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Playa Quemada: La Arena - El Pozo
These beaches in the South East of Lanzarote enjoy the best meteorology on the island. They are always sheltered from the intense Lanzarote wind thanks to the imposing presence of the Los Ajaches natural monument. In Playa Quemada you are guaranteed a wonderful swim in the immense calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The coves are infused with tranquillity and peacefulness. The mysterious black sand and the flat stones contrast with the luminous elegance of the Atlantic Ocean, the golden figures of the sand dunes in Corralejo (Fuerteventura), and the enigmatic Island of Los Lobos on the horizon.
The black sand beaches of Playa Quemada enjoy the best meteorology in Lanzarote. This South Eastern cone is sheltered by the stunning Los Ajaches natural monument, which protects it from the intense wind of Lanzarote. Everything has a calm air about it when you visit these deserted coves, starting with the entrance to the small coastal village with its white detached houses and blue or green doors that draw your attention to the tranquil sea.
The Beaches
The Arena beach is the best beach in this area. Extensive and spacious, its silhouette fits perfectly between the two large crags of Los Ajaches. It is very rare that more than a dozen bathers coincide at the same time which makes your time spent here more intimate.
When there is low tide you can access this beach from the beach in the village known as 'playa de callaos' (in five minutes). Nevertheless when the tide is high you will have to go along the edge of a small cliff via a winding path which may be full of grazing goats from Femés. It takes about 15 minutes to go up and down this track.
The beach known as 'El Pozo' is located about three kilometres more to the South, you can reach it by climbing other small cliffs via more winding paths (it will take you approximately between 30-40)
Fresh Fish
Combining a dip in the sea at the Arena beach or El Pozo beach with a lunch of fish, seafood and an excellent rice dish completes your excursion. Eating outside on any of the pretty terraces with unbeatable views makes the food taste even more delicious.


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Government must publish air pollution report - Vince Cable
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Tim Farron, the Lib Dem leader, has interpreted the article 50 letter as a "blatant threat" to the EU to withdraw security cooperation if the UK does not get a good trade deal.Read more
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Why Dwight Howard to Houston makes so much sense | Houston Rockets Blog | ClutchFans
Clutchfans – When it comes to star pursuits, Rockets fans have grown accustomed to disappointment the past several years.
There was the Chris Bosh IPad delivery, the bronze medal finish for Carmelo Anthony, Dwightmares I and II and the Chris Paul trade… without getting Chris Paul. And let's just agree not to talk about Nene, which would be like trying to justify the fashion sense you showed in 6th grade.
But James Harden changed everything. The Rockets are no longer the pimple-faced dweeb desperately asking any mildly popular female out for a date — they now are the hot chick. They can afford to be picky.
'You need a star to get a star' and nothing illustrates this better than seeing how the attitude of one Dwight Howard has changed about Houston in less than a year. Last June, David Aldridge reported that there was "not a chance" Dwight would re-sign with Houston if traded here. Today, numerous reports suggest the Laker free agent is strongly considering coming here of his own free will.
And justifiably so. This could be a very good marriage as it looks like a perfect fit for both the Rockets and the 27-year old center.
Why it makes perfect sense for the Rockets
Yao Ming goes into politics
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SHANGHAI — Retired NBA star Yao Ming has added another line to his post-basketball resume — politician — becoming a member of an advisory body to Shanghai's legislature.
Since the 31-year-old Yao announced last July that injuries had ended his career with the Houston Rockets, he has become a university student and set up a wine business to go with owning a professional basketball team in China.
Photos in official media on Monday showed Yao at the weekend closing ceremony for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee.
"There are about 142 members in the group, and Yao is the youngest," Kong Rong, who works in the service office of committee, was quoted as saying by the China Daily.
The advisory committee does not have any real power, but the newspaper said Yao is supposed to attend regular meetings, and can make suggestions for the advisory body and government departments.
Yao was quoted as saying "raising proposals is very serious business, and I do not want to be hasty."
It is common for sports figures to move into politics in China. Olympic gold medal hurdler Liu Xiang is a member of both the Shanghai and national political advisory bodies.
Yao, one of the most popular celebrities in China from his eight seasons in the NBA, is a student at Jiaotong University, one of the top universities in his hometown Shanghai.
In November, he released the first-ever bottles of his new Yao Ming-branded wine, a 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon currently available only in mainland China, where the market for imported wines has boomed over the past decade.
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Scout.com: NFL Draft Rookie: Connor Barwin
|NFL Draft Rookie Reaction: Connor Barwin
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|The Texans' second-round draft pick, defensive end Connor Barwin, will be heading to Houston for a press conference at the team's facilities on Sunday. But on Saturday night, he shared his rookie reaction in this exclusive interview with Scout.com Senior NFL Analyst Ed Thompson.
Ed Thompson: Congratulations on being selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of this year's draft. Tell me what happened at that moment when the phone rang.
Thompson: The Texans now have a lot of young talent in their front seven with guys likeMario Williams, DeMeco Ryans, Amobi Okoye and now you and Brian Cushing being added to the mix through this draft. That's going to be a tough group for teams to make some headway against.


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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the first-ever Olympic refugee team to compete in the international event, and received the Olympic Cup Award on behalf of the UN.
Ban, who spoke at an event in Geneva, Switzerland, tagged: "Celebrating the Olympic Spirit" ahead of the Rio Games in Brazil, which begin in August, said: "This year, the International Olympic Committee has taken the extraordinary step of including a refugee team."
"For the first time in history, talented athletes who have been forced to flee their homes will get a chance to chase gold. Their fellow refugees will see outstanding contenders who give hope to all, and the world will see refugees the way they deserve to be seen: as talented, strong and inspiring people," the UN chief stated.
"Refugees want homes, not tents. They want a flag that waves for their rights, and they deserve a world that gives them more than assistance, they deserve a world that is at peace. Let us all be on the team of refugees until there is no need for a refugee team at all," he said.
Ban also reminded those attending the event about the World Humanitarian Summit organized by the UN next month in Istanbul, Turkey, noting that, it will be followed in September by a meeting of the UN General Assembly on addressing large movements of migrants and refugees.
The UN chief called on leaders and people to make the most of these global opportunities for progress.


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Memorial services for Steve Greer, 62, will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 518 E. Second St., Winslow.
It is impossible to put a lifetime well lived into one paragraph. Steve Greer was born on May 15, 1950 and passed away suddenly on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. He was born in Phoenix and attended West High School. He met the love of his life "his Dolly" at NAU where he graduated as a business management major. He and Yvonne were married on June 29, 1973 and then moved to Winslow, where they raised their children.
After working for the BNSF for 38 years, he was enjoying his retirement and second home in New River, Ariz. Steve was known for his very kind, loving disposition and his zealous activity in the Christian ministry. He enjoyed sharing his hope to live forever on a paradise earth. (Job 14:14, 15, Psalm 37:29) He was a wonderful caring husband, father and friend.
He leaves behind his wife Yvonne Greer; children Stephanie (husband Jacek, daughter Sophia) Bereznicki of Long Island, N.Y., Ryan (wife Leah) Greer of Winslow, Ariz.; brother Pete Greer of Payson, Ariz.; and his sister Sally Wahler of Grand Canyon, Ariz. He also leaves behind many Greer and DeMiguel family members and close friends.
Condolences can be sent to www.greersmortuary.com.
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5 Fabulous Steps to Happy, Beautiful Feet
The gift of nice weather means it's time to take out those cute little sandals and let our beautiful feet have their moment to shine. But if you suffer from cracked or overworked feet, you might feel inclined to hide them away from the world.
Extra humidity can be potentially good for dried out skin, but somehow our feet never want to soak up that extra moisture. They hold us up for hours on end every day, take us over to our favorite ice cream shops but still, they are often unappreciated.
So it's up to us to give them the good treatment they deserve!
Read on to learn more about how to do it!
1. Let Them Breathe
It's a little-known fact that our feet actually sweat when cooped up in our socks and our shoes. An overly long build up of not taking care of this extra layer of unneeded moisture can lead to diseases such as athlete's foot.
After a long day at work or after a session of exercise, make sure to take the time to let your feet out and dry off from the activity of the day. Simply taking off your shoes to air out should do the trick!
2. Wear Proper Fitting Shoes
Those of us who are thrifty-minded can sometimes decide to stick with an old pair of shoes because who wants to go out and buy new ones when these old ones are perfectly functional?
However, if your shoes are too old, too small or even too big, it's best to change them out. Poor fitting shoes can cause blisters and other sores that will hurt. They'll also leave behind marks on your feet you just don't want.
Always choose good fitting shoes. You don't want your footwear to keep you from having beautiful feet!
3. Give Them a Good Soak
Not only can this be a relaxing ritual after a long day's work, but it's great for the health of your feet, too! There are a bunch of different varieties you can try, such as simple hot water and essential oils or a special Listerine foot bath!
All you have to do is soak your feet for about 10 to 15 minutes or so, but try not to go too long. If your feet are starting to get all pruney, it's best to take them out and give them a rest.
The great thing is that this goes along perfectly with our next tip!
4. Scrub
The best time to scrub your feet is after a good soak. They'll be softer than normal which leads to getting the most out of the scrub.
Use a pumice stone while they are still damp and you'll have beautiful feet in no time! Make sure to go with the grain of your foot, not against. This will ensure you don't end up damaging your feet in the process!
5. Always Moisturize
Your feet need a stronger cream than other parts of your body due to the thicker skin. A good tip is to use coconut oil or creams with Vitamin E!
Massage your feet with your chosen moisturizer and relax for an hour or two to really let it work into your skin before rinsing it off. Or, if you prefer, you could choose to let it stay on overnight. Just put on some socks to protect your furniture from getting moisturizer everywhere!
Beautiful Feet Are Just a Step Away!
With these steps in place, you'll have perfect feet to show off your new pair of sandals on that special weekend getaway you've been planning! Go out there are show them to the world!
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July 27, 2014
Oleksiy Spivak, attorney of KM Partners, delivered a report on the seminar "The ways of protecting business from the illegal actions of the law-enforcement and monitoring bodies", which was held on the July 25, 2014. The event was organized by the educational business-center 'Marmaer'.
The main attention was drawn to the practical issues of protecting business from the illegal actions of the law-enforcement and monitoring bodies during the inspections. A lot of practical recommendations regarding actions of company staff during the seizure of documents, tax audits and other inspections were presented at the seminar.
Oleksiy Spivak's report was devoted to the issues of establishing the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and the Financial Investigations Service along with the risks of bringing officials to the criminal liability grounded on the results of tax audits. The expert emphasized possible changes and novelties following establishment of the new governmental bodies and drew attention to the risks for business in regard to bringing officials to the criminal liability for tax evasion and other related crimes.
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This Instagrammer vs. Snap-chatter thing is all about what has more advantages that would be useful for us more. How ever as we all know everything has advantages and disadvantages. Yup…thats life! In addition, at the very end I would like to know which app you personally use more.😉
I see lots of people use Instagram nowadays. Instagram and Snap-chat are really trendy apps to check out in our leisure time. But, every one think that it might have lots of disadvantage and a low number of advantages but i say its advantages are so useful that it would cross out its disadvantages same for snapchat too. However lets get back to our topic. Well, Instagram does amazing job for business and marketing doesn't matter if its a small and big company. Its a great way to connect easily with the customers and check out the trendy stuff they would probably want. It has a great way for you to share your products and let everyone else see it easily. You also have the option to share your stuff in other apps as Twitter, Facebook, Pintrest and, etc within you Instagram. It could be a good way to get knowledge from other people and see other people's opinion all around the world. Now you see one thing that would have lots of disadvantage has advantages that would cross them out so same as for snapchat. For me snapchat is way so much fun than Instagram cause you an share a live moment that makes it more special by sharing it with other people. Moreover if that moment's lighting is a thing you might not really like so they made you some filters to improve it. Snapchat feels more private than instagram cause you choose all of your friends precisely. In addition it shows if someone screenshot you picture, which is something thats not found on Instagram. The best thing in it for example if you post a pic no one can see it other 10 seconds for 24 hours which, is amazing cause if u have a flaw in the picture that you don't want anyone to see it would be visible until they have the picture in fort of them longer than that. The best thing in snapchat that i feel that it gets people along and know each other more. The biggest evidence the double chin selfie that no one would dare to put it on instagram as a normal picture on your profile. How awesome is that!
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River Rafting In Nepal - 14 days
- Cultural tour in Kathmandu/Pokhara Valley
- View of Everest, Ganesh, Annapurna and Manaslu from Champadevi (2274m), Nagarkot, Dhulikhel and Chandrakot.
- Buddhist and Hindu holy area.
- Historic places of Nepal
Trekking in Mini-Annapurna, Rafting in Kaligandaki river, Wildlife Safari at Chitawan National Park:
3+ grade rafting trip in Trishuli river is the most famous rafting river in Nepal. One could paddle the raft boats to lead the wildlife safari in the Chitawan National Park. Royal Bengal Tiger, Crocodile and one horn rhinoceros are the major attraction of this park. Boat safari at the Begnas lake in Pokhara and hiking trip to Austrian camp at the end offers a majestic view of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhpuchhre mountain ranges. An excellent combination of Rafting, Safari, Cultural and Hiking trip.


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This is the second part of a two-part series. Part 1 examined the ecosystem and watershed joys of beavers. Part 2 examines the economics of using beavers to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Beaver Potential for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Humans must address human-caused climate change through both mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation means eliminating human-caused emissions into the atmosphere of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases. It also means removing excess CO2from the air and putting it safely back into vegetation and soil. Beavers (Figure 8), by creating wet meadows that have lots of organic material, help sequester carbon in the ecosystem. As one example, in the Rocky Mountains a study found that dried-out beaver-created meadows contained 8 percent of total organic material in the landscape, while wet meadows—still wet because beavers were on the job—contained 23 percent of the total organic material.
The other side of climate change is adaptation. Western North America is losing its glaciers (Figure 9) and snowpacks due to a warming climate. Late-season stream flows in autumn—the most important flows of the year because they are scarce—will get scarcer. To provide for more late-season stream flows, some will propose engineering solutions of primarily concrete dams (Figure 10). Instead, we should rely on another kind of engineering solution. Yes, it still involves dams—many, many more than those that might be made of concrete—but these dams would be made by beavers, using locally sourced materials.
Figure 9. From the cover of the Oregon Global Warming Commission Biennial Report to the Legislature 2017. The late great Oregon photographer Gary Braaschtook these photos of Oregon's Mount Hood in the late summers of 1984 (bottom) and 2013 (top). It's not a case of a bad snow year but rather a bad glacier century. Original source: Braasch Environmental Photography.
Figure 10. An example of a bad beaver dam is the US Army Corps of Engineer's Beaver Dam in Arkansas.Source: Christopher Ziemnowicz via Wikipedia.
We Need Millions of New Dams!
That's right, the best way to adapt to less instream water due to climate change is to build new dams—millions of new dams! However, to keep the fiscal and economic costs down and the coincidental environmental and social benefits up, every one of these new dams needs to be made by beavers. A few of these dams may be quite large (Figure 11), but most will be modestly sized (Figure 12) and strategically placed, as beavers know best.
Figure 11. At ~850 meters in length, the world's largest known beaver dam is in Alberta in Wood Buffalo National Park.Source: Parks Canada.
Can Beaver Dams Replace the Lost Runoff from Melting Glaciers and Snowpacks?
Professor Joe Wheaton of Utah State University has developed a Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT) in which watersheds at any scale can be modeled as to their potential for beaver restoration and all of the benefits that go with it. Macfarlane, Wheaton, et al. (2015) identified the following parameters that are important for successful beaver dams:
(1) reliable water source,
(2) riparian vegetation conducive to foraging and dam building,
(3) vegetation within 100 m of edge of stream to support expansion of dam complexes and maintain large colonies,
(4) the likelihood that channel-spanning dams could be built during low flows,
(5) the likelihood that a beaver dam can withstand typical floods,
(6) a suitable stream gradient that is neither too low to limit dam density nor too high to preclude the building or persistence of dams, and
(7) a suitable river that is not too large to restrict dam building or persistence.
Can enough beaver dams offset all the loss of runoff from melted glaciers and missing snowpacks? In some places yes, in some places no. In all places, somewhat to a lot. It's worth doing in any case because whatever the increment of downstream flow, it's a very cheap way to obtain/regain such flows and it also provides all those onsite ecosystem and watershed services.
Where beavers cannot totally offset the upstream losses of water (and even where they can), it is time to dial back the downstream wastes of water. Most municipal, industrial, and agricultural water users all waste water because it is too cheap to the consumer. Do we really need to grow cotton and rice in a desert? How about lining those irrigation ditches? How about drip irrigation? How about banning overhead sprinklers? How about fully recycling sewage effluent? How about dialing back on those lawns appropriate in the British Isles but not in arid climates? How about water-efficient domestic water fixtures? None are a silver bullet, but all (and more) are silver buckshot.
Goodbye Cows and Loggers, Hello Beavers
Throughout much of the arid American West, if beavers are to be brought back in a big way, domestic livestock will have to give way. A native species, beavers are known as nature's engineers for their ability to positively affect ecosystems and watersheds. An alien species, domestic livestock are known as nature's annihilators for their ability to negatively affect ecosystems and watersheds.
The damage to streams from the loss of beavers has been exacerbated by the introduction of domestic livestock. For beavers to do their job and make their best dams, there must be adequate large vegetation in the landscape. A cow-bombed stream has little riparian (streamside) vegetation due to heavy livestock use, and no large shrubs and trees out of which to make a proper dam.
On public lands, livestock grazing could be equitably ended. On private lands, grazing rights could be obtained to welcome back beavers. Better yet, such private lands could be acquired from willing sellers and reconverted to public lands so as to provide a full suite of ecosystem, watershed, and recreational services.
The best beaver dams have lots of large woody debris, which often comes from beavers converting large wood (a.k.a. trees) into debris. Willows and cottonwoods, both deciduous riparian species, make good beaver dam material, but so do conifers (Figure 13). Conifers can be valuable for commercial logging; thus there is an inherent conflict. Given the massive watershed, ecosystem, and climate adaptation benefits, and the climate mitigation benefits of bringing back beavers, and give the massive ecosystem, watershed, and climate damage of continuing logging, human loggers must give way to beaver loggers.
The Solution: Leaving It to Beavers
An ever-expanding human population demanding more water combined with the loss of glaciers and snowpack due to a warming climate means that the further damnation of the American West is inevitable—unless society favors beaver dams and eschews more concrete dams. The State of Washington has identified six new "large storage" dams in the Columbia River basin that would cost (assuming no construction overruns) $2,184–$3,600 per acre-foot of storage, or $1 billion–$8 billion per dam for the largest four projects. Water reuse (drinking our treated effluent) costs $300–$1,300 per acre-foot, while desalination comes in at $2,000–$3,000 per acre-foot.
The estimated cost of one highly planned experiment to reintroduce beaver at three to five sites is $70,000 (or $14,000–$23,000 per reintroduction). Assuming each reintroduction results in 17.5 to 35 acre-feet of "storage," this pencils out to a weighted average of ~$800/acre-foot. Doing this reintroduction at a large scale will result in significant cost reductions, so it is reasonable to assume ~$200–~$300/acre-foot of storage.
On top of providing relatively inexpensive new water storage, beaver dams, unlike human dams, create wetlands. Wetlands provide critical ecosystem services, which can be measured monetarily. Ecosystem services include flood attenuation, increase in water quality and quantity, recreational and commercial fishing, bird watching and hunting, wildlife habitat, storm amelioration, and other amenities. Economists have valued these services to society at $2,400–$4,800 per acre of wetland per year, which, capitalized at a conservative 3 percent interest rate, results in a net present value of between $80,000 and $160,000 per acre. To mitigate for wetland destruction due to development, a market in wetland credits has arisen, trading at as little as $4,000 to as much as $125,000 per acre.
Beaver reintroduction is increasingly being used at a local level to address water quantity, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and other issues, including micro-level adaptation to climate change. However, for a macro-level response—to actually move the needle on the continental water gauge—beaver reintroduction needs to scale up big time. It needs to be a national priority, comparable to creating the Interstate Highway System. However, in this case, it won't be gray infrastructure but rather green infrastructure. All we need is enough beaver families spread across enough watersheds.
For More Information
Here are a few documents to start with:
• Beaver and Climate Change Adaptation in North America: A Simple, Cost-Effective Strategy. 2011. WildEarth Guardians, Grand Canyon Trust, and The Lands Council.
• Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter. 2018. Ben Goldfarb. Island Press.
• The Beaver Solution: An Innovative Solution for Water Storage and Increased Late Summer Flows in the Columbia River Basin. The Lands Council.


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Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, I have a background in the performing arts and dance. I have the experience of living in London 16 years where I've worked in Physical and Ritual Theatre in the West End. Over the past 18 years, my journey has led me to study and practices of Kundalini yoga, dance, psychology, and shamanism, as well as various spiritual and ancient esoteric teachings and astrology. I presently live in Copenhagen as my new base.
I'm a certified Kundalini yoga instructor and creator of Body Choir; an ecstatic movement meditation practice. I also facilitate holistic retreats throughout the UK, Europe, and South Africa. After the births of my two sons, I've also been inspired to follow the path of working and assisting mothers to be, as a qualified doula, by promoting the benefits of natural home birthing.
My vibrant love for life has always been a driving force behind my work. I've been greatly inspired by Five Rhythms dance, contact improvisation, shamanism, tantra, Kundalini yoga and meditation practices.
My work is centered around recovering balance and trust within our bodies, reconnecting to our heart centers as a source of inner power and wisdom. My work looks at ways to awaken freedom within. I draw on elements from Emotional Freedom Technique, Vipassana meditation, Landmark Education, Non-Violent Communication and various shamanic tools.
Over the past 12 years, I've worked closely with many individuals on their path of healing and wellness. My clients enjoy my intuitive and compassionate approach, be it through dance, yoga, deep meditations, shamanic coaching and integration work.
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mHealth market size is exceed USD 60 billion by 2023 growing at a CAGR of over 30% from 2016 to 2023
Press release • May 19, 2016 03:15 EDT
mHealth market size was estimated at over USD 4.8 billion in 2015 and it is anticipated to exceed USD 60 billion by 2023 growing at a CAGR of over 30% from 2016 to 2023. Rising awareness regarding preventative medication is expected to drive the industry growth.
Monitoring services are estimated to gain significant industry share with the majority of the revenue impending from the developed nations. Changing consumer preferences owing to increasing demand as well as consumption of data services are likely to positively impact the industry demand. In addition, changing lifestyle accompanied by growing aging population is likely to increase the prevalence of health issues.
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Increasing implementation of mobile and wireless technologies helps to generate data base on individual's daily environment, biology as well as physiology. Growing proliferation of chronic diseases namely diabetes, cancer and heart ailments is expected to fuel the industry demand over the forecast period. Advent on technology such as 3G and 4G LTE network services aids in high speed data transfers and video calling features which further facilitates swift telemedicine service delivery.
One way data application facilitates the flow of information from physician or healthcare practitioner to patients with the help of SMS and educative methodology. Increasing healthcare spending owing to affordability accompanied by availability of healthcare services might pose a challenge to the mHealth market growth. Moreover, privacy concerns paired with need for secure infrastructure for data integrity and data security might hamper the industry demand over the forecast period.
It offers various services such as healthcare system strengthening, diagnosis and monitoring. Furthermore, it provides services related to prevention as well as wellness such as elderly care, drug abuse prevention, child care, smoking de-addiction and healthy living. Monitoring services accounted for more than 60% of the overall industry share in 2014. Diagnosis services help healthcare experts to distantly connect with their patients and thus offer diagnosis of illness and other health issues.
The mHealth market can be segmented on the basis of service, connected devices and participants. Based on service the industry can be segregated into diagnosis services, healthcare system strengthening services and monitoring services. Healthcare systems strengthening can be further segmented into emergency response, healthcare practitioners support and healthcare surveillance and administration. On the basis of application the industry can be further segregated as women's health, weight loss, medication and personal health record.
Monitoring services can also be segregated as chronic disease management, post acute care services, independent aging solutions along with devices such as body trackers that aids in monitoring vital health signs. On the basis of connected devices it can be segmented as glucose meter, blood pressure monitor and pulse oximeter. Based on participants the industry can be segmented into device vendors, mobile operators, content players and healthcare providers.
North America mHealth market accumulated around 30% of the overall industry share in 2014. The spur in the region can be attributed to flourishing number of live health and pilot projects in the U.S. and Canada. Increasing number of health and wellness apps coupled with rising smartphones adoption among the population is expected to drive the region over the forecast period. Mobile telemedicine is likely to benefit emerging nations through video calls with rural health centres and healthcare professionals. Diagnosis service includes IVR-based services or call centre services along with mobile telemedicine services.
Asia Pacific mHealth market size is anticipated to witness significant growth due to increasing rural population. In addition, lack of medical practitioners in the region is likely to open new avenues for profit generation. Developed countries such as Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Australia are anticipated to furnish numerous growth opportunities owing to rising per user expenditure. Emerging nations are likely face challenges due to scarcity of healthcare delivery infrastructure along with lack of skilled professionals during 2016 to 2023.
Key industry participants occupying major mHealth market share include AT&T, Vodafone, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, mQure, Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Corporation, Omron HealthCare Inc., Philips healthcare, Bayer Healthcare, Cardionet Inc., LifeWatch, Masimo Corporation, Boston Scientific, Sanofie, and Qualcomm Inc.
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Money, money, money, from where it comes from?
While listening to the major players of world economy gathering in Davos, they all speak about the markets, how they function, what risk they can see in them, etc. But if you ask yourself what markets they are speaking about, you realise, those are financial markets. No-one speaks about vegetable market, fruit market, meat market, machinery markets, cement market, brick market, etc. These products seems need no market at all, and definitely not their attention. Yet the price of these commodities is decided somehow. After all the consumers and suppliers who meet in the supermarkets or on the internet find their way to make a deal of purchase -sell, without to consult it with all those clever bankers, financial managers and advisers.
I live in a medieval town, where all the squares used to be markets, and still they carry their names according to merchandise they used to sell there. You have, fruit market square, coal market square, horse market square, of course animal market square, etc. No square is called financial market, option market, futures, securities, bonds, shares, not even stock exchange market. I wonder, those people of medieval or even renaissance or baroque times, who left after them so many beautiful buildings, how they lived without all these?
If you follow all the participants of panels in Davos, you come to the conclusion that money is the most important commodity to sustain life. And yet, if i recollect correctly, except Marx, no-one speaks about money as commodity. So what is money? Why is it so important? They say money is debt. What does it mean? What is debt? Or should I ask what is financial debt? After all we are not speaking about debt in form of favour someone have done to you and you own him!
Financial debt is an agreement between lender and borrower, while both have certain expectation from the act of lending-borrowing. The lender expects, that the loan will be returned with certain additional value to the principal value the money was lent. The borrower expects, that the money borrowed to him will help him to overcome certain temporary difficulty, or to create certain activity, that will enable him in the future to generate enough income to return the loan with additional payment of interest as agreed, and eventually some leftovers will make him accumulate additional wealth, that otherwise he wouldn't be able to accumulate.
This is an easy concept. But then many times happens, that the borrowers plans didn't work out, and he has no funds to repay the debt. This is the risk the lender takes, against securing in the future income additional to principal of the loan he gave. To reduce this risk the lender turns to the expert on risk, the bankers, to manage his money, accumulated out of his activities in the past. And here we start the story of financial markets.
Let us start with short introduction to banking and money for beginners :
When someone puts money in the bank, and the bank uses the same money to give loan, and this loan is also deposited in the bank, the bank can give it again as a loan and so to infinite, and this is not good, because what if the first borrower and the first lender come in the same moment to withdraw the money? It becomes a problem. After all the bank got only once real money, the rest came from the same money it gave as loan.
But then, from where came money at first? After all it has to have some origin. Of course it comes from the government. Kings from the ancient times, until quite recently had only one task in the society, to fight wars and to collect taxes or protection to be able to pay to his soldiers. From where they got the money to pay the soldiers? After all the kings never created something useful to sell it on the markets. It is under their honor as sovereigns to do useful thing. Who will respect a king, who would cultivate food? Noone. Their task is to collect taxes and to make wars. But it is hard to collect taxes in the form of products, goods and merchandise, so they discovered coins, their cost was much lower than their face value. This they achieved by making the coins deficient. How? By making monopoly on the metal mines they used to mint the coins. Of course they had even then to fight the forgery, this is why the kings chopped minters hands, or even worse their heads. But maybe the most extreme act of defending the coin value has done by Henri king of England, who as response to complaints of the soldiers about the fake coins they were paid with, not only cut the right hands of all the king's minters, but also castrated them. The modern response to currency forgery is not as cruel, but also harsh. Even if in today's world, the cash money is small fraction of the money existing in the economy. Most of it is in form of savings, some freely exchanged on financial markets, like government or corporate securities, and some fixed in deposits.
Only small fraction of Money, about one trillion US Dollars is in form of cash. Large part of it is hold by foreigners, mainly in countries with unstable local currency. Narrow money M1 that includes liquid bank deposits is less than 4 trillion US Dollars as compared to broad money, including long term bank deposits, M2, that is about 14 trillion US Dollars.
So what all these data mean? If the financial system is at risk, from where it is expected to come?
Money has two functions, the first is means of exchange, second instrument to hold value. Both functions need faith of the public in stability in the value of the currency. The government have power to enforce usage of the local currency, by demanding tax payments in it. This is a strong argument for the local currency, since in most of the developed countries the taxes are usually 35% of the economy, except in the US, where there taxes are 25%. Not surprisingly, the public services and the public infrastructure in the US is neglected, if compared to Europe.
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Bloemfontein - South Africa's freedom cannot be complete if the rising unemployment continues unabated and people struggle to acquire education so as to improve their lives, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.
Ramaphosa, who gave the keynote address at the national celebrations for Freedom Day at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein, said South Africa's political freedom which came at the dawn of democracy in 1994 will only bear full meaning when people realise economic freedom.
He said South Africa remains extensively divided along racial lines coming from the apartheid era and this has to be resolved by ensuring the black majority is supported when seeking to actively participate in mainstream economic activities.
"There are still huge gaps in wealth and opportunity between white and black and between women and men," said Ramaphosa.
"So many of our people still experience hunger, millions are still unemployed, many still do not have houses, electricity or clean water. Our people cannot be truly free if they do not have jobs, if they do not have an education and if they do not have livelihoods. We know that the advent of democracy did not automatically heal the divisions of the past.
"We must work resolutely to remove the obstacles that still divide our society and strengthen the many ties that bind us together. Therefore, as we celebrate the freedoms we have achieved and the great advances we have made, let us use this Freedom Day to affirm our determination to intensify the struggle for economic freedom for all our people," added the president.
Ramaphosa said while government had made strides in reducing poverty through social grants as well as improving access to health care and the provision of houses to the poor, there is still need to create more economic opportunities for the previously disadvantaged.
"We need to grow our economy and create decent work. We need to attract investment on a much greater scale and we need to improve the education and skills of our people. At the same time, we need to transform the ownership, control and management of the economy so that black South Africans and women are fully represented and equally benefit," he said.
The president said failure by state-owned enterprises to operate efficiently had a huge negative impact on the people as this resulted in poor service delivery, diminishing employment prospects and limited business opportunities for local companies seeking to do business with them.
"We are fixing our state-owned enterprises, ensuring that they can meet essential social and economic needs more efficiently and cost-effectively. We are using industrial incentives, special economic zones and local procurement requirements to expand our manufacturing capacity.
"In support of this, we are working to deracialise our economy by strengthening our broad-based black economic empowerment policies, investing in black industrialists, opening up markets for new black entrants through more effective competition policies, and using the buying power of the state to support black business," he explained.
Turning to the issue of land which remains highly topical and emotive in the country, the president said government was committed to ensuring the land redistribution exercise is successfully implemented in both rural and urban areas so that people have access to land.
"Economic freedom means that the land that was taken from black South Africans needs to be returned. We are committed to accelerating the redistribution of land, both in urban and rural areas, to ensure that poor South Africans are able to own land and have the means to work it. Among the measures we will use to accelerate redistribution is that of expropriation without compensation where it is necessary and justified.
"We call on all South Africans to be part of the broad process of consultation on how we should implement this decision in a way that makes redistribution meaningful and which contributes to a stronger economy, greater agricultural production and improved food security," said Ramaphosa.IOL


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There is one way for Britain to regain its respect in Europe and that is to abandon Brexit. That will best happen in the context of beginning the task of undoing the damage to the British economy, working at mending the divisions created by Brexit between citizens, and in reconciling with the European Union, providing input into the debate on the need for reform in the EU and participation in that reform.
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DUBROVNIK - Walled Pearl of the Adriatic
January 1, 1970
by Mirren Von Bangor
Although its world fame started after being a film location for larger-than-any-other-TV-show-ever and largest city of all Westeros – King's Landing, story of Dubrovnik started much much earlier. Traditionally, it's been a famous destination of every merchant and sailor on Adriatic Sea in ancient times and more recently it's a must-see destination for anyone who sails in Adriatic Sea or sets foot on Croatian coast. Coming from land or sea one thing is sure – you're about to have a time of your life.
I came to Dubrovnik from land with my wife, driving from Bosnia, our home and Croatia's neighboring country. First thing you see approaching Dubrovnik is big modern bridge, built few years ago to bypass too long and too dangerous road curving around a bay on a west entrance to the city. That bridge perfectly reflects what Dubrovnik is today – a city which is intertwining its rich historic and cultural heritage with modern day lifestyle. Also, it's a great place to make your first selfie.
Croatian Athens
What to expect of Dubrovnik should be clear enough once you're aware of the fact that Dubrovnik is also called "Croatian Athens" and "Pearl of the Adriatic". Whether that's true or not is completely up to you. But one thing is true – you will not go home disappointed. I now I didn't.
To maximize a satisfaction of your stay in Dubrovnik, you have to make sure you pick a right place to stay. If you're planning on spending most of your time in walled city of Dubrovnik, then you should get a place that's closer to stone walls, since getting to old city from any other part of Dubrovnik could be rather annoying. This will most likely be pricey, but hey, you chose Dubrovnik and for that you have to pay the price. But don't worry – it's going to worth every penny.
First you have to do when you come to Dubrovnik is get to know it and the way to do that is not to follow your travel guide and dozen of other people. Best way to do it is to go by yourself (or with your significant other). If you're afraid you're going to miss something, just get yourself one of countless guide books or pamphlets and you will get all the information you'll need. Of course, walking down the Stradun is something you simply have to do. Its numerous restaurants and coffee shops will most likely lure you with their scents and hostesses will do their share to get your attention. Which ever you choose, you will probably not make a mistake, since every one of them has something that's unique and memorable. At night time there are several places where you can listen to live music, ranging from local music to finest jazz, and I'm sure you can find yourself a decent party too, if that's what you're into.
Baroque Stairs
Also, you have to climb the famous baroque stairs that lead to St. Ignatius church (you know, the one that Cersei Lannister finished her walk of shame on). Next to that church there are several restaurants where you should be able to eat in peace, since there are not that many people walking around. Near is a fabulous coffee place called "Buza", placed on a sea cliff, behind the stone wall, from where you can witness unforgettable sunset. Some say it's a best swim spot in Dubrovnik, but you'll have to check that for yourself. Have in mind that you would probably need to get there earlier, because waiting line is very long and could prevent you from experiencing best sunset in all of Dubrovnik.
One thing that Dubrovnik is most famous for are its walls, that encircle most of the old city with its almost 2 kilometers length. Walls of Dubrovnik are open for visitors, of course, every day from 9 am to 7 pm. It's a wonderful way to get to know Dubrovnik. You can experience how it was in medieval ages to overlook the city and the sea. Walls are high up to 25 meters so you should be careful when you step on them. It's very crowded in almost every time of the year, but that shouldn't discourage you – it's one of the best memories I have on Dubrovnik. Walls are place where "Walls Run" is being held, a part of "Du Motion" festival. Beware – on a sunny day make sure you bring sun cream and a hat, and a fully charged phone or camera or else you'll have to rely solely on your memory, like I do.
Lokrum, garden island
To list all the things that Dubrovnik is famous for would be almost impossible. But the place that I enjoyed the most is the Lokrum Island, situated around 600 meters from the city. Lokrum is the place of a unbelievable botanical garden survive and a monastery, according to legend, built by none other than Richard The Lionheart. Everyone in Dubrovnik will tell this story – Richard, on one of his cruises, was shipwrecked there and survived. To show appreciation, he decided to build a church there, which stands there from around 1192.
You can sit on any of numerous benches near the sea and have an amazing time. It so peaceful and quiet that you can almost hear your heartbeat. All you hear are waves that are crashing on a shore and peacocks. Yes, peacocks and don't be surprised if you feel someone is watching you or approaching you from your back. Peacocks are only inhabitants of this island and were brought here from Canary Islands some 200 years ago.
Whole island is a big garden, although there actually is an area which has more than 500 different plant species . Some are very exotic, some are unique and going through the garden you can learn about those plants, since there are little signs next to every plant in it.
Best swim I had during my stay in Dubrovnik was in idyllic little salt lake connected to the sea. Its name is Dead Sea and like the real Dead Sea, it's very salty and because of that it's very easy to swim in it. It's around 10 meters deep so you better be a decent swimmer before getting inside.
Like I said, it's impossible to list all the things that are great about Dubrovnik. One thing is sure – no holiday is that long to get to know entire city and its beauties. You have to come back. And you probably will. And who knows – maybe you catch Game of Thrones team or cast while being there.
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I'm a journalist and I've always aspired to be a writer. I usually travel with my wife as we try to escape everyday life, work and other responsibilities. This is my second travel related article and I was always enchanted by travels as a literary genre, so I'm very happy that I got this opportunity to try it out. Hopefully you'll like it too. Bon voyage!Read more at vonbangorstravels.com
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Mary Porterfield: Fearless Visions
Ten paintings by Mary Porterfield are on show in the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, until January 25. This strong exhibition merits a special trip. Sharing the Koehnline are excellent landscapes by Nina Weiss.
When she's not teaching art or making it, Porterfield works with hospitalized Alzheimer's patients. Though the odds against success are prohibitive, she wishes that she could do more for these people and feels remorse for her personal shortcomings and failures.
Porterfield puts these emotions into paintings of tornadoes, erupting volcanoes, and more, which she combines with religious narratives. She sets these natural disasters in bare, deeply eroded mountainous landscapes that recall the Grand Canyon which left her "in awe of nature's beauty and force" when she saw it.
Floods and waterfalls in Porterfield's paintings suggest the possibility of drowning. We see canoes, which offer a hope of escape, but some have tipped over. Here and there, figures try to rescue the drowning with ropes.
Mary Porterfield, Perceiving the Brink (Detail), 2012; Courtesy of the Artist.
A closer look at these paintings reveals many figures, mostly female, who communicate with each other. This narrative comes from the artist's Roman Catholic upbringing and feelings of fear and helplessness as she witnessed nuns punish her classmates in school. Porterfield still practices the faith today, but with diminished fervor.
Porterfield's figures are dressed in long, loose garments suggesting nuns, priests, monks, and religious acolytes. She draws the figure schematically, making no attempt at illusion. Eyes are black dots, for example. Some figures are solid and some are just outlined. People in shapeless gowns wander aimlessly or sit in wheelchairs, recalling the artist's hospital experiences.
Saint-like figures in some of Porterfield's paintings draw on their faith and courage to resist overwhelming forces. In other narrative scenes, a kneeling sinner confesses to a priest and a bishop wearing a mitre leads a procession. But we also see a nun holding a boulder over head that she will fling at a prone figure on the ground and people torturing a woman by tearing her bare breasts with pincers. There's much more sin, guilt, anxiety, and fear of death and damnation in this work than Christ's love for sinners, divine forgiveness, and acts of Christian charity.
Powerful animals appear in the paintings and all of them threaten. Huge lions dominate the skies. Giant hawks and eagles descend upon the crowds below. Buffaloes stampede down eroded valleys. Snakes and crocodiles menace.
Mary Porterfield, Wheeling in the Deep, 2012; Courtesy of the Artist.
Wheeling in the Deep (2012) is the most successful piece in this show. Instead of a harsh landscape, we see a body of water with reflections in it, a flat sky behind, and massive clouds in a backward C-shape. Painted on the clouds are Biblical figures, a seated woman, a benign lion, and more. The colors—blue, white, and gray-blue with touches of pink—are nicely balanced. This peaceful, quite beautiful work, Porterfield's latest, suggests that she may be facing down her demons.
People packed together in Porterfield's paintings float through the area in a stream, suggesting the influence of William Blake and Gustave Doré. The artist admires landscapes by painters of the Hudson River School and has learned much about color from them.
Porterfield feels a special kinship with Henry Darger, the Roman Catholic folk artist who worked in solitude to create a 15,145-page fantasy manuscript which he illustrated with mural-sized battle scenes. "Darger never expected his work to be seen," she says. "I paint for my eyes alone and won't compromise to please the public. That makes my work fearless."
(Image on top: Mary Porterfield, Perceiving the Brink , 2012; Courtesy of the Artist.)
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[singlepic id=444 w=320 h=240 float=center] I was reading the website of a prominent life coach the other day, and was feeling myself getting seduced by the promise of change. For me, this feeling is a little tug in my chest, accompanied by a little voice that says, "You could be like her! Why don't you just try harder? You could be successful like that! You can have everything you want in your life! Just try harder!"
I was getting pulled in by her clarity, and her certainty, and her artfully written course descriptions and "How I Work With You" page. I was dreaming of what my life would like if only I were "as on top of things as she was". I was reading through her punchy blog posts, which boiled everything down into three simple categories, a numerical scale, and a "toolkit" for achieving the state of bliss that she has apparently created for herself.
In her "About" page, where she introduces herself and tells her story of why she became a coach, she talks about "having been there". Having been broke, miserable, in a rocky marriage, and not living her best life.
Later, she talks about how she finally hit "rock bottom" in her life and made a slow, messy climb out to attain her current dream life that includes financial freedom, working in her pajamas, and answering to no one except her fabulous, perfectly-happy-to-pay clients who just blow her away on a daily basis.
She says that the reason she's put together her current offerings is to "save us the trip" to our own rock bottom, a place she's sure we'd rather skip over and prevent from happening to us. So, sign up before the early bird registration deadline of TONIGHT at midnight, or stay stuck on your path toward rock bottom!
OK, so that last sentence wasn't actually on her website. But this is at least the second time that I've read the words "rock bottom" in a coach's story, and heard a similar sales pitch saying, "The reason I'm offering this program to clients like you is so you don't have to go through the hell I went through! You can just shift right into your own fabulousness without all the hassle!"
I fell for that pitch once.
Twice, actually. I was wholeheartedly seduced into paying thousands of dollars for a program that promised I would "triple my income" and "quadruple my happiness" if I enrolled. It was an "upsell", meaning I had purchased a lower-priced program from this coach and then was offered a free informational call about the next level program. There was such power, such clarity, and such a personal success story wrapped into the pitch that I fell for it. Hook, line, and sinker.
I actually dropped out of the program five weeks into the ten week curriculum.
The allure of having a weekly set of assignments, worksheets to fill out, boxes to check (literally), and papers to print out and put in a binder (I was obsessed with binders! I was a Staples and OfficeMax junkie!) lasted about three weeks. Then I started to realize that all this work and structure was speaking to the A-plus student in me, the one who for 21 straight years of my life (from kindergarten through medical school) sat in some sort of classroom environment, where there were grades, tests, papers, projects, reports, and things to finish on time and turn in. Her approach (at that particular time in my life, and given my particular history) fed into the part of me that wanted someone to tell me what to do, when in fact what I needed to practice was my self-trust and intuition.
Having her move from one to-do list to another each week gave me the illusion of control, but what I really needed for me to grow was to trust more in letting go and allowing.
And that program - with all of its promises and success stories (as defined by multiples of income achieved within months of completing the program) - was exactly what I did NOT need at this point in my life. I did not need an authority figure (this coach who, I believed, had everything I did not have, including the answers) to tell me "how to" achieve an assumed outcome of "more money" as the route to greater worthiness, peace, and happiness.
I realized that what I needed was real-life experience in the process of seeing that worthiness, peace, and happiness come from inner work, expression, and practice, which may or may not result in "more money", but will lead to the feeling of having a life of everything I've always wanted. No matter what it is I actually have.
So I learned a HUGELY valuable lesson from the experience, it just wasn't what I thought I had been investing in.
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My journey right now is all about recovery. Recovery of a sense of peace. Recovery of creativity. Recovery of my self-trust. Recovery of my self-love. Recovery of a sense of acceptance. Recovery of my voice. Recovery of worthiness. Recovery of my sense of possibilities. Recovery of my ability to play.
What I've learned is that recovery happens gradually. At its own pace.
No one can "save you the trip" of walking on the path of your own recovery.
So what would I like to tell people about the kind of coach I am, the kind of coach I would like to be?
I'm not trying to save anyone from hitting their rock bottom.
I'm not even sure if I've hit my own rock bottom! That's not for me to say. I don't get to decide how long I'm here on earth, or what I get the chance to do, or whom I get to influence. I only get to decide how I show up for myself in this moment. And then the next. And then the next. And if I'm lucky, there's a next. And another, and so on.
After everything I have been through so far - in my 35 short years of living on this planet - I would not trade any of it for anything. It is mine. It is perhaps the only thing I truly have - my own experiences of this miracle and mystery called life. I'm sitting here on a warm, sunny day in March, typing on my own computer, using my own wireless connection, and that is no small miracle. I'm not attached to it, I just notice and acknowledge it for the brief time that these circumstances will be true. In another moment, the sun will change position, the light will change, and I may not be able to continue typing here.
So I keep typing, from a place of gratitude.
I have learned, in my zealous love affair with the idea of "changing my life", that the only effective way to truly change anything is to become more fully present, more fully aware, and more deeply accepting of exactly how things are right now. In this particular moment. Which is gone in an instant, replaced by another.
Once you fully accept, everything begins to change automatically.
This may sound trivial if you haven't tried it. But it's no small task at all to practice being with all aspects of your own life, exactly as they are in this moment. It also doesn't mean "resigning yourself to the way things are".
Acceptance is about full acknowledgment. Without the editing and rehearsing that typically goes on in our minds, as we disconnect from our bodies in the present moment.
We all have these escape modes, when we're not fully accepting our experience.
I myself have found that I spend inordinate amounts of time looking around and noticing what's missing, what I've done wrong, what I should do differently in the future, or what I could be doing instead of what I'm actually doing right now.
Knowing this about myself is no longer a harsh criticism or indictment of my character, but is beginning to take on the lightness of simply being "good to know". That has taken practice.
Which brings me back to that seductive website I was reading the other day. When I caught myself seizing up in the chest, being drawn in, almost clicking on the "Buy Now" button on one of those products, I was able to breathe and watch myself.
I didn't say, "There you go again, Lisa! Falling for the old lines. Won't you ever get over your approval issues??"
I also didn't say, "A lot of nerve that person has for selling those promises! How dare she collect money for the illusion of a temporary fix!"
(Both of these would have been playing the blame game – one of my old favorites.)
Instead, I realized this was a chance to give a voice to what I am about, what is true for me (and perhaps ONLY for me...I'm prepared for that too, though I suspect this will resonate with some).
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I realized that the truth is, I would never deprive anyone of their own journey in life, whether it takes them to "rock bottom" or the moon.
What I've found so helpful - and what I hope to put back into the world - is just witnessing, and creating safe space for myself and others to just be.
I don't need to tell anyone what to do, or how to do it. It's enough for me to pay attention to my own openness, my own self-compassion (so that I can truly say that I feel compassion for others), my own softness, and my own inner freedom.
It's enough for me to offer myself in this way to whomever I encounter, whether they are a client or not, and whatever I do, whether it is work or not.
It's enough for me to watch my experience of life completely change when I pay attention to these things.
These, in and of themselves, are precious gifts. They have worked magic in my own life and process, and I remember each and every one of the people who showed these qualities to me when I had forgotten how to recognize them in myself.
Change can be hard. But acceptance may be even harder.
Change can be easy to sell, because we all think we want it. But acceptance - the necessary ingredient for all change - is what we really need.
And that's what I'm here to sell, all day long.


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Ganado High's Davis earns large scholarship
BURNSIDE, Ariz.Ganado High School senior Nizhonabah Davis faced a new reality when she first moved to the Navajo Nation and she faces a new adventure when she heads for China on scholarship next year.
The Flinn Foundation in Phoenix awarded the 2017 Flinn Scholarship to Davis and 19 other Arizona students in April.
Born in Winslow, she moved to Flagstaff at age four with her mother. She said that transition kept her in a similar reality.
When she moved to Burnside as a fourth-grader, the change was much different.
"I had to start chopping wood in the winter and taking care of my grandfather," she said. "And even getting groceries is an hour drive. I was used to just walking around the corner."
She paid attention to the details of her life on the Navajo Nation like chopping wood, cooking for her grandparents and walking to school.
She said her science teacher, Norm Geiger, inspired her to focus on a specific field, which she began to think of in terms of the little details like her walk to school.
"Even when you walk, there's Newton's law of motion within your feet," Davis said.
As she put her mind toward the future, as either a doctor or an engineer, she began to see the study of physics as a possible bedrock to her education and then her career.
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Enjoying his strong passion for great relationships, F. Alexander is the creator and writer of RelationshipGED among other relationship ebooks. Frequently sharing his unique perspective when responding to others on the subject of relationship, he was urged to focus his talent on writing. As he continues to enjoy his various long term relationships with family, friends and colleagues, his continued passion for helping others and becoming a great writer, grows every day. F. Alexander is a freelance writer, married and a proud father of five. He currently lives and writes in the Southeast of the USA.


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Group Comprised of Retired Federal Land Managers Supports Sustainable Recreation

Washington, D.C., May 5, 2009 - A new group, Professionals for Managed Recreation (PMR), has been formed to promote environmentally sustainable, managed recreation. PMR is comprised of retired land management officials who favor access for managed, responsible motorized recreation on public lands. Each of the officials has extensive experience in successfully managing off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation on a National Forest and/or Bureau of Land Management unit.

 The new group's mission statement is, "Professionals for Managed Recreation is committed to encouraging, promoting and expanding sustainable OHV recreation through training, advocacy and on-the-ground management activities. PMR's website is hosted by Americans for Responsible Recreational Access and can be found here: http://www.arra-access.com/arra/pmr-home.html.

Tom Crimmins, lead PMR spokesman and retired Forest Service official of 32 years, stated, "Professionals for Managed Recreation presents an opportunity to convey that with proper management, OHV trail systems can be fun, challenging, and most importantly, sustainable."

Crimmins authored Management Guidelines for Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation, which can be downloaded from the PMR website for free. The book discusses approaches to OHV recreation management to meet both land manager and rider objectives. Topics addressed include route planning, trail design and active management, with many specific examples.

Currently, four other retired land managers join Crimmins as members of PMR. Crimmins stated, "We have a great core of experienced land managers who have all successfully managed OHV programs on public lands. We know there are more folks like us out there who, by definition, are retired but remain actively engaged in promoting sustainable management techniques, and we encourage them to be a part of PMR."

Crimmins concluded, "Closure is not the only option for land managers dealing with OHV recreation. In fact in nearly every case responsible, active management is the real solution. Each member of PMR has experience in managing sustainable OHV trail systems and it is that experience that we would like to share."


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The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) may announce a fuel-price cut Wednesday following the recent slide in global crude oil prices, China News Service reported. Refined oil products could see their prices cut by up to 150 yuan (US$24.18) per metric ton, it said. Global crude prices fell recently amid the US Federal Reserve's move to scale back its quantitative easing. Under China's new oil product pricing mechanism which was introduced in March last year, domestic fuel prices will be adjusted whenever world crude prices change more than 50 yuan (US$8.24) per metric ton over the previous 10 working days.
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Now in a revised and updated second edition, this clinically oriented casebook and text presents empirically supported interventions for a wide range of child and adolescent problems.
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Now in a revised and updated second edition, this clinically oriented casebook and text presents empirically supported interventions for a wide range of child and adolescent problems. Leading cognitive-behavioral therapists demonstrate assessment and treatment approaches that have been carefully adapted--or specially designed--to meet the needs of young patients. Incorporating the latest, most innovative techniques, the volume reflects significant recent advances in knowledge about vulnerability and resilience, processes of change, and treatment effectiveness. Following a consistent format, each chapter reviews the relevant literature and presents an extended case example bringing to life what an experienced therapist might do, why, and how to do it. With new chapters on OCD, personality disorders, and social anxiety, the casebook also addresses oppositional behavior, ADHD, substance misuse, depression, sexual abuse, high-functioning autism, PTSD, and other frequently encountered clinical challenges.
"...a welcome addition to the growing body of clinically relevant, data-based literature....the Editors fulfill their goals admirably, providing a wealth of scientific knowledge and integrating it with clinical experience. They succeed in covering a broad range of issues in a clear and understandable manner. In every respect this is a well-edited book. Appropriate readers will include working clinicians, clinical supervisors, and teachers and students in professional counseling, social work, or related advanced psychology courses. The text itself is well-organized and the references are extensive, helpful, and up-to-date. In managing to bring closer together the rigors of science and the demands of practice this Handbook is well worth readers' attention."-Child & Family Behavior Therapy (Mark Glat in Volume 27, Number 1, 2005)
"The chapters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity, social anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders are excellent. Each chapter illustrates how skilled therapists can flexibly and creatively adapt standard protocols to a youth's developmental age so that interventions are engaging and effective. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on cognitive-behavior therapy for youth with low self-esteem, academic problems, and autism spectrum disorders....the editors have assembled an impressive cast of experts and an intriguing array of topics in the second edition of this work. Experienced cognitive-behavioral therapists will enjoy the chapters on treating problems not commonly covered in other texts on cognitive-behavior therapy for youth and for problems they frequently treat will likely add a few tricks to their bag from the skilled and thoughtful authors. Those clinicians new to cognitive-behavior therapy for youth will find the book a useful introduction to the adaptability and flexibility of cognitive-behavioral formulation and treatment of a wide variety of problems typically seen in routine clinical practice."-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews (Michael A. Tompkins in Volume 1, Number 5, 2005)
"This timely, comprehensive second edition retains the key features and strengths of the original volume. While there are a number of excellent books on cognitive therapy for adults, the application of cognitive therapy to child and adolescent psychopathology still has not been as well described. This volume stands out by virtue of the authors, all of whom are leaders in their respective fields; the coverage, which manages to be very broad without sacrificing depth; and the developmental perspective....Covering a wide range of child and adolescent disorders, this book will serve as an excellent text for graduate-level courses in evidence-based treatment. It is also an excellent reference for clinical scientists and practitioners."-Anne D. Simons, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
"This informative, scholarly work is both developmentally sensitive and clinically valuable. It marries a powerful theoretical foundation with eminently practical and down-to-earth clinical strategies. I highly recommend it."-Steven D. Hollon, PhD, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
"This is an extremely helpful and information-rich resource for any mental health professional working with children and adolescents. By placing cognitive perspectives and treatment methods within a broader developmental systems perspective, and thus attending to the transactions between the multiple biological, social, and environmental factors that are likely to be implicated in a problem, the editors and contributors give the reader a way of understanding and approaching problems that takes account of the complexities of real life. I highly recommend this text to social work students and practitioners who work in this area."-Sharon Berlin, PhD, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
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1. What Makes for an Effective Treatment?, Reinecke, Dattilio, and Freeman 2. Facilitating Understanding and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Anastopoulos and Gerrard 3. Treatments for Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Pardini and Lochman 4. Recovery Maintenance and Relapse Prevention with Chemically Dependent Adolescents, Patterson and O'Connell 5. Modular Therapy for Adolescents with Major Depression, Curry and Reinecke 6. Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder, Albano 7. Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Franklin, Rynn, Foa, and March 8. Strategies to Modify Low Self-Esteem in Adolescents, Shirk, Burwell, and Harter 9. Treatment of a Sexually Abused Adolescent with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Heflin and Deblinger 10. Treatment of Adolescent Eating Disorders, Bowers, Evans, LeGrange, and Andersen 11. Treatment of Academic Skills Problems, Bradley-Klug and Shapiro 12. Treatment of Family Problems, Epstein and Schlesinger 13. Play Therapy with a Sexually Abused Child, Knell and Ruma 14. Treatment of Adolescents and Young Adults with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome, Beebe and Risi 15. The Quadripartite Model Revisited: Promoting Positive Mental Health in Children and Adolescents, DuBois 16. Personality Disorders among Children and Adolescents: Is It an Unlikely Diagnosis?, Freeman and Rigby
Mark A. Reinecke, PhD, ABPP, is Professor and Chief of the Division of Psychology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 12, 53, and 54), Distinguished Fellow and former president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Reinecke's research and clinical interests include childhood depression and suicide, cognitive and social vulnerability for depression, and cognitive mediation of adjustment to chronic illness. Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, is on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, as well as the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Dattilio has a private practice in clinical and forensic psychology and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is also a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. His clinical and research interests include marital and family therapy, crisis intervention and management, forensic psychology, and the cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders. Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP, is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is past president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and is a Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Freeman's research and clinical interests include marital and family therapy, crisis management, and cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression, anxiety, and personality disorders.
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