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For the last three years, 14 German NGOs with 40 NGOs from Asia and Africa have been working to develop tools for assessing change and its causes, in short: impact monitoring that were to be specifically relevant for NGOs. Under the name of NGO-IDEAs, tools were developed through which target groups set their own goals and monitor their achievements. NGOs and in some cases government agencies use the data generated for quantitative and qualitative assessment and reporting on outcome/impact.
Filtering according to poverty category is possible. The tools have been successfully applied in various sectors (from Saving and Credit through lactating mothers and primary schools to the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities). NGOs in East Africa, South Asia and the Philippines are now sustaining the application of the tools and spread them spontaneously to other projects and organisations. Programs have been improved through the tools and the application itself leads to more ownership and autonomy of grassroot organisations.
On Oct 27, the results of the 3-year phase will be discussed publicly. Two partners Mary Mate, Catholic Diocese of Embu; Kenya and Alma de la Paz, Kapwa Upliftment Foundation, Philippines) will present their experiences and international experts will discuss the approach. Speakers and Panel: Christiane Bögemann-Hagedorn, Head of Civil Society and Economy Department and Michaela Zintl, Head of Evaluation Department (BMZ/German Ministry for Development), Robert Chambers IDS Sussex), Cecile Kusters (Centre of Development Innovation,Wageningen), Susanne Neubert (National Opinion Research Centre at the University of Chicago, Dörte Segebart, Freie Universität, Berlin).
Some places are still available. More information and the registration form: http://www.ngo-ideas.net/news/, items of 10/10/2011 and 06/30/2011.
Publications can be downloaded from www.ngo-ideas.net/publications. The symposium focuses on the Impact Toolbox – one of three main products of NGO-IDEAs.
NGO-IDEAs also has an advisory role to VENRO, the German development NGO’s umbrella body. VENRO recently published a position paper “Quality before Proof” that sets “empowerment” as one of four purposes of impact observation. http://www.venro.de/evaluation.html. The symposium takes place in the wider context of this paper that has generated some discussion in Germany.
DFID&UKES Workshop on Development and Evaluation: Practical Ways Forward.
THIS ONE DAY EVENT will raise important issues in the world of development and evaluation. The workshop will offer the chance to hear from senior practitioners and will cover the theory and reality as experienced in many contexts. It will update the accountability framework with particular reference to HM Treasury Guidance for Evaluation (the Magenta Book).
The workshop will commence at 09.00 and close at 17.30.
The workshop will be held at the BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria, Street, London SW1H OET.
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HIV-related advocacy evaluation training for civil society organisations.
How Wide are the Ripples?
“This report presents reflections from a workshop held in London on 18th and 19th March 2010. The workshop was part of a larger process of reflection and research, supported by IKM Emergent and called ‘How Wide Are the Ripples?’. The process explored how international development NGOs use and manage the information, knowledge and perspectives generated through the participatory processes they initiate or fund. The initial research and report built on a literature review and case studies from five international NGOs (ActionAid, Concern, Healthlink, Panos and Plan), identifying challenges and opportunities to good bottom-up information and learning flows. The workshop invited participants from the original research and others working on and around these issues to reflect further on the challenges and discuss practical solutions based on their own experiences.
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ISSN 2043-7943 Briefing paper number 125, March 2010. One World Trust.
“Global and national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are the most distinct organisational form of civil society, and as such have become increasingly involved and influential in forming public opinion and policy through targeted and professional campaigning and policy advocacy. Yet their growing power has also raised questions about the basis on which they engage in these activities, including their accountability and legitimacy in view of frequent explicit or implicit claims these organisations make to social representation, the quality of their research work, and the public benefit they provide.
Based on a world-wide survey of civil society self-regulatory initiatives undertaken by the One World Trust this paper examines how NGOs have begun to address the accountability challenges they face in particular when engaging in advocacy and explains some of the strengths and weaknesses of existing self-regulation for NGOs engaged in advocacy.
Research presented in the paper suggests that both normative and instrumental reasons account for the adoption of accountability principles by advocacy organisations through self-regulation, and that lessons learnt from the One World Trust’s parallel work on accountability principles for policy oriented research organisations can be usefully applied also to strengthen accountability of advocacy NGOs.
• the development of criteria for evaluating the impact of advocacy with beneficiaries and other stakeholders, and the establishment of feedback and complaints handling mechanisms to address individual experiences and problematic impacts.
How wide are the ripples? The management and use of information generated from participatory processes in international non-governmental development organisations.
In early 2009 five international development NGOs participated in reflection and discussion as part of a research project called ‘How wide are the ripples?’. The aim was to explore the flow and influence of knowledge produced in grassroots participatory processes within the international NGOs which commissioned or initiated process. This work was supported within a wider research programme called IKM Emergent, which aims to explore how knowledge is used in development, and specifically to promote the recognition and use of ‘Southern knowledge’. In addition to working with the five participating organisations Hannah Beardon and Kate Newman (independent consultants commissioned by IKM to conduct the research) linked to a wide variety of people who reflected on the questions and shared innovative approaches, which contributed to the learning.
What is different or distinct about knowledge management when applied to participatory approaches?
Do INGOs have a special role and responsibility in bridging local knowledge and international policy regarding development?
What kinds of knowledge and information generated through participatory methods can be useful to others in different contexts?
How can debate on these questions be encouraged and enriched in INGOs across the development sector?
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text: "Agile Management ICP Agile Certified Coach ICP ACC Scottsdale Scottsdale is a desert city in Arizona that is well-known for its spas and golf resorts. The city is a major centre of economy and technology with a number of technology companies turning Agile, thus bringing the need for professionals who have completed the KnowledgeHut ICP ACC Certification in Scottsdale. What is this course all about? Companies are moving away from traditional practices and shifting to Agile methodologies, thus creating opportunities for skilled talent in Agile domains. The Knowledgehut ICP Agile Certified coach training in Scottsdale is conducted by instructors with extensive industry track records in Agile Frameworks. The courseware material is provided to students in a downloadable format for those attending the ICP Agile Certified coach online in Scottsdale, thus enabling aspirants to study at their own pace and get an overview of concepts covered in the workshop. The ICP Agile Certified coach courses in Scottsdale span a 14-hour instructor-led workshop and provide in-depth coaching for clearing the exams hosted by Scrum.org. Benefits of the course: The ICP ACC classes in Scottsdale specialize in instructions related to the roles and responsibilities of Scrum owners and the values of Agile Development. You will study the fundamentals and aspects of product management and Scrum from the context of a Scrum product owner. By the end of the course, aspirants will successfully handle multiple product development projects and take them to completion in the context of real-world scenarios. The KnowledgeHut Way: Making a career as a Scrum Product Owner has never been easier than with the ICP ACC Certification in Scottsdale. For aspirants who want to break into the field of Scrum Product Ownership, this is an ideal course and also for beginners who wish to transform into professional Scrum Product Owners in Scottsdale.

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Fire Sprinkler systems have been the most effective form of fire protection for decades, but they must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association and the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Fire sprinkler systems are required to be inspected in accordance with NFPA 25. An inspection is a visual examination of a water-based fire protection system, or portion thereof to verify that it appears to be in operating condition and is free of physical damage. Our highly trained technicians can inspect and service all types of sprinkler systems. We can also provide training in the proper use and maintenance of your system so in a fire situation everyone will be prepared to respond appropriately.
A procedure to determine the status of a system by conducting physical checks on water-based fire protection systems such as water-flow tests, fire pump tests and trip tests of dry pipe, deluge, or pre-action valves. These tests follow up on the original acceptance test at intervals specified in the appropriate chapter of the standard NFPA 25.
Gauges on dry, preaction, and deluge systems shall be inspected weekly to ensure that normal air and water pressures are being maintained.
Gauges on wet pipe sprinkler systems shall be inspected monthly to ensure that they are in good condition and that normal water supply pressure is being maintained.
The hydraulic nameplate, if provided, shall be inspected quarterly to verify that it is attached securely to the sprinkler riser and is legible.
Sprinkler pipe hangers and seismic braces shall be inspected annually from the floor level.
Sprinkler pipe and fittings shall be inspected annually from the floor level.
Sprinklers shall be inspected from the floor level annually.
The freezing point of solutions in antifreeze shall be tested annually by measuring the specific gravity with a hydrometer or refractometer and adjusting the solutions if necessary.
Gauges shall be replaced every 5 years or tested every 5 years by comparison with a calibrated gauge. Gauges not accurate to within 3 percent of the full scale shall be recalibrated or replaced.
Exception No. 2: Sprinklers manufactured using fast response elements that have been in service for 20 years shall be tested. They shall be retested at 10-year intervals.
Systems shall be examined internally for obstructions where conditions exist that could cause obstructed piping. If the condition has not been corrected or the condition is one that could result in obstruction of piping despite any previous flushing procedures.
All valves shall be inspected weekly.
Alarm valves shall be externally inspected monthly.
Valves shall be inspected internally every 5 years to verify that all components operate properly, move freely, and are in good condition.
The interior of the preaction or deluge valve and the condition of detection devices shall be inspected annually when the trip test is conducted.
The interior of the dry pipe valve shall be inspected annually when the trip test is conducted.
A main drain test shall be conducted quarterly at each water-based fire protection system riser to determine whether there has been a change in the condition of the water supply piping and control valves.
All waterflow alarms shall be tested quarterly in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
Each control valve shall be operated annually through its full range and returned to its normal position.
Each deluge or preaction valve shall be trip tested annually at full flow in warm weather and in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
Each dry pipe valve shall be trip tested annually during warm weather.
The operating stems of outside screw and yoke valves shall be lubricated annually.
During the annual trip test, the interior of the preaction or deluge valve shall be cleaned thoroughly and the parts replaced or repaired as necessary.
During the annual trip test, the interior of the dry pipe valve shall be cleaned thoroughly and parts replaced or repaired as necessary.

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Success and Fulfilment in the modern day work and market place rely heavily on a shared sense of direction, value, purpose, connection, understanding and cohesion.
Technology has made it easier to connect remotely to business colleagues, clients, stakeholders, friends and family. Moreover collaborative interaction has become critical for personal, team and organisational success.
To flourish in this new enabled mobile and dispersed environment, people need a common and shared purpose, a sense of connection and belonging, and a sense of recognised value.
As our people come from such diverse environments and experiences, organisations now need to be very creative in realizing their visions and purposely foster collaborative, cohesive, high performing, participative, enthused, blissful, vibrant and successful teams.


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US think tanks, specifically, the Kennan Institute and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), explore various aspects of labor migration in Russia. In order to collect preliminary information about migration flows, statistics and opinions of Russian experts the research teams visited the number of big Russian cities, including Yekaterinburg. Ferghana.Ru correspondent met the scholars and learned about the migration aspects, interesting for American researchers.
There were many visits of foreign scientists last summer. Blair Ruble (the Director of Kennan Institute, one of the most prominent Slavists in USA, the urban planning expert and the author of few books about Russia and Ukraine) and Cynthia Buckley (the sociology instructor at the Texas University (Austin) were the first ones to visit Yekaterinburg.
American guests met the scholars, providing the assistance to migrants, representatives of public organizations and the leaders of national expat communities at the residence of Tatiana Merzlyakova, the ombudsperson in the Sverdlov Oblast. The purpose of the meeting was to collect information about major migration flows in the region, tolerance level of local population in relation to migrants and problems, related to socio-cultural adaptation of labor migrants at Ural.
In her presentation Cynthia Buckley said that this autumn American scholars will launch big project on studying labor migration in Eurasia.
"We would like to carefully study the migration processes in Eurasia – said the Texas University instructor – since the migration is normal and essential process in condition of globalized world. In the first part of the research we are going to collect stat and scientific data on migrants, identify the level of education, age, gender structure of migrants, and define the areas of their employment and attitude, shown by host communities. The second part of the research will be dedicated to migrants’ social adaptation process and how local expat communities help their fellow countrymen adapt in the new place, what appropriate instruments are used by the immigrants themselves, how they get the employment and housing, how their children are treated in the schools. Third part of our research will cover the situation analysis in the migrants’ native countries – how their families are doing, how migration is correlated with the local labor markets and socio-political situation".
The research targets at five original countries (Tajikistan, Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Vietnam) and few destination areas, such as Vladimir and Sverdlov Oblasts, Altay and Krasnodar territories.
According to Blair Ruble, today the United States, Europe, Russian and many Asian countries face the migration problem that turned into universal phenomenon.
"While working in Kiev, I had to deal with migration problems and I realized there were many advantages and problems. Migration is very painful issue everywhere. Our country is the country of migrants; nonetheless, we observe very serious problems in this area. The changes in our migration laws are not predictable. On the other hand, the global migration processes are not studied in details yet. The world migration science is based on US experience. However, this theory is not enough to adequately explain modern processes. The theoretical base must be updated; we need new impulse that, hopefully, will be produced by this big research. The main point is that those communities, facing the migration problems, keep high level of tolerance and understanding towards immigrants and native population understands that sound and regulated migration is positive phenomenon", the Director of Kennan Institute believes. He also mentioned Canada as the country, successfully	managing the adaptation of migrants.
Explaining the positions, American scholars and their Russian colleagues discussed major problems, faced by migrants at Middle Ural, the methods of their social adaptation, the attitude, demonstrated by authorities and local communities.
"From what we read in Internet and heard from you we can conclude that there is unique situation in the Sverdlov Oblast: although you do not have too big migration flows, they are coming from all the countries. Your region gained rich experience of learning the migration issues, developed mechanisms of hosting migrants and their adaptation. We will definitely consider these points in our research", Cynthia Buckley noted.
Shortly after this meeting Yekaterinburg was also visited by the representatives of the Center for Strategic and International Studies that also met the experts in migration issues. The prominent terrorism and international security experts Thomas Sanderson (the deputy director and senior fellow in the CSIS Transnational Threats Project) and David Gordon (TNT program coordinator and research assistant) were interested in the religious background of labor migrants, coming from Central Asia to Russia. In the last years they have been studying the influence of Islamic factor to the domestic and foreign policies of Central Asian governments; they also ran field research there. The experts visited the number of Russian cities, including Moscow and Yekaterinburg, in order to learn religiosity of migrant communities. They were interested to find out what percent of guest workers visit Russian mosques, learn about increasing and decreasing religiosity away from home, the activities of escaped Central Asian Islamic radicals and members of Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami extremist organization, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and others in Russia. In other words, the research agenda was how migration to Russia influences the religiosity of labor migrants and what attitude they bring back home.
In the interview with Ferghana.Ru correspondent the scholars explained the goals of their research and evaluated the role of Islam as political force in Central Asia.
Ferghana.Ru: - What are the goals of your research?
David Gordon: - This is the comprehensive research, dedicated to revival of Islam in Central Asia, the appropriate response of governments and impacts of these response actions on the geopolitical situation in the region.
Ferghana.Ru: - What is the impact of Islam on people in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the countries where you conducted research?
Thomas Sanderson: - Depending on the country and even individual region the situation is different and constantly changing. The Islamic traditions are especially strong in the rural areas since local people had the opportunity to keep and pass traditions. On the other hand, the position of religions is less strong in urban areas. At the moment, we are at the begging phase of our research: we ran literature review, had business trips and produced certain idea about the research topic.
Ferghana.Ru: - Can we affirm that Islam is the political factor in Central Asia?
David Gordon: - We certainly can. The governments of these republics realize the presence of extremists groups; therefore, they try to keep Islam under strict control. The governments fear the politicization of Islam and put best efforts in order to suppress this process. This is the reason why opposition groups and parties with Islamic ideology have no access to power.
Ferghana.Ru: - In your opinion, which Islamic group is the most dangerous for the region?
Thomas Sanderson: - We asked our respondents in Uzbekistan similar question and they named Hizb ut-Tahrir and IMU. To be honest, they see no difference between them; both groups are accepted as threat. However, their presence in the region is not the same. IMU actively operates in Pakistan and less openly works in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Ferghana.Ru: - Do you think that in condition of weak official power in southern Kyrgyzstan this region may become the base for extremist operations?
Thomas Sanderson: - Yes, at the level they were present there earlier, targeting at Uzbekistan due to its geographic proximity. I believe today’s Kyrgyzstan is the best place for development of such groups; they have always been there since the civil war in Tajikistan and subsequent conflicts. First of all, the interethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan undermined the legitimacy of the government. We know that main argument of such organizations as Hizb ut-Tahrir is that government cannot perform its liabilities while the radical groups can do it or at least say so. Hence, when the government faces troubles these groups have wide space for operations.
Ferghana.Ru: - Do you have information about the links between radical groups and drug trafficking?
David Gordon: - My personal opinion is not backed up by certain figures yet: IMU is linked to production and supply of drugs.
Ferghana.Ru: - Can you estimate the potential of Islam in Central Asia? Is the religion able to lead people against their governments?
Thomas Sanderson: - I personally do not think so. Even radical Islam does not possess such power yet. Obviously, the biggest challenge is the magnified response of the government to the threat of Islamic extremism since repressions against Islamists pour oil on flames and, therefore, intensify the threat.
Ferghana.Ru: - Nonetheless, you are considering Islam as quite a big power since you came here to study the religious background of the migrants?
David Gordon: - Yes, this is one of the major areas of interest. The goal of our trip is to observe the forms of practicing the religion among the migrants in Russia and ask appropriate questions.
The interest of American think tanks in studying the migration in Russia and especially such unusual aspect as religiosity of migrants, attracting poor attention of Russian scholars, make us think that USA consider labor migration as real strategic challenge our country will need to face for the first time while Russia does not have clear answers yet. The desire of the superpower to be aware of these issues is understandable and logical. The surprising fact is that foreign colleagues intensively study this topic while Russian research do not pay enough attention to studying all aspects of life of migrant communities.

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My name is Jeff and would like to share some pictures and information with you. While Bicycles and BMX are my passion, and will be the basis of the site, I will touch on many topics. My goal is to create a BMX and MTB parts library with some frames and complete builds thrown in as well. When time allows I will also start a DIY bike repair video series, along with product reviews aimed mostly at Bicycle products. Stay tuned, adding content daily!
Since starting this site I have decided to build an additional site dedicated to BMX parts only.
If you have roughly an hour and a half I highly recommend this movie Klunkerz to anyone interested in the history of Mountain Bikes. A bunch of hippies on prewar bikes carving out a singletrack way of life. Awesome film, can’t say enough good things about it. Rad!

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We are asking families, friends and carers to support us in helping patients leave hospital as soon as they are well enough.
Our staff do everything they can to ensure patients can leave hospital in a timely, well planned and supported way when they no longer need this level of care. However, there are also lots of things local people can also do to help.
Make the home comfortable for the patient's return by putting the heating on and stocking the fridge.
The Trust has introduced a new information leaflet for patients and their relatives, friends and carers, which lists things to think about and what they can do to help. It's hoped the leaflet will prompt discussions and plans to begin earlier on in the patients stay.
Further information can be found on the 'Leaving hospital' section of the website, where you can download an information leaflet which lists things to think about and what you can do to help. (www.gwh.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/leaving-hospital/).
At any one time, up to around 60 patients at the Great Western Hospital are well enough to leave, but are still receiving care in hospital. Discharges can be delayed for a number of complex reasons, often in relation to on-going care the patient will need after they leave hospital.
For people aged 80 years and over, 10 days spent in a hospital bed equates to 10 years of muscle wasting, according to NHS England.
Julie Marshman, Deputy Chief Nurse, said: "Delays in leaving hospital reduce the number of beds available to other patients who need them, as well as causing unnecessarily long stays in hospital for patients.
"No one wants to be in hospital for longer than they need to be and evidence suggests that people's physical and mental ability and independence can decline if they are spending time in a hospital bed unnecessarily. They are also more at risk of infections and falls."
"We are now starting discussions about care the patient will need after leaving hospital much earlier in the patient's stay. This could be anything from making adaptions to the home, to arranging regular help around the home or a move to a nursing home.
"These are often big decisions which rely on the family and health and social care organisations working together, so that arrangements can be made in time for the patient to leave hospital.
"The most important thing is that people start talking about longer term care needs early on. On-going care often takes a long time to arrange so the earlier plans can be agreed the sooner we can transfer the patient into a better environment."
There is lots of support available for patients returning home, including the Royal Voluntary Service's Home from Hospital Service which offers home visits for up to six weeks. Age UK and Swindon Borough Council are also useful resources offering a range of advice, support and benefits.

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Toothaches point to problems from which one may not allow to get down himself, - by timely action they can be soon solved.
Seldom one dreams of it if one really has which. Possibly we see ourselves with dreamt toothaches in the awake life sounded out and find out with fright that we have made a little bit wrong. Or we are sorry something that we cannot agree with our conscience. The toothaches are sometimes nothing else than lovesickness.
have: your sadness will soon change into joy, - also: one will insult you.
have: an unexpected expenditure will tear a big hole in the cash.
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Communities throughout Washington are reporting a spike in their homeless population. What has long been a problem is quickly becoming a crisis.
Because of the urgency of this growing issue, Senate Democrats are sponsoring the Bring Washington Home Act, a plan to make targeted investments in programs aimed at breaking the cycle of homelessness and help the less fortunate get off the streets.
Numbers from last week’s One Night Count are starting to come in. Homelessness is up 19 percent in King County and it’s up a devastating 54 percent in Snohomish County. OSPI just reported that more than 35,000 Washington students don’t have a safe and consistent place to sleep at night.
Senate Bill 6647 will tap into the state’s Rainy Day Fund which is money set aside to be used for emergencies. One percent of existing tax dollars are put into the Rainy Day Fund annually. The fund is projected to be at over $700 million by June of 2017 and over a billion dollars in 2019.
“We can attack this problem at the source and do it in a way that doesn’t raise taxes,” Nelson said. “There is a homelessness crisis in our state. Issues like this is why we have a Rainy Day fund. For the thousands of Washingtonians living on our streets it’s pouring and we can help them.
Nelson was joined by other leaders who voiced support for the plan. Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby, Vancouver City Councilwoman Alishia Topper and Julio Cortes, the public relations manager at Cocoon House, a non-profit that provides access to short- and long-term housing for homeless youth in Everett, also spoke for the need to address the homeless crisis in their communities.
Also in attendance were many of the 23 Senate Democrats who signed onto the bill.
• $18.455 million targeted toward services such as rapid rehousing for people who are mentally ill, chemically dependent and/or chronically homeless.
• $95 million toward the Housing Trust Fund for building supportive or other housing, and $5 million for maintenance and operations for housing stock. This $95 million will drive $190 million in housing investments, when those funds are combined with other resources (donations, grant money, tax credits, local funding) used in conjunction with the Housing Trust Fund.

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Ross Robinson reports he is actively organizing concerts at the soon to be open Hugh’s Room Live (note the new name). There is also a new phone number and information about the club’s organizing committee and two fundraising campaigns on the website, www.hughsroom.com. The Paul DesLauriers Band plays April 26, followed by former Johnny Winter accomplice Paul Nelson May 5 and Indigenous Wikwemikong soul shouter Crystal Shawanda on May 6. Ross also has David Rotundo at the club June 3. Lance Anderson has several shows in the room including his Mad Dogs and Englishmen revue May 26. Later in the calendar watch for Texas gospel folk blues singer Ruthie Foster. TBS president Derek Andrews is booking the room for a new committee headed up by lawyer Brian Iler and a group working under the handle Hugh’s Room for the Performing Arts. Many of the club’s staff are returning including general manager Anthony Ferrando and sound engineer Colin Puffer. Derek advises we should watch for future shows from David Bromberg, John Hammond, Jack deKeyzer and Carlos del Junco in the coming months. Jane Harbury is doing publicity and the relaunch is set for the week of April 20.
This year’s Festival will have a larger main stage with improved sound and stage lighting and the entire main stage audience will be licensed with a $5 per person daily admission fee to the Royal LePage Main Stage and Opera House performances.
The Festival will kick-off on Thursday June 1st with a feature performance of the Ben Racine Band at the Best Western PLUS Inn & Suites. The ever-popular Blues Cruise on Broadway returns on Friday June 2nd starting at 5PM and will feature 10 bands performing including Paul James and Danny Marks with 300 classic cars all taking place on Broadway! Following the Blues Cruise, the Royal LePage Main Stage on Friday night will feature Larry Kurtz and the Lawbreakers taking the stage at 8pm followed by the award-winning Dawn Tyler Watson Band from Montreal.
On Saturday, performances on the Royal LePage Main Stage will start at noon beginning with one of Orangeville’s most popular bands, Soul Collective followed by Harp Attack! featuring Lee Oskar, David Rotundo, Michael Pickett and Larry Kurtz. Spencer MacKenzie will take the stage followed by Turbo Street Funk who will lead the Dods & McNair Memorial Jazz March from the Main Stage with everyone invited to participate in the march along Broadway and then returning to the Stage area. Braithwaite & Whiteley, the Juno-nominated Paul Reddick Band, and from Chicago, festival headliners Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials. Also, taking place on Saturday afternoon will be the Blues & Bikes and Free Music Workshops including Harmonica with Lee Oskar, Rhythm Section with Vince Maccarone and Ukelele with Manitoba Hal in the Orangeville Public Library. The Royal LePage Main Stage performers on Sunday will include Chris Antonik, the Gabriel Palatchi Trio, Coco Love Alcorn with a special Festival closing performance of The Last Waltz – A Musical Celebration of The Band – Live.
The Opera House Series features jazz and acoustic blues performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoon with Stan Chang & Eric Bruck, Carol McCartney, Juno-nominated Sean Pinchin and Los Variants during the day on Saturday followed by Manitoba Hal, Michael Pickett and from New York, Guy Davis performing on Sunday afternoon. The lobby will feature an exhibit of Blues & Jazz themed artwork and photography.
Perennial favourite Guy Davis will bring his acoustic blues to The Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival on Sunday afternoon, June 4 in the Orangeville Opera House.
The TD Tent Local Stars stage presents local artists are many other Bands and Performers taking part in the Festival as part of the “popup” performances taking place on Broadway which will be closed on Friday night and all day Saturday to create a unique festival vibe with a pedestrian friendly setting. For more information about this year’s Festival, please visit www.orangevillebluesandjazz.ca.
Sugar Brown has just finished recording a new album with special guest Rockin’ Johnny Burgin and they’ve been playing some gigs together while Johnny was in town. Downchild has a batch of new tunes and will be going into the studio at the end of April. Downchild’s Gary Kendall will also be in the studio in April recording the debut CD for the Mighty Duck Blues Band with several guest vocalists and he will also be recording a CD in June with someone who has been absent from the blues scene for a while but surely still has a lot of fans in Toronto, the wonderful Judy Brown. If your band is planning a new recording please send some info to editor@torontobluessociety.com and we’ll get the word out.
Legendary Mississippi Bluesman Bobby Rush, who just won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, will be coming to play The Station Music Hall in Sarnia, Ontario August 12th, 2017. Robb Sharp & Lit’l Chicago, one of Sarnia’s most popular blues bands will be opening.
Rush has also won 10 Blues Music Awards (and been nominated 44 times!) over his long career. He sits in the Blues and Rhythm & Blues Halls of Fame. Known as “The Dean Of The Blues” and “King Of The Chittlin’ Circuit” Bobby Rush has played with many of the greats in his life including Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, B.B. King, Bobby Blue Bland and Etta James to name a few – all of whom are now departed. He’s one of the last living Blues legends still performing. Bobby’s music is a unique blend of Blues, Soul, R&B, Funk and even a little Rap. His LIVE shows are legendary – it’s hard to believe that he’s 83 years old when you hear him sing and see him move around on stage! Bobby will be backed by his full 8 piece band, including two hot female dancers, for this show. www.thestationmusichall. The show is produced by James Doran – Choose The Blues Productions.
Daniel Cross’s film I Am The Blues won two Canadian Screen Awards last month (these film awards were formerly known as the Genies). It won for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary. This is wonderful recognition of an important film about the blues. The film was also recently signed to a distribution deal in the U.S., where it is going into theatrical release now — another real victory for this film.
Victoria’s music community is heartbroken at the loss of musician John Fisher. Well known by his stage name “Johnny Shuffles,” John is widely regarded as a father of the local blues scene. Busker Dave Harris, who performs as a one-man band at The Inner Harbour describes John’s contributions to Victoria’s blues scene as “incalculable”.
Doug Cox, producer and artistic director of Vancouver Island MusicFest suggests filling the huge hole John leaves in the Victoria blues scene with memories of how John supported his fellow musicians, along with the great sound he made. He called John “an inspiration about how a musician should act and treat others. He had the rare quality of being an ego-less artist. He was part of the fabric of Victoria.” John’s last gig was in January 2017, when Elmore’s Bar & Grill played at Hermann’s. After a sudden illness, John passed away on Tuesday, March 14.

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If you ever wanted to know how to setup a transparent proxy with Squid, because either you are just curious or you have more than one computer from which you want to surf the internet, and you don’t want to set the proxy manually, then this might be something for you.
I will assume that we have two networks: 172.16.0.0/24 and 172.16.1.0/24. These networks are connected to our router via eth1 and eth2 respectively, while the router itself has the IPs 172.16.0.1 and 172.16.1.1.
If you’re running Debian you have a newer or older version of Squid installed, depending on the release you chose. At the time of this writing that might be 2.5.9 for Sarge aka stable or 2.6.5 for Etch aka testing. If you don’t already know the version, check your version with dpkg -l squid.
The last directive was a workaround for early 2.6 versions of Squid, because of this bug. With the current version it seems that this isn’t a problem anymore, so just leave it out.
We have to tweak the firewall, so that everybody who wants to surf the internet will go through our transparent proxy.


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Today I’m playing with another stencil from the release, the Christmas Star stencil. I did two kinds of embossing, the first being glitter embossing paste. I used a red card stock (Schoolhouse Red card stock) and Garnet Red Glimmer Paste from Nuvo to create a tone on tone effect.
For the second kind of embossing, I did heat embossing. I pressed clear embossing ink into Neenah Classic Crest Solar White card stock using a Mini Round Blending Tool. I found this application to give me the best results, as opposed to pressing the ink pad directly into the stencil-covered card stock. I found that the foam tool gave me a bit more control. I then applied Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold heat embossing powder over the entire surface.
For both cards, I created greeting areas using the new Stained Glass Greetings stamp set.
Merry & Bright Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY!
As mentioned above, today’s post is part of a blog hop! That means you can find even more inspiration from the release on many other blogs! Also, Simon is giving away a $25 gift card to their store at each stop on the hop. Just leave a comment on this blog post (scroll to the very bottom to comment) for your chance to win. Increase your chanced of winning by commenting at every blog hop stop! Winners will be announce on the Simon Blog on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Good luck!
Now get hopping! Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Debby Hughes! You can also start back at the beginning of the hop at the Simon Blog.


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Quick ride to clear my head the other day, dear worst-reader. Didn’t work, though. In fact, I was so perturbed by the trek I’m sure it caused me a strange dream the night after. In short, the dream was thus: along with another male adult, I’m on a grassy knoll coaching four boys who are playing soccer. Oddly, I’ve never played soccer. In fact, when I was kid and when I played, it would have never come to mind to play a sport that was/is easily labelled a communist sport. I mean, come on. You can’t use your friggin’ hands? Whaaaa? Ok. Back to the grassy knoll.
The boys are constantly kicking the ball onto the Autobahn and thereby stopping traffic. Let me repeat that for the worst-hearing or the unimpaired (intellects) who’ve never left the confines of not having a passport: no one stops on-coming Autobahn traffic in the land of Huns. Or? On the other side of the grassy knoll, by-the-buy, is a dense forest and with every pause from having to watch the boys, I’m looking to that forest. And while doing so, eventually, somehow, an opening in the forest appears and I suggest that we seek another place to practice. The other male adult agrees with me but the four boys do not. The boys want to keep playing/practicing where they are–and it’s obvious they will have their way.
In a rebellious fit mixed with a bit of pseudo-rage, one of the boys kicks the ball onto the Autobahn and then all four boys command that I fetch it. And guess what? I did NOT fetch it. That’s right. Fcuk that! I ran off to the opening in the forest and then woke up in a cold, blurred sweat. Awake from my rebellious dream, I immediately ran downstairs to my Jura espresso machine, which was already on and warmed-up on account I over-slept and my better-half was awake and I clicked the button for a double espresso. I drank it and then my wife commanded that I take the dog out. But get this: my dog, Beckett the killer pug, runs over to me all excited and perturbed and in his mouth is a deflated and dilapidated old soccer ball.
Confused, I look out the front window of our house while contemplating and sipping espresso and soccer and see four boys on the street staring at me, waiting for me, gesturing: where’s the fcuking ball you a$$hole! And so.
A dream within a dream very unlike Hamlet. Or? Perhaps a better question is: what does it all mean?
The good newz is, there’s an east-west spectrum of riding terrain along the Rhein. If I go east, within about half an hour, I’m in a mountainous-forest area that is pure joy to ride. When going west, but adhering to the Rhein River, there are numerous spectacles of industrialisation worth riding through–and not because they are to some an eye soar, which also means that while riding there will be less pedestrian and/or bike traffic. Yesterday I rode through the town of Neuss, for example. It’s a quick twenty kilometre north-westerly ride where one must cross the Rhein via Düsseldorf’s most southerly bridge. Once across there is a short jaunt on a bike pathway that is between the river and a bunch of fancy-pants houses that all have a spectacular view. Indeed. Some of the housing that overlooks the Rhein is a sight to see. The old-money wealth that purchased its way into such a view of the river must be very proud of itself. Yes. We’re all proud of old-money, eh? I mean, not that I’m bitchin’ & moanin’ too much on account I can’t have such a view. Old money is an issue these days, eh? But I die-gress.
The moment I trekked my way through Neuss town centre and began to navigate through the industrial harbour, I felt better. Suddenly there were no more cars, no more pedestrians, no more bicyclist. And then I saw a young maiden sitting on a bench next to what looked like a contra-bass. Obviously she was waiting to be picked up and my little knowledge of Neuss told me there must be a music school nearby. Yeah, the Huns still have lots of music schools all over the place. Anywho.
After passing the harbour area and getting a good close up of some of those barges that dock at loading stations, I had to resort to some fancy-pants GPS to help me find the quickest way to lunch. I was getting hungry.
“We’re biking, too,” the old lady said.
“Good for you,” I added.
“With traffic as bad as it is, biking is really the only way to get around these days, wouldn’t you agree,” I asked.
The wife shovelled another piece of sausage onto her husband’s spoon. He was eating cabbage and carrot stew with pieces of bratwurst in it. I couldn’t help but stare at the man’s thick, bottle glasses. For a moment it looked like he was so blind that he might not find his mouth with the spoon. But then he blurted out something about Hitler. That’s right. That’s how easy it happens here. I looked to his wife and she nodded and I then assumed that the old man was probably dement. But then he turned to me while chewing a thick spoonful of stew and meat.
“You have an accent,” he said.
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Replication of media files before transferring it to a CD or DVD is known to be a classic method that’s being done by a lot of people already when it comes to their computers, and this is known to be a great way to do as a service as well. You can actually request for a transfer of data into a CD or DVD, or use that hard copy to replicate it to another one if you wish, and this is a good way for you to have a back up data, or in order for you to enjoy the different media files that you can use.
Your favorite shows can be placed on a CD for good. This is known to be one of the main reasons why a lot are looking for a CD and DVD replication service. Rest assured that if you try and get these service, you will be able to get what you want out of the show that you might want to watch.
For those who want to get some songs to play on their radio or on their car whenever they want to use a certain type of CD, then take note that you can contact these services to do it for you. They will make sure that you will be able to have some nice compilation of songs there on your end for you to fully enjoy.
If you’re the type of person that has a curious mind, then make sure that you try and get a copy of your CD. Documentaries are known to be good food for the mind, and this will assure you a great way to get more information about different things.
If you want more information, then you can also save your projects and others’ videos and audio into a CD or DVD. Expect that these services will provide you a nice way to keep your media into something that’s very useful in the long run.
Lastly, what made CD and DVD replication services really good for your needs is that you can use one or more of the mentioned media in order for you to back them all up so that you can have a safe copy there on your end. This will make things very easy for you so that you will never have to go through all of the hassle to burn some, or even download some of the files.


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We frequently ship welders here at Old Glory Freight. If you have a welder that you need to ship, you have come to the right place.
� Always try to avoid residential pickup and/or delivery when shipping a welder. Not only will this greatly reduce the cost of shipping, it will also make the shipping process much easier.

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Holding complete Sarus Crane counts at the beginning, middle and end of the dry season allows us to piece together the complex pattern of crane movements as they move between wetland areas scattered throughout the country.
In January almost all of the cranes were concentrated in the Tonle Sap basin area and Boeung Prek Lapouv, in the Mekong Delta (a total of 601 were counted). Analysis of the 2008 and 2009 shows that large numbers of Sarus Cranes use the Tonle Sap grasslands and nearby seasonal agriculture to forage for food as floodwaters recede. It is possible that a large portion of these birds then move on to Ang Trapeang Thmor (ATT), as figures show an influx of birds in late January/early February. There are similar apparent shifts in numbers between sites in the Mekong Delta. Large numbers of cranes are counted at Boeung Prek Lapouv (BPL) in January, most have disappeared February. At this point, numbers have increased sharply at Kampong Trach-Phu My, peaking in March.
However, there is still a paucity of reliable data concerning seasonal movements, and radio-tracking would appear to be the only method that will ensure accurate data. It is already clear, though, that successful Sarus Crane conservation requires a network of sites spread across their entire range.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Spatial Index data structure; used to make it easier to find data points on a two dimensional plane.
Implementation Hungarian Algorithm. The Travelling-salesman-problem.
This is a maze generator created by Devedse. It can be used to create incredibly big mazes.


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When you hear the word “industry,” you may think of factories or tall smokestacks. And even though technology grows in leaps and bounds daily, this is still our mindset. For manufacturers that want to remain in the game, they must embrace the digital transformation and everything it has to offer. They need to pay attention to the digital transformation trends driving industry 4.0.
How important is the digital transformation for manufacturers? According to PWC, out of 2,000 manufacturers, 86% expect to see cost reductions and revenue gains from their digitization efforts over the next five years. If you’re not on it already, it’s time to jump on board.
Digital Transformation Trends Driving Industry 4.0: What Does That Mean?
Industry 4.0 is a term coined for the mixing of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices with the technological world. I’ve also heard and used the term “smart factory” during discussions about the technology advancements. We are seeing a complete revolution in factories and manufacturing. Technology including advanced analytics, machine learning, the IoT, cloud computing and human-machine interfaces are part of the mix.
Although these technologies are already making a difference throughout industry, they now make sense for use within the manufacturing sector. They are reliable and with lower costs, allowing them to be used within growing industrial applications. No longer do manufacturers have to be large to take advantage of smart tools. In fact, companies of all sizes now have opportunity.
Industry 4.0 is also the stance that manufacturer must digitize using these technologies to remain in the future or risk becoming obsolete. There are four major trends in the digital transformation that manufacturers and the rest of us alike should be paying close attention to. They are the driving force behind it all.
Perhaps one of the biggest switches in mindset will be between assets and customers. Gone are the days of manufacturing one product to be the fix for millions of consumers. Instead, consumers are connected to the industry via social networks, customer interactions and data analytics. Every part of business can be informed by the consumer.
Consider the buyers journey for a new vehicle. Many auto manufacturers have been able to create an abundance of customizable options, even on entry level vehicles. Forget just exterior color options, but interior colors, equipped with technology, built in wifi, wireless charging, you name it—it can be done, even at small volumes. This shows the that the manufacturers are listening to what consumers want and embracing the power of next generation manufacturing to build it.
Before, the thought of customizing a million products for a million consumers struck fear into every company. The cost and the time were impossible. Now, it is just as efficient to produce customized products than it is to produce batches. Why? because now you can combine the efficiencies of mass customization while delivering a truly unique product to consumers at a near individual level. Manufacturing meets 1:1 marketing.
Beyond connected consumers are our connected employees. Employees become empowered when they are given direct access to the information they need most. New collaboration platforms and tools make it easy for employees to access everything they need, from anywhere, using the device of their choosing. Now, remote work is more than possible and worldwide use of talent will soon be normal.
Businesses and manufacturers alike will benefit from a more streamlined decision-making process thanks to the visibility that technology has given us. With enhancements in ERP, CRM and Customer Experience Mapping, employees are now able to view the entire supply chain which empowers them to make informed decisions about products, marketing strategies and the assembly line.
New technology has made quick change in production a reality. As consumers shift their mindset towards products and their demand, production can be dynamically adjusted to follow suit. From the assembly align, insights can be accessed in real time.
For the longest time, cloud analytics devices such as sensors were only available to the larger manufacturers and companies that had the time and cash to use them. Now, businesses, organizations and manufacturers of all sizes can take advantage of these tools.
Where can we speed up production? Where are we wasting product or time? Where is our inventory lacking? What equipment needs servicing and maintenance? All of this and more can be answered quickly. As machine learning becomes more prominent in manufacturing, I predict these issues will go away all together.
Vehicles that can track their own gas usage and engine health, manufacturing floor machinery that can predict failure and maintenance needs. These revolutionary products can potentially save manufacturers and companies millions of dollars per year. They can also bring forth new and improved products thanks to the analytics gathered from these enhancements. The IoT, mixed with machine learning capabilities is the only way to make this happen.
This live product performance will increase productivity by allowing for product enhancements and changes quickly. Other tech such as AR and VR can also change the way we design products, by using live demos and full immersion. Products can be tested even before they hit the assembly line saving time and money.
For manufacturers and other businesses, the digital transformation is critical for success. Industry 4.0 isn’t just a mindset, it is the only way to ensure you have a future within the industry. These digital transformation trends driving industry 4.0 are only the first steps too. I’m sure that next year more technology and more trends will be taking us further. But for now, taking steps to ensure you are ready for complete digitization is the only way to make it to 4.0 status.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Interested in Hosting a Film Night?
Films are great way to share information and educate your community in an impactful way. Halton Alive has a list of several great films that are packed with information in a way that makes it understandable. We encourage you to host a film night in your school, youth group, small group, church or community organization.
Halton Alive staff are available to assist in faciliting the event as well as speaking and answering questions following the film. If this interests you, please contact our office for more information and to make arrangements.
Here are two excellent, current films Halton Alive has shown and would be great for your community. Contact us or visit our library for more film titles that address life topics.
To order a copy of HUSH go to www.hushfilm.com and be sure to use promocode: HALTONALIVE16 to get 10% off!
Use these "FACT or FICTION" posters to help advertise the event. Each poster has a fact straight from the film and room to fill in the details of your event.


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A certain Japanese department store may just be quaking in its boots for the predicament of what's to come - the opening of famed Don Don Donki at Orchard Central, sandwiching the pre-existing store with the newcomer's two levels of retail space.
Slated to open on 1 December 2017, the Singapore's franchise of the Japanese discount store was conceived when founder and chairman of Don Quijote Takao Yasuda was rightfully perturbed at how expensive Japanese products are in Singapore.
"The produce price in Singapore is very expensive," declared the founder, who moved to Singapore since 2015 with plans of retiring. "What costs $1 in Japan is two to three times more here. I couldn't forget that."
Thanks be to this social justice warrior as the discount store is everything we can asked for - literally!
Don Don Donki currently offers a selection of estimated 30, 000 items that ranges from fresh produce of meat and vegetables to makeup and household products, plus a Hokkaido-themed area featuring specialised goods such as Tokachi Beef. The retail space also includes a takeaway concept, where shoppers can buy and immediately tuck into bento boxes, onigiri and gelato made from Hokkaido milk, and a mini bar serving potent cocktails.
Head on up the store's second floor and you'll be greeted by both the rows and rows of essentials and the potential impulse buys. We're talking about more snacks, apparels, plushies, perfumes and a pack of Hello Kitty toilet paper rolls.
Hokkaido Marche is also set to be opened by end-January to further bolster Don Don Donki's pocket-friendly business model with equally affordable dishes at its night market dining concept.
A second Don Don Donki outlet is poised to setup in Tanjong Pagar's 100am mall by June next year, followed by 10 more stores in the next four to five years. Thailand will soon see its very own branch in November 2018.
Still having that pesky hairy crab cravings? Alongside a range of fresh and frozen seafood, the discount store offers its very own hairy crab at $98. And not to worry if you’re not a culinary pro. The crab is already pre-cooked. All you need to do is just steam that long-legged bugger and you’re good to go.
Don Don Donki Opens It’s Largest Outlet At City Square Mall!

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Can you find us on the map?
Growing up, I was always happy to be where I lived. I wasn't too far from in town, I had neighbors but not a ton, and I could enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside. I never had wished to live anywhere else and as I grew up, I gained more appreciation for my home and where it was. You never really fully appreciate where you live or come from until you have to actually leave it; something I've realized after recently embarking on my next chapter of my life. As you leave, you can see the special things that makes your home, well home. You hear from other people what it was like where they grew up and how different it was from where you lived, or similar. I didn't find too many people with similar situations as me, that being growing up in a small town. The following are signs that you too, grew up in a small town, some evident more than others.
2. It's only a hop, skip, and a jump to your good friend's house.
3. Everything closes very early.
4. Everyone knows whats going on in town.
5. Going in to town is a trip in itself.
7. You can be in your yard however you please.
8. Getting dressed up to go anywhere is unnecessary.
9. You don't have to worry about getting pulled over unless a state trooper is in town.
10. Your town isn't on a map.
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NP Stacy Street Yard, Seattle, December 13, 1959. My sister and I were taught from an early age to be grateful every day for our blessings, rather than wait for Turkey Day. Speaking of my sister, she has a number of friends up in Vancouver and Richmond BC. So she gets to partake of two Thanksgiving feasts, since our Canadian neighbors celebrate Jour de l'Action de grace earlier in the month.
And so I have a "Happy Day" story to share with you on a day when we give thanks for our blessings.
This grand lady can certainly count her blessings, spared the cutter torch on more than one occasion!
I knew her as Port of Olympia #2 when I snapped this shot of her sitting at Stacy Street yard in Seattle. I was a young man of 15, and really did not know until a few years later what I'd shot! It is a long story, which I will spare you.
Baldwin Locomotive Works built the locomotive in May 1910, for the Black Hills (Washington State) & Northwestern Railroad #7, a subsidiary of the Mason County Logging Company of Bordeaux, Washington, near Olympia. She stuck like glue to the rails, with those water tanks straddling her boiler.
In 1928, Mason County Logging sold #7 to the Port of Olympia for use as a switch engine around the docks on Budd Bay.
The Port operated her as # 2 until her retirement in 1955.
The locomotive was purchased in 1956 by Charlie Morrow of Seattle, one of the founders of the Puget Sound Railway Historical Association, reorganized and re-named the Northwest Railway Museum, at Snoqualmie, Washington.
She was on her way via the Northern Pacific when I captured her waiting for her next movement, at Stacy Street in Seattle, in July, 1958.
Owner ship next went to Maynard Lange, also a founding member of the PSRHA, and sent to the Mount Rainer Railroad in Elbe, Washington.
Maynard was train chaser with Elwin Purington. So I, by default, joined up with them at the PSRHA.
When Maynard passed away, Chris Baldo of Willits, California, purchased PoO#2. She was refurbished at the "Roots of Motive Power" in Willits, and become one of their star attractions.
Now that's a great "Thanksgiving Day" type of story, don'tcha think?


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Elisabetta Catalano lived and worked in Rome. Considered one of the greatest witnesses to the work and lives of artists and other important cultural figures in Italy from the 1970s onward, Elisabetta became a portrait photographer of international fame. Her professional career began as a contributor to Vogue Italia, Il Mondo, L’Espresso and other international publishers. In 1971 she worked in New York for Vogue America and in Paris for Vogue France, photographing the celebrities of the fashion world. Catalano as photographer true debut came though, in the set of Federico Fellini’s iconic film, 8 1/2, in which she played a role as Anouk Aimée’s sister. During her down time she began to photograph behind the scenes, using her father’s old camera. These images were eventually published in L’Espresso and Il Mondo. Afterwards, Fellini invited her to photograph on the set of his other films as well, to document his artistic process. The great director went on to pose in Catalano’s studio several times, eventually using some of her portraits for his book covers. As a consequence, in the seventies, Elisabetta Catalano decides to dedicate herself completely to portraiture. In her studio in Rome she went on to photograph some the most important avant-garde artists of the day as Alighiero Boetti, Joseph Beuys, Gilbert & George, Sandro Chia, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco Clemente, Cesare Tacchi, Jannis Kounellis, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Vettor Pisani and many others. Catalano not only made portraits but also became an active and frequent participant and collaborator in the creation of performance art. In many cases the artists used her images when creating and exhibiting their pieces. Gino De Dominicis, for example, used a portrait made by Elisabetta as part of his contribution to the 1973 exhibition Contemporanea al Parcheggio at the Villa Borghese in Rome. She also collaborated with artists in her studio, such as Fabio Mauri and Vettor Pisani, to prepare and document performances, making photographs that will be in future considered the iconic images of those works. Of particular note was her long and continuous collaboration with Fabio Mauri, from his first years until his final days, in which she photographed his theatrical installations, performances, projections and other works.
2009 “Ogni Sera con Elisabetta”, Galleria Pio Monti, Rome – solo exhibition; portraits taken of 19 artists in 19 evenings.
1980: Short film of 20 minutes on Jacques-Henry Lartigue (Tg1-Rai) – Film purchased from the Lartigue museum of Paris.
The Glorious World of Fellini, ERARTA Museum, St. Petersburg Retrospettiva a luce solida, Museo MADRE, Naples – photographs of performances and installations in the exhibition of Fabio Mauri.


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Locking casters for stability and easy maneuverability.
Overall Depth : 19 3/4"
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New York Community Bank (NYCB) is the savings bank subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp. Founded in 1859 as Queens County Savings Bank, it got its current name only in 2000. Since its start, the company has grown by leaps and bounds becoming the fourth largest thrift in the United States and the largest in New York State. New York Community Bank also boasts of the leading producer of multi-family loans for portfolio in New York City.
The bank provides a variety of mortgage options to meet a variety of needs of its customers. Whether you need to buy a home or you need to refinance your home, myNYCB.com has a solution for you. If you think taking mortgage loans from NYCB is eay, then you would find its online mortgage services a treat. With online account for mortgage services, you can pay your mortgage online and manage it 24/7 right from your home. In this tutorial, we will see how we can achieve that at myNYCB.com.
Go to the official website of NYCB. Or simply type myNYCB.com in your web browser and press “Enter”. This will take you to the official website of NYCB.
NYCB mortgages are actually managed through the service of online banking. So to proceed from here, you need an NYCB online account. Click “Enroll in Online Banking” to proceed. The next page will show a 5 step registration process, out of which first is verification.
Choose the options as suitable in the first step, and you will be shown a registration form. Fill the details including social security number, existing account type, existing account number, and date of birth. Once finished create login credentials in the next steps. Once you are registered, return to myNYCB.com.
Enter the user ID you just created in the only text field on the home page. Click “Submit”. On the next page, enter your secure password, and access your online banking account. Once logged in, navigate from your Account Summary screen to find which home loan you would like to pay off, this will navigate you to an Account Activity page.Select the “Payment Information” tab and then click “Make a Loan Payment” and then you should be brought to a page requesting the information required to make your Mortgage payment. After filling it out, click “Submit” and you are done.
Transfer funds between your NYCB accounts or your accounts at other financial institutions*.
Summary : NYCB has reveived amazing ratings for its mortgage services, especially when combined with online banking feature.

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Perseus, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., acquires, manages, and builds software businesses which provide specialized, mission-critical software solutions. Perseus companies seek to become leaders in their markets by improving their operations, growing through organic initiatives, and seeking acquisitions that can strengthen their market position.
Corporate IT (CIT), a department of Perseus operating group, manages large IT projects, security, governance, quality, vendor and contract management, user support and global processes for all Perseus companies.
Corporate IT is seeking a Senior Application Developer to be responsible for application development of assigned projects and enhancement/maintenance of existing applications.
The hired individual will be located and work out of the Contour Software Islamabad/Lahore/Karachi office, working as part of the resource-center team, as an extension of the division-based R&D department.
Contour Software provides exciting learning opportunities, quality of work, and work-life balance.


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Our services are always FREE to applicants! Apply directly to the Healthcare Division by going to www.aventure.com/apply.


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Conservation activities include examination, documentation, treatment, and preventive care, following a strict code of ethics created by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Through conservation, National Park Service collections are preserved for use in education, exhibition, and research.
There is a woven item in storage that, for many years, no one knew what it was because it had collapsed into a large, flat "pancake." When a conservator treated it in the early 1990's and returned the item to its original shape and size, a huge Pima grain storage basket emerged with another basket hidden inside!
Treatment is performed when an object will continue to fall apart or degrade if left alone. Repairing broken artifacts to regain original shape for research purposes, stabilizing flaking paint layers to preserve the original surfaces of an object, or the slow humidification of leather to relax heavy creasing are common treatments. Preventive care attempts to lessen the damage to objects and archival material by mitigating agents of deterioration, like light, temperature, relative humidity, pests, direct handling, and use.
Conservators are trained to understand the physical chemistry of materials, how materials change with age and climate, and how their actions to conserve the piece will affect this chemistry. Conservation education and training balances art and science through academics and internships to create a broad range of knowledge and tools to provide gentle care to all artifacts and archival materials.
The conservators at WACC are often asked questions about what conservation is, how individuals can get personal heirlooms restored, and much more. Unfortunately, out conservators only work on National Park Service items. Check out the websites below for help!
The AIC Find a Conservator page helps you find someone to restore your precious objects!
National Park Service Conserve O Grams explain about caring for museum objects.


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What a pretty box! Guess what's in it?
Ta-da! The chic little box holds yummy custaroons by Gigi Gaerlan!
Custaroons are what you get when melt-in-your-mouth flan marries a chewy macaroon! I don't like macaroons (read: the ones with the double o's, not the french macaron, ok?). But this version is sinfully delicious. I think I can finish two big ones in one sitting. There are two flavors: original and cheese. I like the latter better - the cheese lends just enough flavor to balance the otherwise sickeningly sweet macaroon top.
We discovered the Custaroonery by accident the day we bought ornaments. I've tried these before (thanks to my Tita Vi), but this is the first time I've been in their tiny yet very pretty little store.
The store. Oh my gosh. Love. Not only are their goodies beautifully packaged, the store's interiors are gorgeous too. They even have my dream Daphne chairs, and a chandelier to boot! All in a tiny space that's probably just nine square meters. It gives new meaning to the phrase "great things come in small packages"!
Find the Custaroonery at the St. Pio Church parking lot. I hear they have a bigger branch in Eastwood. You can visit their website for details.
the box is the same color as my blog title/header! love it! they have pink and purple boxes too.
Those chairs. Sigh. Another item on my list of Things-I-Will-Buy-When-I-Win-The-Lottery.


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Your adventure in the Nation's Capital awaits at the historic Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Located in Woodley Park, the historic hotel is just steps from the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro station, putting the White House a quick metro ride away. A quick walk from the hotel is the Smithsonian National Zoo, Adams Morgan, and Rock Creek Park. Rooms feature stylishly appointed rooms include modern amenities, plush bedding and high-speed Wi-Fi.
MCAA was able to secure very reasonable rates for two room types.
Please register your hotel room thru MCAA. Availability of room types limited. First come, first-served.
If you are using someone else's credit card, please ask for a credit card authorization form.
Enjoy the convenience of two double beds, where you'll find a comfortable sitting area, convenient working desk and in-room coffee maker and tea service.
Enjoy the spacious, newly remodeled king guest rooms featuring an ergonomically designed work area, high-speed Internet access & a relaxing sitting area.
Washington Marriott Wardman Park on-site parking is $48 daily. Valet parking is $55 daily.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is located 7 miles from the hotel. The Washington Marriott Wardman Park is metro accessible from DCA.
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is located 24 miles from the hotel.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is located 34 miles from the hotel.
Union Station is located 3.5 miles from the hotel.
Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) is 0.1 miles from the hotel.
See you in the Nation's Capital!
We look forward to seeing you in Washington D.C. for our best GreatFutures Forum yet!
Registration is free! Contact us if you have any questions.
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As the conference approaches, please download the MCAAEvents meeting app for your onsite conference use. Your password to gain full access to meeting information will be sent to you from MCAA in September.


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Reporting to the Head of Maintenance, the Maintenance Control Manager is the key point of contact for all operational engineering issues across the Jet2.com fleet. This role provides a crucial link between Operations and Engineering through the timely and accurate provision of technical information, updates and advice to stakeholders and other teams across the Business.
Managing a Team of Maintenance Control Engineers, you will promote the highest standards of quality and support for planned and defect maintenance, maintaining compliance with Internal and regulatory policy and requirements. You will be responsible for the timely accomplishment of corrective and preventative action, ensuring there are clear and effective communications channels and working relationships across the business. You will also guarantee minimal disruption to the operation through prompt rectification of Aircraft on Ground (AOG) situations.
In addition, you will monitor all areas of defect rectification, working to clear the defect before the time limit expires and keeping the number of accepted deferred defects to a minimum.
The successful candidate will be an EASA B1 or B2 Licensed Engineer, ideally with experience of operational management at a senior level. With exacting standards and a proactive approach you will be highly organised, dynamic and able to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment. Creating and developing strong business relationships at all levels will be a particular strength.

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Mon., Jan. 8, 2018, 5:44 p.m.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Monday promised he was leaving Idaho in a better place than when he found it nearly 12 years ago, ticking off a long list of challenges he's had to overcome as head of state that included natural disasters, political division and economic recession.
The Republican governor struck a reflective tone during his 12th and final State of the State address to lawmakers. Known as the official kickoff to the legislative session, the 55-minute speech — his longest ever during his annual address to lawmaker — focused on the hard lessons he's learned throughout the three terms in Idaho's highest elected position.
"With the benefit of experience earned through the patience and confidence of Idaho voters, today I have a more nuanced view of the proper role of government," Otter said. "I have always understood its limitations and its flaws. But now I also know its possibilities, when responsibly led, for helping individual citizens realize their full potential. None of us can afford to dismiss the latter because we are hamstrung by the former."
Otter pointed to his dedication to improving Idaho education, replenishing the state's reserves and attracting job growth as some of his top achievements.
Come December, Otter will end more than four decades of being an elected official. Noting the looming change, Otter's budget even includes a line item for $15,000 to help cover governor-elect transition costs.
Yet, despite his term approach an end, Otter still laid out a long list of goals for the upcoming 2018 session.
Overall, the governor is proposing a 6.62 percent increase from last year's budget. This would bring the state budget to $3.66 billion in fiscal year 2019, which starts in July and goes until the end of June 2019.
As constitutionally required, the majority of the budget proposed by Otter would be spent on education. This includes increasing public schools funding by 6.03 percent, or by $123 million. This includes $42 million more to help boost teacher's salaries.
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter rolled out a major tax-cut proposal Monday in his 12th and final State of the State message to a joint session of the Legislature.
Otter proposed a three-pronged approach, centered around conforming Idaho’s state income tax code to the new federal tax bill. The state Tax Commission estimates that if Idaho simply conforms its laws to the new federal bill, the state actually would collect $97.4 million more in state income taxes next year. That’s because the doubling of the standard deduction would cause a $340.5 million decrease to Idaho’s general fund, but the removal of the personal exemptions, which taxpayers now get for themselves and each of their dependents, would mean an increase in state tax collections of nearly $412 million. Other changes would add and subtract, finally ending up with the bottom line of plus-$97.4 million.
Idaho’s state income tax is based on the federal system - the state uses federal adjusted gross income as the starting point for state income tax return calculations. That’s why conforming to federal changes has such a big impact.
Elimination of the personal exemption removes any break for larger families from the tax code. Congress addressed this by doubling the child tax credit to $2,000, but Idaho doesn’t have a child tax credit in its state income tax laws.
Otter proposed two new state tax cuts to offset the federal changes: A new, non-refundable $85 dependent credit, which would cost state coffers $42.9 million a year; and a cut in all of Idaho’s income tax rates, both for corporations and individuals, that would add up to $149.2 million a year. Top rates would drop from 7.4 percent to 6.95 percent. That’s nearly $200 million a year in tax cuts all told; when offset against the impact of the federal tax changes, the result would be $94.7 million less in tax collections for Idaho each year.
Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, who chairs the Legislature’s joint budget committee, said her personal preference would be to eliminate the sales tax on groceries rather than cut state income tax rates. Last year, lawmakers passed a bill to eliminate the grocery tax, but Otter vetoed it; the Idaho Supreme Court upheld his veto.
But Otter maintained his opposition to eliminating the grocery tax, which he maintains would destabilize Idaho’s sales tax revenues. That change would cost the state about $79 million a year.
Otter also proposed hiring a new higher education CEO to consolidate functions among Idaho’s colleges and universities aimed at efficiency and savings; funding the fourth year of a five-year plan to improve K-12 school teacher salaries; and granting merit raises averaging 3 percent to state employees. He called for funding a plan to seek federal waivers to cover a portion of those Idahoans who now fall into a health coverage gap; and backed funding for three new behavioral health crisis centers.
Democratic legislators decried the plan, saying the $85 credit wouldn’t go far enough to offset the loss of the personal exemptions, and Idaho families would suffer.
Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, a retired CPA who had expressed concern about large families suffering under the federal tax changes, said of Otter’s proposal, “It helps a lot. Overall, I think it’s very thoughtful. It’s a significant reduction in income taxes, which is where we were struggling to compete,” particularly with some neighboring states that already have lower income tax rates. Washington doesn’t have a state income tax.
Otter’s speech kicks off Idaho’s legislative session and sets the agenda with the governor’s proposals; now it’s up to lawmakers to plow through the details and set the state budget – and to find approaches both they and Otter can support. Otter, like 84 percent of Idaho’s state lawmakers, is a Republican.


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With college finals in full swing, it’s never easy to make Winter Break plans that go beyond a two-day nap and peppermint-bark-athon. But once all that fun passes, you might find yourself realizing you have no clue what to do for three more weeks at home.
Winter Break is a great time to get prepped for life after college before you get buried in another semester. I know, I know. It’s a break. But why not come back to school with some cash in your pocket and real work experience under your belt?
Thanks to the growing shared economy, it is really easy to make money and get experience — on your own time. Here are 4 entrepreneurial ideas to help you kick off your new year with some cash for spring break in your pocket as well as an awesome “self-starter” anecdote for your next interview.
1. Earn cash for the chores you already do for your parents.
Fancy yourself good with a hammer? Do you enjoy color coordinating your closet? If you answered yes to these questions, you may be a great fit for TaskRabbit. TaskRabbit takes a new spin on the concept of “neighbors helping neighbors” by creating a marketplace for safe and reliable help with just about anything. Personally, I’ve used TaskRabbits for a variety of jobs including bartending, cleaning my apartment, assembling Ikea furniture, and helping me pack up before a move.
As a college student, signing up as a TaskRabbit allows you to earn extra cash for doing things that your parents might ask you to do anyway. It is super easy, you get to meet new people, and you set your own schedule and your own price.
Signing up for TaskRabbit requires a formal application and an in-person interview. If you are interested, get going on your application here.
2. Get paid to play with puppies?
Animal lover? Amazing! Meet your dream job. You can literally get paid to play with puppies at DogVacay.
DocVacay connects pet owners with over 20,000 pet sitters across North America. Create a profile on DogVacay.com, set your calendar availability, overnight rates, and let DogVacay handle the rest. The best part? You get to choose the size of dogs and breeds that you allow into your home. You can also choose to watch dogs in other people’s homes. Either way, dogs.
Here is a great profile to use as an example as you create your own.
As a college student, I was always hesitant to sell back my textbooks at the end of the semester. I was certain that I would reference them in my future professional life. Or at least they would make for an impressive bookshelf.
A. 7 years out of college and 3 jobs later, I’ve had no need to revisit my studies in government.
B. Textbooks have a shorter shelf life than milk. Need proof? My college textbook from Introduction to Marketing does not even mention social media (and yes, I did go to college after Facebook was invented).
There are a lot of great options when it comes to selling back your textbooks. While your college bookstore might be the easy answer, I would check out two other options including BookScouter and Amazon — you can often get a better price.
Bookscouter is a third party website that easily allows you to plug in your ISBN number and receive quotes from dozens of book buyers. You can then sell to the highest bidder. The only downside is that you will still have to deal with the book buyers directly, and each one has different payment policies and shipping fees. Bookscouter does provide ratings of each vendor so you can make an informed decision.
Amazon provides an incredibly easy-to-use book buy-back program. Not only will they buy back your books, they will pay for shipping. Amazon also allows you to trade in old DVDs, CDs, and electronics. The downside to selling your books back on Amazon is that you will receive an Amazon gift card, not cash. Use it to buy next semester’s books?
4. Rent out your off-campus house or apartment.
Believe it or not, people might want to stay in your college pad. While you’re at home living off the parents’, rent out your house or apartment for a night or a month on Airbnb. Holidays are a peak time for travel and you will be able to get higher than normal prices for your pad. Airbnb makes it really easy to list and rent your house, apartment, or couch.
Just list your space, describe the amenities (don’t forget the hot plate and mini fridge), take some photos, and list the dates that your home is available. Remember, you set the price and the maximum amount of money you can make. Check out this article on Forbes for 7 Tips to Make Bank on Airbnb.
If you have an entrepreneurial spirit there are lots of ways that you can earn some extra spending money over winter break. We listed just a few of our favorites. What ideas do you have?


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Sainsbury’s has appointed RSA Insurance Group and Portland Estates chairman Martin Scicluna as its chair, replacing David Tyler.
Scicluna will join the board as chairman designate and non-executive director on November 1. He will then work with Tyler for a handover period of around five months before taking over as chairman in March 2019.
Scicluna worked at Deloitte for much of his executive career, eventually becoming UK chairman.
He joins the big-four grocer at a crucial time in its development as it attempts to clear its merger with Asda. Sainsbury’s and Asda’s proposal is currently being considered by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Sainsbury’s must also navigate the seismic changes in technology and consumer behaviour affecting the entire retail industry and work out how to operate in a post-Brexit environment, which is still unclear less than nine months before the UK is due to leave the EU.
Scicluna said he had “long admired [Sainsbury’s] for its clear customer focus and its strong values” and added that “Mike Coupe and his management team have positioned the business for a successful future of delivering significant value for shareholders, customers and other stakeholders”.
The grocer’s like-for-like growth edged up 0.2% in its most recent quarter as it ploughed £150m into lowering prices.
Total retail sales were 0.8% ahead in the period to June 30, when grocery revenues advanced 0.5%. Online grocery and convenience were ahead 7.3% and 3.6% respectively.
Sainsbury’s, which also owns Argos, said it had outperformed in general merchandise and clothing. Sales rose 1.7% and 0.8% respectively.
Sainsbury’s will supply a “limited range” of its food-to-go offer in a handful of WHSmith’s stores on a trial basis.


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The PD140N is a handheld metal detector that combines high reliability and ergonomics with advanced detection and operator signaling features. Effective sensitivity to all metals, full compliance with the latest security standards and high immunity to external metal masses are among the main peculiarities of this new device.
CEIA is proud to present the new HI -PE Plus Multi-Zone Metal Detector, a development of the well-established HI -PE model. Accurate detection of all metals, high level of discrimination, full compliance with the latest Security Standards and exceptional immunity to external interferences are among the main peculiarities of this new device.
The M-Scope is user-friendly and simple to operate. We have reduced training time requirements while boosting "split cognition"- that is creating a system so reliable that operators are freed up to monitor the activity around them- performing vital crowd-scanning functions instead of having their attention monopolized by running the metal detector unit. The M-Scope's digital I/O, secured access control panel has been designed for intuitive ease-of-use and has a built-in self-diagnostic function that will notify operators immediately if there is a situation requiring attention. The M-Scope multi-zone portable walk-through metal detector features 100 sensitivity settings- giving users an unprecedented array of responsive and variable security detector options.
Intelligent, Dynamic, Effective: the M-Scope by Fisher empowers you with real solutions and real answers to those questions- If security is your responsibility- If you're the one who has to explain why – Mscope is the one.
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Digital Signal Processor (DSP) based, WT2000 offers greater sensitivity, noise immunity, metal discrimination, detection uniformity, and overall product reliability. The WT2000 pinpoint targets the left, center and right side of the body from head to toe.
An improved coil design ensures the smallest metals are detected regardless of shape or orientation. The WT2000 has LED light columns on the exit side of the walk-through to directly locate the threat object.
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Providing quality, affordable mental and behavioral health services to any member of the community regardless of their ability to pay is of the highest priority to Portage Path Behavioral Health.
Mental health care is such a specialized practice area, it’s so important to have trained clinicians available and accessible when a patient is in need. That’s why Portage Path has partnered with Akron General and has co-located services in select AGMC facilities. The two organizations also share psychiatric leadership. In addition, there are co-located services in both Portage Path and AxessPointe facilities.
Portage Path understands that access to high quality mental health services needs to be available to all individuals. And, they understand the importance of collaboration in order to reach those individuals. By partnering with AxessPointe and AGMC, the organizations are able to provide a full spectrum of health care in a one-stop shop. Patients are able to see family practice physicians for all their general medical needs, receive medication through the onsite pharmacy and speak with their mental health treatment provider in the same visit. Physicians are able to collaborate on their patients’ treatment plans for the best care available.
Collaborating with other health care providers and organizations of course is not a new concept for Portage Path. As a member of the ADM Board Service Providers, Portage Path often collaborates with other organizations under the umbrella to provide a network of care for individuals throughout all stages of the recovery process.
Aside from collaborating with other community healthcare providers, Portage Path also works with local universities to provide not only services but training and education as well. As a partner with the University of Akron, Portage Path provides psychiatric care for students and suicide prevention services to student veterans. Portage Path is a partner in the Compassion for the Compassionate program, and works with the University of Akron to provide PTSD treatment to residents of the Battered Women’s Shelter.
Portage Path is also a training site for Case Western Reserve University’s Community Psychiatry Fellowship program, and they provide training opportunities for PhD’s, nurses and counseling students from many other universities.