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These hours between sunset and sunrise, Friday into Saturday have become a Sacred time in my world as of eleven weeks ago this night.
Unwittingly, unwantingly, her spirit moved Home sometime in the quiet hours between dusk and dawn.
Four weeks after that fateful night, these words in yellow came to me as if being spoken to me by a loved one. I believe they were… No… I know they were from her.
Anyone who knew my Earth departed and now Heaven-homed friend knew that she was an amazing, naturally gifted counselor. Numerous times during the two years that we were in nearly daily communication, she would listen intently, question inquisitively and respectfully, share a thought, offer an idea, or make a suggestion that demonstrated her skills of counsel which were far beyond her years and academic level.
Our world lost the opportunity of knowing this amazing counselor.
These words in yellow were on Wednesday's song sheet that I shared with the people on the streets, quite a few of whom knew and loved my friend. The spontaneous routine reaction from many of them as they read these words was: "Oh! WOW!"
One woman took these words farther than the other folks who read the same thing. She came back to me maybe half an hour later with a shake in her voice…
"I want to wake up tomorrow morning. I'm going to detox today."
She didn't stay to talk about her idea. She was on a mission. She marched out of view and I didn't see her again.
Did she go to a crisis center to be cleared for admission to a detox facility? I hope so. If she did go, did she stay long enough to be admitted or did she experience what another person I know experienced when she found her 'ready moment' and went to a crisis center for entry into detox? Click here to read about that in her own words.
Did she get into detox or did she need to be medically cleared at an emergency room only to be told by an R.N. to "Get Out of My Emergency Room!" as was one of the DelCo Five?
For as bad as that statement by an R.N. is, the worst statement I've ever heard was received by my friend days before she died:
"We are discharging you because we need your bed for real patients."
Why would any medical professional say such a dreadful thing to a physically, emotionally, and spiritually fragile patient of an officially recognized medical diagnosis?
These words in yellow which were provided by one who wishes she had done something differently this evening eleven weeks ago and who didn't want to die are her words of counsel offered to one and all who still have an opportunity to create a new path for life.
The reader of these words in yellow was ready to receive care?
Was the system for medical provision ready, willing, and able to provide the care?
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In one of those moments that could have only been coordinated by God, I arrived a few minutes earlier than normal and parked where I normally do not. I got out of my car and there she was. Our mutual joy in seeing each other was spontaneous and overflowing. We walked toward each other and hugged the hug of loved ones who had not seen each other in a long time.
I'd not seen her in a couple of months and was growing concerned that something had happened. I had no way of knowing where to find her other than checking hospitals and jails.
As she beamed her delight for life in the midst of her challenges, she shared with me what she'd been doing during those missing months…
I celebrated with her as did Tom and Jonathan, two men who join me on Wednesdays, and then delicately asked why she was there now…
"My dad threw me out of the house yesterday. I had nowhere to go so I came back here where I know people. My Methadone dose isn't high enough and so I used opioids last night for the first time in two months and I overdosed. (My friend here) saved me with Narcan. That threw me into precipitated withdrawal and so I used a tiny bit more just to get over that and I overdosed again and (my friend) saved me again."
I turned to her friend, a man I've come to know, and I thanked him for being there for her. I gave him two more Narcan from my supply that had been given to me by the Medics on the Rapid Response vehicle.
She then added this…
"Prior to moving home and starting on Methadone, I was using about two bundles[1] every 24 hours. I never overdosed. I stopped using and started again with one packet last night and overdosed right away."
"I wish you could have just stayed home," I added.
"Well, it's better that I'm here. My dad was touching me too much."
*****Stop reading and contemplate that statement!*****
From her understandable perspective, it's better to live homeless doing opioids than it is to live at home.
Our conversation continued for a bit and came to a natural close as she walked to the corner or "This and That Streets" so as to be picked up by some random guy who in our moments of conversation neither of us knew existed on this earth. She was in his car within minutes.
For funding of her Medicine that she needs due to a too low dose of Methadone, her MAT medicine[2] that could save her life, she has little choice but to allow herself to be touched too much by a random guy and touch him in ways that no one should touch another except in the most intimate and committed of relationships.
If she overdoses again, will she survive? If she survives and ends up in a local emergency room, will she be treated like a medical patient with Substance Use Disorder?
Dear Emergency Room Medical/Nursing/Support Staff,
If this dear soul which beams brightly even in the midst of her life's darkness should come before you in her time of crisis, please treat her as the inspirational human being made in the image of God worthy of dignity, honor, respect, and love who she absolutely is.
Please do not be misguided if she comes to you malnourished, emaciated, and with the physical appearance of your grandmother. Remember, she's in her twenties.
Please remember that within what you see with your eyes, there beats the young heart of a soul who wants to heal. Her mind is in a civil war like no other civil war on this planet. Please use your medical skills and your compassion that brought you into your chosen medical field to help her win her battle for her betterment.
Please do not allow any prejudices that may exist within you to provide anything less than excellent medical intervention for her. Do not tell her to "Get out of my emergency room." as did one RN to another of my loved ones. Do not tell her that you're discharging her because "We need your bed for real patients" as someone did to yet another loved one on January 3 of this year. That one died four days later.
Please use your medical/nursing/support skills as best as is possible to connect with her and to encourage her to stay the course and stay focused on the healing that can be found. She needs you to be her strength and guide and all mechanism of artillery to win her civil war.
In the belief that you will do so,
[1] That's 32 bags of heroin/fentanyl at $5.00 per bag totaling $160.00 per day requiring 5 to 10 'dates' per 24 hour cycle to have the money.
[2] Medication-Assisted Treatment - An officially recognized method of treatment for Substance Use Disorder patients
What are we missing between the sin and the cell?
Recent events have reminded me of this blog from about 4 years ago. I would encourage you to read it and help us all to identify what we are missing.
http://behealedfromemotionaltrauma.blogspot.com/2018/01/between-sin-and-cell.html
"When he was finally done..."
In the context of this blog, these are not the words of a young mother waiting for her juvenile son to finish his broccoli at the family dinner table.
These are the words of a woman who is the same age as that young mother and who is waiting for some until very recently unknown man to finish thrusting himself inside of her in the midst of a rape or a casually agreed to encounter in the back of a pickup truck or back alley on the streets of Kensington.
She agreed to get into his vehicle with the intent of providing some lesser degree of sexual service in exchange for funding for her next supply of drugs. She has no actual interest in him nor does he for her.
She needs his money to buy the drugs that are required in the midst of her addiction that she would rather not have and he needs, well, whatever it is that he needs.
He robs her of dignity and respect in exchange for what he needs and he provides funds for what she needs.
In the past two weeks, I've heard two women make that simple statement...
The first of these statements came from a woman who lived for a time so close to my childhood home that I consider her my closest actual neighbor on those streets of my younger years.
The second woman to make this statement to me happened earlier today. She's one of the original Delco 5. You've already met her in at least one previous blog. I had to Narcan her a couple of years ago. She was taken by ambulance to Episcopal hospital where the registered nurse told her:
"Get out of my emergency room!"
This young woman was violently raped about 3 days ago and still bears the physical scars and emotional scars.
Both of these women have had their encounters with medical professionals within the realm of Medicaid who could have guided them onto a new and healthier path. In the case of the latter, the registered nurse simply said...
Each and every time that a medical professional fails to provide dignity and respect-filled service in a prompt way to these men and women on the streets of Kensington, they are opening the door to further physical and emotional, and spiritual deterioration and injury.
It is way beyond time for the issues of neglect and abuse and malpractice to be addressed so as to bring substance use disorder patients back to the healing that is so desperately wanted and needed who are currently homeless and residents on the streets of Kensington.
"I moved home and had been on Methadone for two mo...


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NANAIMO — After immigrating to Nanaimo from England as a child, Grant Baldwin found himself enamoured with Vancouver Island's snow-blanketed mountain ranges. Channeling that love into his latest project is now landing the filmmaker international attention.
After premiering in Toronto last spring, Baldwin's documentary This Mountain Life appeared at several notable film festivals around the world, collecting multiple awards along the way.
Now the film is getting perhaps its highest accolades, making the incredibly rare jump from festival runs into theatres across Canada and the world.
"As an indie, let alone documentary, filmmaker you just assume you won't get into theatres," Baldwin told NanaimoNewsNOW.
This Mountain Life will appear in Cineplex theatres from coast-to-coast on Feb. 4. Some locations will have one or two week runs, while others, like Nanaimo, added multiple showings on Feb. 4 in the face of strong demand for tickets.
There will also be theatre appearances in Germany, New Zealand and Australia.
"You get into film festivals and you know it's a pretty big deal, but your friends don't really understand that world. But as soon as you get in a movie theatre beside the Avengers, all of a sudden they pay attention. They're telling me 'oh, it is a real movie.'"
Baldwin's film focuses on a mother-daughter duo from Invermere as they spend six months ski-traversing B.C.'s coastal mountain range, travelling from Squamish to Alaska. The movie's promo material said the trek has only been made once before in recorded history and never by an all-female team.
Baldwin, the director and cinematographer, joined the women in the field for several specific trips to capture beginning, middle and end shots.
Despite experiences shooting outdoors for the BBC's Planet Earth series, Baldwin said being in Canada's alpine during winter was a challenging experience.
"It's very hard to keep equipment working. We had cameras die on us. We travelled in just a team of two so we could be light and keep up with them."
The 41-year-old graduate of Woodlands Secondary said he likely wouldn't be doing any of the work he is now if it wasn't for his formative years in Nanaimo.
"Growing up on the island I was able to experience the incredible backyard we have. It's a big part of me and I wanted to make a film that reflects how the outdoors makes me feel."
Baldwin will attend the screenings at Nanaimo's Galaxy Cinemas and hold live question and answer sessions with the audience after both showings.
"I'm sure my mom has filled half the first theatre with her friends," he said laughing. "It will be really cool to come home and have a reunion of sorts."
He hoped the breakthrough of This Mountain Life would help open the door for other indie films in the future. The movie will also appear on the Knowledge Network in late March.
"For the cinemas to realize that people are interested about coming to see movies about real people and there's a lot of good stuff that doesn't get its opportunity in the theatre."
You can find ticket information about the Nanaimo screening here.
This Mountain Life - Trailer from Peg Leg Films on Vimeo.


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Renfrewshire Council to help with UK wide Syrian refugees resettlement programme
Greater RenfrewshireLatest News 15 October 2014 Ricky Kelly
Renfrewshire Council has confirmed that it will take part in a UK-wide scheme to resettle refugees from the conflict in Syria. The UK Government...
Renfrewshire Council has confirmed that it will take part in a UK-wide scheme to resettle refugees from the conflict in Syria.
The UK Government is organising a resettlement programme for 150-200 refugees.
Councillors backed a proposal that Renfrewshire take in approximately 15 refugees. Those will be people who are categorised as 'most needy' and at 'greatest risk.'
The scheme will focus on cases where evacuation from the region is the only option and would 'prioritise help for survivors of torture, and women and children in need of medical care.'
Councillor Iain McMillan, Convener of Renfrewshire Council's Social Work, Health and Wellbeing Policy Board, said: "The conflict in Syria is a continuing and worsening humanitarian tragedy which demands a response from us all.
"I am proud that the community of Renfrewshire will, in our own small way, be playing our part in helping people who have endured hardship and suffering and have been forced to flee their home and their country.
"That level of disruption is hard for us to imagine. I am sure that people across Renfrewshire will welcome our new citizens when they arrive."
Renfrewshire Council will draw on its successful experience of integrating refugees from Kosovo over a decade ago and will also work with other local authorities such as Glasgow City Council which has recent experience of supporting refugees from Iraq and Afghanistan.
It is expected that the first arrival of refugees in Renfrewshire will take place early in 2015.

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Place the tissue ball with prize inside on the center of the two pieces of orange paper twist.
Bring the four ends up and over the ball of tissue so they meet on top. Trim the ends of the paper twist so that they are about 1 1/4" above the tissue ball.
Cut a 4" piece of green paper twits. Partially untwist it so that it is about 1' wide. Fold it in half and place it over the ends of the orange paper twist and gather tightly at the base of them stem.
Tightly twist a 6" piece of pipe cleaner around the stem to keep the pumpkin and stem together. Wrap the ends of the pipe cleaner around a pencil then slip the pencil out. This will give your pipe cleaner a curled look.
Using a fine tip permanent black marker, draw a face on your pumpkin.
Instead of just handing out the pumpkins, try sending the kids to the "Pumpkin Patch" to "pick" their pumpkin. To do this, place all the pumpkins on the floor or on the lawn and instruct the children to enter the pumpkin patch and pick their pumpkin.
To make some pumpkins strictly for decoration, omit the prize and just fill the center with a ball of tissue paper.


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Die Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bonn ist heute eine der weltweit größten wissenschaftlichen Spezialbibliotheken zu Geschichte und Gegenwart der Arbeiterbewegung. Ihren Sitz hat sie in der Bonner Zentrale der Stiftung. Sie ist Dienstleisterin für die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter der FES im In- und Ausland, ist aber auch öffentlich zugänglich und stellt ihre Bestände für die allgemeine Wissenschaft und Forschung vor Ort und überregional im Rahmen der Fernleihe zur Verfügung. Sie archiviert sämtliche gedruckten und digital publizierten Eigenveröffentlichungen der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Geschichte
Die Bibliothek der FES versteht sich als das "Gedruckte Gedächtnis" der deutschen Sozialdemokratie und der deutschen Gewerkschaften. Den Grundstock bildeten bei der (Neu-)Gründung im Jahr 1969 die Bibliothek des Forschungsinstituts der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung und die Bibliothek des SPD-Parteivorstandes, die treuhänderisch an die FES übergeben wurde.
Ursprünglich bildeten Archiv (der sozialen Demokratie) und Bibliothek eine organisatorische Einheit; 1987 erfolgte die bis heute gültige Trennung in zwei eigenständige Arbeitsbereiche.
Aufgrund der Besonderheit ihrer Bestände wurde die Bibliothek seit 1976 von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) als "Wissenschaftliche Spezialbibliothek überregionaler Bedeutung" anerkannt und finanziell gefördert. 2010 wurde sie Sondersammelgebiets(SSG-)bibliothek mit dem Sammelauftrag "Parteien und Gewerkschaften aus Europa und Nordamerika (Nicht-konventionelle Literatur)". Mit der Aufgabe des SSG-Systems 2013 entfiel die DFG-Förderung; der Sammelschwerpunkt "Veröffentlichungen deutscher Parteien und Gewerkschaften" wird ungeachtet dessen in hoher Vollständigkeit weitergeführt.

Bestände, Sondersammlungen
Die Bibliothek sammelt Veröffentlichungen zur Geschichte und Gegenwart der deutschen und internationalen Arbeiterbewegung in ihren vielfältigen organisatorischen Ausprägungen. Wissenschaftliche Publikationen über die deutsche Arbeiterbewegung und die deutsche Sozialgeschichte seit dem 19. Jahrhundert werden möglichst vollständig erworben. Einen großen Umfang besitzt die Sammlung sogenannter Grauer Literatur also nicht im Buchhandel veröffentlichter Literatur; in diesem Fall die Veröffentlichungen der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD) und der deutschen Gewerkschaften, ihrer Vorläufer- und Nebenorganisationen sowie befreundeter Organisationen (Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Arbeitersport- und Arbeiterkulturbewegung, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung etc.) – sowohl in gedruckter wie digitaler Form.
Ihren Status als bedeutende Gewerkschaftsbibliothek errang die FES-Bibliothek durch die Übernahme einer Vielzahl geschlossener Sammlungen: etwa die Bibliotheken des Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes, der Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten, der IG Bau-Steine-Erden, der IG Medien – Druck und Papier, Publizistik und Kunst, der Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, sowie der Internationalen Graphischen Föderation und des Internationalen Metallgewerkschaftsbundes. Teilweise wurden diese Sammlungen durch eigene Bestandsverzeichnisse oder Datenbanken erschlossen und dokumentiert.

Das Umfeld der Arbeiterbewegung bildet sich in den Beständen der Arbeiterwohlfahrt, der Seliger-Gemeinde und der Naturfreunde Deutschlands ab.
Seit 2009 befindet sich die Studienbibliothek des Karl-Marx-Hauses Trier ebenfalls in Bonn und ist in die FES-Bibliothek integriert.
Seit Jahren engagiert sich die Bibliothek bei der Digitalisierung von Quellen aus ihrem Sammelschwerpunkt. Aktuelles Projekt ist die Digitalisierung des Zentralorgans der deutschen Sozialdemokratie, Vorwärts.

Nutzung und Service
Die Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung ist eine öffentlich zugängliche Präsenzbibliothek; vor Ort kann sie im Rahmen der Öffnungszeiten von jedermann genutzt werden. Eine überregionale Nutzung ist durch die Fernleihe sowie durch einen Dokumentenlieferservice möglich.
Abgesehen vom lokalen Katalog ist der Bibliotheksbestand in diversen überregionalen Katalogen und Rechercheinstrumenten nachgewiesen, etwa im B3Kat, im Karlsruher Virtuellen Katalog oder im WorldCat.

Siehe auch
 Archiv der sozialen Demokratie
 Internationales Institut für Sozialgeschichte
 Karl-Marx-Haus
 Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv

Weblinks
 Website der Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bonn
 Gesamtkatalog

Einzelnachweise

Spezialbibliothek
Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung (Deutschland)
Organisation (Sozialgeschichte)
Bildung in Bonn
Wissenschaft in Bonn
Friedrich Ebert als Namensgeber
Gegründet 1969
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Bibliothek in Bonn

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Here is a picture of the bagels cooking in the boiling water.
Then I pulled them out with a slotted spoon and they drained on paper towels (while I dropped two more in). Pictured below is the Cranberry Orange bagels.
And finally after two batches of each recipe (whew!) we had lots of yummy bagels and a maple nut bagel spread.
I had planned to do something fun with the kids on Friday...I just didn't know what that was until I checked my email and saw that the local strawberry farm was open. :) I called my brother and we made an impromptu trip to pick strawberries. The boys had a great time and Ella just slept outside in the warm breeze.
Preheat oven to 400. Butter and flour the bottom and side of an 8 up loaf pan, set aside.
Place nuts on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 minutes or until brown and fragrant. Remove from oven and let cool completely before chopping.
In electric mixer bowl, beat the butter until softened. Add the sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, on at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in three addition and sour cream (I used yogurt) in two additions, alternating - starting and ending with the flour. Mix only until combined. Gently fold in the chopped strawberries and nuts.
Scrape batter into the prepared muffin tin and bake about 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick is clean.
I started off our morning @ 8 a.m. with two batches of bread (4 loaves in total) and then made two batches of chocolate chip muffins.
My friend, Betsy, arrived just about the time we pulled the first batch of muffins out of the oven. We ate breakfast and then put another batch of bread in the mixer. She had wanted to learn how to make bread so I tried to give her a crash course. Then we mixed up dough for two King Cakes.
I grew up in Louisiana and love sweets so the recipe for King Cake was more or less a treat to myself! I guess about then it was time to turn the first two batches into bread pans (thanks Mom, for loaning me some extras) and then lunch. After lunch we baked the bread, baked the King Cakes and decorated them. After Betsy left I put the other batch of bread into the oven and turned the final batch into bread pans. In total we made 8 loaves of bread, 24 chocolate chip muffins, and 2 King Cakes. Now it's 5 p.m. and I'm exhausted!
I hope you had a good Monday. I had a box of Stampin' Up! goodies arrive while we were baking so I'm excited to tear into it and make something new. Hopefully I will have something fun to post tomorrow!
Of course my battery died before I was done but they gave me a few moments of peace and quiet once I was plugged in, to finish them.
This recipe comes from the July/Aug 2009 issue of TOH's Simple & Delicious magazine.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until foamy; beat in the milk, butter and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir in chocolate mixture just until combined; fold in pecans. Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Serve with raspberries and whipped topping. Yield: 16 waffles.
I had to share this great recipe with you. It's super easy and stores well in the refrigerator. :) It comes from my favorite line of magazines--Simple and Delicious (from Taste of Home) May/June 2009.
In a very large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the oil, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon, salt, cardamom and 10 c. flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Stir in raisins.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Divide into 72 pieces; shape each into a ball. Place 2 in. apart in four greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes. Combine egg whites and water; brush over rolls.
Several of my students have birthdays this week and next week, so I scoured the internet to find an idea for a treat. I found this recipe for Clover Cookies on Martha Stewart.com. Perfect!
I made a template out of a plastic coffee can lid. I'm glad DH asked if I wanted to save it last week. :) Not only were they easy but they are also delish!
And here are the finished products! I bagged two of them with some curly ribbon (quick and easy!) just in time before my lessons start today.


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Dixit is a very creative communication game that has you describe and guess at picture cards. It's much more fun than this description sounds, fun enough for this year's Spiel des Jahres award.
Onirim
Every night when you go to sleep, your mind gets lost in the Dream Labyrinth. It will wander there for a while and then get back to you in time to wake up. Unless, of course, you are one of the Dreamwalker, for them it's a fight to return every night, having to find the eight oneiric doors first, chased by nightmares. And they are all alone – or sometimes with one more companion – with the risk of never waking up.
Dixit 2
Sometimes, game expansion are best when they change nothing at all. If it ain't broken, don't fix it, as they say.
Is this nugget of wisdom true for Dixit 2?
A Fistful of Penguins
If "A Fistful of Penguins" makes you think of a western set in the Antarctic, then you're in for a disappointment. If you're looking for a family-friendly dice game, then you could do much worse.
Small World Underground
"The world is getting smaller" is a quote that gets thrown around a lot these days. The people saying it must have missed the implications of being in a really small world. As in: a really Small World. It's not a very peaceful place.And even escaping underground for lack of space, does not bring you peace, because Small World Underground is just as ruthless as the original.
It's safe to say that The X-Files was one of the most popular TV series created to date. (Or maybe still is, with the 2016 revival mini series ending on a huge cliffhanger.) So finding a new The X-Files boardgame published 13 years after the last episode of the original series was aired wasn't a big surprise. There are millions of people out there with nostalgia for agents Mulder and Scully digging up alien conspiracies, and nostalgia sells. If you know me, then you know that's why I'm skeptical towards licensed games in general. Nostalgia sells irrespective of quality. But there are good games made on a license, so lets see what side of that spectrum Kevin Wilson's The X-Files falls on.


I've always written, ever since I was a young child. It's always been a compulsion for me. But I didn't get serious until I was a stay-at-home with four rowdy youngins'.
Since I enjoy research so much I can't say if I do too much or too little. Over the years, however, I've gotten better at it—I don't waste a lot of time investigating useless avenues. When I wrote THE WREN I read an entire book on the history of Texas. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed with too much info. These days I begin with a preliminary pass on setting and general history of an area before writing anything. After the first draft, I do specific research based on the needs of the story.
In your newest release, THE BLUEBIRD, what sets your heroine Molly Rose Simms apart from all the other women in your Jake McKenna's life? Why is she perfect for him?
Molly Rose is a dreamer, but she's never gone anywhere. Because Jake is an adventurer, she's naturally drawn to him. In her, he sees the one thing he's traveled the world to find—a sense of awe and wonder.
Can you give us a little background on your hero Jake McKenna that's only in your author notes and not found in your story? What inspired you to create this character?
Many years ago I attended a writing conference for Romance Writer's of America. I happened to sit beside a very nice author (I wish I could remember her name) and when we got to chatting, she said something that's always stuck with me. "I don't worry about that other stuff. I just write." That 'other stuff' to which she referred was social media, marketing, etc. I don't think you can completely ignore those aspects of the book business, but at the end of the day the writing is the most important thing.
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That evening, Jake sat on the edge of the cot that would remain empty tonight while Boom and Molly sat at the table. They ate a potato and beef stew, along with more thin biscuits that Molly had prepared.
"Did you come all the way from Russia?" she asked, an awestruck look on her face.
Jake was about to mention that he'd been to Russia but instead shoved another spoonful of food into his mouth.
"And have you found that fortune?" Molly inquired.
Jake coughed loudly and stood, reaching for another biscuit from the table.
"Are you all right?" Molly pinned her gaze on Jake, concern etching her face, and her blue-green eyes watching him like deep pools of jade.
Jake dropped his tin cup. The crash startled everyone and sent coffee across the floor.
Molly jumped up and grabbed a rag then knelt before him to clean the mess. He retrieved his cup, bumping into her shoulder as he did.
"Just clumsy," he muttered and shrugged.
"If someone asked me to describe you, that wouldn't be it." Her eyes caught his and for a moment he held her gaze, warmed by the compliment she seemed to be paying him. Confusion played across her face and she broke the contact. She stood and set the rag on the kitchen counter then returned to her meal. "You never told me how you got the nickname 'Boom'," she said to Boris.
She nodded, but he could tell she wasn't entirely convinced.
"Why are you called The Jackal?" she asked.
"He looks like one, don't he?" Boom said, slapping Jake on the shoulder.
"Thanks." Jake ran his spoon around his bowl to scoop up a few potato pieces stuck to the side. He swallowed the last of his meal and wiped the back of his hand across his face in case he'd been sloppy. For some reason, Molly Rose Simms rattled him.
"I was in a caravan heading out of Marrakech and into the Sahara," he said.
"Where's Marrakech?" Molly asked, interest sparkling in her eyes.
"So you're a tolerable jackal," she teased.
"Most of the time," he murmured, enjoying the look of bemusement in her sea-green eyes.
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Sounds good. I can't wait to grab a book and start reading.
I can't wait to read this series…I'm a sucker for swell researched book!
Kari did I miss the heat rating? She sounds like a wonderful writer from your blog. I get to know new authors all the time through you. You are like my mediator lol. Its nice to see you on Kari's blog, and she always brings authors to my attention. I have seen the wren all over the place on social media, but I have not read it yet, but thanks to Kari, you are now on my radar.
Thanks so much to everyone for your lovely comments and for checking out my blog. The winner of an ebook of THE BLUEBIRD is betweenthecoverzblog. Congrats!! I'll contact you directly.
Thanks for hosting me, Kari. You're a sweetheart!!


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It is not lost on me while we were road-tripping around Arizona last week and taking in the varied landscapes and the beauty of this state, that we also got to celebrate the fact that Marriage Equality had finally come to Arizona. I fell a bit more in love with my home state while touring Route 66 and the Grand Canyon this past week and I'm slowly moving away from the "It's complicated" relationship I have with this place. Sure, we have a lot more work to do before we are truly honoring the diversity of our beautiful state — the landscape and environment and the variety of people who live, work, learn and love here — but we took a big step last week and I can't help but feel that we are turning a corner.
This painted sky and gorgeous sunset over the South Rim of our Grand Canyon — this natural wonder that brings our state so much pride — took on a whole new meaning shortly after I took this photo and we learned that love had won . . . Arizona, you have become even more beautiful. We have a lot (more) to be proud of here.
Join me in celebrating Arizona's victory and help ensure that equality continues to spread nationwide!
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林前14:18 πάντων ὑμῶν μᾶλλον γλώσσαις λαλῶ.
I speak in tongues more than you all.
Therefore when Pilate heard this word, he was more afraid.
Why do you not rather be wronged? Why do you not rather be defrauded?


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After failing to make the basketball, baseball, and football teams in high school, the author persuaded the administration to start a lacrosse team, figuring that no one would know any more than he did about how to play. Eventually he got good at the game and became team captain. He took a valuable lesson from that experience: Opportunity is something you manufacture, not something you wait for. That lesson has informed his career ever since. For example, while he had a part-time job moving boxes as part of a relocation for Little, Brown, he happened across an assignment to create a book jacket. Familiarity with Photoshop and Quark enabled him to quickly come up with a design and slip it into the pile of submissions. When the editors and the sales team chose it as the best, he was offered a full-time job. A couple of start-ups and a stint at Google later, Stone and a close friend came up with the idea for Twitter. His job at the company was to "bring humanity to the technology" and to help "shape our story for the outside world." (He drew the bird logo.) His latest venture is Jelly Industries, a seven-person company of which he's the CEO. There he has learned that the chief executive's most important job is to constantly communicate.
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Then pick out those keywords that match up with your previous experience and include them throughout the first page of your resume, says Bradford. When working with career switchers, resume writer Robyn Feldberg creates a functional-style resume on the first page and includes the traditional chronological format on the second page. Since the functional format focuses more on skills, you can use it to draw the hiring manager in with relevant experience without worrying about the chronology.
Combining both resume formats helps to highlight the various transferable skills while still providing a look at the job history, she adds. A bullet point may read: As a career changer, the extracurricular activities on your resume will carry more weight, say experts.
Be sure to include activities that relate to your desired role like professional association memberships, volunteering, internships or part-time consulting. From a human resources perspective, there are certain accomplishments that are similar across different management structures and firms. So I made a point to highlight it as my top bullet point from my past experience securing music sponsorships.
Skip links Skip to content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer. Do you live in the Nicest Place in America? Originally Published on sitename. Sign Up for Our Newsletters Get articles sent right to your inbox. If the skills you need now are not the ones you used in your former career, what are those skills and where did they come from?
Did you go to school? Did you do any volunteering? Take a hard look at what you learned and what you achieved in those settings. Focus your resume accordingly. Use a combination chronological and functional resume that opens with a summary of your qualifications and a clear statement of your new goals.
Add a brief chronological rundown of your employment in your former field. Finally, use your cover letter to underline a convincing explanation for the big change. LinkedIn can be a measuring stick for career changers. You can find out, though, by seeing what those who have gone before you have done. Tying qualifications listed by the LinkedIn profile writers to actual people who are working in the real world is a lot more compelling than reading about theoretical qualifications in the abstract.
How did they get where they are today? Weigh the benefits of the search against the cost. A well-done career change job search will elevate you to higher position and reward you for the rest of your life.
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Snooze button introduced to Gmail messages, hooray!
Google has recently introduced a new feature that lets you take care of your time or date sensitive messages at a later date. Have you tried it yet?
I'm absent-minded. I constantly need reminders in the forms of apps and sticky notes to get through the day. This is especially true when it comes to email. I receive emails about events, weeks, months, and even a full year in advance.
If I leave these in my inbox, I'm bound to forget them. This is where the sticky notes and apps come in to play. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get a reminder without leaving your inbox?
Google introduces Snooze for Gmail, yay!
Sure, there are plugins and extensions that will do this for you, but it's not the same as having something native, within your email program. Google has recently introduced a new feature that takes care of this issue: Snooze. It's not just for the absent-minded either.
Snooze lives right inside your Gmail inbox and helps you "snooze" your emails that contain dates and times to a more convenient date. You know that hotel confirmation you can't find anywhere?
If you snooze it to the day you need to check-in, it'll pop up at the top your email at the right time; saving you time and stress looking for it. This works for package tracking updates, restaurant and event reservations, calendar invites, flight confirmation, rental car reservations, and anything else that needs to be remembered at a specific time or date.
This is a great set-it-and-forget-it alternative to some of the apps on the market doing the same thing. Snoozing a business meeting email to an hour before, could save you a considerable amount of aggravation and embarrassment if you're prone to losing email messages. Even if you aren't forgetful, this is a useful tool to follow up with client on a specific day/time, set goals, and generally keep a check (or double-check) on your appointments.
Have you tried Snooze yet? What do you think? Google has been working to improve their Inbox features and I think Snooze is my favorite update so far.
I don't see how to set it up.


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This steaming mat has been designed to fit perfectly into the School of Wok bamboo steamer and is a handy tool for steaming food. By placing the steaming mat onto the bottom of the steamer, place food on top of the mat, removing the mat with ease when you have finished steaming.
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ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for ASLAN003 for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
SINGAPORE, Aug. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ASLN, TPEx:6497), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting cancers that are both highly prevalent in Asia and orphan indications in the United States and Europe, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ASLAN003 Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) as a treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
ASLAN003 is an orally active, potent inhibitor of human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) that has the potential to be first-in-class in AML. AML is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterised primarily by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that build up in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells.
The US FDA grants orphan designation to drugs intended to treat a rare disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. AML patients that have failed on standard of care chemotherapy in AML or do not respond to chemotherapy are termed relapsed/refractory and represent the majority of the total AML population. In 2016, the annual incidence of relapsed/refractory patients was approximately 13,000 patients in the United States. ODD status can provide ASLAN certain development and commercial incentives including a seven-year period of market exclusivity in the US after product approval, FDA assistance in clinical trial design and an exemption from FDA user fees.
ASLAN is currently conducting a phase 2 clinical trial in Asia to develop ASLAN003 in AML and expects to report interim data in the second half of 2018. In previous clinical studies, ASLAN003 has demonstrated potent inhibition of DHODH (up to two orders of magnitude stronger than first generation DHODH inhibitors), lack of toxicities associated with first generation inhibitors and other novel AML therapies, and the potential to induce differentiation in blast cells and applicability in a broad range of AML patients.
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ASLAN003 is an orally active, potent inhibitor of human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, or DHODH, the enzyme controlling the rate limiting step in the de novo synthesis of pyrimidines, essential building blocks for the production of DNA and RNA in mammalian cells. DHODH also contributes to the production of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. In cancer, increased levels of pyrimidines and ATP are required for tumor growth and survival. Inhibition of DHODH depletes the intracellular pool of pyrimidines and contributes to lower levels of ATP. This leads to the induction of the tumor suppressor p53, which at high levels of induction triggers apoptosis, or programmed cell death. ASLAN is currently conducting a phase 2 clinical trial in Asia to develop ASLAN003 in acute myeloid leukaemia.
About ASLAN Pharmaceuticals
ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ASLN, TPEx:6497) is a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for global markets. ASLAN targets diseases that are both highly prevalent in Asia and orphan indications in the United States and Europe. Led by a senior management team with extensive experience in global and regional development and commercialisation, ASLAN is headquartered in Singapore and has offices in Taiwan and China. ASLAN's portfolio is comprised of four product candidates which target validated growth pathways applied to new patient segments, novel immune checkpoints and novel cancer metabolic pathways. ASLAN's partners include Array BioPharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Almirall and CSL. For additional information please visit www.aslanpharma.com.
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ASLAN is always interested in hearing from outstanding candidates with a track record in developing innovative drugs, an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for Asia.
For more information on employment opportunities at ASLAN, please contact us at careers@aslanpharma.com
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Crystal Dam is located 6 miles downstream from Morrow Point Dam and approximately 20 miles east of Montrose, Colorado. The dam is a double-curvature thin-arch type, 323 feet high, with a crest length of 620 feet, and a volume of 154,400 cubic yards of materials.
The spillway consists of an ungated ogee crest on the right side of the dam and a plunge pool at the toe of the dam. The crest is at an elevation of 6,756.0 feet, 1 foot above normal water surface. The plunge pool is unlined except for a downstream retaining wall to contain the river fill material.
Water is conveyed from the reservoir to the hydraulic turbine by an 11.5-foot-diameter concrete penstock, the lower portion of which is steel lined. The intake structure consists of a metal trashrack, a 10.58- by 17.27-foot bulkhead gate, an 8.33- by 13.58-foot fixed-wheel gate, and a transition. The fixed-wheel gate is provided for emergency closure and for inspection and maintenance of the penstock. Water from the turbine exits through the draft tube to the tailrace.
The river outlets consist of an intake structure on the upstream face of the dam and two 54-inch pipes through the dam and powerplant. The 54-inch ring-follower emergency gates and 48-inch jet-flow regulating gates in the powerplant control outlet flows. The intake structure includes a metal trashrack, a concrete arch conduit to convey water to the 54-inch pipes, and provisions for installing a bulkhead gate. The Morrow Point Dam river outlet bulkhead gate can be used to close off the outlet pipes for inspection or maintenance.
The reservoir has a total capacity of 25,236 acre-feet and an active capacity of 12,891 acre-feet at an elevation of 6,700 ft, with a surface area of 301 acres.
The powerplant, completed in 1978, has a generating capacity of 28,000 kilowatts from one unit driven by a 39,000-horsepower hydraulic turbine. It is connected to the main CRSP transmission system at the Curecanti substation by a 115-kilovolt line.
Foundation: Precambrian metamorphic rocks intruded by pegmatite dikes.


As a manager, how can you be an motivation to your staff or, how can your manager be an inspiration to you?
Just being honest and doing his work right, giving compliments to all good efforts and showing commitment with the team.
The boss's professionalism, high personal standards and respect of others' individuality accompanied with positive thinking and the smile 🙂 makes miracles with the employees!
By practicing what he/she preaches. A manager has to, above all, exemplify true leadership by demonstrating that he/she can follow rules.


More than half of the 800 species of European hoverflies belong to the Syrphinae subfamily. Adults feed on pollen and nectar collected in open corollae of numerous plants. Conversely, larvae of most Syrphinae species exploit a restricted number of prey, mainly aphids. These prey are usually well defended against predators. We assumed that syrphid-aphid relationships result from a long coevolution and that ecological and life-history traits of the former are constrained by those of the latter.
The majority of Syrphinae species are forest dwellers and specialize on the exploitation of tree aphids. These prey are large, move quickly and live in small, scattered but long-lived colonies. Forest syrphids have a low fecundity but produce large eggs and neonate larvae which display high resistance to starvation, searching ability and capture efficiency. Conversely, Syrphinae communities encountered in farmlands are less diversified. They include polyphagous and plurivoltine species that fly over long distances and are widely distributed across the Palearctic region. These generalist and "vagrant" species are adapted to survive in ephemeral environments, where larval mortality is high and unpredictable. They produce a large number of small eggs and have voracious larvae that develop in a short period of time. These life-history traits allow them to have a strong numerical response to aphid densities and to be efficient biocontrol agents.


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Q: ¿Cómo puedo usar una sola instancia de un objeto en distintas clases? Tengo cuatro clases
    public class Farm{
    private double ground;

     public Farm(){
     ...
     }
    }

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public class PresenterApp {

protected Farm farm;
protected Console console;

public PresenterApp() {
    console = new Console();
    farm = new Farm("Granja", 100, 100, 200, 123);
}

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    private PresenterApp presenterApp;

    public PresenterCrop() {
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public class PresenterCrop{

        private PresenterApp presenterApp;

        public PresenterCrop() {
            this.managerCrops();
        }`

La clase "presenterApp" va a actuar como un manager de los demás presenters. En esta también es en donde creo que se debe crear el objeto de la clase "farm". El problema es el siguiente: necesito que todos los presentadores estén mirando a este objeto porque, de alguno hacer un cambio en la variable "ground", todos los demás presentadores se deben enterar y actualizarse, pero no entiendo cómo hacerlo. Ya me han sugerido algunos patrones de diseño, implementar el uso de interfaces y demás. ¿Esto es siquiera posible en Java?

A: Creo, que la solución a tu problema es un patrón pero yo usaría otro distinto a los comentados anteriormente. En mi caso si la granja debe ser único utilizaría un Singleton.
El patrón Singleton lo define la wikipedia como

En ingeniería de software, singleton o instancia única es un patrón de diseño que permite restringir la creación de objetos pertenecientes a una clase o el valor de un tipo a un único objeto.

Básicamente se trata de una clase que tiene define un elemento de esa misma clase como privado y que tienen un método de obtención de dicho objeto cuya función es la siguiente:

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*Si es la primera vez que se utiliza se crea un nuevo objeto

*Si ya se ha utilizado se devuelve el objeto ya creado.

En el mismo artículo de la Wikipedia tienes este ejemplo de implementación:
public class Singleton {
    private static Singleton INSTANCE = null;

    // Private constructor suppresses
    private Singleton(){}

    // creador sincronizado para protegerse de posibles problemas  multi-hilo
    // otra prueba para evitar instanciación múltiple
    private synchronized static void createInstance() {
        if (INSTANCE == null) {
            INSTANCE = new Singleton();
        }
    }

    public static Singleton getInstance() {
        if (INSTANCE == null) createInstance();
        return INSTANCE;
    }
}

La creación del objeto farm se debería hacer llamando al método estático getInstance() en lugar de llamar al constructor.

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Cross-winds are currents or tides in the air.
But you never hear that a boat is subject to a cross-tide! It's just accepted that the water in a river or in the sea isn't always moving in the same direction that a boat wants to travel. So ... if you have a fear of flying, this page about cross-winds will help you to realise that to the planes and pilots it's all very easy. Go to the weather page to find out more about winds and their effect on planes.
There aren't very many people that want to know about how a plane navigates or takes off in a crosswind, but some people do, and if that's one of the things that worries you and adds to your fear of flying then it's important that you can read about it and understand that it isn't something that you need to worry about because dealing with crosswinds is very straightforward.
That's why on our Premium site we explain in simple detail about all the things that worry fearful flyers. There are 23 different subjects that we explain accurately and in a way that simple to understand, but more importantly we explain it in a way they will enable YOU to go flying. Our course has been designed around YOUR needs. You will be amazed how your confidence will grow when you understand the things that worry YOU.
We'll get you flying … that's our promise.
Remember that flying a plane in a cross-wind is neither complicated nor difficult.
The answer is very easy … we land on one wheel with one wing down a little bit. The wing being down means that the plane will slip sideways towards the downward wing, and will counter the wind.
So the plane can be pointing one way whilst going along the line of the runway and landing on one wheel. And that's the way the designer wants it done. From then, from your point of view, it'll be a bumpy landing (it isn't, but that's what you'll feel), one bump, two bumps and then a third bump and then the reverse thrust noise.
First bump: that's the wheel that's supposed to touch down first.
Second bump: as the wheel on the other side contacts the runway.
Third bump : the nose wheel touching the ground.
Taking off is more straightforward as we don't have to do much until we get airborne … and then all we do is point into the wind enough to keep us travelling in line with the runway direction.


Home » Blog » March Madness!
Yesterday I was able to head to town wearing just a vest for my outer layer. Of course I packed a warmer jacket in the truck just in case Mother Nature wanted to fool me but she didn't. I even washed my truck to tempt fate. Well, maybe her timing was off because I woke up to a beautiful spring snow storm!
We can enjoy this fickleness in weather as we haven't started to calve yet. I spoke with a neighbor yesterday who's cows and heifers began calving in February, which is typically one of our drier and warmer "winter" months. However, we all know things don't always go as planned and this year January would have been a better match…. perhaps there would have been fewer frozen tails and ears!
We are grateful for the snow and while many parts of the state are drier than normal, we are at 90% of average in our drainage area. If we continue to get these storms then there should be adequate water to fill the ponds and reservoirs. Hard to believe that in about 6 weeks we will be receiving our yearling cattle from California. The cycle repeats itself….


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Keiko has a good figure.
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According to Newton's Third Law of Motion "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction."
As he was tired, he was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed.
You have no idea what that is, do you?
Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.
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I pigged out over the weekend.
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I know it isn't Will's fault.
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The letter Wendell received said that he should return home as soon as possible.
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Vern asked Marshall a question in French.
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Alumni Profile: Dieudonne Hakizimana '17
Dieudonne Hakizimana, an alumni from the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2017, receives his diploma from Partners In Health CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE.
Dieudonne Hakizimana '17, was a student in UGHE's pioneering cohort of Master of Science in Global Health Delivery candidates. In addition to the MGHD, Dieudonne holds a master's degree from the University of Rwanda, and a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom. His 10 years of experience in health systems strengthening has run the gamut; from clinical care to monitoring and evaluation to capacity building to his current role as Teaching and Learning Officer at UGHE. We sat with Dieudonne to discuss the arc of his career, and to learn about his motivations for entering global health work and his hopes for the future.
His passion for improving access to affordable and quality health services, insatiable curiosity, and leadership disposition are just a few of the factors that have fueled Dieudonne's professional journey. Inspired by the rapid progress made to Rwanda's health and infrastructure over the last two decades, he grew up hoping that he might be able to contribute to these trends and bring positive change to Rwanda's rural areas where global health delivery is needed most.
Dieudonne witnessed firsthand the barriers to accessing health services in underpopulated areas. "I grew up in a rural area called Rwamagana, and at that time accessing health care was difficult due to many reasons including understaffing," he reflected. "I decided to pursue health service because I have always had a passion for helping vulnerable people and believed that treating disease was the best way to do so."
When Dieudonne entered college, he dove headfirst into a career that would allow him to impact lives by training as a nurse and joining the rural Rwinkwavu District Hospital, supported by Inshuti Mu Buzima. There, he coordinated essential services in everything from surgery and immunization to family planning, malaria, and HIV/AIDS treatment.
"When I finished training I could have taken a job at a bigger hospital in the city, but I knew I wanted to work in a rural area," he noted. He stayed at the Rwinkwavu District Hospital for four years where he sharpened his provider skills and took on mentorship positions, growing as nurse manager and supervisor.
Though treating patients was rewarding, he remained curious about the scope of global health work. His desire to gain fluency in implementation science led him to pursue an opportunity at the Society for Family Health (SFH) where he worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, overseeing data collection and analysis for programs such as the USAID founded Rwanda Social Marketing program, a nutrition advocacy and intervention program and a malaria control and prevention program.
Dieudonne's global health lens continued to widen, leading him to a Master in Epidemiology at the University of Rwanda, where he strengthened his research skills.
As he was graduating, Dieudonne heard that Partners In Health would be launching a brand-new university in Rwanda, one with a specific focus on the essential global health principles that were slowly becoming the bedrock of his career; that health is a human right and that the next generation of global health leaders should be empowered to deliver health with greater equity and purpose.
Up until this point, his studies had primarily concentrated on health practices. He had become a skilled clinical health practitioner and researcher, yet still felt that he lacked the leadership training that would help him guide others. Courses in management, health financing, one health, and global health delivery greatly appealed to the practical side of his brain. Similar to nursing and epidemiology, Dieudonne believed that global health leadership was a discipline that could and should be studied and practiced upon. Moreover, he was proud that PIH had chosen Rwanda as the country to pilot this brand-new university; it served as validation of Rwanda's health systems and its dedicated providers. He wanted to continue playing a part in the positive transformations he was witnessing, leading him to join UGHE's inaugural class.
At UGHE, his courses offered a systems-thinking perspective that allowed him to think innovatively about addressing global health challenges, as well as the importance of effective leadership. Practicing mentorship was always something that Dieudonne had found fulfilling in his career, but at UGHE he saw that effective leadership was not only an advantage, but a necessity to make a sustainable positive impact.
Upon graduating, Dieudonne has continued to make a positive impact as a Teaching and Learning Officer at UGHE. He not only develops academically rigorous curriculum but is committed to assisting students with class work and providing ongoing mentorship as a Teaching Assistant for Research Methods and Evidence-Based Global Health Delivery and the UGHE Practicum. "Students feel comfortable approaching me when they struggle because they know I have been where they are," he says. "I feel most fulfilled when I help students understand concepts that they initially find scary or daunting."
Throughout each of his roles, the value of collaboration has remained key for Dieudonne: "Everyone has an important part to play in making a health system work." As UGHE expands to the rural area of Butaro, Dieudonne hopes that the school will continue to involve local communities, students, and staff in supporting its mission to achieve health equity. "We are lucky to have UGHE in Rwanda," he says proudly.
Dieudonne believes that UGHE students have the power and responsibility to shape the future for the better, bringing their skills in global health delivery to the public and private sectors, hospitals, research and more. Their time at UGHE is but a stepping stone on the long and winding journey to serving as leaders in their communities.
It is a journey that Dieudonne is all too familiar with. One he knows he will be embarking on for life.
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Chromebook Care: Reminders for Students | Learn. Create. Share.
Many students learn and adapt to technology with little effort. They are very comfortable using devices... sometimes too comfortable. It's important to give students frequent reminders about proper handling and care. Look for opportunities to praise students who use technology responsibly. The video demonstration and expectations listed below can be helpful references and reminders for students of all ages.
➊ Carry your Chromebook with two hands on the sides of the keyboard.
The most frequent Chromebook damage is a broken screen. The most common cause is picking up the device by the screen. The screen can flex and crack with too much pressure.
❷ Position your Chromebook safely on your desk. Close the lid when not in use.
A Chromebook hanging off the edge of a desk is more likely to drop than one placed safely in the center. Prevent additional accidents by closing the screen lid when not in use.
❸ The floor is a dangerous spot for your Chromebook. Keep it in a safer place.
It's common for students to put books on the floor in the classroom or hallway by their lockers. Technology breaks when it is stepped on; find a safe place to set your devices.
For more information about Chromebook care, expectations, and digital citizenship, visit the Student Resources page under the Powerful Learning website.


We're nearing the halfway mark on the AMS 2013-2014 Solar Energy Prediction Contest. Right now the leaderboard is headed largely by teams that participate the most, but there's still time to join in if you want to have a chance at a prize.
The 130-day contest opened on July 8 and closes on November 15. It is run by the AMS Committees on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science, Probability and Statistics, and Earth and Energy, which began reaching out to a wider community of participants last year by hosting the contest on the website, Kaggle. More than 90 teams are trying their skill with statistical and machine learning techniques. The daily challenge is to predict incoming solar energy at a preselected set of 98 Oklahoma Mesonet sites that serve as a virtual solar farm.
The contest website provides input numerical weather prediction data from the NOAA/ESRL Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) Reforecast Version 2. Data include all 11 ensemble members and the forecast time steps 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 provided in netCD4 files. There's also a training dataset and a public testing dataset. Basically all you have to do is jump right in and see how well your methods work.
Teams identified as preliminary winners (based on mean absolute error, a common metric in the renewable energy industry) will submit their code to the judges after the contest for verification. The verified winners will make their code open-source, and will be honored (and expected to present) at the AMS Annual Meeting in February 2014 in Atlanta.
The prizes are sponsored by EarthRisk Technologies, Inc., and include $500 awarded to the winner, $300 for second place, and $200 for third. Each of the top three gets their abstract fees waived for the upcoming AMS Annual Meeting, and the top student forecaster gets both abstract fee and conference registration waived.
Daily solar energy data were provided by the Oklahoma Mesonet with the assistance of Jeffrey Basara of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. The GEFS Reforecast Version 2 data were developed and provided by Thomas Hamill of NOAA.


Rose City Reader: Review: May We Borrow Your Husband?
Review: May We Borrow Your Husband?
Short stories are hard. They are, legend has it, hard to write. They are certainly hard for me to read. I generally skip a short story collection for a novel every time because I usually find short stories either pointlessly atmospheric or gimmicky.
But Graham Greene's little collection of 12 stories, May We Borrow Your Husband?, won me over. The title story about two gay men who woo away a honeymooning husband is a pitch-perfect Mid-Century period piece on closeted homosexuality. The others range from wryly comic to tragic, but all share a nerve-twinging honesty.
"Cheap in August" about a wife seeking a fling and "Two Gentle People" about star-crossed lovers are probably the best of the bunch from a literary standpoint. But my favorites were "A Shocking Accident" about a father killed by a pig, which I found delightful all around, and "The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen" about a self-absorbed young writer, which made me cringe and laugh at the same time.
May We Borrow Your Husband? made me reconsider the short story genre. And it raised Graham Greene even higher on my list of favorite authors.
I read this book for the Graham Greene Challenge and for the Books Written in the First Years of My Life Challenge.
I enjoy short stories more than I used to. This sounds like a great collection.
I actually love short stories (ever since I read Jhumpa Lahiri's work), so I'm definitely excited to hear about this Graham Greene collection. Sounds like a terrific book to read. Great post!
For me, the best way to read a collection of short stories is to take them one at a time. If I read one and then close the book, I absorb it better than if I go on to the next one without a pause.
This sounds like a book I'd adore. Thanks for the review.
I also have a hard time reading short stories. Don't know why. The last time I read a mystery short story, I enjoyed. Maybe in 2013 I can make a goal to read one of my books of short stories that I keep avoiding.
The book of Greene's short stories does sound good.


Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by COmtbiker12, Aug 24, 2005.
Seems like my school's really cracked down on internet usage this year. (First time accessing it since last year) and its already quite apparent that they mean business. They've blocked Hotmail, yahoo, msn, all sorts of sites (although it mostly bothers me that I can't access email and check my mtbr. ) Atleast I can still tentatively (sp?) access the monkey! :evil: And hopefully today I'll get my M3.
yeah i dont understand the filter of mail services, it isnt causing any IT problem.
Easy fix - use a proxy they haven't blocked to access whatever you want.
www.anonymizer.com is one if it isn't blocked.
anonymizer is good, i set up my own on my web server for times like that.
I guess you could also get something like proxy+ or one of the other freeware proxies and put them on your home PC, then limit the addresses allowed to connect.
Actually Yahoo mail and AOL and the like DO cause IT problems. The problem is that many people have virus infected e-mails that they open and save the attachments (virus) from. Many many people download and attempt to install the yahoo toolbar and such. Where I work (hospital) we block ALL internet access unless you are a doctor, or a bigwig manager. This is a new thing and the people are howling! "Waaaah I can't access my Yahoo mail!". My response: "And what business purpose do you have for accessing Yahoo mail?". That question is usually met with silence.
We IT folks mostly do things for a reason. We don't go through all the trouble blocking certain websites just because we're mean and bored. Though that does happen from time to time.
I imagine that in a university setting the main issue would be that when someone is using a PC to check their mail, another student is waiting to do their homework.
We IT folks mostly do things for a reason.
Yeah Right!!! .... oh wait I'm an IT folk!!!
We don't go through all the trouble blocking certain websites just because we're mean and bored. Though that does happen from time to time.
You forgot about reading peoples Mail that gets caught in the Spam filter ( because of Profanity )! Now thats the Good stuff !
There are ways around filtering....... Start studying up and find one that works for your particular circumstance. One of the best ways is to setup a machine at home to use as a tunnel. Often someplace like a school (minor security) will block sites via their proxy however you will be wide open to TS to a box at home and surf in that terminal session.
I have access to everyones personal directory on our servers. (I'm a domain admin) I am always surprised at the amounts of personal things people keep on the servers. Letters to the other woman, passwords, financial info. People are dumb. And they wonder why we don't want them running around the internet unsupervised.
The best is finding pr0n on the doctors PC's. Well, the straight docs anyway. I don't have any need for gay pr0n.


All of us interact with others at some point. This might include our partners, business associates, colleagues, customers. friends, and children.
The reality is we live and work in a system. These systems are often called relationships. Systemic counselling, focused on the emotional needs of all parties, helps identify the important breakdown in connections that might be causing upset.


Sugar-sweet in pink and white, Bashful Unicorn is such a delight. Full of magic and moonlight, she loves the forest, so be sure to take her on any picnic. So very cuddly, with squish-squashy hooves, even her horn is shimmery-soft. Sprinkle bedtime with stardust and let imaginations gallop! Safety & Care Tested against and passed ASTM requirements. Recommended for 12 months + Made from 100% polyester. Sponge clean only; do not tumble dry, dry clean or iron. Not recommended to clean in a washing machine.


One of our favourites for early spring colour and one of the first bulbs to emerge with an abundance of contrasting colours borne in succession from as early as January. One of the best for naturalising too.
Signifying that spring has arrived, bulbs create splashes of colour throughout the garden and they are perfect for planting into patio pots and window boxes. Easy to grow and care for, they will bloom with the minimum of attention and are great for cutting too. We have trialled and tested all of the bulbs we sell and work closely with our growers to ensure we offer the very best, top-sized bulbs available to produce a wonderful spring show.


For a limited time, you can get the Office Christmas Party bundle (both theatrical and unrated versions) in HDX for only $4.99 on VUDU.
You're invited to the most outrageous holiday party of the season. When the CEO decides to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he and his fired up co-workers decide to throw an epic office party to land a VIP client and save everyone's jobs.