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KHARTOUM, SUDAN — Zechariah Anania, a refugee in his own country, has a choice: food or shelter.
Three years ago, he left his home, a small village in southern Sudan, to flee fighting between Christians and Arab Muslims. To be able to afford food, a slice of bread a day, he lives in a small mud hut in Khartoum, Sudan`s capital and largest city. ``We are in difficulty here,`` he said Thursday. ``We are many, and there is no way to have a job, no way we can pay for school.``
Anania is among at least 1 million refugees flooding Sudan, an east African country with 22 million population. The refugees, who threaten to sink one of Africa`s poorest countries, are the focus of relief efforts which are shifting from responding to an emergency to promoting a fragile recovery of this part of Africa.
An all-volunteer charity organization, People of Eastern Helping People -- made up of Eastern Airlines employees -- symbolizes the change in the focus of African rescue efforts.
On Thursday the Miami-based organization left a group of medical workers and 60,000 pounds of medical supplies at the Khartoum Airport. Workers and management at the strife-ridden airline put aside their grievances to embark on this four-day, 17,000-mile round-trip which is scheduled to end today at Miami International Airport.
Fourteen doctors, nurses and medical technicians from Oregon-based Northwest Medical Teams flew to Khartoum aboard an Eastern L-1011 and will staff a refugee camp and two hospitals south of Khartoum. The camp and hospitals will be a focus of Sudan`s efforts to treat the refugees and establish a network that will last after the American volunteers are gone.
Last year, the Eastern group`s role was more that of an ambulance driver, rushing food to Ethiopia, the country hardest hit by a drought that plagued 20 African countries.

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Archive for April, 2008
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
OMG I have never been disliked by a canine the way this little Bichon Frise disliked me. Her name is Izzie and her buddy's name is Lily. Lily loved me as you can see – she totally cheeses it up for the camera! But Izzie could barely stomach glancing at me out of the corner of her eye. They make a great pair, a study in contrasts like the comedy/tragedy masks 🙂
Ashton Kutcher likes my dog photos :)
To check out Ashton Kutcher checking out my doggie photos, click here! Okay, it's sort of a form letter where you can upload your photos into Ashton's little video and he has canned reactions to them, but if I hadn't told you that, wouldn't it look cool?
Doghouse Studios in 5280 Magazine and on 9 News!
Big News for Us: Doghouse Studios is mentioned in the April issue of Denver's 5280 Magazine! This issue is their Definitive Denver Pet Guide and is has a very thorough list of pet resources. Here's what it says about the li'l ol' Doghouse:
"Fine art photography is often reserved for stuffy family portraits and inexplicable abstracts. But not at Doghouse Studios. Photographer Xan Rubey uses her fine-art eye to create compelling yet lighthearted photos of family pets. She'll catch your beagle in a perfectly ridiculous pose or your Italian greyhound curled up in her favorite spot." And as if that weren't cool enough, 9 News ran a segment on this month's 5280 Magazine and they flashed a bunch of my photos across the screen while the interview was going on! If you want to see the video, CLICK HERE and then be patient – it's a little slow to load 🙂


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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco Police officer Ed Ramirez was recently selected as one of New York State's 40 Under 40 and is now one of three finalists for the Rising Star of the Year Award.
The award recognizes the contributions of outstanding leadership through an individuals' commitment in the areas of business, educations, politics, non-profit sector or community service.
Voting for the award began on Wednesday, March 5 and will continue through Monday, March 17.
"Ed Ramirez deserves our support," Nan Miller, Coordinator of Mount Kisco Partners in Prevention said in a statement. "He has been active in helping with law enforcement and youth events with the Coalition and attended a week's training last year at the National Academy. He helps me continue to assess the substance abuse issues among youth in Mt. Kisco."
Ramirez oversees a community outreach program called Police And Community Together (PACT) where he educates Latinos about local laws and police procedures while making them aware of available resources and assistance.
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Daphne Bramham: Bountiful mother appeals her conviction for unlawful removal daughter from Canada
Emily Ruth Gail Blackmore, currently in jail for taking her 13-year-old daughter to the United States to be placed in a polygamous marriage, is asking the B.C. Court of Appeal to overturn both her conviction and her sentence.
Last month, the 60-year-old mother was handcuffed and led out of a Cranbrook courtroom to begin a seven-month jail term after being found guilty of unlawfully removing of a child from Canada for a sexual purpose in 2004. The maximum penalty for the offence is five years in jail.
In addition to imprisonment, Blackmore was given 18 months' probation and 120 hours of community service in Creston. She was required to give a DNA sample, which, along with her name, was placed on Canada's Sex Offender Registry for a decade.
Her daughter, now nearly 26, wept when she heard the sentence, along with other women from the fundamentalist Mormon community wearing their drab, pioneer-styled dresses. Her attempt to plead with the judge was rebuffed. One of her sisters fled the courtroom and wailed in the hallway.
The decision was stunning. No one expected her to go to jail.
There was little reaction when her husband, Brandon Blackmore, was sentenced to a year in jail, followed by 18 months' probation and registered as a sex offender.
Unlike Gail, who was one of his several wives, 71-year-old Brandon is no longer a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He has been ex-communicated, stripped of his wives and children. At the time of his arrest, he was living in an abandoned bus.
But in 2004, both parents were devout FLDS members. On the instructions of their prophet, Warren Jeffs, they drove their daughter from Bountiful, across the U.S. border, and then to Utah. Once in Utah, both parents and the 13-year-old met with Jeffs. Then, a few days later, both witnessed her marriage to the 49-year-old prophet.
That September, within a few weeks of her 14th birthday, Jeffs raped the girl and recorded it. The audio recording was played at the November trial. (Jeffs is now also in jail, serving a life sentence in Texas for sexually assaulting two, 12-year-old girls.)
Despite the reaction in the courtroom, Gail Blackmore's appeal is still surprising. The 60-year-old had previously refused legal counsel, did nothing to defend herself, and didn't even pay that much attention during the hearings, preferring to read instead.
Lawyer Greg DelBigio filed Gail Blackmore's appeal earlier this week. He contends that the circumstantial evidence was not enough to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He called the conviction "unreasonable and cannot be supported by the evidence," while the sentence as "unduly harsh and excessive in length."
What Blackmore and her lawyer want is to have the conviction overturned or the jail sentence replaced with a conditional sentence to be served in Bountiful.
Special prosecutor Peter Wilson has not yet filed a response.
But in the sentencing decision, the judge wrote that Gail Blackmore was "a willing participant" who "foresaw as a certainty or near certainty that the child would have sexual relations … upon or shortly after the marriage."
He said she "has shown no remorse and does not acknowledge that she has committed an offence."
The judge rejected a conditional sentence, saying that her offense "calls for a sentence which unequivocally communicates society's denunciation of this conduct and deters others from (this) conduct."
If Blackmore were allowed to serve a conditional sentence within her community, it would be "inconsistent with the fundamental principles of sentencing."
Blackmore will now likely be released, pending the B.C. Court of Appeal hearing.
So far, there is no indication that Brandon Blackmore is appealing.
But on Friday, the Court of Appeal will deal with another aspect of the case. The judges decide whether to appoint an "amicus curiae" (a friend of the court) to provide advice during the appeal of Blackmores' co-defendant, James Oler.
The Crown is appealing the former FLDS bishop's acquittal on a charge that he unlawfully took his 15-year-old daughter to the United States in June 2004 for a polygamous marriage to an older man.
Like Gail Blackmore, Oler refused legal counsel for his trial, did not offer any defence, and did not participate in the trial other than to show up every day. But unlike Blackmore, Oler has continued to refuse legal counsel both for this appeal and during his other trial this spring, where he was found guilty of one count of polygamy.
Oler's acquittal is being appealled on the basis that the judge erred by concluding that Oler had to have been in Canada when he formed the intent to take his daughter across the U.S. border. Further, the prosecution argues that the judge erred by "drawing the speculative inference" that Oler was not in Canada.
Hearing dates for the two appeals have yet to be set.
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During this holiday season, discover new gift options for the people in your life who seem to have everything. This year, the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding is offering the Religious Diversity Resource Gift Collection, filled with interesting and practical resources to enhance the life and career of the health care professional, teacher, executive, religious leader, academic and peace activist in your life.
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Religion is one key way that people define themselves," explained Dubensky. "Being harassed at work because of your religion, or not being allowed to follow basic beliefs such as observing a required prayer is painful. Such experiences affect morale and, ultimately, impact a company's ability to attract talent. The good news is that the survey shows that this can be turned around through smart policies that address employees' diverse religious needs. Do that and you increase the likelihood of having happier employees and less turnover."
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"Perhaps there is no greater grief in the human family as when a brother strikes a brother," said Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary General, World Conference of Religions for Peace. "But there is no greater power - and joy - as when a brother and a sister come together to heal these conflicts. Peacemakers in Action tells the stories of sixteen such individuals with great empathy, compassion, and impact. May all of us be good students of the powerful lessons offered on these pages. Religious cooperation is a path to peace. We need only follow it."
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College 101: How I Survived Finals Week | College
Final exams are over for me and I'm finally free; only for a few weeks, but that's more than enough time for me to relax from school! In my 3 Months Recap I mentioned that I graduated with my associate of arts degree at a local college in my hometown and now I'm at a university and though it's not much of a difference the courses are more rigorous and require a lot… A LOT of my time. Finals week at a small college doesn't compare to finals week at a university. People passed out asleep on the library floors, the never ending lines at Starbucks, people running full speed to their exams; I've seen it all. This past week was everything that I've seen in movies and TV shows that I often thought were an exaggeration of university.
I was a part of the chaos for that week and I made sure to do whatever I could to make the grades that I wanted. Finals week can be extremely stressful for some especially when it's your last chance raising your grade to maintain your GPA. I'm here to share with you all a five things that I did/used that helped me prepare for my exams.
1. Google Docs
Probably the one of the best creations ever for a college student! Google Docs allowed my classmates and I to compile our notes in one document to create a study guide. Instead of emailing word documents back and forth after making corrections this allowed us to just sign into our Gmail accounts and have the documents readily available. What's best about this is that you can go in edit and chat with your classmates if you're unable to meet in person. It's very convenient and was a tremendous help in gathering notes that I was missing.
2. Organized my notes
Usually my notes that I take in class are a mess because I'm rushing to write everything down so I don't miss anything, but then I just go home and rewrite and organize them. There's nothing I love more than color coding, highlighting and sticking post-it notes everywhere. Organizing my notes by chapters and lectures allows me to go through them without confusion. When it comes to exam time I already have my notes in order and can study from beginning to end. Organizing your notes from the beginning will help a lot when it comes to finals week.
3. Review Sessions
If your professor is doing a review session, go! The best thing to do before a session is write down any questions that you need to be cleared up. So you should read and have your notes beforehand. In most study sessions you will learn what the exam is going to consist of and what kind of questions will be on the exam. This also let's you gather more notes that you don't have. Take full advantage of review sessions.
4. Dedicated 4-5 hours to just studying
This was a little difficult at first because I'm easily distracted by even the smallest noise. I had to do this especially because I was behind on the readings in some of my classes; don't act like you've never been behind before, we've all been there. After a while 4-5 hours became nothing I would sometimes end up going for seven. It's all up to you on how much time you need to spend studying. If you've been on the ball all semester then maybe 2-3 hours can work for you.
*Tip: go to the library to study on a quiet floor. For me it was less distracting and being surrounded by other people studying kept me motivated.
5. Prayer
Once I've done all the studying that I can, attended all study groups and review sessions I let go and let God. Tests make me anxious, but I always find that praying before them helps calm my nerves a little. I even pray in the moments where I feel like giving up. I know I can't do this whole college thing all by myself. If you aren't a believer try and find something that calms you down for exams or makes you less stressed out. Finals week can be tough and I believe that you should always put your mental health before anything else.
Yes, this is the most stressful time of the semester and you often feel like giving up but keep pushing. Even if it's just your very first semester of college just think of the reward at the end of it all. Good luck to all of you who are currently doing your finals and for those of you who have finished, you did it!
Leave a comment below sharing a few tips that you've done/used in the past or are doing currently to help get through your finals, I would love to read them.
Until next time!


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Farewell phone books? Residential white pages fading out
The clunky doorstops of countless generations has met its fate online: the paper phone book has been replaced by Internet directories and cell phone memory banks. Regulators are approving the phone companies' plan to stop making phone books.
New York, Florida and Pennsylvania already have given the green light to Verizon Communications Inc.'s request to quit distributing residential white pages. Virginia may be next.
"The first telephone directory was issued in February 1878 -- a single page that covered 50 customers in New Haven, Conn," the Associated Press reports. "That sheet grew into a book that became virtually a household appliance, listing numbers for neighbors, friends and colleagues, not to mention countless potential victims of prank calls."
It may be a totally useless product, one I haven't used in years, but there still is a nostalgic pull. So much for random flipping through the book, finding the craziest names possible. So marches on progress.
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Report NEP-CBE-2011-11-01This is the archive for NEP-CBE, a report on new working papers in the area of Cognitive & Behavioural Economics. Marco Novarese issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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The following items were announced in this report:
- Elisabeth Bügelmayer & C. Katharina Spieß, 2011. "Spite and Cognitive Skills in Preschoolers," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 404, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
- Louis Puttermann & Jean-Robert Tyran & Kenju Kamei, 2010. "Public Goods and Voting on Formal Sanction Schemes: An Experiment," NRN working papers 2010-20, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
- Xiaofei Pan & Daniel Houser, 2011. "Social Approval, Competition, and Cooperation," Levine's Working Paper Archive 786969000000000299, David K. Levine.
- Selda (Ying Fang) Kao & K. Vela Velupillai, 2011. "Behavioural Economics: Classical and Modern," ASSRU Discussion Papers 1126, ASSRU - Algorithmic Social Science Research Unit.
- Sam Asher & Lorenzo Casaburi & Plamen Nikolov, 2011. "One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?," Working Papers 1113, University of Namur, Department of Economics.
- Lotito, Gianna & Migheli, Matteo & Ortona, Guido, 2011. "Is cooperation instinctive? Evidence from the response times in a Public Goods Game," POLIS Working Papers 161, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS.
- Isabelle Vialle & Luis Santos-Pinto & Jean-Louis Rullière, 2011. "Self-Confidence and Teamwork : An Experimental Test," Working Papers 1126, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.
- Bauer, Michal & Chytilová, Julie & Pertold-Gebicka, Barbara, 2011. "Effects of Parental Background on Other-Regarding Preferences in Children," IZA Discussion Papers 6026, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Di Bartolomeo Giovanni & Papa Stefano, 2011. "Trust, reciprocity and altruism: An impossible addition," wp.comunite 0082, Department of Communication, University of Teramo.
- Schilirò, Daniele, 2011. "Economics and psychology.Perfect rationality versus bounded rationality," MPRA Paper 34292, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Siegried K. Berninghaus & Thomas Neumann & Bodo Vogt, 2011. "Learning in Networks - An Experimental Study using Stationary Concepts," Jena Economic Research Papers 2011-048, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
- Eileen Trzcinski & Elke Holst, 2011. "A Critique and Reframing of Personality in Labour Market Theory: Locus of Control and Labour Market Outcomes," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 403, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
- Leonardo Becchetti & Giacomo Degli Antoni & Stefania Ottone & Nazaria Solferino, 2011. "Allocation Criteria under Task Performance: the Gendered Preference for Protection," CEIS Research Paper 214, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 24 Oct 2011.
- Item repec:hal:cesptp:hal-00633561 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- Item repec:rtr:wpaper:140 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- K. Vela Velupillai, 2011. "Freedom, Anarchy and Conformism in Academic Research," ASSRU Discussion Papers 1123, ASSRU - Algorithmic Social Science Research Unit.


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Month: December 2016
Mini-Reviews: A Feast for Odin, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire.
Ahoy. Here are some thoughts on recent workers I've been placing.
A Feast for Odin (played a handful of times): It's Uwe Rosenberg's latest medium-heavy worker-placement game. You already know if you want to try it. First of all, one can (and I will) distinguish between Rosenberg's such games that are "loose" (lots of ways to get resources to do what you need, you never really need to scramble to feed people, you rarely feel other players or the game have a knife to your throat) and games that are "tight" (the opposite). It's the difference between Agricola ("Crap, I'd better do this sub-optimal thing so I don't starve!") and Caverna ("Rubies for everyone! Wheee!"). Feast for Odin is squarely in the "loose" category. This isn't my preference, in part because I find it enhances the sense of multiplayer solitaire. It lessens the screwage of wonky turn order issues, though, and I respect those that care about that deeply.
The board-filling of Odin is made yet more interesting by the ability to get more boards, many of which initially put you deep in the red but allow you to potentially generate more income and net a lot of points. Odin thus feels a lot like an investment game; you take out these "loans" (boards with negative points) and try to pay them off (by covering them). It's hard to initially grok how much that income can help you, so new players are at a pretty deep disadvantage; but that's to be expected.
I was worried that my aversion to spatial puzzles would turn me off, but my concern was ill-founded. I've been having a great time with the game. I still prefer Agricola (my favourite Rosenberg, and probably my second-favourite worker-placement game), but it's close.
But as I said, it's Rosenberg's newest. You already know if you want to try it.
Energy Empire (played twice): I received this game as a review copy from the publisher. Taking the opposite tack from Odin, Energy Empire gives you a board giving you lots of points from the outset, and you lose them as you cover your landscape with pollution (you only score at the end, but the effect is the same). There's a bit of player interaction here, in that to place your workers you need to pay one more than the previous occupant did–but in practice that doesn't lead to much. The neatest thing about Energy Empire is its round structure, in that it doesn't have one. On your turn, you either place a worker and activate buildings you've built; or you take all your workers back, roll some dice to generate resources, and possibly pollute. You just keep going around the table until you're done, no end-of-round cleanup phase or anything. It makes the game fluid, which is nice. A note that some people compared this to the play of the original Manhattan Project, which I haven't played.
I didn't find anything special about the game, though. You've probably played games like it before–perfectly pleasant, functional Euro. The fact that it's a worker-placement game adds to that sense. The theme is also a bit of a hash (some energy policy, some domestic commercial production, some geopolitics[?!]). I will say that the components are very nice, though–tokens that are far thicker than they need to be, resource pieces that are very evocative and attractive (those oil barrels are super heavy!)… It's a nice package.
Comparing the two, it's interesting that Rosenberg's intuition–even in his less harsh games–is always to penalize, to put his players in a bit of a hole. Most Euros, Energy Empire included, hand out bonuses for which you might not qualify instead. These two approaches often result in the same net score, but the experience of play differs considerably. For example, in Energy Empire, you get a 3 point bonus if your last-to-be-polluted column is unpolluted at the end of the game. Rosenberg, I'm certain, would instead give you a 3 point penalty if it had been polluted. In this case, given that it's the easiest to keep unpolluted, I'm definitely with Rosenberg on this one–but Energy Empire has taken the conscious choice, it seems to me, of being friendly, even when it results in things that come off as a bit odd. Similarly, Odin asks you to acquire things that put you considerably in the red, rather than merely lowering the possible payoff you might get later. Which approach you prefer is a matter of taste.
But in lowish interaction games, I'd rather the sense that something is in my way.


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Lady Gaga and Marina Abramovic Made a Naked Art Video Thing
It's super NSFW, unless you work at a performance art ... factory(?).
In late July, Lady Gaga and performance artist Marina Abramovic were seen arm in arm at a fancy Hamptons party. The pairing wasn't a surprise, but the location was. That's where this video comes in. Apparently, it is the product of a retreat the two took to upstate New York, during which Gaga was schooled in the Abramovic Method in order to heighten her awareness of her "physical and mental experience in the present moment." In it, Gaga lies on the ground singing "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...," sits in a brook with Abramovic, nakedly walks through a field, nakedly hugs a giant crystal, and nakedly holds a stick in the woods. It's meant to help promote Abramovic's Kickstarter campaign to raise $600,000 to create an institute. Again, this video is super NSFW, so be prepared to explain to your boss what art is and means.


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Financial service companies are changing gears as the burgeoning mature market shifts from building wealth to managing assets.
Looking for a lucrative market? Forget about those fickle tweens and teens, those twentysomethings and thirtysomethings. Consider a population in which the median net worth is more than double the national average ($86,300 compared with $37,600), and in which 17 percent have a net worth of more than $250,000. This population is, of course, made up of 65-plussers, the overlooked step-children of American consumer business.
But now some marketers and advertisers are starting to take stock of senior power. After all, the mature market is expected to grow by 30 percent in the next 20 years, as the omnipresent baby boomers move into retirement mode. In fact, today's 50-plus market, which includes the leading edge of the baby boom, already accounts for 80 percent of the personal wealth in financial institutions, more than $2 trillion in income, and 50 percent of all discretionary income ($13,286 per household), according to Age Wave, a marketing firm based in Emeryville, California, that specializes in the mature market.
No wonder, then, with all that dough up for grabs, that the financial services sector is undergoing a major shift in attitude. Until now, their marketing focus has been mainly on advising clients about how to accumulate wealth. But as the first wave of the Me Generation reaches retirement age, these clients are faced with the challenge of living off all the money they've successfully socked away.
"This is the youngest, healthiest, wealthiest, best-educated, most ambitious group of retirees ever," notes Michael Stein, author of The Prosperous Retirement. And with life expectancy currently increasing by 1 percent per year, up from just 0.1 percent at the turn of this century, says Stein, many of those now retiring could spend as much time enjoying the good life as they did in the workplace. Will they know how to make their money last?
Many people already beyond retirement age will attest to the overall lack of information and financial products available that would help them manage their nest eggs. Those who have hit that so-called "retirement inflexion point" are finding that most financial-service marketers have been slow in converting their products from a wealth-building to a wealth-management mode. In fact, the financial service industry has done very little to address retirees, says Robert Powell, director of Dalbar, Inc., a financial services consulting firm in Boston. "Companies are desirous of attracting this market, but I don't see the follow-through: the large-type prospectuses or a special group of sales or marketing personnel to cater to the retired market."
However, some companies are blazing trails into the emerging nest-egg management field - some through partnerships with established senior-trusted brands. Charles Schwab & Co. recently announced a strategic alliance with SeniorNet, a nonprofit group dedicated to teaching seniors how to use computers and the Internet. Schwab will work with the group to provide Web investing seminars and information to SeniorNet members through the organization's learning centers, and will help develop content and tools for SeniorNet's Web site. Merrill Lynch is also providing sponsored financial content for thirdage.com, a senior-oriented Web site, says spokesperson Wendell Collins. In addition, Merrill Lynch formed the Retired and Assistive Client Services Group earlier this year in order to focus on the unique needs of today's growing number of seniors, she adds.
Recently, T. Rowe Price (TRP) introduced a service called the Retirement Income Manager aimed at helping retirees plan for future income needs. By analyzing clients' financial priorities - whether they want to max out their income, for example, or leave a little something for their heirs - as well as hundreds of market-return variables, the program estimates how much money a person can safely take out of a retirement account each month. It also calculates the likelihood of outliving one's assets. The recommendations are then reviewed by TRP financial planners, and the result is a plan with a 70 percent or greater chance of being sustained throughout retirement, TRP says. The program's $500 cost includes an annual review for those who sign TRP on as their retirement strategy advisor, and is targeted to younger retirees who've saved from $250,000 to $1 million, according to TRP spokesperson Rowena Itchon. "Over that range, somebody who has large assets is more likely to go to a [certified] financial planner. But in the mid-range, they're probably underserved. This would be an appropriate service for them."
Not all planners agree that withdrawing a monthly set-dollar amount is the best strategy for long-term retirement planning, however. Traditional income distribution methods - taking systematic withdrawals from stocks and mutual funds - can work against investors if the market happens to be down come withdrawal time, says Heywood Sloane, principal with the Diversified Services Group in Wayne, Pennsylvania. And given the lack of income to replenish losses, retired investors aren't in a very good position to weather stock market volatility.
"Wealth builders can rely on average returns as a reliable guide for their strategies," says Charles Kadlec, managing director, J&W Seligman & Co., Inc., an investment management and advising firm. But for "harvesters," as Seligman refers to retirees - or anyone who is managing a pool of assets over a length of time - short-term market volatility can be brutal.
To help retirees come up with a realistic withdrawal and investment plan, Seligman developed a service called Harvester. The first step is to distinguish between an investor's needs - such as taxes, mortgage payments, and medical care - and wants, that is, discretionary spending that could be postponed. Then, just enough money to cover all of an investor's needs is taken out as a fixed-dollar amount each month. For discretionary spending, though, a fixed percentage is used, so that more money is available when the market is up, but less is available when the market is down. In addition, the Harvester service suggests an appropriate portfolio of cash, bonds, and stock funds for each investor in order to balance his acceptable level of risk with enough performance to beat inflation over time.
Of course, the insurance industry has long been interested in the mature market, but the new push is to lower the age of the average buyer and tailor products to a unique generation of retirees. Long-term care (LTC) insurance is growing in popularity, notes Stein, although he adds that many Americans still are unaware of such policies. But since increased longevity comes with a greater chance that more Americans will eventually live in nursing homes, insurance providers have begun a massive marketing blitz for LTC policies, he says.
The risk of long-term liabilities for insurance companies is increasing, however, since it's even more probable that the soon-to-be seniors will opt to enter assisted-living facilities at a younger age than they would think of entering a nursing home. "The whole area of elder care is a rapidly evolving field. The fact that there are very few nursing homes being built, and what's being built are assisted-living facilities, represents an enormous change that the industry is trying to digest," Stein points out.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. starts a large percentage of its new agent advisors in the mature market: they focus on LTC insurance training immediately after their requisite life-insurance training. The company has begun to address the long-term-care needs of today's seniors as well as their children through an informational seminar program, says Dan Ouellette, vice president of retail marketing and corporate communications.
In addition to undertaking its own custom research, as well as partnering with the National Council on Aging for its semiannual study, John Hancock recently launched an annuity product that includes an LTC feature, says Ouellette. Such combination products - which address buyers' changing needs by evolving over time (the LTC feature kicks in after seven years), without requiring buyers to constantly purchase new products - will be standard fare in the future, notes Ouellette.
Tailoring products to the unique concerns not only of new retirees as a group, but also to specific segments of the senior market, is the strategy being employed by Physicians Mutual Life Insurance Co. "We're trying to take a holistic approach," says Don Van Scyoc, a vice president in charge of the "underserved mature market" division. Van Scyoc points out that not all seniors of the same age have the same needs, which vary depending on health, income, and other factors.
To pinpoint the group's varying concerns, Physicians Mutual segmented its database of older customers by analyzing its own proprietary data as well as insights gained from in-home interviews. What it learned was that although the need for LTC insurance seems universal, many seniors interviewed said that they've managed all their lives without long-term planning and don't feel they need a full policy. Instead, says Van Scyoc, that segment of the older population may be open to buying home-healthcare benefits.
Many local offices of financial service providers have made a practice of focusing on the 65-plus market as well, particularly in the area of estate planning, notes DSG's Sloane.
MetLife, for instance, currently has 38 market "champions" across the country who specialize in the mature market, says Bruce L. Grunwald, mature market manager for MetLife's Met OASIS program. In addition to having to demonstrate a certain level of success, including at least 25 percent of their business coming from the mature market, these specialists also undergo training twice a year to sharpen their senior-oriented communication skills (such as using larger type and easier-to-see colors in printed materials) and to learn about new retirement income distribution strategies, says Grunwald. For example, when retirees reach age 70.5 and are required to start taking money from their tax-deferred IRAs and pension plans, they might be advised to avoid the tax bite by turning ownership over to their children or grandchildren, he notes.
Second-to-die insurance policies, designed to pay federal estate taxes on assets going to seniors' children or grandchildren, are also becoming increasingly popular as a way to transfer all that accumulated wealth intact to the next generation, says Grunwald. Twenty years from now, may be boning up on how to make their money last into their nineties and beyond.


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Rossignol has just revealed the replacement for the X-IUM Premium Skate. I reviewed the Premium skate last year and absolutely loved it – you can read that review here. This is why I am even more excited for the new version. In the new version Rossignol has reduced the weight significantly, a size 42 now comes in at a svelte 980 grams per pair (size 42). They have also redesigned the upper of the boot to allow for a greater range of motion. One single neoprene sleeve replaces the more traditional zippered full height cuff from the previous version. The speed laces are now only over the forefoot and are concealed behind a zippered shroud resembling that of the X-IUM premium classic. All of this has made ankle flexion even more natural. The boot now no longer uses an accelerator sole. It now employs a full length carbon shank which is bonded to the heel counter and cuff (which remain unchanged from the previous version). The company drew from its extensive alpine experience when designing the lug system. The lugs are directly bonded to the sole with no mounting hardware. This saves weight and also keeps your feet warmer because not metal mounting hardware is required. Stay tuned for much more SIA coverage in the coming days!
What do you think? Are you excited for Rossignol's latest boot? Let me know in the comments down below!


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The Kool-Aid Man, who was reborn last year in CGI form by Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, will soon have a new agency caretaker.
A Kraft Foods Group spokesman confirmed that the marketer will move the kids' drink brand, along with Capri Sun, from Saatchi to another agency on its roster that it hasn't yet determined. Kraft's creative agencies include McGarryBowen (Oscar Mayer); CP&B (Macaroni & Cheese, Jello); TBWA, New York (Planters); WPP's Taxi (Maxwell House); and Wieden & Kennedy (Velveeta Cheesy Skillets).
"We are looking at our roster for the best fit," spokesman Russell Dyer stated in an email. "We deeply appreciate Saatchi's partnership on these brands over the last few years."
Saatchi declined to comment. The Publicis Groupe agency picked up creative duties on the two brands in early 2012 after Kraft yanked them from WPP's Ogilvy.
Kraft in April of last year revived the Kool-Aid Man with colorful CGI and a more-developed personality. The spokespitcher first appeared in ads in 1954.
The character's relaunch was accompanied by more spending. Kraft dedicated $25 million in measured media to the brand last year compared with nearly $8 million in 2012, according to Kantar Media. The ads are still running. Mr. Dyer said it was too early to determine if the campaigns for Kool-Aid and Capri Sun would change under a new agency.
Kool-Aid comes in a variety of forms, including powders, liquid and in pouches. Sales of the powdered version fell to $318.6 million in the U.S. last year from $337.8 million, according to Euromonitor International.
Capri Sun spent nearly $20.5 million on measured media last year, according to Kantar. Of late, the brand has been using ads to tout its new clear-bottomed packaging. The new packs were created in the wake of social-media chatter about mold that occasionally forms in the drink. The mold occurs because the drink has no preservatives, according to Kraft. The ads carry the tagline: "See the goodness before it's gulped."
One recent ad shows a mom looking at the bottom of a pouch and declaring: "Now you can see there's no artificial colors or preservatives."


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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have a procurement framework of approved suppliers for the delivery of community cooking activities. The tender specification outlined mandatory requirements on commissioning (section 4.1-4.5) and prior to award (section 4.6-4.10) that suppliers must meet.
NHSGGC are committed to support the current suppliers on the framework to meet the training requirements but also support organisations considering applying in the next tender to become suppliers and organisations doing local non-NHS community food activities.
Here is the list list of available training to support community cooking activities. Unfortunately we can not guarantee training places.
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Time for the next "Thrifty & Vintage Finds" link party!
If you found an amazing deal lately, new or vintage, then play along and link up!
My favorite pick from the last party: Brenda from Unique Junktique found this thrifty ironing board and repurposed it:
Thanks for linking up, Brenda! Feel free to add this button to your blog, and I hope you'll link up again.

I had the best Mother's Day yesterday, and it included thrifting! L and I spent the night near Rhinebeck because Don was there for a yoga retreat, and this way we made it a fun two-day trip for the whole family.
On the way back home I spotted this, and since Don was driving home with L and I had the time, I turned my car around.
That music that plays on TV shows or commercials when someone is seeing something amazing? What do you call that? I know what I mean, right? Cue that music.
This Goodwill store in Wappinger Falls, NY, is like a mega store: rows and rows of the kind of things I look for for my store — milk glass, English bone china, pressed glass.
After an hour, I left the store with all of these vintage goodies:
I'm keeping the milk glass cake stand and am now using it as the base for a cloche — which was a suggestion from one of my Instagram friends.
I gave four of the crescent-shaped plates away as gifts to my mother-in-law and three sister-in-laws to use for their jewelry, and I'm keeping this water jug because it goes with some other glassware I collect.
The remaining treasured are going to my store soon. This sweet cup is from Germany, and I think I paid $1 for it.
Now it's your turn — show off your thrifty or vintage finds!
How to link up:
- Link up posts about your thrifty or/and vintage find.
- Please add the party button to your post {see code below} or a link back to this link party post so others can be inspired to join in the fun. Only posts with a link to this party will be considered to be featured.
- No links to giveaways, or shop or Etsy sites please.
- By submitting a link you are authorizing for your project to be featured. Featured links will include a photo and a link back to the originating site.


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Here's the problem: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's passenger and freight traffic is growing faster than anyone had projected. The airport, which handled nearly 37.5 million passengers last year, a 7.7 percent increase, is close to running out of gates needed to handle flights arriving at the airport.
But the airport site, at just 1,500 acres, is one of the tightest of any major hub airport in the country. While newer hubs such as Dallas-Fort Worth (17,400 acres) and Denver (34,000 acres) have ample room to stretch out, Sea-Tac's site, which seemed more than ample when it opened to commercial traffic in 1949, is running out of room for new facilities.
According to Sea-Tac officials, the airport handled 23,200 passengers per acre in 2013 compared with other older urban airports, such as in Boston (18,880 per acre); Newark, New Jersey, (20,590); and Las Vegas (17,040 per acre).
In a memo to Port of Seattle commissioners, Sea-Tac director Mark Reis explained why additional airport expansion is a priority issue:
"The city of Seattle had the highest rate of population growth of large U.S. cities in 2013 and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was the fastest growing large hub airport in the U.S. in 2014. In addition to providing jobs in the local community, the airport is a critical regional and national asset connecting the region to the global economy. The airport requires adequate infrastructure to fulfill its mission as an economic engine and enable the region to maintain its competitive edge. Due in large part to a strong regional economy and projected slight decline in airfares over the long-term, airport activity is projected to reach 66 million annual passengers and 540,000 annual aircraft operations by 2034. Strong near-term growth and significant increases in peak hour aircraft operations, passenger volumes and vehicles on the roadways presents formidable facilities planning challenges."
The Port of Seattle is deep into planning near-term expansions, but those won't be enough to handle the estimated 66 million passengers projected to use the airport in 2034.
Two expansions are close to beginning: A new International Arrivals Facility at the airport's south end and remodeled and expanded North Satellite Terminal on the north side.
The International Arrivals Facility will create an overhead passenger bridge connecting the present South Satellite Terminal with a new International Arrivals Facility to be built adjacent to the present A Concourse. It will increase the processing capacity for international passengers by 60 percent and increase the number of international gates from the current 11 to 18. The new facility is scheduled to open in early 2019.
The North Satellite project, which the airport calls NorthStar, will expand the North Satellite from its existing 12 gates to 20, more than double the space for vendors and restaurants, create a rooftop lounge for Alaska Airlines' elite passengers and bring the whole facility up to date. The terminal will become the center of Alaska Airlines' passenger activity at Sea-Tac. The overhaul and expansion is set for completion in the summer of 2020.
Those expansion projects won't be in place quick enough to handle the anticipated traffic next year. The airport might have to create remote gates served by buses or a temporary lobby for check-in for those temporary gate positions.
"The situation is likely to get worse before it gets better," said Sea-Tac spokesman Perry Cooper. "With new international flights being added, the midday arrivals will exceed the number of gates we have to handle them."
But beyond those projects, the airport will have to grow even further to keep up with passenger growth.
Here's what the airport says it will need in two decades in addition to the facilities debuting in the next five years:
• Thirty-five gates for domestic traffic.
• Nine gates for international, wide-bodied airliners
• Expanded terminal check-in, security screening, baggage handling and retail facilities.
• An automated system to move passengers to remote gates and concourses.
• New taxiways and runway bypasses to handle 120 landings and takeoffs per hour. The airport capacity is now 88 an hour.
To accomplish these objectives, the Port of Seattle Commission is expected to decide this year how best to fulfill those needs.
Among the choices:
• A new terminal north of the existing North Satellite. The terminal would occupy land now a Doug Fox airport parking lot. Or an additional expansion of the North Satellite.
• A second South Satellite Terminal or a long dogleg extension of the existing A Concourse. A satellite terminal would require lidding over South 188th Street south of the airport.
• Expansion of the present main terminal to the north and to the east. The eastward expansion would require moving the present airport drives into the airport parking garage.
• On the airfield side, the airport would have to construct more parking areas for aircraft stored overnight and more queuing space for those aircraft awaiting takeoff. The airport is considering building taxiways around the ends of the existing runways to keep aircraft headed for the second and third runways from blocking the eastern-most runways when crossing.


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By default, Windows doesn't allow you to pin custom folders to the taskbar except for File Explorer. Here's a simple hack you can use to pin custom folders to the taskbar.
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Put him in another school.
My son recently had an exercise at school where he had to pick the adjective in this sentence: "The lemon was sour" - I assumed that "sour" was the adjective, but his teacher advised that the word "the" was the adjective??
Who's right? Many Thanks.
Put him in another school.
Originally Posted by AngelXena
First, I'd like to say that if I were you, I'd ask the teacher "why".
Who's right? Your both right. However, it's not always apparent to some people that "the" would be considered an adjective.
The word "the" is a definite article. English, of course, only has one. Articles are considered determiners. Determiners are in turn considered adjectives. Articles modify nouns.
example: a lemon = any lemon - the lemon - a specific lemon
sour - In your example sentence, this is considered a predicate adjective because it follows the verb "is". Apparently the teacher didn't want the predicate adjective as an answer. However, there is no reason why that should not be considered a correct answer.
If you bring this to the teacher's attention, he/she could then say that "sour" is part of the predicate. That's besides the point. The word "sour" is still an adjective. It describes the lemon in that sentence.
As I see it, this teacher is being difficult whether he or she knows it or not.
If the teacher is not purposely being difficult, then I would say, in my opinion, that the teacher is simply following the guidelines set forth from the text book used in class - or something.
Or maybe your son was taught in class not to choose a predicate adjective as - well - an adjective in a sentence.
Therefore, perhaps the teacher doesn't consider "sour" to be the adjective because it doesn't come before the subject.
Originally Posted by Francois
Yes, the teacher should be able to offer an explanation as to "why". It's not right to simply say "because I said so".


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Following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation unit patients with moderate to severe brain injury typically receive ongoing therapy at a lesser intensity. While most patients move back to their former living environment with therapy intervention provided for them in the home or community, some go on to other facilities that may provide longer duration treatment for those that are slow-to-recover. The effectiveness of these interventions is reviewed in this section.
There are numerous models of care within community-based rehabilitation. In regards to social re-entry, Martelli (2012) argues that peer support interventions are effective in reintegrating individuals and should be incorporated into community rehabilitation models. Avocational and vocational reintegration are also important factors as the former can improve functionality, strength and endurance, while the latter improves productivity, self-worth and life satisfaction. Vocational reintegration can be facilitated through the case coordination model whereby the patient collaborates with a case coordinator who assesses the services needed and makes appropriate referrals on the patient's behalf (Martelli et al. 2012). Lack of services could be an issue, thus a supported employment program or a program-based model could also be utilized.
Ashley et al. (2012) proposed a new community-based interventional model that focuses on cognitive attributes. The proposed model incorporates tasks that assist with attention, perceptual processing and categorization. The authors point out that previous research has found re-establishing neuronal connections that become damaged after a TBI leads to greater cognitive functioning in patients. For the model to be successful, Ashley et al. (2012) state that the tasks need to be errorless, with high levels of repetition and redundancy in order for the intervention to be successful. As this model of care can be extremely time-consuming, it is therefore suggested that this be utilized in a community-based rehabilitation center.
Table: Community Rehabilitation Post ABI
For continuity of rehabilitation community-based programs are needed following inpatient rehabilitation and should be tailored to individuals' needs in order to maximize their recovery. It is unacceptable to allow patients to be discharged from a rehabilitation setting without adequate follow through on the issues that they continue to face in the course of their recovery. In examining the long-term follow-up after discharge from a comprehensive rehabilitation program, Olver et al. (1996) found that strong recoveries were made in terms of mobility and physical functioning; however, many issues were still present years later. More specifically, cognitive issues were still present in two-thirds of the sample, behavioural concerns such as irritability and aggression still existed, as well as persistent fatigue. This study emphasizes the need for continued support. Given that most patients will continue to make gains for two or more years, it is reasonable to ensure that they continue to receive therapeutic intervention for this period of time.
One of the main targets for community-based rehabilitation is to assist the patient in their transition into independent living. Independence is a key component of self-efficacy and allows us to live an autonomous life. Powell et al. (2002) randomly assigned patients with TBI to an outpatient support program where patients received two to six hours of therapy a week at home or in another community setting, or to a control group that received an information session at home. Patients in the intervention group showed improvements in cognitive functioning, mobility, and personal wellbeing. Areas such as socializing and competitive employment rates showed no relative difference between groups, the authors suggest that this reflects external influences beyond the control of the rehabilitation team. The authors recommend that this type of outpatient approach be applied to a broader range of patients with ABI in a larger trial to confirm their results.
Wood et al. (1999) found that rehabilitation of at least six months led to greater independence, higher social activity levels, and less need for care support. To accomplish independence and reintegration back into community settings, patients are encouraged to set goals in order to assist their transition. When examining involvement in goal-setting in neurorehabilitation, Webb and Glueckauf (1994) found that patients who had greater involvement in goal-setting maintained their improvements at study follow-up; contrarily, those with low involvement in their goal setting showed a decline in the number of goals attained. Not surprisingly, it is beneficial to have the patients highly involved in the goal setting as it ensures the goals are meaningful and thus, the motivation of the patient is increased. Ownsworth et al. (2008) performed an RCT to compare individual occupation-based support, group-based support, and a combination of the interventions for goal attainment and psychosocial functioning. The individual occupation-based support contributed to gains in performance in goal-specific areas. The combined intervention was associated with maintained gains in satisfaction and performance, while the group and individual interventions were more likely to result in gains in behavioural competency and psychological well-being.
Hassett et al. (2009) randomized patients to a supervised fitness center-based exercise program or an unsupervised home-based program and found that both groups at follow-up made comparable gains in terms of psychosocial and physical functioning. Although, the fitness group achieved more goals post intervention, the difference was not significant at follow-up. This study highlights that these programs are equally as effective which is positive for individuals who cannot access or prefer not to attend community center fitness programs. In an RCT conducted by Peirone et al. (2014), while all patients received physiotherapy to target balance impairments, those in the intervention group also received a dual-task home-based program. The program was provided six days a week over seven weeks and resulted in this group making significantly greater gains in terms of balance then the control group. While improvements were also shown on the goal attainment scale and a balance confidence scale, the between groups differences were not significant. Unfortunately, the results are hard to interpret due to being underpowered and the inability to distinguish whether the improvements are based on the program itself or just the intensity of the additional therapy. A study by Eicher et al. (2012) investigated the intensity of rehabilitation programs and how they influence adjustment and adaptability. More intensive programs provided more functional benefits, whereas supported living programs resulted in relatively stable scores on the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory.
Participation has also been an area of interest in regards to how patients reintegrate themselves into societal and occupational environments. With regards to societal participation, Malec (2001) found that one year after participation in a comprehensive day treatment program 72% were living independently, 39% were working independently, 10% were in transitional placements, and 18% were involved in supported or volunteer work. Malec and Moessner (2000) reported that after participation in a comprehensive day treatment program, patients experienced reduced impaired self-awareness and distress, both of which were significant predictors of goal attainment. In this sense, focusing on psychosocial factors can assist patients to achieve their goals and independence; however, neither were related to employment.
Two studies used the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory-Fourth Addition (MAPI-4) to determine the significance of community rehabilitation in three reintegration issues following brain injury: functional ability, emotional adjustment and community participation (Curran et al. 2015; Duchnick et al. 2015). Duchnick et al. (2015) utilized the MAPI-4 to test the significance of a transitional community rehabilitation program for veterans who suffered an ABI across four rehabilitation sites. Following treatment all components of the MAPI-4 showed significant improvement; functional abilities improved the most, followed by emotional adjustment and community participation (Duchnick et al. 2015). Similarly, Curran et al. (2015) determined that a community rehabilitation program for patients with TBI significantly improved all three components of the MAPI-4 as rated by the participant, program staff and significant others.
Despite the services offered to patients, and the recommendations made, compliance is essential to each patient's success. For example, Blackerby and Baumgarten (1990) patients with substance addictions who followed recommendations for additional rehabilitation or psychiatric treatment at discharge from the program remained drug-free. On the other hand, only one of the five clients who did not follow recommendations remained drug-free at follow-up. Overall, the program was relatively unsuccessful due to an inability to keep clients participating in the program for the six-month period desired and the clients' failure to follow discharge treatment recommendations.
There is Level 1b evidence that a supervised fitness center-based program is equally as effective as an unsupervised home-based program for improving cardio-respiratory fitness.
There is Level 1b evidence that structured multidisciplinary community-based rehabilitation is more effective in improving functional ability, as well as activity, participation, and psychological aspects of functioning in the community compared to educational booklets.
There is Level 2 evidence that a high-level of involvement in neurorehabilitation goal setting results in a greater number of attained goals being maintained at follow-up (two months), whereas patients with low-involvement show a decline in the number of goals attained.
There is Level 4 evidence that a transitional community rehabilitation program improves functional abilities, emotional adjustment and participation post ABI.
There is Level 4 evidence that patients with a dual-diagnosis of TBI and substance abuse often do not benefit from community-based treatment programs to become chemical-free due to lack of compliance on the part of the patient.
There is Level 4 evidence that participation in a comprehensive day treatment program reduces impaired self-awareness and distress, as well as improves societal participation at one-year follow-up.
Community-based programs for patients with ABI are associated with greater independence, higher social activity levels, and less need for care support when they can be sustained for at least six months.
Programs targeted towards participants with a dual-diagnosis of TBI and substance abuse are challenging due to lack of compliance and an inability to keep them in the program for an extended period of time.
When direct patient involvement in goal setting is employed, there is a significant improvement in achieving patients' goals.
Comprehensive day treatment programs can reduce impaired self-awareness and distress, and improve societal participation.
There remains a need to provide ongoing outpatient or community care and rehabilitation years post injury.
Cognitive, behavioural, and employment issues can still exist years after discharge from a comprehensive rehabilitation program.


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Study debunks long-term care Medicaid 'myth,' researchers say
House report stirs tempest over proposed Medicaid cuts
More individuals are willing to pay privately for long-term care services than previously thought, authors of a new study assert. The result offers both more hope for nursing home providers and a realization that nursing homes need better strategies to distinguish themselves among their competitors, researchers said.
Almost 30% of long-term care is financed out-of-pocket, claims a new analysis by Avalere Health that was funded by the SCAN Foundation. That's "a full 10%" more than widely used estimates - which notably did not include assisted living - that were previously reported, researchers said.
"Behind those private dollars are customers who make choices, so nursing home operators need to be sensitive to where the dollars come from and how they can best differentiate themselves," said Lindsey Spindle, vice president for external relations for Avalere Health.
Long-term care residents and their family members put approximately $64 billion of personal funding into long-term care services. That is beyond the $350 billion in care that family members and communities contribute in unpaid care, researchers noted. Private health and long-term care insurance added about $16 billion to the payment mix, researchers noted.
"Long-Term Care --- an Essential Element of Healthcare Reform" can be found at www.avalerehealth.net/research/docs/SCAN_Healthcare_Reform.pdf.


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Died April 29, 2014
Leamon Exum Jr., 74, 111 Melvin St., died April 29 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Hill Memorial Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in LaGrange Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Hill Memorial Free Will Baptist Church in Kinston.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Arrangements are by Christian Brothers Funeral Home of
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Welcome to Nicola Cameron Writes! I'm your hostess Nic — make yourself at home and enjoy a wide variety of romance stories (primarily SF, fantasy, and paranormal, but I do write the occasional contemporary and historical) with chewy plot-filled centers, and all the bon mots you can handle. Oh, and if you see one or, er, five cats, just ignore them — they like to think they run the place.
In addition to my Blog, I also host a Bookshelf of my published work, a short About page (all true, I swear), a Free Reads page with some of my flash and short fiction for your reading enjoyment, a WIP page where I keep y'all updated on my current projects, a Newsletter page where you can sign up for Nicola's Newsy News (low traffic, I promise!), and just for giggles a Merchandise page because everyone deserves an "Olympic Cove – Get Wet!" t-shirt.
Thanks for stopping by!
Storm Season re-released with new cover and content
The rights to my first romance novel Storm Season (Olympic Cove Book 1) reverted back to me in June, so it has now been re-released with a new cover and re-edited content. If you want to see where the story of Olympic Cove started, here's your answer!
To My Muse now available
Yes, my first contemporary romcom (or as my friend Jackie put it, "Loosely based on a kind of true story") is now available from Amazon and Smashwords, and will be available from Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Kobo in the coming weeks.
Ever do something really, really dumb?
When too much tequila and an enabling BFF put Lily Nayar's romance novel Feast of Lovers into the hands of its inspiration, sexy British actor Tom Morrison, Lily is horrified. Now she's determined to get her book back, even if that means breaking into Tom's hotel room to do it.
With the help of a strategic lie and a charismatic knight, Lily's screwball plan catapults her into the middle of her very own Cinderella story, Hollywood style. But will a vengeful actress ruin Lily's shot at a real life HEA with Tom?
Red Robin and the Huntsman now available
Yes, it's finally here! My long-promised holiday novella set in Ypres, Red Robin and the Huntsman, is now available exclusively on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll enjoy the Monty Python in-jokes!
It's Frostfair time in Ypres, but not everyone is looking forward to the winter holiday. Army captain Duncan Bardahlson has been dispatched to the tiny province of Wellen mere days before Frostfair to track down a legendary bandit known as the Redbird. As if that wasn't bad enough, Duncan also has to deal with Roberta "Robin" Busse, the widowed countess of Wellen and his long-lost love.
When Duncan learns that Robin and her young son Charlie are in desperate straits, the hunt for the Redbird takes an unexpected turn. An overbearing tax collector, an impish priest, a very large pig, and a pair of bickering younger brothers all promise to make this holiday season a nightmare for Duncan — unless he can rekindle his romance with Robin.
And find the Redbird, of course. But Duncan isn't called the Huntsman for nothing…
Lady of Thorns now available
Suffering from Game of Thrones withdrawal? Wondering what the heck is going on in Ypres and Hellas? Or are you just in the mood for a new fantasy romance? Fret not, because the third book in my Two Thrones series is now out! Lady of Thorns is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers.
Love was never supposed to be part of the deal…
Lady Amelie de Clerq's prickly demeanor and earth mage abilities have earned her the nickname "Lady of Thorns," keeping potential suitors at bay and making her the butt of the nobility's jokes. Determined to attract a husband who will love her for herself rather than her fortune, she decides to embark on a journey of sensual self-discovery.
Alain LaPorte, wily lawyer and toast of the capital's social set, has been summoned to Lierdhe to oversee business negotiations with a neighboring earl. When Amelie asks Alain to tutor her in the bedroom arts, he agrees to introduce the virgin mage to pleasure. But lessons in lovemaking soon turn into a matter of the heart, forcing both Amelie and Alain to confront their fears about intimacy, loyalty, and love.


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We all four of us took the game seriously, which is the only way to take it, and we played silently, intently, hardly speaking at all except to bid. (My Lady Love, My Dove)
"Such a nice man," she said. "He waved to me." (Dip in the Pool)
So you can see that I am, in every sense of the words, a contented commuter. (Galloping Foxley)
It wasn't more than a few weeks later that a picture by Soutine, of a woman's head, painted in an unusual manner, nicely framed and heavily varnished, turned up for sale in Buenos Aires. (Skin)
I'm dining with that crashing old bore Lionel Lampson. (Nunc Dimiltis, page 129)
I stuff all of my little pets myself when they pass away. (The Landlady, page 151)
"You left them in Mr. Schofield's study," she said. Her voice was unnaturally, deliberately polite. (Taste)
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Late in the evening on April 29, 2012, a fierce hailstorm deposited nearly seven inches of hail on the level near the small town of Idalia, Colorado, a small town 11 miles west of the Colorado-Kansas border and 32 miles north of Interstate 70. Motorists on US-36 west of Idalia were stranded and had to await rescue by snowplows. Roads and fields were buried as if by an off-season blizzard. The ground remained white for several days, despite sunshine and afternoon temperatures from the 70s to low 80s.
THOMAS W. SCHLATTER is a retired meteorologist and volunteer at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. He is a contributing editor of Weatherwise, and has written the Weather Queries column since 1980.
DAVID L. FLOYD is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Goodland, Kansas.