text: AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAC) Q3 2019 Earnings Conference Call - Final Transcript 2019-11-12T15:00:00+0000 Executives Andrew W. McWilliams - , AAC Holdings, Inc., Michael T. Cartwright - AAC Holdings, Inc., Analysts Operator - Good morning, and welcome to the American Addiction Centers Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Andrew McWilliams, CFO. Please go ahead. Andrew W. McWilliams - , AAC Holdings, Inc. Good morning, and welcome to our earnings call for the third quarter of 2019. I'm Andrew McWilliams, Chief Financial Officer of AAC Holdings. To the extent any non-GAAP financial measure is used in today's call, you'll find a reconciliation of that measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated according to GAAP on our website by following the Investor Relations link to this morning's news release. This conference call may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements, among others, regarding AAC's expected annual performance for 2019. For this purpose, any statements made during this call that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words believes, anticipates, plans, expects and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You are hereby cautioned that these statements may be affected by the important factors, among others, set forth in AAC's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Company's third quarter 2019 earnings release. And consequently, actual operations and results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. I would now like to turn the call over to our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Cartwright. Michael T. Cartwright - AAC Holdings, Inc. Thank you, Andrew, and good morning, everyone. Before we start the earnings discussion, I'd like to make a few comments about Veterans Day. Studies indicate that one in 10 veterans have been diagnosed with substance abuse disorder. However, we believe there may be even more of our nation's heroes that need care. Here at American Addiction Centers, we've made it an annual tradition to provide free care on Veterans Day as our way of giving back to those who have sacrificed for our nation's freedom. In observance of Veterans Day, AAC provided 30 days of free in-patient care to 10 members of the Armed Forces, and we opened a dedicated hotline for veterans. However, our commitment to veterans is year-round. These include our Salute to Recovery treatment program at Desert Hope and Recovery First which is a dedicated treatment program to military veterans and first responders and our recruitment initiatives to establish a staff across the Company comprised of 25% veterans. On today's call, I'll be discussing our recent operational highlights before turning the call to Andrew to walk through our financial results. Though we still have a lot of work to do, I am pleased with the sequential progress we have been making this year. For the third consecutive quarter, we continue to see positive momentum in 2019. The expense saving initiatives implemented in late 2018 and into 2019 are continuing to have positive impact. Operating expenses have decreased by $23 million or 28% for the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018, representing over $100 million in annualized savings. The expense saving initiatives included the consolidations of our Las Vegas, Southern California and Southern Florida markets, the sale of our Townsend operations in Louisiana, consolidation of our lab operations and corresponding reductions in our corporate expenses. While these cost-saving initiatives began in late 2018, they are continuing throughout the remainder of 2019 as we continue to optimize our existing infrastructure to deliver high-quality care in an efficient manner. There are several additional vendor cost savings initiatives that we have been working on that will result in further expense reductions in our corporate expenses beginning in 2020. As previously announced, we have added three independent Board members who bring extensive expertise to the Company. I'm very excited to add their expertise to the Board. The new members include Michael Logan, Bob Nash and Scott Vogel. The new members joined myself, Jerry Bostelman and Lucius Burch on the Board of Directors. I would also like to make a few comments about our listing on the New York Stock Exchange. As we have shared in our recent SEC filings, we are transitioning from the New York Stock Exchange to a new exchange. We are finalizing our plans to be listed on a new exchange, the stock is currently traded on the OTC under the ticker symbol AACH. We remain a publicly traded company and still follow all the same SEC reporting requirements that we have historically followed. Turning to the balance sheet. We are pleased to have recently reached a mutual agreement with our senior secured lenders that provided the Company with $5 million of additional liquidity and gives the Company through March 31, 2020, to improve the balance sheet and reduce our cost of capital. We remain committed to our strategic initiatives to improve the balance sheet and enhance value to all stakeholders. As we have discussed on previous calls, we launched a process to evaluate our strategic alternatives related to our balance sheet, and we are currently engaged in discussions with multiple third parties, and I look forward to sharing more with you on future calls. I will now turn the call over to Andrew to discuss our financial results. Andrew W. McWilliams - , AAC Holdings, Inc. Thank you, Michael. For the third quarter of 2019, total revenue decreased by approximately $4 million or 7% to $59 million from $63 million in the second quarter of this year. Revenue during the third quarter of 2019 was negatively impacted by additional reserves recorded against the outstanding accounts receivable related to closed facilities and other changes in estimates, which totaled approximately $2 million. The remaining $2 million decrease in revenue is primarily related to a decline in our nonclient-related revenue, which includes criminal justice programs in the New England area and declines in inpatient average daily revenue as a result of changes in payer mix. Average daily inpatient census remained materially consistent at 791 in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 802 in the second quarter of 2019. Average daily inpatient revenue in the second quarter of 2019 decreased to $704 per day from $790 per day in the second quarter of 2019. Of the $86 per day decline in the average daily revenue, approximately 20% or $16 of that decrease related to additional reserves recorded in the third quarter of 2019 related to the closed facilities and other change in estimates that I noted a few moments ago. The remainder of the decrease in average daily inpatient revenue was due to unfavorable payer mix. However, it is worth noting that on a year-over-year basis, our average daily inpatient revenue remained materially consistent with the third quarter of 2018. The $4.1 million decrease in diagnostic services revenue was directly related to additional reserves recorded in the second quarter of 2019 that were more onetime in nature and did not reoccur to the same level in the current quarter. Overall, our volume for diagnostic services revenue remained materially consistent on a sequential basis. The cost savings initiatives that we have discussed on prior calls related to consolidation of beds and facilities, combined with improvements in our corporate SG&A, have resulted in a reduction of operating expenses of $23 million or 12%, down to $61.1 million in the third quarter from $69.1 million in the second quarter of 2019. On a year-over-year basis, operating expenses have reduced by $23 million or 28% compared to the third quarter of 2018. These improvements in operating expenses had a positive impact on adjusted EBITDA. On a sequential basis, adjusted EBITDA went from a loss of $12 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 to a loss of $7 million in the first quarter of 2019 to positive adjusted EBITDA of $3 million in the second quarter of 2019 and into positive adjusted EBITDA of $6 million in the third quarter of 2019. This represents an $18 million or 150% improvement in quarterly adjusted EBITDA since the fourth quarter of 2018. Overall, as Michael mentioned earlier on this call, while we still have a lot of work to do, I'm pleased with the sequential momentum that we've had so far in 2019. We continue to remain focused on improving both the top line revenue and our operating expenses to ensure that we are delivering high-quality care as efficient as possible. In addition, we remain committed to improving the balance sheet and reducing our cost of capital through the strategic alternatives that Michael discussed earlier. Turning to our 2019 guidance, our full year guidance has revenue in the range of $230 million to $240 million, and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $6 million to $8 million. I will now turn the call over to Michael for a few closing remarks. Operator - [Operator Closing Remarks] Q & A


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Linux on the PlayStation 3
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The PlayStation 3 in selected models is capable of running Linux as well as other operating systems if installed on the console's hard drive. Many distributions are compatible with the console. Any Linux operating system has access to 6 of the 7 Synergistic Processing Elements [1]; Sony implements a hypervisor restricting access to the RSX. IBM provides an introduction to programming parallel applications on the PlayStation 3.[2]
The PlayStation 3 Slim model removed the possibility to install Linux or any other operating systems using the "Other OS" feature.[3]
Since the start of the 2000s, Sony has used the fact that the PlayStation 2 can run Linux in its marketing. They promoted the release of PS2 Linux Kit, which included a Linux-based operating system, a USB keyboard and mouse, a VGA adapter, a PlayStation 2 network adapter (Ethernet only), and a 40 GB hard disk drive (HDD).
The PlayStation 3 does not include Linux pre-installed. However, Sony has included an option in the XMB menu to install other operating systems such as Linux.[4] Sony has been quoted in an interview stating, "It was fully intended that you, a PS3 owner, could play games, watch movies, view photos, listen to music, and run a full-featured Linux operating system that transforms your PS3 into a home computer."[5]
Soon after the PlayStation 3 launched, Sony released "Other OS" in a PlayStation 3 System Software firmware up-date that allowed booting into Linux from the hard drive or from a Live CD that the distributor's kernel would boot making it possible to run on the PlayStation 3.
Support for the "Other OS" install option was removed by Sony in the PS3 Slim, announced in August 2009.[6]. This does not affect the old series, which is still able to boot other operating systems, even with the newest (3.15) system software update.
Linux supports PlayStation 3 since version 2.6.21, so no patches or modifications are required for it to run. There is also a user friendly Linux add-on CD for the PS3 including support for Fedora 8 and other operating systems that already claim to install natively on the PS3. However, there is currently an issue with the latest kboot[clarification needed] boot loader provided by kernel.org. Once the user has pressed enter to continue with the default action, the USB ports are de-registered on some systems. A work-around was created and is available on the PSUbuntu site[citation needed].
- The latest source for the PS3 kernel[clarification needed]
- Linux add-on CD for PS3[clarification needed]
Debian[7], Fedora 8[8], Gentoo[9], OpenSUSE and Ubuntu[10] can be run on the PlayStation 3.[11] Yellow Dog Linux for the PlayStation 3 was first released in late 2006.[12]
Some versions of Ubuntu up to the last release: 9.10 have been ported to the PS3 platform[1]. The installer cannot run in Live mode when running in 480i or 480p video resolutions, but it offers an alternative installer (text-based) that will install a fully functional Ubuntu operating system. It is possible to have an external USB hard drive attached to the PlayStation 3 during install and choose to mount that as the home folder.
The LTS release 8.04 (Hardy Heron) of Ubuntu is incompatible with the PS3. However the 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) release was ported to the PS3 on the same release date as the official main Ubuntu release.[13]
Ubuntu includes well-known free software components such as Apache, PostgreSQL, and Python. The distribution also includes user applications, such as the Mozilla Firefox Web browser, OpenOffice.org, Evolution, Rhythmbox, Pidgin, and GIMP.
Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian and relies on the APT Package Manager, using .deb format. Through successive versions of Ubuntu every 6 months, more hardware support is added frequently. However some other hardware components will not function properly without modifications to the kernel.
Yellow Dog Linux
Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 is one of the first Linux distributions to run on Sony's PlayStation 3 platform.[14] It is designed specifically for HDTV so users with SDTV will have to use the commands 'installtext' and 'ydl480i' to be able to install and run.[2]
Yellow Dog Linux includes well-known free software components such as GCC, Apache, PostgreSQL, Python, Webmin, and X.org.[15] The distribution also includes user applications, such as the Mozilla Firefox Web browser, OpenOffice.org, Evolution, Rhythmbox, MPlayer, Pidgin, and GIMP.
Yellow Dog Linux is based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS core and relies on the RPM package manager. Through successive versions of Yellow Dog Linux, Terra Soft Solutions has invested heavily in implementing support specifically for Apple and IBM hardware. Digital audio has been verified to function properly, however, the Nvidia graphics card is not supported beyond framebuffer mode. In addition, some other hardware components will not function properly without modifications to the kernel. WiFi functionality via the Network Manager is also not fully supported and must be entered manually via the Network Configuration tool, or in some cases, through the command shell.[16] A workaround is available to enable wireless to be configured via the Network Manager.[17]
OpenSUSE 10.3 is the first version of OpenSUSE to run on the Sony PlayStation 3 platform. OpenSUSE is a free version of SUSE Linux, which is owned by Novell.
It runs either KDE or GNOME by default, as selected by the user at install time, so it should be considered more resource-intensive than Yellow Dog Linux or other Enlightenment / Xfce based distributions[citation needed]. (although recent versions of OpenSUSE come with Xfce as an optional package.)
PlayStation 3 specific installation instructions for OpenSUSE can be found here
NOTE: Starting with OpenSUSE 11.2, support for the Power PC (and therefore the PlayStation 3) has been dropped.
Fedora also runs on the PlayStation 3.
On a CECHExx PS3 with firmware 2.01, Fedora 7 works on a USB external hard disk but fails to detect the internal disk, Fedora9 detects the internal disk but not the USB disk, Fedora8 will not work due to video "card" detection problems. Fedora 10 installs on the internal hard disk without any issues and works fine without having to change any settings.
Fedora 12 only installs on the Playstation 3 when running the 64 bit kernel and only when English is the chosen language.
There is no SPU compiler package but a cross-compiler can (relatively) easily be compiled by the user and installed outside the package manager.
RSX Homebrew
Linux on the PlayStation 3 allows for a huge range of homebrew programs to be developed and is entirely and completely sanctioned by Sony. Although the Cell's performance is more than enough to handle most media requirements or render complex 3D graphics, it does lack the teraflops performance of a contemporary GPU's texture fetching hardware. For this reason many complex games aren't possible on the PlayStation 3 through Linux, as access to hardware acceleration in the RSX is restricted by a hypervisor.
There have been developments in enabling access to the RSX through the Linux kernel and the X Window System[18]. It's possible to use the RSX memory as swap space. A trick to access some 3D functions was blocked with firmware 2.10.
- ↑ SPE Access
- ↑ IBM's introduction to programming parallel applications
- ↑ "Sony answers our questions about the new PlayStation 3". Ars Technica. August 18, 2009. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/08/sony-answers-our-questions-about-the-new-playstation-3.ars. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ↑ PlayStation Manual (How to)
- ↑ "Yellow Dog Linux launches for PS3". http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162316.html?tag=result;title;0. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ↑ "SCEE PS3 Slim press release". http://www.scee.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=4842&NewsAreaID=2. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ "Debian". http://www.keshi.org/moin/moin.cgi/PS3/Debian/Live. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ↑ "PlayStation 3 Spin". http://www.ps3coderz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=54. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ↑ Gentoo
- ↑ Ubuntu
- ↑ How to Install another OS (w/voice over)
- ↑ Boyes, Emma (2006-11-27). "Yellow Dog Linux launches for PlayStation 3". gamespot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162316.html?sid=6162316. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ↑ "Intrepid Ibex released". PsUbuntu. 2008-10-30. http://psubuntu.com/2008/10/30/intrepid-ibex-released/. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ IGN: Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Hands-on
- ↑ "Packages Included with Yellow Dog Linux". http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/included/. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ Yellow Dog Linux 6.x Hardware Support Page
- ↑ http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4416#p22368
- ↑ ps3:rsx [psDevWiki]
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Bowlers work hard in solid Seconds performance
Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Second XI Championship, Day 1:
REPORT | By Pete Johnson
Before commencing day one of Despatches from Desborough I just wanted to put the record straight regarding an inference I made to Bruce Forsyth in my match report from High Wycombe last Thursday, with a wicket mentioned as a 'Brucie bonus'. The match report was posted on the LCCC website last Friday morning, and unfortunately Sir Bruce Forsyth passed away on the Friday afternoon.
The wording relating to Bruce was immediately removed when news of his passing was known, however some people may have read my match report before the wording was removed. I just wanted to make it known that I would not have made any comment as such in the immediate aftermath had I known of Sir Bruce's passing. RIP Brucie, a true showbiz legend.
Here we are then our second visit to Desborough Town CC this season, this time for a three-day SEC match against Northamptonshire, Leicestershire being the home side. Geography was never one of my strengths. This is County's last SEC match of their 2017 campaign. When you play a match at Desborough there is a constant backdrop of chattering and squealing form young children on the rides at the nearby Farm Park.
It was somewhat of an attritional days play at Desborough today, Northamptonshire making 250-6, from 94.2 overs, from around teatime there were three stoppages for bad light, the third of which resulted in play being abandoned for the day. Ewan Cox made 57 for Northamptonshire and David Murphy was undefeated on 52. Leg-spinner Matty McKiernan returned impressive figure of 3-34 from 18 overs for Leicestershire.
Tom Sole won the toss for Northamptonshire and chose to bat. Ben Raine was skippering County. The players took to the field on what felt like a dank Autumnal morning in dull and cloudy conditions, with no breeze to move the stubborn low cloud.
There were some 40 spectators present when play commenced, mostly sitting around the boundary edge in an assortment of fold-up chairs in a variety of colours. Over half of the spectators paid me a visit asking for a scorecard. My challenging role does not involve just sitting down all day watching a cricket match, there are several ancillary duties to perform. I was chucking scorecards around like confetti.
Charlie Thurston and Cox opened up for the Steelbacks with Raine and Ajmal Shahzad sharing the new ball. The pair reeled off five overs each from which just 18 runs came before Raine made a double change introducing Dominic Manthorpe and Neil Dexter to the attack.
At this juncture my face lit up when I saw local Umpire Ray Medland (the bloke who ALWAYS brings me a bag of sweets) approaching the Pavilion. Ray breezed into the scorebox, and asked if I would like a cup of tea, good fail safe option if he had no sweets in tow. That's fine Raymondo, but where are the regulation delivery of sweets? (I thought to myself).
Upon delivering a splendidly made cup of tea to me, Ray skulked off with a somewhat apologetic demeanour to his body language. Fifteen minutes or so later he returned to the ground, having stepped up to the plate, and presented me with a large bag of Werthers. Bang On Raymondo!!!
Thurston and Cox brought up their 50 partnership after 23.1 overs. The 50 partnership took about as long as it would take Dan Nice to get to the bar if he had a large round to buy. (Editor's note, this passes under the defence of fair comment!)
Raine was shuffling his four seam bowlers around, changing the end they were bowling from as well. When the score had reached 58, Thurston (26) went lbw to Raine.
Northamptonshire went into Lunch on 93-1 from 35 overs. Cox 37* and Saif Zaib 18*. After having my lunch there was still some 15 minutes or so before play was due to resume. I returned to the scorebox for a bit of 'keyboard jousting' on social media. A gentleman approached the scorebox, stood in front of the open window of said scorebox, and asked, 'Could you possibly tell me what the score is please'? You could not make it up!!!!!
In the third over after lunch, Zaib (19) was caught down the leg-side by keeper Harry Swindells off Manthorpe. Harry Adair joined Cox but Adair (10) was soon afterwards bowled, going back to a delivery from Manthorpe. Adair seeing red, but I am sure we must have been there before.
Cox went to his 50 (7x4) from 148 balls with the score on 123-3 from 46.5 overs. Cox had rattled up a further seven runs from just 30 balls, (I do have a bit of literary license if you happen to read this Ewan) when he popped one up to mid-on off McKiernan which was caught by Shahzad.
An extremely patient innings from Cox, showing great maturity and temperament at the crease for one so young. Cox's 57 coming up from 178 balls. Cox laying a good foundation to the innings.
Another little nugget of statistical analysis of this dismissal was that all four of the wickets to fall so far today had come from the last ball of an over. I have it before I must get out more. Its catching, I am morphing into one.
David Davies (don't know how he finds the time for cricket with all his Brexit responsibilities), and Murphy were now at the crease. Davies (8) went lbw to McKiernan, who was bowling beautifully from the Car Park End.
Sole joined Murphy. I had the song 'Soul Man' (1967) by Sam & Dave going through my mind as he made his way to the dancefloor, whoops typo I meant the middle. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
At 3.55pm the Umpires took the players from the field as a result of bad light. Northants 161-5 from 64.2. Tea was taken during the stoppage. The players returned to the field at 4.21pm, but Raine had to turn to an all-spin attack of McKiernan and Harry Dearden as the light was suspect.
Sole (15) was bowled by McKiernan with the score on 183-6 from 71.4. Sharif forged an unbeaten partnership with Murphy. The umpires were constantly removing the bails and placing a light meter on top of the stumps, at the Farm Park End. They were like a couple of moths round a lamp eagerly looking at the reading.
At 4.53pm there was a further stoppage for bad light, 190-6 from 72.5 overs, Murphy 30* and Sharif 6*. The players returned to the field at 5.15pm. The light improved and County took the new ball after 80 overs had been bowled.
Murphy and Sharif brought up their 50 partnership from 101 balls with the score on 236-6 from 88.2. Murphy went to his 50 (6x4) from 107 balls. At 6.41pm the light closed in again, and the players left the field for a third time as a result of the light. This time there was to be no return as at 6.58pm the Umpires abandoned play for the day with 9.4 overs still remaining.
Northamptonshire closed at 250 for 6 from 94.2 overs. Murphy 52* (122 balls) and Sharif 32* (60 balls). McKiernan catching the eye with 3-34 from 18. All bowlers used giving good support with some outstanding economy rates. Raine 1-27 off 20, Dexter 0-44 of 17, Manthorpe 2-44 off 17. Shahzad 0-50 off 16.2. Dearden 0-26 off 6. Leicestershire 2 points, Northamptonshire 3 points.


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Heather Main Discusses The Connection Between Yoga & Mental Health
By Ryan Frisch
Every time I learn more about yoga, I am more impressed – truly, deeply impressed – by what it offers to us. Early in my adult life I practiced yoga mainly for flexibility, and later for strength and stress management; all the calming focus that an hour of practice offers. Sometimes I'd joke that yoga class was better than therapy because I got a great stretch, core strengthening, and felt energized and calm at the end. That's exactly what I want in life, energy plus calm. In January I spent a week at the Kripalu Yoga School in Massachusetts studying "Yoga, the Brain, and Mental Health" and came home more convinced that yoga may be the single most and important mode of exercise available to us. The benefits can hardly be overstated.
The course focused heavily on neurology in far greater depth and detail than most of us want or need, the end result being greater appreciation for the complexity of the brain and understanding of how yoga practices work with the nervous system to elevate mood and calm anxiety. The research on yoga and mental health is compelling, and increasing numbers of researchers are developing well-designed quantitative studies finding empirical data pointing to reduced depression and anxiety in people who practice yoga. We looked at the conclusions of dozens of studies examining neurological shifts with yoga and practiced specific strategies aimed at reducing depression and anxiety.
Neurology and research somewhat aside – because I hope to offer concrete messages rooted in science – yoga can be used to effectively improve emotional wellbeing. I am most compelled by how yoga reduces anxiety. The research on how exercise in general mitigates depression is beyond question. One needs only to go for a walk when they're feeling low to experience improvement in affect. Physical activity increases heart rate and blood flow to muscles, respiration rates, and blood pressure (temporarily). It is invigorating, energizing, promotes better sleep, and lifts mood. Anxiety (clinical or not) is ameliorated through yoga specifically because of the unique combinations of movement, breathing, and mental focus inherent to yoga practice. Let me explain a bit more.
When we are anxious, stress levels are higher and the sympathetic nervous system (remember "fight or flight"?) is at the helm. This means heart rate and blood pressure are increased, muscle tension increases, higher thinking is reduced, digestion stops, and the body prepares for a short-term burst of physical power to fight or flee the danger. Sugar is released to the bloodstream, making chronic stress and anxiety a risk factor for diabetes. During stress, the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is shut down. Conversely, when the PNS is in charge, the body is at rest and is building and restoring. Cells are repairing, heart rate and blood pressure are relaxed, muscles are relaxed, digestion resumes, and immune function is stronger. This should be our default mode; at rest until we need the survival-oriented power of the sympathetic nervous system. With chronic stress and anxiety, the PNS is subdued by its sympathetic counterpart and that is physically (and mentally) deteriorating across time, creating a bit of a "vicious cycle," as ill health itself is more stressful.
In yoga, one of the core skills to practice is to synchronize breath with movement and slow the exhale. We work on mental focus, and (this may sound a bit contradictory) practice not thinking; allow thoughts to drift away rather than focus on them, thereby reaching deeper levels of mental and physical calm. This is where yoga connects with "mindfulness" and could even be called "mindful movement," which may be edifying. (For a great 13-minute accessible and fascinating explanation of mindfulness see www.cbsnews.com/news/mindfulness-anderson-cooper-60-minutes). With slower breath and relief from mental chatter, the PNS resumes its healing, restorative work and physical and mental health are improved. Slower breath alters brain waves; neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine shift; and mood improves. It is the combination of the physical, breath, and mindful approaches of yoga that make it effective.
For the person who experiences anxiety, again, clinical or otherwise, learning and practicing these strategies would be an enormous benefit. Some of these strategies can be done sitting at a desk in the office; we do not need to trot off to yoga class to reap the benefit. We can learn them in classes and practice on our own. To be clear, these techniques are not simple and they may not be intuitive. In my own experience getting away from mental chatter is particularly challenging and sometimes wholly elusive. Each practice is different, and some are better than others. In some practices (sessions) there may be mere seconds linked together when I've reached true mental quiet – and though brief, they provide the "ah ha!" understanding of greater potential, and a taste of the calm that is powerfully restorative. Like learning a new language, practice cultivates fluency, and greater control of the mind-body connections that positively shift mood. When it comes to health and overall quality of life, I cannot think of anything better.
Main Wellness Works brings health promotion workshops and fitness classes to the workplace to help people build the skills and motivation to take good care of themselves in all areas of behavioral health. We work with Workplace Stress Management, Exercise Motivation, Strategies for Successful Behavior Change, Eating for Health and Weight Management, Midlife Fitness for Women, and Achieving Success with Fitness. In addition to bringing programs to the workplace, Main Wellness Works has a private fitness studio in South Burlington where individuals and small groups gather for strength training, Yoga and Pilates. Heather Main, M.Ed, owner of Main Wellness Works, has worked in health and fitness education since 1989 and loves helping people cultivate good relationships with exercise and healthy eating. We work with personal goals, lifestyle factors and personality theory to develop effective, enjoyable healthy strategies for everyone.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2014 (ADOTAS) – smartsy (#smartsy), the company that is changing the way brands connect and interact with consumers, today announced it is introducing its Engagement Marketing Platform (EMP) for Mobile at ad:tech San Francisco 2014 (#adtechSF), which takes place today and tomorrow at the Moscone Center (Booth #: NX53). The platform, which empowers brands and retailers through its white labeled mobile App and SDK to more effectively engage and monetize their interactions with consumers, provides a new and vastly superior way to drive measurable ROI.
The Advanced Object Recognition technology in the smartsy platform, which enables consumers using a mobile device to instantly recognize a brand's product by snapping a picture of it, transforms that product into a "hashtag object" (like #smartsy on Twitter) to become a branded launching point for immersive consumer experiences. In doing this, smartsy helps build social communities around products to make them more interactive and actionable where consumers can learn, share, collect and buy to promote higher consumer engagement and the increased likelihood of purchase.
As part of the unveiling, smartsy is participating as a Finalist in ad:tech's "Startup Spotlight Series," a live pitch and presentation on the ad:tech NEXT stage. In the "Big Heart Pet Brands" category on Day Two of the event, smartsy will demonstrate how its platform will help Del Monte's Meow Mix brand better connect and engage with its customers – cat lovers!
"Our platform enables traditional advertising assets or even a brand's physical products to act as a point of contact with the brand's consumers," said Arnaud Saint-Paul (pictured), founder, smartsy. "It becomes a powerful cross-channel engagement medium where brands can constantly engage their audience and transform consumers into brand ambassadors."
To see samples of how Smartsy can be used, visit http://www.smartsy.us/index.php/use-cases.
A consumer-facing version of the smartsy App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch at http://smartsy.co/app.
About smartsy
smartsy is an Engagement Marketing Platform (EMP) that connects brands and retailers with consumers through real-world objects, packaging and print ads. Transforming mobile marketing through its revolutionary object recognition technology, in-app ad serving platform and engagement marketing tools that collectively unify real world and digital assets, smartsy greatly improves content provider monetization options and builds communities around authentic, dynamic content. smartsy's seasoned management team is composed of professionals and serial entrepreneurs that have an in-depth background in information technologies, communication, telecommunications, marketing and distribution in international markets that have successfully built and sold previous companies. The engineering team specializes in mobile technologies, imaging, interactive platforms, cloud server management and massive databases. For more information, visit www.smartsy.us.


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For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13 KJV
This is such a revelation to me. There are countless times that I've been taking credit for the little efforts I make to strengthen my walk with God, saying things like at least I'm trying. As a result I would end up feeling tired and lonely, sometimes eventually giving up. Thinking I'm the only one that's trying to make our relationship work and it's obvious that it takes two to relate.
Even the littlest of desire that I have to do something to please God, comes from God himself… I'm totally mind blown…. Wow…. I'm not alone God is walking with me step by step, egging me on. He's with me people! Some of you may say, wait is it only now she's realizing this? Leave me alone man, 🙈 let me revel in the revelation that my daddy has never left me. He has held my hand all the way.
This scripture may seem so insignificant to some but it has so much weight. Let this encourage your heart, may your eyes be opened to see that God is not far from you. May this scripture cause your relationship with God to deepen, widen, heighten. If you're struggling in your walk with God but in your heart you're saying ABBA (Father) I really want to please you. The fact that you even have the desire to honour God, that is God working in you. That's one way to know that Your heavenly Father is close to you. Somebody shout Hallelujah! I literally feel like screaming. God is awesome friends!
God is with us always! One more time for the people in the back. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Today I thank God for this revelation!


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Can Meditation Calm Your Anxious Child?
Studies in schools suggest it eases anxiety and even boosts test scores
Your child may be suffering more stress and anxiety than you realize. An American Psychological Association survey found that only 3 percent of parents viewed their kids' stress as extreme, yet research shows one in four teens suffers from an anxiety disorder.
Meditation could be part of the solution, say researchers.
A study of second and third graders who meditated and did mindfulness exercises for 30 minutes twice a week for four to eight weeks found their behavior improved and they scored better on tests compared to kids who didn't meditate.
Another study of students in the San Francisco Unified School District found a big improvement in math scores, emotional health and overall academic performance among students who practiced transcendental meditation.
"Our attendance is trending up significantly…We used to have one of the highest suspension rates; now we have one of the lowest among all middle schools," said James Dierke, former principal of the city's low-income Visitacion Valley Middle School to educators at a 2012 conference. "Our kids are more motivated, more confident, more focused, more successful and more joyful."
The power of quiet
One of the people behind the San Francisco initiative is Jeff Rice, a tech executive who left Silicon Valley to help create Quiet Time, the meditation program launched at Visitacion Valley Middle School and run by the non-profit Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education.
Quiet Time brought meditation programs to some of the worst-performing public schools in San Francisco. In the program's first year, the number of suspensions fell by 45 percent and attendance rose to an unprecedented 98 percent.
"In terms of performance, we've seen some of the biggest effects with African American students," says Rice. "They generally perform 10 to 20 percent below white and Asian students, and we call this the performance gap. In our San Francisco schools, we found that school meditation began to close that gap. Although schoolwide GPA's went up, African American student GPA's rose almost twice as rapidly as the school average."
How can a few minutes of meditation do so much for children? According to Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of "The Mindful Child," it's by helping children observe and pay more attention to their own thoughts. By showing them how to identify reactions such as anger, Greenland says, they can feel and observe a negative emotion without being consumed by it.
In the process, kids also become more compassionate, Greenland says. "We teach them that they are not their thoughts," she says. "They can learn to separate themselves from that anger."
Related: 5 Alternatives to Meditation
How to try it with your child
Most schools don't offer meditation programs, but you can find kids' meditation classes elsewhere and even teach your child how to meditate yourself.
If you take yoga or meditation classes, ask the teacher for ideas on meditating with kids. Coaxing young children to meditate is easy if you make it fun, says Greenland. Also try exploring online resources and books like "Calm Kids," which include tips for teaching meditation, and model how to deal with stress calmly.
Once your youngster is interested, Mindful Schools co-founder Megan Cowan suggests that you take these steps:
- Plan a time where you can spend a few minutes together every day.
- Create a quiet environment.
- Encourage your child to relax and let his body become still and quiet.
- Invite your child to close his eyes if he feels like it.
- "Ring a bell and have him listen to the entire sound from beginning to end, raising his hand when the sound has faded completely (alternatively, you can both simply listen to the sounds around you for a minute or so)."
- Ask your child to bring both hands to his lap or belly.
- "Take a few breaths together, guiding your child by saying "breathing in, breathing out," then allow some time for him to do this silently."
- Start with 1 minute and build up to 3 minutes or more, depending on your child's response.
Some experts recommend one minute of meditation for each year of age.
Related: How to Bullyproof Your Child
Experiment with other techniques
Your child might also benefit from these approaches.
Belly breathing. Small children will enjoy watching their bellies as they breathe in and out, according to Bess O'Conner, a healing arts therapist at the Chopra Center. (If your child is anxious, you can encourage him to hum or make "nifty noises" such as a bee buzzing as he breathes in and out, advise experts at the Anxiety-Free Child Program.)
A toy "breathing buddy." When psychologist and meditation expert Elisha Goldstein's son was four years old, he and his wife taught him meditative breathing with a stuffed animal. "We had him lie down and breathe with his stuffy on his stomach, and we called the toy his 'breathing buddy.' What really surprised us was getting calls from parents, saying that our son had taught their kid how to use a breathing buddy, and everyone was doing it."
A "friendly wishes" meditation. In this meditation, your child closes her eyes and wishes happiness to people she loves (Example: "I wish happiness for my mom"). Later your child can add things that are bothering her ("I wish I felt calmer about X.")
"Straw breathing." Take a leaf from Palo Alto engineer and mother Anjali Vishwana, who taught "straw breathing," to students at local Gunn High School. It consists of taking a deep breath through your nose and then pretending you are exhaling through a straw between your lips.
Although students were initially dismissive, many were "amazed, like, wow, that actually worked," Gunn's sophomore student president told a local weekly. "Just 20 seconds of breathing differently can make a huge impact."


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photography friday
tomorrow i'll be linking to a few of my favorite easy places to pick up photography for your home. to get things started, one day early, i wanted to give a shout out to this beautiful print, entitled Apartment Block, from substrom. this print is $30 + shipping and is sized 8 x 8". i think it would be gorgeous framed in thick black wood with an extra large white mat. see you tomorrow with more photography. good day!


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The exhibition Body of Work: Figural Work from the Permanent Collection will inaugurate the state-of-the-art Charles M. Bair Family Gallery, which has just been completed at the Yellowstone Art Museum.
In this exhibition, the visitor will discover in microcosm the great diversity of approaches to the figure in modern and contemporary art. No single style or mode of art-making characterizes the art of the past few decades. This explosive multiplicity of approaches is reflected in the YAM's permanent collection, and every work in this exhibition is drawn from the Yellowstone Art Museum's unparalleled permanent collections. Body of Work includes art in many different media and will comprise everything from straightforward portraits to narrative, conceptual, and expressionistic treatments of the human figure.
Collection artists who will be included are Harold Altman, Lela Autio, Rudy Autio, John Buck, Freeman Butts, Michael Crummett, Newell Darlington, Robert De Niro, Sr., Robert DeWeese, Joe de Yong, Edith Freeman, Leroy Green, Elizabeth Guheen, Frances Hynes, Isabelle Johnson, Earl Kerkam, Beth Lo, Wanda Mock, Yasumasa Morimura, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Susan Newell, Gwytha Pring, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Tom Rippon, Robert Rohyl, Joe Shannon, Joseph Henry Sharp, George Spaventa, Joseph Stefanelli, Bill Stockton, Theodore Waddell, James Weeks, C. Whidden, and Jessie Wilber.
This exhibition celebrates the artists represented in the collection and the donors who have made the collection possible.
Thomas Minckler & Abigail Hornik, Kris & Larry Carpenter, F. Douglas & Karla Carr, Juni & Ray Clark, The Michael & Karen Fried Community Education Fund, John W. & Carol L. H. Green, Wayne & Traci Hirsch, Ted & Bess Lovec / American Title & Escrow, Gary & Melissa Oakland, Dr. Donald & Carol Roberts, Linda Snider, David Stensrud, Susan Sullivan & Steve Zabawa, Al Winegardner
Kevin & Karla Stenberg
David & Jinx Brown, Max & Jeanine Griffin, Randy & Stacey Jacobs, Jon Lodge, Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden, Sue Stanaway, Steve & Pauline Tostenrud
James & Claudia Baker, Gene & Joy Culver, Valeria Jeffries, Gareld & Barbara Krieg, Lynne & Jay Montague
Nancy Ott, in memory of Butch Ott
Jeffrey B. Anderson & Elizabeth Scanlin
Donna Forbes
Kay Foster & Mike Mathew
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Racehorse Trainer, Karl Burke feels there's no better place to live and work than in Yorkshire as he prepares for the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival which begins this Saturday 20th July.
Discussing his love for Yorkshire in an interview with Great British Racing, the 56-year-old said: "First and foremost it's a beautiful place to live. I've always been somebody who wanted the workplace to be separate from the living place and here you get the best of both worlds – a great place to work in and a great place to live in."
Burke is based at Spigot Lodge in Leyburn and has been there ever since he moved to Yorkshire from Newmarket back in 2001. One of the biggest wins of his career to date came at York Racecourse when Libertarian stormed to victory in the 2013 Dante Stakes at the huge price of 33/1.
As a day that still lives as Karl's fondest memory of racing in Yorkshire, he said: "That was pretty special. At the time it was the first Yorkshire-trained winner in the race for 70 odd years, that was a great thrill."
Discussing the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, Burke said: "It's a great concept. A great advert for Yorkshire, advertising not only the tracks, but the trainers, the facilities that we've all got as well as Yorkshire in general.
"We've got a couple of horses that could be competitive in the two-year-old races during the festival – Seize The Time is a nice filly. Divinity will do very well, she's already won at Ripon earlier this year and if there's one of those Handicaps at Ripon and she turns up there, she'll be very competitive."
On the fixtures he's most looking forward to during the festival, he said: "The obvious one is York. It's a fantastic track, great facilities for Owners and Trainers and fantastic prize money. I equally enjoy those meetings at Thirsk and Ripon – They're so close and that makes it a pleasure to go to."
The Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival takes place from Saturday 20th July – Sunday 28th July, featuring 10 race meetings across eight racecourses in Yorkshire:
- Saturday 20th July – Ripon
- Saturday 20th July (Evening) – Doncaster
- Sunday 21st July – Redcar
- Monday 22nd July (Evening) – Beverley
- Wednesday 24th July – Catterick
- Thursday 25th July (Evening) – Doncaster
- Friday 26th July – Thirsk
- Friday 26th July (Evening) – York
- Saturday 27th July – York
- Sunday 28th July – Pontefract
Go Racing In Yorkshire will also host an open afternoon at Jack Berry House in Malton on Tuesday 23rd July.


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Innovator Insights: Andreea Wade, CEO of Dublin-based Startup, Opening.io @openingdublin
Name: Andreea Wade
Title: CEO
Twitter: @brandalisms @openingdublin
A few things Andreea Wade has accomplished (in chronological order) in addition to being the CEO of an artificial intelligence startup automating the recruitment funnel:
- Started coding at age 15
- Started working as a journalist at age 16
- President of the Student Council (Secondary School)
- Board Member of the Student Council (College)
- Joined College debate team
- Founded a national music magazine
- Organised concerts and outdoor festivals and created the largest festival of its genre in Eastern and Central Europe in 2013 (180 artists from 27 countries).
- Creative Mornings Organiser (Dublin 2013–2014)
- AskATon.com Founder (female friendly events focused on entrepreneurship)
- Lecturer on Digital Product Management in the Digital Skills Academy.
- StartupWeekend Dub Co-Organizer (2014)
- Startup Hiking Co-Founder
Me: Why are you an entrepreneur?
Andreea: …because that's a name for doing your own thing. For doing things, in general, for building things. I have always done things and I am not sure how to do or be something else. I tend to act on ideas and many of the things I have done have started with ''wouldn't it be great if someone did XYZ…''. I have always been fascinated by makers and doers and it took me a while to understand that one can do anything they put their mind to. Coming to Ireland from post-communist Romania, things didn't always seem possible. But that's just because building something doesn't come easy. 15 years ago I saw 'difficult' as 'impossible'. Today, I see ''difficult' as a cool problem to solve.
Me: What problem would you like solved?
Andreea: I feel strongly about finding mechanisms that bring good people together. With Opening.io we often say that bringing good people together, at company, city, country and indeed continent level is the core of what we aim for. Today we are building and training algorithms to do just that. Tomorrow… I'd probably like to go into some sort of task force that would focus on mass movement of people. This is something I've been thinking about since the refugee crisis has started. We don't know how to handle displacement, permanent or temporary and I'd like to do something about that.
Me: Advice you'd wished you'd had or had followed?
Andreea: Someone once told me that I could do anything that I wanted. They also told me that I am not the kind of person who would want to work for others. But I didn't recognize this about myself back then. I listed all the things I couldn't do and why. I should have listened more. But one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was ''stop saying I know''. ''I know'' stops the conversation. It dismisses what it could be. It stops the other person from sharing and in turn it stops learning from happening.
Me: What does success look like for you?
Andreea: This is a very good question. I think it links to impact, to what you leave behind you. With the risk of sounding pretentious, I don't see success being about me, not directly anyway, but more related to the impact of my actions. Both personally and professionally. When it comes to Opening.io, I'd like us to build the leading recruitment intelligence company. And facilitate good people finding each other by learning, understanding and in return forming what ''good'' means. This would mean linking in with academia, with educational entities, with governmental organisations and so on. Forming bridges and developing mechanisms to recognise that fit you are seeking.
Me: Who are your heroes?
Andreea: People that have informed some of my choices and impacted my life are people I came across while living life. I fall in love with people and their stories all the time. I was chatting to a cab driver the other day and he ended up telling me that he is flying off to the Manchester opera to star in his first lead role. He told me how one day a professor that was a vocal coach primarily associated with opera singing jumped into his car and ordered him to get him to the airport as fast as possible. He was going to miss his flight to Manchester! Long story short he bartered airport rides for private lessons and he is now doing a Master the professor is teaching. That cab ride energised me for a month. I was so excited for this person and what he has achieved. Oh and we are keeping in touch. His next Irish show, I'm there. And I'm dragging my friends to it too.
Me: What is your best discovery?
Andreea: I guess my best discovery is that kindness trumps most things. My most recent personal discovery is that I now like blue cheese. Go figure!
Me: What would the title of your biography be?
Andreea: ''She laughed''. This came to me without thinking so I'll just leave it like that.
Me: What makes the Dublin entrepreneurial ecosystem unique?
Andreea: This island belongs to doers. And that pretty much sums it all up. From tech startups to farmers to musicians and poets and writers and street vendors. It is the people. And it is Ireland. It's casual, relaxed yet focused and driven at the same time. In the past the Irish left and helped build the new world. Now we are helping it become better connected. There's nowhere else I'd like to be while in building mode. Not in Europe anyway. It's either Dublin or Ireland or another continent altogether.
Me: If a Shark Tank investor asked "why should I invest in Dublin?, what's your answer?
Andreea: Want to come to Europe? This is your country! Ireland was named the best country to invest in Western Europe, first in the world for inward investment, first in the world for availability of skilled labour, flexibility and adaptability of workforce and first in the world for productivity and efficiency of companies and large corporations. The Republic's overall contribution to humanity and the planet has seen it take the top spot in the very first Good Country Index. You really want to be part of that!
Me: From meetups to co-working to networking events, what are your top recommendations for someone just stepping into the Dublin startup ecosystem?
Andreea: I organised a few Startup Weekends, Creative Mornings and started a couple of groups, one for female entrepreneurs and one for hiking. So I will endorse these first! Look out for the Product Tank events, Coding Grace are doing great things and Intercom organises or hosts top notch events. Same with Nitro. Niamh's office (Dublin's Commissioner for Startups) has a monthly breakfast event. Never miss it, probably the best starting point if you have just landed into Dublin. Oh and if you don't have an office yet, go sit in the Workbench in Grand Canal.
Me: Anything else we should know about?
Andreea: Opening.io is going to market this summer. If you are recruiting (agency or HR department) or represent a job platform, say hi. We have matching technology that automates the recruitment funnel. We do matching, predicting and recommending. Our niche, for now, is the ICT sector and so the algorithms work best on tech jobs and resumes. We have developed a Playground where you can test our technology without using the actual product. You can upload your resume or run a demo using our CTO's CV. If you are curious to check your market worth in Ireland, get our salary predictions and see how you match against a job description, go play.


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Skolkovo - D4masterplan, 2011-2012
The master plan for district D4, Skolkovo GREENFIELDS, was created by Meganom in cooperation with Stefano Boeri Architetti. D4 is a mixed-use site adjacent to the university campus to the northeast of the innovation centre. There are no plans to construct large-scale structures on the site; rather it follows the model of a "modern village," with apartments, townhouses and private homes. The district's architectural design code entails alternating strips of buildings perpendicular to the main boulevard running through the entire territory of the innovation centre. District D4 fully reflects the ideology underlying the Skolkovo general plan: close proximity of housing and work places, immersion into the landscape, and maximum openness of all spaces.
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LOCATION Skolkovo, Moscow region, Russia
CLIENT Skolkovo Foundation
STATUS project
PROGRAM masterplan, residential, office
TEAM Y. Grigoryan, A. Pavlova
M. Beilin, D. Nikishin, K. Chumakova, N. Martynov, A. Staborovsky, P. Tolpin, E. Uglovskaya
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New Look And Ways To Connect With The BlueRibbon Coalition Hot
When the BRC Board of Directors revised our Strategic Plan, one of the top
goals they established was to "Provide information and support to educate
the community on access issues, and to energize effective participation in
preserving access across the United States." This strategic directive is a
reinforcement of the fundamental ideal of what the BlueRibbon Coalition is-and
has always been-about. We believe that the most valuable tool you can have is
information, and that nothing is more powerful in affecting the legislative,
administrative, or legal processes than informed grassroots enthusiasts in
Earlier this summer, Greg Mumm, BRC Executive Director, announced that we were stepping out of our comfort zone to up our online game once again. This time, we have made the bold move to integrate both our online digital magazine and our website into a single, dynamically updated resource for information and action on the issues that affect recreation. Since it replaces both our existing website and digital magazine, we are calling it a "webzine."
It is a fast paced world we live in and, with the technology of today; it doesn't make sense to have to wait for information. Not only does the software and layout we are using make it faster loading on computers and smart-phones alike, it is easier to read. We will be working overtime to bring you the information you need--while it is timely. Instead of waiting for a magazine to come out once a month, we are going to dish it out-while it is happening-story by story. And, if you prefer, you can also get it "to go" by just subscribing to our robust RSS feed through a widget on your smart-phone, a tablet device or an RSS reader on your lap-top computer. The link to the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/BlueRibbonCoalition.
Check it out now at: http://www.sharetrails.org
In keeping with our commitment to stay out ahead of the curve, in the coming months we will be continually improving the webzine, not only with added content and information, but with things like a parallel mobile site, better social network integration, and much, much more.
One thing we haven't done yet is name it and that is because we think that-since it is paid for by BRC membership support-members should get to have a say in what we call it. So, in the coming months, we are going to have some exciting ways in which you can participate to help us name the new online webzine. Stay tuned.
Thank you for your continued membership in BRC. As an organization, we are listening, and this is just one more way we are putting your support to work to protect your access!
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"Today if you're not practicing globally, you're not practicing," is the adage of makeLab Director Jim Stevens. Through a unique project the makeLab is attempting to demonstrate the ability of a small firm to be relevant globally through the use of digital fabrication. The team of designers, Xingjun Chen, Luyan Shen, Yake Wang, Fei Yang, and Shengchen Yang have been assigned the task of designing and prototyping an installation in house at the makeLAB, but which then will be fabricated and constructed in China. The team, led by LTU professor Paul Wong, Jim Stevens and Jin Feng will then travel to China to work with local fabricators and take part in the installation process in the summer of 2011.
The design team began work on the project in mid February, but the task has been made difficult by the fact the project has no set site. Over the past week the site has been changed three times and there is no certainty that a final resting point for the project will be decided upon anytime soon. The team is currently working with parametric design software in order to generate forms composed of adaptable components allowing for the design to quickly respond to whatever the context may be. At the present the team has an over abundance of concepts ranging from "space frame like" systems to tension strung fabric panels. The open-endedness of this project has allowed for immense creativity and inspiring possibility but now the challenge will be to reign in the possibilities and make something awesome.


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The South Sound is home to some of the best schools, teachers, and students working toward building a better future. Educators from public and private schools are finding innovative ways to engage with students. From study- abroad programs to science expos, local schools are making an impact on the next generation. Here's our roundup of what's happening in education.
Raise Those Graduation Caps, Tacoma!
The Tacoma School Board set a bold goal in 2012 — to have 85 percent of district students graduating by 2020. That goal is now within reach as 82.6 percent of the Class of 2015 graduated. It's Tacoma's highest graduation rate since the state began officially tracking the statistic in 2003. It's also a huge improvement for the district. In 2010, Tacoma's graduation rate was at 55 percent. One national report coined schools in the area "dropout factories" in 2007.
The Lions' New Den
Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma is in the process of finishing its new 19,470-square-foot Connelly Campus Center. Similar to student centers at universities, the building will serve as "the heart of the campus," said the school's director of communications, Craig Coovert. It will house a new expanded kitchen, a modern lunchroom with a cafeteria that can seat up to 500 people, and meeting spaces for student clubs and groups. The new center will open before and after school with "grab and go" food options. It's scheduled to open for the 2016-17 school year.
An Initiative for Positive Thinking
In Tacoma, 10 percent of students are suspended or expelled each year. African-American and Hispanic students are twice as likely to be suspended or expelled as white students. According to the University of Washington-Tacoma, many of these students start to feel misunderstood in the classroom, and are more likely to act out. Tacoma Public Schools and UW-Tacoma have teamed up with a new initiative to encourage students to be more self-motivated and well-behaved. A cohort model of the Tacoma Whole Child Initiative is now a part of 26 elementary and secondary schools in the city. It encourages staff and faculty to support students not just academically, but socially and emotionally. Still in its early stages, it seems to be working, according to officials.
A School for the Body and Mind
Healthy, Nurturing, Training-Minds Academy (HNT) for middle- and high-school students is another new, alternative Tacoma Public School in the planning stages. The school will revolve around physical education. According to HNT, "Research shows that both reading and math skills increase when students are physically active on a daily basis." Students will be physically active three times a day and will work with an advisor who will help them meet their academic, fitness, and nutrition goals. HNT is expected to open in the 2017-18 school year.
SOTA, SAMI and Now iDEA
Principal Jon Ketler has gained a reputation for using the community — its location and residents — as a resource to build alternative public high schools. Along with a passionate team he's opened School of the Arts in downtown Tacoma, and the Science and Math Institute at Point Defiance. Now, they are planning to open The Tacoma School of Industrial Design, Engineering and Art (iDEA) as early as the 2016-17 school year. Located in South Tacoma, the school will also be a studio and lab for design, engineering, and industrial professionals. An instructor program will allow professionals and leaders in different design fields to teach semester-long classes in advanced subjects to smaller student groups of 12 to 16.
Annie Wright's New Global Academies
Annie Wright Schools is making new efforts to develop global business leaders of the future. It's planning to start a new academy for its all-girl high school in September 2016. The global business and entrepreneurship academy, will potentially allow students to participate in international internships around the world. Head of Schools Christian Sullivan said there will be high expectations for students going abroad, especially when it comes to learning a foreign language. "You can't be in global business without language skills," he said. Locally, Annie Wright Schools is planning to build a new gym and field in Tacoma.
Super STEM Girls Unite
Hey girls, want to test a LEGO tower on a shake table with engineers or scrub into a heart repair simulation with a surgeon? The Peninsula School District is taking steps to encourage girls to pursue classes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Girls from all four district middle schools will gather at Harbor Ridge Middle School on April 2 for the Career and Pathway Expo (CAPE). About 250 girls will connect with influential community leaders in nontraditional fields during innovative workshops to hopefully increase long-term enrollment of girls in STEM. There will also be several speakers to motivate girls into pursuing STEM careers.
Tacoma Superintendent Wins Woman of the Year School Award
Carla Santorno, superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, earned the title Woman of the Year from the School Superintendents Association, AASA. She presides over what is the third-largest district in the state, educating more than 30,000 students.
"I deeply appreciate the honor. I also know that this recognition is made possible by the hard work going on every day back home in our schools. Our 5,000 employees and the people of Tacoma have embraced innovation in ways that are changing children's lives in powerful ways," Santorno said, at the award presentation in Phoenix.
Under Santorno, Tacoma Public Schools has thrived, and most notably seen a rise in graduation rates to an all-time high of 82.6 percent for the class of 2015.
Alternative Education Abounds in Olympia
From the heyday of the Riot Grrl music scene to the thriving Artswalk, Olympia has always epitomized alternative, and the education system there is, too. Olympia School District hosts a variety of alternative schooling options from elementary up to high school.
One such example is Lincoln Options Elementary. At Lincoln, students K-5 learn in multi-age classrooms. They also stay with the same teacher for two or more years. Stressing heavy parental and guardian involvement, Lincoln Options teaches cooperation, social justice, sustainability, and multiple types of intelligence. Lincoln Options promotes projects-based learning, incorporating several disciplines into one lesson.
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Are you looking for an in-demand specialty to grow your expertise beyond radiography?
Are you seeking a role that makes a significant impact on patient recovery?
Do you want a Bachelor's degree education that provides options for the future?
START HERE: Attend a free online information session to gain information about Cardiovascular Imaging.
- Application Window: Fall 2018 to Winter 2019
About the Interventional Radiology Profession
Cardiac Interventional (CI) and Vascular Interventional (VI) technologists work in a highly specialized field operating sophisticated imaging equipment. This technology provides detailed fluoroscopic images of the human body, assisting physicians with quality patient diagnosis and treatment.
The Cardiac and Vascular Imaging area of emphasis within the BS in Radiation Sciences (BSRS) program is a full-time, eighteen-month program that requires 6 quarters beginning in the summer. During the program, students take formal coursework along with clinical instruction. There are no arrangements for part-time or evening status. Clinical sites are available in a variety of regions in Southern California. However, LLU cannot guarantee that the student will be placed close to his/her residence.
How to Begin
Step 1: Review the website, brochure, and FAQ in detail first, then contact the program director for answers to your individual questions:
Step 2: Attend a free online information session.
Step 3: Start the application process
- Apply Online
- Apply for Financial Aid (FAFSA.ed.gov)
- Request to have high school and college transcripts sent to Loma Linda University
Step 4: Contact Christine Wetmore at (909-558-4931) (email@example.com) with general registration and prerequisite questions
Program Resources
- Apply Now
- CVI Program Brochure (PDF)
- CVI Observation Form (PDF)
- Transfer Patterns to LLU
- University Catalog - Radiation Technology Programs
- Take Your GE at LLU
- Financial Information
- Request Contact
About The Cardiac and Vascular Imaging (CVI) Program at LLU
The Cardiac and Vascular Imaging (CV) program at Loma Linda University is an emphasis in the Bachelor of Science in Radiation Sciences. The program's load requires 40 hours per week, which includes didactic and clinical experiences. Clinical experience involves up to four eight-hour days per week. Didactic courses are online.
Students will be required to submit current immunization records and undergo a background check during the registration process. For information regarding immunizations, contact student health services at http://www.llu.edu/central/ssweb/index.page, Students will be responsible for paying any fees associated with immunizations and background checks.
Loma Linda University and the Department of Radiation Technology cannot guarantee employment.
The applicant should submit meaningful recommendations from prior teachers, work supervisors, or health professionals who are knowledgeable about their qualification. An applicant who is completing a program may apply as long as she/he has completed ARRT, CRT, and BLS requirements by the program start date.
School certificates in Cardiac Interventional or Vascular Interventional are available. Please discuss these options with the program director.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, the graduate should be qualified to:
- Demonstrate clinical competence in cardiac interventional
- Radiology and vascular interventional radiology.
- Demonstrate competence in Advanced Clinical Life Support (ACLS)
- Demonstrate effective communication in the health sciences.
Program Requirements
- Current ARRT registry in radiologic technology (R.T.(R)(ARRT))
- Current California (CRT) license
- Current BLS card with the American Heart Association
- A minimum GPA of 2.5 maintained in all didactic and clinical coursework
- Venipuncture in highly recommended
- 1 year of professional experience in imaging is recommended
- An associate degree (or a minimum of 72-96 degree transferable units per program director approval.)
Career Observation
A minimum of 8 hours career observation in cardiac and/or vascular imaging is required. The career observation form is available as a download from the forms page on the web site.
Application Procedure
- Applications are accepted year round for the BSRS program
- Applications should include a statement of purpose, application fee, three recommendations and transcripts. Official transcripts must come directly from other schools to the School of Allied Health Professions admissions department
- There are limited clinical slots available.
Interviews are conducted in February and March. All applicants will be interviewed by the program director and representatives of the School of Allied Health Professions. Applicants residing in southern California should plan for a personal interview on campus at Loma Linda. Applicants will be notified by phone and/or e-mail of their interview schedule. Interviews are rated in the following four areas:
- Work experience or training background
- Recommendations
- Academic record
- Communication skills, knowledge, motivation, etc.
Qualities of an Ideal Applicant
The applicant should submit meaningful recommendations from prior teachers, work supervisors, or health professionals who are knowledgeable about their qualifications. An applicant who is completing a program in radiologic technology prior to the start of the program may apply as long as s/he has completed ARRT, CRT, and BLS requirements by the program start date. Additionally, applicants should be enthusiastic and interested in maintaining high standards of academics, clinical performance, and patient care; possesses a broad knowledge of human anatomy and computer skills; demonstrates strong academic performance in science and related courses; and be detail oriented and able to work under pressure while demonstrating critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Special Imaging Curriculum (CVI)
*Repeated registrations required to complete total units. Students are only charged 2 units per quarter.
Autumn Quarter
CEPT 275 Cardiovascular Pharmacology 3.0
CEPT 251 Cardiac Electrophysiology and Rhythm Recognition I 2.0
CEPT 248 Cardiovascular Patient Assessment 2.0
CEPT 245 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology 3.0
RTSI 342 Cardiac/Interventional Procedures 3.0
RTSI 975 Special Imaging Affiliation* 2.5
Totals 15.5
Winter Quarter
AHCJ 402 Pathology 1 4.0
CEPT 252 Cardiac Electrophysiology and Rhythm Recognition II 2.0
RTSI 344 Interventional Pharmacology 4.0
RTSI 975 Special Imaging Affiliation* 10.0
Totals 16.0
Spring Quarter
RTSI 356 Vascular Anatomy and Physiology 3.0
RTSI 351 Angio/Interventional Procedures I 3.0
RTSI 975 Special Imaging Affiliation* 10.0
Totals 16.0
Summer Quarter
RTSI 358 CVI Review Course 2.0
RTSI 352 Angio/Interventional Procedures II 3.0
RELE XXX Religion 2.0
RTSI 975 Special Imaging Affiliation* 10.0
Totals 17.0
Overall Total Units 69.5
**RTSI 974 is an additional quarter of clinic available to students who have not met program requirements. This additional time will be at the discretion of the school or at the request of the student.
Contact Information
Rob Cruise, MSRS, R.T.(R)(MR)(CT)(ARRT)
Program Director: Cardiovascular/Interventional
Department of Radiation Technology
School of Allied Health Professions
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA 92350
Work: 909-936-4135


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Luke 17-18
New Living Translation
Teachings about Forgiveness and Faith
17 One day Jesus said to his disciples, "There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. 3 So watch yourselves!
"If another believer[a] sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. 4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive."
5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Show us how to increase our faith."
6 The Lord answered, "If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you!
7 "When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, 'Come in and eat with me'? 8 No, he says, 'Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.' 9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. 10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, 'We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.'"
Ten Healed of Leprosy
11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13 crying out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"
14 He looked at them and said, "Go show yourselves to the priests."[b] And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.
15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God!" 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, "Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" 19 And Jesus said to the man, "Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.[c]"
The Coming of the Kingdom
20 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?"
Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of God can't be detected by visible signs.[d] 21 You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you.[e]"
22 Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns,[f] but you won't see it. 23 People will tell you, 'Look, there is the Son of Man,' or 'Here he is,' but don't go out and follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day[g] when the Son of Man comes. 25 But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly[h] and be rejected by this generation.
26 "When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day. 27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 "And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building— 29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Yes, it will be 'business as usual' right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. 32 Remember what happened to Lot's wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it. 34 That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.[i]"
37 "Where will this happen, Lord?"[j] the disciples asked.
Jesus replied, "Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near."[k]
Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. 2 "There was a judge in a certain city," he said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people. 3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.' 4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people, 5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!'"
6 Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. 7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man[l] returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?"
Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[m]: 'I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I'm certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'
13 "But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 'O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.' 14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
Jesus Blesses the Children
15 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.
16 Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. 17 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
The Rich Man
18 Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: "Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?"
19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Only God is truly good. 20 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: 'You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.'[n]"
21 The man replied, "I've obeyed all these commandments since I was young."
22 When Jesus heard his answer, he said, "There is still one thing you haven't done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
23 But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was very rich.
24 When Jesus saw this,[o] he said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God! 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"
26 Those who heard this said, "Then who in the world can be saved?"
27 He replied, "What is impossible for people is possible with God."
28 Peter said, "We've left our homes to follow you."
29 "Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, 30 will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come."
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
31 Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, "Listen, we're going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true. 32 He will be handed over to the Romans,[p] and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon. 33 They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again."
34 But they didn't understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about.
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. 36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him that Jesus the Nazarene[q] was going by. 38 So he began shouting, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
39 "Be quiet!" the people in front yelled at him.
But he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
40 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked him, 41 "What do you want me to do for you?"
"Lord," he said, "I want to see!"
42 And Jesus said, "All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you." 43 Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.
- 17:3 Greek If your brother.
- 17:14 See Lev 14:2-32.
- 17:19 Or Your faith has saved you.
- 17:20 Or by your speculations.
- 17:21 Or is within you, or is in your grasp.
- 17:22 Or long for even one day with the Son of Man. "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.
- 17:24 Some manuscripts do not include on the day.
- 17:25 Or suffer many things.
- 17:35 Some manuscripts add verse 36, Two men will be working in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Compare Matt 24:40.
- 17:37a Greek "Where, Lord?"
- 17:37b Greek "Wherever the carcass is, the vultures gather."
- 18:8 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.
- 18:11 Some manuscripts read stood and prayed this prayer to himself.
- 18:20 Exod 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20.
- 18:24 Some manuscripts read When Jesus saw how sad the man was.
- 18:32 Greek the Gentiles.
- 18:37 Or Jesus of Nazareth.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.