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Stevens worked all her life on New Zealand dairy farms as a herd manager and contract milker, but says she got new insight while studying in 2011 for Primary ITO's Certificate in Production Management and in 2016 for its Diploma in Agribusiness Management.
"It was like all the lights had come on. Getting all these results from the cows, getting it down on paper and seeing it all make sense was so enlightening.
"I learned many useful things in the diploma course -- taxation, cashflows and budgets, and working out operating profit. I enjoyed the financial side of things.
"And then there was HR. I'd had an HR toolkit since 2011 and it sat on my bookshelf.
Stevens did not enjoy school and struggled with dyslexia. She was forced to take over milking her parents' herd on the West Coast at age 15 when her father was injured in a motorbike crash.
At age 18 she went to Telford Rural Polytech and completed a Certificate in Agriculture but her employers, fearing that more studies would interfere with her work, held her back.
Many years later she resumed her studies, discovering that her passion for dairy farming and keenness to learn sped her through her diploma course in just 18 months.
Stevens says the diploma course covered topics like resource management and included working out how to convert a sheep and beef farm to dairy. Risk assessment taught her how to deal with payout volatility, climate change, biosecurity, etc.
Understanding financial and accounting paperwork, tax requirements and different ownership structures has added to her expertise.
"Many people go into contract milking or share milking with no idea about issues like taxation, accounting, dealing with banks or how to handle staff.
"So we lose a lot of people from the industry because they burn out. They don't have knowledge to support them in their journey and ensure they're successful.
"In self-employment you need to do budgets and know if you're actually going to make any money.
Stevens says being able to talk to farmers in a business sense is another advantage in job interviews.
Primary ITO's courses are designed for adult-directed learning and offer a mix of hand-written notes, whiteboard sessions, class interaction and internet research.


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ACLU of Georgia Puts Chatham County on Notice Over Threats to Purge Voters from Rolls
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia put Chatham County on notice today over letters sent to Thunderbolt resident Jennifer Hill and other voters threatening to remove them from the voter rolls in violation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
Last month, the Chatham County Board of Registrars sent a letter to Hill stating that because Thunderbolt claimed she no longer lived in the municipality, she would be immediately "removed from the list of registered voters" if she did not appear at a hearing on August 30, 2017. No evidence was provided to substantiate Thunderbolt's claim. In fact, Hill has continued to live in Thunderbolt for the last 3 years.
In a notice of intent to sue sent today to Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp and the Chatham County Board of Registrars, the ACLU said the letters violate the NVRA, which prohibits the removal of voters from the rolls on the ground that they have changed residence unless certain strict requirements, such as a two- to four-year waiting period, are met.
"This is exactly what the NVRA was designed to prevent – voters getting kicked off the rolls without any protections based on an unsubstantiated suspicion that they've moved," said Andrea Young, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia. "If the election authorities don't correct this violation, we will see them in court."
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Catch Reggie Waterman on the #PirateBroadcast™
Connect with Reggie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggie-waterman/
It's a beautiful day for a beautiful day. Don't ya think? You're on the #PirateBroadcast™ We got Reggie in the house. Reggie you're a pirate.
Reggie Waterman 0:29
I'm a pirate. I've always wanted to be a pirate. Hey, Russ, what's going on? Morning.
Hey, it's a fantastic day. Thanks for joining me. I know we had a couple of items blocking us from starting, you know, and it's like, Okay, well, that's the way life is, you know. 2020 it's like, okay, let's just figure it out. And let's keep going. So, how are you doing on a Friday today?
I'm doing great. Absolutely great. The sun is shining. It's cold where I'm from. I'm in Canada. So Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Ontario.
Did you get a lot of snow there? Y
You know what? No, not a whole lot of snow. Like we had like a little, you know, we had some flurries the other day. But we're good. We're good. We're not living in igloos, you know, based on what everybody thinks.
You're in Canada, I had a friend, Carl Siroki up in Toronto. He goes, you know, Toronto is further south than Seattle? Yeah. You look at the map. It's like, yeah, you're right.
Just a little geography lesson, right?
A little geography lesson. So I want to talk a little bit about your your projects and some of the things you got going on, you do Discover yYour Other Self podcast, and you do a live stream. And you know, that's how we connected...well, we actually connected on Gabriel's show. Gabriel's an awesome live streamer that does some shenanigans over there on, you know, made from scratch broadcast. And it's an awesome community. And I just love what you're doing, discover your other selves. So talk a little bit about that for some of the people that may not know you yet.
Yeah, thanks. And shout out to Gabe because again, if it wasn't for Gabe, we wouldn't have met, right? So appreciate that guy and everything that does, especially on a daily basis. But discover yourself what that is, it's a platform that I developed this year. It's a virtual community. So it started off in April of this year, for Season One, and honestly, it's I'm you know, really in tune with my spirituality. So I remember one morning, you know, waking up, going through my daily routines, which is, get up meditate, and, pray. And I came down this, I was walking down the stairs, and legit, I just felt like there's this button, this presence or this voice saying, connect with the community. And I didn't know what I was doing at all because I was like, Okay, what do I mean, connect with the community? How do I do that, and just these ideas started formulating in my mind, where one thing I could do is okay, well, I could set up a zoom meeting, and invite some people\ just to have a conversation. And it was, obviously, eye of the storm, which is the pandemic, you know, to help people just overcome the challenges because we're all challenged with this, we're all at home, and we're disconnected. But discover yourself was a means to build that connection, where people could talk about their struggles. And we could collectively talk about overcoming them. And what I would do week over week was providing them with just instant words of #inspiration. But it was also a means to talk about personal branding, like how could you use this time as a mechanism to actually build content? Because you need to be a content factory during this time. But what also the magic behind it, is when I first got started, I just kind of just set up an event bright page, and I did a post on LinkedIn. And that was it. And then a friend of mine goes, Well, that's it. Like you're not just like you're not going to promote it like your marketing. You should be promoting this, like you should be reaching out to people. And but I said to her in my mind, I was like if I have just one conversation with one person just like this, Russ. Yeah, I was fine with it. But I took heed to what she said. And I started reaching out to people saying, hey, doing this thing. I don't know what it's gonna really look like, do you want to join me and as a result, this community just formed and I would bring guests week over week to talk about their struggles, share their stories, but also talk about, you know, what they learned about themselves, because through those struggles, through that journey, you're going to tap into your other self, hence the name. So that's how it came to be.
I love the name and it, it kind of strikes a chord with me because, you know, having the faith that you're going in a direction that feels like it's compelling, it's something that has to be done. And knowing that you're starting with, not a clear idea of what the ending looks like is really, it's a journey, you know, we should take a step each day we wake up. I wake up and, you know, my morning routine is, have a moment of gratitude and meditate on that and have this conversation every morning. And I love the conversation with everybody on the #PirateBroadcast™, because it starts me thinking about what other people are doing. It's not all about me, it's not about my stuff. It's about what other things are going on around the world that we can talk about and bring to the table. Because there's a lot of gifts that people have that if they have an opportunity to share it, somebody is going to hear that and say, yeah, I can relate to that, or yes, that's a great idea. I learned from that, or yes, I can be encouraged from that. And so your conversations where you're talking about people's struggles, their challenges, and everything that goes along with it, is really refreshing. And I applaud and #gratitude for what you're doing. Thank you so much.
No worries, then that, you know, thank you for having me on here. And thank you for building this platform. It resonates with me so much based on what you said, because at the end of day, it's not about me, like you said, it's not about you. It's about others, it's about being that platform as a means to showcase and uplift others. I always talk about the concept of focusing on the one, we all get caught up in the numbers, the vanity metrics, the likes, the comments and this and that. But really, and truly, what I love the most about this whole process and experience is that one dm that I get, yeah, almost every week that says, thank you for that show. Thank you for that experience, thank you for the message, because I needed that today. And when I received that, that's when I know, man, this is really impacting others versus the likes on the post versus the comments on the post. Because now it's really personal, it's engaging.
Yeah. And we really have to realize, and this is a nugget of knowledge that you can take away is that when you're working on the numbers, it's the ego doing the work, when you're working on the kindness is the gift that you're sharing. You know, and it's completely two different sides of the equation. And obviously, you know, having a show with no one listening is is kind of a challenging opportunity. It's like I'm hearing myself in a vacuum, you know? It's like, not necessarily the most productive thing. However, when you start putting things out, and you start learning about what you're saying, and what you're resonating with for yourself, and you're having conversations like this, Reggie, it's really important to kind of, it almost solidifies some of the things you're thinking about, and you haven't said it. And then when you start having conversations it gives you, it almost guides you down this path of clarity. And I'm sure that in your episodes, your last season, you know, you had 11 episodes, and you had a lot of conversations with a lot of different people, and you're probably more aware of what the next season's gonna look like, Is that accurate?
I would say yes and no and the reason being is what what has been happening for me is, everything has been happening. I would say the currency is very organic. What I mean by that is the way I get, like, for example, the way I connect with my guests, prior to the show, is a lot of it is scrolling through the LinkedIn feed. And if I just happen to stumble across some some post that it just touches me in a way or it's very compelling. I randomly reach out to that person say, hey, would you like to oblige me in being on my show? And or it's getting recommendations from other people to say, hey, this person might be a great fit for your show as well. But then on the other side of it, it's Yeah, there is part of, you know, in terms of planning in terms of, Okay, well, you know, what's the next season going to look like? And in my head, I'm already formulating some ideas, and seeing what would actually be compelling enough and engaging for the audience. Because again, like you said, it's not about me, it's not about you as the host. And just like this conversation, none of its scripted.
Wait a second, let me grab the notes.
Reggie Waterman 10:36
Yeah. It's like, Okay, hold on. Okay, this other question I have for you, it's none of that. It's, not all vibe, it's all bias based on the flow of the conversation. Just like you, you're able to pull out certain nuggets. And you're gonna twist the story in a way that it's going to be effective and impactful for the people that are listening.
That's the goal. Yeah, that's always the goal. If I figure if I'm curious, and I could ask a reasonably good question and I continue to improve on those questions, then the conversation might be inviting, and we could have an appreciation for what it looks like, in the conversation. You know, and going back and forth and actually listening to hear you, versus listening to respond is a different attitude. And I really love the conversations that we have, and I keep it at, you know, 30 minutes, sometimes, you know, we go over longer and, and it's just a small nugget of knowledge that we can actually create in a in a 30 minute space. And if it helps one person, that's made my day, you know, because it helps me and if it can help someone else, it's an amazing opportunity. We have a whole bunch of people in the in the chat here. I don't know if you can see this or not, but...
Hi people Hey, Gabe, you loving the Blue Steel look, huh?
We got Hiett Ives here. Good morning, y'all. Nick. He's up in Canada as well. He's up there. Mike. Michael, Toronto rocks. Hey, pirates. The Trent river has ice on it. Nick says, good morning pirates. Darlene is in the house. Hey, got the early morning. So Gabe, Good morning. Yes. Good morning, everyone. You guys are awesome. It's about the people. Fantastic. #Gratitude is paramount. Hiett says, #gratitude is. And then Gabe says I can see that. #Gratitude is everything. Yes. Then Haiken. You know Hello, brother. How are you doing? I love that. I love your music. I love what you're doing. I want to support you even more. Just put it out there. Yeah. Howard Kaufman, very underrated as the five second pause reflecting on listening before we responding. So the community, you know, you've built up a community around your show and your efforts. And I kind of wanted to talk a little bit about what is it that created the series versus a weekly show versus just a regular podcast? Or how did you go about selecting your your topic and format?
Yeah, no, that's that's a really good question. And hey, boo, I see Raquel on there, and now she's saying hey. She won't leave me alone. It's ok, though. I love you, too. I love you, too, Raquel. I love you, too. She's awesome. She's amazing. But how do I go about structuring my seasons, the format the community and so forth? It's a good question because it's on impulse. It's based on how, what I mean by that, well, how am I feeling. I know I'm doing a whole bunch of things. Right. And I don't want to stretch myself too thin. So the seasons allow me to really get organized and intentional. So that's number one. Number two, I also want to give the people something to look forward to. Number three, I want them to have a break from me. I don't want them to see me all the time. Right and I guess you know, that's part of that I guess. That's part of me in my strict straight, Russ, my insecurities like it's it's taken me so long to be on camera. I only got started on camera like last year, to be honest with you. Wow, I was so uncomfortable with video. So that was part of it too, in terms of, I didn't like seeing myself on camera a lot. And even my shows, I don't go back a lot and look at them. Because I'm like, oh, man, it's like, you know, when everyone says, oh, man, that's how I really sound like on on audio, right. But so I would say those are the three things. It's about a being super intentional with the content and having an impact. To just, I want to have that somewhat of a cliffhanger of a stirrup a moment where it's like, the anticipation, okay, when is it coming back? And I've seen that, right. I've seen like people like, oh, man, I missed the show. I can't wait till it comes back. And that was in between seasons, right? And the third thing is, okay, well, it allows me to also focus on the other projects that I'm doing. So that's what I'm doing there in terms of the community itself organically, it's they're so amazing, the community, they're so energetic in the comments all the time when the show is happening. Like even this season, I brought on a DJ to join me and there's a story behind that too, so shout out to DJ D money.
Oh, nice.
I decided, okay, well, for this season I'll spice it up a little bit. I haven't seen anybody bring on a DJ on LinkedIn live before. So I thought that would be pretty cool. And my goal was to have like a LinkedIn influencer one day say, the do's and don'ts of a LinkedIn live. Do not bring on a DJ! If an influencer said that, that meant like, Oh, yes, I made it. Right. Something different, I don't know.
Well, the thing I love about what you're doing is it's creative. And it's innovative and you know, it's going to the next level, in a lot of ways. And by doing seasons. To me, this is what comes out for me is that it creates this scarcity in between. It was like when's Reggie coming back? Mm hmm. You know, so it's just, it's like, okay, I could see that. I can see that happening.
Yes, I played the game of thrones concept, you know, so you gotta wait two years for the next season? Well, geez,
What am I gonna do for the next two years?
Hopefully I'm still alive to see it, right?
It doesn't take you two years to get back here.
That's fantastic. I love it. And you know, there's so many things that we can actually share with the world and so many amazing people. Gabe says here, will be BBM you later, Reggie. He wants to know, how did you get so to be so handsome?
Oh, thanks, Gabe. I appreciate you man. Oil of Olay twice a day really helps. You know, you got to moisturize the skin, get into the pores. So that's number one. Number two, you gotta be surrounded, you know, with your boo, like Raquel, she makes you look good, too.
It's a great community. I love you guys. And the reality is, you know, we can wake up. And we're living in this age where we can create any thing we want. We have an opportunity to have conversations that we wouldn't normally have with people that we wouldn't normally meet. And it opens up this whole new dialogue. And I just really appreciate the fact that you and I, you know, you're in Toronto. I'm in Arizona. It's like we would never have met. Even it was a chance meeting on Gabe's show when I was hanging out there with him one day. And you hopped on and it was like okay, cool. I can have a conversation with Reggie.
Yeah, we coudl have a virtual beer. Not at 9am. That would be so uncivilized
It's 5pm somewhere.
We could have coffee.
I'm okay with getting on at another time of day. So what other projects are you focusing on? What are you excited about? What brings you joy in the day?
Yeah, so I work nine to five at a software company where I'm a director of marketing. So that's my day job. Outside of that I have a number of different passion projects. So we've already talked about discovery of yourself. The other passion project that is so near and dear to my heart is the workshops that I do for colleges and universities where I actually give them the tools that are not in an average textbook. So what do I mean by that? It's well, how do you network effectively? Everyone talks about networking is so important. But how do you do it? Yeah, right? How do you deal with a bad boss, nobody talks about the bad boss, when you're in school, they don't prepare you for that. And there's a bunch of them, right? Um, and then how to like, what is managing of me? Especially to the younger generation that are coming into the workforce, and they have to deal with the older generation. So the two have to be able to work hand in hand and build those synergies. So really, and truly, it's all about a package or toolbox that really sets them up for success post graduation. So I've been working with a handful of universities, offering up a six week workshop, the University of Toronto, we just finished up a workshop in November, Ryerson University in Toronto as well. We've done a series of different workshops this month, in particular, I'm now trying to penetrate the corporate side. And I did a workshop for the World Bank of Canada. And why am I pinch? Why am I talking to and engaging the corporations is because well, you have this, there's always been a war for talent, like good talent. Now, as I'm looking to harvest the youth and build up these future leaders by giving them the tools that they need to succeed, well, once they transition into the real world, you got to figure out how to retain this talent. And I want to give the the corporations the concepts, the means of engagement, in order to recognize high performers, and even average performers and build average performers and and make them instant, turn them into high performers, because that's important too. But from a retention standpoint, I want to give them the the framework that they need in order to retain these individuals so that they could be just a stronger organization overall. So it kind of goes hand in hand.
Yeah, I like that. I like that. So it's, it's almost like what you didn't learn in university university?
Yeah. It's true. The funny thing about it, Russ, is when I, you know, randomly would reach out to the universities and tell them about the program. They pause for a minute, they're like, um, yeah, we don't teach that. I know, I know. I know you don't. And they're like, oh, wow, you discovered a niche. I'm like...
It's a huge gap.
There is a gap. So I could fill the gap for you. And then if you think about it that way, they don't have to allocate all the resources to fill in that gap, they could leverage a person like me, and add a lot more value there. And I always say it's like listening to your parents, or hearing the banter from your parents about what you should do in life. Essentially, you want a different voice. I'm just here providing a different voice.
Yeah. I love that. I used to teach podcasting at universities when I was in Houston, and just giving a different perspective from another direction, allows, I think, the youth to understand or appreciate another person, you know, another way of looking at something because if you hear from your parents is like, yes, my parents, but if you hear it from Reggie, it's almost a different, even if it's the similar information that you're delivering, it could be completely, it can be received completely in a different way.
Yes. And what was funny one time is when I did a workshop at Ryerson, and this was for the Department of sciences, talking to their students. And I remember for their opening series, they brought out like the chancellor, they also brought out a CFO from a major hospital. But what was interesting is that they were all, you know, dolled up in terms of they had on their suits. And again, this is all virtually done. Little old me comes in with my Adidas jacket, you know, the three stripes, and I'm just being me. I'm not all suited and booted. But, you know, as you mentioned, I'm offering up a different perspective. I'm able to be myself. I don't really have to be conformed to or confined to a buttoned up or a tie to really showcase value. I could showcase value just being myself.
Yeah, you bring value just by walking in the room. Right. I love that. So what's the goal in that direction for 2021? You know, we're probably going to be still, you know, this pandemic thing is probably still going to impact the University's, Schools, colleges. Is that something you transition into virtual classes and courses?
You nailed it on the head. And it's funny, like the concept of going into 2021, people are like, Oh my god, I can't wait till this year's over.
It's like, January comes around. It's not gonna change.
Not gonna change, right? Like, it's a carryover guys, the time doesn't stop. Like you said, we're still gonna be in this pandemic.
People use that as that that cutoff to say, Okay, well, I need to, yeah, refocus, but essentially, what we're gonna do is look to do more online courses. So I know I can't be in all places that, you know, you can't be in multiple places in one time. So I want to build an online course, to complement what I'm doing at the same time, and I'm putting it out there. This is a Russ Johns exclusive. I'm in the process of writing a book. It's all about, you know, self discovery and being inspirational. But then, I'm also working on a secret project that I haven't really talked to much people about either, so I'm keeping that close to the chest, but it's a belt, revolutionising the job application experience when applying for jobs,
Well, that's fantastic. which ties into networking, as well. Because I was talking to somebody last night, as a matter of fact, on my five minute follow ups, if you haven't received your invitation, I have a five minute follow up. And we're talking about the idea that a lot of employment is done through relationships, not through resumes. And there's a value in learning and understanding how to navigate through relationships, as you're going into the job market, or you're transitioning into something else, it's really important for people to understand that it's not necessarily just when you're getting out of university. You know, it's in the corporate world. It's in business at all levels. And if you can learn how to develop relationships and some of the skills necessary to continue having relationships, it pays dividends, all your life, your entire life.
1,000% it doesn't stop, it's a continuous cycle. And you know, to this day, you still got a network. Like, we're networking right now. I'm having a conversation with you and look at these amazing people that you have on this #PirateBroadcast™. Like, you know, like, everyone is at, you know, they want to connect, so this is awesome. appreciate all of you.
Mike Baker here in the house. Fantastic being here, Nancy. Oh, there's Nancy. Hello. How you doing Angie. Oh, I have a couple of secret projects. Absolutely. Jenny gold. Good morning, Reggie. This sounds wonderful and needed learning Jenny. Awesome. show you guys. Thank you so much. So true. My current job is totally because of relationships. You know, there's so many things, Reggie, we could talk about and discover and when we're just open to having a non scripted #PirateBroadcast™. So thanks for being here, man. I really appreciate you.
Thank you for having me. And I want to thank your amazing community, your tribe. Thank you guys for tuning in. Russ is awesome. You got to show, give Russ some reactions. Please, for the show, please.
Like, comment and share. That's, what they say in the social media world. Right. Like, comment and share.
Yes, and please share, you guys don't share enough. Don't keep it to yourself.
Don't keep it to yourself. This is valuable information. You know, sharing is caring. Right, Reggie?
Yes, it is. Definitely.
Over YouTube. You know, that YouTube thing they got there? It's important.
Yeah, like you're gonna do something magical and put like that button right now is I think I like to subscribe. You're gonna re edit this. It's gonna be magical. Got it.
I'm gonna put it out there. Well, that's one area that I have to admire. Gabe, you know, he's actually done a lot more work than I have. his YouTube channel and he's grown it and it shows, you know, time and effort and energy goes in places where there's never a dull moment when you're talking about social media, you know. There's always something that you can be doing more. So it's something you have to balance because you know I have clients and client work and you got things you got to do, family and everything else that goes on along in life. And like I said, you know, when you're chasing the numbers, sometimes it's ego talking, not the business. So, yes, be cautious about that.
Russ' words of wisdom. Pay attention, everybody. That was amazing. I like that.
So Reggie, thank you so much for being here, I know that we got more on the way, we're wrapping up 2020. 2020 is in the rearview mirror. Coming soon, that doesn't necessarily change anything. I'll continue to be doing the #PirateBroadcast™, if you would like to, you know, share this out and, and send it out to your friends. Let people know the podcast will be available, Reggie, this afternoon, and I'll send it over to you the broadcast transcription, everything. And also take the five minute follow up and allow it to be downloaded. So you can actually have that as well.
Awesome. And if I can say one thing real quick, if anybody could recommend, I want to go on a virtual world tour, I want to talk to people around the world that have unique, compelling stories. If there's anybody that you could recommend, please send them my way, like to the DMS or whatever, just give me a name and I'll reach out to them myself. But if you could help me out, that would be awesome. As well as if there's any universities or colleges that would that you feel, or corporations that would benefit from the program that I'm looking to offer workshops. Let me know as well.
Fantastic. Thank you so much. And everyone, as you know, we do this because #kindnessiscool, #smilesarefree and I want you to #enjoyyourday. Reggie, always awesome. Take care, buddy. Have a great weekend. Thanks,
You too, Russ. Appreciate you.


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Helen's Law: First of a raft of crime bills from Queen's Speech enters Parliament
Murderers who withhold information about where their victims are buried and paedophiles who refuse to disclose the identity of children pictured in indecent images in their possession will both face longer sentences as part of a new Bill.
Helen McCourt
The Prisoners (disclosure of information about victims) Bill was announced yesterday in the Queen's Speech and introduced on Tuesday (October 15) as one of the first pieces of legislation of the new parliamentary session.
Also known as 'Helen's Law', its introduction follows the tireless campaigning of Marie McCourt, mother of Helen McCourt who was murdered in 1988. The insurance clerk vanished on her way home from work. Pub landlord Ian Simms was convicted on DNA evidence of her abduction and murder. He has never revealed where Helen's body is.
The Bill will place a legal duty on the Parole Board to consider the cruelty of those who refuse to give the location of a victim's remains or identify their victims when assessing their release.
Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland said: "Innocent families should never have their grief compounded by offenders who refuse to disclose information on their victims.
"Not only will this Bill help prevent the torture of families in Marie's situation but we also believe evil sexual offenders who refuse to identify victims should face longer behind bars."
"Parole Board guidance is already clear that offenders who withhold information may still pose a risk to the public and could therefore face longer in prison. 'Helen's Law' will for the first time make it a legal requirement to consider the withholding of information when making a decision on whether to release an offender."
Many of the 22 Bills announced as part of the Queen's Speech focused on law and order.
The Police Protections Bill introduces a new test to grade police drivers and this can then be taken into account in the event of an officer being investigated over a collision. The Bill is intended to stop officers being prosecuted when undertaking pursuits.
It will also force the Home Office to report annually on progress on the Police Covenant and allow Special Constables to receive the same support as members of the Police Federation.
The Sentencing Bill which will see violent criminals and sex offenders face longer sentences as the point of release will be moved from halfway through a sentence to two-thirds for adults serving at least four years for such offences.
The Bill will also extend the range of reasons a judge can use to impose a "whole life" prison term on a convicted murderer.
The Foreign National Offenders Bill will drastically increase the sentences for foreign criminals who return to the UK in breach of a deportation order to disrupt the activities of international crime gangs.
The Serious Violence Bill will place a new legal duty on agencies, such as councils, schools, social services and health providers, to work together and share data to "prevent serious violence". This will include introducing an "explicit priority" in law on serious violence for Community Safety Partnerships.
The measure is intended to curb the surge in knife attacks, but critics say it simply shifts more of the burden onto local authorities.
The Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill is designed to make it easier for police to arrest internationally wanted fugitives, without the need to apply for a UK arrest warrant. Delays in obtaining such warrants can allow fugitives to escape justice. However, it only applies to those individuals who are the subject of an Interpol Red notice.
Initially it will only apply to those issued by a limited number of countries with trusted justice systems, the other members of the Five Eyes intelligence group – the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand – and two non-EU European states – Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
However, the Government will be able to add other countries by minor laws, possibly with minimal scrutiny in Parliament.
The Domestic Abuse Bill was originally introduced under Theresa May but was not implemented due to the suspension of parliament. It will stop abusers from being able to cross-examine their victims in the family courts. Victims will be assumed eligible for special measures in criminal courts, like giving evidence via video link.
The Bill will create a statutory definition of domestic abuse to include physical violence, emotional abuse, economic abuse and coercive control. A newly appointed Domestic Abuse Commissioner will monitor the response of councils and the justice system.
The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill will provide police with new powers to tackle the unlawful use of drones. Police will be able to force individuals to land drones and provide "enhanced stop and search powers" if an offence involving an unmanned aircraft has taken place. The laws will also apply to model planes and model helicopters.
The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill increases the maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years. There will also be a "clear statement in domestic law that animals are sentient beings". A duty will be placed on Government to have "all due regard to the welfare of sentient animals" when forming and running new policies.
PSNI to roll out spit and bite guards to all frontline officers
PC harassed by 'sex pest inspector' vindicated in looking for justice
John Worboys will remain in prison for at least two years
Kent officer receives written warning after misconduct caught on camera
Former officer who 'abused his position for sexual purpose' guilty of gross misconduct


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using GameLibrary.Dependencies.Entities;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace GlobalGameJam.Entities.Components
{
    public class Health : Component
    {
        public Health(double MaxHealth)
        {
            _Health = MaxHealth;
            this.MaxHealth = MaxHealth;
        }

        public void SetHealth(Entity setter, double health)
        {
            if (OnDamage != null)
            {
                OnDamage(setter);
                Tick = 10;
            }

            _Health = health;
            if (health <= 0 && OnDeath != null && !_DeathEvent)
            {
                OnDeath(setter);
                _DeathEvent = true;
            }

            if (_Health > MaxHealth)
            {
                _Health = MaxHealth; //Duh
            }
        }

        public void Damage(Entity setter, double amount)
        {
            SetHealth(setter, CurrentHealth - amount);
        }

        public void AddHealth(Entity setter, double health)
        {
            SetHealth(setter, _Health + health);
        }

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the current health of an entity
        /// </summary>
        public double CurrentHealth
        {
            get
            {
                return _Health;
            }
        }

        private double _Health;

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the max health of the entity.
        /// </summary>
        public double MaxHealth
        {
            set;
            get;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets whether or not the entity is alive.
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsAlive
        {
            get
            {
                return CurrentHealth > 0;
            }
        }

        #endregion Properties

        #region EVENTS

        public event Action<Entity> OnDeath;

        public event Action<Entity> OnDamage;

        private bool _DeathEvent = false;
        public int Tick = 0;

        #endregion EVENTS
    }
}

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As it is national work-life week, a YouGov report has been released, which states 43% of people regularly send work emails outside of work hours and the reason for this is because they are too busy to get everything done inside a working day.
1 in 7 people are unhappy with their work-life balance. The demographics of employees that are most likely to say they are unhappy with their work-life balance are aged between 25-34, single and earning between £40k-£45k annually. 41% of 25-34 year olds also feel a lot of pressure to work out of working hours so regularly stay behind to impress their boss.
83% of workers think it is important to have a good work-life balance but many will continue to stay late at work or take phone calls outside of working hours.
"I understand that working out of hours has to be done sometimes, but I try and encourage employees to leave work at the end of the day. If it isn't urgent, then it can wait until the morning.
The top things to consider when finding a work-life balance is making sure that you plan your day or even week ahead. Keep a diary and plan your deadlines, what you need to do and how you can achieve them. This will help to keep a clear mind.
National work-life week should highlight a healthy balance between social and working hours. My Voucher Codes want to encourage people to enjoy their evenings and switch off after hours.


What can I say - I loved it! Unusual and well-thought out. What can I say - I loved it! Unusual and well-thought out.
I won't bother to read the rest of the story!
His name is carefully guarded from the general public but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra-rich Dr Alex Hoffmann is a legend – a visionary scientist whose computer software turns everything it touches into gold. Together with his partner, an investment banker, Hoffmann has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that tracks human emotions, enabling it to predict movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions.
Robert Harris has never failed me yet. This book is an addition to the long list of his titles that I have enjoyed. I was initially worried that it might be a bit 'dark' but it was just a thoroughly enjoyable read - and right up-to-date!
I was worried that, given the length of this book, there would be a lot of padding. However, it was a really good read and excellent value for money. I will certainly read the next two!
Young single mum Grace is drowning. Her little girl Sylvie is distant, troubled and prone to violent tantrums which the child psychiatrists blame on Grace. But Grace knows there's something more to what's happening to Sylvie. Grace and Sylvie are about to embark on a journey of discovery that will change both their lives forever.
Well-written and thought-provoking, I thoroughly enjoyed my second 'read' of this novel. Exciting and gripping, if a little contrived at the end, I hope to read many more of Margaret Leroy's books.
This new instalment in the adventures of the world's most iconic spy has been written by one of Britain's most admired novelists, Sebastian Faulks.
Not much like Fleming's Bond. The gratuitous violence in this book would never appear in any of Ian Fleming's titles. The storyline is weak and the girl unlikely, but still not a bad read.
No other way to describe it! Read it!
The unthinkable has happened at London's Peculiar Crimes Unit. In the depths of winter, a member of staff has been found murdered, and everyone who works there is suddenly a suspect. But Arthur Bryant and John May, the eccentric elderly detectives who run London's strangest crime division, aren't on hand to solve the crime. They've ventured into the heart of the English countryside, only to become stranded on a desolate snowbound section of road.
I found this slow to start and my download had a peculiar 'underwater' characteristic. However, the story soon gripped me and held my attention to the very end. I laughed a lot!
The narrator of Robert Harris's gripping new novel is a professional ghostwriter. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister, especially as it means flying to the American resort of Martha's Vineyard in the middle of winter and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house. But it doesn't take him long to realise he has made a terrible mistake.
I enjoyed this book very much. As has been said, it was obvious that the writer had a very much alive ex-prime minister of the UK in mind which might have made it more interesting to anyone from the UK or the USA! However, even without this at the back of one's mind, it was a fascinating and plausible story.
1910 and Corley Roper, an eminent children's author mourns the death of his young daughter. Estranged from his wife, and wracked by grief, he happens one night upon Mary Wilson's, a woman mourning the stillbirth of her son.
Disappointing is far too mild a word to describe this audiobook. The narration was dreadful - the reader almost shouting most of the time and the female voices being delivered in a peculiar breathy way.
As for the content - bitterly disappointing! Part ghost story and part love story was the description, but this book was neither. I could not believe it would not get better, but even 5 minutes from the end I was hoping it would fulfil the description.


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« Vote to ensure a better Malaysia
Naughty, dishonest ROS »
Malaysia Needs to Get Off the Road to Mediocrity
By William Pesek | April 22, 2013 10:00 PM EDT
In his bid for re-election, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has dispensed with all shame. Vote for me, he has essentially declared, or Malaysia will suffer "catastrophic ruin" and an "Arab Winter" of the kind that has undone economies from Egypt to Libya.
Both warnings are ludicrous — signs of how worried Najib's National Front coalition is of losing power for the first time since 1957. They speak to the desperation of a government that has come to serve itself, not Malaysia's 29 million people. And they are emblematic of a leader whose talk of bold change hasn't been matched by action.
Najib's claim is this: Giving the opposition, led by former Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim, a chance to lead on May 5 would reverse all the gains Malaysia has made since the 2008 financial crisis. The economy would crater, stocks and the currency would plunge, and chaos would reign.
Change through the ballot box in a democracy should never be disruptive or chaotic, and rhetoric suggesting otherwise is disingenuous. Najib likes to say: "The time has come for Malaysians to make a decision." Actually, the time has come for Malaysia's government to grow up.
Najib's scaremongering, some of which came out of an April 17 Bloomberg News interview, smacks of the re-election campaign run almost a decade ago by then U.S. President George W. Bush. Instead of this vote-for-me-or-you're-in-danger appeal, Najib should scare up some headline-grabbing reforms that leave Malaysia better off in the future.
Developing Complacency
The country's biggest problem is complacency. Malaysia Inc. can be a slow-moving, change-resistant animal in a very dynamic neighborhood. Nations as diverse as China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are evolving in ways that have enabled them to leapfrog peers in a few years. They are all competing for the same infrastructure dollars, factory projects, bond deals and stock issues. Singapore, meanwhile, has become the beneficiary of many of Malaysia's best and brightest, who have emigrated in search of a more merit-based economy.
Malaysia is a resource-rich nation with huge potential. But it remains shackled to a four-decade-old affirmative-action program — favoring ethnic Malays — that turns off foreign investors and undermines national productivity. This so-called New Economic Policy was devised by Najib's father, Abdul Razak Hussein, the country's second prime minister.
Najib, 59, has indeed rolled back some of those preferences to encourage investment. He did away with a requirement that foreign companies investing in Malaysia and locally listed businesses set aside 30 percent of their equity for ethnic Malays and indigenous peoples known as "bumiputera." It's time to go much further and dismantle all race-based policies.
Little Difference
When, for example, can more ethnic Chinese expect to start winning the really big government contracts? Here, Najib's real quarrel may be with his own government. Anwar is pro-markets and pro-investment, too. When you look at the core of what Najib is promising voters — less corruption and higher living standards — it's not wildly different from the opposition's message. The trouble is, Najib is navigating a 13-party coalition whose interests are as entrenched as any in the world. His partners are pushing back quite assertively, afraid of losing the Malay vote they could once take for granted.
Money Politics
The opposition has gained traction with its claims that Malay-run companies, from power producers to toll-road operators, unfairly benefit from their ties to the government. Najib's pledges to clamp down on crony capitalism and to instill greater transparency have been undercut by measures such as the ban on street protests that passed on his watch. Now, many voters hope to wipe the slate clean.
When he's not trying to frighten voters, Najib is touting Malaysia's 6.4 percent growth as proof he is a radical-change agent. In fact, much of Southeast Asia also is booming, and the government is helping to artificially fuel growth with populist handouts. Even more than the $444 billion of private sector-led projects ranging from oil storage to a mass-transit railway that Najib has championed, the country needs reforms that will revitalize the system as a whole. The government should be encouraging more startup companies, widening the tax base and hacking away at subsidies that institutionalize complacency.
All too often, rapid gross-domestic-product growth is used as a smoke screen to hide underlying cracks in an economy's long-run potential. In Malaysia's case, the numbers mask a government too focused on staying in power to do its job. If anything should be scaring Malaysian voters, it's that.
(William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)
This entry was posted on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 1:43 pm and is filed under Elections, Najib Razak, UMNO. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0.
#1 by yhsiew on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 - 2:18 pm
Unfortunately leaders who take helm of the country are oblivious to the fact that the country is going down the road to mediocrity.
#2 by lee tai king (previously dagen) on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 - 3:15 pm
As usual, ooooooo…ing and arrrrrgggggg…ing away all the time.
Now that ppl, is the sound of umno's public orgy.
Vote umno = perpetuating the grand umno show of mess public orgy.
#3 by on cheng on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 - 9:10 pm
mediocrity will continue on and on, as long as BN is in power.
#4 by Noble House on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 - 3:43 am
55 years of power has turned the UMNO/BN government into a monstrous entity with a bunch of self-serving politicians totally oblivious to the wreck of the very foundation on which the country was founded and political government is run. The leaders are being too arrogant allowing success to get into their skulls and the word 'democracy' has little meaning but a joke of the day. Success breeds complacency; complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.
Malaysian are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible exception of stupidity.


enVerid Systems, a Boston-based company focused on efficient indoor air quality systems, was awarded the Product of the Year honour for its enVerid HLR 1000E module at the 2019 AHR Expo (Atlanta, Jan. 14-16), the largest annual gathering of HVAC professionals.
While legacy commercial HVAC designs rely on massive volumes of outside airflow to maintain indoor air quality, resulting in oversized equipment and often a 30-50% waste in HVAC energy consumption, enVerid's HVAC Load Reduction (HLR) technology cleans a building's indoor air at a nanoscopic molecular level, enabling the building to use less outside air ventilation while improving indoor air quality.
Buildings can then invest in smaller, less expensive HVAC systems and realize immediate capital cost savings while enjoying 20-30% ongoing annual energy savings for the life of the building.
enVerid HLR systems are also equipped with advanced indoor air quality sensors and IoT technology so that building air quality can be continuously monitored on the enVerid Cloud, giving building owners a significant differentiator to attract and retain tenants.
Awarded by a panel of judges from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Product of the Year honour is given annually to only one product across a vast industry ranging from air conditioning and heating to plumbing and air quality.
Judges commented that the enVerid HLR technology "was not only innovative, but visionary," and called it "an industry game-changer." The comments refer to the benefits – energy savings, better indoor air quality and comfort, significant credits towards green building certifications, and smart building technology – that are provided by HLR systems while simultaneously decreasing the capital costs of commercial HVAC systems.
HLR technology has also been recognized by the United States Department of Energy, which ranked it as one of the top three energy saving technologies for commercial buildings. In addition, the United States Green Building Council has created new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits that enable buildings using HLR technology to typically earn an additional 10-12 LEED points, thereby reducing the cost of LEED certifications.


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Africa: Our Stories
Partnering up to share the power of light in Africa
Bringing clean energy access to last mile communities in Uganda once seemed an impossible hurdle. It's now become the shared goal of three diverse organizations.
This is just one story of how thinking outside the box and working together in partnership can result in amazing results.
The renewable energy sector in Uganda is relatively young but with the great potential. The government is progressive and recognizes the critical role of decentralized energy distribution as part of the rural electrification roadmap. The enabling regulatory and policy environment and market opportunity has attracted most of the large players in the solar sector who have set up operations here in the past years.
However, there are several challenges that the sector and the solar companies face – the primary being access to skilled human capital. Recognizing this challenge as an inverted opportunity, Enlight Institute has set up its business model to fill the human capital gap by training local youth in the different specific skills required by these companies. This triggered a collaboration with BRAC on a small pilot to assess if a focus on training girls in solar sales skills would enable them to find jobs in the sector.
BRAC in Uganda has established the Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) program that targets adolescent girls between the ages of 13 and 21, especially those who are out of school. The primary goal of the program is to help the girls achieve greater economic and social empowerment and become agents of change in their families and communities.
BRAC provides safe spaces, called 'adolescents clubs', where they are able to exercise their freedom to express themselves, interact with peers and mentors, and learn about critical social issues including sexual and reproductive health, early marriage, gender-based violence and drug abuse.
This pool of pre-sensitized young women was the recruiting pool for Enlight Institute, from which 22 girls were trained to become solar sales agents.
African Clean Energy (ACE) is a Dutch-South African social enterprise focused on enabling decentralized access to clean energy to rural households in Sub-Saharan Africa. ACE started operations in Northern Uganda, but business wasn't optimized without a robust sales team to meet their targets. Their efforts to recruit sales staff in Northern Uganda were proving to be very challenging.
BRAC, Enlight Institute and ACE are all longer-term partners of Signify Foundation. Once the BRAC-ELA girls had been trained by Enlight Institute they were presented to ACE as possible sales recruits. Eight of them were hired and are being coached on the longer term to support their debut in formal employment. Though there have been challenges along the road for the young women, the story of Sharon, one of the young ladies, and a star performer at ACE, proves that there is value to be had in this model.
This pilot provided all organizations the opportunity to do an agile practical test of a hypothesis, which BRAC and Enlight Institute, with the support of Signify Foundation and other donors, hope to scale up in the coming months. Proving that partnerships like these are essential to disrupt business as usual and accelerate gender-inclusive job creation and clean energy transitions.
Martha Osiro
Program Manager, Signify Foundation, Uganda
Signify Global Integrated Communications
Neil Pattie
Tel: + 31 6 15 08 48 17
Email: neil.pattie@signify.com
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The Wounded Healer
Author : Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher : Image
Total pages :128
The Wounded Healer is a hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those men and women who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective. In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse cultures and religious traditions in preparing a new model for ministry. Weaving keen cultural analysis with his psychological and religious insights, Nouwen has come up with a balanced and creative theology of service that begins with the realization of fundamental woundedness in human nature. Emphasizing that which is in humanity common to both minister and believer, this woundedness can serve as a source of strength and healing when counseling others. Nouwen proceeds to develop his approach to ministry with an analysis of sufferings -- a suffering world, a suffering generation, a suffering person, and a suffering minister. It is his contention that ministers are called to recognize the sufferings of their time in their own hearts and make that recognition the starting point of their service. For Nouwen, ministers must be willing to go beyond their professional role and leave themselves open as fellow human beings with the same wounds and suffering -- in the image of Christ. In other words, we heal from our own wounds. Filled with examples from everyday experience, The Wounded Healer is a thoughtful and insightful guide that will be welcomed by anyone engaged in the service of others.
Author : David Sedgwick
Publisher : Routledge
Category : Psychology
In the years since the publication of The Wounded Healer, countertransference has become a central consideration in the analytic process. David Sedgwick's work was ground-breaking in tackling this difficult topic from a Jungian perspective and demonstrating how countertransference can be used in positive ways. Sedgwick's extended study of the process candidly presents the analyst's struggles and shows how the analyst is, as Jung said, "as much in the analysis as the patient." The book extends Jung's prescient work on countertransference to create a dynamic view of the analyst-patient interaction, stressing the importance of the analyst's own woundedness and how this may be used in conjunction with the patient's own. Sedgwick begins with a discussion of the need and justification for a Jungian approach to countertransference, then reviews Jungian theories and presents detailed illustrations of cases showing the complexity of transference-countertransference processes in both the patient and the analyst, and concludes with a model of countertransference processing. This Classic Edition also includes a new introduction by the author. It will be an important work for Jungian analysts, psychotherapists and other clinicians and students interested in the struggles of the therapeutic process.
The Nurse as Wounded Healer
Author : Marion Conti-O'Hare
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
This work depicts the evolution of the wounded healer phenomenon and its impace on the practice of nursing. It explores how healing has been defined in the past, and emphasizes the changing focus necessary to meet the relevant health care needs of an increasingly wounded society in the 21st century.
Author : Andy Chaleff
Do you accept and love yourself-fully and completely, with no judgment, holding nothing back? What blocks you from doing so? How would you experience life differently if you were able to do so? The Wounded Healer is one man's journey to answer these questions. After his first book, The Last Letter, Andy Chaleff took a leap of faith. He dropped everything and drove alone for three months coast-to-coast across the US. In dozens of sessions, he asked people the same question: If you knew someone in your life would die tomorrow and you had one last chance to express feelings to him or her, what would you say? You are now Andy's travel companion. See your own struggle with self-acceptance reflected in his as he confronts his deepest fears, demons, and critical inner voice. As he breaks through inner blocks and learns to love himself, find your pathway to the same acceptance. With humility and vulnerability, Andy invites you to embark on your own journey to find liberation through the power of radical self-love.
Author : Claire Dunne
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Category : Biography & Autobiography
This is the first fully-illustrated biography of one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century, famous for his pioneering exploration of dreams, the unconscious, and spirituality. Carl Jung continues to be revered today as a true revolutionary who helped to shape psychology, provided a bridge between Western and Eastern spirituality, and brought into general awareness such fundamental concepts as archetypes, the collective unconscious, and synchronicity. In this important book, Claire Dunne chronicles Jung's journey of self-discovery from a childhood filled with visions both terrifying and profound, through his early professional success, to his rediscovery of spirituality in mid-life. Special attention is paid to the tumultuous relationships between Jung and Sigmund Freud, the unconventional yet vital role performed by his colleague, Toni Wolff, and the revelatory visions Jung experienced following a close brush with death. The words of Jung himself and those who shared his work and private life are shared verbatim, connected by Claire Dunne's lively and accessible commentary and by an evocative array of illustrations including photographs of Jung, his associates, and the environments in which he lived and worked, as well as art images both ancient and contemporary that reflect Jung's teachings. Jung emerges as a healer whose skills arose from having first attended to the wounds in his own soul. This is an essential work of reference as well as a fascinating and entertaining read for everyone interested in psychology, spirituality, and personal development.
Author : Jessica Leigh Manson
Category : Counselors
Celebrating the Wounded Healer Psychotherapist
Author : Sharon Klayman Farber
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Why would someone decide to become a psychotherapist? It is well-known within the field that psychoanalysts and psychotherapists are often drawn to their future professions as a result of early traumatic experiences and being helped by their own psychoanalytic treatment. While dedicating their lives to relieving emotional suffering without being judgmental, they fear compromising their reputations if they publicly acknowledge such suffering in themselves. This phenomenon is nearly universal among those in the helping professions, yet there are few books dedicated to the issue. In this innovative book, Farber and a distinguished range of contributors examine how the role of the 'wounded healer' was instrumental in the formulation of psychoanalysis, and how using their own woundedness can help clinicians work more effectively with their patients, and advance theory in a more informed manner. Celebrating the Wounded Healer Psychotherapist will be of interest to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, graduate students in clinical disciplines including psychology, social work, ministry/chaplaincy and nursing, as well as the general public.
Author : Joan Halifax
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Category : Art, Shamanistic
Total pages :96
Summarizes forms of shamanism in various cultures, looks at its origin, and compares the methods shamans use to gain a vision of other realities
Author : Richard Irons (M.D.),Jennifer P. Schneider
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Professionals are as human as those they serve. Sexual relationships and other improprieties occur between doctors, ministers, or therapists and their patients, parishioners, or clients. Virtually all such 'romances' are destructive, not only for the protagonists but for their families. This book helps clinicians understand and treat the professional who has had sexual contact with a patient or client. Over half of these wounded healers have sexual disorders with addictive features, and fully one-third are addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs. This has clear implications for treatment and re-entry into professional work. Assessment and treatment of the victim are also addressed, with the assurance that healing does eventually come to most of those touched by this painful and unfortunate situation.
Help for the Wounded Healer
Author : Dwyne L. Buckingham
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Read this book if you are a pastor who struggles with taking care of yourself; denies or minimizes your own pain and suffering; feel like you have to smile in the light, but suffer in the dark and feel bad or selfish when you cater to yourself. In this healing and prosperity handbook, Dr. Dwayne L. Buckingham provide pastors with the tools and resources they need to take care of their body, spirit and soul (psyche) so they can adapt under challenging circumstances and solve problems that threatne their walk with God and their credibility as Shepherds. Through the information included in this handbook, pastors will develop indispensable coping skills that will enable them to heal and prosper while also caring for their family and leading your congregation.
House: The Wounded Healer on Television
Author : Luke Hockley,Leslie Gardner
Category : Performing Arts
House MD is a globally successful and long-running medical drama. House: The Wounded Healer on Television employs a Jungian perspective to examine the psychological construction of the series and its namesake, Dr Gregory House. The book also investigates the extent to which the continued popularity of House MD has to do with its representation of deeply embedded cultural concerns. It is divided into three parts - Diagnosing House, Consulting House and Dissecting House, - and topics of discussion include: specific details, themes, motifs and tropes throughout the series narrative, character and visual structure the combination of performative effects, text and images of the doctor and his team the activities of the hero, the wounded healer and the puer aeternus. Offering an entirely fresh perspective on House MD, with contributions from medical professionals, academics and therapists, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of Jungian psychology. The inclusion of a glossary of Jungian terms means that this book can also be enjoyed by fans of House MD who have been seeking a more in-depth analysis of the series.
Author : Selwyn Hughes,Ian Sewter,Mick Brooks
Category : Bible
This workbook/booklet is designed to be used alongside the five-session DVD resource for groups ideal for use during Lent but suitable for any time of year. Each workbook/booklet comprises of Group Discussion note, Icebreakers and Prayers. Divided into five sessions, each will also have a week of daily Bible reading notes, so that each group member can participate in the continuing theme throughout the week.
Shamans and Analysts
Author : John Merchant
Shamans and Analysts provides a model by which to understand the wounded healer phenomenon. It provides evidence as to how this dynamic arises and gives a theoretical model by which to understand it, as well as practical implications for the way analysts' wounds can be transformed and used in their clinical work. By examining shamanism through the lens of contemporary approaches to archetype theory, this book breaks new ground through specifying the developmental foreground to the shaman archetype, which not only underpins the wounded healer but constitutes those regarded as 'true Jungians'. Further areas of discussion include: Siberian shamanism contemporary archetype theory countertransference phenomena in psychotherapy socio-cultural applications of psychoanalytic theory. These original and thought-provoking ideas offer a revolutionary way to understand wounded healers, how they operate and how they should be trained, ultimately challenging traditional analyst / analysand stereotypes. As such this book will be of great interest to all Jungians, both in training and practice, as well as psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and counsellors with an interest in the concept of the wounded healer.
Wounded Prophet
Author : Michael Ford
Henri Nouwen, a Dutch Roman Catholic priest, was one of the most beloved and important spiritual writers of the twentieth century. Since his death in 1996, his stature has only increased; and his books, including The Inner Voice of Love, The Wounded Healer, and The Return of the Prodigal Son, have become cherished classics. For thousands of readers around the world, Nouwen's influence as a teacher and author is considered equal to, or greater than, that of the century's great spiritual writers, C. S. Lewis and Thomas Merton. Although Nouwen could be radically revealing about his personal thoughts and struggles, there are nonetheless gaps in our understanding of who he was. With Wounded Prophet, readers are given the first extensive look into this man who touched so many, not only through his own words but, most powerfully, through the eyes of those around the world who knew Nouwen best. While researching this compelling biography, BBC producer Michael Ford conducted wide-ranging interviews with Nouwen's friends, colleagues, and family members. What he discovered was far more compelling than what he had imagined: Though Nouwen was indeed the generous and loving man many thought he was, he was also never able to find consistent peace in his own life. Tormenting him were profound feelings of anxiety, insecurity, and loneliness. This portrait gives an honest and well-balanced account of Nouwen's life that leaves no stone unturned, investigating his childhood, his family, his sexuality, and his life as a priest and member of the L'Arche Daybreak community in Toronto. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Tales of a Wounded Healer
Author : Mariah Fenton Gladis
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Tales of a Wounded Healer begins by revealing the 27-year odyssey of renowned psychotherapist Mariah Fenton Gladis through her diagnosis and subsequent life with Lou Gehrig's Disease, and how that diagnosis catapulted her to envision and develop a new method of psychotherapy that dramatically facilitates healing and change. Mariah turns her former approach inside out by moving from encouraging people to cope with their lot in life, to empowering them to understand and provide for the compelling force and potential of their own personal needs. The book shows that when met with respect, love and compassion, human needs can arm people with the capacity to transform their lives and contribute to the healing of others. In this book, Mariah Fenton Gladis presents strong practical and theoretical instruction for the concept of creating exact moments of healing; moments grounded in awareness that precisely respond to and provide for the emergent need of an individual, family or community. These are the moments that produce substantial shifts in a person's worldview, character, and capacity to create meaningful contact with themselves, others and their environment. Tales of a Wounded Healer presents true stories of people who have changed their lives through this profound work and describes the seminal moments that shaped their transformation. These stories focus on specific moments of healing in detail and illustrate such themes as the importance of receptivity in healthy human functioning, recovery from post traumatic stress syndrome, the need for supportive community, mending fractured families, creating self-esteem and empowerment, development of a compassionate relationship withself and others, and recovery from sexual abuse and trauma. Throughout the book, the Mariah Fenton Gladis addresses the reader in an attempt to inspire and educate and make the chapters applicable to the readers' lives. About the Author Mariah Fenton Gladis, MSS, QCSW, is the Founder and Clinical Director of the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training in Malvern, Pennsylvania. An internationally renowned workshop leader and trainer, Mariah conducts weekend and weeklong workshops locally at her Center and at Esalen Institute in California. She also conducts seminars in New Jersey, Maine, Arizona, Hawaii, Germany, Ireland, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Recently, Mariah was named Social Worker Of The Year in Pennsylvania, and conducted a workshop on the power of dreams in Machu Picchu, Peru where 30 people from the United States attended. In 2005, she was given the "Hope and Courage" award from the ALS Association, and in 2006 received a "Stevie" lifetime achievement award for women in business. As a 27-year survivor of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Mariah is also an inspirational speaker, sharing her personal approach to healing and living with a life-threatening illness. Testimonials "Mariah Fenton Gladis has translated her own personal and professional history into a highly accessible manual for healing and change." Paula S. Rosen, MSS, Ph.D. Counseling and Psychological Services Swarthmore College "Every page of this book testifies to a compassion that is sharp because the author's mental vigor is keen, penetrating and discerning. But beyond that, the reader will feel embraced by the only healing force there is: Love." Brother DavidSteindl-Rast, author of Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer "This book is a extraordinary window into a singularly remarkable therapist." Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) "To the fortunate reader, this book is an inspiring deconstruction of some of your own ideas and a personal treat. Enjoy!" Gordon Wheeler, PhD, President, Esalen Institute
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Plains All American (PAA) Q3 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA reported third-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 22 cents per unit, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The bottom line also declined 52% from the year-ago figure.
For the quarter under review, the partnership reported GAAP loss of 15 cents per unit against earnings of 13 cents in the year-ago period.
Total Revenues
Total revenues of $10,776 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9,282 million by 16.1%. Further, the top line improved 84.8% from $5,833 million reported a year ago.
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Highlights of the Release
For the quarter under review, Plains All American's total costs and expenses were $10,814 million, up 93.8% year over year. This increase was owing to higher purchases and related costs.
Total adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $519 million, up 23.9% from the year-ago period.
During the quarter, the Transportation segment's volumes were 6,893 thousand barrels per day (Mbls/d), up 8.7% from 6,340 Mbls/d in the prior-year period. The Supply and Logistics segment's volumes were 1,369 Mbls/d, up 3.9% from 1,318 Mbls/d in the prior-year period.
Net interest expenses decreased 6.2% year over year to $106 million.
The firm lowered its debt level by $650 million during the quarter and by nearly $1 billion from year-end 2020, which will lower capital servicing costs.
The firm completed the formation of Plains Oryx Permian Basin strategic joint venture and targets JV synergies of $50-$100 million or more.
Segmental Performance
In the Transportation segment, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $427 million decreased 4% from the year-ago figure, primarily due to lower tariffs on certain long-haul volumes, partially offset by an overall increase in tariff volumes.
In the Facilities segment, adjusted EBITDA summed $114 million, down 35% from the year-ago figure. This fall was primarily due to the impact of asset sales and reduced NGL intersegment fee structure based on market conditions.
The Supply and Logistics segment reported adjusted EBITDA of ($23) million against $61 million in third-quarter 2020. The decline was due to contango margins realized in third-quarter 2020, partially offset by reduced NGL intersegment fees.
Financial Update
As of Sep 30, 2021, current assets were $4,847 million compared with $3,665 million at 2020-end.
As of Sep 30, 2021, Plains All American had long-term debt of $8,388 million compared with $9,382 million on Dec 31, 2020. Free cash flow was $1,093 million compared with $73 million in the year-ago period.
As of the same date, its long-term debt-to-total book capitalization was 47%, down from 49% at 2020-end.
Plains All American's 2021 adjusted EBITDA expectation is $2,175 million.
It expects average daily volumes in the Transportation, and Supply and Logistics segments to be 6,250 Mbls/d and 1,475 Mbls/d, respectively.
Plains All American currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Enterprise Products Partners L.P. EPD reported third-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 52 cents, on par with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Enable Midstream Partners, LP ENBL reported third-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 24 cents, which increased 100% from the year-ago figure.
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. MMP reported third-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.09, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents by 13.5%.
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Wondering if 'The 100' will give you a glimpse inside the Ring and the Polis bunker? Jason Rothenberg has the answers.
Six years. Six long years. That's the staggering amount of time that will pass between "The 100" season 4 finale and its next premiere, providing viewers with an endless litany of questions and a fresh look at their surviving heroes.
The real question, however, is whether or not The CW drama will take a look at what happened during the time jump. In short, the answer is yes.
From the Polis bunker to the lonely reaches of space, the last vestiges of the Ark's original delinquents found themselves facing down Praimfaya in ways they never imagined.
Life on the ground has come full circle for "The 100," and, just as in season 1, Season 5 will have to give us a glimpse into their backstories once more.
Thanks to episode 13's flash forward, we know the fate of at least one character.
Clarke (Eliza Taylor) is alive and well, courtesy of Rebecca's signature cure for radiation poisoning. She's not alone, however. The de facto leader has teamed up with another Nightblood, a girl by the name of Madi. Although not Clarke's biological child, the youngster will undoubtedly have an indelible effect on her story.
Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos), meanwhile, has become a leader in her own right. Trapped below ground with mix of 1200 grounders and Arkers, the former assassin will have her chance to shine…we hope. Combined with the unknown fate of her brother in the skies above, Octavia's return will shock fans and characters alike.
Even as a new batch of prisoners land on Earth (was there an off-world colony we were all unaware of?) our minds are still consumed with concern for those who can't seem to make their way back into the light. Once the bunker is exhumed and Raven (Lindsey Morgan), Bellamy (Bob Morley), Monty (Christopher Larkin), Murphy (Richard Harmon), Harper (Chelsey Reist), and Emori (Luisa D'Oliveira) from orbit, Rothenberg and co. will have a few more surprises in store.
"When we see Octavia at the beginning of season 5, it's a pretty big 'WTF' moment," the writer teased.
Are you ready for answers? Start the countdown to season 5 and 2018.


As many of you know, World Weaver Press has announced an open submission period for their newest Anthology, Far Orbit: Speculative Space Adventures (or the second volume, Far Orbit: Apogee). The call is for modern, memorable stories crafted in the Grand Tradition of SF.
So what is SF in the Grand Tradition? I am not going to give you the Wikipedia answer, I am giving my answer. Your mileage may vary.
Grand Tradition stories are full of ideas, optimism, inspiration and respect for science. Grand Tradition SF showed us that science was cool. Like many others, I chose a career in science because it was the coolest thing in my universe. The wonder of discovery, the satisfaction that comes from building new things and the knowledge that you can make a difference through intellect (or cleverness), hard work and perseverance are heady of experiences. There are no magic wands, fairy godpeople, or Miracle Max interventions. Grand Tradition stories inspired many of our current technologies and continue to help scientists understand how these technologies might interact with the real world.
Grand Tradition stories were fun to read. In her open letter to SF, Elizabeth Bear asks why "[SF seems] to think that nothing fun can have value." I agree with her sentiments. I am sorry to say that a derisive public wrote off Grand Tradition SF as mere escapism -- as if escapism was something unsavory. This escapist "drek" taught me about Dyson Spheres, red-shift, general relativity, and put entire cultures and belief systems under the intellectual microscope. Not too bad for escapist literature.
Grand Tradition Stories embodied a sense of adventure and expectation. Yes, adventure is the secret ingredient in this literary cook off. I realize that adventure is a relative term. One man's adventure may be a normal day to another. Communicating this sense of adventure is the important thing. Readers of Grand Tradition stories have a gleeful expectation that interesting things are about to happen; that "normal" things do not remain that way for long.
While I am at it, let me leave you with a few things that make me sit up and take notice of an SF story.
World-building. I love it when a writer creates an environment that feels real and presents me with connections and consequences that aren't immediately obvious. David Brin's Kiln People and The Practice Effect are two great examples of world-building.
Stories that have a strong human element. Great SF is not just about gizmos, spaceships, and bug-eyed monsters. It's about us, our passions and anger, revenge and redemption, adversities and triumphs, how the characters are shaped by, and relate to their environment. Human elements are the Velcro that make stories stick in our brain. They make them enjoyable, approachable, memorable.
Grand Spectacle. I admit it, I love the grand spectacle. Like any art form, painting with a broad brush works if you do it well. If not, you just cover a lot of ground without much effect.
I am very pleased that World Weaver Press has agreed to publish Far Orbit. I look forward to reading your submissions.
2014 edited to add: Get your copy of the completed first anthology now: Far Orbit: Speculative Space Adventures.
2015 edited to add: A second Far Orbit anthology, Far Orbit: Apogee, will accept submissions of short science fiction written in the Grand Tradition between January 1 and March 31, 2015. Guidelines here.


Examples: Streaming of cytoplasm (cylosis), movement of cilia or flagella, motility of zoospores.
Higher plants and most other plants remain attached to one place and do not move from place to place like animals. They can only change the direction of their organs by means of curvature.
These movements take place due to the difference in the ratio of growth of different parts. It can be further classified as nutational or nastic movements.
Movements as seen in twiners and climbers. This results in curvature and helps in twinning around the support.
These movements are due to differences in the rate of growth on two opposite sides.
Example: opening of the petals and circinately coiled leaves.
Movement which takes place due to changes in the turgidity of cells.
Example: Desmodium gyrans or the telegraph plant. The elliptical up and down movement of the 2 lateral leaflets is due to change in the turgidity of the cell.


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Q: Improving saved depth data image from TrueDepth sensor I'm trying to save depth data from an iPad Pro's FaceId TrueDepth sensor. I have taken this demo code and have added the following code with a simple button:
    @IBAction func exportData(_ sender: Any) {
        let ciimage = CIImage(cvPixelBuffer: realDepthData.depthDataMap)

        let depthUIImage = UIImage(ciImage: ciimage)
        let data = depthUIImage.pngData()

        print("data: \(realDepthData.depthDataMap)")

        do {
            let directory = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0];
            let path = directory.appendingPathComponent("FaceIdData.png");

            try data!.write(to: path)
            let activityViewController = UIActivityViewController(activityItems: [path], applicationActivities: nil)
            activityViewController.popoverPresentationController?.sourceView = exportMeshButton
            present(activityViewController, animated: true, completion: nil)
        } catch {
            print("Unable to save image")
        }
    }

realDepthData is a class property I added and that I update in dataOutputSynchronizer:
   func dataOutputSynchronizer(_ synchronizer: AVCaptureDataOutputSynchronizer,
                                didOutput synchronizedDataCollection: AVCaptureSynchronizedDataCollection) {

        ...

        let depthData = syncedDepthData.depthData
        let depthPixelBuffer = depthData.depthDataMap

        self.realDepthData = depthData

        ...
    }

I'm able to save the image (grey scale) but I'm losing some depth information, notably in the background where all objects are fully white. You can see this in the image bellow, the wall and the second person behind are not correcly appearing (all white). If I'm not mistaken, from what I've seen in the app, I should have more information!

Thanks!

A: Only 32-bit depth makes sense – you can see image's depth setting its gamma. .exr and .hdr file formats support 32-bit. .png and .jpg are generally 8-bit. You should also consider channels order when converting.

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Floods have wrecked Washington states homestead goat cheeses in particular those from Twin Oaks Farm and Creamery which has been a main supplier at Olympia Farmers market for the past 3 years. Virtually all the goats are dead and when the very popular cheeses will return is anyone's guess. Like many farms they were very damaged by the floods this past month. Estimates for the damage for this operation are around $500,000, including livestock losses and feed plus some 500 pounds of cheese, and general home and farm damages as well as flood damage to their home on the farm. The losses included her 30 goats that were locked in a barn and thought to be secure from the rising waters.
The European Union has now launched the requirement for goat and sheep electronic tagging. This will be required from December 31, 2009 as "the obligatory implementation date for the introduction of electronic identification (EID) of sheep and goats". While detractors quote cost and practicalities as reasons not to do this however I am of the view that anything which places our industry in a position where food safety is guaranteed to consumers then in the end we all benefit.
The latest statistics out of Australia (the largest goat meat exporter in the world) show that live goat exports for the first 9 months of 2007 came to 62,331 head, which is a 103% increase on the previous year. Malaysia has been a major source for the increase in live goat exports and this was 47,497 head (and some of mine were on the shipment). Shipments were set to increase for the remainder of 2007 and were expected to exceed the previous 2002 record of 52,755 head. Other export markets also remained active including Indonesia taking 5,928 head, Thailand with 2,300 head, Oman with1,874 head, Singapore with 1,192 head, New Zealand with 1,144 head, and Brunei with 1,000 head.
Earlier last year I wrote on my BLOG that Caprimec is now available, and this new broad spectrum oral drench has been developed by Virbac in consultation with the goat industry. I have already started using this drench myself. The Caprimec launching was aimed at informing goat producers about the drench, and the slogan by the Meat & Livestock Australia's (MLA) "Keeping Parasites out of Profit" is very apt. The Australian goat meat industry has grown in export value from $18 million in 1997 to $91 million in 2006 so parasites have potential to severely impact this. The launch also informed goat producers on the control of nematode parasites (worms) in pasture-based systems, the control of lice and other external parasites. Goat producers also were given advice on the effect of finishing on goat meat eating quality as well as the requirements for handling goats to maximise eating quality, and the effect of pH on goat meat eating quality. If we want premiums for our product then quality is everything.
NZ authorities are about to start a serious cull of goats, on Arapawa Island in the Marlborough Sound. They are also known as Arapawa goats, and they are also considered a unique breed. The reasoning is that they are a threat to the islands unique native plant species however sheep and cattle also graze there. The distinctive goats are reportedly descendant from a pair of an old English species that was released by the explorer James Cook in 1773 and testing by a geneticist has also shown them to be unique. The breed has been established elsewhere in NZ and overseas.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to declare milk and meat from cloned animals and their offspring safe to eat possibly next week after 6 years of deliberation. It had previously described cloning as a more advanced form of breeding technology already used that includes artificial insemination, embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization. If approved it may be 3-5 years before US consumer's meat from offspring of cloned goats and other animals on supermarket shelves. As a cloned cow can cost $15,000 to 20,000 dollars per copy, it is expected that most cloned animals will be used for breeding.
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J.N. Pew
American Steam tanker
Photo courtesy of Sun Refining & Marketing Co
Name J.N. Pew
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage 9,033 tons
Completed 1921 - Sun Shipbuilding Co, Chester PA
Owner Sun Oil Company, Philadelphia PA
Homeport Philadelphia
Date of attack 22 Feb 1942 Nationality: American
Fate Sunk by U-502 (Jürgen von Rosenstiel)
Position 12° 40'N, 74° 00'W - Grid EC 8279
Complement 36 (33 dead and 3 survivors).
Route Aruba (20 Feb) - Panama Canal
Cargo 104.270 barrels of fuel oil
History Completed in July 1921
Notes on event
At 01.59 hours on 22 Feb 1942 the unescorted and unarmed J.N. Pew (Master Thomas Edelen Bush) was hit by one of two torpedoes fired by U-502 about 225 miles west of Aruba, while steaming completely blacked out on a zigzagging course at 11 knots. The torpedo struck on the port side between the main mast and the midships pump room. The explosion sprayed oil over the entire length and set the midships house afire. The burning tanker was sunk by four coups de grâce fired at 02.35, 02.42, 02.54 and 03.04 hours.
The eight officers and 28 crewmen tried to abandon ship in the rough seas, but two of the four lifeboats and two floats were destroyed by the fire. One lifeboat cleared the ship with only two men in it and reached shore about 35 miles east of Riohacha, Colombia on 25 February. Friendly Indians helped them reach Riohacha, from where they were taken to Barranquilla, Colombia. A second boat swamped when it hit the water and ten survivors managed to right the boat the next morning, but had to set sail without water, food and survival equipment. On 14 March, only one man was alive when the boat was found by a patrol aircraft off Cristobal, which directed the Panamanian motor merchant Annetta I to it. He was taken to the Coco Naval Base, where he was hospitalized for several weeks before he was able to be sent home. None of the officers survived the sinking.
On board We have details of 36 people who were on board.
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