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Kingston native Michael Jackson — owner of Rhino Auto Detailers — likes to keep things neat and clean.
"I'm very detail oriented," he said.
Attention to detail is a characteristic that shows up in a lot of the businesses he's owned over the years, including lawn services and auto-detail shops .
Jackson said he keeps his new detail shop on Race Street in Kingston as clean and shiny as his customers' vehicles.
In a previous column, we discussed millennial workplace expectations. In this column, we will focus on connecting with millennials.
Previously, we separated millennials into two groups: early millennials aged 30-37 (born 1980-87) and recessionist millennials aged 22-29 (born 1988-95). I like this differentiation because there are significant differences that were experienced in each group's formative years.
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Michael Kerns enjoys the free haircut he received from Stephanie Oakes at Cliff Barber Shop in Harriman. Cliff Barber Shop offered free haircuts in conjunction with Tthe start of school in Roane County.
My wife, Carol, and I, sometimes travel through Harriman and Oliver Springs when going to Oak Ridge.
Heading to Oak Ridge on Tri-County Boulevard, we've been noticing a Mama's Diner sign on an empty building next door to Food City.
When we discovered that Mama's Diner had opened in June, we immediately scheduled it for an "Out to Lunch" adventure.
I asked my former Oak Ridge High School classmate, Mimi Brock, to meet us at Mama's for lunch. She lives in Oliver Springs and is a former school librarian there.
When you allow yourself to be interrupted, while you are doing a task, are you letting others control your priorities?
Is the interruption of such importance that it requires an immediate response?
When I see people immediately responding to a phone call, email, instant message or text, I wonder if they are managing themselves or letting others control them. Yes, some phone calls are more important than the task at hand.
Spaces remain available in Roane State Community college's welding program, a one-semester evening certificate program that prepares qualified welders for supervisory positions.
Kingston residents Rusty and Jayme Summers have dreamed of owning a restaurant for years.
Now that dream is, in a way, becoming a reality as the husband-and-wife duo recently purchased a food truck, Vol Dogs.
"We've wanted to do a restaurant, but this opportunity presented itself and it's a lot more affordable," Jayme said after Vol Dogs served lunch at Kingston's Michael Dunn Center on Friday.
The husband of one of my high school classmates recommended our latest "Out To Lunch" adventure at Harrison's Grill & Bar in Clinton.
Nathan Stonecipher went to school in Oliver Springs and married Ellis Mae Darby from Oak Ridge. They are both members of our Oak Ridge High School, '54-'55-'56 Reunion Committee.
Unfortunately, Nathan and Ellis were traveling out of the state and missed our lunch meeting at Harrison's.
By Dana Peterka
At a recent meeting, several business managers were talking about millennials being snowflakes.
Also, I have a nonprofit client, in a nearby county, who is working to understand the behaviors, attitudes and motivations of millennials as part of their strategic planning process.
This prompted me to do research on generational differences with a focus on millennials.
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Todd Frazier is staying in New York.
He's just switching colors.
Frazier agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal with the Mets on Monday night, according to multiple reports.
The 31-year-old had signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the White Sox before they traded him to the Yankees. The Toms River native took over at third base for the Yanks and helped them come within a game of the World Series.
Frazier hit .217 with 27 home runs and 76 RBis in 147 games combined for the White Sox and Yankees.
Previously, to the Yankees and White Sox, Frazier played for the Reds and won the 2015 Home Run Derby.
He also starred locally at Rutgers and shot to fame as a youth when he led Toms River to the 1998 Little League World Series.

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Stuart, who is from Pendleton, is obtaining her degree in Elementary Education and Multidisciplinary Studies with a concentration in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) and a minor in Spanish.
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XUL Files and XUL Overlays
Overlays are XUL files used to describe extra content in the UI. Though overlays often define UI elements that have been added as a result of an update or enhancement of some kind, they can be used in many different ways. Overlays provide a general mechanism for:
- adding UI for additional components, as described in the example above
- overriding small pieces of a XUL file without having to resupply the whole UI
- reusing particular pieces of the UI
XUL files and overlays work together to describe a single master document. Though there is no formal restriction on what kind of XUL content is located in "base" XUL files and what kind should be put in overlays, XUL overlays generally define items that are not present in the basic versions of the UI, such as additional components. When plug-ins, browser extensions, or other applications provide new UI elements to the browser, these elements should be defined in overlay files. The installation of a media plug-in, for example, may add new icons and menu items to the interface:
In the
navigatorOverlay.xul file or in a separate
navigatorSSPOverlay.xul file (where
navigator.xul defines the basic UI for the navigator package), these new plug-in elements would be defined as a collection of elements or subtrees:
<menuitem name="Super Stream Player"/> <menupopup name="SS Favorites"> <menuitem name="Wave" src="mavericks.ssp"/> <menuitem name="Soccer" src="brazil_soccer.ssp"/> </menupopup> <titledbutton id="SSP" crop="right" flex="1" value="&SSButton.label;" onclick="FireSSP()"/>
Overlays and ID Attributes
The layout engine uses the ID attribute to determine where the elements in the overlay file will be merged. Use the same IDs in the base XUL file
the XUL overlay; otherwise, the new elements will not appear at all. In the base file, the parent nodes for the overlay elements must be ID'd if they have not been already. For example, the <
menu> element in the following XUL subtree should be the parent of the Super Stream Player menu item, so it has been given the ID "file_menu":
<menu id="file_menu"> <menuitem name="New"/> <menuitem name="Open"/> <menuitem name="Save"/> <menuitem name="Close"/> </menu>
In the overlay file, you can "sync up" the new item by making it the child of a tag
with the same ID in the overlay file
. The layout engine takes the elements directly under the
tag with IDs and merges them with the corresponding nodes in the base file. The complete XUL overlay file for adding the single Super Stream Player menu item from the example above is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <overlay id="singleItemEx" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"> <menu id="file_menu"> <menuitem name="Super Stream Player"/> </menu> </overlay>
Note that below
in the base file and
in the overlay file, the subtrees are equivalent. Merged items can be arbitrarily nested subtrees: new popup menus may contain other popup submenus, extra toolbars can overlay existing toolbars or appear beneath them, as the Personal Toolbar does below the Location Bar in Netscape's Communicator, etc. As long as the IDs of the elements appearing below the
tag in the overlay file and tag with the same ID in the base file, overlays support the merging of any valid subtree.
At the moment you can't overlay an element without an ID, so you need to use DOM methods to tweak the element you need in a
load handler.
Loading Overlays
Overlays can be loaded explicitly or dynamically . When you load an overlay explicitly, it means that you intend to make it available every time the base file is loaded. Since one of the main purposes of overlays is to provide UI for additions or components to the basic package, explicit loading can be somewhat problematic when the overlay defines optional UI elements.
Loading Overlays Explicitly
A processing instruction is used to load overlay files explicitly into the master document. Inserting the following processing instruction before the DOCTYPE declaration in a base file tells the layout engine to load the named overlay file:
<?xul-overlay href="chrome://component/content/componentOverlay.xul"?>
is the name of the package being overlayed (e.g.
The layout engine loads any overlay files and then flows the resulting XUL document, so problems associated with incremental insertion in menus, boxes, tables, and forms are avoided. Any number of overlays can be loaded into a master document, and an overlay can also load other overlays. Because an overlay is superimposed on the master document, there are no ambiguities relating to scoping of style sheets of scripts. Style sheets and scripts loaded by the overlay simply apply to the entire master document.
Loading Overlays Dynamically
The chrome registry makes it possible to load XUL overlays dynamically -- or only when necessary. The chrome registry, which is a special RDF datasource into which user-specific information is persisted , or stored, contains information about the components or additional packages that have been installed with the browser. When a component such as the "Super Stream Player" from the examples above is registered there, overlays associated with that component are loaded automatically. When the component is not present, only the base files are loaded.
Loading Overlays at Run-time
Firefox 1.5 and other Gecko 1.8-based applications also support loading overlays on-the-fly via document.loadOverlay function. TODO: elaborate
Overlays and Skins
Unlike base files, overlays should never load the master skin file for a package. The
navigatorOverlay.xul file, for example, does not and should never load the
navigator.css file that defines the master skin for the navigator package. Since the purpose of an overlay is to define new UI elements for a package within the context of that package's skin, the overlay should add structure but not new style. Any skins that are loaded by an overlay destructively replace the master skin for the base file, and can change the basic appearance of the package's skin in unfortunate ways.
bookmarks.css, and is located in the skin/default subdirectory.
Overlaying Attributes
In addition to new elements and subtrees, you can also overlay attributes into existing elements. In XUL, attributes control important features of the skin like image sources, as in the following example, where an overlay destructively overwrites the image source in the base file with a replacement. In the base file, the HTML image element points to a Netscape GIF icon:
<html:img id="foo" src="netscapeImage.gif"/>
In the overlay, an element with the same ID attribute specifies a different image, and that image is superimposed on top of the original Netscape image as part of the merge process:
<html:img id="foo" src="mozillaImage.gif"/>
When the base file references an overlay file which contains the html image element above, the new src attribute is superimposed over original, and the Mozilla icon replaces the Netscape icon.
Overlay Positioning
XUL overlays also support positioning of nodes. You can specify a
position attribute on a node in the overlay to provide a hint for insertion into the master document. In the following example, the last menu item, Example Four, will be placed just after the "New" menu item instead of being appended to the end of the menu like the other kids.
<overlay id="main-overlay" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"> <menu id="file_menu"> <menuitem name="Example One"/> <menuitem name="Example Two"/> <menuitem name="Example Three"/> <menuitem name="Example Four" position="1"/> </menu> </overlay>
The node with the
position attribute orders itself to the top of the menu. The
position can also be given for nodes in overlay files that will be ordered in a group of similar items in the base file. For example, if only the last menuitem above had been in an overlay and the other items were defined in the base file, the overlayed menuitem would still appear at the top of the parent menu.
UI Reuse with Overlays
One of the biggest benefits of using overlays is that it allows you to reuse groups of elements that appear frequently in the UI. The overlay mechanism allows you to merge elements into existing subtrees, but it also allows you to store common UI elements in overlay files and merge them into any base files that use them. Using the ID attribute on an otherwise empty node in the base file, you can essentially reference a subtree defined in an overlay file and merge it in wherever it's needed.
For example, the buttons that appear at the bottom of common dialogs, the OK and Cancel buttons, may be used in dozens of places in the UI. Rather than redefining this set of buttons each time they are necessary in a particular dialog, base XUL files can overlay the XUL file in which these buttons are defined,
dialogOverlay.xul. (Actually, the implementation is one step more complicated than this: base files overlay
dialogOverlay.xul from the global component directory, which in turn overlays a platform-specific XUL file such as
platformDialogOverlay.xul. The mechanism is the same, however.)
Any dialog that wants to overlay these buttons just declares the overlay at the top:
<?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/dialogOverlay.xul"?>
And includes an empty
box with an ID of
okCancelButtons in the UI. The following snippet shows a dialog with custom UI elements at the top and a reference to the overlay's OK and Cancel buttons at the bottom:
<box align="horizontal" id="bx1" flex="100%" style="margin-bottom: 1em; width: 100%;"> <html:input type="checkbox" id="dialog.newWindow"/> <html:label for="dialog.newWindow">&openWin.label;</html:label> <spring flex="100%"/> </box> <box id="okCancelButtons"/>
For more detail, see the OK and Cancel button definitions being referenced here in the global component file
platformDialogOverlay.xul. Toolbars, submenus, boxes, and any other subtrees that appear in multiple places can be defined in overlays files in this way and referenced for reuse wherever necessary.
Further Reading
- Chapter 12 "Overlays and Chrome" of "Rapid Application Development with Mozilla"
- "Overlays", "Cross Package Overlays" of "XUL Tutorial"
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The Clean Team
Headquarters: Miami
Concept: Book a maid online in under a minute. Schedule the day you want and pay online through a simple booking process. Customer care agents are available before, during and after your scheduled cleaning. You can hire The Clean Team for a one-time cleaning, or choose a discounted weekly or monthly plan. The Clean Team also specializes in vacation-rental cleaning and management.
Story: Co-founders Koby Assaraf and Glenn Weiss have now successfully built and launched three property-rental ventures together, and they created The Clean Team because they recognized firsthand just how difficult it is to find a professional and reliable cleaning provider in South Florida. Assaraf, who began his career working for Oyster.com, takes the lead in The Clean Team's sales and marketing efforts. Weiss, a licensed CPA, handles the company's finances. With a keen focus on quality cleaning, technology and customer service, The Clean Team has grown quickly. "Our product is a clean home, and our tool for accomplishing this is a diligent maid. One of the main differentiators between us and our competition is the years of experience our maids have working in the hospitality industry as hotel room attendants," Assaraf said. The co-founders believe the business model can be replicated in other markets.
Launched: 2013
Management team: Koby Assaraf (co-founder); Glenn Weiss (co-founder); David Raskind (business development).
No. of employees: 25
Financing: Initial $85,000 in self-funding; customer revenue has funded the business since then. Planning to raise $350,000 to propel further growth.
Website and phone: www.wearecleanteam.com and 305-842-3622.
Recent milestones reached: Achieved sales of $450,000 in year one and are on pace to reach over $1 million for year two. Launched interactive website and implemented management software, which has enabled the company to service many more clients with better customer service. The Clean Team recently renovated and moved to its new 4,500-square-foot headquarters in Wynwood.
Biggest startup challenge: Staffing and systems. The Clean Team doesn't subcontract work out to other cleaning companies or independent cleaners as some national competitors do. "We found that managing an in-house staff of maids provides us with better oversight and control over the quality of the cleanings we provide," Weiss said.
Next step: Building brand exposure because there are still many condos, homes, offices and vacation rental companies that aren't familiar with The Clean Team. "We are setting out to capture 25 percent of the market in the next 18 months," Weiss said. Social media marketing and online advertising will be the initial focus, followed by person-to-person sales through meet-and-greet events at residential buildings, he said. "A crucial sales route for us will be creating an affiliate network to help promote a natural flow of referrals. Creating relationships with property managers will be essential in promoting our growth here in Miami," Assaraf added.
Advisor's view: "They're both natural entrepreneurs, always up to something innovative. This concept struck me as a pretty cool way to modernize the way people handle upkeep for their home. I loved that something challenging like cleaning your home could become fun and easy using their online system," said Jess Alpert-Goldman, a PR and marketing consultant who has been involved with Clean Team since launch.
"Brand development is what will set them apart from the competition. The service industry — especially cleaning — is still pretty primitive … what differentiates them is their technology, that's the initial hook. Backing their tech with their high-level of customer care will create the brand trust needed to succeed."
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Smooth Operator — Top 5 Exfoliators
I commonly get mistaken for being at least a decade younger than I am. I'm 52, but don't look it. I'm sure that I need to thank my parents for the DNA, because they both look(ed) younger than their years. Those that know I am in the beauty business ask what I use, advice, tips and I'm more than willing to spill the beans. I can't shut-up about cosmetics and beauty stuff. With regard to my skin care routine, it's pretty simple. I do the basics — cleanse, moisturize, use SPF, diligently use eye cream and I diligently EXFOLIATE. I'm an exfoliating junkie. A day without scrubbing is like a day without sunshine for me.
So what is exfoliation? It is the chemical or mechanical removal of dead or non-functioning skin cells. This process also aids in improving circulation through stimulating blood flow. Chemical exfoliants include Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA's), Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHA's) and Retinol. Mechanical exfoliants are ones that have crushed or powdered nuts or seeds, jojoba seeds, or polyethelene (man-made) beads, to name a few.
As we age, our natural desquamation (skin shedding) cycle slows down. When skin cells shed, it signals lower cell to start making new ones. That's why it is so important to exfoliate as we age. Have you ever seen someone with dry, flaky skin? Well, all the mosturizer in the world won't help until they get rid of that dry stuff. So exfoliation is key.
I use both manual and chemical exfoliants. Here are my favorites. My top 5 exfoliators:
1. Exfoliating Cleanser Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 6.75 oz $35
Exfoliates dull, dry, uneven texture. Leaves skin smooth and hydrated. Smoothes texture while cleansing impurities with a trio of gentle exfoliating acids. Salicylic, Lactic and Glycolic Acids provide clarity, brightness and improve cell-turnover by dissolving dead skin cell buildup. Jojoba beads further polish and smooth skin
2. Chemical Exfoliant Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Peel Pads 60 Pads $45
What it is:
A daily hydroxy acid and peptide facial peel.
Convenient and easy to use, these peel pads are formulated with alpha, beta, and gamma hydroxy acids (which act as exfoliators) and amino acids (the building blocks of peptides). The result: tighter pores, clear skin and disappearance of fine lines, wrinkles and uneven skin tone. Leaves skin soft, smooth, firm and revitalized.
3. Budget Exfoliant St. Ives Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin 6 oz $3.99
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Gently exfoliates to remove dirt, oil and dead skin cells that can clog pores.
4. Body Exfoliant Jones and Rose Brown Sugar Fig Salt Scrub $28
Skin nourishing olive, soy, and almonds oils combine to deliver silky, smooth moisture to soften and nourish rough spots. moisturizes while mineral rich sea salts gently smooths and softens rough spots. No need to use lotion afterwards.
5. Lip Exfoliant Laura Geller Lip Strip Cooling Sugar Scrub 1 oz $16
Lip Strip gently buffs dry lips to renewed smoothness. Historically, sugar is one of the safest natural exfoliants and humectants, and because the skin of the lips is so delicate, pure organic sugar from Brazil was chosen to use as the base of this scrub. In addition, peppermint and spearmint oils were added for a beautiful, refreshing sensation.
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Let's Talk Topwater
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With fall fast approaching, the involuntary thoughts of many bass anglers are centered around an explosion. An explosion of water. Something akin to dropping a cinder block from an airplane into their favorite lake. Except, the target of this explosion is their favorite topwater lure. The cause of the explosion is their favorite gamefish.
As fall temperatures and shorter daylight periods impact the water temperature of lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds and reservoirs, the baitfish change their patterns. They tend to group up and congregate in shallow areas. That can be around the shoreline, in the backs of bays or pockets, or even on main lake flats. No matter the locale, one thing is certain; hungry bass aren't too far away.
These bass have a lot going for them. Oftentimes the forage base is fairly mature at this point in the year, so their meals can offer more bang for their buck. The bait they are hunting is usually in big schools which translates into bass hunting in big schools. The water temps are favorable for a bass' comfortability. Meaning that cooler water equals less stress and more energy (they are more efficient as predators). The bait that they are feeding on is often found in shallow water, which adds the unique element of the surface to the attack of the predator. Baitfish can swim side to side and even down deep, but the surface is pretty much the ceiling and bass are very adept at using this "ceiling' to their advantage.
Fishing for these surface hunters can be very productive and very exciting. They can sometimes be easy to find as, unlike their underwater feeding frenzies, their topwater feeds are often visible to the angler's eyes. Also, birds can sometimes tip off observant anglers to the whereabouts of bait and the bass that are hunting them.
Once the bait and bass are located, few if any methods deliver a more exhilarating way to catch them. A bass exploding on a topwater with reckless abandon is the gateway drug that has caused the addiction of many bass anglers. There just aren't many things that rival the fun and excitement of a good topwater strike, or better yet a great day of topwater fishing.
The next part of the puzzle that so often faces anglers is how to choose the right topwater lure. The possibilities are nearly endless. There are poppers, chuggers, and wake baits, walking baits, glide baits, hollow-body "frog type" baits, soft plastic "toad type" baits, twitch baits, buzz baits, and so on. I think because topwater fishing is so much fun, anglers and lure designers have tried hard to find as many ways to catch them on top as possible.
Now that we've established why and where we should fish topwaters as well as what all types of topwaters are available, lets narrow down which style is best for what scenario.
Walking Baits: KVD Sexy Dawg & KVD Sexy Dawg Jr.
These baits are often best applied in clearer water where there isn't too much vegetation. The "walk the dog" action that they are known for can draw ferocious strikes. Fish will travel a long way and from deep to shallow in order to annihilate this style of bait. It is notably effective on smallmouth. This style of bait is VERY color specific. Braid is the preferred line of many, while heavy mono is never a bad option.
Popping, Chugging, Spitting Baits: KVD Splash, KVD Splash Jr & the Spit-n-King
This genre of baits is typically best suited for calmer water. Often worked by employing short twitches to achieve a popping sound accompanied by a spitting action, don't overlook working this style bait in a "walk the dog" fashion. It can be fantastic around isolated cover and individual targets. There are times when a "popper" is DEADLY on big bass! Use monofilament for this style of bait.
Wake Baits: Wake Shad
The Wake Shad is a hybrid topwater/crankbait as it achieves its namesake action from a vertical lip that pushes water rather than dives through it. Wake baits are most productive in clear, calm water as the waking action is subtle and potentially unnoticeable in dirty or rough water. The blow ups on this bait are as intense as it gets! Another plus to the Wake Shad is its ability to come through certain types of vegetation such as sparse Hydrilla. This is a fantastic fall bait! Braid is the deal around grass, whereas heavy mono is preferred in open water.
Hollow Body "Frog" type Baits: KVD Popping Perch & KVD Sexy Frog
Although this type of bait is often associated with a frog, the all-new Popping Perch proves that other profiles can be as, or more, productive than the old standard. The Popping Perch offers a unique profile that is just as at home in open water as in the gnarliest cover or grass you can find. Walking it is effortless and productive, but that's not really where it shines. The best application for the Popping Perch is best described as "Power Topwater Fishing. Working this bait fast and erratic generates insane action and sounds that equate into monster blow ups! The KVD Sexy Frog is a super bait for grass, pads, brush and the likes. It features the classic and proven frog profile that big bass are often suckers for. These should be thrown on braided line.
Buzzbaits: Double take, Swinging Sugar Buzz, Tour Grade Buzzbait, Mini Pro-Buzz
The buzzbait is a design that has been around about as long as bass fishing has. There are several adaptations of this style of bladed wire bait. It is ridiculously effective around vegetation and shallow cover. It is a proven big bass magnet. Different buzzbaits feature different profiles and sounds and some days one seems better than another. Never hesitate to bang a buzzbait against the cover you are fishing. The addition of a Tour Grade Trailer Hook can aid in minimizing short strikes. This loud and aggressive technique can aggravate a big bass into biting in stained as well clear water, although shallow is generally better than deep. The choppier, dirtier, or the deeper the water, the more aggressive the commotion should be. The calmer, clearer and shallower, go with a quieter, less-disruptive version. In dirty water or nasty cover, throw on braid, otherwise, use heavy mono.
Soft Plastic "Toads": Rage Toad, Rage Shad, Super Toad
This style of bait has been prominent for about 15 years now. It can be employed in just about all the same places and ways that you would a buzzbait. It is most commonly rigged "Texas" style with a wide gap, or screw-in hook. It excels around, through and in vegetation. It is fast becoming a staple on the back of a buzzbait on the tournament scene. Shallower, colored water seems to be best for this style of bait. Braided line aids in solid hookups and fighting fish out of grass.
The wonderful thing about fishing, is that there really isn't a way to do it wrong. If you can manage to land a lure in the water, then you're in the game. This was meant to be a reference on how, when and where to choose the right Strike King topwater lure. It is by no means a concrete guide. As solid as this guide is, I could give exceptions to almost every scenario mentioned. The bottom line is that topwater fishing is fun and exciting. Each strike is memorable. Get your topwater rod out and go make some memories!
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Fumio Niwa
Fumio Niwa (丹羽 文雄 Niwa Fumio, November 22, 1904 Japan, died April 20, 2005 in Musashino, Tokyo) was a Japanese novelist with a long list of works, the most famous in the West being his novel The Buddha Tree (Japanese Bodaiju, 1956).[1][2]
Niwa was born in Mie Prefecture, the eldest son of a priest in the Pure Land sect of Buddhism. He grew up at Sogenji, a temple in Yokkaichi near Nagoya. After his graduation from Waseda University, he reluctantly entered the hereditary priesthood at Sogenji but quit two years later, at the age of 29, in order to become a writer, walking out of the temple grounds on 10 April 1932 and heading back to Tokyo. He was supported by his girlfriend until his marriage in 1935. During this time he published Sweetfish (Japanese Ayu), serialised in Bungei Shinju, and the novel Superfluous Flesh (Japanese Zeiniku).
Niwa's work was controversial and during World War II a couple of his novels were banned for immorality; he worked as a war correspondent in China and New Guinea; he accompanied Rear Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's Eighth Fleet and was on board the flagship Chōkai during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942. He was wounded at Tulagi. These experiences inspired Naval Engagement (Japanese Kaisen)[3] and Lost Company (Kaeranu Chutai), both censored.
After the war Niwa became the extremely prolific author of more than 80 novels, 100 volumes of short stories, and 10 volumes of essays. His most celebrated short story was The Hateful Age (Japanese Iyagarase no Nenrei, 1947), about a family terrorised by a senile grandmother, which became so famous that the phrase "the hateful age" entered the language for a time.
The novel The Buddha Tree uses his unhappy childhood at Sogenji as a backdrop. When he was eight years old his mother eloped with an actor from the Kansai Kabuki company, an event that greatly traumatised him; in this novel the story is elaborated fictionally.
Later works include, from 1969, a five-volume biography of Shinran (1173-1262), the founder of the Pure Land sect, and in 1983 an eight-volume work on Rennyo, a 15th-century monk who died on a pilgrimage to India.
In 1965 Niwa was elected a member of the Art Academy of Japan, and the following year he was elected as the chief director of the Japanese Writers' Association, a position he held for many years. Niwa encouraged fellow members to play golf, organised health insurance, and bought land for a writers' graveyard. He was awarded the Order of Culture in 1977.
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1986. He was married twice and had one son and one daughter, Keiko Honda, who described his decline in Days of Care (Japanese Kaigo no hibi, 1997).[4] He died of pneumonia in 2005.[5]
- « L'âge des méchancetés » de NIWA Fumio: A review of The Hateful Age in French.
- Niwa, Collected Short Stories: Sweetfish, Mother's Day, Wife, et al. (Ayu, Haha no hi, Tsuma) Kodansha, pub. in 2006. ISBN 978-4-06-198430-1 The complete bibliography of the author is at the end of the book (in Japanese).
- ^ "Obituaries - Fumio Niwa", The Independent, 28 April 2005.
- ^ Fumio Niwa should not be confused with the Yokohama balloonist of the same name who died on 11 January 1991 in an attempt to fly solo across the Pacific. About the other Fumio Niwa, cf. Japan Balloon Association, p.21 (Japanese)
- ^ Keene, Donald, Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era, Columbia University Press, p.939. ISBN 0-231-11435-4
- ^ Keiko Honda, "Kaigo no hibi"(介護の日々) ISBN 978-4-12-203500-3
- ^ "Pneumonia kills famed writer Niwa at age 100", The Japan Times, 21 April 2005
External links[edit]
- Fumio Niwa Memorial Lab (Japanese)


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In the late 80s, after moving to downtown Minneapolis, the teenage Michelle Leon met drummer Lori Barbero and singer/guitarist Kat Bjelland at the CC Club. She had seen an early incarnation of their band at a party and immediately wanted to join them.
After rejecting several band names, including Swamp Pussy (Michelle refused to say that name to her parents), they settled on Babes In Toyland, after one of Lori's favourite films.
I Live Inside follows Michelle's journey from awkward shy teen to blossoming rock star, one that never quite had the chance to reach full bloom.
Michelle beautifully describes those early days with her new bandmates, of dusty record stores, thrift shop dresses, velvet and silk, lacy eiderdowns, perfume and powder, white candles and plastic barettes.
It was an exciting time for talented youngsters, when people were brought together by the burgeoning music scene, starting bands and learning how to play as they went along.
After a slow start playing local parties and scaring the hell out of people with their fiery, screaming style, Babes began to develop a loyal fan base, first in Minneapolis, then branching out through constant touring and their first raw recordings.
They shied away from the feminist Riot Girl movement, preferring not to let their gender dictate their style or lyrics. Fans of the band often don't like them to be described as a girl band, as though it's an insult, but they really were, with all the passion and violence and love and power that comes with that.
Soon, the group were big enough to tour Europe, with the highlight being Reading Festival, where they were filmed for 1991: The Year Punk Broke, alongside Nirvana and Sonic Youth.
During this time, Michelle had begun a long-distance relationship with Joe Cole, a roadie for Hole and Black Flag. Her memories of Joe are bittersweet, and heartbreaking. This was young love in its first flush, a best friend whose calls and letters broke up the monotony of touring and being essentially rootless.
Joe's tragic murder outside Henry Rollins' house in LA marked the end of the romance and, indirectly, of Michelle's musical career. Growing tensions within the band combined with Michelle's grief culminated in them growing apart.
She left the band in 1992, just before their most successful album, Fontanelle, was completed, to be replaced by Maureen Herman.
The book pulls no punches when it comes to the relationship between Michelle, Lori and Kat. She clearly illustrates the pettiness and jealousies between the girls, the tumultuous friendships, her initial inferior position in the band, and the gradual confidence she learned through becoming an accomplished bassist and experienced musician.
The three women have had a difficult relationship that has stretched through the decades, including one brief reunion tour, another breakup, and now a tentative friendship. Incidentally, both Lori and Kat have supported the book's release and appeared at signings, putting any past differences behind them for good.
I Live Inside is beautifully written and structured, an honest memoir about sisterhood and rivalry, a sneak peek behind the scenes of a touring rock band, and the story of readjusting back into the real world when all the gloss and dazzle has faded.


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Internet Explorer Loses User Base
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Even through Internet Explorer is still the most used internet browser and has been for some time, it is now losing its share. Net Applications has recently found that Firefox has just stepped over the twenty-one percent usage while Microsoft's own browser has fallen below seventy percent. Even other browsers such as Chrome and Safari are experiencing gains, as the Apple browser went just over seven percent while Chrome went over one percent since it is out of beta. While users have been reporting instability with Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7, it seems as if more users will continue to stray away from the long time browser and switch over to others that only sport more speed and compatibility, but more features.


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Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue in Berkeley, Calif.
Sessions on January 30–31 to Focus on Business/Academic Testimony
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that the latest in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of single-firm conduct under the antitrust laws will take place on Jan. 30–31, 2007 in Berkeley, Calif. These hearings have been examining whether and when specific types of single-firm conduct may violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act (which prohibits monopolization and attempted monopolization) by harming competition and consumer welfare and when they are procompetitive and lawful. The January sessions will be hosted by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and the Competition Policy Center at the University of California, Berkeley. The panels on Jan. 30 will provide an opportunity for business executives to express their views on Section 2 issues, including areas where the companies perceive that single-firm anticompetitive conduct has harmed consumers and areas where legitimate procompetitive behavior may have been chilled. These panels also will provide an opportunity for company executives to identify areas where they believe additional agency antitrust guidance would be useful. The Jan. 31 panels will provide an opportunity for the agencies to obtain testimony from academics with expertise in competition policy. The sessions will be held at the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Wells Fargo Room, 2220 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. Further information is provided below: Jan. 30, 2007 Sessions Business Testimony (9:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M. P.S.T.):
Michael D. Hartogs is the senior vice president and division counsel at QUALCOMM Technology Licensing. David A. Heiner is the vice president and deputy general counsel for antitrust at Microsoft Corporation. Scott K. Peterson is senior counsel at Hewlett-Packard Company. Robert A. Skitol is a senior partner in the Antitrust Practice Group at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Washington, D.C.) and counsel to the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA). Business Testimony (2:00 P.M.–4:30 P.M. P.S.T.): David A. Dull is the senior vice president of business affairs and general counsel and secretary at Broadcom Corporation. Michael E. Haglund is a partner at Haglund Kelley Horngren Jones & Wilder (Portland, Ore.) and counsel to Ross-Simmons. Thomas M. McCoy is the executive vice president of legal affairs and chief administrative officer at AMD. Jan. 31, 2007 Sessions Academic Testimony (9:30 A.M.–12:00 P.M. P.S.T.): Aaron Edlin is the Richard Jennings professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley. Joseph Farrell is a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Howard Shelanski is the associate dean and a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley and the director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. Academic Testimony (1:30 P.M.–4:30 P.M. P.S.T.): Timothy Bresnahan is the Landau professor in technology and the economy in the economics department at Stanford University. Richard Gilbert is a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley and the chair of the Berkeley Competition Policy Center. Daniel Rubinfeld is the Robert L. Bridges professor of law and professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Carl Shapiro is the TransAmerica professor of business strategy and professor of economics and the director of the Institute of Business and Economic Research at the University of California, Berkeley. The public and press are invited to attend all of the hearings. Seating will be on a
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Many investors consider the Standard & Poor's 500 index to be a proxy for the overall market because of the size and significance of the corporations that comprise it, explains Investopedia. The index's annualized return over its near 100-year history has been approximately 10 percent, or 7 percent when adjusted for inflation. If an investment or portfolio of investments is no more risky than the market as a whole, then this may be an appropriate benchmark.
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But he's not that happy.
He loves Joe Torre.
But he hates that some of his prized kids don't pay attention to him.
He thinks it would be unfair to discuss Ned Colletti.
But I'm guessing that discussion wouldn't be very pretty.
With the All-Star break beckoning, with his team bearing down on both first place and abject mediocrity, Frank McCourt phoned the other night to offer his midseason view of the Dodgers.
It's typically rosy, yet, for the first time, there are some thorns of disillusionment.
He's weary of talking only about championships. He's weary of spending money for injuries. He's weary of testing his fans' patience.


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More Than 12 Million AT&T, Starbucks Customers to Get Free Wi-Fi Access for a Rich In-Store Experience
New Offering Includes Two Hours of Free Wi-Fi Service
Per Day for Starbucks Card Holders Beginning this Spring
All 100,000 U.S.-Based Starbucks Partners to Receive Free
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Seattle, Washington, San Antonio, Texas, February 11, 2008
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced plans to deliver AT&T Wi-FiSM service at more than 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations across the United States. The initiative brings together two of the most recognizable global brands to create a powerful and convenient online experience for consumers and business customers. Starbucks and AT&T will offer a mix of free and paid Wi-Fi offerings at Starbucks stores to meet the needs of both frequent and occasional Starbucks Wi-Fi customers.
The initiative further expands the AT&T Wi-Fi network, already the largest in the United States, to more than 17,000 U.S. hot spots and more than 70,000 globally.
Beginning this spring, Starbucks Card holders can enjoy up to two hours of free Wi-Fi service per day at Starbucks locations offering Wi-Fi access, while more than 12 million qualifying AT&T broadband and AT&T U-verseSM Internet customers will have unlimited free access to the Wi-Fi service. In addition, more than 5 million of AT&T's remote access services business customers will be able to access Wi-Fi service at Starbucks locations. AT&T will soon extend the benefits of Wi-Fi at Starbucks to its wireless customers.
"People want to stay connected to their world 24/7, and Wi-Fi hot spots, broadband and wireless make that mobility possible," said Rick Welday, AT&T chief marketing officer, Consumer. "Laptops and smartphones give us the online mobility we crave, and now millions of AT&T and Starbucks customers will get Internet access free from the comfort of their neighborhood Starbucks."
"This is what our customers have been waiting for — free Starbucks-quality Wi-Fi," said Chris Bruzzo, chief technology officer, Starbucks Coffee Company. "Through our new partnership with AT&T, we also welcome their millions of current customers who can now come in and enjoy free Wi-Fi as part of their daily Starbucks Experience."
As an added benefit for the more than 100,000 Starbucks partners in the U.S., all Starbucks partners will receive free AT&T Wi-Fi accounts allowing them to use the network in Starbucks company-operated locations offering Wi-Fi access.
"Our new relationship with AT&T gives us the opportunity to expand and enhance the range of digital entertainment experiences for our customers as well as our partners, including the continued rollout of the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store at Starbucks," said Ken Lombard, president, Starbucks Entertainment.
In addition to the free Wi-Fi access for qualifying AT&T customers and any Starbucks Card holder, customers will be able to purchase tiered access to the AT&T Wi-Fi network at Starbucks at attractive price points. For a two-hour period, customers will pay just $3.99 per session. Monthly membership will also be available for $19.99 per month, and will include access to any of AT&T's 70,000 hot spots in 89 countries around the world.
AT&T business customers who subscribe to remote access services can also enjoy unlimited, flat-rate access plans at any Starbucks location offering Wi-Fi service or at other AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots.
Additionally, AT&T is providing Starbucks an enterprise-class network with increased bandwidth and redundancy. AT&T's underlying network technologies will enable a wide range of business applications and help Starbucks stores operate more efficiently.
"Delivering networking capabilities to help a world-class company such as Starbucks achieve greater business velocity is what we do," said Welday. "Our work with Starbucks is collaborative innovation at its finest."
The availability of AT&T Wi-Fi service at Starbucks will take place on a market-by-market basis with store implementation beginning this spring and completed by the end of the year.
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Once a month, Kohl's Charge Customers may receive mail that highlights current sales in the store or online, and this mail comes with a secret discount in the form of a peel-off worth 15, 20 or 30 percent off purchases. Kohl's Charge Most Valued Customers receive six extra discounts every year. MVC customers also receive special Pick Your Day 15- to 20-percent-off coupons to use during extended sale dates.Continue Reading
Signing up for Kohl's sales alerts allows customers to receive emails containing sales information and events. In these emails, customers are likely to receive discounts in addition to sales event information, according to the company's official website. Kohl's customers can sign up for sales alerts by clicking the Sale Alert link near the bottom of the official site.
To become a Kohl's Charge Customer, customers must apply online or at the nearest store. To become an MVC customer, a customer must spend $600 in net purchases between Feb. 1 and Jan. 31. Kohl's mails different coupons to customers throughout the year, and not every customer receives the same coupon at the same time. When a new Kohl's store is opened or remodeled, consumers in the area often receive mail with coupons for Kohl's merchandise.Learn more about Coupons & Sales


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President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday met Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers to exchange ideas on nuclear safety, as legislators called for more discussions on nuclear policy before finalizing a decision on whether the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant would become operational.
In a closed-door meeting at KMT headquarters, Ma, who also doubles as KMT chairman, said the government would make safety a top priority in the development of nuclear power and reiterated that his administration would not allow the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant to start operations until all safety measures had been completed.
Amid opposition from anti-nuclear activists, the president said the government would listen to different opinions on the issue and seek professional assessments from experts before making policies on nuclear power in the future.
KMT Legislator Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) expressed concern about the government's plan to allocate an additional budget for the completion of the plant, adding that Ma and the KMT should support the establishment of a legislative committee on nuclear safety to address the issue.
"Issues regarding the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant should go beyond political party lines and it is lawmakers' responsibility to reflect the voice of the people. Rather than adding to the budget for the project, the government should focus on seeking a consensus on the issue," Ting said.
KMT Legislator Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆), who had said that Ma insisted on the additional budget for the project, kept a low profile when asked to comment on his stance and said safety would be the government's priority when handling the nuclear issue.
Executive Yuan Secretary-General Chen Wei-zen (陳威仁) and Minister of Economic Affairs Chang Chia-juch (張家祝) also attended the meeting last night.
KMT spokesman Yin Wei (殷瑋) said Ma would continue to communicate with the party's lawmakers on the nuclear issue.
Ma is due to attend a Cabinet one-day forum in Taipei today, during which nuclear safety and the power plant are to be discussed.


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A Resting of the Soul
In my pursuit of being a skilled health care provider, I focus on reading journals, attending classes, staying current on medicinal research, and choosing the correct billing codes. However, most of us would never have started down this career path if there wasn't something more.
End of Life Treatment
TCM looks death in the face. We do not camouflage it as if it were poisonous. "We must allow our patients to die but we cannot allow them to perish," was my first lesson the day I met my teacher as a teenager.
The Secondary Insurance Plan
I have a patient that has Medicare, but also has a secondary insurance plan that does cover acupuncture. How do I bill Medicare to get a denial so that I may bill this secondary payer?
Blockchain Health Records?
Keeping data secure has become a nightmare for the average consumer. Just consider general user account hacks on Yahoo (3 billion records compromised), eBay (145 million records compromised) and Facebook (87 million records compromised), to health record breaches involving Anthem Blue Cross (78 million records compromised) and TRICARE (almost 5 million records compromised).
Art of the Associateship: It's OK to Trust, But Verify
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Reducing Hip, Knee & Shoulder Replacements (Part 2)
In the first article in this series, "Early Detection Reduces Hip, Knee, & Shoulder Replacements," I described time tested screening procedures and perspectives as indicators of when to encourage your patients to seek further medical evaluation.
Autoimmunity, Gut Health and Diet: Connect the Dots
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), autoimmune disease is recognized in approximately 24 million individuals in the U.S., consisting of more than 80 various disorders that contribute to the top 10 causes of death in female children and women of all age groups.
Doc, Are You a Social Media Holdout? Your Future Is Now
Whether you like it or not, to compete in any business, even chiropractic, you really should know and consider using social media. It is no longer a small, sleepy, local world we live in; it has become a far-reaching community.
Confessions of a Former Drug Rep: Statins Are Endangering Your Overweight Patients
As I sit at my desk on the sixth anniversary of my successful liver transplant, I can't help but reflect on what caused that life-threatening ordeal. Looking back on my personal situation, I want to offer my insight into what is happening routinely to many patients.
Why Take X-Rays When You Already Have an MRI?
Let's clear up the issue regarding the efficacy of plain-film studies when an MRI study has already been performed. I review imaging studies primarily for chiropractors, and often their patients have been to other health care providers before finding their way to a DC.
#TechPain: Causes, Solutions
For the past several decades, the science of ergonomics has blossomed. The workplace is much safer and life is generally more pleasant thanks to the application of ergonomic principles.
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Certified Chinese herb practitioners often identify themselves with the credentials "LAc" (Licensed acupuncturist).
Help Shape the New Neck Pain Best Practices Guideline
The Clinical Compass (originally the Council on Guidelines and Practice Parameters – CCGPP) has issued a call for interested chiropractic clinicians to help shape a new best practices guideline for chiropractic care of neck pain.
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It's All About That Ki
As an industry are we shifting too much toward a Western mind set? We strive to understand how acupuncture works using imaging and extensive studies. We spend numerous hours of our training learning Western medicine and learning to speak their language. What happened to our core though?
A Bold Strategy to Take Chiropractic to New Heights
Building public awareness of an entire profession requires strategic planning – especially when it pertains to the exploration of ground-breaking marketing tactics that target new audiences with key messaging about the value of chiropractic care.
NCCAOM: A Route to National Certification
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) is offering a route to achieve national certification—without having to take any of the NCCAOM exams. This is specifically for California licensed acupuncturists that meet the eligibility requirements.
Trending: CBD / Hemp Oil
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"Community Care" for Vets: It's Really a Big Deal!
As a preamble, while I regrettably never served in the military, I have the highest respect for those who did and those who currently serve.
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Your experience is one shared by many chiropractic providers who bill through those plans. It appears to be the national trend, but by far is more prominent in Texas and Illinois.
The Classical Texts & Integrative Medicine
The acupuncture profession has been undergoing many changes in the past years. There has been a shift towards a more integrative approach to medicine as more hospitals include integrative departments.
UnitedHealthcare Can't Seem to Keep Chiropractic Down
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Does Dairy Cause Dampness?
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Ben Simpfendorfer's book, The New Silk Road (2009, Palgrave Macmillan), fills a critically needed gap in the international public policy literature on the implications of the new trade and economic alliances now being formed between China and several Arab nations. His personal accounts documenting his extensive residency and travel in Amman, Beirut, and Damascus in the 1990s and Hong Kong after 2000 tell a story rarely told in the developed world. His fluency in both Arabic and Mandarin Chinese give him a rare, unfiltered look at the emergence of both the Arab world and China as powerful global financial giants in the 21st century.
Vivid in its accuracy, without being ostentatious, Simpfendorfer leads the reader on a journey through the streets and bazaarsof many cities as a way of conveying the pulse of the Arab and Chinese streets. His book captures the grit and grime of the cities while, at the same time, fixing the scenes he describes within the socioeconomic context of the events he bears witness to. As someone who is documenting the global shift of power from the post Bretton Woods Western world to the locale of the ancient Silk Road, he outlines the reasons for this rebalancing in clear and lucid terms. He goes beyond the simple explanations stemming from oil geopolitics and explores the historical roots of the relationships between China and Syria, China and Egypt, and China with her other important alliances in Africa and the Middle East.
As a thoroughly wired economist who plays the role of participant observer he offers subtle insights into why this global power shift is taking place and how the West can best prepare for the diminution of influence that will inevitably come as a result of this shift. His well researched and well documented facts and figures reveal the stark truth about the lack of language and cultural preparedness that is existent in America, and how that has worked to reduce her influence within these important regions. He also shows how poor policy decisions by U.S. leaders to cut budgets for peace time efforts to win the hearts and minds of the Arab world have contributed to misunderstandings that have undermined our foreign policy interests and contributed to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the world.
What becomes clear in reading this insightful book is that it is a story only beginning to be told. This is just the first chapter of a very long tale about the transformation of the global balance of power. He only touches briefly on such issues as currency reserves, national debt, and military strengths and weaknesses, among other things. How these issues will factor into the equation are, of course, of paramount importance as the U.S. moves forward with her foreign relations in the Middle East and China. However, as a book that focuses on the trade aspects of these important countries, it gives some foreshadowing of issues to watch for as a newly emerging sea lane-based Islamic corridor is defined and the ancient Silk Road is reestablished.
The West would do well to heed the warnings set forth in this book. A 'Go Global' initiative, much like the one advocated by China in the 1990s, and described in the book, would be a path worth emulating in order to curtail the current global economic crisis. It strikes a hard blow to the arguments for protectionist policies by showing how these two important regions are passing by the old powers.
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Types of Drug Addiction Programs
AAC offers a full spectrum of substance abuse treatment services for adult men and women, based upon individual needs as assessed through comprehensive evaluations at admission and throughout participation in our program.
All Clients are Unique
Your individualized addiction plan is customized according to the addiction severity, presence of a co-occurring mental health disorder, and your unique needs.
Medical Detox
Safe Withdrawal
During this process, which typically lasts 5-7 days, our medical team provides 24/7 supervision for safe withdrawal as substances slowly exit the body. We also address any medical issues and administer the appropriate medications if clinically necessary.
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Residential Detox
Client Medications
For the safety of you or your loved one, all medications are kept in a secure location that remains locked at all times. At the appropriate dosing times, clients administer their own medications with one of our behavioral health staff present. In case of non-life threatening emergencies or to report changes in a client's mental, physical, or emotional status, we have physicians and providers on-call to assist.
Without professional supervision and medication to mitigate withdrawal symptoms, the risks of detox health complications and relapse substantially increase.
Residential Treatment (RT)
Structured Treatment
Our staff ensures that residential clients are actively involved in treatment. This includes consistent attendance at groups, individual sessions, and 12-Step meetings. Along with addiction care, our co-occurring focus addresses mental health issues as part of our integrated treatment. Co-occurring issues commonly treated are depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, PTSD, and other trauma conditions.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Real-life Experiences
Clients enjoy greater access to the surrounding sober community with the opportunity to attend outside 12-Step meetings, while learning to have fun in recovery through recreational activities and experiential therapies. The purpose of PHP is to move clients away from around-the-clock supervision to gain more real-life experience in the community.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Community Access
Clients in IOP have greater access to the community and if scheduling permits, are able to continue their employment and other personal obligations. The focus of our IOP is to reintegrate individuals into society while we further collaborate with them on developing aftercare plans, exploring employment opportunities, and preparing them for the next step in their recovery.
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