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Security forces arrest man suspected of killing British diplomat in Lebanon

The Lebanese security forces said that a taxi driver suspected of killing a 30-year-old British diplomat, Rebecca Dykes over the weekend in the north-east of Beirut have been arrested on Monday.

A judicial source close to the investigation also said that the suspect is Lebanese and is being interrogated by the security authorities.

The sources said that the suspect will later be transferred to an investigative judge.

The sources said that the case is being treated as a criminal case and, so far, appears that it was not politically motivated.

A Lebanese security source said that initial findings showed that the driver tried to sexually assault Dykes but she managed to fight him, “the suspect then strangled her.’’

Dykes,  was found on the side of a highway in north-eastern Lebanon on Saturday afternoon, and police identified her on Sunday.

Dykes was last seen on Friday night in a bar with a female friend in the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood.

On LinkedIn, Dykes said she was working for Britain’s Department for International Development and as policy manager with the Libya team at the Foreign Office.

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What is Suite Metering?

Suite Metering is the only fair way to allocate utility costs amongst Residents of multi-suite properties. Traditional Bulk Metering takes the aggregate of the building’s utility usage and costs, and then splits it up equally to all suites based on square footage.
This is an unfair way of splitting utility costs.

Bulk metering vs. Suite metering

Suite Metering

  • Each suite is monitored by its own meter
  • Each suite receives its own bill
  • User-Pay System where residents pay only for what they use in their suite
  • Beneficial to utility conservers
  • Encourages conservation of utilities
  • High users responsible for high costs

Bulk Metering

  • Entire building is monitored by one meter
  • Entire building receives one bill
  • Cost of aggregate bill is split up between residents based on the size of their suite
  • Beneficial to utility wasters
  • Encourages wasteful use of utilities
  • Low users subsidize cost of high users

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With the cost of utilities increasing each year due to a number of factors, aging infrastructure, supply and demand, wage increases etc., the facts below are even more reasons why Suite Metering is the only fair way to allocate utility costs among multi-unit residents.

Allows for each suite to be individually metered, giving residents control over their utility usage and ultimately, their utility costs.

On average, electrical Suite Metering reduces the overall in-suite costs by up to 30%.

Suite Metering lowers the utility portion of maintenance fees, making the property more attractive to prospective buyers and renters.

On average, 329 litres of water is used per person, per day across Canada. With water costs increasing 10% per year, installing water Suite Meters can reduce those fees by up to 39%.

Every month you don't Suite Meter, your building potentially loses thousands of dollars. Based on a typical 100 suite residential building, for electrical the building could lose up to $3000 per month, and for water up to $1800 per month.

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A bulk metered multi-suite building in Toronto wanted to review their electrical consumption, and approached Priority for a Test Metering system.

Test Metering equipment provided to monitor the total suite consumption for the building.

Data Monitoring

Monitored from April 30th to June 30th, and then compared to monthly electricity bills.

Data Analysis

  • Suite Usage 244,365 kWh = $28,993
  • Common Area Usage 79,719 kWh = $9,448
  • Total 324,084 kWh = $38,441

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  • Monthly Savings: $3,624 Annual Savings: $43,489
  • Monthly Electricity Savings: 30,546 kWh

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Saving money through Suite Metering is all about reducing suite electrical consumption. When a building has a high percentage of total electricity usage at suite level, their savings from Suite Metering will also be high. Implementing a Test Metering system can identify those potential savings.

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A 185 suite condo located in Scarborough had electrical Suite Meters installed by Priority. The Condo Corporation was interested in finding out how much consumption and money they had saved since the Suite Metering system has been in place.

To evaluate the electricity savings one year after Suite Metering the building.

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Actual bulk bills were compared to expected, weather adjusted, electricity consumption.

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Once the meters were installed and the resident billing began, the calculations took into account; any significant suite vacancies/extended vacations, any Energy Conservation Measures that were implemented (energy efficient exhaust fans and lighting), historical weather data, and a comparison to the main bulk meter consumption for the building prior to Suite Metering and the sum of the Suite Meter reads for the year following meter installation.

Analysis of Savings

Over the duration of this study, the following analysis and savings were determined:

  • Annual Consumption: Predicted annual baseline electrical consumption (kWh) prior to Suite Metering = 1,177,378.35 kWh
  • Actual annual electrical consumption one year after Suite Metering = 1,026,340.00 kWh
  • Annual Savings: kWh = 151,038.35 $21,145.37 based on $0.14 per kWh

The Outcome

The cost savings above was then reimbursed to The Condo Corporation through the Save On Energy program.

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The Case

A Condo Corporation of a 55 suite building located in Scarborough retained an Energy Auditing company to conduct a Measurement and Verification Savings Calculation in order to identify the savings associated with the Suite Metering project implemented by Priority.

To compare resident electrical consumption before and after the Suite Meters were installed, and individual resident billing began.

Data Collection

Monthly bills showing the electricity consumed by the building one year after Suite Meters were installed by Priority, were compared to the previous two years of consumption.

Measurement & Calculation

Over the duration of the analysis, the calculations took the following into account; annual Heating Degree Days, comparison of tenant load before billing began, any changes to occupancy, and major electricity using equipment in the building.

Analysis of Savings

Over the duration of this study, the following analysis and potential savings were determined:

  • Annual Consumption prior to Resident Billing – 882,465 kWh
  • After Resident Billing Began – 680,315 kWh
  • Projected Annual Savings: 237,294 kWh - $24,203.99 based on $0.102/kWh

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Once upon a time we were a village.  Now life was not perfect, but the village’s greatest treasures and most vulnerable members – its children and its Elders – for the most part, were loved, protected and respected.  Parents, extended family members, educators, school administrators, religious leaders, health care professionals and providers, social services professionals and providers, the business community, legislators, and neighbors worked together to help positively shape the minds and souls of the children of the village. In their eyes, children were the “Promise of a New Day” and the “heart and soul” of the village. The village symbolized hope – it was a vibrant oasis.  Today, a dark cloud of chaos and hopelessness hovers over the village as it grapples with chaos, fatherlessness, intergenerational incarceration, the “school-to-prison pipeline,” and rising violence.  It is difficult to feel loved, protected, and safe or to dream about and plan for your future in an environment that is besieged by chaos and hopelessness.  Perhaps we simply need to rebuild the village.  Perhaps it is time for the children who were once raised by the village to, in some way, raise the village.

Through a powerful two-tiered initiative – Fathers And Children Together  (F.A.C.T.) – Mr. Sam Brown, the Chairman of Unity Community Action Network (UCAN) and Mr. Luis Gonzalez, President of the Latin American Cultural Exchange Organization (L.A.C.E.O.) at SCI Graterford are raising the village by helping the village raise its children.  F.A.C.T. is the result of a historic collaboration among African American and Latino incarcerated men at SCI Graterford to resolve the key challenges of Fatherlessness, intergenerational incarceration, the “school-to-prison pipeline” and violence that serve as obstacles to living a happier, healthier, and longer life and helping our children – the Next Generation of Leaders, Husbands, Fathers, Wives, and Mothers – from maturing into purpose-driven, productive, and successful adults.  Under Mr. Brown’s leadership, fathers at SCI Graterford are reunited with their children while mothers are simultaneously moved into the Fatherhood equation.  The initiative is fully embraced and supported by Pennsylvania State Representative The Honorable Ronald G. Waters.  F.A.C.T. is a national model to resolve Fatherlessness, intergenerational incarceration, and the “school-to-prison” pipeline that provides an orientation session and workshops for Fathers incarcerated at SCI Graterford and visitation with their children.  The conclusion of the program is punctuated with a graduation ceremony where participating Fathers receive a certificate.

Mothers of the children who are reunited with their incarcerated fathers also participate in an orientation session and a series of workshops.  On alternating Thursdays and Fridays, on a weekly basis, the children are brought to SCI Graterford by their mothers and members of F.A.C.T.’s external team.  While the children visit with their Fathers, the mothers along with members of F.A.C.T.’s external team which is headed up by the Office Manager for The Honorable Ronald G. Waters, gather at a separate location for dinner and conversation.  The relaxed environment provides the mothers with an opportunity to interact with each other and discuss any issues they may have.

Its holistic approach to parenting is one of a number of reasons that F.A.C.T. is being heralded as a powerful game changer to help eradicate the causative factors for intergenerational incarceration and the “school-to-prison pipeline”.    Why is F.A.C.T. such a powerful game changer?  A dynamic psychological component is skillfully embedded in this heart-string tugging, “button pushing”, and results-oriented initiative which produces subtle positive  behavioral changes.   Whether you are an observer or a participant, it is impossible not to be moved emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually.

On Saturday, 22 February 2014, I had an opportunity to observe the orientation session and workshops provided for the mothers.  The mothers were accompanied by their children.  While the mothers participated in the orientation session and workshops, the children immersed themselves in arts and crafts projects, courtesy of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.   Stepping out on faith and not knowing what to expect, the mothers streamed into a conference room at the Walnut Park Plaza in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The mothers learned about the F.A.C.T. program and met members of the initiative’s external team along with three women who are F.A.C.T. alumni.   Through a series of workshops, the mothers explored a myriad of issues which included parenting, relationships,  and stress.  The mothers were reminded that children see and hear everything, mimic their behavior and speech, and that they – the mothers – are their children’s role models.  They were cautioned to be aware of every aspect of their behavior and the manner in which they speak to their children.   The importance of ensuring that children had contact with their incarcerated father was emphasized.  Estranged relationships between mothers and fathers were not to be used as an excuse to deny children access to their incarcerated father.   One of the program’s successes which involved a behavioral change was shared with the group.  Prior to participating in the F.A.C.T. program, an incarcerated father would engage the mother of his child in a discussion first on the telephone and would then later ask to speak with his child.  Now, when he calls, he immediately asks to speak with his child and after bonding with his child over the telephone, he then speaks with his child’s mother. From time to time, the issues discussed during the workshops tugged at the women’s heartstrings.  A number of them were moved to tears.  At the end of the orientation session and workshops, the women who had walked into the meeting as strangers had become friends.  They were talking to one another, smiling, and hugging each other.    The F.A.C.T. program had created a “sisterhood”!

Several weeks later, on Friday, 7 March 2014, I joined a group of mothers and children assembled at State Representative Ronald G. Waters’ office located off the 60th Street business corridor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where we boarded a waiting van which whisked us, Representative Waters’ Office Manager and members of the F.A.C.T. program’s external team to SCI Graterford.  Once all of the children were accounted for and issued wrist bands which bore a handwritten description of their destination, the mothers along with several members of the F.A.C.T. external team exited the prison.  They would spend time together at a nearby restaurant for dinner and conversation.

The group of men – which included one grandfather – stood patiently at a window in the cafeteria.  It was a vantage point from where they could observe the children walk down a ramp leading to the cafeteria. When the men caught glimpses of the children walking toward the cafeteria, a bright smile illuminated their faces.  You could sense their joy.  The room erupted into applause.  Yes, the Men gave the children a standing ovation as they walked into the room!  And the children smiled broadly, waved, and ran into their outstretched arms.  After greeting each other with hugs and kisses, the Fathers and children sat down together at tables where they ate snacks and talked.  An interactive workshop session was conducted with the Fathers and the children by three co-facilitators, under the watchful eye of Mr. Sam Brown, the Chairman of UCAN.

Fathers, children, and members of the F.A.C.T. external team were asked to sit in chairs arranged in a large circle.  To relieve the stress and tension that developed as a result of the Fathers waiting patiently, but anxiously, for the children’s arrival, coupled with the long ride to SCI Graterford the children endured, a relaxation technique was implemented.  Everyone was instructed to hold the hand of the person sitting next to them, to take a deep breath and inhale and to, after a few seconds, exhale.  The inhalation and exhalation of oxygen has a calming effect.  We were then instructed to stand up and stretch our arms upward and then in a circular motion.  Children in the group were received a valuable lesson on how to relieve anxiety and stress.

Co-facilitators of the workshop asked the children to express their feelings.  They were given permission to talk about the emotions they were feeling on the long trip to SCI Graterford. One child stated that she thought about writing a letter to her father.  She also stated that she was frustrated at having to wait so long to see her father.  This revelation moved the co-facilitators to ask each Father and each child to describe the emotions they felt while waiting to see each other.  The Fathers and their children experienced the same set of emotions … frustration, anxiety, and stress.  An interesting lesson was pointed out by one of the co-facilitators to the group:  Fathers and children experience the same emotions.  This exercise pointed out the need to provide children with an opportunity to articulate what they are feeling while at the same time teaching children in the group how to express their feelings in a constructive manner.

Each Father and child was asked to stand up and introduce each other.  One by one, each Father introduced himself by providing his name, then turning to his son or daughter and introducing him or her to the group.  Each child introduced himself or herself to the group, and then turned to gaze into the face of their Father while proudly declaring to the group, “This is my father!”

The final exercise involved each Father standing up, facing their child, and speaking from their heart to their child.  There were three dramatically moving moments that occurred during this emotionally intense exercise:

A Father stood up and faced his teenaged daughter and told her, “ . . . I was not there when you were born.  I was not there when you took your first step or on your first day of school.  I will not be there to see you graduate.  But I love you.”

The sole grandfather in the group stood up and talked to his granddaughter who was too emotionally overcome to stand in front of the group.  As she sat in her chair weeping silently, he talked about the fact that he had been incarcerated for 23 years, that he hoped to leave prison soon, and that he loved his granddaughter.

And then there was the Father who stood up with his son and daughter in front of the group.  He hugged them both as he told him that he loved them.  The daughter responded:  “Daddy, I love you.  I miss you.  I want you to come home.”  She, her brother, and Father, briefly turned their backs to the group, held on to each other, and wept.

At the conclusion of the session, one of the co-facilitators sensed the need for the mood to be lightened and asked:  “Who knows a joke that they can tell the group?  Let’s have one of the children tell a joke.”   The room erupted in laughter when one of the older children – a teenager – offered a humorous riddle.

The Fathers and children hugged each other amid choruses of “I love you”.  Within seconds, the children and their fathers separated and moved to opposite ends of the room in front of a door.  Yet, it seemed as if we were all moving in slow motion.  As the group of Fathers and children silently moved to a respective door, they exchanged one final glance at each other before disappearing behind the door.  No words were spoken.  As the group of children silently moved through the door leading to a ramp that would reunite them with their mothers who were waiting in the reception area on the next floor, I looked back at the group of Fathers who were exiting the room.  The group of men at the door had dwindled down to two.  I watched these two Fathers turn, glance at their child, and walk through a door that quickly closed behind them.   These men never uttered a sound, but the somber look in their eyes spoke volumes.  .

Diane Aisha Sears is the United States Coordinator for 2014 International Men’s Day (; Chair of the 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Coordination Committee; and a member of the University Council for Fatherhood and Men’s Studies Program at Akamai University (

  1. This program sounds like it could be a life changer to many men especially those that keep returning back to prison. It will let the father no the importance of being a productive role model for their children and express it to there sons how they do not want them to go through what they are expericing and I pray that my son who is currenlty an inmate at SCI Gratersford is afforded the opportunity to become familar with this. My only concern is that the mother of his son will not allow his son to participate. My son raised his son for well over 14 years of his life without his mothers physical or finacial support and he did an excellant job with the assistance of his fiance & our family. He really needs to be reunited with his son who is now 16 and currently being raised by his mother who is bipolar & ADHD and has five more children by five different fathers, and will not allow my grandson to spend time with his fathers family. My grandson has sickle cell & epilesy and the stress of caring for his younger siblings is really effecting his health. His relationship with his father is really necessary for health reasons as well.

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He’s only covering space, he’s not really covering a guy… I’m not taking [his stats and playmaking ability] from him because he is a good corner. But as far as being a shutdown corner, man-to-man guy, in my eyes, I don’t believe that.

Peterson is an electric returner and has taken snaps at receiver in addition to his cornerback duties. Peterson travels with top-tier receivers and is a very fluid athlete.

Sherman, who typically drops into a deep-third Cover 3 zone, doesn’t follow opposing receivers. In fact, according to ESPN, Sherman was located on the right side of the field 98% of the time.

On the opposing side of the debate table sits Sherman, who recently inked a four-year, $56 Million extension. He tweeted out an NFL Network infographic backing up his play on the gridiron.

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Half my life is an act of revision.
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I’m with J.I. It seems most of the second half of my life has been devoted unlearning the craft of writing. Despite having written millions of words in all manner of forms, creative writing remains tedious, if not downright torturous. When I write a short story, I can easily compile four or five drafts before it starts to look okay. My current novel underwent seven month-long revisions. Now I love to write, but this is too much. Hoping to short-circuit this busywork, I decided to perform an experiment on a human subject. I would observe myself writing to pinpoint where it bogs down by drafting a mini-scene and taking note of what I had to do to whip it into shape. Prompted by a short story I’m having trouble with, this text popped out of my head:

Melissa didn’t want to call Bill, but decided she simply had to. She got up from the table and entered the living room in search of her phone. At first she didn’t see the dog. She turned to leave and turned back. “No you don’t! Get down! Bad dog!” Zeppo the Spaniel sheepishly slunk to the floor and Melissa sat down on the spot he had warmed to phone Bill.

See how the words plod onto the page? That’s no surprise, given that I spent half my life writing expository prose in one form or another: memos and business letters; research papers and grant proposals; software manuals full of technical procedures. Such writing, experts agree, should be terse and to the point, well chunked by headings and summarized in bulleted lists. Desiccated paragraphs of straightforward declarative sentences featuring no-nonsense words.

It took an amazingly long time to unlearn exposition once I started writing articles and, particularly, fiction, and I never quite shook off my proclivity for prosaic prosody (or alliteration, it seems). It tends to take hold when I’m describing pictures in my head—scenes, actions, events—like the woman coming into the room and seeing her disobedient dog on the couch. Just the facts, Ma’am.

Notice that I omitted verbs from the last sentences of the last two paragraphs? You can’t do that as a tech writer. Well you can, but it’s frowned upon by editors. I dropped them just to loosen up. Didn’t seem necessary, just like the subject of this sentence. When conveying relatively abstract concepts, it seems I put words together differently than when I’m unreeling physical descriptions, painting what my mind’s eye sees. Makes sense. We use different areas of our brains when processing pictures and navigating through space than when forming words.

So why, I came to think, not make use of my disability instead of slapping myself on the wrist every time I expel a deadpan sentence that floats by the reader like a dead fish? Go with the flow, hang in the zone, stifle that inner critic, and let it all just burble out, however miserable its meter. And then, edit it mercilessly.

But that’s not so easy for a fellow who writes a sentence or two, gets up, and wanders around for several minutes before sending himself back to his seat and rubbing his nose in his document. If you must know, my writing process stutters so because I simply can’t decide what to say—or even what should happen—next. Try as I might, I find myself incapable of plotting out a story. Even if I know how it will end, getting there is more than half the fun; indeed, it’s why I write. And so, my creative process careens me around the house. In my perambulations I am either peering around mental corners to visualize what should come next or thinking about something else entirely. As when half an hour ago after finishing the sentence above that ends “…around the house,” I excused myself and went to the kitchen, where I cut up pieces of chicken for a salad for supper, even though it was still morning. After I washed my hands of that, I went back to work and rewrote that sentence before boldly scribbling on.

Writing is like night driving for me. The shapes of things aren’t apparent until they loom in cones of my headlights. If I’m lucky, features down the road illuminate themselves like lit-up billboards to highlight the way forward, but that doesn’t happen as much as I’d like, at least not on the literary paths I tend to frequent that approach my unknown destination by meandering along byways, not as the crow flies.

But anyway, that opening passage. Let’s see if I can wrestle it to the mat now:

As she swirled milk into her teacup, Bill’s countenance swam up from the bottom to taunt her. A sign. Melissa averted her eyes and pushed away, knowing she couldn’t put this off any longer. Where had she left her phone? Her eyes swept kitchen surfaces, then off she went to revisit the bedroom and the dining room before spotting the thing on the living room coffee table. Scooping it up, she crooked her torso around to march back, only to halt in mid-crook to croak, “Zeppo, you bad boy! Get off the couch! You know that’s off limits!” The Spaniel with the white monocle shook his head and slouched onto the floor. Melissa took his place and dialed Bill.

Okay, so Version Two is nearly twice as long, but see what you get for a longer attention span: contextualization; motivation; imagery; action verbs. More showing, less telling. Still not Joyce or Hemingway, but it’s at least a scene you can picture. So how did that happen?

I’ll let you in on a dirty little secret: Version One isn’t what I originally wrote, and Version Two is the result of plot development, not just editing. Here’s Version Zero:

Melissa got up from the table and entered the living room in search of her phone. At first she didn’t see the dog. She turned to leave and turned back. “No you don’t! Get down! Bad dog!” Zeppo the Spaniel sheepishly slunk to the floor.

Besides some activity, what’s missing is cause and effect. Something Melissa doesn’t want to deal with causes her to search for her phone. Once she finds it, she uses it reluctantly, perhaps to clear her conscience. None of this was present in the fragment of my imagination I first jotted down. To sculpt it into literature I had to erect a semantic scaffold around it, a matrix of meaning. For present purposes (exposition!), it wouldn’t do to have Version One lack plot elements found in Version Two, so I retroactively added the new bits to the first version in raw form, paying no attention to grace and style.

I still don’t know what Melissa (or Bill) wants, but if and when that occurs to me, I can raise the scaffolding higher. And once I understand why Melissa needs to talk to Bill but is reluctant to call him, I can get a handle on their conversation and bookend my little passage to create a full-fledged scene. Of course, even then I won’t be done, because I don’t yet have a story that this scene slots into. You see how it works.

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Living-Peace-3Starting in 2015, Promundo and partners will implement a four-year expansion of the innovative Living Peace program throughout North and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Using group therapy and group education techniques, Living Peace addresses the trauma associated with conflict and promotes equitable, nonviolent paths to healing for individuals, families and communities. Partnering with Institut Superieur du Lac (ISL), Benenfance, and HEAL Africa, Promundo will launch the project in Goma, DRC in January 2015, reaching thousands of community members during the project’s first year of implementation.

Democratic Republic of the Congo, which endured devastating wars and violent conflict during recent decades continues to be affected by high levels of gender inequality and violence at home and in the community. In a recent survey conducted with men and women in eastern DRC, approximately half of all women reported that they had experienced sexual violence from a husband or male partner.

Promundo’s Living Peace program works to prevent violence in post-conflict settings by providing a combination of evidence-based psychosocial support and group education to men to help them develop positive coping strategies and rebuild peaceful partner relations. The program’s group therapy sessions also lead to social restoration within communities by bringing men and families together to share their experiences.

Based on the success of Living Peace groups piloted in Goma and Luvungi, DRC and in northern Burundi, the four-year scale-up project will expand the program’s reach throughout North and South Kivu. Of particular focus will be communities most affected by high rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and other forms of trauma, ethnic tensions, and an elevated risk of renewed conflict. To achieve sustainable, gender-equitable peace, the program will provide psychosocial support to men and their families, as well as work with men and boys to transform norms around masculinity.

Building on its current model, in 2015 the Living Peace project will adopt a fully integrated approach, working at all levels of the community and with key institutions, including the police, the military, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), service-providing organizations, and other NGOs. The program’s multiple activities will work in concert to achieve its objectives, which include improving the quality of services offered to survivors of SGBV, providing psychosocial support to ex-combatants, and building the capacity of local organizations – including ISL, Benenfance, and HEAL Africa – to ensure the program’s sustainability. The activities will include:

  • Training health sector, police, and military workers to question and change rigid, gender-inequitable, and violence-supportive norms and attitudes.
  • Training peace ambassadors to stabilize the negative effects of war and conflict within the community by strengthening individuals’ capacities to cope in constructive ways. A gender-specific approach will help promote equal access to services for both men and women that meet their different needs.
  • Restoring peaceful partner relations by educating men and women about family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Strengthening Congolese civil society organizations, particularly by building the capacity of local organizations, to address the various psychological and socio-economic problems that men, women, and their families face post conflict.
  • Institutionalizing the Living Peace approach to ensure sustainability by local, Congolese-run NGOs through the establishment of a permanent Living Peace training and research institute. The institute will provide training, research, and capacity building in the region and throughout the country both during and after the implementation of the four-year project.

The Living Peace program in North and South Kivu is expected to reach around 900 young and adult men during the first year alone, along with thousands more female partners and community members. By training health sector and public security officials, restoring peaceful partner relations, and institutionalizing the Living Peace approach, the program is expected to contribute to a reduction in gender-based violence, improved sexual and reproductive health and rights, greater gender equality, and increased human security.

Funding for the first year of the project is provided by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Great Lakes Regional Programme.

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Number of Hospital Mistakes Could Be 10 Times Greater Than Originally Thought, Says New Study

A new study reveals some disturbing information about medical errors. According to a report in the journal Health Affairs, up to 1/3rd of people admitted to US hospitals end up becoming the victim of a medical mistake. That’s 10 times more hospital errors occurring than previously thought. In South Florida, our Miami medical malpractice lawyers represent victims injured as a result of all kinds of medical errors and we have seen the catastrophic consequences that can occur. The study used data from a new hospital mistake tracking system to come up with its findings. Researchers looked at the records of 795 patients admitted to three US hospitals in 2004. They used a new method that involved looking for “triggers” to indicate possible problems, such as abnormal lab results or a stop order on a prescription. The team would then look to see if a medical mistake had been made. The Global Trigger Tool found 354 adverse events occurring in 33.2% of admissions. These findings of medical mistakes are much higher than what other studies have reported. Also according to the study: • Medical mistakes happen in one out of every three hospital stays. • Approximately 7% of patients affected sustain permanent injuries or die as a result. Our Palm Beach medical malpractice attorneys are here to offer you a free case evaluation. Examples of common hospital mistakes: • Wrong-site surgery • Medication mix-ups • Anesthesia errors • Surgical errors • Patient neglect • Wrong diagnosis • Delayed diagnosis • Birthing malpractice • Failure to obtain informed consent • Poor post-operative care • Nursing errors Medical errors in hospitals go undetected, study suggests, Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2011 Related Web Resources: Medical Malpractice, Nolo Health Affairs More Blog Posts: $19.2M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Awarded to Family of Girl with Cerebral Palsy, Florida Injury Attorney, March 23, 2011 Florida Judge Who Intends to File West Palm Beach Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Surgeons and Radiologist Says Sponge was Left Inside His Body, Florida Injury Attorney, September 29, 2010 Ft. Lauderdale Hospital and Orthopedic Surgeon Must Pay $2.15 Million Medical Malpractice Award to Former Teen Ballerina, Florida Injury Attorney, June 24, 2010

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Reproductive counseling in the age of Zika virus

Sex, contraception, pregnancy, fear… Here’s what health care providers can do for their patients.

by Abigail Cutler, MD

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*This article was updated on July 16, 2017, to reflect the most recent guidance and data.

The recent spread of the Zika virus, mainly a mosquito-borne illness, poses a possible threat to all women who may become pregnant. We now know that when contracted during pregnancy, the Zika virus causes microcephaly and other severe neurological defects in the developing fetus. It is also strongly associated with other adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, including intrauterine growth restriction and pregnancy loss.

Recent research shows that Zika can be transmitted through sex, including vaginal, oral, and anal sex. As of this writing, 5,381 cases of Zika have been reported in the continental United States and Hawaii, including 1,997 in pregnant women. Summer mosquito season is upon us and the types of mosquito that carry the virus (genus Aedes) are now firmly established in the U.S. Mosquito-borne transmission of Zika occurred in multiple states in the past year, and travel-associated Zika cases have been reported in most states.

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With news of Zika virus making headlines on a daily basis, health care providers face questions from patients who understandably fear Zika’s potential impact on their current or future pregnancies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been developing guidance for patients and providers on an ongoing basis. The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) also created a handy toolkit for health care providers based on the CDC's guidance.

What we know (and don’t) about sexual transmission of Zika

We now know that the Zika virus can be transmitted during sex by both men and women infected with Zika in the absence of barrier protection—before, during and after the onset of symptoms such as fever. We also know that the virus is found in both blood and semen and seems to persist longer in semen. In one case, it was present in semen up to 62 days after the onset of fever. We do not yet know whether men and women without symptoms can spread the virus to their partners.

Future Zika research will likely address these gaps in our knowledge. In the meantime, the CDC recommends that men who live in or have traveled to areas with active Zika virus transmission either use a condom for every sex act or abstain from sexual intercourse with their partners for a specific duration of time. (Find those specific guidelines here.)

Pregnancy planning in the age of Zika

How should we respond when a patient asks how best to think about her reproductive life plans in the setting of Zika?

The public health concerns surrounding Zika virus transmission serve to remind us that all women of reproductive age need and deserve up-to-date, evidence-based, and bias-free information on the full range of contraception and family planning services in order to exercise full autonomy over their reproductive lives. For women who wish to avoid pregnancy in the setting of a Zika outbreak, health care providers should offer counseling on and access to all contraceptive methods.

If you have a patient who's not pregnant and has been exposed to Zika and shown symptoms, you can test to confirm the diagnosis and assure them that our best evidence suggests that a Zika infection is cleared by the body on its own. The current advice for females is to wait at least 8 weeks after exposure or onset of symptoms before attempting to get pregnant. Men who may have been exposed to Zika or who've been diagnosed with Zika infection should wait at least 6 months before attempting pregnancy, whether or not they've shown symptoms of infection. Currently, there is no evidence that Zika virus will cause poor pregnancy or infant outcomes in pregnancies conceived after the resolution of maternal infection, though our data is limited. If she has recently had unprotected sex, you should give her full counseling on her emergency contraception options.

If your patient is pregnant and worried about Zika—whether the pregnancy is wanted, unwanted, or she feels ambiguous about it—she is likely to have lots of questions. Be prepared to provide information on the potential risks to her fetus, the types of testing you’d recommend to monitor the pregnancy, and her pregnancy options.

All women, including those with Zika, deserve quality reproductive care

Decisions about pregnancy timing and planning are personal and complex, and counseling around these topics should be individualized. Regardless of our female patients’ exposure to Zika, we must ensure that they are supported in ways that respect their right to shared decision-making and safeguard their access to comprehensive reproductive health care. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists encourages comprehensive and patient-centered contraceptive and preconception counseling for all women at risk for or diagnosed with Zika infection. ACOG also offers online resources to help providers stay up-to-date with the latest evidence and guidelines.

Abigail Cutler, MD, is a resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. She plans to pursue a fellowship in family planning because she believes that reproductive health care is a fundamental human right. When she’s not at work, she can usually be found reading on her porch, working in her (tiny) garden, or relaxing in a bubble bath.
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Morneau Shepell Gets VRSP Approval

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Morneau Shepell Asset & Risk Management Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morneau Shepell, has completed the final step required to offer a voluntary retirement savings plan (VRSP) in Quebec. After first being approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers to act as an administrator, the company has now registered its VRSP with the Régie des rentes du Québec. It is currently available to Québec employers that want to introduce the program before legislated deadlines. (End of Article)

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Don’t Have a Cow: Managing Your Stress at Work.

Having a career is great, especially in these very troubled times (remember to vote!). But as we make our way up the corporate ladder, our responsibilities hit the top rung with our stress levels not far behind. For those of us new to the 8 to 5 (what I’ve discovered is often the 7:30 to 6:30) managing our stress can be a challenge. However, there are some easy tricks that may help us chill out and minimize stress at work. Here we go:

Take five minutes. No one understands the instant response mentality perpetuated by the email driven workplace more than me. But unless your job consists of preventing world annihilation by pressing a big red button before a nuclear missile hits, you CAN take a couple of minutes to relax.

Let things go. You’re not the only one stressed at work, so if a curt comment or careless act flies your way, don’t let it bother you. Distract yourself and think about something else. If you try hard enough to forget what was said, you will.

Take a lunch. As we all know, some days taking a lunch is a true luxury. But on the average day, when stepping out for an hour is a viable option, do it. Even 30 minutes away from the office, your inbox and the annoying coworker in the cube next door, can give you some much needed perspective and cut down your stress level.

Talk about it. If you’re stressed about something, finding a coworker or friend to confide in can help you recognize what exactly is bothering you, get it off your mind and get over it faster. Just remember, when the tables are turned, you should always return the favor.

Breathe. When we’re stressed, we often fail to breathe properly, which can cause us to feel physically constricted (on top of the emotional) and lead to headaches, which make it even harder to think. Remember to take full and deep breaths throughout your day to prevent your already high stress level from getting worse.

Still stressed out? Well, there’s always happy hour.

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September 23, 2008. Tags: , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General. Leave a comment.

Money and Happiness: A “Little” Paycheck Perspective

If you’re one of the many people on earth whose relative happiness seems to revolve around the dollar amount on your paycheck, the reality of starting out your career in an entry level position may just have you running for a cliff.

You (and I) may think that money is the key to living a happy life, but according to many experts, a six figure salary may buy you a nicer car, but it won’t buy you true happiness.

According to the blog Personal Finance Advice When Money Can Buy Happiness is when the amount you make meets your basic life needs: shelter, food and clothing. When those needs are met, it shouldn’t matter whether you make $100, $1,000 or $100,000 more, you already have the freedom to be happy.

And I would have to agree. Don’t get me wrong, I’m as superficial as the next 22 year old post-college sorority girl. I too dream of driving a nice car, having a closet full of cute new clothes and possessing the cash to eat out every night with my friends. However, when it comes down to it, my long term happiness (and yours too) doesn’t hinge on having the kind of money that makes those things possible.

The bottom line, as I’ve found out in the last six weeks of my new job, is money doesn’t mean happiness. Money means responsibility. None of us want to spend our carefree youth working 12 plus hour days because we have so much to do at work to earn that $80,000 paycheck. So, what we twenty-somethings need is not a bigger paycheck but a massive attitude adjustment. We have our whole lives to work ourselves to the bone chasing the ever-growing cash carrot. Why not enjoy living within our means (at least for now).

Not convinced? Check these out:

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September 17, 2008. Tags: , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General. Leave a comment.

Work-Life Balance? What the Hell is That?

When you start your career, there are going to be a lot of new terms thrown around that you might not have heard before. And if you’re like me, the phrase “work-life balance” will be one of them. For those of us lucky enough to work for an amazing organization that prioritizes this; your life and work at least have a chance of balancing.

However, no matter how hard the HR people at your office try to stress the importance of a balance between work and life, when you first start a new job, especially right out of college, maintaining this balance will be damn hard.

Not only are you probably working harder and longer than ever before, but you also have more responsibilities, and if your life is anything like mine your day starts long before the sun rises and ends long after it sets. This means that when you finally return home from your long work day and seemingly endless commute, you’re probably going to be so tired that spending time with family, socializing with friends or enjoying hobbies will be lower on your list than editing your coworkers’ collection of poetry about her cats.

In an effort to find a more even balance between my own work and life, I’ve embarked on a quest for advice. However, I got a little side tracked…thanks to youtube. Check these out.

Ok ok. They might not give you any tips for balancing your life and your work, but hey, you’re taking a break from work to watch them, right? That should count for something.

September 14, 2008. Tags: , , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General. 4 comments.

New Job 101: When to Call in Sick to Work

Although it’s still summer, today’s deary and cold Oregon weather has reminded me that winter is just around the corner. As we all know, with winter comes free stuff (hello Christmas!), the red, amazingly festive Starbucks cups and cold and flu season.

Gone are the college days when, after a single cough and a little sniffle (or a big hangover), we decided to skip class and just go back to bed. Now that we’ve transitioned into the working world (what I like to call “adult life”), I think it’s important to know just when it’s ok to call in sick.

You should call in sick when you have…

…a high fever. This means over 101. Most of the time when your fever is this high it will come with a whole slew of not-so-fun symptoms that will make going to work suck anyway. If you’re fever is below 101 with mild symptoms, take a Tylenol and get to the office.

…pink eye. Not sure if you have pink eye? Then you don’t have pink eye. Trust me, you’ll know when you have it. If your eyes are itchy, red and puffy and your eyelashes are completely stuck together when you wake up in the morning, wash your hands, throw away your mascara and go to the doctor instead of work.

…a bad migraine or significant body pain. If you throw out your back, screw up your knee or have a really bad migraine, just call in sick. Neither intense pain nor mood-altering muscle relaxers allow you to be productive at work.

…a cough, congestion and sore throat. With a mild case of one or two of these, you’re probably ok to show up, but if you have a severe case of all three, you should think about taking it easy. Not only are you probably contagious, but you’re cough, sniffles and inability to verbally communicate because of your sore throat will annoy the hell out of everyone around you, so just stay home.

Still not sure if you’re sick enough for the day off? Check out these for more information and advice on how to tell if you’re too sick to work.

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August 20, 2008. Tags: , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General. 1 comment.

A Skinny Salary and a Fatty Figure…How to Stay Fit at Your New Job.

Welcome to week three of my new job. In case you were curious, everything is going amazing, and I couldn’t be happier. However, there is a slight exception to my working bliss: I end up sitting for a majority of my day. What’s the big deal, you may be wondering? Well, for many people who are chained to their cubicle five days a week, sitting for eight hours a day can mean not only feeling unhealthy, but it can often lead to extra pounds.

So, in the hope of preventing the newby nine (the new job version of the freshmen fifteen), I have decided to find some helpful tips to help you (and me) stay healthy and active, even if our job keeps us flat on our ass.

Stock up on healthy snacks. Snacking on healthy food may help you resist a trip to the candy bowl in the clerks’ office. Bring a bag of raw almonds, sliced veggies, or some fruit salad. It’ll only take you five minutes to pack before work, but it might save you a couple of extra pounds in the long run.

Brown-bag it. Not only is this a good idea for your wallet, but it’s also a great idea for your waste line. Packing a lunch gives you more direct control over what you’re eating and prevents the possibility that you’ll grab that extra brownie at the deli.

Inquire about services. Many larger companies provide a corporate discount toward a gym membership. But sometimes companies fail to effectivly advertise the program to employees. Shoot an email to someone at HR (or walk to his cube) to ask what your company offers. If they don’t already provide such services, get some of your healthy-minded coworkers together and pitch the idea to your boss. It never hurts to ask.

Alter Your Commute. If you live within walking or biking distance of your work, take advantage! For those of us who must use motorized transportation, park as far from work as possible to get an extra five minutes of walking time or get off/on the bus a couple blocks from your destination. Walking five minutes here and there can really add up.

Move it. Walk to your coworkers cube instead of messaging or emailing, park a little farther away than usual and take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Head to the Water Fountain. Drinking water is good for your body (haven’t you seen the aquafina commercial with baseball manager Lou Pinella?). In addition, getting water when your bottle is empty (and the bathroom breaks that result) will get you up out of your chair and walking around.

Pop a Sphered Squat. Exercise balls can make great desk chairs. Clear it with your boss first, of course, but sitting on an exercise ball while at your desk can improve posture and make your muscles work double-time. Plus, they come in really fun colors.

Want more tips for staying healthy at work? Check these out:

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August 18, 2008. Tags: , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General. 1 comment.

My Adult Life: Week One — The Seven Truths of Starting a New Job.

I’ve decided that contrary to conflicting opinions, real, adult life begins when a person starts at a real job – one at which you work five days a week (or more), where you’re at the absolute bottom (or maybe a just a head above it), and one that is generally remarked by those closest to you as a “career” (i.e., a job that you plan to do for longer than just until you find a better one). This is all very interesting to you, I’m sure, but if you’re wondering where this is going…

This week I started my new “real” job as an almost-bottom-of-the-totem-pole PR girl. And the experience of my first five days has led me to several truths about starting a new job. Although these hard won tips are based from situations in my PR life, I’m sure that they must apply to other industries as well. Here we go…

Number One: You might like the people you meet, but you wont love everyone. It seems like a no-brainer, but really, some people just wont be your favorite flavor. Try to be understanding and patient. Give them a chance, and they might just surprise you.

Number Two: Regardless of how much you sleep, you will be exhausted. (I’ve got my fingers crossed that this extreme fatigue dissipates soon).

Number Three: You might not be where you want to be, either positionally or locationally. So what if your cubicle is next to the men’s bathroom or in the basement next to the office supplies? Everyone starts out at the bottom – you wont be there forever!

Number Four: They want you to look busy. True, you should be asking for something to do if you’re without a task. But if on any given day, you’re boss or team is too busy to babysit you, you should at least look like your working. Researching the company and its competitors, reading your job manual or tracking media coverage with a Google Alert are great ways to keep yourself looking and being busy. Note: If you think I’m telling you to avoid actually working, let me clarify. You’re just starting out and will probably not be very busy at first. Instead of Facebook stalking your friends or standing around looking bored, do something productive.

Number Five: Being yourself may not be the best idea. That is, if being yourself means casually swearing like a drunk truck driver, winking and blowing kisses at every hot guy that walks by or ending all sentences with “fo’ shizzle, my nizzle”, you might want to tone yourself down a bit… at least until your second week.

Number Six: Everyone will know you’re the newby. Whether it’s your overly conservative or way-too-college casual wardrobe, your over-the-top friendly, caked-on smile or your child-lost-at-the-supermarket face, the people in your office will be able to tell you’re new from a dozen cubicles away.

Number Seven: You wont be new forever.

Is there a new job truth you’ve discovered? Let me know.

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August 9, 2008. Tags: , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General, PR. Leave a comment.

Eight More Excuses for Why You Haven’t Found a Job Yet.

There seems to be a pattern emerging among many of my friends. Although they are all well-qualified, driven and actively seeking jobs, a majority of them are coming up empty handed. So, in honor of my flailing friends, here’s an article with some reasons why your job search may be taking longer than you (or your parents) would like.

Eight Reasons Why Your Job Search May Be Taking Longer Than It Should by Andrew Jensen from Associated Content outlines the top reasons you may be missing the employment mark.

One. Expectations are Unreasonable: If you feel like your job search has been taking too long, try adjusting your expectations for how you define “too long.” It could take you between six months and a year to land your dream job. So, be patient.

Two. Shooting Too High: You could be applying for jobs that your experience doesn’t yet fit. Be honest with yourself. Get others’ opinions on what jobs you should be applying for.

Three. Not Focused Enough: Focusing your job search on a single industry or a handful of companies works much better than blanketing your resume to a hundred companies across the internet.

Four. No Clarified Goals: Before you start looking for a job, you need to define what you’re looking for. If you know where you want to go, you’ll know where to start.

Five. Ineffective Search Methods: Are you only applying for jobs online? Are you mass distributing your resume without direct contacts in the companies? There are more effective methods. Use them.

Six. Resume Problems: Have a professional look over your resume to look for basic editing errors, gaps in experience or formatting issues. You’re resume is your first impression. Make it a good one.

Seven. Interviewing Problems: If you’re getting interviews but no offers, your interviewing skills are probably not up to par. Do some research or meet with a professional for one-on-one interview training. It’ll pay off.

Eight. Poor Use of Time: The more time you spend maintaining relationships, networking and job searching, the more effective your search will be, and the faster you’ll get that job.

Nine. Impending National Recession? Well, maybe.

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August 3, 2008. Tags: , , , . Career Advice, graduation, Life-in General. Leave a comment.

10 Mistakes All Interns Make, and So Can You!

Top 10 Goofs Interns Make from Business Week highlights the best ways to make your time as an intern utterly unsuccessful. Here you go.

1. The Entitlement Syndrome. Don’t write off your job as “just an internship” and start coming in late or taking two hour lunches. Think of your internship as a summer-long job interview.

2. No Flip-Flopping at the Office. Business casual doesn’t just mean casual. Attire expectations vary depending on location and company, but just be aware: it’s better to dress on the conservative side than expose too much, especially as an intern.

3. Forgetting to Unplug. Even if you don’t think that listening to your Ipod, talking on your cell phone or chatting on IM at work interferes with your responsibilities, your behavior might be interfering with how you’re being assessed as a professional. UPDATE: It depends on your industry, but many companies encourage their employees to use IM to communicate with colleagues at work. If you happened to IM your friends as well, just do it discretely and make sure it isn’t interfering with your work. Also, listening to your iPod may not be the end of the world if you’re finding it hard to concentrate amidst the constant office babble. Just check with your boss first. (update thanks to my coworker, Lexi).

4. Being a Wallflower. Good interpersonal skills are key. Socialize and make the most of company events to meet people and get advice.

5. Ducking the Extracurriculars. A lot of companies arrange informal events for employees to socialize. And while you might think that working through the party will make you look good, you may be missing the point.

6. Grunting About Grunt Work. You’re at the bottom, which means that no task is below you. Getting coffee, filing papers? Just smile and do it.

7. Missing the Big Picture. Don’t just stick to your team or department. Talk to as many people as possible so you get a better understanding of the entire company.

8. Failing to Ask Questions. You don’t know everything (or anything) about your new job and required tasks. Asking intelligent questions reflects your desire to learn.

9. Rejecting Criticism. Think of constructive criticism as a valuable opportunity to learn and improve your skills. Be open to hearing how you can do better.

10. Wasting Time. Being proactive is a huge part of being a successful intern. If you’re waiting to be told what to do, you’re not doing enough.

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July 29, 2008. Tags: , , , , , , . Career Advice. Leave a comment.

It’s not just busy work. It’s an internship.

Ask anyone. Summer internships are synonymous for three things: 1. little or no pay, 2. amazing amounts of busy work, 3. one of the best ways to get your foot in the industry door.

Whether you are currently in an internship position or looking to get one in the future, here are some tips to make your summer of stress and overwork worth while.

Tips to Make the Most of Summer Internships by Erin Chambers from the Career Journal of the Wall Street Journal online provides seven tips.

1. Be Early. for everything.

2. Get Real. Odds are your internship wont be the most amazing and perfect introduction to the work world. It’s an internship. Meet with your manager so you know the expectations and guidelines of the job.

3. Drink Coffee. Find out where the water cooler, break room or coffee spot is and go there. Building relationships is a huge part of your internship, so say hi and socialize a little.

4. Don’t Get Discouraged. Repeat: it’s an internship, so you’ll probably be doing stuff that real employees don’t want to do, like make photo copies. If you want, meet with your boss to ask for new projects. Whatever you do, don’t fret or complain.

5. Resist the Urge to Stand Out. Being reliable and consistent is enough to impress your boss. Make friends with the other interns. Don’t compete with them.

6. Take Notes. Keep a notebook of the things you’ve done. It’ll help you update your resume, and can also help your supervisor write your recommendation down the road.

7. Play Softball. Think carefully about turning down any offers to get involved. Whether it is the company softball team (even though you’re less coordinated than a drunk person), going along on a Starbucks run (grow up, no real adult hates coffee), or tagging along on a client meeting (to make copies and get your parking pass validated, duh) accept the offer. Your boss wants someone who rolls with the punches and keeps coming back for more.

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July 14, 2008. Tags: , , , , , , . Career Advice, Life-in General. 1 comment.

My First Real Job? I Think I Need To Sit Down.

So, as you may have read, I landed the job of my dreams. Although I couldn’t be more excited to enter the work force once my two-month, post-college hiatus ends, I find that whenever I think about beginning my job, wait, no, GASP, starting my career, I get a more than a little short of breath.

Luckily for me and anyone else experiencing a similar panic-attack‘s blog offers 9 Tips to a Smooth Start at a New Job.

Here we go:

1. Ask Questions. You just started your job. You don’t have all the answers. So, don’t be afraid to ask someone.

2. Take Notes. You’re going to be a little stressed out. Jot down seemingly simple things like how to operate the phone system or which login passwords to use.

3. Avoid Surfing. Don’t check your personal email or surf the net on company time. Having company materials around to study when you have a spare second can help you from being temped to Facebook stalk the guy you crushed on in business class.

4. Turn Off Your Cell Phone. We’re all attached at the hand to our cell phones, but getting fired for chatting on your phone at work may just mean you’ll instead be attached at the hand to a burger flipper. Think about it.

5. Complete Your Tasks. Doing your best work and staying on top of your responsibilities is key to impressing your boss and doing well at your new job.

6. Listen and Observe. Listen more than you talk, and you may learn something.

7. Be Positive. Enthusiasm goes a long way. Being friendly and eager to help when it comes to your coworkers will get you far.

8. Earn Respect. Everyone knows that you only have one chance to make a first impression, so prove your work ethic and give 110% all the time. Be humble about needing help and make sure to say thank you – your mom would be proud. Need more info? Check out my R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find out what it really means for more tips on earning respect from coworkers.

9. Be a Team Player. Take time to work with your coworkers, if they need help. Don’t feel as if you’re in competition with your peers – you’ll get more work done working with, not against, your coworkers.

If you have any tips on starting a new job or common mistakes to avoid, let me know. I can use all the help I can get.

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Will Sanders Supporters Jump to Trump? - Pacific Standard

Will Sanders Supporters Jump to Trump?

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A new analysis of Twitter data finds some movement in that direction, at least among men.

By Tom Jacobs

Thousands of people gather to hear Bernie Sanders during a campaign rally in Manassas, Virginia. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Although the presidential primaries are essentially over, a big question remains: Will Bernie Sanders supporters overwhelmingly vote for fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton, or will a substantial number defect to Donald Trump?

A new study that looks at Sanders’ Twitter followers suggests Clinton may have a problem. The research examines which competing candidates the Vermont senator’s fans are following on the popular social network — and finds a recent tilt in Trump’s direction.

It also suggests this shift is being driven by male Sanders supporters.

The study, conducted by a research team led by University of Rochester political scientist Yu Wang and just posted online, has been prepared for presentation at the Conference on Information and Knowledge Management in October.

Wang and his colleagues collected data on the Twitter followers of all three candidates, focusing on three specific dates: March 24, April 17, and May 10. On that day in May, Trump had the largest Twitter following (just over eight million followers), with Clinton somewhat close behind at nearly 6.2 million. Sanders trailed both of them, with 2.1 million followers.

From the Clinton campaign’s point of view, the numbers are moving in the wrong direction.

The researchers focused on Sanders’ followers, noting how many also followed Clinton, Trump, both, or neither. They then noted how those numbers shifted over the seven-week period.

“Our study shows that, between March and May, an increasing proportion of Sanders followers are following Trump, but not Clinton,” they report. “The proportion of Sanders followers who follow Clinton but not Trump has actually decreased.”

The differences aren’t huge. But from the Clinton campaign’s point of view, the numbers are moving in the wrong direction.

In March, 20.5 percent of Sanders followers also followed Clinton; 6.4 percent also followed Trump. By May, the percentage of Sanders supporters who also followed Clinton had declined to 19.65 percent, while the percentage who also followed Trump increased to 6.57 percent.

What’s more, the percentage who followed both Trump and Clinton rose dramatically — from 10.7 percent in March to 14.6 percent in May — suggesting that, as the odds of a Sanders victory decreased, an increasing number of Sanders’ supporters were interested in getting information from both candidates.

The small but significant shift toward Trump seems to be driven by men. “Among the Sanders followers, those who simultaneously follow Trump but not Clinton are more likely to be male than an average Sanders follower,” the researchers write.

Specifically, as of May 10, “We find that of all Sanders followers, 49.92 percent are male,” they write. “But for those who follow both Sanders and Trump (and not Clinton), the percentage is as high as 64.11 percent.”

Of course, following a candidate on Twitter doesn’t necessarily mean one will vote for him. But Wang argues it provides a good indication of voting intention.

“People tend to follow, and thus vote for, similar-minded politicians,” Wang writes in an email. “I assume that if Sanders drops out, his followers who follow Trump but not Clinton will support Trump.”

“It is true that some Sanders followers follow Trump simply to learn what the ‘other side’ is thinking,” he writes. “But these ‘curious’ minds are more likely to be also following Clinton.”

So, a significant number of male Sanders supporters have drifted in Trump’s direction over the course of the campaign, perhaps due to the candidate’s frequent attacks on his Democratic rival. Wang and his colleagues refer to this as “jumping ship.” The issue now is whether they’ll find a comfortable berth on the S.S. Trump.


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Zircon and apatite fission-track analysis has established the continuation of a zone of rapid change in mineral ages extending from the Simplon fault zone in the Simplon Alps, through the Rhone Valley, and along the southeastern side of the Mont Blanc and Belledonne massifs. Apatite fission-track ages to the northwest of this zone generally range from 1.4 to 6 Ma, whereas those to the southeast range from 6 to 13 Ma: corresponding values for zircon are 11-13 and 16-26 Ma, respectively. The zone corresponds to the position of the Frontal Pennine thrust in the Mont Blanc-Belledonne region. This structure, a prominent feature on recent deep seismic profiles, may have been reactivated in the Neogene with an important normal-fault component. This is suggested by apatite and zircon fission-track ages in the footwall that are younger than those in the hanging wall and by the observed elimination of the lower Pennine (or Simplon) nappes along this fault zone in the Rhone Valley-Mont Blanc-Belledonne region, resulting in the juxtaposition of North Penninic and Helvetic-Ultra-helvetic nappes at the current erosion level. The distribution of fission-track ages reflects this movement and the related Neogene exhumation of the Mont Blanc and Belledonne external massifs, which has continued until less than 1.4 m.y. ago (i.e., it is almost certainly still active)and has tilted the overlying nappe sequence.

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