Raghavdas Ladoo is a soft, sinful ladoo from Maharashtra, made with Semolina and coconut. This is a melt in the mouth ladoo with a soft texture to it, made with sugar syrup.
While Rava Ladoo that we make is prepared with just the same ingredients, how this ladoo is cooked is much different and that surely makes this a new version. In this version, the sugar is cooked to a first stage 1 thread consistency, milk added and then the roasted rava and coconut added to the mix.
We simply loved how soft and delicious this tasted! I am doing a theme that was interesting when I thought about, All Round forms are Ladoo? I was supposed to pick up different dishes that could be savoury as well but shaped as round forms. I typically thought about Ram Ladoo and maybe some Koftas as well. However, I ended up making all sweet dishes.
Handful Mixed Nuts roasted and optional.
Heat a nonstick pan with 1 tbsp ghee, roast the raga till it turns colour. Remove and transfer to a bowl.
Next, add ghee and roast the coconut until slightly coloured and remove. Mix both rava and coconut together.
In the same pan, pour milk and sugar and bring to a boil. Remove impurities if any. Cook further to get a 1 thread consistency. Add nutmeg, stir and switch off the gas.
Add the roasted rawa coconut mixture. Combine it well and let it cool.
Grease palms with ghee, pinch out small balls and shape into ladoos.
Roll till the ghee oozes out of the laddos and make a nice sphere shape.
You can increase the ghee more if you want.
Raghavdas ladoo looks so good Valli. Of course these are similar to rava ladoo where we use coconut too. Just a difference is in preparation. Good one.
I am amazed to see that the rava ladoos can be prepared in so many ways . This is an interesting version and looks super . Bookmarking . Btw I like the name,it's very catchy .
When I signed up for this theme, laddus were not on my radar but just like you, even I might end up doing laddos 🙂 Yes, as Vaishali said, the name is catchy and laddu look great.
Yum. This ladoos look so good, healthy and tasty. Cooking method adds a whole lot of difference to the texture and taste.
Raghavdas ladoo looks so delicious and interesting. he he valli I too thought of making savories like cheese corn balls or arancini but ended up making all sweet .. Don't know why my hands itch to make sweets but I don't have a sweet tooth trust me. ladoos have come out so well , recipe sounds like north Indian sheera .. The name is truly catchy ..
Btw, Who is this Raghavdas? 🙂 Loved the unique procedure to make my fav laddus.
I have seen this type of preparation at SIL's place. And yeah, those ladoos have an unique taste. But never heard of the name.
I had read about these laddos in a cookbook today and what a co-incidence to read about it on your blog too. They look lovely and inviting.
making laddus with either sugar syrup or jaggery syrup is way difficult. It is very important to reach the desired consistency. I liked these laddus surely different the other version of making rava laddu. Looking moist and soft with the cliks.
When i picked this theme, even i was very much strong enough to dish out some savory dishes, however i ended up with a sweet as well. Raghavdas laddoos looks absolutely fabulous and irresistible.
I always feel the laddo made with powdered sugar are more easier than the syrup based ones. These rava and coconut ladoo look very tempting.
love that name valli, raghavdas. how simple rava ladoo has so many cooking technics!!! Looks delicious!!
Typically rawa ladoo tend to be a little dry and crumbly. This version sounds to be much softer in texture. I'm going to give these ladoo a try some time.


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11 new businesses in the 'Greenshoots Entrepreneurs Programme' in Macroom E Enterprise Centre
By Bryan Smyth
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This year, 11 new businesses are participating in the Greenshoots Emerging Entrepreneurs Programme in Macroom E Enterprise Centre in Macroom, Co. Cork. The programme is supported by Cork County Council and the Local Enterprise Offices in Cork. Now in its sixth year, Greenshoots works closely with selected entrepreneurs and helps them to prepare their businesses for the commercial world. The programme supports entrepreneurs through the initial stages of setting up a business. Key training and support is provided in the form of workshops, expert mentoring sessions, links with local and national enterprise agencies and group brainstorming sessions.
Since its inception in 2010, the Greenshoots programme has supported the launch of 64 new businesses, with almost 80% remaining in business to the present day. The programme is funded by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Cork and the Economic Development Section of Cork County Council. The Greenshoots programme provides comprehensive business training, mentoring, guidance and a tool kit to navigate through the challenges faced by budding entrepreneurs. The programme is managed by and hosted at Macroom E Enterprise Centre, a supportive and innovative hub for business incubation with facilities including hot desks, lots of peer support, and access to various bodies and enterprise development agencies.
Micheal Mulligan Mulligan & Associates Coaching , Aileen O'Connor HeritageWorks, Judy Ratliff Jude's Chocolates, Marion Kiely Upstream Health Safety ,Eilbhe Donovan Quaking Grass studio , Wellness systems, Grace Harding The Idyle ,Catherine Costello Macroom e Business Centre , Cara Tremayne Roll Out Garden, Pana Swanton Sales App, Don O'Herlihy Wind Up dog Animation and Geraldine Quinlan Aurora Natural Skincare. Picture by Gerard McCarthy.
The 2016 "Shoots" are developing a broad range of businesses in areas like heritage, the arts, health & safety, horticulture, natural skincare, professional development, wellness travel, and app development. "Greenshoots has been invaluable in this formative stage of our business, the wealth of expertise and knowledge made available to us has been outstanding. Macroom E has developed an exceptional programme for emerging entrepreneurs here in Cork" said Naomi Smith from Cork Photo, one of the 2016 Greenshoots participants.
"The Greenshoots programme always attracts interesting and diverse businesses with a drive to succeed. This year's group is no different, with everything from handmade chocolate and animation, to natural skincare and photography; the positivity and energy amongst the 11 business owners is palpable and I have no doubt that we will see great success stories over the coming months and years. Watch this space!" said Catherine Costello, Programme Manager.
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Lafarge SA, a French company listed on the Euronext, and Holcim Ltd., a Swiss company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, announced their intention to combine their businesses, creating the world's largest cement maker with estimated EUR 32 billion of annual sales. The combination would be consummated by way of a public exchange offer of Holcim for all outstanding shares of Lafarge, leading to LafargeHolcim as the holding company incorporated in Switzerland and equally allocated headquarters in France and Switzerland. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to take place in 2015.
Bär & Karrer acts as Swiss legal counsel to Lafarge, with Cleary Gottlieb as Lafarge's lead legal counsel. The Bär & Karrer team includes Rolf Watter, Mariel Hoch, Fabienne Frehner (all M&A), and Raoul Stocker (Tax).


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Q: RecyclerView with two queries I am making a RecyclerView with two TextViews inside each row the the first TextView is the name the second is how many items this user has of a certain item.
I am using parse-platform db and my schema is like the following:
Users table:
objectId (String)
name  (String)
....
Items table:
objectId  (String)
item_name  (String)
count  (Number)
.....
User_item table:
objectId (String)
user_pointer  (Pointer)
item_pointer  (Pointer)
item_status  (String)
item_notes  (String)
......

The way I am trying to get how many item each user has is by using the countInBackground method and save the number to an arraylist but to do that I have to get the IDs of each users first by a query then get the number of items by another query.
When I try that using the following code the app crash giving java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0
Can some point me what I need to do to solve this?

method code in kotlin:
private fun getData(itemID: String?) {

        personsQuery.findInBackground { result, e ->
            if (e == null) {
                for (i in result.indices) {
                    val id = result[i].objectId //get the objectID
                    personIDDataList.add(id)    //add the objectID to the array list

                    val elementUsers = result[i].getString("name")
                    if (elementUsers != null) {
                        personDataList.add(elementUsers)
                    } else {
                        personDataList.add("")
                    }

                    val itemCountQuery = ParseQuery<ParseObject>("User_item")

                    val itemPointer = ParseObject.createWithoutData("Items", itemID)
                    itemCountQuery.whereEqualTo("item_pointer", itemPointer)

                    for (i2 in personIDDataList.indices) {
                        val userPointer = ParseObject.createWithoutData("Users", personIDDataList[i2])
                        itemCountQuery.whereEqualTo("user_pointer", userPointer)

                        itemCountQuery.countInBackground { count, error ->
                            if (error == null) {
                                countDataList.add(count)
                            } else {
                                Toast.makeText(context, resources.getString(R.string.something_went_wrong), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                                    .show()
                                Log.e("error", error.toString())
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                Toast.makeText(context, resources.getString(R.string.something_went_wrong), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
            }

            view?.recyclerView?.adapter = RVAdapter(personDataList, countDataList, this)
        }

    }

Adapter code in kotlin :
class PartsUsersRVAdapter(
    internal var part: ArrayList<String>,
    internal var count: ArrayList<Number>,
    private val mOnClickListener: ListItemClickListener
) : RecyclerView.Adapter<PartsUsersRVAdapter.ViewHolder>() {

    override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): ViewHolder {
        val view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context).inflate(R.layout.parts_users_recyclerview_item, parent, false)
        return ViewHolder(view)
    }

    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
        holder.bind(position)
    }

    override fun getItemCount(): Int {
        return part.size
    }

    interface ListItemClickListener {
        fun onListItemClick(clickedItemIndex: Int)
    }

    inner class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView), View.OnClickListener {
        var txtPersonName: TextView = itemView.part_user_list_name_text
        var txtCount: TextView = itemView.part_user_list_count_text

        init {
            itemView.setOnClickListener(this)
        }

        fun bind(listIndex: Int) {
            txtPersonName.text = part[listIndex]
            txtCount.text = count[listIndex].toString()
        }

        override fun onClick(v: View) {
            val clickedPosition = adapterPosition
            mOnClickListener.onListItemClick(clickedPosition)
        }
    }
}

Update:
I was able to bypass the crash by adding countDataList.add(0) right after personDataList.add(elementUsers) but this is not good for code at all.

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Since 1 November 2017 Professor Alison Twycross has been Deputy Dean and Lead Nurse in the School of Health and Social Care at London South Bank University.
Alison joined LSBU in September 2013 as Head of Children's Nursing and Reader in Children's Pain Management. She has a particular interest in promoting the use of evidence in practice, particularly in relation to children's pain management. In April 2016 Alison became a Professor of Children's Nursing. In 2016 Alison was also awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation/Council of Deans of Health leadership scholarship for aspiring deans.
Alison qualified as a RGN and RMN in 1987 having completed an integrated course at the Princess Alexandra School of Nursing in London. Since then Alison has worked in children's nursing in a variety of settings in London, the Midlands and Scotland. She completed her RSCN course in 1990 at Enfield and Haringey School of Nursing. Alison then completed her MSc in Nursing Studies at City University in 1993, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies in 1996, a CertEd(HE) in 1997 and went on to complete her PhD at the University of Central Lancashire in 2004.
Alison's first academic appointment was at the University of Central England in 1996 where she was a member of the children's nursing team and in 1998 she moved to the University of Nottingham. In 2002 Alison took up a joint appointment between Glasgow Caledonian University and Yorkhill Hospital. From 2005 to 2013 she worked within the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education at Kingston University and St George's, University of London where she led the children's nursing team as well as holding a number of other roles. In 2011 she spent a six-month sabbatical at the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Alison is an experienced researcher who is recognised internationally in the area of acute pain in children and has published widely in this area. She has edited three books which bring together the evidence for children's pain management and are used as key texts worldwide. Alison has also written a series of papers aiming to demystify research. Since August 2010 Alison has been the editor of Evidence Based Nursing.
Alison is co-chair of the British Pain Society's Education in Pain Special Interest Group and has an international reputation as an expert in nurse education. She is keen to ensure that evidence-based methods of teaching and learning are used to facilitate the application of knowledge into practice. In 2017 Alison chaired the international taskforce updating the International Association for the Study of Pain's nursing curriculum.
Alison is an expert on ethical issues relating to involving children and young people in research. She undertook a review of ethical guidelines outlining the key issues that need addressing in this context (published in 2009). Alison has organised several workshops and given a number of conference presentations in this area, as well as being part of a group that developed an ethical road map for qualitative research for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Alison teaches across a range of modules about pain management and research methods. She also supervises Masters and PhD students.
Alison has additionally edited three textbooks bringing together the research evidence for children's pain management and published a large number of journal articles in this area.
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2009 onwards: Member of panel of peer reviewers for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery Organisation Programme.
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По́стум ( — «посмертный»), прозвание, прилагавшееся в древнеримской системе имяобразования к именам людей, родившихся после смерти своего отца (юр. насцитур).

Марк Випсаний Агриппа Постум — внук Октавиана Августа
Постум (император) — римский полководец, император Галльской империи
Постум Младший — сын предыдущего.

Также «Постум» — прозвание монархов, родившихся после смерти их отцов и становившихся монархами с самого рождения, переводится на русский как «посмертный»:
Ладислав Постум
Иоанн Посмертный ()

В литературе
 Постум — вымышленный адресат стихотворения Иосифа Бродского «Письма римскому другу».
 Леонат Постум — один из главных персонажей пьесы Уильяма Шекспира «Цимбелин».

Другое
 Постум — напиток, относимый к заменителям натурального кофе

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In our demonstration, we'll be migrating from a CentOS7 virtual host to a CMK Enterprise Appliance. As with so much of Check_MK, it's remarkably easy!
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This progression happens quickly, and without user interaction, and isn't always easy to spot.
When done, the same page will adjust to display a lengthy detail of conversions and checks performed. Two key locations, at the top and bottom of the page, quickly show the migration was successful.
The whole process involves minimal administrator interaction, and zero guesswork. If your credentials work, the versions are compatible, and the remote site is stopped before you begin, your migrations should run just as smoothly.
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Basingstoke and Deane has been recognised as a great place to do business, being named as one of the top office locations outside London, and the fourth best in the South East.
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Vodafone will launch 5G in 19 towns and cities across the UK during 2019. These include Reading, Southampton, Guildford, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Newbury.
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The dependency on mobile services in the UK continues to rise, concludes a new research from Deloitte. Around one out of six adult smartphone users in the UK looks at their mobile more than 50 times a day, and around 30% of users has made it a habit to look at their device within 5 minutes of waking up.
Professional services firm Deloitte has recently released its 'Mobile Consumer Survey 2014', in which the advisory firm looked into five key trends in the smartphone market and habits of consumers*. More than 4,000 UK consumers between the age of 18 and 75 participated in the research. The key conclusion is clear: mobile services dependency in the UK continues to rise sharply, and consumers can't seem to leave their phones alone.
Currently almost 35 million people in the UK own a smartphone. This is more than two out of three UK adults, and an 8% increase from 2013 across all age ranges. The largest increase in smartphone penetration can be found among 55+ year olds, with a growth rate of 10% from last year's number.
One of the trends researched by Deloitte is the use of smartphones by consumers when waking up. The advisors conclude that about 30% of adult smartphone users look at their device within 5 minutes after waking up, and around 50% within 15 minutes. The highest percentage is found among 18 - 24 year-olds, of whom 67% use their smartphone within the first 15 minutes. Most smartphone users check their phone to see who has been in touch during the night. To do this, the application most used is SMS (first accessed by 33%), followed by email (first accessed by 25%) and social networks (first accessed by 14%).
The research in addition reveals that smartphones are growing into a habit, or even addiction. Of the 35 million smartphone users, one out of six looks at their smartphone more than 50 times a day, with the highest average (53 times) again found among 18 - 24 year-olds. 65 - 75 year olds have the lowest smartphone checking habit – they check their smartphone on average 13 times a day.
"Mobile phones have clearly become something of an addiction for many, and have led to some people looking to unplug their devices and undergo a digital detox. In the UK there are now digital detox camps where you surrender your phone to experience 'life off the grid', following the trend in Silicon Valley," comments Ed Marsden, Lead Telecoms Partner at Deloitte.
* The trends analysed by the researchers were Waking up routine, 4G, the rise of 'App-athy', internet only communication, and mobile money.


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Government considers private development of McGowan lands
The Yukon government is exploring the possibility of enlisting the private sector to develop the McGowan lands in Mount Lorne.
Myles Dolphin
The government is building on a promise made in 2011 to offer more agricultural and rural residential land to Yukoners, said Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent.
He said the private sector made it clear it wanted to be a part of the development.
"We feel this is an opportunity for the private sector developers to attain this land through a public, price-driven tender process, for them to develop it and go through the necessary approvals," he said.
"It's something that has been successful in other jurisdictions and we want to try to emulate that here."
It wouldn't be the first time the Yukon government used the private sector to build a new subdivision. The same model was used about 25 years ago to build Pine Ridge, Kent said.
But the government has had little success in getting residents on board to support development in Mount Lorne. It has been trying to develop the McGowan lands, an area south of Cowley Creek, since 1995.
In 2010, it presented the hamlet with a technical feasibility study that suggested creating between 70 and 140 lots on the land.
But many residents were concerned the project went against the hamlet's local area plan, which states there cannot be any rural residential subdivision in Mount Lorne.
So they asked the government to review its study, and almost five years later it came back with a new proposal.
It included a "loop" concept would have yielded between 90 and 95 country residential lots, and 12 to 14 agricultural lots, and a "pod" concept would have yielded fewer residential lots but larger agricultural ones.
Both were heavily criticized by residents during a public consultation in November.
"The proposed McGowan subdivision is a disaster for both residents and wildlife, their corridors and their habitat, within the Cowley, Aspen and Kookatsoon Lakes watersheds and surrounding areas," wrote one resident who has lived in the area for 43 years.
Al Foster, the former deputy chair of the Mount Lorne advisory council, said no one was notified of the government's new plans until Oct. 15.
"The last day that council actually has any power – and that's the day we get the news release," he said.
"It really threw us off balance. No one can speak on behalf of the community until mid- November, because that's when the new council will be sworn in.
"I'm hearing from a lot of residents that they want to throw their hands in the air, they don't have a voice."
Mount Lorne's local area plan allows for up to eight lots to be developed every year, to assure a steady but not overwhelming population growth.
But the government has only developed nine in the past 25 years, according to a letter Kent sent the Association of Yukon Communities in August.
"We've always wanted to maintain a rural lifestyle within the hamlet – a subdivision doesn't do that," Foster said.
"We don't get the sense they're taking any consideration from us. Makes you wonder what the purpose of the local advisory council is."
If the government decides to use the private sector to develop the McGowan lands, there will be opportunities for more public consultation with residents, Kent said.
No decision will be made until a 30-day consultation period with the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Ta'an Kwach'an Council comes to an end next month.
Contact Myles Dolphin at
myles@yukon-news.com
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Northern Lights Judo Tournament puts Yukon judokas straight into the action
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Q: Homeomorphism between quotient of $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $ and $ S^n \sim $ I want to find an homeomorphism between the quotient space of $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $ and the quotient of $ S^n\sim $. The equivalence relation on  $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $ is defined by $x\sim y$ iff $y=tx $ for some nonzero real number $ x$. The quotient on $S^n $ is defined by the equivalence realtion $x \sim y $ iff $x=\pm y $ ,$x,y \ \in S^n $
I tink the following map may work, since it maps points in in the quotient of $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $ to the quotient of $S^n $, (more specifically it maps each line through the origin to one point of $S^n $ ?)
$$f(x)=\frac {x }{||x||}
$$
Now first of all: is this map continuous? If I take a subset $U $ of $S^n\sim $ then $f^{-1 }(U) $ is a union of lines, hence open sets in the quotient topology of $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $, by the question above?
Secondly I need an continuous inverse than maps points of the unit sphere to lines in the quotient of $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $?
An other edit, it should be an homeomorphism between, the quotient of $R^{n+1 }-{0 } $ and the quotient on $S^n $ defined by the equivalence realtion $x \sim y $ iff $x=\pm y $ ,$x,y \ \in S^n $, not just $S^n $.

A: These spaces are not homeomorphic: One is compact, the other is not. The correct claim is that $S^n$ is homeomorphic to the quotient of $R^{n+1}\setminus 0$ by the equivalence relation
$$
x\sim tx, t>0.
$$
Edit: Now I see that you are considering a different equivalence relation
$$
x\sim tx, x\in R^{n+1}\setminus 0, t\in R^\times=R\setminus 0.
$$
Then the quotient is the real-projective space $RP^n$, it is not homeomorphic to $S^n$ unless $n=1$. Take a look at, say, Hatcher's "Algebraic Topology" to see why these spaces are not homeomorphic ($RP^n$ is not simply-connected while $S^n$ is, for $n\ge 2$).
Edit 2. Now that the question is about two descriptions of $RP^n$, I will give an answer as a sequence of steps you can do in order to solve this problem yourself:

*

*Show that $X=R^{n+1}\setminus 0$ is homeomorphic to $S^n\times R_+$. Hint: the first component of the map from $X$ to the product is
$$
f(x)=x/||x||.
$$
Wha should be the second component of this map?

*Suppose that $X$ is a topological space homeomorphic to the product $Y\times Z$. Consider the projection $p$ of $X$ to the first factor. Show that the quotient topology induced on $Y$ via the map $p$ is the same as the original topology of $Y$. Now apply this to the case when $X$ is as in Part 1 and $Y=S^n$.

*Suppose that $X$ is a topological space and you have subjective maps
$$
p: X\to Y, q: Y\to V, r=q\circ p.$$
Consider the quotient topology on $Y$ induced by $p$ And then the quotient topology $t$ induced on $V$ by $q$. Consider also the quotient topology $t'$ on $V$ induced by the map $r$. Show that the topologies $t, t'$ are the same.

*Now, apply step 3 to the maps
$$
p: X=R^{n+1}\setminus 0\to Y=S^n, q: Y\to V=S^n/\sim,
$$
where $x\sim y$ if and only if $y=\pm x$ and
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r: X\to V
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Holofilètic és un terme proposat per a substituir de forma semànticament correcta del terme monofilètic usat en la cladística (que difereix de l'ús que se'n fa en la sistemàtica evolutiva). La darrera definició científica considera qualsevol organisme amb un antecessor comú com a grup monofilètic.

Tot i que anant lluny en el temps es podria trobar un antecessor comú per a un organisme aquesta definició obliga a considerar com antecessor només el que comparteixi un tret derivat (sinapomorfia) la qual defineix el grup.

El terme holofilètic no ha guanyat una ampla acceptació dins la comunitat científica. probablement perquè el terme 'monofilètic' és àmpliament usat amb el mateix significat.

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Authors: Golightley M; Holloway M.
Abstract: As this issue goes to press, the UK is faced with the prospect of leaving the European Union (EU), a relationship of over forty years standing. The effects of this, decided by a vote with the narrowest of majorities (48 per cent 'remain' and 52 per cent 'leave') will be profound and long lasting. Of all the issues on which there are uncertainty, ambiguity and obscurity, one outcome of Brexit is crystal clear: Britain emerges as a deeply divided country, divided along lines of class, age, race and geographical region, which themselves cut across families, communities and political parties. As the politicians attempt to pass through the eye of the Brexit needle, we thought it useful—we might also say imperative—to reflect on what this means for social work.
Abstract: Hope is considered crucial to mental health recovery. However, the manner in which social inequalities shape individuals' meaning of hope has received little attention. Based on a close analysis of the recovery journeys of six Chinese service users in the UK, this paper explores the diverse meanings of hope among service users from non-dominant cultures. Illustrative stories are selected from in-depth life history interviews conducted with twenty-two participants. Based on the capabilities approach and intersectionality analysis, the findings reveal a paradox of hope and show how hope can be embraced, cautiously pursued or held at bay by individuals. Whilst hope is one expression of human agency, service users with reservations about hope maintain agency in other ways, despite their diminished life chances. This paper argues for an increased focus on individuals' agency development to support recovery and advocates for the challenging of inequalities to achieve this.
Authors: Fennig M; Denov M.
Abstract: This paper argues for a re-examination of mental health responses to refugee youth seeking asylum in high-income countries. Reviewing international literature related to mental health and social care services for refugee children and youth and drawing upon Foucault's concepts of power, truth and discourse, we explore and question the predominance of the bio-medical model in responding to refugee children's distress. We demonstrate that, despite notable initiatives and developments in social work theory and practice, the bio-medical model has, in many ways, become a 'regime of truth', with the power to define refugees' problems and thus shape the policies and services that affect their lives. While not denying that many refugee youth and their families may benefit from such therapeutic interventions, it is our contention that working with this population requires a significant expansion, diversification and transformation of the current paradigm informing social work practice to incorporate the multiple and unique cultures and contexts of this population. We conclude with a discussion of promising practices and interventions with refugee youth and families.
Authors: Ashcroft R; Kourgiantakis T, Fearing G, et al.
Abstract: The inclusion of social workers as members of inter-professional primary health-care teams is an asset to health-care delivery by improving access to a broad range of psycho-social and mental health-care services and programmes. This scoping review examined the literature to summarise social work's scope of practice in the provision of primary mental health care. Five electronic databases were searched within any given year to provide a comprehensive review of the literature. In the initial search, 4,800 articles were found and thirty met the inclusion criteria. One research team member reviewed the included articles independently with supervision from the principal investigator. Three categories emerged from the review: clinical responsibilities, social work activities in primary health-care and barriers to the implementation of social workers in such settings. An examination of social work's scope of practice will help guide social work's contribution to mental health care in inter-professional primary health care settings.
Authors: Cui J; Mao L, Rose G, et al.
Abstract: This study explored how social workers located in Sydney and Hong Kong conceptualised client empowerment. Further, it investigated these professionals' perceived facilitators and barriers to their empowerment practices, based on an ecological framework. A cross-sectional online survey was used, where the original Empowerment Scale for clients with mental health issues was adapted to measure conceptualisation of client empowerment from social workers' perspectives. Eighty-three social workers serving people with mental health issues (MHIs) in Sydney and eighty in Hong Kong responded. A two-factor model was generated suggesting that practitioners tend to conceptualise client empowerment into two aspects: a relation-based dimension and a resource-oriented one. Compared with their Sydney counterparts, the Hong Kong practitioners considered resource-oriented empowerment as more integral to client empowerment (t(161) = 4.17, p < 0.001). Several key factors were found to be independently associated with endorsement of the two-factor client-empowerment model by practitioners: perceived less support from medical specialists but more support from teams serving the same client, perceived benefits of social work training and, finally, beliefs in the importance of social workers' role in client empowerment. The study highlights the multiple dimensions of client empowerment and a wide range of inter-professional and sociostructural factors enabling social workers' practices that support empowerment. Our paper highlights the role of professional empowerment as a stepping stone to enable their client-empowerment practices through policy support and inter-professional collaboration.
Authors: Kotera Y; Green P, Sheffield D.
Abstract: Although many social work students suffer from mental health symptoms, the majority of them do not seek help, because of shame. Accordingly, the purposes of this study were to evaluate social work students' attitudes for mental health problems, and explore relationships among shame, mental health symptoms, self-criticism, self-compassion and role identity. First, eighty-four UK female undergraduate social work students completed a measure of attitudes towards mental health problems, and were compared with ninety-four UK female undergraduate students in other subjects. UK female undergraduate social work students had a higher level of negative perception in their community's attitudes towards mental health problems. Second, eighty-seven UK social work students completed the attitudes, mental health, self-criticism, self-compassion and role-identity measures. Self-criticism, self-compassion and role identity were significantly related to mental health symptoms and identified as significant, independent predictors of mental health symptoms. This study confirmed that social work students consider that their community perceives mental health problems negatively and that their self-criticism, self-compassion and role identity relate to their poor mental health. The findings may help social work students, educators and researchers to deepen the understanding of their mental health symptoms and identify better solutions.
Abstract: It is well documented that exposure to chronic negative working conditions leads to stress. This subsequently impacts sickness absence and attrition, making it a key consideration for policy makers and academics alike. This study therefore seeks to investigate the influence of psycho-social working conditions on stress and related outcomes: sickness presenteeism, job satisfaction and turnover intentions in UK social workers. A cross-sectional survey was used, in addition to a single open-ended question designed to further investigate the sources of stress, to collect data from 1,333 registered social workers. Results demonstrate high levels of turnover intentions, presenteeism and low job satisfaction. Regression analyses found that the interaction between high demands, low levels of control and poor managerial support was related to social worker stress and related outcomes. Qualitative content analysis of the open-ended question corroborated and extended these findings, also demonstrating that poor ergonomic set-up of the work environment and a blame culture were adding to the experience of stress. Policy makers need to consider improvements in these working conditions or face losing a large proportion of the social work workforce. Future research needs to be both longitudinal and interventional to focus on these needed improvements.
Abstract: This paper offers an original examination of the interrelationship between organisational arrangements, supervisory practices and outcomes from supervision in a study funded by the Social Care Institute for Excellence. The study aimed to capture examples of good supervision. Researchers used systems theory to develop a supervision model, which informed the research design and evaluation. Good supervision was identified by 136 online survey participants, and all emerging themes were examined in nineteen interviews, within four case study settings. Social workers within an 'integrated' case-study setting and health workers in a 'partnership' setting said that 'good' supervision was supported by organisational policies, supervisor training and devolved management and professional practice. In the care-home and social-enterprise settings, supervision was similarly supported, but its delivery was a management performance target. In all four case-study settings, good supervision could be negatively transformed by a supervisor's action (e.g. rigid responses to performance issues) or supervisor's inaction (e.g. cancelled supervision sessions). Service-user feedback on supervision is an underdeveloped area that needs further research. This paper concludes by considering the implications of the research findings for the study of supervision.
Authors: Munro E; Hardie J.
Abstract: In debates about knowledge in social work, the terms 'objectivity' and 'subjectivity' are frequently used with varying degrees of positive and negative connotations. We argue that the terms have become so ambiguous that they should be avoided. In its place, we suggest focusing on the individual attributes associated with objectivity and subjectivity and consider how the desirable attributes can be strengthened and the undesirable ones avoided. This division differs significantly from the typical objective/subjective division. We examine three key social work issues: the contribution of empirical research, dealing with dissent and the role of the personal. When the attributes of objectivity and subjectivity are examined in detail, it becomes apparent that they vary in how desirable and how feasible they are. A more precise use of language makes it easier to see the contributions of values, bias and power in social work policy and practice and reduce the risks of people over-claiming the reliability and neutrality of their assertions.
Authors: Eckl M; Ghanem C, Löwenstein H.
Abstract: This study investigates the collaboration networks within the social work discipline using the recently established Social Work Research Database. By means of network-analysis methods, we investigate the collaborations between 1990 and 2014, while the nodes of this network represent social work scholars (N = 19,789) connected by edges representing common publications (N = 314,180). We analyse the structural characteristics of these co-authorship networks and how they changed over time. The results show an increase in scientific collaborations among social work scholars and an evolution from mainly disconnected groups to a collaborating scientific community, while the network shows a small-world structure. The findings also reveal the existence of the so-called Matthew effect within the social work discipline. Specifically, nodes with a high number of connections are associated with a higher probability of acquiring new connections than other nodes, as well as becoming hubs. We therefore argue that an inequality is constantly reproduced and growing over time that implies barriers especially for early-career researchers.
Abstract: Building on the renewed interest in social work historiography, this article examines how disability was perceived and constructed by the social work profession in the first decades of the State of Israel. A discourse analysis of articles published in the country's main social work journal (Welfare, 1957–77) underscores the importance of individualised discourses focused on the disabled person, her body, tragedy and, most importantly, her personality. This emphasis leads to an examination of the personality characteristics of disabled persons as seen or attributed by practitioners. The analysis then examines the social discourses arising from these articles and that which is sorely missing in them—the voice of the disabled. Finally, the study discusses some of the factors behind these professional discourses and conceptualises them within the theoretical framework of othering. Specifically, it concludes that these discourses turned welfare into a cultural location of disability, where disabled people were constructed and (re)shaped as the Other.
Abstract: This paper explores key conceptual frameworks for measurement in child-protection (CP) services and considers their application in the English statutory system. After introducing some of the debates surrounding the use of measures in CP, three different perspectives are considered: performance-based accountability, evidence-based approaches and socio-technical systems design. The paper outlines the main principles of each perspective and their implications for measurement, drawing on examples from the relevant literature. It is argued that the merits and drawbacks of different measures are dependent on the conceptual frameworks in which they are used, and these in turn reflect the contested nature of CP and its institutional context.
Authors: Quick D; Scott A.
Abstract: How might we understand the emotional processes that generate desperate anger and resistance by parents facing child-protection investigations' In this paper, we draw on the sociology of affect and emotion to analyse one parent's story of a child-protection enquiry, the removal of her son and the subsequent family reunification. Using a methodological process of 'productive disconcertion', which draws on similar theories of affect and emotion to those we are using in the analysis, we argue that statutory child-welfare services operate within an emotional regime in which parents of clients are positioned as passive and required to be co-operative. Responses such as intense parental anger can generate an interactive cycle of deepening conflict with child-protection workers, but can also be protective for the parent, supporting the individual's sense of agency and a positive identity. Practitioners should seek to work with, rather than in opposition to, such parents, thus enabling the parent to be successful is his or her attempts to move beyond a cycle of traumatisation, stigma and re-traumatisation.
Authors: Miller L; Randle M, Dolnicar S.
Abstract: The characteristics of carers in successful foster placements are identified to enable targeting them through customised marketing and recruitment campaigns. A longitudinal study with seventy-five carers was conducted over twenty months. Eleven instances of placement breakdown were compared to placements that did not break down. Several personal and family factors were identified as increasing the likelihood of foster-placement success, including higher cognitive empathy of the carer, a high level of social support from family, a high-quality carer–partner relationship, higher levels of care-giving and role-carer demand satisfaction, and a good match, fewer conflicts and better relationship between the carer and foster child. Conflicts between the carer and the child mediate the association between carer–partner relationship quality and carer satisfaction with role demands. Findings have important practical implications: additional evaluations should be conducted during screening processes with a focus on the key markers of placement success identified in this study; more emphasis should be placed on developing support networks amongst carers' friends and family; and greater involvement of carer partners in screening and training processes is of key importance.
Authors: Fernandez E; Lee J, McNamara P.
Abstract: This article reports the in-care and post-care experience of people who lived in Australian child-welfare systems as children from 1930 to 1989. The research utilised a mixed-methods design including surveys, interviews and focus groups, and the sample comprised over 700 care-leavers across Australia. This manuscript reports specifically on the experience of the British Child Migrant cohort within the study. Their experience was often characterised by oppressive child-rearing practices that paved the way for serious abuse of all types and gross neglect. The findings reveal that emotional, physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by predatory adults and by peers occurred frequently and concurrently. Educational neglect was pervasive, children being subject to hard physical labour from a young age. The consequences of maltreatment in care persist into adulthood. Despite resilience exhibited by many former child migrants, their mental health remained a serious concern. Implications of the findings for policy and practice are discussed.


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It's a significant event when the world outside can be brought closer through the magnifying power of binoculars, but it is a bigger deal than that for me. See, those binoculars belonged to my dad. I know with one hundred per cent certainty that he has no idea that we have them, and I have to keep convincing myself that he would have no problem with the fact that we are putting them to use. I know in my heart of hearts that if I hadn't taken them out of a small box of my dad's belongings, they would likely have been lost years ago.
I snatched them, with other nostalgic items, when I helped my uncles to clean out one of the apartments that my dad left behind. Through the years, he has left other apartments behind, other boxes of belongings. Some of the boxes were saved by family members, but I know that other boxes of things have likely been lost forever. I knew then, what I know now: that my dad has no real need for binoculars,(or the chess board that I am using to teach my kids how to play) but that doesn't make the recent use of those things any easier.
I couldn't tell you the last time he used the binoculars. I only remember how he used to use them when I was a kid. My dad would take them to Broncos and CU Buffalo football games. I remember the black electrical tape that still holds the case together, and I can picture his younger, stronger hands opening the case to let me hold them…and look through them. I wanted to see what only the binoculars could show me. I worked at getting the two separate circles to join together so that what I was aiming at could be singularly focused. I couldn't do it very well as a kid, but it worked flawlessly for me this weekend.
So much has changed since my initial attempts with those binoculars. Well, for starters, I was the one sharing them with my own kids this weekend. My dad has been lost…and then found…and then lost…and then found again…over and over. I took the binoculars from him thinking I would just protect them for him for a while. He has not yet given me a reason to give them back. I wish more than anything he would call me up, screaming, that he wants them and that he has a million things he wants to do with them. I know that that is never going to happen. No one knows where he is right now. So, I emotionally cheer on my kids when they get the binoculars to work and something glorious gets bigger for them.
Those binoculars are safely shelved at our cabin right now, but I will likely bring them with us when we go to Colorado for part of this summer. There is a lot to look at there too. Also, if, by chance, no one has been able to find my dad by then, maybe I can station myself at a possible stomping ground and just look through those lenses for him. Maybe he could come into focus…just one more time. I'd love to see him again…even if it is on his terms.
I want to thank him. I want to thank him for the memories my family was able to make this weekend looking through those stolen binoculars. I want to thank him for the genes he contributed to help make our great kids with whom I get to share my life, and I want to tell him that there is still so much in the world worth looking at.
You have such an incredible way of making all these fond memories come to life! Thank you for sharing these with the world.
My dear Meagan, Your beautiful thoughts make me realize what a great God given talent you have at putting words together that are so meaningful. Love, Grandma "B"
What a beautiful post. You have such a way with words. You say so much, but leave us wondering. You turn what sounds like a sad situation into a positive. Thanks for linking up and sharing this post. As always, I look forward to your next post.
Wow, Meagan. That was beautifully written. And I pray that some how, some way, you are able to share all these things with him.
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That was very beautiful, Meagan. Thank you for sharing!


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EU Targets Russian Oil, Patriarch in New Sanctions
By Alex Pigman for AFP
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency
The European Union's executive unveiled Wednesday plans for a gradual ban on Russian oil imports as part of a raft of new sanctions to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
The European Commission also proposed slapping sanctions on Russia's biggest bank and the targeting of Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
If approved by member states, the oil ban would be the EU's toughest move yet against the Russian energy sector, which helps the Kremlin finance its war.
But it will still not touch Russia's huge gas exports — and several EU member states are demanding an extension to the deadline to halt oil imports while they secure new sources of fuel.
The oil embargo would be part of the bloc's sixth sanction package and would be phased-in over the rest of the year to help countries adapt.
Veteran Lukoil CEO Departure Linked to Sanctions Fears, Experts Say
The EU is the biggest consumer of Russia's crude oil. Last year Russia supplied the bloc's 27 members with 30% of their crude and 15% of their petroleum products.
"We now propose a ban on Russian oil. This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil: seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament.
But, she added, "we will make sure that we phase out Russian oil in an orderly fashion," with crude banned gradually over the next six months and refined fuels by the end of the year.
Ambassadors from the 27 European Union countries met on Wednesday to assess her plan, and it will need unanimous approval before going into effect.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov — whose wife, son and daughter were also targeted on Wednesday — downplayed the proposal, saying the EU would "pay a high price in trying to hurt us."
"The cost of sanctions for the citizens of Europe will grow by the day," he added.
Extra year
The proposal also asked that Hungary and Slovakia, both hugely dependent on Russian oil, be given an extra year to meet the ban, a document seen by AFP showed.
In a statement sent to AFP, Hungary said it saw no guarantee for its energy security in the proposed ban.
Asked if this meant Hungary outrightly rejected the EU's proposal, the government press office did not immediately answer.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters that he was seeking a two- to three-year postponement.
"We support the toughest sanctions possible against Russia... but from the start we have been saying the sanctions must not harm Czech citizens more than Russia," he said.
The Czech news agency CTK quoted Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik as saying his country also wants a three-year phase-out. "We agree with the sanctions, but we will need a transition period," he said.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the embargo could lead to supply "disruptions" and price increases, but that Berlin backed it, having overcome its earlier reluctance.
This echoed a warning made in Washington, where U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last month warned that an oil ban in the EU would bring higher prices across the globe and inflict little harm on Russia.
"The expectation is that global crude flows will re-work around the EU ban, with more Russian oil heading to China and India," said analyst Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management.
'War supporter'
Von der Leyen also said her proposal would deny Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, access to SWIFT, the global banking communications system.
By hitting Sberbank and two other banks, "we hit banks that are systemically critical to the Russian financial system and Putin's ability to wage destruction," she said.
Her proposal also singled out Patriarch Kirill, calling him "a long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin who has become one of the most prominent supporters" of the war.
Kirill once described Putin's rule as a "miracle of God," crediting him with ending the economic turmoil of the 1990s following the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
Von der Leyen said the new list also includes Russian military personnel deployed to Ukraine "who committed war crimes in Bucha and who are responsible for the inhuman siege of the city of Mariupol."
"This sends another important signal to all perpetrators of the Kremlin's war: We know who you are, and you will be held accountable."
The EU also proposed banning more Russian broadcasters from the airwaves in Europe.
The bloc already banned media outlets RT and Sputnik in March and pressured tech giants to remove them from their platforms.
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My Pastor had a wonderful message last night at the New Year's Eve service at church on Philippians 3:13-14, "This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (KJV) I must forget the trials of the past year and press on, looking unto Jesus. He is the Captain of the ship and is smiling in the storm. He is in control and working out His sovereign will.
I had an interview last week for a substitute school nurse, but they only pay $12 per hour which is really low. I think that over time, I would become quite bored with school nursing. I sent out three resumes for a hospital research position, for a teaching position at an Associate Degree nursing program, and for a teaching position at a Technical School for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).
Mrs. D, the Director of the LPN program, called me today to discuss the teaching position. The school is located 15 minutes from my home. I would teach two to three days each week and supervise eight students for six hours the other two days per week at a local nursing home. The staff receives two weeks of vacation, eight floating days off, and every Monday off the last nine weeks of a thirteen-week module. The students complete four modules in order to graduate and become an LPN. Most LPNs work as staff nurses in long-term care facilities giving medications and treatments to the patients. It will be quite a change for me to teach students right out of high school compared to Registered Nurses or master's degree students. Mrs. D. asked if I would rather teach Anatomy and Physiology, or Fundamentals of Nursing? I replied that I prefer to teach Fundamentals. We scheduled an interview for next week.
The hospital called me and said they are not interested in me for the research position, but would notify me of any Nurse Practitioner positions. I did not receive a reply from the AD program.
I had my interview at the LPN school. Mrs. D. asked me to teach the students for ten minutes on something in nursing, so I taught them how to do a computer ergonomic evaluation of a person's desk to prevent repetitive use injuries. I learned how to do this when I worked in employee health at the insurance company. The students liked my presentation because they all voted to hire me! I start work in one week on February 10.
I have now completed working two weeks of orientation at the LPN school and it has been rather rough between standing for five to six hours daily at the nursing home and dealing with bed bound comatose patients. My back pain is intense at the end of the day. I have been visiting the ten different nursing homes the school uses for sites for the students and shadowing the different instructors. One instructor, Donna, was particularly helpful. She is in her sixties and has terrible back pain, so she is not sure how much longer she can work for the school. She has been at the school for one year and works 40-50 hours weekly. They keep switching her to different modules, so she has to continually make new lesson plans.
Dear Lord, make your will clear to me and give me the strength to teach another day.
I have been home sick for three days because I have a bad head cold, have lost my voice, and can't enter the nursing home with my cold. So I am preparing lectures. I thank the Lord for this break to rest my back also. I'm still not sure this is the right job for me, but I am going to try and teach for six months or until I collapse.
I completed my orientation during my first week of teaching the thirty-one new students. Some have had a previous career as a nursing assistant, beautician, engineer, accountant, or carpenter. Some were born in Ghana, Jamaica, and Poland, so it is a real mix of students. The school's only requirement is that they have a high school diploma and pay the tuition of $17,000.
I taught the nursing process during my first four-hour class. I thought I made it clear to the students, but the director said three students came to her and complained that they didn't understand the class. She ordered me to review it all again with the students in the next two hours in addition to reviewing their homework. Then I taught Environment and Safety in one hour which was supposed to take two hours. I am definitely having trouble gauging how long it takes to teach each topic. I was totally exhausted last night after teaching for three hours with my raw throat.
And so began my rocky chapter of learning to teach LPN students. It was a continual exercise of leaning totally on God to give me the wisdom and strength to teach them while learning the expectations of the school. After being a competent Nurse Practitioner, it was a humbling experience to start over again in a new area of nursing. But on the other hand, the variety of positions one can have is one of the unique things about being a nurse.
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Traditional Print vs Digital Content: Can One Editorial Team do Both?
by Kristi Dougherty | Sep 3, 2019 | Publishing Management | 0 comments
We know the reader experience is VERY different between print and digital. But whether we want to admit it or not, there can also be big differences in the writing experience as well.
Digital writing differs from traditional print with the kinds of immediate "hooks" needed to keep your audience engaged. The story length is often shorter, and online sourcing can be challenging. It's also easier for readers to engage with your magazine immediately – positively or negatively – the moment after you publish.
So what do you do when you have just one editorial team dedicated to both mediums? We consulted Don Harkey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of People Centric Consulting Group, on ways to help the editorial team make this transition. Don has worked with niche publishers who faced this challenge and found success.
Why is it sometimes hard for Editorial to dive deep into creating content for digital?
Don: "When movies first started coming out, the acting profession thumbed their noses at this new medium. Many of the best actors of the day refused to perform in motion pictures considering them 'low brow.'
"Today, the most famous actors in the world are not known for their stage work, but for their work in movies or even on TV. Magazine publishing is undergoing a similar transition with the digital medium. Many editors consider writing digital content as beneath them. And It is easy to think of digital content as something not worthy of a good editor's time."
How can niche publishers change the "either-or" mentality that sometimes exists in the Editorial Department?
"It's not about what you can do with digital. It is now about telling stories that reach your audience and being able to use the right mediums to get there. Good content can happen on the pages of a magazine or through a digital platform, or both."
So how can publishers hire and develop their team to focus on generating great content across multiple platforms?
"The answer is engagement. Engage your Editors. In a world of deadlines, it is easy to get lost in the noise. Editors can easily struggle when their focus becomes filling pages and they lose connection with the audience and your mission as an organization. You can address this by allowing them to take a step back together to discuss what kind of impact they would like to have on their audience. Let them get back to why they got into the business in the first place.
"Once you've zeroed in on the type of content you want to create, you can start to think about how the content can be delivered. How can you leverage ALL of the ways that your magazine reaches its audience to tell a story? Publishers today can link together magazine stories, social media, links to more information, videos, and even events. Finding ways to leverage these tools will ease the work of your editors, allowing them to tell a better story in the first place.
"While the technology has changed, the most basic part hasn't; you want to tell compelling stories that engage your audience. And the good news is that if your focus is on telling great stories, the best editors will want to play."
Editor's Note: Don is leading the session, "Assembling Your Dream Team: Finding the Best Staff for Revenue, Growth & Culture" at our upcoming Super Niche conference in San Antonio in March 2020!
More about Don: Don Harkey is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at People Centric Consulting Group. People Centric partners with clients to help them to create and implement high performance cultures through clear direction, effective systems, and engaged employees. Don learned the power of fostering a culture that creates high employee engagement when he was a senior-level corporate engineer overseeing millions of dollars in capital projects.
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Italian Town House close to the skiing resorts in Molise, Forlì del Sannio (Noce) - Forlì del Sannio
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Italian Town House close to the skiing resorts
Property for sale in Italy, Molise region. The property is located in Forlì del Sannio in the province of Isernia, it's a typical stone italian town house of approx 77 sqm in a panoramic position. On the ground floor there are three cellar rooms to be conneted each other and with the rest of the house, on the first floor there is a large living room with fireplace and panoramic view from the windows and balcony, a kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom. Attic not liveable to use as storage. A portion of the house (the first floor) and the roof were recently restored, only the ground floor needs to be restored.
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Forlì del Sannio is a small village in the heart of the Appennini mountains with 740 inhabitants at 610 metres above the sea level. The village is 20 mins driving from the city of Isernia, 1h30 mins from the international airport of Naples, 45 mins from the skiing resorts of Capracotta and only 28 mins from Roccaraso (National Park Abruzzo- Lazio and Molise).
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GPS Ulrich Reisacher attaches great importance to the selection of highly- qualified personnel and makes possible a free development of personality and creativity by handling in teamwork. We are proud that GPS Ulrich Reisacher takes a prominent position in the market by the outstanding quality of all coworkers.
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Church Buildings Matter
Published: Monday, December 2, 2019
A Manifesto for Church Buildings.
The National Churches Trust has issued a five point manifesto for church buildings for the December 2019 General Election. 'Church Buildings Matter' can be downloaded here.
Below, Luke March, Chairman of the National Churches Trust explains why church buildings need the support of the next Government.
When the country goes to the polls next week, around one fifth of polling places will be in church buildings. But that's not the only reason why church buildings need the support of the next Government.
The UK's 42,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses are renowned for their history, architecture and sheer variety, unmatched anywhere else in the world. However, their future is not guaranteed.
Recent years have seen many positive changes in how the UK's church buildings are supported. There have been much closer partnerships between those involved in looking after church buildings at the national, denominational and local level – which means that best practice and new ideas are shared more effectively.
But looking ahead, much remains to be done and there are some real challenges.
Despite excellent work undertaken by many churches around the country, there is still a backlog of repairs. Much more can also be done to make churches a valuable and valued resource for local communities.
Organising this work and raising the necessary funds falls on congregations which in many places are growing smaller, particularly in rural areas. The care of these buildings often falls to a small number of volunteers belonging to a church. In many areas there are too few volunteers. If these important buildings are to be kept open and in good repair, it is important that the wider local community is able to play a part in looking after them.
Ensuring church buildings stay open
The National Churches Trust is dedicated to supporting places of worship of historic, architectural and community value used by Christian denominations throughout the UK and ensuring they stay open to benefit local people.
That's why we are asking all the main political parties standing in the December 2019 General Election to support our five point 'Church Buildings Matters' Manifesto.
These are a mix of administrative, legislative and financial measures, designed to be delivered over a full five-year term Parliament.
Vital public service
Church buildings provide a vital public service by providing a place where people can meet, collaborate and build community. Many are already used as community hubs for activities including playgroups and nurseries for children, drop-in centres and lunch clubs for older people and venues for concerts, exhibitions and public celebrations for the whole community.
Use of church buildings for community activities, in addition to worship, increases their long-term viability. Additional uses bring in new people who then have a stake in the future of the building. It can also generate much needed revenue.
However, many church buildings cannot be used to their full potential as they lack basic facilities such as toilets and kitchens. The Church of England estimated in 2017 that only half of its churches have a kitchen and one third lack toilet facilities.
The situation is likely to be similar, if not worse, in buildings belonging to other denominations.
Churches Community Facilities Grant Programme
To celebrate HM Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the National Churches Trust is asking that the new Government institutes a one year Churches Community Facilities Grant Programme.
This would be a £10 million capital-only grant scheme. Grants would be made available for the physical improvement of churches by the installation of toilets or kitchens up to a total of £20,000.
If the maximum amount were to be claimed for every grant, a £10 million fund could help pay for the installation of 500 toilets or kitchens – a match-funding scheme could help pay for 1,000.
A crack down on metal theft
We are also asking the next Government to crack down hard on metal theft and heritage crime. The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 was introduced to tackle rising levels of metal theft. The purpose of the Act was to reverse the upward trend in levels of metal theft through stricter regulation of the metal recycling sector to make it more difficult to dispose of stolen metal.
Despite the introduction of the Act, partly due to the involvement of organised crime and also because of increases in the price of some metals, over the last few years there has been a marked rise in the incidence of the theft of metal, and in particular lead, from church roofs.
According to the Office of National Statistics, metal theft offences increased by 25% in the year ending March 2018. A survey conducted by VPS Security Services found thousands of reports of church roofs being stripped of lead in the 12 months leading up to April 2019, averaging 37 incidents a month.
The 2013 Act needs to be strengthened by measures including creating a new offence of selling scrap metal to a dealer for cash, alongside the existing offence of buying for cash. Also needed are increased penalties for those who break the law.
The effect of lead theft on churches can be devastating. One striking example was when 20 tonnes of lead – the entire roof – was stolen from All Saints' Church in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire in October 2018. It is estimated that this crime might bring the thieves £25,000 but it will cost the church £400,000 to replace the roof, with only a small proportion of these costs covered by insurance.
Churches are greatly loved by the public. A 2016 ComRes opinion poll showed that more than four in five Britons (83%) agreed that the UK's churches, chapels and meeting houses are an important part of the UK's heritage and history. The poll also showed that 57% of British adults believe it is the government's responsibility to help fund repairs.
Symbols of continuity
At a time of debate about national priorities, church buildings stand as symbols of continuity, providing us with a deep connection to previous generations.
In good repair and with the right facilities to allow greater community use, church buildings, chapels and meeting houses can continue to play a vital role in the life and well-being of the nation for many, many years to come.
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Wilbur Cross sprint medley relay captures 2nd at Indoor Nationals
Mary Albl | March 15, 2014
NEW YORK >> The Wilbur Cross girls' sprint medley relay team already had a pretty impressive resume heading into the New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Saturday afternoon, they added one more item to the list for good measure: All-American.
The Wilbur Cross sprint medley team of Shea Connors, Gabby Curtis, Danae Rivers and Chaslynn Saucier took second place at the the Indoor Nationals in New York. Photo courtesy of Connors
The Governors not only won their heat, but ran a blistering time of four minutes and 2.68 seconds, which propelled them to a second place finish at the Armory in New York.
"We hit it exactly," Gabby Curtis said of their time.
"We wanted to get as close to four minutes as possible," Shea Connors added.
The winning time was 3:57.19 from Team Fitfast of Columbia, N.J.
The relay was made up of Chaslynn Saucier (200), Curtis (200), Connors (400) and Danae Rivers (800). It was a near seven second personal record for the four as they earned All-American and now have the second best time in the nation.
"It was ridiculous; it was crazy running out there," Connors said.
The Cross relay team, competing in the fourth of five total heats, had four strong legs as Rivers led a come from behind finish with a 800 meter anchor to take the lead and claim first.
"It bothered us a little (to be running in the fourth heat) but we knew we just had to run for time," Curtis said.
Rivers, who will be running in the mile Sunday afternoon, stayed with the pack in the beginning and then took to the outside to pass about three to four runners to contend for the lead and overtake it at the end.
"I knew she was going to take care of business like she always does," Connors said of Rivers. "We were just watching and everyone was stressing, and we were like, 'That's our girl.' We knew what we could do."
Added Rivers : "I was like, 'Just go for it.'"
Connors and the rest of the relay said at first they thought they finished in third place, but were overjoyed to find out they took second.
"It was great moment," Connors said.
The Governors SMR ended the indoor season winning the SCC Championships, Class L, State Open and second at Nationals.


Lily Collins may bear the name of a legendary rock star (Genesis' Phil Collins), but nobody could accuse her of her resting on her celebrity laurels. The 26-year-old, who covers the March issue of Harper's BAZAAR Australia, is an accomplished actress with twelve high profile projects under her belt and a fashion world favourite, acting as muse to Karl Lagerfeld.
She dons Lagerfeld's designs for Chanel in our cover shoot, which was shot by David Roemer and styled by BAZAAR's fashion director Thelma McQuillan. The issue is on sale around Australia today; here's a sneak peak at what to expect.


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Жесткошёрстные мыши, или жестковолосые мыши (Lophuromys) — род грызунов семейства мышиных.

Внешний вид и строение
Это крепкие мышиные с относительно короткими ногами. Волосяной покров состоит из уникальных жёстких волосков. Окраска меха варьирует в зависимости от вида, от зеленовато-коричневого до серого и тёмно-коричневого. Некоторые виды имеют почти пурпурный оттенок шерсти, другие могут быть пятнистыми. Нижняя сторона тела ржавого, оранжевого, коричневого или кремового цвета. Хвост легко ломается и может быть утрачен, чтобы животное могло сбежать. Кожа легко рвется, особенно в стратегических позициях, таких как загривок. Поэтому, если животное будет схвачено за шиворот, оно способно освободиться, оставив нападающему клок меха с кусочком кожи.

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Распространение и места обитания
Живут в Африке южнее Сахары. Населяют влажные районы, возможно, предпочитая заросли трав.

Паразиты
На жесткошёрстных мышах отмечены блохи семейства Xiphiopsyllidae.

Питание и образ жизни
Они поедают больше животной пищи, чем большинство мышиных. Доля животной пищи в рационе колеблется от 40 до 100 % в зависимости от вида. В рацион входят насекомые и другие беспозвоночные, мелкие позвоночные, падаль и растительная пища.

Жесткошёрстные мыши одиночные животные и, как сообщается, дерутся, если их поместить вместе. Живут в неволе до 3-х лет.

Систематика
В роде жесткошёрстных мышей выделяют 2 подрода и около 33 видов.

 Подрод Kivumys

 Подрод Lophuromys

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Литература
 Ronald M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of the World, JHU Press, 7 квіт. 1999 Google книги
 Schlitter, D. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. 2008. Deomys ferrugineus. In: IUCN 2013

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