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3.OA Operations and Algebraic Thinking
3.OA.A Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
M.3.OA.A.1 Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each.
M.3.OA.A.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each.
M.3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
3.OA.B Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
M.3.OA.B.4 Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. Student use of the formal terms for these properties is not necessary.
M.3.OA.B.5 Understand division as an unknown-factor problem.
3.OA.C Multiply and divide within 100.
M.3.OA.C.6 Use multiplicative thinking to multiply and divide within 100.
M.3.OA.C.6a Use the meanings of multiplication and division, the relationship between the operations (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one could reason that 40 ÷ 5 = 8), and properties of operations (e.g., the distributive property) to develop and understand strategies to multiply and divide within 100.
M.3.OA.C.6b Flexibly and efficiently use strategies, the relationship between the operations, and properties of operations to find products and quotients with multiples of 0, 1, 2, 5, & 10 within 100.
3.OA.D Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
M.3.OA.D.7 Solve two-step word problems, posed with whole numbers and having whole number answers, using the four operations. Represent these problems using one or two equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. If one equation is used, grouping symbols (i.e. parentheses) may be needed. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies.
M.3.OA.D.8 Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations.
3.NBT Number and Operations in Base Ten
3.NBT.A Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic, using a variety of strategies.
M.3.NBT.A.1 Use place value understanding to generate estimates for problems in real-world situations, with whole numbers within 1,000 using strategies such as mental math, benchmark numbers, compatible numbers, and rounding. Assess the reasonableness of their estimates (e.g., Is my estimate too low or too high? What degree of precision do I need for this situation?).
M.3.NBT.A.2 Flexibly and efficiently add and subtract within 1,000 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
M.3.NBT.A.3 Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10–90 (e.g., 9 × 80, 5 × 60) using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.
3.NF Number and Operations – Fractions
3.NF.A Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.
M.3.NF.A.1 Understand a unit fraction as the quantity formed when a whole is partitioned into equal parts and explain that a unit fraction is one of those parts (e.g., 1/4). Understand fractions are composed of unit fractions.
M.3.NF.A.2 Understand and represent a fraction as a number on the number line.
M.3.NF.A.2a Understand the whole on a number line is defined as the interval from 0 to 1 and the unit fraction is defined by partitioning the interval into equal parts (i.e., equal-sized lengths).
M.3.NF.A.2b Represent fractions on a number line by iterating lengths of the unit fraction from 0. Recognize that the resulting interval represents the size of the fraction and that its endpoint locates the fraction as a number on the number line.
M.3.NF.A.3 Explain equivalence of fractions and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
M.3.NF.A.3a Understand two fractions as equivalent (equal) if they are the same size or name the same point on a number line.
M.3.NF.A.3b Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3) and explain why the fractions are equivalent by using a visual fraction model (e.g., tape diagram or number line).
M.3.NF.A.3c Express whole numbers as fractions (3 = 3/1), and recognize fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers (4/4 = 1).
M.3.NF.A.3d Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Justify the conclusions by using a visual fraction model (e.g., tape diagram or number line) and describe the result of the comparison using words and symbols ( >, =, and < ).
3.MD Measurement and Data
3.MD.A Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
M.3.MD.A.1 Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line.
M.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l), excluding compound units such as cm3 and finding the geometric volume of a container. Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.
3.MD.B Represent and interpret data.
M.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.
M.3.MD.B.4 Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units — whole numbers, halves, fourths.
3.MD.C Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
M.3.MD.C.5 Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
M.3.MD.C.5a A square with side length 1 unit, called "a unit square" is said to have "one square unit" of area, and can be used to measure area.
M.3.MD.C.5b A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.
M.3.MD.C.6 Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in., square ft., and improvised units).
M.3.MD.C.7 Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.
M.3.MD.C.7a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.
M.3.MD.C.7b Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole number side lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems, and represent whole number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning.
M.3.MD.C.7c Use tiling to show in a concrete case that the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths a and b + c is the sum of a × b and a × c. Use area models to represent the distributive property in mathematical reasoning.
M.3.MD.C.7d Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real-world problems.
3.MD.D Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.
M.3.MD.D.8 Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
3.G.A Reason with shapes and their attributes.
M.3.G.A.1 Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
M.3.G.A.2 Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.

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Penn State Health, Highmark Announce Billion-Dollar Partnership
The collaboration will aim to encourage value-based, community-minded healthcare.
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A pair of major health institutions in the Northeast will engage in a joint venture to invest over $1 billion in value-minded community-based healthcare. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Highmark Health and Penn State Health announced the "game-changing" initiative late last week.
A. Craig Hillemeier, MD, Dean of Penn State College of Medicine and CEO of Penn State Health, called the move a commitment to create a patient-focused care model that "enhances overall health and wellness and creates increased opportunity for collaboration with community physicians."
The 2 companies will pursue analytics-based population health and value-based care models for the management of chronic conditions. The new network will be anchored by Penn State University's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the lone research and teaching hospital in the central region of that state. The partnership will also increase Penn State College of Medicine's funding for education and research.
In the arrangement, Highmark Health will become a minority stakeholder in Penn State Health, occupying as many as 3 of the 15 seats on the system's Board of Directors.
Consolidation and collaboration between payers and hospitals have been ongoing nationwide. Highmark has faced bitter, at times litigious competition on its home turf from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), one of the largest health systems in the country. Both a payer and a provider, UPMC has bought various practices throughout Western Pennsylvania, and recently announced a $2 billion plan to build 3 new, digitally-enhanced specialty hospitals. Some say its continued growth may be a motivating factor for other companies and systems in the state and region to seek similar integration.
As providers continue to consolidate into larger health systems, many payers are looking for influence or exclusivity with the growing monopolies. In regions with "cozy duopolies and oligopolies" of providers, as Penn State Milton S. Hershey's own Marco D. Huesch, MBBS, PhD, told Healthcare Analytics News™ in a previous interview, lack of competition can be antithetical to analytics-driven, value-based innovation.
According to Penn State Health's official statement, its arrangement with Highmark Health will aim to incorporate independent community physicians in its efforts in order to keep care localized while improving value. Penn State Health's existing insurance arrangements will remain unchanged, the statement says, and Highmark's payer arm, Highmark Inc., will remain "free to contract with other hospitals and health systems."
"Our goal is to keep care in the community while enhancing local access to specialty care," Penn State Health's senior vice president William M. Bird, DO, said. "This partnership will help us do just that."


In order to reach the goal of self sufficiency by 2015, KEF established a micro-finance program which is intended to support the financial improvements of the 11 villages served by the Kasimu School.
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Get ready, team, because this is not a drill: Girl Scout Cookie season is nearly upon us. You might be wondering: Where can I get S'mores Girl Scout Cookies? After all, this new S'mores flavor is in honor of the Girl Scouts' 100 year anniversary — and it's definitely not something you're going to want to miss.
According to the Girl Scouts' official blog, the S'mores cookie flavor, which was first announced in August of 2016, actually comes in two varieties; which one is available to you will depend on your location. (Remember that whole thing where Girl Scout Cookies are made by two different bakeries? That's what we're talking about here). The Little Brownie Bakers version is a "crunchy graham sandwich cookie with creamy chocolate and marshmallowy filling"; meanwhile, the second option, made by ABC Bakers, offers a tantalizing treat described as a "crispy graham cookie double dipped with a yummy creme icing and a scrumptious chocolatey coating." If you ask me, both sound delightful!
Even if you aren't crazy about S'mores, fret not! All of your old favorites are still available, including Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, and beyond. And yes, they're expected to retail for their standard $4 a box, making them an affordable treat. There are even vegan Girl Scout cookies available, though you should always double check labels and ingredients yourself if you have dietary restrictions or needs. And don't forget, there are tons of fun recipes you can make with Girl Scout cookies in the comfort of your own home.
So, how tough is it to get your hands on these delightful boxes of joy? Provided you live near anyone selling Girl Scout cookies, you should be A-OK. I've broken down the most common ways to find S'mores Girl Scout Cookies, or any of their other cookies, below. Happy snacking!
Go to this handy website, courtesy of the Girl Scouts, and type in your zip code. Then you'll see an estimate of when cookie sales will begin in your area. In my area (Washington, D.C.), for example, it looks like cookies will hit in 37 days.
For the sake of variety, you can use a similar approach over at the Little Brownie Bakers website. Just enter your zipcode and you'll be told how many days until cookies arrive in your area; you can also set up an alert for when the big day hits.
If you live and die by your iPhone, no worries! There's an app to help you get your cookies, too. The Girl Scout Cookie iPhone app comes to us courtesy of Girl Scouts and is available for free. You type in your zipcode and are given options for where you can purchase cookies in your area. You can also learn more about the types of cookies sold, ingredients lists, and so on.
Live with Android device in your palm? Fret not, cookies are not far from your reach. Similar to the iPhone app, the Girl Scout Cookie Finder for Android app allows you to search by your zipcode and discover where Girl Scouts are setting up shop and selling near you.
Your neighbor, the child of your coworker, your distant relative... Girl Scouts abound. Ask their parent if they sell Girl Scout cookies, or if they know someone who does. You can usually buy directly from an individual Girl Scout; some even have links where you can purchase the cookies online and still help out their troop. Perfect, right?


My name is Patrick Holford and for the last 30 years I have been studying the best way to lose weight. There are a lot of diets out there and it's often confusing as you get conflicting messages on what works best. But I think the absolute best and healthiest way to lose weight is to follow a low glycaemic load (GL) diet - low GL is what many of the more recent diets out there have in common.
The best bit about the low GL diet is that you don't have to starve yourself; or limit your food choices or follow a rigid pattern of eating. It is simply keeping your blood sugar balanced and your food choices healthy. This will not only help you to lose weight, but will also give you more energy and plenty of welcome side effects, such as better skin, improved digestion and enhanced mood.
What does low glycaemic load mean?
Glycemic Load (GL) - is a unit of measurement, rather like grams, litres, centimetres and calories are. GLs are used to measure the amount of sugar and starch in food and their impact on the body. They show how much carbohydrate there is in each food (and therefore how much glucose it will create and release into the bloodstream as blood sugar) and how fast the carbohydrate will break down into glucose (and therefore how quickly your blood sugar levels will rise). Low GL Load foods release their glucose more slowly so you maintain stable energy levels for longer.
When your blood sugar level goes too high (after eating too much sugar or refined carbs like white bread or pasta) the excess is converted to fat. When your blood sugar level dips you feel hungry and so you snack - often reaching for something sugary. When you eat a food containing carbohydrate, glucose is released into your bloodstream and your blood sugar level will rise again.
The key to achieving your perfect weight is to keep your blood sugar levels stable. To do this you need to eat healthy foods that provide you with glucose in the right quantities and this is what a low GL diet does.
You will stop producing more glucose than you can use, so won't gain fat.
You won't suffer from food cravings.
Your body will be reprogrammed to burn fat rapidly.
You will be able to lose weight and sustain your weight loss permanently.
How do I work out the glycaemic load?
Low GL Diet Made Easy and the online Low GL Diet Counter show you the GL of foods. The Holford Low GL Diet Cookbook provides loads of delicious and easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, all with the GL worked out.
Once you've been following the diet for a short while you'll soon get the hang of it and you'll start to naturally follow the principles.
Protein helps to slow down the release of sugar from carbohydrates and has virtually no effect on blood sugar. So if you combine protein (fish, eggs, beans, poultry) with wholemeal carbs like wholemeal bread, brown pasta or starchy vegetables (which are lower GL than refined carbs) you get a healthy, balanced low GL meal.
What food can I eat on 45 GLs a day?
Your GL intake breaks down as 10 GLs each for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus 5 GLs for a mid morning and mid afternoon snack – so you eat (or graze) regularly instead of gorging at one or two big meals. That helps keep your blood sugar and energy even and stops hunger. Additionally you get 5GLs a day for a drink or dessert.
You have a daily 5GL allowance for drinks and desserts. That means you could have a drink on Monday, a dessert on Tuesday, both on Wednesday and neither on Thursday.
The plate below gives you a clear idea of what a main meal making up 10GLs looks like. Half your plate should be vegetables (about 3GLs), one quarter protein (zero GLs) and one quarter low GL carbs (7GLs). So a meal with fish, vegetables and brown rice is a perfect low GL dinner.
There is no magic pill that will make you lose weight without making changes to your diet and lifestyle. However there are some nutritional supplements that can help support you in your efforts - reduce cravings, reduce appetite and help keep you positive so you don't reach for a chocolate bar when you're feeling a bit down.
HCA curbs your appetite and slows down the production of fat. It is extracted from the dried rind of the Garcinia Cambogia fruit which you may know from Indian and other Eastern cuisine. It has been extensively tested and found to have no toxicity or safety concerns. It works by inhibiting an enzyme that converts sugar (or glucose) into fat.
I recommend taking HCA, especially during the first three months of any weight loss diet. You need 750mg a day. Most supplements provide 250mg per capsule, so take one capsule three times a day, ideally anywhere from immediately before, to 30 minutes before, a main meal. It is widely available as a supplement.
5-HTP helps you to 'think thin' The two most powerful controllers of your appetite are your blood sugar level and your brain's level of serotonin, the 'happy' neurotransmitter. Serotonin is often deficient, especially in those on weight-loss diets. A low level can lead to depression – and increased appetite (which is why many depressed people over eat).
Can I get it from food?
If you are low in serotonin, one of the quickest ways to restore normal levels, and normal mood, is to supplement your diet with 5-HTP. It's found in meat, fish and beans, although in rather small amounts. The African Griffonia bean, however, contains significant amounts, and extracts of this are sold as 5-HTP supplements.
5-HTP is much more effective at normalising the brain's serotonin levels if taken with some carbohydrate, such as a piece of fruit. This will also help prevent the minor abdominal discomfort that a small minority of people get when they take 5-HTP. My advice, therefore, is to supplement both your morning and afternoon snacks with 50mg of 5-HTP. But do not take 5-HTP if you are on serotonin-reuptake inhibitor drugs (SSRIs) such as Prozac, Lustral or Efexor, as it could generate too much serotonin.
When you diet it can be common for you to experience sugar cravings. This is because on some diets you are eating so little that the sugar in your blood which provides your energy, dips really low and you then crave a quick sugar hit to level it out. My low GL diet aims to keep your blood sugar levels even throughout the day so you don't experience sugar cravings. But there is also a mineral that helps you maintain blood sugar control - chromium.
The average daily intake of chromium through diet is below 50mcg, while an optimal intake – certainly for those with a weight and blood sugar problem – is around 200mcg. Chromium is found in whole foods and is therefore higher in wholewheat flour, wholemeal bread or wholemeal pasta than refined, white products. Beans, nuts and seeds are other good sources, and asparagus and mushrooms are especially rich in it.
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Episode 13: Parasite
The world stretched———
———and snapped back into focus.
I stumbled forward, arms still locked on Jo's shoulders. She rocked gently on her heels, then slumped to her knees in the dirt.
Dirt. I looked down and found yellowing grass at my feet. To the left, tarmac. Above, a blue August sky. And there was Jo and me, and my trusty Ford Escort, and the corpse, and even the old busted tire lying on the verge as if it had every right in the world to be there.
A small, mad laugh escaped my throat.
How had I done that? Had I done that?
I looked behind me and saw the narrow stone bridge I had first used to cross into the Nether. It was a picture of countryside serenity, except for a flicker of neon on the grassy verge. Remnants of police tape. I wondered how long we'd been gone. I suffered a compelling urge to find a local newspaper so I could check the date.
I didn't bring us here, I know I didn't.
Jo hadn't said a word. I knelt beside her and tried to gently pry the crowbar from her fingers.
"Ouch!" I snatched back my hand and sucked where it had burned. The iron was hot. And Jo's knuckles were white.
A strange thought trickled into my head. Maybe there is more than one way to pass through a wall.
My way is sly and subtle, a gentle easing of the self through the folds of reality. Maybe Jo had punched a hole right through. All you'd need is a big enough hammer, she'd said.
But that's absurd. No one could punch a hole that big, and on their first try, too! It takes mountains of effort to move anything besides yourself, let alone a two ton car and a couple of adult bodies. And don't forget the coblyn.
Jo didn't know that, I realised. Maybe ignorance and sheer force of will can make for one big hammer. I looked at her with a mixture of fear and admiration. She stared back, with an eerie faraway gaze.
"Jo?" I said softly, and touched the back of her hand. In contrast to the iron, her skin was cold. A new chill swept over me. I'd seen eyes like that before.
They had belonged to the girl who taught me how to unfocus, all those years ago. She had been a bit like Jo: a stubborn brick of a woman who would punch holes in your understanding of the world as easily as poking a finger through soggy bread. She was a natural, fluent in the language of the lost; expert in navigating the dark pathways I now tread myself. Her eyes had always been golden and warm, and filled with delicious promises of forbidden knowledge and unruly adventure.
One day she punched too hard, took a wrong turn, and my golden world turned to grey mulch. Her eyes gained that vacant gaze of a person lost, forever treading water in the darkness of their own head. I never found her again.
It shocked me, the surge of recollection that hit like a tide. It had happened so long ago. They tell you pain dulls over time.
"Jo," I said again, more firmly. Shake it off, I thought. I wasn't sure if I was referring to myself or her. "Listen to me, Jo. You better snap out of this, otherwise I'm giving you up for dead, y'hear? I haven't got time for this. I'll stick you by that bush and ring for an ambulance, and then I'll be long gone." Nothing, not a twitch. "There isn't a doctor on earth who'll know how to pull you out of your head if you can't do it yourself. Are you hearing me? Do you want to be a cabbage for the rest of your life? Stuck in a wheelchair in some hospital, how does that sound?" Her pupils flickered. "Maybe they'll put you down, like a lame dog. How about that, Jo? Or maybe they'll just leave you to stare at a white wall for the rest of your life. For eternity."
I grabbed her chin and forced her head to face mine.
"If they do, I'll know it's because you let them, Jo. Because you gave up, you quit. Because you left everyone who loves you, and you didn't bother coming back for them." I knew my voice had started to break. "Because you decided to stop fighting. Because you let yourself be bound to a chair and a room, and the inside of your own eyelids. I'll leave you here, I really will, because you quit."
Her brow creased, and there was a downturn at the corners of her thin lips.
"What are you talking about, Hansard?" she murmured. Light filtered back into her eyes.
I tried to mask my overwhelming relief. "You were gone with the fairies for a moment there," I replied, gruffly. "Stupid thing you did, but at least it worked. You want to let go of the crowbar now?"
"What? Oh." She released her grip and the iron thumped onto the grass. Four finger marks were scored into the metal.
"Huh," I said.
Her gaze followed mine. "What happened to that?"
"I think you hit reality with it."
"I did?" Her brow furrowed further. "I thought… it was almost like a dream. But it was all so clear…"
"Do you remember what you did?"
"There were those shadows, coming out of the Nether. We were going to die." Her eyes sparked. "Dying's not an option."
"It's certainly at the bottom of my list."
"There was this moment where it all made sense. Where I could feel, I don't know, waves of reality around us. Like currents in a vast, churning ocean. And I could just see which direction we needed to go in, we just needed, I don't know, a push, or–"
"A hammer."
"Well, points for effort, but you've certainly got a lot of work to do in terms of finesse," I said. In truth I was intensely unnerved. It's never been that easy for me.
She seemed to take in her surroundings for the first time, the bridge, the tape, the reassuring absence of police. She shook her head as if trying to rid it of cotton wool, and then climbed shakily to her feet. I thought I saw a shadow fall across her face for a split-second, but it was gone as soon as I'd noticed. There was still something odd about her, something in the way she moved, that I suddenly found very off-putting.
"Are you all right?" I asked her.
"Sure. Why?" she replied, leaning heavily on the car.
I studied her carefully. "You seem sort of… fuzzy. Around the edges."
She shifted uncomfortably. "I'm fine, Hansard. Just a little woozy, that's all." She motioned to Ang, bundled in the back seat. "Now what are we doing about your friend?"
I blinked. "We?"
"I seem to recall you were in a hurry to get her to a witch?"
"Yes, but I could drop you off in the nearest village or…" I trailed off under her hard gaze. She pointed to the dishevelled corpse lying by the roadside.
"Hansard, if nothing else, you are explaining the whole of this matter to me. I'm not going to let you just walk away with a dead body in your possession. Even after what we've been through, I…" she faltered, and her eyes moved off into the distance. An unnerving calm settled over her features again.
"Jo," I barked. "Dead body, right?"
Her eyes snapped back to mine. "Exactly. And maybe at the end of all this I'll arrest you, or maybe I won't, but I'm not letting you out of my sight until we've seen this to the end!" She marched over to the passenger door, yanked it open, and strapped herself in. She sat straight-backed, legs crossed, and arms folded sternly across her chest.
"I guess I'll put the stiff back in the car by myself, will I?" I muttered under my breath. He was heavier than I remembered. I threw a rag over his face once I'd forced it into the boot. Couldn't stand the thought of the thing staring at me over my shoulder.
"All right, settle in," I said, turning the key in the ignition.
Jo had the notebook out again. "Okay, Hansard. Tell me why you stopped to put the dead guy in your car."
"I suppose I thought he might be needed," I said. "Maybe we'll have to do an autopsy or something to figure out how to help Ang."
"That makes sense. I'd like to know what that slug did to him."
She became engrossed in her scribbling, though I got the impression she was putting on a show. There was a slight giddiness to her voice; I wondered if she was still dizzy.
I glanced at her from the corner of my eye. Jo seem strangely pale. I had a momentary impression of a black cloud hanging over her head, but I blinked it away. The exhaustion was drumming on my skull.
"How long's the journey?" she asked.
"About forty minutes, I think."
"You're not going to take us over any more bridges, are you?"
"No. Normal roads from now on." I refrained from pointing out that it was her own intervention that had forced me off normal roads in the first place.
"Okay. No speeding."
"I've learned my lesson."
I eased us onto the main road, heading for the nearest village. A quick stop to refuel and we'd be breezing on up North.
I kept an ear out for sirens and eye for flashing blue lights, but neither materialised. The roads remained calm, despite the churning in my gut, and we wound our way deep into the rolling hills of the Lake District with no more excitement than a stray sheep crossing the road.
We rolled onto the witch's estate while the sun was still high in the sky. The goats, thankfully, looked rather more lively in their paddock than when I'd last visited.
Mark opened the door before I even knocked. He didn't look surprised to see us, which bothered me at once. I know I'd be extremely troubled if I opened the door to a disgruntled police officer with a corpse slung over one shoulder, and a scruffy man in a long coat holding a small blanketed bundle which emitted strange whimpering sounds.
The witch regarded us coolly.
"What's wrong with your friend?" he asked.
I took a step forwards, holding out the bundle. "Long story. But there's this slug inside her and–"
"Not the coblyn. Her." He pointed a slender finger at Jo. She stepped back warily, eyeing the accusatory digit as though it might explode.
"What do you mean?" I said, perplexed.
"She's not all there."
"I'm fine," said Jo, though there was a tremor to her voice I hadn't heard before.
Mark leaned in closer, peering at Jo's face with interest.
"Aren't you that copper who was kidnapped?" he said.
"I wouldn't say kidnapped–" I began. "Wait. How on earth do you know about that?"
"Your face has been all over the local papers," he told Jo. "Weird circumstances. The reporters seem quite confused on the story. Some had it that you'd died in a car crash, others that you'd drowned in the river, and another that you'd simply disappeared off the face of the earth. That's the kind of story I pay attention to."
"How long ago was this?" I asked. It felt like we'd only spent half a day travelling through the Nether. Don't tell me several days had passed outside.
"About a month," said Mark, throwing me a lopsided glance. "That's a shock to you, isn't it?" Jo and I nodded, dumbly. He sighed, like an experienced dog owner who knows to expect regular messes on the carpet. "Have you been doing some exotic travelling? Never mind, I can see where you've been. I trust you enjoyed your stay in the Nether."
"How does he know that?" said Jo, brimming with suspicion.
"Witch," I said, bluntly.
Mark pursed his lips. "What were you both doing in the Nether in the first place? I thought you'd know better, Hansard."
"I was running from the police," I muttered.
"I see that worked out wonderfully for you."
I offered up Ang in my arms. "It doesn't matter now. I just need you to help her."
He glanced at the coblyn and then back at Jo. "Of course. Come in," he said, stepping aside with a wry smile.
I hurried in gratefully and placed Ang gently on the large wooden table that was the centrepiece to the witch's kitchen.
I spun on my heel when I heard Jo let out a painful yell behind me.
My eyes took in the sight of her held in the doorway, back arched and head thrown back, feet several inches above the ground. And then she was flung back out into the courtyard like a rag doll, gasping on the flagstones. A shadow followed her.
"Your friend can't, however," said Mark, placidly.
"What have you done?" I shouted, aghast.
"Calm down. I've done nothing. It's that shade wrapped around her you should be concerned by."
It was still there, a coil of darkness around Jo's shoulders and torso. I watched it dissipate into the air, yet I got the sense that it hadn't left at all.
Jo was trembling. Not with fear, I realised, but rage. "What is it?" she hissed. "What the hell is it now?" She leapt to her feet and shouted at the sky. "I'm warning you! If you try anything with me you'll regret it!" She glared at myself and Mark. "Well?"
The witch answered. "Shouting at the universe may not be the most effective option."
"Is this funny to you?" I growled.
"It's very interesting," he replied evenly. "It's rare to see this sort of thing. Your friend in neon seems to have gained a lodger, shall we say."
"She's possessed?"
"Oh no, not at all. This thing from the Nether, this shade, has merely latched onto her. Like a parasite," he said.
"I'm not playing host to some ethereal tapeworm," said Jo through gritted teeth.
He gave a one-shouldered shrug. "You don't have much choice. You're not entirely here, you see. You might say you left one foot standing in the Nether, and the shade is clinging onto it."
A droning sound began to form on the edge of hearing. I swatted by my ear, expecting a fly, but it only grew louder.
I turned back to see Jo, eerily motionless outside the doorway, and Mark still watching her with keen interest. He blocked me with an arm as I moved forward.
"Stay put," he said.
The air was vibrating. It began to fill with the noise of buzzing, as if a hundred enraged hornets had exploded in our midst. Jo clapped both hands to her head and dropped to her knees.
"Jo!" I ran forward but Mark yanked me back by the collar.
"Nothing you can do about it," he said.
The coiled shade was re-forming, rising like a black cloud over Jo's head. It hung over her reeling body, a faint suggestion of head, torso, limbs… claws. It didn't seem a solid shadow, more like a mass of tiny points of buzzing darkness tumbling over one another to create the illusion of a whole being.
I shoved back at the witch. "Do something! Help her!"
"Use your eldritch powers, man!"
He shrugged again. "If I sever the connection she'll die."
The shade reared and a slit opened, a gash of mouth spread in a grotesque, lipless grin. Crumpled underneath it, Jo's body convulsed in gut-wrenching spasms as she if she was trying to vomit up her insides.
The maw opened wider, big enough to swallow Jo's head. It leaned down.
"She's dead if she doesn't concentrate," observed Mark. I looked at him like he was mad before comprehension hit.
I pushed past him and knelt down to Jo's level. Her hands still shook against her head.
"Jo, listen to me. You need to unfocus," I said, urgently. "Remember everything I told you. Think yourself unsolid. That thing isn't really here, not all the way. You've got to put yourself on its level to fight it. Stop trying to be solid, Jo!"
She made a noise somewhere between a choke and gurgle. I bent closer to hear.
"What is it, Jo?"
"Hansard–" another strangled noise as she looked me in the eye, "–shut up"
Then she was on her feet, fist curling round in a wide arc that connected with a resounding crack where the monster's nose would have been.
The thing pitched backwards, writhing without a sound. Jo rebounded, shook her fist and swung in with another punch. It landed like a crack of lightning.
"Good show," said Mark.
"Shut up and help," I said, angrily.
I ran to the car, flung open the boot. Crowbar. Iron. It was good and heavy in my hand.
"That's a bad idea."
I ignored him and lunged for the shadowy parasite. With satisfaction I watched the crowbar slice right through the black mass.
Jo screamed in agony. She clutched at her sides and then her head, as if she didn't know where the pain was coming from.
"Told you," said Mark.
I reached for Jo's arm but she snatched it back from me.
"Get away," she snarled, except it sounded like wasps in her throat.
Shocked, I dropped the crowbar. Behind her the shadow seemed to gather and rise for a retaliatory strike.
"Jo, look out–!"
It struck like a cobra. Jo met it with a howl and an outstretched hand. It impacted and stuck, a rigid shape pinned in the air, balanced sideways against her palm.
The buzzing returned, but this time it seemed to come from Jo herself. The dark shade began to disintegrate, its bulk collapsing into a cloud of disjointed specks until it was only as thin as mist, and then like a cowed animal it slunk down onto Jo's shoulders and seemed to sink, until there was nothing left to see at all.
The wasp-like drone subsided, and Jo opened her eyes. Slowly, she lowered her arm. There was something clenched in her hand.
"Jo?" I said, faintly. She looked at me, and her eyes were her own. She looked drained, tight exhaustion pulling at her features, but she offered me a weak smile before sagging to the ground.
Mark nodded, as if begrudgingly allowing us to continue disrupting his day. "Kettle's in the kitchen, Hansard. Your friend could probably use a cup."
I shot a dark look at the witch. "Can she come in the house now?"
"No." He pointed to the iron horseshoe on the door. "Keeps out unwanted spirits, like that one attached to her. So I'm afraid she stays in the yard."
I wanted to shove that horseshoe somewhere painful and decidedly unhorseshoe-shaped. But I chewed the inside of my cheek and resentfully dug through his cupboards. I found the tea – unnervingly housed next to the deadly nightshade – and brought a cup out to Jo.
"I don't like tea," she said, despondently.
"Suit yourself."
We sat on the flagstones, watching the sun draw nearer the horizon. Pale pink already streaked the sky. The goats watched us with their curiously slit eyes, chewing cud in that slow, brainless kind of serenity that only livestock can achieve.
I held my mug close to my chest. There's something comforting about just having a warm cup of tea nearby. Jo's steamed on the ground next to her. Her arms were folded across her knees, but I could see she still clutched something tightly in her right hand.
Eventually, she said, "I can still feel it on me, you know."
"The shade?"
"It's like a… fog, sitting on my shoulders. Curled around my spine." I tried not to let her see the way I glanced over. Was that a shadow that fell across her face there, or my tired imagination?
I tried to push it from my mind. "What happened back there? For a second I thought it had you."
"No," she said, ferociously. "I had it."
I sipped my tea. It eased the tension in my muscles. "What's your secret weapon?" I gestured to her closed hand.
She exhaled and uncurled her fingers. She was holding a black wallet, which she opened with a deft flick of a thumb. Inside was an ID and a metal badge.
"My warrant card," she said. She tapped the badge, a seven pointed star with a tudor rose in the centre and the Queen's crown at the crest. The words 'Lancashire Constabulary' were emblazoned in a circle around the centre.
"It's important to you."
"Makes me what I am."
She tucked it into a pocket in her police vest and her gaze became distracted.
"Hansard."
"Mm?"
"Has it really been a month?"
"'Fraid so. Time can be as fluid as reality, so I hear. But look on the bright side: you're now technically one month younger, compared to everyone else."
"I've always hated science fiction," she said distantly. "My family probably think I'm dead."
"This'll be a nice surprise, then."
"I don't know if I can go back to my life."
I was expecting this. It's familiar ground. Once exposed to our world, it's very hard to leave. In my experience.
"Sure you can," I said cheerfully. "Think of all those people missing you."
She poked the ground with a piece of straw, expression pinched and withdrawn. "And what do I tell them, when they ask where I've been for a whole month? What do I say when they ask about the man who pulled me into his car and drove into thin air?"
"Make it up. Make it good. Everyone loves a good story."
"Speaking for the police force, we prefer true stories." Then in a soft voice that I almost didn't hear, she said, "Will this thing kill me?"
I considered making up something comforting. But ill-founded comfort is often unhelpful. "I don't know. Bit out of my realm of experience, that. Might be that your body can't take the strain and slowly dies. Might be that it saps your mind away instead – that's what I'd put my money on." Her expression hadn't changed. She'd guessed as much already. "Or maybe it just sits there, occasionally making you itch. In any case, if I were you I'd seek help, tout suite."
"Help from where? If your witch can't do anything–"
"There's a guy I know, specialises in possession. Or rather, exorcism. I reckon he's your man. I can give you a name, and a last known address."
"Last known?"
"You might have to do a little detective work, but I reckon you're up to it."
She passed me the notebook to jot down the details. I tore a page out a page to write on and she winced. "Sorry, old habit," I said, apologetically.
I handed it back with a sincere hope that she would find what she was looking for. I realised I'd screwed up her life. All this because I decided to drive twenty miles over the speed limit down some quiet country road. I bet she wished she'd never pulled me over; she must wish she'd called in sick, swapped shifts, or any number of other alternatives that could've caused her to not be on the same road as me, on the day that I was ferrying a corpse and a sick coblyn towards a witch.
She stood up suddenly, with a new sense of determination about her.
"Think you could call me a taxi?" she said. "I ought to get going. No sense waiting around, letting my parents think I'm dead."
I nodded. Practical thinking. Matter-of-fact. She'd probably do all right.
As we waited for the cab to find its way to this slice of quiet nowhere, I left Jo with some parting advice. "Use iron," I instructed. "Reliable stuff. Hurts the things that aren't quite there – spirits, and the like. And if it's a physical entity you're up against, well, a bloody great bar of iron will hurt anybody if you swing it hard enough."
"You think I'm going to get attacked?"
"Not as such. It's just good advice. In case you never quite find the way back to… 'your' world."
I think she understood. We spent those final moments watching the sun dip below the crest of the hills, spilling rose gold rays across the valley. She left with hardly a word of good bye. Neither of us, I suspect, believe in ceremony.
The goats continued to give me the devil's eye through their fence. Their gaze seemed accusatory as I thumbed through Jo's little black notebook. Sleight of hand is something I feel I've perfected. The handwriting was very messy, I was surprised. Hasty scribbles on top of other scribbles, some doodles, and a lot of smudged bullet points. I picked out words about my character, my car, Ang, the Nether, unfocusing, and at the end a few notes on witches with many, many question marks. I'd burn the whole thing later.
I'd have to change the registration plates on my car. Again. Lay low, hope the police aren't still looking for me in a few weeks' time. Maybe Jo would find a way to smooth it all over.
Or she might brand you a fugitive and have the whole country on red alert with a description of your face.
I've never been a fugitive before. Might be fun. But something told me I was probably safe from that option.
"It's getting dark, Hansard. Come inside, or I'm locking you out."
I shoved the little book inside my coat. "How's Ang?"
He was stirring some unidentifiable brew in a tall mug. Could be a magical tonic; could be pretentious coffee. Hard to tell with a witch. He took a sip, which didn't narrow down the options. "The coblyn should live. Tough job, though. Time-consuming, if you see what I mean."
I didn't hide my exasperation. "You really want me to pay for your help? After all this?"
He shrugged, a gesture so infuriatingly habitual that it verged on being a tick. "Time is time, and work is work."
"I'm broke, Mark. This time I really am broke. I'm asking you as a friend–"
"As a friend, you can do a small favour for me. That's all I want. A favour."
"There's a catch."
"Where would we be, without life's little surprises?"
I sighed, gloomily. "Surprises like parasitic slugs and shadows? I think I could do with less of them."
He patted my shoulder and said, unsympathetically, "So could I." He disappeared back into the kitchen where Ang still lay on the table, though now with a duvet and a pillow under her head. An array of slim metal tools were lined up beside her, and bottles with contents I couldn't fathom.
I collapsed into a chair and rested my head in my hands.
"You're going to be all right, Ang," I murmured. "I'd say I'm sorry for all this, but you're as much to blame as I am. I guess we both got in too deep, huh?" My eyes drifted closed. "I hate drowning, Ang."
My head slipped down onto my forearm, nestled in the folds of my coat. Fatigue finally caught up with me, and drew my conscious mind into darkness.
The witch's favour would have to wait.
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K M Idamari May 18, 2017 / 2:41 pm
Aww… I hope Jo makes a return later on. I liked her no nonsense attitude. =)
An Inspired Mess May 18, 2017 / 5:02 pm
I am quite certain we've not seen the last of her 😉
Yay! =D


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Patient died after not receiving oxygen during Queen Elizabeth Hospital transfer, inquest hears
| Updated: 11:58, 29 March 2020
Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital has said it has implemented changes following the death of a patient due to a lack of oxygen in June.
An inquest at King's Lynn Magistrates Court heard yesterday that Peter Knight, of Watlington, died at the age of 70 after losing oxygen during a transfer from the medical assessment unit to the Necton ward on Tuesday, June 6, at the hospital.
Peter Knight was described as being "on good form" during his 70th Birthday party by his wife Donna
As a result of the death, critical care governance nurse Emily Hodges said changes have been made such as transfer training days every three months and ensuring that transfer flowcharts are available in every ward.
After expressing her concern at the lack of notes during the three hours leading to Mr Knight's death, all staff have had training on how to score the notes.
Nurse educator experts in the relevant areas will also provide bedside training.
"An investigation was launched looking at all the factors and pinpointing the cause of death," said Mrs Hodges.
Mr Knight died just before midnight after his oxygen supply was disconnected during the transfer.
The court heard how a porter had accidentally disconnected the supply while a nurse was attending to something else on the ward.
As a result, Mrs Hodges said extra warning signs were attached to oxygen machines throughout the hospital stating they should not be unplugged.
Patients also should not be transferred with the machines because they do not have batteries. Cylinders should be used instead.
Mr Knight's wife Donna, 54, provided a statement to the court, saying Peter had an asbestosis condition which had previously been managed at home. He was given oxygen 24 hours a day.
Mrs Knight recalled Peter calling out "Don, Don why am I not getting any oxygen?" during the transfer to the Necton ward.
She said: "He was mumbling and very cold. He was very confused and said 'did I have a fall?'
"I asked the doctor if he was going to die and he said he did not know. This conversation took place one hour after Peter had been joking and laughing downstairs.
"I called my children at 11.43pm to say Peter had died and they were devastated as only an hour or two before they were told he was in good health and returning home."
Mrs Knight was told in a meeting afterwards that the wrong machine was used during the transfer and he was not receiving any oxygen.
Nurse Mia Muklicova, who has been qualified for one-and-a-half-years as a nurse, said Mr Knight had an early morning score of three which indicated respirational distress.
After being told he would be moved to the Necton ward for respirational care, nurse Muklicova said an error occurred in which she was not able to check everything was connected properly.
She said she had been distracted by the doctor and had to attend to something else, while the trained porter said he was happy to assist Mr Knight instead.
By the time Mr Knight had made the 10 minute journey via a lift to the Necton ward, nurse Muklicova said "he began to look very pale at this point" and noticed "his fingers were blue".
After being questioned by Adam Korn, the family's lawyer, Mrs Muklicova said: "The lack of oxygen was my fault. I did not follow the correct procedure.
"I was shocked the machine did not have a battery and was it was never connected to an oxygen cylinder.
"I tried my best but because of the distraction on the ward, it was very hard."
She added she is now working on the West Newton ward with dementia patients and not with asbestosis.
The court heard how Mr Knight's post-mortem examination found he died of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and ischaemic heart disease.
Consultant Dr Mathialagan's report said Mr Knight had last been reviewed in 2017 and his condition had deteriorated from when he was first diagnosed with lung disease in 2012. This was reclassified as asbestosis in 2016.
He said Mr Knight had been receiving antibiotics in addition to medicine for lung disease.
"If he had received oxygen during the transfer I suspect he would not have died as he did but whether he would have survived for days, weeks or months is not for me to say," he added.
Summing up, senior coroner Jacqueline Lake, said although the lack of oxygen may have aggravated Mr Knight's hypoxia, "arguably, given the aggressive nature of the condition, it would not have impacted on the overall outcome."
Mrs Lake said she was satisfied that the legal definition of accident was an appropriate conclusion.
This came after the family's lawyer had made the case for neglect being a contributing factor for the death, which she dismissed.
But Mrs Lake said: "It was an unintended consequence of an unintended error."
She continued: "Having considered the evidence I do find at the time of transfer Mr Knight's oxygen levels were stable, and immediately before the transfer.
"Mr Knight was oxygen-dependent, and by the time of his arrival on Necton ward, although I'm satisfied that he may have died at any time, not being connected to oxygen did cause or may have contributed to his death.
"Mr Knight had a long-standing history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and was oxygen-dependent.
"He was admitted to hospital on 5 June 2018, and diagnosed with a chest infection on the 6 June 2018. Mr Knight was transferred from the medical assessment unit to Necton ward during which time he was not connected to the oxygen cylinder.
"On arrival at the ward he was seen to be hypoxic. He was given oxygen and died later that evening.
"On that basis, it is not a natural cause of death."
Mrs Lake reiterated Mr Knight had been diagnosed with lung disease in 2014, which had been reclassified as asbestosis in 2016.
"Mr Knight's condition was managed at home and in previous 10 months he was on oxygen 24 hours a day, but he was still able to maintain his day to day life, and was otherwise independent, with assistance from Mrs Knight and her daughter."
Following the verdict, a statement on behalf of the family, said: "We are very pleased that the coroner highlighted that the lack of oxygen was a significant cause of Peter's untimely death and pleased that the coroner has asked the trust to report back in March 2019 to confirm progress has been made.
"As a family we are concerned to ensure that no other family has to go through what we have.
"We now hope to move on and remember all the good times we had with Peter."
A statement from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital issued after the inquest by chief nurse Emma Hardwick said: "I would like to extend my condolences to the family and again apologise for this tragic incident.
"When a patient dies unexpectedly in our care an investigation is undertaken and improvements implemented.
"We have reviewed our procedures and have put in place improved training for staff in the use of the oxygen equipment. We now also hold regular reviews of these processes.
"We will also be taking on board the comments made by the coroner today."
Inquests Kings Lynn Ben Hardy


HOUSTON (KTRK) -- One person is recovering at the hospital with burn injuries after a fire ripped through their southeast Houston home.
The fire broke out in the 5300 block of Leeland around 1:14am this morning.
When firefighters arrived, the found heavy smoke coming from the residence. They found one fire victim and transported that person to Hermann Hospital with burns on both arms.
The home sustained fire, smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.


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Colorado Women's Chamber announces ATHENA nominees
Twelve Colorado women are vying for the leadership award
By ColoradoBiz Staff
Colorado Women's Chamber has announced the nominees for the 2016 ATHENA Leadership award, which honors a successful, accomplished woman in the community.
Jennifer Alderfer, President & CEO, North Suburban Health Center; Rose Andom, Owner & CEO, Rosmik, Inc.; Naomi Binkley, Founder & Managing Partner, Fireside Production; Karen de Bartolomé, Founder & Executive Director, WorldDenver; Rachael Jayne Groover, Founder & CEO, Groover Seminars, Inc.; Dorothy Horrell, Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver; Kelly Ann Kozeliski, Partner, EKS&H LLP; Sherri Kroonenberg, General Manager, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Investments; Sharon Linhart, Founder & Managing Partner, Linhart Public Relations; Meshach Rhoades, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale; Jodi Rolland, Colorado State and Denver Market President, Bank of America; and Tracey Pool, Director of Rooms, Hyatt Regency Denver.
Now in its 19th year, the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) will be awarding the International ATHENA Leadership Award on April 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver. The ATHENA Leadership Model® was developed by ATHENA International through a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 1982. Since the program's inception, more than 7,000 awards have been presented in over 500 communities in eight countries.
This model identifies eight distinct attributes that are reflective of women's contributions to leadership: authentic self, relationships, giving back, collaboration, courageous acts, learning, fierce advocacy, celebration and joy. These personal traits, combined with the strongest aspects of traditional leadership, such as taking risks, assertiveness and hard work, are the attributes of the ATHENA award to honor one successful and accomplished woman in the community.
The award dinner will feature keynote speaker, Kristin D. Russell, a dynamic executive with more than 15 years' experience in leading large operations, services and information technology (IT) organizations. She is a director with Deloitte Digital and is leading the firm's national Digital Government strategy. In 2011, Russell was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper to serve as Secretary of Technology and Chief Information Officer for Colorado.
Before the dinner, the CWCC will host a half-day conference themed Igniting Women to Pursue Their Highest Aspirations. The conference goal is to leave attendees inspired for action so they can grow their business and better achieve their professional goals. The conference targets professional women who want to grow their careers, build their skills, develop relationships and connections. Space is available for up to 150 people. Registration is now open.
For more information regarding nominations, the ATHENA Award Dinner or the ATHENA Conference, please visit the website.
About the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce:
Since its creation in 1988, The Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) has played a significant role in growing business in Colorado. With the mission of creating an environment and the resources conducive to our members' business success, the CWCC provides opportunities and visibility for women in business through relationship development, education, mentorship, partnership and alliances. Visit www.cwcc.org for more information.


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Facebook's Latest Algorithm Update and What It Means for Your Business
Email Marketing, Social Media
When it comes to marketing, social media is the wild west. It changes quickly and there's always a new update, strategy, or tactic to study up on. And that's not likely to change any time soon. In fact, earlier this year, Facebook announced a major change to their news feed algorithm that has many businesses nervous. Some have started to wonder if the platform is still a viable marketing channel.
Should you forget about Facebook? Is it still wise to invest time and money into your business page? Or should you focus your efforts on other platforms like Instagram and YouTube? Obviously every business will have to decide that for itself, but we still see a lot of value in Facebook if you're open to change.
In this post we'll discuss what the new algorithm means for your business and how you can use these changes to your advantage.
What is the Facebook Algorithm?
The Facebook algorithm is a complex ranking procedure that attempts to organize the billions of photos and status updates shared every day. It analyzes each user's habits and preferences, then arranges posts in the order it believes the user will find most interesting. By relying on user "signals" rather than simply displaying posts in chronological order, Facebook is able to better tailor the user experience.
As marketers and business owners, it's our job to stay up to date with the latest social media updates and adjust our marketing strategies to best reach our audience. Most of the time, this isn't overly difficult, but the latest version of Facebook's algorithm may throw a wrench in your current Facebook marketing strategy.
Meaningful Interactions
It was recently announced that, in an attempt to improve "meaningful interactions," posts from family and friends will be given priority in the news feed over branded posts. In a social environment where organic reach has already dwindled dramatically in the last few years, this news has some marketers downright terrified and wondering if it's time to move on completely from the platform. Before you abandon ship, though, let's explore exactly what Facebook classifies as a "meaningful interaction."
According to Facebook, there are two kinds of interactions: active and passive. Posts that receive active interactions such as comments, shares, and reactions are considered more meaningful than posts with passive interactions like clicks and views. Let's discuss these active engagements in a bit more detail:
Comments are the most important factor in the new algorithm and are considered the highest form of engagement. Since it takes more effort to write a comment than to share or like a post, Facebook concludes that a post with multiple comments is more meaningful and its rank is higher in the news feed.
Facebook recognizes two kinds of shares. First, shared links or comments inside Messenger and second, engagement with a post that was shared by a friend. Which means that the sharing of your content isn't enough — you also need people to engage with the post once it's been shared.
This refers to likes and the like button extensions (love, wow, angry, etc) and still has weight in the new algorithm. But a reaction isn't considered as meaningful as a comment or share.
It's important to note that "engagement baiting" is looked down upon and will actually hurt your rank if you do it. By engagement baiting, we mean a blatant request for comments, shares, and/or likes on your post. Facebook wants to see genuine interactions between people, not spammy attempts to game the system.
Your New Facebook Strategy
So what does all of this mean for your business? It means that to be successful on Facebook, you'll probably need to adjust both your overall strategy and the specific tactics used to market your business on the platform. Let's start with strategy.
Know Who You're Trying to Reach
If facilitating meaningful interactions is now priority number one, then truly understanding your customers has never been more important. Hopefully you've created crystal clear buyer personas and use them in your marketing. If not, that's the first step!
Once you have a clear picture of who your audience is, it's time to create content that connects these types of people. The content you post should engage your audience, not just inform or entertain them. You can't do this without a deep knowledge of who you're trying to reach. Your marketing strategy begins and ends with your customers — always!
Double Down on Video
Video is an increasingly popular strategy that consistently gets great engagement. Video marketing has exploded over the last couple years and live video, in particular, has been proven to drastically increase interactions, which is exactly what Facebook wants. Facebook's VP of Product Management Adam Mosseri had this to say:
"Live videos often lead to discussion among viewers on Facebook — in fact, live videos on average get six times as many interactions as regular videos. Many creators who post videos on Facebook prompt discussion among their followers, as do posts from celebrities."
Another strategy to consider is the use of Facebook Groups. More than 1 billion people use Facebook Groups and 100 million of them say that it's the site's most meaningful feature. Use Groups to generate conversations and create a collaborative atmosphere between like-minded people.
More Messenger, Please
Expand your use of Messenger, which has become a popular tool for customer service purposes. The modern consumer wants 1:1 experiences with the brands they interact with and Messenger allows your company to provide that. And with the evolution of Facebook Bots, much of the process can be automated!
If you manage a local business, a new app named Facebook Local may be the perfect addition to your marketing strategy. It could be described as Facebook's answer to Yelp and Foursquare, but with the bonus of adding friend preferences into the ranking algorithm. Make your business discoverable inside Facebook Local— it may improve brand exposure.
Practical Tactics for Thriving on Facebook
Okay, so Facebook is making changes to facilitate meaningful interactions between users. The new update rewards content that generates comments, shares, and reactions more than simple clicks and views. As marketers, it's our job to create this content and we've just learned a few strategies we can use.
But what else can we do? Let's go over a few tactics you can use for successful Facebook marketing efforts.
1. Follows. Ask your fans to "follow" your page and select "see first" in their news feed preferences. This will ensure that your content always appears towards the top of their news feed. We suggest reminding your fans of this on a consistent basis, not just one time.
2. Post less often. Make sure that every post is not only relevant, useful, and visually appealing, but also encourages comments, shares, and reactions. Overly promotional content that doesn't benefit your audience in any way, is a wasted post.
3. Make sure your content is mobile optimized by posting square photos and include text with every piece of video content you create as 85% of videos are viewed with the sound off.
4. Publishing Tools, a Facebook feature for content publishers, can give you valuable audience insights and more control over your posts. For example, use "Audience Optimization" to tell Facebook the kind of audience that will find your content interesting and types to avoid. Facebook will then only show your content to those people. You'll also be able to review detailed reports on what works best.
5. Craft compelling and highly targeted Facebook ads. This is more important than ever. Make sure to write quality, non-spammy headlines, and really hone in on your ideal target audience.
6. Don't be afraid to experiment! What works and what doesn't? Long and short form content, video, different styles of writing, etc. Try it all and see what connects with your audience.
Facebook's new algorithm will require most companies to reevaluate their strategy on the platform. However, the network can still be an incredibly valuable marketing tool. Don't just look for loopholes in the new algorithm, or worse, pine for the "good old days" when organic reach was at an all time high. Take what we've shared in this post and capitalize on the algorithm changes. We know you can do it!
What other tips do you have for marketing with this latest update? Tell us in the comments.
Jacob Thomas is a freelance copywriter and content marketer based in Bend, OR. His professional writing approach has helped numerous businesses gain more traffic, leads and sales. To contact Jacob, visit www.jtcopywriting.com.


Chris is joined by Strictly Come Dancing's Joe McFadden and top hairdresser Michael Young.
Blasting out the hits for two hours every Saturday - the ever-sprightly Tony Blackburn.
Discussing... Nigella: At My Table and the return of the Warwick's gameshow Tenable.
With singer Jack Savoretti, train enthusiast Julian Holland and entrepreneur Paul Lindley.
Brian Matthew presents a compilation of his favourite moments from the last 27 years.
Tim starts your weekend right opening with This Old Heart of Mine by The Isley Brothers.
Paul Jones meets three-time Grammy-winner Keb' Mo' and features That Hot Pink Blues Album.
Norman Jay brings his good time vibes to the 6 Music airwaves.
LeAnn Rimes picks the Tracks of My Years, with music from Don McLean and Joni Mitchell.
Mark and Stuart are joined by singer, guitarist and songwriter Wilko Johnson.


I can't exactly remember the first time I join my first photography class in SLCC (Stanley Lim Colour Centre). I think its between 2003 or 2004. I saw an ad in Clubsnap on makeover photography course and was interested in learning how the process goes. Some might say its weird that I took up this course as I actually disliked fashion photography. But during that time, I am under the influence that by gaining more photography skills, I could use it as a way to make some extra income through photography, and makeover seems like a good choice to start.
My instructor was Danny. (Who later left SLCC due to differences which I will not elaborate too much) And the course was interesting and refreshing. So I signed up the Wedding and Event course. Which was conducted by Stanley himself.
I could safely credit that my flash light photography (I rarely use flash that time as I shoot landscape) skill actually improved by leaps and bounds under Stanley's tutelage. His humor and down to earth instructions and no holding back of information is an eye opener for me. Have a question and ask him and he will answer your queries as much as possible.
Over the course of time I was there. I started to make new friends.
Yan Ru, although I don't get to talk to her often but I see she cares for her mother and brother. Her make-up skill is improving a lot!!! And I see potential in her.
My Shi Shiong Shi Di men which I learnt a lot from.
Like Wei Liang. Honest and the most hardworking person I ever met. Always learning from his mistakes and never try to make them again.
Kelvin, Fantastic food shots and still life techniques and of course, learnt some great PS from him.
Max 2.8 Although I don't see him often but he's da one (and I believe one of the pioneer) in digital IR photography in Singapore. He's also the one who showed me his Bessa and I got hooked into RF..
UKay. Now a very successful commercial photographer where we used to go shoot together and he showing me the great Minolta 100mm Macro. Makes me convert back to Minolta for good.
Cheng Lai. My team lead during the Malacca trip. Small guy who talk loud and eat a lot. Those classic face that you see him you feel like laughing liao..
Jing Jian and his gang, Joel and Ray. Its a small world that I get to meet Jing Jian again (used to be in NAAPL). Joel the cool and handsome guy and his cousin Ray, who seems quiet but is as chatty and not to mention his wedding photos are just brilliant.
Ser Ling. My only student who uses the Pentax system!! haha but his photos speaks for themselves.
Mok. Who has one of the most fantastic collection of travel and landscape photos that I could dream of going. And also the guy who brought me to CIAS to conduct lessons for those interested in photography.
So I have mixed feelings for today actually. On one hand, I am happy for Stanley and Joanne as the business is already failing and its not sustaining itself. On the other hand, sad to see it go and so quickly too.
Still, I guess we can still meet up one day and get to chat about photography.
Just that another part of my life seems to have gone and I get a bit sentimental about it.


Adho Mukha means having the face downwards. Svana means dog.
This pose looks like a dog stretching itself with its head and front legs down and it's hind legs up.This is one of the poses in the traditional Sun Salutation sequence but it is also an excellent stand alone pose, a transitional pose, a resting pose and strength builder.
Opens the backs of the legs.
All the usual range of movements during the course of a normal day bring tension to the back of the legs, resulting in tight hamstrings and calf muscles. With this pose you achieve the opening of the back of the legs without compromising other areas of the body. It strengthens the ankles and relieves pain and stiffness in the heels. Excellent pose for runners as it also strengthens smaller stabilising muscles in the feet which means that you react quickly to the terrain and transfer your weight effectively.
Strengthens and opens the chest. Too much sitting results in overly tight chest muscles but perhaps not overly strong muscles. We sometimes tend to hunch but practising this pose will help you to re-establish some opening in the anterior chest wall, and straighten shoulders that are too often rounded, perhaps because of too much time at a desk. This pose also encourages blood flow and serves to both energise and calm your body.
The traction you get from planting your feet and then pushing your hands strongly into the mat is one of the best spinal elongation tools that yoga has to offer. Using gravity the usual downward pressure on the spine is reversed which helps to gently realign the vertebrae in a natural way. Downward Facing Dog offers the benefits of an inversion without having to go fully upside down which is particularly good for anyone with neck or shoulder injuries or stiffness of the shoulder blades. Helps to ease arthritis of the shoulder joints.
Brings awareness to your breathing.
Your breath is what carries you, so awareness of it in the moment is a moment well spent. Perhaps you find the seated traditional meditation position to be painful or challenging so Downward Dog as a place to tune in is a great alternative. If you are tired, practising this pose helps with fatigue and gives extra energy. It can also help open the sinuses and allow the flow of mucus if there is any nasal congestion.
Will increase your upper body strength in general and your arm strength in particular so long as you haven't put your weight onto your chest and shoulders.
If you have really pressed your hands into the mat, you will engage all the muscles in the arms which in turn helps to bring strength and stamina to all the other muscle groups.This pose is considered to be a weight bearing exercise and therefore can help to manage osteoporosis.
When done correctly the benefits of this posture are almost limitless. It can relieve back pain, headaches, nausea, digestive problems, headaches and insomnia. As a partial inversion it calms the nervous system and relieves stress.
Come on to the floor on your hands and knees, set your knees directly below the hips and hands slightly forward of the shoulders. Rest your palms by the side of your chest making sure the palms are spread flat with fingers straight and pointing in the direction of your head. Your feet should be slightly less apart than your hips and parallel.
Exhale and lift your knees away from the floor, keeping them slightly bent. Now lift the heels away from the floor. Straighten your arms, moving the head inwards towards the feet, lengthening your tailbone away from your pelvis. Against this resistance lift the sitting bones towards the sky keeping your elbows straight. Lift the hips high as the legs straighten.
With an exhalation, push your top thighs back and stretch your heels down towards the floor. Straighten your knees but be careful not to lock them. Press your heels down to the floor. The heels and soles of the feet should ideally rest completely on the floor but may take practise. Keep the feet parallel to each other and the toes pointing straight ahead. Keep your head between your upper arms, don't let it hang. Make sure the spine including the neck are in one long line.
Initially stay in the pose for half a minute focusing on the breath, breathing slowly and normally. Gradually increase the time spent in this pose for up to 3 minutes then exhale, lower the hands, bend your knees to the floor and relax into the child's pose.


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Why is the Bureau of Reclamation involved with water conservation?
The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 charged Reclamation to "...encourage the full consideration and incorporation of prudent and responsible water conservation measures in all districts and ...by non-Federal recipients of irrigation and municipal and industrial water..." The Act also required most districts and municipalities that receive water from Reclamation projects to develop water conservation plans, and directed Reclamation to cooperate with districts and other agencies in studies to conserve water supplies.
The Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma Area Office assists local Arizona and southern California Indian Tribes,irrigation districts, and other agencies with Water Management through Financial and Technical Assistance.
Technical Reports and Water Conservation Quarterly Updates published by the Yuma Area Office and its contractors are also available.
For additional information, about the Yuma Area Office Water Conservation Program, send an email to Agricultural Engineer, Nohemi Olbert.


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Winn Correctional Center Positive COVID Cases Increases to 20
May 13, 2020 / Winn Parish Journal
As of May 11, 2020, at 6:30 PM, the Winn Correctional Center (WCC) in Winnfield, LA, has 20 detainees that have tested positive for COVID-19, according to ice.gov. The website also states that there are no U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees working at WCC that have tested positive for the virus. It is important to note that most people working at WCC do not work directly for ICE but instead are employed by the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office (WPSO). Therefore the total number of employees that have tested positive for the virus is unknown as neither ICE nor WPSO has released full statistics for guards. Two guards at the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisiana, which is also an ICE detainee facility, died after contracting the coronavirus. According to reports, families of both guards believe they contracted the virus working at the Richwood facility.
On April 1, 2020, the Winn Parish Journal reported that several advocacy groups wrote letters to Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on behalf of detainees. The letter included troubling reports that "Winn Correctional Center staff have not taken the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of Coronavirus inside the facility." As well as "staff had not addressed COVID-19 concerns with immigrant detainees, including failing to instruct detainees on hand washing and social distancing." The letter also indicated hand sanitizer was "not available." "Social distancing at Winn is virtually impossible," read the letter. "Winn is primed to have COVID-19 spread through the detained population like wildfire. It will be devastating and deadly to the detainees as well as the correctional officers who are exposed and then go home to families and out into the community. Medically vulnerable detainees, and those who are otherwise immunocompromised, should be released immediately," the letter demanded.
Hunger strikes and other protests are taking place in detention centers across the country due to detainees COVID-19 concerns, and detainees at the WCC were recently pepper-sprayed during a riot at the facility.
In a statement to WPJ, ICE said it was following guidelines set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to screen and isolate any detainee who shows symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and then referred all other questions to the for-profit private company that runs the facility, Ruston-based LaSalle Corrections and the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office that is contracted to manage it. Neither organization responded to multiple inquiries regarding confirmed detainee and WCC employee cases.
You can review ICE reported case numbers here: https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus
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Acciona will supply Telefónica with an estimated volume of renewable electricity of 345 GWh, i.e. 58% of the high-voltage energy measured with telemetry that the technology multinational will consume in Spain this year, and 23% of its total electricity consumption.
According to the contract awarded to Acciona, the company will supply 72 points located in large-scale data processing facilities, offices and other centres of Telefónica in Spain. It is the second successive contract for the sale of electricity to Telefónica awarded to Acciona, following the one signed for 2018.
Like all the energy marketed by Acciona, the electricity supplied to Telefónica will be certified 100% renewable by the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC). The use of clean energy will avoid the emission of 107,000 tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere, based on the energy mix of Spain.
The multinational is already fully renewable in other markets such as Germany, Brazil and the UK. This means that it is making progress towards its objective of 100% in all countries by 2030, which will mean a saving of around 6% on its energy bill, equivalent to 1.4% of its present revenues.
Worldwide, more than 50% of the electricity Telefónica uses is clean. It has stabilized its consumption despite a growth in traffic of 107% in the last three years, improving energy efficiency by 52% in the process, and this has been achieved two years before the target dates. In other words, the company is more efficient and consumes greener energy every year. This has led to Telefónica being part of "Lista A" del CDP, an organism that selects leading companies in the management of climate change.
Through this contract, Acciona strengthens its business of the sale of energy to large clients in the Iberian Peninsula market, where is it already the biggest supplier of exclusively renewable energy with over 500 clients and 2,700 supply points. The associated volume of energy was 5,900 GWh in 2018, 11.3% up on the previous year.
Among Acciona's renewable energy clients in the Iberian market are, as well as Telefónica, reference companies in a range of sectors such as Unilever, Bosch, Adif, Inditex, Basf, RTVE, Kellogs, Merck, Bimbo, Roca, Aena, Heinz, Asics, BT, Agrolimen, Volkswagen and the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums.


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Q: vtktriangle compute normal from arbitrary points with python I am using python wrappings for VTK. I want my script to let the user pick three arbitrary points and return a triangle with its normal information. In VTK VTK Triangle reference there is vtkTriangle::ComputeNormal     (double v1[3], double v2[3],double v3[3],double n[3]).
I checked Cxx implementation examples about vtkTriangle but, I don't understand how to implement this in Python. Does n[3] stand for the normal? If so what it should be as an input parameter?
@g.stevo I understand that. However, when I give a random value the method ComputeNormal returns None. To be more clear you can find the snippet of related code below:

`p0 = trianglePolyData.GetPoints().GetPoint(0)
 p1 = trianglePolyData.GetPoints().GetPoint(1)
 p2 = trianglePolyData.GetPoints().GetPoint(2)
 print vtk.vtkTriangle().TriangleArea(p0,p1,p2)
 n=[0.0,0.0,0.0]
 print vtk.vtkTriangle().ComputeNormal(p0,p1,p2,n)`

A: Your code is working. The result you are looking for is in the array n. The function ComputeNormal returns void, according to the documentation.
Try this:
n=[0.0,0.0,0.0]
vtk.vtkTriangle().ComputeNormal(p0,p1,p2,n)
print n

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