text:
Dock is an exhibition tool and is released by Inglorious Apps.
"Dock is a stylish screensaver app that dynamically displays a scrolling list of information while your device is idle or docked. For example, you could have it setup to display news from your rss feeds, tweets from your twitter feed, or just a simple clock, while your device is docked."
Dock allows you to see lots of your rss feeds and social media on screen while the Touchpad is charging.
To be honest my Touchpad is not on the desk when charging, it is off to the side of my desk and out of line of sight, so for me, this is not an application I really would need.
The application offers the following items for display:
- Clock
- Google Reader
- Stock
- Weather
All this options can be switched on or off from the preferences, as well as the refresh rates for the feeds.
You also have a shuffle mode, this switchs between the items that are switched on, so you could be looking at the clock one moment and then a news feed the next. The shuffle appears to be completely random rather than rotating through the list, so if you have only three items selected you may have the same one appear a few seconds later, or even the same app not going away (maybe it is selected in the shuffle three times in a row?)
Interesting the developer has added a Reload App option, which I have had to use a few times when the application locked on one view for several minutes.
This does feel a lot like the Glimpse application (another of Inglorious Apps products), but set up more for an Exhibition mode and less interaction with the device. With several of the widgets looking and acting in a similar way.
The user interface is well designed and easy to navigate.
On the upside:
- Good user interface.
- Lots of preferences for refresh rates and the amount of time an option will be displayed in shuffle.
- Great use of Exhibition mode
On the downside:
- Shuffle mode, sometimes locks into a mode, especially one the clock.
- The odd glitch, like the weather app would not appear in the list despite being on in the preferences. Switching off and on again got the option to return.
- Displays a black screen when a feed fails like the weather app, rather than switching away to something else.
Overall, this is a great application if you have your Touchpad docked and can view the screen. It supports most of the data that you may wish to see just glancing up at the screen. At present it is a little glitchy in places, like the shuffle mode sometimes locking on load. This apps does lack a little of the polish of Inglorious Apps other application. Depending on how you dock, this may be a must have app for you.
Rating: 75%
Size: 41.4 MB
Price (at time of review): £1.14
Link: Dock – Inglorious Apps


text:
Ep. 061 – Lance Scoular believes in the concept of Care, Protection and Guidance for your clients.
Lance Scoular Show Notes
Lance Scoular, AKA The Savvy Navigator, has been involved in International Trade and Transport for 50 years;
In 2008, Lance started receiving invitations from students in his classes to connect with them on both Facebook and LinkedIn.
Over the last nine years, he has developed and expanded his social media networks exponentially (especially LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, and beBee) and those of a select group of clients in a variety of sectors, both locally and globally.
The results have been significant.
Lance is now in the process of doing a 180-degree business pivot, refocussing away from Social Media Consulting, back to what he does best, International Trade and Transport Training.
He is soon to launch an online course "Import Export Made Easy" in video and audio as well as the "Import Export Made Easy" Podcast.
Lance's career
- I started my business back in the early 1970s as a shipping supervisor in what is now known as Baxter International, a fortune 500 company. In 1976, I completed my studies at TAFE, which is the Technical And Further Education College in Australia, and I passed the exams of the Australian customs services.
- I took two weeks holiday from the company I was working in to door-knock local businesses in my area to see if I could find people who were dealing with exporting and importing that are interested in my services. I gained a few clients and resigned from the company.
- Most of my marketing was door knocking, and I used direct mail, and telemarketing with the Australian Yellow Pages.
- Import-Export is a very big deal in Australia.
Most passionate about
- Today, I'm pivoting. Back in 2009, I got very involved in social media. I was running an Import Export course, and I was getting invitations from my students to connect with them on Facebook and LinkedIn.
- In the beginning, I didn't understand what they wanted from me, but once I Googled it, I got very interested in the business potential of these social networks.
- As we mentioned before, Australia was very isolated from the rest of the world, the Internet and social media, in particular, have changed that.
- In 2009, I decided to start helping people to use social media with no connection to import or export. (I still taught the import and export courses, but the number of courses dropped during those years.)
- And today, I'm pivoting since I just recently realized that I could help many businesses all over the world with my knowledge and expertise in Import and Export, so I'm about to launch my first online Import-Export course.
- The exciting thing is that I'm going to use my wide network of social media connections that I built over the last nine years to promote my course.
Lance's best advice about approaching customers
- The definition of a customer back in the 70s was someone who buys goods or services. I came across a marketing strategist, Sean D'Souza who wrote a book called, The Brain Audit, about why customers buy, and in that book, he talked about his concept of a client. He relates to Webster Dictionary which says, 'If you are a service provider, the client is someone you should care for, someone who comes under your protection, and someone you should guide.'
- I believe in the concept of care, protection, and guidance for your clients.
Biggest failure with a customer
- Well, I've had failures… like most of the guests in your show. It's a learning situation.
- Back in 2007 and 2008, I was running my own course, but I was also asked to be a guest presenter at the Sydney Community College, two courses for young entrepreneurs. One for young people that were thinking of becoming entrepreneurs and another one for those who are already entrepreneurs.
- On one night, I was asked by the course's facilitator to share one of my business stories with the entrepreneurs. Some of the entrepreneurs were doing great things, and I didn't want to take that from them, but the truth is that somehow there is a concept today that everyone can become an entrepreneur, but that is not possible. Gary V (Gary Vaynerchuk) talks a lot about the entrepreneurs that couldn't deal with the failures.
- So, I felt compelled to share with those entrepreneurs what I considered to be the worst night of my life.
- It was in October 1999 when I realized I let down the most important client: my business partner, and wife, Sandie. I came home, and I found my wife crying so much, and I realized this is going to be our last night in the house we built 26 years earlier, that we planned to live in for the rest of our life.
- The bank we took the loan for the house sent us a letter saying either we pay off right now or you are out of the house, and this is it. And according to the contract they could do it.
- At that time, there was some issue of a government's royal commotion and banks used to do awful things like that.
- So we had to move immediately with two of our three kids, two cats and a dog to our friends' house. That was a terrible time for us, 'a valley' and it was all because I didn't pay enough attention to take care of an overdraft in the bank.
- The customer here was my wife, who was my business partner, and I wasn't caring, protecting, and guiding her. I was too busy taking care of the business' clients.
- I want to tell these young entrepreneurs that you have a duty of care to your business partners and your employees, as well as for your family.
Biggest success due to the right customer approach
- I was a trainer for the Australian Federation of International Forwarders, and I run a course around the capitals of the five stats of Australia. We had a Christmas party, and when I said goodbye to the CEO of AFIF, Brian Lovell, he asked me to come to talk with him tomorrow. And he asked me to arrange what became to be a massive structure of meetings, guidance, presentations, and seminars around new tax rules.
- That was a big boost for me, and I managed to use my ability to explain these new complex tax rules in very clear and simple words to many business people at all levels.
Recommendation of a tool for customer focus, marketing, or sales:
- I recommend using the Twitter app that allows you to switch from one account to another (like from your private account to the company's account) with a push of a button, and handle more than one account.
- The second tool is SocialOomph to boost my social activities and save time.
Lance's key success factor
- The most important factor is my unique understanding of the complex workings of the various stakeholders in international trade.
- Because my understanding and interaction in these areas, I'm better able to share my extensive knowledge and insights in a clear, simple, and understandable style.
Lances's Mountain
Since we believe that the best way for entrepreneurs to get a fast, big, and sustainable success is by leading your (new) market category, and the entire entrepreneurial journey reminds me of mountaineering, or conquering the mountain; I want to ask you if there is a mountain you dream of climbing or a mountain you have already climbed?
- Sandie and I went a five weeks vacation in Europe, and Sandie loved the 1959 film, "Third man on a mountain", which was filmed on the Matterhorn. So one night we arrived at the mountain resort Zermatt near the Matterhorn. We went out to the small balcony of our room and we could see the glistening summit of the mountain, the snow was glistening in the moonlight, Sandie was overwhelmed, and this was the other hand of the spectrum of the valley we fell to when we had to sell our house. It was this magical moment for us.
The best way to connect with Lance
Recommended Tools
- Twitter – From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.
- SocialOomph – Boost your social media productivity — it doesn't have to be a manual time-consuming process! Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, RSS feeds, blogs, …
More resources for Entrepreneurs
- Don't Miss – Customer Focus Strategy & Execution: Market Analysis for Fundraising
- Hayut Yogev's Latest post: The three free, most practical steps to researching and locating your market
- Former interview: With Dr. Robin Kiera's best advice: "Love your customers, not your product! And share your knowledge! The time of silence is over."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Archive for Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Gesture of kindness was most unforgettable story this year
December 28, 2011
There has been plenty to celebrate on the local sports scene in 2011, from multiple state championships by the Basehor-Linwood High School track team to the resurrection of the basketball programs at Bonner Springs High School, the BLHS football team's 10-win season and two wrestling state champions at BSHS.
Still, for all of the great accomplishments of our local athletes, my favorite sports story in 2011 didn't involve winning or losing. Rather than going for the gold, this story was about giving the gold away, so to speak.
The Basehor-Linwood and Bonner Springs High School cross country teams coming together to support BSHS senior Scintila Capalla in her battle with cancer is one of the most unforgettable moments I've had the opportunity to see in more than a decade of sportswriting.
I've seen athletes win in beat-the-odds fashion, underdogs have stunned favorites, and seniors have gone out on top.
Two years ago I watched the Maranatha Academy girls 3,200-meter relay team give away its state championship medals to an opponent who ran faster but was disqualified after having a runner collapse and pass out on the track. At the time, I figured I would never see a story come close to touching that one in the "emotionally moving" category, but this one did.
We put so much emphasis on winning and losing in sports. As fans, we often try to assess blame if something goes wrong — it's the refs' fault, or coach should play "my kid" more — when, in the grand scheme of things, none of it's that important.
On Sept. 17, however, the Basehor-Linwood and Bonner Springs cross country programs absolutely got it right.
Capalla, a tireless worker throughout her running career at Bonner Springs and expected to be the Braves' top returning runner this fall — developed a six-centimeter tumor in her right knee last spring. In mid-July she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. With that, her senior season was done before it ever started, and she's spent the remainder of the year enduring numerous chemotherapy treatments while trying to keep up her studies at school.
Without surveying every runner in the area, I feel confident I can speak for them in saying Capalla is one of those runners who is a friend to all. Whether at cross country or track meets, she could always be seen chatting with her fellow runners with a smile on her face, regardless of what school's jersey they were wearing.
She's softspoken and kind, never seeking the spotlight but quietly earning it through her hard work.
Before the Bonner Springs Invitational on Sept. 17, Basehor-Linwood cross country coach Jeff Venema learned of Capalla's cancer battle. The Bobcats — a friendly rival at a neighboring school — organized a T-shirt tribute to take place at the Braves' home meet and let Capalla know that even though she couldn't run, her runner friends — at Bonner Springs and beyond — loved her, supported her and missed her.
"Distance runners protect their own," Venema said at the time.
In total, 480 runners from numerous schools wore T-shirts bearing the message "We love you Scintila" at the Braves' home meet. The shirts continued to appear at meets throughout the season, and I am certain we will see runners wearing them at track meets in the spring.
There won't be a state championship banner to commemorate what happened on Sept. 17, and that's OK. The goodwill gesture shown by the cross country community for one of their own — Scintila Capalla — was powerful enough that it will remembered for years to come.
authenticjersey 8 years, 5 months ago
nike air max | nike air max | air max nike | airmax | nike air max
air max nike
nike max
nike aire max
air max 90
nike max air
Prior to deciding to even start up your content, keep planned that search engine optimization wins the website positioning whether within a article or into your actual webpage.Quality key word optimized articles have become important.With this thought, follow those steps to publish your earliest quality key word optimized article to push your web-site.
Produce one major keyword or keyword phrase and an individual secondary.You may integrate a lot of these keywords straight into your page for seo.These keywords don't have to be the identical every precious time.Your keyword could possibly be, white Nike shoes or boots, if you receive the saying, my white-colored shoes usually are Nikes, or anything similar it'll be just like advantageous
authenticjersey 8 years, 4 months ago
authentic nfl jersey | Discount NFL Jerseys | NFL jerseys | NFL jerseys | NHL jerseys for sale
nfl new jerseys 2011
low price nfl jerseys
buy nfl women jerseys
nfl women jerseys for sale
youth nfl jersey
.And while people journey, it boosts the risk for individuals getting in an accident.It really should not a concern if all these traveling people buy travel insurance to guard them in the event that things definitely would not go mainly because planned.However, the key bad news is, travel cover is missed - additionally, firm abs reason the reason people remove their appetite for traveling should something happen.
In general, when people converse about travel insurance cover, they are speaking about wings going down off around mid environment or plane unable to properly safe its ending up gear.Although this sort of scenarios will be possible in travel and ought to be taken under consideration for buying travel cover, there are more minor reports where you need to prepared with and stay covered including trip cancellation, voyage interruption or delay, medical-related emergencies as well as doctor's cost, hospitalization, and additionally emergency evacuation, and additionally property damages and debts
Other About jersey blog
About blog
authenticjersey 8 years, 4 months ago
Canada Goose Parka Women | Canada Goose Website | Canada Goose Jackets For Women | Canada Goose For Kids | Buy Canada Goose Jackets
Cheap Canada Goose Coats
Canada Goose Jacket Cheap
Goose For Sale
Canada Goose Online Store
Canada Goose Shop Online
Other About blog
About blog
Commenting has been disabled for this item.


text:
by Diana L. Rupert, PhD, RN, CNE
Every nursing program's curriculum provides the foundation for nursing education. Each curriculum establishes a framework by which students systematically learn content and layer nursing skills and reasoning skills applicable to clinical scenarios. A challenge for administrators, faculty, and students alike, however, is that there is no one universal approach to designing curriculum. Educational programs differ in their content progression, as well as in the classes required for students to complete them successfully.
Many potential nursing students question how every candidate can take and successfully pass the same licensure examination despite each student attending educational programs with different approaches to curricula, alternating styles, and varied durations. This is one reason the nursing licensure examination (NCLEX) is so important. The NCLEX tests students on core information applied to nursing situations, to ensure that each graduate who passes the examination and receives a nursing license, regardless of where he or she studied nursing, is a competent entry-level practitioner. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) conducts a practice analysis every three years to establish this core content (targeted specifically for registered nursing [RN] or practical/vocational nursing [PN] programs), which in turn influences the structure and content of the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN, respectively. The current NCLEX-RN test plan is in effect until March 31, 2019, and the current NCLEX-PN test plan is in effect until March 31, 2020. Differences between these test plans are related to scope of practice. It is highly recommended that faculty and students alike access the NCSBN Website (www.ncsbn.org) to become familiar with the specific NCLEX test plans and to stay abreast of news and updates about NCLEX.
As many nursing administrators would attest, a nursing program's NCLEX pass rate carries great significance. A pass rate at or above state and national averages can be influential when prospective students compare the characteristics and advantages of one program over another. Whenever a program's pass rate drops or a program is placed on probationary status for any reason, the program's administration and faculty must scrutinize its curricular structure and content. Once that step is completed, they also must review content delivery strategies and student clinical opportunities. The information presented here focuses on the core content of a nursing program and how it is aligned (or not) with the NCLEX test plan. The content will be obtained from the definition of the Client Needs category, nursing Activity Statements, and detailed content examples as identified on the NCLEX test plan.
The NCLEX test plan is systematically organized under four broad categories, some of which are also broken into smaller subcategories (Client Needs), and then into the smallest and most detailed level, which are called Activity Statements. Sometimes, students wish the broader NCLEX Client Needs were more specific. Educators, however, can take the various topics, place them in the curriculum, and expand on them throughout the program. Some topics (e.g., therapeutic communication, alteration in body systems, pharmacology) must be addressed as threads throughout the curriculum, because students apply the related content in a variety of clinical situations.
One way for a nursing program to ensure that each content area is covered in the curriculum is to assign topic areas to faculty and have the faculty document in which nursing course the topic is housed and how the topic is addressed. An example is below.
CONTENT CATEGORY: Safe and Effective Care Environment
SUBCATEGORY: Safety and Infection Control
"Protecting clients and health care personnel from health and environmental hazards"
Related Content and Activity Statements | Nursing Course | How Presented | Student Assignment | Curricular Concern
Accident/Error/Injury Prevention Fundies-Unit 2 Lecture Clinical-H&P, Med Benchmark met
*Allergies assessment/intervention MS-Assessment Admin
Pharm-Unit 1 Unit 2 Exam
*Knowledge of safety procedures Fundies-Basic Skills Skills Lab Practicum Benchmark met
*Factors influencing accident/injury Fundies-Basic Ckills Skills Lab Clinical conference Benchmark met
Unit 1 MS-Thread Unit exams Practicum
*Client deficits Fundies-Sensory Geriatric sim, Simulation prep Did not meet benchmark
impeding safety Unit MS-CVA Unit Skills videos, Review skills
Lecture videos
*Treatments impeding safety Pharm-Opioid Unit Lecture PCA pump Benchmark met
Fundies-Skills Skills lab Care plan
MS-Hot/cold, IV
*Correct use of infant/child car OB-Unit 2 Guest speaker N/A Benchmark met
seats Pediatrics-Clinical State website
*Seizure precautions Pediatrics-Unit 7 Pediatric simulation Case study Benchmark met
MS-Unit 5
Consider the last column, which is labeled "Curricular Concern." The intent here is to highlight a curriculum topic for which students scored below the benchmark, which might be established based on grades, use of formative tools like Lippincott PassPoint or Lippincott CoursePoint, other resources such as standardized testing, or a combination of these methods. Or a nursing program can obtain from the NCSBN scored reports on their graduates' performance on the NCLEX and use the data there to inform the "Curricular Concern" column. The benefit of involving the faculty is increasing faculty knowledge of the curriculum, stressing their curricular responsibility, and increasing their acceptance and embrace of the curricular process. If present, the curriculum committee may be in charge of the process.
Mapping the nursing curriculum to ensure alignment with the NCLEX test plan requires knowledge of the curriculum and thoughtful student assignments. This is a time-consuming process. Once completed, however, this document can be used as an example of curriculum review to meet accreditation standards. In addition, it provides justification that the curriculum has strategically met the key topics. Furthermore, if students continue to be unsuccessful on the NCLEX, reviewing the rigor of test items may be needed.
In conclusion, a strong curriculum proves to be invaluable to the educational process. Both students and faculty need to be aware of the NCLEX test plan and how it applies to and aligns with the curriculum. Many programs actually introduce the NCLEX test plan to students within the first nursing course to stress the importance of all nursing content, from the first nursing course to the last.


text:
We have now information regarding the incidents that took place on Sunday throughout DK. The excertpts are taken from persecution.in
1.SHIROOR: In one incident at Shiroor, Niragadh, Udupi district, at about 10.15 as the small congregation of believers had assembled for Sunday worship a gang of 50 plus VHP radicals armed with tridents, saffron flags barged into the hall and started praising the Orissa action against Christians. In the meantime a small group rushed to the pastor and unleashed savage attack with machetes on the right hand and right leg .Blood splashed all over and the blood smeared. bibles and hymn books were instantaneously consigned to attacked by the rabid terrorists. Pastor Abraham was admitted in a serious condition to Angeli hospital
Before they left they have also set fire to all the vehicles parked outside. The radicals also threatened Pastor Abraham's wife Binsi with death and said that they will repeat the same kind of attacks what took place in Orissa.
Apart form this attack, there are reports of Six major attacks of churches with 7 believers seriously injured.
2. UDUPI: In an another attack in a place called udupi, a two and half year Samuel is said to be in serious condition in Udupi government hospital along with four persons from New life church Udupi. Pastor Gopinath is serving as pastor in New life church Udupi for the last twenty two years.
3. MUDUR: In an other attack on Immanuel church in Mudur, Kundapura, Udupi district. As Pastor Sunil Kumar was conducting the worship service in the church adjacent to his house, it happened at around 10.30 am a group of 20 Hindu radicals arrived on a jeep barged into the church and attacked the attendees. The church consisted of Orphan children and few others. No external injuries were reported. The goons after the attack on the church got into the Pastor Immanuel's residence and broke furniture, television, Steel Cloth racks, and telephone.
4. BELTHANGADI: During a worship service in a place called kayarphaduka, in Belthangadi taluk, Mangalore district, a group of Hindu radicals face masked arrived on 2 jeeps and barged into the hall with swords and attacked pastor Christudas aged 40 yrs. It was reported from our sources that the radicals had come to hit and cut the neck of the pastor, but during the attack the Hindu radicals using the long sword left deep cuts on his both hands, legs and all over his body. The goons then got into the parsonage and completely destroyed all the furniture and household items. The pastor was rushed to the nearest Belthangadi taluk hospital and as they did not admit him there and was asked to take him immediately to Mangalore Medical College.
Pastor Christudas has been serving the Lord in this area since 10 years.
5. BELTHANGADI: At 10.15 am, during a Konkini worship service at a church called New Life Church at Modunpher, Mangalore District, a group of 20 Hindu radicals face masked entered into the church and attacked 5 believers leaving them injured. It was also reported from our sources that some property of the church was also damaged. The injured are admitted to the local hospital. Name of the pastor is not yet known.
6. MOODABIDRI: Hindu radicals entered the house of Pastor Gunasekaran, and attacked his house and as the attack took place Pastor's wife and his children fearing ran for their lives. The radicals then destroyed all the furniture and household items leaving the house in disorder. Pastor's daughter noticed the car number and informed the matter to the Police and based on the information Police arrested two people from the group of attackers.
During the attack, pastor Gunasekaran who pastors a church called Christ Glorious Ministry had gone to attend an English worship service. Pastor Gunasekaran is doing ministry in this place since 17 years.
No reports of any injuries. This place is 36 kms away from Mangalore district.
7.BANGALORE: There was report of an attack in a church at yeshwantpur.
8.KULOOR: Blessing Assemblies of God church was attacked by a group of Hindu radicals. Pastor Samraj who ministers this church, his wife and 2 believers has been attacked and Injured. They are admitted to Wenlock Government Hospital. Our sources have reported that there are 7-8 Injured during the attack. A gold chain of a lady attendee was snatched by Hindu radicals during the attack. Musical Instruments and other church furniture's are damaged.
9. KODICAL: A church of South India (CSI) church was attacked and attackers broke all the window panes, PA system and furniture's of the church.
10.HEMANAGATTA: Hindu radicals attacked a church called Miligrais Church and Major statue of Mother Mary was destroyed and also other statues of the church. Also the radicals broke the window panes and furniture's of the church.
No reports of any injuries.
11. JAYAPURA: A church in Jayapura, in chickmangalur district was attacked by Hindu radicals at 10.30 am. The name of the church is End Time Full gospel Church and Pastor Anthony ministers this church. It happened that, as the worship service was going on a group of 30 members of a radical group barged into the church with wooden clubs, Cycle chains and long swords and attacked the Pastor and the believers of the church. Our sources have reported that 8 ladies were Injured including a pregnant lady. The Pastor, a church believer and an Old man also was reported injured during the attack. They were admitted to the nearest hospital for first aid. The goons even broke window panes, furnitures and other valuable things of the church.
12. KADUR: Pastor Dhanraj who ministers a House church (Name not known) in a place called Shingettikere, Kadoor was attacked by a group of Hindu radicals after the worship service. No major injuries was reported. The radicals have damaged property, furnitures and Musical Instruments of the House church.The following believers were arrested. 1.Kalleshappa(52), Savgithramma(42)Nalini (40)Rajanna (45)
Kadoor is 30 kms away from Chickmangalur district. Pastor Dhanraj is serving the Lord in this place since 3 years.
13.PUTTUR: Mount Zion Assemblies of God church was attacked at around 10.30 am. Pastor P.I Joy (42 yrs) ministers this church. It happened that as the worship service got started a group of 100 members from a Hindu radical group arrived to the Premises of the church with wooden clubs and stones. Among the 100 members, 30 members barged into the church and without any conversation with the church members or Pastor the Hindu radicals started to beat the Pastor and Assistant pastor Babu John (30 Yrs). During the attack Pastor P.I Joy's left hand was broken and one finger cut down.
The radicals then destroyed the roof, musical instruments and other church related things. The goons also got into the Pastor's house and destroyed all his household things. Pastor's car was destroyed too.
Both Pastors have been admitted to Mahaveer Hospital at Puttur for treatment. Pastor P.I Joy had to undergo an operation tomorrow to have steel rod plates to be placed where he had his broken bones.
Police arrived to the spot and took details of the incident.
Pastor P.I Joy is ministering in this place since 11 years.


text:
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
This is the first year that we'll have Christmas just the three of us. I am rather enjoying the quiet coziness of it all. We are all still in pajamas. There is lots of lounging going on. I tried to win Carla over to the joys of Home Alone, but it turns out it's a bit old for her yet. Elf is on the agenda for later. My only job today – aside from copious cuddling, and perhaps finishing my book – is to make some rolls for dinner Friday; I will freeze them after I make them.
Family arrives on the 26th. We are not doing a special dinner because we will all have already had a big Christmas supper the night before. Thursday we go out to celebrate a birthday. And Saturday half of the family leaves, so the rest of us will either get take out or munch on leftovers. Sunday, the rest of the family leaves, which means that I will probably head to the store or scrape together some sort of Franken-meal from what we have on hand.
Still! There are meals to plan and make, so the post will go up!
Dinners (and Assorted Other Meals) for the Week of December 24-December 29
Christmas Eve: Avgolemono from America's Test Kitchen (paywall)
Note: We have never eaten this before, much less tried to make it. I admit that I am deeply suspicious of a soup with egg in it, as I am no fan of eggs. But neither of us much wanted to make Mulligatawny soup, which was my Christmas Eve tradition growing up, and it would be fun to have our own soup tradition. We'll see. It may end up that my husband eats it and Carla and I eat bagels or chicken nuggets. I mean, Carla has never once eaten soup as it is, so I'm not holding out much hope that tonight will be the night.
Follow up: This was NOT good. I can't pinpoint why; maybe because it tasted heavily of chicken? Maybe because the lemony egg mixture you add to the soup gave the whole thing an unpleasant lemon-curd-with-chicken taste? In any case, I am not a fan. Even my husband, who eats pretty much anything, could not give this a thumbs up. I made a few of the rolls I prepared and ended up turning one into an impromptu pepperoni sandwich for my Christmas Eve meal.
Christmas Day:
- Brunch: Frittata from The Kitchn
Note: Neither of us has ever made a frittata. And, let's be honest, it's really for my breakfast-loving husband's benefit. I don't really like breakfast food, so I tend to defer to him. Usually for Christmas Day breakfast we make the Pioneer Woman's overnight French toast. Last year we also made a savory strata. But that's when there are more people at the breakfast table than the three of us. Carla will eat the sweet stuff, but nothing savory. So probably we'll end up making her pancakes as per usual and my husband will end up eating most of the frittata and we'll come up with something else for next year.
Follow up: This was delicious! I don't normally like eggs, but this was very egg-light, with plenty of other tasty things. Our only complaint was that it seemed very salty. My husband and I agreed that next time we make it, we'll add an extra potato, reduce the salt by at least 2/3s, and decrease the amount of bacon.
- Dinner: Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Mushroom Sauce from The EveryGirl+ Roasted Green Beans and Shallots + Mom's Garlic and Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes+ Leftover Thanksgiving Gravy
Note: Carla sometimes eats steak, so we are hoping that she'll at least have a few bites of this Christmas dinner. When I grew up, our family tradition for Christmas dinner was a porterhouse spice roast, homemade Caesar salad, and lemony steamed broccoli. I LOVE that dinner. But a porterhouse roast seems overly ambitious for a group of three. Also, no one makes Caesar dressing like my dad, so I don't really even want to try. Instead, we got a baby tenderloin and some mushrooms and we'll be trying a new recipe. Who knows? Maybe it will become a family favorite!
Follow up: The beef tenderloin was wonderful — and super easy! You just smear it with some mustard and herbs and throw it in the oven. It cooks low and slow for a long time and then it is perfectly cooked and butter tender. We will definitely do this again. My mom's mashed potatoes were, of course, amazing. And we ended up skipping anything green because we couldn't agree on how to cook the beans.
Note: My husband loves dessert, and he is always super interested in the desserts featured on the Great British Baking Show. So we are trying a British-style dessert this year, just for fun.
Follow up: THIS WAS SO GOOD.
- Brunch: Bagels & Lox
Note: With cream cheese, capers, lemons, and onions. And fruit for the kiddos.
- Snacks: Cranberry Salsa from Taste of Home, Assorted Veggies, Cheese & Crackers
Note: Someone at my husband's office has brought in this cranberry salsa a few times, and my husband is in love with it. I am deeply suspicious but I'm willing to try it.
Follow up: This was actually quite delicious! It's super weird — a combo of flavors that don't seem like they would work. But they DO and I found myself unable to stop. We ate this with Stacy's pita chips, which are delicious in and of themselves.
- Dinner: Tacos
Note: Easy and delicious. So what if it's not typical Christmas fare? (For us. I don't know your magical taco-eating life.) If my mother-in-law and husband hadn't insisted on simplicity over fanciness, I would have made this pork roast from Food & Wine and possibly Ina Garten's chocolate creme brûlée. Well, there's always next time.
- Breakfast: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, leftover frittata – whatever we can scrape together.
- Lunch: Cold cuts and leftover smoked salmon
- Dinner: Out
- Breakfast: Whatever we can scrape together.
- Lunch: Samesies. Or maybe we'll brave the crowds and go out to eat.
- Dinner: Crockpot BBQ Pork Tenderloin, Dinner Rolls from Recipe Tin Eats, and Coleslaw from Bon Appetit
Note: The BBQ pork is one of my all-time favorite SUPER EASY recipes. I throw a pork tenderloin, a roughly chopped white onion, and a minced garlic clove or two in the crockpot, then douse with my favorite BBQ sauce and a few healthy squeezes of Sriracha. Cook for 4 hours, shred, and eat. I eat my pork with a potato (which I liberally drench in sauce), but my husband prefers making little sandwiches, hence the rolls and coleslaw.
Follow up: The dinner rolls were easy to make and froze nicely. But they are NOT Parker House rolls, which is kind of what I was expecting. They are denser and… squishier than I anticipated. Still good though. Would definitely make these again.
- This is where I completely give up on the pretense of cooking, not that I've been doing much of it. I can promise I'll have been doing a lot of dishes anyway.
Follow up: Three loads of dishes EVERY DAY our guests were here. How is that even possible…?
- Takeout????
If you're bored this Christmas week, let me know what your traditional Holiday Meals include.
It's beginning to snow – hooray! Happiest Christmas, Internet!


text:
Sepsis affects 30 million people each year. It is the leading cause of death for infants and children around the world, despite the fact that early diagnosis followed by broad spectrum antibiotics and IV fluids is all that is required to save a life. In the United States, sepsis affects more that 1 million Americans annually and kills more than 258,000. It leaves thousands of survivors with life-changing disabilities.
Sepsis is the body's extreme and life-threatening response to an infection. The body releases chemicals into the blood stream to fight the infection but these chemicals trigger inflammatory responses throughout the body which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.
Sepsis ranges from less to more severe. The goal is to identify and treat sepsis in its earliest stage, before it becomes more dangerous. As sepsis worsens, blood flow to vital organs, such as brain, heart and kidneys, becomes impaired and blood clots can form, leading to organ failure and tissue death. In the most severe cases, blood pressure drops, multiple organs fail, and the patient can die quickly from septic shock. Sepsis can progress very rapidly and is always a medical emergency.
Sepsis is always triggered by an infection. Bacterial, viral or fungal infections anywhere in your body can cause sepsis, although bacterial infections are the most common cause. An infection occurs when germs enter a person's body and multiply.
The infection can begin anywhere bacteria or other infectious agents can enter the body, including a scraped knee, a tooth abscess, or from a more serious medical problem such as appendicitis, pneumonia, meningitis, or a urinary tract infection.
Sepsis does not discriminate. It affects young and old, rich and poor, sick and healthy. Anyone can get sepsis at any time as a bad outcome from an infection.
Those at higher risk of developing sepsis include:
Sepsis presents itself as a combination of symptoms, rather than a single sign.
If two of the following signs are present, seek immediate medical assistance.
Here is a helpful graphic showing common signs of sepsis. It can be downloaded and printed or shared electronically.
Doctors diagnose sepsis by checking for fever, increased heart rate, and increased breathing rate. A blood test will show if there is an abnormal white blood cell count – a common indicator of sepsis. Doctors may also test blood and other bodily fluids such as urine and sputum for the presence of bacteria and other infectious agents. X-ray and scans may be performed to identify or confirm the source of the infection.
Doctors treat sepsis with antibiotics as soon as possible. Many patients receive oxygen and intravenous (IV) fluids to keep the vital organs working and prevent a drop in blood pressure.
Assisted breathing or kidney dialysis may also be necessary. Sometimes surgery is required to remove tissue damaged by the infection or limbs that have succumbed to gangrene.
If treated swiftly, many people recover from sepsis and their lives return to normal. Some who survive may have impaired physical or neurocognitive functioning, mood disorders, and a low quality of life. Also, an episode of severe sepsis may place you at higher risk of future infections. The mortality rate for septic shock is nearly 50 percent.
Sepsis is not completely preventable but you can reduce the likelihood of developing sepsis by:


text:
An Attorney for Legal Counseling in areas of:
Business Law, Intellectual Property, Internet Law & Defamation, Social Media, Litigation and more.
Having worked in the legal field since early 1999, Ms. Beebe has many years of real world legal skills and practical business knowledge. Her formal education is coupled with many years of experience in the private practice legal field working on matters ranging from criminal law to tort litigation (personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice) and business litigation (contract disputes and financial/securities fraud) to the broad spectrum of duties that is associated with being an Executive Director and In-House/General Counsel for a long existing interactive online forum that relies on user generated content ("UGC") as a business model.
Almost by default with duties to clients, Ms. Beebe has honed in on internet law related matters including free speech, defamation, and issues surrounding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and consequently has been interviewed by sources like Fox 11 Los Angeles, ABC Action 15, Bloomberg, Daily Herald, Forbes, New York Post, Search Engine Land, The Boston Globe and The Capitol Forum relating to internet and other legal matters. Ms. Beebe's experience ranges from general and complex civil litigation and all facets of the same to more traditional business roles including departmental and employee management; development and training of policies and procedures, and development and implementation of products and services and advising clients on everyday business issues. Recently Ms. Beebe has even been working with clients through some of the nuances of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and consulting on the new Sex Trafficking related law called Allow States and Victims to Fight online Sex Trafficking Act ("FOSTA").
Ms. Beebe is member of the Internet Lawyers Leadership Summit group (a highly specialized group of Internet and Technology lawyers from the US and in outside countries including Canada. Spain and the UK); the American Bar Association's ("ABA") Forum on Communications Law serving as a Co-Chair of the Digital Communications Committee within the Forum; First Amendment Coalition, and the International Association on Privacy Professionals ("IAPP").
Ms. Beebe has given many presentations on a variety of topics to both large and small groups and she is always working to help educate people, including high-school students, on issues surrounding internet use and repercussions from the same through the firm or through her new company called Smarter Internet Use. "Relatively speaking, the internet is new, and the advice kids get from their parents, or that other advisers give to adults, isn't always the best. After all, many of us didn't grow up with the internet so it's not like many can speak from experience."
Interviewed by:
Email: Contact (preferred method)
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anettebeebe/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BeebeLawPLLC
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anette_beebe
Ms. Beebe is from a small town in Northern Arizona that just happened to end up in the city when she decided to continue her formal education. "There is a time I didn't think college was even an option, let alone ending up in law school."
She has a soft spot for kitties, otters and baby goats (especially if they are wearing pajamas) and is an avid shoe and coffee mug collector. She is also a self-proclaimed recovering adrenaline junkie – just ask her about driving an Unlimited Light Hydroplane race boat, driving a NASCAR and jumping from a perfectly good airplane.
When Ms. Beebe is not helping her legal clients with their goals she enjoys getting outdoors for pretty much anything including off-roading and also enjoys working out and volunteering – especially with children. Also, having been bullied herself when she was younger, she advocates against bullying and works to help her clients, adults, and youth all make better choices when it comes to what they present and how they interact online.
Copyright 2020, Beebe Law, PLLC. All Rights Reserved.


text:
A Q&A with Wyatt Hoffman of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
As cyber-attacks continue to mount, private organizations are ramping up their security activities, and many wonder whether "active cyber defense" is the answer. Of course, what constitutes "active cyber defense" is an emerging debate for international lawmakers and policy makers, says Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior research analyst Wyatt Hoffman. I asked him about this concept and the related issues at hand.


text:
How Mercedes-Benz UK dealer kept up with service demands with our storage solution
2 IPN on 11m2 to store existing and future stocks
The choice of a cost effective solution
Improved storage of spare parts for Mercedes-Benz & Setra Coach dealer EvoBus was necessary to keep up with sales and service demands. EvoBus chose Tornado Storage Solutions for a cost effective solution following an in depth survey of their store.
The Challenge
982 shelves on the ground floor and mezzanine floor covering a total floor area of 275m2. The shelves stored 430 steel drawers and 3 sizes of plastic bins for small parts storage as well as medium and large sized parts on shelf.
The solution: Tornado Storage Solutions
2 Industrial Paternoster (IPN) each covering 11.00m2 of floor space was able to store their existing parts stock and leave spare capacity for future expansion on 172 storage levels. Some of the existing plastic bins were reused while others were replaced with a more space saving size for the IPN.
Tornado Storage Solutions benefits
Improved stock control and pick rates has ensured EvoBus are happy with the Tornado Storage Solutions solution.


text:
[Banila Co] Tinted Love Water Tint 5g
Aqua gel network technology with rich moisture shield for moisturized looking lips. Tint base of moisture 80% gives light and fresh touch with non sticky. Water type tint for absorption gives vital color on the lips naturally.
#01 Red, #02 Ornage, #03 Pink
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.


text:
WASHINGTON — 2016: Obama's America, a new conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama's political views, took in $6.2 million two weekends ago to make it one of the highest-grossing movies for the weekend.
The film, written and narrated by conservative scholar Dinesh D'Souza, argues that Obama was heavily influenced by what D'Souza calls the "anti-colonial" beliefs of his father, Barack Obama Sr., a Kenyan academic who was largely absent from his son's life.
To document his claim, D'Souza travels to Kenya to interview members of Obama's extended family, as well as to Hawaii and Indonesia, where Obama grew up. He also cites several actions and policy positions Obama has taken to support the thesis that Obama is ideologically rooted in the Third World and harbors contempt for the country that elected him its first black president.
The assertion that Obama's presidency is an expression of his father's political beliefs, which D'Souza first made in 2010 in his book The Roots of Obama's Rage is almost entirely subjective and a logical stretch at best.
It's true that Obama's father lived most of his life in Kenya, an African nation once colonized by the British, and that Obama's reverence for his absent father frames his best-selling memoir. D'Souza even sees clues in the book's title: "Notice it says Dreams From My Father, not 'of' my father," D'Souza says.
But it's difficult to see how Obama's political leanings could have been so directly shaped by his father, as D'Souza claims. The elder Obama left his wife and young son, the future president, when Obama was 2 and visited his son only once, when Obama was 10. But D'Souza portrays that loss as an event that reinforced rather than weakened the president's ties to his father, who died in an automobile accident when Obama was in college.
D'Souza interviews Paul Vitz, a New York University psychologist who has studied the impact of absent fathers on children. In Obama's case, Vitz says, the abandonment meant "he has the tension between the Americanism and his Africanism. He himself is an intersection of major political forces in his own psychology."
From there, the evidence D'Souza uses to support his assertion starts to grow thin.
D'Souza says Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, shared his father's left-leaning views. After living in Indonesia for several years, D'Souza said, Dunham sent the younger Obama to live with his grandparents in Hawaii so he would not be influenced by her second husband, Lolo Soetoro, an Indonesian who worked for American oil companies and fought communists as a member of the Indonesian army.
"Ann separates Barry from Lolo's growing pro-Western influence," D'Souza says in the film. Obama has said his mother sent him back to Hawaii so he would be educated in the United States.
In Hawaii, D'Souza asserts, with no evidence, that Obama sympathized with native Hawaiians who felt they had been marginalized by the American government when Hawaii was becoming a state. D'Souza also asserts — again with no evidence — that Obama had been coached to hold those views at Punahou, the prestigious prep school he attended.
"Oppression studies, if you will. Obama got plenty of that when he was here in Punahou," D'Souza says, standing on the campus in Honolulu.
In Kenya, D'Souza interviews Philip Ochieng, a lifelong friend of the president's father, who claims the elder Obama was "totally anti-colonial."
Ochieng also discloses some of his own political views, complaining about U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Iraq and saying the U.S. refuses to "tame" Israel, which he calls a "Trojan horse in the Middle East." D'Souza seems to suggest that if a one-time friend of Obama's late father holds those opinions, so, too, must the president himself.
To support his thesis, D'Souza then goes through a list of actions Obama has taken as president. Many of them don't hold water:
• D'Souza rightly argues that the national debt has risen to $16 trillion under Obama. But he never mentions the explosion of debt that occurred under Obama's predecessor, Republican George W. Bush, nor the 2008 global financial crisis that provoked a shock to the U.S. economy.
D'Souza says Obama is "weirdly sympathetic to Muslim jihadists" in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He does not mention that Obama ordered the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and the drone strikes that have killed dozens of other terrorists in the region.
• D'Souza wrongly claims that Obama wants to return control of the Falkland Islands from Britain to Argentina. At the Summit of the Americas in April, the U.S. refused to endorse a final declaration on Argentina's claim to the islands, provoking criticism from other Latin American nations.
• D'Souza says Obama has "done nothing" to impede Iran's nuclear ambitions, despite the severe trade and economic sanctions his administration has imposed on that country to halt its suspected nuclear program. Obama opposes a near-term military strike on Iran, either by the U.S. or Israel, although he says the U.S. will never tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran.
• D'Souza says Obama removed a bust of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the Oval Office because Churchill represented British colonialism.
White House curator William Allman said the bust, which had been on loan, was already scheduled to be returned before Obama took office. Another bust of Churchill is on display in the president's private residence, the White House says.


text:
Bead Cap 925 Bali Sterling silver 5 per order-s9
Regular price $5.65
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Material: Sterling Silver
Size: 8mm
You might also like
SS JUMP RINGS-- 925 Sterling silver-- Closed and open-- 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 8mm. Sterling silver open jump rings, closed jump rings.
From $5.65
Regular price $4.50
Plain Perfect Sized Earring Wire Earwire FIshhook Fish Hook 21mm - Gold Plated - About 50 pairs / 100 pieces per order
Regular price $4.50
Regular price $5.11
Regular price $50.00
925 STERLING SILVER Chain per foot. Beautiful quality round chain selection. 6 Styles round & rolo chain. - Silver and Oxidized
From $3.39


text:
Source: Courage, Community, and Hope: Reading Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper – Review by Tara Warmerdam
Pitch Wars Mentee Bio
I wasn't going to do one of these, but it seems to be part of the audition, and I don't want to come off looking like some kind of underachiever. So here goes.
A few things about me: I'm from Michigan–where everyone always has a map.
Yes, we really do this. Come to Michigan and ask for directions, and you'll get to experience this firsthand. Heh heh. Even worse, Michigan kids use this as a ruse to spit on each other. Something about the location of certain lakes? I fell for that a couple of times.
I adore awkwardness. I love people who show up on the dance floor without any moves, belt out their favorite songs when they can't hold a tune, and care more about being present for their own lives than looking good while doing it. These are the people I love to watch in the world, the people that make me laugh, cringe, and feel all the feels, so these are the people that show up in my books.
What can I say? I identify with awkward. I run into walls, trip over my own feet, stumble on my words, and generally strive to be weird. But I CAN dance. And I think I can write a bit too.
I'm looking for a mentor that can help me transform my MS. Like this:
But with words.
No dancing required, but–I'm not going to lie–that could be fun.
I work hard for what I want, and I want you. As my mentor, I mean–nothing creepy. All I'm saying is I want you up in my book, under the pages, feeling it, touching it up–whatever it takes to make it come together just so. But only if you want it too.
Losing my Voice to the West of the Moon
West of the Moon by Margi Preus is the most spellbinding book I've read aloud since Harry Potter, and – obviously – that's saying something big.
Preus's artful prose moves through a series of dreamscapes, blending fairy tales and history in ways so divine, I often found myself completely breathless.
Why breathless? Because my kids insisted I read the whole book in one sitting!
Now, lest you think me a pushover, Dear Reader, let me assure you that my children frequently beg me to read "just one more chapter." They are often denied this heady delight, but West of the Moon had me so transfixed I did not wish to stop.
Not even when my voice started to go. Not even when my throat began to hurt.
At the center of the tale is an incredible Norwegian girl named Astri. She's no perfect heroine, which is precisely what makes her lovable to me. I was an imperfect child. Probably, you were an imperfect child too. Imperfect children need to believe they can be the heroes and heroines of their own lives, and that's exactly what Astri shows them they can do.
"Now I know how much I'm worth: not as much as Jesus, who I'm told was sold for thirty pieces of silver. I am worth two silver coins and a haunch of goat."
That's right, young Astri is sold for next to nothing to a cruel goat farmer who treats her like a slave, but when he decides she must also become his bride, she flees, setting off with her little sister, Greta, in search of their father in America.
It's a story of immigration and liberation; it's a perfect quilt of many different tales. Real historical facts are stitched together in such an artful fashion that by the time my children and I became aware we were learning history, we were positively giddy with the fact!
Armed with only her wits, a troll treasure, a black book of dark spells, and a hairbrush that just might be magic, Astri and her sister move through a world that is both like a fever and a dream.
This is one character that refuses to accept her miserable lot in life, and – like any real girl – Astri is willing to do what it takes to escape hardship and abuse. She lies, she steals, she tangles with Death himself, and, of course, she comes out the winner.
This is a story that will stay with me a very long time.
Do you have a favorite fairy tale? What is it? What makes it appealing to you?
A Beautiful and Terrible Thing
You know what I look for in a good book?
The truth.
When I was a girl I obsessed over Judy Blume's books. I especially loved Tiger Eyes because it dealt with everything from death and grief to physical attraction and risky teen behaviors.
I loved Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? because it helped me face my own confusion about religious belief vs. non-belief, and it didn't gloss over any of the scary parts of puberty, even though it somehow made them less terrifying.
I loved Deenie because she was beautiful and had to deal with something really difficult – something that affected her life in all kinds of painful ways – and that somehow put my own life in perspective. I learned compassion and how to count my blessings.
I loved Forever because it dealt so honestly with sex and young love, and the kicker was that nothing bad happened to the characters. No one was excommunicated. No one contracted AIDS. There were no unplanned pregnancies, and the choice to have sex did not derail anyone's life.
Of course, the truth is that any of those things could have happened. Those things do happen in the world, which goes to show there are plenty of truths Judy Blume never even touched. But what I loved about Judy – what I still love about Judy – is that she wasn't afraid to write the truths she knew with all the gory parts left in.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good fantasy, but the only thing that makes me believe in witches and wizards, or dwarves and elves is that very human element: The Truth!
I find the truth in dialogue that sounds real, complex characters that must wrestle with opposing desires, choices made with wrong motives, disasters born from right motives, and all the various shades of gray that keep the world in motion.
But be careful as you go!
"The truth," Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution." -J.K. Rowling
Writers: Please keep getting down and dirty – keep telling the truth!
Readers: What truths still need telling?
A Dark & Grimm Summer Vacation
I love to read aloud to my children.
I get to play all the parts, so I especially love it when books are full of interesting characters. Yeah, I do voices. I do them shamelessly, and in public, in case you were wondering. So, naturally, I have my favorites.
Last summer we tackled A Tale Dark & Grimm, Through a Glass Grimmly, and A Grimm Conclusion, all by the very talented Adam Gidwitz. And guess what, this summer we're doing it all over again. Why?
Because these books are so much fun!
It's all built into the text: you get warn your kids about any upcoming bloody scenes, interrupt the story with delightfully ominous warnings, and–in the third book–repeat the most challenging word since "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." I won't spoil that part for you. Just remember it has something to do with Eddie.
Reader Tip: After carefully pronouncing Eddie's full name several times in front of the kids, flub it up on purpose! Kids love correcting adults (you'll probably need their help anyway).
Fairy tales have always been awesome, but in the age of Disney many kids don't know that yet. That's where Adam Gidwitz saves the day.
With his permission, I'm including a short excerpt from the introduction (you know, the part before the book starts getting good):
Before I go on, a word of warning: Grimm's stories–the ones that weren't changed for little kids–are violent and bloody. And what you're going to hear now, the one true tale in The Tales of Grimm, is as violent and bloody as you can imagine.
So if such things bother you, we should probably stop right now.
You see, the land of Grimm can be a harrowing place. But it is worth exploring. For, in life, it is in the darkest zones one finds the brightest beauty and the most luminous wisdom.
And, of course, the most blood.
Kids today need fairy tales. And Adam Gidwitz is here to provide them!
What's your favorite children's book to read aloud, and why?
Bookish Worlds
Not long ago J.K. Rowling confirmed a thought I've long entertained.
All these people saying they never got their Hogwarts letter: you got the letter. You went to Hogwarts. We were all there together.
Of course it happened inside your head, but why on earth should that mean it wasn't real?
Of course. Obviously. I'm a Ravenclaw. You're a… well, I don't remember, but if you read Harry Potter, we were there together.
Really. J.K. Rowling said it's so.
When I'm reading a good book, I fall into it. I practically leave my body behind.
Without a doubt, it (my body) will be breathing, laughing, and probably rubbing pages all over its face in a way that might embarrass me if I were actually there. Good thing that when pages are involved, I'm not.
I leave my body places all the time.
I love traveling, sifting through secret thoughts, and peering into mirrors while wearing other people's skins. I don't even mind when my heart gets broken, so long as it happens in other, bookish worlds.
So if you stumble across my body, just take a peek over its shoulder. Those pages on my face ought to tell you where I am.
I might be under the sea, flying in space, or halfway up a beanstalk somewhere green. Happy blogging!
Look for me in wardrobes, and in cupboards under stairs.
And feel free to join me there.


text:
This is a perfect merge between summer and winter. As corn season is winding down, and the occasional chilly days occurring frequently, a simple chilli is perfect for this time of the year. This two bean chilli is packed with flavour from the fresh herbs and vegetable and dried spices, and has the perfect balance of sweet and savoury with the corn and savoury spices.
I have been eating this chilli on repeat for the past two weeks because the ingredients are in season and relatively cheap. Plus it is perfect as a lunch option for school as it is very portable. Paired with some fresh romaine lettuce and some bread, it is a perfect meal for a cool October evening. It also goes very well with some brown rice or roasted squash.
- Prep time: 10 mins + 5Hrs+ to soak and cook the beans (this is a minimum time, I generally soak my beans overnight)
- Cook time: 30 mins for the chilli, 40 mins for cooking the soaked beans
- Serving size: 5
- Nutrition Facts per serving: Carbs: 65.1g, Protein: 18.7g, Fat: 4.3g
- 1 cup dry chickpeas
- 1 cup dry black beans
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 large red onion slices
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 small tomatoes chopped, or 1 large tomato
- 3 cups bell pepper: 1 used two cups green and 1 cup yellow but feel free to use different varieties
- 1 ear of corn raw (cut the kernels off the cob)
- 1 cup of parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp cumin powder
- water
- salt to taste
- Soak the beans overnight (or for 4+ hours) separately and then cook them in the pressure cooker the next day. Use enough liquid to completely cover the beans Chickpeas cook in 20 mins when soaked and using the instant pot and the black beans cook in 12 mins when soaked and using the instant pot. Otherwise, you could cook them on the stove top, which takes time, but is ready when the beans are soft. I highly suggest dry instead of can beans because you can control the amount of salt in the beans as well as bypass all of the preservatives used to can beans.
- After your beans have been cooked, drain the water and set them aside
- In a large pot at medium heat add your diced onion and garlic and sauté till nice and soft with some brown colour
- Add in the tomato paste as well as about 1/4 cup of water and let the tomato paste cook for about 2-3 minutes
- Add in the tomatoes, peppers and corn as well as one cup of water. Stir that very well and let cook for about 1-2 minutes
- After add in the beans, spices, salt and an additional 2 cups of water. Cover the pot and cook the chilli at medium heat for 20 minutes
- After, uncover the pot, add the parsley and let the chilli cook uncovered for an additional five minutes. This allows extra water to evaporate.
- The chilli is ready to serve
Make sure to Pin this recipe for later


text:
Avon Theatre
435 S. Main Street,
No one has favorited this theater yet
This house opened in February, 1914, as the Idle Hour Theatre. Originally seating 400, it was remodeled and expanded to 500 seats in 1936, with an Art Deco facade designed by Dearborn architects Bennett & Straight. At this time it was renamed the Avon Theatre.
The Avon Theatre was Rochester's only movie house until the opening of the Hills Theatre across the street in 1942. After that the Avon Theatre operated as the town's "B" house until closing in the early-1950's. As the building was being remodeled to accommodate a retail store in 1955, the Art Deco front collapsed. The rest of the building survived and is still standing, used as retail space, but it is no longer recognizable as a former theater.
Recent comments (view all 1 comments)
Click on the "Slideshow" link on this web page to see one modern and one vintage photo of the Avon Theatre building.
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater


text:
I apologise for the lame title but I just couldn't help myself and I blame it on the lipstick! NARS Heatwave is a bright orange toned red that's a must have if you're searching for that perfect retro pin up girl red. It's apparently one of the most used red's on the show Mad Men and you know I had to jump on board the band wagon when I heard that because Christina Hendricks rocks a red lip like no one else. She just oozes old hollywood glamour!
This lipstick is another one of NARS semi matte formulas so it can be a bit drying so always exfoliate and lightly moisturise your lips before applying. It goes on nicely but it has a little bit of resistance to it compared with my creamier lipsticks but I quite like the texture.
I described it as being an orange toned red before but I think it's really more of a corally red as it also has a little bit of pink to it. I think that's why I find it more wearable because I've tried straight out orange reds before and they look quite unflattering on me but I like the way this one looks. You can see that it's super bright and its warm undertones makes it a perfect summer red lip. I can also see it working as an easy lip stain by applying it lightly and then rubbing it into the lips.
I've heard this colour described as a universal red but I'm not going to go that far because I've been disappointed far too many times by red lipsticks that get hyped up in that way. I think it's a nice red and definitely worth checking out but this is one of those shades that I recommend you try before you buy. I think every girl should have at least one great red lipstick in her makeup collection. Maybe NARS Heatwave will be that perfect red for you.


text:
One Button. One Truth.
ZEISS O-SELECT makes the optical measurement of parts easy and reliable.
ZEISS O-SELECT makes the optical measurement of parts easy and reliable.
Thanks to fully automatic setting of both illumination and focus, measuring errors due to operator influence are eliminated. At the mere push of a button, ZEISS O-SELECT evaluates the characteristics and documents the results – also in a professional report if needed.
In production environments, optical and contact coordinate measuring machines are increasingly replacing manual equipment such as goniometers, gauges and profile projectors. However, the influence of the operator with these manual tools must not be disregarded. With O-SELECT, ZEISS is reducing this influence to a minimum. Thanks to its high level of automation and ease of use, complex measurements can be completed quickly, traceably and reproducibly.
Parts for which a measuring plan has already been generated can be tested with ZEISS O-SELECT at the press of a button. The system identifies the positioned part and loads the appropriate program automatically. The alignment is also automatic. ZEISS O-SELECT sets the optimal illumination and focuses automatically. This not only lightens the operator's workload, but also makes the measurement operator-independent and reproducible. If required, the reliable result is automatically output or printed in a report.
Whether it is used in the automotive, electronics or plastics processing industries, ZEISS O-SELECT provides precisely the simplicity and reliability needed in today's industrial environment. The digital measuring projector is particularly suitable for checking the dimensional accuracy of distances, radii or angles. Common test parts include punched and bending parts, or injection-molded and laser-cut workpieces.
Incorrect focusing may lead to measuring errors of several micrometers. In manual focusing an error is easily made, unnoticed by the operator. To eliminate this source of error, ZEISS O-SELECT automatically identifies the characteristics to be tested and sets the focal plane accordingly. In other words, operator errors are eliminated.
Optical measurement can only succeed if the illumination is right. To ensure that each characteristic is seen in the best possible light, ZEISS O-SELECT offers a variable illumination system. The illumination is set automatically to each characteristic, ruling out any possibility of operator error.
The ZEISS NEO select combines ZEISS metrology know-how with innovative, simple operation. Serial measurements are performed at the press of the button – regardless of the operator. Single measurements and measurement plans are no problem with ZEISS NEO select software: because it is so easy to understand, offers clear operator guidance and reduces his or her workload.
Functions and information currently needed are just a mouse click away. Only what is actually required is displayed. – That is the basic idea behind ZEISS NEO select Software. For most measurements, you will never have to leave the main window. Instead of navigating through sub-menus, you measure directly in the image. The clear graphic and logical structure of the software enhances the simplicity of operation. And: the content of individual windows can be defined on an individual basis.
Even unknown parts for which no measurement plan has been generated can be measured quickly, easily and reliably with ZEISS O-SELECT. Using an automatically high-contrast and focused image, ZEISS NEO select software identifies possible features like circles and straight lines.
When you move over one of these features with the mouse, you will receive possible characteristics such as radii, distances and angles. With a first Click you define an initial feature, and with a second Pick you select one of the suggested test features – all intuitively, directly on the object.
Perform quick multipart measurements with ZEISS NEO select software. Measure identical parts simultaneously at the push of a button. Parts are automatically assigned numbers. After the measurement, all saved "SnapViews" are available for selection, enabling you to see at a glance if the characteristics are within tolerance.
It's possible to record and evaluate the measurements with the reporting tool ZEISS PiWeb, integrated in the measurement software. For the efficient exchange of information, various report templates are available – from the straightforward graphic report to the detailed list report. This makes it possible to generate reports practically without effort and without any in-depth knowledge. One particularly simple possibility is the one-click report that outputs the current monitor view in a report at the push of a button.
The shifting table can be moved automatically and allows larger components to be measured quickly. The optional measuring field enlargement enables reliable and fast measurements across the entire extended measuring field at the push of a button –and, as usual, in accordance with the ISO standard 10360.
Illumination coaxial to the optics is also available. This is recommended for measuring deep-lying structures which would otherwise be concealed by shadow.
|Machine size
|402 mm x 510 mm x 727 mm (W x D x H)
|Size of measuring field
|114 mm x 91.5 mm (without shifting table), 214 mm x 91.5 mm (with shifting table)
|System components
|Digital measuring projector, workstation, monitor screen, ZEISS NEO select software


text:
Running can take you places that most never dare attempt. Your adventures take you along the beach or to high altitude mountains above the clouds. You're dedicated to going further, a 5k, marathon or a 24 hour 100 mile ultra-marathon. Going the distance means hard work, sacrifice and dedication.
Your ambition to run carries you above and beyond. Your training routine will require a mix of grueling long days and easier active recovery days.
As an athlete, dialing in your performance supplements is key to rapid recovery from multiple rigorous training days. To perform at your best, make Endurance360® Performance Sports Supplements part of your daily routine.
#1 COMPREHENSIVE endurance supplement for your best training and race-day athletic performances. Guaranteed you'll feel the difference with Endurance360®!
LEVEL UP. EXCEED PR'S. RECOVER FASTER | Combines balanced amino acids and electrolyte minerals for lactic acid buffering and reduced severe muscle cramps.
NO CAFFEINE or STIMULANTS Endurance360® includes highly researched muscle building, repair, and strengthening essential amino acids.
The best, natural, performance enhancement for serious and weekend warrior runners.
Endurance360® formula incorporates circulation and rapid oxygen uptake with Rhodiola and Cordyceps.
√ NO CAFFEINE √ Increase Muscle Endurance
√ Cellular Oxygenation √ Buffer Lactic Acid
√ Reduce Muscle Fatigue √ Muscle Cramp Prevention
Endurance360® provides the same comprehensive checklist of benefits as our standard formula, Endurance360®, with the addition of 135mg of caffeine per daily serving (five capsules) to heighten focus, energy and metabolism.
Endurance360® Caffeinated includes athletes performance vitamins B6, B9 and B12 with a boost of cardiovascular enhancing L-Taurine. This is a must for high energy workouts.
Also contains: Beta-Alanine, Creatine, Rhodiola, Cordyceps, Amino Acids, and Electrolyte Minerals
Take 5 Capsules, all at the same time, every day. The formula takes about 10-14 days for full absorption. We recommend taking Endurance360® consistently in the morning.
*120 Capsules per bottle
With only 6 weeks to go, are you feeling ready?
There's still time to ensure a successful LOTOJA. At this point in preparation, you should have a solid amount of base miles and your equipment (bike & clothing) should be ready to go.
Now that we are getting closer to the big 206, it's easy to make sudden changes. Perhaps I can help keep you on track.
While using Endurance360, Bret was in a three-man break during the Masters 40+ 1/2/3 race at the Tulsa Tough Criterium.
In the end, it came down to a sprint finish. Crosby emerged the winner of the day, taking it on the line. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) was in attendance and Bret was required to report straight to doping control.


text:
Office 365 and Exchange Online
A very quick summary of Office 365 blogs, wiki's and articles…
Exchange Online – the first place to start (includes some useful screenshots)…
Office 365 Beta BLOG and WIKI… An RSS feed off the blog is a useful source of Office 365 news. (Take a look at the Microsoft Online Services Team Blog also…)
If you're interested in the coexistence between Exchange Server 'On-Premise' and Office 365 then use the Exchange Server Deployment Assistant – this is updated for Exchange 2003, Office 365 coexistence only at the moment – Exchange Server 2007 and 2010 to follow… (You need some Exchange 2010 infrastructure on-premise for coexistence with Exchange Server 2003 and Office 365 by the way.)
Check out the 'Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Microsoft Online Services'; in particular the 'IPD Guide for Exchange Online – Evaluating Software-Plus-Services' (The download includes a spreadsheet, presentation and document - go for the Word doc. to start with.)
The 'Office 365 Beta Service Descriptions' are available on the Microsoft Download Center. I would definitely recommend a read of these. They're not a difficult read and even if you skim read them they'll give you more than a feel for what you can and can't do with Office 365 before you get there.
A couple of articles it is worth reading:
- Office 365 Beta: Completing provisioning of archive in the cloud from your on-premises Exchange 2010 server
- Office 365 Sneak Peak Content and Code event on the 8th February..
A couple of non-Microsoft resources: 'Office365Answers.com' and 'Office365Rocks'
Fond of a tweet? @office365 @msonline (@me) (#office365 #exchangeonline #bpos #cloud)
Or even Facebook
Can also recommend a couple of books about cloud computing in general which I've enjoyed:
- 'Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution: How Cloud Computing Is Transforming Business and Why You Can't Afford to Be Left Behind' by Charles Babcock
- 'The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from "Edison" to "Google"' by Nicholas Carr
And if you happen to live in the UK and need to purchase some stationery …!@?!


text:
Take control of your brain health with Staying Sharp! Visit today.
The AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) recognizes that family caregivers are an essential part of the social, health, and economic fabric of the United States—providing an economic value of $470 billion in unpaid contributions. Read on to learn about the work PPI is doing to support family caregivers.
Find the Public Policy Institute content you are looking for by entering in search terms below.
News Alerts
Sign up for alerts on the latest research, events and videos on policy issues.
The Home Alone AllianceSM is a partnership of public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations coming together to change the way health care organizations and professionals interface with family caregivers.
Just released by The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP: Caregiving in the U.S. 2020. This 2020 update reveals an increase in the number of family caregivers in the United States of 9.5 million from 2015 to 2020.
Family caregivers now encompass more than one in five Americans. The study also reveals that family caregivers are in worse health compared to five years ago. As the demand for caregiving rises with an aging population, there is an opportunity for the public and private sectors to work together to develop solutions to support family caregivers and those under their care. Read
Based on a study of managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs, this report examines provisions in MLTSS contracts that are important for the support of family caregivers. The study comprised the review of 31 MLTSS programs for older adults and adults with physical disabilities in 23 states in 2019. Read
Part of the Long-Term Services & Supports State Scorecard Promising Practices, this paper examines Presumptive Eligibility programs in five states -- Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington – comparing key features and making recommendations for effective programs that increase access to Long-Term Services and Supports. Read
Part of a series of papers on the economic value of family caregiving, this report updates national and individual state estimates of the economic value of family caregiving using the most current data available. In 2017, about 41 million family caregivers in the United States provided an estimated 34 billion hours of care to an adult with limitations in daily activities. The estimated economic value of their unpaid contributions was approximately $470 billion. Read
In 2018, about 14 million adults of all ages needed long-term services and supports (LTSS). This fact sheet takes a closer look at what LTSS encompass, who needs these services, who provides care and where it's provided, what paid LTSS cost, and who pays for LTSS. Read
Mobility managers are transportation coordinators for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, and other members of the riding public. This paper highlights who mobility managers are and what they do—and why they are important now and in the future. It highlights emerging innovations from five case studies. Read
This paper highlights how state-funded home- and community-based services programs in 9 states are supporting low-income older adults and/or people with physical disabilities and their family caregivers to live with maximum independence at home. The paper also features a state's emerging innovation to provide tailored services and supports for "near poor" older adults and their family caregivers. Read
Older Americans Act funding is failing to keep up with inflation and America's growing older population. Funding supports critical services including meals to help millions of older Americans age in place. Read
Trends suggest that in the coming years an increasing share of family caregivers will be in the labor force, facing the dual demands of employment and caregiving responsibilities for aging relatives. Read
Across the States 2018: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports is the 10th edition of the AARP Public Policy Institute's state long-term services and supports (LTSS) reference report. Read
The long-term care insurance (LTCI) industry is undergoing a transformation and is responding to consumer concerns about the high cost and complexity of LTCI by developing alternative products that are more affordable and flexible to meet the coverage needs consumers. This report includes facts and figures on LTCI and information on the emerging market for short-term care products. Read
Millennials comprise about 1 in 4 family caregivers, and are the most diverse caregiving generation. This report is the first to look comprehensively at Millennials in the caregiving context. Read.
Podcast: Millennial Caregivers
"Prepare to Care" podcast, host Marie-Pierre spoke to Wendy Fox-Grage, Senior Policy Advisor with AARP's Public Policy Institute, and Isabel Longoria from the AARP Houston office. Both share their insights and favorite resources as a millennial caregiver. Learn More
Evidence shows that self-direction is an effective way to provide long-term services and supports (LTSS). Part of a series of innovative and promising practices reports to the LTSS State Scorecard, this paper describes how four states used innovative strategies to develop and expand self-directed services programs, coordinate and personalize service options, promote stakeholder engagement and outreach, and implement training programs to expand opportunities for individuals to self-direct their LTSS. Read
AARP's Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) State Scorecard aims to pick up the pace of improving LTSS by providing comparable state data to benchmark performance, measure progress, identify areas for improvement, and improve lives. Read
This paper describes promising practices on how aging and disability agencies, Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and Veteran Benefits Offices have forged partnerships to better support Veterans in community living. Read
This emerging innovations paper highlights examples of how progressive managed care plans are supporting family caregivers who are caring for plan members with long-term services and supports needs. This paper is the first ever to provide insights directly from managed care leaders about family caregiver supports. Read
This Spotlight describes the history and emergence of patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) in hospitals, and highlights how hospitals are engaging patients and families in PFACs and what engagement activities are being adopted. It also recommends how PFACs can be broadened to include the unique perspectives of family caregivers of older adults into quality improvement activities. Read
After Hospitalization describes strategies used in four highly ranked or significantly improved states—including Minnesota—to reduce the risk of long-term nursing home care after a hospitalization. The paper also includes a toolkit of resources that can help others learn more and potentially replicate these practices, as well as contact information for experts. Read
Caregiver support services can make a real difference in the daily lives of people with dementia and their family caregivers. This paper examines what is known about effective programs to support family caregivers, with a focus on evidence-based programs for family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Read
Redirecting more resources to provide Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS) instead of nursing facility services is cost-effective compared with nursing facilities. In addition, HCBS are more responsive to the preferences of older adults and people with disabilities to remain in their homes and communities, and have the potential to improve the quality of life of people receiving these critical services. Read
The paper provides concrete examples of how seven No Wrong Door Systems—sometimes called Aging and Disability Resource Centers—are promoting person- and family-centered practice. Read
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of children and adults with disabilities and older people who depend on the program for health care and assistance with long-term services and supports (LTSS) such as toileting, bathing, and dressing. Medicaid is the nation's largest publicly funded health and LTSS insurance program for people with low incomes. Read
This fact sheet looks at what LTSS encompasses, who provides that care, and lastly who are the major payers. Read
This is the first major research paper in this emerging field of managed long-term services and supports (LTSS) that addresses family caregivers' needs. Family caregivers of people with self-care needs often make it possible for the members of managed care plans to live at home rather than in institutions. Read
Susan Reinhard is senior vice president and director of AARP Public Policy Institute. Read her latest blogs on family caregiving, healthy living, nursing and more. Read Susan's Blogs
This scorecard ranks each state on its ability to provide long-term services and supports for older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers, with the goal of improving service delivery and lives.
Caregiving instructional videos aimed at preparing family caregivers perform a variety of medical/nursing tasks such as managing medications, giving injections, mobility, wound care and preparing special diets. Read
Using data from the Caregiving in the U.S. 2015 survey, this Spotlight highlights current information about the impacts of the dual responsibilities of employment and family caregiving. Read
Part of the Valuing the Invaluable series on the economic value of family caregiving, this report updates national and individual state estimates of the economic value of family caregiving using the most current data available. In 2013, about 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. provided an estimated 37 billion hours of care to an adult with limitations in daily activities. Read
Older people and adults with disabilities, particularly those with care needs, can benefit from care coordination. Care coordinators are typically nurses or social workers who can help with tasks such as monitoring chronic health conditions, connecting them to social supports, conducting assessments, and writing plans of care. Read
This report presents the findings from a case study of Connecticut. The study was conducted following the release of the 2014 State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard to understand factors that lead to improved performance on measures of long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older adults and people with physical disabilities. Read
Unnecessary and avoidable care transitions can result in adverse outcomes, especially among older adults and people with multiple chronic conditions. Read
This report presents the findings from a case study of Mississippi. The study was conducted following the release of the 2014 State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard to understand factors that lead to improved performance on measures of long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older adults and people with physical disabilities. Read
Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Family Caregivers
While a growing number of states have unemployment insurance (UI) rules in place to accommodate workers who must leave their jobs to care for family members who are ill or have a disability, significant barriers remain for caregivers seeking UI benefits. Read
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides new but limited opportunities to promote or fund specialized transportation services for older people and adults with disabilities. Read
Providing care to people with cognitive or behavioral health conditions is doubly challenging. This report highlights results from a national survey of caregivers. Read
While states are making measureable progress in improving long term services and supports (LTSS), widespread disparities still exist across the country, with even top performing states requiring improvement. Further, the pace of change remains slow, threatening states' ability to meet the needs of the aging population. How does your state rank? Read
This series explores the evolution of primary care systems to better meet the needs of consumers with complex health conditions. It demonstrates that changes in the workforce are required to empower consumers to better manager their health. Read
Policies to support employed family caregivers who provide chronic care can benefit both employers and caregivers. Read
A new survey shows 1 in 5 family caregivers is a spouse. Efforts to reduce isolation and stress are needed to support spouses and their partners. Read
Family members provide the majority of long-term services and supports, but the supply of family caregivers is unlikely to keep pace with demand as the care gap widens. Read
Tight fiscal budgets and increasing demand for publicly funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) are putting pressure on states to transform their systems of care for older people and adults with disabilities. Many states are beginning to implement Affordable Care Act LTSS options that increase access to Medicaid home and community-based services, but non-Medicaid aging and disability funding has either decreased or remained flat in most states. What is your state doing? Read
Increasing numbers of states are transitioning their Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems from fee-for-service models to managed care models, raising concerns among stakeholders that services will be disrupted and consumer choices diminished. See the findings. Read
Family caregiver assessment is critical for effective delivery of home- and community-based services, but the concept is not well understood in policy or practice. Read
Employment policies such as unpaid family leave, paid family leave and earned sick time can lessen the burden on working caregivers and reduce worker turnover. Read
The role of many family caregivers has dramatically expanded to include performing medical/nursing tasks once provided only in hospitals. Read
Four steps for supporting employees with caregiving responsibilities. Read
AARP PPI Facebook
Twitter: @AARPpolicy
PPI Blog: Thinking Policy
You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider's terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits.
Your email address is now confirmed.
Manage your email preferences and tell us which topics interest you so that we can prioritize the information you receive.
Explore all that AARP has to offer.
In the next 24 hours, you will receive an email to confirm your subscription to receive emails
related to AARP volunteering. Once you confirm that subscription, you will regularly
receive communications related to AARP volunteering. In the meantime, please feel free
to search for ways to make a difference in your community at


text:
Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) will involve a comprehensive, community-based process to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism, to be customized for Dallas with input and leadership from the local community and informed by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's national TRHT framework.
To meet the Kellogg Foundation's grant requirements, Dallas THRT will need to raise an additional $1+ million in local funding. To date, Communities Foundation of Texas, Embrey Family Foundation, Lyda Hill Foundation and United Way of Dallas have provided initial contributions towards that goal, and more contributions are needed. Please join with us to fund this work. If you want to get involved with Dallas TRHT, please visit dallastrht.org. If you have general questions about Dallas TRHT please contact Tina Lin at email@example.com.
Please note that a 2.9% processing fee is applied to all credit card transactions. This covers merchant bank fees and will not affect the tax deductibility of your total gift
Executive Assistant, Relationships