I've been on a mission for the last 30 years to inspire individuals to prepare for becoming a caregiver or care-receiver well in advance of the "triggering event." This was my theme last Wednesday night in Troy when I presented my Designated Caregiver seminar to an audience of retirees.
AND doing all of this now before it's too late!
It's so easy to put things off until there's a reason to act. This is such a difficult topic, but preparing in advance, can make the experience so much easier for all.
To help you get started with the process, listen to my interview with caregiving expert, Breeda Miller below. Plus, I'm sharing my article with four steps to prepare for care.
If you want me to talk to your organization or would like to discuss your situation personally, email me at katana@katanaabbott.com.


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New book on Chris Watts murders analyses dad killer's chilling actions
Chris Watts was jailed for life for the brutal murder of his entire family. After studying his crime, an expert says the killer is "not insane".
Shireen KhalilShireenkal
news.com.auJanuary 27, 20202:10pm
His pregnant wife tried desperately to save their marriage before Chris Watts brutally murdered her and their daughters. Find out how his cold lies gave a hint of what was to ...
His pregnant wife tried desperately to save their marriage before Chris Watts brutally murdered her and their daughters. Find out how his cold lies gave a hint of what was to come.
Chris Watts, 34, is serving a life sentence for killing his wife pregnant Shanann, 34 (pictured) and two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Chris Watts made global headlines in 2018 when he admitted to brutally murdering his entire family.
The 34-year-old Colorado man is serving five life sentences in a Wisconsin prison after he strangled and smothered his wife Shanann, 34, who was carrying his unborn son, Nico at the time, and two daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three.
However a psychotherapist who has extensively studied the case has come to a chilling conclusion about the "perfect-looking" family man's unthinkable crime.
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Chris Watts is serving life in jail for killing his pregnant wife Shanann and his two daughters Bella and Celeste. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
"He was not insane at the time of the murders," Lena Derhally, a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at the George Washington School of Medicine said.
With her expertise understanding minds, Derhally has penned a book on her findings about Watts, authoring My Daddy is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer.
While she has never met or spoken to Watts, Derhally believes his behaviour "wasn't a psychotic break".
She first became drawn to the case after seeing Watts' now-infamous 2018 television plea when he shared his version of what happened when Shanann and their daughters went missing.
"That was what drew me into the case initially," Derhally told Hollywood Life. "There was something just really weird because he looked like this really nice, handsome guy from a middle-class family. He just seemed like a normal guy."
She said, however, most people had very strong suspicions about his behaviour.
"As soon as people saw that interview, they were like, 'Oh, it's got to be him'. Without even having evidence, it was just something about his interview, there's something not right here," Derhally explained to the publication.
Watts strangled Shanann and buried her body in a shallow grave. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
'THIS WASN'T A PSYCHOTIC BREAK'
The psychotherapist said he became suspect number one based on that interview.
"I felt the same way when I watched; like he has something to do with this," she said.
"It was clear based on Chris' behaviour after the crime that this wasn't a psychotic break or some kind of schizophrenia or mental illness.
"He was completely of sound mind. One of Chris' confessions, he does describe premeditating these murders for weeks, and I believe a lot of the evidence backs that up. It does seem quite premeditated based on his behaviour in the weeks before he killed them."
At first, Watts denied any wrongdoing, even going on live TV shortly after burying their bodies, begging anyone with information to come forward.
But investigators would soon uncover the father-of-two, with a son on the way, was actually the man behind the brutal murder of his own family, simply by how he referred to them.
Apart from his emotionless and "cold" behaviour during his first news interview, investigators said red flags were raised in how Watts referred to his family.
He kept describing Shanann and his two little girls in the past tense.
Not only did Watts say Celeste "loved" a certain pair of shoes, but he said his now deceased four-year-old "was a girly girl", People magazine reported.
"If he is hoping and believing that they're still alive, so why would you start talking about them in past tense?" Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agent Tammy Lee said in a new documentary, Criminal Confessions.
He then smothered both his little girls and dumped their bodies in separate oil tanks on a remote oilfield owned by his employer at the time. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
A lie-detector test also exposed Watts' affair with his co-worker Nichol Kessinger, something he had previously denied.
"I hope that, you know, if you did have something to do with their disappearance … it would be really stupid for you to come in and take a polygraph today," Ms Lee said to Watts before the polygraph.
After a line of questions, it was ruled that Watts had failed the polygraph test, and he later confessed to having an affair.
But investigators needed more. They needed him to confess he was behind his family's deaths, and that's when they began to paint Shanann as the villain, a technique Ms Lee said investigators used to eventually get the truth.
Derhally does not believe there was any way Shanann could have known Watts was capable of such atrocities, according to Hollywood Life.
"I 100 per cent believe that there was no way anybody could have known that he was capable of that," Derhally told the publication.
A psychotherapist and author who has thoroughly investigated Watts' case believes he was 'not insane' when he murdered his family. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
The author, who specialises in trauma-informed individual and couples therapy, says one of the things psychopathic and narcissistic people are good at doing is crafting a mask that is completely different than who they are – "and it can be a very charming mask".
"They know exactly what to do to manipulate people, they know how to get people to like them," she said.
"Often they can seem even nicer or more empathetic than an average person, which is really interesting."
Watts was sentenced to life in prison for the August 2018 murders of his family.
He was also forced to pay $US6 million ($A8.85 million) to his wife's parents to prevent him from profiting from the murders should he ever decide to write a book or sell the rights to his story.
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This month's instalment of #LocalFolkUs comes from the rather wonderful team over at ginfestival.com and as usual, I have interviewed one of the creators of the event, Jym Harris to find out more about the events, the people involved and most importantly, the gin.
If you read this blog regularly or follow my tweets you will know that I love gin. I drank it for a while many years ago but in the last few years have rekindled my love with it and now very much like to enjoy a gin and tonic as an after work treat or an aperitif. You just cannot beat a Hendricks over ice with tonic and cucumber after a long day at work! Although that said, I am not fussy. I will drink any type of gin and I love to try new infusions and brands.
The Gin Festival originated and still remains officially in Bingley, Yorkshire and I for one have been eyeing up their events for some time now. Unfortunately to date I still haven't been able to attend a Gin Festival event- but that is all going to change this year! Gin Festival seems to be one of the hottest events in town and because drinking gin has fast become fashionable and the infusions pretty exciting, it's definitely worth having a look into attending one of their upcoming events and seeing for yourself what all the fuss is about.
Gin Festival as a business has grown from strength to strength in the last few years for Jym and his wife Marie so why not read on and find out about the wonderful gins suitable for novices and enthusiasts alike and also more about what happens at each event, where you are invited to sample and enjoy exotic brands of this legendary spirit!
Hello Jym! Tell us how, why and when the Gin Festival began? Who came up with the idea? How successful has it been?
I've always been a huge fan of gin but I really started to get into it because I ran a music venue in Keighley and I kept sneakily adding new gins to the menu I wanted to try!
The festival really began because we were frustrated that there was nothing out there for gin lovers that we would want to attend. We always thought we'd love a place where you could go and try hundreds of gins (maybe not all in one go) from all around the world… and then we thought, if we would love something like this then other people probably would too.
Marie and I both have backgrounds in music and events so we knew that we could put on a show which had great music, great entertainment and great gin!
The first Gin Festival was in Leeds at the White Cloth Gallery back in 2013. It was a bit of a learning experience for us but people definitely enjoyed themselves because they kept coming back. That first Leeds event had 150 people, the last time we went to Leeds there were 4,000. We're going to London in February and there'll be 7,500 people there.
Who are the people behind the Gin Festival?
Do people have specific roles? What's involved? What's your link to Yorkshire?
We started with two people, Marie and myself, plus a few friends, and now we have a permanent team of about twenty with different people in charge of the event planning, booking the bands, marketing, PR and garnish (very important) plus a dedicated warehouse staff looking after the more than 200 gins we sell. We also have a website now which sells gin by mail order and that has a permanent team working on it… and that's just the permanent crew, at events we need to hire bartenders, runners and caterers to keep the whole thing going. It's definitely grown quickly!
We're based in Bingley and our first festival was in Leeds so Yorkshire is definitely in our blood. We try to have as many festivals in Yorkshire as possible because Yorkshire folk are so nice and so up for a good time. That and it's closer..
Need I ask.. Why GIN?
I love gin. That's all you need to know!
The popularity of gin has risen so much over the last decade. Why do you think that is? The array of flavours? Fashion? Or something else?
There's a few things that have fed into it.The thing that started it all is probably a change to the licensing laws that made it easier to be a small batch distiller. As soon as it was legal, it turned out there were hundreds of people all over the country who have always fancied making their own gin, and since they didn't have to make a product for a mass market they could afford to experiment and produce some really interesting, and delicious gins.
Drinkers really latch onto that sense of excitement and innovation, it's the same thing that happened with craft beer. It's fun to get to try lots of different versions of a drink and discover new favourites, creative ideas and rare concoctions.
I also think people really appreciate craft these days. They want to know where their food and drink has come from, that there has been care, attention and passion gone into making it. A lot of these small-batch gins come with great stories and with charismatic faces attached, much more appealing than a drink from a faceless mega distiller.
Other factors helped too. Cocktails have been a growing market for a while and mixologists started to discover that gin opened up a lot more flavour options for them than vodka ever did, so they started championing it and searching for different gins that would work in different drinks.
Spain also played a massive influence. No one really knows why the Spanish started drinking so many gin & tonics but they exploded in popularity there about a decade ago and they re-invented the G&T to make it much better. They use a large 'copa' glass with more room for lots of ice to help keep the drink cool and concentrate the aromas. Plus they use carefully selected garnishes that enhance the flavour of the key botanicals. A lot of what we do is inspired by Spain.
Fever Tree also takes some credit. More than half your G&T is tonic, and they're among the first people to add care and craft to the tonic side of the drink, producing a more delicious tonic than you've ever drunk before.
Tell us more about the Gin Festival. What's so great about attending one of your events? What's included, what else is there on offer? What happens at an event?
Every event is different since we always have different gins, different musical and entertainment acts and different gin producers exhibiting, but the basic set-up is always the same.
When people arrive they're given their event pack with their brochure, badge, pen and a few other goodies. They also receive one of our glasses which is theirs to keep and which they'll use for all the drinks that evening. They can then buy tokens at £5 a time and each token is worth one gin (the tonic is free and unlimited so customers can add as much as they like).
The four gin bars, together displaying over 100 different gins, are the main attraction. We normally recommend trying one gin from each bar. Bar A and B have British gins, Bar C has gins from worldwide and Bar D is the gin liqueurs, flavoured gin and other oddities. We also have a cocktail bar mixing up some modern and classic gin cocktails. The staff at every bar are more than happy to talk to you and help you pick out what gins you're likely to love. The brochure also has loads of information to help you choose your next gin and space for tasting notes.
As you wander around the room gin producers will be there to offer free samples and talk to you all about their gins. We also host master-classes with the producers that talk about the story of their business, the history of gin and other subjects.
There's always live music and at bigger events we have close-up entertainers moving through the crowd doing magic and playing music. Plus hopefully a photobooth!
Do your lovely staff advise gin novices at events? Are there an array of accompaniments?
We certainly do, that's part of what makes us stand out. Everyone that works for us is really passionate about gin and can definitely talk gin novices through the basics. In fact, we get a lot of people attending who are there with friends or loved ones and claim that they don't like gin. One of our favourite things is talking to these people and finding a gin for them that they do like. Nine times out of ten they walk away a brand new gin drinker.
As for accompaniments, every gin comes with a garnish that's been carefully selected to complement the key botanicals used in that gin and then you can help yourself to as much Fever Tree tonic as you like. That allows you to vary the gin & tonic to your preferred strength. We have normal and light tonic water and a small selection of other mixers.
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You've held events in some beautiful buildings, which has been your favourite and why?
Leeds Town Hall is pretty stunning, The Victoria Baths in Manchester are breathtaking too!
How do you feel about gin based cocktails? Any plans to feature cocktails at events?
We have gin cocktails at all our events. Gin really is the king of cocktails in my view. Cocktails were invented primarily to disguise the taste of horrible cheap bathtub gin back in the prohibition days so most of your classic cocktails were developed with gin in mind. Of course, now you don't need to disguise the gin, instead it can complement the overall effect and work harmoniously with the other ingredients. A good gin cocktail can reveal new aspects to a gin that you'd never noticed before and some gins that aren't spectacular in a tonic can really reveal themselves in a cocktail.
Do you think we'd pass up a chance to taste a gin? Yes, we taste every gin we can find to see what's worth taking to the events and stocking on GinFestival.com. Every time one of us finds a new gin 'in the wild' as it were we have to try it and tell everyone else all about it. We also work diligently to find out about new releases. That used to be harder but these days lots of new gin brands come to us because they're so keen to be featured at the festivals.
We are selective too. Even though we have more than 100 gins at the events every single gin there is delicious. Even on the website where we want to try to sell as wide a range of gins as possible we sometimes have to turn things away, so we can guarantee that everything available at Ginfestival.com is a great drink.
As for some of the team's favourite gin, that's probably Smooth Ambler Greenbrier, an American gin that's made with an unusual base that's 68% corn, 16% wheat and 16% malted barley. Most gins are made from neutral grain spirit which has an alcoholic harshness but the base for Smooth Ambler is really, well, smooth. That allows the flavour of the botanicals to really stand out from the spirit and gives a richer flavour to the gin.
Personally I've been drinking a lot of Blue Bottle gin (lovely dry/citrusy from Guernsey) recently and Marie loves Sikkim Bilberry (a fruity little number from Spain)..
There are few things more English than a gin and tonic. But what in your opinion, is so great about our county of Yorkshire?
I don't know how long you have? I love the people and the diversity of being able to go quickly from amazing cities like York, Leeds and Sheffield relatively quickly into beautiful rugged scenery like Ilkley Moor, to Sutton Bank.
I see the Gin festival is growing UK wide, tell us more? Any plans to venture worldwide?
We're hit up with requests to go to new cities every week. It seems everyone wants a local Gin Festival. We're going to do at least 30 different cities this year (10 more than last year) which means an event every other weekend. Eventually we'll probably have one every week, with any luck. We'd love to go further afield and who knows where we'll be in a year or two!
How much does a ticket cost? What are the next events coming up?
Where can we find out more? Do you have social media channels?
Finally, tell us some interesting facts about the Gin Festival?
* Our best-selling gin is Brockmans.
* The all time best-selling item on our website was a gin & tonic scented candle.
* We go through at least 6000 limes a year.
* Our logo was a mistake. Originally the white parts of the logo were supposed to be transparent but we forgot to remove them from the design when we ordered our glasses to be printed. Fortunately the new logo worked much better than the original design!
* We make our own infused gin flavours and share the recipes on our website. We've made cranberry, candy cane and pumpkin spice. We also tried to make a bacon infused gin….it was not a success!


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Sebastián Enzo Cáceres Ramos (* 18. August 1999 in Montevideo) ist ein uruguayischer Fußballspieler, der seit Januar 2020 beim mexikanischen Erstligisten Club América unter Vertrag steht. Der Innenverteidiger ist seit Januar 2020 uruguayischer U23-Nationalspieler.

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Der in der uruguayischen Hauptstadt Montevideo geborene Sebastián Cáceres entstammt der Jugendausbildung des lokalen Vereins Liverpool Montevideo. Am 26. August 2017 (2. Spieltag der Clausura) bestritt er bei der 1:2-Auswärtsniederlage gegen Peñarol Montevideo sein Debüt in der höchsten uruguayischen Spielklasse, als er in der 71. Spielminute für Adolfo Lima eingewechselt wurde. Zum Ende dieser Clausura 2017 gelang dem jungen Innenverteidiger der Durchbruch in die Startformation. Diesen Status behielt er auch in der folgenden Spielzeit 2018 bei, in der er 32 Ligaspiele absolvierte. Am 24. Februar 2019 (2. Spieltag der Apertura) gelang ihm beim 4:4-Unentschieden gegen die CA Fénix sein erstes Ligator. In diesem Spieljahr kam er in 25 Ligaspielen zum Einsatz, in denen er einen Torerfolg verbuchen konnte.

Am 15. Januar 2020 wechselte Cáceres zum mexikanischen Erstligisten Club América, wo er einen Fünfjahresvertrag unterzeichnete. Sein Debüt gab er am 23. Februar 2020 (7. Spieltag der Clausura) beim 1:0-Auswärtssieg gegen den CF Monterrey, als er in der 64. Spielminute für Giovani dos Santos eingewechselt wurde. Aufgrund einer anschließenden Meniskusverletzung bestritt er in dieser Saison 2019/20 nur dieses eine Ligaspiel. In der darauffolgenden Spielzeit 2020/21 übernahm er bereits zu Beginn einen Stammplatz in der Innenverteidigung.

Nationalmannschaft
Mit der uruguayischen U20-Nationalmannschaft nahm Cáceres im Frühjahr 2019 an der U20-Südamerikameisterschaft 2019 in Chile teil, wo in allen neuen Partien in der Startformation stand. Mit dem dritten Platz bei diesem Wettbewerb qualifizierte sich die Auswahl für die U20-Weltmeisterschaft 2019, wo er ebenfalls im Kader stand, jedoch nur ein Spiel bestritt.

Seit Januar 2020 ist er für die U23 im Einsatz.

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As an alternative, you can clarify that you are of a marital age in your home country and there is no legal barrier to marrying a Japanese national. This may come from a consular official of your own country, in Japan. You may submit a written oath that has the consular official's signature instead of the certificate.
Marriage in Japan is a legal and social institution at the center of the household (ie). Couples are legally married once they have made the change in status on their family registration sheets, without the need for a ceremony.
Polygamy is illegal in Japan. Shibuya reportedly married some of the women but later divorced them.
Simply marrying a Japanese citizen does not automatically grant Japanese citizenship to a foreign national. Attaining Japanese citizenship must be done though the normal naturalization process. … However, marrying a Japanese citizen does allow the foreign national to immediately obtain a spousal visa.
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In Japan, accordingly, an adult is any person of 20 years of age or more. 39. Under the provisions of the Civil Code, a man may not marry until reaching 18 years of age, nor a woman until reaching 16 years of age.
In Japan, a person must reach the age of 20 to be considered an adult, and parental consent plays a significant role in legal issues affecting young people. With regard to the age of consent, this means that it is illegal to marry a person under 20 without written parental permission.
Marriage of Japan's formality takes the form of civil marriage. … A wedding ceremony performed by a religious or fraternal body is not a necessary element for a legal marriage. According to Articles 731–737 of the Civil Code, A man before attaining 18 years of age, a woman before attaining 16 years of age, may not marry.
Divorced Filipinos can get remarried to a Japanese if he/she can get a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (LCCM) which is issued by Philippines embassy in Japan. The LCCM is issued only to Filipinos presently residing in Japan wishing to get married to a foreign national.
First-cousin marriage is allowed in Japan, though the incidence has declined in recent years.
A person who is under 20 years of age cannot get married in Japan without a parent's approval. Most people related by blood, by adoption or through other marriages cannot get married in Japan.
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Polygamy illegal in Japan, but 1 man & his 2 'wives' publicly living best lives with 6 children. They are open to sharing about their lives as a family.
From 'one child' to 'two children'
But in 2013, the government allowed married couples to have two children if one of the parents was an only child.
Residential statuses permitted to work in any type of industry or job: "Permanent Resident", "Spouse or Child of Japanese National", "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" and "Long term Resident". Foreigners having one of the above residential status are completely free to engage in any type of activities in Japan.
Despite the circumstances, international marriages in Japan are becoming a common occurrence. … The most common form of an international marriage in Japan is between a Japanese woman and a foreign man, but an increasing number of Japanese men are also opting to marry women from abroad according to recent statistics.
The divorce rate in Japan is considerably less than in United States but is growing. About one in three Japanese marriages end in divorce, four times the rate in the 1950s and double the rate in the 1970s. The divorce rate has slowed, partly because fewer couples are getting married to begin with.


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The Incredible Tad Williams!
Tad Williams is a name anyone even moderately familiar with SpecFic is familiar with. He's been writing huge tomes for many years. His books are always well received and loved by his numerous fans, myself among them. Another reason why Tad Williams is an important genre author for me is because his are some of the first epic fantasy books I've ever read, and loved. I enjoy Williams' books so much, I have yet to actually FINISH any of his series. You see, when I really, really enjoy an author's books, I never want them to end, so I almost never actually finish reading them. That's weird, I know… but lets be a little honest with ourselves, here. What do you really expect from an SFF reviewer if not "weird"?
When I think of Tad's books, the first thing that springs to mind is how masterful his pacing is. His books tend to be on the longer side, but there's never really a dull moment. Things always move forward at a very natural pace. Whether he is developing the world, or the characters, or the plot, or all three, something is always happening, and that something is always interesting. That's contrasted to many authors who write long books, where portions of their books will be dull or slow. Williams' never has that problem, and that's one of the many reasons why I always know I'll enjoy what he writes.
Williams also always challenges his readers, which I truly appreciate. His epic fantasy tends to take place in sort of pseudo European settings with royalty and castles, clashing cultures and power struggles. However, mixed in with all of this are intense interpersonal developments that readers take part in. All of his characters grow and develop so much as the plot progresses. The person they start out as is never the person they end as. This is how good authors should write, but very few manage this as well as Williams. Furthermore, the character development intermixed with the plot development and (often) political struggles can make readers feel very invested in the world and books, almost abnormally invested in them, and that's truly wonderful. When something happens to a character, it also happens to the reader.
This can, at times, be uncomfortable. That's not a bad thing. In fact, I think the hallmark of a good author is their ability to make the reader squirm a bit. His worlds always have a dark, uncomfortable edge to them. There are always plenty of misunderstandings, and each character has a dark side. With the plot twists and misunderstandings that fly around his books, as well as the personal development and incredibly compelling viewpoints he uses to tell his stories, readers are in for a real treat. You'll feel frustrated, uncomfortable, and happy – but most importantly, you'll feel challenged.
Recently, Williams has taken a left turn away from epics and huge books that take place in the hinterlands of epic fantasy. Now he's working on his Bobby Dollar series, which is a completely different tone from his other books. This, however, just shows what an incredible author Tad Williams really is. It has to be hard for authors to take that step away from the sort of books they have been so invested in in the past. He's not only decided to write a different style book, but he's done it just as well as any of the other books I've read from him that I've loved so intensely. Bobby Dollar is an incredibly fun series that also manages to be deceptively layered and nuanced. The tone is lighter, but there's a noir, darker edge that appeals to many readers. However, despite the different tone, everything that I love about Tad Williams' style is there. It's layered, nuanced, with a vibrant, challenging world and plenty of internal development and conflict.
That's what is so amazing about Tad Williams. He challenges readers. He pushes us past our comfort zones and turns something that might be fairly typical into something that is 100% his and only his. He transforms his characters as he writes, and in the process, he transforms his readers. He's a solid author with books that it is impossible to dislike.
He's Tad Williams – THE SpecFic powerhouse author and one hell of a nice guy.
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I got onto the Williams train with the Otherland series, and then starting reading backwards and forwards in his oeuvre.
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The first epic series I ever read was Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. I think I've read that series about a million times. I love it. I kind of bounce around his books, too. The good thing is that he's constantly writing so there is always something new to discover.
I love Memory, Sorrow and Thorn too. Reread it last year after recommending it to my daughter, and found it still just as engrossing as the first time round. But I think The War of the Flowers is my favourite (though the main character gets a little trying). It's so inventive, and such a departure from traditional fantasy.
You know, The War of the Flowers is one I still haven't read, but I've heard from lots of places that it is amazing. I need to fix that.
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Advances in education add professional edge
1 August 2000, source LAWR
A continuing drive to improve educational and training standards across the environmental and waste sectors reflects the demand for better qualified personnel throughout the environmental disciplines, through waste management and in the critical area of street and on-site operations. In this special feature LAWE reports on recent developments in the institutions and industry bodies which are giving all those involved in the environmental and waste areas an increasingly professional edge through training.
Professional development was a key issue addressed by David Purchon, President of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, in his foreword to the CIEH's annual report for 1999. "We operate all over the world as a skills training provider and information technology is vital to our service provision," he stated. "Our professional Intranet, EHCnet, also continues to provide a valuable service to members, particularly those in local government and its maintenance is essential."
In the context of devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, he reported that in Scotland the CIEH's collaboration with the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) was growing from strength to strength and "we are both eager to collaborate more closely with the Environmental Health Officers Association of Eire to pursue common aims across the British Isles, particularly in education and continuous professional training."
The CIEH President said that progress had been made during 1999 in the development of a diploma in health and safety enforcement for technical officers. Courses were expected to be available for commencement in September 2000 at a number of universities and colleges.
Earlier this year local authority health and safety inspectors were urged to pay more attention to the provision of proper health and safety training, especially among young workers.
Last year, 21 workers under the age of 25 died as a result of accidents in the workplace. The CIEH also quotes figures from a recent TUC poll which revealed that one on three workers in this age group have not had any health and safety training, despite the employer's legal obligation to provide.
According to the CIEH this cannot be dismissed as a coincidence. "The CIEH urges health and safety inspectors to ensure that they enquire about the adequacy of training when they inspect a premises," said CEIH Assistant Secretary Mike Garton.
The equivalent of 1,440 inspectors are employed by local authorities who enforce health and safety in around 1,210,000 premises in the UK.
The CIEH, which works in partnerships with organisations around the world to provide qualifications, training products, services and support materials, in its role as an awarding body offers qualifications at various levels in food hygiene, health and safety, environmental protection and training skills. Around 300,000 certificates are issued each year to successful candidates from around the world.
Inter-disciplinary trend
The increasingly complementary roles of the environmental, health and safety professionals are reflected in the growth of educational and training opportunities which integrate these closely allied disciplines.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), for example, which lays claim to be Europe's leading body representing individuals within professional health and safety, is turning its attention to the environmental field.
IOSH's primary aim is to promote the health, safety and welfare of people at work and of those affected by work activities. The Institution supports the cause of occupational safety through training courses, seminars, conferences and publications.
In the environmental field, as part of the 2000 Professional Development Training portfolio, IOSH currently offers four different courses in Environmental Management.
Introduction to environmental issues is a basic awareness course providing a foundation for understanding the environment, the regulatory regime that governs environmental management today and how to identify the main environmental risks for business. (One-day course).
The environmental practitioner-part one is the first segment of a three-part course, introducing the basic theories and techniques to manage environmental issues competently. These courses can be taken in combination or may stand alone. Part one covers the principles of environmental auditing and provides an understanding of management systems, including the implementation of ISO 14001. (Two-day course).
The environmental practitioner - part two focuses on air and water quality. It aims to provide delegates with a detailed understanding of the principles of law and practice relating to the control of air emissions and water pollution and the skills to audit, and recommend improvements to, the management of water and air pollution. (Three-day course).
The environmental practitioner - part three concentrates on waste management, contaminated land and planning issues as they apply to industry and commerce and how to advise management on potential liabilities and responsibilities regarding waste disposal and contaminated land. (Three-day course).
IOSH offers a full range of professional development courses in addition to those specified above, including risk assessment and techniques and risk management training.
Academic route
On the academic front, environmental science has developed as a widely available discipline over the past decade with many institutions offering post-graduate and vocational courses tailored for the needs of practising professionals and managers in the environmental and waste fields.
The University of Bath, for example, through its Department of Continuing and Distance Education, provides a course in Integrated Environmental Management. Combining eight modules with a residential component and dissertation this will lead to an MSc award. In 1999 the course became on one of the first in the UK to be awarded full Certification from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. This award provides automatic Associate Membership status on successful completion of Bath's MSc.
The programme has attracted professionals with environmental responsibilities working across a wide spectrum of the public sector, business and industry.
Current participants include environmental health officers, environmental managers, environmental policy officers, environmental consultants, environmental process engineers, civil engineers, chemical engineers, health and safety engineers, local government officers, project managers, quantity surveyors, solicitors, town planners and energy managers.
The Open University remains one of the key centres for education in this area, through its undergraduate and post-graduate courses within the Department of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering.
Reflecting a significant trend in inter-disciplinary fields in this broad sector, the Open University runs a course on Integrated Safety, Health and Environmental Management.
The edie dedicated environmental website, which is part of the Faversham House Group, publisher of LAWE, provides a wide-ranging guide to training facilities in the waste and environmental sector by accessing www.edie.net
© Faversham House Group Ltd 2000. edie news articles may be copied or forwarded for individual use only. No other reproduction or distribution is permitted without prior written consent.


Swimming Pool Wrongful Death Case Resolved • The Law Offices of Mosher & Skorina, P.C.
In a tragic case involving the death of a nine year old girl, Mosher & Skorina, P.C. teamed up with co-counsel to successfully resolve the wrongful death action brought by the girl's mother. The case highlights the dangers of swimming pools, especially those that are poorly designed. The little girl jumped onto a plastic pool cover and quickly became trapped in the cover as pool water rushed over the top of the cover. Expert witnesses opined the cover lacked adequate warnings and was inherently unsafe, as children (and parents) fail to appreciate the risk of jumping onto such covers.


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Morocco: Drug trafficking rising
Madrid - Morocco is alarmed by the rise in the amount of cocaine being smuggled from South America to Europe though its territory, Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri said on Wednesday in Spain.
"Today it is not soft drugs that are being trafficked between Africa and Europe. Today we are extremely worried by this flow of hard drugs like cocaine, which essentially come from South America," he told a news conference.
International drug trafficking gangs ship the cocaine from South America by air or sea, first to west Africa, from where it is then transported to Morocco, the minister said. It is then flown from Morocco to Spain.
"There are planes which regularly come to take cocaine from Morocco and to southern Europe, especially Spain," Fihri told a joint news conference in Madrid with his Spanish counterpart, Trinidad Jimenez.
The minister urged Spain and Morocco to boost their co-operation to combat this drug smuggling, just as the two nations have stepped up their joint effort against illegal immigration.
"I draw your attention to the danger posed by cocaine not just for the market and consumers, but because of the destabilising factor it can have in various nations," he said.
Last month Moroccan authorities announced they had dismantled a drug ring which they said had ties to al-Qaeda's North African affiliate (AQIM) as well as Latin American drug cartels, and which brought cocaine and marijuana from Colombia and Venezuela to Mali, and then on to Morocco and Europe.
Moroccan Interior Minister Taieb Cherqaoui said 34 people were arrested as part of the operation, including a Spaniard who led the group from Morocco.
Last week Spanish and French police announced they had smashed a group that smuggled cocaine and hashish from Morocco to southern Spain by helicopter with the arrest of six French citizens.
Morocco has long been a major source of the cannabis which is consumed in the European Union. Most of the cannabis plants, from which hashish is produced, are grown in the country's rugged and isolated Rif mountains by farmers trying to stave off grinding poverty.


A never-before-seen malware family known as RIPPER is being blamed for a rash of ATM heists in Thailand last week.
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Trimble has released the next generation of its Nomad outdoor rugged handheld computer. The Trimble Nomad 900 series adds a new five-megapixel digital camera with autofocus, flash, enhanced GPS performance, and Wi-Fi capabilities.
The 900 series' impressive set of new features, along with its unmatched ultra-rugged design and mobile computing power, make it ideal for a wide range of field uses.
Low-light and night images are crisp and bright with the 900 series' improved camera and flash.
And with an enhanced GPS antenna design, the 900 series offers superior Time-to-First-Fix performance and reception in difficult conditions. Also, the Trimble Nomad 900 series features improved Wi-Fi, providing enhanced connectivity and security. The new units ship with the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, featuring a redesigned user interface, enhanced security, simpler e-mail and Bluetooth setup, and more.
All TDS Nomad 900 series models include 512MB to 2GB non-volatile Flash storage. Additionally, CompactFlash and Secure Digital card slots make expanding memory easy. Camera models come with a 4 GB SD card included.
To learn more about this Trimble handheld, use the product links to the right. Or contact a Fondriest Environmental product specialist at 888.426.2151 or customercare@fondriest.com.


Nerve damage can change a person's life and not for the better. Healing that loss can be difficult and sometimes impossible. In the past, it was shown that applying an electrical charge to damaged nerves can help them recover faster. A new team has designed a device that harvests energy through the skin, similar to a wireless phone charger, then dissolves harmlessly after a couple of weeks.


Develop children's problem solving skills with this introduction to the ancient Chinese art of tangrams!
Tangrams are great for young children, as like playing with building blocks they can help to teach kids about different shapes and how they fit together. To play, just select a challenge card and place it on the board. Children then try and match the shape using the magnetic playing pieces, which handily stick to the board! Theres 3 different difficulty levels to try, Starter, Junior and Expert. The Starter level gently guides children to match the shapes by copying the puzzle. Once they are familiar with the different forms they can create, they can progress to Junior and Master levels, for a more tricky tangram challenge. At this level kids will need to match the silhouettes to complete the puzzle. They will need to use logic, planning and a bit of trial and error to complete these! Once the 24 card challenges are complete, theres a booklet with 100 extra puzzles to master. When playtime is over, everything tidies neatly into the game board with a lift up flap and slide out drawer. The board even comes with a handle, for puzzling on the go.


The origin of roses and their early evolution is merely a matter of conjecture. Fossils seems to indicate that roses existed in prehistoric times and rose gardening probably began in China, some 5000 years ago. Over the centuries changes occurred in the genus Rosa either through natural or artificial hybridization.
Botanists seem to agree that roses of prehistoric times were of the single bloom type. Surprisingly the genus Rosa is found exclusively in certain zones of the northern hemisphere in the wild: in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and America.
During the Roman period, roses were grown extensively in the Middle East. Pliny the Elder devoted a large part of Book XXI of his Historia Naturalis to roses. Even though it is not always possible to attribute modern botanical names to ancient roses based on translations from original Greek and Latin texts, we are almost certain that the following roses existed in Roman times: R. canina, R. gallica, R. x alba R. x centifolia and R. x damascena. In Roman times roses were given as presents and used as confetti at celebrations, for medicinal purposes (rosatum or rose oil), and as a source of perfumed wine.
From the sixteenth century on roses were carefully selected, bred and improved to form new rose varieties, especially in Holland. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries roses enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, and many of the rose classics we admire today stem from that period.
New requirements, such as resistance to disease, excellent floral quality, and winter hardiness, lead to the development of modern shrub varieties and other modern roses of the twentieth century.