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Country Club Properties of Spruce Creek
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This exquisite resort-style estate awaits a large family or is ready to become an amazing corporate retreat. Sitting in the exclusive and private Spruce Creek Fly In community, this residence is one of the standouts. On a 3/4 acre golf course lot near the clubhouse and private airport, this unique home has much to offer with 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 3+ car garage and amazing outdoor resort pool and entertaining area with fully equipped cabana bar. Of the 7 bedrooms are 2 master suites, 4 guest rooms and studio apartment over the garage. Added in 2015, a gorgeous 1st floor master suite is in its own private wing. Highlights are 2 customized walk-in closets, 2 person jacuzzi, custom cabinetry, gas fireplace, French doors to private patio and beautiful picturesque views of golf course and pond.
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Put Off the Old…
Part of today's message at church was about taking off our old selves and putting on the new. Sure sounds easy enough up in the balcony, praising with the angels. But, I know this week I'm probably going to get stuck in my old 'me.'
I'm not really the 'button-up-the-front,' dress shirt kind of self you can just slip in and out of on a whim–more like the smothering, 'too-tight' turtleneck type that gets stuck around my shoulders while I'm trying to wrestle me over my big, fat head. I might need someone else to grab an end and give me a good yank.
I was thinking about this on the drive home: how changing isn't always easy. Getting rid of some of the old things is… well, it's hard. For one thing, I can't always remember where I've left the new self, and sometimes I feel like–at least the old me's got me covered.
You know what I mean: it's hard to stop being angry at someone when you feel like it might leave you naked–exposed and vulnerable again. So, I just want to hang onto that outfit a little longer while I rummage through the house and find that forgiveness jumper. And, anyway, I like the way it enhances my curves. Oh!–you said it gets on your nerves.
I had no idea it was going to be like 'Groundhog Day,' either. You know–the movie where he keeps waking up the next morning and starting the same day over? No matter how many times I take myself off–I'm all wrapped up in me the very next morning. When I was young I had some friends who carefully laid their clothes out every night before they went to bed– I also had some friends who stuck my head in a snow drift till I thought I was going to faint–I just can't live up to trying to be like my friends anymore.
This is why I'm glad the pastor reminded me that I have to let God change the way I think about things–by getting into the Word. It's all by grace–I can't earn it, or be good enough to do it, or feel bad enough to get it right. God does it–but I have to 'co-operate.'
And, BOY, do I really want to learn to get it right. God is forgiving–this I have discovered with great delight–but, people? Honestly, sometimes sitting out in an arctic snow bank in my birthday suit with a pack of ravenous wolves seems more appealing than apologizing for a sudden slip of the old nature. Especially if my ratio of old to new days is one in ten, and no one even notices the other nine. Dressing to the 'Nines' doesn't always cut-it with other people–which is probably a good thing because putting off 'falsehood' is right at the top of the list, anyway. It's the first thing to go.
I was thinking about that, too, because, let's face it–we're all a little deluded about ourselves, and sometimes we're just the last to know–wouldn't it be easier if we could rip off each others' outfits, instead? Cause I sure wonder if some people aren't getting dressed in the dark… What's that? Did I get this log suit at the lumberyard?
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Well ya know…they say the devil disguises himself in sheeps clothing…makes me wonder about outfits too. 🙂
I know it's hard to do what we are asked to. Afterall, we are just human. We are just sinners.
That's why Jesus came.
I'll never be perfect, I know that. What hurts me is trying to wear my old chains (because I deserve them, right?) when they no longer fit my new self, nor bind me in any way.
The devil can tell you, why bother trying? But God knows what you are wearing.
This was such a great post. Honest and real.
August 29, 2010 at 10:58 pm
I realized last week that part of my old self "The Old Man" rises up every once in awhile. It's hard to put on your Sunday best when your wearing your track pants… lol… I'm glad that God reminds me of who I am and who He wants me to be.. Thanks for your blog today Heather♥♥♥
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Over the years, some of the most contentious disagreements I've witnessed between home buyers and sellers have been over curtains. Or blinds. Or valences. Or whatever other window covering might be in a house.
Selling Your New Orleans Home
Here's what the Louisiana purchase agreement says is included in a sale. It's the not the entire paragraph, but notice that ALL window coverings, shutters, blinds and hardware (that means rods and tie backs and the brackets that attach to the wall) are addressed and automatically included in the sale of a home.
Unless a seller specifically excludes any of these items from the sale, then buyers expect them to be there on move-in day.
While some home owners may tell their agent to put it the in the MLS that "the curtains don't stay", unless that exclusion is actually in the contract, sellers are agreeing to leave them behind.
Don't let curtains spell curtains for your home sale. If you plan to take them with you, be sure that they are addressed in the purchase agreement so everyone is on the same page.


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Wearing NFL jerseys is quite popular. It is a way for you to meet new people, too. All across the country, complete strangers give a smile, a head nod, raise their glasses and honk as they see others who are wearing their very own favorite teams jersey. It is a great way to meet like minded people especially when you are out and about watching the game at your favorite establishment.
Aaron Rodgers-Green Bay Packers Aaron Charles Rodgers, he was born December 2, 1983. Quarterback for Green Bay Packers, he was picked up in 2005 for the NFL.
There, of course, are two smoking guns in this situation: the recent videotape scandal and McDaniels' 5-17 record after starting his NFL head-coaching tenure with a 6-0 record.
It is almost the tradition of NFL to wear the NFL jerseys to remember and respect the famous football players. The following paragraphs are the top 10 selling NFL jerseys this year, these jerseys belongs to the hero of the new season in 2010.
Denver fired McDaniels before even deciding who would be his interim coach. This is not a similar situation to the recent head-coaching changes in Minnesota and Dallas. There is no legitimate spark to be made, no season to salvage. The Broncos are in the look-ahead mode and they are doing so without McDaniels.
Sizes of these throwbacks uniforms will start at small and go to 5X large. With 8 different sizes, you won't have any problem at all finding exactly what you are looking for. These jerseys are actually called replithentic jerseys. Of course, it is replica clothing for youth and adults to enjoy, but they seem so real and official that you would swear they were all 100% authentic apparel. Most of these throwback uniforms cannot be personalized and customized with your name.
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional football team. The franchise began play in Chicago at first. In Chicago, were known as the Morgan Athletic Club Where has many football lovers playing football with wearing jerseys whole sale in the beginning. Finally, it was renamed the Chicago Cardinals. The name of the Cardinals came as the Morgan Athletic Club was invited to join the National football league. The Cardinals play in the NFC (National Football Conference) in the west. They have played in this division of the National Football Conference since 2002.
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Stay competitive and attract customers to your location. Best suited for retail stores, shopping centers, food courts and restaurants. From a parents perspective it is important to provide a secure environment where children can learn valuable social development skills such as cooperation and sharing. From a child's perspective it simply provides a fun place to play and meet new friends.
Our professional and knowledgeable team will work hand in hand with your team to develop a proposal that meets the needs and budget of your project.
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Delaware The Bare Bowl 6 N. Sandusky St.
A bright, cheery interior greets visitors bustling in from the cold at the Bare Bowl, a make-your-own pottery place.
Delaware The Bare Bowl 6 N. Sandusky St.
A bright, cheery interior greets visitors bustling in from the cold at the Bare Bowl, a make-your-own pottery place.
The environs invite creativity, especially the kind that's easy on the wallet in tough times.
"People are looking to get a little more sentiment for their dollar," said Michele Schwab, who owns the place with her husband.
The store hasn't had its best year, but business is starting to pick up.
"As soon as the weather turned cold, we got really busy," Schwab said.
Homemade gifts are appealing this year, and the Delaware community has been supportive of the store, Schwab said.
"People want to know their money is going to help a local business," she said. "I think people feel good about spending money here, as opposed to big-box stores."Woodland Cigar Co. 46 N. Sandusky St.
Ed Paxton calls his wares one of the "last affordable luxuries," and the imported, handmade cigars seem to be recession-proof.
"We're not buying Porsches, but we're paying the bills," he said.
December is usually one of the stronger months for sales, and Paxton said the store has grown every month, although he's not really sure how.
"It's fabulous, I don't understand it, but I'm not going to try and figure it out," he said.
The store, with its hunting-lodge feel and lower-level lounge, is one of the few places where it's still legal to smoke inside.
"We call it our adult day care -- the last bastion of freedom," Paxton said.
Although there are times when Paxton doesn't take home a paycheck, he said business is good enough that he's thinking about expanding.
He, like other small-business owners, places a premium on customer service.
"If all I'm worried about is you make your purchase and get out, I wouldn't be here for very long," he said.Simple Indulgences 31 N. Sandusky St.
Moving to Delaware's main drag has increased the gourmet food, wine and gift-basket shop's sales by 50 percent, but it's still feeling the pinch of a weak economy.
"We're flat to last year, which is good," co-owner Sara Canterbury said. "In this economy, I'll take it."
The holiday season is especially important because the retailer does as much as half its yearly business in October, November and December, Canterbury said.
Although the store does a lot of business through corporate clients, it is participating in Delaware's first Friday events to increase foot traffic.
"Those are really wonderful," Canterbury said. "They're a very good way to start the month."
December is usually a strong month for sales, and the cigar store has grown every month.


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Thank you all for your posts, messages and tweets! Your suggestions inspired a lot of fun at rehearsal. The randomly selected song titles that made it to the stage were (drum roll)...
"Shipwreck of My Heart"
"Tickle Me Pink"
"When Your Ferret Bit My Ankle"
Come back and play along with us again!


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An Answer to Prayer:
God has answered prayers for our national worker Barnabas, who suffered injury after his truck slid on ice and rolled over 3 times. His vehicle was totaled. Less than 3 weeks later, he is joyfully reporting he is feeling "fully recovered." He wants people to know how grateful he is to God and how thankful he is for amazing prayer partners.
Original Prayer Request:
Our coworker Barnabas lost control of his car when he drove over a patch of ice. Injuries from their accident resulted in the left side of his body being in pain. He is unable to get treatment at the local hospital because there is no electricity in the area. Please pray that Barnabas will be able to receive the medical attention he needs.


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Folks, each of your comments made my day!
Thank you kindly for the support and prayers!!
I needed it!
As Anne Shirley would say (that's Anne with an e):
"True friends are always together in spirit"
"Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it!"
Let's see what tomorrow will bring each of us.
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Mukilteo Washington Mukilteo Home Buying Resources
Here are some very popular links. Looking for something else? Let us know and we'll help you find it. Submit your link request!
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- Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival
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- Mukilteo Historic Society
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Georg only provided me with a brief bio
Georg Snatzke Dr. rer. nat. Raymond Georg Snatzke was born in 1971 in Hausham, Germany. He studied Economathematics at the universities of Eichstätt and Augsburg. He got his PhD at the University of Augsburg for his research on combinatorial game theory. He works in Munich as an IT consultant.
Georg and I met at Antietam or as he prefers Sharpsburg on September 17, 2012, the Sesquicentennial of the deadliest day in American history. We reconnected at Appomattox in April 2015.
Georg is scary smart, deeply reflective and devoutly Catholic. He is the only person I ever met who took up a deep study of the Civil War without bringing any preconceived cultural baggage to it. I may have issues with where he ended up, which you can discover by reading about his post, but have to admire the journey he has gone on to get there and I think he will keep travelling.
In spite of his neo-confederate views, Georg became a fixture at General Grant's camp at Vicksburg and continued on at Appomattox.


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Great finds while shopping at the dollar tree/
Dollar Trees are popping up all over the country and giving larger stores a run for their money. I used to think that it was just a place to buy cheap plastic toys and candy. But the Dollar Tree has stepped up its game!
I was there just a couple weeks ago to get some stuff for the kiddo's Easter baskets. I bought them tooth brushes, bubbles and socks. (I am trying to not put candy in their baskets, they will get enough of that from the grandparents.)
While I was there I was amaze at what I found.
Nature's Own bread. This is the brand I buy normally, so I was thrilled to find it for a dollar (sometimes they mark it to $.50!). You can stock up on this and stick it in your freezer. It takes no time to thaw!
Healthy frozen entrees. I found great PictSweet frozen vegetables and some frozen fruit. But I was also surprised to find Lyfe Kitchen entrees. If you don't know about Lyfe Kitchen, it's a restaurant chain that boasts healthy, sustainable foods that use local ingredients. They also have a line of frozen entrees.
I found these Breyers no HFCS chocolate pouches. I didn't buy them but I did spot them at the store. And I recently saw a $1 off two coupon in All You Magazine!
Sargento Cheese! Now, these aren't full size packs of cheese, but the price per ounce was cheaper than that of local supermarket, and this is good quality cheese.
I also saw lots of great deal on toothpaste, Bare Minerals make up and cleaning supplies!
Plus Dollar Tree takes manufacterers coupons and up to two printable coupons a day!
Have you found great things at Dollar Tree?


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In the process of satisfaction, he valorizes and makes fruitful his own potentialities for pleasure; he "realizes" and manages, to the best of his ability, his own "faculty" of pleasure, treated literally like a productive force. Isn't this what all of humanist ethics is based on -- the "proper use" of oneself?Our assumption of the market-based ethics of turning things to account, of consuming efficiently, means we want to make our enjoyment of goods count, or matter, beyond the pleasure itself -- we experience the productivity of it as pleasure, and without that sense that our enjoyment will be in some larger sense useful ,setting an example, reinforcing cool, etc., we no longer actually enjoy things.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Pleasure as productive force
From Jean Baudrillard, "Beyond Use Value":
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Today's Friday eye candy feature all comes from the Pinterest boards of Arden Kuhlman Riordan. Arden is the daughter of Graphic Designers Roy and Gilda Kuhlman and it is obvious she has a passion for mid century graphics and illustration. Her boards are a treasure trove of design on book covers, records, posters, and more. You can see a wealth of artists such as Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Dick Bruna, and vintage design from Poland and Czechoslovakia. Here are some of my picks from Arden's boards but you can find lots more inspiration for your fabrics, cards, patterns etc online here at Pinterest.
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Labels: ILLUSTRATION, VINTAGE
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- Jane Foster said...
Superb collection - I love every one of them!
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- Jane Foster said...
Superb collection - I love every one of them!
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- carOlyn Gavin said...
love all of it. thanks for the lead.
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- bethania said...
Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for this tip! In love!!
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Thanks so much! I love this...
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Loved seeing this. Thanks for sharing!
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Love this post!!!
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Still squirreling around looking for last minute Christmas gifts? Well, here are some posts from the past with quick gifts you can make that will surely please!
Chocolate Covered Candied Orange Peels - I didn't make any this year and I'm sure there will be lots of complaints.
Caramel Covered Homemade Marshmallows - Doing the caramel is a bit tricky so if you want to skip it, the marshmallows just by themselves are divine.
Salted Chipotle Chocolate Chunk Cookies - I still can't get over how awesome these cookies are. If you like spicy, then double the chipotle!
Douglas Fir Infused Gin - Get your holiday drink on with a little help from your Christmas tree.
Peppermint Bark - This is awfully dangerous to have around the house, but way easy to make.
Got a lot of blackberries? Then check out this recipe for Blackberry Mojito Fruit Leather.
I'm not a huge fan of fruit leathers, but this turned out super good! And, really, you can't go wrong with blackberries, mint and rum.
I'm not a huge fan of fruit leathers, but this turned out super good! And, really, you can't go wrong with blackberries, mint and rum.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Last minute handmade holiday gift run-down
Posted by Crunchy Chicken at 12:00 AM Labels: green holidays
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- De in D.C. said...
I tried your caramel covered marshmallows a few years ago, but to have the caramel warm enough to be of dipping and spreading consistency, it would melt the marshmallows. If i let it cool more, it was too thick to stick. I ended up just dipping the marshmallows in chocolate and eating the caramel with apples throughout the next year.
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When we speak of the meaning of life, we need in the first instance to consider the meaning of existence. For the ultimate question that lies behind this discussion is the why and wherefore of anything at all. Leaving life aside, why is there any material existence here or anywhere else in the universe? The easiest answer is to posit the existence of God or some other prime mover. The problem with this is that there is always the question of where this individual or power or force came from. So that brings us back to the first question again. This is essentially the question that I ask when I hear about the Big Bang theory. The Big Bang theory started everything. Yet of course it didn't at all. It merely brought together pre-existing materials in such a way as to cause a gigantic explosion for which we are all thankful.
Now the meaning of life question simply adds a new layer to that of the meaning, or rather reason for, existence of any kind. Given certain pre-biologic materials and certain environmental conditions (temperature, mass. etc), it has been assumed that biological forms emerge more or less automatically. From this point we can sketch an exceedingly gradual and then accelerating biological evolution.
At some point, consciousness emerged in within biological forms. Initially, this was not reflective consciousness. It was, for example, the painful feeling that we imagine an animal suffers when it is injured in combat. On the positive side, most forms seem to enjoy eating or taking nourishment, or at least most animal forms do. Then at some point, this kind of consciousness evolved into a reflective consciousness, a form ascribed to human beings, but not necessarily only to human beings. This is the consciousness that allows one to think about what he's been thinking about, or, for example, to think about the future of his family and the inevitability of death.


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Advanced Care Team
Hendersonville Pediatrics, P.A. is pleased to offer, through special arrangement, on-site behavioral health screenings and treatment services for children from newborn to 18 years of age. These services range from brief and time-limited consultations or sessions to long-term counseling services. Common presenting concerns include behavior problems (e.g., temper tantrums, oppositional behavior, anger episodes), toileting or bed wetting difficulties, sleep problems, picky eating, anxiety or stress, habit disorders (e.g., thumb sucking, nail biting, hair pulling), behavioral treatment of ADHD, depression, family conflict, school problems, sibling or peer difficulties, and many more. As your child's medical home, this integration between primary care and behavioral health allows Hendersonville Pediatrics to care for your child on a more holistic premise. Please talk with your child's doctor if you feel there is a need for a behavioral medicine referral or simply call and make an appointment.
Drs. Dalton and Williams accept NC Medicaid, NC Health Choice, and NC BlueCross BlueShield as well as self-pay via a private practice arrangement. Dr. Dalton also accepts Carolina Behavioral Health and Value Options/Beacon. Mr. Michael Thomas accepts NC Medicaid and self-pay via Family Preservation Services.
William Dalton, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dr. William Dalton is originally from Corinth, MS, and earned his Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Psychology at Mississippi State University, a Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology at Appalachian State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology at The University of Memphis. He completed his Pre-Doctoral Internship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship via Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine with an emphasis in pediatric psychology. Dr. Dalton was an Associate Professor and Clinical Faculty in the Department of Psychology at East Tennessee State University where he was involved with both undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, clinical supervision, and service for 8 years. He is now a Licensed Psychologist in North Carolina and works as a Behavioral Health Consultant with Hendersonville Pediatrics' Advanced Care Team. Dr. Dalton specializes in early childhood mental health and behavioral health issues. He is married with 2 children and enjoys running, biking, swimming, camping, and other outdoor adventures with his family.
Michael Thomas Licensed Professional Counselor
Michael Thomas LPC graduated from Ohio State University where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology and went on to complete graduates school at San Diego State. At San Diego he received his Master's Degree in Marriage Family Therapy with a specialization in Children and Adolescence. Michael also has experience in working with special needs children. Michael Thomas has been counseling in North Carolina for over 10 years and enjoys working with us as a member of our Advanced Care Team at Hendersonville Pediatrics. Michael is a guitar enthusiast who also enjoys fitness and traveling. Michael has been part of the making of several movie soundtracks and plans to do more.
Elizabeth Williams, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Elizabeth Conway Williams is a new member of the Hendersonville Pediatrics Behavioral Medicine team. She grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina and received her Bachelor's Degree from Furman University in Greenville, SC. She received both her Master's (M.A.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from East Tennessee State University. There, she received specialized training in integrative primary care behavioral health practice. She spent a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor at East Tennessee State University before returning to practice. Dr. Williams is a Licensed Psychological Associate and is currently working toward full licensure as a Clinical Psychologist. In her spare time she enjoys paper crafting and going on outdoor adventures with her husband and two young children.


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The purpose of this assignment is to: a) identify and reflect upon key concepts related to your planning a policymaker call b) provide empirical evidence to support new insights gained regarding your policy issue and the policymaking process, and c) present ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner.
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
(CO#1) Analyze application of theories to the development of policies that affect nursing and health care. (PO 9, 10)
(CO#3) Communicate with policymakers to advocate for effective policies that affect nurses and nursing, consumers, or the health care system. (PO 2, 3, 10)
(CO#4) Analyze the historical, ethical, and political contexts of healthcare policy and the consequences of policy implementation. (PO 6, 10)
(CO#6) Investigate the interrelationship between policy decisions and evidence-based practice. (PO 4, 7, 10)
DUE DATE Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3
Assignment Criteria for Presentation:
1. Provide an introduction to your policy-priority issue.
2. Articulate key points under each of the Formulating a Health Care Policy Ungraded Worksheet #1 sections, using the headings in your paper.
3. Provide a critique of empirical evidence that supports your chosen policy issue and analysis.
4. Demonstrate the importance and impact of the chosen policy issue to nursing.
5. Provide concluding statements summarizing the content.
6. The paper will be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum of five pages in length, in APA format 6th edition, excluding the title and reference page.
After completing Formulating a Health Care Policy Ungraded Worksheet #1, address all areas on the worksheet in the body of a scholarly paper. Include a minimum of five (5) classic or current references published within the past 5 years.


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How can baby boomers with failing hips and knees get the wilderness experience of tramping without the tedious business of putting one foot in front of the other for days on end? An email from ex Auckland University Tramping Club mate Alan had the answer: a five day rafting trip down the Clarence River. A few months and many emails later, Alan had organised a party of ten and a rafting company to take us on the adventure.
The Clarence River is the eighth longest in Aotearoa, 230 km from its source at Lake Tennyson, making its way north east between the Inland and Seaward Kaikoura ranges, before turning to reach the Pacific Ocean just north of Kaikoura. It's true wilderness country, with only a few four wheel drive tracks offering access to the outside world. Part of it lies in the Ka Whata Tū o Rakihouia Conservation Park.
We gathered at Hanmer Forest Camp - in itself a trip down memory lane, staying in two bed forestry workers huts. Next morning the Ultimate Descents bus arrived with three rafts in tow, and we were on our way to the Acheron confluence, to start the rafting journey. Dressed up in life jackets and helmets, we set off in our two passenger rafts, accompanied by Whio Nui, the Big Blue gear raft carrying our overnight gear in large drybags.
|Tim and Alex take raft Karearea down to the river at Acheron
|Alex gives us a crash course in basic rafting skills
Although our guides Alex and Ariel handled the general direction and speed of the rafts, we were the reserve power for the raft, tweaking the accelerator with the commands "back" "forward" and "relax". The latter, which meant to stop paddling, often because were heading for rock, was sometimes emitted in the same tone that actors in medical dramas use for "Clear!" as a patient gets a life saving defibrillation.
|Team Karearea: Bernard, David, Ariel, Sheryl, Jocelyn.
|Whio Nui aground
|Big Eddy campsite
|Team Kereru paddle hard for the camera
|Solana demonstrates chocolate stuffed banana
|Interior of Quail Flat homestead
|Solana doles out mid stream treats from Whio Nui
|David downs paddle to photograph the Clarence side of Tapuenuku
A glance at the Snowgrass Flat hutbook showed that packrafting in individual lightweight rafts has become a popular way to navigate the river - following the lead of John Mackay and Piers Maclaren who went down the river in the 1970s on "chariots of tyre", an adventure recounted in John's 1978 book Wild Rivers.
Next morning marked the end of the fine weather. We breakfasted in the rain, and broke out the wetsuits for the first time on the trip. A small hole in the meticulous planning appeared - we'd run out of toilet paper. However this helped us to remember our youthful adventures - I recalled the AUTC trip leader who only took one roll for a ten day trip, doling out two sheets at a time on application.
|Red Peak rendered in rock
As we descended the valley, cabbage trees and Kowhai started to appear, along with seagulls signalling the approach of the coast. At Boundary Stream, where the valley opens up, we made our final camp, dining on camp oven corn bread and chili, followed by pear topped cheesecake. Solid rain during the night made us glad we were no longer in AUTC 6'x8' japara tents, but turned the river brown with mud, and pushed the tethered rafts in towards the shore.
|Ruth, Alan and Juliet supervise the chili, Boundary Stream camp
So is rafting the new golf? Maybe not, but in the hands of an expert guiding team it provided a unique wilderness experience where we could relive our youthful wilderness adventures without challenging our failing bodies too much.
More photos of the trip on Flicker


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Provides 24/7 crisis counselling over the phone. Counsellors also answer emails.
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Open to all genders.
Assaulted Women's Help Line
Provides 24/7 crisis counselling over the phone to women in 154 languages. Use of a TTY line also available for deaf women.
Provides 24/7 over-the-phone crisis counselling for French-speaking women.
Distress Centre
Provides 24/7 over-the-phone counselling for people in emotional distress or suicide prevention.
Gerstein Centre
Provides crisis support for adults living in Toronto with mental health problems. Open to all genders.
Police (Emergency)
Police (Non-emergency)
Sexual Assault Line York Region
Rape Crisis Centre of Peel
Emergency Welfare
If you are not on welfare, you are entitled to emergency assistance if your health or welfare is in danger. You can get two weeks worth of assistance before your regular application is processed and without going through the usual hoops.
Wen-do Women's Self Defence
A 15-hour course that covers a wide variety of physical and verbal self-defence techniques and awareness and avoidance of threatening situations, and discussions on violence against women. Classes are taught by women, for women and girls.
Barbra Schlifer Clinic
Provides counselling, legal information, interpreters and referral services for women who have been physically or sexually abused.
Housing Connections
416-981-6111 or 416-981-6112
A service that provides a one-stop housing solution for people looking for affordable housing in Toronto; priority given to those who are currently living in a domestic violence situation.
Criminal Injury Compensation Board
This service provides financial compensation for those who qualify.
Victim Witness Assistance Program
Call the Victim Support Line (toll-free) at 1-888-579-2888 or 416-314-2447 in the Greater Toronto Area
Provides victim and witnesses of serious crime with information and assistance throughout the court process.
Legal Definitions
Currently, the law defines sexual assault as any form of sexual activity with another person without her/his consent. The new law recognizes that:
Consent is the voluntary agreement of a person to engage in sexual activity. Consent is a clearly understood agreement between two adults. It is important to remember that consent is an active choice. The law says that a child is not in a position to give consent.
Similarly, the law says that someone who is under the influence of medication, drugs and/or alcohol is not in a position to give consent.
However, a person is NOT excused for sexually violating another while under the influence of alcohol, drugs and/or medication. A person who sexually violates another while under any influence is 100 per cent responsible for his/her actions.
There is no consent when:
According to the law, there are three levels of sexual assault charges, which increase in severity:
1.) A person may be charged with sexual assault if:
2.) A person may be charged with sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault while threatening bodily harm to a third party or sexual assault causing bodily harm if:
3.) A person may be charged with aggravated sexual assault if:
(From: The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre – Public Education and Action Kit)
The impact of a sexual assault can be disruptive to a person's daily life. You may experience some of the following effects or you may experience others that are not on this list. Whatever impacts you do experience are valid, and it is important that you find ways to seek support in coping with them. You may experience some of the following impacts and responses:
The impacts of a sexual assault can be affected by the wider social attitudes about sexual violence and the specific context of your own life. Some of these factors may be: societal myths about sexual violence, the presence or absence of supportive people in your life, reactions of those you disclose the assault to, your experience of other forms of violence and oppression in your life (eg. racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ableism, ageism, etc.), and your coping strategies. After a time you may find that you have developed the inner and outer resources to help you cope with the impacts of the assault. You may find that there is pressure from family and friends for you to move on. It is important to remember that everyone has her/his own pace for moving through the impact of a sexual assault. It is also important that you try to use the supports that you are comfortable connecting with to help you through this difficult time. That support can come from a friend, a family member, your partner, or a counsellor that you trust.
There is no right or wrong way to engage in self care. Self care is about making time for ourselves and tending to our needs. It helps us resource ourselves during difficult times. It can be preventive, helping keep us in a positive space. It can help us grow even when things are going well. This is a list of ideas, some that cost money and take time (which may limit some of us doing some of them), but many are low-cost or free and only take a few minutes. Also, many can be added. The most important thing is to think about what works for you and to carve out space regularly for yourself.
Emotional Self Care
Spiritual Self Care
Mental Self Care
Physical Self Care
Deep Breathing
Progressive Relaxation
The following suggestions are referred to as 'grounding strategies':
(Adapted from: The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne)
Following are suggestions that have been recommended to help improve both the quality and amount of your sleep:
(Adapted from: The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne).
After a friend, family member or partner has been sexually assaulted, they may experience strong and conflicting emotions,
some of which you may also experience. You may find yourself feeling:
It is important that you know that after a person has been sexually assaulted, they may experience overwhelming emotional and physical reactions. You may be wondering what you can do to help. It will not be an easy time for you or for the person who has been assaulted, but here are some suggestions as to how you can be supportive:
(Adapted from: Sexual Assault: Information for Families by Victoria Women's Sexual Assault Centre and Caring for a Friend or Family Member Following Sexual Assault by Sexual Assault Program, Women's Health Care Centre, Peterborough Regional Health Centre)
Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC)
Women's College Hospital
76 Grenville Street
Main floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1B2
Phone: 416-323-6040
Fax: 416-323-6489
Important: The centre is located in the Acute Ambulatory Care Unit (AACU) on the 1st floor in Room 1305.
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A nurse is available 24 hours/day
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Sep 25, 2012
(CASTINE, ME) -- Maine Maritime Academy has postponed Wednesday's scheduled MMA Golf Invitational due to predicted poor weather conditions. Forecasts in the Castine, ME area for tomorrow call for a 100% chance of rain with winds in the 15-25 mph range.
A make-up date of Tuesday, September 25th has been set for the event. The University of Maine-Presque Isle's men's golf team, who was set to travel to southeastern Maine tomorrow for the event, will now next compete this weekend in the Maine Intercollegiate Tournament.
The two-day event will take place Saturday and Sunday in Cumberland, ME at the Val Halla Country Club.


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Following a stately splash screen, American Poetry displays a scrolling, alphabetical list of American poets, including the number of their poems to be found in the present anthology (Walt Whitman leads with 293, Arna Bontemps is last with 7). Permanently available at the top of the screen is a search field, so that entering any word, e.g. "today", brings up a list of 9 poems including the word in its title or first line of text. A left-facing arrow on the bottom left of the page brings up the preceding poem, and its mirror opposite the next.
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4,5,6 year olds doing Algebra & Geometry & Reading 2-3 Grade Levels Above & Teenagers Learning Trades gets less Attention from Adults than a Pro Sports Game or Music Awards Night or Reality Show or Holidays where Adults can Barbeque & Play Music & have A Good Time.
While all that go on, children & teens are getting their confidence broken in classrooms, not understanding math word problems, not doing well in standardized tests, not able to relate their education to the real world, can't explain math steps on the board in front of the class, not really understanding their homework, and many things that don't have their parents full attention.
Children & Teens are exposed to material much earlier than previous generations. Many are getting very frustrated with school.
Without trades, even honor roll students will be at a disadvantage. Only reason I bring up honor roll students is because most people think they good to go with great grades. Without trade knowledge, they too are at a disadvantage.
Trades. What can you use your mind & hands to invent, create, build, manufacture & produce?
***—>>> Will your child/children–teens have trades when they graduate from high school?
Are you fine with them only having book knowledge knowledge?
Are you fine with them not having a trade or trades & not being able to use their minds & hands to create, invent, manufacture & produce?
Are you fine with them not being able to apply their education to the real world?


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A Systematic Approach for Evaluating the Reliability Metrics of MANET in Shadow Fading Environment using Monte Carlo Simulation
Volume 12, Number 3, May 2016 - Paper 6 - pp. 265-282
N. PADMAVATHY1 and SANJAY K. chaturvedi21Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vishnu Institute of Technology, Bhimavaram -534 202, (AP), INDIA. 2Reliability Engineering Centre, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, (WB), INDIA.
(Received on Mar 05, 2016; Revised on Apr 13, 2016)
Several researches on reliability studies of ad hoc network, assumed that the communication links between any two mobile nodes exist if the Euclidean distance between them is not greater than the transmission range of the nodes. These methods are purely distance-dependent models and the randomness in the signal strength in radio communication is not taken care-off. This way of modeling the channel for reliability studies may be intuitively a valid theoretical study. However, the wireless channel can be modeled in a more realistic manner by considering the randomness caused due to shadowing effects. In this paper, we characterize the connectivity of the MANET in a log–normal shadow fading environment. The simulated results are of practical significance for the design of MANET and offers insights into how the channel randomness has been considered for the MANET reliability evaluation through Monte Carlo Simulation approach to depict the impact of shadowing deviation.
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Sunday, 22 December 2013
Faby's 2013 Christmas Swap
I have been very busy and have not had much time to read my favorite blogs lately.
Drora's lovely presents arrived a couple of days ago.
She has sent me some lovely Christmas miniatures, as well as a tiny book of the Psalms in Hebrew, which can be kept as a miniature or used as a talisman to ward off evil.
I was lucky enough to win one of Drora's giveaway last year and will add these presents to my small collection of miniature gifts.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Beautiful gifts, Ruth! Drora is so talented and kind. We can all use a talisman :-) Thanks for posting.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!
Thanks Lisa! I agree about talismans :)ReplyDelete
It is so lovely gifts you have received from Drora, Enjoy.ReplyDelete
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Beautiful gifts.ReplyDelete
Please, send me the photos of your gifts for Drora and Simona.
Merry Christmas.
Beautiful gifts! Merry ChristmasReplyDelete
what beautiful gifts, Big Hugs and Merry ChristmasReplyDelete
Marisa :)
very nice blog:)ReplyDelete
Dear RuthReplyDelete
I'm very happy that you like my gifts. I'm also very happy with your
beautiful crafted gifts.
Hugs, Drora
Beautiful gifts from Drora, Ruth! Hope you had a merry Christmas, and happy new year! xo JenniferReplyDelete


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What we're about
Meet other singles in the Des Moines and Kansas City metro areas. The Des Moines/KC Singles Meetup Group is a social and activity based group - not an online dating service. A relaxed way to make new friends, and participate in activities going on around town. We are happy to have you in our group. To keep this Meetup lively and fun Please read the guidelines for new members below.
http://www.meetup.com/nightlifesingles/#upc... (http://www.meetup.com/nightlifesingles/#upcoming)
RSVPs are very important to our group. Your participation and your RSVPs are what keep our group going and vibrant. 1100 people is plenty of people to have in a meetup and our goal for 2015 is to keep people actively participating in our group. We definitely have the quantity, now the focus of our group is going to switch to quality of active participation, meaning that more than ever your active participation is the most important factor in keeping you in our group. If a person hasn't actively signed in to meetup for quite awhile Meetup.com will actually remove them from our rolls. We probably get 2 or 3 people joining each day but it is counteracted by Meetup removing the older, non-signing in members of our group so the number of members actually hovers around the same number.Being the Iowa nice person I am I have to decided that as long as we have a number over 1100 we now have the luxury of removing people from our group who are just being spectators and not participating in the meetups. When I was living in KC I thought it was a pretty draconian practice of removing members who had RSVPd but then didn't show up.The reason your participation and your HONEST RSVPs are so necessary is that it is hard to know how many people we need to reserve restaurant people for if 30 people RSVP and then 10 show up, or if 6 people RSVP for a meetup event and then 20 show up we've had both of these happen. So if you need to be late from a restaurant meetup please call us by a couple of hours before if you think you might be late at all so we know whether to expect you and please it's very important that you be there at the time we scheduled the meetup event for, otherwise please call me at 515-423-1700 as early as you can (hopefully a half hour before the meetup event at the latest) so we know whether to look for you right when the meetup starts or if you will be coming in just shortly after the meetup so we know who to expect and when.Also it is very much encouraged that everyone have a real picture of themselves on our meetup site (not a picture of their dog, or their plate from last night's dinner) so we know who to look for. If we have 10 people who have signed up for free tickets to a comedy show which we do get sometimes we will give first choice on who gets the tickets based on who shows up there first and who has RSVPd, then who has a picture on the site, so we know what everyone looks like and we know who to look for. The first people that we will be looking to cut from the group first so we keep a roster of only really actively participating members are 1. Those who are just sitting on the site and not actively RSVPg, then 2. Those who RSVP for events and then if they need to change their RSVP and then don't revisit the event to change their RSVP before the event. Or RSVP yes and don't show up, after a certain number of times doing that you will be deleted from our membership. 3. People who are late for a dinner meetup event when we need to reserve a certain number of seats for a specific number and you don't show or call a certain number of times you will also be deleted from our member list.This might sound a little harsh but I'm actually doing this for everyone's benefit so we can have a large, fun, vibrant, and lively group at every meetup event because everyone in the group can count on everyone else who RSVPd to show.I very much welcome any feedback because if we don't have a minimum number of serious and honest RSVPs for the next upcoming events we will be forced to cancel or reschedule them to a date further in the future to give more people time to sign up.The best way to reach me is by phone 423-1700. Don't e-mail at the Meetup e-mail contact because I get so many e-mails on that one that your message will definitely get lost in the shuffle there so e-mail me at the e-address which I check at least a couple of times a day which is: firstname.lastname@example.com and I will get back to you ASAPhttp://www.meetup.com/nightlifesingles/#upc... (http://www.meetup.com/nightlifesingles/#upcoming)
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OPEC now seeks oil production cuts from non-members | Al Hosn awards Amec Foster Wheeler the FEED contract for Al Hosn Expansion | Saudi & Kuwait to restart Neutral Zone oilfields
While OPEC's agreement to cut production by 1.2million barrels per day – beginning January – sent oil prices soaring, OPEC now hopes that non-members will also contribute to an additional 600,000 barrels per day production cut. While OPEC members such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE and Kuwait are expected to reduce output by 486,000 bpd, 210,000 bpd, 139,000 bpd and 131,000 bpd respectively; non-members such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Bahrain and Oman are expected to contribute as well. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has invited representatives from 14 countries to meet in Vienna on December 10th to discuss cooperation from non-member countries for oil production cuts. So far, four countries have committed to attend - Russia, Oman, Bahrain and Azerbaijan.
Al Hosn, an ADNOC operating company, has awarded Amec Foster Wheeler a FEED contract for the Al Hosn Shah Gas Plant Expansion. The FEED contract will allow Al Hosn Gas to evaluate designs for the expansion in order to minimize technical, schedule and cost risks. Engineering designs are expected to be complete by the end of next year. Once complete, ADNOC will evaluate whether to invest in this expansion plan. The planned expansion is expected to increase gas processing capacity at the plant from 1 billion cubic feet per day to 1.5 billion cubic feet. Mansoor Al Mehairbi, the chief executive of Al Hosn Gas, stated that "The expansion project is an important part of Adnoc's integrated Gas Master Plan, which seeks to increase natural gas supplies to support various industries nationwide."
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are expected to agree this month to resume production from their jointly operated oilfields in the Neutral Zone. While the Khafji field had been producing 280,000 to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) until its closure, the Wafra field had an output capacity of around 220,000 bpd. Although market sources indicate that the resumption of production from the joint oilfields would be gradual, this news comes at a sensitive time for the oil market.
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RatZ - rat look inspired build
Pål-Marius Stavdahl Hansen posted a topic in Tower ModHey, This will be the work log for the RatZ project. Line up So I don't relay have any thing mind blowing, but for the theme I have chosen that's in fact perfect. Case are an old Cooler Master Elite 310 black/silver PSU corsair CX750M CPU AMD athlon II x2 250 stock 3 Ghz but running at about 3,2 Ghz now. Kingston DDR3 4GB + a random hyperX cooler master fan + two corsair fans that I might opt not to use. MSI GF615M-P33 V2 motherboard. Asus GT 210 silent ( fan less GPU) I might opt for an FX 9590 and a r9 270x that I have on my hands if I could get my hands on a dirt cheap motherboard that supports the 9590 that my grandmother gave me after she slightly downgraded her own gaming rig. but highly unlike besides I have been using it as a server PC and have plans to use it for the same as soon as this project are done and don't relay need any thing better even tough I always want better Little about me So I am a certified sheet metal worker even tough I haven't worked with sheet metal in a while I still think I am some what qualified to work with metal, that I am a little bit "rusty" are just a big plus for this project I have always had a great passion for making, building or repairing thing and I like old and new tech, so this should be a perfect mix right? I have never made a case mod and what better case to use than the very same that was my very first rig that a build to my self, I did build a couple of systems before this but this case and some of the components are the first rig that I made for me. A little about the project and why I want to do this, So I have for a long time wanted to make something for the cooler master case mod series. I always like to make stuff, but I don't rely have a budget to make those amazing/insane and pretty builds that you usually see, and I was tired to put it of just because I never relay have enough money, so I decided I wanted to make a rat look inspired case that's usually a type of style mostly found on styled cars, that I could potentially make rather cheap out from scavenged parts and components and just by trying to use some creativity to make the most out of the smallest possible budget So I have plenty of ideas, but as I might just end up using a fraction of them or even other ones entirely during the production of the case I wont mention to many, so the main idea are of course to make the case rusty, I also want to make a hole in the side panel that looks like a fracture or more like shredded metal with a lightly tinted plexi glass and try to make that glass look a bit old and green-ish, like it's been laying in a ditch for years or something. I also wanted to either engrave the cooler master logo on that panel or something else, I guess it's cool if I use the cooler master logo? At first I was thinking I wanted to weld together a new front for the case but I think I changed my mind to sticker bomb it instead. I also have some old peripherals that I want to see if I might be able to do something cool with. But I will update with some more information and ideas as I progress, and I hope at least a few persons might like the idea or hopefully even the finished result when the day comes.


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My girls picked out amsale crinkle chiffon dresses out in a color called pacific blue. One of them has the short halter style and the other picked a style that has ruffle straps. Both are above the knee.
Congrats on finding your dress!My sister picked a strapless chiffon above the knee dress from Bill Levkoff. Sttyle 670 in glacier. Very flowy and light.
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Did someone say Week 42? Yup we are here already, getting very close to the end of our 2011 Project 52 so hang on in there if taking photos every week is getting hard and pop into our Flickr group to get yourself a little bit of inspiration.
This week people have been sharing their photos for the theme "True Beauty" and as ever there was such a range of wonderful photos posted to the group pool. Here are my favourite ten from this week, I hope you love them as much as I do.
The colors of fall by VarelaFamilyPhotography
True bee-auty by Larasalzwedel
True beauty is reflected from the inside out by Nikki Pawlaczyk
True Beauty = Breast Cancer Awareness by Karen Gibas
JD ILLUMINATIONS 2 CONTEST ENTRY by Adriana Harangus
Wild flowers on my table by Carrie Gilliam
MCP 42/52 "True Beauty"by Diane McDonald Photography
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Week 43
For week 43 we have a one word theme that could send you in a lot of different directions "Shadows". Week 43 starts today and runs round until Friday 28th October.
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This week's blog post was brought to you by Rebecca Spencer {blog} Rebecca is a passionate hobbyist who plans to leave the business side of photography to the professionals and just enjoy being a Mum with a camera, albeit a very good camera that she's learning to use quite well! Why not pop over to her blog where she writes about her love for photography and say hello?


text: This book is a collection of primary source documents that relate to the declassified VENONA project, a top secret U.S. government operation that cracked the codes on Soviet telegraphic cable traffic from 1939 to 1957. The book is part of the over 8-title Cryptographic Series published by Aegean Park Press, a company specializing in books that concern the subject of codes and ciphers. It was compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). Many of the documents published in the volume were declassified specifically for inclusion in it. The book includes two large sections of primary source documents, one containing 35 American documents pertaining to the U.S. response to Soviet espionage, and the second containing 99 decrypted and translated Soviet messages, mostly from the KGB. Also included in the volume are five monographs, four of which provide more information on the VENONA project. The volume is completely indexed, and has a foreword by the Deputy Director of NSA in 1996.


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It is always nice to plant a garden around your home, but it is not always easy to do with some properties. In shaded backyards in particular you will struggle to get plants to grow because of the low levels of light that they will be able to enjoy. Planting in shaded areas is possible with the right amount of care and attention, however. Consider these tips on how to create a beautiful garden in a shaded area.
Be Minimal
You will not be able to grow a thick and luscious garden in a shaded area because there simply will not be enough light to supply a large number of plants with the energy that they need to grow. This does not mean that you cannot have a garden, but it does mean you will need to limit what you attempt to grow. Creating a patio area with small flower beds built into it is one of the best ways to limit the amount that will grow and still create a beautiful garden. Alternatively you can create a patio area with large pots of flowers or small trees decorating your paved area.
Supply Nutrients
As there is a lack of sunlight in shaded areas you will need to take extra care to ensure that the plants have all of the nutrients that they need. Using peat to line a flower bed or flowerpot is a good way to start because this will mean that the soil is rich with the nutrients that your plants need. Additionally you should be sure to water the plants with nutrients to keep the soil rich.
Pick the Right Plants
Some plants require a great deal of light to grow and bloom, but other plants are far better suited to areas with lower levels of light. Plants that have evolved to survive on the bottom of forest floors, for example, will be ideal for shaded spaces. Generally the darker the leaves of the plant the better they will survive where the light is scarce. In Australia there are many beautiful plants that can survive well with low levels of light. A good example is the Black Boy plant, which is dark and dramatic in appearance. These plants will survive effectively and can make your shaded garden area look very impressive.
Raise your Garden
Another option is to lift your garden above the area that is in the shade. You can plant a pagoda or create a wire frame for plants to grow on. This will require a greater amount of effort to begin with, but it can make a patio area more appealing and private too. There are many climbing plants that can be used for this and the bold and dramatic colours will work wonderfully with your home.
Trial and Error
Planting in a shaded area is more difficult than planting where the sun is prominent, but this does not mean that you are unable to create a beautiful garden. Different plants will take hold in the area depending upon the quality of your soil and the way that you treat them, but you can be certain to find something that works for you. With a small amount of trial and error you will be certain to succeed in creating a garden where there is only low levels of light.
Create Focal Points
A smaller space, doesn't automatically mean a garden has less opportunity to shine. It just means paying more attention to the small details. Take a look at your outdoor space and think about areas that could contain a simple potted palm as a focal point. If your area is paved, consider the design and how plant placement could work with the directional lines created by the pavers layout. Try to make your overall colour scheme in terms of flowers, pots, and outdoor surfacing work together to complement each other.


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With credit card statements and health insurance records pouring through the mailbox each month, keeping all that paperwork in order can feel like a full-time job. And it's an important one. Keeping the bills paid, insurance updated, and investments on track all depend on staying organized. We spoke with Brooke West, a private financial advisor and first vice president at SunTrust, about some of the best ways to do that. Not only does West keep her own family finances in order, but she helps her clients do so as well.
West's secret weapon? A three-ring binder. "I call it my financial bible," West says. She uses a new one every year to hold all her paperwork. She has tabs for bank statements, Social Security benefits, estate planning, pension and retirement benefits, investments, and credit reports. For a few paper-heavy categories, such as flex-spending receipts, she has separate files. When possible, she stores documents online (such as with paystubs and credit card statements) and shreds the ones she no longer needs.
For anyone looking to master the art of organizing household financial documents themselves, West shared her top ten tips:
1. Download information online and then toss it.
When it comes to pay stubs and monthly credit card statements, West doesn't bother keeping stacks of paperwork. Instead, she scans the information if it's not already online, and then gets rid of the rest. Similarly, she keeps annual investment statements and tosses the quarterly ones when she no longer needs them.
2. Invest in a shredder.
If the fear of identity theft is keeping you from getting rid of paperwork you no longer need, then go ahead and get one. Simple ones retail for less than $50. "Everybody should have a shredder and anything personal should be shredded," says West, adding that the upcoming back-to-school season offers plenty of deals on the devices.
3. Sign up for electronic statements.
Many banks and investment companies offer customers the option of receiving emailed statements instead of paper ones, which cuts down on the paperwork. West cautions that anyone going online only has to make sure their bills and statements don't get buried in their inbox.
4. Learn to let go.
Unless you're over-charged or having an insurance problem, then West says you probably don't need to keep years of insurance receipts. West recommends reviewing the paperwork you still have at the end of the year and deciding what you can do away with. (Again, the shredder comes in handy here.)
5. Keep a tax file.
Tax receipts can also add up to a lot of paperwork, so West recommends keeping a separate file full of charitable donations, business expenses, and anything else you might need at tax time.
6. Back up online records.
If you're storing information on your hard drive, then be sure to use a back-up system (such as a flash drive or other device) to guard against computer failure.
7. Keep old, pared-down binders for several years.
"I haven't discarded one yet," says West, which means her oldest binder dates back about ten years. She says she's keeping them around just in case of an audit. Of course, those old binders contain only year-end statements and not the monthly ones to limit the amount of old paperwork.
8. Make it pretty, but only if you want to.
West prefers the sleek and simple look, but other people might find organization more enjoyable if it also looks pretty. The Container Store, Staples and even Etsy.com offer a range of colorful planning products. If the binder is going to sit on your desk or another visible spot, then you might want it to be visually-appealing.
9. Keep your partner in the loop.
If you're the household organizer and suddenly become incapacitated (or the cable goes out while you're on a business trip), your partner will need to step in. That means he'll need to know passwords, account information, and any other relevant information. Keeping the binder up to date will make it easier for him to keep the household running in your absence.
10. Get help.
If you work with a financial advisor or estate planning attorney, West says they can help, by sending you reminders about certain things at different times of the year. For example, you might want an reminder to update your insurance information in March, or to organize tax receipts in February.


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Our Favorite Things
Summer is almost upon us, and we thought we'd share some of our favorite products from the Spring/Summer '17 line to kick off the season!
First up: Amy's Favorite (Our Founder)
The Regina Earrings
These earrings are so fun! Pair them with a little white dress, and you've got the perfect summer date night outfit.
Kathy's Favorite (Our Stateside Director)
Francis Shopper Tote
We can't think of anything this bag wouldn't be perfect for when it comes to your weekly to-do list. Groceries, workout clothes, toys for your little one, books for the beach — The Francis Shopper Tote is the perfect summer companion. AND the best part is that you can just roll one (or five) up and keep it in your glove compartment so you're never without one!
Meredith's Favorite (Our Creative Director)
Rabbecca Bag
The new Rabbecca Bag is such a perfect size — it's so easy to throw into any purse or weekender. I always get a little bit happier when I look into my bag and spot that cheery chitenge pattern!
Elina's Favorite (Our Zambia Director)
Mini Chikondi Elephant
This guy will always be on our favorites list. And the only thing cuter than a Chikondi Elephant is a MINI Chikondi Elephant (all of the heart eyes)!


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Are you a Real Estate agent looking to work with a small and well connected team? We'd love to have you join us! Please send us your information by filling out the form below and we'll get back to you ASAP!
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Heather offers several classes related to mandalas, coloring, collages, mindfulness and creativity. For details about attending an upcoming class or to inquire about Heather coming to teach a class for your group, email email@example.com or call 608-233-8569.
Pencil… Paper… Play: A Meditative Coloring Class for Insight & Healing
Join me for a journey inward through meditative coloring.
Come pause. Come play. Come be curious. Come be in the now. Come experiment with making marks. Come discover the healing power of putting color on paper.
I will share my path to mindfulness, joy and healing that stemmed from my courage to be willing to make a mark on a page and see what happened. I will facilitate meditative coloring activities to inspire and empower self care. No skills or previous experience necessary.
All materials provided, although you may enjoy purchasing a copy of one of Heather's books (Free Flow: fresh air for tough times or Multitudes of Mandalas: adult coloring book with affirmations for growth and healing) to use during this class – available through Amazon, Tuvalu, or directly from Heather.
Creating Mandalas: Tips and Techniques to Make Your Own Mandalas
When people see my mandalas, they often question, "How do you do that?"
In this class, you will crack the mystery of creating mandalas. You will make your own mandala after learning tips and techniques such as how to create guidelines, divide spaces, and approaches to filling spaces.
No skills or previous experience necessary. All materials provided.
Mandalas: A Map to Your Center
This class explores creating mandalas as a focal point for meditation and introspection. You will learn to increase trust in your inner knowing, quiet your busy mind and open your heart while creating a mandala.
Collage: Ignite Your Creative Spark
Just because you say you can't draw, doesn't mean you can't express yourself visually in powerful ways. Collage simply means a collection of images. In this class you will select and combine images from magazines to explore your inner child's playfulness or your dreams for the future.


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Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, often has kind words for the company that was once part. In fact, it is not strange to see him in line at the Apple stores whenever the brand is launching a new product. Wozniak But when asked about the iPhone 5, and does not seem to have so much praise to Apple.
Wozniak said this week in an interview with a technological environment of South Africa, that "Apple has become arrogant" and he expected the iPhone 5 have a larger screen "because that's what people want, like the People want big cars. "
The Apple co-founder thinks the company should have offered a larger screen device as well "gives the impression that the smartphone contains more information than one with a 3.5 inch screen, like the one with the iPhone 4S ".
Wozniak thinks Apple will not alter the size of the screen of your iPhone in the coming years.
Source- TechCentral
The article criticizes Steve Wozniak screen iPhone 5 and Apple ever deemed "arrogant" was originally published in News iPhone .


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Providing Support
Seth Goding is supporting our crowdfunding project. As Seth might put it, please invest in your legacy of giving and compassion by supporting the DEV4X crowd funding campaign which will launch mid-October! There is a special perk available where you can receive a personally signed certificate and a copy of his book 'Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?' Read more here.


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Although most family medicine residencies have begun adopting pieces of the patient-centered medical home, or PCMH, model, the 14 residencies taking part in the Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice(www.transformed.com), or P4, initiative, are well down the road when it comes to educating future family physicians in this new environment. The P4 initiative is being coordinated by the AAFP's wholly owned practice redesign subsidiary, TransforMED LLC.
"We believe that many of the residencies in the P4 demonstration initiative already are among those furthest along in implementing this model of care," says Gerald "Jay" Fetter, EVP of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and director of the P4 project. "The residencies in Middletown (Conn.), Hendersonville (N.C.), and the University of Colorado in Denver are examples that plan to share what they have learned at upcoming national meetings."
Middlesex Hospital Residency
Located next door to MHS Primary Care, a TransforMED LLC national demonstration project, the Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Middletown, Conn., has been taking advantage of TransforMED's consulting services.
According to program director Michael Stehney, M.D., the residency has worked through numerous modules, or core competency sets, that are part of TransforMED's Medical Home Implementation Quotient(www.transformed.com) program. One major transition the program plans, he says, is moving from a three-year program training eight residents a year to a four-year program with six residents a year. The extra year will allow more core rotations in areas such as behavioral and developmental pediatrics, home health care, systems medicine, and practice management.
The program has had a well-established electronic health record, or EHR, system for some time, Stehney says, but it recently launched a Web portal that lets patients access their medical information, make their own appointments and communicate directly with their care team.
Stehney says he's most proud of the program's interdisciplinary quality improvement teams, which comprise physicians, nurses and other office staff. The teams identify and implement best practices for managing various health conditions, providing preventive services, and monitoring medication efficacy and safety.
"They've helped us look at education, they've taught teamwork and best practices, they've helped us improve our workflow and we've also used them to help our billing," Stehney says.
"We have our eyes on this goal of fully implementing the model of the PCMH," he adds. "We'll be there a year from now. But we already have a lot of elements in place. Our hypothesis is that our graduates will implement the features of the PCMH in their practices or choose a practice that has these features."
Hendersonville Residency
Located in western North Carolina, the Hendersonville Family Medicine Residency Program trains its residents in three rural practices linked by the same EHR system.
New residents soon learn that the program's shared EHR and other health information technology, or HIT, systems are the centerpiece of the practice environment and undergird all interactions between health care professionals and patients, says Geoff Jones, M.D., program director.
Patients can use a Web portal to book their own appointments, choose the care team member they want to see and enter information into their own charts.
At the main residency practice site, the front desk and the waiting room have been eliminated. Members of the health care team communicate with each other and with staff members via walkie-talkie. When a patient comes in, a staff person equipped with a computer and a walkie-talkie contacts the team.
Patients first go to a room outfitted with scales, a phone and a computer. There, care team members perform such tasks as recording their vital signs, ordering tests or drawing blood. Physicians and physicians-in-training access care guidelines online, where they also can get answers to an array of clinical questions.
"They get a lot done electronically," Jones says, adding that the care team has cut a typically hour-long visit to 30 minutes. That means physicians and physicians-in-training can spend more time interacting with patients, he says.
University of Colorado Residency
At the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency in Denver, residents have a new curriculum that spotlights PCMH features, such as chronic disease management, health behavior change, information management and community integration, says program director Daniel Burke, M.D.
First-year residents learn about PCMH concepts in three discrete skill-building blocks that focus on various aspects of care for adults, infants and children, and older patients. Cardiovascular life support, life support in obstetrics and pediatrics, ICU care, and orthopedics are among topics covered.
To hone their skills, residents may tackle a case presentation on how to help a patient quit smoking or lose weight through stage-of-change analysis, motivational interviewing and other patient-centered techniques.
As part of the program's community integration emphasis, care teams might help create a community directory of resources tailored to patients' special needs and lifestyles, says Burke. For example, patients with diabetes need to exercise. If they are affluent, they can buy a gym membership. But for patients who aren't well off or who live in dangerous neighborhoods, the directory might list a church group that offers exercise in a safe environment.
It's all part of the whole-person orientation the program strives to instill in its residents, Burke says. "We don't look at a patient in the context of a 15-minute visit but in the context of where they are in their family and where the family is in the community. Knowledge of those areas allows us to have better leverage on getting people healthier."
Smoky Hill Residency
Perhaps propelled by the early successes of residencies participating in the national P4 project, programs that are not part of the P4 initiative now are jumping on the PCMH bandwagon, as well.
The latest is the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Smoky Hill-Salina, which focuses on training family physicians to practice in rural areas. Last month, the program announced plans to establish the PCMH model of care, with technical assistance from TransforMED, according to residency director Robert Freelove, M.D.
The transformation project will focus on more fully integrating the program's EHR and other HIT systems; increased patient self-support; scheduling innovations; and alternatives to the routine office visit, says Freelove. Residents will learn how to use the EHR to look at population-based health and care concepts; they'll also use it for point-of-care reminders and decision support. Another major goal is to expand patients' access to information by bringing them into the electronic system.
When the transformation is completed, Smoky Hill will be among the first residency programs in the nation to offer training in a comprehensive medical home environment.
"All family medicine residency programs are doing some of the things in the patient-centered medical home, but there aren't many places doing all of it. I want to be one of those places" doing it all, says Freelove.
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every child is a new world, with a language and terrain and climate all his or her own. even when i can't see the faces of mine, i can feel the space they inhabit. this feeling is what i need to remember. when i first got my camera, i thought there was a certain way we were supposed to take pictures. i read, i practiced, i tried for about a week to get my baby boy's attention, his eyes on the lens, still and hopefully, smiling. immediately, i started feeling i was looking at someone else's child. or at least some version of a picture that had already been taken thousands of times. this was not me, and this was surely not them.
words and pictures go together for me. sometimes i try to tell a story with images, but more often, i want to tell the story of a single image. the amazing thing about knowing and loving your subjects is that you get to decide where to put the parenthesis, in the moment, in the story, in the frame.
last night, my daughter and i stayed up too late, reading aloud one of my favorite childhood books. this is a story about the magic of science, the unknown, love, identity, and the boundaries of time. she loves it, she asks questions about matter and energy and life and death. i wanted to freeze that moment, the sweet spiral of thoughts and words and the magic of being eight. any image i would have taken could never have conveyed the beauty of the dreams and questions in her mind. but if i keep this night, and all of the many others like it in my own heart, and really pay attention to who she is, the way her spirit looks, i can remember how she felt to me. the mingling of love and art that photography provides in my life, is a gift that has opened my eyes to the world, and to myself. there is no need to be a copy of anyone else. we are all our own breed of magic. we are more often looking at life before us, than at the person taking the pictures.


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Add some print to you back-to-school look with this ripple print backpack. With one large pocket and one front pocket, you'll be able to carry all of your essentials with you in one place. Adjustable straps allow you to find the perfect fit and stay comfortable all day long. Zipper closure keeps all of your items safe while you travel.


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By AMANDA VINCENT
Stephanie Rembert, daughter of BK Racing crew chief, Joe Williams, died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in the Seagrove community of Randolph County, N.C., on Dec. 19, according to a report from FOX Channel 8.
Rembert's Toyota Tundra ran off Burney Road and struck a tree. With critical injuries, she was airlifted to an area hospital, where she died. According to Master Highway Patrol Trooper Chris Knox, investigators do not believe she was wearing a seatbelt. Alcohol is not suspected to have been a factor in the accident but speed may have been.
Rembert's two children, both under the age of 10, were in the vehicle. They were treated for minor injuries.
Rembert's father, Williams, is the crew chief for the No. 23 BK Racing Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Follow Auto Racing Daily on Twitter @AutoRacingDaily or like Auto Racing Daily on Facebook (facebook.com/autorcngdaily. Amanda's also on Twitter @NASCARexaminer and has a fan/like page on Facebook: NASCAR Examiner
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