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RANCHO PALOS VERDES (CBSLA.com) -Her name is Calamity Jane, but the true calamity is that someone shot this horse 58 times with a BB gun.
The horse, initially, was not expected to survive.
But as CBS2/KCAL9 reporter Rob Schmitt reports, one woman was determined that Calamity Jane would live.
Stacey Cohen says a lot of people have come together in the community to help Calamity Jane, a 10-year-old mare.
Says Cohen, "Something about her story just drew me."
She found a vet, Dr. Larry Kelly, willing to do the delicate surgery for free.
Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. Beams Cohen, "So many people have wanted to help her. It took all these people to come together. That's what the miracle was."
Calamity Jane was discovered in August by the ASPCA, reportedly neglected by her owner. Her pellet wounds still have not completely healed.
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August 14, 2011
Sharing Memories (Week 33): My Grandpa Was an Ape
Do you remember a favourite funny story in your family? Something your dad or grandpa or other relative told? Perhaps your funny story is something a relative did. Maybe the story told in your family is the one about Uncle Harry with the lampshade on his head at New Year's?
Our family has a story I love. My brother is going to kill me for telling this but I love it, so here goes. My father was known for playing with us kids, the neighbour kids and our cousins (his nieces and nephews). Dad's claim to fame was his ability to jump around like a monkey, making an amazing good monkey face and monkey sounds as he swung his arms loosely while he squatted and leaped around the yard. I used to love having him chase me and of course we kids would all scream and try to get away.
Apparently when he was quite young my brother asked how Dad could mimic a monkey so well and my father told him, with a perfectly straight face, that his dad (my brother's grandfather) was an ape in the Toronto Zoo. Dad told a great tale of how our grandmother McGinnis was at the zoo one day, saw a gorgeous ape, fell iwith this ape, and bingo - that ape became our grandfather. I think there was even mention of the fact that my brother could go visit his grandpa at the zoo if he wanted. Now, no one would believe that, right? Wrong.
My gullible brother went to school and told his teacher and classmates that his grandfather was an ape at the Toronto Zoo. When his teacher gently tried to explain the difference between truth and making up stories, my brother was indignant. He was not lying! And so this little story escalated with a trip to the principal's office since my brother refused to retract his story, insisting it was true. A phone call home cleared the matter up but I doubt my brother has ever forgotten, and hopefully he's never been sucked in so badly again.
I hope he forgives me for telling the story. I enjoyed telling his grown son two years ago. It seems my brother had not shared that story with his family but I made sure they knew it. My nephew didn't believe me so asked his dad and my brother confessed - yes, he thought his grandpa was an ape at the Toronto Zoo.
3 comments:
- Patti said...
Hi, I'm not sure how I found your blog, but I'm glad I did. I got into genealogy about 3 months ago...I am totally addicted.
I've been doing a family journal since about 2003, but recently I started doing something on my blog on Sundays. I call it "Feeling Nostalgic," and I relate something near and dear from my childhood. Obviously, I am on the same page as you are with regard to writing things down.
I will definitely be visiting your blog again.
Oh, and the "grandpa is an ape" story is hysterical. Quite honestly, I am pretty gullible, so I can see myself believing something like that. As a matter of fact, in my research, I found out that my paternal grandfather's middle name was Leroy. I was shocked. He had told me it was Leon. I distinctly remember him telling me that his middle name backwards spelled noel. Obviously, he was joking...but I believed him! So, I'm right there with your brother.
Have a great weekend,
- The Grandmother Here said...
I think the teacher over-reacted. She could have said, "Okay" and moved on.
- Joan Thomas Holloway said...
Before my sister learned to read or spell words, a family friend used to say to her, "Nancy, you are my P-I-double-L pal." She thought she was being praised. The dog in her first first grade reader was named "Pal." She was quite upset when her teacher told her that P-I-double-L was pronounced "pill." She would certainly identify with your brother's feelings. She never saw the humor the rest of the family enjoyed.
I enjoyed your blog!


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CompanionAll companions must be capable of providing the necessary assistance during your flight. The companion must be at least 16 years old. Each companion cannot assist more than one passenger and must purchase a regular adult fare.NOTE: Our crew cannot lift you or assist you in the lavatory or with medication. They can assist in simple preparations for a meal, but cannot feed you.Online bookings - special needsWe offer passengers with special needs the ability to book certain services online. Our online tool will show if we have the capacity to meet your requirements for the flight selected. To add a special service request to your existing booking, click here. Please note that special needs requests cannot be made via email.
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Passengers travelling with electric wheelchairs must arrive at the boarding gate at least 30 minutes prior to departure.NOTE: Norwegian requires a 90 minute minimum connection time for passengers travelling with electric wheelchairs on a connecting flight (2 consecutive flights in the same reservation).Onboard wheelchair for persons with reduced mobility (PRM) All Norwegian aircraft are equipped with a foldable onboard wheelchair to assist with moving the passenger between their seat and the lavatory. The passenger must be able to move in and out of their wheelchair unassisted or with the assistance of their travel companion. Cabin crew are not able to lift the passenger or assist passengers in the lavatory. This wheelchair is not emergency equipment and cannot be used during an evacuation.Oxygen If you are aware that you require oxygen onboard your flight, you must bring your own supply, and make this request via our Contact Centre. 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POTSDAM - Several Clarkson University freshman athletes have turned their passion for sports into a business concept and plan to develop a spray-on adhesive to improve a hockey sticks grip.
Each year, groups in Clarksons Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation class - freshmen only a few weeks into their college career - spend the fall semester developing a business concept. This years class presented their ideas to a panel of alumni and faculty in November; some groups were awarded Clarkson Business School loans to further develop their proposal.
A team of five Clarkson mens hockey players and one baseball player received a $2,000 loan to research and develop a product designed to improve the grip on a hockey stick. The team of business majors are goalie Andrew Hunt, forwards Christian Finch, Todd Christian and Patrick Megannety, defensemen Paul Geiger, and Connor Martin, an infielder on the baseball team.
This is the first year that we have had a business concept formed exclusively by student athletes, says School of Business Instructor Marc Compeau, who teaches the class. It seems obvious given the importance of the team, the work ethic and the follow through that comes naturally to a student athlete. I think these guys have the potential to do something pretty exciting, on and off the ice.
The product, called Shaft Takk, would allow hockey players to better customize their grip. It would be manufactured in aerosol cans or pump spray dispensers and sold to professional and junior hockey teams, the students said.
The athletes said it wasnt difficult to brainstorm a business idea early in their college careers: they simply thought of a problem they found while playing their sport and tried to find a solution for it.
Were not doing it just to do it. Were kind of interested in it too, Mr. Christian, a freshman hockey forward, said of the project.
The group is working with Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering professor Don H. Rasmussen, who is advising the students on the science behind the product. The students may have found a niche by developing a product intended for the cold conditions of an ice rink, Mr. Rasmussen said.
Depending on how dedicated they are to getting it where they want to get it, they can do it, Mr. Rasmussen said. Its a great effort on their part.
Several other student groups also received loans to pursue their concepts further, including Campus Cuts, an on-campus haircut and styling business and Know B4U Go, a mobile application allowing students to view cameras of campus dining centers on their mobile device to check on crowds before deciding where to eat. Ferozen Yogurt, a frozen yogurt business proposal, and Campus Market Exchange, a Web site allowing students to post products for sale, also received loans.
This years concepts were not only diverse but much more complex compared to the past few years, Mr. Compeau said. We have adjusted our approach to building a foundation of understanding opportunities and basic business modeling this year, but the credit goes to a great group of students who clearly are up to the challenge. I cant wait to see what they do next.
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BATAVIA, N.Y. -- Police say a drunk driver hit several signs and a light pole before going airborne and crashing into a home, severing a gas meter.
It happened at the three-way intersection of Pearl, South Main, and Oak Streets just before 5:30 Saturday morning.
Corey Goff, 22, of Rochester, is charged with D.W.I., refusing to take a breath test, driving at a speed not reasonable and prudent, traveling at an unreasonable speed, reckless driving, and two counts of failure to keep right.
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CANTON - The variety of agricultural ventures and their importance to the economy of St. Lawrence County will be explored in the fourth annual farm tour for county legislators and other officials.
The annual tour was started after the Board of Legislators had a heavy turnover as a way to give incoming lawmakers a deeper understanding of the role of agriculture, according to Mathilda M. Larson, a county planner.
It increases awareness and appreciation among local officials, she said. This is really their opportunity to see the successes and challenges.
The tour is not public but attracts participants from the county Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, Soil and Water Conservation, and similar organizations in addition to legislators.
This years tour Aug. 21 features stops at Double-H Sheep Company on Route 310 in Canton, Mapleview Dairy in Madrid, and Kent Family Growers in Lisbon. The final stop at the county courthouse parking lot will include a tour of North Country Pastureds mobile poultry processor if it is available by that date.
Dairy has always had a prominent role but there are other operations that have growing niches in the county, Ms. Larson said.
The sheep farm is a relatively recent operation partly owned by Cornell Cooperative Extension livestock educator Betsy F. Hodge.
Mapleview, 307 Jones Road, Madrid, is among the countys largest dairy cow operations, with 1,900 milking and dry cows. David M. Fisher, one of the owners in the family-run operation, said he hoped legislators would come away with a better grasp of the multiplier effect different agricultural operations have on the countys overall economy. He also will stress the importance of agricultural diversity with some producers focusing on products for local use while others, like his familys operation, have a larger reach.
It takes a little bit of everything, he said.
At Kent Family Growers, which sells shares as a community supported agriculture operation, the focus is on organic vegetables.
If theyre curious, theyre welcome to see what we do, Daniel J. Kent said.
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Trauma-informed treatment will improve emotional regulation and behavior.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Conduct Disorder
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Quality Improvement Initiative Database
- Behavior [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Improved behavioral and emotional regulation, i.e., improved behavior compliance, improved misbehavior symptoms, reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). Improved sleep, toileting, parent-child attachment, and mood regulation.
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|Study Start Date:
|April 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Families with a history of intergenerational trauma (maltreatment, violence exposure, domestic violence, substance abuse, etc.)
Yoga Based Psychotherapy
Children with a history of maltreatment and/or violence exposure
Children with a history of maltreatment and violence exposure and their caregivers
Trauma Systems Therapy for Adolescent Substance Abuse
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The proposed study is to request permission to continue federally mandated data collection to examine the clinical outcomes of children at the Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute who are enrolled in evidence-based and promising trauma-informed treatments as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The purpose of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative(NCTSNI) Evaluation is to determine the extent to which the NCTSI, through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), has raised the standard of care and improved access to services for traumatized children. In addition, the evaluation assesses the extent to which the NCTSI has served as a national resource capable of improving children's access to high-quality, trauma-informed mental health services. This data, previously collected and managed by the Category I NCTSN Center at Duke will now be managed by ICF Macro in a data system entitled NICON.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years to 89 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Children enrolled in treatment at the Family Center and their caregivers
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children enrolled in treatment at the Family Center and caregivers
Exclusion Criteria:
- Psychosis,
- Inability to comply with directions
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01591694
|United States, Maryland
|Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
|Contact: Harolyn M. Belcher, M.D. 443-923-5933
|Principal Investigator:
|Harolyn Belcher, M.D.
|Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Harolyn M.E.Belcher, M.D., Director of Research, Kennedy Krieger Family Center; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine., Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01591694 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|April 9, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 26, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.:
child trauma
physical abuse
sexual abuse
emotional abuse
domestic violence
community violence
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Conduct Disorder
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Anxiety Disorders
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
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There comes a time when we read or see something that makes us want to quit our day job, pack our bags, and go do something that actually makes a difference in this world. Few get past their morning coffee before they're once again off to the office, dreams put on hold. And then there are those who, damn the naysayers and snickers, actually follow through and make the world, in some small measure, a better place to live in. Mark van Luyk, a Creative Director by trade, and his wife, Judith Madigan, an optometrist by trade, did just that. And they've succeeded.
Judith and Mark stepped out of the corporate world in 2006 and after a year of travel and soul searching, established 'BrandOutLoud', which in Judith's words " specializes in tailor-made branding and communications for non-profits worldwide." If you've ever browsed through brochures and websites designed and illustrated by and for non-governmental and other non-profit organizations, you know the design and graphics can often be sophomoric, and at times depressing to look at. Mark and Judith were determined to change all of that.
As a Creative Director, Mark understands the importance of branding – "It's all about knowing who you are and what you stand for". He's also quite aware of the role of powerful imagery when it comes to successful communication. "Showing stereotype (aid) images of tragedy, warfare, or disease evokes helping from the point of view of pity. Besides, the world has seen enough of the sad looking malnourished African child with the flies in the eyes" Mark adds.
Mark's approach is to present local aid organizations from remote locations around the world as real people, with dreams of their own being turned into realities. And no matter how humble or simple the endeavor may be, there is a strong sense of pride and dignity in the faces of the people he has photographed along the way.
As a result of Mark and Judith's efforts, small local aid organizations now have the ability to sustain themselves by attracting new supporters and expanding their network of partners, becoming more and more independent. They are able to show their story and get their message across using the newly well-designed communication tools.
So far Mark and Judith have met with much success. Rather than chasing leads, organizations are now seeking them out for their expertise in not only 'branding' aid organizations, but for their unique ability to design and supply the elements of entire campaigns, and they do it quite well.
Due to the remoteness of many of the locations the van Luyks travel to, they must travel light. For this reason Mark narrowed his choices of gear down to his Canon cameras (EOS 5D Mark II and Mark III), a set of fast prime lenses, and four Canon 580EX II Speedlites which he uses grouped together or individually depending on the circumstances – with or without a softbox or umbrella (In addition to stills, Mark also shoots HDSLR video for client and promotional needs). To synchronize his cameras and lights, Mark relies on PocketWizard MiniTT1 Transmitters, PocketWizard FlexTT5 Transceivers, and PocketWizard AC3 ZoneControllers, which he cannot praise enough.
"I work in the field and I have to think about everything going on around me, and we often have to set up and work quickly. My PocketWizard system allows me to set my lights the way I want them knowing the images will come out dead-on. "I'd rather get it right when I press the shutter release. Sitting at a computer doing Photoshop is not my idea of a fun time."
Mark relishes the fact he can control the entire creative process from soup to nuts. "Knowing upfront how the image will appear at the end makes it easy for me to capture and compose all of the elements together. I can pre-visualize the picture and how it will appear in print or the web before I fire the shutter. That's a huge advantage."
The resulting images are strikingly simple, and though 'advertorial' in style, don't come off too slick or condescending to either the subject(s) or viewer(s). Mark van Luyk and Judith Madigan are quite clear on the fact their subjects are real people, with real hopes, dreams, and realities, and they deserve the same level of dignity an respect as the more privileged amongst us.
To learn more about BrandOutLoud visit http://www.brandoutloud.org/videos/1/
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Utah experienced an unusually high turnout for a single party election at the polls on Tuesday.
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Archives For: March 2012
Saybrook Team Publishes New Work on Trauma03/31/2012
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues, Stanley Krippner, PhD, Daniel B. Pitchford, PhD, and Jeannine Davies, PhD, on their new book, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The book was just published, in March 2012, by Greenwood Press, in their Biographies of Disease series. Stanley and Daniel are both faculty at Saybrook University, and we have held residential conference programs together, on a mind-body understanding of trauma. Jeannine is currently pursuing her doctorate at Saybrook. This book is valuable because it highlights some areas not touched by other works on PTSD. For example, it shows how post-traumatic growth can unfold, creating in the person post-traumatic strengths never present before.
MBM Instructor Honored as a "Season for Nonviolence Local Hero"03/30/2012
David Paul, MD, PhD, a faculty member of the College of Mind-Body Medicine, has been recognized with the Season for Nonviolence Local Heroes Award. The award was given jointly to David and his wife Bonnie Paul, Ph.D., both Saybrook graduates, recognizing them for their work through the Freedom to Choose Foundation, teaching decriminogenic and life skills to women incarcerated at Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, California since 2004. David and Bonnie co-direct the work of this foundation. David and Bonnie will receive the awards on Sunday April 1, at a ceremony in Culver City, California.
James S. Gordon, MD, Dean of Saybrook University's Graduate College of Mind-Body Medicine, today announced the College's Mind-Body Medicine Scholars Program. The program is a unique, one-time only opportunity for outstanding and deserving students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in mind-body medicine. The program provides multiyear scholarship assistance to new students applying and enrolling in Fall 2012 and to current MBM MS students who are eligible to apply for Fall 2012 MBM doctoral programs.
MBM Student Participates in End of Life Research: Introducing Frank Munoz03/28/2012
As a Chaplain Frank Munoz was an integral part of the health care team at Children's Hospital in Orange County, California assisting children with cancer and their families manage their diagnosis. Through his work he noticed an invisible boundary between patient and families, and the health care team. Something was missing. Despite the best efforts of the group to provide the most compassionate care to the patients and their families, they were unable to reach some people and help ease their suffering. The boundary that Frank experienced fueled his desire to seek knowledge and develop skills to better serve the children and their families facing a life altering diagnosis. This inspiration led Frank to Saybrook University where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Mind Body Medicine.
Frank then actively pursued funding for his education through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), pursuing a grant that would complement his interests. Doctoral coursework combined with the demands of learning how to be a healthcare researcher is time consuming. The combination is a beautiful synergy that is assisting Frank in learning how to best care for people that he works with, and at the same time is allowing him to make a significant contribution to health care professionals working in similar situations.
Mind-Body Medicine and Dogs?03/27/2012
How can the influence of the human and animal (HA) bond be used for the greater good? Angeline Siegel is so fascinated by this subject matter, that she felt compelled to study Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook, with the intention of relating her degree to both humans and animals. Angeline was the first recipient of a Master's in Mind-Body Medicine from Saybrook University. Her master's project title was "A Veterinarian's Guide to Mind-Body Medicine: Creating Greater Health and Well-Being in the Human-Animal Bond."
Angeline worked with holistic veterinarian Michael Bartholomew for a two-week practicum in November, 2010 in South Salem, New York at the Smith Ridge Veterinary Center. That opportunity gave her the time and experience to define the audience she is working with, and to look at how veterinarians can influence the health of the human animal bond. Then for her master's project, she used Saybrook University faculty member Jeannie Achterberg as her committee chair, and Dr. Bartholomew as a committee member. Dr. Achterberg is widely known for her research and publications on the use of imagery for healing, but also has a long-standing interest in the bond between humans and animals.
College of Mind-Body Medicine Students Complete Practicum at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute03/22/2012
Newsflash from the Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis in Charlotte, North Carolina03/20/2012
It's been a blast here at the ASCH meeting in a sort of sleep-deprived way. Yesterday after Pierre Rainville's keynote, I spent 2 hours with him (and David Spiegel of Stanford) in my room doing Dr. Rainville's video interview and talking about his perspective that hypnosis is the humanistic connection between neuroscience and the study of subjective experience, something that the Cognitive Behavioral perspective misses. Dr. Rainville (University of Montreal) filmed a short "hello" to the Saybrook Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and Cognitive Neuroscience students, responding to the question, "Why should a student in Mind-Body Medicine study __________?" Dr. Rainville is a great guy, who researches everything from brain mechanisms in hypnosis to pain perception in Zen meditators.
Highlights of the AAPB (Biofeedback and Neurofeedback) Meeting in Baltimore03/14/2012
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) is the original biofeedback society, which was founded by a group of humanistic psychologists and lab scientists at the Surfrider Inn in Santa Monica, California in 1969. The group began as the Biofeedback Research Society of America and later was known as the Biofeedback Society of America. AAPB has two professional journals, and provides webinars and workshops on biofeedback, neurofeedback, and stress management interventions.
In Memoriam: Jeanne Achterberg, PhD03/08/2012
It makes me so sad to hear of Jeanne Achterberg's death. She was such a wonderful, generous, courageous spirit. I remember meeting her 35 years ago and being stunned by the intelligence and audacity of her research on imagery and cancer. When NIH opened its office of Alternative Medicine, Larry Dossey and I worked closely with Jeanne on developing the state of the art paper on Mind-Body Medicine; actually Jeanne did far more of the work with such skill and grace than either Larry or I. And then there were the times that Jeanne came to Macedonia and Kosovo with me and my team from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine-ready at a moment's notice to put her gifts in the service of people who desperately needed and deeply appreciated her skill and commitment.
It's been such a joy too to be with Jeanne at Saybrook, to see the intelligence and commitment she brought to her work with students, to feel us once again moving ahead together. I keep her spirit with me and feel her passion and love.
James S. Gordon, M.D.
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In Memorium: Jeanne Achterberg03/08/2012
It is with deep sadness that I announce that Jeanne Achterberg died Wednesday afternoon, March 7, 2012, of metastatic breast cancer.
Jeanne Achterberg was a pioneer in mind-body medicine and complementary medicine. Early in her career, Jeannie collaborated with O. Carl Simonton, studying the quality of imagery in cancer patients. She was able to show that features in the imagery predicted the course of the illness. Since that time, she has championed the role of imagery in healing, the role of the mind and spirit in healing, and the shamanic role of the healer.
Jeannie went on to serve in the Office of Alternative Medicine, co-chairing the panel on mind-body interventions. The OAM grew into NCCAM, the home of complementary and alternative medicine within NIH. She is also a past president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology.
Jeannie has contributed much to mind-body medicine: Her books, Bridges of the Body-Mind, Imagery in Healing, Woman as Healer, Rituals of Healing, Imagery and Disease, and Lightning at the Gate, remain best sellers. Jeannie has also given us a personal example of courage in the face of illness. Her book, Lightning at the Gate, narrated her own journey with illness.
MBM Instructor and Saybrook Graduate Researches the New "Culture of Care"03/08/2012
While health reform is a well discussed topic these days, the focus of this discussion has mostly centered on the economic/financial issues surrounding health care. According to Leila Kozak, Saybrook alumni and faculty in the College of Mind-Body Medicine, the mass media has not yet told the story of what is already happening in today's health care. There is an ongoing movement that is transforming the "culture of care." People – consumers, health care providers and administrators - are all calling for a new way of doing health care. You can see evidence of this movement all over in clinical settings, medical education, as well as the organizational development realm.
The transformation of the culture of care is largely driven by consumers who are asking for an active role in their health care. A big part of this transformation involves bringing complementary therapy services into conventional western medical settings. Hospitals around the country are paying attention to this call for a new type of health care, what has come to be known as "integrative care."
Leila has been researching the transformation of the culture of care at the Veteran's Administration (VA) since 2009. After graduating from Saybrook's PhD program in February 2007, she applied for a post-doctoral fellowship at Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) in Seattle, WA. HSR&D is the research arm of the Veteran's Administration, and her's was the first fellowship focused on the evaluation of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the VA. It was during the development of her fellowship research project that Leila became aware of the term "transformation of the culture of care" and the process of "culture transformation" at the VA. She saw how her research interest in the integration of CAM as psycho-social-spiritual support into palliative care was one important application of this culture transformation. She also came to appreciate the opportunities that we have - as humanistic psychology/mind-body medicine professionals – in working towards the creation of this emerging paradigm in health care. Leila believes that the pioneer work of Saybrook's College of Mind-Body Medicine is supporting the building of a new medicine that is bringing together the "high-tech" with the "high-touch."
Consider Joining the International Network of Integrative Mental Health03/07/2012
The International Network of Integrative Mental Health is a global network dedicated to promoting a whole person approach throughout mental health care. Its objectives include:
- Advance a global vision for an integrated whole person approach to mental health care via education, research, networking and advocacy by bringing together the wisdom of world healing traditions and modern science.
- Re-animate the mental health field with energy, spirit, compassion and joy.
- Create community and opportunities for nurturing personal and professional connections. We honor and respect the unique backgrounds and skills that each person brings to this work, and wish to promote meaningful relationships and connection to a global integrative mental health network.
- Promote evidence-based alternative and complementary therapies and the judicious use of modern pharmacologic approaches for the betterment of mental healthcare.
- Contribute to the emerging bio-psycho-socio-spiritual paradigm addressing mind, body, and spirit by promoting effective and safe clinical practices.
- Educate, support and inspire integrative practitioners and trainees, at all levels of their careers and in all world regions. Our philosophy is based upon blending the best practices from traditional and modern healing systems. Our focus is on safety and positive outcomes while honoring our patients' unique needs, beliefs, wisdom, and advocacy for therapeutic choices and relationships with practitioners that empower them.
- Facilitate collaborative efforts between researchers and clinicians that extend beyond limited conventional understandings of mental healthcare as it pertains to treatment of individuals with psychological or psychiatric disorders, to a broader perspective that includes the range of psychosocial, familial, environmental, cultural and spiritual factors that impact on health, well-being, immune functioning, and physiological integrity.
Spiritism and John of God: Shawn Tassone's Ph.D. Practicum in Brazil03/06/2012
Each Ph.D. student in Saybrook's College of Mind-Body Medicine is required to complete a 100 hour practicum at the culmination of the doctoral coursework. Shawn Tassone, a physician and third year Ph.D. student, coordinated a two-week trip to Brazil through Emma Bragdon, the author of Spiritism and Mental Health. Shawn's plan was to learn about Spiritism, visit Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals, and visit John of God, or "Medium Joao," which the healer prefers. During the trip Shawn was able to witness how Spiritism is practiced in the mainly medication-free psychiatric hospitals in Brazil, and then sit amongst the hundreds of followers with one of the world's most renowned healers.
The Spiritist approach to mental health highlights the presence of a spirit, or a Discarnate entity, which attaches to the suffering person. It is thought that spirits attach or connect with the suffering individual, but they can communicate with all living beings. The negative energy can also manifest as an ancestral wound from many years ago. The process of breaking free from a discarnate spirit is called a dis-obsession, and Shawn witnessed this process twice during his visit. A dis-obsession takes place around a conference table, with or without the patient, and includes 8-10 mediums. Each volunteer medium has a different gift. Some are clairvoyant; they "see" beyond the present moment. Others are "clairaudience;" they receive messages from another realm. Others practice "psychography," the practice of writing what is communicated. During the session the mediums communicate with the spirits, who in turn work through the mediums changing how they influence the suffering person's life. The intention is to have the spirit dissociate from the living person, so he or she can return to a life free and dis-obsessed.
College of Mind-Body Medicine: Master's Student Applies Mind-Body Skills to Fibromyalgia03/01/2012
Marisa Iacobucci has been managing the symptoms of Fibromyalgia (FM) for 16 years. Because of her personal struggles with FM, she was hesitant to facilitate a Mind Body Skills (MBS) group for people with FM. Marisa did not want to hear about the progression of symptoms because she feared she would think to herself, "…is this the next thing I am going to get in the progression of this illness?" Participating in the Professional Training Program and Advanced Training Program from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a core component in her master's degree coursework, made an impact on her own FM symptoms, and that realization led her to want to help others with FM.
Marisa researched and experimented with alternative modalities and their effects because she wanted to know personally how these modalities could help her. This experimentation inspired her to share her knowledge with others and help them find new ways to cope with and lessen the symptoms of FM.
Marisa made a commitment to facilitate a Mind-Body Skills group for people with FM for her Master's Thesis. As a facilitator and group member, Marisa knew that some of her own concerns about FM were sure to surface. The awareness of her own vulnerability, coupled by the fact that she was interested in becoming certified by the CMBM, led Marisa to enter the certification process while completing her thesis. Completing a Master's Thesis and Certification from the CMBM was a beautiful coupling, because it included weekly supervision phone calls with a senior CMBM staff member. The supervision calls helped her manage her own feelings about FM during the process of leading a group.


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A higher and therefore harder flex index promises more direct power transmission, whereas a lower and softer index promises greater comfort.
Atomic strives to provide every skier with precisely the ski they need - specifically tailoring the flex line and flex, materials and characteristics to the skier's individual level of ability. So honesty is crucial when it comes to assessing your performance level:Have you just started skiing, and are you looking for a ski which can help you make rapid progress while skiing at a moderate pace (beginner)?Are you confident on easy to medium-difficulty descents on the piste or on unchallenging terrain, can you master simple tricks over small obstacles (advanced)?Do you like to tackle tough descents on steep, icy or heavily snow-covered terrain or challenging Park and Pipe maneuvers (ambitious)?Or do you have several years' experience at competition level and are you capable of mastering any challenging terrain at any speed (expert)?
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It's easy to fall head-over-heels in love with Burberry Prorsum's Heart Print Calfskin Gloves ($650)—they're so darn cute, not to mention, a unique conversation piece to add to any cold weather look. So naturally, we were excited when DIY guru Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This came up to us with the idea of crafting our very own pair at home. You'll be delighted to know her step-by-step instructions are super easy to follow, so keep reading for all of the need-to-know details.
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-Card Stock ($3 for 25 Sheets)
-White Fabric Paint ($2)
-Paint Brush ($5)
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Adhere the top and bottom of the stencil to the glove using paper tape.
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Step Three: Paint It
With a paintbrush and white fabric paint, fill in the stenciled heart. Repeat creating a pattern on the glove. (Note: it's best to give about an inch or more space between each heart.)
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Metallica Through the Never, the ambitious 3D movie starring the heavy metal icons, finally has a release date.
The concert film, which interspersed with a parallel narrative starring actor Dean Dehaan (he'll play a bad guy in next year's The Amazing Spider Man 2), will hit North American IMAX theaters on September 27 for an exclusive one-week engagement. Metallica Through the Never will release wider to more theaters on October 4.
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The club announced Wednesday that Fire Original and Ring of Fire member C.J. Brown would be returning to the Men in Red as an assistant coach under Frank Yallop.
As the longest tenured Fire player of all time and the club's appearance record holder, C.J.'s return is a special one for old and young supporters of the club. To celebrate C.J. coming back to the Windy City, we're giving supporters three chances to win autographed C.J. Brown jerseys today via Fire Social Media.
INSTAVIDEO: Upload your best impression of the "CJ Dance" to Instavideo with #CJsBack and be entered to win… In case you forgot what that looks like, watch it here...
FACEBOOK: Simply LIKE this post by 11:59pm CT Wednesday and be entered to win.
TWITTER: Simply RT the below tweet and FOLLOW @ChicagoFire by 11:59pm CT Wednesday and be entered to win.
RT & FOLLOW by 11:59pm CT Weds. for a chance to win a signed CJ Brown #cf97 jersey:. https://t.co/uZ1HSP2CL9 #CJsBack
— Chicago Fire (@ChicagoFire) December 11, 2013
STAY TUNED: We'll announce the winners on Thursday morning!
With his announcement as 2013 MLS MVP Thursday, Mike Magee joined an exclusive list of Chicago athletes that have won their league's Most Valuable Player awards.
Magee's name joins the likes of Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Stan Mikita, Ernie Banks and Frank Thomas in the Chicago MVP club.
UPDATE! Magee did a short conference call with local media following this afternoon in Kansas City and I had the nerve to ask him what it felt like to be included in such a club. His answer:
"When you put it that way, obviously, it's amazing. Not by any means am I calling myself Michael Jordan or Walter Payton, but to be on a short list or any list at all with the likes of guys I grew up loving and pretending to be — to be on any list with them is a list I will certainly keep."
Check out all 20 of the city's professional MVPs from the Bulls, Bears, Blackhawks, Cubs and White Sox below:
In case you were in a meeting, devoid of a smart phone or just sleeping in under a rock, Fire forward Mike Magee was named MLS MVP Thursday morning.
In honor of Mike garnering the league's highest individual award, we're giving Fire supporters an opportunity to win a signed Magee primary jersey Thursday only.
All you have to do is Retweet the below tweet AND follow @ChicagoFire on Twitter by 11:59pm CT to be entered! Get to it...
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Since 2001, the Mock World Cup Draw has been a fixture of sorts in the Crandall Household. Let's be real though, the scale of it was quite small and usually just consisted of me pulling names out of a hat alone in my room.
Alas, Wednesday I took advantage of the soccer constituency available around the club's Toyota Park office and welcomed my co-workers to the 2014 Chicago Fire Mock World Cup draw in Conference Room 1...
All of the spelled out procedures for Friday's draw were followed, such as pulling the odd ninth team out of the European Pot. Fire Season Ticket Services Representative Emily Morris assisted with this and randomly selected England.
We also automatically placed hosts Brazil into Group A…
And then began placing the remaining seven seeds into their groups...
Which ended up looking like this...
Then in order to place England into a group, we put the four South American teams back into a Pot, and drew....
Finally, we drew the mixed South America/Africa pot and came away with this grouping...
Emily then began to draw the mixed CONCACAF/AFC pot...With many in the room holding U.S. and Mexico cheering interests, this proved most dramatic...
The European pot was the last to be drawn, adding to the drama and finality of the mock draw. A proud U.S. Men's National Team supporter, Emily was left doing this face after completing the draw...
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Suffice to say, no U.S. fan came away from this exercise doing this...
...but thankfully, I'm not Sepp Blatter and this thing was just for fun.
Do your own mock draw ahead of Friday's official event (the spelled out procedures can be found here). Then join us for our World Cup Draw Bracket Brunch Friday from 10am-noon at Fado (100 W. Grand Ave.).
FIFA revealed the pots and procedures for the 2014 FIFA World Cup draw set to be held Friday morning in Coasta do Sauipe, Brazil.
The Pots:
Pot 1 (Seeds): Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay
Pot 2 (CAF/CONMEBOL): Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Pot 3 (AFC/CONCACAF): Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, USA
Pot 4 (UEFA): Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia*
The procedure:
Step One: This is really the only variation from the previous wisdom on the draw. Instead of putting the lowest seeded team (in this case France) into Pot 2, FIFA will randomly draw one team out of Pot 4 to go into the mix CAF/CONMEBOL group of teams.
Step Two: Pot 1 will be drawn with Brazil automatically going into Group A. The rest of the seeded teams will be randomly drawn into Groups B-H and will also automatically take Position 1 (B1, C1, D1, etc…) in their group. This is important because there is already a set schedule which corresponds to each group position.
Step Three: With a mixed pot of three confederations, Pot 2 would run the risk of breaking FIFA's rule of geographic separation which keeps nations from the same confederation (outside of two from UEFA) from being in the same group. In order to avoid having three European teams, there will be an additional "Pot X" featuring the four seeded South American teams. The country drawn out of this pot will automatically be grouped with the carryover UEFA team in the already established group.
Pot two will then be drawn, with all countries being pulled with a corresponding number to assign their group position. In the event that Chile or Ecuador is drawn into a South American seeded group, that group will be skipped with the country going into the next available (European seeded) group.
Step Four: Draw pots three and four.
Step Five: Celebrate or mourn your country's prospects for next summer in Brazil.
Watch all the drama go down with your fellow lovers of the "Beautiful Game" at our World Cup Bracket Brunch this Friday from 10am-noon at Fado (100 W. Grand Avenue)! Stay tuned to Chicago-Fire.com as we'll conduct our own mock draw later on Wednesday.
Mike Magee became the first Chicago Fire player since Wilman Conde in 2009 to grab an MLS Best XI selection on Tuesday. The Chicago native joined an exclusive club of 14 players that have earned the honor while with the Men in Red, adding up to 22 total selections (third highest in MLS) since 1998.
For the record, former Fire captain Chris Armas has the most Best XI selections with the club, earning five (1998-2001, 2003) during his 10-year career with the Men in Red.
See below the club's previous MLS Best XI selections:
Two schools with Fire Academy ties will continue their quest for the 2013 NCAA College Cup in the tournament's third round on Sunday.
Coming off the program's first ever NCAA tournament win last Sunday vs. Akron, the #9 Marquette Golden Eagles travel to Charlottesville to take on perennial collegiate powerhouse #8 Virginia at noon CT.
Ex-Fire Academy goalkeeper Charlie Lyon made eight saves to push Marquette past the Zips in last week's 1-0 overtime win and is joined by Fire alums Bryan Ciesulka, Brady Wahl, Louis Bennett II and Eric Pothast on the Golden Eagles squad.
Fans can catch the match LIVE via CBSSports.com beginning at noon CT.
Later that afternoon, catch much-talked about Fire Homegrown Prospect Harry Shipp as he leads #3 Notre Dame against #14 Wake Forest at 6pm CT in South Bend, Ind.
The ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Shipp tallied two goals in the Irish's 4-0 second round win last weekend over Wisconsin to reserve Sunday's date vs. the Demon Deacons and is joined in South Bend by fellow Fire Academy alum Danny Lojek.
Catch the game LIVE at 6pm CT on WatchND.com.
Just eight days away from Major League Soccer's MVP announcement and Mike Magee has picked up another endorsement, this time coming from SBNation.com's merry band of soccer editors. SBNation.com is of course the parent organization of Chicago Fire-related blog, "Hot Time in Old Town".
Magee garnered 14 of the 25 available votes, doubling up on next closest candidate Robbie Keane.
The nod from SBNation.com is the latest in a series of endorsements featuring Landon Donovan (sort of), The Washington Post's Steven Goff and Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney. Let us not forget, Magee also collected Section 8 Chicago's 2013 Supporters Player of the Year Award on Saturday as well.
The MLS Best XI (which Magee is expected to be on) is set to be announced next Tuesday, December 3 while the MVP award will be doled out Thursday, December 5.
Magee would be the first player in the club's 16-year playing history to garner the league's highest individual honor.
Until then, watch the #MikeMageeMVP video one more time...
It comes as little surprise, just a day after being named one of three finalists for the MLS Most Valuable Player award, gathered another important accolade Thursday as he was vote Section 8 Chicago's Supporters Player of the Year.
The award comes on the heels of Magee already taking the Club's Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot award just prior to the end of the 2013 regular season.
Mike will be on hand Saturday at A.J. Hudson's Public House (3801 N. Ashland) to receive his award and check for $1,500 to donate to the charity of his choice. The event begins at 6pm CT with the ceremony taking place at halftime of the MLS Eastern Conference Final Leg 2 between Sporting KC and Houston Dynamo.
See you there!
On Friday, December 6, we'll all gather at Fado's for the club's "Bracket Brunch" with great hopes and prizes on the line for the FIFA World Cup draw.
There's plenty to get you started on your "Drawology" now, with the below graphic representing the suspected four pots that FIFA representatives (or perhaps Brazilian celebrities) will use to determine the eight groups for the tournament.
What you should know…
It should be noted that the only confirmed pot are the seeded teams in Pot #1, which features the hosts Brazil and the next seven best teams according to October's FIFA Ranking.
For the second straight World Cup, FIFA has somewhat controversially gone by October's FIFA rankings to determine seeds, rather than the previous formula which factored in both FIFA rankings along with nation's finishes at the previous two or three tournaments.
The change wasn't felt quite as heavily for the 2010 World Cup as traditional powers like Italy, The Netherlands and England all remained seeds. Those countries have been upended this time around in Pot #1 by the likes of Switzerland, Colombia and Belgium.
- The mix of CONCACAF/AFC (Pot #2) seems likely as both confederations have four teams each to make a round group of eight.
The only real question seems to be around which European team would join the mixed CAF (5 teams)/CONMEBOL (2 teams) in Pot #3 . If FIFA continues to go by their ranking procedure, France would be the lowest ranking European team, which could very well push them into the mixed pot, though this is unconfirmed and might not be known until the week of the draw.
Draw Makeup: Only nations from UEFA can be grouped with each other but only two per group and you obviously can't be draw against countries in your own pot, so U.S. dreams of getting another crack at Iran (wither 1998) will have to wait.
- DOWNLOAD our tournament bracket (PDF) and begin conducting your mock draws now! The Fire's "Bracket Brunch" is just two weeks away!
So there it is… On what we know (and suspect), what's the best case scenario for your nation of interest? What's the worst?