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f o r c o m m u n i t y H E A L T H
N A T I O N A L H E A L T H I n i t i a t i v e
A staged New Strategy to release
the PARADIGM PARALYSIS of our Nation's HEALTHCARE
"In a time of drastic change,
it is the learners who inherit the future.
The learned usually find themselves equipped
to live in a world that no longer exists."
Eric Hoffer ( 1902 – 1983 )
"To create long-lasting social change,
organizations and the programs they create
must in one way or another
become embedded in the local community."
Eric Nee ( 1954 – )
The future scope of change within our nation's healthcare could not have been imaginable when my associate and I opened our medical practice in 1975. By 2016, the catalog of indecipherable changes for Primary Healthcare had eventually "topped-out" our adaptability. After 41 years, our need to retire became evident. It was really not that surprising. Nearly 10 years earlier, I had attended a community lecture here in Omaha given by Henry Aaron, Ph.D., an economist from the Brookings Institute. His description of our nation's unusually high level of health spending for its healthcare made no sense to me. Our nation's health spending was at least 30% per citizen more than any other developed nation.
As a portion of our national economy, our health spending in 1960 was 5.0%. By 2016, it has become 18.2% of our national economy (GDP). The community lecture by Dr. Aaron in 2007 was unforeseen and alarming. To achieve an improved understanding, I began a search for better answers. Now nearly 10 years later, the projections of Dr. Aaron have continued to evolve, unchanged. Basically, the best strategy is still largely unknown without further efforts to unravel each of the confounding problems. For most of the well-developed nation's of the world, their "healthcare spending" cluster around 12.0% of their economy, " 1/3 " less than we spend at 18% of our economy.
The search for answers still produces an ever persisting exposure to many possibilities. For me, not many of these newly encountered concepts have been associated with the precision and validation that my role as a Primary Physician had always tried to follow. Beginning in 2008, my search for new concepts has led to a broader understanding of the changes that have occurred within our nation's healthcare. These concepts have also offered a basis for proposing a new strategy to reform of our nation's healthcare. Cited above from Eric Hoffer, his view of adaptability among the "learners" versus the "learned" applies.
Starting with very little practical experience in 1975, our nurses, a pharmacist, my associates and I followed a path of "are we doing what we are doing for the right reason?" The day-to-day health care was usually related to the collaborative connection among us, as we continuously tweaked our health care with scientific precision. Amidst this process, a caring relationship was the modulating commitment offered to each patient as we focused on its beneficence and patient autonomy.
Given this view of managing uncertainty surrounding each person's HEALTH, we pursued an obligation to preserve the iterative connection between the deductive, i.e. scientific, decision processes and the inductive, i.e. humanitarian, decision processes for healthcare. It requires a recognition that each of the 7.5 billion persons currently alive, world-wide, begin life with an individually unique temperament and are each genetically different, except for the sets of identical multiple births (presumably with slightly different innate temperaments).
It is really not possible to predominantly apply either a scientific method or a humanitarian method to the life time Stable HEALTH of each person. This dialectic also applies to the scientific and humanitarian processes underlying the reform of our nation's healthcare. Let us now explore the processes of community health and our scientific vitality with a goal of "Stable HEALTH For Each Citizen," community by community.
The community by community bias for healthcare represents a major shift for healthcare reform. It reflects a quotation from Eric Nee that appeared in the Spring 2016 Edition of the "Stanford SOCIAL INNOVATION Review." Eric Nee is its Editor. His "Editor's Note" from that Edition ends as follows: "To create long-lasting change, organizations and programs they create must in one way or another become embedded in the local community. Is community engagement a magic bullet? No. But it's clearly an important component of creating programs that work. And the engagement that is created by one program can have spillover effects on the entire community, strengthening other social programs and creating greater social cohesion within the community itself, an essential component of creating a healthy and resilient society."
To understand the conflicted complexity underlying our nation's healthcare, I urge you to read the entire A RATIONALE Sub-Page for an introductory discussion of healthcare reform. To your right, there is a list of 8 Pages and 36 Sub-Pages. The list represents a concise 'Table of Contents' for the Blog. Just double-click on the A RATIONALE Sub-Page under the HOME Page as the basis for exploring the Blog. Each of the Pages and Sub-Pages represent an average length of @3,000 words.
Until about 300 years ago, healthcare always occurred within the home of the person's family. Exceptions for many people occurred with hunting/gathering, war-time and family disintegration, as in homelessness. Beginning @150 years ago, healthcare has increasingly moved out of the home to other institutional locations. As a result, the responsibility for each person's healthcare has now become the responsibility of persons who have no connection with a person's family, their extended family or their family traditions.
The use of infection control and anesthesia for surgery began this process of change from a person's family home to a healthcare "facility." The history of this transition has also interacted with the social, economic and scientific trends underlying our nation's heritage. The increasingly scientific and technical basis for healthcare is now associated with colossal institutional governance problems within our nation's healthcare industry. And, for each community, the extended family lost one of its traditional means for sustaining the connections among its family members. In effect, the historical evolution of contemporary healthcare eventually jeopardized the strength of each community's social capital. A decrease in the prevalence of trust, collaboration and reciprocity has occurred in the last 150 years for most communities. The loss of social capital is likely the best explanation for the decline in the capability of each community to maintain its Common Good for the benefit of all its citizens.
For meaningful reform, our nation's healthcare industry will require a new strategy to solve its current level of institutional paralysis. This new strategy must include a means to assist each community strengthen its own social capital asset. What follows is a proposed scenario to implement one view for a new strategy to substantially improve the quality and cost of our nation's healthcare.
"We must, indeed, all hang together,
or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin ( 1705 – 1790 )
One can only imagine the level of resolve among the members of the Second Continental Congress that convened in 1776 as they were about to sign our nation's Declaration of Independence. The meaning of the words above, spoken then by Benjamin Franklin, were in fact real and not just metaphoric, as born out subsequently by history. At a much different point in time, I now propose that the sentiment of Benjamin Franklin should represent a guiding focus for the reform of our nation's healthcare industry.
Our nation's cost for its healthcare is degrading our nation's autonomy with-in the world-wide community. I present this Blog as a possible proposal for a means to mobilize a similar level of solidarity for change that, now long ago, characterized the Continental Congress of 1776.
An extended, staged process must soon begin to release the Paradigm Paralysis gripping our nation's healthcare. To summarize the TRADITION Pages of this Blog, the concept of Paradigm Paralysis described by Thomas Fuller in 1962 applies. He was a historian with an interest in how scientific thinking changes over time, specifically physics. When a general understanding of how a very complex problem evolves and then this understanding becomes no longer useful, the details of unexpected results tend to be ignored. For healthcare, its level of complexity and its effects on our nation's economic stability is beyond any clearly recognizable solution.
The Design Principles for managing a common-pool resource should be the guide for our nation's future healthcare reform. To release the Paradigm Paralysis gripping our nation's healthcare, the research of economist Elinor Ostrom applies, a 2009 Nobel Prize winner. The remainder of this HOME Page for NATIONAL HEALTH describes a staged scenario for implementing a new strategy to manage the reform of our nation's healthcare. While promoting a benefit for the HEALTH of each citizen, the new strategy must also improve our nation's autonomy within the world-wide community and its market-place arena for Resources
Healthcare Reform TIMELINE
PHASE ONE – Institute NATIONAL HEALTH — six months to complete finishing 6 months total
[ COMMENT: See initial GOVERNANCE Sub-Page for a strategy to establish the initial Board of Trustees. ]
* Establish a Federally Chartered, semi-autonomous institution, NATIONAL HEALTH, with a 10 year provisional sunset clause, Federally funded by $1.00 per citizen per year, a restriction to avoid any involvement in the financial reimbursement transactions of healthcare and to achieve three specified goals in 10 years.
[ COMMENT: see GOALS Page ]
* Convene the initial Meeting of its 9 Member Board of Trustees within 6 months following the President's approval of the Charter. Each Member would be chosen to represent one of 9 Regional Councils with each Region comprising @ 34 million citizens and encompassing one or more states and, where appropriate, any protectorate.
[ COMMENT: See initial GOVERNANCE Sub-Page. The nine Regions would be clustered by 3 in the Northeast, 3 in the Southeast and 3 in the West, each of the 9 regions would be served by its own Regional Council. ]
* Establish the derivative governance of NATIONAL HEALTH with a Policy of Operating Principles. The two lowest levels of governance would represent 9 District Coalitions for each Regional Council, each District Coalition representing the needs of @4 million citizens. And, finally, 9 or 10 HEALTH Forums for @400,000 citizens each would be supervised by each District Coalition.
[ COMMENT: See OPERATING PRINCIPLES Sub-Page. The Board of Trustees and the 9 Regional Councils would concentrate on forming the Operational Statements of NATIONAL HEALTH and leadership processes of NATIONAL HEALTH. The two lower levels of governance, as in the 81 District Coalitions and the @800 community HEALTH Forums, would focus on solving the widely variable processes underlying implementation at the HEALTH Forum level. ]
* Formalize decentralized governance with a Strategic Projects Plan
[ COMMENT: See STRATEGIC PROJECTS PLAN Sub-Page for an initial draft and establish a Home office located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This location is very near the population center of our nation. ]
* Establish uniform definitions for CARING RELATIONSHIP, SOCIAL CAPITAL, COMMON GOOD, HEALTH, FAMILY, BASIC HEALTHCARE NEEDS, COMPLEX HEALTHCARE NEEDS and PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
[ COMMENT: See GLOSSARY for HEALTHCARE Sub-Page for a preliminary set of definitions. ]
PHASE TWO – Initiate Regional Councils (9), District Coalitions (81) and Community HEALTH Forums (eventually @800); Begin the 3 National Projects and the new strategy — eighteen months to complete, finishing 2 years total
[ COMMENT: See ORGANIZE SYSTEMS, PURSUE VISION, BUILD TRADITIONS, MANAGE RESOURCES, and DEVELOP SKILLS Sub-Pages. ]
* Consolidate the formation of functioning Meetings by the Regional Councils and District Coalitions with completion of a Policy for their permanent Membership selection
* Complete a Policy for use by the Regional Councils to promote their respective community HEALTH Forums and to monitor the level of community social capital impact by each FORUM as monitored by its respective District Coalition
* Initiate at least four District Coalitions in each Region and begin supporting at least 2 Community HEALTH Forums by each District Coalition.
[ Comment: It is likely that a community HEALTH Forum may evolve through local initiation before its District Coalition is operational. The intent of NATIONAL HEALTH is for each Community HEALTH Forum to be self-sufficient other that the technical support of its respective District Coalition. ]
* Finish the Policy and Procedures for the monthly reporting of hospital utilization by the citizens associated with each Community HEALTH Forum nationally.
[ COMMENT: The intent of the monitoring tool is to promote the basis for a community wide improvement of its social capital asset. The augmentation of caring relationship networks within a community should promote the family and neighborhood relationships helpful for each person to achieve Stable HEALTH. ]
* Finish initial Operational Statements for the Three National Projects: NATIONAL PRIMARY PHYSICIAN EDUCATION PLAN, NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PLAN and HEALTH SECURITY Certification Plan
* Begin collaborative relationships with each State for the inclusion of standardized benefits for Basic Healthcare Needs within the health insurance plans offered to its citizens.
* Complete an initial RISK MANAGEMENT Operational Statement
PHASE THREE – Consolidate a functioning Community HEALTH Forum for each citizen's neighborhood — three years to complete, finishing 5 years total
* Finalize consolidation of the support functions by the 81 District Coalitions for the @800 Community HEALTH Forums
[ COMMENT: See HEALTH FORUM Page and Sub-Pages ]
* Continue the evolving Three National Projects to achieve 40% of state by state Primary Healthcare clinics as HEALTH SECURITY certified
* Ratification of the Federal Charter for NATIONAL HEALTH by 30 States
* Reduce the portion of the GDP allocated to health spending from > 18% to < 16% or to <18% with the occurrence of an intervening recession or other major national/international disturbance
* Reduce the national maternal mortality ratio by 25% from the national average ratio during the three years prior to the initial Meeting of the Board of Trustees AND begin state by state annual reporting
* Begin a proposal to unify provider networks payment arrangements using a standardized risk management structure by all States AND a Comprehensive Care-Plan concept for each person's health insurance based on their level of disposable income
PHASE FOUR – Reconsider re-alignment of the initial GOVERNANCE — five years to complete finishing 10 years
[COMMENT: This will likely represent the opportunity to revise the original Congressional Charter and its Federal support. Reconsidering the locations for the HOME office of the Board of Trustees, each Regional Council and Coalition would also be appropriate.]
* Continue the evolving new strategy by the Community HEALTH Forums and the three National Projects with eventually 60% of Primary Healthcare clinics certified as HEALTH SECURITY certified and 30% of citizens with health insurance plans by disposable income for their Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance
* Ratification of the Federal Charter for NATIONAL HEALTH by all States
* Stabilize the nation's maternal mortality ratio at less than 30% of the baseline level
* Stabilize the portion of the GDP allocated to healthcare at < 14%
* Finish transition to stable provider network risk-management contracts by all payers
* Finish transition to citizen health insurance within a Comprehensive Care-Plan based on disposable income categories.
PHASE FIVE – Finalize a national examination of disaster preparedness among all Community HEALTH Forums — five years to complete, finishing 15 years
[ COMMENT: It is likely that the functions of each Community HEALTH Forum and a connection between NATIONAL HEALTH and our nation's medical schools will benefit from alternate priorities. ]
* Continue to support @ 800 Community HEALTH Forums and their evolving Community HEALTH Plans for the advocacy of 1) equitably available and ecologically accessible Primary Health Care, 2) early childhood education and locally prominent HEALTH adversities, 3) a wide-spread understanding of each community's Common Good and its supportive social capital, especially for disaster preparedness
* Stabilize the annual maternal mortality ratio at a level that ranks within the 5 best of the world's 51 advanced/developed nations.
* Stabilize the cost of our nation's healthcare at <12% of the GDP and >70% of citizens with health insurance based on a Comprehensive Healthcare Plan
* Reconsider the relationships between NATIONAL HEALTH and each State
UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACA 2010 redirected
Any progress for an improvement in our nation's health spending after the first five years will be ultimately dependent on the national arrangements for our nation's universal health insurance. Importantly, this is also likely to related to the improvement of the Common Good, community by community, as promoted by their respective Community HEALTH Forum. Any change in the financing of healthcare will have paradoxically adverse effects without fixing its Primary Healthcare, community by community.
For universal health insurance, I propose the following:
* Close the central Federal exchange State by State in: 1) one year, for any State that has an exchange and 2) two years, if the state exchange is possibly unstable or none exists. All states must have an exchange, either their own or possibly in combination with 1 or more states. A combined exchange should only involve states within one mega-Region as defined by NATIONAL HEALTH
* Standardize all health insurance plans so that they share the same Basic Healthcare Benefits (as established by NATIONAL HEALTH and any, limited, State by State adjustments) for Primary Healthcare. All plans, including Medicare, Medicare Railroad and VA Benefits must identify a verified Primary Physician for their covered Basic Healthcare Benefits.
[ COMMENT: The NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE BENEFITS PLAN will include certain means to augment the economic support of Primary Healthcare clinics that become HEALTH SECURITY certified. ]
* Implement arrangements by each State to establish and implement the use of 3-pool provider contracts with health insurance payers as may be implemented through a PHO or community based provider group
1. High deductible Plans: limited to individuals with a high level of disposable income for individual and employer group policies
[ COMMENT: any Medicare or Medicare Railroad coverage would be secondary. ]
2. Standard Medicare: restricted to use through Medicare Advantage Plans with automatic Part B and D (eliminate Medicare Supplement policies) OR in association with State sponsored MEDICAID
3. Medium co-payment and out-of-pocket max Plans: limited to individuals with stable individual or family income OR plans with low co-pays and referral pre-authorization for Complex Healthcare and various administrative formalities for Durable Medical Equipment, Ancillary services and Prescriptions. Mental Health would be managed as a 'Carve out.'
4. Medicaid / Low income / Catastrophic expense Plans: no or minimal co-pays for specialists and ED use; managed with referral authorizations for specialists, durable medical equipment, ancillary and all prescriptions by same physician. Dedicated pharmacy lock-in. Mental health would be managed as a carve-out
* Coordinate re-insurance processes as maintained by the Federal government including related programs, such as End Stage Renal Disease, orphan drugs, Black lung disease, Vaccine related adverse effects, Vaccines for Children, support of Catastrophic Risk Programs run by the individual states.
* Each Plan should manage any coordination of benefits on a "pay and pursue" basis with the exception of workers compensation. For any 3 pool risk plan, the proceeds should be distributed according to the distribution of premium income. Hospital and Referral Risk pools are stop-loss protected
* Define three risk pool plans as Primary Physician, Referral Pool and Hospital Pool. At least 80% of Premium Income must be devoted to the support of health benefits (loss ratio). High risk ( ? > $500,000 stop-loss ) reinsurance a plan expense and Standard risk ( > $100,00 stop-loss) pool protection spread our evenly among the Hospital and Referral Risk Pools. With-holds for Hospital and Referral Risk Pools only. Relative distribution of stop-loss arrangements between Primary Healthcare, Specialists, Hospitals, Plan and government will require a negotiated formula between Medicare and the States for their management of health insurance.
[ COMMENT: A Physician is the only citizen who can send a Bill for services to the Federal government that will automatically be paid, based on the applicable Federal regulations previously accepted by the physician. Generally, only the physician is in a position to balance the competing factors that determine's it value to their patient. A more transparent structure to measure these factors will be the ONLY tool for reducing the excess cost of our nation's healthcare other than onerous rationing! ]


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The Best Networlding Businesses Across the Country
Contest to Find the Best Networlding Businesses!
We are looking for the best Networlding businesses around the U.S.
How do you know if a business is a great Networlding company?
Please answer the following questions about the company or companies that you think are the best places to Networld.
Help us by naming and answering the following questions for five or more companies and and once a month three winners will receive a gift certificate to Staples for $50.
* Please keep your open-ended responses to two-sentences or less.
1. Does your nominated company have a broad base of pro-active networking employees who come from a place of values? If so, how many can you identify? (Hint: LinkedIn is a great tool to find these people. Hint. Hint: You can go to the "Advanced People Search" page on LinkedIn and type in words like "change agent" and/or "integrity," for example, to locate people who lead from a strong set of noble values.
2. Does the company value diversity? How does the company show it?
3. Does the company have a positive public perception? How does the company give back to the community?
4. Do the employees of the company "triad"–the term used in the book Tribal Leadership. This is a networking technique that effective leaders use to connect and then refer people they know to one other where it makes most sense with the greatest possibility of success for the two connecting as well as others that could be impacted by their connection. Think Warren Buffett being connected to Bill Gates by someone who knew them both. These connections are made based on common interests, values, and projects that people you know might want to collaborate on.
5. Open Ideas. Is there something your nomination does that is novel? Tell us about the uniqueness of your nomination
Please have your nominations and answers in by the end of the month.
From your responses we will compile a list of the best Networlding companies across the country!
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The WorkReadyU program offers free GED classes. Find out if you qualify.
You also can
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You can find a complete list of testing sites at the website of the
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If you're in the Boston area and you haven't been to the Arnold Arboretum you're missing out! This time or year especially, all the leaves are changing and it is picturesque Autumn. This week I went for a walk with my friend Maddie and her dog Hamilton, it was a little cold but we had a great time! If you take the orange line to Forest Hills the Arboretum is literally right across the street. You can bring your furry friend as long as they are on a leash, and it's a hefty fine if they catch a dog off leash so definitely keep them on! I wore one of my favorite J. Crew vests (similar), I love the polka dots! I kept warm with this great plaid scarf from Primark, right now they have tons of blanket scarfs in all different patterns for just $5! I got three or four the last time I was in there. My leggings are also from primark, I will say the quality is not fantastic but for $3 they're a no-brainer.
I wore one of my old vineyard vines sweaters (similar) and I brought along my LL Bean Boat and Tote and threw on my bean boots to complete this fall look!


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Becoming a featured artist – How can you benefit?
When thinking about development as an artist, making the most of any opportunity is hugely important for both reputation and ability development. One of these opportunities that may arise is to be a featured artist with a producer or band. The process of making your mark, and adding your voice over the top of a band or producers piece of music is an opportunity you should always make the most of, and here's why…
Becoming heard
Whether you are a completely undiscovered artist just starting out, or an artist that has been around the block, becoming heard is a great advantage of being a featured artist. The producer or band that you are featuring with may have a great loyal fan base out there really excited to hear the track. By featuring with them, this is a great opportunity to gain more fans for yourself, which may carry over from that band/producer as they associate you with their favourite act. This ultimately helps you as an artist to reach out to new and further publics to help gain new fans, whilst also showing your talent to the world.
Broadening boundaries
Featuring with a band/producer on their track could encourage you to be lead out of your comfort zone, featuring on a different genre that you're used to which will only broaden your boundaries, and lead to a wider audience/fan-base. By broadening your approach and featuring on a genre you may not quite be used to, will only positively develop you as an artist becoming experienced in different areas. Not only is this great for development, but also for your artist portfolio/CV for any future projects.
Expanding work base & recommendations
Expanding your work base by featuring with other bands/producers creates more contacts for you as a music professional/artist, helping to get your name heard in the circuit. If all successful, the chances are these bands or producers will highly recommend you as an artist to others as someone to work with. This will be because of both your talent and ease to work with. This will rapidly help to expand your credibility and size as an artist, becoming someone on target lists for other projects to feature on. The more featured on, the more effective and rapid all of these points become.
When thinking about featuring as an artist with a band or producer, the steps to take in order to do so may seem more complex than reality. Think about suitability, do your skills suit the skills/brief listed? Remember, don't just stick to your comfort zone, broadening your boundaries in terms of genre is a hugely healthy thing to do in terms of development as an artist. There are examples of collaborating artists that fit in to different genres, including high profile acts such as: Coldplay Ft. Rihanna – Princess of China as well as lower profile acts: The Jesus and Mary Chain Ft. Hope Sandoval – Sometimes Always. These two level feature songs show how it works at any stage of your career/fame level, whether a global artist, big within a scene, or even upcoming, this is a great way to boost an artist career and show how broad you are as an artist.
This article has been written by Jamie Ford from Music Gateway – Connecting music professionals globally through targeted project opportunities.


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Although they ultimately couldn't stem the Crimson Tide in last night's Rose Bowl after star quarterback Colt McCoy was injured early in the first quarter, University of Texas fans were still excited early in the game at Lucky's Pub. Meanwhile over at the Fox and Hound, Alabama fans had their game faces on, and the excitement only built throughout the evening.
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We got the following question from a reader:
"I bought 3 farms in recent years. Is there a way to sell one or part of one and pay the other 2 off without paying tax on that money?"
I can give a general answer to this question, but without having the actual facts of each farm's cost and fair market value, it will be difficult to give a full answer to the reader.
In general, when you sell property, you are only taxed on the amount of gain the property generates, not the cash received. I get the following common conversation many times each year.
A client will come in and tell me they sold some real estate and since they only got $20,000 of cash, they "know" that the gain is only $20,000 and tax will be about $3-4,000. However, after discussing the matter with them, we find out they have re-financed the property two times; pulled out $200,000 of equity; and rolled over a Section 1031 gain of $300,000 into the property. After doing the final calculations, I have the sad task of telling the client they now owe $100,000 of capital gains taxes and they only have $20,000 of cash. This sometimes becomes a heated discussion since they can't seem to understand how the gain can be higher than $20,000 of the cash they received. After explaining the facts of their situation, they usually end begrudgingly understanding it, but needless to say, they are not happy about it. Our better clients usually call us before selling real estate to determine what the gain and tax actually are.
Now for the reader's situation. I am assuming that each of his farms have increased in value since this is most likely the only way to sell one and pay off the other two. Now if the property has increased in value enough, he may be able to get cash to both pay off the debt of the other two and PAY the income taxes, but most likely not get by without paying any tax.
For example, assume he bought each farm for $1 million and had debt of $500,000 on each property. If the value of one farm has increased to about $1,750,000, he could sell that farm, pay off the debt of $500,000; pay income taxes of about $175-200,000; and have at least $1 million to pay off the $1 million of total debt on the other property.
Now some farmers think they could use a Section 1031 exchange to sell their farm, rollover the gain into other farmland, etc. However, when you sell farm land using a Section 1031 exchange, you must roll over all of the cash received and not pay off debt of other farm land owed.
The bottom line for our reader is that most likely he can sell the farm land to pay off the debt on the other two farms, but he will owe some taxes too.
One more chance for a Weather Rally in Soybeans
Tim Hannagan's Grain Report for Jauary 23, 2014


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If you have been injured by a third-party at your place of employment, our experienced legal team at Flickinger Sutterfield & Boulton in Provo, UT, can offer representation to help you settle your claim. Third-party workplace injuries are unique cases that require the experience of a legal team with the ability to properly investigate the circumstances surrounding your injury, and hold accountable the responsible party. In some cases, you may be entitled to claiming damages against the third-party, in addition to collecting workers compensation from your primary employer.
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Workers who become injured while working on the property of someone other than their primary employer may be able to bring a lawsuit for injuries not covered by a workers' compensation claim. These cases often involve service workers who travel to customers' homes or places of work, such as plumbers, electricians, and more. A property owner is responsible for maintaining their equipment and property, ensuring they provide a safe work environment for workers. Therefore, if work conditions and equipment maintenance does not meet proper safety standards, the owner can be held accountable for their negligence in maintaining a safe space.
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Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is the largest and busiest city in Vietnam with a population of 7 million people. Much of the daily life takes place on the streets, which are lined with shops, stalls and vendors with their wares spread out on the footpath. Don't miss the bustling Ben Thanh Market - a fantastic place for bargains of every kind! There are several interesting sights in HCMC. The War Remnants Museum has a wealth of images from the wars, the most moving being a gallery entitled 'Requiem' which is dedicated to Vietnamese and foreign journalists and photographers who perished during the French and American conflicts. The Reunification Palace was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until April 30, 1975 when the North Vietnamese tanks came crashing through the front gates, bringing the U.S.-Vietnam War to a dramatic end. Close to the palace some of the best examples of French colonial architecture are represented in the forms of Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. Notre Dame Cathedral was built between 1877 and 1883 and the stone used to create it was exported in its entirety from France . Next to the cathedral stands the Central Post Office , finished in 1891. It is another fine example of French architecture and is Vietnam 's largest post office. For all its French colonial history though, Ho Chi Minh City is by far and away Vietnam 's most modern city. It has numerous shopping malls, cinemas, discotheques and a bewildering number of bars.
In the afternoon we have an excursion to the famous Cu Chi tunnels. This network of tunnels, which stretched for over 200km, became legendary during the 1960s. The Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the U.S.-Vietnam War in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from Saigon . At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border. The network, parts of which were several levels deep, included innumerable trap doors, specifically constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and feel of what underground life during the war must have been like. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!). For those interested there's even the opportunity to try an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.


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About Us
People are becoming more aware of holistic healing medicine these days. When Dr. House first started practicing, only 25 percent of Americans had ever tried Alternative Medicine. Last year, "Acupuncture Today" completed a survey and found that now 75 percent of Americans had tried some form of Alternative Medicine. Western Medicine was thought to be the only way people could become healed.
With the age of the Internet and the mass media outlets, people are starting to see how dangerous Western Medicine really had become. Frankly, people are sick of taking drugs with all their side effects and going underneath the knife. In fact, over 75 percent of all drugs on the market today are just a synthetic duplication of substances that occurs naturally all over the world.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) had ranked the United States 37th in the world for the quality of our health care. Does this seem wrong to anyone besides myself? There are now more drug commercials on television today than ever before.
In fact, there are more drug commercials than any other type of commercials. There was a study done by ten U.S. doctors called, "Death by Medicine" and in the study, they concluded that Western Medicine is the No. 1 killer in the U.S. Don't take my word for it; I have the study here on this website. Drug companies are so wealthy and have so much influence that they have changed the way medicine is practiced.
Drug companies are more loyal to their stockholders than they are to their patients/customers. Think about it, the stockholders want to make big profits. If the drugs they are selling were to heal people; they would lose customers and make less money.
The model of medicine has become one of masking and managing symptoms. If the drug companies can mask and manage a patient's disease, they have a customer for life. Don't get me wrong; Western Medicine definitely has its merits, but it certainly isn't the "be-all and end-all" for treating disease in the modern era.
I was fortunate to do some of my Medical schoolings in China where I got to see, first-hand, how Eastern and Western Medicine can work together for the betterment of the patient. Chinese Medicine has been proven over 5,000 years that it is very safe and an effective, alternative way of healing disease. In China, you go see the doctor once a month and his job is to keep you healthy. It is easier to prevent disease than it is to cure disease. In the U.S., we don't have a healthcare system like China, but rather a sick care system. The profit is in keeping people sick here in the U.S. No wonder why we are ranked 37th in the world for healthcare/sick care. All-Natural Healing Medical Center gives our patients different options to the traditional medicine protocol of drugging, radiating and cutting, like the Western model. Call our healing center now.
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Each necklace is one of a kind and features vintage baubles I have collected, inherited and cherish. Embellished with rhinestones and some extra pizazz, this necklace is truly a showstopper!
As with all vintage pieces, signs of wear add to the character, so there may be missing stones, etc, in some of the pieces - but this simply adds to the unique, eclectic vibe of the piece.
Comfort is a major factor - the necklace is backed with oh-so-comfy felt that is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles.
Necklace is adjustable in length.


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Limbic System
The limbic system is comprised of both cortical and subcortical brain structures that play an important role in emotions, drives, olfaction, homeostasis, autonomic control, neuroendocrine control and memory. (I use the mnemonic "A Demon" or "Moaned" to remember these six functions)
Most of the limbic structures lie hidden in the ventral-medial areas of the brain and diagrams of them can be seen below. A list of the various structures of the limbic system can also be seen in the table to the right.
The olfactory system, or rhinencephalon, consists of several types of neurons. Olfactory receptors of the (1) olfactory nerves relay information about odorants into the olfactory bulb where they synapse with (2) mitral cells and (3) tufted cells. These cells relay information about the odorants through the olfactory tract and to the olfactory cortex. Additional neurons called (4) periglomerular cells and (5) granule cells participate in this process. Eventually information is received by the primary olfactory cortex, near the medial, anterior tip of the temporal lobes. The primary olfactory cortex is comprised of the piriform and periamygdaloid cortices. Information received by the primary olfactory cortex is then projected to several secondary olfactory areas such as the basolateral amygdala, mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus, anterior entorhinal cortex and ultimately, the orbitofrontal olfactory areas.
The hippocampal formation is one of many different memory structures that make up the limbic system. It's three components are the (1) dentate gyrus, (2) hippocampus and (3) subiculum. The anterior division of the hippocampus, known as the pes hippocampi, is the largest. As it progresses posteriorly it tapers and wraps posteriorly around the corpus collosum until it disappears under the splenium of the corpus callosum. A vestigial remnant continues along the dorsal surface of the corpus calossum, forming the indusium griseum.
The hippocampal formation is unique in that it is comprised of a special type of cortical tissue named archicortex. Archicortex is more phylogenetically ancient form of cortex that is comprised of only three layers (molecular, pyramidal and polymorphic layers in the hippocampal formation). The majority of our cerebral cortex is comprised of six layered neocortex.
A great deal of research has been compiled on how the circuitry of the hippocampal formation contributes to memory functions. Research suggests that pyramidal cells of the entorhinal cortex project to the hippocampal formation through the perforant and alvear pathways.
The parahippocampal gyrus includes several adjacent areas of cortex such as the entorhinal cortex (the major input/output relay between the association cortex and the hippocampal formation), the perirhinal cortex, piriform cortex, periamygdaloid cortex, presubicular cortex, prorhinal cortex and parahippocampal cortex. As the parahippocampal gyrus travels posteriorly it tapers into the parahippocampal cortex and then into the rhinal sulcus.
The fornix is a C-shaped collection of white matter tracts that serve as a major output pathway from the subiculum of the hippocampus to the septal nuclei and mammillary bodies. A smaller group of cholinergic neurons travel in the opposite direction from the medial septal nuclei and diagonal band of Broca, to the hippocampal formation.
The amygdala lies just dorsal to the anterior tip of the hippocampus and plays roles in emotion, homeostasis, memory and olfaction. However, it is best known for it's prominent role in emotions and drives. The amygdala is comprised of (1) corticomedial nuclei (2) basolateral nuclei (3) central nuclei and (4) bed nuclei of the stria terminalis. The corticomedial nuclei are involved in olfaction and hypothalamic appetitive states. The central nuclei are also involved with the hypothalamus, in addition to the brainstem and play an important role in autonomic control. While activity in the amygdala is important in fear, anxiety and aggression, the septal area appears important for pleasureable states. The amygdala plays an important role in attaching emotional significance to memories. Finally, it also appears to have a role in neuroendocrinological functioning during states of altered emotional experience.
Diencephalic limbic structures (e.g. the hypothalamus, select thalamic nuclei and the nucleus accumbens) play a role in all limbic functions.
The septal nuclei play an important role in memory encoding. The lateral septal nuclei recieve information from from the precommissural fibers of the fornix. The medial septal nuclei send acetylcholine back in the opposite direction. This acetylcholine then allows memories to be formed by enabling theta electrical waves in the temporal regions.
Brainstem nuclei (i.e. interpeduncular nucleus, superior central nucleus, dorsal tegmental nucleus, ventral tegmental nucleus, parabrachial nucleus, periaquedctul gray, reticular formation, nucleus solitarius and the motor nucleus of the vagus) exert an influence on limbic pathways
Links to videos about the limbic system
Ventricular System
Spinal Cord
The Limbic Structures
1) Limbic Cortex
Parahippocampal Gyrus
Cingulate Gyrus
Medial Orbitofrontal Gyrus
Temporal Pole
Anterior Insula
2) Hippocampal Formation
Dentate Gyrus
3) Amygdala
4) Olfactory Cortex
5) Diencephalon
Anterior Nucleus
Mediodorsal Nucleus
Internal Medullary Lamina
6) Basal Ganglia
Ventral Striatum
Nucleus Accumbens
Ventral Caudate
Ventral Pallidum
7) Basal Forebrain
8) Septal Nuclei
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By Nathan Petrashek (@npetrashek)
As expected, Ryan Braun is headed to the disabled list. The stint is retroactive to April 27, a day after Braun last appeared against the Cubs and strained his oblique. He'll be eligible to return on May 12, which means he will miss the entirety of the series against the Yankees. Not exactly ideal timing.
The team has been playing shorthanded while they evaluate Braun's health, but oblique injuries are tricky. It became pretty apparent Braun would require a DL stint earlier this week, and it's better to let the muscle fully heal now than have the problem linger through July or longer. Logan Schafer was activated from the DL in a corresponding move.
This says nothing of the nerve issue in Braun's thumb, which prevents him from feeling how hard he's gripping a bat. That remains concerning and will likely impact Braun for the remainder of the season. It sounds like there's no guarantee surgery will fix the nerve, and could take Braun out of the lineup for a very long time. So for now, he'll continue to manage the injury.


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"The wonderful part of sending a gift from Manhattan Fruitier is the delicious joy it brings." [more reviews]
Treat a 'good egg' in your life to these exquisite hand-painted chocolate Easter eggs filled with praline (an almond/hazelnut paste) made by Christophe Chocolatier in Charleston, South Carolina, Christophe Paume is the rarest of artisans, a third-generation French chocolatier, who grew up in his father's pâtisserie in Toulouse, France. His eggs are filled with praline, an almond, hazelnut paste and are roughly the size of a Farmer's market pullet egg.
Two dark chocolate eggs and one milk chocolate egg complete the trio.
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|Ritual and Recreation: Toys. Stuffed female doll and horse. Doll has tanned dress. Horse is tanned hide with saddle. Bead decoration on dress, overlay beaded decoration on boot moccasins, and on saddle bags, horse neck decoration. Black painted spots on horse. Horse hair braids on doll and name on horse.
|BBHC Cody Enterprise column: "Your Museum Matters" – December 1, 2008 From our collection: As kids, parents, and everyone in between are thinking toys and games this holiday season, we're reminded that not only are playthings a part of numerous cultures, they've been around for ages, too. A civilization's toys can tell a good deal about its beliefs, priorities, or everyday life. For instance, Native American toys helped prepare children for adult responsibilities. They were often miniature replicas of tools and implements, and play imitated adult tasks. The first dolls made by Lakota and other Plains tribes were simple figures of clay or rawhide cutouts stuffed with buffalo hair or grass. The detail in doll clothing helped an Indian girl learn her family's way of making household objects. Finally, they were typically made by grandparents and rarely had much detail so features could be left to a child's imagination. Photo caption/credit: Northern Plains doll and horse, ca. 1900. Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming. Gift of Ms. Lucile M. Wright. NA.507.18
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What is sleep apnea?
Put simply, you stop breathing when you sleep. Apnea is Greek for 'without breath'.
Sleep Apnea occurs when you repeatedly stop breathing while you sleep. You can stop breathing for up to sixty seconds or longer and it can happen hundreds of times throughout the night. When your breathing stops, your brain briefly arouses you from sleep to resume breathing. Consequently, your sleep is fragmented and unfulfilled. This explains why you wake up tired and feel tired most of the day.
Sleep Apnea is quite common and usually affects overweight men over forty. However, it can affect anyone at any age or weight. If it remains untreated, it can lead to high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, memory problems, weight gain and headaches. Lack of sleep causes alertness and attention span to decrease and can make it difficult to drive.
Three forms of Sleep Apnea exist
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): When soft tissue in the back of the throat blocks the airway while you sleep.
- Central Sleep Apnea (CSA): The brain fails to send signals to the muscles that control breathing.
- Mixed Sleep Apnea: Mixed Sleep Apnea is a combination of OSA and CSA.
Common causes of sleep apnea
- You are overweight
- You have a family history of sleep apnea
- You take a sedative medication
- You have a large neck
- You have abnormalities in your upper airway
- You smoke and or consume alcohol regularly
As many as 18 to 25 million people have Sleep Apnea and don't know it.


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Foundation Course: York College of Arts & Technology 1990-91
BA (Hons) Degree in Ceramics: Edinburgh College of Art 1991-94
M.Phil: University of Sunderland 2006-2010
Exhibitions Include
1997 Solo show, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
'Scottish Ceramics Today', Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Group show
The British Workhouse Gallery, Dallas, USA 1998 2-person show
Kulturinsel Einsiedel, Gorlitz, Germany 'Vessels', The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo show
1999-2002 'The Plate Show', Collins Gallery, Glasgow. (Touring.)
2001 'Painterly Pots'. Brewery Arts, Cirencester & Black Swan Arts, Frome. Group
2002 Big Skies & Open Spaces', The Pearoom Gallery, Lincolnshire. Group
2003 Showcase, Contemporary Ceramics, London
2004 The First Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
'…ten years on', Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo show
European Ceramics Competition & exhibition, Amaroussion, Greece 2005 Group show
Craft Council Shop, London
2006 New work, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo show
2007 'READesign' collaborative mobile touring exhibition, locations throughout N.E. England
2008 'Written Word'. Ferrers Gallery, Leicestershire
'Made @ The Clay Studio', group show of guest artists, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
2009 Ceramic Art London 09, ceramic fair
'Culture shock' RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
CPA Showcase, Contemporary Ceramics, Somerset House, London
'Souvenirs from behind the scenes', Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo show
'Print and Clay', Gallery at Bevere, Worcester ,group show
'10°N/10°S- Design Exchange'. Collaborative project, The Sage, Newcastle; St. Etienne, France
2010 Summer show, Byard Art, Cambridge
'A Living Space' Contemporary Applied Arts, London, group show
2011 'Unite', The Collins Gallery, Glasgow (group show)
'HerStory', The Link Gallery, Winchester (group show)
'Inside-out', Galerie de KULturZentrums Kapfenberg, Austria; and City Museum, Croatia
'Future Craft', Novia Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, Canada
2012 Biennale de la Ceramique, Andenne, Belgium
'6×6', Just Art, Fochabers, Inverness-shire
2013 'Blueprint', Studio Eleven, Hull
Ceramics Biennale, Kapfenberg, Austria
'Birds of a Feather' Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds
2014 'Spring @Forge', Forge 2, Oxfordshire
'40 years', SPA show. The Barony, W. Kilbride
'Selected', Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
'Summer AIR', Beehive Kiln, Medalta, Alberta, Canada. Group show
2015 New work showcase, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
And Collective Gallery, Bridge of Allan. Group show
2017 Showcase, Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
'Shades of Clay', Kunsthuis Gallery, N. Yorkshire
Teaching 1995-present
Community arts work, adult education tutor, visiting lecturer, temporary tuition, private tuition. Established Cyan Clayworks CIC in 2012 .
Residencies/awards/other projects
1998 Six week fellowship at The Brewhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
1999 Residency at Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire
2000&03 Taking part in the 'AA2A' scheme- Birmingham Institute & Cumbria Institute of the Arts
2004 Commissioned to make large scale pieces, for installation on the P&O ship Arcadia
2004 Work in ceramics collection, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2005 Artist in Residence, University of Sunderland
2006 Awarded funding through CPA Charitable Trust
2006 Commissioned to make award pieces for Arts & Business Scotland annual awards
2007 Guest artist in residence at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA
2007 Commissioned to make tile for 'Designs for Life' project, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
2007 Creative Development grant received from Scottish Arts Council
2008 Funding awarded from Craft Maker Awards: Edinburgh
2009 Award piece commissioned for Scottish Government (Gaelic Ambassador of the Year Award)
2009 Funding received from Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust
2010 Award pieces commissioned for The Scottish Green List
2010 2010-11 Craft Creative Development Bursary for residency, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
2011 'Travel, Tourism & Art' conference, Royal Geographic Society. Presenting work and co-presenting paper with Prof. Kevin Hannam (Funded by Creative Scotland)
2011 Work purchased for University of Dundee museum collections, and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 'Future Craft' collection.
2014 Artist in residence at Medalta, Alberta, Canada (funded by Creative Scotland)
2014 Funding received from Craft Maker Awards: Edinburgh for Museums project
2015 Work in collection of St Andrews University Collections Publications
2005 'A Potter's Day' Ceramic Review.
2011 Work featured in 'Ceramic Transfer Printing' by Kevin Petrie, A&C Black.
2011 'The Tourist Experience' Ceramic Review, issue 248
2011 'Producing ceramic artwork through tourism research', Annals of Tourism Research journal
2013 Co-authored chapter (with Kevin Hannam) for 'Tourism, Travel & Art (Ed. T. Rakic & J. Lester). 'Hunting the Touristic Animal through Ceramic Art: Alberta, Canada'


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From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois
The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois is a grassroots initiative to build both the public and political will and create the substantive, measurable policies to make freedom from poverty a reality in Illinois. With hundreds of individuals, organizations, faith communities, and others from every part of Illinois, the campaign has successfully advocated for the establishment of the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty and is working towards the goal of cutting extreme poverty in half by 2015.
Illinois Asset Building Group
The Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG) is a diverse statewide coalition invested in building the stability and strength of Illinois families and communities through increased asset ownership and asset protection. Made up of community leaders, service providers, researchers, advocates, financial institutions, and business leaders, IABG efforts aim at policy and system change to expand asset-building opportunities in Illinois. Heartland Alliance serves as a founding co-chair of IABG.
National Initiatives on Poverty & Economic Opportunity (NI)
Heartland Alliance coordinates the National Initiatives on Poverty & Economic Opportunity (previously the National Transitional Jobs Network). NI is dedicated to ending chronic unemployment and poverty and believes that every person deserves the opportunity to succeed in work and support themselves and their families. Employment fulfills individuals, strengthens families, builds communities, and is fundamental to a prosperous America.
Through field building, they provide support and guidance that fosters more effective and sustainable employment efforts. NI is home to several initiatives designed to help focus attention on critical populations and solutions
Regional Roundtable on Homelessness
The Social IMPACT Research Center coordinates the Regional Roundtable on Homelessness (Regional Roundtable), a forum working to improve strategies for understanding and addressing homelessness throughout northeastern Illinois. Within this forum, leaders of each of the eight homeless Continuum of Care in the six-county Chicago region share the challenges of assessing and planning for the needs of people who are homeless within their communities. Specifically, the Regional Roundtable discusses best practices, funding opportunities, strategies, and undertakes projects to improve the Continuum of Care process within each jurisdiction and across the region.


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Many of you will recognize this hairstyle as one of the first hairdo's we ever published, but we never have filmed a video for it.
Since we do receive quite a few requests via email asking for this video, as sometimes photo tutorials are not specific enough, we decided to film this one for you all!
We love how super easy this hairstyle is to do, and how cute it looks on our little girls. The style still works well on older girls, and moms as well, particularly if you pancake the braids into a more "loose" style.
We promise that you will get compliments on this hairstyle all day long! {My twins started calling this braided hairstyle "The Pineapple Braid" from the time they were very little, which I also think is cute because the finished hairstyle does look quite a bit like a pineapple!}
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 5 clear elastics, 2 regular
hair bands, and hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 8-10 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
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text: Today I'm sharing some beautiful fall color images from my recent shoot with The Root Boutique in Bozeman, MT. I was there visiting my family for the weekend and always love to stop by my favorite shop in Bozeman. I love the styles for this season, the warm earthy colors and the boho style floppy hats, faux fur vests, fringe bags. All outfits and accessories from The Root Boutique. I felt an instant soul sister connection with these two lovely ladies and we had a blast in the clean morning light. Photos taken mostly with my 85mm using natural light and a reflector.


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AT&T Could Bolster Its Dividend With DirecTV Deal
Burden of Dividend Was $9.7 Billion Last Year
In AT&T Inc.'s talks to buy satellite broadcaster DirecTV, a $1.84 tail may be wagging a nearly $50 billion dog.
The smaller figure is AT&T's annual dividend, and it may be playing an outsize role in a deal that many analysts think brings the telecom giant little of strategic value.
The companies are in advanced talks toward a deal,...
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It's our function to stay beside the patient and helps them with chronic diseases and health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. We can check for you your blood sugar, blood pressure and help you to find a better lifestyle (a healthy diet, the importance of a frequent exercise).
It's possible to live successfully with chronic disease, as soon as you understand them.
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How To Enter God's Kingdom
Becoming a believer is the most important turning point a person can ever experience. It will determine the way he lives on Earth and where he will spend eternity.
The Bible says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23, NASB).[1] The word sin means to miss a target by falling short of it. Everyone misses God's target by transgressing His commandments. Sin is the failure of a person to live the life God's word commands us all to live. Sin is a universal plague that brings spiritual death to all people. For all people have sinned against God.
The person who lives without God in this life will pay the awful price of an eternity separated from God. God will not allow rebellious people to enter into His Presence, i.e., His eternal Kingdom, where God's children live in perfect peace with Him. Because of the righteousness and justice of God, man must pay the penalty of sin.
The Bible says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23, NASB).
The suffering and death of the Man Christ Jesus is the greatest demonstration of the love of God for sinners. For Jesus was God Himself made flesh. He died to make atonement for all our sins. It is a great love for someone to die in place of a loved one, but Jesus died for His enemies.
The Bible says, "Repent and believe in the Gospel" (Good News). The word repent means to turn around and go in a different direction. It is a change of mind and life toward God (Mark 1:15, NASB).
By God's grace, sinners receive eternal life through faith, which is also from God: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9, NASB). The word grace refers to the free, unmerited and unconditional gift of God's faith, love, forgiveness and salvation.
Our God-given faith must be in the sin-atoning blood of Jesus Christ alone, shed on the cross for those who will believe.
Confess Jesus and believe that God raised him from the dead. The Bible says, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9, NASB). The word confess means to acknowledge that Jesus is Savior and Lord, to believe that Jesus died on the cross for sins and conquered death for those who will believe. Believe that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and He will change your life as you love Him and keep His commandments.Grace to you . . .
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"Kriya Yoga, the scientific technique of God-realization, will ultimately spread in all lands, and aid in harmonizing the nations through man's personal, transcendental perception of the Infinite Father." - (from SRF Center Bulletin No. 86, pages 6-7)
Thus promised Mahavatar Babaji, who ordained Paramahansa Yogananda to make the teachings of Kriya Yoga available to all humanity through the instrumentality of Self-Realization Fellowship.
Our Guru knew the role that the Self-Realization teachings were destined to play in the new age. He was not interested merely in promoting intellectual theories or philosophical speculation about God; nor did he wish to create an organization based upon the weak foundation of temporary public enthusiasm. Instead, his goal was to establish Self-Realization Fellowship on the unshakable rock of spiritual realization, so that it would stand the test of time and be able to accomplish its divine mission for generations to come. And he envisioned Self-Realization Fellowship centers and meditation groups playing a vital role in that mission — in three principal ways.
1. To Bring Together Truth-Seeking Souls for Group Meditation
Gurudeva often declared that groups of deeply meditating devotees create a powerful spiritual magnet that attracts other sincere souls to God. That is why he stressed that the primary purpose of such groups is to bring together truth-seeking souls to search for and find God — through application of the divine law of united concentration and meditation as taught by Self-Realization Fellowship. As each devotee thus strives to develop a deep, personal relationship with God through meditation, he or she is contributing in the highest way to maintaining the strong spiritual foundation established for this society by Paramahansa Yogananda.
The foremost spiritual duty of center and group members, therefore, is to meditate deeply and to manifest divine peace and harmony in all their daily activities. When our thoughts, actions, and all other aspects of our lives become filled with the consciousness of God and Guru, we automatically convey Their spirit to others.
There is a little village in Europe where rose perfume is manufactured. The fragrance of the perfume permeates the workers' garments, and when they leave the factory in late afternoon to return home, they carry with them the scent of roses. This fragrance wafts throughout the entire village, filling the air with its delightful scent. So it is when we meditate deeply every day — the holy vibrations of God and Guru permeate our consciousness. Then, as we go into the "village" of activity, striving to live and move and have our being in that peaceful, meditation-born spiritual vibration, we naturally exude Gurudeva's spirit to others so that they feel through us his unconditional love. In this way, we can best spread the message of Self-Realization Fellowship.
Our Guru said,
"The news of God-realization spreads by itself. That is why group meetings to practice the techniques of meditation are vitally important. Group meetings strengthen the individual Self-realization that one has acquired in private at home. Group meetings give a new awakening to members and impel them to seek the group instead of its having to seek them."
2. To Hasten the Spiritual Progress of Each Member
In the preceding quotation, Paramahansa Yogananda points out the second great purpose for which SRF centers and groups are founded: to hasten the individual progress of each member. "Those who wish to perfect themselves," he said, "are urged by the Masters to keep in close association with others of similar nature in order to strengthen their right aspirations." Participation in the spiritual activities of the group helps to inspire each devotee to make a greater effort, and to protect him or her from distractions to spiritual progress. The united strength of the group helps each member find the strength and courage to overcome indifference, devotional dryness, restlessness, procrastination, discouragement, and doubt — obstacles that confront every sincere meditator at one time or another.
Gurudeva has told us:
"Group meditation is a castle that protects the new spiritual aspirants as well as the veteran meditators. Meditating together increases the degree of Self-realization of each member of the group by the law of invisible vibratory exchange of group magnetism."
3. To Serve the Work of Self-Realization Fellowship
The third purpose of SRF centers and groups around the world is to support the Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters (the Mother Center) in its efforts to spread Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings to all lands and peoples. Centers and groups do this in a variety of ways -- the first and foremost of which is to serve as a center where devotees can come together to build their lives around the aims and ideals of SRF, as discussed above* In addition, there are many opportunities for members to serve in different capacities in the centers and groups. Group members also serve by introducing interested truth-seekers to the Self-Realization teachings; by helping to distribute the writings of our Guru to public libraries in their area; and by supporting speaking tours by ministers from the Mother Center.
To bring together truth-seeking souls for group meditation;
to hasten the progress of each individual member; and
to serve the work of Self-Realization Fellowship
— these are the purposes of SRF centers and meditation groups. By always keeping in mind these high ideals set forth by Paramahansa Yogananda, members can greatly aid in the fulfillment of the divine mission of our Guru and Paramgurus.


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Bradley M. Peri always knew he wanted to be an attorney at a very young age. He would watch lawyers portrayed on TV and thought to himself that would be a "cool" profession. That thought stuck with him when he graduated from Michigan State University and had to make the decision of going to grad school for his MBA degree or going to law school. Law school won him over.
Peri graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in 2006, and thereafter attended law school at The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He graduated with his Juris Doctorate in 2009 and was honored as member of the Dean's Honor Society. Since his admission to the Michigan Bar in 2009, his practice as a trial attorney has been devoted to personal injury law, criminal defense, and general practice.
In 2011, Peri joined our accomplished legal team of Detroit personal injury attorneys at Goodman Acker and now specializes solely in personal injury work and long/short term disability disputes, something he thoroughly enjoys and takes pride in doing. "The best part of my profession is knowing that I am helping someone during a difficult time in his or her life," he says.
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Kelwa, a coastal village in Maharashtra's Thane district is a great weekend getaway for travellers both near and far, especially for people from Mumbai. There are a number of shacks offering mouth watering food along the beach. The famous Shitla Devi Temple and three forts located beside the beach are some of the major attractions drawing a steady crowd of visitors.
Places to Stay
There are comfortable budget hotels for the travellers visiting Kelwa. The hotels found here are Usha Resort (Tariff – Rs.701), Green Paradise Resort (Tariff – Rs.438) and Sea Shell Resort (Tariff – Rs. 907).
The languages spoken in Kelwa are Marathi, Hindi and Sindhi.
The most important festivals celebrated in Kewla are Maha Shivratri in February, Jiviti Puja in July-August, Ganesh Chathurthi in August-September and Diwali in October-November.
Places of Interest
Kelwa is a famous tourist destination with numerous sightseeing areas. Some of these places are Kelwa Beach (800 m), Mahim Beach (6 km), Vandri Lake (34 km), Manor Dam (32 km) and Palghar, 11 km away from Kelwa.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, which is situated 96 km away from Kelwa.
Kelwa railway station is located just 7 km away from the village and connects Kelwa to nearby cities and states.
Kelwa has a number of state-run and private buses that run frequently from nearby cities such as Saphale and Palghar. Private bus operators provide tours to Kelwa beach region. Booking a bus ticket online is easy and convenient through Ticketgoose.com.
Deshnok is a village located in the Western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of Bikaner district and is
located a mere 3km away from the district headquarters.
Places to Stay
Bikaner has a number of good budget options available. Some of them are Hotel Gayatri Palace (Tariff – Rs. 500), Sagar Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 500), Hotel Vridhavan Regency (Tariff – Rs. 1000), Hotel Babu Heritage (Tariff – Rs. 1000) and Hotel Bikaner (Tariff – Rs. 1000).
The official language of Deshnok is Hindi, although Rajasthani is widely spoken.
The International Camel Festival is at Ladera Dunes, only 25 km away from Deshnok, is held in January. Karni Mata Fair is organised twice a year in March-April and September-October.
Places of Interest
Laxmi Niwas Palace and Lalgarh Palace, both built at the turn of the 20tharea also has a number of temples that are worth visiting. Some of them are Karni Mata Temple, Maru Nayakji Temple, Lakshmi Nath Temple and Bhandasar Jain Temple.
How to Get There
The closest airport to Deshnok is the Surat airport located 171 km away.
Bikaner Junction Railway Station is the nearest major railway station located a mere 2km away. This station connects Deshnok to major cities in the state and across the region like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, and Rajkot amongst others.
Sharma Travels, Nandu Shrinath Travels, UK Travels and Jayshree Travels are some of the private operators that provide reliable services to Bikaner bus stand, located only 2 km away. Utilising a bus ticket booking coupon can save your money when you buy your tickets.


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The skin in our body has small holes called pores. These pores are present all over our body which is connected to the oil glands that are present under the skin. These oil glands produce oil called sebum. The follicle act as a bridge between the glands and the skin that connects both of them. These follicles are the reason why we have hair all through our body. Inside the follicle, the oil carries the dead cells that cause the hair to grow out of it. When there is a disorder that makes the hair, sebum and skin cells to come close to each other, or heaped up and acne grows out of it. This disorder is caused by bacteria that makes the skin around that area to swell. It is called as acne or a pimple.
If you are facing acne skin problems, it is always advisable to consult anskin expert instead of seeking advice from your friends, colleagues or relatives. A skin care expert can prescribe effective prescriptions, treatments, procedures or preventions for your own benefit. In India, there are many skin specialist who are expert for acne treatments. India has a strong medical foundation and medical services offices in metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore. If we talk about Delhi then you can see the best skin specialist in Rajouri Garden, Gurgaon, Noida and other areas. It has been observed that people living in Rajouri Gardenusually suffer from a lot of skin issues arising due to its harsh climate.According to the dermatologist in Rajouri Garden, the people have become a lot more conscious about their looks and do not think twice before visiting the skin clinic in Rajouri Garden.
Usually, pimples grow on the face, neck, and shoulders. Even though acnes are not dangerous, they irritate us by leaving ugly looking scars on the visible parts of our body. Anyone, who is between 10-30 years can get an acne outbreak at any time. There are different types and colors.
Whiteheads: They appear white and will be just under the skin.
Blackheads: They are black in color and appear on the surface of the skin.
Papules: They are pink bumps.
Cysts: They are large and painful. When they erupt, puss will ooze out from them.
Treatment for acne:
There are mainly two types of treatments for pimples. One you can swallow oral pills or apply some ointments on the surface of your skin. Either of these two ways cannot only treat but also prevent future acne formation. The acne can be treated depending on the severity of stage. There is mild acne, moderate and severe that requires different kinds of treatments. It is better to get it treated by a doctor who prescribes effective medicines to destroy strong bacteria and to prevent the growth of drug-resistant bacteria on these pores.
He may prescribe some lotions you can apply for the blemishes, or gels that help you to kill the microbes and gives you a clear and glowing skin. This is the usual treatment for mild acne. If you have moderate blemishes, you will have to put in extra efforts to get rid of them. Use dove soap or any other soap with moisturizers to repair your broken skin. Regularly apply Benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid on the affected areas after cleansing your skin with moisturizing soap. This will help you repair the damaged skin.
When you find no change in the results, consult a dermatologist who will prescribe strong lotions that will treat the acne perfect. This will clear up the blocked pores and reduces your woes and worries because of your dull looking skin. These medicines will now allow a free passage of oxygen through these pores that check the bacteria growth along these pores.
Now that we have talked about the treatment for mild to moderate acne, what about the treatment of severe acne? You should consult a healthcare professional who will combine several therapies and prescribe strong pills to treat blemishes. This will prevent acne leaving unattractive scars on your body.
Reasons for acne eruption:
According to the doctors, there are various reasons for an acne outbreak. If you wear a lot of oil makeup you will get acne. Hormonal imbalance may be one of the reasons for acne on your face. Sometimes, intake of particular medicines can cause acne to appear on your face. If your mother or father has acne, it may another strong reason that can be a cause of acne on your face.
Did your friend tell you that if you have a greasy skin or eat lots of oily food, you will get pimples you have on your face? No, not even chocolates are one of the reasons for your pimples. But, you should be careful not to touch or prick these blemishes, as it causes a deep scar on your body. Even pollution or stress can cause pimples.
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International Travel Preparation TipsFebruary 10, 2014
Travelling internationally always creates mixed emotions. On one hand you have the excitement and thrill of heading to a new place, getting away from the hustle and bustle of life and the start of an adventure. On the other, there are so many things that can go wrong and sheer logistics can be a huge pressure on travellers. However you can minimise the latter and emphasise the former by planning ahead properly, doing your homework and above all being prepared.
- Check customs allowances in your destination country. There may be certain items that are fine in New Zealand but banned overseas, so unless you want a stressful hold up and possible confiscation it's best to avoid these altogether.
- Give yourself plenty of time. Stress is only multiplied when there's the added pressure of time. Arrive early and allow for any delays or problems that may arise – particularly when it comes to getting checked in. There may be long queues or other unforeseen circumstances at the airport. One way to ensure you have all the time you need is to utilise airport car parking so that you can bring your own car and get all the timing exactly right. This also reduces the stress of needing to organise transport to and from the airport, though it's still wise to book ahead.
- Measure and weigh your luggage at home. The last thing you want is to have to unpack and discard items at the airport, or worse still, to not be allowed to check a suitcase in at all. Checking the weight and measurements before you leave is the best way to avoid this unnecessary stress, and you may find you're able to buy more luggage allowance if it's needed.
- Check your transits and transfers ahead of time. Changing from one flight to another can be stressful in an unfamiliar airport. Make sure you know which gate you're heading to, the name of the flight and time of departure so that when you touch down, you're ready to go straight to your next plane and board right on time. Some airports even have transfer guides online that tell you how to get through them, so it's good to familiarise yourself with these as well.
International travel involves a lot of planning and organising, and things are liable to go not quite according to plan. Good preparation is the key to reducing stress and ensuring your holiday gets off to the right start.


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A Book That Built Me, by Herman Mashaba
By Herman Mashaba for the Sunday Times
Capitalist Crusader
Herman Mashaba (Bookstorm)
Left to Tell is Rwandan writer Immaculée Ilibagiza's haunting memoir of her survival of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. When Rwandan President Habyarimana died, Hutu extremists turned on moderate Hutus and Tutsis. In only three months, approximately 800 000 Rwandans were massacred in one of the most violent "deathscapades" in history.
What appalled me about Ilibagiza's first-hand account of her attempt to stay alive, was the groundswell of ethnic hatred and division that had hitherto not been evident in Rwanda. The tiny nation had never been divided along ethnic lines, until its colonial occupation. The division that German and Belgian colonialists wrought upon this united African nation was purely according to a colonial mindset and agenda.
Diversity means that we have different cultures, values, languages, and yes, even skintones. Racism and ethnic hatred rejects diversity: it prevents people who are different from living with dignity. I despise racist or ethnic division in any form. It goes against humanity; it engenders disharmony that festers into suspicion, discontent, and ultimately hatred.
It is impossible to have been born or lived in South Africa without experiencing racist acts. I have personally experienced racism, and it would have been understandable if I'd allowed such racism to define the course of my life. Instead I have always tried to interact with everyone I meet on a human level, and that has resulted in a refusal to judge on anything other than what people present to me. There is no hope for humanity if we don't reject stereotypes.
Left to Tell is a lesson for those who would consider themselves superior or different to others. Ethnic hatred or racism evolves into xenophobia, and genocide is the extreme endpoint. Dissatisfied people who feel that the only way to channel their discontent is through violence and eradication reach this point very quickly.
Ilibagiza's story is about more than just the hatred she encountered, it's about finding something stronger than man's vile nature to restore her faith in humanity. In her case, she found faith.
Currently the South African government is intensifying its racial policies, which are going to result in polarisation, disrepute and worse. As Ilibagiza shows us, all forms of discrimination must be abandoned.
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When patients are found to have been exposed to HIV or other viruses as a result of the care they received, so called 'nosocomial' infections, they are usually recalled for testing and treatment, as required. This certainly happens in many rich countries, but not always, it seems.
A doctor operating in Philadelphia illegally aborted fetuses in their third trimester and then killed them by severing their spinal cords with scissors. Many women have been seriously injured as a result of this doctor's treatment and some have died.
The doctor has been convicted of murder and the fact that so many people were affected over such a long period of time has been put down to a 'complete regulatory collapse'. The case is so horrifying that it is probably difficult for those reading about it to concentrate on anything but what should happen to the perpetrators and how this sort of thing can be prevented from happening again.
But what about all the women who have been treated in the appalling conditions described in the article? They have been exposed to all sorts of things, some of which will make them very sick, some of which will eventually kill them. They need to be screened and treated, if it's not already too late.
The issue is not just how authorities should have done their job in the first place, that's the concern of relevant institutions and regulatory bodies. But for the women concerned, their immediate need is for proper health care, albeit belated. Lives may be saved, illness averted and even mental trauma may be relieved.
Other articles I have seen involving unsafe healthcare mentioned the actions that were taken to limit the damage to those who were still alive. But I have yet to find out if all previous patients have been traced in this instance. Is this because no effort has yet been made to trace them, or is it that the sheer horror of the case has distracted attention from the victims?
A number of other employees in the same clinic were also indicted with various crimes and the clinic, which appears to have concentrated on late term abortions, was operating for 16 years. There is no telling what risks the patients faced over the years.
The circumstances surrounding the case are almost beyond belief and my question is not about the fact that so many warning signs were ignored for so long; rather, I'd like to know if it is true that most of the clientele attending this clinic were poor and/or non-white.
The chances of non-white, especially black, Americans becoming infected with HIV are far higher than the chances of white people becoming infected. Similar remarks apply to sexually transmitted infections (STI). But high prevalence of STIs doesn't merely indicate high levels of unsafe sexual behaivor. It could also indicate low levels of health care provision, especially sexual and reproductive health care.
The jury in the case of the clinic doctor, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, concluded: "Bureaucratic inertia is not exactly news. We understand that. But we think this was something more. We think the reason no one acted is because the women in question were poor and of color, because the victims were infants without identities, and because the subject was the political subject of abortion." And apparently white clients were treated quite differently.
Many women who attended this clinic were infected nosocomially with sexually transmitted infections. Being sexually active, poor and non-white, it would probably have been assumed that they were infected sexually. Nosocomial infection appears to be of interest in other cases of unsafe healthcare, but not in this one. Not so far, anyhow.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sexually Transmitted Infections Can Also Be Spread By Unsafe Healthcare
Posted by Simon at 8:59 AM
Labels: abortion, behavioral paradigm, behavioural, hospital acquired infections, iatrogenic, institutional racism, institutional sexism, nosocomial, prejudice, unaids, unsafe healthcare, unsafe injections
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