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You are here: Home / Arts / Company C presents Marat Sade October 22-25, 2015. Preview.
Company C is the Year III collaborative theatre collective of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. During a four month period (September-January) students produce three shows and perform every function necessary to its creation, from acting to stage management to design (set, costumes, light, sound) and publicity/fundraising, assisted by theatre professionals and mentors, including a guest director.
The first production of their 2015-2016 season is Marat Sade by Peter Weiss (full title–The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade), directed by James Fagan Tait (returning to direct Company C after sold-out productions of Six Characters in Search of an Author in early 2015 and Zorba, the Musical in the fall of 2013). Victoria audiences are also familiar with Fagan-Tait's work as playwright and director through his association with the Belfry Theatre (The Life Inside, Helen's Necklace being the most recent; upcoming is 21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer during the Spark Festival in 2016).
Caitlenn Bull, Company C student responsible for media relations, answered questions about the show.
Marat Sade is an incredibly dense play within a play. What drew the current Company C to this production for their inaugural show?
Jimmy (James Fagan Tait) found after directing Six Characters in Search of an Author last year that he loved doing the immersive plays. He said he enjoys plays where different realities are played with. This play is a great opportunity for students because it allows us to develop our own characters and back stories. He has loved the play for many years because it's "an immersive experience that involves drama comedy and music" that "holds remarkable thoughts". He knew it was something the students and audience would love.
What has the experience of working with Fagan Tait been like for the students?
Jimmy is amazing!! He's quirky and funny and brilliant. He always keeps us smiling and is a great mentor for all of us. We all admire him.
What are the biggest lessons you've learned in producing this play?
Personally, I've learned what a great experience this kind of immersive play can be. Being able to use the audience in an improvisational way while working with such a profound script is so much fun and keeps the show fresh and ever changing. I have also learned that being in a production where we're all on stage the whole time means that we always have to be dropped into the now of our characters. Nothing can be pushed or faked, we just live through every rehearsal and every run and its been so rewarding.
What would you say to someone who is sitting on the fence as a potential audience member to encourage them to attend?
Marat Sade has something for everyone. It is politically challenging, musically brilliant, funny, and will make you reevaluate yourself. The actors are remarkable and Jimmy is great at bringing out the utmost talent in everyone.
The company is already hard at work preparing for their upcoming productions of The Great Gatsby (Deccember 3-6) directed by Ron Jenkins and Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods" (January 28-February 6, 2016) directed by Sara-Jeanne Hosie.
Tickets: $15-$24 (plus service charge) via Eventbrite or at the door.
For tickets and box office information please contact the Canadian College of Performing Arts Box Office at 250-595-9970.


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I was talking about cars with a friend the other day. This should sound odd to you, if you know me at all. Unless it is a colorized, vintage lovely styled with flowers, I really don't care much about cars. But even I understand the correlation between one's identity and the car that they drive.
If you're lucky, you get to have a car of your choosing, which would then speak a little bit about who you are. If you are a high society type, dripping in diamonds, a Juicy velour sweatsuit, and heels, you probably don't drive a Jeep. Likewise, if you are an organic eating, Athleta wearing, yoga guru, you probably aren't driving a cherry red Lamborghini. Of course I could be wrong (it's happened once before). My point is, our cars reflect our lifestyle and our style.
I remember as a twenty something, purchasing my first car, wanting it to reflect who I was and how far I had come in my professional life. (Which at the time FELT really far, but hindsight….not so much.) Although cars didn't really matter to me, the image that MY car portrayed was important to me.
My reply? "I drive a blue minivan. You seriously think I need to flash a wedding ring? I think it's just assumed. Nobody drives a blue minivan on purpose." And there you have it. I was a member of The Blue Minivan Society.
Wears nothing but yoga pants and stained tshirts.
Still trying to lose the "baby weight".
Wears a tankini and a skirt to the pool.
Lives part time at the elementary school.
Starbucks is breakfast AND lunch.
May or may not have showered.
Thinks laundry should be considered an Olympic sport.
Often has "car-nics" (picnic in the car, which sounds fancier than just eating in the car….again).
Sleeps in an old tshirt and her hubby's boxer briefs.
You get where I'm going?
But as the seasoned member of the "Society" that I am, I have found the beauty in my membership. Those that have made the above assumptions of US, are selling us very short. 'Cause here's what I know about the members in my "chapter".
Yes, we are SUPER fortunate that we get to stay home with our children. And YES, our A-Type personalities that made us successful in the workforce can be off-putting outside of that environment. But we should not be ashamed of who we are in this season of our lives and the lives of our families. We should be grateful that we get this opportunity to be engaged with our kids and their friends, because one day, (and it will come quicker than you think) you won't need that blue minivan anymore. You will long for the crazy days of soccer practice, and ballet lessons, and dinners on the go. You'll downright miss them.
Judge not my sisters of The Blue Minivan Society. Cut them some slack. Maybe don't acted so shocked when it's obvious that they have showered. Just let them be. And give them a wide berth, 'cause they are probably in a hurry to get the dog to the vet before the bus comes.
9 Chaperoning the 3rd grade trip to the National Zoo. Yeah, AND we rode the bus.
11 The Blue Minivan Society Logo. Artwork done by yours truly. The computer rendering done by my amazing 13 year old!!! I'm so proud!!!
Mine was white, but the society was just the same. I do not miss the White Whale itself, but the time it represents, I do love. I am so thankful for those moms that support my life now, not just with my teaching job, but me personally. Be Proud Blue Minivan Society!
Loved it! I actually had a blue minivan that embarrassed the hell out of my middle school daughter at the time.
LOL! Totally!! Thank you for the comment. I love them!


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TWO FOR THE ROAD
48 HOURS IN NICARAGUA
WITH JIMMY CHIN AND JEFF JOHNSON
Photography by J I M M Y C H I N & J E F F J O H N S O N
Jeff Johnson, a writer and Patagonia's first staff photographer, met director Jimmy Chin in 2007
when the two extreme sportsmen were caught in a snowstorm. They were climbing El Capitan in
Yosemite Valley 10 years before Chin would return to film his Academy Award-winning documentary
Free Solo on the mountain."We were on the radio, bantering back and forth," recalls Johnson.
Jeff was scaling one of El Cap's sheer granite walls—which can reach up to 3,000 feet, 2.5
times the height of the Empire State Building. Around the corner was Chin and another mountaineer,
Conrad Anker, both of whom had conquered one of the world's most dangerous stretches
of ice and rock in Chin's 2015 film Meru.
Jeff Johnson, a writer and Patagonia's first staff
photographer, met director Jimmy Chin in
2007 when the two extreme sportsmen were
caught in a snowstorm. They were climbing El
Capitan in Yosemite Valley 10 years before Chin
would return to film his Academy Award-
winning documentary Free Solo on the mountain.
"We were on the radio, bantering back and forth,"
recalls Johnson. Jeff was scaling one of El
Cap's sheer granite walls—which can reach up
to 3,000 feet, 2.5 times the height of the Empire
State Building. Around the corner was Chin
and another mountaineer, Conrad Anker, both
of whom had conquered one of the world's
most dangerous stretches of ice and rock
in Chin's 2015 film Meru.
In 2008, four months after that first conversation, Johnson and Chin found themselves in Chile together.
They were both working on the adventure documentary 180° South, which retraced the legendary trip to Patagonia
taken by Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins—the men behind Patagonia and North Face respectively.
Inspired by the movie's focus on kindred renegade spirits, Johnson and Chin bonded over their love of
climbing mountains, riding waves, photography and travel.
For David and Evan Yurman, the outdoors and adventure are both constant sources of inspiration, especially
Chouinard's book Let My People Surf. So it was only natural for Johnson and Chin to road-test a selection of
our men's jewelry while on a recent surf trip to Nicaragua.
In 2008, four months after that first conversation,
Johnson and Chin found themselves in Chile
together. They were both working on the adventure
documentary 180° South, which retraced the
legendary trip to Patagonia taken by Yvon Chouinard
and Doug Tompkins—the men behind Patagonia and
North Face respectively. Inspired by the movie's focus
on kindred renegade spirits, Johnson and Chin
bonded over their love of climbing mountains, riding
waves, photography and travel.
For David and Evan Yurman, the outdoors and
adventure are both constant sources of inspiration,
especially Chouinard's book Let My People Surf. So it
was only natural for Johnson and Chin to road-test a
selection of our men's jewelry while on a recent surf
trip to Nicaragua.
Q: WHY NICARAGUA? WHAT WAS IT LIKE TRAVELING TOGETHER?
Jeff:
We went to film the second part of 180° South, which was a six-month trip to South America
exploring the origins of Patagonia with Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins.
For the last 10 to 15 years, I've probably climbed more than surfed. So, I've gotten really into the
climbing world, and it was fun to bring Jimmy on this trip to Nicaragua and share
some of my thoughts on surfing.
Jimmy:
Jeff's spent much more time in the water than I have, and he loves to climb. I've obviously spent a
lot more time climbing than he has, so we have a lot to talk about and a lot to learn from each other.
These interactions and exchanges are gold. Life is very simple on the road when you're on a surf
trip. It's creative, it's being out.
Simple living. That's our roots. You don't need much. And that's such a nice reminder in this day and age.
We stayed inthis palapa on the beach, going with fishermen out to the breaks. A lot of boat rides, or just driving
along the coast looking for good breaks. You're surfing five to six hours a day, eating and then
passing out at like 8:00pm. It was a dream trip—just perfect.
We went to film the second part of 180° South, which
was a six-month trip to South America exploring the
origins of Patagonia with Yvon Chouinard and Doug
Tompkins.
For the last 10 to 15 years, I've probably climbed more
than surfed. So, I've gotten really into the climbing
world, and it was fun to bring Jimmy on this trip to
Nicaragua and share some of my thoughts on surfing.
Jeff's spent much more time in the water than I have,
and he loves to climb. I've obviously spent a lot
more time climbing than he has, so we have a lot
to talk about and a lot to learn from each other.
These interactions and exchanges are gold. Life
is very simple on the road when you're on a surf
Simple living. That's our roots. You don't need much.
And that's such a nice reminder in this day and
age. We stayed in this palapa on the beach, going
with fishermen out to the breaks. A lot of boat rides,
or just driving along the coast looking for good
breaks. You're surfing five to six hours a day,
eating and then passing out at like 8:00pm. It
was a dream trip—just perfect.
Q: SURFING VERSUS MOUNTAIN CLIMBING?
It's tough. Ask anybody—Jimmy or any great athlete. Hands down, they will say surfing's the hardest thing
they've ever done.
I think my addiction to surfing comes about partly because it's not always available to you. So, you're
always just barely getting your fix because it's so elusive. Whereas, a mountain, rock or even a skateboard
ramp doesn't move. But with surfing, you're dealing with Mother Nature and you are at her whim.
Surfing has drawn me in over the years. It moves me in the same way that climbing, skiing and being in the
mountains has moved me. There are so many parallels between the two—being in the elements, feeling the power of
Mother Nature. In surfing, you track the swells from storms. As a skier, you're tracking storms for snow too, the bigger
the better. There are so many parallels between the two— the physicality, the mental aspects, the amount of
commitment it takes to get good.
In skiing, the feeling of carving, and driving your skis and the G-forces you feel when you
make a really good turn are so similar to a bottom turn when the rail of the surfboard's in the water.
I started surfing probably 20 years ago, but I'm a mountain guy.
It's tough. Ask anybody—Jimmy or any great
athlete. Hands down, they will say surfing's the
hardest thing they've ever done.
I think my addiction to surfing comes about partly
because it's not always available to you. So, you're
always just barely getting your fix because it's so
elusive. Whereas, a mountain, rock or even a
skateboard ramp doesn't move. But with surfing,
you're dealing with Mother Nature and you are at
her whim.
Surfing has drawn me in over the years. It
moves me in the same way that climbing,
skiing and being in the mountains has moved
me. There are so many parallels between the
two—being in the elements, feeling the power
of Mother Nature. In surfing, you track the
swells from storms. As a skier, you're tracking
storms for snow too, the bigger the better. There
are so many parallels between the two—the
physicality, the mental aspects, the amount
of commitment it takes to get good.
In skiing, the feeling of carving, and driving
your skis and the G-forces you feel when
you make a really good turn are so similar
to a bottom turn when the rail of the surfboard's
in the water. I started surfing probably 20
years ago, but I'm a mountain guy
Jeff Johnson began surfing at the age of 16. When he turned 18, he moved from California to Oahu's North Shore to be in the heart of surf culture.
Jeff Johnson began surfing at the age of 16. When he
turned 18, he moved from California to Oahu's North
Shore to be in the heart of surf culture.
Q: JEFF, YOU ONCE SAID THAT ORGANIZED SPORT IS NOT CREATIVE AND IT
WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU GRAVITATED TOWARD THE FREEDOM
OF SKATEBOARDING. IS SURFING AN EXTENSION OF THAT FREEDOM?
Yeah. There was a point in my life when I was 12 years old and playing soccer, football, baseball. One
day I just quit all organized sports, cut my hair and got a skateboard. And from there on out it was just
punk rock and skateboards.
I didn't care about winning or losing as much. I got into surfing because I looked at surfing as this
subculture. You have these guys where you're not sure what they're doing and they kind of have their
own thing. Of course, there's a side of surfing that's super competitive, but I wasn't interested in that. I
was more interested in the subculture and the mystique around it. It was just a lifestyle choice. Even
photography is a lifestyle choice, you know? So, I could travel the world and surf my brains out.
Q: JEFF, YOU ONCE SAID THAT ORGANIZED
SPORT IS NOT CREATIVE AND IT WAS ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY YOU GRAVITATED
TOWARD THE FREEDOM OF SKATEBOARDING.
IS SURFING AN EXTENSION OF THAT FREEDOM?
Yeah. There was a point in my life when I was 12
years old and playing soccer, football, baseball. One
day I just quit all organized sports, cut my hair and
got a skateboard. And from there on out it was just
I didn't care about winning or losing as much. I got
into surfing because I looked at surfing as this
subculture. You have these guys where you're not
sure what they're doing and they kind of have their
own thing. Of course, there's a side of surfing that's
super competitive, but I wasn't interested in that. I
was more interested in the subculture and the
mystique around it. It was just a lifestyle choice.
Even photography is a lifestyle choice, you know? So,
I could travel the world and surf my brains out.
Q: MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU BOTH STARE DEATH IN THE FACE SO MUCH
THAT IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAY OF LIVING YOUR LIFE?
It really humbles you. And Jimmy can be a testament to that. I've seen a little bit of it, but
the stuff that he's seen is just crazy.
I've learned that time is the only true currency and this isn't a dress rehearsal. And I agree with Jeff.
Ultimately it really humbles you. That's a good thing to help you keep your feet on the ground. Contemplating
your mortality gives you a good perspective on life. You learn it's about the friendships, and the adventure...
you know, pushing the edge of human potential. And what comes with that. You make sacrifices, but you also have
incredible shared experiences and create incredible bonds. These are all things that I think everybody
can relate to, even though these experiences come from a world that you might not be familiar with.
I've had some of my most powerful experiences in the mountains, in the ocean and out in the
elements where everything's stripped away and raw.
Q: MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU BOTH
STARE DEATH IN THE FACE SO MUCH
THAT IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAY OF
LIVING YOUR LIFE?
It really humbles you. And Jimmy can
be a testament to that. I've seen a little bit of it, but
I've learned that time is the only true currency
and this isn't a dress rehearsal. And I agree
with Jeff. Ultimately it really humbles you. That's
a good thing to help you keep your feet on the
ground. Contemplating your mortality gives you
a good perspective on life. You learn it's about the
friendships, and the adventure... you know, pushing
the edge of human potential. And what comes with
that. You make sacrifices, but you also have incredible
shared experiences and create incredible bonds.
These are all things that I think everybody can relate
to, even though these experiences come from a
world that you might not be familiar with. I've had
some of my most powerful experiences in the
mountains, in the ocean and out in the elements
where everything's stripped away and raw.
Q: HOW DO YOU OVERCOME FEAR?
I don't think you ever overcome fear, you just learn to deal with it in a different way. It takes time
like anything else.
You have to pay your dues, examine fear and live with it until you can move past it. You can also help
manage fear by being objective about it. Often people become paralyzed by fear when they don't
distinguish between real risk and perceived risk. It can seem overwhelming if you don't separate the two
Fear also comes in many forms. It's not only the physical risks, but emotional risks and making hard choices in life.
I don't think you ever overcome fear, you just learn
to deal with it in a different way. It takes time like
You have to pay your dues, examine fear and
live with it until you can move past it. You
can also help managefear by being objective
about it. Often people become paralyzed by
fear when they don't distinguish between real
risk and perceived risk.It can seem overwhelming
if you don't separate the two
Fear also comes in many forms. It's not only
the physical risks, but emotional risks and
making hard choices in life.
Q: GEAR IS IMPORTANT IN YOUR WORLD, ESPECIALLY FUNCTION
BEFORE FORM. BUT WHAT ABOUT FASHION AND JEWELRY?
We found out that we actually are kind of gear nerds, but in the way that we like less gear. We're trying
to do more with less, whether it's surfing or climbing, and the whole less is more thing is definitely
Yvon's ethos. Especially in climbing—climbers just live that way. They have to have literally less weight
on them to do better. So they're always trying to figure out how to do more with less. It's when you
can't take anything else away and it's in its most pure form.
We actually started geeking out about the jewelry because we saw how well made it was—even the
clasps. The clasps are seamless, and there's so much thought put into every little detail. It's really
impressive. It was totally eye opening for us.
And that appreciation for elegant design has to do with our aesthetics as visual story tellers, but also having
used a lot of different tools. It's always the simplest, most elegant design that stands the test of time. You
know something's well designed when it hasn't changed in 50 years. So both Jeff
and I were drawn to the pieces that were very simple and beautiful and elegant, yet timeless.
For me, seeing the choices that Evan [Yurman] made in these pieces was something I also really
appreciated because when you choose a piece, you're also choosing the choices that the designer made. I
feel a certain connection to that process.
Q: GEAR IS IMPORTANT IN YOUR
WORLD, ESPECIALLY FUNCTION BEFORE
FORM. BUT WHAT ABOUT FASHION AND JEWELRY?
We found out that we actually are kind of gear
nerds, but in the way that we like less gear. We're
trying to do more with less, whether it's surfing or
climbing, and the whole less is more thing is
definitely Yvon's ethos. Especially in
climbing—climbers just live that way. They have to
have literally less weight on them to do better. So
they're always trying to figure out how to do more
with less. It's when you can't take anything else away
and it's in its most pure form.
We actually started geeking out about the jewelry
because we saw how well made it was—even the
clasps. The clasps are seamless, and there's so much
thought put into every little detail. It's really
And that appreciation for elegant design has
to do with our aesthetics as visual story tellers,
but also having used a lot of different tools. It's
always the simplest, most elegant design that
stands the test of time. You know something's
well designed when it hasn't changed in 50
years. So both Jeff and I were drawn to
the pieces that were very simple and
beautiful and elegant, yet timeless.
For me, seeing the choices that Evan
[Yurman] made in these pieces was something
I also really appreciated because when you choose
a piece, you're also choosing the choices that
the designer made. I feel a certain connection
to that process.
FOUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT NICARAGUA
Best Break: We can't tell you (surfer's secret) but it was an outer reef where we ended up scoring the best waves of the trip.
Best Meal: Snacking all day on fresh ceviche the boys made from fish caught right then or the day before.
Best Board: I traveled with three boards. My favorite is the 6' 2" Ghost by Pyzel Surfboards.
Biggest Wave Surfed: Biggest wave surfed: Definitely the outer reef wave. We had two great sessions out there and the last one was pretty huge.
Best Break: We got a lot of really good waves on this trip. But, we don't really talk about the best breaks… so the best break we surfed is the one that shall not be named.
Best Meal: The fresh fish we had for dinner every night, simple, with rice and beans… and the ceviche.
Best Board: I traveled with three LOST boards from Matt Biolos/Mayhem. I spent most of my time on the 5'11" Quiver Killer, but the 6'0 KA Driver and 6'2" Sabo Taj were also really fun.
Biggest Wave Surfed: At an unnamed outer reef in Nica. Also happened to have my longest hold downs there.
Jeff Johnson and Jimmy Chin met while working together on the documentary 180° South. In the film, Johnson follows the 1968
journey of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, driving from California to South America while surfing along the way. Like the
legendary pair, he eventually attempts to climb a mountain in Chile's Patagonia region where Chouinard and Tompkins have
spent their fortunes trying to conserve the pristine wilderness.
Jeff Johnson and Jimmy Chin met while working together on the documentary 180° South. In the film, Johnson follows the 1968 journey of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, driving from California to South America while surfing along the way. Like the legendary pair, he eventually at-tempts to climb a mountain in Chile's Patagonia region where Chouinard and Tompkins have spent their fortunes trying to conserve the pristine wilderness.
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By 1910, the population of Longmont had doubled almost every 10 years since its founding, and stood at 4,256 people. Growth slowed after this, with only 5,848 people recorded in the 1920 Census. World Wars I and II, along with the Great Depression of the 1930s and a prolonged drought, had slowed the growth of Longmont but the economy improved in the late 1930s. The agricultural business that had founded Longmont waned in 1970s to be replaced with the technology boom in the 1980s and '90s. The 2000 Census measured Longmont's population at 71,093 – a jump of nearly 20,000 since 1990. The current population of Longmont is estimated at 87,000.


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Whenever walking in the early morning hours in the areas adjacent to the place of my "dislocation" (Hotel Ibis old town "), I can not deny myself the pleasure to photograph one of my favorite Gothic churches in Prague, which is located on a fairly quiet street Klimentská-Catholic Church of St. Clement (Kostel svatého Klimenta). I can't explain exactly what draws me here-perhaps the same aura of the relics of Saint brought in zamshelom the 9th century Cyril and Methodius from the distant Black Sea to Chersonesos. The name of the Saint, the sacral building portable plunges into reverential trembling because it is Clement I, Apostle of the seventy, fourth Bishop of Rome, one of the husbands the Apostle was one of the first Christian preachers in the territories then the northern Black Sea coast, giving the beginning of Kievan Rus-Russian lands foremothers. Originally on the site of the present Temple was erected a humble Romanesque church dating back to the year 1226. Specified, the temple was specially built for the needs of the German population of Prague, which by that time had already been done. Later, in the early 15th century in the appearance of the Church were made.
Went for 2017 Christmas morning service as visitors. Everyone made us feel incredibly welcome. Very nice, warm service. Also, as an aside, we were really impressed by the under-pew heating system!
Gorgeous Romanesque church with lovely Christmas morning mass.
I hope to visit in late August. Beautiful pics.
Zajímavý, přitom bohužel dost opomíjený kostel mezi Klimentskou a Novomlýnskou ulicí na Novém městě patří mezi nejstarší sakrální objekty v Praze - pravděpodobně jde spolu s Vyšehradem o nestarší kostel na pravém břehu Vltavy. Už to je důvod sem zavítat, navíc se dá návštěva spojit s návštěvou Novomlýnské vodárenské věže či poštovního muzea ve vedlejší ulici. První písemná zmínka o něm pochází z roku 1226, ale má se za to, že založen byl kolem roku 1065 či ještě dříve. Zasvěcen je sv. Klimentovi, jehož ostatky do Čech přinesli slovanští misionáři Konstantin a Metoděj. Původní struktura kostela byla románská. V letech 1975-1981 proběhla velká rekonstrukce, při níž byly odhaleny a zdokumentovány právě románské základy kostela. Interesting, but unfortunately, the rather neglected church between Klimentská and Novomlýnská Street in the New Town is one of the oldest sacral buildings in Prague - Probably is the oldest church on the right bank of the Vltava river along with Vyšehrad. This is the reason to see this place, and it´s visit can be combined with a visit to the Novomlýnská Water Tower or post office museum in a side street. The first written mention of it dates back to 1226, but it is believed to have been founded around 1065 or even earlier. St. Kliment, whose remains were brought to Bohemia by the Slavonic missionaries Konstantin and Metoděj. The original structure of the church was Romanesque. In 1975-1981 a uge reconstruction took place, during which namely the Romanesque foundations of the church were discovered and documented.
Interesting, but unfortunately enough missed Church between the Klimentskou and the Novomlýnskou Street in the new town are among the oldest sacral objects in Prague-Vyšehrad Castle probably goes along with the oldest church on the right bank of the Vltava River. It is the reason here, Additionally, you can combine a visit with a visit to the Novomlýnská water tower or the Postal Museum on a side street. The first written mention of it dates from the year 1226, but it is considered that it was founded around the year 1065 or even earlier. It is dedicated to St. Kliment, whose remains were brought to the Czech Slavic missionaries Constantin and Methodius. The original structure of the Church was Romanesque. In the years 1975-1981, large reconstruction, which were revealed and documented just Romanesque foundations of the Church. Interesting, but unfortunately, the rather neglected church between Klimentska and Novomlýnská Street in the New Town is one of the oldest sacral buildings in Prague-Probably is the oldest church on the right bank of the Vltava river Vysehrad along with. This is the reason to see this place, and it's visit can be combined with a visit to the Novomlýnská Water Tower or the post office museum in a side street. The first written mention of it dates back to 1226, but it is believed to have been founded around 1065 or even earlier. St. Kliment, whose remains were brought this Bohemia by the Slavonic missionaries Constantin and Methodius. The original structure of the church was Romanesque. In 1975-1981 and in uge results in reconstruction took place, during which, "namely the Romanesque foundations of the church were discovered and documented.
Velmi zajímavý a starý kostel v centru města Prahy stojí naproti poštovnímu muzeu. Podle kostela se vlastně jmenuje celá tato ulice. Do vnitřních prostor kostela jsem se bohužel nemohl dostat, byl uzamčen.
Very interesting, and the old church in the Centre of Prague is situated opposite the Postal Museum. According to the Church is actually called this whole street. The internal space of the Church, I unfortunately could not get locked.
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His uncle claims on July 11, Sunny went from home telling his parents that he was going to Chandigarh for a job interview at toll plaza and will return after three days. He also took some money from his mother but then they heard about his encounter on July 14.
"For the sake of promotion and prize money, the Mohali police has killed our son in a fake encounter. He was made a scapegoat," alleged Yonus Masih, uncle of Samuel Masih alias Sunny, 25, who was killed in an encounter by Mohali police at Bilaspur on Saturday. The operation was conducted by Mohali DSP Ramandeep Singh and Inspector Tarlochan Singh around 3 am at Bilaspur near Naina Devi Temple. The two police officers were following the accused of car jacking from Mohali.
As per the police, five men had allegedly snatched a Hyundai Verna at gunpoint from Sante Majra village in Sector 91 of Mohali district around 11 pm on Friday. While three men escaped in the snatched Verna, their two accomplices sped off in a Maruti Ritz. Chasing the accused car snatchers, the police officers then traced the accused to Bilaspur, wherein an exchange of fire Sunny was shot dead while Goldy Masih and Amanpreet Singh were arrested.
"On July 11, Sunny went from home telling his parents that he was going to Chandigarh for a job interview at toll plaza and will return after three days. He also took some money from his mother, but then we heard about his encounter on July 14. Sunny has never been summoned by the police. He did not have any criminal record. He passed his Class 10 from ICSE board from Little Flower Convent school at Kalanaur, Gurdaspur, in the first division. Then he passed his Class 12 from Government School, Kalanaur," added Yonus.
Sunny is survived by father Sucha Masih, who is a labourer, mother Dimple Masih and younger brother Stephen Masih, who has just passed his Class 12. "On Saturday, Sucha Masih was called by the local police at Kalanaur, where around 12 noon, he was told that his son, who was involved in car jacking, had been killed in an encounter. Today after facing a lot of harassment, we received Sunny's body after the post-mortem. We have also given a written complaint to the Bilaspur SDM saying that it was a fake encounter. The policemen shot him just to get reward," said Sunny's uncle.


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A video to stop Brexit and save the NHS
by Get The Truth in London, England, United Kingdom
On 13th September 2018 we successfully raised £2,243 with 106 supporters in 28 days
Brexit is the biggest threat to the future of our NHS. Written by a junior doctor.
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Hello and welcome to our new project!
We are the team behind The Brexit Video and The Election Video (>2.3 million views on Facebook). We are crowdfunding to create a new video to explain why Brexit will be bad for the NHS in the same punchy style as our previous videos. With this we hope to increase support for the People's Vote and to help save our NHS.
The most important thing that unites all Leave and Remain voters is our National Health Service. But Brexit is the biggest threat to its future. This is the message and we believe this is our strongest angle and motive to change public opinion on Brexit and to increase support for a People's Vote on the final Brexit deal.
We are also raising awareness to the real cause of our NHS crisis, the chronic underfunding and creeping privatisation by this Conservative government. We feel this adds weight to the reason why we should be so worried about the impact Brexit will have on our health service.
Project leads and main script writers are Jeremy, an A+E doctor, and Gareth who works for the local council. We are working in collaboration with Scientists For EU, Healthier In and a number of other NHS professionals.
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We need to raise £4000 to produce the video. This will cover recording studio time and animation by Peter Caires who created our previous videos. Additional funding will go towards paid promotion of the video on Facebook. The animation style will be similar to our previous videos but, given the content and scripting, will be more mature.
My name is Jeremy and I'm an A+E doctor. Right now our NHS and your health are in real danger and I'd like to show you why.
Our NHS is in crisis...not because of immigration, or health tourists...but because it's been chronically underfunded for years.
And now, after the Leave campaign promised us that we'd have more money for the NHS after Brexit, what we've actually got..is even less. Brexit is costing our country billions..money that our NHS really needs.
You may not know this, but our health service is being quietly privatised. Nearly 10% of our NHS has already been sold off to private companies, and this is why we should be so worried about Brexit.
It's very likely that our NHS will be part of a trade deal with the U.S. and be sold off to American corporations. And what would that mean for you? Well..the end of free health care, and the beginning of expensive medical insurance and bills.
Brexit will damage Britain's health. Thousands of EU doctors and nurses have already left the U.K. because of Brexit and our NHS is desperately short of staff. I see the problem and I'm worried about it, because my patients are suffering..and one day it might be my mum, or yours, or your child, that is let down by a health service that's been broken by Brexit.
So that's why the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing are supporting the People's Vote on the final Brexit deal, because the public deserve a final say on what will happen to our country..and to our NHS.
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One of the things about having a church without a building is a distinct lack of programs. I'm not sure why programs and buildings are so intricately connected, but it appears that they are.
The cool part is that without fixed programmatic infrastructure, people in the congregation are free (time-wise and permission-wise) to develop their own ministries as needs come up.
Last night, I went to "Second Sunday Sing." Nancy-the-Insightful's husband, Peter-the-Pilot wanted an opportunity for dedicated worship. So, the second Sunday of each month, Peter leads worship in a living room for whoever wants to come. Peter printed the songs in these beautiful little books, and we sang. And I don't know how else to explain it except God came. I'd forgotten the power of dedicated worship in a small group of people because I don't often get that opportunity. It is cool to me that Peter saw that need, then simply made it happen.
You know that part of the Dr. Seuss book when the Grinch has dismantled all of the pieces and parts of Christmas?
Was singing. Without any presents at all.
He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming. IT CAME.
"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more."
It occurs to me we could subsitute the word Church for Christmas without any problem at all.


Looks like you voted for some of the same sessions that I did (Excellent). I'm looking forward to any of Gary Short's sessions really. He is an excellent speaker and he's put forwards some good subjects.
Good luck with the voting for your session.


Manitoba has invited a total of 638 skilled workers to apply for a provincial nomination in its 4th round of invitations in 2018, including 253 candidates in the Express Entry pool.
The new online portal for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program will only be available to users in September, the province's Immigration Ministry says. Quebec's Immigration Ministry, MIDI, said in a news release issued August 17 that the new portal, called Arrima, is undergoing final user experience tests and should be available in September.
The government of Quebec has released the 2013 list of areas of training for Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Those applicants planning to immigrate to Canada through Quebec Skilled Worker Program should contact us immediately to prepare their file before the limit is reached.
A total of new 5,000 applications for immigration to Quebec, Canada were successfully submitted to the government of Quebec the morning of Tuesday, August 16. These applications were made under the Quebec Skilled worker program which has now reached its intake cap.
2016 list of eligible occupations for simplified treatment is established by Emploi-Québec in collaboration with the Quebec immigration Ministry according to the National Occupational Classification 2006. All occupations are considered to be high-paying positions.
Another 313 candidates have been invited to apply to the Manitoba Provincial nominee program, a Canadian immigration program that allows the province of Manitoba to welcome new immigrants who have the ability to establish themselves and their families in Manitoba, based on eligibility criteria set by the province.
On May 10, 2017, the British Colombia invited 364 workers and graduates to apply for a provincial nomination certificate. This represents an increase of 77 percent in the number of candidates invited in five sub-categories managed through the province skills program registration system (SIRS), compared to the previous draw on April 19. These individuals have received an Invitation to Apply (ITA) from BC and are now in a position to submit an application for a provincial nomination certificate, with which they may then apply to the federal government for Canadian permanent resident status.
The bill 9was introduced today in the National Assembly.
A popular Canadian immigration program run by the province of Quebec will reopen for 5,000 new applications at some point during the next 12 months, it has been announced.
Another disappointment for Quebec skilled worker applicant.
The population in advanced countries is growing at low rates and aging at the same time. Combination of an aging population combined with low population growth rates can have important social and economic policy implications. This may have important effects on economic growth, heath care, pension system and the standard of living in advanced countries.
In its latest provincial draw, which took place on March 21, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 146 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to skilled workers, graduates, and entrepreneurs interested in permanent settlement in the province.


Serve this dreamy homemade Irish cream liqueur chilled over ice, or stir it into coffee, black tea, rooibos, or chai. Or pour it into a tasty shake along with vanilla ice cream, cocoa powder, and a banana. The ratios of sweet to cream to booze may be different from standard Irish Creams, so add it to taste in cocktails and other recipes. If you don't wish to condense your own milk, don't substitute the canned stuff, as your ratios will be off; rather, try this recipe from Design Sponge. This is a boozy beverage, whose flavor comes through when mixed, so feel free to dial down the whiskey if you prefer.
Combine the milk, sugar and vanilla bean in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. The more surface area, the faster the milk will reduce, so use a large saucepan or even a soup pot if you like. The heavier the pot, the less likely the milk is to scorch. Bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat, stirring very frequently, scraping the bottom and sides of the pot to prevent the milk from burning. When the milk has reached a simmer, reduce the heat to low and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture has reduced to between 2 1/4 and 2 1/2 cups. You can speed the process up to about half an hour by keeping the heat at medium and stirring constantly, or you can reduce the heat to very low and give it a stir every few minutes, which will make the process take a couple of hours.
When the milk has reduced (pour it into a heatproof measuring pitcher to check), stir in the cream, almonds, nibs, coffee beans and salt. Continue to heat the mixture until steaming, stirring occasionally, then remove from the heat, cover, and steep for 10 minutes.
Strain the milk mixture through a fine mesh strainer and let cool slightly for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally to release the heat (this prevents the whiskey from curdling the mixture when you add it). Optionally whiz the mixture with an immersion blender (this helps prevent the fat from the dairy from clumping up in the fridge). When the mixture has cooled slightly, stir in the whiskey.
This liqueur is not shelf-stable, so pour it into jars or bottles and store in the fridge. It should keep for at least a month. (If I can make it last that long, I'll update this post with an official shelf life!) Cheers.
Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur recipe by Alanna Taylor-Tobin of The Bojon Gourmet. Source: https://bojongourmet.com/homemade-irish-cream-liqueur/.


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During the Nominees Lunch of the NCCA on April 23, EngageIT was announced winner of the FINTREX Award 2015 with the Knab case. As many as 67% of the votes went out to the Knab case and EngageIT is very pleased with this reward by its co-NCCA nominees.
'It is very special to be chosen by the nominees of the NCCA as the best case overall' said Chris van den Berg.
Six months ago Knab decided to start a comprehensive gamification project with EngageIT. Knab is the online bank where professionals work, who give everything they have every day. By leveraging gamification, Knab was given the opportunity to support these people more focused on their talents, ideas, creativity and collegiality.
In various areas promising results were obtained: employee satisfaction, retrieval of knowledge, communication and productivity. Actively promote the career development of the employees of Knab, through gamification proves a great success! Partly because of this success and the innovation of using gamification in the HRM processes, the Knab case was one of the nominees of the NCCA HRM Award 2015. Also known as the Oscars of Customer Service in the Netherlands.
At the NCCA gala EngageIT battled, among others, with PostNL, the eventual winner of the award. EngageIT did not manage to get the trophy, but despite that they were invited on stage to receive an honorable mention. Since the case that they brought was surely very innovative and had to be mentioned during the gala.


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Thanks to the crystalline clarity of the waters you will be able to stalk and cast (with nymph, shrimp, dries) to superb fish: rainbows, browns, brook trout and grayling in the lakes and rivers with some of the trout weighing up to 6 kg.
At Sommedieue the rainbows reproduce naturally and during the spawing season you will be able to observe the fish in flamboyant nuptial colors on their redds in the surrounding streams.
Natural reproduction is not sufficient to meet the fishing pressure therefore we also raise our own trout so as to adapt them to their new surroundings and trickle feed them into our lakes.


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These are just a couple of examples. The whole of Ridgewalk has needed some 'love's for a number of years. Someone used to follow round after mowing and weed kill to stop this from happening.


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This year when I got back from Coachella and people asked me who my favorite act was, I had to consistently try to explain that it was not in fact an artist, but a sound system slash immersive musical experience that I felt was impossible to put into words. It was Despacio, a 50,000-watt sound system developed by James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem), Stephen and David Dewaele (of Soulwax/2ManyDJs) in partnership with high-end audio manufacturer McIntosh and audio engineer John Klett. In short, it's a musical experience unlike any other.
From L to R: Stephen Dewaele, David Dewaele, James Murphy; Image: Ellis Reid, Despacio
In the days after Coachella ended, I waited patiently for my favorite music sites and news outlets to publish articles lauding how spectacular Despacio was in the desert, but I found just two articles, neither of which were able to quite capture my feelings. Last weekend, Despacio made its second ever appearance on US soil at Panorama Festival on Randall's Island in New York City. I expected the Internet to be flooded with articles about this magnificent sound system, but mentions were short and few and far between compared to the coverage of the other acts.
So, I decided that it was time for me to finally attempt to put the splendor of Despacio into my own words, despite previously deeming it impossible. And, given the lack of photographic evidence that my friends and I managed to collect as a group, on a personal level it felt necessary to try to document this transformative musical experience.
Here goes nothing.
Let's start with some basic facts. Despacio is made up of seven, 11-foot speaker towers that surround the intimately sized, circular-shaped room and the crowd - typically less than 1000 people. It's a vinyl-only sound system with 4.5 tons of amplification. It means "slowly" in Spanish. It's beautiful.
Instead of your usual club set up where the DJ spins on a highly visible stage as people dance (but mostly watch the DJ), Despacio itself is the main attraction. Murphy and the Dewaele brothers remain nearly out of sight in a low lit space on the outskirts of one side of the room. They're back there, rummaging through crates of records, drinking wine, and doing their thing (for hours on end, back to back) while the audience is focused purely on the music and people around them - a dance party in it's truest, purest form.
When we walked in for the first time, we were immediately transfixed by the sheer physical beauty of the speaker towers.
Awestruck by #Despacio in all of its glory. Epic all vinyl music experience created by @lcdsoundsystem and 2manydjs. Hours and hours and hours of perfect dance music, just feet away from James Murphy spinning records with a glass of white wine in his hand. In a word, everything.
Then of course, there was the sound. Every noise, rhythm and instrument was crystal clear and perfectly balanced in a way I never thought could be possible in a room filled with hundreds of people. It was loud in all the best ways, but with none of the ear-ringing that happens after exiting a regular night club. For a more technical explanation on how the speakers were engineered to perfection straight from Despacio's creators, watch this short video.
I could hear every sonic detail - with percussion, guitars riffs, vocals and certain electronic instrumentations being particularly out-of-this-world vibrant. Songs like Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" (which I've heard hundreds of times before) sounded like completely new pieces of music while emanating through the Despacio speaker towers. I was nearly hypnotized during the sections of the set that were literally just bongo drums - it was as if someone was playing the drums right next to me, only with more richness than seemed possible in real life. And in the middle of a not too overly crowded, climate controlled dance floor with a massive disco ball that was undeniably Coachella's best kept secret. For lack of better words, I was in heaven.
And the music. I could go on for hours - and we did stay in Despacio for hours on end throughout the weekend. Everything felt like it was chosen with such care and craft, to delight and surprise us song after song after song. The eclectic mix of music showcased just how impressive this sound system really is, and the depth of sound it creates. Genres ranged from disco, soul and 70s/80s dance tracks (and a seemingly constant homage to the Talking Heads) during Murphy's components, to techno, acid house and electronic styles during the Dewaele brothers time on the decks.
As they mention in their interview with B.Traits on BBC Radio 1, the Dewaeles play tons of their own edits of records they've amassed while traveling the world. So much of what we heard in Despacio doesn't really exist anywhere else except in their personal collection. Thus the sets were a unique paradox of being some of the most memorable DJ sets I've heard in my life, while simultaneously some of the most elusive.
The sets were filled with some of my favorite tracks that I could barely believe were being spun in such an exquisite environment, mixed with hours of deeper cuts I'd previously never heard but sent me into soaring into euphoria. I'm fully convinced that these men are not only expert curators and song selectors, but potentially actual sorcerers. It was if they knew exactly what we wanted, better than we even did, and handed it to us hour after hour.
"We played all these tracks we can't really play normally in clubs", David Dewaele told WIRED magazine in this 2013 interview feature. "You can't really play Steve Miller in front of 10,000 people at a festival. It just doesn't work. But if you are in the right environment and you have a Serbian disco track with an amazing percussion and the right sound system, then it works".
And let me tell you, it really really works.
Be sure to check out Lineup #98 for a playlist featuring music from Despacio and some of our most memorable moments.
Sources used to write this post (and more reading/listening material):
Despacio: the 50,000-watt sound system designed for discerning audiophiles - WIRED, November 2013
Despacio: Powered by McIntosh - McIntosh Labs
Inside James Murphy and 2ManyDJs' Insane Audiophile Soundsystem - SPIN, July 2014
Inside Despacio, James Murphy and 2manyDJs' dance music utopia - The Verge, April 2016
Despacio soundsystem: James Murphy and 2ManyDJs in conversation
BBC Radio 1 Despacio Mix
eseids August 1, 2016
"Father John Misty's Quest to Explain Himself"
eseids July 31, 2017


One of the ongoing debates is "apportionment" and how this affects the benefits awarded for a workers' compensation injury. Multiple bills on this issue in the past have failed, primarily due to Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.'s veto. With the new administration, it is likely similar bills will be introduced and pushed this legislative session.
California's workers' compensation system is a 100-year-old, constitutionally guaranteed system that provides workers the right to compensation for workplace injuries. This compensation includes medical treatment to "cure and relieve" the injury and, when appropriate, indemnity benefits in the form of temporary or permanent disability.
The system is rooted in an agreement between employers and employees, sometimes referred as the "The Grand Bargain," where employers accept responsibility for all injuries and illnesses that occur in the course and scope of employment, even when they would otherwise have no legal liability. The workers, in exchange for the guaranteed coverage, relinquish the right to sue their employers in civil court.
The system is not without controversy, however, as employers and employees often disagree about numerous issues related to workers' compensation, including course and scope of employment, future medical, and what constitutes a reasonable accommodation.
Some workers may suffer multiple workplace injuries over the course of a career. The California workers' compensation system was designed to cure and relieve injuries that occur at work. But workers' compensation law holds employers liable only for the portion of the employee's disability that was caused directly by the current work-related injury. A physician must determine the approximate percentage of the disability caused by the current work-related injury and that percentage determines the amount for which the current employer is liable. This is known as apportionment.
Notably, apportionment applies only to liability for permanent disability. Temporary disability benefits, medical costs and medical care cannot be apportioned to prior injuries or conditions to lessen the employer's liability for these benefits. Thus, regardless of the apportionment for the permanent disability award, the employee still will receive medical care so long as the injury arises out of or occurs during the course and scope of employment.
Apportionment of permanent disability claims has been part of the system since the Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act was adopted in 1917. Courts have long applied the principle. From 1932 until 1968, apportionment was essentially the same as it currently is. However, from 1968 until 2004, apportionment of a permanent disability was essentially nonexistent. See Brodie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2007) 40 Cal. 4th 1313.
During this time, the courts rejected apportionment of a single disability with multiple causes, holding that there was no valid basis for apportionment to pre-existing conditions or contributing causes if that contributing factor was not labor disabling in and of itself. See Raymond F. Correio, Apportionment: Case Law Update Focusing on Themes, Trends, and Problem Areas (January 2017 Edition), as published by the Department of Industrial Relations.
This all changed in 2004 when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 899 (Poochigian; R-Fresno), supported by the California Chamber of Commerce. SB 899 reformed numerous Labor Code provisions, including Labor Code Section 4663 regulating apportionment. The changes made to Labor Code Section 4663 once again permitted apportionment of permanent disability, re-establishing the precedent set during the prior 36-year period from 1932 through 1968.
Per SB 899, Labor Code Section 4663 requires doctors who prepare a report addressing the issue of permanent disability to include an apportionment determination. The underlying intent of the legislation was that the employer would be charged only for liability of permanent disability that was caused directly by the industrial injury. Benefits such as medical care and temporary disability still are payable without apportionment.
The California Supreme Court issued a decision in Brodie, which described the impact of SB 899. See Brodie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2007) 40 Cal.4th 1313. The court summarized the implication of SB 899 and Labor Code Section 4663 by stating, "…the new approach to apportionment is to look at the current disability and parcel out its causative sources, nonindustrial, prior industrial, current industrial, and decide the amount directly caused by the current industrial source. This approach requires thorough consideration of past injuries, not disregard of them." Brodie 1328.
The Labor Code requires physicians to utilize the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Edition). See Labor Code Section 4660.1. The courts also have provided guidelines requiring that a medical opinion must: 1) be framed in terms of reasonable medical probability; 2) not be speculative; 3) be based on pertinent facts and on an adequate examination and history; 4) set forth reasoning in support of its conclusions; and 5) explain how and why the apportionable factor is responsible for the disability. See Escobedo v. Marshalls (2005) 70 Cal. Comp. Cases 604.
What these guidelines mean is that, if a doctor opines that approximately 60% of an employee's lumbar spine disability is caused directly by the industrial injury, the doctor must thoroughly explain how and why the disability is causally related to the industrial injury and how and why it is responsible for approximately 60% of the disability. And, if a doctor opines that the other 40% of an employee's lumbar spine disability is caused by a non-work-related issue, such as pre-existing degenerative changes, the physician must explain the nature of the degenerative disc disease, how and why it is causing permanent disability at the time of the evaluation, and how and why it is responsible for 40% of the disability.
Thus, determining what percentage of an injury is or is not work related is highly dependent on the judgment of an evaluating physician, which can result in disputes. Although disagreement over a medical opinion is not a new concept, in workers' compensation, it creates vast amounts of litigation because workers, employers and Workers' Compensation Appeals Board judges do not always think that physicians properly apportion the permanent disability based on the AMA Guides and legal precedent.
Despite the controversy that arises from the opinions of the evaluating physician, apportionment remains an essential part of the workers' compensation system because it ensures that employers are not held liable for a permanent disability caused by an injury that is unrelated to the work or which occurred at another place of employment.
In summary, apportionment "comports with logic, common sense, and medicine in that with respect to any disability or impairment there may be multiple contributing causes and not one cause." See Raymond F. Correio, Apportionment: Case Law Update Focusing on Themes, Trends, and Problem Areas (January 2017 Edition), as published by the Department of Industrial Relations.
• AB 305 (Gonzalez; D-San Diego) in 2015, AB 1643 (Gonzalez; D-San Diego) in 2016 and AB 570 (Gonzalez Fletcher; D-San Diego) in 2017 attempted to prohibit apportionment for certain conditions, thereby expanding workers' compensation beyond industrial injuries and requiring employers to compensate some injuries that occurred outside the workplace by eliminating apportionment for the aforementioned conditions. This directly undermines the purpose of apportionment—preventing employers from paying for injuries that did not occur during the course and scope of employment. All three bills were vetoed by Governor Brown.
• In 2018, AB 479 (Gonzalez Fletcher; D-San Diego) would have required that, if an employee sustains an injury arising out of and in the course of employment resulting in breast cancer, specified impairments had to be considered, including the presence or absence of the organ, skin disfigurement, and pain, among other things. The bill also would have prohibited childbearing age from being a determining factor when determining impairment for breast cancer. This is a concern for the workers' compensation community because it creates systemic instability, which Governor Brown addressed in his veto message.
The Governor did, however, direct the Division of Workers' Compensation Administrative Director to contract with an outside, independent research organization to undertake an evidenced-based evaluation of the issue.
There is concern that the sentiments expressed by Governor Brown have been challenged by the recent court decision in City of Jackson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2017) 11 Cal.App.5th 109. However, the Governor still vetoed SB 899.
Given the change in gubernatorial leadership and the current partisan makeup of both legislative houses, there is no doubt that apportionment will be the subject of many future pieces of legislation.
Apportionment is essential to ensure that employers are not held liable for a permanent disability award that is not related to the work or which occurred at another place of employment. Apportionment is simply a fairness standard that helps keep some of the workers' compensation costs down. The ultimate goal is a balanced workers' compensation system that efficiently provides timely and fair benefits to injured workers and minimizes administrative and frictional costs to employers.


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After receiving repeated explicit and detailed threats of sexual violence in the workplace on a daily basis for weeks from a patient who is a convicted sex offender, I discussed these with my line manager who stated "well what do we expect when we bring a beautiful woman on the ward" and laughed. He didn't discuss it beyond this. I was the only woman in the team at the time and had not been in the service long so did not feel comfortable to report my line manager to more senior managers. I expressed to my team that I did not feel safe on the ward but the patient was not moved wards and I continued to have to go onto the ward he was on every day. When he started being allowed periods of leave off the ward, I stayed late at work to ensure that I didn't have to walk from the building to my car at a time when he might be allowed to be out, particularly as he had made a point of telling me several times that he knew which car was mine. I felt I had to take these steps to manage the risk myself as I did not feel that anyone else was taking the risk to me seriously. I consulted the advice of a male psychologist colleague who specializes in working with sex offenders. He told me that "there's nothing you can really do other than eat 10 donoughts a night". A member of nursing staff told me that it is my fault because I have not lied to the patient and pretended that I'm married. I explained that my relationship status is irrelevant and being single does not justify sexual harassment and sexual aggression but they continued to say things like this, including in front of the patient. The patient stated to the whole team in a ward round that he is going to spank me and nobody challenged him at all. As part of my role, I had to sit in meetings where others or myself had to read out reports regarding the patients progress/mental state/behaviour, which frequently included quotes the patient had made where he described my breasts and bottom in detail, or described masturbating whilst thinking of me. It was extremely humiliating to have to sit in a professional meeting in a room full of people, in a role I have worked hard to be taken seriously in, and to have extremely personal descriptions about myself read out to everyone. Nobody asked if I was ok or offered to censor the material. This went on for months and only ended because I left the service. This is not unique to that service, but is a problem pervasive in forensic mental health services.
As one of the only females in the service (and the only female in a senior position) I was repeatedly told by male members of staff that "we shouldn't have girls working here". When the team manager announced that he has recruited someone to the vacant post we had, a male member of staff said "please tell me it's a man?". The manager laughed and said "beggars can't be choosers!" and apologised for appointing a woman (who is extremely experienced and is actually over qualified for the post).
everydaysexism | 11th February 2020
I had a huge crush on a "class clown" character in my class from the beginning of secondary school. It soon became obvious to him that this was the case and he began manipulating me, making me think he liked me, making me feel stupid and fat and ugly but wanting more and more attention from him. Eventually, I became involved with one of his friends, who began emotionally abusing me (another story – he'd say he was going to kill himself every day). But the original boy kept coming to my house, began sexually assaulting me, telling me I was disgusting and going to hell because it was cheating because I didn't tell anyone. He did this until I agreed to break up with my boyfriend and date him. He then continued to abuse me, but me over and over again to "do stuff", telling me that if I didn't that he'd tell everyone about my mental health issues. I reported him to the police a year later from a psychiatric unit I was sectioned into after starving myself and self harming. Nothing was done. I was still put back in the same school and classes as him. He tormented me daily, saying I'd ruin his reputation and I was a liar and that if I said anything else he would tell everyone I was crazy and on antidepressants. His friends all bullied me also, one of them spiking my drink and assaulting me at a party. They are all still living in the same town as me, walking the streets, laughing when they see me, passing me at college and work making jokes. Feeding lies into the ears of anyone I get close to. Rape culture and gang culture led these boys to stuck together in a toxic group, ruining my life. I have come out of this looking like the lesser person and he has never been happier or more popular. These boys led me to eating disorders, suicidal ideation, self harm and more. Yet to them, it is all a joke because, to them, women are lesser beings, there only for pleasure and to be used and manipulated to their will.
Ms S
Since becoming a mother I have experienced so much sexism that it would take me an essay to write it all down fully! I really wish that everyone talked more openly and honestly to girls, and boys, about the reality of parenthood particularly for women. I think that parents are pretty good at doing that amongst themselves, but I wish so much that I had been told about the realities before I took the decision to have a child. I love my son and wouldn't change him for the world, but I just wasn't properly informed or prepared. And the change to a woman's life is so massive. The biology of parenthood is not fair on women, but neither is the way that mothers are treated and the things expected of them. I believe that we are not told the truth because if we were, it would put us off becoming mothers. To start at the start of the process, I now find the term 'morning sickness' hugely problematic. It should be called 'pregnancy sickness' because it lasts all day. It is like having norovirus for weeks without a break – I am not exaggerating at all as I have experienced both. It is horrible and utterly exhausting. And yet we minimize it, don't treat it (I know that there are good reasons for not trying new medications here, but there really is no help available). And it's not generally considered something you can take time off work for. Labour is obviously massively painful and physically destructive to the mother, that is just how it is. But I've come to notice now how women in labour are often a subject for humour in television and film, and our wider culture. It makes me think, when is it ok to laugh at somebody in agony and distress? And the answer is, when it's a woman. Postnatal care is below the standard needed for new mothers to maintain decent mental health. This was my experience and there are many articles online documenting this. After 40+hrs of labour, during which I had been physically unable to sleep or eat, I was left in sole care of a newborn baby (who wakes up at least every 3 hrs for a feed) for the first time. This is also when I was expected to learn to breastfeed, which despite being a very natural thing does take some practice to get right. This is the norm, but how is that sensible, for the best care of the baby or the mother? Women, including myself, are put on wards where people come and go, babies and women cry all day and night. I ended up going home with a newborn having lost two nights' sleep. When this is the way that new motherhood begins – and there is no break from that crying, waking baby once you get home, 24/7 – I feel it is no wonder that postnatal depression rates are so high. I believe that things could be done differently too, it is just a question of money and resources. My grandmother spent a week in hospital after the births of her children, my mother several nights, and for both, the baby was cared for by midwives who woke the mothers only for feeds so that they could rest and recover. That was the norm then. But providing that care costs money, I guess, and women's mental health is no longer a priority here. I could go on, about postnatal discrimination in the workplace, unequal burdens of childcare and housecare, the different standards expected of parents' bodies ('dad bod' made me so mad – fathers' bodies have done no work in the process of childbearing yet are allowed to stop caring for their bodies, while mothers are expected to 'get their body back' after pregnancy and labour). But I don't have all night!
everydaysexism | 26th October 2017
The last few weeks have been weird. This ex and I decided to stay as bffs after the breakup, and for the most part it's been good. He and I are the only people in our respective friend groups who share the same sense of dark humour, and we still have plenty in common despite no longer being officially together. It's been this way for 1+ years. Lately, we've been starting up again, in both a physical and romantic way. We're both frustrated, and have embarrassingly strong feelings for one another, so fair enough. We've even shagged a few times. Now, part of the reason we broke up was my abysmal sex drive. I have been seriously abused in the past, which as you can imagine has had a great impact on me. I understood his reasoning; he's human after all. But tonight, it was different. We were both drunk (I still am as I type this), and we came to an agreement that I would sleep with him for money. $10, to be precise. $15 or more for anything else. We finished up a while ago, and he tried to sweet talk me out of $15. I said no, and he protested. By the end of it, I felt worthless. I know this is fucked up, I know this is weird, but it's just somehow the way it turned out. Just now, he came back into my room, worried about how I actually saw that encounter. He wondered if I saw it as real, or just roleplay. His particular level of disconnect is fascinating, given the endless twists & turns my mind has been going through recently. He's not dense, he's not insensitive, but the sheer difference in perspective is very interesting. I was 100% serious. And some part of me thought he knew that, and was conspiring against me anyway. I wish people could reply to these posts; Am I crazy? Am I overreacting to a situation I caused myself? Or am I right to feel so worthless? I've given up looking for answers.
Confused bat
everydaysexism | 3rd September 2016
Hi, I'm glad to have found this place and that I'm not alone. So I have pretty bad social anxiety and am very introverted. I don't have a social media profile or go out that much. I withdrew from college at the start of 2015. I feel that since then my social anxiety has gotten worse but am getting a lot of help for it that I'm extremely grateful for. Between the time that I got failing grades up to now, one of my closest friends who I was living with at the time started to grow distant from me. The counsellor at the college campus made me feel very anxious and that I couldn't talk to her, we just didn't mesh well. So feeling like I couldn't talk to anyone, I retreated to the mental health forums, i.e. the emotional wastelands of the interwebs. There are a handful that I feel are basically the same but with different names. Psychforum, socialphobiaworld, and socialanxietysupport. I went onto social anxiety support to vent about my problems I was having the the SA. What I didn't know beforehand was that there seemed to be a lot more guys on these mental health forums than there were girls. I met a few girls, and I got along with them instantly. But whenever I posted a thread I got answers almost entirely from guys. One of the few I can remember was about how I'd been walking down the hall to class and two guys started insulting my outfit. I asked in the thread if anyone else had this problem where they seemed to attract random hostility while they were in College. The responses I got were questions from several guys just asking me what I did wrong to provoke these poor young men. "What the hell?" I thought. It was minor and I wasn't being insulted directly but it still seems wrong to me for all these guys to assume I was the villain in the situation. I thought it was a fairly relatable thing. Then I started searching the forum for questions I had that may have been already asked. Among them I found responses from guys saying stuff like, "Haven't had a MILF try to seduce me yet" and other things that to me just seemed really offensive even though they weren't directed at me. It was frustrating to see so much of this kind of stuff. I've learned a lot about life in the past few years, including how forums operate, which is now something I wish I didn't have to know. I've learned they are dumping grounds for emotions and vitriol. I've left this forum along with the account I had on socialphobiaworld. I keep in touch with the real world as much as I can and try to stick to venting/resolving my problems in a journal, with a psychiatrist, or with a friend or loved one.
everydaysexism | 27th August 2016
Just heard Laura on NPR with Leonard Lopate… Which everyday sexism do I want to share? There are so many. I went to the emergency room for mental health reasons and was put into a psych ward where I was told to put a hospital gown over my clothes because there were men in there. I went in and ONLY the women had gowns over their clothes. Men were wearing their normal everyday clothing. On top of that, a woman who was obviously very disturbed was menstruating on herself and no nurses helped her. Why did I have to put a gown on and feel that I was the one who was the problem (and shamed for dressing inappropriately- apparently that's leggings and a long sweater) when it was the men in the ward who were the problem. Maybe if a man was deemed a danger to women he should not be with the "general population" in the first place. Nope, the easiest way is always to change women it seems.
My boss, old enough to be my father tried it on with me- He'd comment in front of my male-strong team on my 'weight loss' and 'how it made me beautiful and attractive', he even said that I 'had a good bum'. But he was old enough to be my dad, and I wasn't interested. So his harassment turned nasty and personal- he obliterated my character within my young career and lost me a new position that was going to lead to a doctorate, all because he lied about 'my character'. When I reported it to HR, they moved me from my team and put me in a lower paid position working unsociable hours- my former 'team mates' didn't bother to stand up for me. After a Psychological referral, a suicide attempt and loss of over 5 stone due to lack of eating I attempted to take legal action- to no avail. Now i'm working a job paying minimum wage and have to start from scratch regarding my career. Turns out that a First Class Honours degree from one of the best unis is nothing in comparison to a sexism and vile male boss. He kept his job, sanity and dignity whilst he stripped me of mine for good fun.