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Gambling venues in Scotland are taking part in the first ever Responsible Gambling Week.
This national, cross-industry awareness campaign will run from October 12 to 18, 2017, and will aim to get everyone talking about what it means to gamble responsibly.
Responsible Gambling Week, which is led by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG), will see every sector of the gambling industry in Great Britain taking part (arcades, bingo clubs, bookmakers, casinos and online).
In addition to 220 online gambling websites, 1,071 gambling venues in Scotland are participating in Responsible Gambling Week. In total, over 10,000 gambling venues and online sites and 121,000 employees across the country are set to take part in this biggest ever pan-industry social responsibility campaign.
The theme for this year's campaign is simply, let's talk about responsible gambling. All sectors of the gambling industry work constantly to promote responsible behaviour. By coming together with one voice, they want to reach more people and get people in Scotland talking about responsible gambling, understanding what tools are available to keep gambling safe and fun, and knowing where to find help and support for those who need it.
To get the message out as far and wide as possible, the venues in Scotland will be undertaking a range of activities through the week, including:
Displaying posters, leaflets, banners and other information points about Responsible Gambling Week in their venues, websites and on social media channels, encouraging conversations about gambling responsibly
Making sure staff at their venues and online sites continue to be points of contact for their customers on how to gamble responsibly
Across the country the campaign will also:
Work in partnership with the national specialist charities, GambleAware and GamCare, to raise awareness about responsible gambling through their websites and communication channels
Work with GamCare and its partners to establish dedicated information points around Great Britain that will be available to the general public throughout the week
Host online chatrooms and interactive Q&A sessions on social media through dedicated Twitter and Facebook accounts to help to encourage discussions about responsible gambling more broadly
Hold an event in Parliament to help brief politicians on what it means to gamble responsibly and what they can do to share the message with their constituents
Sarah Harrison, Gambling Commission Chief Executive, said:
"We're pleased to see the industry coming together for Responsible Gambling Week to raise everyone's awareness of responsible gambling. It is imperative that gambling operators meet their obligations and take every step to ensure gambling is safe."
Sir Christopher Kelly, Chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, said:
"Public engagement is one of the twelve priority actions identified in the National Responsible Gambling Strategy. We need to learn from the experience of consumers and their families, and to use this to make gambling safer. So I welcome the theme of IGRG's Responsible Gambling Week "let's talk about responsible gambling."
"Let's make sure we learn as much as we can from it."
John Hagan, Chairman of the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling, said:
"Social responsibility is fundamental to the gambling industry's approach, and we are all dedicated, year-round, to promoting responsible gambling. But what makes this week so special is that the whole industry is coming together to support Responsible Gambling Week.
"We have operators across Great Britain and across all gambling activities, including in Scotland taking part. Their full support and involvement is essential to the success of Responsible Gambling Week. It is what will help us reach more people than ever before."
To find out more about Responsible Gambling Week visit: www.ResponsibleGamblingWeek.co.uk, visit the Facebook page www.facebook.com/RGWeek2017/ or follow on Twitter at @RGWeek2017


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CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – An Oakleaf Plantation man accused of killing his ex-wife on Thursday night faced a Clay County judge Monday morning on a charge of second-degree murder and was ordered held without bond.
During a brief court appearance, Adrian Seward was asked if he had money to hire a private attorney. Seward said he hasn't contacted his family, so Judge Timothy Collins appointed a public defender for for now and set Seward's next court date for Sept. 4.
Seward (pictured below in Clay County Sheriff's Office booking photo) entered the courtroom wearing a black gown with his hands and feet shackled. Other inmates were in green and white striped jumpsuits.
Seward, 44, was arrested Sunday morning by a U.S. Marshals Service task force at a hotel on Jacksonville's Southside.
Investigators say they're trying to retrace Seward's steps, and said it's unclear if people were helping him while he was on the run. They're also still trying to piece together exactly what lead up to this deadly shooting.
After nearly three days on the run, Seward was arrested at the Extended Stay America near J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Interstate 95.
"Just looked around and I saw that they had machine guns, and they were running after somebody," said Lauwereins, who witnessed the capture.
Deputies said Seward shot and killed 33-year-old Lashawna Criswell-Seward Thursday night, just four days after court records show the couple's divorce was finalized.
"We definitely miss Shawna and we feel bad for her and her family. But I'm glad that it's closed," said neighbor Mike Gray.
Neighbors said the woman was moving things out of their old home when the couple began arguing. She ran to the next door neighbor's house for help, and that's when deputies say Seward shot her, then drove away.
Seward wasn't seen again until Sunday morning.
"Surrounded the whole area, probably 20 cop cars just in the area. They had the very front entrance blocked off in front of the building," said Lauwereins.
Investigators are also looking into whether or not someone helped Adrian Seward hide out. If so, that person would also face prosecution.
"Most likely somebody will be facing an accessory after the fact charge, which will be a second-degree felony," said attorney Gene Nichols.
Col. Craig Aldrich, of the Clay County Sheriff's Office, said the U.S. Marshals Service was a great help in arresting Seward.
"Without them, I can't imagine us doing what they do," he said. "I don't think we are capable of doing what they do on a daily basis."
"It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. They have the capability and tech and resources to go find those bad guys no matter where they go."
Aldrich said U.S. Marshals don't get the credit they deserve because most of their work is behind the scenes and kept confidential due to the dangerous situations they are put in. He said U.S. marshals make about 400 arrests per year in this area, and that Clay County calls on them as many as four times a week.
"We don't have to muster a task force to go search for that individual on a local level," Aldrich said. "We can reach out to the Marshal's Office. They have those capabilities in place, and with a phone call or two, they've got a team ready to go sitting on a bad guy's house, business, airport."
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JRXlsDataSource is a JR Class, which I imported in my app, along with all the other classes inside JR's libraries.
When I run my app, it returns an Exception, so I went on debugging it.
Running step-by-step, I realized that, when it comes to the point where I need to use methods inside the JRXlsDataSource class, it throws the exception that interrupts my app. If I select it, and use the Netbean's tool "Go to Source", Netbeans opens that class, and shows errors along some import sentences. Specifically that's what I see INSIDE the JRXlsDataSource.class code:
If I try to write by hand, on that class, an import jxl.* sentence, Netbeans complains that the jxl package doesn't exist. Of course, that's not true. I added it to my app (I can see it in Netbeans' navigator), and if I try to import it to my main class, it works fine: Netbeans doesn't complain.
I'm not sure what is it that I'm doing wrong. I suppose it may have something to do with JR's libraries classpath, or something. But the fact that the main class CAN actually find it disorients me.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — Sustainable economic prosperity. That's the hope Truckee Tomorrow has for Truckee and the greater North Tahoe region.
But that begs the question — how to get there?
It's a question Truckee Tomorrow — a collaborative economic development initiative among the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce, town of Truckee and Truckee Downtown Merchants Association — and other community members are trying to answer.
"I think any time you can bring the cross section of the community together — that's what Truckee Tomorrow is doing — and a collective voice comes out of that, (it) is very powerful," said Robb Etnyre, chair of the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce board of directors. "It helps to provide a focus, a vision for the collective community about economic prosperity here for the community."
At a recent Truckee Tomorrow meeting, where about 50 community leaders discussed economic development for the area, two strategies were identified as priority: a place marketing and branding campaign for Truckee to attract not only visitors, but businesses and talent; and creating a local community/economic development corporation to replace the region's economic redevelopment engine.
How to practically implement those priorities has yet to be determined, Etnyre said.
The Center for Strategic Economic Research, a Sacramento-based economic and consulting group, helped produce a draft action plan, based on meeting input and economic data.
Nevada County through $10,000 is helping fund the plan, which is expected to be reviewed before being published in the next two months, Etnyre said.
"What we're going to talk about in the larger group (is), how do we practically focus on implementation?" he said. "What does that cost and where does the funding come from for those things?"
When Truckee Tomorrow was founded in November 2010, largely in reaction to the poor economy at the time, it had access to town redevelopment funds to help finance efforts to improve the local economy.
"The relationship (of the partnership) revolved around positive opportunity, redevelopment — what are we going to do with that, how do we leverage that the best possible way? — but also the recession," recalled Tony Lashbrook, Truckee town manager, from Truckee Tomorrow's early days.
Out of community meetings in the fall of 2010, four economic development priorities were identified: downtown improvements; enhanced marketing for Truckee; business retention and recruitment; and transportation, leveraging Truckee's position as a gateway to the region.
Practical implementation of those objectives, officials said, include the Coffee Connection, a monthly meeting between representatives of Truckee Tomorrow and two local businesses to discuss the business environment in Truckee; Good Morning Truckee; the free ski shuttle, which launched this winter; involvement in marketing special events such as the Amgen Tour of California; and the Truckee Depot Streetscape Improvement Project, among others.
Then in December 2011, the California Supreme Court upheld a previous passed law abolishing redevelopment agencies throughout the state — including the town of Truckee's — eliminating that funding source for many local economic development projects.
Alyssa Thomas, president of the Truckee Downtown Merchants Association, said the loss of redevelopment funds was "impactful."
"At the downtown side of things … the loss of redevelopment for the infrastructure things, it's disappointing," she said. "It's almost more (so) on the programs and things we were able to partner on that were showing direct positive economic consequences."
Today, Truckee Tomorrow is looking at private-public partnerships, grants and volunteer efforts to carry out its future endeavors, Etnyre said.
"I think the lasting power is in our ability to move effectively, rapidly on new issues that we don't even recognize right now," Lashbrook said.
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"Bloodfire Quest: The Dark Legacy of Shannara" (Del Rey), by Terry Brooks
"Bloodfire Quest," the second book in the trilogy that started with "Wards of Faerie," explodes from the first page. And the action doesn't stop until the novel's cliffhanger ending.
Most middle books in a trilogy have a lot of filler to stretch the story over three books. Not this one. Author Terry Brooks doesn't waste a word in this intense and exhilarating fantasy.
Reading "Wards of Faerie" will help with the nuances of "Bloodfire Quest." The setup from the first book forces various characters to accept their fate, and everyone questions their true destiny.
Several quests happen simultaneously throughout the novel, and all of them are essential to the story and the world that Brooks has built. The author balances character development with intense action, and he has a gift for creating characters the reader cares about.
Brooks is one of the best fantasy writers in the business, and "Bloodfire Quest" is better than its predecessor. Fortunately, readers will only have to wait until July, when "Witch Wraith," the final book in the series, will be published.


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(July 11, 2011) Binghamton University researcher Christof Grewer thinks he has an important brain transport protein -- glutamate transporter -- figured out. And he's using a novel approach to spy on them by taking aim with lasers.
Grewer, a biophysical chemist, studies glutamate transport proteins, miniscule components of our brains that move glutamate among cells. Glutamate, an important molecule in cellular metabolism, is also a neurotransmitter. He explains his research on these tiny proteins in the brain using an analogy: imagine never having seen a car before and trying to determine what makes the vehicle run.
"We would be interested in seeing what happens when the car is moving, and we'd take pictures of that," he says. "We'd see the pistons moving, and that would be the beginning of understanding."
Scientists know the transport proteins are important, and they know they move glutamate in and out of cells through a sort of door in the cell wall, known as a glutamate transporter. But exactly how the proteins trigger those doors in the cell wall, and what makes them move glutamate to the inside or outside of a cell, is unknown.
Learning how those triggers function could have major implications for human health. For example, during a stroke, when blood and oxygen to the brain are restricted, brain cells release glutamate into the space surrounding them. That starts a toxic chain that can kill brain cells and harm certain brain functions. Knowing how the glutamate molecules are transported through cell walls could one day lead to drugs that help or halt the transport.
Grewer -- one of perhaps two dozen researchers in the world who work on this problem -- switches analogies as he continues describing the way these proteins move.
"Think about people being transported in an elevator in a tall building," he says. "So in order for that to work, the door of the elevator has to open, and then the person has to step into the elevator. And then the elevator brings you to a higher floor, and then the door has to open, and the person has to walk out."
In this case, glutamate molecules are the people. The elevator cars are the glutamate transporters. And the electricity and wires that move elevator doors are -- well, that's what he's trying to figure out. Grewer's brainstorm was to create a method that uses lasers to trigger the transports' action. By controlling when the movement happens, he can document it. It all goes back to his analogy of photographing a car's pistons. Taking snapshots may illuminate how the transporters and glutamate molecules work together.
Grewer stumbled onto the glutamate transporters. When he was a graduate student in physical chemistry at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, his research focused on chemistry and light. His introduction to biochemistry -- and to glutamate receptors -- came during a post-doctoral fellowship at Cornell University.
"We were trying to activate these receptors on a very fast time scale," he says. "It's not that easy to do."
His background in chemistry and physics brought fresh insight to the lab. What if, he thought, a flash of light could help trigger the transport process? By timing the reactions, the researchers could better capture what happens during the glutamate transfer.
"They were so interesting to me that I just had to stay with them," Grewer says of glutamate transporters. "I thought, that is just the most amazing thing to study."
Most biochemical research on the brain focuses on possible cures and many researchers are experimenting with known drugs to judge their effect on brain function.
In most proteins, and in biology, researchers know what the genetic code and the DNA look like. The number of proteins in the body is also a known factor. But what's not unclear is how these proteins function. And that's where Grewer's work comes in. He has become a pioneer in the usage of lasers, which although used on other types of proteins, has not been used before in this area of study.
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He was named after Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, and as a kid Chester Arthur Burnett was nicknamed Big Foot Chester or Bull Cow as he grew to stand 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weigh in close to 300 pounds. That was a big man. But we know him as Howlin' Wolf, legendary and incredibly influential blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and composer, whose songs are as standard today as anything written by Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Carmichael, Leiber and Stoller or McCartney and Lennon. Howlin' Wolf's compositions include "Killing Floor," "Sitting on Top of the World," "Who's Been Talking?," "Moanin' at Midnight," and "Smokestack Lightnin'."
Also, his versions of Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" and "Back Door Man" are about as perfect a three minutes as you'll ever hear in any genre, anytime, anyplace. Rough-edged, fearsome and fearless, Howlin' Wolf's booming voice sounds like nothing you've ever heard before -- like something in between grinding a knife on a whetstone or a sharpening steel or shears tearing into bone or a monster truck pulling donuts on a gravel road. As the adage goes -- Howlin' Wolf has often been imitated but never duplicated.
Chester Burnett died in Hines, Illinois on January 10, 1976 and is buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County in Illinois. His gravestone, etched with a guitar and harmonica, and allegedly purchased by Eric Clapton, can be found in Section 18 on the east side of the road.
Today would have been his 100th birthday.


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A retired Rhode Island police officer wanted on suspicion of killing his wife led police on a chase in New Jersey Saturday night before killing himself, police said.
The woman's body was found in the trunk of the retired officer's car, and the man, former Providence police officer Franklin Osgood, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Norwich, Connecticut, police said a Be on the Lookout (BOLO) was issued to all Connecticut police departments for the couple and their vehicle Saturday. Police said it was intially believed that Osgood was taking his wife to the Quinnipiac River.
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New Jersey State Police were notified around 9 p.m. Saturday by Providence police that Osgood was believed to be traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike, according to a state police news release. He was considered armed and dangerous.
Troopers located Osgood's black 2007 Dodge Charger near Ridgefield Park in Bergen County, but Osgood refused to stop, according to the release. He lost control of the car and went off the road, damaging a trooper's cruiser in the crash.
When troopers approached the car they found the 61-year-old Osgood with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. They found the body of his wife, 55-year-old Mary Jo Osgood, in the trunk.
Franklin Osgood was pronounced dead about two hours later at Hackensack University Medical Center.
According to WJAR-TV, Providence police said Sunday that Osgood joined the department in 1995 and filed to retire in 2005, but didn't officially retire until two years later.
Providence police, who are still investigating a motive for the crime, said Osgood's daughter had called them Saturday to say her father was missing and distraught.
The trooper involved in the Turnpike crash was injured but is expected to recover, New Jersey troopers said.


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This whole series is excellent - very funny and educational games at the same time!
How many different Mona Lisa and Scream parodies do you have? Each game seems to start with a new version of these.
My favorite ones in this installment were the Smurf Liberty and Alien Columbus - won't ever forget these.


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One of every five commercial trucks pulled over in Baltimore by Maryland State Police inspectors during a two-day sweep this week was impounded for safety defects. In addition to the 114 defective trucks, 21 drivers were barred from driving for violations.
The dragnet, the first in the city in six years, used 45 troopers from across the state to monitor highway ramps and prowl city streets. Trucks selected for inspection were either pulled over along Broening Highway and Fairfield Road, access roads to the port of Baltimore, or herded to a parking lot at M&T Bank Stadium.
During Tuesday and Wednesday, troopers carried out 562 inspections and issued 127 citations and 402 warnings. Offenses were as various as falsified log books, drivers spending too many hours behind the wheel, bad tires and defective brakes. Two men were arrested on outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court.
By comparison, a one-day sweep last spring along the Capital Beltway generated 420 inspections resulting in 87 trucks and 12 drivers being taken off the road.
"This is not us against them," said State Police Capt. Norman Dofflemyer. "We want them to be safe and we want motorists to be safe. But some truck drivers and their companies just don't get it."
Clearly, though, a lot did.
Standing by his truck, which was taken out of service for an underinflated tire, blown tail light and steering fluid problem, Jonathan Superczynski said he was glad the troopers were doing their jobs.
"I don't want to die," said the supervisor for Baltimore-based Ruff Roofers. "These inspections get unsafe trucks off the road, and if you have problems with your truck, it points them out."
Superczynski said he drove tractor-trailers across country during his career and knows that owners can be reluctant to take a truck off the road for repairs.
"You can talk until you're blue in the face, but a warning or a ticket from state police gets their attention," he said.
Other drivers shrugged and smiled, calling inspections a part of doing business.
Maryland led the nation over the past two years in the number of truck safety inspections, with 32 stops for every highway lane mile, according to a study conducted by Overdrive, a trucking industry publication. (Lane miles are calculated by multiplying the length of a road by the number of lanes it has.) California was a distant second, with 23 inspections per lane mile.
Last year, Maryland State Police inspectors weighed more than 2 million commercial vehicles and carried out more than 69,000 roadside inspections. Troopers issued 39,111 citations and 45,514 warnings for traffic and equipment violations, Dofflemyer said.
The police captain said some truckers, weary of fighting with their bosses over needed repairs, point out flaws to inspectors. Recently one driver for an Anne Arundel County company showed a trooper an email from his boss instructing him to ignore problems and keep driving.
"We're sending an audit team to the company for a complete inspection," he said.
The Baltimore dragnet was weeks in the planning, including scouting sessions.
"Everything we saw out there said, 'Yes, we have a problem,'" Dofflemyer said.
Any doubts were put to rest last week during a walk-through, when inspectors issued a $32,000 ticket to a driver hauling a grossly overweight trailer and excavator.
Although they said they did not request the safety sweep, city officials applauded the effort.
"We're very appreciative," said Adrienne Barnes, spokeswoman for the city Department of Transportation. "Truck traffic is a definite problem. Safety is our No. 1 priority. Trucks on unauthorized routes are disruptive, and overweight trucks do damage to our streets."
Nationally, there was a 1.9 percent increase in the number of people killed in crashes involving large trucks from 2010 to 2011, the most recent year available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. But the death rate for truck occupants jumped 20 percent. In Maryland, fatalities involving large trucks dropped from 44 in 2010 to 39 in 2011.
Anne S. Ferro, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, called sweeps "essential to raising the bar for motor carrier safety and removing those who fail to comply with the safety rules of the road."
"Safety is our mission and passion, and the lifesaving efforts of the Maryland State Police to detect and deter unsafe truck operations is a great example of how to prevent crashes and their devastating effects," said Ferro, who once headed the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and also was president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association.
Early Wednesday morning, as troopers took their roadside positions, radio traffic between truckers crackled with warnings.
"The phones are ringing. They're going crazy. This is Day Two but obviously some of them didn't get the word," said Dofflemyer with a grin as trucks snagged in the dragnet were led to the football stadium parking lot.
Engines growled and air brakes hissed as teams got to work. The auto theft unit checked vehicle identification numbers and registrations while inspectors popped truck hoods, crawled beneath trailers and weighed loads. Troopers used a thermal imaging unit to check the heat generated by brakes and swept the sides of trucks with a radiation detector.
Inspections took about 30 minutes. Trucks deemed unsafe to drive were corralled in a corner to await repairs or a tow. The rest were free to go.
Rodney Coburn, an independent tractor-trailer driver from North Carolina, smiled as he climbed back into his cab, his truck given a clean bill of health.
"Just like an annual checkup," he said.
Truck dragnet results
•562 inspections
•114 defective trucks impounded
•21 drivers barred from driving for violations
•127 citations
•402 warnings


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After all, Imaginext appears to be doing just fine with their playsets...
The POwer Team Elite stuff is mind-numbing... It's usually lacking paint applications, and it's usually very simplistic (and cuts corners by making incredibly thin walls and such). But it's really some of the cooler stuff from a collector's POV. It sells well, but I wonder who's buying it sometimes. Is it adults buying it for GI Joes and stuff? Just by what goes fastest with it, I sometimes just assume it's the adults.
Yeah, they're around if you look, but they're largely gone from my area too Lando... I see only Rebel sets too. All the Imperial ones are long gone anywhere that I ever visit.
I Then they just need some good footsoldier hardware and you've got yourself an Imperial Soldier ready to roll into battle (safely behind Stormtroopers because they're pussies, of course).
Anyway, if some guys were cloned to fight and die for the Empire, wouldn't you let them go in first?
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It can be extremely difficult to focus on the good when, seemingly, bad things are happening in your life. However you can train your mind to focus on the good things in your life rather than dwelling on the bad. No it's not one of those positive thinking articles that you've read all over the web and are sick and tired of. This is about changing the way you think, changing your thinking pattern. Do you use any of these thinking patterns in your day to day life?
8 destructive patterns of thinking
"˜Life is shit' Thinking pattern
Everything in life is bad, everybody is not to be trusted and nothing good will ever happen to them e.g. "I won't get that job, the interviewer didn't like me, I didn't particularly like them anyway."
"˜Unsubstantiated conclusive' Thinking pattern
You tend to make a lot of conclusions without any evidence to back up your conclusions. This can be a really destructive pattern as it can limit you in seeing reality for what it is e.g. "He walks a bit funny, he must be gay." (I actually heard someone saying this about a colleague last week).
"˜Never to me' Thinking pattern
This is when you think nothing good will ever happen to you. This can be a deep seated way of thinking and it is a deep down inability to believe you are worthy of anything good happening to you e.g. "I'll never have money, I've never had it before so I'll never have it in the future, might as well carry on with this shitty job, at least it pays the mortgage."
"˜The negative psychic' Thinking pattern
Presuming you know what people are thinking about you and it's all bad. e.g. "She thinks I'm an idiot, I'll try to avoid talking to her."
"˜Should, would, could' Thinking pattern
This type of person knows what they have to do to change their life, they are capable and they know it and they would do it if only"¦"¦"¦ e.g. "I know I could go to university and I would, but I'm just to busy with other things right now, I'll apply next year."
"˜Emotion based' Thinking pattern
Your emotions control what you are thinking and therefore your vision of what reality is e.g. "I feel incapable of doing that so I must be incapable".
"˜It's all my fault' Thinking pattern
You see yourself as being the cause of everything bad that has happened e.g. "It's my fault he left me for another woman." You'll notice this type of person does not take responsibility for the good things that happen.
"˜They're all wrong' Thinking pattern
You see everyone as incapable of doing anything right and your way is the best way to do it e.g. "He can't do it right, I'll stay late tonight and fix it when he's gone."
These are just some of the common thinking patterns I have come across in my life and I have used some of them myself, I used to use mix the "˜Never to me' and "˜The negative psychic' thinking patterns about everything, "She'll never go out with me she thinks I'm an idiot." I made a conscious effort to change what I believed about myself and what I believed about the world and it has literally changed my life.
How to change the destructive thinking patterns
The first stage of changing is to recognise the problem – You will find a lot of people in life who just don't think there is a problem so there is no need to change. If this is you then do nothing. If you want to change you must think there is a need and you will start to recognise what things need to change and it usually starts with your perception of life. Everybody's perception of life is different, therefore everyone's reality is different. I don't live in the same world as you and you don't live in the same world as me. That might sound a strange concept to some people, but think about it for a few minutes, it could change the way you see the world. I'll give you an example:
In 2004 I took a redundancy package from my place of employment and received about £10,000 for my troubles, not a lot at all when I was earning £25,000 a year when I left. I was speaking to my friend about it and he thought I was absolutely nuts to do it, especially since I was married with two children. I explained to him how free I felt and what plans I had to start an online book dealing business and my wife was right behind me. He still thought I was crazy. My perception of the world was one of opportunity, life was great and I was free from the rat race for a while and I would get to see my wife and children a lot more than I had, I was ecstatic and if it didn't work out I had a lot of skills to offer another employer. My friends perception was one of doom and gloom, he needed the security of a full time job even though he hated it and was working 12 hours per day. It turns out I worked at it for 1 year made a good profit but gave it up due to a huge downturn in business. At the end of it I was still optimistic as I knew I was good enough to get another job until I could do something else.
Everybody's view of the world is different and it all comes down to the thinking patterns you use in your daily life. If you think life is wonderful you will notice the wonderful things in your life, if you think life is shit you will find shit things about life. Change your thoughts and you literally change the world you are living in. First you have to recognise your destructive thinking pattern.
The second stage is to be aware of when you are using the destructive thinking patterns – We can employ different thinking patterns depending on what we are doing in life. For example you could use a positive thinking pattern at work as you are very confident in your ability and yet use a destructive one when it comes to looking for love. Recognising when you use destructive thinking patterns can help you to change that pattern. Now that you have recognised when you use the destructive thinking patterns it is now time to change it.
The third stage is to replace the bad with the good "" This is something that you don't do immediately. You don't say to yourself "˜I'll never be able to do that", which is you old thinking pattern, to "Oh yes I can". That won't work. You have to let the old pattern die slowly whilst slowly introducing your new improved thinking pattern. Here an example:
You are out in a club and you want to talk to someone you are attracted to. Your thoughts are " She'll never talk to me, she's gorgeous." You will immediately recognise this pattern of thinking and tell yourself something good about yourself e.g. "I'm good at _______(FILL IN THE BLANK), it can be anything. This will not immediately help your situation but it will slowly begin to change your old destructive thinking pattern with a new one.
This stage takes place over time and is not done immediately. The best time to change a destructive thinking pattern is to let it run it's course and slowly replace it with a thinking pattern that is better for you. I know people want a microwave life, stick it in the micro and it's ready in 3 minutes, your life is not like that and you cannot change in 1 day, unless something drastic happens.
You can work on more than 1 destructive thinking pattern at a time.
To recap
To change your thinking pattern you have to
Be aware
Slowly change and introduce a new thinking pattern
Keep working on all your destructive thinking patterns
Change your life with your new way of thinking
Recognising and changing your way of thinking can be a long process depending on what patterns of thinking you employ and how badly you want to change. People can change, do change and change for the rest of their lives, I know I have, so don't be thinking you'll never be able to change, you can and you will if you really want to.
After a few months you will see a huge difference in your life and you will want to use your new way of thinking to good effect. You will start to notice new types of people enter into your life who can help you reach the goals you have in life and in turn you will help them reach their goals, don't worry about how just now.
Take time to think about your goals and take the time often to do this. I take time every day to think about where I want to be in life and slowly but surely it happens. Personally I find it better in the morning to really think about my goals and then again at night just before I am falling asleep. It works for me but you will have to experiment a little to find your way of thinking about your goals.
I hope this article has helped you a little. If you feel you would like to say something about it why not leave a comment.


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NEW YORK — State health officials on Wednesday dismissed complaints that patients in a hospital neonatal unit were mistreated while Beyonce was there giving birth to her and Jay-Z's daughter.
They had received two complaints about Manhattan's Lenox Hill Hospital, one made anonymously, the other from someone who had learned about the matter through the media, a health department spokesman said. Officials reviewed the complaints and dismissed them Wednesday night, spokesman Jeffrey Gordon said without elaborating.
The hospital, a popular choice for the rich and famous from late philanthropist Brooke Astor to "30 Rock" star Tina Fey, said it was conducting its own probe.
Beyonce gave birth to the couple's baby, Blue Ivy Carter, at the hospital on Saturday.
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Media reports said Beyonce and Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, paid $1 million to take over a floor and their security guard blocked parents from the neonatal unit for hours. The hospital denied the reports, saying the couple paid the standard rate for an executive suite without disclosing what that is.
One new mother, Rozz Nash-Coulon, told The Associated Press that her twins, born Dec. 28, were in the neonatal unit and, starting Friday, intense security measures made it a struggle to see them as guards directed hallway traffic.
"Once they checked in there was high security everywhere," she said Monday. "It looked like the president was on our floor. The hospital's security cameras were taped over. Internal windows from the hallways into the ward were blacked out."
The hospital's executive director was heading up its own inquiry into the complaints, hospital spokeswoman Barbara Osborn said. The hospital was interviewing parents who had children in the newborn wing when Jay-Z and Beyonce were there, she said.
"We have spoken to seven out of the 10," she said. "None have reported being stopped from seeing their babies."Story: Jay-Z raps about baby, mentions miscarriage
She confirmed that security cameras were briefly taped over when the Carter family was being moved, "but only when a security guard was present" on the fourth floor, where the neonatal unit is located. She declined to say why they were taped over.
She said that other parents at the unit did notice "enhanced security." But she said none felt restricted from accessing the unit or any other at the hospital.
Jay-Z confirmed the birth of the couple's daughter in a song released on his social website Life and Times on Monday.
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Is your family member, friend, or loved one due to release from prison soon? Please review the following information so you can be prepared for their release day.
Starting September 3, 2019, the Utah Department of Corrections will begin offering a Release Fair after completion of the Release Day Family/ Loved Ones Orientation Class.
The Release Day Family/ Loved Ones Orientation Class begins at 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday and are held at Fred House Training Academy Gymnasium (14727 S. Minuteman Dr. Draper, UT 84020). This orientation last approximately 60 minutes at which time individuals who are scheduled for release from prison will be reunited with their family members to attend the release fair.
Booths will be set up from several state government, county government, nonprofit and faith based providers. These booths will allow individuals releasing to the community from incarceration the opportunity to connect with service providers and establish services they provide in a central area.
Additionally, those releasing from incarceration will be conducting their first "office check in" with Adult Probation and Parole after completion of the release fair. The individual releasing will meet with a member from the Adult Probation and Parole Release and Reentry Team in conjunction with their Adult Probation and Parole Field Supervision Agent through video conference to review the next steps of parole supervision.
This will help eliminate the immense time commitment family members and those releasing are facing by having to travel long distances to pick up their loved one from prison and additionally drive back to their local Adult Probation and Parole office to report to their field agent.
- When picking up the offender we ask that you limit the number of family members to two adults (children are welcome). You will need to have a valid driver's license for the driver and IDs for all other adults in the vehicle. Individuals on parole or probation are not allowed on property.
- Only one vehicle per releasing offender will be allowed on facility property.
- Do not bring your pets. Animals are prohibited from being left in your vehicle. If your pet is a registered service animal you will be asked to provide documentation.
- Please bring the releasing offender the following clothing items, one (1) shirt and one (1) pair of pants. All other clothing items must remain in your vehicle until the offender is released. (Shoes, belts, hats, gloves etc.)
- Once you arrive you will need to check in at the Fred House Training Academy. You will need to provide your ID and inform the UDC staff member which offender you are picking up.
Q: When and where does a person get released?
A: Releases/Paroles are processed every Tuesday. Most releases are processed and completed at the Fred House Training Academy (14727 S. Minuteman Dr., Draper, UT 84020). Refer to the Offender Search tab to verify a Parole/Release date or go to bop.utah.gov.
Q: My loved one is paroling to a Community Correctional Center (CCC/Halfway House), what do I need to do?
A: Nothing is required from you. Our Department of Corrections staff will transport the offender to the designated CCC on his/her release day.
Q: My loved one is housed in a County Jail. How do I know if he or she will be releasing from the Draper Prison or the County Jail?
A: The release team will not have that information until the Monday before the scheduled release day. We ask that you e-mail us at email@example.com to verify this information.
Q: I am unable to pick up my loved one on release day, is transportation provided?
A: A member of our release team will take offenders who do not have rides on release day to the UTA Trax station located at 115 E. Sego Lily Drive in Sandy, Utah.
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The Department of Corrections begins preparing offenders for release from the day they enter the prison system. That begins with assessments in Receiving & Orientation, where inmates' education, treatment and life skills needs are evaluated. It continues as staff help inmates set goals for their recovery, rehabilitation and skill development so they will have the tools they need to lead a successful, crime-free life when they return to the community — as 95 percent of offenders do. Below you'll find overviews of the various evaluations and programs available to inmates during their incarceration.
Case Action Planning (CAP): While in Receiving and Orientation, inmates are monitored and take various assessments to determine their specific needs. That information is used to develop a Case Action Plan that outlines the inmate's educational, program and treatment needs and to set goals for the inmate during his or her incarceration. Progress and accomplishments are noted in the inmate's file, which is reviewed by the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.
Education: Most offenders who are sent to prison have less than a high-school education. The Utah Department of Corrections offers high school education through partnerships with local school districts. The Canyons School District operates the South Park Academy at the Utah State Prison, while the South Sanpete School District operates the Central Academy at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. The Department offers vocational training through partnerships with the Davis Technical College; Snow College; and the Uintah Basin Technical College. Inmates also may take advantage of numerous life-skills and literacy classes taught by volunteers and community organizations. Inmates also may enroll in distance-learning programs, receiving coursework materials through the U.S. Mail. Such programs provide an opportunity for inmates to earn advanced degrees. These programs are not funded by the State, but several non-profit organizations and private entities offer tuition help.
Employment: Inmates, depending on their privilege level, may work basic jobs in their housing units or apply for jobs with Utah Correctional Industries (UCI), which are usually higher paying. UCI offers a wide variety of work experiences, with on-the-job training and real-world application. UCI jobs are located both within the prison and off site. Within the prison, inmates' work opportunities include the Commissary, the sign shop, the furniture shop, the license plate shop, the print shop and the upholstery shop. UCI also operates the Serving Time Cafe, a restaurant staffed by female inmates and open to the public. It is located adjacent to the prison at 14072 Pony Express Road in Draper.
Inmates applying for UCI jobs go through a formal application and interview process that matches what they might experience in the community. The jobs provide inmates an opportunity to produce useful products and services for customers while gaining the tools needed to succeed when released back to their communities. Jobs help inmates stay positively engaged while serving time, reducing the idleness, boredom and hopelessness that can trigger management and security problems for staff, visitors, volunteers and other inmates. The opportunity to engage in paid work through UCI is a powerful motivator for improving inmate behavior.
State statute governing UCI's operations
Life skills:In addition to formal education, there are other tools offenders often need in order to change their lifestyles and adopt an outlook more conducive to long-term success. Life skills courses include Thinking for a Change, Communication, Computer Literacy, Relationships, Relapse Prevention, Career Power, Financial Literacy, Anger Management, Parenting, Impact of Crime on Victims, Domestic Violence, Victim Empathy, and Thinking Errors. Initial assessments may identify course s an inmate needs to overcome specific challenges. Inmates also may seek to enroll in non-required courses, provided space is available.
Substance abuse treatment programs: The Utah Department of Corrections operates treatment programs for both male and female inmates designed to address substance abuse issues. The programs, which rely on evidence-based protocols shown to reduce recidivism, are in high demand. Only a small portion of inmates are serving time for drug possession alone; many engaged in criminal activity — such as theft, burglary and forgery — to support drug habits.
The Con-Quest program at the Utah State Prison and the HOPE program at the Central Utah Correctional Facility, both for male inmates, were named National Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Mentor Host Sites for 2014. The Excell program for women was one of 15 finalists for the designation.
About Con-Quest: The Con-Quest program is housed in the Promontory Facility at the Utah State Prison and can accommodate 400 inmates. Inmates with substance dependence or abuse issues who have treatment listed among their top priorities in a Case Action Plan are eligible to participate in the program. Con-Quest is based on a therapeutic community model and is focused on teaching responsible living habits to enable inmates to successfully re-entry society. Inmates, called residents while in the program, practice and live those principles on a daily basis, with daily responsibilities they are expected to perform. A key aspect of the program is accountability, and residents are taught to hold each other accountable to their actions, behaviors and attitudes. While in Con-Quest, residents engage in individual and group therapy with licensed clinicians. They also participate in behavioral modification classes and are able to participate in educational and vocational training programs designed to enhance employment skills. Residents are expected to be productively engaged 40 hours per week in jobs, classes or programs. Residents spend a minimum of 12 months in the program.
About HOPE: HOPE is housed in the Fir unit at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. The dormitory-style unit is capable of housing up to 288 inmates, with 48 inmates in each of the six sections. HOPE is organized as a therapeutic community aimed at helping inmates live clean, sober, positive and productive lives and typically takes 12 months to 13 months to complete. The program's therapeutic design intentionally uses a positive peer culture and environment, where high standards, morals of "right living" and pro-social core values are reinforced with privileges, rewards and recognition. The HOPE clinical staff and Fir security staff, as well as HOPE graduates, serve as role models to the program's residents. Ideally, inmates leave the program with tools necessary to avoid re-engaging in problem behaviors. HOPE includes a thorough relapse prevention component that enables recovering addicts to live cautiously, knowing their next relapse could be around the corner. A companion goal in HOPE's behavior modification program is the recognition and elimination or reduction of criminal thinking and anti-social behavior after a return to the outside community.
About Excell: Excell is based on a residential, therapeutic community model and is designed to help women overcome substance abuse issues and resolve trauma (physical and emotional abuse) that often underlie criminal behaviors. An analysis of the 11-month program found that women who complete the Excell program are nearly 30 percent less likely to return to prison than inmates who do not.
Reading for the Blind: This program, launched in 1988, employs offenders at a modest wage to make audio recordings of books for the visually impaired. Reading for the Blind is part of a broader organization — the Program for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Utah State Library Division, which serves patrons both locally and nationally. The program is housed in a donated facility that has reading rooms and editing stations equipped with tape duplication machines. Reading for the Blind employees read hundreds of books each year, which are then added to the State Library's collection. Some offenders continue volunteering to read books for this program at the Utah State Library even after they are released from prison.
Religious Services: There are more than two dozen religious practices represented among Utah's prison population. To meet the spiritual needs of inmates, Corrections works with volunteers who oversee activities, programs and religious services. The Department employs part-time chaplains to provide ecclesiastical counseling and non-denominational services. For more information about religious services, visit the "religious services" page under our "Volunteers" tab.
Vocational Certificates: The Department works with several applied technology colleges to certify inmates in vocational trades. Those colleges are: Davis Technical College; Uintah Basin Technical College; Snow College and Dixie State University. At the Utah State Prison, male inmates may earn certificates in seven areas: Automotive Technology; Machinist Technician; Maintenance Technician; Welding Technology; Business Technology; and Culinary Arts. Female inmates may earn certificates in two programs (Culinary Arts and Business Technology). At the Central Utah Correctional Facility, certificates are offered in Culinary Arts and Building Trades.
The prison's telephone surcharge fees — paid by inmate families and friends who accept their collect calls — help support this program. However, offenders often take out student loans in order to enroll in vocational trades. Due to the fact the offender does not have a significant source of income while incarcerated, he or she is given adequate time post-release to repay any debt incurred. After an offender is "off paper" (no longer under the department's purview in either the prison or on parole status), that individual has three years to repay the student loans, meaning the State and its taxpayers are not shouldering the costs of post-secondary education.
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P.O. Box 250
Draper, UT 84020
Telephone: 801-576-7114
Fax: 801-576-4051
Every inmate receives a medical screening upon arrival in the Receiving and Orientation unit. Newly arrived inmates are offered a complete physical exam by a Clinical Service Bureau staff member.
The Department's Clinical Services Bureau operates infirmaries at both the Utah State Prison and the Central Utah Correctional Facility. The infirmaries are certified by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and offer comprehensive, on-site medical care where medical staff can treat or stabilize inmates needing health care. Inmates at both prisons may submit an Inmate Care Request slip to make an appointment with a health care professional. The requests are picked up daily and evaluated by medical staff to determine what level of care is appropriate. Clinics are daily with medication passes twice daily. Medical emergencies are handled immediately.
The Wasatch Infirmary, located at the Utah State Prison, also has a telemedicine system that allows inmates to be evaluated and followed by off-site specialists, reducing the need to transport inmates elsewhere for care.
The infirmaries offer X-ray, physical therapy, vision, OB/GYN (Wasatch) and dental services; hospice care for terminally ill inmates is available at the Wasatch Infirmary. Inmates who display particularly concerning behavior, such as suicidal tendencies, may be temporarily housed at an infirmary so they can be carefully monitored and access to materials that might be used in harmful ways is reduced.
The Clinical Services Bureau operates a pharmacy to provide prescription medications to inmates. Depending on the type of medication, inmates may receive a blister pack of pills that he or she may self-administer. Pill lines are held twice a day for medications that must be more carefully monitored.
The Clinical Services Bureau contracts with the University of Utah Hospital for treatment of seriously ill inmates who cannot be properly cared for at an infirmary or require evaluation or care from a specialist.
Since the de-institutionalization of mental health patients in the 1980s, prisons and jails through the nation have become the primary mental health care providers for offenders in the criminal justice system. Utah is no exception. The Department is charged with the difficult task of taking custody of these inmates while maintaining security and showing appropriate compassion and care.
The Bureau oversees mental health services for inmates and strives to provide comprehensive and cost-effective treatment. Inmates diagnosed with the most severe mental health conditions may be housed in the Olympus facility, a stand-alone unit, while they are stabilized. The Department also has access to two beds at the Utah State Hospital.
Utah's prison population is aging — the result of older offenders sentenced to prison and offenders with longer or life-long sentences. The Department has created two specific geriatric units at the Utah State Prison, one in Lone Peak and the other in Oquirrh 5.
Under State law, inmates are assessed a $5 co-pay for primary medical and dental care and are charged a $2 co-pay for prescription medication. When an inmate receives care in the community, he or she is responsible for 10 percent of the costs, with a cap of $2,000 per fiscal year. An inmate who has assets exceeding $200,000 upon arrival at the prison is expected to pay costs of all medical and dental care up to 20 percent of his or her total asset value. Offenders pay 50 percent of the cost for braces, eyeglasses, prosthetics and medical supplies. Offenders are responsible for 100 percent of the cost for dentures.
That said, health care is considered a basic need and is provided to every inmate regardless of ability to pay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How soon will an inmate see health care staff after being sent to the prison?
A. Shortly after arrival and while in Receiving and Orientation, an inmate will see health care staff and be offered the following:
— a nursing intake assessment to determine immediate health care needs;
— a physical exam by a physician assistant or nurse practitioner;
— a mental health evaluation;
— a dental screening.
Q. How does an inmate request health care?
A. An inmate completes an Inmate Care Request (ICR) form, available at each housing unit, to request health care. The inmate puts the completed ICR form in a sick-call box, which is checked daily by Clinical staff.
Q. When and where will prescribed medication(s) be available to an inmate?
A. Generally, within 24 hours after an inmate's sick call/clinic appointment any prescribed medication will be available at the pill line (excluding weekends). Refills of long-term prescriptions are available once certain criteria are met.
Q. Can an inmate get over-the-counter medications and supplies?
A. Yes, a catalog of over-the-counter medications and supplies is available through the Commissary.
Q. Are family members able to get copies of an inmate's medical records?
A. Yes, but an inmate must authorize and initiate that process through a GRAMA records request. The inmate requests a GRAMA form from his or her caseworker, fills it out as specifically as possible and returns it to the caseworker to be notarized. Unless indigent, an inmate must provide a blank money transfer form to cover the cost (25-cents per page) of duplicating the records. The complete form is then sent to the records specialist for review and response.
Q. Are family members able to speak to medical staff about an inmate's health?
A. Yes, but an inmate must authorize and initiate that process using the "Authorization To Verbally Discuss Health Information" form, available from a caseworker. The inmate must fill out the form, have his or her caseworker notarize it and then submit it to the Clinical Services Bureau. A designated staff member at the Bureau will make contact with the inmate's designated person to verify information and set up a passcode to be used when contacting the Bureau. Each authorization is good for 90 days.
Q. What if an inmate is having thoughts of suicide?
A. Inmates are encouraged to tell any staff member or submit an ICR form if they are struggling with thoughts of self harm. A crisis visit with a mental health professional will be arranged as soon as possible. Inmates who suspect another offender is considering suicide are encouraged to report that to staff immediately.
Q. Are accommodations made for inmates with a disability through the Americans with Disability Act?
A. Yes, those arrangements can be made through an inmate's caseworker or housing unit officer.
Q. Do inmates have co-pay charges?
A. Yes. Co-payment requirements changed in 2009. Inmates are assessed a $5 co-pay for primary medical care, $5 for dental care and $2 for prescription medication. For services provided outside of prison while still in the Department of Corrections' custody, the inmate is responsible for 10 percent of hospital care costs.
There is a cap on the inmate's share of expenses of $2,000 per fiscal year. An inmate with assets exceeding $200,000 upon entry into the Department's custody is responsible to pay costs of all medical and dental care up to 20 percent of the inmate's total asset value. After receiving medical and dental care equal to 20 percent of the inmate's total asset value, the inmate will be subject to the normal co-payments.
Inmates pay 50 percent of the cost for braces, eyeglasses, prosthetics and medical supplies. Inmates are responsible for 100 percent of the cost for dentures. However, no medical or mental health visit, procedure or supplies will be denied due to lack of funds.
Q. What is outside care?
A. Outside care is any health care provided by someone other than Department staff. This includes all appointments, surgeries, tests, X-rays, etc. conducted at outside health clinics and hospitals.
Q. What is telemedicine?
A. Telemedicine is available in the Wasatch Infirmary and uses a camera and a telephone connection to provide live-video conferences with specialists, who are able to see and converse with inmates.


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