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The share of Idaho women who had consumed more than four drinks at a time at least once within the previous 30 days rose by nearly one-fifth between 2005 and 2012, to 12 percent, according to a new national study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
"We are seeing some very alarming trends in alcohol overconsumption, especially among women," said Ali Mokdad, a University of Washington professor and lead author of the study.
The study concluded that most binge drinkers and heavy drinkers are not alcoholics but are at risk for alcoholism.
Men, who are considered binge drinkers if they consume more than five drinks, still drink considerably more alcohol than women. Binge drinking among Idaho men rose, too, but at a slower pace: 5 percent from 2005 to 2012.
The increases for both sexes are in keeping with a national trend.
Debbie Thomas, CEO of the Walker Center, a nonprofit that operates alcohol and drug treatment programs in Boise, Gooding and Twin Falls, said she was not surprised by the sharp increase among women. As more women have joined the workforce, they have been exposed more to alcohol and a social expectation to drink, she said.
"What we hear them talking about is, 'As I became more educated, as I began to work in more of a traditionally populated male environment, the socialization was around having a couple of drinks or drinking during the middle of the day or going to a conference and having drinks at the end of the conference,' " Thomas said.
Many women do not understand that they absorb and metabolize alcohol differently than men, Thomas said.
Women retain less water than men and often weigh less, so consuming the same amount of alcohol naturally will affect a woman more, according to the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism. It is also believed that women absorb more alcohol because a stomach enzyme breaks down alcohol less completely in women than in men.
The Walker Center also has seen increasing numbers of women who have developed alcohol problems after undergoing weight-loss surgery, Thomas said.
"We've seen an increase in the last couple of years of women coming into treatment with full-blown alcoholism, and the precipitating event was a gastric bypass surgery," she said. "They had a surgery where they weren't educated to the fact their body was not going to metabolize alcohol in the same way."
The study is said to be the first in the United States to track trends in alcohol consumption at the county level.
In 16 Idaho counties, more than one in five adults older than 21 were binge drinkers in 2012. Twenty-nine percent of adults in Shoshone County and 26 percent of those in Benewah County are binge drinkers.
Shoshone County also had the highest percentage of binge drinkers among women in 2012, at 22 percent. Nez Perce and Latah counties were next at 20 percent. Among men, Shoshone County, at 37 percent, and Clearwater County, at 33 percent, were highest.
On the other end of the spectrum, Madison County had the lowest binge drinking rate in the nation, at 6 percent. Nearby Franklin and Bear Lake counties were seventh and eighth on that list, at about 8 percent each. All three counties are heavily Mormon, a faith that condemns alcohol use.
Binge drinking can lead to injuries from domestic violence incidents, car crashes, falls, burns, drownings, alcohol poisoning, sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancies, liver disease and heart problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And women are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of alcohol.
More than half of the alcohol consumed by adults in the U.S. takes place during binge drinking, the CDC said.
Any amount of alcohol consumed by a pregnant woman is potentially risky, said Dr. Amber Messier-Gieri, a specialist in neonatal and perinatal medicine at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. "Alcohol is actually the leading known cause of developmental disabilities and birth defects in the United States," Messier-Gieri said.
The study also tallied heavy drinking. For women this is more than one drink per day, and in Idaho it increased by 43 percent between 2005 and 2012. That was considerably higher than the 28 percent increase nationally and nearly double the increase for Idaho men. Men are considered heavy drinkers if they consume more than two drinks a day.
Seven percent of Idaho women were classified as heavy drinkers in 2012, compared with 10.8 percent of men.
The highest percentages of female heavy drinkers were 14.4 percent in Shoshone County and 13.6 percent in Bonner County. For men, Shoshone County was tops at 19.6 percent, followed by Benewah and Clearwater counties at 16.8 percent.
The increasing use of alcohol by women has not led to added arrests on alcohol-related charges, said Cpl. Chris Glenn, senior training specialist for the Idaho State Police. "We haven't seen much of an increase," Glenn said. "The vast majority of those arrested are still men."
Glenn said men drive more, are more apt to be risk-takers and are more likely to get intoxicated and then drive.
Twenty-six of Idaho's 44 counties showed heavy-drinking rates above the national average of 8.2 percent. Shoshone County had the highest rate of heavy drinkers, at 17 percent, followed by Valley County at 14.5 percent and Bonner County at 14.2 percent.
Heavy drinking can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, heart problems, a weakened immune system, and difficulty in thinking clearly and moving with coordination, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. For pregnant women, it can lead to preterm birth and fetal alcohol syndrome.
In Idaho, about 9 percent of adults were considered heavy drinkers in 2012, up from 7 percent in 2005. The national percentage of heavy drinkers was slightly more than 8 percent, up from 7 percent in 2005.
At the same time, 28 Idaho counties had drinking rates that fell below the national average of 56 percent, which has changed little over time. Overall, 50 percent of Idahoans consumed at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days, down 2 percentage points since 2007.
Madison County had the lowest drinking rate in the nation, and three other Idaho counties cracked the study's top 10 list of low drinking rates. All four are in Eastern Idaho.
Three Idaho counties popular as vacation destinations — Blaine, Bonner and Valley — had the state's highest percentages of people who had at least one drink in the past month.
All of Idaho's neighbors, with the exception of heavily Mormon Utah, reported higher drinking rates. Montana led at 62 percent, followed by Washington, Oregon and Wyoming, with Nevada at 56 percent. Utah was at 28 percent.
The study found that drinking is more prevalent in the northern states of the West and Midwest, along the Pacific Coast and in New England. Rates were lower in the South and in the Rocky Mountain region.
The study was published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers analyzed data from annual telephone surveys conducted by state health departments and the CDC.


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July's SciBar was on the science of how bacteria talk, and PhD student Ajay Tiwari's thought-provoking presentation certainly got the audience gossiping.
Unlike Ajay's audience, bacteria do not have vocal chords or mouths, so are unable to enjoy chatting about science over a pint, as attendants on the 25th of June did. Instead, they must find other ways of communicating with each other.
This form of communication is known as "Quorum sensing", and occurs when bacteria secrete signalling molecules into the environment around them, which can then be absorbed by other bacteria close-by.
When a large number of bacteria releasing these signals are close together, there will be a larger concentration of these released molecules. This increased concentration is a signal to the bacteria that they can 'work together' and coordinate responses to their environment. This can happen both within the same species and between bacteria of different species.
A great example of this is the bacteria Allivibrio fischeri, an organism that lives inside squid species such as the hawaiian bobtail. The bacteria communicate and collectively produce enough light to help the squid ward off predators.
Until recently it was thought quorum sensing was the only method by which bacteria could communicate, but recent research has revealed another way: Bacterial Nanotubes. These large biological bridges can form between two neighbouring bacteria and create 'information highways', which allows cells to exchange much more information than quorum sensing alone. As Ajay put it, "If quorum sensing is the bacterial wi-fi, then nanotubes are the wired connection".
So is this bacterial communication just harmless gossip, or sly scheming? What are these bacteria saying behind our back (and in our bodies)? Well, this information has potentially worrying medical consequences, as it allows bacteria to exchange small amounts of their DNA, known as a 'plasmid'. The movement of plasmid DNA has been shown in labs to allow the passage of genes that make bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics.
It's not all doom and gloom however, now that scientists are aware of these methods of communication, they are researching ways to make these bacteria gossip a little less. Rather than yelling "shut up!" into a petri dish, scientists have been blocking nanotube formation and quorum sensing, greatly reducing the bacteria's ability to form colonies. It is this congregation of lots of cells in the same place that causes the most severe aspects of many diseases, due to the concentrated release of toxins.
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In 2006, the city of Atascadero released its Atascadero Lake Park Design Guidelines. The work, commissioned by the city, was done by architect David C. Main and his daughter, Jessica Hamilton. They did a lot of work to research a design style that would be appropriate for the city's lakeside park.
The idea, as expressed in the new design guidelines, was to encourage future development of facilities in the park that would help create a "visual identity that is unique and appropriate for Atascadero Lake Park."
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The Craftsman style is characterized by low-pitched gable roof lines, exposed rafter tails, shiplap or shingle siding, and column treatments that include the application of river rock or similar stone.
I loved the whole idea and was delighted that the Craftsman style was developed for the park area.
Atascadero's approximately 300 remaining Colony homes, many of which are in the Arts and Crafts style, are testimony of our early beginnings.
I was thrilled when the city's new restroom up by the bandstand was built to reflect the historic look of Atascadero. The new snack bar complex at Alvord Field next to the lake is equally attractive.
Even the proposed roof addition for the bandstand submitted by Atascadero Kiwanis Club reflects the Craftsman style. In fact, the design done by Kiwanian Mark Dariz was approved by the Parks and Recreation Commission as being in compliance with these new standards.
I have always considered the Charles Paddock Zoo to be part of the park, but the new entrance now nearing completion doesn't even come close to the city's park design guidelines.
It's a great design, if it were being built next door to the new Lowe's in Paso Robles. It has kind of a farmer-in-the-dell feel, which has been adopted by that city, at least out along Highways 41 and 46.
I was surprised and equally disappointed that the Craftsman design standards weren't applied to the new zoo entrance.It reaffirms my contention, uttered several months ago in this space, that "Atascadero" is a Spanish word that means "We don't need no stinkin' standards."
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Mommy guilt – the intense, overwhelming feeling of saying or doing the wrong thing, no matter how well meaning your intentions are, that result in somehow forever screwing up your child's sense of safety, importance, and well being.
I remember once at a baby shower being handed a white 3×5 index card and being asked to write a tidbit of advice for the excited mom to be. *Sigh* My first "tidbit" would be that you will learn it really is possible to take a 5 minute shower. My next "tidbit"? As a mom you will learn the TRUE meaning of the word guilt. Fun, huh?
Example : The cold December wind was blowing as I waited on the driveway for my first born son to get home on the bus. I was already exhausted because I had been caring for a 12 week old apnea infant (who I couldn't leave in the room alone in case he "forgot" to breath) while trying to tame my 22 month old who recently discovered he could climb on top of the kitchen table and then jump to the kitchen counter top. My mother in law was over helping that day because I had felt that I was completely capable of preparing and hosting a Christmas dinner for my husband's family along with caring for my 4 kiddos. Of course I hadn't planned on the fact that both J1 and J2 would have Christmas parties that Friday, at the SAME time. I had it all planned out – if I was up by 6:30 (after nursing and "stimulating" a 12wk old to breath during the night) and got the kids on the bus, I could clean until 9, then get dressed, cook until 1, and be at J2′s party by 1:30. I had attended J1′s party when he was in preschool, so it was only fair that I be at J2′s party now, right???
So, there I was, waiting on the bus that afternoon. I was actually feeling quite good about myself. The dinner for that night was almost ready. Table was set. Presents wrapped. J3 was down for a nap. J2 was happily going through her goodie bag from the Christmas party and I was dressed in a matching outfit with my black boots (my dress up shoes). I saw the bus approaching and I was filled with excitement about the Christmas holidays that officially began when the bus dropped J1 off.
The bus came to a stop. I can see it in his face when he is crossing the street. Disgust. Anger. Betrayal. "MOM!!!!, why didn't you come to my Christmas party?? ALL the parents were there!!!!!!!! I had to eat my snack ALL by myself because I was the ONLY one who DIDN'T have a parent there!!!
HUH????? I was the only parent not there? (probably not, but in his mind I was). My heart broke. My dreams of a happy Christmas season crushed. I felt like a failure. I had let my son down. Why didn't I try to be in two places at once? What kind of a mom was I???
Mommy guilt – the overwhelming feeling of somehow screwing up you child's sense of importance. Yea, that was me. I had somehow made J1 feel like he wasn't as important as J2 because I went to her party, and not his. Guess this would go against my Mom of the Year nomination, huh?
I NEVER could have imagined the feelings that go along with being a mother. The love, the desire to protect, the sense of being needed and wanted. Wow, the feelings were way more powerful than I could have ever imagined. But then, mixed in with those feelings, was the guilt. What if I fail? What if I discipline my child for something and it was really no big deal and he feels unloved? What if I don't have enough patience and my child feels betrayed? What if I TOTALLY screw up this gift God has given me? You know, the gift of being blessed with the privilege of raising these 4 beautiful humans??
Please say that you detect my humor in this post!!! I completely understand my responsibility in raising children, but I am human and also understand my limitations. Do I feel guilt as a parent? YES!! Everyday I question my decisions, and my actions. Every day I am convinced that I have somehow made a decision that will forever change who my children are, or could have been. I lay in bed at night and think, "I should have given J1 another hug today", or "I should have used a nicer tone when I told J3 to get off the kitchen counter for the 14th time today", or "Maybe I should have been more understanding when J2 used her nail polish to paint the furniture in her room".
As parents we are given this huge gift. A life. A sweet, innocent life. And we are left to form, teach, mold, and discipline this life. What was God thinking??? I'm not capable of doing that!! Not for one, and much less for FOUR!!! I don't want to be solely responsible for messing up another human being?!?! What if I ruin them? What if I have to use their college fund for therapy instead?
As you can see, Mommy guilt is pretty strong!!! Anyway, as far as the advice? I decided to go with the 5 minute shower tidbit.
And so I pray. . . God give me wisdom and grace and patience and love to raise these sweet, beautiful, creations that you have trusted in my care.
And did I mention that 10 minutes after J1 got home that December day he was playing with J2 as they went through their goodie bags? He never mentioned the Christmas party again. I, however, will carry the failure with me forever.


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UK students tell exhilarating, heartbreaking love story in 'Traviata'
The challenge of being 'La Traviata's Violetta
Relationships are funny things, and I don't mean funny as in amusing. I mean funny as in complicated, heartbreaking, exhilarating, tragic — the stuff of opera. And nobody has portrayed this better than composer Giuseppe Verdi, especially in the production of "La Traviata" performed this weekend by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre.
In Italian, "la traviata" literally means "the one led astray," which refers to our heroine, the courtesan Violetta — though whether she was led astray earlier in her life or is being led astray in this story is one of the questions we might ask ourselves. Certainly in the world of the opera (and in the world of composer Verdi and librettist Francesco Piave, who set the play their own time period), Violetta leads a scandalous life, even by Parisian standards. How we pin our sympathies to her and recognize her purity of spirit is one of the marvels of this tale.
After an ethereal rendition of the Prelude (played by the UK Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Nardolillo), the opera opens at Violetta's party; the setting is indeed contemporary, and appropriately opulent, as designed by Robert Pickering and costumed by Susan Wigglesworth. We watch Violetta's hedonistic friends faux-kissing one another in what seems to be another night of smug emptiness. The odd man in the room is Alfredo, who seems to have sincere feelings toward his hostess. Portrayed by tenor Taylor Comstock, Alfredo's body language conveys his shyness even before he says a word.
This is an intimate opera — no grand spectacle here — so sidelong glances, posture, a pensive stare, speak volumes, and this is easily the best-acted production by the UK Opera Theatre that I've seen. Every character onstage is engaged and fully realized. Even in the party scenes, lighting designer Tanya Harper deftly shifts focus from one small group to another, clarifying the action.
When Violetta first meets her young suitor, she laughs, and the contrast of the two halves of their first duet is telling: Alfredo sings with a warm earnestness, while Violetta is all light sparkle.
Comstock is so consistently lovely of voice that we might take for granted how really good he is. As for Violetta, Jessica Bayne plays her as a steely bon-vivant, effortlessly singing her coloratura passages as she celebrates her life of pleasure. But this is only one of the facets of Violetta — as the opera continues, this flashy side drops away, to be gradually replaced with more dramatic and lyric singing. Can one soprano play all these parts? Ms. Bayne can. And does. All evening long. Violetta is rarely off the stage, but Bayne's energy never flags, even as she convincingly portrays the degeneration of a woman dying from consumption. (At one point she even sings — beautifully — while lying on the floor.)
Bayne closes Act I with a brilliant study in character. We actually see her thinking before the opening lines of "È strano" — "How strange ... to love and to be loved" — and as this leads into the carefree cabaletta "Sempre libera," we can see that an opposing force has been awakened in her soul. While singing of the joys of freedom, she angrily knocks all the tableware to the floor, trying to convince herself to stay on the path she has chosen.
In Act II, we see that she has followed her heart. She and Alfredo are blissfully living together in a country house. Complications arise, through the interference of Alfredo's conflicted father (sturdily played by Michael Preacely), and Violetta leaves Alfredo. His reaction is a jumble of motivations — sorrow, revenge, anger, desperation — and he recklessly decides to publicly confront her.
By the end of the play, Ms. Bayne as Violetta has transformed both physically and vocally to such stark effect that it's difficult to remember our first encounter with her. With few friends left and little money, Violetta is fading. After a moving prayer scene, the lovers are reconciled, and when the curtain falls (literally), the shock of it all is stunning.
Even with all of the great performances, the design, the lighting, the music, the choreography, the balance is just right; this opera all works together as a whole, unified under the direction of Richard Gammon. It's a production to see and hear. See it alone. See it with someone you love. See it with someone you're pretending to love. This is a story that resonates with whatever experiences we bring to it — an examination of romantic love: that "mysterious, otherworldly delight and torment of the heart."
Note: This opera is double cast. The cast reviewed will perform again at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Opera review
'La Traviata'
What: University of Kentucky Theatre's production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, sung in Italian with English supertitles
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8
Where: Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose St.
Tickets: $38 adults, $33 senior adults, $13 students
Call: 859-257-4929
Online: UKoperatheatre.org


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Client is trying to install a custom widget by installBusinessSpaceWidgets command to an existing installation of Business Monitor 8.5.7. Refer to "Packaging and deploying custom widgets" in Business Monitor 8.5.7 knowledge center.
Client executed command like this and got errors, seems the custom widget was not installed to Business Space successfully.
E:\>cd E:\Monitor857\profiles\Dmgr01\bin
E:\Monitor857\profiles\Dmgr01\bin>wsadmin -conntype SOAP -port 8881 -host localh
ost -user admin -password xxxxx -lang jython
WASX7209I: Connected to process "dmgr" on node MonCellManager01 using SOAP conne
ctor; The type of process is: DeploymentManager
WASX7031I: For help, enter: "print Help.help()"
wsadmin>AdminTask.installBusinessSpaceWidgets(['-clusterName', 'monSupportCluste
r1', '-widgets', 'E:/HelloWorldWidget.zip'])
'..................CWMO1138I: The number of EAR files that were deployed: [1]...
...............CWMO1140I: The number of catalog files that were processed: [1]..
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oes not exist [E:\\Monitor857\\profiles\\Dmgr01\\BusinessSpace\\monSupportCluste
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Answer by Qing Zou (1781) | Feb 09, 2018 at 06:00 AM
The above errors can be ignored, you can check the followings to confirm if the custom widget is installed on Business Space successfully or not.
Looking at resources.xml under support cluster folder, for example: /profiles//config/cells//clusters//resources.xml Then you will be available to see the widget catalog are registered in it, by searching your catalog file name, like "catalog_Hello.xml".
Login WAS admin console, Applications > WebSphere enterprise applications, you will see the ear installed on support cluster there with name "HelloWorldWidget_".
Login Business Space, to create a space and create a page, then edit page to add a widget, you will be available to see "Hello World" widget there.
If you see all things there, that means the custom widget has been installed on Business Space successfully.
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Identity, Belonging, and Bridging the Gap Between the Cultures
Supporting our children who were adopted internationally
By Su Park,
Senior Case Worker/Counsellor, Post Adoption Support Services and Forced Adoption Support Services, Relationships Australia
When children are adopted from one country to another, they lose everything they know (e.g., their previous caregiver/s and/or family; their familiar environments; and the sights, smells, and feel of their home countries) as they transition into their adopted lives. Children's capacity for learning is strongly connected to their personal, psychological, and social well-being, and so the Post Adoption Support Services Mentoring Program addresses the challenges adopted children face in order to build their capacity for learning and development in their new world.
The Mentoring Program offers opportunities for young adoptees to forge valuable connections with each other and older adoptees, both local and inter-country, and with people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This program is based on group activities, rather than individual mentoring.
Adult adoptees who have reflected upon their own adoption experiences tell us that they often struggled, and still do, to find a place where they truly belonged, as their life stories are so different from those experienced by the vast majority of their peers. This program provides a therapeutic environment in which adoptees can connect in a range of ways and gain a different sense of belonging that affirms their experience and identity. Younger adoptees get to meet and connect with older adoptees, enjoying conversations about similar experiences. It also provides an opportunity for early intervention—a place for the issues and concerns of young people to be noticed and, where needed, for referrals to other support services to be made. Peer support is central to this program's success, as the young adoptees are able to see that they are not isolated in their experiences. Often, the only other adoptees that young people have met have been other children; the notion of "grown-up adoptees" has been a surprising and positive one for many. They get a view of adoption beyond the childhood experience.
We call the program, MAG (Mentor and Adoptee Group). The program began in 2010, and has grown and evolved over time along with the needs of the participants. Since it started, 150 young people and 28 volunteer mentors have participated. We have held 53 group sessions in that time.
The majority of the children in the group were adopted from overseas to Australia and were between a few months old to 10 years old at the time of their adoption. We have been fortunate to have several long-term committed volunteer mentors who have continued to support the program over the years. Our mentors are either adopted persons themselves or people from a CALD background. The children attending MAG usually know which volunteers they can expect to see when they come. This is important for children who have experienced uncertainty, trauma, and disruption in their lives. It is crucial that MAG is a secure and familiar environment for the children, as this supports the therapeutic work of the program.
MAG runs a variety of activities/workshops catering to all different needs and interest, including art therapy workshop, indoor rock climbing, cooking, swimming, drumming, mindfulness, and opportunities for the children to learn about their countries of birth and talk about their adoption experiences. We focus on creating a space where young adoptees feel connected to each other and to the Mentors, which can help build a sense of belonging in the group. Meeting peers and adults with whom they share the similar experience of being adopted helps them to feel not so alone. This is particularly important for the children who do not have adoptive parents with their same racial and cultural background. Developing a strong sense of identity is a complex process for adoptees, especially when they cannot see themselves reflected in those around them (e.g., seeing from whom they got their eyes, nose, and skin color). Inter-country adoptees are often asked "who their real parents are" by their friends and strangers, and this can set them up for confusion and distress that continues through their developing years. MAG tries to normalize these experiences by bridging the gap between mainstream environments, such as school, and the children's unique life situation.
The MAG activities aim to meet the children at the level of their needs and development. As a group-based program, this is a challenging task at times. Nevertheless, we strongly believe that valuing individuals' strengths and catering to their needs is one of the most effective ways for the children to learn and flourish.
Offering Opportunities for Children to Keep Their First Language and Meeting Individual Children's Needs
"Hola Carlos & Hola Lucia."
Carlos came to Australia when he was adopted from Chile at age 7. While he was competent in expressing himself in Spanish, he did not have any English language skills at this stage. His world had completely changed. Despite his adoptive parents' effort to help Carlos make sense of this major life-altering transition, the communication difficulties meant he had difficulty understanding what was happening to him.
One of the MAG volunteers, Lucia, is from Chile and is fluent in both Spanish and English. She was paired with Carlos during activities to assist and support him. As Lucia approached Carlos, she spoke to him in Spanish, saying, "Hola." His eyes lit up with surprise and he happily started to speak in Spanish to her. It was obvious that the two clicked and Carlos felt more in control of his environment when he was able to communicate easily with someone.
Communication is a vital tool for engaging with one another. With the support from Lucia, Carlos's first experience with a MAG activity was a positive one. It's now been more than a year since he first joined the MAG program. While he no longer has difficulty communicating in English, he still wants to talk to Lucia in Spanish. His connection to his birth country and language is clearly important to him, and we have been able to provide a space for that connection to be maintained.
Providing Positive Encouragement
Tom says, "I don't want to do. Too hard for me."
John approaches Tom, saying, "Let me join you."
Adopted children are often hypervigilant and very sensitive to and intuitive about their surroundings. This may be the result of early trauma and/or disrupted attachment experiences, which have an impact on their capacity to develop and thrive. In our mentor training, using safe body language is highly emphasized so the mentors can reach out to the children in ways that the children can respond to, as they feel safe and know they are supported.
Tom is an 8-year-old boy who was adopted from overseas to Australia at the age of 2. He didn't particularly want to come to the MAG Mindful Origami Making workshop, but he came with his sister at his parents' urging. He did not want to do what everyone else in the group was doing, which was following the instructions to make origami items. He repeatedly said he didn't want to do it and he squashed a few origami papers and threw them around the room. Experience has shown us that many children we work with do not like to try tasks that may be challenging and do not guarantee success for them. They often display a fear of failing, and it is important not to set them up for something they cannot do. Instead, we will work with them to find a way to achieve the intended tasks.
All of our Mentors are trained to respond with a therapeutic intent to young people, and to use supportive non-verbal communication. We paired Tom with our mentor John, who began to engage with him one-on-one and to focus on the task at hand, rather than bringing attention to Tom's behavior. It took a while for Tom to feel relaxed enough to begin the origami and to understand it was OK for him just sit with John and fold a piece of paper a few times. The key to making this happen was to let Tom lead and guide the process at his own pace.
With John providing a nurturing environment, Tom became less anxious about trying something new. He began to settle down and stopped squashing the origami papers; eventually, he became curious about the origami. At the end of the workshop, Tom left with something he made and was proud of. He had participated in a challenging activity that had a positive outcome, despite his initial resistance.
Building a Sense of Group Identity and Empowering the Children
"I wish I looked like my mum. I wonder what my birth parents look like."
It is very common for adopted children to be asked adoption-related questions that can make them uncomfortable or upset; "Do you want to find your 'real' parents?," "Why don't you look like your parents?," "Why didn't your birth parents keep you?," "Did your parents pay to get you?" Whether those questions are intended to hurt adopted children's feelings or just arise from curiosity, they can cause embarrassment or pain for adopted children and remind them that there is something "different" about them.
Ten-year-old Sarah mentioned during a MAG session that she wished she looked like her (adoptive) mum. When Sarah sees herself in the mirror, she is reminded that she doesn't have blonde hair and blue eyes like her mum. Adopted children often feel alone if they do not have someone around with whom they can identify; it can be challenging for them to reconcile their racial identity when they look so different from everyone around them. A few of the other children and mentors joined Sarah in the conversation by sharing their own experiences and feelings. This conversation allowed Sarah and others to feel less isolated in their experience, and to have a place where they could chat about these complex issues.
Kate, another child in the group, says she doesn't like to meet new people, as they usually ask her about her adoption and family. She is unsure how to respond to them and thinks that she often overshares her personal story to others. As a group, we talk about their adoption/life stories belonging to them, and that they do not have to tell their story if they do not want to. The Mentors are able to validate these choices for the young people, and to share their own choices about when to tell and when to not tell their stories. Hearing how others have managed these situations gives all children in the group guidance in managing uncomfortable situations. The group learning process empowers the children to make choices that work for them.
MAG provides adopted children and young people with meaningful and constructive relationships and stepping stones toward self-confidence and resilience as they build a sense of individual and group identity. We ensure that our approach is sensitive to individual children's needs, respectful of the diversity of their family structures, and appreciative of each participant's unique experience and individual contribution to the group. We believe this helps the children gain some sense of control in their lives. We also believe that a group-based mentoring program offers a therapeutic environment that provides important validation of adopted children and young people's experiences and contributes to their confidence and self-esteem as they move forward with their lives.
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Having carved out a successful career working in finance, Stacy Chan realised the importance of following her true passion for accessories and design. Taking a love of handbags as her starting point she launched her eponymous label that continues to grow every season.
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1. Having started working in the finance world, what made you decide to take the leap and move into fashion?
I spent ten years working in finance and followed the classic career path from investment banking to private equity to a hedge fund. At that point I felt that although I had achieved a great deal and enjoyed aspects of my work, I felt that I wanted to tackle something new and exciting. My decision to start a luxury handbag business stemmed from my love of clutch bags. I set out to create a brand unique in the market, but still classic. My first step was to start sketching, and as my ideas began to take shape, I enrolled in a Handbag Design course at the London College of Fashion and the rest is history!
2. How have you found starting your own label – what are the challenges and highlights of creating a brand, particularly an eponymous label?
Starting the Stacy Chan label has been exhilarating – that's not to say that it has been easy. There have been many ups and downs, but it has definitely been worth it.
I've always been into the fashion industry but did tons of research to fully get up to speed. I was determined to do everything fast, but discovering manufacturers in Italy and making the right decision about it took longer than expected. But at least this meant I spent plenty of time in Italy and had the chance to try some amazing food. The whole Stacy Chan adventure has taken a great deal of determination so far; however, it is surreal to think that I was able to transform an idea I drew on paper years ago into something real that people love as much as I do!
3. Talk us through your average day
All my days are different depending on whether I have to wear my designer, marketing, accounting, sales or production hat! As a fashion designer, I am working on sales for the current season, production for the coming season, and sampling for the season after.
There are a lot of things to juggle; for instance, this week, I had to put together my quarterly accounts, attend a women's networking event, research a Christmas pop-up, travel to Milan for a production/sampling meeting, send a the first bags to my new stockist in Japan, add the newest clutch bags to my website and put together an email for the mailing list. Next week will be completely different!
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The unique shapes are definitely a signature for the brand. I wanted to create something that was different than what is in the market. The designs take classic shapes with clean lines and make them modern and new so that they are relevant today and will also look great each season.
The designs are inspired by the different places and cultures I have had the opportunity to experience. I have lived in five different cities and also love to travel around the world – the sunsets on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro are reflected in the pastels of the tote bags while the metalwork on the Golden Jewel Clutch Collection is influenced by the intricate metal lamps I saw in Marrakech.
5. What advice do you have for those interested in pursuing a career in design?
If you are thinking about a career change and want to have a taste before you take the leap, I highly recommend taking a short course. It will give you a decent foundation and also help you decide if it were something you would enjoy doing full time.
Once you've made the decision though, perseverance is essential. There is a lot of competition out there and you need to be able to withstand all the entire "No's" before you start getting to the "Yes's."
6. What do you think are the key accessories for a work-wear look?
If you're working in a relatively conservative work place, accessories are the best way to express your personal style. Our Veronica Tote Bags are classic and perfect for your every day commute while our newest Amy Work Bag would be at home in any board meeting.
7. What advice would you give to your 16 year-old self?
All the choices I have made in my life and career, both good and bad, have led me down the path of a handbag designer. I have no regrets, so the advice I would give to my younger self is to have more confidence and faith in yourself, and everything will work out as it should.
8. Finally, what are your career goals for the future?
I am continuing to grow the Stacy Chan brand, and in the near term, there will be more handbag designs and colours on the way. Looking further ahead, the brand will hopefully expand to include additional accessories, including wallets, shoes, luggage and sunglasses. One of the benefits of running your own business is that as my company grows in the future, so does my career!
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Over the next two weeks, the attention of football fans around the world will be focused on Miami, site of two of the year's premier sporting events: the National Football League's Pro Bowl next Sunday, and, on Feb. 7, the NFL Super Bowl.
When it comes to hosting professional sports extravaganzas in winter, nobody does it better than South Florida, with its unique combination of pleasant weather, fabulous nightlife, first-rate accommodations and world-class beaches.
But even so, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and some members of the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee believe Miami's ability to compete for future Super Bowls is in jeopardy because the Dolphins' newly renamed Sun Life Stadium can't match state-of-the-art facilities in Dallas and a few other cities. Proposed renovations to the 22-year-old stadium could carry a price tag of $250 million. Some folks want the public to pick up the tab.
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Maybe if Miami Beach's convention center had been given its long overdue spruce up there would be more bed tax money available for a stadium.
Maybe if there's a creative private-public partnership that's more private than public.
That's a lot of maybes at a time when funding for other public projects is already stretched to the limit.
This is not the time to ask South Florida taxpayers, many of them earning much less than a year ago or, worse, unemployed, to pony up for football fans to stay dry if it rains. Nor should hotel bed tax money that qualifies for use in building stadiums, convention centers and other tourist attractions be diverted to a football stadium when the convention center should be the priority.
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What it Means to Bring Yourself Back from Burnout/
In today's audio postcard I talk about what I mean when I talk about bringing yourself back from burnout.
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I talk a lot about this idea of bringing yourself back from burnout. And there's a reason that I describe it that way. So, I thought I'd take a little time today to talk to you about what that means and what it can look like.
Burnout is a very personal experience. While it has its telltale signs, it's a bit different for everyone. And that means that recovering – or coming back from burnout – looks a little different for everyone too. But one of the main components to recovering from burnout is what I think of as bringing yourself back.
When I say "bring yourself back" I mean that in a very literal way – the process of actually bringing yourself back from being burned out and the steps you need to take in order to do that.
But I mean it in another way too. Because one of the main components of burnout is losing your connection to yourself. And an essential part of recovering from being burned out is to reestablish the connection you have to yourself – to actually bring your SELF back.
Because that connection gets lost when you're continually stressed and overwhelmed. And as I've talked about before, its usually a slow and gradual process, which is what makes burnout so tricky. Because if you lost your connection to yourself instantly, you'd notice it. And you'd notice pretty quickly that something was amiss. But that's not actually how it happens. It's much more of a slow fade. In fact its much like that boiling frog example you may have heard.
(Full disclaimer, I'm not in any way a fan of the idea of boiling frogs!) If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, it'll do everything in its little froggy power to get the heck out of that pot. But if you put a frog in a luke warm pot of water and slowly bring it to a boil, the frog won't detect the danger and will, sadly, end up getting boiled to death.
That is very similar to how burnout works. Gradually, over time you slowly start to lose your connection to yourself. At first, maybe you skip out on a dinner you had planned with a friend because you had a crummy day at work and just didn't have the energy to go out that night. And then eventually, you've all but stopped sitting down to draw each day – even though it was your absolute favorite way to unwind - because every week at work has been more draining than the next. Eventually, the highlight of your week is Friday night – YES!!! You come home from work, slip into your PJs and veg out for the rest of the night. It feels like such a sweet release after the week you've had.
But do you see what's happened? You've gradually let go of most of the things you loved doing – the play and fun and wonder that used to be a much bigger part of your life. Somewhere along the way, you lost your SELF and burnout officially set in.
You've somehow managed to push aside the things that are important to you – the things that connect you to who you are, to your self – and your work has sapped all your life force energy. You've been replaced by a work zombie that has taken over your life.
Not a pretty picture, I know. Which is why, if you've found yourself in that place, its my mission to help you bring yourself back. Because I've been there before, myself. I lost connection with my self too. And it look me a long time to find my way back – to bring my SELF back.
That is why, as a coach, I focus on working with people who are in that very same place. I know the way back now and I can help you to skip all the twists and turns along the way. I've taken what I've learned from my own experience and from research and created a system to help you bring yourself back from burnout.
Now, I'm not going to lie, this is not a quick "3 Easy Steps to Recover from Burnout" sort of process. You have to want this change for yourself and be willing to do the work. Though I can say that it will be easier with a guide. With someone there who has a map and can give you directions, help re-orient you if you veer off course and will encourage you and cheer you on all the way to the end.
That is what this podcast is about and that is what my coaching work is about. So if you're listening and you recognize yourself in what I talk about, I'd love to be your guide. If you're ready to take the first step to bring yourself back from burnout, email me at email@example.com, let me know you're ready and I'll take it from there.


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Philippines: Community radio broadcaster seriously wounded in shooting
Monday 31 July, 2017
Photo: Facebook
A community radio commentator in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines, was seriously wounded after he was shot multiple times by unknown assailants last Wednesday.
Julito "Paka-paka" Orillaneda, 35, owner and operator of DXJB FM, was on his way home from the station when he was attacked.
According to local reports, the shooter escaped on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice.
His colleagues in the local broadcast community described Orillaneda as a hard-hitting radio commentator and a staunch critic of the local government.
So far, the authorities have not identified or apprehended the assailants.
Orillaneda was the sixth radio commentator attacked by gunmen in Surigao del Sur since 2009, out of which four were killed.
Among the victims were Godofredo Linao Jr. who was killed in Barobo town in July, 2009, Datu Roy Quijada Gallego in October, 2011 in Lianga town, Michael Milo in December, 2013 in Tandag City and Apolonio Suan , a provincial board member who hosted a radio program over Real FM in Bislig who was shot on board his van in July, 2016.
The Philippines ranks fourth on Committee to Protect Jounalists' (CPJ) Impunity Index, a global measure of countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free.
More journalists have been killed in direct relation to their work in the Philippines than anywhere apart from Iraq and Syria since CPJ began keeping detailed records in 1992.
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In late April in 2018 some of the world's best dancers will entry Helsingborg Arena to give the spectators an amazing show.
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An Interview With LeAnn Mason/
Thank you so much for sharing your book with me and agreeing to do a Q&A for my readers.
Give us a quick summary of your book, Illusionary, the first book in your Young Adult science fiction series?
The gene pool has diverted to include humans with special abilities but those without were so fearful of the possibilities, enclosed all known "enhanced" into exiled communities. Nathalee is an 18 year Sage, or mentally enhanced human, whose gift of telepathy keeps her on the outskirts of their society. That is, until she's approached to become part of an experimental enforcement team. She learns the hard way that not everyone wants to work together and that some seemingly random events may just have a more sinister cause.
In your book, our world has evolved and now includes enhanced humans. Did you have any inspiration from other books or movies to create this new world?
I didn't pull from anything specifically, at least not consciously, though I will say that the end result has a little Divergent, Darkest Minds with some mystery and suspense vibes. Kind of like a cleaner, younger Jessica Jones.
Nathalee's closest ally is a mute enhanced boy named Holden. It's rare to see mute characters represented in YA books. How did Holden come to be?
The story took hold with only two elements known to me: Protagonist who was telepathic; leading man who was mute. The parameters of the story have evolved greatly from conception to completion. I thought about making it post apocalyptic for quite some time but eventually settled on an alternative present and a law enforcement edge.
I didn't want ANY of my characters to be too strong, too perfect. Holden's personality began evolving from that grain, though to find out more about the "why's" you'd need to read the series. *wink wink*
In Illusionary, the world is full of warring factions. The Enhanced are warring with the non-enhanced and even among themselves. Do you intend for these tensions to have any parallels with our own world?
I did. My main subtext is: Fear is a tyrant. People, all people, do stupid things when in afraid. The unknown is a huge cause of fear in people and people make up societies and governments.
Your series is self-published. Many of our readers are in the process of deciding if self-published, small press or traditional publishing are best for them. Can you share with us your decision to self-publish and what the benefits have been for you?
One of my favorite things about being self-published is the community. Fellow authors, editors, bloggers, readers, designers, there is a great camaraderie among those I've had the pleasure to meet. I feel like part of a family, one which encompasses everyone who has a hand in bringing a story to life.
How long did it take you to get this book published, from its initial conception to the release date?
From first word to public eye, Illusionary took about a year to complete. I will say that a lot of that was spent building up my contacts and figuring out who I wanted to go with for each component.
What was the biggest hurdle you had to overcome in completing your book?
My own nerves? Another hurdle I'm dealing with is a low budget. It's amazing just how many components go into making a published work, and they all cost money.
What other books and authors inspire you?
Man, so many! I will say that I have a few authors who I have become great friends with and whom I adore. Their writings are AMAZING as well. A couple authors who write the types of stories I'd love to be lumped in with are Shannon Mayer and Dannika Dark. They write about bad-A female leads with mystery and a bit of law enforcement/military elements.
The next book in your series just came out. What can we expect in your next book and going forward?
The second installment goes more in depth about the team's character and tags along on a case. The third installment will ratchet up the stakes even more. Minefield is opening its gates and fear, once again, is king.
How has your real life loves and passions affected your writing?
I have definitely woven my loves into these stories, the most notable being music and horses. I listen to music 24/7, it soothes my soul. I am one of those people who will cry to a song… I get goosebumps too. I hear that's not the norm. *shrugs* It is for me. As for horses, I have been riding since my early teen years and just adore the big lugs. I considered mine friends and confidants and knew Nathalee needed something of the sort in her life to keep her sane.
Are any of your characters inspired by people you know in real life?
Not in any whole capacity. I've taken a few traits of people I know, Most of them probably coming from me, and melded them into the characters of my team.
What is the first book that made you cry?
Oh wow, hmmm, probably Black Beauty. I will forever see Ginger hanging lifelessly from the back of the cart. *tears up* Next question! *wipes eyes*
What is your writing Kryptonite?
Outside noise. If the hubs is watching TV or the kiddos are running amuck in general, I have a horrible time concentrating. I try to write when I'm alone but if that doesn't happen, I make sure to have a good pair of earphones. Music is great for my muse, so much so that it's right there on the pages.
I don't know that I'll ever be a fast writer but the fact that I am a wife and mother foremost definitely limits my available writing time.
What advice do you have for aspiring writers looking to publish their first novel?
Keep at it. Get advice that you trust and shop your services. Do not skip a step in the process, get an editor (or more than one), have test readers, tweak where needed and get a professional cover which conveys genre. It always helps to have a social media presence as well. It's never too early to have people know who you are.
Practice makes perfect… or at least as near as we can get.
What is your favorite book to recommend to others?
Another of those questions that has too many answers, and has me asking follow up questions to narrow down my recommendations. I do tend to recommend Shannon Mayer, Dannika Dark, Jaymin Eve, Raye Wagner and Julie Hall among several others depending on the answers I receive.


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Start from confusing of people at Desa Waipangali Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya (SBD) Provinsi NTT on the way to access the information about Jamkesmas (Jaminan Kesehatan Masyarakat) and Jamkesda (Jaminan Kesehatan Daerah); finally Chief of Local Posyandu, Kristina Ladi, accompanied by her partner Martha Kalaka visits the Health Department (Dinkes) of SBD on October 23rd, 2013 to deliver a letter which contains the request to get information about anything that related to procedure of Jamkesmas/Jamkesda arrangement for their villagers.
But until November, 2013, that letter was not responded by SBD Health Department, armed with the knowledge on mechanism that shown on Law No. 14 of 2008 which now popular as Law of Public Information Openness (KIP), Kristina sent the objection letter that directed to the District Secretary (Sekda) SBD.
The point of KIP Law is obligating all public institution that its purposes involved with state enforcement and operational which is funded partially or fully by APBN and or APBD obliged to open up to deliver the information to public with some exception for information which potentially harm the state security and Health Ministry (Kemenkes) RI via SBD Health Department should give the information bout Jamkesmas/Jamkesda/Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) that requested by Kristina.
The action of Kristina got a special appreciation from SBD District Secretary, Tony Umbu Zaza on declaration of Forum Perempuan Rahimku event on December, 2013 that attended by arround 70 women activists that comes from village, NGO, State Departments Staff, and other institution within the scope of SBD District Government (Pemkab). On his speech, Tony shows his shock when accepted objection letter from 2 women of Weepangali Village, at time he was happy, because the people is begun to know on their right over public information. They even brave send the objection letter when request of their information is not responded by related department. Tony also emphasize so that the people can ask the information that required with mechanisms which has been regulated KIP Laws.
But in reality, it was not as smooth as oration from the official. On January 2014, one of the member of Kristina family was positively diagnosed suffering from Leukeumia after did the check up at RS Karitas �SBD several times. The hospitals recommends the patients to take treatments at Denpasar Hospital. Because they don't have money, Kristina called the SBD Head Department to attempt Jamkesmas or other recommendation letter that can ease the medical expenses.
Day after submission of Head of Department called Kristina to prepare the administrative completeness to arrange the Jamkesmas that immediately compliance, but until a week later there is no followed up from SBD Health Department. Kristina continues her attempt by visiting Social Security Administering Agency (BPJS) SBD to search the information procedure of JKN arrangement. Unfortunately, according to BPJS official who was met by Kristina, JKN arrangement needs a long time and can't immediately directed to hospitals outside NTT Province. Finally with her own expense and helped by family donation, NGO, and financial support from District government; Kristina can send off his sister to receiving treatment at Denpasar. But fate ran another course, after took treatments Kristina's sister has passed away on February, 2014.
Reflecting on her experienced, Kristina thought that she needs to request the complete information on JKN arrangement to SBD Health Department. So, on April 4th, 2014 accompanied by Agustinus (her fellow Weepangali Village and Facilitator of People Empowerment Pattiro), Kristina submit the letter of information requests to Head of Health PPID (Information and Documentation Management Officer), in this case it was Health Department Secretary. After they accepted at Head of PPID office who responses their requests nicely, and give appreciation on those initiative who have helped government duties. He also mentioned the objection letter that have been submitted by Kristina and Martha on November, 2013 and stated that he had sent the responses but Kristina stated she did not receive the letter intended.
When they talked, Head of Health Department enter the room to submit the CD that contains information about JKN to staff of FPM Pattiro along stated that disposition of letter that directed to Head of Health Services Division had already made but the official who responsible are being outside, so Kristina and friends was requested to came again on another opportunity. Kristina has satisfied enough with responses that been given by SBD Health Department which assessed friendly and responsive by him on giving document that requested. Next day, Kristina with her partner Martha determined to spread the information around JKN arrangement to all level of society so that they can access health facility that becomes those rights as Indonesian citizen.
(Agus Yahya Reports, Kupang NTT / Source: Pattirocatti)


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Meet one of our favorite people in the universe: Tyler Manuel
As a recent grad, what is something you didn't learn in school but learned immediately in the "real world"?
I think the number one thing that I learned in the real world after graduating is that there's no substitution for that "real world" experience… it something that only comes with time I think. When you're in film school you're really just getting your feet wet and learning the tools that will get you started. It's the continual hard work and everyday application of the tools learned that builds and expands that experience and grows you. I've seen myself grow as a filmmaker exponentially since graduating and I credit that growth to the fact that I've been able to work with an incredible team.
Why work with Inkwell Films?
The first production that I worked on with Inkwell Films was a full production adventure narrative kind of deal and it was incredible! It was three full days, huge sets, and a great story. It was the real deal and it was the biggest shoot I had been apart of at that time. On that shoot I picked up on what a family oriented team Inkwell had and that's an incredible thing! I knew then that I HAD to be apart of anything and everything that they were doing! Who wouldn't want to work with really incredible people, that's what drew me to Inkwell - the tight knit family aspect of their team.
You wake up one morning and you're doing your dream job. What is it?
If I woke up tomorrow and I was working my dream job, I'd be directing powerful performances and incredible stories that make the audience feel the power of the human condition. I love going into a movie and feeling the story on a deeper level. I hope that one day I'm able to create and direct those types of stories and performances.
What is the best Non-Michael McDonald song that you can sing like Michael McDonald?
I think the best song I do as Michael McDonald is, The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face". I feel like I've really got that one keyed in, but I'm working on Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and I'm feeling pretty good about that one too


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This slow cooker low carb version of turkey tetrazzini uses spaghetti squash instead of pasta and a light & healthy homemade sauce.
I intended to make this with leftover Thanksgiving turkey but I never got around to it. Now that I have some leftover turkey from Christmas I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Wanting to keep things healthy, I created a homemade sauce for this rather than using a 'cream of' soup of some sorts. I also used spaghetti squash versus pasta. The fastest way to cook spaghetti squash is to pierce it all over with a fork and then pop it in the microwave. It'll be done in less than 10 minutes depending on the size of your squash.
This recipe does use cheese and if you like cheese I recommend you use lots of it. While I don't cook with cheese often due to dietary restrictions, cheese truly does make most dishes better in my opinion. This is what it your slow cooker will look like after you pour in the sauce and add the Parmesan cheese. Now it's ready to cook.
If you don't have leftover turkey you can substitute chicken.Print
Slow Cooker Low Carb Turkey Tetrazzini
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- 1 lb turkey (or chicken breast), cooked & diced
- 2 lb spaghetti squash, cooked
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (optional)
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
- 1 small onion, diced
- 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp parsley
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp celery salt
- Sauce:
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp almond flour
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- Using a fork, shred spaghetti squash into spaghetti-like strands. Add strands, chicken breasts, onion, mushrooms, garlic and seasonings to the slow cooker.
- Stir to mix well.
- In a medium saucepan, heat ghee over until melted.
- Whisk in almond flour and heat until bubbling.
- Slowly pour in milk, whisking the entire time. Whisk until blended.
- Slowly add in 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, stirring the entire time. Whisk until cheese is melted, a few minutes.
- Once melted, turn off heat.
- Pour sauce mixture into the slow cooker.
- Stir again to mix well.
- Top with Parmesan cheese.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.
- If using, add optional 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese to the top, cover and cook an additional 15 minutes on the low setting.


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