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Child Protection Solicitor job description
To lead a service for front line practitioners on safeguarding children, including a phone line, an innovative website, training, legal and policy updates.
To address all issues of child protection and safeguarding for professionals working with children and young people and will be used by a range of professionals including multi-disciplinary teams, social workers and medical professionals.
1 Project Management
1.1 Work with team members to ensure that deadlines are met;
1.2 Work with the Legal Researcher to prepare reports for funders;
1.3 Meet key performance indicators;
1.6 Ensure that all project materials are accurate and up to date;
1.7 Prepare for, and present at meetings with a High Level Advisory Group;
1.8 Oversee development of new website and all website content;
1.9.1 Write high level content for the new website
1.10 Liaise with other organisations to promote awareness of the project;
1.11 Ensure the financial sustainability of the project, with all project team members;
1.12 Find ongoing funding;
1.13 Initiate and oversee the evaluation processes undertaken by the team to ensure user satisfaction.
2 Providing the Service
2.1 Provide advice to professionals via a dedicated telephone line;
2.2 Contribute to the development of training materials and other resources;
2.3 Remain informed of all changes to legislation and policy in relation to child protection and safeguarding;
2.4 Provide training to professionals working with children and young people;
2.5 Accurately record full details of all telephone and other communications with service users;
2.6 Ensure the sustainability of the project.
3. Working within the Centre's Policy, Procedures and Standards
3.1 Maintain the standard of professional service in line with the Legal Centre's Standards and Procedures documents, SRA regulations and LSC requirements.
3.2 Comply with other relevant policies and procedures i.e. the Children's Legal Centre's H&S policy
4. Representing the Children's Legal Centre and promoting the work of the service
4.1 Work with team members to promote the new project to various audiences including multi-disciplinary teams and not for profit organisations;
4.2 Initiate contacts and attend meetings or appropriate external groups;
4.3 Provide professional advice in answer to enquiries from inside or outside the Centre;
4.4 Seek out and participate in media interviews as advised.
5. Work in partnership with staff from other organisations
5.1 Develop and maintain professional working relationships with staff from other agencies;
5.2 Work alongside staff from other agencies or departments to deliver services;
5.3 Liaise closely with colleagues and other professionals to promote good working relationships and safe child protection practices;
5.4 Develop networks and key contacts.
6. Contribute to personal and lead team development
6.1 Actively participate in team meetings, briefings and training events;
6.2 Take responsibility for developing your own and other professional knowledge and skills;
6.3 Critically appraise and comment on the work of others to aid their development;
6.4 Set objectives by which they can be measured;
6.5 Attend evening meetings where necessary.
7. Contribute to the development of best practice and service development
7.1 Assist in identifying opportunities to develop service activities;
7.2 Assist in developing and using best practice in the light of legal and other changes;
7.3 Contribute to service development, setting objectives and systems to monitor these as required by line management;
7.4 Contribute to policy development within the organisation and in the wider child protection network;
7.5 Contribute and assist in the updating and development of information and resources;
7.6 Keep informed about the policies of the Children's Legal Centre and the organisation's strategies and explain these to a variety of audiences;
7.7 Be proactive in maintaining our case management system and record keeping;
7.8 Actively contribute to, and participate in, team and departmental meetings.
Although the core duties of the post are set out within the job description, a flexible approach to work is essential. You may be required to adapt the above duties to take account of changes to working practices (e.g. introduction of new technology).
A solicitor entitled to practice within the jurisdiction
Holds a good honours degree
Knowledge of the law relating to child protection and safeguarding
3 years PQE minimum
Membership of the Child/ Family Law Panel / Resolution Accreditation
Leadership skills
Excellent analytical skills, ability to demonstrate sound and balanced judgement
Excellent project management skills, including the ability to set up a new project;
Good attention to detail and nuance;
Articulate with excellent communication skills, both face to face and via telephone;
Experience of fundraising and promoting a service to others;
The ability to lead and work effectively as part of a team;
The ability to master new skills and topics quickly;
Ability to set priorities and motivate others;
Capable of working calmly and effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines;
An interest in Child law and Child Protection;
Excellent research skills;
Ability to analyse data for the purpose of reporting;
The ability to question, check or query as appropriate;
Dynamic and flexible attitude;
Pragmatic approach and ability to be innovative where appropriate;
Experience of Case Management Systems and able to be self supporting administratorily.


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One fairly common incentive for employees is giving them the option to buy their employer's stock, usually at a discount to market price.
Many employees take advantage of this perk, which at first glance seems like a pretty good deal. If you work for a company, generally you have a pretty good idea of how good of operators they are. Buying the shares at a discount gives you an instant return. Your employer takes the amount needed to buy the stock right off your paycheck. It's a quick, painless process that seems like a pretty easy move.
Yet upon further thought, some weaknesses come up with buying your employer's stock. Firstly, as an employee, you're already very highly linked to the success of your employer. If everything is going good this isn't a problem. What if you worked for Enron, Washington Mutual or any other company that went bankrupt? Not only would you lose your job, a chunk of your savings would be invested in now worthless stock.
Back when I worked at a grocery store, one of the perks the privately owned company gave store managers was the option to buy company stock. One of my co-workers asked my advice about it; I told him to stay the hell away from the stock. One issue I had with it was the above mentioned lack of diversification. The other issue I had was the lack of liquidity that a privately held company's stock would have. How do they value the stock? Is he able to sell his stock to anyone, or only an insider? Will the company ever become public? These are all questions you need to be able to answer if you buy your privately held employer's stock.
What if you worked for a company that gave you a 25% discount on every share you bought? Wouldn't you be a sucker to not take a 25% guaranteed return?
If you work for a big company with a nice liquid stock, I'd be buying at least some of their stock. I wouldn't let my position get to over 5% of my portfolio. Every year, I'd sell some to make sure I didn't stay above 5% of my portfolio. Selling would have the additional benefit of locking in my profits. As long as you don't let the position get to be too much of your portfolio, you'd be fine.
Oh, and it turns out that my former store manager actually got mad at me for advising his employee against buying their privately held stock.

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She has experienced firsthand the power of opportunity and strives to constantly push the boundaries of what she is capable of, both personally and professionally.
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Hello February! Hello you! 🙂
As usual, every beginning of the month means a wrap-up post of the reading activities I've done in the past month. First, let's see how much book I've read on January:
6 novels, 3 collected poems and 2 graphic novels. It is not satisfying enough. But eleven books will do. Since it shows that I'm still on the track to achieve 115 books at the end of the year..
Although I still have problems with writing reviews, in January I've posted 4 reviews and they were: Before I Go To Sleep, The Secret Garden, Mary Poppins and More Than This.
Out of eleven books above, my favorite is Salt. by Nayyirah Waheed. It's a collected poems. Short but beautiful enough to make me read it over and over –trying to remember them. But it's not that other books are below her Salt. They're good too. A Tale for The Time Being and More Than This are young adult novels but quite thought-provoking. I hope I could share to you what I've experienced through reading them, soon.
I added three new books to my collection. One is a freebie from attending the book launch. It is Senyawa from Andrei Aksana (I've posted a gallery of photos from the event, here). And the other two, Mary Poppins and Pelangi Musim Semi, I grab them from sale on parcelbuku online shop.
Last, here is the likely TBR list for February.
So, see you at the next monthly recap! Adios!


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Internal Medicine Doctors
An internal medicine doctor, often referred to as an "internist," is a physician who focuses on the care of adults (individuals over the age of 18). Internists focus at least three years of their medical training on preventing and treating adult diseases. An internal medicine doctor can solve both common and more complex health care cases. They treat adult patients in all areas of medicine, including:
- Wellness -- disease prevention and promotion of health
- Women's health
- Substance abuse
- Mental health
- Treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, cardiac, gastrointestinal, neurologic and reproductive organs
- Management of chronic illness, including multiple concurrent medical disease states
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Tired of clawing your way through computer books that start at the beginning of recorded history just to find one tiny nugget of information you need? Tired of wrenching your back to pull that massive Windows tome off your bookshelf? Tired of wishing you could find a simple answer to what should be a simple problem? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then 100 Things You Need to Know about Micro$oft Windows V!sta is just the book you've been looking for. Chock full of timesaving tips, heady solutions, and expert know-how, this book doesn't break the bank nor does it require a Bowflex body to hoist it around. Inside you'll find step-by-step help for the 100 things every Windows user needs to know when making the big switch between Windows XP and Vista. Even if you're brand new to Windows (meaning Vista is your first-ever operating system), you'll find the advice here indispensable. In this book, we assume, for instance, that you really don't give a hoot about what TCP/IP is. We're betting you just want to get your Internet connection up and running, and leave the techy muck to the propeller heads.
* Want all the cool new cutting-edge features and interface Windows Vista offers? Well, before you run out and buy the software, you need to ensure your system will support it! We walk you through, step-by-step, how to manually check if your PC and other hardware and software are supported for use with Windows Vista. We show you how to perform common upgrade tasks, if needed, before you install Vista. In addition, we provide tips and procedures on backing up your data.
* Having to choose between five different versions (yes, Vista comes in FIVE flavors!) can be confusing! Don't sweat it, though–we've got you covered. We show you how to decide which flavor of Vista is best suited to you! Then we walk you through installing and setting up Vista for the very first time.
* Next we dig into the new Vista interface, which is quite a change from the old XP! Then we give you a tour of the many new and enhanced features. While you might fancy yourself a wicked-smart Windows user, don't skip this section! We're positive you'll find things you didn't know that will help you make Vista do thy bidding.
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Chapter 1: Upgrading to Windows Vista
Chapter 2: Choosing and installing a Windows Vista edition
Chapter 3: Introducing Windows Vista
Chapter 4: Changing the look and feel of Vista
Chapter 5: Finding your way around in Vista
Chapter 6: Tips and tricks
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Claiming a Space in the Law School Curriculum: A Casebook on Sex-Based Discrimination, 25 Colum. J. Gender & L. 54 (2013)
The article presents information on a law school casebook on sex-based discrimination in Columbia. It provides information that it has raised the legal issues of a law school related to traditional curriculum on women and the law that affects women law students. It informs that it focused on sex discrimination in employment to law students and graduates with using own prepared material regarding law school. It reveals that sexual interaction within the family, women and crime, and women and employment issues has been discussed in the seventh edition of the law school casebook.


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Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
My Tumblr Site!
This is where I keep a bunch of my other stuff! Audio etc...
Jim's Resume
Jim Sirianni - My Resume
Jim Sirianni Email: email@example.com
Profile: I am an outgoing, friendly, and dedicated person who is seeking to further my career in radio and other media. I have worked for several years in radio doing a variety of tasks. I am seeking a position as an on-air talent, news anchor, producer, voice-over talent, or other related fields. I work well with others, and can work efficiently on my own.
June 1990
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
Associate of Arts Degree
January 2007 - current
Rincon Broadcasting LLC, Santa Barbara, CA Producer, News Anchor, Traffic Reporter
Produce various talk shows for News Talk 990 KTMS
Assist talk show hosts with show prep.
Contribute to on-air content for talk shows
Board operator and call screener for several different talk shows
Write, edit, and voice news and traffic for KTMS Morning Drive
Write, edit and voice news, for AM 1490 Morning Drive
Fill – in as News Reporter for 2 music stations (KTYD and KLITE)
Help create content for radio station websites
Host / produce my own talk show "A Round of Applause" - KTMS
Produce and dub PSA's for all radio stations
Produce "culture calendar" and other features for all radio stations
Assist with commercial production - full produce and dry-voice
Familiar with Adobe Audition 1.0 digital recording program
Have access to ISDN lines
June, 1999 – January 2007
Clear Channel Communications, Santa Barbara, CA Producer
This company was sold to Rincon Broadcasting in 2007
Produce various talk shows for News Talk 990 KTMS
Assist talk show hosts with show prep.
Board operator and call screener for several different talk shows
Write, edit, and voice news, traffic and weather reports for KTMS
Fill – in as News Reporter for 2 music stations
Host and produce my own entertainment talk show
Assist with commercial production for 5 radio stations
Help create content for radio station websites
April, 2000 - current
Circle Bar B Dinner Theater, Goleta, CA Director
Direct plays for a guest ranch
Choose scripts/ plays for possible production
Audition actors for roles
Make decisions regarding set design, costumes, and props
Make decisions regarding lighting and sound design
Present budget needs to producers for theatrical production
Assist with creating promotional items and advertising campaigns
Produce and assist with SFX, pre-show and underscoring music for plays.
1997 - 1999
Spelling Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA Accounts Payable Clerk
Make payments to various entertainment vendors
Cut and process checks
Data Entry and filing
Past President and board director for Seaside Theatre Company
Choral and solo singing with various choirs in the past
Attend, volunteer, and participate for various community theatres
Assisted with MDA Black and Blue Ball
Volunteer MC and announcer for Pacific Pride Festival, the Fiesta Parade – 2009, Aids Walk – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and other various local fund-raisers.
Jim's Traffic Demo with Imus Re-join October 2011
This is one of my traffic demos on News Talk 990 KTMS in Santa Barbara, CA. This particular traffic report was during our local break during the Imus in the Morning show that we carry on the station. I've been with KTMS for 12 years now and I've worn a WIDE variety of hats... You can check out all my "hats" in my resume posted on this website!
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: Labtek IXA PWK/SAPPK ITB, Jl. Ganeca 10, Bandung, Indonesia 40132
Tel: +62 22 250 9171
Fax: +62 22 250 1263
Delik Hudalah is a Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning at the School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). He holds a PhD in planning (2010) and was a post-doctoral research fellow (2012) at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen. His particular interests are on the interfaces between urban and rural changes, between socio-economic development and environmental protection, and between global forces and local knowledge in the production of edge urban spaces, which have become the key issues in the planning of Indonesia's city, metropolitan and mega-city regions. He has participated in various research projects on, among other, post-suburbanization and industrial deconcentration in Greater Jakarta, peri-urban land use change in European city-regions, peri-urban environmental planning in Indonesia, and metropolitan cooperation in Indonesia. He is now exploring a growing interest on megacity, food security, and urban energy transition.
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Peri-urbanization; suburbanization; mega-urbanization; metropolitan governance; decentralization; institutionalism
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Records, CD's, Tapes, Zines, Cake, Beer & More...
Opening Times: 11:00 - 17:00
On Saturday 13h December, OT301 will be full of select boxes from the city's finest music emporiums, private sellers and local chancers selling their record collections. There's a very good chance you'll pick up some bargains, meet a few new people, and have a fruitful afternoons digging.
This is now the 9th Edition of the Long Players Music Market and we pride ourselves on maintaining the independent & friendly nature of the event.
Fair Info:
* A wide range of music will be on sale including: House, Techno, Hip Hop, Beats, Breaks, Soul, Disco, Boogie, Reggae, Rock, Oldies, Post Punk, Kraut Rock, Wave, Jazz, Skiffle, Minimal, Dubstep, Blues, Electro, Synth, Psych, Latin, DnB/Jungle/Breakbeat, Experimental, Classical, World Sounds (including African, Brazilia, Colombian gems) Avant Garde, Electronica, Ambient etc etc
* Our stall holders are encouraged to make use of 30 minute time slots on the venues sound system. There they can play their most desirable items and obscurities. We encourage buying & selling straight from the turntable!
* Visitors are encouraged to bring records for swapping. Don't be afraid to open your bag, get stuck in and trade.
* Want to sell (not just music!) records, tapes, CDs, books, clothes, art at the fair?
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The tricky thing about politics is that there are so many different issues going on, and everybody's perspective is completely different, and even people who agree with you on most of the fundamental stuff will disagree with you on some things, because we are all different people and that is both the beauty and the curse of humanity.
I just unfriended somebody. It was the phrase 'the Jew George Soros' that did it. I commented, saying 'I'm Jewish' which, in fact, I am (half), although I don't talk about it much because it really is irrelevant, most of the time. I'm not observant, I'm a total atheist (because if God exists, like as a real thing, then what is beyond God, and what is beyond that, and what is beyond that?), and I'm not at all supportive of Israel, although I was in my youth and spent a great deal of time there.
My kids are not Jewish, because my wife is not Jewish, and we all know how that works (well, most Jewish people know. It's a matrilinear culture. Father's bloodline doesn't count.) This does not bother me. Judaism has crappy food and boring holidays (except for Purim. Purim is a blast.) Hysterical comedians, but you don't actually have to be Jewish to get the jokes. I don't feel my kids are missing out on anything important.
I also am not a big fan of George Soros. Yeah, he's made a big show of donating money to 'liberal' causes, as if that excuses his deliberate wrecking of economies. I put him sort of in the same category as Andrew Carnegie. Yes, the libraries are a good thing, and then there's Carnegie Hall, but in life he was a cut-throat son of a bitch and if there's a hell (which I don't believe), he's roasting in it.
If she had said 'the evil cocksucker George Soros' I would not have been so offended, although I imagine some gay men might have. If she had said 'the hypocritical walking mound of decrepit, melting flesh that is George Soros' that might be ageist and appearance shaming, but I'd have been cool with it.
But, no. Her idea of the worst insult she could hurl was 'Jew' and so she is gone from my Facebook page.
Free speech is important, it's not as if I'd report her or anything. But, life is too short to spend too much time dealing with racist assholes I don't even know in real life.


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Early intervention is a system of services that children aged from 0-6 years, with a particular focus on 0-3 years. Early intervention focuses on helping babies and young children to learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first years of life, such as:
- Physical (reaching, rolling, crawling, and walking);
- Cognitive (thinking, learning, solving problems);
- Communication (talking, listening, understanding);
- social/emotional (playing, feeling secure and happy); and
- self-help (eating, dressing)
Examples of early intervention services: If an infant or toddler has a disability or a developmental delay in one or more of these areas, that child may need early intervention services, which will be developed in the 10 selected regions by UAFA.
- Screening and functional assessments
- Individual consultations and group play sessions
- Basic speech and language support
- Counseling and training for a family
- Nutrition advice
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
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Romantic Roses and Lace Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
At least 3 days in advance, make gum paste flowers following flower cutter set directions: Make 3 large cutter full-bloom roses on toothpicks instead of wire, 4 large cutter rosebuds and 3 small cutter rosebuds. Let dry.
Step 2
On cake circle, using pan as pattern, trace heart 2 in. wider than pan. Cut two heart boards with craft knife, tape together and cover with rose-tinted fondant.
Step 3
Prepare and cover cake with fondant; smooth. Position on fondant-covered board. Make scalloped frame: Cut five fondant blossoms using second largest blossom cutter. Using ruler, cut each blossom into three sections, with two outer sections of 3 petals each. (Small center section will not be used.) Brush backs of 3-petal pieces with water and position on board under cake.
Step 4
Imprint leaf designs on cake with rose leaf cutter from flower set. Outline leaves with tip 2 and immediately use brush embroidery technique, completing leaves one at a time. Pipe tip 1 center vein; add tip 1 tendrils and position roses and rosebuds. On fondant scallops, outline with tip 4 and pipe tip 1 lines.
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Growth is a perennial challenge for new technology companies. Fail to grow, and questions about strategy and execution soon follow. The challenge in finding an answer is that there is a lot that an early-stage company doesn't know about the market, customers, and even what they will buy. It's the norm rather than exception. And based on startup success rates, good solutions are rare.
Conventional Methods
Strategic analysis is the de facto choice for diagnosing problem businesses. Following a linear, "outside-in" approach, the process starts with market analysis and moves methodically into strategy, execution and customers. The main drawback: the limited information of early markets complicates the process, and time-consuming data gathering and analyses are needed to justify conclusions.
Unable to afford the time and expense of this approach, many companies resort instead to problem-by-problem correction of positioning, demand generation, messaging, etc. While this ad hoc technique may produce results, it comes with the risk of fixing only symptoms of the underlying growth problem. It may also take numerous iterations.
Inside-Out Analysis
We've devised a decidedly better way to diagnose and plan early-stage companies: we analyze the business from the inside out. Starting with the customer innovation adoption process, we systematically evaluate how well the company promotes (or will promote) the process, and whether its strategy furthers these aims. Structured methods and automated tools further speed the process.
By focusing on the basics of adoption rather than strategy and assumptions, we get to the heart of growth issues quickly. And because value proposition is closely tied to adoption, the method quickly yields insights on customers and innovation use, execution effectiveness, and potential opportunities.


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i've taken a week off of dieting. so my bodyweight shot up 5 lbs. i have taken in alot of calories, but that should mainly be stored glycogen and water weight ... which i'll shed real quick. i've definitely been able to tell that my glycogen stores are full when lifting and powering through cardio. thats been fun; but i've also been feeling bloated from all the calories. plus all the additional sugars / carbs / fats / sodium have really cranked up the cravings. when i was cutting the last month i was rarely hungry; but the last week of not-dieting, i've wanted to eat all the time.
been checking out the scivation diet, and its got more than a couple interesting parts. mainly, its weird with carbs. its seriously low carb, in that it pushes alot of fibrous carbs with every meal, but you really only get complex carbs with the re-feed meal every 3rd day. and that re-feed meal is your last meal before bed ... carbs before bed, that'll be new. the other weird part is the diet's ok with fruit (grapefruits or blueberries) in the morning and at night ... every day! i like that alot. those simple carbs should help keep me sane. but i'm worried about the lack of complex carbs in the morning. but i'll give it a shot, because the simple sugars from the fruit might be enough. another odd thing is that its against the insulin spike post-workout. that'll be new for me to try out as well. it really recommends BCAAs during your workout, but i'm not one to carry around a bottle at the gym, so i'll opt for a protein drink immediately after cardio. that said, i do drink BCAAs throughout the rest of the day. of course its high protein but its also high fat. it starts out higher fat than i'm really comfortable with, so that will be where i cut back to reduce calories first. at least the constant fat intake throughout the day should help my energy levels. also sort of remember reading something about improved protein uptake when you have some fats with protein? this also gives me some flexibility to have some meals with a higher fat protein source and just not add any more fat sources to the meal. the plan can be used for months, so you start out higher calories and then reduce as you hit a sticking point. i haven't done that for a while, but will start that up again. i'm also going to stick with whole foods, and only rely on protein powder post-workout.
can already kind of guess how i'll modify this plan. first, i'll cut fats as i hit a sticking point. second, i might have to add some complex carbs into the morning meal. third, i might have to add some complex carbs post-workout as well.


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I cannot believe how much time as went by since my last post!
And so much has happened.
I decided to take a little break from the Blog front to focus on my wedding.
The wedding has been and gone (it will be 6 weeks this Saturday) and we are now in the run up to the Mini Man joining Primary 1 and the Little Lady starting nursery.
More of these to come in Blog Posts 🙂
We also had the arrival of a good friends Gorgeous Girl, nelieve me she is a little cracker!
I am back on my healthy eating routine, unfortunately Pina Coladas do not count towards your 5 a day.


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I am one of three tenants in separate apartments whom are renting on a month-to-month basis (no written lease) in a building who's multiple owners are are having a rent dispute (who gets the rent from the tenants). The original landlord who is normally contacted for apartment issues and paid rent from all three apartments and who is also the original owner of the building (before others were brought in) recently contacted all the tenants and notified them to no longer send the rent checks to the business below the apartments, and to instead send them to his personal PO. Box for which he gave the address to.
Everything was fine up until about a week after the rent was due... Today I found out that ALL three tenants in the building were given a single sheet of paper which stated the following:
Intending to name all tenants and occupants of **************
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that ********, LLC, owner and landlord, hereby provide you with notice that you are required to vacate the premises on or before September 30, 2012.
********, LLC By: *Signature*, Member
*Lawyer contact info*"
When the landlord was contacted by phone, he stated that he did not issue these notices and that his father who is a co-owner of the building and business below issued them. It is important to note that the person who issued the letters is and has never been contacted for apartment issues or paid rent directly and that all rent checks previously sent had the name of the original landlord as the pay to.
The lawyer information printed on the bottom left of the notice is the lawyer for his father (the co-owner) who issued the letters. The letters were NOT mailed to the tenants but were handed out, I actually got mine from one of the other tenants!
The original landlord when notified about these letters was verbally angry about the situation and stated that he had also been notified by the two other tenants who had just received these notices (both of which had recently moved in and only lived there for less than a month!) and that he would take care of it and told us (and the other tenants) that his father is just "pissed off" and to "ignore it for the time being".
I have NOT been issued a formal eviction notice and as far as I know the co-owner who issued this letter has not gone to court to formally evict anyone at this time and has only given notice to vacate.
Now I pay my rent on time, and have been doing so for the nine years I have lived in this apartment, there have been ZERO complaints about me to my knowledge and I have recently renovated and made improvements on it out of my own pocket and I would very much like to keep living here.
I cannot for the life of me find ANY information regarding eviction due to a dispute between multiple building owners and I am not aware of my legal rights to have this eviction contested should I refuse to leave by the above date.
Any information about my legal rights is greatly appreciated!


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Breienauswald is the concentration camp where Darkskin Browngart was interned during World War II. When the Italian dictator Antonio Mastrolini ("the deuce") and the Soviet Premier Jim Stadan..na...na...na petitioned the Nazi war criminal Dr. David Rotesbart for the release of their P.O.W.'s, Darkskin escaped to London's Rittenberry Circus with the Belgian freedom fighter Brad-Pierre "der Bär" Balachinzky and American strongman "Biggest" Dave Getnaked.
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I talked about Spice Girls feminism a while ago; now I've decided to label another form of feminism that I disagree with. I'm calling it Narcissist Feminism.
Narcissist Feminists – let's call them NF's – are, so far in my experience, white heterosexual middle class women who experience feminism only as a friction occurring between themselves and white men. There are no other women on Planet NF. There are no people of color. No queer people. Just her – the woman the patriarchy pictures when it thinks "woman" – and the white men that stand between her and the top of the world.
As she scrambles to get to the top, she dislodges boulders that fall onto the heads of those who stand beneath her in the hierarchy.
Her only goal is to get to the top of the heap.
Let's think about that for a minute. Because her feminism doesn't involve anyone in the world but herself and her lot in life and her relationship to the men above her, she has internalized the methods and priorities of the patriarchy. She wants to have what men have, and she thinks that's feminism. It's not.
This is a standard phase for white western women on the path to feminism. We grow up in a culture that actively dissuades us from noticing what people "beneath" us in the hierarchy are going through. Naturally, our first beef with the world tends to be with those nasty white men that stand between us and the things we believe we can earn, given the opportunity to prove ourselves. So we know where the NF is coming from.
When I was 20, I was lucky enough to have an African-American friend who was double majoring in women's studies and black studies. She introduced me to some fascinating thoughts on how there ought to be a black women's studies course altogether, because you couldn't just take some ideas from anti-racism and a few from feminism, mix them together in a binder and suddenly understand the fairly unique position African American women find themselves in.
Folks: I gave her ideas full and immediate credit, but it was a decade before I really began to understand what she meant. In the meantime she'd opened my eyes so I could look around and begin to see my own privilege better. And if black women needed something different from feminism than I did, that probably meant lesbians, poor women, and women of each other race out there had different needs. If I didn't support them as well as myself, I was being a narcissist, not a feminist. I was making legitimate points about the meanness of white men, but I was only doing it to serve myself. Not women everywhere.
And certainly not men and women everywhere, and the improvement of the whole human race.
Here's a checklist to know if you're a real feminist (of any of the 15,000 legitimate different breeds), or just a white girl who's noticed how her own life isn't fair:
- When a lot of women Unlike You tell you you don't get where they're coming from, you say they're all out to get you.
- …and you unquestionably think this attack on you is far more awful than anything they may have had to endure for, oh, ever.
- You just can't figure it out what the problem is when people point out that the stuff you're proposing only benefits white heterosexual girls of means.
- You get defensive when people suggest you aren't as enlightened as Buddha, rather than welcoming the opportunity to learn and further your own deprogramming.
- You think you are Too Cool to be influenced by tons of childhood programming.
- When a lot of other feminists say something you disagree with, and you tell them how stupid they are, then they explain that, well, you've actually just framed it in an exclusively white, middle class, het scene and that's not where they live, you refuse to back down from supporting your perspective as the only valid perspective for all women/feminists.
- You engage in counter-stereotyping of men whenever you feel like it (I've been guilty of this in the past myself).
- …without even explaining that your counter-stereotypes apply only to white men, because you keep forgetting men of color exist and experience a whole different intersection of privileges and anti-privileges than the men you want to be.
If this list sounds like you… you'll probably need someone else to tell you, since you're just Too Cool. But if someone tells you it sounds like you, take a deep breath and admit to yourself, "I can be wrong. I can be. It is possible." And then listen.
Or stop calling yourself a feminist and admit you really just want the toys your brother had.


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The Obama administration notched two diplomatic successes in one stroke with the cease-fire announced Wednesday between Hamas and Israel.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's shuttle diplomacy yielded a short-term victory that experts say may translate to greater diplomatic leverage for the administration down the road.
But the more important success for the administration is that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, not Clinton, is getting most of the credit.
Now the question is whether the United States can capitalize on the cease-fire and the role played by Morsi to help craft a broader peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
An administration official said ending the week-long fighting between Israel and militants based in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was the most pressing concern. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic matters, said the next step will be turning that success into "a longer-term solution" for the region.
Dennis Ross, a former Mideast adviser to the administration, said it is too soon to tell whether the cease-fire will become a springboard to broader talks about the creation of a Palestinian state.
Israel is unlikely to budge on critical issues such as scaling back West Bank settlements before elections scheduled for January. For its part, the moderate Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank, appears set on resuming its bid for statehood at the United Nations, a move opposed by Israel and the United States.
Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Israel, said Clinton's success demonstrates that U.S. diplomatic influence in the region has been underutilized since the Arab Spring revolutions upended the status quo.
"The prevailing wisdom in Washington has been that the United States should not touch the Middle East peace process" because it consumes too much time and offers too little chance of success, Kurtzer said.
But, he said, relegating the core Mideast conflict to the back burner means that hostilities are likely to keep flaring up, as they did the past eight days. The resulting increase in violence demanded the attention of the president and Clinton, overshadowing President Obama's trip to Asia and creating the need for some risky emergency diplomacy.
There are still many obstacles to a durable peace between the Palestinians and Israel. Although Obama has greater leverage in his second term in dealing with Israel, his relations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are clouded by U.S. opposition to the Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition.
In addition, the internal Palestinian split between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas complicates attempts to reach a comprehensive agreement. Such a deal is likely to require Morsi and his government to cooperate with the United States and other regional players.
For that reason, several analysts said the most hopeful long-term benefit from the cease-fire may be that the United States and Egypt can still work in tandem. This is particularly true because Turkey, which often serves as the U.S. interlocutor in Middle East affairs, is involved in a bitter dispute with Israel.
"The Egyptians did what probably only they could have done," Kurtzer said. "We do not have relations with Hamas, and Turkey took itself out of the game. You're left with nobody else on the playing field, and Egypt did this as well as anybody could have."
Morsi's willingness to buck the most anti-Israeli elements of his constituency by asking for a cease-fire and engaging with Israel demonstrates what current and former U.S. officials describe as his pragmatic style.
The Egyptian president's direct intercession with Hamas was a relief to U.S. officials, who are prohibited from negotiating directly with the group because Washington considers it a terrorist organization.
Morsi's role also eased concern about his government's first move during the conflict: dispatching the Egyptian prime minister to Gaza to offer what initially appeared to be moral support to the militants. The trip prompted some congressional Republicans to threaten to hold up future economic aid to Egypt over the objections of the State Department.
Any chipping away of a 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty threatens billions in U.S. aid that Cairo badly needs.
"If there is a tension between ideological tensions and economic imperatives, [Morsi] comes down on the side of economic imperatives," Ross said.
The administration also sees the potential for further isolating Iran. "I don't want to sound too rosy, but it is interesting and bad for Iran if Hamas is turning to Egypt and not to Iran," the administration official said. "It's a big diminution in [Iran's] influence."
Karen DeYoung contributed to this report.


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Saturday, April 07, 2007
Glad to be back!
This is my first painting after such a long lay-off due to work commitment and personal struggles. Since October last year, I have not been able to finish a painting. If I was not interrupted by work, it would be something else. Finally, after visiting my mentor and friend Maamor Jantan last week, I was able to summon enough spirit to start and finish this piece. It was a street scene. If it looks familiar, it is. I won't tell you where but you will know if you come across it.
This work started out to test a new paper in the market, a 300-gm paper produced by a Malaysian company. The texture looked good so I decided if it will hold the colours well. From my amateur experience, I think it is quite good. I really hope Malaysian paper manufacturers (we are one of the best in the world, I am told) would come up with proper acid-free papers for artists.
Yes, we have good art product distributors. Yes, we can import good papers like Waterford and Langton and Saunders. But for the struggling artist, this is sometimes quite out of reach. Local papers, I am sure we have the technology to make them, will ease the financial burden for the artists. And killing two birds with one stone, for lack of better analogy, we will be promoting ourselves as good art paper manufacturers. One brushmaker has already made headway into Europe with synthetic sable. So?
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This weekend Legendary Comics announced that Steve Niles and Mike Kaluta are working on a new graphic novel for the publisher, an adaptation of John Milton's 17th-century poem Paradise Lost. The poem tells the Biblical story of Satan tempting Adam and Eve, and how the couple is eventually cast out of the Garden of Eden.
Now, over on the publisher's website, they've revealed the first piece of artwork for the new book. No word on when it will appear. "It'll be a while," Kaluta said at the panel. "It'll take more than seven days.
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Whether it's a lazy weekend morning, or a busy holiday, there's nothing nicer than having breakfast with family and friends. On Thanksgiving, I love to start my day by drinking coffee while I chat with my mom and sister as my kids and their cousins run around and play. Often, however, we need to chat and drink our coffee while also preparing for the big feast later in the day. As cooking a Thanksgiving or other holiday dinner is an all-day event, breakfast needs to be easy. So, while I am always tempted to make something elaborate, I rarely do as the morning plays second fiddle to the Turkey main event later that day.
But a recipe doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming to be delicious and look great. Case in point: Challah French toast stuffed with cream cheese and jam and topped with berries. Regular French toast is a universal favorite, but with just a little extra effort, you can make it exceptional. Even better, this breakfast couldn't be easier to make and you can even prepare most of the dish the night before.
I use Challah bread in the recipe as the egg dough makes it light and fluffy, which is perfect for French toast. You can use whatever bread you like, but just make sure it's not sliced as you want to be able to cut nice thick pieces so you can create pockets for the cream cheese and jam.
The jam can be any flavor you'd like. I'm partial to using raspberry preserves for the filling and then topping the final product with fresh raspberries, but apple butter is a fantastic alternative and would go great with cooked apples on top.
The egg mixture is seasoned with vanilla, maple syrup, and cinnamon, which add sweetness and a great aroma. It also includes orange zest to brighten the flavors and add a little nuance to the raspberries. If you don't have orange zest, you can just add in a tablespoon of orange juice.
Whether it's Thanksgiving, another holiday, or just a regular old morning, Challah bread French toast with cream cheese and jam is a pretty great way to start the day.
Cream Cheese and Jam Stuffed Challah French Toast with Raspberries
Serves 6 – 8 people (double if feeding a larger crowd)
1 loaf Challah bread
4 eggs
2/3 cup whole milk
Zest from one orange
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup of raspberry jam
Butter for frying
Warm maple syrup to top the French toast
Fresh raspberries
Powdered sugar
- Cut bread into 1-inch thick slices.
- Cut a pocket into the side of each piece and set aside.
- With a butter knife, spread some cream cheese into the pocket of each slice and then spread some jam on top of the cream cheese. Note: If you tear a little hole in the bread while spreading the cream cheese or jam, but pinch the bread to seal.
- In a large baking dish, mix the eggs, milk, orange zest, cinnamon, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Set each slice of bread into the egg mixture, making sure each side is evenly coated. Turn each slice over so they're covered on both sides and then let sit for at least 5 minutes so the egg starts to soak into the bread. You can also let the mixture sit overnight. Just make sure you flip the bread in the egg so it's covered on both sides and then cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
- 6Heat a large griddle or frying pan to medium high.
- Coat the bottom of the pan with butter (and don't be stingy). Once it's sizzling, lay your egg-coated Challah inside.
- Cover the pan and lower the heat to medium or medium low and let the Challah sit for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom side.
- Flip the Challah pieces and cover again until the French toast is browned on both sides.
- Finish cooking the rest of the egg-dipped Challah (adding more butter between each batch) until finished.
- Top finished French toast with maple syrup and raspberries.


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Weekly Inspiration #3 – René Laloux
This weeks weekly inspiration is Rene Laloux, one of the best minds of French animation. Laloux was born in Paris and went to art school to study painting. He ended up working in a psychiatric institution which is where he got his first taste of animation(where else!). While there he created the animated short Les Dents du Singe(Monkey's Teeth) with help from the people at Paul Grimault's studio(another giant of French animation).
Rene Laloux created several shorts and three feature length animations throughout his life, all displaying his distinct style. It's surprisingly hard to dig up information on Laloux, as he seems to have followed other animators in keeping to the background in a media recluse kind of way.
I first saw Rene Laloux's work when I was about 11-12 years old. I was bored one sunday afternoon and my family were off doing other things, so I was sitting on the floor flicking channels on the television. I flicked to one channel which was half way through a subtitled French animation about little people in an alien landscape who were waging war on their captors, a race of psychic blue giants. I was mesmerized and watched the film to the end, but was soon distracted by other things. The vivid scenes and other worldly sound design stayed in the back of my mind for years until when I was about 15 and had my own computer with internet that I began searching for it. I found out that the film was called 'La planète sauvage(Fantastic Planet)' and to this day it remains one of my favourite films. I also watched 'Gandahar', Laloux's final feature a few years ago. While it had interesting imagery I thought it lacked the depth of 'La planète sauvage'
'La planète sauvage' – Fantastic Planet
Somehow I missed seeing Laloux's second feature 'Les maîtres du temps(Time Masters)' until this weekend. 'Les maîtres du temps' blew me away with it's amazingly imaginative universe and simple yet powerful narrative. The art in the film was so intense that I was not surprised to find out that the late French comic genius Mœbius worked on the art design for the film. I could see easily see that animations like the '91 tv series Aeon Flux took inspiration in the characteristics and design of Time Masters.
'Les maîtres du temps' – Time Masters
René Laloux died of a heart attack on March 14, 2004 at the ripe age of 74. His work and style will live on through those of us who consider him to be a strong influence. Please I implore you; find a spare couple of hours alone, turn the lights off and explore Laloux's worlds!


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The Palazzo
The Palazzo
The Palazzo is the cooler, classier sister of the Venetian, though visitors to it can still sample the goodies of big sis. So what if the Palazzo lacks a fake canal with campy gondolas? The Venetian is merely a short-drunken-jaunt-through-the-shopping-mall or perilous trip through the casino away, so your party can get the best of both. And what the Palazzo lacks in gondolas it makes up for in newer, more spacious rooms, a classier casino, and 100% fewer blue men. The all-suite accommodations are some of the bigger ones offered in this town; even the basic room will get you a sunken living room so you can pretend you're Jeremy Piven in Smoking Aces – except without all the hookers (we suggest). With access to the pool scenes at both the Palazzo and the Venetian, the Bachelor will hopefully be able to control his desire to dive in the canal.
Hit some of the lower-rent nearby casinos nearby for day gambling (Casino Royale, Imperial Palace). You won't get rich at a $5 table, but you can put that hard-saved cash toward more important things later in the eve, i.e., booze and girls.
Price: $$$
Clubs/bars on premises: LAVO, TAO Nightclub (located in the Venetian), Salute Dueling Pianos Lounge, V Bar (located in the Venetian)
Best Feature: Lagasse's Stadium. A huge sports bar and sports book that combines Emeril Lagasse's cuisine with more than 100 HD TVs, luxury boxes, stadium-style seating, and a sports book.
Pool scene?: AZURE, the Palazzo's "Daytime Luxury Pool Experience" is free of charge to Palazzo guests, who also have access to the pool at the Venetian. During the summer months from 10 a.m. to sunset, the TAO Nightclub hosts TAO Beach.
Nearby Eats: Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's Carnevino, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, SUSHISAMBA, and FIRST Food & Bar


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The Very First Moments
Between Ian and Louisa
I'm not going to say too much about this picture. I'll let it speak for itself.
It is one of my favourite images from 2015 so far. Shot recently at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire it illustrates the emotion between Ian and Louisa as they embrace for the first time after the registrar declares them 'man and wife'.
I really love this picture and I love making pictures like this. I hope you like it too.
Technical Details:
- Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
- Lens: XF23mm
- Focal Length: 23mm
- Exposure: 1/350th second at f/1.4
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We love and serve a God whose Father's heart embraces every person from every nation. We carry a passion not only to see the love of Jesus and his kingdom established in Southend and the UK but among every people group on earth.
God has given us strong relationships with other church leaders and their congregations in India, Uganda and Russia, where we serve the vision they carry from God in a variety of ways including, ministry to the poor, friendship and support for senior leaders, leadership training, foundational Biblical teaching and building work. We frequently host leaders and others from these churches here.
Our involvement with these friends abroad has enriched our life and ministry enormously and we have been stirred, encouraged and challenged by their passion for God and love for us every bit as much as we have been graced to serve them.
Although these relationships provide the primary, on-going focus of our overseas ministry, members of the Fellowship are encouraged to engage with other opportunities to serve mission abroad as they believe God leads them.


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sketch #21 12x12"
For my example I used Basic Grey Marrakech with some American Crafts and older Scenic Route. For close up photos visit MY BLOG
Kristin turned the sketch sideways to do her cute Jasmine and Aladdin page. I really like that she used those three tags from the Basic Grey Lucky collection. We all have tags from collection packs - try to use them on your sketch pages. Visit Kristin's Blog HERE
Check out this fantastic example by Jeanne Wynhoff! Isn't it just so beautiful that you want to go there? Visit Jeanne's Blog Here.
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Maria Mountis, DO
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Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
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Dr. Maria Mountis is Staff in the Division of Cardiology, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation. She was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic in 2008. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is also certified in adult echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography.
In addition to office visits, Dr. Mountis also offers scheduled pre-visits and follow up virtual visits to select patients, through the Cleveland Clinic Express Care ® Online app. This platform allows patients to see their physician live, using their smartphone, tablet or computer.
Specialty Interests: Diagnosis and treatment of advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, mechanical assist devices, pulmonary hypertension, and the cardiac care of women.
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Education and Training: Dr. Mountis is a Pennsylvania native, graduating with a B.S. degree in Biology from Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA. She received her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA. This was followed by her fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, where she was also appointed Chief Cardiovascular Fellow. She continued her training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with a fellowship dedicated to the care of patients with Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant.
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Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Heart Failure/Transplant
Philadelphia, PA USA
Fellowship - Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA USA
Residency - Lehigh Valley Hospital
Internal Medicine
Allentown, PA USA
Internship - Lehigh Valley Hospital
Internal Medicine
Allentown, PA USA
Medical School - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA USA
Undergraduate - Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA USA
- Internal Medicine - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Specialty Interests
Cardiomyopathy, cardiac tumors, heart failure, heart transplantation, ventricular assist device, myocardial biopsy, cardiac catheterization, heart failure in women, pulmonary hypertension
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- American Heart Association, Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence
- Chief Cardiovascular Fellow, Albert Einstein Medical Center
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical expertise or education. Cleveland Clinic strives to make scientific advances that will benefit patient care and support outside relationships that promise public benefit. In order for the discoveries of Cleveland Clinic physicians' and scientists' laboratories and investigations to benefit the public, these discoveries must be commercialized in partnership with industry. As experts in their fields, Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists are often sought after by industry to consult, provide expertise and education.
To assure professional and commercial integrity in such matters, Cleveland Clinic maintains a program that reviews these collaborations and, when appropriate, puts measures in place to minimize bias that may result from ties to industry. Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses the names of companies when (i) its physicians/scientists receive $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) for speaking and consulting, (ii) its physicians/scientists serve as a fiduciary, (iii) its physicians/scientists receive or have the right to receive royalties or (iv) its physicians/ scientists hold any equity interest for the physician's/scientist's role as inventor, discoverer, developer, founder or consultant.* In publicly disclosing this information, Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its physicians' and scientists' connections with industry.
As of 6/11/2018, Dr. Mountis has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.
* Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists subscribe to the guidance presented in the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals. As such, gifts of substantial value are generally prohibited.
145 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cleveland Clinic.
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22 Patient Comments
Reviewed on Apr 18, 2019
Dr. Mountis is a true professional, but more than that, she's compassionate about her patients. No matter what my concerns are when I get there, she always manages to make me feel better when I leave.
Reviewed on Apr 18, 2019
The nursing staff of Dr. Mountis is just wonderful. It feels like I'm coming to see friends. It's very tough knowing you have a life threatening heart condition, but coming here was the best thing I could've done. I feel I am listened to and all of my concerns are respected and answered.
Reviewed on Mar 18, 2019
Dr. Mountis is the greatest! I look forward to these visits every year with her. She is a fantastic listener and explains everything thoroughly.
Reviewed on Feb 22, 2019
Doctor Mountis really made me feel confident that she will do what is best for me.
Reviewed on Feb 22, 2019
Doctor Mountis is very pleasant and easy to talk to.
Reviewed on Feb 20, 2019
I think Dr. Mountis is wonderful.
Reviewed on Feb 8, 2019
Doctor Mountis is beyond amazing! I am so grateful for her care! she literally changed my life. She gave and continues to give me hope! She truly cares about my well-being and it is evident in her care and follow ups. After an appointment where my results were not what I wanted she called me to reassure me that we are going in the right direction. She is incredibly positive! I am so happy she is my cardiologist!
Reviewed on Jan 29, 2019
doctor mountis is one of the best doctors I have ever met. she cares, listens and explains! she is an amazing person!
Reviewed on Jan 11, 2019
*Dr. Mountis is amazing!!!
Reviewed on Dec 4, 2018
Doc on call did not return pages. Same thing on a subsequent visit. Need more dr. staffing.
Reviewed on Nov 5, 2018
Everyone at the clinic is very helpful and Dr. Mountis is very caring and I have the greatest confidence in her.
Reviewed on Oct 24, 2018
Dr. Mountis is exceptional. she is unquestionably qualified and knowledgeable. she is thorough, patient and caring. I trust her completely and an very grateful that she is my provider.
Reviewed on Aug 15, 2018
Dr. Maria mantis is a fantastic physician. I wish everybody who had a heart condition like mine would have a chance to interact with her and her team. Cleveland clinic is a class act and I can't say how much I appreciate the support they give me.
Reviewed on Aug 14, 2018
wait times once reception finally checked me in were very good, from nurse to dr to tests and getting monitor we're excellent very efficient
Reviewed on Aug 13, 2018
My provider always talks to me and make me feel like we are both deciding what's going to happen with me
Reviewed on Aug 10, 2018
I had the best possible experience at Dr. Mountis' office. The fellow took so much time with us and really explained things. Dr. Mountis was amazing and has given me so much hope!
Reviewed on Aug 10, 2018
Dr. Mountis has changed my meds and I am already feeling so much better.
Reviewed on Aug 9, 2018
care provider accommodated our travel and got back to us quickly with test results. very pleased.
Reviewed on Jun 28, 2018
Dr Mountes has a wonderful staff
Reviewed on Jun 21, 2018
I love CC, thus far I have had truly exceptional service with CC as a provider. I love Dr. Mountis and her staff! The receptionists are always pleasant and professional...I understand that nothing is perfect...but you guys come pretty close! I appreciate being asked how I feel about my experiences with CC...I have serious health issues, could have been gone...but because of my doctors at CC...I live.
Reviewed on Jun 12, 2018
my only complaint was the hour wait after my appointment time before seeing Dr. Mountis especially after being told she would be in shortly and that was still 15min. prior to the appointment.
Reviewed on May 8, 2018
Dr. Mountis is a very valuable member of the Cleveland Clinic team. She's an excellent clinician, as well as an over-all great listener. She makes me feel like I'm the only patient she has. She has a great bedside manner, which is important to patients. She's great!
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