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The Studio ADHD Centre
As you may know, I am the Chairperson of The Studio ADHD Centre, a charity based in Capel. The Studio provides a unique relaxed environment for children and young adults who have Attention Deficit Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome. The work of the Centre includes individual counseling sessions for young people, parents, partners and siblings.
Its work sometimes includes crisis intervention and advocacy with child protection, criminal justice and family issues.
As part of the necessary fund raising for the Studio, I will once again be running a tombola stall at this year's Capel Music Festival and I would welcome any items you can spare. The tombola stall will have all types of prize so anything you are prepared to donate will be most acceptable, absolutely anything.
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Welcome back to the Little Newton's blog post! If you've been keeping up with our blog, then you know that our current topic of discussion is properly packing a daycare bag! In our last blog post we covered the ideal amount of diapers to pack for a day at daycare, as well as why a few extra pairs of clothes can make all the difference.
Today, we are going to cover two more essentials to every daycare bag as well as why we believe them to be an absolute must for your child to have access to while at daycare.
Blanket or Teddy
When babies have a tough time falling asleep at night, we comfort them by giving them a blankie or a teddy bear. Once this bond is made, it's pretty hard to break. When your child comes to daycare, it only makes sense that they have access to the teddy or blanket that provides them with comfort. Being able to find that comfort in the classroom keeps your child from getting fussy and allows for them to develop a routine, which is one of the primary necessities as a child grows and continues on in daycare. Whether it be a teddy, a blanket, or both, we do strongly suggest at least bringing one item that your child consoles for comfort so that nap times run smoother.
Bibs or Burping Towels
Every good meal ends with a burp, and if it doesn't, it ends with a bigger mess. We love those tiny little burps, but it definitely saves a mess when we're able to tuck a nice bib in during the meal and use one of your burping towels immediately after. When you pack burping towels, consider how long your child is going to be at daycare. We suggest packing one for each meal, simply in case their little burps call for a bigger mess.
We aren't done yet. There are a few more essentials to double check for. We'll be back in the next couple of days to dive into yet another two items that we love to see in the bags of our daycare students. See you next time!


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This was a lovely book to read! Joy without Measure is the life story of Marie McCarroll, written by Noel Davison. Sharing the details of how a humble lady from Northern Ireland was used by God to spread the gospel across 3 continents! Noel Davidson is a fabulous writer and has written this book in such a way that is captures the human element of God's work – all the funny stories and anecdotes but also the serious and powerful way that God can work in a persons life, what many would consider to be 'miraculous' was very normal in Marie's life.
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Marmaris holidays are all about sandy beaches, a lively night scene and an abundance of great family-friendly attractions. Marmaris offers everything you need for a fantastic fun-packed holiday in the sun.
What type of holiday does Marmaris offer?
With a mountainside covered in beautiful pines and a striking coastline providing spectacular views, you're in the ideal spot to take in the stunning perspectives on your holidays in Marmaris.
Whether you want to sail the crystal-clear waters by yacht or settle yourself on the dark volcanic sands of Turkey's beaches, you'll find what you're looking for on Marmaris holidays.
This stunning Mediterranean resort town in Turkey has a whole host of great things to do and places to visit. One of the best parts about this Turkish escape is that it is close enough to other resorts, sites and even Greek islands that you can have enough day trips to last your entire holiday.
Whether you fancy lounging on the beach or sampling the local culture and cuisine, we've got a great recommendation for you on the top things to do in Marmaris!
Marmaris is great for:
- All inclusive holidays - Central Marmaris is popular for all inclusive holidays and it includes the districts of Armutalan and Siteler; both favourites among holidaymakers.
- Last minute holidays - Looking for a last minute package holiday that has it all? In Marmaris you can relax on the beach, shop 'til you drop, visit the old town, chill in the hamam and more. Check out our blog on the Top 10 Things to do in Marmaris.
- Cheap holidays - you can get some really cheap Marmaris family holidays, particularly with all inclusive package deals. Green Nature Resort & Spa and Poseidon Hotel are among our top tips.
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While the stunning turquoise waters and days spent on the beach may call to you, this resort town also has quite a bit of heritage and history to explore. Go back in time with at the historic sites of Ephesus and Hisaronu, which is well worth a visit for those who are looking to experience some ancient history on their Turkish escape. The Marmaris Castle and Museum brings you to the time of the Ottoman Empire, and also provides a stunning view of the marina. Old Marmaris is home to an excellent bazaar where you can pick up a souvenir or two, and the bustling market in Fethiye is the place to pick up some great bargains to remember your getaway by. Check out the Turkish baths where you can try a body peel, foam massage or oil massage; it is a must if you're after some relaxing things to do in Marmaris.
If you'd prefer to catch a glimpse of some of the great historical sites in Marmaris, pay a visit to Marmaris Castle. With courtyards abundant in bloom and splendid panoramic from the top, this is a must-visit for history buffs – make sure you dip into the museum for a bit of background history. In the shadow of the castle is a great daily market selling a wealth of Turkish souvenirs. Here, you'll find sweet spices, locally made shawls and handcrafted jewellery. If you're looking for something a little more contemporary, head to Thursday's market at G Mustafa Mugali Caddesi – it is especially popular for clubbing wear and faux-designer clothing.
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While on your trip to this seaside town, you can be sure that you can find something to suit all palates. One of the Marmaris attractions is to take advantage of all the fresh seafood and have a bite or five of grilled fish dishes, calamari, and fish soup. Dig into some delicious Turkish mezze and dips, and fill up on a wonderful assortment of meat dishes like stir-fried lamb and chicken ravioli. There are also mouth-watering kebabs and even Italian restaurants for those who like to stick with the classic holiday food.
The Uzan Yali Beach in Marmaris is a perfect place for family holidays with plenty of space to build sandcastles and splash around in the water with the kids. For some of the most beautiful beaches in Turkey that are also family-friendly, take yourself and the little ones away to nearby Olu Deniz, or to the stunning Cleopatra Island. Jump on a water taxi and head to the beautiful beaches that can be found on Icmeler or in the cosy resort of Turunc, rides are available from the Ataturk statue and take less than an hour to get to. You can also spend the day sailing, which is perfect for the older children. Of course, no family trip to this part of the country is complete without a visit to the water park in Ovacik, one of the highlights of nearby Marmaris attractions.
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For thrill seekers and sports enthusiasts, there are plenty of things to do in Marmaris in terms of water sport activities including windsurfing, jet skiing and snorkelling. This Turkish resort is also the perfect destination for divers with an excellent diving school at the resort offering courses for all levels of ability. On your trip to the Dalaman area, you can hire a bike and explore the coastline or head inland to discover local villages and authentic Turkish living on wheels. If you fancy trying something different, try horse riding along the coast or quad biking up in the mountains. Head out on a Jeep safari and explore the mountains that brush up against the resort, or take a day trip to the Greek island of Rhodes, just across the way.
Adventure-seekers definitely won't feel out of their depth on their in Mamaris. Instead, head to the main beach where you'll find a full list of water sports- whether you're looking to sail along in banana boats or hop on a jet-ski for a fun-fuelled adrenaline ride.
Marmaris is one of the busiest resorts on Turkey's Turquoise Coast in the Dalaman Region and it no surprise that a large part of its appeal lies in its beaches. The long, narrow stretch of beach along the coast is mainly made up of volcanic sand and pebbles, adorned with sun loungers and providing an ideal spot for water sports. Here, you'll find some great 5-star and luxury hotels situated along the front, perfect for staying close to the action on your Marmaris holidays. If you'd rather set yourself away from the hype, there are many apartments further into town away from the buzz of the beach and the glare of the neon lights of vibrant nightclubs. With short walks to the main attractions, this is a great place to base yourself on your holidays.
If you'd rather relax and recharge on your trip onto the sea, climb aboard a laid-back boat or yacht cruise while keeping your eyes peeled for quieter beach spots along the coastline like Icmeler and Turunc and the Greek Island of Rhodes.
The nightlife in Marmaris offers a good range of bars and restaurants serving local and international cuisines. Head to the seafront promenade or the Old Town for a lively night out or a romantic evening stroll for two.
One of the best Marmaris attractions to try out on Marmaris holidays are the great fish restaurants which can be found at the working fishing harbour near to the Old Town. Netsel Marina is packed with upmarket restaurants or for late night drinks and dancing head to Bar Street. Fans of rock n' roll will appreciate the area's only rock bar, Davy Jones's locker.
Holidays to Marmaris are famed for their lively night scene. For a traditional night out, head to some of the resort's restaurants, where you'll be greeted with themed nights showcasing belly dancing and local folk music – with some even laying on some lessons. Once you've experienced a glimpse into Turkish culture, head to Bar Street for neon lights, loud and proud bars and clubs that stay open until sunset.
Marmaris offers plenty for couples to do be it taking quiet walks or romantic meals. Turkey is the home of the Hammam - a steam bath similar to saunas - and for some quality relaxing time together time there is nothing like heading to a spa for a day. A perfect romantic activity is just to take a walk along the long stretch of beach as the sun is setting or at night, with the moonlight playing on the water. You will find lots of restaurants and bars to stop off at along the way.
There are lots of festivities and cultural events in Marmaris that reflect the history of the place. In May there is the Maritime and Spring festival held in Marmaris with sports competitions and street performances celebrating the sea and spring time. There is also the annual yacht festival in May, not to be missed for boat lovers and later in the year in October you can watch the boat race that takes place every year. Marmaris also has its own mini film festival in June/July. If you are travelling with children, in April Marmaris holds a children's festival which is a day of holiday and children will take part in festivities and processions.
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Jimmy Albertson scored a career-high 11th in Oakland.
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Matt Goerke also had a career-high in Oakland.
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Chris Plouffe made his first main of the season in Oakland.
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- Notables that failed to qualify in 450SX: Tevin Tapia, Antonio Balbi, Kyle Partridge, Chris Blose, Weston Peick, Kevin Rookstool, Ben LaMay, PJ Larsen, Cody Gilmore and Austin Howell.
- Largest Gain in 450SX points: Thank in part to a season-high fifth, MotoConcepts' Mike Alessi jumped four spots in the standings from 19th to 15th. Alessi's first two races of the season were terrible, this is more of what we expect from the 800.
- Largest Slide in 450SX points: After missing the main in Oakland—his third missed main of the year—N-Fab/TiLube Yamaha's Chris Blose dropped three spots from 21st to 24th.
Jimmy Albertson scored a career-high 11th in Oakland.
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- Dodge Sycuan RCH Racing Suzuki's Broc Tickle went off the track in his heat race and had to make the main through the Last Chance Qualifier. He won that, and turned it all around with a season-best eighth in the main event.
- Motothump/HRT Honda rider Jimmy Albertson took the final spot in the main by finishing second to Tickle in the LCQ. Then he delivered his best finish of his career with an 11th in the main event--he said it's the first 450 main in which he stayed on the lead lap.
- Albertson was not alone. Oakland saw a night of career-highs in 450SX. BTO Sports KTM's Matt Goerke rode to a 450SX career-high seventh, while Slaton Racing's Vince Friese also scored a career-high ninth. Can you partially give credit to a massive first-turn crash that claimed past main-event winners like James Stewart and Justin Barcia, and also put Chad Reed and Josh Grant way, way back? Nah, let's just give these guys their due.
Matt Goerke also had a career-high in Oakland.
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- And it's not like Goerke hasn't proven he can go toe-to-toe with the lead dogs, anyway. He's been very fast this season on his new KTM and keeps progressing each week.
- Also making his first main of the season is Goerke's BTO Sports KTM teammate Les Smith. Smith is the fill-in rider for the injured Michael Byrne, but when Byrne comes back Smith will move, well, just a few feet over, pitting out of the same BTOSports.com rig for Witt's End Racing. That's what was known as Langston-Witt Racing last year, with Team Owner Scott Witt honoring the 2013 contract he had made with Smith.
- International Department: Seven different countries are represented in 250SX point standings—United States, Germany (Ken Roczen), Ecuador (Martin Davalos), England (Max Anstie), Australia (Josh Cachia and Kade Mosig), South Africa (Tyla Rattray) and Brazil (Jean Carlos Ramos). And if you're counting 450SX you can now add France to the list, with Cedric Soubeyras making his first main event of the season.
- Speaking of, congrats to Australian Kade Mosig on making his first ever 250SX main event in Oakland. Mosig would finish the night 17th. Also making their first main events of 2013 were 51Fifty Energy Honda's Chris Plouffe (14th) and Rockwell/FirePolice MX's Killy Rusk (18th).
- Brazil's Jean Carlos Ramos made his first main since the opening round in Anaheim, finishing 15th in Oakland.
Chris Plouffe made his first main of the season in Oakland.
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- Notables that failed to qualify in 250SX: Max Anstie, Scott Champion, Ricky Dietrich, Dillan Epstein, Derek Anderson, Dakota Tedder and Tyler Bereman.
- Largest Gain in 250SX points: With his 15th place finish, Ramos jumped six spots in the point standings—26th to 20th.
- Largest Slide in 250SX points: After injuring his wrist at Anaheim 2, Ryan Sipes (expected to return this week) slid four spots in points (9th to 13th). While Sipes' slide was due to injury, an 11th place finish in Oakland dropped Tyla Rattray four spots in points (6th to 10th), and is now only seven points clear of rookies Jessy Nelson and Joey Savatgy for the final spot inside the top ten.


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"Business Opportunity from Space" at Farnborough Airshow 2006
From Monday 17 July to Sunday 23 July 2006 the European Space Agency (ESA) together with the British National Space Centre (BNSC) and UK space industry, will exhibit in the International Space Pavilion at Farnborough International Air Show 2006.
Throughout the week ESA will present current European space programmes and activities in different areas of science and technology, from Earth Observation to Navigation, from Launchers to Human Spaceflight and Exploration.
Among the special events and presentations that will support the exhibition, the session "Business Opportunity from Space – a commercial morning with ESA", on Monday 17 July will inform visitors about the outstanding opportunities that space activities offer to industry and society.
Together, ESA's Human Exploration Promotion Division, ESA's Technology Transfer and Promotion Office, ESA's Business Incubation Initiative and the European ISS Business Club (IBC) will illustrate new opportunities in the areas of research, technology transfer, promotion and satellite applications, with the aim to promote the industrial utilisation of space-based infrastructures and of space-derived applications.
Frank M. Salzgeber, Head of Commercial Development in the Human Exploration Promotion Division, will illustrate the benefits of commercial research in space and will inform how ESA can support companies willing to access the weightless environment of the International Space Station.
Niels Eldering, Deputy Manager of the European Space Incubator (ESI) will introduce the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET), an ESA Technology Transfer initiative aimed at supporting start-up business, and will inform about the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2006.
John Rootes from JRA Aerospace and Adam Tucker from Hertfordshire Business Incubation Centre will demonstrate case examples of technology transfer and best practice of business incubation in the UK context.
The European ISS Business Club (IBC), ESA's industry club for contributors to the European Elements of the International Space Station (ISS), will highlight the benefits for companies joining ESA's industry club and provide information on industry's contribution to the International Space Station.
The session will take place on Monday 17 July at 11:00 in the Conference Theatre of the International Space Pavilion, Hall 5, and will be followed by a reception for all participants. Experts from ESA, as well as representatives from JRA Aerospace, Hertfordshire Business Incubation Centre and the IBC will be available for discussions throughout the event at the Info Desk "Technology Transfer, Research & Promotion" on the ESA/BNSC/UK Industry Exhibition Stand in the Space Pavilion.
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What else can RFID wristbands do
Chuangxinjia is a NFC Wristband company from China ,behind the wristbands at many major festivals including Isle of Wight. The company has also worked with brands such as Adidas,Verizon,Samsung.
More than 40 festivals around the world have used RFID wristband technology to offer fast-track entry, cashless payments and perhaps the most exciting bit - integration with social media.
Yes – after buying a ticket online, you'll have the option to link your RFID wristband to your Facebook or Twitter account, enabling you to post, Tweet, share and like all your favorite parts of the festival.
using NFC smartphones instead?
The problem with using NFC smartphones instead of wristbands is that not everyone has one. This alienates ticket-holders and brings contactless participation down from an achievable 100 per cent if you issue every attendee with an RFID wristband.
Then there's the fact phones run on batteries, and unlike RFID wristbands, will run out at some point during a multi-day festival. And, with limited (sometimes non-existent) ways to re-charge your phone in a field, your e-wallet, e-ticket and the ability to brag to your friends on Facebook, will vanish.
To say there's no place for NFC at festivals is wrong though. The Samsung Galaxy S4 for example, has been used as an RFID reading device and it's a perfect hand-held scanner for smaller events.


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IFund Companies Turning Down Buyout Offers as Mobile Heats Up
The iFund, founded by Kleiner Perkins two years ago for the purpose of investing in applications and services for Apple's iPhone, has only seen one exit.
But not for lack of offers.
In an interview with iFund manager Matt Murphy, he said several of the fund's 18 companies have received verbal offers during a recent six-week stretch.
And, even more impressive, all of the companies have turned them down.
"I feel like everyone is realizing how massive mobile is, and some Internet companies are thinking that they should snap these up while they can still be leaders," Murphy said.
The interest in mobile companies is fairly predictable.
Big public companies, like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, have deep pockets capable of buying companies to fill out a particular niche. Likewise, private companies with public-like valuations, like Facebook, Zynga and Groupon, also have plenty of cash and incentive to grow.
But what's more unusual is the preference by the entrepreneurs to go big and stay independent.
Indeed, the darker moments of the recession appear to be behind us.
IFund companies include Booyah, Pelago and Flipboard. Cooliris, which lets you view photo and video, announced it has raised $9.6 million in funding today. Shazam is another iFund investment, and it could be headed for an IPO in the next year or so.
One of the more public deals was Kleiner Perkins-backed Path, which turned down a $100 million offer from Google and decided to raise nearly $10 million in venture capital to remain an independent mobile social network.
We also hear that Los Angeles-based GOGII, an iFund company, turned down an offer from Zynga, which is averaging about an acquisition every month. Instead, it plans to raise more money and evolve its group-texting platform.
GOGII's Scott Lahman declined to discuss any negotiations, or whether the offer happened at all, but said he thinks people are waking up to the fact that everything is mobile, and "new platforms introduce new winners."
The one iFund company that did sell was Ngmoco, which was bought late last year by DeNA for $400 million.
Heck, maybe even think that was a mistake now (although its CEO Neil Young would disagree).
Murphy said the offers the companies are receiving are not low, and are not just from companies seeking mobile talent–the valuations are too high for that, and the teams they are after are too big.
So why is everyone saying no?
"For entrepreneurs, the decision is, 'what do I want to do for the next few years?' For passionate entrepreneurs, it's too early to give up on the dream. If it's wildly successful, the achievement of going through it all is never replaceable."
Murphy also says the business is encouraging right now because of the growth rates companies are seeing.
It took Ngmoco more than a year to hit its first $1 million month in revenues. But now Murphy can name multiple game companies that have hit $1 million a month in less than half that time. "If you are the founder, and you are growing revenues 100 to 150 percent year-over-year, why sell today?"
The growth is expedited by the fact that more people are buying smartphones, and the mechanisms are in place to make money.
Almost a year after the iFund was started, Apple enabled in-app commerce, allowing people to buy virtual goods and other items within a game or application. Once it did, it took only a couple of months for companies' revenues to increase five-fold, he said.
Now the iPhone has come to Verizon Wireless, which expands the market, and Google is coming out with in-app purchasing for Android soon.
Does Murphy mind that these company's aren't selling?
No, he said. If they choose to sell, "we may be disappointed." What gets him excited is when an entrepreneur says, "Hell no."


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Little Miss Star wants to be popular, so she goes to see a writer who makes her dream come true. "And there! At the top! In big bold letters, it said: LITTLE MISS STAR":
Thanks to @argle for finding this Pictured Book, Little Miss Star by Roger Hargreaves (Thurman, 1984), to complement Mr. Noisy.


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• Provide sales team with detailed call notes on all tele-qualified leads
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Further to the Washington Post's Bitchgate: Alastair Cooke is Spinning in His Grave
One of the most depressing things about (a) being a certain age and (b) watching what passes for elite journalism these days is the memory of what was.
Not what might have been — though I've occasionally pined for mythical glories of the days when giants walked the earth and E. R. Murrow swept all before him (before being rudely dealt with in the way that media proprietors have always dealt with the help that gets above themselves). But rather what was, in the specific context of Dana Milbank's and Chris Cilizza's now notorious beer sketch.
All the stuff people are saying about it is true: it's sexist; it's moronic on its own terms (seriously — this is the kind of stuff that hits the floor at high school humor mags); it's poorly produced (guys, there's this thing called lighting…and you might want to think about the framing from cut to cut before abusing your viewers with serial close ups of two such unappetizing faces….); and worst of all — for Milbank and Cilizza — it is such a brutally sharp spotlight on the qualities of their own minds.
That is: You would have to have a supreme sense of your own perfection to think that such an amateurish and painfully unwatchable piece of dreck should see the light of day. Even if you think calling the Secretary of State a "mad bitch" is acceptable (or wise, given that journalists do not usually profit from so publicly slagging powerful sources) there was nothing about the video that approached the level of competence either in video craft or that dreadfully difficult business of comedy.
But what got my goat, old bat that I am (mixed metaphor alert –zoology division–ed.) is the shame Cilizza and Milbank bring on themselves by the implicit comparison they make between themselves and the late, truly great Alistair Cooke.
Cooke for most Americans of a post WW II/post Bobby Kennedy age was simply the host of PBS's Masterpiece Theater, the program being parodied, down to a reworked version of the music and opening pan in Milbank and Cilizza's pathetic "Mouthpiece Theater."
In that program, Cooke played a part: the epitome of of upper-crust British taste and elegance, the bearer of civilization to the hungry-for-cultured entertainment. And he did so with such perfection that he received the true accolade — a magnificent parody by the good folks on Sesame St., where his alter ego, Alistair Cookie, could be found introducing quite intriguing versions of some familiar classics.
(Note to Milbank and Cilizza — when the Cookie Monster eats your lunch, you know you have massive fail.)
But, as any of my mother's generation knew, Alistair Cooke was a real journalist, with one of the great careers in cultural and news reporting ever achieved. Click the Wikipedia link above for the details, but this is the guy who interpreted America for the Brits and Britain for the Americans in Letters to each — the American version of which he wrote and broadcast for fifty-eight years and almost 3,000 episodes. He was foreign correspondent for The (Manchester) Guardian for 25 years, and performed the same service for The Times of London as well. He was within a few feet of Bobby Kennedy when he was shot. He became an American citizen six days before Pearl Harbor, and then promptly turned around and over the next two years toured the American countryside, producing the only major journalistic account of the American home front from that period.
He worked his craft, he made every public performance look effortless — the product of who-knows-how much sweat and thought out of sight of the microphones — and he was never, ever, careless rude or publicly boorish.
The thought of Cilizza and Milbank pirating Cooke's mantle as an interpreter of our times simply stinks — especially coming from two whose failure as real reporters during the Bush years and whose desperate condescension to those trying to do real work now has had seemingly no consequences,
One last note: they will say, I'm sure, that they were merely telling funnies, and that everyone should be able to tell the difference between parody and what they really think. To that I say that the grim secret of comedy is that it holds up what the comic and the audience that laughs recognizes as unspeakably true — unless wrapped in a joke.*
When your audience doesn't laugh, all you are left with is the horrible fact of your own miserable reality. Live in it, boys, but don't come bugging me no more.
Oh, and just to complete the necessary formalities…this is another in a seemingly endless series of posts echoing the DeLong question: why oh why can't we have a better press corps/Washington Post Crashed and Burned dept.
*see, for a less than life and death example, this clip for which I am always looking for an excuse to post:Explore posts in the same categories: Journalism and its discontents, MSM nonsense, Stupidity
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August 2, 2009 at 12:17 pm
…and for me, the take-away from this great post is this: Robin Williams rules, lunatic that he is.
August 2, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Of all the manifold failures of today's press, its determined obfuscation on the issue of torture – and waterboarding in particular – may be the most contemptible. When anyone with internet access can find expert opinion and compelling first hand testimony (e.g.: http://waterboarding.org/how-to) on the subject, there's no excuse for allowing equivocation to masquerade as objectivity.
August 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm
They pulled the video at the Post. The new placeholder for the URL is labeled "Censored and Under Wraps."


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2016 - (11 Nov) - Global Citizen Award
Humanitarian and founder of the Gift of the Givers Foundation, Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, has been awarded the prestigious Global Citizen Award by the international citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners. The award ceremony took place in London on Friday, 11 November 2016, and marked the closing of the 10th annual Global Residence and Citizenship Conference at the iconic Savoy Hotel.
Since the Foundation's beginnings in August 1992, Dr. Sooliman has grown the Gift of the Givers into Africa's largest disaster relief organization — raising more than ZAR 2 billion (USD 150 million) in live-saving aid for 42 countries around the world including war-ravaged states such as Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, and Bosnia. His team of 200 provide medical assistance, equipment and supplies, as well as high energy and protein supplements, food and water to millions of people each year. During the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the organization sent four rescue teams and aid materials to the country. At one point in 2011, they were the only international aid group providing food parcels to Somalia, airlifting 180 tons and shipping 2000 tons of aid.
Even more remarkable is the organization's cutting edge innovation and invention. The Gift of the Givers designed and developed the world's first and only containerized hospital comprising 28 units as well as the world's first groundnut-soya high energy and protein supplement which is used in the treatment of severe malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, TB, cancer and other life-threatening and debilitating conditions. The foundation also established Africa's largest open source computer lab. In Syria, which is the main focus of the foundation's relief efforts at the moment, they have established two hospitals and are running a program to upgrade and transfer their skills to doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.
Dr. Christian H. Kälin, Group Chairman of Henley & Partners, says the Global Citizen Award is given each year to an inspirational individual who has made an extraordinary contribution towards improving the global community. "Dr. Sooliman is certainly a worthy recipient of the award as his work is innovative and visionary. He has demonstrated extraordinary courage and commitment, and the work of his foundation has had a significant impact on the lives of the most vulnerable in our global community."
The Global Citizen Award consists of a specially made commemorative medal, an award certificate signed by the president of the independent Award Committee and a USD 50,000 monetary prize, of which USD 25,000 is donated to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and USD 25,000 is given to a charity of the Award Laurette's choice.
Upon receiving the award, Dr. Sooliman thanked Henley & Partners, saying the accolade was an important acknowledgement of the significant work being done by African non-governmental organizations (NGOs) internationally. "This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the continent and all that we can do. Being honored with a prestigious award like this means we have the global stamp of approval which helps build faith and confidence in others to support African NGOs in the future," he said.


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This 7 day course will help you learn and understand the surgical and prosthetic protocols you need to know while dealing with straightforward cases needing Implants to replace teeth. It covers all aspects of risk assessment pre prosthetic planning, infection control, variable drilling protocols, restorative materials and designs and basic principles of guided bone regeneration. By the end of the course, each participant will have placed an implant and restored the case.
At the end of the course, you will learn:
- The science and Biomechanics involved in Oral Implantology
- To identify and execute straight forward cases
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Their pros and cons
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- To place and restore at least one implant in a patient during the course
- Implant training in the esthetic zone, overdentures and considerations (partially and fully edentulous situations) for fixed restorations on implants
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Come and explore Hang En and Hang Lanh Caves, located within the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, and spend the night underground in its massive chamber below thousands of darting swifts.
Hang En Cave is probably the world's 3rd largest cave and is quickly becoming one of the must-see natural wonders in Vietnam. Its size will blow you away, and our campsite located within the cave beside a lazy river, will leave you speechless. You'll examine fascinating fossils in one part of the cave over 300 million year old, and around every corner be subjected to the most picturesque views.
A stop in the ethnic minority Ban Doong Village, set amongst the limestone mountains is a highlight for many, not to mention the pristine jungle, many river crossings, and jovial porter team, made up of local jungle men!
Hang En is one of our famous caves that has been featured within National Geographic, The New York Times, Lonely Planet, Dailymail UK and recently on Good Morning America, in front of over 6 million audience members, as well as in Pan (2015), a newly-released blockbuster film distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment (Hollywood).
You'll also have the opportunity to see Hang Lanh (or "Cold Cave" in English) on the tour, which is a new addition to our 2017 itinerary. This 2 day, 1 night tour will truly be an unforgettable experience during your time in Vietnam.
Come and find out what makes Hang En so popular and amazing as many have said.
Phong Nha – Ban Doong Village – Hang En
Learn all about safety collect your gear and sign our Release Form before driving 45 mins through the National Park to reach the trailhead. At 10:00 am, leave the road behind for the jungle.
A steep jungle hill starts the journey, with a refreshing river at the bottom. Hike through rich primary forest to reach the Ban Doong minority village, where a hot cup of tea welcomes you. Feast on a picnic lunch which takes place shortly afterwards at about 12:30 – 1:00 pm, near the river. Then it's back into the jungle, through rivers and streams, and along the river valley until Hang En lays on the horizon.
Enter Hang En around 3 pm, and take a quick rest as the porter team sets up camp on the beach within the cave. For the next couple of hours, complete the adventure by preceding the rest of the way through the cave to the breathtaking exit, a scene made famous in the film Pan. Return to camp through the dry passage to the viewpoint high above camp, where 300 million year old fossils can be seen. Enjoy your downtime relaxing or swimming in the natural pool before a sizzling grilled dinner is served, complete with rice wine and the sounds of swifts overhead.
Hang En – Hang Lanh – Phong Nha
Awake at 8:00 am for breakfast and pack up your belongings. Depart camp at 9:00 am to leave Hang En. Take one last look at the entrance, almost hidden amongst the jungle and then trek 1 km along a riverside path with several river crossings and upstream to Hang Lanh entrance. Arrive around 10 am, and spend the next two hours exploring the first km of Hang Lanh, which has earned the name "Cold Cave" for a reason! This is a 4 km long wet cave with magnificent formations, a cold river inside, and many rare fossils.
Have lunch with your group from 12:00 – 1:00 pm, and then it's time to start the journey home. Trek for the next hour along a shady path through the river valley. And then from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, make your way up the hill to the pickup point, where our driver will be waiting to take you back to civilization. Return to Phong Nha between 4:30 – 5:30 pm.
- Camping gear: tent, camp light, sleeping bag
- Caving & safety gear: caving helmet, caving headlight, gloves
- Dry bag (for clothing and personal belongings excl. electronics)
- Basic canvas trekking boots (only if you do not have your own pair) sizes 36 – 46
- Meals: picnic lunches, breakfast (day 2), dinner (day 1)
- Professional English-speaking tour guide and guide safety assistant
- Porter team to carry all camping gear and prepare all meals
- Shared dry box for phones and small cameras (limited availability for larger cameras)
- Water purifier (used only by guide and porters) and water bottle
- Basic camping facilities with eco-friendly compost toilet using western toilet seat
- First Aid Kit and Medical Rescue Equipment (application by guides and porters only
- Secure Storage Facility to store all luggage you will not be taking on the trek
- 1 long (easy to dry) pants and 1 long sleeved shirt to wear during the trek (quick dry)
- 1 pair of shorts and t-shirt to wear at campsite (warmer clothes in winter)
- 1 pair of trekking boots/shoes – difficult terrain, good footwear necessary. Gore-Tex/waterproof boots are NOT recommended as they do not drain well (if you prefer your own comfortable pair)
- 1 pair of flip flop (sandals) for campsite
- 1 medium size towel and swimwear
- 1 -2 pairs of calf length densely woven socks (not ankle socks!)
- Medium size backpack (25 L) for your water bottle, personal belongings and provided caving helmet
- Personal items: mosquito repellent, sunglasses, hat, camera, underwear, toiletries
If you are trekking in the colder months (December to March) please bring additional warm clothes for the evening
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied Apple's application for a trademark to safeguard its widely popular iPad mini tablet, saying the case to own the phrase was too weak.
However, Apple has until July 24 to better explain how the iPad mini is different and unique from the larger-sized iPad to counter the rejection seen as largely a formality.
The iPad mini mark "merely describes a feature or characteristic of applicant's good," said the rejection letter dated on Jan. 24, but that has only emerged in recent days.
"In this case, both the individual components and the composite result are descriptive of applicant's goods and do not create a unique, incongruous or non-descriptive meaning in relation to the goods being small handheld mobile devices comprising tablet computers capable of providing Internet access," it said.
It was referring to the components of the device's name: "I," "pad" and "mini."
Unless Apple demonstrates to the USPTO that the "iPad mini" is a distinctive aim, it will be forbidden to "claim exclusive rights to terms or designs that others may need to use to describe or show their goods or services in the marketplace," the letter said.
The USPTO reviewer also criticized Apple for failing to submit a sample tablet computer with its application and providing product Web site pages instead.
The application "fails to include a picture or a sufficient textual description of the goods in sufficiently close proximity to the necessary ordering information/a Web link for ordering the goods, and thus, appears to be mere advertising material," the letter said.


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It's City Blue
The device features Manchester City theme. The aluminum back cover comes in City blue with two obsidian blue stripes in the top and the bottom, delivering a matte finish. Manchester City crest, partnership information and TECNO logo are laser etched in dark gray, which is in line with a concise design principle. Crafted through the most advanced metal processing technology, the phone boasts of a 5.6mm exquisite build in the thinnest part. It is definitely pleasant to look at and comfortable to hold in hand.


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- clouds: legendary demo
(2007, lp, usa, hydra head records hh666-131)
Clouds recorded "Legendary Demo" in 2006 and released the album in 2007 on the Hydra Head records label. (Wonder if SHIELD knew about this...)
The album included a composition called 'Magic Hater' that ends with the repeated riff of Frank Zappa's 'Willie The Pimp'.
It got released on CD in the US and also in Japan (with obi and bonus booklet).
Next to these two CD releases, the album was also pressed on vinyl and made available in a limited edition of 400 numbered copies. With different, silk-screened album artwork. Pictured above.
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The best Fish & Chips on Skye . The Bacon rolls are pretty good too if you need something tasty before a long day on the hills.
Our Fish and Chip shop has stunning views over to applecross & Lochcarron and provides both traditional fish and chip meals from lunchtime onwards as well as a full range of fresh snacks from very early morning including breakfast rolls, homemade cakes , paninis ,toasties ,pies and freshly prepared rolls to takeaway. Whether you're after that authentic traditional scottish fish supper or a hot bacon roll to start the day you should the waterfront Takeaway during your visit to Skye.
Wherever possible we source our food locally or regionally as we believe this not only ensure a better product for our customers it also keeps money and jobs in Scotland or on the Island. We only use free range eggs and most of our packaging is compostable.


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I'm sitting in an ER room with my dad. I know he will be fine we're here because of his inability to take care of himself. They will run tests, we'll wait a couple of hours for results and we'll head home. Sad part is tonight is different.
Tonight I was picking him up for dinner. Not just any dinner, but my daughters rehearsal dinner. Yes I had just left my daughter's wedding rehearsal and went to pick him up at his assisted living facility. He staggered to my car and started to get in. He told me he felt strange and that he had pain and numbness in his right arm. I told him to go back into the building and I would be right in.
I told the receptionists at the desk what was going on and she called for the nurses. They checked him over and recommended he go to the ER.
So here I sit. Missing my daughter's rehearsal dinner. Watching my confused dad "bs" his way with the doctors and nurses. Hearing him care less about what I have sacrificed. Seeing or should I say not seeing anyone step up to help me so I can enjoy my daughter's big occasion.
Being yelled at and ridiculed by those I would expect a little support from. Yeah let me just leave this confused man with a bunch of strangers.
I give up. I can honestly and truly say that I GIVE UP! It has all become too much of a battle. I am tired. I am defeated. I can't do this anymore. The loneliness and abandonment that I feel is indescribable. Know ones asking me do I need help, am I ok. No, what I'm hearing is don't ruin the weekend. Just let "them" deal with him.
So I sit here in the ER room with my eyes full of tears. Looking at a man who has failed to take care of himself and thinks that he is owed everything. I sit here by myself because he has no one else, he has ran the rest of them off.
I'm lost, confused and full of helplessness. I'm not sure why this is all happening and I don't how it will end. All I know is I'm tired, lonely and fighting a battle I will never win.


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These three trick or treaters braved stiff winds to visit a corner of our neighborhood that has a long Halloween tradition. The kind that blocks off a street and a party ensues. Costumed cheering children racing house to house in the dark. Made extra spooky with whirling leaves and howling winds. Almost summerlike temperatures kept our jackets at home. It was amazing. Simple, delightful, memorable.
Having not trick or treated in London, the concept is a bit foreign for the girls but they had a ball. Probably most of all Baby Sister who bounced and scurried and jogged most of the evening. I nearly thought those tiny wings worked. She flitted from house to house singing, "Happy Hallowweeeeeen!"
With a dire weather forecast, Biggest Brother spent the evening with friends and most neighborhoods postponed trick or treating so we'll all go out tomorrow! The rain finally began again, the winds have picked up even more and there are all kinds of warnings until early morning. But we had a fantastic night out in our new city. We're home together surrounded by bags of candy. That's pretty sweet.
And lest you think Big Brother was too cool to dress up, he's in fact wearing his very favorite (you noticed?) European football kit -- Spain's. To his great delight, one dad recognized the team tonight and even had him do a full spin on his porch to admire the entire get up! Big Brother briefly debated wearing a Titans uniform, but I'm really happy he stayed true to Spain. At least this year.


text: One of the few things I'm a little disappointed with from the EVO reviews so far is the video recording quality. From what I've read, the video is very compressed and only records at 20fps. I'm sure they did this to keep video files from being massive in size, but I would prefer to dump large files off onto my PC and be able to take full advantage of the EVO's hardware. So, does anybody know of any 3rd party apps that allow you to set the compression level and frame rate?


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Social Anxiety and Addiction Treatment
People who suffer from addiction often have a co-occurring mental health disorder that at least partially motivates their substance abuse. One condition frequently associated with substance use disorders is social anxiety, which creates high levels of stress, nervous tension, and personal disappointment in those who experience its symptoms. Men and women with co-occurring addiction and social anxiety can recover and go on to live satisfying lives, but only if they seek the assistance of trained addiction specialists and mental health counselors who understand the challenges they face.
What Is Addiction and Social Anxiety?
People who suffer from social anxiety experience feelings of significant stress and nervousness in a wide variety of social situations. They generally feel comfortable communicating with those they know well, but any other interpersonal interaction is likely to provoke at least some level of discomfort. Social anxiety is also known as social phobia, and if they experience serious life disruptions social phobia sufferers may be diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, which is the second most commonly diagnosed anxiety disorder.
Men and women with social anxiety lack confidence in their communication skills, which are generally underdeveloped because they are underused. More fundamentally, their self-esteem tends to be poor and their feelings of personal inadequacy leave them highly vulnerable to the judgments and opinions of others, which they expect to be negative unless they say and do exactly the right things every time.
Unfortunately, many people who experience the stress and nervousness of social anxiety turn to drugs and alcohol to help them relax, loosen up, or escape their constant discomfort. This is a temporary remedy at best, and if their substance use escalates they may eventually slide into addiction.
Facts and Statistics
Addiction and social anxiety statistics reveal problems that impact millions of lives. In 2016:
- 20.1 million Americans age 12 and over suffered from a substance use disorder, including 15.4 million with an alcohol use disorder and 7.4 million with an illicit drug use disorder.
- 44.7 million American adults age 18 and over suffered from some form of mental illness, including 15 million people with social anxiety disorder.
- 8.2 million adults had co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Among the 12-17 age group, 5.5 percent reported symptoms consistent with social anxiety disorder, while 3.2 percent and 2.0 percent suffered from drug and alcohol use disorders, respectively.
Various studies have found that between 69 and 81 percent of social anxiety sufferers have co-occurring conditions, most frequently substance use disorders or major depression (or both).
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Addiction and Social Anxiety
The physical symptoms of severe social anxiety include:
- Blushing
- Sweating
- Shaking, trembling
- Rapid heartbeat
- Dry mouth
- Difficulty speaking clearly
- Muscle pain
- Dizziness, lightheadedness
- Stomach cramps; feeling the need to vomit or go to the bathroom
- Shallow breathing, possibly to the point of hyperventilation
People experiencing the physical symptoms of social anxiety will be unable to concentrate on anything but their anxiety symptoms, which intensifies their suffering and creates a strong urge to flee.
Other psychological and emotional symptoms of social anxiety include:
- A strong fear of being judged, rejected, embarrassed, or laughed at
- Intimidation in the presence of authority figures
- Inability to offer opinions for fear of being thought stupid
- Heightened emotional reactions of all types (i.e., stronger reactions of anger, frustration, embarrassment, or even excitement if the person is praised or treated kindly)
- A phobia about being the center of attention
- Defensiveness or secretiveness if asked to reveal personal information
- Aggravation of low self-esteem, marked by negative mental self-talk ("I'm stupid," I'm making a fool of myself," "I'm pathetic," etc.)
- Unpleasant anticipatory anxiety before social encounters
- Second guessing and self-criticism after a social interaction has ended ("Why didn't I say this?", "Why didn't I say that?")
The physical and emotional signs of social anxiety are exhausting, depressing, and discouraging, and it is not hard to understand why some people would choose to drink or take drugs if they thought it might momentarily relieve their misery.
The telltale signs of a co-occurring drug or alcohol addiction in a social anxiety sufferer include:
- Growing tolerance that requires greater drug or alcohol consumption to achieve the same effects
- Physical or psychological cravings or withdrawal symptoms that make it hard to quit using
- Drinking or taking drugs every day, or in larger amounts than originally intended
- Thinking about drugs and alcohol all the time and planning life around them
- Defensiveness or secretiveness about substance abuse
- Encounters with the law, or accidents, related to substance abuse
- Alcohol and drugs interfere with management of daily routines related to work, school, parenting, and other areas of responsibility
To diagnose co-occurring addiction and social anxiety disorder, mental health and/or addiction specialists must uncover a range of symptoms associated with both conditions, and clearly establish life disruptions and declines in functioning associated with each.
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The Dangers of Overdose
Drug overdoses kill tens of thousands of Americans each and every year, and a few thousand more succumb to the effects of alcohol poisoning. The former is a consequence of growing tolerance for drugs, which pushes users to increase consumption to dangerous levels, while the latter is a hazard anyone can face if they drink copious quantities of alcohol within a condensed period.
Anytime an alcohol or drug overdose is suspected, emergency medical assistance should be requested immediately.
Causes and Risk Factors for Addiction and Social Phobia
Certain factors can predispose a person to developing a substance use disorder, even above and beyond the effects of their social anxiety. Likewise, social anxiety can be at least partially explained in some instances by various risk factors, and to some extent the risk factors for addiction and social anxiety will overlap.
The risk factors for addiction include:
- Family history and genetics (parental substance abuse is the strongest predictor)
- Exposure to unstable or abusive environments in childhood
- Being exposed to alcohol consumption by peers in high school and college
- Early age of first usage
- Previous history of mental illness
Social anxiety risk factors also include a family history of the disorder and childhood trauma, both of which increase the chances for all types of emotional and behavioral health disorders. Other risk factors for social anxiety disorder and social phobia include:
- Shyness or introversion as a personality trait
- Stressful or disruptive life changes (divorce, loss of a parent, moving to a new city or taking on a new job, etc.)
- Scars or other physical features that may lead to being teased or bullied
More severe social anxiety increases the chances of addiction, although people who were not exposed to substance use in their families or in peer groups are far more likely to avoid that trap.
Withdrawal and Detox
Serious drug and alcohol dependency can create powerful physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms that endanger newfound sobriety. In some instances, people undergoing withdrawal may be at risk for serious health complications if they don't receive timely assistance, and that's one reason why medical detox in a residential treatment facility is highly recommended.
During medical detox, patients diagnosed with a drug or alcohol use disorder will be monitored and cared for around the clock, in a fully stocked and staffed hospital-like facility. In addition to early visits with counselors, they may also be given medications that can help relieve the worst symptoms of alcohol and/or drug withdrawal.
Detox may last for up to a week or possibly a bit more if medical complications arise, but after the symptoms of withdrawal have stabilized, the patient can move on to inpatient or intensive outpatient treatment.
Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance use disorders and anxiety disorders are frequently comorbid, and in some instances people may suffer from another anxiety disorder as well. Many social anxiety disorder sufferers have panic attacks, for example, and may be diagnosed with panic disorder, another serious anxiety-related condition that can raise the likelihood of addiction if sufferers use drugs or alcohol to help calm their nerves.
Among people with social anxiety, by far the most common co-occurring disorder is major depression. More than 50 percent of social anxiety sufferers will experience depression at some point in their lives, and people with depression often seek out prescription medications or drugs like cocaine or methamphetamine to improve their mood.
Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders may all be diagnosed in those who suffer from co-occurring addiction and social anxiety, and if such conditions are present they must be addressed during treatment if recovery is to occur.
Social Anxiety and Addiction Treatment and Prognosis
Addiction and social anxiety both respond well to treatment, and those who are diligent about following their recovery regimens have a good chance of finding long-term relief from both. Dual diagnosis treatment programs that help patients learn to cope with their social anxiety, even as they recover from a substance use disorder, offer the best chance of recovery, and residential addiction facilities are well prepared to provide comprehensive, integrated treatment services to those who suffer from both conditions.
Unfortunately, people with social anxiety disorder are often reluctant or unable to ask for help when they need it, because they feel they will be judged as weak and as failures if they admit they have a problem (with social anxiety or substance abuse). Once this barrier is surpassed, however, social anxiety sufferers tend to make excellent progress during recovery, since their desire to change is strong and their motivation to do so high.
During recovery from addiction and social anxiety, patients in residential rehab will participate in dual diagnosis treatment regimens that include:
- Individual, group, and family therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is considered the gold standard for social anxiety treatment, and it can be highly effective in drug and alcohol treatment as well. Peer group meetings can be beneficial to addiction and social anxiety sufferers, since each condition thrives on isolation.
- Medication management. Medications that help control drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms may be prescribed, along with antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications that work well for social anxiety symptom control.
- Holistic healing techniques. Yoga, meditation, massage therapy, arts therapy, Tai Chi, biofeedback, and acupuncture are just some of the wellness and stress management practices that can help anxiety disorder sufferers with substance use issues find peace of mind.
- Life and coping skills classes. Recovering addicts and alcoholics need to learn better coping skills, and people with social anxiety need practical instruction that can help them overcome the debilitating effects of their unwanted anxious responses.
Dual diagnosis treatment programs—and the aftercare programs that reinforce learning and help protect against relapse—must be complex and multi-layered if they are to help those with co-occurring conditions reach a better place in their lives. Fortunately, those who embrace their healing programs with enthusiasm and an openness to learning and growing can meet just about any challenge they might face, including those created by chemical dependency and social anxiety disorder.
Why Choose Alta Mira Recovery for Social Anxiety and Addiction Treatment?
At Alta Mira, we create the best possible treatment experience. We specialize in treating addiction and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Our innovative clinical programs and exceptional San Francisco Bay location give you an opportunity to nourish your mind, body, and spirit.
We provide safe, compassionate care in a serene residential setting where clients can focus on their treatment and recovery without the worries of external pressures and stressors.
If you're ready to learn more about our social anxiety and addiction treatment programs, please contact us today.


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Super late for a Topbox reveal but I was pretty excited about this one so I had to do a post. Better late than never, right?
This month we got four products:
Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey - I always knew Clinique made these "almost lipsticks" and it's great to finally try the product and the famous colour "Black Honey"! The texture is lovely, and the colour seems dark but it's very sheer deep rose. I'm not sure how much use I'll get out of this product, since I don't usually wear deep sheer shades. A nice addition to try, none the less.
LashEm 3 in 1 Eye Bright Gel - I was so excited to receive this! I've been looking for a good night cream and one that helps my dark circles is a huge bonus. This one lifts, firms and brightness, three feature I can definitely live with. A full review coming up!
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair - This item intrigues me. I've tried the Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Oil, which works wonders on my skin overnight, and so I'm curious to find out if Advanced Night Repair performs similar wonders. I'm hoping the anti-wrinkle features don't wear and tear too much on my skin!
Belvada Blackhead Facial Mask - I'm not the biggest fan of peel-off masks, but I'm a huge fan of removing blackheads. I'll definitely give this a cautious try, and I'm pleased to have received the samples!
All in all, I'm happy to receive these sample in this month's Topbox. There were only four but they were generous, especially the LashEm 3 in 1 Eye Bright Gel!
What did you ladies think? Have you ever tried one of these items?
À Bientôt Mes Amours,
Kisti Belle


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The simple translation of the words "bat mitzvah" is "daughter of the commandments" (bar would be son). This rite of passage is the time in a Jewish child's life when they are officially expected to take on responsibilities in the Jewish community (and the world community as well through acts of tikkun olam-repairing the world). For example, fully accepting and acclaiming that God is One (Oneness), remembering the Sabbath, fasting on certain holy days, being part of a minyan (a quorom of at least 10 people) to support mourners during certain prayers that are meant to be said with community (so the mourners are not alone in their time of grieving), feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, caring for the earth/environment, visiting and caring for the sick and elderly, (Rosewillow's commitment to raising funds for the MS Society was part of learning to care for the sick), studying and reading from the Torah (holy text) and so on. Technically speaking there are 613 mitzvot/commandments written in the Torah. (Follow the link to read a list of them if you are interested.) Contemporary Jews observe many of these 3,000 year old laws but not all as some apply to ancient rituals we no longer perform-like animal sacrifices in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem (which no longer exists) and certain laws around agriculture as we are no longer mainly farmers. Some laws have been modified to reflect current culture. For example, depending on which branch of Judaism one follows, intermarriage is allowed. Gordon was not Jewish when we were married 22 years ago, but chose to convert about 6 years ago. This would never have been acceptable for an Orthodox family, and we had to be married by a Reform rabbi because a Conservative rabbi is not allowed to perform a marriage ceremony for interfaith couples (although there are many interfaith families within the Conservative movement...it's complicated). Embracing GLBT individuals and couples as part of the community is another important change in most modern day branches of Judaism as well as an egalitarian approach to rituals in and out of the synagogue.
Rosewillow will lead the hour-long service Friday evening, June 25th and most of the 3 hour service Saturday morning. She will receive and start wearing a tallit (prayer shawl) on her bat mitzvah day and will continue to do so for all morning services there after (as is the custom). The four corners of a tallit are embellished with a ritually knotted fringe, a reminder that God is to be found everywhere, in all "4 corners" of the earth. The moment that a child of 13 is called to the Torah to recite a special blessing for the first time is the apex of the ceremony. Rosie will then go on to chant a portion of the text, being witnessed by the community. Afterwards she will give her explanation of the Torah portion as it relates to her own life experience. This drash, (interpretation) is crucial, because it teaches a child that these are more than ancient words meant for another time, but vital and intertwined with her own life. Rosie will then chant the haftarah, text from one of the books of prophets corresponding to the Torah portion of her special day in Hebrew. (Her portion is the story of Balaak, the magician sent to curse the Israelites by the Moabite king-ultimately he is only able utter a blessing issued by God when he sees the people Israel. Click here for the whole story).
A bat/bar mitzvah ceremony is a sacred time a Jewish child prepares for all their young life. For example our kids have attended supplementary Hebrew school, 2 hours a week from k-2nd grade and then 6 hours a week from 3-7th grade...plus attending and learning to pray and lead services (in Hebrew) at least twice a month since the 3rd grade. In Hebrew school they learned to read Hebrew (although there isn't nearly enough time in those few hours a week to really learn to understand the language)...but they can recite all of the prayers...and they learn about Jewish ethics, history, culture, holidays, rituals and participate in local social action projects. Of course a lot of learning goes on in the home as well. Not every modern day Jewish family takes on all of these commitments but this is how I was raised, so this is how Gordon and I chose to raise our girls. We also keep Kosher (a commitment to conscious-holy eating) and light Shabbat candles every Friday evening to welcome in the Sabbath along with other home based rituals throughout the year. For Rosie's bat mitzvah celebration we will have a luncheon following the service to which the whole Jewish community (plus out of town friends and family-somewhere around 140 people all told) are invited and traditional dancing to the music of the Raymond Street Klezmer Band (her Dad is the piano player in the band and they are awesome!) Later in the evening our family will gather at our home for a more intimate continuation of the celebration (intimate being 32 relatives and a few close friends!)…dinner, havdallah (lighting a special braided candle and reciting prayers separating Shabbat-holiness from the mundane rest of the week).
I am so grateful that both of my parents and many of our relatives will be in attendance. My grandmother passed away two years before my bat mitzvah and that was very hard for me, as we were close. She lived in our home from the time I was 5 until I was 11 (my grandfather died when my mom was a little girl). I wrote and read a poem in her honor at my bat mitzvah, a way to hold her presence with us that day. We will be lighting candles using her Shabbat candle holders to start the ceremony Friday evening with my mother, sisters, daughters and nieces gathered round to recite the blessing together. My mother tells me they originally belonged to my nana (grandmother) Reggie's mother, Zollie (my mother Sally, was named for her)-she was Rosie's great-great-grandmother! Passing on our ancient traditions is very important to me personally and I am so pleased that there will be three generations physically participating in Rosewillow's bat mitzvah ceremony and clearly many more spiritually.
I hope this helps to put into perspective what this is all about. There is still some cooking to do for Saturday evening with my Mom (thank goodness we are having the synagogue celebration catered!!!), and many last minute details to attend to. I know I will be much too busy to post in the next week so I want to finish by saying in advance:


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Hi lovelies! I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was pretty busy as I spent the weekend helping my mom find the perfect dress for my brother's wedding. We're still on the hunt but made some definite progress. It's funny how shopping with an event in mind is so much more stressful than just browsing but with the two of us, we can make anything fun. We've been shopping together for as long as I can remember and are so in tune with each other that we make quick decisions and know what one other will like and dislike without even asking. Although the perfect dress is still out there, I know that my Mommy will look gorgeous in whatever she chooses!
I was however, troubled with something I witnessed that I had to share. Many of the stores we went to were bridal stores and most of them also have a prom dress store within. The prom counterparts were swarming with excited girls trying to find the perfect dress with their moms and their friends. It was fun thinking of all those years ago when I too went with my mom to find the perfect dress. I think in high school my friends and I talked about prom dresses for the months leading up to the prom.
Part of me loved looking at these girls searching for their dream dresses for what they've heard will be the most magical night of their night. (And hey, it was really fun, but life only gets more magical.) But then I noticed something that I found really troubling. This particular store had all the dresses separated by their size and were in different areas around the circumference of the room. In the sizes 4, 6, and 8 sections there were about 15 dresses each. In the size 10 section, there were about 8 dresses and the sizes 12 and 14 there were less than 5 per size. I immediately thought that it was unfair that those girls wouldn't be able to have more of a selection. And then I saw the walls of 0 and 00 sections. There were no less than 75 dresses in that section. I am so deeply troubled by this and what this is teaching our young girls today. The situation only got worse when I heard a conversation next to me. One girl was wearing a beautiful sparkly green gown and looked amazing in it. The sales person looked at her and said "it looked good for someone with a fuller figure." I don't think she was intentionally trying to hurt the girl (after all, she was trying to get her to buy it) but it was such a backhanded compliment that it hurt my heart for this girl. Not only is she in a store that truly only carries options in one size, but then the salespeople are further enforcing it.
Fast forward then to a different store in a different city today. I was chatting with a saleswoman who also worked at the prom store who was telling me how young girls will come in there and buy dresses that are way too small for them and vow to lose 50 pounds before prom. She told me how these girls will starve themselves to no end just so they can wear these dresses. Something is wrong with this type of behavior. It is one thing if a girl is naturally thin or is healthy in her food choices and working out to achieve that figure. But we are not all supposed to be the same size. Each of us is beautiful in our own ways and despite the fact that being a 0 or 00 is the "popular" size now, it doesn't mean that is what everyone should strive for. These girls are developing such an unhealthy relationship with their weight at such an early age and I just wish there was something I could do to help. I wish they could know that their dates will think they look beautiful in whatever dress they choose, regardless of the size on the tag. That they have so much more to offer. They can be smart and funny and sweet and all of those things are ambitions to strive for, rather than fitting in a dress.
I get too that this is not just something that young girls struggle with but that most of us have struggled with at one time or another. But I also know that if you are healthy that is so much more important than any of the other stuff. I think all of you are beautiful out there just the way you are and being defined by a number is no way to live.
-I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and what you think about society's emphasis on clothing sizes.


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We specialize in Sports Medicine, Pain, and Stress.
Our dirty little secret, the fun part, is WHY we specialize in those conditions.
We're cheating… Kind of.
We chose the slam dunks. Conditions easy to treat. Like taking candy from a baby. (We're nice people though, the kind that would GIVE candy to babies. Just sayin'.)
Acupuncture can treat many, many health issues. Practically any condition that will spontaneously heal by itself, acupuncture (and sometimes herbs) can fix, simply because your body's healing response takes over.
But some health conditions are easier to fix than others. Here's why:
One of the first things an acupuncturist learns is a few points that are incredible for pain – with a warning. These points are absolutely forbidden for pregnant women, unless you want the baby early. It's believed that these powerful points induce labor by releasing a powerful hormone called oxytocin. Oxytocin controls childbirth. It helps deal with pain and also causes bonding between the mother and her baby.
Ever notice how after mom can go through all that pain, and afterwards all she can feel is love and joy for her baby? Oxytocin is why.
Of course, there's many other pain points too. The forbidden ones are just the most fun to talk about. Want to know more about how to get rid of pain?
Modern medicine didn't know about the mind-body connection until the 1960's. Acupuncturists have known about this for thousands of years. Stress can make you sick. It can trigger cancer and autoimmune diseases. Ulcers. Back pain. Headaches.
The technical term for it is psychosomatic illness. You literally get sick of (or from) things that cause stress.
The funny thing is even fake acupuncture will treat stress and cause a natural high. Runners get this high all the time – it's called an endorphin rush.
Maybe you've heard of the flight or fight response caused by the sympathetic nervous system. We do the opposite by activating the para-sympathetic nervous system, while calming the sympathetic nervous system.
Want to get rid of your conditions caused by stress, experience natural highs and relax?
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When I told an acupuncturist in Minnesota we were going to specialize in sports medicine and why, he said "Cool, I would promote 'immediate pain relief' then you can do the Jedi Tan method." Dr. Tan is a rock-star acupuncture teacher and researcher with a cult following. Sports injuries bow before his methods. He developed his balance method, along with something called "mirroring" to be really powerful and get good results.
We usually can find an "achy" point (a slightly sore spot), which is a very strong indicator we'll see results. We can show you within seconds what points are. It's fascinating how they work and target pain precisely. You have to see this.
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Other conditions:
Here's the thing. Your body is a self-healing, self-regulating machine. It naturally fixes itself, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without you having to think about it. The only time most of us think about health is when these automatic healing/balancing mechanisms aren't balancing or healing. Acupuncture works with your body's built-in self-fixing abilities to make you better.
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There are a number of aquatic marathons over the months of August and September, but none as versatile as the The Rydges Port Macquarie 3 Rivers Mini Marathon. Chrissy Jones chats with Kim Chilton about this annual event, set to take place on August 12.
This fun 25 km event, hosted by the Port Macquarie Rowing Club, is not just for rowers, is it Kim?
No, it's for everyone who has a non-motorised water craft – kayaks, canoes, outriggers, sculls, surf and dragon boats, and even some of the more novel hybrids. In recent years, we've even had stand-up paddle-boarders complete it. For those with a competitive bent, the course offers the perfect sprint marathon distance.
For the recreational or family paddler, it offers the opportunity to take in the scenery at leisure, in a safe and picturesque watercourse. For spectators, it's an opportunity to enjoy riverside entertainment, a BBQ and the mellow Jazz of the Blue Note Ensemble Band, while cheering paddlers over the finish line.
This is its 7th year of operation, and we've seen it go from 75 participants to over 220. I'm really delighted to see so many familiar names on the entry lists. People from all over NSW come back year after year to take part. It's getting the status of a community tradition in Port.
Thanks to the generosity of major event sponsor Rydges Port Macquarie, there will be a pre-race waterfront cocktail party for participants, and a raffle with seven fantastic prizes of luxury accommodation at Rydges Port Macquarie and fine dining at Rydges' Zebu bar on the Port Macquarie waterfront.
What are the 'Three Rivers'?
These are the Wilson, Maria and Hastings Rivers. The mini marathon starts in the Wilson River, launching at the Log Wharf at Telegraph Point, below the highway bridge. Participants should arrive around 6.30am on August 12 to register and receive a craft number and their starting time and attend the briefing at 8am.
There will be a series of staggered launches. The course branches right into the Maria River within the first 6 km, where competitors can enjoy the quiet pastoral beauty of the surrounding farmlands, before finally joining the busier Hastings River for the final 4 km. The final leg takes competitors past the Hibbard ferry to the finishing line alongside Port Macquarie Rowing Club. Visit PMRC's 3 Rivers webpage for links to the startling location, as well as a map of the course.
What type of craft can enter?
Any non-motorised floating craft may enter. In the past, participants' craft have included sculls, recreational and competitive kayaks, canoes, dragon and surf boats, skiffs, outriggers and even fishing kayaks. It is important that they are sufficiently seaworthy to keep you afloat for the duration of the marathon!
Are there any hazards along the way? What safety controls are in place?
Yes, there are hazards along the way, but they are well marked and explained in the pre-race briefing. The final stretches of the Maria are peppered with sandbars, which will be demarcated with lines of buoys. Participants should always be on the lookout for water traffic, especially once in the Hastings, and they must observe extreme caution with the ferry – especially if tides and wind are blowing them toward it.
If there have been recent heavy rains, there can sometimes be a lot of debris in the river. We do pre-sweep the course to remove flotsam, but competitors should keep an eye out regardless.
Safety boats, with first aid equipment, will patrol strategic points along the watercourse, and a sweep boat will follow the final participants.
What activities are there for spectators?
Spectators are invited to bring collapsible chairs, relax on the lawns of the Port Macquarie Rowing Club, and listen to the repertoire of the Blue Note Ensemble Jazz Band as they cheer on the finishers. There will be BBQ lunches, drinks and confectionery for sale, as well as a beer tent.
Participants are eligible for a free BBQ lunch as part of their entry fee.
Where and when is the cocktail party?
The pre-event Sun Downer Cocktail Party will be hosted by Rydges Port Macquarie at their waterfront facility on 11 August between 6 and 8pm. All participants, event sponsors and the media are invited.
The cost is $10 per person, which includes a selection of canapés. Drinks are available at happy hour prices.
This is an opportunity to meet paddlers across the spectrum of craft.
Where can raffle tickets be obtained, and what's to be won?
There are seven fantastic raffle prizes to be won of luxury accommodation at Rydges Port Macquarie and fine dining at Rydges' Zebu bar on the Port Macquarie waterfront.
Ticket cost is $2 per ticket or 3 tickets for $5.
For further information, visit www.portmacquarierowingclub.com.au/3rivers or contact Brian on 0419 424 805 or Geraldine on 0439 480 834. Alternatively, email Kim at firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks Kim.
This story was published in issue 81 of the Greater Port Macquarie Focus