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The Jokhang Temple and Monastery is the most sacred and important Buddhist temple in Tibet. It was built during the reign of King Songsten Gampo (605?-650 CE) to celebrate his marriage to a Chinese princess who was a Buddhist. Today it forms part of what UNESCO calls the 'Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace'. A walled enclosure in front of the Jokhang Temple is planted with willows. The architectural style was inspired by Buddhist monastaries (viharas) in India. The roof has two golden deer gazing at a Wheel of Dharma.
The Potala Palace stands behind the Jokhang Temple. The site was a meditation retreat until King Songtsen Gampo built a palace in 637. But the present building was started by the Fifth Dalai Lama (Lozang Gyatso) in 1645. It takes its name from a hill in the southern tip of India (Cape Comorin) which is sacred to the bodhisattva of compassion (Avalokitesvara). The Potala was the residence of the Dalai Lama until it became a museum after the 1959 uprising against the Chinese.
Your first stop will be the Potala Palace with its 10,000 steps. It is the largest structure in Tibet.
Then we visit to the most celebrated temple in Tibet the Jokhang Temple. After lunch, the afternoon is a little more relaxed with time to enjoy some leisure time in Barkhor Street to shop and to look at some of the local crafts.
*Please note: A valid Tibet entrance permit is required if you would like to take this tour. Obtaining a Tibet entrance permit may cost extra charges.


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I came to New Castle Christian Academy Preschool in 2016 as a Teacher's Aide. I love sharing the Gospel of Jesus with His little ones…And now being the Music Teacher for NCCA I have been blessed to be able to share Jesus, through music, with ALL our children at NCCA from Preschool through our Junior High school.
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And for me – I always look forward to seeing God's love shine through all our beautiful children and staff at New Castle Christian Academy.


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I'm 25 and have been married for almost 6 years. When my husband I and got married, I was 20 years old, still in college and we both had no intentions of having children… EVER. Somewhere along the way, I guess my motherly instincts kicked in, and playing mama to my dogs isn't cutting it anymore and I really want to have a baby. My husband, now 29, still doesn't want children.
Our lifestyle is often in chaos because he's in the military and he's currently learning to fly jets. I keep hoping he'll change his mind once training stops or maybe mine will go back to where it was. I don't want to pressure him into having kids and I will NEVER trick him into it either. I want this to be a mutual decision.
For the most part, I've given up my dreams to follow and support my husband, and he definitely makes everything worth it. But I'm a little afraid I'll end up resenting him and I don't want to. I'm also having a hard time not getting jealous when many of my friends are getting pregnant and having children. I feel like something is missing and I'm a bit depressed.
What do you suggest to help me channel my motherly instincts and jealousy elsewhere, so I stop driving my husband nuts trying to convince him to make babies with me?
So at the age of 20, you didn't want a baby. Well, at the age of 20, I didn't want to ever be one of those suburban moms who drives a gold minivan and wears visors because that would be so lame. But now that I'm just a bit older, I love all the kids that fit in my minivan. And well, visors keep your head cool and protect you from the sun. C'mon, it's true!
My point is – life changes, priorities change and desires change. I'm amazed you even got married at 20. Because at that age, I was drunk on goldfish shots (Yes, live goldfish! In the shots!) trying to determine whether it was classier to get a tattoo or a belly ring. I eventually went belly ring.
There is nothing wrong with you wanting a baby now. I could tell you how loud, messy and stinky babies are but it would do nothing to temper your desire. And I wish I could funnel your energies into something else but it's been my experience that when you want a baby, YOU WANT A BABY. And nothing is going to change that.
This isn't the kind of thing you can sacrifice for another individual. I would strongly suggest you see a couple's therapist to work on this issue or else it's going to tear you apart. There can be lots of anger and resentment when couples disagree over growing their family.
Also, stop shelving your own dreams for your spouse. Yes, you may have to making certain adjustments for your husband's military career but that doesn't mean you can't fulfill your own goals. This needs to be an equal partnership after all.
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Memphis in May Brings Philippines to Tennessee
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When you think blues, barbecue and Southern hospitality, the city of Memphis in Tennessee could come to mind. But the Philippines? Not so much. That's the beauty of Memphis in May, an annual event in its 36th year that marries the celebration of an American city with the celebration of a foreign country. And this year's honoree is the Philippines.
"MIM offers a unique opportunity to bring the culture of and business opportunities in the Philippines to the United States, in particular in the Southern states where familiarity with the Philippines is not well established," said Philippines Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. "I know Memphis as the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. I have visited Graceland before with my wife, who is an Elvis Presley fan. I look forward to the opportunity to be back and help create closer relations between Memphis and my country."
Photos: Memphis in May International Festival, Inc.
The Pinoy rock band Sponge Cola
The first MIM festival was held in 1977 as a local community-building initiative that also saluted Japan. The volunteers and organizers who worked on the event thought it would be great to do yearly, said Jim Holt, president and chief executive officer of Memphis in May International Festival Inc. Reflecting on how much the festival has grown, he said the budget for the first one was about $150,000. Today, the nonprofit organization that runs it has an operating budget of $7 million.
Included in the festival are musical, culinary, artistic, business and educational components. The biggest musical event is the Beale Street Music Festival, which attracts more than 100,000 spectators and stars such as Aretha Franklin, Sheryl Crow, Fergie, Cee Lo Green and Carlos Santana. Performers scheduled to appear at the festival this year, May 4 to 6, include rapper Pitbull, Evanescence and Lupe Fiasco. It also includes at least one performer from the honored country, and this year that is Filipino rock band Sponge Cola.
The most notable culinary element is the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, the world's largest pork barbecue. Hundreds of teams, including foreign ones, compete for more than $100,000 in prizes. The Filipino team will hail from the Marco Polo Plaza hotel in Cebu City and will prepare lechon, or roasted pig.
The festival's signature cultural event is "The Philippines! Live from the Islands" at the 2,400-seat Orpheum Theatre on May 10. It features the Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company and Worldwide Family of Modern Arnis, which will present the evolution of Filipino martial arts. "We felt that was a key component of the country's culture," Holt noted.
Renowned Filipino chef Claude Tayag of the restaurant Bale Dutung in Pampanga will prepare traditional cuisine during intermission and at the International Gala at the Peabody Hotel on May 11.
"It's really a comprehensive cultural immersion with the dance and music and martial arts and the cuisine," Holt said.
For a few lucky students, it's also the trip of a lifetime, with a student exchange program that features an all-expenses-paid trip to the host country as part of the festival's month-long educational series of events.
It's an opportunity to foster business relations, as well. Industry leaders from the Philippines in the fields of business, logistics, architecture, life sciences and commerce will hold lectures throughout the month, and Cuisia will speak on the special relations between the Philippines and the United States. Philippine Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. is also confirmed to speak at key MIM events to promote the national tourism campaign, "It's more fun in the Philippines."
"Memphis is also the distribution center of the U.S. with FedEx and Delta Air hubs located in this city," Cuisia pointed out. "The Philippines is also building its logistics capability, given its strategic location in Asia Pacific. The West Philippine Sea is a major commercial sea lane."
And throughout the month, the city of Memphis will showcase Filipino culture with exhibits at museums, galleries and public spaces, from the historic "people power" political revolution to the country's signature hand-woven textiles.
"Wherever you travel in the city, it will be hard not to experience some Filipino culture," Holt said, noting that the friendliness his team encountered traveling to the Philippines in many ways mirrored the hospitality for which the American South is known.
Martial arts specialists Worldwide Family of Modern Arnis
Memphis in May's International Selection Committee studies and reviews the various countries up for consideration each year, Holt said, beginning with location.
"We start with the geographic area of the world and then we review prospective honorees and rank them under various categories," Holt explained. "Obviously the countries to be considered need to have strong diplomatic relations with the U.S. We review trade figures, look at the scope and depth of the country's culture and history, and narrow it down to a group of four to six countries and vote on them, selecting finalists. Then we travel to Washington to meet with those finalist countries to assess the level of interest in being involved in our program."
Two years ago, they chose Tunisia, last year was Belgium and this year it was Asia's turn. The selection committee narrowed the options down to four finalists: China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.
"The Philippines had been on the list for a while, and we had a very enthusiastic reception at the embassy here," Holt said, adding that the festival has not honored the country before. "We've got a significant Filipino population here in Memphis."
Although next year's honoree will not be announced until August, Holt did say that Europe is back in the rotation for 2013 while 2014 will turn to Central or South America.
The objective of MIM is to bring awareness about foreign cultures to a city that is not traditionally international, Holt told The Washington Diplomat. Likewise, the honored country gets to learn about a slice of Americana.
"While they will not be physically travelling to the Philippines, I hope that these people will indeed feel that 'it's more fun in the Philippines,' and they will be encouraged to see and experience Filipino warmth and hospitality for themselves," Cuisia said of MIM visitors. "I look forward to the festive mood that the whole city of Memphis will bring."
The ambassador added: "May is also the fiesta month in the Philippines, and so being in Memphis next month to promote the best of the Philippines will feel like being home."
For more information on Memphis in May, visit www.memphisinmay.org.
Stephanie Kanowitz is a contributing writer for The Washington Diplomat.
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One of the most fascinating aspects of any visit to the ocean, at low tide, is an exploration of the tide pools. Tide pools are pools of water that remain on shore after the ocean recedes at low tide. Tide pools are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon. Because high tides follow the revolutions of the moon around the earth, tide pools are formed.
Tide pools have many different sizes and shapes. They can be very small like a small pond of water, or they can be large like a small lake. Their depth can range from just a few inches to several feet. Because of their diversity in size and depth, tide pools are capable of supporting many types of life, from protozoans, fungi, coral, and plants, to sponges, echinoderms, mollusks, and fish, just to name a few. This writing will discuss the physical aspects of tide pools, the environmental conditions, and the animal and plant life in the tide-pool environment of Okinawa.
The tide pools of Okinawa are very diverse. One aspect of their diversity is their floor type, called a substrate. Some tide-pool floors are sandy, some are rocky, and some consist of sand and rocky rubble. The sand on the bottom of Okinawa's tide pools is light brown on the top, but if one digs a few inches beneath the floor, the color of the sand turns black. This is caused by anaerobic decomposition. Anaerobic decomposition is the result of decomposition of animal and plant life beneath the sand where there is no oxygen.
If you take a very close look at the sand, you will find some that are star-shaped. Actually, the star shaped sand is made up of foraminiferans, single celled protozoans. Because their shell is composed largely of calcium carbonate, they blend in very well with the calcium-carbonate sand which is plentiful around coral reefs.
The type of life that exists in the tide pool depends a lot upon the tide-pool's floor. Some animals, like sea cucumbers, filter sand from the bottom into their digestive tracts. Consequently, animals like sea cucumbers that filter sand to survive can be found on the sandy bottoms of tide pools. Another animal that thrives in a sandy bottom environment is the dolla bella, commonly called the sea hare. Sea hares resemble a Spanish Conquistador's helmet but instead of shiny brass like in color, they are light tan which matches the sandy surfaces that they inhabit. They excrete a deep-purple liquid when disturbed to distract their enemies.
Some animals, such as sea urchins, prefer to hang out in the rocky areas of tide pools. Sea Urchins like rocky surfaces because rocks provide a good location for their favorite food, algae. Algae grows best on the rocks because the rocks hold fast, in one location, when the surf arrives. Because algae is the urchin's favorite food, sea urchins can easily be found in rocky tide pools. Another type of animal that often occupies the rocky surfaces of tide pools is the brittle star. Brittle stars like to filter feed organisms that inhabit tide pool floors. Brittle stars are found often near the sand but at the same time they stay close to rocks for security. When touched by a predator, brittle stars cling to the rocks for survival. Brittle stars have the ability to regenerate limbs. If a predator bites off one of the brittle star's legs, the brittle star will regenerate another leg in its place.
Sand and rocky-rubble floors are a good place to find fish, eels, crustaceans, and seaweed. A common fish that can be found in the rocky rubble of tide pools is the mud skipper. The mud skipper's colors enable it to blend in well with the bottom of a rocky-rubble tide pool. Although it is not a real high-class swimmer, the mud skipper has mastered the art of camouflage.
Two other animals, both crustaceans that have mastered the art of hiding in rocky-rubble tide pools are the box crab and the decorator crab. Box crabs hide themselves by burrowing a hole in the sand and burying themselves up to the point that only their eyes are exposed above the ground. Decorator crabs take a different approach to camouflaging themselves. They attach debris, such as rocks, coral, and pieces of shell, to their body and appendages, which gives them the appearance of being part of a rocky rubble bottom. Seaweed grows best in a rocky rubble environment. Seaweed needs the rocks to anchor its roots to the ocean floor.
Because of their diversity, tide pools have many different environmental conditions. Environmental conditions are those factors that affect life in tide pools. One environmental condition of tide pools is their depth. If a tide pool is very shallow, many animals have a very difficult time surviving. Reduced survivability is because of a number of reasons. First, because the sun heats up the water faster in a shallow tide pool, there is less oxygen for the animals to breath. Consequently, small and shallow tide pools that are located furthest away from the surf are the least likely to sustain animal life. That is why very few amounts of coral can be found in shallow tide pools.
Another reason that shallow tide pools are dangerous to many animals is that they provide an easy access for predators such as crabs. Although crabs generally are thought of as scavengers, they won't hesitate to opt for a fresh fish dinner if they can get the chance. Another creature that often upsets the balance of life in tide pools is the human being. While tide pools are exciting to view, turning over rocks exposes marine wild life to sunlight. Sunlight often has a devastating affect on the animals and plant life that flourish beneath the rocks.
Still another reason that small shallow tide pools are very dangerous for animal life is fertilizer runoff. Because many people grow crops near the ocean, fertilizer runoff poisons the water of many tide pools. The smaller the tide pool, the greater the chance that fertilizer runoff will pollute the water.
Large tide pools, on the contrary, support a much greater variety of life. Some fairly deep tidal areas have water that is over ten feet deep. Those tide pools remain close to the surf at low tide. In these deep tide pools, many types of corals can be found. Additionally there are hydroids such as Stylaster Coral, black sponges, red coral, coraline algae, worms, crustaceans, mollusks, and various types of tropical fish. Life in the large tide pools is much more abundant than in the small tide pools.
This writing discussed tide pools. I discussed where tide pools are located, their sizes and shapes, and the environmental conditions that affect life within them. I also touched upon the types of life that inhabit the tide pools and the conditions that help to influence whether life either banishes or survives. No two-tide pools are the same. Each is unique. Each has its own individual attributes and each has a different story. Tide pool exploring is an exciting way to learn about the world in which we live.


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If somebody you care about isn't in a position to stop their substance abuse, even when the circumstances are obviously dire, it is vital that individuals that love them do something that they can't do themselves to save their lives before it's too late. Often, members of the family and friends must get together and intervene on someone's behalf that is in denial or guilt ridden and feels as if rehabilitation isn't going to handle anything for them. Many addicts resign themselves to a destructive and unhappy life because of such circumstances, preventing them from getting help by themselves or accepting help. A drug or alcohol intervention however cuts through denial and resolves many of the problems that addicts and their loved ones face when treatment is the obvious next step. To have an intervention started, all intervention participants have to do is find a good drug and alcohol treatment facility in Lexington Park and speak with a drug treatment counselor there who is able to either guide participants through the steps of an intervention or suggest that an interventionist help. An interventionist might help in most cases because unlike members of the family and friends, they have no emotional stake so their opinion and actions are unbiased instead of based on any previous interaction concerning the individuals being help. So an interventionist may make it much more of a productive effort, although an intervention can by all means take place with no interventionist by concerned family members who approach it with the proper mind-set.
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You may need to create a custom control if you wish to automatically do all that logic.
In your Transformation (I assume that's how you are displaying things) you can include and use any ascx control you make. I would create one and pass it the information you need in order to render (like the SkuID), and add in your logic there. Kentico's API can easily accomplish what you are looking to do.
I would look at the default ecommerce site transformations that display a product in order to get an idea of how to get your own info and pass it.
Install/update Kentico with corporate site example if you don't have it. There is membership product page with gold and silver memberships. It already has the desired functionality. I would keep the existing processes such as user registration and check out (you can have 1-page checkout) at least in the beginning. This is your starting point. Play around, modify productlist transformation according to your taste.
Thank you, I'll try you suggestions.


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Ian Muneshwar is a writer and teacher based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His short fiction appears in venues such as Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Black Static, Gamut, Liminal Stories, and The Dark, as well as Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror and Year's Best Weird Fiction. In both his writing and course design, he is concerned with queer subjectivities, cultural memory, and the ways in which queerbrown identities are shaped by diaspora.
Ian is a graduate of both the Clarion West and Odyssey workshops. He holds a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.F.A. in fiction from North Carolina State University. Currently, he teaches writing in the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program at Brandeis University.


These old Queenslanders were built to catch breezes. For the most part they were constructed on stumps and boast a plethora of doors and windows that can be flung open to catch the air and provide relief from the warm subtropical air. From day one, we felt there 'should' have been a door in this spot.
Externally, the blank wall of VJ (vertical joined) planks look out of place and odds with the other external walls. Even though a hodge podge en-suite had been constructed off to one side, and an aluminum hopper window inserted on the other, it didn't explain the lack of flow and cohesiveness that these old buildings usually boast. In addition, an internal plywood wall was out of character and obviously installed at the same time as a built in wardrobe.
This room is my office. It's upstairs and sits behind the front porch. it gets good breezes, the winter morning sun, and a pleasing view. I believe it would once have been a reception room, and had been stripped to turn it into a bedroom with desk – possibly for a teenager. First to go was the robe. With it, no less than four generations of carpet finishing with true 1930s hessian underlay. Then, plywood stripped and small tacks laboriously removed. The brown and cream paint underneath are the original colours, long boarded over.
As the plywood was stripped, the doorway we suspected 'should' have been there was, indeed, revealed.
You can see the space where decorative trims would have sat above a lead light pane. Underneath, double French doors that would have swung out to the verandah. The original frame, hingemarks and stoop are still present.
It's nice to have it gone, and to be able to move my desk into the room to work from is a joy. I don't mind looking at the brown and cream for a bit, it reminds me of a time when things were simple, more genteel.
Now to find the right set of doors to fit the space. Wish me luck!


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Bavuma excited about Africa T20 Cup
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Zimbabwe name squad to face Proteas
Cape Town - Proteas Test batsman Temba Bavuma say he is eager to represent the Gauteng Strikers again where everything started for him a decade ago.
He will be in action for Gauteng this weekend who are playing their matches in Pool B of the Africa T20 Cup in Oudtshoorn in the Southern Cape.
According to Bavuma it's nice to play outside one of the main centres for a change.
"I haven't played here for a number of years. My last game here was for the Strikers back in 2009. It (the field conditions) looks much better since then when the wicket was quite low and the outfield slow. The wicket could play much differently now."
Bavuma, who is back in Gauteng again after a stint with the Cape Cobras, say he is keen to contribute towards the team and particularly the younger players. "The Africa T20 Cup is a nice opportunity for the unknown guys to showcase their skills. It's up to us who've been around the block to help out the younger guys.
"It's been a while since I last played for the Strikers. I don't get the opportunity to represent them for obvious reasons, but I've always enjoyed playing for them. It is where I got to start my cricket and where I learned everything about first-class cricket."
Bavuma, who's scored a total of 161 runs in his two One-Day International appearances, say his focus isn't set on a spot in the Protea team for the upcoming ODI's against Zimbabwe.
"I haven't really thought about that. My focus is on the Africa T20 now and to share my knowledge where I can and help the guys grow their game."
Gauteng, who also possess the likes of Wiaan Mulder (six ODI's for the Proteas) and captain Mangaliso Mosehle (seven T20 internationals,) face Zimbabwe Select first up on Friday morning. The Strikers' best performance in the competition was last year when they made it to the semi-finals before losing to the eventual champions, KwaZulu-Natal Inland.
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Who will win the 4-Test series between hosts South Africa and visitors England over Xmas, New Year and into January 2020?
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Proteas will be too strong at home
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Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics in the Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics. A founding member of the Berman Institute, Dr. Rushton co-chairs the Johns Hopkins Hospital's Ethics Consultation Service.
An international leader in nursing ethics, in 2014 Dr. Rushton co-led the first National Nursing Ethics Summit, convened by the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and School of Nursing. The Summit, supported by strategic partners from 9 national nursing organizations and 7 collaborating organizations, developed a Blueprint for 21st Century Nursing Ethics. The Blueprint highlights recommendations for clinical practice, education, policy and research and has been a catalyst for strategic action coinciding with the American Nurses Association 2015 designation of the "Year of Ethics".
Dr. Rushton's current scholarship in clinical ethics focuses on moral distress and suffering of clinicians, the development of moral resilience, designing a culture of ethical practice, and conceptual foundations of integrity, respect, trust and compassion.
Dr. Rushton's seminal work on nurse suffering and moral distress was selected for inclusion in the U.S. Nursing Ethics History project chronicling the evolution of nursing ethics in the United States. As part of her RWJ Fellowship, she also tested an intervention to reduce moral distress and burnout by cultivating resilience in nurses working in critical care, oncology and neonatal/pediatrics. Dr. Rushton is currently designing, implementing and evaluating the Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy (MEPRA) to build moral resilience in novice nurses. Her forthcoming book, Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Health Care, to be published by Oxford University Press aims to transform current approaches for addressing moral distress by focusing on innovative methods to cultivate moral resilience and designing a culture in health care that supports ethical practice.
Dr. Rushton is also an internationally recognized expert in ethics and palliative and end-of-life care. In 2001, she received the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Pioneering Spirit Award for her work in advancing palliative care across the life-span. Dr. Rushton was appointed by Maryland's governor as the first chair of the State Council on Quality Care at the End-of-Life and served from 2002-2008. She has provided leadership to a variety of national projects focusing on palliative and end-of-life care, including the National Nursing Academy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Open Society Institute (PDIA), an innovative, experiential interdisciplinary communication training model (HRSA), the Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC) a research, education and quality improvement project, the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) and the Upaya Institute's Being With Dying Professional training program. Dr. Rushton served as a member of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Increasing Organ Donation and as a consultant to the IOM's project "When Children Die." She also served on the board of directors of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (CTAC). She led (with Dr. Gail Geller) an international collaboration to improve the lives of children affected by life-threatening neuromuscular diseases and a related project, focusing on the ethical issues faced by neuromuscular clinicians.
In 2008 and 2014, Dr. Rushton was honored as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women. She is also an American Academy of Nursing's Edge Runner and in 2014 received the Milestone Award for Bioethics Leadership from the Centre for Health Care Ethics at Lakehead University. Dr. Rushton is a Fellow of the Hastings Center and the American Academy of Nursing.
Dr. Rushton received her Master's of Science in Nursing, with specialization as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist, from the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her undergraduate degree in nursing at the University of Kentucky and received a doctorate in nursing at the Catholic University of America, with a concentration in bioethics. Dr. Rushton is the recipient of three post-doctoral fellowships: a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellowship (2006-2009), a Kornfeld Fellowship in end-of-life, ethics and palliative care (2000), and a Mind and Life Institute Fellowship in Contemplative Science (2013-2014).
Rushton, C.H., Batcheller, J. Schroeder, K., & Donohue, P. (2015). Burnout and resilience among nurses practicing in high intensity settings. American Journal of Critical Care, 5(7), 377-84.
Haywood, C., Williams-Reade, J., Rushton, C. H., Beach, M. C., & Geller, G. (2015). Improving clinician attitudes of respect and trust for persons with Sickle Cell Disease.Hospital Pediatrics. 5(7):377-84.
Sugarman, J., Kass, N. Rushton, C.H, Hughtes, M., Kirsch, T. D. (2015) Translating professional obligations to care for patients with Ebola virus disease into practice in nonepidemic settings. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 9(5) 527-530.
Bosslet, G. T., Pope, T. M., Rubenfeld, G., Lo , B., Truog, R., Rushton, C., Curtis, J. R., Fords, D. W., Osborne, M., Misak, C., Au, D. H., Azoulay, E., Brody, B., Fahy, B., Hall, J., Kesecioglu, J., Kon, A. A., Lindell, K., & White, D. B. (2015) An official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM policy statement: Responding to requests for potentially inappropriate treatments in intensive care units. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Henry, L. M., Rushton, C., Beach, M. C., & Faden, R. (2015). Respect and dignity: A conceptual model for patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 5(1A), 5–14.
Geller, G., Branyon, E., Forbes, L., Rushton, C., Beach, M. C., Carrese, J.,Sugarman, J. (2015). Health care professionals' perceptions and experiences of respect and dignity in the intensive care unit. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 5(1A), 27–42.
Lewis-Newby, M., Wicclair, M., Pope, T., Rushton, C., Curlin, F., Diekema, D., Durrer, D., Ehlenbach, W., Gibson-Scipio, W., Glavan, B., Langer, L., Manthous, C., Rose, C., Scardella, A., Shanawani, H., Siegel, M. D., Halpern, S. D., Truog, R. D., & White, D. B. (2015). Managing conscientious objections in intensive care medicine: An official policy statement of the American Thoracic Society. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191(2), 219-27.
Back, A., Rushton, C., Kaszniak, A., & Halifax, J. (2015). Why are we doing this? Clinician helplessness in the face of suffering. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 18(1), 26-30.


Early on Tuesday morning, in complete darkness, our life-saving ship conducted its latest rescue mission.
Following a call from the Italian Coast Guard, our on-board team spotted an overcrowded wooden boat in need of help off the coast of North Africa.
When our ship arrived, our team found that more than 400 people were on board.
Among them were around 100 children and several pregnant women.
The majority of the children were thought to be travelling alone – without parents or family to look after them.
Over the course of three hours, our rescue team and two over vessels transferred all 400 refugees and migrants from the wooden boat safely onto our ship, the Vos Hestia.
Several people were unwell and needed immediate attention from our on-board medical team, and our specialist child protection experts gave psycho-social support to all children on board.
The Vos Hestia arrived at the Sicilian port of Trapani this morning.
Our staff on land were waiting, ready to give all children access to their basic needs and make sure that they knew their rights.
Since launching in August this year, our search and rescue ship has saved more than 2600 people, including more than 600 children.
Over 4,000 people, including 600 children, have drowned in the Mediterranean this year. This makes 2016 the deadliest year on record for those making this perilous journey.


It's Armageddon. It's the end of WordPress. It's coming for you and you could not stop it.
If you have spent any time keeping up with the world of WordPress, the doom and gloom of Gutenberg has been a consistent barrage of blog posts, podcasts and talk on all the social media platforms.
In case you've somehow missed the impending apocalypse, let me catch you up real quick.
In order to keep up with the DIY competition, WordPress is working on a complete overhaul of the back-end editor which will be released in version 5.0 in the Fall of 2018.
The new editor is based around "blocks" of content rather than just the WYSIWYG ("What you see is what you get") editor. The new editor, Gutenberg, is supposed to make the editing process more efficient, and easier to make more complex layouts that you can easily rearrange while you edit.
But with any big change comes push-back, fear, and anxiety of what the unknown could bring.
Call me ignorant, but I just haven't been worried about Gutenberg at all.
Don't get me wrong, I've been reading the blogs, listening to the podcasts and keeping up with everyone's thoughts on social media– it just has never worried me.
At one point, I was worried that maybe everyone else knew something I didn't. Maybe this is the end, maybe they are all right.
But as the impending release draws near, I feel more confident than ever that Gutenberg's release will be a positive change to WordPress and we should be running towards it, not away from it.
I'm going to give you 3 tips on how you can manage the 5.0 update and ensure your website is running smoothly.
Make sure your website is backed up regularly.
Gutenberg is coming. And depending on how you or your developer set up your website it may push the update automatically onto your website without you even knowing it.
It's important you have current backups of your website before the 5.0 update (actually, it's always important you have backups). Having a current backup will ensure you're website will be okay if Gutenberg does break anything on your website. You can always roll your website back to a previous backup and be up and running.
There are plenty of free options for backing up your website available in the WordPress repository. You can have a backup saved off-site in a matter of minutes with a plugin like UpdraftPlus without spending a dime.
Test out Gutenberg now, while it's still optional.
The first piece of advice I have for you is to give it a shot for yourself now.
Certainly don't do it on your live website (I might be ignorant, but I ain't dumb), but you can setup a staging environment of your website to give it whirl on your own.
Once you have a safe place to screw some things up, head to the plugins section and search for Gutenberg. The most recent copy is right there in the WordPress repository for your enjoyment.
Once you install the Gutenberg plugin, your classic editor will disappear and your new editing experience will be ready for testing.
You need to have reasonable expectations. It's going to be different than what you're use to. I mean a lot different.
Things might break. You're likely going to be a little frustrated. You're probably going to hate it at first… and that's totally okay.
All you need to do is get familiar with the new concept and how it's going to effect your website. You still have time to learn and the staging environment on your own site is the perfect place to start.
When WordPress updates to 5.0 your site will automatically be using Gutenberg, so spending a little time before that to get familiar will help you make the transition.
Still not convinced? That's okay, you have an out.
If you're still unsatisfied with your options there is one little plugin that can save the day.
It's called Classic Editor, and it's available for free download right now.
Essentially what Classic Editor does is install the editor you are use to as a plugin on your website, which anytime pre-Gutenberg will do nothing to your website. Where the magic happens is when your website updates to version 5.0, Classic Editor plugin will override all the Gutenberg functionality which will leave you comfortably using the editor you're already use to.
I'll admit, as excited as I am about what Gutenberg will bring, I have installed Classic Editor onto all the websites I manage. It's my fail-safe. I have high hopes that Gutenberg will be a positive change in WordPress, but there's no reason to be in a panic when it arrives.
You can save yourself the anguish and install the Classic Editor plugin today and not worry about Gutenberg until you're ready.
That's really all there is to it… for now.
As a business owner, or hobbyist who more casually manages your website, with a backup, a little time testing out the Gutenberg plugin, and the Classic Editor fail-safe, you should be at least mildly prepared for such a big release.
There is going to be a lot more to come as Gutenberg draws near, and when it's released you can expect plenty of content here, and all across the web to help you get up and running with the new editor.
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We had lots of and my favourite one was making the gift bags and thank you ms Devlin for doing this with us and merry Christmas I mean it since everyone can always be my best friends forever!
My favorite was making gift bags珞.
I loved seeing everyone's project and the Christmas gift bags, also the Christmas tree,I think looks really nice!I also thought WOW when the Sam visited our school especially when Mr Macarthy stopped by!We had a busy term so far and it was so fun!!I hope next term is as good as this one!
it was so so much fun I loved making the Christmas gift bags and the prediction the won in the picture is mine. Hope everyone has a great Christmas and a happy new year !!!!!!!!!
Grace is photo bombing teacher and James Mac Carthy. Why didn't I??


'Art is anything you can get away with... destroy it all.' Welcome to THE ELECTRIC SUBLIME-where art history, madness, and expression meet in a Pollock-splatter of thrilling crime adventure! When a mysterious change in the composition of a famous painting begins poisoning the minds of its spectators, Margot Breslin-director of the Bureau of Artistic Integrity-must pull famed 'art detective' Arthur Brut out of a mental institution and back into the insanity that sent him there in the first place. Featuring a treasure trove of classical works, under-the-radar art, and a seven-foot talking mannequin, this is comics, imitating art, imitating life. • From the writer of Judas: The Last Days (IDW) and the artist of Great Pacific and Snowfall (Image)! • The X-Files meets Alice in Wonderland, by way of The Da Vinci Code!


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Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold Price List July, 2019 & Specs in Philippines
The Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold features a 750 x 1334pixels 3D Touch display with 326ppi and weighs 129g. This device also comes with a 8MP rear camera & a 1.2MP front camera, as well as a 1810mAh battery capacity. Release date for the Apple iPhone 6: September 2014. Read more
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The Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold is now available in Philippines. The cheapest Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold price in Philippines is ₱ 10,745.00 from Shopee. You can also choose between different Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold variants with 16GB Space Grey starting from ₱ 6,176.74 and 16GB Gold at ₱ 6,636.20. Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold price details are updated July 2019.
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Black Friday Philippines: How to Get the Best Deals on Gadgets and Electronics
The day that comes after Thanksgiving marks one of the biggest shopping events of the year: Black Friday. While Thanksgiving is barely celebrated in the Philippines, more and more merchants gradually adapt to the thought of Black Friday sale. That is why Black Friday is a great time to shop and score amazing discounts on some items such as gadgets!
Apple iPhone 6 32GB Gold Specs
Screen Size 4.7"
Display Resolution 750 x 1334pixels
Pixel Density 326ppi
Water Resistant Yes
Rear Camera Resolution 8MP
Front Camera Resolution 1.2MP
Dual camera No
Expandable Memory No
Card Slot No
Battery Capacity 1810mAh
Talk Time 14h
Processor Dual Core
Operating System iOS
Dimensions (W x H x D) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm
Body Material Metal
Release Month September
Colours Gold
USB Connectors Lightning
Wi-Fi Standard 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Dual SIM No
SIM Card Nano-SIM
Virtual Reality Capable Yes
Heart Rate Sensor No
LED Notification Light No
Face Recognition No
Iris Scanner No
Fingerprint Scanner Yes
FM Radio No
3D Touch Yes
iPhone 6 Price Philippines and Specs
Apple iPhone 6: Bigger is Better
iPhone fans who have longed for an iPhone with a bigger screen finally had their request granted. Perhaps the biggest upgrade Apple has taken yet is the up-sized screen of the iPhone 6. Though their screen size is only comparable to Android's mini phones, 4.7 inch still is a big leap from the 4.0' screen of its predecessor - the iPhone 5s.
More Vivid and Surreal Display
Apple's 750x1334 resolution has fully revealed its real beauty with the iPhone 6's bigger screen. Its 326ppi pixel density makes the screen's icons and images look crisper than ever and is vividly lit up by its IPS LED-backlit LCD. Also, the iPhone 6 phone display is more energy efficient than its predecessor despite having a big screen, all thanks to the hardware configurations influenced by its new screen size.
On top of its upsized screen is iPhones signature Ion-strengthened glass with an oleophobic coating, making it resistant to scratches. And to provide that sexy finish, the iPhone 6 flaunts a very thin bezel, making it look the most seductive iPhone to date.
More Juiced Up!
Aside from the screen that literally got bigger, the battery department of the iPhone also had its major upgrade. The iPhone 6 now packs a 1624mAh Li-Po battery, which is 15% bigger than its predecessor's battery. With a more battery-conscious screen paired with a bigger battery capacity, the iPhone 6 will be able to endure longer hours of video, music, browsing, and gaming with a single charge, definitely more than enough to get you by before your next charge.
8MP with Top Notch Point-and-Shoot Technology
Though there was not much of anupgrade in the camera department in terms of pixel size, Apple however upgraded its camera's internal features, one of its prominent camera upgrade is its autofocus hardware. The autofocus is a lot faster, all thanks to the faster chipset of the iPhone 6. The face detection feature is also faster and more accurate; that picture perfect smile surely won't go unnoticed. These two improvements from of the iPhone 6 camera is what they call the phase detection pixel technology. A camera upgrade that aims to please every photography enthusiast.
iPhone Hands-On Review: The Start of a New Era
The Apple iPhone 6 is the phone that paved the way for Apple to explore a whole new world of possibilities. For starters, Apple finally took the first step yet the biggest leap in stepping up their phone's overall design – a bigger screen. The iPhone 6 is basically the start of a new era for the iPhone series. Due to its enlarged size, it is now possible for Apple to give its battery department a boost – a glaring issue in all of the iPhones before it.
All these years, Apple never bothered to really go above and beyond into their iPhone's features. Rather, they go the extra mile to polish a simple function and make it perform seamlessly. Which explains why they still manage to be on top of the competition despite the lack of real new features to pit against high-calibre Android phones.
Overall Design and Handling
The iPhone 6 sports a bigger build than its predecessor, apparently this also means that it's quite heavier. It weighs about 129g, making it just 10 grams heavier than the iPhone 5s. If you're used to carrying the iPhone 5s, there will only be a slight to almost no difference at all in terms of weight. However, in terms of aesthetics, the iPhone 6 stands out greatly in slimness – it's definitely sleek and sexy with just a 6.9mm thickness.
However, the thin profile (or lack of thickness) of the iPhone 6 makes it easily bendable. At one point, the iPhone 6 trended wildly on the internet, not for praises, but rather to warn users of the "bend gate" phenomenon. Many iPhone 6 users claimed that the phone easily bends when put in the back pocket of their jeans. Given the thinness of this phone, that is definitely not far from becoming a possibility. However, if you won't really be using your phone that carelessly, your iPhone 6 will be just fine.
In terms of overall design, the iPhone 6 really nailed it. It's a fresh take on the style department of the iPhone and it instantly became a face of an era that's been long overdue for the Apple's iPhone. Apart from the design, the iPhone 6 provides an easy grip for the hands to hold, which can be credited to its thin profile and precise body size. The phone is not too big, but not too small either - it's just the perfect size for users to hold the phone comfortably and to have an enjoyable browsing or streaming experience. Without a doubt, this is how a smartphone's aesthetics should be done.
Display and Resolution
Apple's iPhone 6 display is definitely rich in detail and colors. The 4.7-inch display is packed with a 750x1334 resolution which already sets foot into the HD resolution territory. Its pixel density is 326ppi and is already many steps ahead of Apple's famous retina display (which is only 326 ppi). Compared to its predecessor which is the iPhone 5s which sports a 640x1136 screen, the display upgrade of the iPhone 6 is not really that big of a leap. However, the resolution is big enough to give justice to a pixel density of 326ppi – resulting in a sharper and crisper display.
Screen Size to Body Ratio
The iPhone 6 flaunts a 4.7-inch screen, but for the Android community, this size is now just among the minis of the latest Android flagship devices. Putting this phone into a screen size competition against Android flagship devices is basically a non-issue, though. One of the things that Apple has proven with the release of the iPhone 6 is that they don't really have to do better in order to win the market.
The screen size is nothing to really write about. Its bezel isn't too thin but it isn't thin enough to deserve a praise either. However, it's relatively unobtrusive and contributes to a perfect overall finish of the iPhone 6. Generally, there's really nothing much to complain about its screen-to-body ratio. However, many famed flagship devices were able to fit in a bigger screen into a body similar to the iPhone 6. One good example of that is the LG Nexus 6. It was able to fit a good 5-inch screen into a body size similar to the iPhone 6. On the other hand, Samsung's Galaxy Alpha carries the screen size as the iPhone 6, but with a smaller and thinner profile.
On the surface of the phone is the strongest scratch-resistant glass in the smartphone industry today. Its screen is protected by an ion-strengthened glass with oleophobic coating. This is Apple's answer to Samsung's (and all other Android phones) - Gorilla glass protection.
Apple's iPhone has never really attempted to jump into the pixel competition when it comes to their camera. In iPhone 6, we won't be seeing any major upgrade into the sensor's pixel count. However, whatever they lack in terms of resolution, they pretty much more than make up for it with the quality of their still camera. The iPhone 6 despite carrying only an 8MP sensor is no pushover just like the camera of the iPhones before it. The same 8MP resolution may have premiered long ago during the debut of the iPhone 4S, but the hardware of its camera has undergone a lot of impressive upgrades since, along with Apple's constant iOS upgrade which adds up to generating top-notch results. There are not many smartphones that can fare better than the iPhone's and that's a fact.
The denominator among all the iPhones that makes them such a great photography buddy is its ability to adapt to lighting conditions. Since the iPhone 4s, the camera of the succeeding iPhones really stands out against the competing smartphones during their time. And, iPhone 6 is no exception to that trend that Apple has led all these years. With a camera that managed to stand out without any sweat since the release of the iPhone 4S, coupled with a handful of camera hardware upgrade, the iPhone 6 manages to shoot its way to the top of the competition.
One of the noticeable improvement of the iPhone 6 camera is the snappy auto-focus, which is called the focus pixel. This takes a few milliseconds for the camera of the phone to fully focus on an object and produce a clear and detail-rich photo of it. The iPhone 5S camera is, to say the least snappy, but the iPhone 6 takes auto-focusing into the iPhone series to a whole new level. Also when recording a video, the focus pixel works wonders. It can easily shift focus from one nearby object to another
The pixel focus is what we've already seen in many high-calibre Androids in the market today, and this feature is called phase detection technology on those devices. The Pixel focus feature of the iPhone 6 camera is among the best in the competition without a doubt.
Face Detection Improvement
With the iPhone 6 carrying a lightning-fast processor plus the pixel focus technology, face detection of its camera sensor has improved, making it faster and more accurate.
Taking photos in the Dynamic range also proves to be snappier than ever. With the fast processor and snappy camera hardware, it now takes just 1 second to process and HDR photo. Even without the HDR, darker parts of a scene already have great exposures. With the HDR feature of the iPhone 6, these darker parts of a scene will look naturally lit. However, the iPhone 6 just tends to oversaturate the colours at times with the HD. Then again, the majority of cameras tend to do that a little bit.
Apple has finally added an image stabilization technology into this flagship device, but it kind of falls short because it's not really rooted from the hardware. Rather, it only carries a digital image stabilization technology instead of an optical one. But, you don't really need to fuss over this because it is sufficient enough to eliminate the blurring in still photos.
The real deal where image stabilization comes into play is in the video recording function. Optical image stabilization is far superior to the digital because it uses a gyro-technology inside the camera sensor that allows pieces of the lens glass to shift pieces in order to off-set any motion. Shakiness which is caused by little yet persistent movement causes the camera to shake. But with optical image stabilization, it will allow the sensors of the camera to adjust to those movements that cause the photos or videos to become shaky or blurry. On the other hand, digital image stabilization only uses a software that adjusts and does no physical adaptation to movements. Instead, the software's effect mostly is applied in the post-processing of a video or a picture.
If you're into a full-fledged iPhone photography experience and does not mind if it's bigger and pricier, you can go for the iPhone 6 Plus. However, this is not to say that the iPhone 6 is poor in terms of camera. To say the least, the iPhone 6 camera is among the best in the market and proves to be future proof. But, the digital image stabilization fares poorly in recording videos while in motion.
Video Recording and 240fps slow-mo
It's safe to say that it's the iPhone 5S that started the high fps video recording trend since its release. The high fps also paved the way for the slow-mo to be possible. The iPhone 6 is among the very few smartphones that could shoot videos in various fps modules. So, far, the iPhone 6 do it impressively, without making an obvious compromise in the quality department.
The iPhone 6 brings forth a highly improved video camera. It can capture videos in FullHD (1080p) at 30fps and a fast motion 1080p video at 60fps – only a limited few smartphones can do that. Alongside its 120fps 720p slow-mo video is a 240fps 720p option (twice as high as the already dated 120fps). The best thing about it is that they didn't have to cut down the resolution of the phone to make the 240fps possible.
The iPhone 6 camera is not capable of shooting 4K videos, but it does the day-to-day video recording job smoothly and perfectly. There's really nothing to complain about its video recording capability. However, if for some reason you feel like a 4K video and an optical image stabilization are significant to your smartphone needs, there are better options in the market today. Phones like Xperia X5 premium, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S7 to name a few are some of the tight competitors of the iPhone 6.
Phone Performance
The iPhone 6 carries a next-generation chipset which is the Apple A8 Chipset. While this chipset boasts a fast processing speed, it does not heat up easily and it consumes less power than the average chipset.
The A8 Chipset that runs the iPhone 6 is equipped with a 64-bit Cyclone processor which is clocked at 1.4GHz. It is 100 MHz faster than its predecessor's A7 chipset, but it is battery-friendly because it does not require a lot of power in order to perform at its best. On the other hand, its Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is a quad-core PowerVT which offers an outstanding performance. Games that are graphics-intensive are easily rendered with minimal to zero hiccups, thanks to its GPU. Apple has really nailed it when it comes to their GPU. iPhones, especially the iPhone 6, is really good at running Full HD games, and the improvements that they implement are very consistent in every new iPhone that they release.
Touch ID settings
Along the features that got improved with its software upgrade spread across the capable iPhone and iPad devices is the Touch ID. This feature can now store up to five fingerprint samples, giving users a highly customized security feature. The fingerprint sensor of the iPhone 6 is not the best one around because it may take some slight performance hiccups, but it's not enough to make it inferior among its competing smartphones.
The Touch ID feature is more than just an unlocking feature of the iPhone. Apparently, it has now been integrated into a fairly good number of apps and into the iPhone's security feature beyond the lock screen. For one, it can be used to authorize app store, iTunes, and iBook store purchases. The fingerprint security can easily be applied through the settings menu.
With the new build that is being rocked by the iPhone 6 comes a minor setback in the audio output department. The iPhone 5S wasn't really outstanding in delivering a loudspeaker performance, its successor the iPhone 6 does a little bit worse than its predecessor, though. Apparently, this is one of the minor compromises that the iPhone 6 has to do to give way to it's trimmed down waistline. However, connecting it to an external amplifier or speaker posts an excellent score. Also, the audio quality of the iPhone 6 through its ear pods is nothing short of brilliance. The audio performance of the iPhone 6 is best enjoyed with an external amplifier or a headphone.
The iPhone 6 is definitely a bang for the buck. It's a big leap towards innovation from its 4-inch screen predecessor. Many of its new features are nothing that we've never seen before, however, that's never been an issue for most iPhone users. The iPhone 6 does not actually offer something that's really new and groundbreaking in the smartphone market. However, it really does well in polishing these features completely that when they're officially launched, there's not a speck of imperfection that will ruin the experience. And, that is what the iPhone 6 has really brought to the table.
A bigger screen is indeed a major upgrade for an Apple device, but it's simply an aesthetic overhaul for a smartphone if you really think about it. Given that the bigger screen provides a whole new experience to iPhone users, the real deal with the iPhone 6 is how it delivers all the features smoothly into a much bigger screen. Realistically speaking, the iPhone 6 does nothing new, but the well-loved user experience that most iPhone users sought after is perfectly transposed into a bigger screen. This is what mostly draws users into using the iPhone 6. Obviously, there are far better high-end flagship devices in the market today that are offered at a fraction of the cost than for an iPhone 6. However, the iPhone 6 triumphs in the area where most of these leading flagship devices are inconsistent with – the user experience. The user experience is simply well polished. It is not feature-centric but rather it offers a rich and friendly user experience. Having that work on a bigger screen is definitely what matters for most iPhone users. This explains why the iPhone 6 and even the iPhones before it continues to have a strong following of users despite placing excessive premium to its price tag.
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Countdown to hep C eradication
NHS England's target date to eliminate hepatitis C is now just six years away. DDN hears what progress has been made, and what's left to achieve, at the LJWG on Substance Use and Hepatitis C annual conference.
Read the full article in DDN Magazine
'The strategy from NHS England has always been to eradicate hepatitis C,' NHS clinical lead for hepatitis C, Dr Graham Foster, told December's Seven years to elimination: the road to 2025 event. 'We've never pulled punches – we just want to get rid of the damn thing for once and for all.'
Reductions in drug prices meant this was now achievable, he said, and the strategy had been to split the country into networks and allocate treatment numbers accordingly. 'From the get-go we insisted on outreach treatment, and we insisted on using the cheapest drugs. The strategy is to get out there and find and treat, and we've been pretty successful. We're still not testing enough, but the figures are moving up. We are working, we are curing people, the strategy is being successful.'
Testing rates in good drug services stood at around 95 per cent, while in some it was as low as 5 per cent. 'So the challenge is to move that bottom segment into the top segment'. Treatment in prisons remained poor, meanwhile, and too many needle exchanges still weren't offering testing. However, death rates were falling, as were waiting lists for liver transplants.
But the main challenge was that 'too many people with a history of drug use still aren't getting tested', he said. 'We need to look at the good services and follow their lead.'
'For me it's about supporting services to be doing this treatment themselves,' said nurse consultant at King's College, Janet Catt, adding that peers were fundamental to reaching marginalised populations. 'A lot of people know they're positive, but hep C treatment can also help them engage more with drug treatment and build goals for themselves,' added peer support worker Chris Laker. 'Word of mouth builds that treatment is accessible and successful. Clients really want this.'
People who inject drugs accounted for 95 per cent of all new diagnoses, consultant hepatologist at Chelsea and Westminster, Dr Suman Verma, told the conference. They were a group that tended to 'dip in and out' of treatment, she said, and were often of no fixed abode, with no GP and no NHS number. 'But they do engage with needle exchanges.'
This is where a recent pilot project offering testing in pharmacies with needle exchange facilities had proved so successful (DDN, June 2018, page 5). The aim had been to develop sustainable, effective point-of-care testing and pathways into treatment, she said, adding that it was important that participating pharmacies had adequate facilities for confidential discussion and were able to refer patients with positive tests to the appropriate pathway.
'But what do you do if you have no fixed abode?' The answer was the pharmacies themselves acting as mailing addresses for clients so they wouldn't miss appointment notifications, she said. In the pilot more than 50 per cent of service users were found to be antibody-positive, and 57 per cent of those tested were unaware that treatment was now interferon-free. 'Opportunistic HCV testing in NSP community pharmacies can be really effective,' she stated.
'We all know that hepatitis C is a huge health inequality issue that affects some of the most marginalised,' said London Assembly member Susan Hall. 'So it's a travesty that it wasn't part of the mayor's recent report into health inequalities. It shows what a battle we have on our hands to get people to take notice.' There was growing momentum from more and more organisations to take action, however, but this would need a 'huge amount' of joined-up working across often complex networks.
In terms of the practicalities of operational delivery networks (ODNs) meeting their HCV targets, Dr Katherine Morley of the National Addiction Centre at King's College shared the results of an evaluation project on identifying obstacles. Among the main themes that emerged were degrees of confusion over who should be meeting Public Health England (PHE) reporting requirements, as well as issues around referrals to secondary care as a result of service user drop out, often related to time lag. Missing data was also a problem, the result of providers having different electronic patient record systems – 'an endemic problem across the NHS'.
Chair of the British Viral Hepatitis Group, Dr Andy Ustianowski, described the methods used in Greater Manchester's HCV elimination programme, and the lessons learned. The first step was to 'get an idea of what you're dealing with – the numbers', he said, and also to 'get rid of preconceptions'. The next step was always to 'contemplate the simplest model' and work out how to get people to engage for minimal cost.
'Work out what needs to be done – what's absolutely necessary and what's "nice",' he told delegates. 'The "nice" might need to be sacrificed.' The programme was treating around 930 people a year, he said, using community pharmacies and reaching out to treat people's networks. 'Before we treat them we incentivise them to bring their network up for testing.'
Also useful were interrogation of records, rapid prison diagnosis and treatment, and – just as importantly – knowing when an initiative had reached its logical conclusion and should be stopped. The programme was currently also scoping the possibility of testing in primary care and A&E settings, he added. 'Anyone who's got a good idea, I'm happy to shamelessly nick it.'
'One of the things I feel in retrospect is why is it so difficult?' said former Hepatitis C Trust chief executive Charles Gore. 'We have these drugs, they cure people – so why does it seem such a struggle?' In the 1990s, after his hepatitis C diagnosis, he had only been able to find one support group, he said. 'Everybody was using heroin, and half of them were nodding out – it didn't feel very supportive.' He had set up the Hepatitis C Trust despite having 'no useful experience', as there was not a single charity for the condition. 'It was very much on-the-job learning. But I cared about people with hepatitis C, particularly those who don't have a voice.'
Although the charity had had to abandon its aim of only employing people with a hep C diagnosis after it proved 'way too restrictive', it was still driven by the belief that 'people with lived experience are incredibly useful', he said, with the role of peers now central to the hepatitis C response in the UK.
Awareness remained a critical issue, and not just in this country, he stated. 'The big problem is that not enough people are diagnosed, and I've become a big convert to the idea of screening. There's now screening in drug services and prisons, but we need to do more of it. And with the cost of the drugs coming down, it means you can spend more money on screening and it will still be cost effective.'
There were now discussions about long-acting injectables for the condition, he told delegates – 'one shot and that's all. It looks like that might be possible', while in the past NHS England's rationing of drugs had been 'appalling' (DDN, April 2017, page 20). 'In my view that was simply because of the assumption that people with hepatitis C were a disadvantaged group, and wouldn't complain too much.
'I truly think this is doable, and we're beginning to see more and more countries saying, "yes, we want to do elimination",' he continued. 'We have a cure for a disease that kills people, and we don't do it? That's just insane.'
'There are lots of things yet to do, there are still some challenges,' Dr Suman Verma told the conference. 'But we just have to keep on pushing harder.'
Read DDN's guide, Hepatitis C and Health
Speaker pictures by Jon Derricott. To view video footage of the event visit Jon Derricott's YouTube channel.
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