Defensive Handgun 3 Instructor
The goal of the SAFTEA’s Defensive Handgun 3 Course is to provide the instructor candidate the ability to understand the fundementials and advanced movements of this disipline.
Defensive Handgun 3 consists of a full day of intense classroom & range training and instruction covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
- Movement-barricade-slicing the pie-45,9,45
- Low light
- Team Tactics
- Civilian Vehicle Counter Ambush
- Presentation from alternate holsters (bags, ankle, appendix etc.
- Advanced Malfunctions (One handed manipulations)
- Close Quarters
- Transition handgun to long gun
- A modern, serviceable, center-fire handgun (Semi-Automatic Pistol or Double Action Revolver .38 special or 9mm or above.)
- Ear and Eye protection (electronic muffs preferred).
- Strong Side Holster – For safety reasons on the range our classes will use Strong Side Holsters only! - (No cross draws, shoulder rigs, pocket holsters, ankle, appendix or small of the back carry). Blackhawk Serpa and similar holsters which require the use of the index finger to deactivate a retention device will not be used in SAFTD classes. The ONLY exception is for Law Enforcement & Military who are issued these types of holsters for duty use.
- No pocket guns such as Ruger LCP etc. You will be presenting the gun from concealment and re-holstering repeatedly. You need to be proficient at this task and have a holster that does not collapse when the gun is removed.
- 175 rounds of Ammunition: Factory fresh ammo only. NO RELOADS, specialty or novelty ammo such as RIP ammo etc.
- Two extra functional magazines (semi-autos - 3 total) or speed-loaders (revolvers)
- Dual Magazine carrier optional but HIGHLY recommended.
- Hydration system or Bottled water.
- Shoes – comfortable with sufficient support to permit a full range of motion. No sandals or flip-flops.
- Long Pants, Shirt With Higher Collar
- Sturdy Belt
- Baseball Cap
The Defensive Handgun 3 Instructor course length is a full day, typically taking 8 – 10 hours including a 1-hour scheduled lunch break. A short break is given after each hour of instruction (approximately).
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- Southern Company's Vogtle nuclear unit will come into service at least a month later than scheduled, due to additional construction remediation work the company identified in an 8-K filing on Friday.
- The utility's nuclear operating company identified construction remediation work that would "likely" delay the November 2021 in-service date for Vogtle Unit 3. Delays past the service date will create approximately $25 million additional capital costs per month for Southern subsidiary Georgia Power, which holds 45.7% ownership of the project, the according to the financial disclosure.
- Unit 4 of Plant Vogtle was not mentioned in the 8-K filing, though Southern CEO and President Thomas Fanning said in the Q4 earnings call that the final reactor's November 2022 in-service date is on pace for the third quarter of that year.
Vogtle Unit 3 was approximately 98% complete according to the last quarterly update, but both units faced a lot of delays in construction due to COVID-19.
"Since the onset of the pandemic and most acutely during the fourth quarter of 2020, the impacts from COVID-19 have included high absenteeism and disruptions to planned or ongoing work as we isolated personnel," Fanning said in the February earnings call.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company identified additional construction remediation work, and is reviewing Unit 3's "construction quality programs and, where needed, implementing improvement plans consistent with these processes," the filing said. The inspection and review results could require additional remediation, although, as noted in the financial disclosure, "the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time."
Vogtle is the only nuclear plant under construction in the U.S. and would be the first nuclear plant completed in more than three decades.
However, nuclear facility construction in the United States has established a troubling precedent of cost-overruns and delays, according to opponents of nuclear construction. The South Carolina V.C. Summer nuclear station was scrapped by the owners in July, 2017. Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear, which have already faced a number of delays and cost-overruns in the completion of Vogtle, are "highly unlikely" to meet the regulatory approved November 2021 and 2022 in-service dates for Units 3 and 4, respectively, according to a June filing with Georgia regulators from the independent Vogtle Monitoring Group.
"Every day that that unit is delayed means additional cost burdens are going to get thrust on customers," David Rogers, Southeast deputy regional director for Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, said. "We could find cheaper, more effective ways to meet any needs that [Unit 3] fills by using things like wind, solar, storage, [and] energy efficiency."
The construction remediation work, largely relating to electrical commodity installations, must meet design standards prior to starting hot functional testing and fuel load for Unit 3. Hot functional tests on a new reactor help simulate thermal working conditions of the power plant before nuclear fuel is loaded. The testing ensures the reactor's coolant circuits and safety systems operate well with increased temperatures.
Southern announced during the Q4 call that Unit 3 would begin hot functional testing during the second half of March, and start loading fuel during July, adding that COVID-19 site productivity and other factors delayed system turnovers and the timeline for the nuclear reactor.
Fanning said the utility company would shift additional resources to Unit 4 to "increase our current pace of construction completion" as Unit 3 nears hot functional testing.

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In the former Soviet Union, Cosmonautics Day on April 12 celebrates the anniversary of the first space flight by a human, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961, and the great advances in space exploration opened up by socialist construction in the USSR.
Communists in the city of Donetsk, capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic, held a festival for children in honor of Cosmonautics Day, with chalk drawing, music and renovation of the playground at the local planetarium.
The centerpiece was the refurbishing and stenciling of rocket-themed playground equipment with images of Gagarin and other symbols of the Soviet space program.
This year, the Communist Union of Donbass and the Workers’ Party of Donbass put out a call to “celebrate Cosmonautics Day under the red flag!” These recently founded, activism-oriented groups unite veteran organizers with youth, and local communists with political exiles from Ukraine, where the far-right government backed by Washington has banned communist organizations and unleashed neo-Nazi groups against opponents.
Svetlana Licht told Workers World: “We gave the kids crayons and paper for airplanes. They all scrambled immediately to draw rockets, Gagarin and, more often than not, our planet. They told us all they knew about the Soviet space program, Gagarin, and Belka and Strelka [the first dogs in space].
“I told the children that Gagarin and [spacecraft designer Sergei] Korolev dreamed of arranging a flight to the moon. The kids apparently decided that the moon was not enough for the Soviet space program, so they drew Gagarin on Pluto.”
Residents are working hard to rebuild from two years of war unleashed by the Ukrainian regime against Donetsk and its sister independent republic, Lugansk. And they are persevering, despite continued Ukrainian shelling of the capital and other towns and villages.
Members of the Communist Union and the Workers’ Party have been active in the reconstruction efforts, including spring subbotniks (days of volunteer labor) on weekends. They promised to return to the planetarium later in April to make further renovations and improvements to the playground.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1972 that capital punishment as practiced was unconstitutional: arbitrary, capricious, and disproportionately impacting racial minorities and the poor. The decision cleared out death rows across the country and sent state lawmakers scrambling to rewrite their statutes in a way that might pass constitutional muster. Some states, like North Carolina and Louisiana, made the death penalty mandatory for specific crimes. Others, like Florida and Georgia, adopted a bifurcated approach: Jurors would decide on guilt first and then enter a penalty phase, where they would consider aggravating and mitigating circumstances before rendering final judgment. Texas went a third way, which ultimately turned on a single question put before the jury.
Four years later, the Supreme Court struck down the laws that made the death penalty mandatory but said the statutes that included a bifurcated process could stand: Those “carefully drafted” statutes would ward off the problems that had so plagued the earlier system, the court concluded. It included Texas’s law among this group.
The ruling ushered in the so-called modern era of the death penalty, and in the decades that followed, Texas became the epicenter of capital punishment. Texas has sent nearly 1,100 people to death row and has killed 570 since restarting executions in 1982. And the same problems that plagued the system before 1972 remain. Nearly 60 percent of those sent to death row in Texas have been Black or Latino. As the number of death sentences handed down each year decreases, the racial disparities have grown even more stark. At least two innocent people have been executed.
In his new book “Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty,” journalist Maurice Chammah brings the state’s capital punishment system into vivid focus, from the rush to revive it with a flawed statute to the myriad problems it has created while sending hundreds to the execution chamber. Chammah homes in on the stories of individuals who have played key roles in the system’s evolution. There’s the former judge who sat on the state’s notoriously conservative top criminal court who now works for abolition, the attorney determined to get jurors to see the person behind the crime, and the members of the state’s execution team rattled by the killing of Karla Faye Tucker. In an interview with The Intercept, Chammah discussed the defining features of Texas’s death system and the future of the ultimate punishment. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
In reading your account of Texas lawmakers trying to come up with a new death penalty law, what struck me was how rushed it was. Could you describe what they came up with and what that’s meant for the system?
Texas was unique in writing this very strange law in which there would be a second trial, but instead of deciding, does this person deserve execution, they just had to answer three questions. Two of those questions were throwaways because they were implied in the guilty verdict: Was the murder deliberate? Was it unprovoked? The third question thus became the most important: Is this person likely to constitute a continuing threat to society?
I was stunned to find out that the question that is asked of Texas juries was hashed over a weekend in May 1973 by legislators, many of whom had little to no experience in criminal law. One defense lawyer involved in the conversation admitted to me that he essentially threw his hands in the air and gave up and left the prosecutors and legislators to it. And everyone, to this day, basically expressed, if not regret, at least a sense that they wished they’d taken more time with it. They thought they’d done their best, but they didn’t think they did a very good job. But they were convinced that if they didn’t bring the death penalty back, their constituents would vote them out.
The law was very harsh. It was more in line with these laws that other states had passed that made the death penalty mandatory. The Texas death penalty was almost mandatory, that is to say, the jury would get to decide, but they would just have to answer these questions, like: Is the person going to be dangerous in the future? And it was very easy for prosecutors, turns out, to convince juries of this. There wasn’t really a robust way for the jury to assess the individual person.
The question of “future dangerousness” really animates the death penalty in Texas even though it’s a bullshit question. In the punishment phase, it allows prosecutors to throw at the wall any bad act you’re alleged to have done to see if it will stick. If you were alleged to have knocked over an old lady in a crosswalk, they’re bringing that in; if someone said you stole gum when you were 10, it’s coming in.
Other times they would bring in a psychiatrist to present terrible pseudoscience about the likelihood that somebody is a psychopath and certainly going to kill again.
In Dallas and a few small counties, they were using these forensic psychiatrists, one named James Grigson, who would come in and say, “This person facing the death penalty, sure, he’s never been in trouble with the law before, but I met him, or I read about his crime, and there is 100 percent likelihood that he is a psychopath who is going to kill again.” There’s no science to that. Grigson himself seems to have been the psychopath, frankly.
And then in Harris County, Houston, and some other cities, they didn’t use psychologists. Instead, they would mine your records for any accusation ever made against you, whether or not you were found guilty or it was adjudicated at all.
That’s the surface level. And then you go one notch below the surface, and you start to see race very, very strongly. There are the explicit cases. Walter Quijano was an expert witness who in seven cases explicitly said the defendant was going to be dangerous in the future because being Black or Latino tracks with committing more crimes.
There are dozens and dozens of other cases where it’s not explicit. You look at the trial transcript and read the closing argument given by the prosecutor. They say things like, “We’re all in fear of them, and we all lock our doors at night because they’re out there on the streets.” This language doesn’t invoke race explicitly, but knowing what we know about the history of lynching and the history of how politicians use crime as a coded way of talking about race, you can see how race infects these trials.
Texas changed the law in 1991. But by then, there were hundreds of people on death row, and the future dangerousness question never went away. To this day, it’s a question asked of juries. They also get to consider more mitigating factors, but scholars still think that the future dangerousness question gives the prosecution an advantage.
You’ve brought up some of Texas’s most notorious characters, like Grigson, known as Dr. Death. I want to talk about another one of these folks, Johnny Holmes, who was the longtime district attorney in Harris County, which includes Houston — the killingest county in the killingest state when you look at capital punishment’s death toll nationally.
More than many whole states.
You have a lot in this book about the culture around the death penalty that was created in Holmes’s office. Why don’t you describe a little bit of what that looked like.
Houston had a huge population boom in the ’70s and ’80s, where people were moving for oil jobs and other kinds of jobs. City infrastructure was overtaxed, and the crime rate went up pretty dramatically. What developed under Holmes was a culture of crime fighting, this idea that prosecutors are society’s front line against mayhem. I think that at one time Holmes even had “crime fighter” as part of his email address. He just came off as a no-nonsense cowboy type, just a good guy who’s going to keep us all safe. He believed very strongly in a code of personal responsibility, which meant that if you committed a crime, it was not about rehabilitation or addiction or any of these things. It was about punishment.
There was this culture of treating the death penalty in a very lighthearted way.
He was very against plea deals and just thought, take it all to trial, let a jury decide. As a result, he sought the death penalty much more often than his counterparts in other cities. Often there were racial dynamics that were troubling, like the number of people who were sentenced to death who were Black or who had white victims was higher than just the baseline. But Holmes would offload responsibility to juries. It was an example of something we see in lots of areas of public policy, where there are these case-by-case decisions made, and they might seem just to the people making them, but when you look at them in the aggregate, you see troubling racial inequality.
Holmes ruled the justice system in Houston for many years, and a pro-death penalty culture congealed in his office to the point where he once gave a prosecutor a syringe-shaped pen as a gift, basically congratulating her for getting a death sentence. There was something called the Silver Needle Society of prosecutors who’d gotten death sentences. There was a rock band of prosecutors that I think still exists to this day called Death by Injection. There was this culture of treating the death penalty in a very lighthearted way.
And it wasn’t just Houston. Dallas seems to have also developed a pretty unsavory culture.
I was going to ask you about Henry Wade, the Dallas district attorney.
Where Holmes had his handlebar mustache, Henry Wade had his cigars. Wade elevated prosecutors who were known for being able to win.
There was a memo from the 1960s that came out that was basically a playbook for prosecutors not just to strike minority jurors, but to strike women and people who were a fuller figure, essentially. I mean, there were jokes about how overweight jurors would be too sympathetic to the defendant. Just these horrible stereotypes that would also rob defendants of a fair trial. It can be very hard to unstick a culture like that.
There was a joke statement that was made in Wade’s office that people denied but also many people have said they’ve heard, which was that it’s easy to convict someone who’s guilty, and convicting someone who is innocent is the real hard trick. That joke came out when Dallas was responsible for a big run of innocent people getting off death row because it was found that prosecutors withheld evidence or DNA wasn’t tested or various other things that tainted those convictions.
So we’ve talked about prosecutors, and there are some really unethical practices there. But on the other side you have a lot of problems too. Texas has had some notoriously bad defense lawyering in capital cases.
In the ’60s and ’70s, there were full-time professional criminal defense lawyers, but there was also no impetus to make sure that everybody facing a death sentence was getting them. And then as we moved into the ’80s, and ’90s, Texas was uniquely bad in underfunding the defense.
First of all, judges were primarily elected. So they had an incentive to do what the public wanted, and the public wanted more death sentences and also didn’t want to spend a lot of money.
Judges were primarily elected. So they had an incentive to do what the public wanted, and the public wanted more death sentences.
And then these judges have an incentive to appoint defense lawyers who they know are not going to do as good of a job, are not going to fight for thousands of dollars to mount a new investigation of whether this person is innocent or kill six weeks picking a jury because they are fighting to make sure every juror is going to be totally fair. One defense lawyer from that era famously said that he tried cases “like greased lightning.”
This is how you end up having people who are potentially innocent, people with serious mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities not represented well. Then it ends up costing taxpayers and the system a ton of money because eventually these people would get a better lawyer on appeal who would go back and do all the work that should have been done at the outset.
You write a lot about the Texas Resource Center, where there were lawyers who would be picking up these cases and then trying to fix things on the back end. And they get blamed by the courts for that. Everybody seems to come at them like this is a problem they created, which is just willfully blind to the way the system works.
I became obsessed with the history of the Texas Resource Center, because it was this culture that developed in the early ’90s of these really hardcore defense lawyers, many of them very young and right out of college, who felt called to do the least popular work you could possibly do. In this day and age, Bryan Stevenson is considered a hero by many Americans, but the world of people that he was a part of in the ’90s were considered villains. They were considered these unscrupulous lawyers who defend the worst of the worst and try to throw a wrench in the wheels of justice by mounting these last-minute efforts to stop executions. Judges were annoyed that they were getting woken up in the middle of the night. Prosecutors were claiming that these defense lawyers were making up evidence.
When the system has so many problems, it ends up falling on the most zealous lawyers, the ones willing to work 24 hours a day to try to stop the execution, to raise the problems that have been sitting in these cases for years. It seems like somebody on death row has gotten all these different layers of appeal, and yet all of these judges can just sort of rubber-stamp what came before and not look closely at the problems.
Your book is about the rise and fall of the death penalty. We had a dramatic increase in death sentences after 1976, and now we’ve had a tremendous long-term decline in support for the death penalty. We’re at a record low with new death sentences. What do you see as the future of capital punishment for Texas and the rest of the country?
At the height of the ’90s and early 2000s, the death penalty seemed like a way to combat what we perceived to be an out-of-control crime rate. It’s hard to lower the crime rate if the causes are super complex. They’re actually related to all these different public policy areas, to problems of racial inequality and education and mental health services. Instead of working on those problems inch by inch, we embraced the death penalty, which is a very easy way for elected officials to promise that they’re doing something about crime.
It’s also the pinnacle of a system of punitiveness in the way we treat people who commit crimes in our society. We have slowly turned away from it. Now we’re at this point where the death penalty is much less common, and we have to decide whether we’re going to keep it around.
I think now is the time to assess the history and say, what have we learned? Was there any benefit from doing this? Did anybody get anything out of this? One thing I really hope readers get out of this book is that it’s not just about the death penalty. It’s about the whole criminal justice system insofar as we can look at somebody who commits a crime and think, I’m afraid of them; we must punish them. Or we can think, what went wrong in this person’s life? Let’s try to figure out how to fix those problems so this doesn’t happen as often. We’ve chosen the former, but we’re increasingly turning toward considering the latter. But we’re not there yet.

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For the third year in a row, global financial assets grew by double digits in 2021, (+10.4%). US households are still the wealthiest in terms of total gross financial assets, with marginal growth. As Allianz’s report points out, US dominance remains unchanged by emerging markets catching up.
That said, China doubled its gross financial assets in the past decade, and overtook Japan as the world’s second wealthiest country. Asia's collective growth now makes it the second-wealthiest region after the US, replacing Europe.
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ADO Den Haag vs Volendam
Netherlands- Eerste Divisie
Date: Friday, 18 March 2022
Kick off at 19:00 UK/ 20:00 CET
Venue: Cars Jeans Stadion (Den Haag)
In game week 31 of Eerste Divisie, ADO Den Haag faces Volendam for their next match on Friday at Den Haag.
Den Haag played their last match against Eindhoven. Den Haag scored the first goal in the first half and the goal in the second half of the match for Eindhoven levelled the scoreboard, ending the match with 1-1 FT score.
Volendam played their last match against FC Emmen. Volendam faced a devastating loss in the match, with Emmen having scored four goals in the match while Volendam could score only one. The match ended with 4-1 FT score.
The draw in the last match has added to the team’s winless streak, making it three consecutive matches. Den hag has played well in their matches this season. The team can come back into their form at any time and earn the much-needed win for the team. The team stays 7th on the league table with 49 points from their matches.
Volendam is one of the top contenders of Eerste Divisie this season. They have stayed in the upper half of the league table throughout the season. The team currently has had a hiccup in their recent matches, getting a cold streak of three matches. However, they still stay second on the league table with 63 points to their name.
ADO Den Haag vs Volendam Head-to-Head
- The last h2h ended in a win for Den Haag with 1-3 FT score.
- This will only be the second time the teams face each other after the club friendly in 2015.
- Den Haag has won in the last five h2h matches.
ADO Den Haag vs Volendam Prediction
Both teams seem to be in a bit of trouble with their form in the recent matches. The teams have not won in their last three matches. Both teams will look to earn a win in this match to break their cold streak.
Den Haag has played well in their home matches. They have won in most of their home matches and have lost in only three matches so far. Volendam’s away matches are filled with wins and draws. Their loss in the last away match is the only loss the team has faced.
Looking at the records, the match is most likely to end in a win for Volendam. Volendam and Den Haag have scored over 1.5 goals in most of their matches and with both teams likely to score in the match, the game will end with over 2.5 goals.
ADO Den Haag vs Volendam Betting Tips
Volendam to win @ 2.50
Over 2.5 goals @ 1.72
HT/FT, Volendam/Volendam @ 4.00


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- Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts by DQ
- The Machines (Big Machine and Super Machine) defeated The Heenan Family (Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy) by Count Out
- The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) (c) defeated The Funk Brothers (Hoss Funk and Jimmy Jack Funk) to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championship
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AOL Local doesn't have all the unique features introduced by A9, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo!—bird's-eye views snapped by low-level aircraft (Windows Live Local), high-resolution satellite imagery (Google), or storefront images (A9). Instead, AOL has opted to take the simple route, using the tried-and-true MapQuest service and integrating AOL Local for detailed local searches.
If all you want is driving directions between two locations, you can follow the old-fashioned method: Go to AOL's MapQuest.com and make use of the exquisitely simple interface, just as you've probably done for years. MapQuest's main page is uncluttered and straightforward, providing but two choices: maps and directions. If you like, you can save your home and work addresses so you always have an immediate starting place.
AOL Local isn't quite as intuitive as MapQuest, but once you get used to the somewhat clunky interface, it's easy enough to get around and do what you need to do. When confronted with a search field, most of us intuitively enter a term and hit Enter. Here, there's an additional step—you have to select from the menu items along the left side to tell AOL Local where to search (see slide show). That's because "local" search on AOL is just a subset of the much larger AOL Search. Category choices include Video, Audio, Local (further subdivided into All, Businesses, Events, and Movies), News, Pictures, Shopping, and the Web.
For example, we wanted to search for the closest branch of the New York Public Library, but entering only "NYPL" into the search bar resulted in the screen just sitting there staring back at us. We weren't prompted to make a selection among the categories on the left. Once we clicked on "local," however, the process got underway.
Within ten seconds we had a list of branches, along with hyperlinks for "Get Directions" and "View Map" (generated by MapQuest). Clicking "View Map" pops up a clear, zoomable map, and "Get Directions" opens a new full-page window with MapQuest's familiar step-by-step directions. Oddly, at times the service would ask us to set our location, even though we'd already done so. Hitting Back and then Forward again on the main browser usually fixed this.
Depending on what's available from AOL, your search results will be accompanied by subway info (at least for locations in New York City), a member rating for the business, a link to where you can add your own rating, another to an official Web site, and a descriptive entry from the AOL CityGuide. There is also a small box across the page with hyperlinks for finding places nearby, e-mailing the page, and viewing a printer-friendly page.
Once you get used to the interface, AOL Local offers lots of information about local sites and goings-on, along with the ability to generate simple, straightforward maps and directions.

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Five free agent forwards that could improve the Calgary Flames
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The Calgary Flames have made a bunch of signings thus far in free agency, but so far they’ve been nibbling around the edges of their lineup. But they have some salary cap flexibility, and there are a few forward remaining on the free agent market that could improve the Flames heading into the 2022-23 season.
Here are five forwards that currently catch our eye.
The fifth-overall selection back in 2010, Niederreiter is a Swiss-born winger who turns 30 in September. He’s carved out a role for himself as a pretty reliable secondary forward, playing a two-way role and generally being a consistent contributor for his teams. Is he a play-driver? Sometimes, but he’s arguably just a really good complementary player and can be counted upon for 20 goals and 40-50 points fairly reliably.
Evolving-Hockey had him with 14.3 Goals Above Replacement in 2021-22, which would make him an Andrew Mangiapane-level contributor on the Flames. He’d probably be looking for a deal in the $4-5 million range depending on length.
Rodrigues (who turns 29 next month) might low-key be the best free agent forward nobody’s really talking about. If you look at his underlyings at Evolving-Hockey, he’s 11.6 Goals Above Replacement, but he’s really solid in every aspect of the game. A right shot forward who can play centre or wing, he’s versatile and given his somewhat modest offensive numbers in his career – his best season was 19 goals and 43 points – he’s unlikely to break the bank as a middle-six option.
Another middle-sixer, Heinen is a 27-year-old leftie winger who’s bounced around a bit in recent years. He’s arguably a secondary offensive player, but like Rodrigues he’s not bad at anything and has a really respectable 11.6 Goals Above Replacement, which would put him in Calgary’s top six (or have him be a prime piece of their third line). He’s a fairly reliable 15 goal/35-40 point player and likely wouldn’t be terribly pricey.
Man, Milano could be such a good get. A 26-year-old who had 14 goals and 34 points last season, he wasn’t qualified by the Anaheim Ducks (likely due to concerns about what kind of deal he would get in arbitration). He’s a bit of a question mark given that he’s been really good every second season and kinda less so in the alternating seasons, but he’s young, a versatile leftie forward, and he’s a prime-aged player who has ties with a lot of the Flames’ key players via USA Hockey.
The son of Harvard coach Ted Donato – who’s coaching Matt Coronato this coming season – Ryan is a 26-year-old left shot forward. Donato’s played on four teams in four seasons – Boston, Minnesota, San Jose and Seattle – and hasn’t really found a niche quite yet in the NHL. He’s definitely an NHLer, but it’s unclear if he’s hit his ceiling (and is just a complementary piece) or if there’s more there. If nothing else, he could be useful NHL-level depth.
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Concordia Wisconsin track & field student-athletes Andy Ashenden and Samantha Gries have been named to the 2011 Division III U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team, while the Falcons' women's team garnered All-Academic Team honors.
Ashenden (Grafton, Wis.) was named Northern Athletics Conference Indoor and Outdoor Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet at the 2011 Championships. Overall, he captured seven first place victories during the NAC Track & Field Championships – four indoor and three outdoor. Ashenden’s most impressive performance was during Indoor 3,000 Meter Run when he finished nearly 13 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.
Gries (Cedarburg, Wis.) was named Northern Athletics Conference Indoor and Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet at the Championships. Overall, she took home six first place finishes and during the NAC Track & Field Championships – three indoor and three outdoor. Gries dominated the field during the Outdoor 5,000 Meter Run (18:08.70) when she finished 57 seconds in front of her nearest competitor. Also, during the Outdoor Meet she broke the NAC records in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase, 5,000 Meter Run, and 10,000 Meter Run.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met an NCAA automatic or provisional qualifying marks in an individual or relay event. Participation in an NCAA Championship also fulfills the athletic component of All-Academic qualification.
USTFCCCA also announced the women’s 2011 Division III All-Academic Track & Field Teams. A total of 111 institutions earned the distinction as a result of a cumulative team GPA of 3.1 or better.


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As the Reader has been saying for years, convention centers are vastly overbuilt in the U.S. As a result, the centers have to slash prices, and lose money, to attract business. But expansions go ahead because the purpose of these centers is actually to boost business of nearby hotels. Thus, this is the quintessential corporate-welfare operation.
More proof comes from Austin, Texas, where San Diego-based Manchester Financial Group has built a huge convention center hotel. However, the hotel was delayed for many months. Hotel experts in Texas warned that the market was saturated in Austin; some recommended Manchester abort the project.
It went ahead. Now, as expected, the market is badly saturated. So, predictably, hoteliers are politicking for an expanded convention center. On March 14, hoteliers convened a meeting, lobbying for a bigger convention center. "We're turning away opportunities, and we're letting other cities capitalize on it," said one hotelier. Sound familiar? That is the same tune played by hoteliers in San Diego. Doug Manchester, son of San Diego hotel tycoon Doug (Papa Doug) Manchester, is heading the Austin project.
Young Manchester told the hoteliers that three hotels, including Manchester's Fairmont Austin, get most of their business from conventions."The reality is, everyone wants to come to Austin. But frankly, we can't accommodate them as the number one offering because we lack the [convention center] infrastructure." In short, the hotels need more corporate welfare.


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Missouri closing unit at St. Louis psychiatric center
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The state of Missouri is closing the short-term acute care psychiatric unit at Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center and will lay off 31 employees at the center’s emergency room by July 10. The center will continue to handle longer-term patients.
This week, the Missouri Department of Mental Health, which owns and operates the Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center (MPC) at 5351 Delmar Blvd., about four blocks north of Forest Park, outlined details of the closure, which still must be approved by the state legislature. MPC’s emergency room and 12-bed intermediate forensic unit is slated to close by July 2010. State officials said some long-term patients from the Fulton State Hospital will be transferred to the Delmar facility over the next year.
The reorganization is part of the state’s efforts save costs. The Department of Mental Health estimates the closures of acute care units in St. Louis, Fulton and the Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center in Farmington will save the state $1.5 million in its next fiscal year, and up to $7 million annually once the closures are fully implemented.
“This is driven by the state’s $500 million budget shortfall,” said Bob Bax, director of public and legislative affairs for the Missouri Department of Mental Health.
The cuts do not impact the state’s other two local mental health-care facilities, the St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center on Arsenal and the Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital on Pennsylvania Avenue in St. Louis County.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center is a 112-bed acute care inpatient hospital led by chief operating officer Anthony Cuneo that opened in 1996. Its history as a mental health facility dates back more than 70 years when it opened in 1938 as the Malcolm Bliss Psychopathic Institute as part of the St. Louis City Hospital system.
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Three companies in the Dayton region made the list of top performing suppliers for Honda North America, which spent $9.2 billion with Ohio suppliers to produce autos last year.
F&P Manufacturing Inc. in Troy (excellence in delivery), Industry Products Co. in Piqua (excellence in delivery); and Moriroku Technology North America in Greenville (challenging spirit) were among 53 suppliers honored for work in 2012 at the company’s annual conference on Thursday.
Honda’s North American operations cranked out a record 1.7 million automobiles in 2012 and set a record by purchasing $24.2 billion in parts and materials used in production. The $9.2 billion spent in Ohio was spread across 155 companies.
“After 30 years of building cars in America, we are shifting into even higher gear,” said Hidenobu Iwata, president and CEO of Honda North America Services, LLC, and leader of North American automobile manufacturing. “We are transforming Honda in North America as we grow our capabilities and assume a much larger role within global Honda.”
In addition, four area companies that supply Honda with service parts were also honored at the conference including F&P, ADVICS Mfg. Ohio Inc. in Lebanon, NK Parts Inc. in Sidney and Green Tokai Co. Ltd. in Brookville.
Honda, whose U.S. manufacturing operations are based in Marysville, operates the largest manufacturing facility in the Dayton region with its engine plant in Anna. The plant currently employs about 2,400 workers.
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Bethnal Green man jailed for theft of teenager’s £3,000 bike
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A thief who pedalled away with a teenager’s £3,000 racing bike has been jailed after leading police on a wild goose chase.
Thomas Jeffries, 25, stole 14-year-old Georg Mew Jensen’s bike, just days before he was due to appear in national championships.
Former Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp joined BBC radio DJ Robert Elms to raise £700 to replace the bike and allow him to compete – but police managed to return the bike in the nick of time.
Jeffries, of Bethnal Green Road, admitted to stealing the bike from Redbridge Cycling Centre during a hearing at Thames Magistrates Court last Wednesday.
He also admitted a second count of theft of a bike earlier in the same year. He now faces four months in jail.
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Handanovic is now San Samir as Inter goalkeeper is second best in Europe when it comes to cleansheets
Samir Handanovic was celebrated yesterday by Lega Serie A, voted to be the best goalkeeper in the league at the halfway point of the season.
Today, the Gazzetta dello Sport highlights the fact that in the top five European leagues, only Alisson Becker does better than the Inter goalkeeper when it comes to cleansheets.
Alisson Becker - 21 games played, 12 cleansheets
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Archdiocesan priest Father Tom Kirchhoefer celebrated Sunday Mass as usual, but Sunday, Sept. 10, was anything but usual.
Father Kirchhoefer described the scene as "surreal" in the lead-up to Hurricane Irma: homes and business boarded up, gas shortages, empty store shelves. And the hurricane still hadn't hit.
But with Irma bearing down on St. Petersburg, Fla., and headed toward Bay Pines VA Hospital, where he serves the Archdiocese for the Military Services as chaplain, it was time for the greatest prayer of the Catholic Church — the sacrifice of the Mass.
Catholic patients, staff and staff family members gathered in the chapel as Father Kirchhoefer calmed fears and offered reassurances, drawing inspiration from the final line in the Gospel reading for the day — Matthew 18:15-20
"'For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I;' I said, 'Ah, perfect," Father Kirchhoefer said by phone late Sunday morning, noting that Mass readings often address pertinent situations. "Years ago, I always thought about changing the readings and trying to find something (else), but by the grace of God, the readings almost always speak to the situation. God is there."
Father Kirchhoefer and a Protestant chaplain ministered to about 800 people who were locked down at the hospital throughout the storm — about 100 patients, 400 staff and 300 family members. In the evening, before the hurricane hit, he led an ecumenical prayer over the public address system.
"Just for everyone to join together in prayer and thoughts, asking for everyone to be kept safe and for family and friends outside the hospital to be kept safe, too," he said the day after the storm, Sept. 12.
The worst of the hurricane started hitting at about 11 p.m. Sept. 10, but by then, it had moved inland about 50 miles and decreased in intensity. At one point, St. Petersburg was in the bulls-eye of a Category 4 hurricane. It ended up being skirted by a Cat 1.
The hospital escaped major damage but had damage to its roof and experienced some water leaks, prompting patients to be relocated "late at night ... during the storm," Father Kirchhoefer. The activity was similar to storm preparations in which hospital personnel evacuated patients for bus trips to VA facilities in safer areas.
"We were still pushing people out ... at midnight," he said.
After the ecumenical prayer, "you realized it was getting serious now," Father Kirchhoefer said. "We were constantly monitoring the storms."
With power from various cities and a backup generator, the VA facility was able to keep the lights on throughout the ordeal. Phone service also remained, though spotty at times.
The hospital remained closed until Sept. 13, as staff assessed damage, cleaned up impacted areas and reset equipment that had been moved to safety. With such a wide area impacted by the storm, the VA needed to get emergency and walk-in services up and running.
"People need to come back for medicine refills and to refrigerate items," said Father Kirchhoefer, noting that much of Pinellas County remained without power Sept. 12.
Father Kirchhoefer spent four consecutive days on duty at the hospital, with the exception of a small break to check out his home — no power but otherwise unscathed — and to check on a retired priest chaplain; a brother priest calling on a brother priest. After his shift at the VA, he volunteered as an Amateur Radio operator at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center.
Ordained in 1998 for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Father Kirchhoefer has spent most of his priesthood assigned to the Military Archdiocese. He served 10 years as a chaplain in the U.S. Army, with combat stints in Afghanistan and Iraq. He's been a VA chaplain for the past three years, serving wounded or ill veterans from World War II to the present conflicts.
"I preached about that," he said in reference to the Sunday Mass. "There'd be incoming rocket fire and we'd go into a little bunker and hang out there," he said. "I've been through other harrowing experiences, so I'm not too worried."
His sense of calm reassured Catholics and others in the hospital, whether he met patients and staff "to spend a little time in prayer" or they stopped the collared man in black in the hallways to chat. He also got some shut-eye during the worst of the storm, showing the calm not only of a combat veteran but of a man who knows the Lord is by his side whether literally in the eye of a storm or otherwise.
"We've been blessed," Father Kirchhoefer said.
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Archbishop Robert J. Carlson is calling for another second collection in parishes of the archdiocese, this time to benefit victims of Hurricane Irma.
A second collection was held the past two weekends in parishes for victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana.
"It is upsetting to see images of destruction from yet another violent hurricane on our shores and beyond," Archbishop Carlson wrote. "I know I speak for every person in the Archdiocese of St. Louis when I say how deeply saddened I am by the death and massive devastation experienced by our brothers and sisters in the South and throughout the Caribbean. ... Now, more than ever, we must look to our faith and ask the Lord to carry those who are suffering and who have lost so much."
Donations may be made to Catholic Charities of St. Louis and mailed to:
P.O. Box 952393, St. Louis, MO 63195-2393 (be sure to note Hurricane Harvey 2017 or Hurricane Irma 2017).
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Review: Need by Carrie Jones
When I started reading this book, I was impressed. The story begins with main character Zara travelling to stay with her grandmother in a small Maine village. Her stepfather has just passed away and she is so overcome with grief she has become numb. I really enjoyed the first part of the book, where Zara slowly, with help of her grandmother and new friends in Maine, returns to her old self. There was a lot of emphasis on her feelings, and these scenes were very well written.
But not everything in Maine is sweet happiness. Zara is stalked by a freaky guy that does nothing but point at her. Her stalker actually kind of freaked me out. I enjoyed the mystery and was eager to find out who he was and why he is following her.
However, the closer I came to solving the mystery, the less interesting this book became. Zara’s personality seemed to be subordinate to the action and the suspense. We just flit in and out scenes but nothing really stands out. Her personal thoughts are about gone, except for a few scenes with her love interest (that has a big secret of his own) that were al right.
You can’t tell from the blurb, but this is actually a paranormal themed book. There are bloodthirsty pixies and weres with a hero-complex. The lore seems pretty interesting, at least it’s nothing I have ever read before, so I would have loved to know more about where these creatures came from etcetera. I hope this will be explained more detailed in the next book of the series.
Even though the book kind of fell flat for me halfway through, I still enjoyed reading it. Mrs. Jones has a certain ease in her writing that makes the book really pleasant to read. I’m very curious to see if the next book in this series is better. If you’re looking for a cute paranormal romance for young-adults, you could try Need.
She couldn’t be more wrong. Turns out the semi-stalker is not a figment of Zara’s overactive imagination. In fact, he’s still following her, leaving behind an eerie trail of gold dust. There’s something not right – not human – in this sleepy Maine town, and all signs point to Zara.
In this creepy, compelling breakout novel, Carrie Jones delivers romance, suspense, and a creature you never thought you’d have to fear.

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Recent data mining efforts and patent filings are suggesting the new Valve VR headset might very well be on the way. Back in 2019 Valve unleashed its Index headset, but rumors have been surfacing for quite some time that the company was hard at work on the next-generation Valve VR headset and recent hints seems to point at that becoming a reality sooner than later. While nothing has been confirmed in any official capacity at this point, the new Valve VR headset code-named Deckard seems to have been featured in a recently spotted patent alongside development related tools found inside the latest SteamVR beta. Head below for more details.
New Valve VR headset on the way?
As pointed out by the Verge, YouTuber Brad Lynch has been following – and data mining hints on – the development of what seems to be the next-generation Valve VR headset for quite some time. Most recently, Lynch seems to have spotted hints in the latest SteamVR beta suggesting development on the headset might be further along than not. From speculation regarding data pointing at the UI menu as well as hand and controller tracking, a new theater mode, and even some of the development tools for Deckard, Lynch’s video is a worth a look for anyone excited about a next-generation VR headset from Valve – there is even speculation it could involve some augmented reality features as well.
While the Lynch data-mining is likely more of reliable sign of what could be here, a recently spotted patent is also throwing fuel on the fire. While the actual images in the patent, or any patent for that matter, don’t necessarily say all that much about the official product, we are looking at a sort of snowboard-style face gasket for the headset’s screen as well as a much more manageable headset strap by comparison to Valve Index. The patent in question is actually mostly focused on that side of things, according to reports, which was one of the complaints regarding the last generation Valve VR headset, but again nothing is set in stone here so take all of this with a sizable grain of salt.
With Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset system on the horizon and the now nearly 4-year gap since the last Valve VR hardware, it’s starting to feel like it’s time for something new. The latest details from the SteamVR beta feel far more reliable and suggestive than the patent mentioned above, but at this point most folks seem pretty sure Valve will indeed bring a new VR (and possibly AR) system to market in what could be the next year.
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Eager to bring some light to the big wedding industry trends of 2019, and demonstrate how those trends can be incorporated in events outside of the big day itself, I was ecstatic to get together with a great group of vendors. Organised by Jade Lenny, of Let’s Bee Together, we convened at The Con Club, Altrincham. A beautiful venue, with a luxe but minimal, modern feel, it was the perfect place to bring 2019’s wedding trends together.
With so many fantastic suppliers and creatives with their fingers on the pulse involved, the outcome was sensational, and the day itself was enjoyed by all.
Part styled shoot, part real Bridal Shower, we celebrated the engagement of one of the models, Ellie, as we showcased the latest wedding trends, and the services of our talented team.
A shoot day is always a mark in my calendar that I look forward to; collaborating with different wedding industry professionals and experiencing people’s passion for their craft come to life, and this one was no different. So let’s take a look at the big wedding trends for 2019 that we brought together.
- Fresh Colour Schemes:
Coral is the colour of the moment, it was present throughout, from the cake to the napkins, the invitations and even the drinks!
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Speaking of the invites, these were personalised to the max. With our invitation designer @paperbowlondon doing an incredible job of illustrating the venue.
- Pampas Grass:
These gorgeous florals made an appearance, not only as part of the arrangement, but also as smaller details, including on the beautiful invites.
- Banquet Tables:
With florals in mind, our florist @braisbybunches produced an amazing low floral display for the long, communal tables.
- Customised Table Settings:
Keeping the personalised theme going from the invites to the event itself, these custom place settings came in the form of drinks coasters. Each with the name of a different guest, they double up as the perfect keepsake.
- All-out Cake:
Boasting four tiers, and an impressive display of sugar flowers - a cake like this would be a show stopper at any 2019 wedding.
- Vellum paper:
Printing the menus on vellum paper gave them texture and authenticity that your average paper stock can’t provide. Paired with the hand written title from the calligrapher, @socalligraphyuk the personal touch was outstanding.
- Wax Seals:
The gorgeous wax seals from @heirloomseals gave the stationary a classic touch that we expect to see more of as the year goes on.
At the closing of the shoot, the bridal shower guests were presented with brilliant goody bags, with gifts from lots of fantastic suppliers. I felt that this was the perfect time to give away examples of my new product range. They, and the other great gifts within, were received with joy by those attending, which put a big smile on my face too.
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A full list of the suppliers and models involved in the shoot can be found below.
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Hair Ties @starboxwedding
Silver Sixpence @bowsandjoy
Cake slices @thatlittlecake_place
Petal jars @braisbybunches
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Well, the rumors about the D5000 have been flying fast and furious, and now it looks like someone at the leak factory let some pictures out a bit early — “early,” that is, if this camera from Nikon is going to debut at their press event tomorrow as we believe. As you can see, there’s a 2.7-inch swivel screen (swiveling from the middle, oddly). But that’s not its only trick if rumors are to be believed.
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Daniil Medvedev of Russia, who is seeded five in this 2019 US Open will take on Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the semi-final of the competition to be played on Friday, September 6. The match is yet to be scheduled. You can find the Daniil Medvedev v Grigor Dimitrov live streaming options along with its preview, head to head and tips here.
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Daniil Medvedev v Grigor Dimitrov Head to Head
The pair have met twice before, both matches taking place in 2017. Dimitrov won on grass at the Queen’s Club, but Medvedev returned the favour at the Washington Open two months later.
Medvedev, Will He Be Fit Enough to Face Dimitrov?
23-year-old Medvedev is in unchartered territory. Never having got beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam event before, he now finds himself in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, and with the chance to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, previous Russian winners of major titles.
Yet there will be fears that injury could hamper his chances of making his own personal history. That is after he was on the verge of having to quit his quarter-final with the Swiss three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka, in the first set of their match, when he pulled a quadriceps in the first set. His thigh was heavily strapped, and he was given painkillers, but his movement was definitely impeded in the first part of the match.
Despite these restrictions, he claimed a two set lead, before Wawrinka hit back to take the third. However, with painkillers taking effect, he was able to move more freely in the fourth to close out the match.
Now he will be hoping that the extra day’s rest afforded him by playing on Tuesday night, as opposed to Wednesday, will be enough for him to be ready for one of the biggest matches of his career to date.
The New York crowd still don’t like him – booed after picking up a code violation in his previous match against Feliciano Lopez, he again got a hostile reception from some fans but, as long as he keeps winning, Medvedev will not care.
Dimitrov, Semi-Final Run Defies Expectations and Form
Dimitrov’s appearance in this Grand Slam semi-final, his third in all, is a major surprise.
Not that the 28 year old Bulgarian lacks talent – he has been ranked as high as three in the world, and has won eight senior career titles, including the 2017 ATP finals.
Yet, despite that, so poor has been his form since that triumph in London, that he has plummeted down the rankings, coming into this tournament as the world number 78.
There was little indication as to what was to come when he had to battle back from a set down to beat Andreas Seppi of Italy in the first round. And, although fortune favoured him when he was given a bye in the second round, when the number 12 seed, Borna Coric had to scratch, and then handed him relatively easy draws against Kamil Majchrzak of Poland and Alex de Minaur of Australia, it was widely expected that five-time winner Roger Federer would bring his run to a shuddering stop in their quarter-final.
However, defying expectations and recent history between the two men, Dimitrov fought back from a set, and then two sets to one, down, to level the match and force a decider. And with the Swiss needing a medical time-out to deal with a back injury at the start of the fifth set, Dimitrov took full advantage of an ailing opponent to seal his semi-final place.
Medvedev v Dimitrov Predictions & Tips
Medvedev is the clear favourite to win this match at 10/17 whilst Dimitrov is 8/5. Based on recent form and world rankings, Medvedev should beat the Bulgarian, although there must be doubts about how fit he will be. For his part, Dimitrov has nothing to lose and will give it everything. Whatever happens, it means one of the two men will participate in a Grand Slam final for the first time in their careers.
Tip: Medvedev to win in four sets: 14/5 (888Sport)


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- The Importance of Mental Health Education for Parents
- The Benefits of Mental Health Education for Parents
- The Risks of Not Educating Parents on Mental Health
- How to Educate Parents on Mental Health
- The Importance of Early Intervention
- The Benefits of Early Intervention
- The Risks of Not Educating Parents on Mental Health Early
- How to Educate Parents on Mental Health Later in Life
Parents need to be educated on mental health to ensure that their children are getting the help they need. Here are some tips on how to educate parents on mental health.
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Mental health is a taboo topic in many cultures around the world. The negative stigma surrounding mental illness prevents people from seeking help and leads to discrimination. Education is key to breaking down these barriers and promoting understanding and acceptance.
Mental health should be part of the curriculum in all schools. Children should be taught about the different types of mental illness, how to identify the signs and symptoms, and how to seek help if they or someone they know is struggling.
Parents also need to be educated on mental health. They should be aware of the signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and adolescents, as well as the resources available to them. Additionally, parents should be taught how to talk to their children about mental health in a way that is supportive and open-minded.
The Importance of Mental Health Education for Parents
Parents play a vital role in their child’s mental health. They can provide support, love, and understanding during tough times. They can also be a source of strength and stability during times of change or crisis.
However, in order for parents to be able to provide this support, they need to be educated about mental health. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding mental health, which can make it difficult for parents to talk about these issues with their children.
Mental health education for parents can help reduce the stigma and ensure that parents are better equipped to support their children. It can also help parents understand when their child might need professional help.
If you are a parent, there are many ways that you can educate yourself on mental health. You can start by talking to your child’s doctor or another trusted medical professional. You can also read books or articles on the topic, or even attend workshops or parenting classes that cover mental health topics.
It is also important to be open and honest with your child about mental health. This can help them feel more comfortable talking about their own mental health experiences and allow them to get the support they need from you.
The Benefits of Mental Health Education for Parents
In today’s society, it is more important than ever for parents to be educated on the topic of mental health. With the stresses of daily life, many parents are not able to provide their children with the attention they need. In addition, mental health education can help parents understand their children’s behavior and provide them with the tools they need to help their children cope with stress and anxiety.
Mental health education can also help parents identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness in their children. Early intervention is crucial in the treatment of mental illness, and by being able to identify the signs and symptoms early, parents can get their children the help they need.
Mental health education can also benefit parents by teaching them how to communicate effectively with their children about mental health. Many times, parents may feel uncomfortable talking about mental health with their children. However, by receiving mental health education, parents can learn how to start these conversations and provide their children with the support they need.
Overall, mental health education is beneficial for both parents and children. By receiving mental health education, parents can become more informed about mental illness and how to best support their children. In addition, mental health education can help prevent mental illness by teaching parents how to identify the signs and symptoms early on.
The Risks of Not Educating Parents on Mental Health
One of the risks of not educating parents on mental health is that they may not be able to identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness in their children. This can result in children not getting the help they need in a timely manner. Additionally, parents who are not educated on mental health may be more likely to stigmatize mental illness, which can make it more difficult for children to seek help.
How to Educate Parents on Mental Health
There are many ways to educate parents on mental health. One way is to provide informational resources, such as books, pamphlets, or website information, in waiting rooms or offices. Another way is to offer educational workshops or classes. And yet another way is to hold support groups for parents of children with mental illness.
The Importance of Early Intervention
Mental illness is often thought of as something that only affects adults, but the truth is that children can suffer from mental health problems as well. In fact, one in five children will experience a mental health disorder at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, many of these disorders go untreated because parents don’t know how to spot the signs or don’t understand the importance of early intervention.
As a mental health professional, you can play a vital role in educating parents about the importance of early intervention for mental health disorders. Here are some tips for how to educate parents on mental health:
1. Help them understand that mental illness is common in children.
Many parents don’t realize that mental illness is relatively common in children. It’s important to help them understand that it’s nothing to be ashamed of and that early intervention can make a big difference.
2. Explain the signs and symptoms of common disorders.
Parents should be aware of the signs and symptoms of common disorders such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and autism. By understanding what to look for, they can be more likely to identify problems early on.
3. Encourage them to seek help if they’re concerned about their child’s mental health.
It can be difficult for parents to ask for help, but it’s important to encourage them to do so if they have concerns about their child’s mental health. let them know that there is no shame in seeking help and that you are there to support them.
The Benefits of Early Intervention
Mental health is a topic that is often shrouded in taboo. For many parents, the idea of their child suffering from mental illness is simply too much to bear. Consequently, they may go to great lengths to avoid the topic altogether. However, early intervention is crucial when it comes to mental health. By educating parents on the benefits of early intervention, we can help to break down the barriers that prevent them from seeking help for their children.
Early intervention can lead to better outcomes for children suffering from mental illness. It can help to improve their symptoms, reduce the likelihood of them developing more serious conditions, and improve their overall quality of life. In addition, early intervention can also help to reduce the burden on the healthcare system by preventing more serious cases from developing.
There are a number of ways in which parents can be educated on the benefits of early intervention for mental health. One option is for healthcare professionals to provide information and resources on the topic. Another option is for there to be public awareness campaigns that highlight the importance of early intervention. Whatever approach is taken, it is important that the information is presented in an accessible and user-friendly way.
The Risks of Not Educating Parents on Mental Health Early
Mental health is often seen as a taboo topic, and one that is oftentimes left unspoken. This is particularly true when it comes to children and adolescents. In fact, many parents are not even aware of the signs and symptoms of mental illness in their children. This can lead to a number of problems down the road, including:
· Undiagnosed or undertreated mental illness in children
· A lack of understanding or stigma surrounding mental illness
· Difficulty seeking help or getting the proper treatment
It is therefore essential that parents are educated on mental health early on. Here are some risks of not doing so:
· Children with undiagnosed mental illnesses may suffer needlessly.· Parents may miss out on opportunities to get their child the help they need.· The child may grow up feeling isolated and alone, without anyone to talk to about their mental health.· The family may develop negative attitudes towards mental illness, which can impact the child’s recovery.
How to Educate Parents on Mental Health Later in Life
Later in life, many parents may begin to experience mental health problems. It is important to educate them on what mental health is and how it can affect their lives. Here are some tips on how to educate parents on mental health:
1. Talk to them about what mental health is. Explain that it is a broad term that covers a range of different conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
2. Explain how mental health can affect their lives. Tell them about the different symptoms of mental illness and how it can impact their daily lives.
3. Share information about treatment options. There are many different ways to treat mental illness, so be sure to educate parents on the various options available.
4. Encourage them to get help if they think they may be experiencing symptoms of mental illness. Many people are reluctant to seek help for mental health problems, but it is important to encourage them to do so if they are struggling.
By educating parents on mental health, you can help them better understand and cope with any problems they may be experiencing later in life.
Ultimately, it is critical that parents are educated on mental health in order to ensure that their children are getting the support they need. There are many ways to go about this, but some key methods include providing educational materials, holding workshops and support groups, and training professionals who work with children. By taking these steps, we can create a world where mental health is understood and supported.

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LANGLEY, B.C. — The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) Truck Driving Championships are fast approaching and the BCTA is requesting that companies donate door prizes for participants.
This year’s awards dinner is being held May 26 at the Sheraton Guildford, and the BCTA would like to reward top drivers with prizes such as shirts, gift certificates, travel bags and electronics.
The organizing committee says that donors will be acknowledged at the event and in the official program.
For more information about donating a door prize, contact Michele or Jerry at 800-565-2282.
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Velyki Didushychi Jewish Cemetery
Starting on Hoshivs’ka Street, proceed east. From the last house on the street, the cemetery is located 190 metres to the right of the road.
Is the cemetery demolished
Type and height of existing fence
Type of the fence
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is overgrown with tall grass, although half of the site is undergoing clearance. According to locals, the cemetery has not been cleaned for years. However, the fence is in excellent condition.
Number of existing gravestones
5. The site also includes 3 matzeva fragments with legible inscriptions and several toppled uninscribed fragments.
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
The site contains a memorial dedicated to the former cemetery and the individuals buried therein, including members of the Roth family. The monument was installed by their descendants and the “Ohalei Tzadikim – Gader Avot” organisation.
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. None of the tombstones have legible dates, although they appear to date to the 19th century. The cemetery could not be found marked on old maps of the region.

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Employees increasingly are polarized and unsure of how to discuss open displays of racism. People of color are exhausted and traumatized by the murder of innocent Black citizens. Their co-workers want to reach out but feel uncomfortable and intimidated discussing racism because they are unable to share their true feelings for fear of being misunderstood, or seen as vulnerable or biased. In response to this need, public institutions such as the National Museum of African American History and Culture are providing public tools to promote understanding (https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race).
While these resources are valuable, they do not address the critical internal needs and expressions of concern for most organizations. I recently received an e-mail from a client, which read in part: “We have an urgent need. In light of the events happening after the murder of George Floyd, many of our Black professionals are struggling, as well as colleagues who want to provide support but don’t know how. We want to bring in a skilled Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) facilitator to facilitate a virtual conversation with employees who are interested. We want to do this ASAP.”
Unfortunately, many organizations are putting their heads in the sand, hoping their employees will not want to discuss this topic. This approach is dismissive and antithetical to an inclusive organization. Forward-thinking organizations have already created forums to bring diverse employees together to share their experiences and deepest concerns and fears in the hope that coalitions of understanding and support will result from these interventions.
Successful programs to address racial inequity are designed to uncover the hidden barriers and blindspots that are so critical for open truthful discussions of complex and sensitive issues. By discussing these in a professionally moderated workshop, participants can find common ground for sharing and healing, resulting in coalitions of understanding.
Here is a summary of best practices for organizing critical conversations about racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion based on scores of successful programs on this topic and interviews with participants and executives.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
1. Garner executive support and leadership: There must be a clear and unambiguous statement from the company’s president/CEO that these conversations will be critical to the future of the organization and that these discussions are just a small but important part of the journey. Senior executives should attend one or more of these sessions.
2. Create realistic expectations: While the program will discuss racial inequities, it will not end racism. These programs are meant to be small steps to build coalitions and to help employees from diverse backgrounds to build common ground. These programs must be part of a larger Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion corporate initiative.
3. Select the right facilitator: These programs must be led by someone who has the communication skills of a coach and the wisdom of someone who has been in the diversity field for many years. The facilitator must quickly create a (virtual) environment of trust and then quietly lead the discussion. There are serious risks in having an internal HR, Diversity, or senior executive lead these sessions because of the very sensitive nature of these conversation. Should an internal facilitator make a mistake, their credibility and trust could be lost.
4. Come to consensus on ground rules: To create an environment of trust and truth sharing, participants should be provided with a clear list of ground rules and should be given the opportunity to contribute their own ground rules.
5. Determine program length, content, and style: There is no magic length. If done right, much can be achieved as a first step in a two-hour in-person or virtual session with cameras on. The program should provide a combination of learning methods, including: polling, breakout room discussions and sharing of whiteboards, videos, time for sharing ideas and reflections, and tips for going forward and being an ally. A discussion of bystander apathy and silence should be included.
6. Be prepared to address all aspects of diversity: While acts of racism and racial inequity led to the current need for these discussions, all participants should have the opportunity to discuss their own experiences of bias and inequity based on religion, sexual identity, ethnicity, and other dimensions of diversity (for more on these dimensions, check out this article: http://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=88853&p=68).
7. Integrate sustainability into the program: Participants should be provided with guidelines of follow-up recommendations. Participants should receive short podcasts, YouTube and Ted Talk links, and articles once a month that they can discuss in large or small groups to support each other.
A successful program will elicit profound thoughts and reflections. A program I recently attended was one of the most powerful and memorable I have ever observed—and I have been leading antibias programs since 1963. Because of the skill of the facilitator, participants shared stories they never told their co-workers. One Caucasian participant discussed how she felt when on a business trip sitting on a flight with two Black co-workers, a flight attendant approached her and asked if she wanted to be reseated. Numerous Black participants relayed the many times they had to talk with their children about how to behave so others would not see them as threats or engaged in some illegal activity. For example, “Do not walk around a store with an open bag.” Black employees explained just how exhausting it is to be Black in a racist society, even in a workplace that promotes diversity. Participants also revealed how many of them stopped using social media because of all the hateful racist comments. There was general agreement that Millennial employees are more committed to taking action to remedy inequities at work and in society.
The program began and ended with each participant offering one-word descriptions of how they were feeling. The words at the beginning of the program included: frustrated, cautious, overwhelmed, concerned, and similar sentiments. The words at the end of the program were: optimistic, hopeful, encouraged, ready, and open.
Participants were relieved to hear their fellow employees shared the same concerns, experiences, and fears. Not only were they given specific tips on how to be an ally and support each other, but they contributed their own solutions and offers to be support buddies when observing polarizing or biased statements or actions at work. One of the participants who was part of a religious minority wrote to all his colleagues: “You all are an amazing group and I was overwhelmed by the love and compassion you all showed toward each other and the cause. I truly left the conversation humbled, emotional, and ready!”
Providing employees a forum for open curated discussions on racism and other forms of bigotry in a safe and empathetic environment will not only result in building coalitions across differences, but lead to greater productivity and innovation, higher engagement scores, and retention of valuable employees. There has never been a better time to shine light on these topics that have been ignored due to fear. Employees will feel a much greater sense of belonging if such programs follow these best practices.
For more information and to share your own experiences with open discussions on racism and equity, e-mail me at: email@example.com. All correspondence will be treated confidentially.
Neal Goodman, Ph.D., is president of Global Dynamics, Inc., a training and development firm specializing in globalization, cultural intelligence, effective virtual workplaces, and diversity and inclusion. He can be reached at 305.682.7883 and at firstname.lastname@example.org. For more information, visit http://www.globaldynamics.com.

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Numerous short RNA sequences that code for microproteins and peptides have been identified, providing new opportunities for the study of diseases and the development of drugs.
Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have discovered thousands of previously unknown DNA sequences in the human genome that code for microproteins and peptides that could be critical for human health and disease.
“Much of what we understand about the known two per cent of the genome that codes for proteins comes from looking for long strands of protein-coding nucleotide sequences, or long open reading frames,” explained computational biologist Dr Sonia Chothani, a research fellow with Duke-NUS’ Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders (CVMD) Programme and first author of the study. “Recently, however, scientists have discovered small open reading frames (smORFs) that can also be translated from RNA into small peptides, which have roles in DNA repair, muscle formation and genetic regulation.”
Scientists have been seeking to identify smORFs and the tiny peptides they code for since smORF disruption can cause disease. However, the currently available techniques are quite limited.
“Much of the current datasets do not provide information that is detailed enough to identify smORFs in RNA,” added Dr Chothani. “The majority also comes from analyses of immortalised human cells that are propagated—sometimes for decades—to study cell physiology, function and disease. However, these cell lines aren’t always accurate representations of human physiology.”
Chothani and her colleagues from Singapore, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Australia present an approach they created to address these challenges in a recent study published in Molecular Cell. They scoured existing ribosome profiling datasets for short strands of RNA with periodic three-base sections that covered more than 60% of the RNA’s length. They then performed their own RNA sequencing and Ribosome profiling to establish a combined data set of six kinds of cells and five types of tissue derived from hundreds of patients.
Analyses of these data identified nearly 8,000 smORFs. Interestingly, they were highly specific to the tissues that they were found in, meaning that these smORFs may perform a function specific to their environment. The team also identified 603 microproteins coded by some of these smORFs.
“The genome is littered with smORFs,” said Assistant Professor Owen Rackham, senior author of the study from the CVMD Programme. “Our comprehensive and spatially resolved map of human smORFs highlights overlooked functional components of the genome, pinpoints new players in health and disease and provides a resource for the scientific community as a platform to accelerate discoveries.”
Professor Patrick Casey, Senior Vice-Dean of Research at Duke-NUS, said, “With the healthcare system evolving to not only treat diseases but also prevent them, identifying potential new targets for disease research and drug development could open avenues to new solutions. This research by Dr Chothani and her team, published as a resource for the scientific community, brings important insights to the field.”
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