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Review in 'Galerya' about the exhibition 'Surgery Room'
5.1.12 Daniel Rauchwerger
Raed Bawayha
A Photograph of Raed Bawayha was purchased by the Tel Aviv Museum of Art And is now presented in the exhibition Making Room: Contemporary Israeli Photography. Curator Nili Goren
Aya Eliav
Local Denial, video art by Aya Eliav and Ofir Feldman
Will be screened in the Optica Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Suturday, 17.12.2011 18:00 pm. Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires
Anat Behrman
Anat Behrman is participating in the sale exhibition 'Exhibition 1/6 Various Artist'
At Baram City Press, 6 Habarzel st., Ramat Hachayal, Tel Avi
Tali Navon
Tali Navon is participating in the exhibition 'Up and down Because of you'
At 121 Herzel Gallery. Curator Raz Samira
Einat Arif-Galanti
Einat Arif-Galanti Is participating in the exhibition 'Don't Try At' Hezi-Cohen Gallery. Curator Ofra Harnam
Review in 'Galerya' about Sasha Serber Exhibition 'Laborious Object'
14/11/2011 Galya Yahav
Review in 'Globes' about Zilla Leutenegger Exhibition 'When Yesterday the Sea was Flat'
25/10/2011 Hagit Peleg Rotem
Review in 'Achbar Hair' about Zilla Leutenegger Exhibition 'When Yesterday the Sea was Flat'
6/10/2011 Hila Shkolnik Brener
Aya Eliav
'Art Idol' a Performance by Aya Eliav and Ofir Feldman
Will be presented in the 17th videobrasil Festival,
In Sesc Belenzinho Center, Sao - Paulo, Brazil.
The performance will take place at 2.10.2011 at 17:00 and 20:00
And will be broadcast in the Sesc TV at 3.10.2011
Einat Arif Galanti
Einat Arif-Galanti represented TheHeder Gallery in the evening of 'Loving Art 2011'
At the Gordon Gallery in the exhibition 'The Gordon Show'. Curator Ravit Harari
Sash Serber
Sasha Serber Is participating in the exhibition 'Schooling' in the Bat Yam Museum of Modern Art
Curators Tali Tamir and Meir Tati. Closing Date: 28.01.2012
Orit Ishay and Nitzan Hamerman
The artists are participating in the exhibition of the Program of the Graduate School of Arts - Hamidrasha
In Rothschild 69. Curator Gilad Ratman.
Closing Date: 28.10.2011
Keren Yeala Golan
Keren Yeala-Golan is participating in a solo exhibition 'I can see your angels' at Tmoona theater
As part of a series of exhibitions of video artists. Curator Maayan Amir
Aya Eliav
Is participating in the exhibition 'On-Non' in Gal–On Gallery, Joint exhibition with the artists Aya Eliav, Nivi Alroy,Gali Grinspan and Yael Ben Shalom. Curator: Karni Barzilay
Opening: Thursday, 07.07.2011 20:00 p.m
Tali Navon
Is participating in the Video Art exhibition Bridges with her film "Rachel" Which will be displayed in TAG Gallery.
Opening: Thursday, 07.07.2011 19:30 to 23:00 p.m
The film was supported by the Rabinovitch Fundation.
Gustavo Sagorski
The artist Gustavo Sagorsky is participating in the exhibition "Road to Nowhere" In the Ashdod Art Museum. Curator: Dr. Aya Lurie
Closing Date: 01.06.2011
Aya Eliav
The artist Aya Eliav participated in Open 3 at the SaLE DOCKS space in Venice with The performance Art Idol with the artist Ofir Feldman and the curators:Riccardo Caldura, Giulio Alessandri, Cornelia Lauf
Part of the performance
Keren Yeala-Golan
The artist Keren Yeala Golan is participating in the Art Fair "Homemade 4, Loop – Barcelona" festival 11-21.05.2011. Curator Liliana Orbach
Einat Arif-Galanti
The artist Einat Arif Galanti is participating in the Project 'Work Table' At the Photography department, Hadassah College, where graduates of the department are invited to present their work process and sources of influence.
Curator: Yael Eisner
Aya Eliav and Orit Ishay
The artist are participating in the exhibition Where is There: Painting, Photography, Video.in The Rehovot Municipal Art Gallery.
Curator: Ora Kraus
Tali Navon, Orit Ishay and Sivan Sebbag
The artist are participating in the Contemporary Israeli Video Art Exhibition in Boston "Land of Promise". "This 'one screen' video art exhibition shows artworks of Israeli reference.
Together, these artworks portray a mosaic of views and present moments of grace, of human reality and landscapes." Perticipating artists include: Sigalit Landau, Gal Weinstein and Yael Bartana. Curator: Hagit Peleg-Rotem
Tali Ben Bassat
Tali Ben Bassat is participating in the Exhibition Marked Places
The Opening of the Exhibition on Friday, 25.02.2011, Gallery 10 in Beit Michal, Rehovot. Curator: Carmit Bluemenzon
Orit Ishay
Orit Ishay is participating in the exhibition New in Photography: Recent Acquisitions
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan Perez In the Exhibition a Selection of Photographs acquired by, or gifted to the Department over the past 3 years
Including 2 Photographs of Ishay that were Purchased by the museum last year
The exhibition will be open untill: 02.04.2011
Sale Exhibition of Israeli Art for the Israel AIDS Task Force
Participating Gallery Artist: Keren Yeela-Golan, Anat Berman, Orit Ishay and Einat Arif-Galanti
The Sale will be held on Saturday, 19.02.2011 Sundown until 23:30, In the Management of Bank Hapoalim, 63 Yehuda Halevi st, Tel-Aviv
The Art of Wine - The Heder Gallery & Vitkin Winery
The Heder Art Gallery is Pleased to announce that Vitkin Winery has been chosen as the Gallery House Wine!
Vitkin Winery is considered to be one of the most fascinating wineries in the Israeli wine industry by virtue of its expertise in producing original wines.
The winery was established on the Rutenberg-Belogolovsky farm in Vitkin Village, during the 2001 harvest
Bits of Good News - Aya Eliav
The Heder Art Gallery is pleased to announce
that the artist Aya Eliav will be joining the gallery
Sasha Serber
Solo Exhibition to Sasha Serber in Zaritsky Artists House
In the Exhibition Woman-Cat Serber will be presenting
New Works that were made during 2010
in the Gottesman Etching Center - Kibbutz Cabri
The Opening of the Exhibition on Thursday, 03.02.2011
Catalogs Sale at The ART+ HOTEL
The Sale will take place at the ART+ Hotel, 35 Ben Yehuda st.
Friday, 21.1.2011, 11:00-16:00
As part of The Contemporary Israeli Art Fair for Catalogs and Magazines. The Gallery will be offering its Artists Catalogs for Sale.
Orit Ishay
Now Showing in the group Exhibition 'ErretzMiklat'. Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery.
A Symposium will be held on Sunday 16.1.2011,16:00 In the Mexico Building, Faculty of the Arts after Yolanda and David katz.
Untill the 24.3.2011
Tali Navon
Now Showing in the Exhibition 'Dirty Dancing' -
A Tribute Exhibition to the work "La Dance" by Henri Mattise. Ehrlich Gallery
Alice Klingman & Orit Ishay
The Artists are Showing in the Group Exhibition 'Hunger Rush'.
"Hachva" Gallery for Ecological and Interdiciplinary Arts.
Opening of the Exhibition 11.1.2011
Gallery Talk (Hebrew)will be held on Saturday, 5.2.2011, 12:00
Einat Arif-Galanti
Now participating in the Group Exhibition 'The Beauty of Mistake'. Space Gallery,
Opening of the Exhibition 22.1.2011
Sasha Serber
2010 Award winner of The "Israeli Ministry of Culture and Education" Prize.
Orit Ishay
Now Showing in the Exhibition "IDENTITY 3 - POSITIONING" in the FOTOGALERIE, Vienna.
The Exhibition is Followd by a 140-page catalog.
December 2010
Anat Berman
The artist and her Husband Ilan Berman Proposal Was Chosen first place in the Competition of Installations in Urban Design, to Re-Design Safra Square, on behalf of the Jerusalem Municipality.
The project will be built in the up coming months.
December 2010.
Lee Yanor
Now Showing in the Group Exhibition 'Purity in danger', Zemak Gallery. Yanor will present her Video Work 'lullaby'.
December 2010
Bits of Good News - Sasha Serber
The Heder Contemporery Art Galery is pleased to annuonce the Joining of the Artist Sasha Serber.
Orit Ishay
A Solo Exhibition to the Artist "Lucky Numbers"
in the Gallery in Kibuz Beeri. Ishay is Hosting the artist Shahar Marcus.
13/11/2010- 04/12/2010
Bits of Good News - Einat Arif-Galanti
The Heder Contemporery Art Galery is pleased to annuonce the Joining of the Artist Einat Arif-Galanti.
Winter Sale 2010
The Heder Contemporery Art Gallery is celebrating the end of 2010
with a Special Winter Sale of pices by the gallery artists and additional artists
The gallery will offer special prices during the event.
Sivan Sabag
The artist Mouvie 'SISTERS' Got Elected to the Video Channel Cologne as the Feature of the Month.
November 2010
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Anat Berman
The Artist work was chosen for the cover of Bank 'Leumi' art catalog
The catalog is edited by Smadar Sheffi and presents more then 2000 art pieces that were collected thruout the years.
October 2010
Kimiko Yoshida
A Solo Exhibition of the artist 'THERE WHERE I AM NOT'
at Maison européeenne de la Photographie, Paris
Until 31/10/2010
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Orit Ishay
Is Participating in the 'TINA B.' Festival.
Ishay will Present her works from the series 'Public Domain' and 'fire Zone'
October 2010.
Click on the Photo for more info
Bits of Good News - Neta Gal-Atzmon
The Heder Gallery is pleased to announce the joining of the Curator Neta Gal-Atzmon as a partner and Curator
Gal - Atzmon is an independent curator for several years, coordinates the curatorial program of the Technion in Tel Aviv and managed some of the most important private collections in the country
The exhibition "Paper Work" of the artists Liat Livni and Sally Krysztal Kramberg will be the first in her Gallery activity.
02/09/2010 Grand Opening 20:00 pm
Rotem Reshef
Congratulations to the artist who won the prestigious competition of 'Tenuta San Ana'
- Tying the prestigious winery Genagricola Estate and the winning artist.
Keren Yeala-Golan
In The Exhibition 'Babilon' The artist is Hosting the known Artist from Taiwan Chang-Ta-Yu who represented Taiwan in the Venice Biennale.
This is the Third Exhibition in the series of Exhibitions 'Over Size'
Water Institute Gallery, Rehovot.
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Tali Navon
Is Participating in the Exhibition 'Face to Face', Beit Michal, Rehovot.
Fresh Paint 4
Come and visit us at the Fair 'Fresh Paint 4',
Warehouse 1, 2nd Floor, Jaffa Port.
Click on the Photo for more info
Lee Yanor
A Solo Exhibition of the Artist 'Small Songs' is now showing in the Jewish Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden.
Click on the Photo for more info
Hadas Hasid
Now Showing in a Group Exhibition - "Common-Law Marriage" at Minshar Gallery.
25/2/2010 - 15/4/2010
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Tali Navon
Now Showing in a Group Exhibition - "Panim el Panim" at Beit Michal Gallery, Rechovot.
5/3/2010 - 31/6/2010
Meirav Heiman
At The Heder Gallery, Tel Aviv, "Artificial Paradises" untill 23/02/2010
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Hadas Hasid
2009 Award winner of The "Israeli Ministry of Culture and Education" Prize
Hasid will participate in the "Winners Exhibition" at Herzelia Museum during 2010
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Orit Ishay
The Israeli Museum purchased Orit Ishay's work from "Public Domain" Exhibition for The Museum Collection
* Orit Ishay's "Public Domain" & a New Video at "Al Hatzuk Gallery", Netanya March 2010
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Meirav Heiman & Raed Bawayah
Will Participate in The First Haifa's Mediterranean Biennale, Israel
February 18, 2010 - April 18, 2010
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Hundreds of pupils have called in sick at a school that's been hit by a swine flu outbreak.
About 300 children - that's about one in four pupils - at Linlithgow Academy in West Lothian are at home, with about 135 reporting flu-like symptoms.
The Scottish Government said 14 of the pupils have been confirmed as having the swine flu virus.
There are no plans to close the school, but the local council has written to parents so they know what's going on.
There's a similar problem at Linlithgow Primary School, where 40 of the 415 pupils are also off sick.
Director of public health in Lothian, Dr Alison McCallum, said they were monitoring the situation very closely.
"Most people experience mild symptoms and make a full recovery," she said.
"Practising good hand and personal hygiene will help reduce the spread of the virus."
She said the best things to do were to make sure you wash your hands regularly and cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, ideally with a tissue.

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About 10.30 on Sunday night, the credits will roll up on the 21st and final Halifax f.p. telemovie. It's a pity, too, not just because this last instalment is a ripper, but because Melbourne so obviously needs her.
After all, when people start disappearing and the homicide squad insists on barking up the wrong tree, who else but Dr Jane Halifax could work out that two paranoid schizophrenic homicidal lesbian horticulturists may have dunnit? And that they may be still doing it?
But then again, if she's so smart, why is she sleeping with a married cop? Just goes to show no one's perfect, I suppose.
Sunday's finale starts with a slightly cringeworthy scene - a foam baseball batwielding Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) teaching Psychology 101 to a bunch of credulous cops - but once things get moving, disbelief is suspended.
While a hooded kidnap victim pleads for his life, Australia's favourite forensic psychiatrist is asking a troubled young elf named Ellie (Mary Docker) to explain why she threw acid on a stranger's car. Waiting for the two events to be linked gives the viewer time to muse on whether or not the dialogue seems just a bit stilted and the voicesintheheadeffects a bit hokey - but not too much time.
Gibney, as you would expect, is smooth and assured as Halifax, but Docker is the showstealer, making the most of her erratic character, by turns terrified, manipulative, deluded, vicious and downright scary. Docker, a graduate of Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, is well supported by by Sacha Horler, who plays her violent girlfriend.
Well directed by Ken Cameron (My Brother Jack, Brides of Christ, Bangkok Hilton), the telemovie is nicely filmed in Melbourne - noted author Halifax even finds time to pop in to the Kill City bookshop in Chapel Street to sign her latest monster tome for fans.
Unfortunately, it doesn't offer much insight into the mental illnesses of Docker and Horler's characters, though acute drama queenery appears to be a symptom (``The sodium's so high the meter's jumping all over the place,'' frets Horler's character when her lettuces start wilting).
The overall package isn't up to the standard of Phoenix or Janus, but admittedly they were a different kind of animal (and perhaps the highwater mark of Australian crime drama).
As this last thriller shows, Halifax f.p. was deserving of the accolades and awards it has collected since first airing in 1994. It is a worthy finale for a series that has showcased the talents of Frances O'Connor, Jacqueline McKenzie, Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn and Hugh Jackman, to name a few.
And if you watch closely, you'll see an exquisite shot of a fat cop scoffing a chocolate doughnut.
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Thought you had seen the last of rejects from The X Factor? Think again - social networking website Bebo has teamed up with Channel 4 for a TV show to help launch the career of a singer/songwriter who has twice failed to get through to the final stages of the ITV1 talent show.
The show, called The Day I Got the Sack, will launch in October following the stories of five young people who have seen their dream job slip away.
It will be hosted by Bebo's strategic director, Shaa Wasmund, founder of the now BSkyB-owned teen site MyKindaPlace.com and a former recipient of Cosmopolitan's business woman of the year award.
One of the people featured in the show will be Gemma Davies, a singer/songwriter aiming to emulate the success of artists such as Sandi Thom and Lily Allen, who used social networking websites to promote their work.
The show will follow Davies as she launches an artist page on Bebo Bands, the website's unsigned musician upload service, and puts her music online.
Davies has failed twice to make it past Simon Cowell and his fellow judges at the audition stage of ITV1's The X Factor, last year and in the current series.
"Unlike The X Factor I've had the opportunity to interact with the actual people who will buy my music and not just three individuals in a studio - the experience has felt far more 'real'," she said.
The Day I Got the Sack will be broadcast on Channel 4 from Monday October 2 at 11am, as part of its education programming.
Separately, MySpace has struck deals with a string of bands including Basement Jaxx, Kasabian, The Roots, The Walkmen and The Fratellis to broadcast their new albums online ahead of a general release.
Jamie Kantrowitz, the senior vice-president of marketing at MySpace, said: "That established artists are using the site shows how useful it can be to bands who want to reach out to listeners."
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- Dr. No (novel), the 1958 James Bond novel by Ian Fleming
- Dr. No (film) (1962), the first James Bond film, with Sean Connery in the lead role
- Dr. No (soundtrack), the film's soundtrack album
- Dr. Julius No, the title antagonist and villain of the 1958 novel and the 1962 film
Due to the notoriety of the James Bond novel and film, the term "Dr. No" is often used to describe politicians who usually vote against proposals unless they feel a substantial case to vote for it has been made. Some notable politicians who have been given the nickname include:
- Tom Coburn, a physician and member of the United States Senate from Oklahoma, called "The Senate's Dr. No" by the journalist George Will
- John Kitzhaber, former Oregon governor and physician who held a state record for vetoing legislation
- Ian Paisley, the former First Minister of Northern Ireland and founder of the Democratic Unionist Party, whose speeches, commonly objecting strongly to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, earned him the nickname
- Ron Paul, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas whose medical degree and frequent dissenting votes earned him the nickname
- Tommy Thompson, former state legislator and Governor of Wisconsin
- Andries Treurnicht, former Leader of Opposition in South Africa and instrumental in the "no" campaign in the 1992 South African apartheid referendum
- Joel Wachs, former member of the Los Angeles City Council
- Dr. No (song), a song by Systems in Blue, totally unrelated to the film or the novel
See also[edit]
- Dr. Know (disambiguation)
- Dr. No?, a 1991 documentary by Jacob Young about white supremacist William Luther Pierce
- Dr. No's Oxperiment, album by the rapper Oh No
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THE search is on to find the best poets and short story writers in time for this year's PENfro Book Festival.
Hoping to build on the success of last year's open poetry competition, PENfro is also launching an open short story competition for over-16s.
Top prize in each is £250, and the winners will be announced at PENfro 2014, which is being held at Rhosygilwen, near Cilgerran, in mid-September.
Chairman of the festival, Derek Webb, said: "Over three days in September PENfro will bring together a great variety of published authors who will read and talk about their work in a series of workshops, interviews, discussions and presentations.
"In addition, these competitions will enable us to showcase the fantastic creative flair of some of the huge range of as yet unpublished work that is out there."
Guest judge for the new short story contest is Maria Donovan, whose work appears regularly in magazines and anthologies. Her collection, Pumping Up Napoleon, is published by Seren, and a set of very short stories, Tea for Mr Dead, by Leaf Books. She was a lecturer and senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Glamorgan for nine years and is a founder member of the Welsh Short Story Network, dedicated to the promotion of the short story form in and beyond Wales.
Judging the poetry contest will be American Alan Kellermann, who now lectures in Creative Writing at Swansea University.
His first poetry collection - You, Me and the Birds – was published in 2012, and he is also poetry editor for Parthian Books.
The subject is open in both competitions, but there is a maximum length of 40 lines for each poem entered, and a word limit of 3,000 for the stories. Entry fee is £4 a poem, £5 a story.
The contests are open now and the closing date is June 30 for the story contest, and July 7 for the poetry.
For details, visit penfrobookfestival.org.uk/short-story-competition.


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Position Statement 35: Aging Well: Wellness and Psychosocial Treatment for the Emotional and Cognitive Challenges of Aging
Aging is a time of diminishing mental as well as physical capacities, and cognitive aging is best understood as simply another phase of life. Some people age more successfully than others, and many find new and deeper satisfaction in later life. But aging also brings with it the threat of serious mental health conditions, including dementia as well as depression, anxiety and sometimes psychosis, which will require greater attention as our society ages. Mental Health America (MHA) advocates studying and funding medical and psychosocial interventions to help sustain our mental health and quality of life as we age, and acting to maintain and recover wellness.
In coping with the mental health conditions associated with aging, as with any other serious mental health condition, "recovery" should be the goal. While a positive attitude can make an enormous difference in aging well, mental illnesses including dementia, which the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -5[i] (DSM) refers to as "mild" and "major" "neurocognitive disorders," are not "normal" parts of aging, and should be identified and treated once it is clear that there is a probable disorder. This is as true with dementia as with any other mental health condition, though dementia has sometimes been thought of as different from other mental health conditions because it cannot be reversed.
Some confusion can be alleviated, some quality of living restored, by applying the lessons of "positive aging."[ii] And people with all forms of dementia can benefit from psychosocial interventions, which Appendix A to this position statement examines in detail and contrasts with the relative lack of success in developing drugs to address dementia and related conditions. With better research and treatment, people can realistically hope to maintain better cognitive and emotional health in later life. MHA will refer to "positive aging" and "aging well" rather than "recovery" in the remainder of this position statement.
MHA urges that the budget discussions of all levels of government recognize the emerging needs of older people with mental health and substance use conditions, including cognitive health as a part of mental health. Innovative programs will be required to maintain and increase wellness as the American population goes through dramatic demographic change, and, "there is no health without mental health." This issue should emerge as a major focus of health care reform implementation under the Affordable Care Act, to contain costs and encourage wellness by promoting "aging well."
The overarching goals should be:
- to reduce isolation and enable older people with mental health or substance use problems to live where they prefer, generally in the community, as long as they can – to "age in place;"
- to assure access to clinically appropriate, culturally and linguistically competent care in the community and in congregate living settings for people who need more help as they grow older;
- to encourage people to age well by helping them to preserve their mental as well as general health and sense of vitality and fulfillment as they age;
- to prioritize public funding for psychosocial research and programs directed at aging well;
- to increase research into Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia and especially the anxiety, depression and psychosis that sometimes accompany cognitive impairment; and
- to use all available regulatory tools and "nudges" to encourage pharmaceutical industry, academic and public interest study of out-of-patent and "off-label" drugs that can alleviate suffering.
The population of people over age 65 in the United States is projected to double between 2000 and 2030, from 35 million to 70 million.[iii] While mental illness is not an inevitable part of aging, and older people actually experience fewer mental health conditions (excepting cognitive impairment) as they age, approximately 6.9% of people aged 65-74 experience "frequent mental distress,"[iv] and many experience mental health and substance use conditions associated with loss of functional capacity even though a formal diagnosis may not be justified. Anxiety and depression and the psychotic symptoms of dementia in all its forms must be addressed for people to age well, and MHA envisions a supportive, integrated system of both psychosocial and medical care that encourages people to meet such challenges as they occur.
Older people with mental health problems are a diverse population including:
- people with lifelong serious and disabling mental illnesses;
- people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia (often with co-occurring episodic anxiety, depression, and psychosis);
- people with severe depression, anxiety, and emotional and behavioral problems that contribute to high rates of suicide, social isolation, and preventable institutionalization;
- people with less severe disorders that nevertheless limit their ability to age well; and
- people who abuse substances, primarily alcohol and pain medications, but increasingly including people with lifelong addictions and those who use illegal substances recreationally.
As stated by Deborah Padgett in the conclusion to her Handbook on Ethnicity, Aging, and Mental Health, aging need not be a time of "irreversible decline and loss," and depression and emotional distress can be mastered. She concludes: "Declines usually associated with aging are quite malleable and influenced less by aging per se than by a host of psychosocial and lifestyle factors such as stress, diet, and exercise. Among the [most important] psychosocial factors associated with successful aging are sense of control and autonomy and social support."[v] So "positive aging" can bring about overall wellness for individuals, focused on their personal goals and current place of residence, social support system, and community. The primary method is by strengths-based therapies[vi] that build the healthy habits that MHA refers to as "wellness." These strengths and supports are critical to aging well.[vii]
For the same reason, Padgett explodes the "double jeopardy" concept that has stigmatized "ethnic aging." After accounting for the underreporting common in minority communities, Padgett concludes that mental health conditions are no more prevalent in Black and Hispanic elders.[viii] In fact, she argues the contrary. Since, "adaptive [psychological, social and cultural strengths and] strategies formulated over a lifetime of struggle are keys to successful aging,"[ix] elders of color who have coped with deprivation and stigma over their entire lives may have better mastered the skills required to cope with late life challenges.
Still, nearly half of people over age 65 with a recognized mental or substance use disorder have unmet needs for services.[x] Older adults with mental health or substance use conditions often do not seek specialty mental health care. They are more likely to visit their primary care provider– often with a physical complaint.[xi] And though treatment can be an important component of aging well, misdiagnosis, especially by non-specialists, is a significant concern, as is overreliance on drugs rather than psycho-social treatment. The interaction among physical, emotional and behavioral conditions is complex in older people:
- Psychological stress may lead to general health problems;
- General health problems may lead to mental decompensation;
- Coexisting mental and general health challenges and responses may interact; and
- Social and psychosocial resources and medical and complementary treatments may affect all of the above.
Treatment works when older people are accurately diagnosed. But in older people, assessments of functional disabilities and prescriptions for concrete improvements in quality of life are more important than labels. By this definition, up to 80% of older people recover from depression with appropriate treatment.[xii] But more research is needed on the unique mental health issues associated with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia to achieve equivalent results with cognitive impairment and its psychiatric symptoms.
The ramifications of lack of access, misdiagnosis, and poor treatment reach beyond the mental well-being of the individual. There are serious physical consequences of untreated mental illness. Older people with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and co-occurring depression are at increased risk for disability, premature mortality, and high health care costs. In addition, people with serious mental illness are at high risk for obesity, hypertension, diabetes, cardiac conditions, respiratory problems, and communicable diseases that contribute to a life expectancy many years less than that of the general population.
Older people also face inevitable life challenges with emotional consequences such as disability, retirement, loss of status, reduced physical and mental abilities, losses of family and friends, and the inevitability of death. Older people with mental health challenges face these challenges with diminished resources and have to work harder to age well.
Older people with mental health or substance use problems are not yet a public policy priority, and MHA is only beginning to tear down this silo by recognizing the extent to which cognitive health as an essential aspect of mental health. In addition, because their needs usually overlap the mental health, substance abuse, general health, and aging services systems, the mental health concerns of elders often fall between the cracks. Specialized mental health and substance use services have not secured the resources necessary to provide appropriate care and treatment for older people. The general shift in mental health policy towards evidence-based, individual-centered care, consumer empowerment and recovery has not been reflected in improved services for older people. The primary and institutional care services that are the main source of care and treatment for older people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders rarely identify the particular needs and interests of this group. There is a widespread failure to integrate the aging, mental health and substance use treatment systems. A literature review shows the greatest support for community-based, multidisciplinary, geriatric mental health treatment teams.[xiii] But little of that is happening, yet.
Effective Services for Older People.[xiv] Evidence-based health care should be the foundation for building exemplary care tailored to needs of our aging population. Evidence-based health care:
- supports flexible and individualized care based on individuals' unique needs, histories and other factors, and does not dictate "one-size-fits-all" treatment;
- develops research that is widely disseminated and vetted by advocates and people in treatment as well as researchers;
- develops research that appropriately represents all major cultural and linguistic groups so that group differences can be understood and addressed;
- focuses on prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia and of the entire range of related mental health symptoms;
- emphasizes safety and quality of life as the overarching goals; and
- supports informed decision-making and positive aging as the principal determinants of care.
A comprehensive service system should include:[xv]
- outreach services, including community education and training, prevention and early intervention efforts, and screening and early identification;
- community-based, multidisciplinary, geriatric mental health treatment teams;
- comprehensive home and community based services, including integration with primary care, case management, peer and consumer-run services, caregiver supports, crisis services and long-term care;
- mental health promotion interventions that seek to improve the quality of life for older adults, not simply mitigate the negative effects of aging; and
- policy and legislative changes that address the problems of workforce development, funding, research, coalition-building and integrated service systems.
Integration of care is the key:
The vast majority of older adults with a mental health or substance use disorder also have other chronic conditions. Thus, it is critical to integrate mental health and substance use with other health services including primary care, specialty care, home health care, and residential-community-based care. There are various models for integrating mental health and general health services including:
- training primary care providers in mental health, co-locating health and mental health services, using integrated treatment teams of health and mental health professionals;
- using care managers to follow up with consumers outside of the office;
- establishing primary care centers that specialize in serving older adults with mental disabilities, establishing health satellites at mental health centers;
- using peers, or people with similar lived experience, to provide support to individuals with health and mental health problems; and
- using community-based, multidisciplinary, geriatric mental health treatment teams.
The "health home" and "accountable care organization" concepts embedded in the Affordable Care Act are the most recent federal initiatives promoting integration of care.[xvi] As of 2015, there were 744 ACOs, serving 7.8 million Medicare "lives."[xvii]
The growth of ACOs slowed in 2014, and there are numerous barriers to sustaining these approaches, especially in the Medicare population, including:
- Providers lack knowledge of the various models for integrating mental health, substance use and general health services;
- Integration runs counter to the current service traditions. Providers tend to work independently rather than in collaboration;
- Older people's mental health needs are not usually integrated into their overall discharge plan when they leave inpatient treatment;
- Cost can constrain options, as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance may not adequately reimburse for mental health and substance use services or collaborative care; and
- Research has not adequately addressed the psychosocial and pharmacological needs of older people, especially people with psychiatric symptoms that are associated with cognitive impairment.
Older people with mental health or substance use problems also often receive services and supports through social service agencies specializing in aging services. These include senior centers, case management, adult day care, and adult protective services. Unfortunately, there is currently a lack of cross-system knowledge and collaboration. Professionals who work in the specialty mental health, substance abuse, general health, or aging systems typically do not know about the services available in other systems, making it difficult to find appropriate services for older people.
Workforce Development. The behavioral healthcare system is not ready for the elder boom, which is predicted to hit in full force as the baby boomers retire. The diminishing workforce trained in geriatric mental health issues is of particular concern. Although peer support has shown its worth with younger adults, it has yet to be widely adapted to older people in need of assistance and support. Research supporting the use of peer support with this population is needed, along with training and implementation of this new workforce. It is also imperative that training in geriatric mental health be expanded and incorporated into curricula for health care professional education, especially for physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, peer specialists, and rehabilitation specialists. Currently there are roughly 2,425 geriatric psychiatrists in the United States with an estimated current need for 4,400 and a future need for 8,840. In regards to geriatric social workers, there are only 6,000 nationwide with a current need for 32,600 and a future need for 65,480.[xviii]
The Dementia Dilemma. In addition to mental health conditions, older people suffer from Alzheimer's disease and from the eight other "neurocognitive disorders" identified in the DSM according to their "medical causes," though the more recent literature has cast some doubt on those distinctions. Older people also experience what the DSM calls "mild neurocognitive disorders," lesser declines in mental acuity often referred to as "mild cognitive impairment," which may range from absent-mindedness to serious loss of mental functioning. An excellent 2015 summary, written in plain language by Berkeley Wellness, a publication of the University of California, can be found at http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-mind/memory/article/could-we-stop-alzheimers?s=EFA_151003_AA1&st=email&ap=ed
The defining characteristic of dementia is significant impairment in activities of daily living. Most often, the clinical formulation of dementia is linked primarily to cognition, although such intellectual changes are often associated with behavioral changes, ranging from irritability and agitation to psychosis with hallucinations and delusions. Early onset Alzheimer's disease is more easily defined as a distinct disease, but late onset dementia is often a mixed pathology. Plaques and tangles are not unique to Alzheimer's disease. The overlapping and labile symptoms and physiological markers of dementia are such that controversy continues over the capacity to distinguish Alzheimer's disease, even with a PET scan or in an autopsy, from the other forms of dementia identified in the DSM: Huntington's disease (a genetic disorder that is better identified through genetic testing), Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease,[xix] frontotemporal degeneration, traumatic brain injury (identified from the injury rather than a brain scan), prion ("mad cow") disease, HIV infection (identified by viral load tests), and vascular disease (atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries). Our diagnostic categories will surely evolve as we learn more.
This means that as people age, wellness matters more, not less, making activities like exercise, a good diet, reading, art, music, social interaction, study and service increasingly important even as the inertia of our aging bodies heads for the couch and the television set. Anyone who lives long enough will experience the struggles of cognitive aging, whether or not diagnosed with the dementia label. But the loss need not swallow up the person, no matter what the label, and effort can produce results.
Despite the fervent hope of Alzheimer's advocates, there is no pill on the horizon that is likely to cure Alzheimer's disease or any other form of dementia. At best, symptoms may be delayed and complications averted. Nor is Ginkgo biloba[xx] or any other substance going to prevent the aging of the brain, though some people may be helped by a variety of interventions that should be more studied and better understood. But cognitive impairment can in fact be slowed by a supportive system of psychosocial care grounded in the logic of positive aging. The emerging issues in the treatment of dementia are addressed in Appendix A to this position statement.
A Better Future
This analysis brings us full circle. Although some hope is held out for new drug or genetic therapies, Appendix A shows that psychosocial and public health measures are more effective in treating dementia. As Peter Whitehouse concluded in a recent essay:
Psychosocial interventions such as caregiver education, support groups, arts interventions, and other community programs have been demonstrated to improve quality of life. No drugs have been demonstrated to do the same (George and Whitehouse, 2010, Whitehouse and George, 2014, Portacone, Berridge, Johns, and Schicktanz, 2013, D'Alton, Hunter, Whitehouse, Brayne, and George, 2014, Katz and Meller, 2013).[xxi]
Having a sense of purpose and a community network in which to manifest that purpose seems to be important for brain health, an important component of aging well. But positive aging starts with more basic work --
- Stay Positive.
- Get Physically Active.
- Get Enough Sleep.
- Eat Well.
- Connect with Other People.
- And Take Care of Your Spirit.
Call to Action
- Aging well is everyone's business. A positive aging agenda will require dramatic expansion of available services—including:
- access to appropriate housing and social supports;
- a focus on quality of life and person-centered goals;
- integration of care among the mental health, health, substance use, and aging services systems;
- building a much larger clinically and culturally/linguistically competent workforce; and
- increasing and re-inventing funding sources to develop a match between funding mechanisms and service needs.
- Health care reform is a promising avenue for promoting positive aging. Aging well and specialized behavioral, cognitive and emotional health needs should be priorities in the care of older people under the Affordable Care Act and in any changes made to Medicare.
- Affiliates are urged to adopt an aging well agenda for their communities, and promote it in partnership with others, since many services, especially housing, will need to be provided by local and state governments and nonprofit agencies.
- Affiliates may act as catalysts to make elder cooperative and congregate care more available in their communities.
- Research is urgently needed to understand the causes of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and how to prevent and treat both the dementia itself and the depression, psychosis and anxiety that often accompanies it. Affiliates should encourage the development of community-based psychosocial programs to meet these emerging needs.
- The federal, state and local governments and non-profit agencies and foundations should fund demonstration projects to explore new psychosocial treatments for dementia and co-occurring conditions and to improve the evidence base for those that exist. Psychosocial treatments have been shown to be more effective than drug therapies and should be promoted and used more extensively in the absence of approved drug therapies and in recognition of the substantial adverse side effects of the off-label drug therapies now being used.
- MHA urges much more research and public education concerning cholinesterase inhibiters, glutamate antagonists, antidepressants, antipsychotics and anxiolytics for use in dealing with dementia and its symptoms and co-occurring conditions. See Appendix A for more details.
- If additional authority is needed for the FDA to insist on full disclosure and additional studies of drugs being marketed and used off-label as frequently as are antipsychotics and benzodiazepines, MHA strongly supports congressional action to grant such authority. In addition, the FDA should use the full range of enforcement incentives and "nudges" that it can devise to get these drugs properly evaluated and controlled. Academic researchers and public interest organizations like the Cochrane Collaboration should be recruited to help.
- MHA urges the pharmaceutical industry to help build and publicize an evidence base to help people with dementia who lack access to on-label medications to treat psychotic symptoms and anxiety.
Appendix A:Treatment of Cognitive Aging and Dementia
[i] American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -5 (American Psychiatric Publishing 2015).
[ii] Hill, R.D., Positive Aging (W.W. Norton & Co. 2005) quotes Seligman, M.E.P. & Csikszemmihalyi, M, "Positive Psychology: An Introduction," American Psychologist 55:5-14 (2000) in defining the term, focused on well-being, contentment, satisfaction, hope, optimism, and happiness. According to Hill, the traits to be emphasized are: "the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future-mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom." Introduction, at p. xi-xii.
The terminology of "positive aging" is a more recovery-oriented version of the earlier term, "successful aging." Even a person with one or more chronic conditions can age positively -- if not fully successfully. And even "negative aging" is far preferable to "pathological" or "diseased" aging, the terms formerly in use. According to Hill, positive aging has four characteristics: "a person mobilizes resources to cope with age-related decline; a person makes lifestyle choices to preserve well-being; a person cultivates flexibility across the life span; and a person focuses on the positives versus the problems and difficulties of growing old." Id. at 18-23.
[iii] U.S. Bureau of the Census, "Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2050, Current Population Reports, P25-1130 (2000).
[iv] Segal, D.L., Qualls, S.H., & Smyer, M.A., Aging and Mental Health (2nd ed.), (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), at 7, quoting the CDC (2007). People aged 75 and older actually had less frequent severe symptoms.
[v] Padgett, D.K., ed., Handbook on Ethnicity, Aging and Mental Health (Greenwood Press, 1995), at pp. 304-5.
[vi] See Vickers, R., "Strengths-based Health Care: Self-advocacy and Wellness in Aging," in Mental Wellness in Aging, Ronch, J.L., and Goldfield, J.A., eds. (Health Professions Press, 2003)
[vii] For more information about wellness programs, see MHA Position Statement 17, Promotion of Mental Wellness, http://www.nmha.org/go/position-statements/17.
[viii] Padgett, supra, at 306. Other groups have not been adequately studied.
[ix] Id.
[x] George, L.K., Blazer, D.G., Winfield-Laird, I., et al., "Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Service Use in Later Life," in Epidemiology and Aging, Edited by Brody, J.A. and Maddox, G.L. (Springer, 1988)
[xi] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Older Adults and Mental Health: Issues and Opportunities (Rockville, MD: 2001).
[xii] See generally, Segal, D.L., Qualls, S.H., & Smyer, M.A., Aging and Mental Health (2nd ed.), supra.
[xiii] Bartels, S.J., Dums, A.R., Oxman, T.E., Schneider, L.S., Areán, P.A., Alexopoulos, G.S. & Jeste, D.V., "Evidence-based Practices in Geriatric Mental Health Care," Psychiatric Services 53(11):1419-1431 (2002). http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/53/11/1419
[xiv] National Association and Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils, Older Adults and Mental Health: A Time for Reform. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA), Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2007), no url available.
[xv] Id.
[xvi] See MHA Position Statement 71, Health Care Reform, http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/positions/health-care-reform
[xvii] Muhlestein, D. "Growth and Dispersion of Accountable Care Organizations in 2015," Health Affairs BloG (March 31, 2015, http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/03/31/growth-and-dispersion-of-accountable-care-organizations-in-2015-2/
[xviii] Find Geriatric Psychiatrists, U.S. News and World Report Health (last visited January 25, 2016), http://health.usnews.com/doctors/location-index/geriatric-psychiatrists.
[xx] Ginkgo biloba is an ancient Chinese herbal remedy that has been shown to have significant neuroprotective effects, confirmed by all sources. However, two recent major studies and a Cochrane review cast doubt on the validity of the prior, smaller and shorter studies, and determined that in the aggregate the data do not support the use of ginkgo in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. The recent evidence is mostly negative, though the studies are still inconsistent. Although ginkgo has a mild effect in protecting against mild cognitive impairment/dementia, it probably does not prevent it. But all sources except one remain optimistic for some ongoing neuroprotective role for Ginkgo. http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mentalhealthandcam
[xxi] Whitehouse, P.G.. "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer's: Are We Being (Ir)Responsible?" Unpublished monograph supplied by and on file with the author (August 19, 2015).


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For 35 years, New Haven Care Center in New Haven has been a focal point of the city.
It is a nonprofit, community-owned skilled nursing and assisted living facility that arose out of a strong desire to provide New Haven with a place for its elderly and others who couldn't live on their own.
"A steering committee looked into the feasibility and a planning committee was established," said NHCC board member Warren Bauche.
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When the community gained control of New Haven Care, the 90-bed facility only had 38 beds filled. Today, the facility has 74 residents on the skilled nursing side and nine in assisted living, which the board added in 1993.
"These are our parents, grandparents . . . our family," said New Haven Care Administrator Dottie Pataky.
There also was a doctor's office within the facility, which today is a Mercy Clinic, and a rehabilitation facility.
New Haven Care Center is currently going through some changes with a project is under way to remodel and enlarge the kitchen and dining areas.
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Pataky said there are plans to celebrate the 35th anniversary, including an open house scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, from 1 to 5 p.m.


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The Dogue de Bordeaux is one of the most ancient breeds native to France. They were originally bred to hunt large animals and were often used as fighting dogs. They are impressive dogs with very large, distinctive heads and although they are such big dogs, they are extremely agile and quick on their feet, being more than capable of jumping great heights.
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Affectionately known as the Dogue, the breed is one of the most ancient native to France that during the 20th century struggled to survive. Fortunately, thanks to a loyal fan base, the breed did not vanish altogether and is now gaining in popularity outside of their native France.
They were bred to hunt large animals, but they were also used as fighting dog. Similar type dogs can be traced as far back as the 14th century. They are thought to be direct descendants of the Molossus of Rome and were commonly seen working on estates during the 12th century where they hunted boar, wolves, wild pig and bears. During the middle ages these dogs were used to drive cattle to market and in wartimes they were commonly used to guard flocks of livestock.
The breed was first exhibited in France in 1863 after which time they gained in popularity not only in their home country but in other parts of the world which included here in the UK. The breed was officially recognised by The Kennel Club in 1997 and today the number of dogs being registered is continuing to rise.
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The Dogue de Bordeaux is a powerful looking dog that boasts a muscular body. Although quite heavy, they are athletic dogs capable of covering a lot of ground when needed. Their most distinguishing feature is their large, broad head and quite serious and ferocious expression. The top of their head is slightly rounded and boasts having a pronounced stop as well as a distinct median groove. They have quite prominent foreheads which adds to their forbidding appearance.
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Their jaws are extremely powerful and broad with their lower jaw curving upwards. Chins are well defined with dogs having a thick upper flew that's quite pendulous when seen in profile. Viewed from the front they have a distinct V where their upper lips meet their lower ones. Eyes are oval in shape and set wide apart on a dog's face. They have a frank expression about them and eye colour can be anything from hazel to dark brown according to a dog's coat colour.
Ears are quite small and slightly darker than a dog's coat colour. Their ears fall forward with the front edge touching a dog's cheek when they are alert or excited. Tips are slightly rounded and ears are set high on a dog's head. They have undershot jaws, but their teeth cannot be seen when a dog's mouth is closed.
Necks are well-muscled and strong with the skin around it being supple, firm and loose. A well-defined dewlap starts at a dog's throat and forms folds down their forechest adding to the appearance of strength and power. Their neck is a lot broader at the base but merges smoothly to a dog's well laid back shoulders. Withers are well defined with front legs being straight, strong and extremely well-muscled.
They boast very broad, deep and powerful chests which are well let down to a dog's elbows. Ribs are well sprung and their back is broad and muscular with a straight topline and bellies that are slightly tucked up. Loins are broad, solid and a little short with dogs having a moderately sloping croup to where the tail is set.
Back legs are muscular and extremely strong with well-developed second thighs. Their feet are strong with tight toes and strong, curved nails. Pads are supple and well-developed with dogs standing well up on their toes. Their back feet are slightly longer than their front ones. Their tails are thicker at the root and dogs carry them low although when excited or alert, they carry them raised.
When it comes to their coat, the Dogue de Bordeaux boasts having a short, fine coat that's soft to the touch. Their skin is loose fitting and thick but without too many folds or wrinkles. Accepted coat colours for the breed include the following:
Three mask colours allowed in the Dogue de Bordeaux which are as follows:
The Dogue de Bordeaux may be an impressive and intimidating looking dog, but in the right hands, they are known to be affectionate and loyal characters that thrive being in a family environment. Males tend to be more dominant than their female counterparts, but again with the right sort of handling and early socialisation, this type of behaviour can be successfully controlled.
The Dogue is not the best choice for first time owners because they do a lot better when handled and trained by people who are familiar with the breed and therefore know just what it takes to look after and care for this type of very large and impressive dog. They are extremely intelligent and therefore need to be handled fairly, yet firmly so they understand who is the alpha dog in a household. These dogs are much happier characters when they know their place in the "pack" and who they can look up to for direction. If they are not given the right sort of guidance from the word go, they will show a more dominant side to their character which could result in a dog becoming wilful and unruly therefore that much harder to manage and live with.
The Dogue de Bordeaux is intelligent and they are quick to learn, bearing in mind that this means they can quickly pick up bad habits too. As such, their training and education has to start as early as possible and they need to be handled and managed calmly. Dogues love to please and because they are such loyal characters by nature, they form a very strong bond with their owners which also makes it that much easier to train them.
However, it's essential for puppies to be well socialised from a young age and this has to include them being introduced to new situations, people and other animals for them to grow up to be well-rounded characters in all sorts of different environments.
Although the Dogue de Bordeaux is known to be a gentle and affectionate character, they are not the best choice for families with very young children simply because of their sheer size. With this in mind, they are a good choice for people with older children although any interaction between a dog and the kids has to be supervised to make sure playtime does not get too rough or boisterous. Because the Dogue de Bordeaux develops a strong instinct to protect their families, it's important for them to be well socialised a young age to curb and control this natural deeply embedded instinct.
Anyone who already shares a home with a Dogue de Bordeau and who have younger children should always make sure they are never left together unattended. It is also crucial for parents to teach young children how to behave around dogs and when to stay away from them, particularly when there is food around or during playtime.
For further advice please read our article on Keeping Children Safe around Dogs.
The average life expectancy of a Dogue de Bordeaux is between 5 and 8 years when properly cared for and fed an appropriate good quality diet to suit their ages.
Like so many other breeds, the Dogue is known to suffer from a few hereditary health issues which are worth knowing about if you are planning share your home with one of these active and good looking dogs. The conditions that seem to affect the breed the most include the following:
As with any other breed, Dogues need to be groomed on a regular basis to make sure their coats and skin are kept in top condition. They also need to be given regular daily exercise to ensure they remain fit and healthy. On top of this, dogs need to be fed good quality food that meets all their nutritional needs throughout their lives.
Because the Dogue boasts a short coat, keeping it looking good is low maintenance. However, a weekly brush is necessary to keep any shed hair under control and to make sure a dog's skin is kept in good condition too. Giving their coat a once over using a grooming mitt will add lustre to a Dogue's coat. It's also important to check and clean the folds found on a dog's face on a regular basis to prevent any sores or infections from taking hold.
It's also important to check a dog's ears and to clean them when necessary. If too much wax is allowed to build up in a dog's ears, it can lead to a painful infection which can be hard to clear up. In short, prevention is often easier than cure when it comes to ear infections.
Even though the Dogue de Bordeaux likes to be kept busy, they do not need as much as exercise as most people think. A good 60 to 80 minutes a day would be enough to keep these large dogs happy, fit and healthy. With this in mind, they prefer to be taken on several walks throughout the day and if possible to roam around a large back garden as often as possible so they can really let off steam. However, the fencing has to be very secure to keep these dogs in bearing in mind that the Dogue is very capable of jumping over fences that are not high enough.
With this said, young Dogue de Bordeaux puppies should not be given too much exercise because their joints and bones are still growing and too much pressure on them could result in causing a dog a few problems later on in their lives. They should not be allowed to jump up or down from furniture nor should they be allowed to go up and down stairs because it puts too much pressure and strain on their growing joints and bones.
If you get a Dogue puppy from a breeder, they would give you a feeding schedule and it's important to stick to the same routine, feeding the same puppy food to avoid any tummy upsets. You can change a puppy's diet, but this needs to be done very gradually always making sure they don't develop any digestive upsets and if they do, it's best to put them back on their original diet and to discuss things with the vet before attempting to change it again.
Older dogs are not known to be fussy or finicky eaters, but this does not mean you can feed them a lower quality diet. It's best to feed a mature dog twice a day, once in the morning and then again in the evening, making sure it's good quality food that meets all their nutritional requirements. It's also important that dogs be given the right amount of exercise so they burn off any excess calories or they might gain too much weight which can lead to all sorts of health issues. Obesity can shorten a dog's life by several years so it's important to keep an eye on their waistline from the word go.
If you are looking to buy a Dogue, you would need to pay anything from £700 to over £1000 for a well-bred pedigree puppy. The cost of insuring a male 3-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux in northern England would be £64.68 a month for basic cover but for a lifetime policy, this would set you back £125.43 a month (quote as of May 2016). When insurance companies calculate a pet's premium, they factor in several things which includes where you live in the UK and a dog's age and whether or not they have been neutered or spayed.
When it comes to food costs, you need to buy the best quality food whether wet or dry, to feed your dog throughout their lives making sure it suits the different stages of their lives. This would set you back between £60 - £80 a month. On top of all of this, you would need to factor in veterinary costs if you want to share your home with a Dogue de Bordeaux and this includes their initial vaccinations, their annual boosters, the cost of neutering or spaying your dog when the time is right and their yearly health checks, all of which quickly adds up to over a £1200 a year.
As a rough guide, the average cost to keep and care for a Dogue de Bordeaux would be between £120 to £200 a month depending on the level of insurance cover you opt to buy for your dog, but this does not include the initial cost of buying a pedigree puppy.
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NOBODY, for the moment, seems to love the BBC Trust. Not Labour in office, or the Tories waiting for office. Not even Greg Dyke, who might have survived as BBC director-general if he and his governors hadn't been caught in the Gilligan affair over Iraq. But what, by way of surprising contrast, are we suddenly supposed to love? Ah! Ofcom. At least, up to a rather curious point.
David Cameron wants to cut its policy-making functions down to size – not to mention its pay levels, touching £400,000-plus for a CEO, bonus included. Yet who will gain if the BBC Trust vanishes – especially when the Tories are bent on a cull of the quangos, not the creation of more? And a chorus of newspaper critics – from Nick Davies, author of Flat Earth News, to lawyer Jonathan Coad writing in the new issue of the British Journalism Review – chime in with honeyed words for the Ofcom model (so different from the Press Complaints Commission that neither of them appears to love).
Greg, like the Tories' Jeremy Hunt, thinks the current D-G should have an independent chairman at his side, to defend rather than criticise the corporation. Davies finds the PCC model "structurally corrupt" – because the press foots the bill and has editors on the commission. Coad hymns the speed and transparency of Ofcom when it comes to delivering verdicts – and letting lawyers plead their clients' cases. What could be more reasonable?
Well, let's examine Ofcom's record in these areas. Speed? The big ruling this month (Kennel Club versus BBC) goes back to August 2008. Structural purity? The first two Ofcom CEOs, plus one board member, came from the Downing Street policy unit. Money? Split between broadcasting and a government grant-in-aid: so the industry and the taxpayer stump up £138m a year. Transparency? The minutes of the board, posted online, are masterpieces of non-revelation.
None of these warts is a matter for huge complaint. You can make out a good case to praise, not belabour, Ofcom. But what you can't do is blithely turn it into a model regulator for all walks of media life, devouring the internet and newspapers as it goes. That's a lurch much too far.
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- PCC 9-Hole Ladies League is open to all ladies of all abilities.
- Pre-posted information for weekly contests will be available at the Pro Shop on the lady's bulletin board.
- Cancellation: Rain/weather policy: play will be cancelled when the club closes the course due to weather. (Please check your email for any cancellations on the day of play). If you have started play, and completed fewer than 4 holes, a voucher for 9 holes will be issued.
- On League Day, all ladies who have a Tee-Time and cannot play, need to cancel that Tee-Time before noon on play day. You may be charged if you do not cancel.
- Players who want to attend the annual banquet and only participate in one session, will pay a minimal fee for banquet cost.
Fees ~
- 3 sessions of 7 weeks
$175.00 walking – per session – Prepay or $25 Weekly pay
$210.00 with cart – per session – Prepay or $30 Weekly pay
- Application must be filled out, fees prepaid (if elected) prior to each session
- $40.00 league fee to be paid at the start of each session upon application (check or cash only)
Sessions ~
- Spring: May 3 to June 14
- Summer: June 21 to August 2
- Fall: August 9 to September 20
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Managing PPC accounts can be overwhelming. There is so much todo, and no one ever has enough time.
This leads most people to just make huge todo lists of items they either should be doing, or want to eventually do inside their account.
The problem with todo lists is that they are easy to ignore. There are still items on my todo list from last decade. Of course, I don't delete them as someday I might get to them. We all know that's not true – but we keep telling ourselves it could happen.
When your PPC accounts are run like todo lists what happens is that every few weeks you scamper around like crazy for two straight days trying to figure out what went wrong, what you should be doing, how to fix it all, then you do not touch the account again for another few weeks.
The other problem of todo lists is there is rarely that feeling of accomplishment that your day is done as there is always something else to take its place. It's a depressing, never-ending list of items where you have to spend your precious time.
Most accounts (and by no means all of them) can be managed in just a simple hour a day of attention – if you know what to do – and you actually do it.
The problem is getting organized. Many people either spend too much time getting organized and not actually doing anything or they chase their tail all day instead of taking a step back to get organized.
If you are running your AdWords account like a todo list, we'll look at two simple ways to change your style. One is useful if you are the only one running the account and another is useful for companies who have multiple analysts or agencies that have multiple clients.
Determine What You Must Do Every Month
The first step to getting organized is to determine what must be done every single month. Write down what you would like to do each month (this is not an exhaustive list):
- Change search bids on Tuesday and Thursday
- Change placement bids on Monday and Wednesday
- Add new keywords the first week of every month
- Examine search queries for negative keywords every other week
- Test new ads every other week
- Test a new landing page every other week
- Create monthly reports the first week of each month
- Do quarterly reviews of geographic data
- Do quarterly reviews of time based data
- And the list goes on. Based upon your account and team size, you may do these items, and others, less or more frequently
Choose an Organizational System
The next step is to choose where you will be organized. If you are managing a team, are part of an agency, want a centralized place to keep and store data, or others may want insight into what is being done, what has not been done, and what's next – then use a project management system.
If you are running the account by yourself and no one needs any insight, then use a calendar.
Turning Your PPC Account into an Ongoing Project
If you are a project manager, you probably hate this headline. There is no such thing as an ongoing project. Projects have start dates, end dates, and milestones and tasks in-between. However, for those who do not live in the world of project management, this is the easiest way to think about managing PPC accounts – a month-to-month project.
Next you will want to choose a project management system to input your data so you can easily track it. I find there are two types of project management systems:
- Those that have reoccurring tasks and are used as both project management and business management
- Those that do not have reoccurring tasks and try to be pure project management software
If you choose software that does support reoccurring tasks (such as Deskaway or Podio) then input your tasks and mark them as reoccurring so the tasks show up on the appropriate dates.
If you choose a software that does not support reoccurring tasks (such as Basecamp) then your only choice is to make sure it supports templates. This is not as good as software that does support reoccurring tasks, as most project management software does not allow you to have a project go live on the first of each month automatically. Therefore, you often create a template, manually set it up, and might have to manually fix some due dates. It is still better than living in todo lists, but not as eloquent as software that supports reoccurring tasks.
If you have multiple clients, set each one up as a different project. If you have multiple team members, then assign the tasks as necessary to the various team members. If new items come up; you can add them as a new task list for that month if they are one time issues or as a new reoccurring item if they need to be done over and over again.
Once you are set up on a project management system, then you can see what needs to be done each day, do it – and when you do it you will have a sense of accomplishment as you can actually be done for a day. That is a satisfaction that todo lists cannot give you as there are always more items to take the place of what has been accomplished.
Now, your boss can see what you're doing and have done. If you are a very transparent agency, you can even let your clients login and see all the work you are doing for them so they no longer question your work.
Using a Simple Calendar to Track Your PPC ToDos
If you are managing a single account, you are the business owner, or PPC is not your life – it's that other task you were stuck with, then project management software is often overkill. Just use a calendar instead.
The upside to a calendar is most people already use a calendar on a regular basis so there is no need to have yet another place where you are logging into on a regular basis. In addition, calendars are built to have recurring tasks so there's no need to evaluate project management systems to find what options it supports. The downside of a calendar is that it is difficult to keep notes of previous activity or give others insight into your work.
If you wish to use a calendar, take your lists of items and place them into your calendar. When you put the items into your calendar, estimate how much time a task should take and block off your calendar for the allotted amount of time so that you can accomplish your tasks.
If you aren't careful, your PPC accounts can either consume your entire day, or they never get better because you never spend the proper amount of time to nurture and grow them.
By finding an organization structure that works for you and your company, you can manage and grow your PPC accounts in a reasonable amount of time so that they can be profitable, you can feel productive, and everything you want to do actually gets accomplished.
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Almost 4 months after Paris-based Zodiak Entertainment closed a deal to acquire U.K.'s RDF Media Group, creating the third largest independent TV production company in the world, the combined company has established an American outpost. RDF USA has merged with Zodiak Entertainment US to become Zodiak USA with offices in Los Angeles and New York. Zodiak USA will inherit the entire RDF USA senior management team led by RDF USA CEO Grant Mansfield, who will become CEO of Zodiak USA, and chief creative officer Natalka Znak. Zodiak Entertainment US had a small U.S. office, and nobody from it will transition to the new company. As a result of the merger, Zodiak USA will now have access to formats from companies in over 20 countries. Because Zodiak distributes mainly scripted product while RDF's focus was on reality programming, Zodiak USA is looking to hire a drama executive to handle the new volume of scripted projects coming through the Zodiak international pipeline.
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Mike Duffy is one of the most talented execs out there. Zodiac is lucky to get ahold of him via the merger.
Mike Duffy is a talented exec? Pray tell, what has he personally done that is of any interest or importance or worth noting other than he has managed to keep his job? Please name ONE show he is responsible for that is still on the air?


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Padres' Liriano loses season to injury
San Diego's No. 3 prospect to undergo major elbow surgery
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | February 15, 2013 12:16 PM ET
Highly regarded right fielder Rymer Liriano -- the Padres' third-ranked and baseball's 55th-ranked prospect -- apparently tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow while long-tossing in his native Dominican Republic on Dec. 27. Liriano, who was likely ticketed for Double-A San Antonio or Triple-A Tucson to begin this season, will now miss the entirety of it. He is scheduled to undergo reconstructive surgery on Wednesday in San Diego.
"It's really bad, but I'll be OK," Liriano told MLB.com. "I'm prepared to work hard. I'll be ready for next year."
In his fifth pro season in 2012, the 21-year-old Liriano posted a .280/.350/.417 slash line in 127 games split between Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore and San Antonio. He then excelled in the Arizona Fall League, batting .319 and lifting four longballs in 22 games before reporting for duty in the Dominican Winter League.
Still turning many of his tools into skills, the righty-hitting Liriano has the talents to do just about anything on the field. He had three straight seasons going of 30-plus steals and is still developing his power in the batter's box.
Liriano likely will be able to resume hitting in six months -- his throwing program should be delayed longer -- and will have the opportunity to make up for games lost by returning to both the AFL and DWL circuits.
"It's a bummer," Padres manager Bud Black told MLB.com. "He made great strides last year."
Andrew Pentis is a contributor to MLB.com and writes the Prospective Blog. Follow him on Twitter at AndrewMiLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More