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On Friday, September 22, the Duke University Program in Environmental Health (UPEH) and the Duke University Superfund Research Center hosted a day-long symposium that brought together researchers, students, representatives from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and members of the public to learn about the Superfund Research Program (SRP) and Duke's SRP Center.
The morning began with comments by Heather Stapleton, PhD, Deputy Director of the Duke SRP Center. Dr. Stapleton gave an example of the real-world impact provided by the Center's research by describing her recent testimony to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as part of a petition to remove organohalogen flame retardants from consumer products. In a surprising move, CPSC granted the petition last week, thanks in part to the evidence provided by Dr. Stapleton's ongoing research on the health effects of flame retardant chemicals, as well as the efforts of numerous other organizations representing consumers, healthcare professionals, firefighters, and scientific researchers.
The symposium's keynote lecture was given by Bill Suk, PhD, Director of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program. Dr. Suk described the history of the SRP and its many accomplishments over the years, emphasizing the four key tasks of the Superfund Research Program including detection, assessment, determining health effects, and remediation.
Richard Di Giulio, PhD, Director of Duke's Center, followed with a presentation that highlighted the changing nature of research at Duke on environmental contaminants since the establishment of the Center in 2000. Since that time, the Duke SRP Center has produced 264 publications and trained over 50 graduate and postdoctoral students, four of whom have received the prestigious Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award.
For the rest of the morning session, Superfund Center investigators from each of the five research projects that were renewed for a third five-year funding cycle beginning in 2017 gave presentations about their current and future work, followed by representatives from five of the six support cores.
The afternoon session included "speed talks" by six Superfund Center trainees: Savannah Volkoff (Project 5); Erin Kollitz, PhD, (Project 2); Jordan Kozal and Casey Lindberg (Project 4); and Andrew Hawkey (Project 1 and NBTC). Jessica Hartman, PhD, who is not currently a Superfund trainee but studies questions related to Project 3, shared insights from her study using the nematode C. elegans to explore the effects of exercise on mitochondrial toxicity.
The day concluded with a discussion on promoting effective collaborations between the various projects, trainees, and support cores. Center members identified missing opportunities and resources to promote even greater interconnectedness and productivity.
Overall, the symposium represented a successful "kickoff" celebration for the current grant cycle, generating excitement and new ideas both internally and among visitors to the university.


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All concertos are about the relationship of the one to the many, an individual (soloist) to society (orchestra). In certain important ways no music can ever be 'about' anything specific, and its real value is diminished by such direct association. Nonetheless this concerto was a result of certain experiences and these inform it, however much the piece has to go, first and foremost, on its own musical way. This concerto is a response to visits I made to Czechoslovakia in 1986 and 1988. Whilst the music does not tell a story or dramatise a situation, the experience of an individual, at odds with his political context and attempting to subvert or transform it, is fundamental.
In the first part of the work, called Madrigals of Love and War the soloist is almost always in conflict with the orchestra and only able to 'sing' with other individuals or small groups. But his efforts are snuffed out by the increasingly aggressive orchestra, at first divided into two factions, finally united against him. The second part, Winter Journeys, is a slow process of regaining lost ground and re-building a rapport. The soloist leads the orchestra from desolation towards a new and serene prospect and an exuberant close where the music which was extinguished by the first orchestral outburst of the work is now secure and confident.
The outlines of the piece were in place, and some of the music sketched, when I heard that Libor Pesek, music director of both the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Czech Philharmonic orchestras, would conduct the first performance in 1990. This was an auspicious and gratifying co-incidence! But, towards the end of the composing, the events of autumn 1989 in Prague (and of course elsewhere!) showed reality overtaking art and suddenly the 'scenario' of the work had become extremely topical. The concerto seemed to be, on one level at least, a history, in music, of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1989.
To learn, as it happened within minutes of making the final corrections to the full score, of cancellation of the premiere was bitterly disappointing. I can only hope that the piece will be heard soon for its impact can only be strengthened in the context of those dramatic events.
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Derek Smith on Direct Mail and the Environment
About a decade ago, after spending the better part of his career as an executive in the printing and paper manufacturing industries, consultant Derek Smith turned his attention to the environmental stage. Through his work with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) among others, Smith discovered that while the North American paper companies have made great improvements, there's still a lot of bridge-building to be done between the industry and the environmentalists. And, just as importantly, there's a crucial part of the equation that's missing: the end user, i.e., you.
"There are some key sectors in the supply chain, like paper merchants, printers, publishers, end users, who are simply not involved in the debate," asserts Smith. "If we can convert those links toward positive environmental behavior, it will have a galvanizing effect on moving the U.S. paper industry to new levels." Smith now pauses to talk about the importance of knowing the facts, taking a stand, and understanding the difference between price and cost.
TG: What are some of the key environmental issues impacting the paper industry?
DS: The single biggest issue is the forests. Certain kinds of forests, particularly old growth forests, are home to … plantlife, animals [and] people. And, as importantly, old growth trees have the ability to suck carbon dioxide out of the air, and that limits global warming. The boreal forests are the key here. They stretch from Canada through Alaska, Russia, Scandinavia and to the northern tip of Scotland. The pivotal issue is the protection of these forests. You can plant as many trees as you like, for them to be cut down; but taking on natural forests, like the rainforest or the boreal forest, is the problem.
Also of [import] are the emissions that go from [paper] mills to the air and water. Most mills in North America have reasonable controls in this area. That is not true for many countries outside the United States. Scandinavia is very good; Western Europe is very good. But the same can't be said of the paper and pulp mills in other growing manufacturing countries. And pollution of the atmosphere—it doesn't matter if you are in Bahir or Beijing—it affects all of us.


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The decline of the local American bike shop is nothing new. Since its zenith in 2001, the industry has seen a continuous reduction in the number of stores operating nationwide, from nearly 6,300 at the turn of the century to around 3,700 today.
What's perhaps more surprising than this visible slump is what's missing from the picture. You might be tempted to think that, in an effort to right the proverbial ship, supplemental revenue streams like rentals would be trending in the opposite direction. In reality, however, they barely register on the radar, accounting for a mere 0.8% of all earnings generated by bike shops in 2015 according to the NBDA.
Which begs the obvious question: how could this be? The maturing millennial generation has displayed a well-documented preference for rentership over ownership, so much so that the Brookings Institute has called the asset-to-service trend a "major part of the global economy." How is it, then, that American bike shops have been unable to translate such a thriving market into even a single percentage point of annual income?
As it turns out, there are several key factors at work. In developing our Spinlister Pro software, the team at Spinlister set out to identify and solve the predominant challenges within the bike shop rental sphere. Here's what we learned from countless conversations with local shop owners across the globe, and what we've implemented to solve each problem.
It's an arithmetic that rental shops know all too well. As with any outdoor activity that involves physical exertion and forward momentum, there's an inherent risk to cycling. This means liability protections have to be established on the front end of every transaction, which in turn requires both a mound of paperwork and a staff member to help explain it all.
If you're a bike shop owner, this can be a particularly difficult cost/benefit analysis to make. How much time can you afford to set aside for a customer's $40 rental while another customer waits to purchase a $400 bike?
The Solution: Spinlister Pro is a completely paperless rental management system, guiding customers through a step-by-step rental process online, on their smartphones, or at your in-store kiosk. Our comprehensive liability waivers are built into every rental request, with the details clearly spelled out in user-friendly language. It all adds up to a faster, smoother rental experience for your customers, liability coverage for your shop, and no wasted time for your service staff.
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When serious incidents occur to a shop's rental inventory, the losses are often twofold: the time lost by the mechanic repairing the bike and the time lost by the manager attempting to recuperate those repair costs. The shop can avoid this latter issue by collecting a security deposit on the front end, of course, but this comes with its own set of headaches including additional paperwork, coordination of refunds, and an unnecessary financial inconvenience to the renter.
The Solution: Spinlister Pro offers a $10,000 USD guarantee on every bike rented through our platform. This covers everything from bike and equipment theft to inventory damage above and beyond normal wear and tear. It's an industry first for rental bike shops, allowing you to concentrate on repairing your fleet while we cover the financial expenditures associated with unforeseen accidents.
Since the concept first took root in Europe a decade ago, city bike shares have become an increasingly common part of the American urban landscape. As of year end 2016, there were nearly 120 subscription-based public bike schemes available in the US, offering a low-cost alternative to traditional shop rentals.
Though the recent failure of systems like Seattle's Pronto! bike share highlight the ongoing difficulties faced by these enterprises, there's no denying the numbers. In 2016, New York's Citi Bike alone saw a record-setting 14 million trips taken, forcing smaller outfits like the private bike fleet at McCarren Hotel in Brooklyn to simply close up shop.
The Solution: By emphasizing the joy and diversity of cycling, Spinlister has successfully established itself as the global alternative to a one-size-fits-all model of bike sharing. We've spent years cultivating a community of cyclists with diverse tastes and riding styles, and now we're giving local bike shops unfettered access to this expansive market via our Spinlister Pro platform. It's the single largest network of riders and renters anywhere on Earth, and getting bigger every day.
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Trapani Airport is a military airport that is open to civilian traffic, and is located approximately 15km, or 9.2 miles south of Trapani. Trapani is the capital city of the Province of Trapani, and is found in the Sicilian region of Italy. It's airport is also close by to Marsala, and is otherwise known as the Trapani-Birgi Airport, or as the Vicenzo Florio Airport. It has the official IATA code of TPS. Passengers may use the bus or taxi services available, or rent a car, from one of the Trapani Airport car hire companies, such as Europcar. Europcar is a very well known brand of car rental company, and has offered quality car hire services for many years, in a number of countries around the world.
Europcar Trapani Airport is open at hours which correspond to the arrival flights of the airport, and have their rental counters in the arrival hall, on the ground floor of the passenger terminal. This building has recently been expanded and renovated, and provides adequate facilities for all it's passengers. Part of the expansion enabled the departure area to move to the first floor of the terminal, and more parking spaces were built. For the collection of your rented car from Europcar, you will need a valid drivers license, and all drivers listed on the rental agreement should be at least eighteen years of age. Europcar is one of the only car rental companies which allow drivers of such a young age, however, young driver fees will be applicable to persons who are under the age of 25. This is a small amount payable per day of rental, up until a maximum of ten rental days. It is for young drivers insurance.
The primary renter of a vehicle from one of the Trapani Airport car rental companies should also have a major credit card in his/her name, as debit cards and cash are not accepted. The cards generally accepted are American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, Mastercard and Visa. In a quote from Europcar, all licenses and fees associated with the rental location and vehicle are included, as well as collision damage waiver insurance, theft waiver insurance and VAT. The quote will also include the mandatory airport surcharge applicable to rentals from airport locations. Customers are able to add any additional insurance options to their quote, and request the hire of equipment such as child seats and satellite navigation systems. These items will cost a few extra Euro per rental, but Europcar hand controls for disabled drivers are free of charge. This device is ideally used by persons with a lower limb disability, and may include a steering wheel knob. From the rental location of Trapani Airport, hand controls will require an advanced reservation.
An advanced reservation is also recommended for the actual vehicle, as car hire from Trapani Airport can be quite a popular choice of transport. It is best to book your car online, as in general, lower rental rates are offered for earlier bookings over the internet. Optional items of equipment may also not be available upon your arrival at the airport, therefore ensure that anything required for your vehicle is reserved. Whilst hiring your vehicle from Europcar, one way hire services may be selected, and this allows the customer to return the vehicle to a different rental location in Italy and not drive back to Trapani Airport. One way hire services may be very convenient for tourists who are travelling more extensively.
Vehicles hired by Europcar are only of the latest model, and are most often hired with unlimited mileage. Customers will find cars with a manual transmission and cars with an automatic transmission, and are able to hire small or large vehicle models from Trapani Airport. However, from Europcar, the larger vehicles, perhaps similar to the Audi A4 Avant 2.0, Renault Trafic 2.0 for nine passengers and the Mercedes C200 2.1 with an automatic transmission, are subject to low availability, and their reservations will be confirmed by Europcar within forty-eight hours of their request. Eco-friendly cars from Europcar are readily available, and include the Fiat Punto 1.2, Opel Corsa 1.2, Fiat 500 1.3, Fiat Panda 1.2 and the Opel Astra 1.7 SW, with a little more luggage space than the others. These smaller cars can seat between four and five passengers, but have limited room for luggage. They are ideal for city driving, or even for driving longer distances. Most vehicles hired by Europcar also have nice features, such as air conditioning and power steering.
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Customers fond of hiring a vehicle from Europcar can apply for the Privilege Card, and enjoy even greater benefits for their rental. The Privilege Card is free of charge and available for occasional and frequent renters. All further enquiries can be directed to Europcar, at Trapani Airport.
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- March Puppy Madness: We will be holding our second adoption event for the month at the PetSmart in Wheat Ridge. We will be there with adult dogs and puppies from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can fill out an application ahead of time to get pre-approved for a pup or do one on site the day of the event.
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text: Some young people demonstrate intense commitments to purposeful aims. Six of these young purpose exemplars were followed over a two year time period to determine how the role of purpose in their lives changed or stayed the same over time. Results revealed two trajectories. While all of the young people were committed to the same aims over the course of the two years, one cluster of youth pursued their aims using the same means as they had two years prior while another cluster had identified new means. These findings suggest that purpose is likely to endure over time, but that the way in which young people act on those purposes may change.


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For someone who avoids watching reality TV, Dr Chris Brown is doing a darned good job of hosting I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in the South African jungle alongside Julia Morris.
Chris says working on the show – now in its fifth season – is the "cream on top" of his veterinary career. But he can't believe he ended up in the industry at all.
"I wasn't a reality TV person at all," Chris, 40, tells TV WEEK. "And I certainly never thought I'd host a reality TV show."
For Chris, the jungle is different to everything else on TV, and that's what attracted him to the role.
"We're about having a laugh, first and foremost – and, hopefully, giving people [viewers] an escape," he explains.
"No other reality show will just mock the celebrity contestants – and try to bring them down a notch or two!"
It certainly helps that Chris and his co-host Julia get along like a house on fire.
"When I found out Dr Chris was going to be the co-host, I went after it [the role] like a maniac," Julia previously told TV WEEK.
"And, four years later, the feeling was clearly mutual."
"We have a funny connection," Chris reveals of their hilarious banter and close friendship.
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Archaeological diving work by HWTMA began on a shipwreck site in the Eastern Solent in 2004 following a report from a fisherman of a net snag on a previously unknown obstruction. Survey between 2004 and 2008 revealed the remains of a wooden shipwreck, lying in two large pieces with an additional area of dispersed remains. At the time, the identification of the vessel remained unknown. Due to the urgent need to establish the date and identity of the vessel to help determine its archaeological significance and develop sustainable long-term monitoring and management of the site, funding from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF), was awarded to the project.
A program of investigation into the material characteristics of the vessel (dendrochronology, timber species analysis, metal analysis, ship structure, small finds) was undertaken and indicated an early/mid-19th century date. Historical research and correlation with the recorded shipwreck losses for a 10 km area around the site revealed that that shipwreck represented the remains of the Flower of Ugie. The Flower of Ugie was a sailing barque, built in Sunderland in 1838. The vessel had a successful fourteen year career sailing to destinations in South Asia, the Far East, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic and North America. The vessel was wrecked on the Horse Tail Sand in the Eastern Solent on 27th December 1852. Research into the vessel will result in the publication of a monograph in the Spring of 2011 and a management report that has been submitted to English Heritage.
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Though benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer cause similar symptoms, they are very different. Both can cause an enlarged prostate, but beyond causing common symptoms, the similarities end there.
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below a man's bladder. It makes the fluid part of semen. The prostate wraps around the urethra. This is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
BPH is benign. This means it's not cancer and it can't spread. Prostate cancer can spread to other parts of your body.
Both BPH and prostate cancer are common. About 1 out of every 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 1 out of every 2 men in their 50s will have BPH.
What is Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, typically affecting older men. Prostate cancer occurs due to uncontrolled growth of prostate cancer cell. Doctors aren't sure what exactly causes these cells to develop and grow, though.
Prostate cancer can affect any part of the prostate, but it is usually the lateral lobes, the sides of the prostate, that are affected. In advanced cases, prostate cancer can spread to the bones, but usually only travels to areas within the pelvis.
Common early symptoms of prostate cancer include increased urinary frequency, hesitancy, dribbling, and frequent nighttime urination.
What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is very common in men above the age of 40 and can cause the urinary tract to be obstructed.
Unlike prostate cancer, BPH is not cancerous nor is it fatal. As you age, your testosterone levels increase, which, in turn, causes your prostate to grow in size or become enlarged.
Whereas in prostate cancer, the sides of the prostate are usually affected, in BPH the central portion of the prostate is usually affected. Also, unlike cancer, BPH cannot spread.
The most common symptoms of BPH include urinary symptoms such as frequency of urination, hesitancy, dribbling, and frequent nighttime urination. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, treatment can range from nothing to medication to shrink the prostate, or surgery to remove the central part of the prostate to allow better flow of urine.
While BPH does not cause prostate cancer, nor do researchers think it is a risk factor. it is possible as well as common to have both at the same time.
What Are the Symptoms of Prostate Cancer and BPH?
BPH and prostate cancer have similar symptoms, so it's sometimes hard to tell the two conditions apart. As the prostate grows for any reason, it squeezes the urethra. This pressure prevents urine from getting down your urethra and out of your body. Prostate cancer symptoms often don't start until the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on the urethra.
Symptoms of both BPH and prostate cancer include:
- an urgent need to urinate
- feeling the urge to urinate many times during the day and night
- trouble starting to urinate or having to push to release urine
- weak or dribbling urine stream
- urine flow that stops and starts
- feeling like your bladder is never fully empty
If you have prostate cancer, you might also notice these symptoms:
- painful or burning urination
- blood in your urine
- trouble getting an erection
- painful ejaculation
- less fluid when you ejaculate
- blood in your semen
READ ALSO: Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer – Early Warnings to Look Out For
What Causes Each Condition?
A man's prostate naturally grows as he gets older. Doctors don't know the exact reason for this growth. Changing hormone levels might trigger it.
All cancer starts when cells start to multiply out of control. Cancer is caused by changes to DNA, the genetic material that controls cell growth. You can inherit DNA changes from your parents. Or these changes can develop during your lifetime.
What Are the Risk Factors?
You're more likely to get BPH and prostate cancer as you age. Both conditions are rare in men under age 40.
A few other factors can increase your risk for BPH and prostate cancer, including:
- Your race: BPH and prostate cancer are more common in Africans.
- Your family history: Both of these conditions run in families. You're more likely to get BPH or prostate cancer if a male relative has it. If your father or brother had prostate cancer, your risk of getting the disease more than doubles.
- Your weight: Being obese increases your risk for BPH. It's not clear how weight influences prostate cancer, but research has shown a correlation between increased BMI and incidence of cancer, including prostate cancer.
Other risks for BPH include:
- Your other health conditions: Having diabetes or heart disease could make you more likely to get BPH.
- Your medicines: Blood pressure-lowering drugs called beta-blockers might affect your BPH risk.
Other risks for prostate cancer include:
- Your location: Men who live in North America and Western Europe are at higher risk than those in Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. This may be due to low levels of vitamin D. Your skin produces this vitamin when it's exposed to the sun.
- Environmental exposures: Firefighters work with chemicals that might increase their risk. Agent Orange, a weed killer used during the Vietnam War, has also been linked to prostate cancer.
- Your fitness: Exercise may reduce your risk for prostate cancer.
- Your diet: Food doesn't seem to directly cause prostate cancer. Yet eating too few vegetables may lead to a more aggressive form of the disease.
How are BPH and Prostate Cancer Treated?
Which treatments you get for BPH depend on the size of your prostate and how severe your symptoms are.
For mild to moderate symptoms, your doctor might prescribe some medicines and for several BHP, surgeries are done.
Treatments for prostate cancer include watchful waiting, surgery, radiation therapy, cryotherapy (using intense cold to destroy prostate tissue) and hormone therapy (to inhibit the growth of male hormones).
What Are the Alternative Treatments for BPH and Prostate Cancer?
Most times, the only treatments for this disease are surgery and chemotherapy.
However, the success rate of these treatments is very low.
But here's the good news.
A better alternative, which is an easier and safer way of treating this disease is natural cure. A natural prostate remedies have been said to be very effective against this disease.
Speaking of natural cures, here are few herbs that have been found to prevent and even reverse prostate cancer, along with treating benign prostate hyperplasia;
Pumpkin Seeds: It's very good for enlarged prostate.
Saw Palmetto: If you are looking for a safe and effective herb against prostate enlargement, then this is it.
This herb has been said to reduce prostate inflammation and has no side effects.
Lycopene (the red pigment in tomatoes, pink grapefruit, guava and watermelons)
Soy: Here's another home remedy for prostate enlargement for men. To benefit from this natural gift, try to add soy products to your meal.
Cayenne Pepper: One of the profound elements found in cayenne pepper is Capsaicin and it is said to have shown an anti-proliferative effect on human prostate cancer cells.
Black Seed (Nigella Sativa, Black Cumin): When it comes to battling cancer naturally, black seed has been one of the most potent plants that do come into mind as it is a very powerful anti-cancer herb.
This plant is very good at treating and preventing prostate cancer and related conditions.
Soursop: The benefits of soursop cannot be overemphasized in the treatment of prostate enlargement.
This gift of nature is said to be so powerful against cancer that it is capable of overpowering chemotherapy.
Stinging Nettle: This is an ancient herb used in treating conditions related to the prostate among the Europeans. This is as well effective at fighting prostate cancer.
Asian Herbs: The best and the easiest way of treating both prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia is using herbs and the Chinese and Japan are best known to possess some of the best ancient, healing herbs in the world. The Prostasure Herb is a good herbal medicine that treats prostate cancer and BHP. Read more on Prostasure Herb here.
If you are a man and above 40 years of age, you should start taking precautions and using anti-cancer cell herbs to prevent yourself from prostate cancer and BPH.
I will leave you with an end note here; all men from 40 years and above should go for a prostate checkup every 6 months whether you experience the above symptoms or not.
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Christian Health Care Center's founders created a mental-health facility that was open to all who sought help, regardless of ability to pay. The Center's Good Samaritan Fund ensures that this policy continues to hold true. Through this fund, those in need have access to outpatient therapy at Christian Health Care Counseling Center (CHCCC).
Toward the end of 2008, America's economy started a downward spiral. The entire population – from company presidents to car mechanics to retirees – was affected. Every day the news was filled with stories about the recession, unemployment statistics, and the decline of large and small businesses. Our local communities were not exempt from the stresses of these difficult times. Anxiety, anger, depression, stress, and frustration prompted unprecedented numbers of people to seek mental-health counseling. New client volume at CHCCC increased 51 percent, primarily due to the day-to-day stress related to living in such challenging and unpredictable times. Unfortunately, many of these individuals had limited or no ability to pay for their care.
The 2009 Annual Fund supported the Good Samaritan Fund. While other annual funds appeals were designated for brick and mortar – constructing an addition to our Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital and a Great Room to Heritage Manor East Nursing Home, for instance – the 2009 Annual Fund helped us rebuild lives and emotional well-being. While the Center couldn't solve financial issues, we helped ease mental-health issues created during turbulent economic times.


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During the study of Permaculture, we are encouraged to reflect on our actions, aspirations, thoughts and considerations in a structured way. Working in a group of three people, we take it in turns to ask, answer and record responses to four questions. This is normally done within a time limit for addressing each question.
1. What is going well?
2. What is challenging?
3. What are your long-term goals?
4 What are your next achievable steps?
I thought I would use a variation of this technique to look back over 2013 and forward to 2014. I am thinking of this as a Permaculture version of the new years resolution! I know it is rather boring to hear about other people's resolutions, so below is the very much shortened version. I can now use this info to start making plans for 2014. I love the way Permaculture can so tightly intertwined with your life. It doesn't feel like an extra bit of 'work'. Many things that I do for my Permaculture diploma improves my clarity of thought and quality of life.
1. What is going well? New baby in February, great birth, lovely child. Garden productive and enjoyable. Started Permaculture diploma. Had a fab camping holiday. Fun times with friends. Family and friends happy and good things happening in their lives. I am enjoying being a SAHM but also few hours photography teaching in Dec was great.
2. What is challenging? Getting the balance right. Finding time for myself, importance of this to make myself happy! The parent guilt. Money. Quality time with J. Lack of sleep. Too much housework. Lack of energy, feeling unhealthy, need to find time for exercise.
3. What are your long-term goals? Moving to the country side, small holding. Unachievable? P dip helps make this seem more achievable. Work hard on diploma aim to complete in 2017. Get a part-time job after that, Permaculture related or environmental education? Make garden even more productive. Improve health. Live more lightly, scale down possessions.
4 What are your next achievable steps? Health- lose weights, exercise more, dance/zumba/yoga/swim/cycle/walk as much as poss. Try to incorporate this into my everyday life. Keep growing lots of fruit and veg. Eat more vegan, maybe do 2 or 3 completely vegan days per week? Work, regular photography teaching? Maybe I can do a photography course online for digital or do a darkroom evening class to get in some practice or brush up my skills? Diploma -Try to do 6 hours per week minimum on my P diploma. Keep working on my blog. Plan the 2014 garden. Make contact with local permies and set up a guild date. Family life -Get more organised, ask for more help, keep de-cluttering.
It will be interesting to review this post in a year's time and see how much has changed and what I have achieved during 2014. Happy new year everyone. xx


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You can see it on the NFL Network beginning Saturday. The interview sessions begin today. Media will clog the hotels and ballrooms and various parts of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine, the latest step in the run to the draft (and also an important scene for pre-negotiations by agents with clubs over pending free agents, all hush-hush). You'll be able to watch the drills, see how they are conducted, collect times in the 40-yard dash and the three-cone drill (where I live now, it would more likely be a three-Cohen drill), keep your own little draft notebook. The funny thing about all of this openness is that the combine once operated in an air of secrecy. Information was expensive and closely guarded by the clubs. Some team scouts were accused of selling the master report — the collection of data on all of the invited players — to reporters. Some copies were bugged, with inserted mistakes so that the leaker could be invited. Securing a copy was cloak-and-dagger stuff. Media attendance was discouraged; now the media are credentialed. It is, of course, the right thing for the NFL. Everything about it is a product, and every product should be marketed and sold. The combine will probably get better TV ratings than some college basketball games, and it's not really a competition. But it is a look behind the curtain, and fans enjoy that new closeness. Many teams say that nothing at the combine changes their draft board, but they do use the opportunity to interview the players, get the updated medical reports, and eat too much at St. Elmo's steakhouse. It's not a big year for quarterbacks, so some of the draft's sex appeal just isn't there. This one looks best for offensive linemen, especially tackles, and who even knows their names? Even so, fans love the draft and the intrigue that follows the opening of the free-agent period. So let's get on with it. I want to know everyone's arm length, number of bench-press reps, and I want to hear the rumors about teams moving up, teams moving down, and teams that won't talk about either. It's the closest we can get to football right now.
NFL Scouting Combine
I was there when the NFL and the NFL Players Association approved the concept of a salary cap. At least I was covering those meetings for USA TODAY. I wasn't a fly on the wall. But I was there when the NFL and the players ended a bitter labor dispute that started in 1987 and carried over into 1993. So I am endlessly amused now, some 10 years, a couple of labor-agreement extensions and a lockout later (in 2011), to find that NFL teams are facing cap issues in 2013. You would have to be in the Moron Club for this to happen. But remember the NFL approved the contracts the Redskins and Cowboys did going into 2011 to take advantage of the uncapped year, while penalizing them later. The league docked the Redskins a boatload of cap dollars ($32 million over two years) and the Cowboys a schooner-load, for following the rules and not collaborating in true antitrust style with the other 30 teams. How that has avoided nuking by the courts only speaks to a judiciary prejudiced to the right. Anyway, the New Orleans Saints are $21 million over the of about $121 million for 2013. The New York Jets are over, the Giants are tight, and other teams are suffering as well. The Green Bay Packers cut Charles Woodson. The Giants dumped Ahmad Bradshaw. These are not football moves. These are moves to teams motivated to save their financial bacon. Football is not the sport. Managing the cap is the sport. Football is the business (see North Dallas 40 for detailed reference).
RIP Ed Koch
Very sorry to hear of the passing of former New York City Mayor Ed Koch. A unique, unusual character who managed to irritate his friends and allies as well as his enemies. I lived and worked in the New York area during some his lengthy stay as mayor (the New York Daily News always referred to him as Hizzoner). Everyone who enjoyed the vibrant and crazed Manhattan of Koch's day has a favorite story about him and mine, of course, involves sports. My memory fails me on which of the Super Bowls the Giants had won under Bill Parcells, so it was either after the '86 season or the '90 season. The Giants, of course, had left New York State (and New Haven, Ct.) for the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., in 1976. Not so sure Koch knew whether a football contained air or Marshmallow Fluff but he knew how he felt about businesses leaving his town. So when the victorious Giants wanted a parade down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan, Koch said no. "Let them have their parade in Manookie," Koch said, referring to a tiny industrial burg hard aside the Rutherfords. Except it wasn't called Manookie. It was Moonachie (MOO-nock-ee). I know. I worked in a warehouse there one summer. As a proud son of Bergen County in New Jersey's northeast corner, I made it my business to know how to pronounce the many names derived from their Native American roots (Ho-Ho-Kus anyone?) Moonachie had not only a funny name but a funny intersection — Moonachie Road crossed Moonachie Boulevard. The Giants held their parade in the parking lot of the stadium, electing not to follow Paterson Plank Road into Manookie. I believe they have since been welcomed by New York's leaders when they win the Super Bowl, which they have, of course, done twice in the last five years. I liked the plain-spoken ways of Hizzoner and the years he devoted to Congress and the city. I could talk quite a bit about his political roots and Allard Lowenstein and the whole Movement but that would become a lecture. Do you want me to go on with my lecture? As Groucho Marx said, "I wish you'd go on without your lecture." And so I go … to Manookie!
Thoughts from the mind of a seasoned sports writer and publicist.
June 2014


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Drawing on your phone can be quite complicated and rather expensive. Although the most modern illustrators seem to have mastered the noble art of drawing on tablets, the majority of us aren't professionals and neither do we own a graphical tablet or do we have a stylus pen. But what if there were a really easy-to-use Android application with perfect finishes and that you can download for free? Well, it happens to exist and it's called PaperColor. Get ready to enjoy your very own art.
Excellent painting application that recreates a brush to create drawings.
Gentle and realistic finishes
Using this tool couldn't be any easier: choose your brush, the thickness of your stroke, the opacity, and the color. And from there on, just start painting. There are thirteen different brushes, four of which you have to pay for, and an eraser. When you transfer your ideas to the canvas, the gentleness and finish of the stroke is rather surprising, as it's usually quite hard to draw on a mobile device, which can lead to alterations to the strokes just like when we write our signature on a digital screen. But that doesn't happen with this app, in which the strokes are clean and appear exactly where we want to draw them.
Different brush and color styles.
We're talking about a stunning application with which it's really easy to create real works of art... well, maybe not so much but you'll be able to draw something much more elaborate than a simple stickman. If PaperColor has won you over, you should think about purchasing the full version, although the basic one already offers you loads of tools. If you decide to pay, you'll be able to access all these options:
- Customized cover.
- Customized colors.
- Introduce text.
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Is e-prescribing at a stalemate?
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare's Kim Brummett and a group of providers recently briefed a CMS contractor on why there isn't greater adoption of e-prescribing platforms for HME.
"They didn't understand what the challenges are, so it was eye opening," said Brummett, vice president of regulatory affairs for AAHomecare. "If they can impart to CMS what those are, that might help further adoption."
The CMS contractor, Scope Infotech, a CMS Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contractor (SPARC), is expected to report back to CMS some time this year.
The No. 1 challenge to greater adoption continues to be the prescriber, says Brummett.
"It's really up to the ordering physician or hospital: Do they want to do it, and what platform do they want to use," she said. "If I'm a provider, I can choose to use this platform, but that doesn't mean my referral sources will."
Binson's Home Health Care Centers hasn't adopted an e-prescribing platform per se, but it uses GoScripts if its prescribers are using it, says Stephanie Legree, who participated in the meeting.
"We haven't picked anyone yet, but we like to have our pulse on what's going on," said Legree, manager of Medicare reimbursement. "We're open and willing to evolve, as e-prescribing evolves."
If Scope Infotech can get CMS to mandate that prescribers use e-prescribing, or offer them incentives, or even issue guidance, that would significantly advance the cause, Brummett says.
"If we come out of 2020 with any of those, that would be a win," she said.
Another thing that would help: If CMS would make better use of the e-templates with clinical data elements (CDEs) that it has developed for various product categories, Brummett says.
"It'd be nice if CMS would issue a statement, 'If an e-prescribing platform adopts CDEs, they meet all the compliance requirements,'" she said.


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That's how I started a five minute pitch last week at a business networking event.
See, 20 business owners had been sitting around a large conference style table eating a lunch of clam chowder, over-sized chicken sandwiches and french fries, and listening to person after person talk for five minutes about their business. Not to mention the room had no windows and became warmer with every person who spoke.
Here's the kicker. In a room of 20 people, I sat in the chair lucky enough to speak last.
Now, if you've ever been to a meeting or networking event you probably know where I'm going. After a while all you hear are muffled noises or the sound of chairs creaking as people shift trying to keep themselves awake or steal a peak at their email or Facebook feed hoping no one around the table notices.
(Hint: We notice.)
But I digress.
Going last meant I had choices:
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- Figure out a way to wake them up to ensure they heard me when I spoke.
Playing it safe would have been easy… and boring
With a business named Engage The Room, I needed to walk the talk.
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- Jump up from my chair, throw my hands in the air and scream "Woo!"?
That last thought made my heart race and my hands shake a little bit. The warm room suddenly gave me a chill. And that's how I knew choice number #3 was the right choice. Because I didn't come to this event to waste a five minute opportunity to promote my business.
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Finally, my turn came and sure enough I stood up, threw my arms in the air and shouted "Woo!"
The whole room woke up, looked at me, and laughed. They sat taller and for the next five minutes all eyes were on me.
A few folks even asked for my card to learn more about what I do.
So, why am I telling you this? It's not to brag. Doing what I did took courage. Even though this is my work today, I'm constantly pushing myself to be bolder, freer, and test the boundaries of communication and engagement in business.
And I want you to do the same. Because business meetings don't have to bore people. Communication doesn't have to be a burden or something to fear. People want to be entertained. They want to learn. They want to feel part of your world. You can take baby steps.
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Look, I realize that as a business owner I'm lucky enough to say, "Hey if you don't like my 'Woo!' – you're not the right client for me." Not everyone has that luck. You may have employees to worry about or clients or boards of directors. I also realize skill and confidence levels vary. It's taken 14 years to build up to "Woo!"
Here's what I know to be true: people hate boring. So, please stop boring people in meetings. Yes, you need to know yourself and your audience, everyone can tap into a little "Woo!" to wake up an audience. Here's a short list of possibilities to get you going:
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- Start with a story instead of "Hi, my name is…"
- To kick off a staff meeting in a positive way, ask employees to share one thing that's going well.
- At a networking event, instead of asking, "What do you do?" ask "Why do you love your work?"
- If you're the quiet observer, can you insert yourself into a conversation?
When you speak you want people to pay attention to you (yes, you do). So find your "Woo!" and then share it.
I dare you.
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