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Central improved to 2-0 with a thrilling 28-23 win under the lights on the road at Augustana Saturday night.
The two teams fought to a 7-7 halftime tie after Central quarterback Nate Snead scored on a 22 yard run late in the first quarter and Augustana evened the score with under a minute to go in the first half. Central re gained the advantage with nine minutes remaining in the third quarter when Snead connected with his brother Jeremy on a short pass, then Augustana turned a Dutch miscue into a safety to cut the lead to 14-9.
The 7th ranked Dutch looked to be in control when quarterback Nate Snead scored on a 13 yard run just seconds into the fourth quarter to give Central a 21-9 lead, then following an Augustana score, the Snead to Snead connection hooked up again on a 60 yard score extending the lead to 28-16 with under three minutes remaining in the game. Augustana added one final score with under a minute to play but the Dutch hung on for the 28-23 win. '
Neither team ran the ball really well as Central gained 149 yards and the Dutch defense held Augustana to – 32 yards , but both teams lit it up through the air as Snead completed 20-30 passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns but also threw four interceptions and was sacked three times and Augustana signal caller David Lee was 28-46 for 314 yards and three touchdowns and was sacked five times by the Dutch defense. Central returns home next Saturday to open defense of their Iowa Conference title as they host Dubuque at 1pm.


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New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to work as a screenwriter. Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer's block when his studio boss orders the serious-minded Barton to write a low budget wrestling movie. His neighbor, jovial insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but Barton continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him even further from his task.

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Sarah Wendell is the author of the book, Everything I Know about Love I Learned from Romance Novels. She is also the cofounder of the romance-reviewing website, smartbitchestrashybooks.com.
With French President Francois Hollande the focus of international headlines for cheating on his partner, Valerie Trierweiler — who is in the hospital due to the shock — a happy resolution to their problems seems unlikely.
It's hard not to sympathize with a woman who has been betrayed and must deal with the fallout while her relationship drama is part of the news cycle around the world. Whether the gossip is local or international, personal problems always seem even worse when everyone knows about them.
Which is why the most satisfying literary accompaniment to this story is one of the very best and most rigorous revenge stories in print: The First Wives Club by the late Olivia Goldsmith. Three women, each abandoned in humiliating fashion after their husbands become successful and trade them in for younger, slimmer women, come together after the suicide of Cynthia, another friend in their same predicament. They realize that they'd been hiding their pain from one another. As one of the women wonders, "Why was it that the deepest pain, the despair, was so shameful even good friends kept it secret?"
But for these ladies, it's impossible to keep their scandals or their pain a secret, which is why it's satisfying to see the First Wives decide to exact revenge so very publicly. If you've seen the movie version, which starred Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton, expect a slightly different story in the book. It's sharper and more biting than the film, with bleak honesty sharpened into a knife-point deadly sense of humor.
Their revenge is not just served cold. It's Costco-sized. One ex is arrested in front of a billion dollar's worth of clients in his own gallery while his new wife cries loud and fickle tears. Another sees his priceless art collection sold by his ex-wife for $1 when he tells her to just take care of it and send him the profits. There are little scores and big destruction, depending on the crimes of the exes in question. The worst is reserved for Cynthia's former husband, as her suicide brought them together so they could bring him down. It's a fantastic scene of outsized retribution involving a Jaguar, and all of New York's high society.
This story doesn't exactly end with a kiss or a ring. But the happily ever after for the ladies in The First Wives Club is a real one: They get mad, they get even, and then they move on.
French President Francois Hollande held an uncomfortable news conference this week. What was supposed to be about policy began with this question: Is Valerie Trierweiler still France's first lady? That question came in light of reports that Hollande has been cheating on his longtime partner with another woman, an actress.
Well, in light of this story, we bring you this week's Must Read, where authors are inspired by the news to recommend a book. Today's author speaks from authority. She's an expert in the art of the romance novel - Sarah Wendell.
SARAH WENDELL: It's hard not to sympathize with a woman who's been betrayed, which is why the most satisfying book for this situation is all about revenge. It's "The First Wives Club," by the late Olivia Goldsmith. It was made into a popular movie in the '90s. But the book is better, sharper and more biting than the film. It's filled with bleak honesty and a deadly sense of humor.
The story begins with a suicide. Cynthia's husband has become successful and traded her in for a younger, slimmer woman. And when her three best friends come together for her funeral, they find that they're each in that same humiliating predicament. So they decide to take action. And since their shame is public, the punishment should be, too.
This revenge isn't just served cold; it's Costco-sized. One ex is arrested in front of a billion dollars' worth of clients in his own gallery. Another sees his priceless art collection sold for a dollar when he tells his ex-wife to just take care of it and send him the profits. The worst is reserved for Cynthia's former husband. It's a fantastic scene of outsized retribution involving his Jaguar and all of New York's high society.
This story doesn't exactly end with a kiss or a ring. But the happily ever after for the ladies in "The First Wives Club" is a real one: They get mad, they get even, and then they move on.
BLOCK: The book is "The First Wives Club," by Olivia Goldsmith. It was recommended by Sarah Wendell. She's author of the book "Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels."
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THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 25, 2012 -
Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida
An appeals court Tuesday ruled against Attorney General Pam Bondi in a long-running battle about the Legislature's attempt last year to privatize prisons across southern Florida.
The 1st District Court of Appeal rejected Bondi's appeal of a circuit-court ruling that blocked the privatization plan from going forward. A three-judge panel ruled against Bondi on a procedural issue --- saying she did not have the authority to file the appeal after the original state party in the case, the Department of Corrections, declined to do so.
"The secretary of the Department of Corrections, against whom the final declaratory and injunctive judgment was actually entered (in circuit court), has not appealed,'' Tuesday's opinion said. "Like any other non-party in the trial court, the attorney general lacks standing to initiate an appeal on her own."
The decision was a victory for the Florida Police Benevolent Association, which filed the lawsuit last year after lawmakers included the privatization plan in budget fine print, known as "proviso language." Leon County Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford ruled that it was unconstitutional to use proviso language to direct the changes, which would have privatized 29 prison facilities.
"This ruling (Tuesday) reaffirmed our argument that the attorney general did not have the authority to appeal the lower court's decision,'' Matt Puckett, the Florida PBA's executive director, said in a prepared statement. "This was never more than the Legislature's last-second attempt to privatize public prisons in South Florida."
A spokeswoman for Bondi said the attorney general filed the appeal at the request of the Legislature.
"We respectfully disagree with the court's decision to dismiss the appeal," said the spokeswoman, Jenn Meale.
Regardless of the appeals-court ruling, the privatization plan was already all but dead. The proviso language expired June 30 with the end of the state's 2011-12 fiscal year; lawmakers also failed in a separate attempt to pass a privatization plan during this year's legislative session.
In a concurring opinion Tuesday, Judge Ronald Swanson cautioned that the decision did not resolve the broader question of whether lawmakers could make such policy changes in proviso language. Also, he wrote that the decision should not be construed as a limit on Bondi's power to represent the state in lawsuits.
"This case does not serve as a precedent to limit or curtail the power of the attorney general,'' Swanson wrote. "It is a well-settled principle of common law --- a principle embodied by statutes --- that the attorney general has broad authority to represent the people of Florida. Nonetheless, the attorney general has to follow the procedural rules; something she failed to do here."
Bondi's office represented the Department of Corrections in the circuit-court case, but the department declined to challenge Fulford's ruling. The attorney general nevertheless moved forward with the appeal, which her office said at the time was done at the request of the Legislature.
Bondi's office did not seek approval from the circuit court to formally intervene in the case, a move that the appeals court focused on during arguments in June.
"Not having moved to intervene as a party below, the attorney general lacked authority to initiate an appeal,'' appeals-court Chief Judge Robert T. Benton wrote for the panel. "We are therefore without jurisdiction to review the trial court's judgment, and the appeal must be dismissed."
Tallahassee, Florida - July 24, 2012 -
An appellate court has rejected Attorney General Pam Bondi's appeal of ruling against the Legislature's plan to privatize nearly 30 prison facilities in South Florida.
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that Bondi couldn't appeal on her own after her the Department of Corrections declined to do so.
Leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature had urged her to appeal.
One of Bondi's assistants acknowledged during oral argument last month that it was too late to carry out the privatization due to the expiration of a budget provision authorizing the plan.
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Glogau, though, asked for a ruling to set a precedent for future budgets. A circuit judge ruled the privatization should have been in a stand-alone law instead of the budget.
Tallahassee, Florida - July 24, 2012 -
Florida Police Benevolent Association Release:
Today the First District Court of Appeal dismissed the Attorney General's appeal of Circuit Court Judge Jackie Fulford's ruling that halted prison privatization in south Florida. The Court wrote that the "Attorney General lacks standing to initiate an appeal on her own."
The Florida PBA challenged the attempt to privatize prisons through "proviso" language in the 2011 – 2012 Budget. The Florida PBA argued that instead of having an open debate on the merits of privatizing existing prisons, the legislature violated Florida statutes and pushed privatization through the hidden recesses of the budget conference process. Judge Fulford agreed.
"This ruling reaffirmed our argument that the Attorney General did not have the authority to appeal the lower court's decision. This was never more than the legislature's last second attempt to privatize public prisons in south Florida," said Matt Puckett, Executive Director of the Florida PBA. "We can now put this issue behind us and move forward with other important issues facing our state."


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Same here
Moral of the story - Just choose a good ISP.
i agree overall with this sentiment, but fact remains its not so easy specially if you live outside centers of town...
most of the places the only choice is BSNL (the "Big Setup, No Link" (almost) govt. monopoly) or Reliance datacard. BSNL Service is unreliable as hell (i had connection for 3 months, out of them for 2 it never worked!) and if Reliance dumps you, there is no options for most of the rest people!
my uni wifi has an airtel backend, and nothing is blocked. airtel ftw.
thepiratebay.se works for me with BSNL (which is govt owned), so I doubt private ISPs would be quicker to block it.
Are any of the private ISPs butt-buddies with the MAFIAA like they are in the US? For them, the law would be a convenient excuse instead of a burden.
Postsing as AC obvious reasons:
This order has been passed on only some ISP's without getting any direct order from court. List of ISP's Blocked/Unblocked info.
- Reliance Communications Data Card: Yes, both blocked
- Reliance Wireline, Mumbai/Gujarat: Yes, both blocked
- MTNL Delhi/Mumbai: No
- Airtel Delhi/Bangalore/Mumbai/Pune/Chennai: No
- BSNL Bangalore/Pune/Andhra Pradesh/Gurgaon: No
- Tata Pune: No
- Sify Pune: No
- Hathway Mumbai: No
- Syscon Infoway: Yes, both blocked
- Zylog Wi5: Yes, both blocked
- Aircel Ahmedabad: Yes
- Vodafone 3G, Ahmedabad/Maharashtra: Yes, both blocked.
- Tikona, Mumbai: Yes, both blocked.
- You Broadband: No
- 24Online Kolkatta: Yes
- Connect, Punjab : Yes, only torrents.
I will be more worried, if two biggest ISP Airtel and Tata communincation started to block site. Every other small isp goes through either TATA or Airtel In India.
The solution is simple switch DNS (a list of free dns provider is here http://theos.in/windows-xp/free-fast-public-dns-server-list/ [theos.in] ) and use VPN / proxy site. More info is posted at http://torrentfreak.com/india-orders-blackout-of-vimeo-the-pirate-bay-and-more-120504/ [torrentfreak.com]
I don't know if you were around a few years ago when they tried blocking one or two Yahoo groups that were (supposedly) terrorist fronts, but ended up blocking all of Y-groups in a blanket order...
Eventually, that was lifted too.
I wasn't on slashdot, but I did hear about that incident, as well as a fiasco involving Blogger if I remember correctly, again blacking out the entire blogspot domain instead of just the offending blog.
By and large the Indian government seems all set and eager to follow the Western censorship tactics, step-by-step. It was inevitable. A fragile democracy of over a billion people, of a greater spectrum of religions and classes than any other country, with at least a couple of hostile governments nearby as wel
google dns will also work.
Thank you for releasing that reliable comment.
which major movie are we talking about??
Didn't Star Wars teach these people anything? If you strike them down, they will just return more powerful than you can imagine...
this is correct. nothing blocked.
I would love to know what IP address those trackers resolve to inside India now.
Okay thats right from Australia so its not just returning the wrong IP address.
nope. this is just reliance blocking these sites on its own network. nowhere else is tpb blocked.
That's where I went first. It's blocked too.
That's where I went first. It's blocked too.
Which ISP? It's working for me on a Photon Plus, as well as Aircel 3G
BSNL, I'd guess. My college has lines from both BSNL and AirTel. I'm not sure which one's being used by the proxy serve I am on.
I've noticed a big uptake in Bollywood movies on torrent sites, in the past couple of years.
Well, I guess the fun's over.
i see, so if i get it right, and pray almighty i do, you are implying that since people cannot pirate for free, they will not watch stupid [bt]ollywood movies, and in time, will clear the mind of useless nonsense and will get smarter and realistic and the effect of bollywood will diminish further and everything and so things will get better and better and the fun will begi....
wait, my initial hypothesis is wrong... or yours or...
does not COMPUTE!!!!
Well, I guess the fun's over.
Hah hah, surely you jest. Yarrr!
Given that the GDP of India in 2011 was $1389, compared with $48,387 for the USA [wikipedia.org], I really don't think sales of CD's and DVD's are going to sky-rocket after blocking torrent sites.
All these laws should have an expiry data so if there's no big uptick in cinema attendance/DVD sales after six months they automatically get repealed. Even the Patriot act had an expiry date (theoretically).
They can also make it so the people behind a failed law don't get to propose any new laws for at least five years. That would be good too.
Two useless laws in a row and they're banned forever.
If anyone's interested, I'd be more than happy to share the code and experiences with someone to measure the effect of blocking the websites on bittorrent participation. See https://bitbucket.org/vdham/dutchpirate [bitbucket.org] for the code that was used in the dutch measurements.
A problem with measuring this is that we did not have a good view of the "before" situation, so if this still works, than you can do a good measurement now. Send me a message if you want to know more or need help.
This is not true, or at least wildly inaccurate. The main Indian Government-owned ISP, BSNL, has not blocked any of these websites. Many of the private ISP's haven't either. There is one private ISP -- Reliance Infocomm -- which is owned by the Reliance ADA Group, which happens to also have considerable interests in content generation (they produce bollywood movies, and also are major financial backers to Spielberg's Dreamworks SKG). They are known to block torrent/video sharing sites during prominent movie releases.
Reliance Media has an upcoming Movie release scheduled in 2 weeks.
This happens every time just before a new movie release. It'll be back to normal after that. The few other ISPs are probably going through Reliance. None of the other large ISPs have done this.
Its just to reduce the chance of a leak before the release, which has happened a few times in the past and is at times disastrous for the movie as it gets reviewed before opening day. Then if its good it gets downloaded a lot, while if its bad there's are less viewers turning up in theaters.
Time Warner actually does own an ISP, I'm a little surprised they haven't been more proactive in filtering media they own.
Time Warner actually does own an ISP, I'm a little surprised they haven't been more proactive in filtering media they own.
It's possible that Time Warner prefers to collect Internet service fees from file-sharers, as opposed to devaluing their Internet service (and risk pushing customers to competing services (in applicable locales)) based on the dubious hypothesis that reducing access for file-sharers will result in increased sales of shared media.
If Warner Brothers had an ISP as well
If? All major IPS's ( at least in the US ) are directly tied to content providers.
If Warner Brothers had an ISP as well
If? All major [ISPs] ( at least in the US ) are directly tied to content providers.
Verizon [operator of FiOS]?
One country blocks PB, and a lot follow. It's like they can't think by themselves so they need others to make way for their stupid decisions, so they are encouraged to censor and butch the world in the name of "piracy".
It's like my country that started a CISPA-like law before the US did, and then the US did, infallibly, after a few weeks.
Best thing. We got the highest unemployment rate in Europe, with numbers that are ridiculous. Yet, they worry about piracy instead.
I bet India's mid/low-class suffering is
One country blocks PB, and a lot follow. It's like they can't think by themselves so they need others to make way for their stupid decisions, so they are encouraged to censor and butch the world in the name of "piracy".
It's like my country that started a CISPA-like law before the US did, and then the US did, infallibly, after a few weeks. Best thing. We got the highest unemployment rate in Europe, with numbers that are ridiculous. Yet, they worry about piracy instead.
I bet India's mid/low-class suffering is also ignored in behalf of "entertainment" as well (when was the last time those companies managed to entertain me, I don't know). Entertainment makes us happier (at times) and gives us things to talk about. But it's definitely not what matters in the big picture. I'd rather be able to feed myself than to watch a new Hollywood hit, or play a fucking EA game. At what point in time we gave extreme priority to Big Media so they have the power to actually affect our freedom? Because people (in suits) spewing out movies and music and videogames should not have this kind of power. They should only need to entertain us. Yet, they command more than governments.
Unfortunately entertainment in various forms has become the 'opiate' of the masses the world over. I would attribute this to the lack of meaningful employment of the vast majority. People simply don't get to do what makes them excited or passionate, or they never even get a chance to discover what inspires them, and get stuck in all sorts of mind-numbingly boring jobs, with the result that sextetainment sells like never before in history.
I don't blame them too. Often a scan of world (or local) news reads so
"Can't stop the signal".
I say that quote is now obligatory whenever they try blocking access to information on the Internet.
The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.
- John Gilmour [wikiquote.org]
It's good, and it's been around for a while. But I like mine better. Gilmore's quote may work better with the politicians, etc. But I think "Can't stop the signal" is better for everyday use.
As I've commented in this story previously, thepiratebay and isohunt are not (yet?) blocked from my ISP (BSNL), but while randomly browsing I've come across a site that has been blocked here with the exact same message as others have noted: "This site has been blocked as per instructions from Department of Telecom (DOT)."
http://www.funscrape.com/ [funscrape.com]
Is this site blocked for others too, both BSNL and other ISP users?
I wonder what's the reason for this one? Seems to be a harmless site...
funscrape appears to have bollywood music and movies available for streaming (probably without a license).
Does India not have any free speech laws? A democracy that censor's speech is not a democracy, it's a dictatorship of consensus
God helps them that themselves. -- Benjamin Franklin, "Poor Richard's Almanac"


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By Don Davis
Dave Thompson, who made his name as a conservative talk show host, says he stands out from other Republican gubernatorial candidates because he can work with Democrats and Republicans alike.
"I don't like to put one set of Minnesotans against another," he said Wednesday as he became the fourth person to join the GOP race to take on Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.
"I will be there for that farmer … that window maker in Warroad … that shoemaker in Red Wing and … that single mother in East Grand Forks," he said.
Thompson, like other Republicans, criticized a $2 billion tax increase the Democratic-controlled Legislature and Dayton approved this year. He said Democrats treated Minnesota taxpayers "like an ATM machine."
Thompson said good jobs are important for Minnesotans and that does not come from higher taxes.
He talked about billboards going up in Minnesota saying: "North Dakota open for business."
"I plan to turn that around and say we are open, too," Thompson said.
He also called for financial help, perhaps in the form of a tuition tax credit, that would allow parents to put their children in private schools if their local public schools are not adequate.
He said his failed attempts to overturn state law that sometimes forces people to be represented by unions will not hurt his campaign. He said "the union machine" that runs unions has become disconnected from its members, and regular union members can support him.
Labor leaders wasted no time blasting the new candidate.
"If you asked anyone in Minnesota's labor movement to identify a politician in our state who best resembles Scott Walker-style politics, they would point to Dave Thompson," state AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson said, referring to the Republican Wisconsin governor who ended public union power in his state. "Since entering the state Senate, Dave Thompson has made eroding all Minnesota workers' rights, wages and benefits his top priority."
Thompson, 52, is the second University of North Dakota graduate to get into the governor's race this week. Former House Speaker Kurt Zellers, 43, also attended the Grand Forks school. A third Republican in the race, Detroit Lakes, Minn., native Jeff Johnson, graduated from another Red River Valley school: Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.
The state senator is an East Grand Forks, Minn., High School graduate. He moved there with his mother and sister after spending his younger years in Little Falls, Minn., where his parents ran a motel before divorcing.
While Thompson, North Dakota native Zellers and Johnson all have roots outside the Twin Cities, Scott Honour, the other announced GOP candidate, was raised in a Twin Cities suburb and lives in the western part of the metropolitan area.
Two rural Republicans are considering the race, state Sen. Julie Rosen of Fairmont and former state Rep. Marty Seifert of Marshall. Others eying the race are Senate Minority Leader David Hann of Eden Prairie and former House Majority Leader Matt Dean of Dellwood.
Republicans draw most of their support from suburbs and rural Minnesota, with little backing in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. Suburbanites Zellers and Johnson have emphasized their rural roots, while Honour said he traveled the state installing boat lifts for his father's business.
Thompson, an assistant Senate minority leader, is a former KSTP radio talk show host, a lawyer and state senator since 2011. His district serves parts of Dakota and Goodhue counties.
Thompson and his wife, Rhonda, were married in 1985 and have a son and a daughter.


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HoloLens blends holograms with your world, mapping your surroundings to remember where you place your apps and content.
The locations where you use your HoloLens are called "spaces." HoloLens creates and maps a new space when it detects a Wi-Fi network. When it detects that same network again, it loads the space.
To detect and load a space, HoloLens Wi-Fi needs to be turned on, though it doesn't have to be connected to the network.
Tips for setting up your space
HoloLens can map and remember your spaces best if you choose the right environment:
Use a room with adequate light and plenty of space. Avoid dark spaces and rooms with a lot of dark, shiny, or translucent surfaces (for instance, mirrors or gauzy curtains).
HoloLens is optimized for indoor use. Use it in a safe place with no tripping hazards. More on safety.
Mapping your space
When HoloLens is mapping your surroundings, you'll see a mesh graphic spreading over the space.
To help HoloLens learn a space, walk around the space and gaze around you. Air tap in a space to light up the mesh and see what's been mapped.
If your space changes significantly—for example, if a piece of furniture is moved—you might need to walk around the space and gaze around you so HoloLens can relearn it.
If HoloLens is having trouble mapping your space or you're have difficulty placing holograms, see HoloLens and holograms: FAQ.
Manage your spaces
See and manage your spaces by going to Settings > System > Spaces. There, you can remove a space you no longer need or load a space manually if you need to—for example, if you have Wi-Fi turned off.


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Use AOTA's Occupational Profile template to improve your documentation.
Learn how to use the new OT CPT® Evaluation codes correctly.
Occupational therapy consistently ranks high as one of the top jobs.
Read recent news articles about occupational therapy.
Find out how occupational therapy helps people with polytraumatic injuries.
Download a printable copy of this fact sheet here.
All people, regardless of abilities, should have access to, choice of, and an opportunity to participate in a full range of community activities. Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) have limited cognitive capacities and adaptive behaviors for participating in activities of daily living (National Institutes of Health, 2010). Individuals with ID exhibit less community participation, fewer social relationships, and lower leisure and employment participation (Verdonschot, deWitte, Reichrath, Buntinx, & Curfs, 2009). Despite these limitations, individuals with ID have the capacity to participate in a range of community activities when provided the opportunity and appropriate supports. When individuals with ID participate and live in the community, the benefits include greater community, civic, and social participation as they transition from childhood into adulthood (Verdonschot et al., 2009). Fostering community integration for individuals with ID supports the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) commitment to inclusion and non-discrimination of all persons (AOTA, 2009).
Community integration for individuals with ID should occur across the lifespan, from infancy throughout the aging process. The community roles and activities will vary depending on the stage of the individual's life and his or her interests. For example, integrating a child or youth into the community may focus on home, school, and recreational activities; whereas integrating an adult into the community may focus on home management, employment, leisure, religious, or social activities.
A core philosophy of occupational therapy is to enable participation in society. Occupational therapists are educated and trained to understand the dynamic and changing interaction between an individual and the environment, making them essential professionals to help foster community integration.
For example, the occupational therapist works with the individual to develop a comprehensive understanding of his or her skills and abilities to perform daily activities in the home, at the workplace, at school, or in the community. Daily activities demand the integration and use of sensory, motor, cognitive, perceptual, emotional, and social skills and abilities. Occupational therapists evaluate and provide interventions for these skill areas. The occupational therapist also examines where the person will be functioning (e.g., home, school, workplace, community), and the interaction of these environments or contexts on the individual's ability to perform daily activities. The environmental factors include the physical, social, cultural, and time contexts of a person's life. Occupational therapists comprehensively analyze the interaction between the individual and the environment, and provide adaptations to promote that person's participation. Occupational therapists help individuals develop new skills, modify the activity, or modify the environment to create the best person-activity-environment match.
Role of Occupational Therapy
The role of occupational therapy in supporting community integration and participation for individuals with ID is as varied as the clients and their daily lives. Services can be provided directly or consultatively to families, members of religious organizations, leaders of community organizations, businesses owners, or public services administrators. Occupational therapy services to support community integration may include interventions to:
Who Can Benefit, and Where Are Services Provided?
Beneficiaries of occupational therapy intervention include individuals with ID, their friends and family members, and community members, due to improved quality of life and productive participation.
Services can be provided in virtually any setting, including family homes, residential communities, group homes, personal care homes, or assisted living environments; schools; community recreational settings; and work settings. Work settings can range from private or public businesses to sheltered vocational workshops. Community and recreational settings include the diversity of social experiences, such as going to the movies or a zoo, taking public transportation, or attending a sporting event.
Community integration programs involve a team approach that can include the client, family members and caregivers, community members, health care and educational professionals, community organization staff, and governmental agency staff, among others. Because of their emphasis on participation, occupational therapy practitioners are essential members of these teams. Not only can they help improve the lives of people with ID, but they help enrich the community by ensuring that each member is as independent as possible.
American Occupational Therapy Association. (2009). Occupational therapy's commitment to non-discrimination and inclusion.American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63, 819–820. doi:10.5014/ajot.63.6.819.
National Institutes of Health. (2010, October). Fact sheet—Intellectual and developmental disabilities. Retrieved from http://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/default.aspx
Verdonschot, M., deWitte, L., Reichrath, W., Buntinx, W., & Curfs, L. (2009). Community participation of people with an intellectual disability: A review of empirical findings.Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53(4), 303–318.
By Roger Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA; Mariana D'Amico, EdD, OTR/L, BCP, CIMI; and Tracy Jirikowic, PhD, OTR/L, for the American Occupational Therapy Association. Copyright © 2013 by the American Occupational Therapy Association. This material may be copied and distributed for personal or educational uses without written consent. For all other uses, contact email@example.com.


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Dr. Govind Shanadi Set to Speak at LINC Luncheon
October 09, 2012
ALLIANCE, Ohio —Dr. Govind Shanadi, assistant professor of communication at the University of Mount Union, will be the featured LINC luncheon speaker at noon on Tuesday, October 23 in the East Room of the Hoover-Price Campus Center on Mount Union's campus.
Shanadi will present, "Do You Believe What They Are Saying? (November 6 is Near)." His presentation will focus on political advertising. Shanadi will call attention to the increasing amount of money that is being spent on political ads, especially in a battleground state like Ohio. He will discuss the history of political advertising, especially since the television era began in the 1950s with Eisenhower's effective campaign based on cartoon jingles. He will highlight many of the most effective ads, both negative and positive.
Shanadi will also explain campaign finance laws with an analysis of some of the major PACs involved in this election. He will end his presentation by providing tools to help separate fact from fiction so voters can make an informed decision.
Shanadi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Georgia and a Master's degree in mass communications with a concentration in ethnic media/identity formation from the University of Florida.
The community luncheon series known as LINC (lunch, information, networking and conversation) was conceived to take advantage of the local expertise from Mount Union's faculty and staff that exists in Alliance, in light of the University's exceptional academic reputation. This is an opportunity to gain practical knowledge on current topics from local experts and interact with members of the University and greater Alliance community.
Cost of the lunch is $10. Payment will be accepted at the door, but space is limited.
For more information or to make a reservation, contact Chris Pontius at Mount Union at (330) 823-3296 or email@example.com.


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The grass roots OpenRAW group arose out of photographers' frustration with camera manufacturers' refusal to openly document their proprietary RAW file formats. That lack of file format information inhibits innovation, limits image processing choices, and endangers the long-term accessibility of millions of photographs. The goal of the new website is to obtain complete documentation by manufacturers of their RAW file formats.
"Our primary strategy is to educate the public and the manufacturers," said Juergen Specht, the Japan-based German photographer who is spearheading the OpenRAW group. Specht also founded the highly regarded D1scussion mailing list for Nikon dSLR photographers, and hosts a similar 1Dscussion group for Canon photographers. Specht continued, "Once photographers understand what's at stake, and once digital camera manufacturers understand how their profitability will be enhanced by the release of the RAW file format specifications, our goals will be realized."
The Importance of RAW File Formats
A RAW file contains unprocessed sensor data and other vital shot information from a digital camera. The many RAW file formats are proprietary, and typically differ from camera to camera. RAW file formats let photographers:
* Preserve the maximum amount of original image data.
* Adjust settings such as exposure and white balance after the shot is taken.
* Transcend the limitations of fixed in-camera processing.
* Obtain the highest possible image quality from each file.
* Improve image quality over time as RAW processing capabilities advance.
* Possess an archival image whose longevity can rival, and potentially outlast, film.
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The OpenRAW group wants camera manufacturers to publicly document all of their RAW image file formats: past, present, and future. By doing so, manufacturers will provide photographers with a maximum set of processing choices and the best guarantee of future image decoding.
There are already instances of encrypted data in RAW files and dropped support by manufacturers for older camera models. The OpenRAW solution will prevent more such problems. The OpenRAW solution represents a win for photographers, a win for manufacturers, a win for software developers, and a win for the longterm transmission of human culture.
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SMALL investors are a step closer to being able to more easily lend their savings to blue-chip companies, with the release of new laws aimed at bolstering the retail corporate bond market.
The federal government will on Friday publish draft legislation designed to deepen the domestic corporate bond market by tapping billions in household savings.
The local market for corporate bonds has long been neglected because of the expense and difficulty of issuing debt to retail investors.
For companies, this has often meant raising debt overseas is more attractive. It has also meant there is a shortage of relatively safe financial assets that offer a fixed stream of income, as bonds do.
To stimulate the market, Treasury proposes to allow firms to issue bonds under a simpler prospectus when targeting retail investors, while also easing the liability burden on directors.
Acting Treasurer Penny Wong said the changes would also aim to direct more of the nation's $1.4 trillion super pool into the hands of Australian firms, rather than have companies borrow overseas.
"A vibrant corporate bond market is key to harnessing our national superannuation savings and enabling us to domestically fund more productive investment in our economy and, in turn, reduce our reliance on offshore wholesale funding markets," Senator Wong said.
Australian super funds typically hold less than 15 per cent of assets in bonds, compared with an average of 55 per cent for pension funds across developed world economies.
Stimulating the bond market is also seen as a way to lift Australia's chances of becoming a regional hub for financial services, and was a recommendation of a 2010 official review by former Macquarie banker Mark Johnson.
"These reforms are an important part of promoting Australia as a leading financial services hub and securing our reputation as one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world," Senator Wong said.
From March this year, it is expected that small investors will be able to trade Commonwealth government bonds on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Canberra bid to bolster corporate bond market
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10 graphs of experimental data are given. Can you use a spreadsheet to find algebraic graphs which match them closely, and thus discover the formulae most likely to govern the underlying processes?
Create a symmetrical fabric design based on a flower motif - and realise it in Logo.
Moiré patterns are intriguing interference patterns. Create your own beautiful examples using LOGO!
Formulate and investigate a simple mathematical model for the design of a table mat.
Maths is everywhere in the world! Take a look at these images. What mathematics can you see?
Investigate the molecular masses in this sequence of molecules and deduce which molecule has been analysed in the mass spectrometer.
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I never knew you could dance like that.
This is a quick couple of chapters of Leah and Jacob. It is set in a club and in Leahs House, it is recommended to listen to the songs that are involved in the story so you can get the feel of the story. Seth is involved but not in a good way? Enjoy!
1. Chapter 1
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I decided i should have a night out for myself, get a few drinks then dance all my worries out.
I went to the best club on the rez. I was sitting at the bar, swirling my drink in the glass and listening to the songs from the Dirty Dancing film, they were having a night of old songs and i had nobody to dance with. There were loads of guys coming up to me and asking me for a dance. However, i would always send them away with something to curse them about. Like one guy came up and looked relatively the same height of me as i sat, i stood and he ran for the hills making some lame excuse like 'it was a dare!' Others came and went with their tails between their legs until one came and asked me,
"This seat free?" they asked from behind. I never saw their face but their voice sounded like one of the packs, but i could not guess whom.
"Yes, and so this one will be too if you sit there." I say, without turning to look at the guy.
"Don't be like that Lee. You wanna dance?" i spun on my stool to come face to face with Jacob Black, my Alpha.
"Jake? What are you doing here?" i asked standing, thankfully smaller than him. He was at 6'10" now and i was only 6'1" thankfully!
"Well, i have watched you from over there and have seen the amount of guys you sent away with a face of pain! I thought i would try you! So do you wanna dance, i know you like the dancing in the film!" he said jutting his thumb over to the corner of the room, where i saw Embry and Quil and SETH sitting with a couple of girls all watching out onto the dance floor. The girls were looking out as if they wanted to be out there dancing.
"Well, ok. I can dance with you!" he grabbed my waist and walked into the middle of the dance floor. We began dancing like the ones in the film very... graphically! The song was cry to me by Solomon burke. Jacob swayed me from left to right. He had my swaying with him closely then he was kissing down my neck as i fell back slowly onto his hands. As he kissed back up my neck, i was rising from his hands. My arms found their way to the back of his neck and we swayed with the rhythm. I could feel everybody watching us, the next song that i loved came on (also from the film, they were playing all the songs from the film,) it was Love man by Otis Redding. We danced like the film and i was on his leg and we were flying back and forth, keeping our hips together, we were laughing and smiling so much i could not remember the last time i had smiled so much. Jacob began to mouth the words as we danced; i moved from his left leg to his right and saw nearly everyone doing the same. We stopped swaying quickly but then resumed slowly as these arms are mine also Otis Redding came on. Jacob held me close to him, as we swayed together, my arm was on his shoulder as his were on my waist and not moving. He was looking down at me with beauty that was unable to be explained as the song ended he leaned in and whispered in my ear,
"Let's get out of here. Go for something to eat?" he said, as he leaned away to look at me again i gave him my best smile, of forgiveness.
"Thank you." We stopped dancing and held each other's hand as we emerged from the crowd in front of his table. I felt like a million dollars, since i was holding the tallest guys hand as we walked, back to the table, the guys looked up at me and gave a smile of smugness, but that didn't really phase me right now, i was in my glory that i could dance like that with Jacob; my alpha.
"Hey, Leah. I never knew you could dance like that?" Seth says. He looks up at me with a guilty face on him,
"Well, i can't it's my great... teacher?" i say patting Jacob lightly on the chest. He let a big smile pine across his face.
"Children, we are leaving. See you tomorrow!" Jacob says mainly to Embry but says children. As we leave, we hear a wolf whistle from Quil, causing us to laugh together. We went back to mine and we ordered in a Chinese from the great one at the top of the road. We decided that the mood we were in we should watch the film. We settled down with our food, slipped the DVD into the player, and slouched together on the sofa. Jacob was lying behind me, quite at ease as he ate his food; he watched the film without making a noise, which is more than i can say for Seth, since Seth had a comment of every move they would dance and say. I could feel Jacob breathing on leaving a tingling feeling. When it came to the bit where Johnny had to leave, i felt his hand wrap around my waist making me smile.
"Do you think if they made a second film, they would dance more and then get married?" he sounded serious, so i tried to contain the fit of giggles that were brewing in my throat.
"Em? I am not entirely sure." I heard him sniggering behind me. I flung my hand around and slapped him on the arm, making sure he did not jump too much so that he could drop his empty carton of Chinese.
"I was trying not to laugh at you smart ass." I inform him. He is still laughing; i turn so we are face to face the film completely forgotten,
"I am sorry i expected you to just laugh and when you said that i couldn't help myself." He says pulling me closer (if i could get any closer) and kissing the tip of my nose.
"Jacob, where are we?" he looks at me with a raised eyebrow.
I think i knew the answer but of course he was going to state the obvious, before he could say anything i added,
"Relationship terms, before you Say anything else." He has a long thoughtful look on his face as he thought about it; he was looking into my eyes with a serious expression.
"I really am not that sure," he looked at me, a smile played at the sides of his lips. "What do you think? Like i would love if we were something more!" he concludes removing a strand of hair that fell in my eye.
"I have liked you for so long now; it is daft of us to continue as if nothing has happened." I say, he looks at me with an obvious expression.
"Leah, err... i have news for you... i imprinted on you, when i got over Bella. I have been an imprinter for a year and a half and my imprint did not know it. Why do you think i have been around when you were and when I looked at you, i always got lost in thought and even more... love? It is not my ears that were never working, it were the ability to listen to Seth when he called my name and to pull myself out of your world. I am actually pretty good at that XBOX game, just not when you are in the room." He says. My jaw had dropped when he admitted to me that he was actually an imprinter. I had loved Jacob for so long.
I did not say anything in case i messed it up, so i pushed up against him and pulled his face towards mine, so that we would meet in the middle. His lips were warm, caring, patient, gentle and most definitely perfect. They fitted with mine like the missing piece i had been looking for before. I actually had it right under my nose. We moved with one another, my hands in his hair and his... on my hips, they kept moving up and down on my sides. His hands were big, warm, soft, gentle and careful. We broke apart for air. And when we did, i smiled at him as i asked him,
"Jacob Black, could you please be my boyfriend?" Before he answered, he settled his lips back to mine, guaranteeing me he was my guy now. We lay together as the music from the DVD played; the song that i liked the most right now was 'These arms of mine by Otis Redding'. It suited our position right now. We were lying together on the sofa; our legs were wrapped with each other's. His arm was behind me as mine were playing with his hair, he was watching my hair as he said,
"Leah, i love you." I looked up at him and smiled. It was the first time; i really felt such an emotion like love. Not even with Sam.
"I love you too." I reply with a kiss to his chest, "Your heart and mine will beat as one from now on." He sighed with a smile and continued to draw random pictures on my back. We fell asleep like this, together; i awoke to Jacob still next to me, sound and looking like an angel. Nevertheless, to the smell of pancakes with cinnamon, my dad's favourite. I removed myself from my spot, and kissed Jacob on the forehead as i maundered through to the kitchen to see my mom standing in front of the cooker. She must have heard me waking, since the second i rounded the corner she turned to me and smiled.
"Good morning, baby." She did not seem to notice i was sleeping with Jacob on the sofa. Just then, i felt hands around my waist and a kiss on my hair.
"Mornin' Ms. Clearwater." He said to my mom.
"Morinin' Jake. Would you kids like some breakfast?" she said so calmly, i had not realised but i had not spoken once since i walked through to the kitchen.
"Oh yes please, mom."
"Go sit down and i will bring them over." She ordered as she flipped them onto a plate. She brought a plate over to the table and placed them in front of Jacob and i, simultaneously Seth walks groggy eyed into the kitchen rubbing his head; hangover. He wore only PJ shorts which is unusual for Seth, usually it is a full PJ set.
"Mornin' everyone." He said as he grabbed a bowl and made his cereal, he joined us and ate quietly. Mom left a couple of minutes later to go to the bookshop she worked in. As soon as mom was out the door, i asked him what he was up to last night.
"So, Seth what did you do after Jacob and i left?" i caught Jacob smiling smugly before i looked at Seth. Who smiled impishly.
"Well..." before he said anymore, i heard the shower go on. I looked at Seth and my jaw dropped, i could hear Jacob make a popping noise as his jaw dropped too.
"Seth!" i said, standing so i was towering over him. He stood up; all 6' 7" of him, i was once again out heightened?
"Seth, is that one of the girls you met in the club? Did you get drunk? Because Sixteen year old wolves can't and don't get drunk!" Jacob asked. He looked at me and did not have to explain, his face said everything. I sighed, grabbed Jacob by the hand, as Seth retook his seat, laid his head on to the table, and moaned. He so deserved that hangover.
"Lee, where are we going?" i hadn't decided but i was walking in the direction of the bathroom, but before he could gather that i walked into my bedroom and laid down as he sat next to me. He was on his side as i was on my back. He played with a strand of my hair as i glared at the ceiling.
"Don't worry about Seth, Leah. Just be thankful she made it into the shower. Because he can actually crush her, since he is still not able to control his phasing." He made a good point. I just sighed as i turned to him and caught his lips. We sat there and played with one another until i heard the water being shut off, i broke away from Jacob who seemed too engrossed in me to care about the stranger that was in my shower.
"Jacob, wait." I said as i lifted his head from my shoulder, where he was caressing since i became disinterested. He moaned as he clambered off the bed and walked to the bathroom door. He left my bedroom door open so i could see him knocking on the bathroom door.
"Hey! Are you alright in there?" he asked as he watched me and put a hand up as i rose in a stalking position.
"I am, ok, thanks Seth!" the girly high-pitched voice said from the bathroom. I never noticed Jacob and Seth sounded the same? Did they?
"It ain't Seth. It is his brother." Oh, identity protection good thinking Jacob. Therefore, i was Seth's big brothers girlfriend for the next couple of hours she will be here.
"Oh, yeah i am fine thanks." The door opened and i saw Jacobs eyes widen and his eyebrow raise higher at the girl that stumbled out of the bathroom. She was brown with brown hair and plain features. Jacob looked at her with either disgust or disbelief in Seth, or maybe both.
"Hi?" he said, as he took a step back from the bathroom, i had not noticed but i was now standing next to Jacob, holding onto his arm, with a sense of protection on my part. She probably felt intimidated with two tall people watching down on her.
"Hi, i am Cindy. You are?" she asked, Cindy? What kind of name is that, it is Candy with an 'i' instead of an 'a'.
"I am Jacob, Seth's older brother and this is Leah my girlfriend." He introduced me. I smiled tightly at her. What was Seth thinking?
"Nice to meet you Leah. I am sorry if we woke you during the night?" she blushed sheepishly, thank God, this conversation took place outside the bathroom, because i am about to puke at the thought of...
Before i knew it, i was hanging over the toilet, barfing. Jacob had a facecloth against my forehead as he held my hair back with the other hand.
"Leah, i don't think she took that too kindly." He said to me, smiling too.
"Yeah, well i don't take to well to the thought of my baby brother going at it with someone like her, at least classier and not so soon, i think i could manage." I said this just before i barfed up more. I heard Jacob sniggering, as he helped me. Once i had finished, he cleaned my face and carried me through to the bed. He lay me down and pulled the cover over me. I fell asleep quickly. Therefore, Jacob left to go home, get changed and then come and have a little chat with Seth.
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âStylinâ on the Squareâ Featuring the Salon Pure Cut-a-Thon was a Huge Success!!
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(October 14, 2013) - On Sunday, October 6, 2013, Palmer Square hosted a new event called Stylin' on the Square featuring the Salon Pure Cut-a-thon. This event, held on Palmer Square in Princeton, went a long way to raise awareness of Parkinson's disease and funds for research. This was thanks to the efforts of Palmer Square Management and Salon Pure, and the support of other participating Palmer Square retailers.
On a beautiful fall afternoon, supporters chose from a variety of salon services in Salon Pure's Cut-a-Thon tent. All professional stylists donated their time, talent and energy. In addition to getting their hair cut, children could purchase glitter tattoos provided by jaZams or Name Art created by Cranbury Station Galleries. A DJ provided by Palmer Square raised the energy level at the event, and food from Winberie's Restaurant and Bar and Chez Alice Gourmet Café and Bakery was available on the green. Two fashion shows were held featuring styles from Ann Taylor, Bucks County Dry Goods, Urban Grace, Jack Wills, Lace Silhouette Lingerie, Botari, Dandelion, Brooks Brothers and Palm Place, a Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store and lululemon athletica hosted a yoga demonstrations.
100% of the proceeds raised from the event – close to $2500 - were donated to The Parkinson Alliance.
This event was initiated by Heather Rizzo and Amy Kaczowski, owners of Salon Pure. They feel strongly about giving back and have a personal connection to the Parkinson's community. They approached Palmer Square Management with this concept, and Palmer Square then executed it flawlessly, successfully involving other Palmer Square merchants.
"We were so grateful that Salon Pure and Palmer Square chose to design an event to benefit Parkinson's research," states Marty Tuchman, Chairman of The Parkinson Alliance. "With a grassroots event like this, there is not only a chance to raise much needed funds for research, but it also raises awareness of the disease and that is key."
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Facebook Inc., operator of the largest social network with more than 1 billion members, is working with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to probe a malware attack, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Facebook, as part of its monitoring efforts, flagged a suspicious domain in its corporate logs and tracked it back to an employee computer. After examining the laptop, the company found a malicious file and then uncovered several other compromised laptops after a companywide search.
By first hacking a mobile developer's site, the attackers had ensured that they would infect the computers of engineers working for several companies, said Anup Ghosh, founder of Invincea Inc, a security firm based in Fairfax, Virginia.
"There is a range of developers that might visit that site and they would infect them all," Ghosh said of the attack.
The malicious software bypassed built-in protections to install malware. Facebook immediately reported the exploit to Oracle Corp., which owns the Java software that was compromised. Oracle provided a patch Feb. 1 to address the vulnerability.


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RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a prison inmate has been accused of pouring hot coffee onto another inmate's back, injuring him.
Police said the attack happened earlier this month at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility after 25-year-old Timothy Williams of New Haven, Vermont, the inmate who was injured, removed Jolibin Massamba's coffee from a microwave oven to cook his own food.
Police said the 36-year-old Massamba of Scranton, Pennsylvania, allegedly pursued Williams into his cell and poured the coffee on him. Williams suffered minor injuries.
Massamba currently is being held on false pretense and false personation charges. He was charged with simple assault Tuesday.


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The Fantasy Source staff has been revealing their preseason fantasy awards over the past week or so, and with most of the honors, there are legitimate cases to be made for several players.
But now we've come to the fantasy Cy Young award, where we should all probably just say the name "Clayton Kershaw" and move on, right? Nope, that's not the way we work around here. Well, at least that's not the way three of us work around here...
MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Top prospects | Draft Kit | Podcast: Mock Draft review
Lutovsky's pick: Yu Darvish. Why pick against Kershaw? The last time a pitcher was the top-ranked SP in back-to-back seasons was 2005 and '06, according to our Roto Rater (Johan Santana). Be it injury, bad luck (especially with wins) or simple regression, it's tough to stay on top. If Kershaw falters in any way, Darvish is the best bet to take his throne thanks to his strikeout rate. His finished fourth among SPs last year and that was with just 13 wins.
Pinkerton's pick: Max Scherzer. Scherzer was our No. 2 SP last year, thanks in part to a league-leading 21 wins. That number will likely come down, but Scherzer's stellar peripherals – particularly his high K-rate – should keep him among the top fantasy pitchers. Scherzer, like Darvish, has only had one truly elite season, but he's a little riskier because he's had several more seasons of relatively average production. Brad is betting on Scherzer's improved WHIP being a product of improved stuff more than a surprisingly low .260 BABIP.
Valentine's pick: Jose Fernandez. It's entirely possible that Fernandez, who finished No. 7 among SPs, would have ended the year above Kershaw had he not been shut down early. Of course, the 21-year-old righty could see a bit of a sophomore slump. As talented as he is, his .240 BABIP seems likely to rise, and his 2.73 FIP suggests he wasn't quite as good as his 2.19 ERA indicated. (We went conservative and projected him for a 2.64 ERA this year.) Still, it's tough to argue with Ben's choice of Fernandez -- the talent is certainly there.
Bender's and Williams' pick: Clayton Kershaw. Way to go out on a limb, guys. In all fairness, Kershaw is the smart bet, and he'll almost certainly be the first pitcher selected in every draft. We rank him No. 1 among all SPs and No. 9 overall. Perhaps we should credit Bill and Craig for something that fantasy owners often fail to do – they didn't overthink things.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Police are searching for a man they say robbed a Lexington bank Monday afternoon.
We're told some time after 1:30 p.m., an armed robber followed a teller into the US Bank on Richmond Road. She was coming in from her lunch break.
Police say the man pointed a gun at her and another teller, and told them to put money on the counter. After they did, we're told the man took off down Richmond Road, near Mount Tabor, with an undisclosed amount of cash.
He is described as a white man in his 30's with a dark-colored goatee, a dark toboggan, dark-colored hoodie, and blue jeans.
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Do You Use Web-Based Services Yourself?
"Some Web services invite you to give them personal information. I usually don't use them because I don't want them to have information about me. Some of them invite you to hand over a lot of data, saying that they will keep it for you. That is something you can trust if you can encrypt the data so they cannot possibly tell what any of it means. They could provide a useful backup service this way. Some services do computations for you, which you should never do because you should have complete control over your own computing. And other Web services may not do those things, but many of them do surveillance, which is collecting information about you, other than by just asking you for it. ... I generally do browsing from other people's computers or in places where there are shared computers so that they are not associated with me. I mostly do computing within my own computer."


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To the Editor:
Yes, Mr. Adam Lewis, you should apologize to Martin Niemoller and to the rest of humanity for equating resistance to the Nazis with resistance to gun regulation (It's Your Write, Feb. 3).
While Niemoller's actual words are disputed, the essence (his inaction as the state stripped the humanity of group after group so that when they came for him there was no one left to defend him) is not.
Niemoller was talking about life, death and human dignity. At gunpoint, the Nazis rounded up and shot on the spot or sent to death camps Jews, Communists, socialists, liberals, political dissidents, trade unionists, Gypsies, homosexuals and others.
By what twisted logic does one dare to equate this crime against humanity with the American people's legitimate desire to ban assault weapons and large-capacity gun magazines, and to collect and share information on gun violence?
I ask you and the gun cult what Joseph N. Welch at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954 asked then-Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy: "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
To ensure our safety, the gun cult proposes armed guards in schools. What's next? Day care centers? School buses? Churches? Theaters? Stores? Shopping malls? Offices? Wherever people assemble? How about checkpoints on every street corner? Does this sound like the United States, or some Third World armed camp?
This is madness, and decent people must oppose it.
It's time to pass gun-control legislation.
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March the 23rd will be the last day of Live Streaming of the RootsTech 2013 Conference.
It is reported that there are 6,800+ people who have registered for the conference- which starts today! And that doesn't count 'walk ins'. So it should be a well attended conference.
Here is the schedule for Saturday –
10:30 AM Eastern Keynote - David Pogue and Gilad Japhet
11:45 AM Eastern Using Technology to Solve Research Problems - Karen Clifford
1:00 AM Eastern Digital Storytelling: More than Bullet Points - Denise Olson
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High 5
Mike Carbone , Marshfield: The Division 1 championship game against Burlington Sunday did not play out the way the senior captain would have liked. But he was a difference-maker throughout. He netted the Rams' first goal — 28 seconds after the Red Devils took the lead — and created a handful of other scoring chances, one of which hit the left post. He ended his season with 49 points.
Brandon Collett , Catholic Memorial: The five-spot he gave up to eventual Super 8 champion Malden Catholic in the Division 1A semifinals last Wednesday tied for the most he had yielded all season, but it doesn't take much away from an overall strong season for the young goaltender from Easton. Just a freshman, Collett finished with an .898 save percentage while giving up a tick under 2½ goals per game.
Rachel Myette , Duxbury: For the last month of the season, the junior captain was statistically perfect between the pipes. She didn't give up a single goal en route to the Dragons' third straight Division 2 state title, a run that included 21 saves vs. Falmouth in the championship game Sunday, running her shutout streak to seven in a row. She finished her season with a 0.75 goals-against average and .959 save percentage.
Jimmy Tierney , Oliver Ames: The Tigers didn't play on the final day of the season, but they made a spirited run to the South final behind the strength of their sophomore netminder. During an 11-0-1 run from Jan. 30 until the South final, a 3-1 loss to Franklin March 12, Tierney allowed 0.83 goals per game.
Kacie Smith , Norwood: A South quarterfinal matchup against Falmouth ended the Mustangs' season, but the sophomore forward has a lot to hang her hat on going forward. With a team-high 50 points (32 goals, 18 assists), Smith finished as the No. 2 scorer in the Bay State Conference (behind Wellesley senior Molly Connolly ) and 12th in the state (third among sophomores).
Healey's Top 10 boys' teams
(Final records)
1. Marshfield (20-7)
2. Hingham (16-9-2)
3. Archbishop Williams (13-6-4)
4. Canton (16-4-2)
5. Duxbury (14-4-5)
6. Oliver Ames (17-6-2)
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In our rural area, the sight of a tractor towing wagons or a combine traveling the roadways is not uncommon. But for many motorists, coming upon a large combine, or tractor and tillage equipment can be very dangerous. With the 2012 harvest getting underway, the Iowa Department of Transportation is urging motorists and farm vehicle operators to exercise caution during the movement of slow-moving equipment on Iowa's roadways.
The need for driver awareness of farm equipment is real. In 2011, a total of 198 crashes on Iowa's roadways involved vehicles and farm equipment. Out of those 198 accidents, there were seven fatalities, 15 accidents with major injuries, 46 accidents with minor injuries and 55 accidents in which possible injuries were reported. And, 119 accidents out of the 198 resulted in damage to property, usually the vehicles colliding with farm equipment.
The basic problem, according to law enforcement authorities, is that motorists often misjudge the speed that farm equipment is traveling, and often run-up on the equpment faster than the driver expects, resulting in collisions.
Another major accident cause is farm implements that attempt to turn left off roadways into farm field driveways and vehicles attempt to pass the implement as it turns.
In an attempt to reduce the number of harvest time traffic accidents, the Iowa Department of Transportaion is offering several safety tips to motorists.
* Give your full attention to the driving task and watch for slow-moving vehicles. Do not text and drive.
* Put additional space between your vehicle and those ahead. At this time of the year, the sun can be blinding to drivers during sunrise and sunset. The added space helps you safe-ly maneuver if there is a sudden stop, turn or a slow-moving vehicle ahead.
* The shoulder may not be able to support a heavy farm vehicle.
* Slow down as soon as you see the triangular-shaped, red and fluorescent orange slow-moving vehicle emblem.
The DOT?offers tips for farmers and agricultural equipment operators to do their part in reducing accidents.
* Make your intentions known when you are turning by using signal lights or the appropriate hand signal in advance of the turn.
* Drive slow-moving vehicles in the right-hand lane as close to the edge of the roadway as safely possible. Traveling partially on the shoulder may cause motorists to risk passing in a dangerous situation.
* Avoid encouraging or signaling motorists to pass. Pull over where it is safe, and let the traffic go by.
Another area of concern at harvest time remains railroad crossings. Countless collisions occur every year when wagons or implements are struck by trains in crossings. Other collisions occur when semi-trailers or wagons get trapped on rail crossings by other traffic, or the operators of the equipment misjudge the speed of approaching trains.
According to the DOT, the best rule of thumb is to always yield to trains. Also, the DOT?recommends farmers only cross highway-rail grade crossings only if the farmer is sure they can completely clear the crossing without stopping. Remember, trains are three feet wider than the width of the rails on both sides.
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This year, it's early and it's mean.
Flu-associated hospitalizations, Larimer County 2011-12: 43 (from October 2011 to May 2012)
Flu-associated hospitalizations, Larimer County 2012-13: 39 (from October through Jan. 5)
Flu-associated hospitalizations, McKee Medical Center, 2011-12: 3 (from November 2011 to January 2012)
Flu-associated hospitalizations, McKee Medical Center, 2012-13: 6 (from November 2012 to January 2013)
Flu-associated hospitalizations, Medical Center of the Rockies, 2011-12: 4 (from October 2011 to March 2012)
Flu-associated hospitalizations, McKee Medical Center of the Rockies, 2012-13: 13 (from December 2012 to January 2013)
For information on where to receive a flu vaccine, contact your doctor's office or visit the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment website larimer.org/health
Source: Centers for Disease Control, McKee Medical Center and Medical Center of the Rockies
Colorado is one of 29 states reporting high influenza-like illness activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with more than 500 people hospitalized with the illness across 33 counties since October.
As of last week, 39 flu-related hospitalizations in Larimer County had been reported since October, which is nearly as many people as were hospitalized during the entire flu season last year.
"Usually February is our peak month," Jane Viste, spokeswoman for the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment said. "We still haven't hit our peak month yet and that is of concern."
Dr. Peter Smith, who specializes in Internal Medicine at the Ginnala Drive Banner Health Clinic in Loveland, said the first spike in cases started to happen right around the holidays, which may be the cause for the current climate.
"It's a month earlier, it hit during the big gatherings and it's more severe cases than we've seen in the past," he said.
Most cases are the Influenza A virus, which tends to be a more severe flu. It's characterized by sudden onset with a fever greater than 100 degrees, muscle aches and a harsh, dry cough. Smith estimates that his clinic sees one-to-two flu patients everyday but that several others call each day with flu-like symptoms.
Unfortunately, if someone has the flu, there's not much that a doctor's visit or a flu test will accomplish. That's why the number of people who test positive for the flu -- 33 in the McKee Medical Center lab since Nov. 29 -- is likely much smaller than those who have actually been stricken with the virus.
"There's definitely an increase and it's moving more quickly than in years past," Viste said.
While time, rest and fluids usually cure the flu, anyone with significant breathing problems, significant weakness or signs of confusion should go to the hospital, Smith said. Young children and seniors should be carefully monitored.
At Medical Center of the Rockies, spokesman Gary Kimsey said the emergency room has seen 10-15 patients presenting with flu-like symptoms each day. Since Dec. 21, 13 flu patients have been admitted to MCR.
Last flu season, four people MCR had four patients admitted with the flu.
"For the last two years, the flu season has been fairly light," Kimsey said.
There have been no flu-related deaths at either McKee or MCR.
While the optimal time to receive the flu vaccine is September or October, it's still available and effective.
"We are seeing the flu mostly in people who did not get flu shots," Smith said.
The only people who should not get the vaccine, according to Viste, are those who may be recovering from a cold, though people can check with their doctor. Viste said it's especially important for young children over one year old, people over 50, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems to be vaccinated.
"Generally any healthy person should be getting a flu shot to help the rest of us," Viste said. "It's not just for you; it's for the people you're in contact with."
Similarly, the best thing you can do if you do for others if you have the flu is stay away -- at least six feet away, Smith said, as the virus is most often spread through hand contact.
There have been some localized shortages of the flu vaccine at private clinics including Kaiser Permanente locations across the state, but pharmacies, hospitals and the department of health in Larimer County have a healthy supply.
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Alma Onice Winkler
Alma Onice Winkler, 90, of Alexander, passed away July 5. She was born June 14, 1921, in Sheridan, to the late Winfred and Lila Middlebrooks Avery. Alma was a member of the Lawson Pentecostal Church in Little Rock.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Rev. Walter Winkler, brothers, Louis Avery and Grandval Lee Green.
Survivors include sons, Rev. Howard Winkler and wife, Priscilla of Alexander, Edward Winkler and wife, Mary Francis of Hermitage, Tenn., Ronnie Winkler and wife, Kaye of Benton; daughters, Linda Atkinson and husband, Johnny of Lebanon, Mo., Donna Bunch of Lebanon, Mo., Rose Kincaid and husband, Walter of Alexander, Carolyn Green and husband, Mike of Alexander; grandchildren, Mary Margaret Jackson, Joann Thornton, Ronda McDonald, Joel Hart III, Yolanda Stanton, Renae McElroy, Jennifer Dimock; great-grandchildren, Cecilia Thornton, Celine Thornton, Christopher Thornton, Tara Brown, Joel Hart IV, Ethan Hart, Autumn Hart, Ruth McElroy, Rose McElroy, Scott McElroy, Jr., Brianne Stanton, Abby Grace Stanton, Sarah Jackson, Lincoln Dimock and Landon Dimock.
A church service is by Ashby Funeral Home and will be at Apostolic Christian Center of Benton at 11 a.m. Saturday, with Joel Hart III, Scott McElroy, Chris Thornton and Jerry Whitley officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Crest Cemetery.
Visitation is at Ashby Funeral Home Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Tallahassee, FL -January 2, 2012
As people take a look at their paychecks this week, they may be in for a surprise.
The amount of money they thought they were bringing home is about to be a little less.
The Social Security Payroll Tax went up from 4.2 percent to 6.2 on January 1. Some families say the added costs means they'll be cutting back on family vacations and even bags of groceries.
For instance, workers making about $50,000 a year can expect to pay about $1,000 a year more in taxes or earn about $20 less a week. a
"If you're looking at $1,000 less in disposable income for the year that means you may not be putting as much into the college education fund for your 3-year-old," says Bruce Hagan, a certified financial planner.
As for the Neuens and millions of other families just like them, it may mean taking a more frugal approach.
"We just got back from North Carolina to see the grandparents so we will probably ask them to come see us a little bit more, but little things like that."
The payroll tax holiday was done in 2010 to stimulate a struggling economy. It was suppose to last just one year, but it was extended through 2012.


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The nominations for BRITs Critics Choice Award 2013 have been announced, with AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula and Tom Odell set to battle it out for the trophy.
Love them or loathe them, the BRIT Awards remains one of the most high profile music ceremonies on the calendar. The Critics Choice award is more contentious than most, with high profile figures from the music industry giving their tips for the top.
Set to return in 2013, the nominations for the BRITs Critics Choice Award are in. Announced this morning, AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula and Tom Odell are set to battle it out for the trophy.
Reacting to the news, the nominees said:
"We both feel incredibly honoured to be shortlisted for this award. Completely blown away, it's a great feeling to have our music recognised in such a big way. 2013 is going to be an incredible year for UK music"
Laura Mvula
"Wow, I'm speechless! It's unbelievable and I'm in total shock. I don't think I've experienced this kind of shock before. It's such a huge honour to be included in this prestigious shortlist, I don't think that I can put it in to words. Thank you"
Tom Odell
"I'm thrilled to be nominated and I feel privileged to be in the same company as previous nominees of the caliber of Adele, Emeli Sande, Michael Kiwanuka and Florence."
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Aaron Ramsey believes Arsenal are more than capable of challenging for major honours next season, providing they can keep hold of their sought-after striker, Robin van Persie.
The Dutchman inspired Arsene Wenger's side to a third-placed finish last season, notching 30 league goals in the process, and Ramsey and his teammates accept that it is crucial that the club captain's long-term future is secured.
It has been widely reported that the prolific front-man could leave the Emirates Stadium this summer in search of silverware, but Ramsey is adamant that the club's ambitions match Van Persie's, and he believes he's the man to fire Arsenal to success.
Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, Ramsey said: "It's important we keep Robin if we seriously want to be title contenders.
"He has proven this season what his value is to the team with the goals he has scored. It's important to keep those sort of players at the club.
"He was our top goal-scorer, won the Golden Boot and the Player of the Year awards, so any team would want to keep him. Arsenal are no different."
Despite being held in the highest regard by all in north London, Van Persie has kept his cards close to his chest on where his future lies.
"He hasn't given any of the other lads any indications on what he is going to do," added Ramsey. "Nothing has been said. But, hopefully, he will stay."
Van Persie's scintillating form this season has been in stark contrast to Ramsey, who has at times failed to produce the kinds of performances that have come to be expected of the Welshman.
The 21-year-old midfielder is the first to admit that he endured a difficult campaign, but remains confident that he will rediscover his best form next season, as he continues his return to peak fitness after suffering a horrific leg injury back in 2010.
Ramsey said: "To ask me to play to a high standard week in, week out, in the Premier League when you think of the pace that goes with it, was very physically demanding."
The man Arsenal signed for £5million from Cardiff City back in 2008, featured in no fewer than 49 games for club and country this season, and Ramsey accepts that the season took its toll.
"People do forget how long I was out of the game and what happened. It's been my first full season. Overall, I am happy with the way things have gone.
"From where I was with the injury I think I've done pretty well.
"It was a long season and it was something my body has not been used to. It was quite obvious I would get tired towards the end.
"Although I've been pretty pleased, there is still a lot more to come. I know that. But this season has been a good stepping stone for me."
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As for employers, there's probably no need to explain; most employers I've encountered don't ask for transcripts. Proof of a degree, maybe, or GPA, but no transcripts. And his "old school" GPA shouldn't play into his "new school" GPA if credits are transferred over.
For any education professionals out there, would it be reasonable for us to talk to the first university and see if some accommodation can be made regarding grades for the "bad" semester? No matter how well our child does with the rest of their degree, that one semester is going to be a major drag on their final GPA.
POD. In my experience, employers and even grad school don't care about GPA as much as you'd think.
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I had my first full day of work at Accra Psychiatric Hospital
this week in the centre of the city; I am scheduled to go there
every Friday to do an outpatient clinic in tandem with one of their
MAs, and then series of teaching tutorials with all 5 of the Accra
MAs in the afternoon. Even though the hospital is probably only
about 20km away from Pantang, I had to get my lift to pick me up at
about 7am to ensure we got there for 9am because of the choking
rush-hour traffic.
Accra psychiatric hospital was opened in 1906. It has some 700
in-patient beds wards and currently houses approximately 1200
patients. Those numbers speak for themselves. There are 5 doctors
(two consultants), 5 medical assistants and a clinical
psychologist. Like Pantang, the hospital is in a serious amount of
debt. There has recently been a big push to try and discharge
patients back into the community but unfortunately, often the
community and more specifically, their families, don't want them
back. And community services for psychiatric patients in Ghana are
very underdeveloped currently. So many of the discharges are simply
brought back and left...or sometimes they never leave in the first
place. As we are all too aware in the UK, in-patient provision is
expensive, so a huge proportion of mental health funding is spent
on providing bed and board for a lot of patients who would be much
more appropriately housed and looked after elsewhere. But for the
moment, there doesn't seem to be an "elsewhere".
As I walked around the hospital, it had the feel of an old
asylum. I had been warned what to expect, but the wards were still
quite difficult to take in. The level of overcrowding meant that
sometimes patients had to sleep on mattresses on the ground,
outdoors on terraces. The male "locked ward "in particular was full
to the rafters (about 35 beds and 220 patients) - this seemed to be
the equivalent of our forensic wards where patients were sent on
"court orders". However, as far as I could discern from the nursing
staff, men arrived here regularly, but the outward traffic of
discharge was much less frequent. Although there were lots of
patients, there were no discernable outward signs of psychosis or
aggression, just lots and lots of men, milling around looking
bored. There was also an addictions ward, where people were
admitted with substance use problems, mostly "wee" (cannabis) and
alcohol. However, apparently there weren't any in-patient resources
for psychological treatment of addiction (although there was an AA
groups within the hospital) and it seemed as if the patients were
just taken off the streets to live here instead, out of sight.
I had a chance to spend some time talking to some of the
in-patient staff. As ever, I was impressed with their
professionalism in the face of very difficult working conditions.
They told me of the stigma that mental illness faces in Ghana, even
from within its own medical profession at times. They said that
often they had experienced reactions of abject horror from their
friends and family when they said that they wanted to work in
Mental Health, and that their still remained a great deal of
superstition and fear around psychiatric illness, with even some
educated Ghanaians attributing its aetiology to spirits and demons.
They described the difficulties they often faced in accessing
appropriate medical health care for their patients. One nurse tells
me of an incident where her patient needed to be taken for a blood
transfusion at a local physical healthcare facility. During the
treatment, she heard a member of their staff say loudly, within
earshot of the patient, that this kind of medical treatment
shouldn't be "wasted on animals". Obviously this is not an opinion
held by the majority of educated Ghanaians, but still, it is
indicative of the level of prejudice that exists in some
Probably the most starkly difficult part of the hospital to take
in was the Children's ward. This comprised a large compound which
housed about 30 patients with moderate to severe learning
disabilities, aged between about 8 and 35. The staff told me that
children with intellectual disabilities (often with concurrent
physical problems) were abandoned at the gates of the hospital by
their families, or sometimes found on the streets. Once here, most
had no further contact with their families and remained on the ward
until their lives ended. The nurses explained that having a
disabled child, particularly a child with a learning disability,
can be very shaming for a family, and that it is sometimes taken as
a sign of some sort of malevolent influence at work.
There are 2 nurses on duty and a couple of Ghanaian volunteers
who are here three days a week to help care for the children and
who also try and organise activities such as art or games. But it
is very clear that relative to the individual needs of the
children, the wards are critically understaffed. It is all the
nurses can so to keep the children clean, fed and safe and there is
precious little time left to think about their emotional or
learning needs. I noticed some of the children sitting quietly
rocking themselves. For the brief periods that I have been on the
wards, individual children come up, grab on to you and don't let
go; I left with scratches on the back of my neck because one little
girl was holding on so tightly. I try not to be the overwrought,
overemotional visiting westerner, and fail. It feels like quite a
lot to take in. Currently there is no available input from speech
therapists, physiotherapists or child psychology.
I spoke to staff and volunteers to see if there is anything
practical we could do, in conjunction with Challenges Worldwide,
the charity that is supporting me in Ghana. I was thinking of
trying to fundraise for some educational and art materials for the
ward and I asked the staff for a list of things that the children
need: although the list did include toys and art materials, at the
top were more basic requirements such as detergent, gloves, nappies
and second hand clothing. I need to have a think about how best to
take this forward, and I leave feeling a bit numb.
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Hello, my name is Susie Easton and I am an ST6 on the UCL/Royal
Free Hospital General Adult Psychiatry Rotation in North
London. I have just got my CCT and when I return from Ghana, I
will be moving home to Glasgow to take up my first consultant
When I saw the Ghana post advertised, I thought that it looked
interesting, a bit scarey and an opportunity for a
professional and personal adventure.
This personal blog reflects Dr Easton's own views, and not
neccessarily the organisations that she is working with. However
Dr Easton is indebted to the partnership between South
West London and St Georges mental health Trust, the charity
Challenges Worldwide and the Royal College of
Psychiatrists for providing an opportunity to take part
in this excellent project. She is also very grateful to Dr
Peter Hughes for his regular and invaluable clinial
electronic supervision, Challenges Worldwide for
their excellent logistical support, and Dr Anna Dzadney the
Medical Director at Pantang hospital for making her feel so
welcome. And last but not least, she is indebted to the Ghanaian
Medical Assistants with whom she works, for helping her learn about
how mental illness in West Africa.


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Sometimes you don't need to make a whole pot of jelly. Sometimes just a few spoonfuls will do just fine.