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Mumbai: TV personality and actress Archana Puran Singh recently gave a befitting reply to host Kapil Sharma when she revealed that the entire team of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ is going to US without her.
Responding to his question, Archana replied that: “I will go with my ticket and there is no need to go at the expense of producers or sponsors.”
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In the recent episode, Guru Randhawa, Honey Singh and Divya Khosla Kumar appeared as special guests.
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In 2020, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week runs from February 24th to March 1st. This year, learn about the indicators, signs and screening tools to identify and properly treat eating disorders.
According to the National Eating Disorder Association, this year’s theme is Hindsight is 20/20. The idea behind the theme is to reflect on positive steps taken by participants toward accepting themselves and others. Those positive steps can include actions that stem from setbacks or challenges.
One major positive step is recognizing the signs and indications of an eating disorder, so this is a good time to review those signs and indicators. Knowing what an eating disorder might look like is crucial to identifying whether you or someone you care about is suffering from disordered eating.
3 Screening Tools for Eating Disorders Awareness
There are several screening tools that might be used to identify an eating disorder. The SCOFF questionnaire, the ESP, and the Eating Attitudes Test are three commonly used ones. These are generally meant for use by non-specialists, like your primary care doctor. If one or more of these tests indicate a problem, you may be referred to an eating disorder specialist for treatment.
The SCOFF test consists of 5 questions:
- Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
- Do you worry that you’ve lost Control over how much you eat?
- Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lbs) in 3 months?
- Do you believe that you’re Fat even though others say you’re too thin?
- Would you say that Food dominates your life?
The first letters of Sick, Control, One, Fat, and Food make up the acronym SCOFF. Each question answered with a “yes” is worth one point, and a score of greater than two indicates that the person may be suffering from anorexia or bulimia.
The ESP (Eating Disorder Screening Tool for Primary Care) also consists of five questions:
- Are you satisfied with your eating patterns?
- Do you ever eat in secret?
- Does your weight affect the way that you feel about yourself?
- Have any members of your family suffered from an eating disorder?
- Do you suffer from an eating disorder now or have you in the past.
A “no” answer to the first question and “yes” answers to the remaining four questions are considered abnormal answers.
Finally, the EAT-26 (Eating Attitudes Test) is a set of screening questions whose answers are considered in context with behavioral questions about weight loss and eating symptoms and the person’s BMI. It’s one of the more common screening tools for eating disorders.
It’s important to remember that screening tools are just one way to determine whether a person should be examined by an eating disorder specialist, but they aren’t perfect and don’t necessarily catch every eating disorder. For example, people who suffer from binge eating disorder can score fairly low on the EAT-26, but they still suffer from a serious condition. Screening tools are helpful, but they shouldn’t be solely relied on for a diagnosis.
Physical Signs of an Eating Disorder
Identifying the physical signs of an eating disorder can be tricky. There are many reasons that a person might be under or overweight, including their natural build and body chemistry and medical problems unrelated to how the person eats. In some cases, physical changes that are related to an eating disorder are invisible or imperceptible to others, even if the person with the eating disorder is seriously ill.
It’s important not to jump to conclusions or to ignore the possibility that a person who seems to be a more or less average size might still be suffering from an eating disorder. Be aware of the physical signs of eating disorders, but be sure to put those signs into context with other indicators, like behavioral symptoms, health history, and other factors. Physical signs of an eating disorder include:
- Rapid weight gain or loss
- Frequent changes in weight
- Lack of energy
- Poor sleep
- Fainting or dizziness
- Feeling cold, even in warm rooms or hot weather
- Loss of menstruation in girls and women
- Loss of libido in men
- Tooth damage and bad breath
- Swelling around cheeks or jaw
- Calluses on knuckles
Behavioral Symptoms Associated With Eating Disorders
In many ways, eating disorders come down to control. Some people with eating disorders tightly control everything about when, where, and how much food they take in. Others seem to lose control when it comes to food. In either case, this results in certain behaviors related to controlling diet or concealing the way they eat.
Behavioral symptoms may in some cases be more noticeable than physical symptoms if you know what to look for. And behavioral symptoms in combination with physical symptoms can make it more apparent that someone may be suffering from an eating disorder. Take a look at some of the behavioral symptoms associated with eating disorders.
- Avoiding meals with other people
- Excessive dieting behaviors like calorie counting, avoiding food groups, or fasting
- Ritualistic habits around preparing or serving food:
- Measuring everything, cutting food into very small pieces, or chewing for a long period of time before swallowing
- Changes in clothing style
- Exercising excessively
- Hoarding or hiding food
- Frequent trips to the bathroom during or after meals
- Sudden changes in food preferences
- Lying about food intake, or behaving secretively where food is concerned
- Frequent vomiting or use of laxatives, appetite suppressants, or diuretics
- Extreme sensitivity to any comment about body shape, exercises habits, weight, or eating habits
Psychological Indicators of Eating Disorders
Psychological symptoms of eating disorders can be tough for family or friends to pick up on, although you may notice them in conversation or comments made by a loved one. People who think they may be suffering from an eating disorder may also be able to recognize psychological symptoms in themselves. Some psychological indicators of eating disorders include:
- Anxiety or irritability during meals or around mealtime
- Rigid thinking about which foods are good or bad
- Using food as a form of comfort or punishment
- Feeling preoccupied with thoughts of food, weight, eating, and body shape
- Feeling out of control around food
- Having a distorted image of what their own body looks like
Awareness of the signs and symptoms of eating disorders is vital. Knowing the indicators and spreading eating disorders awareness and symptoms can inspire someone to seek help on their own, or give friends or family the push they need to seek help for someone with an eating disorder.

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Completed in 2002 for solo electric cello, Tonoi IV is the fourth in an ongoing series of works for solo performers. There are currently seven pieces in the collection. During the course of writing these solo works, I have established certain characteristics common to all the pieces in the series. The pieces are episodic and abstract in nature, having no particular idea or “program” attached to them. Although presented in one contiguous movement, the works are divided into clear sections. Each piece is dedicated and written for a specific performer. In the case of this work, I have written and dedicated the work to my friend Craig Hultgren. I write these pieces in a linear fashion – beginning with the first measure and writing straight through to the last with no insertions of sections; composing a later section before an earlier section, etc. It is typical for the works to use and develop the harmonic and melodic materials presented at the beginning of a given work throughout the piece. Each section of the respective pieces moves further away from the original statement. Succeeding sections may seem to have been arrived at in a logical manner, however, they move the listener further and further away from the opening motivic and/or harmonic environment originally presented. The game that I set-up up for myself is to figure out a way to return to the opening material no matter how far I have wandered. In all of the Tonoi works, I am also interested in writing as idiomatically as possible for the respective solo instrument. Because the soloist performs on an electric instrument, effects processing is also used extensively throughout the composition.
Nickitas Demos (b. 1962, Boulder, Colorado) holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University, a Master of Music in Composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His principal teachers were Donald Erb (1927-2008) and Roger Hannay (1930-2006).
Commissions include works for the Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Chamber Players, the Georgia Music Teachers Association and the National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a MacDowell Fellowship (2012), Grand Prize in the 2004 Millennium Arts International Competition for Composers, Grand Prize in the 2005 Holyoke Civic Symphony Composition Competition, Birmingham and Atlanta Prizes in the Hultgren 2005 Solo Cello Works Biennial Composition Competition and 16 ASCAP Awards among others. Demos’ works have been programmed at festivals, symposia and conferences including the 43rd Dimitria Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece); the 18th International Review of Composers (Belgrade Serbia); the International Festival – Institute at Round Top (TX); the Ernest Bloch Music Festival (Newport, OR); the New Music Forum Festival of Contemporary Music (San Francisco, CA); and at National and Regional Conferences of the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) and the College Music Society (CMS). His music is self-published through Sylvan Lake Press (ASCAP) and has been recorded by Albany Records, MSR Classics and Capstone Records.
Professor of Composition and Coordinator of Composition Studies at the Georgia State University School of Music, Demos is the Founder and Artistic Director of the neoPhonia New Music Ensemble. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the MacDowell Colony and is the Musical Director of the Greek Islanders, an ensemble he founded in 1982 specializing in Greek folk music. For more information, visit: http://nickitasdemos.com.


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What does it take to create something great? To create something that redefines not just your career, but your industry, your neighbourhood, your world?
Every journey to excellence is different, but few have been quite as comprehensively as the one revealed in author Jonathan Abrams’ book All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire. On the surface, All the Pieces Matter is the history of one of, if not the most important television series ever made, as told by the cast and crew. But look a little deeper, and you’ll find an even more interesting story; the story of The Wire creator David Simon’s relentless battle to tell a raw, comprehensive story about the social and institutional problems plaguing Baltimore.
What a battle it was. Most books like All the Pieces Matter tend to tell a romanticised tale about how everyone involved in the production believed in it, worked hard to make it happen, and were vindicated come awards season. That’s not the case here.
David Simon had a vision that was recognised and celebrated only after the show ended. At the time, nobody watched it. It was rarely nominated for awards (not that Simon cared, but others did). HBO cancelled it twice. Actors were looking for an excuse to leave. Even fellow producers, including co-creator Ed Burns, doubted some of the decisions Simon chose to take.
The only reason The Wire continued is because of Simon’s belief that the show was doing something important. Cast and crew told of how he would sit them down or write letters to convince them to recommit every season. HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht admits to getting sick of hearing Simon’s impassioned and thoughtful arguments for why the show should continue, and how that influenced his decision to ultimately approve five seasons.
He could see what others couldn’t. A former police reporter for The Baltimore Sun who had a disliking for the medium, he saw the opportunity to translate the kind of storytelling traditionally reserved for novels to television. He saw the importance of grounding the show in reality so that those who tuned in could connect on a humane level, even if it meant the pace was slow, or that it might confuse some viewers. He saw the need to spark debate, to condemn class, institutional, and racial divide, and to do it without a desire for esteem or praise.
We all see it now. Several members of the cast and crew remain invested in Baltimore, running social programs or entrepreneurial apprenticeships. Barack Obama called it his favourite show. Tertiary institutes including Duke, the Pittsburgh School of Law, and even Harvard offer courses focused solely on the show.
The Wire hasn’t just changed the way we see television; it changed the way we see the world.
That’s what made the project so important to Simon. That’s why his passion and belief kept all the pieces together when they threatened to fall apart.
If you haven’t seen The Wire yet, pick it up. When you’re done, be sure to read All the Pieces Matter. It’s not just a great book about a great show, but the portrait of a master storyteller in the midst of his great work.


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Who is winning trade war US or China?
Winner: Donald Trump
That may be a relief: Polls show that most Americans agree with the president that China trades unfairly, but they generally support free trade and oppose tariffs.
How does a trade war start?
A trade war is when a nation imposes tariffs or quotas on imports and foreign countries retaliate with similar forms of trade protectionism. As it escalates, a trade war reduces international trade. A trade war starts when a nation attempts to protect its domestic industry and create jobs.
How do you survive a trade war?
- 5 Strategies for Surviving the Trade War. This will not be a short-term event. …
- Raise prices while communicating with your customers. …
- Get creative with financing. …
- Cut overhead. …
- Expand other services. …
- Finally, explore new markets.
What should I invest in a trade war?
Best ways to take shelter from a trade war:
- Treasury bonds.
- Small-cap stocks.
- Domestically-focused large-cap stocks,
- Tech innovators.
- Domestic stocks.
- Real estate.
Who is the winner of the trade war?
The U.S. trade war with China has a winner: Vietnam.
How long will the trade war last?
As President Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He signed the “Phase One” trade agreement, everyone was asking: Was Trump’s trade war worth it? Trump’s trade war against China has gone on for nearly two years, causing deep damage in parts of the U.S. economy.
Why China trade ban is a bad idea?
Will punish Indian producers and exporters. … Such imports are used to produce final goods which are then either sold in India or exported. A blanket ban on Chinese imports will hurt all these businesses at a time when they are already struggling to survive, apart from hitting India’s ability to produce finished goods.
Why is the trade war bad?
A tariff is a tax or duty imposed on the goods imported into a nation. In a global economy, a trade war can become very damaging to the consumers and businesses of both nations, and the contagion can grow to affect many aspects of both economies. A trade war that begins in one sector can grow to affect other sectors.5 мая 2020 г.
Who started the trade war?
The US-China trade war started on 6 July 2018, when the US imposed a 25 per cent tariff on US$34 billion of Chinese imports, the first in a series of tariffs imposed during 2018 and 2019. was formally signed on 15 January 2020, with its provisions taking effect on 15 February 2020.
How has the trade war affected the global economy?
According to a model-based assessment by the Bank of Finland, tariff increases currently in place will slow global GDP growth by around 0.7 of a percentage point. The trade dispute has already diminished trade flows between the United States and China.
Which companies will benefit from trade war?
8 Trade War Survivors
- McDonald’s Corp. ( MCD); 11.5%
- Netflix Inc. ( NFLX); 29.1%
- Comcast Corp. ( CMCSA); 26%
- Walt Disney Co. ( DIS); 21.5%
- MasterCard Inc. ( MA); 30.4%
- Visa Inc. ( V); 21.4%
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH); -5.1%
- Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ); 06.%
Which stocks are most affected by trade war?
Chip makers and electronics manufacturers that depend on China for sales, like NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU) and Intel Corp. (INTC), are seen as especially vulnerable in a trade war scenario.

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When it comes to mixing game genres, Small Giant Games certainly developed a solid mixture. Especially the genres of role-playing games (RPGs) and match 3 puzzles are utilized here. The most important intent is to grow your teams of heroes and rely on them to defeat various competitions. You do this through a match 3 puzzle game to attack with. At exactly the exact same time, grow your town to support and boost your teams of heroes. But the actual catch for this all is that the randomness of the game. Yes, you will find numerous empires and puzzles cheats strategies anyone can use. However, with this much randomness built in, you can defeat increased level competitions.
One of the first things you’ll see is the overall speed of Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest. If not, it is going to become clear pretty soon. The sport was made like that. It was not meant to be a fast leveler or some race. The downside is that Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest became accused of being a”pay to acquire” game and/or using a”pay wall”. The upside is that this was not true. The game was made to allow you to go at your own pace and choose well. But that tends to end in questions. What to upgrade and when to upgrade it? Which building would you construct or upgrade more? When do you try to attract a hero? Which section would you attempt to draw out of?
1. Assembling Your Town For More Gains
The matter of what to construct comes up a lot. Ultimately, it is your town so you are free to construct it however you choose. The part you will quickly encounter is you will need more meals compared to iron.
It may not seem like it at first, but if you compare items, there is definitely a greater need for meals. That is why there’re 5 Farms from the above screen shot and just 2 Mines. Later you can add more Mines or Farms as you see fit. You’ll need the food to upgrade certain buildings but equally important is you will need food to train heroes out of recruits, amount and ascend heroes, craft combat products, and get involved with the Raids. Another part to that you must keep in mind is that you won’t construct much without Iron Mines. Thus don’t forget to construct and upgrade them. And of course, the storage arrangements for both also!
The other buildings within it are! In the case of the above screen shot, you may not find them but there are 2 Forges and 2 Training Camps. They aren’t at maximum degree now because that can wait a little. The 2 that can not wait much would be the Stronghold and the Training Camps. You would want to be able to create heroes for a variety of uses as swiftly as possible. So be certain that you’ve got plenty of Farms and Mines to deal with matters. You won’t be able to upgrade any of those other buildings outside the Stronghold’s degree. So it’s the highest upgrading priority. Next are the Training Camps. Finally on the upgrade priorities list is your Forges you’ve got. In other words, this allows you to craft multiple battle items at the exact same moment. It is the exact same idea when it comes to Training Camps. Both structures just permit you to craft or train 1 item at a time. This can be even though you can craft lots of the very same things and/or train lots of the very same heroes in the exact same moment. But various items and enthusiast training require different things to be launched. So, while 1 Forge is crafting Strike Point potions (HP pots) yet another could be crafting Mana Point potions (MP pots). It is the Exact Same idea for Training Camps. 1 training session may require practice swords and meals. Another can only require food in the other Training Camp. There was nothing stopping you from using both at the exact same time! Suggestions For Team Building
Just a heads up here: How you gain your heroes is totally your decision. If you purchase 1 or more in the Summoning Portal, then it is going to be randomly supplied. If you train 1 or more, it will also be randomly awarded. All horses revealed in the below screen shots are showing at their highest levels (full strength ). For easy reference in this guide, the enthusiast slots on your team are labeled from 1 to 5, left right.
Team building in Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest is quite the secret to preform. The randomness of things really can help a lot more than its granted credit for. Yes, the game is heavily based on “luck of the draw”. Thankfully it’s still possible to use this. However, it was always on you to utilize what you have rather than sit around hoping for all 5 star heroes all of the time! You may think you’re having the most rotten luck in drawing heroes or troops. But as it happens, you were simply looking at it the wrong way. Even pulling a very powerful hero straight from the start can hurt. Imagine you did receive a very powerful hero straight from the start. How are you planning to upgrade it entirely when you can not or did not get into the segment (s) of this game that permit you to loot the requirements for those updates?! What may seem to be a very powerful hero to possess can readily get torn to bits if it is not at full strength.
Then again, luck of the draw could in fact make your seemingly weak team still win against stronger opponents. Notice how you need to attack utilizing a match 3 or more puzzle system. But those attacks can lead to combination attacks. This means the next attacks in line will strike harder. You would be very surprised how many times this could outright kill an opponent for both PvE and PvP modes. So with some good timing, appearing first, and fortune, you can still win. That and it can be very fun to watch the combo multiplier just keep on going! You don’t have any idea until it already happens what’s going to pop out of the bottom of your display for attacking. And you better believe this can land you an automatic or a very close to automatic win.
But when it concerns the heroes involved, there are combinations that really can put some serious hurt on your target(s). Just do not forget that if you try to pull/buy/draw/exact same items a fanatic out of the Summoning Portal, then you might wind up with”complete garbage”. It is also possible to wind up with something very excellent! In any case, be certain to know how that hero functions until you make a decision as to what you ended up with. The next part to remember when building a team is to get 1 of every element only. In case you have not one of a specific element on your team, that element on the board will strike next to nothing regardless of what you do. The previous part to consider team building is that the positioning of your heroes on each team is essential.
Of course, Azlar comes to mind as among the heaviest hitters for your job. And there are many others that can do exactly the same. Even heroes like Colen, Jahangir and Oberon can do exactly the exact same attack as Azlar. Again, it is all where heroes you can get but also in working with what you’ve got. There is a real nifty trick to destroyer teams. Be sure to put in a defense reduction enthusiast to your destroyer team. The defenses and the fans of your competitors are accounted for when utilizing damage dealing effects. The reflect damage effect is not implemented since the damage coping effect is not a direct attack. But if you have a couple of high damage coping effects applied to your competitors for every turn, they won’t last long whatsoever. 1 turn is simply one match of 3 or more of the exact same color. So yes, it could be pretty fast. Also note that most heroes do not have massively high HP. So with Azlar on your team, even at just 100damage dealt for every turn because of their defense, the competitions won’t last long! These damage coping effects aren’t the only thing hitting your competition!
3. Extra Tips, Tricks And Techniques For Your Advantages
City building and team construct are just portion of Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest. Small Giant Games did not want to you to feel as the game is limited like that! So to earn this strategies guide more useful to you, here’s a collection of various tips and tricks everyone can use.
To start are the eternally popular Raid. This can be a PvP setup for you to acquire decorations and assorted materials. The initial idea is to get a strong defense team. By defense team we mean that an opponent would struggle against when they attack you in the Raid. As it happens, you would like the exact reverse of a solid defense team! The simple truth is that you would like to lure competitions to you with a”weaker” team. The best bet is to get a defense team that is not so strong but not a giveaway. So when opponents with a lower team electricity rating in contrast to a principal team defeat you, then you are going to wind up gaining much more when you click on the Revenge button. Don’t worry about your decorations. They’ll come back through the use of this Revenge button a lot faster than you think!
Your Raid rounds should be largely done via utilizing the Revenge button. However, if you don’t have any suitable competitions left located from the Watchtower, you’ll need to go after competitions using the Raid button. When you go after an opponent located in the Raid, make sure you check it first before wasting food trying to reroll for a different opponent. The competition may get a stronger team. The competition may get a greater degree. That still should not stop you from attacking somebody. What should prevent you is you being 100% convinced that you can not win against that competition because your team can not counter theirs!
When you attack an opponent, either in PvE or PvP, you stand the chance of damaging it, filling its mana bar, or killing it . The key part here is trying to damage it with no filling its own mana pub too much/quickly. The issue is that some heroes/enemies will just fill up with mana immediately regardless of what happens. Luck of the draw on your game board also plays a part in this. So do check mana rates of heroes as far as possible. Your very best option for attacking is to utilize everything but the feeble element against the target(s). The feeble element against any target can do little/lesser damage but fill its mana pub in the exact same speed as other components being used to attack. So it survives and gains mana to use against you. That is the exact reverse of what you would like! Also notice that you can”waste” attacks trying to secure better components or something for an attack to appear in position. This does no damage to the opponent(s) however, it does help fill your mana bars. The attack management refers to an attack being launched from a horizontal or vertical or both standpoint. This comes in very useful for trying to skip a target and during Titan battles.
Then again, most games would not be nearly as fun! The system is pretty much used at your leisure. On the other hand, the Alliance system ought to be utilized as soon as possible. Getting in an Alliance is easy. Getting to a great Alliance is a little tricky. Nonetheless, it is not tough to learn what you’re in. Join an Alliance and just watch what’s happening inside there. All it takes is studying the Alliance chat window. If you find a lot of chat, particularly about Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest, there is a fantastic chance you’re in a great Alliance. Otherwise, you should think about moving and finding another Alliance.
The best part about an Alliance in Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest is having the ability to join Titan battles. To be able to get more success in a Titan battle, look for the marked Weak Spot and strike it as far as possible. You need to attempt and stun the Titan via hitting the Weak Spot 3 times from 1 attack. The simplest way to do this can be a single vertical based attack. However, you’ll find yourself facing moments when this attack is not available. Now, locate the heaviest strike you can and make use of it. Also notice that luck of the draw can be very valuable or leave the entire board useless. It simply depends upon your luck! That means you might wind up hitting the Weak Spot repeatedly from apparent across the board where you launched from. You could also overlook the Titan completely based on what’s available. The biggest problem will be to be rapid whilst attacking a Titan. You’re on a timer on the market! So do your self a favor and take part when you find that a Titan available. Don’t worry about your team being”weak” or fresh. Just make sure you aim for the Weak Spot and you can succeed in there!
And that wraps up our Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest advanced guide. We hope you have enjoyed this collection of ideas and tricks.


MOBA Mobile Automation AG launched its patented PAVE-TM, the world’s first system for automatic layer thickness measurement in road construction. The pioneering system captures the installation thickness of any road layer and is thus the first and only system for contact-free layer thickness measurement during asphalt installation, according to the company.
Layer thickness is a decisive quality feature in asphalt paving. Thus, PAVE-TM contributes significantly to the quality increase in road construction and at the same time enhances process reliability. In addition to the elimination of manual measurement errors, this also opens up new savings potential.
In combination with four high-precision, proven ultrasonic sensors Sonic-Ski PLUS, the high-end controller MPC-120 calculates the thickness of the layer in real time. After a single adjustment, the system continuously displays the thickness of the built-in layer – whether surface, binder layer or asphalt base layer. With the permanent display of the current thickness values, the two brilliant displays GDC-320 support the installation team.
Thanks to the close cooperation with Dynapac, the machine manufacturer’s SD machine models are already able to display the current layer thickness directly in its external control stations. By this, the optional GDC-320 display can be omitted, if required. All pavers of the SD series are therefore PAVE-TM ready when leaving the factory. The system is also available as an add-on. Thus, pavers of all ages and types can be modernised and brought to the latest state-of-the-art.


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GPO will beging making bill status information available in bulk through FDsys starting in early 2016. For sample files and user guide see github.com/usgpo/bill-status.
At the direction of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, in support of the Legislative Branch Bulk Data Task Force, the Government Publishing (GPO), the Library of Congress (LOC), the Clerk of the House, and the Secretary of the Senate are planning to make Bill Statuses in XML format available through the GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) Bulk Data repository starting with the 113th Congress. At launch in early 2016, the FDsys Bulk Data repository for Bill Status information will be available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Update: Daniel Schuman analyzes the announcement:
If all goes as planned, this milestone has great significance.
– It marks the publication of essential legislative information in a format that supports unlimited public reuse, analysis, and republication. It will be possible to see much of a bill’s life cycle.
– It illustrates the positive relationship that has grown between Congress and the public on access to legislative information, where there is growing open dialog and conversation about how to best meet our collective needs.
– It is an example of how different components within the legislative branch are engaging with one another on a range of data-related issues, sometimes for the first time ever, under the aegis of the Bulk Data Task Force.
– It means the Library of Congress and GPO will no longer be tied to the antiquated THOMAS website and can focus on more rapid technological advancement.
– It shows how a diverse community of outside organizations and interests came together and built a community to work with Congress for the common good.
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A quick blog about England, Scotland and a long trail of Harry Potter movie locations. Look around if you've ever wanted to vist the UK, or are a Harry Potter fan and want to see the places I've been. And become Scot-lish. Like me.
- Name: Tarryn
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Finally in my 20s, love reading and a huge Harry Potter fan

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|Name: _________________________||Period: ___________________|
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many Afghans were living at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp when Tariq and his parents arrived there?
2. Who brings Mariam, Laila, and Aziza home after their failed attempt to run away in Chapter 36?
3. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?
4. What is the date on Jalil's letter from the box that he left behind for her in Chapter 50?
5. What does Abdul Sharif say his wife's name is in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. How have the political changes in Afghanistan influenced Rasheed's behavior in Chapter 38?
2. In Chapter 49, Laila and Tariq have their first argument as a married couple. What do they argue about?
3. How does Laila attempt to repay Mariam for her sacrifice in Chapter 50?
4. How are the themes of suffering and grief illustrated in Chapter 28?
5. When does Chapter 41 take place? How is the atmosphere of Afghanistan described at this time?
6. What symbolism and metaphors are explored through the death of Rasheed in Chapter 45?
7. Why does Mariam attempt contacting Jalil in Chapter 41? What does she discover?
8. What choice does Laila face in Chapter 29? What circumstances dictate Laila's decision?
9. What is the greatest conflict that Laila faces in Chapter 31?
10. When does Chapter 42 take place? What are the circumstances like at this time for Laila and Mariam?
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of Herat, Afghanistan in the 1960s. Who was the leader of the country at this time? What was the political atmosphere like? How many people lived in Herat? How was wealth distributed in the country and the city? Where does Mariam live with her mother at this time? What is their home like?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of hope, history, and love in A Thousand Splendid Suns. What symbolism supports these themes in the narrative? How does the novel’s title connect to these themes? How do these themes relate to one another?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the arrival of the Taliban in Kabul and the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and its laws. What requirements are men given in regard to their appearance? What requirements are given for women’s appearance under these laws? How were the daily lives of women in Kabul affected by these changes?
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One of the coolest things about exploring Stewart Island is that there are heaps of interesting walks that are accessible from the main village. You can start walking in pretty much any direction and you’ll soon see something pretty. One of those walks takes you along along a winding coastal road and then along the Ackers Point Track to Ackers Point Lighthouse. Awesome views and bird sightings aplenty!
Walking from Town to the Start of the Track
It took us about 40 minutes to walk from Oban to the start of the Ackers Point Track (with lots of stops for photos). You’ll walk along the side of the road and pass by a few picturesque bays and beaches, including Lonnekers Beach. You can also do a detour up to Midnight Cove and Ringaringa Beach.
It’s an easy walk but do take care on the roads as there sometimes isn’t much footpath. Stewart Island traffic is sparse though.
Ackers Point Track
The Ackers Point Track takes you along a short peninsula to Ackers Point Lighthouse. The Lighthouse itself isn’t that interesting, but the walk there is well worth it (and it’s easy). The first point of interest is Harrold Bay, which is home to Ackers Cottage, dating all the way back to the 1830’s.
Harrold Bay is a stunning spot, and you’ll get a glimpse of it from above as you continue along the track. If you’re not keen for the whole walk I’d still recommend walking as far as Harold’s Bay.
From there it’s along the clifftop track, with occasional views of the sea below. We encountered a few fantails on this part of the track and they were pretty entertaining. One followed us for ages, stopping when we did and leading the way when we were a bit slow.
We saw a few other birds on the Ackers Point Track, including some tui at the start. Birds are everywhere on Stewart Island and part of the appeal of a hike is sharing the track with them.
Ackers Point Lighthouse
Ackers Point Lighthouse marks the end of the track. There’s some information there and somewhere to sit (if I remember correctly), and the views out to sea are nice. It’s not the most interesting lighthouse in New Zealand though, so don’t be expecting some architectural marvel (it can’t be good if I didn’t even include a photo of it!).
It took us just under three hours to walk from Oban to Ackers Point Lighthouse and back. This involved lots of photo stops and a quick detour up to Midnight Cove, so you could do it quicker. You could also catch a taxi to the start of the track or rent an e-bike to get you there. The walk from Oban to the start of the track is just as good as the actual track though, so I reckon you’d want to walk at least one way.
Are you planning a trip to New Zealand? Check out our South Island travel guide!

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—President
tasked his government with paving the way for foreigners to fork out to get vaccinated in Russia towards Covid-19, growing the Kremlin’s “vaccine diplomacy” force amid what it views as discrimination towards the homegrown Sputnik V shot.
“I am inquiring the government to analyze each individual factor of the issue by the finish of this thirty day period to generate circumstances for paid vaccination of foreigners in our state,” Mr. Putin stated Friday at the St. Petersburg Global Financial Forum.
Moscow has bought its Sputnik V vaccine abroad and the shot has been authorized by in excess of 60 nations, although it has confronted manufacturing restrictions at household and overseas. Russia has registered more than 5 million coronavirus infections, the sixth-highest whole in the earth.
Russia’s vaccination level has lagged other nations, partly thanks to 1 of the world’s highest levels of vaccine hesitancy. Only all over twelve% of the inhabitants has received at least 1 dose, compared with all over fifty one% in the U.S. and fifty nine% in the U.K, in accordance to Our Globe in Knowledge, a venture primarily based at Oxford University that tracks the international vaccine rollout. The gradual level means Russia will be hard pressed to get to its target of vaccinating 60% of its inhabitants by the fall, general public-health and fitness experts say.
It is unclear how considerably demand from customers there would be for Russia’s vaccine tourism plan, as numerous European nations have enough supply of vaccines, although establishing nations however facial area a supply crunch.
Mr. Putin slammed what he characterized as discrimination by other governments towards Russia’s vaccine. Sputnik V has not however been greenlighted by the European Union’s drug regulator or the Globe Well being Group, who are both however analyzing it.
Sputnik V, which was authorized for use in Russia in August, was criticized in the West for its speedy-tracked advancement and preliminary deficiency of massive-scale scientific trials. Since then, a massive peer-reviewed scientific trial published in The Lancet in February showed the vaccine was safe and sound and ninety one.6% powerful towards symptomatic Covid-19.
“Either there is a deficiency of major support where by it must be accessible, or, which is completely absurd, politically determined bans have been imposed on the procurement of attempted-and-correct and efficacious vaccines that have tested their complete dependability,” Mr. Putin stated.
the main executive of the Russian Immediate Expenditure Fund, which marketplaces Sputnik V, stated the state could be open for vaccine tourism from July.
Russia has struggled to satisfy demand from customers for its Sputnik V vaccine overseas, lacking international manufacturing potential to fill the orders. On Friday, Mr. Putin stated that Russia’s domestic vaccine manufacturing amenities, which so far experienced been reserved for the neighborhood inhabitants, would now be utilised for exports.
“The domestic pharmaceutical field is all set to retain scaling up vaccine manufacturing,” he stated. “We aren’t just fully accommodating domestic desires but can also give foreigners a opportunity to come to Russia and be vaccinated here.”
Mr. Putin also criticized nations in the West for their resistance to Russia’s Nord Stream two fuel pipeline venture. American officials say the $11 billion venture will raise Moscow’s influence in Europe and weaken U.S. lover Ukraine, which hosts a fuel-transit network and is hoping to resist Russian aggression.
Mr. Putin stated Russia has completed laying the very first line of the Nord Stream two fuel pipeline to Germany. The next line however has to be completed and Russian officials hope to finish the venture by the finish of 2021, even with opposition in numerous European nations.
“This is a purely financial, commercial venture,” Mr. Putin stated. “We have stated this a hundred moments, and all the very same, the propaganda boggles people’s heads.”
The president also identified as for clean government support for the Russian financial state, including loans for smaller- and medium-dimension firms, assist for family members and minimal-desire loans that regional authorities can faucet to improve their infrastructure.
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The Russian financial state shrunk by 3% in 2020, its worst drop in in excess of a decade. The contraction was a lot less critical than expert by numerous other key economies, nonetheless, as the fall in the ruble supported commodities exporters, while the government didn’t reimpose a next nationwide lockdown.
Lesser firms have been disproportionately strike by the pandemic, with 60% reporting a strike from the pandemic, compared with 1-third of massive companies, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs stated earlier this calendar year.
With parliamentary elections scheduled for afterwards in 2021, Mr. Putin aims to retain the support of Russians, who in latest decades have confronted a drop in authentic disposable earnings and declining dwelling standards. The common month-to-month wage in Russia was 52,143 rubles in the very first quarter of 2021, the equivalent of all over $712.
Preliminary federal data clearly show there were being just about 18 million bad men and women in Russia in 2020, of whom eighty two% were being family members with young children.
Previous calendar year, Russian President Vladimir Putin set a aim of halving the poverty level by 2030 compared with 2017. In his point out of the nation address in April, he announced programs to raise spending on healthcare, give more economical support to family members and fund modernization of regional infrastructure. He also promised economical support for expectant moms suffering from financial hardship, in an hard work to try to counter decades of declining birthrates.
On Friday, the Russian president identified as on the government to bolster employment potential customers in locations with significant unemployment, introduce measures to encourage company options for young men and women and extend a mortgage loan program that gives house owners minimal desire fees.
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Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: Presidential candidate PA Sangma arrives in Bhubaneswar. After his arrival at Bhubaneswar Airport he was accorded warm welcome by BJD leaders.
BJD leaders Arun Sahoo, Rabi Naryan Pani received Sangama at the Airport. Sangama meets BJD Supremo Naveen Patanik at the Naveen Niwas. Sangama will meet BJD MLAs, MPs and senior leaders at party office.
In this campaigning meeting expelled ministers Sharada Prasad Nayak, Anjali Behera and Sanjeeb Sahoo presented at the party office to meet PA Sangma. Pravat Ranjan Biswal and Bibhuti Balbantray have gone on record, pledging their support for Naveen and Sangma.
Sangma will address a meeting of the ruling party MPs, MLAs and other leaders. He will also visit the state BJP office here before leaving for Guwahati around 3:15 pm.


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The Lisbon airport is located inside town, about 5 km away from IST. The airport is connected to the centre of town by Metro, buses and taxi. IST and its neighbourhood, where most of the Hotels we list are located, are close to the Metro stations Alameda, Saldanha or S. Sebastiao. A taxi from the airport to IST should cost around 10 euros or less. There is a small fee for the luggage. Taxi drivers in Lisbon are usually honest, however the airport seems to attract a special breed. Therefore, we strongly suggest you to go to the Departures, one floor up from Arrivals, if you plan to catch a taxi.
If you plan to reach Lisbon by train, there are two main train stations, namely "Gare do Oriente" and "Santa Apolónia", both connected to the Metro network (red and blue lines, respectively). Check the CP website for detailed information.

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BANGKOK --- Microchip Technology Inc. adds an enhanced version of the peripheral touch controller (PTC) to their most recently announced microcontrollers, including the ATtiny817/816/814. The PTC is a small and cost-effective core independent peripheral (CIP) that enables high performance capacitive touch on standard microcontrollers. The PTC features superior water tolerance and is configured through the START code configurator for ease-of-use.
CIPs are designed to handle their task with no code or supervision from the CPU to maintain operation. As a CIP, the peripheral touch controller simplifies the implementation of touch sensing and thus gives designers the flexibility to focus on the rest of the application.
Touch solutions using the PTC combine advanced noise handling, water tolerant touch and low power wake-on-touch operation. An IEC 61000-4-6 conducted immunity rating of 15Vrms makes it easy for customers to pass the strictest EMC standards especially in the home appliance and automotive markets. Water tolerant touch enables outdoor usage and enhances user experience. In addition, it is able to use less power with advanced sleep and wake-up functionality, making it ideal for wearable and other battery powered applications.
The software support provided by Microchip's ecosystem further adds to the ease-of-use. The ATtiny817 is the first in a line to be supported by the web based tool chain START code configurator and the code compact QTouch Modular Library of firmware. As a web based tool, START will enable its users to always benefit from the latest state-of-the-art touch libraries.
For more information on Microchip's peripheral touch controller, visit: http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/avr/tinyAVR.aspx

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The hospital joins hands with Pink Caravan to screen the people of Ras al Khaimah
26th February, 2019; Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: In order to promote breast cancer awareness in the UAE, RAK Hospital has partnered with the UAE Pink Caravan and will assist them in organising a screening camp at the hospital premises this Thursday, February 28th. The camp will include free breast cancer screening and medical consultation for women, and the clinic will remain open from 10am till 5pm. During the camp, women will also be trained to screen their mothers, sisters and friends at home.
As per World Health Organisation statistics breasts cancer tops the list of cancer-related health issues prevalent in the UAE. In 2018, WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found 1,054 cases of breast cancer in the UAE which was 22.4 percent of the total number of cancer cases.
Commenting on the screening, Dr Raza Siddiqui, CEO Arabian Healthcare Group and Executive Director of RAK Hospital said: “Given that breast cancer is a huge cause of concern in the country, we need to join hands and work together to help control and eliminate the disease. We feel honoured to be part of the Pink Caravan campaign and take pride in providing our services and human resource for the camp”.
RAK Hospital has always been at the forefront of raising various health concerns with the aim to educate the UAE residents on the best health practices and to help them follow a healthier lifestyle, free of diseases and illnesses. The hospital has conducted massive awareness campaigns on a number of health issues, including bone diseases, cardiac health, diabetes and rehabilitative care, among others.


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The Warriors showed they’re in a class above everyone else in the NBA and proved they truly have built a dynasty with their third title win in four years on Friday night.
It took only four games for the Warriors to dispose of the hapless Cavs, who put forth a poor effort in Game 4, and never really responded after blowing the first game of the series in the final seconds.
As for the Warriors, they’re known for celebrating as well as they can shoot the basketball, so that’s exactly what they did after the big win.
Here’s the amount of champagne that was just chilling in the locker room for the festivities.
It wasn’t long until the partying ensued — complete with cigars, some NBA2k19, beers and bubbly.
It sure looked like a fun time was had in the locker room, and these guys have certainly earned it, proving that they are clearly one of, if not the greatest NBA team of all-time following their sweep of LeBron James and the Cavs.

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J. is on a mission: to prove to the world that there’s a market for “humanitarian aid fiction”. As a highly experienced aid worker and prolific blogger (latterly at AidSpeak, formerly at Tales from the hood and one half of the team behind popular satirical aid blog, Stuff Expat Aid Workers’ Like (SEAWL), if anyone has the credentials to make this work, it should be J. But with his latest effort to bring the genre to life, Missionary, Mercenary, Mystic, Misfit, he doesn’t quite hit the mark.
The story centres on a refugee camp just inside Ethiopia’s border with Somalia – Dolo Ado. Or to be more precise, it centres on two American inhabitants of Dolo Ado – Jon and Mary-Anne, employees of Oxfam America and the fictional World Aid Corps respectively. Each lives apart from their partner, leaving space for a will-they-won’t-they relationship to emerge between them.
But the romantic plot-line is really just a useful hook on which to hang the author’s thoughts on humanitarian aid work. Jon, the more experienced protagonist, is J’s primary mouthpiece – surely their shared initial is no coincidence? He expounds at length on the many injustices and perverse incentives at play – difficult relations with HQ, intense inter-agency battles for funding and prestige, the immense distance between those who understand a particular context and those who control the key decisions, and the challenge of balancing a career in humanitarian aid with “a life”.
“So, we’re all on the side of right and light, warriors for the poor, and all of that. Then we get into it a little way and we see that it works by calculus, not math. We see what goes into the sausage. We see that for all of our dialogic, participatory, multi-stakeholder, community-led, bottom-up, embrace-and-empower-everything-local ideals and maybe even practice, that the decisions that truly matter are made elsewhere and the basis of other things entirely. We come to understand that we have to play hardball.”
Part of J’s mission appears to be to mount a defence of aid work against its critics.
Maybe the cynicism, the snark, the excessive team house drinking are at least evidence, if not proof in and of themselves, that the aid system is broken. But where the wide-eyed critics are wrong is in believing that these are what make aid broken. In fact it’s the opposite: Aid is not broken because aid workers are cynical, hedonistic alcoholics. Aid workers are cynical alcoholics because aid is broken, and further, because they have been repeatedly slapped down by their own leaders for trying to make it better.
But he is just as convincing when presenting an opposing view – voiced here by Tekflu, an Ethiopian colleague of Mary-Anne’s:
“You children come here to patiently explain to Ethiopians about accountability and honesty… You think we need you to help us know right from wrong. Yet you come here to ‘supervise’ people old enough to be your parents. My youngest daughter is your age. And you pay us the wages of common laborers, which we accept because we want to help. But you take your salary and spend it on beer and cigarettes, you get your expense-paid R&R back to America, but we don’t even get bus fare back to Addis to take care of our sick parents…”
These arguments are reasonably well presented, at least to a reader with an existing interest in the field. But therein lies the first problem: to the reader who already has that interest, there’s little that’s new here, while for readers outside the sector, there’s a fair bit of jargon and navel gazing to get through to find the points of insight.
There’s a second problem as well, which for me is even more of a concern. Though the novel is set mostly in and around Dolo Ado, it could be any one of the world’s trouble spots. There’s almost nothing at all about the local environment, society, history or politics, and with a few brief exceptions, almost no occasion on which any of the Ethiopian or Somali characters play any meaningful role. None of the non-Americans in the story are portrayed with much depth or subtlety – the cliches come thick and fast.
This is a problem partly because the omission weakens the story – I wanted to know where all this was happening, why the region was in the state it was, to understand the other characters. But it’s a more serious issue because it seems to betray one of the more worrying traits of much of the humanitarian aid sector: an apparently willful blindness to local context. Aid workers are political actors, whether they like it or not, whether they recognise it or not.
It concerns me that a leading (unofficial) spokesperson for the sector didn’t feel the need to include anything significant either on local culture, history and politics, or on local characters, in a novel set in the humanitarian aid world. From reading his blogs, and from what I know of his career, I’m pretty confident that J. does recognise that these things are important in humanitarian work, so why leave them out of a story that takes that work as it’s primary theme?
Having said that, it’s well worth reading. The story’s interesting and well-told. The writing is clear and very readable, though it could do with a good editor to smooth out some of the rougher edges (I lost count of how many times one minor character is referred to as doe-eyed). With a little added context, humanitarian aid fiction has potential. Unfortunately, for this reader at least, this isn’t quite it.


06 May The changing landscape of South African astronomy
South Africa is looking forward to hosting the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly in 2024 — the first on the African continent. The meeting will come at a time of burgeoning scientific prosperity for the growing community of indigenous South African and African astronomers.
SAAO Astronomer, David Buckley, today published an article in the prestigious Nature Astronomy journal on the changing landscape of South African astronomy, highlighting the huge strides made in the development of astronomy in South Africa and the continent as a whole in recent decades, and providing some perspectives on the future of astronomy on the continent:
“the African continent has seen enormous strides in astronomy development over the last ~2 decades, not least being the construction of three major internationally recognized facilities. First came the European-led High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), a ground-based Cherenkov TeV gamma-ray telescope array in Namibia, which began operations in 2002. The 10-m class Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), still, the largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, was completed in 2005 and is situated at the Sutherland site of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), which itself was established in 1972. Finally, the MeerKAT radio telescope array situated near the remote Karoo town of Carnarvon, one of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) pathfinders and now a precursor to SKA Phase 1, was inaugurated only a month before the IAU General Assembly, in July 2018.”
Read the full article here: https://rdcu.be/bAxLO


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Psychotherapy With Individuals – NURS 6640 – Exam Questions and Answers
- During a therapy session the patient is asked how she currently deals with stress, and she says, “Well, I don’t. I just let it build and build.” The PMHNP responds by asking how well this has been working out for her. The patient states, “Well, to be honest, it just feels like I’m drowning, you know what I mean.” Illustrating idiosyncratic meaning, the PMHNP responds with:
|A.||“Would you say you feel like you are suffocating?”|
|B.||“No, I am not sure what you are saying. Can you please explain?”|
|C.||“Sort of like a fish out of water?”|
|D.||“When you say, ‘I just can’t breathe,’ you do understand, that is a form of anxiety?”|
- The PMHNP is having a therapy session with Charlotte, a 20-year-old victim of date rape. The patient states, “I shouldn’t have been there; I should have just gone home. This was all my fault; how could I have been so stupid?” Using the Socratic method, what is the PMHNP’s best response?
|A.||“If this had happened to someone else with the exact same circumstances, would you say this was her fault?”|
|B.||“Can you recall exactly what stopped you from going home when you originally wanted to go home?”|
|C.||”Have you shared these thoughts about what you should have done with anybody other than me?”|
|D.||“Do you understand that there is absolutely nothing that you could ever do to deserve to be treated the way you were treated?”|
- At the initial interview with a patient, the PMHNP reviews the condition of receiving services, including limits that will be imposed on confidentiality. During the discussion, the patient shares information that the PMHNP is legally required to report.
True or false: If the PMHNP does not report information that s/he is legally required to report, state laws govern the consequences which include penalties for not reporting, especially child and elder abuse.
- The PMHNP is meeting with a 42-year-old man with depression brought on by the recent passing of his wife. As he describes the circumstances surrounding his late wife’s death, the PMHNP begins to feel sad. The sadness lingers for several hours, and the PMHNP finds it difficult to focus on other patients for the rest of the day. What is the most appropriate explanation for the reaction that the PMHNP is experiencing?
- A new patient has been informed of the limits of confidentiality, and has signed informed consent forms. No consent, however, has been obtained for voluntary “Release of Information.” The patient is 20 years old and still lives at home with his parents. He is being treated for depression, which he attributes to the trouble he’s had finding employment.
True or false: If the patient’s mother calls the PMHNP to check up on her son to see how he is doing, the therapist is required to protect patient confidentiality and not disclose information.
- A PMHNP is treating a 45-year-old female patient who is upset that her brother has not been calling since his divorce. When asked to describe her brother and what prompts him not to call as frequently, she says, “Everything is about him, not me. I think he’s jealous that I have a good marriage and he wants me to be unhappy, too. So he doesn’t call to upset me and ruin my relationships.” Based on this information, the PMHNP can conclude that the patient _________.
|A.||may lack ability to see independent motivations|
|B.||has an insistent emphasis on the feelings of others|
|C.||has an intrusive interpersonal relationship|
|D.||all of the above|
- The PMHNP is assessing a patient who grew up in a foster home because she was neglected and abused by her birth parents at a young age. The patient admits to having difficulty forming and maintaining relationships throughout her life. Understanding maladaptive schemas, which statement does the PMHNP predict that the patient is likely to make?
|A.||“I deserve the utmost respect from everyone who meets me.”|
|B.||“I prefer doing everything on my own.”|
|C.||“It takes me a while to warm up to people; people often wear masks.”|
|D.||“I can’t seem to do anything on my own.”|
- A patient who has borderline personality disorder is meeting with the PMHNP. When asked about future goals, the patient responds, “I’d like to go back to school to do what you
do. You know, talk to people all day about their problems. It seems pretty easy.” How does the PHMNP respond to the client in a way that is free from any stigmatizing beliefs or judgments?
|A.||“It is dangerous to fantasize about the future.”|
|B.||“I think that’s an excellent idea! I can help you review the prerequisites!”|
|C.||“You may want to explore the requirements for becoming a PMNHP.”|
|D.||None of the above.|

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Highbeams is Adam Pendlington, Ian Pendlington and Stephen Quinn. The band released the impressive Everything Aside and are are back with Do Good \\ Be Well. This release is an EP at twenty-one minutes and like its predecessor contains some great music.
The songs are celebratory, catchy and put you in a good mood. I was actually reminded of Rusted Root in a number of ways. Remember them? The Rusted Root comparison is most apparent on the opener “Lead On.” It starts off unassuming with vocals and guitar chords but as it progresses there is this world music type groove that starts to emerge. The energy shift is subtle but by the end of the song it has an almost tribal quality to it. I think the vocal harmonies are really what does it.
The band also delivers infectious grooves on “Lovely Company.” For not a whole lot of instrumentation the band makes a lot of noise. The vocals are really exceptional here and I loved the high energy the song delivered.
I think the band made the right decision to go with “All The Same.” The energy here is more subdued and quite necessary after the first two tracks. One thing that this song had in common with the first two songs are the exceptional vocals. Catchy, fun and well delivered. This song also has a slight country vibe. It’s subtle but there.
“Done” is a little more reflective and nostalgic sounding than celebratory. Some of the lyrics reflect the mood of the song. It is another good song that also displays some of their versatility. Next is “Roots and Wings.” I’m not sure why but I like the name of this track. This song is a builder. It gets more intense as it progresses. They close with “Taking Care of You” which like “Roots and Wings” builds with energy with time.
Do Good \\ Be Well is a great EP. I really enjoyed how these songs were produced and delivered. I’m not a betting man but if I was I would put down a paycheck on the fact that these guys would blow your socks off live.
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Music in Unison is committed to delivering quality music education and musical experiences. Our team is comprised of highly skilled professionals that have a minimum of Post Graduate or Masters level in music performance or music education.
Tara founded Music in Unison after the birth of her daughter, Isla in 2016. Tara recognised there was a desperate need for quality musical experiences for young children and so set about to provide this.
Her background as an music educator and consultant, early years practitioner, professional musician and mummy, meant Tara had the skills, knowledge and insight to make this dream a reality.
“The first five years of a child’s life are the most critical in their development. Eighty-five to ninety percent of their brian develops during this small window of time. Their brain is at its most receptive, which leads to early experiences having a huge impact on the development of neurological connections. This influences children’s brain functioning throughout their lives. Knowing this, why would we not want for them to have the richest of experiences that are the highest standard?”
Tara believes that musical excellence should be readily available to the very young. She observed that often musical experiences for this age group were diluted or delivered by those who did not have the necessary skills and knowledge.
Karina was the first ever member of our team, joining us back in 2017. Karina has been an integral part of the development of Music in Unison and is our Head of Training, Accompanist and a Class Leader.
Karina began her musical journey learning to play the organ from the age of 7. She gained her Grade 8 and Licentiate Diploma with the London College of Music and broadened her musical horizons by going on to study piano during her time at University.
After graduating with a BA(Hons) in Music and IT, Karina gained her PGCE and worked for several years as a secondary school music teacher.
Karina’s passion is Music education. She currently works with local primary schools and is a successful private piano/keyboard tutor. She leads the music group at Our Lady of Compassion church, Formby and runs a popular keyboard ensemble class. Mum to Georgina, Karina appreciates the importance of early years musical development, and is delighted to be working as part of the Music in Unison team.
Hannah joined Music in Unison in 2021. She began as a musician for our Take it to the Floor Concerts, but on her return to Liverpool from London, the Team were keen to snap her up to become a permanent member.
Hannah loves coming up with new ideas and games to teach people the joy that it can bring, and most importantly, likes to make learning music fun.
Her experience was equally impressive – having taught children from age 4, as well as adults. She has previously taught for Blackheath Conservatoire and also still teaches for Bromley Youth Music Trust, including their online group class - Piano Kaleidoscope.
Hannah is a graduate of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She previously attended the Junior Royal Northern College of Music and was a member of the Halle Youth Orchestra. She performs across an eclectic range of genres, including classical, musical theatre and pop. This has led to performances at El Dorado and Boomtown Festivals, as well as playing for television and recordings.
Dr. Chris is currently the administrator of Music and Liturgy at Liverpool Cathedral. Born and raised in Milan, Italy, he attended The American School and was a chorister at All Saints' Church, Milan. Chris moved to the UK to study a teaching degree at Chester University.
He spent 25 years in Sao Paulo, Brazil where he worked in international education, teaching music to children aged 3-18. He worked as Assistant Director of Music, having worked with recording and educational software and teaching GCSE, IB and BTEC Music. He also co-directed a number of school musicals, including Grease, The Boyfriend, South Pacific, My Fair Lady and Sound of Music.
Chris has a Masters Degree from Oxford Brookes University and Doctorate in Education degree from Bath University. Currently, he enjoys working with young children to adults, teaching piano, guitar, ukulele and violin. He has also sung and conducted in numerous choirs, including the Liverpool 64.
Stephen is Director of Music at Liverpool Cathedral. He is a highly accomplished pianist and organist, gaining a Masters Degree in musical performance. He is an associate artist of the English National Ballet and has a diverse portfolio of solo performances and concerts.
Peter joined Music in Unison in 2022. Like Hannah, he began as a musician for our Take it to the Floor Concerts, but on his return to Liverpool from London, the Team were keen to snap him up too.
Peter is an accomplished musician, having studied Music on a scholarship at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. He then went on to complete a Masters in Performance at the Royal College where he received a distinction.
Peter's orchestral work has seen him performing with the BBC Philharmonic, City of London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southbank Sinfonia.
Peter is based at our South Liverpool venue, taking up the role as both accompanist and performer.


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Today was the 24-Hour Book Club reading of These Days, and I was home for most of it, following along on Twitter. When evening came and a group of readers had finished the book, I joined them for a Google Hangout.
A question came up: What was it like seeing people’s reactions to the book in real-time?
My answer: It was exciting. And incredibly nerve-racking.
The ability to take criticism, to me, is something you need to have if you want to be great in any creative field. Criticism can be hard to handle because we see this thing we’ve made as a part of ourselves, and when our work is being criticized, it’s as though we’re being criticized. When our work is praised, our egos get a boost, but this too can impede our progress. Overly negative feedback leads to paralysis; overly positive feedback leads to complacency. Early on we can seek those who know how to temper useful, critical feedback to make it more palatable, but at some point, we have to put our work out there.
When feedback sends me reeling, I try to remember: It’s not you, it’s the writing.
It’s not an aspect of your personage you have no control over, it’s the writing. It’s the thing you created at a certain time, under a certain set of circumstances. It’s not you, it’s the writing, because the writing, you can easily work on. The writing, you can easily improve.
Even when the criticism is addressed to you, when it says, the author is this and the author is that, it’s really about the writing. It’s really the reader reacting to the writing. If the reader knows nothing about you beyond this thing you wrote, how can they make an accurate judgement about the person you are today, based on what is essentially a relic of your past? Conversely, if the reader is a friend, they are more likely to know the real you. They are more able to separate you from the thing you’ve made, just as they wouldn’t think less of you because happened to get a bad haircut.
It’s not you, it’s the haircut. And it’s the writing. So you take the criticism and weigh it against all the other criticism, and you write and take the criticism and write and it gets easier and your writing gets better. And you are still you.


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What is intuition, and how does it differ from anxiety?
Intuition is defined as “the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning” (Puiman, 2017). It’s that ambiguous knowing. It’s a culmination of all of your rational mind, based on all your experiences, that are too much to decipher individually in a fleeting moment. Your intuition comes as a sixth sense. Anxiety, meanwhile, is “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event” (Dictionary.com, 2018).
Intuitive thoughts focus on the present, and they tend to feel neutral or calm. Anxious thoughts relate to the past and future, and carry a sense of dread and nervousness.
Your intuition, ironically, is often precisely what’s giving you anxiety. There are times when your intuition is telling you what you need to do, and it’s completely against what you think you should be doing. The “should” voices come from anxious parts of your identity – the people pleaser, the overachiever, your tendency to avoid conflict and change. When your intuition tells you things that contradict those other voices, we can run into trouble.
Trusting your intuition is a decision.
Following your intuition instead of your anxiety is a decision. But it’s an extremely difficult decision when anxiety is present. We’ll often experience subtle emotional and physiological cues that indicate a “hunch” about something – that’s your intuition talking. When you’re anxious, the physiological responses related to anxiety take precedence over intuitive feelings. Studies have shown that our decision-making skills suffer as a result of anxiety. Anxiety causes us to feel less confident, be less trusting of others, and to avoid taking even the most necessary of risks. Even with safe and simple decisions, anxiety still has this damaging effect.
To follow your intuition, you first need to get in tune with your anxiety and learn to differentiate between the two.
So, what do I do?
When anxiety or fear is being triggered, there’s an overwhelming swirl of thoughts and emotions. So, give yourself a break, and take a moment to pause. Breathe. Allow immediate reactionary thoughts to settle, and the uncomfortable emotions to simmer down. Once you allow yourself stillness, you can start the process of untangling your anxiety from your thoughts versus your intuition. Intuition can be quiet, compared to thoughts, and it needs your trust.
Observe which thoughts carry emotion: Pay attention to the decision you’re pulled toward out of wanting that discomfort to go away, and which decisions are grounded in instinct. The decisions that keep you safe immediately but don’t always take care of you in the long run are likely being made out of fear and anxiety. The decisions that challenge you in the moment, but feel right and set you free in the long run are likely being made as a result of your intuition.