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In the court of public impression and presentation I find these two religions interesting in their comparisons and contrasts. In many ways they are much alike. The primary ways in which they are different is the manner in which they express themselves to the public.
Muslims and Jews both have dietary restrictions as per their religions. Neither eats pork or pork products. Both require items that are prepared in a particular manner. One is halal and the other is kosher. Neither celebrates Christmas nor traditionally see Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind. Both have a sacred scripture where one as the Koran and the Torah. These are just some of the most cursorily similarities in their religions. Both believe they are correct in their interpretation of the Holy Writ and are following the instructions of God or Allah.
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If the Muslim does not like this impression or opinion of their faith then they need to start being active in portraying it in a different manner. If they do not want to be seen as the religion or war and conflict then they must step out from among the chaos and speak out against those who wish to insult Islam by their actions. It is not the 'infidel' that insults Islam. It is those within Islam which insults Islam. It is those who claim to be part of the religion of peace yet keep demanding that everyone stop their way of life and bow to what they want and need. It is those who demand that their way becomes the ways of all instead of allowing the same freedom of religion which they demand. If the Muslims want to be half the religion of peace that the Jews have presented themselves as being through the years they need to start speaking out against the hatred and killing which is being done in the name of their Allah and start emulating peace and tolerance for others.


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Statistics show that men are more frequently affected by the symptoms of hallux limitus/hallux rigidus than women. The condition is more common among people over the age of 50.
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Before the toe becomes stiff, the metatarsophalangeal joint increasingly loses cartilage mass – i.e. an osteoarthritic change occurs. The joint is then continuously exposed to a pressure load with a strong levering effect during the heel-to-toe movement of the foot. As the condition progresses, bony outgrowths form on the joint capsule, which are susceptible to recurring and painful inflammation.
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Additional burger spotlights include, Jenna Pelletier, food writer at the Providence Journal, named The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar's "Sweet N' Spicy" burger her Critic's Choice, and Jamie Coelho, Associate Editor at Rhode Island Monthly and author of The Dish, the magazine's popular newsletter, has crowned Chomp's "Towering Inferno" the Creative Champion.
Newport Burger Bender returns, February 14th - 23rd, 2020!
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Is there a magic way to solve problems? Most people would say no, it takes hard work. This cliche, it takes "hard work" has been honored for centuries. Who enjoys hard work? Why can't we get results easily? If you took a poll you would find that most people would automatically buy into the hard work theory. This notion is deeply engraved in the mind of the society, that hard work should be respected. Why? Before you answer or agree with them let me ask you a different way. I think your answer would change. Now the new question is, would you prefer a hard life or an easy life? Most people I hope would choose to have an easy life. If you had a problem, would you prefer the solution to come to you easily or with great difficulty? I'm sure most would appreciate a swift and easy solution instead of endless worry and struggle. Unfortunately, most people are not given the tools to reach a swift and easy solution. They go on day after day worrying and beating their heads against the wall. They have sleepless nights crying or staring at the ceiling feeling hopeless with no solution in sight. When the alarm rings the burden of another day is upon them. Here is a thought that may never cross their minds. Suppose there was a simple solution that they were just unaware of. When you think about it, every problem that you've ever solved had to come to you in some way. In most cases you were just unaware of the solution. It would be much better if we could just drop the worry and the struggle. The good news is we can. All we need is to be shown the directions. There are advanced methods that can wipe out the worst problems that people are facing like unemployment, credit card debt, unhappiness or lonliness just to name a few. In fact there are specific techniques that anyone can use regardless of their past or current situation. Sometimes you may have to try something new. In many cases a new point of view is all that is needed. One way to look at it is to see life as an adventure. Have an open mind. If you are open to trying something new, a whole new world of possibilities will instantly become available to you. I have seen people go from being unemployed to becoming successful business owners. Many people have left dull careers for more exciting and challenging ones. People have also left bad relationships and have met new and interesting people. Anyone can make a change. The first step is to change the way you think. Thoughts determine what you experience in life. No matter what system you choose to use, it will always come down to reprogramming your mind. Your thoughts from the past are keeping you in your current situation. Once you change the way you think and persist with the new thoughts and behaviors, you will begin to see changes in your experiences. There are many paths to choose from. Some people use affirmations, hypnosis, visualization, light and sound machines, prayer, NLP, EFT, mantras, subliminals, metaphysics, religion or even a life coach just to name a few. There are many options. It is a good idea to try a few. The one thing you don't want is to feel stuck in one mode of thinking. That's how people get depressed. Why not try a different approach? Only you can determine the results that you are seeking. If you are not satisfied with the results you can always try something else. The list of techniques are endless. The important thing is to never quit until you get what you want. The news is full stories from all around the world of people using drugs or even worse, committing suicide because they can no longer cope with what they believe to be unsolvable problems. There are shocking stories of popular entertainers who are either miserable or are struggling with rehab. Again, if they are unaware of positive, alternative solutions they may choose the wrong path. No matter where you are in life it can always be much better. A little curiosity and investigation is all that is needed. Sometimes it may require thinking outside of the box, but getting to the solution is the important thing. Everyone can identify with that feeling of relief and freedom that comes when you receive the right solutions. There are always several good solutions.


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This is the time of year when we gardeners like to indulge ourselves by browsing through seed catalogues and deciding what we want to grow in the year ahead.
A proportion of the vegetable seeds I will be sowing this year are seeds I have saved from last season's vegetables, all of them heritage ("true seed") varieties.
Some vegetable seeds are easy to collect, for example beans, peas, tomatoes and squash whilst others, such as parsnip, carrot and brassicas are less so. For these more difficult varieties I resort to a commercial supplier, but I try to buy my seeds from small seed suppliers who I know I can trust, such as Chase Organics and the Real Seed Catalogue.
Back in the 1980s many more small-scale seed companies were in existence but few now remain, a consequence of the involvement in the seed industry of large corporations from the United States and Europe, which have suddenly and rapidly swallowed up the smaller companies.
In the space of just thirty years one of these corporations, Monsanto, has become the world's largest seed company. Along with multinationals Bayer and Syngenta it casts a huge, dominant shadow over the world seed market.
One of the key attractions of this market for these companies has been the favourable patenting legislation in Europe and the USA which allows them not only to patent seeds but also to patent methods of growing or producing seeds.
A consequence of this domination has been a decline in farmers saving and sowing their own seeds, an age-old tradition which many have been persuaded to abandon in favour of buying hybrid seeds. Hybrid seeds, which have to be purchased annually, are of no long-term use to the plant gene pool and cannot be saved successfully, but on a commercial level they can provide favourable results and yields.
Another consequence of multinational domination has been a shift in research activity away from improving heritage varieties (which are able to be saved and sown) towards the development of hybrid varieties and genetically modified seeds (which aren't).
In recent years we have also started to see higher seed prices and fewer seed choices, a further inevitable consequence of market domination by a few corporations.
Patents on seeds have nothing to do with patent legislation as we would normally understand it, a key principle of which is to balance of the interests of inventors on one hand and the interests of the public on the other hand. It does not serve humanity to allow Monsanto to hold the patents for some of the most basic agricultural resources needed for food production. The last 30 years have shown us that patenting seeds reduces choice, concentrates corporate power, drives up costs to the grower, inhibits public sector research and undermines our ability to save and exchange our own seeds.
If we want to rescue our food security from the hands of those who do not have our interests at heart then we need urgent revision of European and US patent laws to exclude plants and seeds. At an individual level, those of us who grow heritage varieties need to continue to save and sow and share those varieties, and we need to support the invaluable seed preservation work of organisations such as the UK's Heritage Seed Library.
Beyond the obvious money-making opportunities that current seed patenting laws provide, it is worth asking why Monsanto has chosen to developed its hold over the global seed market so rapidly. The answer lies in a far more sinister strategic objective, revealed back in 1996 by Monsanto Executive Vice President Robert Fraley to the US farming magazine Farm Journal : "what you're seeing is not just a consolidation of seed companies, it's really a consolidation of the entire food chain".
For this recipe I have used some of the organic heritage vegetables I grow on my allotment plot, the Circus Garden.
These leek, potato and chive cakes are easy to make and really tasty, especially accompanied by the shallot, tomato and oregano sauce. Perfect as a midweek veggie comfort food dish on a chilly winter's evening.
leek, potato and chive cakes with shallot and tomato sauce
for the leek, potato and chive cakes
600g potatoes, peeled
150 g leek, finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
15 g fresh chives, finely chopped
25 g vegetarian Parmesan, grated
1 free range egg, lightly beaten
½ tsp sea salt
30 g potato flour (if unavailable use cornflour or rice flour)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
for the shallot and tomato sauce
75 g shallots, peeled and finely chopped
400 g tin organic chopped tomatoes
1 red chilli, finely chopped (keep the seeds in for extra 'bite')
10 g fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped
½ tsp sea salt
1 tbp extra virgin olive oil
1. Boil the potatoes until tender. Drain and leave them to cool for 10 minutes, then either mash or push through a potato ricer. Place the mashed potato in a large bowl.
2. Pour one tablespoonful of the olive oil into a frying pan or skillet and place over a medium heat. When the oil is hot add the chopped leeks. Cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes, then add the chopped garlic. Cook for a further 3 minutes, or until the leek is soft. Remove from the heat and add to the mashed potatoes. Add the sea salt, chives, Parmesan and egg. Mix together then form into eight flat cakes, each weighing around 70 g. Dust generously on both sides with potato flour (this helps prevent the cakes sticking in the pan), place on a flat baking tray and refrigerate until you are ready to cook them. The cakes can be frozen at this stage if you prefer, for use on another occasion.
3. For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the shallots and cook for five minutes, stirring, until soft. Add the chilli and the sea salt and cook for a further two minutes, continuing to stir. Now add the tomatoes and the chopped oregano and stir. Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce the heat to its lowest setting. Cook for a further five minutes, stirring every so often. Remove from the heat.
4. When you are ready to cook the leek and potato cakes, pour 2 tbsp olive oil into a frying pan and place over a medium heat. When the oil is hot add the cakes and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown.
5. To serve, place two of the leek, potato and chive cakes on each plate, together with a generous spoonful of the shallot and tomato sauce.
Categories: vegetarian
Tags: Bayer, genetically modified organisms, Heritage Seed Library, Monsanto, seed laws, Syngenta
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As a Dutch woman with a permaculture garden, I always enjoy your well informed articles, your continuing battle against big seed companies and your creative recipes. Thanks.
Thank you for your kind comments 🙂
So wonderful that you could use veggies from your allotment. I only manage to grow tomatoes and a whole range of herbs. Oh, and quite a few fruit trees.
Thanks Peggy. At least you do grow some of your own food, which is a pretty amazing achievement given the amount of travelling you do!
It's an open backyard and I have a squadron of people who come pick and share fruit when we are away.
An excellent arrangement! 🙂
Thank you for the two very useful links to seed companies. I've had a quick browse and will get my seeds from them this year. Another delicious recipe too!
Thank you Ann Jenny, these two companies are very reliable and they also have the right philosophy 🙂
I enjoy your blog so much!
How kind of you to say so, thank you 🙂
It looks fantastic! Thanks for tip. Bye. K
The cakes look so good and easy to make too. I would add some leftover cooked salmon to these too, sounds delish! I love your website.
Thank you Elaine 🙂
Hi! I nominated you for the blogger's recognition award. Please see my latest post for rules.
That is very kind of you, thank you 🙂
My pleasure.
Your recipe states 15g Chives for the cakes. But not mentioned in the method. When do you add them, little confused by your recipe. Thanks
Hi Melanie. Thanks for spotting this, and my sincere apologies for the confusion. I have now amended the recipe. The chives should be added at the same time as the Parmesan and egg.
I had the potatoes and egg for this dish., Steve. Had to go down the street for the rest. Am currently prepping. Will let you know how it went.
Done and delicious, Steve.
Thank you Mary. I'm delighted to hear that you tried this recipe and enjoyed it. Steve x
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Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the "tent of meeting." Anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent. As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend (Exodus 33:7-11).
I have some friends that moved to another state some years back. Through technology, it was possible to stay in touch, but it never is the same as being face to face in conversation—sharing our lives and hearts with one another. I recently heard they were moving back after being gone about six years. I am so happy that we will once again have the opportunity to share each other's life face to face. A lot has happened to us both over the six years they were gone and we are changed. That's God's plan to continually change us and it is normally done through the experiences in our lives.
One thing that never changes is how we can meet God face to face at any time. It is a wonderful gift to know that God never moves away and we have to rely on technology to keep in touch. The Lord's presence is with us now. It is a wonderful and joyous reality. We are truly never alone.
Prayer: Lord, I thank you for your continual presence in my life. You are there to speak to me at any time. I pray that I never take this wonderful gift for granted. Amen
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text: Cape Town – The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) said on Wednesday evening it hoped to build strong ties with the office of the Auditor General and National Treasury through its new parliamentary office.The organisation – known for its opposition to the SA National Roads Agency's electronic tolling system in Gauteng – also welcomed former African National Congress MP Makhosi Khoza as its executive director and head of the its local government strategy.This opening of the office comes as Auditor General Kimi Makwetu deals with multiple headaches including the impact of scandals at KPMG and Nkonki Inc. on the state's audit work. In April Makwetu announced his office's decision to terminate auditing contracts with the two firms.Makwetu announced in May that the audit outcomes of municipalities had generally worsened.READ: Irregular spend by SA municipalities up 75% to R28.4bn as audit outcomes regressThe SA Revenue Service, meanwhile, has lamented poor tax morality in light of lower-than-expected collections in the 2016-17 financial year.The OUTA parliamentary office will liaise with Parliament, various portfolio committees and the departments which account to them with a view of promoting transparency and accountability. It will seek to lift the lid on what is says is maladministration and corruption in a number of portfolios."National Treasury is an important partner," said Khoza on Wednesday. "They are stretched but if we approach them with concrete changes to governance I think it can make a difference. We are mindful of current policies but we want to best assist them to do their jobs."She urged her former colleagues in the ANC caucus and Parliament not to allow politics to sidetrack the objectives of Parliament. "The reality is Parliament is supposed to be a political institution, but it is largely political by virtue of the fact that politicians are running it. Before any matter is tabled, it must go before political caucus and right there, administration will be lobbied and may be coerced into writing reports that are not envisaged by the committee, perhaps, cause they may be captured," said Khoza.READ: 'There is no money for this': MPs lose cool over mining state capture inquiryRegarding the importance of local government, Khoza said it was at the coalface of service delivery. She said local government was impactful, but that this impact was often negative as a result of corruption and mismanagement."You cannot escape local government. When you have the AG reporting that fruitless and wasteful is R28bn you begin to wonder how much we are dealing with here, given that only a sample of the information is audited," said Khoza.OUTA's Wayne Duvenage said it was no coincidence that SARS was dogged by low tax morality, as the general public had no confidence that their tax money was being well managed. He said South Africa was closer to a tax revolt than authorities believed. "Towards the end of 2017, we had increasing calls demanding we declare a tax revolt. We have held off because we know that nobody wants to live in a state facing a protracted tax revolt. But a silent tax revolt is taking place now."The notion of being proud to pay your taxes is gone. That has a negative impact on SARS. We are trying to improve the state of play so that people are confident enough in the system to pay their tax[es] and pay them on time," said Duvenage.OUTA chief operating officer Ben Theron said that given proposed changes to ministerial departments, OUTA was also keen to contribute with research and analysis to ensure that President Cyril Ramaphosa emerged with a leaner and more efficient Cabinet."We have proven that we hold people to account in recent months, and we find those with the power to make [those in] power answer. How we interact with Parliament is we write to the ethics committee, to the office of the president and to portfolio committees," he said.* Sign up to Fin24's top news in your inbox: SUBSCRIBE TO FIN24 NEWSLETTER


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14 February 2014
The Hon Tony Abbott MP
The Hon Joe Hockey MP
Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann
Dear Prime Minister, Treasurer and Minister
In accordance with the Terms of Reference we are pleased to present the First Report of the National Commission of Audit.
This Report – Towards Responsible Government – examines the Commonwealth's finances. We provide advice and recommendations on what we believe should be done now to ensure that spending is placed on a sustainable long-term footing. Our
recommendations will help to achieve savings sufficient to deliver a surplus of 1 per cent of GDP by 2023-24. We have not considered taxation in detail which is to be reviewed through another process.
The Commission received more than 300 submissions and met with many people within Commonwealth, State and Territory governments and from the broader community. As well as these submissions and the work undertaken by the Commission itself, our Report drew
on material and analysis that was in the public domain. This material is referenced in the Appendix to our Report.
The Commission has focused on the fifteen largest and fastest growing programmes which have driven the unsustainable increases in expenditure commitments.
The Commission will comment further on public sector performance, efficiency and accountability in Phase Two of our Report. However, the Commission believes that there would be further significant savings from an independent in depth review on a portfolio-by-portfolio
In undertaking its review of the size and scope of government, the Commission concludes that reforming the Federation is a matter of fundamental importance. We have made recommendations to this effect which will strengthen the Federation which has served
us so well.
The Commission has been assisted by a highly professional Secretariat led by Mr Peter Crone. We record our appreciation for the efforts of the talented and motivated women and men drawn from your departments who helped us prepare this Report.
We also record our appreciation for those who have made submissions and given us advice.
Yours faithfully
|A.F (Tony) Shepherd AO
|Peter Boxall AO
|Tony Cole AO
|Robert Fisher AM
|The Hon Amanda Vanstone


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At CBMC Lighting Solutions, we do the design. We understand the complete design process. We begin with a thorough understanding of our customer needs and goals. And then create photometric layouts that provide the base level of design needed for completing any project.
Using three dimensional photometric layouts of lighting designs, you can graphically see exactly how the light will be distributed throughout the space and calculate the illumination and luminescence produced by each fixture. From this, we can also help calculate energy usage and costs.
Three dimensional renderings enable customers to visualize a finished design. For many customers the three dimensional rendering represents the first visual of a newly designed space.
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Workshop Nights are held on the first Monday of each month (except on public holidays).
January - No Workshop for Christmas and New Year Break
February - AGM - AGM and Election of new Committee
March - No workshop - public holiday
April - Street Photography Workshop - Ed Fetahovic
May - Bird Photography Workshop - Robert Woodbury
June - No workshop (Public Holiday - WA Day) ClickWest competitions and workshops
July - Portraiture Workshop - Presenter TBA
August - Urban Landscapes Workshop - Mark Brierley
September - TBA
October - Fine Art Photography Workshop - Beth Baker
November - TBA
December - End of Year Competition, Awards and Dinner
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Every good witch and warlock knows how to shrink a head! So this month we thought we would test out our spell casting and potion making by shrinking our own heads…well, not OUR own heads but heads we own…apple heads.
This project usually pops up all over the place around this time of year and I have always wanted to try it. All the potions (or recipes) that I looked at called for the same basic ingredients; apples, lemon juice with salt, a carving utensil and stick or something to let your apple heads dry on.
The Martha Stewart instructions are adamant about using green granny smith apples, which we didn't do and I am thinking that is why our heads shrunk down to the size of large prunes…or maybe we are just really good at shrinking heads! If you don't want to risk it though, you might want to listen to Martha and go with the grannies.
We started this project almost 3 weeks ago and let them air dry. I didn't mind because supposedly they last forever and Hendrix had fun monitoring the progress every day. I have heard, however, that you can put them in the oven on low heat to speed the process.
Today when we went to hang our now prune sized shrunken heads, they looks a little lonely so we went on a nature walk to gather up a few more supplies.
Then we made a shrunken head mobile and hung it at our front door.
Hendrix is eager for the neighborhood squirrels to make an attempt in eating our apples until they realize they can't because the mobile is actually hanging behind the glass. I think he thought that was the funnest or at least funniest part of the whole project! A little too much AFV maybe?


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While transitional houses and contemporary designs are the rage, the blending of traditional house design with modern touches makes for a truly "Livable House." MJS INC is proud to have collaborated with Zoltan Homes to create this great house.
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Todd.a.durham needed a new logo & brand identity pack design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 250 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
Founded in 1987, the Affordable Community Residence Association (ACRA) is a 501 (c) (3) organization that serves individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities by providing diverse, supportive housing options.
Our Mission:
To provide diverse housing options, compassionate care and access to collaborative support services for persons living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS allowing them to thrive in the community.
We are celebrating 30 years as a non-profit. Our name "ACRA" is already well-established in our local community. Our mission and clientele have changed quite a bit since our founding. This design contest is one part of our re-branding efforts. We would like our new logo to reflect progress, positivity, and inspiration. We hope it will be impactful in color and black and white. We'd like it to be amenable to digital (social) and print media. In addition, we hope the winning designer will be willing to modify the design (a second version) to incorporate "30 years" or "celebrating 30 years of service" for marketing campaign in the near term.
Some starting points for design elements: stepping through a door; foundation (as a symbol of stable housing); light shining through a window; a view through a window to a road beyond (future possibilities); the security of a home; images that bring to mind "thriving", being connected to the community, or a new/second life; a flower or flower(s) since many of our residents past and present have taken up gardening. We will be thrilled with all creative ideas. We were founded to serve individuals with HIV (and this is still main part of our clientele) so a subtle "nod" to HIV (e.g., red HIV ribbon) would be a nice touch that would help tell our "story," but we would not rather not over-do this angle because we have broadened our offerings to individuals with other disabilities.


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I went in to get my teeth cleaned and to have a little spot where food was catching patched up.
Of course, it's never that easy.
Three hours later, I'd had a root canal and two crowns. The emergency root canal was necessary because the tooth was badly infected, even though I was experiencing no symptoms whatsoever. (Other than a general malaise, but I just figured that was because I'm me.) Anyway, at least I can add a tally to another life list of mine, "Times doctors have said to me, 'I don't understand how you're even conscious, let alone not screaming in agony.'" I think this makes three.
I have to go back in five weeks and get the permanent crowns put on. Oh, and get my teeth cleaned. We kinda never got around to that.
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This ACO shows results
In a region dominated by one insurer and teeming with health systems, accountable care models are gaining provider acceptance but still accumulating evidence.
Almost four years after introducing accountable care contracts, Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross is touting some positive clinical and financial improvements, with participation now including 90 percent of the region's delivery systems.
In the first full year of the program, with most of the current health systems participating, half of all the hospitals reduced their healthcare costs for IBC members, as determined by targets based on historical spending.
Almost 90 percent of the hospitals were able to lower their readmission rates, with the average reduction being 16 percent, and every facility either improved in at least one area of hospital-acquired infections or earned top honors from state regulators for infection control. Almost all of the participants also improved their scores on measurements of patient experience during hospital stays.
"We're very encouraged by these results," IBC president and CEO Daniel Hilferty said in a media release. "They demonstrate the power of partnering with healthcare systems in our region to deliver higher quality, lower cost care with higher patient satisfaction."
In IBC's accountable care model, hospitals and physicians create ACO entities that "share responsibility with the insurer for improving clinical performance and cost efficiency," Hilferty added.
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Half of hospitals and physicians' potential earnings are based on their performance improvement in hospital-acquired infections, patient experience, readmissions, surgical care, and treatment for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. The other half of the earnings are based on the providers' ability to manage costs across inpatient care, outpatient care, ancillary care, home health services and prescription drugs.
IBC covers some 2.5 million greater Philadelphia residents in commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans, and its performance-based incentives for doctors and hospitals could exceed $150 million this year.
"It's extraordinary to have such a high rate of engagement in our innovative ACO payment model, which reflects the true partnership we've built with hospitals and health systems," said Doug Chaet, senior vice president of IBC's contracting and provider networks. "Here in one of the nation's most expensive regions for medical care, organized groups of health professionals are showing that more coordinated care can improve health outcomes for people and actually begin to control costs."
Greater Philadelphia has two main commercial payers, Independence Blue Cross, the largest, followed by Aetna, and dozens of hospitals and health systems with varying levels of organizational integration.
While not all of the region's hospitals are participating in IBC's accountable care program, those that are represent a range of organizations, including the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Tenet Healthcare's Hahnemann University Hospital, and Aria Health System.
"The financial incentives Aria receives through Independence's accountable care payment model have helped us foster greater alignment and collaboration among patients, physicians and hospitals," said Sandra Gomberg, COO of Aria Health.
Along with accountable care contracts in hospital care, as part of moving away from fee-for-service broadly, IBC has been bullish on the patient-centered medical home model in primary care, with more than 40 percent of primary care physicians in its network participating in a PCMH.
Even more broadly, IBC is trying to tackle the chronic disease epidemic with new models of primary care in a joint venture with DaVita HealthCare Partners, the parent company of the large dialysis network and a budding healthcare management business.
The new jointly-owned company, called Tandigm Health, will partner with primary care physicians in greater Philadelphia and offer them payment incentives, as well as coordination and data analytics technologies, to focus on high-risk patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, heart failure and pulmonary disease.


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Adam Alson and Ryan Totka Join LUMATIV Executive Team
LUMATIV is an innovative, wearable technology company based out of Los Angeles, California specializing in designing and producing illuminated apparel. The brand is pleased to announce and welcome the additions of prominent branding, marketing, and tech entrepreneurs, Adam Alson and Ryan Totka to its executive team.
Alson, founder of DoubleDown.Digital joins the LUMATIV team with over fifteen years of professional experience and has previously lent his talents to help cultivate brands ranging from emerging new businesses to major athletes and entertainers. His extensive roster includes, but is not limited to boxing legend Muhammad Ali, hip-hop pioneers Run DMC, NBA All-Star Vince Carter, teen pop sensation Austin Mahone, NFL superstars Reggie Bush and Dez Bryant, among others.
Totka is the founder of many successful companies over the past fifteen years, including Athlete Promotions, an athlete and celebrity booking agency, which has generated millions of dollars in revenue annually for curating speaking engagements, appearances and endorsements for premier personalities. Ryan has worked with bold names such as Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Tim Tebow, Dez Bryant, Russell Wilson, Mariano Rivera and many others.
"We're more than excited about Adam and Ryan joining our team," said LUMATIV founder, Scott Campbell. "With their collective understanding of the technology space, vision, experience, and network of influential relationships we believe they will help take LUMATIV to a whole new level."
"We believe LUMATIV has created an efficient premium wearable technology product that everyone can appreciate and understand." said Alson. "It's truly a technology that offers the "WOW" factor every brand strives to achieve. We're eager to bring LUMATIV to best-in-class, forward thinking brands that quite literally look to stand out in a crowd."
"Applications for this technology in the wearable space are endless!" said Totka. "We look forward to exploring all the possibilities, and aim to disrupt in multiple categories."
LUMATIV's product line currently includes the "E5" snapback cap which features choice of nineteen illuminated colors, five motion effects, a rechargeable micro USB port, and battery life of up to thirty hours of usage on just a thirty minute charge. While future products and feature releases are planned for announcement later in 2015, brands such as Red Bull are already adapting LUMATIV's proprietary wearable technology, as others are in the pipeline following suit.
About LUMATIV
Founded in 2010, LUMATIV is an innovative wearable technology company based out of Los Angeles, California specializing in designing and producing illuminated systems for apparel and accessories. Taking over three years to perfect, LUMATIV developed a state of the art lightweight patent-pending rechargeable electrical system that can be easily embedded in almost any wearable item of clothing. All products and systems are artistically engineered and designed for seamless integration to ensure superior fit and comfort, providing an optimal experience for its customers and partners. Website: www.lumativ.com
DoubleDown.Digital is a digital marketing and innovation incubation firm, servicing world-renowned athletes, entertainers, brands and startups. To learn more about how DoubleDown.Digital can help increase your company's digital footprint — both on social media and through original content creation — please contact us.


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On Friday 3 June 2016 the Sisters of Mercy North Sydney from McQuoin Park Waitara participated in Stage Two of the Mercy International Reflection Process (MIRP).
MIRP is part of the MIA global reflection program being undertaken by the twelve Mercy Congregations and Institutes around the world- four of these being from Australia.
The focus of the gathering was to look at and reflect upon 'homelessness'. Felicity Reynolds (CEO of the Mercy Foundation) was invited to share with the group some information on what has been done for the homeless, what is being done to help these people, as well as what still needs to be done.
This sparked much interest in the group who shared a lot of their memories of homelessness in Sydney when they were younger. This created a discussion on how to deal with homelessness. Many ideas were addressed and Felicity took note of ideas which she will collate and return to the group for further discussion.
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Fellow expats, do you feel like you function at the same level in a foreign country as you do in your home country?
A friend of mine recently reviewed a book on cross-cultural living. While written specifically for missionaries, I think it could apply to any expat or immigrant. Did you know that, according to this author, only about one out of four missionaries function at a level near to that which was normal in their home culture.*
I've been living in Moscow for 5 years, I speak Russian fluently and I work as a journalist in my adopted country, and I still don't feel that I function as well here as I did back in the U.S. I used to think that it was culture shock; that it was something that would disappear in time as I got used to living here. Now I think that it's a combination of things that probably aren't going to go away.
First, there's homesickness. I just miss my family, and the kind, laid-back, polite, sweater-loving people with funny accents that populate Minnesota. I miss the Minneapolis skyline, the lakes, the family dinners, the deer in our back yard and being with everyone on Thanksgiving.
Second, I've come to realize that living in Russia is really hard for anyone; that it's hard to function at a high level for native Muscovites. I don't see very many natives doing much better than I am….
Don't get me wrong, Moscow has given me so much. I moved here with only two suitcases and two friends, and now I have a whole world here; a family, a home, a career. These are gifts I would never have in my life if I'd stayed put in my home state. But I'm still homesick and miss my MN friends and family all the time.
Economist husband, himself a native Muscovite, has said that he looks at his home city more as just a place to earn money than a real home. To be honest, I have observed some Muscovites here who do function really well, but most of them have an enormous support network of tight-knit friends and family in addition to fantastic, extremely high-paying jobs. Also, they travel frequently.
I hesitated about writing this post, afraid that it would sound too depressing, but then I thought – it's just true! Part of being a foreigner or an expat means that you probably never stop being homesick!
In other ways, being a foreigner makes me realize how much of my strength I've drawn from family, friends, language, social custom and other things. Living in Moscow has drawn out personality qualities I never knew I had….
So, fellow expats, and native Russians, I'm so interested to hear what you think. Is living in Russia inherently difficult? Is being an expat inherently difficult? Do any of you fellow foreigners still struggle with homesickness? Has living in a foreign country helped you grow in ways you never thought possible? What do you think???
P.S. Seven reasons why expat life sucks (for a healthy dose of optimism!) by an expat living in Belgium
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Compressed Earth Block
often referred to simply as
, is a type of manufactured construction material formed in a mechanical press that forms an appropriate mix of dirt, non-expansive clay, and an aggregate into a compressed block. Creating CEBs differs from
rammed earth
in that the latter uses a larger formwork into which earth is poured and tamped down, creating larger forms such as a whole wall or more at one time. CEB blocks are installed onto the wall by hand and a slurry made of a soupy version of the same dirt/clay mix, sans aggregate, is spread or brushed very thinly between the blocks for bonding. There is no use of mortar in the traditional sense. (This is not necessarily true for vertical presses, see link at bottom of page)
The advance of CEB into the construction industry has been driven by manufacturers of the mechanical presses, a small group of eco-friendly contractors and by cultural acceptance of the medium in areas where it is seen as superior to
In the
United States
, most general contractors building with CEB are in the Southwestern states:
New Mexico
, and to a lesser extent in
However, manufacturers of the mechanical presses enjoy their heaviest sales overseas.
Third World
countries have been attractive markets for the presses for years.
The advantages of CEB are in the wait time for material, the elimination of shipping cost, the low moisture content, and the uniformity of the block thereby minimizing, if not eliminating the use of mortar and decreasing both the labor and materials costs.
CEB can be pressed from humid earth. Because it is not wet, the drying time is much shorter. Some soil conditions permit the blocks to go straight from the press onto the wall. A single mechanical press can produce from 800 to over 5,000 blocks per day, enough to build a house in one day.
Shipping cost: Suitable soils are often available at or near the construction site.
and CEB are of similar weight, but distance from a source supply gives CEB an advantage. Also, CEB can be made available in places where adobe manufacturing operations are non-existent.
Uniformity: CEB can be manufactured to a predictable size and has true flat sides and 90-degree angle edges. This makes design and costing easier. This also provides the contractor the option of making the exteriors look like conventional
CEB had very limited use prior to the 1980s. It was known in the 1950s in
South America
, where the
Cinva Ram
was developed by Raul Ramirez in the Inter-American Housing Center (CINVA) in Bogota, Colombia. The Cinva Ram is a lever-action, manual press that makes one block at a time.
U.S. manufacturers produce much larger machines that run with diesel or gasoline engines and hydraulic presses that receive the soil/aggregate mixture through a hopper. This is fed into a chamber to create a block that is then ejected onto a conveyor.
During the 1980s, soil-pressing technology became widespread.
began to write standards.
Peace Corps
Habitat for Humanity
and other programs began to implement it into housing projects.
Construction method is simple. Less skilled labor is required; wall construction can be done with unskilled labor encouraging self-sufficiency and community involvement. If the blocks are stabilized with
fly ash
, they can be used as bricks and assembled using standard masonry techniques of brick-laying.
Soil mix conditions: The soil mix is 15-40 percent non-expansive clay, 25-40 percent silt powder, and sharp sand to small gravel content of 40-70 percent. The more modern machines do not require aggregate (rock) to make a strong soil block for most applications. Soil moisture content ranges from 4 to 12 percent by weight. Clay with a
plasticity index
(PI) of up to 25 or 30 would be acceptable for most applications. The PI of the mixed soil (clay, silt and sand/gravel combined) should not exceed 12 to 15; that is the difference between the Upper and Lower
Atterberg limits
, as determined by laboratory testing.
Other advantages:
Non-toxic: materials are completely natural and do not out-gas toxic chemicals
Sound resistant: an important feature in high-density neighborhoods, residential areas adjacent to industrial zones
Fire resistant: earthen walls do not burn
Insect resistant: the walls are solid and very dense, discouraging insects
resistant: there is no cellulose material - such as in wood,
Oriented Strand Board
- that can host
Completed walls require either a reinforced bond beam or a ring beam on top or between floors (8')and if the blocks are unstabilized, a plaster finish, usually stucco wire/stucco cement and or lime plaster. Stabilized blocks create a brick wall that if properly stabilized can be left exposed with no outer plaster finish.
Foundations: Standards for foundations are similar to those for brick walls. A CEB wall is heavy. Footings must be at last 10 inches thick, with a minimum width that is 33 percent greater than the wall width. If a stem wall is used, it shall extend to an elevation not less than eight inches (203 mm) above the exterior finish grade. Rubble-filled foundation trench designs with a reinforced concrete grade beam above are allowed to support CEB construction.
CEB's strongest market in the
is probably
New Mexico
, which has incorporated the method into its Earthbuilding Code family.
The first CEB Code Development meeting in
New Mexico
took place Dec.
12, 2001. The persons present at that meeting are considered today the leading experts in the field. They include:
Fermin Aragon, general bureau chief of the Construction Industries Division for Santa Fe, New Mexico
Joe M. Tibbets, publisher of Adobe Builder Trade Publications, Bosque, New Mexico
Larry Elkins, Adobe International Inc., Milan, New Mexico
Jim Hallock, Earth Block Inc., Pagosa Springs, Colo.
Lawrence Jetter, A.E.C.T., San Antonio, Texas
Jim Hands, P.E., Red Mountain Engineering, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Todd Swanson, Bio-Hab Inc., Hesperus, Colo.
Joaquim Karcher, architect, Taos, New Mexico
Code work was completed June 10, 2002 and melded into New Mexico's new section, R1100 Earthen Building Materials.
The CEB code is different from the
code in numerous respects. For instance, the CEB code allows slip mortars and permits blocks ejected from a press to go directly to the wall.
CEB Strength:
Using the
D1633-00 stabilization standard, a pressed and cured block must be submerged in water for four hours. It is then pulled from the water and immediately subjected to a compression test. The blocks must score at least a 300
pound-force per square inch
(p.s.i) (2 MPa) minimum. This is a higher standard than for adobe, which must score an
of at least 300 p.s.i. (2 MPa)
It must be emphasized that the compressive strength minimums for code compliance are nothing like the true strength of CEB blocks.
New Mexico
only sought to assure that CEB would be at least as strong as adobe.
The blocks are strong! CEB can have a compressive strength as high as 2,000 pounds per square inch (13.7×10
Pa). Blocks with compressive strengths of 1,200 (8.27×10
Pa) to 1,400 p.s.i. (9.65×10
Pa) are common.
Thermal advantages:
Also, due to the enormous mass - these are monolithic walls - CEB has excellent thermal performance, reducing heating and cooling costs.
Thermal testing: From May 31 to June 3, 2004, the Biology Dept. of
Southwest Texas Junior College
, Del Rio, Texas, conducted tests for thermal change on three structures: concrete block,
and compressed earth block.
Results indicate the interior temperature of the
and CEB modules were significantly lower than for concrete blocks.
With a maximum ambient temperature of , the interior temperatures were:
(four degrees Fahrenheit above ambient)
CEB Module:
The CEB module was consistently cooler inside than the adobe by approximately 3 degrees.
External links
Raul Ramirez's 1960 US patent: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2962788.html?query=PN/US2962788+OR+US2962788&stemming=on
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7 More Goofiest Horror Movie Songs Ever
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"Puppy Love" Jerry Blaine (Blood of Dracula, 1957)
"Brownsville Road" Arch Hall, Jr. (Eegah, 1962)
"Shook Out of Shape" Carol Kay & The Stone Tones (The Incredibly Strange Creatures who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies, 1964)
"Yipes Stripes" Kathy Haddad (Teenage Strangler, 1964)
"The Cat Came Back" Sonny James (Hillbillies In A Haunted House, 1967)
"The Blob" The Five Blobs/Written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David (The Blob, 1958)
"Do the Jellyfish" (Sting of Death, 1965)
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text: AJ & McCall don't mean to get so negative, but their friends are dealing with rudeness. A friend of theirs got a gift card to a business that changed hands. The company said they weren't going to honor it and so he went to Facebook to pose a question about it and if anyone else was dealing with it. In response the company sent a message 'Legally we can't deny it. Tell your listeners not to come. If you're complaining about $50 your job must be pretty lucrative.' What would you do in this situation? Have you been in a similar situation with a gift card issue? A coworker of ours placed an order in a drive thru and someone cut them off. Who does that?! What's the craziest or weirdest thing that has happened to you in the drive thru? Yesterday's #DebateAt8 addressed rules for the first Christmas in a relationship. Something that cmae up again and again was 'You have to be aware of their love language.' Do you know what your love language is? Take the quiz with us! And all week we've been giving away gift cards to Lucky Slice, but are they actually gifts?


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"Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds' wings." ― Rumi, Essential Rumi
Monday, April 7, 2008
The Woman of Hwy 52...AGAIN
It's a sign, some kind of message. I saw the Hwy 52 woman again just the other day. She had her guitar out, staring into the wind and I think I saw a sign attached to the fence that secures the walkway about the highway. Again, I saw her for only a few seconds as I whizzed by at 55 mph and I could not read what the sign said. But even though I couldn't read the sign, to me, it was a sign that said, " Carrie, this is for YOU! Get your act together because you know what you need to do in life if you just pay attention!"
It dawned on me today that this woman who stands on the walking bridge over Hwy 52 with her guitar was the initiator of my first blog. I didn't know what to write about when I first started this but she was my muse. Seeing her again has given me reason to write once more. I have been away too long, feeling as if my life was uneventful, boring and down right DULL. What is there to write about? Who really cares and reads this thing anyway? Plus, now that I am teaching I don't have hours behind the computer with nothing to do. I am busier than I want to be most of the time. So much so that is hard to think.
Seeing her was a sign. This theme of "women" keeps coming up for me and I need to take heed. Community is another theme. Communication. These are the things I need to pay attention to and to build around. There is something waiting for me. The right path, the perfect place for me to blossom, to feel at home and at peace. I thank you Woman of Hwy 52 for bringing me back to my creative calling and for urging me on to my Life's Path.
1 comment:
- Lucas said...
Hey Lupe! I'm reading! Thanks for the new entry. I also enjoy your new picture "Trapped by Life". Funny. Keep on writing. The creative have a gift at making the mundane entertaining.
- April 8, 2008 at 9:07 AM
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