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BWC Awards $9.4M in Grants for Safety Projects

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????Introducing ACF Extended Pro

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Mediation Process for Comp Claims Not Mandatory

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Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim for Additional TTD as Time-Barred

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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker With Back Injury, Psychological Condition

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Supreme Court Says Traveling Worker Suffered Compensable Fall While Souvenir Shopping

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Split Supreme Court Awards PTD Benefits to Worker for Electric Shock Injuries

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Court Overturns Denial of Employer's Motion for Costs as Partially Prevailing Party

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Governor Approves Pay Raise for Doctors Treating First Responders

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Judge Whiffs in Calculating Pro Baseball Player's Average Weekly Wage

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CFO Asks Court to Revisit Definition of Heart Disease for Presumptive Claims

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ICA Names New Safety and Health Program Manager

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LASIE Seminar to Cover Basic Principles of Medical Injuries

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Court Overturns Approval for Change in Doctors, Denies Forfeiture Claim

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Supreme Court Says Injured Worker Using False Identity Can't Pursue 3rd Party Tort Claim

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Supreme Court Reinstates PTD Award for Worker With Back Injury

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Injured Deputy Doesn't Prove Entitlement to PTD Award

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High Court Questions Viability of Defense Based on Worker's Failure to Disclose Prior Injury

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Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Review Process for Comp Cases

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Supreme Court Reissues Decision Questioning Its Own Precedent

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Truck Driver's Prior Leg Injuries Don't Subject Award to Offset

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Worker Fails to Show Good Cause for Delayed Prosecution of Claims

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Worker Fails to Prove Employer's Payroll Met Threshold for Coverage

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10.5% Rate Cut Approved for October

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Cardiovascular care centered on the patient is key and helps improve equity and outcomes

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Good heart health in middle age may preserve brain function among Black women as they age

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Personalized screening early in pregnancy may improve preeclampsia detection




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Early diagnosis & treatment of peripheral artery disease essential to improve outcomes, reduce amputation risk

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Palliative care beneficial to manage symptoms, improve quality of life for people with CVD

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30-year risk of cardiovascular disease may help inform blood pressure treatment decisions

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Remote monitoring and pharmacist helped improve hard-to-control blood pressure

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Analysis found weight-loss surgery may help people with obesity manage high blood pressure

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High blood pressure a concern for adolescents and young adults in U.S.

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Better cardiovascular health in early pregnancy may offset high genetic risk

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New Spanish language stroke prevention website aims to remove barriers to equitable health

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Nuevo sitio web en español para la prevención de ataques o derrames cerebrales busca eliminar barreras a la equidad en la salud

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Measure of body roundness may help to predict risk of cardiovascular disease

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Initial prescriptions of sedatives among older stroke survivors may include too many pills

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Nomine hoy a un héroe del derrame cerebral: Ya está abierto el plazo de presentación de candidaturas para los Stroke Hero Awards 2025

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Free estate planning webinar provides tools for a secure financial future




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Dr. Lauren Sansing to receive the 2024 Basic Research Prize

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The Making of a Fine-Art Print 'Man, Lantern and Orange Wall'


I am once again in San Miguel de Allende and for the last 2 weeks I've been like a young boy running around in a large candy shop. It feels great to be back and there have been so many favourite places to visit and most importantly eat some great food.  I have managed to photograph some new scenes and these will be the subject of future articles.

Last year I photographed the image below from the section of the Casa Mission on Cerrada de Pila Seca which is only a walking street that runs behind Cafe Monet. I was initially struck by the strong primary colors, the lantern and its shadow and the texture on the wall, but when I printed it, it seemed to lack something to give it extra punch. Some extra texture.

Man, Lantern and Orange wall   12” x 16.5”

Final image with texture added


I tried several generic textures that I had on file, mostly splatter type patterns but none provided the effect that I wanted. Not that I knew what I wanted but I felt that when I saw it, it would feel right.

From the article title you may wonder about the man. If you look closely at the image you should be able to see a man walking in amongst tall bare trees and their branches. It is subtle and that's what I wanted but it's there in the image. Only by accident, I decided to try other B&W images that were actual images. I came across one image with a man walking amongst tall trees and when I overlaid on colorful wall image it worked for me.

In the detailed close-up below the man becomes clearly visible.



The print I made is 12” by 16.5” and to all I showed the print, no one could see the man. In fact, several people showed other areas that they thought was man, which became an added twist to the print.


The overlay photograph is shown below.



A fine-art photograph is about what inspires you. It not about what others are doing with their art or what people think is right or wrong.

Don't be intimated with experimenting or concerned that others don't get it. If you like the results and it provides meaning for you then it's a perfect piece of art work.  With so many people on the planet you can be sure that there will be some that find your work inspirational.

When I printed my final proof photograph which I keep around to ensure that my impressions don't change, one was immediately spoken for.

This photograph is printed on 300 gram, 13” x 19:, Ilford pearl paper. Usually, I tend to print on textured fine-art matte/watercolor paper but this image called for more vibrancy in the colours.

My prints are limited within a series and these are normally sets to 5. If I do another series they will be different in some form, either paper selection and other tonal attributes or printed larger. But any future series will  be sold  at a price that is higher by a reasonable margin than the highest price for the previous series.

2 prints, unframed,  are currently available at the
Orange Gallery   near the Parkdale market in Ottawa


It's just a coincident that the major color of this print and the art gallery are the same.



Niels Henriksen