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My name is Oona. I am 23, I am French and I study politics. I joined the World Future Council in May 2019 as an intern for the Future Policy Award 2019: Empowering Youth. A few days ago, I participated in the “Fridays For Future” march in Hamburg.
After months of intensive research, following an outreach to 2,000 agroecology experts from across the globe, the World Future Council is proud to officially give recognition 15 Outstanding Practices in Agroecology 2019. This is the climax of an intense multistep process including a nomination stage, evaluation stage and deliberation by a panel of global experts. But how does the process take shape? Here is a quick overview.
Keen followers will know that the World Future Council has already been directing much of its research efforts to agroecology. In 2018, the World Future Council organized its renowned Future Policy Award (FPA) on the topic of “Scaling up Agroecology”. After a lengthy and meticulous evaluation period, the winners of the award were announced at a ceremony at the FAO headquarters in Rome in October 2018 and the “100% organic state” Sikkim in India beat 51 nominated policies from 25 countries to take the Gold Award.
Following the same theme as the Future Policy Award, the recognition Outstanding Practices in Agroecology 2019 is a furthered effort to find and honour practices carried forward by diverse individuals and organisations, which enable and support transitions into agroecology. From a total of 77 nominated practices from 44 countries, received by a call to action to 2,000 agroecology experts, 23 made it through to the penultimate, most intensive stage of evaluation. Here, extensive research was carried out and interviews with practice representatives were led. As per the World Future Council’s methodology, the practices were compared with the 7 Future Justice Principles, plus the 10 Elements of Agroecology developed by the FAO.
On the basis of the World Future Council’s evaluation report on the shortlisted practices, a global panel of experts decided which of the practices provide the best solutions in agroecology, in accordance with the evaluation framework. The Jury for the 2019 Outstanding Practices in Agroecology was made up of internationally renowned experts:
- Caterina BATELLO, former Team Leader – Agriculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, in personal capacity)
- Million BELAY, Founder of the MELCA-Ethiopia NGO; Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA); Member of the International Panel of Experts on the Sustainable of Food Systems (IPES-Food), Ethiopia
- Gábor FIGECZKY, Head of Global Policy, IFOAM – Organics International, Hungary
- Barbara GEMMILL-HERREN, Senior Associate to World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya; Team member of the Committee on World Food Security HLPE project ‘Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agrifood systems that enhance food security and nutrition’
- Dr. Franz Theo GOTTWALD, Chairman of the Schweisfurth Foundation; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, World Future Council Foundation
- Shantanu MATHUR, Lead Adviser, Global Engagement and Multilateral Relations Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD, in personal capacity)
- Shamika MONE, Research Director, Organic Farming Association in India; Convenor of International Network of Organic Farmers Organizations (INOFO).
In total, 15 practices were granted recognition and celebrated at the event. With the recognition, the World Future Council seeks to raise global awareness for these exemplary practices and speed up action towards just, sustainable and peaceful societies.
18th January 2019 also marks the release of the Position paper (in German) ‘Agrarökologie stärken: Für eine grundlegende Transformation der Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme’ of which the World Future Council and 56 other German and international organisations are official signatories. This paper marks real movement and co-operation in the field of agroecology and its potential to present a real, sustainable alternative to the current global system. The paper features background information, a call of solidarity to action, the necessary steps to move forward and most importantly issues clear demands to the German government.
100% Organic Sikkim, World Future Councillor Vandana Shiva and Director Alexandra Wandel in the German Parliament with Former Minister for Food and Agriculture Renate Künast
On Thursday 29th November, Berlin provided a solace of winter sun after a week of heavy-hanging weather to welcome World Future Councillor and world-renowned environmental activist, Prof. Dr. Vandana Shiva, and the Director of the World Future Council, Alexandra Wandel in the capital’s Bundestag Complex. They were invited by Member of Parliament, Renate Künast, former Minister for Food and Agriculture to discuss the agro-political situation in India, the world’s first 100%-organic state and Gold-winner of the Future Policy Award 2018, Sikkim, as well as the road-map to sustainable global agriculture.
“Sikkim shows that we can turn this around and walk the agro-ecological path.”
In a simple yet elegant conference room, the Honourable Künast welcomed her guests and 30 audience members from the German Parliament, European environmental institutes and the general public, and opened the discussion. The conversation quickly turned to agriculture in India. As a country whose agricultural face was profoundly transformed under the Green Revolution of the mid-20th Century, India is a notable example of the extreme conflicts and contrasts in the current global food system. Councillor Shiva described the horrors incurred by input-intensive agriculture in the country, which she has repeatedly encountered across four decades of environmental activism. An ongoing suicide-epidemic of hundreds of thousands of debt-ridden farmers, a ‘cancer train’, from the Punjab the Rajasthan, and a youth driven from agriculture and into drug abuse were some of the images she invoked. But the old techniques based on an old reductionist “lego-logic” have been recognised and, by some, reversed in the most radical and inspiring ways.
“A new knowledge of an old knowledge will be the future of humankind.”
Over the past 45 years, Sikkim state in the Himalaya Region of India has made the transition to 100%-organic agriculture. Model farms, farmer field schools and a total ban on non-organic food-products have been instrumental in training over 65,000 farmers across 75,000 hectares into sustainable, fully-organic methods. World Future Council Director Wandel described how this unprecedented and entirely-successful transformation has earned the region countless benefits for its farmers and the health and well-being of the local people, as well as a 50% boom in tourism and recognition on the global stage. It is for this tireless work in organic agriculture that Sikkim was awarded the Gold Future Policy Award 2018 at the ceremony in front of 170 heads of state in Rome. Whilst 51 other nominations to the post were extensively researched and other policies from Denmark, Ecuador and Brazil received a Silver recognition, Sikkim’s efforts proved by far by the most exemplary.
“A truly visionary and holistic approach to agriculture.”
As part of her work with the Parliamentary Group on India, Hon. Künast recently had the opportunity to visit Sikkim experience their ground-breaking (and ground-making) work first-hand. She said she was wholly impressed by how the state uses public money to provide possibilities and livelihood dignity for its citizens in organic agriculture. Their valuing of traditional knowledge fuses with the goodness of the people in an atmosphere of respect for one another and the Earth.
“Sikkim is the light. The struggle must continue.”
After all speakers had passionately shared their experiences and knowledge, the floor was opened up for questions from the audience. The opportunities and risks of digitalisation of agriculture came first, and Councillor Shiva was quick to insist on the stark difference between the right to technology and free internet, versus the forced digitalisation of agriculture. We must remain wary of the dangers of commodification of agricultural data for use by big companies. “Defining the commons in this new context,” said Prof. Dr. Shiva, “is extremely important.”
A second audience member asked how Sikkim was perceived at national level – is this the dawn of an organic India? There certainly exist other positive examples, for example, efforts in the Northern state of Ladakh to become organic. However, at national level, major obstacles remain. Vital here is the ongoing commitment to a sustainable vision by all spheres of society.
“We need a real debate across all of our societies or the future is a dead-end. Only food democracy will feed us in 2050.”
The Director of the World Future Council Alexandra Wandel mentioned that unfortunately not a single German law was nominated for the Future Policy Award on Scaling Up Agroecology and that parliamentarians were invited to have a look at the awarded policies, including the organic policy of Sikkim and also the silver award from neighbouring country Denmark which received the Future Policy Silver Award and has the highest share of organic products in the world.
The event in the German Parliament came a day after the World Future Council and Councillor Shiva were invited to celebrate Bread for the World’s (Brot für die Welt) 60th anniversary in the German Theatre, and proceeded two exciting events at the historic Babylon Cinema in Berlin’s Mitte district. The first – “Vision for Agriculture 2050”   – was a debate between Councillor Shiva, Norbert Lemken, Director Agricultural Policy at Bayer and Prof. Dr. Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF). As the audience outed their respective support and outrage, the debate raged over the science behind chemical inputs, the capacity to feed the world and the morality behind this monumental task. After a short break where audience members could inform themselves with Councillor Shiva’s literature and speak with Liam Innis about the World Future Council and the Future Policy Award, the night continued with the screening of “SEED: The Untold Story” . The film, wherein Councillor Shiva is a protagonist follows the rich and treasured history of Earth’s 12,000 year-old food legacy, which continues to be threatened to extinction by – and fight back against – an all-encompassing agro-industry.
“I think it’s time to bring care, sharing, love, the commons and our brains back into the picture of agriculture.”
World Food Day 2018: Celebrating the World Best Agroecology Policies
It’s World Food Day today! Being one of the most celebrated international days, the World Future Council is especially proud that we just distinguished eight truly exemplary policies, the world best agroecology policies, with our Future Policy Award 2018. Among them are policies from Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, India, the Philippines, Senegal, the United States of America, as well as TEEBAgrifood that accelerate the transformative change in the way we produce and consume our food.
Yesterday evening a high-level Award Ceremony was held in the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Centre of FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, in presence of more than 170 Heads of State, Ministers, Permanent Representatives and other eminent guests, including FAO Deputy Director-General Ms Maria-Helena Semedo.
Among the representatives of winning policies was H.E. Dr. Pawan Chamling, Honourable Chief Minister of the Indian State of Sikkim, who received the Gold Prize for having realised the first organic state in the world. H.E. Dr. Chamling was accompanied by an entire delegation, including Mr. Somnath Poudyal, Agriculture Minister of Sikkim, and Mr. Mani Kumar Pradhan, Director of Sikkim Organic Mission.
Ms. Vibeke Gram Mortensen representing the current Danish Minister for Environment and Food, Hon. Mette Gjerskov, former Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Mr. Paul Holmbeck from Organic Denmark all came to collect the Silver Award for Denmark’s Organic Action Plan of 2011-2020, which resulted in Denmark having today the highest market share of organic products in the world.
From Brazil, H.E. Alberto Beltrame, Minister of Social Development, joined, along with Ms. Lilian Rahal, National Secretary for Food and Nutrition Security, Mr. Henrique Villa da Costa Ferreira, Executive Secretary for Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Rogério Augusto Neuwald, Executive Secretary of National Commission of Agroecology and Organic Production (CNAPO), and Ms. Maria Verônica de Santana, Executive Secretary of the Northeastern Rural Worker’s Movement (MMTR-NE). Together, they were handed over the 2nd Silver Prize for the country’s Policy on Agroecology and Organic Production, which in its first cycle of activities led to impressive quantitative results in terms of advancing the agroecological agenda in the country (budget and initiative-wise), investing over EUR 364 million.
The third Silver Award that went to Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Programme AGRUPAR, Ecuador, was personally accepted by Mr. Alfonso Abdo, Executive Director of CONQUITO. AGRUPAR fosters food security, increases incomes, and enhances ecosystem functions, and led to over 3,600 urban gardens growing on 32 hectares and more than 21,000 people trained in ecological production.
This year’s Future Policy Vision Award honoured TEEBAgriFood, a unique comprehensive evaluation framework which allows assessing of impacts and externalities of food systems. The trophy was proudly received by Dr. Steven Stone from UN Environment, Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, Goodwill Ambassador of UN Environment and former World Future Councillor, and Mr. Alexander Müller, TEEBAgriFood Study Leader.
Mr. Rommel C. Arnado, current Mayor of Kauswagan in the Philippines, Mr. Oumar Bâ, current Mayor of Ndiob and President of REVES, Senegal, and Ms. Paula Daniels, Chair of Board and Co-Founder of Center for Good Food Purchasing, and Ms. Alexa Delwiche, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Center for Good Food Purchasing from Los Angeles, USA came personally to receive the Honourable Mentions for Kauswagan’s From Arms to Farms Programme of 2011, Ndiob’s Vision to become a green, resilient municipality of 2014 and Agriculture Development Programme of 2017, and the Good Food Purchasing Policy that was first adopted by Los Angeles in 2012.
Alexandra Wandel, Director of the World Future Council, who acted also as Master of Ceremonies, says: “It was a truly exciting live webcasted event! We profoundly thank everyone. We thank all our partners – foremost FAO, IFOAM, DO-IT, GCI, SEKEM, and ECORNATURASI, all awardees and speakers, as well as jury members, but also the many experts and volunteers, who supported us in making this year’s Future Policy Award possible. It has been a great success!”
After the Award Ceremony all guests were invited to a 100% organic cocktail reception. Partners, awardees and speakers then came together for a Roman agroecological dinner, which rounded off this exceptional occurrence and celebrated the eve of World Food Day with local, healthy, organic and agroecological food.
NOTE: All images shown in this post are the property of UN FAO, ©FAO/Giuseppe Carotenuto. Available via Flickr.
Future Policy Award 2018 crowns best policies on agroecology and sustainable food systems
The “100% organic state” Sikkim in India wins Gold. Policies from Brazil, Denmark and Ecuador honoured with Silver Awards
Hamburg/Rome, 12 October 2018 – Future Policy Award winners announced! The world’s best laws and policies promoting agroecology are awarded the Future Policy Award (FPA) 2018. The “100% organic state” Sikkim, in India, is this year’s winner of the “Oscar for best policies”, beating 51 nominated policies from 25 countries. Policies from Brazil, Denmark and Quito (Ecuador) take home Silver Awards. This year’s award is co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Future Council (WFC) and IFOAM – Organics International.
Gold Prize winner Sikkim is the first organic state in the world. All of its farmland is certified organic. At the same time, Sikkim’s approach reaches beyond organic production and has proven truly transformational for the state and its citizens. Embedded in its design are socioeconomic aspects such as consumption and market expansion, cultural aspects as well as health, education, rural development and sustainable tourism. The policy implemented a phase out of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and achieved a total ban on sale and use of chemical pesticides in the state. The transition has benefitted more than 66 000 farming families. The Sikkim tourism sector has benefitted greatly from the state’s transition to 100 percent organic: the number of tourists increased by over 50 percent between 2014 and 2017. As such, Sikkim sets an excellent example of how other Indian states and countries worldwide can successfully upscale agroecology.
Three Silver Awards are granted to:
- Brazil’s National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production (PNAPO, 2012): In its first cycle of activities PNAPO invested 364 million Euros. Amongst others, it helped 5,300 municipalities to invest 30% or more of their school feeding budgets in organic and agroecological products purchased from family farmers.
- Denmark’s Organic Action Plan (2011-2020, updated in 2015): As a result of the Action Plan, Denmark has the highest market share of organic products in the world, with almost 80 percent of Danes purchasing organic food.
- Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Programme (AGRUPAR, 2002): With over 3 600 urban gardens growing on 32 hectares and more than 21 000 people trained, AGRUPAR fosters food security, increases incomes, and enhances ecosystem functions.
The Vision Award goes to TEEBAgriFood, an initiative of “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB) by UN Environment. TEEBAgriFood has developed a comprehensive evaluation framework for food systems that helps decision-makers to compare different policies and the market to value food more accurately.
The three Honourable Mentions of the Future Policy Award, this year go to the Good Food Purchasing Policy of Los Angeles, USA (2012), to the Agriculture Development Programme of Ndiob, Senegal (2017) and to the From Arms to Farms Programme of Kauswagan, the Philippines (2011).
Winners of this year’s Future Policy Award will be celebrated in a ceremony on 15 October 2018 at FAO headquarters during the World Food Week in Rome. A life webcast is available at http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/4874/icode/ and photos at: https://bit.ly/2Et5MI6
The Future Policy Award 2018 is co-organised by the World Future Council, FAO and IFOAM – Organics International, with the support of Green Cross International, DO-IT – Dutch Organic International Trade, Sekem Group, Egypt and EcorNaturaSi, Italy.
Statements from the World Future Council, FAO and IFOAM – Organics International:
“By scaling up agroecology, it is possible to tackle malnutrition, social injustice, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. Through effective, holistic policymaking, we can transform our food systems so that they respect people and planet. The 2018 Future Policy Award winners prove that it is feasible – and how. Policymakers across the globe should follow their example and step up similar exemplary political action!” says Alexandra Wandel, Director of the World Future Council.
Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, states: “A transition to sustainable food and agriculture systems is critical to achieving sustainable development, and the 2018 Future Policy Award is unique as it highlights policies that advance such a transition. FAO is proud to honour, along with the World Future Council and IFOAM – Organics International, such leadership and political will.”
“This year’s Future Policy Award honours exceptional policies adopted by political leaders who have decided to act, no longer accepting widespread hunger, poverty or environmental degradation. They are committed to better food and agriculture systems, and have achieved unimaginable change,” notes Louise Luttikholt, Executive Director of IFOAM – Organics International. “One of them is Sikkim’s Chief Minister Pawan Chamling who set an ambitious vision and achieved it: Sikkim became the first organic state in the world – 100% Organic is no longer a pipe dream but a reality, serving as an outstanding role model for others to follow.”
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More Information about the winning policies can be found here: https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/future-policy-award-2018-agroecology-brochure
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About the Future Policy Award
The Future Policy Award is the only award which honours policies on an international level. Each year, the World Future Council chooses a topic for the Future Policy Award on which policy progress is particularly urgent. In partnership with FAO and IFOAM – Organics International, the 2018 Future Policy Award will highlight policies that scale up agroecology to contribute to the protection of life and livelihoods of small-scale food producers, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement climate resilient agricultural practices. More information about this year’s Future Policy Award is available at: https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/2018-agroecology
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About the World Future Council
The World Future Council (WFC) consists of up to 50 eminent global changemakers from governments, parliaments, civil society, academia, the arts, and business who have already successfully created change. We work to pass on a healthy planet and fair societies to our children and grandchildren. To achieve this, we focus on identifying and spreading effective, future just policy solutions and promote their implementation worldwide. Jakob von Uexkull, the Founder of the Alternative Nobel Prize, launched the World Future Council in 2007. We are an independent, non-profit organization under German law and finance our activities from donations. For information visit www.worldfuturecouncil.org
What is the Future Policy Award 2018 and why is it so important?
Would you like to know more about the Future Policy Award 2018? Here are some fundamentals:
Every year, the World Future Council honours the best policies that create better living conditions for current and future generations with the Future Policy Award, the “Oscar on best policies”. If that sounds complicated, let us explain to you what it actually means – it’s pretty simple and important: We look at the greatest challenges of humankind and search the world for the best solutions in order to spread them.
A quick Q&A session will help you understand. We also interviewed Poppe Braam, founder of DO-IT (Dutch Organic International Trade) why they support the Future Policy Award this year.
First of all, what’s the Future Policy Award?
The Future Policy Award is the first award that celebrates policies rather than people on an international level. It raises global awareness for exemplary policies and speeds up policy action. Each year, the Councillors of the World Future Council identifies one topic on which policy progress is particularly urgent.
What is the focus this year?
This year’s Future Policy Award is focusing on policies scaling up agroecology. Policies that contribute to the protection of life and livelihoods of small-scale food producers, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement climate-resilient agricultural practices.
Who are the main organisations you partner with this year?
In 2018, the World Future Council partners with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IFOAM – Organics International. We received support from Green Cross International, DO-IT – Dutch Organic International Trade and Sekem Group, Egypt.
Why does, for instance, DO-IT support Future Policy Award? And why does this Dutch company think scaling up agroecology is so important?
We asked Poppe Braam, who founded DO-IT, an organic food trading company from the Netherlands and he said: “In many countries DO-IT supports farmer transition to certified organic agriculture. Many of them are smallholder farmers, who urgently need more support. This makes local and national policy by governments as well as action by NGOs and agricultural institutes a vital part of this transition. Chemical farming (i.e. today’s conventional agriculture using chemical pesticides and fertilizers) and agroecology are natural opponents. Chemical farming does not only harm nature, but it also harms our health and climate. Moreover, the business of organic farmers is threatened due to levels of pesticide and GMO contamination by wind or water. It is therefore critical to scale up agroecology and policymakers should now step up their efforts.”
What can I do to support agroecology?
Buy organic and agroecological local or regional produce and support thereby family farmers in your region! Just like every raindrop counts towards a river, so does every choice you make in what you consume.
Does the World Future Council need support?
Yes! Now that the Future Policy Award identified and highlighted policy solutions from around world, we need to make them known to policy-makers around the world. We need funding for publishing in-depth policy reports, campaigning events, etc. Every donation will help!
Ground-breaking at a Pioneering Project in Goreangab
Windhoek, 22 February 2018. In the far north-west of Windhoek, on the boarder of the informal settlements of Goreangab, a visionary new project was born yesterday. Farm Okukuna wants to improve food and nutrition security in the capital’s northern settlements.
At the ground-breaking ceremony, City of Windhoek Councillor Ananias Niizimba pointed out that “Farm Okukuna will be the centre for a number of programmes, including growing food, marketing it, supporting small enterprises and entrepreneurship and – also very important – improving nutrition”. The City of Windhoek has provided the erf, is putting up fencing and will organise basic services such as security, electricity, semi-pure and fresh water.
Travelling through Tigray, northern Ethiopia is a mind blowing experience for anyone with an eye for land management. Hill after hill after hill is terraced. Stones are piled up in long benches to stop water flowing off. All of this back breaking work has been done by local communities over the past 30 years.

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Frankie Beverly Responds to Beyoncé Cover of “Before I Let Go”
It’s been a busy month for Beyoncé “Queen Bey” Knowles-Carter after multiple surprise drops. Queen Bey barely gave us time to catch our breath after the short-notice release of Netflix project Homecoming, a documentary about her iconic 2018 Coachella headline performance (rightfully nicknamed “Beychella”), along with a spontaneous album of the live performance with a whopping 40 tracks. Shortly after, the Queen finally decided to release Lemonade, her 2016 album and film, onto other streaming services outside of Tidal, including the original demo track for hit song “Sorry”.
But what’s really been making waves is Beyoncé’s fanbase, the Beyhive. Upon the release of the live Homecoming album, Beyoncé added two bonus tracks that were not seen on the Coachella stage; an extenuation of her previously-released “I Been On”, and her own personal rendition of Maze’s 1981 single, “Before I Let Go” (also heard during the credits of the documentary).
If you think the song sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve probably Electric-Slided once or twice to it at the family cookout.
Beyoncé officially launched the “Before I Let Go” dance challenge via herInstagram storyon Monday, and it’s unsurprising that the Beyhive immediately took to uploading homemade videos of themselves dancing to the popular 80s bop.
In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Frankie Beverly, original singer and songwriter of Maze, spoke of his admiration for Beyoncé, and that this is “one of the high points of [his] life.”
“I was hearing stuff, but I didn’t even want to approach her about it. She kept it quiet until her people called me one day maybe a week or two ago,” he told Billboard.
“When they played it, that’s when I heard the first draft of it, and I was blown away. It’s a blessing. It’s amazing how she works, she’s very smart. I’m caught off guard, but in a beautiful way. She’s such a sweet person too. She’s a very sweet, religious kind of person.”
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They are inviting the families and guardians of children who may have suffered harm to contact them.
They can do so by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org or calling to their local garda station.
In a statement tonight, gardaí said the Divisional Protective Services Unit in Kerry would engage with each family or guardian that comes forward.
"An assessment will be carried out by the specialist team within the Divisional Protective Services Unit to determine whether the complaint reaches the threshold to commence a criminal investigation," the statement issued by the Garda Press Office said.
The statement added that An Garda Siochána "is fully aware of the impact this report has had on a number of families in the Kerry Diviision".
Gardaí in Kerry have confirmed they have received "the detailed and extensive final report" of the independent review, which was published earlier this week.
"[The report] will now be considered in the context of whether there are grounds to commence a criminal investigation," the statement said.
A review into the care of more than 1,300 children who attended the HSE-run CAMHS centre in south Kerry found there was clear evidence that 46 of them suffered significant harm.
The review also found that 227 children being treated by a junior doctor employed by the service had been exposed to the risk of significant harm through the doctor's diagnoses and treatment of them.
Earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that it is the "intent and objective" of Government to put in place a non-adversarial mechanism to compensate those affected by failings in patient care at South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Speaking in Cork this afternoon, Mr Martin said he has had preliminary discussions with the Attorney General about this.
"The report is clear, that harm was done to children and that that needs to be addressed," Mr Martin said.
"We will be looking at a non-adversarial mechanism to deal with this and to address this issue.
"The specifics of that would have to be worked out, but that would be the objective of Government to address these issues in a non-adversarial way," Mr Martin said.
He said that this may involve "a mediated approach or a mediation mechanism" but added that they would look at "a range of mechanisms" to deliver compensation in "the most efficient, effective and empathetic manner possible."
Mr Martin said that there needed to be accountability for what happened.
He said that there would have to be a "full evaluation" both by the HSE and also "from the Government perspective" in relation to clinical and managerial governance, as raised in the report.
"The oversight was certainly questioned by the report, both clinical and managerial, in respect of that whole service. And I think that does need further examination," Mr Martin said.
When asked if disciplinary proceedings may be initiated, the Taoiseach said that there were mechanisms in place to ensure accountability, and he did not want to pre-empt these.
"What emerges from the report is that it is not just about one doctor to be fair, and that is what gives real concern... it took far far too long for intervention to happen," he added.
Earlier, HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has said that he was "very grateful" to whistleblowers for bringing attention to matters that need to be addressed.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Reid said while the issue of discipline was not specifically identified in the report, he said they would take such action if it is "appropriate".
"What I can say is we're very grateful for people who come forward to raise issues. It sets off triggers that we really get the chance to operate and get behind," he said.
"If certain things hadn't been raised at that point in time been, unfortunately, things would have continued."
In relation to the legal cases pending arising, Mr Reid said "court proceedings are something the HSE would like to avoid."
"In terms of the harm that's been caused here, the worst thing we could end up doing is causing further harm or distress," he said.
The HSE chief added that he has not yet spoken directly to any of the families affected.
"I haven't yet, but it is my style, as always, to engage very closely with people who use our services and people who are impacted," Mr Reid said.suite of governance issue that have to be addressed. Not so much an individual single issue," he said.
"There is an appropriate time for that. That's something I'd be anxious to do at the appropriate time for families."
Read more: CAMHS Kerry controversy puts spotlight on mental health services nationally
Processes put in place in South Kerry to ensure the safety of patient care at the CAHMS service will be monitored on a national basis, Mr Reid added.
He said that he wanted to assure the public that all 73 CAHMS teams across the country will be assessed against 2019 operating guidelines.
"We are going to assess how the multidisciplinary teams work; What's the process for Records Administration? What's the process for engaging with families and other agencies and schools?
"Right now, our clinical leads on mental health and patient safety are defining the full scope of that audit to support the assessment of prescribing practices."
Mr Reid said one of the issues that always raises itself is accountability, but he stressed that the report calls out "not so much a specific discipline issue with one individual person or people" including the junior doctor.
"They are saying there was a whole suite of governance issue that have to be addressed. Not so much an individual single issue," he said.


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With Culture Clash, the group members (now with some road time under their belts) sound more comfortable and more willing to trust each other musically. " We're happier with this album,” Beller says. “The material, we feel, is more cohesive as a band. We like the sound of it better. The first one was done so quickly we didn't really know what we had on our hands because we were such a new band." Although this album wasn't recorded at a leisurely pace, it was recorded with a focus and a level of comfort that was missing from the Aristocrats’ self-titled debut.
"Spending some time on the road gives you a heightened sense of freedom. The idea that you can really write whatever you want," Govan mentions. With three virtuoso musicians, the urge to push the boundaries—not only technically, but also stylistically—can be hard to resist. "It could be as difficult as you want, or as silly as you want, or come from any absurd stylistic starting point,” Govan continues. “It will still sound like this band by the time we finish with it." We caught up with Govan and Beller after the opening night of their summer tour to discuss their approach to composition, working out some hellbilly riffs, and if they've ever wrote something that was too hard.
How did the sessions differ from the first album?
Beller: Honestly, it was about our surroundings. First of all, we worked with a comfortable, familiar engineer, someone I have done three or four records with and he mixed our first record, although he didn't record it. Second, we did it in Nashville, where I live, as opposed to all of us meeting in Chicago. I had the home-base advantage, I feel comfortable there, and I can have people staying at my house. Then there's the aspect that Guthrie, Marco, and I all knew each other better for this second record. Even though we had the same amount of time, it didn't feel nearly as frenzied when we were in the studio. The first one was just crazy.
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This evening our manager took us for an 'appreciation dinner' to show her appreciation of our work over the past year. She asked for suggestions and I mentioned Poor Italian, as I know she's a fan of Italian cuisine as is another of my coworkers and it's not too far from our workplace. I had been to this restaurant on two prior occasions. The first time, a few years ago, it was a group dinner and I had ordered a seafood linguine, which wasn't seasoned at all (though the linguine were cooked properly) and had little flavor. The only thing I really enjoyed was the warm bread which was really tasty, with plenty of olive oil in the focaccia. I thought this was maybe an off night for the chef and that he just forgot to season my dish. It can happen. The others in my group seemed satisfied with their fare. Service was OK.
I tried this place again when I took my father out for dinner, last year, as he likes Italian too. My dad had a pretty average looking carbonara (not really a rocket science dish which is easy to prepare) and I ordered a salad for myself which was quite mediocre. Service not so stellar and rather inattentive (ie we were left sitting there with dirty plates)
This evening was my third visit, as my manager and coworkers were game to try this restaurant. We had reservations for 5 pm. Given that it was a Tuesday night, I was surprised at the bad table we were given. It was right at one of the entrance points to the service area (kitchen) so I spent the entire time with a view of the kitchen. It was also chilly and drafty. Not sure why they stuck our small group of 5 there when there were other places to put us and the place did not fill up by the time we left at 7:30.
This is not a good place to dine for someone who has dietary restrictions ie if you do not eat meat, seafood and dairy, there is very little to choose from. Even a dish that could be prepared without meat ingredients such as the daily soup special of asparagus broccoli soup, was made with chicken stock and cream. I cautiously settled on gnocchi in a tomato sauce, as my only alternative choice, mushroom risotto, was made with (yep, you guessed it) meat based stock. I say cautiously because gnocchi are a tricky dish to make. I know good gnocchi .
I was served an enormous plate resembling a flying saucer, which had a hollow filled with a rather small mound of gnocchi (having skipped lunch, in prep for our dinner, I was disappointed at the small portion). Presentation was nonexistent - it was your basic piled up gnocchi with smears of tomato sauce; if it was supposed to have something green as a contrasting garnish (ie parsley or basil), I didn't see any sign of it.
Another of our party also opted for the gnocchi. I tried my first one and found it undercooked. The first few millimeters were cooked and the interior was like raw mushy gnocchi dough. I thought, hmm, maybe it's just one that didn't quite cook long enough. So I tried 4 more, all had the same nasty raw doughy texture. The sauce was very bland, underseasoned and nothing to rave about. Bland was the overall impression, other than the unpleasant texture of the undercooked gnocchi. The other diner who had ordered them found them to be the same, mushy. Neither of us was thrilled with our choice and gave up eating it. When the staff was alerted, a rather menacing large man came over - I don't know who he was, he didn't identify himself to me so not sure if he was the general manager. He loomed over me and attempted to lecture me on what gnocchi are supposed to be like.
Maybe he gets away with this attempt to intimidate and 'persuade' diners who are not happy with their gnocchi when the diners are not very familiar with this particular pasta type. I happen to have eaten heavenly gnocchi at home all my life. I wouldn't expect restaurant gnocchi to match up to my mamma's (exept perhaps in a truly top restaurant with a stellar chef) but I would expect them to be cooked, at the very least. These were not and a few minutes went by while the large man tried to persuade me these gummy, raw disasters were supposed to be that way. At length, seeing we were not willing to choke down the raw gnocchi, they were taken away and we were asked whether we wanted more gnocchi (a tactless suggestion). My friend opted for the lasagna and I asked whether they could make me spaghetti aglio olio. I figured they couldn't mess that up as it's one of the simplest of pasta dishes.
My friend's lasagna was to her satisfaction but from the moment I saw the plate of spaghetti, I knew by their appearance that I wasn't going to be able to eat my second choice of entree either. One of my group had ordered a seafood linguine and I could see it was made from fresh linguine. She was satisfied with her food. My spaghetti was obviously made from dry pasta, which was fine with me, but it wasn't fine with me that it was barely cooked. I was reminded of a Saturday Night Live sketch with Father Guido Sarducci cooking spaghetti for his dog. He took a strand of spaghetti out of the pot to ask the dog to test it to see whether it "was-a ready" and the thing had barely bent slightly from its immersion in the boiling water. My spaghetti was not 'a-ready' either. I could tell (and so could the person seated next to me) from its appearance that it was barely cooked, it still had the translucency of dry pasta. On an 'al dente' scale of 1 - 10, with say 4 being a normal al dente state, these were about an 8 or 9. They were getting stuck between my teeth like supersized hard dental floss.
Besides the undercooked state of the spaghetti, whichever of the chefs prepared this disaster didn't put a whole lot into this dish, which, when prepared properly, doesn't sit atop a pool of oil and is garnished with fresh parsley. Just as I know good gnocchi, I know good spaghetti aglio olio. This was not the good kind. I gave up eating it and was managing to at least have some good laughs with my pals over my non-dining experience. The only thing I filled up on somewhat was a couple of small olives, put out on the table along with the bread. Here again, disappointment...I had looked forward to the bread, remembering my first visit and how we had all loved the warm focaccia and lovely variety of breads served while we waited for our food. This time the breads were cold, the focaccia crumbly and the baguette-like bread was hard and chewy. This was basically what I got to eat at Poor Italian so maybe it is well named after all, as I had a real poor man's meal tonight! Bread dunked in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Of the other entrees ordered by my group, the seafood linguine, the lasagna and seafood risotto passed muster with them. My friend who opted for a ravioli dish reported that parts of the ravioli were undercooked. There seems to be a theme developing here...undercooked (maybe the chef on the pasta station needs some remedial classes). He didn't sound too over the moon about his entree and I think he enjoyed his bruschetta appetizer more than the main. Three of my party tried desserts and the double espresso creme brule was deemed delicious as was the Millefoglie. The presentation of the desert plates made up for the lack of presentation on the entrees.
Service was attentive and the waitress told me 'we will pay for the spaghetti', so presumably they did a post-mortem in the kitchen after the busboy asked me whether I wanted the uneaten (and inedible) spaghetti wrapped up and I told him no, it was undercooked and inedible. I was glad as my boss was picking up the tab and would have felt bad if she paid for that inedible mess.
This place could be good if only it were consistent and the kitchen not staffed with hit & miss chefs. I won't be returning here or recommending this place to anyone. After this third strike, they're out.


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For the forest of a bird by Sue Saliba
Penguin, 2015. ISBN 9780143571780
(Age: 12+) Highly recommended. Change. Perception. Divorce. Environment. Nella has a secret vigil. She waits by the creek for the return of the swallows in spring, believing that her father, like the swallows, will return home. At home, her mother's mental illness has become worse since the divorce and Nella and her older brother have found it very difficult to cope. When her father has a heart attack, Nella is convinced that this is the right time for him to return home and prepares a room for him. But life has unexpected twists and turns, as Nella discovers.
Sue Saliba's writing is beautiful. Each page is a lyrical journey into the feelings of a teen who desperately believes that her father wouldn't abandon her. The reader discovers the bleakness of her home life with a mother who can't cope at all and a brother who is angry and doesn't communicate. It is easy to empathize with Nella as she journeys to Phillip Island where her father has been living and uncovers the life that he now lives. The reader gains a deep insight into the nature of perception and change and how people can have a very different slant on the same thing. This is a message that is important for the reader as well as Nella to uncover.
The beauty of Phillip Island rings out with the descriptions of the wildlife and forests and people aspiring to help the environment will be inspired by the actions of the girl that Nella meets on the island. It is this friendship that ultimately helps Nella to understand about loss and abandonment.
This is a lyrical coming of age story, beautifully and evocatively written. It is not very long, but it covers many themes in a unique way that I have found impossible to describe in a review. I believe that it would be a wonderful class novel or book for a literature circle to explore.


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resourcesABOUT MT AUTHOR GUIDELINES CLASSIFIEDS EDITORIAL CALENDAR MEDIA GUIDE MASSAGE MART SCHOOLS & EDUCATION FEEDBACK
Curbing Label Overwhelm
For the average consumer, reading a food package can be overwhelming: natural, organic, non-GMO, gluten free, free range ... you get the picture.
Inside Liver Failure, Cirrhosis and Cancer
The Liver belongs to Wood in Five Element Theory and is in charge of Dispersing and Expanding which means all the processing and detoxifying of harmful substances such as medications and chemicals require the efforts of the Liver.
Fibromyalgia: Put the Pain in Its Place
While some fibromyalgia patients respond favorably to regular chiropractic care, others experience minimal relief. Unfortunately, many of these patients must rely on pharmacological management to relieve their constant pain.
The Science of Stretching
In 1986, Rob DeCastella set a course record by running the Boston Marathon in 2:07:51, just 39 seconds off the world record.
Are You a Bad Chiropractic Patient?
My father was a great DC. In fact, as you might expect, he was the doctor of chiropractic I measured all other doctors against. Sadly, he died at age 61 when I was in my early 30s.
By the Numbers: 3 Common Financial Mistakes With Major Consequences
Warren Buffett is on record for sharing the hidden art of becoming wealthy and making it simple enough for anyone to grasp.
Hazards in the Environment Making Your Patients Sick
Working both separately and together, Western and Chinese medicine have many successes in the treatment of the myriad diseases that afflict human beings in modern times.
Looking For Answers In Many Places
I am sure we have all heard the old adage: "When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail."
Physical Exam 101: The Hands
I am sure you are familiar with the old adage: "When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail."
Spotlight on Acupuncture Research at IRCIMH
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine were well-represented at the International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (IRCIMH)- 2014 which took place in Miami from May 13–16.
Best Practices for Website Success
If one asked 10 years ago whether a website was relevant I was the first to suggest no. Yet as the world moves increasingly towards electronic information there is a dire need to have a website for your practice. Your website is actually your electronic calling card.
Healing With Hope
Ella is a Gulf War veteran and a survivor of military sexual trauma. Like hundreds of veterans, Ella was on 11 different medications for depression, anxiety, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain.
Medical Qigong for the Heart: Part II
Chinese Medicine is rich in commentary regarding the emotions and how they affect our qi.
Vaccines and Chiropractic: Evidence-Based Medicine or Medical Dogma?
Right or wrong, the chiropractic profession has historically been against vaccinations. However, a growing trend within the profession is seeking to reverse this position.
Remembering Clarence Gonstead and 50 Years of the Gonstead Clinic
Dr. Clarence Selmer Gonstead (1898-1978) took chiropractic practice from back-alley bone setting to an understandable biomechanical science. His life was dedicated to clinical competency.
Knee Pain From the Kinetic Chain
As practitioners of manual medicine, chiropractors often treat patients suffering from knee pain.
Immunizations by Colorado DCs: Really?
You probably didn't hear about it, but back on Nov. 21, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Colorado Chiropractic Association (CCA) adopted "immunization authority" for Colorado DCs as its No. 2 legislative goal.
The Kidney Official
The Kidney is known as the Official Who Controls the Waterways. In Western medical terms, a major function of the Kidneys is to filter the blood. Every day, a person's kidneys process about 200 liters of blood to sift out about two liters of waste and excess water.
The Acupuncture Success Express
Time is passing very quickly these days. We are atoms half the way through the year of the horse. You could call it "horse racing season" for this profession. Perhaps it is time for reinvention during this time.
Deciphering The New CMS 1500 Claim Form
Q: I am confused on using the new 1500 form, particularly Block 14 and Block 15. What is required and how do I properly fill these out? And do I actually have to use this new form or may I continue using the old version?
Coding for the Subluxation: ICD-9 vs. ICD-10
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Why You Should Include the Single-Leg Stance Test in Every Patient Assessment
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August, 2011, Vol. 11, Issue 08
Investigating the Physiology of Massage
By Massage Therapy Foundation Contributor
In this month's Massage Therapy Foundation Research Column, we are exploring how massage works on a physiological level. While massage has been shown to be effective in various settings - little is known about the mechanism of how massage produces its benefits.It is commonly thought that at least some of the effects of massage come from alleviating muscle tension. However, it has yet to be conclusively shown to reduce the underlying neural activity (tone) in the muscle. Who hasn't asked or been asked, "Where are you experiencing tension today?" as Langdon Roberts asks in his article published in the March 2011 issue of the open access International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
Langdon Roberts, MA, CMT, of the Center for Transformational Neurophysiology in Soquel, Calif., investigated this issue in a study entitled "Pressure Application and Resting EMG." Using surface electromyography (EMG) to measure muscle activity, Roberts hoped to quantify the exact change in muscle activity during two types of massage - light, medium and deep massage applied in the order of increasing pressure (IP) or decreasing pressure (DP). In this study, the electrical activity generated was measured in the m. rectus femoris of the left legs of twenty-five individuals. Roberts hypothesized that muscle activity would be lower after either massage, with IP resulting in significantly lower EMG activity than DP.
Roberts writes, "[When] Goldberg et al. compared light and deep petrissage to the triceps surae [...] deep massage produced a greater reduction in the H-reflex, an electrical analog of the stretch reflex." The H-reflex (Hoffman reflex) is a measure of spinal cord excitability. Roberts cites other research that appears to link a reduction in H-reflex and massage, although he notes H-reflex hasn't been linked to pain reduction or any other known benefits of massage.
Roberts used a clinical crossover design in this study, meaning all 25 individuals received both IP and DP massage, with at least four weeks in between. The ethics of Roberts' study protocol were approved by an internal review board at the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, Mass. The massage setup was simple, with electromyography electrodes placed proximally and distally to the left rectus femoris, at its musculotendinous junctions. Each massage session was composed of three strokes for each level of pressure to each leg's rectus femoris, beginning with the left leg.
Roberts solicited the three levels of pressure as: "light, but not insubstantial," "moderate" and "as deep as possible without causing pain or a sensation of increased muscle tension." Each slow stroke was performed in a toward-proximal direction and lasted for 15 seconds. Two minutes elapsed between each pressure level. The massage therapist wore thumbtip pressure sensors and applied the strokes using adjacent thumbs. These gloved sensors showed that people in the IP and DP group preferred different objective vs. subjective pressure levels as indicated in a repeated-measures ANOVA [p<0.02]. Further study may show that subjects who receive deep pressure first require a deeper objective pressure to get to a pressure subjectively on the border of pain. In other words, clients may be able to withstand deeper pressure when it is used first. Unfortunately, equipment malfunctions prevented a test of this hypothesis in this study; only 14 subjects had "reliable" data available for statistical analysis.
The EMG results, while surprising, confirm many massage therapists' intuition. Using repeated-measures ANOVA on a group with all DP data, Roberts found, "EMG varied significantly across the four time points [p < 0.03]." In the DP data the application of deep pressure without previous massage caused a sudden increase in muscle activity, which diminished when lighter pressure was later used. This was not the case with the IP group, where "IP data indicates that EMG did not vary significantly across the four times points [p = 0.71]." These results did not differ between the IP-first and DP-first groups [p = 0.30 & p = 0.38].
Although the individuals studied were mostly (>80%) women, this is typically true about the population that seeks massage therapy as well. Another limitation of the study is that different muscles may show different EMG results, since Roberts cites studies that show "a reduction of EMG activity after massage [...] consistently found only in the frontalis muscle." Notably, the massage in this study was applied only to the rectus femoris muscles that were already relaxed, not in pain or otherwise uncomfortable.
This study validates the use of EMG as a tool for investigating the physiological basis of massage. One potential subject for further study includes a comparison of the EMG methods used here - a MEDAC Sys/3 physiological monitor. Roberts recommends a system of "counting repeated minima during each collection period," which he suggests as superior to "counting mean values" because of the commonplace nature of EMG artifacts or false readings.
How can you apply the results of this study to your own practice? If your treatment goal is to reduce or minimize EMG activity, then you should begin with light pressure and gradually increase your pressure during effleurage strokes, especially on the large muscles of the quadriceps. Unfortunately, these results are limited to asymptomatic rectus femoris muscles studied in a small group of people by a single therapist. Further research may show that a DP style of massage consistently causes a sudden spike in EMG activity, and could relate that to patient outcomes. Research has not shown a link between EMG activity and subjective tension. According to Roberts, "Carlson et al. [found] no relationship between perceived tension and EMG activity in clients with muscle pain or in pain-free subjects." Roberts suggests it is likely that "multiple modulating factors" could be at play in the EMG results seen here.
The research reported here was funded by the Massage Therapy Foundation, the same foundation that supports this column. We hope Roberts' and others' research will elucidate to what extent endorphins, reflex pathways, and/or the "freeing of nociceptive or mechanoreceptive nerve endings" contribute to the physiological benefits of massage. For more information on the MTF, visit our website at www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/.
Source: Roberts, L. (2011). Effects of Patterns of Pressure Application on Resting Electromyography During Massage. International Journal Of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork: Research, Education, & Practice, 4(1). Retrieved from www.ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/25/154
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Full Figured Fashion Week(end)™ officially started last night with a cocktail reception and “Curves for a Cure” fundraiser. It was an amazing night for an amazing cause! I am a strong supporter of Breast Cancer Awarness, since it has unfortunately touched my family. The event was hosted by the fabulous Gwen DeVoe, talented songstress Kelly Price, and 102.3’s Lon McQ. All proceeds went to the L.A. Komen for a Cure Foundation.
This was also a chance for all the bloggers to meet up. It was great seeing all of these beautiful faces in one place. There was even a Sonsi Photo Booth we were all playing with. I will post those pics later! It was too much fun. I finally wore my City Chic top (gifted by City Chic) out with a pair of black skinny jeans and Jessica Simpson open toe platform pumps. I was bringing the bling last night! Don’t forget, you can still purchase tickets to Saturday’s Finale Event! Go Here!!
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By SDCN Editor
North San Diego County, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, along with agents from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and three minor decoys conducted Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tap Operations at various locations in Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Del Mar.
During the Minor Decoy operation, the minor decoys visited retailers at five locations and attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages under the direct supervision of police officers. None of the locations sold alcohol to a minor decoy.
The Shoulder Tap operation was conducted in front of one local retail liquor store where a minor, under the direct supervision of a peace officer, asked adults to purchase alcohol. The minor indicated in some way they were underage and could not purchase the alcohol. About 22 adults were contacted, and one adult purchased alcohol for the minor. The penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service.
ABC conducts these compliance checks statewide to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. Statistics have shown that young people under the age of 21 have a higher rate of drunk driving fatalities than the general adult population.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department partners with ABC through the Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) grant to help prevent underage drinking and other crimes that may occur at ABC-licensed establishments.
In July 2022, the Sheriff’s Department received an APP grant in the amount of $75,000. The money is being spent in the communities patrolled by deputies to reduce alcohol-related crimes and educate ABC-licensed businesses. The goal of the APP Program is to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies to help make communities safer. The cooperative efforts of the Sheriff’s Department and ABC are aimed at building positive working relationships between all stakeholders and increasing the safety of San Diego County.
Anyone with information on licensed liquor establishments providing alcohol to minors can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477, or by calling the Sheriff’s Department’s non-emergency line at (858) 565-5200.

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…or, even more on Pontiac’s attempts to badge-engineer the El Camino. As mentioned in the other day’s post on the Grand Am-amino, Pontiac built a prototype sedan pickup with Catalina front sheetmetal in 1959. As John Sawruk, relates, Pontiac may have built two, and one was used by the Pontiac Retail Store in Pontiac, Michigan, as a parts chaser. Sawruk said he knows the owner of the one known El Catalina, who has repeatedly said since the 1970s that he plans to put it back together someday.
I’m not holding my breath.


Following a $6 million investment from CrossLink Capital in August, the future looks bright for downtown startup TakeLessons. But despite the firm’s meteoric rise, it all started with a simple goal: let the people learn music. "Our motto is, ‘Come in, rock out,’ " CEO Steven Cox says. The Web site, which allows residents of over 2,800 cities across the U.S. to match themselves with pre-screened local music instructors, facilitates just that. Cox’s secret might just be in the quality: instructors go through a laborious, seven-step application process, and the CEO (and onetime bass player) says about 80 percent hold advanced music degrees. Cox expects the company to double in size next year, while a partnership with Best Buy—including at-home lesson gift cards just in time for the holidays—is flourishing. The success is especially impressive in light of the recession, but it makes sense to Cox. "If the choice is between cutting out a steak dinner and cutting out your kids’ music lessons, most people choose the steak dinner."


Local business hosts special holiday gathering for foster care families
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Kids of all ages got into some shenanigans on Sunday.
Nearly 100 foster care families were treated to a special holiday gathering.
Shenanigans Entertainment Center donated time for foster kids to spend the day playing.
The business collects donations throughout the year to put on this special day.
It gives foster care families time to connect and have fun.
One organizer says it’s a chance many foster kids don’t get.
“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for some of these kids that we work with who have never been here, or whose parents wouldn’t have an opportunity to bring them. So our foster parents come, they enjoy the day with the kids, and it’s a great opportunity,” said Lila Barlow, Assistant Manage, Family and Children’s Section.
This is the third year Shenanigans put on this event for area foster care families.
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Antalya Old Town district is an important tourist point containing ancient ruins. These ruins are the fortifications surrounding the area and part of the harbour mine located in the Inner Harbour.
The walls that surround the region from the inside and out are common artifacts belonging to the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. There are up to 3000 houses within the walls in the area. The characteristic structures of the buildings not only give an idea of the architectural history of Antalya, but also best reflect the lifestyle, traditions and Customs in the region.
Today, the buildings in this area, which are an important entertainment center, are used as boutique hotels, restaurants, bars, cafes, hostels, shopping places, gift shops and houses.
Hadrian’s Gate, which is located on Atatürk Street and has been restored, is one of the most beautiful ancient monuments of Antalya. After entering through this gate, important historical monuments such as the Fluted Minaret Mosque, Keyhüsrev Madrasa, Karatay Madrasa, Iskele Mosque, Tekeli Mahmut Pasha Mosque will meet you within the walls.


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January 31st – March 15th, 2014
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Originally conceived loosely as a children’s book, the work in Drift is Weekley’s most explicitly narrative work to date. Issues of disconnect and ambiguity, both physical and emotional, are central to the story Drift tells. In building the world represented by the illustrations, a manufactured history and logic asserted itself – a jumble of memory and imagery inspired by the songs and visual legacy of country singer Dolly Parton.
Adam Weekley is a multi-media artist who has lived and worked in Buffalo since 2001. Born and raised in West Virginia, Weekley often mines personal history when developing imagery and content for his installations, sculptures, paintings and drawings. He is an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Villa Maria College.
Weekley’s show is the first in the 12 x 14 series at WNYBAC, which features 5 artists over the course of 12 months; each artists is charged with conducting a free hands-on workshop that will be open to the general public, as well as producing a print that measures 12″ x 14″ that will be compiled in an end-of-the-year, limited-edition portfolio.
12 x 14 is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo & New York State Legislature.
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A chance meeting with Stephen at a bar at the end of a long week sparked a conversation lasting well into the night and led Courtnie to declare that she had met the love of her life to her mom and best friend.
Brian had just moved from Denver to Austin to join his family’s business, and Rachel was in her second year of an OB/Gyn residency in Austin, when they met on a dating app.
We’ve heard the most interesting, and adorable ways Houston couples meet the love of their life—but Tamantha and Cory’s love story is definitely one of the cutest. “We met during residency orientation at UTMB in Galveston. Cory was sitting in the very last row of the auditorium, and I was in front of him. He watched me play Sonic on my iPhone over my shoulder and decided to spark up a conversation. That was the beginning of what I’ll always consider a special friendship,” recounts Tamantha.
Tamantha remembers the proposal like it was just yesterday, “I came home from working a long shift to Cory preparing chicken parmesan for me—which was the first dish he cooked for me when we started dating. Before we could even start thinking of food Cory disappeared from the living room, and our dog ran towards me. He had a little brown jewelry bag on his leash, and next to him was Cory kneeling on one knee!”
A year later the pair tied the knot at The Bell Tower on 34th. “Our aim was for a fresh look with a mix of bright colors. Everything was planned to be color coordinated—from the invitations, to bridesmaid dresses, and even the cake and flowers,” says Tamantha.
Cory wanted to add something unique for the groomsmen, so naturally, each one of them wore Marvel hero cuff links and socks.
“Our wedding day marks our third year anniversary of being together, and will always be a special day for us,” she adds. Congrats and best wishes to the newlyweds!
Photos: Steve Lee Photography | Venue: The Bell Tower on 34th
Almost a decade of dating and an intense game of “Super Mario World” brought childhood acquaintances Jennifer and Sean together forever.
“It happened at home, which is very us. He had somehow managed to write ‘Will you marry me?’ in a ‘Super Mario World’ game,” Jennifer says, though she didn’t realize at first that the words were meant for her! A resounding “yes” and 11 months later, the couple wed in a lush garden on a sunny March day among 68 of their closest friends and family.
“We knew that we didn’t want a huge wedding,” Jennifer says. “We loved how intimate and personal it felt and that we were able to spend time with everyone who attended.”
Adding to the intimacy of the affair, Jennifer’s sister designed all of the couple’s wedding invitations and stationery, and Sean’s best friend officiated the ceremony!
Jennifer and Sean booked their dream photographer, Serendipity Photography, to capture their bright floral arrangements, lush table designs and joyous dancing.
“Right from the start, we knew we wanted Serendipity as our photographers,” Jennifer says. “I’ve been following them on their blog for a few years, and I really love their style. Alice and Eric are awesome people as well.”
Jennifer and Sean will celebrate two years of marriage tomorrow! Congrats, and thanks for sharing your oh-so-special day with us on the Houston Wedding Blog!
Photos: Serendipity Photography
Brittany’s vision of a Moroccan-inspired wedding came to life at The Bell Tower on 34th. The rich color palette of fuchsia, purple, green and hints of orange incorporated in the flowers and décor added the perfect amount of sultry flair. Brittany and Ian wined and dined with 250 of their nearest and dearest with a lavish menu included lamb pops, crab cakes, prime rib and late night snacks. The candlelight dinner, live belly dancing performances and a camel photo op were just a few highlights of the night. Of course, it was only appropriate that Nadine Moon of Who Made The Cake! created a decadent 5-foot tall Moroccan plush pillow cake for the splendid occasion. Sounds like an affair to remember, right? Just wait ‘til you see the photos. Congrats and best wishes to the newlyweds!


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Localized violaceous red plaques, usually on the face and scalp.
Scaling, follicular plugging, atrophy, dyspigmentation, and telangiectasia of involved areas.
Common forms of cutaneous lupus include chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE), typically chronic scarring (discoid) lupus erythematosus (DLE), and erythematous nonscarring red plaques of subacute cutaneous LE (SCLE) (eFigure 6–40) (eFigure 6–41). All occur most frequently in photoexposed areas. Permanent hair loss and loss of pigmentation are common sequelae of discoid lesions. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is discussed in Chapter 20-07. Patients with SLE may have DLE or SCLE lesions.
Lupus erythematosus: photodistribution. (Reproduced, with permission, from Bondi EE, Jegasothy BV, Lazarus GS [editors]. Dermatology: Diagnosis & Treatment. Originally published by Appleton & Lange. Copyright © 1991 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.)
Discoid lupus erythematosus of the scalp causing scarring, hair loss, and depigmentation. Scaling is seen at the edges of the lesion. (Used, with permission, from S Goldstein, MD.)
Symptoms are usually mild. The lesions consist of violaceous red, well-localized, single or multiple plaques, 5–20 mm in diameter, usually on the head in DLE and the trunk in SCLE. In DLE, the scalp, face, and external ears (conchal bowl) may be involved (eFigure 6–41). In discoid lesions, there is atrophy, telangiectasia, central depigmentation, a hyperpigmented rim, and follicular plugging. On the scalp, significant permanent hair loss may occur in lesions of DLE. In SCLE, the lesions are erythematous annular or psoriasiform plaques up to several centimeters in diameter and favor the upper chest and back.
In patients with DLE, the possibility of SLE should be considered if the following findings are present: positive antinuclear antibody (ANA), other positive serologic studies (eg, anti-double-stranded DNA or anti-Smith antibody), high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, arthralgias/arthritis, hypocomplementemia, widespread lesions (not localized to the head), or nailfold changes (dilated or thrombosed nailfold capillary loops). Patients with marked photosensitivity and a picture otherwise suggestive of lupus may have negative ANA tests but are positive for antibodies against Ro/SSA or La/SSB (SCLE).
The diagnosis is based on the clinical appearance confirmed by skin biopsy in all cases. In DLE, the scales are dry and “thumbtack-like” and can thus be distinguished from those of seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis (eFigure 6–13). Older lesions that have left depigmented scarring or areas of hair loss will also differentiate lupus from these diseases. Ten percent of patients with SLE have discoid skin lesions, and 5% of patients with discoid lesions have SLE. ...


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The state will look at the options of extending the one flourishing public/private HIE statewide or using some CMS funding to make HIE services an extension of the Medicaid Management Information System
HP Enterprise Services has extended its agreement with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to continue managing North Carolina's Medicaid Management Information System
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ACS (now a division of Xerox) had won a bid to develop and implement a Medicaid Management Information System
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Working with the Wyoming Department of Health, ACS is helping to integrate the solution with the state's Medicaid Management Information System
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- Notes on Contributors
*AZALEA generally adheres to the McCune-Reischauer system in transcribing Korean into English. However, many Korean contributors have not followed this convention, and we respect their way of writing their names in English.
Brother Anthony of Taizé (An Sonjae) is an Emeritus Professor at Sogang University in Seoul. He is also a Chair-Professor in the International Creative Writing Center of Dankook University and is President of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch. He has published over thirty volumes of English translations of Korean literature, mostly poetry.
Russell Burge is a Ph.D. student in History at Stanford University, where he focuses on modern Korea. He has previously published art criticism through Artforum’s online Critics’ Picks column and fiction through the UCLA journal Westwind. He holds an A.M. from Harvard’s Regional Studies East Asia program and a B.A. in Art History from UCLA.
Cho Yong-Mee first began publishing poems in 1990 and has published five collections of poetry, including Anxiety Encroaches upon a Soul (1996), Ten Thousand Fish Fly up a Mountain (2000), Self Portrait in Hempen Mourning Clothes (2004), Cherry Trees Blossoming in My Cottage (2007), and The Planet of Memory (2011). She has received the Kim Dal Jin Literary Prize (2005) and the Kim Jun Seung Literary Prize (2012).
Chung Eun-Gwi is Associate Professor of the Department of English Literature at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. She got her Ph.D. at the Poetics Program, State University of New York [End Page 406] at Buffalo in 2005. Her publications include articles, translations, poems, and reviews in various journals including In/Outside: English Studies in Korea, Comparative Korean Studies, World Literature Today, Cordite, and Azalea, etc.
Heinz Insu Fenkl is a novelist, translator, and editor. His autobiographical novel, Memories of My Ghost Brother, was named a Barnes and Noble “Discover Great New Writers” selection in 1996 and a PEN/Hemingway Award finalist in 1997. He has also published short fiction in a variety of journals and magazines, as well as numerous articles on folklore and myth. His translation of Yi Mun-yol’s “An Anonymous Island” appeared in the September 2012 commemorative issue of The New Yorker, and his most recent translations of Cho O-hyun’s Zen poetry have appeared in Buddhist Poetry Review and Asia Literary Review. He currently teaches at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
John M. Frankl received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2003. He is currently Associate Professor of Korean and Comparative Literature at Yonsei University’s Underwood International College. His publications include a monograph in Korean titled Images of “The Foreign” in Korean Literature and Culture and articles on the essays of Yi Sang.
Wayne de Fremery is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Global Korean Studies at Sogang University. He is the author of a growing number of books and articles about the sociology and socialization of twentieth-century Korean literary texts. His current book project is titled “How Poetry Mattered in 1920s Korea.” Books and journals designed by Wayne have appeared from the Korea Institute at Harvard, the University of Washington, and Wayne’s award-winning small press, Tamal Vista Publications. Wayne is also at work on a number of digital humanities projects with collaborators at Sogang, UC Berkeley, [End Page 407] the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Hyundai MnSoft, Microsoft Research, and Google.
Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton are the translators of numerous volumes of modern Korean fiction, most recently River of Fire: Stories by O Chŏnghŭi (2012) and How in Heaven’s Name: A Novel of World War II by Cho Chŏngnae (2012). They have received several awards and fellowships, including a National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship, the first ever given for a translation from the Korean; and a residency at the Banff International Literary Translation Centre, the first ever awarded to translators from any Asian language. Their translations have appeared in Manōa, Seattle Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Bruce Fulton is the inaugural holder of the Young-Bin Min Chair in Korean Literature and Literary Translation, Department of...


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Adsorption equilibrium of light hydrocarbon mixtures by monte carlo simulation
Cabral, V. F., Castier, M., Tavares, F. W.
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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The procedure presented by Cabral et al. (2003) was used to predict the adsorption of multicomponent mixtures of methane, ethane, propane, and n-butane adsorbed on Silicalite S-115 at 300 K. The methodology employed uses the algorithm of molecular simulation for the grand canonical ensemble as an equation of state for the adsorbed phase. The adsorbent surface is modeled as a two-dimensional lattice in which solid heterogeneity is represented by of two kinds of sites with different adsorption energies. In all cases presented, the simulations described well the adsorption characteristics of the systems.
- Monte Carlo simulation of lipid mixtures: finding phase separation.
- Monte Carlo simulation of the adsorption of phenol on gold electrodes: a simple model
- Monte Carlo simulation of equilibrium globular protein folding: alpha-helical bundles with long loops.
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A beltway is a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to go through that urban area. Other terms are "ring road" and "orbital motorway." Unlike urban highways, beltways generally require little or no demolition of existing property, as where possible they run through non-built up areas.
"The Beltway" as a proper noun typically refers to I-495, properly called "The Capital Beltway," the eastern half of which is also designated I-95. The Capital Beltway is a 6- to 10-lane highway which surrounds Washington DC. It loops through Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia (and for a very short distance over the waters of the District of Columbia), crossing the Potomac River in two different locations. The American Legion Bridge and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge are choke-points for area traffic.
Because the Beltway is a closed loop, the usual directional terminology used on other highways is ineffective in describing I-495. Thus, rather than traveling on North I-495 or East I-495, the two directions on the Beltway are called the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop". Travelers on the Inner Loop of the Beltway move in a "clockwise" direction, while Outer Loop travelers travel the opposite direction. For a few miles on either side of the Wilson Bridge, each of the loops splits into local and express (through) roadways, for a total of four roadways called (from north to south) Inner Loop — Local, Inner Loop — Through, Outer Loop — Through, and Outer Loop — Local.
The Beltway is an extremely busy roadway, used by tourists, commuters and interstate travelers. During rush hour it is not uncommon for the Beltway to slow to thirty miles per hour or less due to the factors such as traffic volume, accidents or weather related delays. Indeed, it is the third most congested freeway in the United States.
The phrase "Inside the Beltway" refers to political matters related to the Capitol in Washington DC. "Inside the Beltway" is also a regular column in the Washington Times. Most governmental agencies and buildings are located inside the Beltway in Maryland, DC or Virginia.
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- "Beltway," from Dictionary.com
- "Woodrow Wilson Bridge," from Roads to the Future
- GPS study ranks Capital Beltway third worst for freeway congestion, The Washington Post, January 21, 2010

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Guillemot Nebula - Tired Hands Brewing Company
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Reviews by WorldWideStout:
4.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Opaque, dark brown body. Three-finger head that recedes down to about half a finger after my first few sips. Not much lacing.
S: The 50% aged in red wine barrels is immediately evident. Notes of cherries, lemons, lactic acid, and every once and awhile a little bit of sweet bourbon as well. Somewhat reminds me of Supplication.
T: I get fruit first - tart cherries and lemons again. This is immediately followed by vinous, musty red wine flavors. In the middle some notes of vanilla and bourbon come in, with lactic acid in the background. Towards the end the taste tapers away, and the aftertaste is that of slightly charred oak, lasting for a good ten seconds. The taste seems like a combination of Supplication and a Flanders Oud Bruin to me. No heat is detectable. If I had scored this after the first third of the bottle, it would have been a bit lower, but as it warmed up I got more complexity, especially with those flavors in the middle.
M: Lots of gentle carbonation. Not as evident as in most saisons, and is gone by about half way through the sip. There is a creaminess to the liquid that I enjoy (ninja edit: that's what she said), which is not typical in the saisons I've had.
O: A resounding winner, though not particularly reminiscent of a typical saison. I would like the flavor to be a little more present and less bitter at the end, and would enjoy being able to smell more bourbon and oak. A bit of spiciness from the wood would have made this even better, but it was a treat as is.
Serving type: bottle
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3.75/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle pour at Woodshop 8 held at The Hermosillo in Los Angeles, CA.
Thanks to Chris F. for sharing this one.
Pours a murky brown with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is slightly sour and tart with roasted malt, fruit, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with slightly sour and tart roasted malt and fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty but the sour aspect comes across slightly better in the aroma.
Serving type: bottle
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Guillemot Nebula from Tired Hands Brewing Company
93 out of 100 based on 120 ratings.

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