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A business partner disagreement can quickly derail your company's goals, leading to a loss of revenue or even the end of your business. Constantly getting into battles with your business partners isn't good for employee morale either. The best way to prevent a business partner disagreement is to address the common causes before they start. Here's how to do it.
Get Everything in Writing
Memory is selective, and you could be setting yourself up for a major business partner disagreement if you don't put everything in writing. What may seem perfectly clear to you may be confusing or unclear to your partner. Hashing out the details while you put everything in writing can help prevent misunderstandings. It also gives you a document to reference if a disagreement comes up later.
It's important to institute this policy from the start. When planning your company's goals or conducting monthly staff meetings, make a note of everything you and your partner discuss. This way, you can transcribe your notes later on to produce official documents. You and your partner should both agree on the content of any documents before dispersing them to your team.
While it may not seem like that big of a deal, taking the time to work through all of the details in advance can prevent uncertainty later on. Confusion is often at the heart of a business partner disagreement, so it's in your best interest to be as clear and direct as possible.
Commit to Communicating
Proper communication can prevent a business partner disagreement before it starts. You and your partner are both adults, so you should have no trouble talking through any issues that arise. When discussing sensitive topics, do your best to keep a cool head. Yelling isn't constructive and won't help solve any problems. Keep your company's best interests ahead of your own and ask that your partner does the same.
If you find yourself getting upset in the heat of the moment or if you feel like you're being put on the spot, it's perfectly acceptable to step away from the conversation. Let your partner know that you need a little time to come up with a response or solution. This can help avoid a business partner disagreement in the heat of the moment. Don't forget to put the results of any discussions in writing!
Have an Exit Strategy
Of course, no one likes to think about the demise of their business, but it pays to have a strategy in place just in case. This way, you won't get into a business partner disagreement over who owes this or is responsible for that. All of this information will already be clearly spelled out in your exit strategy.
The best time to come up with your escape plan is well before you need it, preferably before your business even gets off the ground. Outline each partner's financial responsibilities and ownership percentage. Include provisions for one partner choosing to leave while the business is still operational.
When your business is thriving, you'll have a much clearer head about the stressful issues that might arise in the future. This calm, rational approach can help you avoid a business partner disagreement as you discuss future plans.
Get Your Partnership Documentation in Order
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I've thought for a long time, since 2002 actually, that George W. Bush and his administration will say anything to achieve their desired political goals. In the summer of 2002 Andrew Card famously said they wouldn't be pushing for a war with Iraq until the Fall, because Summer is a bad time for product rollouts. That telegraphing of the forthcoming marketing campaign for a war that turned out to be the most foolish in the world for 2,000 years should have tipped off the press and Democrats that the Prez doesn't tell the truth.
Unfortunately the traditional corporate press continued to report on the what the President said as some kind of gospel truth, in most cases not even attempting to assess the veracity of his statements. Flash forward to today, when it has been revealed that the President knew at least for months that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program back in 2003 - four years ago - yet has been beating the drums for war, even invoking the specter of World War III brought on by a nuclear-armed Iran. Lying is so easy for the President that he'll do it even if it makes him look like a moron, as demonstrated when he said with a straight face after the NIE was released that he had only just then learned of its conclusions.
Here's a plea to traditional reporters: From now on when the President says something - anything - please either preface or conclude the report with the known fact that George W. Bush is a shameless liar, and there is almost always some kind of subterfuge going on, and that readers/viewers should consider that the truth is probably the exact opposite of what he says.
UPDATE: Bob Cesca at HuffPo had the same thought: "President Bush Was Lying, Is Lying, And Will Lie About Iranian Nukes."

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Sir John Michael Whitesides, age 39 of Durham, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. He was born October 23, 1978 in Auburn, Alabama and also lived in Clemson, South Carolina. He is survived by his fiancée Lisa Ann Heavlin, his daughters Summer and Kylie, his parents John and Marie Whitesides, and his six siblings and their families.
He was a dedicated member of the Triangle Chapter of the Knightly Order of the Fiat Lux. He enjoyed local festivals, drawing, time with family and friends, and fundraising activities for the chapter. His smile, humor and friendship will be missed and remembered by many.
A funeral Mass will be offered 12:00 PM Friday from Immaculate Conception Church. The family will greet friends from 6-8 PM on Thursday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Durham.
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The common misconception about Virtual Assistants is that Virtual Assistants are Personal Assistants or Secretaries – not true!
Virtual Assistants each have their own speciality. Providing business support services, Kirsty Piercy Virtual Assistant specialises in Business Management and Finance.
These services can be provided remotely, hence the 'Virtual', or if your business is based in Newton Abbot, Torquay, Exeter and the surrounding areas in Devon, the services can be provided at your office.
What do I get if I Hire Kirsty Piercy as my Virtual Assistant?
A 'Virtual Assistant' with experience in a wide range of business services – an 'all rounder'.
Efficient and professional business support services.
A dedicated freelancer – invested in you and your business.
Quick replies which are written in plain English – no jargon!
No judgement on how small or big the task is, whether it is easy or difficult, whether it should have been done a while ago or not.
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- Aurasma (sponsors of Tottenham Hotspur!): https://www.aurasma.com/
- TaleBlazer (from MIT): http://taleblazer.org/
For our activities: Please download, install, and create an account in ARIS.
We have two activities that we can do up in Iacocca Hall
- Community needs game: Uses QR codes, played inside or close to building (within wifi umbrella)
- Mountaintop Meltdown! Uses GPS triggers (and one QR code), played in the open area between Iacocca and Building C. Requires cellular data package (since wifi doesn't reach)
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The AixBOMS Area Plan Editor makes it easy to display and manage data center area drawings without the need for additional graphics software. A freely configurable palette is available for the insertion – via point and click – of various types of data center areas (including grids, housing and infrastructure areas) and IT infrastructure components such as distribution cabinets into the drawings. InfoFields and simple notes can be used to enrich the drawing with meaningful additional information. Enhanced search functionality (SmartSearch) is available to quickly identify and locate those components you are looking for.
The Area Plan Editor makes use of a layer technology which – for clarity's sake – allows individual users to configure the plan they are working on to display only the objects and information that they need to see.
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Distribution cabinets which are placed (from a list of search results or the palette) on an appropriate area are automatically assigned their corresponding grid position. Size and appearance of racks in the drawing can either be automatically generated from database information or manually configured by the user. For visualization and management of a distribution cabinet's contents, the RackView Editor may be launched directly from within an area plan.
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Large data center area plans may contain a considerable number of IT infrastructure components. The AixBOMS SmartSearch functionality makes it easy to find only the components that a user wants to work with. SmartSearch finds components according to business criteria – such as the owner company and serial number – or according to technical criteria – such as the IP address or a specified number of consecutive free rack units within racks (or combinations of any of these criteria). The SmartSearch results are displayed directly within an open area plan. For up-to-date indication of environmental parameters such as power consumption and heat emission, SmartIcons may be displayed in order to visualize rack status information.
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Device Control / App to Enhance the User Experience
This was an exciting project and the one I was given the moment I walked through the door on my first day. Yay!!!! User Experience Research and Design, UI Design, Interaction Design and Information Architecture all in one super nifty device control interface. I thought I would explode.
The problem: User acceptance of the current device control unit was less than acceptable. Facility staff were struggling to explain it. Users were struggling to use it. Yet the product was on the rise and selling like hotcakes. A pretty perfect place to be if you are a UX'er. Could we improve UX? Could we increase user acceptance? Could we find a way to increase user love of this product even more by knowing the user? Heck yes we can!
On my first day I began gathering requirements from internal stakeholders and looking for solutions, day 1 might I remind you, to the problems I was hearing. It had an immediate effect.
User Surveys
Comparative Analysis
User Flows
Iterative Wireframing
Formative Evaluation
A/B Testing
Interface Design/Icon Design
Visual Design
User Testing
Comparative Analysis
Starting with Heuristic evaluations, which are simply just looking at current solutions and finding out strengths and weaknesses. Heuristic because they might just not be the absolute solution, but one that is currently working. I began to see some alternatives to the way things were being done. I wanted everyone to like me so I decided to solve a huge problem right away. Ha Ha, really I just got lucky in presenting an idea, but it turned out to be one that stuck. This is where the Comparative analysis helped. I gathered elements, designs, objects that connected somehow with this project, presented to the team and from the mire came a solution on my first day, a solution we followed all the way thru and incorporated everything else around it. Now to see how the users feel about it.
Quantitative & Qualitative Research
Before I could sit down with people or do any research, I had to endure a cacophony of user complaints, client confusion and rhetoric that had been building for years., internal stakeholders wanted to be heard. (#worried)
Users were categorized as product users & facility staff (clients). We chose to query facility staff with a casual summative evaluation (quantitative), a sort of usability study of experience since this product had been in use for years and our goal was statistics rather than emotion. Later we would hit the users face to face (quantitative & qualitative) in person. We setup a survey station at a very popular workout facility. Each member who offered input got a free month of HydroMassage use. Research covered all user types. Survey efforts included probing questions about usage, lifestyle desires and expectations as well as exploratory queries to determine new directions and user goals. On location we were able to investigate any interesting feelings or emotions regarding the product as experienced by those who used it repeatedly (This was not a usability test - no UI test during interview).
The exploratory queries setup were to determine design direction for the future versions of the touchscreen control. I felt like the meat in a sandwhich as surveying really came from two sides, past & future. In many cases of UX research, evaluating user experience is a method of extrapolating personality traits and behavior to determine pain points along a journey. In this case they freely shared their pain while requesting better stuff. Brilliant! The survey used a series of dichotomous questions since we were not looking for levels of measurment but simply a clear cut analytic and ease of questionaire for the user. Later in the survey was a series of contingency questions formulated to dig deeper only where needed and capture statistics in an efficient manner (e.g. "Do you enjoy multimedia content during your massage?" - if "Yes" the interactive would steer towards a priority approach of selection. If "No" we would not bother user with such questioning).
To meet the needs primarily of the users and secondarily of the staff we developed five overarching principles:
- Understand a users personal time value and how they want to use it
- Understand users point of entry to the unit - each and every time
- Understanding why the experience of a relaxation device had to be less stressful
- What type of control was really necessary to the user, when and how
- What combinations of media or interaction would enhance the experience
When the personas were constructed, a focus was added to structure a mood line through each developed persona. This allowed us to collaborate, illustrate and contend user feedback into an understanding of the users high and low points of a particular day. We could then examine how we could insert and improve solutions to make this product a powereful engagement for the user. When communication to stakeholders and execs came about, this type of persona detail helped us explain the potential of advanced UX measures and the return of initial investment. We were then also able to request additional time & dollars to further the R&D of the project and any crossover dev needed for success. Exciting times were ahead!
Defining Pain Points
Before setting out to create the user journey of pain in a delightful little map illustration, I will sometimes define the points in a simple text chart with insight as to where problems exists in the mix. This can be a collaborative opportunity to discuss pain points with the team, extrapolate from user input and contend these points logically. Two minds are better than one, three are better than two..... The chart gives us something to communicate with others involved without having to send and excel file.
User Flows
User flows were generated with persona construction in mind based on user observations, goals, motivations, etc. We were able to hypothesize several flows based on potential actions that would solve user dilemma but might live outside of the primary application UI as we saw it. The decision was made to explore several UI modifications or additions based on user research. We realized the solutions to user input would need to be achieved by developing certain internal and external solutions, but client relationship, revenue opportunities and UX solutions were now in scope as we understood more of what users were thinking and dealing with in their lives. We were also able to see the relationship between facility staff, users and the massage beds and could potentially solve several problems with new solutions. I was always told in my life "Theres 10 ways to skin a cat"
Imagining on Paper
Aw we explored opportunities to communicate UX on screen, ideas continued to flow in enhancing portions of UI to enhance user control. Sprints were defined in agile fashion to accomodate new ideas. The beauty of this development was in that we controlled 100% of the technology and the UX since we were creating the tech from the gorund up (i.e. circuit boards, wifi comm, bluetooth controllers, etc.) allowing us to achieve a level of control far more promising than previous versions.
Iterative Wireframing
Hi and Lo Fidelity wireframes allowed us to iterate on solutions. My original concepts (pictured here) mimicked the images we collected in the comparative analysis, depicting the human figure in the perspective of the user, laying down. Formative evaluation was issued informally amongst staff to improve usability and feature architecture and flush out initial concerns in an environment where people held back nothing and had zero regret throwing a creative person under the bus.
Lo Fi Prototypes
We were able to use the wireframes in succession as lo fo prototypes to get feedback quickly. We printed them out and put them on screens to simulate touch capabilities, selections and drag and drop features within the space of the design.
Wire Flow
To determine the flow of the UI, we hit the whiteboard, taking into account what solutions or ideas we may have not yet wireframed, so this gave us an opportunity to solve some additional user informed design considerations.
Hi Fidelity Mock Ups
Once we decided to mock up the UI it began to take on a realistic presence and reveal design patterns that would help determine final visual design efforts. Iterations were done to present more graphical elements into the wireframes, merging the structure with color and visual aesthetic.
Visual Design
The final designs went through several iterations (pretty much like everything else), revising and refining. Options were built in to skin UI with client colors/backgrounds, options were refined, navigation was improved and formative user testing was performed along the way to tweak those little things you can't seem to see even though they are staring you in the face. In end stages we performed usability tests on and off the machine to get user input. Test performed on a MAC were recorded with video image of user and users were asked to comment aloud so we could get feedback. Probing questions in conjunction with anticapatory feedback was captured to qualify activities behind buttons. Usability tests help determine alignment of design thinking with user thinking and see if we have done our job right. Even if we had, we would probably iterate again.
Below is the link to the Touchscreen V1. This is a FLASH module and will require the flash plugin be resident. This prototype is not the final product and may contain glitches. This was an essential part of our testing process and attributed to many of the changes made after this revision and much of the communication to stakeholders and investors at this part of the project.


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Mayor Miro Weinberger Releases Statement in Response to President Trump's Proposal to Transport Migrants to "Sanctuary Cities"
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Mayor Miro Weinberger Releases Statement in Response to President Trump's Proposal to Transport Migrants to "Sanctuary Cities"
Burlington, VT – Today, Mayor Miro Weinberger released the following statement in response President Trump's proposal to transport migrants to "sanctuary cities:"
"Yesterday President Trump announced that he was considering spending many millions of dollars to relocate families seeking asylum from our southern border to cities across the country that have opposed his past immigration policies.
"While this President has failed to make good on many of his past threats, if he follows through, Burlington will come together as a community to welcome these new neighbors, just as we have successfully welcomed refugees from conflict and poverty for the last 30 years. We know from decades of experience that newcomers to Burlington will make us more prosperous, more diverse, and stronger, just as generations of past immigrants have driven our past growth and success.
"This is not our first clash with the current federal administration. When President Trump tried to deputize our police officers to enforce his draconian immigration policies, we went to court alongside cities from across the country and stop him, preserving our right to make our own decisions about how best to keep our communities safe. When President Trump tried to block us from receiving federal grants, we fought back and the courts once more blocked his vindictive efforts.
"If we have to fight the immigration battle with this President for a third time, Burlington and cities all around America will triumph again by doing the work needed to make good on the promise of America as a land of opportunity, human rights, and inclusion for all."
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Hello WorldSubmitted by Connor Baxter on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 5:25pm
Hello, all. My name is Connor Baxter, and since someone made the incredibly poor choice of letting me have website privileges, everyone is going to have to deal with me for quite a while.
I am a creative writing major sporting an unhealthy obsession with fire. At multiple times throughout my life I have bowed to fireworks, making everyone on my block profoundly uncomfortable. My favorite subjects to write about are murder and mayhem respectively, with a focus on fantasy.
My love for writing started when I was a kid and realized that a good way to force people to listen to me was to make it sound like it was a story that I had spent a lot of time writing. I have taken that knowledge through to today, where you can find me at the writing meetings in Ark City. There, I force people to listen to what a terrible child I was, along with multiple stories involving dead wives-and I'm still trying to decide how I feel about that one.
I was born in Wichita and raised in Derby, and have done my level best to worsen the lives of all people that live anywhere nearby. From the hole in my backyard caused by my grand expedition in pursuit of gems to the numerous psychological scars inflicted on the other children in the neighborhood, I have endeavored to make everyone's lives more interesting.
Years later, I went to school in Derby and quickly found a group of like-minded psychopaths. We immediately set about changing the world by inserting angst into every conversation and writing overly dark poetry, while bragging about our terrible taste in music.
After somehow tricking my teachers into letting me graduate, I was set loose on the world. I began my plans of world domination by getting a retail job, where I would easily bend the will of customers to join my cult. I have reached moderate success, as my cats seem to really like me. I took a couple gap years before going to college with the intention of swelling my ranks, but decided a college education might make that endeavor easier.
After a year in Cowley, I have managed to insert myself into the social interactions of the many people here. It took some effort, but I've even managed to convince some people that I'm a decent human being. Now my writings have been tied into many of the different creative outlets in the school. From presentations at writers corner to creative writing classes, I have fed my work into the general population.
Now that I have been chosen as a writer for Mile Marker Review, nothing can prevent my work from inserting itself into the mind of the school. Slowly but surely, I force my will deep into the minds and hearts of those that read. I shall build my following. And you will be one of my loyal subjects.
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This year Caitlyn Yang, 16, of Roosevelt, will be competing in both the senior classical and contemporary categories. This is Yang's first year at YAGP. Samantha MacFarlane, 15, of Bordentown will be competing in the senior contemporary division. This is her third year competing at YAGP, and she will be dancing the title role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland in the spring. Yang will play the Queen of Hearts. Both Yang and MacFarlane will also be competing a duet in the ensemble category.
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Kennedy Wolfe, 11, of Wrightstown and Sophia Szabo, 9, of Florence will compete in the pre-competitive division as a soloist. This is both Wolfe's and Szabo's first year competing at YAGP. Szabo is the youngest female competitor at the Philadelphia YAGP and will be representing the CNJBT in the classical division. Wolfe will be representing the CNJBT in the contemporary division.


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But now read on to find out what causes adrenal fatigue. What Causes Adrenal Fatigue 11 Chapter 3 What Causes Adrenal Fatigue Adrenal fatigue, in all its mild and severe forms, is usually caused by some form of stress. Stress can be physical, emotional, psychological, environmental, infectious, or a combination of these. It is important to know that your adrenals respond to every kind of stress the same, whatever the source. Life's stresses at their worst come in the form of such cataclysmic events as the death of a loved one, an automobile accident or a serious illness.
It is when the body becomes unable to make the appropriate changes to these stresses that adrenal fatigue begins. The worse the overload relative to the ability of the body to respond, the worse the adrenal fatigue. Each person has a different capacity to handle the total stress load, and the capacity of each person varies over time and events. One of the commonly overlooked sources of stress and resistant adrenal fatigue is chronic or severe infection. Adrenal fatigue is often precipitated by recurring bouts of bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, sinusitis, or other respiratory infections.
Having time to reflect and recover in the hospital and at home, Jim saw how he was suffering from too much stress. As a result he gave up drinking, sold the service station and took a job with much less pressure and greater job security. With good nutrition and dietary supplements for adrenal support he was able to recover and find a balance that allowed him to lead a happy, fulfilling life. Jim is a good example of how continual internal emotional stress and work demands can combine to lead to adrenal fatigue.


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Section 1: The Problem of Substance Use Disorders and Their Symptoms a. Meet Mariah b. Understanding the Problem c. Drugs in the Workplace d. What is a Substance Use Disorder? e. Identifying Substance Use Disorders f. What is Drug Addiction? g. Possible Indicators of Substance Use Disorder h. Behaviors that Potentially Indicate Substance Use Disorder i. Impact of Substance Use Disorder in the Workplace j. Let's Practice Section 2: The Dangers of Substance Use Disorder and Enabling Behavior a. Introduction b. Potential Dangers c. Drug Use Statistics in Workplace Settings d. Barriers to Early Diagnosis e. Understanding Enabling Behaviors f. Do Not Accept Responsibility Section 3: Treating Substance Use Disorders a. Drug-Free Workplace Programs b. Assistance for Substance Use Disorders c. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services d. EAP Services: Beyond Substance Use Disorders e. If EAP Services are Available f. Confidentiality g. What Does a Drug-Free Workplace Policy Accomplish? h. How Does a Drug-Free Workplace Policy Protect Employees? i. The Elements of a Drug-Free Employee Workplace Policy j. Where to Find More Helpful Information k. Let's Review l. Remember m. Review Question n. Meet Mariah o. References
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How will Mark Salling fare on 11/10/2019 and the days ahead? Let's use astrology to undertake a simple analysis. Note this is not scientifically verified – take it with a grain of salt. I will first find the destiny number for Mark Salling, and then something similar to the life path number, which we will calculate for today (11/10/2019). By comparing the difference of these two numbers, we may have an indication of how well their day will go, at least according to some astrology people.
PATH NUMBER FOR 11/10/2019: We will consider the month (11), the day (10) and the year (2019), turn each of these 3 numbers into 1 number, and add them together. Here's how it works. First, for the month, we take the current month of 11 and add the digits together: 1 + 1 = 2 (super simple). Then do the day: from 10 we do 1 + 0 = 1. Now finally, the year of 2019: 2 + 0 + 1 + 9 = 12. Now we have our three numbers, which we can add together: 2 + 1 + 12 = 15. This still isn't a single-digit number, so we will add its digits together again: 1 + 5 = 6. Now we have a single-digit number: 6 is the path number for 11/10/2019.
DESTINY NUMBER FOR Mark Salling: The destiny number will take the sum of all the letters in a name. Each letter is assigned a number per the below chart:
So for Mark Salling we have the letters M (4), a (1), r (9), k (2), S (1), a (1), l (3), l (3), i (9), n (5) and g (7). Adding all of that up (yes, this can get tiring) gives 45. This still isn't a single-digit number, so we will add its digits together again: 4 + 5 = 9. Now we have a single-digit number: 9 is the destiny number for Mark Salling.
CONCLUSION: The difference between the path number for today (6) and destiny number for Mark Salling (9) is 3. That is lower than the average difference between path numbers and destiny numbers (2.667), indicating that THIS IS A GOOD RESULT. But this is just a shallow analysis! As mentioned earlier, this is not at all guaranteed. If you want a forecast that we do recommend taking seriously, check out your cosmic energy profile here. Check it out now – what it returns may blow your mind.


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Craving and disease theory
Craving and disease theory
As some of you know I am interested in mindfulness as a tool to help me keep my life in balance. After developing this interest and discovering that it helped, I became curious as to why it worked. I then started to read about neuroplasticity, which described how the brain changes with time as a result of learnt behaviour. At one time, people thought that you could not change the structure much after your teenage years, but this has been proven to be wrong. Mindfulness can really help change things in all sorts of ways, from helping stroke victims, pain management and for helping diminish cravings in addiction over time.
Many in the faith-based 12 step world would like us to believe that addiction is a disease, but I do not feel this is true. The brain will change as a result of feeling the "reward" of substance abuse, but this is not a disease. You are also not powerless to change, unless your brain has ceased to function! I feel the disease theory is one of the many things that has held back advances in recovery treatment. It is about time that it is challenged and thrown out so that solutions are used, that are suitable for the modern age. Many like to feel they have a disease, as it excuses their addiction in their eyes, but I feel taking complete responsibility for recovery and life is the answer.
Anyway, I keep an eye out for articles about this and came across this one about a conference https://sites.google.com/site/thespiralalsorises/home
Yesterday I read this blog post which I feel is really good http://addiction-dirkh.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/drug-craving-or-how-to-be-your-own.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AddictionInbox+(Addiction+Inbox)
I feel it sums up how addicts are their own worst enemy, and explains why they react the way they do. (It does not say they have a spiritual illness!) and talks about how the brain is designed to change and why this is not a disease.
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True. And while I'm looking for "the answer", occasionally I get touchy about certain key words like "god" and "disease", even when they are just used as short-cuts to bigger ideas about addiction. Sometimes I have to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater…


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Research developments have led to increased opportunities for the use of improved diagnostic and treatment methods in physiotherapy and other areas of health care. The emergence of the evidence-based practice (EBP) movement has led to higher expectations for a more research-informed health care practice that integrates the best available research evidence with clinical experience and patient priorities and values. Physiotherapy research has grown exponentially, contributing to an increased interest in achieving a more evidence-based physiotherapy practice. However, implementation research has identified many individual and contextual barriers to research use. Strategies to achieve a more EBP tend to narrowly target individual practitioners to influence their knowledge, skills and attitudes concerning research use. However, there is an emerging recognition that contextual conditions such as leadership and culture are critical to successfully implementing EBP.
Against this background, the overall aim of this thesis was to explore conditions at different levels, from the individual level to the organizational level and beyond, for the use of research and implementation of an evidence-based physiotherapy practice. The thesis consists of four interrelated papers that address various aspects of the aim. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted with physiotherapists and managers within physiotherapy in various county councils in Sweden between 2011 and 2014. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis, direct content analysis and hermeneutics.
It was found that many different types of motivation underlie physiotherapists' use of research in their clinical practice, from amotivation (i.e. a lack of intention to engage in research use) to intrinsic motivation (research use is perceived as interesting and satisfying in itself). Most physiotherapists tend to view research use in favourable terms. Physiotherapists' participation in a research project can yield many individual learning experiences that might contribute to a more research-informed physiotherapy practice. However, organizational learning was more limited. Numerous conditions at different levels (individual, workplace and extra-organizational levels) provide support for physiotherapists' use of research in their clinical practice. However, physiotherapy leaders appear to contribute to a modest degree to establishing a culture that is conducive to implementing EBP in physiotherapy practice. Instead, EBP issues largely seem to depend on committed individual physiotherapists who keep to up to date with research in physiotherapy and inform colleagues about the latest research findings.
Physiotherapists are generally positive to evidence-based practice (EBP) and the use of research in clinical practice, yet many still base clinical decisions on knowledge obtained during their initial education and/or personal experience. Our aim was to explore motivations behind physiotherapists use of research in clinical practice. Self-Determination Theory was applied to identify the different types of motivation for use of research. This theory posits that all behaviours lie along a continuum of relative autonomy, reflecting the extent to which a person endorses their actions. Eleven focus group interviews were conducted, involving 45 physiotherapists in various settings in Sweden. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis and the findings compared with Self-Determination Theory using a deductive approach. Motivations underlying physiotherapists use of research in clinical practice were identified. Most physiotherapists expressed autonomous forms of motivation for research use, but some exhibited more controlled motivation. Several implications about how more evidence-based physiotherapy can be achieved are discussed, including the potential to tailor educational programs on EBP to better account for differences in motivation among participants, using autonomously motivated physiotherapists as change agents and creating favourable conditions to encourage autonomous motivation by way of feelings of competence, autonomy and a sense of relatedness.
Evidence-based practice has increasingly been recognized as a priority by professional physiotherapy organizations and influential researchers and clinicians in the field. Numerous studies in the past decade have documented that physiotherapists hold generally favorable attitudes to evidence-based practice and recognize the importance of using research to guide their clinical practice. Research has predominantly investigated barriers to research use. Less is known about the circumstances that actually support use of research by physiotherapists. This study explores the conditions at different system levels that physiotherapists in Sweden perceive to be supportive of their use of research in clinical practice.
Patients in Sweden do not need a referral from a physician to consult a physiotherapist and physiotherapists are entitled to choose and perform any assessment and treatment technique they find suitable for each patient. Eleven focus group interviews were conducted with 45 physiotherapists, each lasting between 90 and 110 minutes. An inductive approach was applied, using topics rather than questions to allow the participants to generate their own questions and pursue their own priorities within the framework of the aim. The data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Analysis of the data yielded nine favorable conditions at three system levels supporting the participant's use of research in clinical practice: two at the individual level (attitudes and motivation concerning research use; research-related knowledge and skills), four at the workplace level (leadership support; organizational culture; research-related resources; knowledge exchange) and three at the extra-organizational level (evidence-based practice guidelines; external meetings, networks, and conferences; academic research and education).
Supportive conditions for physiotherapists' use of research exist at multiple interdependent levels, including the individual, workplace, and extra-organizational levels. Research use in physiotherapy appears to be an interactive and interpretative social process that involves a great deal of interaction with various people, including colleagues and patients.
The need for evidence-based practice has been recognized by physiotherapy organizations over the past decades. Earlier studies have documented facilitators and barriers that affect the use and implementation of evidence-based practice. Less is known about what kind of interventions might be useful to implement evidence-based practice. This study explores what physiotherapists learn through participation in a research project relevant to their professional development towards achieving a more evidence-based physiotherapy practice. To what extent this learning was transferred to colleagues for organizational learning is also examined. This study was set in Sweden, where health care is publicly funded. Patients do not need a referral from a physician to consult a physiotherapist. Eleven interviews were conducted with physiotherapists who had participated in a randomized, controlled, multicenter, physiotherapy intervention investigating neck-specific exercise for patients with whiplash disorder. Gadamer's hermeneutics was used to analyze the data. The physiotherapists described a range of learning experiences from their project participation, including instrumental learning (the concrete application of knowledge to achieve changes in practice) and conceptual learning (changes in knowledge, understanding or attitudes). The research project enabled the physiotherapists to develop new treatment techniques for broader application and extend their competence in techniques already known (instrumental learning). The physiotherapists believed that project participation enhanced their overall competence as physiotherapists, increased their job motivation and strengthened their self-confidence and self-efficacy (conceptual learning). Physiotherapists' participation in the research project yielded many individual learning experiences, fostered positive attitudes to research and was conducive to achieving a more research-informed physiotherapy practice. Participation was associated with a deeper understanding of the challenges involved in conducting research. The transfer from indi-
Background: Research in physiotherapy has increased rapidly over the last decade, yet studies have shown that many practice decisions continue to be based on knowledge obtained during initial physiotherapy education and/or personal experience, rather than findings from research. Both barriers and facilitators to achieving a more evidence-based practice (EBP) in physiotherapy have been identified. Leadership is one facilitator that has been recognized to have an important influence on the implementation of EBP in various settings. Our aim was to explore how physiotherapy leaders in Sweden influence the culture for implementation of evidence-based physiotherapy practice.
Methods: Nine interviews with managers of physiotherapy clinics were conducted in various settings in Sweden. Data were analysed using qualitative analysis and a framework developed by Schein (Schein EH. Organizational culture and leadership. 4th ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2010) was applied.
Results: The framework identifies a number mechanisms by which leaders can influence the culture of an organization and/or groups within an organization. The mechanisms of paying attention to, measuring and controlling on a regular basis as well as deliberate role modelling, teaching and coaching did have some relevance. However, EBP issues seemed to depend on committed individuals, often younger physiotherapists, who were interested in research.
Conclusions: Overall, there was limited relevance for most of the embedding mechanisms. The findings suggest that physiotherapy leaders in Sweden contribute to a modest degree to establishing a culture conducive to implementation of an evidence-based physiotherapy practice.


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Generating a vcf with the information of specific genome positions (hotspots)
I'm developing a pipeline that needs to take into account the information about variants that are present on a list of hotspots on the genome, because my final analysis uses the information contained on the vcf.
I'm working with WES data, and although I can use as input a bed file with the regions to be analyzed, if the genome region on my hotspot list is showing the same base as the reference genome, it won't appear on my vcf.
So when I filter my vcf for the specific variants on my list, I don't know if the variants that are not present on the file aren't present because it is showing the same base as the reference genome, or because there was a low coverage for the sample on these regions.
I was wondering if GATK best practices pipeline could offer the option to input the list of hotspot so it could generate a vcf with the information for these variants.
If not, what could be the best approach to solve it, and still use GATK's pipeline.
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I am not quite clear what the question is here.
I was wondering if GATK best practices pipeline could offer the option to input the list of hotspot so it could generate a vcf with the information for these variants.
Would you please explain this statement in more detail. What information do you expect to see?
Hi Bhanu,
What I wanted to know is if there is a parameter on GATK variant caller I can use to provide a list of variants I want to see on the vcf.
I have the following variants on a bed file:
chr10 96535172 96535173 rs41291556 chr10 96535209 96535210 rs72552267 chr10 96535245 96535246 rs17884712 chr10 96540409 96540410 rs4986893
So the variant caller would take into account these positions and would add them to the vcf file, even if the sample doesn't have mutations on the respective hotspots.
Do you think that's possible?
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If I understand correctly, you want your vcf file to contain records of your hotspots irrespective of them being an actual variant. I think that to do this, using HaplotypeCaller, you can use the
-ERC) in the BP_RESOLUTION mode. Here is a post that also explore calling variant and invariant sites using the BP_RESOLUTION mode.
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"As you all know by now, one of our three projects is preserving and protecting Bob's extensive archives. The archives are full of various mediums, but today we focus on letters and schematics that have given way to an exciting discovery about a little known instrument that Bob worked on in 1966.
Visit our website to read the full article on this amazing discovery.
We recently uncovered a stack of letters, notes and schematics describing Bob's work on a version of a Mixture-Trantonium, which he and the musician-collaborator Max Brand deemed the "Moogtonium". You can read much more about this fascinating instrument in a blog post written by Michelle Moog-Koussa, Brian Kehew and Clemens Hausch.
You can hear the sounds of this instrument on the newly release album "Kabelbrand: Sounds from the Max Brand Synthesizer", with compositions by musicians devoted to Brand's musical legacy and by Max Brand himself. We are offering this CD as a gift with a $30 donation to the Bob Moog Foundation. Get your copy today."
You might remember the Max Brand synthesizer from this post and this event featuring the system back in November of 2009. Also see this performance by Oskar Sala on the original Trautonium. As always, you can find additional posts via the labels below. Do not miss the full Bob Moog Foundation article on the Moogtonium.
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This is a great session to increase familiarity with Whakatipu content. Assess and sumarise current knowledge and enable ongoing sharing with other groups.
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This is a great workshop to increase familiarity with Whakatipu and oriori. Personalise your own oriori and reflect on the importance of developing identity.
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The Ghosts of Yorktown Memorial Hospital
The land between San Antonio and the Gulf of Mexico is peppered with tiny, albeit simply adorable, towns. While each definitely has its own hometown charm, Yorktown, Texas, offers a bit extra. From violent nun apparitions to a spirit-summoning copy of "The Poky Little Puppy," one can never know what to expect when they enter one of the most haunted hospitals in the U.S.!


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MW Polymers secures £200k grant from Innovate UK to develop new product with Aston University
Derbyshire, UK – 17 December 2018 – MW Polymers, a leading manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and coatings for pipeline industries, has today announced it has won an innovation grant of over £200k. The funding is provided by Government body Innovate UK and will support a collaborative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between MW Polymers and Aston University.
The aim of a KTP project is to exchange knowledge three-ways between the business, the University and the graduate. This supports areas of potential growth for the business, develops stronger industry ties for the University and allows the graduate to further their work in a specialist field.
Mike Wild, Founder and Managing Director of MW Polymers, said: "Securing funding from Innovate UK is a great result. It will enable us to work with the brightest minds in the field of advanced materials. By the end of the project, we're confident we will have an innovative product suitable for industry."
The project will commence at the beginning of January 2019 and will see the appointment of a new Polymer Scientist to the MW Polymers team. They will be responsible for developing a new polymeric material with the support of MW Polymers and the Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR), which is led by Professor Paul Topham.
Speaking on the project, Professor Topham said: "This is an exciting project for Aston University to be part of. Aside from developing a new advanced material, we will have the opportunity to build stronger industry links through MW Polymers, which will benefit our students. In addition, it will enable Aston University to maintain its position as a leader in advanced materials research."
By the end of the two-year project, it is envisaged the company will have gained invaluable insight into advanced materials, built stronger ties with Aston University and Innovate UK and will have a commercially viable product ready for market. This will help MW Polymers to achieve its strategic growth plans and will strengthen its reputation as an innovator within the UK gas industry.
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This partnership received financial support from the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) programme. KTP aims to help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base. This successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership project, funded by UK Research and Innovation through Innovate UK, is part of the government's Industrial Strategy.
About MW Polymers
MW Polymers is a family-run, specialist manufacturer of industrial sealants, adhesives and coatings. It was founded over 40 years ago by chartered engineer Mike Wild and is based in Little Eaton, Derbyshire. The company has gained a reputation for being a reliable and trusted supplier within the gas industry.
About Aston University
Founded in 1895 and a University since 1966, Aston is a long-established university led by its three main beneficiaries – students, business and the professions, and our region and society. Aston University is located in Birmingham and at the heart of a vibrant city and the campus houses all the university's academic, social and accommodation facilities for our students. Professor Alec Cameron is the Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive.


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Obscenities were flying, but All My Children's Jennifer Bassey (ex-Marian Colby) was not after a tiff with a Delta flight attendant resulted in the soap actress getting kicked off a flight last week. With media interest in the story taking off faster than most jets, Bassey decided to try to set the record straight.
The actress made an appearance on the Fox News Channel series On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on Friday to give her side of the story. As Soap Central previously reported, the actress was removed from her Delta flight after allegedly screaming obscenities at a flight attendant who gave her attitude when Bassey refused to use the plane's hand soap after using the bathroom (opting to use her own hand sanitizer instead) and pulling out her laptop while the plane was in line to take off.
According to the Illinois native, who was on her way to Indianapolis to meet her boyfriend's daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren, things got ugly between her and a flight attendant, which resulted in the actress mouthing a swear word and the police escorting her off the plane shortly after. To hear the full story, check out Bassey's On the Record video below.
What do you think about Bassey's side of the Delta debacle? We want to hear from you -- and there are many ways you can share your thoughts.


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Fiona Gordon, 31, Skye, Inner Hebrides of Scotland has forked out a fortune to desk out her pups for Christmas!
With Christmas songs on full blast, I sang along in the kitchen. It was only the start of December but I was busy cooking up a festive feast for my seven Maltese pups.
'Organic turkey with veggies and gravy, doesn't that sound delicious?' I asked, as they sat watching me with hungry eyes.
I want the best for my babies, so I only ever feed them homemade grub but, as it was Christmas, I wanted them to have something extra special.
Once it was all cooked and divided up, I packed the portions into the freezer so they'd last the month.
Then I went up to my spare room that's been converted into a doggy dressing room for Floee, 7, Mya, 7, Hamish, 3, and pups Angus, Theo, Ellie and Isla, 2.
As well as grooming tables, there are six wardrobes, two storage boxes and three clothes rails packed with adorable dog clothes.
With the festive season in full swing, it was time to sort through the wardrobe that's dedicated to Christmas outfits.
'Do you think they can wear the Santa onesies again this year?' I shouted downstairs to my partner Stuart, 42.
'Yeah, nobody will remember!' he replied.
But, truth is, the pups have become a bit of a local attraction and I don't like them to wear the same thing too many times.
Every time we go out of the house, the dogs are kitted out with hair accessories and outfits. The girls usually wear dresses and the boys have T-shirts and jumpers.
Even a quick trip to the shops ends up with countless people stopping us and asking for photos. The dogs love the attention and prance about to show off what they're wearing.
At Christmas, I go to extra lengths to make them look special.
They have a range of Christmas hats, including reindeer ones, complete with antlers, and a huge selection of Christmas jumpers featuring Rudolph, elves and snowmen.
Last year, it was their Father Christmas outfits that went down a real treat.
'Oh, my goodness, they're like Santa's little helpers!' one woman shrieked when we took a trip into town.
Luckily, all of the attention we get is positive, though I've no doubt there are people out there who would disagree with it.
But, truth is, if the dogs don't want to wear a certain outfit, they make it clear they're not keen!
I'd never do anything that they didn't like.
I bought seven festive stockings with the dogs names on for last year and hung them above the fireplace. Each one was packed with presents that I'd lovingly wrapped up for them. They had toys, treats, new grooming brushes and collars, as well as piles of new clothes, of course.
On Christmas morning, the dogs raced downstairs to tear open the wrapping paper and see what 'Santa Paws' had brought for them.
They couldn't stop barking with excitement.
'Merry Christmas, darlings,' I said, with a huge smile on my face.
After a lovely big Christmas feast, we all crashed out together on the sofa to watch festive films.
But, even though it was Christmas Day, I still had to do our daily grooming routine. It takes nearly two hours. Maltese dogs must be brushed every day to keep them tangle-free.
A few months ago, I went to the vet with Hamish for a checkup and, for once, he wasn't wearing any clothes.
'Oh, heavens, he looks naked!' cried our vet in surprise. I couldn't help but laugh.
This year I'm more excited than ever about Christmas.
I've been buying outfits since the end of August. I've even had some custom-made Christmas dresses in red and green made in America and I'm getting them shipped over.
Each one cost around £50 – expensive, but you can't put a price on how cute they look when they're all kitted out.
I've spent far more than I like to think about on filling up their stockings. It's probably at least a few hundred pounds just on Christmas items.
And that's on top of the jumpers, T-shirts, pyjamas and coats that I buy throughout the year – usually at about £20 a pop.
I never planned on ending up as the crazy dog lady with seven precious pooches.
When Hamish and Floee had puppies, we planned to sell them but, when it came to it, I just couldn't let any of them go.
The dogs are the perfect distraction from the day-to-day troubles of life, so Christmas really is a brilliant excuse to spoil them all rotten.
People might think I'm barking, but I see my dogs as part of the family – so why shouldn't Christmas be as special for them as it is for us?


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The importance of sport was instilled in Brenda Croft by her family at a young age, and now, through her work with the Weyburn chapter of KidSport, she is helping kids in her community learn that importance, too.
As a teacher specializing in physical education and outdoor education, as well as someone actively involved in youth sports, Brenda was approached to volunteer with the newly formed Weyburn chapter in 1996. She is still a part of the organization 22 years later, working hard as the chapter's Chairperson to ensure that all kids can play!
Having spent much of her own life either participating in or coaching sport, Brenda knows that sport is a "critical piece of the puzzle to shaping the life of a youth." She has seen for herself how involvement and participation in sport can help kids to increase self-esteem, grow healthy social skills, improve academic performance and learn self-discipline and respect for others.
Knowing how important sport is to the youth in the community drives Brenda and her KidSport committee of volunteers to brainstorm new ideas for fundraising year round. The Goals for KidSport fundraiser presented by SaskEnergy will be back in Weyburn this upcoming SJHL season—where, in addition to a raffle and chuck-a-puck competition, every goal scored by the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Weyburn Red Wings will result in a $40 donation to the Weyburn chapter. Donations will also be collected during two nutrition breaks at the Weyburn Concert Series.
Knowing that 100% of fundraising proceeds is allocated to kids is just one of the reasons that Brenda continues to volunteer with KidSport and why she encourages others to do so as well, stating:


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Madigan Army Medical Center is a tertiary care, academic medical center with a network of medical facilities located in Washington and California that serves more than 100,000 active duty service members, their families and retirees. Madigan is the U.S. Army's second largest medical treatment facility with approximately 200 beds for inpatient care and can expand to accommodate more than 300 inpatients during periods of urgent need. The outpatient clinics handle nearly one million visits. The hospital is one of only two designated Level II trauma centers in Army Medicine and one of four in the state of Washington. Madigan provides a wide array of medical services, such as general medical and surgical care, patient-centered adult and pediatric primary care, a 24-hour emergency room, a wide variety of specialty clinics, behavioral health and wellness services. Known for delivering high quality healthcare, Madigan is an unparalleled educational facility and state-of-the-art research platform; it remains a leader in readiness and deployment medicine, as well as an engaged community partner since 1944.
In April 2015, the executive team, department leaders and staff rededicated themselves to living up to the hospital's motto "care with compassion" by choosing to take the path towards high reliability. At that time, Madigan's patient satisfaction scores and quality measures hovered at or below the 50th percentile nationally. Today, Madigan is a different place. Madigan has shifted its inpatient satisfaction score from the 32nd percentile to the 58th percentile. HEDIS composite index, a measure for population health, has risen from the 64th percentile to the 78th percentile and NSQIP all case morbidity odds ratio have been below the national average for the past six reporting periods. In addition to these patient care quality indicators, 97.2% of Madigan's residents passed their national board exam on the first attempt with five of the surgical residents scoring in the top 1% nationally. Madigan was also recognized by the Hospitals and Health Networks "100 Most –Wired Hospital" for the 13th time and recently earned the coveted 2017 Practice Greenhealth Emerald Award for environmentally friendly practices. Most recently, the AMSUS, The Society for Federal Health Professionals, recognized Madigan with the 2017 Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Award for their efforts in improving access in specialty or ancillary care settings.
Colonel Michael Place, Madigan's commander (CEO), credits this remarkable drive toward becoming an HRO to developing, nurturing and building a culture of trust that is referred to as the "Madigan Mindset." According to Colonel Dan McKay, Director of Madigan's Organization and Leader Development, the Madigan Mindset starts with being authentically present with each other as means to developing relationships and building the foundation of trust. But this is just the starting point. With the foundation established, individuals are truly free to engage their best efforts toward a common vision. That vison is to advance Madigan's reputation as an organization that is recognized for quality, respected by industry, admired for innovation, the preferred employer and trusted by all. To help build relationships, Madigan instituted tools such as: structured leader rounding, common language for greeting others, a revised governance structure, structured leader development and a system of shared accountability between staff and leaders. The result has been an increased level of trust across the organization which has sparked innovation from the front-line workers. "They have the answers" says Colonel Place. "We just need to build the environment where staff feel safe to share the answers with leaders, and our leaders must feel empowered to make decisions and solve problems at the lowest level." The Madigan Mindset allows Team Madigan to focus on the one thing that truly matters- excellent health outcomes for our patients.