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Written by Vilma Sceusa, firstname.lastname@example.com Friday, 18 April 2014 08:18
Tom Onorato, the nephew and office manager of Dr. Joseph Onorato Garden City practice All Island Dermatology Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, recently celebrated the birth of a baby boy with his wife Melissa. Both were thrilled when Thomas Kevin Onorato came into the world on September 10, 2013. Despite being born five weeks early, baby Thomas managed to surprise his parents with his indomitable spirit and was sent home with a clean bill of health. A mere four days later began the fight for Thomas' life.
A check up days after Thomas' release from the hospital revealed a dangerous weight loss from 6.5 ounces to 4.6 ounces. Melissa Onorato was advised to rush to North Shore Hospital. The pediatrician refrained from calling an ambulance because she didn't think there was enough time. Upon arrival, Melissa found a cadre of doctors and nurses waiting for them. Time was of the essence and doctors found Thomas' condition to be critical. His temperature was lower than normal, he was dangerously dehydrated, had labored breathing and his kidneys shut down.Thus began the Onoratos' journey to determine what was causing their son's illness. Seven months old now, Thomas spent four months of his life hospitalized. It would take doctors six months to find a diagnosis. Thomas has endured countless medical tests and surgeries, mostly leading to dead ends. Specialists from North Shore Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (Columbia) have been stumped by Thomas' illness. At first doctors believed he may be suffering from a metabolic disease, kidney or gastrointestinal issue or a milk protein allergy. However, all tests were negative. After invasive medical procedures such as a spinal tap, four blood transfusions, two endoscopies, colonoscopies, intestinal biopsies, broviac surgery and extensive blood and lab work evaluated nationally and internationally—the Onoratos finally have a diagnosis.
Doctors have determined that Thomas, who is unable to eat and absorb nutrients, is suffering from an orphan or rare condition, called microvillous inclusion disease. This young couple is now on a mission to save their son and foster advocacy for this disease. They are asking the entire community to join them on April 19 at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square for a fundraiser to help defray medical expenses and raise awareness. There is a $25 donation for adults and no charge for children, food and beverage are additional. The Onoratos are working on creating a family event with a bouncy castle for children, face painting, live music, auctions and more.
Thomas' initials, "TKO," in boxing vernacular means "technical knockout." Tom, who has been awestruck by his son's strength, began calling him "TKO" and they have dubbed the fundraiser and Thomas' fight: "TKO Strong." Thomas' diagnosis is atypical. Biopsy results have been negative. The diagnosis has been confirmed clinically and genetically. Doctors at Columbia intend to document Thomas' case in the hopes of helping other children suffering similar symptoms.
Facing any disease is difficult but battling a rare disease has presented a myriad of additional struggles.
"A rare disease diagnosis is challenging because there is limited available information," said Melissa Onorato. "There is no access to support groups, clinical trials or nonprofits."
This is another obstacle, the Onoratos would like to fix. In the future, the couple also intend to improve advocacy for this disease.
Thomas is now Total Parenteral Dependent (TPN) which is intravenous or IV nutrition. He has a surgically-placed catheter in his chest called a broviac. This treatment requires being hooked up to an IV 20 hours a day. It is likely that Thomas will be TPN dependent the rest of his life, though he does consume small amounts of food. Faced with many unknowns, the Onoratos embrace the positives. For now, Thomas has been tolerating treatment and growing.
For further information or to make a donation, visit https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/h614/tko-strong. Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, 1132 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY. Adults $25 donation, children free. Food and beverage are additional and the beer garden will be open.


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leftovers in your fridge right now - what are you going to do with them.
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I've got a sandwich container of leftover rotisserie chicken and some flavored rice. Looking forward to some fried rice for dinner.
I usually don't have leftovers of rotisserie chicken...but I did this weekend and I made chicken enchiladas with them.
The meatloaf I made last night is already gone: it makes a great breakfast with a little leftover rice! :-)
I have leftover chicken breasts stuffed with prosciutto and sun-dried tomatoes. I'll remove the stuffing and will slice them thinly and add to a spicy Thai noodle soup I have. I usually use shrimp but thought I'd use up the chicken instead.
I have a good amount of leftover grilled pork tenderloin. Tomorrow I will cut it up, toss it with a little oil and cumin, and broiled it until the edges are crispy, for a version of carnitas, served with corn tortillas and salsa.
I've been using leftover pureed veggie soups for pasta sauces: both the carrot and the cauliflower stilton worked very nicely tossed with some pasta and some diced ham.
Leftover sauteed mushrooms (grown by a friend), onion, finely chopped steak (a previous BBQ leftover), and garlic will go into an omelette.
Leftover rice pilaf with peas was livened up with lots of sliced scallions that had been in the fridge for "awhile" and a healthy dash of soy sauce. Served with leftover roast pork. For another meal, almost questionable celery went into the soup pot for a variation of barley and bean minestrone soup. Instead of green beans I added the remnants of a bag of mixed frozen Mediterranean vegetables (summer squash, carrots, beans, peppers). I left out the potatos. Most of the soup was staple ingredients from the pantry (canned chicken broth, barley, onions). I was also surprised the fresh parsley I used was still in good shape because I couldn't remember how long it had been in the fridge. I don't think my husband cared for the soup so I'll be eating the rest of it. He really wanted turkey and rice but I didn't defrost the leftover turkey breast.
boiled gammon for pea soup.
roast chicken for curried chicken pasties, I love these, they bear no relation to real chicken curry but I can't wait for lunch tomorrow!

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Food is powerful. After breathing, we all have to eat. And food can bring people together for celebrations or in times of sadness.
In Peru, food has become the glue that has held together a nation that experienced difficult times over the last forty years. And today food has made Peru one of the most important culinary destinations in the world, even more so than France.
Much of the credit goes to the talents of a brilliant young chef, Gaston Acurio. As he developed his own cooking style he was able to integrate the best of Peru's local bounty—its seafood, its grains, and potatoes to create a new brand—a true Peruvian cuisine.
Gaston Acurio launched a culinary awakening that has made a trip to Lima a must for any self-respecting chef.
Following a week of debate, Peru's Congress approved President Ollanta Humala's new 20-person cabinet yesterday, which will be led by Prime Minister Ana Jara. The cabinet was voted on a third time after the first two votes had too many abstentions to be valid, and approval was ultimately granted by a minimal margin for victory: 55 in favor, 54 against, and 9 abstentions.
Opposition legislators had made various demands of the administration before the debate, including that Energy and Mines Minister Eleodoro Mayorga resign. President Humala refused to get rid of any of his ministers, but did make concessions to the opposition, including suspending a law that required independent workers to pay into a pension fund.
Reacting to the news, Mesías Guevara, secretary-general for the Acción Popular (Popular Action) centrist opposition party said that President Humala "practically lives in a bubble" if he believes that the newly-approved cabinet is a strong one. The vote by Congress bolsters the Humala Administration at a time when it has been involved in frequent disputes with the legislative branch and the president's approval rating is a paltry 25.8 percent.
Participating in the fifth-annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on July 14th, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala asked that European countries sanction European-based mining companies that commit labor abuses in Peru. Humala's comments come after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the two countries' bilateral relationship. During the meeting, Merkel expressed Germany's commitment to developing technology and industry in Peru, and expanding scientific research and scholarships to Peru.
Humala looked to gain support for multilateral negotiations ahead of the Cumbre del Clima de Lima (Climate Summit in Lima), part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's 20th session of the Conference of Parties (COP20) in December 2014, which will focus on finalizing an alternative to the Kyoto Protocol and seek to reduce CO2 emissions before 2020. Before arriving in Germany, Humala spent three days in France meeting with President François Hollande, where the two leaders agreed to work together on health care, defense and education. Like Merkel, Hollande pledged more scholarships for Peruvians to study in France.
President Humala will also travel to Brazil, to attend the sixth BRICS Summit with other South American leaders on July 16, where he will meet with Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping and newly-elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Humala's international tour will end in Mexico on July 17, where he will meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto before returning home to Peru where he commands a paltry 25 percent approval rating.
Five hydroelectric projects in the Peruvian Amazon that would generate electricity for consumption within the country and abroad would require more than $7 million in investment, AméricaEconomía reported Monday.
All five projects, located in Amazonas region in northern Peru, would bring over 8,000 jobs to the rural region according to José Arista Arbildo, president of the Gobierno Regional de Amazonas (Regional Government of Amazonas—GRA). This would help Amazonas ease its dependence on agricultural products and transition into a sustainable-energy producing region, Arista said. Two of the projects have already been approved by Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines and are projected to be completed in approximately five years. The other three projects are still in the evaluation phase and will not begin construction until 2018.
Similar hydroelectric energy projects have been halted or blocked in Brazil and Chile for failing to properly consult Indigenous communities that would be adversely affected in a legal mechanism known as consulta previa or prior consultation. Inambari, a hydroelectric plant on the border with Brazil has been stalled since 2011 due to environmentalist and Indigenous protests.
In early March, The Washington Post ran an article on pending ambassadorial nominations worldwide, highlighting the fact that political maneuvering in the U.S. Senate was stalling numerous nominations and that, by implication, U.S. interests abroad were suffering.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the Western Hemisphere, which, at the time the article was written, hosted U.S. embassies with almost half of the ambassador slots vacant. Some of these vacancies—such as in Bolivia and Venezuela—are long-standing, owing to political difficulties with host nations. Others, including in Colombia, have subsequently been filled.
Still, a disheartening number of posts remain without fully accredited ambassadors. Of these, one in particular stands out: Peru, which has been without an ambassador since Rose Likins left in September 2013.
A qualified candidate to replace her, career official Brian Nichols, was nominated on June 24, 2013, and was unanimously approved by the Foreign Relations Committee in October and again in January 2014. He has yet to be confirmed, patiently waiting longer than any other nominee for any other ambassador post worldwide.
This is particularly strange—to say nothing of the personal toll that it takes on nominees and their families—because a prosperous, democratic Peru is a cornerstone of U.S. policy in the Americas. The trade and investment relationship is strong and growing. Peru is an important economic partner with a bilateral free trade agreement and a party to the ongoing TPP negotiations. Peru is also a founding member of the Pacific Alliance, consisting of four Latin American nations pursuing a new vision of economic integration that fits comfortably within a framework of U.S. interests.
According to a newly released report, logging concessions in Peru are causing increasingly widespread illegal logging, which in turn is having a detrimental effect on the environment, biodiversity and hardwood resources of the Amazon.
Scientific Reports published the report on Thursday, detailing the geographic and legal violations related with logging violations specific to concessions—contracts for public land for up to 40 years and for 10 to 125 acres of land. The report found that 70 percent of government inspected logging concessions have major violations or have had their contracts revoked, leading to an increase in unregulated logging.
Despite several attempts to control logging through legislation, there is still pervasive corruption and abuse. Peru's 2000 Forest and Wildlife Law No. 27308 established a process for regulating permits, concessions, and authorizations of logging in an effort to promote sustainable logging in the area. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement of 2009 included a Forestry Annex that attempted to create a new legal system for logging, but failed to eliminate exploitation. And the most recent Forestry Law, passed in 2011, has not yet been executed.
While the report focused on concessions and their environmental effects, the researchers also mentioned the social effects of unregulated logging. "The Peruvian people will get less economic return than they could, particularly those who depend more directly on the forest such as some indigenous communities, while Amazonian biodiversity will continue to decline," said Clinton Jenkins, one of the report's authors.
After six days of mining protests the Peruvian government finally announced an agreement with mining representatives on Tuesday, only to have it turned down by protesters.
Over the past week over 20,000 unlicensed gold miners in Arequipa and Lima protested through marches, road blocks and sit-ins, denouncing a 2012 regulation that would require informal miners to register their work with the government by April 19, 2014. According to the regulation, those that fail to register would face charges, which could include jail time. However, since the registration process began, less than half of the estimated 70,000 informal miners in the country have been documented.
Officials, including deputy environment minister Mariano Castro, mining commissioner Daniel Urresti and deputy mines minister Guillermo Shino met with mining representatives from different regions of Peru for eight hours on Tuesday to discuss new terms on the registration process. A new phase in the regulation was established; however mining representatives' demand for an extended deadline was refused. President Ollanta Humala, who attended the meetings, affirmed that the deadline for the formalization of miners would not change. "We will support those that are in the process (of registering)… We believe in dialogue. We will not accept blackmail from anyone," he said.
Informal and industrial mining is an ongoing source of tension in Peru, and the practices are often blamed for increased damage done to the environmental, including almost 45,000 acres of the Amazon rainforest. However, mining is the livelihood of many Peruvian families, accounting for at least 100,000 jobs nationally. The Secretary General of the National Federation of Peru's Artisanal Miners has accused the government of terminating informal mining in favor of foreign mining corporations.
Stay tuned for Americas Quarterly's Spring 2013 issue for in-depth analysis of mining, land rights International Labour Organization Convention No. 169.
Speaking before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) last week, petitioning organizations from Peru formally highlighted problems within Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)—an agency established in 2001 to address human rights abuses committed during the internal conflict of the 1980s and 1990s.
The TRC was created after the fall of President Alberto Fujimori in order to investigate crimes committed by both the guerrilla groups Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) and the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement—MRTA), as well as by government forces. The TRC focuses on massacres, terrorism, forced disappearances, violence, and human rights abuses committed during the armed conflict.
While petitioners and members of the Commission recognized last week that concrete advances have been made since the TRC's inception, they agreed that significant challenges remain and hope to generate a set of specific actions to be taken in four main areas: the judicial process, missing and disappeared persons, the current state of reparations for victims, and historic memory.
Representatives from the Instituto de Defensa Legal (Institute of Legal Defense—IDL) and the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (National Human Rights Coordinator—CNDDHH) described problems within the TRC budget, inadequate reparations for victims and the sluggish speed of human rights court cases in Peru.
On October 21, Indian oil and gas firm ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) was among 11 foreign companies in Rio de Janiero to bid for Brazil's latest oil find, the Libra oil field.
The winning consortium was made up of a Sino-European mix of four companies, with Brazil's Petrobras holding the majority stake. Although OVL didn't make the final cut, its presence in the bidding process points to India's growing energy equation with Latin America, as does the recent success of Indian oil majors in acquiring large contracts in Latin America.
Eight Indian companies—OVL, Reliance Industries, Essar Oil, BPCL, Oil India, Videocon Industries, Assam Company, and Indian Oil Corporation—are part of 12 joint ventures in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Cuba, and Peru. Their approach is pragmatic: invest substantial capital with state-run oil companies and use local expertise.
In Venezuela and Brazil, the national oil companies—PDVSA and Petrobras, respectively—get their governments' support in procuring funding and project clearances, which further facilitates the joint ventures. As a result of the enhanced trade in oil from these countries to refineries at home, India's total oil imports from Latin America increased from 4.5 percent in 2003 to 11 percent in 2012-13.
Peruvian writer and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, released a public statement on Monday in support of a bill that would legalize same-sex unions in Peru. The statement, titled "Yes to equality," was published in the main Peruvian newspapers such as El Comercio, La República, Perú21 and Diario 26 and calls for "equal rights for all Peruvians, the inclusion of all the sectors of society, and for non-discrimination based on sexual orientation." Llosa was also joined by writer Santiago Roncagliolo and the president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Diego García Sayán.
The statement comes less than a month after independent Legislator Carlos Bruce introduced the bill to legalize same-sex unions. According to Bruce, "by failing to recognize same-sex couples, the Peruvian government is perpetuating discrimination and violating Article 2 of the Constitution." The initiative was strongly opposed by the Catholic Church and some political figures who believe that same-sex unions should not be recognized by the law. The bill has not yet been discussed by the Congress.
According to a national poll by the firm GFK released on Sunday, 65 percent of Peruvian citizens oppose the bill, while 26 percent are in favor. The poll revealed that the greatest opposition to the project comes from men between 40 and 70 years old. For Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, the passage of same-sex unions in Peru is only a matter of time because just like women's rights and minority rights, marriage equality is accepted as a basic right in the Western world. "In 1996, only 27 percent of Americans supported gay marriage; now 54 percent is in favor. Change is coming to Peru," he said.
June 1: This AQ-Efecto Naím segment looks at sustainable cities in the hemisphere.


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"It turns out people who enjoy a good sword-and-dragon television series overlap with people who like craft beers," reports Devin Leonard in Bloomberg Businessweek (3/31/14). It's precisely this insight that led to collaboration between Brewery Ommegang and Game of Thrones, the hit HBO medieval fantasy series. The call came from HBO two years ago, and found plenty of fans right there at the brewery. "We had this little Game of Thrones book club," says marketing director Bill Wetmore.
The connection was indeed a natural. "A lot of the imagery and themes that we've portrayed in our beers tie back to that European medieval," says Bill. "The origin of the word Ommegang comes from around 1500 in the Belgium area. The show is a fantasy show, but it does have that medieval European look and feel, the whole knights-and-kingdoms battling spirit." The collaboration started out gently, however, with Iron Throne, "an inoffensive golden ale," given that "plenty of Budweiser drinkers probably watch premium cable-TV, too."
"It was a tie-in with the Lannister clan, which is seemingly sweet, especially the queen, and beautiful, but with a very sinister underside," says Ommegang brewmaster Phil Leinhart. The formula called for "honey malt" for sweetness and lemon peel "to give a little bit of bite on the backside." Next up, last October was Take The Black, a stout honoring "an order of celibate warriors." The third beer in the trilogy is Fire and Blood, a red ale spiked with chilies. Ommegang says the "cross-branded beers have boosted" sales "by as much as 45 percent."


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The East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership Briefing brings together different sources of information relating to Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrants.
A new publication from the Red Cross 'The move-on period: an ordeal for new refugees' highlights the problems generated by the 28 day 'move on' period for refugees after their status has been granted. This 28 day period provides people given refugee status with continued asylum support from the Home Office, such as housing and basic living expenses. However, refugees need to use this time to claim new benefits, find alternative accommodation and look for a job, otherwise they may face destitution once support is withdrawn.
The Red Cross report found that, in practice, moving to mainstream benefits usually takes much longer than 28 days and up to three months in one case. This delay is usually because of red tape and inefficiency from government staff. As a result, it reports, all the new refugees included in the study were destitute.
The report recommends better cross-departmental working (including the Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions, JobCentre Plus) and collaboration with refugees and related charities, in order to address the current issues for those within the move-on period. It proposes extending this period to 40 days in order to ease the transition, but preferably to continue providing asylum support until a refugee has found employment or moved onto mainstream benefits and is able to manage independently.
Read the full report here.
The British Red Cross' report echoes many of the findings of the recent Refugee Council report 28 Days Later: the experiences of new refugees in the UK, which found new refugees being at risk of homelessness and destitution due to delays and bureaucratic failures.
Both reports revealed evidence of new refugees being forced to rely on the goodwill of friends or charities for support.
Friday, 19 September 2014, 9:30 - 17:00Location: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 65 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1HTThe conference is part of the European Commission-funded CONNECT project, a comparative research project looking at identifying good practices in, and improving, the connections between actors involved in reception, protection and integration of unaccompanied children in Europe. The conference will include expert panel sessions and workshops on the key themes addressed in the CONNECT project, which include:
Key note address by Jacqueline Bhabha, Jeremiah Smith Jr Lecturer, Harvard Law School and author of Child Migration & Human Rights in a Global Age.Speakers include experts in children's rights, migration and trafficking who work in government, the judiciary, NGOs and in independent legal practice.More details can be found in the conference programme.The conference is aimed at experts in child migration-related fields.To request a place, please download and complete the registration form, and return it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The August Remedy newsletter can be found here New Guidance & Upcoming Events - working with human rights abusesRemedy has consulted professionals who have attended their training sessions about ways in which they can support them to work with survivors of human rights abuses.One thing they have heard is that it would be useful for professionals to have a space where they can easily share information and learning, as well as network with others. So, they have set up a Google Group and invite you to get involved. It's easy to join. Simply follow this link, and hit the blue button to apply for membership from the admin. It's a private group to help ensure confidentiality.Remedy recommend that all new members of the group post an introductory message very soon after joining to let people know who you are, where you work and what you hope to get from the network.
It provides the latest figures on those subject to immigration control. The release is available at:
There have been a range of improvements and changes to the following topic briefings and tables in this release:
Please email the Home Office if you have any comments on today's Home Office's Immigration Statistics release via: firstname.lastname@example.com. We would also appreciate feedback via a short survey that has been set up for users of the statistics to provide feedback, this can be completed by clicking here. Home Office Statistics are keen to engage with users of these statistics, any comment or feedback will be gratefully received.
Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire announced the new measures in the Immigration Act would be launched in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton as part of a phased introduction across the country.
The new law will mean private landlords will have to check the right of prospective tenants to be in the country if they want to avoid potentially being fined up to £3,000.
Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire said:
We are building an immigration system that is fair to British citizens and legitimate migrants and tough on those who abuse the system or flout the law.
The right to rent checks are quick and simple, but will make it more difficult for immigration offenders to stay in the country when they have no right to be here.
They will also act as a new line of attack against unscrupulous landlords who exploit people by renting out substandard, overcrowded and unsafe accommodation.
Landlords in the West Midlands will have all the advice and support they need in advance of the checks going live on 1 December.
Landlords will need to see evidence of a person's identity and citizenship, for example a passport or biometric residence permit. Many responsible landlords already do this as a matter of routine, and most legal renters will have the correct documentation ready to hand. In most cases landlords will be able carry out these simple checks without need to contact the Home Office.
Copies of the documentation will need to be taken as evidence the checks have been carried out and retained for one year after the tenancy ends. Children under 18 will not need to be checked. More information about how to carry out a right to rent check is available online at www.Gov.uk including eligibility for a free online Home Office checking service to confirm whether someone has a right to rent. A helpline (0300 069 9799) is also available.
Following an evaluation of the implementation in the West Midlands next spring, the Home Office expects to continue with the phased introduction of checks across the UK next year.
More information about landlord right to rent checks.
Check your postcode to see if your rental property is affected by the checks.
Subscribe for email updates to keep informed about right to rent checks
More information about the Immigration Act.
The Home Office has published a research report titled 'The reason for migration and labour market characteristics of UK residents born abroad' (Cooper, Campbell, Patel and Simmons 2014) available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-reason-for-migration-and-labour-market-characteristics-of-uk-residents-born-abroad
There has been detailed information on the number and characteristics of migrants from different countries using household surveys such as the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS), and on the intentions of migrants entering the UK via the International Passenger Survey (IPS), but until recently there had been no dataset that links these together. This new report uses the recently commissioned variable from the LFS and APS to estimate the stock of long-term migrants in the UK and their reason for coming initially to the UK. It also provides detailed analysis of the labour market position for those UK residents born outside the UK, regardless of whether they are now UK citizens or still foreign nationals, by their original purpose for migrating
The annual survey of public opinion on the issues of the economy, international security and immigration and mobility undertaken by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, now in its thirteenth year of publication, has published its 2014 report on its key findings.
The survey covers the state of public opinion on these issues in the United States, eleven EU countries and, in this most recent report, Russia.
Its key findings in relation to mobility, immigration and integration are:
There is greater mixing of host and migrant populations in all countries, with most Americans and Europeans reporting that they have immigrant friends.
Large majorities in both the US and the European still disapprove of their governments' handling of migration.
With the exception of the UK, large majorities in the US and other European countries agree that most immigrants come to work.
People across the countries felt that policy towards refugees should either remain as it was or be made more restrictive. However a substantial minority of one in 5 people in both the US and Europe felt that policies should be less restrictive
A majority of US citizens believe immigrants are integrating well, but European opinion is more divided.
In its broad conclusions the survey finds that Germans in particular see immigration as being less of a problem despite the fact that, in recent years, it has put in place some of the most open policies Europe. On the other hand people in France are growing more worried.
Majorities in all the countries, with the exception of the UK, said that they believed immigration was 'culturally enriching'. Amongst Americans 65% agreed with statement, and for Europeans the figure is 58%. In the UK however only 44% took this view, whilst 47% said it had a negative impact on culture.
The full report can be access on the link above
The document, which is free to download at http://www.stronger2gether.org/, lays out pragmatic and straightforward good practice for UK-based growers and producers.Specifically, businesses are encouraged to incorporate a three-step approach into their management practices. Step one is to map and risk assess the supply chain. Step two is to set and agree standards with key suppliers for the supply and management of labour and services. Step three involves working in partnership to ensure due diligence with those agreed standards.Places on the 'Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation' workshops to further help businesses understand their responsibilities and the best practice associated with combating modern day slavery may be booked at http://stronger2gether.org/events/.
24th September 2014
Youngs Seafood, Wickham Road, Grimsby, DN31 3SW
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Monaghan Mushrooms, Tyholland, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
3rd October 2014
REC, Dorset House, 27-45 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NT
8th October 2014
Co-operative Retail Logistics, 401 Edinburgh Road, Newhouse, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 5GH
6th November 2014
Bakkavor Ltd, West Marsh Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 2BB
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Corby Borough Council, The Corby Cube, Parkland Gateway, George Street, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1QG
NRPF Connect is the Home Office's preferred way of working with local authorities to reduce No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) caseload and spend. Please follow this link to the flowchart which shows the number of NRPF cases and annual spend by a local authority which would make this a value for money solution: www.nrpfnetwork.org.uk/Documents/Steps to joining Connect.pdf
The think-tank Demos has published a report on the way English language courses are delivered to immigrant communities in the UK.
The report uses 2011 national census figures to establish the claim that 850,000 migrants could not speak English 'well' or 'not at all'. It claims that amongst this group some 700,000 are being left effectively 'voiceless' in terms of their dealing with UK governing authorities.
It argues that newcomers to the UK have not been served well by the failure of governments to put in place a national strategy for the provision of language courses for everyone who would benefit from improved English langauge skills. This has not been helped in recent times by a 40% cut in funding for ESOL courses across the country.
The report describes a "capacity crunch", with evidence that 80% of institutions providing ESOL training had waiting lists which sometimes reach the level of 1,000 students waiting to enrol on courses. Surveys of ESOL providers show two-thirds (66%) citing the lack of government funding as the main cause.
As well as arguing a national strategy for the provision of language courses, the report proposes a number of specific recommendations to bridge the gap between supply and demand. These include:
Employers being encouraged to contribute towards the cost of ESOL provision to improve productivity, cohesion and staff retention amongst their employees.
Government match-funding employer contributions to help share the burden between employers, learners and the state.
Alternative ways for learners to earn ESOL 'credits', such as volunteering or opting to mentor other ESOL students through their early stages.
Money saved by local authorities from cuts to translation services should instead be ploughed back into ESOL provision.
The full report can be downloaded HERE
Demos' press release accompanying the report can be viewed HERE
Think tank British Future and university lobby group Universities UK has published a report that outlines public opinion on international student migration. The report suggests that the British public understand the economic and educational benefits brought to Britain by those who come here to study.
The report draws on a nationally representative poll by ICM of 2,111 people, together with six deliberative workshops held in York, Bristol and Nottingham. It reveals that:
59% of the public says the government should not reduce international student numbers, even if that limits the government's ability to cut immigration numbers overall. Only 22% take the opposing view.
66% of Conservative voters are opposed to reducing student numbers.
60% of people think that international students bring money into their local economy. Only 12% think they take money out.
61% agree that Britain's universities would have less funding to invest in top-quality facilities and teaching without the higher fees paid by international students. Only 7% disagree.
75% think that international students should be allowed to stay and work in Britain after graduating from British universities, using their skills for the benefit of our economy, for at least a period of time.
Only 22% of the public thinks that international students should count as migrants. Most people do not understand why they would be counted towards the government's immigration targets.
Based on public opinion, the report makes the following recommendations:
*The government should remove international students from any net migration target.
*The government should launch an international student growth strategy, backed by investment, to promote British universities overseas, build new international partnerships and attract more international students to Britain.
*The government should make a renewed effort – through its words, actions and policies – to communicate a consistent message that Britain welcomes international students.
*The government should enhance opportunities for qualified international graduates to stay in the UK to work and contribute to the economy.
Read more:
Public "baffled" students included in government's migration targets
International students and the UK immigration debate (PDF)
A new report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation argues that evidence shows there is a strong link between poverty in the UK and ethnicity.
The report found evidence showing that there are higher rates of poverty among all ethnic minority groups than among white British people in the UK. However, it says that the links between the two are more complex and not well understood. It finds that "Poverty varies according to many factors, including age, gender, disability and geography."
This report indicates the key points in understanding the impact of ethnicity on poverty, and draws to an initial rounds of JRF research into this subject which will be continued into a second phase which will look at the way poverty has developed over the course of the recession.
The research that will be carried forward into more investigation has found that:
Racism and discrimination are major factors limiting opportunities for people from ethnic groups;
Local and national government, and service providers involved in employment, education and care must effectively monitor outcomes according to ethnicity; and
'Low wage traps' affect ethic minority workers particularly badly.
To view the full report and a summary version CLICK HERE
Readers may be aware of the CIH/BMENational housing rights website (www.housing-rights.info) which provides help to migrants and their advisers about access to housing and housing benefit. CIH has been offered a small grant from the TDS Charitable Foundation (itself funded by the Tenants Dispute Service) to extend the website to cover the private rented sector (PRS). The aim will be to guide migrants and their advisers on access to the PRS, problems they may encounter, how to exercise their rights, access to LHA, the checks that will be imposed by the Immigration Act, etc. It will be of particular benefit to recent migrants who are often forced into poorer parts of the sector and are unaware of their rights and find it difficult to access advice servicesCIH/BME National Housing Rights website are writing to let you know about this work but also to request (a) any documentation or advice notes which you use and which might be helpful in building up the material (including sources that could be referred to on the site) (b) if you have particular expertise or have staff working in this area (whether advising migrants or advising on entry to the PRS in general), and would be willing to look at draft material before it goes live.
We plan to contact a small number of agencies by telephone to discuss their priorities for advice on the PRS and potentially to road-test some of the material. We hope that this will further add to what we believe is already a valuable and well-used resource, and in any event we'll be in touch again early in 2015 when the new material goes email@example.com
This week's News Update is available on Leicestershire County Council's website, by clicking on http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/your_council/equality_and_diversity/content_template-newpage-12.htm and then scrolling down to the 'Community Cohesion news bulletin' section. The most recent editions of the News Update will always be found on this page.
A one day conference to be held at the Lincoln Showroom on October 1st.
This promises to be a thought provoking and inspirational event with contributors already confirmed and more to be announced over the coming days. There will be opportunity to celebrate good work that already exists as well as highlighting challenges that we face.Lunch is provided.Spaces are limited so please book now to guarantee your place.
For more information please call the office on 01522 836159 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Please note that if the cost of travelling to the event is prohibitive, please contact the office to discuss further Register
We would like invite you to be a guest at our forthcoming AGM. The event is scheduled to take place from 6.00pm to 9.00pm at:
3rd Floor, 5-9 Upper Brown Street
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We will be receiving an address from Professor Gus John, academic, educationalist, community activist, social commentator and, avowed anti-racist. His topic will be:
"The failure of race equality over 30 years to make material changes locally and nationally".
This is especially relevant given the demography of the City and County and the current financial climate.
Please let TREC know if you will be attending.
At the end of September the Nottingham Quakers will be running a Week for Peace with various different events taking place across the city. The full programme can be found on their website http://www.weekforpeace.org.uk/. Nottingham Arimathea Trust will be holding a screening of the film, 'Destitution: Our Story' followed by a period of discussion and reflection with volunteers and residents. The screening will take place at 7pm on Thursday 25th September at the Friends' Meeting House, 25 Clarendon St
The training course includes an introduction to the statutory background of the NRPF condition, community care responsibilities to clients with NRPF, the Schedule 3 NIAA restriction and then a detailed introduction to human rights assessments.
The objectives of the session are;
The Trainer: The training will be delivered by Henry St Clair Miller.
Aimed at:Social workers (children's services), asylum caseworkers, managers and policy officers.
Date: 26 November 2014, 10:00 – 16:30
Venue:East Midlands Councils, Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB
Local Authority Members £175
Associate Members £210
Non-members £250
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To identify who is eligible and who is not eligible for support under social services legislation.
To be able to use legislation and case law to help resolve complex cases.
To learn how to complete a Human Rights Assessment.
To apply good practice in assessing and supporting individuals and families.
To be aware of the resources that are available in order to stay up-to-date with policy and legal developments
The Trainer:
The training will be ran by Henry St Clair Miller.
Aimed at:
Social workers (adult - community care and mental health), asylum caseworkers, managers and policy officers.
Event Date:
27 November 2014, 10:00 – 16:30
East Midlands Councils, Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB
Local Authority Members £175Associate Members £210
Applies to all training courses in September, October, November and December 2014Courses included:
Child Sexual Exploitation – Train the TrainerReceive training which will equip and enable you to deliver CSE training to others. Click here to book your place
Child Sexual Exploitation – Prevention, Protection and Investigation This course is aimed at all practitioners working with children, young people and families and it will be particularly valuable for those with responsibilities for child protection or safeguarding Click here to book your place
Human Trafficking Introductory Course Designed to give the front line practitioner from any agency, statutory or non-statutory, a basic awareness of what constitutes Trafficking in Human Beings (THB). Click here to book your place
Working with Families Affected by Child Sexual ExploitationExploring and learning about new approaches to working with families and loved ones affected by the exploitation of a young personClick here to book your place
Healthwatch Leicestershire is an independent consumer champion created to gather and represent the views of the public. Healthwatch will make sure that the views of the public and people who use health and social care services are heard and listened to by positively influencing those that make decisions, reminding them that every voice matters.
Throughout the months of September, October, November and December 2014 Healthwatch will be out in communities listening to your experiences. We are seeking to engage with user groups, social groups, forums, luncheon clubs and organisations of different communities in order to capture and better understand their experiences of using health and social care services in Leicestershire.
We are one of 152 community-focused Healthwatch's from around the country. Together they form the Healthwatch England network, working closely to ensure that your views are represented both locally and nationally. We're independent and we have the strength of the law and Healthwatch England behind us.
If you can help us to make a difference by capturing the views and opinions of those that are often unheard, then please get in contact with us. We believe that your voice counts and we would like to hear from you.
For more information please email Ivan Liburd at firstname.lastname@example.com or call on 0116 2574980
4 days per week post, to be based at Islington Law Centre.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic solicitor to provide advice and representation to organisations and individuals seeking to undertake public law challenges in the field of asylum and immigration law. Then, where necessary, intervening in cases and litigating. The role also involves provision of training on strategic litigation to a range of actors in the sector, coordinating the MLP forum, supporting outreach, fundraising work and supporting the management of the project.
Candidates should have some experience of complex casework, delivering training and a commitment to upholding the human rights of asylum seekers, migrants, and refugees.
Applications are welcomed from practitioners that are not yet accredited to undertake asylum and immigration work, provided that they have an interest in this area and are willing and able to obtain accreditation.
For more information, please visit http://themigrantslawproject.org/contact-us/vacancies/
The deadline for applications is midday on Monday 22nd September.
Interviews will be held on Friday 10th October. Please note no other dates are available.
Migrants' Rights Network is looking for an intern to support the UK Race and Europe Network (UKREN).
UKREN is a membership body comprising of 160 race equality organisations across the UK that have an interest in how European law and policies (EU and Council of Europe) help protect the human rights of ethnic and national minorities.
This is a good opportunity for somebody wishing to gain experience in working for an NGO on European race equality issues and in events management.
This internship is paid at the living wage of £8.80 per hour. If you are interested in this opportunity please send us your CV together with a short covering letter on why this internship opportunity is important to you and how you meet the person specification. Deadline for applications is Friday 19 September at 5pm.
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White Rabbit explores the last, fateful day of 88-year-old of Ruth Caster Hubble, written with understated elegance, warmth, and surprising depth.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Richard Paul Evans' The Walk is a remarkable journey of the spirit. At 28, Alan Christoffersen had it all. He had married the love of his life, owned a wildly successful advertising company, and was settling into a beautiful and comfortable existence in the Seattle suburbs. A good man, a happy man, Alan could not know how soon his world would shatter. When a terrible accident cripples his family life, the faithful husband stands by his beloved McKale, trusting blindly that his business partner and purported best friend will manage his workaday affairs.
At the moment that he finds himself bereaved, betrayed, homeless, and flat-out broke, he does consider a dark and quick way out of the pain. He manages to pull away from that moment and decides instead to take a far walk from Seattle to Key West, Florida. Now that he has no one and nothing save a tent, a backpack, and very few provisions, it seems as good a thing to do as any other. Some prefer to grieve and ponder alone, and Alan is one of those people.
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Volunteer Northwest Mississippi will honor recipients of the 2014 President's Volunteer Service Awards, including Reverend Evelyn Hubbard of Robinsonville, on April 8, 2014 at a dinner to be held at the Landers Center in Southaven.
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When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, August 23rd & 24th
Where: Bellevue Berry Farm & Pumpkin Ranch, 11001 South 48th Street, Papillion
Tickets: $10 for adults; $6 for kids 3-12; 2 and younger, free. Two-day passes are available for $16
Web: MidlandsPirateFest.com and bellevueberryfarm.com/
Outside of Halloween, there aren't a lot of opportunities to let out your inner pirate. I get "those looks" at the grocery store when I shop while wearing an eye patch and a tricorn pirate captain's hat. And when I say things like, "Arrrrr, these avocados be overripe! Walk the plank, ye squishy fruits," people stare.
So it's with great delight that I look forward to the pirate costume-friendly Midlands Pirate Festival, a two-day celebration (Saturday & Sunday, August 23rd & 24th) of sea dogs at the Bellevue Berry Farm.
There's so much going on at this shindig you might have to spread it out over two days. From a never-before-performed stunt show on the two-deck pirate ship stage to the festival's four other performance spaces (featuring Pog-Mo-Thon pub sing-along band, the Horsemen's singing pirate show for kids, Riverhiem's "Pirates vs. Guards" battle on the wharf, the Musketeers Fencing Club with their running swordplay skits, Lord Drake's Mystic Magic and Evengard Improv comedy), it's a full menu.
The "Port Royale Village" will be brought to life with a bounty of professional performers such as Pirate Queen Bonnie Blue, the Blue Rose Mermaid in her real pond of water, the Forking Queen of the Pirates, the Pink Pirate bubble machine, acrobats and jugglers.
And get this one: the public can partake in knife-tossing, sword training, archery and axe-tossing! (I'm sure it's all perfectly safe.)
Food, drinks, artisan demonstrations, strolling pirate characters, hair-braiding, henna body art and plenty of other piratey things will be on display throughout the weekend.
Oh, and by the way, International Talk Like A Pirate Day is coming up on September 19th, so this is an ideal place to get your "Arrrrrrr!" perfected.


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Looking for things to do in Dallas? Consult the list below, or refer to our convenient event calendar to find fun activities happening year round.
Toyota Stadium
Catch an exciting soccer game at Toyota Stadium, and cheer on our home team FC Dallas!
Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel and FC Dallas are proud pub partners.
Grapevine Mills Mall- Less than five miles from the hotel is a one-and- one-million square-foot outlet facility that offers the ultimate "shop-till-you-drop" experience.
3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051
Phone: 972-724-4900
Malibu SpeedZone
Get behind the wheel on one of 4 Racing Tracks. Race into action at Electric Alley, our state-of-the-art game room, and don't forget to refuel at the SpeedZone Café and Bar.11130 Malibu Dr
Dallas, TX 75229
Phone: 972-247-7223
Mustangs of Las Colinas at Williams Square
The Mustangs of Las Colinas & Museum Exhibit feature the largest equestrian sculptures in the world. Truly a must see for any visitor.
5205 N O'Connor Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
Phone: 972-869-9047
Six Flags Over Texas- Offers visitors more than 50 rides for all ages, as well as special events, concerts and more.
2201 Road To Six Flags
Arlington, Texas 76010
Phone: 817-640-8900
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor- Located across the street from Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor is the largest water park in the Southwest.
2201 Road To Six Flags
Arlington, Texas 76010
Phone: 817-640-8900
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Educational Conferences
Caregivers and family members who have loved one's with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, professional caregivers, and those in the community, are welcome to attend any of our chapter conferences. Often times continuing education credits and contact hours are available for professionals. We also provide educational opportunities for those with early-stage dementia. All conferences are an educational opportunity and provide the latest knowledge, treatment options, and research on a variety of topics related to dementia.
Quad Cities Conference - October 30, 2014
Early-Stage Dementia Workshop - November 19, 2014
Des Moines Conference - April 21, 2015
2014 Fall Conference on Alzheimer's & Other Dementia - Quad Cities
Thursday, October 30, 2014Annual fall educational conference hosted by the Alzheimer's Association. Various exhibitor booths and additional breakout sessions and topics. Lunch and refreshments provided. For questions regarding the conference contact Jerry Schroeder at 563.324.1022 or 24/7 at 800.272.3900. >DOWNLOAD EVENT BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS
7:30 a.m. - Registration & Check-In
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Conference
Radisson Quad City Plaza | Davenport, IA
Audience: those in the early-stages of dementia, family members, care partners, those in the community wishing to learn more and healthcare professionals.
$85 Healthcare Professionals (includes CEUs)
$75 Healthcare Professionals (NO CEUs)
FREE to family caregivers and people in the early-stages of dementia thanks to the generous support of Stan and Dotty Thurston of Des Moines.
Download an event registration form and return it with payment to:
If you have questions about the conference feel free to contact the Alzheimer's Association office in the Quad Cities by calling 563.324.1022.
Dean M. Hartley, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association
Director of Science Initiatives, Medical and Scientific Relations
Presentation: Alzheimer's Disease: Where have we been and where are we going?
Formerly on faculty at Harvard Medical School and Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Hartley represents the Association's science division and works with the division's senior leaders on public relations activities and scientific workgroups to advance the Association's science agenda. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Departments of Medicine, Genetics, and Neurology at Harvard Medical School after completing his Ph.D. in neuroscience at Stanford University. He has a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree in environmental toxicology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hartley has conducted critical scientific research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He has authored numerous publications in prominent medical publications and has reviewed grants for several international prestigious health care organizations.
Monica Moreno, BSSW, Alzheimer's Association
Director, Early Stage Initiatives
Presentations: The Voice of Alzheimer's Disease & Supporting Individuals Living with Alzheimer's Dementia
Ms. Moreno is presently responsible for the development, oversight, and administration of all national Alzheimer's Association programs and strategies designed to meet the unique needs of people living in the early stage of Alzheimer's or other dementia. She has been with the Association for more than 10 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago.
Kathy Stack, National Early-Stage Advisor
Presentations: The Voice of Alzheimer's Disease & Supporting Individuals Living with Alzheimer's Dementia
Ms. Stack was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in 2013 at the age of 68. Since her diagnosis, she has taken proactive steps to prepare for her future. In early 2014, she was appointed as an Advisor to the National Alzheimer's Association's Early Stage Advisory Board. She hopes to contribute to today's conference by increasing awareness about the prevalence and cost of care of Alzheimer's and other dementias and to share her first-hand knowledge of being diagnosed and living with dementia. Ms. Stack graduated from St. Catherine University in 1967 with BA in library science and sociology and with an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in 1978.
Dr. Janet Smith, Sacred Hart Major Seminary, Detroit
Professor of Moral Theology
Presentation: Dignity of the Person With Dementia: A Tale of BAM (Beloved Aged Mother) & BAM (Beleaguered Aging Daughter)
Janet E. Smith holds the Father Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. She has received two honorary doctorates and several awards for scholarship and service. She has a BA from Grinnell College, an MA from the University of North Carolina, and a PhD from the University of Toronto. Professor Smith speaks nationally and internationally on human biology and relationships as it connects to spiritual experiences. She has appeared on several prominent national news programs about issues of human sexuality, relationships, and the philosophy of person-centered care. She has authored several books and is widely published on her views regarding the connection between human biology and spirituality. Recently, Dr. Smith assumed the role of full time care-partner with her mother who lives with Alzheimer's. Her presentation today bridges her prestigious academic career with her personal experience as her mother's care-partner.
Early-Stage Dementia Conference / Workshop
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Honey Creek Resort | Moravia, IA
Audience: Those in the early-stages of dementia and their care partners.
This workshop is designed specifically for those in the early-stages of dementia and their care partners. The day is about education and relaxation and will take place in a beautiful nature setting overlooking the lake. You will have the opportunity to be with people who are on a similar journey and are discovering ways to live will with dementia.
Topics were chosen by those in the early-stages of dementia from Iowa and include: an overview of dementia, effects of medication on the brain, getting the right diagnosis, living well with dementia, physical exercise and your brain, and understanding personalities and relationships.
It is FREE to attend but you MUST RSVP by contacting Susan Callison at 515.440.6383 x106 or 24/7 at 800.272.3900. We are requesting you register by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
If you would like to plan to stay at the resort, please contact Honey Creek Resort directly to book a room. Rooms are not FREE, just the conference. To book a room call 641.724.9100.
2015 Conference on Alzheimer's & Other Dementia - Des Moines
Tuesday, April 21, 2015Please check back to download the conference brochure which will be posted in January!
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. - Registration & Check-In
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Conference
Prairie Meadows | Altoona, IA
Audience: Experts (those in the early-stages of dementia), family members, care partners, those in the community and healthcare professionals.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (CEUs)
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$95 - Professionals (including CEUs)
$65 - Direct Care Workers (Certificate of Attendance)
$35 - Student Fee
FREE to all family caregivers, Alzheimer's Association Greater Iowa Chapter Support Group Facilitators and those in the early-stages of dementia
Register online today by clicking the REGISTER button below or register via phone by calling 515.440.2722 or 800.272.3900.
Betsy Broyles Arnold (daughter) and Molly Arnold Gay (granddaughter)
Presentation: Where have we been and where are we going? "Our Journey Through Alzheimer's" & Family Dynamics
"When my wife, Barbara, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, I didn't know much about the disease or the impact it would have on our lives. What I did know was that Alzheimer's was not going to destroy our love for life. Our family came together and decided to focus on what we did have instead of what we didn't have. We chose to celebrate our "todays" and our memories, and to make each day the best, with no regrets. Like so many families who are touched my Alzheimer's, we experienced our share of heartbreaks. We also experienced happy times, and those we will remember forever." - Coach Broyles
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Betsy Broyles Arnold Bio
Betsy Broyles Arnold didn't go through a long decision making process when she was told of her mothers Alzheimer's Disease. Residing in Tomball, TX, at the time, she and her family packed up and moved backed to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Betsy knew that the place for her would be at her mother's side.
Betsy and her twin sister Linda were her mother's main caregivers. They wanted to make their mother's last days as happy as possible. Hence their journey began.
Soon Betsy and her family moved into her mother's house to help care for her 24 hours a day. This experience changed her and her family forever.
After her mother passed away with Alzheimer's disease, her father wanted to write a book for caregivers. Her father is College Football Icon, Coach Frank Broyles. Betsy, Linda and her father realized that the knowledge they had acquired would be valuable to others dealing with the pain of Alzheimer's and dementia. So they began writing down what they had learned. They partnered with UMAS and Beverly Enterprises to combine the latest research with their own experiences. Together they produced the Coach Broyles' Playbook For Alzheimer's Caregivers with Tips and Strategies.
Molly Arnold Gay Bio
After Molly's grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, her family moved in with her grandfather, college football icon Coach Frank Broyles, to help with care giving. It did not take long for the family to realize how little information was out there on care giving. As a 14 year old watching her family struggle through some tough, but love-filled years, Molly realized how important communication in tough times like these is. The third generation affected by the disease, grandkids, is not talked about much. Molly hopes to change that by speaking at numerous events and seminars all across the country.
After her grandmother passed away her grandfather, mother, and aunt wrote a book to help other caregivers through these tough times. The title of the book is Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers. Caregiving has become a passion of hers and she wants to share the information she has learned with everyone who can benefit from it.
Her sincerity and perspective continues to capture the hearts of audiences wherever she speaks.
To learn how you can become a sponsor of this event, please contact the Alzheimer's Association at 515.440.2722.


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Jermaine Jones signs with New England thanks to MLS' 'blind draw'
The New England Revolution has won the strange and lengthy race for U.S. national team midfielder Jermaine Jones, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told SI.com on Sunday, later confirmed on ESPN by Alexi Lalas. According to Lalas, Jones landed with New England after the club was selected in an unprecedented "blind draw" over the Chicago Fire.
Jones, like fellow U.S. national team members Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley, wasn't subject to the allocation order that determines which clubs have right of first refusal on U.S. internationals and former MLS players returning to the league. "Designated Players of a certain threshold – as determined by the League – are not subject to allocation ranking," reads the MLS rulebook.
However, Dempsey and Bradley each had one primary suitor (Dempsey with Seattle, and Bradley with Toronto). According to ESPN, because both the Fire and Revolution were willing and able to sign Jones, MLS resorted to the heretofore unheard-of "blind draw" to determine Jones' destination.According to Goal.com, Jones would have earned $6 million over two and a half seasons from that initial offer. But his refusal to sign that deal opened the door for New England, which currently sits a point outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture at 9-12-3.
The acquisition of Jones will change the perception of the Revolution around the league. Long considered a club that wouldn't compete financially with the league's more ambitious organizations, New England has paid a player more than $500,000 in annual compensation only once (Shalrie Joseph in 2012). It currently has no designated players on the roster now that forward Jerry Bengtson, who was earning just over $150,000 per year, according to the MLS Players Union, is on loan in Argentina.
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FORT MYERS, Fla.-A Southwest Florida boat captain is sharing what it was like to guide Diana Nyad to a world record. On her fifth try, Nyad finished the 110-mile swim from Havana to Key West on Monday, becoming the first to do it without a shark cage.
Bruce Blomgren was the captain of the Voyager, the boat that accompanied her.
"This was almost not about water to me. This was about a person," Blomgren said of the star swimmer.
Nyad first attempted swimming from Cuba to Florida at age 29 with a shark cage. She didn't try again until 2011 when she was 61.
She tried twice more in the past two years before beginning her fifth attempt Saturday morning with a leap off the seawall of the Hemingway Marina into the warm waters off Havana. She paused occasionally for nourishment, but never left the water until she reached the white sand beaches of the Keys and waded ashore.
Blomgren met Nyad in 2011 when she was preparing for her third attempt.
"This is her dream, and by God she was going to make it this time," Blomgren said.
Blomgren started training with Nyad in May when she would swim 12-15 hours every other day. He said this record attempt had all the right ingredients.
"We had no sharks. We had no box jellyfish. We had really exceptional winds (and) really exceptional currents, so it was all up to Diana," he said.
The team was made up of 46 people, including doctors, observers, boat crew, and shark and jellyfish experts. Blombren admits the group was worried when Nyad started vomiting 33 miles into the 111 mile swim.
"This lady brought from her psyche the power and energy over to her muscles, and she didn't do it with food," he said.
Nyad stayed on course by following a ribbon hanging from a large boom on the 32-foot catamaran the "voyager." Four miles before reaching the shore, she did something Blomgren said he will never forget.
"We all came in, in a big huddle, as tight as we could, and she spoke to us from the center and thanked us for helping her reach her dream, and finally this was going to be it," he said.
Hundreds of people cheered as Nyad, 64 staggered to shore after spending almost 53 hours in the water without rest. Those who helped her make history, like Captain Bruce Blomgren, witnessed it up close.
"I think this gives a lot of hope. What she did and how she did it, at what her age, and the fortitude of following the dream, and making sure it happened, you have to respect that. I certainly do," he said.


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Tuesday, September 23, 2014Two Symetrix Jupiter 8 Turn-Key DSPs And ARC-WEB Control Technology At Heart Of Corner EntertainmentPSW Staff 09/23/14 01:48 PM,Corner Entertainment is a recently-opened entertainment constellation located in Houston, Texas, that features a restaurant (Corner Table) a bar/nightclub (The Oak Bar), and a second wine and mixed drinks bar (1919). Houston-based integration firm LoGo Audio Video Music recently designed and installed Corner Entertainment's high-performance, cost-effective audio system using two Symetrix Jupiter 8 fixed architecture standalone DSPs with smartphone control for the managers provided by Symetrix ARC-WEB. "For small- to mid-sized installations, the Symetrix Jupiter is the only processor I'll… View this story
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Monday, June 30, 2014PSW Staff 06/30/14 02:16 PM,Situated on the beautiful shores of Thailand's Layan Beach, the newly opened Nikki Beach Phuket is the stylish club and bar's tenth permanent location in the world. Making good on its contemporary credentials, the venue relies on Symetrix' Radius 12x8 open architecture Dante scalable DSP to handle its audio processing requirements across multiple areas including a pool, indoor and outdoor dining options, a VIP lounge, and four bars. "We are so proud to be opening our second location in Thailand,"… View this story
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Friday, May 30, 2014PSW Staff 05/30/14 03:25 PM,Ashly Audio is now shipping Dante digital media networking solution with all their nXe, nXp, Pema and NE Series networkable amplifiers. NE Series rack-mount system processors (4400, 4800, 8800) are also available for purchase with Dante. With low latency, robust synchronization, I/O scalability, and simplicity of installation via standard IT technology, Dante will significantly enhance the power and value of Ashly's networkable amplifiers line and select signal processors. "We're now ready to supply our market with this incredible audio networking… View this story
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Friday, April 25, 2014PSW Staff 04/25/14 02:21 PM,Symetrix announces a new release of its SymNet Composer open architecture design software for Edge and Radius Dante network audio DSPs. In addition to a host of time-saving workflow enhancements, Composer 2.0 natively integrates select Dante third-party hardware supporting the discovery, signal routing, and other aspects of AtteroTech unDIO2x2 and unDX2IO and Stewart Audio AV25-2 and NetAV 2x2 devices. Composer 2.0 is the only programming environment needed to build a Dante networked system from start to finish, simplifying and speeding… View this story
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Monday, March 03, 2014PSW Staff 03/03/14 12:30 PM,RCF has announced the release of a new version (v2.0) of its proprietary RDNet remote control and management protocol. Applicable to its proprietary RDNet Control 2 and Control 8 hardware interfaces (controlling a maximum of 64 and 256 devices in subnets respectively), with this platform each "intelligent" RDNet-compatible device has its own built-in communication board, microcontroller and DSP, with the ability to store presets, receive commands and continuously send status information. Additional features of new RDNet 2.0 include completely redesigned… View this story
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Thursday, January 09, 2014PSW Staff 01/09/14 12:46 PM,Symetrix announces experienced A/V engineer Greg Suchomel has joined the team as a field technical sales engineer. Based in New Jersey, Suchomel will promote Symetrix products in the East and Northeast regions in North America by delivering technical certification and specialization training to Symetrix partners and supporting Symetrix partner eco-system with both remote and on-site design and installation help. "We are excited to welcome Greg to our growing Symetrix sales and support team," said Craig Richardson, vice president of global… View this story
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Monday, September 09, 2013PSW Staff 09/09/13 10:28 AM,To support education and research in the Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, PreSonus Audio Electronics has pledged $200,000 to establish a digital signal processing (DSP) laboratory. DSP is a specialized branch of mathematics that performs analysis and processing of binary representations of analog signals. Advances in digital technology have enabled DSP systems to accomplish tasks inexpensively and efficiently that are difficult or impossible using analog technology. The DSP laboratory will provide LSU College of Engineering students a state-of-the-art environment… View this story
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The following Heathrow lounges are only available to passengers as they are located after security control. To book lounges or find out more, visit our Heathrow Airport lounge booking website (excludes Plaza Premium Lounge)
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Get your trip off to a flying start, whether you're travelling on business or for pleasure. In the Servisair Executive Lounge you'll enjoy service and hospitality for up to three hours before your flight with facilities including:
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Candidate filing deadline is MondayStaff Report | January 23,2013Despite what it says on the forms, petitions to run for local office are due in to the City Clerk's office Monday.
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"It was just that the dates were mixed up," he said. "Even though the deadline is the 28th, it's not an official petition until the 30th."
Heck said he tried to get notices to everyone who took out petitions.
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Obama Opens East Coast To Oil SearchJuly 18, 2014 10:39 am | by JASON DEAREN, Associated Press | News | Comments
Opening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil exploration for the first time in decades, the Obama administration approved the use of sonic cannons to discover deposits under the ocean floor by shooting sound waves 100 times louder than a jet engine through waters shared by endangered whales and turtles.
New Earthquake Map Shows Increased Risk For Much Of U.S.July 18, 2014 10:29 am | by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer | News | Comments
A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about one-third of the United States and lowers it for one-tenth.
Court Limits Reach Of Gas Drilling LawJuly 17, 2014 4:26 pm | by MARC LEVY, Associated Press | News | Comments
A Pennsylvania court has further limited the reach of a major 2012 law that modernized drilling regulations, ruling that state public utility regulators cannot review how local zoning restrictions affect the natural gas industry.
On The Hunt For The Hottest Job In AmericaJuly 17, 2014 3:16 pm | News | Comments
Know someone who's feeling the heat at work-literally? Cintas Corporation and The Sqwincher Corporation, a leader in electrolyte replacement drinks, launched its "Hottest Job in America" contest for employees in high-heat environments. The prize package includes cooling products and a pair of NFL tickets.
New Gas Lines, Less Gas LeaksJuly 17, 2014 10:25 am | by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer | News | Comments
Cities such as Indianapolis that regularly replace old natural gas lines have significantly fewer leaks than older urban areas where they don't, like Boston and New York City's Staten Island, according to a new study by Google and an environmental group.
No Easy Answer To Fracking Health QuestionsJuly 17, 2014 10:23 am | by KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press | News | Comments
The head of Pennsylvania's Department of Health said Wednesday that its experts are responding to health complaints related to natural gas drilling, but there is no quick and easy way to answer questions about the issue.
Florida Sues Oil Company For Everglades ViolationsJuly 17, 2014 10:14 am | by JASON DEAREN, Associated Press | News | Comments
Florida's environmental agency says it is suing a Texas oil company for violating state drilling regulations at a well near the Everglades.
Officials Suspicious Of Connection Between Gas Project & Oil ReferendumJuly 16, 2014 10:48 am | by BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press | News | Comments
The decision Alaska voters make on an oil-tax referendum next month could have implications for a proposed liquefied natural gas project, the senior project manager said Tuesday, a point deemed a scare tactic by one state lawmaker.
China Moves Oil Rig Out Of Vietnamese WatersJuly 16, 2014 10:44 am | by CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press | News | Comments
China on Wednesday moved an oil rig out of waters claimed by Hanoi after two months of drilling that triggered a near-breakdown in ties between the neighbors and led to deadly protests in Vietnam.
Banning Old Oil Train CarsJuly 16, 2014 10:43 am | by PHUONG LE, MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press | News | Comments
Environmental groups asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to immediately ban shipments of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars, citing oil train wrecks and explosions and the agency's own findings that accidents pose an imminent hazard.
California Gets Tough On RefineriesJuly 16, 2014 10:38 am | by JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press | News | Comments
The Environmental Protection Agency is coming to one of the nation's largest petroleum-producing areas to hold public hearings on a proposal aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from California to Texas through tough new controls on oil refineries.
Texas City Rejects Fracking BanJuly 16, 2014 10:10 am | by EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press | News | Comments
The council governing a North Texas city that sits atop a large natural gas reserve rejected a bid early Wednesday that would have made it the first city in the state to ban further permitting of hydraulic fracturing in the community.
Court Dismisses Challenges To NY Fracking ReviewJuly 15, 2014 10:03 am | by MARY ESCH, Associated Press | News | Comments
A judge has dismissed two lawsuits challenging the state's delay in finishing its health and environmental analysis of the potential impact of shale gas development in New York, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
The Link Between Injection Wells & EarthquakesJuly 15, 2014 10:00 am | by EMILY SCHMALL, JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press | News | Comments
States where hydraulic fracturing is taking place have seen a surge in earthquake activity, raising suspicions that the unconventional drilling method could be to blame, especially the wells where the industry disposes of its wastewater.
Shell Adds Third Major Discovery To Norphlet PlayJuly 15, 2014 9:58 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
Shell announces its third major discovery in the Norphlet play in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico with the successful Rydberg exploration well.
Dozens Arrested At Maryland Gas PlantJuly 15, 2014 9:48 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
More than two dozen activists have been arrested following a protest against plans to build a facility in Maryland to liquefy and export natural gas.
North Dakota Approves Pipeline To Diesel RefineryJuly 15, 2014 9:45 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
North Dakota regulators have approved a $7.9 million pipeline that will supply crude for a diesel refinery under construction near Dickinson.
Railroad Crashes Prompt New Safety RulesJuly 14, 2014 10:35 am | by JOAN LOWY, Associated Press | News | Comments
A string of fiery train derailments across North America has triggered a high-stakes but behind-the-scenes campaign to shape how the U.S. government responds to calls for tighter safety rules.
Reservation Residents Deal With Spill AftermathJuly 14, 2014 10:21 am | by JOSH WOOD, Associated Press | News | Comments
For many Native Americans on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation — land that accounts for 300,000 of the 1 million barrels of oil produced by North Dakota — there is a difficult balance between the potential prosperity that development can bring and the preservation of a land considered to be sacred. That dilemma has been brought to the fore since 1 million gallons of saltwater spewed from an underground pipeline.
7 Earthquakes Hit OklahomaJuly 14, 2014 10:09 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma in a span of about 14 hours.
Whiting Petroleum Purchases Kodiak Oil & Gas For $6BJuly 14, 2014 9:58 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
Whiting Petroleum Corp. said Sunday it is buying Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. for $6 billion in stock, worth $13.90 per share, in a deal that will make it the largest producer in the booming Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana.
Addressing Fracking Health Impacts In PennsylvaniaJuly 14, 2014 9:50 am | by KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press | News | Comments
Pennsylvania's former health secretary says the state has failed to seriously study the potential health impacts of one of the nation's biggest natural gas drilling booms.
Pipeline Breach Renews Call For More MonitoringJuly 14, 2014 9:47 am | by JOSH WOOD, JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press | News | Comments
A saltwater spill from an underground pipeline in North Dakota has renewed calls from farmers and environmentalists to require new monitoring to help ensure that such breaches are prevented or caught quickly.
No Brine In The BayJuly 11, 2014 10:01 am | by JOSH WOOD, JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press | News | Comments
The snaking, nearly 2-mile trail of saltwater that an underground pipeline spewed in the rugged hills of western North Dakota's badlands left a 200-yard-long stretch of dead vegetation, a company official said, though she added there is no evidence yet that the spill has contaminated a nearby bay.
Brine Pipeline Leak Cleanup Could Take WeeksJuly 9, 2014 2:50 pm | by JOSH WOOD, JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press | News | Comments
Company and tribal officials say a pipeline on North Dakota's Fort Berthold Indian reservation has leaked 1 million gallons of saltwater, with some of the fluid finding its way to a bay that leads to a lake that provides drinking water for the reservation.