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What is Operational Readiness?

Toronto, August 7, 2018

By Selma Al-Samarrai

Annie Gravely and her team of high school students worked closely with Dr. Jane Batt, scientist at the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science.
Director of Operational Readiness, Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong has worked closely with the Respirology Unit’s Director, Joyce Fenuta as they prepare for the unit’s future move into the Peter Gilgan Tower. (Photo by Katie Cooper)

St. Michael’s Hospital is embarking on a massive redevelopment project named St. Michael’s 3.0 which includes the construction of a new 17-storey patient care tower at the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, to be named the Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower (PGT). The 3.0 project will also give St. Michael’s a renovated Emergency Department and significant space and technological upgrades inside the existing hospital space.

A project of this size and scope is impacting dozens of units and departments across the hospital that will be moving into brand new care spaces. Behind the scenes, there is one team working collaboratively with all key stakeholders across the hospital to ensure the planning and preparation for the moves and overall change is a one-stop shop turnkey process. The team is intuitively called Operational Readiness and we talked to its director, Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong, about how they are helping St. Michael’s get ready for this exciting new chapter in its history of providing care in Toronto.

What is the role of Operational Readiness within health care?

Operational readiness is focused on the right people, in the right places, at the right time, working on the right equipment, technologies and procedures.

We do this through assessing operations and workflow design in order to ensure a proper environment that is fit for its purpose, and proactively getting the transition areas and people ready so these moves are safe and effective. Getting people ready means getting staff and physicians familiarized, oriented and thoroughly prepared for changes in space, workflow, processes, technology and equipment.

How has the Operational Readiness team contributed to the St. Michael’s 3.0 project?

The St. Michael’s 3.0 redevelopment project is a large scale, complex capital project on a tight urban site. The massive scope of the project includes building and moving into the new Peter Gilgan Tower (PGT), the demolition of the 17-storey Cardinal Carter South stairwell, the demolition of the Shuter wing, and safely moving patients throughout to ensure continuous patient care, and introducing new technologies and equipment across the entire hospital.

All of this is happening while St. Michael’s Hospital remains fully operational and maintains the delivery of safe, undisrupted and high-quality patient care.

Can you provide a few specific examples of how Operational Readiness is contributing to the upcoming opening of the PGT?

Everything we do in Operational Readiness contributes to a safe and effective transition of clinical programs and units to new or redeveloped spaces or processes, whether it is before, during and post transitions.

With the St. Michaels’ 3.0 Project, Operational Readiness planning starts with assessing the readiness of the unit’s team, operations, and workflow design, and determining the order of the phased moves of units into PGT – the when and who and how. Comprehensive move plans, including hour-by-hour guides, are developed as well as orientation and training tools for each unit and for staff across the hospital. The Operational Readiness team will also provide post-move support to every unit moving into the PGT.

For the moves involving the Emergency Department, the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and the Operating Rooms, Operational Readiness efforts include simulations of real-life scenarios to be conducted in the new space as a test and practise to see how the team works in the new environment.

A key element of SMH 3.0 is patient safety and the standardization of systems to support it. That includes a unified nurse call system, one centralized wandering patient safety system and one fire safety system. We are working closely with numerous units including the Clinical Informatics and IT teams to co-ordinate the replacement of these systems, and working with units to guide and support staff training in these new systems. To date, the retrofit of these systems has been completed in all the ambulatory areas and work has begun on the inpatient units.

The first two units to move into the new Peter Gilgan Tower are the Respirology Unit and the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU.) The Respirology Unit’s director, Joyce Fenuta, has worked closely with the Operational Readiness team. We asked Joyce how the Operational Readiness team has helped her with the first of her three units that will eventually be located in the new tower prepare for the upcoming move.

The Operational Readiness team has been an invaluable resource, right from the director to the champion. They have been really supportive and collaborative with our teams and they’ve presented a very appropriate balance of both supporting and challenging our teams. They ask the difficult questions like, ‘do you really need that?’ but are also a strong advocate for what we want and consider important for our unit.

They’ve also really helped organize us. They’ve asked how will our work flow change? How will our communication change? How will we orient patients to our new space? How do we organize ourselves on the actual move day? They have helped tailor all of our answers and plans to the new layout of the unit and to the needs of the patient population that we’re serving.

About St. Michael's Hospital

St. Michael’s Hospital provides compassionate care to all who enter its doors. The hospital also provides outstanding medical education to future health care professionals in more than 29 academic disciplines. Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, care of the homeless and global health are among the Hospital’s recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, which make up the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, research and education at St. Michael’s Hospital are recognized and make an impact around the world. Founded in 1892, the hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Founded in 1970, Inver Hills is a comprehensive community college offering over 20 degree options including liberal education courses (A.A.) that lead to transfer to four-year colleges and career-related degrees (A.S., A.A.S.) in leading occupational areas such as computers, nursing, human services, law enforcement, emergency health care, business and more.

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Each applicant to Inver Hills (and any other college) can apply for financial aid. As an accredited academic institution, students attending Inver Hills Community College may qualify for a number of federal, state and private programs of financial aid. Below you can see the types of aid that you may qualify for:
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I was having a really rough Monday and I was hoping for a few things to turn this day around--like watching No Other Woman and having a fix...

I was having a really rough Monday and I was hoping for a few things to turn this day around--like watching No Other Woman and having a fix of Serenitea's Hokkaido Milk Tea with 75% sweetness level.

And yes, I was able to force a certain person--a boy, if you will--to watch the very emotion-injected film. As expected, the film delivered. Though there were times I thought it was kind of off or trying too hard, I still appreciated the fact that they gave the audience a well-written script and exceptional acting.

After the movie, we had to drop by this little corner located at the cinemas area of Alabang Town Center.

Looks familiar? Of course it should! Their space is small, but their bright apple green corner just craves for some attention!

Besides the best sellers, they're also offering "tea for the season", which probably compliments the holiday feel of the -ber months. This isn't a sponsored post or anything, but I thought I'd just share. :)

And since this was a night of unwinding, I decided to be dressy-casual. I balanced off the metallic dress with this top I got from my mom. It was hers when she was about my age.

I flipped it around, turning it into a vest (yes, the buttons are originally supposed to be at the back) and having the rose detailing at the back instead. I think it still gives the whole outfit the edge despite the feminine detail.

Wearing: Top/Vest {vintage}; Dress {Hong Kong}; Shoes; Bag {Mango}

Used my camouflage print-looking shoes just to play with the print-on-print effect a little bit. Subtle and casual--just perfect for a quick night of movie and milk tea.

Wearing: Accessories {Anagon Collection, Style Scene, Coco Girl & Solo}; Watch {Tomato}

Leaned more towards the silver accessories with just a few golds in there to give off a tougher vibe to the whole thing. Wore the Tomato watch I tweeted about here and used the black strap for this night. I'll do a separate post on it soon so I can show you the whole set. I really think this gift came just in time! Thank you Ninong & family! :)

That's about it. I'll be announcing the winners of my giveaway soon!! Hope you all have a great week! :)

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  1. The lines for Serenitea at ATC are craaaaazy. Where in the South do you live? I'm near ATC lang! :)

  2. I love ATC. I grew up in that mall, and no amount of Greenbelt or Rockwell or High Street will ever replace that unique love I have for it. :D

  3. i love serenitea!i only drink wintermelon because am scared to try other flavors.haha

  4. totally love your outfit :) i just wanna steal your dress

  5. sana we have this in cebu. i wanna try!

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2006-01-13 08:44:35 ET

Saturday: Registration begins at 7:30 - first come, first serve basis - with class begining at 8:00am EST.

Yes, that's right ladies and germs, this weekend is my 8hr Defenseive Driving class - for getting popped with going 90 in a 55. Better than losing my license for a month, i suppose.

Honestly though, I think as long as you're not driving impaired, the laws shouldn't be so harsh say, oh, after midnight or so...

The punishment should fit the crime. Now, it is MUCH worse of a crime to go speeding down some road during 'morning commute' hours, than it is at 3 in the morning. Shouldn't your fine be more when you're putting say 50 other drivers at risk in your drive, opposed to perhaps 2 or 3?

...but hey, maybe that's just me and my wacky ideas...

2006-01-13 09:32:42 ET

My Mom's husband got pulled over for speeding. They discovered he had no insurance, expired tags, and a suspended license, and in the cab of his truck he had an open can of beer (he was in fact legally drunk), a bottle of moonshine, over an ounce of marijuana, meth, and some various prescription pills.

All he got was a sentence of drug court, which he never signed up for, and it was never carried out. *insert dirty cop/govt rant here*

2006-01-13 10:04:55 ET

Wow, wish I had that luck.... Though, I had just sparked a J when the I saw the lights in the rear-view, and I was able to get it out and not have the cop ask to search, which is a MAJOR bonus!

2006-01-13 10:14:50 ET

I got caught at a trolly crossing. I ran a red light so I wouldn't get hit my the trolley. I got a ticket for running the red light So apparently it would have been better that I died? Ticket laws are stupid.

2006-01-13 10:29:56 ET

Yes, that they are!

2006-01-14 08:56:02 ET

I don't speed and I don't do drugs, so I guess I don't have those problems. *shrugs*

2006-01-14 18:11:55 ET

Can we say L7, boys and girls.

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Just becuse I am a non-confromist dosen't mean that I am a loser, and another thing, Disco sucks.

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My bottom eye lashes are the same length as the top ones, If I put on a little maskera I look so freakie, But It kind of looks pretty. Anyway,

Jess was suposed to call me about Seeing Eight legged freaks.She never did though, guess she's the queen of the world .

She is always complaining cuz all these guys like her and she is so popular. But I don't have all that many friends and when i sepend time with other friends she always yells at me and makes me feel like I have deserted her. O well.

Gee all my friends are out doing crap with thier other pals
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I do not need to tell you that there is a huge Irda vs. Sebi or a mutual fund vs. unit linked insurance plan debate in the country…do I? LOL.

However this has ensured that many journos have called me…for a view. It is nice that they take my view – however I am not sure that they want to use it or perhaps I have not made myself clear. So let me tell you how 3 questions went:

Question 1: Life insurance margins are very high, no? 40% is too much. What do you think?

Answer: I did not understand the question, but I guess you mean the agents commission, correct?

Q: No, No, I mean the life insurance companies have a 40% margin, do they not?

Answer: You mean 40% of the life insurance premium collected is the NET profit of the life insurance company?

Q: Yes.

Answer: Whoever told you that must be having some sense of humor. In case of any business there are lots of complications, and a lot of work to be done to earn money. In life insurance business people have to be hired – as actuaries, as underwriters, accountants, sales managers, etc. AND all this is funded by the Share capital of the company. Once the plans are up and running running costs have to be incurred. Life insurance is a reasonably profitable business after the company spends at least a decade doing developmental work. It is clearly a long term project but still the margins are nowhere near 40% of the total premium collected.

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  1. I know that the 40% margin for an Insurer is wrong. But an ordinary investor, like most of us, has to bear that 40% cost anyway.

    So even though an Insurance company may charge less fund management charges down the line, don’t you think it is not advisable to “invest” in a ULIP?

    ULIPs are evil, I think. Wd love to hear counter arguments! 🙂

  2. If you do not know portfolio construction (99% of people I have met/taught/ advised), do not understand compounding (99.9% of the people …) and do not get carried away by the media (110% of the people …) you HAVE no choice but to do a SIP. If your view is 4-9 years choose a mutual fund, if your view is > 10 years choose a ULIP. Use Top ups liberally, the total costs come down dramatically.

    Personally I have Hdfc ULip bought in 2004, nicely topped up a lot of times (under the old law top had only the Income tax limit)…at 0.8% amc. There are periods when IT HAS OUTPERFORMED Hdfc top 200 🙂 LOL.

    Going forward thanks to the compounding effect…it can only improve. LOL

  3. Dear Subra, Don’t u think that the ‘Portfolio Construction’ & the ‘Compounding’ & ‘Asset rebalancing’ etc. if not understandable by 99% indian public than just for 1% of the known class, is it really good to run a product like ULIP?

    My personal view on ULIP – A Good product that’s designed badly & is sold even more badly.

    Instead of high front loading of costs, isn’t it advisable to equalize the cost over the term of policy which ‘ll help to earn extra from compounding for the poor policy holder?

  4. not badly designed, but complicated. Knowing how to BUY is important. We buy say 200 products in life. A few we get obsessed with cost, margin, ..etc. others we do not. I know of a big food chain which gets basmati rice @ Rs. 10 while procuring. However we happily buy it off their shelf for Rs. 70 because we are used to it. Pepsi buys potato @ Rs. 3 and sells Lays chips @ Rs. 400 a kg. However the process we believe is so complicated that we HAPPILY pay. Competition will help, consumer education will help. However there is a mafia against consumer education. And the consumer is normally his own enemy!!

  5. Dear Subra, I have a basic question regarding the ULIP. Life Insurance is required to meet the needs of our dependent to maintain current standard of living even the bread winner is no-more.

    I am wondering is it a good idea to link the same with equity market. In case if we can invest 1/4 of the money in term life insurance the coverage we get is much higher.

    Please provide your recommendations about term life with mutual fund or ULIP.

    Your valuable suggestions are highly appreciated.

    Thank you.

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SICA's programs and services work at the intersection of creativity and spirituality to awaken, encourage, and celebrate a vibrant human culture that enriches and enlivens the human spirit and broadens our understanding of others.  Our goal is to play a role in inspiring human beings to bring forth a new era grounded in life-affirming cultural values, and to awaken a sense of our deeper selves so that we can all participate in what Thomas Berry called "the Great Work of a people:"

        "History is governed by those overarching movements that give shape and meaning to life by relating
         the human venture to the larger destinies of the universe. Creating such a movement might be called
         the Great Work of a people."

Programs & Initiatives

The brainchild of Sebastian Flynn, Culture Compass works with refugees in Australia. The program, via workshop intensives, invites participants to explore the cultural environment of their past and present in order to create a positive vision (origination) for their future.

"The opportunity to 'tell a story' and 'articulate an experience' to a genuinely empathetic and appreciative audience," writes Sebastian, "can do much towards the process of reorientation and redirection of an individual as well as a community group.

"The Culture Compass is designed with this possibility in mind. If the individual or group prefer not to actively address an audience, the presentation will be via a form of exhibition; this still enables the individual or group to 'process' their experience and to know that it is being shared.

"Origination* is a term I have devised to describe the positive inner 'vision' or inspirational internal 'picture/memory' (usually from one's culture/country of origin) that continually informs the creativity or cultural vision/pursuit of an individual. "Culture" is used here in the general sense of embracing all human endeavour. Recreating or repairing this vision to create a better and fully integrated personal and collective future is the aim of the Culture Compass."

The Culture Compass has been adopted by Multicultural Development Association and is being presented by MDA in association with SICA all across Australia.

Sebastian looks to further develop Culture Compass as an educational tool, as an engaging template to enable a school-age student to explore and record the aspects of a culture, as an aide memoir leading to further interest and study.

 *The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists & The Future, by Arlene Goldbard, Waterlight Press www.cultureofpossibility.net

SICA launched Poems for Peace® in Austin, Texas in 2012 in partnership with a global coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with UK’s nonprofit, Peace One Day to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace via as a day of shared community action What difference could we make by our efforts?

SICA's Poems for Peace focused on publicly sharing poetry with others in order to fosterer love and respect. The program took off and immediately spread to 14 countries.

"Institutionalizing a day of peace is just a process," says Peace One Day's founder, Jeremy Gilley. "The real success of Peace Day comes down to individuals getting involved and taking ownership of the day."

Poems for Peace® is our opportunity to take ownership of the gift we've been given, taking ownership of sharing that gift by living it, taking ownership of being the change we want to happen, taking ownership of ourselves and our humanity.

SICA's Poems for Peace® has reached over 2,000,000 people since we began. It also inspired Austin's annual city wide collaborative celebration of Peace Day that has garnered mayoral proclamations for SICA and its partners and has reached even more people.

Why poetry? To quote John F. Kennedy, "When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."

Indeed.  As Voltaire has said, "Poetry is the music of the soul."  And as Pablo Neruda has said, "Poetry is an act of Peace!"

We grow up with poems. They're in our nursery rhymes, our music, our holy books, our history, our prayers, our hearts. Whether we write, recite, perform, or sing a poem, when we share poems with another, we connect to that deeper place inside. We touch the place that knows compassion and forgiveness, the place that values love and respect — building blocks of humanity and peace.

SICA’s Poems for Peace is an invitation to connect to that place inside us all and share our favorite poems — wherever we are — on Peace Day.  Join us!  Be sure to also viisit our dedicated Poems For Peace website for more inspiration.

Poems for Peace ® is the legally registered service mark of the Subud International Cultural Association (SICA) for arranging, organizing, conducting and hosting social entertainment events.  Registered July 30, 2013.

Born out of the work SICA has done with its Poems for Peace initiative, Peace Day Austin is a collaborative grass roots initiative to promote meaningful city-wide participation in the UN's International Day of Peace, 21 September.

We're using the platform of Peace Day as a global time of local opportunity to come together in spirit and action for greater peace in ourselves, our communities, our world.

Peace Day Austin has reached over a million people in 2015 and even more ever since.  It is ongoing.

Chennai - Colombia - Lewes - Seattle - Portland - New York - Suriname - Puebla - Uki

These are our proud SICA International Cultural Capitals 2014 - 2018. They are the groups that successfully bid for, or were kindly bestowed with, a national banner to endow them with the distinction of being a 'SICA Cultural Capital of the World' for the next four years.

Being a Cultural Capital connects each group with the other groups and offers them an opportunity to create something that will distinguish their group and local community as having made a distinctive and enriching contribution to
cultural endeavour — whether representing and framing the achievements of individuals, or initiatives of the whole group — or even the extended local community.

In the broader public arena, the European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension. A 2004 study conducted for the European Cultural Commission demonstrated that the choice of European Capital of Culture served as a
catalyst for the cultural development and the transformation of the city. Much funding was concentrated on each cultural capital providing the wherewithal for cultural projects that beneficially changed and rejuvenated the landscape and character of a city forever.

In other words, becoming a European Capital of Culture was recognised as an opportunity for the city to generate considerable cultural, social and economic benefits and help foster urban regeneration, change the city's image and raise its visibility and profile on an international scale.

It is this idea which inspired SICA to launch its Cultural Capitals project at the World Congress in Puebla, Mexico in 2014. National banners created for the Congress were auctioned off, and each group purchasing a banner beccame a SICA Capital of Culture from 2014-2018.  The nine  "Capitals: are:  Subud Colombia (banner donated by Alicia Thom, Russia); Lewes (UK);  Seattle  and Portland (US) are "twinning"; New York (US); Chennai (India) (banner donated by Judy Gibb - New Zealand); Suriname. (NE Coast of South America) (banner donated by Arif Matte - Brisbane); Puebla (Mexico); Uki (Australia)

Many of the groups making banners had their own special experiences in the process of creating their banners.  See Germany's Banner Story here.

Download guidelines for your Capital here.

Keys to Creativity is SICA's exciting new program of workshops — some for the general public and others for Subud members only — that focus on how we can discover, develop, own, use, and express our own creativity in our lives. The initial series of workshops launch in Australia and Europe in 2015.

"My Creative Journey" at the Subud Zone 4 Gathering
in Budapest, Hungary, May 2015 (pictured right)
Sessions Organized and Led by Rusydah Ziesel
with Gregory Gudgeon assisting.

This workshop invites you to take a creative journey with yourself in order to discover, develop, and express your own talents and creativity. It uses an arts-centered approach and a rich variety of materials — paint, paper, colors, music, song, dance, film, media, performance, story-telling. Accompanying kejiwaan sessions helped individuals explore their inner creativity and talent via the wellspring of our development: the latihan kejiwaan of Subud.

"The act of creation," writes Rusydah Zeisel, "has something essential to do with inspiration and spontaneity. Indeed we will learn to value our intuition, and honor our inspiration and spontaneity. These are our tools." Or as Bapak said in a talk in Cilandak on New Years' Day in 1987: "So this is Subud — something spontaneous."

One-Day Workshops During School Holidays in 2015
Sessions Led by Lee Heather, Agnes Palffi, and Sebastian Flynn

Lee Heather Session: Howard Gardner's Theory of Seven Multiple Intelligences — Learning approaches and types: Visual-spatial, Bodily kinaesthetic, Inter-personal, Intra-personal, Musical, Linguistic, Logical mathematical, etc.  Creativity expressed via various human 'intelligences'.

The role of mindfulness, stillness and silence in a creative approach
The Sedona Method of releasing emotional or historical blocks and letting go of frustrations to creativity.

Agnes Palffi Session: Capturing the Moment of Ease, Joy, and Playfulness - Creating our Image of This;
Jollyphonics; A Moment in Your Life When You Felt Creative; Mindfulness - Brain Gym; How do we Live a Creative Life?
Stories: Looking at a time when you felt creative; Capturing and consolidating a Creative State for you; Diagnosing and
Recognising 'Stuckness' — Does this reside in your left or right side and how to balance
Project-based Stuckness - Feeling Governed by Routine - Examine and Establish Creative Solution - Vision Setting "
Small Group Work - Coming Up with a Plan; Collage - Drawing - Dancing - Singing

Sebastian Flynn Session: Inner Theme Tunes
Exploring the attributes and requirements of leading a creative life — especially in regard to performance.
Looking at the sources and causes of performance nerves and methods to overcome them, including Kinesiology
exercises. Practical exercises to improve ability to be grounded in preparing for performance. Performance Nerves (tools for dealing with and redirecting negative thoughts) - Brain Buttons - Role of Practice - Fear of Making Mistakes - Lifestyle choices

Conversation Café invites Subud members with expertise in a variety of cultural fields to share their ideas and passions with you.  From design to education to story-telling, to the whole idea of "spirituality," these individuals articulate exciting possibilities for the future that can have a positive impact on our world.

Begun as part of SICA's festival of Art, Culture, and Creativity — "Conversations with Puebla"  — in Puebla, Mexico in 2014, the initiative has vecomew an ongoing SICA program.  It's hosted on its own website and is guided by Susannah Rosenthal and Victor Margolin.

Check it out at conversation-cafe.com

The Future of Storytelling, the first "conversation" to go live on the new site, is featured above. It's great!  Click here or on the image above to go there now.   Featured Participants:  Poet Paul Nelson,TV Producer Mimi Machado Luces, Filmmaker Matthew Cooke, Filmmaker Myrna Jelman and Director Honora Foah.

Associate Members of SICA are individuals, organizations, or projects whose activities align with
SICA's mission, vision, and values, and contribute to enriching the human spirit and broadening
our understanding of others. Associate Members use the badge, right on their websites.

Creativity and innovation — awakened by our own inner selfhood — are at the core of SICA's
work. By partnering with our Associates whose work exemplifies these attributes,  we can
together begin to build a more truly human society.

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This program is designed to promote a framework for thinking about the public benefit of art, culture, and creativity — and for recognizing the value of developing individual talent. SICA’s Creating Public Value program will provide seed funding — when funding allows us to do so — up to a maximum amount of US$500.00 for fresh and original cultural endeavors that spring from an individual’s talent, reflect an inner content, and serve the public benefit.

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Our website — this website — is the international portal for our work. Let us share here what we do, what inspires us, and what we are working on. Send us your stories, discoveries, projects, music, videos, ideas. All such contributions are most welcome. If you have a national SICA organization in your country, or a national SICA coordinator, tell us what you are doing in the name of SICA in your country — and tell us about the people doing the SICA work.

If you are a professional colleague working in the field, and our work interests you, regardless of whether or not you are a Subud member, please know we'd love to hear from you. All are welcome here. Culture belongs to all of us. Contact us.

Our monthly e-news gives an upbeat snapshot of SICA activites including invites, sound bytes, and video clips. The Update also features items you send us regarding release dates for publications, CDs and  upcoming events not to be missed.  Send news items to be included here.

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SICA's International Cultural Festival for Subud World Congress
Puebla, PUE,  Mexico, August  2 - 17, 2014

Conversation, from the Latin, conversare, to turn around with, is key to engaging with one another and ourselves, key to exploring new ideas and feelings and thensharing them, key to collabortation.  It's the heart of our creative process — and the theme of our Festival Program we presented at the 14th Subud World Congress in Puebla.  This was a wonderful opportunity to engage, exchange, and interact with art, culture, and creativity from around the world.

For more on the Festival and how it was received, visit the Events Page of this site where you can also download a Festival Program.

The SICA Prize is a significant cash prize awarded at World Congress through a competitive submission process to a young person, age 19-28, active in Subud, who demonstrates an extraordinary TALENT in some field. (Art, Science, Education, Technology, Business, Film, Medicine, for example).

The 2014 prize of $10,000 was awarded to Mahallia Ward Pollard and Frances Madden (a tie!) at the Subud World Congress in Puebla.

To be considered for the prize, talented young people must submit an application through their national or zonal SICA organization. National or zonal  SICA organizations will in turn select the nominees to go forward to SICA. An independent jury will review all nominations and select the prize winner who will be announced at the Subud World Congress, Puebla, Mexico, August 2014.

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Well then!  The team is complete: we've all made it to Mendoza.  It is sweltering and humid here, with the occasional monsoon-ish squall in the night and burning hot sun during the day.  Bobby, Kristin, Walker, Libby and I had a productive 36 hours during which we consumed what seemed like about three and a half cows (gotta get those proteins to power us up the mountain!), four pumpkins, and at least one bottle of wine. Though what's much more important is that we successfully acquired climbing permits - or, as Kristin dubbed it, the most expensive piece of paper you'll ever possess outside of your university diploma - and packed roughly 400lbs of payload that will accompany us to basecamp; some on our backs, some on mules.

Stoke is high! L-R: Kristin, Sunny, Bobby, Walker.  Thanks Libby for the photo.

Our last night in civilization for the next couple of weeks.  L-R: Libby, Bobby, Walker, Kristin

We leave for the mountains early tomorrow: an 8:30am departure in Mendoza should have us ready to go at the trailhead in Penitentes before 2pm, which leaves plenty of time for us to cover the ~3 uphill miles to Confluencia, the first camp at 11,000ft, where we're spending two nights for acclimatization.

Team medic Libby at Confluencia last season. No worries, we'll have tents this time around.

But those stars...

Confluencia has neither cell phone signal nor wifi so we'll be offline until New Year's Eve - but if you count any of us among your loved ones or friends (or if you just want to randomly say hi, ha!) you can still do so by sending a message to our GPS communicator; It's free of charge and everyone loves getting messages - particularly a tired and dirty mountaineering team - so don't be shy :) I'll switch on the GPS as soon as we hit the trail. More details and messaging interface right here: http://www.sunnystroeer.com/gps

And with that... we're off! If there's connectivity we'll try to say 'hi' and share photos from basecamp on New Years Eve.  See you there!

What New Years at basecamp typically looks like - the summit looks close from there, huh?

Much love, Sunny

See that big spine I'm pinching? Libby pulled that one out of my scalp.

PS - in case you're wondering what the most interesting things are that have happened to us so far: we've met lots of old and new friends and friends of friends all over Mendoza - on the street, in restaurants, at the Aconcagua permit office; it's a small place.  And I had an awkward encounter with a low-hanging palm leaf which resulted in a massive splinter being lodged in my scalped for a few hours.  Good thing we have Libby along as a team medic, ha!


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Ubuntu interface keeps getting worse

Since its release, Ubuntu Unity has been plagued with bad reviews, bad usability and huge bugs. I used to use GNOME 2 and since Canonical switch to GNOME 3/Unity I’ve been forced to switch to KDE. Unity and GNOME 3 are so badly implemented (mostly because they are ‘work in progress’) they reduce my productivity.

The most recent from Canonical is this ‘Quicksilver’ interface to menus. Interesting, but the problem is that Canonical seems to be focusing in creating interfaces for hardware vendors to put on their computers, or interfaces for tablets/mobile phones, instead of focusing on desktop users.

Well, I’ve switched to KDE. After loosing an afternoon configuring the environment, now everything seems to be working OK.


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There are many parents and community members who volunteer at Spencer Valley School. Here is a partial list of how our volunteers have supported the students now and throughout the years.

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  • Tutoring a child individually
  • Driving students on field trips
  • Gardening each Friday
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  • Rehearsing with students
  • Cooking classes
  • Sharing a talent (music, ceramics, careers)
  • Organizing a service learning project
  • Taking work home to prepare for teachers

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Serpent of horrid majesty, burn fire across the brow.  This ceremonial ritual to thee, enchant with all that is arduous splendor.  Pale glowing lily of Hecate, bathe this flesh in the moon-pool of divine blood.
Enshroud with the black veil of nothingness, the curtain of negative existence. Now behold! A bloated corpse leans against the altar.  A feast for death, a feast for the maggots and for the worms!

O' babe of the Abyss, curled in her womb. rejoice in the sabbath of the Goat.  The ego gurgles blood, and the Night of Pan descends.

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Saturday #200: 940 Saturays

On Saturday #200(#20 for Harper)  my son and I woke up early. We played in the living room, we had breakfast.When the dogs were ready to go out I was greeted by a warm 40 some degree morning. All it took was one breath of fresh air to have me hooked.

I quietly gathered clothes and shoes. I placed the baby monitor by my husband and whispered "We are going for a walk. I have my phone." Sleepy Adam said "Please bring me home a Monster Coffee..."

I dressed quickly and went to Roo. He said "Roo get in car seat?" I shook my head no. His lip started to quiver. He said "Mommy! Stay!" I whispered "Shhh, don't wake Harper." I helped Roo change clothes, I brushed his teeth and brushed his hair. Sensing that this was a secret, Roo played along whispering "Shhh Mommy!" We tiptoed out of the house and headed down the street.

My son and I have only had one walk together, just the 2 of us, since Harper was born. Before Harper we walked a lot, but my son would fight me every step of the way. Now, he recognizes that this is special time for us. He held my hand tightly and chattered to me as we walked.

My son with his big blue eyes asked me if we could get juice. I decided why not? We headed downtown and got juice and the requested Monster Coffee drink. As we were checking out my son smiled his sweetest smile and asked for a cookie. We compromised, he got a cookie with the understanding that he could not have it until after lunch.

We walked around, we met a cute dog. The dogs owner came out and tried to give me the cute dog. We saw squirrels and we saw the train. On the way home we took a street we normally wouldn't and looped around. We saw a neighbor and stopped to visit. Before I knew it we had been gone almost 4 hours, walked 3 miles and chatted for a few hours.

We eventually made it home. We had lunch, changed clothes and went out again, I needed fabric for a project I am sewing and Roo loves tagging along. Harper doesn't enjoy the car at all! She cries as soon as she sees her car seat. That made for a long ride, but I was glad to have her with me.

The walk dominated the day, but it was a wonderful way to spend a morning.

  1. Sounds like a nice day and such a cute picture!
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Sushi Sensory Bin

A few weeks ago while shopping at my Kroger I saw these adorable erasers- sushi style- in the clearance section. At 69 cents they were a steal. I couldn't pass them up! My husband said "What are you going to do with them?".

What am I going to do with them? Make a sensory bin of course! A Sushi themed sensory bin sounded like fun to me!

I picked up a bag of long grain white rice, one pound was on sale for $1.09. I used this as my base.

My son was intrigued. He couldn't wait to get his hands in the bin of rice!

Next we added our Sushi Erasers.

Again, Eager Hands were grasping to get involved. Not that I can blame him!

Finally, we finished the bin off with a pair of chopsticks.

And there you have our under $2 sensory bin! It was easy to make and fun for Roo to play with.

I liked that we could enjoy the feeling of rice when we touched the bin, the rice was fun for roo to dig around in. He likes the way it sounds when he picks up a handful and drops it in the bin. The chopsticks are great for his fine motor skill development.

When he grew tired of picking up the erasers with the chopsticks he fed rice to an assortment of dinosaurs. Then he decided to toss handfuls of rice into his barnyard toy for the other animals to eat... and yes, it got messy. But, I went with it! After all this was my big idea of fun and dried rice is pretty easy to sweep up.

Do you engage in sensory play with your kids? I would love to hear about your favorite sensory bins.

  1. I have seen those little erasers around, great use for them!Thanks for linking up to the Thoughtful Spot!

  2. That's pretty cool, too bad my kids are too old for this, it would be a fun way to introduce a little Japanese language with them. Thanks for linking up to Mom's Library (co-host at Crystal's Tiny Treasures)

  3. This is cute!

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

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Help shape the future of Masters swimming

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You can help shape the future of Masters swimming in England by filling in the Masters Satisfaction Survey 2016.

Last year was a very successful year for Masters swimming. We held the inaugural ASA Open Water Festival at Rother Valley Country Park and the ASA National Masters Championships in Sheffield. Both of these event drew in hundreds of Masters swimmers from across the country.

As we enter 2017, we’re hoping that you will take 15 minutes to complete our survey.

The ASA has a mission: Creating a happier, healthier and more successful nation through swimming. The survey will tell us about your current experience of being a Masters swimmer. This will allow us to improve the support and events that we deliver, and make swimming even better for our current members.

This information will also help us to encourage more people to take to the pool to train and compete. We can help more adults join their local club to enjoy the social discipline which is Masters swimming.

The closing date for the survey is Wednesday 8 February 2017.

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Remember, you don’t have to be a member of the ASA to complete the survey. We want the views of anyone who trains and/or competes in swimming, aged 18 and over.

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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Safi Shayla and Hello Shaylanista !!

Hello sweeties,
I know you have heard about new product from SAFI that is Safi will be able to see their advertisement everywhere especially on television with the attractive and great song which is still keep on replay and play on my head now..hihihii.. “Saaafi shaylaaaaa” hehehee…

BTW, I have a great NEWS for all MY FRIENDS and READERS all over Malaysia…wait for it………..

But first, allow me to introduce more about Safi Shayla…
I stand a chance to try out this shampoo and conditioner.. Obviously I was super attracted by their packaging which have colourful and colorblock bottle and a great shape for shampoo will look more exclusive..hehehee..The bottle and colors does show and explain about the shampoo function..

Not just that.. The second thing I like about it was the Smell.. The fragrance of this shampoo.. The fragrance of this shampoo was awesome! THUMBS UP!! This shampoo have 4 type with different fragrance for each colors.. The smell is almost the same as your perfume.. Believe me..!! I even give my friends to try out each shampoo together with me and they also like about the fragrance!! Most Satisfied part about this shampoo..THUMBS UP AGAIN !!

I will explain one by one about this shampoo and its function and which one will be suitable for you to try..

The Orange Color for Hair Fall Control !

I know Hair fall was a problem for all women in Malaysia especially when it come with the hot weather and your head will keep sweating this will help to make you hair loss problem less and the fragrance was great.. As I mention before the smell was almost the same as your perfume and can last up to 48hours…

Covered hair with restricted air flow is the root cause of hair loss problem faced by hijab-wearing women.. Safi Shayla Hair Fall Control Shampoo is formulated with Habbatus Sauda and enriched with Protein to strengthen hair structure and reduce hair loss by up to 80%.. No more hair-loss worries !

The Turquoise is for Anti Dandruff

Dandruff!! Yes, another hair problem that always happen especially during our hot weather condition where you have to put your hijab on..Dandruff is not onl problem that faced by Hijabis but also for those who not wearing basically this shampoo is suitable for all person that faced dandruff problem..

Wearing hijab for a long period of time can cause excess sebum and sweat on scalp which leads to dandruff problem.. Safi Shayla Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is formulated with Habbatus Sauda and enriched with ZPT and Menthol to prevent dandruff 2X more effective from the very first wash..Hair will stay clean, healthy and dandruff-free now !

The Pink Magenta Color for Smooth & Manageable

Honestly, when I get this shampoo this is the first shampoo I tried!! Obviously because of the bottle color..kekekee..FUNNY! but not just that it is also because of the fragrance smell of this shampoo..the smell was like a sweet smell perfume!! Lovin’ it !! Honestly, I does work on what it have become more manageable..easy for me to comb and also easy for me to manage after my long day wearing hijab..

Tangle and uncontrollable hair shouldn't be a problem for hijab-wearing women.. Safi Shayla Smooth & Manageable Shampoo is formulated with Habbatus Sauda and enriched with Multivitamins to moisture, smoother and protect hair..For glossy, sliky smooth hair that’s easy to manage all day!

The green is for Fresh & Bounce

Among of the 4 shampoo this one is suitable for those who doesn’t love to much fragrances smell on their hair because it have a fresh and soft smell..rather than that it also will keep your hair soft and smooth all day long after you wash up..

Hair can become dull and limp after an attire day of wearing hijab in our hot, humid weather..Safi Shayla Fresh& Bounce Shampoo is formulated with Habbatus Sauda and enriched with Nano Lipis Enchancer to remove oil and clean scalp effectively for long-lasting fresh and bouncy hair..even until the end od the day when you remove your hijab !

Safi Shayla Shampoo was great..the best part is when you wake up in the morning you will find that your pillow will smell nice and fragrance like because of your hair..the smell dose last up to 48hours..and as usual you will wash up your hair once every 2 day..

Hair Conditioner

It is necessary for you to apply conditioner after wash your hair..This is the best result for you to get a soft and manageable hair..Safi Shayla also have hair conditioner.. for the best result, Simply apply this conditioner after wash your hair with Safi Shayla Shampoo and let it absorb to your hair for about 5-10 minutes before you rinse your hair..

Apply conditioner after shampooing for healthier, glossier hair,, Safi Shayla Hair Conditioner is formulated with 2X more Habbatus Sauda for silky soft and manageable hair. Also enriched with Multivitamins that nourish and moisturize hair to prevent split ends and dryness.. Now hair is smoother and easy to manage remain fragrant for 48 hours..

Scalp Refresher

This is new for me! I never try any scalp refresher before and thank goodness Safi Shayla have Scalp Refresher that will help your head feel fresh and energetic.. simply apply this Scalp Refresher onto your scalp and at the same time massage your head a little bit and let it for about 1 minute only, you will start to feel fresh…

Hair gets damp and icky easily in our hot and humid weather, especially when you are a hijab wearer.. New Safi Shayla Scalp Refresher is formulated with 5X more Habbatus Sauda and enriched with Menthol to refresh and revitalize scalp, relieving discomfort effectively and immediately..

You have to try the Safi Shayla Conditioner and Scalp Refresher as well...

You can watch the video more on Youtube:-

Do you know the Benefits of Habbatus Suada are??

Do you know that Habbatus Sauda can cure al diseases except for death.. Habbatus Sauda can reduces the risk of cancer & heart disease, it also can control diabetes, increase nutrient absorption and enhance the digestive system..As you I mention before that SAFI Shayla Shampoo and Conditioner contains Habbatus Sauda that can help to encourages hair growth and dandruff reduction..That what makes SAFI Shayla Shampoo different and good compare to others…

Now I want to announce about the GREAT NEWS I mention earlier…

Wanna stand a chance to WIN a FREE MAKEOVER ???
It is easy!! Join an INSTAGRAN CONTEST ..

Follow the simple steps below :-
1)    Share your Outfit Post that matches to personality of the Safi Shayla Shampoo [ Orange, Turqoise, Pink, Green ]..
2) After that write a Caption for you Outfit Post
3) Don’t forget to put on Hashtag of #jelitabersamasafishayla #safishayla @syafiqahhashimxoxo @safimalaysia
4) Lastly, follow @safimalaysia on instagram as well

~~ Makesure you fallow all simple step above and make your instagram profile in PUBLIC as well ~~

The grand prize winner will get a chance to enjoy a makeover session with me..And after the makeover you will able to keep your clothing that I choose for you on the makeover session….!! Can't wait to mingle out with the winner and I'll makesure that we are going to having fun and enjoy our activities together..pinky promise :)

Ohh yaa... Here some example of OOTD idea you can choose ;)

Well, I'm still not that expert in this but you can choose what suitable for you the most..
Just follow the SAFI Shayla colours [ OrangeTurqoisePinkGreen ] ....

Don't miss out this great opportunity and go grab your SAFI Shayla Shampoo NOW!
It is available at any Hypermarket like Giant, Tesco and also mini market or pharmacy near you..
This shampoo only cost you RM7.70 [160ml] and RM12.70 [320ml]..Super Affordable...

For more info go visit:-

Thank you for reading this ♥♥♥

  1. Wahhhh, pika canteknyaaaaa. hehehe. Nak try jugak la masuk contest ni. Mana tahu ada rezeki ke boleh dapat make over tu ye dak? Hehehe

    1. thank you fana...JOM la JOIN fana..Inshaallah..peluang nak menang and dapat free makeover tu ada..JOIN taw taw..

  2. hamagaahhh your fashion scent are top notch! love all the ootdsss!


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Sylar Watch

Custom made Sylar watch. More info coming soon on this project.

Watch a video of the watch in action.

A YouTube video posted by a customer.

If you'd like to buy one, you can purchase directly here or sometimes we'll have it listed on our Ebay store.

There are two versions available of the watch based on the original Hamilton Khaki Field watch. One is a quartz movement and the other is mechanical. The video shown above depicts the mechanical movement watch.

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Sense About ScienceSense About Science is a scientific charity whose remit is to inform the public and enable them to ‘make sense’ of scientific and medical discussions. A worthy aim in which they are usually moderately successful. However, they have just tackled allergy and, although they have recruited the best ‘experts’ and covered the subject very comprehensively, I suspect that the allergy virgin might go away a good deal more confused than they started! Not SAS’s fault but, the more we discover about allergy the less we actually seem to understand…

Anyhow the paper is well worth a read if you want to bring yourself up to date with the latest thinking. And slightly to my surprise, since they are coming from a strictly conventional medical standpoint, they made very few points with which the more ‘alternative-minded’ could take issue. But, inevitably, one of these was the much disputed area of allergy tests.

The discussion about ‘allergy testing’ is always bedevilled by semantics. While the term is understood by medics to refer to testing for immune-system related, ‘true’ allergies, the wider public use it for any test which might tell them what substance (usually a food or drink) is making them feel ill.

The discussion is further complicated complicated by:

1. The fact that even the medically ‘approved’ tests to diagnose IgE mediated ‘true’ allergy (skin prick and blood tests) are widely recognised to be seriously flawed and are really only useful as a back up to a clear history of allergic reactions.

2. The fact that conventional medicine can offer no tests at all that will diagnose sensitivity/intolerance.

3. That many alternative practitioners can be very hazy about the difference  between a immune-system related allergy and an intolerance or sensitivity which can make the patient extremely ill, but will not cause a reaction which, in very rare cases, could prove fatal.

So the SAS paper lists Applied kinesiology, cytotoxic tests (ALCAT, FACT etc), Food specific IgG tests (York tests), hair testing, NAET and vega tests as being dangerous and to be avoided at all costs. As indeed they are if you think that you have a true, IgE-mediated allergy that could trigger your immune system into a violent and possibly even fatal reaction. However, if you feel like death, you have been referred for skin prick and/or blood tests and they have proved negative and your GP has run out of suggestions, any sort of test that offers you some sort of answers must be appealing.

What many of these tests do, especially those which rely on energy medicine (vega tests, NAET, kinesiology) is to measure disturbances or blockages in your energy pathways and to try to establish whether that disturbance is greater when you are in close contact with a specific food, drink or other substance than when you are not. If it is, then the assumption is that that excluding that particular food, drink or substance from your diet or your environment might be beneficial. If you accept the precepts of energy medicine then this is not an unreasonable assumption.

The danger is, of course, that if you are really unwell, you may react to all kinds of foods etc. and that you could seriously restrict your diet – but, if your digestive process is seriously compromised for whatever reason, then a very restricted diet may be just what it needs.

In any case, the only true test of intolerance  is ‘exclusion and challenge’ – excluding the food or drink for limited period of time, seeing if your symptoms improve, then re-introducing it and seeing if your symptoms get worse. The crucial element is for both the therapist and the patient to use their common sense. A highly restricted diet for a week is not going to do anyone any harm – a highly restricted diet for six months or a year might well. So if the restricted diet produces no benefits and the patient feels no better after two, or an absolute maximum of three weeks, then it should be discontinued and an answer sought either with another food or in an entirely different area altogether.

In fact, a ‘challenge’ is the only really reliable test for a true allergy also. But, because of the inherent dangers in getting someone you believe to be allergic to a specific food to actually try eating it, challenges can only be carried out under controlled medical conditions – an expensive option so rarely on offer. But even here, an application of common sense is vital.  I have heard of ten-year olds whose lives are extremely restricted by ‘allergies’ to peanuts, milk and eggs. But these kids were diagnosed by skin prick tests when they were infants, have never suffered an allergic reaction to these foods, and have never been ‘challenged’. Given that 40-80% of children who ‘test’ positive to peanuts, do not react to them, this seems to be just as inappropriate and unnecessarily restrictive diet as any suggested by a Vega or a NAET practitioner!

The last section of the paper, Allergy Myths, deals with a whole range of myths which surround allergy – with very little basis in fact – including claim that either raw milk or A2 milk can ‘cure’ allergies. While either of these milks may be better tolerated by those with compromised digestions than standard, pasteurised A1 milk, all milks, be they raw, A1, or A2, contain the proteins that trigger an allergic reaction so must be avoided by anyone with a cow’s milk protein allergy.

Mind you, I did take exception to the suggestion that you should avoid ‘raw’ milk because you can get E.coli poisoning from it…. A suggestion hotly disputed by raw milk supporters who maintain that ‘raw’ milk has a shiningly good record as far as all bacteria are concerned. See the figures from the US quoted here.

Way back in 1987, just as I was starting work on a major history of English food, my eighteen-month-old son, Jonathan, and his father were diagnosed with dairy intolerances. Back then the alternatives for those on dairy-free diets were few and far between and pretty unappealing so, after some months of experimentation, I launched Berrydales Special Ices, soya based ices which were dairy and additive free – and tasted delicious! While manufacturing the ices I started a newsletter, The Inside Story, about food allergy and food intolerance and, by 1995, it was a quarterly magazine circulating to over 35,000 health professionals. In 2000 The Inside Story, re-named Foods Matter, became a subscription magazine and now all of that information, and much, much more, is accessible on the Foods Matter, Coeliacs Matter and Skins Matter sites and on our two freefrom food sites, FreeFromFoodsMatter and FreeFromRecipesMatter. You can follow me on twitter @FoodsMatter or email me at And, of course, you can also follow the exciting growth of freefrom food by checking out our annual FreeFrom Food Awards celebrating the best and the newest in freefrom foods!

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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

HIGHER LEARNING: A terrific new digital resource provides much-needed scholarship details

BY THE BOOK: A comprehensive database of scholarship information now available online. Below, Education minister Ronald Thwaites accepting a hard copy of the 2012 edition.

For Jamaican students seeking funding to finance their tertiary schooling, a newly digitized publication has arrived to make the quest a bit easier.

The National Scholarship Digest, considered the first of its kind in Jamaica, offers some 100 informative pages on scores of scholarships available not just locally, but throughout the region, North-, Central- and South- America, Europe, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand -- collectively valued at close to J$4 billion and being offered in a range of fields and disciplines spanning law, medicine, IT and media and communications.

"The [digest] provides the most comprehensive database of scholarship information that allows students to go to one source to get criteria and contact information for each scholarship," explains Chris Grant, CEO of Next Move Jamaica, a company set up in 2010 to aid ambitious schoolers and their parents make, well, the next move.

Available free of cost and sponsored by insurance giants General Accident, the National Scholarship Digest can be accessed at nextmoveja.com.

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Audio Whiplash 128: Naked Naps on the Subway

Welcome back to Audio Whiplash as there's all kinds of crazy crap going on in the world, as usual, and we've tried to cram as much of it as possible in to this one.

First up.  The guys debate the finality of a ticket giveaway.  On the heels of Matt being offered someone's concert festival pass only to have the person turn around and take it back, we ask the question.  A-hole or A-okay?  When giving away something like that do you maintain the right to change your mind or are all generous gestures final?

Later on, there are multiple companies trying to capitalize on your apparent desire fora  midday nap... Seriously... They're like tiny little pods that you rent by the hour.  Are you interested? And how did this lead us in to a conversation about Rob being naked in an airport?

Following that, some creep in St Louis is filming and streaming his Uber trips to the internet.  As a driver he's taking thousands of viewers on a reality show with him as they spy on private conversations, judge women's appearances and just generally be weird.  He's not technically breaking any rules, but is this okay? When you ride in someone else's vehicle are you entitled to privacy or are people who allow customers in to their cars free to do whatever they want in those cars?

And finally, the story of a mailman stealing veggies from the gardens of people on his route and Amazon delivery people being able to come right in to your home to leave your packages rather than placing them on your door step.

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100 Piece Challenge

Setting goals in your business is essential to your success.  The bigger the goal, the better!

When you make a specific and measurable goal with a deadline, you are much more likely to achieve that goal, as well.

If you have a hard time setting goals for yourself, please take this challenge this month!  Sell 100 pieces.

When you sell 100 pieces this month, you will earn a $225 profit, which is so nice!  In addition, when you repurchase those 100 pieces, you will not only be active for the month, but you will also have 200 PV!

Use this easy sheet to keep track of your goal.  You should be selling 3-5 pieces a day to reach your goal by the end of the month!

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President Marvel Studios confirm the sequel Black Panther will return

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Black Panther dominates the United States Box Office. The film has garnered more than US $ 930 million in the world and the movie is still airing. No wonder Marvel is interested in making a sequel to Black Panther.

"No information will I reveal, except for the certainty that we will indeed make the sequel," said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige at Entertainment Weekly.

"One of Marvel Studios' habits is to create Part One and to discuss and imagine what we will do in Part Two.

"There has been a lot of conversation like that when we made the first Black Panther We have a clear idea and purpose for making a second movie."

Feige looks like a person who is satisfied because of big bets and wins. When compared with other Marvel movies, the funds disbursed for the making of Black Panther larger.

Not only that, Wakanda background where Black Panther - will also be one of the important places in the movie Avengers: Infinity War. This will disrupt their rhythm if the audience does not like the Black Panther.

Black Panther so successful that one of the supporting characters in the film will re-appear in Infinity War.

"It's Marvel Studios / MCU's habit to give everything we have right?" Feige said. "All the things we believe, before the audience gives their opinion.

"You've heard us discuss to produce Avengers before Thor or Captain America is released, the same thing we did with the decision to make Wakanda the place where Infinity War happened."

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Sunday, 23 April 2017

NDSF selects 85 for Deaflympics, West Africa Deaf soccer tourney

No fewer than 85 athletes in athletics, football, badminton and table tennis have been selected by the Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF) from the just-concluded Deaflympic Games trial in Ilorin.

The federation’s Secretary, Lukman Agbabiaka, made disclosure on Sunday in Ilorin while speaking with the newsmen.

He said the athletes were selected for the forthcoming Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey in July and the West Africa Deaf Football Championship scheduled for Bamako, Mali next month.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trials began on April 18 and ended on Saturday, April 22, with all events decided at the Kwara Stadium Complex.

Agbabiaka, who praised the standard of the trials, said that the selected footballers would report for a 10-day camping in Lagos from Monday, in preparation for the Mali championship.

According to him, all the selected athletes will also be camped in preparation for the Deaflympic Games.

He added that the aim was for the federation to surpass its previous achievements recorded in the Deaflympics.

NAN reports that 23 players were selected for football after round robin matches among the participating states, while six players were selected in badminton.

Forty-four athletes, both male and female, have been penciled down and are expected to compete in 100m, 200m, 400m, long jump, triple jump, discus, javelin, shot put, 1500m, 800m, 5000m and relays in the Deaflympics.

The West Africa Deaf Football tournament will come up in Bamako, Mali in May, while the Deaflympics holds in Samsun, Turkey between July 18 and July 30.

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As the sun paints the desert
The primrose path of two lovers
On the way to the fairyland
That of flowery words
And majestic love
There will be no loneliness
In that of the mind’s eye
All the glitter is gold
In the unquestioned passion
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Sanjeevani Making Wonders prior Release

Essence of this small film is making wonders even prior to its release

It’s extremely rare to see a small film with no major star cast doing good business before its release. Sanjeevani is one such rare film which is doing a phenomenal pre-release business. Right after the theatrical trailer’s release, the movie’s Hindi dubbing rights were sold for a high price. And now, the movie’s Karnataka rights are bought by AIMRA studios for a huge price. We don’t normally see small films releasing in other states apart from AP and Telangana. It requires at least a known hero as the lead cast. But this small film is making wonders even prior to its release. The graphics work should be credited for such business.

Earlier, Star Director SS. Rajamouli appreciated the trailer of the film and shared it on his twitter handle. Director RGV also showered praises on the film. The makers released a second trailer of the film recently, which is also getting a great response from the audiences. This VFX based adventurous thriller is releasing in June and the makers are going to announce the release date in next few days. Anuraag Dev, Manoj Chandra and Swetaa Varma are the lead cast of the film, which is produced by G. Nivas under the banner Nivas Creations. Ravi Vide is making his debut as the director of the film.

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Despite Popular Opinion,
Maturity IS Allowed in MMOGs

This week, Dalmarus discusses the future path he believes Vanguard:
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maturity, and a distinctly helpful group of people in the regional chat
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the release of any new game, especially one as hotly hyped as Age of
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be higher or lower than planned, but in either case, I'm going to go
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Star Trek Online takes a step away from the stereotypical fantasy classes found in MMOGs because its like in space and stuff, but that doesnt mean we cant find the traditional roles of tank, healer and damage dealer. Each of the careers, Engineering, Science and Tactical correspond well to the archetypical roles. Each of the careers offers specializations in professions as well which really allow a player flexibility and customization.

Similar to our standards, scientists can go a couple of different directions with their profession, mostly divided between practical applications and theory. For those wanting to go hands-on, scientists can go into more of a true healing role (Doctor) or a true scientist (disruptive technologies). The researcher straddles the line between aiding those around him/her and using special skills to disorient the enemies.

Still pondering the choices? Read on for a deeper look into the Star Trek Online Careers and Profesions. Already know which way you will chose for your career as a captain? Then please stop by and vote in our poll as well.

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Johan Tenga has a new entry up at his Age of Conan blog

So what do I mean when I say 'polished'? Seeing something without real graphics or with placeholders scattered around and seeing it complete with the correct graphics in the right environment is totally different. We spend quite some time working on versions with placeholders or things that aren't quite finished yet, so seeing something finished and 'polished' even if its just a small feature in the scope of the entire game is always nice!

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Please forgive my total ignorance on this subject matter but I felt I had to write a news article on it simply because the whole scenario, as I understand it, is insane. According to PCGamer there’s a new ‘controversy’ surrounding League Of Legends. As someone who doesn’t play the game, it seems every week someones knickers are in a twist over someone or something to do with it. This time, there’s a big hoo-ha regarding streaming and Twitch rights and licensing and spectate streams for famous players. It’s all very confusing and unless you’re part of this insular community, it’s probably going to go over your head. I’ll try to help.

As far as my simple and medicated mind can make out (norovirus can do that to you) there’s a Twitch stream that goes live every time a famous League Of Legend player, known as Faker, streams a match. Don’t ask me why there’s a stream that does this, but there is. It seems that this spectator stream has annoyed “Faker” and his exclusive streaming service, It has annoyed so much that they have sent a  DMCA (The Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice) to the Twitch stream owner, StarLordLucian, asking him to stop mirroring Faker’s stream. Are you still with me?

Where things get even more rediculous is the fact that don’t own the rights to the content Faker is streaming. After all, they don’t make League Of Legends: Riot Games do. Their terms of service state:

We’ll start with our golden rule – you can use League of Legends IP as the basis for a fan project that you’re giving away for free or that’s only generating ad revenue ... as long as you comply with the guidelines outlined below for using our IP. As a matter of fact, as long as you comply with our Guidelines, we think it’s great if you create awesome, free and original content for League of Legends fans."

Simply put, StarLordLucian is doing nothing wrong and don’t have a leg to stand on unless Riot Games step in and change their terms of service. Unsurprisingly, some of the LoL community aren’t happy with Lucian and Faker’s team aren’t either. They issued this statement:

"First of all, SKT and other pro eSports teams have started streaming business last year to help ensure stable environment for players to play professionally. Not only has the streaming deal expressly helped with players' with their professional activities, it also has been a good medium through which a pro gamer's value is recognized.

"Unfortunately, some of the fans have been re-broadcasting Faker's (and other SKT T1 players') games through the spectator mode, and this has negatively affected players' streaming business. Faker, a member of the SKT T1, also expressed discomfort over the current situation where his summoner name and videos of his games are being broadcasted with no consent.

"SKT T1 team and its players truly appreciate the fans' fantastic support and interest. However, we would like to politely request the re-broadcasting of our players' games without our consent to be stopped."

All this nonsense boils down to is the fact that is getting pissy at the fact Twitch and Lucians stream is obtaining viewers that could potentially be watching Faker on their platform. That’s fair enough but to spout nonsense such as “Faker expressed discomfort over the current situation” is media garbage. Having watched some of his streams today (over on - go me!) I’d rather poke my eyes out than watch a miserable looking teenager stare motionless into a camera while listening to terrible music.

Honestly, eSports is crazy.

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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2016

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The accountant in me can't wait to hear this speech!

PlaySpan CEO Karl Mehta will be speaking at this year's Edinburgh Interactive Festival on the "Global Economic Impact of Virtual World Economies". What's that you ask? It's how we spend money on games, specifically in microtransactions, affects the real world economy.

PlaySpan, the gaming industry's first publisher sponsored in game commerce network, is proud to announce that CEO Karl Mehta will address the esteemed participants of the Edinburgh Interactive Festival on Monday, August 11 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, UK. Speaking before industry academics, developers, publishers, educators and public servants, Mehta will discuss the many ways virtual world economies impact real-world economies through real money transactions.

"Speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival is a monumental privilege and a chance to educate a broad segment of gaming professionals on a new and important gaming sector," said PlaySpan CEO Karl Mehta, "As the gaming industry's leading microtransaction solution, PlaySpan represents the cutting edge of virtual world monetization. We believe that this opportunity to convey our insight to the prestigious leaders at EIF represents a major step for the understanding of virtual world economies."

Now celebrating its sixth year, the Edinburgh Interactive Festival is powered up to showcase the continued popularity, growth, and influence of video games. This year's Interactive Festival will be more influential than ever, drawing a wide array of press, public and professionals from the world-renown, three-week Edinburgh International Festival. The Edinburgh Interactive Festival offers more events than ever for delegates, with an expanded consumer focus on television, film, and interactive media  creating an engaging spectacle for all.

New to Interactive Festival 2008 will be Features, Exhibition, and Recruitment areas specifically designed to give the public access to the latest games and interactive entertainment job opportunities. Tickets can be obtained from any Gamestation store in Scotland or at the EICC on the day of the event.

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Associate, Retail Leasing

Associate, Retail Leasing

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing firm that became a true market leader in Brooklyn in just 9 years.  The Associate will join the Retail Leasing Team with an established pipeline of existing assignments and will have a tremendous impact on the teams’ growth and capture of market share.

That growth will greatly depend on people like you who are passionate about Brooklyn real estate, eager to learn and have a make-things-happen attitude.  TerraCRG has been at the center of the transformation of Brooklyn, becoming a true market leader in the process. The 9-year-old firm — now 30 people strong and growing — has marketed 500+ properties and consistently closes over 75 Brooklyn transactions a year.

The Associate will be part of a collaborative team working towards one common goal, increase the firm’s presence and market share in the Brooklyn retail arena. The Associate will report directly to the Director of Retail Leasing responsible for the Brooklyn Retail market and together, as a team of 3-4 agents, will spearhead the team’s rapid expansion in one of Brooklyn’s most active and dynamic sub-markets.  The position is situated at the heart of the Brooklyn Transformation and, as such, it is instrumental for the candidate to be knowledgeable and passionate about Brooklyn real estate.

  • The candidate will bring their own vision and sensibility into the position and they will provide day-to-day reporting of all retail team activities and progress to the Director of Retail Leasing
  • The candidate should be an organizational wizard capable of generating and maintaining a vibrant network of relationships with local building owners, institutional owners, managing agents, users, tenants, and investors
  • A networking pro who can communicate effectively with a wide range of personality types

  • The candidate must develop a deep understanding of the market and local area expertise
  • Associate candidate will be comfortable with extensive cold calling and managing multiple marketing processes for leasing programs
  • Work in close concert with Investment Sales Teams in company presentations and assignment pitches
  • Provide day-to-day support of all retail team activities and participate in the entire leasing and marketing cycle
  • Identify new opportunities by staying abreast of market trends and developments
  • Become active in the commercial real estate leasing community and the Brooklyn business community

  • We seek a confident, self-starter that likes to work hard, carries an entrepreneurial spirit and leads by example
  • The Associate candidate should exhibit a desire for the leasing experience
  • An Associate candidate will have great communication and phone skills
  • Must have a New York State real estate license (Salesperson or Associate Broker)
  • Must be passionate about leasing, marketing, and the Brooklyn real estate market

This is an independent contractor/commission only based position.

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Read JUNE 11, 2015 UPDATE for State Park openings/closures

Even as more storms continue to hammer a rain-soaked state, communities and families are knee-deep in recovery efforts from the torrential Memorial Day Weekend storms. The same holds true for some Texas State Parks, which have suffered considerable rain damage, too.

See June 11, 2015 update on park openings/closures

As of Wednesday, more than 50 state parks report some damage as a result of significant rainfall. About half of those sites are currently closed or partially closed to the public due to flooding.

“The safety of our staff and our visitors is our top priority right now,” says Brent Leisure, TPWD State Parks Division director. “Many of our parks remain operational and as conditions permit, we will be bringing our other sites back on line. Much of the damage is flood related debris and that takes time to clear. We’re heading into our peak visitation period and have all hands on deck to make our parks safe and enjoyable again.”

Visitors can check the status of their park reservations by contacting the Texas State Parks customer service center at 512-389-8900 or by contacting the park directly.

The status of the following parks will change as progress is made, but until then, here are the current closures and partial closures.

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Colorado Bend State Park: Low water crossing cleared, so park is now accessible.

Copper Lake State Park – Doctors Creek Unit: Open

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: Ranch road 965 north of the park is now passable. Park is open with usual conditions of possible closings on weekends and holidays for 'full" status.

Guadalupe River State Park: Open with no restricitions.

Fort Parker State Park: Water levels are back to normal, canoes and paddle boats can be used on the lake and river, and campsites open.

Martin Creek Lake State Park: Open

Mustang Island State Park: Open

Lockhart State Park: Open

Partial Closures

Bastrop State Park: Park is open, but some areas are closed due to flood damage. Hiking trails and Park Road 1C to Alum Creek Road are closed (the road is open from Alum Creek Road to Buescher State Park.) Some camping areas and cabins will reopen later in June. Visitors will not be able to view the dam failure as this area is still closed.

Caddo Lake State Park: Park is open. West lane of the boat ramp remains closed due to high water.

Cedar Hill State Park: Camping allowed in the Lakeview area only. Day use areas still closed.

Eisenhower State Park: Many areas, including the main road into the park, are still closed including all camping loops except Armadillo Hill (until at least June 17, 2015). All marina access, day use areas, the Recreation Hall and the Group Picnic Pavilion are also closed.

Goliad State Park and Historic Site: Park headquarters remains open along with the mission and one of the trails. The Longhorn and Vaquero campgrounds remain closed through June 16. The Angel of Goliad Hike and Bike Trail, San Antonio River Trail, and picnic area remain closed until further notice.

Mother Neff State Park: Some areas remain closed, but the water/sewer/electic campsites and trails are open.

Village Creek State Park: Day-use and caping areas open, but no swimming is allowed and half the park trails remain closed.

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Brazos Bend State Park: Park is closed through at least June 23.

Lake Somerville State Park: Entire park remains closed through at least August 1.

Palmetto State Park: Remains closed due to river flooding.

Ray Roberts Lake State Park – all units: Isle du Bois and Johnson Branch units closed. All boat ramps closed indefinitely. FM380 and HWY 428 sections are closed.

Stephen F. Austin State Park: Expected to reopen Friday, June 12, although trails may remain closed.

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Nephrologist Referrals

If your patient has an exacerbation of a preexisting condition, acute onset of a new diagnosis or new medication, home health services could be covered 100% by Medicare if the patient meets the eligibility requirements.

Supported Diagnoses:

  • Bladder cancer
  • Cystectomy
  • Dysuria
  • Glomerulonphritis (Bright’s Disease)
  • Hematuria
  • Hypertension
  • Infection treatment
  • Kidney infection/disease
  • Nephrostomy
  • Prostate disease
  • Prolapse
  • Post-operative care
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Renal failure
  • Skin disorders
  • TURP
  • Urinary diversions
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary retention
  • UTI, acute or recurrent

Home Care Services May Include:

  • Assessment of patient needs and condition
  • Bladder training
  • Catheter care
    • Care of Foley catheter
    • Suprapubic catheter changes and management
    • Observation of contents and amounts
    • Observations of hydration
    • Teaching catheter care, including irrigation
    • Straight catheterization for residual urine
  • Dressing changes (aseptic)
    • Suture removal, drain care, packing, etc. (with specific orders)
    • Assessment of surgical incision
    • Teaching aseptic procedure
    • Monitoring for signs and symptoms of infection
  • Enteral/Parenteral therapies
  • IV therapy
    • IV medication*
    • Care of implanted ports
    • IV hydration
  • Instruction on disease management
  • Lab work**
  • Medication instruction
    • Adverse reactions
    • Medication compliance
  • Nutrition management
  • Ostomy/Urostomy care and management
    • New stoma care, dressing, discharge observation, skin care
    • Teaching ostomy care and irrigation
    • Diet for ostomy patient
    • Skin and wound assessment
    • Assessment of difficult wounds and slow healing wounds
  • Pain management
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  • Wound care

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