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The Kobe Bryant tragedy hit me harder than hearing the news of 911
12 Feb The Kobe Bryant tragedy hit me harder than hearing the news of 911
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I remember September 11th like it was yesterday. I was in my bedroom in our families large farm house outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when the twin towers were hit by airplanes. I had just moved back home home after an unexpected break-up with an old flame. I woke up. My mom rushed into the room and told me about the tragic news. I didn't understand why my mom cared so much about the situation especially because we didn't know anyone affected. After hearing the news I went back to bed.
Over the course of several weeks it was evident that the world had the exact same perspective towards the situation as my mom because the tragedy was on CNN 24/7. Reminance of discussion even to this day still leaves trails of emotion behind the subject. Nowadays, I totally understand why we remain emotionally connected to tragedies like these. It's because we can empathize with these people.
Surprisingly, I still haven't come across anyone who knew someone on the planes or anyone affected from the 9/11 tragedies. There were so many victims. That being said, I've come to realize that you don't need to necessarily know the person who has gone through tragedy to obtain a heightened emotional value from the experience. You simply need to position yourself in the tragedy and imagine what it would be like for yourself and your loved ones. This is the reason why everyone was so emotionally distraught about the 9/11 tragedies because people could relate.
Back in 2007 I was on an entirely different path in life. I was single, a risk-taking businessman and very spontaneous much like Kobe (without all the accomplishment). It wasn't too long after the 9/11 incident I moved on a whim to Los Angeles to pursue my acting career. I was all over the page back then. I didn't even truly know what I wanted but I was passionate to find out. I drove 30 hours to Los Angeles for … Heck I didn't even coordinate a plan. I didn't have the same emotional attachments I have today nor did I perceive the world the same way. My overall perspective about life is quite distant from my mentality back then. Now a days I am fostering three young daughters. I have a beautiful wife and have set up our household in Calgary, Alberta. Even though I am still in the prairies I am far from living in a household surrounded by cattle and the smell of pigs. Even though I still get out of bed on the same side my emotional attachments are quite different than they were back in my 20s. I couldn't necessarily empathize with anyone back then because I was so focussed on living life spontaneously for myself.
I was 20 years old when the September 11 tragedy hit. It was impressive how much media attention was focussed on this incident. It was even more interesting to hear the conspiracies about the subject. Although I didn't have an emotional attachment to any specific individual involved in this tragedy nowadays I can put myself into the situation and imagine what it would be like if my family were a part of it. This heightens my emotions greatly. The same feelings were felt when I heard the news about Kobe Bryant and his death. Alongside him was his daughter and five other people that were in a helicopter that was grounded killing all of them. It was such tragic news to hear especially because Kobe was only 41 years old — close to the age of myself.
I'm not a basketball fan nor have I found much interest in watching it. I don't mind playing it. Interestingly, shortly after I moved to Los Angeles I met a guy who was a producer at Death Row Records. Often I would hang out with this producer at a bar on the Hollywood strip. My friend owned this bar. One night the producer asked if I wanted to go to a Los Angeles Lakers game. New to the Los Angeles seen I wanted to see and do as much as I could. I wanted to understand the LA culture as much as I could. I gladly took the invitation.
I remember walking into the impressive Staples Center. The stadium was huge. What was even more impressive was that we watched the entire game from the Death Row Records corporate box on the second level. The sad thing was is that our seats were so far away from the action we could barely depict the players in their jerseys. Basketball was the last of my interests that evening. I was astounded by the gold and platinum plaques on the wall from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and all the other greats (my inspirations). I do remember my producer friend pointing out Kobe Bryant on the court. He was the talk of the town and had recently been acquired from the Lakers Association. Kobe Bryant's moves on the court were impressive. I can't even remember if the Lakers won that evening.
Back then we didn't text on cell phones like we do today but if we did I would've been blasting texts about Death Row Records more than I would about Kobe but that's just because I have a larger emotional connection to the music industry than I do basketball.
You may be wondering, if basketball isn't your sport than why are you so emotionally affected by Kobe Bryant's (and his daughter) death — more so than 911? The reasons are because I can relate to him and his family's loss primarily because I have become a parent. I can relate to him because I was passionate much like him striving to be a master in bettering myself and motivating youth. Not only is Kobe close to my age but he's a passionate individual, someone I aspire to be like. These very reasons emotionally bind me to the situation. I can empathize with him imagining what it would be like going down that day with his daughter because I've got three of my own.
Let's not lose account of all the true Kobe Bryant followers; the ones who watched every one of his impressive 32,000+ point career. There are millions of people who have not only followed but believed in Kobe (and his daughter) since his first steps on the NBA court just after graduating high school. These are people who got to know Kobe on a different level. They were able to see the aspiring 18-year-old, the youngest player in NBA history at the time. They saw him at Aspire from game to game remaining in the same Lakers jersey for his entire NBA duration. Then, after seeing all of this, after Kobe's retirement and very brief aftermath of the national basketball Association he's grounded leaving a legacy behind. Being his death deemed a tragedy has left his followers emotionally distraught.
I have positioned myself more so a father than a businessman these days. It took time for me to situate caregiving my young children as my primary. I was always very fast-paced and spontaneous in my youth trying to live life to the fullest. Much like Kobe has positioned himself since his retirement. One of Kobe Bryant's greatest encouragement was seeing how he handled his family and how connected he was to them. This is something I personally aspire to.
There are the reasons that contribute to my emotional attachment towards the loss of Kobe. I believe a fundamental reason why anyone is so emotionally connected to this event is because Kobe Bryant had such a positive outlook on life and he accomplished so many things. He was a role model in so many peoples eyes, and for these reasons people are attached to him including myself. Much like Michael Jackson's death because he was so attributed to his accomplishments he was missed very much when he died. The same goes with Kobe Bryant; he was a master at his craft and a true believer in living life to the fullest. Kobe's interest in helicopters showed his genuine belief in being a spontaneous and a fast-paced individual living his life to the fullest. These factors led him to be the best he could be. Unfortunately it also led to his demise.
I'm confident Kobe Bryant will go to his grave happily and satisfied knowing he did his best to be the best he could while living his life to the fullest.
The amenity of acquiring daily helicopter travel is extravagant in the eyes of the average individual but it was these things that brought efficiency to Kobe's mindset and regimen. Rather than sitting in traffic for four hours on his commute to work he took his helicopter to the game. Although I don't remember seeing a helicopter parked outside of the Staples Center when I saw Kobe play I remember imagining what it would be like being in his shoes at the top of his game. Back in those days it was just his beginning.
When I heard the news about Kobe Bryant's death I instantly started tearing up. I didn't even need to see a physical post to acquire an emotional connection to the situation. Understanding that it was a helicopter crash where the death was sudden it brings scarcity to us all when we realize that life truly is short. We never know when our time is up. Even writing this brings tears to my eyes because I have situated myself in Kobe shoes and imagining what it would be like leaving 2/3 of my family behind.
Kobe's accomplishments in the basketball court and as a regular civilian were truly remarkable. He played the game much like Michael Jordan. He played his life like no other. His presence will be missed by his loved ones and those he associated with as well as his followers. His persona will be missed by millions. Although he no longer remains in our physical world he will always be remembered in our hearts.
The truth is, everyone can relate to him. Whether you aspire to be someone like him or if you or a parent and can empathize with the loss of a child. Even if you're single and no ambition at all you can still look at Kobe Bryant's strive for excellence as inspiration because his self motivation is the common denominator between your personal struggle to find your own happiness. Kobe is truly an outfitted individual that reigns Success.
We often look at death as a reminder of how short life is. We don't need to dwell on the loss of Kobe, his daughter and those who died in a helicopter accident. Instead we should celebrate their lives as each of these individuals strove towards the same things that we all want to strive for; happiness. Each of these players did a good job in finding who they want to be in life. Kobe's daughter was an aspiring basketball player herself. The media hasn't released any information about the other victims but I'm sure they as well inspired to be great and aspire to be their best otherwise they wouldn't be associating with Kobe Bryant. This is what we should celebrate.
Nobody likes to live life constantly in fear of what could happen to them if they were to take risks to provide a better life for their families and for themselves. Often times we give up on our true ambitions because of these very fears. Kobe was a player that took risks every game. Literally every step he took including the steps he took on to the helicopter this past Sunday that led him to his death, these were the risks that were needed in order to appreciate life and to live it properly. There are businessmen whom travel ten times as much as Kobe in these very helicopter types. Perhaps it was just his time.
I don't know Kobe Bryant personally but I would imagine that his Life message would not necessarily pertain to accomplishment itself but would focus on the risks involved in order to live life to the fullest. As an observer going into Kobe's live through numerous video footage surrounding interviews, basketball statistics and even including his business endeavours it's evident he remained dedicated towards his passion of playing basketball. Later in life his ambitions redirected towards his family; his daughters.
I can relate to Kobe in the sense that I gave up my passion as a youth motivator five years ago to situate my lifestyle more so around my kids and raising a family. Now, an aspiring author writing from home as an equal caregiver to my children I've become emotionally attached to my family members. Imagining my kids being in a tragic situation like this serves me great sadness because I can only imagine what his family is going through. This connection brings me closer to the experience.
Even though I spend a lot of time with my kids I'll personally use this experience as an outlet to take life less for granted.
Kobe Bryant, thank you for all the inspiration. You will be missed.
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France Sells 20 Military Patrol Boats to Ukraine Totalling €136.5M
By TOC On Nov 18, 2019
PARIS, (BM) – Ukraine strengthens the protection of maritime borders. According to Ukrainian media, the government approved the purchase of twenty patrol ships (boats) of the French company OSEA, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine supported the project to strengthen the maritime security and border protection through the acquisition of 20 French patrol boats. The corresponding agreement between the governments of Ukraine and France is planned to be signed in the near future, after which it must be ratified by the Verkhovna Rada.
The contract value is 136,5 million euros, of which 85% of the funds as a loan will be provided by France. Boats should be delivered within three years with partial localization of production in Ukraine.
"Implementation of the project is planned, including with partial financing from credit funds of both commercial banks and treasury loans from the French Ministry of Finance. The loan is provided by the state of France. 15% is paid by Ukraine from the budget. 85% loan funds" said the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov.
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The agreement also provides for after-sales service, training of 240 crew members and 120 technical personnel, spare parts and tools necessary for maintenance during 2 years of operation, technical support in Ukraine (one technician and engineer of the manufacturer's company) within 60 months from the date deliveries of the first ship to Ukraine, delivery of ships to Odessa and insurance for the transition.
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Arlene Caffrey is one of Ireland's best known and loved pole dance artists. She became addicted to pole dance when it was first introduced to Ireland as a fitness concept and has since progressed, to travel all over the world to perform, compete, teach and develop her artistry. She hopes to bring a theatrical and expressive edge to pole dance and to create something beautiful, unique, expressive, free and daring, to rise above the ordinary and defy convention.
Arlene began in 2006 by taking part in pole fitness classes with her mum, when they first arrived to the town of Drogheda. Having had no previous experience in dance, gymnastics or general fitness, Arlene fell in love with pole dance from the first lesson.
After a year of dancing, she became the first Miss Pole Dance Ireland in 2007. She has since gone on to conquer and win many titles, some of which include Miss Burlesque Ireland 2016, All Ireland Pole Dance Champion 2014 and Pole Theatre Ireland Classique Winner 2014. She also represented Ireland for the first time at the World Pole Dance Championships in 2010 and was the first Miss Pole Dance Ireland in 2007. She was also a contestant on the 'All Ireland Talent Show 2011′ where she performed gravity defying stunts in front of thousands of people on live Irish tv.
As Arlene has progressed, she has dedicated extensive time in exploring and developing her own style of pole dance and travelled far and wide to learn from the world's best pole dance artists. She also enjoys collaborating with musicians, aerialists, Burlesque and other dance artists. What Arlene now loves most about pole dance is it's scope for creativity; she most enjoys bringing together Classique / Showgirl style pole dance with her Burlesque and theatrical influences. Arlene's most favourite performance to date has been performing as part of Alethea Austin's 'Live Dancing Girls' show in Nashville.
Arlene established the Irish Pole Dance Academy in 2011 where she now teaches regular classes in Dublin city centre with her team of instructors, as well as her signature workshops abroad. She also continues to perform regularly, compete in international pole dance competitions as well as judging Irish and European competitions.
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Toxicity of the different vegetative stages of Amorimia pubiflora to sheep
Lima, Stephanie C., Godoy, Kelly C.S., Leal, Paula V., Lee, Stephen T., Pfister, James A., Souza, Alda I., de Barros, Claudio S.L., de Lemos, Ricardo A.A.
Toxicon 2019 v.158 pp. 47-50
Amorimia pubiflora, body weight, cannulas, death, disease control, farms, financial economics, fluoroacetic acid, leaves, ovens, plant poisoning, poisonous plants, risk factors, seeds, sheep, signs and symptoms (animals and humans), toxicity, vegetative growth, Australia, Brazil, South Africa
Toxic plants containing monofluoroacetate (MFA) cause sudden death in livestock in Australia, South Africa and Brazil, causing economic losses to producers. The objective of this study was to determine the amount of MFA present in young leaves, mature leaves, senescent leaves, and seeds of Amorimia pubiflora harvested at different times of the year and to determine their toxic effect on sheep. Samples of Amorimia pubiflora were collected during April, August and December of 2015 and March of 2016, separated according to the vegetative stage (young leaves, seeds, mature leaves, and senescent leaves), dried in an oven, and administered in daily doses of 5 g/kg/body weight (bw) of fresh leaves to sheep through ruminal cannulae. The experiment was divided into four stages according to the time of collection of the plant so that each sheep received a different vegetative stage of the plant (young leaves, mature leaves, and senescent leaves). Only in the second stage of the experiment was it possible to collect A. pubiflora seeds, which were administered using the same method used for the administration of the leaves. The sheep were dosed with the plant until they showed clinical signs of toxicosis or until the plant was no longer available. Aliquots of leaves and seeds of A. pubiflora were analyzed for MFA concentration. The seeds and young leaves had higher concentrations of MFA than did the mature (harvested in August and December) and senescent (harvested in December) leaves. However, all vegetative stages of the plant were toxic and caused fatal poisoning. The results of our study showed that A. pubiflora is toxic to sheep even when MFA concentrations are low, demonstrating that the presence of this substance is a risk factor for the occurrence of poisoning. Knowing the toxic principle and its variations allow us to determine the conditions for the occurrence of plant toxicosis as well as possible treatment, control, and prophylaxis methods, contributing significantly to the reduction of economic losses on farms due to plant poisoning.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.306
DOI (10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.306)
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Prior to joining in January 2017, Bill spent 14 years working at Sir Robert McAlpine, culminating in being appointed Group Head of HR in 2011. He has delivered transformational change and business performance improvements in complex blue-chip organisations across a diverse range of sectors including; the Armed Forces, where he served as an infantry officer in the Royal Green Jackets for a decade, telecoms, aviation and construction.
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Another patient who had been under treatment for some time for a high degree of myopia without having become able to read the bottom line of the test card, read it for the first time when her body was in the position described. She was able, moreover, to maintain the position for a considerable length of time, whereas ordinarily she was extremely restless, and could not remain still for more than a moment. A third patient, who could not rest her eyes by closing them or by palming, was relieved at once by this means, as was shown, not only by her own feelings, but by the expression of her face.
I often wonder now how I could possibly have managed without my eyes, even with glasses. It is such a joy to be able to read from morning to night if I want to. Reading music is supposed to be a terrible thing for the eyes, but I do an endless amount of it and never know the difference. I find, too, that since my eyes have been well I memorize remarkably quickly, and that when I study I can grasp the contents of the text more easily than before. In the old days of glasses I had to read my history assignment two or three times before I knew what it was about, while now once is quite enough.
4. Three of a Kind.
George, Gladys and Charlie are three children who came to the eye clinic of the Harlem Hospital at about the same time. They were all of the same age, nine years; they were all suffering from about the same degree of defective sight; they all had headaches; and they got into a very interesting three-cornered contest in which each one tried to beat the others at getting cured. George and Gladys are colored, and Charlie is a white boy of a most pronounced blonde type, with fair curls and blue eyes.
From the start, the two colored children were greatly interested in Charlie, and thinking that a little more of the competition that had proved so effective in George's case would do no harm, I said, "See who beats." They needed no urging from me, however. Every clinic day, an hour before the appointed time, the black and white trio was at the hospital door. If there was a crowd there, the children forced their way through without much ceremony, and then started on a dead run for the eye room. There they practiced diligently until Dr. Bates and I arrived, and I fear they also squabbled considerably. There was no lack of smiles now in the case of any of the children, and as for George, he had a grin on his face all the time.


Hi. I am Phil and I live in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate, based 16 miles North of The City Of Leeds. This is my second website and features mainly pictures and articles about my walks and cycle tours of The Yorkshire Dales. It is one of the most beautiful parts of Northern England and is easily to get to using all modes of transport. My favourite of it which names the title and web address of this site is Nidderdale. Obvious reasons is because it is the quietest and most easy to get to by Bus from Harrogate and also now that the new Nidderdale Greenway is fully complete, The town centre of Harrogate is now reunited with The Yorkshire Dales and the market town of Knaresborough now has a complete walking and cycle route through the Dale without any detours. The Western Dales, Such as Wharfedale and Malhamdale are a lot more busier, but they are sites not to be missed, ranging from the tourist attractions of Bolton Abbey and Malham Cove, based on the true Limestone Country and of course The famous Pennine Way. If you wish to visit my other UK touring pages outside the Yorkshire Dales then why not visit my other website by clicking on the following link www.philsonlinephotosite.co.uk . Also I have a past time hobby of vintage radio and electronics and my following link is www.philsvalveradiosite.co.uk . NB Notice regarding this websites 10th anniversary. I am pleased to say that tidying up of the links within this page and all other pages is now complete and I hope you all continue to enjoy this website for many years to come.
Bilton Nidd Gorge viaduct. Used to be the main railway line, with regular trains to the city of Ripon, until it closed in 1967.
Harrogate. This is a view of the Pump Rooms Museum, one of the oldest historic buildings in the town and was taken in the winter of 2004.
Ilkley Moor. Situated one mile East of the Wharfedale town of Ilkley. This view is looking towards The Cow And Calf Rocks.
Bolton Abbey. Situated in Wharfedale and is the most busiest tourist area of the dales. This view is looking across the strid towards the Abbey.
Grassington. Situated in Wharfedale and like Pateley Bridge, it is very busy at weekends and particulary during Summer.
Kettlewell. Another of Wharfedale's pretty Villages and is busy walking centre, being near the Summit of Lower Whernside.
Malham. Situated on part of The Pennine Way and is the busiest walking centre of the entire Yorkshire Dales.
Malham Cove. Situated at the head of Malhamdale and dates Centuries back into the ice age, which marks the Dales as true limestone country.
Goredale Scar. Situated near Malham and is popular with walkers and climbers. 1 word of warning, It is very dangerous for unexperienced walkers.
Dent Village. Situated in the old West Riding Of Yorkshire, now in Cumbria and was taken on a visit during the Spring of 2005.
Dentdale. This scene is looking SE towards Artengill viaduct, on the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway and was taken during Spring 2005.
Dentdale. This is at Lea Yeat Bridge near Cowgill and was taken in the Spring of 2005.
Dent Station. Situated on Englands most scenic Settle to Carlisle Railway and is also Englands highest mainline station. taken during Spring 2005.
Fountains Abbey. Situated 3 miles, West of The City Of Ripon and is one of Yorkshire and the Countrys most visited tourist attraction.
Studley Royal Park. Situated next to the grounds, East side of Fountains Abbey and was taken during my Summer visit of 2005.
Lofthouse. Lovely Nidderdale village, situated near the tourist attration of How Stean Gorge and was taken on a walk over to Kettlewell.
Scar House Reservoir. Owned, by The Yorkshire Water Authority and this is where Nidderdale, begins its long journey, to join The River Ouse, at York.
Skipton. Busy market town, Situated in Airedale, 20 miles West of Harrogate,on the A59 and is the gateway to The Western Dales.
Horton In Ribblesdale. One of the most popular walking centres of the Yorkshire Dales for the famous Three Peaks Walk.
Pen-y-ghent. One of Yorkshires highest Peaks that dominates the Western Dales. This scene is at the top summit looking towards Overdale.
Pateley Bridge. Taken in the twilight zone between the Christmas and New Years Eve of 2005.
Ribble Head Viaduct. Built to carry the Settle to Carlisle Railway and is located close to the source of the River Ribble, Overlooked by Whernside.
The return of steam over Knaresborough Viaduct. This scene is The Scarborough Spa Exprees heading for Harrogate. Taken Summer 2008.
The lovely village of Reeth situated in lower Swaledale. Taken during my cycle tour of the Yorkshire Dales, During Autumn 2008.
Langthwaite. Situated in Arkengarthdale and is the most Northerly and wildest parts of The Yorkshire Dales. Taken during my cycle tour of Autumn 2008.
Halton Gill. Situated in Littondale and this scene is looking into this small village from the Settle road and taken during my cycle tour of May 2010.


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Ebertfest 2012: Day 3, Part 1
Posted by Derek Clem on April 28, 2012
"On Borrowed Time" (2011)
Shorts from Wild and Weird (2011)
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Things started looking up today, Day 3 of Ebertfest, after Patton Oswalt's unexpected scheduling conflict yesterday. Chaz informed the crowd that Ebert was feeling well and would like to present the first movie himself. This was a real treat for everyone. Again, he walked out to a standing ovation. Humbled, Ebert immediately started waving his hands downward instructing us to remain seated. Not a body in the auditorium answered his request.
Chaz following up Ebert's Presentation
With aid from text-to-speech software, and his wife Chaz, Roger Ebert presented On Borrowed Time, a 2011 film directed by Australian Director David Bradbury. As the title suggests the film is about mortality. This is a documentary film that hits close to home for Roger Ebert in more ways that one. The documentary chronicles Auteur Australian filmmaker Paul Cox as he waits for a liver transplant to save his life after he has been told he has 6 months to live. In this waiting period we view an introspective Paul Cox reflecting on his own mortality, previous events in his life, and his artistic work as a filmmaker. During his foreboding wait Cox finally gets a call on Christmas Day that a liver with his rare blood type is available.
This film too has a unique relationship with the Ebertfest opening film, Joe Versus the Volcano (1990). Both films subject the matter of a man being sideswiped with impending death and the realization of their own mortality while coming out better after fates rescue. It's certain that Ebert was very deliberate and cognizant that these two films must play at the festival together.
It is clear this documentary resonates closely to Ebert personally not only because of his own near brushes with death, but also because Roger Ebert and Paul Cox have been great friends since 1983 when they first met at The Chicago International Film Festival, after a screening of Cox's film Man of Flowers (1983).
Once the film finished Chaz welcomed Paul Cox to the stage for a Q&A panel, stating that he has been to Ebertfest many time before. With his history at the festival She suggests that an Ebertfest returnee competition should be implemented in the vein of the hosting competition between Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin on SNL. Chaz also makes it clear that the reason Cox wasn't being handed a Gold thumb award is because he has already received one from a past visit, and the award could actually be seen in the On Borrowed Time documentary. I have to admit, I didn't catch the cameo.
Chaz Ebert, Paul Cox, and festival director Nate Kohn
Photo courtesy of Reel Times: Reflections of Cinema
The following are some notes from the post-screening discussion with Paul Cox moderated by Chaz Ebert and festival director Nate Kohn.
Being a director himself, Cox found it difficult to be on the opposite end of the camera.
Cox begged direct David Bradbury to take out footage of the actual transplant operation saying, "That piece of meat was me." But ultimately concluding that he deserved it after filming so many vulnerable nude scenes in his own films.
Some of the narration from the film read by Paul Cox was derived from the book from which he wrote.
With a history of being impatient and being a man to never have a true love, Cox implies that his experience has changed him for the better, expressing, "I've never loved like I love now."
When asked what 3 films he would like to have in a retrospective of his body of work, he chooses, Vincent (1987), Man of Flowers (1983), A Woman's Tale (1991), and Innocence (2000). Cox then humorously apologized to Chaz because it would have to be four films screened at his retrospective.
Next up was a screening of Wild and Weird, a collection of short subjects and experimental cinema from the silent era.
"Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" (1906)
Included Shorts -
"The Red Spectre" (1907),
"The Acrobatic Fly" (1910), I guess PETA hates this short.
"The Thieving Hand" (1908)
"Princess Nicotine or the Smoke Fairy" (1909)
"Artheme Swallows His Clarinet" (1912)
"The Cameraman's Revenge" (1912), Stop motion dead insects.
"The Pet" (1921), Animated.
"Filmstudie" (1926)
"The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra" (1928)
Before the screening, film Professor David Bordwell from the University of Wisconsin provided a brief history of the silent film era. He compared the early period to YouTube, where most of the subjects are short and humorous. He also gave a rundown of the history of showplaces, starting with nickelodeons to "purpose-built" movie houses and theaters dedicated almost only to films, and finally to the "picture palaces" of the 1920's, which The Virginia Theatre falls into, built in 1921. Professor Bordwell also provided a history on the different theaters and former theaters in the Champaign-Urbana area, telling us locals that we live in a "layered history of cinema." That statement made me feel proud in a way.
The short subjects screened with the accompaniment of the three-man musical ensemble, The Alloy Orchestra, who not only performed the pieces, they also wrote them. The Alloy Orchestra is known for using non-conventional instruments in their performances. I over heard a festival attending say that they even use chamber pot in their performances. My ear wasn't keen enough to catch those sounds but I'm certain I heard a theremin, which was exciting. Where each short had its own unique look and style as a short film, The Alloy Orchestra was able to pull each short together, unifying them, while at the same time accentuating their enticing and distinguished differences.
Ben Foutch finished out Day 3 screening of the Iranian film, A Separation (2011). His coverage will appear in Ebertfest Day 3: Part 2.
Derek Clem Ebertfest


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No Criminal Charges Against Trailhead
It's been more than three months since 4th Judicial District Attorney John Newsome said a decision was nearly at hand as to whether he would criminally charge Trailhead Group director Alan Philp over false political ads attacking Democrat John Morse.
That was shortly after Philp's pal and GOP activist attorney Scott Gessler sent out an urgent e-mail message (excerpts printed below) claiming that Newsome, a conservative Republican, was going to criminally charge Philp, the head of the Republican 527 organization over erroneous ads about Morse's record as a former police chief. Not only was the idea of criminal charges outrageous, Gessler wrote, but, "Alan needs help" – as in, send cash now.
At the time, Morse, who was running for the state senate against incumbent Ed Jones, predicted the results of the investigation would come down "right after" the Nov. 7 election. Despite Trailhead's numerous attacks against him, Morse handily won the election. And this week, Newsome's office announced no file criminal charges in the case will be pursued against the Trailhead Group, or any of its actors.
Morse says that while he is "disappointed" that the DA is not filing criminal charges, "I completely respect their decision. They did a thorough investigation, and I respect their objective opinion. But I still say, let's take it to the jury and see if they were just blatantly incompetent, or criminal, and see if a jury is willing to convict."
The investigation was based on a year-old Colorado statute that makes it is a class 2 misdemeanor to recklessly and in conscious disregard, publish or broadcast falsehoods about a political candidate.
In radio ads sponsored by the Trailhead Group, Morse was accused of being "incompetent" and "mishandling" a case involving a Fountain man. Trailhead's ad claimed the man had pleaded to a misdemeanor when, in fact, he was convicted of felony menacing and spent three years in jail.
And, on one glossy mailer, Trailhead put a picture of Morse right underneath a close-up of a gun aimed at the back of a uniformed officer with the headline: "Murder = Misdemeanor?" Inside, Morse was accused of having a "dubious record of incompetent and lackadaisical police work." The radio ads were eventually pulled off the airwaves, and Morse filed a complaint with the DA's office.
Philp has been quoted previously calling the erroneous claims an "honest mistake." Chief Deputy District Attorney Lisa Kirkman said numerous people were interviewed during the investigation, and the DA could not establish that the Trailhead Group engaged in reckless disregard.
From the DA's finding: "The legal issue is whether the Trailhead Group acted knowingly or recklessly when the ads were written and sent. Based on a lengthy investigation, it was learned that Trailhead acted negligently and failed to confirm the factual content of the ad. The investigation showed that Trailhead relied on a researcher and did not double check the information provided. There is no evidence in the investigation that anyone at Trailhead acted recklessly or in conscious disregard of the truth or falsity of the statement published."
Morse, who won the election by a 60-40 margin over Jones, this week accused the Trailhead Group, which was founded by former Gov. Bill Owens and funded by numerous high profile Republicans, of engaging in a "witchhunt" against him.
"Their incompetence was blinded by their mean-spiritedness," Morse said.
Also in response, Colorado Democratic Party chair Pat Waak has called for the findings of the DAs investigation to be released.
In the meantime, here are excerpts from Scott Gessler's Oct. 19 letter:
I'm writing because tomorrow, a good friend of mine will be criminally charged for political speech. You will likely read about it in the paper. These charges are unconstitutional, and I believe the procedures and investigation have been timed to harm him. Whether you are Republican or not, this should worry you. Political campaigns can get nasty, but one side should not be able to throw the other in jail (or bankrupt him with attorney fees while destroying his reputation).
I'm obviously angered by this whole situation, but I'll quickly make my three points.
First, Alan needs help. He is threatened with jail time and bankruptcy. He has retained a criminal attorney (not me), which costs real money. Please help. Yes, I know we're tired of political contributions, but a person's liberty is at stake. We cannot let Democrats use the criminal law as a political weapon. The former sheriff filed the complaint, and his law enforcement colleagues are now filing charges. We need to rally on this one, because if we lose we can expect criminal charges against us every time. I know, because I am fighting (even now) meritless campaign finance charges filed against my clients. Now, they're trying criminal charges.
Second, I firmly believe this is a hack job. Not a Republican-Democrat thing, but law enforcement professionals giving one another special "courtesy." Alan's behavior not was "willful," and certainly not "reckless" (a conscious disregard of a known and unjustifiable risk). There have been far more egregious actions in the past, but no charges. (For example, Main Street Colorado – a Democratic 527 – ran ads blatantly accusing several Republican candidates of opposing mammograms, because Trailhead received money from insurance companies, which in turn oppose mandatory mammogram coverage). Plus, the criminal charges are being filed three weeks before an election. What disturbs me is that law enforcement officials running for office should not receive even the appearance of special "courtesies" from their colleagues. For example, the former sheriff and current DA have served on at least one board together. I began my career as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice, so I do not make these statements lightly. But this stinks.
Third, this law is unconstitutional and should be struck down. Political speech – even erroneous or false statements – should not land someone in jail. We have civil defamation laws, yet political speech is singled out for particular scrutiny and criminalization. In 1798, Benjamin Franklin's grandson (a newspaper publisher) was thrown in jail under the alien and sedition act for criticizing the government. He died there. Yes, this sounds dramatic, but certain principles are worth fighting for. We like to consider ourselves more civilized now, but apparently we still have urges to throw people in jail for political speech. Or at least destroy their reputation, bankrupt them, and make their lives generally miserable (maybe not in that order, of course).
So here's the pitch: Alan needs help with legal fees. We should not leave him twisting in the wind. Give me a call or email, and I can tell you where to direct checks.
Scott E. Gessler
Cara DeGette is a longtime Colorado journalist and a senior fellow at Colorado Confidential. E-mail her at cdegette@coloradoconfidential.com.
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Az egészségturizmus vagy gyógyturizmus köznapi kifejezés, amely az idegenforgalomnak azt a speciális formáját jelöli, amely során orvosi kezelés illetve műtét elvégzése céljából egy másik országba utazik a vendég, ugyanakkor a célországban annyi időt tölt, mintha vakációzna. Az ilyen típusú idegenforgalom legfontosabb indítéka az anyagi megtakarítás. A gyógyturizmus mind az Egyesült Államokban, mind Európában egyre nagyobb divattá válik. Mindenekelőtt a betegbiztosítással nem rendelkező amerikai állampolgárok utaznak külföldre fontos műtétek elvégeztetésére. Az elsődleges célországok Olaszország, Thaiföld, Szingapúr és Malajzia.

Külföldön
Indiában jelenleg évente 150 000 beteget látnak el, akik az USA-ból, Európából, és az Öböl-menti országokból érkeznek. A vendégek száma évi 15 százalékos növekvő tendenciát mutat. Németország elsősorban az arab páciensek gyógyturizmusának célországa. Hivatalos adatok szerint 2005-ben csak Dubai-ból 350 gyógyulni vágyó, és 864 őket kísérő személy érkezett Németországba. Az Egyesült Arab Emírségekből évente 2500-an utaznak németországi kezelésre. 2007-ben 750 000 amerikai utazott külföldre gyógykezelés céljából, becslések szerint ez a szám 2010-re hatmillióra emelkedhet.

Az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban és Európában is léteznek már idegenforgalmi vállalkozások, amelyek az egészségturizmusra specializálódtak.

Költségei
A gyógyulást kereső utasok számára az ár hatalmas vonzerővel rendelkezik. 2007-ben például egy bypass-operáció kétszerannyiba került az EU-ban, mint Thaiföldön (beleértve a szállás és utazás költségeit).

A célországok ezt a speciális idegenforgalmat valutában nyerhető haszon reményében hirdetik meg. Néhány országban ettől eltekintve is magas a valutabevétel aránya a GDP-ben. A célországok ugyanakkor magas színvonalú egészségügyi ellátórendszerüket is hirdethetik, ami a "normál" turisták számára is fontos tényező.

Veszélyei
Gyakori, hogy a célországok szakklinikái nagyon magas színvonalúak, azonban csupán egyfajta beavatkozást végeznek - bár azt rendkívül nagy számban. Azonban megeshet, hogy komplikáció esetén az átlagosnak megfelelő ellátást sem képesek nyújtani.

Kritikák
A gyógyturizmus gyakorlatát több oldalról kritizálják. "A gyógyturizmus miatt olyan országokban, mint India egész sor kockázat és mellékhatás halmozódhat. Ide tartozik a kórházi hulladék nem megfelelő, környezetszennyező elhelyezése vagy a törvénytelen szervkereskedelem. Miközben az indiai lakosság egészségügyi ellátása bőven hagy kivetnivalót maga után, a gazdagok előtt nyitva álló magánklinikákat a kelleténél több pénzzel támogatja az állam."

Jegyzetek

Fordítás

Források
 Devon M. Herrick: Medical Tourism: Global Competition in Health Care. NCPA Policy Report No. 304, Dallas 2007,
 Günther E. Braun (Hrsg.): Ausländische Patienten für deutsche Krankenhäuser gewinnen. Neuwied 2004,
 Jens Juszczak: Internationale Patienten in deutschen Kliniken: Ansätze zur Vermarktung von Gesundheitsdienstleistungen im Ausland. In: Schriftenreihe des Fachbereiches Wirtschaftswissenschaften der FH Bonn-Rhein-Sieg. Band 8, Sankt Augustin, 2007,
 Jens Juszczak/Bernd Ebel: Dienstleistungen für internationale Patienten, Tagungsband zur Konferenz Medizintourismus. In: Schriftenreihe des Fachbereiches Wirtschaftswissenschaften der FH Bonn-Rhein-Sieg. Band 21, Sankt Augustin, 2008,
 Kai-T. Illing (Hrsg.): Patientenimport und Gesundheitstourismus, Internationales Marketing für Kliniken, Kurorte und Gesundheitsregionen. Berlin 2000,
 Josef Woodman: Patients Beyond Borders. Chapel Hill NC, 2007,
 Milica Z. Bookman, Karla R. Bookman: Medical Tourism in Developing Countries. New York 2007,
 Jeff Schult, Beauty from Afar. New York 2006,
 Marvin J. Cetron, Fredrick J. DeMicco, und Owen Davies: Hospitality 2010. The Future of Hospitality and Travel. Prentice Hall, 2005,
 New AMA Guidelines on Medical Tourism (PDF, 20kb),  American Medical Association, 2008 június

További információk
 Orvosok a pálmafák alatt (ZDF)
 A gyógyturizmus, mint az idegenforgalom esélye (PDF-Datei) (602 kB)
 CBC: Gyógyturizmus: akinek beavatkozásra van szüksége, útra kel (angolul)
 Nos drágám: Santo Domingo vagy inkább Kijev? (Telepolis)
 FH Bonn-Rhein-Sieg kutatása a témában / Külföldi páciensek

Gyógyturizmus

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On Monday I shared my styling of Kähler Design's new tableware series called Hammershøi. Today I am giving you a chance to win a set for yourself! The blog turned two years old last year and that calls for (belated) celebration.
The prize is worth a total of 4000 DKK. You decide what colours you want the cups and bowls in. The give away is open internationally (yay!). Read more about the tableware and the colours and see my styling right here.
Leave a comment on this post telling me who you will invite over for dinner, if you win. Make sure also to comment on what colours you want the cups and bowls in – check Kählers website for options.
A winner will be picked at random and announced on the blog on 1st of July. Make sure to come back to check and see if you won. If I don't hear from the winner, a new one will be picked at random.
*This post is sponsored by Kähler Design, but all words and opinions expressed in the post are my own. As always thank you for supporting my sponsors. They make it possible for me to do what I love.
I would invite my parents and brother since they firmly belive our family is not destined to win any kind of giveaway and I'd like to deny such a boloney. The white set would be just right.
I World invite my three best friends i have not seen in quite a while because of exams :(( miss Them and need a good catch up over a lovely healthy dinner :) and with this set in White it would be perfect and beautiful!
And thw bowl and cups in baby blue would compliment my oldschool musselmalet china perfectly.
Min kæreste. Hun har fortjent et godt måltid serveret smukt. Hvis jeg er den heldige, vil jeg gerne have sættet i hvidt.
been there for me, during my illness! And the colour I wish for is Himmelblå!
Hi. I really love this set!
I'd like the cups in the two grey hues, and the bowls in baby blue.
I would invite my boyfriend (it would be hard not to, because we live together), my mom and his mom. I would only serve vegan food, because they are really sceptical about it. My favourite colour is coral, so I would choose a coral set.
I would love the white setting for a dinner with my boyfriend and his parents who live in another city and rarely visit. It would be a nice opportunity to spend some time together!
Thank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful set!
I would invite two friends who both had gone and are going through some tough and pretty hard things in theirs lives. They deserve to be nursed a bit!
I'd love to win the anthracite grey bowls and sky blue cups.
I would invite my mum from Austria to Copenhagen, and her boyfriend, so they could have dinner with my husband and me – and our little son who is just 11 weeks old. She lives in Austria so she doesn't get to see her grandchild very often. So celebrating her next visit with a dinner with beautiful porcelain would be great!
I'd invite old friends who are getting harder and harder to get together in one spot. I think I'd like the blue set. Here's hoping!
Dear Rikke, first of all thank you for your beautiful reports in your blog . I like it here!
I would like to set the table for our friends Birgit and Marcel: 12 years ago they have taken us to Denmark on vacation and know about the love which we are in since this trip.
As you can see in my blog, I love everything in white, black and gray – sometimes with a dash of color in green, yellow or pink. Bye!
i love to invite not only for one dinner, i would invite my family for breakfast, my girlfriends from Hamburg (Germany)for dinner and my friends in town for a nice cup of coffee and cake in the afternoon. I love to invite people and decorate the table with my new grey and with table cloth, flowers out of our garden, little sweets or little presents on the side of the places. And i will be happy, if everybody enjoys the time we share.
Thank you (and Kähler) to win this great big set of Hammershoi internationally. I´d love to win the marble bowl and cups. It really would be nice to have them in Germany on my table.
Wow wow wow! This is just perfection! I would love to have the set and I think I would like the bowls and cups in the SKY colour like you set it up in the picture, so nice!
How beautiful–the dishes and your blog. I would invite my granddaughters over for a lovely tea–just us girls. I like the sky blue color and light gray that you set up on your table. Thanks for this offer!
Dear Rikke, what a great give away! Though I really love inviting friends, I would use this beautiful tableware first of all for meals with my family (my husband and my two daughters)- maybe having a delicious dinner sitting on our terrace and enjoying a warm summer evening.
I would like to win the anthracite grey bowls and the cups in sky.
Jeg ville invitere mine to sønner og min mor til hygge med mig. Stellet skulle være i hvidt. Sikke en skøn konkurrence!
Perfect for family special dinner, my husband, son, daughter and me!
White plates and sky cups and bowls it will be perfect combination.
My newlyfound passion for interior is partially developed while following your blog on a regular base. I just love the clean and easy styling.
Med verdens pæneste stel på bordet ville jeg invitere mine 3 søskende på en dejlig middag!
Er for nylig flyttet tilbage til samme landsdel som dem, og det er år og dage siden vi alle 4 har været samlet uden mand og børn! Det ville være SÅ hyggeligt!
Jeg elsker at lave med til venner og veninder. Men det er sjældent jeg forkæler mine skønne gamle forældre. Derfor skulle det uden tvivl være dem der fik den første af mange serveringer med dette sæt. Skålene skulle være himmelblå. Det er så fint!
What a great giveaway! I would invite my lovely sister, and two of my best friends over for dinner, and serve them soup in the ANTRACITGRÅ bowls. After dinner they would have fresh coffee in the MARMORGRÅ cups.
White set with baby blue bowls and cups!
I would love to win this set and I like the cups in light blue (himmelblå). I would invite my sister and my niece for dinner.
I would invite my parents. We've started looking at houses (together), and this would be perfect for the style I'm dreaming of (rustic/romantic farmlife). Besides that, it's about time for my old IKEA-set to retire :) I would love it all in a beautiful white. Thank you!
P.s. what a beautiful styling you've made!
Hvis jeg skulle være den heldige vinder, ville jeg invitere mine tre bedste veninder på en weekendtur i sommerhuset hvor stellet skal bo. Det er mit fristed, mit helle og den dejligste 'plet'. Stellet ville passe så fint med dets enkle og smukke udtryk. Synes faktisk at alle farverne er smukke. En blanding af det grå og hvide ville være helt perfekt.
I'd invite my three closest friends from school. The older we get, the less we get chance to meet, which is a shame. And for the colour it would have to be grey – classically Scandinavian.
Wauw. This is amazing! I love the collection. Especially the bowls and and the salad bowl.
Wow! What a set!!! What a giveaway!!! Being an Aussie in Denmark, I'd invite Princess Mary and Prince Frederik ;-) But if they are unable to attend, I'd ask my Inlaws over for a super 'hyggelig' evening meal during the summer.
These are simply wonderful. I would invite my mum, sister and niece. How nice to have dinner on something beautiful in a house which is in turmoil during renovations!
My choice would be white plates and grey bowls to get me another step closer to my wish for a monochrome home.
My three best girlfriends deserve a pretty and delicious dinner <3 When I got sick six months back, they all stood by me when my family couldn't be there. Now I'm finally getting better – and they are still there.
The white set would be just the right amount of classy and classic.
Jeg ville invitert min fine mamma, bestefar og tvillingbror slik at vi kunne hatt en koselig familiemiddag akkurat som vi hadde når jeg var yngre og bodde nærmere "hjemme". Veldig veldig fint servise, kan hende det må bli neste samleprosjekt!
it has to be dinner with my lovely neighbours – two London girls, one Dutch, one French and two Scottish – they all make London living so great and are all fantastic cooks.
Den er bare så utrolig fin, den serie! Og dit bord er så smukt dækket – lyst, let og sommerligt og bare så indbydende!
Jeg ville helt bestemt invitere min mor på middag fordi hun er en endnu større Kähler-elsker end jeg selv, så hun ville være vild med at sidde vedsådan et smukt dækket bord. Og så skulle min bror og hans kæreste også med, fordi jeg ser dem så sjældent, og fordi de lever af at lave mad, så de kunne sikkert trænge til at sidde ned og selv få serveret.
Nå ja, og farven – det er altså svært at vælge (!) men tror jeg ender med antracitgrå, for at give lidt kant til de fine hvide tallerkener.
Lovely design especially the anthracite which I would use for a small party with my daughter just back for the summer from university I've missed her so much!
I would invite our best friends and show them how to set a table with beautiful scandinavian tableware. We live in the US. Antracitgraa would be my preferred color.
I read your blog every day!
I would invite my Mum for dinner with the grey tableware. She is always supporting me, and deserves it so much!
Åh altså:-) Kähler laver de smukkeste stel! Hvis jeg skulle blive den heldige vinder ville jeg fejre det med et glas bobler! Dernæst ville jeg invitere min mor på en lækker sommermiddag. Der skulle serveres danske jordbær, friskfanget fisk og sprød salat med grønt fra haven. Jeg foretrækker tallerkenerne i hvide – og kopper og skåle i den smukke blå farve.
Ein super Geschirr, ich würde jeden Morgen, Mittag und Abend davon speisen. Dieses Design ist super und einladen werde ich insbesondere meine Familie zu einem großen brunch.
I'd like to win the set in white with grey bowls to have a nice dinner with my girlfriend and a couple of our best friends!
I am having a dinner with dancer friends to celebrate the end of ballet summer intensives One of them was a principal with Moiseyev, another was a soloist with RDB and the third was a soloist with the Russian National Ballet. All of us love the grace in line and color! The blue would be heavenly and would get a good conversation going about whose Bluebird solo from Sleeping Beauty was best!
My mom who just turned 87 this Thursday, and my mother in law who is turning 90 next month together with my husband.
I would invite my mother, sister and brother, wiht their families. My dad died last year and I am sure he would be happy if we would be able to celebrate a familiar dinner, to be all togheter and love each other. In fact, i will do it, wiht or wihtout the giveaway. White wiht grey bowls would be perfect!
If I win, I would invite my parents over :) I would love to have the bowls in white and the cups in grey.
I would invite my four good friends (I'd have to add a place setting from my own cupboard for myself) or my grown up son, his girlfriend and their baby as they (both friends and son and family) have been so good to me over the last few years when I was on dialysis then had a kidney transplant. I'd love the Sky colour please.
Efter en lang og stille barsel, ville jeg nyde dette smukke sæt sammen med mine 3 bedste veninder, en god frokost og et køligt glas under åben himmel – gerne i det himmelblå sæt.
I am listening to my two children laugh and play in the other room. Charlie is 8 & Ella Rose (11 yo) just returned home from a 2 week sleep away camp. I would definitely invite the two of them quickly, before the sweetness fades ;).the 4th person, could be anyone of my Nashville friends, but probably Ms. Stacy, because she would love the white set too!!
I would invite my 3 best girlfriends. We have known each other since kindergarten, and we are still close friends in spite of all the years and water under the bridge. It would be lovely to serve them a danish summer dinner in the garden at a beautiful table.
And I would love the cups and bowls in light blue.
Jeg ønsker mig så meget det stel! Jeg ville invitere mine folkeskoleveninder, som jeg ser alt for sjældent. Og med det hvide stel, ville jeg gå amok med tøset bordpynt.
I would invite the three most important women in my life, my mother, grandmother and sister.
I would love the porcelain in white.
Jeg ville invitere mine 3 søde veninder på en fin middag. Det fine stel i antracitgrå vil passe perfekt til min stil.
Jeg ville invitere 3 af mine nærmeste veninder til et lækkert sommer måltid serveret i dette skønne stel i farverne hvid og blå.
I've been sat here trying to think of a clever answer that might get me noticed…but to no avail. Although it might be viewed as a slightly boring or praticable answer, the people I would invite would be the people I love most; my husband and my mum and dad. My three month old daughter can join us too seen as she doesn't need setting yet!
I would love the bowls and cups in Anthracite, however all colours are lovely so I don't really mind.
I would invite those that inspire me like young designer Piergil Fourquie and my closest girlfriends so we can soak in the brilliance and creativity and learn to dream of the beauty in the world. These place settings are so joyful, one color is not enough, I would mix the light grey, blue, and white.
I would invite my friends who recently became parents to twins for a three course dinner with mussels served in the deep plates, grilled steak served on the large plates with a fresh salad as a main course and a cake for dessert served on the small plates. I would like the bowls and cups one in each color, antracittgrå, marmorgrå, coral and himmelblå!
I would invite my sister for brunch, which we would eat on himmelblå hammershöi set!
We are about to move house, so I would invite some of our best friends for a house warming dinner party. I would chose the bowls in sky (light blue) and the cups in marble (light grey), but all colours are lovely.
We moved to another country a couple of months ago. I would invite my friends from London for a weekend and would serve breakfast, lunch and dinner on this beautiful setting. I would choose the setting exactly as it is on your table. It's a really beautiful set.
Wow what a great give away..
I would invite my girlfriends over for a cozy summer dinner, because summer in Berlin is the best!
For colors I chose blue bowls and grey cups..
jeg vil invitere prinsen til en middag for to, mine veninder til brunch hygge, familien til fødselsdage eller det kan være bare mig og min datter til hverdag. det er så enkelt og smuk en serie og jeg går ind for at smukke ting skal nydes og bruges både til hverdag og "fest"..
I would host a family and close friends get together after our little boy is born as we are awating him this month! So all very exciting and as we live at the sea I would go with white and blue colours, like you have done it and it would also suit a little boy's welcome in our family!
I would invite my Cousin and her son. Her, because she appreciates good and quality products (and design), and him because we live amidst farms, forest and lots of green and he needs to get outside more. The White/light blue Combo is my favourite!
Hi, maybe i,m not applied for the contest but i've only seen it now. nevertheless i'll loved the blog, i'm from portugal, but i'm a complete fan of the nordic style, so mutch that i'll be going to sweden this dummer in vacation. but about the give away: i would like very much to invit my older sister(12 years of difference, but we were born in the same day and month) and is daughter and my mom, maybe they could make peace with each other, thei fight over 2 years ago and never talked to each other dince then. maybe in my house, in a peacefull place they could finally end this nonsense of daughetr and mum not talking. If i'd be so lucky, i'll like white and marble (or antracite, if not possible).
I want to invite my favourite interior blogger and gorgeous neighbour, @thatnordicfeeling. And possibly some handsome looking eye candy.
Hello, first of all, your blog is wonderful, so full of wonderful design!
The light sky-blue and white combination is my absolute favorite. Looks so good on your pictures!


Originally from Middletown, New York, Sarah Smith received a MFA from the University of Iowa in 2013 and a BFA from Murray State University. Her recent solo and two-person exhibitions include, I Can't Love Nobody Else But You at Penn State Altoona's Sheetz Gallery and An Island is Unreliable at the Janice Mason Art Museum. Her work has been included in various group exhibitions including Art Helix in Brooklyn, Roman Susan Gallery in Chicago, and the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Her short film "Everything is Here" was recently screened at Torch Cinema Outdoors at TROOST in Brooklyn, NY. In 2017 she will be showing new work in a solo exhibition at The Shed Space in Brooklyn, NY. Sarah currently lives in Tennessee where she teaches at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.


Customer service representatives and managers may have some the most stressful jobs in the business industry. It's not easy talking to the public day in and out: catering to demands and being yelled at for things that are out of your control.
Dealing with customers can sometimes be a pleasant and fulfilling experience, but it's often difficult and even nightmarish. People usually don't call customer service to offer praise; they usually call because they have a complaint, and they can often be angry and unreasonable.
Thus, stress in this setting is all too common, and it can have some serious health repercussions if not handled properly. High blood pressure, heart conditions, diabetes, seizures, dementia, and more can develop after prolonged exposure to constant stress.
Learning to manage stress is essential for a successful and healthy career. To avoid becoming a statistic and lower your risk of developing these life-threatening conditions, consider these suggestions.
Think beaches, palm trees, and blue water. Even the idea of such a vacation can make some of your stress melt away. Beaches are among the best places for de-stressing, particularly on the Atlantic coast, where the beaches are white and the water is crystal clear. There are also plenty of reefs for snorkeling, perhaps the most relaxing recreational activity of all.
Sometimes dealing with stress entails tackling the problem head on. When a customer gets especially angry, don't take offense. Instead, put yourself in that person's shoes. Perhaps he or she had a very difficult day; maybe a family member died. You never know what someone is going through, and shifting your perspective can evoke compassion rather than stress.
Thinking positive can be a key to dispelling stress, but it's certainly not easy. One way to jump-start a more positive mindset is to write down all the positive thoughts that come to you. You might have to force this at first and think back on your day to recall the positives that happened. Over time, you'll develop gratitude for small and seemingly insignificant things that do wonders for relieving tension.
Every customer service rep should have a breathing method to employ when tensions get high. It's essential not to engage with angry customers who are looking to pick a fight, and it's also vital to stay focused so you can resolve the issue. Breathing exercises can help with this. Most people choose to breathe very slowly and deeply for at least a minute while a customer is venting. This can help to put things back into perspective and dissolve some of the tension.
Grab a friend or cubicle neighbor and talk through your struggles. Sometimes venting a little yourself lets the heat out and enables you to handle big challenges. If no one is around, talk to yourself. Work around the problem until you feel calm enough to address the situation.
According to Harvard Health, exercise is one of the best things to do for stress. As a customer service rep, you probably don't get a lot of activity while sitting at a desk all day. Taking just a few minutes out of your lunch break for a brisk walk will not only make you healthier but will also help to dissipate some of that stress.
When a customer gets really enraged, there are proper ways to handle it. You can't let yourself be a sponge for customer frustration because that will make you angry and everything will get worse. Remember there's a real person on the other end of the line and try to empathize with his or her anger, which can be useful in relieving your tension. Sometimes, properly handling an angry customer's problem will result in a sincere apology and a great review.
I think number (6) is great. Walk during lunch. I think no matter the field of work you are in that if a group of co workers did this it might ease a lot of tension at the same time you would be getting exercise that would benefit you.
I also like #6, Its eases the stress and your breathing.
as customer service representatives we should always try to empathize with the customer. it not always easy but when we focus on responding and not reacting we are more effective in making the customer satisfied.
I walk every day at lunch. Helps clear the mind.
#6 works for me also.
#'s 1, 5 and 7 work for me.


This course is aimed to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and competence required to operate pendant or remote controlled cranes. Training is undertaken on both pendant and remote controlled cranes in a working environment.
Training is carried out in the working environment utilising loads and the cranes candidates will be operating and is aimed at those required to operate overhead cranes.
Candidates should have undertaken the Slinger Banksman and Overhead Crane Operator Course.


Jeunesse Global Company is a manufacturer and a major seller of cosmetics and skincare products. Additionally, they also sell supplements. The organization distributes their skin care products, cosmetics and other natural health products across the world. The cosmetics company offers Luminesce that is a skin protector type of product. The product includes other items in their production line like wrinkle facial cream, Luminesce cellular rejuvenation serum, luminesce moisturizing complex and luminesce daily moisturizing complex.
Luminesce Cleanser clears the old dead skin and replaces it with a new and refreshing skin. It repairs any cracked skin making it soft and smooth. Luminesce Youth restores and replenishes the skin making it flawless and brighter. Additionally, the organization provides other Ageless creams that act as anti-wrinkles. The PM and AM Essential are dietary supplements that are comprised of nutrients and vitamins that are extracted from various vegetables and fruits. The extracts are then prepared in a manner that they will maintain a healthy body for the user. The Reserve Item is another product from Jeunesse that acts as a radical damage protector. Also, the Reserve protects the skin against other harmful elements.
The Finiti product is an essential product from the Jeunesse organization. It is a supplement that is blended using different ingredients. These are a mixture of various fruits and vegetables. These supplements drastically reduces your body weight. It burns body fat and enhances the building of muscles. Another similar product that does the same job is the Zen Bodi. It assists you to manage your weight. Jeunesse majorly advertises their products through distributors online and on different social media platforms.
Jeunesse was founded in the year 2009, on September 9TH at exactly 9:00 PM. The number 9 is consistent on the month, year and time. It has a meaning and signifies that the enterprise was not only going to survive but thrive and be successful in the market.
Jeunesse founders had earlier worked in other enterprises where they were also successful. They hassled to a point of retirement. However, Wendy and Randy teamed up and formed the organization. Today, millions of people are using Jeunesse products and also assisting them to write history.


High atop the Sea to Sky Gondola, the hills are alive with the sound of … backhoes? With less than three weeks to go until its 2014 opening, dozens of construction workers are digging, drilling and hammering final touches into place.
Just off the Sea to Sky Highway in Squamish, B.C. – the self-proclaimed Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada – the 2,135-metre-long lift climbs the Sky Pilot massif in spectacular fashion. There is wining and dining in its Summit Lodge; a tidy network of alpine walking trails; and a 90-metre-long suspension footbridge. From the enormous sunset-facing patio, one of three panoramic viewing platforms, I gaze up at Sky Pilot Mountain's horn-shaped peak as it tears clouds to shreds, while Howe Sound glitters in the forested fjord nearly a kilometre below. It's enough to make even Tyroleans envious.
First proposed in 2011, the gondola required approval from four different sources, as it occupies municipal, Crown and First Nations land, and runs through Shannon Falls Provincial Park. After much local consulting over the nature and purpose of the project – and considerable controversy over mistaken perceptions that it would run up the Stawamus Chief, the iconic granite dome that looms over Squamish – construction began in March of 2013.
Squamish is about halfway between Vancouver and Whistler, and is therefore less than an hour's drive from both the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel and the Delta Whistler Village Suites. Marriott Rewards members qualify for rates that are up to 5 per cent off the best available rate when booking online, and if you find a lower rate within 24 hours of booking Marriott will match it and knock another 25 per cent off your stay.


The City of Sonoma Public Works Department Water Division recently hosted one of five Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) Water Pump Efficiency Training courses for municipalities. Staff from other local water systems attended this training. The City's Water Operations Supervisor, Steve MacCarthy, made the arrangements for the training.
The Water Pump Efficiency Training makes the connection between distributing the water, which water operators are familiar with, and the energy and demand cost to do so. The training trailer had pumps that run while showing a real time PowerPoint demonstration of how varied operating conditions will increase or decrease water operators cost to run their pumping systems. It was a great opportunity to bring local water operators together for an informative training session.
"It takes a lot of energy to pump water. Learning about energy efficiency for water pumping operations helps the City reduce costs and meet our sustainability goals," said Public Works Director Ferguson.
Learn more about the City's Water Division operation and water supply and distribution system on our Water Division page.


The Supply Corps Post Graduate Education Screen (Board #302) will convene 14 May 2019, following completion of the Active O-4 Staff Promotion Board. The Supply Corps Post Graduate Education Board will select officers to participate in both the Supply Acquisition/Distribution Management (810) and the University of Kansas Petroleum Management (811) Programs.
Officers selected for the 810 Program will receive a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from one of the nation's top business schools and earn the Supply Acquisition/Distribution Management subspecialty code (1301P). Officers selected for the 811 Program will attend the University of Kansas and earn an MBA degree from the School of Business, a graduate certificate in Petroleum Management from the School of Engineering, and a Petroleum Management subspecialty code (1307P).
All officers in Year Groups 2011-2013 who request screening via a package to the Board President will be eligible for consideration by the selection board. Eligibility requirements include: completion of one operational tour of at least 18 months; a warfare qualification; an Academic Profile Code (APC) on file; and a GMAT or GRE score report.
Please contact the Supply Corps Career Counselor at 901-874-4621/4622 or supplycorpscareercounselor@navy.mil if you have any questions. Good luck!
A nomination for promotion of Captain Kenneth W. Epps to the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half) was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
CAPT Epps is currently serving as Assistant Professor, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
CAPT Epps is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was the recipient of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Award for Excellence. He is a distinguished graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and completed the Executive Program in Strategy and Organization at Stanford University.
Previous shore and staff assignments include assistant commander for Operations and Warfare Engagement, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; commanding officer, NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; chief, Strategy and Readiness Division, Joint Staff (J4); assistant commander for Financial Management and Comptroller, NAVSUP, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; director, Materiel Budgets, Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; action officer, Defense Logistics Agency (J-33); readiness analyst and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development assistant, OPNAV (N80), Washington, D.C.; aide and flag lieutenant to the Commander, NAVSUP and Chief of Supply Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; and instructor and educational counselor, Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Georgia.
He served afloat tours on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal and various campaign and unit awards. He is a Joint Qualified Officer and member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.
Please join me in congratulating CAPT Epps on achieving this significant career milestone!
Nominations for promotion of Rear Admiral (lower half) Peter G. Stamatopoulos and Rear Admiral (lower half) Alan J. Reyes to the rank of Rear Admiral were received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
RDML Stamatopoulos is currently serving as director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, N41, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), Washington, D.C.
RDML Stamatopoulos' previous operational assignments include USS Chicago (SSN 721); USS Constellation (CV 64); Logistics Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (CTF 53); and Expeditionary Strike Group Three embarked USS Peleliu (LHA 5); and Commander, Task Force 59, U.S. 5th Fleet.
RDML Reyes is currently serving as commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Previous ashore duty stations include deputy director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; commodore, 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment; commanding officer, Navy Reserve (NR) NAVSUP FLC Bahrain; commanding officer, NR Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk Detachment 206; staff officer, U.S. Special Operations Command J4; commanding officer, Navy Cargo Handling Battalion EIGHT; air cargo company commander and executive officer, Navy Cargo Handling Battalion TEN; staff officer, Naval Audit Service; deputy chief of staff for reserve operations, NAVSUP Global Logistics Support, San Diego, California.
He served afloat as supply officer, USS Birmingham (SSN 695). He also served as assistant officer community manager, Office of Supply Corps Personnel; and aide and flag lieutenant to the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.
RDML Reyes also had several operational deployments including service as commanding officer, Navy Customs Battalion PAPA, in Kuwait and Iraq; operations/plans officer for Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group Forward Headquarters; and logistics officer for Commander, Task Force 56. In 2010, he deployed to Haiti aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20).
Please join me in congratulating RDML Stamatopoulos and RDML Reyes on their promotions!


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8 Easiest Jimi Hendrix Songs to Play on Guitar
February 26, 2018 February 27, 2018 Zsuzsanna Pengo
What are the easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar? Insider Monkey's latest compilation will be a great help for you if you want to play his songs on guitar.Jimi Hendrix is one of those musicians belonging to 27 Club, a name to the group of musicians who died at 27 years of age. Apart from Jimi, other musicians in this "club" are Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse, but this, of course, is not the end of the list, but also not the topic of Insider Monkey's list as well. Since basically, Jimi Hendrix songs are not generally hard in theory, what makes them hard is his level of improvisation and experimentation with music. So, naturally, to see which the easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar are, insider Monkey have searched for places where guitarists share their experiences and advice.
Now without a further ado let's see what Insider Monkey has investigated for us. We have picked three of the easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar from their list.
The first one is Red House. Chords: Bb7, Ab7, Eb9, F9, Ddim7, Edim7, E9. This song shows a huge impact of blues in Jimi Hendrix's music, inspired by Hendrix's previous career in bands oriented towards blues. This is a slow twelve-bar blues, so here is a good choice of a song to practice some blues. The second song to play is Manic Depression. Chords: A, G, A7, E, D, C, (for guitar tuned ½ step down). Manic Depression is one of the easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar, released in 1967 on his debut album Are You Experienced. Manic Depression is a song that nicely blends many experimental elements, having 6/8 (or ¾) meter, with jazz-influenced drumming, which will make it fun and different to learn from the others. At last, but not least we are mentioning Wind Cries Mary. Chords: Eb, E, F, C, Bb, G, Db. Since Wind Cries Mary is a ballad, the rhythm of this song is slower and chill, so it is perfect for beginners making it one of the easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar. Interestingly, accordingly to Chas Chandler, who was Hendrix's manager during that time, this song was recorded in 20 minutes, and that was it, just enough time to record one of the most popular songs if you are a guitar genius.
For any further useful information, read Insider Monkey's article about 8 easiest Jimi Hendrix songs to play on guitar.


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Akronymet TLC kan henvise til flere artikler:

 TLC – en amerikansk R&B-gruppe hvor akronymet repræsenterer medlemmernes navne
 TLC (tv-kanal) – oprindelig amerikansk tv-kanal på kabel-tv, der tidligere hed The Learning Channel
 Tables, Ladders & Chairs – et pay-per-view-show inden for wrestling
 Tyndtlagskromatografi (engelsk: thin layer chromatography, TLC) – en analysemetode anvendt inden for kemi
 TLC — engelsk forkortelse for "Tender Loving Care", som betyder "omsorg"


Electronic Prescription Service is now available at the surgery.
If you have already nominated a pharmacy, then your prescription will be sent to them electronically unless you tell us otherwise. If you need to obtain a paper prescription for any reason, just let us know at the time of ordering.
For more information, please speak to you pharmacist.


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Establishing a team to research antibiotic resistance in Iceland
A team of Icelandic and American scientists has been established to research antibiotic resistance in Iceland. The unique circumstances in Iceland make it an ideal place to research this growing threat to public health. The team's research is intended to create the knowledge needed to maintain a low level of resistance in Iceland and combat resistance in other countries.
The research is based on the so-called 'one health' approach, which looks at humans, animals, food and national environment, with the aim of increasing our knowledge of how antibiotic resistant bacteria spread. The plan is to address as many factors as possible by researching the E. coli bacteria that can be found in livestock, the environment, as well as domestic and imported meat products and comparing it to the E. coli bacteria that can be diagnosed in human infections.
Research will be conducted by an interdisciplinary team of experts who will look at the ecology of the bacteria and antibiotic resistance, as well the impact on animals, food and humans. The institutes involved in the research are the Department of Clinical Microbiology at the Landspítali University Hospital, the University of Iceland Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur, MATÍS (Icelandic food science research institute), the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center at George Washington University, Washington DC (ARAC), and the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society at Northern Arizona University, Arizona (ECOSS).
Antibiotic resistance levels in Iceland are among the lowest in the world, but this enviable situation is now under threat. Some factors in this development are the growing tourism industry, with more than two million annual tourists visiting a country with a population of 360,000, increased travel among Icelanders to regions with higher antibiotic resistance, and increased importation of produce such as fresh meat and vegetables.
The unique circumstances that make Iceland such an ideal location for this research are its geographical isolation, the low population and the ease of monitoring antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals. Antibiotic resistance levels in Iceland are among the lowest in the world, but this enviable situation is now under threat. Some factors in this development are the growing tourism industry, with more than two million annual tourists visiting a country with a population of 360,000, increased travel among Icelanders to regions with higher antibiotic resistance, and increased importation of produce such as fresh meat and vegetables.
It is important to understand why the proportions of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Iceland are among the lowest in the world, despite the fact that people in Iceland use more antibiotics than in neighbouring countries. On the other hand, Icelanders use far fewer antibiotics in agriculture than is common elsewhere. The hope is that the findings of this research will help to maintain a low level of antibiotic resistance here in Iceland, and may also help to combat antibiotic resistance in other countries.
The research team's main goal is to create knowledge that could be used to design evidence-based counter measures.
The research team in Iceland
Prof. Karl G. Kristinsson, Landspítali University Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology and the University of Iceland Faculty of Medicine
Þórunn Rafnar Þorsteinsdóttir, Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur
Prof. Viggó Marteinsson, MATÍS (Icelandic food science research institute)
Vigdís Tryggvadóttir, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority and the University of Iceland Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition
Graph containing information on the research (in Icelandic)


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Home > Net News > Promo Only Launches Artist Liner Service
Promo Only Launches Artist Liner Service
December 7, 2006 at 5:47 AM (PT)
Now Providing Artist Liners
PROMO ONLY MPE has launched a new "Artist Liner Service" that will enable record labels and artists to record and distribute promotional artist liners.
"The PROMO ONLY MPE 'Artist Liner Service' offers a great solution to the difficulties of having to record artist liners in-studio," said PROMO ONLY Dir. DEAN ERNST. "All that is required now is for an artist to simply pick up the phone, dial and record the liner. It is just like leaving a message on an answering machine. This is a great, convenient, cost-cutting service for record labels, artists and radio programmers alike, and the next best thing to being in-studio."


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Campbell, Peter A.
hello August 4, 2017 Entombed, The Grain of Wheat Legacy
With family at his side, Peter A. Campbell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at the South East Personal Care Home, in Winnipeg, MB, after a hard fought battle with congestive heart failure. Peter will be sadly missed by Jean (Gorman) his wife of 61 years of marriage; son Michael; daughters Margaret (David), Karen (Julian), Patricia (Neil), Mary Ellen (Andrew); and grandsons Steven (Natalie) and Brant. He is also survived by his sister Margaret Mills of Dartmouth, NS; brother-in-law Tom Gorman of Fredericton, NB, as well as well as many nieces and nephews from the Gorman, Mills, and Campbell clans. He was predeceased by his three brothers, Francis, Donald and Blaise; three sisters, Mary, Catherine and Bertha; brother-in-law John Gorman; and sisters-in law, Janet Gorman and Rosemary Gorman. On June 14, 1929 Peter was born in New Glasgow, NS. He was the youngest son of the late Margaret (MacIsaac) and Uriah Campbell. Peter loved sports and in his younger years he was an avid runner, boxer, curler and golfer. He also enjoyed coaching and watching his children participate in sports and musicals. It was through his love of dancing that he met Jean at a CYO dance in Fredericton, NS. Peter loved to travel and together he and Jean toured Asia, Europe, North America and the Caribbean. Cooking was always a passion and travelling introduced new foods and spices for Peter to add to family dinners. A favourite pastime of Peter's was reading, mostly non-fiction and political biographies which provided fodder for debates and discussions with his children and friends. He was an honorary life member of the Knights of Columbus. A long career in the finance industry had Peter and his family moving from the Maritimes to Alberta before finally settling in Winnipeg in 1972. His witty sense of humour and his wonderful knack of chatting, resulted in many great friendships; he loved coffee with the guys'. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church, 135 John Forsyth Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The family would like to sincerely thank the staff at the South East Personal Care Home for their kindness and compassion. In lieu of flowers, if friends so desire, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, 200 – 6 Donald Street, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6. Wojcik's Funeral Chapels & Crematoriums, Winnipeg, 2157 Portage Avenue, 204.897.4665 www.wojciksfuneralchapel.com As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 06, 2016
Make a Donation to the Grain of Wheat Fund in memory of Campbell, Peter A.


Financial dents or constraints can be traumatizing, especially when you don't know what to do next in order to get back on your feet. Most of the simplest options that come to mind is filing for bankruptcy or a consumer proposal. A consumer proposal is a negotiated agreement between you and your creditors to help you avoid filing for bankruptcy. In fact, this is an alternative to bankruptcy. You can use the services of a licensed bankruptcy trustee to negotiate and file your proposal. Here are some of the benefits of considering the proposal option to get you out of your financial difficulties.
You ought to set up a payment plan that is flexible for settling your creditors. It's easier to stagger your payments to your creditors for a period of up to five years so as to block collection agents from calling you or knocking on your door all the time. In other words, you get a chance to extend the repayments to your creditors for a period of time as you reorganize your accounts or investments.
Wage garnishments and interest accumulation ceases once your proposal application goes through. A wage garnishment comes into play when a creditor gets a court order to get part of your monthly salary directly from your employer to settle debt repayments. Besides being embarrassing for your employer to know that you have debt difficulties, it might tarnish your credibility at the workplace. You can also have the monthly interest accumulation stopped through the proposal.
Besides renegotiating the terms of repayments to your creditors, you also get a chance to reduce the amount of money owed to your creditors. The beauty about using a consumer proposal is that, your creditors don't want you to apply for bankruptcy because that will mean they won't get paid. That will motivate them to accept a debt reduction. Remember, when you apply for bankruptcy, your assets will be utilized in repaying your debts, but in case the assets don't pay the entire cumulative amount owed, then the creditors stand a chance of losing money. So, they'd rather accept a debt reduction. A creditor can accept a debt reduction of up to 50% and end up getting some of his or her money which is far much better than getting nothing at all.
The credit rating can be badly affected when you apply for bankruptcy. On a scale of R1 to R9, a bankruptcy application can give you the worst which is R9, and affect your possibility to get loans unlike a consumer proposal that will give you an R7.


Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small four year private college offering undergraduate programs. The school has a religious affiliation with the United Methodist faith. In the most recent statistical year 3,068 prospective students applied, and 1,625 were granted admission. Of those admitted 355 enrolled in the school. 1,754 students are enrolled on a full time basis, and 339 attend part time. In-state tuition for 2017/2018, excluding room and board, is $29,750 plus fees of $150. North Carolina Wesleyan College is ranked 1156 nationally in the CollegeSimply.com 2019 U.S. Colleges Ranking.
Can you get into North Carolina Wesleyan College?


Taste is created by blending the signals 1. from the tongue (sweet, salty, bitter, sour) with 2. the aromas inhaled and exhaled through the nose and 3. the tactile sensation by chewing the food in your mouth. These signals are then received by the brain and interpreted according to our current state of mind. That is why, all details matter: the shape of the dish, the spoon, the surrounding atmosphere, your mood, are we hungry or not, the memories and associations we have with that particular food and the good company, of course. That is how the olfactory image is modified by the state of mind we have in that particular moment.
These multisensory signals, activate in the brain not just the respective centres for flavour and for taste, but much wider surrounding areas. We have much less olfactory receptors that animals, but our brains have many more connections, that allow us to have much richer experience in terms of taste and pleasure we derive from food, thanks to our intelligence. That is why, as kids we usually prefer simpler, cleaner flavours. Growing up we develop our brain areas, amongst which also the ones responsible for interpreting the taste and we begin to like foods like the bitter coffee, chocolate or beer. Thanks to our memories, the associations we build and the more developed brain, we are then able to enjoy more diverse foods and complex flavour combinations.
Try to make out of every meal a small celebration or a personal ritual. Even if it is a very short one! Focusing your attention on the food will make you enjoy it more and take a mental note of the food you are having, so that your brain records the fact that you have eaten already and that you have experienced some pleasant feelings.