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Case of cursing LAUSD teacher raises legal questions about secret recordings
Published Oct. 12, 2013
It's a story as old as smartphones.
A teacher has a weak moment in class and loses his or her cool — perhaps flipping a desk, or berating a student. A student in the class uses his or her mobile device to record the meltdown. The video or audio recording ends up on the Internet, and the teacher gets in trouble.
In the case of a high school English teacher at HArts Academy in Harbor City, the meltdown took the form of a profane tirade in response to being heckled by a student.
The teacher, who last week was placed on paid leave while Los Angeles Unified School District administrators investigate the matter, argues that she shouldn't be disciplined because the student broke the law by making the recording.
But is that true?
It turns out the answer is complicated. Under California Education Code Section 51512, it indeed is illegal for any person — including a student — to use an electronic device to record what is happening in the classroom without the consent of the teacher.
But here is where the matter gets tricky: The teeth in the law really applies only to people who are not students. That is, any nonpupil who is caught recording a classroom discussion without the teacher's consent can be charged with a misdemeanor.
"If I want to audit my kid's class — maybe I think the material violates some religious belief — I can't record the class without the teacher's permission," said Rebecca Lonergan, an assistant professor of law at USC.
When it comes to students who are caught surreptitiously recording their teachers, the punishment is determined by school administrators.
"If it's a student, you're not going to criminally prosecute them for recording their teacher," said Lonergan, who also has worked with the U.S. Attorney's Office, where she dealt with many wiretapping cases. After all, "they may be doing it with good motivations, as a study aid."
That reportedly wasn't the case for the student who recorded the HArts teacher, whose name the Daily Breeze has declined to publish.
According to the teacher, the student had been egging her on in front of the 12th-grade class.
That student then allegedly brought the recording to a faculty member on the campus of Narbonne High School, the comprehensive high school from which the brand-new academy split this fall. The HArts Academy teacher contends the Narbonne teacher began disseminating the recording to others on campus.
Does this mean that the student who recorded the teacher is subject to greater discipline because her intent was to do harm to the teacher? Not necessarily.
LAUSD spokeswoman Ellen Morgan said the district policy is that cellphones are not allowed to be turned on in class. The school policy does not distinguish between using a phone to text with a friend or using it to embarrass a teacher.
"On is on," she said. "The policy clearly states it shouldn't be on."
Outside of the classroom, the laws on surreptitious recordings in California are relatively strict.
California is among 12 states nationwide to require "two-party consent," meaning a conversation between two people in person or over the phone cannot be recorded unless both parties are aware. (The law also applies to conversations with more than two participants.)
The other 38 states, and the District of Columbia, require just one party to be aware.
Two-party consent law — codified in California law by Penal Code Section 632 — means an incriminating statement cannot be used against a person who was secretly recorded by another person who was not acting as an agent of law enforcement. In other words, the evidence is not admissible in court.
Does this mean that the teacher can be disciplined even though the evidence that launched the investigation was obtained as the result of an illegal act?
According to a precedent case in 1999, the answer is yes. In Evens v. Superior Court, Karen Evens, a science teacher at LAUSD, was surreptitiously videotaped by two students. Although reports online are not clear about what the video captured, it's clear that it depicted some sort of misconduct on the part of the teacher.
The LAUSD school sought to use it as evidence in a disciplinary hearing. Through the teachers union, Evens filed a lawsuit arguing that the evidence was not permissible in court.
Ultimately, the California Court of Appeal ruled against the teacher.
The students, meanwhile, were suspended.
As for the student in this case, LAUSD officials said the punishment will depend on several factors.
"You always look at discipline of students as a continuum," said Chris Ortiz, LAUSD's director of school operations. "We look at: Does the student have a prior history of this type of violation?"
If so, he said, a suspension might be in order. If not, "we look at other means of correction — volunteering at the school, maybe, or writing a letter of apology."
Officials from United Teachers Los Angeles declined to comment.


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In response to the fan outcry over the disappointing ending to Mass Effect 3, indie developer Mode 7 has changed the ending for strategy game Frozen Synapse to conform to community suggestions. Now it has a pony in it. And a dinosaur. And a message.
"This is the ending to a computer game," declares Frozen Synapse's new ending cut scene. "We don't care if you like it."
The new sequence was created in reaction to the overwhelming negative response developer BioWare has been met with since the release of Mass Effect 3, the final chapter in the saga of Commander Shepard versus the giant metal space squids. Distraught fans unhappy with the way the game's creators decided to conclude the story they were writing have made so much noise that BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka addressed the issue personally, informing the community that the Mass Effect team was working on "game content initiatives that will help answer the questions, providing more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey.
While this appears to be a win for Mass Effect fans, the issue continues to be hotly debated in the gaming community at large. Some argue that demanding a story be changed to better satisfy players' concept of what an ending should be is a blow against artistic vision and integrity. Others see this as an evolutionary stepping stone for video games, leading to a future where players don't just interact with the environments and enemies but with the story itself.
"We can't expect the outcome of our stories to conform to our own preconceptions" continues Frozen Synapse's new ending. While this new ending will only be around for a week or so its message and the accompanying explanation from of Mode 7's Paul Taylor should resonate for quite some time.
"This is not a criticism of Bioware or anything they have said / done. It is an experiment: I wanted to know how this felt. Honestly, it felt like vandalising my own work, which was interesting."


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You'd never willingly eat poison, right? Okay, maybe you snack on not-so-healthy treats every so often. Or scarf down non-nutritious junk at happy hour. But straight-up poison? Never.
Or so you think.
"Sugar can act like poison in high doses—and the amount in our diets has gone beyond toxic," says Robert Lustig, M.D., a neuroendocrinologist at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. The typical American now swallows the equivalent of 22 sugar cubes every 24 hours. That means the average woman eats 70 pounds—nearly half her weight—of straight sugar every year.
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Both the American Heart Association and the World Health Organization recently released guidelines urging most women to stay under six teaspoons (i.e., six sugar cubes) of added sugar per day. "Sugar consumption is now an epidemic," says Mark Hyman, M.D., author of The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet. "The long-term effects will be staggering."
And, no, we're not just talking cavities. When eaten in such vast quantities, sugar can wreak havoc on the body. Over time, that havoc can lead to diabetes and obesity, and also Alzheimer's disease and breast, endometrial, and colon cancers. One new study found that normal-weight people who loaded up on sugar doubled their risk of dying from heart disease. Other research pinpoints excess sugar as a major cause of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which can lead to liver failure.
No doubt about it, says Hyman: We're sweetening ourselves sick, yet screaming for more. Why? Because we're seriously hooked. Research shows that hyper-sweet foods may be as addictive as the hardest-to-quit drugs.
Our earliest ancestors likely downed about 20 teaspoons of sugar...per year, says Hyman. The body made its own glucose—an ingredient in sugar and the "energy of life" that powers your every cell—by breaking down healthy fats, proteins, and complex carbs, says Lustig. When people came across something sweet, their brains rejoiced, since sweet meant nutritious berries or fruits, says Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D., a psychologist at the University of Michigan.
Problem is, research suggests that your brain still gets psyched by sweets—like, totally psyched. Bingeing on them in the modern form of added sugar can cause a surge of dopamine, the feel-good neurotransmitter, in your brain's reward center. Repeated spikes can desensitize that center, which could release less and less dopamine, leaving you needing more and more sugar to score a rush, says Nicole Avena, Ph.D., author of Why Diets Fail: Because You're Addicted to Sugar. "These are the same brain patterns you see during drug addiction."
Indeed, a recent study suggests that sugary cookies could be as addictive as cocaine or morphine. When scientists scanned the brains of subjects who'd just eaten a high-sugar treat, everyone's nucleus accumbens—the part of the brain that switches on when a person shoots heroin or smokes crack—was lit up like fireworks. By contrast, the control group that swallowed low-sugar fare had no nucleus accumbens activity.
That's not all: Avena's research shows that, for some, sugar dependence could come with withdrawal symptoms like those of a street drug addiction. "We see brain changes that lead to lethargy, anxiety, and irritability," she says. "And also changes that produce fierce cravings." Not helping matters are your taste buds, which suffer from their own sort of addiction: New research suggests that the more you weigh—and the more sugar you eat, the more you're likely to weigh—the duller your "sweet" taste buds can become, meaning you may have to shovel in even more sugar to get the same sensory satisfaction.
In other words, millions are now strung out on a substance as dangerous as it is ubiquitous, says Hyman. "What saved us as hunters and gatherers—that survival mechanism that rewarded us when we sought sweets—is now killing us."
Just how vulnerable you are to sugar's sweet allure depends on an unquantifiable mash-up of dosage and genetics. "Sugar addiction is like gambling addiction," explains Anne Alexander, editorial director of Prevention and author of The Sugar Smart Diet. "Some people can walk into a casino, play the slots, and walk away. Others start mortgaging their house."
Most people fall somewhere in between, says Hyman. To see where you might lie on the sugar addiction spectrum, try sticking to six or fewer teaspoons of added sugar per day for one week. If you experience strong cravings or those drug-addiction-like withdrawal symptoms—or other ones such as poor concentration, headaches, or sadness—it's likely you're hooked on sweets. If you feel all right, your brain is probably not misfiring, though that's no excuse to up your sugar intake. Remember: Addictive or not, too much added sugar remains a health hazard.
"Most people are sugar overeaters but don't know it," says Nicole Avena, Ph.D. That's because some "healthy" foods are loaded with hidden added sugar. The FDA has proposed nutrition label changes requiring manufacturers to list natural and added sugars separately. Until then, we have only the "total sugar grams" line to go by. To stay under the recommended limit for added sugar (6 teaspoons or 24 grams per day), study labels—and be aware of what may be lurking in these foods.
Barbecue sauce: 3.75 teaspoons (15 grams) in 2 tablespoons
Ketchup: 2.25 teaspoons (9 grams) in 2 tablespoons
Fruit-flavored yogurt: 7.75 teaspoons (31 grams) in 6 ounces
Pasta sauce: 3 teaspoons (12 grams) in 1/2 cup
Breakfast bar: 6.25 teaspoons (25 grams) in 1 bar
Watch for these sneaky ingredients when reading food labels. Some sound scientific, some almost healthy—but in the end, they all mean "sugar."
Agave Nectar
Barbados Sugar
Barley Malt Syrup
Beet Sugar
Blackstrap Molasses
Cane Crystals
Cane Juice Crystals
Castor Sugar
Corn Sweetener
Corn Syrup
Corn Syrup Solids
Crystalline Fructose
Date Sugar
Demerara Sugar
Evaporated Cane Juice
Florida Crystals
Fruit Juice
Fruit Juice Concentrate
Glucose Solids
Golden Sugar
Golden Syrup
Granulated Sugar
Grape Juice Concentrate
Grape Sugar
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Icing Sugar
Invert Sugar
Malt Syrup
Maple Syrup
Muscovado Syrup
Organic Raw Sugar
Powdered Sugar
Raw Sugar
Refiners' Syrup
Rice Syrup
Sorghum Syrup
Table Sugar
Turbinado Sugar
Yellow Sugar
Ultimately, added sugar is added sugar—it all affects you roughly the same way, regardless of where it comes from. Below, where common forms fall on the spectrum of evil-doing.
High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Derived from corn starch, syrupy HFCS might be the scariest sweet. Much of it contains mercury, a by-product of chemical processing. But another danger is its high artificial fructose content, not to mention that it can be 75 times sweeter than white sugar. (Listen up, agave eaters: The processed nectar can be up to 85 percent fructose and possibly more damaging to your liver than HFCS!)
Maple Syrup and Honey
Often touted as far healthier than refined sugar, these do contain fewer chemicals and a better glucose-fructose balance (plus a few helpful antioxidants). However, says Anne Alexander, author of The Sugar Smart Diet, even if the unique flavors of maple syrup and raw honey may lead people to use less, these sweeteners can still spike the body.
Natural Sugar
Sweet news! Unless it's all you eat, it's hard to go overboard on truly natural sugars that come directly from fruits and some veggies. Here's the trick: You have to actually eat the produce. Fruit juices, even those without added sweeteners, will still sugar-bomb your bloodstream. The key is in the fiber, which slows sugar's absorption in your body, preventing an insulin spike. Any fruit is fair game. "Ones with the most natural sugar have the most fiber," says Robert Lustig, M.D.


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A widely inaccurate ESPN article sets off national panic
When I saw ESPN reporter Robert Montgomery's misleading and frankly, ridiculous article which claimed that the Obama administration's was preparing to issue an executive order that bans recreational fishing in America, I didn't even blink. I read it as an opinion piece… nothing more. Surely most people with a shred of sense wouldn't believe something so over the top. Thus, at the time I found it only mildly irritating. Yet, what I now find quite a bit more annoying about the piece is the attention it has generated.
Almost immediately after the piece was printed, the talking-heads began to broadcast over national networks that Obama was going to ban recreational fishing. Even Congress took note as several legislators questioned NOAA head Dr. Jane Lubchenco on the subject. NOAA issued an immediate response stating in no uncertain terms "The Ocean Policy Task Force has not recommended a ban on recreational fishing."
But it was too late. The rumor mill had already begun to spin out of control. All over the internet, on TV programs etc., folks were claiming as fact that the Obama administration sought to ban recreational fishing.
As time passed the accusation was widely discredited. ESPN issued a retraction and edited the piece (although not that much), and Fox News etc. acknowledged the mistake. Unsurprisingly, however, there are still quite a few folks in the recreational fishing community who are still claiming that the Obama administration wants to ban or at least severely curtail recreational fishing. It's simply not true!
The paranoia is about the Obama Administration's Ocean Policy Task Force reports. I wrote about this here in December, so let's revisit.
The interim reports produced by the Task Force seek to do two major things that can and probably will affect recreational fishing. The first is the recommendation to develop a "national ocean policy." Our waters are currently managed in a haphazard way by well over a hundred different laws and more than 20 different Federal agencies. There is very little coordination and there is very little accountability, particularly as it relates to factors other than fishing that are sure to effect fish stocks. How often have we heard fishermen complain that they have to bear the brunt of regulations designed to recover depleted stocks because the management councils have no authority to address those non-fishing "upstream" problems that really caused the stocks to decline? In short, a national ocean policy puts it all together so those "upstream" and habitat issues would be properly addressed in an ecosystem context. Why the H anyone would think that's a bad idea is beyond me.
The second and without-a-doubt most controversial directive is what the Task Force calls "spatial planning". Essentially, spatial planning is the process of allocating spaces in the ocean for its various uses. This might sound unnecessary to the average angler, but it's an unavoidable truth that ocean-use conflicts are exponentially arising between traditional uses like fishing and new or emerging uses, such as energy development. Really, spatial planning is nothing more than a coordinated effort to plan ahead as demand on ocean space grows.
But some folks in the angling community are scared shitless that spatial planning means taking large swaths of ocean and making them off limits to fishing. The truth is, the task force will not be making recommendations of areas to close off. In response to the recent hysteria, NMFS head Eric Schwaab stated, "The draft reports by the Ocean Policy Task Force do not contain a zoning map and do not establish any restrictions on recreational fishing, nor make any judgments about whether one ocean activity or use is better than another. Instead, the reports set up a policy and framework for effectively managing the many sustainable uses of the ocean while upholding our responsibility to be stewards of our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes" says Schwab. If you don't believe this, take a look for yourself: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ADMINISTRATION/EOP/CEQ/INITIATIVES/OCEANS/INTERIMREPORT
The notion that recreational fishing in the U.S. will be banned or even substantially restricted is dishonest and ridiculous. Pure and simple, it's fear mongering. There is absolutely nothing in there that could reasonably be interpreted as suggesting a fishing ban was in the works. The thrust of this initiative is really to preserve critical fish habitat in areas where it exists, not to ban or curtail recreational fishing.
The fact of the matter is that ocean spatial planning could provide significant benefits to anglers, such as better protection of important fish habitat and preventing uses and activities incompatible with fishing. In other words, various industries will not be able to just come in and set up shop in some critical fishing areas and then prevent anglers from accessing it.
For example, there's a piece of hard bottom off western Long Island that is one of the only hard-bottom habitats off the south shore, and it's currently a candidate for a "sea island" LNG plant. Spatial planning could be a critical tool to keep such plants off prime fishing grounds. It could also be a useful tool that would prevent bottom trawls from wrecking havoc on bottom habitat. This is a good thing!
Yet, Montgomery quotes Phil Morlock, director of environmental affairs for Shimano as saying "what we're seeing coming at us is an attempted dismantling of the science-based fish and wildlife model that has served us so well. There's no basis in science for the agendas of these groups who are trying to push the public out of being able to fish and recreate." No one is pushing anglers out of anywhere, and the entire process of special planning is not only based on science but is totally transparent with stakeholder input an important part of the decision-making process. Fishermen will be engaged in the planning process with the purpose of safeguarding access to critical fishing grounds and maintaining the properties that make such areas critical fish habitats. It is designed to be inclusive, not exclusive, meaning that fishermen are involved in the designation decisions which will prevent avoidable user conflicts. We've been assured that all decisions will be based on the best available science, in addition to stakeholder input.
After the President convened an Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force in June to develop recommendations for a national policy, the task force set out to host a series of hearings across the country to hear what people thought this should look like. Of course, recreational fishermen had a strong showing. With months and months of opportunity to submit written public comments, you bet there were a lot of anglers and angling groups doing just that. Montgomery insinuates in his piece that because this public-comment period had ended, that somehow this was cutting anglers out of the process. But the truth is that there was plenty of time to comment, and every comment period has to end sometime.
Still, there have been frequent accusations that this Administration hasn't listened to and doesn't care about recreational fishing interests. This is simply not true either.
In a recent press release Schwaab says "As a member of the task force, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, has said, and I echo her on this, that saltwater recreational fishing is vital to this nation and NOAA is committed to building a strong partnership with America's saltwater anglers to ensure that Americans have opportunities to fish sustainably for generations to come." These aren't just words… I'm actually heading down to DC in a couple of weeks to attend a "Recreational Fishing Summit" hosted by NOAA, designed to listen to and address concerns of recreational fishermen. I can't say there's been any Administration in my lifetime that has shown such concern and willingness.
So back to the fishing-ban hysteria and the Ocean Policy Task Force. We've heard straight from the administration that we will not lose access to the traditional fishery resources we've utilized for centuries. In fact, the head of the National Marine Fisheries Service recently said the administration "is committed to adopting policies that will ensure that current and future generations have the opportunity to enjoy the great tradition of recreational fishing." The draft reports have been public all along, and they back up this reassurance.
So, don't believe the hype. This administration and the Ocean Policy Task Force certainly acknowledge anglers and have been heading their concerns. The Task Force recommendations are in no way a ban, or restriction of any kind, on recreational fishing. The whole point behind this policy is to promote cleaner water, healthier and more sustainable oceans and Great Lakes. From what I can tell, and from what we're hearing straight from the administration, it seems healthy fisheries are at the center of that. Thus, it deserves a fair shake.


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Tebow is an Ohio State fan now, but only begrudgingly
Tim Tebow is now an Ohio State fan, but only begrudgingly, he said in a Q&A with The Plain Dealer's Doug Lesmerises.
"And I guess as hard as it is for me to say, I am a pretty big fan now of The Ohio State University," Tebow said.
Tebow's connection to the Buckeyes is through Urban Meyer, his former coach at Florida. The two continue to speak regularly, said Tebow, including before most of Meyer's games.
The Gators' first national title under Meyer, in 2007, came at Ohio State's expense. Behind the run-pass combination of Tebow and Chris Leak, Florida capped a 13-1 season with a 41-14 win over OSU in the BCS championship game.
"Ohio State is a great job and Coach Meyer is going to do such great things there at Ohio State," he said. "They're having a great season and he still doesn't even have all his players there."
Yes, Ohio State is having a great season. The Buckeyes have hit the ground running, surprising those who thought that it would take Meyer at least one full season to implement his system.
Part of the reason for Ohio State's immediate success has been the play of quarterback Braxton Miller, who has been a wonderful fit in Meyer's offense.
"I think he obviously has the incredible tools," Tebow said of Miller. "I think it's just constantly being a student of the game and pushing yourself mentally and continuing to push the envelope with what Coach Meyer always calls competitive excellence."
Tebow also had a few suggestions for Miller, whom he called "a great kid."
"I would just encourage him to not get complacent and not take things for granted, because in several of these wins, if something happens differently, they might lose one of them. So it's not taking that for granted. It's every week constantly grinding. And I feel like one of the weeks that I was a little bit complacent in college was the Old Miss game (in 2008) and we lost and that was something I feel like he can control and can consistently get better. And yeah, I think a lot of the timing in the passing game and the rhythm and stuff like that, just continue to work on, but he's got great skill and great talent and as long as he just keeps pushing it and working hard and not being complacent and listening to Coach, I think he'll be just fine."
Tebow was also asked whether he was offended by Meyer's statement that Miller was the "most dynamic athlete" he's ever coached.
"The most dynamic? I would say the most dynamic player, and I think Braxton Miller is incredibly dynamic, but I would say the most dynamic player he's ever coached would be Percy Harvin. I mean, Braxton is crazy fast and has a lot of running ability, but I'd have to give the edge to my man Percy. There's not a one-on-one defender that can cover him, so I'd have to give it to Percy."
Asked about what kind of success Ohio State can attain under Meyer, Tebow said, "I think they'll do great. And I think they'll be playing a lot of big games and have chances to win a lot of big games and hopefully play for some championships.
"I feel like he's going to get great players. I think he's going to be able to steal a lot of players from SEC schools. I know in Ohio, you've got big-time recruits there. So he's going to get a lot of big-time recruits. And I think you'll only see that team get better every year."


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– Leader in Senior Care Partners with Operation Support Our Troops to Give Back to Military –
FRESNO, Calif. (May 1, 2017) — In honor of National Military Appreciation Month, Always Best Care of Fresno, one of the leading senior care franchise systems in the United States, has joined forces with Operation Support Our Troops America (OSOTA), to host an online care package drive in support of American soldiers overseas. Now through Memorial Day, May 29, local residents can give back to members of the military serving abroad by visiting www.yougivegoods.com/abc-supports-the-military and selecting from a variety of goods to purchase for donation.
"We are thrilled to partner with an organization like Operation Support Our Troops America and encourage families to take part in the online care package drive and help a great cause," said Rian Superales, Always Best Care of Fresno franchisee. "Every donation, big or small, helps support the well-being of American soldiers who put their lives at risk to protect us and our great country."
All contributions made to Always Best Care's online care package drive will be sent to U.S. troops overseas at the end of the month. The drive is made possible through YouGiveGoods, an innovative company that connects tangible giving to community needs through a free, easy-to-use online service.
"We are so appreciative of Always Best Care doing a collection drive for us through YouGiveGoods," said Jamie Nelson, Executive Director of Operation Support Our Troops America. "As we continue to have troops deployed in harms way, the care packages we send show that America has not forgotten them. And the thank you notes and photos we receive each week let us know how much it means to the troops. We thank the local community for their support of this drive and our mission."
In addition to this charitable initiative, Always Best Care gives back to the communities it serves by supporting senior citizens through Always In Touch, the company's telephone reassurance program that provides a friendly voice each weekday for seniors and disabled adults. The service is especially appreciated by those seniors during the holidays.
Always Best Care is one of the nation's leading providers of non-medical in-home care, assisted living placement services and home health care. The company delivers its services through an international network of more than 200 independently owned and operated franchise territories throughout the United States and Canada.
By working with case managers, social workers, discharge planners, doctors, and families, Always Best Care franchise owners provide affordable, comprehensive solutions that can be specifically matched to meet a client's particular physical or social needs. The hallmark services of the Always Best Care include non-medical in-home care and assisted living finder and referral services, with skilled home health care now being phased in throughout the country.
For more information about the charitable initiative, or to learn more about services available through Always Best Care of Fresno, please call 855-484-2378 or visit https://www.alwaysbestcare.com/ca/hanford/.
About Always Best Care
Founded in 1996, Always Best Care Senior Services is based on the belief that having the right people for the right level of care means peace of mind for the client and family. Always Best Care assists seniors with a wide range of illnesses and personal needs, and currently provides more than 4 million hours of care every year. Franchise opportunities are available to individuals interested in leveraging the company's clear strategy and proven track record for delivering affordable, dependable service to seniors in their local areas.
About Operation Support Our Troops America
The mission of OSOT America is to support the morale and well-being of American forces by providing comfort, resources and education to all involved both while deployed and the soldier's return. As a volunteer-based non-profit organization, OSOT-America provides the opportunity for community members to express their appreciation and also offer support for our troops. Engaged in the longest war of our country's history, and with our servicemen and women completing multiple tours of duty, OSOT-America is committed to showing them that "We Have NOT Forgotten." Volunteer opportunities are available. Visit www.osotamerica.org for more information. OSOT-America humbly began at the dining room table of president and founder, Deborah Rickert who wanted to support the troops with needed supplies while serving their country and has grown into a non-profit charity with a four star rating from Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org), top ratings from Great Non-Profits (www.greatnonprofits.org), and has received a Platinum Award from Guidestar (www.guidestar.org).
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QOTD Glossary
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"The church survives by the mercy of God, not because of the wisdom, purity, or consistent faithfulness of Christians."
Mark A. Noll, Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed.
"The aim of good interpretation is not uniqueness; one is not trying to discover what no one else has ever seen before."
Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, How To Read the Bible For All It's Worth, 3rd ed.
"There is a certain embarrassment about being a storyteller in these times when stories are considered not quite as satisfying as statements and statements not quite as satisfying as statistics; but in the long run, a people is known, not by its statements or its statistics, but by the stories it tells."
True Devotion
"'God never promised us that He will deliver us from every calamity. I don't serve Him because of what I think He'll do for me in this life. I serve Him because I love Him."
Cedd to Patrick in Let Me Die In Ireland: The True Story of Patrick by David W. Berçot.
World Religions
"...when a Christian sets out to consider the nature of other religious traditions, he does so on the basis of God's self-revelation in Jesus Christ."
Eerdmans' Handbook to The World's Religions


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That's how I feel right now about this blog.
For the past few months I've (well, technically someone who knows what they're doing has) been working, working, WORKING on a new design with new navigation on a new platform and it is going to knock your socks off.
It will be easier to comment, easier to connect and easier to read. I also have some awesome partners and will be doing deals and give-a-ways galore to celebrate the launch.
It's close to being ready, but I'm going to have radio silence here for a couple of weeks while the team and I get the final details put into place.
So stay tuned, and try to ignore the stinky feet smell here.


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"Hi Chris, been singing your praises for hours, I hope your ears not burning too much. Also passed your number to everyone I know so apologies in advance for the cranks you're abo
"Tried hypnotherapy and I'm glad I did!" Jason, 20/07/22
What follows is some recent feedback from a client who had never had hypnotherapy before, and was obviously a bit wary of
"Shell Shock"' they called it, in World War I. Men unable to function after returning from the trenches, displaying extreme states of anxiety, shaking, trembling, and alarmed at a
SELF IMPROVEMENT THE EASY WAY!If you think about it, many millions of people around the world are trying to develop, change or train their body in some way. Maybe they want to los
Why do most of us take so long to get over emotional pain or trauma? When we get hurt in love, or mistreated by friends or family, why is it that we cannot stop thinking about it
"Good morning, I came to see you many years ago to stop smoking. I stopped for four years, but unfortunately had a slip. Can I book in again to see you for hypnotism to stop smok
It's that time of year again! ...when we decide to 'take control' of our lives, and stop smoking, taking drugs, drinking alcohol or eating like a pig.
This is because the analyt
"Well... my partner has battled with addiction for more than 15 years and finally found someone to help him. The emotional feeling of relief to eradicating urges and bad thoughts
"Hello Chris,
Long story short, I do sleep great now! Such an improvement after [awake] every night until 4am! You really changed my life and I've spouted your name to anyone who
"Hi Chris, it's Ed, was just letting you know since the hypnotherapy I have been able to move back to Liverpool and I am much calmer and happier. I think I am still coming to term
"Thank you so much Chris - just one hypnotherapy session with you and I've completely moved away from the unhelpful habits that were previously holding me back. It's like I've got
"It has worked brilliantly! I may think about distractions and pick up something while I have a spare 10 seconds, or during a lull in a meeting, but I put it back down immediately
"Hiya, I've left it a few months as I wanted to make sure it wasn't just a blip, but since the hypnosis session with you, I've stopped dissociating completely, I bumped into my abu
"I was recommended to Chris as a nail biter and was, like many, cynical about how hypnosis could help. But 2.5 weeks on, I am delighted to say so far so good!
"Aside from it worki
"Hi Chris, my name's Ste, I came to see you about my weed issue last week and l just wanted to say thank you. I've not smoked any since that day and I feel so much better for it!
"Hello, I had a session with you a good few years ago, about sugar and weight loss... I walked out thinking: 'Nope, didn't work! Aah well...' I got home, put the kettle on, made
"Hi Chris, my son has asked me to send a message on his behalf: he feels absolutely delighted with what you have achieved with him. He says he feels absolutely fabulous and as if
Feeling down?
Did you know that hypnotherapy can change the way you feel? In just one session?
I don't just mean that if you have a spider phobia, or a terrible fear of lifts, t
"Hello Chris How's it going, hope u good, nearly lost three stone mate haha... " Mo, January 3rd 2021
This client has recommended so many people to me it's amazing! He is a great
"Hi Chris, been feeling barely any anxiety since our hypnosis session... I'd go as far as to say I'm not feeling anxious whatsoever, but I keep thinking any day now it will come...
"Hi Chris, just letting you know it's a month today since I've been to see you, and not a drop of alcohol. Feeling much better and even some timber has dropped off also, so thanks
"Hi Chris, just to let you know your hypnosis worked a treat and I got the job! I'm sure I'll be in touch shortly for some further sessions to help me in the role. Thanks, P.W."
"I took my 15 year old son to Central Hypnotherapy to help him with his eating, as he has a very restricted diet, and it was becoming a problem in everyday life. Chris was very ki
I usually begin these posts with a quote from a satisfied client, but not every client wants to put pen to paper - or fingertips to keyboard - and there are times when I really wou
"Hi Chris, just wanted to let you know I haven't smoked since leaving the session on Monday and it's been an absolute doddle. I was really skeptical about it working as I was a he
"Hi Chris. It is now two weeks since my hypnotherapy session with you for migraines. I am writing to let you know that I am doing really well. I have had a couple of headaches a
One of the best things about working for yourself is that you can let your best professional judgement prevail when it comes to handling a client, without ever having to ask anyone
"Hi Chris, just wanted to let you know that you have really helped with my anxiety... I am able to drive to work and not get stressed, and if something difficult presents, I am muc
The outcome of any hypnotherapy session is controlled by the brain of the client. When people say: "I'm in two minds about that!" it is because they feel like there's a battle goi
"Hello Chris, it's Beryl, I visited your offices on 2nd January. I am pleased to say that I have cut down dramatically on my use of alcohol. In relation to overeating, I find mys
"I've just dropped her at her theory driving test, we have had no panic, no anxiousness, nothing! Can't believe the difference! Thank you Chris, for what you've done. Lisa"
"You are a miracle worker! I'll expand on that tomorrow as I've just finished a brilliant swimming session and I'm knackered but elated! Thank you!"
Although he certainly wanted h
Hi Chris, six months ago on April 1st you helped me to stop smoking. After trying pretty much everything on the market, and failing, I decided to try hypnosis.
"I didn't want to l
"Morning Chris! Fantastic news! I've not eaten any sugary things or had any cravings at all, can't quite believe it, also enjoying fruit again, thank you so much, just been telli
"Hi Chris, I just wanted to thank you so much for helping me. I have been in numerous situations where I would normally have smoked and I haven't been interested at all. You are
"Hi Chris, just thought I'd give you an update: I've not wanted any chocolate, crisps, biscuit or cake since I came to see you. I weighed myself after one week and I'd lost three
"Hiya mate, can't thank you enough after Thursday's session, been for a beer with friends twice since and not touched anything else. Not had the urge to. Really appreciate it! K
Scared of spiders? Rachael was, in fact it was a full-blown phobia:
"I recently had hypnotherapy for my extreme phobia of spiders - something I was keen to address before my holid
"Hi Chris! Following our session for my horrible fear of flying, I flew to Japan (12 hours), and I just wanted to thank you for finally releasing me from my crippling anxiety when
Most of the trouble booze causes is actually caused by drinking too quickly, or an excess of alcohol. With this thought in mind, S.H. didn't want to stop drinking altogether but j
"Hi, I came to see you back in May 2018 to help me give up smoking. I can say with total confidence that since that session with yourself I have not touched a cigarette.
Now I am
I came to see you on 3rd January 2019 regarding smoking and anxiety and I wanted to share an update with you.
I haven't smoked since that day which is in itself amazing, a
"Hi Chris!! I've left a voice message, just to let you know that I have passed!! Thank you very much for doing that extra session with me, it really helped me!! Thanks again!!
"Hi Chris, just wanted to drop you a quick message to say that again thanks to your hypnotherapy I haven't had a smoke since 5th October, my work ethic is up and most importantly i
"Hi, just a quick text to let you know you helped me enormously with my anxiety. I'm a lot more relaxed and happier. My mouth is not stinging or sore nearly as much as it was...
"Hi Chris, just an update: I have now lost 13 pounds in weight and still not had any chocolate! Another pound and it will be a stone! Also, my cholesterol has come down so that i
"Hello my name is Dave and I was wondering if your services could help me, the last year has been trying, and I seem to have a lack of confidence and I was hoping that you may be a
Hi Chris,
a year ago you treated me for my gambling problem. I'd just like to say a massive thanks as I've not even been close to gambling since. I didn't expect it to work for a
"Just a quick thank you for helping me stop smoking really was amazed how easy it was feel brilliant going into 3rd month thank you Brian"
You could easily guess that this email ca
When your client describes the results of a single hypnotherapy session as "phenomenal" and "life changing", it's obviously not time to retire just yet! Joe wanted to lose weight,
When is an alcoholic not an alcoholic?
After expert hypnotherapy to stop drinking, at Central Hypnotherapy Stockport!
Rick used the word 'alcoholism' to describe his own drink ha
More and more people are getting into healthy eating but some find that they still get irritating urges to eat fattening snacks, sweets and chocolate. Chris wanted to stop his eve
Would you like help to stop binge eating or control cravings for junk food or fast food? Need help to stop snacking?
Sue did. So she booked a hypnosis session at Central Hypnothe
Do you think excessive drinking is an addiction, or just a compulsive habit? Either way, if you need help to control your alcohol intake or just be satisfied with fewer drinks, th
"Hi Chris, just to let you know I passed my theory test! So glad and thank you for your services. Dom."
Dom had been struggling with the hazard perception part of his driving the
"WELL DONE MARIE!!! I am delighted for you, and thank you for the feedback! I wish you all the best in your new venture, and if you need any help in the future, you know where I
The email was headed Fear of Flying, but it began with this:"Hi Chris,
About four years ago I had a single hypnosis session with you to stop smoking. I went from 20 a day to abso
Some people are so impressed with the way hypnosis eliminated their problem that they recommend it to all and sundry, and it's nice when that pays off consistently. U.B. wrote:
Sometimes clients want to say thank you but they don't necessarily want to specify what their issue was. That's okay! Here's a good example:
"I came here with an open mind, as
Would you like help to quit cocaine in just one hypnosis session? Or maybe you don't believe that a single session of hypnotherapy at Central Hypnotherapy in Stockport (South Manc
This one comes up a lot: anxiety about driving, especially on motorways and over bridges. The feeling is of a loss of control, feeling hemmed in by the traffic, and even the irrat
May 24th 2017:
"Dear Chris, I've come across your details whilst searching for possible solutions to a 'problem'. Briefly, I don't appear to be able to 'switch off' from work, and
Have you ever wondered why there are so many different forms of gambling? Well it's to try to get everyone involved: some people aren't interested in horse racing, some folk don't
Often when people book in for weight loss or eating issues, they don't have any other major problems, they just want help with slimming down and getting fit. Then there are the we
Got a Thank You card in the post again this month:"To Chris,
Just to say thank you for helping us overcome our addictions and setting us free, may God bless you and keep you always
If you've been searching for treatment or help with cocaine 'addiction', you may have noticed that most of the 'help' out there is really just counselling, group therapy or CBT. I
Did you know that here at Central Hypnotherapy panic attacks can be switched off like a light? Usually in a single session?
Probably not, because no-one would endure the suffering
"Can't believe people struggle to lose weight when you can make it so easy for them!"
That was Andrew's conclusion this Christmas after losing over four stones in only six months f
Hypnosis is the most misunderstood subject I have ever come across in my life. Nearly everything you hear people say about hypnosis is either wrong, or a misunderstanding!
"Hi Chris, just wanted to update you on my progress since I came in to see you for help with stopping smoking back in July.
I am pleased to say that I have now successfully gone
"Hello, it's Jill here, I came to see you in July about my fear of having my blood pressure taken and going to hospitals... well it seems to have worked, I can take my own blood pr
People are sometimes amazed to hear that expert hypnotherapists can often get rid of a problem completely in just one session. So how many people would believe that we can sometime
Your Subconscious mind is very powerful. It can make you do things you don't want to do, such as lose even more money gambling, even though you have promised never to gamble again
The most common question weight loss clients ask a hypnotherapist is: "How many sessions will I need to achieve my goal?"I always say: "Have ONE." Responses vary, but it is surpri
Oh well, Dan's happy!
A drinking habit can become expensive if it's getting out of hand, and it's not just the outlay for the booze itself. Excessive drinking can cost a person a
Job satisfaction for hypnotherapists usually comes in the form of messages like this:"Good afternoon Chris,
"Back in January (12th to be precise) I came to see you for a hypnothera
Sometimes when I present a case for change to the Subconscious mind of the client, not only does it fix the problem but it starts a chain of beneficial responses that changes the p
Some clients report their success in excited, astonished tones - but not all of them. This is a fine example of an almost grumpy acknowledgement that, contrary to what the client
Drinking alcohol isn't the problem. It's drinking too much that is the problem: when enjoying a drink or two becomes boozing... habitual and excessive. And this is more likely to
It's that time of year again! Party season, far too much eating and drinking in the last couple of weeks of December, then the big night out to see in the New Year... by which tim
Is your drinking habit getting out of hand, has it got a bit excessive? Maybe you don't want to quit the booze altogether, and wouldn't class yourself as a problem drinker, but ju
After many attempts to quit smoking, Sheila always believed herself to "be" a smoker, whether she was actively smoking or not. All she needed was a little bit of help to stop feel
Here's an interesting question:
"Hello Chris,
I'm thinking about trying to give up drinking on week days but not on holidays and weekends. If this is a possibility do you have a
"Hi Chris, wanted to give you feedback and say I'm doing a lot better since our last session: I've lost another 6 lbs. And have developed new healthier habits. Even when eating ou
Dear Chris
You saw me in October last year and April this year. I came to see you for weight loss. I am very pleased to say that I have now lost a total of 4 stone 11 lbs and los
"Dear Chris, Firstly I'd like to apologise for not getting in touch sooner with my feedback but I will explain why. I came to see you on the last Saturday of April which was also
I'm glad I've had a chance to write this one up: Richard had a session here - just one - to address his food texture phobia. As he explained in his initial enquiry: "There are cer
Ok this is a daft one. This shows how quickly I forget clients that don't turn up. Alex's partner rings up and tells me he's a compulsive gambler and he needs help so she books h
Not everybody wants to stop drinking completely, but if you go to Alcoholics Anonymous they will tell you that habitual drinkers are "alcoholics" and that they won't be able to cut
Sometimes people want to change – genuinely – but they doubt themselves. Judging mainly by previous failed attempts to solve the problem the hard way (willpower), their expectatio
In my wild and reckless youth, I did everything. I can be honest about that now because I've been clean for many years, but I know all about drug habits and I specialise in helpin
"My daughter appeared to develop a horror of needles around the age of seven or eight, after having endured a painful cannula in each arm during kidney function testing at hospital
Would you like to be calm, happy, organised and looking much better? It could be that all you need is a single session of hypnotherapy, because that's all Cassie needed!
Hi Chri
Think it's hard to lose weight? Sharon's lost over a stone in only six weeks with hypnotherapy.
HOW DID SHE DO THAT?Well, she called Central Hypnotherapy, made an appointmen
Most tobacco smokers smoke at any time, but a few only smoke when they drink alcohol. This may be because they started smoking in the pub and never developed the habit of smoking
"What I would like to improve upon is my confidence when public speaking."
OK Julian, we can do that! Hypnosis to improve performance is all about being relaxed in that situation
"Hi, I have found my alcohol consumption has increased as well as my weight, I snack when I've been drinking or have the next day nibbles. I know it all contributes to my weight ga
This one comes up a lot, and not surprisingly because it is the most common fear of all. It is also easy to get rid of with hypnosis, so nobody needs to be struggling with it - b
The doorbell rang, today, but I wasn't expecting anyone. Turned out to be a young lady I saw a few weeks back, but I didn't recall at first - I see so many people - she came twice
A NATURAL REFLEXA lot of people cough when they first try 'vaping' with an electronic cigarette. A lot of people coughed when they first tried inhaling the smoke from a real cigar
Most of the people who come to Central Hypnotherapy with an eating issue are consuming too much, and want to reduce their intake of food. But some people have the opposite problem
The Science on Stress and Fertility
It has long been suspected that fertility can be reduced by high stress levels. Now a study at Ohio Stete University has confirmed it by measur
Comfort Eating: There's always a reason!
When Rosie came to Central Hypnotherapy in December 2013 it was to address her eating habits and especially her emotional eating, which she
How can hypnotherapy help you to get over the pain and heartbreak of a split with your partner?
Dominic came to me after more than three years of trying to recover all by himself
I can't help thinking that psychiatrists only called the winter blues "Seasonal Affective Disorder" so that they can use the acronym S.A.D. This is a bit sad in itself, but althou
Whether you want to lose weight, stop smoking or get more active for a healthier lifestyle, hypnotherapy is the quickest and easiest way to do it. Otherwise you're down to willpow
Your "drinking habit" is just what you usually do when you are drinking alcohol. Notice how this doesn't often match your conscious intentions? Everyone assumes that this is down
We spend half our lives in trance - we just don't call it that! Daydreaming is a trance state. We drift in and out of daydreams without even noticing sometimes. It is such an or
New clients sometimes express surprise at the number of issues that we eliminate in just one session here at Central Hypnotherapy, and I know many people would probably think it so
So many gamblers are losing money hand over fist, cash they cannot afford to lose. What they don't realise is that once gambling becomes a compulsive habit, the gaming system cann
"2 years and 1 day since I visited you... so 2 years and 1 day since my last cigarette. Just to say - thank you!! Jim"
Clearly yes, hypnotherapy does work for stopping smoking! Jim
Gambling is often referred to as an addiction, and it certainly looks and feels like one! In reality it is a compulsive habit controlled by the Subconscious mind. There is no doubt
Now you might think that nausea and travel sickness are not connected to phobias - but you'd be wrong! The Subconscious mind has a number of tactics it can use to force you to avoi
"Hi Chris,Just wanted to let you know that I still can't believe that I have not had a cigarette since I walked out of your office 10 days 2hrs and 57 mins ago! (Not that I am coun
"Hiya Chris! It's Chris from Saturday. I just wanted to say thanks again, results are brilliant, I can't believe it - cravings are gone!" This was the text message I received this
The only phone call I got yesterday (it goes a bit quiet as Christmas gets this close) was from a client I saw two months ago who just wanted to give me an update. This guy owns a
"How can I stop drinking too much?"
Hypnotherapy is the quickest and easiest way to get out of difficulty with drink. Cravings for alcohol can be shut down with hypnosis and the ha
I've tried everything (except hypnotherapy)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) comes in many forms, and in fact that 'disorder' label is a bit of a misunderstanding. All Compulsiv
Life is a Competition
London 2012 has been pretty inspiring has it not? Team G.B. surpassed expectations and won a very respectable clutch of medals - and I bet they did it entirel
"What do you do to relax?"
I've asked thousands of individual clients this question, over the years, and the answer is hardly ever any true form of relaxation, but another activity
Both appetite and cravings are controlled by the brain. Although we 'feel' these sensations in the body, they are triggered by the Subconscious mind. Weight loss drugs try to inter
Time to ditch the drug habits!
More and more people are coming to Central Hypnotherapy to get rid of their cocaine habit, or their drinking habit, or ketamine, cannabis or crack ha
"How can I stop eating chocolate?" Here's Jane's reply to that, and it applies equally to sweets, cakes, ice cream, doughnuts and all sugary things!
Hi Chris,Hope you are well?
I t
This is what we aim for every time: no desire to smoke, no cravings, no withdrawal, no over-eating or weight gain. As standard.
"Hi Chris
You said to give you feedback and to let y
If you ask anyone: "How do you go to sleep?" they will probably tell you the things they do before they go to sleep.
"Oh, I switch everything off, check the doors are locked, get r
Most diets or healthy eating plans require willpower to stick to, but hypnosis allows you to change without effort. It is the craving system that reminds us when to eat, and if the
Hypnosis is the easiest way to stop drinking alcohol, as Carole found out seven months ago. This was her feedback from yesterday:
"Hi Chris, I've been meaning to contact you again
This came in by email on the 7th of February:
"Dear Chris,
I came to you for a session of hypnotherapy to help with performance anxiety before singing a solo at a Xmas church servi
Most smokers who have attempted to stop smoking before will have tried some form of Nicotine Replacement (NRT) - or several different forms of it - and after telling me this, my sm
Most smokers who have attempted to stop smoking before will have tried some form of Nicotine Replacement (NRT) - or several different forms of it - and after telling me this, my sm
By the time a smoker decides to quit smoking with hypnotherapy, they may have noticed that they don't really 'like' smoking any more. Some smokers haven't got to that stage yet, a
Everyone thinks it is really hard to stop drinking, right? Now read this:
"Hi Chris! It was nice to meet you last week.
Just wanted to give you a quick update on progress so far
If you want to quit gambling, all you need to do is call Central Hypnotherapy, book a hypnotherapy session and actually turn up for it! You can leave the rest to me.
Gambling is no
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if someone has been "drunk for the past 38 years" then the lovely folk down at Alcoholics Anonymous would class them as "an alcoholic", would they not?
This came in today, feedback from a hypnosis session for alcohol about a month ago:
Hi Chris,
Just thought I would drop you a line and let you know how I am getting on. I still hav
"Hi Chris,
Just thought i would leave some feedback for you with regards to the hypnotherapy session we had on Thursday to stop drinking alcohol.
I haven't touched a drop all bank
The Central Hypnotherapy Stop Smoking Session shuts down any smoking habit in two hours, cravings and all. We also make sure that the habit is not replaced by another habit, as oft
Still, the spending continues!
Money may be tight these days, but if you go to the Trafford Centre (a huge retail palace in Manchester, England UK) there are still thousands of car
Question: What stops you from feeling confident in the first place?
Answer: Self-doubt, fear, anxiety, low opinion of yourself, worry, social phobia... that sort of thing. Exactly
One day, hypno-birthing will be the standard approach to childbirth because hypnosis removes virtually all the pain, fear, stress and suffering women usually go through during labo
Over the years I have found that some habits are especially easy to shut down - just as some phobias seem to be particularly easy to wipe out in practice with hypnotherapy. Chocoho
Most people who come to Central Hypnotherapy with a drug habit are not shy or embarrassed about it, they just want help to get rid of it. Hypnotherapy is the easiest and quickest w
On 22nd December I got the following email message:
"Hi Chris, Just wanted to say thanks for your help - I stopped smoking after a session with you in April 09 and never had a cig
"Hi Chris, I am writing to thank you for your help. I came to you with my weight issues, and although I still have a wayto go, I feel very positive that it's no longer going to be
Lots of people come to Central Hypnotherapy to improve their performance at work - like Mark, the barrister who was suffering from severe work-related stress which was causing him
What IS a phobia?
Strong fears or phobic reactions are really just a reaction by the Subconscious mind to an object or situation which the Subconscious has decided ought to be avoi
Quite a lot of clients with food and weight issues tell me that they are sick to death of being obsessed about weighing themselves, calorie-counting and thinking about food all the
"Hi Chris - Happy Friday! Just checking in - no need to reply to me, just want you to know... DAY 14!!!!! HURRAY!!! And you know what's even more fantastic? I thought it would b
When people are new to hypnotherapy they aren't always sure what to expect - not just with the experience of hypnotherapy, but the results too. Yesterday I got this email update f
I got an email on July 16th which began with these words:"It's my anniversary this week Chris, 6 years since I gave up smoking thanks to a single session with you!"The rest of the
Got a text update from Angela this morning:"Good morning, just been weighed, lost 8 pound ha ha ha regards Angela Mancini"So: from just one hypnotherapy session with me 11 days ago
Over the last ten years I've helped many people get over their anxieties and fears associated with driving. These feelings are very common and some of them are to do with the drivi
You know what really surprises people about hypnotherapy? That you feel perfectly normal throughout the session! Most new clients are expecting to be asleep, or at least to "feel h
In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in hypnotherapy and sports psychology to improve performance and get rid of competition nerves. Hypnosis has proven to be ve
I just stumbled on this old report about Lilly Allen's success in losing weight with hypnotherapy, but I couldn't believe the reported cost! Her therapist charged $600 an hour? Wh
It looks a bit like one, doesn't it? It is often called an "addiction" along with problem alcohol use, although gambling involves no drug.Actually it is neither. Gambling is a comp
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is all about understanding the way the Subconscious mind normally thinks. This is quite different from conscious thinking, which is logi
Let's face it, some things we deal with in hypnotherapy are not going to be a single-session thing. But phobias are! The vast majority of clients who just want to get rid of a phob
If you just want to be rid of a smoking habit, all you have to do is arrange a session and then just turn up on the day! You may have mixed feelings about quitting - or about hypn
Do you enjoy flying? If not, hypnotherapy can change that very quickly and easily. Attitudes to flying vary enormously, from general excitement to the out-and-out panic that make
There's a T-Shirt in the window of a clothes shop near my office here in the centre of Stockport which says on the front: "Ketamine: Just say Neigh".
Okay, it's not that funny bu
Smoking and weight loss hypnosis
I get more referrals from weight-loss clients and smoking clients than from anything else, and it is not surprising that these people, particularly
Comfort Eating
Everyone knows about the sort of compulsive habitual behaviour this expression refers to, but most people don't know exactly why it happens - or that it can be shut
Hypnotherapy can help enormously with sleep problems, even if the problem has been going on for years. Perhaps surprisingly, although most people will have heard Stage Hy
People need Hypnotherapy!
I saw a newspaper headline the other day which described the U.K. as: "Crisis-weary Britain". Yes, and whose fault is that then? To read the newspapers
At one time, few people could afford to buy things they didn't really need just for the enjoyment of doing that. The credit boom changed all that, and got millions of people borrow
The vast majority of smokers who come to see me to quit smoking have chosen to do so because they know someone who has been to Central Hypnotherapy Stockport already and been suc
By the time smokers call a hypnotherapist to enquire about hypnotherapy help to stop smoking they have usually tried various methods to quit before: willpower, nicotine gum, patche
Hypnotherapy for alcohol issues is much quicker!
I'm not having a go at Alcoholics Anonymous, it's just that most habitual drinkers - even heavy drinkers - don't really need A.A.,
Hypnotherapy to lose weight
Many people who come here to lose weight or for help to change eating habits are already convinced that it is really hard to achieve lasting success wit
Hypnotherapy to stop using cocaine
This one is coming up more and more these days, there's a lot of cocaine out there in the pubs and clubs and so more people are using it than eve
Hypnotherapy stops the sugar 'addiction'
My chocolate-eating clients will often tell me that they crave chocolate at certain times of the day because their "sugar levels are low".


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"1 IN 10 YALE STUDENTS SAY THEY'VE BEEN PAID FOR SEX..." tweeted internet behemoth Matt Drudge just a minute ago. Yikes! Drudge, who is commonly understood to be gay, links out to a report on the blog of anti-Yale crusader Nathan Harden, who looks more or less exactly the way you'd expect a guy obsessed with the amount of sex on the Yale campus to look.
"Nine percent of Yale University students who participated in a recent survey on sexual behavior reported having been paid for sex at least once," the blog post opens. The next paragraph: "The survey was administered to a group of about forty students on Saturday during a workshop meant to prompt students to 'reconsider their idea of "normal",' according to the Yale Daily News."
Harden calls "nine percent" of "about forty" "a significant number of students at an elite Ivy League school." I'd call it... about four. Of a self-selected group of students attending a sex workshop. Yale is so vanilla that even at its sex workshops it can't get more than one person who's had sex with an animal, or four people who've performed sex work.


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Noname / Elton Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, March 12
Published Mar 13, 2019Noname's music is full of mourning, over loss of family and black lives, particularly black women. Yet she showed a sold-out crowd at the Commodore Ballroom last night that she is full of life.
Fellow Chicagoan rapper Elton opened the show with a band whose grooves and precision called to mind Anderson .Paak. Their rhythms swung close to the Brazilian jazz that tinges Kali Uchis's Isolation. With infectious charisma, Elton had the audience clapping their hands, snapping their fingers, and singing at the top of their lungs. He even succeeded in encouraging them to turn to each other and say, "I love you."
Noname's band were also deft — maybe too deft. Her guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist and three backup singers were overpowering; they ended up burying her vocals. This was particularly unfortunate because Noname is a poet first. In unobstructed, elastic flows, she stacks syllables like a game of Tetris with a perfect score.
But even during the night's quietest moments, like "Sunny Duet," her soft voice failed to rise over the volume of the band. What did translate well, though, were the criticism and optimism in Noname's music. She took point-blank aim at racial politics on the drum & bass-studded "Blaxploitation" and later the hypnotic low-end jam "Prayer Song." She navigated through heartbreak on the chill "Self" and airy "Window."
No matter the topic, though, Noname approaches it with shocking reserve. Over the course of two albums, 2016's Telefone and last year's Room 25, she has found herself in a good place, in her personal and professional lives. Songs like "Blaxploitation" and "Prayer Song" are songs of resilience; in that way, they are songs in which listeners can revel.
A purely joyous mood fell over the Commodore as Noname celebrated herself on "no name." On "Ace," she shouted out the success of her hometown friends, like Saba and Smino, who feature on the album version of the track. Noname was less hype than Elton, but she didn't need to try as hard. A little shoulder shuffling, a few reserved "come on" hand gestures, and, of course, the music were all fans needed to sing more than she did. (She frequently let her microphone hang at her side as she smiled and nodded along to the chorus of fans.)
Noname performed for shy of an hour. She also left "Yesterday," one of her most popular songs, off the set list. Despite these choices, her vibes were so positive, fans hugged each other on their way out. Unlike Elton encouraging them to say "I love you" to each other, no prompt was necessary.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 30, 2014) – ETSU junior sprinter Dede Edgecombe (Spartanburg, S.C.) placed 32nd overall in the women's 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.70 on Friday at the NCAA Division I East Region Preliminaries at Hodges Stadium on the University of North Florida campus.
The lone Buccaneer in action at Regionals on Friday, Edgecombe competed in the first of six heats, placing sixth out of eight competitors in the heat and ultimately 32nd overall out of 48 competitors. In the event, the top-24 competitors will move on to tomorrow's quarterfinal to decide the top-12 advancers to the NCAA Championships in two weeks. The junior's 13.70 time was second-best among A-Sun competitors in the event.
ETSU's final competitor at the Prelims, rookie pole vaulter Brett Squibbs (Rock Hill, S.C.), will compete on Saturday at noon. The frosh qualified for the meet after setting a new ETSU record in the event at the War Eagle Invitational on April 18 with a vault of 5.20 meter which was tops among competitors in the A-Sun and is 25th-best in the East Region. Squibbs will look to continue the momentum following establishing a new conference record of 5.05 meters at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships to take the event crown.
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Lolo Jones talked Lauryn Williams into trying bobsledding, dangling the potential of another Olympic trip as her bait.
Little did they know they were talking about history.
Jones and Williams -- both Summer Olympic veterans -- were among the selections Sunday night for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team, putting them in position to join a very exclusive club. Barring something unforeseen, they will become the ninth and 10th Americans to compete in both the summer and winter versions of the Games when they compete at the Sochi Olympics next month.
Jones, Williams and Aja Evans were the three women chosen out of a six-woman pool for the push athlete spots, that word coming at a team meeting where half the candidates saw their Olympic dreams realized and the other half saw them come to a quiet end.
"I was definitely very nervous entering the room," Jones said. "I'm usually used to looking up at a screen after I cross the finish line to see the results. You're just like anxious, armpits are sweating, don't know what's going to happen."
Jones was one hurdle away from winning gold at the Beijing Olympics, then finished fourth at the London Games. Looking for a break from the spotlight but not sports, she turned to bobsled in the fall of 2012, winning a World Cup medal in her first race and quickly announcing herself as a legit Sochi contender.
Then she recruited Williams after the 2012 400-meter relay gold medalist and former world champion sprinter retired from track, talking her into the bobsled game.
And all Williams has done as a rookie is help the U.S. win three medals in her four World Cup races, including a gold on Sunday.
"I joined bobsled just to be a helper and to add positive energy to the team," Williams said. "If my name wasn't called, I wasn't going to be upset. I've enjoyed this journey. I've enjoyed getting to know everyone. I've enjoyed the challenge."
At the University of Miami, where Williams was a star sprinter, the Olympic berth was big news.
"When she is determined to achieve something she is one of the most driven and competitive athletes I have ever been associated with," Miami track coach Amy Deem said.
Jones and Williams will join Evans, another Winter Olympic first-timer, and drivers Jamie Greubel, Elana Meyers and Jazmine Fenlator on the women's team.
"This is the deepest field of push athletes we've ever had," said Darrin Steele, the CEO of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. "We knew heading into the season that the Olympic selection was going to be extremely difficult. It's a good problem to have, but it meant that some outstanding athletes would not make the Olympic team."
It also gave Sunday's selections a somber feel. Williams and Jones both said they felt for the athletes who weren't picked.
"I had no idea what was in store for me this season," Williams said. "I just wanted to come in with positive energy and help out. This is the first time I've been a part of a true team sport, and there's someone else counting on you. You can't let that person down, and that's what drives me. It's very important to give everything I have whenever I'm on that start line."
The U.S. qualified three men's two-man sleds and two four-man sleds for Sochi. Reigning Olympic four-man champion Steven Holcomb will drive USA-1 and Nick Cunningham will be at the control of USA-2 in four-man. Cory Butner will drive the other two-man entry.
Holcomb and his crew of Curt Tomasevicz, Steve Langton and Chris Fogt will be USA-1. Holcomb snapped a 62-year U.S. gold medal drought in the four-man event at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and now will try to give the U.S. its first two-man gold since 1936.
Justin Olsen, Johnny Quinn and Dallas Robinson will push Cunningham's four-man sled. Robinson was one of the men's push athletes on the fence of qualifying as well, and said he passed the time waiting out the selection meeting in a rather unusual manner.
"I was eating chocolate donuts, because I figure I was either going to celebrate or I was going to eat myself into a coma," Robinson said.
So there was some levity in a stressful night, but the relief was evident among those on the team.
About two hours after the team selection was made, Jones posted her reaction on Facebook, summing up the emotions of having another chance to compete for an Olympic medal.
"Had I not hit a hurdle in Beijing I would not have tried to go to London to redeem myself," she wrote. "Had I not got fourth in London I would not have tried to find another way to accomplish the dream. Bobsled was my fresh start. Bobsled humbled me. Bobsled made me stronger. Bobsled made me hungry. Bobsled made me rely on faith. Bobsled gave me hope. I push a bobsled but bobsled pushed me to never give up on my dreams."


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Thursday afternoon, after Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a grand vision for the next iteration of his social network, I spoke to a class I'm teaching at the University of Houston. The class is titled Social Media and Journalism.
There are 19 students in this class, most of them in their early 20s. They all have Facebook accounts; most of them literally entered into adulthood using Facebook. And nearly every one was aghast at the changes that launched this week, as well as those that are coming.
As you probably know if you're a Facebook user, on Tuesday night the service overhauled its news feed page, using algorithms to decide what stories to put at the top. It added a "ticker" on the right side where system events – who friend who, who liked what, etc. – are now squirreled away. As is almost always the case with a Facebook redesign, there's been a lot of whining, mewling and puking about the changes.
On Thursday during the keynote that opened Facebook's f8 developers conference, Zuckerberg and his minions laid out even more changes to come. Among them:
• A revamped profile called the Timeline that lets you "tell your story", including surfacing past status updates and images. It lets you show important events in your life in their context, rather than focusing just on what's happening now. It also gives you more control over how people see you.
• Facebook wants to make it "frictionless" to share what you're doing, using apps. When you read a book via one of these apps, it will report that to your friends. When you listen to music – such as through a new partnership with Spotify – your friends will be able to see and hear what you're enjoying. When you watch a video on Facebook using one of these social apps, your friends will know all about it.
• Besides Spotify, other media companies are signing on. Netflix will offer its content on Facebook (though not initially in the U.S.) and so will many news organizations. The Wall Street Journal already has an active social app.
Ben Parr at Mashable has a concise roundup of what's coming.
My students had seen the changes that already occurred, and many were hearing about the new ones for the first time. They weren't happy, but not just because things were "different". If that's the case, you could argue that they'd get used to it and move on.
No, their concern was more substantive. They were worried about the time it would take to wade through the amount of information from their friends that is about to come at them. It was the classic case of too much information and not enough time to manage and filter it.
"What about people who have real lives?" one of the students said, sounding more like she was 52 than 22.
I asked how many of them found they spent less time in the last couple of days with Facebook as a result of the changes, and probably 16 of the 19 students raised their hands. For now, the changes had reduced the time they spent on the Facebook.
In theory, Facebook could provide tools to solve this problem, and likely will attempt to. But the problem with tools is that it takes time to manage those, too. And they have to work well. So far, the algorithmic news feeds that are supposed to figure out what's important to users aren't doing a great job.
In this class, we'll be looking closely at how Facebook's facelift will impact journalists' efforts to use it as a news tool. I'll do periodic updates here on their progress and their reaction to what's happening in social media.
Related: M.G. Siegler on why Facebook is advancing social media to the next level. Farhad Manjoo thinks it will be a nightmare.


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That's Vladislav Surkov you see standing at the lectern in the photograph at the left, the bright red lectern emblazoned with the word "NASHI." Nashi, meaning "us Slavic Russians," is the Putin youth cult founded by Surkov several years ago to emulate the Hiterjugend created in Nazi Germany. He fondly refers to his creation as the "combat detachment of our political system."
From the lectern Surkov told the Nashi cultists to "train their muscles" in preparation for the upcoming presidential elections in Russia which in his words "must be won by [Dmitri] Medvedev, [Vladimir] Putin and United Russia."
As blogger Vladimir Kara-Murza points out, Surkov's utterance is boldly illegal and treacherous. It "stands in violation of Russia's commitments under the OSCE Copenhagen Document, which calls for 'a clear separation between the State and political parties' and requires 'political campaigning to be conducted in a fair and free atmosphere in which neither administrative action, violence nor intimidation bars the parties and the candidates from freely presenting their views.'"
In other words, Surkov is, illegally, using the power of the Kremlin to directly support a single political party to the detriment of all the others, and that unquestionably violates both Russian and international law.
Kara-Murza reports that Surkov flew into Washington DC last week to lobby the Obama administration against passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2011 (S.1039), which proposes to revoke US visa privileges from Russian officials "responsible for … gross violations of human rights committed against individuals seeking … to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as the freedoms of religion, expression, association, and assembly and the rights to a fair trial and democratic elections."
The mere fact that Surkov believes the Obama administration will meet with him, much less that it might let itself be influenced by him into opposing this legislation in defense of basic human rights, speaks volumes about how loathsome and repugnant the Obama regime truly is. It is time for the Republican Party to put up or shut up: If they do not begin to denounce Obama's cowardice, they are equally to blame for the consequences of that cowardice.


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In no particular order,
1. Have Baby #2 - tentatively to be known as Lil Munchkin.
2. Travel to Europe - must visit Denmark, France, Germany, London, Greece.
3. Complete our outdoor chillax area.
4. Master Korean language. {started new classes but hitting some bumps}
5. Learn how to balloon-sculpt
6. Travel to Vietnam - buy cheap cheongsums, eat cheap food!
7. Start driving in Singapore.
8. Teach Lil Pumpkin how to swim - I used to be a competitive swimmer.
11. Start indoor rock-climbing again.
14. Enroll Lil Pumpkin in dancing classes - hip hop? korean pop? ballet?
15. Set up my own workspace at home. Couch not counted.
18. Handmake a Teacher Journal for Lil Pumpkin.
19. Create a time-capsule for Lil Pumpkin to open on 16th birthday.
20. Try horse-riding.
21. Eat something I've never eaten or heard of before.
22. Go for a staycation in Singapore - chalet? Sentosa?
23. Go camping.
25. Prepare an emergency survival kit and plan
27. Write a children's story. Maybe find someone to illustrate it Le-Petite-Prince style.
28. Lose 5 kg - been on all my new year's resolution lists like forever. Let's do it! {started exercising more intensely. Read my fitness diary.}