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Blogging about your business might be the last thing on your list of things to do. Of all the other priorities, you might want to get to "real" topics in the industry for organic SEO purposes. Even if you have a regular writing schedule, be sure to put set aside some posts about your business and community when possible. Here are few reasons why blogging about your business and brand can actually be beneficial.
Blogging about your business in relation to a community event or holiday focuses on the people that make up your business. It adds a special touch and sets your business apart from competitors. It will also help increase conversation when shared on social media, as friends, family, and peers will be more likely to comment on the posts & events.
As a business, potential customers expect to see regular posts that are relevant and interesting. Along with these regularly scheduled posts, it's important to push out branded blog posts where you fully control the message that is associated with your business name. This may be announcing a new free download or infographic or even a community event that you'll be participating in. The point is that you can get your name out there and associated with things that are important to your business and location.
Attending an industry event or conference? Live blogging or posting a quick summary is also an easy way to blog about your business. It's also a good way to get your brand name associated with topics at these much discussed events. Blogging in real time will help your business establish itself as a true player in the industry. Not to mention that it will give you social media fuel, which can also up your game.
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N.C. Parole Officer Crashes State Vehicle
A N.C. state –owned vehicle crashed into a power pole near the intersection of North Roxboro Street and Olympic Avenue early Friday morning by a parole officer.
The name of the parole officer was not released.
He was transported to Duke Hospital for treatment.
The parole officer stated that he could not remember what caused the accident or the impact. Authorities said they do not believe alcohol was a factor.
The parole officer might have to pay for the destroyed pole, which Duke Power officials were working to replace. No charges will be filed if the driver crashed due to medical reasons, police said.

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Guest writer, Amrita Evans, shares her favorite beaches in Europe.
Choosing where to go in Europe can be difficult since there are so many interesting countries with fantastic coastlines to explore. Lucky for you I've picked my favourites to help you decide. Tip: if you book in the run-up or run-down after the summer peak season to can find better rates.
If you're really having trouble deciding where to go, a cruise might be the perfect solution. If you book in advance, they can be very affordable. Never done a cruise before? Cruise agents are friendly and give great advice or check out these cruise tips for some extra information.
But back to my top three:
Navagio Beach – Zakynthos, Greece
This is one of the most popular beach destinations in Greece, and there's a good reason for that. Surrounded by sheer cliff faces, Navagio is a tiny cove of golden sand fading into exquisite turquoise waters. Also known as Shipwreck Bay, this beach is only reachable by hourly boats leaving from the mainland. Tourists tend to flock here during the summer, so if you want to experience it with a little breathing room, think about going towards the end of spring or in early autumn so you can still enjoy decent weather.
Cala d'en Serra, Ibiza
Ibiza is well known for the stunning beachscape of Salinas, which is dotted with funky bars and restaurants – enough to keep any keen tourist happy for weeks on end! But if you're looking for something a bit more peaceful, there are plenty of remote coves that will provide you with a taste of tranquility, Cala d'en Serra is one such nirvana. First glimpsed through the dense pine forest that surrounds it, this beach is a charming horseshoe of white sand. The startling mountains that closely hug its edges provide a perfect curtain to make visitors feel completely cut off from the outside world.
Spiaggia Sabbie Nere, Vulcano, Italy
If you're looking for something a bit different, Spiaggia Sabbie Nere is definitely worth checking out. The startling black sands are a leftover of the area's volcanic past and make for a truly unique beach experience. Holidaymakers keen to give this beach a try can catch a ferry to the island of Vulcano, which is just north of the beautiful town of Sicily. Given the impressive scenery, there's no shortage of fantastic photo opportunities here.
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Finally Summer
After a long semester, summer has finally come! I had a great semester and made a lot of fun memories, but I'm ready to take a break from schoolwork to focus on other things- especially blogging. If how often I post didn't make it obvious enough, school has kept me very preoccupied and has not given me as much time as I want to allocate to blogging and dancing, but now that's over.
For this neutral look I paired a bomber jacket with jeans, a silk camisole over a gray crop top, and black boots. It has kind of a 90s vibe which I like. Hope you enjoy this look!


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Wanna see the brand-spankin' new one-sheet for Eli Roth's The Green Inferno? Well...then, what in the baby jesus are you waiting for, man?!?
Normally...we don't really get too involved in horror news stuff around these parts. We really do try to stick to reviews, commentary and trailers. But, every once in awhile...something comes across our desks that is just way too good not to share. Kinda like this new poster for The Green Inferno.
Behold its beauty...then, meet me down below for a little chit-chat...
I'm really loving this new poster design, guys. It speaks to me on so many levels and really cements the fact that Roth isn't fucking around this time around. Because, well..."No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". I've heard mostly great things about the film so far. Unfortunately, I wasn't among the lucky who got a chance to watch the film's premiere last September in Canada. But, I can say that it is on the tippy top of my list as far as most anticipated films go. But, for now...all we have is this poster. And this trailer.
What about you? Are you psyched for this? Were you one of the lucky bastards that got a chance to watch it at TIFF? If so...let us know what you thought about it! Just, please...no spoilers...or I WILL EAT YOU!
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910: Permanence
Title text: This hostname is going in dozens of remote config files. Changing a kid's name is comparatively easy!
Changing a server name is a complex process as the name will be placed in several machines. So Cueball wants to make sure that he chooses a great permanent name, that he can give to the server he is running.
When Megan quips on how quickly Cueball named their daughter Caroline (a living being - that is, the type of entity that would give the server purpose), Cueball reminds Megan that he had to choose a name quickly on account of Megan's wishes to name said daughter "Epidural", in honor of the painkiller drugs that were being injected into her spine at the time. Megan tries to justify this by explaining that those were very good drugs, but thus also confirms Cueball in that she was drugged and not in her right mind - wishing to name her daughter after the drug she was taking.
In the title text Cueball mentions that he thinks that it is easier to change a person's name than to change the hostname of a server because of the number of changes that would need to be made to each of the machines that would have saved the old name of the server. It seems, however, that Cueball has never had to wait in line at the Social Security Administration office or at the Department of Motor Vehicles, as both of those events typically take excruciatingly long amounts of time.
- [A large panel the combined width of the four panels below it.]
- [A blue Linux terminal installer screen with a grey box that is labeled "[!]CONFIGURE THE NETWORK" in red. Below, in black, it reads "Please enter the hostname for the system." Below is an empty blue entry box with a cursor and dashed underscore, and below this it says "<GO BACK>".]
- [Cueball sits at his computer, Megan stands behind him.]
- Megan: You've been staring at that screen a while.
- Cueball: Picking a good server name is important.
- [Megan stares at him.]
- [She continues to stare.]
- [Cueball pushes his chair back, puts one elbow on the back of the chair and points with his other hand at the screen.]
- Megan: And yet you settled on "Caroline" for our daughter in like 15 seconds.
- Cueball: But this is a server!
- Besides, I had to—you were trying to name her "epidural."
- Megan: Those were good drugs.
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I would marry a girl called epidural. Davidy²²[talk] 01:40, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you, David, for your words of wisdom. You are the kind of people needed in this world. Like Batman. Netherin5 (talk) 17:17, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Server or not, I know myself the feeling of wanting a super-duper high-school-level name. At least I have a system of naming my computers, gaming devices, and (future?) servers.Greyson (talk) 17:49, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
I usually use some kind of encoded date (related to when the computer was acquired or setup) in the name, probably prefixed by something signify the model or vendor of the computer. Permanency of relevance is guaranteed and it is easier than try to think what the name will means years from now. Arifsaha (talk) 20:13, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
This appears to be the Debian installer. It's also missing the "<Continue>" button.18.104.22.168 02:38, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
- I assume it only shows up once you have entered a valid hostname. --220.127.116.11 01:36, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
Use a name that reminds you which computer it is. In a network this can be very important. It should be descriptive but not silly or generic. Trust me on this. Jakee308 (talk) 03:21, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
I've still called my servers planet names. Even 'Pluto', my build server, works just fine without Pluto being a real planet. -220.127.116.11 23:06, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
Epidural anesthetics don't make one feel or act "drugged" in the sense of stoned. They can cause hypotension (low blood pressure), which can cause lightheadedness, but that would rarely produce a similar effect to, say, marijuana or LSD. Other side effects can include nausea, backache, and headache (http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Epidural-anaesthesia/Pages/Sideeffects.aspx), none of which would make one want to name one's baby after their cause. -- Npsych (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
No, it'll be in many memory files of people! SilverMagpie (talk) 22:59, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
And this is why my D&D characters have no names 4 sessions in. SilverMagpie (talk) 05:10, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
The use of 'Caroline' may be a reference to the Portal 2 character, especially given Caroline's assumed fate. petern3 (talk) 06:51, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


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The Department of Psychology
Greg HarmelingThe Peer Advisement Center, in the Psychology Department, is a student resource center that specializes in advising students with academic, administrative, and career matters. In the advisement center, students help other students through their undergraduate career.
The advisement center houses many different reference materials, books, catalogs, information pamphlets, and every printer form you might need as an undergraduate. There are many books about the study of psychology, counseling, and advisement that are available to the students. Catalogs include most of the Community Colleges in the area, Universities in the State of California, and many from around the country.
Students who work as advisors receive academic credit for their time in the Advisement Center. Peer Advisement is conducted in King Hall third floor, room C3062. The Advisement Center is open between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, though these hours may vary from quarter to quarter. No appointment is necessary for general advisement, although if a student needs advisement regarding his/her records, he/she may need to schedule an appointment with one of the advisors. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, you may call the Peer Advisement Center at extension 3-2268.
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Ghasri is Gozo's smallest village and is dominated by Ta Gurdan Lighthouse standing 180m above sea level on a flat topped hill, high above the village. A steep path leads up to the lighthouse, with the reward of spectacular 360 degree views across the island. The village lies nestled between the hills of Zebbug and Ghammar overlooking the Ghasri Valley, which is ideal for walkers and cyclists alike. The scenery ends in a beautiful tight gorge dropping into the sea, a sight popular with divers.View villas in Ghasri
Find the ideal villa, one that has everything you could want or need for your dream holiday.
Your new surroundings are waiting to be explored! There's plenty to see and do in the area.
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Rabbit and meat stew is very popular amongst the Maltese and Gozitans, as well as delicious Italian-inspred pizza. Sample the local produce including fresh berries, olives and wine from the vineyards.
Although Gozo is a relaxed island, a few clubs can be found in the capital. The Gozitan way of life is traditionally slow-paced and so many enjoy the evening at a good local restaurant with a bottle of wine. there are many restaurants and bars to choose from in the city centre, suitable for all tastes. As a cultural hub, theatre and recitals are very popular in the area, and you can often find a jazz concert or play going on in one of the theatres or churches.
Sample some great Gozitan wine or take part and learn about the harvest at the Ta Mena estate. As well as wine, the estate produces great jams and fresh olives, all from local produce. You can buy a bottle to take back to the villa with you, which will beautifully compliment the fresh seafood available on the island.
Ta' Dbiegi Crafts Village near Gharb (the oldest village on the island) is a great place to by some Gozitan lace, pottery, lace and glass as a souvenir of your holiday.
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If you want to lose weight fast without starving yourself, the Ketogenic Diet is a great choice.
Ketogenic diets are low in carbohydrate, contain moderate amounts of protein and are high in fat, result in very fast and dramatic weight loss but are also sometimes accompanied by a few, short-term, and non-serious, side effects.
Reducing your carbohydrate intake means your body has to seek out an alternative source of fuel.
That alternative is fat.
However, it cannot use fat directly and has to turn fat into a substance called ketones that is CAN use.
This process is very uneconomical and a lot of fat only makes a small amount of ketones.
This inefficiency leads to fast and easy fat loss.
However, transitioning from using carbs for energy to using ketones can take several days and during this time, some people experience side effects.
Once your body has made the switch to using ketones exclusively, these side effects will completely disappear, but in the interim period, a few side effects are quite common.
Frequent Urination
As ketones start to build up, your body will try and rid itself of any remaining carbohydrate in your body by releasing glucose into your blood.
Excess glucose in your blood are filtered out by your kidneys and then excreted in your urine.
After a few days, your urine output will normalize and signifies that you are no longer excreting glucose in your urine.
In fact, if you test your urine using a keto stick, you should see the presence of ketones and not glucose.
This means you are now in "full fat burning" mode.
Your body, and especially your brain, like to run on carbohydrate.
This is mainly because that's what it has done for many years.
When you suddenly reduce your carb intake, it takes a few days for your body to switch gears to using ketones.
In this period, there are too few carbs and also too few ketones, and subsequently, some people feel tired.
Plan for this by avoiding strenuous activity during your transition and maybe even starting your ketosis during the weekend to save feeling tired at work or school.
Headaches are often triggered by low blood glucose.
When you cut carbs, your blood glucose levels inevitably drop.
This is your brain's way of saying that it wants more carbs.
However, after a day or two, ketone levels will rise and your brain will start to use ketones in place of carbs.
At this point, the headache will go away.
You can reduce headaches by drinking plenty of water and also eating enough salt as getting into ketosis uses a lot of salt and a sodium deficiency can give you a headache.
You don't need to starve yourself to lose weight on a ketogenic diet, but you do need to stop eating carbs, limiting your intake to no more than 20 to 50 grams per day.
This means that some people will start craving bread, rice, pasta, cereals, bread, potatoes and sugar.
These cravings will go as soon as you get into ketosis and can be alleviated with things like sugar-free gum and sugar-free jello.
Also, remember you can eat a lot of food that contains protein and fat and cravings for carbs can often be silenced by eating tasty treats like beef jerky, cold cuts, hardboiled eggs, or cheese.
Carbohydrate-rich foods such as bread, rice, pasta, and potatoes are a common source of fiber.
Dietary fiber contains no calories but is important for your digestive health.
Fiber is indigestible and passes through your digestive tract intact.
In doing so, it adds bulk to your feces and ensures the smooth transit of waste through your digestive system.
Lack of fiber will reduce the size of your stool and this could lead to constipation.
There are, however, plenty of low carb fiber options.
Greens, for example, such as lettuce, cabbage and kale, all contain lots of fiber but virtually no carbs.
You can also use fiber supplements such as psyllium husks.
Metamucil may also be helpful.
In many cases, simply drinking more water will alleviate constipation quickly and easily.
Low blood glucose levels can keep you awake.
When you initially reduce your carb intake, your body goes into "alert mode" as it mistakes low blood glucose for starvation.
This results in a heightened awareness designed to make you better at sourcing food which simply ends up interfering with sleep for a couple of nights.
Avoid caffeine in the hours before bedtime and take a relaxing warm batch to help prepare you for sleep. Y
our normal sleep patterns will resume once you have entered ketosis.
The Ketogenic Diet is a safe, fast, and effective way to lose weight.
However, getting into ketosis can be a shock to your system.
The mild and short-lived side effects indicate that your body is making the necessary changes required to turn you into a fat-burning machine and are nothing to worry about.
If you can tough it out for a few days, you will be rewarded with faster fat loss than you ever believed possible!


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Public Relations and Marketing Internship With Killer Custom Kicks at BStreetShoes Email Marketing and Celebrity Collaborations as a Communication Studies Major
For my 2018 Interterm, I was given the opportunity to intern at BStreetShoes, a company that hand paints and designs custom shoes for customers around the world including celebrities and professional athletes. My mentor during my internship was the founder and owner of the company, Blake Barash. While my duties there included content creation, managing


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Class Catalog for Free School, May 6
The class catalog for Free School is now available as a pdf. Clear here to download it and decide which classes you want to attend. Remember to RSVP at our Facebook page or text "attending" to 641-781-9207. The Details Date: Saturday, May 6th Time: 9 AM to 4 PM (although everyone is welcome to come and…Read more


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Reason delves into it with some humor and expected results.
Mitt Romney's 150-page Economic Plan
9/11 Encyclopedia
The New York Times Magazine put together an encyclopedia in response to this Sunday's 10th anniversary of September 11th, 2001 and the attacks that day:
- As this anniversary loomed, we found ourselves asking: With all we now know, how to begin to address the enormity of the event? Our solution was not to shrink from its scale but to embrace it.
Infographic found here. A history of Labor Day below:
In 1884, when President Grover Cleveland signed the bill making Labor Day a national holiday on the first Monday in September, he and its sponsors intended it not as a celebration of leisure but as a promotion of the great American work ethic. Work, they believed, was the highest calling in life, and Labor Day was a reminder to get back to it. It was placed at the end of summer to declare an end to the season of indolence, and also to distance it from May Day, the spring event that had become a symbol of the radical labor movement.
Zero Net Jobs Created in August 2011 – First since 1945
Very ugly headline in itself, but when you dig deeper, it's worse:
About 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in August, up from 2.4 million a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
This paragraph stood out to me because of the lack of nuance in the unemployment discussion. It is made out by some or not clarified by many that everyone who is unemployed is magically the same as the next, all being lazy bums who sit around and intentionally collect government dole. Is it ironic that a claim of laziness made against a whole group is in fact intellectually laziness?
Match.com For College
Considering college and want the best fit for you? Here is ConnectEDU:
This won't just help the brightest, most driven kids. Bad matching is a problem throughout higher education, from top to bottom. Among all students who enroll in college, most will either transfer or drop out. For African American students and those whose parents never went to college, the transfer/dropout rate is closer to two-thirds. Most students don't live in the resource-rich, intensely college-focused environment that upper-middle-class students take for granted. So they often default to whatever college is cheapest and closest to home. Tools like ConnectEDU will give them a way to find something better.
How Do You Spell "Deposed Crazy Dictator?"
Have you ever seen numerous spellings for the name of the fading leader of Libya?
In Arabic, Qadhafi's name is spelled القذافي which if you drop the article, means
ق – ذ – ا – ف – ي or q – dh – a – f – i. The "q" letter is almost unique to Arabic (sometimes called "the language of the qaf" — sorry, it's the language of the dhad, not qaf!) and often transliterated as a "k", since its pronounciation can be difficult for non-Arabic speakers.
It is standard in classical Arabic and places like Fes in northern Morocco, but northern Egyptians, urban Syrians and others often pronounce this letter as a glottal stop, while southern Egyptians and Bedouins most often pronounce as a "g", as in "go". (This is why in Syria upscale Damascenes call the regime "the government of the Qaf", because pronouncing the letter is a country bumpkin thing to do, and Eastern Sunnis and Alawites — long dominant in the regime — often do it). Hence you see Qadhafi, Kadhafi or Gadhafi. The "dh" sound also has no equivalent in many languages as a standalone letter, and to top it off is made emphatic by a shedda — a kind of accent that indicates the letter should be doubled, which is why academics use the unwieldy "Qadhdhafi." And the "dh" is often not pronounced as such — in most colloquial Arabics, it is pronounced "d". I'm not sure why it might be pronounced "th", but perhaps this was used in Qadhafi's passport because it is close to the English sound in "the", which sounds very much like "dh".
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Health Reform Implementation in one map
The interesting part about the above map is the nuance that does not adhere to partisan regions:
States that have passed exchange bills tend to lean Democratic, but it's by no means a clear dichotomy. Both Nevada and California passed exchange bills under Republican governors;Mississippi and Idaho have, over the past few weeks, become increasingly aggressive about setting up exchanges.
Conversely, not all Democratic-controlled states are moving. Delaware and Rhode Island's state governments are both controlled by Democrats. Neither has moved exchange legislation. Even here in D.C, an exchange bill has sat in committee since its introduction in February.
The History of English
First up, Anglo-Saxon. The rest of the series is here.
Bagram, not Guantanamo, has most U.S. terror detainees
Allgov tells:
While the number held at Guantánamo is currently estimated to be about 170, the total imprisoned at Bagram is about 1,700. The two prisons have been moving in opposite directions in terms of their detainee numbers, with Guantánamo shrinking from a high of more than 700 to its present count.Bagram, though, has been growing in recent years. Its detainee total has tripled in size since 2008, with more than 1,300 suspects arrested and imprisoned in 2010 alone.Another distinction between the two facilities is that detainees at the Afghanistan prison have fewer rights than their counterparts at Guantánamo.
Peering Into Our Pol's Pockets
Congress has a website that allows you to look up any lawmakers's disclosed financial reports. The Daily Beast reports on some of the hot shots. Are the actions of John Boehner crooked?
Boehner, for instance, has overseen a Republican House that has gone to bat for tax breaks, increased drilling, and less regulation of oil companies as gas prices have risen. His personal investments, estimated at $2 million or more, include such oil giants as Exxon, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, and Occidental.
Another question: does Boehner really stand for free markets for the sake of businesses thriving or is he just looking out for his own dividends?
Top 10 Misused English Words
"Enormity" means "extreme evil", but it's often used to mean "enormousness". US President, George HW Bush missed this one when he said after being elected that he "Couldn't believe the enormity of the situation." A perfect example of irony (which, in the context I have just used it, is correct).
Charts on College
Ezra Klein provides some points on the above and below:
The bottom line, however, is that fewer than 5 percent of workers with a bachelor's degree or higher are unemployed, while more than 14 percent of those who haven't finished high school are unemployed. You really want to bet that there's nothing causal going on there?
I know of maybe one friend (and many more people I knew of in college) who shouldn't have gone to college, but we should remember this:
This seems like evidence that students are being ill-served by the cultural stereotype of college as a period of enjoyment and exploration that precedes entry into the "real world." College, rather, is a period of preparation for the real world, and if you don't take it as such, the real world can make you pay and pay big.
11 Issues Dividing America
An interesting list.
Best Cities for Recent Graduates
The Daily Beast has a list:
According to The Daily Beast's second annual ranking of the best cities for recent college graduates, many of American's most livable cities for those seeking low rents, cheap eats, good job prospects, and decent pay are not the traditional destinations of New York City or Los Angeles. Austin has a huge rental market, Savannah is packed with those in their early 20s, and Seattle bears a boast-worthy cost of living. In general, it seems grads should try to unpack their bags in the South, where cost of living is low, job growth is strong, and average earnings are high.
To put together the list of the top towns for recent graduates, we looked at the cities through the lens of the basics of quality of life: housing, employment, affordability, and relationships. The cities that land among the top 25 have relatively low unemployment, high average salary per capita, a low cost of living, a high portion of housing units devoted to rental properties, and a large population between ages 22 and 24. Figures were drawn from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, C2Er, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Census.
Corpus Christi, TX comes in 14th:
Population: 416,095
Percent of population between age 22-24: 4.3%
Cost of Living Index: 91.3
Percent of housing units for rental: 37%
Unemployment rate: 7.9
Average per-capita personal income: $36,558
No Privacy For You
That is, Sarah Palin:
The state is about to release more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor. But officials are also going to withhold another 2,415 pages the state deems privileged, personal or otherwise exempt from Alaska's disclosure laws.
News organizations and individuals requested the Palin emails under Alaska's public records law more than two years ago when she was running for vice president.
The messages are finally now about to be released as the former governor contemplates a bid for the presidency. State officials expect to send the emails to a commercial printer to be copied this week, a process that is estimated to take about four days.
Charting the Homicide Rate
This may provide a sigh of relief:
The bottom line is that there has been a big and welcome decrease in homicide rates in Europe and America over the past several centuries. To put these numbers in perspective, however, note that the homicide rate in New Orleans today is 52 per 100,000 and in Detroit it's 40 per 100,000 so even with a lower average there is lots of variation.
Brazil today is around 22 per 100,000 not too far from America in the 19th century. The homicide rate in El Salvador is 71 per 100,000, in Jamaica (!) 60 per 100,000 and in Honduras 67 per 100,000 — all higher than fifteenth century Europe. Thus, the past was a more violent place but not so violent as to be unknown to the present
Fearing Saul Alinsky
It is almost a daily occurrence that Glenn Beck pontificates about the downfall of the world and how Saul Alinsky is partly behind it. Steven Taylor did some digging in a handful of academic online databases and found the following:
I tried the flagship journal of the discipline, the American Political Science Review for articles, full text, and "Alinksy" and got back 3 results (1946, 1968 and 1969). Keep in mind the APSR is indexed back over a century on JSTOR.
Other major journals that I bothered with:
American Journal of Political Science: 1 (from 2002).
Perspective on Politics: 2 (2004 and 2006).
Journal of Politics: 2 (form 1974 and 1975).
If you search all 116 political science titles for "Alinsky" (without checking to see if they refer to Saul Alinsky specifically) one gets a whopping 55 article. A search of "Saul Alinsky" in full-text article for the 116 journals in question gives me 38 hits, while "Alinsky, Saul" gives me 7.
Towering figure, indeed.
And this is the guy who supposedly is the kingmaker for indoctrinating the liberal intelligentsia at our universities and urban centers?


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Most pediatric dentists have several sedation options available, and each one comes with its own particular benefits. The dentist will assess the medical history of the child, the expected duration of the procedure, and the child's comfort level before recommending a method of sedation.
Conscious sedation allows children to continually communicate, follow instructions, and cooperate during the entire procedure. The major methods of conscious sedation are described below:
Nitrous oxide - The pediatric dentist may recommend nitrous oxide (more commonly known as "laughing gas") for children who exhibit particular signs of nervousness or anxiety. Nitrous oxide is delivered via a mask, which is placed over the child's nose. Nitrous oxide is always combined with oxygen – meaning that the child can comfortably breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Laughing gas relaxes children extremely quickly, and can produce happy, euphoric behavior. It is also quick acting, painless to deliver, and wears off within a matter of minutes. Before removing the mask completely, the pediatric dentist delivers regular oxygen for several minutes, to ensure the nitrous oxide is eliminated from the child's body. On rare occasions, nitrous oxide may cause nausea. For this reason, most pediatric dentists suggest minimal food intake prior to the appointment.
Oral sedation - Children who are uncooperative, particularly anxious, or unable to control their muscles for prolonged periods, may be offered an oral sedative. Oral sedatives come in many different forms (usually tablets, pills, and liquids), and may make the child feel drowsy. If oral sedatives are to be used, the pediatric dentist may require parents to prepare the child before the appointment. Some common preparatory measures may include: limiting food and fluid intake prior to the appointment, having the child wear comfortable clothing to the appointment, and preparing to stay with the child for several hours after the appointment. Oral sedatives rarely produce serious side effects – nausea is among the most common.
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Cognitive training: the effects of working memory training
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We compare the effects of adaptive working memory training to a non-adaptive arithmetic and reading comprehension training paradigm on a variety of cognitive measures. Participants included 112 members of the University of Maryland community, 46 of whom successfully completed all of the training requirements. Participants completed a battery of cognitive tests prior to and following 20 hours of training over six weeks. Our research provides further evidence for the efficacy of adaptive working memory training for targeted working memory improvement. This study also offers support for the ability of non-adaptive arithmetic and reading comprehension training to improve general math ability and interference resolution.
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Arizona House approves livestock cruelty bill
An Arizona House of Representatives bill that had angered both animal-rights activists and law enforcement has been gutted of its most controversial provisions and approved. But some think it still goes too far.
House Bill 2587, sponsored by Rep. Brenda Barton, R-Payson, aims to separate livestock animals from domestic ones. The bill would reduce first-offense felony charges to a misdemeanor for farmers and others accused of abusing livestock. The bill was championed by livestock producers but criticized by animal-rights activists and law enforcement agencies for provisions that they said would hamper investigations of abuse.
The bill originally would have forced anyone to notify law enforcement of animal cruelty within five days of obtaining evidence. Animal-rights activists say that was a veiled attempt to eliminate undercover investigations at animal processing plants and farms.
Another original provision would have given the state Department of Agriculture full authority to investigate animal-abuse claims on farms and other livestock operations, negating the power of police to investigate such crimes. Representatives from the Arizona Police Association and the Maricopa County Sheriff County's Office, where Sheriff Joe Arpaio has made a mission out of tackling animal abuse, said they opposed that provision because it would bar them from enforcing the law.
Those provisions were removed by an amendment offered by Barton. But one lawmaker still opposed changing felony offenses to misdemeanors.
Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said that would put animal cruelty on the same level as entering a public park with a glass bottle. He said the bill goes too far in protecting livestock owners, who say they are at risk of losing their operations if convicted of an animal abuse felony.
"This is too much for me and too much for my constituents," he said.
Rep. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, said the changes now satisfy all critics and proponents.
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I think people just aren't buying as many horror DVDs as before despite Wal-mart's Hallowe'en endcaps or Dollar General's fine selection of Echo Bridge multipacks. Most of the bargain titles are a load of crap, and Wal-mart's $5 bin is always so overloaded that it's irritating to rummage through without grabbing a shopping cart to heave all the westerns and lame teenage comedies into. Contrary to what some sites would have you believe, Blu-ray has made absolutely no difference to DVD sales. I've asked the managers of various stores and it seems that people aren't buying much on the HD format either.
I blame Netflix, Vudu, Hulu, and YouTube. There probably won't be any DVDs produced in a few years' time due to all this streaming. I'm not sure how I feel about that. As much as I like having a physical copy of my movies, if I wasn't blogging about them then I highly doubt that I'd ever rewatch 99% of them again.
Anyway, before I end up writing an article about how collecting movies is dying out or start ranting about how my favourite pawn shops aren't even carrying VHS anymore, I'll tell you about my latest purchases.
The first DVD I picked out was "Dark Ride" from the original 2006 Afterdark Horrorfest. For some reason, this was the only one which I didn't watch when it came out so I have no idea if it's any good or not. It still had its cardboard slipcase with a Wal-mart sticker on it (impossible to remove without wrecking it) and the insert which lists all the other Afterdark Horrorfest movies.
Sometimes, in moments of madness, I want to collect all the Afterdark Horrorfest DVDs even though I know that they range from mediocre to appalling. I wouldn't have any problem there as they keep on turning up in the pawn shops, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I still have a couple on the Afterdark Horrorfest III 8 pack which I haven't managed to get through, and I gave up on the final Horrorfest after "Lake Mungo". Life is too short for bad movies.
My second purchase was "The Faculty" and "Phantoms" double feature which I've picked up and put back again several times before. I've already seen both films, but I only like "Phantoms". "The Faculty" is just too much of "trendy teen horror" for my taste.
"Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" is a replacement for my VHS copy which I enjoyed watching again fairly recently. I could have got this as a double feature DVD with "Halloween 5" for $2 more, but I hate the latter too much to even buy it for completeness.
Finally, to complete the "4 for $10" deal, I got a still sealed copy of "Se7en" (or "Seven" if you don't like the stupid way the IMDb lists it). I can barely remember a thing about it apart from the torture scenes having most of their punches pulled for the R-rating so I'm hardly in any hurry to watch it again. I just thought that I'd better have it because it was there.
In other news, the 7/11 which replaced my local Wilson Farms has won me over with its selection of fine dining. I was quite depressed when Wilson Farms was replaced because it meant my source of "2 for $3" pizza slices had come to an end. Fortunately, the 7/11 is now doing $1 pizza slices (which are admittedly a little bit smaller so I have to get three of them each time) so I have nothing to moan about now. Their hot taco things which look like a crunchy hotdog have also become a nice treat. I've yet to buy one of their "cheeseburger rollerbites" because I ate far too many of those when I was selling them in my restaurant five years ago. Maybe I'll get one later today.
As you can see by the new daily tabs on the menu at the top of this blog, things are going to change on here next week with more articles themed to each day rather than individual movie reviews. I'm still going to be reviewing but in a slightly different way. With only 80 movies left in "The Vault" to rewatch and write about, I'd end up with a dead blog (and bored out of my mind) in a couple of months so, hopefully, I can resuscitate things even though everyone is burnt out after Hallowe'en.
How do you feel about the horror genre right now? Is it completely dead? Are you buying as many DVDs as you used to? Are you bored with mediocre movies? Is horror blogging as dead as a dodo now too? Let me know in the comments section below.


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It can be difficult to get good pictures of the rabbits, because they are so inquisitive. Funnily, they seem to sense that the camera is aimed at them, and stop whatever interesting thing they are doing. Blackie is giving me a suspicious look now:
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The Town Council will consider webcasting at its Council meeting this coming Tuesday February 27th. This is a very important decision for the future of the Town.
Our neighboring towns web cast.( Read which ones do here).
Webcasting let's all interested residents, even those who do not have time to attend meetings, observe what is going on and therefore are more connected to their own government.
Good government today requires this kind of openness. More importantly, the contributions from COWs enable the Town to take on this project with no real impact to the budget. It was your Christmas wish and your Valentine present to the Town.
If the Council agrees to accept the money and start the program, the check will be forthcoming despite the cold and hostile reception that COW received from Town Manager George. If the Town has nothing to hide, accepting your money is a no brainer.
Council, if it truly wishes it's citizens to have a say and be participants, should be thrilled that its citizens came together to donate the money for this service which most of our neighboring communities installed at the expense of their very tight budgets.
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Though there a few GE drought-tolerant crops on the market today, scientists all over the world are developing new crops in an effort to better prepare farmers for the increasingly severe droughts we expect to see.
Researchers at the University of Cape Town in South Africa are working to genetically engineer teff, an African grain important to many indigenous groups, in order to increase its ability to bounce back from water deprivation. The group intends to pull genes from a non-edible native plant, Myroflamnus flabellifolius, which has the ability to enter dormancy during intense drought, but then bounce back in the event of rain. Small scale, public projects such as these that pinpoint specific crops in specific areas will be key to combatting the effects of climate change. Read more


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Beyond the sorrow and the hardships I've endured,
deeper than my inner child,
is a part of me, untouched and free -
innocent, undefiled.
Despite the ignorant and callous acts of man
and all the hurt that they can bring,
my attention has been drawn,
by the grace of God upon
what has never been affected by such things.
A stillness underneath the chaos -
the ground in which events appear.
Some call it presence or pure awareness.
I call it home now. And I live from here.
And no, this does not shield
my heart from future pain,
or take the trauma from my youth,
or exempt me from all rage
at injustice on life's stage,
I just pledge allegiance to a deeper truth.
A truth that underlies the chaos,
a peace from which events arise -
elusive to the mind,
but never hard to find -
always here to realize.
It's a peace that passeth understanding -
the very ground in which our lives appear.
Some call it Self or even God.
I call it home now. And I live from here.


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Looking for a lovely new stand to make your cupcakes the center of attention? Hues Studio has curated a selection of gorgeous cupcake stands to inspire you!
Looking for a lovely new stand to make your cupcakes the center of attention? Hues Studio has curated a selection of gorgeous cupcake stands to inspire you!
Anyone interested in being my partner in crime on Hues projects and wedding planning for the next 12 months?! I swear I have been so busy working on projects for Hues Studio, I've started to tune out friends and family asking questions about our wedding (which we have barely begun planning three months later – yikes)!
In the meantime, though, I have gotten some adorable party picks and cupcake toppers finished!
In wedding news, yesterday, Mike and I finally picked a day (months from now!) for our engagement party. Because he's in a band and constantly on the road, he's already booked on every weekend through September. So it'll be a November party. We're having it at my parents' ranch in north Houston called Fire and Ice Hall. It's an amazing 100 year old tin barn that used to house the Sinclair Oil Pumping hub for the south. We're going to do a fiesta theme since we got engaged (while on the infamous stranded Triumph 'Cruise from Hell') in Cozumel, Mexico. So be prepared for more posts on preparations as I get closer to the date. I am so excited and nervous about planning this!
In the summer of 2012, my then boyfriend (now fiance) Mike and I were living in an awesomely large and perfectly located house in the heart of Austin. The only problem? We had a roommate, one of the guys in Mike's band Mike and the Moonpies. We had both been living with roommates for close to a decade and were ready to live on our own. I scoured rental houses on the market for about two months leading up to our move and kept turning up with no good leads. With the constant flow of college students and the major influx of people relocating to Austin from around the country, finding a house to rent in a good location has become a daunting task. I found myself looking at shanty houses, trying to decide where my couch would fit. I toured cramped duplexes, sometimes with three other potential renters at the same time. I literally saw other potential renters run to the house in question when we'd pull up to the curb at the same time. I even considered buying a home but, let's be real, two weeks isn't enough time to make that sort of decision. I weighed the option of putting all of our stuff in a uhaul and camping on my sister's couch until we we able to find the right place. Panic was setting in.
So I did what any woman would do: I broke down.
And in the heat of my meltdown in the 11th hour, Mike found a place that had just surfaced on a rental website. It was in Dripping Springs, a small rural-ish town several miles west of Austin. In my delirium of panic, I was shuffled to the car and driven to the place.
It was adorable. A smaller house than the one we currently had, but just the right size for us. And it was in the Texas Hill Country: surrounded by trees and wildlife (deer run through our yard daily!), a mile from a neighborhood lake, 2 miles from the famous Hamilton Pool and Reimer's Ranch (see below). It had plenty of room for our little beagle to roam and gave me my own studio office to work with plenty of light (my previous studio was a garage). We were in love!
It's hard to believe we've been here for almost a year already!
Both of us have been so busy, we rarely have time to do any decorating but I've made a commitment to take some time out once a week to spruce something up around the house. This afternoon I'm going to hang these lovely little wicker cafe lights from Target on our cute little patio. I've also got some sweet pea seeds to plant around the giant rosemary bushes around the house. I think we're going to have to grill some steaks tonight to celebrate the new lighting, what do you think?
I've also been looking forever for an adequate planter for my miniature cacti. I happened upon a photo someone posted on Facebook of their cactus in a hatch green chili tin. Brilliant! If you plan on trying this, I suggest getting cans of varying sizes (maybe some old looking tomato cans or corn cans along with the smaller chili tins). Here is my first cactus in a hatch green chili tin:
The sweet peas may take some time, but I'll post a picture of the cafe lights in their full glory on the patio. Honestly, I think every patio needs cafe lights, y'all!
Okay lovers! You've got less than 24 hours to get your butts over to Miss Party Mom's blog to sign up for her massive party giveaway!
Miss Party Mom (aka Kenna) is celebrating her 1 year in business as a party planner as well as hitting the 2,000 fan milestone on Facebook so she's doing what any woman in her right mind would do – give away free swag! She's teamed up with 12 other vendors (13 with her's included) to create one big giveaway. The best part is there will be 13 winners – one for each vendor – instead of just one so that's even more incentive to sign up! Hues Studio was lucky enough to be invited to be a part of the fun and we'll be giving away 24 cupcake toppers (2 sets) of any sets of toppers in the shop!
Good luck, Y'all!
We hit our first 100 sales in our Etsy Shop Hues Studio today! Weee! Thank you all for your support – I've been so inspired! To celebrate (as promised) I've posted a free party kit you can download, print, cut and decorate to your heart's content. This kit features a happy sun and it's perfect for backyard parties, beach parties, pool parties or just a random afternoon with friends and family!
The kit includes:
If you have any questions regarding the printables, feel free to leave me a note in the comments section. Happy spring/summer, Y'all! Enjoy!
xo Chase
I spent the past weekend working like a lunatic on some new cupcake topper ideas. I've got the rainbow toppers, seen here, some owls, some super adorable glittery crabs and so much more! I'm working to get full sets for each topper (like treat bag toppers and invitations) but in the meantime, I thought I'd go ahead and share these. Who doesn't love a rainbow? These would be a perfect accent to colorful kids parties, art- or beach- themed parties, or a quirky little baby shower! I might have to send a set of these to my mom, who is a huge fan of bright colors. 😉
Seeing as how I'm 3 sales away from my first 100 sales in my Etsy Shop (Hues Studio), I thought I ought to celebrate with a little freebie to share! Check back shortly for the download link – in the meantime, here's a little snippet of the theme:
Bring on the outdoor parties! xo


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The Willows at Worcester
The Willows at Worcester
101 Barry Road
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 755-0088
101 Barry Road
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 755-0088
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With 70 floor plans among our well-designed apartment and cottage homes and many personalization options, no two homes at The Willows will look alike. However, every home is equally comfortable and stylish.
Do you like to entertain? You might enjoy a porch or balcony for having drinks outside. Will your grandchildren stop by often? You might like a walk-out lower level to the open backyard. Want a den or home-office? The choices are yours for your personal best senior living.
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Finalists in 2017 Australia Women in Wine Awards announced
Eight awards on offer to a record number of entries
Media release
The Fabulous Ladies' Wine Society together with the Australian Women in Wine Awards (AWIWA) Advisory Board has announced the finalists of the 2017 Australian Women in Wine Awards.
There are eight awards on offer this year, up from six last year and double the number it started with in 2015. And a record number of entries were received in every category.
Corrina Wright, AWIWA Advisory board member and CEO and winemaker of Oliver's Taranga said she was proud that these awards are able to shine the light on such a stellar group of women.
"Judging was incredibly difficult," said Ms. Wright. "There is just so much talent across the width and breadth of Australia's wine regions, so many women really pushing the boundaries and achieving world class results."
Awards founder and chair, Jane Thomson, said that she was thrilled to see that the awards were attracting entrants in ever greater numbers. "One of the great challenges with these awards is that so often women are reticent to talk themselves up. Too often we hear 'but I'm just doing my job' when in fact what they're doing is extraordinary! This year, the number and quality of entries was incredible and all our judges were really stretched. And we absolutely loved every minute of it!"
The finalists in each award category are:
- Winemaker of the Year – sponsored by WineArk
- Jo Marsh and Alex Phillips, Billy Button Wines
- Shavaughn Wells, Saltram Wines
- Virginia Willcock, Vasse Felix
Viticulturist of the Year – sponsored by Wine Australia
- Brooke Howell, Yalumba
- Jennifer Doyle, Jansz
- Melissa Brown, Gemtree Wines
Owner / Operator of the Year – sponsored by JancisRobinson.com
- Cassandra MacDonald, eBev
- Emma Raidis, Raidis Estate
- Sarah Collingwood, Four Winds Vineyard
Workplace Champion of Change - sponsored by Winemakers Federation of Australia
- Carissa Major, Claymore Wines
- Professor Eileen Scott, Adelaide University
- Kendall Clements-Virag, Pernod-Ricard
Cellar Door Person of the Year – sponsored by Platinum Bags
- Janine Carter, Voyager Estate
- Jasmine Morgan, Caudo Vineyards
- Sharyn Stagg, Josef Chromy Wines
Researcher of the Year – sponsored by Inkwell Wines
- Christine Böttcher, CSIRO – Agriculture & Food
- Dr. Kerry Wilkinson & Dr. Renata Ristic, Adelaide University
- Patricia Williamson, AWRI
Marketer of the Year – sponsored by Brown Brothers
- Ebony Tinkler, Usher Tinkler Wines
- Imogen Hayes, Handpicked Wines
- Trish Barry, Mastermind Consulting
The eighth award category, Woman of Inspiration Award - sponsored by Irvine Wines - is a judges choice award. No entry was required and it will be announced at the awards ceremony on 26 September.
There will also be an additional award presented for an Honorary Australian Woman in Wine for a woman working in the UK wine trade. This award is determined by Wine Australia in conjunction with the AWIWA advisory board and will also be presented on 26 September.
The 2017 awards were judged by panels made up of AWIWA Advisory board members as well as previous winners.
Awards Night – Tuesday 26 September 2017
This year, thanks to a partnership with Wine Australia, the awards will be announced at a ceremony at Australia House in London. The ceremony will form part of a huge Women in Wine tasting event for trade and consumers for which just under 60 Australian women in wine are flying over to participate.
The awards ceremony will be streamed via a live internet broadcast on Tuesday 26 September at 10am GMT / 7:00pm AEST. Each wine region and city is being encouraged to host their own gathering to celebrate the announcement, and can register their event online via the awards website at http://womeninwineawards.com.au/events/
The Australian Women in Wine Awards would not be possible without the support of our individual award sponsors (as above) and partners – especially our Gold Partners: Wine Business Magazine, Pernod-Ricard Winemakers, Saint Martin & Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch.
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A bridal shower is one of the last events that the soon-to-be-wedded woman will experience as a single person. A bridal shower is usually organized by the close female friends and/or relatives of the female person who will get married. There are a lot of activities that may be done in a bridal shower, which is the reason why careful planning must be applied.
We can provide you with a bridal shower to-do list so your preparation processes can be more organized and efficient. Other than that, we can also provide you with different samples of List Templates, which you may use as references in creating documents for your other listing and planning needs.
In planning for a surprise bridal shower, here are a few things that you must remember:
Speaking of program creation, a bridal shower must really have a program for the following reasons:
Aside from our bridal shower to-do list, you may also download our samples of Wedding Guest List Templates, which you may use in creating a document that lists down all the guests who are expected to be present during your wedding day.
Here are a few of the items that you need to write on your bridal shower to-do list so that all the activities that will happen on the particular event will flow smoothly:
There surely is a lot of items involved in planning for a bridal shower. Make sure to use our downloadable bridal shower to-do lists to make your planning more efficient and organized and for the tasks scheduling to be easier. Aside from our bridal shower to-do list, we can also provide you with other To-Do List Template samples, which you may use for different planning and listing activities that you are to involve yourself in.


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In Part I, I discussed the hardy personality ("hardiness") as well as the term, "grit," as popularized by Angela Duckworth in her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
The concepts of "hardiness" and "grit" are both different and similar in certain ways. Both tend to value the importance of commitment and the positive management of challenges. They both address the issue that these traits are not necessarily inborn and can be developed under the right conditions. These researchers are also in agreement that the performance of certain behaviors can have a fundamental impact on an individual's level of success. How then, if one is not particularly "hardy" or does not seem to go about accomplishing their goals with the qualities associated with "grit," is it possible to become "hardier" and "grittier?"
Suzanne C. Kobasa and Salvadore Maddi believe that hardiness can be developed over time by emphasizing the need to help people develop better ways of coping with stress as well as helping them not to generate stress however possible. They both believe that the development of hardiness can be strengthened by child-rearing practices designed to help children see themselves and the world as interesting, worthwhile, and satisfying, thus preventing them from viewing themselves and the world as dull, meaningless, and frustrating. This difference may well result from the overall degree to which the interactions they had with their parents were supportive, facilitating satisfaction, and providing encouragement and acceptance.
Counseling for hardiness is the other way that the characteristics of commitment, control, and challenge can be learned and instilled, assuming that the unproductive behaviors of a "non-hardy" past can be broken. Cognitive-based therapies may be central in helping people become hardier, but it is a complex undertaking that requires a good deal of time and effort to achieve in a durable way. One might argue that any therapy has as an implicit objective to help the individual acquire the characteristics associated with hardiness as discussed above.
What about helping people to become "grittier?" Researcher Carol Dweck suggests that all of us possess either a fixed or a growth mindset. People with a growth mindset believe that they can improve their grades, learn new skills, and achieve their goals in general if they try hard enough. People with a fixed mindset do not think that they have the ability to improve and, as a result, are more inclined to give up whatever they are trying to accomplish when they face difficulty and get frustrated. This is consistent with our general understanding of the differences between optimists, who handle life's challenges very differently than pessimists, who tend to be less happy, less accomplished, and suffer more.
Like the developers of 'hardiness,' Duckworth emphasizes the importance of child-rearing practices designed to foster interest, purpose, and hope in children that will support the likelihood of them becoming adults who will have a greater capacity to persevere and develop passion, i.e. become 'grittier.' Strong parental role models who demonstrate the characteristics associated with grit are vitally important to the developing child who will emulate his parents.
Here, too, any counseling or psychotherapy strives to help people acquire or strengthen 'hardy' or 'gritty' qualities. A focus on being better able to cope with stress, develop greater resilience, have a positive outlook, and develop or strengthen already existing qualities like passion and perseverance are most helpful in this effort.
One of the things I emphasize in my work with patients is to help develop the belief that one can learn to handle most of the difficult challenges and stressors that occur in everyday life. This includes coping with failure and doing whatever is possible to achieve success in its place. Working with this focus often shifts a person's point of view about what might be possible for them which increases optimism and, therefore, the motivation to work toward change and achieve their therapeutic goals.


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STEELONIOUS – Mike Neer (audio CD)
Mike Neer's new CD, STEELONIOUS, is now available and shipping!
Featuring the talents of Matt King (piano/organ), Andrew Hall (bass), Diego Voglino (drums), Tom Beckham (vibraphone) and Mike Neer playing the music of Thelonious Monk in ways you've never heard before. It's fun for the whole family!
- Epistrophy
- Bemsha Swing
- 'Round Midnight
- In Walked Bud
- Bye-Ya
- I Mean You
- Off Minor
- Ugly Beauty
- Ask Me Now
- Straight, No Chaser
- Reflections
- Blue Monk


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Monday, 16 January 2012
Getting DLA #spartacusstories #spartacusreport
After a while, when I was really becoming restricted badly, I decided to apply for Disability Living Allowance. I could only walk very short distances - less than 40 metres or so - and my fatigue and balance issues restricted me badly in what I could do. I was using a wheelchair for longer distances.
I filled in the hugely long and complicated form myself: a mistake, as I later discovered. There are certain ways of wording things that are "understood" by the decision makers at the DWP.
It's depressing filling in a form like that. When you're trying to stay positive and focused on living your life, suddenly having to list all the things you can't do, write about your problems with washing, dressing, going to the toilet, doesn't really help.
A doctor came to my house to give me a medical. He asked me lots of questions, and confused me. When I finally saw his report, some time later, I didn't recognise it as relating to what I'd said. Apparently I could walk for about quarter of a mile without needing to stop, and had few problems with self care.
The DWP sent me their decision. They'd awarded me low rate care, and nothing for mobility. I didn't think that was right, so I appealed against the decision. At the appeal hearing, I was called a liar to my face and had the low rate care removed as well. Now I was getting no DLA at all.
I decided to take it further. I appealed the tribunal's decision to the Commissioner for Social Security. He decided I hadn't had a fair hearing, and that I should have another one.
At the new hearing, I was awarded high rate mobility and middle rate care. The award is indefinite, because my MS is progressive. Sadly, it's not going to get better!
The media is full of stories about scroungers who get DLA. I genuinely don't know how these people do it. Considering all I went through to get DLA, with a genuine condition...
Anyway. Please. Support Responsible Reform, the #spartacusreport. Yes, some reform is needed in the benefits system, but not the manic rolling-eyed machete-wielding currently on display from the Coalition.
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This I am sure is the experience of many. My daughter had heard so many stories about claiming it from friends so put off claiming it when she was clearly entitled to it for her child. The form filling took three months while we monitored what her son couldn't do. It was heart breaking and the diagnosis of Autism she had been given the year before became fact starring her in the face. She consulted many organisations and groups before she finally forwarded the application and I believe she only received the benefit because she was advised only to mention what he could not do. I do not believe in any shape or form this is a benefit you could scrounge. It is far too difficult to be awarded. My daughter was phoned as well as asked to explain almost everything she put on the form without warning.ReplyDelete
The benefit is so necessary for living without my daughter says they barely exist. With it she can take him out knowing if she has a problem (she cannot afford a car) she has enough in her purse to get a taxi to get him home quickly and safely. It allows him to go to clubs, have buddies to help him join in and do what other children his age take for granted.
It allows for the heating to be on twice a day instead of once. It enables
basic human requirements. By all means close any gaps that may let fraudulent claims in but those who are receiving it deserve it!
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My child was diagnosed with autism at 3, We never knew we were entitled to care allowances until age 16 then the CAB on another matter I took to them pointed it out, so I lost years of entitlement. They interviewed him at 16 or tried to he couldn't communicate properly and they said no to him and tried to block us claiming on is behalf, we fought through and did get DLA but it is is bottom rate DLA and nowhere near recognising the huge issues he has, even the fact he was incapable of filling IN a DLA for was ignored, I am advised never to fill in a DLA or ANY Claim form yourself and, to take a solicitor with you to any assessment. However who pays for that ?ReplyDelete
MM, you shouldn't need a solicitor - get help from the CAB or a disability advice centre such as DIAL if there's one near you to fill in the form. Some local authorities have benefits advisers who can help. If you have to appeal against a decision, the adviser can help you with that too.ReplyDelete
And yes, nobody ever tells you about these allowances. I found out about DLA on a disability website - otherwise I would never have known it existed.
Now they will take DLA away again. The CAB have flaws sadly, deaf people could not get access to the CAB without extreme difficulty. My area just opened a new Information Centre, that too had no access to those with hearing loss. Some disabled areas just do not have access to the access !ReplyDelete


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