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Animist Blog Carnival: Wakeful World Book Club
May 2, 2014 September 23, 2019 Alison Leigh Lilly
Welcome to the May 2014 edition of the Animist Blog Carnival! For this month's theme, the ABC hosts its first-ever virtual book club — exploring the work of renowned animist and Druid author, Emma Restall Orr.
Last summer when I first picked up Orr's The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in Nature, I was anticipating a memoir-like book rich with the poetry and storytelling that has come to characterize much of her work. By its outward appearance, The Wakeful World is a slim book with a beautifully minimalist cover. I'd tossed it into my suitcase as I packed for vacation, thinking I'd squeeze in some light reading between our morning hikes and afternoons by the pool.
Boy was I wrong! I ended up reading this book out loud with my partner every evening that week — and for almost a month afterwards — during which we found ourselves constantly setting the book aside to discuss the nuances of Orr's complex and fascinating ideas. Despite its unassuming appearance, The Wakeful World is no lightweight. It takes up tricky topics such as the nature of consciousness and mind-body dualism, and carefully examines them from every angle, drawing on the insights of some of the most influential thinkers in the history of Western philosophy.
In the year or so since I first read it, I've returned to this book again and again. (The pages of my copy are now worn and bent, the margins thick with notes — the highest compliment I can give to a writer!) But what I've enjoyed most about the book are the endless discussions it's provoked. There is so much to chew on, and plenty to disagree with and debate. When grappling with questions about the mind, the soul and existence itself, every reader will inevitably bring their own unique perspectives and experiences to the discussion. This wonderful variety is reflected in this month's ABC. So without further ado, let's get to it!
Our first review comes from Brian Taylor, who welcomes Orr's contribution to the growing plurality of ideas about modern animism. In his post "An Animist's Bookshelf: The Wakeful World by Emma Restall Orr," he writes:
In a talk posted on her website she tells us that she finds animism exciting and dangerous because it offers an alternative to Western consumer capitalist culture's objectification and exploitation of many human beings, other animals, forests, and so forth. In Wakeful World she wanted to hone a definition of animism that would stand its ground against other world views, and help us deconstruct self-sabotaging assumptions in the process.
As a confirmed pluralist I welcome this book. We need a range of perspectives. I like the way in which Restall Orr develops her thesis, step by step, throughout the book. The research behind her most recent offering has clearly been a labour of love, and there's much of interest here, not least an extended consideration of the mindedness of nature.
Brian also points to an aspect of Orr's book that falls somewhat short, in being primarily a philosophical work less concerned about how these ideas might have personal, spiritual relevance for the individual animist. Weaving his review of the book into a reflection on the power of astrology and divination, Brian raises some important questions about the bleakness of some of Orr's theories about purpose and beauty:
Emma Restall Orr's ideas are certainly interesting, but, despite her assurances to the contrary she sometimes writes as though defining a singular animism, and speaking for all animists. Responding to Whitehead's teleological God, who guides the universe towards the production of beauty, for example, she writes 'there are no such benevolent gods in the pantheon of the animist'. Well, no single teleological god, perhaps – but no benevolent gods, guiding us towards beauty? There is a bleakness in this omission that, once again, I'm uncomfortable with. I know about 'brutality', but the beauty I'm surrounded by feels more fundamental and enduring. There's bleakness too in the statement that 'as no more than a flow of percepts, of changing contextual data, the self actually has no purpose, no meaning at all'. If that were so, how could 'we' enter into long term relationships with other (meaningless) selves? Why would 'I' want to 'create a sustainable and peaceful world'? Why would I find that the pattern of the planets consistently reflects the capacities, challenges, and intimate concerns of individual human, or other-than-human lives? Why would any of this matter?
In his post "The Mind of a Rock: Musings on Orr's 'Wakeful World'," Jeff Lilly draws on his professional background in linguistics and computer engineering to dig into the implications of Orr's theory of "minded nature" for a modern society where the lines between technology and biology, man and machine, are increasingly blurred:
Orr's take [on the mind-body paradox] not only leads to the idea that rocks think, but answers why human brains think differently from rocks, and gives a new view of the place of the human experience in the ecology of mind. […]
Orr's work leads us to a very different conception of mind: one in which humans are no longer at the top of a great chain of mental being, no longer kings of cognition, but simply possessed of a brain that is very well adapted to our needs — not too constrained, not too free, not too malleable, nor too rigid, for our ecological niche and social natures. Just as Copernicus dislodged humanity from the physical center of the universe, this reading of Orr dislodges us from our psychic pinnacle. Instead we're part of an ecology of mind, one in which the tiny brightly lit mind of the beetle is as valuable and miraculous as the vast dark mind of Mt. Ranier.
Over on the Naturalistic Pantheist blog Nature is Sacred, Matt shares a review of The Wakeful World that explores how Orr's animism can offer a solid foundation for theories of panpsychism and panexperientialism, two important concepts in his own philosophy. He details the overlap between these concepts in his post "Everything Experiences!":
One of the Yule/ Christmas presents my partner gave me this year was a book called "The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in Nature" by Emma Restall Orr. It is a fascinating book yet I have found a lot of it very difficult to understand and am still trying to get my head around the concepts explained in it. Much of the book is made up of looking at different philosophies and building a theory of metaphysics to explain the world as an Animist sees it. This post isn't exactly a review of the book, but it will use a lot of the information from the book to explain the idea of Panexperientialism/ Panpsychism and what it offers to Naturalistic Pantheists. […]
I have come to the conclusion that an Animism based on the theories of Panpsychism/ Panexperientialism is a valid, reasonable and ethical worldview that can bring many benefits for Naturalistic Pantheists who choose to incorporate it into their life. It answers the Mind-Body problem and gives a foundation for Animistic Ethics of treating the world and all life with respect, reverence and honour.
In a beautiful embodiment of the power of animistic experience, the "Dad Who Writes" Gabriel M. Clarke shares his personal reflections on Orr's book one cold night at yoga camp, in his post "Drenched in moonlight: accidental animism and The Wakeful World":
You may think of silence as an absence of something but at certain times and in certain places, silence is like a full glass with the liquid swelling right on the edge of the rounded rim. I held my breath. The moonlight and starlight were bright enough to navigate the guy-ropes webbing the field. I made my way to the main path circling the tents and listened.
Part of the world, that part of it made up of people zipped up in sleeping bags in tents and caravans, was sleeping. The rest of it was awake and listening to me. I walked through it, becoming aware of the fulness of it embracing me from all directions. It's possible I said a prayer; not to any divinity in particular, though the sacred in various forms was walking all around me at that moment, but as a part of my immersion in the infinite interpenetrating of life with life that I suddenly found myself a part of. Sleeping humans, animals, trees, grass, earth, stone, water, wind – all held me and I was happy and grateful to be held. […]
The challenge of experiences that can only be described as animist is to shift from the anthropocentric view of what it means to 'experience' the world, and to accept the fleeting nature of one's own egocentric perception. At the sensory level, a tree perceives the world in an unimaginably complex and far-ranging way. Does the tree feel? Does the soil that the tree grows in?
I think the tree and the soil do. Not as a human feels but if human feelings are made up of chemical trails, sensory inputs and neural connections, then a tree's are hardly less valid and a good deal more durable. Perception, accepting the breadth of possibilities that perception stands for, is the important thing. Zen, yoga, various Christian traditions of quietism and the Sufis all look to a the idea of mindfulness, of letting oneself be situated in the world. In so doing we experience what it is to be a minded being, to be purely perceiving the world. It seems to me that Orr argues that the very stuff of nature is minded – that nature is mindedness and that this mindedness enables the network of perceptions that, at various levels of intensity and complexity, forms communities, tribes and, ultimately, individuals.
Anyway, I'm putting it all very badly so you should just read [Orr's] book.
In the introduction to The Wakeful World, Emma Restall Orr notes that the book can be considered a prequel to Living with Honour: A Pagan Ethics, developing some of the philosophical ideas that were first proposed in her earlier work. While most of our ABC bloggers this month focused on Orr's more recent text, Chas Clifton shared a review of Living with Honour he wrote in 2009 that can give some context to the on-going development of Orr's ideas:
She wants to locate her ethics in nature. This "nature" is primarily planetary as opposed to cosmic—and she makes an argument about hurricanes and tsunamis that I would agree with completely: "The *Pagan acceptance of nature's destructive power is not about resignation, but reverence." You can have a relationship with planetary nature, but it is not all about you.
Yet she almost completely ignores centuries of Pagan thought on ethics and philosophy from the Greco-Roman tradition! […] The ancient philosophers ranged from the hardest of "hard polytheists" to skeptical materialists like Epicurus to the "honor the gods and do your duty" attitude of the Roman Stoics. And they had a great deal to say about living ethically in friendship, in marriage, and in civic life–even when (as under the worst emperors) one was caught up in a corrupt governmental system. Why leave them out in favor of Schopenhauer, Martin Buber, or A.J. Ayer?
[…] Thus, while I find much to like in Living With Honour: A Pagan Ethics–I do enjoy seeing intelligent writers wrestle with the issue of just what "nature religion" is–I cannot help but see it as crippled by its rejection of still-relevent Pagan ethical traditions.
For readers like Chas, The Wakeful World will answer a good number of these criticisms, though not all of them. Orr continues to develop her conception of nature as grounded in the "planetary" even as her discussion reaches beyond this understanding of the natural world to include the "cosmic" and ontological. But as a modern animist grappling with the legacy of such eminent and influential thinkers as Kant and Whitehead, Orr's approach to Pagan and animistic thought remains thoroughly rooted in more recent developments of the Western philosophical tradition, taking ancient Greek and Roman thinkers as a foundation but not limiting her discussion to them.
Finally, for my own contribution to the ABC, I offer a recklessly ambitious, two-for-the-price-of-one review of The Wakeful World by bringing it into conversation with Louis Liebenberg's The Art of Tracking: The Origin of Science to place Emma Restall Orr's work in a broader cultural context. In my post "The Hunt for a Wakeful World: Anthropocentrism & Subjectivity (Part 2)", I continue my on-going exploration of anthropocentrism in Pagan theology and ritual by considering how Orr's systematic and speculative approaches to animistic philosophy are rooted in the evolutionary insights of our prehistoric hunter-gatherer ancestors:
Orr sets herself no easy task when she endeavors to articulate a philosophy of modern animism that can hold its own among the heavyweights of the Western philosophical tradition. […] Within Western philosophy, the theory of animism has long been disparaged and dismissed as fundamentally irrational, immature, even primitive and "backwards." A modern Druidic writer and priest, Orr has encountered this attitude personally through her work at interfaith events, and she describes one experience in particular that left such a lasting sting that, even years later, it remained part of the impetus behind her decision to write The Wakeful World.
Another inspiration in the writing of this book, however, was Orr's deep desire to respond to the call of the natural world itself. In The Wakeful World, she hopes to rise to the challenge of presenting a compelling and intellectually rigorous case for nature's inherent value apart from our human judgements about its use or beauty. There is a certain poetry, then, in thinking of The Wakeful World as a kind of metaphysical hunt for a more robust animistic worldview than the incomplete, cursory treatment it's received from scholars in the past. If the Western world has long since dismissed animism as a child's fantasy, as easily debunked as the mythical unicorn, then you might say The Wakeful World is a hunt for the mud-and-blood reality behind such myths.
There is so much more to say about The Wakeful World, and I have no doubt it will become a cornerstone of modern animist thought, provoking discussion and debate for many years to come. Thank you to all who participated in this month's Animist Blog Carnival!
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My nephew was asked to put together a report on Mardi Gras which reminded me of a reflection piece I had written that might be of help to him, and hopefully you too.
The traditional Christian season of Lent starts on February 13 this year. Christians have been practicing the 40 days of Lent for literally hundreds of years, since the third century. It's only recently, in the grand scheme of things, that many believers have decided that they are not going to participate anymore. Some avoid it because it's associated with the Catholicism or old-school Christianity, and I can understand that, but as with many other modernizations of the practices of our faith, I believe we've thrown the baby out with the bathwater and have lost a lot of traditions that were very powerful tools in Christian discipleship.
The Reformation was all about combatting the false teachers in the church who were telling people that they had to do certain things (like pay money, go on pilgrimages, say so many prayers, do penance before God would forgive them) and had moved away from the true message of salvation which says that we are saved only and fully by the penal substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ – the exchange of His life for ours on the cross. In correcting this error and walking away from this corrupt teaching they also walked away from many of the practices and disciplines that were part of the church.
Ancient practices like Advent, Lent, and Good Friday, were given up because they had been corrupted by false teachers who were using them to manipulate the faithful. They were started with the best intentions to be regular times on the calendar where Christians would remember and celebrate the life of Jesus and practice various spiritual disciplines, but then the false teachers started saying that Christians had to do them in order to be saved. Protestants rightly said, "No we don't.", but then many stopped participating in the holidays and disciplines surrounding them.
It is my belief that we should recapture some of the old ways because many of them are still good ideas, and powerful ways to experience God.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and goes until Easter. It is a period of 40 days, which is a number we find all over the bible. The rains that brought the flood lasted 40 days and 40 nights, the Hebrews spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness. Moses fasted 40 days before receiving the 10 commandments, Goliath came out and insulted the Israelites for 40 days before David came, God told Jonah to give Nineveh 40 days to repent, and Jesus spent 40 days in the desert fasting and confronting Satan. It's a spiritually significant number.
Lent is to be a time of reflection and preparation before we get into the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Instead of being like the world and avoiding sadness, lamenting and sacrifice, we choose to embrace it and seek to be more like Jesus as we meditate, mourn, repent and fast. We stop eating certain foods and avoid parties and celebrations for a time, so we can contemplate the meaning and significance of crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Instead of skipping straight to the resurrection, we take a long time to think about why Jesus was crucified, what He went through, what our personal salvation cost, and what consequences that has for us, our family and our church.
It is a time of prayer and repentance, of fasting and meditation, of consideration and mortification of sin, a time to think less of ourselves and more about Jesus, a time to give a sacrifice of our time, energy, and efforts to God in a special way. To practice self-discipline and open ourselves for God to show His amazing provision for our souls.
The day before Lent is called Shrove Tuesday and the story of the corruption of this day emphasizes a serious problem in the Church.
Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the word "shrive", which means to confess sin. It was a day set aside to clean out our hearts before the special season of Lent began. To prepare ourselves for this very serious and spiritually significant time of the year. It was a day of becoming real with ourselves and our sin. A day to pray to God with David in Psalm 139:23-24, "Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Pancake Day = Fat Tuesday = Mardi Gras?
But here's what happened. There were certain foods that people would traditionally give up for Lent, foods like meat, fish, fats, eggs and milk. Like the Israelites with their unleavened bread, they would let their diet show what was going on in their hearts. And since they were going to give them up, and they would certainly spoil before the 40 days was over, Shrove Tuesday became the day that people would use up these foods.
And what's the best way to get rid of fats, eggs, milk and meat? A pancake meal. So it became tradition that on this day of confession and repentance, of getting right with God, there would also be a large feast where families would get together on Shrove Tuesday and eat up all the foods they wouldn't be eating during Lent.
And so Shrove Tuesday became Pancake Tuesday… or Fat Tuesday, because it was the day you would eat pancakes and use up your fatty foods. The French name for Fat Tuesday is Mardi Gras — maybe you've heard of it.
And when you and I think of Mardi Gras, the first thing that comes to mind is Repentance, Confession, and getting right with God, right? No, it went from a day of getting right with God to a day to tell God to get lost so we could indulge in as much sinful behaviour as we can!
It's incredibly ironic what some of the customs for Mardi Gras have become. In place of opening our hearts to God, coming clean, and letting God shine His light on our lives, we have the "Mardi Gras mask" where people cover up their identities and be someone else for a day so they can get away with whatever they want without people knowing who they are.
Instead of preparing ourselves for a time to remember the sacrifice of Christ and to fast in His name, Mardi Gras has become a time to indulge ones self, to go overboard, to do everything to excess!
Where Shrove Tuesday was a time to confront temptation and sin, Mardi Gras has become an overly sexual, hedonistic day where men and women give up their dignity and "flash" the crowd to win some beads.
Now, believe me, I would love to spend the rest of our time pointing out other people's sins, pointing out what's wrong with the world and everyone one else… and say "Wow! Those guys are really bad!" But I can't because you know what? I do the same things they do. Except I'm worse because I'm supposed to know better.
This is classic human, sinful behaviour, and something we all need to watch ourselves for! How many of us really act the way we are supposed to act as a Christian? How many of us are truly walking the walk of faith? The truth is that not many of us are. Not really.
Please understand that I'm talking to the more mature believers, not the new believers and the non-believers. Right now I'm talking to the people who have claimed to be believers for a while. Those who should be remarkably different after a long walk with Jesus. Those who claim that Jesus resides in their hearts, and who have listened to the Holy Spirit for a while. And that's me included.
Pastor Craig Groeschel wrote a book a while back called "Christian Atheist" which is all about people who claim to be Christians, but live as though God doesn't exist. In other words, Christians who talk about Shrove Tuesday, but live with a Mardi Gras heart.
"Before our plane took off, Michelle struck up a conversation. Somewhat nervous about flying, she seemed eager to talk, as if our chat might make the flight pass more quickly. After describing her difficulties with balancing her checkbook and handling her divorced parents and her live-in boyfriend— who's scared to death of marriage— she asked me about my life.
This revelation gave Michelle permission to unleash a stream of Christian words and stories. Dropping the occasional "God told me" and "God is good," she smiled softly as she described how she "gave her life to Jesus" at the age of fifteen at a Christian youth camp. After praying sincerely, she was eager to get back to school to share her faith and live a life of purity and spiritual integrity.
Michelle held on to her new belief in God but soon slipped back into her old way of life. As if in a confessional, Michelle continued pouring out her life's darker details. She looked down as she admitted that she was doing things with her live-in boyfriend that she knew she shouldn't. She told me she wanted to go to church but was simply too busy working and studying. She did pray many nights— mostly that her boyfriend would become a Christian like she was. "If only he believed in Jesus, then he might want to marry me," she said, wiping her tears.
I really understand where that girl is coming from, because I often act the same way. I see this kind of Christian Atheism — this Mardi Gras Heart — in myself quite often. I can't speak for you because I don't know your heart – but I know mine. Saying one thing, and doing another. Struggling with the same sins and temptations, time after time. Going days without praying or reading my bible. Going through the motions in worship and my devotional times. I may not have a huge, public sin to confess that would cost me my position as pastor… but I can certainly understand what it means to be a hypocrite in my own eyes – and in the eyes of God.
God has been teaching me something over the past while, and I encourage you to ask yourself these questions: How are Christians different than other people? Why are we different? What makes you different than you were before you met Jesus? What does being a Christian look like on the inside and the outside? How do we keep from turning the parts of our life that are supposed to look like Shrove Tuesdays into the self-indulgent hedonism of Mardi Gras?
Lord, you have made me special. You said you knitted me together in my mother's womb, set me apart from before creation, and have appointed good deeds for me to do in advance. You are the giver of good gifts, the author of salvation, and my personal redeemer. You bought me back from death, from captivity, from the rightful consequences of my sin. I rightly deserved Hell and you came for me. Lord, you demonstrated your love for me in this: while I was yet a sinner, you died for me.
And yet, in so many ways I live as though you don't exist. In my daily life, I forget about you. I reject you. I disappoint you. I refuse to listen, and sometimes even ignore you. I take control of my life when I should be giving it to you.
I know that it is not my deeds, my good works, or anything that I do, that saves me. Yet, I also know that faith without works is dead. I know there is nothing I can do to make you love me more or love me less. But I also know that your love should spur me on to good deeds, and that your Son's life is the perfect example of how I should live.
Lord, there are some areas of my life that I need you to deal with. Areas that I'm not proud of… and, in fact, I'm ashamed of. Areas of sin, rebellion and pride, idolatry and disobedience. Lord, you say in your word that if we confess our sins, that you are faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I want to confess to you because I need cleansing.
Lord, there are areas of my life that are not pure, and times when I have chosen filth over purity… I've chosen to look upon sin… to listen to sin… to touch sin… to taste sin… to revel in and think about sinful things… and I've gone back for more… forgive me. Cleanse me.
Lord, I have made places of my heart and life off limits to you. I've heard you knocking on the door, and I've refused to answer. I've loved my secret places more than I've loved you. Please open up those doors and let your light in… no matter how painful it might be. I need you to clean those areas out.
Lord, I have lived dishonourably, and dishonoured others. I have taken the reputation of Christ and dragged it through the mud. I have been dishonest and disloyal. I have not let my yes be yes, and my no be no… and I have broken promises. Forgive me. And help me make it right with those I've hurt.
Lord, I have rejected your word. I have read parts of your bible and argued with you. I've even chosen to avoid parts of your word because they make me feel uncomfortable. When someone has asked me about what I believe, I have told them my opinion, which was not in line with your word, because I was ashamed of what you said. Forgive me for my arrogance and my fear of man.
Lord, You have given me opportunities to share my faith, and I have not taken them. You have given me chances to inject your truth, and I have kept my mouth closed. You have stirred my spirit to speak, and I disobeyed and walked away. There were chances to give you glory, to give you credit, to say that you are the one who did it… and I stole your fame… or I gave it to someone else… or simply didn't say anything. Forgive me.
Lord, there are times when I have sought out the darkness. You call me to live as a child of light, but there are times when I have closed the blinds, locked the doors, turned off the lights, and preferred the darkness because it covered my sin. I have hidden my sins from my brothers and sisters in the faith. They have asked me, and I have lied to their face. You have given me chances to flee temptation, and I have dismissed them, and continued to walk towards sin, invited you to leave… and then I committed sin, on purpose… in the darkness of my private life. Forgive me.
Lord, I have rejected your church. I don't really love your people, the body of Christ, as I should. In fact, I avoid them. I prefer the company of non-believers. I give my service to other places. I give my time to other people. I have come to church time and again, and then left quickly to avoid your people. I don't ask how other people are doing because I don't want to get involved. I make myself busy so I have an excuse to stay away. I do not treat other believers as my family. I have even mocked them, ridiculed them, and gossiped behind their back. Lord, forgive me for how I treat your beloved bride… your church.
Lord, I life too much as a citizen of this world, and not of your kingdom. I embrace many worldly things unquestionably. I have put idols in my home, idols in my work, idols in my car. I live by the world's standards, not yours. I have spent money I don't have, on things I don't need, to impress people I don't even really know. I am in debt because I want to be more like the world. I'm not different than the non-believers around me… in fact there is almost no discernible difference between me and them. Lord, forgive me for not living as the salt and light I should be.
Lord, I don't acknowledge the spiritual realm. I live as though what I see is all that there is. I do not store my treasures in heaven, but instead spend time building bigger and bigger barns here on earth. I do not put on my spiritual armour… the armour of God which you have given me… but leave it off to the side every day as I go into the world. And then I blame you when I fall. When a battle is waged in my soul, I give up far too easily because I do not want to fight… I am too lazy… too selfish… too worldly. I love my flesh and the god of my stomach too much. Forgive me for not thirsting for You alone.
This entry was posted in Devotional, Sermon, Worship and tagged Christian, Jesus, Lent, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday.
Al – thanks for your blog here on Mardi Gras and the Christian Atheist. I'm giving some thought as to how I might honor the Lord in a special way during the coming "Lenten Season".
Pastor Al, thanks for sharing this. Just the other day someone told me a dream of theirs was to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I felt I should say something but kept stum! If I had read this first, would I have said anything, perhaps not? Thanks for your prayer of confession. We all can relate because we are all there. Thanks for your honesty and example. Our Lord is wonderful!
People don't seen to really know what they are getting into with Mardo Gras and many just make the excuse that they want to "have fun", which is really not a great reason to do anything.
I think what you shared today goes to show that by sharing like this in Fellowship can go a long way in helping to see our own reflections in others.
I remember reading something about a splinter in my brothers eye and a log in my own.
In one way or another we've all been to the modern day Mardi Gras.
Your words can help us get back where we should be as Christians and help others to find their way as well.
You're absolutely right. Sometimes people ask me about how I preach (write), with such passion. The answer is simply because it has touched my heart first.


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Ken Ard Resigns Amid Investigation
Updated: 7:27 AM EDT Mar 12, 2012
Former Lt. Governor Ken Ard has pleaded guilty to seven counts of violating the State Ethics Act.A judge sentenced Ard to five years probation. He will also have to pay a $5,000 fine and do 300 hours of community service.Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the indictments on Friday after Ard resigned from his position."As a result of a comprehensive investigation that began last July when this office requested this case from the State Ethics Commission, the State Grand Jury, acting pursuant to its public corruption authority, returned, today, an indictment charging James Kenneth Ard with seven counts of violating the State Ethics Act," Wilson said.State Grand Jury Indictment| Report of the State Grand Jury Wilson said Ard was running a scheme developed as part of his candidacy for Lt. Governor.He said Ard created "the false appearance of a groundswell of political support through fictitious or bogus campaign contributions."Wilson said, "These donations to Ard's campaign were not a genuine demonstration of financial support. Instead, they represented cash in the amount of $75,000 which was funneled from Ard to others and ultimately back to his campaign as purported contributions from citizens in the community."According to Wilson, phantom contributions in the amount of approximately $87,500 were a part of Ard's scheme. He said the contributions were either not made at all by the person listed or were not made in the amount reported."The funneled, as well as the phantom contributions, were certified to the State Ethics Commission and reported to the public at large as true and correct. They were not true and correct. Campaign transparency was in reality campaign deceit."The charges include: four counts of unlawful reimbursement of campaign contributions; two counts of falsely filing campaign reports; and one count encompassing multiple acts of personal use of campaign funds.All seven counts are misdemeanor offenses.Ard has already paid a $48,000 ethics fine.In a letter given to Senate leaders and Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning, Ard resigned from his position and said he was sorry and it was his responsibility to make sure the money was spent correctly."There are no excuses, nor is there need to share blame. It is my fault that the events of the past year have taken place," Ard said in a statement. Full Statement South Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell now replaces Ard as lieutenant governor.McConnell says he has a moral obligation to follow the state constitution no matter how difficult it might be personally.Statements About Resignation Governor Nikki Haley issued a statement thanking Ard for his service and wishing him and his family the best."I look forward to continuing the progress South Carolina has made in the last 15 months with our next lieutenant governor," Haley said.South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly issued this statement Friday following the resignation:"Lieutenant Governor Ard has taken responsibility for his actions. His resignation will help our state move past this sad and unfortunate incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ken and his family during this time," said Chairman Connelly.
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
Former Lt. Governor Ken Ard has pleaded guilty to seven counts of violating the State Ethics Act.
A judge sentenced Ard to five years probation. He will also have to pay a $5,000 fine and do 300 hours of community service.
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the indictments on Friday after Ard resigned from his position.
"As a result of a comprehensive investigation that began last July when this office requested this case from the State Ethics Commission, the State Grand Jury, acting pursuant to its public corruption authority, returned, today, an indictment charging James Kenneth Ard with seven counts of violating the State Ethics Act," Wilson said.
State Grand Jury Indictment| Report of the State Grand Jury
Wilson said Ard was running a scheme developed as part of his candidacy for Lt. Governor.
He said Ard created "the false appearance of a groundswell of political support through fictitious or bogus campaign contributions."
Wilson said, "These donations to Ard's campaign were not a genuine demonstration of financial support. Instead, they represented cash in the amount of $75,000 which was funneled from Ard to others and ultimately back to his campaign as purported contributions from citizens in the community."
According to Wilson, phantom contributions in the amount of approximately $87,500 were a part of Ard's scheme. He said the contributions were either not made at all by the person listed or were not made in the amount reported.
"The funneled, as well as the phantom contributions, were certified to the State Ethics Commission and reported to the public at large as true and correct. They were not true and correct. Campaign transparency was in reality campaign deceit."
The charges include: four counts of unlawful reimbursement of campaign contributions; two counts of falsely filing campaign reports; and one count encompassing multiple acts of personal use of campaign funds.
All seven counts are misdemeanor offenses.
Ard has already paid a $48,000 ethics fine.
In a letter given to Senate leaders and Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning, Ard resigned from his position and said he was sorry and it was his responsibility to make sure the money was spent correctly.
"There are no excuses, nor is there need to share blame. It is my fault that the events of the past year have taken place," Ard said in a statement. Full Statement
South Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell now replaces Ard as lieutenant governor.
McConnell says he has a moral obligation to follow the state constitution no matter how difficult it might be personally.
Statements About Resignation
Governor Nikki Haley issued a statement thanking Ard for his service and wishing him and his family the best.
"I look forward to continuing the progress South Carolina has made in the last 15 months with our next lieutenant governor," Haley said.
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly issued this statement Friday following the resignation:
"Lieutenant Governor Ard has taken responsibility for his actions. His resignation will help our state move past this sad and unfortunate incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ken and his family during this time," said Chairman Connelly.

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Products which contain chemical fragrances have been found to be harmful.¹ Those that are designed to completely mask odors can also mask serious problems we should be aware of. A couch loaded with bacteria isn't the best place to sit, even if the aroma in the room is pleasant. And we would certainly want to know if there was something burning, or gas was leaking. True essential oils will freshen the air and provide a beautiful scent, but will not override the body's necessary survival mechanism. It makes good sense to use these natural substances to create an aromatic environment that has positive effects on body and mind, instead of products containing chemical fragrance.
Essential oil cleaning products do require putting the pieces together, but the experience and effects from cleaning this way is well worth the small effort expended to do so. They are made using white vinegar,* baking soda, water and the antiseptic essential oils of your choice. Well-cleaned spray bottles from former cleaning products can also be used to save money and recycle, too!
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how much $$ does it cost to get the average roll of film developed.
P.S. where would you get them developed. at a photography shop maybe?
Well you can get them developed anywhere from a drugstore, but the quality will usaully not be great. Or you could go to somewhere that just photography, like Inkleys, and the quality should be great. I don't use film, so I couldn't tell you exactly, but I'm guessing around 5-10$ a roll.
Bob Fately Your question requires some detail - the cost for slides is very different than that for prints.
If you're in the US, your local drugstore or Target/WalMart photo center probably charges on the order or $6-7 for a 24 exposure roll of print film.
A pro lab will charge substantially more, but the difference in quality is usually quite obvious. Even though the basic C-41 developement process is the same, the pro lab has more accurate temperature controls, changes or refreshes their chemicals more often, and so forth - leading to far better looking prints. There is a well respected lab called A&I photo (www.aandi.com) - they do mail-order processing using mailers you can order directly from them or from B&H Photo.
A&I's mailers cost something like $16 for a roll of C-41 print film (36 exposure). They also do E-6 pricessing, which is for slide film - their mailers for that cost about $7 (again for 36 exposures). Local drugstores etc. don't generally handle slides.
Photo stores usually (not always, but usually) send their film out to a local lab (often the same lab that handles the film from the drigstores when you use the "overnight" service rather than the 1-hour service). The photo store just marks up the cost more, so they charge more than the drugstore for the same basic service.
Of course, some photo shops do have in-house equipment - you need to ask. In that case, the photo store usually does a good job of keeping its gear and chemicals fresh and clean, and train the operators better than WalMart, so again their quality is better than the discount stores.
Two tips here. Check the date on any film you are purchasing. That four rolls for six dollars deal is probably too good to be true. And also, STEER CLEAR FROM RETAILERS like WalMart, Walgreens, any one hour photo printer/developer unless it is attached to a dedicated camera shop.
John's Gallery The bottom line, here, is that most places are developing your color prints via machine. So, unless you take you megatives to a real pro labthat has a darkrrom and uses wet chemistry, everyone is doing the same thing.
If you go to a one hour service [supermarket, Wal.Mart, etc.] you pay about $6.99 for a 24-27 exposure roll. There's a built in cost for filme development and then a per print charge. So, if you short change a rol, you'll pay proportionally less. Here is NJ, Stop and Shop offers developing for $4.99 mif you can wait about 24-48 hours. But, it's still maching developing/printing.
If you go to a mail service like Clark Photo, you can pay as little as $2.99 for the 24 exposure roll. When, and if, I use such a service I ask for the premium service [sometime called Kodak] and pay $3.99 a roll. There is, of course, a handling charge per roll of film; you'll wind up paying about $5.50/roll and you'll have a wait of about a week.
Some one hour labs at local photo shops will charge from $8.99 to $14.99 for a 24 exposure roll. Remember, their volume isn't as large as Wal-Mart's; yet, their equipment cost is comparable. And, their developing service is, usually, their bread and butter - not a loss leader.
Slides follow the same procedure; however, almost all "local places" send out their work to a Kodak-type service. Prices vary.
A point to note. Since almost all print work is done by machine, the issue is the manner of printing. Assuming fresh chmicals, there is little difference in the qualit yof the negatives. That's important if you scan your negatives and do your own printing at home. I wish I could just get a contact [index] print and the negatives from a one-hour service because that's what I'd rather do. Then, my printing cost would reflect only the images I feel worth print - regardless of size.
Bob Fately A point to note on John S's (duplicated) point to note: the assumption that there are fresh chemicals is a dangerous one. The two main difference between the drugstores and the pro labs are 1) how the operators are trained and 2) how often they replenish the chemistry. Well, and 2b) how well they maintain the machinery.
So while WalMart and Ritz Camera stores both use the same Fuji Frontier systems, believe me when I tell you that by and large Ritz will produce better results. The people who run the equipment at photo-oriented stores are, generally speaking, more 'into' photography and better trained than the minimum wage clerks at the discounters.
There are, of course, exceptions, but on average the quality is better at places that know what they're doing. I've had strips of negatives ruined at a drugstore operation because the clerk used a squeegee with some foreign element wedged in it to swipe dry the negatives - and left a scratch through the entire strip. Nice, eh?
So, again, there are real differences between the discounters and the 'pros' - and as always, some are better than others in either millieu - so basically it will be a matter of trying a few rolls at various places convenient to you and seeing how you fare.
John's Gallery But Ritz one hour service isn't done by "pros."
Bob Fately Yes, John. Yes John.
But Ritz's people are invariably better trained on how to use the systems, and Ritz undoubtably refreshes their chemistry more often. That's the only point I was trying to make.
Will Turner "But Ritz's people are invariably better trained on how to use the systems, and Ritz undoubtably refreshes their chemistry more often.."
I wouldn't let my worst enemy go to Ritz. Had a friend insisted on sharing print/develop costs on some of our camping trips, he would take the exposed film back to Ritz in the big city and they came back two different occasions months apart with all kinds of strange blobs on the negatives and ruined prints. Presented with a complaint by my friend, Ritz of course blamed 'whoever took them'. I was so incensed I insisted on taking back control of all film developed to my local lab, who found the film had been misprocessed. Ritz is never allowed to touch any film of mine, ever. Heck, the local one-hour Walgreens does a much better job. Since the imposition of my 'no-Ritz' rule, no problems at all since then.
Find a pro lab or "real" photo shop locally who does their processing in-house and get to know them. When you've become a regular customer they will treat you differently and give your print or slide film the careful attention it deserves.
You won't get that kind of service at any drug store/department store-type venue.
I gotta tell ya that more and more when I press the two pieces of paper together on my development/print envelope or even just hand over my cartridges/rolls to somebody, I cannot trust them to properly handle my film anymore. Walmart runs my film over sandpaper before developing. Others finish exposing the negatives for me. I have some of the items, developing tanks, film roll holders, I'm tired of the crap that photo retailers are throwing at us. I called a new developer a year ago and asked if they sold fixers and such and the response was "Aw, you don't wanna do that." Yeah, I know. Because it would put you out of business and expose you for the fraud you are! Sorry, a little venting.
I am going to open my own DARKROOM!!!!!
No more WalMart to screw up my negs. No more idiots to take my subdued low light images and make pictures of snow fields from them. I AM GOING TO WALK AWAY FROM THE LIGHT!
Chris.. the makers of digital cameras are taking over the world of film processing.. they are simply trying to push you towards their products. Eventually, they will take over the manufacuring of the chemicals that are required to process your own film.. that's the next step.
*disclaimer* this is meant to be a joke (taken lightly) I am not suggesting that there is any kind of conspiracy, or that anyone would actually do anything hurtful or mean to anyone on purpose.. specifically members or visitors of this website.
No. I see, Jay. Yezzzzzzzz. They will take over the rfineries and plant detenation devices into the sideburns of Elvis clones so people can say that they saw Elvis tampering with the tanks but upon further review threr will be no proof. Oh, conniving digital freaks. They will be the end of us all.
gregorylagrange.org The machines don't keep reusing the chemicals like a home b&w developer. They continuously run through from the storage tanks. That's something that has been a kinda universal reason that stores give to a customer when they ask why something came out bad from another place. Instead of saying "I don't know" they say "maybe their chemicals were old". They mix them in the tanks and pump them through. A little bit gets used up, a little bit gets pumped in.
The thing about training, it's more an issue of what the people, including the manager, feel like they won't let slide by. One place tries to do a good job, another hopes maybe they won't notice the short cut negative.


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Self-healing geological construction materials and structures
Results in Brief
Bioengineered 'self-healing' for sustainable building and smart heritage preservation
Building materials such as cement, iron and steel have an enormous impact on the environment. GEOHEAL has found a way to help us maintain and reuse existing buildings better, with bacteria giving buildings self-healing properties.
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Over time, weathering and everyday stresses cause damage and deterioration to the geological materials used in building construction. This can compromise the structural integrity and safety of buildings, as well as reduce their aesthetic appeal. Regular maintenance mostly involves the application of surface coatings, which can limit the ability of the material to breathe, reducing its long-term performance. These are also often limited to specific materials. The EU-supported GEOHEAL project explored the potential for some materials to automatically instigate a healing process that restores, or even enhances, desirable structural or aesthetic properties. Taking inspiration from research into bacterial mineralisation of calcite in cement, GEOHEAL demonstrated mineralisation in different rock types. "Our technique enhances the treated material's durability without appearing to compromise the materials' 'breathability' in the same way as some chemical treatments," says project coordinator Mike Harbottle from Cardiff University, the project host. The work has already generated media attention through BBC Wales, Forbes, The Engineer and New Civil Engineer among others. Additionally, it has afforded opportunities for participation at policymaking events for innovation in Wales (HEFCW) and communication activities like the European Researchers' Night.
Influencing structural behaviour of the porous building materials
There are several self-healing technologies for materials currently being researched. "We used microbiological mineralisation, a natural process which lends itself well to being applied to the surface of new or old masonry," explains Harbottle. The GEOHEAL team worked with natural materials, principally limestone and sandstone, common in both new and heritage construction. Crucially, being porous they can also support a range of active microorganisms. The team used a bacterium called Sporosarcina ureae which, as well as producing protective calcium carbonate (calcite), survives harsh conditions and long periods of time as a spore. The bacteria remain dormant as spores until triggered to produce calcite which blends with limestone and glues together the sand grains in sandstone. The triggering mechanism can be as simple as supplying their food at the right time. The treatment could be applied using sprays, brushes or combined with capsules embedded in the pores which break when the stone is damaged. The bacteria's ability to change the microstructure of materials exposed to weathering was demonstrated on masonry specimens sampled from Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (UK). The biological treatments did not damage the structure, or compromise it aesthetically. For example, the team found no colour alterations detectable by the human eye. "In these lab tests, we also found evidence of cyclic healing, where the system can survive harsh weathering conditions and reactivate when triggered," adds Magdalini Theodoridou, who undertook the research with the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme.
The sustainable use of materials
GEOHEAL offers a more environmentally friendly approach to construction and preservation. It could not only reduce the burden of constant maintenance, but by enabling the reuse of existing properties also reduce the need for new construction. Furthermore, there is evidence that it could be used to repair buildings damaged by ballistics in conflict zones. While there are successful pilots of these technologies at the developmental stage, there hasn't yet been widespread application. But as the research fellow is now at the UK's Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE), and involved in the related projects – RM4L and the EU-funded SMARTINCS – the team continue to work towards real-life applications. As well as discussions with the construction industry, the team have had interest from organisations such as Cadw (Historic Environment body of Wales) and Highways England.
GEOHEAL, geological materials, building, construction, weathering, bacterial mineralisation, calcite, cement, heritage, bacterium, sandstone, limestone
GEOHEAL
Start date 22 January 2018
End date 21 January 2020
H2020-EU.1.3.2.
Overall budget € 183 454,80
EU contribution € 183 454,80
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In this blog post I wanted to share a video with everyone on how to remove a leftover spray tan. This is a question that comes up so many times so I decided to do a video on it. Usually spray tans look really great for the first 4-5 days until they start fading and sometimes the fading can look very blotchy. Blotchy spray tans come for many different reasons and I leave this for another video in the near future. Today I just hope to help my fellow airbrush tanning technicians and previous students of mine and also some of my clients to give a few suggestions on removing that last leftover spray tan before coming to get a new spray tan.
Previous Airbrush Tanning Students – Where Are They Now?
Simone is the founder and trainer of the Hollywood Airbrush Tanning Academy. She is also a spray tanning business owner and has her own professional airbrush tanning location in Studio City, California. Studio City is located in Los Angeles and very close to Universal Studios. Simone's loves to help others have a successful spray tanning business and this is why she teaches every week. She also continuously enjoys keeping in contact with all students and hopes that one day, they will become trainers within their city/state. Prior to starting her own airbrush tanning business, Simone worked for over 18 years in Human Resources. She held Human Resources Director positions in several companies and was responsible for Training more then 800 employees. She feels that this background has prepared her to teach and give back to others.


We hope you all had a warm and wonderful holiday season and are making some great resolutions for the New Year. We had a very busy December filled with many community performances including singing for the Fabulous Women of Petaluma fundraiser, caroling for members of the Petaluma Yacht Club, joining the Napa Valley Harmonizers (our director Patty Pennycook's all male chorus) for their annual winter show, and bringing a little holiday cheer to the seniors at Springfield Place. We also had time for our own holiday party where we exchanged gifts and ate lots of yummy holiday treats.
We'll kick off the New Year with the help of Awesome Joe Connelly, who will coach us on our first rehearsal of 2017 on January 4. And we also have at least one double quartet, The Ringtones, perfecting their package for January AIM.
Most of our efforts this month go towards putting on our annual All-You-Can-Eat CRAB FEED and A Cappella Show on Saturday January 28 from 5 pm to 9 pm at the Petaluma Veterans Building. Come and crack crab with the ones you love at this festive night of dinner, drinks, and divine love songs! It's one of our most fun and beloved nights of the year and we hope you will join us. For more information, go to pacificempire.org or call 1-877-772-0087.
Until we all get together again at January AIM we hope you have a happy month filled with good cheer!


A farm attack took place on 13 April 2019, in Marble Hall, Limpopo province. Three victims were surprised by four armed attackers.
One of the victims resisted and was fired upon twice, yet escaped without injury and was able to call for help. Another victim who was assaulted with a crowbar has been admitted to hospital.
Firearms and phones were robbed during the attack, there have been no arrests and the police are investigating. There is no other information available at this stage.


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We all have challenging situations (AKA problems) to deal with.
We may get stuck, angry or defeated with the difficulties in our lives.
Feeling stuck with a situation or angry about what someone has done, or defeated by the failure of a project, are the most obvious signs that something is wrong.
But it's more complicated than that because we may also have a problem with the problem. Humans like to have thoughts and feelings about their feelings.
Our thoughts and feelings about a problem may add to our troubles.
We could be angry about being stuck, guilty about being angry or resigned to feeling defeated.
These thoughts & feelings about the problem, sometimes called 'meta-states', can be the unseen glue that helps hold the problem in place and makes it difficult to change how think, feel and act in that situation.
In this month's EFT Café – "Meta Tapping: Releasing The Problem With The Problem" Andy Hunt will demonstrate a new tapping technique to soften the problem with the problem which makes it much easier to tackle the original problem with standard tapping techniques.
This EFT Café is on Wednesday 10th February, 2016 from 7pm to 9pm at St Oswald's Hospice Teaching Centre, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne and costs just £10.


2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
It is critical for us to understand, before we read begin a study—of any kind—in the Scriptures. Why do we have the Scriptures? What is the purpose of having the Bible? Why do we need to even read it? So, as believers, why do we need the Bible?
Because God has standards for His kids!
We must realize this purpose otherwise we will read James (or any other passage for that matter) and we will simply "write off" the challenges as "no longer applicable" or make up some other excuse for not doing exactly as the Word of God commands us.
James 1:1: Notice the humility. James did not throw out his list of credentials. If this was the James we believe it to be, he was the half-brother of Jesus. If he was James, the Elder he could have said that yet he didn't. He identified himself as all of us should identity himself. You ever had some introduce themselves by their title (I'm "Doctor Baker" or "Reverend Smith"). Let's just be honest, it comes across as a little "stuffy" except in certain circumstances.
James 1:2-4: Notice the perspective.
What is our first response when bad things happen? (WHY?!?!) Yet James is reminding us what we learn as we mature in the faith: "testing produces perseverance". Why is perseverance so important? So that we are mature and complete. Let me bridge this gap: Without the valley, we will not be complete.
James 1:5-8: Notice the advice.
Did you catch the little part in verse 5, God doesn't find fault with us asking for wisdom. It is not a sin to be human. We are without the knowledge of God. He has the knowledge; we do not. It is no sin, or admission of sin, to ask for wisdom.
But there's a condition to this gift of wisdom: belief without doubt. Doubt is the opposite of belief. It is the night to the Lord's day.
James tells us even today: trust and don't doubt. Believe! Look at God's track record. He will prove Himself faithful (just as He always has).


Hi! I'm a senior male, ex-marine, artist, musician, and tarot collector. Pleased to meet you.
I am sure by now if you weren't a robot You'd have told me to shut up or something but nothing. You are registered and I would have done this privately but you have that blocked so no one can. I feel bad you won't say hi at least but that is ok. I just want to tell you if you ever decide you are going to go away from here I will miss you. I would also just for curiosity wish you would tell me something about yourself. Guy/gal/old/young/just some of the basics. Just a little note in my box or profile .If you do in private no will ever know I must tell you I do smile every time I see your name come up on the game.


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This end to fiddle yard layout portrays the terminus of a fictional branch line from Brighton to the nearby village of Rottingdean. The time period is the early years of the Southern Railway and the roling stock is mainly from the former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.
This is also a fictional layout, set in Dorset, and is also Southern Railway. It protrays a branch line terminus and intermediate station and the emphasis is on realistic operation.
This is a scenic layout in the style of Hornby Dublo 3 rail. With three circuits and a shuttle there is plenty of action on this layout.


Malnutrition and nutritional related problems are rarely identified within the primary healthcare setting and several initiatives aiming to decrease the readmission and admission rate have been launched both nationally and internationally. A prerequisite for high-quality nutritional care and treatment within all settings, sectors and disciplines are continuity based on a precise, con-cise and structured documentation that accurately reflects the clinical reality. However, clinical decisions regarding care and treatment are not sufficiently described in the patients' healthcare record and does therefore not serve the purpose of supporting healthcare professionals' in de-ciding upon, initiating, evaluation and continuing on their clinical assessments and interven-tions. Current practice does not accommodate the healthcare professionals needs for document-ing nutritional related data and therefore gave reason to look for tools that can support the daily documentation among a varied group of health care professionals within primary healthcare. A Nutrition MDS was proposed as a solution of interest and the development process is the pri-mary focus of this Phd project.
The research questions in the PhD project were investigated in four studies. To describe the healthcare professionals' attitudes, knowledge and routines in regard to documentation and nu-trition two studies were conducted; a cross-sectional study (study I) and a focus group study (study II). The cross-sectional study were conducted before the focus groups as the results from the cross-sectional study informed the interview-guide and research questions in the focus groups. A prototype of a Nutrition MDS were developed in a two-step process. Firstly, a scop-ing review were conducted in order identify relevant data for at MDS within the nutritional area. Subsequently, these data were analyzed using content analysis and a prototypical Nutri-tion MDS were developed (study III). Finally, a workshop was conducted in order to refine and revise the prototype in close collaboration with end-users (study IV).
The mapping of healthcare professionals' routines, attitudes and knowledge in relation to nu-trition and documentation provided an important overview of current practice and potential gaps and areas of improvement within documentation and nutritional care that are specifically relevant to managers and leaders within the primary healthcare setting. An analysis of current practices are a prerequisite before the implementation of Nutrition MDS so that it accommo-dates the needs and preferences of the healthcare professionals. Furthermore, a Nutrition MDS were developed in close collaboration with end-users and can be implemented in a primary healthcare setting. The effectiveness of this Nutrition MDS on both quality of the documenta-tion and patient outcomes are still to be investigated.


I curated exhibition Pacific Materiality in 2015 based on a desire to present Pacific practices that weren't explicitly engaged with social imperatives. The exhibition featured work by Ayesha Green, Salome Tanuvasa, Kenneth Merrick, Claudia Jowitt and Robbie Fraser.
The exhibition had an accompanying publication designed by Lana Lopesi and featured texts by myself, Lana Lopesi, Bridget Riggir, Ayesha Green and Talia Smith. The publication looked at the employment of different modes of practice within the work of Pacific artists offering a varied and critical discussion around the topic of Pacific materiality.
As part of this project, I selected artist Talia Smith to be a resident in the Cellblock space. See her work here.


The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), is increasingly concerned about the new policy of the Italian Government to close its ports to migrants rescued by ships at sea.
In the interest of protecting safety of life at sea, ICS is calling on all EU heads of government, at their summit later this week on 28th June, to urgently address the concerns raised by the Italian Government about the large number of rescued persons arriving in Italy, in order that the policy of prompt and predictable disembarkation – consistent with UNHCR principles – can be fully maintained.
Having previously refused access to vessels operated by humanitarian NGOs, it is now understood that commercial ships, which have been requested by the Italian Rescue Co-ordination Centre to pick up people in distress, have also been refused permission by the Italian Government to disembark these rescued people in Italy.
Following the election of the new Italian Government, ICS says the crisis now seems to be taking an ever more political direction.
"At their summit later this week, it is of the utmost importance that EU leaders get to grips with this serious new problem of EU States refusing to disembark rescued persons that have been correctly rescued by merchant ships as required by international law." said Mr Hinchliffe.
The global shipping industry, as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping, is committed to meeting its obligations under the UN International Maritime Organization Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to come to the rescue of any person in distress at sea. Since the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean escalated three years ago, around 100,000 people have already been rescued by merchant ships, with many more rescued by military vessels and boats operated by humanitarian NGOs.
The crisis in the Mediterranean is still far from over, with thousands of migrants still attempting to make the dangerous sea crossing in overcrowded and unseaworthy craft. Shockingly, according to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) a further 3,000 migrants lost their lives during 2017.


RS Components has undertaken a strategic Voice of the Customer (VoC) program with the aim of systematically capturing insights into the customer experience. The aim was to enable the company to gain visibility into, and create ownership of, the customer across the organization through real-time reporting – including individual case management.
The business also aimed to use the program to deliver a consistent customer metric to drive and track customer experience improvements globally, using the insight gathered to determine, develop and deliver improved customer experience through clear journey mapping.
At the strategic level, RS Components wanted to use the program to drive cultural change and business improvement, centered on Net Promoter Score® (NPS) and Net Easy Score (NES) as the strategic KPIs.
Voice of the Customer surveys: Providing real-time feedback on specific customer experience interactions, from a preparedness to recommend (NPS) and from an ease of use scale (NES). This survey is large in scope but very specifically designed, covering 29 markets, 17 languages, any one of 9 individual activities, and any one or combination of 7 channels.
Web channel surveys: Capturing real-time feedback on RS Components' websites from the users' perspective, again based on NPS and NES. The web surveys cover any one or a combination of 9 individual web-related activities across 27 domains and 17 languages.
All survey data is captured in Confirmit Horizons and used for action management (alerting, using Confirmit's Action Management solution), operational reporting (via Confirmit's Active Dashboards module) and strategic reporting (via tailored dashboards using Confirmit Reportal).
All of these mechanisms were put in place with the single objective of providing a consistent voice of RS Components' customers across the global business.
Pre-defined alerts triggers that have been established and implemented globally, regionally and locally.
A courtesy follow-up to all detractors in order to effectively close the loop at a contact level.
Follow-up on promoter feedback in key local markets.
RS Components believed the only way to ensure the entire VoC program was joined up throughout the organization was to use a single VoC solution. This is where the Confirmit Horizons platform and its associated VoC modules came into its own, allowing the business to build a tailored program from the ground up, based on specific goals and defined metrics.
The overall customer experience strategic landscape.
Comparative views of customer experience across different markets, customer types and channels.
Action needed in specific markets based on financial and other key business metrics.
Alerts and case management at local market and customer contact level.
Insight is also used to close the loop through marketing activities at a macro level to ensure continued customer engagement and acknowledge that their feedback is being listened to and acted upon.
The combination of strategic business change and cultural change has been driven by the core business values and metrics defined by RS Components. The overriding brand value that all 6,400 RS Components' employees work to is customer-centricity and the VoC program was built to reflect the organization's six global service standards: Listen, Extra, Value, Educate, Resolve and Shape.
As a result of the program, RS Components has redefined its Customer Value Proposition, centring everything it does around the customer, with specific emphasis on making the customer experience easy, differentiating the organization's knowledge and expertise, and focusing on core customer needs. Customer experience is now an essential component of brand reinforcement in every customer interaction.
The VoC program at RS Components has proven to be truly innovative, partly due to its global business scope with multiple customer touchpoints in all regions, and partly due to the willingness of the executive team to make customer experience a board-level issue.


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