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Excerpt from My Healing Heart
My Healing Heart is the simple, true story of my search for God and love. My quest began early in life, catalyzed by a painful childhood marked by sexual and emotional abuse.
In these pages I share my trials, tribulations, and joys of a lifelong search for love and truth. It is my story, but it is also your story. Even if you did not come from a dysfunctional family, you grew up in a chaotic and out-of-balance world. Most likely, you were not taught how to love unconditionally, or how to express that love toward yourself and others. As part of that, you did not learn how to set appropriate boundaries. You learned to doubt yourself and to give your power to other people.
If, like me, you did suffer from abuse or some other form of betrayal, no one taught you how to make sense of what happened. No one showed you how to heal. No one gave you a map of how to communicate your feelings without harming yourself or others in the process.
Telling my story was not easy, in part because it is hard to talk about negativity like abuse when you grew up conditioned to keep such things secret. My life story is much more than abuse, of course. However, you cannot understand the longing I developed for love and wholeness without knowing about the piece that served as my initial catalyst.
As you read my story, you will understand how my search for truth led me on a journey across several continents. In tandem with this, my inner journey led to rich studies of ancient mystics and wisdom holders. I studied the philosophies and teachings of such respected spiritual masters as Edgar Cayce. Often known as the sleeping prophet because of intuitive readings he offered when in deep trance, Cayce was the catalyst for my spiritual path of discovery. Through years of studying and applying his teachings, I was able to heal my heart.
During the process of this healing, my life unfolded in ordinary and sometimes not-so- ordinary ways. My professional life involved a twenty-six-year career with the US Foreign Service. This satisfying work enabled me to travel all over the world, and to observe many people of diverse cultures. I discovered how similar people really are across the world. In these pages, you will experience some of what I learned as I worked in such places as Turkey, Colombia, Austria, and Pakistan.
During my foreign assignments, I fell in and out of love, and as part of those relationships continued to grow beyond the confines of my early life. As an example, on assignment in Pakistan, I adopted a baby just three hours old. I was totally unprepared for the challenge I found, being an American and adopting a child in a Muslim country.
Challenges like this added to my early-life traumas, becoming the fuel to seek answers that can only be found outside mundane teachings. I reached out to wisdom from others who had bridged the ordinary with the spiritual. Cayce became a key role model. Seeing the benefits of Cayce's wisdom in both my own life and others, I eventually formed study groups based on Cayce's teachings.
Becoming a role model and teacher myself did not stop me from learning and being challenged. I discovered that a natural part of being human is that life continues to bring opportunities to grow. My story illustrates a few of the more difficult challenges in my adult life.
One of these—the biggest of my life—occurred after I retired from the US Foreign Service and moved to Chile. I had expected to be able to enjoy a simple retirement at the seaside, and to do all of my favorite things with the gift of free time. What happened next turned my life upside down, forcing me to develop additional strength and inner resources.
In these next pages, you will learn about how I dealt with this challenge, while also hearing my lifelong story of growth. You will find here a resource for overcoming your own obstacles. You will have no doubt that your heart can also be healed.


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Bikes for Refugees (Scotland)
Providing bikes free to refugees/asylum seekers and families.
Duddingston Community Land
Vegetable garden; welcomes volunteers to garden together. Also family-friendly. Work-days last Sunday of the month. "Everyone is welcome to community land workdays. Forthcoming workdays: Last Sunday of the month, starting at 10.30 am. The garden has a 'drop in' every Thursday, and people are welcome to come along to garden, share knowledge and skills and good company."
Dr Neil's Garden
accessed via Manse garden. Beautiful garden for anyone to visit, free; welcomes volunteers; occasional events. "Dr Neil's Garden is so much more than a garden. It is a friendly place that welcomes all to its peace and beauty and at the same time offers comradeship and training to volunteers. The Garden stimulates change through play, learning, the arts, healthy activity, and by addressing the special needs of people. It is open to all, free of charge 7 days a week."
Safe Families For Children Scotland
Charity supporting families with children through befriending, short-term hosting, and provision of skills and resources.
Inch Community Association
"Promotes the facilities available to the people in the area and the positives of being a resident in a lovely part of South Edinburgh."
Edinburgh Tenants Federation
Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) is the umbrella organisation for local tenants and residents groups around the city of Edinburgh. We welcome all. Our network of local tenants and residents groups are run by local people in communities to affect change in their areas. ETF brings people together in the city to represent and influence mainly housing issues as well at topics that affect all of us. We are run by tenants for tenants. Our staff provide information, advice and development support to tenants' groups. we run training sessions on committee skills and other topics.
Bridgend Growing Communities (BGC) project
"Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Edinburgh through providing opportunities to participate in community growing activities." Allotments are involved! The project is also open to anyone who wants to get involved, and share in the experience of growing, cooking and eating healthy food in the great outdoors.
WHALE Arts Agency
WHALE Arts Agency • Classes • Drop-in activities
Grassmarket Community Project
Grassmarket Community Project • Grassmarket Centre • Grassmarket Café • Grassmarket Furniture • Grassmarket Tartan • VOLUNTEERING & TRAINING 7 days a week - Free lunches, range of groups/activities - all free but must become members (which is free, accessible and open to everyone) - activities include gardening, art, therapies, exercise & yoga classes, hill walking & residential trips FOR NON-MEMBERS: FREE 2 course dinner (weekly-Mondays); Pet Clinic, Haircuts, Confidential Housing & Benefits Advice every week plus FREE COMMUNITY CINEMA (every Monday)
Social Bite
"This bright, colourful and independent sandwich shop and cafe donates all profits to social causes."" Gives leftovers away at the end of the day?"
Duddingston Kirk Grounds - The Glebe Project
Vegetable growing; Flower growing; Benches to come & sit on & enjoy the views; Becomes a Fringe Venue in the summer. What's not to like?
Duddingston Field
"Work by local people and volunteers from the Woodland Trust has resulted in the creation of a diverse habitat to include woodland planting, managed grassland, and planted orchards and apple tree nursery."
Craigmillar Community Arts Centre
"A social enterprise seeking to encourage, support and promote the creative skills of Craigmillar residents, through the running of arts workshops, plays and community concerts, and by providing a venue for exhibitions and touring productions. Run with the help of many volunteers, the organisation also promotes the annual Craigmillar Community Festival."
Garden Globe project
"The Garden Globe Project is Jack Kane Centre's beautiful food garden. Everyone is welcome to come and get involved. There is a drop-in session every Friday, and a range of events planned for 2017."
Fresh Start
Do you want to learn more about gardening or cooking? Fresh Start is developing a new project called Helping Hands, which includes a community growing space and cooking classes in South East Edinburgh. The activities are free and very relaxed; no gardening or cooking experience is needed and all are warmly welcomed. If you want to get involved with our community growing space, this is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2-4pm; no gardening experience required. We meet at the Robin Chapel just off Niddrie Mains Road. Fancy learning some basic cooking skills? Come along to our cooking classes on Mondays and Wednesday's from 2-4pm. These are run at the Hearts Community Supporters Club in Craigmillar. If you have any questions or want to get involved please contact us on email@example.com or phone 0131 476 7741.
Positive Help
"Positive Help is a registered Scottish charity which offers free volunteer-led practical help to those affected by HIV and Hepatitis C in Edinburgh and the Lothians." "Our charitable objectives are: "to relieve the suffering and distress of adults and children in Edinburgh and the Lothian area who are infected or affected by HIV/ AIDS and Hepatitis C and their families, friends and carers". Without the support of our dedicated volunteers and our generous donors, we simply could not provide our range of life-changing services." "Positive Help offers four free services to support those affected by HIV and Hepatitis C in the Edinburgh area: Supportive Transport service Home Support service Children & Young People's Befriending service Study Buddies service (formerly homework club) Our services are focused on helping people with HIV or Hepatitis C to live independently and have control over their lives."
Fresh Start Community Growing space
"A garden where volunteers from the wider community work together to gain gardening skills, life skills, increase their social networks and access fresh food.This fresh food is also used in Fresh Start's cooking classes which are run for clients. The space has several beds, raised beds and fruit bushes, and is generating lots of fresh produce."
The White House Kitchen
"The White House Kitchen is a community café and venue run by the Community Alliance Trust for the benefit of the Greater Craigmillar Neighbourhoods."
Destitute Asylum Seeker Service (DASS) - Glasgow
"Using a model of holistic support, DASS assists refused asylum seekers who are ARE (Appeal Rights Exhausted) and NRPF (with no recourse to public funds) to find a route out of destitution and resolve their situation." Also access to education & employment grants. Volunteering. Information.
City Of Edinburgh Methodist Church
The City of Edinburgh Methodist Church is an inclusive church in the heart of the city where we share God's love through working with and for others, to transform our community and the world. We are involved in the community throughout the year in a number of ways, from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to small business incubation. We host local and national organisations who meet in our premises, and we have a strong interest in working with community groups and charities. All our rooms have access to audio visual equipment, wi-fi and are fully accessible (lift and stairs). The Well Café is situated in the building on the ground floor and provides hot food and drink everyday from 9am – 3pm. The cafe is part of the Edinburgh Community Cafe network. We host a creative project called The Dream Factory, which includes support for small business incubation. Our outreach project, Hope's Garden, is an aromatherapy clinic situated in the basement. As well as treatments available to the general public, Hope's Garden works with the church to develop links with agencies across the city, and operates a referral system to individuals accessing the services of those agencies.
Community Regeneration Forum - Craigmillar
We want to improve the lives and opportunities of residents in Scotland's disadvantaged communities.
Sandy's Community Centre
"The Centre programme is Youth Work focused with a comprehensive range of activities taking place for young people. It has links with the Boys Club Movement with an emphasis on sport. It is also home to various community groups addressing local issues and needs."
SHRUB (Swap and Reuse Hub)
"Today, we run a Swap Shop on Edinburgh's Guthrie Street which is open four days a week for the whole community to shop and swap. Our Food Sharing project collects excess food from cafes and bakeries across the city and redistributes it to people who need it, while connecting thousands of individuals to share food with one another. And we run hundreds of skill sharing, reuse, repair and upcycling workshops on everything from bike repair to screen printing and from transforming clothes to creative writing."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are a list of questions I get asked ALL the time. These are serious questions that I get asked mainly on Snapchat (happymumnz) and Facebook:
Why did you start Happy Mum Happy Child?
To document the activities I did with my kids. You can read more here.
What did you do before you were a Mum?
I worked predominantly in an office – I've been a Receptionist, a Secretary and a Personal Assistant. I've done accounts work, project administration work and worked as a Temp. I've also worked in retail for a boutique jewellery store.
When are you going to paint your walls?
When we have finished our garage, our bathroom, and our laundry. So basically never.
What lipstick do you wear?
I have been wearing Mellow for about a year now, and the colour I love the most is called "Milan". You can buy it from Farmers.
How do I do what you do?
Start a blog and don't do what I do – do what YOU want to do. Do what you love and enjoy it.
Do you get paid for what you do?
Sometimes yes, it depends on the work
How can I get free stuff like you do?
Build a large and engaged audience on social media 🙂 … and even then it's not guaranteed!
Will you share my username on Snapchat / Facebook?
My philosophy has ALWAYS been to get to know people first before I share them. If you ask me straight off the bat and I don't know you or what you do, then chances are the answer will be no. I have built trust with my audience and I only share what I know and love – this goes for shares on Facebook and Snapchat. Please don't be offended by this, I just prefer to get to know people first.
Where are your kids' lunch boxes from?
The Yum Box's are from The Lunchbox Queen. The Planetbox Rover is from Biome (if you're in Australia) and Treasure U Limited (New Zealand). Also my boy's Raine Beau is from Phunky Bento. I also have a huge range from Sistema (you can get these from The Warehouse, Kmart, Farmers, your local supermarket, etc).
How do I build a following on Facebook like yours?
Start by asking your friends to like and share your content, and then just be yourself and share what you want 🙂 you will soon learn what your audience likes to see and can tailor it to suit them/you.
Are you sponsored by Netflix?
Sponsored (to me) means paid, so no I am not sponsored by Netflix. But I am on the Netflix Streamteam. This means I get a Netflix account, and access to previews of shows and know what's coming up. From time to time I am asked to focus on certain shows (if I want to) and I also receive some gifts from time to time. There's also an event usually once a year in Australia.
Are you sponsored by Kmart?
I have never been paid directly by Kmart to do any endorsement or promotional work. I have been paid an appearance fee by my agency, at the request of a PR agency to be interviewed about the Kmart phenomena in early 2016. ALL of my posts on social media are my own and have not been sponsored by Kmart – I genuinely love them!
I want to start a blog and review products, who do I need to get in touch with to get the products?
I firstly suggest you start blogging about whatever you want, build your audience, and then figure out exactly what it is you want to do. Having a solid base is a really great start, then you can start thinking about who to talk to.
Where do you buy your clothes from?
Kmart, Farmers, The Warehouse, Sama & Kiki, and Boohoo.com.
What apps do your kids use?
Check out my list HERE.
What brand are your glasses frames?
They're from Specsavers and are Karl Lagerfeld
What brand is your coffee machine and where is it from?
It's a Nespresso Creatista, and I bought it from Harvey Norman.
Do you have a Spotify account? Can I follow it?
Follow my "Memories" playlist on Spotify to find out. My username is ditzym.
Where'd you get your striped PJ pants from?
Cotton On Maternity
Will you have anymore children?
No – we are happy with our two
Where did you get your Kimono from?
Lola's Nest on Facebook
Why is it taking you so long to fix your house?
Because we are a) on one income, and b) doing it ourselves
Why do you wake up so early in the morning?
To have some time to myself before the kids wake up – I love this time!
What is your pork noodles recipe?
You can simply search through my website, or it's HERE.
Actually I just want ANY recipe from your website, can you tell me where it is?
I have a search function on my website, so feel free to look there. Or you can check out my RECIPES section.
What sort of Trampoline do you have and what size is it?
The awesome folks over at Springfree Trampoline gave me a Medium Compact round trampoline about a year ago. Can highly recommend!
Do you have a question for me? Feel free to ask and I'll answer!
I never mind being asked questions ok? The questions above are just the ones I get asked the most …


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New Adult is an exciting new genre in fiction writing. So many wonderful authors are jumping on board including quite a few of the indie ignites team. This December, the first ever NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in Savannah, GA!This three day convention focuses on what the READER wants from a convention. Awesome panels, face time with authors, great giveaways, book signings, parties, and contests!
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What is a Hollywood Smile?
A Hollywood Smile is the process of improving the color, the shape and the alignment of your teeth, by using different methods such as porcelain veneers, ceramic crowns, braces or even whitening.
Veneers are made of the finest ceramics that guarantee the natural aspect of original teeth.
How Many Visits Do I Need?
Porcelain veneers generally require two to three office visits. The time needed to finish the ceramic veneers is around 5 days.
1) On your first visit, you will discuss with your dentist the pros and cons of placing veneers on your teeth. We will closely and meticulously study your smile by taking photos, x-rays and an impression of your teeth to prepare a wax-up. The wax-up will give you an idea of the final result before starting the treatment. You will be able to even TRY the temporaries in order to see the shape of your future teeth before even starting the treatment. As for the colors of the veneers, it will also be discussed in details by showing you several shades.
2) On your second visit, we will slightly reduce the enamel of your teeth to make room for the veneers. An impression is then taken so that the porcelain veneer can be fabricated in the dental lab.
3) On your third visit, the veneers are bonded to your teeth.
You can be sure that your new smile will look so natural no one will ever notice you have veneers!
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Singer/actress Ashley Tisdale posed recently for a photoshoot with Simone Hoffman while wearing her Dylan George Lucy Skinny Jeans in Czar wash that we've spotted her in before. I'm a big fan of Dylan George's jeans and think they are on their way to becoming the next big "it" jean!
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Two members of the public who died in the London Bridge terror attack last year have been posthumously recognised for the bravery of their actions.
Kirsty Boden, 28, and Ignacio Echeverria, 39, were both killed as they tried to help others as three men ploughed into pedestrians in a white van on the bridge, before stabbing revellers in the nearby market with 12-inch ceramic knives.
Boden, an Australian nurse from Loxton receives the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. Her citation reads:
On 3 June 2017, terrorists drove their van along London Bridge and into the Borough Market area. Kirsty Boden had been enjoying a night out when it became apparent that there had been a terrible incident on the bridge. People ran into nearby shops, cafes and restaurants, Kirsty (a nurse by profession) acted without hesitation and went to assist those injured in the courtyard area below London Bridge. It is likely that she did not realise that a terrorist attack was taking place. As she tried to save the life of an injured person, the terrorists attacked her and she was fatally wounded.
It is without doubt that Kirsty Boden displayed courage and compassion when, without concern for her own safety, she went to assist those who were injured. She could have taken cover to protect herself, as most people caught up in such a serious and life threatening situations would have done. However, being a nurse, she took her training to care for others to the highest level.
Boden's family said: "Kirsty's family would like to thank everyone involved in nominating Kirsty for this award.
"We are very proud of her."
Marking the one year anniversary of the attack earlier this year, colleagues at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in central London described her as "one in a million".
John Chatterjee, a doctor who attended the London Bridge attack, paid tribute to a "colourful" character.
The consultant, who works at Guy's, said: "She was always very colourful, very, very professional and really good at her job.
"I remember seeing her that morning but I didn't get a chance to speak to her. I only found out what happened the following morning."
The Eight Victims Of The London Bridge Attack
Echeverria, a Spanish banker from As Pontes, receives the George Medal. His citation reads:
On 3 June 2017, Ignacio Echeverria was cycling through Borough Market with friends when he witnessed a terrorist attack. On realising what was happening, he ran towards the terrorists, using his skateboard to strike them to prevent them from carrying out further attacks. The terrorists diverted their attention to him and inflicted fatal wounds. It is without doubt that his intervention allowed victims to escape, thus preventing further loss of life.
Ignacio Echeverria displayed great courage when he challenged multiple armed terrorists. Using his skateboard as a weapon, he was well aware that it was no match for the weapons that were being used by the assailants. Regardless, he ran towards them with the intention of stopping them from carrying out further attacks on innocent people who were in the vicinity.
It is beyond doubt that he displayed great courage in choosing to try to tackle the attackers. He could have taken cover but did not do so. He was unarmed and untrained. The danger was apparent but he made a deliberate choice to try to stop the attack, putting himself in harm's way.
He died trying to defend a woman who was being stabbed by the attackers.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy praised his "heroic and exemplary act" earlier this year.
His sister, Isabel, went on social media to pay tribute to her brother and said he would never be forgotten.
"My brother Ignacio tried to stop the terrorists and lost his life trying to save others," she said.
Eight people were killed in the attack on 3 June last year.
The attackers, Butt, 27, Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22, were shot and killed by police at the scene.
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Dan Sankowsky: from the inside
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Essays/Articles :: Counseling
Critical Incidents (pdf version)
My overarching framework for work in therapy can be expressed in the following form. Consider an individual's reaction to an event along perceptual, affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions. While any sequence is possible, e.g. affect may register before or after behavior, I want to limit the discussion to reactions that lead with perception and culminate in behaviors. Affect and cognition, i.e. assumptions, bridge the gap between them. I also want to limit the discussion to one cycle reactions, so we will ignore behavior as an initiating event for another perceptual response.
Consider an individual's reaction to an event as closed if it is characterized by all of the following:
I suggest that often clients go to therapy because they encounter too many events initiating closed reactions for which their affect is negative and for which their resulting automatic behavior gets them in trouble. They tend to be out of touch with the intervening tacit assumptions that complete a closed system.
A classic example of the impact of such assumptions is the macho "insult-insult back with escalation" cycle where the individuals involved focus solely on the initiating event as a threat and on their subsequent "no choice" response. Deviating from the closed system is seen as weak and cowardly rather than a sign of enlightenment, creativity, and growth. (True cowardice, on the other hand, is just as automatic a response as fighting back – so-called flight or fight – as opposed to suddenly seeing choices along the way and in one's ultimate actions).
Most therapies in one way or another attempt to increase an individual's openness. Again focusing on the four dimensions, they strive to reduce the power of events to be perceived as threatening. And even when perception of the event is initially stressful, they strive to help the client learn to tolerate, experience, and "own" charged negative affect, and to surface and then test heretofore tacit and conclusive assumptions. They also want clients to have behavioral choice, in part the result of the liberation from the previously binding beliefs.
This is a process of self-transformation. Different schools of thought have different protocols to enact this. In fact, therapists tend to label themselves as though wearing badges that announce such an affiliation, be it Adlerian, Freudian, Jungian, Rogerian, etc.
On the other hand, the use of critical incidents to effect such transformations transcends any particular school of therapeutic thought; in fact, it transcends therapy altogether. The remainder of this brief essay will demonstrate this by first defining critical incident transformations using the four dimensional model and then offering examples both in treatment contexts and outside them.
A critical incident is said to occur when an individual's response to a specific event is altered in one of the four dimensions in such a way as to reverberate throughout the other three, resulting in a quantum, robust systems change. While such happenings are relatively rare and defy planning, there are ways to induce them. It could be as simple as a directive from a therapist, or even a friend. Using an example from the 60s' transactional analysis: "don't say 'yes, but' when I offer you a suggestion to a problem you brought to me." In one instance, a young woman started to respond to that directive with her automatic "yes-but"; she caught herself in the middle, started to laugh, then cry. Eventually, she came up with significant insights into her favorite automatic behavior, i.e. the request for and immediate denial of any and all advice. The break in the behavioral dimension carried with it powerful affective and cognitive changes as she felt the frustration for her perceived plight in life and understood the way she had been unconsciously setting friends and counselors to fail – so she could then give the tacit message that she had been a victim all her life.
In this case of 'yes-but', the spontaneous eruption of emotion derived from the young woman seeing the falseness and futility of this pattern ruled by a set of assumptions that were no longer useful even though they had served her earlier in life. She had idiosyncratically perceived helping attempts as threats and insults, without realizing it.
The value of critical incidents is that just one can help a client turn the corner and make a quantum leap in his or her treatment. Some clients who undergo this experience report that for the first time they really had a feel for the therapy process. More specifically, others report that for the offending event, they were able to deal with it realistically and openly from then on, in particular on a behavioral level. A metaphor: they had been driving down a highway and acted as if once on it, they had to go all the way to the end, from A to Z; now, they realized there were side roads that they could access if needed and just go from A to B.
Stages involved in the process of critical incident transformation might be framed as follows:
By "information," I mean understanding some of the issues that call for change/growth (e.g., the concept of acting out) and having some sense on a cognitive level of the processes involved. By "identification," I mean recognizing how they apply on an individual level (this is how I act out, for example). By "intervention," I mean allowing someone else (or even oneself) to design an implementable shift in the behavioral or perceptual dimensions (e.g., don't say "yes-but"). By "internalization," I mean being able to recognize and choose when to make the shift on one's own, so that eventually it represents one's new "standard reaction." We could rephrase as "knowing people have problems"; "knowing I have a problem and what it is"; "experiencing that problem in context and seeing a fork in the road"; "following the other fork."
Not all critical incidents are initiated by a change in focus (perceptual) or a change in behavior. Sometimes, a spontaneous emotional outburst or a sudden realization leads the way. The key for both client and therapist – if the event occurs in treatment – is to recognize these opportunities and capitalize on them.
EXAMPLE ONE: A couple in therapy was stuck in a pattern of blame, each seeking the therapist's approval. They were also sitting on feelings of anger and hurt, but were saddled with assumptions that inhibited the direct expression of these emotions. One day, Donald, the therapist, suggested an experiment to Alan, the husband. Donald would chat with Mary, the wife, exclusively for five minutes, with Alan situated in a chair at the other end of the rather large treatment room. After the designated time, Donald asked Alan, who typically intellectualized his feelings, what he was experiencing. No sooner had Alan remarked, "I felt really excluded," that tears rolled down his face and then he began sobbing, continuing for 20 minutes or so. Donald probed further and helped Alan get in touch with feelings of parental abandonment at the age of 3 (his mother had been heavily involved in the care of a sick relative for almost a year, coming home late each day, exhausted).
Alan was quite animated after this cathartic episode. He had repressed all the memories from that time and had lost access to many everyday feelings as a result. In this critical incident, Donald's intervention, even though contrived, set up an event that threatened Alan. Because the threat was limited in time and in a friendly venue, Alan's feelings could emerge. This led to changes in cognition based on his connections to childhood events and ultimately a reduction in the evocative power of potentially excluding events.
EXAMPLE TWO: I was interacting with a woman friend. She said something that hurt me. I snapped back, kneejerk style, in a defensive manner. She looked at me and inquired as to why I had reacted in this manner, quite perplexed and hurt. I thought for a second and answered honestly, "Because I felt hurt (not because you hurt me, or tried to hurt me)." She looked at me again and after a couple of seconds, said the words that changed my life: "So suffer the ____ hurt!" I stopped dead in my tracks, buying into this logic of separation of feelings from reaction to them (acting out of them), and did just that. I experienced the hurt for the first time in situations like that and realized how much I was afraid of being wrong, how much I feared I would lose the other person's affection. This experience opened up new behavioral doors in addition to allowing me to "have" my feelings and in addition to understanding the assumptions that had ruled much of my reactions to incidents like that.
In this case, a shift in behavior led to powerful affective and cognitive changes. The behavioral change "took" and the event "being criticized" became less of an issue over time.
EXAMPLE THREE: I was observing a colleague arguing with family and friends the way he always did and the way I occasionally did. I suddenly had the insight that there were alternatives. I saw that my friend felt compelled to "follow the logic and the truth" as opposed to honoring relationships, not even realizing there was a choice. I saw that he was driven by a set of assumptions about "the truth." From that moment on, I chose to listen rather than to argue --- to listen and then to state my case, if I still needed to, after I fully absorbed what the situation meant to the other person. I was becoming a clinician in spirit.
In this instance, cognition leads the way as I became aware of a self-imposed restrictive assumption limiting both the colleague and me. This impacted behavior immediately and affect over time, linked to my clinical instincts and manifesting itself in greater compassion.
EXAMPLE FOUR: At the Primal Institute, a young man beginning therapy had a serious problem with the way he acted out: he would exhibit himself to women on street corners. He constantly ran the risk of being arrested – but the urge to act out pushed him to do so with ever increasing frequency. One day, in spite of the impetus to show himself, he drove to the Institute instead and asked for a special session. He was able to get in touch with very deep feelings about needing his mother to be there when he was little. This critical incident did not totally diminish his exhibitionism, but it gave him an alternative. And within a year or two, he reported almost no urges to exhibit himself while continuing to progress in therapy.
Here, a change in behavior led to an emotional catharsis, followed by cognitive connections and ending with perceptual choice.
Critical incidents can play a major role in both therapy and in life. Sometimes they can be set up if the individual is ready through a change in either perception or behavior. On other occasions, emotional catharsis and sudden insight lead the way. While one cannot plan for such growth experiences, knowing of their existence and being ready to "go with them" maximize one's chances of taking advantage of these crucial growth opportunities.
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Betty Jane Cation, 86, of Milan, Ill., formerly of Minocqua, Wis., passed away Friday October 6, 2017 at her home.
A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11th, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline with a luncheon following the service. No visitation is planned. Inurnment will be at a later date. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline, Ill., or Dr. Kate Home Health & Hospice, Woodruff, Wis.
Betty was born November 25, 1930 in the Peoria, Ill. area, a daughter of Jesse and Bernice Smith. She married James B. Cation on September 12, 1948 in Peoria, and recently celebrated 69 years of marriage.
Betty was a homemaker. First and foremost, she loved caring for her family. She will be lovingly remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Betty was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline, and was a former member of Ascension Lutheran Church, Minocqua. While living in Minocqua, she was a member of the ladies Lion's Club, did volunteer work at the local hospital, and was a member of the Red Hat Club. Betty also took delight in working at Pine Grove Estate Sales.
Betty enjoyed playing bridge, golfing, cooking, antiquing, crocheting, and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.
Surviving are her husband, James B., of Milan; children (and spouses), Becky (Chuck) Leib, Milan, Jim S. (Diane) Cation, Minocqua, and Gary (Mary) Cation, Lombard, Ill.; seven grandchildren; five (and soon to be six) great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Why is the media so pre-occupied with Julius Malema? Why do journalists, including myself, write reams and reams about everything he says? I mean, the man is not a public servant. He does not serve in government. For all intents and purposes, he's just an ordinary citizen, like you and me. But is he?
One of the reasons the media is so pre-occupied with Malema is his perceived influence in the ANC and especially his relationship with our President. Whether this is true or not is not the issue. It is all about perception.
Much has been made of the fact that Malema could have used his position to the benefit of companies with which he is linked. He could have used his influence to help these companies procure government tenders. This is seen as an unfair advantage.
My point is this: is that not what business is about? You use your connections to get work for your companies. After all, a major part of being in business depends on who and not what you know. If Malema is guilty, is this not what everybody in business is doing in any case?
When BEE first became a reality, many big companies rushed to get people on board who had good connections in government. And this is how people such as Cyril Ramaphosa, Tokyo Sexwale, Patrice Motsepe and a handful of others, who did not have a lot of business experience, but had plenty of government connections, suddenly became successful business people and, at the same time, very rich.
So, my question again, is what young Julius is doing, in any way different to what his senior comrades have been doing for years?
Even someone like Mac Maharaj, with his impeccable struggle credentials, was recruited onto the FNB board. Was it because of his business acumen? No, it was because he was seen to be politically connected to the correct people.
This is the ugly side of the relationship between government and business. Business realises that government is one of the biggest, if not the biggest dispenser, of major contracts and that is why it is necessary to be close to government if you're in business.
So, if Malema can help them boost their sales, etc, then business will be interested in him.
So, my point is that if Malema is guilty of abusing his position, then so should those business people associated with him and those government officials who give work to companies linked to him. Just a thought.


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Sometimes, living on a tiny island can be less than idyllic.
There's only so much fishing, crabbing, reading, writing etc. you can do before you start to go slightly insane.
Consequently, I've set myself the challenge of creating 'something' from 'nothing'.
By 'nothing' I mean things I find on the island.
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I've always had a fascination for the unseen world, because with my minds' eye, I could "see" it clearly.
I can create worlds and storylines, fit in all the elements I want, interact with people and beings and feel it, just as real as 'this reality'. I now (think to) know this is called creating timelines, sometimes they turn into reality, sometimes they don't.
There was a time when I was called a daydreamer, with a negative vibe to the message, and I felt very hurt about it.
It wasn't until I read the books by Carlos Castaneda, Paolo Coelho and others (also anthropological studies, as opposed to novels) about shamanism and witchcraft, and I understood that they are also contemporary phenomena, not only confined to fairy tales! Finally I could put my personal experiences into perspective!
With hindsight I have much more understanding and compassion to the early struggles of the young Nina. The Universe is even so kind as to lift the veil and show me every now and then, where and when I took a turn into my current direction, and what would have happened…if! If I had chosen differently, if I hadn't followed my intuition. I really don't need a television, I'm being fully entertained by the stories and beings around me, human and non-human.
In my early adulthood I read the first books about Harry Potter, and swiftly adopted the term 'muggle' into my vocabulary… and: I got somewhat obsessed about Hogwarts.
I mean, what if there was a school for these things – magic, visualizing, time travel, telepathy and so on?! I was secretly hoping to find it (while I kind of already was enrolled in it whilst 'just studying for my BA bookbinding')…and I'm still wondering about the echoes I keep on hearing about it existing… If you know more about it, let me know!
In the meanwhile, I set up my own :)
It's not a school, really, and not only for witches and wizards. My Magical Gathering is a meeting place for everyone who knows, or has hunches that there is more to this world than is apparent to the eye… A place to speak with your colleagues, to exchange techniques and knowledge, to assist, support and be your multidimensional self.
You don't have to dress up (you may, if you wish), you don't have to prove anything – just come and hang out with the rest the magical bunch!
The Magical Gathering is happening this Sunday, in Abcoude, the Netherlands.
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Here's what you missed from last week. Your Lazy Sundays round up.
Escape from Cuba: Yasiel Puig's Untold Journey to the Dodgers
A fascinating and saddening story of how one of the most electrifying players in MLB escaped from Cuba to play ball in the United States. Smugglers, cartels, extortion, and big business all play a significant role in getting Yasiel Puig to the Los Angeles Dodgers. For a guy that was born to play baseball it would be a great adventure if it weren't actually real, and actually a normal practice. That just makes it sad. (via Los Angeles Magazine)
Q&A: Ralph Lauren Now
A Q&A with Ralph. Thanks for rereleasing the Polo Bear sweater. (via WWD)
Q&A: Raekwon 'On Strike' From Wu-Tang, Blasts RZA for 'Mediocre' Music
Another Q&A with "The Chef" of the Wu-Tang clan, Mr. Raekwon. He's not happy with the direction RZA is taking them, and is on strike from recording their latest album. He critiques RZA's choice of production and his own contract situation, and it's really crazy to think Wu-Tang has remained relevant from success from 20 years ago. I'm not sure if that's impressive or disappointing. Anyway old Wu still bangs too hard to forget. (via Rolling Stone)
Men's Cargo Pants Turn Refined for Spring
Once the WSJ gets a hold of a trend it's already been trendy for 6-18 months however I'm going to pat myself on the back for advocating wool cargos for years now. Thanks WSJ for catching up this Spring and I might just take your advice and grab some this Spring as well. I can really never have enough pockets. (via the WSJ)
Duke porn star Belle Knox says she wants to help sex workers after bankrolling law degree with sex
Apparently paying for college has gotten harder, a lot harder… A Duke University freshman has been outed for paying tuition with checks from the porn industry. Reaction has been mixed; from support, to condemnation of tuition prices, and outright rage. However she wants to pursue a law degree with the goal of helping sex workers once she's done with the whole porn thing. So… win-win? (via NY Daily News)
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We love celebrating new talent and our home Milton Keynes. So we're combining them. Marshall Live is our way of helping you enjoy discovering the best new bands.
What we're doing is throwing the biggest Marshall party at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, to show that guitar music is stronger than ever. That's 18 of the best breakthrough bands for just £30 including fees (£20 for 14-17 year olds).
In just 6 months Americans streamed 403 billion songs, which is a 50% increase on just two years ago. In fact, streaming accounted for three times as much music consumption as album sales and track sales combined. There's no doubt that in the modern age streaming is big biz.
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TotalBoat Ambassador, Charlie Enright, has what it takes to circumnavigate the globe – twice! His new Volvo Ocean Race entry for the 2017-2018 edition of the race is sure to be a contender for the overall trophy. The Vestas 11th Hour Race team was just assembled and announced and we are thrilled that we have not ONE but 2 TotalBoat Ambassadors in the race aboard the Vestas 11th Hour boat. Nick Dana, on his 4th edition of the race, once as shore crew and twice already onboard, is another great brand ambassador for TotalBoat with his own boat restoration going on at Newport Shipyard. Dana is restoring a Holland 32 Lobster-style boat and is looking for a buyer – altho he admits to wanting to use the beautifully redone boat first!
In this edition of the race, the teams who invite ladies on board get a points credit and they get some big props from us for knowing a great sailor has nothing to do with their gender. Mixing the crews should prove that and we applaud those teams, like Vestas 11th Hour Racing, who take advantage of these opportunities to prove us right.
Keep tabs on these young sailors. They performed well in the last race onboard Alvimedica, and we expect to see much more greatness from them this time around again. And with their talented lineup of crewmembers – we expect to see them on the podium many times and hopefully at the very end, too.


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We've posted a number of blogs on crowdfunding surrounding the different kinds, as well as the good, the bad, and the ugly. But what is the latest on crowdfunding? What are the latest crowdfunding trends, and how exactly do they help entrepreneurs and investors?
One thing is certain and is very clear: Regardless of business or potential investment, crowdfunding is not successful without a detailed strategy.
Where Did Crowdfunding Come From?
Crowdfunding first hit the scene approximately three years ago when Congress first released the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, also known as JOBS to give entrepreneurs a chance at working with investors to help fund their businesses and to help investors with their investment strategies and see higher returns, all while boosting jobs and the economy. It was a win for all stakeholders.
However, over the last several years, crowdfunding has broken into a number of different avenues. While startup businesses and investors have seen capital gains as well as higher returns, crowdfunding has also had an impact on the consumer market—assisting every day folks fund their causes ranging from helping sick children in need to weight loss programs to art research projects…and everything in between.
So Where is the Line?
So where is the line between what is considered "acceptable" crowdfunding? This still has yet to be determined. In fact, many crowdfunding firms only work with accredited platforms and investors, meaning those who are legitimately in the game solely for investment and capital purposes.
The second portion of the JOBS Act has yet to be released and defined the rules and policies surrounding crowdfunding. However, we are expected to see a release by the SEC to launch in October 2015.
What Types of Crowdfunding Are Available?
Other areas of crowdfunding, such as equity crowdfunding, debt crowdfunding, and real estate crowdfunding, just to name a few, are all crowdfunding options as well. But, like any form of crowdfunding, these still require a thorough investment strategy in order to ensure success.
Working with a professional and experienced crowdfunding firm can assist both startup businesses and investors with these forms of crowdfunding and can even boost opportunities for all stakeholders. And as crowdfunding continues to emerge and increase in popularity, opportunities are only expected to increase. Accredited investors, crowdfunding partners, and online platforms are all becoming more accessible and available for interested parties.
Finally, working with a reputable and experienced crowdfunding firm who has been in the game since the beginning is more than happy to partner with any business startup or investor who is interested in learning and strategizing how to maximize capital and resources and maximize returns.


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Alabama Men's Basketball Announces 2015-16 Non-Conference Schedule
The Alabama men's basketball team finalized its 2015-16 non-conference schedule, head coach Avery Johnson announced on Monday. The Tide will play a challenging non-league slate that includes teams from the Pac-12, ACC, Big East and Atlantic 10, among others.
Highlighting the 12-game non-conference slate will be a trip to Orlando, Fla., to compete at the 2015 AdvoCare Invitational, as well as games against at Clemson, at Dayton and facing Oregon in Birmingham's Legacy Arena.
Alabama opens the 2015-16 campaign on Nov. 13 when it hosts Kennesaw State in the season-opener for both squads. That contest will not only be the first game of the year, but it will also mark the first game as a college coach for Johnson, who spent seven seasons as a head coach in the NBA prior to his appointment to his current position this past April.
Following that contest, the Crimson Tide will play its first road game of the season when it competes at perennial A-10 powerhouse Dayton on Nov. 17. The contest, which is slated for noon CT (1 p.m. ET), will be a part ESPN's Tip-Off Marathon.
Following a home contest against Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 20, Alabama will travel to Orlando, Fla., where it will compete at the 2015 AdvoCare Invitational (formally known as the Orlando Classic) over Thanksgiving weekend. The tournament, which will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex's HP Fieldhouse at the Walt Disney World Resort, features five teams who appeared in last year's NCAA Tournament including: Xavier, Notre Dame, Wichita State, Iowa and Dayton.
Alabama will open the AdvoCare Invitational on Nov. 26 when it faces Xavier at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2. It will mark the third consecutive year the two teams will meet on the hardwood. The Crimson Tide will then play either Wichita State or Southern California in the second round on Nov. 27. The tournament concludes on Nov. 29.
Alabama will remain away from home to open the month of December when it plays a pair of road contests at Southern Miss (Dec. 4) and at Clemson (Dec. 13).
The Tide closes its non-conference schedule with a four-game homestand, highlighted by the Oregon game, which will be included in the 2015-16 season ticket package. The Ducks and Tide will square off on Dec. 21 – exactly five years to the day of Alabama's last appearance in Birmingham's Legacy Arena. The last time the Crimson Tide played a game in Birmingham was on Dec. 21, 2011 against Oklahoma State.
The Tide will also face Winthrop (Dec. 16), Jacksonville State (Dec. 29) and Norfolk State (Jan. 2) during the homestand.
Alabama will play an exhibition game in Coleman Coliseum against Trevecca Nazarene on Nov. 6.
The 2016 Southeastern Conference schedule, as well as all start times and television carriers, will be announced at a later date.
Date Opponent Location
Nov. 6 TREVECCA NAZARENE (EXH) TUSCALOOSA
Nov. 13 KENNESAW STATE TUSCALOOSA
Nov. 17 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio
Nov. 20 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE TUSCALOOSA
Nov. 26 vs. Xavier% Orlando, Fla.
Nov. 27 vs. TBA% Orlando, Fla.
Nov. 29 vs. TBA% Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 4 at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dec. 13 at Clemson Clemson, S.C.
Dec. 16 WINTHROP TUSCALOOSA
Dec. 21 OREGON^ BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Dec. 29 JACKSONVILLE STATE TUSCALOOSA
Jan. 2 NORFOLK STATE TUSCALOOSA


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Is Hell Real
Can we have heaven without Hell? Why is it that people have such a difficult time believing in a literal Hell? If Heaven is for real - is Hell for real? Is Hell here on earth? The answers to these questions and more await you in this message!
Closing Picture: Spiritual Insight Breeds Inspiration
These verses mark the ascension of the Master, the Lord Jesus Christ and the completion of His earthly ministry. Here, Jesus' resurrection allowed His disciples to see the glory that has been His all along. Jesus didn't leave them or forsake them, He empowered them to do all that He commanded them (and us) to do.
Learn The Playbook
Being part of God's team means knowing the playbook and using it!
Christ and His Followers
In this concluding sermon to Mark's Gospel, Phil Auxier provides encouragement from Jesus for the mission that is before us.


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Policy and Planning Manager - ANZSCO 132411
Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates policy advice and strategic planning within an organisation.
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Group: 1324 Policy and Planning Managers
plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate policy advice and strategic planning within organisations
1. developing, implementing and monitoring strategic plans, programs, policies, processes, systems and procedures to achieve goals, objectives and work standards
2. developing, implementing, administering and participating in policy research and analysis
3. coordinating the implementation of policies and practices
4. establishing activity measures and measurements of accountability
5. overseeing and participating in the development of policy documents and reports
6. consulting with and providing expert advice to government officials and board members on policy, program and legislative issues
7. representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums convened to discuss policy issues
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Raclette Party Dinner
The weather just keeps getting colder and we have the perfect way to warm up! Freshly melted raclette cheese atop duck fat potatoes, roasted seasonal vegetables with cornichon, charcuterie, artisanal sausages, and a lovely simple salad. Fill your plate and pair it with a great wine from our wine selection. You will be full, happy, and warm.
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Faux Leather Trim Kimono
Today's blog post is all about a chic work style. This faux leather trim kimono is a standout statement piece that speaks for itself. It is special and unique in it's own way. If you have noticed, I talk a lot about classic pieces. For me, your wardrobe should be an investment and this fashion find is just that. What I love most about this kimono is that it can be worn to work and for a relaxed look with a pair of jeans on the weekend. It will definitely give any oufit life. Be daring and bold with your style and invest in this fabulous statement piece!


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1284This is the really rather excellent Poppy Dinsey, who runs What I Wore Today, which is well worth a look for all sorts of reasons. She explains in her audio clip that her SOTM was said to her some years ago, at an airport.
She points out that things which are said in departure lounges always seem to have a heightened sense of emotion. She also says that she doesnt wish to identify which airport and city it was spoken in, so that the man who said it doesnt know how much importance it seemed to have for her.
But I do very much hope what he said, and what was therefore in my picture, is true, she added.


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With an old year about to end and a new one on the way, it is natural that many leaders and, especially, would-be leaders are considering what they can do to improve. Typically, those thoughts will center on the traits associated with well-known, successful leaders – things like self-assurance, intuitiveness, empathy and charisma. After all, these seem to be characteristics valued by employers committed to the idea that there is a leader personality type that can be identified by all those tests that future employees have to endure before they are even considered for positions.
However, Linda E. Ginzel, clinical professor of managerial psychology at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, sees flaws in this approach. Writing in the latest issue of the school's magazine, Capital Ideas, she particularly questions the notion that aspiring leaders should seek to develop areas of their personality that they feel are "not up to par." "While self-understanding and personal development are important goals, there is a big problem with this approach. No one has ever figured out how people might go about acquiring a new trait, or whether attempts to develop such traits actually lead to more successful outcomes for individuals or their organizations," she writes.
Consequently, she adds, she is working to "reframe the conversation about leadership." Over the past decade she has developed a new framework, which she calls "leadership capital." Consciously referencing the work on human capital pioneered by the late Chicago economics and psychology professor and Nobel prize winner Gary Becker, leadership capital is an attempt to move thinking away from traits and towards behaviors. Challenging the widely-held perception that leaders are born rather than made, which leads to the division within organizations between leaders (change agents with visions for the future) and managers (rather boring types who meet targets and focus on immediate tasks), the approach suggests that the same person will practice both leading and managing behaviors. This person should be called an "executive", writes Ginzel, referring to the term adopted by late management professor Peter Drucker as a description of anyone who was responsible for actions and decisions that contribute to the performance capacity of their organization. The term, she suggests, is more inclusive because it does not only apply to people at the top of an organization. In fact, being called an executive does not even require managing people. "Substituting the label "executive" for "manager" or "leader" might help us to internalize the understanding that everyone across an organization has the choice to engage in both types of behaviors: managing and leading," she adds.
This could be significant for both organizations and individuals. Leaders and those aspiring to join them will achieve more success, claims Ginzel, by embracing this notion of management and leadership being behavioral choices rather than personality traits. "Recognize that what matters is not whether you fit into some leadership suit of clothes or match up to some template of a leader personality. What matters is how you choose to behave," she writes. This distinction is crucial because, unlike traits, behaviors form the basis for skills, and skills can be practiced.
Recognizing that leadership-type behaviour is focused on the future and generally concerned with a vision that will help create a better future while management-type behaviour is focused on the here and now and creating a feeling of stability, she says the central challenge for people within organizations becomes making the choice of which behaviour to practice at any given point. Ginzel sees her role as helping executives make this choice through developing their courage, wisdom and capacity.
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This New Year's Eve, then, executives should perhaps resolve to do more thinking along these lines. Their choice to lead or to manage should be based on both the person and the situation. Some situations may demand grand visions and great change. As such, they may require behavior associated with leadership, such as making difficult choices and taking risks. Others, however, may require behaviors that maintain the status quo or form part of a long-term plan. Such behavior should earn credibility, trust and support that might be needed later when making a difficult choice in the future. As Ginzel says, to know which behavior to practice, "you first must ask the question: Should I manage or lead? Ask it often and build your leadership capital. That's how to succeed in this era, and the next one."


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Ok thats all of them. Over-all, not all that great far as the ads this year.
To boot, I've included the National Anthem as well as half time.
Half-Time Show.
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Considering Pink had the flu I'd say she did great. As for commercials, the best was the Dodge Ram one with the Vikings heading for the stadium only to find out that the NFL Vikings weren't in it and turned back. The worst was the Diet Coke one with the stick figure girl. I mean, she weighed what, 45 lbs and she's drinking diet coke? Honorable mention for worst, T-Mobile with the "we're all the same" ad. Did nothing to sell their product to me.Progressivism is a bottomless pit of absurdity.
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Then at the age of 46, when I wanted to find out what was wrong with me and arranged an MRI scan, I was diagnosed with the same condition. But when I was referred to a neuro physio, she noted that two of my limbs were affected, not one, which made my diagnosis spastic hemiparesis, not Monoparesis.
I must have been unconsciously inquisitive about the first diagnosis, because I found myself looking at the notes from my last consultation with a new specialist who collaborated with his team to assess the scan results. His letter clearly states the birth injury problem.
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It's been 8 years since my MRI scan and 7 years since my last consultation with a new specialist. From looking at the notes, which I have now only re-read, I now know for sure that the correct diagnosis is Mild Hemiparesis cerebral palsy.
The original diagnosis never made any sense to me because I have an abnormal variation in muscle tone on my left side, not spastic or floppy limbs. But it's all I've known. Years on and finding out my diagnosis as a child made no sense.
I had no working muscle mass on my left side and yet I was diagnosed as a 'spastic cerebral palsy.'


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Candlewood Valley Pediatrics celebrates 30 years
Candlewood Valley Pediatrics functions like a family, and that sentiment resonates not only among staff, but with its patients as well.
A childhood photograph of each of the practice's doctors, nurses and other staff hang on one wall.
A bulletin board of newspaper clippings showcasing their patients' accomplishments graces another wall.
The receptionists greet patients and their families, more often than not, by name upon entering.
"We keep it personal," said Dr. Matthew Abel. "You know who the receptionist and nurse are."
Candlewood Valley Pediatrics, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, treats infants, children, adolescents and young adults through age 24.
Erin Boothby of New Milford, who with her husband John, has taken their three children to the practice for 13 years, praised the doctors' "kindness, patience and knowledge."
The practice was founded by the husband and wife team of Drs. Evan Hack and Diane D'Isidori and opened at 17 Poplar St. on Aug. 15, 1988, at a time when the town's population was growing.
"It was a much more simpler time," D'Isidori said of the early years in practice.
But the days of house calls, handwritten medical records, doctor-carried pagers and on-call portable phones, and no HMOs, are long gone. Now, patients come to the office. Records are filed electronically. And an on-call physician from the practice will return after-hours emergency calls.
Dr. Wendy Drost, now retired, was the first physician to join Hack and D'Isidori's practice in 1992, when the office moved to 28 Old Park Lane.
Dr. Frank Fanella Jr. joined in 1997, followed by Dr. Abel in 2001, Dr. Kristi Beck in 2004 and Dr. Stephanie Tiso in 2012. Betsy Meyer, a certified physician's assistant, joined earlier this year. All of the physicians are board certified in pediatrics and follow American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines.
In 2005, the office moved to its current location at 120 Park Lane Road, Suite A-101.
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He also noted the longevity of the practice's staff — all but one doctor have "grandbabies," the term they use to describe the patients whose parents the doctors also treated as children.
Despite different personalities, "we all get along," said Fanella. "We all practice under the same guidelines."
Tiso praised the positive atmosphere among staff.
"When I interviewed here, I noticed it feels like a family, not a job," she said. "My friends (who are doctors) don't have that."
"Not only do the doctors get along, but the whole office is close," Hack added.
Beck said she joined the practice in part because the doctors share patients. A patient has a primary care physician, but a patient will more than likely also see the other doctors at some point due to emergency visits and schedules.
"All of the doctors are quite skilled, friendly and approachable," said Boothby. "And there's good communication among the doctors."
Holly Slupatchuk of New Milford described all the doctors as "very caring and very thorough."
She praised the doctors for "going above and beyond" when one of her daughters suffered serious medical issues a few years ago.
The practice has a relationship with Connecticut Children's Medical Center. It is also a teaching site for Quinnipiac University's School of Medicine; all the doctors are on faculty of Quinnipiac
CVP also plays an active role in the community. The practice offers family flu clinics, as well as in conjunction with the NMVNA. It also supports IMPACT, a concussion testing program at New Milford High School.
In addition,
For more information, call Candlewood Valley Pediatrics, located at 120 Park Lane Road, Suite A-101, at 860-355-8190.


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B: It's funny how different the associations we have with Concord grapes are. I like them, because (stuff about home and so forth), whereas you think they taste like artificial grape flavor[1].
T: Also if you peel them they feel just like eyeballs!
T: Well, they do!
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B: ::looks distressed::
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[1] I grew up liking grapes and not liking artificial grape flavor (or grape jelly). Then in Pittsburgh, I tried Concord grapes for the first time. "Ah! These are what artificial grape flavor is supposed to taste like! ... I don't like them."
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Steven Witt was appointed the new director of OSHA's Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs. Witt began his career at the Department of Labor in 1972 as an attorney in the Office of the Solicitor. He joined OSHA in 1983 and held several positions including special assistant to the assistant secretary and director of the Directorate of Standards and Guidance. He served as the director of OSHA's Directorate of Construction since October 2006.
Jennifer Ashley is the new director of OSHA's Office of Communications. Ashley has more than 20 years of experience in media and communications management, primarily in federal and state government relations and in the academic and legal arenas. Prior to joining OSHA, Ashley served as the director of communications for the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
Ken Nishiyama-Atha was appointed the regional administrator for OSHA's Region IX, headquartered in San Francisco. Nishiyama-Atha began his career with OSHA in 1997 as a safety specialist in the Milwaukee area office. During his 11-year tenure with the agency, Nishiyama-Atha has served as assistant area director for OSHA's Appleton, Wis., area office, and as area director in Columbia, S.C., and Mobile, Ala. Prior to this appointment, Nishiyama-Atha was the acting deputy regional administrator in Region III, headquartered in Philadelphia.
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