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Discover How a Few Simple Changes in Your
In these troubled times there is nothing more important to your business than to make your marketing astonishingly more effective than any of your competitors!
Hi, my name's Andrew Wood and I know firsthand about the need for effective marketing, often on little or no budget at all. I also know the astonishing growth spurt that can happen to any business with the right marketing strategies in place.
Two decades ago, in the middle of another big recession I turned a small, failing business into a national chain, with 400 locations! I did it without any prior business experience or money. And I did it in an industry I knew little about, solely on the strength of my marketing strategies!
Since then I have built three more multi million dollar businesses and helped thousands of other business owners, managers and entrepreneurs just like you with my business building, marketing strategies.
In a moment I am going to give you lots of details about the potent marketing strategies this book includes to instantly turbo charge your business. But first let me take you back to the start, so you can see just how quickly and easily it is possible to turn any business, including YOURS, from a struggling or stagnant enterprise into a stunning success!
My story is simple:
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"Why?" I asked myself.
And I didn't have enough customers, I finally concluded, (Duh!) because I didn't know the first thing about marketing. I just copied what everyone else was doing in my industry which in most cases was horribly ineffective!
That's when I started my life long crusade to find out everything I could about sales and marketing. I read every marketing book, bought every tape and attended ever seminar that came to town.
Armed with this information and in the space of just a few short weeks, an astonishing transformation occurred in my business and indeed my life. I went from eking out a living making $20,000 a year, to making as much as $20,000, in a single month. Which twenty years ago, at 28 years of age, was serious money, from an 1148 Sq ft karate school!
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My passion for finding and sharing great marketing strategies has never gone away... I love helping people make money from their businesses!
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Born in Oxford, England and growing up in the midland county of Shropshire, Andrew Wood immigrated to America in 1980 to peruse a career as a professional golfer. Unfortunately lack of talent held him back and he accidently found himself running a small karate school in Southern California. After struggling to survive for 18 months as a small business owner he decided to focus all his attention on marketing. This focus soon paid off and he quickly increased his income to six figures while still in his twenties.
His initial interest in marketing turned into a passion and he quickly turned the single school into a national franchise of over 400 units. After selling out of the karate business in the late 90's he move to Florida where he founded Legendary Marketing, a business designed to combine his passion for golf and travel with his marketing expertise.
Legendary quickly built a name for itself in the golf industry with innovative websites, social media and online campaigns. Over the last decade Wood has worked with over 1500 golf clubs, resorts and developments, in over twenty countries. His clients include properties in the USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Russia, the Caribbean and Morocco to name just a few.
Author of over 20 sales and marketing books including; Cunningly Clever Marketing, Cunningly Clever Selling, Cunningly Clever Entrepreneur and The Golf Marketing Bible. The A-Z Guide to Membership Marketing and many more.He is considered the world's leading expert in golf, resort and real estate marketing and spoken to thousands of audiences worldwide on this and other topics from his books. A pioneer in internet marketing his creative talent, out of the box ideas and copywriting skills are at the core of his expertise. Regarded as one of the top marketing minds in the world his ability to generate leads and increase income!
In his spare time he travels the world, plays golf & tennis, writes books and occasionally races cars!
Contact: Andrew Wood, Directly @ 352-266-2099
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Website: http://www.LegendaryMarketing.com
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Earlier this week, Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green said that there were "a lot of holes" in the Giants defense.
The Giants took some umbrage at that suggestion, but they didn't seem to close all of the holes that Green picked up on film. The Bengals have jumped out to a 7-0 lead in Cincinnati after Andy Dalton hit Green for a 56-yard touchdown pass on the first possession on the game.
Green really did find a hole in the defense. There wasn't a Giant within shouting distance of him as he caught the pass and strolled into the end zone. It looked like Giants cornerback Corey Webster expected some help over the top, but there was none and the Giants will get the ball for the first time in a 7-0 hole.
Green had three catches for 70 yards on the drive, a pace that will have to slow down if the Giants are going to avoid a second straight loss.

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Dwight Howard Teaches Gilbert Arenas How To Plank. IT'S A PLANK OFF!
June 28, 2011
Planking is getting out of hand fast. After Gilbert was droppin planks on fools in the weight room last night, Dwight Howard countered back to show Gil that you can't plank on a budget. Go plank or go home. It's only a matter of time before Dwight's"Teach Me How To Plank" mixtape goes viral…
Plank or Die
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Plank that!
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From the developer's website:
Set in the near future, The Scourge Project throws you into the boots of Echo Squad, an elite group of mercenaries hired by The Tarn Initiative to deal a decisive blow against the power-hungry Nogari Corporation. Your mission: First, to locate and rescue Dr Reisbeck, Tarn's double-agent inside Nogari; Second, to recover a piece of the meteorite fragment that Nogari has used to develop Ambrosia, the powerful new energy source with which they now control the world economy.
Stranded on Nogari Island shortly after being mysteriously attacked during your covert insertion, and surrounded on all sides by hostile forces, you'll need all of your skill to stay alive as you fight your way through the chaos that has consumed the alien-infested facilities that lie before you...
The Scourge Project is a 3rd-Person Shooter created using Unreal Engine 3 to deliver exciting single, co-op, and multiplayer game play.


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It's been widely reported in the blogosphere that Markos Moulitsas (of the Daily Kos) and his partner Jerome Armstrong have made it their practice to hype political candidates (including some not generally associated with the left) who hire them as consultants. I mentioned this story, along with Armstrong's past as a hired stock tout and the SEC's displeasure with that conduct, here.
The New Republic's blog, The Plank, reports that, in response, Kos has urged selected liberal bloggers not to discuss this story. His hope is that, by stonewalling, they can prevent it geting play from the mainstream media. Here is the memo that Kos reportedly sent:
The YearlyKos media people have already forced corrections at Slate and NY Times (Suellentrop's blog). There has been some serious overreach by the few outlets that picked up this story (which as I mentioned before has been shopped around). It was interesting how this one piddly-ass story was used to try and smear Jerome, me, AND YearlyKos.
So the only paper to run this as a news story is the disgraceful NY Post. Others who picked up on it have had to backtrack from their original sensationalistic claims.
I am exploring legal options against some of the wingnut bloggers who are claiming I'm syphoning netroots money into consultants and my own pockets. Note how Glenn Reynolds is fueling it with his typical passive aggressive, "I don't think it's a big deal, but let me provide links to everyone who thinks this is THE BIGGEST STORY EVER!"
And Jerome's case, if it could be aired out, is a non-story (he was a poor grad student at the time so he settled because he had no money). Jerome can't talk about it now since the case is not fully closed. But once it is, he'll go on the offensive. That should be a couple of months off.
This story will percolate in wingnut circles until then, but I haven't gotten a single serious media call about it yet. Not one. So far, this story isn't making the jump to the traditional media, and we shouldn't do anything to help make that happen.
My request to you guys is that you ignore this for now. It would make my life easier if we can confine the story. Then, once Jerome can speak and defend himself, then I'll go on the offensive (which is when I would file any lawsuits) and anyone can pile on. If any of us blog on this right now, we fuel the story. Let's starve it of oxygen. And without the "he said, she said" element to the story, you know political journalists are paralyzed into inaction.
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Sustainable construction products
As the next step our commitment to sustainability, Lehigh Hanson Canada (LHC) has developed EcoCem®PLC (a Portland-limestone cement) and InterCem®. These innovative new products provide excellent performance with a lower environmental impact than normal Type GU (General Use)/Type I/II Portland Cement. Protecting the climate, while lowering emissions for cleaner air is important to LHC. Research is underway to develop new products that will positively impact the environment.
Pervious Concrete
Pervious concrete has a high permeability that allows water to flow through easily, reducing the rate and quantity of stormwater runoff. Pervious concrete will preserve natural rainwater absorption characteristics by using soil, plants, trees and surface treatments to capture rain where it falls. An example of effective use may be seen at Fort Langley Community Hall.
ICF Construction
ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms) homes are a breakthrough in concrete technology for the residential construction industry. ICFs consist of stay-in-place polystyrene forms that are initially used to form the fresh concrete, then become the insulation for the walls of the building. An ICF home offers lower energy bills, and a healthier living environment with unlimited design possibilities.
High Volume SCM Concrete
Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) such as fly ash and slag are recycled industrial by-products. Professionally engineered concrete mix designs can effectively utilize SCMs to reduce the consumption of raw materials. SCMs are widely used as replacements for cement in a concrete mix.
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Light coloured concrete surfaces and pavers have high albedo (solar reflectance) reducing heat island effect. Designing entrance plazas, walkways and parking lots with light decorative concrete pavement saves energy by reducing the demand for air conditioning and improving air quality. Energy savings also result from decreased night lighting requirements.
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RCP translates into safer highways that require less maintenance, with less disruption for the traveling public and commercial truckers. Extensive studies by the National Research Council of Canada confirm previous findings: fully loaded tractor-trailers consume less fuel travelling on concrete pavements than on asphalt pavements over a wide temperature range. When compared to asphalt, under actual road test conditions, reductions in fuel consumption on concrete pavement ranged from 0.8 to 6.9 percent. CO2 and other harmful emissions are also reduced. Click here for more information.
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Thermal Mass
Thermal Mass is a property that enables building materials to absorb, store, and later release significant amounts of heat. Buildings constructed of concrete and masonry have a unique energy-saving advantage because of their inherent thermal mass. These materials absorb energy slowly and hold it for much longer periods of time than do less massive materials. This delays and reduces heat transfer through a thermal mass building component, leading to three important results. Click here for more information.
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Indian Chicken Curry
Chicken curry and Indian chicken curry recipe. Easy Indian chicken curry recipe that anyone can make at home. Make a pot of chicken curry now.
Chicken – 2 ½ – 3 lbs, leg pieces or whole chicken cut into serving pieces.
Onion – 2 large size finely chopped.
Ginger paste – 2 tsp.
Garlic paste – 1 Tbsp.
Tomato – 3-4 medium size finely chopped.
Tomato paste – 1 Tbsp.
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp.
Coriander powder – 1 Tbsp.
Paprika – ½ tsp.
Bay leaf – 1
Cinnamon stick – 1 (1-inch)
Salt 1 tsp or as per taste.
Oil vegetable – 3-4 Tbsp
Lime – 1 juice.
Cilantro – ¼ cup chopped, for garnish
Jalapeno – 1 slices for garnish (optional)
2-3 cups of hot water to be used in cooking at different stages.
Whole Spices for Roasting:
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp.
Coriander seeds – ½ tsp.
Cardamom pods green – 2
Black peppercorns – 6-8
Cloves – 4
In another bowl mix turmeric powder, coriander powder and paprika with ¼ cup of water to make a spice paste and keep it aside too.
Wash the chicken and thoroughly dry it with paper towel; place it in a large non-reactive bowl.
Add 2 tsp of ginger-garlic paste to the chicken and reserve the remaining ginger-garlic paste for later use.
Add juice of ½ lime to the chicken and mix everything well, making sure that the chicken is well coated.
Cover and let the chicken marinate for minimum 30 minutes in refrigerator or up-to 24 hours.
In a clean skillet add the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, black peppercorns and cloves.
Dry roast the spices over medium-low heat until well browned and fragrant; around 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer the spices to a clean dry bowl immediately; they can burn really fast.
Grind them into a coarse powder in a spice grinder and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet and add the chopped onions, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick; fry until they start to turn golden brown, about 6-7 minutes.
Now add the remaining ginger-garlic paste along with ¼ cup of hot water and stir; keep cooking until all the water has evaporated and the oil starts separates on the sides of the onion mixture; around 4-5 minutes.
Add the spice paste to the onion mixture give it a quick stir; now add the tomato paste.
Let everything cook once again until all the liquid has dried out and the oil starts to separate to the sides; about 2-3 minutes.
Make sure to cook stirring to avoid the mixture sticking at the bottom of the skillet and getting burned.
Add the chicken pieces and stir about 5-7 minutes to well coat them with the onion-spice mixture and also to get some color on them.
Finally add the chopped tomatoes and salt and cook for another 2-3 minutes, just so the tomatoes start to break down.
Last add 1 – 1 ¼ cup of hot water, cover the pan and cook over high heat, about 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until chicken is tender and sauce is thick for around 20-25 minutes.
Once the chicken is done, add the roasted spice powder, give it a last stir, cover the skillet tightly with the lid and remove it from the heat and let it stand for 5 minutes for all the flavors to blend.
When ready to serve sprinkle the curry with lime juice, add the chopped cilantro and serve hot.
I meet a lot of interesting friends from my blog, especially my friends who live in Irvine, Orange County.
Recently, I connected with Reem of Simply Reem.
After many email exchanges, I finally met her in person. Reem is so sweet; she came to support my cooking demo at Macy's and bought me a nice bouquet of flower.
Simply Reem is a blog about cooking, home/garden and more.
I simply adore Reem's homey recipes on Indian cuisine.
Today, she teaches us how to make Indian chicken curry with dried roasted spices, a family recipe that she learned from her mother.
Enjoy and don't forget to check out Simply Reem.
I want to start by thanking Bee for giving me opportunity to share my recipe on Rasa Malaysia.
Rasa Malaysia is an excellent blog which brought Asian food and cooking to a new platform.
I have been a sincere follower and fan of Bee and her beautiful space even before I started my blog.
Every craving of Asian food from Noodles to Laksa bought me here, a place where I could find it all and learn.
It is truly an honor for me to be here today.
Thanks Bee!!
For me there are few things as reassuring as a bowl of hot steamy curry dish with some rice or bread.
I remember no dinner in my parents home was complete without a curry dish; it always faithfully made its way to the dinner table in some form or the other.
Every season has its own version of curry dishes to be enjoyed with your family and friends.
Even though curries are a part of me but for a very long time I feared making one of my own.
It wasn't so much the procedure or precision that kept me from simmering my own curry but rather a fear of not being able to live up to my own expectation.
Finally, after a long wait I did make curry and I have never looked back since.
Before we move on let me tell you that the word curry itself is one of the most misunderstood culinary term.
Curry literary means a "dish with a sauce," curry is not a dish by itself. You add the name of the key ingredient before curry and voila you have the name of the dish…Chicken Curry, Mixed Vegetable Curry, Lamb Curry and so on.
Adding a spoon or two of store bought curry powder to a dish is far from anything authentic.
A true home-style Indian curry is a beautiful symphony of simple flavors and spices.
They are not only delicious but really healthy; nothing like the ones you are usually served at restaurants loaded with fat and spices.
Simmering gently, bringing all the flavors from herbs, spices and vegetable/meat/chicken/fish together in a form of a delightful dish, curries can be a part of any meal; making it more delicious and enjoyable.
Moving on, the recipe of "Indian Chicken Curry with Dry-Roasted Spices" I am sharing today is a delightful and absolutely delicious chicken curry you will find in many Indian kitchens.
It is really easy to make; the addition of roasted spices at the end of the cooking makes it even more delicious and add a wonderful rich color as well as divine aroma to the dish.
So here you go, enjoy!!
Once more Thanks Bee for having me here.
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Drunk Blondies
A paler version of your classic brownie, Drunk Blondies earned their name with a couple spoonfuls of bourbon and two cups of brown sugar. Mixing in toasted coconut, pecans and chocolate chips yields a recipe that does the The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook proud.
Reprinted with permission by Cheryl and Griffith Day. Copyright © 2012. Published by Artisan Books. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
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- Yield:makes 12 large or 24 small bars
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder, preferably aluminum-free
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
- 1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan and line with parchment, allowing the ends of the paper to hang over two opposite edges of the pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
Put the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl and stir with a spoon until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and bourbon, and mix until thoroughly combined. Stir in the flour mixture, followed by the pecans, coconut, and chocolate chips.
Put the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Cut the blondies into bars. The blondies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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Play ROCs:
Play is important to the physical, social and emotional health of each child. National research demonstrates that daily unstructured play & physical activity can lead to the prevention of chronic diseases, the development of healthy bones & muscles, the promotion of a healthy weight, community, and social emotional health. Through Healthi Kids work and research in Rochester's schools and neighborhoods, we have been championing for daily recess and unstructured play in the classroom, and to improve play access in our city's neighborhoods. Play ROCs advocating to bring back play to our schools and communities by promoting the idea of Rochester as a playable city and ensuring all kids throughout the city receive daily recess.
Recess in School:
Recess is good for children - it helps them focus in school by releasing built up energy and allows them to get much needed physical activity into their day. By working with parents, teachers, community members, and students, Healthi Kids successfully advocated for twenty minutes of supervised, unstructured recess for all elementary school students in the Rochester City School District, and for recess to not be taken away as a form of punishment. Now, Healthi Kids is working to ensure that recess is taking place as the policy intended, and assisting schools with creative ways to include recess within a busy school day. To learn more about our work around recess and our Recess Report card visit our Be Active Resource Page.
Active Transportation & Walkability:
It is important that children have safe routes to their schools and play spaces. Healthi Kids is working with the Rochester City School District, the City of Rochester, and many community partners to establish these routes and to encourage children to walk, bike, skip, or skate to their destinations. Our report "Improving Walkability around Rochester's Schools" highlights the perceived barriers and recommendations to improve walkability around our schools.
Safe Play Spaces:
Where are Rochester's children playing? Where should they be playing? If we had a magic wand, where would we want them to be playing and how do we make those play spaces a reality? These are the questions Healthi Kids set out to answer through our Playability Plan work. We assessed five area neighborhoods and worked with residents in those neighborhoods to improve play. Healthi Kids continues to advocate for play in City neighborhoods through community use of schools making streets safer for walking and biking, and play day projects. For more information on our Playability Plans, please click here.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED):
A major barrier to play and physical activity is the fear of crime or the perception of crime in Rochester's neighborhoods. In addition to the work of law enforcement professionals, citizens in our community have been taking a proactive approach to limiting crime by looking at the built environment. In 2011, Healthi Kids held a CPTED and SafeGrowth training led by Greg Saville, co-owner of AlterNation. The training helped participants learn ways to reduce crime through simple and cost effective fixes, right in their backyards. By cutting unkept bushes to get a better view of the street or advocating for appropriate lighting, we can make a street or neighborhood feel safer.
Community-Use of Schools:
School buildings are great places to be active - even when classes are over for the day. Healthi Kids is working with schools and surrounding neighbors to find ways to share these buildings at night, on the weekends, and during summer and school breaks. Community use can give neighbors and local residents a chance to use athletic facilities, regardless of fitness level or ability.
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children can create unique physical, developmental, educational and social needs. At Nemours, our child behavioral specialists use standard guidelines developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and information from people who know your child well like teachers, caregivers and you to help address ADHD symptoms in children.
Our behavioral health experts use a family-centered, team approach to provide outpatient psychological evaluations, consultations, and other treatments to care for children with ADHD.
ADHD Symptoms in Children
ADHD in children causes hyperactivity and inattention such as:
- constant movement, fidgeting or squirming
- inability to complete tasks
- difficulty playing quietly
- distractibility
- problems with interrupting or intruding on others
- excessive talking
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Any child may go through a phase of not following directions, having trouble sitting still, or not paying attention. But when these behaviors continue and affect home life, school work and social interactions, it can signal ADHD in children. Children with ADHD have trouble functioning socially, academically and at home.
At Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, our child behavior experts specialize in finding the reasons for your child's behavior, and offering solutions to help manage ADHD in children.
With the proper diagnosis and early treatment, our experts can help you and your child learn strategies to cope and adapt to challenges of ADHD.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children is a common behavioral disorder broken down into three subtypes each with its own pattern of behaviors:
- Inattentive type with signs that include:
- inability to pay attention
- difficulty following directions
- difficulty listening
- problems with organization
- tendency to lose things like toys or homework
- distractibility
- difficulty focusing on tasks or play activities
- Hyperactive-impulsive type with signs that include:
- fidgeting or squirming
- difficulty remaining seated
- excessive running or climbing
- difficulty playing quietly
- always seeming to be "on the go"
- excessive talking
- blurting out answers before hearing the full question
- problems interrupting or intruding
- difficulty waiting for a turn or in line
- Combined type: the most common type of ADHD and includes a combination of the inattentive type and the hyperactive-impulsive type
- inability to pay attention and focus
- trouble listening
- easily distracted, daydreams a lot
- constantly moving, fidgeting, squirming
- forgetful
- impulsive, interrupts others
- trouble playing with others, making and keeping friends
Before making a diagnosis, we recommend that your child has a medical examination, that includes a hearing and vision test, to rule out symptoms that mimic symptoms of ADHD in children. Following the medical exam, you and your child will meet with our mental health experts to begin gathering information about your child.
We'll conduct a clinical assessment, similar to an interview, which may include screening questionnaires for you, your child's teacher, school and others who may have daily interaction with your child to complete. Also, we may perform psychometric testing that measures IQ and achievement to rule out a learning disability or developmental delay, which measures whether your child reaches developmental milestones at expected times.
Depending on whether your child is primarily inattentive or primarily hyperactive/impulsive, there are three different types of attention disorders by which your child can be diagnosed:
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominately hyperactive-impulsive type
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominately inattentive-type (also known as ADD)
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined-type (most common: combined hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention symptoms of equal significance)
Is it ADHD?
Some of the things we look for in children who may have ADHD:
- displays behaviors from one of the three subtypes before age 7: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined type
- these behaviors must be more severe than in other kids the same age
- the behaviors must last for at least 6 months
- the behaviors must occur in and negatively affect at least two areas of your child's school, home daycare, or friendships
Although ADHD in children can't be cured, it is manageable. Our specialists will work with you and your child to develop an individualized treatment plan. We'll help your child learn to control negative behaviors and make adjustments to become more productive.
Types of treatment we offer to help manage ADHD in children include:
- psycho-education: information about ADHD
- parent training: techniques for managing ADHD symptoms using behavioral strategies that work for your family
- individual cognitive behavioral therapy: tips to help your child and your family learn new behavior patterns for home and school
- medication therapy: assessing whether medications, which may include stimulants and non-stimulants, make sense for your child who will be monitored closely
- consultation with community providers: including your child's primary care doctor, and your child's school and teacher(s), to offer recommendations to improve his or her ability to manage symptoms in that setting
- pediatric psychologists: licensed mental health professionals with a doctorate degree, and who specialize in the study of childhood development as it relates to behaviors and emotions. While they don't prescribe medications, they can help monitor the effects of medication therapy on your child.
- pediatric psychiatrists: medical doctors with advanced training in preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental illness. In addition to psychotherapy, a child psychiatrist may prescribe medication therapy when necessary.
- advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners (ARNPs): nurses specialists who perform the same clinical functions as the child psychiatrists, and who have advanced training in mental health psychotherapy diagnostic assessment, counseling, and medication management.
- neuropsychologists: mental health professionals with a doctorate degree, who specialize in studying how the brain affects your child's action and thought. They perform neuropsychological tests to evaluate neurocognitive problems that may cause learning disabilities.


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"An exhaustive study that . . . will not anytime soon—if ever—be surpassed." —American Spectator
As late as Election Day, headlines across the country blared that the race was "TOO CLOSE TO CALL."
Even on the verge of his historic triumph in the 1980 presidential election, political observers continued to underestimate Ronald Wilson Reagan.
In Rendezvous with Destiny, the long-awaited follow-up to his widely praised account of Reagan's insurgent 1976 presidential campaign, Craig Shirley tells the incredible behind-the-scenes story of Reagan's improbable run to the White House in 1980—of how the "too close to call" election became a landslide victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter and independent candidate John Anderson.
And this, Shirley shows, was no ordinary election. It dramatically altered the course of American—and world—history. Reagan's victory gave rise to a new generation of conservatism, ended liberalism's half-century reign of dominance, reversed the second-worst economic crisis in American history, and led to the demise of the mighty Soviet Union.
To write Rendezvous with Destiny, Shirley gained unprecedented access to 1980 campaign files and interviewed more than 150 insiders—from Reagan's closest advisers and family members to Jimmy Carter himself. The result is the first comprehensive history of the hard-fought 1980 campaign, a gripping account that follows Reagan's unlikely path from his bitter defeat on the floor of the 1976 Republican convention, through his underreported "wilderness years," through grueling primary fights in which he knocked out several Republican heavyweights, through an often-nasty general election campaign complicated by the presence of a third-party candidate (not to mention the looming shadow of Ted Kennedy), to Reagan's astounding victory on Election Night in 1980. Shirley's years of intensive research have enabled him to relate countless untold stories—including, at long last, the solution to one of the most enduring mysteries in politics: just how Reagan's campaign got hold of Carter's debate briefing books.
Rendezvous with Destiny reveals how Reagan successfully battled the headwinds of the national media, the Republican Party establishment, and even his own campaign team to become one of America's greatest chief executives.
Craig Shirley is the author of the New York Times bestseller December 1941 and the critically acclaimed Reagan's Revolution, the first book detailing Reagan's pivotal 1976 challenge to President Gerald Ford in the Republican primaries. Shirley is also president of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, an influential government relations and marketing firm. He has written for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Weekly Standard, among other publications, and in 2005 he was recognized as the outstanding alumnus of Springfield College. Shirley and his wife, Zorine, divide their time between their homes in Alexandria, Virginia, and "Trickle Down Point" on the Rappahannock River in Lancaster, Virginia.
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"A first-rate work of insider history. His book reads like Bob Woodward at his very best. . . . Shirley has accomplished a great feat of scholarship and research, and it could not have come at a better time . . . A monumental accomplishment." —National Review
"Shirley has proven himself a master of presidential campaign histories—a true heir to Theodore White. . . . An exhaustive study that . . . will not anytime soon—if ever—be surpassed." —American Spectator
"An unbelievable book . . . I was part of the Reagan Revolution and I didn't know 80 percent of this stuff! . . . It's worth reading, and reading right now." —Mark Levin, radio host, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Anyone who would understand the Reagan victory of 1980 and the movement that eliminated the Soviet Union and revitalized America must read—indeed must study—Craig Shirley's brilliant, comprehensive work." —Newt Gingrich
"A superb insider's account . . . Full of anecdotes that have never been published before." —Houston Chronicle
"Shirley has done extensive interviewing and research for Rendezvous with Destiny, and it's a terrific read—for political junkies of all ideological stripes." —Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
"Conservatives will love this book, and political junkies of all stripes will find it fascinating. Readers looking for high drama will eagerly absorb its more than 600 pages. . . . It is the behind-the-scenes drama that lends real suspense to the narrative." —Washington Times
"This exhilarating history . . . arrives, serendipitously, at a moment when conservatives are much in need of an inspiriting examination of their finest hour." —George F. Will, from the Foreword
"A scandal that once looked like it could take down a president, but soon fizzled for lack of hard evidence, gets a closer look in a new book, Rendezvous with Destiny. . . . Shirley's new book sheds new light on the scandal. . . . The web of evidence Shirley weaves all leads to one man." —MSNBC.com
"A much broader look at the campaign that elected Reagan . . . Shirley has gathered a wealth of evidence." —Politico
"Provides the first inside look at the historic 1980 election . . . Shirley shows how close Reagan's campaign came to collapsing in the Republican primaries—and how the candidate turned things around." —National Review Online
"The genius of Shirley's work is to take stories we already know about, and fill in the details that take you, the reader, right into the room with the principals." —CQ Politics
"Shirley puts to rest one of the great political mysteries: who stole Carter's debate briefing books? . . . Shirley also reveals that the Kennedy family had a long memory on Election Day. . . . When it came time for the election, virtually all of them voted for Ronald Reagan." —NewsMax
"Wonderfully researched and a treasure trove of information . . . It is incredibly moving too. . . . There are numerous new books about Ronald Reagan, and while many don't offer a lot of new information, this one does." —Acton Institute
"Prodigiously researched and well noted . . . Engaging and revealing . . . When future historians re-examine the 1980 campaign, one of their first stops is likely to be Rendezvous with Destiny." —Lou Cannon, Daily Caller
"What a hell of a good book!" —Larry Kudlow, CNBC
"We don't have to get very far in Craig Shirley's new book about Reagan to know that, yes, there is still a lot we didn't know about Reagan and how he came to the White House. . . . A fascinating book!" —Bob Schieffer, CBS
"Has a you-are-there quality. [Shirley's] intention is to provide the reader with a definitive history of the 1980 campaign, and he succeeds. . . . A trove of colorful, dramatic tales. . . . Shirley gives us a lively ride on the electoral roller coaster." —Weekly Standard
"As conservatives continue to try to reinvent themselves in the image of RR, it is helpful to have at our disposal this meticulously researched tome detailing how 'The Great Communicator' overcame the Republican establishment to oust an incumbent president——and ultimately, to change the world." —Politics Daily
"A compellingly written, thoroughly documented treatise that is essential reading for anybody who seeks to understand what happened and why on Reagan's third try for the White House." —Washington Examiner
"Well-written, filled with information, and a pleasure to read." —Doug Bandow
"Best. Reagan. Book. Evah!" —Robert Stacy McCain
"Rendezvous with Destiny offers a series of important practical lessons on how to run a presidential campaign, including coherent ideology and strategic nimbleness when circumstances change. Whether the reader is a Reagan fan or not, that takeaway alone makes Craig Shirley's book a top political read." —David Mark, Politico
"Masterful . . . Shirley's books will be the definitive works on both Reagan elections." —Human Events
"Enthralling . . . This book is full of true words, deep insights, long memories, and occluded details. . . . Shirley summons [the 1980 campaign] back to throbbing, vivid and immediate life." —David Frum
"Offers more than a few pointers on what conservatives and Republicans should do in the future. And on top of that, it's an illuminating look back at the watershed 1980 election." —FOXNews.com
"Shirley tells the exhilarating story of how Reagan triumphed and made us believe it was morning in America again." —Eagle Forum
"The book covers every aspect of the 1980 campaign: from Reagan's comeback after losing the Iowa caucuses to the behind-the-scenes staff battles and the mystery of who stole President Jimmy Carter's debate briefing books." —The Hill
"Well-researched and well-written, and it gives insight into Reagan's journey to the Oval Office." —Roll Call
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A day of celebration for veterans everywhere, Monday was made even more memorable at the Rhode Island National Guard Armory in Warwick with an appearance by New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty.
McCourty, in partnership with AT&T, came out to the armory on Veterans Day for an hour to sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans in an effort to spearhead support for the Operation Holiday Cheer 2013 care package drive.
Those who came to see McCourty were asked to bring care package donations to the event, and those donations will be sent overseas to currently deployed troops.
The line extended nearly out the door at the armory, but the Patriots standout didn't mind the long afternoon. .
"It was great just to be a part of it," McCourty said. "I'm grateful that I was asked to come here, to have the chance to celebrate Veterans Day. Not just send a social media tweet or something, but actually doing something to give back and meeting some soldiers and meeting families that really care about this. I hope they enjoyed it, because I definitely enjoyed it."
AT&T is a sponsor of Operation Holiday Cheer 2013, which is led by Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts in conjunction with the Rhode Island National Guard and Rhode Island's Family Assistance Center. For its part, AT&T is donating international calling cards to Operation Holiday Cheer to help families stay connected during deployments.
Roberts was in attendance for the event, as was Patricia Jacobs, the president of AT&T New England. Members of the National Guard were present, too, and many uniformed military personnel showed up to get a picture and an autograph on a day honoring them.
From start to finish, McCourty was doing all he could to make it a special day for everyone who came out.
"That's what you hope for, a lot of smiles," McCourty said. "I actually got some gifts today that were pretty cool. I think a lot of people donated, so I'm sure all of those soldiers deployed will have fun. They'll get some nice care packages, be able to smile and get some feel for back home."
McCourty's choice as the Patriots representative in Warwick wasn't just random. His family has a military background, making the cause a little closer to his heart.
His father was in the army, as was his brother Larry White. This past week, Devin and his twin brother Jason – who plays for the Tennessee Titans – were out in Tennessee with Larry, celebrating the holiday.
"It's great just to do something to give back," McCourty said. "Earlier in the week I was with my older brother in Tennessee at Jason's house. It was cool, all three of us together. It was his birthday too, so celebrating his birthday and Veterans Day was cool."
It amounted to a fitting way for McCourty to spend his Veterans Day. It was also his last day off for the Patriots, who had given the players some time due to the team's bye week.
On Tuesday, McCourty was due back at practice, but not before he had made his presence felt in a big way for a lot of people in Rhode Island.
"My twin brother (Jason) and I have always had a deep appreciation for the current and former members of our armed forces, as our father and brother both served in the army," McCourty said. "What they have done throughout our history and what they continue to do today is what gives us our rights as Americans."


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Encouraging Economic Data Sends Dow to 14,000
Fresh off a blowout January, stocks started February with a bang. WSJ "MarketBeat" reporter Paul Vigna joins The News Hub with a look at the day in the markets.(PHoto: Getty Images)
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... the the ... a quick look at the markets as the big four ... hundred and forty nine points to the uniquely lot of rain that one ... of the tech heavy Nasdaq one point two percent off and the SB five hundred to sign up again ... in the Queen will try to ... pull the news sent ... the big day for the Dow ... we gave the Downton consul ... close above fourteen thousand for the first time since two thousandseven ... two top over ... the two thousandseven so as far as the Dow Jones industrial average is concerned ... almost all the way back ... from ... the highs of October due to the lows of March two thousand and nine ... and now back to fourteen thousand ... psychologically it means a lot ... near ... the psychologically I mean what what drove that was the NVM the known bands ... good because it just wasn't that he had lucky you had manufacturing report that was the first two months to get all the manufacturing sector reports for Asia and Europe United States ... on Asian European and for the market opened the word ... sensibly stronger so the markets were all going into the session ... the new jobs report ... directed to support our great without making mistakes and I was just under fifty seven thousand jobs data in one ring up seven point nine percent of wage growth the leaking of inflation all that stuff ... but there are additions to two thousand and eleven two thousand and twelve data that mean ... that that show that the more jobs created those two years in the fall ... and and also to manufacture one U S the Institute for Supply Management and it was ... considerably above fifty one fifty is the it's not moving point seven five fifty three ... and the expected fifty one men came in fifty three ... so consider confirmed what we seen at Asian euro ... that was all the market needed to hook them in pushing this for awhile and you've seen it ... since releasing flight from November markets has been on a tear ... every day he's going higher ... now the question is okay you got to fourteen thousand ... the record of directors all is what sixty four concert close to setting an all-time record ... that is going to be in sync an economy where he saw the GDP report Wednesday ... wasn't good earnings and a moment on the earnings are better than expected season whenever earnings growth is only the profit growth to live up to three percent that's not strong ... while ... so to say in our witness the windowsill directly with the letter and we were related in the show so


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Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods edged higher in August, signaling that the factory sector gained a step midway through the third quarter.
Durable goods orders rose 0.1 percent during the month, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday.
The report showed that shipments of non-military capital goods other than aircraft grew 1.3 percent during the month, snapping two straight months of declines.
The reading for these so-called "core" shipments feeds directly into the government's estimates for total economic growth, and the increase supports the view that government austerity is taking only a modest bite from national output.
New orders for core durable goods, which is viewed as a gauge of business spending plans, rose 1.5 percent in August. That was below economists' expectations and not enough to make up for the 3.3 percent decline registered in July.
Demand for new cars drove the overall gain in new orders of durable goods, which include everything from toasters to tanks. Economists polled by Reuters had expected overall goods orders to be flat.
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Here's something novel: Research!
We come in so many colors, political parties, faiths etc. and we want to believe that those we share views, are telling us the truth. Well, guess what? They're not.
And it makes sense we have reached this point. Any of us who have taken debate classes know that the goal is persuasion but along with that, must come the truth. We have gotten cute over the years, on all sides, by omitting some facts or in many recent cases, a trend that has been highlighted, creating fake news.
Everyone does it. Republicans do it against Democrats, Democrats against Republicans. Religions have always been doing this. Shopkeepers would say: 'hey...the butcher down the block sells horsemeat but mine is real beef." Yeah, right!
I would get annoyed when my wife wouldn't take what I was telling her as truth or at face value. I stopped objecting when I realized she merely wanted to find out for herself. And that's where we must rise to the occasion.
I took a course in college called "Campaign Politics and Dirty Tricks." In 1956, opponents of candidate Adlai Stevenson held up a large envelope and said : "HERE is ALL the truth on Adlai Stevenson who wants to be President!" The crowd got all riled up. Yeah! Yeah. Well, inside the envelope WAS the truth. His birth certificate, his HS record, a copy of a deed to his house etc. But it was the way it was spun. It was NOT fake news but it was nuanced.
Someone posted on FB this week, a story about a comment allegedly made by actress Whoopi Goldberg about a military widow at the President's speech to Congress. The vitriol was amazing but no one, and I mean NO ONE on this thread bothered to see if it was fake news. It was.
I get into heated debates with friends over today's political climate, even some here at City Brand Media. Sometimes I push the envelope but I do NOT post supposed news, I post opinions. And sometimes, not all times, there's a place for that. Opinions that is.
H.L. Mencken once said ""No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." Remember the Pet Rock and Chia Pets?
Or better yet, go on YouTube and find 'The Twilight Zone" episode "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." That will tell you what happens when people believe what they want to believe.
All I'm asking of everyone, regardless of where you stand; pick up a newspaper, read legitimate web sites, find out the facts. That kind of opinion is what earned me the Nobel Prize in Journalism! Or did it? Check it out yourself.


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Esko's Corner
An Illustrated History of Esko and Thomson Township
About the Project
"The historian," said novelist E.L. Doctorow, "can tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like." This new book does both, fusing well-documented history with stories and recollections of the people who lived through good times and bad in a small northeastern Minnesota community.
What To Call It?
For a long time, the book's working title was "A Place Called Esko," subtitled "A History of Thomson Township."
For a while, the book project committee was leaning toward "The Valley of the Midway." It has a nice ring, but the reality is that nearly half of the township's watershed is outside of the Midway River's influence and there was concern about some residents feeling excluded.
"Esko: The Sauna Suburb" had some early advocates, but it, too, was deemed exclusionary because even though the community was developed mainly by Finns and Finnish-Americans, the majority of today's residents are not of Finnish heritage.
Another temporary front-runner: "Let's Go, Esko!" The battle cry of the high school athletic teams, it was also an expression used years ago by Finnish-accented rural residents when proposing a trip into "town." But for some committee members, it was either too limited by its connection with sports or too frivolous.
But then we finally hit on a title. It was probably too obvious to see immediately. We called it "Esko's Corner," the name by which the community was originally known. The subtitle, "An Illustrated History of Esko and Thomson Township," did not change. So there you have it: Esko's Corner.
How It Began:
The Esko Historical Society held its first Esko Heritage Day in 2007. Presenters offered a wealth of interesting material, and some of them urged the society to capture the community's story in book form.
There had been one book, History of the Thomson Farming Area by John A. Mattinen, in 1935, but it existed only in Finnish until translated and republished in 2000. Another, Francis Carroll's Crossroads in Time: A History of Carlton County, published in 1987, provides an excellent, but limited, history of Esko and Thomson Township.
So in 2008, interested parties were convened and a steering committee was organized to shepherd a book into print.
Committee members sifted through government records, historical society archives, regional libraries (including, it seems, miles of old newspaper microfilm) and numerous family journals and letters. More than 100 interviews were conducted with past and present area residents.
The writing process was finally done in the spring of 2013, followed by the design and then a few months of final editing, proofreading and, ultimately, indexing. The manuscript and images were shipped to the printer in early November 2013. The books arrived on January 8 and now, finally, the first definitive history of Esko and Thomson Township is a reality.
"Thomson Township's Night of Terror," subtitled "The Great 1918 Fire," was published in August 2018. The book unveils new or long-forgotten information about the impact of the Fire on the township and includes several previously unpublished memoirs and family stories, plus about 25 photos. It expands on the story in the "Esko's Corner" history published in 2014. It sells for $16 (or $20 if mailed. Local sales outlets are Esko Self-Service, Finn and Feathers Salon, Hair Designs by Sherri, Widdes Feed & Farm,and Wirtz 66, and in Cloquet, the Family Tradition restaurant. Or send a note to Esko Historical Society, P.O. Box 83, Esko, MN 55733.
By August 2018, some 2,100 copies of "Esko's Corner, An Illustrated History of Esko and Thomson Township" were in circulation through sales, promotions and vendor consignments.
Reader feedback has been highly gratifying. Comments ranged from "We were quite blown away" (by a former Esko resident) to "It feeds the intellect and the soul" (by a lifetime member of the community).
Designed by award-winning Duluth historian Tony Dierckins and printed in Minnesota by Bang Printing of Brainerd, the book won second place in Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards general non-fiction for 2013.
Books may be ordered by mail (see "Order Info" page) or by visiting the area vendors listed below.
ESKO: Esko Liquors, Esko Self Service, Eskomo Pizza Pies, Finn & Feather Hair Designs, Hair Designs by Sherri, Widdes Feed & Farm Supply, Wirtz Service.
CLOQUET: Bearaboo Coffee Shop, Bergquist Import & Gift Shop, Carlton County Historical Museum, Creative Colors, Family Tradition, Kamari Gift Shop.
SCANLON: Trapper Pete's Steakhouse.
JAY COOKE STATE PARK: Park Headquarters gift shop.
DULUTH: The Bookstore at Fitger's, Lake Superior Magazine, Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, The Art Dock at DeWitt-Seitz.
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A Living History
Esko's Corner is not a mere recitation of cold facts and dates lifted from musty tomes in area libraries. It is, first and foremost, a people's history, a social history—recollections of folks who lived, worked and played here.
There are family tales that have been handed down through generations as well as stories of colorful characters ("Housu Maija," or "Pants Mary," among them) and unusual events (the day the notorious John Dillinger stopped for repairs at Moses Service Station and the night some local farm boys beat the fabled Harlem Globetrotters in basketball).
There are features sure to surprise even longtime residents: The locations of pathways used by American Indians and Voyageurs, the existence of an ancient volcano, the fact that the first industry was not logging or milling but mining (there were slate mines on the St. Louis River) and, in what promises to be a well-thumbed chapter, a history of local road names.
Descendants of survivors of the Great Fire of 1918 recall the trauma and terror of that disaster, while people who endured the Great Depression describe its impact on daily life—or, as someone also said, "What Depression? We were so poor we didn't notice."
There's a big chapter on farming, especially dairy farming. Not that long ago the township was noted statewide as a dairy center, and farms, large and small, dominated the landscape.
Esko's schools and scholars have been the pride of the community for generations. Emerging from the ashes of the 1918 Fire, the independent school district became a model for others, and it continues to reap state and regional awards for academic and extracurricular excellence. A major chapter is devoted to the schools, including sidebars on horse-drawn schoolbuses, the Esko Cannery and the state's first Future Farmers of America program.
The chapter on Esko's businesses will stir many memories as we revisit the founding of RAM Insurance, Arrowhead Creamery, Mattinen's Barbershop (and post office), Juntti's stores, Hank's Cafe, Moses Chevrolet, the Co-op, Smith's Hatchery, S.R. Bergstedt's various enterprises, Kinnunen Lumber, Meadowbrook Dairy and many more...plus, in more recent years, Widdes Feed and Farm Supply, Hammarlund Landscaping, Townsend's Sugar Camp, Quarter Master Buffalo and Barnes Care Assisted Living.
And there is a lot of sports coverage, to be sure. Recognition of Esko's name throughout the state and region is often tied directly to the perennial success of its teams and athletes: the Eskomos.
Esko's evolution into today's lively little suburb is addressed in full, as is so much more...early logging camps and sawmills, a trip down the Midway River, Jay Cooke State Park, the impact of two world wars, the Esko Locker Plant, the founding of the Esko Volunteer Fire Department.
The book is also lavishly illustrated with about 160 photos, many in color, and nine topical maps. The producers are hopeful that Esko's Corner will become another of Thomson Township's many treasures.


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Do you like the idea of a smartphone that looks you squarely in the eye?
Samsung thinks you might, so it's studying eye-scanning technology in hopes of building it into the Galaxy S5 smartphone by April, according to Bloomberg News. An iris sensor in the phone would scan a user's eyes to unlock the device.
The next version of Samsung's flagship handset is set to debut during the Mobile World Congress in February, as the company seeks to stay competitive and one-up rival Apple Inc. whose iPhone 5S includes a fingerprint scanner.
Samsung also plans to update the display and cover of the Galaxy S5 to differentiate it from the S4, according to Lee Young Hee, executive vice president for Samsung's mobile division, in an interview with Bloomberg News.
\"Many people are fanatical about iris recognition technology," he said in an interview at the CES conference in Las Vegas. "We are studying the possibility but can't really say whether we will have it or not on the S5."
It's not the first time Samsung has explored iris-tracking technology. The Galaxy S4 watches a user's eye movements to determine when to scroll a web page and lock a screen. Rumors about Samsung incorporating eye scanners into the S5 first surfaced in December last year.
Eye scanners take a high-contrast picture of a user's pupil, iris, eyelids and eyelashes, and then translate that unique pattern into a code. The next time the user tries to unlock the phone, the scanner compares the eye scan to the original code.
Critics of biometrics — the measurement of physical characteristics such as fingerprints or DNA — have raised privacy concerns as personal technology moves to collect and analyze more of our behavior and biology. This year's CES gets even more personal with tablets that analyze pupils to decipher what type of movie viewers would like to watch, wearable devices that monitor fitness, toothbrushes that track your brushing, and cars that respond to their owner\'s voice.
Some question whether tech companies are storing and cataloging biometrics data and wonder if in the future that data will be shared like email addresses and phone numbers.
At any rate, Samsung is likely feeling the pressure to come back swinging in 2014 after posting a soft forecast for the year. On Tuesday, it estimated its fourth-quarter operating profit likely fell for the first time in more than two years, as smartphone sales momentum slowed amid intensifying competition from Apple and Chinese smartphone companies.
Up next in the biometrics-smartphone wars: voiceprints and vein geometry?
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Aug 25,2006
Warm Springs Tribe To Receive National Award For Anti-Drug Effort
by Bend Weekly News Sources
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will be recognized as a national "success story" Saturday for a serious effort to combat alcohol and other drugs on the Central Oregon reservation.
The tribe will receive an award in Baltimore at the concluding luncheon of the seventh annual leadership conference of the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center. It will be the fourth award to Oregon in six years.
"Since April, people abusing alcohol or engaging in illegal drug activity in Warm Springs housing authority units have been subject to eviction," said Caroline Cruz, who provides technical assistance to the tribes in her role as alcohol and drug prevention specialist in the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).
"Tribal officials tell me no one has lost housing so far but that the new policy has led to more people getting into treatment and onto a path to recovery."
The new policy applies to persons both leasing and buying units from the housing authority. Exclusion from leased housing authority units would last for at least 12 months and purchase agreements would be terminated.
"When you get on a waiting list for housing, it can take years because housing is scarce," Cruz said. "People are going to think twice about their behavior."
ODHS's work with tribes is part of its larger effort to promote personal and public health by delivering effective prevention and treatment services.
The award will be accepted Saturday by Jeff Sanders, Warm Springs Housing Authority executive director. "We believe that many of our social problems have been centered on alcohol," Sanders said. "We want to turn this around. We want to stop our teenagers from dying due to the consequences of alcohol abuse. We want Warm Springs to be seen as a safe and decent place to raise families."
Warm Springs data show that alcohol is by far the most abused substance among the 1,053 people admitted to treatment over a three-year period. The average age of first use by persons in treatment was 14 and 15 years.
Besides its ramifications for adults, Cruz said, awareness of the new policy and resulting change in community norms should reduce underage drinking on the reservation and adults' contributions to it. She said details about the Warm Springs model would be shared with the state's eight other federally recognized tribes at a September quarterly meeting in Lincoln City.
Meanwhile, she said, the ODHS Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services has given the nine tribes $4,000 each to conduct surveys to obtain community profiles of underage drinking. She said she expects those results also to be presented at the September meeting.
"The Warm Springs model is an excellent example of how people can take serious steps to alter community norms, influence behavior and improve personal and public health and quality of life," Cruz said.
The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center, at whose conference the award will be presented, was established by the U.S. Department of Justice to support its Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's effort to enforce underage drinking laws.


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Name: Norm
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Location: St. Louis
How dangerous is Ecstasy? Are the herbal substitutes any safer?
Good question. Unfortunately, it's so hard to categorically say how dangerous any particular drug is; there are so many variables. For example, aspirin can be deadly to some people. If pharmaceuticals are risky, you can be sure that street drugs are way more so, because you never know how adulterated they are due to careless processing.
Simply put, everything we ingest comes with some risk. The spinach salad you'll have for lunch could kill you. Inevitably, it comes down to the individual. Is the alleged thrill worth the risk? Sometimes that's an easier call than at other times. My rule of thumb is the more organic the substance and the fewer chemicals involved the better. But there's always the possibility that a person will have an adverse reaction to even the purest most organic active ingredient. So beware.
Ecstasy is an amphetamine that has been chemically altered to give it its hallucinogenic property. Researchers believe it is potentially toxic to the brain and persistent use can cause serious liver damage. At the same time, ecstasy is being used to help ease dying cancer patients deal with the end of life.
So-called herbal substitutes consist of a variety of compounds. Some of which have been associated with liver inflammation. All of these substitutes have some sort of compound that causes what is known as sympathetic stimulation, because it stimulates the sympathetic nervous system. This results in a state of heightened excitability. Specifically, they increase heart rate, body temperature, and blood pressure, and have an effect on muscle tone. This is the same phenomenon that causes a sense of hyper-alertness or the fight or flight response. Of course one can say the same about caffeine. Regardless of what the compound is, when you alter your normal physiology and cause excessive stimulation, there will be a price pay.
Drugs, like sex, allow us to transcend ourselves. At their best, they distract us form the ordinary day-to-day stuff so that we can focus on what's happening right in the moment. Both drugs and sex can give us a peak experiences, but they can also devastate. Our ego boundaries go down, but that can leave us vulnerable at best and paranoid at worst. We can have a heightened sense of connectedness, or a keen sense of isolation.
If it's a good sex or drug trip, we want to chase the experience longer than we should. We go to great lengths to postpone the return to the humdrum of daily live. This relentless pursuit, more often than not, leads us out of bliss and into despair. Just ask the addict that is looking for just one more hit.
Some people report that ecstasy increases their self-confidence and their ability to connect with others. It can make sex seem otherworldly. But ecstasy, while increasing our desire for sex, also diminishes our ability to perform. There's nothing more frustrating than wanting to fuck, but being unable to because of a limp dick.
That's why lots of party boys mix drugs like Viagra, or another erection educing pharmaceuticals with their Ex. However, this can be a fatal combination. Also, men under the influence are much more likely to think with their dicks, which is a prescription for risky sex. Sex under the influence can also get a whole lot rougher than one anticipates, because we're unable to process physical sensations like normal.
Finally, there's the basic law of physics. What goes up must come down. Remember, the higher the high, the lower the low. Count on it!
Name: Trisha
Gender: female
Age: 22
Location: Galveston
I want to surprise my BF with a special anniversary dinner. We've been dating for two whole years and just moved in together. I want to make something special and sexy. Got any ideas?
Ahhh yes, as we all know, the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach…or is it his zipper? Well, whatever! I'm assuming that you want this little repast to be a prelude to some hot monkey sex, right? I love the sound of that! In ever culture I know of, sex and food have always been intimately linked.
There are a variety of foods that arouse feelings of love and that do wonders for one's romantic life, at least according to one or another culture. Everything from black beans to cabbage, from bananas and strawberries to oysters; all have been reported to stir amorous feeling in the consumer. Are they true aphrodisiacs? Who knows? Maybe it's the combination of the loving preparation, the mutual enjoyment and feelings of being full and satisfied that is the big turn on.
People first sought aphrodisiacs as a remedy for various sexual difficulties, especially performance anxiety. Aphrodisiacs are also thought to boost both male and female potency. In ancient times nutrition was always an issue. Food hasn't always been as available as it is today. And of course, nothing pulls the plug on the libido like malnutrition. And hunger radically reduces fertility rates.
Our forbearers believed that anything in nature that looked like or represented the male seed, such as bulbs, eggs, snails were considered to have sexual powers. Other types of foods were considered stimulating because they physically resembled genitalia.
Here are a few things to consider as you plan your menu. Greeks and Romans believed aniseed had special powers. Sucking on the seeds is said to increases your desire. Or maybe it just freshened the breath enough to get close enough to fuck.
Asparagus has a phallic shape. It's also fun to feed your lover. Steamed spears in a pungent lemon dipping sauce will make for a sensuous experience.
Almonds have been a symbol of fertility throughout the ages. The aroma is thought to induce passion in a female. Arugula or "rocket" has been considered an aphrodisiac since the first century A.D. This ingredient was added to grated orchid bulbs and parsnips and also combined with pine nuts and pistachios for a full-on erotic feast. Try an Arugula salad or use it in a pasta sauce with basil another herb said to stimulate the sex drive and boost fertility.
The Aztecs called the avocado tree the "testicle tree" for obvious reasons. The fruit hanging in pairs, as it does, resembles a man's balls. Serve this fruit with its sensuous texture in slices with a small amount of Balsamic vinegar and freshly ground pepper.
Bananas have a marvelous phallic shape. But from a more practical standpoint bananas are rich in potassium and B vitamins, necessities for sex hormone production.
The Aztecs referred to chocolate as the "nourishment of the Gods". Chocolate contains chemicals thought to effect neurotransmitters in the. It also contains more antioxidants than does red wine. Here's a tip, combine the two. Have a glass of Cabernet with a bit of dark chocolate for dessert.
Carrots are believed to be a stimulant to the male. The phallic shape has long been associated with stimulation since ancient times. Early Middle Eastern royalty used carrots as an aid to their seductions.
The book of The Arabian nights tells a tale of a merchant who had been childless for 40 years and but was cured by a concoction that included coriander. Cilantro is also known as an "appetite" stimulant.
Fennel, like anise, was found to be a source of natural plant estrogens. Use of fennel as an aphrodisiac dates back to the ancient Egyptians.
An open fig looks like a vagina. And traditionally it is thought of as sexual stimulant. A man breaking open a fig and eating it in front of his lover is a powerful erotic act. Serve fresh ripe figs in a bowl of cool of water as they do in Italy. Be sure to eat with your fingers!
The 'heat' in garlic is said to stir sexual desires. Garlic has been used for centuries to cure everything from the common cold to heart ailments.
Ginger root raw, cooked, pickled or crystallized is a powerful stimulant to the circulatory system. And what is good sex if it isn't all about healthy blood flow?
The Egyptian believed that honey was a cure for sterility and impotence. Medieval seducers plied their partners with Mead, a fermented drink made from honey. Lovers on their "Honeymoon" drank mead and it was thought to "sweeten" the marriage.
Chewing on bits of licorice root is said to enhance love and lust. It is particularly stimulating to women. Mustard, maybe because of its bite, is believed to stimulate the sex glands and increase desire. Chinese women prize nutmeg as an aphrodisiac. In quantity nutmeg can also produce a hallucinogenic effect.
Oysters are legendary aphrodisiacs. They of course resemble a pussy, but they are also very nutritious and high in protein.
Zinc is a key mineral necessary to maintaining male potency. Zinc is also reported to heighten sexual performance in both women and men. An essential good mood nutrient, it triggers the feel-good brain chemical serotonin. Pine nuts are rich in zinc. They have been used to stimulate the libido as far back as medieval times.
Pineapple is rich in vitamin C and is used in the homeopathic treatment for impotence. Raspberries and strawberries are perfect finger foods for hand feeding your lover. Both of these luscious fruits are described in erotic literature as fruit nipples.
Tomatoes, known as the "love apple" are considered love food, because they have great nutritional value and their acidity is considered a sex stimulant.
The scent and flavor of vanilla is believed to increase lust. Fill tall Champagne glasses to the rim and add a vanilla bean for a heady, bubbly treat.
Eating is so much more than just chewing and swallowing. So don't forget about the presentation. Food that is colorful and attractive to the eye gets one in a good mood. The smell of the food cooking exhilarates the senses and sets in motion feelings of arousal.
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Tynstar needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 35 freelance designers.
I need a logo for my fantasy role-playing game called Wizardry, which puts a strong emphasis on magic.
My game is a "pen and paper" role-playing game (RPG), not a computer game. Basically, it is set in a usual fantasy world, but all player characters are able to do magic in some way or another. "Magic" does not mean they wear pointed hats like Gandalf or wave wands like Harry Potter, though. The game mechanics allow a multitude of different backgrounds where the character got his magic from and how it is performed.
I already have a poorly done logo consisting mainly of a medieval-style font, but all in all it is too plain and I really need something more elaborate.
The logo is needed for a (black and white) rule book and character sheets. Later on, it might be used for a website, t-shirts and a print publication.
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- Some association with magic
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