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What could be cosier in winter than hopping on a ferry with family, friends or a loved one in search of a self-catering escape? Think epic views, roaring fires and bubbling outdoor hot tubs where you can enjoy a wee dram  with a breathtaking view of the starry night sky.

The good news is that in over twenty years as a travel writer I've covered the length and breadth of this glorious country and I have found a wealth of brilliant self-catering escapes across the mainland and islands. I'd like to share some of my favourite cosy winter escapes with you now, all of which are just a ferry ride away. What are you waiting for?

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1. Ahoy Rahoy!

Morvern for me is one of the most underrated corners of the Scottish mainland. It's also very remote as you will find when your mobile phone signal and the modern world disappear when you arrive at the Rahoy Estate. The ferry over from Fishnish on the Isle of Mull is all part of the experience. There are accommodation options - either plump for one of their trio of cottages or their spectacular contemporary Caorann. The cosy cottages sleep a maximum of four people, while Caorann can house eight in some comfort. Think a massive living area fronted by a wall of glass that really opens up the local scenery, a modern music system and a seriously cosy wood burning stove. You won't want to leave, neither will your dogs as they are welcome too.

Arran Hills

2. Take a Group Doon the Watter

I love a trip 'doon the watter' through the Firth of Clyde and the sailing from Ardrossan in Ayrshire to Brodick on the Isle of Arran is one of my favourite ferry trips in the world. There is a brand spanking new ferry terminal on the island to check out too. If you have a large group the National Trust for Scotland's Shore Lodge and Bunkhouse is spot on. It sleeps a whopping 14 people so you can bring plenty of your mates. It offers simple, no frills accommodation, but the location is spot on by the shore as it sounds and it sits on the fringes of Brodick, the island's main village. Brodick Castle and its remarkable grounds tempt nearby too. Winter is a great time for wildlife too as the island's large population of red deer - the UK's largest land mammal - descend from the high hills in search of food and shelter in the colder months.

Lochranza Castle on the Arran Coastal Way

3.  Low-Fi Romance

Fancy really escaping from it all and just enjoying time for two shared with the might and beauty of the Atlantic? Well that is exactly what you get on a wee farm on the lovely beach studded island of Coll when you check into Coll Storm-Pods. Run by a friendly local couple - they usually leave some free range eggs and a pot of homemade jam for your arrival - these bijou charmers have all you need. The turf roof and electric heater keep things nice and cosy. The Atlantic lies just across the fields. Get there and you can enjoy a bracing stroll as you sweep along the epic puffy white sand beach that lies just across the dunes. Coll boasts over two dozens beaches so there are plenty more to explore too.

Coll Storm Pods

4. End of the World Escape

If you want to spirit your loved one off for a romantic escape in serious style then the Sound of Harris is the place for you. We are talking serious design, from the beautiful Harris Tweed clad sofas, through to the Japanese hot tubs in the brace of stylish abodes here. Designer kitchens and remarkable art swirl into the beguiling mix too. The huge feature windows offer epic views of the Sound of Harris. You really feel you are set adrift at the end of the world here. The sunsets and sunrises have to be seen to be believed. The ferry journey across to Harris is all part of the charm and you can see the ferry as it eases down the Sound of Harris from your bed. You can get even closer to the local seals, dolphins and otters if you head for a wee ramble along the rugged coast.

Sound of Harris

5. Spa-tastic

It's back on the mainland now for the option in this list that really can boast that it has it all. Portavadie on the southern reaches of the glorious Cowal Peninsula sits right by the ferry terminal where the ferry from Tarbert docks. It's much more than just a self-catering hideaway. Indeed they have a mass of self-catering options, from a cosy wee turf roofed cottage for romantic breaks for two, through to large modern apartments that come with feature windows and their own saunas. And if that were not enough there are two restaurants to choose from, a 230-berth state-of-the-art marina and then the best of all... the spa. Their new spa is truly spectacular. As well as a range of massage and beauty treatments, you can sit in an infinity pool or hot tub right on the beach feeling the salty spray from Loch Fyne. It is one of my favourite experiences anywhere in Scotland. Go!

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A man will learning difficulties is struggling to clear his hoarder family's council house after the authority asked him to leave.

His brother Christopher Ashley said Tim was given a year's notice to vacate the three-bed council home he had shared with their mother since his birth.

Tim, 51, has brain damage and the home has been specially adapted for his needs - but since his mother died Mr Ashley says the authority has refused to let them stay on at the house.

Mr Ashley, 53, says there is no way his brother could clear the house himself - which was filled up by his mum, nan and step dad who were all hoarders - and believes they should have been given more time.

He also says the authority has threatened the family with a bill if they cannot clear the entire property themselves.

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Christopher says his nan, mum and dad were hoarders.

He told the News: "There is no way he can do it. So I have been clearing it all out and it is still not cleared."

Mr Ashley has so far only cleared one bedroom, and told the News there was much more to be done.

He said he was only aware of the notice five months after it was served by Uttlesford District Council.

"My brother has brain damage and we have been treated like dirt by the council," Mr Ashley added.

"I phoned up the council and asked them about taking the tenancy agreement on.

"My brother was born and bred in that house and that's all he knew.

"They said I could not take the property over.

"That only gave me six months to clear the house.

"My mum, my nan, my step dad they were all hoarders and so I have a lot of stuff to clear out of the property."

The home on Mountfichet Rd

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Mr Ashley says his brother suffered from epilepsy when he was younger, which left him unable to talk properly or go out on his own.

He can also only walk so far because he gets very breathless.

Christopher, who currently lives in another property near Bishops Stortford and is looking after Tim, said he feels overwhelmed at the thought of clearing the property.

He also suffers from depression and recently lost his partner of 32 years.

"Everyone I've spoken to about this they tell me it is a wonder I am not dead yet," he said.

"I have high blood pressure and the doctor told me to take things easy because I am on the verge of a heart attack or a stroke."

He continued: "I have suffered from depression since I lost my step dad in 2007.

"I have been through a lot of losses. I lost my nan in 2012, then I lost my girlfriend four months after my mum.

"I am just trying to move the stuff all on my own.

"The council won't help me, they said to me if I leave anything here whatsoever I am going to be charged for the clearance - for them to clear it.

"Everyone seems to have turned their back on us."

The family would store Christmas decorations and gifts in the home.

Brother is still paying rent on home

Meanwhile Christopher claims his brother still pays rent from housing benefit for the three-bed home in Stansted Mountfitchet.

After their mother's death, he moved Tim into his house to look after him because he is afraid he will be put into a carehome.

He said: "I am not having him put away.

Tim's adapted wet room.

"There is no way anyone is splitting us up. We are going to be together. He is the only one I have left.

"I think we should have been allowed to stay in the property because it had all been adapted for him, with a wet room and a room at the back was specially built for him to be dried off after a shower."

The ordeal has also upset Tim, whose condition means routine is especially important.

Christopher said: "It has upset him in a very big way.

"It is all ups and downs for him, the poor lad doesn't know if he is coming or going.

"I have tried to sit down and explain what is going on.

Tim and Christopher are unable to stay on at the family home after their mother died last year

"I couldn't get my mum laid to rest till November because of all the holdups I have had with the council.

"It is just very stressful."

A spokesman for Uttlesford District Council said they are supporting the brothers.

He said: “The council is in regular contact with Mr Ashley and has been supporting him and his brother over many months.

"Officers will be meeting him again next week to see what further assistance we can offer in their forthcoming move to a more suitable council property of Mr Ashley’s choice.”

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PC400 Datalogger Support Software
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Current Version: 4.5

PC400 is Campbell Scientific's mid-level data logger support software. This versatile software supports a variety of telecommunication options, manual data collection, and data display. PC400 includes an easy-to-use program generator (Short Cut), as well as full-featured program editors (CRBasic, Edlog).

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Beneficios y características

  • EZSetup Wizard for easier station setup
  • Support for our CR200(X)-series, CR300-series, CR6, CR1000X, CR1000, CR800, CR850, CR3000, CR9000(X), CR510, CR10(X), 21X, CR23X, CR7, and CR5000 dataloggers with mixed-array, table-data, or PakBus data logger operating systems
  • ShortCut, Edlog, and CRBasic programming tools used to create/edit data logger programs that measure sensors and control SDM devices, multiplexers, and relays
  • Data retrieval via direct connect, phone modems, Ethernet, radios (UHF, VHF, or spread spectrum), or multidrop modems
  • Real-time or historic data displays
  • Time-series graphs for unlimited elements from a data file
  • Troubleshooting tools (terminal emulator and communications log)
  • Device Configuration Utility for setting up Campbell Scientific hardware

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EZSetup Wizard

To facilitate station setup, PC400 provides the EZSetup Wizard. This simple, station-oriented wizard walks the user through the setup process. The wizard can also be used to modify settings for an existing site.

Clock/Program, Monitor Data, Collect Data

These tools allow customers to set/edit the station’s settings, set the datalogger’s clock, view real-time data, set flags/ports, and collect data on demand. Communication links supported include direct connect, phone modems, Ethernet, narrow-band UHF and VHF radios, spread spectrum radios, or multidrop modems.

PC400 offers two full-featured programming tools—the CRBasic Editor and Edlog. The CRBasic Editor (similar in syntax to the BASIC programming language) supports our newer dataloggers. Edlog supports our retired dataloggers and the CR7.

For those who prefer a simpler means of programming their dataloggers, PC400 includes Short Cut for Windows (SCWin). SCWin can generate a program for any of our dataloggers and supports all of our popular sensors, as well as user-created custom sensor files (using an existing sensor file as the starting point). Short Cut can also be used for the ET107, ET106, and MetData1 Weather Stations.

View Pro

View Pro allows data from a data file to be viewed in a numeric format, or in one of several graphical formats, including a line graph, X/Y plot, histogram, rainflow histogram, or FFT. Multiple data files can be opened at once, allowing side-by-side comparison of the data. The graphs can be saved in a variety of formats. The left and right y-axes of the graphs can be configured independently.

Device Configuration Utility

DevConfig allows you to send new operating systems to dataloggers and other devices with flash memory, configure various PakBus settings in dataloggers, and edit settings for communication peripherals such as the NL240 and RF401A.

Card Convert

CardConvert is used to convert and save binary data from a PC Card, CompactFlash card, or microSD card. PC Cards are compatible with our CR5000 and CR9000X dataloggers. CompactFlash cards are compatible with our CR1000, CR3000, CR5000, and CR9000X dataloggers. MicroSD cards are compatible with our CR6 datalogger.

Split is used to post-process data files and create reports. It sorts and combines data based on time or conditions, performs calculations on data values, converts “Day of Year” calendar dates into more traditional date/time stamps and allows variable column widths for printable reports.

Current Version 4.5
Operating System Windows 10, 8, or 7
Requirement TCP/IP services must be installed and enabled on the PC.

Please note: The following shows notable compatibility information. It is not a comprehensive list of all compatible products.

Product Compatible Note
21X (retired) The 21X requires three PROMs; two PROM 21X Microloggers are not compatible.
CR10 (retired)
CR1000 (retired)
CR10X (retired)
CR200X (retired)
CR206X (retired)
CR211X (retired)
CR216X (retired)
CR23X (retired)
CR295X (retired)
CR500 (retired)
CR5000 (retired)
CR510 (retired)
CR9000 (retired)
CR9000X (retired)

Communication Devices

Product Compatible Note

Additional Compatibility Information

TCP/IP services must be running on the computer.

PC400 does not support combined communication options (for example, phone-to-RF), PakBus routing, or scheduled data collection. LoggerNet software is recommended for applications that require those capabilities.

Required computer operating system—Windows 7, 8, or 10

Data Logger Considerations

Compatible Retired Data Loggers

PC400 is compatible with the mixed array, PakBus, and TD data logger operating systems for the CR510, CR10X, and CR23X dataloggers.

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PC400 Patch v.4.5 (124 MB) 18-08-2017

Upgrade PC400 version 4.0 and newer to 4.5; no intermediate steps are required.

PC400 must be installed on your computer.

Supported Operating Systems: (32 and 64 bit) Windows 10, 8.1, 8 or 7.

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Device Configuration Utility v.2.22 (42.3 MB) 12-09-2019

A software utility used to download operating systems and set up Campbell Scientific hardware. Also will update PakBus Graph and the Network Planner if they have been installed previously by another Campbell Scientific software package.

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 (Both 32 and 64 bit)

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Number of FAQs related to PC400: 6

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  1. It is not possible to transfer collected data directly from PC400 to a database. PC400 creates ASCII text data files containing the collected data.

    To transfer data logger data to a database, consider using LoggerNet and LNDB (LoggerNet Database Software).

  2. PC400 can be used instead of PC208W to communicate with data loggers, but the network setup must be done manually. There is not a way to automatically migrate an existing PC208W network to PC400. Some options available in PC208W, such as automatic scheduled data collection and multiple communications hops, are not available in PC400. A better migration path for similar PC208W features and functionality is an upgrade to LoggerNet.

  3. If the error message “The security code was not recognized by the station” is displayed in LoggerNet, or the error message “Unable to send the program. Invalid security code” is displayed in PC400, it may be necessary to update the data logger’s support software.

    Using a CR1000 running Operating System Version Std.04 or later, the problem may be that LoggerNet or PC400 is interpreting the response from the data logger incorrectly. Confirm that the new data logger program is in the CR1000; typically, the table definitions can be updated and the problem is resolved. Newer versions of LoggerNet and PC400 software resolve this problem. Please visit our Downloads page to obtain the latest patch: www.campbellsci.com/downloads

  4. No. The libexpat.dll module used by some of our applications is sometimes identified as spyware by anti-spyware programs. It is an open-source XML parser, not spyware.

  5. A free program generator for all Campbell Scientific data loggers is Short Cut for Windows (SCWin). Short Cut can be used to create programs in many situations where Campbell Scientific equipment is used. The Campbell Scientific YouTube channel has a two-part series on using Short Cut.

    In situations where program requirements are too complex or specialized for Short Cut, programs can be written in any text editor that can edit and save plain ASCII text. However, creating an error-free program would be very difficult. The CRBasic Editor that comes with PC400 and LoggerNet provides a programming environment with procedure templates, integrated help, programming examples, the ability to test compile the program before sending it, and many other features that can be very helpful when developing a program.


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A huge well done to the multi-disciplinary team on Jade Ward who have been crowned Stars of the Month!

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Despite the various challenges of working on a mental health ward, the team always shows how committed it is to making a positive difference for service users.  From implementing successful Quality Improvement projects to achieving Royal College of Psychiatrists' accreditation, Jade Ward always considers how it can improve the way it works to benefit both staff and service users.

Beata Chrzastek, Jade's ward manager, who nominated her team, shared a glowing account of what it is like to work on the ward: "I am extremely proud to work alongside a team of professionals, who are so welcoming, kind, respectful and hard working. The team is full of enthusiastic individuals, who take an innovative approach to all their work.

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This portion contains more terpenes than HCSFE in cannabis-based extracts. High-terpene full-spectrum extracts are generally composed of approximately 50 percent THCA and, depending on the composition of the starting plant material, from 13 percent to 40 percent terpenes. HTFSE can sometimes be called sauce depending on its general texture. High-terpene full-spectrum extracts (HTFSE) are a full-spectrum extract with a relatively high concentration of terpenes, as the name suggests.

To protect the diverse variety of compounds within the raw cannabis plant, full-spectrum extracts are harvested with that in mind. When talking about cannabis, spectrum if used to describe the full range of compounds developed in the trichome glands of the plant, but not including the negative molecules like fats, waxes, and lipids.

The effects that are produced from cannabis are the outcome of complex cannabinoid, flavonoid, and terpene developments that occur within the glandular trichomes of the plant. Although the most famous cannabinoids, specifically tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), are primarily responsible for the most noteworthy effects of cannabis, terpenes and flavonoids make a significant difference through interacting with cannabinoids synergistically.

Sauce and live resin are common extracts that can be considered full spectrum. Sauce may be a full-spectrum product, but it is not completely confirmed as such because the process of removing the extraction solvent can modify the spectrum of favourable compounds. Additionally, live resin is not known to be a full-spectrum extract, but it typically contains more terpenes from the plant than any other extract.

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Christelle has over ten years' experience in climate change strategy and energy, reporting and regulatory responses, and green finance developments. She joined the Carbon Trust in 2017 and focuses on the delivery of a variety of projects, working in both the private and public sector to help them set science-based targets and quantify the carbon offsets of products and services. Christelle also works on the UK DFID Transforming Energy Access Programme, supporting work in South Africa.

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Wedding invitations are often some of the first thing guests get. It sets a precedent on how the wedding will go and what it will be like. So, couples have to make sure that their invitations are perfect, or as close as to perfect as they can get them. What needs to be done to ensure that?

There are neat tips and tricks to remember when planning weddings and a lot of them have to do with wedding invitations. Here are a few of them brought to you by

Send “Save the Date” cards up to 12 months before the wedding

Even before wedding invitations, there are “Save the Date” cards. This is an easy way to tell your guests that you are getting married. It also lets them know to be on the lookout for the wedding invitations. Try to send them out a year before the actual wedding, so your guests have enough time to start planning.

Send your invitations up to three months prior

Similar to “Save the Date” cards, wedding invitations should be sent out well in-advance of the wedding itself. It is recommended to mail them around three months before. This will give the couple time to receive the responses and get in contact with the people who have not given their answer. Be sure to include an RSVP date of three to four weeks so your guests know when to have their answers by. It allows the guests to start planning their lives around the date while giving the couple information on who is coming and who is not.

Find your style

Wedding invitations should be a sneak-peek into what your wedding will be like. That means that you have to make your invites unique and a representation of you. If you like formal invites with the white paper and calligraphy, then that’s fine. You can also choose to have an outlandish invitation that will get guests talking. Whatever you like, you can do it.

Be specific about who is invited

This is to ensure no mix ups or awkward conversations. Be sure to be specific when sending out invitations. If you only want your cousin and their partner to go, say that. If you are not specific enough, then when the wedding arrives your cousin may have brought their kids along too. This can mess up the careful planning and seating arrangements that have been in place for months. You don’t want any issues on your big day, so remember to expressly state who you want to go. It will save you a lot of trouble.

Add a fun question

This is not required, but it is a good way to get guests involved. You can ask them about their favorite foods or colors. And when you get the RSVPs back, you can have a good time reading their responses. Guests will feel included and the couple will have a good laugh.

Check postage costs

It is important to know how much the invitations will cost before sending them out. Therefore, take samples or measurements of the invites to the post office. That way you can get an accurate quote on how much you will have to spend. If you do not know, you might be hit with a curveball that can mess up your carefully planned budget. Know your prices before paying.

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Her advocacy efforts led her to the development of the GEMS® dementia classification model and the Positive Approach® to Care training strategies.

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There was one nice nurse after my operation. If not for them, it would have been devastating. The nurse who looked after me for my pre op assessment was also wonderful. My surgeon is brilliant!

What could be improved

The whole place is quite dismal. It looks more than 30 years out of date from the outside and 20 years out of date on the inside and needs a bit more than a lick of paint. Not what you would expect from a private hospital. The nursing care post op for me was not at all what I have experienced in the past at other hospitals - private or NHS. They seemed to have compassion fatigue. I honestly have never experienced anything quite so upsetting in a hospital after an operatrion to have an organ removed!

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I had my gallbladder removed on the eve of 25/2/09. My surgeon is a genius and I chose a BUPA hospital they work from. At my pre-op assessment, a grumpy receptionist barked "Who are you seeing?" I said I came in for a pre-op assessment and told them my name. They barked "Take a seat! Take a seat!" inappropriately for I was the only person there and they didn't look very busy.I was friendly to them! The assessment nurse was nice. I mentioned the receptionist and they agreed that they was normally grumpy. When I went in for my night time operation, the hospital was so busy with not much staff. Things went fine before and during the op. The post op care was horrible! I woke in my room disoriented in bad pain. I rang for the nurse-they came in demanding to know what I wanted. I was still so drugged all I could say was "help!". I needed water and I needed pain care. They left.I came-to again & rang for the nurse saying "I hurt so much". They said I couldn't have more pain relief.

My water was out of reach. I asked them to move the table nearer. I drank the water in the tiny cup, the jug was too heavy to pour in my condition-post-op plus anaesthetic-I asked for them help. They poured the water and left.

Later needed the loo, the drain attached in my side was agony & I was nauseous,unsteady and dizzy, A nicer nurse helped me in & out of bed. The pain was fierce all night.The morning nurse came in. I needed help to the loo. He said You were up once before why do you need help? He took me in & left me there. I sat in loo for 40 min. till I could get strong enough to get out.

When they removed the drain I yelled out in pain.Something was wrong for it to hurt like that. They yelled at me for shouting in pain saying this is a hospital full of sick people! I said I had 2 children and it didn't hurt like that. They said "Glad I wasn't there!" they was so rude. Not enough room to say how rude this nurse was!

When my husband came,the same nurse was so nice- Jekyll &Hyde.I'd never choose Nuffield again!

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Cast of Wonders 148: Shimmer by Amanda C. Davis

by Amanda C. Davis

Bethany Chow is shimmering in the cafeteria like the disco ball they borrow from the seventies for every stupid school dance. Her hair is shifting through a dozen shades of black and brown, a dozen patterns of highlights and lowlights, and her eyes are changing shape so fast she seems to be constantly winking. She’s only changing height slightly these days, so people must have figured out how tall she is. She’s really settling into her shimmer. If I guess right, she’ll be shimmering the rest of her life. She’ll never be without admirers, and lots of them, to think about her and remember her and shape her.

One of her adoring lunch buddies glances over her shoulder at me, and I feel my thighs expand. The seams of my jeans dig into my skin. I have to get out of here. I leave my lunch tray where it is, grab my backpack by the straps, and bolt.

Unfortunately I pass a table full of the track team on my way out of the cafeteria. That slows me down.

In the hallway my legs snap back to normal, but I feel a few pimples come and go as I pass a boy with one amazing case of acne. He must not have any friends at all. You can usually count on people not to remember the particulars of your zit pattern–unless it’s all they know about you, and then look out. Their memories will turn you into a gargoyle.

The lockers are plastered with the usual self-propaganda: self-portraits and headshots, lovingly Photoshopped into each kid’s personal ideal self. I guess they work. I don’t use them. I usually pass these as fast as I can, but one of them catches my eye and I pause. I grab it from the wall. I recognize the boy in the photograph but he’s not familiar. I mean I know who it is. But it’s not him.

“Like it?”

It’s Benjie. He shrinks under my gaze–literally growing shorter–but just an inch or so. The poster lists his height as six-foot-four. It’s already working.

I give his poster a little shake. “I can’t believe you drank the Kool-Aid.”

He looks pained. “I knew you’d hate it.”

“I don’t hate it,” I say. “I mean, look at it, you made yourself look like LeBron. It’s good work.”

“But you hate that I did it.”

I hang the poster back up so that I don’t have to say “Yes.” The corners peel back. Benjie leans in and painstakingly presses it against the sticky tack until it stays.

“Listen,” he says. “I know how you feel. But I really thought about this, and I put a lot of work into it, you know? I’m not just screwing around like Jen Brown trying to give herself a rumor tattoo. This is–this is me. This is what I want to be.”

“I know,” I say. “I believe you.” I don’t say, “I thought you weren’t like everyone else. I thought you were like me.”

It would only make things worse.

When I get home, my little sister is an alien.

I wouldn’t have recognized her except for the clothes, and the fact that her height, build, and hair are exactly the same as always. She jumps off the sofa and bounds across the room to greet me.

“Boo! Guess what! I’m a Martian!”

I pat her hair between the eye stalks. “Just you, or everyone?”

“Just me,” she says. “But Greg and Laura were cats.”

“You must have really made an impression.”

“I’m best,” she says, without batting a swaying, yellow eye. She’s going to be a Bethany Chow when she grows up, I can already tell. “Mom says you got a letter.”

“In the mail?” I say, assuming that Grandma’s been into the stationery again, but then I remember and my stomach plummets. I beat feet into the kitchen.

There’s a letter on the table with my name on the front and an address in gold at the top left.

I grab it. It’s already been opened.

I don’t care. I rip out the letter as fast as I can. I just want the knife to plunge into my heart as hard and fast as possible; maybe I’ll die quickly. Maybe it’ll only hurt for the moment it takes to read the words “We’re sorry to inform you” or “Thank you, but” or “Unfortunately” or any of those fake soothing phrases that all mean the same thing: you’re not good enough. Not good enough for us.

After all the junk at the top, addresses and date and salutation, the first word is “We’re”.

The second is “pleased”.

I sit down on the floor.

Mom comes over. I kind of hadn’t noticed she was in the kitchen. Her shoulder bumps against mine, warm and genial, and I realize we haven’t sat like this, so close, side by side, since middle school at least. Since forever. I lean into her.

“It says there were forty thousand entries for the art exhibition,” she says–in a whisper like she’s telling a bedtime story. “They took the top five.”

I should smile. I should cry. Instead I sit there with the letter in both hands and Mom on my shoulder and then before long my alien sister comes barreling into my lap, and then the moment to cry has passed. This is part of me now, great, unimaginable success. I suddenly don’t feel like myself. Not at all.

I call Benjie because all I want to do is shriek that that I’ve won. He’s ecstatic, and we squee back and forth for a couple of minutes like we used to. Then I mention the art show, and his squees cut off abruptly.

“How many people are going to be there?”

“Five thousand,” I say. The number catches in my throat and leaves me breathless.

He is silent for a moment. “You are such a hypocrite.”

Suddenly I’m breathless for more than one reason. “What?”

“Are you gonna dress up?”

“Of course.”

“So it’s not okay for me to hang a poster, but you can get dolled up for a huge crowd of strangers?”

“It’s different!”

His voice is bitter in my ears, and my throat gets bitter as I hear it. “It’s not different. The only difference is I have to work on people who already know me, and you can present yourself to all those people for the first time, however you want, and that’ll be how you are. The difference is it’s sure to work for you. It’s a crapshoot for me. If it works it’ll be a tiny, tiny bit at a time. But that’s dishonest. You wish I hadn’t done it.”

“Have fun,” he says. He’s cold as winter. There’s a click and a beep and white noise.

I hang up quickly in case he calls back. But he doesn’t.

Mom is taking me on the most important shopping trip of my life.

I’m choosing a wig. After the art show I won’t need it. My real hair will look just like it.

At the shoe store there are two, four, eight inch heels. I buy the four. I don’t want to fall over. But I do want to be taller.

The poster on the wall says, under an image of a smiling Megan Fox: Design the Perfect Figure with Corset Plus!

All I have to do is fit into this thing for four hours, I think, as I’m struggling to breathe. Four hours and then it becomes real, then and thereafter. I can be as thin as I can suck it in. That’s on the posters too.

“More padding up front?” says the fitting lady, stuffing foam down my chest. “How about in back?”

I start to say that my backside is padded plenty already, but I catch a glimpse of us in the mirror. I’m a lumpy mess. She’s perfect. “Sure,” I say. I have to trust the opinions of others. I can’t screw this up.

I have the day’s shopping spread out on the bed. Wig, corset, shoes. False eyelashes, nails, pigment. They nestle comfortably into the gentle shallows I’ve slept into the old mattress.

This is going to be me, I think, toying with the wig. Me.

The phone rings.

I lunge for it in case it’s Benjie. It’s not.

“Hi, Grandma.”

She’s so proud of me, she’s so excited. It’s the kind of thing I’ve heard over and over this week. I’ve been given such an honor. It’s wonderful that I’ve got such an opportunity. I must take advantage of it.

“You know,” she says, “when I was your age my father threw me a wonderful debutante ball. I got all dressed up and he presented me to society for the first time. I always thought it was a shame we don’t do that up north. It really adds something to your smile. But this will be like a debut, won’t it, dear? Only you’re presenting yourself.”

“Yeah,” I say. My stomach clenches suddenly with nerves and I don’t want to think about all those people, about how they’ll change me.

“So go on then, honey, tell me about your art.”

I’m thunderstruck. It hasn’t occurred to anyone else to ask about my art. “It’s an installation piece,” I tell her. “Mixed media. That means, like, not just paint. It’s kind of a mosaic. I painted this face, but in sections like a grid. So it’s about eighty different pieces of face all put together. And then over some of the sections I put this frosted glass so you can only just barely see through it, and over some of the sections I put little square mirrors. They’re going to mount it at eye level and have a line where you stand so your reflection matches up with the portrait. Well, as close as possible. I’d want to adjust it for everyone but there’s no time… The idea is to make the painting act like a real person. Everyone sees it differently because they’re seeing part of themselves at the same time. I wanted to give it a shimmer. Not with glitter or holographs. As real as possible.”

By the time I finish I feel like I’m making excuses for it, making apologies. I’m going to have to rehearse this before the show or I’ll sound like a moron.

“Oh honey,” says Grandma. There’s a moment’s silence and I realize she must hate the idea. She’s trying to think of how to tell me so. Then she says, “That’s just brilliant. No wonder you won.”

I’m so relieved to hear it that I say, “It’s kind of a statement.”

“The painting doesn’t actually change, it stays the same. The shimmer is fake. I’m kind of exploring what the world would be like if we just–looked like ourselves, all the time.”

“That’s very interesting,” says Grandma. “But who’d want to live in a world like that?”

“Well,” I say, “me.”

My gaze falls on the bed, loaded up with pieces of the new me, and my gut sinks so far that my feet feel heavier.

“I have to go,” I say, and I can hardly hear myself say it, and after she hangs up I let the dial tone ring in my ears for a minute or more.

Benjie is home.

He’s standing at the refrigerator. He catches me peeking around his mother’s side. His face gets hard. “What do you want?”

It’s exactly the right question to make me burst into tears.

He calms his mother and hauls me into his bedroom, with me bawling into his elbow and then into the pillow he hands me.

“Okay,” he says, when I get a hold of myself. “Lay it out for me.”

I sniff. “I know what I have to do at the art show. Only it’s really hard. It’s the only thing I can do without…without selling out, without being a hypocrite. Without ruining myself.”

“Hey,” he says. “You don’t have anything to prove.”

“But I do. My painting says everything I believe in. I can’t let it say that while I stand there doing the opposite.”

He leans back on his elbows. “So…you’re not going to dress up for your art show debut.”

“Kind of,” I say. “I have to do this my way. And I guess I just want to know…I just want to make sure you don’t mind.”

He laughs. “Why would I mind?”

I lunge forward and kiss him.

I can’t believe I’m doing it, but it absolutely feels like the right thing to do, and his arms find their way around me, and he makes no move to stop me. It’s different than I expected. I wonder if we’re doing it wrong. He shifts, just a little, and I realize we’re doing it right. Very, very right.

We separate. But not much.

“Uh, okay,” he says.

My heart lurches, but he’s still holding me, and he doesn’t seem to mind it.

He says, “I think I see the problem. But it’s okay. No matter what you do, you will come out of it different.”

“I know,” I say. “I don’t care how anyone sees me. I just want to make art.”

He kisses my forehead. “Then make art.”

He’s so close that I can touch his neck without even reaching, so I do, just resting my fingers where it meets the shoulder. “I mean I don’t care how anyone sees me but you. So I had to come and ask. Do you care how I look?”

Benjie shrugs. “It’s just gonna change anyway.”

He kisses me again.

It’s now.

It’s so poignantly now that my palms ache with anxiety. I’m upstairs at the art gallery, crammed into a powder room with cracking plaster walls and murals on the ceiling and a huge mirror surrounded in lights. I’m wearing the wig and the corset and the four-inch heels. My artwork is downstairs. So is my future.

The door creaks open and a tiny woman with anime hair pops inside. “The doors are open. They’re coming in,” she tells me, checking herself in the mirror. Her hair grows greener under our mutual scrutiny. “Come on down anytime.”

I nod.

She makes a kissy-face at herself in the mirror and sweeps away.

I make a kissy-face at myself. It looks ridiculous. Remember this, I think. Remember what you’re seeing now. You’ll never see it again.

I pick up the last part of my outfit, the part Mom doesn’t know about, and settle it against my face.

A mirrored mask.

I am my artwork writ large. I’ll match the portrait I’m standing beside, and everyone who looks at my face will see their own. We’re going to reflect everyone we pass, my painting and I. The art extends past the wall to me. I’ve made art like no one else ever has. Even if I had to make it out of myself.

I don’t know what I’m going to look like after tonight, or if I’ll ever look like anything ever again.

But tonight, and forever after, in the mask or out of it–I’m going to shimmer.

I’m going to shimmer like the sun.

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Amanda C. Davis

Amanda C. Davis

Amanda C. Davis writes dark fantasy, light horror, and the very softest science fiction. Her short fiction and poetry has appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies, including Cemetery Dance and InterGalactic Medicine Show; been adapted for audio, including in Parsec-winning podcasts Pseudopod and The Drabblecast; been reprinted extensively, including in translation (Ténèbres 2015) and in Year’s Best Weird Fiction, vol. 2; and was collected in 2013 along with her sister Megan Engelhardt‘s work in Wolves and Witches: A Fairy Tale Collection from World Weaver Press. She has an engineering degree and an obsession with baking the perfect macaron. She tweets enthusiastically as @davisac1.

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Lizzie works in data visualisation, and her work hours are consumed with thinking about data, how it fits together and how to visualise it in a simple manner for others. To escape this she is a keen gamer, writer and reader vanishing off into fantasy worlds for hours at a time. She currently lives with her husband and dreams of a time when they might have space to own a cat or a dog. You can follow her on Twitter.

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Barry J. Northern

Barry is a game developer based in Bournemouth, England making freemium games for clients such LEGO and the BBC. His latest game is breaking all records on iOS, not surprising with a title like L”. It’s for younger kids, but if you fancy blasting alien brains check out LEGO Hero Factory Brain Attack.

All this game developing has meant that Barry hasn’t been as active in the podcasting and fiction world as he used to be. He still does the occasional narration for other shows, such as The Drabblecast, and appears on Cast of Wonders from time to time.

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French cardinal raps government’s ‘obsession’ with abortion

November 28, 2016

Cardinal André Vingt-Trois of Paris has criticized the “obsession” of the French government with the issue of abortion, and the charged that under the pretext of combatting AIDS the government is actually promoting homosexuality.

In a radio interview, the French cardinal said that the goverment is “promoting abortion as a normal outcome of pregnancy.” He was responding to the introduction of legislation that would provide for prosecution of pro-life activists who post “false information” about abortion on the internet.

Cardinal Vingt-Trois questioned why the government would place top priority on counteracting the influence of pro-life web sites, rather than the sites that promote radical terrorism.

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Across SW Ontario, small hospitals struggle with overcapacity

Province-wide hospital capacity data obtained by CBC News shows hallway medicine isn't just a reality at big-city hospitals, with communities like Seaforth, Woodstock and St Marys often dealing with more patients than they have beds for.

Data obtained by CBC shows small hospitals from Seaforth to St. Marys regularly over capacity

Stratford General Hospital regularly operates over capacity. The average capacity for the first six months of 2019 was 108.7 per cent. (Google StreetView)

Hospital capacity numbers acquired by CBC News show that hallway medicine is a daily reality across Ontario and not just a problem limited to big-city hospitals.

Data from a freedom of information request show that hospital gridlock is no longer a problem limited to flu season. Instead, it's the new normal for many patients, including those at smaller, rural hospitals.

CBC London looked at capacity numbers for the "complex continuing care" category for hospitals in the South West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), covering an area that stretches from Lake Erie to the Bruce Peninsula and includes almost a million people. Care considered "complex" is provided for patients with long-term illnesses or disabilities.

The data released covers hospital capacity information for the first six months of 2019.

Here's the South West LHIN's numbers for complex continuing care broken down by hospital.

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100% capacity
Alexandra Marine & General Hospital 82.3% 0
Clinton Public Hospital 101.8% 48
Grey Bruce Health Services-Wiarton site 90.9% 0
Listowel Memorial Hospital 81.1% 0
Seaforth Community Hospital 105.4% 49
South Huron Hospital 100% 0
St. Mary's Memorial Hospital 105.0% 76
St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital 101.1% 92
St. Josephs Mental Health-Parkwood Institute 90.4% 0
Stratford General Hospital  108.7% 52
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital 71.0% 0
Wingham and District Hospital 82.2% 2
Woodstock General Hospital 103.1% 82

The data shows that many hospitals in rural areas of southwestern Ontario are operated beyond 100 per cent capacity when averaged over the 181 days studied.

For example, Stratford General Hospital averaged 108.7 per cent capacity, while Seaforth Community Hospital averaged 105.4 per cent. Hospital capacity numbers also exceeded 100 per cent at St. Marys Memorial (105 per cent) and Woodstock General (103.1 per cent).

The numbers didn't come as a surprise to Andrew Williams, president and CEO of Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance, which operates four small hospitals (St. Marys, Seaforth, Clinton and Stratford). All four operated at an average capactiy exceeding 100 per cent over the first six months of 2019.

"We see hospitals across the province operating at 100 per cent capacity, if not more at times," Williams said.

Lack of long-term care beds

He said there a number of reasons pushing hospitals to operate beyond their intended capacity, but a main factor is the need to provide care beds for patients awaiting access to home care or long-term care.

"Today is a case in point," Williams said in an interview with CBC News on Tuesday. "Across our organization, we have 20 individuals who are in hospital beds for patients who are waiting to go somewhere else.

"You have this constant challenge of making sure that you're available to admit the people that need to be admitted and that you're able to get the people who need to leave to go to another location. It's an ongoing challenge," said Williams.

Alternate level of care (ALC) is the administrative designation for patients occupying a hospital bed while waiting for care elsewhere.

Williams estimates ALC patients account for anywhere from 10 to 20 per cent of his capacity at the four hospitals he oversees.

Staff called back after working full shift

A lack of long-term care beds and home care spaces are a significant source of backups, William said.

He believes provincial officials are aware of the capacity pressures but said until they're addressed, patients have little choice but to face longer waits for the care they need.

It also adds to staff strain.

"If you're operating over capacity it puts huge pressure on the team," said Williams. "Last night we had a busy emergency department at our Stratford site. We had to call a staff member back after they'd gone home, after grocery shopping at the end of her shift," Williams said.

"It's not ideal for anyone to be operating for a long period of time over capacity."

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Deadly Staph Infections Still Threaten the U.S.

CDC calls for increased prevention to protect patients

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More than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and nearly 20,000 died, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The findings show that hospital infection control efforts successfully reduced rates of serious staph infections in the U.S. Recent data, however, show that this success is slowing and staph still threatens patients.

The new data reflect rates for all Staphylococcus aureus infections: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). While MRSA is often better known, the report underscores that all staph can be deadly and that healthcare providers and administrators can take prevention steps to protect their patients.

According to electronic health record data from more than 400 acute care hospitals and population-based surveillance data from CDC’s Emerging Infections Program, MRSA bloodstream infections in healthcare settings decreased nationally by approximately 17 percent each year between 2005 and 2012. These reductions have recently started to stall, causing concern. The report also showed an almost 4 percent increase in MSSA infections that started outside of a healthcare setting each year from 2012 to 2017.

The rise in staph infections in the community may be linked to the opioid crisis. As reported by CDC last year, 9 percent of all serious staph infections in 2016 happened in people who inject drugs — up from 4 percent in 2011. Patients presenting with recurring staph infections should prompt healthcare providers to consider whether injection drug use could be the cause. To decrease staph infections in people who inject drugs, healthcare providers should link patients to drug-addiction treatment services and provide information on safe injection practices, wound care, and how to recognize early signs of infection.

Robert Redfield, MD, CDC Director

“Staph infections are a serious threat and can be deadly,” said CDC Director Robert Redfield, M.D. “U.S. hospitals have made significant progress, but this report tells us that all staph infections must remain a prevention priority for healthcare providers.”

Protecting people from serious staph infections

Staph is a type of germ often found on human skin and on surfaces and objects that touch the skin. While the germ does not always harm people, it can get into the bloodstream and cause serious infections, which can lead to sepsis or death.

The risk for serious staph infection is greatest when people stay in healthcare facilities or have surgery, when medical devices are placed in their body, when they inject drugs, or when they come into close contact with someone who has staph. To reduce the spread of staph in the community, everyone should keep their hands clean, cover wounds, and avoid sharing items that contact skin, like towels, razors, and needles to prevent the spread of staph.

Healthcare providers and administrators can protect people by making staph prevention a priority. This includes implementing CDC recommendations, including the use of Contact Precautions (gloves and gowns), continually reviewing their facility infection data available from CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), and considering other interventions if they are not meeting infection reduction goals.

Based on the facility, additional prevention measures could include screening patients at high risk, or decolonization (special bathing or medication that reduces germs people may carry and spread) at high risk periods or for certain types of procedures. Several healthcare systems in the United States have reported success after tailoring their approach to staph.

Athena Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

“We know infection prevention and control works but it’s not one-size-fits-all. Additional strategies, including decolonization, for example, may be needed in certain circumstances and patients, to ensure optimal prevention and the best outcome for the patients,” said Athena Kourtis, M.D, PhD, MPH, Associate Director for Data Activities in CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.

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For example, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers reduced staph infections by 43 percent between 2005 and 2017 by implementing a multifaceted MRSA prevention program. The program included MRSA screening, use of Contact Precautions, and an increased emphasis on hand hygiene and other infection prevention strategies.

CDC, through its Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative, supports academic investigators who are pursuing new ways to protect patients specifically from staph. They are also studying innovative infection prevention strategies to stop the spread of many other germs found in healthcare facilities. A full list of Fiscal Year 2018 funded extramural projects can be found at CDC expects to release additional MRSA burden data at the end of 2019 in its second Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States report.

To read more about the Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in the United States and the entire Vital Signs report, visit:

About Vital Signs
Vital Signs is a report that appears as part of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Vital Signs provides the latest data and information on key health indicators.

CDC works 24/7 protecting America’s health, safety and security. Whether disease start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or acute, or from human activity or deliberate attack, CDC responds to America’s most pressing health threats. CDC is headquartered in Atlanta and has experts located throughout the United States and the world.

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Lifecycle Approach of Energy Management

In 2014, CDL became the first developer in Singapore to achieve the ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS) certification for the provision of property and facilities management services.

We have since continued to set energy reduction target for every investment properties we manage, whilst working towards optimising energy performance at every stage of a building’s lifecycle.

Initiatives to maximise energy efficiency are applied differently across our key business units and at different stages in the building’s lifecycle. Each business unit has its own specific guidelines that detail the strategic initiatives, performance standards, and specific requirements relating to energy efficiency and climate change mitigation measures. These guidelines are to be considered in the design, construction and operation of the assets.

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Stage in Project Lifecycle Energy Efficiency Focus Benefits
  • Maximise use of natural lighting and ventilation
  • Use of solar energy for common areas where applicable
  • Use of energy efficient lightings in all common areas
  • Energy efficient home appliances to be included in the units
  • Reduce electricity consumption
  • Reduce reliance on the grid and lower carbon emissions
  • Reduce electricity use through energy efficient equipment or fittings
  • Use of electricity directly from the power grid supply to reduce the use of diesel generators
  • Reduce emission levels of carbon, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulates
Operation of Assets
  • Use of renewable energy where possible through installation of solar and Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) panels
  • Identify high energy usage installations to determine relevant initiatives, e.g. chiller upgrading or modernisation of lifts
  • Use of the building’s computer-based energy management system to optimise chiller efficiency and Building Management System (BMS) to control key equipment in buildings
  • Reduce reliance on fossil fuel energy
  • Reduce electricity consumption through energy efficient equipment or fittings
  • Optimise key equipment’s efficiency and reduce energy use

Energy Reduction Initiatives

Since 2004, CDL has retrofitted all our existing commercial and industrial buildings through initiatives such as chiller plants upgrading, introduction of motion sensors to reduce lighting consumption, installation of energy-efficient lighting, and recladding of facades to reduce solar heat gain. On average, these efforts have yielded an estimated annual energy savings of around 17.6 million kWh and an equivalent of more than $4.01 million in 2018.

We remain committed to further reducing our energy consumption and improving our energy efficiency, through a number of key initiatives in 2018.

Key Energy Reduction Initiatives in 2018

Energy Reduction Initiatives Buildings Savings
Lift Upgrading Republic Plaza 555,700 kWh/year, equivalent to almost $127,102/year
Air conditioning upgrading or improvement Republic Plaza, City House, Fuji Xerox Towers, Central Mall (Office Tower) 185,187 kWh/year, equivalent to almost $42,357/year
Energy efficient lighting City House, Palais Renaissance, City Square Mall, Tagore 23 25,928 kWh/year, equivalent to almost $5,930/year

User behaviour has an impact on energy and resource consumption. As an asset owner, CDL actively engages our tenants on the importance of energy conservation. In partnership with Tuas Power, an Automated Meter Reading portal was introduced in 2014 for our tenants to monitor their electricity use on a near real-time basis. This empowers them to better track their energy consumption, as what gets measured, gets managed. In addition, incentives from both Tuas Power and CDL are provided to tenants who achieve substantial reductions in energy consumption.

Energy Reduction Target and Performance

Electricity consumption contributes a significant proportion towards our operational expenditures, and further impacts the total amount of carbon emissions released through our business activities. Hence, it is pertinent that CDL raises energy efficiency standards in a cost-effective manner to bring about reductions in carbon emissions and energy intensities.

As part of our ISO 14001 Environmental Management System objectives, and push for continual improvements in our energy performance, CDL set targets to reduce energy usage intensity2 by 35% from 2007 levels, by 2030. In 2018, we achieved a reduction of 27% and will be monitoring energy performance closely towards our 2030 targets.

Subsidiaries’ Energy Usage

Similar to our reporting scope for GHG emissions, CDL also reports on the energy data of our subsidiaries. The tracking and reporting of our subsidiaries’ energy data not only ensures greater disclosure and accountability, but also enables the Group to better manage energy usage as a whole. Given CDL’s strong commitment to environmental protection and energy conservation, the behaviours and practices of our subsidiaries are also of importance to us.

The following chart shows the energy usage of CDL and six key subsidiaries, namely CBM, CDLHT, CSO, Le Grove, Tower Club and M&C.

2 Energy usage intensity indicated here is for purchased electricity, as base year levels were calculated using purchased electricity only.


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Ellen Sandweiss

Personality Profile

Who is Ellen Sandweiss? She is a female celebrity. She was born on Tuesday December 30th 1958, in Detroit, Michigan, USA,.

With her omnipresent energy and intuition, Ellen Sandweiss has the potential to be a source of inspiration and illumination for people. With no conscious effort, she galvanizes every situation she enters, and energy seems to flow through her without being aware of this great potential or controlling it. When she is aware of her outstanding personality, Ellen tries to blend with his environment, feeling conspicuous, alien, and out-of-place.

Ellen channels information between the higher and the lower, between the realm of the archetype and the relative world. Ideas, thoughts, understanding, and insight - all of these can come to her without having to go through a rational thought process, as if there is a bridge between her conscious and unconscious realms, attuning him to a high level of intuition through which even psychic information can flow. On the other hand, there is so much going on in her psyche that Sandweiss is often misunderstood early in life, making him shy and withdrawn.

Ellen Sandweiss is sharing her great capacity for invention with many inventors, artists, religious leaders, prophets, and leading figures in history. But because she is so highly charged, she experiences constant conflict between her great abilities and indulgence in self-reflection and self-criticism, leaving her highly self-conscious.

Although blessed with a message or a specific role to play in life, Ellen Sandweiss must develop herself sufficiently to take full advantage of that opportunity. Until that time, her inner development takes precedence over her ability to materialize the great undertaking she was chosen to perform. Consequently, Ellen seems to develop slowly, but she simply has more to accomplish in her evolution than the average person. Thus, Sandweiss' real success does not usually begin until maturity, between the ages of 35 and 45, when she has progressed further along her path. When she has found his niche in life and begun to realize her true potential, Ellen's rewards will more than compensate for her trials earlier in life.

Ellen Sandweiss is a sensitive and passionate lover, fine companion and possesses a good sense of humor. Her perceptiveness makes her aware of her partner's needs and desires, which she is able to fulfil with almost magical delicacy. However, when she feels she has been mistreated or jilted, Ellen can react with devastating power, sometimes using personal criticisms vindictively. During these stormy phases, Sandweiss should seek out peaceful and harmonious environments, relaxing music, and follow a healthful diet in order to restore balance and peace. More...

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Ellen Sandweiss is a person of thinking and planning.

Having well-developed business mindset, she is good at making effective plans, setting goals and working out the best way to achieve them.

She may also have excellent organisational and administrative skills, but that depends on how often she skips the details in order not to lose sight of the bigger picture.

It is natural for Ellen to think before she acts, to constantly plan the short- and long-term future, and to keep elaborate notes and diary with everything well planned and written down.

She also knows how to work effectively and efficiently with others in business, while maintaining self control and discipline, and teaching them to appreciate knowledge as the key ingredient to success.

If Ellen is over-organized, she should practice finding her way in disarrayed environment, or otherwise feel confused and in disarray herself.

But if she ignores the details in favor of the bigger picture, others might view Sandweiss as undisciplined with details, and not appreciate her great planning skills.

Entrepreneurial and progressive, Ellen Sandweiss is ever-striving, heading for the top, and enjoying an enterprising, ambitious and determined personality to do things well, and an unyielding dedication to her plan until the goals are achieved.

She bounces back easily from setbacks and can overcome any adversities or obstacles thrown in her way.

There is danger, however that her trait of determination and dedication will shift to stubbornness, making Ellen cling to ideas and projects well past their fruitious season. It is a good idea for her to keep fresh pipeline of ideas to make it easier to replace outdated plans by new and better ones.

Patient as she is towards her goals, Ellen's flying, ravaging temper endangers her relationships with the very same people that will help her to accomplish those goals. She should use her strength of will to study and practice anger management.

Ellen Sandweiss makes a good performer, but at the same time she can be quite intense and serious.

Her artistic talent is emphasized in the performing arts where sensitivity and understanding for people and situations is called for.

Ellen can easily gain high respect in the community, being understanding of the views of others, and she often tends to achieve her goals.

When balanced, she is compassionate and emotionally secure. Sandweiss is also a natural healer, with leadership qualities and the ability to genuinely empathize. She also radiates love and spiritual happiness to those around her.

When unbalanced, drama queen is not an unfamiliar term to Ellen, and she often likes to give advice to others even when her own life is a mess.

By becoming aware of her emotions, she can gain control over them rather than have her emotions control her life. And the reward is great because then she shows vast depth of understanding while keeping her emotions checked.

Tour Ellen's menu and gain more insight into her personality traits, relationships, strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, compatibility with you and with others, and much more.

We invite you to create your own free personality profile, in private and for your eyes only!.

With enhanced personal power and strong projection of authority, February 25th 2020 is a good day for Ellen Sandweiss' career and new endeavors.

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The fifth and final challenge of Cemetech Contest #15 is here, which means you have just over one week to submit all five solutions for the contest. Like Challenge 4, this challenge is related to images, so we suggest you think long and hard about possible ways to interpret the number (numbers?) below. When you figure out the cipher and create your solution program, make sure that as in the first three challenges, it takes a string as input via Ans or stdin. It's hopefully enough of a clue to tell you that the output for this challenge should be an image either on the graphscreen, in a picture variable, or for computer programs, as a PNG or GIF image. As with the previous two challenges, we may publish a clue on Friday afternoon at 5pm ET, but we encourage you to try to solve it before Friday to earn maximum points, and we will decide whether to post a clue based on how many entrants have figured out the cipher. Good luck!

Challenge 5: 1111144444444433333333333211112223321122223333333444444444322222222233444

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Brevard County has tons to offer for people of all ages who are looking to move to Florida or moving from another part of the Sunshine State. Whether it be the white sand beaches that line the Space Coast, the year-round beach weather, or the fun activities for all ages; Brevard County has something for everyone.

Don’t take our word for it!

In a recent U.S News & World Report ranking released in 2019, Melbourne showed up as the #1 best place to live near the beach. According to Florida Today, the report was made based on factors such as affordability, job market, the morning commute and access to quality health care.

Let’s take a look at some of the facts of Brevard County…

Ideal Coastal Location

Brevard County is located halfway down the coast between Jacksonville and Miami and is just a short drive to Orlando. That means you’re steps away from the beach and a short drive away from one of the largest tourist destinations in the world, famous of course for their huge selection of theme parks and attractions such as Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando.

Tucked right around the beautiful Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, Brevard County offers the perfect small-town feel that people look for while choosing a place to settle down, yet close enough to all the amenities you could ask for.

From enjoying the natural beauty of Florida’s Space Coast to indulging in some of the area’s nightlife, shopping, and dining – there’s never a dull moment (unless you want one).

Downtown Melbourne, the Eau Gallie Arts District, and Cocoa Village are some fun and popular spots in Brevard County for couples and people of all ages to spend their day. With local and popular restaurants and bars lining the streets, there is plenty to do for family time or a night out with some friends.

As Movoto puts it perfectly, “Melbourne's population of almost 80,000 supports a quaint but lively, eclectic urban downtown core, centered around East New Haven Ave. It's a central business district for the Space Coast, but also has lots of unique stores, restaurants, coffee shops, bars, nightclubs, and more”.

Picturesque Weather

It is no secret that Florida can get warm during the summer months but what most people don’t know is that Brevard’s annual temperature is around 72 degrees with more than 200 days of sunshine per year. This means more beach days, outdoor activities with friends, and family and plenty of time to enjoy the sun. The coastal winds bring in a nice breeze along the coast of Brevard County unlike other more interior cities such as Orlando, keeping it cooler during those sunny months.

While hurricanes are always a worry, hurricane-force sustained winds have not struck Brevard since 1979! That was Hurricane David, the labor day storm of 1979.

"There are a lot of people in Brevard County who believe that they have experienced Category 2, 3, 4, 5 hurricanes in this county. And unless you were here in 1979, you did not experience a hurricane in Brevard County" said Kimberly Prosser, Brevard County Emergency Management Director. She went on to explain "There have been hurricane-force gusts, absolutely. But sustained hurricane-force winds are not what Brevard County has experienced".

Superior Safety and State Leading Education

Living in a city that your family feels safe in is one of the most important things when choosing somewhere to settle down. Brevard County has had cities and towns on Florida’s top safe cities list year after year.

Among that for 2019, according to the National Council for Home Safety and Security, Satellite Beach, which is located on the coast of Brevard County, was the number one safest city in Florida.

When it comes to education, Brevard county is a leading area for school quality within the state. According to the Economic Development Commission for Florida’s Space Coast, 97% of Brevard County’s schools are ranked A or B Schools and the county is ranked 2nd in the state by the Florida Department of Education

Keep More Of YOUR Money With No Income Tax

Did you know that Florida is one of the few states that doesn’t have a state income tax? This means more money in your pocket each year when choosing to settle down in Brevard County.

Forbes writes, “The land of retirement communities and hanging chad (2000 election joke) does not have a personal income tax. Warm weather and endless beaches, plus no state income tax, makes it easy to understand why Florida has become popular with retirees”.

Like all states, Florida does still have a sales tax that ranges between six and eight percent depending on location. But whether you are headed to the sunshine state to start or continue a career or if you are choosing to retire while relaxing under a beach umbrella, a key draw to Florida is saving money on taxes.

Brevard County offers a wide variety of activities for people to enjoy year-round. Activities range for all ages whether you are looking for a slow pace environment or if you are a person that thrives off adrenaline. Let’s take a look at a few activities that Brevard has to offer:

Rocket Launch- Not too many people can say that they watch history be made on their front lawn with frequent rocket launches that take place at the Kennedy Space Center. Whether you have an interest in visiting the Kennedy Space Center for the day or would just enjoy watching the launch from your door-step, homes all across Brevard County have views of these beautiful launches.

World-Famous Beaches- If we haven’t emphasized this enough, the beaches in Brevard County are definitely something to write home about. With miles and miles of soft sand beaches and more than 200 days of sunshine, you will practically be begging to move here. According to U.S News, Cocoa Beach was listed on the best beaches in Florida by saying “Cocoa Beach’s proximity to Orlando and world-renowned waves make it a popular beach retreat for both families and surfers”. It is here that you can visit Ron Jon Surf Shop and grab all your beach essentials before hitting the sand and water.

Go Skydiving- If you have ever considered skydiving, Brevard County is a prime spot to experience the thrill. One spot located in Sebastian (Located on the south side of Brevard County) you can soar through the sky over breathtaking views of the ocean.

Kayak/Paddleboarding- Float along-side some Florida native wildlife while experiencing a paddle of a lifetime. Whether you are looking for an activity as a family or just looking for a solo ride, going on a kayak or paddleboard are always a good idea in the Indian River; which is the river that flows down the barrier island of Brevard County. This fun activity could become a daily ritual having ramps and docks located in many spots up and down the river to take a morning paddle.

These factors are just a few of why Brevard County has a lot to offer when looking to move to the coast. What’s stopping you from living like its vacation every day?