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Cloona House have prepared this list of service providers in the area; let us know if there are other services you want listed.
Community Partners
A safe and well resourced centre which is a focal point within an improved Poleglass community area. We deliver counselling here two nights per week.
GP Partners
Clinics & Services provided by one of our referring GPs;
- Smoking Cessation
- Monitoring of chronic medical conditions
- Minor Surgery
- Education Contraception service
- Vaccination and Pneumonia Vaccination
- Access to Allied Health Professional
- Child Health Surveillance
- Flu and Shingles Vaccination (September - March)
- Smears
- Diabetic
- Asthma
One of our largest GP partners, we welcome their endorsement of our mental health services. The surgery operates a range of chronic disease, health screening and health promotion clinics. These clinics are run by both practice and South Eastern Trust staff as well as other, specialist providers. They are designed to educate and support patients in managing their conditions and screen for common health problems.
Services Provided for Patients
- Child Health and Immunisation
- Foreign Travel Immunisation and Advice
- Cervical Smears and Family Planning Advice
- Minor Surgery
- Treatment of Warts and Verrucae
- Asthma and Diabetic Care
- Smoking Cessation
- Mobile Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
- Influenza Vaccine Sessions
- Treatment of Minor injuries
- Warfarin (anticoagulation) clinic
Domestic Sexual Abuse
Domestic abuse can include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Coercive control
- Psychological and/or emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Financial abuse
- Harassment
- Stalking
- Online or digital abuse
Every childhood is worth fighting for.
Health Service
A core funder to the project for 13 years, the SEHSCT mental health and well being hub allows local GPs to direct patients to the counselling services we provide, ensuring appropriate interventions at appropriate times.
The BHSCT mental health and well being hub allows local GPs to refer patients to a triaging panel who may then be referred to our services, or to those of our partners across the city.
Issues affecting Mental Health
Parents using approved Home Childcarers are able to receive support with the costs through the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit. It is a voluntary approval scheme for Childcarers not already registered and inspected by Health & Social Services. NICMA can help you source an appropriate carer for your child.
Helping people cope with over use of alcohol as a coping mechanism
You can apply for a home with the Housing Executive or a housing association by filling in an application form. Our partners in HANI can help you through this process.
Fighting homelessness, you can contact the team on 0800171222. The Simon Community Harm Reduction Team has been in existence since September 2011. There is a team of eight workers based across all Simon Community NI projects. This service is available to clients living in Simon Community NI projects, ex clients in need of support and individuals who come through the Central Access Point (CAP) to enable them to sustain tenancies and manage their lifestyle choices.
The Rainbow Project works to improve the physical, mental & emotional health of gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender people and their families in Northern Ireland.
Family Support
The Commissioner's role is to safeguard and promote the rights and best interests of children and young people.
Parenting NI offer a wide range of services for parents. We are here to support you through any parenting issue you may be experiencing.
Provides free and confidential sexual health advice and contraception to young people.
An online guide on Adult Basic Life Support Algorithm for Healthcare Providers


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"Why do you always look away when I look into your eyes? Are you embarrassed by me or maybe you just don't want me to see the pain in them?" I asked with a sigh of weariness.
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Dr. Ajith Abraham's research and development experience includes over 24 years in the Academia and Industry. He works in a multi-disciplinary environment involving machine (network) intelligence, cyber security, sensor networks, Web intelligence, scheduling, data mining and applied to various real world problems. He has given more than 70 conference plenary lectures/tutorials and invited seminars/lectures in over 100 Universities around the globe. He is an author/co-author of 1000+ publications and some of the works have also won best paper awards at International conferences and also received several citations. Some articles are available in the ScienceDirect Top 25 hottest articles.
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Michal Wozniak is a professor of computer science at the Department of Systems and Computer Networks, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland. He received M.Sc. degree in biomedical engineering from the Wroclaw University of Technology in 1992, and Ph.D. and D.Sc. (habilitation) degrees in computer science in 1996 and 2007, respectively, from the same university. In 2015 he was nominated as the professor by President of Poland. His research focuses on compound classification methods, hybrid artificial intelligence and medical informatics. Prof. Wozniak has published over 260 papers and three books. His recent one Hybrid classifiers: Method of Data, Knowledge, and Data Hybridization was published by Springer in 2014. He has been involved in research projects related to the above-mentioned topics and has been a consultant of several commercial projects for well-known Polish companies and public administration. Prof. Wozniak is a senior member of the IEEE.
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Dr. Toro has been involved in different PhD committees and supervisions and directed or co-directed several Master and bachelor student projects. His academic record includes more than 60 published articles in high impact Journals and conferences. Dr. Toro contributes as reviewer and member of the editorial committee of several conferences and high impact journals. He is also member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Association of ontologies and their application (IAOA).
Dr. Sebastian Rios
Sebastián A. Ríos is Assistant Professor at the Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Chile since (2008). He received the B.E on Industrial Engineering on 2001, the B.E on Computer Science, P.E. on Industrial Engineering on 2003 from the University of Chile, Chile; and the Ph.D. on Knowledge Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan on 2007.
He is the Founder and Director of the Business Intelligence Research Center (CEINE) at the University of Chile since 2012, a collaborative applied research effort between prived companies and the University. His research interests include data mining algorithms in big dataset and its applications to different industry domains (medicine, marketing, management, etc.); he also is interested in generative topic models for text mining in social networks and knowledge representation using semantic web technologies.
Professor Ríos won the 1st place at PAN 2011 – Uncovering Plagiarism, Authorship, and Social Software Misuse worldwide competition and 5th place at the same competition on 2010. He's been part of the organization of several international conferences. He also participated from the edition of several books and proceedings and he is reviewer of several International Journals. He also participated from the creation of at least four start-up companies.


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Having picked the vehicle up in Chiusi we actually did pretty well with the hire car, we stuck to the back roads, avoided the A1 motorway and it was my job to navigate and keep to the correct side of the road. Only one incident where we found the right road sign but it had the arrow going to the wrong direction, bit of a panic and all sorts of things going wrong but no one was hurt and the car not dented!
First stop Pitigliano yet another old hill town with very high walls.
We stayed in an apartment in Orsini Castle, albeit in the servants quarters, the museum is in the main part.
Below is the courtyard view from our kitchen windows.
Next two pics show the road approach to Pitigliano and the tight corners. Some corners were so tight many vehicles had to have two goes to get around but everyone goes slow and is obliging.
We struck two wet days in this town so what to do? Hot pool swim at Terme di Saturnia was in order. These pools are on the side of a hill and formed by thermal water rich in calcium (I imagine much like the Pink and White Terraces of Rotorua used to be).
One night in Bagnioreggio, I thought because Pete wanted to take me to a particular restaurant for my birthday dinner; well yes but he also wanted to get on the restaurant roof to take night photos of Civeta, the hilltop town we visited at the start of the trip where the sides of the hill are falling away. Turns out the ground had fallen away from under the restaurant and it was closed. Our hosts suggested a super alternative in town and I pigged out on truffles, a delicacy of the area, so much so I couldn't cope with desert. I nearly put this shuttle in my suitcase when we left next morning.
Having our own wheels meant we could stop on the side of the road when and where we wanted. Autumn was just peeping in with a little colour.
Wild cyclamen.
And so we reached San Quirico d'Orca and our accommodation in the country. You know you're in the right place when you're greeted by a skeiner at the office door.
Above and below are pics of the Abbieza Antimo. While I waited and waited for the real photographer to get his shot I pledged to travel with a small project, maybe crochet or a spindle and sliver, in my shoulder bag next time for such occasions!
I seem to have forgotten to use my camera from now on. We did go to another hot spa while in this area and spent an afternoon in the pools.
After a week tripping around we returned the car to Chiusi. It always surprised us that the towns ended at the city walls and then it was countryside - no merging of the two.
I felt I was starting the homeward journey from here. From Chiusi we took a bus, 3 trains and another bus to Ostio Lido, our last stop in Italy but Pete couldn't resist so we spent the afternoon at Ostia Antica, ancient Rome's seaport founded around 620 BC.
I have to say it was a wonderful trip but so good to be back on New Zealand soil.


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The promoters of the appearance were Farhath Hussain, a agent from London, and his brother Altaf Hussain, a Chicago-based businessman. The brothers are self-proclaimed admirers and promoters of Bollywood and calm run the Lake County South Asian Entertainment Inc.
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Name: R M JohnsonPen Name: None Genre: Fiction Non-Fiction Audience: Adult; Born: 1968 in Chicago, Illinois
-- Website -- http://www.rmnovels.com
-- R M Johnson on WorldCat -- http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=r+m+johnson
Illinois ConnectionRM was born and raised in Chicago. After graduating from Morgan Park High School in 1986, he enlisted in the United States Army as a radiologic technologist. He spent time stateside and abroad. After an honorable discharge, he started school at Columbia College in Chicago as a film major.
Biographical and Professional InformationRM started his career in the arts as a young scetch artist. RM attended a total of four undergraduate schools and graduated after four years from University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Science. While in college, he had written plays, one of which became the basis for his first novel, The Harris Men, which was published in 1999 by Simon & Schuster. RM published a series of books after that. In 2004, RM enrolled in Chicago State University to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing, which he earned in 2006. He is currently searching for talented writers to publish under his small publishing company, and putting the finishing touches on the much anticipated sequel in The Million Dollar saga, Deceit & Devotion.
Published Works
- Love Frustration: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, 2003
- Dating Games: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, 2004
- The Million Dollar Divorce: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, 2005
- The Harris Men, Simon and Schuster, 2006
- Do You Take This Woman, Simon and Schuster, 2008
- Why Men Fear Marriage: The Surprising Truth Behind Why So Many Men Can't Commit, Karen Hunter Pub., 2009
- The Million Dollar Deception, Simon and Schuster, 2009
- No One In The World (With E. Lynn Harris), Simon and Schuster, 2011
- ''Deciet and Devotion, Simon and Schuster, 2012
Titles At Your Library
Love Frustration: A Novel
ISBN: 0743448731 Simon & Schuster. 2003 Have you ever been frustrated because you are in love with someone you can't have?
Jayson Abrahms wants nothing more than to settle down. Thankfully, in less than a week he will marry Faith Sheppard, the love of his life. But there is one issue -- Jayson's best friend, Asha Mills. Not only is she gorgeous, but Asha and Jayson also used to be lovers. Concerned about Asha's intentions, Faith delivers an ultimatum, forcing Jayson to make the toughest decision of his life: Either Asha goes, or Faith will.
Jayson cannot bring himself to end the friendship. When he lies to Faith and tells her Asha is out of the picture, he never expects Faith to learn his secret, but when she does, she decides to get even. Jayson, still believing that things are as they should be, plans to meet Faith at a hotel room for her surprise party. Instead, it is Jayson who receives a horrible shock. He soon learns that not just Faith has been harboring secrets Asha turns out to be a very different woman from the one he fell in love with years ago.
Sexy and real, Love Frustration candidly confronts what happens when people have what they don't want and love what they can't have.
Dating Games: A Novel
ISBN: 074346480X Simon & Schuster. 2004 Though both gorgeous, the two Rodgers sisters couldn't be more different. Hennesey, a brilliant straight-A student, is soon off to college on a full scholarship. She's in a strong relationship with Rafe, a recently released convict who's trying to turn his life around after being unjustly jailed. He took a drug rap for his old friend Smoke, who has since become the most ruthless drug dealer in Chicago. Rafe wants nothing more to do with his old friends -- especially when he falls for Hennesey.
On the other hand, Alizé is perfectly comfortable relying on her undeniable sex appeal to get what she wants. When Livvy, the girls' mother, announces that they have to move out of her apartment because she is getting a smaller place to save up money and go back to school, Alizé panics as she is in desperate need of some money of her own. She and her girlfriends come up with an outrageous plan to score some fast cash -- persuading the men with fat pockets they meet at clubs to take the girls to a hotel and then drugging them and making off with their wallets and jewelry. Unfortunately for Alizé, one of their first victims is none other than Smoke, Rafe's old buddy. Once robbed, he's bent on revenge -- and the violent chain of events that follow will change the Rodgers family forever.
The Million Dollar Divorce: A Novel
ISBN: 0743258177 Simon & Schuster. 2005 RM Johnson, the Essence bestselling author of Dating Games and The Harris Family, delivers an absorbing and provocative new novel about the lowdown schemes and broken dreams that follow a fractured marriage.
Successful business entrepreneur Nate Kenny is thrilled to marry the beautiful and intelligent Monica, chiefly because it means he can at last fulfill his lifelong dream of having a family. While he isn't happy about it, he agrees with Monica to wait three years before trying for pregnancy. Once those three years are up and the couple discovers that she is unable to bear children, any love he once felt for Monica is gone, and Nate wants out of the marriage. But heâs worried about losing half of his sixty-million-dollar fortune in a divorce settlement. Desperate for an out, he searches for a way to exploit the infidelity clause in the coupleâs prenuptial agreement.
Enter Lewis Waters. With his baby's mother addicted to drugs, Lewis is already seriously down on his luck when he accidentally smashes his car into Nateâs Bentley. Without auto insurance or any way to pay for the repairs, Lewis is at the end of his financial rope. But the scheming Nate sees another way for the attractive young man to repay his debt: as sexual bait for Monica. And so Nate sets up Lewis with all of the accessories he believes Lewis will need to earn Monica's love, or at the very least, her lust: a big house, a fancy car, expensive clothes, and a full bank account. But as is often the case when it comes to matters of the heart, things donât unfold according to plan. When Monica falls hard for Lewis, Nate panicsâwas protecting his fortune more important than trying to save his marriage? As he finds himself overwhelmed by second thoughts, Nate is willing to do anything to get Monica back.
An inspired fusion of realism and romance, The Million Dollar Divorce is an unpredictable caper of lust, betrayal, and family ties.
The Harris Men
ISBN: 0743482441 Simon & Schuster. 2003 In a debut novel that incorporates his own personal family history, an author writes compassionately about Julius Harris, a fifty-five-year-old man recently diagnosed with cancer, who is determined to make amends for his past mistakes. 20,000 first printing.
Do You Take This Woman?: A Novel
ISBN: 0743285204 Simon & Schuster. 2008 RM Johnson, the Essence bestselling author of Dating Games and The Million Dollar Divorce, once again creates a riveting and enthralling novel that explores the bond between two childhood friends when they both fall in love with the same woman.
Pete and Wayne grew up side by side and have lived their entire lives as best friends -- as brothers. And as brothers, they have always been rivals when it came to women. The fateful night when Carla walks into the bar where Pete and Wayne are having drinks brings Wayne his customary luck with the ladies, and soon enough, Wayne and Carla are engaged. But Wayne's need for one last conquest tempts him into bed with another woman, and the ensuing guilt leads him to confide in his best friend -- a mistake that will haunt the three of them forever.
Jealous of his friend's relationship, Pete tells Carla of Wayne's infidelity and provides more than just a friendly shoulder to cry on. As a result, Carla leaves Wayne and further breaks his heart by accepting Pete's marriage proposal only one year later. Just when old friends seem to be settling down with their choices, old feelings surreptitiously sneak to the surface, and a rift between husband and wife leads Pete astray and drives Carla into the most familiar arms she can find. Finally, guilt, lust, and redemption come together in a heartbreaking and tragic love triangle, and Pete, Wayne, and Carla are forced to face the consequences of decisions that may end up being their last.
Do You Take This Woman? is a sexy blend of friendship and romance that will take you on a startlingly real and emotional roller-coaster ride of betrayal, sex, lies, and ultimately, love.
Why Men Fear Marriage: The Surprising Truth Behind Why So Many Men Can't Commit
ISBN: 1439101493 Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing. 2009 Offers insight into the myriad issues influencing commitment fears for men, counseling women on why men cling to bachelorhood, how to discern a man's actual interest in marriage, and how to understand the ways men perceive various situations.
The Million Dollar Deception: A Novel
ISBN: 1416540415 Simon & Schuster. 2009 Now in paperback, the sequel to the #1 Essence bestselling authorâs sensational The Million Dollar Divorceâa novel that takes the surprises and sensuality of the first book to new heights.
⢠Bestselling author: RM Johnsonâs The Harris Family was a #1 Essence bestseller. The Million Dollar Divorce, which launched this series with a bang, is a favorite amongst the authorâs loyalâand growingâfan base.
⢠Universal appeal: Like its exciting predecessor, The Million Dollar Deception appeals to women with its brilliantly unpredictable plotting. It also hooks men with the brotherhood angle that garnered so much praise with Johnsonâs last novel, Do You Take This Woman?
⢠Enthralling story: An emotionally complex novel about desire, commitment, and excruciating choices, The Million Dollar Deception is about Monica Kenny, whose love life has become a confusing labyrinth of doubts. Lewis Waters, the younger man who may or may not be right for Monica, will do anything to hold on to her. And Nate Kenny, Monicaâs unscrupulous ex-husband, realizes now how foolish it had been to give her up a year agoâand is about to plot the destruction of Lewis Waters to get her back.
No One in the World: A Novel
ISBN: 1439178097 Simon & Schuster. 2011 E. Lynn Harris and RM Johnsonâ two powerful voices of a generationâunite with an insightful and emotional project that tackles themes of family, loyalty and identity.
The untimely passing of the beloved New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has left fans pining for more. With this collaboration, fans are given the book theyâve been clamoring to readâand the book that Harris and Essence bestselling author RM Johnson long wanted to write.
Cobi Winslow, a handsome, well-educated district attorney, knows nothing about the life of his estranged twin brother, Eric Reed, a career criminal raised in the foster care system. Following their parentsâ death, Cobi searches for and finds his brother, hoping to regain lost years.
Meanwhile, Cobi navigates the pressures of society as he lives life in the closet. The stress comes to a head when he learns that in order to inherit the wealth of his fatherâs estate and save the struggling family business, he must marry a woman before he turns thirty-five. The task becomes more convoluted when Cobiâs sister proposes to pay Austen Greer, a once-successful and wealthy businesswoman who lost everything in the recession, to be Cobiâs wife.
Eric discovers Cobi is gay and promises to keep it a secret. Instead, he entrusts the information to his former prison cellmate, Blac, who endears himself to Cobi in hopes of securing a $150,000 loan from him to pay back a debt racked up by cocaine sales. As the clock runs down both on Blacâs efforts to pay his deadly creditor and on Cobiâs attempts to save the family company, rash moves are executed, family and friendship bonds are tested, and life-altering sacrifices are made.
Deceit and Devotion
ISBN: 1439180571 Simon & Schuster. 2012 Essence bestselling author RM Johnson returns with the hotly anticipated follow-up to Million Dollar Demise.
This electrifying novel features the Million Dollar characters fans have grown to love coming face-to-face with members of the Harris family, the unforgettable characters of Johnsonâs other bestselling series. Itâs his most dramaticâand passionateâinstallment yet.
When Nate Kenny convinces Daphanie Coleman to sign over custody of her newborn baby to the father, his ex-wife Monica vows to help the young woman. But Monica is still recovering from a gunshot to the head that put her in a coma. Daphanie hires Austin Harris to help win her baby back, but divorced and lonely, Austin falls for Monica and tries to pull her into a relationshipâone she is reluctant to start.
Meanwhile, Caleb Harris, Austinâs brother, must pay back a loan shark to save his family from home eviction. But debt isnât his only problemâhis son has fallen deeper and deeper into crime. And as Daphanie struggles to win back her child, she must decide whether or not she will live by the rules of a man she despises in order to stay in her childâs life.
Deceit and Devotion is a gripping story of passion and revenge, and a tapestry of family, love and loyalty that must not be missed.


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Today, The Gleaner celebrates its founding, 180 years ago, by brothers Joshua and Jacob deCordova, on September 13, 1834.
Few businesses can boast 180 years of existence and even fewer newspapers have enjoyed such longevity. There is something magical about peeling back the layers of our own history, understating fully that we owe our longevity to the men and women who have produced The Gleaner, and to the readers and advertisers who continue to rely on it.
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I came across this very interesting post at the Post Punk Kitchen.
Thanksgiving Dinner in an Hour. I'm not sure it's about the Need to make it that quickly, maybe more that if you can and your family would be happy with it, then why not? I will say the Chickpea Cutlet recipe is delicious!
However, there is no dessert mentioned, so for a much quicker than pie option – try my apple crisp recipe. 😉
Adding the apple crisp in will bump your time up a bit, but it's worth it, right?
I would assemble it about the same time you're getting the potatoes in to cook. Then, when you pull the broccoli out, lower the oven temperature and let the apple crisp cook while you eat your meal.
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People who drink decaf will also benefit from their daily consumption as caffeine alone is not responsible for most of the health benefits.
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Small businesses urge Governor Brown to Veto AB 168 (Eggman)
National Federation of Independent Business/California
Contact: Shawn Lewis (916) 342-9315; [email protected]
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NFIB Reacts to Assembly Prohibiting Salary History Inquiries
Small businesses urge Governor Brown to Veto AB 168 (Eggman)
SACRAMENTO, Calif., September 14, 2017 – Following the California State Assembly passing Assembly Bill 168 (Eggman) today, NFIB California State Executive Director Tom Scott issued the following statement on behalf of our 22,000 small business members:
"We are deeply concerned with the passage of AB 168 and are urging Governor Jerry Brown to veto this bill as it exposes all employers to unnecessary litigation, creates hurdles in the hiring process, and seeks to tackle an issue already addressed by existing law.
"California has taken great strides in attempting to level wage disparities, particularly when it comes to gender pay inequalities. However, AB 168 does nothing to resolve concerns, while it only puts new restrictions on small business owners who may have legitimate reasons for inquiring about an applicant's pay history. Research shows us that those who work at a small business tend to stay there longer than employees of a large corporation, for a variety of reasons. Therefore, when a small business owner must fill a job vacancy, they likely are unaware of current market wages. Asking an applicant about their salary history allows the small business to remain competitive and empowers the applicant to leverage current market wages.
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The Necessity of Pursuit
The Necessity of Pursuit
By Tony DeLorger © 2011
Pursuit is the consequence of dreams, the driving force of forward movement. Without that ability to envisage a willed outcome, we would remain at rest. Life is a process of thought to outcome, always in flux, evolving, each step a progression. Without dreams our world would be like a sleepless dark observation, watching life go by under the gaze of decaying time.
Dreams are one of the most important aspects of understanding our existence, grasping the essence of our part in this infinite cycle of life. I'm not simply referring to the dreams experienced in sleep but our capacity to project our will and imagination into the realm of possibility.
From our need to sustain our daily lives to planning a career, to imagining an overseas holiday, to losing a few pounds at the gym; all these wishes only come to fruition because of our ability to imagine them. Imagination is often passed over as simply an aspect of human thought, but in fact it is the key to how we think and what follows in our lives as a result.
First we imagine or dream about what we want and then aim for, consciously or unconsciously, that outcome. Pursuit is the motivation of life. As human beings we are gifted with the capacity to reason, make choices and to guide our lives. Animals pursue out of need and survival alone, instinct upholding their pursuit of maintaining life.
The complexity we often create in our lives is a result of contradictory thinking, knee-jerk responses and fears created by the memories of experience. Rather than learn and move on instinctively like most animals, we intensify our fears and experiences to oversimplification and misunderstanding. These biases then change into stumbling blocks that inhibit our pursuits in marked ways.
Fears are the limits of our pursuits, often discounting our ability of perceived success. This is how we dismantle our dreams, by losing faith in ourselves. Then, as a result, we adapt or downgrade our pursuits thus limiting the possibilities in our lives. Our thinking can become stifled and we never pursue what we want for fear of failure or exposure or indecision. Confusion reigns and we become stagnant.
The act of dreaming is profoundly important to our happiness and well-being. Life is like a flower that unfolds further with our every dream and pursuit. Each step forward offers the discovery of ever more options, opportunities and likely pursuits, each one even more fantastic more worth the effort of the dream.
The more fertile our imaginations the greater the scope of our dream and the more possibilities can be seen and therefore followed. The limits we place on our dreams are by our own hands, and are not real. There are no limits, just the power of imagination, the pursuit of dreams and living the outcomes. So, sweet dreams.


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Friday, February 25, 2011
Eyes Front! Part One
My left eye is a "lazy eye." I've always hated that term. It implies that the eye could do better but won't. That's not the case of course. Amblyopia, the official medical name for the condition, must be treated in early childhood. Mine was not and so my eye turns inward at times and doesn't work well with the other eye. It is also has low vision and is misaligned.
So, I chose to have that eye operated on first. I collected all my prescription eye drops on Wednesday. There are three kinds and a detailed list of instructions. My surgeon has done a lot of this work and his office gave me a four colour page in large print that makes it easy to see what to use and when. There are also 10 Tylenol 2's. Wheee! Even one of those gives me very wild dreams, but I have no objection to that. I do object to receiving the meds in a child-proof bottle because I'll have a heck of a time opening it, if I need to.
I'm glad my surgeon is experienced and familiar with all the latest technology. He's not green and he's not grey so he's just right, I hope.
I've read a fair bit about what one is supposed to do and not do after the surgery, but have yet to receive the surgeon's instructions. Apparently, I'll get those immediately after the surgery. And I'll be seeing him the next day, although I don't have an appointment time yet.
I'm trying hard not to think too much about the fact they won't be using a general anesthetic. I'd rather be asleep, but will have to be awake but "relaxed." I haven't been told what they'll give me to achieve a relaxed state. I vote for a heavy duty drug.
After the surgery, I'm supposed to have someone with me until the next morning. The Viking has volunteered.
I suspect I'll have to limit my computer use for a while but don't know for sure.
I'll post Part Two sometime after the first surgery. I'm looking forward to a more vivid spring.
Til next time.
8 comments:
- Lori Hahnel said...
You have my best wishes for your surgery, Diane. I'll be thinking of you. And I'm sure you're looking forward to the improvement after you recover!
- 5:52 pm
- Casi said...
Best wishes for your surgery, enjoy your pills.
It's got to be even scarier than my tonsil surgery a few months ago.
I'll certainly have to think of you when you go in for surgery.
- 7:12 pm
- T. Crosby said...
No worries, be over before you have time to stress. Promise. :)
Hugs, good luck, and let us know how it goes. :)
- 9:21 pm
- Falcata Times said...
Best of luck with the surgery and thanks for cheering me up, I'm only four years away from the lowest age :(
- 7:25 am
- Susan said...
I was wondering what kind of procedure you were having that would only take 10 minutes.
I'm like you and would like a general anesthetic while they work on one's eyes. I hope you'll get the heavy duty drug you require in order to relax.
I'm sure all will go well, since you have such an experienced surgeon. Do keep us posted and enjoy your new and improved vision :)
- 10:14 am
- livyparker said...
Diane - it will go just fine.
I've had Lasik eye surgery done twice (although not for cataracts) and it's not as bad as it seems.
It's weird, for sure, but over with so quickly... And remember, you can ask for drugs!
Good luck :)
- 11:22 am
- Heidi said...
I hope all goes well with the surgeries and the recovery.
- 10:14 am
- Julie said...
Good luck!! I'm sure everything will turn out great :)
- 1:28 pm


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Just who is Bossy Bear? Bossy Bear is a character created by the creator of Ugly Dolls, David Horvath. The Bossy Bear series isn't as popular as I think it should be. My students love him and his friend turtle. Although he isn't the best role model to show good manners, he's a great example to show what NOT to do, unless you want to lose friends. My students love Bossy Bear because of how he behaves. He's a pretty crummy friend. He tells you what to do, he wants you to give him everything, he's impatient, and everything needs to be done his way. At some point, his friends get tired of giving into his demands and stop being friends with his bossy behind. He eventually becomes very lonely until a turtle comes with a balloon. He resorts back to his bossy ways and demands Turtle to give him the balloon. Turtle puts up with it and becomes his friend.
In Just Like Bossy Bear, Turtle has picked up a few bad traits from Bossy Bear. Bossy Bear realizes how bad this is and decides he needs to do something to change Turtle before he ends up completely like Bossy Bear. Bossy Bear sees the error in his ways and becomes a good role model. But will this new change influence his friend to become good as well? Buy the books!
It's one of those books that is instantly adored by readers. It's a real shame it isn't as well known as I think it should be. Bossy Bear and Just Like Bossy Bear are also extremely hard to find. I purchased Bossy Bear at a used bookstore and Just Like Bossy Bear through Amazon marketplace. I would love to get my hands on the Bossy Bear vinyl toys but they are very expensive. I'll stick to making my own Bossy Bear and Turtle out of cardboard and paper.
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I've considered walking around with floor dusters strapped to my feet and a Windex bottle taped to my hand just to maximize all available cleaning time.
We've been lucky and there has been a lot of interest in the house already. Showings lead to a false sense of optimism for me. Before them I feel so hopefully that wiping out all the window ledges will lead to an offer and despite our cat digging her claws into my neck as we drive away that everything is worth it. During showings a millions thoughts swarm my head as I wonder what the potential buyers are thinking about our house. Do they like it? Are they hating the living room color as much as me? Did they even show up? Afterwards I feel so dejected when there isn't an offer sitting on the kitchen table.
After reading this I'm sure all other home sellers are shaking there heads at me. It is just a house. And I'm not the first person in history to put one up for sale. Don't worry dear readers, soon I'll stop being optimistic about showings and become jaded and bitter about this whole process.


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Latitude: 54.1606 / 54°9'38"N
Longitude: -2.8262 / 2°49'34"W
OS Eastings: 346148
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Entry Name: Tower House
Listing Date: 2 May 1968
Last Amended: 7 November 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
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English Heritage Legacy ID: 181953
Location: Silverdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA5
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday supported Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's efforts towards creating an atmosphere for learning Kannada">Kannada and making it compulsory in primary schools.
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In Triple 9, a crew of dirty cops is blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, triggering a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge.
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Happiness at work. Do you feel happy at work? Do you think about your happiness levels regularly enough? Awareness of your happiness in the workplace has become increasingly important and you might be surprised to find that businesses are investing more and more in their employees happiness on a day to day basis, as it affects not just the individual, but the business, and most importantly whether you're happy or not goes on to impact your home and personal life. Sounds logical that that might be the case right? In fact we've been living in a society which doesn't put enough emphasis on the individual's happiness levels for far too long, but it's all looking set to change
Jessica Pryce-Jones has written a fantastic book called "Happiness at Work: Maximising your Psychological Capital for Success". In an interview with Jessica, she details what it means to be happy at work and how you can maximise your own happiness levels. What we found interesting was the discovery that it's about your mindset and that you have a choice in all situations at work and you must decide what you want and how you want to get it – giving you more power than you think. Sounds great doesn't it?
By giving you back your power and learning that you have control of your thoughts and your environment we want to help you find your own happiness at work. We all know that thinking positively changes your attitude and energy, yet it can be tricky at times, especially when you're in a state of conflict. Positive thoughts come from hope, courage, and optimism. By connecting with these thoughts you will more likely be engaged and satisfied.
And we know, it's all very well thinking positively, but what if your surroundings and work colleagues aren't positive and happy? Shouldn't your employer make efforts to practically help you find this happiness? The answer is categorically yes. Perhaps your boss already asks your what makes you happy, or what do you really enjoy doing, or what has helped you build your confidence in your role? Or perhaps you're waiting for this to happen. Communication is key, in every office and in every relationship, so if you want to action your own happiness why not talk to your boss and come up with a plan on how to build your happiness levels? No-one would ever say no to helping their employees, and you, as the PA/EA are so integral to your boss's working (and dare we say it, personal) life, that your happiness should be at the top of their list.
Jessica talks about the 5 C's in finding happiness at work. By identifying with these you can see where you have strengths and weaknesses, and then in turn you can address what needs the most focus, therefore increasing your chance of greater happiness. The five C's consist of "contribution, conviction, culture, commitment and confidence. These are underpinned by pride, trust and recognition and at the heart of the model is achieving potential." Can you identify with these and which you want to work on?
The most important learnings from the book are that listening is the key component to happiness. Feeling heard and listened to are absolutely key, as are listening to others. It's not as easy as you'd think, however next time you're in a meeting, or in a conversation with a colleague, really try and listen and connect to that person and see if you gain anything in return. Connecting with one another helps to develop and deepen relationships, which in turn contributes to happiness levels and the feeling of being recognised for your worth.
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I arrived Mumbai on Friday. It's too early to make conclusions, but so far here are 5 quick random impressions about this historic city.
- Mumbai is hotter than Bangalore. For the first time in a long while, I saw water come out of my skin – sweat. Oh no!
- As Mumbai is an historic city, some of the buildings look very old and "ugly", unlike the new high rise buildings Bangalore boasts of 🙂
- So far, I rate Bangalorians higher in terms of being able to communicate in English. I've found it harder to communicate with the localites (taxi drivers, attendants etc) here in plain English compared to Bangalore.
- I've had to walk several miles to be able to locate good restaurants (I mean, the kind of restaurants I can eat in). Compared to Bangalore when I'm spoilt for choice.
- Quite a few things are cheaper in Mumbai than Bangalore. For instance, the minimum taxi fare in Mumbai is 21 ruppes while 25 rupees will only get you an auto-rickshaw in Bangalore.
- Friendly people everywhere. They greet you with a smile and are always willing to help with anything.
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An apprentice has bounced back from a brush with death to scoop a top award.
Darlington College of Technology student Ben Alderson, 21, has won the Best City and Guilds Welding and Fabrication Award.
But his achievement is more remarkable as his studies were interrupted by a serious car crash that almost cost him his life.
Ben swerved his car to avoid a bike and crashed through a hedge and a wall before hitting a tree. His head injuries were so severe he was not expected to survive.
But a month after the accident he left hospital, went back to college and got a distinction in his exams.
Darlington College engineering tutor Paul Brennan paid tribute to Ben's hard work.
He said: "He is an excellent student and this latest prize is one of a string of personal triumphs he has achieved.
Ben works for Hathaway Roofing, Bishop Auckland.
He was presented with a certificate and £25 cheque at the annual dinner of the Teesside branch of the Welding and Joining Society in Stockton.
Ben, of Bolam, near Darlington, said: "I was really pleased to win from all the students in the Tees Valley."
Young people searching for a career in the process industry still have time to join a training scheme.
TTE Management and Technical Training and the Teesside Chemical Initiative is looking for people to take part in the four year Tees Valley production technician advanced apprenticeship.
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The 41-year-old No Doubt rocker left the salon with bright red nails.
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text: Hello ladies and gents, I am in need of a second opinion. So someone brought me a PC, a manufacturer branded PC that is, and when I started it up, well the obvious black screen, computer doesn't boot up. So now I did the regular troubleshooting. It may happen that corrupted ram _may_ hang the boot process, so i tried that. Removed the ram in the machine, put ram that I knew is functional, put it in either ram slot, no dice. It happens also that a burnt integrated video card might be the problem. Put a PCI videocard that I know is function, no dice. I went on to the power supply, as this is very common. Switch it up with a known working one, no dice. Now i'm left with the Motherboard and the CPU. I am pretty sure that it's the motherboard the problem but I want to be 100% sure. Is the only way to know is to remove the processor and put it in another machine? Is there any quick way to know if the processor is at fault? Thanks!


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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Interesting Article
Ten Things Americans don't know about America
This pretty much covers why I didn't post anything for the 4th (Independence Day). I'm not exactly what you would call a patriot. I feel that America think a lot more highly of itself than it should, and that blind patriotism itself is what starts war. Not to mention the vapid consumerism with which even our most 'patriotic' holiday is celebrated (which inspired a rather cynical poem of mine by the way) that generally makes me nauseous.
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Dan Zukovic's "DARK ARC", a bizarre gothic modern noir dark comedy called "Absolutely brilliant...truly and completely different..." in Film Threat, was recently released on DVD through Vanguard Cinema(http://www.vanguardcinema.com/darkarc/darkarc.htm), and is currentlyReplyDelete
debuting on Cable Video On Demand. The film had it's World Premiere at the Montreal Festival, and it's US Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival. Featuring Sarah Strange ("White Noise"), Kurt Max Runte ("X-Men", "Battlestar Gallactica",) and Dan Zukovic (director and star of the cult comedy "The Last Big Thing"). Featuring the glam/punk tunes "Dark Fruition", "Ire and Angst" and "F.ByronFitzBaudelaire", and a dark orchestral score by Neil Burnett.
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"Sarah Strange is as decadent as Angelina Jolie thinks she is...Don't see this movie sober!" Metroactive Movies
"Equal parts film noir intrigue, pop culture send-up, brain teaser and visual feast. " American Cinematheque
Sorry Sarah, but the link doesn't seem to be working, at least not on this computer.ReplyDeleteReplies
I was having trouble with it earlier too, it seems like the site might be having problems. It came back for a little while, so check back later and see what happens. Sorry.Delete
Much better! The link worked this time. It was a good article and I can't say that I disagree.ReplyDelete


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Late last fall, Boulder's famous Foundry Group opened up its much-anticipated AngelList syndicate, FG Angels, as one of the first to jump in and try out the AngelList syndicate process. Since it is a new process, the guidelines started off fuzzy for both investors and companies. In FG Angels' case, Portland-based OnTheGo agreed to be the "test subjects" and ended up raising $330,000 as the syndicate's first investment.
According to their AngelList page, FG Angels is expected to make 50 syndicate investments each year, at at least a $50,000 committment each. So far they have been keeping up that pace, with roughly 10 investments closed via the syndicate as of now, with an average of over $300,000 each (for companies that disclosed the amount).
Although FG Angels is made up of investors across the nation, Foundry Group has stayed true to its Colorado roots with 40 percent of its investments going to Colorado companies. Silicon Valley is still a big player for investments as always with about 40 percent of FG Angels-backed companies hailing from San Francisco.
The companies that FG Angels has funded range from Boulder-based Uvize (a software platform for veterans) to Boston-based Drync (an e-commerce app for wine lovers). Here is a look into five of the companies funded by FG Angels so far - and what advice they can offer to those looking to do it next...
What they do: ArtTwo50 is the first mobile-only e-commerce art platform that lets users see original artwork hanging on their walls before buying it.
Headquarters: San Francisco
FG Angels invested: $285,000 in February
Previous funding: $145,000 in late 2012
What they are up to now: Two new hires, a rebrand, two new product launches to compliment their iPad app: "This is the biggest month since we've launched," Ethan Appleby, CEO and founder, said.
What they have to say about the syndicate process: "The biggest lesson learned for was understanding the 99-member limit of an LLC (how the funds are set up). So the syndicate may be worth about $500,000 and you get commitments of about $450,000. So we thought we would get the entire $450,000, but thats not the case because the commitments come from about 250 people and the 99-rule only lets you take 99 investors - with some exceptions (accredited investors aka people worth $5 million or more don't count). Because it's kind of first-come, first-served, you don't know if the 99 you'll get will be those who invested $25,000 or $1,000."
Advice for other entrepreneurs using AngelList syndicates: "Set expectations. Also get the list of investors and push hard on those who have 'committed' the most, but not yet signed the docs."
What they do: Their device called "Iro" is a smart irrigation controller that is powered by intelligent cloud-based software and is controlled via an app or web dashboard.
Headquarters: Denver
Previous funding: $350,000 in seed investment before FG Angels announced an investment in April
What they are up to now: "We are heads-down getting ready to ship product at the beginning of May," co-founder Matt Reisman said. "We are really excited about the launch, we've spent over a year and a half working toward that moment."
Their advice for others working through the syndicate process: "The AngelList process was incredibly easy. I'd say the best advice I'd have is to spend time ensuring that you get good content on your page and be prepared to answer tough questions that will come your way. The timelines for when things happen isn't set in stone as is anything with fundraising. I was actually very surprised how fast a lot of things happened. The AngelList team was very helpful and responsive in the process."
What they do: OnTheGo software platform make smart glasses easier to use and the applications on them more powerful.
Headquarters: Portland
Funding status: They've raised over $1.6 million since September 2013, $330,000 of which came from FG Angels (which was the syndicate's first investment).
How they came to be FG Angels' first investment: "We met Foundry through one of their portfolio companies in Portland," Ryan Fink, CEO and founder, said. "We were the first company to go through the syndicate process, so I think our use case is pretty unique. They worked through a lot of the legalities of investing in a company through the AngelList syndicate process and we were happily the test subjects."
Advice to others about the syndicate process: "Have other investors lined up outside of AngelList and use the AngelList process to help propel momentum for raising money."
What they're working on now: They are planning on launching a new interface for smart glasses called Ari (Augmented Reality Interface) to the public in September with some major partners.
What they do: RABBL is a social booking platform for live music.
Headquarters: San Francisco
What FG Angels invested: nearly $340,000 in March
What they are doing with the funds: "We're already working with our first signed artist this month (Warner Bros) and will be working with our first festival as well," Wade Lagrone, CEO and co-founder, said. "On the technology side, we've almost got a major feature ready for fans that will connect them even more directly to the ability to tell their favorite bands where to play."
How the AngelList process treated them: "The AngelList syndicate process is great and there are some terrific people helping you through it."
Advice to others looking to raise via an AngelList syndicate: "On our end, we sometimes found some of the numbers confusing. AngelList often states a commitment number as to your raise, but it's important to remember that that number is really a theoretical number, and not to get distracted by it. As it turned out, our partner at Foundry Group, Ryan McIntyre, estimated our raise nearly to the dollar."
What they do: Prompt.ly is the only mobile-first, scheduling, promotion and payment platform for "soloprenuers."
Headquarters: San Francisco
Funding status: They raised $1.5 million in November, $325,000 of it coming from FG Angels.
What they say about AngelList syndicates: "The biggest lesson is be prepared," CEO and co-founder Richard Titus said. "Have all your materials, your video and your content created before going live on AngelList. It's also nice if you can have a friendly journalist do an article right around the time you go live, referencing your profile."
What they are up to now: They are working to get launch their public beta at the end of May (private beta went live in December).


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Grocery suppliers are facing serious financial difficulties following a stand-off between suppliers and UK supermarket chains over who should shoulder the burden of the falling pound, new research indicates.
A study by insolvency firm Begbies Traynor found that 5,986 food suppliers were showing signs of 'significant' financial distress in the final quarter of 2016, a 13% increase on the 5,312 suppliers struggling in the same period in 2015. The supermarket chains were, by contrast, showing signs of financial stability with a 1% decrease in 'significant' financial distress over the last 12 months in light of strong retail sales.
The research comes as supermarkets and suppliers continue to negotiate contracts, many of which expire at the end of January. Suppliers aim to pass price increases seen as a result of the rising pound onto. Supermarkets themselves have warned suppliers to absorb the price increases brought about by sterling's demise.
In 2016, British high-street retailer Tesco and Unilever, one of its biggest suppliers, were embroiled in a very pubic row after the supplier proposed a price increase of 10%.
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