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Coast man arrested over stabbing at elite private school
A SUNSHINE Coast man wanted in relation to the stabbing of a security guard at an elite Brisbane girls' school has been arrested.
Khia Gribben, 25, from Landsborough was arrested this afternoon after guard Darren Strigning was repeatedly stabbed at Somerville House in the early hours of yesterday.
Mr Stribning is recovering in hospital today after successful surgery following the attack.
EARLIER: POLICE have released the identity of a man they want to talk to after a security guard was repeatedly stabbed at an elite Brisbane school this morning.
Guard Darren Stribning, 51, was stabbed five times in the abdomen and arm during the attack at Somerville House, at South Brisbane, which happened about 5.30am.
He was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Police want to talk to Khia Gribben, 25, who was seen boarding a train at South Brisbane for Albion, in Brisbane's north, shortly after the attack. At Albion, police said he got into a taxi.
Gribben was last seen at a bus stop outside Lutwyche City shopping centre on Gympie Road just after 6am.
Police said he is known to officers.
"It is concerning that (the attacker) is still at large," Detective Inspector Tony Geary said this afternoon.
"But we are confident, very confident, that we will find him."
Police are yet to find the weapon used to attack the security guard.
The guard has knife wounds to his lower and upper abdomen and his sides, the ambulance service said.
lice said he was also stabbed in the arms and while his injuries are significant, they are not life threatening.
It is understood Mr Stribning has since undergone surgery and is recovering in hospital.
"Great news all. Darren is out of recovery and doing well. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and good wishes," his wife Paula said.
Detectives were today scouring the grounds of the exclusive school and appeared focused on a balcony on an upper level of one building. Multiple police units were also searching surrounding streets for the attacker, who fled on foot.
Detective Inspector Tony Geary said investigations were continuing and the man could have jumped on a train to flee the area.
It is understood he's still likely to be armed and will be covered in blood from the attack.
Police say the public should not approach the man.
Police remained on scene at the exclusive school at noon, as investigators review CCTV footage in a bid to identify the offender.
Somerville House communications director Sarah Dreaver said the school had an extensive surveillance system comprised of "hundreds of cameras".
"Hopefully that's going to provide (police) with some assistance in terms of tracking down the offender," she said.
Ms Dreaver said the school was kept open on the advice of police but parents had been kept informed since 7am and students were being offered support.
"We consider it to be a really unfortunate, random incident."
The guard has been taken to Brisbane's Princess Alexandra hospital in a stable condition, the ambulance service says.
"He was stabbed on the grounds of the school. It looks like he's disturbed an intruder. He was stabbed multiple times," a police spokeswoman said.
"The offender fled. Multiple police units are hunting for him."
Initial reports suggest the guard was nearing the end of his shift when he noticed someone trying to break into the school's performing arts complex. The intruder rushed at him and started stabbing when he was challenged.
Ms Dreaver said the guard was a much-loved man.
"The school's rallying behind him and his family as we do in the Somerville way," she said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the security guard and his family at this time."
Somerville House was established in 1899 and is a day and boarding school for girls from Prep to Year 12. It's also a co-educational school for pre-prep girls and boys.
Comment has been sought from the hospital.


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The battle was over. Loki was defeated.
The Avengers made their way to the New York mansion that Tony Stark had set aside for use as their headquarters. A feeling of exhilaration was shared by all of them. Thor, of course, felt the pride in earning a noble victory over a mighty foe. Iron Man was already making plans for the next series of upgrades he would implement in his armor. The Hulk just wanted to kick some ass and get something to eat. Ant-Man couldnt believe that he had finally reached the big leagues! Fighting alongside Thor & Iron Man! The Hulk! How much bigger does it get? As for the Wasp, she wanted to get a shower and fix her hair. All that fighting had gotten her so sweaty!
"You boys may not mind, but I simply have to get cleaned up! Can you imagine a picture of me looking like this ended up on the front page of the tabloids?" She brushed aside a strand of sweaty hair from her face and sniffed. "Im all stinky! Iron Man, wheres the bathroom? Ive got to get out of these nasty things!"
"Down the hall, last door on the right." Iron Man chuckled. To be honest, he was smelling kind of nasty himself. Being stuck in a tin can while you battled for your life wasnt the most pleasant way to spend your day. He made a mental note to himself: add some sort of ventilation system in the next model.
As the Wasp made her way to the bathroom, her teammates settled into the mansion, admiring the exquisite design and furnishings their new headquarters contained.
"Truly, this be a home worthy of man or god," Thor stated. "We owe this Anthony Stark a debt of thanks."
"Its the least I... the least he could do, Thor." Iron Man smiled beneath his armored faceplate. Especially since I am Tony Stark, he thought. "He sees this team as the front line in the defense of humanity."
Ant-Man leaned back in his chair. "Well, I for one cant wait to set up my lab and get to work. Ive got some ideas on how to make myself and Jan more valuable players."
"Ill see to it that you get everything you need, Hank." Iron Man replied. "Just make a list of all the equipment and Ill pass it along to Mister Stark."
"Bah! All this talkin about equipment! Just point me in the direction of the bad guys, and get outta my way!" The Hulk had been in the kitchen, but he returned now with enough food to feed a small elephant. "All I need is some grub and a place to eat it!"
Thor and Iron Man exchanged a glance. This could develop into a problem, Iron Man thought. The Hulk is a powerful ally; arguably as powerful as Thor himself. But it wouldnt take much to set him off. Then wed be in serious trouble.
Oblivious to the tension around him, Hank Pym pondered what new revolutionary advances he would make in the field of biology, and how they would make him a more powerful asset for the Avengers.
Meanwhile, Janet Van Dyne had discovered the spacious bathroom and was admiring the marble hot tub that dominated it. She smiled; this was going to feel incredible after such a long, hard days work. She slowly unzipped her skintight costume, exposing her sweat-soaked skin. Turning toward a large mirror that dominated most of the far wall, she admired her reflection.
She was a beautiful young woman. Although she was a newcomer to this superhero business, she had already become quite famous for her form-fitting costumes. A number of pictures of her had appeared in several magazines, and with the shortage of female crimefighters nowadays, demand for her was growing steadily. She had made every effort to satisfy her fans, designing her own costumes to make them as sexy as possible while still maintaining as much dignity as she could.
As her costume fell to the floor, she gripped her pert tits and pressed them together. Although they weren't especially large, her petite figure made them appear fuller than they actually were. Each was topped with a perfect round nipple about the size of a quarter, growing erect as she slowly caressed them. Turning, she admired her curvaceous young ass. She had a beautiful butt, and more than one man had dreamed of filling it with his throbbing cock. Truthfully, Jan often had this dream herself; she had almost asked Hank to try it, but he was so strait-laced. What would he think?
Jan smiled as the warmth of the bathroom seeped into her body, her tired muscles already beginning to relax. Steam filled the room, making it appear she stood in the center of a dense cloud. Soon, she could barely see herself in the mirror. Oh well, she thought. I really should get cleaned up; I feel so nasty!
She sighed as she slowly lowered herself into the steaming tub. The water in the tub was frothing, tiny bubbles massaging every inch of her body. Gasping, Jan spread her legs and savored the sensation of thousands of bubbles caressing her most tender regions. Gripping the sides of the tub, she pressed her pussy against the small intake where the water gushed into the tub. Powerful streams of frothing water erupted against her sweet cunt, tickling her clit. She slipped a hand over her mound and gently rubbed it, adding to her pleasure.
The bubbles seemed to be licking her all over, sliding across her pussy and even reaching the tiny pucker of her asshole. She lifted her legs, placing her feet over the edge of the tub, spreading her delicious cheeks even farther apart. Now her asshole was completely exposed, and she felt the frothing water actually fill her rectum. As a particularly strong surge of water reached her nether regions, she shuddered in ecstasy.
Frantically, she began moving her pussy against the incredible, licking bubbles. She wasnt disappointed as her throbbing clit was brought to new heights of stimulation. Just a little more, she thought. Just... a... little...
"Ooooooooh god," Jan moaned, her entire body convulsing as an incredibly powerful orgasm wracked her body. Quivering with ecstasy, she threw her head back and allowed herself to be carried away on waves of pleasure.
"Yes... oh FUCK yeah... ohhhhhhh..."
She groaned as her body spasmed with each orgasm. Again and again, she felt her pussy and asshole clenching, then relaxing. She quivered with the sensation of her asshole squeezing the warm water from her bowels. The water seemed to envelop her, caressing her entire body from head to toe before releasing her.
Slowly, as if floating back to earth on a silvery cloud, Jan slid deeper into the water. She moaned softly as a last spasm of bliss passed through her, and then she was done. With her mind at least clear, she began to think of new opportunities for pleasure.
Barely half as old as Hank, Jan saw the Avengers as an opportunity to meet all kinds of dreamy guys. Hank was really cute, and she owed him everything, but the chance to be around that hunk Thor... it left a girl breathless! She didnt really know Iron Man, but she had seen his boss on TV, and he was a walking dream! The Hulk... well...
Jan smiled. The Hulk definitely wasnt her type, but she imagined there was a part of him that she would admire greatly. She had noticed the prominent bulge in his tattered pants after the battle with Loki, and despite herself she had felt a strange urge to...
She sat up with a jolt. What was she doing? She wasnt seriously fantasizing about the Hulk? The Hulk?
Boy, Jan thought, I really do need to get laid!
"So Ill have the lawyers draw up the paperwork and we can look it over. If everyone agrees, well put our names to it, and the Avengers will be official." Iron Man stood in a corner of the living room, addressing his teammates. Thor sat on one end of a large sofa, the Hulk on the other. Hank had risen from his chair and was examining the large fireplace on the opposite wall.
"Sounds good, Shell-Head," he said. "I guess if were going to work as a team, well need to set down some guidelines first."
"Yea, verily," Thor added. "Such an assemblage will no doubt grow both in numbers and in power. The day will come when conflict may ensue, and mayhap the work we do here today will bring order."
The Hulk just sighed. "All this talk! When do we start smashin things?"
Iron Man looked at the Hulk, not for the first time feeling disdain for the emerald giant. "Look, Hulk, we dont go out picking fights. Were here for the needs of humanity! Whenever a threat thats too much for any one of to handle comes along, well be here for each other."
"Bah! There aint a threat that the Hulk cant handle with his own two fists!"
The tension was ready to break open into something even worse. Hank looked at the Hulk with genuine fear. Thor was beginning to rise, and the Hulk went to his feet in an instant.
"Right here, blondie! Make your move!"
"Thy power is great, green one... perhaps the greatest that any mortal hath ever possessed. But step carefully. Thou dost face the God of Thunder, Son of Asgard, Lord of Storms! Thou dost face THOR!"
Iron Man moved to step between them, until he realized that he was trying to impose himself between the two strongest men on the planet. What the hell am I doing? he thought. Were talking about Thor and the Hulk here! I dont know if even my armor can withstand that sort of punishment!
The two titans stepped closer, and the entire room seem to shudder with the effort of containing their combined power.
"Shit," Hank whispered. If they couldn't stop this little disagreement before it erupted into a full-scale war, it might not stop until the entire city was flattened. He sure as Hell couldn't do anything against them, and Iron Man would get creamed trying to break them up.
Suddenly, a clear voice broke through the haze of rage.
"Now, boys, dont you think you can find a more... constructive outlet for all that nasty tension?"
In unison, the four Avengers turned. And in unison, their faces registered absolute amazement.
Standing in the doorway, completely naked, was Janet Van Dyne. Her body still moist and pink from her bath, she ran her hands through the tangles of her wet hair. As the men admired her naked body, they noticed the bald mound of her cunt. Jan smiled to herself; she had paid her stylist a little extra for an extremely close shave, and she hadnt been disappointed. Even across the room, the stunned heroes could make out the pink lips beneath it, glistening with moisture.
"Jan... what..." Hank stammered.
"Just doing my part to keep the team together, lover." Jan smiled. "You boys got yourselves all worked up... and so did I. What do you say we work out all this tension in a more pleasant way?"
"Hell, yeah," Iron Man said. As Tony Stark, he had admired the sexy young heroine for some time now. This was one tight young booty he wanted to add to his list of conquests.
"Aye..." Thor smiled. "To the victors go the spoils. So says Thor!"
"Bah! I dont really give a fuck what says Thor!" the Hulk grunted. "I just see a hot piece of tail, and thats somethin I dont get much!"
"Now wait just a goddamn minute here!" Hank spouted. "This is my... my girlfriend here!"
"Oh, poop!" Jan pursed her lips, hands on hips. "Hank Pym, Ive got the chance to get fucked by the most incredible bunch of guys in the world... including you, sweetie. You want to make me happy, dont you?"
"Well, sure, Jan. But..."
"No buts, Hank! Well, I guess theres my butt..."
"Oh yeah!" Iron Man said, already removing his armor.
"Yeah! And I want all of you inside of me and all over me!" Jan walked into the center of the room. "So, whats it gonna be, lover? You know youll always be my number one guy. I just want these guys to have their numbers, too!"
"Well, I... what?" Hank was completely flustered now. Iron Man put his arm around Hanks shoulders.
"Forget it, Hank. Just go with the flow. Sometime, Mister Stark will have to explain women to you."
"Ummm... okay." Hank began undressing.
Jan kneeled before them, watching with great interest as each man removed his uniform. She gasped as the Hulk actually ripped his pants off, exposing a truly gargantuan cock. Even at half-mast, it was still as large as any she had ever seen. Fully ten inches long and growing, it was larger than her forearm. Thor simply removed his own skin-tight pants, not even bothering to discard his helmet or shirt. His cock throbbed, ten inches long and very thick. Jans fingers went to her cunt, working her clit frantically. Hank had removed his costume, and stood before her with his own seven-inch member. She smiled at him; she had grown very familiar with his cock in recent months. It had filled her sweet pussy numerous times, and it was the perfect size to bring her to one orgasm after another. Despite its relative smallness (in comparison to the monsters she was facing today), she felt genuine fondness for it.
"FUCK!" Iron Man fumbled with his bulky armor. "Thats IT! The first chance I get, I am definitely replacing this goddamn thing!" Finally, he unfastened the last restraint, and most of his armor fell aside. Only his helmet and chestplate remained. Jan admired his body. While not as perfectly-muscled as Thors, it was athletic, well-defined. And she noted with approval the eight-inch shaft that jutted from beneath his thick, black pubic hair.
"Okay, boys. Lets have em!"
She opened her mouth to receive Hanks familiar cock, and her hands went to Thor and Iron Mans pulsating rods. Hank gasped as she ran her wet tongue along his shaft, leaving a trail of thick saliva from tip to base. Then she took each of his balls into her hot mouth, sucking them carefully but forcefully. He hissed, unable to hide his pleasure as she worshipped him. Jan showed great talent in stroking Thor and Iron Man while slavishly sucking Hanks cock. They looked down at her with approval, as she warmed them up. Her soft hands worked slowly but steadily, giving them exquisite pleasure without any immediate danger of orgasm.
Hanks knees started to buckle, but his teammates caught him. As they stood, their arms around each others shoulders to offer support, they all looked down at the sexy young woman who was giving herself to them. She abruptly removed her mouth from Hanks leaking cock and engulfed Iron Man.
"Jesus," Iron Man groaned as Jan sucked him. For the moment, she ignored Hanks purple prick, allowing him to regain control.
Jan inhaled the musky odor of Iron Mans balls. He had been stuck in his armor all day long, and he had built up quite a sweat. She didnt care, though. In her lust, it only served to arouse her even more. Taking her lips off his shaft, she began tonguing his nuts, savoring the salty flavor of his sweat. He groaned as she took each of them in her mouth, slipping her tongue across them. She began to slowly jerk on his cock as she licked the underside of his sac in an effort to coax as much sperm as possible from his pulsating meat.
"Hey! What the fuck is this?" The Hulk stood behind her, his cock now fully erect. It was fully fifteen inches long and at least three inches in diameter. He stroked it slowly, a thick drop of pre-cum leaking from the slit.
Jan stopped sucking Iron Man for a moment and looked back over her shoulder at the jade giant. "Oh my," she gasped. "Im really sorry, Hulk, but that monster wont fit in any of my little holes. I can give you a nice handjob, though."
"Fuck that! Im not gettin by with a damn handjob while youre sucking these bozos off!"
"Well, what do you have in mind?"
"Ill tell you what I have in mind!" He grabbed Jan and pulled her off the floor.
"Hey!" Iron Man cried. "Just what are you trying to pull?" He had been enjoying the enthusiastic blowjob Jan was giving him, and now this big gorilla was butting in!
"Shaddup, tin man. Ive got a plan!" Flipping Jan onto her back, the Hulk straddled her. He slid his enormous cock between her tits and begin sliding back and forth between them. Understanding immediately, Jan smiled and pressed her boobs together to better accommodate her massive partner. The Hulk sighed with pleasure as he fucked her tits, his cock so long that it easily reached her mouth. Jan ran her tongue along the tip, lapping up the thick drops of pre-cum that were already seeping from it.
"Uh... Uh... Uhhhh..." His thrusting grew more frantic as the Hulk got closer and closer to orgasm. Jan grew somewhat afraid at having over 1000 pounds of gamma-irradiated meat pounding her tits, but the Hulk was being very careful not to hurt her. What a sweetheart, she thought, wrapping her lips around the end of his cock and sucking as hard as she could. She was rewarded with a groan of ecstasy from her emerald lover.
"Yeah, thats it. Keep sucking it! Im gonna cum!"
Showing no mercy, Jan took more and more of his cock into her mouth. It was too large for her to take that much, but she was able to get about three inches of it inside. Straining her jaws to the limit, she let him fuck her mouth. Grunting and groaning with the effort of containing his orgasm, the Hulk finally lost the battle.
"AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!" he roared, throwing his head back. "Hulk... CUMMING!"
Immediately, Jan felt her mouth fill with thick, creamy cum. There was so much of it, and it was so hot! She gulped it down by the mouthful, but it just kept coming. Afraid of gagging, she pulled her mouth off his cock and jerked it off, sending streamers of cum across her face. Within seconds, her face was completely drenched, and cum dripped from her hair. It filled her mouth, her nose... it even flowed into her ears and filled them. She continued swallowing as much as she could, but it seemed as if the Hulk would never stop cumming!
"Oh yeah! Take it, you little bitch! Take it all over your fucking face!"
Gradually, the gusher of cum slacked off; it continued to ooze from his cock as Jan stroked it, but it no longer splashed across her face. Now it gathered on her tits, soaking them completely. She giggled with delight, happy that she was responsible for this copious ejaculation.
"Jeez, Hulk, I think you really needed that!" She said as he fell off her, landing on the floor beside her with a thunderous crash.
"But look at her!" Iron Man shouted. "Shes got cum all over her! I mean, Ive heard of sloppy seconds before, but, Christ, thats ridiculous!"
"Oh phooey! Dont be so grouchy, Shell-Head! I can take care of this." Jan began scooping up as much of the Hulks cum as she could, smearing it across her fingers and slipping them into her mouth. Licking them clean, she scooped up another batch and did it again. As Thor, Hank, and Iron Man looked on, she ate every drop of cum that the Hulk had deposited on her. Finally, smacking her lips, she gulped down the last of his sticky seed.
"There now, isnt that better?"
Iron Man shrugged. "Well, sure, I guess. But how am I gonna top that?"
Jan smiled. "Oh, Im sure youve got a few ideas."
"As a matter of fact, I do. For right now, lets pick up where we left off."
She turned back to Iron Man, licking his sweaty balls while she stroked his cock. Behind the faceplate, his blue eyes burned with lust, and she met his gaze and held it. A small stream of pre-cum dribbled down his cock, and she sucked the end of it into her mouth. Then, pulling away from him, she slurped the sticky streamer off his shaft and swallowed it down. With a smile, she turned to Thor and ran her tongue over the head of his throbbing meat.


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The idea of medical doctors becoming even better doctors for their patients is very good news because conventionally trained M.D.'s are skilled experts in a valuable system of medicine. Add to this expertise in conventional medicine a commitment to compassionately serve the patient as a person, plus an expertise in effective non-invasive treatments of alternative medicine — and the patient has an exceptional physician worth his or her weight in gold.
A doctor who genuinely appreciates and practices high quality alternative medicine is a doctor committed to a holistic approach to health care. Their practice is founded on the following "Principles of Ethics" of the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA):
1. Physicians render service to humanity with full respect for the dignity of humankind, treating the total person: body, mind, and spirit. The treatment shall be at all times in the best interest of the patient.
2. Physicians continually improve their skill and medical knowledge and make it available to their patients.
3. Physicians recognize that patients have the right to share in making decisions that pertain to their treatment. They guide and educate patients toward this goal and actively encourage patients to share responsibility for their care.
4. A physician has the right to utilize all responsible methods of treatment. The physician has the obligation, however, to determine the efficacy and safety of such procedures and to acquire the skills and training necessary for the delivery of such care.7
These principles are at the very core of a healthy alternative/ unconventional medical practice. It is this group of doctors you can trust to practice high quality alternative medicine.
Still, one trend among M.D.'s practicing alternative medicine is not good news and that is the tendency of some medical doctors to embrace the techniques of alternative medicine without the spirit and ethos of a holistic approach to health care. This particular group of doctors who call themselves "alternative medical doctors" define alternative medicine simply as any treatment "not widely taught at U.S. medical schools or generally available at U.S. hospitals."8 Patients who are treated by these physicians have no guarantee that such a doctor using alternative treatments will also treat them in the spirit of a holistic approach to health care. Such a doctor may not treat their patients as human beings or even be interested in their thoughts and feelings about treatment. These doctors, even though they may be using alternative/unconventional techniques, may still see you only as a diagnosis — not as a person.
The fact is that this can be true for any practitioner of any alternative medical treatments, not just medical doctors. The difference is that most practitioners of alternative medical systems and modalities are, more often than not, committed to the ethos of the holistic approach to health care. They are taught to use this approach as the rationale for the application of the techniques of alternative medicine in which they are trained.
In other words, because most systems and modalities of alternative medicine are rooted in an ethos similar to those outlined above by the AHMA, the chances are much higher that a practitioner trained in an alternative system or modality of healing will have incorporated an appreciation for these ethics as part of their training and have a deep commitment to them in his or her practice.
This may not be the case for the Western-trained conventional biomedical doctor who, historically, has had no training in applying the principles that make up the ethos of a holistic approach to health care. In fact, some conventional doctors are now taking courses to learn the techniques of alternative medicine without training to appreciate the ethos of holistic approach to treatment so vital for the healthy application of alternative treatments.
Butch Levy, M.D., L.Ac., of Lakewood, Colorado, and a competently trained and licensed acupuncturist, agrees and says, "Most western doctors have a hard time letting go of their Western paradigm, which is the basis of their medical education, so they can really learn a new way of healing. If they cannot do this, even for a little while, they cannot gain a new understanding. They need to learn to say, 'I understand this concept. Now I have to go on and learn a different way to think as opposed to adapting alternative medicine to how Western medicine thinks it should be.'" 9
Regrettably, a lot of Western doctors are afraid to do this — to learn another system of medicine on the terms on which it was developed. In order for M.D.'s to practice "high quality" alternative medicine, they have to be willing to change not only what they have been doing, but also how they view the body, what healing is, and the role that a patient plays in the healing process.
Dr. Levy made an initial commitment to do just that when he began studying Chinese medicine. He says, "When I studied Chinese medicine, I made a commitment to myself not to bring a Western paradigm to my study. I went into it saying, 'I don't know anything about this. I have to be willing to start over again. I am going to learn this based on how the Oriental people view this, rather than trying to turn this medicine into conventional medicine or "Western" medicine using Eastern concepts.'"10
Unfortunately the broad scope of practice granted to an M.D. by their license allows them to take short, consolidated courses on complex systems of alternative medicine and then immediately offer them to the public. Dr. Levy feels, "No one, not even an M.D., can just take a weekend course in acupuncture and really call him- or herself a competent acupuncturist. I think this practice of M.D.'s taking quick classes and then practicing alternative techniques without responsible training is an important issue for both the public and the state licensing bodies to look at."11
Another trend to watch for is the increasing number of alternative medical clinics being run by an M.D. as the oversight physician, with a variety of alternative practitioners such as acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists and body workers, herbalists, and others all working under the authority of the M.D. According to Robert Duggan, M.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCA), who teaches "The Philosophy and Practice of Healing" at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, this approach is "the wave to come, be it for good or ill."12 Many worry that if the M.D. is not committed to overseeing an alternative clinic that is founded on the spirit and ethos of a holistic approach to health care, then such a clinic could become a patient mill that fails to provide high quality alternative medical care. Fortunately, there are a growing number of M.D.'s who are committed to the spirit and ethos of holistic approach to health care and many of them will oversee these developing alternative medical clinics. Still, it is in your best interest to do the Five Step process outlined in Part I of this book to be sure you receive high quality alternative medicine when considering treatment at such a clinic.
Here are two stories about two very different alternative medical doctors:
Two years ago, I was in bad car accident. I had injuries to my right knee, a broken collar bone, as well as a concussion and "internal bruising." After two surgeries on my knee, I took a month off work to heal my other injuries. But at the end of the month, I did not feel back to my old self.
Five months after the accident, my back and neck were still hurting me; my body was stiff and bruised-feeling; my right knee was still causing me problems; my digestive system did not seem to work right; and, worst of all, I was having a recurring nightmare of the accident and at times had episodes of unexpected terror when riding in or driving a car. No matter what I did, I felt "out of sorts" all the time. My body just did not feel right.
My older brother knew about all this and suggested I see an M.D. he said might be able to help me. He said that this doctor was into "different things" than most medical doctors but assured me that he was not a quack. Given that I had a lot of respect for my brother, I decided to go see this doctor.
When I went to this doctor's office, I was given some papers to read. One was an article on alternative medicine and another was on holistic medicine. I read the information in the articles and many of the ideas were new to me. Still, I especially liked the idea that I would be seen by my doctor as a human being rather than a diagnosis and that the doctor would want to really hear my thoughts and feelings about my health condition.
When the doctor came into the examination room, he greeted me with a warm "Hello!" along with a smile and a handshake. He sat down and asked me to tell him why I was there to see him. As I told him my story, I was amazed at how he listened to me: he really listened. Afterwards, he asked me some questions about my personal life and about my job, as well as how I was doing generally. Next he gave me a physical examination with special attention to the auto injuries. He was very gentle and told me to let him know if anything he was doing was causing me pain. When he finished the physical, he shared with me some of the treatments that he thought would be good for me based on the exam and what I had told him.
He talked about the idea of a "healing program" that would help me really get over the effects of the auto accident. First he discussed what we could do for my body. As part of the healing program, he suggested I take a beginning hatha yoga class to stretch out my tightened muscles and to massage my internal organs. He said that would help me let go of some of the trauma my body was holding onto from the accident as well as possibly help my digestive system to work better. He also told me about homeopathy and said he had some homeopathic remedies that could help the bruised feeling inside my body and even help with my digestion. Next he talked about the terror episodes I was having and told me that this was a normal reaction after such a traumatic event. He suggested another homeopathic remedy for this as well as three to six sessions of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). These sessions would focus on the accident and help me learn to let go of the trauma that was causing the terror episodes.
After sharing his recommendations, this doctor asked me if I had any questions or concerns about his ideas for a healing program. I thought for a minute and told him I was somewhat familiar with yoga, but asked him to explain to me exactly how the homeopathic medicine worked and what EMDR was. The information he shared with me about homeopathy and EMDR was new but seemed to make sense. He gave me several articles and a brochure to help me understand them both even better.
He told me that even though he could not absolutely
guarantee it, he believed I could expect to feel at least 75 percent better in about three or four months if I did the whole program. He then asked me if I would be interested in doing the healing program as he had described. I told him I was.
To my surprise, he then asked me if there was anything I could think of that would be good to include in my "healing program." I thought for a moment and said it would probably help if I stopped eating as much junk food and added more "rabbit food" into my diet. He laughed and agreed and offered to give me some information on the power of foods to cause illness or to heal.


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Oxford, Stratford & The Cotswolds Villages, Wednesday 28th August 2019
Take our Oxford, Stratford & Cotswolds Villages tour and experience some of the most famous tourist attractions in England, learn and experience the history of Oxford, Stratford and the Bard himself, Shakespeare, as you visit his birthplace.
Enjoy a walking tour of the ancient streets of the University City of Oxford, a scenic drive of the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural and man made beauty and a visit the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford Upon Avon all in one day!
- Return luxury coach travel
- Visit to Stratford–Upon-Avon with free time to explore
- Drive through The Cotswolds with photostops
- Walking tour of the city of Oxford
- Services of Tour Manager
Optional extra available: Add entrance to Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-Upon-Avon for £15.50 per person
- Day 1 - Wednesday 28th August 2019
- 07:30 London pick-ups. London Bridge (7.30am), Kings Cross (7.55am), Baker Street (8.10am), Victoria (8.25am), South Kensington (8.50am) Earls Court (9.00am), Hammersmith (9.15am)
- 09:15 We depart London for Stratford Upon Avon.
- 11:30 On arrival in Shakespeare's Stratford. your tour manager will take you on a short orientation walking tour, and you will then have free time to explore Stratford Upon Avon.
- 11:35 OPTIONAL EXTRA: Shakespeare's Birthplace. Upgrade your tour to include a General Admission entrance ticket to Shakespeares birthplace (Your tour manager will arrange this for you on the day). £15.50 per person
- 13:30 approximate departure from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Oxford via The Cotswolds. We'll make photostops in villages in the Cotswolds (These are brief stops not full tour). The villages will be decided on the day due to local traffic conditions.
- 15:30 On arrival in Oxford. Your tour manager will take you on a walking tour of Oxford who will point out many points of interest such as The Sheldonian Theatre, Balliol College and the museum of History of Science. You'll then have free time in Oxford to explore.
- 17:30 Departure from Oxford.
- 19:30 Approximate arrival time back into central London.
Your tour manager will advise you of the drop off locations during the day.
**Please note on some days the tour may operate in a reverse order, with Oxford in the morning and Stratford Upon Avon in the afternoon due to local conditions, this will be decided upon the morning of the tour**
All times shown are local times.
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Shelton developer tops small-biz list for second year
Robert Scinto started his career as a plumber, an experience that he says made him acutely aware of the value of customer service at any level.
The CEO of R.D. Scinto now has quite a different vocation: managing a real estate company with 2.5 million square feet of space in the 32 buildings under its ownership, and a full-time staff of 60 in its Shelton office.
For the second year in a row, R.D. Scinto has topped the list of best places to work in Fairfield County in the small business category, as compiled by Workplace Dynamics. Scinto credits one of the company's "golden rule principles" -- treat others as you'd like to be treated -- for the ranking.
"Empathy is the number one quality we focus on: the ability to understand a problem from the customer's point of view," Scinto said. "If you can argue someone's position, you can solve the problem as they see it, not as you see it."
Koby Sanchez, who has managed accounts payable for the past 24 years, knew Scinto and his family through attending functions at the same church, but had no idea he owned the company when she interviewed for the job. Scinto, who had recognized her but couldn't put a name to her face, called her later that night at home, to chat sociably about their church connections and invite her into the office for another interview. Sanchez has been with the company ever since, and notes that the atmosphere has always been a friendly, comfortable one.
"He treats everybody like a real person, no matter what title you have," Sanchez said of Scinto. "I always get to work on time. I have a family here, everyone comes in and says things like, `Oh how are you, how was your weekend, how are the children?' It's a very nice environment."
Scinto has a promote-from-within policy and rarely looks outside the company to fill a spot. Each year, the CEO takes his employees out on Long Island Sound in his personal boat, throws a huge party for the Labor Day holiday and treats the staff to company-wide trips to vacation-worthy destinations like Florida and Las Vegas.
As Scinto acknowledges, though, employee satisfaction is earned by factors other than boat trips and company parties. He echoed Sanchez in describing the group of employees as a family, both literally and figuratively. Two of his children, Robert and Katie Scinto, have numbered among his employees for over a decade.
Scinto often sites the humble beginnings that the company grew from. His first job as a plumber paid him $93 a week and eventually led him into real estate. As clients sold rooming houses in the area, he began buying them and slowly built up the firm, which was officially established in 1978.
"Being a plumber and working with my hands, I have tremendous respect for people in trades," Scinto said. "I've got real respect for the people who work for me because they know I came from where they were. We do things together as a group. I like to say that you can buy a person's back, but you can't buy his heart. You have to earn that."


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Home Price Increases – Not An Illusion
It seemed like last month I was focusing on the bigger picture a lot more than I have been recently. This is a function of the calendar, in that all of the important data tends to be clustered towards the end of the month, but also of the opportunity. When economists and investors are on-the-ball, they shouldn't be blindsided by something as obvious as the fact that the sharp change in tax rates and withholding schedules at the end of the year, and the intentional direction of economic activity into Q4 in preference to Q1, was bound to cause an apparent acceleration in late Q4, and a deceleration in Q1. The fact that many economists and investors seemed to be taking the end-of-year data at face value indicated a potential opportunity.
January Consumer Confidence is a case-in-point. It was expected to decline slightly, to 65.1, and instead dropped to 58.6 – quite a sharp drop from the prior month (see chart, source Bloomberg), especially since December's figure was revised upward slightly. The overall level of Consumer Confidence sits at a lower level than any in 2012. Not to belabor the point, but this is entirely to be expected. However, as the upcoming data displays a zag to the data's December zig, expect the market mood to change. It has not yet changed, to be sure. The stock market put in yet another new high, and bonds another low, so the market mood remains bulletproof for now.
In addition to the headline Confidence number, I always look at the "Jobs Hard to Get" subcomponent, which rose to 37.7 from 36.1. That represents the sharpest rise (higher indicates that more respondents are calling jobs "hard to get," and so is a sign of economic languor rather than vigor) since the first half of last year. The level of this index tends to correlate reasonably well with the Unemployment Rate, and employment conditions generally. This leads me to suspect that tomorrow's ADP report (Consensus: 165k from 215k in Dec) is likely to be softer than expectations. It bears observing, however, that even the 37.7 "Jobs Hard to Get" number is lower (that is, stronger) than it was for all of 2012 up until November. Accordingly, I'd expect a rise in Friday's Unemployment Rate, but I wouldn't be shocked if we didn't see one.
The other important piece of data was the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released for November. The index rose 5.52% y/y ended in November, the highest rate of increase since 2006 (see chart, source Bloomberg).
Now, this isn't surprising because we've already had lots of other home price data for November and December, such as the Existing Home Sales and New Home Sales median price indices. But here is why you should care. Some observers have taken to dismissing the striking rise in these indices that we have so far seen; some have suggested that the home sales numbers are showing rising prices because the composition of the homes that are being sold is changing because of the paucity of credit available to lower-income (smaller home) borrowers. While using median prices, rather than mean prices, will tend to lessen this problem somewhat, it is a plausible hypothesis.
But the S&PCSSHPI[1] is designed to be a constant-quality index, and the index is calculated on the basis of repeat sales of the same homes. Thus, it doesn't suffer from the composition-of-sales bias that the Existing and New Home Sales data might have – and it also shows that home price increases are accelerating. Home prices, in short, really are rising at a faster pace than at any time since 2006, and at 3.6% above core inflation (3.8% if you also exclude shelter from core inflation). As we've been saying for months, there is very little risk that core inflation is going to fall appreciably any time soon, when 40% of it (housing) is seeing an accelerating rate of inflation.
On Wednesday, in addition to the aforementioned ADP, we'll get the advance release of Q4 GDP (Consensus: 1.1%, 2.1% Personal Consumption). I suspect that this is likely to be exceeded, although doing the GDP math for the advance report (which involves a fair number of estimates) is a bit beyond my art. If it really comes in as weak as 1.1%, then this coupled with a weak ADP could give the bond bulls some cover. If instead the GDP figure is a surprise on the high side, then given the current state of market emotion I'd expect investors to latch onto the (old news) Q4 GDP data and ignore the news from January.
But the key event of the day is the announcement of the FOMC's decision around 2:15ET. There is not likely to be much of note to come from the FOMC statement, which ought to be largely unchanged. With all of the uncertainty surrounding the year-end data and the fiscal cliff/debt ceiling debates still ahead, the Committee will not be rocking the boat in January.
[1] I just felt like abbreviating since the Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller Home Price Index is ridiculously long, and I was curious whether the abbreviation helped. It doesn't, unless you're tweeting.


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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Coming August 20th
Originally slated for release this spring, Ubisoft has revealed Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be delayed until later in the year.
The news came via a new trailer from IGN, which announced the new release date of Aug. 20th, along with the news Blacklist would now be available for pre-order at select retailers.
Delays are a pretty common occurrence in the industry, and if Ubisoft wants to take a little more time to get things perfect for Blacklist's release, we'll gladly wait. Anyone who pre-orders Blacklist at Gamestop, Best Buy, or Amazon will get the Dead Coast co-op map, the Upper Echelon suit, and gold sonar goggles. The exclusive Uplay pre-order incentives haven't been disclosed yet.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be available on the PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360. There are rumors of a Wii U version, but Ubisoft has yet to confirm plans for that console.


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The first thing I noticed when logging into my account was that under "templates" there were five main categories: infographics, reports, posters, promotions and social. Each of those categories has several subcategories, and the choices are many! Here's an example on the left of what's under the "infographics" category.
Depending on your level of expertise, you can choose beginner, intermediate or advanced templates. All are labeled so you can choose easily. If you have a free account, the number of infographics, charts, icons, themes, templates and uploads are limited. Venngage branding is also on your final product.
Educators will be happy to know that special pricing of $99.00/year covers premium features, 35 accounts for students and teachers and class sharing. A 14-day free trial is available. Education pricing is here.
Premium accounts have unlimited use of templates, charts, icons, themes and uploads. Pricing is here, and features of the premium account can be found here.
Recently, Venngage introduced Venngage for Business, which is perfect for small businesses which don't have their own graphic designer on staff and normally would have trouble allocating the funds for a company to do all their design work. After all, professional freelancers could charge thousands of dollars to design infographics, posters, promotions, brochures and social media related graphics. Perhaps you own restaurant and need a new menu design?
Business accounts also have a Manage Your Team option, where two members of your team are given access to all the features of your premium account.
Business accounts are divided into two categories: for profit and non profit. When paid yearly, the cost for non profits is only $20.00/month. Both types of business accounts have the same premium benefits and a branding kit which gives you the opportunity to save your company logo and special colors, fonts and sizes. Allow me to show you how incredibly easy it is to get started with Venngage.
Before beginning to work with a template, I decided to view the getting started video as seen here:
There is a whole page of instructional videos to help you with every aspect of the program, so you never have to feel lost or confused. I started out with a beginner template and found the drag and drop interface very easy to use. I then tackled an intermediate template and uploaded a few of my own images to the site.
As you can see from the two examples, I was able to easily substitute the template information with my own information. Between the two infographics, I changed the background color, fonts, moved text, added icons, changed the border size on the circles, and added my own photos. Not bad for the very first time using Venngage!
If you would like to see the terrific projects people are creating with Venngage, all you have to do is click on the community page, and there you will find recently published projects.
Venngage's blog has a variety of helpful articles, such as 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Creating an Infographic, How to Make a Timeline Infographic in 6 Easy Steps and 5 Strategies to Engage Students Using Education Infographics. Whether you're a small business, an educator, or someone who just wants to be creative with social media.....you should give Venngage a try. You won't be disappointed.


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By Pfizer Animal Health
Oral Hydration, Electrolyte Product
Active Ingredient(s):
RE-SORB® formula contains the following ingredients:
Sodium chloride 8.82 grams
Potassium phosphate 4.2 grams
Citric acid, anhydrous 0.5 grams
Potassium citrate 0.12 grams
Aminoacetic acid (glycine) 6.36 grams
Glucose 44 grams
Osmolarity of the reconstituted solution is approximately 315 mOsm/kg. The pH of the reconstituted solution
is approximately 4.3.
RE-SORB® is a readily absorbed source of fluids and electrolytes. It is a convenient and effective
means of increasing absorption of water, energy sources, and electrolytes. RE-SORB® is indicated for use in
the control of dehydration associated with diarrhea (scours) in calves, including veal calves. RE-SORB® may be
used by the livestock owner as an early treatment at the first signs of scouring. It may also be used as follow-up
treatment for the dehydrated calf following intravenous fluid therapy.
RE-SORB®, because of its ready source of fluid and electrolytes, makes it an ideal first feed (upon arrival) for
newly purchased or severely stressed calves.
Dosage and Administration:
Mixing Directions
: Add the contents of 1 packet (both sides) to 2 quarts of warm water. Stir until dissolved.
Scouring Calves:
Feed 2 quarts of RE-SORB® solution made up as directed, twice daily for 2 days (4
feedings). No milk or milk replacer should be fed during this period. For the next 4 feedings (days 3 and 4),
use 1 quart of RE-SORB® solution mixed together with 1 quart of milk or milk replacer. Thereafter, feed
as normal.
Newly Purchased Calves:
Feed 2 quarts of RE-SORB® solution made up as directed instead of milk as the first
feed upon arrival. For the next scheduled feeding, use 1 quart of RE-SORB® solution mixed together with 1
quart of milk or milk replacer. Thereafter, feed as normal.
RE-SORB® should not be used in animals with severe dehydration (down, comatose, or in a state
of shock). Such animals need intravenous fluids since oral therapy in these cases is too slow. A veterinarian
should be consulted in such severely scouring calves or in cases requiring antibacterial therapy.
Antibacterial therapy is often indicated in bacterial scours due to E. coli and/or Salmonella. RE-SORB® does
not contain antibacterial agents.
Adequate colostrum intake during the first 12 hours is essential for healthy, vigorous calves.
RE-SORB® is not nutritionally complete if administered by itself for long periods of time. It should not be
administered beyond the recommended treatment period without the addition of milk or milk replacer.
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I apologize for the miserably long lapse of time since I've published some updated news. I hope that in the past several months, you've gotten some insight into what I've been up to via prayer letters, church presentations, or personal conversations. I've been back in the United States since May, so I've taken advantage of these past several months to try and meet personally with people (since I'm around to do it!), and also to share publicly at churches about the ministry work I've gotten to be a part of for the past several years in Costa Rica.
My prayer letters for this year are available on my MAF profile website: https://maf.org/blowers, in case you missed one of the exciting installments :)
A huge thanks to those of you who I've gotten to have conversations with. Many of these are a real encouragement to my soul. It is good to hear some of the things I'm processing reflected back for me. Of course, I come back a very different person than when I left four years ago. But it is a real encouragement to see and hear about the life I've been distant from for four years as well. That is, I am fascinated to hear about the interesting things going on in the lives of others that I've only been privy to via facebook updates and occasional notes.
While back in the U.S., home base has been the basement of home... that is, I've been living downstairs in my family's home here in Nampa. I was able to visit a few other locations to spend time with family and share about ministry news: Oregon, California, Kansas City, Florida, and Oklahoma.
I'm working on a more detailed collection of thoughts and experiences that have impacted me since I've been back in the U.S. Until I get that done, take a look through the following photo albums and we'll call it good:
- This American Life: Part California Love
- This American Life: Part Oklahoma/Texas
- This American Life: Part Nampa+Friends
- This American Life: Part Portlandia and Florida
Please know I am VERY grateful for the hospitality, kindness, and encouragement that so many have showed me since I've been back. It is very appreciated. Thank you also to those who have begun giving (or have been faithfully giving for many years) to help me be a part of this ministry.


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ASWEC, The Australasian Software Engineering Conference is an annual conference. The conference series is managed by the ASWEC Steering Committee, the chair is Dr Jocelyn Armarego .
The conference series is hosted by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) via the Computer Systems and Software Engineering Technical board (CSSE Tech Board) and Engineers Australia (IE Aust) via the National Committee on Software Engineering (NCSWE).
* The various conference organising and program committees can not commit to perpetual storage of their conference web sites, the Wayback Machine may retain a few of the conference web site files for an extended time.
Maintained by Chris.Avram at monash.edu for the Engineers Australia and Australian Computer Society Joint Board in Software Engineering, authorised Jocelyn Armarego at Murdoch University.
Last changed December 2, 2013; access log.


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OTT, I'm debating wether to call myself Tony or Anthony. I was christened Anthony but everybody started calling me Tony for short.
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Hey there! I know you! Welcome back 😀
Couple of events coming up this week; This year's Pose Fair, hosted by none other than the Hottie Cooterati, shall be in full force this coming Saturday, April 19th at around Noon SLT (ish).
I've seen the teasers and depending on which side of the 'Pose' addiction fence you're on, I'd say the images floating around are enough to tease me to Pose-mania heaven!
I am featuring single poses from HopScotch including a rather cute take on The Sims' and their little speechy bubbles. I never did get used to Simlish, but the Bubbles always cracked me up. (in a good way!)
Also L'accessoires' April Cycle begins tomorrow and there'll be lots of gorgeous for your feet I hear. Visit the Flickr Pool for sneak peekers, the event starts at midnight tonight!
Remember that afternoon tea party I'm having in this other article?
This afternoon is going by too fast phew. Thanks for stopping by and take home a piece of cake with you.
Single Poses by Chandni Khondji of HopScotch Designs | The Pose Fair 2014 (Opens April 19th @ Noon SLT!)
1. Peyton #1 (img.1)
2. Daytona #3 (collage)
3. Brooklyn #2 (collage)
4. The SLavatars Love with wearable speech bubble by Chandni Khondji (img2)
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Broncos linebacker Von Miller continues to have a problem with showing up in court on time.
According to Jordan Steffen of the Denver Post, Miller was nearly two hours lateregarding pending traffic offenses. Eventually, Miller arrived at the Arapahoe County Court and pleaded guilty.
Miller's lawyer, Abraham Hutt, accepted blame for the snafu. Hutt explained that he was under the impression that prosecutors had agreed to allow Miller to skip the hearing.
Magistrate Christina Apostoli wasn't impressed.
"The court finds it rather ridiculous he doesn't appear this morning and he's mere blocks away. That's what's made a spectacle of these issues," Apostoli said.
For pleading guilty to the pending traffic charges, Miller was ordered to perform 24 hours of community service and to complete a driving class within 90 days.
Though Miller escaped this specific predicament without any problems, it's an important time for him to be dotting i's and crossing t's. With Miller subject to up to 10 unannounced drug tests per month, he needs to be ready at a moment's notice to show up on time and to produce clean urine, preferably from his own body.


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The Directorate-General (DG) for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs helps the internationalisation of European businesses and their competitiveness in order to generate growth and jobs. The mission goes beyond the need to explore opportunities in foreign markets. It also lies in the necessity to work for the good integration of EU companies in international value chains and to ensure a level-playing field where imports are concerned.
We work to ensure a fair and level playing field for European businesses so that they can exploit opportunities in non-EU markets.
We coordinate and organise regulatory and industrial policy dialogues with many of the EU's strategic partners. This important activity aims to achieve a greater convergence of the rules affecting global business, reducing barriers and costs and making it easier for European companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to do business on an international scale. The dialogues cover issues such as standards, conformity assessment and innovation, and certain industry sectors, including space.
DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs promotes industrial cooperation, SMEs, entrepreneurship and inclusive sustainable development with Mediterranean and Eastern neighbour countries as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy. DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs also works with the Latin American region on initiatives that primarily target small businesses and with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on issues including entrepreneurship, space policy and tourism.
DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is involved in international trade and investment negotiations at multilateral (World Trade Organization) and bilateral level (negotiations for Free Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements).
We put in place various EU instruments that contribute to the internationalisation of European businesses as access to markets outside the EU is essential for European industry. These instruments have been put in place in the framework of several EU programmes such as COSME, the Instrument for Cooperation with Industrialised Countries, the Partnership Instrument, the European Neighborhood Instrument, and structural and investment funds.
Overview of EU Instruments contributing to the Internationalisation of European Businesses
See also: SME internationalisation beyond the EU
DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs contributes to the enlargement process by defining policy priorities related to its portfolio for the countries who want to join the EU.
DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs also ensures that enterprise interests and expertise are taken into account in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy for growth.


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Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro hopes to return to practicing for the Indianapolis 500 as early as today after a crash during practice Thursday sent her car airborne and left her with second-degree burns.
Video shows the rear suspension on her Dallara-Honda broke between turns 3 and 4; de Silvestro lost control as her car hit the outside retaining wall, went airborne and flipped before landing on its left side. Crews rushed to the scene as flames shot from the car following the crash.
De Silvestro, 22, won the Rookie of the Year award at last year's race. She was released from the hospital Thursday with her hands bandaged for the burns on her hands, sending this photo on Twitter with the message: "Thank you for all the well wishes. Trying to get rid of the Mickey Mouse gloves as soon as possible."
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A one time marketing fee $200.00
Our property management fees are as follows:
if property rents for ___________ Management fee per month
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- We will make sure the tenants move goes smoothly and I will collect the move in checklist from them three days after they move in.
When do you get Paid?
- We have onsite deposit at our office, which extends our banking day cutoff to 7pm not 2pm like most banks. This also decreases the time for us to know if the tenants check is good or not, allowing us to pay you faster
- Your check will be mailed between the 15th and 20th of each month, if you tenant pay ontime. Direct Deposit is also available,for an additional yearly fee, allowing you to get your money within 24 hours, not waiting on mail and having to go to the bank
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- This is when our management fee will begin. You will only pay us when a tenant is in your home.
- We will be the only contact for you and your tenants. Both the tenants and you will have our mobile phone number and email for any questions or concerns.
- Your check will be mailed between the 15th and 20th of each month. Direct Deposit is also available.
- If the tenant does not pay or they break the lease conditions, we will handle the eviction process. We charge the tenant a $250 fee for the eviction.
- We send any outstanding balance to a collection agency and that balance will stay on their credit until it is paid.
When the tenant moves out:
- We can start marketing the property 30 days before the tenant moves out.
- Once tenant has vacated the property I review the Move In Checklist to make sure the property is in the same condition as when the tenant moved in.
- If the property needs repair because of the tenant, we get the tenant to pay for any items which are their responsibility or take it out if the security deposit before we return it to them.
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Evaluation of California's Prop 1C TOD Housing Program
April 28, 2011|Abby Thorne Lyman
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Today Housing California released its evaluation of Prop 1C TOD housing program funding. The Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act (Proposition 1C), passed by California's voters in 2006, authorized $2.85 billion in general obligation bonds to fund 13 housing and development programs. The program allocated funding over two years but unfortunately those were the same years that the housing market crashed and many of the projects have yet to be constructed.
Earth Day Research Additions
April 22, 2011
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In honor of Earth Day this year, we've added a trio of reports to our research archive that delve into the role transit can play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Portland & TOD Typologies
April 19, 2011
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Yesterday we released the Portland Metro TOD Strategic Plan. The value of this plan is to show where investments should be targeted that will actually move the market in the right direction. The goals of the Metro TOD program include creating market comparables and cultivating developers to build higher density mixed use developments. A lot of times outside of downtowns, these folks are somewhat rare so the program seeks to develop that skill set as well as influence local markets.
TOD in 3D: How transit oriented is the Portland region?
April 18, 2011
The transit orientation measure in 2D doesn't necessarily convey the significant differences in readiness to support transit-oriented development across the region. Research shows that a few key measures can strongly predict the readiness of an area to support walkable, mixed-use development and help residents live a lifestyle with less reliance on a personal automobile. Metro's Transit-Oriented Development Program's new transit orientation measure is a composite of these important elements. The five P's of transit-oriented development Traditionally, true transit-oriented development has been said to possess three D's – density (residential and/or employment), diversity (e.g. mix of uses, ages, income groups) and design (pedestrian scale and orientation). For the purpose of better capturing "urban character" in a composite measure, a more holistic view of the transit friendliness of station areas and corridors is proposed.
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New Report: Best Practices in Transit Circulators
April 15, 2011
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Here at Reconnecting America we talk a lot about streetcars but not a lot about bus circulators. However many cities see them as a way to move people around downtown without expending lots of capital dollars. They are generally free and according to the most recent TCRP synthesis report 87 (loaded into the Resource Center), ridership can range between 600 riders on an average weekday to 1,500 riders on sundays. Additional resources for downtowns looking at circulators include another report in the Resource Center from the National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida.
Transit as a Market Extender
April 13, 2011
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There is a lot of discussion on the effect of transit on property values and redevelopment in cities around the country. Usually the boosters claim that transit helps and opponents claim that it does nothing. The truth? As with many other questions the answer is "it depends".
What just happened with high-speed rail?
April 12, 2011
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High-speed rail has long been an Obama Administration signature initiative—his Interstate Highway, his Transcontinental Railroad. High-speed rail was meant to be a program that would both transform America, and leave his imprint.
Sprawling From Grace In Prime Time
April 5, 2011
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Sprawling From Grace, a documentary co-sponsored by Reconnecting America and originally aired in 2009, will make its prime time debut April 20 on CNBC at 10pm EDT.


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Marquette University has long recognized its special relationship with the parents and families of its students. During the process of selecting a college or university, parents and students have many choices: public, private, religiously affiliated, independent and so on. In selecting Marquette University, parents and students are also opting for the institution's values and expectations, as manifested in academic and behavioral standards.
Marquette understands that parents often play a central role in the continued moral education and development of college students and hopes to work in partnership with parents in this essential enterprise. We also recognize that students have specific rights and expectations in terms of their privacy. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Policy (see full policy), the university has established the following guidelines for notifying parents when there is concern for the welfare of a student, including serious or repeated violations of the alcohol and/or drug policies. Additionally, parents may be notified when there is a serious concern for a student's mental or physical well being, regardless of the involvement of alcohol and/or drugs
Specifically, the university grants to the vice president for student affairs or a designee the authority to determine when and by what means to notify parents or guardians when students under the age of 21 are found to have committed serious or repeated violations of university policies related to the possession, use or distribution of alcohol or drugs. Consideration in these situations will be given to the following conditions: the violation involved harm or threat of harm to self, others or property; the violation involved an arrest in which the student was taken into custody; the violation resulted in or could result in the student being suspended from the university and/or removed from the residence halls; the student has shown a pattern of violations; the student who committed the violation became physically ill and/or required medical intervention as a result of consumption of alcohol and/or drugs.


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At a local drive-in, watching movies was only one of the options
For those newbies who have never had the drive-in experience, there were many differences between an indoor movie theatre and the outdoor variety.
Key among them, indoor theaters are designed for patrons to watch movies. At a drive-in, that was but one of several options — often not the most desirable.
At the peak of their popularity in the 1950s through the '60s, about 4,000 drive-in theaters had spread across the United States.
The brainchild of Richard M. Hollingshead who opened the first theatre on June 6, 1933, at Camden, N.J., screening the flick "Wife Beware," starring Adolph Menjou.
Over the years Sarasota was the home to five of them: the "Trail," on U.S. 41 across the street from the airport; the "Siesta" where Gulf Gate Shopping Center is today; the Tropical on the way to Venice; "Booker Park" on today's 27th Street for African-American's — Sarasota was segregated; and the "Bee Ridge," on Bee Ridge Road, just east of Beneva Road.
Bradenton offered the "Suburban," the "Capri" and the "Bradenton Drive In."
Another noteworthy difference between indoor/outdoor theaters was the price of admission. At an indoor theater, it's all very straightforward: a ticket seller accepts each patron's money — one person, one admission, one ticket.
The drive-in lent itself to a different purchasing system. Although a ticket was issued to the driver and his passenger, it was not unheard of for a driver to pull up to the ticket booth solo, but have a contingent of friends in the trunk, which in bygone days was large enough to easily accommodate a basketball team and one or two cheerleaders.
The driver would pay his admission, and as quickly as possible, without alarming the ticket seller by squealing tires, drive to the viewing area and let the contraband out before they asphyxiated. (A tip-off that a misdemeanor was afoot, the rear bumper nearly scrapping the pavement due to the weight of the extra cargo).
Drive-ins often advertised the virtues of bringing the whole clan. For children, the Trail offered a playground and narrow gauge kiddie train for their amusement before the movie started and during intermissions.
For mom and pop — since children were admitted free of charge — without the necessity of stuffing the little ones into the trunk, it was an inexpensive family night out.
Theaters offered a surprisingly diverse menu, so Mom did not have to cook. The Trail served fried shrimp and chicken dinners, pizza and sandwiches, while the Siesta had a cafeteria styled restaurant and a snack bar "to keep you wonderfully refreshed."
The viewing arrangement differed considerably between the two theaters.
Seats to an indoor theater are sought based on their proximity to the screen. Not so at a drive-in. Depending on one's marital status, or dating history, the seat of choice was the back row which filled up quickly, and not because the patrons were far-sighted. Rows nearer the screen were taken by families as it was closer to the playground.
The downside to the drive-in was inclement weather.
Unless you frequented the back row, and did not care a whit about the feature, a rainstorm could ruin the movie experience. During the summer months, mosquitoes also were an annoyance to contend with. So was the solution-fogger jeeps going between the rows of parked cars spewing billowing clouds of mosquito kill.
Theaters offered — for sale — small coils of repellant placed atop the dash board on a thin aluminum stand and lit to emit a toxic chemical. Hugh Thomas, owner of the Trail and Siesta, endorsed "Skeeter Cone."
Of the local drive-ins, the Trail was the largest, advertising that its 780 parking places and a giant screen that made it one of the largest in the Southeast. Its iconic art deco, winged marquee adjacent to the highway announced the evening's fare: a double feature, cartoons, news and previews of coming attractions.
During intermission, while the children were running wild on the playground, mom and dad could relax to music piped into the speaker compliments of the House of Records.
Thomas kept his theaters up-to-date, clean, safe and family friendly. As he put it, he sought "the patronage of the 'home folks.' " His projectors — costing $14,000 each and "precision-made, like watches" — were of the type used at Radio City Music Hall, offering a bright, clear picture.
Some of the entertainment was a little iffy for the entire family. At the Siesta in January 1953, Daisy and Violet Hilton "The 7th Wonder of The World!" made a stage appearance in conjunction with their biography Chained for Life. Billed as revealing "the loves and lives of Siamese Twins," the conjoined sisters promised to answer such monumental questions as, "Can Siamese Twins have a shy husband?" "How can they make love to separate husbands?" And, of course, "Is it legal to marry a Siamese Twin." The admission was 75 cents, "Children Free as usual."
In the 1960s. more and more risqu� films were screened: "Female and the Flesh" with Brigit Bardot ("Not Recommended for Children"); with "co-hit" "Love Is My Profession," "Lady Chatterley's Lover," and the teen love story, "The Girl In Lovers' Lane," "Too young to know … to reckless to care."
The last drive in to open in Sarasota was the Bee Ridge, advertising the largest screen on the Gulf Coast. It opened in 1969 when air-conditioning had become the norm in Sarasota households. To maintain the comfort factor, the theater offered individual units, with the added benefit that it kept the mosquitoes out — mostly.
As the price on the property on which they stood became increasingly more valuable, the theaters began to close.
The Siesta made way for Gulf Gate, the Bee Ridge for a medical center, the Tropical for a motel, and the Trail burned in 1981, leaving only its brightly colored sign as a memory of kiddie train rides and back-seat romances.


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Roger Goodell made it clear on Saturday: He wants a team in London, and he wants a team in Los Angeles. It's irrelevant to him which objective is achieved first.
Speaking at a forum for European NFL fans Saturday in London—the day before the San Francisco 49ers-Jacksonville Jaguars game at Wembley Stadium—the NFL commissioner was asked how the league was prioritizing a return to L.A. vs. placing a franchise in London.
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"It doesn't matter," Goodell said via ESPN. "I'd love to be back in Los Angeles. But it has to be done the right way. We have to do it successfully.
"I want both (London and L.A.), but it doesn't matter which one is first."
One of the top goals of the Goodell regime is to accelerate the globalization of the NFL, and putting a team overseas is apparently viewed as important to that plan.
To continue to raise its presence in the U.K., the league is playing two regular-season games in London this season and will play three games there next year. The Jaguars have committed to a game in London for four consecutive years, beginning with Sunday's contest.
"We don't have a timetable for (a London franchise)," Goodell said. "We want to continue building interest, and if it continues to go well we believe a franchise could be here.
"Right now, our focus is on the U.K. since the European fans can get here. We want to build on our success here, and whether it leads to a permanent franchise or not, then we can see. What happens here will dictate that."
There clearly appears to be momentum building toward that. "You are proving you are worthy of a franchise," Goodell told NFL fans in London via ESPN.
However, Goodell said London won't be considered for a Super Bowl unless a franchise is placed there.
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Polyfil or Walnut shells
5.5 inch OmniGrid ruler
Choose 5 fabric strips and cut cross-wise 1.5 X 6.5 inches
I use my rotary cutting mat for accuracy.
Sew your strips together in a please arrangement using the picture as your guide. Next take your backing fabric and lay the 5.5 inch square ruler on it as shown…this is the guide I used to mark my corners.
Draw a pencil line on the wrong side of the fabric.
Layer the pieces right sides together and pin.Sew a 1/4 inch seam allowance around sides and pencil corners. I use a 1/4 inch foot and line up my pressure foot with the pencil line. Make sure you leave a 1.5 inch opening for turning. I back stitch with my machine at the beginning and end for strength.
Stuff with polyfil or lizard litter.
Whip stitch opening closed with silk thread. Using upholstery thread, I usually knot where a button or yo-yo will be.
And pinching the fabric together…I take several 'bites' through the center of the cushion. I knot again once I have a pleasing arrangement.
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I've just checked, and I've been working on the xUnit.net ReSharper test runner for nearly 3 and a half years. I've always enjoyed writing tools and plugins, possibly more than server side or front end coding, the stuff that's paid the bills. I like building tools that help make people more efficient, and then gets out of the way. I love the idea of tweaking or extending a tool and making it to do new and interesting things.
One of my all time favourite tools is ReSharper. I'm a huge fan, use it constantly, and don't know how I managed to develop without it. I know ALL the keyboard shortcuts and everything.
Which means that I'm VERY excited that from the start of July, I'm going to be part of JetBrains' .net developer evangelism team, working with Hadi, Jura and the others. Specifically, I'll be focussing on the extensibility features of ReSharper and the other .net tools (dotCover, dotTrace, dotPeek - yep, these guys are extensible too).
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- We're recruiting – Fast Track Drivers! Join Sainsbury's Argos as a Fast Track driver and be a hero to our customers by delivering our award winning Fast Track Delivery offer. This isn't just a role that delivers products. It's about being the face of Sainsbury's Argos to our customers. Yes we want people who are vigilant and great behind the wheel but you need to be more than that, we're looking for colleagues who are: Customer focused – You will need to care about giving customers that superior customer experience, after all they are what our business is built around. But don't worry if you haven't much experience - we will put you through high quality training to ensure you can be the best you can when you work for us Team player – You need to love working in a fun, fast-paced team environment both in store and on the road. Most of the time you will be out on the road but you will also be expected to pick products for home delivery, loading the van, and also you may be asked to work on the sales floor or collection point Friendly – Everybody loves a friendly hello and smile, it goes a long way Happy & motivated– You have to be happy and motivated in what you do; in store and out on the road Proud – We want someone who takes a real pride in delivering that store to door experience Calm under pressure – When all around are losing theirs can you keep your cool? Can you deliver to our customers within set time slots? We give you a little helping hand as we have advanced routing technology which means over 98% of customer orders are delivered on time successfully! Energised - Someone who has bags of energy and just wants to get things done even when the demand for our Fast Track service is high. Don't worry though, you won't be delivering items that weigh more than 25kg You will also need the following: Full UK Driving licence – you don't need to have a specialist licence Minimum of 1 years driving experience - that doesn't have to be a driving job either No serious driving convictions Be ok with the size of the van – a Mercedes Sprinter And for all of that we offer: Rate of pay as advertised above 15-30 hours per week A range of different shifts You'll only be driving to local postcodes which means you will be working within your local community All of our colleagues receive some great perks for working at Sainsbury's Argos: First class training and development opportunities 10% colleague discount at Argos & Sainsbury's and 25% at Habitat Minimum 22 days holiday (not including bank holidays & Pro-rated for part time colleagues) Our Childcare scheme provides a flexible way to help with the cost of childcare. For your chance to play your part in our retail transformation and deliver a great customer experience apply now. Go on what are you waiting for?
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If you fancy a bit of retail therapy every now and again, you must get to know Leslie Price, the blogging babe behind Racked.com. She's got the super-inside scoop on what stores are opening and closing, which designers are collaborating, and which sample sales you absolutely can't afford to miss.
*STF: How did you become a full-time blogger? Why did you choose to focus on retail?*Leslie Price: I was a food writer for a magazine, and I was writing about retail on the side. Lockhart Steele (of Curbed), and Ben Leventhal (of Eater) approached me with an idea for a shopping site. I jumped at the opportunity, and we launched it in March of 2007.
One of my earliest ideas for Racked was sample sale reviews. No one was doing them, at least in an easy-to-digest way. There was all of this information about shopping on members'-only message boards. I wanted the site to be fun and funny, without being too saccharine or too nasty.
STF: What are your three favorite stores to shop at in NYC?*__
LP: Prada, Gucci, Dior. Kidding. That's the question I always get, and it's not easy to answer. There are stores where I like to browse, and there are places I can afford to actually shop in, like Muji. I. Love. Muji. Everything there is so simple and perfectly suited to tiny Manhattan apartments. You pay more than you would at, say, Ikea or Wal-Mart, but the quality is good. I go to Beacon's Closet a lot, both to consign and to buy. Two days ago I saw an Abaete dress in perfect condition there for $45. And finally, Barneys. Usually that's more browsing than shopping, but they've been having some good sales.
STF: What neighborhood is the most overrated in terms of shopping? Most underrated?
LP: I think Soho is a little overrated. There are lots of beautiful stores, but if you like ferreting out discounts - and I do - go elsewhere. The Garment District is underrated. That's where the majority of showroom sample sales are held.
STF: If you could only wear one designer for the rest of your life, who would it be?
LP: If you had asked me this question when I was in middle school, the answer would be easy: Gap. I used to think Gap was just the coolest. I remember saving up for a pair of $50 jeans. Now that I live in the fashion capital of the world, and not rural Pennsylvania, it's a harder decision. I still dress pretty casually. I'd say either Tucker tops (I have five, in different colors and prints), with jeans, or Mayle. Too bad she's killing her line, it's really excellent.
*__STF: How do you think blogging has changed the way fashion is reported,
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LP: I hope it's made fashion more approachable, and more democratic. All that material that used to only be available to fashion editors, like lookbooks, is online now.
I definitely think blogging has sped the pace of fashion up. It's no longer okay to write about a new store five months after it's opened, or to cover a fashion show the day after it took place. People are able to watch shows unfold from their computer as we liveblog them, and are able to see the interiors of shops before they even open.
STF: How has the retail scene changed since youve been blogging for Racked? Do you think we will be able to bounce back from the economic crisis? Will shoes ever become super important again!?!?
LP: Obviously, things have changed a lot in the past two years. I remember when we were worried about bank branches popping up on every corner, homogenizing the city. That's certainly not a concern right now. I think the fashion industry is still searching for a way to deal with the economic crisis, and it's going to be rough for at least the next year. No one knows what is going to happen. I do think we'll bounce back, but I feel that people's relation to consuming, and to money, will have changed permanently.