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Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Abraham Hicks, Zig Ziglar. These are all people I've listened to in order to get motivation and inspiration. I love going on brisk walks or hikes and listening to these geniuses talk about life. But then I noticed something.
Listening to the "gurus" is a great way to learn. But at a certain point you need to take over the reigns. At a certain point you will become the guru. Trust yourself enough to let that transition happen.
Today's topic – How to become the guru. Repetition, repetition, repetition. We learn through our thoughts, words, and actions. Listening alone will not get you to the next level. You've heard the expression: "the best way to learn is to teach." It's true!
Why is this important?
In order to live a fulfilling life, we need to be growing. Constantly striving to the next level will ultimately keep you satisfied with your life.
How to do the exercise
Listen to my "Habituals" recording. Download it here.
How to apply this in your life
Every morning, listen to the audio recording. After a few weeks, you'll be able to speak along with me. This is when you know you are internalizing the concepts on a deep level.
What do you think your body would look and feel like if you continue to move like you did when you were a kid, before fitness became about treadmills and calories. There is a better way and now you've found it. Welcome to the Core Balance Podcast with your host Chris Janke-Bueno.
Hello and welcome to the podcast. Today I want to talk about something that I have been going through recently and then maybe relate it back to you guys and see if I can help you out. So I love listening to Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Abraham Hicks, Zig Ziglar, all these gurus. These are people I have listened to in the past to either get inspiration or kind of help me out with my spirituality or things like that. And I love going on brisk walks or hikes or even just working out doing my core balance exercises and listening to just some of these great thought leaders, some of these geniuses. Just talk about life and their passions and again spirituality, motivation, inspiration. But then one day very recently actually I noticed something. Listening to the gurus is a great way to learn but at a certain point you need to trust yourself and you need to take over the reins and at a certain point you need to become the guru. You need to become the guru of your life. I'm not necessarily saying that you need to start making digital downloads and CDs and videos and things like that and going on PBS Specials like Wayne Dyer does. I mean that you need to trust yourself enough to let this transition happen where instead of going outside of yourself you are going inside of yourself. And a lot of times listening to people outside and getting that feedback outside of yourself is beneficial and it helps kind of get the ball rolling a little bit but then we need to take over and take the reins.
So today's topic is how to become a guru. Now, I believe we learn through repetition. So repetition is absolutely the way that you do this and by becoming a guru what I mean again is that you are trusting your own inner light to guide you to the path and down the path that you are meant to walk. And then you don't have to listen to anybody at least you don't feel like you have to listen to them all the time to get down that path. So there's a sort of awakening.
So we learn through a lot of things like I said repetition, but it's not the repetition that you may think. It's not repetition of hearing something necessarily although that is the start. But we learn through our thoughts, our words and our actions. So listening alone will not get you to that next level because if you listen alone and that's all you are doing then basically you are the passive observer. In order to really take the reins and make it your life, own it, you need to think it, speak it and do it. So you've heard the expression I'm sure, the best way to learn is to teach and that's absolutely true. And so I'm going to talk a little bit about how you can actually become that person who guides your own life and is motivated and inspired and you don't have to listen to somebody else to get you inspired. That's coming from without. You want it to come from within. Now again it's good –listening to all these people is good for a while but again at a certain point you want to be able to just click it on within you and that's powerful, that's very powerful because then you have a goal, you have something you want to achieve and then if you also have that internal reservoir of inspiration, that connection inside of you then that goal would be yours. You will move toward it in your own way.
So why is this important though? I believe that in order to have a fulfilling life we need to be growing, constantly striving for that next level, never comparing ourselves to other people but just thinking where am I now and where is the next step, where do I want to go, what's the next step in my life for me to manifest my dreams. And so constantly striving to that next level will ultimately keep you the most satisfied.
So how do you do this exercise? Okay, I have recorded a motivational video excuse me motivational audio and you can download it here in the show notes. Now again this is the temporary scaffolding. This is the practice because again you should eventually not need to listen to me every day but it's a good start. And it's a good start for me to show you my tactic here. So my tactic is that you listen to me talking in a very motivated way and you do this every single day for 30 days okay every morning you wake up, you listen to the audio recording, while you are on your walk, while you are doing your workout, whatever it is and for the first maybe week or two you are just listening and then after that you start to begin to talk at the same time. So you are following along basically with me, you've heard it enough that you can follow along and speak these words. Remember we learn through thoughts, words and across and it's interactive, it's getting in you but then out of you as well. So, on your walks speaking at the same time as I am. From there you will just get better and better at it and what I did – I actually did this with Tony Robbins, with Wayne Dyer, with all those gurus is followed along with them and I can sing a lot of their CDs verbatim because I was practicing them so much, almost like an actor rehearsing a part and I found myself after a couple of months actually talking similarly to some of these gurus when I was talking to clients or friends or things like that.
Now I know you may be thinking okay yeah but that wasn't you talking Chris that was Tony Robbins or that was Wayne Dyer talking. Okay, I can understand that argument and at the same time, who is me talking before, who was it that I was talking before? That was an accumulation of parents, teachers, the media, every sound, every person's voice that I had heard before. All of us are way more connected than we would like to be, than we would even think that we are. We are not an island that is producing all this independent stuff necessarily. We are so interconnected. So one thing that's really important as you are trying to grow and trying to take yourself to the next level is to choose which sounds, which pictures actually make it to your consciousness. And this is vital I mean I stopped watching TV for the most part and I just listen to all these people Tony Robbins and all these people, I did this for years. And it works. It works. I started to think like them. I started to speak like them and then what's kind of cool about this too is that you get to the point where you are speaking – you are almost using that guru as a role model but then you start to develop your own style and your inner spirit starts to come out which is really the goal right. So again I'm using this little exercise as sort of a temporary scaffolding, use it to build yourself up and then get rid of it and then be your own guru.
So again how to how to apply this to your life? Every morning you listen to the audio recording. After a few weeks you will be able to speak along with me and that's when you know that you are internalizing these concepts on a deep level. So download the recording here on this page, on the show notes page so if you go mycorebalance.com, click on podcasts and we are on Episode 19, Episode Number 19.
So again go to the show notes page if you are not there already. Download it, listen to it every day for a month, follow along with me and I encourage you to do this 30 days, you will be absolutely amazed.
You've been listening to the Core Balance Podcast. I'm your host Chris Janke-Bueno. We'll talk again next time. Until then let's be fit, let's be healthy, let's be happy. It feels good to move, so keep moving.
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AHIC 2015: Strong showing as Arabian Hotel Investment Conference returns to Dubai
The Arabian Hotel Investment Conference has welcomed over 600 delegates to an extensive programme of panel discussions and sessions on variable topics on the hospitality industry.
Jonathan Worsley, chairman of organiser Bench events said: "I would like to thank our patron, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chief executive of Emirates on his ongoing support for AHIC and I would like to thank all of our attendees today, it's exciting to see this number of industry leaders together under one roof attending this amazing Conference."
This year's theme is 'Hotel Development for Tomorrow's Traveller', examining the expectations of future generations of travellers.
Daniel Silke, renowned as South Africa's leading political analyst, said in his presentation to the AHIC audience that by 2016 88 per cent of the world's population will live in the emerging marketing and two thirds of the global GDP growth will happen there as we.
He told the attendees that much of the growth witnessed in the Middle East in the hospitality and tourism industry is due to the massive expansions of the Gulf region airline companies.
Silke explained: "By 2025 the world will welcome nearly 1.8 billion visitor per year, a 58 per cent increase from the 1.1 billion international visitor arrivals who crossed boarders in 2014."
According to JJL 2015 Middle East Hotel Intelligence Reports which was released at AHIC, the Middle East and Africa region continues to witness solid hotel development activity and destination building.
The UAE is expected to retain its status as the region's main tourist hub with active and differentiated strategies being implemented in other countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar.
Hotel assets continue to be favoured by sophisticated investors and require the right level of professional expertise whether internal or third party provided.

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As in summers past, 10,000 Jewish tourists will be visiting Plettenburg Bay during South Africa's summer months of December and January. With a new Chabad-Lubavitch couple installed here as of last December, this world-class tourist destination five hours west of Cape Town, becomes yet more attractive to Jewish visitors.
Rabbi Zev Wineberg, born and bred in Kansas City, Kansas, where his parents serve as Chabad representatives, arrived in this breathtakingly beautiful resort town with his wife, Gabi, and one-year old daughter, to establish the Greater Plettenberg Bay Jewish Community- Chabad of Plettenberg Bay, serving tourists, locals and the residents of surrounding towns.
"It's a long way from Kansas," he admits, recalling the flat prairie landscape of his childhood in contrast to the awesome peaks and windswept beaches of his new hometown.
The Winebergs were living in Johannesburg, Gabi's native city, when a friend invited them to visit his summer home in Plettenberg Bay. "We fell in love with the place," says Gabi, "and we immediately recognized the need for a Chabad presence here."
Despite the large numbers of Jewish tourists, no formal community association existed, there was no synagogue, and nothing was available in the way of kosher food.
The community—some 150 Jewish families live in Plettenberg Bay year-round, expressed delight at this development. Hundreds of people attended Chabad's first major activity, a public menorah lighting in the center of town. Shabbat services, currently conducted in the Beacon Aisle Hotel, the area's largest, drew crowds of over 700 in the summer months when the couple first arrived.
"Jews here are typically South African in their strong sense of Jewish identity and tradition," says Rabbi Wineberg. Friday night services in the South African Jewish custom are as sacrosanct as the High Holidays, and synagogue attendance is a must. Jewish tourists, known as "holidaymakers" in the local jargon, are thrilled with the opportunity to join a traditional service while on vacation.
Chabad has also introduced well-received adult education classes for men and women, holiday awareness programs, a community Pesach seder for over 150 people, and an afternoon Hebrew school with current enrollment of 26 children.
Working in cooperation with enterprising locals and a businessman who vacations there regularly, Chabad is overseeing plans for the establishment of a kosher restaurant, ice-cream parlor, and a bed-and-breakfast. And with the recent addition of kosher sections in the groceries and seafood stores, "keeping kosher in Plettenburg Bay will soon be as easy as in any major city," promises Rabbi Wineberg.
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COLLEGE STATION – The API Storage Tank Fires project #45 at Brayton Fire Training Field has been upgraded to enhance the training for firefighters who respond to incidents involving fires at flammable liquid storage facilities. Brayton Fire Training Field is operated by the Texas Engineering Extension Service.
Previously, the closed tank design made it impossible for class participants to observe any of the foam application, fire chemistry and flammable liquid surface responses discussed during classroom sessions, said Gordon Lohmeyer, Associate Director of TEEX's Emergency Services Training Institute. The upgraded project now includes two open tanks, which will lend itself well to the NFPA 472, Annex E – Flammable Liquid Bulk Storage Specialist class, he added.
"We split our API tank to create a more realistic tank farm," Lohmeyer said. "An observation deck was added so students can see what happens when foam is applied. This allows us to have a seal fire and a fully involved tank fire at the same time, which could happen in a real tank farm."
The three-stage upgrade included adding a spill area consisting of pumps and piping, a new fueling station and an observation platform. In December, the final phase was begun, which involved cutting the existing tank in half. One tank is set up for a seal-only fire and the second tank is set up for a full-surface fire.
"This will greatly enhance our ability to provide both potential tank fire scenarios while lowering the overall sidewall height of the tanks for an enhanced learning environment," Lohmeyer said. "It is also more economical for customers to burn only the seal area under this design, while still providing the option of a full-surface-involved fire scenario. Customer feedback has been positive to both of these modifications."


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found a super cute blog today.
and for those of you on the greenway with me the other day (all two of you), this is how an engagement photo session should be done.
ah, to be parisian.
occasionally, between the backstreet boys and the "what i like about you" reruns...
i like nice things.
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Yellow Hat
Launching a well-known Asian brand into the Middle East
Tasked with the launch of this automotive accessories company in Dubai, Yellow Hat is number one in some Asian countries, but relatively unknown in the Middle East.
We created all launch collaterals and executed the media launch event with excellent attendance from motoring and retail publications.
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Rossetti's Feminism
According to the Victorian definition, a gentleman "never takes unfair advantage . . . or insinuates evil which he dare not say out," and possesses, among other qualities, the ability to avoid all suspicion and resentment (Landow 4). The goblins in Rossetti's poem succeed in contradicting every Victorian definition of a gentleman throughout the poem; the only male figures present, they represent the deleterious nature of men on the lives of women. In "Goblin Market," the mens' only beneficial purpose is "impregnation. Once both sisters have gone to the goblins and acquired the juices of their fruits, they have no further need of them" (Mermin 291).
The poem begins with the goblins calling the sisters' attention to their delicious, exotic fruits, which represent the proverbial forbidden fruit--one taste leads to destruction. But the goblins depict their fruits as enticing. Rossetti uses rich imagery such as "Currants and gooseberries,/ Bright-fire-like barberries,/ Figs to fill your mouth,/ Citrons from the South,/ Sweet to tongue and sound to eye" (1) to stimulate the reader's senses, just as the goblins' calls provoke Laura and Lizzie. The goblins attempt to lure the sisters by cooing and purring, sounding sweet and inviting, and they constantly urge, "Come buy, come buy" throughout the poem. They are not, however, as innocent as their countenances try to appear to the sisters. Rossetti uses animalistic images to dehumanize the goblins--"One had a cat's face,/ One whisk'd a tail,/ One tramp'd at a rat's pace,/ One crawled like a snail" (2-3). They are not sensuous men, but deceptive creatures. Eventually the goblins succeed in stripping Laura of her restraint, and the diction shifts to "give their strangeness a sinister and predatory quality" (Brownley 578): they are "leering," "queer," and "sly" (Rossetti 3).
When Laura relents to the temptation the goblins present, she has no money with which to pay them, so she pays with a lock of her golden hair. Reminiscent of Belinda's stolen lock in Pope's "Rape of the Lock," this possession of Laura's lock of hair represents a possession of her love, life, and sexual devotion. The goblins' receiving of Laura's golden curl signifies the beginning of her descent, because, through methods of deception and illusion, the male figures have prompted her "feminine initiation into adult sexuality" (Brownley 577). This exchange is symbolic of the unwelcomed domination of Victorian men over women, against which Rossetti appeals, establishing her poem as a "biting mockery of male-dominated culture" (Belsey 1). Once Laura has tasted the fruit, the life begins to drain from her, and the goblin men's noxious effects become evident.
Rossetti implies that Laura's demise was caused by, in addition to the trickery of the male figures, her own yield to temptation. Fear of desire was a near obsession in Victorian society; yielding was a sign of weakness, and Rossetti's poem mocks this obsession with its fairytale-like construction. The Victorian people also viewed excessive sexuality in a negative light, associating it with the lower classes and tribal cultures. "In the slums marriage was virtually unknown and . . . no form of vice or sexuality cause[d] surprise or attract[ed] attention. . . . [This view] suggests transferance of sins we fear in ourselves" (Wohl 1). When the sisters first encounter the goblins, Laura instructs, "'Lie close . . . We must...
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Time to get Historical with Magic Museums in London!
- 18 October 2018
This October, take your mini historians to your local London museum.
This autumn we're sharing our passion for museums. From art to theatre and even dance, there's so much to see and do at your local museum. And if your little historians want to discover more about the past, we've got you covered. With immersive activities perfect for the full family, learning has never been so fun!
At the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, on the 23rd of October, why not become Tudor Explorers? Discover the stories of exploration in the gallery and set sail for the new Tudor and Stuart Seafarers gallery with stories, movement and lots of 16th century music and song!
As you'll know from our Easter theme, this year saw the 250th anniversary of the circus. So, why not head to the Museum of London between the 20th and the 28th of October for Celebrating the Circus. This engaging show, featuring cannons, beds of nails and more, teaches children and adults alike all about the history of the circus.
Of course, our activities aren't just for kids; at Harrow Arts Centre on the 25th October, the family can get involved with We Will Remember: A Family Drama Workshop. Part of the Harrow 1918: Lest We Forget Season, and with the support of professional dramatist and Headstone Manor & Museum's team, families will create and perform short plays in response to archive materials held by the museum, telling the story of the Great War in Harrow.


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(New York,
26 September 2003)
Mr. President,
On behalf of the Delegation
of Vietnam, I wish to warmly congratulate you on your assumption of
the Presidency of the 58"' Session of the General Assembly. I believe
that, under your able guidance, this Session will arrive at fruitful
conclusions. I take this opportunity also to express our high appreciation
of the significant contributions made by H.E. Mr. Jan Kavan to the last
General Assembly.
Mr. President,
Earlier last month, we were
all shocked and shared in the boundless grievance over the tragic demise
of our dear Sergio Vieira de Mello, High Commissioner for Human Rights
and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq and
his colleagues in the barbarous bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad.
We will not be discouraged by this loss, but instead should sustain
even further the efforts by the United Nations to help the Iraqi people
to restore stability and reconstruct their country.
Mr. President,
We are living in a world
full of events with profound implications on the various aspects of
the international life. They include the war in Iraq, the bombing of
the UN Headquarters in Baghdad, the SARS outbreak, increased violence
in the Middle East, as well as continuing terrorist attacks in various
parts of the world. Coupled with poverty, diseases, floods, droughts
and conflicts, they continue to take many innocent lives. This breaks
our hearts and should not be condoned, especially when mankind has entered
the Third Millennium of human civilization. We must make full use of
the great achievements recorded in science and technology, as well as
in economy and trade, uphold the values of civilization, and serve the
common development and prosperity of all nations.
Strengthening international
peace and security, and enhancing development remain our primary task.
Only in an environment of peace and stability can nations concentrate
their energy to meet the challenges of development and to achieve poverty
eradication. A healthy, equitable international relations can only be
built on the principles of the UN Charter and international law, especially
those of respect for national independence, sovereignty and territorial
integrity, and non interference in the internal affairs of states.
Development cooperation, international economic and trade relations can only be built on the equal footing and mutual benefit, and on favorable assistance and facilitation to the developing countries. However, there remain certain egoist tendencies contrary to this end. Protectionist measures, including non-trade forms in the name of anti-dumping, have been imposed to prevent developing countries' products from entering developed countries' markets. This runs counter not only to WTO agreements, but also to normal trade practices.
Typical case has been the
recent unfair lawsuit against the sale of Vietnam's catfish on the US
market; the same stories occur to the cotton-grower in Burkina Faso
and the indigenous cultivator of medicinal herbs in Brazil... It serves
as a further lesson that developing countries would always be the most
disadvantaged in the current international trade, as recently observed
by the Secretary General himself. By the same token, the failure to
reach an agreement at the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun
is really regrettable. Efforts
Mr. President,
Despite the considerable
efforts by the United Nations to achieve the goals set out in the Millennium
Declaration, it is still a long way towards meeting the common needs
and expectations. Today, global problems have been ever more related
to human security and survival. The SARS outbreak gives us an example
of how devastating it could be, not to mention the spreading AIDS.
We must be resolute to solve
the global problems, especially those related to development, poverty
eradication and disease prevention. Priority should be given to building
cooperative frameworks based on reliable partnership, mutual respect,
shared responsibility and serious undertaking of commitments. Practical
and effective measures must be taken to pursue the UN Millennium goals
and commitments made at the various International Conferences. In this
regard, we welcome the efforts of the Secretary General to roadmap the
implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. We also call upon
developed countries to better fulfill the commitment of allocating 0.7%
GNP to ODA.
Multilateralism is crucial
for the solution of the global issues. The United Nations, as the universal
organization, continues to play an important role in the field of peace,
development and in building healthy international relations. To meet
the confidence and expectations of nations, it must do so more effectively
and practically. This will require a stronger and more democratized
United Nations and Security Council, which ensures a better representation
of the developing countries and those able to have positive contributions
to the common objectives. I wish to reaffirm Vietnam's support for Japan,
Germany, India and other capable members from various continents to
be among the future permanent members of the reformed Security Council.
Mr. President,
Following the event of 11 September, the world has made great efforts to combat terrorism. The message is very clear: terrorism must be condemned and eliminated from human civilization. As this common fight can be long and arduous, we need to cooperate on the basis of the principles of the UN Charter, along with an endeavor to solve the problems of poverty, injustice, oppression, etc., which give rise to terrorism.
Vietnam supports international efforts for disarmament and for the peaceful resolution of conflicts on the basis of respect for sovereignty and legitimate interests of the parties concerned. We call for an end to the embargoes and sanctions imposed against other countries, especially the unilateral embargo against Cuba that has for many decades caused untold sufferings to this people.
Peace, security and reconstruction are now most urgent tasks in Iraq. Vietnam reaffirms its support for Iraq's independence and sovereignty. We wish that stability could soon be restored and a government of the Iraqi people's choice be established early so as to enable them to focus on their national reconstruction and development in line with their selfdetermination. The United Nations should continue its worthy, active role in resolving the Iraqi issue and in reconstructing this country. In this regard, Vietnam has decided to contribute humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people.
Vietnam reaffirms its consistent support for the just cause and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. We call upon the parties concerned to exert constraint, persevere in negotiations and speed up on the road to a just and durable peace in the Middle East that takes due account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned. Any unilateral acts can only worsen the already volatile situation in the region.
Vietnam supports the peaceful efforts towards denuclearization on the Korean peninsula. We wish that the negotiations initiated by the 6-party talks in Beijing last August will lead to a satisfactory conclusion, for the sake of peace, stability and development on the peninsula, as well as in the region and in the world.
Mr. President,
In our region, in face of complex and rapid developments and challenges in international and regional landscape, ASEAN has come up with new initiatives and concrete steps to strengthen its solidarity, resilience and equitable development while further intensifying its relations with friends and partners abroad.
At the forthcoming ASEAN Summit to be held in Bali, Indonesia early next month, ASEAN will double its efforts to realize the ASEAN Vision 2020, Hanoi Plan of Action and the Hanoi Declaration on Narrowing down the Development Gap in ASEAN.
As an outward looking association,
ASEAN continues to attach great importance to developing its relations
with other countries, both at length and in depth. China, Russia and
India will access to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, thus
making the TAC the code of conduct in inter-state relations. Having
adopted the Declaration of Conduct of Parties
Mr. President,
Vietnam consistently pursues the foreign policy of `national independence, selfreliance, openness, diversification and multi-lateralization of international relations, and being a friend and reliable partner in the international community'. Along this line, Vietnam has increasingly enhanced friendly and cooperative relations with other countries as well as with regional and international organizations. At present, we are actively preparing for Vietnam's early admission to the WTO. With the annual economic growth rate of around 7%, with its favorable and secured investment environment, hospitable people, beautiful landscapes and other rewarding discoveries, Vietnam continues to be a most attractive country for investors and tourists. Later this year we will host the Southeast Asian Games, the biggest sports event in the region. The next will be the ASEM Summit in 2004 and the APEC Summit in 2006. We are confident that we will live up to the expectations.
Mr. President,
Today's challenges, old and new, are going global. They require measures of a more global and multilateral nature. The United Nations plays therefore an important role in coordinating international efforts to effectively respond to the challenges and to work for peace and development. In this regard, the principles of the UN Charter must be upheld, and their actual observance be ensured.
For its part, Vietnam as a responsible member state and reliable partner will continue to contribute actively to that common endeavor.
I thank you for your kind attention./.


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Faith Works 2-28-15
Jeff Gill
Why the passing of the peace?
First, a Happy St. David's Day tomorrow for all my Welsh readers, in the hills and out of them. Cymru forever! (That's March 1 for the rest of you.)
So, if that opening didn't confuse you, let me take you even further down the rabbit hole. I'm typing here looking at a coaster from Disney World's Wilderness Lodge, and the restaurant off the vast lobby.
It's a two sided coaster, and both sides say across the top "Whispering Canyon Cafe" but one face is a green ring around an image of a bucking bronco, and the other is red around a silhouette of a row of cowpokes sitting on a rail fence.
If you have this "coaster" turned red ring up, it says around the bottom edge "Watch from the fence!" Flip it to the green side, and it says "Jump in and play."
The purpose of these coasters is to signal the waiters. The "Disney experience" at the Whispering Canyon Cafe during the breakfast hours is one of a sassy staff, whose attitude is part of the show . . . let's just say you ask for ketchup on your hash browns at your (relative) peril.
Your waitress may organize your children into a dining room rodeo, and the waiter may ask you what horse you rode in on, with comments to adjoining tables if your answer doesn't suit him (and it usually doesn't).
UNLESS: you flip the coaster to "Watch from the fence." Which is fine! You get good service, or so it appeared to us, if you choose that option; we've eaten there twice, as much for the "show" as for the food, and interacted with emphasis and enjoyment. The point is: you don't have to, and they give you a way to let the staff know.
The point of this extended aside has to do with a very common moment in Christian worship services, something called "the passing of the peace" that has ancient roots and some modern problems.
It's an opportunity to turn to those sitting near you and reach out a hand and say "peace be with you" or say in response "and also with you" and can be a way to seal the fellowship of the gathered worship community before the primary experience of communion, the sharing of the body and blood and Jesus Christ in loaf and cup.
As to who can receive communion, one of the only clear exceptions in scripture is if you're ticked off at your neighbor. If you have a grievance that burdens your heart about someone else, you're called on by the Apostle Paul to resolve it first. (I think it's more about priorities than restrictions, but it's pretty clear that forgiveness is important to rightly receive communion in the proper spirit.)
So there's a functional side to the "passing of the peace." As you make eye contact, extend greetings, shake hands or even hug and kiss, you are clearly casting aside any obstacles between you and your neighbors before coming to the table of the Lord's Supper.
The problem is that in modern American Christianity, it becomes the fellowship moment. And that's NOT, I'd also note, all bad. In an internet age, that moment of physical encounter and personal recognition can be crucial. But for introverts, for those wanting a more private experience of worship, if you are wrestling with some issues that have brought you to church but don't bring you to want to hug strangers, the passing of the peace can be excruciating.
Yes, extrovert Christian friends, I said excruciating. That's exactly the word I've had people use to me about their experience of the passing of the peace. It's too much, they'd like to simply greet a few nearby with a quiet handshake and simple words of peace, and sit back down to focus on God. I heard from people who have changed congregations because of the passing of the peace.
I don't think stopping doing it is right, or is necessary. But I look at my Disney World coaster, and wonder "how could we do this in church?" And the answer is probably just to remind the more exuberant among us: watch for the cues. Let people off easy if they lean back. You don't have to mug, I mean hug, everyone. Some folks would rather "Watch from the fence."
Who knows? Later one, they may want to "Jump in and play!"
Jeff Gill is a writer, storyteller, and pastor in Licking County. Tell him your favorite passing of the peace story at email@example.com or follow @Knapsack on Twitter.


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Video: Dalai Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu 'hang out' on Google+
The video feed taken from when the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu 'hung out' on Google+ is now available on YouTube.
The role technology played bringing these two hugely influential world figures is quite amazing, and the duo – and other watchers – are initially quite astonished that the link up worked as well as it did.
The hang out, which is full of laughter and joking, came about after the Dalai Lama was not granted a visa to travel to celebrate the Archbishop's 80th birthday last week.
The Dalai Lama joined Google+ especially for the meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. It will be interesting to see if the experience will see him connect with other international figures across the network, or whether the Archbishop will follow his lead and join the service.
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Special Note: The Centre has been closed to community members since late March due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are now in the process of planning for July 6th Intake.
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A proposal for the Youth & Family Inhalant Program was submitted in September 1994 and we were one of 6 solvent abuse centres by May 1995. The first youth were admitted to the Centre in July 1996.
Initially, the Youth Program was housed in trailers that were joined together with a maximum of 10 youth per intake. In 1999, a commitment was made to set aside funds for a new youth building. In July 2002, the new building was completed and the first youth arrived in July to much improved facilities.
The Youth Program has 4 intakes per year. Youth will reside onsite for the duration of their program. The intakes normally occur in January, April, June, and August in 2020.
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All programs include school(except summer program), education sessions, group sessions (workshops), individual counseling, a focus on fitness, nutrition awareness, cultural activities such as daily smudging, sweats, and drumming and singing. Youth also enjoy hand crafts and art activities such as beading, painting, sewing etc. During the summer 2020 a program for local youth will be offered. Contact Intake Coordinator for more information.
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Equine Assisted Learning is an experiential method of developing social and emotional intelligence, and fostering life and leadership skills. Our EAL program has been running since January of 2018 and gives our youth a weekly opportunity to connect with horses in nature.
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Gunsmiths carry out a number of duties related to firearms; everything from fabricating, troubleshooting, repairing, assembling, customizing and selling firearms. In California, you need to receive formal training and going through the proper channels for licensing in order to be a gunsmith. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the FBI, the California Department of Justice and the California State Board of Equalization are the governing boards that ensure your authorization to make, repair and sell firearms in the state of California.
Register and attend courses at a gunsmith school. Lassen Community College in California and online schools such as Modern Gunsmithing and American Gunsmith, have gunsmith programs.
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Get a seller's permit from the California State Board of Equalization. This is a California State requirement to engage in the selling of products, which you will do once you become a gunsmith. Visit your local office to fill out an application or download the application online.
Fill out the Employee Certification of Eligibility form from the State of California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms. Before you are eligible to handle firearms in the state of California, you must be cleared by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI. You will pay two separate fees to have your fingerprints scanned by the DOJ and the FBI.
Fill out an application to be put on the Centralized List of Firearm Dealers (CFD) at the DOJ. Pay the application fee. Once your application is approved, you will received a CFD number, be put on the Centralized List and be authorized to be a gunsmith in California.
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ICD-10-CM specificity: The sky isn't falling
Part 2 of 2 about the transition
ICD-10-CM documentation requirements will not require much more from physicians than is already needed
Last month's column gave an introduction to ICD-10-CM, covering the value of greater code specificity available with the new system and the impact of diagnostic specificity on revenue, quality, outcome, and pay-for-performance measures. This month, we'll explore whether the transition to ICD-10-CM on Oct. 1 will have any real impact on hospital and physician payments and address preparation for ICD-10-CM implementation, including physician education and documentation challenges presented by electronic medical records (EMRs).
The impact on revenue
What will be the revenue consequences of the conversion to ICD-10-CM? Practically none.
Physician professional fees are not based on ICD-9 or ICD-10-CM codes, but rather on the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition (CPT-4) coding. Medicare has "cross-walked" its national and local coverage determinations for medical necessity to insure that medically necessary services will be the same whether coded in ICD-9 or ICD-10-CM. Likewise, no immediate substantive changes by commercial payers are expected. In any case, changes will require advance notification to clinicians by insurers.
The conversion to ICD-10-CM will have minimal impact on hospitals' Medicare inpatient diagnosis-related group (DRG) revenue. CMS has deliberately made certain that the transition will be as revenue-neutral as possible. An analysis for Medicare of the reimbursement impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM (conducted by 3M) demonstrated an across-the-board average change in hospital DRG revenue of −0.04% (net loss of $4 per $10,000) (11. 3M Health Information Systems. Estimating the Impact of the Transition to ICD-10 on Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments. 2015. Accessible by download. ), which is statistically zero. Approximately 99% of cases will have no DRG change using ICD-10-CM. Numerous other industry studies have shown comparable minor positive or negative revenue shifts depending on patient case-mix (22. Youmans KG. Real World Experience in Recoding Charts in ICD-10. Accessible online. , 33. Barta A. ICD-10 gap analysis points to revenue neutral transition. Journal of AHIMA. 2015;86:66-67. Accessible online. ). Of note, virtually all the predicted revenue changes are intrinsic to the ICD-10-CM classification system itself and are not influenced by physician documentation.
There has been much unsubstantiated speculation that governmental and commercial payers will suddenly stop paying for claims that use unspecified ICD-10-CM codes. This myth has generated much anxiety, and a flurry of consultant fever has flourished on the unfounded fear of financial loss, not unlike the Y2K panic leading up to the arrival of the third millennium. The result has been lengthy, costly, and detailed ICD-10-CM physician education focused on specificity for specificity's sake alone, without consideration of the specificity that's actually pertinent for risk adjustment impacting reimbursement, cost, quality, and performance measures. Medicare has tried to reassure all providers (clinicians and organizations) that unspecified codes have many appropriate uses and these will continue with ICD-10-CM. ICD-10-CM includes unspecified codes for essentially all the conditions that ICD-9 does today (44. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. ICD-10-CM/PCS: Myths and Facts. June 2015. Accessible online. ).
Medicare has also repeatedly reminded clinicians that it will not make changes to reimbursement based on ICD-10-CM specificity for at least 2 years, because policy requires analysis of at least 2 years of claims data before making such changes. No major commercial insurers have announced any plans for immediate reimbursement changes based on ICD-10-CM specificity (55. Humana. ICD-10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers. Accessible online. ).
Though some changes will surely come eventually, all clinicians will have advance notice, with ample time to modify their documentation practices in those few instances where it becomes necessary. In fact, we have already experienced some such changes for ICD-9 codes without disruptions, perhaps without even being noticed, and much greater specificity than required by payers has always been available for virtually all diagnoses in ICD-9 since its inception. Wholesale changes based on ICD-10-CM would be nonsensical, impractical, and unexpected.
Preparing for ICD-10-CM
While hospitalists generally need some basic information about ICD-10-CM, for real value, related education for physicians should focus on the limited number of diagnoses where greater specificity impacts reimbursement, quality, outcome, and pay-for-performance measures, such as those discussed in last month's column.
Even though ICD-10-CM does not unnecessarily complicate physician documentation practices, EMR systems may impose diagnostic constraints that prevent physicians from using their preferred or intended documentation terminology and greatly complicate what should be a simple task. Such systems may require physicians to choose from a long, sometimes incomprehensible list of ICD-10-CM code descriptions. Some physicians who have tried these complain they can't even find the diagnosis they need, like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
Often these arbitrary lists do not allow code selections to accurately reflect severity of illness, to the detriment of physicians and hospitals. To avoid this dilemma and to satisfy compliance requirements of physician freedom and responsibility for diagnostic accuracy and specificity, an EMR must make provisions for physicians to customize diagnoses in free text and allow user-specific "favorite" lists of the physician's most commonly encountered diagnoses. Incorporation of dictation or voice recognition would be helpful options.
Clinicians should remain calm and maintain a focused, organized, and reasoned approach to physician ICD-10-CM education, emphasizing the high-yield, high-impact diagnostic specificity needed for risk adjustment impacting revenue, quality, outcome and pay-for-performance measures. This will yield the greatest return on investment of precious time and money.
Perhaps the biggest and most important challenge of ICD-10-CM implementation facing the whole health care system is related not to physician education but to an operational concern: ensuring a seamless transition of electronic claims submission, processing, and reimbursement on Oct. 1. Thorough preparation, testing, and correction of internal systems and communications back and forth with payers are of primary importance.
ICD-10-CM documentation requirements will not require much more from physicians than is already needed to allow correct coding to fully express the true severity of illness of patients. Physician education, especially for the inpatient setting, should focus primarily on the documentation and specificity of those conditions that have a real impact on severity of illness measures. Hospitals and physician practices should take a focused, organized, and reasoned approach to ICD-10-CM preparation, education, and implementation.


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Some professionals have suggested that diet is the most important factor in weight loss and maintenance. In a study comparing women from Nigeria to those from Chicago, the results are astonishing. Chicago women weighed an average of 57lbs more than Nigerian women. The difference was not in physical activity, but in diet. Chicago women ate diets very high in fat and lower in carbohydrates. The Nigerian women ate a diet that was low in fat and animal protein, and high in fiber and carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are essential Macronutrients in the human diet. The carbohydrate structure is a sugar molecule. They can be simple sugars or complex. Refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, have been altered from their natural state. When you eat refined carbs they enter your blood fast and cause a surge of insulin production. A surge of insulin causes a surge of energy and then a quick drop in blood sugar after the energy is used. When your blood sugar drops, you may feel sluggish, and your appetite may increase.
Now when you eat carbohydrates that have not been refined (brown rice, fruits, whole oats) and still have the fiber, the insulin released into the blood is released at a slow and steady pace which regulates energy and therefore will not unnecessarily increase appetite. Insulin also determines when fat is stored and released. If your insulin is kept low your body will not hold onto stored fat or store as much of what you have eaten as fat!
Fiber from healthy carbohydrates binds to fatty substances in the intestines and flushes them out as waste, helping to lower LDL Cholesterol. In some studies low carb dieters showed increases in LDL cholesterol, because of increased intake of protein and fat and decreases intake of fiber. Therefore, your body is not able to flush out these substances in your system.
If you have lost weight on a low carbohydrate diet, most of it is probably from water weight. Reducing your carbohydrate intake will deplete glycogen stores which causes diuresis (increased urination). Trials published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, show that those on a Low Carb diet lost more weight than Low fat diets in the first 6 months but it was the same for both groups after a year. Many trials note that the low carb dieters had a very difficult time staying on the diet for more than 6 months. It's important to ask yourself if you want to lose water weight or fat weight. Ask yourself if you want to have long term results or short term results. Is this a diet that you can maintain?
During Exercise 50-60% of energy is derived from carbohydrates. However, a more trained person will use more fat as fuel for aerobic activity than a trained person. Athletes and very active people often are undernourished. It is very important that adequate calories are consumed in order to maintain lean muscle mass, maintain proper endocrine functioning, and keep the immune system healthy.
The American Dietetic Association notes that long term safety of a low carbohydrate diet (less than 35% of calories from carb) has not been properly evaluated. They suggest caution to individuals attempting this method for weight loss. It is best to stay with a moderate percent in your diet. This means that about 50% of your calories should include healthy, complex, carbohydrates. If you are not sure how your daily intake is distributed between protein, fat, and carbohydrate, you can use www.livestrong.com to determine how balanced your diet is. You can also determine your calories. Personally, I am a strong proponent of the idea that each individual is different and that means that some people are fine with 40% of their daily calories coming from carbohydrate and some need 65% to feel energized and satisfied. Listen to your body.


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KOKOMO, Ind. — Quick thinking by Heather McAdams meant $3,000 more in a local family's tax refund.
McAdams and Brenda Bauder, both Indiana University Kokomo business students, volunteer at least four hours each week, helping low-income residents fill out and e-file their taxes online — for free. Families making less than $60,000 per year qualify, but the average income of those they serve is $15,635. Last year, the program saved families approximately $150,000 in tax preparation expenses.
"You're helping people who don't have a lot," McAdams, from Peru, said. "I hate to see them pay for something they really can't afford. This is a way I can give back and help. I get a lot of satisfaction from helping people, using my accounting skills."
Bauder, a Kokomo resident, said while paying $50-$70 to have someone file taxes may not seem like a big deal to some people, for their clients, it means less money in their pockets to pay bills or buy food.
"It's truly a great community outreach," she said. "You see the people who come in, and they are truly grateful for our assistance. At the same time, we are getting experience using what we learned in the classroom."
Kisha Fairchild, free tax preparation coordinator for the United Way of Howard County, noted that McAdams recently used her knowledge of tax law to find an error on one client's taxes, which meant the woman's refund was $3,000 larger.
"That is a real difference in the life of that family," Fairchild said.
Bauder and McAdams took the introduction to taxation class from Olga Korne, lecturer in accounting, during the fall semester, and are now using what they learned to help others.
"They learned a lot of theory, and now they can put what they learned into practice, while assisting low-income individuals and families," Korne said. "This is a great opportunity to have actual experience preparing tax returns for real people."
While they benefit the community, they also build their résumés, she said.
"The experience they are gaining can help them with their careers and employment, and also makes them better citizens," she said. "Recruiters in accounting are looking for candidates who are engaged, have skills, and have some experience in the field."
Bauder is considering a career in tax preparation or auditing when she completes her degree in accounting and finance.
"Tax preparation is a stable career, because everybody has to file a tax return," she said.
Each student had to complete a 15-hour Internal Revenue Service certification class, and pass a final test before volunteering. They're asked to work at least four hours a week during the season.
Volunteers are available by appointment at the United Way of Howard County Office, 210 W. Walnut Street, Kokomo. To schedule, call 2-1-1.
Volunteers prepared 1,700 tax returns in 2015, bringing $1.9 million in refunds into the local economy.
"That is money coming back into these homes," said Fairchild. "That is a car repair that gets to be made, so Dad can go to work and keep his job. That is a senior who has money for a few more months to buy food and pay for prescriptions. These dollars make a huge impact on their lives. This is a valuable service our volunteers provide. They are making an enormous difference."
Indiana University Kokomo serves north central Indiana.


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iPads for all incoming students at Seton Hill University this fall
The iPads will be distributed to all 2,100 incoming and existing undergraduate, graduate and Adult Degree Completion students when they arrive on the Greensburg, PA campus this fall -- and without an increase in tuition -- which is $13,16 per semester.
According to a Kary Coleman, Director of Media Relations and Communication at Seton Hill, the University has absorbed the cost of the iPads and it is not related to an increase in the student technology fee which covers the wireless campus, recently quadrupled bandwidth, an on-campus Apple Certified Service center, and more.
As part of the recently-launched Griffin Technology Advantage program, students will receive a new Apple notebook their junior year, which is theirs to take out into the workforce. Freshmen at Seton Hill will pay a $500 technology fee this fall, which includes the 13" Macbook. Upperclassmen only pay $300, but can join the Macbook program for an additional $200 fee. The Griffin Technology program is named after Seton Hill's Mascot, and is not affiliated with the the well-known tech company Griffin Technology.
The University is banking on the fact that the iPad will increase the use of e-textbooks in the classroom, by making it easier for professors to assign them and for all parties to use the digital books. "The iPad initiative compliments a training program for Seton Hill University's faculty so students will be able to use the iPad for learning." said Mary Ann Gawelek, provost and dean of faculty at Seton Hill University in an email to WalletPop. Gawelek further explained the decision stating, "The iPad was chosen by Seton Hill because of its mobility and the ease with which faculty and students, in the future, will have immediate access to e-textbooks and comprehensive and integrated learning."
Unsurprisingly the overall response to the iPad announcement has been positive with the university reporting that students are excited about the addition of new Apple products to campus. "We have something tangible as a result of our technology fee. We will have a MacBook. We will have an iPad. We will have Wi-Fi. Seton Hill is so progressive and this is a wonderful opportunity," said Katie Fritsch, junior, graphic design major who is also president of the student government.
It makes sense for a University to look for a standard platform for delivery e-textbooks and it reminds us of the Kindle DX initiative that was launched at several Universities this past fall. It is easy to write this off as a ploy to get students to enroll, like the free ThinkPad I was offered by one university years ago; but with a rumored 4 textbook manufacturers, access to high quality online content like Scitable and faculty support Seton Hill could make the case for iPads in the classroom. Anyone enrolling?


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Take a look at your windows. If you were locked out of your home, how easy could you break into your own home? The answer may prompt you to take action and secure those windows or repair faulty or window glass repair. Consider installing deadbolts to all doors that lead outside. Secure your sliding doors with security pins in order to prevent both vertical and horizontal movement.
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You and the entire Windsor staff are amazing and my family wants you to know that you all do your jobs exceptionally well and recognize it isn't easy.
Karen K.
Overall, we have found Windsor Place to be very good/excellent! Thank you! The staff are friendly and helpful - nursing, front desk, food service and housekeeping/maintenance. Sandra C. has been great to work with! She is very pleasant, working hard and in constant communication to help our parent's transition. We appreciate the willingness of the facility to allow my mother, Kathleen, to recently start taking part in activities on the Assisted Living side, although her unit is on the Enhanced side. She is enjoying he "expanded" activities in another part of the building. I realize that this does take extra time and attention for staff to oversee and monitor and it is greatly appreciated. Thank you! The dining room is beautiful and the food is very good. My parents enjoy the variety of meal choices available. The outside patio area is so pretty, inviting, well-landscaped and maintained. There is plenty of furniture and seating available in the sun or shade. The variety of activities offered is wonderful. The offsite field trips are so nice for the residents!
Judy G.
I chose Windsor Place in June of 2010 to be my Mom's new home based on my meeting with owners, Elissa and Dennis Sargent, and Maryann Barry, Marketing Director. In talking with them I was convinced that my Mom would be treated with respect and dignity. As I toured the Memory Care area and saw how the staff interacted so engagingly with the residents, I was convinced that this would be a place where my Mom would be well cared for and be very safe. During the nearly six years my Mom was at Windsor, I always felt good that I had made the right choice in choosing Windsor. I never encountered any staff member that I thought did not treat my mom or any other resident in a hurtful or inappropriate manner. My mom had an engaging way but she also had her mood swings. The Resident Care Director, Alicia, was needed for her benefit. My mom would always tell me how nice everyone was at Windsor and what a beautiful place it was. The receptionists, Lorraine, Joan and Pan always made it a point to talk to my Mom about what she was up to or give her a compliment which made both of us feel good. I am so thankful that I choose Windsor and met so many caring and considerate people.
Bob O.
I want to thank all of you for the wonderful care, support, and compassion you gave to our uncle, Hugh M. It was not home, but it was certainly the next best place to be in order for him to maintain his pride and independence. You are truly dedicated staff and you do your job well. On behalf of our family, I thank all of you who reached out and touched Hughie's life with your encouraging words, kind deeds, friendship, and company. We will remember his time at Windsor Place with much fondness.
Family of Hugh M.
My mother, Mary C. and our entire family have been blessed to have had all of you in our lives this past year. The loving care you give to my mother and other residents every day is exceptional and beuitifully given by each and every one of you. I want you to know how very much you are appreciated by my mother and family and to thank you for all your kindness.
Carol P.
I appreciate your input about my dad and keeping to his routine. As always, thanks for keeping me in the loop. He is happy, cleaner, well-fed and enjoying Windsor Place, so we really can't as for anything more.
Dale D.
We'd like to thank you and Windsor Place for the delicious lunch yesterday. It was a great way for John to meet his table companion, Biel B. Everyone was so warm and friendly. I felt like we were with friends and family in just the short time we were there. What a special talent. Most appreciative of all you and the staff have done so far.
Liz & Mike S.
The only other assisted living facility I ever visited [another facility] where my friend lived. I decided to sell my home and I told my children that Assisted Living was right for me. A friend had come to your open house and told me about Windsor Place. My daughter and I visited twice and we love it! I am positive that having proactive owners is what makes this place as lovely as it is!! I am so pleased with Christine and the great thought-provoking games she plays and our interesting trips - she helps to make Windsor Place outstanding.
Alice W.
Windsor Place is a wonderful facility for our loved ones who can't live alone. the move in was very smooth and the staff was very helpful. Many activities and guest appearances are very interesting, such as the guest historian lecturer. Monthly birthdays are celebrated which is very nice. the food was very good and Evelyn loved her breakfast. All of the staff were very friendly, professional, and caring. The annual Christmas party was a special feature. The food and appetizers were never-ending. It was set up beautifully and food was delicious. Windsor Place is very clean and all residents are treated with dignity. It is the perfect choice!!
Gail H.
My mother really enjoyed her stay at Windsor. She loved the staff, people, food and activities. As her daughter, I always felt welcomed when I came in and I was always pleased to know that my mom was happy and very well-cared for at all times. Windsor is truly an island of paradise in the deep, murky sea of elderly care! I feel extremely lucky to have found such a wonderful community for her!
Marlene C.
I wanted to take the time during this busy time of year to commend the Staff of your Memory Community for the excellent care they give to my mother, Pat. She's very happy at Windsor Place because of all the people who work there. I have a great appreciation for your Staff who have been very helpful to me with my mom's transition to Windsor Place. Your Staff know how to engage and motivate the residents. Your Staff is impressive, competent and kind, and most always have a smile. They have been so good to my mother. Everyone I have met has been PERFECT. I chose that word carefully, and yes, it's the right word.
Mary C.
To everyone at Windsor Place: Our heartfelt thanks for making our dad's life there so enjoyable. We are forever grateful.
The Walsh Family


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Coco Brown, a porn actress we've heard of even though she's the star of such films as Bomb Ass Pussy 2 and Sperma Hotel, is headed for space.
According to media reports which we have a hard time believing, Brown is paying $100,000 to be taken up by private Dutch company Space XC, home for all your porn-astronaut needs.
The Dutch connection makes sense because Coco has specialized in European films the last few years, such as Coco's Saug-Service. (A web translator, by the way, says "saug" is German for "suck, draw into the mouth, suck in.")
She says she won't do porn in space, but how can she resist? She'll need titles for whatever films she produces up there; luckily, NASA has her covered.
NASA's past, present and future missions provide fine fodder for porn titles. Like these eight:
8. LADEE: NASA claims it stands for "Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer," but add an exclamation point and an enticing DVD cover and you've got yourself a porn hit.
7. CINDI: Supposedly "Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamic Investigation," you can't tell us this isn't the perfect stripper/porn name. And yes, we know the girls on the pole are not porn actresses, just single moms working on their master's.
Not convinced CINDI's a porn winner? Look at what NASA's sending out to kids as part of CINDI's "Education and Public Outreach":
Not to mention that we have no idea what the phallic object is that's being held by this woman, who most definitely is NOT a porn actress:
6. GOES-N:What? Something "goes in"? We can't imagine what it could be, but we'll stick around to see.
5. GEOTAIL: Man, it is widely known, will go to any lengths to chase tail. (Obscure historical note: Most people think John Kennedy said at Rice, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
He actually said, "We choose to go after these women in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because I am hard.")
4. SCAT: Whatever you do, don't read the Urban Dictionary's definition of "scat." (It's nowhere near NASA's take on the term.) Just know that the world of porn takes in many, many dark alleys where you wish you hadn't gone.
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3. CHIPS: "Cosmic Hot"? Drop the "Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer" verbiage, boys, and you've got Coco Brown nailed, much like she will be in the movie.
2. Deep Impact: Forget about a probe plowing into comet Tempel 1. Oh, there will be probing -- not to mention plowing -- but the only comet involved will be the stuff cleaning up stains after the kitchen scene.
1. GOES-P: Another walk down a porn alleyway, this one involving what's euphemistically referred to as "water sports." Here's a NSFW page that digs deep into the phenomenon of drinking and spraying urine as part of your sex play. How zero gravity will affect all that is an intriguing question that Coco just might attempt to research.
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text: The IRS offers free tax help to members of the military and their families. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program has help sites both on and off base. This includes VITA sites to help our military overseas. Here are five tips to know about free tax help for the military: 1. Armed Forces Tax Council. The Armed Forces Tax Council oversees the military tax programs offered worldwide. AFTC partners with the IRS to do outreach to the military. This includes the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy. 2. Trained volunteers. IRS-trained volunteers staff the military VITA sites. They receive training on military tax issues, like tax benefits for service in a combat zone. The staff can help you with special extensions of time to file your tax return and to pay your taxes or with special rules that apply to the Earned Income Tax Credit. You can also get help with the new health care law tax provisions. 3. What to bring. Take the following records... read more


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
#29: Fallout 3 vs. Fallout: New Vegas, The Difference of Game Design Philosophy
5 comments:
- Doc Watson said...
Very good points. I largely agree with you.
I didn't like F3 as much. I've never really been able to get into the Elder Scrolls as much as my friends since the story is so indefinite; the open-ended exploration leaves something to be desired for me. Frustratingly, it seems as though almost every game that isn't a shooter, sandbox, or both gets tanked by the community at large. In my opinion, there's nothing really "wrong" about linear or directed storytelling.
I ended up liking F:NV more with the vaguely guided directional journey. I found that I usually didn't explore far enough to run into level problems. Even then, the times I did I kind of brushed it off saying "the wasteland doesn't care what you feel." The topology showed me which places would be logical to explore and which would be a hazard -- if I stay in a valley or path, I should be okay, but I should probably stay here since something on the other side of the mountain might kill me. It sort of added a level of logical survival skills to the system, since the real wastelands of our world don't care how tough you are.
Again, great points. That's just my $.02
- July 10, 2012 at 6:04 AM
- newdarkcloud said...
And that's a fair assessment. Like I said, it's entirely dependent of your preferences. A lot of the people I know (myself included) love New Vegas more because its story was so much better and it felt more like a world than Fallout 3 could ever hope to.
But I also really love the Elder Scrolls games and Fallout 3 because they are so good at making fun-to-explore worlds. My ideal would be to have Bethesda and Obsidian both work on a project. That way we'd have both the amazing story and a fun, believable world. It's a lot to ask for, but I feel that it's possible.
Your comment about linear and directed storytelling strikes home for me. Games are only just now starting to realize their storytelling potential. I look to games like Assassin's Creed 1 as great linear stories that really throw you into the mind of the protagonist. But I also feel that games, by their nature, are about choice and the stories in them should reflect that. No other medium has the audience as an active participant in what's going on and we should use that to our advantage.
We also need much more variety in the games we produce. As you said, there are only so many shooters and sandboxes you can go through before it gets old. The AAA market is starting to become detrimental to the industry. Because of all the money thrown around, it's hard to do anything but safe bets.
- July 10, 2012 at 7:44 AM
You forgot the best way to solve the Forlorn Hope hydra-druggie quest: go through the whole game compulsively rummaging through people's pockets.
Also, on the deathclaw-&-cazador-conga-line between Goodsprings & Vegas: to be fair, Benny /also/ takes the long route that you do precisely because of that hazard. It's not like he traipsed on over to Vegas after shooting you in the face; he had to deal with the same sort of bullshit you did :/
(Though it could be questioned how he managed to get out to Goodsprings in the first place... (unless he took the long route that way as well). And actually, when you think about it, Benny sorta did you a favour. If you'd tried taking the package to Vegas right from the beginning, you'd've been eaten! XD)
- March 18, 2013 at 11:31 PM
Your comment about the invisible walls on F:NV is spot on but otherwise I have to disagree with you on the exploration sucking compered to Bethesda.
Because the world of New Vegas makes sense I was interested in what's going on in the gameworld elsewhere, where as compared to Fallout 3 where the world doesn't make any sense and works on troll logic I didn't feel compelled/motivated to do anything.
Why should I go explore the area X when it always turns out that the answer to anything that might be going on in there is "It's magic, I don't have to explain shit."?
These Skyrim, Oblivion, FO3 style worlds and exploration just doesn't work for me.
Anyway just found your site and have been enjoying these articles of yours.
I also wish to apologize for any grammar weirdness and errors in advance since english isn't my native language.
- August 31, 2013 at 3:19 PM
- newdarkcloud said...
No problem, you type pretty well and I have no trouble understanding you. Welcome to my little corner of the internet and I hope you feel free to express your opinions.
I can agree in part with what you are saying. The writing of New Vegas is, in my opinion, far better than in Fallout 3. If you need story and context for exploration, than that will be better for you.
However, my point is mostly that the levels and terrain in Fallout 3 is better from a systems and gameplay point of view. Just wandering around without a purpose is more fun because the game is designed and levels are designed to facilitate that approach.
- August 31, 2013 at 9:12 PM