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How do traumatic events in early life affect you in later years? And how can you best heal from them?
Why, without solid scientific justification, has the number of mental disorders risen from 106 in the 1960s, to around 370 today? Who benefits from this?
What does the latest psychological research reveal about the link between meaning in life and emotional wellbeing?
These are just some of the topics the speakers will discuss at 'A Day on Wellbeing' this month.
In this series of talks, you'll learn:
- The Psychology of Trauma – Do you still need your psychiatric diagnosis? Or should we be asking not: "What is wrong with you?" but rather: "What has happened to you?"
- Big Pharma & Psychiatry: Exposed – why psychiatry is such big business, and why, on the whole, it may be doing more harm than good
- Meaning & Mental Health – the real causes of the largest mental health crisis in human history, and how meaning-centred approaches may offer a solution.
Ahead of the event, each speaker has recommended some books to help attendees prepare for their lectures.
In this post, we cover their top picks.
Psychiatry & Big Pharma: Exposed – Dr James Davies, PhD
Dr James Davies graduated from the University of Oxford in 2006 with a DPhil in Social and Medical Anthropology.
He is a Reader in Social Anthropology and Mental Health at the University of Roehampton and a practicing psychotherapist. James has delivered lectures at universities such as Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Oslo, Brown, UCL and Columbia.
He has written for The Times, The New Scientist, The Guardian and Salon, and is author of the bestselling book: Cracked: why psychiatry is doing more harm than good.
James is the co-founder of the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry, now secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence. His latest book: 'Mental Health Crisis' will be published later this year.
Reading Recommendations:
- Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good – Dr James Davies
- The Sedated Society – Dr James Davies
- Crazy Like Us – Ethan Watters
- Anatomy of an Epidemic – Robert Whitaker
Meaning & Mental Health – Dr Joel Vos, PhD
Dr Joel Vos, PhD, CPsychol (www.joelvos.com) is psychologist and philosopher. He is deputy course leader of the professional doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling. He also works as lecturer and chair of the Meaningful Living Research Group at the Metanoia Institute London.
Joel is director of the internet platform Meaning Online and is chair of the successful IMEC International Meaning Conferences London (www.meaning.org.uk) the next of which will be held 12-14 July 2019. Joel has over 70 scientific publications to his name, including the books 'Meaning in Life: an Evidence-Based Handbook for Practitioners' (Palgrave McMillan) and 'Fifty Pictures of Living a Meaningful Life' (amazon.co.uk). His latest book, 'Mental Health in Crisis', will be published later this year.
Reading Recommendations:
- Meaning in Life: An Evidence Based Handbook for Practitioners – Dr Joel Vos
- Man's Search for Meaning – Victor Frankl
The Psychology of Trauma – Dr Lucy Johnstone, PhD
Dr Lucy Johnstone, CPsychol, is a UK clinical psychologist, trainer, speaker and writer, and a long-standing critic of biomedical model psychiatry. She has worked in adult mental health settings for many years, alternating with academic posts. She is the former Programme Director of the Bristol Clinical Psychology Doctorate, a highly regarded course which was based on a critical, politically-aware and service-user informed philosophy, along with an emphasis on personal development.
Lucy has authored a number of books, articles and chapters on topics such as psychiatric diagnosis, formulation, the psychological effects of ECT, and the role of trauma in breakdown. She was a contributor to the Division of Clinical Psychology 'Position Statement on Classification' 2013.
Lucy has spent over five years working alongside a team of the UK's leading psychologists to develop 'The Power Threat Meaning Framework', which offers an alternative to more traditional models of psychiatric diagnoses, and a new perspective on why people experience mental distress.
Her latest book: A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis was published in 2014. You can follow Lucy on twitter @ClinpsychLucy.
Reading Recommendations:
- A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis – Dr Lucy Johnstone
- Users and Abusers of Psychiatry – Dr Lucy Johnstone
- Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy – Dr Lucy Johnstone
For more information on the event and a full breakdown of the talks, please see the event page.


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Salutatorian Address by Cora Barrett '19, given at Baccalaureate, May 19, 2019
Good morning, NMH! It is such a privilege and an honor to be standing before you all today. I am beyond grateful for the chance to speak to the whole school, a final hurrah in my last week on this grassy hill. My friends, my peers, my classmates, my teammates, my dormmates, my teachers, my coaches, my advisor –– I cherish the moments I've spent with each of you over the past four years. I understand that I was given this opportunity to speak to all of you today because of my achievements in the classroom. While my time spent in the classroom here has been invaluable to me, I have found that some of my greatest learning moments from my time at NMH occurred outside of Beveridge, Cutler, or even the Lower Mod. When I first came to NMH, in the fall of 2015, a shy 14-year-old leaving home for the first time, I was like a daisy, easily bent and blown over by the wind. I had no resiliency, no inner-strength. Over the last four years, I have sent roots deep into the ground, and I have grown into a tree, mighty and tall. Now, I will not be blown over, I will not be bent. I stand tall, I stand proud, and I stand with self-respect. I have been able to build this resiliency in myself by discovering my three pillars of strength –– the rowing team, my family, and myself –– and by learning to embody three values –– perseverance, love, and self-acceptance. In my freshman year, I was diagnosed with three autoimmune disorders. Celiac disease makes my white blood cells destroy my small intestine every time I eat gluten, Hashimoto's disease makes my immune system attack my thyroid, and Sjogren's syndrome damages the moisture-producing glands in my body and saps my body of strength. When I look back on my first year at NMH, I recall a pervasive fog of nausea and crippling fatigue. Even after cutting gluten out of my diet, my symptoms lasted well into sophomore year, as I waited more than half a year for the medication finally to start taking effect. That year, I abandoned my dream of playing varsity ice hockey, because I knew that my body couldn't keep up. I felt demoralized and reduced by my diseases. But as spring began to near, for the first time in as long as I could remember, I felt good. I didn't feel nauseous. I didn't feel fatigued. Of course, I still had good days and bad days, but at least my life was no longer just an endless string of bad days. So I decided not to give up on myself. I decided to join the crew team. I cautiously walked into the first crew meeting and peered around the room. There were many girls who had been rowing for years, and a handful, like me, who had never touched an oar, and who were looking to try their hand –– or should I say legs? –– at rowing. Initially, I was overwhelmed by talk of 2k splits, wing rigors, and catching crabs, but I was welcomed with open arms onto the team. And I soon learned something great about rowing: it's hard if you're perfectly healthy, and it's hard if you live with three chronic illnesses. I wasn't at a disadvantage because I struggled with nausea and fatigue. In fact, if you're not nauseous and fatigued by the end of a 2k on the erg or a race piece on the water, you didn't row hard enough. As I settled into the team, I discovered another amazing thing about rowing at NMH: my teammates are always there to support me. They cheered for me when I pulled a personal best 5k on the erg, and they had my back when I caught a crab, got my oar stuck deep in the water, in the last minute of a head race. My teammates are a constant in my life, and they will always be there to push, encourage, and inspire me, even as my health fluctuates. One day, I had to leave Chinese class on five separate occasions to throw up in the Beveridge bathroom, head bent over the toilet bowl, retching stomach acid long after the abrasive gluten had left my system. But the next day, I was back in the boat, flying down the Connecticut River with my teammates. One of the best feelings I've experienced in my five seasons rowing here is the start of a race. I'm sitting at three-quarter slide, blade squared and buried, eyes up, chest up, breathe, breathe. I'm in two-seat, with stroke pair in front of me, the two teammates I will follow; I will add my power to their rhythm. Bow seat is behind me, and I know she is backing me up 100 percent. And my coxswain, nestled in the hull of the boat, will lead us to victory. Head in the boat, eyes up, listen for the start call. Attention, Go! Pry…. POP, Pry…. Our boat lurches forward, and now we're locked into this race. I'm in this race, and I'm in it with my teammates. My teammates are some of the best inspirations in my life, and they give me the strength to persevere. And because they push me to persevere, I have become all the more resilient, ready to bounce back every time illness gets me down. When I first went away to boarding school, I was so busy with my new life and all the new people. I was finally away from my family and I felt free to figure out who I was without my family. In my sophomore winter, just three days before Christmas, my older sister turned 18 and left home. I have not seen her since. I have only spoken with her twice over the past two and a half years. Anger, grief, and anguish well up inside me whenever I think of her. My heart becomes a gaping hole when I try to reconcile my love for her with her abandonment of me and my family. My sister had threatened to run away in prior years, but I never thought she really would abandon me. My family has never been the same since. As painful as her absence is for me, it has made me see immense value in the presence of my other family members. My mother, my father, my little sister, Tess, and my little brother, Roman, have always been there for me and they will always be there for me. They will never abandon me. And it is my duty as a sister to hold tight to Tess and Roman, so they know that I love them. I cannot go back in time and hold my older sister closer to me. I now see that I was foolish to think of boarding school as a chance to get away from my family, as a chance to find out who I was without my family. I am so much better with my family. My family is what makes me strong. I find it within me to go on, day after day, to tough it out through the hardest moments, because of my parents' unwavering support and because of my siblings' unconditional love. At NMH, I am physically separated from my family, but I now understand that does not mean I have to be emotionally distant. Now, as a senior at boarding school, I feel closer to my family than ever before. And I feel more resilient knowing that the love I share with my family is deeper. I have always been rather introverted, and I have always found it hard to make friends. In my first couple of years here, I found it much easier to spend a fleeting 22 minutes –– not counting commercial breaks –– with Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe in the comfort of my own room rather than brave a dining hall of unknown faces, trying to find a place to sit. In ninth grade, I tried to make friends, with little success. By the end of the year, I still hadn't found "my people," that great group of friends I could always rely on, but I didn't worry too much. There were three more years, and of course, our class size would double in sophomore year. But sophomore year crept past, and I was still the odd one out. By junior year, desperate for friendship, I tried inserting myself into a well-established group. But they had all known each other since "day one," and I was two years too late. The school was already sectioned off into little networks of friendship and love, and I seemed to be the only unconnected dot. It only took so much rejection before I convinced myself that I was always going to be the odd one out, I was always going to be the one who got left behind, and I was always going to be unwanted. I didn't deserve friendship, and I didn't deserve happiness. One day, at a school dance, completely surrounded by people, I realized that I was more lonely than when I was alone. Somehow, I actually preferred my own company to being encompassed by a group of people who didn't really care about me. This realization was the first step toward showing myself a little more love. I started to view my time alone not as missing out on friendship, but as a chance to spend time with me. I've come to really value the time I spend alone. I can spend hours up in my bedroom at home sewing and serging, making quilts, stuffed animals, and clothes. I can sing completely off-key to soft rock from the '70s. I can nestle into a little cocoon on my bed to do homework or watch TV. But most importantly, I can just be by myself and be perfectly content. Since I've come to like myself more, I've started to view myself as someone who deserves happiness. And the ironic thing is, that after more than three years of struggling to find friendship at NMH, it was only once I started to accept and appreciate myself that making friends became easier. Now I'm about to graduate, and I still haven't found my people, and I'm still not part of a group. But I've been able to create more friendships and I am significantly happier. It all started with a little self-acceptance. I know that friends may come and go, and I know I will be moving on to Wellesley next year, where I will be surrounded by new faces. But I will always be with me wherever I go. I can always count on myself, and I find my strength in that stability. In four years time at NMH, one of my greatest accomplishments was discovering my three pillars of strength: my teammates, my family, and myself. My teammates have taught me the meaning of perseverance, how to go on in the face of illness and adversity. My family's unwavering support and unconditional love have given me the strength I need to face any challenge. And learning to accept myself has empowered me to count on myself, to draw strength from my own dependability. I have shared my journey to find resilience with you because I hope that you will take the time to identify those people, places, or things in your life that make you strong. There is nothing more valuable than resiliency: the ability to bounce back after failure. Take a moment now to visualize one person, place, or thing that gives you the strength day after day to go on, and give thanks. We must cherish what makes us strong. Now here I stand, looking out over a sea of familiar faces, across a vast horizon, the sun's first rays peeking out, climbing, reaching up towards the heavens. The rays of sun and warmth, rising, lift my heart with them, and I feel light. I feel steady. I feel strong. Thank you, NMH.

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Michael Sharpe
MA (Oxon), MB BChir, MD (Cantab), FRCP, FRCPEdin, FRCPsych, FACLP
Professor of Psychological Medicine
- Fellow of Saint Cross College, Oxford.
- Honorary Consultant in Psychological Medicine and Trust Lead in Psychological Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and advisor to Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
- Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh.
- NIHR Senior Investigator
- President, American Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Vice-President, European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychiatric aspects of medical illness and treatment ; multi-morbidity; clinical trials
Current activities
The aims of my group's research are to better understand the psychiatry and psychology of medical illnesses and their treatments, to develop novel interventions that improve patient outcomes and to evaluate these in rigorous clinical trials.
Our current projects address multimorbidity. We study depression in people with medical conditions such as cancer and complex multi-morbidity in elderly medical inpatients (the HOME study).
In my clinical role, I am Trust Lead for Psychological Medicine (the psychiatric and psychological care of the medically ill) for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
In addition, I serve as President of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) which is based in the USA and as a Vice-President of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM).
I am an investigator in both Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) and the Oxford NIHR ARC.
Key publications
Comparison of adaptive pacing therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise therapy, and specialist medical care for chronic fatigue syndrome (PACE): A randomised trial
Journal article
White PD. et al, (2011), The Lancet, 377, 823 - 836
Integrated collaborative care for comorbid major depression in patients with cancer (SMaRT Oncology-2): a multicentre randomised controlled effectiveness trial.
Journal article
Sharpe M. et al, (2014), Lancet, 384, 1099 - 1108
The Prevalence of Depression in General Hospital Inpatients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interview Based Studies
Journal article
Walker J. et al, (2018), Psychological Medicine
Recent publications
The HOME Study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing the addition of Proactive Psychological Medicine to usual care, with usual care alone, on the time spent in hospital by older acute hospital inpatients.
Journal article
Walker J. et al, (2019), Trials, 20
The PACE trial of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome: a response to WILSHIRE et al.
Journal article
Sharpe M. et al, (2019), BMC Psychol, 7
Is improvement in comorbid major depression associated with longer survival in people with cancer? A long-term follow-up of participants in the SMaRT Oncology-2 and 3 trials
Journal article
Mulick A. et al, (2019), Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 116, 106 - 112


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Hopefully this should be all sorted and back up tonight....so if any one has sent me an email from last night through today unfortunately this is lost in the post 'so to speak'. I have all previous emails backed up on a disc so I have not lost any of my precious emails from you all.
The exciting part of all this is that if you go to: http://www.bagladee.com/ you can see that my holding page has changed.....lots more to come. I am hoping that we will be live and ready to go on Saturday. Just squeezing in the last bits and bobs in between working to get it all on there.


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TORONTO — North American equity markets got hammered with triple-digit losses Tuesday as traders focused on global economic weakness, sending commodity prices lower.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index tumbled 288.35 points, or more than two per cent, to 13,491.09, with all sectors in negative territory.
The capped metals and mining sector was the leading decliner, down 4.91 per cent as the December copper contract plunged nine cents to US$2.30 a pound.Elsewhere in commodities, the November crude oil contract closed 60 cents lower at US$46.36 a barrel, while October natural gas was unchanged at US$2.58 per thousand cubic feet and December gold fell $8 to US$1,124.80 an ounce.
The commodity-sensitive Canadian dollar shed 0.07 of a U.S. cent to 75.43 cents US.
In New York, indexes were also sharply lower, although well off their worst levels of the day. The Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 179.72 points at 16,330.47, while the broader S&P 500 gave back 24.23 points to 1,942.74 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 72.23 points to 4,756.72.
"What we are seeing reflected in stock prices today is continued macro uncertainty," said Colum McKinley, vice-president, Canadian equities, CIBC Asset Management.
"And I think until we get greater clarity around global growth and greater certainty around global growth and what that looks like . . . we're going to continue to see more volatility and uncertainty being reflected in equity prices."
J.J. Kinahan, TD Ameritrade's chief strategist, said lingering concern over the economic slowdown in China and the prospect of the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in nearly a decade are making investors skittish.
"I think it's really just the fact that nobody knows what to do," Kinahan told The Associated Press. "When things are this uncertain, the reaction is sell first and see what happens later."
On Wednesday, traders will get a look at the Caixin preliminary index on monthly manufacturing. The index, based on a survey of factory purchasing managers, will be closely watched after sinking to a six-year low in August.
Fed officials cited China's struggling economy as one factor in its decision last week to delay raising interest rates.
McKinley said the message the Fed sent by not raising rates was that they were seeing signs that growth around the world "wasn't as robust as they would like or hoped to see at this point in the recovery."
He said investors are waiting to see what stimulus measures or continued structural changes the Chinese government makes so they can determine what represents a "consistent and sustainable growth rate" for the world's second-largest economy.
"Right now investors don't know what that number is," he said.
In corporate news, Volkswagen AG, the world's top-selling carmaker, issued a profit warning after reporting that some 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with software used to cheat U.S. emissions tests. The company said it was setting aside around 6.5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) to cover the fallout from the scandal.


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Submit Science
International Stroke Conference 2020
State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium: February 18
Pre-Conference Symposia: February 18
Sessions: February 19–21
Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles, California
Deadline: Thursday, March 19
tPA. Endovascular Trials. MISTIE 3 Trial. Will your science be the next big thing to come out of the ISC?
Your science could change the stroke landscape. Be a trailblazer and submit your Late-Breaking or Ongoing Clinical Trial abstract now for the International Stroke Conference 2020.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at 11:59 pm CDT.
This deadline will not be extended.
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What Can the World's Premier Stroke Meeting Offer Your Science?
The excitement has already begun. ISC delivers the very best in cerebrovascular disease science – from the most basic research to patient-based studies to large clinical trials. The science covers a vast array of topics in 21 categories, including emergency medicine, diagnosis, interventional treatments, nursing and rehabilitation. Submit your best science to the International Stroke Conference 2020 and impact the stroke world.
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Reach a global audience by presenting your science at the ASA's International Stroke Conference, the most influential and impactful cerebrovascular disease conference in the world. In 2019, ISC received:
- 2 billion media impressions from more than 1,500 media stories generating 1 million in publicity value
- 2.4 million newsroom visitors and 48.9 thousand people via AHA social media channels
- Thousands of attendees from almost 60 countries
- The advance news kit received 1.8 billion of the international coverage; the audio news release aired on 2,726 stations with 27.9 million listeners; and the Spanish translated news received 35 million impressions.
- ISC Awards: AHA Members –ISC Abstract Submission offers you the opportunity to apply for ISC awards. Students, Trainees, Early Career Professionals – Abstract Submission offers you the opportunity to apply for multiple awards including ISC Junior Investigator Travel Grants. At least 20 travel grants will be offered this year.
- Publication: Accepted ISC and Stroke Nursing Symposium 2020 abstracts will be published online in AHA's Stroke journal Web site (top-ranked for Impact Factor). The top 20 scoring abstracts will be invited to submit a manuscript to the Stroke journal for expedited peer-review and publication based on their abstract. (NOTE: Late-Breaking Science abstracts and Ongoing Clinical Trial abstracts will not be published in the Stroke journal.)
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New permits may be required after Super Bowl show trashed beach
State officials are mulling whether to require new permits for firework companies after pyrotechnic debris washed up on parts of San Francisco's shoreline after two Super Bowl shows.
Five volunteers from Shark Stewards, a nonprofit that advocates ocean health, collected 30 pounds of trash, including more than 1,000 pieces of plastic, Saturday — a day after the second Super Bowl fireworks show off the Embarcadero, according to David McGuire, the organization's director. The haul included cardboard casings, plastic caps, and what appeared to be unspent shells.
McGuire and other environmental advocates are worried the fireworks debris they collected is only half the story.
"It's not like we just clean up the beach and it goes away," he said. "How many pounds of that plastic is still out there?"
Macy's, which put on the shows, hired Pyro Spectaculars to launch the fireworks from a barge at the start and end of Super Bowl week. After the first show on Jan. 30 — which National Park Service officials said deposited in Aquatic Park enough firework junk to fill four 50-gallon trash containers — Macy's officials said they took additional steps to minimize pollution. The fireworks company changed its materials, secured them better on the barge and collected debris after the show, said Orlando Veras, a Macy's spokesman.
But when Shark Stewards volunteers did their regular cleanup of the shoreline the next day, which usually focuses on cigarette butts, they found another load of pyrotechnic litter — though not as large as what park officials found the week before.
"This is unacceptable when we're doing something for our entertainment and it's adding to this plastic load," McGuire said, referring to the millions of tons of plastic that enter the ocean every year.
In the wake of the cleanup efforts, a watchdog group that fights ocean pollution is now urging regional water agency officials to require Clean Water Act permits for companies to launch fireworks.
"We haven't heard of this kind of debris coming onto the shore during our 26 years watch-dogging the Bay," said Sejal Choksi-Chugh, director of the group, San Francisco Baykeeper.
And regional water control officials are listening.
Lila Tang, a division chief of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, said agency officials are looking into the possibility of mandating Clean Water Act permits for firework shows over bodies of water, and there's a good chance they will enact the measure. Ideally, Tang said, the requirement would be statewide rather than region by region. The board may also investigate what happened during the Super Bowl shows and fine those responsible.
The permit action wouldn't be without precedent. The San Diego water quality office began requiring the permits in 2011, according to Ben Neill, a water resource control engineer in San Diego.
The permits require companies launching fireworks to show proof ahead of time that the pyrotechnics will not pollute the water.
"The companies need to step up and clean up their mess," Choksi-Chugh said. "It's pretty unacceptable that nonprofits have to step in."
Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @kveklerov


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Dorothea (Dot) Gladys LaFever, 83, of Cookeville passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Lebanon TN.
Born Dorothea Gladys Clark in Charleston, West Virginia on November 7, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Cicero Clark and Gladys Drucilla Carter.
Dot was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Alan LaFever on November 6, 2014.
Dot leaves behind a very dysfunctional family that she is very proud of. Two children Wayne (Wonderful) Lawless of Seattle, WA and Charlotte (Chris) Buchanan of Lebanon, TN as well as her sister Mary (Tootie) Jones of Knoxville, TN. She is also survived by her four grandchildren David (Michelle) Walker; Brandy Worman; Adam Lawless; and Nathan Lawless in addition to her 6-3/4 great-grandchildren Tyler Slagle; Kelsey Hawkins; Trevor Walker; and Luke Lawless; Claire Lawless; Grace Lawless and Baby Lawless.
Dot was a devoted lover of animals first and foremost. She treasured all her animals including racoons, rabbits, squirrels or any animal that came to her door! Dot was known for her sweet demeanor but also for not holding back her opinion and a knack for telling it like it is! She was very much a Southern Belle so if you were not proficient, you might not know "exactly" what her southern drawn words REALLY meant!
Please join us for a celebration of Dot's life that will be held at her daughter's home on Saturday, July 20, 2019 beginning at 2 PM.
126 South Tarver Avenue Lebanon, TN
Memorial contributions may be made to "Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary" www.ofsds.org in remembrance of Dot LaFever.


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Uzbekistan and Japan will move to a new level of scientific cooperation
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, met in Tokyo with Michinari Hamaguchi, President of the Japan Science and Technology Agency.
EU allocates 8 million euros to support education in Kyrgyzstan
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Russia and China have mapped out joint plans in the field of science and higher education
Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kotyukov and Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui met to discuss cooperation in science and higher education.
China promotes international education in space science and technology
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Of course, Chevron is still one of my obsessions. I love the challenge of getting different crochet stitches to work well in a chevron shape.
I posted a photo of this new design on my Facebook page and asked fans to help give it a name. Thank you to everyone who commeted! I have chosen a few random comments on that post to give a free copy of the pattern to today. Angie Shaver-Gillis suggested "Mardi Gras" as the name and with the colors, I thought that was a great fit. She will receive this pattern and 2 more of her choice for free for helping me out.
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Many people are under the impressions that Zebras do not Bray or call out loudly to avoid making themselves know to predators. Even more unfortunate, I have seen several zoology forums claim they have no vocal cords. To dispel this notion I would like to call attention to the video above. The video was taken at the Denver Zoo in 2011. It clearly show that Zebras not only have vocal cords, but sound very similar to a North American donkey.
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In this article,3 several of us involved in the development and evolution of the Internet share our views of its origins and history. This history revolves around four distinct aspects. There is the technological evolution that began with early research on packet switching and the ARPANET (and related technologies), and where current research continues to expand the horizons of the infrastructure along several dimensions, such as scale, performance, and higher-level functionality. There is the operations and management aspect of a global and complex operational infrastructure. There is the social aspect, which resulted in a broad community of Internauts working together to create and evolve the technology. And there is the commercialization aspect, resulting in an extremely effective transition of… <<Read More>>
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Googles latest update has been called "Pigeon" due to of a lack of an official name from Google. The named was dubbed by Search Engine Land on Jul 31st. The name was decided because the update is a local search update and pigeons tend to fly back home.
According to Google the local search algorithm will work deeper with sites web search capabilities. Local sites are already experiencing improved visibility in Google Search Engine results:
"It looks like Yelp and other local directory-style sites are benefiting with higher visibility after the Pigeon update, at least in some verticals. And that seems logical since, as Google said, this update ties local results more closely to standard web ranking signals. That should benefit big directory sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor — sites that have stronger SEO signals than small, individual restaurants and hotels are likely to have."
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"After reading about the potentially spammy results being brought in by the newest Google local algorithm update, I immediately began wondering the affect of it on several of my clients.
- Locations not appearing in local results: There were a few locations that are not appearing in the local pack of results, though at some previous point did appear there. The average drop in traffic for a location that is no longer in the local pack is 16% less traffic month over month (and this is in a good season where overall organic traffic is increasing).
- Locations appearing in local results, less traffic: Of the 50 locations I reviewed, seven are receiving less organic traffic month over month, though still rank in the Local results and have the same organic rankings. Five of the seven locations rank second in a pack of seven local results and for each of these, there are paid ads with star ratings that appear above the local pack.
- Locations getting more traffic: Ten of the 50 locations I reviewed are receiving more organic traffic, on average 24% more organic traffic than the same week of the previous month. Each location ranks in the local pack and most rank No. 1 or No. 2 in the local pack. Their organic rankings have also maintained steady positions month over month, so that factor can be eliminated.
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- Localization of geo search results appear to have increased based on user's location.
- Brands appear to have benefited with additional listings in the pack results and more three-packs.
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Before you say anything, no this is not a mistaken article about Maryland's DJ Moore who is flying up everyone's rankings at the moment. Instead, it's about a guy who is barely cracking the top 3 rounds of any analysts' rookie mock drafts.
Honestly, LSU's DJ Chark wasn't on my radar. Most LSU attention is obviously centered on Derrius Guice, and with such a run-heavy offense, it's difficult for a Wide Receiver to steal the show. However, I realize that just because a guy didn't produce, doesn't mean he wouldn't have produced if given the opportunity. NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah recently tweeted his love for Chark's game and believes he will be an excellent WR2. I, therefore, decided to take a bit of a deeper look….
Finished studying LSU WR DJ Chark last night. Love his game. He's going to be an excellent #2 WR with return value as well.
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) February 19, 2018
The 6'4" 198-pound WR has been garnering more attention in the last few months after co-MVP honors at the Senior Bowl. Daniel Jeremiah has a solid set of eyes, having to evaluate 1,000 of prospects every season. So, I hold his opinion with a lot of weight. At the Senior Bowl, we were finally able to see what Chark could do with an accurate/competent QB. Furthermore, Bleacher Report's Draft Analyst, Matt Miller, described Chark as his most underrated WR prospect.
Probably DJ Chark. https://t.co/L0jHf5WVWn
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Chark's college production won't intrigue you as much as his length/speed. The lack of receptions and yardage over 4 years is why he's flying under the radar. His LSU production can be seen below:
The 2014 and 2015 freshman and sophomore seasons of Chark were nonexistent as he barely saw any snaps. Despite these numbers looking quite pedestrian, he still managed 10 TDs on his 86 touches (6 receiving TDs + 4 rushing TDs). His size and speed made him an obvious big play threat. He certainly took advantage of LSU's overwhelming run game and excelled in play action. 36% of his catches went for 25+ yards, and he ranked 5th in the nation over the last 2 years with 12 plays over 40 yards.
The glaring weakness is that he's always relied on his breakaway ability, thus his route tree isn't too complex. Having said that, routes can be learned, whereas natural athletic ability cannot. His size limits his ability to cut sharply, therefore he ends up running rounded routes that take time to develop. Furthermore, his ability to locate fly balls and track the deep throw isn't great for a guy his size. It makes me feel as though his hand-eye coordination isn't the best.
I believe teams/scouts will be split on his potential ability. Does he have the upside of someone like Martavis Bryant? Or, is he just another Malachi Dupre type? NFL.com's Lance Zierlein sees him as a 2nd round prospect with similarities to Chris Conley. However, one NFC Personnel Director said, "He has his moments where you see it, but he just hasn't been consistent, and he hasn't really gotten a lot better. He's tall and can run but I'm still torn on whether he is going to make the improvements he needs to to be an NFL factor."
With this one, his draft position will tell us a lot. If he explodes at the combine and a team take him in the 2nd round, it's hard to imagine that he'll remain so low in dynasty rookie rankings. There's every chance that he rises to the top of the 2nd round, after draft day hits.
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Turning now to a western scholar, Anne Allison's Millenial Monsters does not focus on the otaku industry in particular but rather on "Japanese toys and the global imagination" in general. While her work focuses more on child consumers than otaku, the familiar theme of the breakdown of Grand Narratives emerges once again.
Allison begins her work by looking at Japanese toys in the era of reconstruction (1945-1960). While Japan had a flourishing toy industry before World War II, wartime necessity ended production. With the end of the war, Japanese toy makers resumed production, with the toys being approved for export to the United States in 1947 (38). Allison gives the example of the Kosuga jeep, modeled after U.S. military vehicles and constructed from recycled ration cans as a notable example from this era.
In addition to toys, Allison also presents some examples of important media franchises from this era such as Godzilla and Tetsuwan Atomu. Godzilla in particular is discussed by Azuma and Okada as important to First Generation otaku, although Allison focuses more on its overall social impact. She describes the movie monster as being "scarred yet empowered by a particular historical event-a nuclear blast that disturbs his home but also rewires him as an atomic cyborg...Out of the scars of war, Japan was to rebuild itself by becoming embedded, like Gojira, with new technologies that would forever alter national identity, state policies, and subjectivity" (46). The film spoke to the social Grand Narrative concerns of First Generation otaku in a way that few other media properties could rival.
After discussing the era of reconstruction, Millennial Monsters jumps forward to the millennial era. While Allison does occasionally reference media properties or toys from the 1960-1980s period, for the most part she skips over Azuma's Era of Fiction in favor of the 1990s-early 2000s.
But the picture she paints of millennial Japan is strikingly similar to Azuma's Era of Animalization. Japanese society is "fragmented" and "detached"; the social mantra of "one family, one TV" has become "one person, one TV" (70). Alienation extends even to how people commute. Using the train system "becomes an experience of liminality when travelers are betwixt and between destinations," as travelers move from physical location to physical location while also moving from social identity to social identity" (71).
The key words for Allison are atomism and mobility, "the effect, in part, of global capitalism with its flows of images, finance, ideas, people, and goods across geographic borders and of New Age technologies that enable high-speed travel, global communication, and virtual reality (leading to the compression, as well as fictionalization, of time and space)" (72). This atomism and mobility leads to a state which Allison describes as "polymorphous perversity," a "continual change and stretching of desire across ever new zones/bodies/products" (277).
Just as travelers move between physical locations and social identities on the train, so consumers move across brands, products, and consumer identities by the action of consumption. This continual breaking down and reassembly of identity bears a distinct similarity to the breaking down and reassembly of Database elements. Consumers break down and reassemble their own identities in the same manner that moe characters are broken down and reassembled into new narratives.
Consumption is a form of identity-making, in which the consumer assembles an identity not from a core sense of self based in a Grand Social Narrative, but in the continual change of new products, new affective alliances, and new selves. "Whether a Kitty-chan key chain, Doraemon cell phone strap, or Pikachu backpack, these commodity spirits are 'shadow families': constant and reliable companions that are soothing in post-industrial times of nomadicism, orphanism, and stress...'Parents die, but characters remain forever'" (91).
It is easy to overlook this part of Database Consumption in favor of more sensational items such as cat ears and maid cafes, but the essential fact remains that it is not just narrative goods that are subject to databasification. It is consumers themselves. Postmodern consumers do not crave Grand Narratives for the simple reason that Grand Narratives are no longer part of their lives.
Unlike the transitional Hybrid consumers, the memory of Grand Narratives is no longer comforting because post-modern consumers have never experienced Grand Narratives as a part of their lives. Living in a world of polymorphous perversity, of constant change and reassignment of identity, post-modern consumers are simply applying the logic of their day-to-day lives to fictional characters.
And it is interesting to note that these patterns emerge even when we look outside of the otaku subculture. It confirms something of Azuma's thesis; the Database model is not just how otaku perform cultural consumption, but rather the new norm. It is now normal to find meaning in emotional connections with virtual entities. These emotional networks become networks of meaning that can transmit information and redefine one's own personal identity.


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We can solve every problem with success if we have enough insight and if we are able to find enough information about possible solutions. What to try with shelving racks at work? You can fill them with any promotional material or books and šanony. It's worth a test, isn't it?
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I was contacted yesterday by a dear friend of mine whose infant nephew is suffering from a facial deformity. They are seeking a specialist team of a pediatric neurosurgeon and a craniofacial plastic surgeon. Do you know someone who is specialised in this area or can connect to someone who is? Please have them contact Julie Bolt <firstname.lastname@example.com> if they have any questions or wish to contact the parents. Thank you in advance for any help that you might be able to provide in connecting them to the specialists they need.
"He was diagnosed with metopic synostosis which is the premature closure of the suture from his hairline to his nose. However, that is only what caused the problem and is not what has to be fixed. Because his browbone did not develop it will continue to "sink" and his forehead will continue to form into a point. If not corrected, he would eventually look very deformed. This in no way effects his mental development. It is purely cosmetic, but absolutely necessary.
They will have to perform reconstructive surgery that will involve a pediatric neurosurgeon and a craniofacial plastic surgeon. We do not have a "team" like this in Greenville, so Dr. Troop has recommended a group in Atlanta. They will make an incision from ear to ear, pull the skin back, take the upper plates of bone in the forehead off and use some of this to reconstruct a new browbone. The surgery will take several hours and his hospital stay will range anywhere from 4 days to 10 depending on two main factors. His eyes will have to open(after the surgery they will swell shut) and his blood counts have to come back to normal. The main risk is blood loss. He said that the child's condition was very rare. The surgery will probably be performed in July because they would like for the existing browbone to be more developed. After the surgery he will then wear a helmet for 3 to 4 months or until he grows out of it."
So this may be off-topic, but if we do not use all the channels available to us when those we care about are in need, we are not being resourceful. So, start with email as my friend Julie did, then blast it out through social media and face to face network channels. There is nothing lost in finding solutions for those who need it most. For those it doesn't concern, let it act as a reminder to us that we should be thankful that we are not in this situation. Even more importantly that the least we can do is try to help, and it takes so little.


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Gully Cricket : Imagination vs Reality
Jatin Jatin Jatin (chants) Hey Jatin will, stop showing off and get us the bat. What a shot!
What a placement! What a timing! Bro what's wrong with you, take it easy! Is this the time to play? Is this a place to play? I will get your silly game banned in the society meeting. Get Lost. You are shitting all over the place. Bro, its best you retire. I am not out. Wait I will show you how. See the ball bounced here and it flew just
over this stump. From here? From here? Then how did the stump fall? It must be the breeze. Breeze or Blizzard? I am not out dude. Swear on God. Give me the ball bro. Wait Wait Wait. Namaste Aunty. Come on let's continue. My tomatoes Oh Damn.. Come Fast.. Run Run Run. Come on let's hide, we are in trouble…the
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Different is the New Normal
September 23, 2017
These days, walking around campus, I cannot help but notice the trends in girls fashion that are taking a turn towards conformity. This conventionality is different. In the case of Tam, it stems from a desire that everyone feels to be different, which ultimately ends up in people looking and acting the same.
"I think there comes a time where everyone wants to be as original as they can possibly be, but it comes to the point where everyone's 'originality' is the exact same. People think that they are doing something different and new, but in reality they are just repeating what has already been done," said senior Maia Ciambriello.
I think it is awesome that people want to be individual- don't get me wrong. This being said, there needs to be an acknowledgement of the fact that an extreme desire to be an individual can indeed stymie actual individualism.
Some people, however, have a slightly different perspective on the situation. "I feel like more people are trying…to find kind of their own sense of style as opposed to buying clothes from Urban Outfitters or Brandy Melville or like stores like that. I feel like thrift shopping is a big thing right now and kind of developing your own sense of style," junior Valerie Price said.
A large part of this comes from social media, as many trends these days do. "I think also social media definitely has an impact on that [style] and people see the trends on social media and try to copy them in what they wear at school," said junior Maia Krueger.
Price, however, felt that getting inspired from social media is a positive thing."People look at these girls on Instagram and whatever and they see this kind of media inspired style that's kind of out there and gives them confidence to do them and figure out, kind of take inspiration from that and their own stuff."
The trends of alternative dress also transfer over to music and other art forms. People have started to branch out in their music tastes, in a similar desire to be individual. While this is well intended, music has now turned into another outlet for people to show off their so called individuality, which makes them come off as less individual in the process. This being said, music should be listened to as a form of enjoyment, so please by all means listen to whatever music you want. It becomes problematic when people use the music they are listening to to improve their image, by trying to be an individual. On the same topic Price said, "I feel like music obviously, any form of art or expression that people can like take and use as themselves is kind of the same, even… girls find accounts and they're like oh this girl likes this and that's what's cool and then everyone kind of starts finding the same things and it's influencing everyone, which you can take as everyone is trying to be the same or it's just because it's good and that's what people like right now." Ciambriello also felt that art and music played a role in the sort of "individuality crisis" of this day and age.
This being said, I'm not saying that you shouldn't dislike something just because other people like it. "You shouldn't have a mindset of oh I'm not gonna like that because everyone else does, you should just like things because you like them," said Price.
The biggest issue We are skipping the chapter of high school where it is OK to dress similarly and skipping right into the flame of. When there is a pressure to dress so uniquely, it adds another element to the stress of high school, and the real question is; is it worth it, considering people end up looking the same anyways? ♦


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Police Dispatcher Appreciation Week
I was not the chaplain on call that cool night in March of 1994. But as chaplain commander that particular year, I was on call in the event of a major event that required more than one person to respond. When my pager went off at 1:30 in the morning, I knew it was not good news.
Back in the pre-cell phone days, we had to call our dispatcher in order to receive details about the needs of the moment. That morning my dispatcher told me a 10 year old girl had perished in a house fire. The on call chaplain was with the family, but they wanted someone to be with the firefighters and police officers that had responded to a fully involved fire shortly after midnight.
I went back to the fire station and drank coffee with the firefighters until the shift changed. It was an opportunity to do ministry of presence. When I finished there, I felt led to go check on my dispatchers. I knew all of them well. They knew the names of my two little boys, who were ages 5 and 2 at the time. We had been through a lot together. When I arrived at the communications center, I was reminded of some important facts.
The dispatchers that take our 911 calls and in turn make sure that all necessary first responders get to where they are supposed to go are the first ones to hear about a tragedy unfolding. In this case, frantic neighbors called 911 because a small wooden frame house was engulfed in flames. Dispatch had firefighters on scene in less than 5 minutes that night. That was my first reminder.
It is a job that requires multi-tasking. In the case of that fire, they had to dispatch fire units from two stations, an ambulance, and police officers to block off the street and provide security. They have to calm to crisis stricken people, so they can secure basic information. (No easy task) During this particular call a medical examiner and a chaplain had to be paged…That was my second reminder.
There is no time to become emotional. There is no time to process what is going on. And when the call is over, they have no clue what really happened. They were behind a computer screen for the duration of the event. When I arrived at the communications center that morning, all of the dispatchers were yearning for information about the fire. How was the family doing? How were the first responders coping? I learned something very valuable that morning. Dispatchers are the first to hear the bad news and the last ones to find out what the final outcome of an incident. A strange place to be in emergency services in my estimation…That was the third one…
Dispatchers really care about those they serve. I told them I was waiting for the office at an elementary school to open, so I could notify the victim's teacher that she had died in the fire. One of the dispatchers that had worked all night volunteered to go with me to talk to the teacher. She thought I could use the help. When we arrived, we found a teacher that was 7 or 8 months pregnant. I was so thankful to have another person with me to help that morning. I was grateful that the dispatcher was willing to expand on her role as a multi-tasking person. And I was equally thankful that for perhaps the first time in her career she was able to serve someone away from the computer screen. My fourth and final reminder..
This is Police Dispatcher Appreciation Week. I am writing in memory of Judy Graf, who always took care of her "boys" on the streets. She was a veteran dispatcher. I really miss her and think of her often. And I am also writing in honor of those that I am privileged to serve with today. You are a blessing to many. Thank you for caring about me. That is a truth I don't need to be reminded of.


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As a person living with Ulcerative Colitis, I am constantly looking for ways to improve my overall health. One of those ways, is by getting more vegetables into my diet. Over the last year after my second pregnancy, I've had many trials while enduring a flare of my disease. There's so much conflicting information out there about veggies and whether or not they are safe for my very delicate system. To eat them, or not to eat them? THAT is the question!
After viewing Joe Cross' movie, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead," I wondered if adding a juicing regimen to my diet could possibly help me consume more raw veggies…without all the fiber. So I started on a journey! I began juicing every single day. I loved the taste of fresh juice made at home, but after a week or two of cutting, slicing, washing, juicing and washing again, I was growing a bit tired from all the work. Needless to say, juicing at home was extremely time-consuming and as a busy mom to three kids under eight, I didn't have the time to make fresh juice every day.
Luckily, our friends at Suja Juice helped alleviate the stress of juicing at home by sending us some tummy-friendly flavors to try, hence the reason for this post! If you haven't heard of Suja, well get ready to be im"pressed!" Suja Juice is always cold pressed, organic, and comes in several unique flavors. There is no guesswork here. The juice blends are just right, and each one is packed with nutrient-dense, organic goodness in it's simplest form for maximum nutrient absorption.
Because of my specific needs, we went with three flavors that we felt would be easy on my digestive system. The first was Sweet Beets , which obviously contains beets but also adds apple, carrot, orange, banana, pineapple and turmeric. Read more about the benefits of Tumeric in a previous post. I love this flavor. Beets can taste very earthy, so the addition of the sweeter fruits makes for a perfect blend with just the right amount of sweetness. Add in turmeric, which has been proven to be anti-inflammatory, and this juice goes down easy, even in my system. Do be mindful when drinking beet juice that when you use the restroom there may be a red tint. That's totally normal, but could be alarming if you aren't expecting it.
Next we tried Suja's 24 Karat . This one's my favorite! It contains carrot, apple, orange, pineapple, peach and banana and is perfect for breakfast. What I love most about this juice (even more than the taste) is that it contains your recommended daily dose of vitamins A and C. Vitamin C is so important for me, because sadly the medications I'm on temporarily suppress my immune system. I always feel well protected when I'm getting my veggies and vitamin C all in one delicious shot!
Lastly we tried the Raspberry Probiotic Water . This was a completely new idea for me! We've all gotten used to getting our probiotics from pills, possibly yogurts, etc., but water?! The idea of getting more probiotics just by drinking this flavorful water was definitely appealing to me. With a hint of fresh crushed raspberry, this water is packed with over 2 billion vegan probiotic CFU's. I love the fact that it's vegan, because this means it's dairy-free, and many probiotics are not. I like to stay away from dairy for more than one reason, but specifically in my case, I love knowing that I'm not adding anything into my system that could be inflammatory or promote mucous. Remember, ingesting different types of probiotics from multiple different sources will help build healthy bacteria levels in the gut, which comprises over 70% of our immune system! This water made it easy to get a tasty combination of hydration and probiotics.
Suja Juice not only helped me incorporate more veggies into my diet, but it also helped me get out the door a little faster. I still love to use my juicer at home, but nothing beats the ease of the grab and go from a brand you can trust! Having the bottles available and in my fridge meant no excuses! If I'm running behind, Suja is there to back me up. I hope to keep a stock of these in my fridge from now on to help supplement my diet, get my daily dose of veggies, and help my immune system stay strong in the face of my chronic illness. Take THAT Ulcerative Colitis!
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Who's Who In Your Doctor's Office?
Medical offices have a lot of staff but one common goal—helping you, the patient. Here are some of the people you may meet during your doctor's appointment:
Receptionists or office staff –These professionals are often the first team members you encounter. Typically, they verify your appointment details, request additional paperwork and process insurance information.
Practice manager or administrators – Practice administrators manage the overall business operations. They may be able to answer your financial questions or direct you to someone in billing to discuss payment plans or discounts.
Medical assistant – Medical assistants may take you to the exam room, record vital information and record weight and blood pressure. A medical assistant notes your symptoms and presents that information to the physician, but isn't qualified to offer medical advice.
Technician (or a "tech"), such as a radiology technician, phlebotomist or laboratory technician – This person performs specialized tasks such as taking X-rays, drawing blood or examining laboratory specimens.
Nurse – A nurse can provide medical advice, do wellness checks and give vaccinations. Depending on their level of training and state regulations, nurses may be able to do everything from collect tissue samples to write prescriptions.
Physician's assistant (PA) – PAs are licensed to practice medicine under a physician's direction. A PA can perform exams, treat minor injuries and interpret lab test results. In some cases, they may prescribe medicine.
Physicians – More commonly referred to as doctor, physicians attend eight years of schooling and up to eight years of internship and perform exams and tests, diagnose illnesses, administer treatments and prescribe drugs.
Who Answers Your Questions?
Though it depends largely on the practice, nurses may help solve problems and answer questions over the phone; they may also offer advice on when you should schedule an office visit and whether medication side effects you're experiencing warrant an appointment with a physician. As you're leaving any physician's visit, ask how you'll receive lab results, whether a follow-up visit is required and where you should direct questions.
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|Getting the Most Out of a Doctor's Appointment
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|Talking About Medical Tests
Before you agree to medical tests, here are suggestions for some questions to ask, useful websites for understanding medical tests and information about disease screening.
|Asking Your Doctor Questions
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|Understanding a New Prescription
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|Talking About Your Symptoms
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Muppets comeback in the works
The Muppets may be coming back to television, and if they do, it'll be
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Fox and Jim Henson Television are teaming up on a new Muppets series
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I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT Dr. Kay Johnson-Gentile IS NOW AVAILABLE TO INTERPRET YOUR ESOTERIC ASTROLOGICAL NATAL CHART
I use to call them your SOUL MAP because esoteric astrology is based on reincarnation and reveals your Soul Contract for this lifetime. As a former Esoteric Astrologer, I have never recommended another astrologer, so when I recommend Kay, you can know that she is a Love Being whom I feel comfortable in recommending.
Esoteric astrology is more complicated than mundane astrology and requires a knowledge of the impact of reincarnating on the individual. If interested, you can contact Kay on her website:
Kay is not only trained in esoteric astrology, but in music therapy and Spiritual Direction. She combines her skills when interpreting yourchart.
Esoteric Astrology is Soul Centered Astrology. I say this because it focuses on the path your soul has taken as you have lived numerous lives, always working toward fulfilling your unique gift or purpose to humanity and finally graduating from Earth's classrooms via The Ascension in the Light.
Quite honestly, this system only has value when working with someone who is "consciously" living a spiritual life. They are AWAKE! So, when an individual has become aware that she/he has lived before, and is on a path of Purification and "Becoming," the esoteric approach is what the individual is looking for.
Nancy Detweiler, an expert on Esoteric Astrology whose website entitled, Pathway to the Ascension, is known to many of you tells us, "During my private practice as a counselor and teacher of metaphysical holistic growth, I found esoteric—meaning soul-centered—astrology to be the single most beneficial tool for self-understanding, spiritual growth, and life-planning. I interpreted what I called the SOUL MAP (based on the natal chart)—the map of the individual soul's plans for this particular incarnation.
Before incarnating, each soul creates (in cooperation with his/her spiritual teachers and guides) an overall plan for that lifetime based on the cumulative experiences and needs the soul has incurred in past incarnations. The major goals for all spiritual growth are the balancing of our personal karma; balancing the Three-Fold Flame of Love, Wisdom, and Power; and Purification of the Self through SERVICE to others. Success relates to how well we achieve these soul goals—not how much money we make or how famous we become on the physical plane."
So, this ongoing growth of the Soul through numerous lifetimes – this Walk of Faith, Hope, and Love is what Esoteric Astrology is about. An Esoteric Astrology Natal Chart reading is such a precious gift. I do hope you decide it is NOW TIME for your unique Reading.
(Please use this contact form to notify me you are ready to begin this process.)
If you are interested in having an Esoteric Astrology consultation with me, you need to know the following information.
THE TOTAL COST (THE WRITTEN ASTROLOGY REPORT AND TWO PERSONAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS) will include the following:
1. Your personal black and white astrology natal chart showing your planets and other important astrology symbols at the time of your birth.
2. A ten to fifteen-page written report delineating your personal natal information. This is something you will then have to keep and refer to.
3. A one page delineation of the music perfect for your soul's growth.
Two personal phone consultations.
4. The first one is a 15 to 20-minute introductory conversation. During our first conversation, I will have the opportunity to find out a bit about you, as well as gain knowledge on main issues you want delineated astrologically.
5. After this conversation, you will deposit into my Pay Pal account. When I have received your monies, I will begin work on your 15 to 20 page written report.
6. When the report is completed, I will email you and we will arrange a time for our second phone conversation. I will also send you your Personal Esoteric Astrology Written Conversation via email attachment.
7. At this point you will deposit the final payment to my Pay Pal account. When I receive your monies we have our second phone conversation.
8. The final phone conversation lasts just over an hour. I will share with you the most important points of your astrology, and you will have time to ask questions.
9. After the consultation, some of my people have opted to continue on with me, but now as a Spiritual Directee. To understand better what this is about, check out the Spiritual Direction tab on my Website.
I do consider it an honor to be able to help facilitate you on your Spiritual Journey. I refer to this journey as your WALK OF FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE.
Be blessed, dear one.
Dr. Kay
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