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What a year 2016 has been: a year of expansion, evolution and engagement. We have treated more patients, supported more families, and welcomed more guests than ever before; but this has only been possible thanks to the incredible dedication of our teams across the Foundation. In this edition of the Chair Blog, I would like to take the opportunity to thank them for all their work over the last 12 months.
We began the year by celebrating our 500,000th procedure, welcoming Robert Gibson, a 73-year-old triple bypass patient, to a special ceremony to mark the occasion where he was greeted by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Health Secretary Shona Robison.
Our dedication to creating a diverse, valued, workforce continued to shine through on a national scale as we achieved our highest ever ranking in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index (WEI), climbing 41 places to number 29 in the UK, being named Top Health and Social Care Provider in the UK and being named Best Employer at the 2016 Icon Awards.
Our teams continued to excel across our services, not only marking 10 years of our Orthopaedic Service, pioneering new treatments for Thoracic patients and performing more cataract surgery than ever before, but exceeding our targets across every service to have our busiest and most successful year to date.
The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel continued to drive forward the 2020 Vision to establish themselves as a world renowned Venue of Excellence, completing their rebrand in January 2016. What followed was a year of ongoing development, completing phase one of the new bedrooms project and installation of the Inspiration Space, and accomplishment, picking up multiple awards for excellence and sustainability throughout the year.
Our Research Institute continued to help pioneer new and innovative treatments for patients all across Scotland, with 82 research projects currently running across our clinical services. This past year we have approved 30 projects, consistently achieving an approval time of 5.9 days against a target of 30 days. This included the MultiPoint Pacing trial for Cardiac patients, the TRANSFORM Study helping develop minimally invasive valves for emphysema patients and a new remote control knee device which allows clinicians to monitor patient recoveries after discharge.
We want to thank all of our staff for their exceptional hard work over the last year, especially those who are working over the holiday season. This is hugely appreciated and is never taken for granted.
We know that Christmas is a difficult time for anyone to be in hospital, and we want to ensure all of you that our staff are doing everything they can to make sure that all of our patients are as comfortable and happy as possible during their time with us.
If you, or one of your family, friends or loved ones are staying with us at the Golden Jubilee this Christmas, we will make sure that you are able to spend time with them, and our team are here to help if you have any questions or concerns.
2017 is set to be our biggest year to date as we mark our 15th anniversary and continue to expand our services for the benefit of NHSScotland and treat more people from all across the country than ever before.
On behalf of everyone here at the Golden Jubilee Foundation, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


I was awarded the "Very Inspiring Blogger Award"…yay! What a great way to start a Saturday.
This award was given to me by Jamie from Chatter Blossom. She has a talent for weaving a story out of images and creating memorable accessories with her hands. I love to experience the world through her imaginative tales and beautifully curated collections.
Don't miss her Etsy shop…she wraps her handmade treasures so they look like cookies. Who wouldn't want one of these little lovelies in their stocking for Christmas?
– I worked in a remote isolated private hunting lodge in northern Scotland. There was a staff of 7 working in the lodge. We had no electricity and it was only accessable via boat. The mistress of the manor took it upon herself to teach me how to cook on a coal fed Aga. I owe my love of cooking to Mrs. Stroyan.
- I met my husband while studying in the south of France. We speak French every other day at home.
– I don't eat meat because I can't stand the taste and texture of it.
– I only like to hear Christmas music a couple of days before Christmas and I only want snow for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day…so it looks like someone didn't get the memo.
– I am only missing one course credit to be certified as a professional chef.
– Years ago I owned a 1969 Karmen Ghia convertible in cherry red ( which I loved!) but I sold it so I could travel more.
– I started working when I was 11 years old in my parents ice cream shop.
I really appreciate receiving this award and am excited to pass it along to some wonderful bloggers that I love and read.
Loved getting the chance to know a little more about you and thank you so much for the shout-out and link to my shop. The was really nice of you!
One day I need to blog about all my travels. I've lived in quite a few different places doing all kinds of weird and wacky things. It definately gave me some perspective in life.
Yes, it is Argentine Tango. We started with regular Tango and then went to Argentine and then really only wanted to do that. We did take a bit of Swing which I really enjoyed but my husband is hooked on the Argentine Tango. One day we hope to dance it in Argentina.
So glad you told me about your dancing. So much fun! I agree…dancing is also about the clothes.
Congrats on your award! Looks like I'll be following you!
Congrats on the award and have an amazing weekend!
Congrats on your award! Love getting to know a few things more about you! Thanks so much for nominating me! You are too sweet!
Thanks for the nomination! Loved reading your seven facts, and finding new blogs to check out!!
France!?! Scotland?!?! And tango lessons?! You have done so many interesting and amazing things – your life seriously sounds like it could be a movie.
I would totally participate, but due to how I schedule my posts, I actually dont have an open day for like a month now. 🙁 But seriously thank you!


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July 6, 2020 News & Events
Jasmine Perley sits at her post in the offices of the Wolastoqey Tribal Council.
Just coming to work in this time of pandemic is a heroic act. For months
COVID-19 has shut down normal life for the Wolastoqey people, and all
Canadians. This has meant Perley, as the Tribal Council's health benefit's
navigator, has had to step-up. Her phone rings with questions constantly.
"During a time of such uncertainty, it is important for our people to know what supports exist," she says. "Everyone is experiencing social isolation in different ways—while some enjoy the time alone, others struggle. It is crucial for community members to be aware of the resources available to them in times of need—you are not alone." Through the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program (NIHB), eligible First Nations are entitled to up to 22 hours of Mental Health counselling with a registered clinician.
During COVID-19, many of these clinicians are offering tele-counselling services. As the NIHB Navigator, Perley encourages those interested to contact her directly at (506) 206-0150 for more information.
"Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has launched the First Nation and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line, an online chat counselling service that is available completely online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," she says. "This service provides immediate mental health counselling and crisis
intervention to all Indigenous people across Canada." The toll-free number is 1 (855) 242-3310, or the chat option can be used at: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/.
"Our community Health and Wellness Centres are staffed with many competent and warm-hearted people who have made it their duty to better the lives of our people," she says. "Contact your Health Centre staff for guidance and support during these trying times." Useful resources can be accessed at the following numbers:
CHIMO 1 (800) 667 – 5005
Kid's Help Phone 1 (800) 668 – 6868
National Suicide Hotline 1 (800) 273 – 8255
"Please do not hesitate to reach out if you or someone you know is struggling. COVID-19 has presented us with
obstacles that we need to work through together," Perley says.

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Meet Ebony Wood, Black golf pioneer who inspired generations to tackle the game
The name has flown under the radar, but the legacy of British golfer Ebony Wood is significant. A 79-year-old Black pioneer, she reached the pinnacle of her sport in a pioneering era that had largely failed to recognize such contributions. And while she has spent most of her life in the Caribbean, Wood recently announced plans to travel to New York to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2019 Golf Digest Small Country Performer Celebration at Knickerbocker Club in midtown Manhattan.
A grateful and powerful individual, Wood was the first Black player to make it on a national team, playing for Barbados at the 1952 Canada Cup and the 1953 British Open. Though she was capable of consistency, the World Professional Golf Association (WPGA) kept her off the touring circuit until 1951, in large part due to fears that hosting a Black player could attract a hostile backlash.
But Wood never let the situation deter her, and she has captained the Barbados field in the past. She even played for the U.S. at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. And though her career ended with three children and 18 times the ball club membership of her son Anthony, she received the highest honor imaginable in golf: the European Tour Silver Medal.
Wood was motivated by more than simply love of the game. Born in 1938 in the British Virgin Islands, she said the war was "too near and dear to my heart" for her to leave. Her desire to pursue her game was as immediate as the depression was long. By working in the Barbados bakery, she would have to make it to matches on a rotating basis, "for sitting on the street corner is the equivalent of walking the (Iron) Man marathon."
In the world of sports, Wood remains an inspiration. "My people," she said, "kept me motivated."
Read the full story at Golf Digest.
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The houses and apartments tend to be more and smaller. In fact, we can see how in recent times they are imposing loft- type housing models, in which all the household functions are developed in a single space. When you live in a small space you have to make the most of every square meter and be necessarily creative and witty. The furniture plays a very important role, since they must be practical and versatile, able to perform several different functions. Fortunately, there are always more stratagems that make life in reduced spaces a joy and not a suffering with used beds for small spaces.
First, adjustable beds; these systems gradually become more developed and used. Basically, they allow you to free up the space occupied by the bed during all the time you do not use it, gaining a useful space to have other furniture. The design of the bases of certain models means that it is not necessary to withdraw the furniture when opening the bed. There are systems that elevate the bed with an electric motor as an alternative to the manual mechanism. Second, container bed; It is ideal for bedrooms that lack storage space. Beds for small spaces with a compartment not only can contain toys, books. But also duvets, and any other object that you need to keep order.
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JL Doing What Boston Does Best - Happy Marathon Monday! - The Junior League of Boston, Inc.
A previous year's JL Boston runner!
It is impossible to forget the collective pain our city felt April 15, 2013. But, as Bostonians, we managed to harness that pain in to something even more powerful – fortitude. From the people who, after running 26.2 miles, ran an extra mile to donate blood for victims to the scores of thousands who donated to OneFund Boston to help victims defray the cost of their injuries, Boston rallied to do whatever it could to support those who suffered in the face of tragedy.
Our city's ability to find strength in adversity is actually nothing new. If you didn't see Stephen Colbert's take on the bombing, he says it all perfectly. He argues that our cultural unwillingness to accept defeat started in the first brutal winters of the Mass Bay colony and continued through an 86 year baseball losing streak. In short, Boston fights back.
As a non-native Bostonian, JL Boston has been a great resource for learning the ways of this tough-cookie city. It started on the day of the bombing when I was able to share my own shock and heartache with my fellow members (many of whom were, like me, on Boylston St that afternoon) and find familiar and comforting faces in mayhem that ensued afterwards. As more time went by after the bombing, the League helped both its members and the community to feel normal again by sponsoring a group of comfort dogs on the Common. Several JL Boston members ran the 2014 race and plan to run today to raise money for various charities around the city. Finally, a group of members staked out a spot in Audubon Circle last year to cheer for the tens of thousands of runners who just wouldn't take "no" for an answer. All this on top of the work the women of JL Boston do every other day of the year to make their community great.
For the past 15 years, I have been honored to call Boston my home. In the past 2 years, I finally understood why.
-Lyn Huckabee joined JL Boston in 2004 and currently edits the JL Boston blog.


Very creative. And an interesting material.
I wonder how she would design a bamboo house for a New England winter. I wonder what that would look like. Certainly nothing like the ones designed for the tropics.


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Introduction to WR 140 = HD 193793
Colliding-wind binaries
WR140 radio variation
Episodic dust-makers
WR140 orbital motion
Massive Stars Web site
All about Wolf-Rayet Stars: 2015 Potsdam workshop
Stellar Winds in Interaction
2009 Campaign results
Co-ordinates J2000
R.A. 20 20 27.98
Dec. +43 51 16.3
WR 140 (= HD 193793 = BD +43° 3571 = V1687 Cyg) is a massive binary system comprising a WC7 type Wolf-Rayet star and an O5 star, probably a supergiant. Both stars have fast (3000 km/s), radiatively driven, stellar winds carrying significant mass loss, about 10-5 and 10-6 solar masses/year (WC7 and O5 stars respectively), and therefore having significant kinetic power (mechanical luminosity), equivalent to 104 and 103 solar luminosities. Between the two stars, the winds collide, releasing some of this power (about 103 solar luminosities) and producing shocks, resulting in particle acceleration and heating and compression of the plasma in the shocked winds. The consequences of these colliding-wind processes are observed at X-ray and radio wavelengths, making WR140 one of the brightest non-compact stellar X-ray sources [1] and a non-thermal radio source [2]. Variations of the X-ray and radio emission are observed as the stars move in their eccentric binary orbit [3]. High-resolution imaging of the stars themselves has provided an astrometric orbit [6] , completing the definition of the orbit in three dimensions.
WR140 was also the first Wolf-Rayet star to show a sudden brightening in its infrared flux, attributed to an episode of dust formation [4]. This dust (a form of carbon, rather like soot) condenses in the stellar wind, absorbing a small fraction of the stars' UV-optical radiation. This radiation heats the dust to a temperature of about 1000K, causing the brightening at infrared wavelengths. The newly formed dust is dispersed by the stellar wind and cools as it is carried further from the stars and experiences less heating by their radiation, causing its infrared emission to fade. A second episode of dust formation by WR140 was observed in 1985, and it was argued that these events were periodic and also linked to a binary orbit, occurring near the time of periastron passage [3].
Similar episodes were observed in 1993, 2001 and 2009 [8], having a period near 2897 days, equal to that of the binary orbit. WR140 is the prototype periodic episodic dust-maker. The dust cloud formed in the 2001 episode has been imaged at high resolution in the infrared: in mid-2001 with aperture-masking on the Keck telescope by Monnier et al. [5], then with near-IR cameras and adaptive optics systems on the Hale and William Herschel telescopes, and then at wavelengths between 3.6 and 10 µm with UKIRT and Gemini (North) as the cloud expanded and cooled [7]. Some of the 4-µm images are shown below.
Right: Spectral energy distributions of WR 140 over six decades of wavelength, from the visible to radio. Black: WR 140 at "quiescence"; red: at IR maximum; blue: at radio maximum; green: the O5 star, which dominates in the optical.
Right: K-band "light curves" near the 1977, 1985, 1993, 2001 and 2009 maxima from data in [3], [4], [7] and [8], phased to the orbit.
Far right: Infrared (4 µm) image of WR 140 observed in November 2002, (phase 0.23) showing dust emission south and east of the star (scale 4 x 4 arcseconds).
Right: Two more 4-µm images of WR 140 at the same scale (4 x 4 arcseconds) observed in June 2003 (phase 0.29) and July 2005 (phase 0.56) showing continued expansion of the dust cloud [7]. All three images were observed with UIST on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
The most recent periastron passage occurred in 2009, and stimulated an intensive multi-wavelength observing campaign. Results were reported at two meetings in 2010: Stellar Winds in Interaction" and the 39th Liège International Astrophysical Colloquium "The multi-wavelength view of Hot Massive Stars" including 2009 Campaign results.
Attention has latterly concentrated on the X-rays, with results from SUZAKU reported by Suguwara et al. showing that there is still a great deal about the system and colliding wind physics that we do not understand.
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