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Ideas for conducting an assembly in school
Effective school assemblies must be entertaining and engaging yet still send a particular message to the student audience. Conducting a school assembly requires organisation, creativity and the use of relevant resources. School assembly conductors should not only rely on themselves to carry the event.
Instead, they should put together a team of various assembly participants.
Stick to a Theme
Refer to the general theme for the assembly throughout the event so students are sure to hear its messages. The theme should be relevant to the general school curriculum, a particular school event, a season or a holiday. Some possible themes include school spirit, respecting diversity and Veterans Day. Ask yourself what you want the students to take away from the assembly. For example, a possible topic within the respecting diversity theme is bullying. One message you may want students to take away is the topic is the damaging effects of bullying.
Hire Entertainment
Hire entertainment that suits the theme and the specific topics within that theme. Possible entertainment options are magicians, comedians, dance groups, exotic animal experts, music groups and circus performers. Fit the theme of the assembly into the entertainment by explaining the relevance to the student audience. For example, explain how a particular dance group represents the theme of beauty in diversity. Make sure the entertainment is age-appropriate for all members of the viewing student body. For example, if you hire a comedian as part of an anti-bullying assembly, advise him not to use inappropriate language.
Invite Guest Speakers
Guest speakers can add knowledge and real-world experience on a particular topic in an assembly. Invite members of the local community to contribute their life experiences and expertise to provide greater understanding of the assembly's theme. Speakers can inspire and motivate students to take action toward improving themselves, their local communities and the greater global community. For example, at a school pep assembly, invite a successful alumni to discuss how her experiences at the school made her the person she is today.
Involve the Students
Invite students and groups of students to participate in the assembly as part of the entertainment, as speakers, and by engaging them as audience members. Ask the school choir to perform a relevant musical number. If a particular student has had an experience that relates to the assembly's theme, invite him to speak about it. Certain messages are more powerful when spoken by a peer since students can better relate to that person and may know them on a personal level. Get the audience involved by asking to "see a show of hands" in response to certain questions or by holding the microphone up and asking them to shout the response in unison.


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Between the Wheels Institute contributes, through the principles of Human Rights, to the protagonism and valuation of children with physical disabilities. They have a policy of "adopting" children between the ages of five and fourteen, because in that way they can broaden the society's view and make it aware of the reality of children who have a disability. In this contingent, only with physical disability are more than one hundred and twenty thousand children.
In partnership with "Mestiça Advertising", SPIRIT Animation embraced the project with the Institute, producing an animation in order to demystify the production of a wheelchair for children, and how simple and easy it is for each person to do their part, by gathering hoops of beverage cans and depositing at collection points. A noble and nonprofit cause that moves everyone involved. To see the smile of a happy child with a decent mean of transportation is priceless.

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We've all had the experience of interacting with someone who has different values or beliefs. These differences can create communication problems, but there are several steps we can take to improve our relationships with people who have values different from our own. Here are the first three:
1. Focus on 'business issues' rather than 'personal issues'. In my travels as a consultant, one of the most common causes of workplace conflict pertains to value differences. People have deeply held beliefs about a variety of topics and sometimes, are happy to share those beliefs. Of course, conflict can occur with those who have different belief systems. These conflicts can often be prevented if people focus on work issues and not issues of a more personal nature. This is easier said than done because we bring who we are to our jobs. However, you can minimize conflict by limiting discussion of personal issues and by focusing your conversations on the business at hand.
2. Clarify the value differences. If the value differences you have with a colleague are having an impact on communication, clarify these differences and how they are affecting your interactions. In other words, be clear about how and why the value differences are creating problems. Come to a mutually satisfying agreement on how you will manage these differences by describing what each of you will do to improve the situation.
3. Be empathetic and genuinely try to understand the other person. When value differences arise, it is important that you make a sincere effort to understand where the other person is coming from. Empathy can be described as stepping into another person's shoes and experiencing the world from his or her perspective. You don't have to agree with the other person's beliefs, but you should try to understand them (and help the person understand your beliefs as well).
NEXT POST – December 24, 2008
How to Communicate When Your Values are Different: Part 2


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The Other Paper in South Burlington is joining the Stowe Reporter newspaper family.
The purchase took effect today.
That brings to six the number of micro-local weekly newspapers in the Stowe Reporter group. The others are the Shelburne News; The Citizen, which covers Charlotte and Hinesburg; the Waterbury Record; and the News & Citizen of Morrisville.
"We've had a long collaboration with The Other Paper, and now we're part of the same family. The paper's commitment to community journalism is strong, and we're excited to now own three newspapers in Chittenden County," said Greg Popa, publisher of the Stowe Reporter group. "It's a perfect fit for us."
Judy Kearns, who has owned The Other Paper for the past decade, will continue working for the paper, focusing on advertising sales and offering her institutional knowledge to the newspaper's expanded news staff. Kearns will be director of sales and oversee the sales effort for the Shelburne News and The Citizen as well.
"I'm excited to be partnering with everyone at the Stowe Reporter and being able to work closely with the Shelburne News and The Citizen, which the Other Paper has had such a close relationship with for decades," Kearns said. "But it's still a little bittersweet. Everyone who works at the OP has poured their hearts into this endeavor and been so loyal, not just to me, but to the whole South Burlington community. The good news is we're taking this journey forward together."
Expanding into Chittenden County is a natural move for the Stowe Reporter, Popa said. The newspaper company already has many advertising connections there through its membership in the Burlington Area Newspaper Group, an ad-buying group with eight member papers.
Popa said it's important to continue the tradition of local news coverage provided by The Other Paper, and no immediate changes are planned.
"Our first goal is to get better acquainted with the staff and get the feel of the organization," Popa said. In the long run, he said, features of the Stowe Reporter will be introduced in The Other Paper, such as beefed-up news reporting, a more extensive calendar, and more enterprise reporting.
Popa will be publisher of all six newspapers owned by the company. Tom Kearney, executive editor of the Shelburne News and The Citizen, will work with Lee Kahrs, who has been hired as managing editor of The Other Paper, to strengthen the newspaper.
Kahrs had been managing editor of the Brandon Reporter, where she had worked since 2007. She has earned many reporting and writing awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. Earlier, she was a staff writer for the St. Albans Messenger and for a weekly newspaper in Cornwall, N.Y., and spent seven years as a New York-based Equity stage manager for on- and Off-Broadway theater and tours in the United States, Canada and Europe.
She holds a bachelor's degree in literature and writing from the State University of New York-Purchase, and last month received a master of fine arts degree from the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine, where she was the commencement speaker and class representative in creative nonfiction.


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In a show that lasted for what felt like more than an hour, Gotham started off with a great big bang. Loaded with fresh characters and new info in the ever elusive story revolving around the killings of the great Wayne's and inevitable rise of Batman.
Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) is as slimy as her name. Cat women is just like a cat…always lurking and always watching. And Penguin, well his story on his rise to evilness is just beginning, and no one will stand in his way (limping joke), as Season 1 is said to focus on his story in particular. And the Riddler's little appearance just begs for questions about when we will see more of him.
And Det. Gordon, as your main character in this series, is a great focal point, as we start to uncover truths about his girlfriend Barbara Kean (who we seem to know more about then he does).
Oh, and was that girl "Ivy" a glimpse at a young Poison Ivy?
So many characters…so many characters to explore…and so many potential seasons just waiting to be written.
Solid show, 8 out of 10, and I will be back for more next week! (BTW, that is a LOT of blood for an 8PM show…)


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In the first look at the nation's economic performance between March and June, the Commerce Department reported the nation's economic performance slowed from a brisk walk in the first three months of the year to a leisurely stroll this spring.
Gross Domestic Product, the output of all goods and services, grew at only a 2.4 percent annual pace compared to a revised 3.7 percent in the first quarter. But, inside the economic data are some trends that economists think are important in understanding what's happening to the US economy:
Imports are surging. According to the Commerce Department, there was a 35 percent increase [[of imported of goods in the second quarter. Since consumer spending was relatively modest, most of those were capital goods purchased by businesses, says Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors in Holland, Pa.
Mr. Naroff says the big surge in imports illustrates one of the major structural shifts that has taken place in the US economy: so many domestic factories have been closed that even when economic activity perks up, businesses go abroad for their product instead of cranking up domestic production lines.
"The idea that you have job growth surge in the beginning of an economic recovery goes back to the industrial days when manufacturing shut down during downturns and then opened back up once business picked up," says Naroff, who will testify before Congress on the economy on Tuesday. "That's not the way the economy works these days."
The flood of imports (not taking into account US exports) actually reduced GDP by 4 percentage points. In other words, if the US had not imported so many goods, the GDP would have grown at a 6.4 percent annual rate.
However, the US also increased exports by 1.2 percent. So, the net result on the economy was a reduction of 2.8 percent in the GDP by all the imports.
"The import numbers are an eye-opener," says Naroff, who notes that the numbers are likely to be revised as more information comes in for subsequent GDP releases.
There are implications for a slower growth rate. One of the major implications of the report is that job growth is likely to be slower than anticipated in the months ahead. Slow demand means business can expand without adding new workers.
"We need to see economic growth on the order of 5 percent to 6 percent per quarter to help offset the loss of jobs in the last couple of years," says Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The slower growth rate also means state and local governments will not see a quick improvement in their budgets, says Mr. Brown. "They have some extremely tough choices to make on what taxes to impose and what services we have to have," he says.
The slower economy may lead policy makers to look for additional ways to stimulate the economy.
"These numbers should have the Federal Reserve saying, 'low interest rates have not done anything to boost sustainable economic growth,' " says Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson in Lake Oswego, Ore.
In fact, on CNBC, James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Fed and an inflation hawk, said he thought the Fed might have to start planning for "deflation," that is the dropping of the price of goods and services. Economists consider deflation to be detrimental to the economy.
Mr. Dickson says the tighter regulatory climate has resulted in banks' increasing their reserves and subsequently reluctant to lend money. He argues the regulators need to loosen their grip slightly. "It's a classic case of overreaction," says Dickson.
Any economic report from now until November will have a political tinge.
Immediately after the economic report was issued, Republicans were issuing press releases proclaiming the Obama recovery was "stalling out."
The Republicans used the slower growth to argue that now is not the time to raise taxes. And, the head of the Republican party quoted economist Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com as saying on PBS, "I would not allow those tax increases to take hold on January 1st either. I think the economy's still too fragile for that."
Mr. Zandi says he did indeed make those remarks but adds that he actually thinks the current Bush-era tax rates should be made permanent for those who make under $250,000 a year. For those making more than that, higher tax rates should be phased-in starting in 2012, he argues.
"I would not take any chances with tax hikes until its clear unemployment is moving down," says Zandi, who warns, "This is an important time – if we make a mistake and go back into a recession, we could be stuck there for a long painful period."


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Martyrs (2015) Film Review.A Safran Company,and Wild Bunch Productions. Directed by Kevin Goetz,Michael Goetz. Distributed by Altitude UK.
A film to say I thought was good, and being controversial for saying so I preferred this to the original version. With it being condemned already for daring to be made,a film regardless should be seen,at least if you have seen the original.
Condemnation has cometh of this film for being a carbon copy of the original,and yes in places it is,with the shooting of the family being identical. There are however creative differences.
More time is spent with Anna and Lucy's friendship as children,less time is spent on the abuse side of Lucy,which as the younger girl,we really didn't have to see that abuse and violence,to someone so young,in the 2008 original.
Lucy,and this is a plot spoiler,does not commit suicide in this version,and is the final girl as a Martyr and not Anna like in the original. I preferred the actress in this version of Lucy,still haunted,equally dangerous,but not as psychopathic as the original actress.
Although the actress who plays Anna in this film is weaker.
The final third of this is not as bleak and prolonged as the original,with less violence of torture,and prolonged beatings. Still the flaying scene is still in,and is actually more graphic,seeing a whole length of flesh being removed from her back. We have a scene with a teenage girl set on fire.which is totally not needed,but put in instead of the horrific beatings we saw in the original one.
With as I said earlier more time spent with the friendship of Anna and Lucy,both as children and adults,gives this film a more believable friendship between the two,and the reason why Anna goes along with Lucy's quite rightly revenge.
Less time is spent on the abuse of Lucy,as a child and an adult,which in a way I preferred,as far too much was shown in the original,where turning the camera away once in a while,and using sound would have equally the same impact.
The monster scenes,the manifesto of guilt from Lucy's past,for surviving is not as scary,and relentless in this version,with a blatant rip off scene from the film The Grudge,with the hand coming out of the hair,in one scene,still we have less fade to black edits in this movie,and it does flow better than the original,and actually doesn't feel like two separate movies.
Yeah this film is far from perfect and will clearly upset the die hard fans of the original movie,but it isn't terribly bad either,and is better than most of the other poor remakes we have seen of late. I know Hollywood has a habit of letting down fans,especially of former classic foreign film remakes,but this is genuinely not a bad movie.and does have a right to have been made,and a right to be seen.


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Author: Coralie Raia's Writing Road
Youthful Aging by Nourishing Body, Mind and Spirit
This article was previously published in the Aquarian newspaper and I have permission to use in through my own sources.
By Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy
In youth we learn;
In age, we understand.
— Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
Retirement is a foreign concept because neither David nor I plan to retire. We know that it is only "work" when the enjoyment in the task is not there. The rewards we have in the work we do as life coaches, communicators, seminar leaders and public speakers is so rewarding there is no desire to retire. Over the years, we have presented course material to people in advanced years and they are a great example of how anyone can remain youthful as they age. We wrote and produced a variety of seminars for Creative Retirement Manitoba (CRM) for a number of years. Pariticpants there had a "youthiness' energy and drive that was ageless and timeless. Interactions with them inspired the name of our course on "youthing versus aging." These "youthers" had an impact on how we are choosing intend to live as we march through time.
One of the outstanding examples was a group of seniors in their late sixties and early seventies who decided to take a course in Tai Chi. Initially felt intimidated at the thought of moving their stiff, sore bodies in new ways. However, as daunting as initial stages were, they valiantly carried on. I recall members of that core group sharing how they were amazed that seven years later they were in better shape than when they began. They continue to provide inspiration for new members by getting on buses in the middle of winter and traveling to rural areas to teach others remain strong and healthy.
Another inspiring woman was a stylish woman gal we assumed was in her late fifties or early sixties. She was physically active, an avid reader with an inquiring mind. She was studying quantum physics–and made heads turn with her flair and style. As a fellow hat lover, I appreciate her collection of hats that she often combined with and pant boots with tasteful studs on her denim outfits. She did not give the impression of an older woman trying to look young, but rather she looked woman who had the confidence to choose clothes that made a statement.
It was a surprise to discover her true age during one of our classes. She was saying how indignant about a heel spur her doctor found. While expressing her frustration to participants in the class about how it was slowing her down, one of her friends responded by saying, "Well what do you expect at YOUR age of eighty-six." In a calm voice her reply was, "Part of why I am shocked and upset is because, unlike many of you, I refuse to accept that aches, pains and even bone spurs have to become a reality within my aging process. I intend to have the damn thing removed and keep on being active until I decide to check out of here. So there! It is that attitude that has a bearing on youthful aging versus "getting old."
Throughout our shared path David and I know for sure that time does not have to be toxic. We strive to maintain balance and moderation in all things and we're stronger than in our youth. Granted, we are fortunate to come from a good gene pool and that according to research that helps. Having said that, I look back to my youth and earlier experiences and I marvel that my body is in as good a shape as it is. being were a more worthwhile goal than being thin. As I began putting my energy into healing my inner world and making peace with my body, I noticed that concerns with aging and outer appearances faded in significance. Through time, I began to see that who we are on the inside is far more important than any outer form. Once I wrapped my brain around that one, I was finally free to be me in ways that were not possible when I was younger. The choose not to buy into the bias of ageism and stereotypical thinking there is less emphasis on appearance and greater focus on how the body functions over outer appearances. Winkles and less than toned skin pale in comparison to illness and death.
There is another perspective on youthing versus aging a self-responsible and self-reliant approach to healthy living. Eating whole, natural foods, drinking purified water, supplementation, balancing personal and professional commitments, having time to rest, re-charge laughter, prayer and meditation are co-factors that support health and well-being. David and I strive to connect with like-minded others that enhance rather than drain energies. Trustworthy friends assist us in staying grounded through the difficulties in life. Whenever anyone makes healing, strength, balance and resiliency their primary goals, they thrive. They do not allow age to define who they are, how they live and even dress. Age brings wisdom and the confidence to be whom we are whether others approve or not. The way David and I feel about aging is that it is the best thing that happens to any of us when we accept it as just a number not a death sentence. How many times we have been around the sun does not have to determine whether we will achieve many of our unexplored potentials…only we decide that. I remember my Mom querying her peers as she wound down her life at Riverview Health Centre, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" As I contemplate the answer to that question, I have made a firm commitment not to let my years according to the calendar become more important than the age we feel.
The quote below is an eloquent summation by an active centenarian in Health News and Review, "So-called age is simply the deterioration of enthusiasm, faith to live, and the will to progress."
Enthusiasm, faith and will power can be a prescription for longevity if we are willing to implement them. How about you? Are your fifties going to be fabulous, sixties sensational? Seventies spectacular? Eighties expansive? I think you get the idea. State your intent then make passions happen at any age and stage of life and each decade can be exciting journey rights until the last breath.
12 Ways to Feel Better with Essential Oils
By Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy
David and I have been using pure essential oils as a compliment to our other healthy living products. They are a cost efficient way to support the mind and body and provide clean alternatives to beauty products and household cleaners. Here are 12 quick tip pointers about a few of the benefits they provides.
Essential oils are very concentrated and many are used with carrier oils. It is important to research any company and their products to make sure they are pure oils and not combined with toxic additives. There are many reputable companies with long standing reputations for quality oils but it is up to the consumer to source them out and ask questions before using them. It is advisable to apply small test patches to eliminate allergic reactions.
1. Alleviates stress and anxiety. Bring peace and balance to your emotions without negative side effects.
2. Shield your body from bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Studies find that essential oils are effective against MRSA, the methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus superbug. This bacterium has mutated so effectively that it is resistant to most antibiotics, including penicillin.
3. Experience natural pain relief when gently massaged into sore and tired muscles.
4. Potent against Inflammation. Helps alleviate inflammation that causes pain.
5. Support your body's Immune System naturally
6. Ward off Insomnia. Lavender out performs common drugs in promoting sleep, enhancing relaxation, and decreasing anxiety, according to the 1988 International Journal of Aromatherapy. Apply a few drops topically and sprinkle on a pillowcase to promote restful sleep.
7. Rejuvenate your skin. Essential oils have been used for thousands of years for restoring and improving damaged skin. Beneficial for clogged pores, eczema, acne, dry skin, freckles and stretch marks.
8. Soothe Digestive Disorders. Rub essential oils onto the abdominal area to relieve digestive upsets. Ingest a few drops of therapeutic grade essential oil in water to provide relief for heartburn, gas, indigestion, diarrhea and irritable bowel disease.
9. Support Your Bones and Muscles. 50% of our body weight is muscles and our skeleton has 206 bones. When stressed or overworked, apply to the affected area for strong skeletal and muscular support.
10. Superior Dental and Oral Care. Research has shown that oral bacteria can cause heart disease. More bacteria live on the back of the tongue than any other part of the body, and proper cleaning and flossing can do much more than protect the teeth. Essential oils in Young Living mouthwash and toothpaste help kill microbes that cause tooth decay.
11. Increase Your Mental Clarity. Exciting clinical studies are proving that the inhalation of peppermint oil daily increases students test scores by 28%. Keep your edge in the workplace by breathing Peppermint during work.
12. Provide affordable safe alternatives to household cleaners. Replace chemical cleaners with the powerful antimicrobial activities of essential oils
Healthy choices for healthy living
By Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy and David Malloy
Everyone wants independent choice…
whatever that may cost…and wherever it may lead.
–Fyodor Dostoyevsky
When I began my quest for health and wholeness in the mid-eighties some did not consider valid. Much of it fell under the umbrella of 'fringe new age thinking" and mainstream society was suspicious and refused to consider it. When David and I met in 1990 I made his head spin with my concern about the free radicals and the high glucose factor in his diet. I rambled on about that and the importance of low fat, moderate carbohydrate diet and using food combining as a way to lose weight. He has a knack for researching balanced perspectives and once he understood the validity in some of it, he modified his thinking. With the growing interest in health, wellness and whole person healing mindsets are changing. Mind-body health is merging with traditional medicine and complimentary healing systems. Many physicians are open to them within patient care.
Trends in medicine are moving towards sensitive patient care with a multitude of options that were not available even twenty years ago. The emerging changes in preventative health and wellness techniques can and does compliment today's precision diagnostic services. Inevitably, professional patronizing, and obscure terminology will give way to cooperative educational approaches, and client-orientated therapies. Future medicine like future world politics, will increasingly acknowledge choice making and empowerment of the individual.
Within the changing dynamics in health care there is much we can all do to optimize our own and well-being. Simple changes such as eating cleaner food in smaller portions, managing stress and maintaining fitness levels keep the wheel of life in balance. People are awakening to the importance of avoiding harsh chemicals in our food and cleaning products. It is now common knowledge that smoking, too much alcohol, fats, sugar, salt and processed food breakdown rather than build up the body. Breakthroughs in health care reveal that many of the diseases and ailments are easier to manage through positive lifestyle changes over symptom relief and prescription drugs.
Living a long, healthy and productive life are reasonable expectations through self-reliant care and responsibility for one's health. It is important for each of us to research information and maintain authority for the path we choose to take whether some in the medical model agree or not. There have been numerous times in the past where physicians and surgeons were pushing for surgery on David's neck, our knees, exploratory biopsies and a myriad of other tests we did not feel we needed. Instead, we chose to support our bodies through physiotherapy, acupuncture, strengthening, stretching and massage and we are both going strong many years later without the need for surgical intervention. There is a cautionary note in this and again, we emphasize the importance of making informed choices about the options and possible outcome with any chose modality.
As communicators, we always encourage clients to discuss their health challenge with reliable, professional individuals in both the medical and complimentary healing models before proceeding and weigh the pros and cons of any system. Health is not a right…it is a responsibility. The growing acceptance in whole-person healing continues to evolve and its cooperative approach liberates and unites. Today personal fitness and healing practices once considered outlandish are gaining mainstream credibility—because they work. Large corporations are underwriting relaxation and stress management courses to reduce employee absenteeism. Insurance companies offer financial incentives to non-smokers and aerobic dancers. Healing in the 21st century will witness the final convergence of science and psychology, body and soul.
As science, medicine, biology of emotion and thought, humor, health and healing attitudes merge, they are now plausible co-factors in any healing system. Growing numbers are awakening to the reality that symptom relief, drug therapy, invasive procedures are the last step over the first as they once were. New attitudes and modalities provide hope in the form of simple, yet powerful whole-person self-care systems. They are often equally or more effective than prescriptions and are cost effective, encourage self-responsibility, do no harm, educational, fun and provide positive outcomes! With the exploration into mind-body health, there are alternative ways to achieve health, wholeness and abundant living for those willing to explore options and think outside the box.
The Inner Pilot Light as a Foundation for Whole Health
By Coralie Darsey-Malloy & David Malloy
Our work in the personal development field involves a whole person approach to healthy, dynamic living. We encourage the people we work to assess their life in a wheel with different spokes where their energy glows out from their core essence. It is difficult to have a good quality of life when the body, mind and spirit are out of balance. When any aspect of the self is creating discomfort, it interferes with the ability to fulfill one's life purpose or to channel energy in creatively satisfying endeavors.
However, after many years of working in the health and wellness field with clients from all occupations we have opportunities to witness how people live their lives through the choices they make. The relationship between vibrant, radiant whole health and degrees of sickness and disease is immense and complicated.There is a constant interplay between the mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and energetic fields and they come together when we tune into the Inner Pilot Light within our core essence and assess what aspects of life are and are not working and take health-promoting steps to align them. In our view, the authentic self assists us in bringing the inner landscape and outer aspects of life into harmony.
The Inner Pilot Light is the either core essence of who we are and the foundation we build upon or breakdown through misuse and lack of mindful choice making. Without it, people eventually discover that they are not getting where they want to be because they are attempting to create a firm foundation on shifting sands.
For more information about the healthy, dynamic living services, we provide check the Fresh Beginnings Personal Development Website at http://www.fresh-beginnings.com
Balanced, Innovative Perspectives
By Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy and David Malloy
We have been working together in the media as television talk show hosts and producers, writing, producing and presenting seminars, public speaking, free-lancing and reporting for local newspapers since 1990. When we started in the field one of our mentors was an old time reporter and he always emphasized the importance of balanced fact finding without personal opinion in the articles. That approach has stayed with us and we carry it through in everything we write, produce and present to the public. In our view much of what is trending in the media and politics today is filled with more commentary than balanced, innovative reporting. We created this blog and other related links so we could gather and present perspectives in innovative, ways.
Clients and followers often ask how to determine what balanced perspectives actually are. Here are some of the definitions and guidelines we strive for in gathering information to share with others are outlined below. When speaking of balanced the image that often comes to mind is the scale of justice. Ideally, it does not tip too much in either direction and we keep the scale of justice in mind when sourcing out information. Our goal is to present information in a balanced way that encourages critical thinking skills so clients and readers make informed choices.
The scale of justice symbolizes justice and the ability and power to make informed decisions. Sharing balanced innovative perspectives requires a presentation of ideas within state of equilibrium or equipoise; equality in amount, weight, value, or importance. We are active participants in social media and frequently bear witness to those who either silently or openly resist any opinion other than their own. The loud clunk and the sound of minds closing reveals they are not interested in the facts because their minds are made up. Whenever we observe polarization in conversational styles, it is clear they are heavily invested in their current mindset. So much so that they are unable to respect what anyone else thinks. Whether it is conspiracy theorists, fear-mongers, religious zealots, gun fanatics or a whole host of other dogmatic ideologies for many out
Words hold great power and as communicators and motivators it is always enjoyable when ideas are expressed in balanced ways that lead to pleasing harmonious proportions where clauses, phrases, ideas, etc. have parallel constructions for rhetorical effect. When presenting ideas we find a rightness of conviction without a respect for differing viewpoints is not respectful and at times the self-important and authorities ring is arrogant and irritating to those looking for middle ground through critical analysis. Comparatively speaking when there is openness to opposing views or equal-opportunity presentations through factual data content it has a more harmonious feel when listening and reading.
Whenever ideas are presented in balanced, innovative ways it allows the readership to sift and sort through the information and commentary in ways that comparess ideas in relative importance and value. There is always more than one angle to any story and keeping things in a healthy balance involves the ability to think outside the box of conditioned thinking and keep things in a state of equilibrium. From our perception it is not so much about winning the argument as it is getting to the truth through critical thinking and fact checking. It is something we strive for in all we are and do.
As life coaches, motivational speakers and seminar leaders we share a commimtent to fosterog a more universal sense of community by honouring differences, encouraging people to open their hearts and minds and sharingtheir knowledge, culture, beliefs and perspectives through respectful dialog. For more information about who we are and what we do check out the website for our personal development company Fresh Beginnings: www.fresh-beginnings.com and a book Coralie wrote about her spiritual journey to health and wholeness that became the foundation for Fresh Beginnings to build upon. www.ibtbook.com
Awakening Your Inner Goddess
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous'? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others". -Marianne Williamson
For thousands of years, the world has been ruled by patriarchal societies. These masculine rulers have created wars, power struggles, destruction, pollution, fear, pain, separation and famine. They have shown little or no respect for feminine wisdom or our Mother Earth. The patriarchal organizations of the world have repressed most knowledge of women's roles in world history.
It is time for the pendulum to swing back towards the Divine Feminine and rest comfortably in the middle. To become whole, we need both the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine energies equally in our lives.It is without a doubt that our religion and culture have made a huge impact on how women perceive their worth. As a child, I remember hearing Bible stories about women and feeling their shame. The words "unclean", "slave" and "concubine" were heard a lot. In the book of Genesis, woman is blamed for the downfall of man.
In Exodus, daughters were sold as maidservants. In Deuteronomy, virgins who were raped were to be stoned to death with their rapist. There is a long list of limitations, exploitations, punishments and repressions for women in the Old Testament , which I feel initially set the stage for what came forth in societal roles of women. In many ways the mindset is still present today. For example, a woman who has a few sexual partners is called a slut, while a man is a stud.
In ancient societies, it has been theorized that women were worshipped as goddesses, honored and held in high esteem. The Minoan religion was heavily involved with iconography and the depiction of women as Goddesses to worship was a supposedly common occurrence. These depictions include wall paintings, seals, stone-carvings, and sculptures. The art often combined the Goddesses and Gods with scenes of nature, as within the Minoan culture, the two were intrinsically linked.
It is theorized that the old European culture stressed the female as divine, largely based on the number of carvings of the female shape found from this era. Some point to the relative lack of equivalent male statues as evidence of a Goddess culture.
This "old European" culture lasted for tens of thousands of years in what is now Europe. They generally lived in peace; there is a notable lack of defensive fortifications around their hamlets. As evidenced by their funeral customs, males and females appear to have had equal status. Many historians and archaeologists believe that their society was matrilineal; children took their mothers' names. Life was based on lunar (not solar) calendar and time was experienced as a repetitive cycle, not linearly as we think of it.
Many academics believe that the suppression of Goddess worship in Western Europe occurred a few thousand years BCE, when the Indo-Europeans invaded Europe from the East. They brought with them some of the "refinements" of modern civilization: the horse, war, belief in male Gods, exploitation of nature, knowledge of the male role in procreation, etc. Goddess worship was gradually combined with worship of male Gods to produce a variety of Pagan polytheistic religions, among the Greeks, Romans, Celts, etc. Author Leonard Shlain offers a fascinating alternative explanation. He proposed that the invention of writing rewired the human brain, with profound consequences for culture. Making remarkable connections across a wide range of subjects including brain function, anthropology, history, and religion.
Shlain argues that literacy reinforced the brain's linear, abstract, predominantly masculine left hemisphere at the expense of the holistic, iconic feminine right one. This shift upset the balance between men and women initiating the disappearance of goddesses, the abhorrence of images and in literacy's early stages, the decline of women's political status. Patriarchy and misogyny followed.
In some religions, a sacred feminine archetype can occupy a very central place in prayer and worship. In Hinduism, Sacred Feminine or Shaktism is one of the three major Hindu denominations of worship along with Vishnu and Shiva. In Tibetan Buddhism, the highest achievement any person can achieve is to become like the "great" female Buddhas (e.g. Arya Tara) who are depicted as being supreme protectors, fearless and filled with compassion for all beings. So, as you can see, the strengths of women are as equally important as those of men. Our long history of programming has created a perception that women are the weaker of the two species when in fact, we are equally strong, just different. Together we form the yin and yang.
Now, more than ever, we see the shift of the feminine energies taking on a stronger role in our world. This is something that has to take place in order to create balance and harmony. We all hold the power within ourselves to create this balance, but first we must understand and appreciate our worth. Unless we recognize our own worth and until we respect and honor the very essence of our being, no one else will see our value. We must awaken that warrior within, the one who has always existed there.


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Audibles at the Line: Week 12
I was actually ready to compliment Norv for balancing runs with passes on that last drive. Then he ran three straight times to settle for that 53-yard field goal. I was shouting "punt!" because I honestly felt they had a better chance pinning the Broncos and seeing if they could drive 50 yards. Instead, the Broncos get the ball in position to pick up two first downs and win the game. Man, you cannot make this stuff up…Von Miller saved them this game too—on third down he knifed in to drop Mike Tolbert for a four-yard loss. Miller just went right through Antonio Gates on the play. Novak's field goal missed just wide, and likely would have been good from four yards closer. Easy to blame Norv here, but give Miller credit for being a straight baller.


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It was H's birthday last weekend, I can't believe he is 8 years old as it only feels like yesterday Mrs F and I was walking the streets multiple times a day trying to get him to sleep, as well as trying to stop his constant crying (which later was discovered as being Silent Reflux). As we are off to America in a few weeks, we always agreed there would be no party this year but would have a family day out. Originally planning a visiting our local Favourite Alton Towers only for Storm Hannah to wash our plans aways, we instead was VERY lucky LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester stepped in at last minute to offer us a visit there.
We are big lovers of LEGO as well as having been fortunate enough to experience several LEGO focus events over the years so I knew this was a great alternative and being indoors meant we didn't need to worry about the weather outside. We had been before though, granted 2 years ago, but having seen many of the displays and attractions, I would be lying if I wasn't concerned we'd be finished in a couple of hours and on our way home.
First thing to mention is its really advisable to book, yes you can turn up on the day and chance it but LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester only allow so many in to ensure its not crazy busy for those there so make sure you book online (you also save money too). Its also worth noting that this place typically only allows adults in with a child (unless its one of their special adults only nights) so you'll need to take your child (or a relatives child).
Inside you are greeted with the option of purchasing an activity lanyard for your little ones, costing £4 its a bargain as it includes stickers, puzzles, LEGO facts and places for the all important LEGO stamps which are posted around the centre. Both children had one and loved seeking out the stamp stations where they can stamp their own lanyards and collect them all, it also helps to ensure you don't miss any of the areas too.
Once inside there's various informative zones, rides, a mini-land featuring Manchester local attractions such as Manchester Cathedral as well as soft play, build stations, creative workshops with the teams master builders as well as a 4D cinema and the all important LEGO shop.
As mentioned earlier, I was worried it would only last around 2 hours given its size however since we last visited, they've added several things including a new ride, Merlins Attraction where the fast your peddle, the higher your ride cart goes. There's also several animation areas where you can mix technology with LEGO and create your own animated mini films.
There's a brand new Ninjago area with redesigned 3 story soft play area, a rotating lego climbing wall and a Ninjago Skills area where your little people can practice their reaction times (as well as parents too 😉 ).
The centre have also kept their popular attractions too like the Interactive Kingdom Quest laser shooting ride, which I obviously won 🙂 as well as the 4D Cinema combining epic LEGO 3D along with some added smoke, water and even snow effects (Parent tip – get your kids to sit in the middle).
The children loved the LEGO City: Forest Ranger Pursuit ride where the children get to ride in LEGO City Police cars around a track… I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to other parents / children for D's driving… just like her mum.
The children also loved building their own cars and testing them out by racing them down the ramps and timing each others creations.
There is a cafe there which does sell hot and cold drinks, children's lunch meal deals as well as panini's and several confectionary snacks so you don't need to get hungry. In-fact if you get a good seat, you can sit and watch your little ones enjoying the build stations whilst you enjoy a costa coffee so everyones a winner.
We enjoyed a good 4.5 hours there without actually experiencing everything so could have quite easily have stayed longer however given it was a busy Saturday, we were restricted to how long we could stay (5hrs) so made our way home having an extremely fun day and managing to dodge the weather, other than walking to the car in the free car park outside.
Its worth noting that LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester have a fab deal on whereby you can purchase a 2019 pass online for only £5 more expensive than you'd pay for a day ticket online and the same price you'd pay if you paid for a walk in ticket, £16.95 which allows you to unlimited visits for the rest of the year (excluding a couple of dates) which in my eyes as awesome value as the Trafford Centre is only a walkway away and having this would be my idea of heaven as Mrs F could shop her heart away in the Trafford Centre whilst the Children and I enjoy additional visits to the discovery centre… no stress for everyone! For more information on ticket prices as well as some great Parent and Toddler tickets, check out the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester site now.
We will definitely be back to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester and we definitely not leave it so long in the future.
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We discussed this and we relate this to our daily lives. Gave examples and so on. Among the examples that can be related to them are thinking that a person is lesser in academic status, arrogant of our talents, looking down on unfortunate children, pride of one's beauty. Would you like to add your examples?
- Being arrogant
- pride
- Think highly of oneself
- Think others are less of status by their look or appearance
These are among Shaytan's personality that we highlighted. It can be easily related to all of us for as humans we sometimes do think we are better than other people. Sometimes out of confidence. And that is what I wanted to tell them. Have confidence not arrogance. You can know you are good, but not think lesser of other people.
I fear that I can become among these group. I am constantly reminding myself, that by reading more and learning more does not necessarily make me better than many people. For my knowledge is so micro that it requires more than a million time magnification under the microscope. While other people have more. And combined all that, the knowledge of this world is only a speck of water in the ocean compared to Allah's knowledge.
Another lesson we can learn about arrogance is not asking Allah for forgiveness. Sometimes we in our heart feel ashamed to ask Allah for forgiveness. Sometimes we take for granted that Allah is All Forgiving and we felt that He would surely forgive without even bothering to ask. And sometimes we delay to ask for repentance because we want to enjoy our time and we think we can repent when we are old.
Do not be like the Shaytan. Seek forgiveness from Allah. ALWAYS!
More lessons are that Shaytan is sending out an army to make sure we all stray. Disturbing us come in many forms. Among them are
- Encouraging us downright to do bad things.
- While this can be harder to some people because we have fear in Allah, Shaytan will whisper to us to slow down on good things. And that explain laziness in performing prayers, reading the Quran, memorising, doing homework, listening to parents.
- Even when good deeds and obligatory actions are performed shaytan will not stop disturbing us and will whisper us things to not allow you to concentrate when performing. that explains why our mind roam when we pray, we yawn when we pray, we cannot concentrate on reading.
- or we felt that we want to show off when we do good deeds.
- he encourages us to spent on things we do not need.
- He blows seeds of hatred and anger.
- He whispers syak wasangka and doubts about our friends.
- The ultimate shaytan's mission is for us not to worship Allah anymore. BEWARE!
And many more
We must prepare ourselves with ammunition against the Shaytan. These are described in previous entry.
If they are too arrogant to honour our father Adam. a.s., do the same, fight shaytan.
It wouldn't be an easy task. It will be continuous battle. But for those who are steadfast, the greatest reward will await. May we all be among those who receive the reward. Insya Allah.


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ABB sells Power Grids business to Hitachi
ABB is divesting its Power Grids business to Japan's Hitachi, which will expand existing partnership between the two companies and provide Power Grids with enhanced access to markets and financing, the company said in a press release.
The two companies have reached a deal in which Hitachi will buy 80.1% stake in the Power Grids business at the agreed price of $11 billion for 100 % of Power Grids.
"Power Grids will strengthen Hitachi as global leader in energy infrastructure and Hitachi will strengthen Power Grids' position as a global leader in power grids. With this transaction, we are realizing the value we have built through the transformation of Power Grids over the last four years. Our shareholders will directly benefit through the return of the proceeds of the divestment. Building on our existing partnership announced in 2014, the initial joint venture will provide continuity for customers and our global team," said ABB CEO, Urlich Spiesshofer.
ABB said it will initially retain a 19.9 % stake in the divested unit. The company intends to return net cash proceeds of an estimated $7.6-7.8 billion from selling the stake in the unit to shareholders through a share buyback and other measures.
The joint venture will be headquartered in Switzerland, with Hitachi retaining the management team to ensure business continuity.
Source: ABB


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The UAHS Office of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting the second session of the Health Science Career Pathways series on Wednesday, March 28, 5-6 p.m., UA College of Pharmacy, Room 325.
In this series, students will have the opportunity to meet inspirational speakers as they share their pathways and experiences towards their health profession career. The sessions will occur once a month throughout the remainder of the semester.
Join us for the opportunity to network with Pre-Health & Pre-Pharmacy students in an informal and relaxing setting. A light lunch will be provided.
Please feel free to share this information with other students.
To learn more about this event, contact Alma Aguirre at 520-621-5531 or email@example.com
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
The University of Arizona Health Sciences
Office: (520) 621-5531
Fax: 1-800-841-5948
Email: email@example.com
Website: diversity.uahs.arizona.edu
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Skaggs Building, Room 325
1295 N. Martin Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85721


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I love taking the month of December as a way to read to my children and have a meaningful Christmas, inspired by stories perfect for this time of the year. This has been a tradition for our homeschooling for over 15 years and one that I look forward to with excitement. I have so many memories of finding picture books that I thought were going to be just good reads with beautiful illustrations, to only find me crying as I read them to my children. This is what keeps me coming back to reading Christmas books each year.
A Book List for a Meaningful Christmas
Christmas Tapestry is a story about how a tapestry that was used to cover the damage left behind from a leaking roof, lead an old Jewish woman to recognize the importance of this tapestry.
Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story is about a boy who hope and waits year after year for a desired package from a train that delivers gifts to children. This book brings the true story of Christmas to the reader.
Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale is a warm book that is full of beautiful illustrations of what it could have been like the night Jesus was born.
Jacob's Gift is a cherished book of mine, as it shares the truth about giving our best in what we do for others.
The First Christmas Night is a book with beautiful illustrations of telling the story of the birth of Jesus.
This Is the Stable is a fun book that shares the story of the Nativity in lyrical verses.
Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent is a book full of suspense and adventure, as it leads you through the Advent season and ends in the same town that the Messiah is born.
Bartholomew's Passage: A Family Story for Advent is a story that is spun off from Jotham's Journey and one that will have you just as captive, as it guides you through the Advent celebration.
Tabitha's Travels: A Family Story for Advent is the third book in this set and true to the adventure and suspense as the other two, as their stories are spun together. This too will guide you through the Advent season.
Legend of the Christmas Stocking is a book that will share the legend of how the Christmas stocking tradition started and will bring giving from the heart a focus.
The Legend of the Candy Cane is a wonderful story about the beginning of the candy cane. This story will make one of the most popular Christmas candies one of your favorites.
The Crippled Lamb is a wonderful book about acknowledging God's purpose for all of us and that things that make us different from others can be used for His purpose.
The Christmas Star is a simple book that tells of the star that lead the Wise Men to worship the Messiah.
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey is an inspiring story that brings a broken and lonely man to a place of enjoying Christmas again, as he carves a special nativity scene for a mother and her son.
J Is for Jesus: The Sweetest Story Ever Told is the story of the candy cane and how it represents our gift in Jesus.
Lucy's Christmas is a book set in the turn of the 20th Century, when Christmas was a simple holiday of giving homemade gifts and traditions that most children do not have personal experiences with and family was the focus.
AN Orange for Frankie is a story that will have you reaching for tissues. This true story is one that I think about each Christmas season, as its story of giving is played out through the book. I love it so much that I wrote about it at the Homeschool Village and created a printable for your family to be like Frankie! (Don't miss the opportunity to get the free ebook, by subscribing to their blog)
Desire a Christ focused Christmas? These resource will help you create it with hands-on activities focusing on Christ!


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Tyler Mahle has pitched well at times. The same could be said for Sal Romano. Luis Castillo has improved since a rough April. Homer Bailey was the Cincinnati Reds' best starter in the first two weeks. Matt Harvey has provided a ray of hope in two brief starts.
On the whole, though, starting pitching remains the biggest problem for the Reds (16-32), the worst team in the National League. Despite glimpses of promise by the staff, the numbers don't lie. The group's 5.60 ERA won't get the job done. Only six pitchers in the National League have allowed 10 or more home runs, and the Reds have three of them.
» SPORTS TODAY: Reds pitching regresses
Here's how the current starters rank 30 percent of the way through the season:
1. Mahle (3-6, 4.53 ERA): The rookie is one of four pitchers to make 10 starts. Of those players, he leads the staff in ERA. He has two scoreless outings. He has allowed four or five earned runs in four starts. He has allowed eight earned runs in 9 1/3 innings in his last two starts. He leads NL pitchers in home runs allowed (13).
2. Castillo (3-4, 5.61): He had a 7.85 ERA after six starts in April and has reduced it to 5.61 with four strong performances in May. He allowed one run in five innings Saturday in a 5-4 victory against the Chicago Cubs. He's tied for third in the league in home runs allowed (10).
» RELATED: The Cubs have the pieces in place to be good for a long time
3. Harvey (0-0, 3.38): He has made only two starts since being traded from the New York Mets, but the Reds have won both games. He threw four scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first start and then gave up three runs in four innings against the San Francisco Giants. He'll make his first start for the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
4. Romano (2-5, 5.62): His ERA stood at 3.83 until his last two starts. He allowed 13 earned runs in 7 1/3 innings in losses to the Giants and Cubs.
5. Bailey (1-6, 6.11): The veteran of the staff has had more trouble than anyone, other than Brandon Finnegan, who was sent to Triple-A Louisville after posting a 7.40 ERA in five starts. Bailey had a 6.43 ERA in 18 starts last season and has been only slightly better this season. His ERA stood at 3.68 after his first five starts. He has not allowed fewer than three earned runs or pitched longer than five innings in his last five starts.
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Bake-ins: Baking Cupcakes in Origami Paper Tulip Cups DIY
Can you bake cupcakes in origami paper? YES, YES YOU CAN! A generous gift of several packs of origami paper from my friend Janis have kept my girls busy and creative for days, and were the inspiration for this bit of cupcake ingenuity.
You can whip up a dozen of these beautiful and unique cupcake/muffin liners in a matter of minutes, once you have your technique down. There is no need to grease or spray, provided that you don't overbake. Try them with your favorite cake recipe or mix, or continue the theme with a batch of green tea cupcakes (click here for a wonderful collection of recipes)!


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In the past, nemosi was always firm when he said there is no love and marriage w this guy, and he was right. So I trust his visions and gifts. So, waiting now for predictions to come in 6 weeks.
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Autism Diagnosis for Children under 18
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS manages the Autism Assessment Pathway, which assesses whether a child or young person has an autism spectrum condition.
Click here for full details of the Pathway process and the Trust's Autism Assessment Team.
The waiting list for an assessment is about 18 months (as of mid-2017). Parents and carers are welcome to attend one of our pre-assessment workshops once their child has been accepted on the CAMHS waiting list.
Berkshire CAMHS has produced this short video outlining the assessment process, to help parents and children
If you have concerns that a child may have autism, speak to your GP, health visitor or, if the child is attending school, a teacher, who will be able to refer you for further advice.
If your child is on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting list for an autism assessment appointment, you can attend our NAS Autism Seminars for Families, which provide practical advice and strategies to use while you wait. These workshops are free of charge to participants, thanks to funding from the Berkshire NHS clinical commissioning groups.
Click here for more details of these workshops and other pre-assessment support we offer to parents and carers.
Autism Diagnosis for Adults
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust also provides an assessment service for adults who think that they may have an autism spectrum condition and have been referred by their GP. For details, click here
The wait for assessment in January 2016 was about eight months.
Private Diagnosis
We do not recommend private diagnosis but if you decide to follow this course, there are a number of local private providers. Please make sure that you consult someone who is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
The Centre for Autism at the University of Reading
The centre offers diagnostic services for adults, ie aged over 18, following evidence-based practice with assessment carried out by a specialist clinical psychologist and speech and language therapist and follow-up support as required. Assessments may be privately funded or through employing organisations. Assessment fees in May 2017 were £1,000 for adults.
Click here for more details or call 0118 378 7558.
- Please note that the Centre for Autism is no longer taking referrals for autism assessments for children and teenagers under 18, unless it is connection with research being carried out at the centre. See their website for details.
Dr Liz Dawes, at Every Mind Child Psychology
Every Mind provides diagnostic assessments, ongoing support and therapy for children under 18 years of age. Dr Dawes has extensive experience in autism diagnosis of children, including working at Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett's diagnostic clinic in Australia. Every Mind diagnostic assessments are comprehensive and follow best practice. Fees for assessments start at £1,600 (June 2019). Every Mind's clinic is in Spencers Wood, just south of Reading.
Click here for more details or email email@example.com
Chartered Psychologist Anne Jeavons, who has many years of experience assessing adults for autism spectrum conditions and/or ADHD in the NHS and privately, offers assessment services for adults in Reading. Fees for autism assessments in June 2019 were from £850 and a combined autism and ADHD assessment from £950. An assessment for ADHD was from £650.
For more details and to arrange appointments, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 07801 264489.
Oxford ADHD & Autism Centre in Headington provides autism and ADHD diagnostic services for children and adults, as well as neurodevelopmental assessments for children who may have more complex difficulties. Autism assessment fees in June 2019 were £1,800 per person for both children and adults. A combined autism and ADHD assessment for children was £2,400 per child.
See www.oxfordadhdcentre.co.uk or call 01865 744144.
Among the team at the Oxford centre is clinical psychologist Dr Mandy Smiton, who also has her own clinic in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and sees clients from Berkshire. She specialises in working with children and adolescents.
See www.drmandy.co.uk or call 07591 684918.
Berkshire Psychology
Based in Woodley. Assessments carried out by clinical psychologist Dr Jenny Murray. Autism assessment fees in June 2019 were £750 per child, with a combined autism and ADHD assessment costing £900 per child.
See www.berkshirepsychology.co.uk for details or call 07894 353141.
Dr Dawn Thomas-Bawa
Based in Basingstoke, Dr Thomas-Bawa is a chartered clinical psychologist.
See http://assessyou.com/ or call 01256 405460.
Clinical Partners provides autism and ADHD assessments for adults and children at a number of locations across the UK, including Oxford, Farnham and London. Assessments are carried out by psychiatrists and psychologists who have undergone specialist training. The fee in August 2018 was £2,300.
See https://www.clinical-partners.co.uk or call 0203 326 9160 for more details of its services.


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The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported in an article that a $2.3 million settlement was awarded to the parents of a bicyclist who was struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy. Parents of the 29-year-old victim filed the claim against a Deputy Council member who reportedly fell asleep at the wheel of his cruiser before striking the decedent and two others. The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed in Superior Court against Council, Santa Clara County, and the sheriff's department.
Council's cruiser crossed the center line after he fell asleep at
the wheel on March 9, 2008. The bicycle accident in Cupertino, which occurred
on Stevens Canyon Road, took the lives of two and seriously injured another.
Lead deputy county counsel said that the county was "pleased that
[it] was able to reach a resolution with the family." Other lawsuits
filed against the county and Council by the other parties are still pending,
but county officials, according to the lead deputy, "hope to be
able to resolve those matters in the near future."
Council pled guilty to two counts of misdemeanor criminal manslaughter and was sentenced to four months in jail and 800 hours of community service. At the time of the accident, Council did not have drugs or alcohol in his system, and had not been driving recklessly prior to falling asleep.
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Donna Green: Still Waiting…
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Second Board of Education Decision Favorable to Green
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Yes things were roped when I was in BA & Bariloche earlier on this year.
Trouble is ennui on the part of my family who think the cycle is just repeating & things will get better. I think that's a common attitude amongst the 40 odd % who aren't peronists.
Who knows maybe Christina may still go for broke and try and re-take the Falklands (with Chavez's help of course as the military won't want to be massacred )!
There really isnt a chance in hell that Argentina will go to war. They just cant, its impossible. Chavez talks a lot but he's not stupid nor is he suicidal.
First of all there's no military force. At all. The Kirchners themselves made it their policy to completely destroy the Argentine military as their political stance.
To understand this you have to understand where the Kirchners come from. In their youth they aligned with an organization called the "Montoneros". These where supposed to be left leaning peronists. They were so much to the left that not even Peron liked them. During the Argentine "Dirty War" the ruling Junta committed crimes against humanity thought they claimed to be fighting local communist terrorists, groups like the Montoneros. Where does the truth lie? Somewhere in between. Its true that innocent people got killed by the Dictatorship just as its true that these Montoneros and other terrorists groups murdered innocent people themselves and even bombed schools.
When the Kirchners took power it was time for payback, the Montoneros now had the power (in fact many known terrorists became government officials) and they dismantled, disarticulated and very much destroyed the Argentina's already weakened military.
Argentina hasn't bought a fighter plane since before the war, nor has it bought any serious weaponry and most of the local military machinery got sold to Brazil long ago. Today there's even a lack of properly kept small arms, ammo and other elemental supplies. Argentina couldn't fight a war against Lady Gaga´s dance squad, let alone UK.
Cristina Kirchner is using this as a way of distracting people from the much more serious local problems such as rampant crime, inflation and corruption. I dare say that given the fact that media such as the BBC reacted as if another war was coming David Cameron was likewise using it both to appeal to people's patriotism to regain some support and as a smoke curtain to cover more real and urgent problems like the local economy.
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The symmetry in nature (beauty) combined with what it does in spring is easily recognised by the same symmetry within. If this recognition is interrupted by reasoning, it will look nice and be pleasing to the mind, and the quality or depth of the experience is likely to finish there.
However, if left uninterrupted by 'why?'(or its quantifying siblings), it will start moving in your chestal region. A recognition of something deeper can take place. An inspiring something.
Allowed further, the feeling of that symmetry will fill you like beautiful music, to the point where you cannot bear to interrupt it, pick it and put it on display, or sell it. It is priceless.
It is a silent recognition most sweet when it 'dawns' on us. With this dawning comes the experience of connectedness, not just with the nature, but with ourself – exploding the idea that we are separate – as the external nature is met by the same within us. Like seeing a reflection of the same part of ourself for the first time, recognising something of ourself. We become aware of our Presence within, once again. Very beneficial.
The experience will last if left alone to do as it does. It can be done consciously though needs to be done not with grasping, but with an allowing to arise. It can also be re-experienced and grown/increased by remembering. Not just a mental recall, but full feeling experience. A certain stillness is required for this. Stillness is the mother of inspiration.
This can happen with unexpected things, not just what we might normally consider 'nature', as all things are in nature.
With many thanks, the above photograph comes courtesy of my Brother, John.


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Nov 29, 2012 5:36 AM GMT
Are you as frustrated as I am by being teased with all of the blatantly intentional homoerotic subtext between these two "chaste" arch-nemeses? Do you also eye-roll through the requisite "beard" backstory safely establishing them as childhood friends and blood brothers and further hetero-izing them as, respectively, a grieving widower and a man who they're hinting at having slept with his brother's wife?
How cool would it be for a series like this to distinguish itself from the pack ("Falling Skies," "The Walking Dead," etc.) by just matter-of-factly acknowledging that the dark-haired butch anti-hero ("Miles") and megalomaniac dirty blonde femme despot ("Monroe") who hold the fate of the world in their hands are former gay lovers on the skids?
They should just drop the pretense and go all out as the love story between two city-gravitating power gays it's meant to be. The main elements are all there - a relationship which turned sour between an attractive "bachelor uncle" and his longtime "friend," who rocks tightly tailored, fashion-forward paramilitary wear over his gym toned bod whilst issuing edicts from headquarters professionally decorated in period-appropriate antiques, each considering the other "family."
They've already set up the complication of a scheming blonde third wheel, one of Monroe's right hand men (and former model) who constantly advocates killing Miles so he can have Monroe all to himself! Giving that annoying niece ("Charlie?" Really?) a personality transplant as their hag alone would improve the show. Having cast Abercrombie & Fitch models for all the under 25 characters and gaydar-pinging actors as sadistic militia captains and sergeants it's already one of the gayest shows on TV.


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When I finally review Cosi fan Tutte from the Met, I will probably not have much to add to Anthony Tommasini's review in the New York Times Saturday. He even talks about Kelly O'Hara's Italian diction. I often feel a longing for Broadway diction at the opera. What's the purpose for operatic diction? The purpose, believe it or not, is not correctness but rather to achieve understanding by someone who speaks the language. Tone is the other consideration.
He talks about the lame disguises that appear in every production which we are supposed to think fool the girls, a pet peeve of mine.
There's nothing to be done about the fact that the premise is simply disgusting. It plays for the music.
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Colonel Gaddafi of Libya is still trying hard to stay in office as leader of his country and says that if he is killed, he will take everything with him that he can.
He also told a reporter for Al-Jazeera television that he will go down as a martyr and has ordered all the oilfields in Libya to be blown up or the pipelines cut.
That caught people's attention, as a lot of countries depent on oil from Libya.
Gaddafi has now upped his plans for revenge by claiming that he will attempt to take out a few wells in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait also, according to The Drudge Repute.
However, many are saying that Libya's army and air force are turning against their longtime leader and will refuse to go along with his plans that could bring down the world's economies.
One military Major claims that Gaddafi only has the support of the 5,000 or so soldiers that are under the authority of his son, Qadhamouthful. "There are 45,000 military men here. So Gaddafi could be brought down pretty fast...especially if he and his family are offered a safe place to live."
However, the world panic could happen overnight should everything go just right in the Middle East...or perhaps, just wrong.
This just in....Gaddafi is reporting than a UFO has landed near his palace and asked him to come aboard.


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Don't worry, this is not going to be an "Open Letter to Meryl Streep." We all know open letters are gay, and other than wearing a headband while lip-synching to Loverboy, nothing I do is gay. So just relax, sit back, and prepare yourselves for the fact that I am about to do two things…
1) Prove that Trump did not mock a crippled New York Times reporter. Yes, Shrill-Meryl and her media are lying to you … again.
2) Make the case that even if Trump did mock a reporter's disability, no one should care. In fact, what Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Hollywood, and their MSM regularly do is much worse.
Y'all ready?
Let's rawk.
Exonerating Trump is the easy part. As you will see in the videos linked below, the mannerism our President-elect used to mock New York Times reporter Serge F. Kovaleski, is Trump's go-to impersonation, and has been for decades.
Ann Coulter's column on this from back in August is a slam dunk in the art of debunkery.
No one capable of independent thought can click the four links above and come to any conclusion other than the lying national media, Democrats, and Meryl Streep are framing Trump for a crime he did not commit.
He just didn't do it.
But for the sake of argument, let's enter an alternate universe where Trump did mock this reporter's disability.
Are you ready for a shocker?
I still wouldn't care.
You see, I have a very simple rule when it comes to mocking others: Everyone is fair game except those without the power to fight back.
Wanna know why that is one of my rules? Because I am what is known as an American and — whether it is the Pope, a president, a movie star, a journalist, a business tycoon, a pundit, or a billionaire running for office — we Americans believe in ridiculing the Powerful. Most importantly, we Americans believe in ridiculing the fascist, bullying rules the Powerful fabricate to control us — rules like, Thou Shalt Not Mock a Powerful Reporter's Disability. And …
You don't get much more powerful than a New York Times reporter (a thoroughly corrupt and dishonest one, I should add). Regardless of his crippled hand, this is an individual who possesses extraordinary powers to fight back with. And he did. And most of the MSM held his coat for him or piled on. And let us never forget that all of this so-called "fighting back" was based on a lie — was politically motivated in the hopes that it would make Hillary Clinton president.
And then there is the hypocrisy from these people.
Holy freakin' moly …
Many of the very same elites lying to you about Trump mocking this reporter are themselves serially-guilty of ridiculing the physical attributes of others, including those with disabilities: George W. Bush probably has dyslexia, which was mocked incessantly. Trump's weight, hair, New York accent, and mouth are constant targets of ridicule. Chris Christie's weight, Sarah Palin's accent, Paul Ryan's nerdiness, Ronald Reagan's age and forgetfulness …
And then there is this tiny but I think rather important fact …
Look at who the Left regularly bullies …
The powerless.
Say what you want about Trump, but unlike Democrats and their media, at least he picks on people his own size.
FACT: Hillary Clinton attacked everyday Americans as irredeemable deplorables.
FACT: Barack Obama smeared everyday people as bitter clingers and racists.
FACT: The Left created a cottage industry to mock Trig Palin, a Down Syndrome infant.
FACT: Rosie O'Donnell attacked Trump's young son Baron. She only apologized after being threatened by a lawsuit.
FACT: To sell books and make a political point, Lena Dunham and Random House falsely accused an innocent family man of rape.
FACT: A pizza parlor minding its own business was goaded by a reporter into taking a position on same sex marriage, and was then bullied out of business by the national media and the Left's flying monkey army of Social Justice Warriors.
FACT: A nobody on Twitter (with fewer than 200 followers) made a stupid joke and had her life torn apart (with BuzzFeed leading the charge) while she sat clueless and defenseless on an overseas flight.
FACT: How often does Hollywood ridicule the way Southerners look and talk?
So while all of this evil is going on, I'm supposed to get all weepy because a lying piece of garbage with gallons of ink at his disposal had his hand made fun of?
Yeah, no.
Truth be told, I might be more troubled by such a thing were I not living in a world where I wasn't constantly being bullied into being appropriately offended; into speaking, thinking, and reacting only in ways pre-approved by my Betters.
Something I absolutely adore about Trump is how liberating he is in this respect.
Our new president is a walking-talking screw you to these hectoring puritans. Everything about him is Rodney Dangerfield vs. Ted Knight in "Caddyshack" — a relentless pushback against the despotic, politically correct fascism mercilessly policed by brainless Hollywood celebrities and fascist media corporations — all of whom lie.
And they are lying to you about this. Because all they do is lie.
P.S. I personally would never make fun of someone's disability. But people do all kinds of things I would never do — engage in loveless sex, eat guacamole, pretend Meryl Streep's acting meter didn't break in 1995 — but until it interferes with what I want to do (which primarily involves TV and Loverboy), or the rights of others, I just don't care.
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