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We are currently searching for a Business Analyst to help plan design, develop and manage efficient systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes.  This includes gathering and analyzing requirements in support of business objectives, system requirements and customer experience.

The Business Analyst will be responsible to deliver output across GrowthOps client work and able to work independently with minimum supervision, and move forward with ways on how to do things effectively and efficiently.

Job Requirements

Key Responsibilities:
  • Understand complex business landscapes and clearly articulate business needs from a varied group of stakeholders.
  • Develops functional specifications and system design specifications for client engagements.
  • Support or lead testing efforts .
  • Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
  • Communicates needed changes to the development team.
  • Assist in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules.
  • Takes input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately applies comments/ feedback.
  • Delivers informative, well organized presentations.
  • Assists in the facilitation of team and client meetings.
  • Consistently delivers high-quality services to our clients.
  • Manages client expectations effectively.

Knowledge Skills & Competencies
  • A track record of following through on commitments.
  • Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
  • Strong problem solving, analytical skills and ability to think creatively.
  • Excellent in written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to run workshops and communicate effectively with different stakeholders across the organizations.
  • Passionate about technology and understanding in customer experience.
  • Possesses understanding in the areas of application programming, database, system design and integration.

Qualifications and Experience
  • A bachelor’s degree or higher (preferably in computer sciences, system engineering or similar field).
  • Preferably at least 1 year of working experience in the related field but fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
  • Candidates who are able to start work immediately will have an added advantage.

By joining GrowthOps, you can expect to be part of a supportive, fun and social team environment.  We boast a fantastic culture of success, recognize the contribution of the individual and are proud to provide an environment where our employees can grow and develop.  Candidates who are energetic and motivated for success will fit in well to this young and dynamic company with a client list including some of world’s largest companies and leading brands.

Our Culture

GrowthOps was formed from the merger of eight independent technology, advertising, strategy, marketing, and people businesses. Fast growing and founder led, these companies were among the most awarded and admired operators in their fields.

Before GOps, we was called APD. At APD, we’re always looking for ways to better deliver results for our clients. So joining forces with formidable partners to complement and expand our own capabilities just made sense.

As part of GrowthOps we now operate at the intersection of entrepreneurship, management consulting, advertising and technology.

We believe these industries are converging because major software and internet-based technologies are changing the way companies do business, and build capacity to grow.

In a fast-changing, technology-driven future, organisations face real threats to their market leadership.

GrowthOps helps our clients respond to and anticipate competitive threats. We provide a single point of contact and accountability, share our clients’ sense of urgency and align our incentives with theirs.

GrowthOps is a new kind of service provider – a growth services partner. We’re creating a new category that fuses together marketing, technology and people disciplines to help large organisations acquire and retain new customers, build and launch transformational products, and scale up operations.

Our core services include: customer research, data and analytics, creative advertising, brand strategy, experience design, software development, cloud services, artificial intelligence, organisational design, and change leadership.

We serve clients across the Asia Pacific from local bases in: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Auckland, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Hong Kong.

GrowthOps is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:TGO).


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Do you like 80s magical girls? Do 11 year olds fighting a tentacle monster make you DIAMOND HARD? Oh boy, is this for you.

On a more serious note, this is an enjoyable crossover for anyone who knows of Studio Perriot's earlier works. For something coming out of the 80s, it's fairly well-made. It's a shame the main villain is A TENTACLE MONSTER, though. I don't think they knew what would become of tentacles in the anime and manga world.

It's only 30 minutes long, the music is intense when needed and I personally found it enjoyable. It was interesting to see those four characters come together in a crossover.

On the other hand... The fighting scenes were lackluster and it lacked of any magical girl transformation scene, other than the one Yuu (worst girl, amirite) gets. Admittedly, most people don't like transformation scenes but heck, I ain't watching no mahou shoujo anime for nothing!

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Using Texture – Check and Log

Yellow crayon on breeze block wall

Have you discovered any new ways of using your drawing tools to depict surface and texture?

Not as much as I wished I had, there were a few things that I couldn’t find here in this part of Bangkok such as a chunky sponge, I would have loved to have tried dripping or splashing ink for the texture of this. However I did discover new ways of hatching for as in the the fur of the teddy bear, hatching with small strokes in flowing patterns. I also discovered new ways of using my putty rubber to show texture such as twisting for the mop rug underneath my composition.

a Drawing with Textures - Second Drawing
a Drawing with Textures – Second Drawing

How successful were you at implying form with little or no tonal hatching?

I seemed to use some kind of hatching for nearly everything except the mop rug. The technique that I used to depict the mop strings (as I would call them) showed real depth. This was a mixture of squiggles, circles smudging and twisting with a putty rubber and it worked well.

What are your impressions of frottage as a drawing technique?

I really love the idea of using this as a drawing technique and I love the way that a surface of one thing can give you a totally different result to what you thought it would and how something as simple as the joint of 4 breeze blocks can give you an idea for a drawing of a crucifixion or graveyard scene. The best thing about frottage is that you can use it for texture in drawing you are already working on or it can give you an idea for a new drawing.

Yellow crayon on breeze block wall
Yellow crayon on breeze block wall

Experimenting with Texture part B – Frottage

Experimenting with Frottage - Crayon

The technique of Frottage was invented by Max Ernst in 1925 and involves placing paper over a rough surface such as grained wood and rubbing with a crayon or pencil. In this exercise I experimented with the technique of Frottage (which I always thought was just called rubbing) to see what kind of patterns and textures rubbing over certain surfaces gave me.

Up until this exercise I had done all of the coursework in my apartment and most of it at night, due to early evenings and work finishing times, this was a great opportunity to get outside and do something in the daylight.

Armed with charcoal and pencils I headed out to the swimming pool to experiment on tree bark, stone-chip floors and wooden sun chairs only to find that the paper in my new sketchbook was too thick or too rough and it wasn’t giving me any patterns/texture whatsoever.

It was another day before I finally got going on this exercise or should I say the next evening (fated to working at night) I took some pages out of my small sketch book, a white paper with less tooth and started with charcoal.

Experimenting with Frottage - Charcoal
Experimenting with Frottage – Charcoal

I tried the technique on stone chip floor, my apartment door, floor and even the draining board and then again with different colour crayons before heading downstairs to the lobby,

Experimenting with Frottage - Crayon
Experimenting with Frottage – Crayon

Unfortunately the bark of the trees outside did not give me good results which was both surprising and disappointing and down to the bark being very smooth (difficult to find great trees in Thailand). I did get some nice rubbings off other surfaces though including the joint of a breeze block wall, which looking at it now resembles a crucifix in the sunshine but the best results using both charcoal and coloured crayon were got from the grain of the wooden door of my apartment with different panels giving me different patterns.


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The Developing Leader

“The Developing Leader” of the National Command College for Law Enforcement includes the following educational system.

ICLD I is the first leg of an educational journey designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to leadership, ethics, character, supervision, communication and self-development.  It also serves as a complete review for students who have participated in leadership education programs previously.

ICLD I is based on the principle that all law enforcement professionals must lead within their scope of responsibility and must be given the tools to understand what leadership looks like, feels like and sounds like.  It is designed to fill the void of leadership training which traditionally exists between entry level and mid-level supervision. ICLD I stresses the importance of understanding the true definition of policing and how participant’s actions and their organizational mission must align with that definition.

This curriculum introduces participants to the expectations and responsibilities of first-line and mid-level supervisors and the concept of “Leading Down and Managing Up”, through a detailed summary of two best-selling books..  It takes a comprehensive look at leadership and ethics, identifying the most common ethical dilemmas in law enforcement and how they destroy public trust and individual careers.

As with all Credible Leadership Phases, ICLD I faculty and video lectures by select instructors are proven experts in the field of leadership and Law Enforcement who understand the importance of every employee’s role within an organization and how to influence all for positive organizational growth.

Required Textbooks:  2 Textbooks

ICLD II is the second leg of your comprehensive journey through leadership education. This course is designed to build on the curriculum of ICLD I and raise participants level of organizational thought and team-building by focusing on theories and practices of organizational leaders from both private and public sectors who have made monumental changes within their organizations.

Your faculty and video segments from select instructors in ICLD II illustrate several exemplary examples of organizational leadership success and introduce participants to methods and rationale behind these highly successful best practices.  This course of instruction features segments from leadership giants John Maxwell, Tony Robbins, Howard Schultz, Jeff Canter, Sheriff Ray Nash, General Stanley Mc Chrystal and many more.  The curriculum includes summaries of three best-selling books in leadership.

Practices from experts in the field of leadership are infused within the ICLD II
curriculum to enhance their relevance to law enforcement practices and organizational procedures.  This combination gives rise to modules on Generations, Human Capital Management, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Management, Proactive Communication, Cultural Sensitivity, Action-Centered Leadership, Legacy Leadership and Reflective Leadership.

Required Textbooks:  3 Textbooks

ICLD III builds on ICLD I & II by addressing the balance of humanistic and tactical approaches to law enforcement leadership.

ICLD III focuses on understanding the human factors of police leadership and how if used effectively, it can change the internal culture and external perception of an organization.   ICLD III is steeped in emotional intelligence and self-realism, containing modules featuring Advanced Emotional Intelligence, Human Factors in Policing, Adaptive Leadership, Authentic Leadership, Servant Leadership, Credible Leadership, Toxic Leadership, Community Leadership, Tactical Leadership and the Moral Compass for Law Enforcement Professionals.  Each of these modules are designed to make students take an introspective look at how they apply leadership practices both internally and externally.

As with ICLD I & II, ICLD III contains segments from experts in the field of organizational leadership that reinforces the curriculum.  This Phase will tie the previous two Phases together and prepare students for the practical applications involved in ICLD III.

Required Textbooks:  2 Textbooks

ICLD IV is your opportunity to understand and perform the complex knowledge, skills and tasks that exemplary leaders perform.

The content of ICLD IV was researched and field tested for over a period of more than 30 years in university and justice and public safety environments including police, corrections, customs, immigration, homeland security and private security.  It is based on the breakthrough Law Enforcement transformation textbook.  The course was filmed at LAPD and piloted in collaboration with Deputy Chief Mark Perez and his Team of Leaders at the Los Angeles Police Department.  This highly competent team was carefully selected to be able demonstrate the skills involved of Credible Leadership throughout the course.

The breakthrough of this course is that officers are now able take self-responsibility for mastering the 60 Skills that enable them to perform the 40 Tasks and Responsibilities that research has revealed are critical for leadership success in justice and public safety.  Never before has professional leadership been so well-defined and distilled so that it is easily and quickly learned.  The course is a research-based, online, performance enhancement learning process that equips leaders to express more empathic caring, be more ethically conscious, and more capable of developing themselves, other leaders, teams and organizations.

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Album Review: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III’

will the circle 317 years passed between the original Will The Circle Be Unbroken and Volume II. 13 years after that, in 2002, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band decided it was time for a third instalment, which they released on Capitol. It did not make as much of a stir as either of the previous instalments, but is still a pretty solid collection of bluegrass and oldtime music with some guests old and new.

The opening ‘Take Me In Your Lifeboat’ is beaty bluegrass gospel performed with Del McCoury and his sons. The McCourys are back on the secular ‘Love Please Come Home’, which is well done but not memorable.

I preferred the contributions from bluegrass great Jimmy Martin (1927-2005), who had taken part in both previous versions, and who belies his age with confident upbeat performances here. He sings his own ‘Hold Whatcha Got’ (which Ricky Skaggs had made into a hit in the late 80s), and also the lively ‘Save It, Save It’.

In contrast, June Carter Cash (1929-2003) takes the lead vocal on the Carter Family’s ‘Diamonds In The Rough’, with Earl Scruggs on banjo. She does not sound at all well, and indeed died the following year. Although Johnny Cash (1932-2003) was also in poor health, he sounds much better than his wife on a self-penned tribute to the late Maybelle and Sara Carter, ‘Tears In The Holston River.

Willie Nelson, not involved in previous versions, gets two cuts here. Willie sounds good on ‘Goodnight Irene’, but the tracks is irredeemably ruined by the presence of duet partner Tom Petty. Petty is out of tune and the harmony is embarrassingly dissonant. A cheery Nelson version of ‘Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms’ is better although it does feel a bit perfunctory.

Dwight Yoakam (another newcomer to the series) is great on his two tracks. He shows his Kentucky roots on the mournful and authentic ‘Some Dark Holler’. He is outstanding on the Flying Burrito Brothers’ ‘Wheels’, which he makes sound like. Vince Gill’s ‘All Prayed Up’ is an excellent piece of up-tempo bluegrass gospel.

Emmylou Harris sings her ex-husband Paul Kennerley’s ‘I’ll Be Faithful To You’, a sweet declaration of eternal love, exquisitely. She also duets with Matraca Berg (Mrs Jeff Hanna) on Berg’s folk-styleode to the river running through Nashville, ‘Oh Cumberland’. Alison Krauss exercises her angelic tones on ‘Catfish John’.

Iris Dement sings beautifully on her own nostalgic ‘Mama’s Opry’. Ricky Skaggs and Rodney Dillard team up for the pacy folk of ‘There Is A Time’. Band members’sons Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen (who were the duo Hanna-McEuen at the time) are a bit limp for me on ‘The Lowlands’, a folky Gary Scruggs song.

Sam Bush takes it high mountain lonesome on Carter Stanley’s ‘Lonesome River’. ‘Milk Cow Blues’ is taken back to its blues roots and features Josh Graves and Doc Watson. Watson also sings the traditional ‘I Am A Pilgrim’. More contemporary is ‘I Find Jesus’, penned by Jimmy Ibbotson. ‘Roll The Stone Away’ (written by Jeff Hanna with Marcus Hummon) uses religious imagery but it is a bit dull. The Nashville Bluegrass Band take on A. P. Carter’s ‘I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome which is OK.

Gravel-voiced bluesman Taj Mahal and legendary fiddler Vassar Clements guest on the good-humored ‘Fishin’ Blues, which is mildly amusing. Taj Mahal and Alison Krauss guest on this album’s take on the title song which falls rather flat with Alison sounding a bit squeaky and therest of them dull and lifeless.

This album lacks the groundbreaking nature of Volume I, and the cosy atmosphere of either previous set, making more of a standard collection of older material. There are definitely some tracks well worth hearing, and I’d still be interested if there was a Volume 4.

Grade: B+


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Kjaer Weis Foundation

The Kjaer Weis brand takes clean cosmetics to the next level. Their most recent foundation release proves this yet again with a new remarkable formula. The foundation protects and nurtures the skin with age-defying oils, such as sweet almond oil, coconut oil, and jojoba oil. Staying within the Kjaer Weis Philosophy, all products are created with all natural and organic ingredients, while never compromising on luxury and effectiveness.

Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation has a unique texture and its performance is superior to other green beauty products out there. This cream foundation easily contends with some of my favorite bases, green or not. With medium coverage, the KW foundation blurs pores and covers imperfections exceptionally, as well as covering pesky dark circles. While it has a fuller coverage, it remains fairly undetectable on the skin, with a satin finish. Kjaer Weis Foundation easily creates a no-makeup look.

The Cream Foundation can be applied with a foundation brush, beauty blender, or with just your fingertips. For sheer coverage, a damp sponge works beautifully. I personally prefer to use my fingertips, applying the foundation in a rolling motion, applying more product in areas that desire more coverage. I love the control of coverage that this formula provides. I do find it necessary to moisturize skin beforehand for easier application. Kahina’s Argan Oil or One Love Organics Morning Glory are my personal favorite picks. After I have applied the foundation, I go over my whole face with a damp BB to smooth the whole look. The satin finish allows you to skip your powder. Touch-ups are a breeze with this formula.

Paper Thin is for fair to medium complexions with pink undertones and warm enough to suit my complexion.

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 Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation is $68 including the compact (refills are $40)

Available at my favorite online eco-beauty boutique ecodivabeauty.com

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Does your body respond better to a light-touch therapy?

  • Eliminate or reduce pain and headaches
  • Unwind and release deeply held tension
  • Cope with stress more effectively
  • Recharge, rejuvenate, renew
  • Discover deeper relaxation
  • Sleep more soundly

CranioSacral Therapy is a light-touch treatment that accesses core membranes in the body with profound results. The craniosacral rhythm is the most basic, yet, the most subtle motion in the body. When this rhythm is in disharmony, the entire body is adversely affected.

I use the Upledger CranioSacral ten-step protocol as the format for my treatment. As I begin the CranioSacral Treatment, I get myself grounded and centered so that I may tune into the craniosacral rhythm of the client’s body. With my hands placed lightly on the client’s body, I focus my intention on “listening” to the body and I simply allow myself to relax into their energetic field, the most subtle place of motion in the client’s body, the craniosacral rhythm.

I energetically invite the client’s body and awareness to move into that place of deep relaxation where transformation and healing can occur. The very act of my tuning into the client’s craniosacral rhythm with my hands begins to affect it. I perceive the subtle disharmonies in the craniosacral system that is out of balance, and the client’s body immediately begins the process of self-correction. Then, with an extremely light and gentle touch, I slowly lead the client to a more functional place of balance and harmony.

How this shift occurs in the body can be illustrated by the following visualization: Imagine yourself in a foreign country where you are completely unfamiliar with the native language. Imagine your frustration as you attempt to communicate with the native people when no one understands you. Image what your world would be like as this continues for days on end. The frustration builds. But finally you discover someone who speaks your language. Imagine the relief you feel! You finally have connected with someone who can hear and understand you. Well, your body has the same experience when I tune into your craniosacral rhythm. At the cellular level and deeper, your body finally feels heard! And as the energetic conversation unfolds, the “frustration” is released, harmony is restored to the craniosacral system, and this affects the well-being of your entire person!

Many people during the CranioSacral Treatment will drift into a semiconscious dream state where thoughts behave illogically and imagery dances in the theater of your Soul. I call this state the “CranioSacral Zone.” In the CranioSacral Zone, your breathing may become easier as your body begins to unravel its tension. You may find yourself taking in a deep breath or sighing deeply as your body releases the blocks to vibrant health. Strong heat is generated in my hands and usually in the area of the body that we are treating as well. This is the movement of energy and the transformation of your energetic blocks into heat as your tissues transform to a healthier state. Sometimes my fingers and even my whole hand will pulsate with “chi” or “prana” energy. You may think of this pulsing as the flow of “life-force” energy. This pulsing only seems to occur when the client’s body specifically requires it.

The craniosacral rhythm fluctuates between two phases called flexion and extension. In the individual who is grounded, relaxed, and balanced, their craniosacral rhythm feels to me like a rolling wave as it accelerates out into the flexion phase, briefly pauses, and then rolls back into the extension phase, pauses again, and repeats ad infinitum. The normal rate of the craniosacral rhythm is between 6 and 12 cycles per minute. In the normal, healthy individual, the craniosacral rhythm is symmetrical to both sides of the body, and the extension and flexion
phases have the same duration, amplitude, rate, and quality of movement. In the disharmonious individual who is out of balance, the craniosacral rhythm might behave like a stormy sea. Areas of tissue restriction will energetically pull and distort the waves, causing the craniosacral rhythm to be upset, uneven, and out of balance. This disharmony adversely affects the entire body.

Unlike a massage session, the client remains fully clothed for the CranioSacral Treatment. The craniosacral rhythm can be palpated, or felt, anywhere on (and sometimes even off) the body, but most of the CranioSacral Treatment is accomplished holding the head. The human skull is comprised of twenty-two bones, each with a specific type of motion that occurs within the craniosacral rhythm. I use these bones as handles and levers to ease the craniosacral rhythm back into balance and harmony. As I tune into the energetic blocks and find the tissue restrictions in the body, I invite them to release and allow the body to normalize. As this occurs, the client begins to feel more relaxed and rejuvenated, the body’s vitality is increased and a higher state of health and well-being is achieved.

What causes the craniosacral rhythm? The Pressurestat Model was developed by John E. Upledger, D.O.,O.M.M., to describe the mechanism in the body that generates the craniosacral rhythm. The craniosacral system is a semi-closed hydraulic system which is, essentially, a closed container with a regulated inflow and outflow mechanism. The craniosacral system is contained within the dura mater; a tough, waterproof membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord. An important function of this system is the production, circulation, and reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF maintains the physiological environment in which the brain and central nervous system develop, live, and function.

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced and pumped into the craniosacral system until the volume reaches a specific pressure. At this point, the inflow mechanism shuts off. However, the outflow mechanism in the body that reabsorbs CSF functions continuously. So, as the pressure in the system drops due to this continuous outflow, the intermittently functioning inflow mechanism is again activated, beginning another cycle. This rhythmical pressure fluctuation causes the craniosacral system to expand and contract and this creates the phases of the craniosacral rhythm identified as flexion and extension. Again, the normal rate of the craniosacral rhythm is between 6 and 12 cycles per minute.

The production and reabsorption of CSF within the dura mater produces a continuous rise and fall of fluid pressure within the craniosacral system. This volummetric accommodation prevents pressure from building up too much within the craniosacral system. If the craniosacral membrane system is restricted, and not functioning normally, the body is unable to accommodate these pressure changes and the subsequent buildup of pressure and tension on the membranes could potentially cause any number of sensory, motor or neurological disabilities. These problems could include chronic neck and back pain, migraine headaches, eye difficulties, scoliosis, TMJ syndrome, and other health challenges. The craniosacral system rhythmically tones and relaxes the entire myofascial system in the body via the motor nervous system. This effect is delicate and easily inhibited by connective tissue that is restricted and unable to respond to the gentle urging of the craniosacral system via the motor systems.

Upledger states that well persons who receive CranioSacral Therapy claim to experience an increase in energy and contentment. They have better overall health and a stronger resistance to disease and infection. Upledger also believes that through CranioSacral Therapy, the function of the immune system is enhanced, stress levels are reduced, hormonal balance is improved, and a sense of well-being is heightened.

Other conditions that CranioSacral Therapy might address include: chronic fatigue, motor coordination impairments, central nervous system disorders, stress and tension-related problems, learning disabilities, emotional difficulties, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, infantile disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, orthopedic problems, and many other conditions.

Reiki is “energy” work and operates on the energetic field of your body. This is not a massage, and you are clothed. My hands are placed lightly on your body. I tune into your “energy body” and “channel” the healing Reiki energy where it is needed.

I have received the Reiki Levels I and II attunement and have access to three symbols by which the healing energy is transmitted. The power of these symbols can only be used for good, and will work for no other purpose.

I balance out the energy in the body where ever it is needed. And I give particular attention to the energy chambers in the body known as the chakras. Our understanding of the chakras comes to us from the ancient yogis of India. There are seven main chambers, from top to bottom:

  • sahasrara
  • ajna
  • vishuddhi
  • anahata
  • manipura
  • swadhisthana
  • mooladhara

Each chakra is an energy center for the various emotional and mental states and we can influence these fields in the body by leading the chakra into balance.

Additionally, I always incorporate CranioSacral Therapy into the Reiki treatment.

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• Briard 18" Pillow/Pillowcase

    Dog Breed Pillows

    We first started making these dog breed pillows several years ago, and they have become incredibly popular.  If you don’t find your breed here, please send us a message and ask if we can make one.  We love expanding our breeds.  Also, if you have a mixed breed or any other animal, ask if we can make you a custom pillow.

    Purchasing options:  We sell most of these in person as the entire pillow (sham and insert) but online we recommend purchasing only the pillowcases and buying your own insert because postage is significantly less.  You can buy an insert at your local fabric or hobby store or even a discount retailer.  Insert size is 18” x 18”.

    ·         Design is made from the highest quality black galaxy heat transfer glitter.  It does not flake or wash off.  It appears matte in low light and sparkles in sunlight.  Items that are done with Gold or White also use the same quality HTV Glitter.

    ·         Easy to change: Super smooth invisible zipper closure for easy insertion and washing. Invisible zipper closure can be opened around 32-34cm for the cushion insertion.

    ·         Color: Light Linen. Measures: 18x18 inch, tailored for 18x18 inch insert.

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Covid-19 Southwest Alberta

Covid-19 Southwest Alberta Information

There are still opportunities for you to have memorable connections with loved ones through the various activities available in southwest Alberta. When it comes to winter- you name it, we have it. This region is the way outdoor enthusiast love it best – unspoiled, uncrowded, and unbelievably beautiful.

Be Safe

We look forward to seeing you in the southwest this winter. We are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our community, staff and visitors. To assist us in staying safe, please help us by taking the following steps when experiencing our region this winter:

  • When exploring our picturesque trails and towns, maintain a distance of two metres when you encounter fellow adventurers. Be aware of the need to step to the side to create distance from passersby, and do your best to keep a healthy distance from those ahead of you on the path or trail.
  • Wash your hands thoroughly and regularly, and make use of hand sanitizer where available.
  • Avoid gatherings that involve larger groups.
  • Refer to Alberta Health Services guidelines on travelling.
  • Re-schedule your visit if anyone in your family/cohort has Covid-19 symptoms
  • Remember to be extra cautious and avoid injury to minimize the demands placed on local emergency response teams.
  • Take out what you take in. Carry your garbage with you until you can dispose of it in a safe manner, and keep our pristine national park as pure as possible.
  • Respect wildlife and give wild animals plenty of space. hey are in abundance as it is not uncommon to see them roaming the streets or sunbathing on a local’s lawn. Please keep your animals on a leash and maintain a safe distance while sharing our region with our local wildlife.

Health and Safety Plans

Most experiences are outdoors allowing space to connect within a safe distance. For more information on Covid-19 protocols in place, please connect with individual businesses.
General visitor information on experiences and accommodations can be found here.

Hiking Trails

To find out detailed information on the backcountry winter experiences in our region, please checkout out our trails page.

Parks Canada

Parks Canada is currently evaluating new measures to ensure your safety and comfort on some trails. Please refer to the Parks Canada page to understand more health & safety practices in detail.

Backcountry is a term that refers to land that is isolated, undeveloped, remote and difficult to access. Only non-motorised travel is allowed. Backcountry travel always comes with inherent risks and winter safety should be considered. Please visit Parks Canada Winter Safety for more information.

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Due to Covid-19, H&I will meet via Zoom. Heartland Area H&I will be meeting today, Sunday, September 13th, 2020 from 12:15 to 1:15pm on Zoom. The Zoom info is..
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Ep. 443: The Seventh Pillar of Self-Esteem – (Part 2) How Self-Knowledge Fosters Self-Education and Individualism

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Wes Bertrand and I reboot our series based on Nathaniel Branden’s book, Six Pillars of Self-Estee…

Wes Bertrand and I reboot our series based on Nathaniel Branden’s book, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. This extension to the original series focuses on Branden’s concluding chapter and what he calls the "seventh pillar." We will be reviewing each of the six pillars; the previous discussions focused on the what and the why of those practices, and this time we turn our attention to the how.

Collectivism pulls us away from pursuits of self-knowledge, self-assertiveness and self-actualization, away from becoming who we are. The easiest forms of collectivism to carelessly embrace are tribalism and racism. Pseudo-self-esteem is often the result of such embrace.

This montage is a 2016 update on Rand’s thoughts on racism, Branden’s 1971 warnings about anti-individualist psychology and our 2014 discussions on self-esteem.

We aimed to focus this segment on the importance of self-knowledge and how it prepares us for self-education, but due to the gravity of the current political situation we spend a considerable amount of time on race, IQ, tribalism and a culture focused on non-essentials. The article we’re discussing is called The Golden Age of Teaching Yourself Anything

1. The Practice of Living Consciously
2. The Practice of Self-Acceptance
3. The Practice of Self-Responsibility
4. The Practice of Self-Assertiveness
5. The Practice of Living Purposefully
6. The Practice of Personal Integrity

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  2. Make up an inventory of your items and keep in a safe place at home or in a safe deposit box.
  3. Prepare your space by placing a protective cover on the floor under your goods. You may wish to place your storage items on pallets to guard against dampness. Any concrete may become cold or damp.
  4. Caution: Do not store anything COMBUSTIBLE (i.e. Paint Thinner, gasoline, solvent, paints, etc.)
  5. Use uniform size boxes for easy stacking. Be sure your boxes are strong enough to hold 25 to 30 lbs. (it is best not to put too much in each box, especially books and paper, due to their weight.)
  6. List contents of boxes on all four sides; number the boxes and seal with tape.
  7. Stack lighter boxes on top of heavier boxes.
  8. Dishes and glasses should be wrapped in paper and packed in sturdy boxes. Stack them on top.
  9. Pictures and mirrors should be wrapped in cardboard, marked “FRAGILE” and stacked on end.
  10. Furniture with drawers can be utilized as storage places for pictures, knick-knacks, china, silverware, small items etc. Wrap them in tablecloths, towels, or blankets to prevent breakage.
  11. Larger appliances make excellent “packing cases” for blankets, towels, tablecloths, and cloths.
  12. Shovels, hoes, rakes, and hoses can be stored together in empty trash cans. Stack extra cans inside each other.
  13. Tables having removable legs should be broken down to save space and wear and tear on table legs.
  14. Sofas and love seats can sometimes be stored on end to save floor space. Always place a protective cover under the item on concrete. Cushions may be wrapped in plastic and placed on top, or you may wish to use a jumbo plastic storage bag on these items.
  15. Cover stuffed furniture with cardboard or blankets to protect against dust.
  16. If you stand mattresses on their side, prop them up so they stand straight. They may tend to bend out of shape and become lumpy.
  17. Rent the smallest amount of space you need and pack the space full.
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of those who love them

The emptiest place, in this hollow house
is that distant spot right
next to where I lie in that too big bed
where you used to come to me

The hardest time, and all time breaks
is the present moment
when it all stands still, and I smash the seconds
with crawling apprehension

The most desolate spot, in these homeless lines
is the space between the syllables
on the scribbled pages and tattered book
where lofty words once lived

Time stands still
moments stretch into agonized eternity
the familiar is lost
in bewildered distress
and I stand and I fall and I break and I darn
I’m an old pair of socks, waiting
for you to wear me that one last time

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News from June 2006

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Talyllyn Tracksiders busy – 3 June 2006

Carriage 10 in the Paint Shop – 3 June 2006

Open day at Statfold Barn

June 3rd saw an ‘O&K Day’ at Graham Lee’s Statfold Barn Railway. The event was to commemorate O&K 614 ‘Pakis Baru no.1’ freshly restored having been imported from the far east. Also operating were new-build quarry Hunslet ‘Statfold’ returned from a visit to the Lynton & Branstaple Railway, ‘Trangkil No.4’ (the last steam loco built by Hunslets in 1971), former gas works Peckett ‘Harrogate’ and visiting O&K ‘Montalban’ from the West Lancs railway. On the 2ft railway in the garden a 1958 Simplex (Charles(?)) operated a single coach on the circuit around the lake. The steep gradients on parts of the line gave a good opportunity for the locos to show what they were capable of and the operating day ended with Montalban and PB1 double heading one of the trains back to the station.

Tours were available around the oil works (the farm presses high quality plant oils for the cosmetics trade) and the workshops were open as was the Hunslet museum with displays of plates and details of the history of the company and another shed containing four more locos awaiting restoration. Inside the workshops were the power bogies of the 0-4-4-0 compound Mallet currently being done up and scheduled for return to service next year. Other items of interest were a steam roller and traction engine in steam and the unique triple and dual gauge trackwork in the shed and yard.

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RhE (WHR) opens to Porthmadog

The first through trains to Porthmadog from Caernarfon run for Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors on 30th October 2010. In January, February and March, you can sample trains from Porthmadog on the new section of the WHR. In Febraury half term, there is a full line service from both ends (Caernarfon and Porthmadog). See
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Leonard Wasiakowski, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at River Run Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kingston.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 12 noon in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township.


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  • Delivery Method: Construction Management
  • Type: Renovation and restoration of the historic I.J. Fox Building which was built in 1934 in Art Deco style. 2015 Preservation Massachusetts Tsongas Award Recipient.
  • Challenges: Construction on a zero lot line urban site with lack of laydown space and extensive vehicular and foot traffic.
  • Client: Core Investments, Inc. is a diversified investment firm that owns and develops properties in all real estate classes, including commercial, residential, industrial, retail, and land developments. Core also acquires mortgage notes for investment purposes.


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RFID sensor technology can help protect shipyards from terrorism

Steve Rogerson
February 18, 2015
Technology developed by GE Global Research for detecting hazardous chemicals or those used in explosives could provide extra security for the global shipping industry.
The sensor technology comes from New York-based GE, in partnership with the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), a US interagency programme for research and development into counter-terrorism measures, and Quantum Magnetics, a subsidiary of Morpho Detection. Also on board is KemSense, a subsidiary of Vener8 Technologies, which has developed a sensor based on GE’s RFID technology. The RFID sensors can wirelessly detect and quantify chemicals of interest, at low concentrations, in the presence of multiple interferences, without adding to their complexity, size or cost.
The sensors have been developed in the form of battery-free RFID tags coated with a sensing material that responds to explosives and oxidisers. The penny-sized tags can be deployed on a variety of surfaces. If placed on the outside of a shipping container, for example, and the presence of a dangerous explosive or oxidiser is detected in the air, the sensing material will change its electronic properties and will trigger the RFID tag to send an alert to a mobile phone-sized reader.
“GE’s sensors could dramatically increase the accuracy and improve the limits of detection of dangerous chemical threats,” said Radislav Potyrailo, a principal scientist at GE Global Research and principal investigator on the project. “Fast and accurate chemical detection and quantitation are vital to help ensuring the safety of cargo that passes through our nation’s ports.”
The sensors can also be used in airport settings as part of fixed or mobile security. Moreover, sensor networks can be connected to a central station, offering real-time, cost-effective and continuous monitoring.
“In airports today, bulky, stationary desktop systems typically screen for explosives,” said Potyrailo. “Suspicious surfaces are swabbed and separately analysed, consuming substantial time, space and power. Compared to a conventional desktop detector, our system is 300 times smaller, and reduces weight and power use 100 fold. To achieve needed accuracy, GE’s approach simplifies detection by using an individual sensor rather than relying on arrays of multiple sensors.”
The development of sensors that can detect ultra-trace levelsof chemicals could also benefit industries outside security. For instance, they could be used to detect minute gas leaks, aging and degradation of electrical isolation, and bacteria and mould spore growth in residential and industrial buildings. In the healthcare space, these sensors could be used to ensure that surfaces have been sanitised properly.
“GE has created a high-sensitivity power-free, wireless sensor whose real-time measurement of chemical and biological properties has huge upside for the healthcare, natural resource, agriculture and consumer sectors,” said Anton Simunovic, CEO of Connecticut-based KemSense.
GE expects production costs for these sensors to range from five to 50 cents per sensor, depending on their performance specifications and fabrication volume.
Working with Morpho Detection, the GE Global Research team previously demonstrated the capabilities of wireless sensors for detection of toxic and dangerous chemicals for security applications. And working with Avery Dennison’s RFID division, the team has previously demonstrated roll-to-roll fabrication of developed sensors on a flexible substrate.


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A Brief Account: The Journey of the Message of the Devotion to the Mercy of God

October 18, 2019

As told to Sr. Rose Mary Modzelewski, CSFN, by Sr. Estelle Pruszynski in February 2003

Editor’s Note: We invite you to watch the video “Treasures Found Within: Sr. Estelle Pruszynski's story” which contains images of Sr. Estelle’s passport, documenting her journey. Then, read the story as told to and written by Sr. Rose Mary Modzelewski. Sr. Rose Mary passed away in February. Sr. Estelle passed away in 2011.

Sr. Estelle Pruszynski was sent from St. Joseph Province, Pittsburgh, PA as a young sister who had made her temporary profession [of vows] to Poland for studies. She was a student in Warsaw for a year and a half, and then went to Wilniusz [Vilnius] for three yearswhere she completed her studies in mathematics, physics, Latin and Polish. She remained an extra year in Poland (1941). She would then go to Rome where she would make her perpetual vows at Machiavelli [the CSFN Motherhouse in Rome].

While in Poland, she met Fr. Michael Sopocko who was a professor at the university. He was also the spiritual director of Sr. Faustina [Kowalska], who related to him the revelations she had from the Merciful Jesus. He encouraged her to put them down in writing; her six hundred page journal contained their message. Sr. Faustina died in 1938, and her message to spread devotion to the Mercy of God would live on, first spreading throughout Poland and later, throughout the world.

The part that Sr. Estelle played in the spread of the devotion was a simple but heroic one. Fr. Sopocko met with her on occasion, and he would relate the story of Sr. Faustina and her revelations, to her.

One day, upon her way home, she met Fr. Sopocko, and he invited her to go pray in the nearby church. It was in this church that a painting of the image of Jesus hung on the wall on the right side of the main altar. Sr. Estelle told the priest that she had already been there to pray and that she had a great devotion to the Mercy of God. He was elated upon hearing this. The devotion to God's Mercy began to spread throughout Poland through the promulgation of Cardinal Wisinski.

Fr. Sopocko knew that Sr. Estelle would be returning to Rome and eventually to the United States. He entrusted her with a sacred mission; she would carry the message (revelations) of Sr. Faustina to be delivered to the proper authorities. He wrote the message upon a piece of cloth measuring approximately one foot in width and had it sewn in the hem of Sr. Estelle's habit; there, it would be hidden ... (it was the time of World War II, and everything was under suspicion) - the message would not be noticed as part of her habit. She would be on her way to Rome, and her journey would be three days and nights by train. She was told by Mother Fides that on every stop she would make, she was to get in touch with the Red Cross workers and have them notify our Sisters in Rome of her whereabouts. If anything happened, if she were detained or lost, they would know where she was.

Sr. Estelle finally reached her Roman destination. The piece of material with the message was given to Mother Lauretta who would give it to the proper authorities in Rome.

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Check out this new Klay Thompson NBA 2K15 mix by Shady00018. Thompson has been on a tear to start the NBA season, helping his team in a multitude of ways and averaging 27 ppg (3rd overall) for the 4-0 Warriors. The up and coming Splash Brother seems to have benefited from playing this past summer with Team USA in the FIBA World Cup, showcasing his impressive defense and shooting touch to help win the gold. Enjoy!

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Is it a bear or not? JP Morgan says the market will face a test soon that will give the answer

For investors pondering if January’s comeback is a revival of the bull market or just a bounce before the coming bear, the market is about to tell them, according to J.P. Morgan’s chart analyst. | Jeenah Moon | Reuters

The market is still not out of the woods yet even after the S&P 500rebounded from its worst December since 1931, posting a more than 5 percent gain in just four weeks of the new year. The benchmark is up more than 12 percent from its Christmas Eve low when it dipped into a bear market on an intraday basis.

The confirmation on whether the bull market is still alive will come if the benchmark breaks out over the key resistance parameter — 2,713, which is about 70 points above the trading level on Tuesday, according to J.P Morgan’s Jason Hunter.

“The S&P 500 Index rebound was able to extend through the 2,585-2,630 range lows, but still has a lot of wood to chop overhead. The next confluence of resistance rests at 2,713-2,741. We view that zone and other nearby levels as a critical inflection for the rebound and dividing line between bear market mean reversion versus a resumption of the longer-term bull cycle,” Hunter said in a note to clients on Monday.

The analyst decided that level is key looking at a combination of Fibonacci retracement levels, and the 100-day and 200-day moving averages.

The analyst added that as long as the S&P 500 stays above 2511 for the first quarter, he will remain bullish.

Stocks have since recovered on the optimism of a trade resolution with China, upbeat earnings, and a shift in U.S. monetary policy. Now the market has come close to a tipping point to prove the January rally is not just a bear market rebound, but it has a few hurdles to clear before it gets there.

“Given the nature of the macro risks, a definitive breakout will likely correspond with constructive news headlines. Ultimately, the current market is left to determine whether or not the tentative de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, shift in U.S. monetary policy, and Chinese fiscal stimulus combine to provide enough stimulus to prolong the economic expansion and U.S. equity bull cycle,” Hunter said.

While J.P. Morgan doesn’t expect the market to break through until later in the first quarter, the recent price action, sector performance and “cross-market signals” have made the bank’s analysts more optimistic.

There are other factors that the analyst believes paint a bullish picture in the charts including strong relative performance by chip and bank stocks. Those sectors may give investors an early signal whether the market can break out.

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A Message to HOPE Program Applicants

A Message to HOPE Program Applicants from United Way and NC 211

Thousands of North Carolinians applied for rent and/or utility assistance through the HOPE (Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions) Program by either calling NC 211 or completing the application online at www.nc211.org/hope.

The NC 211 call center and the www.nc211.org website have been used to help make the application process easier to access. United Way and NC 211 are not responsible for the review and processing of HOPE applications. The HOPE program is administered by the NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) in collaboration with local Community Partner agencies all across the State. Until an application is reviewed, there is not information that 211 can share with an applicant, so please be patient.

After your application is completed, you should receive information about the Community Partner (local agency) handling your application in one of two ways.

  • If you applied online, you will receive an email confirmation that your application was successfully submitted and has been assigned to a Community Partner. That email will include the name of the agency serving as the Community Partner in your county.
  • If you applied by calling NC 211, the call specialist will confirm that the application has been submitted successfully and inform you of the name of the Community Partner assigned to handle your application. You do not need to take any additional action or contact the Community Partner.
  • If you applied at nc211.org/hope, the community partner processing your application will contact you either by email or by phone. Currently, applications are taking around 2 weeks to process.  There is no action you need to take until you hear from the Community Partner who is reviewing your application.
  • If you have heard from your community partner but have been unable to connect with them with requested information, please call 2-1-1 and select the follow-up option.

The team at United Way of North Carolina and NC 211 understand that many of you are frustrated, concerned and anxious as you await more information on the status of your application. Please know that all community partners are working nonstop to process applications and serve as many individuals and families as possible.

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Appropriate action

The New York code of judicial conduct provides that a “judge who receives information indicating a substantial likelihood that another judge has committed a substantial violation of [these rules] shall take appropriate action.”  (There is an analogous provision for possible attorney misconduct.)  The New York Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethic has interpreted that rule in many opinions.  In most of those opinions, it provides guidelines but does not direct a judge to report a suspected violation, leaving it to the judge’s “discretion” based on the judge’s assessment of the relevant circumstances.

However, when conduct described in an inquiry clearly calls into question another judge’s fitness to continue in office, the committee has advised the inquiring judge that he or she has an affirmative duty to report the conduct.  In New York Advisory Opinion 2015-124, the inquiring judge had asked the committee if he was required to report the following circumstances.

The defendant in a criminal case before the inquiring judge arrived at the court with his/her parent, a part-time judge from a nearby jurisdiction.  The court clerk later advised the inquiring judge that a judge appeared with his/her accused child and asked to speak with the presiding judge.  The ADA also stated a judge participated in the pre-trial conference with his/her defendant child and “attempted to influence a disposition.”  When the case was called, the defendant’s parent said he/she is a judge and offered a Unified Court System identification card as proof.  When the inquiring judge asked the defendant’s parent if he/she “was aware of the ethics of what [he/she] was doing,” the parent repeated he/she was a judge, and clarified he/she was not the defendant’s attorney.

The committee concluded that the inquiring judge must report the other judge’s conduct to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, noting the judge “has information, including his/her direct observations, indicating a substantial likelihood that another judge has tried to use the prestige of judicial office to advance his/her child’s interests and improperly influence a criminal proceeding on his/her child’s behalf . . . .  On these facts, the other judge’s actions, if proved, clearly call into question his/her fitness to continue in office.”

The committee, like the committees in most states, does not disclose the name of the inquiring judge, but that inquiry corresponds to the facts in a recent case in which the Commission removed a non-lawyer judge from office for (1) attempting to influence the disposition of a traffic ticket received by his daughter and (2) sending 8 letters to the county court in an appeal from his order in a case.  In the Matter of Ayres, Determination (New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct May 4, 2017).

After his 30-year-old daughter received a traffic ticket from a state trooper for using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, Judge Ayres made 2 “back-channel attempts” to have the case transferred from the assigned judge, Judge Coe.  Judge Ayres believed Judge Coe could not handle the case fairly because Judge Ayres had fired Judge Coe’s wife when she was his court clerk.  First, the judge asked a court clerk to transfer the ticket to the docket of Judge Weingartner.  Then he called Judge Weingartner and asked him to handle the matter in view of his history with Judge Coe’s wife; he also attempted to provide facts about the case, but Judge Weingartner cut him off and refused his request.  The Commission found that the judge’s “requests to the court clerk and Judge Weingartner, who both knew respondent was a judge, were implicitly supported by his judicial status . . . .”

After these attempts were unsuccessful, the judge attended the pre-trial conference with his daughter and the assistant district attorney, Laura Parker.  During the conference, the judge addressed Parker “in a condescending manner, questioned whether she knew the law and was familiar with the facts, and, at one point, ‘threw’ papers on the table in her direction to underscore his argument that the ticket should be dismissed.”  After his daughter said, “My father’s a judge,” the judge stated, “Well, I wasn’t going to bring that up, but since it’s been brought up, if this ticket was in my courtroom, I’d dismiss it.”  He added that he had spoken to “several other judges” about the ticket and that they “all agreed that this should be dismissed.”

After talking to her supervisor, Parker moved to dismiss the ticket.  Judge Coe, who was surprised by the motion, did not accept it and said that he was going to adjourn the case “to give it some more thought.”  Subsequently, Parker again moved to dismiss, and Judge Coe dismissed the charge in April 2015.

The Commission decision notes that, after the pre-trial conference, Judge Coe met with Judge Weingartner to discuss what had occurred.  Judge Weingartner told Judge Coe that Judge Ayres had called him earlier and asked him to handle the ticket.  Judge Coe’s clerk also told him that Judge Ayres had asked her to transfer the ticket to Judge Weingartner.  Judge Coe sent an inquiry to the advisory committee and, after receiving the committee’s response, sent a letter to the Commission about Judge Ayres’s conduct.

Throughout the Commission’s proceedings, Judge Ayres insisted that his actions were permissible because he was acting “as a parent,” not as a judge, and was only attempting to help his daughter obtain the result that she was entitled to by law.  The Commission emphasized that “paternal instincts,” although understandable, do not “justify a departure from the standards expected of the judiciary,” agreeing with the referee’s rejection of the judge’s argument “that he had ‘absolute immunity’ to intervene as a parent on behalf of his daughter in an ongoing judicial proceeding.”  Noting that the judge had ample opportunity to reflect upon the propriety of intervening, the Commission reached the “inescapable” conclusion “that he either ignored or misunderstood his ethical obligations and intervened in the case simply because he believed that he had a better chance of getting the ticket dismissed than his daughter had on her own.”

In the second case underlying the discipline proceeding, after a defendant’s attorney filed a notice of appeal from a restitution order he entered in a larceny and disorderly conduct case, the judge sent 8 letters, 5 of which were ex parte, to the county court judge who was hearing the appeal.  The judge’s letters advised the other judge that, for example, the appeal should “be dismissed as it has not been perfected as required,” his order was “within the parameters of the law,” and the defendant’s claims were “baseless” and inconsistent with the plea agreement.  The judge also described the defense attorney’s arguments in “highly disparaging terms” (for example, “ludicrous,” “defies logic,” and “totally beyond any rational thought process”).  The judge continued writing the letters even after the county court judge sent him a letter advising him of the proper procedures and admonishing him for his “troubling” statements about the merits of the appeal.

The Commission found that the judge “abandoned his role as a neutral arbiter and became an advocate . . . .”

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In another 2015 opinion, the New York advisory committee provided more guidance regarding reporting judicial or attorney misconduct.  New York Joint Advisory Opinion 2015-138/2015-144/2015-166.  The committee explained that the rule requires a 3-prong analysis:  (1) Whether there is a “substantial likelihood” of a violation; (2) Whether the likely violation is substantial; and (3) What action is appropriate.  According to the committee, a judge is not required to investigate possible misconduct but may discharge his disciplinary responsibilities based on facts he already knows.

The committee stated that whether a judge has information indicating a substantial likelihood of a violation depends on the judge’s evaluation of the reliability and credibility of the evidence, including whether the judge has first-hand knowledge or merely “second- or third-hand reports concerning conduct that did not arise in connection with a proceeding.”  The committee emphasized that, “mere rumor, gossip, innuendo, or other ‘third-hand’ information, does not trigger a judge’s disciplinary obligations.”  The committee stated that, “[i]f, after considering all relevant, known factors, the judge believes the information received is not sufficiently reliable or credible to warrant further consideration, the judge is not ethically required to take any further action.  (As always, the judge may still, in his/her sole discretion, take some action even though he/she is not ethically required to do so.)”

In determining whether a violation is “substantial,” the committee explained, the judge should consider a wide variety of factors, including “the experience level of the . . . judge, whether the violation appears to have been inadvertent or willful, whether it appears to be part of a larger pattern of improper behavior or an isolated incident, whether it reflects adversely on the individual’s honesty, trustworthiness, and fitness as a . . . judge, and whether the violation, if it occurred as described, is likely to undermine public confidence in . . . judges if not investigated and addressed.”  The committee concluded that, “[i]f the judge is not certain that the conduct violates the applicable ethics rules, or concludes that the conduct is at most an insubstantial or a mere technical violation, he/she again need not take any action, although the judge may nonetheless do so, in his/her discretion.”

If a judge determines that those 2 prongs are satisfied, the judge must take “‘appropriate action’ . . . , as indicated by all the surrounding circumstances known to the judge at the time.”  Among the relevant circumstances, according to the committee, are whether the other judge, if confronted, “shows genuine remorse, contrition, or ignorance of a rule” and whether the other judge has a “history of unprofessional or other conduct in violation of the Rules.”  The committee advised that reporting to the Commission is not mandatory unless the conduct seriously calls into question the “judge’s honesty, trustworthiness or professional fitness, thus warranting, at the very least, an inquiry . . . .”  In another opinion, the committee described possible appropriate action in response to possible judicial misconduct, for example, dealing with the matter administratively, discussing with the other judge the possibility of a treatment program and/or making a referral to a treatment program, and counseling the other judge on the ethics of the conduct and then deciding what if anything should be done depending on the other judge’s response.  New York Advisory Opinion 2016-46.

As interpreted by the advisory committee, the New York rule is in effect very similar to the current model code provision although the language is different.  Rule 2.15 of the 2007 American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct provides:

(A) A judge having knowledge that another judge has committed a violation of this Code that raises a substantial question regarding the judge’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a judge in other respects shall inform the appropriate authority.

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(C) A judge who receives information indicating a substantial likelihood that another judge has committed a violation of this Code shall take appropriate action.

There are analogous provisions for attorney misconduct.

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Jonesboro Citizen Police Academy starts August 31

JONESBORO, Ark. – If you want a close-up look at how a police department functions, what police officers do and how and why they do it, JPD has a fun and interactive way for you to do that!

The sixth class of the JPD Citizen Police Academy that begins Aug. 31 still has a few openings.

The Citizen Police Academy takes an interactive approach with many opportunities for hands-on activities to reinforce the curriculum taught by police officers and specialized law enforcement personnel. Classes will be conducted once a week on Thursday nights for 12 weeks, covering a wide range of topics including patrol operations, police canine operations, criminal investigations, crime prevention techniques, traffic stops, becoming a better witness, police use of force and SWAT. Students also may choose from electives such as a firing range day and a ride-along with a patrol officer.

The mission of the CPA is to educate the community about the Jonesboro Police Department in order to dispel misconceptions about police officers and police functions, encourage a partnership with the community to enable community-led problem solving and create an environment for positive police and community interaction. The academy will not create police officers, but rather seeks to educate citizens about the policies, procedures and the laws that govern officers’ actions.

In turn, the police department benefits by gaining a better understanding of the views and concerns of our community, making us more accountable to the people we serve.

Participants must be 21 years of age, live or work in Craighead County, have no prior felony arrests and have no serious misdemeanor arrests in the last two years.

The Jonesboro Police Department is serious about this endeavor and will expect the students to be committed to attending the course, with at least 75 percent attendance required to be eligible for graduation in November. Upon graduation, Citizen Police Academy alumni who are interested will be afford volunteer opportunities to assist the police department when needed as CPA Ambassadors.

For additional information or an application, contact Sgt. Cassie Brandon at 336-7148 or, or pick up an application from the Desk Sergeant at the PD, 1001 S. Caraway Road.

Press Release – Sgt. Cassie Brandon, JPD

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Celebrating Things Already Accomplished

You remember this post about my impossibly long list of responsibilities and things to do?

Well…they’re almost all accomplished.

That’s right, kids. I’m a boss.

I met my  branch outcomes by offering (between February and May) 8 adult programs, 4 teen programs, 22 computer classes, and 32 storytimes.

Jebidiah Atkinson is NOT impressed.

Came up with an all star line up for the summer that includes (I kid you not) Harry Potter’s Birthday Bash and Hobbit Prom.

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Memorized the names and reading preferences of at least a dozen patrons and started killing it on reader’s advisory.

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I hosted 5 classes for library visits and also went to a school for a Read Across America event.

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I was walking around the park next to my primary library and said, “wouldn’t it be nice to have a storywalk here?” So that’s in the works.

I noticed the circulation in my secondary branch is dropping quickly and that program attendance is terrible. So I started strategizing on ways to peform outreach and create new services. I planned to set-up at the Farmer’s Market over the summer and visited the local school librarian for her ideas. I decided that an afterschool program is very much needed in that community and I’m working on that.

Finally, I responded to my need for a team by asking my director if I could lead some team building activities with the librarians in other branches.

So along with looking ahead and really feeling like I still stress over day to day drama, I’m super proud of the progress I’m making here.

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The History of Osteopathic Medicine

125 Years & Counting: 1892-2017

In 1892, Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, started the first osteopathic medical school.

The first class of the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Missouri, pictured here circa 1893 with Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO.,
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Created by the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Heritage Center to explore the nature, history and future of Osteopathic Medicine.

What's the Story?

Osteopathic medicine is a unique form of American medical care that was developed in 1874 by frontier doctor Andrew Taylor Still. Dr. Still was dissatisfied with the effectiveness of 19th century medicine. He believed that many of the medications of his day were useless or even harmful. Dr. Still was one of the first in his time to study the attributes of good health so that he could better understand the process of disease.

In response Dr. Still founded a philosophy of medicine based on ideas that date back to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine. The philosophy focuses on the unity of all body parts. He identified the musculoskeletal system as a key element of health. He recognized the body’s ability to heal itself and stressed preventive medicine, eating properly and keeping fit.

Dr. Still pioneered the concept of “wellness” 100 years ago. In today’s terms, personal health risks – such as smoking, high blood pressure, excessive cholesterol levels, stress and other lifestyle factors – are evaluated for each individual. In coordination with appropriate medical treatment, the osteopathic physicians act as a teacher to help patients take more responsibility for their own well-being and change unhealthy patterns.

Sports medicine is also a natural outgrowth of osteopathic practice, because of its focus on the musculoskeletal system, osteopathic manipulative treatment, diet, exercise and fitness. Many professional sports team physicians, Olympic physicians and personal sports medicine physicians are D.O.’s.

What's It Like Today?

Just as Dr. Still pioneered osteopathic medicine on the Missouri frontier in 1874, today osteopathic physicians serve as modern day medical pioneers. They continue the tradition of bringing health care to areas of greatest need:

  • Over half of all osteopathic physicians practice in primary care areas, such as pediatrics, general practice obstetrics/gynecology and internal medicine.
  • Many D.O.’s fill a critical need for family doctors by practicing in small towns and rural areas.

Today osteopathic physicians continue to be on the cutting edge of modern medicine. D.O.’s are able to combine today’s awesome medical technology with the tools of their ears to listen carefully to their patients; their eyes to see their patients as whole persons; and their hands, to diagnose and treat injury and illness.

From 2010 to 2016, the number of actively licensed DOs in the U.S. increased by nearly 40%, from over 58,000 to over 81,000, reports the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) as of 2017 in their most recent physician census. By the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) count, there are more than 102,000 DOs total in the U.S., with a combined total of more than 129,000 osteopathic medical students and physicians. This means that since 1986, there has been a 276% increase in the number of DOs in the United States.

* Source: AOA Website

For more information about an osteopathic medical education in Maine, visit the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine web site at: http://www.une.edu/library/special/new-england-osteopathic-heritage-center.