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Creating the Ironkids was a pivotal moment in our paintball careers and it set the stage for many young players to realize that they had the power to succeed. In 1999, professional and amateur teams that had the means to travel to national events and compete in the bigger tournaments had divided our group of friends. Oliver, Ryan and Whit with Outta Control while Kevin and BC played with the Bushwhakers and Yosh, Opie, Angel, and Alex (me) played with the Diggers. Davey Williamson, Eric Roberts and Todd Martinez although young and inexperienced, stood out as the most talented and explosive pros on the circuit playing with the Ironmen. Oliver and I truly missed playing with our best friends so we found a way to make it work. We grouped up and with the help of Eric Crandall we put together a team to play in the legendary Great Western Tournament Series. Two pros were allowed per team so Davey, Eric and Todd rotated in. The Ironkids dominated the GWS keeping the team alive by selling the winnings to fund travel and entry to the next event. The amount of fun we had during these two short years has been unmatched. While shaking up the scene we realized that we could do it ourselves, that we were good enough not only to play with the big boys, but also to break the mold. Dynasty was spawned directly from the Ironkids and eventually many of the original Ironkids played pro on Dynasty. I'm truly thankful to Oliver for having the vision to create the Ironkids and when I recall the experiences we had I remember why I play this game. I appreciate that many of you can look back at your lives and remember great things about your formative years.
These headbands commemorate the Ironkids and represent the ideas and principles that we stood for; Belief in ourselves, the drive to have a good time together, playing faster and harder than anyone else, and having the confidence to do it ourselves.
The Galvarino (Ironkids gold)
The Captain (Ironkids blue)
The Captain (Ironkids gray)
The Duke of Roses (Ironkids brown)
The Duke of Roses (Ironkids gold)
The SK (Ironkids white/black)
The Whit (Ironkids gold)
The Williamson (Ironkids white/black)
The Opie (Ironkids white/black)
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Category Archives: Bree Olson
So You Had Sex With Charlie Sheen And Now You Want To Sue…
(A version of this post appears at The Hollywood Reporter. It is cross-posted here.)
Charlie Sheen got himself into a pickle. I know, you're all shocked! The question we try to answer today, just how big is his pickle?
The nature of his confession is that he is now HIV-positive, that he has known this for four years, and that while knowing he was HIV-positive he had sex with many women. This includes prostitutes and porn actresses. He claims that he told all the women about the HIV.
But at least one of them, former porn actress and girlfriend Bree Olson, claims she was never told. Sheen said that ain't true. He also claims that at least one other has been blackmailing him to the tune of $10 million, telling him to pay up or she would release the information.
What we call this back East is a big, fat headache. We call it other names too, starting with "cluster" and ending with the likely source of Sheen's illness, but I've been told to keep this piece clean.
Since I practice civil law, I'll tackle this cluster-intercourse from that end with five easy questions. And since the women may be anywhere in the country, and Sheen travelled widely (and wildly), a claim could theoretically pop up in any jurisdiction.
I'll use New York law as my baseline, since that's where I practice. It also happens to be almost identical to California law in important respects, where Sheen resides. But, as you'll see below, I don't think it will matter much anyway where any suit is brought.
Do any of the women have a negligence claim against Sheen for scaring the bejesus out of them with his HIV revelation?
In general, you can't bring a claim purely for the negligent infliction of emotional distress in New York. "That car almost hit me, I was so scared!!!!!" doesn't cut it, no matter how many exclamation marks you use.
There are a few small exceptions where a purely emotional injury could result in a claim, of which the desecration of a body is one, and the potential infection with HIV happens to be another. Thus, someone getting stuck with an infected needle due to negligence could result in a claim. It will most likely be six months before she knows if she was infected and there is little doubt a reasonable person would be anguished over it.
In order to prove negligence in the Sheen scenario, a woman (presumably) would have to come forward to say that Sheen breeched a duty of care to her because he knew of his diagnosis, and that he reassured her he was clean, and that they therefore didn't use a condom. If a jury believed her — and remember that this is unlikely to be a nun that is testifying — a claimant could theoretically get over that hurdle.
But that is not the only hurdle. The woman will also have to prove that her mental injury is "a direct, rather than a consequential" result of the breach of a duty of care to her and that the claim "possesses some guarantee of genuineness."
The problem is that it's four years later. What direct injury? Remember, this is mental anguish only. Simple blood tests, if she hasn't already had them, will give her peace of mind. The "guarantee of genuineness" is missing from the very tough New York rules against such claims.
But let's say this was not someone in the porn or sex-work industry who might get tested often, but just a regular girl that liked the boy and they had good times together. Hey, it's possible!
A claim now? Getting closer, but only if this was unprotected sex that occurred very recently, giving rise to a reasonable cause for AIDS phobia.
(California likewise has strict limits on suits regarding the negligent infliction of emotional distress.)
Charlie Sheen with some friends.
2. Even if a woman can elucidate a claim, does she bear any responsibility?
In New York we have something called comparative negligence. So too does California. If you're in a car collision and sue, the jury gets to determine not only the fault of the guy you sued, but yours also. If they find you 25% responsible, you say goodbye to 25% of any jury award.
Here you got comparative negligence up the wazoo: A wild guy having sex with lots of different people. There is a heavy element of personal responsibility that goes on here not just from his point but from hers.
And a jury, if it were to actually reach the issue, would most likely wag a metaphorical finger at the woman and say:
"You had unprotected sex with Charlie Sheen?! CHARLIE DEGERERATED SHEEN! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?!"
Yeah, I know I said I wouldn't use that word, but good grief, think about that concept. The comparative negligence would be pretty darn high.
OK, if negligence is out, how about suing for intentional infliction of emotional distress?
While this sounds like a better plan that suing under a negligence theory, the bar is still very, very high to prevail. The New York standard to prevail on that theory is:
"One who by extreme and outrageous conduct intentionally or recklessly causes severe emotional distress to another is subject to liability for such emotional distress."
The problem with that is that there isn't any evidence to show he tried to cause distress. By their own admissions, the women have to acknowledge that this was kept secret from them until he gave his recent interview. Is it possible? Yeah, maybe.
4. Are there any damages?
In the unlikely event someone could prove Sheen was liable, how will she prove that a reasonable person would be fearful if the contact happened more than six months ago and she is HIV-negative when tested now? And even if she could prove that a reasonable person would nevertheless be fearful, just how big could the injury be?
The jury will likely be instructed by a court to view how the reasonable person of average sensibilities could be affected under the circumstances. Blood test. Done. Relief. Go have a beer.
Could there be punitive damages if found liable for intentional causing the injury? While possible, the road is very long to get there, and with little in the way of compensatory damages, might not be viewed favorably by many courts.
5. Wait! Before you sum up! What about the extortion of $10 million?
In theory, if the extortionist were the one to sue, and in Bizzarro World — which doesn't exist in our courts no matter what kind of headlines you might read — had a verdict rendered in her favor, a good argument could be made that the blackmailed dollars would be used as a set-off. But good luck proving it.
The only way the extortion issue comes into play is if some prosecutor says, "Hey, I bet a lot of cash was used for that!! Let's follow the money to see if Sheen was breaking the law with respect to documenting transfers of cash over $10,000."
But I'll let the criminal defense lawyers and prosecutors discuss that.
Summation time! In the event a woman was able to surmount every single hurdle and survive motions to dismiss, what would the jury likely do?
They'd likely look at the rather motley array of witnesses that were presented, hate them all up, down and sideways, say a pox on you and your houses, you all get nothin' and we're going home to our families.
And frankly, they are likely to say that no matter where the suit was brought.
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As of 7th May 2009 Javea withdrew from the league. In accordance with rule F2 Javea are deducted 10 points for each game they did not complete. As Javea did not complete seven games they are deducted 70 points, but the 4 points they scored against SACC II in their completed game remains.
All the other teams receive 17 points for their void games against Javea, except SACC II who will still maintain the 18 points they achieved in their completed match against Javea on April 19th 2009.
Valencia Green beat Barcelona by 2 wickets.
Barcelona beat Madrid by 226 runs.
Valencia Green beat Sporting Alfas by 25 runs.
Barcelona (20) beat Valencia (7) by 36 runs.
Sporting Alfas I (18) beat Sporting Alfas II (1) by 200 runs.
Valencia (4) lost to Sporting Alfas I (20) by 7 wickets.
Sporting Alfas I (17) beat Sporting Alfas II (5) by 160 runs.
Woodbridge Oval 13.00, 10 May.
Barcelona (18) beat Sporting Alfas II (6) by 195 runs.
Woodbridge Oval 13.00, 5 May.
Barcelona (7) lost to Sporting Alfas I (19) by 2 wickets.
Woodbridge Oval 13.00, 3 May.
Sporting Alfas II (20) beat Valencia (6) by 40 runs.
Woodbridge Oval 13.00, 26 April.
Sporting Alfas II (18) beat Javea (4) by 125 runs.
Woodbridge Oval 13.00, 19 April.
Valencia Green (18) beat Albox (7) by 153 runs.
Albox (7) lost to La Manga (18) by 2 wickets.
La Manga (6) lost to Mojacar (18) by 4 wickets.
Mojacar (3) lost to Madrid (20) by 7 wickets.
Albox (2) lost to Madrid (20) by 8 wickets.
Valencia Green (17) beat La Manga (6) by 56 runs.
Valencia Green (18) beat Albox (7) by 138 runs.
Mojacar (6) lost to Valencia Green (19) by 4 wickets.
Albox (5) lost to La Manga (17) by 3 wickets.
La Manga , 17 May.
Madrid (18) beat Mojacar (5) by 76 runs.
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Meet Social Media Ambassador Joao Borges
November 21, 2019 November 21, 2019 Sarah Deeth Student Profiles
Given Joao "John" Borges's ability to effectively manage a very busy schedule, it is not surprising he is in the Project Management program at Fleming College.
In this post-graduate program, students develop skills and knowledge to efficiently manage all aspects of a project to achieve organizational goals. For John, time management and organizational skills are key to his student success at Fleming, where he serves as Director of Student Administrative Council and Communications Lead in Enactus Fleming, while attending school full-time.
"I love getting involved on campus!" said John. "I have been involved with SAC and Enactus Fleming for almost two years now. I would say these are my favourite ones, as I get to do different things every week, engage and meet students, while improving my skills and doing good for my campus."
After graduating from the Business Administration – Marketing program this year, John decided to continue his studies at Fleming College and take the Project Management graduate certificate to further build his resume. His career goal is to work in advertising one day.
"I believe learning about the Project Management areas will be an asset to my career path," he explains. "Fleming offers a stellar Project Management program and I've heard wonderful things from students that already graduated and are now currently working."
In addition to his studies at Fleming, John also took a part-time position in Fleming's Marketing Department. He is working as a Social Media Ambassador, creating content for Fleming College's social media accounts.
"This is a huge milestone for the career path I want to pursue and I believe I will be learning great things with the Fleming Marketing team," said John. "Secondly, I want to contribute to Fleming and give back to the students, and I want to try to showcase all the great things that Fleming has to offer!"
John loves the "lively and vibrant atmosphere" at Sutherland Campus, the amount of opportunities to get involved, and the support students receive from staff and faculty.
"At Fleming, everyone wants you to succeed, so ask as many questions as you can," said John. "Try to step out of your comfort zone and take advantage of all the opportunities Fleming provides, because trust me, there's always something that matches your interests!"
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Sustainability intern Rob Monico aims to make waves in water conservation
December 12, 2017 Sarah Deeth Life at Fleming, Success Stories
Between organizing the Frost Campus Bioblitz and Del Crary Park Shoreline Cleanup events to researching water conservation strategies and rain water catchment systems, Rob Monico kept busy interning at Fleming College's Office of Sustainability.
From June to December 2017, Rob has been working as the Water Conservation and Sustainability Intern through the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Clean Tech Internship program. He is responsible for researching water conservation strategies that can be implemented at Fleming College campus locations.
During his internship, Rob researched a rainwater catchment system for the Frost Campus Living Wall, and community gardens at Frost Campus and Sutherland Campus, which he hopes the college will implement in the future. "I also updated the Residence Green Living Guide to educate students on how to conserve water. For example, play a song while you shower to keep the shower under five minutes— just don't play 'Free Bird' or 'Stairway to Heaven,'" he laughed.
While part of Rob's internship was research-based, the Water Conservation and Sustainability Intern also spent time organizing sustainability events. Rob was part of the leadership team for the Peterborough/Kawarthas/Northumberland Envirothon, which was held at Sutherland Campus in April. The event challenged local high school students to compete in environmental science tests and the winning team went on to compete in the Ontario Envirothon held at Frost Campus.
In September, he executed the first 24-hour bioblitz at Frost Campus, which is a biological inventory to help quantify the number of species in a given ecosystem to assess the decline in biodiversity. He coordinated a visit from Leslie Frost Public School that day as well, welcoming 300 elementary students to campus to learn about different ecosystems.
Shoreline cleanup event at Del Crary Park
The following month, Rob led a Fleming College shoreline cleanup at Del Crary Park in Peterborough, Ont., which was in partnership with World Wildlife Fund Canada as part of their Living Planet @ Campus program. Rob said 60 staff and students came to the cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 14 to help.
Needless to say, with all of this event planning and water conservation research, Rob certainly put his Fleming College education to use. Rob is an Ecological Restoration Honours B.Sc. – Joint Trent-Fleming Degree/Diploma graduate (Class of 2016) and a Project Management graduate (Class of 2017).
"I developed my project management skills through this internship, which was great because I finished that program here," said Rob, who previously worked as a student employee and completed his Project Management applied project at the Office of Sustainability. "I also developed communication and leadership qualities as I started to oversee student workers and their projects, as well as event planning."
Rob's advice to current students is to take initiative. "Don't wait for doors to open or expect that doors even exist, kick them down or make your own opportunities," he said. "Fleming is all about 'Learn, Belong, Become' and they are all about making opportunities, accommodating student ideas, and getting involved in the community. You don't know unless you ask!"
Rob credits Fleming staff and faculty for accommodating his request to blend his student worker role at the Office of Sustainability with his Project Management studies, so that he was able to combine his work with his academics.
ERJ, PMG, Sustainability at Fleming


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A man was tasered when he tried to run away from police, after officers found his car stashed full of stolen goods.
Martin Stokes – originally from Manchester – was stopped by police in Outland Road on October 28 by police after they spotted him using a mobile phone.
Tweets by officers involved suggested the man was stopped for using his phone at about 5.30pm on Saturday, but officers soon discovered the driver was wanted for a number of offences outside Devon and Cornwall.
In addition, police tweeted how the car was "full of high-value stolen items".
A spokesman for police later revealed Stokes, aged 32, initially ran off but was Tasered by officers at the scene.
Following arrest the man was charged with a number of offences including having no insurance, bald tyres, no driving licence, obstructing a police officer, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, threatening behaviour and using a mobile phone while driving.
However, after Stokes appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court on Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew the assault, threatening behaviour and using the mobile phone while driving charges.
Stokes, who told the court he was of no fixed abode, pleased guilty to having no insurance for which he received a £120 fine, ordered to pay £85 court costs and the victim surcharge of £30 and had his licence endorsed with eight penalty points.
He also pleaded guilty to having bald tyres and having no licence, but was given no separate penalty by magistrates.
He pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer and was find £80.
A police spokesman said Stokes was wanted for a number of offences by Greater Manchester Police and was expected to be handed over to them following the court case.


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Pumpkin flavored everything is probably what comes to mind when you think Fall. But for me, September is about apples, pumpkins can wait for October! On Saturday, we headed to our local farm to go apple picking. While I'm not really a fan of apple pies (or any pie for that matter... it's the whole mushy fruit thing that bothers me), I really do like to eat apples and bake with them in other ways. And while it's fun to go pick tons of apples to bake with, our real reason for going apple picking is more for the experience. I love taking Noah each year and seeing how much he grows each year. Besides him looking bigger, I love that he's become more involved and more excited with the process every year.
Past years, we've picked Honey Crisps since they are our favorite. But this year, we didn't check before going and were a little surprised when we found out the Honey Crisps weren't ready to be picked yet. Instead, they only had "Greening", which are meant for tarts and baking, and MacIntosh. While I grew up eating (and loving) MacIntosh apples, last year we picked a few and none of us really liked them. So right away, we were a little bummed that this trip might not be the best. And even though the trees were a little more bare than I had expected, there were enough for us to have a good time picking. And the best part... they tasted delicious this year! And while the photos make it seem like we picked baskets full of apples, we actually only picked about 10-15. A few were duds, we ate three on the spot, and we brought six home. At least I know we won't let any apples go to waste!
^^^ in the past, Noah was never interested in eating any apples on the spot. But this year he loved it!
^^^ Daddy loves to make smiley faces for Noah!
^^^ and Noah loves to destroy them!
^^^ I definitely wasn't as graceful with the "claw apple grabber" and I ended up grabbing more than just the apple... oops!
^^^ Noah was even tall enough to reach some of them on his own!
Beautiful photos Meghan! I love that Chris made a smiley face on the apple. Such a fun dad. Lookes like a successful apple picking trip. We are planning to go to an orchard. Just need to fine a day that works.
September is for apples for me too!
Despite the setbacks, what a fun day!! I just adore your sweet family. I love that Chris makes smiley faces for Noah. When I first saw it I was like, 'look a pumpkin face' and then had to remind myself that it was an apple. haha! Great pictures, as always. Looks like you guys had the whole place to yourselves!
What a fun adventure for the 3 of you. We don't have the pole to help us pick high ones so we usually just shake the tree a bit and get a few of the good ones to drop. I think that might be illegal in apple picking terms but that's what we are sometimes, rule breakers.
Bummer that the honeycrisps weren't ready yet. They are definitely my favorite apple for sure. At least you made the most of if and had a fun time though. We don't have any apple orchards around here so I am pretty jealous you were able to go!
I just love the daddy son pics. They seem to have such a fun relationship in photos! And, I'm sure in real life too but the photos are what I know =) I bet biting into a nice fresh from the tree apple is a fun experience. Love the smiley too ha.
I love that you go every year! I really wanted to go this year... but I think I'm just too pregnant to be walking around an orchard. Also, can I say that I love that you don't like pie either? I thought I was the only one!
Oh that picture of Noah up on Chris' shoulders is my favorite! September is all about apples for me too! We went picking recently and I totally go my fill. Homemade applesauce is one of my favorite things to do. I'm sure i'll make another batch here soon.
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Join James for Saturday Select and Sunday Breakfast!!
Shortly after completing post-doctoral research into various forms of neurosurgery, I felt my brain was not being stimulated enough, so got a job at the radio station counting their paperclips. A week later they gave me my own show, Saturday Select.
I play your favourite music and get you through work-shifts and weekend car journeys with your shout outs and requests. Whatever it is you are after, I play. there is no music-snobbery here! Apart from the 70s Swedish Underground Psych Funk records, my favourite bands are Backstreet Boys and S-Club 7. In addition to my Saturday show, I cover the breakfast show when needed, helping to wake you up and get ready for another day.


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As part of her Round-a-bout America books, Lenski compiles stories about life in rural America. We Live in the Country was originally published in 1960.
Lois Lenski wrote We Live in the Country in 1960. It is set in Connecticut, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. It is part of her Roundabout series for a younger audience. Lenski shows the rural life of four children in four different states in this charming book. Cathy lives on a New England chicken farm, Jinny on a cotton farm, Rosita, a lamb farm, and Jesse on a lumber farm.


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Remembering Practices
Remembering Practices A relationship does not die when a person dies
About Lorraine Hedtke
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A Better Way to Grieve Our Lost Loved Ones
Lorraine Hedtke | July 19, 2021
In her moving chapter, From an individualist to a relational model of grief*, Dr. Lorraine Hedtke lays out a path from old and outdated models of grief psychology that no longer serve us as individuals to new and exciting communal ways to keep our relationships with our deceased loved ones alive, by encouraging those living with grief to continue to engage with the stories and memories of the people who are no longer alive, but continue to live in our hearts, stories, and connections.
Read selected edited passages from the chapter below. Click here to download the full essay. The full book, including many exciting contributions on theory and practice of social constructionism, can purchased here: The sage handbook of social constructionist practice
For the last one hundred years, modern grief psychology has been dominated by a model focusing mostly on the individual experience after a person dies, encouraging the surviving loved ones to find closure, so they can move on. The overarching themes built in to modern grief psychology took root in Freud's article, "Mourning and Melancholia" (1957/1917), in which he outlined normal grief as a practice of letting go in order for the mourner to step into a new life without being haunted by the ghost of a dead person.
In this model grief was thought of as an experience much like a cold, where the bereaved can expect to be free from troubling symptoms with a certain series of time-limited anticipated effects. For the dead however, the practices Freud's work set in motion effectively silenced their stories and love by burying those narratives and emotions alongside their bodies. Since the time Freud declared the grief-stricken party was remove any residual connections to the deceased, voices from beyond the grave have been relegated to the supernatural. Counseling models have followed this realist view, prescribing a practice that pathologizes talking about the dead, let alone talking to them.
Theoretical practices in modern grief psychology like the Kubler-Ross '5 Stages of Grief' have been intimately tied to medical practice, placing emphasis on the corporeal as proof of relationship. The denial of the emotional acceptance when a person dies has been largely measured by the letting go of the body. The intersection of completion of relationship has been expected to coincide with the last exhale, at which time the bereaved should be emotionally adjusted to the death of the connection. Not accepting the relationship has ended or insisting on continuing a relationship of sorts is regarded as abnormal. Subsequent models of modern grief psychology all built on themes requiring letting go, in a timely manner, that not only dislocated the relationship, but also removed the context and caliber of the connection.
What is a Relational Approach?
A different kind of conversation might entail appreciating what was important to the deceased and points that can be established for ongoing and new purpose. To this end, another approach to grief counseling is needed — one that affirms the best of what relationships have to offer and is supported by research which indicates that meanings are made in a social and familial context, rooted in multigenerational legacies.
This new relational approach offers a revolution to change how grief is storied, weaving the stories of the dead into the lives of the living. Acts of recalling the best of the past, transcending the limits of linear time, and remembering the past as a building block can create a soothing balm for a continued sense of connection in the face of sometimes devastating loss. This approach invites ongoing relationship not only between the dead and their immediate living person(s), but also takes place in a larger community of people known and unknown to the deceased – people who become the conduit for the deceased person's past stories. The dead can be introduced to new people who can then carry their jointly owned stories.
Re-membering and Membership
Postmodern thought has opened new ways to think of identity and the self as living in multiple spaces, voices, and as a fluidly constructed experience. Rather than upholding the old adage that people are born alone and die alone, postmodern thought might posit that we are all born into an interconnected web of people, living and dead. While that might seem like a riddle, it suggests the dead can continue to hold a relational position in the hearts and stories of the living. No longer do they need to be banished to the cold cemeteries but can warm our hearts as we tell their stories again and again and in so doing, find a way to move forward with the dead alongside us. This shift from isolated individual to a self situated within a community was articulated by the anthropologist, Barbara Myerhoff (1978; 1986). Myerhoff's suggests a new way in which identity can be formed and authenticated.
A "re-membering" conversation acknowledges that a person's importance, or membership, in Meyerhoff's terminology, continues to be viable and accessible after death. This re-membering conversation offers re-inclusion of the deceased person's former stories as opportunity to weave meaning between the living and the dead. Re-membering also then becomes a springboard into future, unchartered waters, into which the bereaved dives.
Thus, a re-membering conversation does not only rely on a realist's version of relationship to demand completion at the time of death but can enlist conjecture about what the deceased person could say if they were still able to speak. This frees the bereaved to have a more fluid connection with the deceased that does not reify a prescribed model of stages or tasks required for successful grieving.
What does a re-membering conversation look like?
A conversation that remembers a person who has died inquires a bit about who the person was before he or she died as the foremost importance. Mental health practitioners need to have a sense of being introduced to the deceased to establish context and tenor of the life and death of the person.
In the following excerpt of a re- membering conversation, Cameron spoke to me about his deceased Grandmother, whom he affectionally called G-Ma. In the first part of this conversation, we can notice the evocative images as a result of questions that are introducing his precious G-Ma.
Cameron: My Grandmother used to sign her FB posts, G-Ma, so we would also call her G-Ma.
LH: Can you tell me a little bit about G-Ma? What did she look like?
Cameron: Ever since I was a kid, she was a very large woman. She had short gray hair. She would wear those Moo-moos because she basically was at home all the time with mobility issues. She'd be at home putting around on her little razor in her Moo-moo or going to bingo or she'd be in the kitchen. She had a necklace –
she called them "her purdy's." So we [the grandkids] would want them to grab them and she'd tease us and say "Don't touch my purdy's."
LH: What kind of necklace were her purdy's?
Cameron: She loved charms and there are all kinds of charms. She loved elephants, so there were elephants. And sayings, like, "I love my grandkids." She just had like handfuls of little charms that were in her necklace and she basically was into bling.
LH: Did she also bling out in terms of colors? Like bright colored Moo-moos? Cameron: Yes, usually royal blue and purples. And flowers!
LH: So, she was visually quite stunning. How did she sound?
Cameron: She was quite firm with everybody, but she also has a voice that was really soft and quite inviting. Particularly when she was talking to us. But when we would have a friend over, she would be like, "Is HE staying for dinner?" But for us, it would be like [in a soft voice], "Can you please help me cook?" She was very nice to us.
How is this a different kind of conversation?
When we start a conversation that speaks to who the deceased person was, the introduction becomes a political act breathing life into the dead. It is a resurrection of sorts that declares that the dead person matters, which stands against dominant grief psychology models that banish the dead to the cemetery. Introduction establishes a relational approach. The questions are not inquiring about Cameron's inner emotional experience but declare his grandmother as worthy of noticing.
In this very short exchange with the first three questions, we already get not only a visual sense of G-Ma, but we start to hear some of what is important to her. As he introduces her, he is editing in what he values in their connection. This provides a basis to ask about G- Ma's values and what they mean for him. It is this meaning that will afford the start of a new kind of connection between Cameron and his Grandmother, one that would be missed if we were to be asking about his acceptance of her death. As we read a bit further on, the introduction quickly morphs into a thread of meaning – of what was important to G-Ma that was shared between them.
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*Hedtke, L. (2020). From an individualist to a relational model of grief, (pp. 455-463). In, McNamee, S. et al (eds). The sage handbook of social constructionist practice. Los Angeles: Sage Publication.
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The family of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo voiced cautious optimism Monday at an apparent expression of regret from Egypt's president over Mohamed Fahmy's case.
Jul. 7, 2014 9:28 p.m.
Fahmy was recently found guilty on terrorism-related charges along with two Al-Jazeera English colleagues in a trial denounced as a sham by a number of international observers.
The 40-year-old was sentenced to seven years in prison along with Australian Peter Greste, while another co-worker, Egyptian Baher Mohamed, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
Egypt's president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, had initially taken a tough stance on the controversial case, saying he would not interfere in court rulings or the judicial process.
But in a surprising new twist, el-Sissi told editors of certain Egyptian media outlets on Sunday that the heavy sentences in the case have had a "very negative" impact on his country's reputation.
"The verdict issued against a number of journalists had very negative consequences; and we had nothing to do with it," el-Sissi said, suggesting the ruling was an entirely legal matter and not politically motivated.
Observers have suggested the case is a reflection of the tension between Egypt and Qatar, the Gulf state which owns the satellite broadcaster Fahmy and his colleagues worked for.
Qatar was a supporter of Egypt's former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, and his Muslim Brotherhood group. After Morsi's ouster last year, many of the group's leaders moved to Qatar to avoid an intense government crackdown that landed thousands in jail.
El-Sissi stopped short of indicating whether he will issue a clemency.
Fahmy's family said they didn't want to read too much into el-Sissi's comments but admitted the president's words had sparked a glimmer of hope.
"We think it's a bit too late but it is a good indication. And he still has time to make it right by issuing a pardon," Fahmy's brother, Sherif Fahmy, told The Canadian Press.
Mohamed Fahmy's family is working on taking the case to an appeal court, pursuing a presidential pardon and has been hoping international pressure might result in an exceptional overturning of the conviction.
The timing of el-Sissi's comments could be seen as significant, Fahmy's brother noted.
An upcoming feast in the last week of July which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan typically sees the announcement of presidential pardons in Egypt, he explained.
He was working in Cairo as a bureau chief for Al-Jazeera English when he and his two colleagues were arrested on Dec. 29.
The trio were accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's current government has declared a terrorist group. They were also charged with fabricating footage to undermine Egypt's national security.
The journalists repeatedly denied all the allegations against them and contended they were just doing their jobs.
The ruling in the case was decried by human rights groups and political leaders from the United States, Britain and Australia.
While not using language as strong as some of his counterparts, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada had "deep concerns" about the case which were expressed to the Egyptian government. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird noted that "bullhorn diplomacy" won't win Fahmy's release.
For now, Fahmy is being held under heavy guard in a Cairo hospital where he was admitted Saturday for treatment for an arm which was fractured shortly before his arrest.
His family has long been concerned the injury wasn't being properly treated in prison and pushed for Fahmy to be seen in a hospital. He is currently undergoing tests and will have surgery at a date determined by his doctors.


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Who is Bulb?
Bulb Energy – or simply Bulb – is a supplier with a conscience. It's doing its bit to promote a greener, more sustainable future by providing every one of its customers with 100% renewable energy from solar, wind and hydro sources.
The company, whose parent company is Simple Energy, was founded in 2013 under the name Regent Power Ltd. and began trading two years' later. It was also known as Hanbury Energy Ltd. for a short time during 2015.
It's one of more than 70 smaller suppliers competing with the 'big six' here in the UK, and it's gaining market share by providing a single, green gas and electricity tariff to its domestic customers – and a competitively-priced tariff at that!
The supplier has received rave reviews from the likes of the Guardian, The Times, WIRED and Fast Track.
Is Bulb Energy a good supplier?
Is Bulb Energy any good? Quite simply, yes. It's currently scoring an impressive 9.6/10 on Trustpilot and was rated joint eighth out of 30 suppliers in a Which? customer survey.
Customers are most impressed with its value for money and online customer service – both areas receiving the full five stars out of five.
How green is Bulb Energy?
Very green. In fact, Bulb Energy is the UK's biggest green supplier. As we've mentioned, 100% of its electricity comes from renewable sources.
But as well as this, Bulb Energy's gas is 100% carbon neutral. Around 10% of this is produced from renewable sources, like food and farm waste, and the rest is offset by the company through its involvement in carbon reduction projects across the globe.
Is Bulb Energy too good to be true? Absolutely not! If protecting the environment is a top priority for you, Bulb Energy is one of the best energy suppliers you can sign up with.
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Bulb is keeping things super simple with its one tariff. According to the company, its tariff is around £273 cheaper than the standard deals offered by the 'big six'.
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We might be seeing the start of a goat's milk craze
by Jamie McKillop, September 23, 2014
Goat's milk isn't just for cheese—or the lactose intolerant—anymore. Why its appeal is growing, from grocery stores to fine-dining kitchens.
Go(a)t milk? (Photo: We Heart It)
Goat's milk isn't just for cheese anymore. If you walk into Whole Foods or a natural supermarket, you'll find rows of goat's milk yogurt, drinkable probiotic smoothies (or kefir), ice cream, and even cartons of the stuff.
Sure, it's been a go-to choice for those with lactose digestions problems since forever, but it's becoming a bigger phenomenon as people without those issues are increasingly curious about its health benefits—and its cool, culinary uses.
Take, for instance, Victory Garden. Sophia Brittan, a French Culinary Institute and Institute of Integrative Nutrition grad, opened her Manhattan soft-serve ice cream shop in June 2011. The West Village spot quickly became recognized for its gastronomic flavors like Mexican Vanilla, Chocolate Rosemary, and Rose Petal, with one important note—everything is made with goat's milk.
"I met this goat dairy farmer in Connecticut, and he sold raw goat's milk that was so delicious," Brittan says. "I started cooking with it, and at the same time I saw it popping up on high end restaurant menus."
Brittan cites the tiny island of Ikaria, Greece, as proof goat's milk's health benefits. Ikaria is listed as a Blue Zone, an area where people on average live the longest. The majority of the population have a glass of goat's milk with most meals. (Photo: Victory Garden)
While Brittan opened Victory Garden as a culinary venture, she noticed that a lot of her customers were coming in for dietary reasons—and not.
"Yeah, there are lactose intolerant people who come in, but also just a lot of young women in their 20s and 30s who are more health conscious," she says.
Dana James, MS, founder of Food Coach and triple board-certified nutritionist, believes that people are increasingly becoming aware of the health benefits of goat's milk, which would explain why health-conscious women are starting to opt for it.
"They assume correctly that there's less lactose and it's less allergenic than cow's milk," James says. "It's also well-known that it's easier to digest because the fat molecules are smaller in size."
Alex Stupak, renowned executive chef (and owner of) Empellón Taqueria and Empellón Cocina is also using goat's milk in an elevated culinary sense (i.e. beyond goat's cheese on a salad).
"One of our desserts at Empellón Cocina, a Mexican version of dulce de leche, features goat's milk," he says. "We reduce it very slowly with sugar until it makes a rich caramel. We put a dollop of that on bottom with some fresh blackberries and pour a goat's milk soup over and top with crushed ice." (Um, two for dinner, please.)
Plus, Empellón Cocina will soon feature a Ramos Gin Fizz that switches out heavy cream with goat's milk, and currently braises its goat shoulder in goat's milk. Stupak believes goat's milk is slightly grassier and sweeter than cow's milk, and sources raw goat's milk "for maximum health benefits and taste."
(Photo: Redwood Hill Farm and Creamery)
In the grocery sector, Jennifer Bice, owner of Redwood Hill Farm and Creamery (which you've probably seen at your local natural foods store) says that the Millennials are going for goat's milk with serious gusto.
"Our sales show that the younger generation is more adventurous and open to trying other types of dairy," says Bice, whose parents founded the Sonoma County farm in 1968. "A few people try it, realize that it's delicious and easier to digest, and by word-of-mouth it's going mainstream."
And it isn't just Redwood Hill Farms. Coach Farm, Meyenberg, Capretta, and Kabrita (toddler formula and yogurt for children) also make goat's milk products that are sold at Whole Foods nationwide, and Laloo's is a goat's milk ice cream sold at most natural food supermarkets—in addition to the local brands exclusive to each area.
"Goat's milk has less lactose and less of the allergenic casein protein, alpha-S1, than cow's milk, and more medium chain triglycerides, which are more easily broken down and directly converted for energy, like coconut oil," says James. (Photo: Redwood Hill Farm and Creamery)
Rita Kellogg, co-owner of Side Hill Acres Dairy Goat Farm and a goat farmer for the past 28 years, also believes that goat's milk is the healthiest option, particularly when its raw. But there's a distribution downside: "Unfortunately it has to be pasteurized, you can only sell raw milk from directly on the farm," she explains. (Stupak says he has to source his raw goat's milk from under-the-table transactions.)
But with so many members of the health-conscious tribe reaching for goat's milk in either form, we wouldn't be surprised if it popped up as an option in your neighborhood organic coffee shop come winter. —Jamie McKillop


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New California Insurance Commissioner committs to non-partisanship
Steve Poizner took the Oath of Office on January 8 and became California's new Insurance Commissioner with 52 percent of the vote. In his inauguration speech, Poizner committed to running the Department of Insurance in a "non-partisan manner, independent and citizen-focused."
The moderate Republican said that it is essential to have an insurance marketplace where competition is robust, and insurance companies are held accountable for solvency, for claims practices, and for representations and recommendations they make.
Members of the California Autobody Association were present for the inaugural event, and plan to formally meet with the commissioner to discuss labor rate surveys, steering and paint and material capping.
In Poizner's victory speech given in Silicon Valley on November 7, the high-tech entrepreneur addressed the first item of importance on his agenda as "something that will absolutely shock some folks in Sacramento."
"Tomorrow, my first order of business is calling the Assembly Speaker, the Senate President Pro-Tem and the Governor and letting them know that I want to work with them to find bipartisan solutions to improve our insurance system and drive down workers' comp prices . . . and make this office as non-partisan as possible," Poizner said.
This is his first elected office, although he has long been active in public and civic affairs.
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Poizner listed three major initiatives as his focus, among them the independence of the Department. He said, "…this office must always be fiercely independent from those being regulated. I didn't take money from insurance companies in my campaign. I won't accept their donations during my tenure. To do so would be like refereeing a game while being on one of the team's payroll. When I return to Sacramento, I'll ask the Legislature to pass a new law banning contributions to my office from those who are regulated by, or do business with, the Department of Insurance."
The Insurance Commissioner oversees the California Department of Insurance, which has over 1,300 employees and a $200 million budget.
"The Insurance Commisioner is one of the very few jobs that has a very real impact on the well-being of every individual, family and business inthe state of California," Poizner said in his inaugaration speech.
Poizner succeeds John Garamendi, who served as Insurance Commisioner for eight years. Key executive staff members from the previous administration, including Chief Deputy Rick Baum and General Counsel Gary Cohen will remain in office short term to enable a smooth transition.
During his term, Garamendi brought more than $1.5 billion savings to California Insurance policyholders. He worked towards a competitive insurance industry and Poizner shares in that vision.
"I think it's fair to say that you and your fellow Californians have taken out a four-year policy on me," Poizner said. "Here's what that policy entitles you to: an Insurance Commissioner guided by a nonpartisan compass . . . committed to driving down the cost of insurance for everyone . . . and doing what it takes to prepare for the future."
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PIL seeks SIT probe into killing of Indians in Iraq
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction for the constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate into the death of 39 Indians who were held and killed by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Iraq's Mosul.
For those unversed, on March 20, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj informed the Rajya Sabha members in the Parliament that the 39 Indian nationals, who went missing in Mosul in 2014, were killed by the IS.
The 39 persons, most of whom hailed from Punjab, were working on projects near Mosul when they got kidnapped.
To the next of the kin of 39 Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh.
Last month, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs General (retired) V.K. Singh travelled to Mosul and brought back the mortal remains of 38 out of 39 Indians. He then traveled to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar to hand over the mortal remains to the respective families of the victims. (ANI)
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Recent Advances in Optimal Control and Probabilistic Inference
Vicenç Gómez
The view of optimal control as probabilistic inference is being rediscovered again and again in planning and reinforcement learning. It has recently gained interest with the use of deep learning to represent policies and value functions, and the widespread use of entropy regularization in reinforcement learning. This seminar will introduce and explain the class of Kullback-Leibler control problems (also known as linearly-solvable optimal control) and define its relation with entropy-regularized reinforcement learning. I will present the discrete and continuous formulation of this framework for control and inference and present recent advances that exploit its analytical properties for efficient policy optimization. These advances lead to a practical algorithm in the reinforcement learning setting that can be applied to high-dimensional robotics tasks, addressing the main challenge of translating this theory into practical methods for large-scale control problems.
Adaptive Smoothing for Path Integral Control
Dominik Thalmeier, Hilbert J. Kappen, Simone Totaro, Vicenç Gómez; 21(191):1−37, 2020.
Vicenç Gómez received the Computer Science engineering degree in 2002 from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and the PhD in Computer Science and Digital Communication from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona in 2008. He has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Radboud university medical center (2009–2011) and at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior (2011–2014) in Nijmegen (The Netherlands). He has held visiting appointments in Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), the IAS group at Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (Germany), and at University College London (UK). In 2014 he obtained a transnational academic career grant (FP7 Marie Curie Actions) and joined the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning group at the Department of Information and Communications Technologies (UPF). In 2016 he was awarded with a Ramon y Cajal fellowship. He is currently a tenure-track professor at UPF. His main research interests are machine learning and optimal control in applications to different areas such as complex networks, robotics, and brain computer interfaces.


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Why is download speed so important?
To learn more about CSS and the amazing things it can do for your website, check out our CSS resources1 area.
This will give you a really simple button that appears to be pushed down when you mouseover it.
This may at first seem a little pointless but this technique could really improve the download time of your pages. Browsers basically download background images after everything else. By using this technique, your text will load instantaneously and your site users can freely roam about the page while your 50kb fancy image downloads.
Spacer.gif is a 1px x 1px transparent image. Now you have a 50 byte transparent image and the main content loading first, and your great big decorative image, complete with ALT text, loading second. Perfect.
Please note that this technique is only good for decorative images and not informational ones. Any user who has CSS disabled will not be able to see your CSS-embedded images (or their alternative text).
This second CSS example basically says that every paragraph within class="text" should be assigned a colour value of #03c and a font size of 2em.
At first glance this doesn't look too important, but if you can apply this properly throughout your document you can easily knock off 20% of the file size.
You may have noticed the colour values are shorter than normal. #03c is a shortened version of #0033cc – you can assign this abbreviated value to any colour value like this.
You can use the following shorthand properties for the margin CSS command.
These rules can be applied to margin, border and padding.
Every single letter or space in your HTML code takes up one byte. It doesn't sound like much but it all adds up. We've found that by working through your page source and eliminating unnecessary white space and comments, you can shave off up to, or even over (if your HTML is really inefficient) 10% of its file size.
Most META tags are pretty much unnecessary and don't achieve very much. If you're interested, you can see a list of META tags that are available in another article. The most important tags for search engine optimisation are the keywords and description tags, although due to mass abuse they've lost a lot of importance in recent times. When using these META tags try to keep the content for each under 200 characters – anything more increases the size of your pages. Lengthy META tags are not good for search engines anyway because they dilute your keywords.
And don't forget, there's no limit to the number of these external documents that you can use! For example, instead of making one huge CSS document, have one main one and some others that are specific to certain areas of your site.
Why? If there's no slash at the end of the URL the server doesn't know if the link is pointing to a file or to a directory. By including the slash the server instantly knows that the URL is pointing to a directory and doesn't need to spend any time trying to work it out.
These are all pretty small changes, but difficult to implement after you have deployed your site.Get it right first, and you'll reap the benefits!
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In this episode I interview Steven Ledbetter aka Coach Stevo. Steven M. Ledbetter, aka "Coach Stevo" is a bonafide fitness nerd. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, an MA in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and has been Russian Kettlebell Certified. He has been an intern for Dan John, arguably the best strength coach in the world, who certified Coach Stevo the only "Master Dan John, Level II" trainer in the world while they were drinking pickle backs.