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Caring Comprehensive Dentistry for Adults and Children in Columbus, OH.
Friday, March 16, 2012
3 Steps to Undo Years of Dental Problems in a Few Visits
All of us have heard of "paralysis of analysis", when we put off making a decision about something we know we need to address by continually thinking over our options. It's no different in dentistry. People often put off needed dentistry for several years or more. Can you blame them? Some people have had bad experiences in the past for single-tooth issues and are thinking that addressing all of their problems will just be several more bad experiences in a row. Others know they have several dental problems and are overwhelmed by the different options and their associated price tags. It's no secret that having dental work done involves time in the chair (and off work), significant amounts of money and possibly healing time. Good dentistry takes time and money while great dentistry often takes even more time and even more money. We all want to be healthy, and here's how to start:
1) Seek out a trusted source. It's been said that a journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. The best way to start to get a handle on your situation is to start a relationship with a dentist that will take into account your goals, finances, and any reservations you have about treatment. If you decide to go through with treatment you're going to spend some time with this individual and his/her team so consider this your chance to make sure you feel like the office is a good fit for you. Many dentists offer complimentary consultations. If your case is simple you might be able to go ahead and complete the exam and records (x-rays, impressions, etc) at this visit. If you have a complex situation you'll probably just have a calm, comfortable discussion and plan on coming back for all the examination "stuff". Ballpark budgets can be discussed to help the dentist concentrate his/her efforts on designing a solution for you that fits within your expectations. For instance, you might find out that what you think you wanted was much more than you intended to invest but that it can completed in sections over time to make it affordable. Most importantly, you should get a "good vibe" from this first visit.
2) Find out where you are so you can find out how to get where you want to be. At some point, someone has to put their hands in your mouth. And that's not all. A detailed exam will certainly involve X-rays but may also include impressions and photos. If there's one thing patients dislike it's surprises in the middle of treatment that add to the cost or timeline. It's always a good idea to ask your dentist questions like "so what will we do if this doesn't work?" or "what could change and put us off course?". This is an important part of making sure that you and your dentist are on the same page about your treatment.
3) Consider Sedation. It's taken several years for your dental problems to develop, but once you've worked up the motivation to take care of them it can be disappointing to learn that it's going to take several hours in the chair to see some results. It's understandable that many people who have avoided the dentist fear discomfort, but for those who aren't phobic even just the time sitting still can be an obstacle. IV sedation is a solution that can address both of those concerns. Not only does it keep you more comfortable, but it can allow your dentist to complete your work more efficiently by chipping away at your treatment plan in larger "chunks". For example, with sedation someone facing the loss of all of their teeth can easily walk out with dentures after just one visit. That's quite a transformation!
Everyone knows that there are many benefits to having a healthy mouth but it's easy to get "analysis paralysis" over some of the obstacles to getting your teeth fixed. Start your journey now and you might find that it's easier than you think. Best of all, when you're enjoying your new smile and the foods you love again, you'll be reminded why you did it in the first place...because it's worth it!
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Jerry Dowling: Appearances and Interviews
Jerry was interviewed a couple of days ago in the Cincinnati Enquirer about the new book about the Bengals. Check it out!
He will also be interviewed on Channel 19 this Tuesday at 8:25 am and taping an interview with John Lomax Monday to air next week during Channel 12's morning show.
Finally, he is doing a book signing on December 5th at Findley Market from 11 am until 1 pm. The book makes a great Christmas gift!
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The Phoenix Rises
A long term, ongoing monthly Vampire game using the old World of Darkness setting with the new World of Darkness Systems, focusing on politics and survival
run by Chris Hoggins & Kirsten Goodall
In depth rules knowledge is not necessary for new players but rules can be found in published World of Darkness material and on the phoenix rises forums: http://thephoenixrises.free-forums.tv/ (external link)
Interested in playing? Feel free to contact Chris with any new character concepts.
A large theatre-style event set in White Wolf's "World of Darkness"


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There is a lot of fear out there these days.
Major institutions like RBS are calling 2016 a 'cataclysmic year' and advising clients to sell everything and head for the safety of bonds. The economist there even went so far as to compare today's market mood to the mood experienced in 2008 right before Lehman Brothers and the corresponding stock crash. RBS certainly isn't alone in this as analysts at other brokerage houses like Morgan Stanley also warn of oil possibly dropping into the low teens and advising clients to sell stocks on any bounce.
The media certainly does a great job of supporting the same possibility as any significant movements in the stock market are market with a BREAKING NEWS banner in red on many financial websites. BREAKING NEWS : DOW SINKS 200 POINTS said one such banner a few days ago as if 200 point declines in a basket of 30 stocks are very news worthy. The next day if the DOW rises 200 points, the same headline might read BREAKING NEWS : DOW BREAKS DOWNWARD SLIDE, RISES 200.
And through it all – the banks and brokerage houses are making out like bandits with an increase in trading profits and the potential of purchasing equities at a lower price. Before you act on any article that tells you to sell or buy at any particular price – ask yourself one question – is Morgan Stanley also selling everything – is RBS also selling everything?
Every time an investor or an institution buys and sells any security, someone in that exchange has to be on the winning side of the deal whether that be in terms of capital gains/loses, opportunity cost by being out of the market in cash or trading costs. With that in mind – why would any major company push the idea of selling everything any time a little bit of market turbulence comes along. That's right, it's because they want to be on the winning side of the deal.
Why would RBS or Morgan Stanley benefit from having individual investors liquidate their positions en masse and move into either cash or bonds? There's more to it than just trading costs and it comes down to their ability to then buy securities at a lower price – wait a bit and then sound the all clear for the individual investor to get back into the market and improve profits. Not only have they gained in trading costs but also have improved their long term positions by buying securities at a lower price.
On top of that most of these large institutions also do business on the other end of the scale. They make money if the stock market sinks as well by being short. They also generally offer bonds as well which is the obvious alternative to get into when stocks are trending down.
There is a lot of fear out there these days and the point I'm trying to make is that this fear is often manufactured for the benefit of the companies and not the benefit of the individual investor.
That's not to say that stock prices are fairly valued now and that Morgan Stanley and RBS are lying purposely to their clients.
I don't believe there is any ill intent here but I do believe that companies like MS and RBS understand that short term fluctuations have happened in the past and will always happen in the future and they can use those short term fluctuations in the market to improve their profit margins by influencing emotional individual investor.
The media certainly does a good job of making that easier for them as well with overly melodramatic headlines and massive coverage of the day to day movements in the stock markets. The S&P is down 12% since its 52 week high – not a devastating decrease for those invested in a diversified portfolio but the drama out there makes it seem like things have gotten much worse already and will get even worse in the near future.
Imagine if all the SELL EVERYTHING headlines were more realistic – would the investors panic as much?
Bond seller RBS says equities are over priced – urges investors to buy bonds!
Morgan Stanley owns puts on the S&P 500 and oil that expire next month – urges investors to sell – also increases own stake in S&P 500 after 10% drop last week!
Not so scary sounding now right?
It's not just the headlines that make investors weary about their own portfolios. There's certainly an emotional aspect beyond any headlines that makes investors reconsider their choices when they see their portfolios drop by 10-20% and perhaps more but that's not an issue that getting out of the market will solve.
I'll use myself as an example I happen to agree with the people who are critical of current stock market valuations and would completely understand a 20-30% decrease in current price. If that's the case then I should obviously get out of the stock market and wait for the appropriate time when I think equities are valued fairly to get back in right? After all – if I see my portfolio fall another 20-30%, I'll feel foolish right? Well – sure maybe a little bit but…
The problem is that I don't actually have a crystal ball and can't predict stock movements as well as I may think I can. I may believe that the stock market is 20-30% over priced but what if the market disagrees with me an continues rising despite the OBVIOUS over valuation. If I sold out – I'd have missed out on a lot of potential gains. On top of that, even if I sell now and stocks do sink – how do I know when to best get back into the stock market? I can certainly set certain criteria for myself and get back when those are reached but what if they never hit those criteria and then the stock market bounces back and rises beyond my initial sales price. I'd have missed on those gains as well as any dividends accrued during that time line. What if buy back in at a much lower price and the stock market keeps sinking. Do I sell again and try to get back in later?
Remember 2008 and the Lehman Brothers fiasco? Well, the same institution that is currently projecting a 'cataclysmic year' for stocks had to be bailed out by the government as well. Wonder why they didn't predict that?
My whole point here is that if you're not comfortable with your portfolio decreasing in size and are pondering potential movement. These may include but not be limited to selling everything and buying a bunker in Arizona to get ready for the end of the world 'cataclysmic year' that is OBVIOUSLY coming then you might have an asset allocation problem.
If you've read my posts up to now you can see that I have a pretty aggressive asset allocation with a low bond allocation and an increase in small-caps and mid-caps over the typical investor. This is because I know my own risk profile and am pretty comfortable with the idea that my portfolio can sink 50% in the blink of an eye. I'm a firm believer in the stock market being the best tool for retiring early and am still relatively early in my accumulation phase with 10+ years remaining before I may need the money. With this in mind, I was comfortable setting my asset allocation in a way that would allow me to maximize my gains without being too concerned about potential dips in the market. Dips that will be there because in times like this small-caps are hit harder than mid-caps which are hit harder than large-caps so my potential losses during these 10% or 20% or 30%+ years are greater than the average investor.
And I'm OK with that.
I have modified my asset allocation/investment plan slightly from what I usually see by adding the capacity to have up to 10% cash. This helps me in two ways. One is that by allowing me to stretch my financial degree muscle and do some stock analysis with up to 10% of my overall funds – I can have some fun with my investments as well as move some cash to the side when I think(like I do now) that the stock market is over priced. Secondly, it also gives me some peace of mind because cash on the side is always a good thing to have when the stock market starts sinking. It allows me to sell when I think things are over priced and buy when they're priced fairly. The 10% max is in place to make sure I don't get away from my overall these that time in the market beats timing the market but it does allow me some flexibility when times get a bit tough or when stocks get a bit too expensive. I generally keep at least some cash on the side but very rarely get to the 10% max so the fact that I'm there now is mainly some lucky timing on my part as I sold off a few securities last year before the market sank due to a belief that they were over priced.
Now this plan works for me because my risk profile is relatively high but it may not work for everyone. And that's the question an individual investor has to ask themselves during times like these. For some of us – those that started investing after 2008 – this might be the first time we're experience this sort of market volatility and it might be the first time you face this question.
If you're not reacting to this volatility well then it's probably time to revisit your asset allocation and see if your investing thesis still makes sense.
If you're an individual investor in certain sectors, you might have had a rougher recently than those in a diversified index fund. Dividend investors as an example who were heavily invested in oil companies like KMI or anything tied to commodities have seen not only a big decrease in their principal but also a big decrease in their dividends. Those in safer dividend plays have done better but even the idea of dividend growth investing – long thought a slightly safer play than just regular stock investing has seen its share of tough times. Investors seeking income poured into higher risk high yield plays and drove those prices up beyond a reasonable level and are now seeing those prices fall faster than the rest of the market. Certain sectors have done worse than others and now the rest of the stock market is showing some weakness as well. If any of this recent turmoil has scared you then it might be time for some changes.
The point I'm trying to make here is that stocks will never be a truly safe play – no matter where you look and this might serve as a wake up call for some whether you're a dividend investor, a sector investor or even an index investors. If you're planning some moves now when the S&P 500 has dropped 12% then what will you do IF it drops another 20% from today? Will you panic and sell it all? If that's the case then you might need to revisit your original investment thesis and see if your allocation to stocks is too high.
Through all this – please also remember your investment time line. If you're investing for 10+ years in the future then what does today's price really matter? If stocks fall and you're consistently investing then you are simply buying at a lower price and have 10+ years of dividends and potential price gains to recover those early losses.
There's certainly no reason to panic. Stocks go up and stocks go down. The long term trend is up and I believe it will continue to be up. There will be blips – some smaller and some larger but in the end – the stock market is still the best place to park your money for the long term.
However, if you're already panicking then it might be worthwhile for you to sit down and take a close look at your investment plan and see if it's right for you. High stock exposure leads to high potential gains but also high potential losses. No one is comfortable seeing 50% of their investment income disappear but that's reality with stocks and if you're the type of person that will sell midway through a big drop then you might consider an allocation to bonds that will temper that risk.
https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-asset-class-allocation is an excellent tool to help you out with that as it will help you visualize what the expected gain and max losses are for various asset allocation scenarios. Still – you have to keep your time line in line as well as you can limit your risk of max loss with a 100% bond allocation but your ability to retire at a comfortable time might be limited. At the end of the day – the asset allocation you pick should be something you will be comfortable with for years to come so it makes sense to spend some time developing it before implementing it.
I might do another post about asset allocation in the future although I think my initial posts about my strategy cover my decisions relatively well as asset allocation will be a personal decision based on each individuals' own risk profile.


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Ok. At Couples Therapy Inc. we like love too.
But of all these 12 lies about marriage, this one, in particular, needs a second look. This is perhaps one of the most stubbornly popular lies about marriage.
It has become politically incorrect to emphasize the word "marriage."
Some therapists tell me that they fear that using the word marriage will make their unmarried clients needlessly "uncomfortable." Many therapists prefer to use the neutral phrase "in a relationship." They treat intimate relationships at various levels of commitment as if they were are all the same. The research suggests that they are not.
Love and Marriage (I'm including civil unions here too) are the building blocks of civilization. Research has indicated that marriage is a significant fountainhead of health, wealth, happiness and even longevity. Most importantly, a successful marriage is a key factor for the mental health and emotional happiness for future generations.
No, it's not. Strange as it may seem, unmarried couples are less prosperous and less healthy. They tend to die at an earlier age (especially men) and take longer to bounce back from being ill than people who are married. As I mentioned earlier, one of the most popular lies about marriage is that marriage itself isn't all that important. Research has suggested that men, in particular, significantly benefit from marriage because they tend not to do well on their own. Commitment is healthy and healing.
Get used to it. Sooner or later conflict visits all relationships. Conflict is not only unavoidable; it is an incredibly useful and essential pathway to a better understanding of our partners as well as ourselves. Conflict is an opportunity to have a perfect learning experience. Our efforts to understand and be known often opens the door to marital conflict. Disagreements should not be avoided. They should be used skillfully to deepen the connection.
The Beatles were not couples therapists. Love is not all you need.
Not by a long shot.
Sex, romance, and connection can often sink beneath the weight of children, chores, career concerns, and superficial chatter. As you move through time together, you need to prioritize a sacred space that is exclusive yours, honoring and deepening your intimate bond on a regular basis.
Love does not conquer all. If you don't carve out time for your relationship, it may suffer a death of a thousand cuts.
If you harbor old resentments, therapy might be a good place to start unpacking and airing out old grievances. Don't tuck your resentments away for safe keeping. You can both move past old emotional wounds. The past is immutable, but your understanding of it, and the meaning you make of it, can begin to shift into a healing and forgiving space. In order to get over something, you may benefit from discussing it in therapy.
Nope. Interdependence is what truly preserves and enhances intimate bonds. The best marriages are couples who have a deep abiding friendship and attend to each other's needs on a regular basis.
One of the most common lies about marriage is this issue of compatibility. Communication is like a muscle. Use it or lose it. The good news is that marital communication is a proven and very teachable skill. It has nothing to do with compatibility.
Here is another one of the lies about marriage that keeps many couples from getting the help they need. It's a solemn fact that in the US, couples struggle for an average of six and a half years before entering therapy! But despite that reality, science-based couples therapy is still 70-90% effective for most couples.
The unfortunate truth is that fewer than 10% of divorcing couples even attempt couples therapy. Unfortunately, many couples who do enter couples therapy employ an all-purpose therapist. Find a Couples Therapist with advanced science-based training. It can make a huge difference for you and your family.
Couples fight most about one thing….absolutely nothing! Most fights are all too familiar "demon dances." They're about the pain that comes from disconnection and emotional isolation. At these critical moments, couples who have learned to turn towards each other, instead of away, enjoy the happiest outcomes.
Most couples I work with are shocked to learn that 69% of marital conflict is perpetual. It is fundamentally unfixable. Perpetual problems stem from deep fundamental differences between partners.
However, happy couples understand, accept and even appreciate their differences. They manage their "perpetual problems" by constantly turning toward each other and working through them with love, respect, and a robust sense of humor. John Gottman's research tells us that perpetual problems may be fundamentally unsolvable, but with skill, they are often quite manageable.
Wait a minute. Aren't we often first attracted to our partners because of how different they are from us?
Differences can be profoundly sexy!
The famous T-shirt study by Claus Wedekind demonstrated that the pheromones we find most sexy are from people who are significantly more genetically different from us. Nature loves variety!
What people usually mean by "compatibility" is their deep desire for a partner who is thoughtful and careful with their tender and vulnerable feelings. The ability to turn toward a partner and demonstrate a deep interest in understanding a conflicting point of view can be highly desirable….but it is not "compatibility."
One of the most uncomfortable lies about marriage is that the impact of divorce on children is negligible. The idea that divorce is no big deal to kids is one of the most destructive lies about marriage.
Research shows that children of divorce tend to have more emotional problems throughout their lives. They are even less likely to finish college. And they're much more likely to re-create the same unhappy patterns from their family of origin in their own marriages.
Gottman says that the most precious gift a parent can ever give a child is a happy and intact family.
Teach your children well by getting the help you need.
Your joy or misery will echo through time because you and your partner are teaching your kids what it means to be an intimate partner every day. While it's true that fighting in front of the kids can be very damaging, so is a needless divorce.
Show your kids that intimate partners aren't disposable and that marital happiness is worth the effort.
Daniel is a Marriage and Family Therapist. He currently sees couples at Couples Therapy Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts, three seasons in Cummington (at the foothills of the Berkshires...) and in Miami during joint retreats with his wife, Dr. Kathy McMahon. He uses EFT, Gottman Method, Solution-focused and the Developmental Model in his approaches.


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Compass Rose Academy understands the decision to find outside help for your daughter is not an easy one. When choosing to send your daughter to Compass Rose, it is essential to us that you have a complete understanding of our program and services. We encourage you to reach out and ask questions. We will walk through this journey with you.
What types of students are enrolled in the residential treatment center?
The residential treatment center is for troubled teen girls ages 14-18. It is ideally suited for teenagers struggling with a variety of problems, including issues related to adoption or attachment; abuse recovery; depression; PTSD; identity or body image issues; conflicts with peers, parents or authority; social isolation or rejection; mild self-harm and school troubles. The program is not a match for teenagers with severe self-harm or suicidal behaviors, history of frequent violent aggression, pervasive developmental disorders or psychotic disorders. Similar to therapeutic boarding schools in other states, Compass Rose Academy's residential treatment center is not an intensive substance abuse program but offers support and education to young people struggling with alcohol and/or drug abuse.
How do I enroll my child in the residential treatment center?
We would prefer to discuss your child's situation prior to submission of an application for enrollment. As a first step, please either call Kristi Rowles at 260-569-4757 or submit an online information request form.
How long do students stay at the residential treatment center for troubled teens?
The average stay for students in Compass Rose Academy's residential program is nine to 12 months. However, each case is individualized based on the student's specific presenting problems and goals. Change takes time and commitment, and students may stay for shorter or longer periods of time. Rest assured that our mission is to restore families and get children back home as quickly as possible. Compass Rose will never extend a student's time beyond what is necessary to complete the program.
How many students are enrolled in the residential treatment center at one time?
At Compass Rose Academy, 15 to 25 students are enrolled in the residential program at one time.
Is the Compass Rose Academy affiliated with any particular church?
The Compass Rose Academy is a non-denominational Christian ministry and is not affiliated with any particular church. Here, a blend of therapeutic care and faith-based programming nurtures recovery and growth, helping to redirect, rebuild, and restore teens and their families.
What kind of education will my child receive once she is enrolled in the residential treatment center?
Compass Rose Academy offers a comprehensive educational program through its partnership with the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County. The Metropolitan School District of Wabash County operates an on-campus school, White's Jr./Sr. High School, that is fully accredited by the Indiana Department of Education.
Each student has an individualized academic plan specifically designed to move that student toward meeting graduation requirements. Licensed, highly qualified teachers utilize computer-based curriculum aligned to state and national standards. The computer-based curriculum allows students to recover missing credits as well as earn credits at an accelerated rate once proficiency is demonstrated. The curriculum is supplemented with enrichment activities such as general classroom discussions and off-campus field trips that reiterate core themes of healing, development, teamwork, compassion and respect. The school is able to provide many levels of support from Special Education Services to Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The variety of educational programs provided allow students to maintain and/or advance from their current grade level and pursue a General, Core 40, or Academic Honors Diploma.
Each teacher stresses accountability for academic performance and personal behavior. With a low student-to-teacher ratio, strict behavior standards, a uniform policy, and mandatory study times, students have the opportunity to experience academic success, often for the first time. In the process, students learn important study skills that benefit them throughout their lives.
Students attend school Monday through Thursday with holiday breaks and an extended break in the summer. A year-round calendar provides a seamless curriculum for students who enroll or withdraw throughout the calendar year.
What does the counseling program within the residential treatment center for troubled teens entail?
Compass Rose Academy's Growth Model is based on the work of psychologist and author Dr. John Townsend, Ph.D. In addition to addressing symptoms with elements of therapy models such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Compass Rose Academy's clinical program features a major emphasis on affect-based approaches that utilize the central role of experience in the therapeutic healing process. Based on advances in affective neuroscience, these corrective experiences in therapy create new neurological pathways that reinforce new ways of being and relating, leading to changes that are deeper and longer lasting.
Instead of focusing solely on reducing symptoms like depression, anxiety, or defiance, our Growth Model looks at the hard-wiring issues (or character structure) that drive symptoms. We address this "character structure" in four primary developmental levels – Bonding, Boundaries, Reality, and Competence. The focus of the counseling and all other aspects of our program at Compass Rose is on developing the character, or internal structure, necessary to face the issues of life. As we focus on building healthy internal structure in these areas, we find that symptoms like depression, anxiety, and defiance decrease and often are eliminated. In fact, we find that students are empowered and their potential is unleashed like never before!
Counseling at Compass Rose Academy also focuses heavily on improving students' ability to self-regulate emotions and address cognitive distortions that contribute to negative behavior patterns. Skills based on the core elements of DBT (mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness), are taught in both individual and group settings. A key emphasis is also on mending family relationships to change negative cycles within the home environment.
Group therapy sessions, as well as the overall approach, are attachment-based to foster healthy connections with others since healthy relationships provide people with the resources needed to meet life's challenges. Our model places an emphasis on the importance of accurate diagnosis, including a structural diagnosis in addition to the primary mental health diagnoses.
In what activities can students expect to be involved at the residential program?
Campus life features opportunities for students to participate in a broad range of activities. Daily recreation can include exercise at any of our on-grounds facilities including fitness center, indoor gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, and outdoor activity fields. Cottages regularly take outings as a group, whether for educational, therapeutic purposes or just for fun. Students challenge themselves and build teamwork and cooperation skills at high and low ropes courses.
Since we believe so strongly in the value of teens developing competence, we work really hard to help students build and develop their passions, talents, and interests. This may include music lessons, dance lessons, volunteering at a work experience site, taking a graphic design course, or some other individualized activity that taps into a student's passion and potential.
How often can I visit my child once she is enrolled at the Compass Rose Academy residential treatment center?
We believe strongly in the family's role in the redirecting, rebuilding, and restoring process. We have many ways that parents are involved in the process from start to finish including phone calls, on-campus visitation, off-campus visitation, family therapy, home visits, Parent Group, and Parent Weekend. Families can arrange with treatment staff to visit throughout the treatment program in addition to the quarterly Parent Weekends. For greater detail about family involvement in treatment, see the Parental Involvement page.
Is Compass Rose's residential treatment center for troubled teens coed?
Compass Rose is a girls-only program.
Is there an on-site clinic at Compass Rose in case of a medical emergency?
If your child does experience an injury or illness while at Compass Rose, rest assured that she will receive excellent medical care. In addition to a full-time nurse and a consulting physician, we employ on-site first-aid personnel who are also trained emergency medical technicians. In case of an emergency, the Wabash County Hospital is only minutes away from campus. Students enrolled at the Compass Rose Academy residential treatment center receive a physical examination within two weeks of enrollment, and vision and dental appointments are scheduled within 30 days. House parents are trained to administer medications and work closely with our on-site nurse's office.
How will you discipline my child? Do you use corporal punishment?
No, Compass Rose does not practice corporal punishment. Consequences are respectful, related to the behavior and are time-limited. We believe in using incentives for good behavior and using the loss of privileges for bad behavior. Extra chores or community service may also be given for poor behavior.


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Promoting events that are not fundraisers (e.g. concerts or plays that staff will be performing in) is allowed. In addition, selling/purchasing of personal items is allowed. However, we have set up a new, special, separate email list for non-work-related announcements of this nature (as long as they do not involve fundraising for causes outside of ServcieNet), in order to differentiate them from announcements that relate to ServiceNet business. The address for this non-work-related email list is firstname.lastname@example.com. Every ServiceNet employee will be automatically signed up to receive these emails, and any staff person is permitted to post to this list; however, any staff who do not wish to receive these non-work-related emails may opt out of receiving them by sending a request for removal to firstname.lastname@example.com. See the previous post for more information.
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US leading Index Shows Slight Increase, Weakness in the labor market
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Press release from the issuing companyMay 19, 2003 -- The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index increased 0.1 percent, the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent, and the lagging index decreased 0.5 percent in April. After declining in February and March, the leading index increased slightly in April. Since early 2002, the leading index has been fluctuating around a flat trend. This is consistent with real GDP growth continuing to fluctuate around a 2% to 2.5% average annual rate. Despite rebounding financial indicators and consumer expectations, there is still weakness in the labor market and manufacturing indicators. Weakness in these components reflects the recent declines in manufacturing capacity utilization. The coincident index, a measure of current economic conditions, decreased in April after holding steady in March. The slight decline in the coincident indicators in April is consistent with the weakness in the leading index in the first quarter of 2003. LEADING INDICATORS. Five of the ten indicators that make up the leading index increased in April. The positive contributors - beginning with the largest positive contributor – were index of consumer expectations, real money supply*, stock prices, interest rate spread, and building permits. The negative contributors to the index - beginning with the largest negative contributor - were vendor performance, average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance (inverted), average weekly manufacturing hours, and manufacturers' new orders for nondefense capital goods*. Manufacturers' new orders for consumer goods and materials* held steady in April. The leading index now stands at 110.6 (1996=100). This index decreased 0.2 percent in March and decreased 0.5 percent in February. During the six-month span through April, the leading index increased 0.2 percent, with four of the ten components advancing (diffusion index, six-month span equals 40 percent). COINCIDENT INDICATORS. Two of the four indicators that make up the coincident index increased in April. The positive contributors to the index - beginning with the larger positive contributor - were personal income less transfer payments* and manufacturing and trade sales*. Industrial production and employees on nonagricultural payrolls declined in April. The coincident index now stands at 114.9 (1996=100). Based on revised data, this index held steady in March and decreased 0.4 percent in February. During the six-month period through April, the coincident index decreased 0.3 percent. LAGGING INDICATORS. The lagging index decreased 0.5 percent to 98.9 (1996=100) in April, with five of the seven components declining. The negative contributors to the index – beginning with the largest negative contributor – were average duration of unemployment, change in CPI for services, commercial and industrial loans outstanding*, ratio of consumer installment credit to personal income*, and change in labor cost per unit of output*. The positive contributor to the index was ratio of manufacturing and trade inventories to sales*. Average prime rate charged by banks held steady in April. Based on revised data, the lagging index decreased 0.1 percent in March and held steady in February.
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Flu vax given instead of a liver punch.
Firstly, it is important to open up this post with a massive apology to Miranda from Vaccine Free Australia (a secret antivaccination group based in Australia) who shared her story. We aren't mocking your story at all. We are sharing your story for the world to see. And here is a good chance to learn the pain you went through with your shot that you got despite signing documents and being in a pharmacy and you still didn't realise you got an influenza shot? Well, to the trolls… Let's start with that.
Your group is secret and perfectly safe. Your story is being shared to help other people in the same situation as you. We're not making stuff up, we're not editing or lying about you, we're merely showing that you believe your vaccine injury is so real and you're our anecdotal proof of it.
So, without further ado, what was the whole influenza/liver shot debacle all about?
(some names blanked out where they were considered unimportant to the story)
Here is the opening post five hours after it was posted (the post has since been deleted, of course, because of the amount of stupidity on it).
Here's the first 3 comments as seen in the original post at TAVS: Here
And this is what happened after those comments. Brace yourselves.
Note the other Sheppard, that's apparently her mother. They're a mother/daughter Poe team (hopefully).
Did someone say hypochondriac? Yeah, that's right, she is suffering from something!
This stemmed from a massive line of denial right from the word go. Here's some other headline posts by Ms Sheppard:
In this next shot she didn't think chemists (pharmacists) were good for advice then, but she went to one anyway and got liver punched? Interesting… it all seems to be adding up.
And this seems to be one of the first serious and plausible threats to her child's health. You can actually hear the panic in her typing. Cold sores can be dangerous to infants.
The panic just continued for months prior to the post we've detailed. We'll let you be the judge if she has a limited grip on reality. You see, we're pro-choice!
How about relating real life to movies then?
She 'won' a vaccination exemption? A medical exemption? Based on what grounds?
And this is her story…
There it is, unedited, in full. You be the judge, did this woman really receive a liver shot? A flu shot? Or even Ipecac? You make your own mind up….


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the family jewel
Recently my father returned from a trip to England. "I have something for you," he said, "a family heirloom. I want you to look after it." The reverence in his voice aroused my curiosity. Was it my grandmother's engagement ring? Maybe an old diary?
He rummaged around in his bag, then slowly and rather ceremoniously placed the object in front of me. "It's been in the family for about 70 years," he said in a hushed voice, "rather wonderful, don't you think?" I looked up to find what appeared to be an old battered rolling pin. One handle was loose and a crack ran horizontally down its length. Then he told me about its history. Apparently it had been one of the more practical gifts my grandmother Phyllis had received at her wedding in 1937.
Shortly thereafter came the onset of the Second World War with its inevitable shortages. The British government's food rationing presented a major problem. Phyllis had to use all her culinary skills to make food stretch to feed her family. A bag of flour and the rolling pin became her closest allies.
My father told me wistfully that at the height of the Blitz, with its frequent bombing raids, Phyllis could be seen in the candlelight, rolling pin in hand, quietly and calmly preparing pastry for the family's next meal. From this simple rolling pin flowed an abundance of savory English fare: steak and kidney pie, Cornish pasties, toad-in-the-hole, and sausage rolls. For dessert, rhubarb, gooseberry, pear, and peach pies. At Christmas the traditional pudding would be supplemented with mince pies, raisin scones, and lemon curd tarts.
Last month was Phyllis's 90th birthday. Surrounded by her three sons and a small army of healthy grand-and great-grandchildren, she had a lot to be thankful for. And I am thankful to have her in my life--and the battered rolling pin.


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Subject Note: Zachary Taylor was a hero of the Mexican War. He assumed command of the U.S. forces in January 1846 and his troops encamped near Matamoros in the spring of 1846. Taylor became President of the United States in 1849. He died in 1850. Constitutent Note: According to the National Portrait Gallery online catalogue, this portrait is based on a work by James Maguire.
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Lament for the victims of war : mandolin ensemble
by Betty Beath (1999)
Also known as: Beath, Betty - Lament for Kosovo
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Lament for the Victims of War (previously titled Lament for Kosovo) was written for Adrian Hooper and the Sydney Mandolins in 1999 who gave the first performance of the work in that year; later their performance of the piece was recorded and broadcast by the ABC.
While writing this work I was deeply moved by the unfolding events in Kosovo and at the same time experiencing the sad fragility and decline of my mother. Previously I had written for the same ensemble Mikri Thalassa a piece which had been received with enthusiasm by musicians and audiences and I had this in mind as I set out to write the new work. However, the feelings that were uppermost in my heart and mind at that time emerged in what I saw as a 'lament for Kosovo and for the suffering of all those involved in such conflicts around the world'.
Because this new mandolin piece became personally significant I went on to extend and develop the 'lament' first as a piano solo, again titled Lament for Kosovo and later, as a work for string orchestra titled Lament for Kosovo Adagio for Strings. There have now been many significant performances of all of these works, nationally and internationally.
In 2008 the Lament for Kosovo, in its original form for mandolins re-emerged on concert programs. This followed Adrian Hooper's generous sharing of the unpublished score with the Director of the Providence Mandolin Orchestra, Mark Davis. He has, since that time, intorduced the work to American audiences and included it in programs performed on tour in France and in the Nederlands where the Providence Mandolin Orchestra collaborated with the Het Consort whose Director is Alex Timmerman.
Work Details
Year: 1999
Instrumentation: 2 mandolins, mandola, guitar, bass guitar. This work has also been successfully performed by Mandolin orchestras with the specifications noted on the score.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Technically proficient
Dedication note: Dedicated to Sydney Mandolins
Commission note: Commissioned by Adrian Hooper for performance by Sydney Mandolins.
Previously titled Lament for Kosovo.
Resonate article: Betty Beath at 80: I like to complete a work by Anni Heino
Lament for Kosovo
Lament for the victims of war
This work was written at a time when every day our television sets gave us images of refugees from Kosovo struggling in long straggling lines across vast, snowy mountains. Since then we have witnessed the horror of more and more innocent victims of war, people of many, many races and religions who are forced to endure hardships that we can hardly imagine. It seemed that I must change the title of the work to include them all.
Performances of this work
5 Aug 2018: at the Bourbaki Ensemble: war and peace: music for strings (St Stephen's Church, Newtown). Featuring David Angell, Bourbaki Ensemble.
6 Nov 2014: at FRIEDENS-KONZERT (Wiener Konzerthaus). Featuring Frauen-Kammerorchester von Osterreich.
10 Sep 2009: at Katie Zhukov (Nickson Room). Featuring Katie Zhukov.
12 Nov 00: Public Schools Charity Committee's annual Celebration Concert, Sydney Opera House.. Featuring Wendy Huddleston, Armidale Connection.
17 Sep 00: Recital program celebrating the work of Australian women composers at the Queensland Art Gallery.. Featuring Jenni Flemming.
2 Jul 00: Hunters Hill Music, Town Hall, Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill. Featuring Sydney Mandolins, Adrian Hooper.
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One of the predicted benefits of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) is improved mobility and access for those unable to drive. The extent to which this happens, however, will depend not just on marketplace competition, but also on public policy decisions that ensure an equitable transportation system.
This is the conclusion of a new analysis by Frank Douma, director of the State and Local Policy Program (SLPP) at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Adeel Lari, director of innovative financing at SLPP; and Kory Andersen, graduate student in urban and regional planning. The research was conducted under the Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness Program, which is led by SLPP.
"The benefits of self-driving vehicles for the disadvantaged won't happen automatically," Douma says. "For example, just because a self-driving vehicle can transport a person that is physically unable to drive, it doesn't mean that the person will be able to easily enter and exit the vehicle, nor easily interact with it, unless the vehicle has been specifically designed to meet the needs of these users."
The development of self-driving cars is fast-paced and proprietary, Douma adds, and it's unclear what physical form and design elements SDVs will have. Cognitive and other disabilities also pose challenges that need to be considered.
Although accessible prototypes have been developed, deployment is uncertain. The researchers suggest that tax incentives could be created to prompt vehicle manufacturers to further develop and promote SDVs to serve people with disabilities.
Another challenge to making SDVs benefit all people is keeping the costs affordable. Manufacturing costs are still relatively high, mostly because of SDV safety technology. "If SDVs enter the market as available for private purchase, only the most well-off individuals would reap the safety and mobility benefits," Douma says.
This private ownership model also assumes that individuals would absorb the costs that public transit agencies currently incur for on-demand paratransit services. The per-trip costs of these services are often three or more times those of fixed-route transit services. "If disabled individuals can transport themselves, public services and costs could be greatly reduced," Andersen says.
An alternative, the researchers say, is moving toward a model in which fleets of SDVs function as a circulatory system for the population at large, providing mobility benefits to more people at lower costs. "The fleet model eliminates any large up-front cost barriers," Lari says. "Instead, individuals pay by trip, which makes it easier to budget." Discounted payment rates could be offered to disabled individuals and seniors.
However, without policy changes, "it is not clear if there are incentives for car manufacturers to develop SDVs for anything other than private ownership," Douma says. To encourage development of an SDV fleet system, states could reform existing legislation or enact new policy. Minnesota, for example, could consider reducing or eliminating its sales tax on car-sharing services, he says.


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Hotel Dieu Hospital was established by the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph (RHSJ), a congregation of religious women founded in France by Jerome le Royer de la Dauversiere in 1636. In the mid-1600s, the Sisters arrived in Canada to help build a hospital in Montreal, and they were called upon to continue their healing mission by opening the first public hospital in the Kingston area in 1845.
They originally took up residence on the corner of Brock and Sydenham Streets, caring for the immigrants who flooded the region and for hundreds of orphans whose immigrant parents died from disease and starvation.
In 1892, the Sisters moved to Hotel Dieu's current site, increasing patient capacity from 40 to 150 people. A chapel was built in 1895 and a convent in 1897. A School of Nursing started in 1912, with the first class graduating in 1914. More buildings and services were added over the following years with the Centenary, Brock and Johnson wings, and subsequently the Jeanne Mance building in 1984.
While the mission of the Sisters remains the touchstone of all we do at Hotel Dieu Hospital, formal sponsorship of the hospital now rests with Catholic Health International, whose mission is to ensure the presence of Catholic values in its member Corporations.
Each year, on February 2, Hotel Dieu Hospital commemorates the memory of our founder, Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière who, on this day in 1630, experienced a vision of the Holy Family that inspired him to establish a Congregation of Daughter Hospitallers of St. Joseph; a congregation, which later became known as the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph (RHSJ). From the very beginning, this congregation was dedicated to the Holy Family under the particular protection of St. Joseph, for the service of "the sick poor." This small beginning led to the founding of congregations in hospitals in many different countries, including Hotel Dieu in Kingston.


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One of the best things about being an author is meeting readers. As I mentioned in my last blog post, I don't just write for me. I write for you, the reader, and consider it my responsibility to create a story that leaves just enough room for you to feel connected but not limited. I want characters that are real, but flexible. Stories that have heart and meaning, but are not so explicit that you can't make the meaning evolve to the space that you are in.
All that gobblygook aside, I want to meet reader expectations. That's a big part of being a romance novelist: knowing what readers want and fulfilling their desires in a way that touches both writer and reader. And how do I know what readers want? First and foremost, I am reader myself. I've been reading romance since I was a little girl (probably well before I should have been). Short category, epic historical, contemporary, Regency, erotica. You name it, I've read it and loved it. But next to that, I need to talk to and hear from readers.
I get feedback and contact with readers a number of ways. Some of you write me, and I adore you and (barring some technological fail) try to write back promptly. Some of you post reviews on Amazon and B&N (bless your heart!), or review your books on your blogs. Reviews are essential to those of us playing the publishing game, and I appreciate those reviews more than I can say. But the very BEST, most WONDERFUL way I have to contact with readers is to meet them.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE meeting readers. I love answering questions, talking books, talking writing, squealing, hugging, and even debating about the future of publishing (because I'm a lawyer, yanno, so I sometimes have a hard time keeping my mouth shut). 😉
Which brings me to WORDSTOCK. Wordstock is a huge literary festival in Portland, featuring all sorts of fantastic authors. If you live anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, and enjoy hearing talking books, this is a "do not miss" sort of event. This year, I'm appearing a number of times, both to talk YA and adult romance. My schedule is:
October 13
3:30 YA Stage, I'll be talking about my young adult fiction.
5:00 Work for Art Stage, I'll be talking about my adult romance.
October 14
3:00 National Endowment for the Arts Stage, I'll be part of a panel on Electronic Voyeurism
5:00 YA Stage, I'll be moderating a panel on trends in YA paranormal books.
Tons more details on Wordstock are on the festival website. You can find me here.
I would love to see some friendly faces in the crowd, and wow, it would be fantastic if some of you introduced yourselves, or came to me for an autograph. I will have swag to give away, including a SNEAK PEEK–CAN'T FIND IT ON THE INTERNET ANYWHERE I GUARANTEE–look at the cover for my October release, THE BOSS'S FAKE FIANCEE. A few people will walk away with free books. Doesn't that sound fun? 😉
Over the next few days, I'll be blogging again about my panel topics. I'm particularly interested in hearing from you about the electronic voyeurism topic (what do you like to see when you peek into a bedroom via your Kindle, Nook, or iPad?) and in getting ideas for the YA paranormal panel. Stay tuned for more to come!


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It looks like Mayor Rahm Emanuel is headed for a victory on April 7, according to the latest poll results at least.
But how much stock should we put in the polls?
Both Ogden and Fry and the Chicago Tribune have conducted regular polls for the mayoral race both before and after the Feb. 24. election. Their results are not the same, but both show that Emanuel has gained a significant lead over Garcia in the past few weeks.
The Chicago Tribune released its latest poll results Tuesday showing Emanuel with 58 percent of voters and Garcia with only 30 percent. Another 9 percent were undecided. In the newspaper's March 6-11 poll, the mayor had 51 percent, while Garcia had 37 percent.
Ogden and Fry's results are slightly more conservative. Their latest numbers, released Sunday, show Emanuel with 47.6 percent of the vote and Garcia with 34.2 percent, factoring in the undecided voters.
The weekly Ogden and Fry polls have shown Emanuel with a significant lead since March 15. The poll immediately before that, however, painted a more bleak picture for the mayor. Emanuel held only 43.5 percent of the vote to Garcia's 38 percent.
More than anything, the polls reflect Emanuel's amped up ad game in the last few weeks. But although the numbers bode well for Emanuel, it does not guarantee him a victory.
Here's why.
Both polls showed Emanuel with a greater lead before the Feb. 24 election than he actually achieved. The mayor's numbers were relatively accurate, but Garcia's supporters came through in the actual election where they didn't in the polls.
The last Chicago Tribune poll before the Feb. 24 election showed Emanuel with 45 percent and Garcia with 20 percent. On Election Day, however, Emanuel gained only one point, but Garcia surged to 34 percent.
Likewise, in the Ogden and Fry poll just before the February election, Emanuel held 48.3 percent of the vote to Garcia's 26.5 percent.
Mike Fourcher, of Aldertrack, also makes a case for Garcia gaining significant ground at the last minute. In an analysis about poll results Tuesday, Fourcher points out Garcia's confidence in his ground game with union members and community groups going door to door and bringing supporters to the polls.
In another strike against the mayor, Fourcher highlights the wealthier demographic of Emanuel's supporters, who are more likely to be out of town for Spring Break on Election Day.
The determining factor for the mayoral race is most likely the early vote. While the polls indicate the success of each candidate's campaign moves, what really matters is who turns up to vote.
Despite the record early voting numbers and trends in recent polls, as Fourcher says, it's probably still too early to call this race.


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By Dallas Bordon
For the second year in a row, the Madison County Senior League Softball All-Stars are headed to Florida to represent Georgia in the Regional Tournaments.
Madison County took the rough road through the state tournament via the loser's bracket after dropping game one to Bartow County 14-4 last Saturday.
Madison County got their revenge Thursday, July 18, and won the state championship by defeating Bartow County in two games 7-4 and 11-4 to claim their second consecutive title. Bartow entered the championship game unbeaten and had to be defeated twice to lose out.
Madison County's girls rolled off five straight wins to win the state tournament held at Southeast Clarke Park in Athens. Madison County limped into the tournament with early injuries to Brianna Morgan and Tatum Harris and then lost first baseman Mallory Rogers (ankle) in the win over Macon. But all is well for Coach Rodney Rogers' girls who will now prepare for a second trip to Florida next weekend.
Members of this season's state championship team are: Kirsten Casper, Kristen Crumley, Tatum Harris, Dani Lukas, Brianna Morgan, Mallory Rogers, Casie Wade, Taylor Freeman, Destiny Parten, Courtney Weldon, Kelsie Palmer, Morgan Pruitt, Emily Halpin, Kacie James and coaches Rodney Rogers, Lance Wade, and Preston Weldon.


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In addition to acupuncture, People's Community Acupuncture offers shiatsu in our clinic. Shiatsu is a unique form of Asian bodywork that helps to balance the flow of energy throughout your body. By using sustained pressure and gentle stretches, shiatsu accesses the energy pathways within the body to release blockages and restore the flow to depleted areas. The experience is profoundly relaxing, grounding and healing for your body, mind and spirit.
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The increasingly acrimonious presidential campaign spilled into local politics this week when a
David DeCarli, whose wife, Susan, is deputy Republican registrar, walked up to a microphone during a public comment period at Monday's council meeting and blasted Montinieri, noting that Trump has not been convicted of a crime. He called on Montinieri to apologize and on the council to formally censure him.
"It's sad because as the mayor you represent all of Wethersfield whether we are
Montinieri made the allegation as part of a Facebook post urging voters not to support Hurley in his bid for state representative. Hurley is challenging longtime Democratic state Rep. Russ Morin, for whom Montinieri has campaigned, in the 28th House District.
"He [Hurley] continues to have a TRUMP sign on his lawn, long after the revelations that Trump is a sexual assaulter," Montinieri wrote in the Oct. 11 post. "Do we want to consider a state representative that condones sexual assault?"
Montinieri's comments refer to a recently released 2005 videotape of Trump bragging about kissing and touching women without their consent. The New York City real estate mogul has described the conversation as "locker room talk" and denied acting inappropriately.
During and after Tuesday's meeting, Hurley dismissed Montinieri's allegation as an election year cheap shot.
"I don't condone sexual assault," he said. "It was more gutter politics to help his friend Russ Morin."
Asked if he was troubled by the Trump tape, Hurley replied, "I haven't seen anything that has been substantiated."
Maria C. Alfonso, a member of the Democratic Town Committee, rose to Montinieri's defense, arguing that to support Trump is to "morally justify his racism and sexism."
"To vote for Trump is to vote for his racism, his sexism, his xenophobia," Alfonso said. "To vote for Trump is to vote for his love of fascism and authoritarianism."
After the meeting, Montinieri defended his post and said he would not apologize. He noted that polls show most women are deeply upset by the tape and other comments Trump has made about women.
"That was not an offensive post," Montinieri said. "I would not apologize. I would stand by this."
In other business, the council voted unanimously to reject the state's offer to sell the town a disused state building at 170 Ridge Road for $250,000. Neither the town nor the school board has any use for the 1912 structure, plus it contains hazardous materials, Councilman Tony Martino said.
Montinieri reported that talks continue among capital region mayors, including Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, on possible regionalization. Montinieri emphasized that there is no discussion of sharing suburban property tax revenue with Hartford, an idea he said he would oppose.
Meanwhile, Deputy Mayor Steve Barry reported that work on the $85 million Wethersfield High School reconstruction project is set to finish by the end of this month.


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Take All Business Documents on E-Paper, Why Not?
Recently I'm really interested in reading New York Times via Amazon.com's Kindle. It makes me feel good with another reading experience. I also think kinda e-paper or e-ink technologies would change the future of our reading. It likes presentations in mobile devices on my view. As an environmentalist, I really recommend the paperless business with these e-paper technologies.
Actually Kindle is not so-called good enough as I know, but it's the latest one over the market. In Japan, Sony introduces another nice gadget LIBRIé EBR-1000EP with better design and usability. And just last month, the company Plastic Logic from Cambridge University unveiled its new-blood digital reader with a balance between size and convenience (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/plastic-logics.html). This one is really impressive. Whatever for the business or not, I guess the new era of paperless world is coming.
William Peterson
Presentation Veteran


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Reed Momenta provides clinically credible high impact lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that help people lead healthier lives.
We look to make sustainable and positive changes for people by working with experts in the fields of nutrition, psychology and physical activity.
Reed Momenta addresses individual needs that allows us to maximise outcomes through fun and interactive interventions that are evidence based and outcome driven. We place our programmes in the heart of communities, working with local public, private and voluntary organisations to achieve our goals.
We recognise the importance of working with community-based and specialist partners and we have established strong relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders in all UK regions, including local authorities, community groups, charities and government agencies.
Our current services include:
Programme delivery in Bath, Swindon & Wiltshire, Berkshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Herefordshire, Lancashire, North East & South London and West Yorkshire.
Integrated and easy-to-access healthy lifestyle support in Leeds: Smoking cessation, weight management, cooking skills, healthy eating and physical activity.
Integrated healthy lifestyle support in the City of London: Adult weight management, NHS Health Check & Exercise on referral.
Reed in Partnership is a leading public services provider.
We have delivered over £600m of publicly-funded contracts to help develop people and their communities.
We are renowned for high quality partnership work, expert systems and thorough quality assurance.
Our services have helped hundreds of thousands of people to change their lives for the better.
Discover Momenta is a leading developer of evidence-based behavioural healthy lifestyle services.
These range from brief to intensive intervention programmes that optimise psychological and physical health outcomes and use of public resources.
Our multi-component Momenta adult weight management service supports people to lose weight in a safe and sustainable way. It has been developed by our expert team and maps to NICE guidance and other relevant frameworks.
- Dr Paul Chadwick
Clinical Director
Dr Chadwick is a Consultant Clinical and Health Psychologist specialising in behaviour change and its application to health and wellbeing. He has been at the forefront of promoting eivdence-based approaches to behaviour change in the UK and internationally for the last fifteen years, and is a Senior Teaching Fellow at the internationally renowned Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London.
As the co-founder of MEND he was responsible for the development of the world's largest and well evaluated suite of child obesity intervention programmes and his principal interest lies with realising the potential of behavioural science to address global problems affecting health and wellbeing. Dr. Chadwick remains a practicing clinical psychologist and works with individuals with and affected by Diabetes at the award winning Camden Diabetes Integrated Practice Unit and Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust.
- Martin Fallon
Martin is Managing Director of Reed in Partnership. He joined the Reed Group in 1989 as a Regional Manager. He went on to do a number of sales and operational roles before joining Reed in Partnership in 2004 as Operations Director. He became Managing Director in 2014.
- Harry MacMillan
Harry has worked in public health since 2003, focused on the UK and North America. He was CEO of MEND Central, where he worked with a team of child health specialists on child weight management programmes internationally. In 2013 Harry co-founded Discover Momenta Ltd, focused on adult weight management, wellbeing and diabetes prevention, and Healthy Weight Partnership, Inc., the exclusive licensor of MEND programmes in North America, of which he is Managing Director. Since 2008 Harry has been Chair of MEND Foundation, a US non-profit focused on addressing child obesity, which is a board member of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health.
- Rhodri Thomas
Rhodri manages the Business Development team, developing and implementing a business growth strategy. He is also responsible for overseeing marketing and communications activities that Reed Momenta undertakes.
- Donna Murrell
Donna has been with Reed in Partnership since 2003 and brings 12 years of public service experience to the Board. As Reed in Partnership's Operations Director she is responsible for driving performance across our range of services, supply chain management and stakeholder relationships.
- Lisa Taylor
With over 25 years' experience in public and private health, fitness and leisure management, Lisa co-founded Discover Momenta Ltd, focused on adult weight management, wellbeing and diabetes prevention in 2013. She was previously Strategic Partnership Director at the social enterprise MEND Central, where she conceived and implemented Momenta, MENDs first adult programme. Additionally she created More Active Health, a six-week behaviour change healthy lifestyle programme approved by the Department of Health.
Before joining MEND Lisa established a distinguished track record in leisure management, recognised as one of the industry's foremost retention specialists. She was awarded the first FitPro Industry Professional Award of 2007 whilst in her role as fitness director for Places for People the UK's largest operator of public sector leisure facilities.


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It is actually crazy to think that it has taken me this long to write a Mission Monday on a ministry that is such a huge part of my life. When the thought first crossed my mind the other day I was frustrated with myself that I hadn't done one yet, but later the very Read more
Praying like a Child
Recently I arrived at my sister's house just as my niece and nephews were about to go to bed, and immediately the kids exclaimed they wanted me to tuck them in. So as they said good night to their parents and shuffled off to their beds, I tucked in and prayed with each one. Now Read more
Replacing Cultural Truth with Godly Truth
Recently I began experimenting by eating more vegetarian or vegan meals than meals that include meat. While there are a variety of reasons why, I realized the journey I took to get to this place mentally. What is funny is that I can remember, even as a teenager, my family joking around that I would Read more
Waves of complacency
I recently visited the beach that my family frequented when I was a child. I saw a house that I remember admiring as a little girl, which is now for sale. Part of me thinks how amazing it would be to live at the beach, in this beautiful home. Serene, tranquil sanctuary. But then the Read more
Facets of Trust
Everything here requires me to trust God. Trust that, although the walls of the house do not meet the roof, some animal is not going to come into the house or my room in the middle of the night. Trust that there is not going to be some natural disaster since they feel more common Read more
Lukewarm Cultural Christianity
I don't usually blog about the sermon that was preached at my church, but where God has my heart lately and the sermon preached by my pastor intersected, so I am going to blog it. My church has been going through the first three chapters of Revelation, through the seven churches, and I was especially Read more
Rural Church Planting
For those of you who don't know, I live in Maine. I have lived in Maine my entire life. As in Maine with a statewide population of 1.3 million people (according to the US Chamber of Commerce), as opposed to 1.2 million people in Dallas or 625k in Seattle. Maine, according to a recent survey, Read more
Christmas Mission Trip
I'm still here. I apologize that I have neglected blogging lately. I wanted to update you on one of the reasons I have been too busy to blog. I am leading a mission team to Nicaragua in early December as a Christmas mission trip. We will be visiting a Center of Protection for girls that have Read more
Last week I was excited to share with you an opportunity to partner or be part of missions in my home state, this week I am excited to share about missionaries in my own, small hometown! The Rosenbauer family will be going to Mophela, South Africa on a long term missions trip to serve at Read more
Mission Monday: Maine Church Planting
So I have been waiting to make the new Maine Church Planting website my Mission Monday post for a while now, but I was holding out for this video to be ready! Please check out the website and see the various ways that you can be involved in church planting in Maine! There are ways that Read more
Mission Monday: Amani Baby Cottage
Amani Baby Cottage is located in Jinja, Uganda. It was established in 2003 to provide care for orphaned or abandoned children. Their website states: "We can house up to 60 children ages birth to 5 years. Children are referred to us through the local authorities and the social welfare system. Many are orphaned when Read more
Mission Monday: The H2O Project
Living Water International has completed 11,266 water projects in 23 countries worldwide. " Living Water International exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience "living water"—the gospel of Jesus Christ—which alone satisfies the deepest thirst." Living Water International: The H2O Project Drink Water to Read more
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"
You may know, if you have read my blog for any length of time, that I don't write to convince others of anything. I write about what God is showing me and teaching me, and even then only the times when He lays it on my heart to write about it. So I try to Read more
Miracle Provided!
In my blog post, Waiting for a Miracle, I reached out for a friend of mine who was looking for anyone who had remembered her children in their previous orphanage or had pictures of them there. The task was compared to finding a needle in a haystack. We included the oldest picture of the children Read more


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Robert De Niro Net Worth, Earning and Salary 2019
Robert De Niro is an American actor and producer by profession and is known as the greatest actors of all time. Robert is an extremely talented man who portrays any character so well on-screen enough that it's enough to keep the audience captivated with his magical acting. He has done several movies which have been hit with critics and viewers as well which have helped in increasing the net worth of Robert De Niro. In this article, we will look at Robert De Niro net worth and his various income sources.
Robert Anthony De Niro was born in Manhattan, New York. From his childhood days, he took to acting seriously and at just 10 years of age he took part in a school production of The Wizard Of Oz. His debut in movies came when he was 20 years old in The Wedding Party. This was the beginning of Robert De Niro income. Since then there was no looking back for him, he did movies like Bloody Mama, Major League Baseball, Mean Streets. With his movies earning good response from the box office his fame started increasing and so did the Robert De Niro net worth. He earned his first award as Best Supporting Actor for the movie The Godfather. He continued his success further with films like New York, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull The King Of Comedy, Casino, Cape Fear and much more. The number of movies in his booty is just aplenty and this did a huge hike in the Robert De Niro earnings.
For his immense contribution towards cinema due to the abundance of sensible movies, he made he was awarded an Honorable Prize at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. He is the founder of the TriBeca Productions a film studio and also the the TriBeca Film Festival. He is also the owner of two restaurants the Nobu and Tribeca Grill. All these have in turn made their contribution to the net worth of Robert De Niro.
Robert De Niro Net Worth Sources
The net worth of Robert De Niro comes mostly from his acting ventures and his film production. He has done plenty of movies in his career and with each movie he has proved his capability as an actor . The success of his movies states the fact that the Robert De Niro salary is very high. His money also comes fro his production company which makes good business. This in short sums up to be the reasons behind Robert De Niro net worth.
Robert De Niro Age, Car, House, Spouse, Height & Weight
Nickname – Bob, Bobby D, Bobby Milk, Kid Monroe
Robert De Niro Spouse – Grace Hightower
Robert De Niro Sibling –John De Niro, Joan De Niro
Date of Birth / Birth City – 17 Aug 1943 / Manhattan, New York(U.S.)
Robert De Niro Height Feet – 5'9″
Weight – 68 Kg (Approx)
Robert De Niro Age – 73
Robert De Niro Car – –
Robert De Niro House Location – Montauk, New York
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Editorial by KS Augustin
Time to peer between the jaws of a proferred equine…
I'm not a person given to hyperbole. When a group of young men decided to guess my profession a few years ago (don't ask), they unanimously decided on "teacher". Because I was "so stern", they told me. With that in mind, take it from a stern, schoolmarmish type: the SFR community is small, but it's a great place to be! 🙂
The magazine is two years old with this issue, and it has grown in a way that the team and I could never have imagined. Part of it is due to the growth of the genre itself, from something completely obscure to something now only slightly obscure. LOL Part of it is due to the time and heart our reviewers put into reading and writing about SFR stories, and I salute each and every one of them. Part of it is due to our excellent columnists, who aren't afraid to tackle controversy head on. I'm not ashamed to say that more than a few of the short stories we've published have tickled the ole nose, but this entire endeavour could have come to naught without the tangible support of the community of SFR authors. Without them, you wouldn't be reading this magazine right now. A huge thank you to them and to you, our readers, for sticking with us.
With all that in mind, I could be writing about the Hugo awards. Or how romance in SF is still stigmatised. Or how to raise the profile of SFR within the greader reader community. But, instead, I think I'll turn this issue's editorial into a community service and write about YOU.
Recently, I was involved in a discussion on privacy. And a lot of participants remarked (and I'm paraphrasing here) that they felt completely safe online because they were able to keep separate profiles (real-name and pen-name) on various social media, without one being linked to the other. I was horrified. Because, although it may appear that a person's profiles are distinct, they aren't. I know, for example, that Google and Linkedin are onto me. And, if that's the case, I know Facebook is too, no doubt about it.
Just because a service doesn't make it obvious that it can link your different profiles, never assume that they can't. There are a lot of very smart people behind the social media algorithms, and they have serious money behind them; more than you or I are likely to see in our lifetime. If you or I could do a lot with a hundred thousand dollars, imagine what a company with a market capitalisation in the billions could do. And they do.
To use an example, I love dogs and, a few years ago, had occasion to "follow" a North American breeder. She joyfully announced that she'd be attending a particular dog show…and went on to post blow-by-blow updates on what route she was taking, where she was staying and even which restaurant she was eating at! I was sitting at my computer twenty thousand kilometres away, tracking her every move. I knew her name, her mobile number, what highway she was on, who she was travelling with, and even what issues she was having with her car. And I wasn't even trying! She was giving me all that information on a plate, with her chatty updates and her geolocation-tagged smartphone. And this was before I'd even heard about a branch of security called "location intelligence".
Whatever you may think of Edward Snowden's actions, because of him I think people have become a bit smarter about the kind of information they disclose…but not by much. In a world where I think I'm now on someone's watchlist because I searched for "terrorists cell phones how to track" so I could properly name the type of intelligence it describes; where my laptop can switch itself on and monitor my conversations; where my smartphone can send usage statistics and conversation recordings to a central server; where my search engine can keep a history of my browsing and, unbeknowst to me, send my details to authorities if its algorithms think I'm doing anything "suspicious"…in a world where all this is known, done and executed, I have to wonder if any company is doing me a favour by providing me with a free service.
As the old saying goes, if you're not paying for it, you're the product.
And the powers-that-be, and their sweetly cooperative corporate partners, aren't going to err on the side of "innocent until proven guilty". From the news we read, we know it's always a case of "guilty until proven innocent" with large corporations and the government, even when there's no case to answer (e.g. sloppy bureaucracy, out-of-date or incomplete internal records, general malice).
I casually keep up to speed in my old stamping ground of Information Technology, and when articles slide before my eyes with headings like "Data Brokers Are Watching You" (Gary Anthes), "The Internet that Facebook Built" (Michael L Best), the ramifications of "Human-Agent Collectives" (Jennings, Moreau, Nicholson, Ramchurn, Roberts, Rodden & Rogers), or "Big Data's End Run Around Procedural Privacy Protections" (Barocas & Nissenbaum), to name a few, it dawns on me that most of my storyspinning peers who think they're truly safe on a platform like Facebook, Twitter or any of Google's services are not just ignorant, but massively and tragically ignorant. It's as I tell my children: the time for stupid teenage hijinks is over, hardly to begin and never to return. One careless mistake now can come back and bite them in the arse years down the track. Something they do may be legal today but not tomorrow, and they will be punished for it. (How I love retroactive legislation. /sarcasm)
I know it may not be cool to mention personal security in a magazine on SF Romance, but we are all—readers and authors alike—affected by this. We may dream that we're coasting hyperspace on our way to a crystal cathedral that houses the Micro Black Hole of Eternal Life, but our feet are still (and unfortunately) stuck on an Earth that's not doing a very good job of fulfilling humanity's ambitions. Oh, it's doing a grand job of granting the grandiose fantasies of a small group of sociopaths (take your pick from the current crop), but it's doing bugger all to grant every person on this planet the barest modicum of decency and respect.
So there you have it. The windows you have open on your computer right now? You can't trust them. Any of them. And if I sound alarmist, it's because the situation truly is alarming. Believe me, the more you read about security, the internet, intelligence services and what your can't-do-without apps are processing in the background, the more horrified you will become.
And just as I'm trying to teach my children to think about their privacy before sharing anything in a digital landscape, I would urge you to do the same. Remember:
If you're providing personal details in return for a "free" location-spanning service, chances are good that you're the product…and everyone wants a piece of you.
Get educated and stay (as) safe (as you can). It's a jungle out there.


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These simple flatbreads are wonderful with a full-on dip to dunk into with gusto. My dip of choice here is baba ghanoush, a wonderfully smoky aubergine dip.
It is by far my favourite dip and having tried dozens of baba ghanoush recipes over the years, I now use the recipe below which is my amalgam of the best ideas and flavours from those recipes. I am such a fan of this gorgeous dip that I grow aubergines primarily to be used in a multitude of baba ghanoushes!
The only variations I make to the baba ghanoush is to occasionally use flat-leaf parsley instead of the basil and/or mint, and I sometimes add some chopped roasted garlic at the end. You can add skinned and chopped tomatoes but I don't think they are needed here.
Charred aubergines: a must!
The charring of the aubergines really is essential in creating a deep smoky flavour: a barbeque is ideal for this. The aubergines do need to be pricked all over, though, otherwise they might explode! And don't get carried away when mixing all the ingredients together at the end: there needs to be texture – you really don't want a sludgy mush (no matter how fabulous it tastes).
The baba ghanoush does benefit from being made a day or so in advance so all the flavours have a chance to develop and I think it is best served at room temperature.
Other serving ideas
A lovely, simple starter is to slice tomatoes fairly thickly, season well and spoon over some of the baba ghanoush. Drizzle with a little extra-virgin olive oil and bake for about 15 minutes at 190C(fan).
Recipe: cumin & caraway flatbreads (serves 6-8)
For the flatbreads (makes about 16):
- 180g strong white bread flour
- 20g rye flour
- about 120-150ml water
- 4g easy-blend dried yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil plus a little extra for brushing
(1) Put the cumin and caraway seeds in a small pan over a medium heat and dry-fry for a few minutes until a little darker and their lovely aromas are given off. Crush gently with a pestle and mortar but don't turn them into powder: you want visible pieces. Leave to cool.
(2) Mix the flours, yeast, salt and seeds in a bowl. Add the oil and most of the water and mix to form a soft dough. Knead for about 5 minutes until the dough is more elastic and smooth. Place in a bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave to rise at room temperature until about double in size.
(3) Turn the dough out onto a lightly oiled work surface and knead lightly to deflate it. Cut into 16 small pieces and roll each out as thinly as possible (or pass through a pasta machine). Place on a baking sheet lined with greaseproof, brush with oil and sprinkle a little crushed sea salt over each. Leave for about 20-30 minutes until just a little puffy. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 220C(fan).
(4) Bake the flatbreads for 8-10 minutes until deep golden, and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Recipe: baba ghanoush
- 3 large aubergines
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon of dry-roasted cumin seeds, roughly crushed
- small handful fresh basil and a little fresh mint, roughly chopped
- crushed sea salt and freshly milled black pepper
- a few squirts of lemon juice
(1) Prick the aubergines with a fork and put a couple of skewers through them (it's easier to rotate the aubergines that way). Hold them directly over the gas flame on the hob, turned up high, turning for about 15 minutes until the skin has fully blackened. Alternatively pop them on a barbeque or pop them in the oven, preheated to its highest temperature, and cook for about 20 minutes until the skin is charred. Leave to cool a little. When cool enough to handle, peel off the aubergine skin and roughly chop the flesh.
(2) Meanwhile, gently fry the onions, the smoked garlic, cumin and seasoning in the oil for about 10-15 minutes. Add the aubergines, the chopped garlic, a spritz of lemon juice and about half of the chopped mint and basil to the onions and fry gently for a further 5 minutes or so.
(3) You can put the mixture in a blender and pulse just a couple of times until the mixture has broken down a bit, but retains some texture. Alternatively crush lightly with a fork or spoon. Mix in another spritz of lemon juice, the remaining basil and the mint.
(4) Pour into a bowl, scatter over some freshly torn basil leaves, with maybe a few mint leaves, and serve.