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A Digital Approach to Mental Health
Fighting Depression with Avatars and Apps
by Wendy Kagan
In the Bay Area, men and women in their golden years are logging onto iPads to fight invading aliens and explore new worlds via rocket ship. These senior citizens are not your usual gamers; they're booting up and taking on avatars in the name of science. As participants in the clinical study "Games to Overcome Late-Life Depression (GOLD)," they're prescribed a 20-minute daily dose of a video game called Project: EVO to measure how the game might boost their mood and mental health. A small pilot study completed last year had positive results, with nearly 100-percent adherence among participants. That's better than drugs: Adherence rates for antidepressant medications hover around 50 percent. Whether it's the nagging blues or a life-altering condition, depression affects about 2 million of the 34 million Americans aged 65 and older, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
Project: EVO is part of a growing cadre of brain games designed to improve cognitive function in older adults. "By improving their cognitive abilities, might we also improve their depressive symptoms?" asks researcher Joaquin Anguera, assistant professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at UC San Francisco, who is coleading the GOLD studies along with Patricia Areán, a psychologist at the University of Washington. "We thought that by improving one area, we might be able to help the other. We found [in the pilot study] that their mood got better." The researchers are motivated to seek out alternative treatments to depression besides pharmaceuticals. "We're looking at video game treatment through a behavioral mechanism that doesn't involve medications," says Anguera. It's also not a far-off assumption to say that some people would rather play a video game than parse through their feelings in talk therapy.
Video game "treatment" sounds odd to most ears, and it certainly raises some eyebrows. Gaming gets a bad rap, labeled a waste of time, or worse, as a means of propagating violence. Project: EVO, developed by biotech company Akili Interactive Labs and based on neuroscience research by Anguera, doesn't intend to fall into the either category. The game teaches you to respond to certain stimuli and to ignore distracting information; the hope is that this can translate into helping people ignore or turn off negative emotional cues in real life. (In psychology speak, this is called "far transfer": the idea that a game can help the brain improve at an unrelated task for a therapeutic benefit.) If it's a leap of faith to believe this, the science will speak for itself; if the current, larger study into Project: EVO demonstrates positive results and no objectionable side effects, Akili will receive FDA approval to market the brain game as a treatment for depression, and it will become available for doctors to prescribe, just like a drug.
"No matter how well it works, we don't think this is the solution," says Anguera. "It's another solution—for example, for people who live in remote areas or who may not have access to cutting-edge care. Until it's fully evaluated, no one should assume it's the right solution for them." Meanwhile, he and Areán have been surprised by some feedback from gamers, many of whom reported that they engaged in less negative self-talk during the pilot study. The senior citizens also just plain liked the game, as if it were a pill encased in a more palatable candy coating. Says Anguera, "They didn't want to give back the iPads because they were enjoying it so much."
The Superhero Approach to Tackling Mood Disorders
Novel methodologies like video game therapy and smartphone apps are bringing mental health interventions and treatments into the Digital Age, propelled by the hope that they can reach more people across the age spectrum. Of course, not everyone is convinced that such unusual modalities can work, and some psychologists have questioned the evidence behind brain games. Other voices say that some form of play is essential for the wellbeing of humans of all ages—including Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play and author of Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Avery, 2006).
Game developers like Jane McGonigal share Brown's conviction. McGonigal created the app SuperBetter to help herself recover from a deep depression and suicidal thoughts after sustaining a serious concussion. Limited in what she could do as she waited for her brain to heal, she conceived a game out of the daily self-care and baby-step progress required to surmount her medical and emotional challenges. SuperBetter unfolded into a series of Quests (daily missions) and Power Ups (small, feel-good activities) to help people overcome obstacles, all with the aim of scoring Epic Wins (larger, end-in-sight goals and achievements). Players are asked to create a secret identity (your Avatar) to help you feel strong, and there is an emphasis on social bonds (your Allies) to cheer you along on your mission and keep you accountable. The app is free, and the idea is to become the superhero of your own life as you quest toward super-betterness.
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Graduate Geographers and Planners of University of Toronto in Solidarity with Canada's Hunger Striking Immigrant Detainees
August 9, 2016 prisonersolidarity Hunger strike
Click here to read the full statement.
#Migrant Strike Week 2 – Detainees running out of time, CBSA trying to break the strike
July 25, 2016 July 25, 2016 prisonersolidarity Hunger strike
Today, immigration detainees in two prisons in Ontario are beginning the third week of their hunger strike. The last few days have been extremely hard on hunger-striking detainees, please read below to see why.
As Dr Michelle Fraser recently explained,
"By now their bodies have switched to emergency energy sources causing a buildup of metabolic byproducts that makes them feel unwell. They are experiencing lightheadedness, heart palpitations, and feelings of weakness. They feel chilled, they have headaches, and they feel generally unwell. Their mood and mental functioning are affected leading to irritability, apathy, and mental lethargy."
This is a crisis and we need your support to make sure that Minister Goodale does the right thing and meet with the detainees before a tragedy occurs.
CALL / EMAIL / TWEET at MINISTER RALPH GOODALE
Ask him to meet the detainees.
613-947-1153 / @RalphGoodale / ralph.goodale@parl.gc.ca
SIGN THIS PETITION: https://www.change.org/p/no-more-deaths-no-more-detentions
If you are will an organization, please write a letter to Minister Goodale asking him to meet with detainees. Email the letter to migrantstrike@gmail.com
Here's a recap of what's happened in Week 2. For Week 1 recap, click here.
On July 18, organizers in Peterborough visited MP Maryam Monsef's office demanding she support immigration detainees. See pictures here. Activists also did a solidarity banner drop in Vancouver. On that same day we heard reports that guards were placing food plates inside the cells so that hunger striking detainees had to stare at their food, rather than not serving those who were refusing.
On July 19, protesters were outside a secretive immigration consultation with Minister McCallum in attendance in Toronto, while indigenous activists and allies confronted Minister Ralph Goodale in Regina demanding that he meet with immigration detainees. See pictures here. Instead of agreeing to meet, Minister Goodale published a blog in Huffington Post.
The same day we released a statement in response to SIU's brutal and dehumanizing press release about Abdurahman's death. It's the most read post on our site, read it here.
On July 20th, we responded to Minister Goodale's blog with our own, insisting he must act before more people suffer or die. Read it here.
On July 21st, activists in Ottawa protested outside the Ministry of Public Safety's offices demanding that Goodale meet with immigration detainees. See photos and report-back here.
In Toronto, doctors, lawyers and immigration detainees did a press conference calling on Ontario to step in and urge the Federal government to meet with detainees.
We also shared a story of Black youth and allies visiting detainees in Lindsay.
July 22 – 24, On Friday, End Immigration Detention Peterborough released an open letter to MP Maryam Monsef, read it here.
Disturbingly, we are seeing the prison authorities, likely under CBSA instructions, doing everything in their power to break the strike. One of the key strike organizers is being deported today, Monday July 25th after 26 months in prison. Others are being threatened with transfers, and some long-term detainees are being promised release but no real steps have been taken.
Detainees are also not being allowed out of their cells most of the time, and this lockdown is making it difficult for detainees to organize and communicate with each other and those on the outside. As some detainees get sick, or are under enormous pressure, they are choosing to start eating. We honor their courage for continuing for so long. Others are continuing to refuse food. We will support them, no matter what they decide.
Please take action today by calling, emailing and tweeting, see above for contact info.
SOLIDARITY STATEMENTS FOR MIGRANT STRIKE
Ontario Coalition of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice
SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE
Huffington Post: Minister Goodale: Immigration Detainees are running out of time.
CBC: Immigration detainees now on Day 14 of hunger strike in Ontario
Regina Post: Protestors follow Goodale to University of Regina
Toronto Star: Province must stop housing federal immigration detainees: Cole
CBC Ontario Today: Do immigration detainees belong behind bars?
Peterborough Examiner: Coroner's inquest called into immigration detainee Abdurahman Hassan's death at Peterborough Regional Health Centre
ForgettheBox: 50 CBSA Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Ontario
CBC: Immigration detainees on hunger strike demand meeting with Goodale
Canadian Press (widely syndicated): Immigration detainees on hunger strike; want meeting with public safety minister
VICE: Immigration Detainees Go on Hunger Strike to Highlight Canada's Disturbing Detention Policy
Globe & Mail Op-ed: Don't detain, just let immigrants be in or out
teleSUR: Canada: 60 Migrants Detained Indefinitely Launch Hunger Strike
Rabble: Immigration detainees on hunger strike demand meeting public safety minister
CTV: Protesters gather outside Ralph Goodale's office
Regina Leader-Post: Protesters unite to call on federal government to take action on issues
SIU releases graphic and dehumanizing report of Abdurahman's last breath
July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 prisonersolidarity Hunger strike, Justice for Abdi
Trigger warning for descriptions of police and medical abuse.
At 6:20pm, last Friday evening, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released its decision to not charge police officers for restraining Abdurahman Ibrahim Hassan as he died on June 11, 2015. The decision was issued in the form of a press release, and the details were not shared with the family prior to it being sent to the media.
The press release is brutal, dehumanizing and graphic, and we have struggled with how to share it with you.
Since we've read the press release, many of us have cried for hours. Those of us that have suffered directly or seen our loved ones experience imprisonment, denial of immigration status, medical pathologization, and disturbing abuse for mental health illnesses are devastated and filled with rage. We have found solace in all the healthy and unhealthy ways we know how to cope. For us, and possibly for you, this press release is beyond triggering.
The SIU press release – which doesn't even name him – describes Abdurahman's death throes in dispassionate detail: armed police officers using a rolled towel to hold down his face until he dies. This press release paints a picture of Abdurahman that must be fought and negated.
Abdurahman was a joyous man. He loved his nieces and nephews and wrote them long letters promising to take them to amusement parks when he was finally released. He was funny and joked with fellow prisoners, nurses, even the corrections staff.
He had a limp – a result some say of being beaten in prison. He had diabetes, and sleep apnea, and a number of psychological ailments for which he took medication. All this, at a young age of 39. A result of a difficult life, yet he spread happiness everywhere he went.
He came to Canada as a refugee in the 1993 from war-torn Somalia. He was a teenager. While his siblings and mother were granted permanent residency status, his permanent residency was delayed and then denied because of petty crimes. The instability of living without status worsened his psychological health. In 2012, he was separated from his sister, nieces and nephews and jailed in a maximum security prison, Central East Correctional Centre (CECC), on behalf of Canada Border Services Agency. At monthly hearings, government lawyers argued that he would be deported soon, but deportations to Somalia are almost impossible so he remained indefinitely imprisoned for over three years until his untimely death.
The press release details how Abdurahman was sedated after being pinned down by police officers once already. Nurses and police officers re-entered the room to clean it, and when he woke up, they held him down until he died. The release outlines a few very specific actions by Abdurrahman, that are intended to dehumanize him. In it, the SIU insists that medical asphyxiation was not deemed a cause of death so the officers cannot be held liable. To date, more than a year later, no cause of death has been issued at all.
There are many questions, from the particular to the general. Why was Abdurahman held down with a towel wrapped around his face? Why did police officers hold him down without being instructed to do? What is the cause of death? What happened in the day leading up to his death – what care was provided? How was he treated in immigration detention? Did he get the supports he needed? Why was he in a maximum security prison for three years without trial or charges? Why can Somalia not issue travel documents and knowing that it can't why does Canada indefinitely detain migrants where no deportation is possible? Why was Abdurahman's refugee status revoked? Why was Abdurahman jailed and not given support when he first arrived in Canada? Why did his family flee Somalia?
We know some of the answers for they lie in the interlocking systems of imperialism, capitalism, racism particularly anti-Black racism, ableism, the prison industrial system and lack of support for people with mental health illness. The system did not fail Abdurahman, it worked exactly as intended.
The press release outlines the minutes before his death as utterly rational. The nurses and police officers were simply trying to clean, we are told. His life, his body deemed filth, had to be quickly sanitized. At issue, we are told, was his resistance, not all of the ways in which he was denigrated till he arrived in that bed. Everything seems routine and by the book.
The SIU an unaccountable and opaque system unlike few others has cleared police officers of any wrongdoing. A Coroner's inquest will take place in two years but that will make no finding of guilt and its recommendations do not need to be implemented. The CBSA, as always, has nothing to say. This is how they want Abdi's story to end, without anyone being held accountable. This we refuse. We indict all the systems that colluded in his death and we commit yet again to fighting them. Today, about 50 men are on hunger strike. Each of them fears dying like Abdurahman. This, we cannot allow.
In hospitals, corners are disliked, they are seen as places for germs to aggregate–hard to sanitize. In prisons, human beings are isolated into individual cages, sometimes in segregation, because our oppressors know the power of aggregated human bodies. Let us be the germs in every crack. Let us aggregate. Let us build movements stronger than their prison walls.
Today we remember Abdurahman's smile, his love, his desire for life and his desire for freedom. Today we insist even more passionately, not one more. End immigration detention.
You can read the SIU report here (all of the trigger warnings), but please share this blog post and not the SIU report itself as it is traumatizing to many: http://www.siu.on.ca/en/news_template.php?nrid=2697
In grief and hope,
Members of End Immigration Detention Network
#MigrantStrike – Week 1 Reportback
July 18, 2016 July 18, 2016 prisonersolidarity Uncategorized
If you are will an organization, please write a letter to Minister Goodale asking him to meet with detainees.
Email the letter to migrantstrike@gmail.com
On July 11th, about 50 immigration detainees – mostly Black and Brown men – at Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, and the Toronto East Detention Centre in Scarborough initiated a hunger strike. They are demanding a meeting with Minister Ralph Goodale to end their indefinite detentions in maximum security prisons.
Detainees called Goodale's office, but were denied access to the Minister. His receptionist insisted that he and his staff are unable to speak to members of the public, and refused to provide further assistance in facilitating a meeting between Goodale and the striking detainees. While Minister Goodale's office was brushing detainees offices, his office issued a media statement insisting that their approach to immigration detention was "world-class, including methods of enforcement, with effective transparency and accountability". The Minister also insisted that immigration detention was a 'last resort, after all other alternatives are explored'.
>>> Hear immigration detainee Toby Clark explain why they started the Hunger Strike.
On July 12th, hundreds of us called and tweeted Minister Goodale and we released a statement exposing Goodale's lies while more people joined the hunger strike. We asked, at least three people have died in immigration detention since the Liberals took power, the Minister wants to believe that there was no other option but to let them die? How is not talking to the people directly affected transparent and accountable?
>>> Read our update here.
On July 13th, immigration detainees were locked up for 22 hours, from 6pm the night before in an obvious attempt to break morale and silence detainees. Despite this our spokespeople did 15 CBC interviews across the country and media reports continue to appear. Phone calls continue to flood Minister Goodale's offices.
>>>> Hear immigration detainee Patrick explain the experience of the lock-down and how migrants continue to strike.
On July 14th, Colonialism No More – Solidarity Camp Regina, 88 day strong and ongoing encampment at Indigenous and North Affairs Canada (INAC) offices in Saskatchewan offered support for #MigrantStrike by organizing a picket at Minister Ralph Goodale's office. We are greatly moved by this show of solidarity and uniting of struggles. See a picture here. On the same day, 65 health professionals wrote a letter to Minister Goodale urging him to meet immigration detainees.
>>>> See a self-portrait and poem by R.R who is on immigration detention where he explains his feeling of loss and stuck in limbo.
On July 15th, we learned that the Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU), after a year of investigations, decided not to charge police officers in Abdurahman Ibrahim Hassan's death. The same day the Coroner's office announced a Coroner's Inquest into his death.
It came as no surprise to any of us that the SIU found police not-guilty in the case of another Black Somali refugee's death. The SIU consists of former cops investigating current cops and letting them free time and again for murder. At the same time we insisted that if Abdurrahman was not in detention, he would be alive.
>>>> While we are still figuring out how to share the very painful SIU press release with you, we spend Friday remembering the 15 people who have died in detention, 3 in just the last five months. See their names here.
On July 16 and 17, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff have been meeting with detainees, offering to separate and expedite some files for release. Detainees are refusing this divide and rule strategy. CBSA has said that changes are coming in the Fall and detainees are demanding changes in writing from Minister Goodale.
CBSA staff has also tried to separate some strike organizer and try to transfer them to other prisons, but thus far all of them have refused.
>>>> #MigrantStrike continues. Here is some selected mainstream media coverage on the strike.
Toronto Star: Police cleared in immigration detainee's death
#MigrantStrike: Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike
July 17, 2016 September 15, 2016 prisonersolidarity Hunger strike
Almost 60 Black and Brown immigrants in two maximum security prisons in Ontario began refusing food on the morning of Monday, July 11th.
Their demands are simple: they don't want to be jailed indefinitely, without charges or trial, in maximum security
prisons.
For media inquiries, please click here.
The men are taking a courageous stance, refusing to allow their humanity to be stripped away behind bars. They are calling on all of us to support them. Here's what you can do:
If you haven't yet, sign their petition!
Take a moment to call, tweet and email Minister Ralph Goodale and ask him to meet with the hunger strikers – 613-947-1153 / @RalphGoodale / ralph.goodale@parl.gc.ca
Share this image on facebook and twitter and get your friends to make the call too.
Learn about the issues, read these frequently asked questions
Scroll below on this page to read about upcoming events and action, listen to detainee recordings and messages and other information you may need.
Toronto: Emergency Action with Hunger Striking Migrants
July 16, 2016 July 18, 2016 prisonersolidarity Events, Hunger strike
Around 50 immigration detainees have been hunger striking since July 11th to call for an end to their maximum security indefinite immigration detention. They have requested a meeting with Minister Ralph Goodale who has ignored them. 15 people have died in immigration detention, 3 in just the last five months under the current Liberal government. On Tuesday, July 19, Immigration Minister John McCallum is holding a secretive invitation only 'consultation' on immigration at 25 St Clair East. Join us at 9am as we bring the voices and names of those who have died, and those that are imprisoned without trial or charges to Minister McCallum. Join us to insist that the federal government cannot simply look away as dozens of Black and Brown migrants starve themselves just to be heard.
BACKGROUND ON #MIGRANTSTRIKE: https://endimmigrationdetention.com/category/july-2016-strike/
Peterborough: Migrant Strike Rally In solidarity with hunger-striking detainees!
This Monday July 18 at noon in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong, SKIP LUNCH AND RALLY INSTEAD in solidarity with HUNGER-STRIKING immigration detainees jailed in nearby Lindsay, Ontario.
Since Monday, July 11th, over 50 Black and Brown men jailed in immigration detention without trial or charge in maximum security prisons in Ontario have been refusing food.
They are demanding a meeting with Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale. The detainees seek an end to indefinite detention in Canada and in the meantime want to be heard when speaking out against worsening current prison conditions.
Ralph Goodale's office has repeated one strong message: That they will not talk with the public. Let's demand that our Member of Parliament communicate her constituents' concerns, and insist that Ralph Goodale meet with the detainees!
WHERE: Office of Peterborough Member of Parliament Maryam Monsef, 417 Bethune Street, Peterborough/Nogojiwanong
WHEN: Monday, July 18th, 12 pm to 1 pm
WHAT: A rally to:
* Celebrate the strength and resilience of immigration detainees who been hunger striking for 7 days
* Support the detainees in their demands: specifically, a meeting with federal Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale
* Ask that our MP Maryam Monsef take action to insist on behalf of her constituents to ensure that either Minister Goodale or some other body of the government of Canada respond in an immediate, public and transparent way to the claims and demands of the striking detainees
WHO: You- your family, your friends, their friends, those who believe we need to insist our representatives bring the concerns of their constituents forward, others committed to confronting injustice, racism and border imperialism… ALL WELCOME AND INVITED
HOW: Bring your voices, signs, cameras and love. Can't join us? Skip lunch in solidarity with the hunger striking detainees. Tell your networks why you're skipping lunch on social media using the hashtag#MigrantStrike2016.
Also, CALL / EMAIL / TWEET at MINISTER RALPH GOODALE. Ask him to meet the detainees.

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"Buyers will be taking pieces from designers to put into high street stores so they need a respect and understanding of the design process. That's what I'm here to give" – Jaimie Caron, Advance Design Skills Tutor, Fashion Department, Portobello Institute.
Fashion and design have been a part of Jaimie Carron's life from a very early age.
"Well, I ran a fashion business from 5th class," says Jaimie, who is an Advanced Design Skills tutor at Portobello Institute.
That early business involved Jaimie designing and producing jewellery for classmates and beyond and it picked up substantial notoriety.
"It grew throughout the time I was in college. I got to collaborate with Swarovski. I won the Junior Enterprise competition for Ireland. I did Dragon's Den."
While it was jewellery design that first piqued her interest she has since moved away from the area.
"Absolutely loved jewellery design. Had planned to go into that and then pivoted to fashion design, manufacturing and textile development".
Jaimie has a degree in Fashion Design and Textile Development from the Limerick School of Art and Design, a constituent school of Limerick Institute of Technology.
She has completed an internship with Alanagh Clegg and her company, Four Threads, a fashion business that puts sustainability at the forefront of their work.
Sustainable and ethical fashion is a big priority for Jaimie, who lists one of her main influences as Iris van Herpen. She also lists the likes of Chanel and Dior "but Iris van Herpen would be the main one. She works with 3D printing and it's zero waste, all sustainable".
Domestically, Jaimie mentions the likes of Aoife McNamara, Colin Horgan and Alanagh Clegg as some of the leading figures, for her, in the Irish fashion design industry. When asked if she has aspirations of joining them in the future, Jaimie says:
"Absolutely. I've always wanted to head in that direction eventually. But for the minute I want to get my Master's degree and I can do that alongside this (tutoring at Portobello) which is perfect."
As mentioned, Jaimie joins Portobello Institute as an Advanced Design Skills tutor.
"Basically, what I'll be doing is teaching from start to finish what the process is for manufacturing a garment. So, this would be for fashion and merchandising. Buyers will be taking pieces from designers to put into high street stores, so they need respect and understanding of the design process. That's what I'm here to give".
The fashion department at Portobello Institute is growing and this is a key factor for Jaimie.
"Getting in at the minute it's the excitement of watching the place grow and seeing what will come of everything and everyone."
Past testimonials of students were another enticing aspect of the role.
"Seeing stories from the graduates of the fashion programme, it seemed like a very innovative way of teaching this course, which I haven't seen before. All of that really just drew me in."
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Loop a question after a numeric value
Is there any way I can loop some questions based on a previous numeric response in ssi-web-7?
C17a - How many dogs do you have?
CF1. What is the gender for first dog?
CF1. What is the gender for second dog?
.. etc
ssi-web-7
numeric-question
asked Dec 2, 2022 by Liviu
Later versions of the platform have a built-in feature for looping questions, but it doesn't seem to be as straightforward with v7. Would one alternative be to create several questions, one for each dog, then use skips so respondents only see the number of questions they are meant to? I think the skip logics would just be "C17a < 1", "C17a < 2", etc.
commented Dec 2, 2022 by Zachary Platinum (214,575 points)
commented Dec 5, 2022 by Liviu
Can you tell me from which version is looping feature included?
Looks like it was added first in v8. Though if you're considering an upgrade, I would recommend v9, the latest version. It's got all the newest features + many of the custom solutions you'll find on this forum are a lot easier to get working with it.


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The Writer's Guild of Great Britain is the trade union for writers of all crafts working in the UK. Jamie was recently appointed Co Chair of the Guild's London & SE regional committee alongside talented theatre writer and director, Poppy Corbett. Together they work to plan events and create opportunities, whilst acting as a voice for London & SE writers on the Guild's Executive Council. You can be part of the writers' trade union by joining the Guild here.
"I joined the Writers' Guild because as a lone writer trying to navigate the treacherous path to forge a sustainable writing career, it is vital to have the backing of larger organisations. The Guild is my trade union, they are the experts I turn to for industry advice, and all writers – members or not – benefit from the work they do in making sure writers are paid correctly and treated fairly. Through their events and training the Guild also enables writers to connect with fellow professionals, facilitating the building of a strong contact network. They work incredibly hard to support writers at every stage of their career.
"I feel the more you put into something the more you get out, and I've always approached the Guild with this in mind. I began by volunteering on the East Midlands Committee in 2010, and then upon moving to London in 2013 I joined the London & South East Committee. The contacts I have made through being an active Guild member have been instrumental in my professional development, and having the power of my trade union behind me provides a weight of validation, causing grant-giving organisations and industry gatekeepers to take notice of my projects and ambitions.
"I am proud to have reached the stage in my career where I can offer something substantial back to the Guild. They've been at my side from the very beginning and now, together with my talented Co-Chair Poppy Corbett, I want to continue the brilliant work of my predecessor, Piers Beckley, by increasing the Guild's capacity in the London & South East region and being a direct link between London & South East writers and the Executive Council of our trade union."
If you are a Guild member and are interested in having a seat on the regional committee to support Jamie and Poppy, do get in touch.


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In 2009, Simon Blais joined the Pyrotech BEI multidisciplinary team as a forensic engineer specializing in the causes and extent of damage affecting buildings and structures of all kinds.
In 2000, he obtained a Civil Engineering degree from Université Laval in Quebec. The following year, he obtained a comprehensive study diploma in Materials and Structures (DEA-MAISE) from École normale supérieure de Cachan in France. In 2010, he also completed a Master's degree in Repair of Concrete Structures at Université Laval.
At Pyrotech BEI, Simon investigates fire sites and prepares expert reports, provides training and writes technical articles for insurance adjusters. Simon is recognized as an expert witness in Court and has over 15 years of experience as an engineer. He has participated in many advanced training seminars. He has conducted over 450 investigations. He is director of the civil division since May 2016.
Previously, Simon worked in construction quality control and in the auscultation of structures showing deficiencies. He was a teacher at Cégep de Limoilou in the Technology Program of Civil Engineering, giving courses on concrete, asphalt, geotechnics and the design of steel structures.
In his spare time, Simon enjoys mountain hiking and running. In addition, he takes on various renovation and house transformation projects.
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Williams keeps W Series champion Chadwick in driver academy
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W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will remain a part of Williams' Formula One driver academy in 2020.
Chadwick, 21, won the inaugural series of the all-female championship in 2019 several months after being added to the Williams programme. The championship earned Chadwick $500,000, although she is yet to confirm her racing plans for this year.
Williams says Chadwick will increase her simulator programme work and "continue to be fully immersed within the team both at trackside and in the factory at Grove". As she did in 2019, she will attend several grand prix weekends through the year, albeit in a non-racing capacity. Chadwick will need to compete in other series to earn the superlicence points required to drive a Formula One car.
Speaking to Reuters in November last year, Chadwick said she is happy to bide her time and wait for an opportunity to race in F1.
"To be completely honest, [F1 feels] further away," she said. "Not in a bad way, in a really refreshing way -- I feel I know what I need to now learn in the next few years. I'm not going to rush that. I'm not going to try and cheat it.
"I need the time to develop and if I get to Formula One I want to be the best possible driver to make the mark I need to make."
Williams will contest the 2020 campaign with George Russell, who continues with the team after his rookie season, and Formula 2 runner-up Nicholas Latifi, who replaces Robert Kubica.


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Posted By: Darcy Maulsby, 10 Jan 3:55 pm Category: Agriculture, Dallas County, Farm, Food, Food history, Iowa history, Small town
With more than 50 years of experience leading the century-old Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club in Dallas County, Iowa, Lorna Grow knows what it takes to help kids succeed. It doesn't mean giving everyone a participation ribbon.
Lorna Grow has led the Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club near Dallas Center, Iowa, since 1966.
"You gain confidence when you achieve," said Grow, 84, a retired teacher who has guided Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-Hers since 1966 when her oldest daughter, Glenace, joined the club. "I expect high-quality work from my 4-H kids, and I coach them to help them learn."
With her high-energy style, quick smile and lively personality, Grow is a hands-on instructor, whether she's helping the kids refinish furniture, re-cane vintage chairs, bake a pie from scratch, sew on a button, hem pants, sew flannel-lined, zippered gun cases or complete basic home repairs like fixing a hole in the wall. While she coordinates 30- to 45-minute educational workshops that are held during the club's meetings on the first Monday evening of the month, Grow doesn't stop there.
"Because I'm retired, I can devote additional time for extra activities," said Grow, a great-grandmother who marches in local parades with her 4-Hers, helps her club sponsor a county-wide cooking challenge for 4-Hers and their friends, inspires 4-Hers in design-a-room competitions, works with them throughout the Dallas County Fair and supports them at the Iowa State Fair.
Whenever there's a local 4-H activity going on, Grow is there, said Aleta Cochran, county youth coordinator for Dallas County Extension. "The kids love Lorna. She always supports the kids, listens to them, encourages them and helps them grow."
Refinishing furniture and chair caning offer Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club members like Isabel Simpson the chance to learn skills they may not learn anywhere else.
A century of believing, a future of achieving
Grow has been involved with 4-H since 1943, when she joined the Union Lassies 4-H Club in Indianola. The all-girls club followed the traditional three-year program rotation of food, clothing and home improvement.
The club that Grow would become most affiliated with, however, is the Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club in Dallas County. This group dates back to 1917, when a 4-H club led by Mrs. A.J. (Mary) Hayes was founded at Sugar Grove No. 9, a one-room country school near Dallas Center. This 4-H sewing club had 10 members, met weekly and wore blue uniforms with white caps. The entire club traveled to the Iowa State Fair by car (quite an outing in those days) and marched in the state fair parade behind the 168th Infantry.
The club evolved in 1922 into the Oblegro (Observe, Learn, Grow) Club. After an A.B.C. Club was organized in 1929, the two clubs joined and eventually became the Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club, named after the local township. From 1918 through about 1965, the Dallas County Farm Bureau sponsored local 4-H clubs, which were separated into girls' clubs and boys' clubs.
"We are the oldest documented 4-H club in Dallas County," said Grow, who added that 4-H clubs began to integrate in the 1990s. "I think the club's founders would be surprised their group is still going all these years later when so many other 4-H clubs have died out."
Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club members, 1966-67
Today, the Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club includes 42 boys and girls in grades 4 through 12 from Dallas Center, Adel, Van Meter, DeSoto, Perry, Grimes, Johnston and Urbandale. While it can be challenging for kids to find time for 4-H, due to busy schedules packed with sports, dance lessons and more, Grow refuses to schedule meetings on Sundays. "That's family time," she said.
Families are the key to success with any 4-H activity, she added. "I have wonderful 4-H kids because I have wonderful parents who care about their kids."
Learning skills for life
These parents value the life lessons that 4-H teaches, including decision-making skills, goal setting, leadership and teamwork. To enhance the learning, Grow assigns older 4-Hers to help mentor younger club members.
Members of the Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club, along with club leader Lorna Grow, represented 4-H in this 2015 parade.
The Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H members have also gained a new appreciation for history by helping plan the club's 100-year-anniversary celebration, which was held Sept. 24, 2016, at the iconic Lake Robbins Ballroom near Woodward.
During the program, club members performed some of the songs that earlier generations of 4-Hers enjoyed from the 4-H Song Book. "The emphasis on music back then reflected people's desire to get more culture into the rural areas," said Grow, who added that the Adel Live Wires 4-H Club had an orchestra at one time.
Club members also researched local 4-H club record books dating back to the 1930s, when club projects included altering dress patterns and answering roll-call questions like "my favorite radio program." Club members also scanned photos of previous generations of 4-Hers, including a group of girls showing off their baked goods for the 1934 Achievement Day. "Back then, you had to go through Achievement Day to have your project qualify for the Dallas County Fair," Grow said.
While those early 4-H members used to meet in club members' homes, today's Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H members meet in the basement of the Dallas Center Church of the Brethren. They also gather once a year at the Dallas Center-Grimes school to cook a meal and host an appreciation dinner for parents and guests. "We've served everything from Mexican to Chinese and prepare a four-course meal, including appetizers," Grow said.
The learning opportunities that Grow offers 4-Hers are exceptional, emphasized Cochran with Dallas County Extension. "Lorna has done so much for 4-H. A volunteer like her is priceless."
Grow said she'll continue to serve as a club leader until she's no longer effective. "Why do I keep doing this? Because I'm having fun. I love watching these kids grow and develop skills that will benefit them throughout their life."
Members of the Sugar Grove Sunshine 4-H Club, like Jacob Storey, enjoy hands-on learning for pie baking and other skills.


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package org.springframework.cloud.dataflow.yarn.container;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
import org.springframework.cloud.stream.module.launcher.ModuleLaunchRequest;
import org.springframework.cloud.stream.module.launcher.ModuleLauncher;
import org.springframework.cloud.stream.module.launcher.ModuleLauncherConfiguration;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SettableListenableFuture;
import org.springframework.yarn.annotation.OnContainerStart;
import org.springframework.yarn.annotation.YarnComponent;
import org.springframework.yarn.annotation.YarnParameter;
import org.springframework.yarn.annotation.YarnParameters;
import org.springframework.yarn.container.YarnContainerSupport;

/**
 * Yarn application bootstrapping container and running modules.
 *
 * @author Janne Valkealahti
 *
 */
@SpringBootApplication
@Import(ModuleLauncherConfiguration.class)
@YarnComponent
public class ContainerApplication extends YarnContainerSupport {

	private final static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ContainerApplication.class);

	@Autowired
	private ModuleLauncher moduleLauncher;

	@OnContainerStart
	public Future<Boolean> runModule(@YarnParameters Properties properties, @YarnParameter("containerModules") String module) {
		log.info("runModule module=" + module);
		log.info("runModule properties=" + properties);
		log.info("moduleLauncher=" + moduleLauncher);

		Map<String, String> args = new HashMap<String, String>();

		for (Entry<Object, Object> entry : properties.entrySet()) {
			String key = entry.getKey().toString();
			String value = entry.getValue().toString();
			if (!key.startsWith("containerModules")) {
				args.put(key, value);
			}
		}

		log.info("Passing args to moduleLauncher: " + args);

		// we should somehow get status back from module
		// launcher when it fails or finishes to set future
		// indicating we're done. Naturally exception will
		// terminate execution chain and container will exit.
		SettableListenableFuture<Boolean> status = new SettableListenableFuture<Boolean>();
		moduleLauncher.launch(Arrays.asList(new ModuleLaunchRequest(module, args)));
		return status;
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(ContainerApplication.class, args);
	}

}

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We celebrated our choir's fifth birthday on the 12th March by visiting the One Sixty Restaurant. The restaurant has recently been refurbished and is under new management. The food was delicious and the service excellent. We thought the main meals were delicious and many of us said we couldn't eat a dessert … until they came! We did of course sing for our supper too.


Palm Jumeirah is popularly acknowledged as the smallest archipelago of the artificially created Palm Island. Palm Jumeirah, along with the other two islands - Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, has been a major tourist attraction since its inauguration in the year 2009. The Palm Island comprising the three archipelagos is known to harbour around 2000 villas and 40 luxurious hotels and numerous spa resorts. Apart from the 500,000 people residing there, the place is also visited by thousands of tourists every year. Hence, it is efficiently connected to the main- land via a number of communication options.
The complete stretch of the Palm Island is connected by the Palm Jumeirah Monorail which forms the backbone of major economic transportation services. Also, it is known to be the first successfully running monorail in the United Arab Emirates. To reach there, tourists can easily avail any one of the following options from Dubai Airport : By Taxi A taxi ride from the Dubai Airport on how to reach Palm Jumeirah is preferred by tourists the most! The journey from the airport takes an average time of 24 minutes and charges a fare of around AED 100-150 or $35-$45. By Metro Tourists also prefer availing the metro facility by getting a Silver NoI Card which costs around $1-$2 from the Dubai Airport Terminal to the Palm Jumeirah. One Silver NoI card allows only a single individual and children if present.By Line9 Sky Bus Tourists need not worry about a budget trip to the Palm Jumeirah since the journey of an hour and thirty- minutes by Line 9 Sky Bus costs a minimum of $5. By Driving The best option on how to reach Palm Jumerirah is driving by oneself which incurs only the fuel cost of $2-$3. The average time of journey takes the same time as a taxi or an Uber. However, this option can be chosen only be the local residents of Dubai or the people who stay near Dubai. By Uber Booking an Uber from the Dubai Airport is preferred by many tourists nowadays. The hassle free journey of approximately 24-30 minutes is accomplished for an average fare of $23- $30.
How big is the Palm Jumeirah?
The Palm Jumeirah is 200 metres (650 feet) wide and 17 kilometer long. In total, the area is 1380 acres as per the creation of new land. Over all, the Palm Jumeirah expands to an area of 560 hectares.
Where can I stay at Palm Jumeirah?
There are several luxury resorts and hotel chains available on the island.
How do I reach Palm Jumeirah from the airport?
Limousine and taxi services are available to reach hotels or villas on the island from the airport. Most hotels provide pick-up and drop services for guests.
How far is Palm Jumeirah from the airport?
The man-made island is located within 30 minutes' drive from Dubai International Airport.


Oppo, my car is making noise.
The other day the Solara stared making an odd swishing/sucking noise, which seems to be emanating from the air filter and intake region. The belts are on the opposite side of the engine, I doubt its one of them. Also it cannot be replicated stopped. Only makes noise under load. There aren't an engine codes at all. I'd appreciate a quick look at the vid and get your opinion on the matter, thanks.


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Visit Rayleigh Essex and the surrounding villages and stay in b and b, hotel or self-catering accommodation provided by BedPosts members.
Rayleigh, Essex, with a population of 30,000, is situated between Southend-on-Sea and Chelmsford.
Holy Trinity Church dates back to the 15th century.
The town has seen considerable expansion during the last quarter century.
Visit The Dutch Cottage, UK's tiniest and most ancient council house on a Wednesday.
View the 19th century brick built windmill.
Visit National Trust's Rayleigh Mount, a motte-and-bailey castle.
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Review: Season 3 of 'You' stays true to its roots by portraying the ultimate twisted love story
By Deanna Cheah
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You is a psychological series starring Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg, a lover of literature and book conservation. While he appears to be the perfect man who has it all together, Joe has personal demons that he can't seem to overcome. In addition to a traumatic childhood where he witnessed his mother being in an abusive relationship, he yearned for the love and approval that she withheld from him.
Consequently, he's brought his mummy issues into adulthood and longs for a maternal figure in his love life. When Joe's eyes are set on 'The One', he becomes obsessed and completely devoted. Based on the books by Caroline Kepnes—there are currently three, with the latest published in 2021—You vividly portrays the extremes of toxic romances and how far one would actually go for the sake of "love".
Recap of You: Seasons 1 and 2
Spoilers ahead for both seasons
In Season 1, we were introduced to Joe in the New York bookshop where he works. It's easy to sympathise with this lonely man-child and empathise with his yearning for true love. Though we don't see much character development for Joe, the appearance of his first love, Candance Stone, sheds some light on who Joe really is: A maladjusted man-child who enjoys the thrill of stalking, who kills when he doesn't get his way. This is all but confirmed when he murders Guinevere Beck, his love interest who doesn't reciprocate his feelings. Joe really takes heartbreak to a chilling new level.
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In the second season of You, Joe wants to start over—he changes his name to Will Bettelheim and moves to LA. Here, he tries to be as "normal" as possible but, you guessed it, falls in love with Love (played by Victoria Pedretti). And yes, her name really is Love. They eventually get closer but Love's brother, Forty, keeps interjecting. After more digging by Joe, we find out that Love and Forty's parents are 1. wealthy and 2. not all that they seem. Through their family dynamics, we get to see how elitism among psychopaths works. It wouldn't be You without dead bodies piling up, while we also finally start seeing some character development from our lead serial killer, Joe.
You: Season 3
The third season of You quickly picks up the pace with intensely consuming episodes, so do block off your time as the compulsion to binge-watch this season is hard to suppress. Let's start by taking a quick flashback to Season 2, which ended with Joe feeling the urge to know everything about his new neighbour and ominously voicing out his ever-famous line: "You, I need You". This brought up speculations of whether Joe is actually able to be in a committed relationship, or if he's addicted to constantly needing a new obsession in his life.
Season 3 starts off with Love delivering their baby boy, which Joe is upset about as it was supposed to be a girl. His inner demons torment him because he is afraid he won't know how to raise a man. To get away from it all, Love and Joe move to Madre Linda, an upper-class suburban town that's filled with momfluencers and tech entrepreneurs. Joe, who comes from humble beginnings, hates the highly polished veneer of his new community but puts up with it for his son, even making a promise to leave his murderous past behind.
To feed his boredom, Joe tries to get closer to their neighbour Natalie (the mystery woman in the last episode of Season 2). It doesn't help that Natalie seems to be flirting with Joe, tempting him with gestures he cannot resist. She picks out books for him from the library and he goes over to her house for a glass of wine. No, nothing more happens, but he is already envisioning an imaginary life with her. When Joe comes to his senses and realises that he's falling for Natalie, he tells Love they need to curb their boredom by actually doing something.
Surprisingly, Love agrees and attempts to open a pastry shop in a town where no one likes sugar and being gluten-free is a must. Natalie, who is a realtor, helps Love pick the perfect space. But, what she doesn't know is that Love has found out about her budding relationship with Joe—and Love isn't happy.
What to expect throughout the season
Mild spoilers ahead
Expect to see and feel a plethora of emotions right from the start. By the first episode, Joe starts to work in the local library and his little thing with Natalie is dead (literally and figuratively) thanks to Love's impulsiveness. But, as they say, when one door closes another opens. Joe's new love interest—will he ever learn?—is a librarian he works with. They connect over witty banter about F. Scott Fitzgerald, while Love and Joe also start to mingle with Madre Linda's posh residents. However, we know this could never last—and there's blood, lots of it, in this season. Love's brother, Forty, also makes a cameo.
Despite being a married man and a father, Joe still clearly enjoys the chase, despite (or in spite of?) the risk of being caught by his just-as-deranged wife. People have hobbies to give them purpose in life and for Joe, that seems to be sneaking into houses and stealing the panties of women who catch his interest. You'll question his motivations and judgement, as well as Love's—but also relate to the sheer horror of finding another woman's belongings stashed away in your house. The series of unfortunate events in this season confronts the ugliness of Joe and Love's twisted relationship, as well as whether the two killers are perfect for each other.
What has always set You apart from many other crime thrillers is the disturbing premise that you never know who might be a psychopath—it could be the soft-spoken guy in the bookshop or the neighbour with a new baby. In its third season, the show continues to serve up shocking twists in mundane settings, in addition to more body counts to unpack in the fourth season that's now been confirmed by Netflix.
Watch the third season of 'You' here
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Marketing Lancashire, the county's destination management organisation, today revealed the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2016.
The event now in its 13th year and the only pan-Lancashire tourism-focused awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 10 November at Blackburn Cathedral, the Cathedral of Lancashire.
Ruth Connor, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire said "We're so pleased to be returning to Blackburn Cathedral and, from the list of finalists, it looks like it will be one of the most keenly contested for some years.
Lancashire's tourism industry continues to grow and the Lancashire Tourism Awards is a fantastic occasion to bring businesses and individuals together, to celebrate this amazing £3.7billion sector and the quality and diversity that the county has to offer its 64 million annual visitors.
Finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2016 will now be invited to an interview with the judges on Wednesday 19 or Thursday 20 October at Northcote at the Rovers, Blackburn. During this process each finalist will have the opportunity to discuss their application in more detail with the judging panels; each judging panel brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of business, hospitality and the visitor economy to the awards.
Lancashire's Tourism Superstar Award 2016 shortlist will be announced next week and the public will be invited to vote for their ultimate Lancashire winner. The winner of the Lancashire Tourism Superstar Award is the only award to be chosen for by the public.
The black tie event will begin with a drinks reception hosted by Northcote at the Rovers, followed by a Lancashire three-course menu inspired by Michelin-starred chef Nigel Haworth and Northcote Executive Head Chef Lisa Allen, delivered by caterers Café Northcote.
Due to the size of the venue we expect to be operating a waiting list and would encourage all finalists to take advantage of the finalist exclusive priority booking period.
*Winners in these award categories have an opportunity to represent Lancashire at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2016.


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Directing a grant presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. It's important to have a complete understanding of the grant proposal, the award notice and terms of the grant, as well as FSCJ policies and procedures. Many resources are available are listed below to assist the grant project director in these efforts. The Resource Development staff will further support these efforts by providing assistance in playing an integral role in the project implementation from a compliance and financial perspective.
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The Foundation Center offers some of the best general and specialized information retrieval tools on the Internet. The site contains information about foundations nationwide that are potential sources of sponsorship for projects and programs.
Grants.gov is an electronic grant search portal with more than 900 grant programs of federal grant-making agencies. Search for grant opportunities here as well as register for notification of grant opportunities.
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration funds workforce development grants.
The National Science Foundation funds grants related to science, mathematics, and engineering technology (STEM). FSCJ has been successful in grant programs such as Advanced Technological Education (ATE), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP), and Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (I-TEST).
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Confidentiality and Social Media: A Dangerous Mix
By Avrohom Gefen
Litigation often ends in settlements that are memorialized in written agreements. These settlement agreements, especially in employment-related cases, often include confidentiality provisions that prohibit the parties from disclosing the existence and terms of the settlement, except to specific people such as an accountant or attorney.
A recent Florida case is an example of why litigants should take confidentiality agreements seriously.
In that case, a school headmaster settled an age discrimination case with his former employer for $80,000. The settlement agreement had a confidentiality provision. Four days after the agreement was signed, the headmaster's daughter posted on Facebook that her father had won his age discrimination case against the school, that the settlement would fund a vacation to Europe, and that the school should "suck it."
When the school learned of the Facebook posting, it refused to pay the settlement because the settlement agreement provided that a breach of the confidentiality provision would result in the return of the settlement money paid to the headmaster. While a lower court found that the daughter's Facebook posting was not a breach, the Florida appellate court disagreed because the headmaster admitted that he told his daughter that the case had settled and that he was satisfied. His daughter then broadcasted this to her 1,200 Facebook friends.
Settling defendants should put "teeth" in confidentiality provisions, requiring the settlement to be paid back if violated;
Settling plaintiffs should strictly follow confidentiality provisions, even with close family members;
Everyone should be reminded that anything posted on social media is there for posterity for the world to see.


As individuals who are providing a professional service to the individuals who are seeking our help, we subscribe to legal, ethical, and professional principles that govern our work. A number of these are listed below.
Each person is created as a separate person with a mind and a will, and other attributes of personhood. The principles of integrity and boundaries were established by God. God intends that the distinctness and separateness of each individual is to be maintained throughout one's life. Except in the case of parents being responsible for their minor child, or situations were a person is mentally incompetent, one individual should not take control or responsibility for another person's life.
Each individual is responsible for the choices that he or she is making and is accountable for these choices.
The choice of the right counselor is an important decision, one which has a significant effect on the type and quality of counseling one receives. Individuals should have the freedom to seek counseling from whomever they choose. In making the choice of a counselor we would hope that they would seek the advice of family members, pastors, or others who can be helpful in this decision.
Each counselor has the right to choose which patients he or she will counsel.
We provide evaluation and treatment in the context of a professional therapeutic relationship. During the counseling process we maintain a professional role and don't become personally involved in the person's life.
The counselor's role is to provide counsel, not to become a parent, pastor, family member, or friend. The counselor does not have authority in a person's life. The counselor should never try to take over the role that God, one's spouse, a child's parents , or one's pastor or church has or should have in a person's life.
Individuals are coming to us because they are troubled, suffering emotional distress, and are needing to make changes and their lives. It is our desire to provide assistance in alleviating suffering, but we are also aware that distress is a sign that something is wrong with the way a person is living. We are equally concerned that individuals make healthy and appropriate changes in their lives.
We are ethically required to respect the beliefs, values, morals, and religious convictions of individuals we are seeing. We cannot and do not try to impose our beliefs on them. However, all counseling is provided in the context of a belief system. We try to make our beliefs apparent to the individuals we are seeing, to help them determine whether our beliefs and values are compatible with theirs.
Counselors should never work in a professional or spiritual vacuum. Each counselor must be accountable professionally and spiritually. This accountability is best served when the counselor is receiving regular clinical supervision, is under the spiritual covering of a local church, and is open and listening to trusted peers and advisors. The principle of confidentiality is intended to protect the privacy of patients but should never be used to shield a counselor from this accountability.
All office staff are bound by the same ethical and legal responsibility to protect a patient's privacy. All clinical and insurance information obtained by our office is strictly confidential and will not be released to anyone unless written authorization is obtained from the patient or we are legally compelled to do so. We encourage the involvement of family members in a patient's care. However, we cannot contact family without consent except in emergency situations. We also can coordinate care physicians or pastors if this is indicated in the situation. In cases where your health or safety are in jeopardy, we are allowed to contact family, health care facilities, or legal authorities and involve them in the situation.
Counselees do live in a vacuum. Involvement of family can be very helpful to the counseling process. We will try to involve them wherever it is appropriate.
Many of our patients/clients are seeing other health care providers. We desire to work cooperatively with them in their care of individuals who are needing and seeking help.
We desire to work cooperatively with churches and pastors. It is our desire to supplement the counseling that they can provide and work cooperatively with them in their care of individuals who are needing and seeking help.
We believe that institutions such as marriage, the family, the church, and civil government are established by God, and when functioning as He intended, serve an essential purpose in our lives. We respect these institutions, are submitted to them, and work cooperatively with them in our counseling work.
If we believe that a person is in imminent danger of hurting himself we are required to prevent this and refer the individual to a hospital for the safety of that individual. If we believe that a person is in imminent danger of hurting someone else, we are required to warn that person. If we believe that a child or incompetent adult is being abused or neglected by a caregiver, we are legally required to report this concern to the Department of Social Services.


All throughout her academic years, she'd been bullied through school because she's been looked at as quirky and kind of odd. But it's all about social perceptions, not being able to read cues, not being able to connect with the other kids.
When she turned three years old, Sofia was diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder. She didn't like wearing clothes; she didn't like wearing shoes; she didn't like tags; she didn't like loud noises. She wasn't really connecting socially with the outside world. She wasn't crawling and touching and grabbing things. She would have fits where if I went to try to grab her, she'd start screaming and carrying on. She was put in physical therapy and occupational therapy. They did some speech therapy. I had her put in a private school when she was in kindergarten that focused on motor skills and a holistic approach to teaching as opposed to just brain and academic teaching. She thrived there, socially developing, but not academically. She didn't learn to read; she didn't do math. By fourth grade… during this whole period of time, I was trying to do research and try to figure out what's wrong. Nobody could really pinpoint what was going on. The school department said it's a medical issue, the medical community said it's an educational issue. At the end of seventh grade, everything just crashed. Everything just came to a halt. She ended up in a psychiatric facility for all her social stuff, all the academic stuff, everything just came to a head.
The first month of Brain Balance, it was like uncovering the old monster. Then, it was like a turn… like a 180. As we were getting closer to the second month, Sofia came out of it and said, "I feel like I can think better, I can hear things better." Then she said, "but most of all, you and I communicate better." That's not to say that she's a perfect child with no issues and we don't have conflicts, but we can have a dialogue, we can communicate, we can resolve, we can problem solve, we can plan. One of the Brain Balance advertisements, it says, it was like, my family before Brain Balance and my family after Brain Balance are not the same. I agree with that.
I worked at a college, so there are people there that I know who have children with autism or ADHD and are in the same spot where I was, years ago. I give them information about Brain Balance. Anybody and everybody who wants to listen, I'm going to tell you about it, because it works. It works.
Anybody and everybody who wants to listen, I'm going to tell you about Brain Balance, because it works. It works.


The 'Bird Box' cast and crew set up shop in Charles Manson's former home.
Machine Gun Kelly has been keeping plenty busy lately between filming movies and ditching material for his fourth album to start fresh.
The rapper recently sat down with Galore to delve into everything he has going on, and it led to some interesting information about his upcoming Netflix film Bird Box.
We learned back in Nov. 2017 that MGK would be joining the cast of the Netflix thriller Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock.
The first trailer dropped in Oct. 2018, but unfortunately Kells wasn't in it for more than a few seconds. However, Netflix did tease fans with a GIF of one of his scenes.
Not much was known about MGK's role, but thanks to Galore, we're getting some more insight. He opened up about his character, Felix, and revealed the whole cast shot in Charles Manson's former house.
"I play a pill popper named Felix who's out for a 'delivery' when the epidemic breaks out. Wild fact about the house we shot in is that Charles Manson used to stay there right before he committed his murders.
MGK doesn't clarify where the house is located, but production took place throughout California where the Manson family committed murders.
The Manson family are also associated with staying at the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson's log cabin-style home in the summer of 1968. That same summer, they moved to Spahn Ranch, which was also home to several film sets.
Before that, Wilson allegedly began collaborating with Manson musically, in turn introducing him to the Byrds' producer Terry Melcher.
Melcher gave Manson the audition, but didn't sign him to a record deal, which led to Manson attempting to track him down. This leads us to one of the most well-known homes associated with the murders: 10050 Cielo Dr. in Los Angeles.
The family didn't reside here, but they were lead to believe Melcher still lived here. However, Melcher moved, and the new owner, Rudi Altobelli, leased it to film director Roman Polanski and his wife, actress Sharon Tate.
Polanski was out of town the evening Manson sent his family to kill Melcher. They instead discovered and murdered Tate and her three friends: hairstylist Jay Sebring, producer Wojciech Frykowski and coffee heiress Abigail Folger.
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor once owned the home, recording 1994 album The Downward Spiral and filming the "Gave Up" video there.
Reznor later sold the house to Full House creator Jeff Franklin in 1994 who demolished and rebuilt with a new house number.
Again, it's unclear which of Manson's homes MGK is referring to in his interview. Either way, the association with Manson gives the upcoming film an added creep factor.
Bird Box isn't the only film MGK has in the works. He'll also be appearing in upcoming Captive State, which hits theaters March 29, 2019.
He's also starring as Tommy Lee in Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt (which is rumored to drop March 22) and Big Time Adolescence with Pete Davidson that's heading to Sundance in January.
Bird Box hits Netflix Dec. 21, and you can check out the trailer below.


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Charities Were on the Frontline When Vulnerable Families Were Disproportionately Hit by the Pandemic
An Interview with Saiqa Pandor, a family liaison manager at Home-Start Camden & Islington.
By The Spill
In February 2021, right in the middle of our third national lockdown, we sat down for a virtual chat with Saiqa Pandor, family liaison manager at Home-Start Camden & Islington, for an honest chat about the vulnerability of so many families in the UK, and what their reality looks like.
Home-Start is a local community charity of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. As of 2020, Home-Start has supported 56,000 children in 27,000 families, in communities across the UK. The charity has been working in Camden since 1995, and expanded into Islington in 2018, providing support to parents of children under the age of five who are struggling. The Camden & Islington branch works with around 170 families in the two boroughs every year.
Talking to Saiqa, it didn't take long to confirm what families need urgently: food, and basic need items such as nappies, clothes, and shoes. Data shows the COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately impacted those who were already vulnerable. Food bank use has risen and single mothers are more likely to have lost work and income. Within the figures, there are thousands of stories, and we won't forget the scandal of the 'free school meals' delivered to vulnerable families at the start of the year. If celebrities such as Marcus Rashford or Jack Monroe hadn't stepped up, we're still unsure what the outcome would have been like.
But charities such as Home-Start help locally, building a deep connection with families with children under five years-old, finding out what they need, and offering a lifeline.
Saiqa found Home-Start when she was looking to start the next step in her life, after raising a family of seven children, and when day-school wasn't an option compatible with school drop offs. She started with a volunteer course that directly linked with her skills as a homemaker. "There was a newspaper advert in one of the local papers here for parents having a couple hours to spare to give some advice to other parents and help out, and I thought this was right up my street", she says. "Initially, I didn't think I had anything to offer, but it concentrated on me being a mother and what I can actually bring to a family - not qualifications or written skills, but practical stuff, and I realised I had so many skills I didn't know I had. I also wanted to work with my own community because I felt there weren't that many volunteers from my background".
Community is a key factor within the local charity, which Saiqa views as a strength when it comes to not only helping families but also driving new volunteers in. "I'm a woman from a South Asian background, and I know a lot of women from my background don't have much confidence in themselves and feel quite redundant when they become middle aged, because they think there really isn't much more that they can do once their children are grown up," she says. "But this job is about caring, and we need women like them at the forefront. And volunteering leads to opportunities, to jobs. I think women don't actually realise when they've had a child and they've been at home for so long, that there are actually jobs out there for them, that their skills are actually so transferable, and sometimes they need another mum to make them realise that they can do this."
Saiqa, who had her first child when she was 16 years-old, understands what it's like. The level of empathy, from one parent to the next, especially one from a marginalised community, is what brought her in, and what makes many Home-Start volunteers stay. "Being a parent for the first time is really difficult; you may not have family nearby, you may be new to the area, your marriage may have broken down, and you find yourself in a situation where you're completely isolated and you don't know who to turn to" she explains.
Families come through referrals, health visitors, or mothers themselves sometimes pick up the phone and ask for help directly. Before the pandemic hit, Home-Start volunteers would typically get trained and go visit a family at home for a few hours every week, befriending the parents and building up rapport and trust. This in turn would help get the parents, often mothers, to visit local facilities available to them, as getting out on their own may be difficult. "I help get the kids ready, play with them, talk with them," says Saiqa. "That way we also help parents enjoy their children, and as a volunteer it actually made me realise through the course that the best people for the children are always the parents. We help them find confidence in their parenting abilities again."
The pandemic and multiple lockdowns forced the organisation to adapt and find new ways to help, because, as the charity states so clearly on its website, 'childhood can't wait', and existing issues have only been amplified during the past year. "A lot of the mums we help are refugees, who have no recourse to public funds, and they are having a hard time," she explains. "We also work with mums who have fled domestic violence, and sometimes some of the mums have a husband who is working and they cannot go out, or they don't earn enough money but yet they're not entitled to any benefits because the dad is working, so we try to help them".
Home-Start also works with fathers and parents who have disabilities, providing them with a volunteer for a couple of hours each week, helping them with 'life admin' and practical things they may not be able to do on their own. "A lot of our families are not fluent in English as it's not their first language so we help them get services." Volunteers become advocates for those families and fight for their rights, especially when they get turned down or are neglected by society because of the language barrier. "Just having this gentle voice next to them really provides them with comfort and solace," she says. "And sometimes there are mums who don't have any of these issues. We have a mum who has a nice house and is doing well financially, but she suffers from depression. Anybody can access our services if they need help, no matter what their situation is".
Home-Start is responsible for its own funding through a number of different streams by generous individuals, private organisations and businesses, historically from the Camden Council to the Big Lottery. "We have been funded by several projects, but money's always short," Saiqa explains.
Food and tech poverty, in particular, are areas where Home-Start helps when nobody else does. "Since Covid, we've had good funders providing us with supermarket vouchers for our families, and we've been fundraising for laptops for families as children are being home-schooled," Saiqa explains. "A few of my families still don't have access to laptops; they'll have five children and one laptop, and they just do not have the resources for more. During the first lockdown, they didn't have any laptops at all".
But more basic needs often take priority, and hard choices must be made. "Families are more concerned with things like a cooker that breaks down than a laptop," she says. "They'll be more concerned with getting one the next day to feed their family, or getting their washing machine fixed". Priorities are as varied as families, but if things break down, they need a replacement quickly, which is where Home-Start steps in. "I'm always filling in emergency grants for families," Saiqa adds, "I find out what's going on in the area, what is available, so I can get it across quickly".
While Home-Start's volunteers aren't allowed to visit families at the moment, the organisation has been running remote services where the staff provides help through the phone, a solution that worked surprisingly well, as per Saiqa's own admission. "I speak to the children, read stories to them, while mums can get some housework done," she explains. "Then they'll join and we'll sing or dance together, or talk about how they're feeling. We do this virtually through the screen, and it works really well with them. I was worried about how I was going to be able to do this but it works".
Not all charities take on such a personal approach, which makes Home-Start quite unique. If reaching the parents through the phone during the pandemic has sometimes been hard, Home-Start never gave up. "If they don't pick up the phone I'll try again or text to ask if they're OK, and this alone has had an impact on them," she says. "We don't let them forget that we're here, and we don't close up the case". Phone calls, just like volunteers, are a lifeline for thousands throughout the UK who are dealing with not only a true poverty crisis but also with the serious mental health repercussions of a pandemic.
When it comes to talking about child poverty in the UK and the food crisis, Saiqa has, of course, many stories - and they are quite revealing about how poorly the situation has been handled. "I was talking to one of my mums the other day about the 'free meals', and just asked her what they got and she said these were things she never would have wanted to give her children," Saiqa says. "The most heartbreaking part was that she said 'beggars can't be choosers'. It really made me feel sad, because that is quite profound when you think about it".
Home-Start turns to food banks for the families in desperate need, and provides psychological help for parents dealing with feelings of humiliation. "No one says it, because when you need food there's no pride left, but because we know each other so well now, that mum just broke down about having to get food that is 'bottom of the pile'".
Home-Start has had hero funders who gave the organisation supermarket vouchers throughout the pandemic, which has made it possible to help families since as early as March 2020. Some who, as Saiqa explains, didn't have anything in the house. "Some didn't even have bread in the house and rang me up, so I went to buy it for them," she says. "It's really hard to go ask someone for help when you don't have any milk or bread in the fridge because you don't want to be judged as a bad parent, but I tell them that I have been there myself".
Some of the parents even get confused about what can be viewed as 'acceptable' basic needs, as Saiqa recalls one of the mums needing new shoes for her children. "She phoned me up and said 'shoes are not essential', but of course they are essential!" Saiqa says. Parents have the mental struggle to choose between clothing their children or feeding them, but Home-Start is also there to remind them that both are vital, quickly finding ways for them to do both.
Regular donations, whether in card payments or physical, are what can really help Home-Start's mission. "Some grants fund vouchers for us, and we are very careful who we give the vouchers to of course," says Saiqa. "In Camden and Islington, there are fifteen families that we regularly give vouchers to, and then if someone else needs something urgently like a buggy or appliance, we'll check if we can help through an emergency fund".
Urgent needs include nappies, baby milk, and general shopping, because, as Saiqa explains plainly, children staying at home naturally need a lot more food than if they're out or at school, and basic items need replacement more quickly. "A lot of this is hand to mouth," she explains. "I can't express to you the relief people feel when they get the vouchers".
John Lewis and Waitrose made Home-Start charity of the year in 2020, and provided the organisation with Christmas presents, which, as Saiqa recalls, truly saved Christmas for these families. After a year filled with anxiety, she remembers seeing the joy on the parents' faces when she went to deliver them personally - a much needed break for people who have been robbed of the only true wealth they once had: freedom. "People can live with less money as long as it's enjoyable outside, take the bus, go to the museums, as anything that is free in society we'll find, but without the freedom to go out, it has made these families' situation ten times worse," she says. "They can't be happy or boost their self-esteem while being stuck at home, so it's very hard, especially as we don't know when it will end".
With lockdown restrictions easing up soon, Saiqa is hopeful that volunteer training, the backbone of the charity, will resume soon. The programme had to be halted as the nature of the job requires constant face-to-face interactions, which simply could not be delivered through online training. "A lot of the volunteers end up being more qualified than me and I'm so proud, because I want them to be successful," she says. "People can still apply to help, as there are so many things they can do. We'd love to get more volunteers!"
As we part, Saiqa confesses that once you become a part of the Home-Start family, it really does become a family. And it shows. "Take a chance on us, as you can really flourish here," she says.
Home-Start Camden & Islington is now planning to hold volunteer training from 17 May 2021 and is looking for new recruits. To help Home-Start Camden & Islington, and contribute to the charity's mission through volunteering or by making a donation please visit www.homestartcamdenandislington.org.uk


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Q: Add object to DB in one fragment and update listView in another I have an activity with 3 fragments and I need to update fragExchangeHistory listView from DB when I add an object to database in fragCurrencyExchange. How could I do it?
Code: GitHub

A: Use an EventBus like https://github.com/greenrobot/EventBus to communicate between fragments and other components. So when Fragment A update something in the database, you can fire an event to inform the other fragments about the changes.

A: Implement an Observer pattern between the activity and the fragments so you can notify when you add some new data up to the activity and from activity to fragments. In this way the notification flow is:

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*Fragment A adds data to the database.

*Fragment A notifies to its Activity Observer that the data has been updated.

*The Activity notifies all the other fragments that the data has been updated.

As you can see this couples quite a while your activity with the fragments so I usually use some kind of Event bus library like this or this that makes your code quite decoupled and easy to understand.

A: Maybe you should use CursorLoader.A CursorLoader automatically re-runs the query when data associated with the query changes.
You should check this from the Android Developer official site.

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Most have heard about Angelina Jolie's decision to recently undergo a preventative double mastectomy after BRCA testing revealed she had an inherited BRCA1 gene mutation, which dramatically increases one's risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. While Jolie's story rightly enlightened and empowered women about these hereditary cancers and their treatment options, it also raised questions and concerns among many about the test itself. The BRCA gene test is a blood test that uses DNA analysis to identify harmful changes or mutations in either one of the two breast cancer susceptibility genes — BRCA1 and BRCA2. Women who have inherited mutations in these genes face a much higher risk of developing breast cancer (up to 87% higher) and ovarian cancer (up to 50% higher) compared with the general population. New research strongly suggests that these defective genes also greatly increase a woman's chance of developing cancer in her Fallopian tubes and peritoneum as well.
Women should know that inherited BRCA gene mutations are very uncommon. In addition, they are responsible for only a small fraction of all breast and ovarian cancers — about 5% and 10%-15% respectively. This is one reason why the BRCA test — which costs roughly $3,000 — is not routinely performed on women at average risk for those cancers. In general, the test is only prescribed for people who are likely to have an inherited mutation — such as Jolie, whose mother died at 56 of breast cancer.
This notwithstanding, Jolie's public announcement has, understandably, caused many women who, as she stated, "do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer" to question if they should have BRCA gene testing — even if their health insurance does not cover its high costs. Ovarian and other gynecological cancers are of special concern, as they are unarguably far more insidious and difficult to detect at an early, curable stage than breast malignancy. After all, aside from BRCA testing, there is currently no counterpart to the relatively easy mammogram for cancer screening of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.


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