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Environment, General, Youth & Family
Tennessee RiverLine Partners with UT Institute of Agriculture
Jan 24, 2023 News Release Share on
The Tennessee RiverLine Initiative of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is helping communities develop, promote and enhance the system of recreational trails, including blueways or water routes along the 652 miles of the Tennessee River. Photo courtesy UTIA.
Expanded UTIA Role Announced at RiverLine Summit
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Visionaries from across the Tennessee River Valley met on January 24 and 25 to discuss future endeavors for North America's next great regional trail system at the sixth annual Tennessee RiverLine Summit. Held at the Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge in Guntersville, Alabama, the summit attracted community leaders, planners, investors and outdoor enthusiasts interested in developing, promoting and enhancing the system of recreational trails, including blueways or water routes along the 652 miles of the Tennessee River, from Knoxville to Paducah, Kentucky. Carrie Castille, senior vice chancellor and senior vice president for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, opened the summit by video announcing that the Tennessee RiverLine project is now a major initiative of the UT Institute of Agriculture.
"The University and the Institute of Agriculture are fully committed to supporting the transformational vision for the Tennessee RiverLine," Castille announced with excitement.
In her video remarks, Castille noted the similarities between the vision for the Tennessee RiverLine project and UTIA's land-grant mission. "Our missions are so similar – serving the people of Tennessee and beyond by improving the health and economy of our state through collaboration and innovation," she said, adding, "The Tennessee RiverLine amplifies and innovates our land-grant mission of teaching, research and outreach, and is a platform to extend our agritourism initiatives."
A partnership between UT Knoxville, the Tennessee Valley Authority and participating communities along the Tennessee River, the Tennessee RiverLine was initially envisioned in 2016 by a student in a class led by Brad Collett, director of the Tennessee RiverLine Initiative and a professor at the UT College of Architecture and Design and Department of Plant Sciences at the Herbert College of Agriculture. Students in the School of Landscape Architecture, Plant Sciences' Sustainable Landscape Design concentration and other majors across campus often contribute to Tennessee RiverLine as part of their curriculum. As a major initiative for UTIA, realizing the Tennessee RiverLine vision will be accelerated through the strengths the Institute provides.
"With the Institute's focus on education through the Herbert College, a presence in every county through UT Extension, a commitment to discovery and innovation through UT AgResearch, and the ability to engage with communities through land grant university partners in Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi, the UT Institute of Agriculture and the Tennessee RiverLine are a natural fit," said Collett. He added that "The Tennessee RiverLine team and I are excited to continue our historic efforts on behalf of all of our partners across the region with the support of UTIA."
Since the 2021 launch of its Tennessee RiverTowns Program—a framework for collaboration between community partners and Tennessee RiverLine staff—enrolled communities have facilitated more than 75 recreation and stewardship events that offered nearly 2,500 participants new river experiences. The growing staff supports these 20 enrolled communities, inclusive of 46 cities and counties in three states home to 1 million people, and more than 220 local volunteers by providing capacity, resources and technical assistance.
The Tennessee RiverLine's ongoing Community Planning Initiative builds on this grass-roots enthusiasm to inspire and empower river communities to discover and realize their own local vision for North America's next great regional trail system. Through the 652 to YOU program, communities identify their own aspirations for a transformed relationship with the river, and the Tennessee RiverLine's planning and design staff enables progress toward fulfilling those aspirations by providing conceptual designs and a funding strategy for a priority project, such as new river access areas, riverfront parks, trails, greenways, signage systems and pavilions.
Inspired by the Tennessee RiverLine vision and with support from the Tennessee RiverLine team, many communities across the region are making meaningful progress toward vision implementation through local planning and infrastructure development efforts.
One of the best demonstrations for how the Tennessee RiverLine is already having a substantial impact on river communities is unfolding in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. This community has embraced the vision and Tennessee RiverTowns Program to celebrates its river heritage and connect a group of like-minded residents to each other and the river through annual paddling events. This grass-roots momentum is catalyzing transformational investments in river access and quality of life amenities through the Connect South Pittsburg Project. Many other communities are also making meaningful progress toward vision implementation.
Castille thanked the many partners investing in the trail system to enhance economic development, public health, resource stewardship and equitable access to river spaces and experiences across the region. "The Tennessee RiverLine is 'Powered by Partnerships,' the idea that we can accomplish something working together that no one entity can accomplish alone," she said. Castille thanked Tennessee Valley Authority in particular as a steadfast financial supporter and thought leader for the initiative.
"TVA is pleased that the Tennessee RiverLine is now a major initiative of the UT Institute of Agriculture," said Allen Clare, vice president – River and Resources Stewardship at TVA. "This step forward will not only enhance the outstanding efforts of the Tennessee RiverLine, but also will strengthen the ongoing stewardship work of TVA Natural Resources as it protects, preserves and improves the Tennessee River system and its public lands across the Valley. We look forward to this exciting partnership."
Castille also noted that UT Extension has made a substantial investment in the Tennessee RiverLine initiative to help it reach even wider audiences.
"UT Extension has a 100-year history of partnering with our communities to help them thrive through fostering community and economic development, promoting the health and well-being of community members, developing 4-H youth leadership, supporting natural resource management and strengthening agricultural production," said Ashley Stokes, dean of UT Extension. "Several communities along the Tennessee River are experiencing challenges with economic development and the Tennessee RiverLine Initiative paired with the ongoing work of our UT Extension agents and specialists can help our communities in many ways, including employment opportunities, community health, natural resource sustainability and agritourism opportunities. The UT Extension investment is aimed at supporting our mission to benefit communities, and we are happy to see this funding bring the Tennessee RiverLine into UTIA. Knowing the opportunities and challenges facing our river communities, it is exciting to think of ways UT AgResearch and the Herbert College of Agriculture can also support Tennessee RiverLine in the future."
Finally, Castille thanked the summit participants for their interest in exploring new ways to enhance the region through the Tennessee RiverLine Initiative. "Just as a river flows, there is so much work that has already been accomplished behind us, and yet there is so much potential ahead. I am excited for all that the Tennessee RiverLine and you, our partners, are positioned to accomplish in the years ahead," she said.
For more information about the Tennessee RiverLine, please visit the initiative's website: tnriverline.org.
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Love + Regeneration
Creative Media Studio
From Superstack to Solar Stack — Creating a New Icon for Sudbury
by Jason F. McLennan
Consider this a love letter to The City of Sudbury – the community where I was born and raised and that I still love and care for deeply and that helped shape my career, which has since taken me around the world.
I grew up in Sudbury during the 1970s and 1980s and my perception of the city is filled with positive memories of a vibrant, active community – of playing sports year-round and enjoying the lakes and outdoors, all within easy reach. Yet growing up in Sudbury during this time also means that my memories of this place are forever associated with the Superstack, which I thought was a 'cloud making machine' when I was really young. I didn't understand the environmental legacy of our community until I got older, but I knew at a young age that the city was there because of nickel – my uncle worked at Inco, as did the parents of many of my friends. I still remember the intense feeling during the big strike of 1978 when we all had to pitch in to help those that were holding out in Canada's longest strike.
As a school child I participated in the regreening efforts each year, as did so many Sudburians; the work we all did to plant millions of trees on a heavily impacted 'moonscape' inspired my whole career and understanding of humanity's ability to either be agents of degradation or agents of regeneration. It was apparent that our species could kill whole ecosystems in pursuit of the things we needed – or we could in turn come together to heal and restore and create the conditions conducive for life. Sudbury proved both in a single century. It is this duality that has shaped what I do as an architect, planner, author, and environmentalist.
I left Sudbury at nineteen to be educated in the USA and Europe. At the time I wondered what a boy from a northern mining town could possibly do on the bigger stages down south and was more than a bit intimidated when I left home. Yet over time I found out that I could in fact compete anywhere – and that Sudbury, as a place to grow up and experience life in – was up to the task of preparing me. Over the last nearly thirty years, I've met and worked with billionaires, movie stars and world leaders – yet no matter where I go and who I meet, I always tell them with pride, "I'm Canadian and I'm from Sudbury." Most admittedly don't know where Sudbury is or what it means to be from The Rock, but if you grew up in Sudbury, you do. We are the North!
Recently I've had the opportunity to return home to visit Sudbury again and I now proudly serve on the board of the new school of architecture downtown. Having a world class school of architecture in Sudbury isn't something that I thought would ever happen, but testament again to what this community can accomplish. Growing up in Sudbury, I learned that people often underestimated us – yet we know we are capable of achievement out of all proportion to our size and geography. No matter what I design and build in the USA or other larger markets, my hometown will always be this community.
So it was greatly concerning to hear of the planned demise of the Superstack that figured so largely in my imagination as a child. Once gone it's gone forever – and I really think that simply removing it from our skyline would be a huge missed opportunity. Taking it down is thinking small; turning it into something truly revolutionary is what this community needs to do.
And so this is what I offer to the people of Sudbury: a new vision of what is possible to start a new decade of optimism.
A New Icon of Hope and Regeneration
Sudbury's story is inextricably linked with the Superstack, and that story doesn't end at environmental degradation by acid rain. It continues to this day, and includes the millions of trees we've planted, lakes restored to vibrancy, the buildup of depleted soils, and the return of biodiversity.
The Superstack is a big symbol for the city and Canada's second tallest structure, and for that reason it represents massive possibility. Once it's gone, a big piece of the city's identity and story will be lost, along with the opportunity to remake this emblem of Sudbury's environmentally dark past into one of its regenerative present and hopeful future. Plus, I truly believe it will be missed.
While demolition by implosion was ruled out because of the obvious hazards it represented to the Copper Cliff and Sudbury communities, demolition by any means will have huge energy and carbon implications, cost millions of dollars, and might bring negative air quality impacts to local residents who have suffered enough in its shadow already.
What if instead the Superstack became a major Canadian tourist attraction and a shining example of how Sudbury once again thought big about its future?
The World's Tallest Solar Array
My design studio offers the City of Sudbury a new possible vision for the remaking of the Sudbury Superstack.
Sudbury, like many cities throughout Canada and across the world, has announced a climate emergency. In times like these we need not only respond, but act boldly, sharing a vision of leaps toward a living future. Imagine the Superstack armored in solar panels, ascending up the height of the stack 1200 feet, transforming the one-time pollutant spewer into the world's tallest solar array. If people come to Sudbury excited about the Big Nickel—a mere roadside attraction by comparison, imagine what the Superstack could become! Imagine people going up the Superstack in a superfast, renewably powered elevator, in an experience powered completely by the sun, to take in the view of the entire region. There they would see the impacts of mining at its base and beyond that our beautiful lakes and regreened hills and valleys for miles around. By my calculations, this solar array could be large enough to power the entire town of Copper Cliff. Given that solar is now the cheapest new form of energy generation, the economics are powerful and positive.
A Dedication to Sudbury's Regreening Pioneers
Imagine, after an incredible ride to the top (which is taller than the main levels of the CN tower), arriving at a beautiful, glittering greenhouse ecosystem designed in a shape to be symbolic of the smoke that used to billow out, yet now filled with native plants in a celebration of place and the revitalization efforts in the landscape below, dedicated to the citizens, public servants, educators, and scientists of Sudbury, who together imagined what could be accomplished with years of dedicated hard work and careful stewardship. This would be a place of multi-faceted learning and inspiration – perhaps an extension of Science North – a living lesson in renewable energy, the path from environmental degradation to regeneration, local ecology, and local community and culture. This would be a place for visitors from around the world to collect inspiration and motivation from the story of how a Northern town came together to regenerate itself.
A Sustainable Economic Engine
Tourism in Sudbury continues to grow and there is interest these days in authentic experiences. People want to tour breweries and factories and learn how things work. People would clamor to tour the mining facility and then rise to the top of Sudbury's newly rebranded icon, now a showcase for Vale's leadership and a progressive future. This design would put Sudbury on the map for its leadership on climate change and restoration. The tourist site would generate millions annually in both ticket sales and sellable energy, a much better proposition than spending money to merely take it down. The project would also generate much needed tourism jobs and further support businesses in the community in multiple ways.
Anything good must start with an idea, and so I offer this to Sudbury as a possible vision of its future if it decides to think big and recognize that it too can play on the world stage. Imagine the planet's tallest solar array, published in media outlets everywhere, generating clean energy mounted to the former tallest smokestack and culminating not with pollution, but with a solar powered greenhouse which also happens to be the tallest planetarium and human biosphere on the globe.
A new symbol of hope and the start of something truly big for Sudbury.
[Find this article, as printed in Northern Ontario Business, available here.]
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Case Manager-Substance Use Counselor - Behavioral Health 353
The Muriel Wright Recovery Center SUTS helps people with active substance use issues to transition out of jail more effectively and begin the recovery process in a supportive environment. All services are mental health-informed, using approaches such as Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change to help engage people in treatment. SUTS services are heavily group-based to build community and support, and are based on the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) curriculum, a SAMSHA Evidence-Based Practice. Additional services include Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), relapse prevention, physical health screenings, etc. The Muriel Wright Recovery Center SUTS program is an ASAM Level 3.1 service and is operated under contract with Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department.
Employment Status: Full-Time
Shift: AM 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Days: Sunday - Thursday
Serves as the primary support and case manager for individuals with mental illness by assisting them to live as independently as possible in their chosen community, focusing on substance abuse and addictions
• Collaborates with members served to create Recovery Plan goals and ensure all services described in the Recovery Plan are provided
• Consistent with expertise, provides specialized services and interventions related to substance use/addictive disorders, including thematic groups, evidence-based practices, and collaboration with external agencies and resources
• Facilitate groups per the needs and interests of members, especially in the area of education and skill building related to Substance Use Disorders
• Understands assessment tools and Harm Reduction Model
• Provide and document, quality and quantity of direct services as required by program standards
• Provides appropriate interventions in crisis situations
• On a rotating basis, performs officer of the day functions
• Collects required data and completes required documentation
• Coordinates transitions to lower levels of care
• Maintains awareness of community resources and assists members served in appropriate use of community resources
• Assists members served with all needs, including Activities of Daily Living
• Assists members served in making and getting to essential appointments
• Assists and advocates for members served in obtaining appropriate benefits
• Ensures that members served understand their legal status and rights
• Helps members served achieve greater independence and autonomy
• Safeguard confidentiality; adhere to HIPAA policies
• Provides transportation when needed and appropriate
• SUTS Programs :
o Writes thorough and goal-oriented client treatments plans, completes ASAM, assessments, and progress notes in accordance with current state and county regulations and statutes, and with Telecare Corporation's policies and procedures
o Provides specialized services and interventions related to substance use/addictive disorders, including thematic groups, evidence-based practices, and collaboration with external agencies and resources
o Conducts individual and family counseling as needed
• Must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.
Position requires transporting Members in own personal vehicle and program van (acceptable driving record and vehicle inspection for safety)
• High School Diploma or G.E.D and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), or Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor (CATC), Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC, SUDCC II, III, IV), or Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP in the state of WA) etc.
• Six (6) months' experience in addictions setting
• All certifications must be maintained for duration of employment
• Within two (2) months of employment, ability to apply financial requirements for billing and learn billing codes
• Sensitivity to multi-cultural populations and issues
• Must be credentialed as a qualified mental health professional, where applicable
• All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. Position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.
• Experience in a mental health setting, outpatient clinic, dual diagnosis treatment, or community mental health service
• Experience in providing intensive case management and/or intensive community supports using psychiatric rehabilitation concepts
• Experience providing Substance Use Disorder services
o Experience and knowledge of the needs of individuals diagnosed with co-occurring conditions and substance use
o Two (2) years' experience working with a Medi-Cal certified program
• Thorough understanding of the rights of members served and relevant legal processes
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good computer/technology skills
• Ability to assess safety risks
• Ability to easily build rapport, maintain engagement with members served, and hold hope in the face of adversity
• Excellent driving skills
• Knowledge of basic medical and psychiatric terminology
• Ability to discern between the different stages of change
• Ability to use Motivational Interviewing skills
• Familiarity with the 12-step program model and other and peer support models
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Massage therapy is not something that most people consider medicinal or beneficial. When you hear someone say that they got a massage, you tend to think of a spa atmosphere and the experience of being pampered. While massage and massage therapy are a little different, they do share some commonalities.
Family Chiropractic Plus has determined that massage therapy benefits our patients in many ways, so we proudly offer this service as part of our full line of chiropractic care options!
We'll first tell you the benefits of massage as a chiropractic treatment, and then we will dive into the details of how it works.
First, massage therapy speeds up recovery time. Muscles, ligaments and tendons are all affected when you have an injury. Muscles hold on to lactic acid and other compounds after workouts and even after an injury. Massage therapy works to release these chemicals from the muscles. It also keeps the muscles limber so that you do not reinjure the same muscle.
Second, it makes adjustments more tolerable. Depending on your pain tolerance, you may find adjustments to be uncomfortable because of the sudden pressure or moving of specific joints. Therefore, massage has a couple of benefits in this area. It can mentally relax an anxious patient before spinal manipulation, and it can also loosen up the muscles around the spine or any other area that will be adjusted. Many patients find that massage therapy done before their adjustment makes their session more comfortable, and they experience less soreness afterward.
Third, your adjustment will last longer. Muscles and bones work together, so it makes sense that they affect one another when something goes wrong. Tight muscles will sometimes pull bones back out of line after your adjustment. This can sometimes happen within a day or two of your appointment. Massage therapy relaxes the muscles that surround your misaligned vertebrae so that your adjustment lasts longer and you don't experience the pain or discomfort as soon as you might without massage therapy.
Fourth, the nervous system benefits, too! As a by-product, your nervous system gets a boost during massage therapy as well. Nerve endings all over your body connect at your spine. When you receive massage therapy before your adjustment, these nerves are soothed and activated. This can lower your stress level, preventing further back and neck pain, headaches and high blood pressure.
We touched on the physiology of massage therapy above. Let's look a little closer at how your body can be healed with massage therapy and chiropractic.
It is the chiropractor's job to manipulate bones that have become misaligned due to injury or normal wear and tear on the body.
Consider this situation: We see a patient in our office who is experiencing back pain that has no discernable cause. This particular patient may be baffled as to the cause of his pain because he hasn't done any heavy lifting or strenuous exercise, and he hasn't sustained an injury due to an accident.
In this case, we take an extensive medical history and, more often than not, discover the cause. Passive actions – such as sitting in a chair without proper back support for hours each day – can cause pain in the lower back, upper back and neck. This patient has likely done years of damage to his spine without realizing it. And what's more, he/she has been putting stress on the muscles around his/her spine as well.
In the scenario above, the patient would be an ideal candidate for massage therapy plus manual adjustments. Pain in the lower back, upper back and neck almost always stem from a combination of joint and muscle issues.
If the joints are inflamed, irritated or not functioning properly, the muscles around them will also experience discomfort. The same is true of a muscle problem. The joints will overcompensate to help the injured or sore muscle, resulting in a misalignment.
We recommend that all of our patients consider using massage therapy in conjunction with their chiropractic care. Below is an idea of what you can expect during a massage therapy session.
Your massage therapist may have you undress to your comfort level, or you may be able to stay fully clothed and still receive the full benefits of your massage session.
He or she will employ many different techniques to soothe your muscles and release tension within them. You may feel rubbing along longer muscles or pressure in certain areas, called trigger points. In some cases, the therapist may also use small, controlled shaking movements to release tension in the connective tissues of the muscles.
Swedish massage is the most commonly used practice for chiropractic because it is a general type of massage that relaxes muscles using all of the methods above. The therapist may use his or her fingers, palms, forearms or elbows to massage certain parts of your back. If you are having pain or numbness in other areas, such as your arms or legs, your massage may also include these body parts. This type of massage is also mentally relaxing for most patients, so it provides maximum benefits before an adjustment.
Deep tissue massage is used for some patients, but not all. It is most beneficial for people who are recovering from an injury and have damage to a specific muscle or muscle group. Our therapists are also trained in sports massage therapy. Athletes are special in their chiropractic and massage therapy needs, and they must be treated accordingly. Sports massage therapy focuses on preventing injury before occurring and also relieving soreness and tightness afterward.
Massage therapy is known to enhance your overall feeling of wellness, manage chronic pain, improve your body's ability to heal after an injury, and increase range of motion. It stimulates blood flow, which gets oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood moving better through your organs and to your skin. You'll look and feel better after a massage therapy session!
Now you see why Family Chiropractic Plus believes in the use of massage therapy to compliment your chiropractic services. Call for an appointment today!


Our approach to fabric design is always the same. We combine trends and inspirations from both across the world and across time to create inimitable results.
Naturally, we go further to ensure our environmental credentials are substantial and without rival.
This is why our designs are printed on cloth that is Oeko Tex 100 certified and digitally printed, keeping the highest quality and environment friendly production methods a priority.
All our semi plain fabrics are sustainable fabrics and pass environmental standards.
There are six designs to choose from in the Tetric, Mzuri and Khufu and in the new collection Arame, Estuary and Scaridae.
For Autumn/Winter 17 we are launching our first plain fabric Faroe – a gorgeous wool made from recycled jumpers.


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Tyee Books
Is Curling the New Hockey?
More buzz, fans and athletes, says author-athlete Russ Howard.
By Andy Prest 5 Apr 2007 | TheTyee.ca
Andy Prest is a Vancouver-based journalist whose parents are curling fanatics.
'Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story'
Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story
Russ Howard and Bob Weeks
Wiley Canada (2007)
Curling has gone big time in Canada. Many people still think it's a bizarre semi-sport with just a few fans. But this week at Rexall Place in Edmonton, the World Men's Curling Championships is setting record attendance levels. And last month, more than 1.2 million viewers tuned in to the CBC for the final of the Brier, the Canadian men's national championships.
Why? Well, the film Men With Brooms arguably brought one or two new fans. Then there's the fact that it's developed cool status because it's anti-cool -- kind of like drinking at legions instead of slick nightclubs. And it grabbed more fans when it started to appeal to serious athletes -- so much, that last year, curling was one of the surprise buzz sports at the Winter Olympics in Torino.
But although it was invented in Scotland and has grown to become a global curiosity, curling is still very much a Canadian game. Heck, the Brier's title sponsor is Tim Horton's.
And Russ Howard can explain why it has such a hold on the Canadian imagination. Howard holds Brier and World Championship wins through the 1980s and 1990s -- the most wins in history -- making him a curling celebrity. And last year, at the age of 50, Howard reached the pinnacle of the curling world when he joined Brad Gushue and his young, Newfoundland-based rink (the name for a team) in a surprising win at the Canadian Olympic trials -- likely the toughest curling competition in the world -- then went on to win gold medals at the Olympics.
Now, with the help of sports journalist Bob Weeks, Howard has published an autobiography called Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story. Howard spoke to The Tyee, and what follows are excerpts from our conversation.
On curling's hold on the Canadian imagination:
"It's way, way bigger than the average person, the non-curler, would think.
"The viewership, for instance, on TSN or even CBC, is as good or better than any NHL hockey game that's on there. It's only the NHL playoffs that can outdraw curling.
"There's 1.3 million curlers in Canada, which is a ton. And it's Canadiana. In the Canadian men's championship, for instance, or lady's championship, you've got Newfoundland playing B.C., or Northern Ontario playing Southern Ontario -- all these geographical areas where people come year after year after year to cheer on their province.
"And it's a very social sport. To me it's what Canada's all about. It's fair play, the whole sport is based on honesty, there's no cheating. If you've made a mistake, like golf you can call yourself on it. It's an incredibly social sport at whatever level you play."
On old school curlers:
"Curling's starting to get a different image because of Gushue and these young kids coming along. It's cool as a kid to curl now, which is nice. It wasn't before. Back when I started to curl, the image of a curler was a 60-year-old guy with a beer in hand and a cigar and an old sweater. It's not like that anymore."
On curling's beer-fuelled, party rep:
"I guess [curling's party image] is self inflicted. Years ago, in the old days, with the top curlers, it was more of a social thing. You flew to Vancouver for your event, and you made some fun out of it.
"But nowadays, the athletes are pretty finely tuned athletes, and they stay away from that stuff for the most part. It's more the fans that are involved with it.
"But there's not too many curlers that will turn down a beer, that's for sure. There's a custom in curling that I curl against you and I beat you, then after the game is over, you know, 'What are you drinking?' It's up to the winner to buy the loser a beer and you are usually nice enough to reciprocate. And all of a sudden we've had two beer."
On curling TV:
"The only coverage [when I started] was one or two games a year on CBC -- the final and maybe the semi-final of the Canadian men's championship only. So we only had, like, six hours of television the whole year. Now exposure is huge, and now there's TSN coverage 40 or 50 hours at the Canadian Men's, Canadian Lady's, the juniors...
"The one neat thing with curling TV is the microphones on the players. You can't do that with very many other sports. I think that's captured a lot of the fan base because you can sit in your living room and go, 'Oh, that's why they're thinking of doing that,' or, 'what are those idiots doing? Why don't they guard this?' It's really helped the non-curler understand the sport."
On forgetting about the mic:
"[Wearing a mic throughout a whole game] was weird at first because you tried to be so polite, you know, 'Nice shot Glenn -- we'll get em next time.' You know? Stuff like, 'Good going.' To the point that you'd forget, down the road, that you had mics on and all of a sudden you're swearing or you're saying something that you shouldn't say, like 'That guy was just lucky.' You just forget."
On 'hurry hard':
"I invented the phrase 'hurry hard' as far as I know, years ago when everybody yelled 'sweep.' The problem was, in the old days, we had these synthetic brooms and we were bashing them on the ice and it got very, very loud in some of these Quonset hut curling clubs. So if you were on the sheet beside me yelling sweep, my sweepers might think that was me, so it made sense to come up with a different set of signals.
"Why I picked 'hurry hard' I'll never know. But it's something you can yell a lot louder, like 'sweeeeep' is quiet but 'HAARRRD,' well, basically it caught on.
"I watched Korea the other day against my brother and they were yelling, 'HARD.' I should have maybe patented the word or something."
On getting booed at BC Place:
"We were in awe -- it was our first world championships. We'd beaten the legendary Bernie Sparkes, who was from B.C. You know, you cheer for your local hero -- so we were one step in the grave before we got here.
"And we played France in that first game, and we're going to beat France 2000 times out of 2000. They just weren't a good curling team. And we were whipping these guys. We were up 5-1 no problem at all half way through the game.
"Then all of a sudden, the ice melted because of the incandescent ceiling in B.C. Place, and we started missing shot after shot after shot. And to make a long story short, they ended up beating us on the last shot and it was devastating.
"And then the crowd started yelling 'boring' and yelling 'we want Bernie' -- which is commendable, really. But why not? They didn't know what was going on and they were looking down there watching us just play awful."
On winning the Olympic gold medal:
"The moment that sticks with me is the medal ceremony. They say, 'Gold medal champions -- Canada.' There were 9,000 people in this beautiful, quaint, kind of romantic setting. It was an old courtyard that was a billion years old and there's 9,000 mostly Canadian fans waving flags and my family in the front row. You see the flags going up and the national anthem -- that was unbelievable. Every time I hear the national anthem now...it takes me back."
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Yes, other games came before it, but that's just nitpicking: for 99% of gamers, the first-person shooter genre kicked off with Wolfenstein 3D, which turned 16 yesterday. Happy birthday! Having played through the original only a few months ago, it's funny how, sixteen years on, I still had more fun with Wolfenstein than I do with most modern FPS games. Maybe that says something about the pure, arcade pleasures of the game. Or (more likely) it says something about the appeal of mowing down a mechanised Hitler with a chaingun while stuffing your face with plates of bbq chicken.


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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino: Why Falling Behind On Community Service Won't Mean More Jail Time
After Mike Sorrentino was issued a written warning for only completing a fraction of his 500-hour community service, a top attorney explains EXCLUSIVELY to HL why he likely won't get jail time.
Despite only completing 18 out of 500 required hours of community service, the outcome may not be so grim for Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino. Mike, who was given the hefty community service requirement as part of his tax evasion sentence, was reportedly given a written warning by a judge to step up his game. Top attorney Steven Sciancalepore, Esq. tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that this is likely the worst that will come from the… situation.
After serving eight months in prison in 2019, Mike likely won't serve any more jail time, Sciancalepore says. "Practically speaking, that is not going to happen for a few reasons. It's community service — he has two years to complete it and the judge will more likely than not tell him he has a certain amount of time to get it done," the attorney explained. "He can continue on probation until he gets all the community service hours done."
Mike was released from prison in 2019. Over a year later, he still has more than 400 hours of community service to complete — and his probation officer apparently isn't happy. According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the probation officer stressed that she's reminded Mike "at nearly every interaction to find a venue for community service, including service that could be performed from home" but she claims he hasn't followed through
She states that he was supposed to volunteer in August 2020, but backed out due to COVID-19 concerns. So, what happens next? Aside from written warning, Sciancalepore says not much. "The judge yelled at [Mike] and told him to get his act together. These violations are seen as lower level," he explained, adding that while jail time could occur, it's unlikely. "It's called Chapter 7 of the Federal Sentencing guideline. You are graded based upon the level of the offense, and then based on criminal history. So, if he's a guy who has no criminal history other than this offense, his max would be three to nine months if the court wanted to impose jail time."
Mike's probationary period can be extended, as well, Sciancalepore noted. Mike agreed to periodic drug testing throughout the two-year supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine as well as $123,913 as restitution for his tax fraud. Mike, who is currently expecting his first child with wife Lauren Pesce, still has time to complete his 500 hours of community service — he just needs to speed it up.
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A total of 32 patients (11 males, 21 females, mean age 51.9 years) were operated on during a 7 years period in two institutions. There were 16 sarcomas (9 chondrosarcomas, 3 radiation-induced sarcomas, 2 Ewing sarcoma, 2 osteosarcoma), 1 recurrent desmoid tumor, 3 local breast cancer recurrences, 1 plasmocytoma, and 11 metastatic tumors (5 from breast cancer, 2 rabdomyosarcoma, 2 liposarcoma, 1 NSCLC, 1 prostate cancer). Four-five cm free margins on each side were achieved in all patients with total sternectomy (13), subtotal sternal resection (17), and partial resection (2). Concurrent en bloc resections included anterior ribs (7), clavicle (6), pericardium (2), brachiocephalic vein (2), and diaphragm (1). The chest was reconstructed with Gore-tex (5) or Marlex mesh (22) and myocutaneous flap in 18 (56.25%) patients or omentum in 6 (18.75%) patients. Only double layer Marlex mesh with breast mobilization was performed in 5 women (15.62%). Combination of prostetic material and metal bars or wires was needed in 6 patients after total sternectomy (18.75%). Multimodality treatment pre- or postoperatively was administered in most of the patients.
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Oman competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Oman sent a delegation consisting of 5 competitors in the event in 2 different sports.

Oman did not receive any medal at the Games.

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United States – Georgia Memorandum of Understanding on 5G Security
The following memorandum of understanding was adopted by the Governments of the United States of America and Georgia on January 14, 2021. Begin Text: Taking into account that secure fifth generation wireless communications networks (5G) will be vital to both future prosperity and national security, the United States and Georgia declare their desire to strengthen cooperation on 5G. 5G will enable a ...
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Media Statement The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States. Testing before and after travel is a critical layer to slow the introduction and spread of COVID-19. This strategy is consistent with the current phase of the pandemic and ...
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Khamenei deprives Iranian people of COVID-19 vaccines
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is banning highly effective coronavirus vaccines from Iran because they are made in the United States and other Western countries. "I really do not trust" them, Khamenei said January 8, announcing the ban on two widely used vaccines produced in the United States and the United Kingdom, the Associated Press reports . "Sometimes ...
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This update is one day late.
Yesterday, in the very early morning, I wrote 830+ words on an introductory scene to Psann after quite a few things happened, which is where I think actual stories with the character will pick up. We'll see; it's still hard for me to connect the dots between how Psann was at the beginning, to how he is in the "present", much less the future.
I'm behind but I hope to get some more writing time in today. I got to sleep last night, and that was refreshing. I really need to get a regular sleeping schedule in place; Ambien alone is not enough at times to fight the insomnia.
Originally the first scene of this dual pair was 500 words long, and it's expanding enough that I think I'll count the dual scenes as two separate scenes rather than one.


After months of making inroads with white nationalist organizations like Identity Europa and posting racially charged posts on social media, the Asatru Folk Assembly has now been officially banned for offensive behavior on Facebook. The AFA is one of the best known "folkish Heathen" groups in the U.S., which takes a racialized interpretation of Nordic paganism. This is based on an earlier Jungian notion that the archetypes that make up the Nordic gods, such as Odin or Thor, were set into the psyches of Northern European people exclusively. The founder of the original AFA, Stephen McNallen, uses these pseudo-scientific arguments on race to argue that Asatru, the modern revival of a magickal Heathenry, is the native spirituality of Northern European people and one that white should return to.
While the AFA often tries to present itself as "apolitical," it has consistently sided with white nationalists. McNallen was known for being a core part of the Alt Right since 2008, appearing on the AlternativeRight.com podcast, Vanguard Radio, several times to speak with Richard Spencer. He has also attended the white nationalist conference the National Policy Institute and pals around with various racialist projects.
Most recently, the AFA hit new leadership has taken it in an even more explicitly racist and patriarchal direction. Below is a screenshot of a recent post of theirs, and because of it they were denounced by almost every Heathen organization in the country.
As they have continued to increase their racialist profile, including participating in the Alt Right rally at Berkeley, they have seen resistance form. They have now been banned from Facebook and will continue to see their profile shrink as few are willing to accept their white supremacist version of paganism.
Note: The vast majority of Heathens are anti-racist, and those who take the "folkish" perspective are a loud and racist minority in the religion.
The veil of "Free Speech" has always been a tool manipulated by the Alt Right, a way of them getting a platform to organize without objection. If they were ever to take power, that right of Free Speech would be lost for all as they build an authoritarian Ethnostate.
April 15th will be a "Free Speech" rally in Berkeley featuring Lauren Southern as a headliner, the Alt Light provocateur that has been harassing Canadian leftists for years. Southern was a content creator for Rebel Media and is an Alt Right sympathizers, and anti-fascists threw urine on her when she came out to defend an American Front meeting that was happening.
She will be appearing with a whole line-up of Alt Right figures, including AltRight.com contributor Brittany Pettibone. Pettibone is known for her "White Genocide" and Pizzagate conspiracy theories, as well as nationalist and traditionalist politics. She said that these "values that once made Western Civilization great, including but not limited to the glorification of the nuclear family, motherhood, masculinity, femininity, etiquette, traditional gender roles and love of one's own culture, race and country." She now writes under Richard Spencer's new website, cementing her in the world of white nationalism.
Parody right-wing songwriter The Man Spot will join them, as well as Kyle Chapman, the "based stickman" who has become a hero for the Alt Right as he fought Antifa with a stick and shield.
What this even shows is that Southern is willing to associate with open white nationalists, and create a bridge between her world and that of places like The Right Stuff.
The event is being promoted by Identity Europa, the campus focused Alt Right white nationalist group. They have had a heavy presence in the Bay Area. The Asatru Folk Alliance, a white nationalist nordic pagan group will also be in attendance, coordinating with Identity Europa.
What is especially pernicious about this event is that it will bring out more than just the Alt Right, creating the perfect cauldron for recruitment. This is exactly what groups like Identity Europa and "IRL" groups for The Right Stuff need. That is why this event should not go off unopposed, and an organized response is necessary.
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By Rebecca Baird-Remba	January 9, 2019 12:29 pm
4 Times Square. Photo: Durst Organization
Three tenants have signed new leases or expansions totaling 150,000 square feet at Durst Organization's 151 West 42nd Street, otherwise known as 4 Times Square, the landlord announced in a press release.
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Advertising research firm National Cable Communications inked an 11-year lease for 65,000 square feet on the 11th and partial 12th floors of the 48-story tower. The company will relocate from nearby Chrysler Building at 405 Lexington Avenue. And economic consulting firm Analysis Group will depart 10 Rockefeller Plaza for 58,029 square feet on part of the 22nd and all of the 23rd floors of the building between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue. Its lease will last for ten years.
Finally, SS&C Technologies has added 31,396 square feet on the seventh floor to its existing 135,571-square-foot space. The expansion brings its total footprint in the building up to 166,967 square feet on the entire fifth, sixth and seventh floors. The investment management software company decamped Durst's 675 Third Avenue after signing a 15-year lease at 151 West 42nd last year. All three transactions were first reported by The New York Post.
Asking rent in all three transactions was $85 a square foot.
Erik Schmall, Brad Wolk and Scott Weiss of Savills Studley handled the deal for National Cable Communications, and Analysis Group was represented by JLL's Paul Formichelli. Durst was represented in-house by Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Tanya Grimaldo in both deals. Bob Ageloff, Derek Trulson and Bill Peters of JLL oversaw the transaction for SS&C, and Bow, Romeo and Ashlea Aaron represented Durst in-house.
A Savills Studley spokeswoman declined to comment, and a JLL spokesman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Ep. 7 – Chrissa McFarlane, Founder, Patientory
By lisa	March 2, 2020 No Comments
Lisa – Welcome to the Atlanta Startup Podcast, the briefing room for the innovation ecosystem. I'm Lisa Calhoun, your host and general partner at Atlanta venture capital firm Valor Ventures. On this show, I bring you the investors, the founders, and the activators creating the fastest emerging venture capital ecosystem in the country.
Lisa: Chrissa, welcome to Atlanta Startup Podcast. It's a joy to have you on the program.
Chrissa:
Thank you for having me.
Lisa:
You know, I was just saying you look fantastic and I was showing you my glittery Valor V t-shirt. It has feels like yesterday, but it's been a while since I've seen your face. You have been so busy with Patientory and the book. Catch me up. What's been going on the last couple of years for you?
Yeah, well I can't believe we're in the same city, but it feels as if I'm never here. Of course building Patientory is, you know, we are pioneering in the space of blockchain in healthcare. And we've seen a lot of adoption on the international front and especially smaller countries like Singapore, Dubai, especially in the UK that have actual blockchain adoption strategies in place. So with Patientory, you know, we've been building up our consumer community the past three years, especially after our famous token sale, we now can boast over 35,000 people globally. That's part of our community. And then we've also, you know, been focused on building our enterprise brand as well in the healthcare space. I was just named a thought leader for him digital as an HIMS Digital Influencer as they look to really start to bring emerging technologies into healthcare. It,
One of the things I remember from some of even your earliest pitches was your passion for the patients and their privacy. It comes out of your own experience. You could share with the listeners a little bit about how you came to build Patientory and solve for identity protection…?
Yeah. Well, I mean, as complex as it sounds, it's really simple. It started out with, you know, a simple thought, you know, I'm an individual, why don't I own my information, you know, from time of birth.
It started out with me. I'm just such an organized person and I like record keeping everything. But you know,, I was always into science and healthcare has been a passion of mine since a young age. I was going to go into actually practice in medicine but really fell in love with the business of medicine and then really experienced in digital health. We call it digital health industry, which is still fairly new.
A little over a decade. I was with a telemedicine company. It was a day to day challenge of just getting an access to patient's data. Like the doctors can't even, you know, really effectively treat the patients because they didn't have all that history, which would have helped them save so much time in the process, especially as we start to adopt newer technologies. You know, especially telemedicine, where it's like you're messaging a doctor on an app, we have a long way to go.
It sounds like, with the global perspective you have with Patientory, a lot of other countries or communities are adopting things differently than the U S –enlighten us, share more–
A lot of these other countries, their health system, it's run by the government. Whereas in the U S you know, we have much more of a competitive market. So we have over 5,000 health systems that all have different types of electronic medical records that are actually competing against each other even, you know, because they don't want their patients to go elsewhere. Whereas you have countries that run on a national health system where all that information is actually in one place, even if it's not in one place, you know, it's owned by one entity. So it's, it's a much easier feat to get that in the hands of the individual.
And is that where Patientory is finding its latest traction?
Yes, from our consumers. And then, you know, we're working our way into the enterprise market as well.
I noticed we're both heading to Dubai. I'm going for the Kauffman Venture Capital Summit. And you're going for this crazy cool watching healthcare summit…?
So it's the third year, it's actually hosted by Smart Dubai which is the government entity responsible for the adoption of blockchain throughout the city. So it was back in 2016, Dubai launched their Blockchain 2021 strategy. So they wanted to be one of the first cities to be on blockchain across all industries by 2021. That's like tomorrow. So in 2018, they launched the Future of Blockchain Summit because they saw that, you know, they, they didn't, they didn't have a clear pipeline to actual companies and projects that were built in blockchain solutions in the space for their different industries. It's a way for them to bridge the gap with companies all over the world who want to build and start business. But also, you know, raising capital in the middle East and especially in Dubai…
Speaking of raising capital, one of the things that our listeners are often interested in is real stories on raising capital. And you have a unique one, but believe it or not, not everyone has heard it. I wondered if you could not necessarily share things that you've had to share a dozen times, but if you were going to boil it up and have three things that you would tell other founders that they should focus on around their financing journey, what would you say?
What is your key advice for other founders?
I would say it's, you're always raising right? And it's, it's built in relationships. So you may not see, you know, a particular fund or you know, entity as a, an investor now. But it's always good to, as they say, you know, drop breadcrumbs rather than, you know, have just this line of miscommunication or on communication. So it's always important to start building relationships early and follow through and follow up as much as you can.
Dropping breadcrumbs is a big deal. I speak to founders daily and they're like, well, so what's the next step? And I'm like, well, there's no immediate next step because we can't finance you in the next 30 days. However, one wonderful way to get to know each other is updates. And a lot of founders seem to find that yet a fresh idea–sending updates. I encourage them, it doesn't have to just be potential investors. I mean, your executive team, your mentors, your coaches, other founders you care about, they're all around the company in the early days. And they're all candidates for that shout out on a regular basis. I mean, is that something that you, a practice you advocate or what, how would you recommend founders go about laying down breadcrumbs?
Right. it's funny story. I was at a networking event last night and I saw an investor who I was talking to three years ago and he comes up to me and is like, 'Oh, you know, I saw the newsletter two days ago and I see you guys are doing the Dubai event. But I want to follow up cause I really want to know more like of what's going on, you know, from those updates'. So hey, I mean it might, it might seem, you know, like you don't want to do an update that month, but I would say it goes a long way. That's a practice that showed up. You know, it should be there. Even if it's someone you haven't talked to in three years, you never know.
Good advice. Is there anything else from the investor fundraising journey you've been on the last few years that you would say is a lesson learned that you're ready to share with other founders?
Yeah, I mean, when I first started to fundraise, it was definitely a challenge in a difficult time, especially because of the industry I was in. The, the stage of the company that we were in, you know, at the time, most investors we talked to didn't really understand that the bridge between blockchain and healthcare or didn't see the, our path to revenue. But it actually taught me, you know, a lot more about really performing, you know, what it takes to perform as, as a startup you know, in this competitive landscape. So, you know, it really helped in, in really clearing out, you know, really get him down to our value proposition and really strengthen in our core focus of what we provide as a company.
That is such an important thing. I do think the market is competitive and that competitiveness can either be perceived like you perceive it– this is the bar I'm going for it. Or as you know, why am I being challenged like this? And you know, the quality rises there. There's no doubt about that. So when it comes to building the company, I know you've reached out to a lot of, a lot of people in and outside of the Atlanta area, but focusing a little bit on Atlanta, are there one or two people that you would give a shout out to and just let the listeners know, Hey, these are some really intelligent folks in the Atlanta startup community worth reaching out to and getting a read?
Yeah, well, I mean, I, you know, the past couple of years I, I met with the Atlanta CEO Council. They're, they're like all, you know, entrepreneurs at heart, you know, with both successes and failures. And I, and I, you know, they're just so passionate about helping Atlanta startups and founders, you know, exceed in the space and, and they, they connect us with industry veterans or just corporations in the Atlanta area. Which I think is really impactful and helpful. As well as, you know, the team over at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. I mean I would think they came up with the choose ATL Cohort. I was a part of it back in 2017 I think that was our first cohort. But you know, just seeing, you know, that I'm in a city–coming from New York, coming to Atlanta–being in a city where we have direct access to the Chamber and in the city that's really highlighted–entrepreneurs but also minority entrepreneurs–as beacons of light.
So I thought that was pretty cool and awesome. I haven't seen that elsewhere.
It's like you're reading the script cause I was just going to ask you, what makes Atlanta unique or special for founders? Like if you're talking to a global audience of founders or even a national audience, cause I know you have a very broad perspective. What do you like about Atlanta? What do you think the strengths are this startup ecosystem relative to the others you've been involved in? Like New York?
Yeah, I mean it's, it's definitely, it feels like a small close knit community. And I would say, you know, that that's one of, I'm going back to my previous comment, one of the beauties of, of being a part of the city and building a company in the city. I mean it's really the access to people, you know, in other cities you might not more or less have access to.
But the fact that, you know, I would say across the board, you know, people have come around is really passionate about seeing the Atlanta startup ecosystem, but also the culture. Really thrive as our, as our city continues to grow. And so you just came on and said, you know what, I am doing a lot of promoting of my book.
I don't know much about your book. So this is a huge opportunity for me to tell me all about it.
Great. I've been doing a lot of, you know, traveling, speaking engagements and it came to me that I was actually around this time last year. I was like, I should just write a book because you know, most of my travel, especially to other countries, you know, I was more or less one of the only minority female founders there.
So it was always, you know, a part of me to want to share, you know, how can I basically put it out there to, you know, help increase more diverse founders in this space, but not only to empower but to share my journey. And I, I go through different mindsets in the book as to the, the founder mindset, the woman founder mindset. So my book is called Future Women.
And it goes through these, about, I would say about 20 mindsets that female founders should have, especially minority female founders should have when started a company. So, not only a tech company, but, but just that mindset in, in any type of company and the challenges that you make face along the way.
That sounds so pertinent.
Give us an example. What is one of the 20 mindsets? Just the one that's kind of come, come up for you right now?
One that just comes to the top of my head–it's finding your why and staying true to yourself, right? Because when you build a company day in and day out, you can always lose sight as to why you're doing this in the first place. Right. Cause it's, it's not easy. But I feel if if as founders, you have those core values, you know, set in stone and you begin with that from the beginning. It really helps. And, and putting everything into perspective, you know,
I agree with you and I would add to that. It also reenergizes your heart. I know for me as a female founder, I I often take my own advice and that I try to stay close to the things I am passionate about as I'm building. Like I'm very passionate about Valor obviously. I was talking to a female founder earlier this week and she was telling me about a startup she was going to build in social media and it was very convoluted and I said, 'what do you, what's the end game?' She told me the end game was starting a real world business that served at-risk youth and she was going to do the other to make money so she could do the one. My advice was to go ahead and jump right into the thing that you're passionate about because life is short and you're not promised tomorrow and the energy of what you're building, if it's close to your heart,is a renewable source of power for you. But if you're at several removes from your renewable source of power, it's easier to get depressed and discouraged.
Yeah. And then you meet failure and then you're like, why did I fail? It's like, cause you weren't doing what you loved. Right.
It's just hard, you know? Right. I mean it's, it's hard. So. That sounds like a fascinating book. How can people get a copy of it?
Chrissa: Well, it's currently sold on Amazon. We published it and launched it back in December, 2019. We are one of, you know, Amazon's new bestselling books for that month. So you can, you know, go on Amazon and Google my name Chrissa McFarlane or the book Future Women.
I love it. Thank you for sharing that. Now as you're building out Patientory and looking to the future, what types of advisors or executives who are you trying to build into your team in terms of roles?
Yeah. I mean when I first, and this helped with, with, you know, knowing my why when I first started the company, you know, it wasn't a big deal if they didn't come from health care. But after going through that phase you know, we made a I made really a conscious decision to find healthcare related people because they just saw things differently and they had a different passion about them because healthcare is hard.
So we're, we're currently building out our team, more on the operations and sales roles to develop the, to help support and launch the platform. But in just advisers, you know, while I didn't necessarily start with all healthcare industry related advisors, which is okay cause they, they brought that diversity. You know, we're really looking for expertise in challenging the status quo as to where healthcare is today. You know, as we go through a lot of the regulatory changes that are happening. So we were looking really looking for those, those people that are, you know, experts in that area, experts at challenging the status quo in healthcare, apply here, at Patientory's web site.
Lisa: Thank you for sharing that. Is there any other type of role that you know is top of mind for you before we move on?
That couple I can get more techie, you know, anyone that has been in blockchain, you know, and, and understands blockchain and want to again challenge the status quo you know, our arms are wide open as well.
Terrific. So,. what are you working on this quarter with patient story? What are some of your, your goals or KPIs that you're, that are top of mind for you?
The moment we are getting ready to launch our public version of our consumer app at which is going to be at HIMS in March. And then as well as our enterprise version. We're one of the, we are the only healthcare company, but the state of Oregon actually launched the Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio, which we were a part of this past summer. So we've been working with partners in, through that initiative. And then we're looking to start to build out more partners to join based on the work that we're, that we've done. So we're in the process of releasing a joint peer review journal in the next couple of weeks.
Awesome. Okay. That's, that's a lot to be biting off in the next few weeks, but really exciting stuff. Yeah. So as you look to future investors and I should really ask, do you believe you'll have another investor as you build out Patientory, or do you think there's a role for future investors?
Chrissa: Oh, absolutely. That's one our initiatives for at least the next two quarters as well. With, you know, we, we did the token sale. We're actually in the process of a seed round. Which we look to get to our bridge us to our series A hopefully in the next by next year or the end of the year.
Give me a couple points on who the ideal seed investor is to you and as you see it, what are the qualities of that investor in addition to the capital?
Yeah, I mean, so this, you know, we're looking for investors who can also leverage our current partnerships. So you know, that this stage we're really built in the foundation but can also help us map out, you know, what that foundation is, you know, or solidify what that foundation is for, for growth in the next phase. So making sure we have all our ducks lined. Basically.
Are you looking for a healthcare specific seed lead? Is that is on your roadmap?
That's part of it. Yeah, that would be one of them. So we're looking for at least, you know, a couple of partners to, to fill that out. And do you have any specific would be, yeah, I'm not at the moment. You know, we, you know, we've been always looking for that investor in Atlanta. Cause unfortunately we don't have any Atlanta investors . . .
Join the club. There are a lot of great founders in Atlanta that don't have an investor. There are very few venture investors in the Southeast relative to the rest of the country. It's interesting I'm doing all I can cause there's a per capita game going on here that just won't quit. We have 38% of the U S population and less than two dozen venture capital investors. Whereas when you go to the Valley or New York, you're, you're clearly up into the hundreds. So the density is really in a totally different place here.
Yes. And I don't know if that's cultural. I mean I'm sure you've done studies or looked into it, you know, I don't know. So yeah, I mean that would be great if we can actually get someone from Atlanta, you knowcause we, we love the city so much and we call it home. So, but we'll see.
I know. Well good luck in that. And if someone wants to reach out to you around your seed round of how should they reach out or if someone wants to be an advisor, it's through your website or maybe what is your preferred method of contact?
Yeah, so I mean our website is there. I also get a lot of requests on Twitter apparently now I'm like, because I'm such an influencer, I write for Forbes. I get so many requests on Twitter now. So you can reach out to me.
And then of course you can always either also LinkedIn is also a great, great platform as well.
Lisa: Great. Well thank you so much for sharing some time with us today and your story. This is great to check in and it's not going to be so long before we check in again. I would certainly love to have you back on the podcast in a few months after Dubai in March and hear what's going on with Patientory.
Chrissa: Absolutely. Thank you. And if anyone is interested. The future blockchain summit is hosted in Dubai April 7nd.
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Consumption Factors; Economic Development; Entrepreneurship; Gross Domestic Product; Saudi Arabia.
One of key objectives of modern economics is to determine factors that influence the economic development. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss entrepreneurship as one of the factors that influence the economy of a nation, either directly or indirectly. It is a fact that entrepreneurship plays a significant part in shaping the landscape of a country's economy. Economists and policy makers recognize this fact. In fact, entrepreneurship is the engine of economic growth and it has come to be perceived as a catalytic agent for expansion and promotion of productive activities in every sphere of global economy life. This research will focus on finding out how entrepreneurship influences the economy of Saudi Arabia. The paper will begin with a brief introduction of the topic before proceeding to present a comprehensive review of literature relevant to the topic. It will then proceed to present an overview of relevant variables used in determining the role played by entrepreneurship in the economy of Saudi Arabia. There will then follow a discussion on the disadvantages of entrepreneurship to the economy. The paper will end with a conclusion summarizing all the keys points discussed, research limitations, and recommendations for further research.


Controversial pastor Penuel Mnguni has been filmed giving his congregants what he claims to be dog meat and blood, video footage showed on the End Times Disciples Ministries Facebook page.In the video entitled, Sunday Live Holy Communion Service, a small group of people are dancing around to music before Mnguni starts preaching.
"If there is anything not right inside your stomach, I'm saying today, you will recover," he tells the group.
An elderly woman is the first person to step up and is given something to eat and drink. Her lips are filled with sores and she told Mnguni that she has been sick for two months and claims that despite going to the clinic she has not been able to get better.
He then passed around what he claims are dog bones for the crowd to eat.
He then asks people to come forward and eat what he claims is dog meat and blood. He later showed footage of a dog being decapitated, skinned and cut up.
This person said she had been suffering from headaches. After eating the apparent dog meat and blood, she fell to the floor.


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Young Cuban Filmmakers Challenge Official History
Young directors present their work in the "Moving Ideas" section at the 16th Young Filmmakers Show of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC), in Havana. (14ymedio)
14ymedio, Luz Escobar, 8 April 2017 – Were the events like the books tell us? Is the official story a report of what really happened? The attempt to answer these questions inspires the documentary and two fictional shorts that were presented Wednesday in the 'Moving Ideas' section of the 16th edition of the Young Filmmakers Exhibition of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) in Havana.
Under the motto "Forgetting does not exist," the filmmakers approached collective and family memory to show a point of view often ignored by the epic of Revolutionary discourse. The works probe those memories for what Cubans treasure about moments in national life, beyond the gilded frame that the institutional version attaches to them.
Economic disasters, a war on a distant continent and the drama of family separation after exile, were some of the issues addressed by this new generation of film directors, who show a special interest in looking back. Children of indoctrination and official silence seem willing to shed light on the darker areas of what has happened in the last half century.
Director Pedro Luis Rodríguez offers the short Personal Report set on the eve of the Revolutionary Offensive of 1968 — when all remaining private businesses in the country were confiscated, down to the last shoeshine boy. It was a watershed moment in the economic life of the nation that brought profound effects on commerce, supply and even the mentality of those born after that massive closure of private businesses.
Were the facts as they are told in the books? Is the official story a report of what really happened?
In less than half an hour, Rodríguez shows the conflicts experienced by Ricardo, an analyst on the Planning Board, who is preparing to present a report to his boss on the consequences of the measure that is about to be taken. The protagonist defends his right to participate in the decisions that are made in the country or at least to be heard, but everything is in vain.
Personal Report presents that look from below on a historical event where the decision was taken "on high." An offensive about which the government has never offered a public self-criticism, although a quarter of a century later the private sector was again authorized to operate. Today, more than half a million workers are struggling to support themselves despite strong legal limits on their activities and economic hardships.
Screen shot from 'The Son of the Dream.' (CC)
In the discussions with the audience after the screening in the Chaplin room, Rodriguez acknowledged that his film is "a wink" at the current phenomenon of self-employment. His desire is that the work serves to "reflect on this present" and to meditate "on participation and the need to be heard and to be consistent with oneself."
The flood of memories and questioning continued with the fictional short Taxi, directed by Luis Orlando Torres. Taxi addresses another of the many themes barely touched on by the fiery speeches from those in power: Cuba's involvement in the war in Angola and its aftermath in society; the plot centers on the physical and mental wounds left by that conflict outside the island's borders.
'Personal Report' presents that look from below on a historical event where the decision was taken "on high."
Torres focuses on the effects on families and establishes a parallel with the internationalist medical missions that now send Cuban healthcare workers around the world, and their consequences here at home. The film develops a suspense story that begins when a taxi driver picks up a passenger in a seemingly casual way. A brief conversation will suffice to call into question moral aspects of a war, one which the Government has always defended as an act of solidarity.
Meanwhile, The Son of the Dream, directed by Alejandro Alonso and filmed in 16 millimeter with a Bolex camera, relives through family letters and postcards the filmmaker's memories of an uncle whom he was unable to know due to the separation caused by the Mariel Boatlift. The material is the result of a workshop given at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños by Canadian director Philip Hoffman.
Beyond the aesthetic and artistic values of each of the projects presented in 'Moving Ideas', it is clear that much of the young cinema that is being produced on the Island is not trying to please institutions or accept pre-established truths. It is an uncomfortable, irreverent, questioning and willing movement to belie an epic story that has been shaped more with silences than with truths.
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Florida pediatrician caught with child porn, photos of kids in bathing suits: authorities
By Nelson Oliveira
A popular South Florida pediatrician has been ordered to stay away from children after he was busted on child porn charges stemming from a series of disturbing images uncovered by investigators last year.
Dr. Michael Mizrachy, who was arrested Tuesday in Broward County, was initially found with a video showing "an apparent adult male" sexually assaulting a child who appeared to be between 8 and 10 years old, authorities said.
Detectives later found several photos of young children in their bathing suits, underwear or shorts, with most of the victims appearing to be between 13 and 15 years old, though at least one of them was only 10, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
The photos were taken at Mizrachy's home in Parkland and depicted his daughters' friends, none of whom were aware they were being photographed, according to the release.
Dr. Michael Mizrachy ((Broward Sheriff's Office))
Connecticut teacher who posed as teen on Kik to trade child porn gets 70 months in prison »
The investigation began with a tip in June and led to a search warrant for the suspect's home in October. When detectives raided the house, they learned Mizrachy had used the messaging app Kik to chat with and receive sexually explicit photos from a 15-year-old child, authorities said.
The suspect appeared before a judge Wednesday and was told to stay away from minors if he posts bail, which was set at $30,000, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. He has also lost his job at a clinic in the city of Plantation, according to the paper.
The 49-year-old doctor was said to be popular in the area and was highly rated on online medical directories. He now faces two counts of possession of sexual performance by a child and one count of computer pornography.
Anyone with information regarding the case or about additional victims was asked to contact the Broward Sheriff's Office.


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A 2014-es megyei közgyűlési választásokat október 12-én bonyolították le, az általános önkormányzati választások részeként.

Nógrád megyében a szavazásra jogosultak bő többsége, több mint hetvenezer ember ment el szavazni. A szavazók hat lista jelöltjei közül választhattak.

A választásokat a Fidesz-KDNP nyerte meg – kilenc képviselőjük kényelmes többséget jelentett a tizenöt fős közgyűlésben. Második lett a Jobbik, harmadik az MSZP, a DK pedig a negyedik helyen végzett. A Munkáspárt és az Együtt nem jutott be a közgyűlésbe.

A közgyűlés új elnöke Skuczi Nándor Tibor, a Fidesz-KDNP listavezetője lett.

A választás rendszere
A megyei közgyűlési választásokat az országosan megrendezett általános önkormányzati választások részeként tartották meg. A szavazók a településük polgármesterére és a helyi képviselőkre is ekkor adhatták le a szavazataikat. A választásokat 2014. október 12-én, vasárnap bonyolították le.

A választás rendszerének alapját a 2010-ben elfogadott módosítások jelentették.

A közgyűlési választásokon a megye azon polgárai vehettek részt akik nem megyei jogú városban laktak. A választók egy választókerületbe tartoztak, ahol listákra szavazhattak. A szavazatokat arányosan osztották el az érvényes szavazatok 5%-át – közös lista esetén 10/15%-át – elérő szervezetek között.

2014-ben a 2010-es választásokhoz képest két lényeges változás lépett érvénybe: egyrészt a képviselőket öt évre választották (a korábbi négy helyett), másrészt az ajánlások számát 0,5%-ra mérsékelték (a korábbi 1%-ról).

Választókerület
Nógrád megyében a közgyűlés létszáma 15 fő. (A megyei közgyűlések létszáma a megye egészének lakosságszámához igazodik. 2014-ben Nógrád megyének 203 ezer lakója volt.)

Salgótarján mint megyei jogú város nem tartozott a megye joghatósága alá, így polgárai nem is szavazhattak a megye önkormányzatának összetételéről.

A közgyűlést a megye 125 községének és öt városának polgárai választhatták meg.

A választópolgárok száma 134 ezer volt. A polgárok harmada ezer fő alatti községekben élt, negyedrészük pedig ötezer főnél nagyobb városokban lakott.

A legkevesebb választó a megye közepén található Garábon lakott (44 polgár), a legtöbb pedig Balassagyarmaton élt ( polgár).

Jelöltállítás
Hét listán összesen 133 jelölt szállt versenybe a kiosztható 15 képviselői helyért.

Listák
Az előző közgyűlés pártjai közül FIDESZ és a KDNP közös listát, míg az MSZP illetve a Jobbik önálló listát állított. A Munkáspárt – mint az elmúlt évtizedekben mindig – szintén rajtvonalhoz állt. Először mérettette meg magát a DK és az Együtt.

Önálló lista állításához , közös lista állításához  választópolgár ajánlásának összegyűjtésére volt szükség. (A választásra jogosultak 0,5, ill. 1%-a - utóbbi esetben legalább 2000 fő.)

A legkevesebb jelölttel a Együtt vágott neki a választásnak (6 fő). A középmezőnyben a Jobbik és a DK (15-15 fő), az MSZP (23 fő) és a Munkáspárt (32 fő) foglalt helyet, míg legtöbb jelölt a FIDESZ-KDNP listáján szerepelt (42 fő).

Jelöltek

A szavazás menete
A választást 2014. október 12-én, vasárnap bonyolították le. A választópolgárok reggel 6 órától kezdve adhatták le a szavazataikat, egészen a 19 órás urnazárásig.

Részvétel

A 134 ezer szavazásra jogosult polgárból 74 ezer vett részt a választásokon (54%). Közülük több mint kétezren érvénytelenül szavaztak (3,2%).

Küszöb
A közgyűlésbe jutáshoz szükséges szavazatszám az önálló listáknál 3 565, a közös listák esetében pedig 7 129 volt (az érvényes szavazatok 5, illetve 10%-a).

Eredmény
A legtöbb szavazatot toronymagasan a FIDESZ-KDNP listája kapta (53%). Második helyen a Jobbik végzett (21%), az MSZP harmadik lett (15%). Először jutott képviselői helyhez a DK (5,4%).

A Munkáspárt (2,8%) és az Együtt (2,3%) nem érte el a közgyűlési képviselethez szükséges 5%-os határt.

Az új közgyűlés

Az új közgyűlés alakuló ülésén, október 22-én Skuczi Nándor Tibort, a FIDESZ-KDNP listavezetőjét választotta meg elnökének, 9 igen, 2 nem és 4 tartózkodó szavazattal. Alelnök Barna János Béla 11 igen, 1 nem és 2 tartózkodó szavazattal.

Jegyzetek

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
 Helyi önkormányzati választások
 2014-es magyarországi önkormányzati választás

Nógrád
2014
Megyei