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Das Zivilgefangenenlager Neufahrwasser war ein Durchgangslager für etwa 10.000 Polen in den ersten Monaten des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Das Lager wurde 1939 in Kasernengebäuden in Neufahrwasser, einem Stadtteil der heute polnischen Stadt Danzig (Gdańsk), eingerichtet.

Die Kaserne in Neufahrwasser war vom 7. September 1939 bis zum 31. März 1940 das Hauptquartier aller Zivilgefangenenlager für den annektierten Danziger Freistaat und den polnischen Korridor unter der Leitung von SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Pauly. Aus ihnen ging im weiteren Verlauf das KZ Stutthof hervor.

Geschichte

Kaserne des Danziger Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 128
Die Gebäude der Kaserne wurden in den Jahren 1883–1885 im Stil des Historismus erbaut. Zuerst war sie Garnison der Füsiliere des Grenadier-Regiments Nr. 5. Seit 1890 erhielt hier das II. Bataillon des Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 128 (ab 1902: Danziger Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 128) seine Unterkünfte. Seit 1901 ist das III. Bataillon nachgewiesen.

Nach Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs wurde das Regiment ab dem 16. Dezember 1918 in Danzig demobilisiert. Aus Teilen wurde im Frühjahr 1919 das Freiwilligen-Infanterie-Regiment 128 aufgestellt. Im Juni 1919 gingen Teile im neu gebildeten Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 34 der Vorläufigen Reichswehr auf.

Freie Stadt Danzig
Mit Inkrafttreten des Versailler Vertrages wurde Danzig 1920 Freie Stadt und entmilitarisiert. Seit März 1922 war der polnische Staat Eigentümer der Kasernen in Neufahrwasser. Für polnische Staatsbürger, die bei exterritorialen Einrichtungen, wie der polnischen Post oder im Hafen arbeiteten, wurden hier Wohnungen und eine Grundschule eingerichtet. Zu den Einrichtungen gehörte auch eine Turnhalle, eine Unterkunft für Pfadfinder und eine Kapelle.

Zweiter Weltkrieg

Mit dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen am 1. September 1939 begannen in der Freien Stadt Danzig Massenverhaftungen. Am ersten Kriegstag wurden etwa 1500 Personen festgenommen, ungefähr 1000 kamen in die Zivilgefangenenlager Viktoriaschule in Danzig, andere in das Gefängnis Schießstange, 150 mussten ab dem 2. September das Zivilgefangenenlager Stutthof (später KZ Stutthof) erweitern. Opfer der Verhaftungen wurden meist Polen, die aktiv am Leben des Kleinstaats beteiligt waren, unter ihnen Lehrer, Ärzte, Priester, sowie Mitglieder von polnischen Organisationen in Danzig. Neben den Vereinen der Polonia waren das vor allem die Polnische Post und der Danziger Hafen. Die Listen der "unerwünschten polnischen Elemente" hatten die Danziger Nationalsozialisten seit 1936 angelegt.

Der Gebäudekomplex in Neufahrwasser wurde noch in der Nacht des 1. September von Polizeitruppen, SS und SA umstellt. Die Gefangenen wurden in das Lager Viktoriaschule gebracht, da in Neufahrwasser mit dem Kampf um die Westerplatte der Weltkrieg begann.

Vom 7. bis zum 15. September erfolgten umfangreiche Abtransporte von Gefangenen aus der Viktoriaschule nach Neufahrwasser, aber auch in andere Lager. Das Lager Viktoriaschule wurde am 15. September aufgelöst. Für die Bewachung war der SS-Wachsturmbann Eimann verantwortlich. Viele der Inhaftierten unter ihnen der Priester Robert Wohlfeil wurden zu Aufräumarbeiten auf der Westerplatte gezwungen. In den folgenden Wochen wurden weitere Polen aus dem Korridor eingeliefert. Dort erfolgten Verhaftungen im Rahmen des Unternehmen Tannenberg.

Etwa 10.000 Polen, bis zu 3.000 gleichzeitig, waren in Neufahrwasser inhaftiert. Abtransporte erfolgten in Lager in Danzig-Westpreußen, zu Massenhinrichtungen bei Piasnitz und mit der Auflösung im März 1940 vor allem nach Stutthof und seine Außenlager. Auch die Lagerverwaltung unter Max Pauly wurde nach Stutthof verlegt.

Gegenwart

Heute befindet sich in dem Gebäudekomplex das Hauptquartier der Morski Oddział Straży Granicznej (Küstenwache) der Straż Graniczna (polnischer Grenzschutz).

Prominente Gefangene
 Robert Wohlfeil, Priester, 1940 im KZ Sachsenhausen ermordet.

Lagerkommandanten

 Franz Christoffel, SS-Hauptsturmführer

Weitere Internierungslager
 Zivilgefangenenlager Viktoriaschule in Danzig
 Gefängnis Schießstange in Danzig
 Zivilgefangenenlager Stutthof, später SS-Sonderlager und KZ
 Zivilgefangenenlager Grenzdorf in Grenzdorf B, später Außenstelle Grenzdorf des KZ Stutthof

Literatur
 Andrzej Gąsiorowski: Hitlerowskie przygotowania do agresji i eksterminacji Polaków na Pomorzu Gdańskim i w Wolnym Mieście Gdańsku w: Stutthof: hitlerowski obóz koncentracyjny. Warszawa, Interpress 1988. ISBN 83-223-2369-7
 Danzig und seine Bauten. 1908

Einzelnachweise

Deutsche Besetzung Polens 1939–1945
Erbaut in den 1880er Jahren
Bauwerk des Historismus in Danzig
Ehemalige Kaserne in Deutschland
Umgenutztes Bauwerk in der Woiwodschaft Pommern
Backsteinbauwerk des Historismus
Internierungslager

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Congratulations to Dr Zuo Changwu for winning the 2014-2015 Intersentia Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Law. Dr Zuo's thesis is entitled "An Analysis of Rules Governing Limited Liability Companies in China: Between Contracts and Regulation", and her supervisor was Professor Yu Guanghua. The runner-up was Dr Kalana Senaratne for his thesis "A Critical Exploration of Internal Self-Determination under International Law, with Particular Reference to the Sri Lankan Conflict", supervised by Professor CL Lim. The Intersentia Prize was established in 2012 to acknowledge, support and encourage outstanding PhD and SJD research. The prize winner is chosen by an international prize committee on a yearly basis. The value of the prize is GBP500, and both the winning and runner-up theses will be considered for publication by Intersentia.


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Lyft aims to beat Uber to US stock market with IPO
By: AP Technology Writer
Published: December 06 2018 3:18 PM
Updated: December 06 2018 3:18 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - Lyft still hasn't caught up to Uber in the rapidly growing ride-hailing market, but it's ahead in the race to sell its stock on the public market where the two companies could potentially raise billions to help finance their expansion.
The San Francisco company has taken the first step toward listing its shares on the U.S. stock market by filing confidential documents for an initial public offering. The filing, announced by Lyft Thursday, is expected to become publicly available early next year, a few weeks before Lyft's investment banks price the shares after gauging investor demand.
Both the IPO price and the number of shares that will be sold will be revealed leading up to Lyft's stock market debut.
Lyft's IPO is expected to generate intense interest while helping to set the stage for Uber to go public. Uber has already disclosed it will go public next year, but hasn't indicated when.
The two IPOs will give investors their first chance to buy stakes in the ride-hailing phenomenon that has transformed the way people get around, particularly in big cities.
The trend has already turned Lyft and Uber into prized investments even though the two have yet to prove they can make money. They have created vast networks of people using their own cars to give rides to passengers who summon them on smartphone apps. While the companies take in commissions from the ride fares, their spending has so far outpaced that revenue.
Lyft was valued at $15 billion after raising money from investors in the private markets, a figure that it probably will seek to increase in its IPO. Uber was recently valued at $76 billion, but may sell its shares at a price that would give it a $120 billion valuation in its IPO, according to a recent media report.
Getting a head start with its IPO will allow give Lyft a "first-mover advantage" over Uber and help steer investor expectations about the growth and moneymaking potential of ride-hailing services, said Rohit Kulkarni, managing director of SharesPost, which focuses on privately held companies going public.
Although Lyft still ranks a distant second, it has been gaining market share during the past two years as Uber faced a backlash following revelations of rampant sexual harassment within its ranks , a cover-up of a major computer break-in , allegations of high-tech thievery and a fatal collision involving one of its robotic cars.
The IPO is likely to generate a buzz that could attract more attention to Lyft, and make more people aware that it's a viable alternative to Uber.

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Read Rev Irene Kabete's article - Who is responsible for the children in Zimbabwe?
Chirpo Makowi Fandera is just 50 years old. She lives with her family in the Glenview Falls section of Harare. She cares for 25 children in her home, six of her own and 19 "dumped" kids.
"I don't know who their parents are," says Fandera. The police bring them here, the welfare office brings them here." The "dumped" kids were dumped on the streets by their HIV-positive parents or by teenagers who couldn't care for them, explains Farayi Tiriwepi, a community-based health-care worker with the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project of Africa University and the Zimbabwe United Methodist Church. When the police or the Harare social welfare office pulls kids off the street, they try to find people who will care for them.
Fandera has cared for orphans since 1991. "I think God shall make one of these kids I'm caring for a doctor or a prime minister," she says. She earns money to feed the children by selling soap and firewood. Her youngest son also provides a little income to help. She doesn't have the money to pay their school fees. The OVC project can help with that.
Shamiso Mangongo, an administrative assistant with OVC, says that the government pays only the fees for "level A" schools in urban areas. In order for their children to attend school, rural families must pay school fees, buy uniforms, pay into building funds, and buy school supplies. This can add up to about $1000 a year.
The OVC program helps orphans, the majority of whom have lost their parents to the AIDS virus, meet the requirements to attend school. The OVC program specifically targets AIDS orphans who need help with school fees, food, and health-care, the top three priorities. Case workers with the program spend much time in the communities talking to the children's caregivers and school officials to identify the children in need and help provide for them.
Sometimes they need clothes, shoes, or soap; at other times, medical care. At present, they have close to 400 registered in the program.
The $3 million startup grant for the program came from a US family that was moved by the plight of AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe. At present, there are about 1 million in Zimbabwe alone - that is one in every five children.
"Are there many women like Chirpo Makowi, who will take children off the streets like this and care for them," Richard Lord asked Farayi Teriwepi. "Yes," she said. "Yes there are. Because of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, we have a lot of these ladies who have been touched by the plight of the children and they volunteer their homes and whatever else they have to care for them."
*Christie R. House is the editor of New World Outlook. Richard Lord is a freelance photographer from New York City based in Virginia.


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L'École des mendiants (titre original : ) est un film américain réalisé par Herbert Brenon, sorti en 1925. Il s'agit du premier film avec Louise Brooks.

Synopsis
Easy-Money Charley, un mendiant qui se fait passer pour estropié de la Grosse Pomme, vient de perdre son chien préféré et prend sous son aile la fille d'une prostituée pour combler le vide dans son cœur. Très vite, il est la risée des autres mendiants en raison de son sentimentalisme et décide de renie l'enfant pour l'élever secrètement dans la sécurité d'une banlieue lointaine....

Fiche technique
 Titre original :
 Titre français : L'École des mendiants
 Réalisation : Herbert Brenon
 Scénario : George Kibbe Turner, John Russell et Paul Schofield
 Photographie : Harold Rosson
 Pays d'origine :
 Format : Noir et blanc — 35 mm — 1,33:1 — Muet
 Genre : Film dramatique, Film policier
 Date de sortie : 1925

Distribution
 Percy Marmont : Easy Money Charley
 Neil Hamilton : Philip Peyton
 Mary Brian : Mary Vanhern
 Louise Brooks (non créditée)
 Anita Louise (non créditée)

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Birds of a Steel Feather
About 6 years ago John Schmitt and I wrote our first song. War Without End. We decided to write that song one evening when our wives and kids were off doing other things. We had no intention of starting a writing session that night. The way it started was our conversation led to talking about John's experience at war. John flew Blackhawk's. There were a couple of terrible incidents that happened. John hadn't shared some of those details before that night. Just kept them to himself. I learned a lot that night. I've always had a giant respect for our veterans. But I never knew how gruesome, or maybe the gruesome side never truly showed itself until I was face to face listening to a soldier describe how one day he spent many hours putting body parts back with their respective torsos. Friends of his. The thoughts in his mind at the time where that was his task at hand. Shit that we don't ever really think about. Who would want to regale such stories. Another incident John covered was the story of him losing a dear and close friend and fellow Blackhawk pilot who was brought down by enemy fire. Ben. Ben was an awesome person, obviously I didn't know him but I do know he was epic, because I know what kind of company John keeps. Ben was married to Maggie, Maggie was also a Blackhawk pilot. Maggie is awesome. She is a true badass woman with a giant heart and very in touch with the human spirit. I'm very thankful I've been able to meet and get to know her over the years.
This particular night John and I were doing our best to fight with a bottle of Bulleit Rye. That seemed to really pave the road for honesty and simply letting it all out...
As far as songwriting goes, for this particular situation, I didn't want to have any rules to go by with the song... lets have x amount of verses, a bridge.... any cliche type of arrangement... we weren't holding our selves to anything. We were letting it all out.
The original version of the song was recorded at the first Listen Local. That was the only time I ever played the song live in front of a crowd. It was just a painful song to sing. Singing that song took me back to where we wrote the song that night. It was a beautifully rough as hell evening. It was a therapy session of sorts for John and a real learning experience for me. I did play the song one other time for Maggie, who is featured in the song as she was married to Ben. I sang it for her at my house. Our families were together at the time and Maggie was in town. I'll never forget that experience. I didn't make it thru the song. I noticed Maggie tear up, that got me. It was tough. It was beautiful in some sort of way to share a. special moment like that. Maggie knew about the song and had seen the original YouTube clip with the song... So after that, I put that song on the shelf and kept it there. Didn't play it. The song was so special though. It really did something only John can truly describe as the man behind the lyric. The life event behind the lyric.
Premise of the song or the message really.. is that the war is never over. A soldier comes back different, PTSD being the most popular partying gift from war as it is so readily available. Dealing with demons of the past with their claws dug into the darkest of moments reminding you its still very much there like a parasite that only clings to a already hurt soul. Shedding light on John's story thru a song (which is really no where near close to a tell all of his experience at war) is one of the, if not the most, powerful music experience I've ever been a part of. There it is. It's archived now. An expression that hopefully others can relate to. Most importantly it is a song that happened to lift a giant weight off of John.
Since WWE was such a tough song to sing I decided to redo the music to deliver the same lyric but have it be more palatable. I now play the song more often at certain times where it fits and feel so much more comfortable with it. It had been 5 years.
Link at the bottom.
Since War Without End we have written 14 other songs, but WWE stands to be a project that really cemented our foundation to what we are now and where we are with Listen Local...everything. Therefore, songwriting is something John and I will always do.
FYI, While They Were Sleeping (my new release) has 12 songs on it, 7 of them I co-wrote with John.
Rockets and Watercress
KiteFishing
Goodbye, WV
Moana Moku
Peace always and thanks for stopping by,
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Righting a Wrong Heartbeat With Weight Loss
Weight loss program helped overweight atrial fibrillation patients slow heartbeats and lessen dependence on medicines
(RxWiki News) The hearts of people with atrial fibrillation beat too fast, which can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening problems. Weight loss might help some patients correct that heartbeat.
Planned weight loss helped overweight and obese patients in a newly released study return their irregular heartbeats closer to a normal pace.
Being overweight is considered a trigger for atrial fibrillation. Though symptoms of the disorder aren't always easy to notice, heart palpitations or flutterings can be signs that a person has atrial fibrillation.
"Ask your doctor about heart healthy practices."
Hany S. Abed, BPharm, MBBS, of the University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Australia, was lead author of this study.
Abed's research team set out to evaluate the impact of a structured weight loss program on patients with atrial fibrillation.
In June 2010, their study enrolled a total of 150 atrial fibrillation patients aged 21 to 75 from the University of Adelaide's Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders.
Half of the 150 were randomly assigned to a weight management program that doctors supervised. It included low calorie meals and exercise that got more intense over time.
The other half of study participants received general advice on the type of diet and exercise that make for a healthy lifestyle but no weight loss program. They were left to lose weight on their own.
Also, those in both groups who were not taking blood thinner medications were given fish oil supplements, which some studies have been linked to lower blood pressure and better heart health.
The researchers monitored the activities of both groups for 15 months on average, until December 2011.
During that period, the researchers measured participants' weight and heartbeat rates every three months.
The researchers also monitored blood pressure, blood sugars, blood fats, alcohol and tobacco use and sleep apnea, a pattern of irregular breathing that often is associated with being overweight. Abnormalities in any of those areas have been linked to irregular heartbeats.
The 75 patients who did participate in a weight loss program lost an average of 33 pounds during the 15 months of that study.
The patients in the weight loss program experienced a greater decline in the severity of their fast, irregular heartbeats and the length of time those heartbeats lasted than did the other 75 study participants.
Those in the weight loss program also lost more belly fat, which previous research has linked to heart disease and heart attacks.
The other 75 participants who did not do the weight loss program lost an average of 12.5 pounds.
"In this study, a structured weight management program for highly symptomatic patients with atrial fibrillation reduced symptom burden and severity and reduced antiarrhythmic [prescription drug] use" more than it did in study participants trying to manage weight loss on their own, the study authors wrote.
The number of people with irregular heartbeats has steadily worsened in recent years, these researchers noted. In the US alone, 12 to 15 million people — the current US population is about 314 million — are projected to have atrial fibrillation by 2050.
"Although population aging is regarded as an important contributor, obesity may account for a substantial proportion of the increasing prevalence" of atrial fibrillation, these researchers wrote.
Obesity rates also have soared.
"Much attention and many resources are directed towards symptom relief for patients with atrial fibrillation. Medications, catheter-based ablation, and surgical therapies are widely used. Weight loss, it has been shown, also significantly can reduce atrial fibrillation symptom burden as well as atrial fibrillation frequency - two great challenges in treating atrial fibrillation, Adam Shapira, MD, Medical Director, Electrophysiology at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, told dailyRx News."
"Treating atrial fibrillation with weight loss, along with other strategies, is a low-risk measure that also offers benefits far beyond the the treatment of atrial fibrillation itself," Dr. Shapira said.
This study was published online November 17 in JAMA.
The University of Adelaide's Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders and Abbott Australia funded the study. Several of its authors have received consulting and lecturing fees from pharmaceutical companies and makers of medical devices.
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Antipov, Nikolai | Article about Antipov, Nikolai by The Free Dictionary
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Born Dec. 3 (15), 1894, in Staraia Russa District, Novgorod Province; died Aug. 24, 1941. Soviet state and party figure. Member of the CPSU since 1912.
Antipov was the son of a peasant and worked as a mechanic in St. Petersburg plants. He was repeatedly arrested for revolutionary activity. In 1917 he was a member of the St. Petersburg Bolshevik Committee and deputy to the Petrograd Soviet, as well as delegate to the seventh (April) Party Conference from the Helsingfors Committee of the RSDLP (Bolshevik). In October 1917 he was a member of the presidium of the Petrograd Central Council of Factory and Plant Trade Union Committees. After the October Revolution he was a member of the Presidium, vice-chairman of the Supreme Council on the National Economy, and vice-chairman and chairman of the Petrograd Extraordinary Commission (Cheka). In 1919 he was secretary of the Kazan Province Committee of the RCP (Bolshevik), chairman of the province executive committee, and a member of the Revolutionary Military Soviet of the republic reserve army. From 1920 he was a member of the Presidium of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. In 1923–24 he was secretary of the Moscow RCP (Bolshevik) Committee. In 1925 he was secretary of the Urals Province Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik). In 1926–27 he was secretary of the Leningrad Province Party Committee and of the Central Committee's Northwestern Bureau. In 1928–31 he was people's commissar of post and telegraph of the USSR. From March 1931 on he was deputy people's commissar of the Workers' and Peasants' Inspectorate of the USSR and a member of the presidium of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik) Central Control Committee.
From 1935 on he was vice-chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars of the USSR and Council of Labor and Defense of the USSR and chairman of the Soviet Control Commission of the Council of Peoples' Commissars of the USSR. At the Thirteenth through Seventeenth Congresses of the Party he was elected a member of the Central Committee and was a member of the All-Union Central Executive Committee and of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR.
Bortsy za schast'e narodnoe. Kazan, 1967. Pages 28–36.
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She attended Roger's High School in Puyallup, WA, and graduated in 2012. During high school she played varsity softball, winning numerous awards and accolades, and went on to attend Washington State University (WSU) where she pursued a degree in Human Development. At WSU, as a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity, she became very active working with and mentoring students who had interests in the community. It was this work that made her realize she had a passion for working with and helping others.
She continued to play softball, traveled a bit and enjoyed time with her family, but after college, Priscilla started helping her father occasionally at Parkland Denture Center and Puget Sound Dentures. Joey hinted that she might like to consider becoming a denturist, but Priscilla wasn't sure. Besides her passion for helping others, which she could see would be beneficial as a denturist, she also has an artistic side. She calls herself "Tinker Bell" because she likes to "tinker" and fix things. She enjoys crafts and artistic projects, and she always thought this would be part of her life career. However, as she began working alongside her father, she realized how her artistic skills would become an intrinsic part of a becoming a denturist. Dentures are hand-crafted and require precision and an infinite eye for detail. For dentures to look and feel natural, it requires someone who can get to know you, understand your needs, make recommendations for the right fit, style, and budget that suits you, and then fabricate the exact set of dentures specifically for you.
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'Undercover Boss' Lowell Hawthorne to Address Jamaica Christian Diaspora Conference October 13 and 14, 2016
Fresh from his appearance as the first Jamaican on the popular CBS-show 'Undercover Boss', Lowell Hawthorne, Founder and President of Golden Krust – the 120-store Caribbean food empire in the USA – will be one of the main presenters at the two-day Jamaica Christian Diaspora Conference set for the Iberostar Rose Hall Suites Hotel on Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14.
Other distinguished corporate leaders at the conference will include Courtney Campbell, President, Victoria Mutual Building Society.
Also expected to participate are: Bishop Wilton Powell, Immediate Past National Overseer of the Church of Prophecy for UK and France, as well as pioneer and founding member of the Nehemiah Foundation, which has provided houses for over 1-thousand retirees in the UK, most of whom are Jamaicans.
Dez Brown, Founder and Project Director of Spark2Life in the UK, who committed a serious crime at the age of 17. but whose life was transformed in prison and now works with the UK Police in order to bring positive change to the lives of prisoners, will also be a speaker at the conference.
Scores of Christians, civil leaders and various stakeholders involved in social and economic development on the island, as well as in the Diaspora, are expected to attend the conference.
"It promises to be a watershed moment in Jamaica's growing Diaspora movement. This conference will also provide the opportunity for networking with like-minded and committed people, bringing together those who are already involved in the work of transforming communities and the nation, with those having newly ignited interest and drive to make change happen", said Pastor Bruce Fletcher, Chairman of Operation Save Jamaica, organisers of the event.
At least 11 sessions are planned over the two days.
An Official Opening Ceremony is set to begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 13 with Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and a message from the Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen on the programme.
Also on Day 1, Dr. Wayne Henry, Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica will present the Keynote Plenary Address on "Without a Vision the People Perish: The Church as Nation Builder", That presentation will be followed by a Panel of Bishops, with presenters from the UK, Canada and USA, to focus on "Cords that Cannot Be Broken: The Role of the Diaspora Church in Jamaica's Socio-Economic Development."
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, will join Joy Moncrieffe, Political Sociologist; Joanna Simpson, Research PhD Student and Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chairman, Violence Prevention Alliance on the Plenary Panel to discuss "A Conversation on the State of At-Risk Youth in Jamaica: Challenges and Responses."
The second Plenary Panel will have Carol Palmer, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice; Ina Hunter, Commissioner of Corrections; Bishop Deryck Webley, New Testament Church of God in Birmingham, UK; Pastor Franz Fletcher, leader of the Church on the Rock and Dez Brown, Founder & Project Director of Spark2Life in the UK on the panel.
Other presenters on Day 1 will include: Hon. Floyd Green, Minister of State, Ministry of Education & Youth; Corine Richards, Principal of the Portmore Community College and Bishop Dr. Basil Miller of Canada
The launch of the Montego Bay Street Pastors' initiative is set for Friday, October 14, with remarks by the founder of the project Bishop Les Isaac, CEO of Ascension Trust.
A Plenary Panel to explore how to set up a Christian Diaspora Foundation and various investment vehicles to fund social initiatives will include: Martin Levermore, CEO of MDTI; David Jordon, President of Seven Hills Foundation; Andrew Street, FareShare South West and Bristol Together UK and Bishop Ransford Jones of Canada.
Pastor Fletcher said the conference will seek to continue to explore opportunities for individuals, Christian organisations and Diaspora leaders to examine for implementation a Diaspora Multi- Disciplinary Centre for young offenders and a template for turning around under-resourced, under-performing schools into Schools of Choice.
Operation Save Jamaica (OSJ) is a non-profit, registered charity with a mission to engage Jamaicans and other partners across the globe in strategic actions so that Jamaica can experience revival, sustainable development and transformation.
One of OSJ's initiatives is the dynamic 'Street Pastors' Programme, founded in the United Kingdom. Under the programme, street pastors intervene in disputes, suicide attempts and murder, while providing help, care and a listening ear in communities. To-date, 125 street pastors from 35 churches have been trained and have volunteered to carry out 103 weekly street patrols to serve nearly 3,000 persons in communities in Kingston.
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The Animal Advocates medically treat all the animals in our care which at times near 100. For an estimate of general expenses in preparation for adoption, it takes $400 per dog and $300 per cat for the first month of housing and care. This cost approximation does not include an animal with medical concerns; this estimate per animal includes only the basic expenses of proper medical care: vaccines, spay/neuter, deworming, food, etc… Fundraising proceeds are strictly utilized for the care and medical treatment of our animals. Throughout the years we have hosted numerous events such as Corks & Canvas, Kool-aide & Canvas, Pictures with the Easter Bunny, and the Canine Costume Contest just to name a few. We are most known for our two annual fundraisers Raise the Woof Comedy Show and Night of the Unleashed. The Animal Advocates also pride ourselves on community involvement and participate in numerous local events such as the Festival of Trees, Blessing of the Animals, and Community Parades.
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Q: Integer inputs using nextInt() So, I'm using nextInt() to get integer inputs from the user in the command line. However, my question is; when the user does not enter an integer, i.e. just presses enter without entering anything, the nextInt() does not terminate but continues to prompt the user until an integer is entered by the user. Is it possible to take that first "no input" as an input and then return an error message saying that no integer was inputted?
Thanks in advance!

A:  String line = null;
    int val = 0;
    try {
      BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(
        new InputStreamReader(System.in));
      line = is.readLine();
      val = Integer.parseInt(line);
    } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
      System.err.println("Not a valid number: " + line);
    } catch (IOException e) {
      System.err.println("Unexpected IO ERROR: " + e);
    }
    System.out.println("I read this number: " + val);

A: I am assuming that you are using a Scanner. If so, then you would want to specify which delimiter would you use. Something like this:
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
scanner.useDelimiter(System.getProperty("line.separator"));
while (scanner.hasNextInt()){
    int i = sc.nextInt();
    /** your code **/
}

A: You could do a try/catch.
String input = ....
try {
    int x = Integer.parseInt(input);
    System.out.println(x);
}
catch(NumberFormatException nFE) {
    System.out.println("Not an Integer");
}

A: Instead of integer try taking the input as string. If the string is empty then the error you mentioned shall be raised else convert the string to integer. I don't know what your program flow so its a general idea, parsing of string will be required according to the input. Also before using this method you should ensure that nothing else than integers are given as input.

A: Try this
 int number;
 boolean is_valid;

    do {
        try {
            System.out.print("Enter Number :");
            Scanner kbd = new Scanner(System.in);
            number = kbd.nextInt();
            is_valid = true;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Invalid Integer ");
            is_valid = false;
        }
    } while (!is_valid);

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Džejms Merser Langston Hjuz (1. februar 1902 – 22. maj 1967) bio je američki pesnik, društveni aktivista, romanopisac, dramaturg i kolumnista iz Džoplina, Misuri. Kao mladić preselio se u Njujork Siti, gde je razvio karijeru. Jedan od najranijih inovatora tada nove književne umetničke forme koja se zove džez poezija, Hjuz je najpoznatiji kao vođa Harlemske renesanse. On je poznat po tome da je napisao o periodu kad je "nigro bio u modi", što je kasnije parafrazirano kao "kad je Harlem bio u modi".

Odrastajući u nizu gradova sa srednjeg zapada, Hjuz je u ranom dobu postao plodan pisac. On je završio je srednju školu u Klivlendu, Ohajo, i ubrzo započeo studije na univerzitetu Kolumbija u Njujorku. Iako je napustio studije, bio je zapažen među njujorškim izdavačima, najpre u časopisu Kriza, a potom od izdavača knjiga i postao je poznat u kreativnoj zajednici u Harlemu. Na kraju je diplomirao na univerzitetu Linkoln u Pensilvaniji. Pored poezije, Hjuz je pisao drame i kratke priče. On je objavio nekoliko nefikcionih dela. Od 1942. do 1962. godine, dok je pokret za građanska prava dobijao na značaju, on je pisao detaljnu nedeljnu rubriku u vodećim crnim novinama, Čikaškom braniocu.

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Poreklo i detinjstvo

Kao i mnogi Afroamerikanci, Hjuz je imao složeno poreklo. Obe Hjuzove prababe s očeve strane bile su porobljene Afroamerikanke, a oba njegova pradeda po ocu bila su beli robovlasnici u Kentukiju. Prema Hjuzu, jedan od njih je bio Sam Klej, škotsko-američki destiler viskija iz okruga Henri, za koga se tvrdi da je rođak državnika Henrija Kleja. Drugi je bio Sajlas Kašenberi, jevrejsko-američki trgovac robovima iz okruga Klark. Hjuzova baba po majci Meri Paterson bila je afroameričkog, francuskog, engleskog i indijanskog porekla. Ona je bila jedna od prvih žena koje su pohađale Oberlin koledž. Ona se pre studija bila udala za Luisa Šeridana Lirija, takođe mešovite rase. Luis Liri se nakon toga pridružio napadu Džona Brauna na Harpers Feri u Zapadnoj Virdžiniji 1859. godine, gde je smrtno ranjen.

Deset godina kasnije, 1869. godine, udovica Meri Paterson Liri ponovo se udala, u elitnu, politički aktivnu porodicu Langston. (Pogledajte talentovanu desetinu.) Njen drugi suprug bio je Čarls Henri Langston, afroameričkog, evroameričkog i indijanskog porekla. On i njegov mlađi brat Džon Merser Langston su radili u abolicionističkom pokretu i pomogli su vođama Ohajskog antirobovskog udruženja 1858. godine.

Nakon njihovog braka, Čarls Langston preselio se sa porodicom u Kansas, gde je bio aktivan kao prosvetni radnik i aktivista za glasanje i prava Afroamerikanaca. Njegova i Merina ćerka Karolin (poznata kao Kari) postala je učiteljica i udala se za Džejmsa Natanijela Hjuza (1871–1934). Oni su imali su dvoje dece; drugi je bio Langston Hjuz, rođen 1901 u Džoplinu, Misuri.

Langston Hjuz je odrastao u nizu malih gradova američkog severozapada. Njegov otac je napustio porodicu ubrzo nakon što se dečak rodio i kasnije se razveo sa Kari. Stariji Hjuz otputovao je na Kubu, a potom u Meksiko, želeći da izbegne trajni rasizam u Sjedinjenim Državama.

Nakon separacije, Hjuzova majka je putovala, tražeći posao. Langstona je uglavnom odgajala njegova baba po majci u Lavrencu u Kanzasu, Meri Paterson Langston. Kroz crno američku usmenu tradiciju i koristeći aktivistička iskustava svoje generacije, Meri Langston je unuku usadila trajan osećaj rasnog ponosa. Prožet osećajem dužnosti svoje bake da pomogne svojoj rasi, Hjuz se celog života poistovećivao sa zanemarenim i ugnjetavanim crncima i veličao ih u svom radu. Veći deo detinjstva je živeo u Lovrencu. U svojoj autobiografiji Veliko more, iz 1940. godine, napisao je: "Dugo sam bio nesrećan i vrlo usamljen, živeći sa mojom babom. Tada su počele da mi se događaju knjige, i počeo sam da verujem u ništa drugo osim knjiga i predivan svet u knjigama - gde ako su ljudi patili, oni su ispaštali na lepom jeziku, a ne u jednosložnicama, kao što smo mi to činili u Kanzasu."

Nakon smrti svoje babe, Hjuz je otišao da živi dve godine sa prijateljima porodice, Džejmsom i tetkom Meri Rid. Kasnije je Hjuz ponovo živeo sa majkom Kari u Linkolnu u Ilinoisu. Ona se ponovo udala kad je on bio adolescent. Porodica se preselila u kvart Ferfaks u Klivlendu u Ohaju, gde je pohađao Centralnu srednju školu. Tu je predavala Helen Marija Česnat, koja je bila njegovo nadahnjuće.

Reference

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 Aldrich, Robert. Who's Who in Gay & Lesbian History, Routledge.
 Bernard, Emily. Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925–1964, Knopf.
 Berry, Faith (1983.1992,). "Langston Hughes: Before and Beyond Harlem". In On the Cross of the South, Citadel Press, pp. 150; & Zero Hour.
 Chenrow, Fred; Chenrow, Carol. Reading Exercises in Black History, Volume 1, Elizabethtown, PA: The Continental Press, Inc. .
 Hughes, Langston. "Fight for Freedom and Other Writings on Civil Rights" (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol. 10). In Christopher C. DeSantis (ed.). Introduction. University of Missouri Press.
 Hutson, Jean Blackwell; & Jill Nelson (February 1992). "Remembering Langston", Essence, pp. 96.
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Spoljašnje veze

 -{Yale Lecture on Langston Hughes audio, video and full transcripts from Open Yale Courses.}-
 -{Interview with Emily Bernard, on Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925–1964, Booknotes, April 22, 2001.}-
 -{Writings of Hughes and Hurston from C-SPAN's American Writers: A Journey Through History.}-

Profili
 -{Langston Hughes on Poets.org With poems, related essays, and links.}-
 -{Profile and poems of Langston Hughes, including audio files and scholarly essays, at the Poetry Foundation.}-
 -{Cary Nelson, "Langston Hughes (1902–1967)". Profile at Modern American Poetry.}-
 -{Beinecke Library, Yale. "Langston Hughes at 100".}-
 -{FBI profile}-
 -{Voices and Visions Spotlight}-
 -{Profile at Library of Congress.}-
 -{Langston Hughes in Lawrence, Kansas. Photographs and biographical resources.}-

Arhiva i radovi
 -{Langston Hughes Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.}-
 -{Langston Hughes Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research}-
 -{Resources at Library of Congress including audio.}-
 -{Representative Poetry Online, University of Toronto}-

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Le DSM-5 est, en , la dernière et cinquième édition du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, et des troubles psychiatriques (en anglais ) de l'Association américaine de psychiatrie (APA, en anglais : American Psychiatric Association).

Publié aux États-Unis, le , il remplace l'édition précédente, datant de 2000, après consultation, révision et préparation.

La version française est sortie le .

Cette nouvelle version du manuel a fait l'objet de critiques quant à sa scientificité et aux intérêts pharmaceutiques liés.

Développement
En 1999, une conférence de recherche sur le DSM–5, sponsorisée par l'APA et le  (NIMH), se tient dans le but d'établir des priorités. Six différents groupes de chercheurs se focalisent chacun sur un sujet : nomenclature, neuroscience et génétiques, diagnostics et problèmes développementaux,  et de la personnalité, handicap et troubles mentaux, ainsi que problèmes interculturels. Pour la première fois dans l'historique de révision de ce manuel, l'APA exige des psychiatres qui travaillent sur la nouvelle édition qu'ils signent un accord de stricte confidentialité. Dans une lettre ouverte, Robert Spitzer, éditeur du DSM-, réclame que l'obligation de secret soit levée afin que des observateurs extérieurs puissent analyser les débats scientifiques derrière les diagnostics nouveaux et révisés. Darrel Regier, coéditeur de la nouvelle version, soutient que le travail d'élaboration doit rester privé.

Le , l'APA annonce à ses membres qu'il superviserait le développement du DSM-5. La rédaction de l'ouvrage est effectuée par 32 membres sous la direction de David Kupfer, professeur de neurosciences à la faculté de médecine de l'Université de Pittsburgh. Les scientifiques travaillant sur la révision textuelle du DSM sont expérimentés en recherches, soins cliniques, biologie, génétiques, statistiques, épidémiologie, santé publique et dans la défense des consommateurs.

La nouvelle organisation des chapitres vise également à rapprocher davantage les domaines de diagnostics qui semblent liés, comme illustré par la création d'une catégorie spécifique pour le trouble bipolaire et les troubles reliés (auparavant classés dans les troubles de l'humeur avec la dépression) qui sont placés immédiatement après les troubles du spectre de la schizophrénie et les autres troubles psychotiques.

Dans chaque catégorie de diagnostics, les troubles généralement diagnostiqués durant l'enfance sont listés en premier.

Modifications principales

Addictologie
En addictologie, les notions d'abus et de dépendance sont obsolètes.

L'expression « troubles liés à l'usage de substances » est définie par l'existence d'au moins deux des critères suivants sur une période d'un an :
 consommation importante ou sur période plus longue que prévu ;
 efforts infructueux d'arrêt ;
 chronophagie ;
 craving ;
 altération des obligations ;
 persistance d'usage malgré problème qu'il cause ;
 abandon des autres activités ;
 situations dangereuses ;
 tolérance ;
 sevrage.

La sévérité se cote par tranches :
 légère si 2-3 symptômes ;
 modérée si 4-5 symptômes ;
 sévère au-delà.

Schizophrénie

Les troubles suivants ont été retirés de la  du DSM :
 295.30 Schizophrénie - Type paranoïde
 295.10 Schizophrénie - Type désorganisé
 295.20 Schizophrénie - Type catatonique
 295.90 Schizophrénie - Type indifférencié
 295.60 Schizophrénie - Type résiduel
 297.3 Trouble psychotique partagé

Troubles du spectre de l'autisme

Le syndrome d'Asperger n'est plus classé en tant que trouble à part, et, à la place, est classé dans la section des troubles du spectre de l'autisme (TSA). Sous cette nouvelle proposition de classification, les cliniciens notent la sévérité des symptômes cliniques présents dans le TSA (sévère, moyen ou modéré). Cependant, cette proposition a fait l'objet de plusieurs critiques de la part de spécialistes du syndrome d'Asperger tels que Tony Attwood et Simon Baron-Cohen.

Trouble bipolaire

Des suggestions ont été faites pour approfondir les troubles bipolaires (Akiskal and Ghaemi, 2006). Ces propositions incluent notamment un critère plus détaillé pour le diagnostic du trouble bipolaire chez l'enfant.

Troubles de la personnalité

Une  est proposée concernant les troubles de la personnalité. L'APA rend publique le , sur son site internet, une version préliminaire des critères pour les différents diagnostics de trouble de la personnalité .  Ceux-ci sont basés sur une approche dimensionnelle plutôt que sur l'approche traditionnelle, dite , en vigueur depuis l'apparition des troubles de la personnalité dans le DSM- (1980). Bien que prometteuse, l'approche dimensionnelle a été mise en section 3 du DSM-5, en guise d'alternative à l'approche catégorielle, toujours préconisée.

La catégorisation dimensionnelle se distingue nettement de celle catégorielle : les trois regroupements (clusters) ont disparu de même que quatre troubles types, soit le Trouble de la personnalité schizoïde, le Trouble de la personnalité paranoïaque, le Trouble de la personnalité histrionique et le Trouble de la personnalité dépendante. La catégorisation alternative offre donc six diagnostics prototypiques :
Trouble de la personnalité schizotypique
Trouble de la personnalité borderline (limite)
Trouble de la personnalité antisociale
Trouble de la personnalité narcissique
Trouble de la personnalité obsessionnelle-compulsive
 Trouble de la personnalité autre - Spécifié à partir des traits

Contrairement à la catégorisation catégorielle pour laquelle le clinicien doit uniquement postuler sur la présence ou l'absence de traits caractéristiques pour chacun des troubles de la personnalité investigué, la catégorisation dimensionnelle se subdivise en trois parties. La première partie consiste en une évaluation de l'atteinte du fonctionnement personnel et interpersonnel du patient à l'aide d'un continuum. La deuxième partie vise l'identification de ses traits de personnalité pathologiques, de même que leur degré de sévérité. Ces traits sont au nombre de cinq : affectivité négative, détachement, antagonisme, désinhibition et psychoticisme, chacun d'eux étant composé de trois à neuf facettes de la personnalité. Cette partie utilise des approches classificatoires différentes : catégorielle et dimensionnelle. En un premier temps, on vise à identifier si le patient possède ou non les traits pathologiques (approche catégorielle), puis, en un second temps, on tente d'en évaluer la sévérité en leur assignant une note sur un continuum allant de faible à très sévère (approche dimensionnelle). Finalement, la troisième partie consiste en la création d'un portrait général de la personnalité du patient en se basant sur les données recueillies dans les deux premières parties, puis en la comparant aux portraits prototypiques des différents troubles afin d'en évaluer la correspondance. Cette comparaison permet d'évaluer le degré de similarité (approche dimensionnelle) entre la personnalité du patient et l'un ou l'autre des portraits prototypiques des différents Troubles de la personnalité.

Trouble du déficit de l'attention

Quelques propositions ont été faites pour améliorer le critère diagnostique lié à l'âge lorsque les symptômes apparaissent. Cette proposition vise à changer le critère diagnostique des symptômes présents avant l'âge de sept ans en symptômes présents avant l'âge de douze ans.

Il est suggéré que, dans les problèmes de concentration et d'hyperactivité/impulsivité, un minimum de quatre symptômes  être identifié chez les individus âgés de 17 ans ou plus.  visant à identifier six symptômes  appliqué chez les adolescents âgé de 16 ans ou moins.

Trouble hypersexualité
Le trouble hypersexualité est proposé en tant que nouvelle catégorie. Le diagnostic s'appliquerait aux individus faisant l'expérience des symptômes indiqués (majeure partie du temps utilisée pour les accomplissements sexuels, utilisation du sexe en compensation de la déprime ou du stress, efforts répétés mais infructueux pour contrôler ou réduire de façon significative ces fantasmes). Par ailleurs, il serait uniquement appliqué si le problème persiste durant six mois ou plus, lorsqu'un individu est en présence d'une détresse personnelle ou se sent complexé à cause de ces symptômes, et lorsque le problème n'est pas directement causé par une substance médicamenteuse ou par d'autres critères. Cette suggestion présente un diagnostic officiel qui serait également spécifié et désignerait le(s) comportement(s) problématiques liés aux cas suivants : masturbation, pornographie, cybersexe.

Le terme de « trouble hypersexualité » a été choisi car il ne désigne aucune cause (connue) de l'hypersexualité. Une suggestion faite pour ajouter l'addiction sexuelle à la classification du DSM a été rejetée par l'APA.

Le DSM--TR montre le « trouble sexuel non spécifié », s'appliquant à, parmi d'autres conditions,

Critiques
Le DSM-5 est critiqué dès avant sa publication et fait l'objet de polémiques et de controverses : des pétitions, des appels au boycott, des livres dénonçant un ouvrage dangereux qui crée des maladies mentales et n'a pas de fondement scientifique, qui sert l'industrie pharmaceutique avec un risque de surdiagnostic et donc de surmédicalisation.

Aux États-Unis, un ancien rédacteur de DSM--TR, Allen Frances et le National Institute of Mental Health, notamment par l'intermédiaire de son directeur, Thomas R. Insel ont émis de sérieuses critiques en ce sens.

Bibliographie
 American Psychiatric Association, DSM-5 : diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, , Washington D.C. , 2013
 Steeves Demazeux : Qu'est-ce que le DSM ? Genèse et transformations de la bible américaine de la psychiatrie, Coll.: Philosophie, anthropologie, psychologie, 2013,
 Patrick Sandman, Allen Frances, Tristesse business. Le scandale du DSM-5, 2014.
 Jean-Claude Aguerre, Guy Dana, Marielle David et al., « Communiqué du Collectif Initiative pour une Clinique du Sujet STOP DSM », Psychologie Clinique, 2015/2 (n° 40), , .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 DSM-IV
 Classification internationale des maladies

Liens externes

  Site officiel dans le développement du DSM-5

Nosologie psychiatrique
Ouvrage en psychiatrie

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But as we all know, that never works. They either don't answer their phone or they have unrealistic expectations of what we can do. Last summer, I had a customer request that we hand-truck the toilets into a freight elevator and bring them to the roof of a building in Manhattan, New York. For a hefty fee, I agreed, only to get to the location on delivery day and the freight elevator wasn't big enough.
When there is an opportunity, I always request a site visit before delivery, especially if there are any concerns about placement or fit. Customers believe that a trailer can be placed on a hill or that a driver can carry a full toilet up stairs. These requests can sometimes be done, but planning is required and expectations have to be agreed upon by both parties. In some cases, placement options may be so bad that you just can't make that customer happy. So it is really important to talk before the day of delivery.
Taking the time to measure out the space and talk through the process of delivery can alleviate a lot of the delivery headache. You can take pictures or draw a placement map for the driver, which makes the whole delivery process go by faster. As a bonus, you might even be able to upsell them into a nicer unit or more restrooms.
It is also really important to talk through the end user's experience with your customer. Maybe the event is televised and restrooms have to be strategically placed so they don't show up in the camera. Or it's a running event and you don't want people lining up in the street to use the restroom.
As we all know, weather can make or break one of your events. We have been responsible for more lawn damage than I would like to admit. Usually this occurred when the ground was too wet after the event. It is never ideal to lay boards to drive on, but you also don't want to pay to reseed part of a golf course. A 28-feet-long restroom trailer that weighs almost 13,000 pounds can do a lot of damage, so take the opportunity to delay pickup or plan accordingly.
Lastly, if the event requires servicing, make sure you place the restrooms so that servicing works for you. Placing the toilets in banks speeds up the process. You also want to make sure that there are breaks in the banks so you can easily access all the units with the hose.
There is no perfect science to placement, and you may not always be able to sway a customer to your way of thinking. But it is worth the time to plan ahead and talk through the process with drivers and customers before jumping into anything.
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Last week, I shared that I was away with my (almost) 12 yr. daughter for a pre-middle-school trip away, just the two of us; a trip dedicated to some serious conversations and some serious mother-daughter fun. A number of you wrote to me curious about our trip and what those moments of discipleship looked like, so with my daughter's permission, I'm happy to share with you a bit about our time away.
Middle school – just hearing that can immediately strike a chord of terror in many hearts. Whether it is because you are reflecting back on your own experience or dreading the fact that your child is now entering or in that phase, the middle school era carries with it some unique challenges. It is for some kids their first brush with "the real world" outside the relative bubble of care that most elementary schools provide. For others, it is the first time they are handed a bit more control and responsibility for their academics, extra-curriculars and, most importantly, their choice of friends within a wide range of peers. For all, it is that mysterious time where their body starts changing, their minds start maturing, and their hormones start raging, leading to all kinds of emotions and discoveries…the stage parents cringe at as they consider their child and remember their own journey through adolescence.
Long before we reached this exact moment, my husband and I decided that it would be prudent for us to make some plans to be pro-active in starting an intentional conversation with our kids prior to entering middle school to address the issues and changes they were about to experience.
Here are a few of the things we did to make that time memorable and meaningful for our daughter.
1. Build the Excitem ent – Long before the summer of middle school angst, we told our daughter that she would be going on a trip with Mom all by herself during that summer. We told her she got to pick where we went (within a 4 hour radius) for our two-day overnight trip and that we would do whatever she wanted (within reason). The build-up alone was enough to set the stage for a memorable trip; no matter what we ended up doing, she was thoroughly engaged with and owned that time and was ready to take it all in.
2. Give Over (some) Control – Since we were going to talk about some sensitive topics that could make her feel uncomfortable, I wanted to make sure I gave her some measure of control. I wrote the topics on a number of 3×5 cards (one per card) and told her, "We will talk about each of these things on our trip, but you get to pick the order and the speed at which we go through them." As she initially looked through the cards, you can imagine the reactions I heard…but she was able to be in control of the conversation and that seemed to give her some peace.
3. Offer a Tangible Reminder – Ever since she was born, I have prayed the same prayer over my oldest girl – that she would grow to be a woman of excellence and noble character whose worth is far more than rubies (Pr. 31:10). Last fall, I found a necklace that had a pendant with those words inscribed on it and I bought it with this trip in mind. During our last meal together, I gave it to her and shared with her that whenever she wore it should could remember our time together and all that we talked and prayed about and know that she can always talk to me about anything at anytime. She's worn the necklace nearly every day since.
4. Have FUN – Our serious conversations took place basically on the ride down and the ride back (3.5 hours both ways was plenty of time). Remember those 3×5 cards? I told her that if she had questions about a topic we discussed to write them on the back of the card and I'd answer them when we drove home; that I wanted our time away to be fun and full of comfortable time together so she didn't need to feel nervous that I'd talk about those things all during the trip. It worked out well – she wrote her questions and we were able to process together on the way home and she had space during our trip to think things through without pressure. And while we were away, we concentrated on important things like…shopping, swimming, hiking and eating.
By no means do I think this is a "cookie cutter" way of doing things with each family and child, but these were some of the ideas that worked for us as we get ready to head into our middle school years. By far, I think the most important part of this trip away was the message that was sent: You are important to us, so important that we are willing to drop everything to just be with you! That message of grace, of love, and of honor can be carried out in many ways, but it is oh-so-important that the message is heard. Intentional moments of discipleship in parenting necessarily require our time. But the rewards from that investment are lasting.
Have you had a meaningful pre-middle-school activity or conversation with your child? There are many tools available to help with this conversation such as Passport to Purity from Family Life Today , but I'd love to hear what worked for you! Feel free to check out the links below to join our conversation on Facebook and to learn more about practical discipleship at home.
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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to take our middle daughter on her own special weekend away with mom. We had a wonderful time together, both having fun and in intentional conversation. We covered awkward topics in a way that made the time together memorable and helped us grow closer together. Even though it wasn't an exact match to her older sister's trip detailed here, we covered the same bases, made the same commitments to one another and to God, and opened the door for intentional, ongoing conversations about the world, our faith, and how the two interact.


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Amanda Lyons
Advisory group plans to improve NDIS outcomes for Australians with autism
The Autism Advisory Group, established as a voice for people with autism participating in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, announced its four key issues of focus for the next 12 months.
Federal Social Services Minister Dan Tehan believes the AAG will help the NDIS deliver the best outcomes for Australians with autism. (Image: Lukas Coch)
The Autism Advisory Group (AAG) was established by the Federal Government to advise the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) on issues faced by people with autism in relation to accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
'The establishment of the advisory group is consistent with the Government's commitment to a fact-based collaborative approach to issues related to autism, and the NDIS and the NDIA's unequivocal commitment to delivering quality outcomes for all people with autism, both children and adults,' Federal Social Services Minister Dan Tehan said earlier this year.
The AAG includes the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Amaze, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ), the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders (AABASD) and the Australian Autism Alliance (AAA).
The AAG has now chosen the four priorities on which it will focus over the next 12 months:
Exploring the most appropriate approach for assessing NDIS eligibility and improving outcomes for people with autism
Improving the NDIS participant experience for people with autism
Enhancing the skills of NDIA staff, local area coordinators and early childhood early intervention staff
Providing greater mainstream and community inclusion for people with autism
Autism advocates who are part of the AAG are hopeful about the outcomes of the work between the advisory group and the NDIA.
'We are encouraged by the NDIA's collaborative approach in working with autistic people and the autism sector,' Chief Executive Officer of Amaze Braedan Hogan said.
'Only by working together can we ensure we maximise the investment the NDIA is making in autistic people.'
However, many who have had past experience interacting with the NDIS as patients or autism advocates are experiencing hope tempered with caution on receipt of this news.
'As a father of a child with autism and a GP who sees many autistic patients, I welcome the establishment of this specialist advisory group and the conciliatory messages coming from the NDIA about improving the lives of people on the autism spectrum,' Dr James Best, a GP and autism advocate, told newsGP.
'However, I hope the group's main priority will be ensuring effective service delivery, rather than focusing on eligibility assessment, which many families fear is simply about creating new hoops to jump through in order to join the scheme.'
The roots of such caution can be found in the history of the NDIS rollout, which was not without its problems, especially in relation to the support it provides for people with autism.
Part of the issue has its origins in the 2011 Productivity Commission report on disability care and support, which was used as the basis of the NDIS and significantly underestimated the number of people with autism who would require coverage by the scheme. As a result, the NDIS found itself overwhelmed by the number of applicants applying for support with autism.
A report was published on the NDIS website in May proposing changes to the way people with autism were to be categorised under the scheme, which would have resulted in significant cuts to the number of people eligible for NDIS support.
'I believe it is a matter of cost cutting,' Chief Executive Officer of the AAA Nicole Rogerson told newsGP in May.
'The NDIA were not prepared for the number of participants with autism, but the numbers were always there – they just didn't prepare and plan accordingly.'
The NDIA quickly removed the report, claiming its publishing was a mistake, but there was strong backlash from autism advocates over its content. It was not long after this incident that the Minister Tehan announced the formation of the AAG.
The next step for the AAG is the development of a work plan and a stakeholder engagement program. Katharine Annear, Operations Manager of ASAN AUNZ, believes the positive start to the AAG's work bodes well for the future.
'There was a great deal of knowledge exchanged and goodwill brought to the meeting [to decide the AAG priorities], enlightening all regarding the true needs of autistic people,' she said.
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Jenny owen 7/05/2019 8:41:57 PM
Am parent of person asd facilitate support group for parents entering NDIS with child asd have 4 cases initially rejected as not eligible all attending autism school or sds school all no verbal how can this still occur? Have 25 yrs experience working in disability sector and when I hear of parent thinking of relinquishing child because of barriers my heart breaks all over again