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Passive Income is possible from the Guild Perk Cash Flow, which is available at Guild Level 5. Anaalius of Anaalius.com recently posted about the possibilities of Passive Gold Making and the Cash Flow Perk. A couple of weeks into Cataclysm, I decided to give this a shot of my own.
I already am the guildmaster of many guild banks. On my main character I invited a bunch of random level characters to my guild in an experiment to see if I could get others to level my main guild up without actually running it like a guild. I want guild perks, but I don't want to be tied to a real guild with any type of duties or expectations. I created the guild for using other players to advance my guild level, while also taking advatnage of the various guild perks that come with leveling a guild.
The Guild Mantra
The guild is nothing but a place for leveling and alternate characters to benefit from guild perks while leveling. There are no guild officers. No one is allowed to even see what's in the guild bank, much less withdraw from it. Everyone is free to invite. Everyone is free to leave the guild at will. We do nothing together as a guild. We are a bunch of solo-ers that are leveling the guild for perks. I invite people at random and use a Guild Invite All Macro to speed the process.
How I Do Guild Invites:
- /who (pick a player race)
- /who (pick a class)
- /who (pick a dungeon)
- /who (pick a combo of letters)
Here is the exact code that I use for my Single Tap Invite All on My /who List Macro:
This code is for Horde characters. Alliance players need to change ORGISH to COMMON in the macro code.
This code makes forming your guild of random people (who are going to be raising your guild level, earning you guild perks, and depositing a percentage of all their looted coin into your guild bank) rather painless. Patch 4.1 notes have even been updated to state that the guild % coin looted report will be removed from the display. Soon people won't even know that they are helping fund the guild bank.
As long as you are up front and honest about what you are doing, you shouldn't get many complainers. If you do get some whiners, a guild kick is an easy solution.
Cash Flow Rank 2 is available at Guild Level 16. That's going to be a long ways away seeing as we have barely cleared Guild Level 5. Regardless, Rank 1 is providing free easy gold within my coffers.
Do You Have A Guild Working For You Or Are You Just Working For Someone Else?


text: Texting and social media have not killed the traditional greeting card business. "Facebook has caused most people to acknowledge more birthdays than ever before, but they aren't sending fewer cards as a result," said Susan January, president of the Greeting Card Association and VP of Leanin' Tree Cards."The actual paper card still holds significant emotional value — especially for highly personal, emotional card-sending occasions, such as condolences/sympathy, weddings, new babies and milestone birthdays and anniversaries," January said. In fact, industry statistics show that 90% of U.S. households purchase at least one card a year.Enhancements, such as chips that allow cards to play a song or record a message, continue to provide freshness to the category. Yet while sales of greeting cards in drug stores are projected to be steady for the next few years, rising postal costs and manufacturing costs are forcing suppliers to find ways to keep a lid on retail pricing.Suzanne Haines, VP marketing for Designer Greetings, said the company's 50%-off program "can transform under-performing full-price greeting card departments into high-traffic departments." "Stores that need a major point of differentiation have used the program to drive traffic and create a card department destination," she said. "The strategy increases traffic and category sales while reducing on-hand inventory dollars." Designer Greetings also offers a double-value program, which allows retailers to price higher-end cards between 99 cents and $1.99.Manufacturers are quick to point out that the category can't exist solely on value-priced merchandise. "Lowest price is not necessarily the only thing people value when shopping for products that help nurture their relationships," said Sabrina Wiewel, Hallmark's general manager for the drug channel.Dave Phipps, a spokesman for Avanti Press, said the company has been driving higher profits with premium collections priced at $3.99. The average price point of Avanti cards is $2.99.The company's Motion line, which features lenticular 3-D effects, and its Standouts line, featuring dimensional photographic interiors, have been very successful. The article above is part of the DSN Category Review Series. For the complete Greeting Cards Buy-In Report, click here.

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Collette tour directors play an essential role in creating incredible vacations. Rather than using seasonal or freelance guides, Collette employs tour directors who share a vested interest in sustaining the company's superb reputation. A rigorous screening and training process ensures that only the best applicants become tour directors.
Trip ratings on this site are based on the quality of accommodations, the number of included meals and activities and the level of service delivered. Collette's vacations are categorized as deluxe on the industry rating scale (budget, first class or deluxe).


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Program Overview
CRAN provides transitional case management services for individuals with severe mental illness who are reentering New York City from Rikers Island.
Clients Served Last Year:
Program Contact:
Lauren Saunders
Program Director
Funding Generously Provided by:
New York City Health & Hospitals and private donations.
Contact Information:
80 Centre Street
Room 200
(718) 975-0180
Program Description
The Problem:
Individuals with serious mental illness are over-represented in the criminal justice system and face many challenges upon re-entering society.
Our Solution:
Conduct comprehensive assessments to address participants' mental health needs by creating individualized treatment plans that connect them to community services.
How We Do it:
CRAN's aim is to fully integrate participants back into the community and to help them avoid re-arrest by providing supportive services that assist with their behavioral health needs. Case Managers develop working alliances with participants to help them obtain housing, mental health, substance abuse, vocational, legal, and family services to help establish long-term stability.
Staff first collaborate with the Social Work Department at Rikers Island prior to a participant's discharge and then meet with the participant to engage and motivate them to utilize CRAN's case management services. A comprehensive assessment is completed to identify the individual's specific behavioral health needs upon release, and once a treatment plan is created, staff link the participant to the services they need to obtain their plan goals and treat their behavioral health needs. Staff monitor participants as they rejoin the community.
The Outcomes of CRAN
CRAN participants gain long-term stability and fully integrate back into the community. CRAN (formerly LINK) has served over 12,000 individuals since its inception.
What People Say About CRAN
I was an intern at EAC Network's CRAN (formerly LINK) program for 9 months and it was truly an unforgettable and unique experience. My experience here offered personal contact with inmates and defendants, conducting psycho-social assessments, and help obtaining services, such as housing and employment. I was also given an intimate look at the criminal justice system as I assisted with client advocacy. It's an excellent opportunity for students seeking experience with the mentally ill and the courts.
I began my career at EAC Network's CRAN (formerly LINK) program as an intern. Six months later I was hired for a full-time position as a Forensic Case Manager. It has been such an enriching experience working for EAC Network. EAC Network strives to "reach people in need" and I feel that [CRAN] truly embodies that statement and it makes me proud to work for this agency.


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Christina Bauer
(Angelbound Origins #4)
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: June 27th 2017
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Myla Lewis has married Prince Lincoln, and now they're expecting! All the after-realms rejoice. Myla should be happy too, but she has a serious problem. The day after their honeymoon ended, Myla's real husband disappeared.The man who's sharing her bed is an imposter.Myla tries explaining about "Evil Lincoln," but no one will listen. The reason? People think that Myla's supernatural pregnancy is making her cray cray. Mostly because that's what Evil Lincoln is telling everyone, and that man's a great liar. What a creep.There's no way Myla will take this lying down, though. She's going to rescue her man, and she has a pretty good idea where he's being held. With her best friend, Cissy, along to help, Myla sneaks off to Earth. All she has to do is blend in with the humans, avoid Evil Lincoln, and find her real man before the baby arrives. How hard can it be?
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Author Bio:Christina graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School with BA's in English as well as Television, Radio, and Film Production. Her day job is in marketing for companies like Microsoft, Cisco, and Zerto. Back in the go-go 90′s, she founded her own software start-up, Mindful Technologies. Christina believes that, upon close examination of Tolkien's text, it's entirely possible that the Balrog was wearing fuzzy bunny slippers.


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Digital Things I've Been Wrong About
Shortly after Will Wright released yet another version of his SimCity in the mid 1990s, I was visiting Maxis' studios and chatting with Will about evolutionary system and self-generating software. SimCity was a city that built itself according to a few rules — which the player tweaked and tried to maximize. It was the ultimate nerd god-game, the nerd playing god. Will offered to give me a peek preview of his next project. SimCity was so cool, I was expecting something even more generative, more ambitious, more god-like — something like Spore. Will steered me to a monitor and clicked up a oblique view of a house. It was a cut-away house and you could look into the house from that same oblique angle. Inside were blocky figures of people. These virtual people moved about and said things in dialog balloons.
"What does it do? " I asked.
"The sims, that's what we call them, interact with each other according to the rules you set," Will said. "You assign their traits, and skills, and interests, and they interact with each other. You try to get them to do things together." He showed me how the girl sim got the guy sim to go to a party with her.
"They're sort of like dolls?"
I was incredibly disappointed. Dolls? What kid is going to buy a video game playhouse? I didn't get it. Since this was just a prototype maybe it was just a sketch and the real thing would come later. But when the Sims were released, that's what it was. An electronic autonomous doll house. I hoped Will would make his money back, because I didn't see a big hit there.
Boy was I wrong. Electronic Arts (which bought Maxis years ago) just announced yesterday that they shipped the 100 millionth copy of the Sims.
I've been wrong about a bunch of other things too. When I saw the first version of Photoshop in 1990 I thought it was a joke. All that money for a program that allows you to paint over your pixelated photo? Everything is jaggedy. Printed out with dot matrix or even laser ink, it degraded a fine photograph. Why would I want to do that? What I could not imagine was that scanners, storage, and processing power would rapidly improve to make the pixels invisible, and that the magic of the darkroom would be completely transported to this piece of software.
For that matter I was wrong about ink jets. As dot matrix printers they were low-class serfs compared to laser printers. I had written them off as worth tracking in the future. Wrong again.
Quicken? Balancing your checkbook on a computer? That was for people with too much time on their hands, and only a step up from typing recipes into the computer. Wrong: Quicken has sold a million copies.
My impression of eBay for its first year was that it was WAY marginal, useful only for the those obsessives who drove to 10 garage sales each weekend. I mean auctions were for fanatics. I was so wrong about this it is not even funny.
In the other direction, I thought push technologies like Pointcast were going to spread fast, and that we'd all be working in Second Life by now. Wrong, wrong. There was also a music software package (called MusicJam?) released about 1987 or so that allowed you to play improvisational music without hitting a "wrong" note. This is it! Everyone can be musicians now. I felt sure it would improve and be installed in every electronic instrument made. So wrong.
Sadly I can detect no pattern to my mis-predictions. In some cases, I did not anticipate improvements and advances that would remake a pathetic first version into a truly cool tool. In others I anticipated advances that never came.
If I could actually tell which inventions were going to succeed, I'd be a billionaire. You would too.
I believe no one can always be right about what will work because the number of variables determining success are too high. The details of execution for each idea matter greatly. The Sims by a different genius, different company, different platform, different ecosystem may well have flopped. Photoshop by a different team may have crashed. Likewise, MusicJam or Second Life is a different setting may have flown.
This inherent uncertainty about success is what makes life so interesting.
I'll add more to this list as I think of them. Everyone has their own roster of things they were wrong about.


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Customers can now choose when their applications receive new operating system updates and patches by selecting which version of the operating system their applications will run on in Windows Azure. Right now there is only one available operating system version (released on December 17th, 2009), but new builds with the latest updates and patches will be released regularly. This new feature allows developers to test their applications when new patches come out before upgrading their production deployments.
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Once again dense smog has engulfed the city of Lahore over the last few days raising fears of not just visibility but additionally the ones bearing on health too. Thick pollutant layer of smog has covered the sky of the city and the sun is blocked yet again.
The city of gardens - Lahore had witnessed a comparable situation the preceding year following which a spike in health associated problems was also determined.
Smog can cause some serious health damages and it's important for every person to not take this pollutant smog lightly. The below infographic shows the safety measures that can help you to remain safe from this unhealthy environment.
The urban air pollutants tiers in Pakistan are at its worst and adversely damaging public health and life of its citizen. the most susceptible and marginalized in our society are by far the maximum affected like girls, kids, elderly and people who already suffer from chronic sickness.
The removal of green areas, emission of smoke from a lot of factories, an immense increase in motor vehicles and construction activities are some of the causes which no one had cared about. The city has not seen any environmental improvement so the best way to keep yourself safe is to implement the safety measures.
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Dr Rizwan Uppal, the founder of IDC, believed that proper and timely diagnosis is the key to successful treatment. An all under one roof diagnostic service with the name of Islamabad Diagnostic Center (IDC) Pvt. Ltd was established in the beautiful City of Islamabad more than a decade ago.
This brain child of Dr Rizwan was not possible without the support of his two brothers and Executive directors, Dr Rehan Uppal and Dr Imran Uppal. Since the day of inception, Dr Rehan has been a great assistance and immense help in IDC progress and evolution. IDC's main strength lies in use of state of the art technology, in the hands of qualified and experienced team of doctors and technologist on 24/7 basis. There is still no such setup of equivalent scale and quality in Pakistan.
IDC is one facility where both laboratory and Radiology services. The widest spectrum of in house laboratory tests and imaging investigations are available nowhere, other than at IDC. To further widen the services of rare but important tests, IDC is now offering a unique service of sending samples to UK at The Doctors Lab (TDL), and Germany, Synlab on daily basis at no extra cost.
The small and humble setup of IDC established more than decade ago is now spreaded nationwide. IDC now has a branch network of more than 2 dozen outlets and mini IDCs, with a staff of more than 300 doctors and technologist and supporting staff, working day and night to offer the best diagnostics to the patients and doctors. IDC is actively participating in external and internal quality assurance Programs from UK EQAS and USA (CAP) , NEQAP, PNRA) and ISO certification. The IDC is also involved in academic and research activities. It is affiliated with Irsa University. IDC pathologist and doctors are part of Nafees Medical College academic faculty.
IDC has the vision to provide health for all through better medical diagnostics.
IDC has taken lead in providing all type of novel studies like Real Time PCR for Hepatitis B/C and MTB, CR DR system, latest Open MRI, Digital CMOS OPG and 4D real time ultrasonography, Digital Holter Recorder & Ambulatory BP Monitor, ETT, Spirometry, Mammography, Fluoroscopy and ECHO in Rawalpindi & Islamabad tests that are not available anywhere in Pakistan are carried out in collaboration with SynLab Services (Germany) and The Doctor's Lab (TDL) UK. Besides quality, accuracy & reliability, IDC takes pride in offering quickest turn-around times (TAT). Special cold chain shipment is provided by FedEx & DHL to meet IDC standards.
Dr. Essa's labortary & diagnostic center founded in 1987, has rapidly achived its reputation as one of the leading laboratories in pakistan
Essa Lab specializes in a wide range of testing services available to patient's physicians and hospitals. It pledges to provide its clients with clinical laboratory analyses that meet the required standards of quality and accuracy, using state-of-the-art equipment and methodology, thereby providing trusted & reliable results.
Prof Dr. Essa M Abdulla recently received the Eli Lilly Gold Medal 2000, presented by Prof Ata-ur-Rahman, Federal Minister of Science & Technology, for the most outstanding Microbiologist and teacher in Pakistan. The laboratory founded in 1987,when Prof. Essa returned after having a rich teaching experience for 40 years abroad.
CERTIFIED From ISO and Our organization aspires to achieve commendable standards of performance, giving physicians and patients the personal and professional commitment they expect and deserve.
In 1996, we set out to establish a medical diagnostic center that caters to the needs of patients and diagnosticians alike. Our focus has always been on providing a quality service in a timely manner. We take pride in the fact that years later, today, with a network of collection centers in and out of Lahore, AL-Nasar Lab® & Diagnostic Centre remains the provider of a wide variety of medical services for the most competitive rates in the industry. Our Mission is to provide reliable, timely, high quality, cost-effective and innovative diagnostic services & information to our patients and clients
We are only one in Lahore who provides DEXA scan, A DEXA scan is a special type of X-ray that measures bone mineral density (BMD). DEXA stands for "dual energy X-ray absorptiometry". This type of scan may also be called: a DXA scan. a bone density scan
Our quality management system is certified by TUV AUSTRIA.
Excel Lab was founded upon core values of patient priority and accurate testing. During the past 25 years we have built up a legendary reputation for excellence in both, from a small local lab we have grown to become a regional network. However, our goal remains unchanged – to serve each patient with the same care and service that is at the core of our organization.
Excel Labs utilizes state of the art equipment from top international manufacturers. In addition, the reagents used for testing are purchased directly from the authorized dealers in Pakistan to ensure that "cold chain" requirements are met. All this, along with a rigorous QC and QA program ensure that all results are of international standard.
Excel Labs is the only lab in Pakistan to have participated in the external Quality Assurance program of the College of American Pathologists for more than 20 years. By doing so, we have successfully met the CLIA standards specified for US labs
Excel Labs has also developed and implemented a quality management system that complies with the international standard ISO 9001:2008.
Al Razi Healthcare (Pvt.) Limited is a state-of-the-art private healthcare facility centrally located on M.M. Alam Road, Lahore with a focus on providing excellent hospital services supported by high quality Radiological and Laboratory diagnostics. The company operates through two main facilities; Al Razi Hospital and Al Razi Laboratory.
The hospital itself has been operational for over 5 years, providing healthcare facilities to both walk-in and corporate clients. We have over 50 foreign qualified consultants at our facility representing all major specialties such as Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Oncology, General Surgery, Dentistry, Palliative care etc. The hospital also offers round the clock Emergency Services and Home Services including visits from doctors and co blood sample collection obtained from the privacy and convenience of a patient's own home – at no extra cost.
Al-Razi truly excels is in providing outstanding Radiology Services with its state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment which includes a Digital X-Ray, Dual Source 64 slice CT, and an Open bore 1.5T MRI. This equipment is by far the most highly advanced in Pakistan.
The Diagnostic Center. Aznostics private Limited is a company dedicated to providing high quality and ethical radiology and pathology diagnostics services. Established in 2011, it has in a short time developed a reputation for providing excellent consultative and investigative services and has opened satellite branches in Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot. We have a full range of radiology and pathology services.
We are a group of leading physicians most of whom have trained overseas and held teaching and research appointments Aznostics has a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in particular. We hold a weekly tumor board meeting for this and are heavily involved in a charitable low cost hepatitis screening and treatment program. We are a socially responsible group and take part in many health related initiatives including blood camps, anti-smoking campaigns and hepatitis awareness.
Our laboratories are furnished with state of the art equipment and instruments, according to the most recent advancements in international laboratory and radiology industries. Combined with modern information systems, we can confidently identify our patients through digital bar-coding techniques and are able to track and monitor all tests accurately and efficiently. Our reports are available online and can be accessed from anywhere.
The combined experience of our management teams, help our clients to interact and discuss any enquiries they may have about the laboratory or radiology services provided by the Diagnostics center Network.
Working as one highly efficient team, our supporting departments are confident in providing the highest quality services throughout the Pakistan. Our clinical management teams are professional, highly qualified scientists that have vast experience in the field of medicine, clinical pathology and information technology. Such a formidable combination of scientific and managerial expertise, allow us to assist our referring doctors and clinicians.
Innova is a name of Quality and Care. We guarantee excellent facilities, provided by a team of highly qualified doctors and specialists in a very compassionate, comfortable yet professional ambiance.
With its state-of-the-art technology, Innova offers outstanding services in areas of Endocrinology, Hematology, Clinical Pathology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Histopathology. In addition to our diagnostic services, our esteemed clients enjoy our luxurious customers services by having an easy access to their reports via web-based reporting, free urgent reporting, SMS reporting services, WhatsApp reporting on request. Last but not the least, we also provide "Free" home sample collection services. Stay connected and enjoy our constantly evolving innovative services.
Established in 1984 in Lahore, Al-Noor Diagnostic Centre (ANDC) has been constantly facilitating the nation in the field of diagnostic services. Being a three storied building, which is situated in the heart of Lahore (Shadman), ANDC aims to provide diagnostic facilities along with other medical services under one roof. All the diagnostic facilities are supervised by the leading, highly experienced medical professionals. We guarantee quality healthcare services for your relevant medical conditions. ANDC is fully equipped with multiple high-end sophisticated ultrasound machines, 128 slice MDCT which is also capable of performing cardiac CT, MRI, fluoroscopic machine, CR system, mammography, OPG, CBCT and DEXA scan. ANDC has developed its reputation with state-of-the-art equipment and by providing outstanding, accurate / precise diagnostic services.
Citi Lab and Research Centre was established in 1986. The lab is facilitating superior quality diagnostics services to its customers through a very e!cient network of labs and collection points. We use fully automated instruments for lab tests with best accuracy and precision. This enables the lab to report test results quickly without ever compromising on quality. It is because of this reputation of uncompromising quality and quick reporting time that is the reference lab of choice for multiple hospitals and labs.
Citi lab and Research Centre has an extended nationwide network of laboratory collection centers running under strict guidelines and standard operating procedures to ensure provision of quality testing services to people all over Pakistan. An advanced patient data management system is available where test results are saved within the labs Information System, an in-house built software system, and can be easily accessed online.
At Heart, Brain, & Body Scan we are dedicated to make sure every patient's visit is as comfortable & pleasant as possible. Our top priority is your well being. Our group of specialized & internationally recognized radiologists will provide you with the most accurate & comprehensive readings & diagnostic images utilizing state of the art equipment only found in Doctors Hospital Lahore.
We value your time and pride ourselves on offering fast, efficient, & accurate imaging and diagnosis by our internationally trained & recognized specialists.
Our radiologists are the most experienced in MRI/CT scanning in the whole country.
1st of its kind in Pakistan – we utilize advanced medical technologies & equipment only available at Heart, Brain, & Body Scan
Precise, quick , & efficient same day service – we value your time.
Picture Archive & Communication System (PACS)
The imaging services at Doctors Hospital are obtained and managed by a fully digital environment referred to as a Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS). This advanced technology means your physician can access digital images and view your test results from anywhere there is Internet access – usually within hours of your diagnostic imaging procedure. The PACS system enables healthcare providers to get vital imaging results and information about your health faster so that treatment of your medical concerns can happen even more quickly.
Toshiba ELAN 1.5 Tesla MRI
Our Toshiba Elan 1.5 TESLA MRI offers unparalleled MRI imaging utilizing the latest medical technologies while providing ultra fast scanning – all to save you time. This machine is utilized in multiple cases including MRI of the brain, spine, joints, pelvis, abdomen, MRCP, face & neck and more.
Toshiba Aquilion 64 Slice CT Scan
Our Toshiba Acquilion 64 slice CT scan machine offers unparalleled imaging and diagnosis. Most exams are completed in less than 1 minute on the machine table offering extremely fast service & accurate results.
The 64-slice CT scanner is even more powerful than a regular CT scanner in that it captures up to 64 simultaneous anatomical slices of 0.5 mm in a single gantry rotation. Even precise images of rapidly moving organs like the heart and lungs are possible. It is also proving revolutionary in helping examine patients who can't hold their breath, such as trauma victims, young children or the extremely ill.
Two Open-bore MRI machines
The completely open bore architecture of this machine is ideal for larger patients and patients who are claustrophobic.
The MRI machine with "larger bore" has a larger opening than traditional MRI machines, making it easier for patients who are claustrophobic to have MRI scans, without sedation. In contrast to a "completely open" MRI machine it still has a tunnel the patient must pass through, but the opening (or "bore") is wider and much shorter. The patient having their spine or pelvis examined will rest with their head and lower extremities outside the magnet.
This has a most powerful magnet giving us clearer pictures in a much shorter time. Most examinations are completed in 10-12 minutes.
Complete Nuclear Medicine – Diagnostic and Therapeutic
Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and determine the severity of or treat a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurological disorders and other abnormalities within the body. Because nuclear medicine procedures are able to pinpoint molecular activity within the body, they offer the potential to identify disease in its earliest stages as well as a patient's immediate response to therapeutic interventions.
Nuclear medicine imaging procedures are noninvasive and, with the exception of intravenous injections, are usually painless medical tests that help physicians diagnose and evaluate medical conditions. These imaging scans use radioactive materials called radiopharmaceuticals or radiotracers.
Punjab Clinic of Radiology is a diagnostic set-up providing par excellence radiological services for more than two decades with multi-modality imaging as its mainstay.
Our motto is to provide high-quality, affordable diagnostic services under one roof. The clinic is equipped with latest, state of the art diagnostic equipment run by trained staff and interpreted by a team of qualified and experienced radiologists under the supervision of Dr. Tanveer Zubairi, Chief consultant radiologist, Services hospital, Lahore.
5-D Ultrasound
We specialize in providing high end ultrasound services, using top quality equipment. We provide
Siemens Open MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures that are inside the body.
We offer open MRI services with high quality image results and no risk of claustrophobia. We also provide prompt, same day reporting for emergency cases.
CT Scan
A computerized tomography (CT) scan combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images, or slices, of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body.
We offer multi-detector modern 3D scan imaging at affordable rates.
To make use of best diagnostic testing services and delivering them at doorsteps of patients, doctors and healthcare service providers. To offer the "BEST ADVANCED CARE" through our core values of excellence, reliability, punctuality, novelty, safety, accuracy and sincerity. We work on the philosophy of "PATIENT HEALTH & WELLNESS FIRST"
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WE, at Doctors Diagnostic Centre, started our journey with the responsibility of creating centre of brilliance providing the utmost quality of Medical Diagnostics to the patients
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan accreditation has been applied for. We are also external quality assurance participant in Pakistan, Lahore/ Voluntary inter laboratory Analytical Comparison (VILAC). EQAS External Quality Assurance Scheme (Bio-Rad) For Both CHEMISTRY /IMMUNOASSAYS. CMC Vellore External Quality Assessment Scheme.
Lab one was incorporated in the year 2003 by Prof. Dr. Javed Asif and Mr. Mumtaz Khan. Since then Lab One continued to facilitate patient care by providing high quality, cost effective and certified laboratory testing to patients and referring centers all over Pakistan. Lab One is one of the leading state-of the-art laboratory in Lahore and serves a critical role in the health care perpetuity. We offer reliable test and efficient delivery of reports providing quality health care. Lab One aims not to earn but to serve the patients with its best resources and abilities.
In keeping with our tradition of being pioneers in our field, we are pleased to announce the induction for the first time in Pakistan, of the latest and state of the art Fresenius 5008 machines in our Lahore center. These machines provide superior quality dialysis with least complications with exceptional patient satisfaction


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The Ultimate LifeThe Wow Center Blog
What Is The Wow Center?The Wow Center is a web site, and in the future, an actual place. A place where where the domain of human potential and possibility is explored beyond our ordinary conceptions of change, incremental growth and improvement. This is a shift from a change orientation to a creation point of view and state, experiencing from a space of unlimited possibility, rather than modifying what already is. It's an exploration and inquiry with a mind and heart open to possibility...one that we don't even expect exists, like beginning any time with a blank canvas, a new start; it is in the realm of pure discovery, hunches, insights, "ahas"...and a return to the rewards of the innocent sense of wonder and "wow" we had as young children. Hence The Wow Center. "Become like a child again." Read The Wow Center Vision Statement and Manifesto. To find out more about Dr. Richard Talsky, read his inspiring story. Also, read some excerpts of Dr. Talsky's fascinating new book 50 Ways to Thrive and find out how you can order some for yourself. Any any questions,suggestions or comments? Contact Dr. Talsky. May 07, 2012Announcing an Idea Festival Do you have an idea and don't know what to do with it? Have a passion for that idea and no venue to explore it? This fest is for you! We are looking to build a powerful team of people that believe in possibilities. Would you like to develop your creativity...and become an idea fountain...bursting daily with a gusher of fresh, original, novel...and money-making brainchildren? Come join our "greenhouse" for making millions with your Ideas. Producing a fortune with your ideas depends a lot on context...the environment in which you plant them, and the support and encouragement, the nurturing that you and your ideas get from others. Join with a community of ingenuity supporters...and let's all pull together to explode the number of ideas turned into a fortune...and even more importantly, let's alter the planet! Register here: http://new-vision-investor-solutions.com/idea-fest-may-17-2012/. ...and pay at the door. We'll notify you of the location in the Chicago area. June 01, 2010Topics coming soon These are some of the topics you'll soon be able to read about here: How is wellness really different than health, and what difference does it make? What is "upside" thinking? What is 'would-working tm' and how can it create impact in our lives. What is 'Infinite Economics tm' and what possibilities does it create for ubiquitous poverty, homelessness, or so-called injustices of unequal income? What makes asking work most optimally? The power of 'What if?'- and 'Why not?'-creativity. What are some of the abundant, commonly-overlooked ways to find what you're looking for...and having it at no cost? The magic and power of observing and recognizing the unexpected (including synchronicity and serendipity).'The Four Strands tm': Shifting the focus from skills to talents, knowledge to understanding, and from doing what's 'in demand' to doing: what you love, what you're good at, what interests you and what you uniquely understand...and then generating demand or tapping into existing demand. What is slavery...and how is it that most of us are unknowingly enslaved...and what can we do about it? (Slavery by another name) A Distinctive and Inspiring Gift That Lasts Consider giving copies of 50 Ways to Thrive, Putting the Sizzle Back Into Your Life, as gifts for your staff, co-workers, friends, and family members. It fits in a coat pocket and continues to give lasting inspiration and fresh ideas for creating an exciting and powerful life; a life we were born for. What is possible in life? What is possible for human beings? Are we each capable of of much more learning...with much less effort? Are we each capable of a level of healing virtually regardless of sickness, or age? ....even without treatment or health care? Are each of us capable of economic power and prosperity regardless of our level of schooling, skill training, knowledge level, lack of money or other material assets? ...regardless of how many people we know or don't know...or who we know? What are we overlooking that makes the biggest difference in our lives? What have we been born with that we've been brought up to ignore or overlook? What is essential--- to our ultimate, optimal possibilities --- that we are born with? Do we bring special and unique gifts to life that we fail to notice, that are available to us to create an enormously different and an unimagined rewarding life? What kinds of people are available to us to bring into our life what's missing, and can multiply our effectiveness and results, whether or not we know them? How can looking at ourselves and others, circumstances, assets, advantages, opportunities, resources and possibility in completely new ways transform the results that become possible in our lives. 50 Ways to Thrive, Putting the Sizzle Back Into Your Life, now available in paperback for more than 25 copies at a discount, go to "50 Ways to Thrive in the menu, and then click on "ordering information". You can read some of it here: Amazon The book is now available for bulk sales to organizations, clubs, companies, training groups, teams, schools and colleges, or any group that can use a boost. You can make a difference in many other lives: You can order one or multiple copies for your family, friends, your congregation, club, organization, company employees...even your community (i.e. gift to the library). "You can ask for the moon and get it", said a man I knew, Percy Ross, a multi-millionaire, who wrote a book about it, had a syndicated advice column--which was read all across the country on the theme "asking"-- and through the column he gave money or arranged for some of what his readers asked for. He did the same on a live radio show in Minneapolis, where he was living. He died several years ago shortly after giving his entire 20 million dollar fortune in 50s and 100s and 1000s of dollar bequests to some of the people who asked, depending on what they asked for and the manner in which they asked, and why it was worthy of accommodation or frivolous. In his book, his column and on his show he explained the dynamics of asking and why people say yes to someone asking even if the person asking is a stranger to them. What most of us don't realize and why we, way-too-often, don't ask for what we want is we think asking is always an imposition or because we can't handle the idea of being turned down, as if it was a personal rejection. What very few humans are aware of is nearly everyone wants to say yes, no matter who asks, if the person asked is able and ready to say yes and has some reason to be willing. Is it possible, even practical to ask anyone--those we know, or are barely acquainted with, or even complete strangers--for anything. Can we move the needle from no certainty in the direction of more certainty, or even near total certainty, and--yes,it sounds impossible--even complete certainty, that the person asked will accommodate us? The answer is a resounding YES! Can we move the batting average from the double digits to batting 1000? Yes, yes, yes. I assure you the answer is yes, once you see what moves people to accommodate others, even strangers. By understanding why and when you say yes, you will better understand the motivation of others saying yes, starting yourself on the path to outrageous asking and people complying in the most natural fashion. To illustrate this dynamic of unexpected accommodation, imagine the collection of possessions that many people have stored and are not using. They likely have already decided to get rid of many of these things, yet they've delayed taking action. By using your imagination, resourcefulness and exploration, you can expand your awareness of sources like these that you previously didn't expect. Also putting out feelers, networking, communicating with fliers, on-line billboards and tools like Craigslist, are all examples of accessing unsuspected supply waiting for your or anyone's asking. I suggest you practice your asking in new and creative ways that move you to reach out into areas you've never taken your asking before and then DISCOVER JUST HOW POWERFUL ASKING CAN BE. Continually practicing asking in new ways and new areas will have reinforcing affect that will foster more productive ways of asking. This is a virtuous cycle. Remember people, under the right conditions, want to say yes. They want to make a difference...just as you do, under the right circumstances. By sustaining and developing this practice, you can transform your state into prosperity. Now, let's take it to the next level. By asking a room full of people who have shown evidence, clues, that they would want to say yes, and who've been invited to hear what you have to say, you now expose yourself to multiples of yeses. From such a scenario can you see that you could wind up not just with 100% chance for a yes; you actually could get several yeses. By understanding this power of leverage by asking many at one time, you now can expand your expectations of how much you can ask for. Let's shift our thinking through imagination, as illustrated with the examples above, and realize just how much more is available for the asking in each of our lives. What is Infinite Economics tm? Several years ago I coined a term Infinite Economics to identify the result of an inquiry, a sort of mind experiment I did. I asked the question: "What if all of economics had the do with handling wants?" If we were to address wants rather than involving money or the act of buying regarding this issue, than we can focus on the question, "How can anyone get what they want?". I found this simplification useful because then I could focus on only the ways that people can get what they want. So far, in this thought experiment (a method Einstein used), I've been only able to isolate eight ways to get anything someone wants. However, this is not a limitation. This is because within each way (each distinction) there may be an infinite number of ways or possibilities to get whatever someone wants. If not infinite, there are certainly an abundant collection of possibilities for each one, considering the number of people and kinds of situations that can be exploited. One major reason why this is so useful is, it removes the fictional requirement of having to have money first so that you can pay for what you want. When you realize how many people are available to you and how many different kinds of situations can be tapped to bring what you want to you, you are then not stopped or delayed because you think something is missing to move forward. You can act immediately by using your imagination, ingenuity, resourcefulness to tap into the abundance of sources of what you want and the millions, even billions of people who will readily accommodate you if only they knew of your want. Each of the eight ways are like lenses to reveal just how many sources are available through each way. To illustrate, let's ask a person in poverty, "What could you do, or have, or develop, if you weren't stopped by lack of material assets, schooling, experience, contacts, or other seeming lack of advantages?" What does an "impoverished" person have going for them, instead of what's missing? Some people might call this creating anything from "nothing." What would this kind of continuing inquiry create in the face of income "inequality." I suggest that Infinite Economics is a model (a paradigm) that can reveal the endless possibility for anyone who can open their mind to it and who has sufficient mental ability to understand this model. (I'd guess that would include at least 90% of humans living today.) I'd further suggest that spreading this understanding into the mainstream of our world population could very well lead to the creation of social and economic justice. During this period I've been sharing these ways with many people. So far, very few people have seen the possibilities of the simplicity of these categories. I think that's because it contradicts the beliefs of most people that economics is mysterious, complicated and that what most see as insurmountable social problems would not yield to this simple structured way of seeing economic challenges. My view is that these 8 ways are paths to human empowerment, using any person's integral advantages. My invitation to my readers is to try on this way of looking at economic challenges. Experiment with one or more of the ways by improvising and experimenting with approaches within each way. Use the example of things you want, yet seem unobtainable to you. You can also use these 8 lenses to look at other people who seem to be stopped in getting what they want. You can then recognize what they're not seeing and you might coach or mentor them, if they are open to it, to discovering what is being overlooked, if only they had the "eyes" to see it. These are the 8 ways to get whatever you want in life, tangible or intangible, material things, or non-material advantages, qualities, or abilities: "You can give a person a fish and they'll eat for a day, or you can [give them eyes to see the way for them] to fish." This is not teaching, this is showing the way. August 09, 2007We're powerful Our Deepest Fear Whenever I approached the moment as an adventure rather than avoiding risk or looking for safety, almost always it yielded so much more. Don't stop at green lights One of the simplest and most profound lines I've ever read was the title of a book. It said, "Don't Stop at Green Lights." This has been a major theme of my life. My regrets have mostly not been my mistakes in action. My greatest regrets have been an opportunity I didn't appreciate or recognize or one I saw the value of and was too hesitant to act. I've come to realize that in making a decision to act, I'm able to be surprised by resources or support for moving forward that I didn't see or expect arriving until I was in action. This has been one of my most important lessons. We think before taking on a challenge that we don't know how to do it, or we don't have what it takes, or enough to work with. So we don't give it or ourselves a chance. We don't ask for help. We don't improvise. We don't look at the upside. Inviting you to work on a wonderful, creative deal with me Would you like to help me do If you'd like to help me develop this plan you can reach me at my e-mail address firstname.lastname@example.com. "Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation Once this model has been launched and developed, it can then be used to save a kind of building, of a supposedly extinct architecture, in locations all over North America. This type of building, a venue for entertainment, if redeveloped along the lines I propose, can serve to revitalize the downtowns. and small towns that they are centered in, that now remain un- or underutilized all over North America. This plan actually involves two different kinds of properties, in different parts of the Chicago area. One is a building and the other is an open space, outdoor venue with an enclosed limited access perimeter allowing for admission fees. They each share the characteristics allowing for the original and creative uses and redevelopment to yield many times the economic payoff from multiple revenue streams in a completely new way. Both properties can be acquired for just a few per cent of what these properties will be worth once they're producing the revenue streams I've projected in my planned use. Such streams can be realized in each case The open venue has been overlooked by the press and Mayor Daley's advisors in the consideration of the possibilities for a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies for the aspired summer Olympic bid that has been much in the local news lately. This particular property is more than double the size necessary to accommodate the 80,000 or even 100,000 for the opening and closing ceremonies and other competitions. This would eliminate the need for construction and would save a couple hundred million dollars in construction costs. It is my intention to acquire, develop and operate both venues for a wide variety of uses. The larger open venue could be operated by me until, during & after the Olympic Games. I've developed a method of acquisition, operation and restoration finance for the venue, which is a theater, in a system of methods that's never been done. It's a complete operational and acquisition innovation. The communities immediately surrounding and near the theater would be elated to see the theater developed and restored for this unprecedented variety of uses. I've also developed a completely original financing method adapted uniquely to the outdoor venue, that could later be applied to large outdoor venues and stadiums.
Regular readers will often find two posts, one about looking for a center and the other about the theater repeated as if a new post. If you've read them already, please read on for additional NEW posts for that day. What is a third place? A Third Place You can help find a location in Chicago for a center for human potential: Healthy living, personal growth, healing, creativity, conversation, communication, relationships, an expo and The Life Center (See "The Life Center" section on this site) This will be a kind of "third place"--(Ray Oldenberg), a new kind of public place, a social leveler (egalitarian), were people of all walks of life can build community in an open, integrating manner, broadening horizons and perspectives as never before...a kind of cross-cultural, creatve pollination. This will be a homey, fun, informal place to explore daring, bold, experimantal possibility and test your inborn gifts, and find and develop your purpose, calling, mission..ingniting new passion and freshness in every day life: creating a daily wow experience. This blog is designed to develop and express my ideas for this new kind of center as a generator of possibility and a creative force for a thriving community and society. This can produce unexpected answers for a world that works... in the face of prevelant crisis and conflict. You can share ideas and together we can build a community of innovation, creativity, even transformation, in America's finest tradition. Welcome. Join me in this exciting collaboration What's Possible "The real magic is a 'childs' own mind" "Discover the magic of recognizing a person you see "The great leaders are the best conductors--they reach beyond the notes to the magic of the players"--Bruce Lee "The great leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside-out... This is my vision ... a vision of possibility greater than most of us let ourselves imagine. Explore and discover a pathway to distinction...and differentiation with me, "All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. "Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results." -Anon.
"Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can't prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you're presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a choice and the choice can be power." -Blaine Lee, The Power Principle "The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both." -James A. Michener, attributed Your life, this world can develop beyond your wildest imaginings---once you turn on your creativity. Join me in bringing a more creative outlook into the mainstream. Beyond opening a center for human potential, I envision The Life Center with member-based programs in neighborhood centers throughout the Chicago and suburbs. Each will be self-contained and autonomous in each community, with resources and an environment for creating thriving humans and an optimal community, together moving toward an optimal world. The Uptown Theater The Uptown, probably America's foremost remaining movie palace from the '20's, has been asleep, out of regular use since it closed in disrepair in 1981. It's had two ownerships since, and except for occasional private events has not been active. One ownership ended in sale for taxes in the early '90s and the most recent owner a real estate trust, embroiled in a two-year forced bankruptsy proceeding, is enroute to foreclosure. At that point I aim to acquire it. To do this, according to my plan, would require community support, involving ordinary folks and some unconventional finance approaches. Using aggressive and creative approaches, existing stakeholders---those who would benefit from its comeback---will provide the resources both monetary and non-monetary. To bring a new dynamic combination of cultural offerings to a georgeous architectural gem, large enough to accomodate multiple activities at one time and all day and all night, requires the collaborative, creative participation of many unconventional and adventurous and talented souls of all ages. This plan could easily include a center for human potential, previously described, and a prototype of The Life Center. Who are the stakeholders, that can make a difference in the creation of this delicious possibility? I am ready, able, willing and eager to make this happen. I have an exciting plan, never done before, that can revolutionize culture, and serve as a model to save such theaters, hundreds of them all over the country. I can do it. I can't of course do it alone. It will take the small, medium and large actions of 100s, 1000s of supporters. Are you with me or am I by myself? It won't take large amounts from a small number, instead varying amounts from very many. You can e-mail me at drtalsky@thewowcenter Uptown Theater in the '20s This was taken from a website about the Uptown Theater: compassrose.org/uptowntheatre/history-intro html It was in this north side neighborhood, in 1925, that the Uptown Theatre opened its doors for the first time. It is my intention to build the support and the organization to do this. Read other posting on this page about my plan. November 27, 2006How was it possible? (from the book "Lincoln's Sword"), "In the four years that Lincoln would be president, the American public would gradually discover, much to its collective astonishment, that this unprepossessing politician had remarkable abilities as a writer. It's a constant puzzle to many men of letters how a person growing up without the advantage of schools and books could have acquired the art which enabled him to write The Gettysburg Address and The Second Inaugural." Also he wrote, as this book points out memos, speeches and other communications and correspondance that qulifies as some of the most important literature in America history. I ask how was it possible for the deaf and mute Helen Keller to become world famous for her eloquent ideas and her leadership in social causes and her unprecedented college graduation near the top of her class and author of important books and other writings... I say you can ask for the moon and get it. These questions and the following quotes are the most important and inspiring in my quest to bring a true understanding of what humans and humanity can accomplish: "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost." "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the Arthur C. Clarke formulated the following three "laws" 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states "Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing "Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think "Impossible is a word to be found only in the "Compared to what we ought to be, we are "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a "Life is a daring adventure or nothing" --Helen Keller
November 06, 2006We're all much more than we think My daughter Elisabeth has been in a spiritual retreat for several years. In her last e-mail message she said she didn't know I went to art school years ago. This was my reply: When we look at people we tend to see only one, two or at most three contributions they may have to offer the world. My exploration of humans over the past 40 years has opened me to well over a dozen, maybe dozens, some patently obvious or of varying degrees of latent talents or inborn gifts to contribute to the world. For you, Dan (my son) and me it's writing, for you, Dan and me it's art, for you and me it's singing and acting, for you and Dan it's poetry. I also noticed that you as a teen were a natural dancer, as was my mom and me. You may have forgotten that I've started over a dozen businesses including a radio show and a newspaper, expressing talents for marketing, organization and expression. I am a natural coach and have essentially been doing that for at least as long as you've been around (28 years), though Dan can't see how that could be...he doesn't perceive that talent in me, because he doesn't perceive my life working now. With the theater I'm working to buy and develop, I'll get to develop my talent for producing shows, and hosting events, and sharing my love for films and producing seminars and conferences and conventions. I produced a weekend of ten speaker in February, 1990. October 12, 2006Jane Addam's model Jane Addams, Nebel laureate, started the first American settlement house in Chicago. During the observation of the 2nd 20 year-period, she was quoted as saying, "Our hope of [social] achievement...lies in the complete mobilization of the human spirit, using all our unrealized and unevoked capacity." This is a wonderful statement summarizing in a sentence my vision of the possibilities for our world and for humanity. With Hull House's founding she decided to focus on "the nurturing of the human spirit", offering clubs, parties and cultural events and college extension classes for working-class people. This mirrors much of my vision for developing the Uptown Theater. I'd add integrating all classes, becoming a classles society. Also we'll have a primary focus on a wide range of daily seminars rather than college-like classes. You can read about how she started it and her inspiration in a new biography: My son Dan thought I'd relate to the following web log post: (I did) I remember telling my friends and family that I was going to submit some comics to become a syndicated cartoonist. I don't remember even one person predicting I would succeed. Thousands of wannabes submit comics for syndication every year and only a few get contracts. And most of those comics fizzle after a few years. My entire art experience included frequent doodling plus getting the well-deserved lowest grade in art class in college. That was my total preparation for my new career. You can refer to the full post at this address: If you read the whole post you'll get much of the flavor I'm aiming for with this whole quest of thewowcenter.com and with all my other related projects to come, and my book. |
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When most locals hear "EVO," they think pizzas hot from the wood-fired oven. But anyone who's tried the crisp and creative salads at this North Charleston eatery knows that they're as memorable as the Neapolitan slices. Chef-owners Ricky Hacker and Matt McIntosh's not-so-secret ingredients? Produce grown in the Lowcountry and vinaigrettes, mozzarellas, and more handmade in the restaurant's kitchen.
This pair met in 2004 while both were working at FIG. Then, McIntosh was also head baker in Normandy Farms' artisan bread department. "We both felt it was important to cook with local and regional products, which sustain our economy, taste fresher, and are more nutritious," says Hacker. Within a year, they'd opened EVO, a mobile pizza oven that paved the way for a full-fledged restaurant in 2008.
At their Park Circle establishment, you'll only find two salad options on the regular menu, but that's all part of the duo's less-is-more philosophy. "Food is one of life's simple pleasures and should not be overly complicated," says McIntosh. "You want to taste and identify each element in a dish and savor those flavors."
As a delicious example, the friends shared their Local Arugula and Speck Salad recipe, which combines the peppery leaf vegetable with speck, an aged Italian pork that "adds a wonderful hint of smokiness to the dish," explains McIntosh.
They toss in pickled red onions as well as Split Creek Farms feta, which Hacker claims is the best he's ever tasted. For a bit of sweet juiciness, they add Kurios Farms tomatoes, grown in a Moncks Corner hydroponic greenhouse and available November through July.
Not ones for from-the-bottle dressings, McIntosh and Hacker top things off with a homemade citrus vinaigrette. "This recipe tastes good on any kind of salad; plus, you have the satisfaction of knowing exactly how it was prepared," notes Hacker.
With most of the ingredients found at local farmers markets, you can easily give EVO's creation a whirl or shop around for your own spring salad inspiration.


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Having a mental health condition can make finding and keeping a home challenging. If you are poor, renting an apartment may be beyond your means. Affordable housing may be available, but located in unsafe or hard to reach places. You may be placed in a group home or apartment where there will be rules to follow and you will be living at close quarters with people you don't know. Your illness can interfere with your ability to comply with rules, keep your home up, get along with others or meet lease requirements. Nonetheless, there is cause for hope as you travel along your road to recovery. Although it may take some time to find yourself a home, the different types of housing described here can provide you with the services, support and affordability that you need at this time in your life.
Affordable Housing
A number of different kinds of affordable housing have been developed that might be available in your area. They are geared for people with mental illness and other disabilities, homeless people, low-income people and elderly people. Choices and waiting lists vary greatly depending on where you live. To find out what is available, you can talk to your community mental health agency, your local housing authority, social service agencies, and mental health or housing advocacy organizations.
Centers for Independent Living frequently provide housing referral assistance and advocacy for people with disabilities, including those with mental health conditions. You can find a virtual list of Centers for Independent Living at http://www.virtualcil.net/cils/.
Temporary Housing
Each state has information on temporary housing, often through a bureau or office for housing or disability assistance. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has information on local homelessness assistance and help with preventing housing loss. Their portal-http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/homelessness/localassist-can direct you to state specific resources.
Homeless Shelters provide emergency housing for adults or families with children. Operated by local governments, nonprofit organizations and churches, some shelters provide mental health counseling and other supports. Shelter residents usually have to be out of the shelter during the day, and may be required to look for employment.
SocialSecurityLaw.com has information on low cost and temporary housing resources by state. Their website directs you to shelters and describes the specific populations they serve and the additional resources they provide.
Some mental health agencies operate transitional housing programs for their clients as a bridge between homelessness and permanent housing. In such a program, you may be required to attend meetings and classes and follow rules to remain in the program.
Permanent Housing
Licensed care homes, assisted living facilities and nursing homes provide highly structured living for people with severe mental illness, disability or medical complications. With access to staff 24-hours a day and meals provided, residents usually pay most of their income except for a small allowance. While necessary for some, these institutions generally do not promote independence and recovery.
Group homes and other types of supportive housing combine housing and services in an enclosed and supportive setting. Participants in supportive housing share rooms or rent individual apartments in a location set aside for people who meet specific criteria. Some group homes or apartments, for example, may be set aside for those who are both homeless and have a mental health condition; while other locations might be available only for women with mental health conditions.
Supportive housing residents usually receive life skills or job training. They also tend to have access to 24-hour crisis support services, although these services may not be available onsite.
Supported housing services place people with mental health conditions in a variety of living arrangements where they may live among people who do not have mental illness. Thus, supported housing integrates people into the community. The degree of support residents receive while living in supportive housing can vary from frequent visits by a housing counselor to independent living with minimal support. While you live in supported housing, you may be required to attend group therapy sessions or see a psychiatrist. You may also receive help with transportation or supported education. Supported housing service will give you more choice and autonomy, but it may not offer the quick availability of services-you may have to go to another place, such as a mental health center or a drop-in center, to find those.
Consumers who are able to live independently and meet low-income guidelines qualify to live in many kinds of public housing. In these circumstances, you will usually live with other people eligible for the same type of housing. Your rent will generally be fixed at about one third of your income at the most.
Contact your local government or housing authority. You can locate your housing authority at the following link-http://www.affordablehousingonline.com/section8housing.asp. There are often waiting lists for public housing; if you're interested in living in public housing, you should apply to be on the wait list as soon as possible.
You may also be able to use a housing voucher under a federal program known as Section 8. Usually, this works two ways. If you receive a tenant-based voucher, you can use it to rent an apartment or home where you live. The voucher is portable, so you can continue to use it when you move to a new area. A project-based voucher is attached to a particular property. If you live in a unit with a project-based voucher and you move, the Section 8 stays with the property and the next tenant uses the voucher. Under either type of Section 8, work through your local housing authority to access housing.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a Public Housing Program aimed at helping low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities gain safe and decent housing. To be eligible you must provide information on your income, US citizenship or immigration status, and qualification as a person with a disability, an elderly person, or family member. To find out more information for this program, visit http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/rental_assistance/phprog.
If you do qualify and obtain housing through the HUD, then it is their responsibility to maintain sanitary, decent, and safe conditions. They also have the responsibility to move families to different housing, reevaluate family's income at 12-month intervals, make sure leases are being followed, and set other charges.
Keeping Your Home
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Hope Now-http://www.hopenow.com/-is an alliance with counselors, mortgage companies, and investors. Hope Now provides resources for their groups and tries to facilitate conversation between them.
Making Home Affordable.gov has information and help for eligible homeowners on refinancing a home and modifying mortgage payments. If your loan is with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac then you can look up your loan and see if you can refinance or modify it. There is also information on other mortgage service providers at http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/contact_servicer.html.
Additional Resources
The National Housing Law Project is a law and advocacy center dedicated to helping low-income families get the justice they need with regards to housing. Their efforts are geared towards increasing the amount of and preserving the quality of affordable housing, improving current housing, expanding the rights of low-income tenants, and increasing opportunities for minorities. Their website,http://www.nhlp.org/, includes an attorney/advocacy resource center as well as support and help for tenants, homeowners, and the homeless.


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Monday, February 19, 2007
Crucifying the Crucifixion
The Crucifixion scenario appears to be founded upon a few operating assumptions:
1) Mankind is inherently sinful and evil.
2) Those who sin must die, while those who do not sin cannot die.
3) Blame (hence death) for sin is transferable to blameless creatures (including human virgins), but only by those who believe in such transferability.
4) God is completely blameless.
Putting it all together, the idea is that, by sacrificing himself to himself on behalf of mankind, the blame for all human sins can be transferred to God, thereby resolving the problem of mankind's inherent sinfulness--for those who believe. And, joy of joys, Jesus still gets to live. How clever. Everybody wins. Right?
The problem with this scenario is, each these underlying assumptions is highly questionable:
1) Far from being inherently evil, human beings appear to have basically good intentions. Only extremely rare sociopaths go around plotting to do evil for the sake of evil. Everyone else realizes that, as a social species, our survival and well-being depends heavily upon how well we get along with each others. We're hard-wired to be nice, and seek to become even nicer. Indeed, adherents typically convert to various religions because they think it will help them fulfill their pre-existing drive to become a better person. Religion would not exist if people were not already inherently good.
2) The death penalty for everything, including impure thoughts? (Matt. 5:17-48) Come on! Any nation that adopted such an absurdly overbearing system of law would be devoid of citizens within a week!
3) Transferring blame from someone who does deserve punishment to someone or something that does not is inherently unfair, by definition.
4) If an omnipotent God created everything according to his own predetermined plan, then he alone is to blame for everything.
Even if the assumptions behind the Crucifixion can somehow be rendered acceptable to those with even moderate reasoning ability and a healthy conscience, there is still the problem posed by the alleged resurrection. If Jesus resurrected, then in the end, he sacrificed nothing of value whatsoever. According to all four Gospels, the "death" of Jesus was both staged and faked!
If the Bible relays this scenario accurately, then God must be a seriously confused, morally debilitated monster of a deity, better suited for pity than for worship. The fake death of his Son/himself to give the appearance of taking advantage of a loophole in his own blatantly corrupt system of law, is so obviously absurd on so many levels that it is extremely difficult to understand why any rational, honest person would accept such nonsense as Gospel. If anything, the Crucifixion/Resurrection scenario makes far more sense as a ritual act of suicide, intended to convey God's penitence toward us, for screwing things up so badly in the first place!
Believers, please try to take your faith more seriously, and strive to become better evangelists. I can testify from personal experience that truly understanding the core tenets of Christianity is the key to rejecting them.
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While I agree with you on the absurdity of sin, sacrifice and crucifixion, it's a mistake to reference the Jephthah story here.
That is the lone instance of human sacrifice in the Bible, and I'm happy to reference it to show the barbaric, immoral beliefs of the roving band of murderers who wrote the books of the Old Testament.
However, while it is a human sacrifice, it is not a sin sacrifice and doesn't have any relevance to the point you're making. That sacrifice was made as a deal to win a battle, not as a method of atonement.
It's still abhorrent, but it doesn't apply here.- Anonymous2/21/2007 3:41 PM
Your analysis is right on. Very good.
I wonder why when I attended Bible "study" as a young lad we didn't have counter analysis such as this --- well, you don't get the other analysis because that would be real study, not "study" with those quotes around the word.
Keep up the good work! Sorry for the delayed reply...
Jesus was definitely a sin sacrifice, though I'm not certain you'll get many Christians to back the idea that he was properly human (and some might object to virgin, though probably far fewer).
He was also a self-sacrifice, along with about 10 other possible objections.
I think I'd just prefer to go with the great points you made about the absurdity of sin and sacrifice in general - and repeatedly point out the Bible's support for human sacrifice, slavery and other immoral acts as examples of moral absurdities to compliment the doctrinal ones. :)One question that I wish more people would address is "what exactly did Jesus's death accomplish?" I mean, given that he was God, etc., etc., what did his sorta-sacrifice do for humanity? What does it mean when they say he took on the sins of mankind? Ask a dozen Christians and if you get answers at all, they'll all be very different, and very telling.
Apparently some early Christians (and I really need to find a source for this) believed that the sacrifice wiped out all sin, forever. Naturally, this makes any church-based threats fairly toothless. So, some believe that he wiped out all sin for everyone at that time, making a clean slate starting at 29 CE or whenever (so why is there still Original Sin?), others say that his death gives everyone the chance to possibly maybe make it into Heaven, despite their sins (how about that forgiveness, eh?). And a thousand other contradictory, inconsistent variations in-between.
As insane as the doctrine of Crucifixion is, it doesn't hold a candle to the insanity of what it's supposed to represent.
Great post, though. Sorry for any derailment.Tom,
You make an excellent point. If you haven't read it yet, you might like my "Poor, Tragic Yahweh" post from January. According to the Bible, Jesus' death was just one more failure in a protracted series of botched attempts to reconcile God with man, thereby making things right in the world once and for all. After awhile, you'd think he and his adherents would get the message that maybe we're holding up our end of the bargain just fine. We're not responsible for his social ineptitude, self-defeating "divine plan" or, oh, lack of existence. He will only be able to correct his shortcomings if he first learns to acknowledge them.
In other words, I think God would benefit greatly from praying the following prayer (to himself, of course):
"Oh, I just noticed--I don't exist after all! Okay, I guess we'll have to correct that... [God appears in a puff of smoke.] Now I just need some way to convince everyone I exist and am worthy of their worship. Hmmm. Thanks to the omniscience I just gave myself in my act of self-creation, I know exactly what would work for many of them... [Malaria disappears overnight, the rate of child rape drops to zero globally, and so on. Atheists everywhere are deprived of the Problem of Evil. Belief in a God worthy of human trust finally becomes logically and morally tenable.] There, that's better. Great Me! Why didn't I think to take these simple steps sooner? Those atheists are so clever!"- Anonymous2/26/2007 6:16 PM
According to Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin is death". If this means a physical death, then each of us pays the price upon our corporal demise and at that point, we're sin-free and therefore saved. If this means a "spiritual" death, then Jesus didn't pay the price since according to the bible story, he never died "spiritually" (he spent 3 days in hell, then ascended to heaven). I expand on this in my article at http://www.askanatheist.org - at the time of this posting, it's the top-most article (sorry for the plug but I thought it was apropos).
ReplyDelete Stephen,
Let me begin by saying that I agree with your overall conclusion. However, I think it may be instructive to note possible replies to at least the first three of your points.
Reply to (1): You point out that humans have basically good intentions. However, a Christian would no doubt account for this fact by observing that the Holy Spirit is constantly speaking to us through our conscience, urging us towards the good. This is what separates pre-pentecost humans from post-pentecost humans and accounts for the much harsher punishments prescribed in the Old Testament. The basic idea is that before pentecost, stringent punishments had to be prescribed to deter people from committing wrong because the Holy Spirit had not yet come. However, after pentecost, such external (or legal) measures are no longer necessary since the Holy Spirit now speaks to us through the inner voice of our conscience. This fact (ignoring the possible oxymoron of calling it a "fact") accounts for the apparent inherent goodness we observe in human beings today.
Reply to (2): Under the new covenant sin is no longer legally punishable by death, so there is no need for a contemporary society to attempt to enforce the Old Testament laws (or Jesus' much more demanding version of these laws). This goes right back to the pre/post-pentecost distinction I adumbrated above. Most Christian theologians would agree that after the crucifixion, resurrection and subsequent arrival of the Holy Spirit there is no longer any need for the state to prescribe punishment for religious offences (activities of The Christian Right notwithstanding).
Reply to (3): According to Christian dogma, God is the author and legislator of the law. God is also the one who decided what the appropriate punishment for violation of the law should be. Given this fact, it does not seem inconsistent to suggest that God may transfer the guilt associated with violation of the law unto Himself. Admittedly, there is something viscerally reprehensible about the idea of God transferring guilt unto an innocent person against that innocent person's wishes. However, it does not strike me as reprehensible in the same way for God to transfer this guilt unto Himself (i.e., the second member of the Godhead, Jesus Christ) since God was the one wronged in the first place. A similar line of argument can be used to explain the apparent inconsistency of God forbidding murder and then commanding the taking of life (as He does on numerous occasions in the Old Testament). The taking of life may be seen as analogous to stealing. Since God is the owner of all life, then the taking of life is like taking something that does not belong to you. However, if God commands you to take a life, then it's like the owner of of something giving you permission to take it. (A scary idea I know, but strictly speaking it does not seem inconsistent). The take home point is this: it is God's prerogative how he deals with those who have wronged Him since He is the one that has been wronged.
Reply to (4): I'm in almost complete agreement with you on this one. Your contention is further supported by the fact that for many Christian theologians, it was only the human element of Christ that died. (The divine element, being eternal, obviously could not partake of death.) However, the subject of Jesus' divine-human nature is a hotly debated one among Christian theologians. Thus, it would be difficult to provide a single reply to your final set of criticisms that would be truly representative.
In conclusion, I would point out that the criticisms of Christianity on the part of non-believers often boils down to a matter of competing intuitions. However, if my intuitions happen to conflict with yours, it is usually difficult to establish which of the two intuitions (if either) is preferable. Consequently, rather than criticising Christianity from the outside, it may be more effective to attempt to find inconsistencies within the Christian worldview itself.
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Now that you know to face the wind and to jam in a line, the next step is learning about lanes in the jam. This is a natural extension to the two previous skills. You might already be using this concept without knowing it. Basically you can think of a lane like a swimmer has a lane in a race. In the jam, the lane moves into the wind.
Each player moving in the line has their own lane going into the wind. As the disc moves between the players, each is responsible only for his or her own lane. So if the disc is in my lane, you do not move in front of me to get it. Rather, you wait for me to set it into your lane, either on purpose of by accident, and then you take over. In the same way, I will never go into your lane. If I lose control and the disc flies into your lane, I won't step in front of you, even if you are not ready.
Why? This way we don't crash into each other. This gives us each the opportunity to shine without encroaching on each others space. This keeps us safe. This let's us know when we should go for it or when we should hold back. We all play better when we respect our lanes. And soon, a whole new level of magic forms because we can read each other's movement.
I can not tell you how many times someone has jumped in front of me and "poached" a disc that was in my lane. It is very intimidating when someone who is out of control (or even in control) runs at you at full speed trying to save the disc. If you lose it, let it go. The person it goes to will save it and be a star. And when they lose it, you will be the star. Just hang out nearby and wait for your chance.
I've also seen newer players be afraid to step up into their lane. Don't be afraid..that is unless you know the person next to you doesn't respect the lane. Then look out! But if you're next to me in the jam, be ready. Stay on my hip, in your lane. I will set it to you and I will expect you to crush a gitis! Nothing is more sad then when a perfect set comes your way and you don't go for it. If you are properly situated in the line, in your lane, and the disc comes to you, it's yours. Go get it. This is what lanes are all about.
So how do you know where your lane is? How wide is it? Does it go in a straight line? As a general rule, your lane is as wide as your reach to save and control the disc. So imagine your arm span. Can you brush or catch the disc from fingertip to fingertip? Hint: I can. If you can't yet, keep working.
The direction of the lane is formed by the wind and the jam line. The most basic jam line forms perpendicular to the wind direction. The lanes move directly into the wind. Here there is a small subtlety, based on the tilt of the disc. Since a disc spinning clock will tend to tilt out of the wind to the right, the lanes bend slightly to the right of the wind direction. Also, the people on the left of the disc can be slightly upwind while the people on the right can be slightly downwind. Of course, counter is a mirror image: the lanes bend left and the people on the right can move slightly upwind.
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What do you do if someone comes charging into your lane? Well, get out of the way. Then you might yell "poacher" or "encroachment". At least that's what you'll hear in Seattle ;-). I also find that I tend to stay farther away from those who poach or who try to run me over. And, as a result I don't pass to them nearly as often as I do for those who understand the lane. So, if I'm not passing to you….
Have you ever been poached in a jam? Tell your story in the comments below. And, yes, I poach sometimes. I hate it, but sometimes I just make a mistake. Sorry if I've ever poached you. I'll keep working on it.