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O'Connells 9-8
Grange College 5-5
O'Connells under 16 Gaelic footballers got their campaign off to a winning start with an emphatic win over Grange Community College on a grey afternoon in Clontarf.
O'Connells got off to a flyer with a point from Mark Corcoran followed by a goal from second year, Ciaran Burnett. Ciaran was to terrorise the Grange defence all afternoon finishing with a personal tally of 3 goals. Fellow second year Cameron Donegan added a goal and Dean Murphy a point before the half time whistle giving our lads a cushion at half time of 4-3 to 3-4.
O'Connells didn't let up in the second half with Mark Corcoran running at the Grange defence every time he got the ball. When Anthony White came on to grab a goal with his first touch, the O'Connells boys took control. Peter Carr and Dean Murphy controlled the midfield battle with Craig Fagan and Adam Kavanagh outstanding in defence. Dylan Kelly, Jordan McCann and James Doran made some vital blocks late on to deny Grange any chance of getting back into the game and first year Gerard Loftus came on to great effect scoring a superb point.
O'Connells finished strongly with Gary McNally pulling off some good saves in goals and captain fantastic Dean Murphy and Mark Corcoran kicked great points on the run to polish off a fine team performance.
Well done boys and congrats to manager extraordinaire Miss Shanahan and water boy Mr Devine.
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Trish Vradenburg, my only sibling, was co-publisher of Tikkun magazine from 2001-2010 with her husband George Vradenburg.
Growing up in our house in Newark, N.J., Trish was already by age six a bright star, a light of joy in our family that was still mourning relatives murdered in the Holocaust. As she recalled, it was hard to get herself noticed in the heavy political discussions that our mother, father and I jumped into every night at dinner, so she turned to humor to get her voice heard.
That humor eventually led her to become a writer for two television shows, Designing Women and Kate and Allie.
Yet it was a special kind of humor that she developed—incisive yet gentle, blending insight with kindness, never the nasty kind of humor that makes people famous. As a result, she could make important points but never really hurt anyone.
Trish was an atheist with a deep belief in what I describe in my book Jewish Renewal as the God of the universe: namely, the Force in the Universe that makes possible the transformation from that which is to that which ought to be—not a big man in heaven. She embraced our notion that being "realistic" is idolatry, and instead believed the possibility of possibilities.
It was that, along with her deep love and support for me, which made her understand and want to support Tikkun—the voice of liberal and progressive Jews and our interfaith allies. And it was this belief that inspired her to take on the seemingly unrealistic task of seeking a cure for Alzheimer's.
Trish's political involvement was not motivated by personal advancement or financial reward, but rather by a burning commitment in the last two decades of her life to enhance awareness of the growing scourge of Alzheimer's disease that took the lives of both my mother and grandmother. She wrote a Broadway play "Surviving Grace," that focused on the decline of my mother, mixing the deep sadness we both experienced with a light humor that made the play both tolerable and even hopeful. The play portrayed a romance between the daughter of an Alzheimer's patient and a doctor who was on the path of finding a medical advance that would both reverse the disease and prevent it. In the Trump years, and particularly since he has said that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris environmental accords, we need her hopefulness even more.
Together with George, Trish formed USAgainst Alzheimer's and organized thousands of people to actively pressure Congress to increase the pathetically small amount of research money directed to the cure and prevention of Alzheimer's. They succeeded in doubling the funding this past year, but that was starting from such a small amount that she then formed a "Women Against Alzheimers" focus within USAgainst Alzeheimer's, in recognition that women not only get that disease more than men, but that they also are far more likely to end up at the primary caretaker of those suffering from this disease. She feared succumbing to the disease, though as is typical of Trish, she turned her fear into humor by saying in public talks, in which she would point out that 50% of the children of parents with Alzheimer's also contract the disease, "poor Michael." The one blessing of this early death at age 70 was that it came with a heart attack rather than the painful decline we witnessed in my mother and grandmother.
A great light has gone out. I am in deep grief at the loss of my amazing and wonderful sister.
And her relatively young age should remind us that all of us are going to die, and not necessarily at the moment of our own choosing.
The text above was just an excerpt. The web versions of our print articles are now hosted by Duke University Press, Tikkun's publisher. Click here to read an HTML version of the article, or click here to read a PDF version of the full article.
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I was sitting very close to this cute, tall, mestizo and english speaking guy on my flight back to Manila
i was contemplating hard kung kakausapin ko din ba sya using my call center twang because he was being friendly LOL kaso nakatulog ako hhahha
Later i found out, GOVERNOR pala sya!!! anak ng jueteng!!! sayang i could have practiced sana may social climbing skills LOL and asked him a favor na kung pwede sana ma-semento na ang long and winding talahib hi-way namin sa barrio lols


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The Lord's Gym has a new location at 811 Madison Avenue, where a boxing training facility called Shamrocks previously operated....It's more than just strength training. "It's spiritual enrichment, a lot of life coaching," said Larry Spellman, a chaplain at the gym. || Read the Full Article
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Global Electronics Forum Provides Insights on Emerging from Worldwide Recession
In early March, we attended the annual Global Electronics forum and came away with a number of great insights into how top-tier high tech and electronics (HTE) companies are looking to survive this recession and then thrive in the next upturn, when it comes.
Just to give you a sampling of who was there and what they talked about, Dell's Paul Prince, the CTO for enterprise systems, led a presentation on "Coupling Hardware and Silicone Design for More Powerful software Enablement," and Johan Van de Ven, a senior vice president for Philips Consumer Lifestyle, led a panel on the "Thoughts on Next Steps in the Ongoing Digital Revolution of Consumer Electronics" There are too many other great presentations to cover here – just know they were all excellent.
As we heard these presentations as well as feedback from the panel discussion about the Global Electronics Industry – with executives from austriamicrosystems, Celestica, Dell, Fairchild, IBM, Philips and McLaren Electronic Systems – some clear themes about our current worldwide economic environment came to the fore.
First, worldwide high tech and electronics companies are viewing today's markets as uncertain and unpredictable and this is causing tremendous difficulties for all organizations to plan and forecast. In this environment, companies are placing a premium on gaining the ability to have greater visibility of what is going on, whether that's with their customers, suppliers or worldwide operations. They want to reduce the dysfunction that's produced by silos within their operations and in interactions with outsiders. Anything that can reduce the latency of decisions is of high value to the organization grappling with the rapid fire pace of change now occurring.
Secondly, reducing costs across the operational value chain is a high priority activity at all HTE companies. Consumer demand for the entire range of digital/electronic products continues to be softening or declining at a rapid pace, leading to price erosions and thinner margins. Any operational improvements that reduce costs help counter these trends.
Thirdly, the time to work toward gaining market share with new or improved products is now. Most of the companies continue to maintain their investments on Innovation, as well as drive increased levels of customer intimacy, especially in these tough times . Companies that can take market share through well placed product offerings, and differentiated customer service, stand to gain the most when the upturn occurs.
A recently released McKinsey research confirms that insight: "About half of the companies that entered these downturns as leaders—the top 20 percent—ended up as laggards when the economy regained momentum." Interestingly, the laggards were companies that cut employees and other SG&A expenses. And leaders in the upturn tended to be those that engaged in high levels of acquisition, according to McKinsey.
Clearly, McKinsey's findings offer real imperatives to do what it takes to make continued investments in the growth of your HTE company and work to identify future trends. Whether that's improved management or new technology adaptations, there's room for improvements and investments for the next up cycle.
We are going to focus future blog entries on our views of how companies can make implement recession-beating practices and work toward emerging as a leader once the downturn recedes.
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This mission is only available if you selected the Smart approach to the Jewel Store Job heist in the mission Casing the Jewel Store. This is one of two heist setup mission for the Smart approach.
Michael receives a text from Lester informing him of the location of a Bugstars Pest Control Van. He then heads to the Bugstars warehouse located in the Port of Los Santos to steal a van for the Jewel Store Job.
Steal a Bugstars Van
When you arrive, make your way to the warehouse and steal a Bugstars Van.
There are two ways to receive the van: Michael can enter sneaking in through the back of the warehouse, take out one employee by stealth, before driving the van away undetected or Michael can go in from the front of the warehouse but the Bugstars employees will become aggressive. With weapons drawn they will run away in fear. But Michael will get a wanted level.
Tip! To obtain a gold medal for this mission, go around to the back (water side) of the warehouse and enter stealth mode. Sneak up on the employee at the rear of the van and knock him out. Get in the van and exit via the rear of the warehouse.


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Dr. Robert M. Page
Dr. Page was born in Colorado, living in Denver during the school year, and on a ranch in the summer. He moved to Indianapolis when he was in high school, and has lived in Indiana since that time. He attended Indiana University undergraduate, majoring in embryology. While there, he was a member of the Indiana University Sailing Team, which won the Big 10 and Wood's National Trophy Championship during his membership on the team. He was also an All American Candidate in sailing.
He attended Indiana University School of Dentistry and graduated with high Distinction. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. He attained his Master of Science in Dentistry for the specialty of orthodontics from the same school. Dr. Page has been practicing orthodontics in Noblesville since 1975, and in Tipton for approximately the same amount of time. Since 1996, he has been a Diplomate of the World Federation of Orthodontists.
In his spare time, Dr. Page continues to enjoy sports. He has won the Indiana State Championship in sailboarding three times and has won many awards in tennis. He also enjoys reading and traveling.


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Great details from the incomparable Carl Hooker's iPadapalooza. Some suggestions that can be applied to training sessions and professional development at your home institution.
This year at iPadpalooza we were looking to do something a little different with all that "transition" time in between sessions. Often times, when you attend a conference, you find yourself in complete session-mode. You rush from session to session, never taking time to reflect, interact or collaborate with others at the event.
And so, the APPMazing Race was born. When the team at iPadpalooza started brainstorming ideas, the thought of some sort of app-based Olympics was being passed around. Last year, we did an Aurasma scavenger hunt to get people interacting with their space. It was a great time-filler but was purely for individuals. Inventing a challenge based on teamwork would make the actual event even more meaningful was the hope. We ended up with 47-teams of 3 to 4 players signing up for the race by the end of the opening keynote. At midnight of the first day…
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I always wonder how many people think they have a good mindset in life. So I decided to set some weird ideas and funny things that will enlighten some of your thoughts. Sometimes, we have to think unnatural to take some serious things smoothly. Here are five I collected,
Being HastefulAre you always thinking of getting rich fast?
Do you always looking for ways on how to get profit quickly?
If you have these two mindset, then you have a syndrome of a wrong mindset.
Why? Because people who want fast success are probably the one who always failed quickly.
Being UnrealAre you always hiding your real sales statistics or faking it just to show others how successful you are and make sales?
Are you telling people to buy these products but you don't have an idea what the product is?
Are you boasting those products just to make customers buy it but you really don't even try it yourself?
Being fake makes sales but don't makes trust.
Being SuccessfulAre you always thinking positive even reality brings you negative effect?
Are you doing the job you always want to achieve but the truth is, your are just wasting your time from that work because you really don't see good result and keep on thinking positive about it?
It is not practical to continue doing a work without good result. Try to change career, developed it, and then think positive when you saw good effect.
Being HardworkingDo you work 8 hours a day and do you always get overtime?
Do you called yourself workaholic because you want to earn more?
A hardworking person is also a hard failing soul. Always keep in mind this inspirational and informational quotes from the Bible,
"If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct."So work smarter not harder.
(Ecclesiastes 10:10)
Being UnfaithfulDreaming a job but always want more jobs?
You want to do and finish one task but you have so much method in mind?
You will never see achievements if you are not focus and steady. It is better to stick in one system rather than to start and do so much method that can not be accomplish.
Inspirational Thoughts of the Day
"The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself."
(Ecclesiastes 10:12)
My Infamous Bible Quote
"If FAITH can move mountains and HOPE can wait forever, then CHARITY with LOVE can conquer the world." ~~~GetSickCure
Matthew 17:20 *** Romans 8:24-25 *** 1 Corinthians 13:13 *** 1 John 4:8
5 Symptoms That You Have An Intoxicated Mindset In Your Career
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the magazine and make sure your pistol is unloaded. Remove and field
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Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU)
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Light & Smoke Signal (MOB)
SOLAS requires one of these markers to be mounted on each bridge wing attached to a 4kg lifebuoy. Mounted in its steel bracket on each bridge wing attached to a lifebuoy. Signal can be mounted up to 56m above sea level. (SOLAS only requires>30m). Produces dense orange smoke for 15 minutes and 2 LED lights burn at 2 candela for 2 hours minimum. Signals location of a man overboard by day or night.
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Explore the Presentation of Love as Shown by Othello and Desdemona in Act 1 Scene 3. Lines 49- 295.
Othello is a play based on love and rivalry. It is a romantic tragedy, a popular writing topic for Shakespeare. In this essay I will be discussing how love is portrayed between Othello and Desdemona. To effectively show the level of love between Othello and Desdemona Shakespeare must use different techniques, including language and structure. Features like these can decipher the love between Othello and Desdemona.
As we don't straight away meet Othello we have to listen and trust the words of Iago and Brabantio. From their conversation in Act 1 Scene 1. We therefore misjudge the characters and see Othello as the malcontent and Iago as …show more content…
"That I do love the moor to live with him" and "Let me go with him."
Her tone of voice when she speaks of such matters is very authorative. Even though war nearly separated Othello and Desdemona they both show the significance of their love. The threat of war shows elements of a Shakespearean tragedy. Othello is seen as the tragic hero and like in all Shakespeare plays the hero faces significant choices that will change his life. The choice to take Desdemona to war with him could distract him from his duty or could make his and Desdemona's bond stronger than ever. War creates a lot of tension and could have caused many problems if not handled like it was with Othello.
It seems that Duke supports the relationship with Othello and Desdemona, rather than condemning it. His acceptance allows them to go the war together; possible saving and strengthening their relationship. Although he is lenient towards their relationship he does enforce


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CINCINNATI, Ohio. (April 15, 2017) – The Franklin College baseball team split a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Mount St. Joseph.
The host Lions won the first game 3-2, and the Grizzlies took the second game 11-5.
In Game 1, the Grizzlies led 1-0 after two innings, and the teams were tied 2-2 after eight innings. But the Lions scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
In the second game, the Grizzlies trailed 4-1 after two innings but scored three runs in the top of the fourth, five in the top of the eighth and two more in the top of the ninth to secure the win.
Franklin combined for nine hits in the second game, with second baseman Brandt Pawley leading the way with a 3 for 4 effort at the plate that included two RBIs. Right fielder Jarrod Smith was 2 for 5 with a game-high three RBIs, and catcher Jackson Freed was 2 for 5, including a home run.
Pitcher Christian Sullivan picked up win the win in relief of starter Jordan Clark.
With the split, Franklin is 17-11 overall and 9-6 in the HCAC.
The Grizzlies return to action April 18 for a 4:15 p.m. home game against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.


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I Tweet a lot. A Lot. I like it.
In my travels through Twitter-land, I came across a very optimistic, positive woman, Marsha Wright. She has a ba-zillion Followers with over 24 million engagements/month. She's a multiple best-selling author. I like her.
Slideshow of Marsha Wright. Entrepreneur, author, and inspirer. Visit her website here.
I like what Marsha Wright does on Sundays: hashtag #ThinkBIGSundayWithMarsha is for positive quotes, and a good chance at a Re-Tweet (if you Tweet a lot, you know how important that is for outreach)! That's great for invisible illness, chronic pain, dysautonomia, brain injury, disability, mental health, mindfulness and all the things I love in life. Increasing awareness. Being positive.
Promote Positivity.
~Dr. Margaret Aranda
Get out your pens, as I think you already have your own original Quotes!
Everyone has a Quote they say all the time… for me, I use:
Lovin' All My Caring Friends!
Always Lookin' Out for You!
~Dr. Margaret Aranda
I wrote a short FaceBook Post and Shared it to many Groups. I was astounded when one man immediately commented by saying, "Hi, Spammer." No, I stand corrected. He wrote,
'Assuming the worst of someone that you don't know' is no longer acceptable on social media. Why not? Because you can always Google their name to first see who they are. What if you're calling someone a name that is untrue and the Post gets removed by the Host? What if no one got to participate in Positive Quote Tweeting because of one comment? I was thinking about this and decided to write it up as I think like a doctor.
Doctors don't just 'do' things without thinking about the risk:benefit ratio first.
Here's the thinking:
"What will happen if I do this?"
"What will happen if I don't?"
"What are the exact risks, including the worst thing that could happen?"
"What are the benefits, including the best thing that could happen?"
"Do the risks outweigh the benefits?" (Because they have to, for doctors.)
"What complications do I expect, if I do this now?"
This is why I am blogging a Post about social media and an adverse Comment about SPAM: It had this effect – the Host of the FaceBook Group immediately removed my Post. No one in that Group has a chance to participate.
"Long ago, I gave up trying to figure out how other people think."
"Something good always comes out of something bad."
~Dr. Margaret Aranda
What IS and ISN'T SPAM?
10 Characteristics of SPAM:
- Originally known as email solicitation, it is still considered SPAM if a bulk of tons of the same, unindividualized advertising, for-profit mail that goes out to tons of people that never asked for it, especially if it is sent to a private email address. That's SPAM.
- It's also called SPAM if you lure someone in to Click on your deceiving link. If I Follow you on Twitter and you say, "Thank you for the Follow. Check out my link here: xxx." Well, I know you'll probably take me to LIKE your FaceBook page. But if you say, "Let's talk" and give me the FB link, that's Spam.
- If you tell me that you're taking me to your FaceBook page and instead you take me to your private business site, that's Spam. You have to tell the truth.
- The name SPAM is after the food that comes in a can. In 1970, Monty Python popularized a funny skit with Vikings singing about how they don't like SPAM as it was featured in every dish in the diner's breakfast menu!
- No one likes SPAM or Spam. (As you'll see, this isn't entirely true.)
- SPAM is made by Hormel Foods Corporation. It's made of mostly pork shoulder. Add salt, preservatives and high-pressure to ship anywhere like Guam. Hawaiians use it 4 million cans/year, as they like it in sushi; they're the #1 consumer. There are about 44,000 SPAM cans made/hour and the Americans eat 3.8 cans/second.
- If you social media Message someone you know 5 times a day (even with different messages), that's SPAM. That includes email, Twitter Direct Message, FaceBook Personal Message and such. (Obviously, your husband isn't Spam.)
- If you Mention me in a Tweet as I've asked you to, or I know you, that's ok. But if I Tweeted a Tweet on 'The Benefits of Being Positive' and then you publicly Mention me in a Tweet that's on "The Benefits of Being Negative," that's Spam. (So Direct message me instead.)
- It's also SPAM if you publicly disagree with my Tweet. Personal Message me instead. If you have a problem with someone, don't go public. Do it privately. General rule in life: pick up the phone.
- Self-promotion may be shameless but it's not Spam. And if there is something offered for FREE, it is a 'give and take' and it's not Spam. For example, if I give you Chapter One of my book FREE and Tweet it out with the link, that's not Spam. (And there's my Chapter One.)
Be careful when you call someone a SPAMMER. It's easy to get more information on what is and is not SPAM, so try to be accurate. And if you think you're receiving SPAM, and you have a professional or personal relationship with that person, just talk to them about it. Many times, even social media experts don't realize that they are doing that to their friends. Again, just talk. Tell the person you didn't like the message as it sounded like a mass message and ask them not to send you anything that isn't just for you. No worries.
Slideshow. The Original SPAM that No One Likes. Monty Python video and suspended-in-time personal photo. Image Courtesy: YouTube.com and my friend Gary Whalen extraordinaire, from his actual workbench, today.
Now it's time for positivity and smiles and laughter and have a great day and make every Sunday count for your family and loved ones, yes?
"Cherish the Moments." ~ Dr. Margaret Aranda
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Sample wines produced and bottled locally for FREE!!
|extension to the La Cantina Winery located at 357 Union St
It is good to see this expansion to take advantage of the recent passage of the tasting room bylaw for brewery, distillery and winery that was recently passed by the Town Council.
|La Cantina Wine School (photo from the archives Sep 2014)
For more about the La Cantina Winery, check out their webpage or stop by the Farmers Market on the Town Common each Friday through October http://www.lacantinawinery.com/


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Welcome to our world of art and creativity! We are so happy you are here. Sparks Studio Art was founded by and is owned by award winning artist Suzanne McNeill. Excited about a new studio, many of her artist friends committed to supporting her new endeavor by teaching and attending workshops and gallery events at the studio. From opening day to the present an amazing artist community has developed.
As a working studio and gallery, we are happy to share, inspire and encourage you down this creative path. Sparks Studio Art offers workshops taught by award-winning artist on all types of mediums and techniques. We offer a non-intimidating atmosphere of excitement for any level of artist – from the beginner to the advanced.
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Country Nation | Brad Paisley at WVU
Clip: Season 44 Episode 13 | 2m 51s
Brad Paisley performs Country Nation at WVU's Mountaineer Field. Brad Paisley – Landmarks Live in Concert continues the new arts strand on Friday, January 27 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). Each Landmarks Live in Concert special features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers hosts the series.
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A Formula For Personal Disaster
Wednesday - April 09, 2008
There's plenty of institutional blame for the sub-prime mortgage crisis, two of the least known but most insidious are 1) Congressional pressure on lending institutions to provide "equal opportunity in borrowing" ie: loaning money to unqualified (low income) borrowers with no down payment and marginal means to repay, and 2) institutional pressure on appraisers to overvalue property as collateral for loans the institutions want to make.
But most troubling is case after case of personal irresponsibility by borrowers accustomed to living with mountains of credit card debt anyway. Following is a case in point known to me personally, but with different names.
Paul and Nancy lived in a small, Central California town where Paul worked at the local oil refinery while Nancy, a full-time mom, raised their three children - a typical middle-class family. As Paul marked his 25th year at the small refinery, a large oil company bought it and closed it down. Unwittingly, Paul tapped into his qualified retirement plan prematurely, moved the family to the coast, rented a too-expensive house and bought a too-expensive car, and soon found himself in debt to the IRS for taxes and penalties for unauthorized withdrawals from his retirement plan before age 65. Now in a bind with no new job, owing taxes and mounting penalties, and suffering from worsening genetic diabetes, Paul inherited, free and clear, his grandmother's old house with three acres in a tiny town in the California foothills - a godsend!
Sustained only by a granite quarry and some cattle ranching, the town had seen better days and so had Grandma's old abode. Like many in the sparse neighborhood, the shaky frame house sat precariously upon a foundation of cast-off granite blocks, and none of the wiring or plumbing met code. But the price was right.
Paul and Nancy both got jobs in the county welfare department and struggled hand-to-mouth as they paid off the IRS. The couple took out a modest home equity loan - the first of many - to fix the leaky roof, shore up the sagging floors and modernize the kitchen. Paul's health continued to deteriorate with heart issues added to the diabetes.
Successive home equity loans continued to sustain the couple in a lifestyle far from extravagant, but more comfortable than they could afford on their salaries. Savings? None! Life insurance? None! Even though their IRS debt was paid off and their home continued to appreciate along with the surrounding real estate, their mortgage soon equaled the value of their home. A few years ago, Paul, now on kidney dialysis, took disability retirement and Nancy continued to work.
Last July Paul died unexpectedly from heart failure. Although he had always handled the family finances, Nancy recalls that in the previous few months he had seemed a little confused and had made some irrational purchases. But worst of all, he had not made the last few mortgage payments and had tried, unsuccessfully, to make the late payments and penalties, all without telling her.
In mourning, finding her home now in foreclosure and facing back mortgage payments and penalties of more than $5,000 and "foreclosure fees" (mostly pro forma - boilerplate - lawyer's fees) totaling another $8,000, she sold Paul's truck for less than Blue Book and a relative "loaned" her the rest to "save" the house. But the last home equity loan had been a sub-prime variable-interest rate loan (naturally) and the monthly payment has now increased by 50 percent. Without Paul's pension and Social Security benefits she can no longer afford the payments on her salary alone. Her options are to renegotiate the loan to an "interest only" but affordable monthly payment, avail herself of the mortgage company's sponsored sale of the house at less-than market value or, as many are doing, walk away. The first option would at least allow her to stay while "renting" the mortgage company's house. She's still deciding.
Of all the players in the sub-prime crisis - government, banks, mortgage companies and irresponsible borrowers - the only one over which the majority of us have any control is ourselves, the borrowers. Simply stated, even though they didn't have to, Paul and Nancy used their home equity as a "cash cow" rather than an investment - a sure formula for disaster!
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These days, with fuel price and the prices of so many other things on the rise, many people are turning their attention to cost-efficient small cars. In fact, there are so many small hatchbacks in Japan today that it's practically impossible to keep track of all their names.
And actually, these cars actually make a lot of sense: most of them can seat up to 5 people, carry luggage in the back (albeit not very large ones), require a refill only once in a blue moon, can effortlessly conquer narrow roads, and most importantly, will get you where you want to go. So, unless you need to drive on muddy hills, carry tons of luggage or have a large family, there is no need to own a big car; for many people, a small hatch can be just the kind of car they need.
Let me show you a few examples of popular small Japanese cars that are commonly found in stock at Autocom Japan. (To see the entire stock list click here)
My intent today, however, is not to show you every little detail of these cars to show you how good they are; I don't know well enough about them to do that. Instead, I'd like to show you how small cars can possibly get and still be functional as… well, a car.
So which of the cars above is the smallest? To be honest, none of them are.They are, in fact, giants compared to what is known today as "the smallest car ever to go into production": the Peel P50.
And here's a photo of it. Isn't it the cutest thing?
Instead of writing about this as if I know everything, I should just refer you to its wikipedia article here, from where I got all the info.
Here is that famous Top Gear video clip for everyone to see:
By the way, this little Peel is now a vintage car and costs many, many times more than any of the Japanese cars pictured above. Amazing!


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To Parents, Carers and Year Students of Mr Layzell.
In conjunction with the paper copy of the revison plan document, please find all the revision resources for your English tasks.
The maths revision resources can all be found winth the links of your revison plan document.
The Revision Plan Task Proforma for Mr Layzells students is currently being set up, however the following revison materials are already available online using the links below.
Click the link to access the material in PDF form
A Christmas Carol Revision Booklet
A Christmas Carol Genre symbols and motifs
Remembering Snow by Brian Patten


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A superb program, a band eager to display its mettle after a fractured 2012-13 season, a conductor of wide sympathies and vast experience — the auguries of Friday morning's concert by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, led by artistic partner Edo de Waart, could hardly have looked more favorable.
Yet for me the performance was complicated, at least initially, by the 10 locked-out Minnesota Orchestra players engaged for these concerts — a constant visual reminder of the Twin Cities' unending orchestral crisis.
The shorthanded SPCO is surely right to avail itself of this splendid local talent pool, but, in doing so, it inevitably provokes rumination on the sad state of the art, drawing attention away from the music itself.
In the end, however, the music-making of this hybrid orchestra held this listener's attention. The program, long on lyricism, opened with Antonín Dvorák's Serenade for Strings — 28 minutes of sheer bliss. The piece is as fetching as any I know, in any medium; memorable melodies, most of them folk- or dance-derived, sprout at nearly every turn.
Friday morning's wholehearted account, mingling warmth and transparency, was enlivened by the rhythmic spice that Czech-trained performers bring to this music. The marvelous Larghetto, soulfully sung by the strings, swept away all distractions, cellophane candy wrappers included.
Arnold Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1 (1906) is one of the pinnacles of his early, not-yet-atonal style. Scored for 15 solo instruments (10 winds, five strings), the work is a supercharged symphony in miniature — now eerie, now erotic, evoking a disquiet peculiar to early 20th-century Vienna.
De Waart and colleagues captured all the hectic energy, polyphonic density and intermittent spookiness of this mercurial music. Balances were deft: Rarely were the strings swamped by the numerically superior winds.
Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony (No. 6), which concluded the program, is his most endearing composition for orchestra, enshrining a pre-modern tranquillity that is nearly unrecoverable. Its fourth-movement thunderstorm apart, the symphony asks for a leisurely gait and beauty of tone. These the performers supplied, especially in the sublime "Scene by the Brook."
De Waart's leadership was both expansive and detailed. And if at moments I wished for a slightly lusher string sound, the vitality and finesse of the playing left no room for complaint.
Larry Fuchsberg writes about music.


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Do you want to know if you need a residence permit? Or do you want more information about immigration matters? Welcome to the AUAS Immigration Affairs page!
You can find specific information by selecting your situation below. International students can also check the online application Pathfinder for more information.
In order to inform you in the best possible way we divided the information in four categories. Please choose the situation applicable to you and click on it for more information.
In order to be eligible to study at AUAS with a residence permit for study purposes you need to have been accepted (provisionally) to a fulltime study programme.
I am an incoming exchange student
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I am almost finished with my studies - what to do?
I want more information about working after graduation in the Netherlands (orientation year)
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The Dutch government has created a tool called Pathfinder. This tool will provide general information about studying in the Netherlands in a personalised way. You can find information about the immigration procedure and other important topics such as insurance and student finance. Please click on the link below to access Pathfinder. Please Note: Pathfinder is currently under construction.


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Essence Effect Topcoat
Hi all, just a quick post today on a new polish I purchased this morning from Essence. It's all called a Soap Bubble effect meaning when layered on top of another polish you get different shifts in colour.
It was only £2 from Wilkinsons, plus I got a base coat and speed dry topcoat from the Essence range. I noticed they had a Metal range, but nothing too special and that I haven't already got.
Anyway back to this Soap Bubble Polish. I painted my nails black and topped with this polish. The effect was noticeable right away. A gorgeous purple shade, and the shift to blue, green and silver in certain lighting.
Capturing this was hard, but here's my pics..
Stay safe and much love....


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"A hardware refresh would have cost us thousands of dollars, plus people, plus licenses. Now we have no server costs and our software costs are minimal."
Scott Harold, Ascend Integrated Media Vice President of Digital Media
As a custom media and marketing services agency with more than 30 years of experience, Ascend Integrated Media is led by seasoned media veterans who recognize that today's companies and event owners can improve their outcomes by leveraging the skills of outside experts to develop and manage their content needs. The Kansas-based agency has received 59 national awards in the last three years for its work.
Ascend Integrated Media is uniquely positioned to work with associations, nonprofits, government agencies and companies to develop and produce brand-enhancing communications products. The company engages on behalf of the client to create, produce and distribute print, digital and mobile content associated with marketing, branding and social media initiatives.
However, despite the company's innovative approach to custom publishing, Ascend Integrated Media was using in-house legacy systems to run their customer relationship management, accounting, project cost, FTP/file share and production applications. The software applications the company was leveraging were hitting or already beyond their end-of-life, and the in-house hardware was well past its end-of-life usability.
Microsoft Dynamics in the Cloud
By moving their business operations to the Myappsanywhere Cloud, Ascend Integrated Media was able to replace its legacy application systems with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Hosted Exchange 2010 and SummitStream's ProjectStream. These applications were able to create an integrated experience across multiple departments within the business. Additionally, leveraging Microsoft Dynamics in the cloud enabled Ascend Integrated Media to eliminate 12 aging servers, thus preventing the company from having to spend money on new servers to replace their outdated infrastructure.
"We see it as a strategic tool to make better decisions on how to run our business," says CFO Missy Ling. "The level of automation and the efficiencies we've gained in even the short time that we've been live are noticeable."
Total savings for Ascend Integrated Media from cloud computing with Myappsanywhere are estimated to total to $266,411 over three years. By moving their business to NetStandard's Myappsanywhere Cloud, Ascend Integrated Media avoided implementing an on-premise solution that would have cost almost half a million dollars over the same time frame.


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Alert Logic® is now integrated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Hub, a security service that provides a comprehensive view of your security state. Security Hub is a dashboard within the AWS console where you can view findings generated by Alert Logic along with findings from AWS services.
Security Hub combines the security findings from the following AWS services:
- Amazon GuardDuty
- Amazon Inspector
- Amazon Macie
Note: Security Hub only detects security findings from the supported AWS services that are generated after Security Hub is enabled in your AWS accounts.
Security Hub Terminology
The following key concepts are important to know when working within the dashboard:
- Account: A standard AWS account that contains all of your AWS resources. You can sign in to AWS with your account and enable Security Hub.
- Finding: A potential security issue discovered by a supported security findings provider.
- Insight: An aggregation of findings that identifies a security area that needs attention. An insight provides an actionable view on a particular area of your AWS security state and allows you to address it.
- Security Findings Provider: A service that generates security findings, such as AWS GuardDuty, Inspector, and Macie.
Additional Information
For more information on how to add Alert Logic® findings to Security Hub, refer to our Integration with AWS Security Hub documentation.


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Australia's science capability is severely limited by changing policy and resource settings – and it's time that changed – say our Nobel Laureates Brian Schmidt and Peter Doherty.
This article was originally published in The Australian.
Research will dry up without funding stream
Brian Schmidt and Peter Doherty
The Australian – June 19, 2013
ON Monday, for the first time, the major organisations that represent Australia's research and innovation sector came together in Parliament House to ask politicians to support a strategic national research policy.
While lacking the intrigue and fascination of leadership debates or the immediacy of refugee policy, the political response to this call will have an enduring legacy.
The decisions on investment in research activities and infrastructure have long-term implications, with the effects compounding year on year. A strategic approach that facilitates the greatest advances for the dollars invested could boost gross domestic product growth by an extra 1.5 per cent a year, making our children twice as well off 50 years down the track.
The present approach is anything but strategic. Programs are tossed around like footballs on a Saturday afternoon. Too often funding to support continued operations is cut while new investments are announced without any commitment to supporting long-term operations. New administrations and ministers have to make their mark. Short-term political expediency and bombast too often trump sound planning.
An example is the Australian Synchrotron, a $200 million facility that is a leader in our region and one of the best performing globally. Its applications range across science, from understanding the structure of viruses to fundamental analysis in particle physics. But it was born of an ad hoc political process in 2001 and there has been a scramble to find funds simply to operate the facility; hence, despite intense demand, its potential is far from realised. Despite a capacity of 38 beam lines (stations enabling different uses of the high-energy photons), not a single new one has been built (or is planned) since the initial nine commissioned when the synchrotron was turned on six years ago.
Of particular interest is a notional geoscience-specific beam line that has the potential to directly translate innovations in the mining sector. The lack of strategic planning means we are not taking anywhere near full advantage of this extraordinary, but very expensive, resource. It is as if Australia has invested in a $200m car and decided to drive it only around the block because it is too expensive to put out on the road.
Spending research money smarter, by including the whole life cycle when new facilities are built, will provide a lot more bang for each buck.
Because of the long-term nature of investigative work and the constant changes in technology, our science capacity is severely limited by continually changing policy settings and an expenditure landscape that reflects abrupt changes in political philosophy and expediency. Especially in the area of sophisticated instrumentation (such as the synchrotron), expenditure will lead to the best return if planned across a 10-plus year innovation cycle.
The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy was announced in 2005 after two one-off competitive major national research facility rounds in 1996 and 2001. Research groups were asked to plan their infrastructure needs across a five-year horizon and to include operating as well as construction costs in their planning. It was widely heralded in the science community as a great way to do business, and researchers planned strategically under the assumption the program would be continued beyond 2011. It wasn't – leading to the wholesale constriction of the nation's $2 billion worth of research infrastructure across the past two years. The closure of many facilities has been averted with NCRIS receiving two more years' funding in the present budget. It's hardly strategic when it covers only basic operating costs for a limited period. Until there is again some long-term commitment, even our best research facilities will be under-resourced and under-exploited. The inevitable consequence will be a loss of international competitiveness, with these cutting-edge facilities needlessly facing a rapid fall into obsolescence and irrelevancy.
For some disciplines, such as optical astronomy, the situation is dire. Astronomy relies on shared international facilities – such as the big telescopes that led to Brian's Nobel prize for discovering the accelerating universe. Because negotiations over these facilities happen years in advance and Australia has no long-term program for research facilities, this nation is poised from 2015 to drive one of its most productive scientific disciplines into the abyss. Its demise will be neither planned nor intentional, just another casualty of a disastrous stop-go approach to resource allocation.
The lack of a strategic approach to research and innovation has consequences that go beyond the science. While Australia invests 2.2 per cent of its GDP in research and development, placing it near the OECD average, there is widespread concern about how this translates into commercial outcomes. Part of the problem is that too many researchers struggle to translate their research into economic returns when most are stuck in volatile one to three-year funding cycles. Peter's 1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine, which broke a 30-year drought and acted as a catalyst for Australian biomedical research, was supported by a much more stable funding model.
Steady funding streams, such as five-year program grants, across the past 17 years have translated into industry growth. The medical industry exported more than $4bn in goods last year, making it our largest manufacturing export industry after the smelting of aluminium. It may well have been greater had we not been hampered by the shortcomings in research infrastructure.
There are many calls on the public purse, but long-term strategic investment in R & D pays a huge dividend. A strategic framework is being drafted by chief scientist Ian Chubb for release at the end of the month. To be useful, though, his recommendations need to be adopted and acted on for a decade.
The political assessment may be that there are few votes in this but, in a time of great disillusionment with politics, it is an opportunity for elected representatives to demonstrate their integrity and commitment to Australia's long-term wellbeing.
Brian Schmidt was the 2011 Nobel laureate in physics and Peter Doherty the 1996 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine.


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Time to start thinking about the new school year! My start of the school year has to do with s'mores. It all began with my s'more obsession at the end of last school year. I went on a s,more kick- drinking Dunkin Donuts S'mores Iced Coffee and eating S'mores pop tarts. (I don't even eat pop tarts!) I was so excited to find out that National S'mores Day is Thursday, August 10th. Which is the first day of school in my district!!!
I made these tags to go on some treats for the first day of school. Click on the picture to get to the freebie.
Since I am at a Leader in Me school, I made a back to school s'mores board. At the end of the last school year, I had my kindergarten students write a tip about being a leader for my new students. At the beginning of this school year, I plan to have my new kindergartners brainstorm ways to be a kindergarten leader and make their own s'mores for this bulletin board.
Talking about last year's group, I gave them a summer reading challenge. I made some bookworm tags to go with their prizes of reaching their goal of 50 books read over the summer. Click on the picture to get that tag freebie.
I have one week of summer left before I go back to CGI training and then Pre-planning! Enjoy the summer!


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|Seasonal Produce
Going to the market is always a delight in France, and it's never that difficult deciding what to cook for dinner. I often have an idea in mind, but sometimes I just let myself be inspired by the produce on offer. It's asparagus and strawberry season in the south of France at the moment, so they both had to figure on the menu that evening. As always, I was tempted by the local goat's cheese - I chose a 'mi-sec' cheese which translates as 'half dry'- it would have been left to mature for 8 - 15 days. This cheese is delicious with fresh crusty bread or use it to make a goat's cheese salad for lunch.
|Goat's Cheese
So dinner consisted of; a roast chicken (look for a label that says 'élevé en plein air' - ie. free-range) with a gratin dauphinoise served with asparagus and spring carrots; followed by the goat's cheese and then some rather delicious if naughty cakes served with the strawberries.
|Just a small selection from Riederer, Aix-en-Provence
Gratin Dauphinoise Allégé
This version uses half stock and half cream, so is less calorific than the traditional version and makes a good summer accompaniment to a barbecue as it is not too rich. It is also wonderful with roast chicken (you can buy very good roasted chicken from the market in France or buy a chicken to roast at home.
1kg waxy potatoes
150ml hot chicken or vegetable stock
150ml cream (in France buy the Crème de Fleurette – red carton but otherwise use single cream)
1 clove of garlic
Gruyere cheese
Salt & pepper
Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4.
Peel and thinly slice the potatoes ( parboil the slices for 4 minutes and drain). Butter a gratin dish and make layers of potatoes, seasoning each layer with crushed garlic and salt & pepper. Pour over the stock and cream. Dot the top of the gratin with small bits of butter and some gruyere cheese.
Bake in the oven for at least 1 hour. Test with a knife to make sure the potatoes are cooked. The top should be a lovely golden colour.
Serves 4.
|Gratin Dauphinoise
Bon appétit et à bientôt,


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Business leaders in the North East want a meeting with Communities Secretary Eric Pickles after saying that his department is consigning the region to "a future of low growth and aspiration".
The North East Chamber of Commerce has written to Mr Pickles to raise concerns after a planning inspector's report said that sections of the County Durham Plan relating to new jobs were too ambitious.
Chamber chief executive James Ramsbotham wants to meet Mr Pickles to discuss that judgment, saying that it "flies in the face of the Government's desire to stimulate growth in the North".
The chamber's intervention will increase the pressure on the Government, coming after a number of prominent business leaders - including Metrocentre developer Sir John Hall and Institute of Directors North East chairman Graham Robb, both prominent Tory backers - publicly supported Durham County Council's plan to grow the economy.
Yesterday council leader Simon Henig accused the Government of "turning the whole area into Beamish Museum" and said the inspector's report undermined the Government's much publicised talk of a "Northern powerhouse".
The row has come at a time that Chancellor George Osborne is trying to talk up growth in the North, and threatened to undermine a pledge made yesterday to create an extra 50,000 jobs in the North East by 2020.
Mr Ramsbotham said: "By creating an ambitious plan and vision for the future, Durham County Council has made a clear statement that it is open for business; a statement that we fully support.
"The Inspector's report, by ridiculing these ambitions, seeks to condemn the North East to a future of low growth and aspiration. This flies in the face of the Government's desire to stimulate growth in the North and to create a more sustainable, balanced economy. It also holds little regard for the current successes of County Durham businesses, many of which are world leaders in their sectors and are making considerable investments for the future.
"The North East is currently growing productivity at a faster rate than the UK average, is the only region that consistently reports a positive balance of trade and has more people in work than ever before. County Durham businesses are playing a significant role in making this happen. However, there is much more that we can do if given the support and freedom to be ambitious in our economic plans.
"We worked closely with Durham County Council throughout the development of the CDP to ensure that businesses have had the opportunity to understand and shape the plan. We feel it contains the ambition required to drive forward growth, empower business and ensure the region delivers more for UK PLC."
Planning inspector Harold Stephens said the council's plan for future development in the county were "unrealistic and flawed".
The council had said it wanted to build 31,400 homes and create thousands of jobs over the next 20 years in a bid to attract more businesses and people to the area.


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Management Plan Review
With the current Management Plan coming to the end of its five year span we have started the review process with a view to having a revised plan in place in 2020. Having considered the current plan it was felt the best starting point was to look at the long term vision for the National Park taking us through to 2045 to then allow us to focus in on the next five years.
Over the summer/autumn of 2018 a series of 'Dartmoor Debates' took place looking at five different topics
- Economy
- Historic Environment
- Farming & Forestry
- Understanding & Enjoyment and
- The Natural Environment
There was also two further workshops for National Park Staff and members and a Next Generation event for the 18 - 30 age group.
As a result of the workshops we have been able to draw some conclusions to help inform a new (draft) vision for the National Park which is in the process of being consulted on. The first stage of this consultation was to present it to the 'Your Dartmoor' steering group which met in February 2019. More details about the steering group meeting and the papers which have been produced can be found on the steering group page.
The latest information and next steps can be found in our Your Dartmoor update.
Given that the process is on-going through 2019 these pages will be updated regularly.


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Mervyn Kohler, Age UK's External Affairs Adviser, looks at what the Budget means for savers, the social care system and our hopelessly energy-inefficient housing stock.
In its tone and delivery, the Budget speech sounded good news for pensioners, and there is much to applaud in the Government's proposals. But before getting carried away with enthusiasm it's important to take a cool look at what we mean by 'pensioners'.
Retired people with savings who have seen desperately poor returns on their investments will welcome the National Savings Pensioner Bond from next January, the simplification of ISAs and their raised savings limits.
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Gridded NUCAPS products developed as part of a multi-organization JPSS PG/RR project are currently being evaluated at the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) Experimental Warning Program (EWP). The project contains contributions by researchers from UW/CIMSS, CSU/CIRA/ UAF/GINA, and SPoRT. NUCAPS soundings are retrieved temperature and moisture soundings from the Suomi-NPP CrIS and ATMS sounders. The evaluation of NUCAPS at HWT is aimed at providing upper air temperature and moisture information in the pre-convection environment to better understand variables that are necessary for convection and severe weather. The Gridded NUCAPS products allows for isobaric plan views of temperature and moisture that forecasters can use to gain confidence in the model output
Forecasters at the HWT-EWP posted some input on the use of the Gridded NUCAPS products. On the Satellite Proving Ground at HWT Blog (http://www.goesrhwt.blogspot.com/2016/04/nucaps-planviews.html), a forecaster noted:
"[Gridded NUCAPS] would be beneficial in the forecasting environment as added temperature data would be available in between standard upper-air launches. This could serve as a good proxy to help judge the strength of a capping inversion, while also possibly serving as an additional information source during winter wx events.
However, the forecaster also noted that the amount of missing data included in the product limits its utility. Currently, the Gridded NUCAPS contains only the highest quality (i.e., "best") data that comes from a combination of both microwave and infrared (top image below). In this image, the dark blue pixels represent the data that are discarded due to QC issues. However, this quality control can be strict at times and leave out "good" data that can still be useful to the forecasters. When these "good" data are included, there are much more useful data (bottom image below) without any noticeable discontinuities or oddities in the data.
SPoRT plans to use the feedback from HWT-EWP participants to test pushing the inclusion of the "good" quality data to the Gridded NUCAPS product to provide forecasters with more data for their analysis.


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|Practical Recovery: AA Alternative Centers Proliferate
|Written by Ted Jackson
|May 2012
When Tom Horvath surveys the addiction treatment drug rehab alcohol rehab landscape, he sees a future where half of all addiction centers are non 12-step. While the market is not there yet, if it ever will be, it is certainly a fact that there appears to have been a shift in the higher end private addiction treatment centers, especially in areas like So Cal, toward alternatives.
Trending Malibu
In clinical trend setting Malibu, for example, most centers no longer bill themselves as 12-step - though most rely to some extent on that modality still - instead emphasizing the comprehensiveness of their approaches. For Horvath, this is nothing new. As the founder of the San Diego addiction treatment center Practical Recovery, and since the 1980s as a practicing psychologist, Horvath has for years been a thought leader in the 12-step alternative arena. Offering outpatient since the late 1990s and since 2005 doing between $1M and $1.5M annually of such business, Horvath is leveraging his alternative expertise into an aggressive expansion of Practical Recovery, putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to expansion of this type of care in the addictions marketplace.
Google's Tyranny
A cautious spender of marketing dollars - a key execution attribute for treatment entrepreneurs in these days of the Tyranny of Google - Horvath has successfully engineered an 18-bed growth play into residential over the past two years. In the process, annual Practical Recovery revenues could as much as triple from pre-residential days, to between $4M and $5M, if census expectations are met for the remainder of 2012. Having brought on a new marketing chief, Horvath is confident that the typical summer slowdown will reverse in the fall and that expectations will become reality. "We like the market for alternatives right now and see a lot of growth potential, especially for Practical Recovery, where for a long time we have been honing our clinical approaches."
Full Continuum
Hunkering down with his staff, Horvath is now beginning to work on plans for further growth. With a relatively middle of the road price point - most clients are spending between $15K and $20K for their residential care - Practical Recovery sees opportunity at the extremes. In the next year or so plans are too roll out expansion that offers care at the very affordable end - perhaps as low as $5K - and at the $60K plus ultra high end. Thus will Practical Recovery have, in the estimation of Horvath, a full continuum of program offerings enabling the center to tap into all areas of alternative care demand.
BHOPB Adapts
South Florida's Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, BHOPB, has for more than two decades been a center that has had strong roots in the AA-based ractitional model, with its clinicians logging many years of recovery themselves and deeply attached to spiritual, AA modalities. Nevertheless, BHOPB CEO Alan Stevens is highly sensitive to the exigencies of the market. "There is no question that demand is there for alternative approaches," Stevens told Treatment Magazine recently.
"Half Don't Want AA"
"At least half of all clients in our [high end] Sea Side Palm Beach program say they do NOT want to do an AA recovery." In response to this demand for alternatives to AA, and despite its roots in AA-based care, BHOPB has developed an alternative approach to meet the demands of its clientele. "When you see the sheer volume of people who are coming in and seeking something else, it becomes a matter of survival, from a treatment center operation perspective, to start offering alternatives to AA.," says Stevens. As a result, BHOPB has developed what it calls the "Path to Recovery," for which the center has even applied for a patent. "We are finding that many people who were resistant to AA at first are not as much so by the end of their stay with us. Nevertheless, the demand for alternatives is strong, and centers ignore it at their peril."
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The approx. 1,600 sq. ft. structure is located at the corner of Georgia Highway 140, officially called Arnold Mill Road (a.k.a. Hickory Flats Highway to residents of 30+ years), and Cox Road in Alpharetta (north Fulton County), Georgia. Construction began in 1969 and was completed (for the most part), in 1977, according to Mr. McLaughlin who completed this "labor of love" primarily by himself, but some help from friends and relatives. The structure was completed using granite mined from quarries near both Stone Mountain & Elberton, Georgia. The pink & white marble used in the construction of the home was mined at the Georgia Marble Quarry in Tate, Georgia (a nearby community to Ball Ground, GA).
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Gary Brackett has tackled countless challenges in his football career while triumphing over life's adversities. After being recognized as a star football player for Glassboro High School, Brackett went unnoticed by major universities. When Rutgers extended an opportunity at the last possible moment, Brackett succeeded as one of the standouts on the team that constantly struggled to win on the field.
Given the low Division I exposure, Brackett felt his NFL dreams slipping away. When a make-shift local combine was announced, Brackett hustled his way onto the radar of a Indianapolis Colts scout. Though he went undrafted, Brackett received an invitation to the Colts camp with an opportunity to make the squad.
Sheer determination, hustle and heart caught the attention of Coach Dungy and Brackett earned a spot on the team. The boy from a small town in New Jersey now stood on the shoulders of giants in the NFL.
However, Brackett's professional success would soon be mired by a litany of personal tragedy. The string of events would cause even the most resolute among us to question everything. Over the course of a 3-year period, his best friend, father, mother and brother would pass away in separate occurrences.
Each time, these tragedies required Brackett to dig deeper and push harder with the understanding that "tomorrow is not guaranteed." On February 4th, 2007 Brackett, along with his Indianapolis Colts family, achieved the pinnacle of success in sports when they defeated the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl XLI.
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loss and perseverance. Through a combination of grit and guts, Gary Brackett's
journey is one of inspiration.
When someone embodies faith, they feel complete confidence in something or someone. My mother cemented the idea of faith in my life at a very young age. Religious in nature, she deeply believed in the power of prayer. When I would come to her for advice, she would say, "Have you prayed about it? You should work as if everything depends on you, and pray as if everything depends upon God." Those words have consistently served me well throughout the journey of my life.
"We were the type of family that, right or wrong, we stuck up for each other."
– Gary Brackett.
Growing up on the streets of Camden, followed by Glassboro, NJ wasn't the easiest childhood, but it was our childhood. Gangs, drugs, violence were always palpable in the air. But somehow, someway, I largely avoided those vices. Driven by the fact that I needed to do better in order to enhance and lift my family.
When Reggie White came to speak one day, he spoke of "dreaming big and reaching for the clouds… because, even if you miss, you'll be among the stars." That visit was paramount to my goal of becoming a pro. His speech helped me define a goal, a path. To distill the impossible. Even if others laughed, I knew that oneday…someway, somehow…I was going to play in the NFL.


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What's good for the body is good for the brain.
Some studies suggests that physical activity may help with students' cognitive control and ability to pay attention which can lead to better school grades. That sounds like a no brainer.
Many of us think that exercise is something we do in the gym, tread mill, weight lifting and so on, however; to a kid, exercise means playing games like tag, green light red light and generally just being active. Many get exercise at school during gym period, recess or even riding their bikes.
To our kiddos on the spectrum, exercise may not come as easy for reasons like, socialization challenges, coordination challenges. While it may take extra effort to get a child with autism to be physically active, the benefits are well worth the effort.
In addition to the aforementioned, physical activity plays an important part in fitness strength and flexibility, it decreases anxiety, depression, tension, fatigue and anger, and protects against disease and injury while promoting creativity, cognition, attention and communication.
The key is to make fitness a fun experience.
In this episode, we go to Sonoma State in California to explore two programs that are designed for students with special needs. It gives them the opportunity to participate in physical education while building social skills.


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Anger Is Now Hardened into Resolve
This time last year, the biggest names in media were still openly deriding tea parties, that is, when they were bothering to pay the movement any attention whatsoever. In only one year, the tea party movement has gone from the force liberals loved to ignore, to the force they loved to mock with their own vulgar epithets. It has has now become the force they grudgingly respect in the way liberals love best: open hate.
Polls show that Americans favor the tea party movement over the establishment of both the R & the D mega-parties. Whether one is able to participate physically in a tea party isn't even an indicator of this groundswell of support -- which tells any political pulse-taker that the massive tea parties are the mere tip of an iceberg that threatens to shake the seats of power not only in D.C., but in every state house, town council, and school board across the country.
An odd army of homemakers, empty-nested moms and dads, retired fellows, businessmen who've lost their businesses, and various other regular folks have taken on the elitist establishment from their living rooms, using phones and laptops to produce the most viable political movement seen in this country since the civil rights movement. The exasperated anger seen at townhalls last summer has now hardened into resolve.
When did this hardening of the national will occur?
March 21, 2010.
That was the day the entirely partisan Democrat Congress gave President Obama final passage of his signature legislation. That was the day Barack and Rham high-fived it in the Oval Office and sacrificed the fortunes of an entire political party and the will of the nation on the altar of Barack's trinity of me, myself and I. That was the day on which national anger became resolve.
The nation told the Democrats not to pass the health care bill. Americans were not fooled by any of the lying Democrat rhetoric about cutting costs, saving the economy, or making our health care delivery system better. Americans saw the health care bill as the power grab it was from nearly the beginning.
The majority of voters had taken Barack Obama at his word before the election, that the health care debate would be slow, deliberate, and open on C-SPAN for all to see. The majority put their trust in the president's promise to conduct "transparent" government with a cautious eye towards deficits and debt. Without even bothering to read a bill that would literally take over one sixth of the entire American economy and put it into the hands of unelected bureaucrats -- and out of the hands of the people -- the Democrats wheeled-dealed, cheated and lied their way to the vote. It was an utter sham and the people knew it.
All the other power-grabs -- taking over auto companies and banks and insurance companies -- might have left the Democrats out of the electoral tsunami zone, but the health care power grab sealed their coming fate.
The health care bill, foisted upon an unwilling American public, has become this era's Intolerable Act. Just as King George and his elitist parliament pushed our ancestors beyond their breaking point, so has the modern Democrat cabal of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid. These are names that will live in American infamy.


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