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GOOCH, ROBERT, M.D. (1784–1830), physician, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk, in June 1784, was son of Robert Gooch, a sea captain who was grandson of Sir Thomas Gooch [q. v.] He was educated at a private day school, and when fifteen was apprenticed to Giles Borrett, surgeon-apothecary at Yarmouth, who had a great practice, and had shown ability in published observations on hernia. Gooch used to visit a blind Mr. Harley, who gave him a taste for literature and philosophy, which he felt grateful for throughout life, and acknowledged by a bequest large in proportion to his means. When Nelson came to visit the wounded of the battle of Copenhagen, Gooch went round the Yarmouth Hospital with him, and was delighted with the kind words which the admiral addressed to every wounded man. In 1804 he went to the university of Edinburgh, where among his chief friends were Henry Southey [q. v.] and William Knighton [q. v.] In his vacations he studied German at Norwich with William Taylor [q. v.], and became engaged to marry Miss Bolingbroke. He graduated M.D. June 1807, his inaugural dissertation being on rickets. After a tour in the highlands, and some further holiday in Norfolk, he came to London, worked under Astley Cooper, and in 1808 began general practice at Croydon, Surrey. He also wrote in the 'London Medical Record,' and married the lady to whom he had been engaged for four years. She died in January 1811, and her child in July of the same year. He left Croydon, took a house in Aldermanbury, and after a tour, in which he became intimate with the poet Southey at Keswick, was admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians 6 March 1812 (Munk, Coll. of Phys. iii. 102), and was soon after elected lecturer on midwifery at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. In January 1814 he married the sister of Benjamin Travers [q. v.], the surgeon, and in 1816 went to live in Berners Street, where his practice in midwifery and the diseases of women soon became large. His health was feeble, and often obliged him to suspend his work. During one of his journeys abroad for health he wrote the letters on 'Beguines and Nursing,' printed in the appendix to Southey's 'Colloquies on Society,' and in December 1825 he wrote an article on the plague in the 'Quarterly Review.' In January 1826 he had hæmoptysis, and in April of that year, in view of the probable necessity of his retirement from practice, his friend Sir William Knighton procured for him the post of librarian to the king. He grew more and more emaciated, but still worked hard, and in 1829 finished at Brighton the 'Account of some of the most Important Diseases peculiar to Women,' which is his chief work, and is still read. In January 1830 he wrote an article in the 'Quarterly Review' on the Anatomy Act, and at last, confined to bed by consumption, died 16 Feb. 1830, leaving two sons and a daughter. His scattered papers have been published, with a new edition of his treatise on the diseases of women, by Dr. Robert Ferguson, London, 1859. Gooch had a power of clear description, and besides showing careful clinical observation his writings are readable. His account of a nightmare which he had in boyhood (Lives of British Physicians, p. 306) is a model of a description which owes its power to the perfect truth and simplicity of the narration. Many similar examples of precise forcible description are to be found in his medical writings. He certainly deserved the high reputation which he had among his contemporaries. He was a small man, with large dark eyes, and his hands were always cold; 'the cold hand of a dyspeptic,' he once said (for he was unwilling to admit that the coldness was due to the consumption obvious in his face), 'is an advantage in the examination of the abdomen; the old physicians used for the purpose to plunge one hand into cold water.' His portrait by R. J. Lane, given by his daughter, is at the College of Physicians of London.
[Dr. MacMichael's Lives of British Physicians, p. 305. This life is based upon personal knowledge and information given by Gooch's friend, Dr. H. H. Southey; Munk's Coll. of Phys. iii. 100; Memoir of the late Giles Borrett, Yarmouth, 1842; MS. Minutes St. Bartholomew's Hospital; information from the late Dr. Patrick Black.]
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You may have seen the news that Outlook.com has a new dark mode and thought, "That's all well and good, but I use Gmail like everyone else." Where is my webmail dark mode? " I have good and bad news for you.
The good news? Gmail does not have one, but two options for the dark mode.
The bad news? Gmail's darker modes are superficial; bright white backgrounds are just below the surface.
To turn on Gmail dark mode, click the gear icon in the top right corner and select Themes . Scroll to the section below the photo topics and select either Dark or Terminal .
One theme has a black background with white text, while the "Terminal" theme has a slightly darker black tone. However, no topic retains its black background when you open an email or click Create to start a new message. In both cases, you will be greeted by the standard formatting with a bright, white background that can be annoying when reviewing your inbox in dark mode.
Unlike Gmail, Google's Chrome browser does not have a built-in dark mode. However, there is an extension that lets you enable dark mode for any webpage, including Gmail. It's also great for Google Drive, which does not have a built-in dark mode option.
Install the dark mode extension for Chrome, and a small button appears in the upper-right corner of the browser. Click to enter (and then exit) the dark mode for each webpage.
The dark mode extension works well with Gmail and allows you to compose and read e-mail messages in dark mode. You can also choose from a variety of dark themes in the extension's options.


This is definitely not due to my location/bad reception as from the same location using the same antenna the much cheaper RTL-SDR captures good quality FM Radio. So far all I've found out is that those static "spikes" are probably because of the DC power related to the HackRF. Tried messing with LNA Gain and different Demodulation Techniques. Other than that I am clueless. Am I missing some step in setting the HackRF up? Any ideas as to why this is happening? In Pentoo, "hackrf info" command works. Is there some other way to find out if I have a defective unit?
Some common issues when using Windows is driver problems. Sometimes you have to completely uninstall the driver and then reinstall for it to work. I would try base settings as well. You want to also pay very close attention to which device you select from the list. It should be called "hackrf" or "bulk-in interface X".
On the Linux issue, did you follow the git guide on how to check if the HackRF is detected? https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf/wiki/Getting-Started-with-HackRF-and-GNU-Radio I would verify that the radio is being seen by the os as a first step to finding a solution. This info can be found in the "Examples" section of the link.
If any on the steps above don't get you HackRF working, be sure to take screenshots to help further diagnose the problems!
Thanks @trapman16 for your prompt reply. I'll follow the steps in the link as soon as I can. Excuse the noob question, but I've been trying to find a way to attach screenshots and all it lets me do is paste a link. How do I attach a screen shot?
You should have at the bottom of the post window, when typing, have the option to drag files or choose files for attachment on the post.


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REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 31, 2005 —Microsoft Corp. today announced it has completed the acquisition of FrontBridge Technologies Inc., a leading provider of managed services that help address corporate e-mail compliance, security and availability requirements.
Originally announced July 20, the acquisition of FrontBridge allows Microsoft to deliver services for enforcing compliance through archiving, ensuring e-mail availability in the case of a disaster, and improving protection of employee inboxes from viruses and spam. FrontBridge, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, will continue to offer managed messaging services for multiple e-mail platforms such as Microsoft®Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and other SMTP-compliant servers currently supported by FrontBridge.
FrontBridge managed messaging services provide value to customers by requiring no upfront capital investment, minimizing IT management overhead, and enabling companies to concentrate their IT resources on areas that most directly impact their business, such as driving innovation, building organizational efficiencies, and increasing customer satisfaction.
With the close of this acquisition, Microsoft begins the process of integrating FrontBridge into the Exchange Server Group, fully committed to delivering uninterrupted service for customers. Microsoft will continue to provide high-quality customer support for the complete range of FrontBridge managed services offered before the acquisition and will continue to work closely with FrontBridge partners.
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The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is the largest canyon in Africa and you know it when you're there. The hike is 90kms long, but if you take all the shortcuts it works out to about 75km. It starts at the view site at Hobas and finishes at the Ai-Ais resort.
Original Hiking Federation map. Click to download PDF version.
Over the last year we have happily been invited on four multi-day hikes. In December 2016, we did the Otter Trail, in March 2017 we did Witels, we have just completed the Fish River (September 2017), and we're heading for the Whale Trail in October 2017. Of the three done in the past year, the Fish River has been my favourite. The expanse and environment that one walks through is immense and creates a feeling of surrendered independence – it is just you, surrounded by ancient rocks, sand, water and your backpack. It is a stark landscape, and one needs to be entirely self-sufficient. It is awesome.
Although it is far, the drive up from Cape Town is beautiful and it really doesn't feel too bad. That is, until you get two flat tyres just 20km from Ai-Ais and you're stranded in the middle of the freakin' desert. Luckily for us, our first flat happened just as our friends passed us and they had the savvy to realise that when we hadn't arrived at Ai-Ais two hours after them, they came back looking for us.
It worked really well sleeping at Ai-Ais before (and after) the hike. Their campsite is a fantastic option – just make sure to book all of this well in advance, as they don't do last minute bookings. The resort arranged a shuttle for us to the start of the hike.
We only began hiking at 12:00 because our shuttle from Ai-Ais was a little late…but all in good time, as they say. I had been warned many times about the extreme hike down into the canyon on day 1 at the start of the hike. While it is very steep, it's not half as hectic as the entry into the Witels, and so I was pleasantly surprised and found it manageable.
At the bottom of the descent, we were greeted by the most beautiful, sandy beach with a big pool of water (and a friendly baboon) and had a most welcome swim to revive ourselves. After lunch we walked on for a few km's and then found a soft spot on the banks of the river to sleep.
Most people I'd spoken to prior to hiking the Fish advised that it gets freezing at night. Apparently, it can also get really windy at night and tents are recommended so that one doesn't breathe in wind-blown sand. However, we struck it lucky because it didn't rain during our trip and we had no wind – in fact, it was balmy in the evenings. Some of our group even chose to sleep out in the open.
Day two started with slow hiking through thick sand and over big boulders, and it was very hot. Luckily for us, there was still a fair bit of water in the river and so we found many pools for cheeky little swims along the way!
We spent that night at Palm Springs and, once the sun had set, we really enjoyed the heat of the natural sulphur hot pools that you find there (it sounds stinky, but it was pretty glorious).
We had only covered about 18km in total over the first two days, but the terrain changed so much thereafter that in the following three days we managed to cover about 20km each day, and that included some really long lunch breaks.
On our third day, we started walking before sunrise in anticipation of what we knew was going to be a hot day. Besides it feeling rather adventurous waking up and getting ready in the dark, watching the canyon light up as we walked the morning in was pretty special.
Throughout the day, the terrain changed from rocks to boulders to soft sand to hard sand to expanses of desert – needless to say, there was not much desire for chirpy conversation, and a contemplative 'one-foot-in-front-of-the-other' approach was the order of the day.
Day 4 was a long day and we started early again. This was the day with the most shortcuts – which made it shorter (obviously), but also meant that we had a change in scenery as we hiked up and over koppies rather than only on the flat in the canyon. In addition to endless sand and rocks, there is a surprising amount of life in the canyon. We saw wild horses, zebra, kudu, baboons, hundreds of species of birds and all sorts of lizards, bugs and spiders. However, it was the rock formations that really caught my attention – they range in shape and form, and are so spectacular that I constantly found myself wondering why on earth this one looked like this, or that one like that.
The further we went, the river got noticeably drier with less pools to swim in. Luckily, it was a lot cooler than the first few days, and so the need for swims wasn't as great. On one of the shortcuts we encountered a troop of very curious baboons. They weren't threatening or aggressive at all, but it was a reminder to close our bags up when we stopped for rests or at our overnight camping spots, so that the baboons didn't steal any precious food.
On the morning of day 5, we spent a lot longer at camp, enjoying the sunrise and relaxing into the last day of the hike. The hiking on day 5 is by far the easiest, with pretty flat, hard terrain. It took us much quicker than we had anticipated to get to Ai-Ais – when we reached the 80km point there was a little bit of sadness realising that it was almost all over!
We did the hike in 5 days, but some people do it in 4 days and others in 6 days. The stretches are long. If your mind is in need of a meditation then this is the perfect multi-day hike for you.
If you want to take the shortcuts make sure to take a map. Slingsby Maps recently released an official Fish River Canyon hiking trail map. We had three different maps between us and they were all…well, quite different! Typically, we'd compare maps and then judge which one made the most sense at the time. I think it might be surprisingly easy to get lost in the canyon as well, so I don't suggest venturing too far away from others in your group. One of our group had done the Fish before, and on the last day of his previous trip he had hiked an extra 15km because he drifted from the group and took a wrong turn!
Even if you don't expect high temperatures, I'd really recommend starting out before sunrise. In addition, shady spots (and trees) are a scarce commodity, so if you're hungry for lunch and find an alluring spot with a pool or shade, then take it!
We were there over the full moon period, which was great because the canyon was illuminated at night, making it easy to get around in the dark, but I think the stars must be pretty spectacular if you book on a new moon.
You must have a doctor's certificate saying that you are well enough to do the hike.
Make sure you've got your car papers (& passport) when crossing into Namibia and that your car insurance covers Namibia too.
I imagine that this hike is radically different depending on when you do it. If you do it at the beginning of the season when there is lots of water then I imagine you'll be facing many, many river crossings. Speak to some other people who have hiked it before to find out the relevant information depending on the time of year and weather, but mostly just go ahead and book it.
Lastly, please don't litter! Carry only what you need, decant everything possible so you are not carrying unnecessary weight (like glass bottles), and make sure you take rubbish bags along – as with all natural environments, what goes in must come out. Be a considerate hiker (and human)!
The folks at "No Speed Limit" compiled an extremely thorough article that contains a lot of very useful logistical information about doing the Fish River Canyon hike.
The Fish River Canyon hiking trail is a fantastic, unique experience. Once you descend into the canyon, you truly escape from the outside world. As special as the hike is, it is also unique in its challenges. The desert environment is harsh on one's body and mind and dehydration can quickly set it in if left unchecked. Make sure you have an experienced hiker in your group.
Beauty: 4 (out of 5): Magnificent and uniquely beautiful. The only reason it's not a 5 is due to a lack of variation.
Difficulty (fitness): 7-8 (out of 10): Difficult i.e. Need to be fit for long distances. The desert environment is also uniquely challenging.
Technical rating of trail: The terrain varies from hard-packed sand to soft sand as well as boulder hopping, which can be quite challenging with a heavy backpack. There are also minor river crossings along the trail.
just got back from the Fish River Canyon hike- it's as awesome as described- loved it!
Do you perhaps know what the minimum group size is for hiking the fish river canyon?
Hi Mariaan, the minimum accepted group size for the Fish River Canyon hike is 3.
Did the hike for the first time this year. Will become a regular hike for me! Absolutely stunning place. Just got annoyed with all the wet wipes! I wish people would realise that they are plastic! Once dry, they burn very easily. I ended up walking with a lighter and burning all the toilet paper and wet wipes as I walked.
This sounds amazing! I really want to do the hike this July – but the cold nights really do terrify me! Do you know how cold it was ?
It never gets terribly cold. Sometimes you might experience some light rain, but a good sleeping bag will keep you totally comfortable at night.
Great read! Where would the best overnight spots be for a 3 night/4 day trip? We are a small group of fit guys.
how much does the hike cost per person??
The hike costs R330 per person and is secured via a deposit of 10% (2018 rate). A minimum of 3 persons in your group is required to make a booking. The rate will increase from 01 November 2018 to R500 per person. Once at Hobas, you will need to pay park entry fees of R60 (SADC citizens) and R80 (foreign visitors).
It is recommended that you overnight at either Hobas or Ai-Ais before and after the hike. Camping at Ai Ais will set you back R210 per person per night.
I would love to do the hike 2019. But i do not have 2 more people to go with. Can i join a group that is already there??
Hi Lisa when we're looking to do the trail my friend and I also want to hike the fish perhaps we can hook up ?
Hi Lisa, my boyfriend and are i looking for a third person to join us on the 5th of May.
My boyfriend and I have booked to go on the 5th of May, we are looking for a pair or third person to join us.
Are you still looking for a third person to join?
Hi. Would like to do the Fish end April/May 2019. Any group with space for one person?
I have been privileged to get 6 spots for July this year. Leaving SA on the 13th July, and will start hiking on the 15th. Walk out in Ai-Ais on the 19th. Can't wait and am currently exercising with 10kg in my backpack. Don't forget the mosquito repelent.
Hi Adri, we are going in 2 days before you. if you haven't hiked it before I would really recommend speaking to so of the Fish river veterans, people who have done 5 or more hikes through the canyon. They really give good advise on places to sleep an where to cross etc.
The Slingsby map is quite accurate in my experience and will be a handy addition to your inventory.
We never hike with tents and we have people in the group thats done 23 Fish River hikes.
A nice ground sheet of drimag material helps alot to keep the sand out of you bag.
Hope you enjoy the hike!!
Love the Fish River. Going for my third time this year!
Just a note: the Fish river canyon does not feature close to the top of the largest canyon lists in world. It is the largest canyon in Africa though.
I will be hiking for 3rd time. Starting on 21 May 2019. Have one more spot if anyone interested.


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Justin Bieber Cried At A Harry Potter-Themed Bar, Making Him More Relatable Than Ever Before
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Hey, are you OK? You OK? You OK, Bieber? Apparently not, because Justin Bieber was seen weeping at a Harry Potter bar in Florida, according to the Daily Mail. Not just crying, but weeping. And however you might feel about Bieber — and surely, you must feel a way — this might be the most relatable he's ever been. Who among us can say that Bieber crying into a butterbeer is not the biggest of moods in 2018?
According to the Daily Mail, Bieber and his fiancé (or possible wife) Hailey Baldwin were at the Leaky Cauldron at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida on Sunday when a bout of tears struck the "Sorry" singer.
A source told the outlet that Bieber's security had the bar cleared out as the couple ordered drinks after 11:15 p.m. "They just walked in and sat down at a table while their security got to work. They ordered a couple of butterbeers," the source claimed. And yes, there are pictures on Daily Mail of Bieber crying with his head in his hands and Baldwin comforting him.
But should he be ashamed? Not even a little bit. How can anyone get through this year without wanting to, or actually deciding to, openly weep in public? In the Harry Potter books, a lot of stuff goes down a the Leaky Cauldron, like when Harry overhears his professors reveal that Sirius Black is his godfather. Maybe Bieber got some similarly distressing news, or maybe he was just having a rough day.
Sunday's incident is the most recent in a string of Bieber-crying sightings. He really seems to be going through it this year. Just a few weeks ago on Oct. 11, Bieber was spotted by paparazzi crying in his car with Baldwin, according to ET Online, over what seemed to be the news of his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez's reported hospitalization. The couple was reportedly on the way to Bieber's pastor's home in Beverly Hills, CA. In the photos, Bieber looks very emotional and Baldwin appears to be pretty stoic, but you can only tell so much from a picture.
And back in July Bieber was seen crying with Baldwin during a bike ride in the New York summer sunshine. According to People, Bieber was crying with his face in his hands while Baldwin comforted him and rubbed his back, their Citi Bikes tossed aside. Later, it was her turn to cry in a restaurant in Tribeca, where Bieber was comforting her and caressing her face. Hey, at least they're both criers. That same week, Bieber was caught by TMZ and asked about all the tears, to which his sort of answer was holding up a self-help book called The Meaning Of Marriage, and "explained it was simply a 'bad day' in the long road that's marriage."
The road may have not been that long, though, because People reported that Bieber and Baldwin secretly married on Sept. 13, after they got engaged in July. However, neither party has confirmed the news, and there have been quite a few conflicting reports about their current martial status.
Whatever Bieber was crying about in that Harry Potter bar, though, it doesn't matter. Everyone can see themselves reflected in the singer right now. Sure, common folk don't have the means to clear out a bar for a personal butterbeer breakdown, but crying in public is perhaps the biggest of moods for 2018. Feel better, Biebs.


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Antarctica and the Defence White Paper: snow job?
24 Apr 2013|Peter Jennings
The Antarctic has never prominently featured in Defence white papers; indeed it rated a mention in only two of the last four, those in 1987 and 2009. Written some 22 years apart, the difference in tone and content between these strategic assessments of the Antarctic is notable, and worth re-reading before considering what might be said in the 2013 policy statement.
The Defence of Australia: 1987 (PDF)
The Government strongly supports the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty, which prohibit military use of the territory. The national interest of Australia lies in ensuring that Antarctica remains demilitarised and free from political and strategic competition. So long as Antarctica remains demilitarised, no threat to the security of Australia itself is in prospect from or through that region. There is no requirement for defence activities to support our territorial or economic interests in Antarctica or for defence involvement beyond the present limited logistic support for Australia's national effort there.
The Government's policy is to pursue political, as distinct from military, solutions to any disputes. Growing international interest in the exploitation of continental and off-shore resources in Antarctica is stimulating pressures for challenges to the Treaty. With the other Treaty consultative parties, we are working on means to preserve the Treaty. (paragraphs 2.56 and 2.57)
Contrast that with the altogether harder edged statements made in 2009:
Defending Australia in the Asia-Pacific Century: Force 2030 (PDF)
To guide defence planning, the Government has decided that the ADF's primary operational environment extends from the eastern Indian Ocean to the island states of Polynesia, and from the equator to the Southern Ocean. That area contains all Australian sovereign, offshore and economic territories, such as Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Heard and McDonald Islands, Macquarie Island, Norfolk Island and also waters adjacent to the Australian Antarctic Territory.
While we do not judge that there is a credible risk of our national interests in the Southern Ocean and the Australian Antarctic Territory being challenged such that substantial military responses might have to be contemplated over the period of this White Paper, the Government will continue to monitor the strategic implications of international developments in the Antarctic region. (paragraphs 6.38 and 6.45)
While it was the centrepiece of the 1987 treatment, the 2009 white paper didn't mention the Antarctic Treaty at all, and indeed goes so far as to include Australia's Antarctic Territories and waters in Defence's 'primary operational environment'—a significant phrase because that drives priority-setting. While 1987 emphasises demilitarisation, 2009 only goes so far as to concede that 'substantial military responses' to strategic developments are unlikely to be needed. In what are very carefully drafted policy statements the change in emphasis is unmistakable
The Asian Century White Paper mentions Antarctica in its rather thin chapter on security. There the emphasis is on 'maintaining and protecting' what sounds like an increasingly beleaguered Antarctic Treaty and working with a large number of countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia, on scientific and conservation measures.
So what should the forthcoming 2013 Defence White Paper say about the frozen continent? First, it ought to acknowledge that strategic interest in the region has grown rapidly. There's clearly something of a race to the pole on the part of countries interested in scoping the resource potential of Antarctica. Second, the White Paper will surely point to increases in instances of illegal fishing in southern waters, which have forced ADF and Customs responses in recent years in attempts to police our Exclusive Economic Zones. We have regrettably grown used to the annual summer theatre of Japan (which should know better) and Greenpeace (which clearly doesn't) jousting over whales in Antarctic waters. What could Australia do if it found it had to respond to a safety of life at sea issue in southern waters? What could we do if there was a need to sustain a maritime presence there during a full summer season? Our currently very limited capacity to operate in the far south is looking embarrassingly poor and not in keeping with the claim that this is our primary operational environment.
This leads to the third point that a new white paper can usefully make: when it comes to our Antarctic interests Australia better use it, or we risk losing it in what will be a more competitive strategic world in coming decades. The credibility of our claims will erode in lock-step with the erosion of our capacity to service our research stations by sea and air. Canberra officials right now are considering what can be done to sustain and deepen our air and maritime capability to reach Antarctica. The options are expensive because of the distances involved and difficult operating conditions. In the case of aircraft capability, it's hard to identify organisations other than the RAAF that could reliably maintain an air bridge with the necessary safety, so Defence will inevitably be drawn more closely into discussions on sustaining our Antarctic presence. That is very much in keeping with the post-WWII history of Australian involvement in Antarctica. Much of our presence there was built or sustained by the ADF until support services were contracted out in the 1990s.
Defence will, of course, baulk at being charged with a new mission without financial supplementation. So don't expect White Paper 2013 to be volunteering any free ADF services for Antarctic sustainment. But Cabinet will soon confront the 'use it or lose it' challenge of how to keep our presence going in Antarctica, and Defence should get ready for that moment.
Peter Jennings is executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Image courtesy of Department of Defence.
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Can you believe how far we've come with tech that we can actually buy virtual reality for our phones? It truly amazes me to think that I have lived a life where cell phones didn't even exist. And now here we are with such rapidly advancing tech that it's hard to keep up. Luckily there is a great deal to help with the challenge. Plus, it's just in time for Father's Day. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.
The latest Samsung phones are already cool by themselves. I'm totally obsessed with my S7 and its baller camera. But with the Samsung Gear VR, you can literally drop yourself into a virtual world for a whole new experience.
Right now you can snag this great deal just in time for Father's Day. You'll get FREE Samsung Gear VR, plus $50 of Virtual Reality content with purchase, or lease, and activation of select Samsung Smartphones. This offer is good 6/5-6/18 online or in Best Buy stores.
From Samsung and Oculus, Gear VR is an accessory for your Samsung smartphone (select models only) that allows you to fully immerse yourself in the action. Get into your favorite movies, travel the world from your sofa recliner, and experience a whole new perspective as if you're the director of the film or the DJ in the booth.
Plus you can play all your games like you've never played before. I was always a die hard little gamer growing up. I never thought this day would come where I'd be able to actually get IN my video game. To say I'm having a geek moment is an enormous understatement.
I find the whole concept of 360° video absolutely fascinating. I can't wait to get my hands on my first 360° camera! Until then though, I'll be taking notes on what would be the most interesting to film.
What would you want to experience via virtual reality?


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Stephanie Felicite
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a French writer, harpist and educator. The better to carry out her ingenious theories of education, she wrote several works for their use, the best known of which are the Théâtre d'éducation (4 vols., 1779–1780), a collection of short comedies for young people, Les Annales de la vertu (2 vols., 1781) and Adèle et Théodore (3 vols., 1782). Charles Augu...
a French writer, harpist and educator. The better to carry out her ingenious theories of education, she wrote several works for their use, the best known of which are the Théâtre d'éducation (4 vols., 1779–1780), a collection of short comedies for young people, Les Annales de la vertu (2 vols., 1781) and Adèle et Théodore (3 vols., 1782). Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve tells how she anticipated many modern methods of teaching. History was taught with the help of magic lantern slides and her pupils learnt botany from a practical botanist during their walks.
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1798, Mar 13 1814-1853 1853, Mar 30
the wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. In 1814 Abigail became a part-time school teacher at the Sempronius Village school. In 1817 she becomes a full-time teacher and in 1819 she took on another teaching job and ...
the wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. In 1814 Abigail became a part-time school teacher at the Sempronius Village school. In 1817 she becomes a full-time teacher and in 1819 she took on another teaching job and began to teach at the private New Hope Academy. Then, in 1824 she became a private tutor in Lisle to three of her cousins. She was then asked to open up a private school in Broome County, she opened the school, and in 1825, went back to Sempronius to teach in her original position.
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an English gentleman with an interest in theatre. He eventually became the manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in partnership with Colley Cibber and, sometime later, Charles Macklin. The last of Fleetwood's inheritance was used to buy the patent for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from John Highmore in 1734. Highmore had owned half of the patent and Flee...
an English gentleman with an interest in theatre. He eventually became the manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in partnership with Colley Cibber and, sometime later, Charles Macklin. The last of Fleetwood's inheritance was used to buy the patent for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from John Highmore in 1734. Highmore had owned half of the patent and Fleetwood paid £2,250 for it; at the same time Fleetwood bought Robert Wilks' share for £1,500 giving him five-sixths of the patent ownership. Charles Macklin was given the role of stage manager as Fleetwood had no experience in theatrical administration. During Fleetwood's tenure at Drury Lane, he introduced a number of reforms including the abolition of the Footman's Gallery.
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a Spanish historian. At 15 years old, he entered the order of St Augustine. He subsequently became professor of theology at the University of Alcala, where he published a Cursus theologiae in five volumes (1732–1738). He then devoted himself to historical studies. Of these the first-fruit was his Clavis Historiae, a work of the same class as ...
a Spanish historian. At 15 years old, he entered the order of St Augustine. He subsequently became professor of theology at the University of Alcala, where he published a Cursus theologiae in five volumes (1732–1738). He then devoted himself to historical studies. Of these the first-fruit was his Clavis Historiae, a work of the same class as the French Art de verifier les dates, and preceding it by several years.
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Osteoarthritis - what is it?
Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritic condition. The root cause is a deterioration in the cartilage. In earlier stages, the cartilage becomes swollen, there is a loss of protoglycans and other tissue cells; and fissures or pits appear in the cartilage. As osteoarthritis develops, the cartilage loses elasticity, becoming prone to damage. In latter stages, cartilage is destroyed, leaving bones unprotected.
The problem is exacerbated when the when the body tries to repair the damage. Damaged cells may form around bony areas. The bone responds by forming mishapen plates around exposed areas. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, it is not systemic - damage is concentrated in one area.
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Rosina Cambus in "Return to Haifa"
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Rosina Cambus nominated for Helen Hayes Award
Israeli theater actress shortlisted for prestigious theater award for her role in 'Return to Haifa.' Other nominees include Academy Award winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett
Merav Yudilovitch|Published: 03.03.12 , 14:27
Tel Aviv Cameri Theatre actress Rosina Cambus has been nominated for the prestigious Helen Hayes Theater Award.
Cambus' is nominated in the leading actress in a non-resident production category, for her role in "Return to Haifa," which was preformed at "Theatre J" in Washington. The Washington Post named the play as one of the best plays of the year.
Israel loses Oscar to Iran's 'A Separation'
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Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation' wins best foreign film category in 84th Academy Awards ceremony, leaving Israel's Joseph Cedar, director of 'Footnote' empty handed
Also vying for the award is Academy Award winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett, for her performance in "Uncle Vanya" at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Among actresses nominated in the category include Leah Hocking for her performance in the production of "Billy Elliot" and Amy Morton for her performance in the production of "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
The award winner will be announced at a festive ceremony on April 23rd at the Warner Theater in Washington DC.
In response to her nomination, Combus said: "A token of appreciation from Washington is an absolute honor. I'm a big fan of Cate Blanchett and it is a real honor to be nominated in the same category as her. I really hope I win and I invite anyone who hasn't seen the show to come see it."
Cameri Theater Chairman Noam Semel said: "This nomination marks the first time an Israeli actor from an Israeli production has managed to make their way into such a prestigious theater award nomination. The Helen Hayes award is one of the most renowned awards in the US. This is quite an achievement.
"This unique play by Boaz Gaon proves that there is a light at the end of the tunnel in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The cast is mixed with both Palestinians and Israelis who all have different opinions," he added.
The Helen Hayes award recognizes excellence in professional theater and is considered to be a prestigious theater award given for resident and non-resident productions in appreciation to theater productions performed in Washington D.C. The awards are given in the following categories: acting, directing, design, and production.
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About the Snowshoe colour pattern.
Snowshoe's are a short haired Colour Pointed cat with blue eyes, and generally exhibiting the rare white markings unique to the Snowshoe Breed. It is this white that separates them from any other short hair colour point, and as the white is dictated by a "Random White Spotting Gene" it is notoriously difficult to either predict or control the markings on each kitten. So each Snowshoe kitten is uniquely marked with it's own random pattern.
The ideal and highly prized markings known as Preferred Pattern include white socks to the ankle in front, white boots to the hock behind, white 'inverted vee' on the face & white to chin, chest and underbelly. This pattern is particularly difficult to achieve and therefore the perfectly marked Snowshoe cat is both rare and valuable. The majority of Snowshoe cats will have a version of the Preferred Pattern with partial white to the face, or the Mitted or Bicolour markings- all of these are Show quality markings. Some Snowshoes are without any white - these Colour Point cats are suitable to breed from but are not Show quality.
The Point colour of the Snowshoe coat comes in all basic coat colours carried by the Siamese - but Seal Point and Blue Point are by far the most predominant.
The Snowshoe kitten is born white, taking several weeks to develop colouring to the points and display any white markings. The creamy body colour will also develop and gradually darken with age.
One thing all the different Snowshoe colourings have in common - they all make wonderful and exotic pets regardless of markings!
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Montreal — Haiti Grassroots Watch (HGW) has just completed a two month investigation of the state of the education system in Haiti. The investigation has revealed that the "Program for Universal Free and Obligatory Education" (Programme de scolarisation universelle gratuite et obligatoire — PSUGO) has encountered major problems; including allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and corruption.
Michel Martelly made education one of the four top priorities of his mandate in his 2010-11 run for the presidency of Haiti. The two-round election was fraught with interference from foreign governments. Many political parties, most notably Fanmi Lavalas, were blocked from participating.
Upon assuming office in May 2011, President Martelly announced the creation of the National Fund for Education (Fonds national pour l'éducation–FNE). The FNE would fund PSUGO and guarantee classroom seats for 1.5 million Haitian children.
In 2009, approximately 50% of Haitians were illiterate. Half of school aged children were not in school. Haiti's school system was then devastated by the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
Upon his assumption to office, Martelly proposed taxing all international phone calls in and out of Haiti at five cents per minute and all international money transfers at $1.50 per transfer. The goal was to raise 360 million dollars over five years. In Haiti, new taxes cannot be levied without the approval of Parliament. Martelly eventually pressured and cajoled a majority of deputies in the Legislature to accept the plan. But a majority of senators refused, saying they would not act as a rubber stamp. Among their concerns was that the taxes disproportionately affect the poor who rely on family members in the Haitian Diaspora to help support their families via money transfers.
So collection of the levies proceeded without the required constitutional approval. Almost two years after the FNE was unilaterally implemented, it seems that the education plan has failed to achieve any significant change.
According to Haiti's Ministry of Education (MENFP), the PSUGO program aims to pay all school fees for the first and second cycles of schooling, roughly equivalent to primary school. The annual amounts allocated are 250 gourdes, about 6 Canadian dollars, for each public school student and 3,600 gourdes (about CAN$90) for those at private school. In Haiti a little over 80% of schools are private.
A recent article by Francklyn B. Geffrard, published by the weekly newspaper Haiti Liberté, reveals a huge discrepancy between the amount of money the government claims to have raised and the much larger amount that the taxation formula would indicate has been raised.
Geffrard's findings echo criticisms from other writers and observers. As far back as 2011, Digicel mobile phone company CEO Denis O'Brien requested an audit of the fund when 26 million dollars went unaccounted only six months after the FNE was created.
On December 10, 2012, at a meeting in Miami with some members of the Haitian community, Martelly announced that 16 million dollars had been collected. Geffrard shows that by the Martelly regime's own formula, the figure ought to have been several times higher. And that does not include the money collected from levies on money transfers.
While an exact total of money collected from phone taxes is unavailable, the numbers presented by Martelly's representatives have fluctuated widely. Geffrard concludes, "Nobody seems to know exactly how much money has been collected on behalf of this organization by the Central Bank and CONATEL (National Telecommunications Council)." The disparity has reached tens of millions of dollars and continues to climb.
In early March 2013, Haiti's central bank finally announced that 100 million dollars had been collected for the FNE.
The stated number of school aged children claimed to be supported by PSUGO varies, depending on who the number is coming from. The government has promoted claimed successes through publicity campaigns consisting of radio and television ads, giant posters, tweets, Facebook postings and articles in state-owned newspapers. The publicity states that at least 1,021,144 children are now in school thanks to the president's policies. HGW's investigation was unable to confirm the number.
In a document filed by the government with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports Haiti Grassroots Watch, the figure was only 165,000.
Laurent Lamothe, Haiti's current prime minister, is also a co-founder of international telecom company, Global Voice Group. The company has developed quasi-taxation levy systems for foreign governments and has reportedly negotiated agreements that see it receiving up to 50% of the value of all levies collected in such schemes.
Lamothe first worked his company into the Haitian economy through a "Sweet Mickey" telephone calling card marketing campaign in 2002. Martelly was then a popular konpa singer who went by that name. Calling cards are frequently used by Haitians to maintain contact with family members around the world. The branded calling cards became very popular in Haiti.
Some PSUGO funding has found its way to Haitian schools. HGW interviewed staff from over twenty schools in and around Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. The investigation has shown that while some schools have received funds to pay for school entrance fees, funding for school supplies, infrastructure and staff has yet to appear.
As of late November 2012, only one of the 20 schools reported having been paid its per-student subsidy for the current school year. Sixteen out of 20 said the school still had not received the subsidies for the previous school year. The National Confederation of Haitian Teachers (Confédération nationale des éducateurs et éducatrices haïtiens), one of the country's national teachers' unions, confirmed the claim.
HGW's investigation also revealed a stunning lack of supervision of schools on the part of the MENFP. Some schools are unclear over whether they are even participating. Most of the schools the investigation looked into had never received a visit from a government education inspector.
A free public education system?
Despite Martelly and Lamothe's claims to the contrary, it is clear the implementation of the education plan has been disorganized and dysfunctional. School enrolment has increased but schools have not received the necessary funds to meet their needs.
Martelly has publicly denounced school directors who have spoken out about the education plan's failings.
The failings underlie two fundamental problems with the Martelly government. First, PSUGO pays private schools six times the amount paid to public schools. This formula makes building a viable public school system virtually impossible.
Second, the failure to obtain constitutional approval for the education levies mirrors contempt for democracy that has characterized the Martelly government. Nearly three quarters of Haitians did not vote in the 2010/11 presidential election.
Haiti's former dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, has been able to freely roam in Haiti in defiance of a court order that placed him under house arrest shortly following his return to the country from exile in early 2011. Late last year, the government provided Duvalier with a diplomatic passport and Martelly has mused that the former tyrant should be granted amnesty for his past crimes.
Concern about the drift to authoritarian government in Haiti is being voiced by growing numbers of observers, including those otherwise inclined to favor Martelly's "open for business" verbal pronouncements.
Travis Ross is a teacher in the public school system in Montreal.


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CD 14 Councilmember Kevin de León speaking at the groundbreaking of the 115-unit pallet shelter community for the homeless coming to Highland Park | Image: Facebook page of Kevin de León
Kevin de León and city agency officials break ground on site for homeless pallet shelters in Highland Park
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City Councilmember Kevin de León of Council District 14, joined by city agency officials and neighborhood leaders, broke ground on Tuesday morning on a 115-unit pallet shelter community for the homeless coming soon to Highland Park.
Each of the pallet shelters, also known as tiny homes, will include built-in fold-up beds, shelves, HVAC, windows and a locking door, in a space measuring 64 square feet. The shelter site includes facilities for showers, sanitation, laundry and storage, as well as on-site services, including meals and social services to help the occupants transition to permanent housing.
Rendering of the pallet shelter community planned for Highland Park, named the "Arroyo Seco Tiny Homes Village," | Image: Recreation and Parks Board report 21-065
Construction of the Highland Park site — to be located on an unused stretch of Arroyo Seco Park next to the 110 Freeway — is expected to be completed by the end of September. Outreach and engagement teams will focus on unhoused residents in Highland Park for selection to occupy the shelters.
In his remarks at the groundbreaking, De León said that homelessness is "the moral crisis of our time" and that "future generations will judge our generation" by how we respond to it. He said that a lack of cohesion among government bodies and their polices has resulted in an inadequate response thus far. Tiny homes, he said, are one part of his plan, called "A Way Home," to establish clearly defined objectives and set timelines for dealing with the crisis. Central to the "Way Home" strategy is the pledge and plan to bring 25,000 new homeless housing units online by 2025, he said.
City agency officials at the groundbreaking included leaders of the Bureau of Engineering, the Board of Public Works, the L.A. Fire Department and the Department of Recreation and Parks.
The officials praised the effort to establish the tiny home site in Highland Park, dubbed the "Arroyo Seco Tiny Home Village." They also emphasized the care with which the project has been developed.
Gary Lee More, city engineer for L.A. in the Bureau of Engineering, noted that trees on the site would be preserved and that privacy fencing around the shelter units would blend with the landscape. He also said that a 9-foot sound wall would be built along the length of the project to lessen the sound from the adjacent 110 freeway.
Ralph M. Terrazas, chief of the L.A. Fire Department, noted several fire safety features that had been incorporated into the tiny home village design. Michael Shull, general manager of the Department of Recreation and Parks, praised the balance he said had been achieved at the site between allowing the park to be used by everyone while also providing a means of helping the homeless population.
The tiny home village in Highland Park will be administered by Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, an experienced provider of homeless services. Rowan Vansleve, the chief administrator and financial officer at Hope of the Valley, said that tiny homes are a humane and dignified way to bring shelter to the homeless while awaiting permanent housing. "Like the councilmember, we believe in permanent supportive housing," said Vansleve. "But the streets cannot be the waiting room for our neighbors to wait for the permanent housing to be built."
The tiny home village in Highland Park is the fourth pallet-shelter site to be approved on city park property and will be the largest tiny home village thus far in the state of California.
The parks department has also approved a fifth pallet-shelter site: a 48-unit site to be located on Figueroa Street in Eagle Rock, in the overflow parking lot of the Eagle Rock Recreation Center across from the park. Councilmember De León and Union Station Homeless Services, the service provider who will administer the Eagle Rock site, will take questions and provide more information at a Zoom community meeting on July 14 at 7 p.m. Register here for the July 14 meeting.
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T.A. Hendrickson, a native of Eagle Rock, is the editor of the Boulevard Sentinel and a former member of the Editorial Board of the New York Times.
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homelessness is "the moral crisis of our time" and that "future generations will judge our generation" by how we respond to it.
The grandstanding and hyperbole are astounding.
How come no one asks De Leon about the issue of mega houses being built on North Ave 57?
The contractors keep changing names on permits adding more permits. There was a cement mixer that almost rolled down the hill and the crew was going to call AAA. Same area a porta potty got stuck ready to roll down hill. Each time fire dept came with 2 wreckers. and yet they continue 2 build. Seems like huizar is back. If you ask permit office you get will thats not my dept. This area has never been built on due to unstable hills. That area was full of old trees, like a oak tree over 100 yrs old gone. Also HAD wildlife from the small to big. What contractor forgets to tie into a sewer line thats less than 100ft away. Instead they cut a road all the way down to another str. Whos palm is getting greased this time. ASK DE LEON THAT!!!!
Isn't that Cedillo's area ?


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Non Non Biyori TV Anime 3rd Season Green-lit
By Patrick Aguda / May 12th, 2019
At the "Nyanpasu Matsuri Vacation Nanon!" event, a third season for the Non Non Biyori TV anime series was announced. The original manga is written by Atto and was first published in 2009. The manga has inspired two TV anime series as well as an animated film, all three produced by Silver Link.
You can check out the announcement trailer for the third season below.
Sentai Filmworks licensed the first two seasons of the anime for release in North America. The manga is licensed for release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. The first season ran for 12 episodes from October 2013 to December 2013. The second season also ran for 12 episodes from July 2015 to September 2015.
Seven Seas Entertainment describes the manga as follows:
Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far-removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. You couldn't imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijo transfers to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father's job, she's in the for the culture shock of her life!
Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge, and the mischevious sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside.
No additional information for the next season has been announced at this time.
SOURCES: Non Non Biyori Anime Official Website and Twitter
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Choosing a GP can seem a daunting task, especially if you have just moved into an area and don't know anything about the local health services. But there are some easy ways to find the doctor to suit you.
How do I find a surgery?
Ask local people: your new neighbours can give you a good idea as to which doctors are thought of highly in the area.
Use local services: you can find lists of GP surgeries in the local phone directory, public library and Citizens Advice Bureau.
Online: you can type in your postcode on the NHS website and find a list of the local surgeries, doctors and opening times.
Once you've drawn up a list of practices that are close to where you live, it's worth phoning round to check that they will accept new patients.
Most surgeries operate a fairly strict catchment area system, and only those who live within the area are able to register.
This isn't to be awkward, but ensures a GP can visit a person at home in an emergency in reasonable time.
it has formally closed its list of patients, eg when a practice has more patients than it can deal with or not enough doctors - this is less common than it used to be.
If your application is refused, the surgery must write to you and give the reasons for this decision.
It's always worthwhile to take some time to check out your local practices before you register as a patient.
Recent changes to the NHS GP boundaries system now means that it may be possible for you to be registered with your chosen GP even if you live a long way outside the practice boundary.
However, not all GP surgeries have signed up to these changes and negotiations are still ongoing as to how a patient living a long away from their GP accesses primary care should they need treatment.
Your practice will be able to tell you if they have signed up to these changes.
Walk inside and get a feel of how they seem to you.
Are the receptionists friendly? Is the building and interior smart and looked after?
the services it provides in terms of clinics offered, choice of doctors and appointment waiting times.
It's important to be registered with a doctor because you'll need them to refer you for specialist hospital and community treatment services.
This is straightforward and far easier than most people realise.
Simply take your NHS medical card along to your chosen surgery. You will then be asked to sign a registration form.
Not all primary care trusts (PCTs) issue medical cards. If you don't have one, the receptionist will give you form GMS1 to fill in.
Once you've completed and returned the forms, your local PCT will transfer your medical records to your new surgery and write to you to confirm your registration as a patient with the surgery.
Many surgeries ask new patients to attend a 'registration medical' that checks your general health.
You probably won't register with an individual doctor, but with the surgery. You do, though, have the right to say which doctor you'd prefer to see.
Usually you can see any of the GPs in the practice, but it makes sense to stick to one GP so you get to know them and vice versa. This can be easier said than done, though, because popular doctors can get booked up well in advance.
A few practices operate a 'personal list' policy. This is where each GP has their own list of patients and you can only see them if you are on their list.
You have the right to a number of services and treatments when you join a GP practice, as well as policies being available to you if anything goes wrong or you wish to complain.
Most GP surgeries now have their own practice charters on display, and these can be taken away to be read. Below are examples of services you can expect.
Strict confidentiality on anything discussed with your doctor.
A doctor's appointment within two working days, although waiting times will depend upon the size of the practice.
Support from other health professionals when appropriate, including nurses, health visitors, midwives and specialists such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
Prescription of medication you might need. You may be able to collect a repeat prescription at a pre-arranged time from your surgery. If you have a disability, prescriptions can be filled and delivered to your door by arrangement between your doctor and your pharmacist.
Home visits if you're too ill or physically unable to attend your surgery.
As a patient you have responsibilities as well as rights. These include making sure you attend appointments and extending politeness to the practice staff as well as other patients.
If you can't get a doctor's appointment or have a non-urgent health problem or query, you can contact a nurse at NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 at any time. Try to avoid attending A&E for minor complaints.
Out-of-hours cover is provided by local doctors. So if you call your surgery and it's closed, you will be given a phone number to contact.
When you call this number, a doctor or nurse will evaluate whether your problem needs telephone advice, assessment at a local medical centre or a home visit.
Can I be removed from a GP's list?
Yes. Most cases are due to nothing more dramatic than a person moving out of the practice's catchment area.
Unfortunately, violent and abusive behaviour towards doctors and staff is increasing, and this is the next most common reason for patients being removed from a practice list.
When this happens, patients may be asked to leave the doctor's list to ensure the safety of not only the practice staff and GPs, but also of other patients.
In most cases, a GP should give you the reason you're being removed in writing.
If there's a significant risk of violence towards the GP or practice staff, a reason need not be given.
Unless the case is exceptional, the surgery is obliged to provide seven days' basic medical care from the date you've been told you've been removed from the list. This gives you time to register elsewhere.
If there are no other doctors in your catchment area, the local primary care trust may assign you to a named doctor in the practice on a rotational basis or find you another doctor just outside your area.
You can change doctors easily, at any time and for any reason, by following the steps above.
Although you are under no obligation to tell your old surgery that you are changing practices, it's useful for administrative purposes if you do.
Your records are then automatically transferred to your new practice by the health authority. This can take several weeks, but they can be requested urgently if required.
Can I register temporarily with a doctor?
If you are staying in the area longer than this, you may then be taken on as a permanent patient. This is mainly so your medical history is updated correctly.
contact details of your previous doctor.
Visit the NHS website (www.nhs.uk) to find GP surgeries and opening times in your area.


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We assess your requirements and develop a strategy which best meets your objectives in creating a hygienic, comfortable and clean environment, in a sustainable manner, for all your stakeholders to enjoy."
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Proud Supporters of the National Reconciliation Movement
Demos Property Services acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
Australia has a long history of reconciliation and countless people – Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous – have dedicated their life's work to the reconciliation movement. As a result, many significant steps have been taken.
At Demos Property Services we have completed our Reconciliation Action Plan in an effort to support the national reconciliation movement. Our RAP is a strategic document that supports our organisation's business plan. It includes practical actions that will drive our organisation's contribution to reconciliation both internally and in the communities in which we operate.
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Forty five years of evidence (US research) demonstrates that a diverse supply chain brings significant business benefits – sustainability, innovation and flexibility.
Australian data shows that spending with Indigenous businesses creates greater social benefits than the dollar amount on the invoice.
We are proud to be a Supply Nation member and ensure that we can develop a sustainable and effective supplier diversity program.
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Wirrpanda Supplies was established as a joint-venture between David and Chemform, a 40-year-old family owned Australian company that manufactures and supplies cleaning products around the country.
All our cleaning products are 100% safe to use, they contain non-hazardous chemicals and best of all we are also investing in sustainable future for indegenous communities in Australia.
3% of Wirrpanda Supplies sales profits from the purchase of their products are donated to the Wirrpanda Foundation.
Cultural Choice
Cultural Choice supports the work of the Cultural Choice Association through direct contributions from sales of its own range of branded products and they are the only true Aboriginal Australian owned and operated, independent, stationery and work supplies company currently in operation with a National footprint.
Their policy is to maintain 50 per cent Aboriginal employment across all of their business how and in the future – they are also a proud Supply Nation Certified Business.
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Alannah & Madeline Foundation
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation is a charity we have now supported for a number of years – assisting to enable the Foundation's programs care for children who have experienced or witnessed serious violence, and work to create behaviour change in the community to reduce bullying and cyberbullying.
The Foundation's programs include: Better Buddies, eSmart, Buddy Bags, Children Ahead, Refuge Therapeutic Support Program and the National Centre Against Bullying.
The Property Council of Australia is the leading advocate for Australia's biggest industry and biggest employer – property with values which mirror ours – People, Leadership, Excellence, Collaboration and Integrity.
We have been proud sponsors and supporters of the Property Council for over 20 years, including the emerging leaders "Future Directions" division and Mentoring program.
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How Demos Property Services are feeding people in need with retired technology
As part of our philosophy to ensure our business has a positive environmental and social impact, Demos Property Services is excited to announce we have embarked on an innovative new program with Social Enterprise, PonyUp for Good, who have a mission to leverage the residual value of used technology and turn it into fresh meals for people across Australia doing it tough. PonyUp were featured on ABC's War on Waste and you can watch it here - War on Waste Video (4:10)
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The Supply Chain Sustainability School of Australia is a not-for-profit initiative that aims to create more sustainable supply chains for the property, construction and infrastructure industries in Australia.
Launched in 2015, they are a free learning environment, upskilling those working within, or aspiring to work within, the built environment sector. They help to build a clever, collaborative and competitive built environment through increasing knowledge and competency of social, environmental and economic sustainability.
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GoBros on Amazon is a store selling designer and name brand men's and women's shoes, athletic shoes, sports equipment, fitness equipment, and more. Click the blue link above to check out what deals, and promotions they are currently offering in designer footwear and accessories. At the moment, they do have a few promotions.
GoBros has earned about 4,000 positive feedback ratings, with a current 99% positive overall score. GoBros is also rated as a #1 Best Seller in many of the categories that they sell on Amazon. This basically means that they offer both a competitive price, as well as a history of customer satisfaction in those categories.
GoBros mainly sells shoes and accessories. They sell designer shoes, and accessories for men and women from brands like 2XU, ASICS, Balega, Bridgedale, CEP, Darn Tough, Drymax, Fitsok, Fox River, FoxRiver, Goodhew, Icebreaker, Injinji, McDavid, point6, Rothco, SockGuy, Sockwell, Swiftwick, tasc Performance, Under Armour, Wigwam, World's Softest, Wright, Wrightsock, and others.
This is one of those Amazon stores to visit when you want the retail experience. If you've been to a Macy's lately, or even any mall in general, you should be familiar with the brands and styles that they carry. Items like Fox River Adult Military Maximum Over-The-Calf Wick Dry Mid-Calf Boot Socks, ASICS Cushion Low Cut Sock (Pack of 3), Balega Women's Enduro No Show socks, McDavid 491 Waist Trimmer, Injinji Men's Run Lightweight No Show Toesocks, Sockwell Women's Circulator Compression Socks, SockGuy Men's Sriracha Crew Sock, etc.
Let's take a close look at their recent feedback history. Amazon buyers have a really good way of weeding out the good sellers from the bad. If an item even SLIGHTLY looks like it might be a counterfeit or knock-off, they will leave you bad feedback. And any and all flaws will usually be reflected in a seller's feedback. With that being said, over the last year, GoBros has received about 2,000 positive feedback ratings, compared to just 1% negative feedback comments. With that sort of lop-sided ratio, it definitely appears as though GoBros is an honestly run business, selling authentic merchandise.


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Disasters, Humanitarianism and Emergencies: A politics of uncertainty
Pelling, M., Müller-Mahn, D., & McCloskey, J
Risk Resilience
The Politics of Uncertainty: Practical Challenges for Transformative Action is an Open Access book exploring the theme of uncertainty in the science-society nexus.
This chapter, written by Tomorrow's Cities Co-Directors Mark Pelling and John McCloskey, with Detlef Müller-Mahn, explores Disasters, Humanitarianism and Emergencies. Long-standing research on disaster risk has tended to focus on physical science and directly connected and observable cause and effect between hazard and impact. More recently, work has extended into questions of complex causation and social construction, where cause and effect are disarticulated over space and time and coloured by an observer's viewpoint and perception. This has drawn in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, including recognition of local or traditional knowledge. The chapter explores this transition and the ways in which the search for a more complete understanding of risk production and human action has brought both increased understanding and greater uncertainty to those who seek to use science for action. By drawing together viewpoints from social and physical science perspectives the chapter identifies four fundamental properties of knowledge production in the context of disaster risk and international development: (1) uncertainty is prevalent throughout disaster research; (2) as knowledge has grown, so awareness of the uncertainties that constrain this knowledge has also grown; (3) uncertainties are likely to remain into the future and so must be embraced; and (4) managing the presentation of uncertainty is a challenge for scientists working with policy-makers and the public, who look to science to reduce uncertainty.
The Politics of Uncertainty book, which can be found in full here, is a result of an international academic symposium of the same title, organised by the STEPS Centre and held at the Institute of Development Studies in the UK.
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Sometimes you might be worried about something and you might not be sure how to tell someone. If you feel that you can't tell someone at home or school, you can write down your worry here, and email it to us here at school. Then we will know about it and we can help you with it. We can't promise to keep it a secret, as we may need to tell someone about it so that we can help you.


The Runlock rope lashing system is a Swedish product perfectly suited to use in cold conditions. We have found it to be excellent for lashings down gear on sleds and snowmobiles, towing, hauling or just about anything needing a rope in the outdoors. A Runlock rope contains a series of loops enabling the user to create fixed grips, snares and locks or join two ropes together in an instant. It provides the perfect combination of strength, flexibility and durability. It is fully adjustable, multifunctional, never tangles and is knotless – Really, it's much more than a rope.
Runlock can be supplied in #4 4mm, #6 5mm, #8 6mm, #12 8mm, #16 10mm and #20 12m gauges.
We stock two packaged Runlock sets but please contact us if you have a specific requirement.
The best combination for the trail or backcountry; 5 meters RunLock no. 20 and 5 meters RunLock no.8. Available in fluorescent yellow/black.
The Snowmobile set contains 5 meters of no. 20 (strength 700 kg) to use for towing and 5 meters no. 8 (strength 290 kg ) for strapping. Easy to handle.


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Send Flowers for Charles Anthony
Charles Anthony Alexander
March 17, 1950 ~ September 5, 2019 (age 69)
Charles Anthony Alexander, 69, of 302 Rock Hill Road, Fayetteville, NC departed this life on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 4:20 AM in Cape Fear Valley Hospital.
Anthony was born on March 17, 1950 in Cumberland County to the late Glenn Carter and Geneva Carter Alexander. He w as married for 50 years as of May 16, 2019 to Naydene Alexander. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in the early years of his life. He worked at Overnite Transportation for 15 years as a dock man and 5 years as a driver before going to work with the City of Fayetteville for 17 years where he was a heavy equipment operator and retired disabled. That didn't damper his spirit, as he found solace in his barn, hanging out for hours. As his health declined and after several major surgeries, he would tell you, me, our family, "I will not give up". Even though his body was telling him it was tired, his spirit was ready to go home.
He worked with the RA's for many years at Cape Fear Baptist Church and truly enjoyed it. He was also a teacher, and assistant teacher. He enjoyed taking the children on hayrides during church festivities. He taught them how to fish and tie knots when they would go camping. He sang in the choir at Cumberland Union Baptist Church. But nothing was more satisfying than working with children. He loved the Lord our Savior very much and was a member of the Cape Fear Baptist Church.
Charles Anthony Alexander is survived by his wife, Naydene Alexander; daughter, Felicia Kinlaw and husband, Tom; mother, Geneva Alexander; sister, Glenda Jones and husband, Ted, all of Fayetteville; stepfather, Bobby Alexander of Alaska; four granddaughters, Taylor Frank and husband, Jack, Haley Lilly and husband Steven, Layton and Raegan Kinlaw of the home; two great grandchildren, Eloise and Genevieve Frank, all of Fayetteville; and several nieces and nephews along with a host of friends.
To send flowers to Charles Anthony Alexander's family, please visit our floral section.
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Museum as Retail Space (MaRS) is pleased to present Bones and Bloodlines to Space by Tatiana Echeverri Fernandez, her first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. The exhibition shows photograms exposed in Berlin and sculptures appropriated while in residence.
The body is not a vessel, but only a liminal reference. We wish to leave it. Drugs, spiritual experiences, vicarious fantasy, ecstatic states - we enact a multitude of practices to negate its reference.
The absent gas of a neon tube, the spatially displaced narrative of a car windshield, and the formally resistant presence of a gradient, evoke a multiplicity of dimension in concert. Wassily Kandinsky's philosophical treatise Point and Line to Plane is recalled, but through our corporeal perspective. The brown and yellow monochrome casts remind us of what was, is, and will be bodily part of us.
Fernandez creates her photograms in complete darkness, without aide of a safelight. Her motions and arrangements a deft balance of intention and intuition, manipulating artifacts of our dying modernity. The neolithic act of cave painting might be comparable, miles into the utter darkness of the earth, to subsume the essence of great beasts that sustain us.
The prehistoric urge to document comes from darkness, because from nothing comes the urge to exist. The primordial symbol of the snake references its own perpetual documentation of its body, leaving us the sublimation from itself.
Tatiana Echeverri Fernandez lives and works in Berlin. She studied with Rosemarie Trockel at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf and obtained her Masters in sculpture from the Royal College of Art in 2005. Echeverri Fernandez's sculptures, videos, performances and fotogramms are assemblages constructed through a complex process of layering and juxtapositioning. Obsolete objects and historical forms are reworked to suggest alternatives to their previous functions and ideological referents. In this way, Echeverri Fernandez's works form a new structure, inter-webbed and history- less, altering their reading as well as the order, and possibilities, of the past, present and future.


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System of Trust Pilots
In late 2020, we conducted an initial set of pilots that assessed:
A set of companies for general concerns.
A specific company as a supplier of critical infrastructure systems.
A software product for use by a specific community within the federal government.
An industrial base assessment for an organization dependent upon a specific technology and the industry capable of supplying it.
Highlights of the results are included below.
Early Pilots Show Promising Results
The preliminary results for Pilot 1 are illustrated below in Figure 1, an unweighted bar chart depicting the overall risk scores for the 11 companies reviewed in the pilot, and in Figure 2, which presents radar plots of five data-driven scores from the supplier risk categories (leveraging 52 questions in those areas) for three of the 11 companies of interest.
Figure 3 offers a deeper look into the risk scores that generated the radar plot for one of the companies involved in the pilot (Company 10).
All of the pilots use data sources that the SoT leveraged to generate the analytical assessments, which clearly show a larger risk profile for Company 10 compared to the others. This pilot provided a proof of concept that offers early evidence of this tool's utility, with deeper and broader analysis to follow as the SoT is completed. The other three pilots had similar insights.
Figure 1. Risk scorecard based on the preliminary System of Trust scoring methodology for 5 top-level categories and 52 risk measure questions for 26 risk factors
Figure 2. Radar plots of 5 data-driven scores for 3 of the 11 companies reviewed in Pilot 1
Figure 3. Specific risk scores for one company involved in Pilot 1, in the form of a radar plot
In the next phase of the SoT effort, we will use the full array of data sources envisioned and tailor weighting and score contributions to fine-tune the emphasis on specific sub-risk areas used in any given assessment. Although the pilots only used a subset of the public, private, and restricted access data sources the SoT is anticipated to leverage, we are cataloging and capturing the numerous sources of potential utility in conducting such analyses.
Supply Chain Security System of Trust (SoT) is an initiative of The MITRE Corporation. Copyright © 2020-2023, The MITRE Corporation. Block images used with permission. System of Trust, Risk Model Manager, and the System of Trust logo are trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.


When you wish to make a change to the appearance of your fireplace, you have many options. You can choose from those that are temporary and more easily changed, or you may prefer a more permanent transformation for your fireplace.
Permanent changes often involve replacement of the mantel, surround, and hearth. You may even want to add an overmantel for an extra touch of elegance that will fully reach to the ceiling. If you are thinking about upgrading one of these items, make sure your replacements meet local codes for the proper dimensions and materials.
Because the fireplace mantel, surround, and hearth are meant to last for many years, many people choose a temporary remodeling option. These involve switching out decorations or display items as you wish, which can be based on a theme, such as by season or holiday. Displaying garlands, crafts, and other small items on or around the mantel are popular choices that are easily changed whenever the mood strikes. If you are going to hang something near the mantel, either attach the decor to the wall near the mantel or have a professional install the proper hardware to avoid damaging your mantel.
If you would like more information about choosing the right fireplace remodel in Los Angeles, turn to SoCal Fireplace Mantels. A skilled professional can help you select the right upgrades for your fireplace and can offer more information on your options.


Designed By a Horse Trainer: A Revolutionary designed Saddle Pad. Totally ergonomic. Conforms to horses back and offers Great lateral movement. No pinching at the shoulders and protects Manes. Fits short-backed and long-back, high withers to mutton withers. Our mission at SPH Performance Gear to offer affordable saddle pads without compromising quality.


This listing is for the Fizz Infuser (or CO2 Carbonator) unit, which is a part of the DrinkMate Soda Maker. Since it is only a component of the overall system, the Fizz infuser will not carbonate beverages on it's own. Customers can purchase the full DrinkMate Soda Maker or Starter Kit, both of which already include a Fizz Infuser.
The Fizz Infuser is one of the key components of the DrinkMate system – it is the 'CO2 Carbonator' within the DrinkMate. The patented Fizz Infuser has unique slow and fast release valve mechanisms that make it possible to carbonate practically any drink and keep the bottle closed even after the carbonation process has been completed.
This Fizz Infuser is a direct replacement for the one that is supplied when you purchase a DrinkMate Soda Maker. Customers purchase it separately if the existing Fizz Infuser is lost, damaged or if you'd like a spare one. A spare Fizz Infuser offers greater flexibility when it comes to swapping bottles or keeping beverages carbonated for longer periods.


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