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Wellbeing at SHC
At Sacred Heart we offer many programs to support and enhance our student's wellbeing and resilience. Click HERE to see our current programs and find links to other useful information that may help support you
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Secondary students can be involved in the Student Wellbeing Awareness Group to raise awareness of Youth Mental Health issues (stay tuned for more information on this project)


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Name: See email address above if you're trying to find out Spider's legal name; it isn't hard. You could also try asking her.
Dynasty: Rexuz
Notable Traits: Red bandana, feathers in her hair, frequently some kind of face paint. Her armour and outfits look handmade and pieced-together from wide-ranging travels; furs from species that even she will cheerfully admit she doesn't know the name of, Imperial Guard dogtags, an archaotech Force Sword named Priscilla, bits of shell she claims are from 'the psychic clams of Sidion VIII', etc.
Something like an Arborian accent, but not a strong one - not unless angry or drinking more than usual, anyway.
Titles: The individual known as Spider currently holds no titles officially recognised by Arkangel or the Imperium.
Information Known by Arkangel Society
Spider is an elder Shaman of the Arborians, a tribe of voidfaring nomads found mostly in the Ruhort Sector. [Fluff doc on the Arborian Drifter Fleet coming soon.] This seems to involve practising a kind of totemic religion that she insists is a sanctioned variant of the Imperial Faith.
She's a fierce warrior, and also a scout; for the latter, she tends to prefer the term 'hunter' as more appropriate.
Oh, and she's also a psyker. She seems to enjoy that people actually forget that, whether because she doesn't look like one stood next to Tempus, or because honestly it's one of the least weird things about her - but if pushed, she'll happily show off not one, but two Imperial sanctioning brands. The second is on her chest, and exists because she helpfully asked the guy on the Black Ship wielding the big lump of glowy metal "Not being funny mate, but what happens if my arm gets blowed off?"
Spider practises some kinds of ritual involving the totems - she's not been quiet about having rediscovered her people's pre-Imperial method of testing psykers, and also claims to be able to call on the strength of certain totems in battle sometimes. This is apparently related to the warpaint somehow.
Spider is over a hundred years old, and will happily share this fact, and various stories of her past, with anyone who asks, or is just nearby when she's had a few. She landed on Hera, fought in the Hypatian Crusade, helped avenge the destruction of her planet, and helped her people remain a people through through both the loss of their homeworld, and the subsequent loss of their last remaining leadership... and she's also got a lot of lighter material, largely concerning encounters with strange and exotic critters and/or the consumption of large amounts of intoxicating substances.
"So, I was in the Guard? And I was in the mates' battalions at first, working my way up. I could read and shout so clearly I was officer material, starting working my way up. First deployment as a First Lieutenant, I undergo a late psychic awakening in a live fire situation. Don't actually remember how I got from there to the Black Ship. And the fuckers never told me what happened to my unit."
"Turns out I'm a prodigy or something, Primarus Psyker, and I got attached to this specialist recon team they were putting together, beyond the line shit. That's where I got the name. We're all picking our callsigns? And they're all going with shit like 'Blade' and 'Killer' and fuckin 'Murderdeath' or whatever, so clearly the idea is to just name the scariest damn thing you can think of. So I did. And then Sarge reckoned I should drop the 'dunny' bit."
Fuck knows
Known Associates
The Rexuz Dynasty, the Arborian Drifter Fleet, including the Arborian Free Companies.
Has been spotted talking to that Harlequin quite a bit lately.
Friedrich Sternenlicht is technically her oldest friend. Rumour has it she has deigned to call him something other than some variant of 'Fred the Nerd' perhaps twice in the 100+ years they have known each other.
- "A smart, level-headed agent who keeps things in perspective. I don't expect that from most people, let alone a psychic shaman commando." - Mac
- "It is good to see someone so willing to challenge the expected norms, I think with time she will be making some real changes." - Maximillion
- "I wish I had had more strength to talk to them when they reached out to help me. I will remember the gesture." - Ed'wari
- "I mean, the amount of times I bit my lip to stop staring at her... no, I meant her spider! And the design on her sheath! I'm going to shut up now. You do understand I lack any reproductive bits?!? Have you even seen the starry design?" - Araq
- "I remember she used to scare me. Now I'd be glad to have her fighting by my side any day. The woman's tough as old boots and fucking level-headed which is more than I can say for most. Also, she lights my lho-stick with her finger and if that's not classy as all hell I don't know what is." - Victrix
- "Another adopted child of a broken planet. A world we never saw gave me a home when I had none. For her I suspect it gave something else, something perhaps far more valuable in its own way. A purpose." - Ambrose Cordell Tollman
- "Smart and notices things others miss but maybe blends a little too well into the shadows when other should pay attention to what she's saying." - Rusev
- "Not Bad... for a Psycher. Decently trained melee combatant and suitably tough to not need pain relief when patching her up. A solid ally to have" - Oberarzt Azrael Schwarzekappel
- "Solid Guard! The brash strength of Arboria, tempered by her calling as a shaman and sneaky to boot! I'd poach her from Rexuz' command in a heartbeat if I could." - Cartwright
- "We few. Not Tyranid, not the Iron Star, not anything that has been thrown at us can stop we few who remain." - Friedrich Sternenlicht
- "*contented lizard noises*." - Regimental Mascot Elizabeth
- "That was my favourite liver." - Thunder
- "Spider has always been a survivor - that is what I cherish. When I see her ready for war, I am steady.." - Sweetwater
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Book Review: The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone
Huge thanks go to Redheaded Booklover for turning me on to this book.
Don't let the comparison to The Walking Dead on the cover fool you, this is a pacy, well written book with the creepy factor turned way up
There was screaming , but there was more than that. There was a rustling sound, a sort of clicking and flicking . It sounded both lush and creepy. The bodyguard lumbered to his feet, but there were patches of black over his back, his arms, on his head. Henderson couldn't figure out what the patches were, but then he realized they were moving, splitting and swarming, re-forming on the bodyguard's body no matter how much he swatted and brushed at himself. And then Henderson felt his stomach go liquid again, because from where he stood in the woods, even with the foliage fracturing his view, it looked as if the bodyguard's face was melting, the skin sloughing off to show flesh and muscle and then bone. The man was still standing, screaming, thrashing at the air, at his head, at his body, but the blackness only grew more solid.
In a nutshell the story is about how the world would cope if a long dormant species that predated on Humankind was resurrected. The answer, with few exceptions, is badly!
There are a ton of 'Nature turns Nasty' apocalyptic horrors out there but this one is a cut above most with well written scenes that conjure up images in your head better than anyone in Hollywood could dream up.
Today, however, when he tried looking out the window the light made him wince. It was like something pushing on his eyeballs. He could feel each beat of his heart like a hammer blow to his temple. Worse, he could feel something tickling inside his skull, a sneeze building up, and with this headache he knew that a sneeze was going to feel like the worst thing in the world.The pain in his head was suddenly enough to make black dots swim in his vision. He sneezed. He saw a fine spray of blood coat the wall. Snot dripped from his nose. It felt like something was skittering around in there, and when he wiped at it, he realized something was skittering out of his nose. He felt the hairy, hard leg and pulled it. Holy fucking shit. It was a spider.
The book also features a good complement of strong, female characters (including the President of the United States of America) and some other breaks from stereotypes such as a survivalist who's also gay. Sometimes characters like this can feel like their put in to tick some boxes but in this case they work pretty well. I did however find the characters preoccupation with sex irritating at times, particularly in the case of Melanie.
This is the best horror book I've read in a while, I'm not scared of spiders but if I were I can imagine this being even better….either that or an incredibly tortuous read!
** I received a free Kindle edition of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **
Confession Time
Book Review: Select by Marit Weisenberg
Release Date: October 3rd 2017
Coming from a race of highly-evolved humans, Julia Jaynes has the perfect life. The perfect family. The perfect destiny. But there's something rotten beneath the surface—dangerous secrets her father is keeping; abilities she was never meant to have; and an elite society of people determined to keep their talents hidden and who care nothing for the rest of humanity.
I couldn't help but feel disappointed while reading this book, it just wasn't the story I wanted based on the synopsis.
Rather than telling the story I expected about a rebellious girl discovering her powers and fighting the establishment or uncovering their darker side we have a tale about her listening to a boys thoughts and feeling guilty about it now and then, an on-off relationship with the same boy and her feeling jealous of her sister and sorry for herself.
If you're more into romance than action then this book may be perfect for you but I found most of the relationship boring and unbelievable.
The ending was particularly disappointing, there's no feeling of anticipation of what happens next and no satisfactory resolution – just Oh, that happened. *shrug*
The cover is beautiful though..
** I received a free Kindle edition of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **
Book Review: Meditation for Daily Stress – 10 Practices for Immediate Wellbeing by Michel Pascal
Not my usual choice of reading matter but the ARC became available at a fortuitous time when I felt it might be helpful.
I'm a rather cynical person so some of the language used such as taking a deep breath to show respect for these words, written like a prayer started off sounding a little silly in my head. I was picturing a cross between Jean Reno's character and the Yoga teacher from Couple's Retreat!
However as I continued reading and giving the exercises a chance I did start to feel some benefit. I've been finding myself using several of the exercises recently to deal with things in my life – the visualizations are easy to do and have proven effective.
One tiny thing that did get irritating about the book is that although it's supposed to be aimed at anyone, anywhere the vast majority of exercises were written as though aimed at people who work at a desk in an office.
In summary a helpful, clearly written and simple to do collection of visualization exercises.
** I received a free digital edition of this title from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **


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Perch Home is an online store full to the brim with the most beautiful European products. Think funky, vintage and retro combined with polkadots, flowers and loads of colour!
I am so happy to introduce you to Helle
About...Born and raised in Denmark I came to NZ in 1993 (after 5 wonderful years in London). I have a partner and teenage daughter - we all love to travel and cooking is another big passion of mine. Big thanks to my partner for giving up his man-shed for all my stock and to my daughter for helping out whenever we get crazy busy.
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Starting...I started in 2012 – after resigning my full time job. I felt that with all the experience and time in the industry I could do this all for myself, instead of being paid to do it for someone else. I also loved all these European brands that just weren't available here so thought I could and should do something about that !
|Perch Plates & Bowls
Funny that was the one part that I agonised over for months. I loved the little bird, and the retro colours in my logo – which I had started to play with before I even had the name. From there I googled "other words for home" and perch was one of them !! Seemed perfect, and yes I know it also means a fish, try googling perch and you will see J
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Sourcing Products...
I source from distributors within NZ but what really sets Perch Home apart from other online stores is that we also bring in brands from overseas that no-one else stocks here in NZ. We love discovering new European brands – our biggest success with that is probably Bloomingville from Denmark. So UK, Holland and Denmark is where most our stock comes from.
|Perch Kitchen Melamine
I work from home, our stockroom and office/showroom is here but I love an early start – and since I don't have to sit in traffic I can start working at 7am most mornings. I admit to browsing Facebook & Pinterest before anything else – its so addictive ! Then its checking emails, packing orders, updating website, Facebook etc. I am also always on the lookout for new products and brands so spend heaps of time doing that. The rest of the day is filled with a lot of admin – running your own business I try to be involved in every aspect from the boring GST return to visiting trade fairs and supplier showrooms. Also try to connect with other businesses and blogs – it can sometimes be a very virtual world so any "real person" contact is really important to me.
|Perch Travel
I love EVERYTHING about owning my own business! Its probably the best decision I have ever made, I can honestly say I love every part of my job now. Work is no longer a strict 9-5 thing. I may take a morning off to spend with my partner or daughter or meet a friend for coffee - but then I can work till 9pm that day if needed. I love that I am in charge of my own life in a way I never have been before and that work and family life works side by side and one never takes over from the other – the way it should be !
|Perch Stationery
Second to that Pip Studio is also a personal favourite (did I mention I love birds) and the amazing Lotus bowls from Denmark. Bloomingville has been a real hit here in New Zealand, I love that Kiwi's have taken to the fantastic Scandinavian style they represent.Motivation...
It can be hard as I work by myself most of the time and don't have another person to push me when I need it ! But a quick walk with the dog, coffee with a friend or just remind myself that I am super lucky to be able to do something I love so much ! I also have some great customers and love getting emails and occasional photos of the products they have purchased displayed in their home, or just an email where they let me know they love their purchase.
Don't worry too much about what other people in your industry are doing, don't compare yourself with someone very successful and start doubting yourself. Take inspiration from them instead, do your homework and find out what makes YOU different and then focus on that - find your niche and do what you do best.
|Perch Gifts
I love to travel ! Whether it's a weekend at the family bach in Whangamata, a trip to Europe to visit family or just a day trip somewhere fun. I love exploring new places, soak up the different culture and just get away from everyday life.
When travelling isn't possible I also love just hanging out with family and friends – enjoying good food and wine seems to follow !
I love to walk - we have a dog which just makes it so much easier to get out and explore. Love eating out too, Auckland has some amazing eateries!
I cant believe how much Perch Home has grown and how well received our products have been – the magazines, blogs and other businesses have been a great help and inspiration so I think we will just keep doing what we do, growing our product range and finding "hard to find" products for the NZ market.
|Perch Bathroom Storage
Connecting/buying from Perch...
Browse & buy from Helle's gorgeous website www.perchhomewares.co.nz
Become a fan on her facebook page Perch Home New Zealand
Follow Perch on twitter www.twitter.com/PerchHomeNZ
There are so many gorgeous products at Perch and I completely love this business!
Helle has so kindly given me a set of three Bloomingville Glass Bottles with cork lids valued at $128 to giveaway to a very lucky person. Please enter here to be into win!
Thank you so much Helle!


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Have you ever wonder how does it taste? Would you try the durian goreng (fried durian) and fried popia durian? If you really amazed and excited with this new food, why don't you drop by at Coconut Shake Luar Biasa Muar and try it.
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It's Time To Switch-Up The Blue Jays Lineup – Bluebird Banter
Due to a poor lineup construction, the Blue Jays are easy to matchup against late in games, and the team is simply wasting runs as a result.
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The Toronto Blue Jays went 42-18 after the trade deadline in 2015, so bandwagon fans were only used to watching the Jays lose less than 1 in 3 games. So far this season, the Jays are losing more than 1 in 2 and it sucks. As a bandwagoner, I haven't yet learned to derive enjoyment out of watching them play poorly. If they play well and still lose in a close game, yeah I can enjoy that. But games where the whole team looks lacklustre or when after 11 games in the season, there are still 3 positions batting less than 0.200, well, I don't like it.
Of course the highlights of Friday night's game were Encarnacion's 2 homeruns. Josh Donaldson however ended his 10-game hit streak and in fact, threw his first error of the season. He had 18 last year.
The other highlight? Seeing John Gibbons signal the bullpen with a 2-handed air quote gesture to call for the amidextrous (not ambidextr-i-ous Buck) pitcher, Pat Venditte.
I also love rundowns. The Jays got Shaw in this not so elegant rundown.


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Bekhterev sign
Bekhterev signAn obsolete term that formerly dignified the loss of nociception (pain sensation) in the popliteal fossa in patients with tabes dorsalis.
Bekhterev,(Bechterew), Vladimir M., Russian neurologist, 1857-1927.
band of Kaes-Bekhterev - see under Kaes
Bekhterev band - Synonym(s): band of Kaes-Bekhterev
Bekhterev disease - arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column. Synonym(s): spondylitis deformans
Bekhterev-Mendel reflex - percussion of the dorsum of the foot causes flexion of the toes in a pyramidal lesion. Synonym(s): dorsum pedis reflex; Mendel-Bekhterev reflex
Bekhterev nucleus - one of the nuclei raphes. Synonym(s): nucleus centralis tegmenti superior
Bekhterev sign - paralysis of automatic facial movements, the power of voluntary movement being retained.
layer of Bekhterev - Synonym(s): band of Kaes-Bekhterev
line of Bekhterev - Synonym(s): band of Kaes-Bekhterev
Mendel-Bekhterev reflex - Synonym(s): Bekhterev-Mendel reflex


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Store Director David Brickner said he doesn't mind the case of nerves he gets before a tasting event at Ric's Food Center.
"You can really sense the energy and how excited everyone is," he said of the events the store at 6767 Belding Road hosts several times a year. "Each one has only been bigger and better than the one before," he stated.
The spring Taste of Ric's is Saturday, May 1 from noon to 4 p.m. The last Taste of Ric's was in December, 2009 in the middle of a Michigan snow and ice storm. Hundreds still turned out for the free taste samples and other in-store events of the day.
Brickner said his department managers and dozens of vendors offer their free samples and recipe advice, and that interacting with so many people is a treat and a pleasure.
"They see the value in it, too. This is a way they can showcase their product to hundreds and hundreds of people in one day," Brickner pointed out. Brickner said his store, like the other Ric's Food Centers, look for local suppliers where possible. These types of providers—often smaller businesses—have a strong passion for their product.
Brickner used the example of Janie's Cookie Company, which is located in Grand Rapids and is a small business success story. Ric's corporate, Brickner said, believes strongly in the value of building relationships—with their vendors, their customers, and their communities.
"I feel really fortunate to be part of a company that believes in that, because I believe in that, too," Brickner said. He said the employees at the store look forward to special events as much as the customers do, and their enthusiasm contributes to the success of the day.
"All I had to do was drop the word and vendors started signing up for this," Brickner stated. "Customers love to see us do something so fun. We know by their response that they love it."
Brickner credits his staff with much of the success in events such as these and in the store itself. This is another philosophy that comes from corporate but goes right down to every individual involved in the company.
"I'm a person who gets very animated about things," he said. "Everyone around gets caught up in it too." Brickner said everyone works hard ahead of and during their events, but the real fun comes from seeing customers having a good time. "They all have a blast."
Throughout the store vendors and departments will have a wide variety of things to try and this event will have a carnival theme. A bouncy house outside will appeal to youngsters, as will a fish pond for prizes and other carnival-style attractions.
Each event the deli takes on a large portion of the work and they are often the first samples customers see. Brickner said people lined up out the door last time. "Don't stand in line. There is food everywhere," he advised.
He said he kept urging people to step away from the deli line because they didn't have to start there and go in order. "There was so much food, by the time they went around the store they couldn't eat anymore."
The meat department at Ric's is one of the company's gems, and Brickner said he expects they will offer samples of the hand-made Kielbasa again, and likely ham, and will definitely have Pop's Bare Bones BBQ sauce on feature.
Ric's was one of only a few vendors offering food samples at this year's Community Expo at Rockford High School. It was another event Brickner was worried about beforehand.
"It went fine," he said. Other businesses came up to them during Expo and asked how he and his helpers were keeping up with the traffic. "We're kind of used to it," he said. "We've been doing these and I always get nerves but each one has been better than the last."
Brickner said even his larger vendors, such as Frito Lay or Nabisco are on board enthusiastically.
"We are really getting a reputation as doing very well here, and I credit the employees with that," Brickner said of his store.
"It takes a lot of people to do one of these events, and I think our customers appreciate that. It takes our employees, but also people from all over the state and even all over the country. They really wait and watch for this."


text: Iraq war veteran Jose Jauregui's life was hampered by devastating injuries he suffered while in service. But thanks to the group Ride 2 Recovery, he can ride a specially outfitted bike. Jauregui's story is reminiscent of Daniel Lopez Alfonso, who lost both forearms in childhood accident. Both stories are amazing in their own right. Read about Jauregui in a piece by Record reporter Joe Goldeen. Alfonso's story was told well by The New York Times.


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Andrea D'Cruz has worked in the interior design industry for over 20 years and has now risen to become the director of D'Cruz Design. Her design ethos is about the choreography of decorative elements within a space, creating meaningful and purposeful spaces with a unique and individual aesthetic. In this sit down with the talented designer, Fabio Fanuli meets with Andrea and asks a few questions about interior design and decorating in Australia.
Fabio: What design trends have been the best and the worst over the course of the years in your opinion?
Andrea D'Cruz: The best trends in my opinion are the ones that even though they were created some time ago, still maintain a validity and relevance of style and function today.
Definitely the over use of patternisation and bold statements, have been the worst. Everything in the space screams for attention.
I believe in investing in quality pieces that you love and can treasure forever. I'm not a great believer in trends due to their connotations of a transient nature.


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The Chinese are alright
- That most reliable of economic data sources, China, has reported slightly stronger than expected GDP, and stronger than expected industrial production data. So clearly there cannot be anything wrong in the world economy. Markets have reacted accordingly.
- The Reserve Bank of Australia minutes, which were monumentally dull, did acknowledge that the Chinese had room to stimulate their economy if necessary; a moderately important notion for the Australian economy.
- The Euro area has no data, leaving investors to contemplate the ways in which the ECB might seek to increase the effectiveness of quantitative policy easing at a time when there is an expectation for regulatory tightening. The UK offers government borrowing data.
- US existing home sales data make a somewhat forlorn and lonely appearance on the data calendar - we are looking for future household formation to focus on renting rather than buying. Weekly store sales data may attract more attention than normal, given the focus on the robustness of the US consumer.
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Gunns likely to be liquidated: receivers
The receivers of Tasmanian timber company Gunns believe the company is likely to be liquidated early next year.
It has been five weeks since Gunns entered administration, owing more than $500 million to its banks.
The bank-appointed receivers, KordaMentha, have resumed harvesting and haulage of softwood tree plantations and have re-hired six contractors on short-term contracts.
KordaMentha's Bryan Webster says the harvesting will maintain assets and cover costs but will not go towards repaying debts at this stage.
Mr Webster says it is encouraging, but is not a 'silver bullet'.
"In terms of trading out, I don't think that's going to be a likely outcome," he said.
"It's more about making sure that the assets Gunns owns in its entirety, that the value of those assets is maintained."
Creditors will vote on the future of the company in January.
Topics: timber, company-news, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250
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What is Adult Day Care?
Understand what Adult Day Services Offer
Adult day services emerged several decades ago. It's an alternative to institutional care when families need help caring for a loved one, but either cannot afford assisted living or chooses to care for one at home.
Adult day care (ADC) offers mental, social, and physical stimulation and activities for adults who have lost some independence because of physical or cognitive impairments or chronic health conditions. ADCs are different from senior community centers that attract the more self-reliant, independent and mobile older adults.
At daycare, one can expect to receive meals, activities, and care for households where the family caregiver cannot provide care at home during the daytime.
What is Adult Day Care?
If you're an adult child of a parent or a family member with needs, you know that giving care 24/7 is exhausting.
The adult daycare offers services for family members who works full or part-time or has additional obligations like child-rearing, and is especially useful when one takes time for self-care. Adult day care is the perfect answer.
The National Adult Day Service Association defines it "coordinated programs of professional and compassionate services for adults in a community-based group setting. They provide social and some health services to adults who need supervised care in a safe place outside the home during the day."
Adult day care centers allow seniors to enjoy safe and productive days in a caring environment while returning to the comfort and familiarity of home at night. Approximately 4,000 adult day care centers are in cities and the suburbs across the country, according to the National Adult Day Services Association.
Though most adult day care facilities either offer services geared towards socialization, medical care or programs specifically for the mentally ill, facilities are evolving into specialized centers that cater to certain ailments or disabilities.
In general, adult day care centers provide daily services for aging adults and the handicapped. Most operate for 10-12 hours a day, leaving overnight care for family caregivers or in-home medical care service personnel. In the past eight years, the number of adult day care facilities has continued to rise in the United States. In fact, since 2002, the number of adult day programs in operation has grown by approximately thirty-five percent.
For adult children, who provide care for aging parents, adult day services is a useful option. Full-time caregiving is an exhausting job, and many family members are not able to provide the needed assistance a loved one requires around the clock. All caregivers need a break, vacation, and time to take care of their health.
Adult day care is a viable solution.
Some ADCs offer services for the caregiver, teaching you how to handle particular situations so that you're better prepared to handle one's needs. When selecting a program, first consider the type of care your loved one requires.
Types of Adult Day Care Centers
General Adult Day Care Services
These centers provide socialization opportunities and basic support for seniors. Many general senior day care programs require that seniors be able to swallow their medications without assistance.
There are three types of adult day centers. One offers a social setting that includes meals, recreation, and some health-related services. Another offers the same but includes more intensive health and therapeutic services. And the third daycare will provide specialized care to recipients with chronic needs or diagnosed dementias or developmental disabilities.
Family members and caregivers typically select the type of center a care recipient attends based on the care needed.
Adult Day Care for those with Alzheimer's/Dementia
Day care centers that specialize in Alzheimer's and dementia care employ specially trained staff. Also when offering social activities, these centers provide a level of specialized care for adults with memory problems and a propensity for wandering.
Medical Care Services
Medical adult day care centers give individuals with chronic physical or cognitive impairments the care they need. A highly cost-effective long-term care alternative, medical adult day care centers administer nursing care, meals, and therapeutic activities in a safe, structured and homelike environment.
Registered nurses, personal care assistants, activities staff, and therapists help clients maintain the best possible quality of life while also offering respite for family caregivers.
They may provide health care support services including:
- Assistance with daily personal care and hygiene
- Administration of medications and injections
- Wound care
- Regular monitoring of blood pressure and blood sugar
- Tracheotomy care and tube feeding may also be available
Are Adult Day Care Centers Licensed?
The growth of the industry prompts a demand for accountability and standards for quality.
Individual states offer dual licensing for adult day care facilities. So, if your loved one needs help monitoring a health condition while you are at work, she's cared for at the adult day care center; avoiding a move to a long-term care facility. It's a less costly option for families too.
Dual licensed facilities help caregivers and care recipients by offering both, day care, and health care. On staff are nurses and other licensed health professionals to monitor and care for the participants who would not be able to stay in a day care setting.
Another interesting point of dual licensed facilities is that government funding offers assistance. For those who cannot afford day care services, a dual licensed center is an option.
Medicare covers limited adult day care services. Medicare Part B covers mental health treatment, prescribed by a physician and provided at an outpatient mental health clinic. If the clinic is also an adult daycare center (dual licensed), the patient has access to the benefit of those services while receiving mental health treatment.
Medicare covers care if it involves actual medical treatment -- administration and monitoring of medication: treatment to recover from a medical crisis, or individual or group psychotherapy.
Medicare pays some of the expenses when the day care administers medical services.
More Regulations with Dual Licensing
Dual licensing leads to better regulation. When a facility offers medical care, the local board of health visits and examines the facility annually. The medical staff must comply with background checks. The facility must register with the state boards.
For family caregivers, it's difficult to admit that it's time to get extra help caring for you loved one.
The issues become more complicated when elderly loved ones, who've been independent, and now opposed to getting outside "help" or allowing strangers to help them with daily tasks.
However, adult day care services are a tremendous help to everyone involved, and the best time to explore the options is before you're worn out or when your loved one needs more care than you can give.
After seven years of helping her aging parents, Carol Marak has become a dedicated senior care writer. Since 2007, she has been doing the research to find answers to common concerns: housing, aging and health, staying safe and independent, and planning long-term.
- What is Adult Day Care?
- Benefits of Adult Day Care
- Services Offered in Adult Day Care
- Who uses Adult Day Care?
- Adult Day Care Staff
- Selecting an Adult Day Care Facility
- Community Based Adult Day Care
- What to Expect as an Adult Day Care Client


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Highland Park
Highland Park
- Population: 29,800 (87% white, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% black)
- Median household income: $115,000
- Median sales price (house): $491,000
- Violent crime rate: 0.8 per 1,000 (vs. 1.8 countywide)
Transportation: Four Metra stops
The current home of former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan (and the former home of Bulls legend Michael Jordan, if he could just unload that ginormous mansion), Highland Park may seem out of reach to many. But the thickets of million-dollar spreads along zigzagging ravines are interspersed with much smaller, cheaper colonials and Georgians.
Frank Lloyd Wright and his protégés saw fit to build here; the master architect's Adams and Millard Houses lie along Lake Street. For the most affordable single-family houses, check out the Highlands district, says Coldwell Banker broker Pam Devendorf: "Homes run 2,000 to 3,200 square feet and sell for $350,000 to $600,000."
Highland Parkers are blessed with easy access to Lake Michigan, to dozens of restaurants, beauty salons, and stores (including Anthropologie and Williams-Sonoma), and to the county's best high school, Deerfield. Not to mention the suburb's crowning glory: Ravinia, the former artists' colony that has served as the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the past 77 years.Edit Module
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Sports Club Comedy with Hypnotist Gerard V
Fantastic Entertainment and Fund Raising Shows
Whether you're looking for pure entertainment or for a fund raising idea, this is it! Gerard Vdoes amazingly funny events, and has entertained sports clubs around Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific including the USA and sometimes Europe since 2004.
Anywhere You Want
Gerard V will come to you, wherever your event is held. He entertains throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA and the Pacific.
This is surprisingly affordable. Gerard V is cost effective and will work with you to make sure that your event is profitable for everyone involved.
Clean - (G-Rated).
This is clean, family friendly fun, nothing you'll regret, nothing you'll be embarrassed by. Volunteers only, no-one is picked on. It is simply hilarious and a bit silly!
the entire audience were captured, people were laughing so hard they had tears running down their faces as they watched the volunteers. Some people had been a bit worried they would be picked on to perform but Gerard reassured everyone.
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Book comedy hypnotist Gerard V to bring his zany skills to your next Sports Club Event.
The show is unique and hugely popular. Completely different from those sometimes boring unimaginative events like sportsmen's nights or quizzes.


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Nearly 50 vendors came out Saturday (30 June) for Cayman 27's Builder's Expo, brought to you by CIBC.
Nearly 1,000 people swung through during the two-day event.
It gave those looking to build a home or improve their existing home a chance to talk shop with experts in the field.
The best booth award went to Tomlinson Furniture and Mattress Gallery.
The winner of Cayman 27's US $1,000 gift certificate to Cayman Airways is Leo McTaggart.


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Hi everyone,
I am beginning to shoot family pictures and have observed that I lack sharpness on one of two people when there are a group of people in the same plane.
Any suggestions on the metering mode/focus points type etc ?
I use a Canon 7D with a 50mm 1.8 or a 18-135 kit for most of these pictures. I mostly shoot in PROGRAM mode so the aperture is normally at the widest the lens can offer.
If you observe the images below. The faces for the folks in the center are pretty sharp but the people at the ends have a blurry face.
How do I correct these ?


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What Difference Did Constantine Make?Tweet
Readers of this blog probably know the captivating story of how the emperor Constantine defeated Maxentius. On October, 28, 312 A.D., at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Constantine and his army watched as his rival drown in the Tiber.
Three decades later, Rome's first Christian emperor had set in motion a sequence of events that would change the course of history. As Richard Cavendish wrote for History Today in 2012, "When [Constantine] died in AD 337, Christianity was well on its way to becoming the state religion of the Roman Empire." That's the way the story is usually told, but new research suggests it warrants a closer look.
The events that took place in Italy in late October, 312 A.D., are famous. As Constantine's army was encamped north of Rome–perhaps near the site of a later triumphal arch at Malborghetto–the dying embers of the fire were smoldering. Lactantius describes the scene inside the general's tent that night: "Constantine was moved in his sleep to put the heavenly sign of God on his soldiers' shield and then, to go into battle. And so he did as he was ordered. The next morning, turning a letter x on its side, with its top bent around, he branded 'Christ' on all the shields. Equipped with this sign, the army took up their weapons" (On the Death of the Persecutors 44.5). At the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Constantine emerged triumphant.
In hindsight, Constantine's victory does look like a watershed. One year later, 313 A.D., with a Christian now living in Caesar's palace, Christianity would be granted legal status (the so-called Edict of Milan). According to the standard interpretation, Constantine's vocal support for his new faith virtually ensured pagan Rome would morph into a Christian empire. Over the next half century, sacrifice would be outlawed, temples locked. Christian demographics would swell, as Romans—perhaps more than 50% of the empire by the mid 4th century, according to Rodney Stark—abandoned their tired traditions. (For context, the number of Christians during Constantine's day is estimated at 10 percent).
Unfortunately, there is a lot missing from this picture. Christian visibility did increase everywhere after Constantine's victory, from Jerusalem to Spain. The fourth century A.D. was also a time of church councils, at Arles, Nicaea, and Serdica, meetings attended by opinionated bishops. Indeed, because of the sheer amount of this surviving Christian evidence, it really can look–for scholars interested in early Christianity–as if the whole Roman world had changed with one man's conversion. Yet new evidence suggests Romans did not leave their traditions behind as quickly as once thought.
The archaeological record from some of the most well-documented cities, like Ostia outside Rome, shows that traditional religion remained a vibrant part of urban and domestic life during this time. The most recent study of the religious identity of Roman senators also suggests that, when it came to embracing Christianity, the majority of that august body remained committed to "paganism" for most of the fourth century. Even with Constantine's conversion—and the remarkable fact that a Christian was now serving openly as the head of state—Christians remained a minority religion for much longer than people suspected.
All this evidence is forcing historians to ask a surprising new set of questions about Constantine's reign and the "triumph of Christianity." One of the most fascinating is this: Whose Christianity had "triumphed"? In the three centuries before Constantine, Jesus' followers had been a chorus of competing voices: from the quiet home-renovators of Dura Europus, Syria; to dutiful Christian soldiers who served in the army in North Africa; to outspoken martyrs. Many of these men and women lived hybrid lives. They participated at civic banquets, for example, even as other Christians chastised them for it. Some refused acts of cultural compromise; others found creative ways to be Roman and Christian at the same time.
All their stories deserve to be told. For the long-standing patchwork nature of their group changes the significance of key events like the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
Since the mid 20th century, the emphasis in scholarship on Constantine's reign has been to blur the lines between "pagans" and "Christians" (see here and, forthcoming this November from Cambridge University Press, here) to see where these two groups tread common ground. I have wondered whether, with so much blurring, it might be time to use a sharper lens.
For three hundred years, there had been more than one way to be a Christian in Rome. Unresolved differences within the group might be the very thing which soon lurched Roman politics in a polarizing new direction. In the story of the "rise of Christianity," Constantine's conversion has all the drama. But it might also be a red herring.
Hat-tip to Ramsay MacMullen for his 1986 article in Historia ("What Difference Did Christianity Make?), which inspired the title.


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The Chang'e-4 biosphere experiment which produced the sprouting of cotton seeds on the far side of the Moon has ended, according to scientists involved in the pioneering test....
Mousa Dembele's protracted move to the Chinese Super League has taken a massive twist, with the midfielder now set to sign for Guangzhou R&F.
Cotton seeds contained in a mini biosphere on the Chang'e-4 lander on the far side of the Moon have sprouted, newly released images from the experiment show.
A stabbing took place on Monday evening in the southeastern Chinese city of Fuzhou, Fujian Province, leaving one dead and 19 more injured.
Twenty Chinese children were injured after a hammer-wielding maintenance worker attacked them inside their Beijing primary school on Tuesday.
A 12-year-old Chinese boy who killed his mother has been released without punishment, and his return to school has sparked concern and outrage among his classmates' parents.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published a development report on Monday that aims to add 216 new airports by 2035.
The 2018 Chinese Super League had it all, including a new winner for the first time this decade and a four-team relegation battle on the final day.
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A Memorable Weekend at the Marina Beach
Marina Beach, the second largest beach in the world is probably one of the most beautiful places to spend a nice weekend. There is entertainment for one and all. A visit to the beach is sure to refresh you and fill you with new vigour.
Tired after the week's busy work schedule? Thinking of passing your weekend at a lively atmosphere? Well, the Marina Beach is there to welcome you with open arms and make your weekend a memorable one.
Here you can find all sorts of entertainment not only for yourself but also for your spouse and kids (If you happen to be visiting with family). Just give a try and believe me, it would become one of your most memorable weekends!
Thengai Maangai Pattani Sundal in Chennai Marina Beach
Sounds peculiar! Then I am sure that you are surely from some province other than Tamil Nadu. It doesn't matter from which place you are, a mere look at the vendors will make you understand everything. Yes, you are accustomed to the famous velpuri of Mumbai or Muri Masala of Digha (West Bengal) or Puri (Orissa). Like those, it's also a famous chatpata Kabuli Channa preparation spiced with desiccated coconut, mango pieces, curry leaves and such other spices. The aroma of the ingredients and the call of the vendors selling them are bound to attract your attention. And then, nibbling at those channas from the paper cones will surely bring your old memories of visiting other beaches and lavishly savouring velpuri or Muri Masala. Do you think that the size of the cone is too small? Never mind, the taste is sure to compensate.
Bajji Stalls in Marina Beach
Now have a glance at the numerous small stalls lit up with the petromax lights (some of them are even equipped with battery operated lights) and serving steaming hot Milagai bajjis. You can also find banana or potato bajjis but as the name goes; they are all milagai bajji stalls.
Do you want to have some non-veg. items like fish fries and such others! Yes, the non-veg stalls are also there to satisfy your taste buds. Do you wish to have a taste of sea fish or prawns? Try some fried or steaming hot curries prepared with them. I am sure the taste is in no way inferior to what you are used to get at posh hotels. (A small advice for the vegetarians; try to avoid the area where non-veg. stalls are located, otherwise you might get a headache!). If you are health conscious even then it would be really hard for you to control the temptations.
So after a hearty eat out you need some fresh water? Just get in touch with the man digging up a deep pit in the sand and filling up bottles with fresh water from the pit and serving for a paltry Rs. 10 per bottle. Don't worry, the water is really fresh and there is no salty taste. Actually, the water comes from a spring on the beach.
I suppose now you have got time to pay attention to your kids! There are so many stalls selling goodies to attract your kids. Let them enjoy a ride on the merry go rounds or the small tora toras. Do you want to go back to your childhood days and enjoy a ride! Probably you will not be disappointed as some of them offer ride to adults as well.
And then there are the Ice Cream shops, an all time favourite of children and adults alike. There are also vendors frying pop-corn or candy makers making a candy for your kids.
You can also find kite sellers selling kites. Not only the kids many adults are also buying them and covering the Marina Beach skies with their kites.
So you have fully enjoyed yourself and now is the time to relax, isn't it! Just sit calmly and watch the non-stop waves that keep lashing the shores. All your tiredness or boredom will be washed away with the running waves.
And yes, I am almost a regular weekend visitor to the Marina Beach and probably we can have a chanced meeting there next time! Is it possible? God knows!


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Our employees already play an important role in these innovations. They are the 'creators', who give their best every day contributing to fresh ideas, bold initiatives and meaningful products.


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The individual championships beugelen are held in the shed of a farm in Stramproy. Beugelen is ball game from the Middle Ages in which the participants have to hit a ball through a small steel hoop. SHOTS: participants of the contest hit the ball through the hoop; presentation of the cup to the winner.
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The Buffalo City Council voted to cancel the contract for administrative services between themselves and WWC Engineering concerning the NW Water Pipeline Project which was set to begin construction this spring.
City Attorney Ben Kirven explained to the council at their meeting Tuesday that due to personnel changes at WWC, the question was brought up as to what the city should do, stick with them or cancel the contract and move on to a different company to perform the administrative services.
Kirven said his two contacts for the project were Jim Martin and Ben Weaver, who both no longer work for WWC Engineering.
City Works Director Les Hook, who was not in attendance at the meeting, gave his recommendation to Kirven to terminate the current contract.
Both Mike Evers, President of WWC Engineering and Engineer Greg Reid spoke on behalf of their company, touting the number of hours worked on the project and that Reid was the main engineer from the beginning.
Former WWC employee Jim Martin, also in attendance, was asked to speak on behalf of himself, and he said the city must decide who is the best qualified and most familiar with the project.
The council, after discussions, voted 3-2 to go with Hook's recommendation to terminate the contract, with councilmen Russ Humphrey and Dave Long voting against the change.
The vote did not award the contract to anyone, and the city will now begin the search for another company to fulfill the project's administrative services.


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Good morning. Here's your daily equity research roundup from the Street.Morgan Stanley:
Ford Motor (F): Morgan Stanley analysts Ravi Shanker and Yejay Ying are lowering their price target on F to $17 from $18, calling company management's latest warning on international profits a "double dose of reality and politics," writing, "The reality is that European fundamentals in the mass market are rapidly deteriorating. At the same time, Ford enters the club of auto makers with immediate needs to address excess capacity through near-term action."
Research In Motion (RIMM): Citi analyst Jim Suva is lowering his price target on RIMM stock to $5 from $9.50 on the back of the company's latest miss on earnings yesterday, which sent the stock plummeting after hours. Suva writes, "We believe fundamentals continue to get worse & RIMM could run out of cash and need to raise capital within two years implying that as time rolls forward, if we are correct, the value of RIMM continues to go lower."
Credit Suisse:
Nike (NKE): Credit Suisse analyst Chris Ceraso is lowering his price target on NKE stock to $93 from $117 after the stock (like RIMM) missed earnings expectations yesterday. Ceraso writes, "With decelerating futures, persistence of gross margin pressure, and higher-than-anticipated SG&A spending in FY13, we are lowering numbers meaningfully (FY13 EPS estimates to $5.21 from $5.86). We also expect the multiple to come under pressure without the margin story that we had expected to drive FY13 earnings power even with deceleration of top-line momentum."
JP Morgan:
Saks (SKS): JP Morgan analyst Matthew Boss is upgrading SKS to Overweight. Boss writes, "In our view, SKS represents a multi-year investment with 25%+ annual EPS growth through 2015 (nearly doubling its EPS base) driven by top-line (Omni-channel roll- out in 2H13), gross margin (technology; PL & exclusives; full price selling), and SG&A (Project Evolution front-end loaded; leverage)."
Wells Fargo:
Hospital Stocks (CYH, THC, VHS): Wells Fargo analyst Gary Lieberman is upgrading CYH, THC, and VHS to Outperform from Market Perform on the back of the Supreme Court decision Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate. Lieberman writes, "Our valuation range assumes that by 2015 the hospital companies will garner net EBITDA margin expansion between 90-190 basis points due to the benefit of Healthcare reform. This is based on a 50% reduction in uninsured patients offset partially by the full implementation of Medicare and Medicaid DSH cuts by 2015."
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Local Food on the Eastside Hill
from Paul Kaldjian, Eastside Hill resident and Associate Professor of Geography, UWEC | More and more, we hear and read about local foods and their benefits to people and their communities. Increasingly, people seem dissatisfied with the conventional food system and are interested in taking more control of their food through growing it, harvesting it, making it and knowing it. In a walk through our neighborhood one sees fruit trees, vegetable gardens, local food bumper stickers and an occasional hanging deer; one also sees many Eastside Hill neighbors at the Eau Claire Farmers Market. At the same time, we we have little idea of the wider range of local food activities in which members of our community are involved.
In an effort to better understand what local food actually mean to us and what it provides in our lives, I and the students in my Geography of Food class have created survey which we want to administer to residents of the Eastside Hill. The survey is anonymous and is intended to help us better understand our local food perspectives and practices in which we are involved. We hope that ALL residents take the survey, no matter what each household's specific experiences or perspectives on local foods are.
Some students will be going door to door with the survey, but the survey is available online. Please see if you can make the time to take the survey. We will post the results on the Eastside Hill website later in the semester. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at email@example.com. We look forward to your participation.


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|A tasty pasta filled with all five basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.
This recipe contains each of the five basic tastes: sweet (cream, caramelized onions), sour (sun-dried tomatoes), salty (salt, butter, sausage), bitter (rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes), and umami (sausage, sauteed mushrooms and onions, sun-dried tomatoes).
|The essential ingredients of
flavor come together in this recipe
This means it's packed with flavor. Thankfully, it's also quick and easy to make. It takes about 30 minutes, and most of that is just waiting for the pasta to cook.
My rendition is gluten free, but you could make it with wheat pasta as well. If you go for gluten free pasta, use Tinkyada brand. Everything else tastes like monkey balls. Note: if you follow that link, you'll have to pardon the Tinkyada website (I thought animated GIFs had gone the way of the coelacanth).
OK, here's how this recipe breaks down:
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 large mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 4 sausage links, sliced into 1/3 inch sections
- 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- cracked black pepper, to taste
- salt, to taste
- 1 loose teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup dry white wine (e.g. chardonnay)
- 8 oz elbow macaroni
Start the pasta water first thing. Make sure the water is nice and salty. Pasta water should taste like a somewhat too-salty soup.
While the water works up to a boil, slice your mushrooms into 1/4 inch slices, dice your onion, and chop your sun-dried tomatoes.
Once the pasta water gets within a minute or two of boiling, heat a medium stainless steel saute pan on medium heat. Add the canola oil to the pan. After perhaps 5 minutes of heat, when the oil shimmers (but before it smokes), toss in your diced onion and sliced mushrooms.
While you're working on the sauteed ingredients, begin cooking your pasta as soon as the water reaches a rolling boil. Just after you add the pasta to the boiling water, make sure to stir things around a bit to break up any clumps that form before the water gets back to a rolling boil.
|Mushrooms, onion, and
sausage cooking.
Don't forget to keep track of your pasta while it boils. When it is al dente (a tad underdone), strain it and then toss it back into the (empty) pot in which it boiled. Stir in some olive oil and then cover the pasta and set it somewhere off heat (trivet, cutting board, etc.). Give it a stir in another minute as well.
Cook the sausage and saute the mushrooms together until they're done—stirring quite frequently.
It's almost time to eat. The sausage doesn't have to be completely done, but it should be pretty darn close. Mushrooms should be essentially done (taste them!).
|Deglazing fond from the pan
Scrape the browned bits of goodness up off the bottom of the pan for 30 seconds, and then add the heavy cream and rosemary.
Stir things around some more, and let the whole concoction come back up to heat for 2-3 minutes. This helps reduce the cream volume and concentrates the flavors.
Taste the sauce. You'll almost certainly need to add salt and cracked black pepper. If it doesn't burst with flavor, keep adding salt until it does.
Add your pasta to the sauce, and stir things around for 1-2 minutes.
Serve immediately.


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There are two key policy changes that potential solar customers in the state of California need to be aware of. These upcoming changes will create an unprecedented surge of demand for solar, because both changes will make the economics of going solar less advantageous. One is a federal issue, the other is state level issue; coincidentally they are both scheduled to go into effect around the same time. It is certainly in the best interest of anyone considering going solar to do so now, in advance of these changes.
Federal Investment Tax Credit
Since 2008, the 30 percent Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been one of the most important policy mechanisms supporting the deployment of solar nationwide. The ITC has been a leading driver of solar growth and job creation. On December 31, 2016, the ITC will revert down to 10 percent for commercially-owned systems, and go away completely for residential owned systems.
"NEM version 2.0"
Assembly Bill 327 (AB 327), which was signed into law last year, directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish a new net-energy metering (NEM) framework. This new framework or successor tariff is being referred to as "NEM v2.0."
AB 327 stipulates a deadline of December 31, 2015 for the CPUC to finalize the rules for NEM v2.0. While we won't know the final rules for another 18 months, it is safe to assume that NEM v2.0 will not be as good a deal as "full retail credit" NEM offers today. AB 327 codifies into law that the new NEM v2.0 will go into effect on July 1, 2017, OR when a utility hits a stated capacity cap based on five percent of their customer's aggregate peak demand, whichever happens first. The five percent capacity cap stated in megawatts (MW) for each utility territory is as follows: SDG&E: 607 MW, SCE: 2,240 MW, PG&E: 2,409 MW.
Based on projections these caps are expected to get hit well before July 1, 2017. The fact that the Federal ITC sunsets at the end of 2016 will create a swell of demand, and likely accelerate when the cap gets hit. It is impossible to predict exactly when each utility will hit their cap; our best guess right now is sometime between January 2016 and January 2017.
20 years of Grandfathering
Last month the CPUC voted to grandfather all customers who get in before the NEM cap is hit, for 20 years from the time they came online. These current customers (with "NEM v1.0") would be protected under the rules of the current NEM framework, most notably the guarantee to continue receiving full retail credit for any energy sent back to the grid. This decision by the CPUC was considered a win for the solar industry, as they clearly rejected the utilities proposals which sought a transition period of just 6 to 12 years.
The Time to Go Solar is Now
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NORTH Korea has warned the South not to expect any major reforms under the leadership of Kim Jong-Un, calling such an idea "silly and foolish"
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Speculation of impending change was fuelled earlier this month when the communist regime sacked prominent military chief Ri Yong-ho and replaced him with a little known general and promoted Mr Kim to the top military post of Marshal.
The secretive nation also made a rare announcement last week that the young ruler is married, in a major departure from the past when the private lives of his predecessors were kept under wraps.
Seoul commentators claimed the changes may have been implemented to set the stage for possible efforts by Swiss-educated Mr Kim to open up the country to political or economic reforms.
But a spokesman for the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, which is in charge of cross-border affairs, blasted such hopes as "ridiculous" and "ignorant" in an interview with state-run KCNA yesterday.
"The puppet group [the South]… tried to give [the] impression that the present leadership of the DPRK [North Korea] broke with the past. This is the height of ignorance," he said.
Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/n-korea-warns-the-south-not-to-expect-any-major-reforms-under-kim-jong-un/story-fnd134gw-1226438124546
N. Korean school wants professors from South
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An elite university in North Korea funded by outside groups hopes South Korean professors will be allowed to join its staff despite thorny cross-border ties, its chancellor said recently.
Park Chan-mo, the Korean-American chancellor of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), said the North would welcome the professors, as they would help the school overcome a staffing shortage.
"North Korea is eager to have well-trained professors even though they may be of South Korean nationality," Park told The Korea Times last week during a visit to Seoul. "Once (restrictions) are relaxed we will have no staffing problems because I know many South Korean professors want to teach at PUST."
Read more: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/07/116_116199.html
S.Korean Activist 'Suffered Electrical Torture in China'
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A prominent South Korean activist who was detained by Chinese authorities for 114 days reportedly suffered electrical torture during his three months in detention. Kim Young-hwan (49) was arrested in China in March and returned home last week.
"I heard that while Kim was exercising his right to remain silent during his captivity, he suffered various forms of torture by Chinese authorities, including torture with a cattle prod," said one close confidant of the activist. Chinese officers allegedly played loud music to drown out Kim's screams of pain.
Read more: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/07/27/2012072700910.html
South Korea Confront Rapes After Girl's Death
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"This week the country is once again grieving over a death, a 9-year-old girl allegedly murdered by her neighbor Jeom-Deok Kim.
' . . . no one knew that he was a repeat sex offender with 12 prior convictions.'
Kim's last conviction was in 2005 when he tried to rape a 62-year-old woman after beating her up with a rock. Such crimes normally get seven years to life sentence in jail, but Kim served only four years given consideration that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time."
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/south-korea-confront-rapes-after-girls-death/
North Korea reveals leader Kim Jong Un is married
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CNN's Suzanne Malveaux talks with Victor Cha about the mystery woman that is accompying Kim Jong Un.
Ri Sol-ju singing a song with the North's Unhasu Orchestra
North Korea tries to lure defectors back
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According to a South Korean report, dozens of North Korean refugees have chosen to go back home this year. But officials have played down the figures
Since the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War, over 20,000 North Koreans have fled hunger and repression in their communist homeland and arrived in the South, mainly via China. Most have come in the past few years.
Although defection is usually punishable by death, Pyongyang has reportedly launched a campaign to lure back refugees. A newspaper report claims that dozens might have been tempted.
South Korean Broadcasting Official to Visit Pyongyang
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SEOUL — The first private South Korean citizen authorized to go to North Korea since the funeral of Kim Jong Il is to arrive there Tuesday. The trip is meant to clear the way for North Korea to broadcast events from the upcoming Summer Olympics.
The president of the Asia Broadcasting Union, Kim In-kyu, is to meet in Pyongyang with North Korea's radio and television broadcasting committee.
Kim, who also is chairman of the state-run Korea Broadcasting System in Seoul, was invited by the North.
Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/soutk-korean-broadcasting-official-makes-rare-visit-to-pyongyang/1443457.html
South Korea to Ease Mortgage Lending Rule to Spur Consumption
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ajosshi.com – Lowering standards for new loans is the equivalent of adding more gas to a house on fire. This is exactly what SK should NOT be doing. SK should let the real estate market deflate slowly, then allow lower prices to spur it back to health.
South Korea will ease a rule on mortgage lending to stimulate the real-estate market and boost consumption as faltering global demand hurts the export-reliant economy, an adviser to President Lee Myung Bak said.
"We have seen that there are many irrational aspects to the debt-to-income ratio limit" banks apply to residential mortgage borrowers, Kim Dae Ki told reporters yesterday in Seoul. "While we will maintain the basic framework of the regulation, we concluded that certain irrational parts of the rule should be eased," he said, without elaborating.
Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-22/south-korea-to-ease-mortgage-lending-rule-to-spur-consumption
Kim plans economic changes in North Korea after purge
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The source added that the cabinet had created a special bureau to take control of the decaying economy from the military – one of the world's largest – which under Mr Kim's father was given pride of place in running the country.
The downfall of Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho and his allies gives the untested new leader and his uncle Jang Song Thaek, who married into the Kim family dynasty and is widely seen as the real power behind the throne, the mandate to try to save the battered economy and prevent the secretive regime's collapse.
Read more: http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC120722-0000007/Kim-plans-economic-changes-in-North-Korea-after-purge–Source
What Ahn Says About North Korea
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Here are extended excerpts of his comments on North Korea-related matters:
"I said earlier that we need to head to a direction of a welfare state, a just state, and peaceful unification. If national security is unstable and peace is not established, neither a welfare state nor justice is possible. It's essential for our future to stabilize peace in the short term and move to unification in the long term. The eventual solution for peace is unification.
"Since we are living in a divided country, we have the disadvantages of geographical danger and the 'Korea discount,' in which stocks are undervalued. In addition, aren't we paying a high cost in terms of national defense expenditures, the pressure that causes on welfare capabilities and the existence of ideological conflict within South Korea? Once the country is stabilized with peace, we don't need to lose anymore.
"North Korea is a problem for us to solve, but at the same time it could also be a present for our future. When peaceful economic cooperation with the North is activated, our domestic market will expand. North Korea could possibly be a source of growth momentum since the [South] Korean economy is currently stagnant. We can take advantage of North Korea's underground resources, tourist attractions and human resources, and a new way could open up for building a North-East Asia economic zone or for a land route from Busan to Paris. In fact, currently South Korea is much like an island blocked by North Korea. The transportation of export goods or law materials will become easier when we get connected to the continent. This could be an environment where our economy can jump to a higher level. If South and North gradually narrow the gap through economic cooperation, like how Germany lowered unification costs by cooperation, Korea can also reduce unification costs."
Asked by Ms. Je to evaluate the North Korea policies of South Korea's recent presidents, Mr. Ahn said:
"The Sunshine Policy made achievements in reducing tension. But there were controversies over giving them [North Korea] too much and there were ideological conflicts in the South. Also, there was a lack of transparency in how the policy was handled.
"Under Lee Myung-bak's policy, the South and North conflict worsened because the Lee administration only used a whip. The Lee hardline policy and mechanical insistence on reciprocity seemed to be based on a scenario in which the North will collapse soon. But I don't think that scenario is persuasive.
"Therefore, based on this 15 years of experience [since the Sunshine Policy started with Kim Dae-jung], we need to make a flexible North Korean policy while maintaining a long-term perspective."
Ms. Je asked Mr. Ahn why he considers North Korea's collapse to be unlikely. He replied:
"It's hard to think that North Korea will undergo a people's uprising like the Arab Spring. That's because North Korea doesn't have basic communication foundations like the Internet or social network services and has such a strong control system over the people. Even if the international community imposes economic sanctions, I don't think North Korea will be isolated since it has China's support. Isolation can instead accelerate subordination of the North's economy to China."
Ms. Je then asked what kind of North Korea policy should be implemented. He said:
"There seem to exist conflicting perspectives that see unification as either an incident or a gradual process. The Lee administration's perspective is the one that sees it as an incident. Since he brought up the issue of unification costs, it seems that he thinks unification will suddenly come one day. I agree with the view that sees it as a process. As economic exchanges progress, North and South will become more dependent on each other. The Kaesong complex is a good example. I think we can reach unification and peace through such cooperation.
"For the future North and South relationship, North Korean policy, national security policy and diplomatic policy should not be separated. They should be integrated under a consistent strategy.
"In the short term, we need to restart South-North talks and economic cooperation. We need to restart the Kumgang Mountain and Kaesong city tours, expand the Kaesong Industrial Complex and gradually take that Kaesong model to other regions of North Korea. Also I think it's important to plan an elaborate strategy for Korean peninsula after getting a solid understanding of international relations surrounding the South and North and also of the North's internal problems."
Then, Ms. Je asked the question that is most important to countries beyond South Korea – how to persuade North Korea to give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Mr. Ahn said:
"Denuclearization on the Korean peninsula is a goal we can't give up. We need to approach this goal with patience. For this issue, we should continue seeking an international solution through the six-party talks while widening our contact [with the North] through economic cooperation. We need to go step by step in conversations, respecting the internationally agreed roadmap.
Ms. Je then asked what Mr. Ahn says to the criticism that money South Korea provided to the North in the past may have been used for its nuclear weapons development. He said:
"There are many analyses saying the even if South Korea didn't give North Korea money they would have still developed nuclear weapon. A former Washington Post reporter, Don Oberdorfer, wrote in a book that the 'Team Spirit' military exercise, which we consider routine, is viewed as a great threat by the North. It's the North's argument that their nuclear development is a way to sustain their system against a threat from the U.S.
"Anyway, North Korea developed nuclear capabilities during a truce. And they are using nuclear capabilities for the purpose of negotiation or threatening South Korea. Because of this, the North's nuclear development has continued regardless of South Korea's economic cooperation and the North may have been taking every possible other measure, including selling mineral resources to China, to raise funds. We can eliminate the North's justification to stay nuclear if we achieve a stabilization of peace and ensure room for the North and South's conversation."
Ms. Je also put the North Korean issue into the context of South Korea's relations with the U.S. and China. Her words: "We need both the U.S. and China's cooperation to deal with North Korean issues, but some point out that so far Korea's diplomatic notion was toward the U.S. and the relationship with China has weakened. What strategies are needed in balancing the US and China diplomatic relationship" Mr. Ahn answered:
"The basic principle of diplomacy is putting the country's benefit first while keeping balance with humanitarian values. Also, balanced and multilateral diplomacy is important. Especially, diplomacy with the U.S. and China needs balance. Since the South Korea and U.S. alliance is important, we need to build a relationship so both can continue to exist for each other. But one thing to keep in mind is not to lean toward one side too much and keep a balance between the U.S. and China. Considering actual economic benefits, it's hard to explain the South Korean economy without China. And to solve North Korean problems, we need the help of China, which has influence over the North."
Translation by the WSJ. http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/07/20/what-ahn-says-about-north-korea/


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"Waiting for Wonder"
Marlo Schalesky
What if, in this waiting, God is calling us to more?
It's easy to believe God when a promise is new. It's hard when the years pass and nothing changes. It's even harder when desperation strikes, your plans backfire, and still God does not fill the emptiness. But what if, in this waiting, God is calling us to more?
Join author Marlo Schalesky on a unique, contemplative journey to reveal the wonder that is often missed when we find ourselves struggling to wait well. Walking through the life of the biblical character Sarah, one who knows what it means to wait, you will discover a glimpse of God's character that will give you strength to keep hoping and praying for the desires of your heart.
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10 Most Prosperous Countries in the World
Global indices and rankings can be an interesting/fun/insightful way to learn where countries rank in a variety of areas and I have written about many like the smartest countries, the happiest countries, the best countries for entrepreneurs, the best countries to live, the most competitive countries to do business, the countries with the best reputation, the most peaceful countries, the most sustainable countries, the friendliest countries, the best country for business, the best countries to be born and even the most charitable countries. Today I'm adding to this list by featuring the 10 most prosperous countries in the world.
This ranking was based on the Legatum Prosperity Index released by the Legatum Institute which "offers the only global assessment of national prosperity based on both wealth and wellbeing. The Prosperity Index incorporates 142 countries, which cover 96% of the world's population and 99% of global GDP." Legatum used a complex methodology to create these rankings that came down to "eight sub-indices, each of which has been identified as a foundation of prosperity." The eight sub-indices were: social capital, personal freedom, safety & security, health, education, governance, entrepreneurship & opportunity and economy. This was based on data collected in 2012, so without further ado the 10 most prosperous countries:
- Norway: For the second year in a row Norway has ranked 1st. It received a first place ranking in social capital and its lowest score was 13th in governance.
- Denmark: This is the fourth consecutive second place finish for Denmark showing remarkable stability when it comes to prosperity. While Denmark ranked 1st in entrepreneurship & opportunity, its lowest score was 19th when it came to economy.
- Sweden: Sweden was able to jump up two positions to move from 5th in 2011 to 3rd on this list. Its highest score was 2nd place in entrepreneurship & opportunity and lowest score was a 14th place finish in health.
- Australia: Australia also fell one position to 4th from its previous 2011 ranking of 3rd. Its lowest score was ranking 19th in safety & security while its best category was a 2nd place finish in education.
- New Zealand: New Zealand also fell one spot from 2011 to finish 5th this year. It ranked 1st in education but its lowest ranking was 27th when it came to its economy.
- Canada: Canada maintained its consistency and held on to its 6th place position. Canada finished 1st when it came to personal freedom, but its lowest score was a 16th place finish in entrepreneurship & opportunity.
- Finland: Finland maintained its 7th place finish, which is an indication of overall stability. Finland's highest score was 3rd in both safety & security and entrepreneurship & opportunity while its lowest score was 19th in personal freedom.
- Netherlands: Netherlands was able to move up one from its 9th place finish in 2011 with its highest score being 6th in social capital and its lowest score 18th in safety & security.
- Switzerland: Switzerland fell one spot from a 2011 ranking of 8th by ranking 1st in both economy and governance but 32nd in education.
- Ireland: Ireland moved up one spot from 11th in 2011. Its highest score was 4th in both safety & security and personal freedom while its lowest score was 25th when it came to economy.
The United States did not make the top ten this year having fell two spots to the 12th position from the 10th place it occupied in 2011. The Legatum Prosperity Index includes a complete table rankings by country with all 8 sub-indices.
Generally prosperity is thought to be the accumulation of material wealth but the Legatum Prosperity Index takes into account the "joy of everyday life and the prospect of being able to build a better life in the future." By expanding the definition of prosperity this index gives a more complete view of a country and includes values that would appeal to and be significant to both individuals and businesses looking to relocate or expand. It's interesting to see how all the countries compared and (in particular to me) where Canada ranked.
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Hildergarde Hammhocker
April 18, 2013 - 5:38 am
It is funny that this is contradictory to the recent Credit Suisse report.
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