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Creative Ways To Get Cash Now
May 27, 2010
Right now, many business owners are concerned about cash flow and where to turn to if the bank won't help. It's now time to get creative. The breakdown in the credit markets has had lasting effects and many businesses, particularly owners with bad credit, unproven ventures, new start-ups or companies tied to troubled industries, are having difficulty.
As a result, there is much interest in alternative sources of financing, which can range from receivables factoring to bartering and social network loans.
Factoring , although it has a reputation for high cost, has been around for centuries and in the right situation it can be valuable. First of all, you can receive cash in about five to 10 days - or even sooner, from your invoicing date. This can be critical when your company is in a crunch. Additionally, there is no requirement for your company to have a credit check. That's because factors normally only want to evaluate the ability of your customers to pay. The key is the credit quality of your customer. Another similar source is PO Financing which raises money based on approved purchase orders - although it's generally only available for product based orders - not services.
Another approach is to use an online marketplace, such as The Receivables Exchange, where you can post your receivables on a private Web site and have financial institutions bid on them. Somewhat similar is FTrans which provides funding as part of an accounts receivable management process.
It's not always easy for small companies to get traditional bank loans these days. Major financial institutions have written down over $400 billion in bad investments over the past couple of years and banks are scrambling to raise depleted coffers. That usually hurts small companies more than their larger counterparts.
Asset-backed loans are commercial loans backed by company assets-anything from a company's inventories to its accounts receivable. These loans differ from traditional commercial bank loans because they cost more, require lenders to scrutinize assets more thoroughly, and sometimes require physical inspections that most banks wouldn't conduct. Nevertheless, they may be a match for a company whose bank won't take their call.
Bartering has gained currency as a relatively easy path for small companies to get goods and services without having to dig into cash flow. According to the most recent numbers compiled by the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) in Mentor, Ohio, some 400 barter exchanges in the U.S. and Canada generate transactions worth $4 billion a year. For small businesses, ramping up their own use of barter is a strategy that allows them to reserve cash and still expand operations at a time when credit lines have yet to thaw. Larger customers may finance working capital to ensure an ininterupted supply of niche manufactures - especially when te product is complicated and difficult to quickly resource.
Social lending is another similar, but more organized option that is based on social networking concepts through the web. Prosper is an auction-style site that connects borrowers with lenders and promises both sides more favorable interest rates than banks by cutting overhead costs. Loans up to $25,000 are possible with "lenders" bidding on interest rates based on the credit quality and "Story" of the applicant. This is worth watching as it matures.
Credit Unions, As nonprofit organizations, credit unions don't aim to make money from their customers, so their loans typically carry lower interest rates than bank loans do.
Using a 401K to invest in a business is a little known option. Sure, you can liquidate your retirement fund and get killed on taxes, or take a loan which is limited to about $50K, but you can also use a self directed fund to invest in a business.
VC funding is highly over-rated and a little like buying a lottery ticket for most companies - given the small number of companies actually funded this way. Same for Angel funding.
Of course, the business with a sound financial infrastructure, reliable and timely financial information, proactive cash flow planning, with a highly experienced B2B CFO® in place will always have the most competitive advantage in business funding.


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Spear fisherman drowns in South Kona
A 27-year-old spear fisherman died Wednesday afternoon while snorkeling at Pebble Beach in South Kona's Kaohe Bay.
According to a written Fire Department statement, a witness said that about 4 p.m. he saw the man diving below the surface approximately 150 yards offshore. The witness ran to a nearby house and called 911 when the man didn't surface.
A county helicopter located the man's body under approximately 20-30 feet of water. Two rescue swimmers retrieved the man's body. Once ashore, it was determined that he was dead.
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I can't figure out how to set them up for people to click on.
I have tried all of the examples at Stackoverflow. Almost all worked in Firefox but no other browser.
The only thing I have been able to figure out is to put a 15px high image as long as the other image is just above the SVG banner for them to click on.
I'm using the object tag to display them since that is the only way to display them for the top 4 browsers.
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Credit Unions Find That Shred Days Can Serve Multiple Purposes
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Shred day events so commonly held by credit unions may seem like a simple way to promote green practices and member security, but actually they can do much more for a credit union than many may think.
Shred days are relatively inexpensive and in some cases free events that credit unions can hold to promote products and gain new members.
Langley Federal Credit Union in Hampton, Va., holds shred events on an annual basis and recently held one on Oct. 18. Brett Noll, senior vice president/chief marketing officer said that the credit union is able to hold shred days at no cost.
"We contacted a shredding company called Shred-it, and they were willing to give us the truck in exchange for advertising. We put their logo on all our event materials and have their logo displayed at the event," Noll said.
Noll said Langley also has office companies donate personal shredders that the credit union raffles off.
Redwood Credit Union in Santa Rosa, Calif. held its annual shred-a-thon back in August, and Robin McKenzie, senior vice president of marketing and public relations, said that they also used Shred-it at their events at no cost.
"We looked at the shred company that provides service for us here, and they weren't able to provide service in the capacity we needed for the event. Shred-it is in our field of membership so they were a perfect partner," McKenzie said.
City of Boston Credit Union, held two shred events this month, one on Oct. 11 and one on Oct. 16. Karla McCarron, marketing director at the credit union, said that the shredding services were paid for by a radio station the credit union had contracted with to work some of their events. McCarron said that they had about 30 people attend each event but that they did have a few people come that were not members that went into the credit union and joined after they used the shredding service.
LaTrease Cunningham, director of sales and marketing at Corporate America Family Credit Union in Elgin, Ill., said that the CU pays $200 per hour to the shredding company they use and holds events for typically three hours. She said that one of the deciding factors in choosing a company to use was that some companies required a minimum amount of hours and the company they chose did not.
Janet Garcia, business development officer at Advance Financial Credit Union in East Chicago, Ind., said they looked at several different shred companies before deciding on Eco-Shred in Chicago because it offered the lowest cost. Garcia said that they had not thought of negotiating advertising in exchange for service, but that it was a good idea.
Sandy Brillowski, vice president of marketing at Hawthorne Credit Union in Naperville, Ill., said that they went with the company that provides shredding services to the credit union. Even though the company offered no discount Brillowski said since the credit union offers a shred event once a month the company was flexible with the days and hours needed and was willing to stay longer during events if needed.
"We talked to them about providing services in exchange for advertising, but they weren't open to that. We're in a large market and are a small credit union. Credit unions in a smaller market might have more leverage," Brillowski said.
Noll said that last year when Langley started offering a product called privacy guard, they used the shred event to promote the product to members and nonmembers. Langley holds its shred events on Saturdays for six hours and Noll said that they typically have anywhere from 200 to 250 people show up.
Brillowski said that Hawthorne also promotes any specials the credit union has going on at the time and uses the event to recruit members by providing information about the credit union and uses the event to cross sell products.
"What I love about these shred days is that it's a benefit to both members and nonmembers and it makes them walk onto our property and shake hands with the staff," Brillowski said.
Paired with its shred day, Redwood Credit Union holds a free identity protection educational seminar to make up its shred-a-thon. McKenzie said that it had an attendance of 270 to 300 people at its shred-a-thon this year, which was 100 people more than last year and it had 45 to 50 people attend the seminar.
"The reality is that we live in a time where people are concerned with their financial data, and people are confused in how to respond," McKenzie said.
Garcia said that next year Advance Financial is looking to pair their shred events with a seminar or meeting but didn't have the time to plan for that this year.
Brillowski said that the seminar is something that her credit union is actually going to cut out of their events next year.
"We started off with a seminar, and I know other credit unions have been successful with it, but we couldn't get the attendance. I would definitely say give it a try, but it didn't work for us."
Brillowski did say that the credit union will still continue to hand out educational materials at the events though.
In conjunction with its iBelong statewide marketing campaign, the Illinois Credit Union League made the months of June and October shred months and urged credit unions across the state to hold shred events.
"We wanted to add a pubic relations piece to the campaign. Shred events are easy for credit unions to hold and implement," said William Wille, public relations coordinator at the league.
Brillowski is a member of the iBelong committee and suggested the statewide shred day events because of the success that Hawthorne saw with their events.
Hawthorne started offering shred events in May 2007 and didn't receive the attendance they wanted at the first event. Brillowski said the credit union then began offering the event the first Saturday of every month at rotated branches, and they now have people lining up before the events start.
"We already have people asking about our 2009 schedule. People really rely on it and collect their materials every month to come. We've received excellent feedback and people really appreciate the service."
Wille said that they had a lot of credit unions and chapters that held shred events for the first time as part of the iBelong campaign.
"It's really one of those events where you have to hold them a few times to draw a crowd," Wille said.
The league provided tips and information to credit unions about shred events to help guide the credit unions.
Wille said they suggested holding events on Saturday mornings and to utilize all communication vehicles the credit union has to promote the event. The league suggested credit unions try to get the service donated to them and awarded community service grants up for $500 for credit unions as well. The league also provided credit unions information on anticipated costs to hold the event.
"We got really good feedback from credit unions. It's good community service and credit unions got nonmembers to attend the event," Wille said. "We have several credit unions repeating the event for the month of October."
On its Web site, www.iculeague.org/awareness, the league asked credit unions that held shred events in June to fill out an evaluation form about the experience. They will continue to have the form up and hope to generate response from credit unions that held events in October as well.
"This being the second month, we also wanted to make sure credit unions understood this is a great marketing event as well. We want them to have brochures out and maximize the time," Wille said. "We encourage them to hold identity talks to get the members into their locations and provide food to get people there."


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6 months ?? BOY,u've missed ALOT
Hi guys and gals I have been away for six months now I'm trying to get back into my Wii and wanted to know whats new. I have a d2sun chip and have starfall hack installed. I know I'm a few firmwares behind but I don't have any clue to what I have missed can any one please help fill me in and tell me what new and cool stuff out there. Thanks
6 months ?? BOY,u've missed ALOT
ROFL...... 6 months....... PMSLOL.... missed anything......... errr not much
Why are you reading this? its always the same!!
preloader, marcan quitting, softmii V3 nearly, Mii Wii 0.5, boot mii nearly released, hoards and hoards of USB loaders, big thing for you would be usb loader as you run a hardware mod, possibly boot mii when complete, oh yeah and a new version 4 dash, i recomend you stay on 3.2 if you have it.
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I'm going to do an introductory show to current Dunedin music on The Local next Thursday the 1st of March from 7-9pm, mainly featuring bands/acts that you can expect to see playing around Dunedin week to week.
So I need your suggestions and your music. If you're in a current Dunedin band and haven't done so already, drop some music into Radio One as soon as possible (above the archway off Cumberland Street). Or to guarantee I actually receive it, email something to:
thelocalonr1 at yahoo dot co dot nz
So, bands that currently exist and should be played, let's have them. Here's some to get you started:
Two Cartoons
Alizarin Lizard
Hunting Bears
Left or Right
Julian Temple
Scattered Brains of the Lovely Union
Opposite Sex
The Puddle
Operation Rolling Thunder
Cult Disney
Knives at Noon
The Suds
A Distant City
Astro Children
The Futurians
Black Yoghurt
The Standing Spirits
Jo Little
Shifting Sands
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Posted: 19 September 2014
State-of-the-art new therapy is offered to the community
The University of Roehampton is inviting members of the community to come forward for free therapy sessions - as part of an innovative new therapy research programme aimed at helping people who are experiencing depression.
Posted: 9 November 2017
Discover 18th Century artefacts at the University of Roehampton
The University of Roehampton is holding a free event on Saturday 25th November, as part of the national Being Human Festival – which aims to engage the public with the latest innovative research taking place across the humanities.
Posted: 3 November 2017
RoeReads is back for its third year
The University, in association with the Booker Prize Foundation, is offering every student a copy of this year's RoeReads book, Room by Emma Donoghue.
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'Chronic lack' of consultants puts lives of children at risk
Children's lives are being put at risk because there are not enough paediatric consultants on duty in hospitals during the evening and at weekends, according to a report.
An audit of hospitals across the UK has revealed that just 1 in 10 children's units had a senior consultant on duty between 5pm and 10pm on weekdays, even though this is the busiest period for urgent care for children. At weekends a consultant was on duty in just 6 per cent of hospitals during the same peak period.
The audit was carried out by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Heath (RCPCH), which also found that staff shortages were having an impact on the delivery of care, with depleted shifts struggling to maintain services at…


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Those of us who weren't at CinameCon have only had a couple of glimpses at the Ender's Game movie, in the form of two stills and one peek at the zero gravity Battle Room in the first official poster for the adaptation of Orson Scott Card's popular sci-fi novel. We'll be getting another look at the movie soon enough, as the trailer is set to make its online debut in less than a week.
The announcement was made on the Ender's Game Facebook page last night, that the trailer would debut in 7 days, which is May 7 (next Tuesday.)
Directed by Gavin Hood, Ender's Game stars Asa Butterfield as a kid who's recruited to join other gifted children in a space-set battle school where humanity is preparing to fight a war against an alien race. Harrison Ford plays Colonel Graff and Ben Kingsley plays International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham. Also among the cast are Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin and Viola Davis. The movie arrives in theaters November 1.
Eric gave us a pretty great breakdown of the footage featured in the first trailer, which was revealed to attendees at CinemaCon last month. We've had that to tide us over while we wait to see the trailer for ourselves. It was looking like we were going to have to wait until Star Trek Into Darkness hit theaters later in the month to see the trailer, but apparently not. Fans should expect it to go live on YouTube and Google in less than a week's time.
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Hi guys.., I am trying to figure out what game do I need to run in order to update my firmware. I know there is talk in other thread about updating firmware
and whether it's even needed.
I am trying to access the net with Wii and shopping channel (do I even need it?) wans to update me to 4.2 (I asume). Then again.., Netflix is coming up with steaming for Wii this spring and I am sure they will require some kind of update to get their software working properly.
My Wii is not softmoded and I have a WODE that runs my game from an external HD.
Everything I've tried seems to work fine with the exception of FFCC Crystal Bearers that seems to BSOD after hitting Start with 200 reads/6155KBs.
and Guitar Hero 5 243/7534 (but then again I dont expect this to work until I actually get the required accesories., lol). Could this be related to my 3.3 firmware?


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Obama, Rangers both failed …
Both President Obama and the Texas Rangers employed the same enigmatic strategy, and on the same day, no less! By offering their most dismal performances to date at crunch time, they assure themselves of going into the home stretch as underdogs, where they clearly feel the most comfortable. Brilliant.
I assume that it's just human nature that when handed a lead, the temptation to jog to the finish line without stumbling is too much to resist. The downside is that you're showing the world just how foremost the reality of losing looms in your mind.
I don't expect Obama supporters to start placing Romney/Ryan signs in their front yards based on one debate, but in my mind I can hear the immortal words of boxing trainer Angelo Dundee as he spoke to Sugar Ray Leonard between rounds: "You're blowin' it, son."
Jim Breslauer, Dallas
… Why was there no fight?
Note to the president: Mr. President, due to your poor performance in the debate, you are now on electoral probation.
You allowed a flip-flopping, etch-a-sketching Mitt Romney to bring a howitzer of misinformation to the debate, in which he fired at will. You merely armed yourself with a peashooter of politeness.
Where was the courage you demonstrated in repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell? Where was the president who gave the go-ahead to take out Osama Bin Laden?
Who coached you for this debate? Stuart Smalley? You cannot play nice with these guys.
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Roger Troutman
Interview by Simon Witter, Rock's Backpages Audio, June 1986
He disapproves of drugs! He digs Yes! From being pushed by his father as a kid, via the P-Funk connection and the Ohio funk scene to his mad recording methods, Zapp frontman Roger Troutman tells all.
File format: mp3; file size: 56.5mb, interview length: 1h 01' 41" sound quality: ***
Interview by Simon Witter, New Musical Express, September 1986
WHAT DO you give a man whos got everything? ...
Roger Troutman: Unlimited! (Reprise)
Review by Don Snowden, Boston Phoenix, The, December 1987
THE DAYTON, Ohio-based Troutman clan that has given us Zapp and now Roger has developed perhaps the most schizoid personality in black music. ...
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Hull: How and where do we find joy?
I wish you joy and peace as you venture through the landscape of life's ups and downs. This is truly what we want not only for ourselves, but for everyone that we love. But what does that mean and how do we get it once we have established our definition for those two elusive words?
There are rows and rows of books with every famous writer's advice for all of life's major questions. It seems to me that if we have to read a book on how to find your joy, that we are missing the simplicity of it.
Let's start with the definition of joy in Webster's Dictionary: "The emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires." Wow, that is about as frustrating as the feeling itself! All that does is make us ask more questions. We could literally spend a lifetime searching for joy and miss it all together because we couldn't identify it. My Thesaurus provides us with more amazing synonyms for joy ... pleasure, glee, bliss, rapture, delight, etc. I would imagine that all of us can attest to having experienced any one of these emotions at any given time in our life. The trouble, I believe, comes when we expect to maintain these sentiments 24/7.
Having experienced the recent tragedy of my son's death has obviously made me question not only the meaning of joy and peace but, actually, would I ever be able to allow joy back into my life? Did I ever want to tell someone again that I am joyful? What I have learned from this pain is that not only does the meaning of joy change as we mature but it is also necessary to redefine it as we encounter difficulties. Joy is certainly going to look different for a 2-year-old versus a 50-year-old, thus the need to allow it to evolve. That being said, maybe we have actually made it too complicated and consequently difficult to achieve. I find myself enjoying things that I apparently overlooked before. Funny thing is, just as I am writing this I looked out the window and saw my beautiful 9-year-old granddaughter spraying on sunscreen. Now I know that that doesn't sound too funny, but she was spraying and dancing and singing while using the can as her pretend microphone. I found myself welling up with emotion and ... joy. It just happened, but I had to be willing to validate the moment. I could have missed it for its simplicity. How much joy have we missed looking for it?
It definitely has made me look at other people's grief and sorrow in a whole different light. I suppose that we actually do find some comfort in knowing that there are others who have barely survived like us. It is only through our trials and tribulations that we better able to define what joy, happiness and peace actually look like. I once told a friend that joy doesn't come knocking at our door, we have to go out and catch it!
So how long do you have to be joyful in order to be able to tell someone that you have joy in your life? Is it possible that we are missing out on the tiny fleeting moments of joy because we have been sold a bill of goods by Hollywood? All we need is the perfect spouse in the perfect neighborhood with, of course, the most amazing job and then we will be happy! I probably sound cynical but these kinds of expectations have only left all of us feeling like we are failures and once again waiting for that perfect moment in life when joy arrives. Then, when it doesn't come as we expected, we are often left wondering what is wrong with us when all along. Joy was right in front of us.
Depression and loss of hope can often time lead to a tragic ending. I believe these two forms of sadness can stem from unreasonable expectations for our lives. Obviously, I am oversimplifying all of this, but I wanted to address the enormous and overwhelming problem of depression in our society.
Remember the saying, "stop and smell the roses"? Maybe we need to take a step back and reevaluate what is around us.
For me, I find the joy in watching my granddaughter dance through life, my daughter achieve her nursing degree, my son finish a marathon or raise an American flag on a ship in the Persian Gulf, or my husband's eyes well up when he sees the "selfie" of his son riding through the rural roads of North Dakota.
Joy for me is the compilation of many moments captured in their essence. Joy doesn't have any time constraints on it or quantity attached to it. It just happens, and I need to observe it and internalize it. I need to own it! When I look back at my life now, I can honestly say that I have joy and am looking for the next moments to seize!
Hull is a wife, mother and motivational speaker and writer who, like many others, recently moved to Dickinson because of the energy industry. She writes a recurring column for Our Town and blogs at bloomwhereyouareplanted.areavoices.com.


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Nampa, Idaho: Bob LeBow Bike Tour, June 8th
I participated in this a couple of years ago, and am going to attempt the Century ride this year. It is well organized; the routes are scenic; their aid stations are well stocked; and it is for a GREAT CAUSE.
The Zero Pay Fund is Saving Lives
The Terry Reilly Board of Directors established the Zero Pay Fund in February 2003 to advance two of Terry Reillys Core Values: "accessibility" and "excellent care that is affordable." Former Terry Reilly Medical Director Dr. Bob LeBow had long dreamed of establishing such a fund. His patients told him regularly of having to choose between buying their medications and putting food on the table. The Board recognized that even the discounted fees offered by Terry Reilly could be overwhelming to some of the most vulnerable patients, discouraging them from seeking needed care.
Proceeds from Dr. LeBow's book, Health Care Meltdown, initially funded the Zero Pay Fund. Continuing support is made possible by private donations, grants, and proceeds of the annual Bob LeBow Bike TourHealth Care for All. Additional Zero Pay Funds will empower Terry Reilly to continue helping our most vulnerable neighbors.
Over the last nine years, the Bob LeBow Bike Tour has raised over $262,000 for the Zero Pay Fund. This fund allows the normal co-pays for our neediest patients to be waived up front, either for one visit or up to 6 months. These adults and children can then obtain the medical, dental, or mental health care they need with dignity and in a timely fashion, avoiding expensive hospital treatment.
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Attacks on the Press in 1998 - Malawi
|Committee to Protect Journalists
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As of December 31, 1998
Four years after President Bakili Muluzi's jubilant defeat of "President-for-Life" Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi's fledgling democracy has yet to offer any guarantees of press freedom – despite Muluzi's pledge to "make sure that journalists are free to criticize the government."
The official ban on state advertising in opposition newspapers set the stage for a year of confrontation between the state and the privately owned media. Because the government is the largest advertiser, the ban – ordered after the independent Daily Times's and Malawi News's critical coverage of government mismanagement and corruption – is a significant economic setback for the two publications.
Parliament has yet to act on pending legislation that would liberalize ownership of broadcast media and permit political opponents access to the airwaves. Press freedom organizations object to a provision of the bill that would create a communications regulatory body under the authority of the Minister of Information because it would be susceptible to political influences. The legislation would also reserve all AM frequencies for state use for seven years.
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Act, which created the state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), bars opposition parties from airing dissenting opinions on official channels. Currently, there are four operating FM frequency radio stations: state-run MBC 11, the nominally independent commercial FM 101, a community radio station using pilot broadcasting, and a religious station. There are no local independent broadcasters.
Print media reach a much smaller audience than the state-controlled broadcast media, and journalists at privately owned publications face constant harassment from the state. On January 15, soldiers raided the offices of the independent Daily Times and demanded copies of the July 5, 1997, edition of the newspaper, which reported that the HIV infection rate among soldiers was higher than in Malawi's general population. Because soldiers have assaulted journalists who criticize the ruling United Democratic Front party, many journalists use pseudonyms as protection from arrest.
The United Nations Development Program and other foreign donors have linked future aid to growth of a free press in the country. A Japanese aid pledge of US$765 million was accompanied by a warning from Japan's ambassador to Malawi that "reports of authorities exercising control over the freedom of the press... is a matter of concern."
Attacks on the Press in Malawi in 1998
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Drug Substitutions in Drug Rehabs
In the US and Europe, thousands of drug rehabilitation programs use substitute medications for treatment. Methadone has been used for decades and the newer drug is buprenorphine, formulated in drugs brand-named Suboxone and Subutex. These drugs are opioids (drugs chemically similar to opium) that prevent withdrawal symptoms from occurring when heroin or opiate prescription drugs are discontinued.
But they are all addictive drugs and are also drugs of abuse. They do prevent withdrawal sickness but a person is not free from the effects of drugs. In some European countries, there are even programs that provide heroin addicts with diacetylmorphine - a pharmaceutical grade of heroin. When programs fail to provide recovery from addiction, then the last-ditch effort is to reduce the harm done by opiate addiction.
Pharmaceutical companies are currently hard at work to develop drugs to be used in recovery from stimulants like cocaine, methamphetamine and so-called "study drugs" like Ritalin and Adderall. But why would any of these substitute drugs be needed if a person can actually find lasting recovery from addiction? They wouldn't be. And the Narconon program is based on that premise.
The Narconon Method of Providing Drug Treatment
The Narconon drug rehab has centers in fifty locations on six continents. In each location, the same program provides lasting recovery for 70% of those who graduate from this long-term residential service. No drugs are ever used as part of the Narconon program.
Instead of substitute drugs, improved life skills and better mental and emotional clarity are used. A key component in providing this clarity is The Narconon New Life Detoxification. This is a sauna-based program that uses moderate exercise and generous doses of nutritional supplements to enable a body to flush out residues of drug use that are attracted to the fatty tissues of the body. Given the right support, the body can dislodge these residues. The result is brighter, clearer thinking, an improved outlook on life, and reduced cravings.
Life Skills Improve One's Chances of Staying Sober
Following this step, life skills training provides better communication skills, an understanding of how the wrong associates can result in relapse, and the knowledge of how to make a drug-free decision when met by challenging situations. Each person is also helped to work through repairing relationships that were damaged by the years spent addicted. Additional services focus on and help restore one's personal integrity and self esteem that were damaged or destroyed by addiction.
The outcome is a person who has the skills to remain sober for the long haul. He or she can return to family and friends and build a new, positive life once again. Contact with graduates for two years after they return home verifies the success rate of the program.
If someone you care about is struggling with addiction to illicit drugs, prescription drugs or alcohol, find out how the Narconon program can help put the problems behind him or her and help create a new, productive life.


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Study to Test the Value of a Pain Modulation Test in Predicting Persistent Postoperative Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery (PREDO)
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Role of Soviet Union
Soviet Union support North Korea and communism. During the Korean War, the United Nations met up and tried to discuss ways of solving the conflict and possibly unite the two countries once again. Soviet Union however, did not attend any of the meetings. They were boycotting. After South Korea and North Korea somewhat settled and South Korea was becoming independent, Soviet Union dropped its boycott. The United Nations proposed the solution "Uniting For Peace'. It stated that if the Security Council vetoed any initiative that was considered important for maintaining peace, the General Assembly should take over to keep going the impetus for peace. Soviet Union did not agree with this and were against it. The argument of the solution went on for a long period of time.
The Soviet Union did many unnecessary things during the war. They did help North Korea but also controlled them. They did not attend any meetings. If they did, it would have been easier to discuss problems and end the war quicker.


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From my trip to Mount Athos in a place full of FAITH AND HISTORY
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MagicDD (73) 2010-06-03 7:01 [Comment]
Hi Vagos,
Nice place with beautiful colored houses.
They seem to be on a cliff.
Very good shoot
Nice place with beautiful colored houses.
They seem to be on a cliff.
Very good shoot
zeevat (204) 2010-06-03 7:30
Hi Vangelis,
Seems like these trees and houses has been living together for long time. I think it will look good with bit more saturation. Still it is a very nice picture.
cargus (11167) 2010-06-04 8:38 [Comment]
Beautiful homes, unique architecture,beautiful colors, well done.
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Helsingin Sanomat is Finland's largest newspaper and the largest daily in the Nordic region, which provides unique journalism in print, online, smartphones and tablets. It was founded in 1904, following the footsteps of its predecessor, Päivälehti, which was published between 1889 and 1904.
Helsingin Sanomat reaches 2.1 million Finns through different channels every week. In addition to the daily paper and HS.fi, Helsingin Sanomat includes Nyt.fi, the Nyt weekly supplement, the Kuukausiliite monthly supplement, the HS Teema magazine and online services HS Kirjat (e-books), HS Ilta (evening edition) and HSTV. The freesheet HS Metro is also part of the Helsingin Sanomat product family.
Established in 1932, Ilta-Sanomat is the largest quality tabloid in Finland and the second largest newspaper after Helsingin Sanomat. Ilta-Sanomat is the market leader in mobile services and the website iltasanomat.fi is the most popular in Finland.
The Ilta-Sanomat TV Magazine is published on Wednesdays and sold together with the paper. In addition, Ilta-Sanomat publishes Urheilusanomat, the most widespread sports and betting weekly in Finland, as well as special magazines.
The products in the Ilta-Sanomat media family reach a total of over 2.5 million readers weekly.
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Kids Media is Finland's leading publisher of children and young people's content. The varied and multichannel media range provides our young readers with fun moments, unforgettable experiences, educational activities and high-quality reading materials.
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Oh Snap Moment: Reporter Confuses Samuel L. Jackson with Laurence FishburneSamuel L. Jackson was on KTLA in Los Angeles on Monday to talk about his new movie RoboCop and the interview went on a completely different path when reporter Sam Rubin made a massive mistake.
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Rays to wear Robinson's number
Team collectively decides to don No. 42 on Jackie's Day
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
As in previous years, Major League Baseball will allow players to wear Robinson's number on April 15, but the Rays took it one step further, by agreeing to all sport No. 42.
"If we are the only team to do it, then that would be cool," said manager Joe Maddon.
Maddon said on the team's recent visit to Yankee Stadium, he saw a picture of Robinson in the manager's office that was a perfect summation of the legend's impact.
"There's a big poster, and under it they have the word courage, and the definition of courage," Maddon said. "That's what it means to me."
Right-hander Edwin Jackson echoed the sentiment, saying it was a symbolic statement that helped honor Robinson's fortitude.
"As a person, he pretty much stuck his neck out on the chopping block to play and to get everyone else to let him play," Jackson said. "It's definitely an honor and a number I will wear proudly."
Introduced in 2004, Jackie Robinson Day was established to honor Robinson's legacy as the first African-American player to break the Major League color barrier. Robinson played his first Major League game at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson's uniform number 42 was retired throughout the Major Leagues in 1997.
"He's definitely an icon -- he represents something that is huge in this country, which is equality," Carlos Pena said. "What he did on the field in addition to his character, what he was all about ... as I read more about him, I'm like, 'You know what? This guy was a good player, but he was strong up here and here,'" Pena said, pointing to his head and his heart.
While each Major League player has had the option to wear No. 42, the Rays decided during a meeting in the outfield on Wednesday to honor Robinson's enduring impact on baseball as a team.
"I think [Al] Reyes actually said it -- 'Let's all wear 42,' and no one had any objections to it," Pena said.
"You want to honor him, [but] sometimes you say, 'Am I even allowed to wear this uniform? Am I even worthy?' But when you are doing this as a team, it has so much more meaning," he added.
Brittany Ghiroli is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Spike TV announces channel changes on Dish Network
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I would like to add to Jeff Danziger's lament in "Where the jobs are," his column in Monday's Las Vegas Sun.
I would go further than Danziger's points.
What do we Americans and citizens of industrialized countries do about the near-absolute advantage China, India and others have over us?
Do we just tell our children stories about how great life was in the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s?
No, we shouldn't and we won't. We can protect our manufacturing industries — what's still here — and even bring back some of the manufacturing we have lost.
American consumers have to force the issue, bypassing our elected representatives. We must insist that the American multinationals start bringing manufacturing back to our shores. We must insist on an amendment in the World Trade Organization charter that allows countries to erect tariffs for the purpose of protecting their decimated industries.
American consumers are also America's workers. We must be at the forefront of economic nationalism
Granted, the net effect will be higher prices, but today's youth will be willing to pay the higher prices because they will have good jobs. That is the trade-off.
The emphasis in economic planning must be employment stability, not cheap goods. I call the new economics "employnomics," or Employment Economics.


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PASADENA, Texas — Inside a fluorescent-lit training room in a squat office building in Pasadena, a city of 150,000 southeast of Houston, Robert Brown pointed his Nikon camera at two crime scene markers on a table in front of him. Brown, a local fire investigator, clicked, then leaned back and explained. "To get real blunt about it," said Brown, 50, "When you take a picture of a burned body, to the untrained eye, you'd never see the body in there."
Though there was no body in this field simulation, Brown was learning not only how to photograph one, but how to take a picture that could withstand the scrutiny of a criminal trial — how to use a tripod and flash correctly, how to approach depth of field, how to show the nuances of what might appear to be a "burnt pile" of junk, as he put it.
It was Brown's third hour of training that day, and his 740th hour of training this year. By the end of that mid-October week, he was on track to log nearly 800 hours.
This grueling schedule is part of a push by Pasadena Fire Marshal David Brannon to strengthen his arson investigators' training — and a dramatic departure from the annual 40 hours that are required by the state. It also offers a window into the effort to transform how arson standards are taught in a state where fire investigations have a well-known and acrimonious history.
Related: Old arson cases reviewed in Texas: Is Douglas Boyington an innocent man?
According to the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the cases against two Texas men — Cameron Todd Willingham and Ernest Ray Willis — were based on conclusions later determined to be unscientific. Both men were convicted and sentenced to death more than two decades ago. In 2004, Willingham was executed. Willis was exonerated.
A commission report released two years ago concluded with 17 recommendations meant to improve how arson investigations are conducted in Texas — reforms that ranged from conducting a review of old cases to following enhanced education guidelines (such as forensic photography) developed by the National Fire Protection Association.
"It was very clear that we had to refocus how fire investigators got their training," said State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy.
A formal, science-based education is, after all, a relatively new concept for fire investigators. Before 1980, training was largely the domain of insurance investigators and fire fighters using unscientific methods. Training was frequently done on the job. Investigators learned from each other. Bad information spread easily. "There was no peer review," said John DeHaan, who has written several editions of the textbook Kirk's Fire Investigations. Though science-based fire textbooks began to appear decades ago, the National Fire Protection Association's guidelines were not published until 1992.
But even after those guidelines were established, reform proceeded too slowly for some.
After the forensic science commission contacted then-Texas Fire Marshal Paul Maldanado in 2010 to inquire about the standards used in the Willingham and Willis cases, Maldanado wrote back, "In reviewing documents and standards in place then and now, we stand by the original investigator's report and conclusions."
"This appears to be an untenable response in light of advances in fire science," the commission replied.
For fire investigators, formal training was also difficult to come by. When Brown got his job in the Pasadena fire department eight years ago, he received an initial 140 or so hours of fire and arson training; since then he's met the required 40 hours per year. Tight budgets often left him searching message boards and websites for inexpensive, if not free, classes. "There were a lot of times where we may have found a class we wanted to go to and weren't able to because of funding," Brown said.
To save money and meet the commission's recommendations, Brannon organized classes locally. He asked for and received additional funding from the city. And he moved as much money around as he could.
So far, Pasadena's seven investigators have logged an average of about 600 hours each this year.
The reforms are not mandated, and the state does not collect training data, so it is unclear how many of the state's 1,369 arson investigators are taking the same initiative.
In Lake Jackson, a small city near the Gulf Coast, Fire Marshal Randy Crim said that he was initially suspicious of the commission report. "The first time you read it, you thought, 'What's the purpose behind this?'" He ultimately came around, though, and said that new offerings, such as a class focused on natural gas and other explosions, have drawn him to roughly 20 additional hours of training this year, totaling about 150.
In Austin, Connealy has notified every fire investigator group in the state that he "embrace[d]" the commission report as a "blueprint toward the future." Those who didn't do the same, he wrote in an October 2012 letter, "will not fare well in the future."
He enlisted a group of scientists, engineers and other arson experts to conduct a review of old cases where bad science may have been used, and he began organizing forums and workshops. (The group has reviewed cases from Lake Jackson and Pasadena, among others; the Lake Jackson investigation was found to have been adequate, while Pasadena's was not.) He set up regional task forces so smaller agencies would get more on-the-ground experience. And he scaled up training hours for his office's 20 investigators from an average of 63 hours in 2012 to 125 this year.
So far, three have quit and one more was in the process of leaving.
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Jason Medley, a father and lawyer in Houston, is taking legal action against three middle school girls for making a video about his daughter and posting it on Facebook. A colleague of Medley filed a defamation of character lawsuit accusing the Riverwood Middle School girls of making "defamatory and false statements that 'impute sexual impropriety and misconduct'" on Medley's daughter. The mother of one of the girls accused said the three students told their principal "they were sorry and didn't mean any of it." (Houston Chronicle)
"Don't cry" and "You know better than that" are just some of the things you should never say to your child, says Paula Spencer, coauthor of "The Happiest Toddler on the Block." Spencer has a list of nine verbal missteps parents make and alternatives for these phrases. (Parenting)
Whining is the most annoying sound, according to a new study. Psychologists asked study participants to listen to a range of six sounds, including a screeching saw on wood and a crying baby, while trying to do math problems. Whining resulted in a greater number of mistakes by participants than other noises. (Wired)


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11 Most Popular Birth Control Methods, In Order of Effectiveness
written by Sam Greenspan
Like everyone else, every so often, I find myself on various government websites digging through data. (Wait, I'm the only one who does this? I refuse to believe it. Next you're going to tell me I'm the only one who tries to calculate complex probabilities in his head while he plays Yahtzee on his cell phone.)
Well, all that notwithstanding, today I found myself on the FDA website and found their chart of contraceptives, complete with effectiveness ratings. I went through and picked out the 11 most popular forms of birth control (unscientifically... basically, I threw out things like cervical caps and IUDs that no one under 103 years old uses). Then I put them in order of effectiveness.
So read, laugh, learn... and, yes, love. Love. Love the way you love rolling a two, three, four and five on your first Yahtzee turn and you now have a 5-in-9 chance of getting a one or six to complete your 40-point large straight.
Abstinence sells records!
(100% effective when used perfectly / 100% effective when used imperfectly)
I'm sorry. Shouldn't have included this. The title is the most
birth control methods, and ain't nobody calling abstinence popular... except maybe the textbooks the Bush administration spent your tax dollars on. Because you know the best way of keeping horny teenagers from getting pregnant? Pretending condoms don't exist.
(99.91% effective when used perfectly / 99.91% effective when used imperfectly)
And by this I mean the implant that pumps you full of birth control, not breast implants, which may have the opposite effect.
Please take note here: Although it seems drastic to get your birth control implanted in you, this is actually ever so slightly better at unwanted pregnancy prevention than getting your genitalia
(99.5-99.85% effective when used perfectly / 99.5-99.9% effective when used imperfectly)
The reason there are two different classes of percentages is because the government breaks down the stats two ways: If you employ the method perfectly each and every time... and if you do it right mostly (but sometimes screw up, like forgetting to take a pill or putting the condom on inside-out or pulling out just half a second too late.)
I bring this up here for two reasons. One, to clarify going forward on this list... and two, because I'm really not clear how someone could improperly use sterilization. Unless you do it at home, I'd think it tends to work right. And if your doctor messes it up, shouldn't the imperfect percentages reflect that, like 0.1%-85% or something?
Remember when "Yaz" used to refer to Carl Yastrzemski?
The Pill.
(99.9% effective when used perfectly / 95% effective when used imperfectly)
I recently learned that when a girl's cell phone alarm randomly goes off at, like, 5:30 pm, it's her reminder to herself to take her birth control. Add that to the "secrets women really wish men hadn't figured out" list, right behind Spanx and airbrushing.
(97% effective when used perfectly / 86% effective when used imperfectly)
My health/sex ed teacher in middle school told us a story about condoms. A group of health workers went to a village in Africa to teach the people how to use condoms. They demonstrated on a banana. A few months later the pregnancy rate in the village was way up... because the guys were just putting condoms on bananas, then putting the banana on the table and having sex next to it.
I don't know if the story's true or not, but I'd guess that "putting your condom on a bedside banana" qualifies as one of the imperfect methods of condom usage... which are still 86 percent effective!
Pullin' out.
(96% effective when used perfectly / 81% effective when used imperfectly)
I'm shocked it's this high. For all the hype about how pregnancy can happen accidentally even before ejaculation, as long as a guy's got supreme pullin' out discipline, it's only ONE percent less effective than condoms.
Moral of the story? As always, condoms are for cowards.
(94% effective when used perfectly / 80% effective when used imperfectly)
Diaphragms are pretty much done for, at least with the current generation. (At this point, fewer than two percent of women using birth control pop in a diaphragm.)
Will they make a retro comeback, like calculator watches, neon and Mickey Rourke? Probably not.
The Rhythm Method.
(91-99% effective when used perfectly / 75% effective when used imperfectly)
The rhythm method has to do with planning sex around the woman's menstrual cycle. Not, as an anonymous friend of mine once thought, having sex to house music.
Sometimes, trying to turn men's products into women's products doesn't work. The female condom, Queer Eye For the Straight Gal, the WNBA, voting. Just let it be.
Female condoms.
(95% effective when used perfectly / 79% effective when used imperfectly)
Female condoms look like some kind of unholy jellyfish. And, apparently, not the kind of jellyfish that are particularly reliable when it comes to preventing pregnancy. (?)
The sponge.
(80-91% effective when used perfectly / 60-80% effective when used imperfectly)
The wide deviation in those percentages comes from whether the woman has birthed a child before or not. If she hasn't, the sponge is far more effective. But if a child has forced his or her way through that canal... it never really recovers.
Especially, I'm guessing, if the child has a large head like myself, my friend Priscilla or Patrick Swayze.
(15% effective when used perfectly / 15% effective when used imperfectly)
Hey, why not let it fly! You've got a one in seven shot of escaping pregnancy free! I like those odds!
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The "annual" Saint Patrick's Day party hosted by Tim and Jamie Malone in their small northern New Mexico community is their first in many years. But it also marks their last as they prepare to move to the Midwest. For Albuquerque attorney Neil Hamel, going to the party is a reunion of sorts with various old friends she spent a year carousing with in a small town in Mexico in the late 1960s.
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I drank about half of the cup unsweetened, and then added a bit of agave to see what that did. I like it both ways, but would definitely want the sweetener if I were replacing a morning coffee. There's just something about warm and sweet that does it for me first thing in the morning.
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