within their own governments.
Turning to the issue of surveillance—the IMF's oversight of its members' economic policies—Boorman remarked that this remains a poorly understood responsibility of the IMF and of its members—often visible only to a small group of officials. While the IMF is recognized as having staff that do first-rate work in this area, there remain basic questions as to the purpose of surveillance, as well as its audience and effectiveness.
In the first instance, Boorman noted, surveillance is a means of determining whether each member country is respecting its responsibilities under Article IV of the Articles of Agreement with regard to its exchange rate policies. The breadth of policies this encompasses is, in fact, wide. The IMF also advises and assists its membership through surveillance. In addition to macroeconomic assessment, which is the "stock in trade" of surveillance, country officials want IMF staff to bring the experience of other countries to the problems they are currently confronting. To be better able to share experiences and lessons across its membership, the IMF needs to distill the broad experience of its members and make sure the staff are conversant with those lessons, Boorman said.
The first requirements for effective surveillance are technical competence and some degree of political savvy. But another requirement—and the essence of crisis prevention—is the ability to get country authorities to take proper action when vulnerabilities threaten. Boorman raised the question as to whether this is best done by private persuasion or public warnings and asked whether this issue had been fully resolved in the IMF's otherwise welcome moves toward greater transparency. Although much of the push toward transparency has been done voluntarily, the challenge as to how this would affect the IMF's role of confidential advisor and spur to policy action, versus its new role as informer of markets, requires further reflection. A difficult question, Boorman said, is whether the willingness of country officials to openly share information can be preserved if the staff are also writing, in effect, for markets.
Four issues concerning the IMF's role in emerging markets are worthy of particular attention, said Boorman: signaling, access policy, debt workout mechanisms, and the IMF's policy on lending into arrears.
Signaling is most obvious through the IMF's approval, or not, of financial arrangements with its members. With increased transparency over the last decade, virtually anything the IMF does or says may be interpreted as signaling its views on a particular country, Boorman observed. The most obvious signals derive from approving, continuing, delaying, or halting lending arrangements with countries. But the nature of the arrangement itself also contains signals.
There are continuous calls for IMF signaling mechanisms, but some attempts at response have faltered. For example, the Contingent Credit Lines (CCL), created in 1999, were intended to protect countries from contagion, but the CCL failed from lack of use and have been allowed to expire. The problems are well known: creditors wanted more conditionality and slower disbursements, while borrowers wanted less conditionality and more money up front; the entry signal would likely be positive and welcome, but the exit could be a problem; some saw moral hazard, others saw policy discipline. And yet others saw a risk of the IMF gravitating toward becoming a rating agency. Boorman noted that these issues will continue to bedevil attempts to create new and more imaginative signaling mechanisms in the IMF, but recommended that any such mechanisms be kept simple. Perhaps the answer, he suggested, is to stay with the blunt instrument of approval of a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), and greater use of precautionary SBAs, and the more subtle (and public) assessment of a staff appraisal in the context of surveillance—and give up the search for something in between.
The issue of accesspolicy, which helps to determine how much a member country can borrow from the IMF, also remains generally unsettled, said Boorman. Calls to restrict access are motivated by moral hazard considerations, alleged benefits of greater predictability for markets, and a desire to rein in IMF management following the Fund's responses to the financial crises of the 1990s.
But each of these motivations is subject to challenge. Few see moral hazard on the debtor side: most governments do not survive crises and are unlikely to invite them simply because the IMF may be there with large amounts of money. On the creditor side, there is an issue, Boorman conceded, but he did not see it as an overriding one, and limiting access to IMF resources is neither a necessary element nor a sensible response to this phenomenon. And, he continued, having the IMF deal more predictably vis-à-vis markets may be a recipe for one-way bets and well-timed exits, instead of appropriate caution.
Moreover, as liquidity needs can at times be large—and it can be appropriate to meet them (as in Mexico in 1995)—the IMF should be able to respond appropriately. Boorman welcomed the moves to put the burden of proof on those recommending exceptional access but hoped that this would not tie the IMF's hands when large resources are appropriate for a country in trouble. In this connection, he also noted that access would not look so large and would not be classified as exceptional if the size of the IMF's resources were better tailored to the new realities of the global economy.
Debtworkoutmechanisms. Related to access policy—and on the positive side—Boorman said he considered the debate and discussions over the sovereign debt restructuring mechanism, collective action clauses (CACs), and codes of conduct to have been enormously productive. This has not only pushed practice forward by moving emerging market countries to include CACs in their bond issues but also greatly increased the international community's understanding of the issues. While he did not see CACs as having the power to do what is needed in more complex cases, the international financial system is nevertheless better off than before they became more extensively used. Boorman believes the discussion of some kind of statutory mechanism will be revived in the not too distant future, thereby urging that all of the institutional, academic, and legal work that had been done in the context of the recent debate be kept near at hand.
Concluding his speech with remarks on the IMF's policy on lendingintoarrears, Boorman described this as straightforward, built on experience, and attempting to strike a balance. If a country falls into arrears to its private creditors, he noted, the international community cannot hand the discretion to help that country to those same creditors, who may demand that agreement on a debt deal precede any IMF lending. At the same time, the official community needs to recognize creditors' legitimate rights. The country must be judged to be acting in good faith with its creditors in finding a solution to its debt problem in order for the IMF to initiate or continue lending to the country.
Referring to the case of Argentina, he argued that it is untenable to pursue a policy that leaves the determination of such a country's medium-term fiscal path—beyond that required to service debt to the international financial institutions—to the debtors and private creditors rather than to the IMF. This is because, ultimately, the IMF will have to judge the sustainability of Argentina's position under any debt deal that is struck. He further emphasized that if the IMF is to distance itself from a hands-on role in the debt restructuring process, then some will demand that its preferred creditor status be rethought. And this, Boorman said, is a development that would do irreparable harm to the IMF and to its future role in helping countries deal with the debt crises that inevitably will continue to occur.
AretheU.S. deficitandAsiansurplusessustainable? Views on the U.S. current account deficit, the related Asian surpluses and reserve accumulation, and the sustainability of each diverged considerably. One side pointed to the U.S. deficit's relatively small share of world savings (10 percent) and the dynamism, growth record, and stability of the U.S. economy. Counterarguments underscored the continued buildup of U.S. liabilities held overseas by official entities, and suggested these were both untenable and risky.
Shiftingpowertotheperiphery. Countries at the international monetary system's periphery now have the power to affect the center. With many countries at the periphery maintaining fixed or pegged exchange rates and capital controls, participants argued that different rules are required for different IMF member countries, with some suggesting a renewal of the debate that took place in 1996–97 on whether the IMF should be given jurisdiction over the capital account as a means to better develop these rules.
Qualityinstitutionsmatter. Institutional development has lagged stabilization and the improvement of macroeconomic policies in many countries. Participants were nearly unanimous in urging more attention to areas such as governance, the development of supervisory and regulatory agencies, the rule of law, and labor market reform to enable the open market model to succeed and be sustained in the developing world.
Howmuchconditionality? The appropriate extent of conditionality in IMF arrangements was debated, with some participants arguing that the problem was more one of focus and the IMF's will to stick to its demands and resist granting waivers.
Resolvingcrises. While there was little support for an early reconsideration of the proposal for a sovereign debt restructuring mechanism, there was a widespread and sympathetic view on the need for some kind of standstill mechanism and guidelines for its use as a complement to the IMF's role in capital market crises.
ClarifyingIMFandWorldBankroles. Some participants called for elimination of the overlap between the functions of the IMF and the World Bank. They saw the IMF as the "financial watchdog" that intervened in financial crises with short-term conditional loans, with the Bank handling the longer-term development and poverty reduction work.


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Patrick Deville (* 14. prosince 1957) je francouzský spisovatel.

Životopis
Po studiu srovnávací literatury a filozofie na nantské univerzitě, Patrick Deville pracoval na Středním východu a v Africe. V 90. letech navštívil Kubu, a Uruguay.

V roce 1996 založil « prix de la jeune littérature latino-américaine » a revue Meet (Maison des écrivains étrangers et des traducteurs, česky Dům zahraničních spisovatelů a překladatelů) v Saint-Nazaire, kde působí jako redaktor..

V roce 2011 vyhlásila redakce magazínu Lire jeho román Kampuchéa nejlepším francouzským románem roku.

V roce 2012 byl jeho román Peste et Choléra (podle života bakteriologa Alexandra Yersina) oceněn prix du roman Fnac a prix Femina

Jeho knihy vycházejí i mimo Francii.

Dílo
 1987 : Cordon-bleu, éditions de Minuit
 1988 : Longue Vue, éditions de Minuit
 1992 : Le Feu d'artifice, éditions de Minuit
 1995 : La Femme parfaite, éditions de Minuit
 2000 : Ces deux-là, éditions de Minuit
 2004 : Pura vida, éditions du Seuil
 2006 : La Tentation des armes à feu, éditions du Seuil
 2009 : Equatoria, éditions du Seuil
 2011 : Kampuchéa, éditions du Seuil
 2011 : Vie et mort sainte Tina l'exilée, éditions publie.net
 2012 : Peste et Choléra, éditions du Seuil - Prix du roman Fnac - Prix Femina 2012 a Prix des prix littéraires

Reference

Externí odkazy

 Patrick Deville na auteurs.contemporain.info
 Revue Meet

Francouzští spisovatelé 20. století
Narození v roce 1957
Žijící lidé
Muži
Narození 14. prosince
Francouzští spisovatelé 21. století

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In 2016, Donald Trump broke almost all the rules of politics to win the Republican nomination and, even more improbably, to edge out heavily favored Hillary Clinton in one of the great upsets in presidential campaign history. In Trumped: The 2016 Election That Broke All the Rules, Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley, leading experts in American politics, bring together respected journalists, analysts, and scholars to examine every facet of the stunning 2016 election and what its improbable outcome will mean for the nation moving forward under a Trump administration. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines and dives into the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its earliest developments to its dramatic conclusion as one of the greatest upsets in presidential campaign history. Trumped will be an indispensable read for political junkies and all students of American politics.
Larry J. Sabato is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and director of its Center for Politics. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books on American politics and elections.
Kyle Kondik is managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics' nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections. He is the author of The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President (2016).
Geoffrey Skelley is associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics' nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.
Praise for Barack Obama and the New America: President Obama's reelection was the third consecutive reelection of a president—following Presidents Clinton and Bush—during periods of war, terrorist attacks, great financial turmoil, and sharp political divisions. Looking beyond the headlines of political reporting on what many view as a very long and drawn-out presidential race, political scholar Sabato offers broader and deeper analysis through 12 contributors, journalists, analysts, and academics. Sabato begins with an overview of the election, focusing on Obama's break with several points of conventional wisdom (e.g., that high unemployment and low favorability ratings among white voters would doom his chances) and examines Republican missteps, including misreading the midterm elections and moving strongly to the Right. Contributors, including Nate Cohn of the New Republic, Robert Costa of National Review, a former chairman of the Federal Elections Commission, and the publisher of Congressional Quarterly, offer keen analysis on a wide range of topics from voting patterns to press coverage to the impact of outside funding. They also explore the nominating process, the impact of changing demographics on likely political realignments, and the prospects for the Republican and Democratic Parties.
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Contributions by Alan Abramowitz, Matt Barreto, David Byler, Anthony Cilluffo, Rhodes Cook, Robert Costa, Ariel Edwards-Levy, Natalie Jackson, Kyle Kondik, Susan MacManus, Diana Owen, Ron Rapoport, Larry Sabato, Greg Sargent, Tom Schaller, Gary Segura, Geoffrey Skelley, Walter Stone, Michael Toner, Karen Trainer, Sean Trende, and Janie Valencia.
Students of American Government, Political Science, Presidents and Executive Politics, and Political Parties courses will benefit from this timely analysis of the 2016 election.


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World Bank offers 125 millions USD loan toward Rwanda's energy development
The World Bank and the Rwandan government on Monday signed a funding deal worth 125 million U.S. dollars toward Rwanda's energy development.
The deal was inked by the Rwandan minister of finance Amb. Claver Gatete and the World Bank representative to Rwanda Yasser El-Gammal in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda.
The funding which is in form of a concessional loan is expected to enable fiscally sustainable expansion of electricity services in the central African country. It also aimed to improve the operational efficiency, affordability, and accountability of electricity service, according to the Ministry of finance as Xinhua reported.
The support is part of the World Bank's three year Development Policy Operation (DPO) series project worth 325 million dollars, a continuation of the World Bank's current financing in the energy sector in Rwanda worth 386.7 million dollars, according to the lender.
Monday's funding will be followed by two other series, each worth 100 million dollars, said the bank.
According to the ministry's statement, the DPO will specifically strengthen planning capacity for least-cost access expansion, introduce improved accountability and transparency in implementing electrification programs, among others.
Speaking after the signing event, Gatete said the Development Policy Operation would help Rwanda achieve sustainable development of the power sector.
The program supported by the DPO series is based on a clear set of reforms that will help Rwanda lay the groundwork for successful energy sector development during the implementation of the National Strategy for Transformation for the period of 2017 to 2024, he said.
The proposed operation supports the Rwandan government in taking many of reform measures, initiated in previous World Bank operations, forward in a structured, pragmatic and transformative manner, Yasser El-Gammal said.
Rwanda targets to increase electricity production both on and off grid to ensure that all households have electricity by 2024, from the current 22 percent, Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard told the parliament in September when presenting the government's development strategy up to 2024.
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Gas pipeline route in Va. revised to avoid historic area
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Developers have revised a proposed natural gas pipeline's route in Virginia to avoid a historic area. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the alternate route announced Wednesday would run about 6 miles from west of Wingina in Nelson County and cut about a mile through the James River Wildlife Management Area. Last fall, the state recommended that the Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District be listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline would begin in Harrison County, West Virginia, and run through Virginia and North Carolina to Robeson County, near the South Carolina border. The pipeline is being proposed by Dominion, Duke Energy and other partners.


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Do you feel kind of let down now that it's after Christmas? I know I do. I look at all the decorations I put up and sort of groan. The following anonymous story has a good presription for the after Christmas let down---let it down! Take a minute to read it and I think you'll see what I mean.
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Appeal Examinations board
As a student you are subject to different types of regulations on education and examinations, guidelines and naturally, the law. Many decisions are taken at the university regarding education, examinations and interim examinations. Some of these decisions concern you directly. If you disagree with a decision that concerns you, you can submit an appeal or an objection. In that case you may have a number of questions, such as:
What decisions can I appeal against?
Where should I submit my appeal?
What is the appeal period?
What is the appeal procedure?
This Student Information Leaflet explains the procedure for submitting an appeal with the Examination Appeals Board (abbreviated to CBE). If this leaflet does not answer all your questions you can always contact your student counsellor or student advisor.
What decisions can I appeal against with the examinations appeals board?
The Examination Appeals Board is competent as regards the following decisions, as laid down in Article 7.61, first paragraph, of the Dutch Higher Education and Research Act (WHW):
The decision regarding admission to examinations, the Bachelor's degree programme or the initial Master's degree programme. This concerns decisions by or on behalf of the Executive Board which are not decisions of a general nature and which are taken on the grounds of or pursuant to the provisions in Chapter 7, Title 2 of the WHW or Article 6, fourth paragraph, Article 7, fourth paragraph, and Article 8, fourth paragraph of the Dutch Act on trails regarding entry requirements to higher education (Experimentenwet) of 2005.
The decisions taken on the grounds of the additional examination for admission to the Bachelor's degree programme or the Medicine study programme. This concerns an additional examination that is required if the further educational entry requirements (Art. 7.25, fourth paragraph and 7.28, fourth paragraph of the WHW) have not been met.
The decision of a colloquium doctum committee (Art.7.29 of the WHW);
The decision of the Examination Board or of an examiner.
Examples of a decision of an Examination Appeals Board or examiner are: determining the result of an examination or interim examination; refusing to grant an exemption; refusing to give the student the chance to resit an interim examination;
The decision of or on behalf of the Executive Board regarding the calculation of the total number of credits obtained by a student (Art.7.9a of the WHW);
The decision regarding the binding study advice and the decision regarding termination of enrolment based on a negative binding study advice (Art. 7.8b, third and fifth paragraphs of the WHW).
A decision is understood to mean a decision within the meaning of the Dutch General Administrative Law act (Algemene wet bestuursrecht, AWB), in other words "a written decision of an administrative body entailing a legal act governed by public law".
You can also submit an appeal:
against the written refusal to make a decision;
if a decision is not taken in a timely manner. This means within the statutory period for making a decision or, if there is no statutory period, a reasonable period after receipt of the request to make a decision. A reasonable period is eight weeks at the most.
Who can submit an appeal?
An appeal can be submitted with the Examination Appeals Board by an interested party, that is to say the person who is directly affected by a decision.
In principle, a person who is appealing against the result of an interim examination that he or she has already passed does not meet this requirement. In this situation he or she will generally not have an interest in appealing against a decision. There may be circumstances in which a person who has passed is nonetheless considered an interested party.
Grounds of appeal
If you disagree with the decision you can submit an appeal. However, you must be able to provide legal grounds for the appeal. The grounds of appeal are described in the WHW, i.e. the decision violates the law (Art. 7.61, second paragraph of the WHW). It may violate other general binding provisions, such as the Teaching and Examination Regulations of the faculty or the Rules and Regulations of the Examination Board, or a principle of good governance. Examples of a principle of good governance are:
the principle of trust (the Examination Board fails to meet a promise it has made)
the principle of equality (equal cases are not treated equally)
the principle of due care
the principle of justification (the decision is based on incorrect facts or is not well reasoned)
the principle of legal certainty.
Naturally these must be well substantiated in your notice of appeal!
Period of appeal
The decision always specifies the period within you can submit an appeal. If the notice of appeal is received before the end of the specified period, you will have submitted it in time. The period of appeal is six weeks and starts on the day after the date of notification of the decision. If you send your notice of appeal by post, make sure you post the notice of appeal before the end of the period of appeal. In that case the notice of appeal must be received no later than a week after the end of the period of appeal.
If you fail to submit your notice of appeal in time, you run the risk of your appeal being declared inadmissible. This will not be the case if it cannot reasonably be stated that you have been in default. In that case it is possible to excuse the exceeding of the period of appeal. Note that holiday or illness are generally not considered valid grounds for exceeding the period of appeal. In that case it is advisable to authorise someone to submit the notice of appeal, or a preliminary notice of appeal, on your behalf. In a preliminary notice of appeal you can indicate that you will supplement the grounds of appeal at a later date.
It is assumed that the person submitting the appeal (the applicant) will have first contacted the relevant body or the relevant examiner/lecturer to discuss the applicant's objections (the substantive settlement effort).
If you would like to discuss the contested decision with the person or body that has made the decision or would like advice from a student adviser or student counsellor before submitting an appeal, don't forget that the appeal period is six weeks!
Notice of appeal
In your notice of appeal, always specify your name, address, telephone number, student number, e-mail address and your study programme. Clearly indicate the decision you are appealing against and the body or staff member who made the decision, as well as why you are appealing against the decision. If possible, include a copy of the decision against which you are appealing.
If you have any questions or if anything is not clear, make sure you contact a student counsellor, a student advisor or the secretary of the Examination Appeals Board in a timely manner. Whatever you decide to do, don't forget the period within which you can submit an appeal!
Submitting an appeal online
You can also submit your notice of appeal online with the EUR Legal Protection Facility. You can find the online service point on the website of the Erasmus Student Service Centre (ESSC) under the heading "Legal position". After submitting your appeal you will receive a confirmation of receipt and your notice of appeal will, often on the same day, be forwarded to the Examination Appeals Board for further treatment.
You can also submit your notice of appeal in writing by sending it to the EUR Legal Protection Facility. The address is EUR Faciliteit Rechtsbescherming, Erasmus Building, room A2-07D, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam.
Admissibility of an appeal
Admissibility of the appeal depends on whether the person submitting the appeal:
has observed the statutory period of appeal;
has remedied any procedural irregularities in a timely manner;
has a direct interest in the contested decision.
The period of amicable settlement
After the Examination Appeals Board has received the notice of appeal, the secretary of the Examination Appeals Board will first send the notice of appeal to the body that is to review the decision in connection with the so-called amicable settlement effort.
The body in question has a three-week period to do so. Within this period the body must notify the Examination Appeals Board if an amicable settlement has been reached. If this is not the case, a notice of opposition should also be submitted within this period. However, the body in question can apply for a delay in submitting the notice of opposition. The chairman of the Board decides on this application for a delay.
After receiving the notice of opposition, the Examination Appeals Board sends a copy of this to the applicant. If desired the parties can respond again to the notice of opposition (statement of reply of the applicant and statement of rejoinder of the opposing party).
Urgent procedure
In cases in which the interest of the applicant calls for "interim relief" (in urgent cases), the applicant can apply for a provisional measure with the chairman of the Examination Appeals Board. This procedure will be implemented alongside the treatment of the main case. The chairman of the Board will hear both parties in each other's presence, and a report will be made of the hearing. After assessing the application, the chairman will issue a ruling on the provision applied for as soon as possible.
Hearing of the Examination Appeals Board
If the amicable settlement effort does not succeed, the applicant's appeal will be handled by the plenary Examination Appeals Board.
The parties will be invited to a hearing of the Board. The Board holds hearings at fixed times according to a schedule that is set in advance (on Monday morning, once every three weeks). The parties will be notified of the date and time of the hearing in a timely manner.
The Examination Appeals Board may also handle an appeal without hearing the parties, for instance if the appeal is evidently inadmissible or evidently unfounded, or if the parties have indicated not to wish to exercise their right to be heard. It may also be the case that the applicant's objection has in the meantime been met.
The parties may at all times be assisted by a counsel or authorise a power of attorney to represent them. They may also bring along witnesses and experts. You should inform the secretary of the Examination Appeals Board of the names of these witnesses and experts four days before the hearing.
All documents will be available for inspection one week before the hearing, unless these concern documents of a very personal nature (to be determined by the chairman of the Examination Appeals Board).
In principle the hearings of the Board are public.
The Board may also summon witnesses and experts.
At the hearing the parties will be given the opportunity to explain, again, their points of view.
Finally, the parties may supplement the contents of the notice of appeal, the notice of opposition, the statements of reply or rejoinder as well as the grounds on which these are based up until the end of the hearing.
The Examination Appeals Board may add related issues or separate issues that are not connected.
The ruling of the Examination Appeals Board
The Examination Appeals Board must issue a ruling within ten weeks of receiving the notice of appeal. This period can be extended by four weeks if desired.
The deliberations in which the ruling is issued are conducted in closed session. This part of the hearing is not public. The ruling is founded on the submitted documents and on the matters presented at the hearing.
As a rule, the Board will issue a ruling on the day of the hearing. In the period following the hearing the parties can enquire as to the Board's ruling. The written ruling will follow within a period of two to three weeks. This period may be extended.
The ruling may be as follows:
the appeal is inadmissible: this means that the content of the appeal cannot be evaluated because of evident procedural irregularities: the Board will not proceed to evaluate the content of the appeal;
the appeal is unfounded: the contested decision is upheld;
the appeal is founded: the contested decision is repealed in whole or in part. The opposing party has to make a new decision, taking into account the Board's ruling. Sometimes a period is set for this in the Board's ruling.
Note: The Examination Appeals Board cannot itself make a decision to take the place of the decision that has been repealed (in whole or in part) (Art. 7.61, sixth paragraph of the WHW).
An interested party can lodge an appeal against a ruling by the Examination Appeals Board with the Higher Education Appeals Tribunal. However, it is not possible to lodge an appeal if the ruling of the Examination Appeals Board regards a decision on:
the assessment of the knowledge or skills of a student as tested in an examination or in some other manner (Art. 8:4, under e of the AWB);
the setting of assignments, assessment standards or further rules for examination or testing (Art. 8:4, under e of the AWB).
Dutch Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek,WHW), Articles 7.59a, 7.60, 7.61, 7.62 and 7.63
Dutch General Administrative Law Act (Algemene wet bestuursrecht, AWB)
Rules of Procedure of the Examination Appeals Board that can be found on the website of the Board.
Rulings of the Examination Appeals Board
The rulings of the Examination Appeals Board are published on the website of the Board, under "Rulings".
Annual reports by the Examination Appeals Board
The annual reports of the Examination Appeals Board dating back to 2000 can also be found on the website of the Board, under "Annual reports".
Examination Appeals Board
Erasmus Building, room A2-07D
Email: cbe@eur.nl
Internet: https://eur.nl/over-de-eur/juridische-zaken
Higher Education Appeals Tribunal
Internet: www.cbho.nl
You can find information about student counsellors on www.eur.nl. Go to the section "Advice & counselling" under 'Student counsellors'.
You can make an appointment with one of the student counsellors online.
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Woods Bagot Global Studio News
Delivering Convene's event spaces at the iconic 22 Bishopsgate
Woods Bagot is delighted to share the latest update on its work with Convene
Woods Bagot is leading the interior design for a number of new corporate event spaces for US premium meetings, events, and workspace company, Convene. Set within one of London's most popular commercial addresses, 22 Bishopsgate, the London Studio team will be responsible for the design and delivery of over 50,000 sq ft of state-of-the-art event spaces. These will include meeting and conference rooms, elevated commons and a large auditorium-style space.
Working closely with Convene's in-house design team, the interiors will reflect Convene's focus on amenity, hospitality and experience, where it can provide its users with an elevated offer, similar to that of a 5-star hotel. Taking into consideration the uniqueness of London, the design has been influenced by the concept of the 'Modern Livery'. Like the Livery companies of the City of London, Convene will be providing a platform for the creators and the innovators alike.
The finished design will show a mix of traditional architecture, the history of Bishopsgate and the modern cultural influence of local contemporary street artist Ben Eine, bringing together the old and new, the clean and decorative.
Shared amenity spaces will provide opportunities for chance collaboration, while the large auditorium and meeting suite will create opportunities for large or small functions and events.
With significant change in the workplace market over the last year, Convene aims to continue providing a one-of-a-kind premium service to its users with leading operating standards. Technology and digital capabilities, as always, have been ingrained throughout the design so that any company using one of these spaces can ensure seamless and wholly flexible ways of working.
Peter O'Donnell, Principal and Project Director, comments: "We are really excited to be a part of this team and Convene's first ever foray into the UK office market, one which we feel particularly familiar with.
"Convene has established an incredible reputation for world-class workspaces and venues in the US. This is a great opportunity for us to collaborate with them to introduce such a forward-thinking and enhanced product to the City of London. Convene's heightened hospitality approach to its user experience aligns well with our design leadership and we look forward to moving into the construction phases and seeing the project come to life next year."
James Frankis, Director of Product at Convene, comments: "For Convene's first international location, we're excited to partner with Woods Bagot who shares our vision for what premium, hospitality-focused spaces can be. 22 Bishopsgate is designed around how people interact, collaborate, and create community within a building, which inspired how we designed the Convene floors.
"All our meeting spaces are designed to accommodate a range of meeting styles from keynote speakers to collaborative work sessions. Every room is also paired with a gallery space for people to mingle, network, and eat before and after events. Our event spaces can host incredible in-person or virtual and hybrid events via our new Convene Studio offering, while our club space is ideal for people in need of an upscale, drop-in area to meet with clients and colleagues. We're looking forward to welcoming our fellow tenants in the building and the surrounding business community with our signature brand of hospitality."
This project is due to complete and open its doors in 2022.
"Convene's heightened hospitality approach to its user experience aligns well with our design leadership and we look forward to moving into the construction phases and seeing the project come to life next year."
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Dr. Schwartz begins dental practice
Following rapid renovations at 717 Third Street (former city offices), Derek Schwartz, DDS, opened his dental practice Aug. 19.
The Harlan, IA, native went to Buena Vista University.
"Going into college I had by career choices narrowed down to two things. One was agriculture; my dad and brother are in the Ag business, and also healthcare because my mom is a retired nurse," he said.
He worked for his father for a few summers and, during his sophomore he year began shadowing healthcare professions. He was introduced to a dentist in Storm Lake and said "Things just clicked right away. I liked his daily routine; I like how he interacted with patients. He was pretty passionate about what he is doing and I spent a lot of time with him."
Once Schwartz made up his mind he was accepted into dentistry school at the University of Iowa. He said the four year program is very intense.
"It's one of the top rated schools in the country, and I now feel competent and ready to practice. They set you up very well and give you a lot of real life situations," said Schwartz.
Needing to learn more about the business side of dentistry is where his partner has experience. Dr. Taylor Schroeder has successfully operated a dental practice in Atlantic for eight years.
"He's been a good resource for me and provided opportunities for me. We've talked over the past year, and he introduced me to the world of dentistry."
Schwartz knew he wanted to be in this area. When he heard about the need in Manning, he purchased the Manning building.
Schroeder operates Nisha Valley Dental in Atlantic. Schroeder and Schwartz have formed a separate partnership. Schwartz will be the sole dentist operating Manning Dental, and Schroeder will provide expertise when and where it is needed.
"If I have a case that is complex, I can confer with him and we can decide what is best for the patient, which may be a referral to Schroeder. As I get started, he is going to be a great resource for me," he said. "I am confident in my abilities, but it's going to be reassuring to have that partner there, especially in the beginning, that I can confer with if I want to. It's a unique deal, and I think it will benefit us both."
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Q: A word for the condition of being blasé Is there a word in English that encapsulates the condition of being blasé, sort of in the same vein as "weariness" encapsulates the condition of being weary?

blasé: having or showing a lack of excitement or interest in something especially because it has become familiar Merriam-Webster

I would like a word that captures that idea of disinterest due to routine or familiarity.

A: It turns out that jadedness is considered to be a word: it appears in MW and Dictionary.com and has over 4,000 hits on Google Books:

feeling or showing a lack of interest and excitement caused by having done or experienced too much of something [MW for jaded]

Another option, apathy, is much more popular, but the routine/familiarity aspect of the disinterest is not as clearly implied:

the feeling of not having much emotion or interest [MW]

Google Ngrams shows that the use of jadedness is on the rise, but compared to apathy, it barely even registers:

A: burned out or perhaps burnt out.
From Wikipedia's "occupational burnout" article:

Burnout is a type of psychological stress. Occupational burnout or job burnout is characterized by exhaustion, lack of enthusiasm and motivation, feelings of ineffectiveness, and also may have the dimension of frustration or cynicism, and as a result reduced efficacy within the workplace

And Merriam-Webster:

: the condition of someone who has become very physically and emotionally tired after doing a difficult job for a long time
: a person who suffers burnout

I don't agree with Merriam's take that the job must be "difficult."  It may simply have become tedious.


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I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and I have lived in Berlin since 2002 . I have been involved in the entertainment industry since 1990.
After graduating from STC in Dublin in 1991 with a City and Guilds Certificate in Live Sound and Stage Production I set out on my first tour as merchandising manager with The Commitments. This gave me a good practical knowledge base of the business of touring and managing stocks, budgets and schedules. I quickly moved on to Tour managing and gained experience and a good reputation as a hard and conscientious worker who is willing to learn and not afraid to fight for my clients interests. My time as a tour manager has taken me all over the world and given me a broad knowledge of different cultures which is a great asset when dealing with the many nationalities that make up the very colourful festival and touring business.
After a couple of years in Berlin which were spent mainly as a daddy i decided it would be a good idea to gain a better knowledge of the touring and event business in Germany. I had toured Germany and Switzerland extensively and it was time to back that up with a formal qualification. In 2006 I applied to the IHK in Berlin to sit my "Veranstaltungskaufmann " exams (in German)which I successfully completed in 2008.
For many years I concentrated more on tour managing and festival stage managing, tour booking was more of a side project. Over the last few years I have become more involved in tour booking although I am still very passionate about tour managing and stage managing at festivals.It´s a great way to build relationships with promoters, artists and audiences and also a good way to keep in touch with new developments.
Over the the next year I will be increasing my involvement in tour and festival booking. I will continue to represent my current roster of internationally acclaimed acts and I hope to add some more acts in the near future. I look forward to providing high class, high profile and exciting entertainment to the many promoters whom i already deal with. I also look forward to meeting and dealing with new clients who are looking for high quality acts and a reliable working relationship with a tour booker who takes pride in providing a professional, honest and friendly service.
I have worked all over the world on festivals and tours of all different shapes , sizes and styles from small tours to massive festivals in Ireland to touring concert halls in Asia and Australia. Here´s a list of some of the acts and events that i have worked with over the years.


We're ready for another summer with One Teaspoon!
And if there's any doubt – summer is really just around the corner! Nothing more promising of warm and sunny weather than Vanessa Hudgens clad in the perfect summer denim uniform of ripped and distressed denim shorts from One Teaspoon.
These last few summer seasons have been kind of synonymous with One Teaspoon denim shorts, don't you think so? I mean, whenever we thought of ripped, distressed, sometimes baggy, sometimes hi-rise, One Teaspoon always came to our mind. And it looks like (and we hope!) that this season is going to continue this "tradition"!
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Ends March 20, 2019 Closing times vary; check Auctions for details.
Beaufort County, South Carolina is offering 118 surplus properties for sealed bid auction online.
A single $750 deposit (plus a $35 non-refundable processing fee) is required to participate in the Beaufort County surplus properties sale. Your deposit must be received by Bid4Assets NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM ET (1:00 PM PT) Tuesday, March 12th. Please make your deposit well in advance of the auction in order to ensure your eligibility to bid.
Full payment must be received by Bid4Assets no later than 4:00 PM ET on Friday, March 22, 2019. - No exceptions will be made. If the payment policy is not adhered to the winning bidder will forfeit their deposit to Beauforty County, SC and may be banned from future sales.
There will be a ten percent (10%) buyer's premium with $100 minimum added to each winning bid to determine final contract price. Additionally, a $35 per-parcel-won administrative fee will be added to the final Sale Price.
Deed preparation and recording fees will be paid by the winning bidder in addition to your winning bid amount. Fees are based on the winning bid amount rounded to the nearest increment of $500.00, calculated at the rate of $1.85 per each $500.00 or consideration thereof. To view the breakdown of the calculation, please Click Here. Properties are conveyed by Special Warranty Deed, subject to any easements, covenants, agreements, restrictions, reservations, and any and all rights of record which may affect the property.
The sale of these properties should not, in any way, be equated to real estate sales by licensed salespeople, brokers or realtors. Beaufort County, SC makes no guarantee, expressed or implied, relative to the title, location or condition of the properties for sale.
Beaufort County, SC is not liable for the failure of any device that is not owned, operated, and managed by the state or county, that prevents a person from participating in any sale. "Device" includes, but is not limited to, computer hardware, a computer network, a computer software application, and a computer Web site. Beaufort County, SC assumes no liability for any other possible liens, encumbrances or easements, recorded or not recorded.


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Home Tech How to Make a Home Screen Icon That Opens the Facebook Website on Android – Gadget Hacks
How to Make a Home Screen Icon That Opens the Facebook Website on Android – Gadget Hacks
If you don't want the large and permission-hungry Facebook app on your phone, the perfect solution is to create an app icon for the Facebook mobile site on your home screen. The website version of Facebook doesn't run background tasks, has no distracting notifications by default, you won't be giving Facebook as much data, and your phone's battery life will be improved.
In order to reap the benefits of Facebook not tracking you as much or using your device's battery and resources, you'll need to remove the Facebook app. If you personally installed the Facebook app, simply uninstall it. If the Facebook app was preinstalled on your device as bloatware, you can follow the guide below on how to remove a pre-loaded version of Facebook from your device.
Adding the Facebook Site to Your Home Screen
First, I'll mention that this requires Google Chrome. So to get started, log into Facebook from the Chrome app. Once you are on the main page, press the three-dot menu button on the top-right, then select "Add to Home screen."
Here, you'll see a popup that lets you change what the new shortcut will be named. By default, it is set to "Facebook," which you can change, but you cannot change the icon. Press the "Add" button to add the bookmark to your home screen. After you have done this, the Facebook web app will be on your home screen.
The Facebook Chrome bookmark will have a Facebook icon and look like an app, but you will not find it in the app drawer — it will only be available on your home screen. Every time you launch the Facebook bookmark it will open Google Chrome to the same Facebook tab, it will not launch a new tab.
When using the Facebook website you may occasionally be asked to log in again. I have yet to be asked to log in after three weeks. Depending on your Google Chrome settings, you may or may not get notifications from Facebook. If you would like to change your Google Chrome notifications settings, please have a look here.
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What does it really take to start a freelance writing career? I thought all I have to do is submit a trending article to any digital media company and wait. How wrong I was. I realized this cold hard truth during my first months, right after I resigned from my day job.
A set of well-written sample articles and a polished resume are not enough to enter a freelance writing career. My ill-preparedness somewhat rattled me, but I persevered. I catalogued and analyzed all my mistakes, and researched each possible solution to get me right on track again.
I also need to accept the fact that applying for a job as freelancer is different from finding a full-time work. Nonetheless, I was culture shocked to the core.
I chronicled it all here in this section of my website. Lo and behold, the awkward and bumpy journey of a rookie freelance writer.
It really annoys me when I read headlines like: "How to Make Your First $$$ as a Freelance Writer in an Instant." Or "How I Earned $$$ Thru Freelance Writing in Just a Week/Month." I hate to crush your hopes and dreams but I need to tell you the truth. Earning your first dollar (or even a cent) thru freelance writing is not an overnight success. More importantly, it is natural for a first-time freelance writer to make mistakes.
What is a freelance writer? This is a basic question yet how I wish I knew the answer two or three years ago. I would not be too overwhelmed of the amount of responsibility and preparation I need to invest to become a freelance writer.


* Update since this was written: Cyrus has been to the vet today and it was found that he has been shot numerous times with a pellet gun. It simply reinforces what this sweet boy has been through while living on the streets.
What a difference a month makes. Literally, Cyrus went from living in a hole in the ground to living in a home, all in a month's time.
One simple letter in a word . . . . but one major difference for this amazing dog.
It all started like so many others, a sad posting on Facebook. "Dog in a Hole, can someone save this boy from this horrible life in South Dallas?" While many turn away and cannot look, our very own young rescuer and volunteer, David, advocates for his rescue by TMHPR and physically goes to find him.
This is what he finds . . . . a smiley boy who welcomes David into his world. Ears up, tail up and a smile on his face. What a doll!
But, he is dirty, signs of cuts and sores all over his legs. Ear is fly bitten, just like Hope who came from the same place, before him. And a pink, irritated and infected skin that shows definite signs of Sarcoptic Mange. How can humans let this happen?
Cyrus' eyes are brown on the top and blue on the bottom. They are absolutely GORGEOUS. However, in photos it tends to make him look sad because the light catches only the blue part of the eyes.
Once in the car, signs of his stressful and difficult life show on his face. Pure exhaustion from sleepless nights due to the flea infestation and constant itching it causes. He also spends his energy running from larger dogs, searching for food and hiding from humans who find him a nuisance. It has all caught up with him, as he realizes he can relax. Oh, and the cheese burger he shared with David was pretty great as well.
TMHPR has the HUGE advantage of having an Adoption Center. A bricks and mortar building where we can hold our own adoption events, but also house the dogs from the streets where they can decompress. Due to our supporters, we are able to pay the monthly rent on this building.
When Cyrus came to the center, we documented his journey just physically coming into a building for the first time for everyone live on Facebook. It took cheese, hot dogs, lots of coaxing and patience. But, once he walked in, he knew life would be forever changed.
No more hole . . .
Next step, a bath. The bath awoke the flea infestation. It was horrible to watch these bugs come to the surface as the dirt began to come off. Can you imagine how Cyrus felt to have warm water on his body for the first time? About half way through he realized it began to feel better.
So, for 48 hours, he slept. He almost didn't move. He slept in the same deep sleep that we had seen from Hope. A melting of his body into the blankets. A decompression that left him revived and ready to heal and move on to his new life.
After a couple of weeks the boy began to walk with a swagger. One of confidence and health. He gained weight, his skin lost the pink irritation and he loved all of the volunteers who told him how handsome he was!
And finally his skin was healed enough . . . . he was ready to be neutered and moved to a Foster Home. A quick snip snip and a microchip implanted under his skin and he was ready for his Freedom Ride to a Foster Home.
And a fabulous Foster Home he has found. Food, shelter, water and LOVE!! So much love! He loves his humans and they love him. He is learning that a home beats that hole any day.
So, Cyrus has healed from his surgery. He is still gaining weight, but he is a fabulous furry companion for any family. He is ready for his next step, his Forever Home.
So, if you are looking for a special guy to share you life, home and more specifically, your couch with . . . . Cyrus wants to meet you. Are you home more than not? Can you give him your heart, as he will give you his? Do you love visiting the dog park?
If the above applies to you or someone you know, then, Cyrus would love to meet you. Please visit our website and fill out an Adoption Application. He will be setting up interviews soon!


Speculation has been rife for some time that all is not well within the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills.
Now independent research, commissioned by the Assembly government, has confirmed that there are internal tensions and infighting.
The biggest complaint from staff is the loss of expertise due to constant restructuring, says the survey conducted by Beaufort Research.
Two years ago, the Welsh qualifications authority ACCAC and the post-16 learning body Elwa merged with the department as part of a plan by Rhodri Morgan, First Minister, to end the quango state.
One respondent said: "Bringing the quangos in has changed our basic relationship with officials and, to my mind, in a negative way."
Another said: "Many of the people we deal with in the department don't understand FE; some have never been inside a college."
Only one survey respondent said they had seen an improvement in the department since the merger.
Interviews with Assembly government staff also revealed concerns about poor communication within the department.
According to the survey, years of restructuring have resulted in divisions between children and education services, despite the merger.
Rex Phillips, Wales organiser for the teachers' union NASUWT, said there had been problems about knowing whom to contact, but that this situation was improving.
"Now our major criticism is the lack of joined-up thinking when it comes to areas such as 14-19 learning pathways; the different departments aren't talking to one another."
Elaine Edwards, general secretary of Welsh-medium union UCAC, agreed that there was a lack of communication within the department.
But some unions praised changes in management since the survey was conducted last autumn.
Dr Philip Dixon, director of ATL Cymru, said the arrival of David Hawker, the department's new director, had made a positive impact.
"I think he has given the department stability and people are more confident; they know what they should be doing," he said.
The government said that a "significant" number of department staff did have experience in education and that it would use the findings to improve operations: "Internal processes are being put in place to ensure we join up more effectively, both internally and externally."


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Children's book author Rahul Kansal on storytelling and reading habits among young adults
Rahul Kansal's children's storybook is a collection of three stories, the titular pig's tale, How the Saras got its Long Neck and The Langur's Black Face
Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe December 19, 2018 11:06:14 IST
The tradition of narrating bedtime stories to children is not only one of the most enduring ways of keeping the practice of storytelling alive but also the most engaging method of imparting values and wisdom. A good story often enriches and enhances the childlike wonder, a curiosity that is reflected in the avalanche of questions that flow after The End.
Rahul Kansal, the Group Brand Advisor in Marketing at Network 18 and a parent to two sprightly daughters, would often make up many such animal fables years ago to answer the odd questions his children posed. How The Pig Became Dirty and Other Animal Stories came into being after the 60-year-old decided to write those stories down at the urging of his daughters, now well into their twenties. "My daughters had always felt that the stories we had concocted together were pretty cool," he says.
Cover for Rahul Kansal's debut storybook, How The Pig Became Dirty And Other Animal Stories.
"I was till recently in a job that took me from Delhi to Mumbai 3-4 days a week, and I hence had lots of free time on my hands in the evenings," and it was during those evenings that Kansal took to writing his tales down. The basic plot-lines of the stories already existed in his mind, Kansal noted, but he did have to flesh them out by way of including new characters and more detailed narration.
Kansal's children's storybook is a collection of three stories, the titular pig's tale, How the Saras got its Long Neck, and The Langur's Black Face. The book is an illustrated work containing some colourful drawings by illustrator Vijay Manure, who studied the works of Quentin Blake — best known for illustrating Roald Dahl's work — for the drawings in this book. "His style was simple yet appealing to all age groups, not just children," says Manure.
The thought behind illustrating the stories stemmed from the idea that children would possibly need a bit of help in being able to imagine the characters, and in relating to their emotions at different points in the story, Kansal explains. However, he also adds that the illustrations fulfilled the purpose of tugging at their imagination alone, allowing them to 'fill in the blanks' visually in their minds.
An illustration by Vijay Manure in the children's book.
Manure, who also referred to works by Allen Shaw and water-colourist Eudes Correia for this book, explains that illustrations also help in understanding the body language of any character that is in the story and the mood in any particular scene. One can write that a person was angry or happy, he says, but an illustration helps to understand the exact drama behind the words. Manure further mentioned that every character was created in such a way that it was easy to draw for any child.
"I feel illustration helps in engaging a child in process of reading. It provides a good visual gap of colours and lines between hundreds of words," he adds.
About the habit of reading among children and young adults today, Kansal opines that young kids are naturally drawn to books, especially if they are visually rich; all that parents have to do is to make them available at home, within the child's reach. According to him, there is no better way for children to develop their imagination other than through books. What starts out as a pastime during childhood can, he believes go on to inculcate empathy in young minds with the world outside their immediate sphere.
"Many parents seem to lament that today's kids don't read as much as their generation did, largely because they are distracted with so many new tech-based stimuli. And that is probably true, to a great extent. But at the same time, one comes across kids who are such voracious readers, they have to be torn away from their books at meal times," says Kansal.
Another illustration by Vijay Manure in the story How The Pig Became Dirty.
For Kansal, like most of us, Enid Blyton was a favourite in the earlier years.
Who could possibly forget the world of mystery, adventure and boarding school drama that she weaved for the youth to immerse themselves into? Blyton's descriptions of warm, buttery scones, jars of cream, delicious pies, jams, tarts and sandwiches perhaps mark every child's introduction to culinary writings.
Kansal admits having read every single book in the Five Find-outers and Dog series, the Adventures of the Secret Seven series and the 'Adventure' collection. WE Johns' Biggles, and books by novelist Lois L'Amour are also among some of the author's personal favourites.
And yet, living as most of us do in a world engulfed in media content, with nearly everything at our fingertips, Kansal cannot help but wonder, whether many of these books are even available in bookshops anymore.
How The Pig Became Dirty And Other Animal Stories has been published by Good Earth.
Updated Date: December 19, 2018 11:06:14 IST
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One of the things readers like about Roald Dahl is the addictive quality of his stories. If it's a page-turner we are after, an immersive, compelling, headlong plunge down the page, culminating in a gasp-inducing revelation, no better candidate for cerebral provocation than Dahl.
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CLICKS. One green "circle" shows a bigger number and the smaller green circle within the bigger circle shows a smaller number. What is the smaller circle?
Those two green circles indicate that the link in question has been used in two separate places in your mailing. The click map sees two separate sets of click data for that link, but is confused as to which link accrued which data, so it places the circles together.
For instance, in your most recent mailing, title FEB27_18_OPEN_ROAD_NEWSLETTER, the link https://pelotonmagazine.com/interviews/thomas-de-gendt-workingmans-hero/ appears in two separate places. In one location, it received 175 total clicks and in the second location it received 19 total clicks. This is why the larger circle says 175 and the inner circle says 19. The smaller circle is simply the number of total clicks the second location of that link collected.
I hope this information helps, but please let me know if you have any further questions!