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Buffalo is featured in a Citypages March 2011 issue promoting Scuffle and Scrape.
Online: http://www.citypages.com/events/scuffle-and-scrape-1791245/
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Rosalux's rebirth in its new Northeast location continues with an exhibition of tactile, textural works by Shawn McNulty. His deliciously thick compositions, rich with layers of pumice, gel, collage, and, yes, paint, render form and feeling with muscular abstraction. His favorite instrument of artistic expression: commercial-grade palette knives from the hardware store. Imagine if Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock had fathered a love child. McNulty might be it. A critical and commercial success, McNulty's "Shiver" is the background for a new M&M's magazine ad. The artist's paintings rivet with intentional mystery and crushing color; it's a controlled aesthetic deluge to wrap the senses around and swoon.
- Camille Lefevre arts journalist


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Bulova 1950 Academy Award "T"
4/10 votes
Manufacture Year:1950
Movement Symbol:49 (A9)
Movement Model:7AK
Movement Jewels:21
Case Serial No.:2935571
Case shape:Rectangle
Case Manufacturer:Bulova
Additional Information:
1950 Academy Award "T"
Not For Sale
William Smith
Posted February 17, 2015 - 9:00pm
We have several white "T"'s in the watch database.
Interestingly (to me) I'm only finding one "T" variant listed in the Bulova price lists. Checked several years. Actually only seeing a single model for any variant, for both single and double letter variants.
Wondering if the yellow and white have different variant designations, and we just don't have an ad for which is which? Also noting the text for the ad states black numerals. All our yellow and white gold watch records have black numerals, so no biggie there.
I'm still good with "T" though....just thinking out loud.

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Save the Date and Plan to Attend 2013 Tastefully Unpredictable
Annual food tasting event commemorates 15 years since the founding of the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce
NASHVILLE, August 28, 2013 – Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit, community-based, business service organization, will host its 2nd annual Tastefully Unpredictable presented by Bridgestone and Gaylord Opryland on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, 6-9 p.m. at OZ. Held in conjunction with the city-wide annual Artober Nashville month-long celebration of Arts and Culture, 400 guests are expected to attend 2013 Tastefully Unpredictable raising more than $20,000 to continue 15 years of effective programming by the Chamber for its members.
"Tastefully Unpredictable is a deliciously unexpected way that the public can sample some of the most delectable food and drink Music City has to offer," said Lisa Howe, executive director of the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce. "The Nashville culinary scene is noted for its rapid expansion and guests will be treated to more than 30 of the most talented chefs and eateries that our great city has to offer."
OZ, with its magnificent grand salon, is a contemporary space designed to house modern art installations and host the city's elite events. The West Nashville facility, located in the former headquarters of CAO cigars and owned by brand founders, the Ozgener family, is a naturally dramatic fit for this year's event which will also feature live music and surprise Pop-Up Art Exhibits including live sculpting, sand drawing, cake decorating and more.
"We draw strength and inspiration from the unwavering commitment of the metro community to support diversity in business," said Scotty Glasgow and Bruce Pittman, co-chairs of 2013 Tastefully Unpredictable. "Diversity in business is a growing public enhancement, and the diverse guests of Tastefully Unpredictable will continue to make a difference in changing the public's perception about the expansion and acceptance of business diversity in our culture."
Online ticket sales are available at http://nashvilleglbtchamber.org/taste and the public is encouraged to attend with friends, family and co-workers. VIP tickets are $75 and General Admission is $40 in advance and $50 at the door. OZ is located at 6172 Cockrill Bend Circle, Nashville, TN 37209. A sponsor and patron VIP cocktail reception will be held from 5-6 p.m. Sponsorships are still available as are limited spots for additional food and drink vendors. For more information, please contact the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce at 615-507-5185.
About Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce:
The Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce is Greater Nashville's leading organization for development, advocacy, and growth of Nashville's GLBT business community and its allies.


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Vaccination - How long after I've had a vaccination (or a flu shot) can I donate?
It depends on the type of vaccine.
No effect on your ability to donate
These vaccines are made from inactivated or recombinant material and you can donate straight away after having one.
- Diphtheria
- Influenza (both seasonal flu and H1N1 or 'swine' flu)
- Hepatitis A
- Meningococcus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Pneumococcus
- Q fever
- Tetanus
- Human papillomavirus (Gardasil)
Can only donate plasma for four weeks
These vaccines are made from live material and you need to wait four weeks before donating whole blood or platelets:
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Polio (Sabin)
- Chicken pox/shingles
- Tuberculosis (BCG)
Wait one week before donating anything
- Hepatitis B
Wait eight weeks before donating anything
- Smallpox
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- Trial vaccines
- If you're unsure of the source of the vaccine
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Ayopop is Indonesia's fastest growing mobile commerce platform for digital products such as Phone credit (Pulsa), Internet Data Package, Electricity Token, and other. Founded in early 2016 it aims to simplify the lives of millions of Indonesians who need it's products regularly. Ayopop is driven by a dynamic, international team with backgrounds from Lazada, Times Internet India, Boston Consulting Group, MNC Investment Banking, and other.
Ayopop's tech division is based in Pune, India, and is currently a team of 7 people. We are currently expanding this division to support the growing demands for Ayopop in Indonesia. Come, and be part of this beautiful growth with us!
We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designers and bridge the gap between graphical design, backend developers and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.
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text: Relationships: at the heart of what we do, but can our hearts take it? "My view is that working relationally with the young people in our care is a privilege" writes Occupational Therapist and Therapeutic Specialist Jennifer Gay. Here she explores the challenges of sharing yourself in the therapeutic relationship alongside of the resulting emotional cost. Posted on May 03, 2017 Read more


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Keep Older Workers Healthy and Productive
The American workforce is graying. Increased life expectancy, slumping portfolios and the need for medical insurance are motivating more of us to work into our "twilight years." Around 59 percent of people between the ages of 55 and 64 were in the workforce in 1997, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The percentage could grow to 67 by 2020.
If you're a business owner watching your bottom line, there is mixed news in this trend. Older workers tend to be more experienced, dependable, loyal, punctual and stable than their younger counterparts. Their good work habits make them great role models. Unfortunately, older workers can also be a challenge when it comes to controlling your workers' comp costs.
A study released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. this year showed that older workers get injured less often than younger workers. When they do get injured, however, their claims cost more. Utilization and claim duration are two of the most important factors driving higher claim costs for older workers. In layman's terms, older workers get more treatment for their injuries, and they collect benefits for longer periods.
So what's the solution? Put a hiring freeze on workers over 55 years old? That's not just bad business; it's discrimination. You can help older workers remain healthy, productive members of your workforce by taking a few simple steps.
Provide the right tools. As we age, we lose muscle strength, bone density and range of motion. Our eyes aren't as sharp as they used to be. We have a harder time keeping our posture and balance. If older workers cannot do all of the required tasks, make adjustments. For example, extra lighting and larger computer monitors make up for failing vision. Hand trucks and dollies make it easier to lift heavy loads.
Use fit for duty tests. Some employers also require applicants to take a "fit for duty" test. Work with an attorney before you implement a fit for duty test to ensure you comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act.
Be flexible. Look at your policies and procedures for ways to reduce the wear and tear on older workers. Use flexible schedules to let their bodies recover. Allow older employees to work from home if possible. Rotate tasks regularly to reduce the strain of repetitive motions. Encourage employees to leave their workstations periodically to stretch, take their eyes off the computer screen and refocus their energy. Offer phased retirement to allow employees to ease out of the workforce.
Encourage healthy lifestyles. Healthy lifestyles can prepare the body for the work day. Some employers partner with local gyms to offer employee discounts. Others, including Texas Mutual Insurance Company, offer discounts on medical benefits for employees who participate in annual health screenings.
Launch a return-to-work program. When older workers get hurt, a return-to-work program can help them get well and back on the job. Return-to-work programs focus on identifying alternative, productive work that employees can do while they recover from an injury.
Set up a mentoring system. Ask younger workers to shadow older workers so they can learn the most effective and efficient way to do the job. A good mentoring system can improve your productivity and make older workers feel useful and appreciated.
Use our free resources. Visit the Safety and Return-to-Work section for more information about workplace safety and return-to-work programs. Texas Mutual Insurance Company also hosts free workers' comp workshops across the state. Employers who attend get practical tips on improving their safety program, launching a return-to-work program and controlling their claim costs.
- The percentage of workers over 55 years old is growing.
- Older workers get injured less, but their claims cost more.
- Higher claim costs are the result of more treatment and benefits.


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The Springfield Cardinals are playing host to Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, July 23 for Nixa Night at the Springfield Cardinals.
Springfield Cardinals will have a specially designed t- shirt available for sale that features the Cardinal logo with the word "Nixa" emblazoned below the traditional Cardinals "birds on bat" insignia.
The Cardials, will play the Tulsa Drillers on Tuesday. Nixa night also coincides with the Great Southern Bank $1 hot dog night.
Update: The block of tickets (350) are completely sold for the event is officially sold out, but the Chamber conveyed that residents of Nixa could call Zack at the Springfield Cardinals (417) 832-3038 and request tickets in a somewhat close location to rest of the Nixa Box and possibly get the same price of $8.


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A quick follow-up to our previous post about Great Garden Speakers:
In just two weeks, we've signed up 42 speakers at www.GreatGardenSpeakers.com and several more are in progress. Over the last few days we've had a glitch that just got fixed: the price to join is $5 per month, but on one of the enrollment screens, it was displaying as $30 per month. Quite a difference! So if you were thinking of signing up but got discouraged by the $30/month thing, please go back and take another look. Truly, it's only five bucks a month! What a deal. Go here to read more, and click the green Join Now button on the right if you'd like to sign up.
We've landed some really good media mentions–thanks to Billy Goodnick for kicking it off on the Fine Gardening blog. And there are several more good stories coming down the pipeline in national media.
If any of you are interested in doing a story in your newspaper column, on your blog, on your radio show, your local newsletter, or elsewhere, please shoot a note to info at greatgardenspeakers dot com and we can get you press releases and more.


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Trauma-Informed Art Therapy® and Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy® are approaches developed by Dr. Cathy Malchiodi that integrate trauma-informed practices, "brain-wise" arts-based interventions, and mind-body research. The Institute is dedicated to professional education and distance learning on creative, trauma-informed practices that focus on the expressive arts. For more information on Dr. Malchiodi, you can also visit her website at www.cathymalchiodi.com.
The Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute is dedicated to providing professional education that promotes greater understanding of creative, trauma-informed practices. The Institute offers continuing education live courses/workshops and distance learning courses for mental health professionals and master's and doctoral students. Courses emphasize approaches that are based on best practices, integrative methods and current research in expressive arts, creative arts, and trauma-informed care and complement mind-body, somatic, sensory integration and neurobiology-informed methods of trauma intervention. We believe that the expressive arts approach [the integrated use of multiple arts forms] in particular is essential to many individuals' trauma recovery and are an important part of integrative health care. The Institute supports a vision for advanced understanding and education in creative methods of therapy and promotes the value of these approaches as complementary to mind-body, sensory-integration and neuropsychology approaches to trauma-informed care, psychotherapy and wellness.
If you are new to this website, visit the Resources page to learn more about expressive arts therapy, creative arts therapy, mind-body approaches and trauma-informed practice. You can also download a variety of information on the Articles page and see a gallery of presentations and event on the Past Courses | Presentations page. If you want to be notified about upcoming courses, new articles or general Institute updates or have a specific question about distance learning and educational offerings, please go to the Contact Page to send us an email.
To learn more about the Institute, please click on "About the Institute" and the various topics on the main menu to read more about trauma-informed care, expressive arts therapies, creative arts therapies, and play therapy, and related approaches to trauma integration and integrative health care.
Do you want to register for an online/distance learning course? We have participants in our distance learning program from all over the world and in every continent. Visit "Online Courses" to read about the various educational offerings through our Learning Center and the information we need from you to enroll you in courses. If you are interested in taking several courses to supplement your knowledge of trauma-informed practice and expressive arts therapy, you can find out more information about recommended courses at Certificate Programs.
Do you need continuing education credit to renew a license or certification? Review the "Continuing Education" page for more information.
Counselors/National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6557. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute is an Approved Continuing Education Provider by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Our Texas Provider Number is 2318.
Art Therapy Credentials Board [ATCB]. The ATCB recognizes a variety of CEC activities, including those in the areas of professional and mental health counseling. These activities are clearly outlined in their recertification standards provided to all ATR-BCs in their recertification year and on their website. A minimum of six CECs must be earned in the area of ethics each cycle. If you are licensed as an art therapist in your state, please check with your state board to verify what types of CEC activities are acceptable for license renewal.
California Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers and Professional Counselors. As of July 1, 2015, the State of California /Board of Behavioral Sciences [BBS] amended its regulations for continuing education providers to include National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a "board-recognized approval agency." If you are licensed as a marriage and family therapist, social worker, educational psychologist or professional clinical counselor in California, NBCC Approved Continuing Education Providers are recognized by the BBS to fulfill continuing education requirements. As of July 1, 2015, required CE hours can be accumulated through self-study and distance learning.
For more information about Expressive Arts Therapies credentials, please contact the International Expressive Arts Therapies Association [IEATA] for information on their registration process at http://www.ieata.org/reat-standards-and-requirements.html. IEATA has recently updated their standards for applying for the REAT credential that has helped to make the REAT more accessible to more practitioners around the world. Our Institute provides coursework that is applicable toward the REAT credential. We have set up a webpage with basic information on this credential process here. We also highly recommend that if you are interested in becoming a REAT that you should also become a member of the IEATA to add to your educational experience and professional standing.
For More Information on Credentials in Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy, Drama Therapy and Play Therapy:
About Trauma-Informed Art Therapy® and Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy® Continuing Education Courses. The courses we offer are for continuing education and enrichment purposes only in creative, action-oriented and sensory-based trauma-informed practice, counseling, and psychotherapeutic approaches with children, adolescents, adults, families and groups with an emphasis on Expressive Arts Therapy, the integrated application of the arts for health and well-being.
If you are interested in obtaining a credential in art therapy, music therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy or play therapy, please consult with the various credentials boards or organizations in your country, state, province or locality to determine what specific education is required to become a competent practitioner by law in your chosen field of practice. Depending on your location/country, these credentials require a master's degree from a university or other form of higher education. Additionally, some states regulate the scope and practice of art therapy, music therapy, dance/movement therapy and other creative arts therapies in the US; please review your state's regulations for more information about scope of practice and required credentials to practice in these fields.
Arts and Health on Psychology Today
Follow the Arts and Health on Psychology Today Online to learn more about current research, events, and current practice in art therapy, music therapy, dance/movement therapy, expressive arts therapy, arts in healthcare and creativity as a wellness practice. Articles emphasize the connection between neurobiology, mind-body approaches and the creative process for health and well-being. There are also a variety of postings that will get you started in bringing the arts into your life through visual journaling, music, movement, play and imagination. The column has been read by over 3.3 million worldwide!
Looking forward to a 2017 PROJECT? Stay tuned! ART THERAPY + HAPPINESS PROJECT 2015 was a huge success! The ART THERAPY + HAPPINESS PROJECT has run for three consecutive years--2013, 2014 and 2015--we hope to plan new projects in the future. It has been a unique opportunity for hundreds of individuals to explore connections between art making and well-being; best of all, no art [therapy] experience is required to participate.
Philosophy: We believe that art making can make us "happier" through four positive forces that help us to be more resilient when challenged by life events, big and small. These Four Positive Forces are: Connection, Compassion, Contribution and Courage. We all can use our own Creativity as a positive force that inspires and motivates us to deeply Connect with others, experience Compassion for others and ourselves, make Contributions that are meaningful and life-affirming, and have the Courage to tell our stories and speak our truths.
This online interactive workshop focuses on the four positive forces of wellbeing exploring new and old creative techniques. Art journaling, mixed media creations, mindful photography and yoga are all be part of the mix! It is a great format to experiment with new materials and techniques that you can then continue to use to increase creativity in your life. The Project's popular swaps enable everyone a chance to eeply connect with other creative friends from around the world. The Project also introduces participants to information that has been shown through research to increase wellbeing and full of fresh inspiration to fulfill your creative needs. For information on the past events, see this link. Please note: This course is not continuing education eligible, although art therapists may be able to apply hours toward credential renewal in some cases.
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It's been cold! But not too cold to plant, especially the bare-root fruits and vegetables that explode into nurseries this month. Deciduous fruit trees like peaches, apricots, apples and plums are all best planted now, as are bare-root blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, artichokes and rhubarb. Potato and onion sets are in nurseries now, too.
Select low-chill varieties of fruits. Every deciduous fruit tree, vine and shrub is labeled with its chill-hour requirements. A chill hour is roughly one nighttime hour below 40 degrees. Unless you live in the mountains, choose varieties that require 500 or fewer chill hours.
While you shop for best fruits, also shop for best roots. When fruit trees are grafted, the fruiting wood on top is matched to a rootstock on the bottom. Some rootstocks are chosen because they tolerate heavy soils or resist certain soil diseases, others to dwarf tree sizes, and so on. Read the labels to find the best combination of fruit and root for your garden.
• Know your 'chokes. Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a big perennial with enormous, gray-green, frondlike leaves. Plants make the spiny buds that we harvest, steam and eat with mayonnaise or other yummy dips. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a giant, perennial sunflower. Its edible part is a starchy, underground tuber that is cooked in soups and gratins, mixed with potatoes and so on. In bare-root form, they can be easy to confuse. If you aren't sure which is which, ask in the nursery.
• Resist the urge to clean up cold-damaged plants. They may look sad, but those damaged leaves and stems help protect the rest of the plant from future freezes between now and Feb. 1 (along the coast), March 1 (coastal valleys and the desert), April 1 (inland) or May 1 (in the mountains).
• If you haven't already done so, prune, then spray dormant fruit trees and vines such as apricot, peach, apple, and grape. Copper-based sprays kill fungi that cause the dreaded peach leaf curl and other diseases. Dormant oils kill overwintering pest and pest eggs.
• Fertilize established stone fruit trees with a low-nitrogen fertilizer such as a 3:12:12 formulation with trace elements. Organic sources are best. Follow label directions.
• Prune roses, but not too much. They needn't be taken down to the ground like gardeners do in cold-weather areas. Clean up dead or diseased branches and head them back a bit, but allow your roses to grow like the shrubs that they are. Spray bare rosebushes with dormant copper spray.
• Continue to plant low-water, Mediterranean-climate plants, including California natives. Water deeply at planting, then water again periodically to keep the soil around the roots damp, not wet. By this time next year, they can probably survive with little if any irrigation.
• Mulch, mulch, mulch. Apply a layer of 3 inches of aged or composted mulch to the entire garden (over in-line drip irrigation). Leave no soil uncovered. For succulents, rock or stone mulches are best.
• Before you mulch, check drip irrigation system for leaks, kinks, etc. Open the end of drip lines and run the system for a few minutes to flush it. Flush every few months to keep your system in optimum working condition.
• Shop for and plant winter-blooming aloes. Many aloes are showing their magnificent coral or yellow candelabra this time of year. It's a great time to choose new ones for your garden.
• There's still time to plant California poppies and seeds for other wildflowers that bloom in spring.
• Shop for spring and summer vegetable and flower seeds to plant in late February and in March.
• Learn to start vegetables, fruits and herbs from seeds in one of my seed starting workshops, offered at different locations around the county in March. For information, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Write "Seed Starting Workshop" in the subject line.
Garden expert, designer and author Nan Sterman specializes in low-water, sustainable and edible landscapes.


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To create a mental health treatment plan, a person should speak to a health care provider to form a plan based on the type of mental illness that needs to be treated, its severity, and the individual's personal needs and preferences, according to Mayo Clinic. Treatment options include medications, psychotherapy, brain-stimulation treatments and substance abuse programs.Continue Reading
Some people may need to go to a hospital or residential program to treat a mental health problem, notes Mayo Clinic. Residential treatment is when the patient lives at the facility temporarily, and other options include partial or day hospitalization, 24-hour inpatient care and intensive outpatient treatment.
While one health care provider may be able to meet the treatment needs of an individual with a mild mental health condition, those with more severe mental illnesses may require the assistance of a treatment team, states Mayo Clinic. A treatment team might include a primary care physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant and psychiatrist. A psychotherapist, pharmacist, social workers and family members may also be included in the treatment plan.
To treat mental health problems, doctors may prescribe antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, mood stabilizing medications and antipsychotic medications, according to Mayo Clinic. Talking to a therapist can alleviate symptoms associated with mental health issues, and treating underlying substance abuse issues is essential.Learn more about Mental Health


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1 in 10 Children in our nation will experience child sexual abuse before the age of 18.
The average length of time an abusive relationship lasts one to four years. Child sexual abuse is seldom a one-time occurrence. Many abusive relationships last much longer than 4 years.
The BCCC serves children from 3 to 18 years old. Developmentally disabled adults may also participate in the forensic interview process, and adult survivors of child sexual abuse may participate in crisis counseling services as well as ongoing therapy.
There are eight staff members at the BCCC.
- 1.5 Forensic Interviewers and 2 Therapists, holding master's level degrees in social work or psychology. Interviewers may also be qualified by a master's level degree in criminal justice.
- 1 intern, a second year student pursuing a master's degree in social work.
- 1.5 Family Advocates with backgrounds in child development and trained in crisis counseling.
- 1 child care and office administrator.
- 1 Executive Director with an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master's degree in health management systems.
90% of offenders are known to the child.
The BCCC serves approximately 500 clients annually.
There is zero cost to individuals receiving services provided by the BCCC.
By using the collaborative approach of a Child Assessment Center, approximately $1000 per child victim is being saved. Everyone on the multidisciplinary team comes together for the forensic interview, debriefing afterwards. The team manages the case and conducts a monthly case review to ensure the case is moving forward. Less repetition of services means decreased trauma for the victim and a greater cost savings.
Each BCCC staff member is required to take 24 hours of continuing education and training annually.
There are 31 accredited Child Assessment Centers (CAC) in Michigan. Not every county has a CAC; several counties have only very limited access. There are over 800 accredited CACs nationally. All organizations undergo a strict accreditation process and must be reaccredited every five years.
The average age for the onset of a sexually abusive relationship is 6 to 8 years. Reports of molestation of very young children are increasing; more than 1/3 of all child victims may be 5 years old or younger; children as young as one-week old have been molested.
80% of victims served by BCCC live in Berrien County. We also help provide services to children from Cass and Van Buren Counties who do not have access to another Children's Assessment Center.
Child sexual abuse victims are located in 15 school districts. Abuse has no boundaries. Victims come from every school district, all socio-economic classes and all ethnic cultures.
18 law enforcement agencies in Berrien county participate with the Berrien County Council for Children.


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A blog trying to focus on all the nice things in life, those moments when everything turns out right. Finding the perfect fabric for that chart you love, the ideal sampler quote, just the right picture in all the 1000s of magazines you own. Meeting people who share your interests and obsessions and totally understand why you NEED that chart when you already have enough to last until you're 104
Thursday, 24 December 2015
2015 Online Advent Calendar
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Oh what a lovely idea! I can't wait to visit all of the Advent Hosts!ReplyDelete
Thank you for hosting. Can't wait to visit each door.ReplyDelete
Thank you! This may be your best theme ever!ReplyDelete
Hurray it's Advent Calendar time! Thanks Jo for organising this. Along with Vonna's 25 days of Christmas they have quickly become part of my Christmas traditions!ReplyDelete
Thanks for making it easier and so organized. I'm guilty of knocking early on some doors, haha, you're making us feel like kids eagerly waiting to unwrap those presents!ReplyDelete
Beautiful. Thanks so much for hosting the event. I will be looking at each blog!ReplyDelete
Glad I have joined the event again this year. I will send you a pic of my "item" and promise not to forget to post to my blog on the 12th.ReplyDelete
Really enjoying visiting blogs I know and new ones to me:)ReplyDelete
How fun!! :D I read a few blog post, now I see where the idea started ;)ReplyDelete
Love you pics :D
Happy December my friend!!! hugs&smiles
You are always so meticulous in planning any event!! Great job!!ReplyDelete
This is just another fun blog hop from you, Jo. I have already visited most of the blogs whose advent posts are up until now. So much fun!ReplyDelete
SO enjoying this - I'm sorry there are only 4 days left.ReplyDelete
That was a lovely 24 days blog hop and I was totally enjoying it.ReplyDelete
A very Merry Christmas and a happy and creative 2016! Sunny greetings from New Orleans, Alice.ReplyDelete
Finally, I've read them all! What a relaxing thing to do on New Year's Day. Thanks again for organizing it, I always enjoy reading everyone's blog.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Jo!
I do enjoy your comments and will reply where relevant, so please make sure you are not a "no-reply" person!
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Miley Cyrus is making light of the controversy surrounding her raunchy performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in cheeky promos for her upcoming appearance on comedy show Saturday Night Live.
The superstar shocked fans and critics alike in August (13) when she hit the stage at the New York ceremony in a barely-there outfit and danced provocatively, sticking out her tongue, as she teamed up with Robin Thicke for a duet of his summer smash Blurred Lines.
She has been defending her steamy set ever since, and now she's using it as material for her weekend (05Oct13) stint as host and musical guest of SNL.
In one advertising spot for the show, she appears alongside exasperated funnyman Taran Killam, who jokingly asks, "Miley, that VMAs performance... how could you?!", as Cyrus replies, "I know, how could I?! And what was I wearing?"
In another commercial, Killam questions the 20 year old about why she's always sticking out her tongue, prompting her to quip, "It's how I smell."


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This season began with a deep dive into Google and an image of an effeminate male wearing a bleached jumper in a Seventies ad.
The collection placed feminine twists on Ivy League fashion.
A vintage nautical jacket owned by Webb's grandfather inspired the first sketch.
Travel inspired a softer, more carefree tone.
Webb expanded on playful shirting for a Tulum getaway.
Marissa Webb combined the DIY'd vintage wardrobe of her past with a French Moroccan influence.
The collection was a project of passion featuring her favorite things, instead of one trying to cover the gamut.
Marissa Webb continued to offer her girl a calculated fashion formula: feminine meets masculine.
The designer offered flirtatious dresses and ruffled details that could go from beach to brunch.
Marissa Webb's fall 2016 collection was a study in contrasts — with fullness and ease playing to her design strengths.
Marissa Webb used her own upcoming nuptials as fodder for pre-fall.
Marissa Webb's spring collection blended the tough and feminine, with head-to-toe prints, organza lace dresses and military references.
Inspired by photos of her grandfather in 1940s military garb, the designer's resort silhouettes were generously proportioned but cinched at the waist to keep things feminine.
The slew of men's wear influences that appeared on Webb's runway was not unexpected.
"Our pre-fall is sort of a teaser into fall, with a little bit lighter fabrications," Marissa Webb said of her lineup.


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Family Activity: Surrealist Games
Gather family members and friends and learn how to play "Exquisite Corpse," a game used by Surrealist artists to come up with fantastic—and often absurd—poems and drawings. Includes discussion questions and an art-making activity.
Have you ever had a strange dream?
Surrealists created art of the imagination. Some artists painted dreams and others made work that included chance happenings or accidents. A few artists created impossible scenes by combining unrelated objects or events.
Look carefully at René Magritte's Time Transfixed, 1938.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you see?
- What belongs here?
- What does not?
- What might happen next?
Exquisite Corpse was a Surrealist game in which sentences were created by a group of people, each person unaware of what previous players had written. The Surrealists also played a similar game with drawings instead of words.
Play Exquisite Corpse with your family and friends.
Materials Needed:
- Paper for each player
- Pencils
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Steps for the Writing Game:
- Gather a group of three to five family members or friends.
- Decide on a sentence structure for the game. (For example: article + adjective/noun/verb/adjective/noun)
- Write two words for the first part of the sentence (article + adjective).
- Fold your piece of paper over to conceal the words and pass it to the next person.
- The next person should write a word from the next part of speech (noun), conceal it, and pass the paper to the next person.
- When a round has been completed, open the papers and read the sentences aloud. The results are often strange and humorous!
The hairy queen wears huge lamps.
The slimy candle tickles flashy shoeboxes.
Steps for the Drawing Game:
- Fold a piece of paper horizontally: one fold for each person playing the game.
- Draw a design in the top section and just over the edge of the next fold.
- Fold your drawing under so it is hidden, pass the paper to the next person, and ask them to repeat this step.
- When a round of drawings has been completed, open the paper to reveal the composite drawing and display it.
Surrealism/Surrealist (n/adj)
movement introduced by a group of writers and artists led by French poet André Breton (1896-1966) in Paris in 1924. Surrealists embraced the act of spontaneous creation. To unleash their creativity, some used Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, probing the world of dreams, fantasies, and the subconscious in their art. Many Surrealists produced fantastic, meticulously rendered objects, while others combined ordinary objects in strange and startling ways. Some strayed from realism to work in abstract Surrealist styles that incorporated whimsical, organic forms.


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The down-to-earth memoir of a modern mercenary via Harvard . . . This is the tale of Rob Krott, a U.S. Army officer who after leaving active duty found adventure in the early days of the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Somalia. Stripped of the glamour and mystique surrounding the mercenary profession, Save the Last Bullet for Yourself is a no-holds-barred look at private soldiering in the 1990As, pulling no punches in chronicling the role of modern day soldiers of fortune in the most violent, bloody, ethnic conflicts of the past decade. Krott recounts soldiering with a mixed bag of humanityAs flotsam: the has-beens, wannabes, gutter-trash, homicidal psychotics, criminals, and the occasional professional soldier for hire. In the middle of all this is the authorAan idealistic, Harvard-educated ex-Army captain who just wants to follow his true calling: leading troops in combat. Krott, travels to Croatia in early 1992 and joins the fledgling Croatian Army as a volunteer in the war against Serbia , which is backed by the former Yugoslav Army. Commissioned as an officer in a Croatian Commando unit, he leads combat patrols along the free-fire-zone border. He then sets up a training program for the Commandos, leads forays against Serb positions, snipes enemy soldiers, becomes involved in intrigue, and leaves Croatia just as the Bosnian conflict starts. He then undertakes a mission in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope as a contracted consultant to the U.S. Army, supervising 100 Somali speakers recruited in Washington. Krott then returns to the Balkans, this time to Bosnia, commanding a unit of multinational qvolunteersq and serving as a brigade staff major with the Bosnian-Croat Defense Force. It was there that a foreign mercenary attempted to kill him. With humor, insight, and a keen eye for the often-absurd world of ad hoc warfare, KrottAs account provides the reader an inside look at the shadowy world of professional soldiers for hire, for all its hardship and excitement.Pedrag had quite an impressive collection of weapons, and I was sure he wasna#39;t planning on giving any of them up after the war was over. This was ... Off to one side by the vehicle entrance was an auto junkyard. ... In the battaliona#39;s training room we found stacks and stacks of JNA field manuals on the dusty bookshelves.
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Thanks to my earlier post, we all know who Zombie Nation is. So I think you are all worthy to read my review of his new album, Zombielicious.
But wait, Florian Senfter wants to say something about the album before I start:
"I didn't want the LP to sound like a product of its time, although I'm keeping the rock-vibe that's momentarily spreading throughout the electronic scene. This trend made the genre fresh again, but I think all this French stuff (and everything around it) is way too hysterious. It's always the same stuff that has lost its longlivety and it's becoming like the minimal genre two years ago. I try not to get involved with it; I try to follow my own path. I follow my ears, not the market."
Now we heard what Zombie Nation had to say, and I'm afraid I have to agree, since Justice and the Crookers it seems like everything has to be filled with synths and distortions or a southern rhythm. Sad, but let's make it clear that I'm not holding a grudge against the beginners of this genre change, only the followers who aren't talented enough to innovate.
On to the review:
The album starts off very ambient rocky-electronicy-retrokitchy with some really catchy vocals and some light distortions that fit the music perfectly. As an example, I give you "Radio Controlled" (also, remember "Get It" from the previous post).
Zombie Nation - Radio Controlled [right click to download]
The second part of the album gets somewhat darker, with some more banging beats and a more minimal approach. This change in style is introduced by two versions of "Worth It", as you can hear the first part fits with the rocky-distorted-retro description, where part II gets this darker, more minimal style.
Zombie Nation - Worth It Pt.1 [right click to download]
Zombie Nation - Worth It Pt.2 [right click to download]
The last part has some cleaner, more danceable tracks. Although not sounding very commercial, these songs like "Forza" and "Seas of Grease" got me going, but that might be because I started my early electronical music days with lots of German influences.
Zombie Nation - Seas Of Grease [right click to download]
As you heard, this album is filled with eclectical electronical music. It sounds rather Trash and Dopey than Young and Hysterical, but I feel it's got enough beats and rock-n'-roll to keep both old ravers as young bangers kicking.
You probably won't hear these songs on the radio or on the dance floor (Forza being the exception), but they're damn good songs to put on your IPod. And that's all I need.
Enjoy, Mr. Brown
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Album Review: Zombie Nation's Zombielicious
Article written by Mr. Brown on 09:46
See more: crookers, forza, get it, justice, radio controlled, review, seas of grease, worth it, zombie nation
6 comments:
- Joe said...
What? No love for Filterjerks or Mystery Meat Affair?
- 16 April 2009 at 14:18
- Mr. Brown said...
sorry, nazi prez gave us orders to post 4 max and the ones I posted went with the story I was telling in the review
- 16 April 2009 at 15:07
- Boba Fettuccini said...
This is pretty cool stuff. Stays true to the Kernkraft 400 I like but still moves forward to keep up with everyone else.
- 16 April 2009 at 16:21
- Boba Fettuccini said...
and I'm pretty sure that Seas of Grease samples TOS Star Trek bridge sound loop pitched down.
- 16 April 2009 at 16:35
What a master piece this album is. I cannot put it down.
BANG ON JOE! MYSTERY MEAT AFFAIR!!.. such an awesome track.
I nearly shit my self when Fake Blood dropped it Easter Sunady @ metro.
omfg again.
- 16 April 2009 at 19:58
- triplem said...
RadioControlled sounds a lot like Da Funk. I like...
- 26 April 2009 at 10:35
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Delay effects store the input signal—and hold it for a short time—before sending it to the effect input or output.
The held, and delayed, signal is repeated after a given time period, creating a repeating echo effect. Each subsequent repeat is a little quieter than the previous one. Most delays also allow you to feed a percentage of the delayed signal back to the input. This can result in a subtle, chorus-like effect or cascading, chaotic audio output.
The delay time can often be synchronized to the project tempo by matching the grid resolution of the project, usually in note values or milliseconds.
You can use delays to double individual sounds to resemble a group of instruments playing the same melody, to create echo effects, to place the sound in a large "space", to generate rhythmic effects, or to enhance the stereo position of tracks in a mix.
Delay effects are generally used as channel insert or bussed effects. They are rarely used on an overall mix (in an output channel), unless you're trying to achieve an unusual effect.
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Stenciled Furniture
( Originally Published 1919 )
Were you ever lucky like me, do you think? Did you ever find a set of stenciled chairs, softly brown and glowing with gold pomegranates and formalized flowers, and all six for six dollars? I did, and ever since then I have been wanting to tell you what can be done with stenciled furniture — old stencils when you can get them, new when you can't; for very few people know at all the charm of this quaint, early-nineteenth-century type, the far-away country cousin of the wonderful, long-ago oriental lacquer. Besides, in the late eighteenth century, Angelica Kaufmann, Pergolesi, and Cipriani, all painters of great vogue, worked for Robert and James Adam and deco-rated the furniture that these masters designed. If you have read "Quinney's," I am sure you have not forgotten the tragic affair of the satinwood commode with panels painted by the charming Angelica, and Jo's despair at its loss. In the reign of Louis XV, Martin, the famous French coach-painter, perfected his marvelous process of enamels now known as vernis-Martin, and even from mediaeval days certain pieces of mobiliary furniture have been adorned and embellished by the addition of vivid color like the "sapphire, pearl and rich embroidery" that Shakespeare pictures as buckling below the bending knee of fair knighthood. From these dignified dynasties my simple stencils can claim only distant de-scent, and yet they are so attractive, so full of vigor and stamina and with such wonderful decorative possibilities, that I am sure you will love them as I do, once you know them. I cannot think of a better way to bring tone and the quality of color into a room than by their use.
I am going to begin by walking directly to my side-board, and taking down my little canister, black-surfaced, straight-lined, and not more than five inches in height, but, oh, so delightful! It has two compartments, one for green tea, one for black, and a tiny lock, for, in those thrifty days, our ancestors had to be very careful indeed of their precious Oolong and Japan. A brass lion's head forms the handle, thus marking it beyond doubt as belonging to the full Empire period; and the stencil itself makes me think of the old nursery rhyme about the nut tree "that would nothing bear but a silver apple and a golden pear" —my design in silvers and golds precisely. Why, I am almost daily expecting a visit from the Queen of Spain's daughter "all on account of my little nut tree." And my tea-caddy has something more than quaint charm to recommend it; the color-scheme of golds and silvers has the merit of binding together the pewter on my sideboard and the brass on the table beyond.
On my dining-table is another interesting piece, this time combining more colors. The background is black, the heavy, japanned black that takes long years and rough usage to wear away; on the four curved-over edges are alternate designs of blue and rose conventionalized flowers set in a wreath pattern of gilt and silver, and the stencil on the bottom is plain gold. It is quite twelve inches wide and the photograph gives no real idea of its capacity, for it will hold nearly a dozen smallish oranges. It is in almost "proof" condition; the colors are merely dulled by time, not rubbed away, and because there are so many combinations of tone in it, it makes a most admirable fruit-dish, harmonizing with any-thing: oranges, golden-red plums, or crimson-hued peaches and apples. Many such dishes are still to be found through the countryside; sometimes the design is completely worn away, in which case a piece of this kind seems to me practically worthless, and I should not advise redecoration. At other times, the colors are warm and glowing; desirable bits to be picked up both for decoration and actual use.
I wish that I could show you the stencil on the columns and cornice of my Empire clock, but it is so dim that, although the effect is yet very pleasing to the eye, any adequate reproduction is impossible. Still, bear my counsel in mind, and, if you ever find a clock with stenciled pillars and cornice, remember that it is worth buying.
I have chosen four standard types of chairs to show you, all excellent of their kind. The first has a charming decoration of gold, with little, naive flecks of green and red picking out the pattern; an unusual touch comes in the turning and stenciling of the brace, and, most valuable point of all, there is a lion's head inset like a medallion in the top of the back. The seat is round, another excellence. Altogether, it is one of the most desirable stenciled chairs that I have ever seen. The design when it was found was so dulled that it had to be done over, but the reproduction has-not. a flaw. The next chair is completely old — you will see that the stencil is dimmer — but the gold fruit and flowers on the black background are very agreeable to look at. The seat is the square rush, more common than the rounded one, but still well worth while. The third chair is the most delicately shaped of all; notice how charmingly turned the legs and brace are. You will sec, too, that the finish is light; in this resembling the Adam style in satinwood, and the decoration, redone twenty years ago, is formed by clusters of golden grapes. The fourth chair has been restenciled recently, but in shape is the style of rocking-chair that was made between 1820 and 1830, as both the form of the rockers and the inset cane-seat indicate. Cane was used for seating the later types, and, while rush is prefer-able to anything else. I have frequently found such chairs with splint bottoms.
Trays you will find almost as often as chairs, and they vary from small ones, such as are shown in the photograph grouping four together, to great salvers, very useful and very decorative. Sometimes the trays have an irregular, fluted, "pie-crust" edge like the two on either side of the large tray. The upper one is more of the usual shape, but it is re-deemed by the brilliance of its decoration, a bird of paradise nestling in unknown and luxuriant flowers. The large tray (on page 19) is a beautiful one; of most unusual design, too, with vivid flowers on gold bands that glow with a happy radiance. I wonder if you will like the one with the swans as much as I do? And G has another must like it, only bigger. Frankly, I think it is lovely. I find myself envying the fortunate bride who went to house-keeping somewhere in the early eighteen-hundreds with these charming trays to keep her company. There must have been three of them at first, — "nests" of trays they were called, — and how I wish I could find that other wandering lost one! Those dear, queer, conventional swans on a blue pond in front of a little thatched cottage! If you could look at the trays themselves, you would see that the windows have the tiny panes that such a cottage should have, and that immense sunflowers form a floral back-ground:
"Gorgeous" is the adjective that was meant to describe the next tray. It is perfectly preserved; it might have been finished an hour ago as it stands there in its fresh black and gold livery, except that they do not make such lovely things nowadays. It be-longed to the great -gra ndmother of a friend of mine, and her descendant, owning it, is a happy woman. The way the stencil is applied, covering as it does nearly the whole surface, adds to its rarity.
I thought it the most attractive one I had ever seen until D and I found this lovely last one in a little dingy antique shop where treasures are often to be picked up. I didn't believe that such things existed, and I stood holding it in my hands and wondering. To begin with, it is very large, its oval shape is quite uncommon, and, best of all, it has a stenciled rim. There is not an imperfection in it, and the colors are simply exquisite, browns — I never saw a brown tray before — decorated in golds with little touches of crimson. It is a piece to marvel at, almost to worship.
All through my descriptions I have said "stenciled," not "painted" furniture, and with the best of reasons back of my statement, because the early nineteenth-century pieces, these honest, sturdy chairs and trays and dishes, were decorated by the process of stenciling. I have seen must one painted tray, interesting because it interprets so primitively the story of Jacob and Rebecca, but nowhere nearly so attractive or artistically good as the ones with the formalized patterns. I do wish the modern decorators would return to the good old paths. Now the process is free'-hand,' though sometimes the design is traced on oiled paper, then filled in with chalk and so transferred to a chair-back that way. Twentieth-century painted - furniture is often pretty, but it rarely suggests the "feeling" of a hundred years ago.
In mid-August it was my privilege to talk to a man who has spent nearly all his life and he is ninety-one years old'— in decorating furniture, and who probably knows more about it than any other living soul. Shall I ever forget the day of my pilgrimage? He lived miles away; -the "noonday stood still for heat," and the road stretched, a dusty ribbon, ahead of me. And then at last the-little welcoming white cottage, smaller than mine, and older, for it dates back to 1768. Even the green-latticed sheds built long out at the side looked as if, friendly, they had caught hold of hands with the house, and were running down the little slope to 'meet me. It was cool, so cool, inside, so pleasant to sit there with Mr: In-galls - he is the ." rosy-apple" type of old man — and discuss stencils while the day blazed outside. When he was a lad he had learned the trade from his father who was a coach-painter, and at that time they worked entirely with stencils; he remembered the piles that used to lie in his father's shop. Little by little they were broken and destroyed, and at last the old order changed for something different and not so intrinsically good. Nobody works with stencils now; the color has remained but the "feeling," the "soul," has vanished. Still, I think it is a craft that could as well be revived as the weaving of blankets and coverlets and rugs.,
Perhaps, all this time, you are thinking, "But, nevertheless, it is just peasant furniture, the product of homely workmanship." And so it is, and it would be more wonderful, undoubtedly, to own a splendid, authentic bit of vernis-Martin, or such a red-lacquer cabinet as Anne Douglas Sedgwick describes in her delicately modulated "White Pagoda." And yet I am thinking that so many of you must be, like me, living in "middling" houses on "middling" incomes, and wanting things pretty — and real! Fancy how charming you could make a cold, north-exposed breakfast-room with the yellow glitter of brass, warm brownish walls, and gold-brown stenciled furniture weaving the colors together into a unit of comfort. Or think of the appropriate prettiness of sprigged china and pink lustre on an old tea-tray, its tones as exquisitely mellowed as theirs. Remember, too, that "the love of the genuine is a very healthy human instinct." I know nothing that has more of this quality than the simple, honest, unpretending stenciled furniture of the early nineteenth century.


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Essex County is in the allocation process for funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs.
The selections will be made by a national board that is chaired by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. A local board made up of the Essex County Public Health Department, Essex County Department of Social Services, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Red Cross, Catholic Charities, Adirondack Community Action Programs and Nutrition Program for the Elderly will determine how the funds awarded to Essex county are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in Essex County. The local board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds available under this phase of the program.
Under the terms of the grant from the national board, local governmental or private voluntary organizations chosen to receive the funds must: 1) be non-profit; 2) have an accounting system and conduct an annual audit; 3) practice non-discrimination; 4) have demonstrated the capacity to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs; 5) if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board.
Public and Private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds should contact Cindy Cobb at Adirondack Community Action Programs at 873-3207. The deadline for applications is Nov. 1.


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The Olympics on NBC have been a bit of a disappointment in viewership, until Michael Phelps started chasing more gold. Then, Usain Bolt grabbed some attention with his historic third consecutive gold medal in the 100-meter dash.
On top of that, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles helped lift ratings to a 17.4 household rating which also meant that there was a 9.0 share in that important 18-49 demographic that advertisers are chasing. (Variety)
We watch… and then we forget. We don't even care if someone ends up on a Wheaties cereal box anymore. But, Uncle Sam cares. He is waiting at the end with his tax bill. Bet you didn't think about that!
Olympic athletes who win medals also win cash from the U.S.:$25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Actually, it's paid by the United States Olympic Committee. Those "winnings" subject them to a tax, like any prize winner. These athletes are taxed because Olympic medals and cash bonuses are considered income.
Best to focus on the donut, not the hole!
I just mention this just in case it might impact your exercise regiment in the morning. If you are getting ready for 2020… remember that your morning gymnastics could lead to taxable winnings. It might make it easier to turn that alarm off and catch a few more z's!


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CVCC Strategic Plan
Vision Statement:
A healthy community of Chula Vista residents
Mission Statement:
Enhancing community partnerships to develop and implement coordinated strategies and systems for future generations.
Strategic Objectives:
The following objectives will be implemented to meet the mission of the Chula Vista Community Collaborative:
Collaborative Strategies:
Maximize the effectiveness of local organizations through collective planning and actions.
Community Wellness:
Enhance community capacity through increased awareness and education.
Coordination of Services to the Community:
Identify, and promote services that meet the community needs.
Collaborative Strategies
- Strengthen relationships with member organizations to enhance and leverage partnerships.
- Build capacity among partner organizations through coordinated educational development opportunities.
- Facilitate the development of collaborative efforts among partner organizations that are aligned with the mission of the CVCC.
Community Wellness
- Increase awareness of community conditions through focused initiatives.
- Promote public awareness of healthy lifestyles and community wellness.
- Build community capacity through resident leadership and civic engagement.
Coordination of Services to the Community
- Facilitate information sharing to increase efficiency and awareness of services among stakeholders.
- Collaborate with partner organizations to address community needs and effectively identify gaps in services.
- Coordinate with partner organizations on grant opportunities that meet the needs of Chula Vista residents.


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The public sector may be considered as a highly fragmented and at the same time enormously interconnected system. Resources are dispersed among a huge variety of actors and entities and these affect each other in many unexpected ways. This book analyses the apparently paradoxical occurrence of simultaneous fragmentation and interconnectivity within the public domain and reflects on its consequences for public governance and management. It discusses and assesses strategies to create connective capacities from different policy domains and countries and offers new insights in the complexity of public governance. About the Editors: Menno Fenger is associate professor in public administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published widely on issues of public governance and implementation, specifically in the area of social policies. Victor Bekkers is professor of public administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam and academic director of the Center for Public Innovation. He specializes in the impact of information and communication technology, including social media, on public governance. He is the author of numerous books and articles on this topic.Public Governance and the Search for Connective Capacity H.J.M. Fenger, Menno Fenger, V.J.J.M. Bekkers ... From the perspectives of the initiators, the process was more characterized by a nightmare instead of a fairytale, because theanbsp;...
|Beyond Fragmentation and Interconnectivity
|H.J.M. Fenger, Menno Fenger, V.J.J.M. Bekkers
|IOS Press - 2012-01-27
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EVENT: OSU-Tulsa Pulitzer Prize Winner Albee
Described as literary icon, three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee is coming to Oklahoma State University-Tulsa April 14.
Albee, who has won numerous awards for his dramatic plays, will speak about his life and career at 7 p.m. in the OSU-Tulsa Auditorium. The event is presented by the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa.
Albee has won three Pulitzer Prizes for drama, including 1967's "A Delicate Balance," 1975's "Seascape," and "Three Tall Women" in 1994. He also won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1963 for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?"
In 1996, he received both a National Medal of the Arts and Kennedy Center Honors for his lifetime contributions to American culture.
Tickets for the event are $10 each and can be purchased by calling the Center at 918-594-8215.


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Leavenworth Oktoberfest
Mark your calendars for the 2017 Leavenworth Oktoberfest! The dates are 9/29- 9/30, 10/6-10/7 and 10/13-10/14. Make sure to book your hotel early…if Leavenworth is full try checking in Wenatchee. The shuttle service does work some of the hotels for a small fee. Tickets are now on sale…please remember to double check your order…Friday $10 and Saturday $20. Also, tickets are always available at the gate!
Keep checking back…we are always in the process of updating the website with the most current information available.
Free transportation in Leavenworth, live music, German food, arts and crafts, and activities for the whole family (oh yeah and did we say "beer"?).
Oktoberfest in Leavenworth is the next best thing to being in Munich! We have four venues with live entertainment and Free Shuttles in Leavenworth (Shuttles are available outside Leavenworth for a fee visit www.leavenworthshuttle.com ), with affordable routes all the way to Wenatchee!
What ever you do, don't miss our Keg Tapping Ceremony at 1:00 pm every Saturday when Leavenworth's Mayor will honor a Bavarian Tradition of "tapping the keg". Then plan on hanging around and checking out music from our own Musikkapelle Leavenworth who will be joined by other musical groups from the US and Germany.


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National Clinical Coding Qualification (UK)
- Details
- Published: 28 March 2018
Please note: To download past NCCQ papers make sure you are logged in to the website via the MyIHRIM link at the top of the page. The relevant link will then appear via Education & CPD > NCCQ > Past Papers.
The National Clinical Coding Qualification (UK) is the only nationally recognised qualification for clinical coders working in the NHS. Upon passing the examination a clinical coder is able to use the post-nominal letters ACC.
A novice NHS clinical coder needs to agree a 2-3 year development plan with their employer to complete the necessary training, acquire the skills, knowledge and practical work experience to become competent in clinical coding and be ready to sit the examinations to achieve accreditation. The breadth of coding skills and knowledge which is covered by the National Clinical Coding Examination are derived from the framework of the national clinical coder curriculum.
The qualification was established by NHS Connecting for Health in partnership with administration and awarding body, the Institute for Health Record and Information Management (IHRIM). It was also developed in collaboration with the NHS Scotland, NHS Cymru, and the Health and Social Services Executive (Northern Ireland).
The National Clinical Coding Qualification (UK) supports the need for good quality clinical information, as outlined in the Information for Health and the NHS Plan. One of the driving purposes of creating the NCCQ (UK) was to create a structured career path within Clinical Coding in the UK.
The NCCQ has become more popular in recent years. Agenda for Change (AfC) arrangements, contractual obligations and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)[2] are seen as the driving forces.
Certainly since AfC's inception in 2004 it is not uncommon for a Clinical Coder's contract to include a requirement to take the NCCQ within a set time frame from the Coder's starting date (NHS Digital and IHRIM recommend a development plan of two-three years to acquire the theoretical and practical skills to be ready to sit the examinations. In many trusts passing the NCCQ is an instant promotion under AfC. However, the actual 'banding' can vary from region to region and indeed trust to trust. Having the NCCQ is quickly becoming a prerequisite of team leader and coding manager positions throughout the UK. Clinical Coders who wish to become approved auditors or trainers must have attained the NCCQ.
The NCCQ exam is taken over the course of one day.
In the morning there is a three hour practical paper which is split into three sections.
• A1 Quick fire ICD-10 questions (15% of the marks)
• A2 Quick fire OPCS-4 questions (15% of the marks)
• B Case Study (70% of the marks)
There are 15 questions in sections A1 and A2 and seven case study questions in Section B. The first case study requires Index trails from the Alphabetical Index (Volume 3)
In the practical paper the coder is allowed their tabular and index copies of ICD-10 and OPCS 4 (annotated with coding clinics) and a copy of BNF. Medical dictionaries are not allowed.
The pass mark is 90%, with a distinction given for achieving a pass mark of 95% or more.
In the afternoon the three hour theory paper test the coder's knowledge of the theory of ICD10, OPCS-4, Snomed CT, medical terminology and anatomy and physiology. Coders are not allowed to take any additional materials into this exam.
The pass mark is 60%, with a distinction given for those achieving a pass mark of 80% or more.
Resits are possible. The coder is able to retake individual papers but must pass within the next 3 examinations or they will have to retake both papers again
There are 2 laptops available to ensure IHRIM's examinations are accessible. Allocation will be subject to meeting certain health criteria and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Changes to operational arrangements
NHS Digital – Clinical Classifications Service and the Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM) have agreed operational changes to support the delivery of the National Clinical Coding Examinations.
The Clinical Classifications Service and IHRIM partnership is a voluntary arrangement and the design, development and delivery of the assessment has been a natural evolution over a number of years.
Following a review of organisational roles and responsibilities, it was agreed the development of the assessment would be transferred to IHRIM from 1 April 2014.
Transitional arrangements were implemented to ensure a smooth handover and knowledge transfer during the first year of change. IHRIM is committed to supporting the assessment and ensuring it continues to be delivered effectively and efficiently. The September 2014 examination was the first one delivered under this new arrangement.
The Clinical Classifications Service undertakes assurance of standards in line with the NHS Digital current syllabus, programme of study, national classification and clinical coding standards.
Oversight of the National Clinical Coding Qualification will be undertaken through the Partnership to ensure it is a robust and rigorous assessment of clinical coders' knowledge and skills to demonstrate a minimum level of clinical coding competency.
A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed by both organisations going forward, to reflect the partnership arrangements. Both organisations remain committed to the recognition of competent clinical coders, part of the health informatics discipline within health and social care.


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Friday, January 19, 2018
TYLER – Bob Hepler has announced his intentions to resign from his positions as The University of Texas at Tyler's head men's and women's Track & Field and Cross Country coach and Director of the Louise Herrington Patriot Center (HPC) following the completion of the Spring 2018 semester to pursue coaching positions at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A 20-time American Southwest Coach of the Year, he will continue in his current roles at UT Tyler until that time.
Hepler arrived in April of 2004 as Director of the HPC and coach of men's and women's cross country and started the UT Tyler Outdoor and Indoor Track & Field programs in 2008. Hepler created a winning culture in those sports where his teams have won 22 American Southwest Conference titles since 2006, produced All-Americans in 17 events and have won four individual national championships. He has been named ASC Coach of the Year 11 times in men's cross country, three times in women's cross country, four times in men's Track & Field and twice in women's Track & Field.
"I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Howard Patterson and UT Tyler for an amazing 14 years, but I'm looking forward to begin my new role in Virginia," Hepler said. "The school and program are a great fit for me personally and professionally. I believe that the EMU will also allow me to further develop my relationship with God. I definitely need that."
Last fall the men's cross country team won its 12th ASC Championship under his leadership, but Hepler quickly credits his assistants and volunteer coaches for much of the program's successes.
"Chris Stonestreet, Grant Spencer, and a host of volunteer coaches played a major role in developing ASC Championship level teams and athletes," he said.
Hepler's coaching accomplishments are even more amazing when you consider coaching was not his primary job on the UT Tyler campus. As Director of the Herrington Patriot Center he is the primary architect of UT Tyler's Rec Sports Program. Under his leadership programs in Fitness, Outdoor Adventures, Wellness, Aquatics, Club Sports and Summer Programs have flourished. Rec Sports has seen student participation numbers grow dramatically since 2004 when there were under 40,000 visits to the HPC fitness center and by 2017 that number had exceed 160,000 annual visits.
Before Hepler departs he hopes to guide his teams to two more ASC team titles at the end of April. He also encourages everyone to come out and support the teams at their two home meets on February 23rd at Grace Community School and on March 2 at The Brook Hill School.
Hepler's sense of humor will be sorely missed. His pre-event videos and portrayal of William Wallace at the annual UT Tyler Braveheart Cross Country Invitational have developed a cult following. If you happen to see a man in a kilt riding with his sword raised high while on his trusty stead heading north this spring, it is likely either William Wallace or Bob Hepler.
@UTT_TF coach Bob Hepler announces intentions to resign from coaching and administrative positions at UT Tyler following the end of the Spring 2018 semester.— UT Tyler Patriots (@uttylerpatriots) January 19, 2018
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edgy rock with a progressive twist about a child raised as a psychopath.
CIRCU5 is the project of British multi-instrumentalist and session musician, Steve Tilling, who handles almost all instrument and vocal duties on his debut album. Five years in the making, the album also features guest performances from Dave Gregory (XTC, Big Big Train), Phil Spalding (Mike Oldfield), Matt Backer (ABC, Julian Lennon), Alan van Kleef (Rachel Stamp), Johnny Warman (Peter Gabriel) and Andy Neve (Steve Hackett).
Personally signed CD in book-style package with 28-page booklet, 'secret' document, and high-quality digital download card – just £9.99 plus postage.
Typical delivery times: United Kingdom: 2-3 working days; Europe: 3-7 working days; Rest of the world: 7+ working days (sometimes less).
Unsigned CDs also available from:
Amazon (UK)
Burning Shed (UK)
Just For Kicks (Germany)
Caerllysi Music (UK)
High-quality album download (320 kbps mp3) with digital booklet and secret document (plus very high quality flac or wav files on request) - £7.99 (same price as iTunes)
Step into the secret world of circu5 and get a free track
CIRCU5 CD album package
Check out this interview with Steve Tilling on Ridge Radio 23 June 2018...


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Child Care Subsidies Case Worker
The Child Care Subsidies Case Worker provides child care case management to families in various subsidized child care programs.
- Interview prospective clients to assess and determine eligibility for child care needs.
- Enroll eligible families into the Subsidies program as directed by the Manager; conduct in-person intakes with families.
- Orient parents and child care providers to child care subsidies system.
- Establish child care service plans for families and their children.
- Provide resources and/or make an enhanced referral to other agencies when appropriate.
- Give referrals to parents on licensed child care providers.
- Conduct workshops and orientations for parents and providers as needed.
- Maintain an ongoing communication and follow-up with parents, child care providers, and other social services providers.
- Document phone conversations with parents, child care providers, and other social services providers.
- Attend meetings that are relevant to the Subsidies program; represent the Agency in the community and collaborate with other community based organizations.
- Participate in department team projects and cross trainings. Assist in other agency activities as needed.
- Calculate and process providers' attendance sheets as needed.
- Generate and submit child care payment reports to the fiscal department to meet contractual requirements.
- Assist with Agency's contract compliance. Understand, follow, and implement policies and procedures that are mandated by the state, federal, and local governments.
- Report suspected child abuse as needed.
- Provide verbal and written Chinese translation as needed.
- Able to work some weekends and evenings.
- Other duties as assigned
- Bilingual in Cantonese/ English required
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of child care issues and child care delivery system
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of community resources
- Experience working with limited English speakers and diverse populations
- Be a team player. Supports colleagues and has a sense of humor.
- Able to bend and lift up to 50 pounds.
- Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Education, Social Work or related field AND one year paid experience OR
- 3 years of experience working in child development or human services field
To apply for an open position, please submit a cover letter, your resume and a copy of your transcript, to email@example.com.


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WASHINGTON -- Residents of the nation's capital are used to the American president tying up traffic. On Friday, France's new president, François Hollande could create a big mess near Georgetown University as the Socialist Party leader makes a whirlwind visit to Washington en route to two summits in the United States.
As Patch reports, roads adjacent to the French Embassy complex off Reservoir Road could be clogged with 2,000 guests attending a 5 p.m. reception for Hollande. Guests were slated to arrive mid-afternoon Friday.
The embassy complex, tucked away on a wooded hillside near Glover Archbold Park, hosts France's diplomatic and cultural mission in D.C. The French ambassador's residence is located on Kalorama Road at 23rd Street NW.
There is no on-site parking available at the French Embassy, meaning that precious on-the-street parking will be at an even higher premium for guests driving to the event.
Hollande was scheduled to meet with President Obama on Friday morning and after the event at the French Embassy, will rejoin his American counterpart at Camp David for this weekend's G-8 summit. Hollande will be in Chicago on Sunday for a meeting of NATO-member nations.


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Learning is a lifelong pursuit, and a pursuit that has become increasingly necessary for success in the 21st century workforce. Rhode Islanders are experiencing both triumphs and struggles as we endeavor to educate our children and ourselves. The following series of charts and graphs provide snapshots of three major education areas: early childhood, elementary and secondary education, and adult education. See the Tableau graphs below for more information about each topic area.
Early Learning: Accessibility, Affordability, and Quality
In the early childhood segment, the prohibitively high cost of quality child care and early childhood education deeply impacts who has access to child care, and in particular, high quality child care. The income groups most impacted by the high cost of child care are those families who earn more around $40,000 per year because they are no longer eligible for child care subsidies, but earn less than the approximately $65,000 it would take to pay for child care. Click here for more about the costs of child care.
Additionally, Bright Stars, an evaluation and quality rating entity for early childhood programs, presents that only 53 early learning centers and programs have achieved the highest quality ratings of 4 and 5 stars. Learn more about Bright Stars and access to high quality early learning centers and programs. Click here for more about Rhode Island resources for child care.
Chronic Absence, Churning, and Student Disability in School-Age Students
This segment of data is demonstrates some education outcomes related to underlying causes such as poverty, financial instability, housing instability, and lack of access to preventive health care. In these data sets, the evident impact of the underlying causes on student learning and success in school is wide ranging.
Chronic absenteeism means that a student misses at least 15 days of school in a year. The issue of chronic absenteeism applies to schooling from early childhood through high school. Absenteeism is caused by many underlying factors including poor health, transportation challenges, housing instability, financial insecurity, and lack of engagement in school. For more information, check out the US Department of Education's report on chronic absenteeism.
Student churning or mobility rates measure how often a student changes schools. High rates of mobility can be attributed to housing instability, financial instability, or a familial disruption (i.e. new job, divorce, etc). Churning is disruptive to both a student's learning process, as well as to the progress of the class. For more on Rhode Island's student mobility issue, check out the Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook.
Prevalence of Student Disability shows how many students in each school district require some kind of special accommodation or intervention to assist in their learning. While the size of the blocks in this chart are sized according to the number of students receiving disability services, it is important to hover over each rectangle and note the percentage of students in each district receiving services. While Providence may have the highest number of students identified as receiving disability intervention, Woonsocket, Johnston, and Block Island/New Shoreham actually have the highest percentages of students at 21-22%.
How RI Compares to the Rest of New England
This map demonstrates the high school graduation rate, the number of disconnected youth, and the rate of disconnected youth. Disconnected youth are school age youth who are neither enrolled in school nor working. By hovering over each state, you will get a sense of how RI compares to other New England states.
The pie chart depicting the RI 9th grade success rate provides context for the above numbers. When a child does not, for whatever reason, successfully complete 9th grade on time, research has shown that that child is also less likely to graduate high school or be prepared for work.
The Need for Adult Education Services in RI
The graph in this segment demonstrates the massive disparity that exists between the estimated need for adult education services and the number of those enrolled in adult education programs. The estimated need is based on the US Census American Community Survey's number of adults who did not receive a high school diploma or high school equivalency and the number of adults who speak English "less than 'very well'." These data are relevant and important because it impacts the ability of Rhode Islanders to qualify for jobs that pay family sustaining wages.


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Peter Stampfel and The B&LMBS - Better Than Expected!
Peter Stampfel has been pushing the boundary of American music longer than you've been
alive--maybe longer than your parents have been alive. Starting in the early '60s as one half
of the psychedelic folk duo The Holy Modal Rounders, Peter has continued to write, record,
and perform constantly. Though maybe best known for his work with the Rounders and NYC's
protopunk group The Fugs, his various solo records, collaborative records with Jeffrey Lewis, and
appearances on Michael Hurley, Yo La Tengo, and They Might Be Giants albums have left an
everlasting mark on americana, folk, psych, and rock and roll.
On Better Than Expected, Stampfel further pushes the boundary asking the question "How
many banjos can play simultaneously without turning into musical slop?" And answering it with
a psychedelic sixteen track album that is as beautiful as it is strange. The record also features
an updated version of The Fugs' 'CIA Man' as 'NSA Man.' Simply put, at 75 years old, Peter has
managed to bring us one of the punkest most genuinely non-commercial records we've ever had
the chance to release. Fuckin' A man.
Better Than Expected is out April 22 on Don Giovanni Records


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I stumbled upon this questionable query earlier today:
I will fight off the zombie hordes with an electric alarm clock. Laugh if you will. But consider that the clock's light but nontrivial weight and six foot cord make it ideal for twirling about, Nunchaku style. Of course, zombies will most likely be little impressed by my weapon prowess, and utterly unfazed by a swift whack to the side of the head by a non-trivial chunk of plastic.
Fortunately, an alarm clock can also be used as a distraction, if the power grid hasn't fallen, and if the zombies are the type to be distracted by things other than living brains.
But even if the zombies are only interested in brains, the alarm clock can serve a function other the creating a distraction. It can be MacGyvered into an anti-zombie weapon with the addition of gasoline or whatever other explosives might be gathered up.
So, one could end up with with far worse anti-zombie weapons. A sack of laundry, for instance, a glass of water, or an Ikea lamp.