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By Mattie Lennon
It has been said that the first duty of a gentleman is to keep out of the hands of the police. Up to the time of writing I have carried out my gentlemanly duties, in that respect, every day of my life, with one exception. That was Tuesday 04th November 1969 when I was the victim of a wrongful arrest.
At 11:15 A.M. and I was feeding our one and only bonham. A car bearing the roof-sign of our National Guardians of the Peace stopped at the gate of our humble abode at Kylebeg. It was driven by a 38 year old farmer's son, Paddy Browne, from Kenmare. He shared a surname with the one-time Earls of Kenmare but a Protestant farmer who had rented a house to him had once told me that there wasn't much evidence of any nobility connection. The observer was a 44-year-old son-of-the-soil from Kilmorgan, Co. Sligo. His Name was Bill Tighe. (Up to that moment I had little dealings with either officer apart from meeting them during Census-taking. I knew that they referred to me as "the Poet", which was understandable since I was in the habit of linking, even the most grim situation to a poetic allusion.) Despite their agricultural background they had no compunction about taking me away from my pig-feeding, when they asked me to accompany them to Blessington Station.
If my neighbours hadn't known me as well as they did no doubt the would have been;" Wondering if the man had done a great or little thing".
Didn't the poet say;
To every Irishman on earth,
Arrest comes soon or late.
While Browne reversed the Squad-car down our narrow lane Tighe revealed to me that I had stolen an unspecified quantity of ham on Friday 24th October. Although I was no Phrenologist, looking at his profile from the back seat I recalled a comment made by one of my neighbours. Whatever about the grammatical correctness of the observation I was now tempted to accede to its accuracy; he had once described Tighe as being; " as thick as the butt end of a horse's bollocks that never saw anything only shite." And, at that moment, I became a bit more tolerant of those who drew the cartoons of the Irish in the 19th century Punch magazine.
Once in the station another Garda had something to say. This 31 year old was Willie Nash, from Gurtnacrehy, Co. Limerick. (You may not have heard of Gurtnacrehy; the only time the word crops up is in the names of Greyhounds.) Nash was so well turned out that he was like a male mannequin compared to his more bucolic colleagues. When he first came to Blessington in January 1962 he was a useful man on the football field and sported a crew-cut. Now he was opting for a (slightly belated) Beatle look. He imparted the additional information that I had maliciously burned a rick of hay, the property of Dan Cullen, on Saturday 27th September. I didn't share the view of the local farmer who, at the time, said, "There was only one mistake; that he wasn't in it when they lit it."
Nash's body language (as he replaced a nail-file in his tunic pocket, having checked his reflection in the window ) proclaimed his lack of self-esteem and the fact that he was well aware of my innocence. His rhetorical question: "Would it surprise you to know that you were seen lighting it?" was slightly off the mark (not to mention off the wall).
I knew, through my own sources, that a quantity of ham had been reported stolen in Ballinastockan. (I wasn't told if it was a quarter or a half pound) but I doubted the authenticity of the crime. As the interrogation progressed I became more convinced that the case of the purloined bacon should enter the annals along with The Easter Bunny, the Unicorn and a few pre-election promises. I knew that there wasn't a great tradition of steling foodstuffs in the Lacken/Ballinastockan area; the last recorded theft of that nature was pertaining to an incident, during the Civil War, on 15th September 1922. Edward Grace, a Merchant, from Ballymore Eustace had some loaves stolen from two of his vans in Ballyknockan and Lacken on that day.
Despite being the victim of the dirtiest trick ever played on me, being spoken to like an imbecile, humiliated, embarrassed and treated like a criminal I refused to confess to two fictitious crimes. (It's at times like this the words of Ethel Rosenberg spring to mind; "I am innocent……to forsake this truth is to pay too high a price"). The Sergeant, looking less than prepossessing and more than his thirty-seven years, gave the OK to have me locked in a cell. Maurice O 'Sullivan, ex-Mental Nurse (known as a "keeper" at the time), from Slaheny, Co. Kerry, was very concise. Not living up to his family's nickname of "The Long Maurices" he drew himself up to his full five-foot nine and a half inches, pretended to read from a manilla folder and told me : "I have enough evidence here to charge you". Perhaps his past was the reason for the brevity;
For he to whom a watcher's doom
Is given as his task
Must set a lock upon his lips
Did the experience in his previous life prompt him to believe that I was the sort, so much in awe of authority, who would confess to anything? Although it was fifteen years since he surrendered his badge in Saint Fenan's Hospital, Killarney, the "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Syndrome" obtained; He still thought that he could do what he liked? ("…for in a madhouse there exists no law").
I thought of William Blackstone who said; " It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer". I soon reminded myself that Mr. Blackstone didn't spend four years working in a Kerry asylum.)
When I was told, "You'll get out when you tell us the truth" I took on board my neighbour's opinion of the speaker. And the farmer's boots and sly smile I saw as further evidence that Tighe was not a member of Mensa, would not appreciate Tennyson, and so I thought it would be futile to quote;
This truth within thy mind rehearse,
That in a boundless universe
Is boundless better, boundless worse.
My father always said that I would "hear the grass growing" and now I became acutely aware of my better –than- average auricular ability. Sound- proofing had not been a consideration in the design of the cell-door and I could hear every word spoken in the day-room. Industrial-relations matters, within the Gardaí, were touched on lightly before a turn in the conversation that was very interesting and informative; but that is a story for another day. Suffice, for now, to say that there was paraphrasing of the words of Thomas Jefferson; " We have the wolf by the ears and we can neither hold him nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale and self-preservation on the other"
I knocked on the cell door. It immediately opened and framed Nash, who I felt was of the opinion that I needed taking down a peg. I studied his face. Why? Because Jim Blake who worked for Paddy Crotty had told me, "That Nash fella has square eyes." He didn't. While his optical hemispheres displayed the shiftiness of the insecure they were of regular shape.
He insisted on pretending that I was a suspect and closed the door.
When next I knocked on the cell-door it was opened by Tighe who told me, (why I don't know) "The sergeant is gone out on another big job". This was followed by, "Yer father says he doesn't know what to tink. Will I go out for yer father?" When I once again protested my innocence this, ignorant, lazy, gobshite, who wouldn't ever stand if he could sit, said, "We know certain tings Matt". He didn't specify what the " things" with the silent "h" wre.) He closed the door slowly . . . like he did everything else.
When again I knocked with a hope of being released Browne uncovered the spyhole. His eye, viewed through the small rectangle of light, didn't look friendly.
I was sitting on a wooden bench with some sort of a "tic" on it. Hey! . . . Didn't I read on the Leinster Leader about a Ballinastockan man being fined ten pounds for pissing on a mattress in the cell of Blessington Garda station? (Of course it wasn't worded so in the "Leader".)
"Are you going to tell us about this fire?". Guard Browne enquired. Now secure in the knowledge that they knew I wasn't guilty of anything I didn't protest my innocence. I simply asked; "Are you going to let me out?"
Browne didn't reply. He opened the cell door and allowed me into the day room. As he lit a Goldflake butt with a paper spill from the open fire he again accused me of arson. As I looked at his well-worn shoes and archaic wristwatch I thought of his economy-consciousness which his former Sergeant, Frank Reynolds, had told me about. My comment about the coldness of the cell and my plea to be left in the Day-room fell on deaf, Kenmare, ears. As he dragged on the ignited butt I was sternly told to "get back in."
I would compile a letter to the Minister for Justice. But that could wait. This was as good a time as any to make a start on a parody. The air of " The Oul Alarm Clock" would do fine;
"I was told we're going to charge you
With the burning of a rick,
By Nash and Tighe and Sullivan,
An' Paddy Browne the prick."
The cell door opened. Garda Willie Nash told me, "We're lettin' ye out but we'll be takin' ye in agin." He wasn't a man of his word; I haven't seen the inside of that cell since.


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A story in yesterday's Houston Chronicle by Mike Glenn documents the capture of a bobcat in downtown Houston by animal control officials. The article can be accessed here. Video of the bobcat's capture from local television station KHOU can be viewed here.
To summarize, several people reported seeing a large cat in a parking garage located at 511 Rusk near the Bob Casey Federal Building. Officials were skeptical initially but responded to the calls anyway. "We thought it was going to be a house cat," said Chris Glaser, a supervisor with Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care.
To his great surprise, Glaser found a bobcat hiding under a car. The cat wasn't too keen on being captured but was subdued fairly quickly with the help of two tranquilizer darts. Glaser theorized that the bobcat might have come into the garage to sleep overnight.
After the bobcat was sufficiently tranquilized, Glaser examined the animal and found it to be a very healthy male weighing in at 25-30 pounds with a length of approximately 3 feet. Glaser said the bobcat had "good muscle tone," and "seemed in fine condition." After a thorough medical examination by BARC officials, the bobcat was loaded onto a truck and transported to Brazos Bend State Park where it was released. Brazos Bend State Park is located approximately 30 miles southwest of Houston proper.
The capture of a wild big cat in downtown Houston would seem to lend credence to the theory I've put forth on this site numerous times that these predators have adapted to living in close proximity to humans. Sightings of large cats continue to come in from surprisingly urban locations. Most large Texas cities do have at least one large water source and/or major river winding thru them. Dallas has the Trinity River, for example. Buffalo Bayou runs thru Houston, and is very close to the site where this bobcat was captured, and also has many other marshy areas and large creeks within its city limits. It is well accepted that rivers, bayous, creeks, etc. are used by wildlife as travel routes. These areas also feature extensive green belts that would not make hiding too difficult. Often, there are depressed areas within large cities with a large number of abandoned buildings. These building would, likewise, would be good places for a large cat to lay low as human traffic would be minimal.
I truly feel that big cats like bobcats and cougars are making the same adjustment that coyotes have made so successfully. That is, they have adapted to living in urban areas. These cities harbor large numbers of rats, feral cats, wild dogs, and pets that would make for an adequate prey base, at least temporarily, for a large cat. I firmly believe that at least some large cats have become quite comfortable in these areas and have taken up permanent residence.
One of my greatest fears is that a human will be attacked by one of these large predators. Likely, suburbia is quite safe. I think a far likelier attack scenario would be a poor homeless person who chooses the wrong wooded area to lie down in or the wrong abandoned building in which to seek shelter. Police department personnel, animal control officials, and the Texas Parks & Wildlife might seriously consider implementing some sort of effort to educate the homeless to the potential dangers of big cats in these urban areas and stress the importance of reporting sightings. Maybe a tragedy could be averted by taking such preventative action. This, however, would be a difficult undertaking and is unlikely to occur.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bobcat Captured in Downtown Houston
Labels: Big Cats, News Items, Theories
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- AnonymousMay 21, 2010 at 3:09 PM
THEY WERE HERE FIRST.. WE MOVED THEM OUT OF THEIR LAND.. SO IF THE PREDATORS ATTACK, SEEMS WE DID IT TO OURSELVES.. THINK ABOUT IT. HOW MANY SPECIES ARE EXTINCT OR ENDANGERED IN THE NAME OF SUPPOSED PROGRESS..IE..MONEYReplyDelete
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Get up early the morning of the sale because garage sale-ers start at the crack of dawn!
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Comic Cutts
Some kind person rejoicing in the name of nogorecords has helpfully uploaded the entirety of CAR OF DREAMS, directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford.
Since Cutts is enjoying probably his first bout of fashionability since shooting his last movie in 1940, I thought it'd be nice to link to this. Also, because my late friend Lawrie remembered it fondly, and could still hum the theme tune after about seventy years.
The title song is at 16:50.
Cutts is getting some attention because half of a film of his, THE WHITE SHADOW, was rediscovered after being lost for decades. Unfortunately for Cutts, the excitement this caused was all because of a novice filmmaker called Alfred Hitchcock, who wrote the script, art directed, designed the sets, edited the film and served as assistant director. Cutts seems to have found his young assistant a trifle uppish, so I imagine he might not be pleased at being usurped all over again.
CAR OF DREAMS is a very mild musical comedy, of some interest for the performance of John Mills, a former Noel Coward chorus boy (and I'm sure none of us have any idea what THAT entailed) who rarely got to exercise his musical comedy chops on screen.
British musicals, asides from Jessie Matthews, George Formby and a few wonderful one-offs like BUGSY MALONE and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, have never really been a great thing on the screen. So this is an intriguing novelty.
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This is a nice picture, so am watching despite the Dutch subtitles. So far: teddiby charming.
Struck by how Mills eventually learned to lower his voice an octave, and how dependent on refugee talent the flim is (Spoliansky, Greenbaum, Junge, and Mosheim, a huge operetta star in Berlin in the early 30s).
All of Ken Russell's films are musicals.
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Adjusted my Youtube translation setting, so this was a treat. I need to work more random rear projection of 1930s Britain into _my_ dreams.
Best element: Junge's sets, especially the car show room and the hotel lobby.
Fun. I'll watch in its entirety after the blogathon. Thanks for your usual, wonderful support, David.
It startled me how deco British musicals were when I saw Radio Parade of 1935.
I saw this on DVD, and wrote about it, a few months back. Do you think the ending, with the car flying off into the horizon, was the inspiration for ending of the film version of Grease?
Yes, Radio Parade of 1935, with its ersatz Ritz Brothers, a comic stutterer, and a grown woman doing impersonations that would have horrified Mitzi Green, is a tough slog. A few good songs though. I liked seeing Will Hay in a Boris Karloff wig.
How charming: RADA and Rosedean cut-glass accents! But some of those camera movements were really superb. Another interesting 30s musical is OK FOR SOUND featuring The crazy Gang.
Some day when I am near high-speed internet I'll watch this thing. It sounds delightful. Thanks for doing Graham proud……
That was interesting. I skipped around a bit, looking at the title number and the finale. The tune sounds familiar. John Mills was speaking in a way that seems to have been common in early British talkies. I think he learned to relax later. Thank you for sharing.
Future Squadron Leader Johnny Mills does a tap dance routine briefly in THE GREEN COCKATOO (1937) directed by William Cameron Menzies from a story by Graham Greene and photography by Mutz Greenbaum. Even two decades later Michael Caine remarked that when he and Sean Connery were in drama school they had the pick of the ladies since the men were mstly gay. It may be interesting to compare Mills's performance with that of Jessie Matthews in those 1930s musicals in terms of accent.
Cor! Blimee! However, Gracie kept her Lancashire accent. So did George.


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Adjusting a Rife Putter's WeightBy M.L. Rose
The idea of adjusting a golf club's head weight is nothing new.
Some players used to apply lead tape to their clubs to adjust the weight. Today, however, some clubs -- mainly drivers and fairway woods -- are built with slots, cylinders or holes into which the golfer may place small weights. The golfer's goal occasionally is to swing a heavier or lighter club, but more typically he's trying to correct a swing flaw.
If a golfer slices, for example, he'll place more weight toward the shaft and less toward the club head's toe, making it easier to square the club face. Shortly after adjustable drivers appeared, the Florida-based putter manufacturer Rife began selling putters containing adjustable weights.
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Rife is a fairly new golf manufacturer that sells a variety of products, but it is best known for its putters. The Florida-based company began making putters in 2004. As of 2012, the company asserted that more than 100 pro tour players across the world used its putters regularly. Rife manufactures standard-length blade and mallet putters, as well as belly and long putters. Many, but not all, of the company's putters feature adjustable weights.
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Typically, golfers place equivalent weights in both Rife putter cylinders. But players may use a heavier weight in one cylinder to smooth out an uneven stroke, just as they do with adjustable drivers. If a player consistently misses putts to the right of the hole, for example, the company recommends that she try using a lighter weight in the outside cylinder. This may allow the player to more easily square the club head at impact. Alternatively, you may put the lighter weight closer to the shaft if you consistently miss your putts to the left.
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M.L. Rose has worked as a print and online journalist for more than 20 years. He has contributed to a variety of national and local publications, specializing in sports writing. Rose holds a B.A. in communications.


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It was the truths that made the people grotesques. The old man had quite an elaborate theory concerning the matter. It was his notion that the moment one of the people took one of the truths to himself, called it his truth, and tried to live his life by it, he became a grotesque and the truth he embraced became a falsehood.
In Winesburg the hands had attracted attention merely because of their activity. With them Wing Biddlebaum had picked as high as a hundred and forty quarts of strawberries in a day. They became his distinguishing feature, the source of his fame. And they made more grotesque an already grotesque and elusive individuality.
"You must try to forget all you have learned," said the old man. "You must begin to dream. From this time on you must shut your ears to the roaring of the voices."
In the dense blotch of light beneath the table, the kneeling figure looked like a priest engaged in some service of his church. The nervous expressive fingers, flashing in and out of the light, might well have been mistaken for the fingers of the devotee going swiftly through decade after decade of his rosary.
Little pyramids of truth he erected and after erecting knocked them down again that he might have the truths to erect other pyramids.
On the trees are only a few gnarled apples that the pickers have rejected. They look like the knuckles of Doctor Reefy's hands…Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples.
The hotel was continually losing patronage because of its shabbiness and she thought of herself as also shabby. Her own room was in an obscure corner and when she felt able to work she voluntarily worked among the beds, preferring the labor that could be done when the guests were abroad seeking trade among the merchants of Winesburg.
George Willard had a habit of talking aloud to himself and to hear him doing so had always given his mother a peculiar pleasure. The habit in him, she felt, strengthened the secret bond that existed between them. A thousand times she had whispered to herself of the matter. "He is groping about, trying to find himself," she thought. "He is not a dull clod, all words and smartness. Within him there is a secret something that is striving to grow. It is the thing I let be killed in myself."
"If something happens perhaps you will be able to write the book that I may never get written. The idea is very simple, so simple that if you are not careful you will forget it. It is this—that everyone in the world is Christ and they are all crucified. That's what I want to say. Don't you forget that. Whatever happens, don't you dare let yourself forget."
As time passed and he grew to know people better, he began to think of himself as an extraordinary man, one set apart from his fellows. He wanted terribly to make his life a thing of great importance, and as he looked about at his fellow men and saw how like clod they lived it seemed to him that he could not bear to become also such a clod.
In our day a farmer standing by the stove in the store in his village has his mind filled to overflowing with the words of other men. The newspapers and the magazines have pumped him full. Much of the old brutal ignorance that had in it also a kind of beautiful childlike ignorance is gone forever. The farmer by the stove is brother to the men of the cities, and if you listen you will find him talking as glibly and as senselessly as the best city man of us all.
The beginning of the most materialistic age in the history of the world…when men would forget God and only pay attention to moral standards, when the will to power would replace the will to serve and beauty would well-nigh forgotten in the terrible headlong rush of mankind toward the acquiring of possessions, was telling its story to Jesse the man of God as it was to the men about him.
It seemed to her that between herself and all the other people in the world, a wall had been built up and that she was living just on the edge of some warm inner circle of life that must be quite open and understandable to others. She became obsessed with the thought that it wanted but a courageous act on her part to make all of her association with people something quite different, and that it was possible by such an act to pass into a new life as one opens a door and goes into a room.
"Let's take decay. Now what is decay? It's fire. It burns up wood and other things…This sidewalk here and this feed store, the trees down the street there—they're all on fire. They're burning up. Decay you see is always going on…The world is on fire. Start your pieces in the paper that way. Just say in big letters 'The World is On Fire.' That will make 'em look up."
"What is the matter with me? I will do something dreadful if I am not careful," she thought, and turning her face to the wall, began trying to force herself to face bravely the fact that many people must live and die alone, even in Winesburg.
The stranger arose and stood before Tom Hard. His body rocked back and forth and he seemed about to fall, but instead he dropped to his knees on the sidewalk and raise the hands of the little girl to his drunken lips. He kissed them ecstatically. "Be Tandy, little one," he pleaded. "Dare to be strong and courageous. That is the road. Venture anything. Be brave enough to dare to be loved. Be something more than man or woman. Be Tandy."
"If you are to become a writer you'll have to stop fooling with words," she explained. "It would be better to give up the notion of writing until you are better prepared. Now it's time to be living. I don't want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand the import of what you think of attempting. You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say."
His room began to be inhabited by the spirits of men and women among whom he went, in turn saying words. It was as though everyone Enoch Robinson had ever seen had left with him some essence of himself, something he could mould and change to suit his own fancy, something that understood all about such things as the wounded woman behind the elders in the pictures.
"There is a law for armies and for men too," he muttered, lost in reflection. "The law begins with little things and spreads out until it covers everything. In every little thing there must be order…I must myself be orderly. I must learn that law. I must get myself into touch with something orderly and big that swings through the night like a star. In my little way I must begin to learn something, to give and swing and work with life, with the law."
"I had come to the time in my life when prayer became necessary and so I invented gods and prayed to them…Then I found that this woman Elizabeth knew, that she worshipped also the same gods. I have a notion that she came to the office because she thought the gods would be there but she was happy to find herself not alone just the same."
"Love is like a wind stirring the grass beneath trees on a black night," he had said. "You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life. If you try to be definite and sure about it and to live beneath the trees, where soft night winds blow, the long hot day of disappointment comes swiftly and the gritty dust from passing wagons gathers upon lips inflamed and made tender by kisses."
The eighteen years he has lived seem but a moment, a breathing space in the long march of humanity. Already he hears death calling. With all his heart he wants to come close to some other human, touch someone with his hands, be touched by the hand of another. If he prefers that the other be a woman, that is because he believes a woman will be gentle, that she will understand. He wants, most of all, understanding.
There is something memorable in the experience to be had by going to a fair ground that stands at the edge of a Middle Western town on a night after the annual fair has been held. The sensation is one never to be forgotten. On all side are ghosts, not of the dead, but of living people…One shudders at the thought of the meaninglessness of life while at the same instant, and if the people of the town are his people, one loves life so intensely that tears come into the eyes.
He began to think of the people in the town where he had always lived with something like reverence. He had reverence for Helen. He wanted to love and be loved by her, but he did not want at the moment to be confused by her womanhood…In that high place in the darkness the two oddly sensitive human atoms held each other tightly and waited. In the mind of each was the same though. "I have come to this lonely place and here is the other," was the substance of the thing felt.
The young man's mind was carried away by his growing passion for dreams. One looking at him would not have thought him particularly sharp. With the recollection of little things occupying his mind he closed his eyes and leaned back in the car seat. He stayed that way for a long time and when he aroused himself and again looked out of the car window the town of Winesburg had disappeared and his life there had become but a background on which to paint the dreams of his manhood.


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When your optometric practice is ready to make a change, you may be met with some resistance. In some cases, the change may create uncertainty in your optometric staff and may even lead to employee turnover. The threat of losing staff members often keeps optometric practices from making the changes that they need to in order to keep up with the eyecare industry and patient needs.
In this post, we reveal a few tips to reduce the tension and uncertainty that could lead to employee turnover.
When you're gearing up for a change in your practice, you should get your staff members involved as early as possible to reduce the fear of a change. By asking for feedback early, you can get a better sense of what your practice needs and how the change will affect your employee's role.
To help get employee buy-in, invite the team to product demos and empower them to ask questions and contribute to the decisions being made.
Along with asking for staff buy-in, you want to motivate your team about the change to get them excited about the big picture. To do this, emphasize the benefits the change will have on your practice and celebrate the success of your staff members as they complete training or a task related to the transition.
Additionally, assign a change champion on the staff-level to motivate the team and collect information about concerns.
Holding weekly meetings with your staff to go over the change progress can give you insight into how your staff is feeling about the change and if there are any problems that you need to direct your focus on.
While your staff members may not initially come out and disclose their concerns, it's important to actively listen to them and address their problems early with honest responses.
One way to get your optometric practice on board and comfortable with the change is to provide them with enough resources for them to make their own decisions about it. For example, if you're changing your practice management and EHR software, you could work with the vendor to create a training program to help your practice prepare in advance and gain confidence about the transition.
Switching your practice management and EHR software? Prepare your practice for the optometry software change by reading, The Optometry Software Implementation Mini Guide.


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Business North reports…
CenturyLink, Inc. has been awarded $1.8 million in state Border-to-Border broadband grants to improve broadband service as part of the $3.6 million project in the Fredenberg Township near Duluth, Lt. Governor Tina Smith and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced.
CenturyLink will invest more $1.8 million in company funds to bring fiber to the home (FTTH) and higher internet speeds to more than 800 households and businesses in CenturyLink service areas in Fredenberg Township.
"I've been a proponent of expanding broadband investment in Northeast Minnesota as well as the state broadband grant program since I was first elected to the legislature," Rep. Jason Metsa (DFL-Virginia) said in a prepared statement. "I wholeheartedly support public-private investment from providers such as CenturyLink."
CenturyLink participates in the Federal Communications Commission's Connect America Fund (CAF) program. Through the CAF program, CenturyLink will deploy broadband to more than 114,000 locations in FCC-designated high-cost census blocks in Minnesota over a six-year period.
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Lori Bakkum set the scenario for this stunning 1924 home to list and sell after the sellers entrusted her with their home after living there for 30 years. Lori continues to set the standard for excellence in selling after 24 years of listing, selling and marketing the finest of Miami Beach & Miami properties,
The details: Exceptional, mint condition, Mediterranean Deco home by noted Florida architect, Marion Manley. This stunning 2 story residence w/guest bungalow has the simple, timeless, elegance, natural light & garden views, that would go on to characterize her later award winning work.
First time on market in 30 years,this pristine home was move in ready & had opportunities to monetize with further upgrades. Currently configures as a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath,office/art studio, den,living, dining, large kitchen in main home & legal 1 bedroom 1 bath guest cottage on a magnificent gardened 7500 sq ft lot w/room for pool.Perfect layout to easily add master suite bath. Interior features include beautiful wood floors, vaulted ceilings,pristine hand finished woodwork,arcitectural moldings,french doors, fireplace. It was a pleasure to sell this with One Sotheby's Alexander Blower.
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The Belko Experiment is one of the most gripping and brilliant movies to hit the big screen in years. Writer James Gunn and director Greg McLean have take the rather simple concept of an office building under siege and turned the idea on its head to the point where it is no longer recognizable.
The plot is simple enough. Belko Industries is a non-profit that specializes in transitioning American workers to South America. Because of that they are located on the outskirts of Bogata, Columbia, the inside might feel like an American office but everyone there is essentially still a stranger in a strange land. For insurance reasons Belko has put a chip inside each employee's head. If they were to every get kidnapped they would be able to track them right away and save them. All of that sounds completely logical and any employee would probably submit to it without questioning.
The day begins more or less normally for the office until a mysterious voice comes on the intercom to let them know that the entire company has two hours to kill two people. If two people aren't killed than more will die in their place. The building goes on lockdown and that's where the real fun begins.
McLean has gathered together some of the best character actors in the industry and every single one of them packs a punch. These are experts in their craft literally going head-to-head with each other for survival. It would be beautiful to watch it weren't so unnerving.
By trapping everyone inside and raising the stake to a literal do or die situation everyone's true nature comes to light. Like an ultra-violent "Lord of the Flies" it isn't long before alliances are created and the cost of a friend's life becomes a topic of debate. The enforcers are led by Tony Goldwyn and John C. McGinley while the peacekeepers are led by John Gallagher Jr. They represent the two ends of the reaction spectrum. In between are those who choose to pretend the whole incident is simply in their heads and those who run and hide while the others fight.
The microcosm that Gunn has created ends up being the perfect outlet for the current state of the world. It isn't long before violence for a reason becomes violence for the sake of violence. The tension is doubled with the knowledge that every single person on screen has a chip in their head that could go off at any moment. No one is safe. There is no shelter.
This is Gunn's Cabin in the Woods. You can tell him playing around with a genre he loves and twisting and turning the expectations created by hundreds of movies before it on its head. Just when the audience has it figured out another surprise comes out of nowhere leaving you gasping.
The Belko Experiment won't be for everyone but everyone should see it. More than any other film of its kind Belko gives real insight into human nature under extreme circumstances. You may leave the theater in shock, but better because of it.


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The New Hampshire House held a committee hearing on a personhood bill today. Lots of testimony in favor, lots of skeptical questions from the committee members. No vote yet. Meanwhile, down in Washington, a big-deal pro-life vote planned to coincide with the national March for Life morphed into something else. I'm still trying to sort it out. There was something in here to please and offend just about everyone.
In Washington, hundreds of thousands march for life
While legislators toiled in Concord and the nation's capitol, the March for Life went on in Washington. Tuning in to some of the coverage on EWTN was a fair antidote to any legislative overload. I'm glad one network considers an annual civil rights march with hundreds of thousands of people worth covering in depth. If you mutter "well, of course…it's a Catholic network", I'm glad anyway. Shame on any "news" organization that skimps on March for Life coverage in favor of in-depth reporting on deflated footballs.
Warning: exceptions alert
True confessions:
- I support the Hyde Amendment, which has been attached to every federal HHS appropriation for a generation. The Amendment is meant to keep federal funds from paying for most abortions. I support it even though it has a rape-&-incest exception. I don't see that as "okaying" such abortions.
- I support parental notification legislation, even though it allows abortions if parents or a judge approve them.
- I support a ban on partial-birth abortions, even though such laws leave every other type of abortion legal.
You get the idea. Human life exists from the moment of conception and is to be protected. Not every law touching on the life issues protects every human being. That doesn't mean I want to throw out Hyde, parental notification, and so on.
This becomes relevant as we look at the mess that the House made out of a decent bill over the past few days.
A federal 20-week ban is on hold
The Pain-Capable Unborn Children Protection Act, as originally written and introduced in Congress, would have made abortions illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, on the grounds that babies can feel pain at that point.
You and I are human whether we can feel pain or not. I say that without fear of serious argument. I favored the bill, though, because it was a good step. A consensus point: most Americans find late-term abortions at least distasteful. The Republicans were supposedly going to get this passed: it had passed the House once before, only to come up against an obstinately pro-abortion Democratic Senate. The 2014 election brought a Republican Senate to power. A vote was scheduled for January 22, to coincide with the march in Washington. So – on with the 20-week ban. Right?
No. An exception for rape & incest abortions was added to the bill. Uh-oh. No-exceptions members of Congress objected, as did national groups like Save the 1. Then a provision was added that a rape survivor wanting a post-20-week abortion couldn't have one unless the rape was first reported to law enforcement. I heard from an authoritative source yesterday what was confirmed in news coverage today: every woman in the GOP conference in the House, save one, said they'd abandon the bill unless the latter provision were removed. Few Republican men want to be cast as being unsympathetic to women, so this caused great consternation in the party conference. The upshot: Speaker Boehner pulled the bill from the calendar.
He did so despite the fact that the bill with its exceptions and its rape-reporting language was endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List (which expected its endorsed candidates to support it; that was a miscalculation), the Family Research Council, the National Right to Life Committee, and the organizers of the national March for Life.
The number of emails from these groups over the past 48 hours became positively oppressive. More oppressive still was the absence of any mention of the bill's exceptions.
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers of North Carolina explained why she led the charge to derail the bill: "I think we're all just going through some growing pains," and she didn't want the GOP to sound "harsh" to women and young people. Help yourself to her comments here. So much for being endorsed by pro-life groups.
Would I have cut off my support for my Congressman had he voted for the exceptions-laden bill? No, in view of his overall record (and in view of the rabid pro-abortion beliefs of the woman he replaced). But let's not pretend the exceptions weren't there.
The bill will be brought up at a later date. What condition it will arrive in is anybody's guess.
A postscript: conspicuously absent from the list of organizations promoting the bill was Americans United for Life. AUL's Women's Protection Project includes model legislation restricting late-term abortions because of the sharply increased risk they pose to a pregnant woman. The Project is a state-by-state endeavor.
The consolation prize: the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
From the Washington Examiner:
The "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," which passed 242-179, was identical to a bill that cleared the Republican-run House last year but died in the then-Democratic controlled Senate. Only three Democrats supported the measure, with Rep. Richard Hanna of Indiana the lone Republican to reject it. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., would make it illegal for individuals to use the Affordable Care Act's insurance subsidies to buy plans that cover abortion services through the new health exchanges. Many states have already passed legislation limiting abortion coverage in exchange plans, but the measure the House approved would apply nationwide and possibly discourage insurers on the exchanges from offering abortion coverage at all.
Democrats are calling it an assault on women's health, but they always call taxpayer divestiture from the abortion industry an assault on women's health.
The bill leaves untouched the Affordable Care Act's provision that suppression of women's fertility is such a public health imperative that contraception (including abortion-inducing drugs and devices) must be covered as "preventive care," paid for by all of us. Still, am I pleased about today's no-funding bill, as far as it goes? Yes, as far as it goes. Call me an incrementalist.
Meanwhile in Concord, personhood gets a hearing
Rep. J.R. Hoell (R-Dunbarton) and nine co-sponsors brought the All People Created Equal Act to the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee today. The Act, HB 194, is simply – or complexly – a personhood bill.
Committee chairman Rep. Robert Rowe (R-Amherst) was prepared. He booked a double-sized room and did not put anything else on the committee calendar for the day. I stayed for only an hour and a half. Judging from the number of people signing in on the bill, I suspect the festivities went well into the afternoon.
A pink-t-shirt brigade of Planned Parenthood supporters, nine in all, occupied seats a front corner of the public area. As I've noticed at other events, I've never seen a faded PP shirt. Are they EVER worn more than once?
From perspectives scientific, religious, and moral, supporters of the bill endorsed the idea that public policy should acknowledge that the offspring of human beings should be recognized as persons from the moment of conception. Unique DNA, undoubtedly human, genetically distinct from the mother: what's to argue?
Eight state representatives testified to this. More reps signed in but were unable to testify in person; hearings were going on throughout the building on a multitude of other bills. Representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life were there. I recognized several pro-lifers who took time off work or lined up babysitters so they could support the bill in person.
And in the other corner, so to speak: Planned Parenthood and the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union had testified against the bill by the time I left. "A frontal attack on access to abortion," said PP. "Giving legal rights to fertilized eggs would affect many other laws….This doesn't start a dialogue. This would change the law without a dialogue," said NHCLU.
Questions from the committee: wouldn't this stop stem-cell research? (Not adult stem cells.) Wouldn't this stop in vitro fertilizations? Would this mean "leftover" embryos couldn't be destroyed? Would the murder of a pregnant woman count as a double homicide? (Tune in when fetal homicide gets a hearing.) If doctors get to decide when life ends, shouldn't they be able to decide when life begins? (That one came from Rep. Michael Sylvia, R-Belmont, who has much more faith in the medical profession than I.) If Republican principles support limited government, doesn't this expand government? (That's another one from Mr. Sylvia, who knows that personhood is also part of the NHGOP platform.)
The unspoken questions I heard all morning: No exceptions? Really? Wouldn't this really mess up what we're used to?
Of course it would. Maybe it's time to take a fresh look at what we're used to.


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If you're looking for some super cute pictures of babies, and family then you've come to the right place.
My fitness objectives this week were to just do what I could. Luckily with all the family around, I got a run in on Turkey Day and Spinning the day after.
Ok, now on to the cuteness..
As you can see, it took a few takes to get the shot. Keeping 3 under 3 is not all that easy to do.
What a sweet little face she has.
Just so you know, we didn't just hijack some one's wheel chair. This is my grandmothers and she was more than willing to let the kids go for a stroll (numerous times).
The family shot. That's our nephew on S's side in the corner. He's a doll too! I wish I would've remembered to get one of just he and E together.
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Laura Ellis | wfpl.org
Nadeem Siddiqui and his family recently moved to Valley Station, in the southeastern part of Louisville. "It's stereotypically not the most multicultural area of Louisville," he said. So it surprised him to see a street named Omar Khayyam Blvd. "[He] was a medieval Persian poet," he said. "Growing up my parents had a lot of books of his poetry."
Nadeem wanted to know how this street came to be, in this neighborhood. So we went looking for the answer.
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Given the President's job speech, I thought I'd link to this post of mine, Government is overhead.
To sum that post up, individuals working in the private sector produce all the wealth that results in the standard of living we enjoy. Individuals working in the public sector consume some of that wealth.
The public sector would not exist if not for the private sector.
They should co-exist in a beneficial parasite (public sector)/host (private sector) relationship. However, the parasite can get too big and and significantly weaken or kill off its host.
A wise vampire once said:
We like to talk big… vampires do. "I'm going to destroy the world." That's just tough-guy talk. Strutting around with your friends over a pint of blood. The truth is, I like this world. You've got…dog racing, Manchester United. And you've got people. Billions of people walking around like Happy Meals with legs. It's all right here. But then someone comes along with a vision. With a real… passion for destruction. He could pull it off. Good-bye, Picadilly. Farewell, Leicester-bloody-Square.
This vampire understood he was the parasite and knew where his food came from. He didn't think there was much sense in killing off his host (bonus points if you can name that vampire).
Those in the government seem to have a tough time figuring out where their food comes from.


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In this latest 30 Seconds of Shane, the late McConkey reads an essay from 8th grade in which he was tasked with writing about what he'd do if he only had 30 days to live. Of all the clips Red Bull and MSP have released in promotion of the McConkey film, this one hits home in a big, big way.
Related: Here's what you need to know about the "McConkey" premiere


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Seasons 1 and 2 of the hilarious BYUtv sketch comedy series, Studio C, featuring Whitney, Mallory, Jason, Matt, and the rest of the cast pulling out all the stops with two full seasons of enough rip-roaring hilarity to make you spit milk out of your nose. Travel back to the moment it all began and watch some of the very first Studio C sketches, plus two never-before-seen features!
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I've heard a lot about Studio C and have been meaning to check it out, so when the DVD came up for review, I watched the three YouTube clips and jumped at the chance to review it. The three clips made me laugh so I taped a couple of episodes while waiting for my DVD to arrive (the DVD arrived much later than I originally anticipated so I had to push this review back a few days so I would have time to watch it).
Well, I didn't find the episodes very funny and I was disappointed because the clips were so good. My children had also found other clips on YouTube that I found funny, too, so I was confused. The DVD arrived and I had to wait a few days before I could watch it. We sat down as a family and started watching it. The first episode was hilarious. The second episode was hilarious. The third episode was hilarious. (Can you see where I'm going with this?) I didn't find every skit funny but I found the majority of each episode to be funny and some had me laughing so hard I was crying.
I'm not sure if I just had to warm up to the cast or what but now I sing their praises along with everyone else! (It reminds me of when I first started watching "The Office," I didn't think it was funny at all but it grew on me and I laughed--until it lost it some at the end, but that's a conversation for another time.) I actually was talking to a friend about Studio C who said she didn't find it funny so I told her my experience and encouraged her to hang in there and keep watching!
The format reminds me of Saturday Night Live and what I love about this is it's clean and funny. I love that I can put it on with my children and we can laugh together. I don't need to worry about hiding their eyes or cringing when certain things are said or hoping most of it goes over their heads. The cast is talented and funny and they work well together. This is entertainment for the entire family that I highly recommend and give it 5 Stars!!
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I haven't met many people who do not like dim sum. In popular dim sum parlors in Chinatowns of countries outside China, as well as ones in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province (home of Cantonese cuisine where dim sum originated), Chinese and foreigners line up for hours just to that they can enjoy these delicious morsels. Siu mai is one of the most popular and well-known items on the dim sum cart. A good siu mai is plump, juicy, meaty, and the wrapper should be thin and cooked through but not soggy. Typical fillings include minced pork and shrimp (usually a mixture of the two), some are topped with crab roe for extra decadence.
While it's fun to go to a dim sum parlor, it's also fun to make your own at home. When you realize how easy they are to make, you'll be rushing to the kitchen.
Homemade Siu Mai
- Prep Time:20 mins
- Cook Time:30 mins
- Total Time:50 mins
- Servings:4
- Medium
- 1/2 a packet store bought wonton wrappers
- 1 lb minced pork
- 1/2 cup sweet corn kernels
- 1 scallion finely chopped
- 1 small carrot minced or finely grated
- 1 small piece ginger minced
- 4 tablspoon soy sauce
- 3 tablspoon Shao Xing cooking wine
- 2 tablspoon sugar
- Salt to taste if needed
Step 1
The key time and effort saver here is to buy pre-made wonton wrappers. These can be found in Asian grocery stores and some supermarkets.
Step 2
For the filling, you can improvise and use your favorite ingredients. I made this one with minced pork, diced scallions, minced carrots, and corn kernels. The seasonings include salt, light soy sauce, Shao Xing cooking wine and sugar. Adjust these to your own taste.
Step 3
Take one wrapper and place it on your palm (left palm if you're right-handed). Use your other hand, place a generous dollop of the filling in the middle of the wrapper.
Step 4
Now, start scrunching up the wrapper, folding in with your fingers and thumb.
Step 5
With the help of the other hand, fold the bits of the wrapper that are sticking out so that it forms the same of a siu mai.
Step 6
Place the finished siu mai in a steamer and steam for 10-15 minutes. You can also place it on a piece of lotus leaf, sometimes found in Asian grocery stores. These give the siu mai a special taste.
These are perfect served with soy sauce, vinegar, sweet chili sauce, or cut chili (freshly chopped chili mixed with soy sauce). Eat them while they're hot. Or, if somehow you manage to have leftovers, pan sear them in a little oil the next day for a great snack


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How do you know if a woman is interested in you? Well, that can be the question of all questions. Am I right or am I right? I know you guys get frustrated as us women can be fickle creatures.
A few months ago I posted a blog for women titled How do you know if a man is truly interested in you?. To date, that is the top searched blog, so I decided to create a blog for men to help them know when a woman is truly interested in them. Here are 8 signs a woman is interested in Y O U and what to look for.
1. Initial Attraction: If she is attracted to you she is smiling and maintaining eye contact. When you first meet will tell you everything you need to know guys; just let her be your focus. If a woman is attracted to you she will be smiling or laughing at everything you say and do. She will also be looking directly at you and checking you out.
What to look for: She will provide her contact info rather quickly when you first ask. This is a sure sign of interest. The key to keeping her attention focused on you is to communicate by text or calling within 24 hrs. Forget the 3 day rule as she could have moved on by then.
2. Use Humor to keep our Attention: Women love a man who can make her smile and laugh. This not only holds our attention but makes us more attracted to you. Plus, women love to laugh or smile to a sexy man we want to get to know better.
What to look for: If a woman is laughing or smiling at everything you say or do, even if you know your not funny, this is clear indication she is interested. Just think of the laugh as a mating call. Yes, I said it; a mating call.
3. Acting Indifferent: All women like a challenge. When a hot guy is interested in us we want to know it but we also want you to act "a little indifferent". What this means is that maybe you should not be always calling or texting, or "act" like your not interested sexually. This will drive a woman crazy and will make us focus on a guy more. However, always maintain contact as a woman will move on rather quickly or another male may step-up.
What to look for: If she is texting or calling and acting a little stalkerly, this is a sure sign she is wanting your attention. This means she wants to go out and or spend time with you. Just don't be in too much of a hurry as this will make us want you more. Yea, I know this sounds rather redundant but it works.
4. Connect with Women Emotionally: A great way to build an emotional connection with a woman is to discuss goals, future plans, values, and common interests. Being open allows for clear expectations and the potential for established trust; which in turn leads to real love. Remember though don't discuss goals, values, and future plans on the first date because this shows true interest in a woman by waiting until the third or fourth date.
What to look for: If a woman is truly interested in getting to know you better, she will respond to you with her goals, future plans, values, and common interests. She may even have a list of these in her overly large purse, in a folder, to present to you. (Yes, some women are just thoughtful like that! LOL)
5. Women want Romance: Yea, yea I know you guys get frustrated by this aspect of dating, but women really want and need romance. Women like knowing your thinking of us when you give us flowers, or buy dinner, or even something as simple as holding our hand and walking slowly together while talking. Just remember that romance isn't always about buying things to make us smile; sometimes all is takes is creativity in planning a special night. Plus, the best gift you could give a woman is your 100% time and attention.
What to look for: Women who like to be romanced will respond positively to your romantic gestures. She will be consistently smiling at you and will certainly reward you with a long warm hug or maybe even a kiss. You will catch her smiling a lot and lowering her eyes every time she sees you looking at her.
6. Exhibit Dominance: A man should exhibit a fair amount of dominance to a woman. This shows her your confident and tend to go after what you want. Women are more attracted to men who exhibit dominance even if your more the submissive type sexually. However, exhibiting dominance is no excuse to treat a lady abusively. There is a fine line here, but I think you get the point.
What to look for: A woman will show she likes your forwardness by letting you make 'certain' decisions. For instance, she will want you to plan the dates and take care of the details. Another example would be a woman letting you touch her in a non-sexual manner; like on the upper back, arms, or shoulders. Now while some women believe themselves to be dominant, deep down all women want a man to protect and care for her needs. A woman who is more dominant in her everyday life will want a man who is able to handle her and turn her into a purring kitten.
7. Women want a man who is FUN: Guys guys guys! Women want to have fun. I know this may seem like a lot of work at times but really how hard is it to exhibit some dominance in planning a great date venue. Find out what interests you both and then get creative. You could suggest something new and see if she is game. Either way, you will peak her interest as you are showing her you want to explore different avenues and the date wont be the typical dinner and movie.
What to look for: If a woman cannot wait for the next date and expressed this to you before the end of the evening; this is a clear indication she had a great time. Look for a text after the date, either the night of or the next morning regarding her great date with you.
8. Sexual Mastery: Last but certainly not least, women want a man who knows how to please her in the bedroom. Woman also like knowing a man is educated in this department. We want a skilled lover that will leave us feeling incredible until we are able to see you again.
What to look for: You will know a woman is happy in this department when she can't get enough of being with you in this regard. She might even drag you back into the bedroom for round two or three or four please? Come on if you're doing this right then you know she will be thinking about you for days dreaming of the next encounter you sexy animal you.
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My name is Jen Rubino and I am the founder of Cards for Hospitalized Kids(CFHK). My inspiration for founding CFHK comes from my own experiences as "hospitalized kid", which began in 2006, when I was 11. At the time, I was a competitive gymnast training 6 days a week. I visited the doctor after experiencing pain, which I assumed was from an injury. However, my life changed instantly when I was diagnosed with a connective tissue and bone disease.
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There was one specific hospital stay that was very difficult for me. It was in February 2011, and I was recovering from a major surgery where doctors had to break my hip in 5 places and then completely re-construct & re-position it. I was in extreme pain, had lost a lot of blood and not doing well. I so badly just wanted to go to school, hang out with friends and be a normal kid. During that very difficult time, I received a handmade card from a hospital volunteer that really brightened my day; I founded CFHK to do that for other kids.
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Lifting others up through CFHK has allowed me to lift myself up as well and, chronic illness or not, I know it will be the same for everyone who gets involved with CFHK.
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Google recently published its annual list of best apps on Google Play for last year, and for each country Google curates a list of best local apps. Because of this, we decided take a look at what Malaysians are doing with their mobile devices and figure out what this all means. Of course, Google doesn't say why these are the best apps of the year; so we had to do a little guesswork (which isn't really hard, to be honest).
That a ridesharing app made its way to the top of the list is no surprise. Malaysians have taken to the services like a starving man to a Big Mac, which has even prompted the government to introduce legislation to regulate the industry. While Uber usually makes the headlines, it would appear that Grab is just as popular among Malaysians based on its popularity on the Play Store.
This could be due to the fact that Grab caters to both ridesharing services and booking traditional taxis; but the patriots in us want to believe this could also be because the company was co-founded by two Malaysians.
Grab has also been introducing additional features to try to keep passengers safe and provide some peace of mind. The service has been trialing security cameras in some cars, although it still seems to be collecting information about the effectiveness of the measure.
Malaysians love online shopping. Be it as a consumer or as a seller. imSold! scratches both those itches as it caters to the crowd that enjoys looking for bargains associated with pre-loved items.
Essentially, imSold! is an app-based flea market. Despite its low-key nature, Google Play reports that it has been downloaded over one million times, which translates to a fairly large userbase of buyers and sellers. The platform also caters for small and part-time businesses who are involved in selling pre-loved goods.
There's a ridiculous amount of things on sale through imSold!, including things that are near impossible to find in malls. Fashion items are in abundance, but also collectibles (like antique coins), Lego Minifigs, electronic devices, musical instruments, exercise equipment; there's even office space for rent. There really is just about anything and everything going at a bargain price available through the platform.
Apps like imSold! are great to allow people to discover items that would otherwise be impossible to find in brick and mortar outlet, and at the same time provide niche businesses a platform to market their goods. It's also a great space for people who want to clear out all that extra stuff that has been taking up shelf space and make a little extra money on the side.
Malaysia Airlines
2016 was probably a very good one for Malaysians, judging by the number of people who downloaded Malaysia Airlines' Android app. Allowing people to use it as an electronic boarding pass was a smart, modern move from the developers, and makes it much easier to organise necessary flight information.
As far as designs go, the app does what it needs to do; with everything organised by function. Those who are enrolled with Enrich, the airlines' frequent flyer programme, can also view their remaining points. One other nifty feature on the app is the ability to scan their passports to be saved in the app to facilitate booking flights.
The only telco to make it into the top local apps list, Digi's MyDigi app is promoted as having an entire department dedicated to the user. To be honest, we suspect that the popularity of the app has more to do with the number of Digi users rather than the actual features of the app itself – though its features are fairly fleshed out.
As it stands, Digi's app allows users to check and pay bills, and also check their internet data usage. One thing it also adds is the ability to link multiple Digi phone numbers to a single account, which is great for parents who need to manage the bills for more than one line.
Unlike other telcos that separate post- and prepaid services into different apps, MyDigi combines both its services into one. It probably makes a huge difference for the app and helped push it over one million downloads.
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Yair Netanyahu says Palestine does not exist because there is no 'P' in Arabic
Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attracted controversy once again on Tuesday by using a dubious academic theory to promote the claim that Palestine does not exist.
Taking to Twitter, the 27-year-old said "there is no such thing" as Palestine because the letter "P" does not appear in the Arabic alphabet.
His theory quickly attracted ridicule on social media, as users noted that the Arabic word for Palestine is "falasteen".
Netanyahu's "logic" backfired on him in other ways, as commentators were quick to note that there was no letter in the Hebrew alphabet that had a "J" sound.
Israeli-American pro-Palestine activist Miko Peled asked whether the lack of J in Hebrew meant there can be "no Jews, no Judea, and definitely no #Jerusalem".
Speaking of idiots, there is no "J" in Hebrew so Jerusalem cannot be part of #Israel - nor Judea or Jews at all...— Miko Peled, (@mikopeled) April 23, 2019
Faced with ridicule, Netanyahu attempted to justify his claim online by tweeting again that the name "Palestine" was only used for the geographical area when the Romans crushed the Bar-Kokhba Jewish revolt in the second century AD as "punishment".
Zachary Foster, an academic at Princeton, however noted that the name "Palestine" had long been used for the land between the Jordan river and Mediterranean Sea before the Roman era.
The prime minister's son has a history of making explosive comments on social media.
Last year, he stoked diplomatic strife between Israel and Ankara by publishing an image on Instagram reading "Fuck Turkey".
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To State and Local Officials,
It is 3:23am on November 12th, 2011. I am unable to sleep because of the anxiety I am having over winter coming and the possibility of my children missing school. Thankfully my children are generally in good health, however, we have already missed 3 days this year due to illness and it is only the beginning of November. There have been at least 4 other days that I would have kept my children home, except they weren't "sick enough". My thought process is now, "Send them today, just in case it is worse tomorrow" and "Don't use up all your allowed sick days at the 1st of the year". Sadly, we have had more illness in our home in the past 3 months, more than the previous 13 years. I 100% believe this is because parents are now forced to send their children to school sick. EVERY person I know with children has sent them to school sick. Maybe not violently ill, but enough so that germs and illnesses are being passed around again and again.
Where did common sense go? If you are sick, stay home. Germs and illness are NOT things that should be shared. I am a responsible parent and I know what is best for my children. Each person I associate with is responsible and they know what is best for their children. If my children miss school, we (both me and my student) gather the missed work from the teacher and get it turned in within a day or so of returning to school. If necessary, they go in before school or stay after to make up anything that they miss. I understand that there are issues with truant children. Staying home sick is NOT truant. Websters dictionary defines truant as: one who shirks duty; especially : one who stays out of school without permission. My children don't skip school, they aren't EVER truant. If they are out of school, they do have permission from me, their parent. to It boggles my mind that we are all now sending our children to school because of FEAR. That is not a good environment for anyone to learn.
We had a family reunion in October that we passed on because of this law. We are NOT going to be with family for Thanksgiving this year because of this law. Our Christmas holiday will be shortened because of this law. Our Spring break vacation is now altered because of this law. My husband is now looking for a new job in another state because of this law. I know of at least 5 other families that are looking to move out of Nebraska because of this law. I know of 3 families that accepted jobs in other states because of this law. I am awake at nearly 4am because of this law.
"Please, please, please - allow good parents to be parents. Work with us in raising our children, not against us. Restore the classic definition of truancy and restore a parents right to excuse their child from school.
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When someone in your world needs treatment for a drug addiction, it becomes an urgent task to find the right rehab facility for your loved one. Do you search within your home state for the best rehab center? Or might a better option be an out-of-state rehab facility?
There are good reasons and benefits to taking rehab away from home. Placing someone with a substance use disorder out of state and away from familiar surroundings is a positive step to getting away from bad influences. Others feel that it's better for someone in the public eye in one part of the country to go out of state for treatment and care.
Those who attend an out-of-state rehab treatment center are not alone. Millions of Americans every year go into a drug rehab program. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 23 million people fell under an addiction to drugs or alcohol, but only about 10% were able to get treatment at a rehab center. Those that did showed a 12% higher completion rate when the rehabilitation treatment was located out-of-state. Studies show that drug detox treatments also are more effective when used on out-of-state patients.
Weighing the Benefits
Deciding which treatment program to enter, whether in-state or out-of-state, vary for individuals and families. Let's look at some of the benefits below for going to an out-of-state drug treatment program.
Avoiding A Walk Out
One of the real concerns felt among loved ones of rehab patients is the possibility of a walk out. The last thing you want is for someone with a substance use disorder to leave inpatient treatment too early. What can you do?
It's important for someone with a substance use disorder to acquire treatment and new skills to help them maintain sobriety. The best thing a loved one can do is to remind the person with a substance use disorder that the pain being felt is temporary and that the person will get better. Also, you can remind them of why they are in rehab and the consequences of their addiction. Doing this with a mix of love, support and kindness will go a long way in keeping the user at the facility.
Higher Quality Treatment
Drug rehab treatment centers are not all equal. Some centers offer far better treatment care, methods, and support for working with patients with a substance use disorder. It is definitely worth learning more about the best possible drug treatment centers for your own situation.
Keeping One's Privacy
Well-known public figures, from politicians to celebrities, often attempt to keep their alcohol or drug abuse issues under wraps by 'vanishing' to an out-of-state rehab facility for a spell. This is beneficial to someone with a substance use disorder, for it gives the person a chance to clean up without any public scrutiny. There are numerous drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers around the U.S. which cater specifically to public figures to help minimize the public knowledge of their rehab efforts.
No Visits From 'Friends'
It's critical that during inpatient treatment, there are no visits from non-supportive friends and acquaintances, who may be a type of 'trigger' for someone with a substance use disorder. They may say things or infer why continuing substance use is easier than recovery.
Eliminating these relationships with existing drug users, and keeping them away from the recovery stage, is one of the best things a supportive family member can do to help the someone with a substance use disorder. These people don't have the patient's best interests at heart and could become a major obstacle in recovery.
Insurance Coverage
Of course, some families are more inclined to select an in-state treatment center for someone with a substance use disorder. The reasons for this can range from wanting to use a statewide family insurance plan to help offset the costs of the treatment, or maybe just to be a little closer to the patient; to be able to provide personal local support on a daily basis.
Also, fees and other costs for the drug treatment may be eligible for in-state tax exemptions or insurance exemptions. When you are looking for the right treatment center, it's important to double check with your insurance carrier to find out what costs might be covered for drug or alcohol treatment both at an in-state facility and an out-of-state facility. If finances are limited, using a local treatment center might be the more affordable choice, as it would lessen the travel costs involved to and from an out-of-state rehab facility.
Finding the right drug & alcohol treatment center for your loved one is an important and sometimes critical decision. You should really look for the type of drug recovery center that invests in its patients with care, empathy and medical needs. Look for a treatment center that:
- Works hard to help those with a substance use disorder get off drugs or alcohol dependence.
- Strives to help patients to attend treatment for extended lengths of treatment time.
- Extends support after the initial treatment with facility follow-up and post-treatment information.
- Interests the patient and family with alternative therapy suggestions for someone with a substance use disorder
To learn more about our residential treatment program, contact the staff at The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake. We'll help you understand why our facility is highly rated in the U.S. Southeast region, and we'll work with you to help treat any substance issues, chemical dependency, and drug addiction. Contact us today to learn more about our individualized treatment programs.
Hedden, Sarra L., Kennet, Joel, Lipari, Rachel, Medley, Grace, Tice, Peter. "Behavioral Health Trends in the United States: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health". September 2015. Accessed October 6, 2016. http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-FRR1-2014/NSDUH-FRR1-2014.pdf
National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Patients and Families" Accessed October 7, 2016. https://www.drugabuse.gov/patients-families
Moriarty, Colleen. "Can You Deduct Addiction Treatment from Your Taxes?" Addiction.com. March 23, 2015. Accessed October 7, 2016. https://www.addiction.com/7553/deduct-addiction-treatment/
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