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Women Still Face Barriers in Discrimination, Harassment Suits
by Bellas & Wachowski - Attorneys at Law
By: Jillian Tattersall
Will the #MeToo era herald a new day in court for women who file gender discrimination or sexual harassment lawsuits against prominent people or institutions?
The 2017 deposition of a former vice president of investment banking for a major Australian bank operating in 34 countries including the U.S., illustrates what women can face. The woman, who worked in the bank's New York office for two years, was one of two women in her department and one of four black people in the 100-person office. She sued for race and sex discrimination in federal court in 2016, two years after being let go. Her lawsuit alleges that her male colleagues constantly commented about the size of women's breasts and their own physical assets in addition to asking the woman about her sex life. The woman also alleges that a former manager called her a "monkey" on numerous occasions.
Large companies and powerful individuals tend to fight such charges, sometimes viciously with the intent of shaming and humiliating the accuser. They work to raise questions that turn the accuser into the accused: Why would someone wait so long to come forward? Why would anyone put up with the behavior for so long? Is the plaintiff really after justice, or just a fat check?
In this particular case, the bank's deposition of the accuser veered into several extremely personal issues that did not directly stem from the case: details of a rape the woman had suffered as a college student, whether the woman attended "sex workshops" (she said no), whether the woman had mental health issues, and whether she had ever contracted an STD.
While the woman's lawyers objected to the questions, the bank's attorney insisted the questions gave a window into what the woman considered to be sexual harassment. A harsh backlash quickly built, and the bank, along with its CEO, publicly apologized and claimed to be "disappointed" in questions that did not reflect the bank's "culture or values." The bank also blamed differences in American and Australian law practice for fomenting the line of questioning.
The bank also has said the Q-and-A from the deposition will not be part of the defense case when the trial begins in September, although it continues to deny the harassment or discrimination. Whatever the case may be, the deposition serves as a rare window into such exchanges since they seldom become public, providing a dismaying reality check to anyone who might have hoped such shaming tactics were a thing of the past.
While lawyers must provide a vigorous defense for their clients, and litigation is undoubtedly a contact sport, questions unrelated to the actual allegations of sex discrimination cases seem designed not so much to elicit useful information as to warn women away from pursuing legal action. Those who do may be forced to endure verbal and emotional harassment from defense counsel that will feel similarly invasive and upsetting as the incidents from which the case stems. Combined with the financial resources they will need to expend in pursuit of a case against a prominent person or company, these cases can become cost-prohibitive on more levels than one.
Potentially compounding these issues of intentional humiliation of accusers in the name of advocacy is the recent Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis. While the Epic Systems case does not deal directly with complaints of gender discrimination, the Supreme Court held that employees could be forced to sign binding arbitration agreements that prohibit class action suits. This means that any woman forced to sign such an agreement seeking to file a claim of sexual harassment against their employer must do so alone, often with a confidentiality agreement attached to arbitration awards or settlements. Without the benefit of supportive co-plaintiffs, even when the harassment is pervasive and there are multiple victims, any alleged victim must face their employer alone, no matter how large and powerful a corporation they might be.
The recent #MeToo movement gained popularity largely because it was easier for women to come forward when they were not alone. Consider, for example, the case of Larry Nassar and U.S.A. Gymnastics. The first woman to publicly level accusations while using her real name was treated in a manner very similar to the aforementioned bank executive, with Nassar's defense attorneys publicly slandering her reputation in the name of zealous defense.
While many states do have laws that somewhat limit the extent to which victims of sexual violence can be asked about their sexual past, these laws do not extend to civil court allegations of harassment in the workplace. In fact, allegations of sexual harassment have been raised against high powered men from Hollywood to the Supreme Court and generally speaking, the more isolated the female victim, the more her character and actions become the issue. Giants like Harvey Weinstein and Larry Nassar only fell when the cacophony of voices raised against them became too deafening to ignore.
The Supreme Court has now denied many victims the ability to form their own chorus, leaving them, like the former bank vice president, alone to take on a big corporation behind closed doors with no avenue for appeal when lines are crossed. The battle for equality will continue to be fought on many fronts, and ultimately the courts will have to give full recognition to the problem and be part of the solution.
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Tagged: "MeToo battles will be fought in the Courts
Updated: September 6, 2018 3:55 pm


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Family & Education: Meet the 3-Year-Old Girl Doing Science Experiments on YouTube
Meet the 3-Year-Old Girl Doing Science Experiments on YouTube
BY Tom Ozimek
TIMESeptember 28, 2018
A 3-year-old British girl is making waves after ditching coloring crayons in favor of science experiments.
Freya Mason got into science after doing her first experiment at the age of two–dissolving Skittles in water to create a rainbow.
And now, according to SWNS, the toddler has her own YouTube channel where she performs experiments for an audience of over a thousand viewers.
Freya Mason performs an experiment with a magnet.(SWNS)
The girl's mother Sarah, a seamstress from Lutterworth, UK, said her daughter has always had an inquisitive mind.
"I'm not scientifically minded at all but she has just always been curious about how the world works around her.
"It's her own curiosity that fuels it. She's always wondering how the world around her works."
The toddler, who loves watching videos on YouTube, begged her mom to make a video while she was recreating at home an experiment she performed at nursery school.
One thing led to another, and little Freya now posts videos of her doing things like making lava lamps from oil, water, and Alka Seltzer.
She is part-way through an experiment to hatch chicks at home.
"In this video, we're going to hatch some chicks," Freya says in the video, after first proclaiming enthusiastically "This is science!"
Freya then helpfully clarifies: "That's biology, a kind of science."
The 3-year-old performs experiments on her YouTube channel. (SWNS)
Her mother says Freya wants to be a doctor or a researcher, and is confident presenting before a camera.
"She sees things as little puzzles to work out and she's always trying to make sense of the world around her.
"Freya will quite often say when we are playing 'can we pretend it's a video?' She likes to present and be on video."
According to her mother, the girl hasn't quite grasped that the videos aren't being broadcast live.
"When we get the camera out she doesn't know that there aren't people watching at that moment. She thinks people are watching it like a webcam.
"She's just inquisitive and curious and loves testing theories.
"She's not into coloring and will say 'that's boring'. She wants to be learning and doing stuff."
Her parents say she loves to watch YouTube videos and her favorite is channel Ryan's Toy Reviews – a series of videos by a 7-year-old who, according to SWNS, raked in $11 million last year via his clips of him playing with toys.
After conducting a few experiments at nursery school, she asked to do more – and be filmed – and now has her own channel Freya's This Is Science.
"Everything is an experiment to her.
"It's things that seem obvious to adults, but to her, if there is something she doesn't know what it is, she treats it like a little experiment.
"For instance I gave her a magnifying glass to look at. She looked through and said 'I can't see anything' so flipped it over and looked through it the correct way.
"That's having a hypothesis that if 'I turn this around I will be able to see through it', and then testing that hypothesis by experimenting.
"It's her choice to do the experiments and the films.
"Everyone knows if a three or four-year-old doesn't want to do something, you can't convince them.
"I'm totally led by her but she asks me 'can we do an experiment, can we do a video mummy?'"
"She doesn't quite understand it fully. If I say '100 people watched your video' she doesn't really understand the significance of that."
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Granary Cottage is a spacious and bright barn conversion, set within the stunning Yorkshire countryside. This is the perfect spot for families looking to explore all that North Yorkshire has to offer. The well-equipped and spacious cottage is set between the stunning Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors, Granary Cottage is a fantastic base for those looking for a rural escape. Even after a long day of visiting the local areas and attractions, you can still bask in the evening sunshine whilst sat in the communal garden. Being centrally located between two National Parks, youll be spoilt for choice as to where you want to visit. For anyone wanting a change of scenery, the village of Exelby is a ten minute walk away where youll find The Green Dragon pub, perfect for a 'Yorkshire sized portion on the seasonal menu. The market town of Bedale is only two miles away, with a great selection of shops, cafes and pubs, as well as a leisure centre with a swimming pool.Granary Cottage is a spacious and bright barn conversion, set within the stunning Yorkshire countryside. This is the perfect spot for families looking to explore all that North Yorkshire has to offer The well-equipped and spacious cottage is set between the stunning Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors, Granary Cottage is a fantastic base for those looking for a rural escape. Even after a long day of visiting the local areas and attractions, you can still bask in the evening sunshine whilst sat in the communal garden Being centrally located between two National Parks, you'll be spoilt for choice as to where you want to visit. For anyone wanting a change of scenery, the village of Exelby is a ten minute walk away where you'll find The Green Dragon pub, perfect for a 'Yorkshire sized' portion on the seasonal menu. The market town of Bedale is only two miles away, with a great selection of shops, cafes and pubs, as well as a leisure centre with a swimming pool.


The Ping Vault 2.0 putters are an update on the original Ping Vault putter, but they are still based on the same premise of being milled from a single block of 303 Stainless Steel.
However now they have two weight ports in the sole that come as standard with steel weights, but through custom fitting these can be changed to 15g heavier tungsten weights or 15g lighter aluminium weights.
This not only creates a stylish look but enables Ping to get the weight of the head right if they alter the length of the shaft or if you just prefer a heavier or lighter head.
The faces still feature the same TR or True Roll faces that have a variable depth pattern of grooves across the face to ensure that the ball speed is maintained wherever you hit it on the face.
The grooves are deeper in the middle and then shallower as you move out towards the edges so that there is more material to make contact with the ball to make up for the loss of speed from hitting off centre.
It does create a more hollow sound than most all metal putters as a result of the grooves, but the feel is still excellent and gives you plenty of sound and vibration feedback at impact.
There is quite a lot of customisation available as the length can be 34 to 36 inches and the lie can also be varied +/- 4° from the standard 70°.
Each of the 5 models that form part of the initial range come in three different finishes of Platinum, Stealth or Copper which are available either as standard or as a custom order.
All of them look good and it is great to see a copper option back as that brings back memories of the manganese bronze and beryllium coppers heads Ping used to do.
There is the same choice of Ping PP60, PP61 and PP62 oversize grip as before, but in a new design that I am not quite sure about. It is quite a large grip but I like the feel of it and the non-taper design is very in vogue these days.
The Dale Anser is the only model that comes in all three finishes as standard and recreates one of the classic shapes from the Ping archive.
It is a little known fact that there were two original Anser models, the most famous was done by Karsten Solheim but a second version was created by his son Allan Dale Solheim. This has a slightly thicker top line, a more rounded trailing edge and weight pads on the back.
You will have to look closely to spot these as for most it will look like a normal Anser unless you put them side by side and as classic shapes go, the Ping Vault 2.0 Dale Anser putter is hard to beat.
The Piper is another classic in a mallet shape and in the standard Stealth finish makes the long white site line really stand out at address.
It has quite a thick top line at address if you can make it out and the relatively tall face has a more oval look from the front.
Like all the Vault 2.0 putters, the Piper gives a little 'tock' sound at impact from the grooved face and as you would expect from Ping, this is a very balanced putter.
Overall the Ping Vault 2.0 putter range is a good upgrade to the first model as the addition of the sole weights gives option of custom fitting the head better for shaft length and also grip weight if you put a third party grip on it.
The simple colour and styling of all the models looks very classy and goes a long way to justifying a pretty premium price tag. Combining classic styles with modern face grooves in a putter that feels great means that the Ping Vault 2.0 is exactly what a milled metal putter should be.


Wicklow rockers Enemies made a welcome return this Summer with the release of Embark, Embrace, the Kilcoole quartet's second full length release, with the foursome currently en-route to the land of the rising sun in promotion of the follow up to 2010's lauded We've Been Talking. It's a complete co-inky-dink so that a new video - for 'Love Unlimited' - has wandered innocently into 'netland. Take a look at both the Asian tour dates and the video itself below. And apologies for the predictable Big in Japan lead, it's my first and possibly only opportunity to get away with it.
Sep 13th: O-Nest - Tokyo*.
Sep 14th: Growly - Kyoto*.
Sep 15th: Rita - Nagoya*.
Sep 16th: Rips - Tokyo*.
Sep 18th: The Wall - Taipei, Taiwan.
Sep 19th: Hidden Agenda - Hong Kong.


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Q: Can anyone tell me where am I making mistakes here in composition of function problem The question is,
$$ f(x) = \left| x-1 \right| -1 \ , \, x \in [ -1,3] $$
$$ g(x) = 2 - \left| x+1 \right| \ , \, x \in [-2, 2] $$
Find $ f(g(x)) $
I did try, but the answer behind the text book has different domain of $f(g(x))$
Here's my work, can someone point out the mistake, if any?
https://www.scribd.com/document/384934557/My-work
Thank you :)

A: $$g(x) = 2 - \lvert x+1 \rvert, \qquad x \in [-2, 2]$$
So
$$g(x) =
\begin{cases}
2+(x+1)=x+3, &x\in[-2,-1]\\
2-(x+1)=1-x, &x\in(-1,2]
\end{cases}$$
So
\begin{align}
f(x)
&= \begin{cases}
\left| x+3-1 \right| -1 =|x+2|-1, &x\in[-2,-1]\\
\left| 1-x-1 \right| -1 =|-x|-1, &x\in(-1,2]
\end{cases} \\
&= \begin{cases}
|x+2|-1, &x\in[-2,-1]\\
|x|-1, &x\in(-1,2]
\end{cases} \\
&= \begin{cases}
(x+2)-1, &x\in[-2,-1]\\
-x-1, &x\in(-1,0]\\
x-1,&x\in(0,2]
\end{cases} \\
&= \begin{cases}
x+1, &x\in[-2,-1]\\
-(x+1), &x\in(-1,0]\\
x-1,&x\in(0,2]
\end{cases} \\
&\text{OR}\\
f(x)&= \begin{cases}
x+1, &x\in[-2,-1)\\
-(x+1), &x\in[-1,0)\\
x-1,&x\in[0,2]
\end{cases} \\
\end{align}

A: If $x \in [-2,2]$ then $0 \leq \lvert x+1 \rvert \leq 3$
and therefore $-1 \leq g(x) \leq 2.$
Since these values of $g(x)$ are all within the domain of $f,$
I conclude that $f(g(x))$ is defined for every $x \in [-2,2].$
The composition $f(g(x))$ cannot be defined for any $x$ that is not in the domain of $g,$ so no other points can be added to the domain.
The domain of $f(g(x))$ therefore is $[-2,2],$
exactly as you concluded.
Moreover, using an online tool to graph $f(g(x))$ confirms the rest of your definition of that function.
It might be helpful to see the book's answer to compare with yours.

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Prior to discharge, Top Oil and an independent shipping company review the CofA and check the parameters against a "Pre-receipt check sheet" of internal Top Oil standards. The shipping surveyor samples the ship prior to discharge and undertakes a visual inspection, checking for density and undertaking a flash test on diesel. Post discharge, a sample is collected from the receipt tank and retained for 3 months.
Top Oil do not adulterate products in any way with additives or other products, bar the regulatory requirements for Bio-Ethanol and Bio-Diesel. All tanks are regularly checked for micro-biological growth and for any accumulation of condensate/water at the bottom of the tanks. All products are physically segregated throughout the facility.
Petrol and diesel samples are taken daily, and retained for a period of 30 days. Representative samples of each product are tested by independent laboratories on a weekly basis, against a range of quality parameters in accordance with the Irish specifications for EN228 & EN590.
At our Top Oil service stations fuel tanks are tested for water build-up, fill points are checked for sealing and forecourt pumps are checked for calibration.
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number also. Can you provide a solution for this?
When you are on the Shading tab, make sure that you check the "Apply to"
settings. The shading may be applied to Text rather than Cell.
There doesn't appear to be any document Protection in effect.
The entire table (3col x 17rows) has the same attributes.
clear for shading but it's leaving it yellow anyway? I don't understand.
and can't seem to remove the highlighting. Any other suggestions?
select *just* the paragraph mark and remove the shading.
document, paste special, and remove formating. Voila!
What I did was I copied a text from another cell that was not highlighted and pasted it on the highlighted cell. The new text pasted did not have any highlight so I can just modify the contents to match the previously highlighted text.
highlighting, but these sections stay yellow. Any suggestions?
and pasted it on the highlighted cell.
contents to match the previously highlighted text.
old post, i know, but maybe it has to do with the text being highlighted due to having a comment? Look on the right to see if a comment has been linked to the highlighted text. If so, then the only way to remove the highlight is to "resolve" or delete the comment.
This was the case of my frustration until I relized it.
This was the cause of my frustration until I relized it.


With an ageing professoriate and a missing middle of PhD qualified staff in African universities, investing in the next generation of researchers in Africa is becoming ever more critical. Not only is this vital to ensure the health of research in Africa, but the benefits to the UK research community of engaging with a revitalised African research base are obvious.
Foundations for the Future: Supporting the early careers of African Researchers seeks to explore these issues, offering an analysis of the challenges facing early career researchers in African universities, and setting out mechanisms through which these challenges might be addressed. It forms part of the Nairobi Process, a series of actions and initiatives which have developed in response to, or are aligned to, the key findings of The Nairobi Report, published by the British Academy and the ACU in 2009 with the aim of exploring how research in the humanities and social sciences in Africa might be rejuvenated.
The Foundations for the Future report was launched at the British Academy on Monday 27 February 2012. A panel of experts gave their responses to the report and key early career issues in general, before engaging with questions and discussion from the floor.


You'll turn to this split pea soup with ham all winter long—especially when you need to warm up! Use leftover ham to make split pea soup prep even easier.
Meanwhile, make croutons: In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bread and cook, tossing occasionally, until browned and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
Remove and discard bone from soup. Working in batches, puree only 1/2 the soup in a blender (don't overfill); return to pot. Add ham cubes, and simmer until heated through. If necessary, thin with water. Add salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste. Serve topped with croutons.
This recipe made for a very tasty soup.
wOw I couldn't find the 5 cups of water in the ingredient list either? I did find it in the directions though, probably because water isn't really an ingredient, or is it?
Very bland. The recipe on the split pea package is much better. I am not sure, but I think it is the water. I won't be making this again but, if I did, I would use all chicken stock for the liquid.
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1/4 inch cubes for croutons? Sounds tiny and not what is iin the photograph.
Totally delicious, didn't change a thing. The croutons added a nice buttery, crunchy flavor and the lemon juice added a great "zing" to the finish. Loved it!
This is one of the best soups I have ever tasted. And very easy to make. I used a smoked ham hock and uncured, fully cooked ham from Whole Foods since I didn't have any ham leftovers. Otherwise, followed directions as written. I didn't salt till the end to make sure it didn't turn out too salty. Next time I may add 1 cup less of water to make it a little thicker. I make a lot of soups and this one will stay on my list. Love it.
This soup is GREAT! So many levels of flavor and it filled our home with comfort. The fragrance is part of the WOW factor and it is a wonderful project to cook with your love one. Husband and I enjoyed making it and eating it. Martha you have always given us something to cherish, thank you with love- Mary and Fred Miskanis.


Once a PopCap developer of the world famous Plants vs. Zombies game, George Fan, has recently announced the launch of his brand new invention, 'Octogeddon'. The now indie developer is on a mission according to online sources to have entered a game-making competition called Ludum Dare 24.
The specific goal of this competition was to make an entire video game in just 48 hours! The theme was evolution, in which the art, the code, the music and design was done alone in a first draft by Fan himself. Direct from The Verge, Fan states: "For some reason I thought of an octopus". Hence a giant octopus being the main star of the game.
The trailer released above gives gamers a quick inside look as to what may be expected in his new creation. With the added assistance of PvZ lead artist Rich Werner, and Kurt Pfeifer, who programmed PvZ for the Xbox 360, Fan has created a new team to finish off Octogeddon. This game will certainly differ from Plants V Zombies as the goal will be to destroy humanity instead of saving it. The Octopus will bring havoc on cities by using its tentacles, constantly evolving becoming more deadlier the further you progress in the game.
The arcade-style, action strategy game is scheduled to launch on Steam sometime in 2017. Information about the game can be found on the official website.


Life hasn't been easy for Jon Gosselin in the eight years since he quit Jon & Kate Plus 8, his hit TLC docuseries with ex-wife Kate Gosselin. Where is Jon Gosselin now in 2018? Most recently, the 41-year-old father-of-eight has found himself in financial trouble in the midst of an apparently expensive custody battle with Kate, 43. In an effort to help Jon get his finances back in order, the former reality star's girlfriend, Colleen Conrad, set up a GoFundMe page to cover the cost of his legal fees.


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Most people around Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community know Dr. Wells Edmundson as the community's longtime medical director, whom they trust to care for their aches and pains. But, outside the community and the medical field, Edmundson is known for something else: nature photography.
Springmoor recently purchased 33 of Edmundson's photographs—mostly colorful images of flowers and North Carolina scenery—that are being installed near the community auditorium and offices of the Raleigh senior living community. His work is also displayed at Raleigh Orthopedic Surgery Center, Cameron Village Shopping Center and Woodalland McNeill (Raleigh dentists). He donates photos to the SPCA of Wake County to sponsor its annual Fur Ball, and to the Rex Hospital Charity Foundation for its silent auction; he is also a member of the Western Wake County Studio Art TourGroup.
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Edmundson has been playing with a camera since he was 20 years old, starting out by taking pictures at sporting events. About 15 years into it, and after he bought a house that had been owned by North Carolina State University's head of landscaping, Edmundson took an interest in photographing flowers—and planting them. He's since tripled what was originally planted in his yard.
Edmundson said the secret to taking great photographs is to always have a camera on hand, and to take many pictures when you find the right subject. He said cameras don't have to be expensive, and that you can get a 16-megapixel camera for about $150, and still take a great shot of an osprey sitting in her nest from several feet away.
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First ever large scale gathering for this project which is still less than 1 month all and i am honoured to find so many supporters for this project. With nearly 30 participants all together with many still no idea each other yet before the gathering.
For those who never know about this project, this is time for you to put in your name and contact for future gathering and activities. This will definitely not the last gathering we will have!
Not to forget i have to thank many of them who greatly assist me in this project. Without them, i do not really se the chance to have this photos uploaded at all. Mirian rocks!
Maybe can post it on MC Net stating the name of members who participated in the trip.
ok good idea. will get a chance to deal with this. Thanks!


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Niels van Roij Design and KONI have found each other for the creation of one of the latest project of the design house: the Breadvan Hommage. KONI will provide the exclusive one-off Breadvan Hommage with a set of specially developed dampers with historic Formula 1 technology specially developed for this project. With this, KONI provides a suitable follow-up to the development of shock absorbers for numerous models and Formula 1 cars from the rich history of the Italian brand with the prancing racehorse.
Purveyor of innovative suspension technology
The original Breadvan was fitted with specially developed KONI dampers in 1962. Founded in 1857 and the inventor of the adjustable hydraulic shock absorber, KONI was the main supplier of Ferrari at the time, a collaboration that resulted in, among other things, KONI's first steps in Formula 1. The Italian sports car manufacturer was the first Formula 1 team in 1958 to make use of KONI shock absorbers. Many production models were also equipped with KONIs in the past. They have all grown into valuable collectibles over the years.
"Many races and 16 world titles in Formula 1 later we are at the start of the collaboration with Niels van Roij Design. The Breadvan Hommage is a new interpretation of an icon and a great opportunity for KONI to use advanced technology as a tribute to this successful racing car, "says KONI's Frank Biesheuvel.
"Many races and 16 world titles in Formula 1 later we are at the start of the collaboration with Niels van Roij Design. The Breadvan Hommage is a new interpretation of an icon and a great opportunity for KONI to use advanced technology as a tribute to this successful racing car" says KONI's Frank Biesheuvel.
F1 technology
Especially for the one-off Breadvan Hommage, KONI has developed exclusive one-off dampers, based on the damper technology that has been used as a basis in many championships, including the Formula 1 and Can-Am. These 8211-series dampers are based on a Twin-Tube hydraulic shock absorber, with the possibility to adjust the damping force both in compression stroke and in rebound stroke independently over a very wide range, while the dampers are mounted on the car. As a result, the perfect setting can always be chosen for a variety of circumstances and preferences of the driver.
The KONI 8211-series dampers are maintenance-friendly, can be completely dismantled and can be assembled and mounted again after maintenance / modification. The set of dampers for the Breadvan Hommage is exclusively produced by KONI for this project and will not be available for sale.
KONI shocks and coachbuilding
With 150 years of experience, KONI has the know-how to optimize the driving performance and experience and the handling of a vehicle. KONI is active on all continents and supplies shock absorbers worldwide through a large number of local distributors. KONI develops, produces and sells hydraulic shock absorbers and systems for use in passenger cars and racing cars, buses, trucks, trailers, trains and wagons, defense vehicles and industrial constructions. Since 1972, KONI has been part of ITT, a global industrial company with employees in more than 35 countries and customers in around 125 countries.
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I haven't been too impressed with my release efforts over 2011. I do apologise for that. Apart from the crazy study/exam towards the end of the year (which I passed btw!) there hasn't really been an excuse other than being too lazy. So with that, I intend to make my new year's resolution the release of a lot of Nu Choons podcasts. I seem to have a decent following going, so time to give the listeners more of what they want. Big ups to everyone for subscribing btw – for someone that hasn't done anything more than register a web site and get the podcast up on iTunes I am rather stoked with the numbers per episode. Cheers!
Thanks again for listening to the show. I would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Hope you have as much fun on new year's as I'm planning on having!
See you in 2011 on episode 024.
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Another dirty cast mate!!! Just baught a helmet for when i go snowboarding with built in headphones… You know im gonna be blasting that Nuchoons while im boarding ALL DAY!!
Howd the 5 hour exam go?
Sounds like a pretty killer helmet mate. Blast on! Managed to get TWO podcasts up in one week. Still can't believe it myself!
Bit of a heads up – planning on recording a mix set (probably call it Mash Up #2) that's all liquid gold. Should be around 1.5hrs long. Check your podcast feed over the next week (hope to have it ready for download by the weekend).
2 pod casts in a week! bloody hell mate! good effort! ive been enjoying that hard work in the snow! Cheers for the podcasts mate, looking forward to the mash up! Happy new year mate!
Enjoy the snow. Re the exam – it was the rudest exam I've ever had to take, but it was all worth the effort in the end. Still waiting for my certificate and I sat the exam in early October!


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Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, né le  au Yémen, est un homme politique britannique, membre du Parti travailliste qui, en tant que député de Leicester East depuis les élections générales de 1987, est le député britannique d'origine asiatique le plus ancien du Parlement britannique. il est marié et père de deux enfants.

Parcours personnel
Keith Vaz est né dans la colonie britannique de la couronne d'Aden (actuel Yémen), le . Ses parents sont Xavier et Merlyn Vaz. La famille Vaz est originaire de Goa, maintenant un état indien, ce qui explique son nom de famille Goan-portugais. Il a déménagé en Angleterre avec sa famille en 1965, s'installant à Twickenham. Son père travaillait dans l'industrie du transport aérien, tandis que sa mère était enseignante et travaillait aussi chez Marks & Spencer. Le père de Vaz s'est suicidé quand son fils avait 14 ans. Merlyn Vaz a déménagé à Leicester lorsque son fils a été choisi comme candidat parlementaire potentiel pour la circonscription de Leicester East. Elle a été élue au conseil municipal de Leicester en tant que conseillère chargée du travail et a siégé au conseil pendant 14 ans. Elle a été la première femme d'origine asiatique à siéger au conseil de cette ville. Elle est décédée le .

Pendant son séjour à Aden, Vaz fut éduqué au couvent St Joseph. En Angleterre, il a fréquenté Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, suivi par Gonville et Caius College, Cambridge, où il a étudié le droit. Il est diplômé de l'Université de Cambridge avec un baccalauréat spécialisé de première classe (1979), MA (1987) et MCFI (1988).

Il a deux sœurs, Valerie Vaz (née en 1954), qui a été députée de Walsall South depuis 2010 et Penny McConnell, avocate. Il vit à Londres avec sa femme, Maria Fernandes, et leurs deux enfants, un fils et une fille.

Avocat
Avant sa carrière politique, Vaz a exercé le métier d'avocat. En 1982, il a été employé comme avocat à Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council; et plus tard comme avocat principal dans l'arrondissement londonien d'Islington. Sélectionné comme candidat travailliste pour la circonscription de Leicester East en 1985, il a trouvé un emploi à Leicester comme avocat au Centre de droit de Highfields et Belgrave financé par le Conseil municipal. Il est resté à ce poste jusqu'à son élection au Parlement en 1987.

Parcours politique
Keith Vaz est membre du parti travailliste depuis 1982.

En 1983, Vaz se présentait aux élections législatives en tant que candidat travailliste dans la circonscription conservatrice-libérale de Richmond et Barnes, arrivant troisième avec une baisse de 4,3 % du Parti travailliste contre une moyenne nationale de 9,3 %.

Il se présente comme candidat travailliste aux élections du Parlement européen en 1984 pour Surrey West, arrivant en troisième position.

Le , Vaz est élu député de Leicester East en battant le député conservateur Peter Bruinvels avec une avance de 1 924 voix. Il a été réélu en 1992 (11 316 voix d'écart), 1997 (18 422 voix d'écart), 2001 (13 442 voix d'écart), 2005 (15 867 voix d'écart), 2010 (14 082 voix d'écart), 2015 (18 352 voix d'écart) et 2017 (22 428 voix d'écart). Il est alors le premier député d'origine asiatique depuis Shapurji Saklatvala dans les années 1920.

Vaz a occupé divers postes parlementaires. De 1987 à 1992, il a été membre du Comité des affaires intérieures, dont il a été le président de  à . De 1993 à 1994, il a été membre de l'Union interparlementaire du Comité exécutif. Enfin, entre  et , Vaz a agi en tant que membre travailliste principal du Comité spécial pour les affaires constitutionnelles.

En 1992, Vaz a reçu son premier poste au sein du shadow cabinet en tant que junior ministre de l'environnement avec la responsabilité de la planification et du renouvellement. Il est resté à ce poste jusqu'en 1997, date à laquelle il a été nommé premier secrétaire auprès du ministère public et du solliciteur général.

Vaz a ensuite été secrétaire parlementaire du département du lord chancelier entre mai et .

Cela a été rapidement suivi par sa nomination par Tony Blair comme que Secrétaire d'État pour l'Europe, Bureau des Affaires étrangères et du Commonwealth. Il a occupé ce poste d' et de . Toutefois, le Premier ministre britannique ne le reconduit pas dans ses fonctions à la suite de la série de scandales financiers qui font de lui l'objet de deux enquêtes parlementaires sur des malversations financières et des soupçons de trafic d'influence.

Les autres postes qu'il occupe  comprennent celui de membre élu du Comité exécutif national et de vice-président du Comité des femmes, de la race et de l'égalité du Parti travailliste. Il occupe ces deux postes depuis . Depuis 2000, il est parrain du Groupe d'action raciale du parti travailliste et, en 2006, il a été nommé président du groupe de travail sur les minorités ethniques.

Membre du Conseil Privé
Il a été nommé membre du Conseil privé en  et confirmé en octobre de la même année.

Président du Comité des affaires intérieures
Il a été président du Comité des affaires intérieures à partir de juillet 2007 mais a été contraint de démissionner de cette fonction le  à la suite des révélations du journal populaire à scandale britannique Sunday Mirror. Le magazine a révélé au public les résultats d'une enquête démontrant que le député avait eu recours à de jeunes hommes prostitués roumains et achetait de la drogue (cocaïne, poppers) régulièrement. Le Comité de sélection des affaires intérieures est une commission parlementaire, entre autres chargée de l'examen des lois sur les travailleurs sexuels ou la drogue ; présider ce Conseil présentait un conflit d'intérêts en raison de la nature des missions menées par la commission sur le travail du sexe ou la drogue.

Il est aussi à noter que Keith Vaz avait pris position au Parlement en faveur de l'interdiction des drogues récréatives.

Membre du Comité spécial de la justice

À la fin d', Vaz a été nommé au Comité spécial de la justice, après s'être porté candidat et avoir été désigné par son parti.

Une motion de la Chambre des communes visant à bloquer cette nomination a été rejetée.

Selon Laura Hughes du Daily Telegraph, les cadres du Parti conservateur ont demandé à leurs députés de voter en faveur Vaz pour éviter la création d'un précédent de rejet pour de telles nominations. Plus de 150 députés conservateurs ont voté en faveur de Vaz.

Le député conservateur Andrew Bridgen a demandé publiquement à la chambre, au sujet de Vaz: « Qu'est-ce qui lui fait penser ce mois-ci qu'il serait la bonne personne pour occuper de telles fonctions ? » La commissaire parlementaire aux règlement, Kathryn Hudson, venait juste d'annoncer une enquête sur la conduite de Vaz.

L'enquête du Commissaire aux règlement a été interrompue « pour des raisons médicales » en

Keith Vaz a également été nommé à un comité du projet de loi public, qui a tenu sa première réunion le , en examinant le projet de loi sur les finances criminelles qui vise à lutter contre le blanchiment d'argent et la corruption.

Dépenses parlementaires
Les dépenses totales de Vaz pour l'année 2008/2009 s'élèvent à 173 937 £ et ont été classées  plus élevées (sur 647 députés), avec des coûts de fonctionnement de bureau et des coûts de personnel représentant 70 % de ces dépenses. Le registre des avoirs des députés relève qu'il est propriétaire de son bureau dans sa circonscription électorale.

Ses dépenses de foyer sont classées 83 sur 647 avec 23 831 £ en 2008/2009 ; ont fait l'objet d'un article du Daily Telegraph. Vaz, qui vit à Stanmore, à 45 minutes du Parlement, a réclamé des intérêts hypothécaires sur un appartement qu'il avait acheté à Westminster en 2003.

En , après avoir réclamé la taxe de service et de conseil de l'appartement, il a transféré sa résidence secondaire désignée à son bureau de circonscription et a acheté des meubles. Le rapport sur le scandale des dépenses parlementaires de Sir Thomas Legg a montré que 343 députés avaient été invités à rembourser de l'argent et que Vaz avait été invité à rembourser 1514 livres sterling parce que les articles dépassaient les coûts admissibles. Les nouvelles règles sur les dépenses publiées par l'Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, qui sont entrées en vigueur après les élections générales de 2010, limitent l'allocation de résidence secondaire à 1 450 £ par mois, soit le coût de la location d'un appartement d'une chambre. Les bénéfices réalisés sur les résidences secondaires existantes seront récupérés.

Affaire Rushdie
En , Keith Vaz mena une marche de plusieurs milliers de musulmans à Leicester pour demander l'interdiction du livre de Salman Rushdie, Les Versets sataniques, décrivant la marche comme . Selon l'autobiographie de Rushdie, Vaz avait quelques semaines auparavant, promis son  à Rushdie, décrivant la fatwa contre Rushdie comme .

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Naissance en novembre 1956
Député du 57e Parlement du Royaume-Uni
Député du 56e Parlement du Royaume-Uni
Député du 55e Parlement du Royaume-Uni
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PSA: Law students do NOT need to get a physical.
This has been a source of confusion for at least the past 4 years.
What is your source? I was told I needed one by JD Admissions last year.
The original source was Gannett. Someone called up and asked about that language on that website and they said to ignore it and that it didn't apply to grad students. This was 4 years ago. I've been giving this advice every year, and neither I nor anyone in my class, the c/o 2017, or probably the c/o 2018 had to have a physical.
It's possible they changed the policy, but it's also possible that "JD Admissions" is mistaken and just got fooled by the same language as everyone else. Ask around your class and see if everyone else got one.
For 0Ls, I'd recommend someone calls someone at Gannett or whatever office is listed as being responsible for these forms and confirm what the current policy is. But I'd be willing to bet you don't need one.
It's not. This is another thing that comes up every year. That deadline is fake. Just get it in when you can. Preferably before August, because then maybe there will be a fine (see below).
Question for anyone who knows the answer: So I've seen a few people mention that the physical is not required. What are the grounds for this? I am just going through the health history form and did not see anywhere where it says the physical is optional. Obviously I don't want to do it, but I just want to be sure before I leave that part of the form blank.
It's because every year, someone calls Gannett and they say the same thing: it's only required for varsity athletes. Then that person reports back here / in the fb group. Then most of us send in the forms with no physical and there's no problem whatsoever.
But of course, you're welcome to call them yourself to be sure.
The Cornell Health website also says you need a physical with a doctor's signature.
Also, this may be a stupid question, but Rubbishdump, how did you access the health history form without a NetID? All I can find are health history forms for family members, employees, and athletes. I called Cornell Health and asked, and they had no idea. The law school is closed over the weekend. I can call on Monday, but I figured I'd ask here in case you knew so I could get started on that thing. Or, maybe you're filling out the wrong form.
Create an account since we don't have IDs yet and the form can be accessed through there. I just did my physical today.
I ended up calling health services, and they said I would only need a physical for sports.
when completing Cornells federal loan application we apply for funding on a per year basis right?
in other words, we apply for tuition and living costs of one academic year and then we reapply next year for our 2l year funding right?
just one more question i also noticed that tuition went up about 2000 dollars from last year.....will this happen every year and can we lock ourselves at our 1l year tuition for 2l and 3l year or do 2l's and 3l's have to also pay the tuition increase?
You have to pay the tuition increase. Just pray it doesn't go up that high again. Or make some noise about it at one of the town halls they'll hopefully have again.
How late do the buses run to and from campus?
Any news on NetIds? Were supposed to be rolled out beginning last Monday.
Rubbishdump wrote: How late do the buses run to and from campus?
The TCAT timings may vary by route but the one I checked for myself had the last loop at around 11.55pm. Check the TCAT route for your coordinates.
freekick wrote: Any news on NetIds? Were supposed to be rolled out beginning last Monday.
I'm so glad you asked.... I thought I was freaking out all by myself....where are they?
On their way according to Dean Ingram's FB post. Should hit us in the next 24-72 hrs via text message or snail mail, she said.
They came out yesterday. My email isn't working properly though...also, are we supposed to get student number Id's or do they come with the student cards?
This might seem like a silly question but....the 90k estimated tuition, is that per year or in total?
That's total cost of attendance, which includes an estimated budget for rent and food, not just tuition. So yes, it's per year.
I tried looking on the sc but gave up. I'll just wait until I pick up the card.
Just took a look (couldn't do it earlier) - it should be under Demographic Data (confusing, I know). If it's not there, then I guess you'll have to wait until you get your physical ID.
Omg you're so amazing! THANK YOU it's there.
I'm so sorry I made you do the work for me!
Hi incoming 1Ls! Just finished my 1L year at Cornell and loved it. PM or quote me with questions.
hopefuljumbo23 wrote: Hi incoming 1Ls! Just finished my 1L year at Cornell and loved it. PM or quote me with questions.
how were the relationships among your 1l class, have you gotten some close friends?
did you join any groups or just focus on grades?
how competitive is cornell? cutthroat or more chill? how difficult is it to get top 10%?
how much is the workload, did you have a life outside of school?
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Haven Technologies is a modern, advanced, and cloud-native insurtech offering for the life, disability, and fixed annuities industries. They believe in making insurance easier, and helping people is in their DNA.
In his role as HRBP, James Welch saw an opportunity to help Haven Technologies' people better understand and connect with each other through easier access to information.
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I'm not sure how it got to be quite so long between opening the pages of my current manuscript, my work in progress (WIP), or writing on this, my much neglected blog. You see I adore the written word. I am an author-in-waiting who is beholden to books and the gifts they have given me. I am a voracious reader who devours novels almost as fast as I devour cups of tea. And I am also a master procrastinator.
Since returning to writing some years ago, I read in a totally different way. I still get swept along in the magical story contained within those crisp pages, the exquisite settings and the relatable characters, but I now also find myself analysing sentence structure, admiring characterisations, and wondering how the hell the author created such a cohesive work of beauty. I long to create such beauty.
Apparently I can write. I have been told that I can by several of my favourite authors, whose writing courses I've attended. I've even pitched the idea for my novel to a publisher from one of Australia's major publishing houses and she said it sounded 'intriguing' and to email her when I had a polished first draft. Sounds encouraging, doesn't it?
Yet herein lies the problem. Two years on from that pitch and I still don't have a polished first draft. I don't even have an unpolished first draft. What I have is a cluster of words (in its current incarnation that cluster equates to twenty-four thousand, four hundred & fifty-two to be precise) and an outline of my story.
Writing is hard and it has to have its perks…and watching that yoga scene can be classified as 'research', well that's what I tell my husband anyway! But I digress. I know the story I want to write. I know who my characters are. I have a working title, The Forgotten Family. I have a fully formed visual of one pivotal scene which plays over and over in my head like a movie trailer. The scene even has its own soundtrack, Strange Birds by Birdy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hxIGKNhW1Q (yeah I know, more procrastinating) and is set on the rooftop terrace of an old sandstone mansion, in waterfront Woolwich.
The song lyrics speak to Markus who has just received a Facebook message from his father and he takes out his frustration by kick-boxing a punching bag. I see that scene so clearly. Every…little…detail. It feels so visceral and so real. But getting it to translate onto the written page is proving harder than I imagined. And so I stop writing. Writing is hard.
I have the best intentions. Driving home from work I say to myself 'when I get home, I'll brew a cuppa and do some writing.' And what do I do? I brew a cuppa and pick up a book, someone else's book and get lost in the pages. As I read my inner voice says 'you should be working on your own book not reading someone elses.' But I am good at silencing that inner voice. 'Reading is research, essential for good writing' I say. It's true. But it is also an excuse, another way to procrastinate.
A wise writer friend recently nailed why writers often procrastinate. She said, 'I think perhaps I'm subconsciously stopping myself from writing because the story is so much better in my head than when I put it on the page, so by not committing it to writing, I haven't ruined it.' And there it is in a nutshell.
I am scared that when I actually write it, it won't be good enough, that it won't read on the page as well as it does in my head. While it's tucked away in the recesses of my imagination my story is safe. But of course the whole point of writing books is to share our stories. If I never release it into the world I can't fail, but I also can't succeed.
And so here I sit typing. Writing. It started yesterday with a measly two hundred & sixteen words of dialogue on my WIP. Today I decided it was time to re-visit my blog in an effort to get the words flowing, somehow writing a blog post seemed so much easier than slipping within the pages of my novel. But I started writing this post at nine a.m. this morning and only now, some ten hours later, do I type the final words.
But it's a start. And with a writing retreat looming in November with the fabulous Vanessa Carnevale (and a promise to her that I would turn up with sixty-thousand words), I need to get writing. Fast.
So wish me luck and if you have any tips to stop procrastination (yes Di, I know, GET OFF FACEBOOK!) please let me know in the comments.
I've just been reading over my last blog post from late October. I was feeling refreshed and renewed and about to really reconnect with my writing. https://ordinarymagic.me/2015/10/27/the-rains-of-change/ But as is so often the case, life had other ideas.
Today it is 48 days since I last saw my dad, last held his hand, gently rubbed his forehead, as he left this world to join my mum. The dulcet tones of Glenn Miller's 'In the Mood' were playing on my sister's iPhone. We felt it only fitting that the music that embodied my dad, heralded his departure from this realm to the next. It was the morning of Christmas Eve. His passing was quiet, peaceful. He had lived a full and happy 89 years and loved nothing more than his family. He was a good man.
Two days before he died, whilst wiping his fevered brow, he opened those dark Welsh eyes of his and looked straight into mine. He'd only had glimmering moments of consciousness over the previous twenty-four hours. "Hello beautiful" I said as I smiled at my dad. His eyes smiled right back at me. I will hold that image deep within my heart until it is my time to see him again.
New Year's Day normally unfolds with copious cups of tea and lying on the lounge with a good book; an attempt to wash away the previous late night and one too many glasses of champagne. But not this year. January 1 2016 was spent putting the finishing touches on my dad's eulogy for his funeral the following day.
"On this particular day I was playing with Kenny when I saw my grandmother and great-aunt Louie carrying pastries into the pantry. I snuck into the house and hid in a broom cupboard just inside the pantry door. Eventually, the pantry full, I heard my grandmother remark that she had better lock the door to keep me out. After hearing the key turn, I opened the small window giving access to the backyard. Ken was standing there, arms outstretched, collecting the goodies as I handed them down….I had hardly closed the window behind me, as I made my escape, when the pantry door opened. Then I heard my grandmother cry out "Louie! Someone has stolen the cakes. How on earth did that little bugger get into here!" I think this story explains dad's love of cakes and sweets. Luckily he had two granddaughters who loved to bake!
Four years after moving back home with his parents, WWII started. He told us about the time a 10 day blitz by the Germans hammered Liverpool. Having thought the bombing had stopped he was sent by his father to retrieve the family from the air raid shelter situated under Liverpool Cathedral. Two sisters chose to stay in the shelter, but dad carried their belongings home, trailing behind his mother who had the baby and younger siblings. She told him to hurry up but his load was slipping so he stopped to reorganise things in front of a house. As he did, he heard the aircraft engines and the familiar whistling sound that pierced the stillness. His father was running up the hill yelling for them to run like mad. My grandfather grabbed the baby under one arm and his wife under the other and thrust them all into the pub's cellar. The bombs missed the cathedral but destroyed the house in front of which dad had stood only moments earlier. Jimmy G was meant to be here…he still had many things to do.
Not long after, he walked in on his parents in the midst of a violent row. After this, he went back to live with his beloved great aunt until immigrating to Australia at the age of 22. He lived such a varied life, working in outback Queensland, the Philippines, on oil rigs in the Middle East and even vacationing in Cuba!
Of course, when he finally met the love of his life, Joan, the bachelor days of traipsing all over the world were over. The proud and devoted father of two daughters and later an admired son-in-law, his world was completed with the arrival of his two cherished granddaughters, although he never got over the loss of his adored wife in 1997. But he had a great life. A sometimes sad, often funny, rewarding and interesting life.
In the words of Candy Chang, "Thinking about death clarifies your life." It gets you thinking about what would be in your own eulogy. Obviously, I hope my family will feel about me the way that I feel about my dad. I love my kids and my husband, my family and friends with all of my heart and I am always there for them. But if someone was to recount the story of my life, what tale would it tell? What were my adventures? What unrequited dreams will I think back on as I exit this life?
Candy had no idea what would happen and what did was out of this world. By the next day the wall had loads of responses and it just kept on growing. There are now multiple interactive walls across the world in over 70 countries, in over 35 languages. It is a thought that unites everyone, everywhere. The responses are wide ranging from 'hold her one more time' to 'straddle the international date line' to 'abandon all insecurities'.
I shared a Facebook post about this last year but it was only whilst reflecting on dad's eulogy that I started thinking about it again. I don't have an abandoned building covered in chalkboard paint but I do have my blog page and my Facebook wall. I would honestly love to know how you would complete the sentence. But of course I couldn't ask you to answer if I don't…so here goes!
You can feel the change coming. The air is so heavy it feels devoid of oxygen and you struggle to breathe. And then the rains come. The temperature drops. You can taste the moisture and it feels deliciously cool through your nose as you drawin a slow, long breath. It is as if your lungs have been purified with a renewed vitality. And so it is with our lives.
Life is a complex, myriad of moments in your day, your week, your month that can often leave your head spinning, your body out of balance. You race harder, faster, trying to manifest all the things you think will make you feel fulfilled and happy and do all the things you feel you really need to do. But, so often, all it does is leave you feeling empty and exhausted. The problem and also the answer lies within the fact that our lives are unpredictable; we are constantly evolving into the newest version of ourselves.
Two months ago I spoke of the Buddhist concept of impermanence. At the time it had become my saving grace as I had reached the status of total overwhelm from being all things to all people all the time. The notion that it wouldn't always be this hard helped me through the rough days. And now, here I am safely out the other side (but no doubt this too will change!) I have learnt that life is transient. From an external perspective, my life may look the same. Same house, same job, same family, same friends. But I'm not the same. The cup that had become an empty vacuum is filling back up. I am filling it back up and I am becoming more and more the person I was destined to become.
NO ONE knows YOU better than YOU do. NO ONE has the ability to tweak the intricacies of your life in the way that you can because YOU are the one with the clarity and insight into what it is you really want (even though a lot of the time we don't believe that we actually know either!) But if we get really quiet, and really listen, we will begin to get a glimpse. And I have found that through mindfulness and mediation, one voice speaks louder than the rest.
And what is it I have decided that I actually want in this moment in my life? Obviously, there's no singular answer to that question but the voice that is shouting the loudest is telling me that I want to write. It actually goes much deeper than that. I NEED TO WRITE. I have always loved words and books and writing but somewhere along the road that is life, I forgot how much it defined me. It was something that allowed me to express what I was feeling within my deepest layers, both the light and the dark. It gave me a way to express my creativity (whilst I dabbled with the folk art brush, let's just say it was never my true calling:-)) and without sounding conceited, it was something I was good at. It gave me a sense of self, something which I had sort of lost.
Writing is a way to fill my cup up, to nurture myself. And my hope is that through my words, I can help other people too; to get them to stop and listen to what it is that they want in their busy, ever-changing lives.
There's nothing quite like spending time with your family. Not the everyday time when you're rushing from one thing to the next, talking in broken sentences, trying to get everything done but, even though I really dislike the term, quality time. Those hours where you can reconnect with each other, laugh over silly 'in' jokes, sit up late chatting, share a giggle whilst watching Monsters Inc for the 10th time, wake up each morning and ask "what shall we do today?" You guessed it….I'm on holidays!
Summer holidays….ahhhh. What a wonderful time. We have driven about three hours south of our home in Sydney to a coastal town called Shoalhaven Heads. The south coast of NSW is a very pretty place; lush green pastures, soft golden sand beaches with piercingly blue water and a laid-back, relaxed lifestyle. Mornings are spent sleeping in (the girls and hubby), meditating in the cool morning air (me), lots of cups of tea & reading (also me), before heading off for the day's adventures after a quick breakfast. Days melt away swimming, kayaking, rummaging through flea markets and quaint stores in tiny villages, foraging for dinner supplies and whatever else we feel like doing. Afternoons are more leisurely and as the clock slowly winds round to 4.30, it is aperitif time!! I had my first gin and tonic in ages the other afternoon, with a sliver of lime, and it immediately felt like summer. As I write this, I am siping on an ice cold, crisp glass of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. I just adore daylight savings, where the sun doesn't dip down below the horizon till well after 8pm. Those balmy summer nights, eating alfresco. Tonight's delectable dinner will be prawns (shrimp) trawled from the ocean this very morning, salami, fetta-stuffed bell peppers, an assortment of dips, crumbly cheese and crispy bread with a lovely glass of Italian Prosecco to wash it all down. This is the life! The holiday life. My intention for 2015 is to have more quality time with those I love. Life is short. The good stuff shouldn't just be saved for holidays.
As you know from my earlier posts, Simplicity is my 'word' for the year ahead. I seek to slow down and focus on the little things that so often get overlooked. It hit me quite suddenly that this year our lives would change in a big way. My precious first-born daughter completed high school at the end of last year and 2015 will see her commence training for her 'dream job'. You see she wants to become a pastry chef…she is already a seriously talented purveyor of sweet delicacies and I wait with bated breath to see the amazing desserts she will be able to create with formal training. She is due to commence her pastry apprenticeship in February with an amazingly talented chef whose artistry has to be seen to be believed. It will, however, see her driving to the other side of the city for 3 or 4am starts! Yes, you read that right…3 or 4am. Now that presents to us some major life changes. She will need to be in bed around 7pm each night which is the time I normally manage to rustle up some food and present it to the family as their evening meal after a day at work. It is my biggest fear that we will lose that family time and become ships that pass in the night. BUT I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN!
We need to grab time with those we love and hold onto it for dear life. Maybe it will mean doing as the Italians do and have our main meal in the middle of the day on the weekends, before she heads to bed. Maybe it will mean trying to get away for overnight stays every now and then to spend uninterrupted time together. Maybe it will be pulling out a board game on her nights off and beating hubby at Pictionary! I don't know exactly how we'll do it but trust me, it will happen. My family is the most important thing in my life. Recently, friends of mine have lost two dear friends. Both were in their 40's. Both were mums. Both were taken way too soon. How often do we put off doing things? Sometimes our kids come up to us right as we're in the middle of something and if we say "let's chat about that later", we lose the magic of the moment. I intend to be more present this year. I don't want to miss those moments.


Tipirneni, R., Kullgren, J. T., Ayanian, J. Z., Kieffer, E. C., Rosland, A-M., Chang, T., Haggins, A. N., Clark, S. J., Lee, S., Solway, E., Kirch, M. A., Mrukowicz, C., Beathard, E., Sears, E., & Goold, S. D. (2018). Changes in health and ability to work among Medicaid expansion enrollees: a mixed methods study. Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Many HMP enrollees reported improved health, ability to work, and job seeking after health insurance through Medicaid expansion. However, some enrollees faced persistent barriers to employment such as poor health, disability, caregiving responsibilities, and older age.
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Nearly half of enrollees in the Healthy Michigan Plan reported being employed or self-employed full or part time.
About one in four enrollees said they were out of work. About one in ten enrollees said they were unable to work. Most of those unable to work reported significant barriers to employment. such as poor health, chronic conditions, older age, or functional limitations.
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Enrollment in the Healthy Michigan Plan was associated with large improvements in several measures of financial health, including reductions in unpaid bills, medical bills, over limit credit card spending, delinquencies, and public records (such as evictions, judgments, and bankruptcies). These benefits were apparent across several subgroups, although individuals with greater medical need, such as those with chronic illnesses, experience the largest improvements.
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Additional employment associated with federal Medicaid expansion spending peaked at over 39,000 jobs in 2016 and is projected to support approximately 30,000 jobs in 2021.
Increased personal income associated with new employment in Michigan is expected to be relatively stable, at $2.2 billion to 2.4 billion per year.
Added economic activity is projected to yield $145-$153 million/year in new state tax revenue.
Tipirneni, R., Kieffer, E.C., Ayanian, J.Z., Campbell, E.G., Salman, C., Clark, S.J., Chang, T., Haggins, A.N., Solway, E., Kirch, M.A., Goold, S.D. (2019). Factors influencing primary care providers' decisions to accept new Medicaid patients under Michigan's Medicaid expansion. American Journal of Managed Care, 25(3), 294-301.
A majority of PCPs surveyed reported accepting additional Medicaid patients after Medicaid expansion in Michigan. Factors considered important in the decision to accept new Medicaid patients included practice capacity to accept any new patients, availability of specialists for Medicaid patients, reimbursement, psychosocial needs of Medicaid patients, and illness burden of Medicaid patients.
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One in five PCPs reported conversations about out-of-pocket medical costs with low-income Medicaid patients. Half of PCPs who had cost conversations reported a resulting change in management, attesting to the value of such conversations for patient-centered care for patients with Medicaid.
Goold, S.D., Tipirneni, R., Kieffer, E., Haggins, A., Salman, C., Solway, E., Szymecko, L., Chang, T., Rowe, Z., Clark, S., Lee, S., Campbell, E.G., Ayanian, J.Z. (2018). Primary care clinicians' views about the impact of Medicaid expansion In Michigan: A mixed methods study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(8), 1307-1316.
PCPs reported improved patient access to care, medication adherence, chronic condition management, and detection of serious illness. Established patients' access did not diminish, possibly due to reported practice changes.
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Geographic regions with lower baseline (<50%) Medicaid acceptance had significant increases in Medicaid acceptance at 4 and 8 months post-expansion, while regions with higher baseline (≥50%) Medicaid acceptance did not experience significant changes in Medicaid acceptance.
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Medicaid appointment availability that had increased at 4 months remained increased 1 year after expansion.
More appointments were scheduled with non-physician providers over time.
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Appointment availability increased 6 percentage points for new Medicaid patients and decreased 2 percentage points for new privately insured patients following Medicaid expansion.
Wait times remained stable at 1–2 weeks for both groups.
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Outlines policy questions that Michigan is addressing that may also be relevant to other states that have expanded Medicaid or are considering doing so.
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By linking Michigan's Medicaid expansion to market-oriented changes to the program, the governor and legislature created a pragmatic path to link Republican and Democratic health care priorities.
Outlines five core principles in Michigan's approach to expand Medicaid under the ACA, including: 1) the state must achieve sufficient savings to offset its contributions for the Medicaid expansion when federal funding drops; 2) financial incentives for program enrollees to control their use of health care services and maintain healthy behaviors; 3) use of Medicaid managed care plans rather than fee-for-service; 4) requirement that enrollees have access to primary care and preventive services; and 5) opportunities to enhance the state's capacity to monitor the costs and quality of health care.
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