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Welcoming and Supportive Churches
by Yolanda H. Ortega
If only my daughter had Faith and Hope, I thought, as I was trying to console her four years ago. She was sobbing uncontrollably. She wanted to take her life. Prior attempts had failed. What was holding her back this time, she said, was her baby girl. She loved Juliet so.
A church can be the well of Faith and Hope for someone with a mental illness and their family. A welcoming and supportive church can offer the hope of brighter tomorrows and the belief that, "God will not let me down." The well may also be the source of faith and hope that treatment works.
During my daughter's first psychosis, a minister offered me hope: "Psychiatrists say there is no cure, no hope that your daughter will get better. Turn to the Great Healer," he said. "He can do anything."
Three years ago we launched an effort in San Antonio, TX, to transform churches into welcoming and supportive places and to have them become part of the safety net. Now, we are working with about 20 churches.
Here are other highlights:
- Faiths involved include Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Evangelical, Presbyterian. (I had been warned that I would never be able to get people of different denominations together.)
- We've held numerous "Meshing Faith and Mental Health" trainings for clergy, lay leaders, community service providers, seminary and college students.
- More than 10 faith-based support groups formed, about five are pending.
- Volunteers include NAMI members, consumers, clergy, college students, professors, and mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, researchers, psychologists, counselors and administrators.
- Two pastors advocate for their ill church members and have led support groups. One makes home visits, day or night, and prays with people in crisis.
- Two priests, one Catholic and one Episcopalian, announced from the pulpit that they have chronic depression.
- Faith-based mental health ministries refer members to NAMI classes and vice versa. Some ministry leaders teach NAMI classes, and out of these classes have emerged ministry leaders.
- The region's state-funded mental health agency is developing its own faith-based effort.
Our goals include:
- To transform churches into welcoming and supportive places as part of the safety net.
- Have pastors speak from the pulpit about mental illness and provide more effective spiritual counsel based on a basic knowledge of mental illness. (Pastors have a key role in transforming churches into welcoming places.)
- To advocate and provide support, education, and resources to consumers and their families.
- To educate clergy, church personnel, lay leaders and whole congregations about mental illness, its treatment and about resources for treatment and daily living.
There are more churches than schools, right? Churches could transform America into a more welcoming and supportive nation. A faith-based, pro-mental health voting block may be possible, too.
After 25 years of episodes that included suicide attempts, self-injury, substance abuse, homelessness, and more than 50 hospitalizations, my daughter is now a content wife and mother. She is a licensed certified nurse's assistant. I counted on Faith and Hope.

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New York Times bestselling author Colin Thubron's To a Mountain in Tibet is his most personal book. An account of his journey to Kailas, the holiest mountain on earth, the book—and its attendant trek—was triggered by reflection and grief, after the death of his mother, the last remaining member of his family.
Traveling by foot along the Karnali River, the highest source of the Ganges, Thubron encounters a land little traveled, arduous, and difficult to reach. Through a spectacular evocation of the landscape, he transports readers to western Tibet and the mountain that a variety of peoples—fully one-fifth of humankind—consider sacred. On this personal pilgrimage, he ponders the sources of alien faiths, contemplating death and its aftermath as he witnesses the unparalleled beauty and mystery of this magical corner of the world.
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Some have caved, some have fought back. Now, in Oregon, the Attorney General has given a big thumbs down to the RIAA's case to probe for information and has filed to get their subpoena dismissed. In particular, the RIAA is going after seventeen unknown people at the University of Oregon, and is expecting the University to spend the time and money required to find out who is supposedly infringing.
Several reasons on why the University won't be cooperating with the RIAA are outlined, such as the difficulty in identifying the people. They also assert that what the RIAA is demanding is �burdensome� and �overbroad�. I certainly hope the University gets their way � and sets an example to other would-be victims of the RIAA's rampage.


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October 7, 2015
The Nebraska State Patrol has found the pickup of the former Lincoln County sheriff's deputy whose body was found along the Tri-County Canal east of Brady Feb. 24.
The patrol says Richard "Rick" Lingbloom's truck was found Tuesday three miles northeast of Jeffery Reservoir. It was about four-and-a-half miles upstream from where they found his body in the irrigation canal east of Brady.
Patrol Sergeant Eric Rice says the truck was found after Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District lowered water levels in the canal. The patrol says the truck was sitting on its tires but would have had a least five feet of murky water over it prior to dropping the water levels.
Investigators still are treating the deaths as suspicious.
Lingbloom's health forced him to retire from the sheriff's office in June 2003. The 27th year law enforcement officer from Maxwell was last seen in November. More than 750 people attended his funeral Saturday.
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'We're in hell,' says Yeo as Wild blow a lead, and game, at home
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - For the Minnesota Wild, their coach and their fans, this may be what rock bottom feels like. Or at least, they hope it can't get any worse than this.
On a sunny Saturday with the streets of the capital city filled with St. Patrick's Day revelry, the team in green did a good part to dampen the mood, building a 3-1 lead against the Carolina Hurricanes, then allowing four unanswered goals in a 5-3 loss.
For the Wild, it was their eighth setback in the past nine games, as they remain mired in 13th place among the 15 Western Conference teams.
"We're in hell," said Wild first-year head coach Mike Yeo. "It's not fun."
Kyle Brodziak offered perhaps the only significant spark, scoring one goal and assisting on the other two. But even for him, but the end of the game, the fans' cheers had turned to jeers.
"We just need to find ways to win games," Brodziak said. "Everyone in here is sick of losing. It's not a fun feeling, getting booed in your own rink. We know we deserve it and we've got to find a way give fans something to cheer about. Something to make ourselves proud."
The skinny
This is all new territory for Yeo, and clearly these are the games that give him fits. After some losses he defends his team and praises their efforts. This was not one of those games, as the "come from ahead" loss stung him.
"It's beyond frustrating," he said. "It's hard to put it into words right now. You win hockey games by doing all these little things right. Things that we know how to do. We know how to do them, we know what they are, but we're not doing them."
In fairness, the Wild did plenty of good things in the first two periods, moving the puck and getting pretty goals by passing and going to open areas. When Brodziak set up Erik Christiansen on the power play for a tap-in that made it 3-1, it looked like the Wild would give a good-sized crowd of fans in all shades of green a holiday treat.
But Drayton Bowman's second goal of the game, a centering pass from behind the goal line that banked off Devin Setoguchi's skate and into the net, made it 3-2 at the end of 40 minutes, and seemed to foreshadow ominous things to come in the third.
"We play two pretty good periods. We've got a lead going into the third period at home. That's the perfect scenario. That's what you want," Brodziak said. "We let them take the game to us, and you're bound to lose when you make the mistakes we made."
While some called the third period letdown a matter of the Wild sitting on a lead, they did manage a dozen shots on goal. But every good thing the Carolina Hurricanes did ended up in the Wild goal, including an empty-netter for the final margin.
"The message is pretty simple," Yeo said. "We all have to hate losing a lot more than we do. You can never accept this. I don't care who we've got out of the lineup, you cannot accept this."
Turning point
It all seemed to be going smoothly for the Wild until the third period collapse, which started when Brandon Sutter and Tim Brent scored 48 seconds apart. Sutter's goal came when he turned a 2-on-3 break into a breakaway with the teams skating 4-on-4. Brent's goal came on a shot from the blue line that found its way through a crowd in front of the net.
Numbers game
• 18: Career-best goals total by Brodziak this season. His 37 points have tied a career high.
• 3: Goals in the last three games by Erik Christiansen.
• 11: Times in the last dozen games that the Wild has allowed the game's first goals.
• 22: Consecutive games without a goal by Nick Johnson, before he scored in the second period on Saturday.
Health watch
Niklas Backstrom was spotted leaving the locker room, wearing a nice suit after the game. In his place, Hackett was starting his sixth consecutive game. Defenseman Clayton Stoner was playing his third game in a row after missing 17 games with a lower body injury, but made a critical mistake early in the game, turning a puck over that led to Carolina's first goal.
"It was an unfortunate play for the first goal, but that's why you've got 19 other guys out there, to go after it," said defenseman Tom Gilbert, who collected his second assist in the nine games he's played in Minnesota since coming over in a trade with the Oilers. "We did a lot of good things in the first period."
First period
Hurricanes - Drayton Bowman 4 (unassisted), 1:02
Wild - Kyle Brodziak 18 (Kampfer, Gilbert), 7:08
Second period
Wild - Nick Johnson 7 (Brodziak, Scandella), 12:33
Wild - Erik Christiansen 4 (Brodziak, Clutterbuck), 15:24, PPG
Hurricanes - Bowman 5 (Sutter, Stewart), 17:14
Third period
Hurricanes - Brandon Sutter 15 (Bowman), 7:16
Hurricanes - Tim Brent 11 (Staal, Tlusty), 8:04
Hurricanes - Chad LaRose 16 (Jokinen), 18:45, ENG
Shots: Wild 4-10-12-26; Hurricanes 8-11-15-34. Saves: Wild, Matt Hackett (29-33); Hurricanes, Brian Boucher (23-26). Power plays: Wild 1-for-2, Hurricanes 0-1.
Three stars
1. Drayton Bowman
2. Kyle Brodziak
3. Brandon Sutter
Coming up
Two more outings remain on the Wild's five-game homestand. They get back into Northwest Division play on Monday, hosting the Vancouver Canucks at 7 p.m.


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The UW-Eau Claire Foundation received more than $9 million — the largest annual amount received in Foundation history — during its recently completed fiscal year. New gifts received during 2012-13 but not pledged in previous years were counted toward the $60 million goal of the Foundation's Power of Possible Centennial Campaign in support of people, > Full story.
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Man who hid son's body in Arizona gets death sentence for killing daughter
INDIO, Calif. — A former Southern California man who killed his
2-month-old daughter and stashed the body in a storage unit has been sentenced
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Jason Hann, 39, of Vermont was sentenced Friday for
first-degree murder. He already is serving up to 30 years in prison for the 1999 murder of his
6-week-old son in Vermont. That body was found in an Arizona storage unit in
Prosecutors said Hann was living in Desert Hot Springs in 2001 when he struck
his daughter, Montana, to stop her crying.
The girl died.
Authorities said Hann and the girl's mother placed the body in a plastic
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Homemade Marshmallows: Recipes & Tips (Part 1)
Posted 12 March 2003 - 07:18 AM
had no choice, wanted the strongest flavors to come through.
Chocolate is food for the soul, The soul has no weight, therefore no calories" so said a customer, a lovely southern woman, after consuming chocolate indulgence
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Brian Fishman
Posted 12 March 2003 - 07:20 AM
It helped me out alot
Chocolate is food for the soul, The soul has no weight, therefore no calories" so said a customer, a lovely southern woman, after consuming chocolate indulgence
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Brian Fishman
Posted 23 November 2003 - 03:06 PM
Any ideas?
Posted 23 November 2003 - 06:07 PM
Posted 23 November 2003 - 06:38 PM
Have you noticed that whole foods carries homemade style marshmellows at about $6 per 2 dozen? Crazy expensive. They coat theirs with coconut, which is tasty.
Edited by Cusina, 23 November 2003 - 06:41 PM.
Posted 23 November 2003 - 07:25 PM
Anyway, I've never made marshmellows before and your recipe doesn't contain egg whites (and has alot of liquid) which concerned me. It doesn't make sense (in my head thinking it thru)....your pouring hot syrup into a thin non airating liquid, why? I understand the gelatin is setting the whipped texture, but I'm getting jello in my head not marshmellows. Would you please explain how your recipe works in comparision to a typical m. recipe?
Posted 23 November 2003 - 10:05 PM
Anyway, I hope you'll give it a try - I guarantee it works and makes a very stable, but light and creamy marshmallow. If you want a firmer finished product for some reason, you could always increase the gelatine.
Posted 24 November 2003 - 07:26 AM
I made marshmallows for the first time about a month ago for a cooking class. Was very surprised to see that it was actually a cooked sugar syrup not egg whites.
I found the recipe in the " Ultimate candy book" by I believe Weinstein. He also has a book on ultimate ice cream, if that sounds more familiar. His recipe is for plain marshmallows, but also includes some variations, like toasted coconut.
Haven't ever made marshmallows before, I found the recipe to be very easily done. It is just soaked gelatin, put in a mixing bowl, then the hot sugar syrup is pourd into ( like making Italian meringue ) while the machine is mixing. It goes for about 10 minutes, then is done. Looks like meringue. Let set 10 hours or overnight, then cut. If you want, I can give you the recipe. Just let me know ( these marshmallows are firmer than store bought, but I did get a few marriage proposals from the ladies at the cooking class after they tasted them )
Take care,
Posted 24 November 2003 - 08:13 AM
Posted 24 November 2003 - 09:31 AM
Thank-you guys, you've helped me understand more about this topic. I'm no longer worrried about trying your recipe nightscotsman, thank you for clearing up the details. If they've got SB on hand I'll make them.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 02:44 PM
"Will Work For Sugar"
Posted 10 December 2003 - 02:45 PM
do you mean flavoring, or additive?
if an additive wouldn't it screw up the chemistry of a marshmallow?
if flavoring, lime, lemon, orange, strawberry?
Edited by tryska, 10 December 2003 - 02:46 PM.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:03 PM
"Will Work For Sugar"
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:06 PM
Posted 10 December 2003 - 08:40 PM
Have you tried replacing some of the sugar with a small amount of honey?
Posted 11 December 2003 - 08:33 AM
As for fruit flavored marshmallows, I hope you'll consider making the strawberry version I added to the recipe archive. They have a very creamy mouth-feel and bright strawberry flavor.
Posted 11 December 2003 - 08:43 AM
I also have used half vanilla and half almond, which is a nice, round flavor. The chemistry of Marshmallow really limits you on what you can do, and since I'm afraid I am science-impaired, I haven't tried anything more exciting.
The almond and the almond/vanilla are both excellent in hot cocoa -- something that is on my mind today, with the 5-degree wind chill!
"Ess! Ess! It's a mitzvah!"
Posted 13 December 2003 - 08:02 AM
Anyone have a good lead on a easier way to slice marshmallows for a retail setting?
Posted 13 December 2003 - 09:24 AM
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Posted 13 December 2003 - 10:08 AM
Edited by loufood, 13 December 2003 - 10:08 AM.
Posted 13 December 2003 - 10:35 AM
We use a guitar slicer - with film - for our small scale marshmallow production.
I'm curious what film you use and why. I've seen references to "guitar paper" but no one seemed to know exactly what it was.
I'm "guitar-challenged." When I make pate de fruit I sugar the uncut sheets before laying them on the guitar base, so they don't stick. The first cut goes pretty easily, but the second cut, with a 90 degree turn, can get very messy. Is there a better way?
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Posted 13 December 2003 - 10:41 AM
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Posted 13 December 2003 - 11:01 AM
I agree that the flavor of butter would be nice in a marshmallow, but I suspect the fat would just deflate the foam and you would end up with something heavy and chewy like a nougat. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I'm thinking of how yummy the marshmallows look while you're melting them in butter to make rice krispy treats. What would happen if you folded melted butter--or even better, browned butter--into the finished marshmallow recipe?
Posted 13 December 2003 - 11:11 AM
The film in French is called papier guitar - a heavier duty sheet of clear plastic film - I'm guessing it's the same since it's a literal translation - but plastic not paper. It's used to prevent sticking and to make cleaner cuts. It would definitely help in slicing the pate de fruit. Otherwise there are pate de fruit cutters - that look like those old ice cube trays in a way - you pour the pate de fruit hot liquid into the base - metal mold, lightly greased sulphurised paper, greased side down - cool/set - then press the cutter in - pull out for pate de fruit squares - but only good for really limited amounts - really difficult to clean.
We use a guitar slicer - with film - for our small scale marshmallow production.
I'm curious what film you use and why. I've seen references to "guitar paper" but no one seemed to know exactly what it was.
Posted 16 December 2003 - 08:08 PM
What about rose flower water for a flavoring?
Posted 17 December 2003 - 07:54 AM
Which recipe did you end up using? Was it an egg white or non-egg white version?
Posted 17 December 2003 - 10:31 AM
Posted 17 December 2003 - 10:03 PM
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"Will Work For Sugar"
Posted 24 December 2003 - 09:03 AM
I made the recipe from J.Torres book using egg whites. They were not a perfect true white color as the photos show. I let them set in the full sheet pan and then cut them to shape two days later. The top portion which was exposed to air and the xxxsugar/cornstarch was too crisp (I thought) and then the freshly coated other sides should have been left to air dry before stacking them for serving.
I added vanilla beans in addition to extract to flavor... and these were pretty good tasting. But I suppose to get a true white you can't use egg whites and natural colored vanilla (Liquid)?
Next time I will definately try the strawberry ones from you Nightscotsman!!
Posted 24 December 2003 - 09:16 AM
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Marinated hand-picked olives, and how to spice up jarred ones from the store!#12616
Rich & woodsy, this Fricassee of Chanterelles is dense with mushrooms. Try tossing it with pasta or heaped on a slice of toasted bread.#12615
Coffee Cake Cookies ~ Trading in the cake pan for a bake sheet, coffee cake gets a quick and easy cookie makeover#12609
Heirloom Tomato Tart - the perfect way to enjoy fresh tomatoes when you're sick of salads.#12604
Ginger Basil Grapefruit Spritzer -- Enjoy the last days of Summer with this delicious refresher!#12603
Gratinéed Tomatoes with Asiago and Fresh Herbs. A beautiful way to use summer tomatoes before they're gone.#12601
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Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies are easy to prepare and make good use of store-bought brownie mix. Homespun goodness never tasted better!#12596
Corn chip salad - Deconstructed nachos without the meat sauce, guacamole and sour cream!#12594
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Fresh homegrown raspberries picked at their peak of flavor are canned and preserved in this flavorful, delicious jam.#12588
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, the sum of the entropy of X and the log-likelihood. But I don't know how to justify it.
Another problem is that it is hard to optimize for
I want to use (stochastic) gradient descend algorithm, so I tried to differentiate
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Standard solution is to maximize entropy subject to relaxed moment constraints. The result is typically L1 regularized maximum likelihood See section 2.3.5 in Miroslav Dudik's thesis. If you really want to use entropy as the penalty term, you could do MCMC sampling there as well -- just note that entropy is expected value of logarithm of probability and switch order of derivative and expectation operators.
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SANBORN, N.Y. - State Police are investigating the robbery of a CVS Pharmacy on Saunders Settlement Road in Sanborn.
The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Friday.
Police say a man walked into the pharmacy wearing a black ski mask demanding prescription drugs and stated he had a gun.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 6-feet tall, weighing 160 pounds, with light brown hair. He was wearing a dark hoodie, khaki pants, and dark shoes. He was also carrying a red bag.
Troopers say the man fled the store on foot traveling in the eastbound direction with an unknown amount of prescription drugs.
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School Bullying
Monday's Morning Zone: Frosty, Bullying and Cindy Hill
Friday-Kids At Risk and Wyo. Perspectives on The Morning Zone
Bullied Teen Who Threatened Suicide on Instagram Saved by Thousand of Letters from Strangers
Friday Morning Zone: Kids At Risk
Today on the Morning Zone:
6:45 AM MST: Day Weather will give us a live complete detailed look at the expected incoming storm for the weekend and talk more about the Blizzard Warning in effect for Southeast Wyoming and the Cheyenne, Burns, Albin, Carpenter, Pinebluffs area
7:07AM MST: John Frentheway, Child Advocate attorney and Renee Hanson, Licensed Professional Counselor, weigh in with host Dave Chaffin on the issues of the day effecting our children and families...
Teen Suspended for Protesting School Bullying Launches Lawsuit
Friday's Morning Zone: Kids At Risk, Wy. Perspectives and New School Bullying
Today's Morning Zone is cocked full of great information and a MUST HEAR Radio!
7:07AM MST: KIDS-AT-RISK...Today, our guest panelists, Child Advocate, John Frentheway and licensed Professional Counselor, Renee' Hanson join host Dave Chaffin to discuss a recent MedPage story that reports Americans between the ages of 13 and 24 accounted for more than a quarter of new HIV infections in 2010 -- about 12,000 cases -- but only a third of that age group had ever been tested for the virus, the CDC reported...
Tuesday On The Morning Zone: Kouri, Nash, Chamber of Commerce, and Agenda 21
Dave's Morning Blog: "Houston, We have A Problem!"
Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Starts Her Own Anti-Bullying Foundation
Remember Karen Klein, the upstate New York bus monitor who was viciously harassed by her middle school charges in a video that went viral in June? Her story had a happy ending, as an internet fundraising campaign to send the 68-year-old on a "nice vacation" raised over $700,000 from 32,000 people around the world.
That's more than enough money for Klein to retire from the yellow school bus grind. And she plans to. But she is also using a good chunk of the cash — $100,000 — to set up the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation.


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Pie for BillyBring 4 Tender Boar Meat to Auntie Bernice Stonefield at the Stonefield's Farm.
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DescriptionMaybe if I got a pie, I could tell you who has that necklace. And you know, I think that old Bernice lady at that other farm makes great Pork Belly Pies...
Maybe if you gave her some tender boar meat from the boars that hang around our farms, and told her what it was for, she'd bake up a pie for you.
I don't think it's right feeding the boy who stole my necklace in the first place, but if that's what it takes to get back what's mine, then so be it!
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Kangana Ranaut seek blessings at Ajmer Sharif
Kangana Ranaut visited the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer along with Director Vishwas Patil, to seek blessings for her forthcoming film Rajjo on Tuesday.
The actress is receiving rave reviews for her performance in the recent release Krrish 3 along with Hrithik Roshan. Rajjo will be her second release back-to-back this month. Television queen Ekta Kapoor also made a holy trip sometimes back for one of her film that landed her into some controversies.
Rajjo is a hard-hitting film based on the lives of prostitution and brothels. The film is produced by Four Pillar Films starring Kangana Ranaut, Paras Arora, Prakash Raj & Mahesh Manjrekar and set to release on 15th November 2013.
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Khameleon Kangana Ranaut drapes Sabyasachi saree (PHOTOS)
Khameleon Kangana not so Burberrious at Cine Blitz event (PHOTOS)
Once again we see Kangana Ranaut in her favourite designer Burberry dress at the unveiling of Cine Blitz magazine's October issue 2013. I always look forward to seeing Khameleon Kangana with her many style twists but this was not a very exciting look and really concerned me. Firstly the bodice mesh reminded me of fish net and the geometric pleats with all that padding looked out of place, a bit what you would see cricketers wearing……if you caught our drift. Hated her high birds nest hairstyle as well.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The new Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature has put most of its agenda on the fast track.
Wednesday was the first day legislative committees could consider bills.
Committees approved GOP bills that would allow Alabamians to opt out of the federal health care law and require voters to show photo IDs at the polls.
They also passed legislation to prevent midyear budget cuts to public schools by changing the way the Legislature writes the state education budget.
The sponsor of an Arizona-style immigration bill, Republican Representative Micky Hammon, delayed a committee vote on his bill because he's making changes to address concerns raised by businesses and others. He says the bill could come up for a vote
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Investment Advisory Firm Turns to Medical Professional to Apply Rigors of "Evidence-Based Medicine" to Investing; Why Do So Many of Us Let Advisors Give Bad Advice About the Best Medicine For Portfolios?
ROCKFORD, Ill., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Doctors and surgeons are expected to base their diagnoses on what the latest scientific research shows is the best way of dealing with specific diseases and other illnesses. Yet most financial advisors do not operate on the same fact-based standard and, instead, "prescribe" actively managed, expensive and tax-inefficient investments despite the overwhelming evidence that such an approach is dangerous to the long-term financial health of investors.
Financial advisors and their clients could learn a few things from the medical world, according to a major new white paper titled "Evidence-Based Investing: A Scientific Framework for the Art of Investing" from Savant Capital Management, a fast-rising investment advisory firm with offices in Illinois and Wisconsin. Savant is one of the first investment firms in the U.S. to hire a practicing doctor-turned-financial planner to assist clients in applying what it calls "evidence-based investing" to the world of personal finance.
In addition to his work at Savant, financial advisor Brian J. Knabe, M.D., is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine with the University of Illinois.
EBI is based on the concept of "evidence-based medicine," which was
first used in the early 1990s. It is an attempt to apply the standards of
evidence gained from the scientific method to certain aspects of medical
practice in a uniform manner. Evidence-based medicine also seeks to judge
the quality of specific evidence as it is applied to the assessment of the
potential risks and benefits of a given treatment. According to the Centre
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Washington DC Fitness Center: Stay in Shape at Hotel George
Get energized with a workout in our Washington, DC hotel Fitness Center. Featuring our state-of-the-art exercise equipment with personal flat-panel televisions, a variety of free weights, cardio machines and exercise accessories, as well as men's and women's locker rooms, and individual steam rooms. Stay fit on the go at the Fitness Center of our Washington, DC hotel with:
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- Complimentary Yoga Program - Mat, Block, Strap, and Yoga Channel in Fitness Center
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- Live like a local with our complimentary bike program. Available upon request and complete with the use of bikes, helmets, locks, and bike maps!
Make your workout more entertaining. Our Washington, DC Fitness Center features exercise machines equipped with private televisions. Pick up a set of headsets in the Fitness Center, if you left yours at home.
After a good sweat on the machines, hit the steam rooms. We provide separate men's and women's steam rooms, which are accessible only through the locker rooms. A massage is nice too. Call to have a masseuse from our Washington, DC hotel sent to you for a pampering in-room spa massage, body treatment or facial.


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ERIMHA has unleashed their Victory Records' debut album Reign Through Immortality and an apocalyptic, epic, new music video for the track "Verdict Of The Soul". Recorded, mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOSPSY / MYTHOSIS), Reign Through Immortality will usher hard music fans into a new era of driving, sinister, symphonic, black metal.
Watch "Verdict Of The Soul" and order your copy of Reign Through Immortality at VictoryMerch.com or download the album at iTunes / AmazonMP3. The album is also available at FYE, Hastings and independent stores.


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January 25, 2013
By Romina Boccia
Americans have witnessed tremendous environmental improvements over the past several decades. At the same time, they have enjoyed greater economic prosperity. These parallel developments counter popular perception, which suggests that increases in population size and economic growth are inherently at odds with environmental quality. In other words, U.K. broadcaster Sir David Attenborough's suggestion that "humans are a plague on earth" is wrong.
Highlighting the disconnect between big-government policies that restrict economic growth, and the reality that economic prosperity and environmental protection go hand-in-hand, is key to making further environmental improvements and respecting property rights and individual freedom.
Technological advancements and economic growth are catalysts for environmental progress. In the words of economics writer Warren Brookes, "the learning curve is green." The Heritage Foundation put forth Eight Principles of the American Conservation Ethic to guide policymakers in encouraging effective stewardship.
Among them is the insight that as people accumulate more knowledge, they make better use of productive resources. Gains in producing goods and services more efficiently mean that people are able to grow more food on less land, for example. This translates into less waste and greater conservation.
Nevertheless, policymakers continue to follow an outdated regulatory approach. Major federal environmental laws, starting in the 1970s, opened the door for rigid regulations and stifling mandates that hinder entrepreneurship. They leave little flexibility for technological and policy breakthroughs that could yield greater economic and environmental benefits.
This approach results in policies that empower large, ineffective bureaucracies to trample property rights and choke free markets. They remove the precise elements that are necessary to effectively accomplish conservation. Harmful consequences for individual liberty, economic freedom, and conservation are brushed aside as collateral damage.
Take the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The nation's predominant law to conserve species takes private property from law-abiding landowners with no compensation. ESA's stringent land-use restrictions turn the nesting of red-cockaded woodpeckers in a landowner's pine trees into a liability instead of an asset.
The landowner faces restrictions disallowing ordinary land-use activities such as farming or site development, which represents a taking of some of the value and use of private property. This encourages preemptive habitat destruction on private land and other adverse strategies to avoid the ESA's punishment. "Shoot, shovel, and shut-up" is well-known as another coping strategy in the face of regulatory takings for ineffective species protection.
This is in stark contrast with the economic and recreational benefits that arise from hunting, which provide the incentives to preserve and grow populations of endangered species in the U.S. (Notice, for example, an antelope, which is extinct in the wild in its African birthplace, flourishes on hunting ranches in Texas.)
It was because of these benefits, in fact, that activities associated with the captive breeding of the scimitar-horned oryx have been exempted from onerous ESA permitting requirements. Until now, that is: a recent court case reversed this successful rule which could lead to a significant decline in the population of the species over the next decade.
Today, the greatest opportunities for environmental progress lie in protecting and extending private property rights and enabling market innovations. Absent property rights, valuable natural resources may be degraded and depleted by individuals unconcerned about the resource's future condition. In the past, this communal resource challenge — also known as "the tragedy of the commons" — led policymakers to conclude prematurely that federal management of the resource was the solution.
Such a view neglects that the politicians and bureaucrats in Washington making and implementing government policies often have interests very different from local populations whose lives and livelihoods are directly connected to natural resources. Politicians are often ideologically motivated and prone to prioritize policies with visible benefits that make good politics but fail to effectively advance conservation.
Even if federal regulators act benignly, policies originating from the federal government usurp power from local populations. Local knowledge is critical to understanding site-specific challenges, as well as the risks and rewards of different policies. A one-size-fits-all federal strategy fails to recognize that state and local governments are better positioned to effectively manage resources through policies that account for local economic and environmental interests.
A major threat to private property rights and economic freedom today arises from policies that restrict CO2. A colorless, odorless, nontoxic gas and a byproduct of, or necessary nutrient for, all living organisms on Earth, CO2 has none of the characteristics of conventional pollutants. The list of enacted and proposed constraints on emissions of CO2 is long, and the costs are certain and enormous for the economy, individual liberty, and the environment. Yet the benefits are uncertain and the expected impact on climate negligible.
As environmental problems become ever more complex, the limitations and vast costs of political solutions centered in Washington will become ever more apparent. The most promising solutions to environmental challenges will arise from a greater reliance on local knowledge and property rights. These would encourage a more efficient use of resources, responsible and effective stewardship, and technological innovation.
The key to unlocking even greater environmental improvements lies in adopting an environmental agenda that spurs policies based in individual liberty and economic freedom.
First appeared in The Blaze.
Romina Boccia
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PHOTOS: Amazing pictures of waterspouts and other severe weather events!
CALLAWAY, Florida (AP) - Authorities say a 3-year-old Florida Panhandle boy found a .38-caliber handgun under the mattress in his parents' bedroom and shot a family friend in the forehead.
The shooting happened Tuesday in Callaway. The News Herald of Panama City reports 18-year-old Emily Allen told deputies she was lying on the bed when she heard a "loud bang." That's when she saw the child standing next to her with a gun.
Allen told investigators she only realized she'd been shot when blood started running down her face.
Deputies say Allen was expected to be ok.
The child's mother was in the other room. His father told deputies he kept the loaded gun between the mattresses.
Sheriff's investigators are working with the state attorney's office to determine whether charges will be filed.
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Edina resident Eddie Anderson was recently named one of 24 recipients of the Missouri Lieutenant Governor's Veteran's Service Award for 2014.
Eddie Anderson first heard about the award when he received a call in early October from fourth district state Representative Craig Redmon's office asking for information they could use to nominate him. Anderson says he began working with local veterans when he left military service in 1982. Anderson was asked to begin assisting with military funerals by James Lay, a Knox County American Legion member. When Lay was no longer able to conduct the funerals, Johnson took over his responsibilities. Since then, Johnson has organized local veterans to salute their fellow soldiers one last time.
Anderson also spends his time taking care of administrative duties for the Knox County American Legion, organizes Memorial Day services in the area and works with students competing in the American Legion Oratorical Contest. He said he was humbled when he learned he had received the award, but he also thought about those just as deserving.
Anderson says, "James Lay had been going out and putting flags on veteran's graves. He, his wife, and family have been doing that for 50 years. It's too bad they didn't have this type of program back then to recognize him for all he has done."
Representative Craig Redmon nominated Johnson for the award after learning about his work with students in preparing Memorial Day services and in the American Legion contest.
Redmon says he is glad to hear that Johnson is being recognized for his work.


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*3 Star MLB Major MISMATCH* The Philadelphia Phillies have basically packed it up for the season. The Phillies have been a big disappointment this year, and they are playing short-handed right now. Washington is playing their best baseball of the year. The Nationals offense is finally hitting the ball like many expected they would all season. Washington has 7 of their last 8 games. Their loss last night hurt the team, and I expect them to bounce back with a great effort here. Tyler Cloyd isn't effective as a big league pitcher yet, and Jordan Zimmerman is a very high quality pitcher. The Nationals are 20-7 in Zimmeran's last 27 home games. The Phillies are 1-5 in Cloyd's last 6 starts. Take Washington -1.5.
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Posted on 20. Jun, 2013 by Jerzy Drozda Jr in Blog
Last Monday, on June 17th 2013, Adobe has finally announced long-awaited update to their Creative Suite bundle, called Creative Cloud. Not to be confused – Creative Cloud is also the subscription model for all the applications and services Adobe provides. This is the first version of the bundle available only to the Creative Cloud service subscribers.
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|RUTH SCOTT, Cazenovia, N. Y.
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Senior Play--"The Little Clodhopper."
Ruth is a friend to all who know her and her friendship is the kind which counts. Ruth's home is one which we all enjoy visiting for we are always sure of a hearty welcome. Will we ever forget the popcorn balls made at the Scott's House? No, never, we are sure of that. Much success to you, Ruth, and may the future hold friends a plenty.
|CARL STAFFORD, Cazenovia, N. Y.
Football, '22, '23, '24
Track '23, '24, 25.
More popularly known as "Staff". He is a fellow possessing many qualities of leadership. He may not have received all honor marks in his studies, but he fought well for his team on the football field, and lent a willing hand to his many friends. Here's to his success, and that in future years we may look back upon that friendship with much pleasure. "Good luck, old man."
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Doris hails from Theresa and if it is anything like Doris, I am sure we would all love to live there. The girls of the Vollmer House have found her jolly, full of fun and always ready to join in any undertaking. In society, she is strong on debates and is known for her good arguments. She is also on hand when the good marks are given out. Doris has one failing, however, and that is for "White" and "Shoe man." We wish her the best of success in whatever she attempts to do in the future.
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Book your room at La Quinta Inn Orlando International Drive
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
This family-friendly Orlando hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Orlando Eye and I-Drive 360. Wet 'n Wild and Orange County Convention Center are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a spa tub, and coffee/tea in the lobby.
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All 200 rooms offer free WiFi, coffee makers, and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include free local calls, video-game consoles, and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an outdoor pool, La Quinta Inn Orlando International Drive provides a spa tub and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This family-friendly hotel also offers an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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- Number of floors - 4
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- Total number of rooms - 200
- Free use of nearby fitness center
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State Board to Interview Four Candidates for Post of Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction
Four candidates are in the running to become the next head of the Ohio Department of Education.
The semi-finalists are:
- Charles Hokanson. Hokanson served in the U.S. Department of Education during the George W. Bush administration and is the former president of the Alliance for School Choice. Hokanson is a lawyer and currently works as an education consultant in the Washington, D.C. area.
- Dick Ross. Ross has served as lead education advisor for Gov. John Kasich since January 2012. He previously served as superintendent of the Reynoldsburg school district for 20 years before retiring in 2008.
- Michael Sawyers. Sawyers currently serves as acting superintendent of public instruction. He served previously as an assistant state superintendent overseeing the state's Race to the Top work. Before that, he was superintendent of the Perry school district.
- Michael Sentance. Sentance served as secretary of education and in other roles under Republican governors in Massachussetts. Sentance is a lawyer and currently works as an education consultant in Massachusetts.
Former state superintendent of public instruction Stan Heffner resigned in August after the state inspector general found he had committed ethics violations. The board hired Iowa-based search firm Ray and Associates to conduct a national search for a replacement.
The state board search committee expects to interview the four candidates on March 4 before narrowing the field further, Ohio Department of Education spokesperson John Charlton said. The committee will meet again on March 11 to interview the finalist or finalists.
The candidate interviews will not be open to the public.
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Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) is a curved rod placed vertically in the chest that helps to shape the thoracic cavity. It is being evaluated for use in skeletally immature patients with thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) and to slow or correct curve progression in pediatric patients with scoliosis without TIS.
Thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) is the inability of the thorax to support normal respiration or lung growth. The condition results from serious defects affecting the ribs or chest wall, such as severe scoliosis or rib fusion, and various hypoplastic thorax syndromes such as Jeune Syndrome and Jarcho-Levin syndrome. Spine, chest, and lung growth are interdependent. While the coexistence of chest wall and spinal deformity is well documented, this effect on lung growth is not completely understood.
Progressive thoracic insufficiency syndrome includes respiratory insufficiency, loss of chest wall mobility, worsening three-dimensional thoracic deformity, and/or worsening pulmonary function tests. As a child grows, progressive thoracic deformity and rotation toward the concave side occurs with worsening respiratory compromise. This progression is often accompanied by a need for supplemental oxygen and can require mechanical ventilation. While spinal fusion is one approach to treatment, it may not be successful and also may limit growth (lengthening) of the spine.
The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR, Synthes Spine Co.) is a curved rod placed horizontally in the chest that helps to stabilize and shape the thoracic cavity. It is positioned either between ribs or between the ribs and either the spine or pelvis. VEPTR may be described as "rib based" growth-sparing instrumentation, which is compared with "spine based" growing rods for Cobb angle correction. The device is designed to be expanded every four to six months as growth occurs and also to be replaced if necessary. Some patients require multiple devices.
A VEPTR has received FDA approval under a humanitarian device exemption (HDE). The FDA review noted that the device is indicated for the treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS) in skeletally immature patients. TIS is defined as the inability of the thorax to support normal respiration or lung growth.
For the purpose of identifying potential TIS patients, the categories in which TIS patients fall are as follows:
This review also indicated that the device should not be used in patients younger than 6 months.
Use of the VEPTR in pediatric patients with scoliosis without TIS is an off-label indication.
POLICYUse of the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib is considered medically necessary in the treatment of progressive thoracic insufficiency syndrome due to rib and/or chest wall defects in infants/children between six months of age and skeletal maturity.
Use of the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib for all other conditions, including but not limited to the treatment of scoliosis in patients without thoracic insufficiency, is considered investigational.
POLICY EXCEPTIONSFederal Employee Program (FEP) may dictate that all FDA-approved devices, drugs or biologics may not be considered investigational and thus these devices may be assessed only on the basis of their medical necessity.
POLICY GUIDELINESSkeletal maturity occurs at about age 14 for girls and age 16 for boys.
Given the complexity of these procedures and patients, implantation of this device should be performed in specialized centers. Preoperative evaluation requires input from pediatric orthopaedists, pulmonologist, and thoracic surgeon. In addition, preoperative evaluation of nutritional, cardiac and pulmonary function (when possible) is required.
The coverage guidelines outlined in the Medical Policy Manual should not be used in lieu of the Member's specific benefit plan language.
POLICY HISTORY3/27/2007: Policy added
7/25/2007: Reviewed and approved by the Medical Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC)
6/30/2008: Policy reviewed, no changes
12/30/1010: Policy reviewed; no changes.
12/01/2011: Policy reviewed; no changes.
07/12/2012: Policy description updated. Added the following policy statement: Use of the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib for all other conditions, including but not limited to the treatment of scoliosis in patients without thoracic insufficiency, is considered investigational. Added FEP verbiage to the Policy Exception section.
08/14/2013: Policy reviewed; no changes.
06/16/2014: Policy reviewed; description updated regarding TIS patient categories. Policy statement unchanged.
08/31/2015: Medical policy revised to add ICD-10 codes.
SOURCE(S)Blue Cross and Blue Shield Assoication Policy # 7.01.110
CODE REFERENCEThis may not be a comprehensive list of procedure codes applicable to this policy.
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Dressed in a polo shirt, combat shorts, and sneakers, Bimbo Ashiru, the Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry is a fitness freak. Although he is just back from a long trip, he launches into a talk on his fascination with fitness.
"I have a mini gym at home both in Lagos and Abeokuta. I am not fussy about food; so I do not eat much. I eat and burn off the calories while exercising. I go on the treadmill and spend at least 30 minutes keeping fit every day," he says.
Born to the late Pa Adeyemi Simeon Ashiru and Moradeun Ashiru, both of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, he is quick to give credit to his parents for his good upbringing which he explains contributed in no small measure to the man he is today.
He says, "I had a good upbringing and even though we were a very large family, we were brought up to love, respect for our elders and to be humble. We were brought up to know the values of life. My father used to tell us that we were all brought up in this Ijebu land and we must not to go to Buckingham Palace and suffer from inferiority complex.''
Having listed arrogance as one of his put-offs, in measured tones, he begins to explain why he quarrels with the term, 'silver spoon.'
"I thank God that my parents were there for us to ensure that we had all the necessary things. Even though I grew up in Lagos, Ijebu and then later went to England, I do not understand the word, silver spoon. Yes, I know I was one of the privileged persons in this world because I had the kind of life a child should have. I only tell people that I had a good upbringing. I think it is a sign of not being humble when you say you were born with a silver spoon,'' he says.
A banker by profession, Ashiru was the Group Head, Public Sector, Stanbic IBTC before he got the appointment as a commissioner. Does that mean he has left banking after a successful career spanning over two decades?
"I have not abandoned banking," he corrects. "It is my primary constituency. I am a banker by profession. But I was called to come and serve my people, which I consider an honour. Currently, I am on leave of absence."
At this juncture, he puts paid to insinuations that he might have lobbied for the position. "I did not lobby for the post and as a matter of principle, I have never lobbied for anything in my life. I work hard to earn whatever I have in life. The governor, Ibikunle Amosun, is someone I have known for years so when he became governor, he invited me to be part of his government,'' he states.
His journey into banking ran contrary to the expectations of people around him when he was growing up.
He says, "People thought I was going to become a doctor and even called me 'doctor.' I thought about how I could affect people and the only way you can achieve that is by helping them. In addition, how can you help them? It is when you work where there is money. I have gone through all aspects of banking and if I do not love what I am doing, I will not remain there. Moreover, there was a friend whose father was a manager in a bank. Then, I would see him dressed in his suit/tie which was an added inspiration for me.''
A graduate of the University of Ilorin and armed with a masters degree in Business Administration in strategic management, he explains that he abhors all forms of dishonest practices.
"Bankers are seen as people of integrity and I believe that your word should be your bond not only as a man of integrity but also as a banker. Banking is a profession that balances your level of integrity in life and as I always tell people that the only collateral one should have in life is integrity. Once you have integrity people, will believe in you,'' he adds.
So, what will he do at the end of his tenure as a commissioner? Will he embrace politics?
He replies: "Do not forget that I am not a politician, I am a professional in politics. The difference is that a politician lives everyday of his life playing politics but as a professional in politics, you have your primary job. When you finish serving the people, you go back to your job and you can still be part of making decisions and influencing people. I get irritated when people say they are professional politicians.''
Wondering if he has changed from who he was as a banker, now that he is a public servant? Ashiru says, "I am still the same person. I pick my calls, I give my phone number to whoever wants it. However, there are some things I want to do but I cannot do because people would read different meanings to it. I believe in work-life balance."
He admits there are challenges in his job but states that they are not beyond his control. "It is akin to the same challenges you face when you are newly married. The civil service is a system and you must be able to understand it. Overtime, we have been able to overcome the challenges. When you are in public office, people expect so much from you, they do not realise that you are not going there to steal money; you are going there to serve your people. People will ask you for all sorts of favours but I will only do that which I can do and what I cannot do, I will say. That is why I will pick all my calls," he says.
A typical day for him is one filled with several activities. "I wake up in the morning and I hold as much meetings as I have to. As a matter of principle, I make sure I see everybody who wants to see me. I go out to visit industries and sites and meet the people. Most times, I leave the office late depending on the pressure of work," he says.
However, he does not fail to relax. "I do a lot of exercise. I go on the treadmill and also spend plenty of time with my family. I am an Ijebu man and we love and appreciate ourselves so we do a lot of merriment. For me, where I need to go and socialise I do, where I do not, I sit back at home and relax with the family," he says
Married to Oluwakemi for 22 years and still counting, he describes her as his prayer warrior, "We have two lovely children — a daughter and a son. My wife is a very easy-going person who is always supporting me. She is a very objective person. When I told her about the offer, she prayed for me being my prayer warrior. In fact that is one of the things she does best. She told me that if serving my people is the will of God, then she will give me her support and it has remained that way."
A stylish man in every sense, he believes everyone should look good and smart to create a favourable impression.
"I love to wear suits and I think that is the fallout of my career as a banker," he enthuses. "I always feel I am not complete without a pocket square; so you will find out I have lots of them. I like to wear the traditional attire too especially for the purpose of socialising. I am not exactly an advocate of dressing expensively. Instead, I go for whatever suits me best. It may cost me less, it may cost me more. The trick is if it sits smartly on you and you look good, people won't be able to tell how much it costs. They will just assume it must be expensive," he adds.