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Are you ready to learn about the OTHER residents of Spokane! Two Dog City Tours run Haunted Spokane Ghost Tours - both via bus and walking tours.
It's not only a great way to see the city, and learn some pretty cool historical facts, but also learn about some spooky happenings - that you might experience!
The tours of downtown Spokane last around 90 minutes, and a great route that is easy paced, stroller friendly and handicapped accessible. There are seven different routes that you can choose from, so if you want to go back again, there will be something new to experience!
Your spooky tour guide will be in costume, and the tone is funny and upbeat as opposed to dark and scary, so kids will love it!
Keep an eye out on the new tours that are regularly added, as they are bespoke and could really be of interest! Perhaps you want to learn about the ghosts of Downtown Spokane, or the Monsters of Spokane.
Perhaps it's the history of jazz that interests you, or the ghosts of the local cemetery. Did you know that there is a strong Chinese culture within Spokane? If you take the Chinese ghosts tour then you could learn all about that too!
Whether you are a local, or new to the city, you will sure to learn something new after a day on these Haunted Spokane Ghost Tours!
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Are you feeling down now that Robbie Burns Day has come and gone? Well, you'll be able to get your fill of canon-adoration occasions on February 7, 2012 with the celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday.
You can see our own Becky Toyne's musings on how Dickens might have felt about contemporary publishing, and then wander over to Dickens 2012, a website with everything you need to get your Victorian bash organised.
Or, you can wait until May 7 and go for a Robert Browning-themed shindig.
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It is that time of year again and Spring is upon us. The birds are chirping, the flowers are blossoming and our moods improve. Sadly with Spring come Spring showers and with them gallons of mud for our poor shelter dogs. The dogs have no where else to go and face spending days in wet, clogging, dirty mud, making them shiver with cold and taking the lives of those not strong enough to stand these conditions.
Last year we started making improvements in some of the kennels by paying for gravel to be put down and paying for stray for the dog houses to try to help the dogs stay warm. The gravel helps but for the most vulnerable dogs we wanted to go one step further by providing tiled floors. These cement tiles are the only way to really avoid the mud altogether and they also make the kennels easier to clean.


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From classic European-style chocolates, to new world flavors, Naomi Pasztor and Chris Kollar have brought a taste of something new to Yountville in the heart of Napa Valley. Artisan Chocolatier Chris Kollar welcomes customers to watch and learn about quality handmade chocolate through a glass show kitchen, where he produces his small batch confections.
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CJR Panel: Is Web Journalism Profitable?
Yesterday, the Columbia Journalism Review held a conference entitled "Beyond the Newsroom: Traditional journalistic skills in a nontraditional world" with panelists Michael Calderone from Politico, David Banks of Civic Venture and Encore.org), New School professor and former Associated Press correspondent Clara Hemphill, Charles Sennott of The Global Post and Paul Steiger of ProPublica.
So with these veteran reporters speaking about new media endeavors, did anyone produce a new perspective on web journalism or its potential lucrativeness?
If anything, the panel dodged entirely around the question of how to make money off of Internet journalism. Though touting the pros of foreign reporting on the Web (quicker for stories to go through the wire then go to print, but is that news to anyone?), the majority of speakers remained cagey about any paying jobs in the field. Calderone even spoke of a business model that seemed contrary to Politico's online success.
"We have a print version of Politico that we have a partnership with Starbucks on," the political blogger said. And advertising money is still to be found in that field, apparently. The moderator quickly pointed out that these were mainly advocacy advertisements, since Politico is read by a lot of D.C. types. Why these ads couldn't just as easily be given space on the Web was not addressed.
Meanwhile, Hemphill talked about her days after being a foreign correspondent in Rome, where her expertise was Vatican-related. Back to the States however, she found it hard to find work, and scrapped together a business with fellowship money and handouts (a workspace here, a title there) from non-profit organizations.
And here we get to what was most illuminating about this specific panel: while the panelists ostensibly were there to talk about their transitions from traditional journalism into new careers, they instead spoke mainly of the glory days of print journalism and war correspondence, and then quickly segued into praise for non-profits.
It may have been because of the time limit (the conference was only slated for an hour, not leaving much time for a Q &A), but the result was disjointed and left us feeling a bit lost. An interesting question was raised in Calderone's statement about a print Politico: We've seen all major publishers in the last several years grapple with putting their magazines online and try to navigate the advertising field towards the Web, but is there actually a profit to be made in turning blogs into paper?


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Never slow to adopt the new shiny, the marketing industry has grabbed digital content by the horns and it made it its own. It has also given it a name too – content marketing – which helps with the hype.
Anyone or any business that has something to sell has forever used content to help sell it – whether that's a script for telesales conversations, direct marketing copy or homepage content.
However, with technology enabling us to create and share content like never before the digital marketing industry has rightly cottoned on to the opportunity of creating compelling content to engage customers and potential customers.
Altimeter, a research consultancy, has just published a report on content marketing (see slide deck above). It interviewed 70 organisations to establish how they are using content in their marketing strategies. The top priority for external social strategies for the year ahead is content marketing (57%), followed by developing ongoing engagement with customers (50%), listen/learn from customers (41%), customer support through social channels, influencer/ambassador programme (27%) and website integration (25%).
So what's the aim of creating this content? Is it fundamentally doing the same job as it always has done or is there more to it?
My time spent working across an editorial team and a marketing team provided me with some useful insights into how the two disciplines approach content. The marketing approach was very focused on lead generation and nurturing users who had – in some way – 'engaged' with the content. Once a user had clicked on a link to download a whitepaper, for example, their details were fed into the CRM and lead nurturing system. From that point on they were 'nurtured' in a variety of ways.
What stood out in this process was the campaign approach to creating and sharing content. Each campaign had clear customer acquisition goals. This approach is for all intents and purposes a 21st century version of age-old sales and marketing techniques – create interest and demand for your product and services by developing useful and relevant content.
Another approach to content marketing is born out of the need to be found in search. Google wants to reward original and good – as voted by readers – content. You only have to look at recent algorithm updates to see this. So, create original, good quality content on a regular basis and watch the traffic increase.
Well, that's exactly what UK SEO agency Essential Marketer has been doing. The agency has doubled traffic to its site by simply running daily articles and sharing it across all social channels.
Econsultancy's series of reviews of how brands are using content across social channels also provides some useful insights. Not surprisingly, a common finding is that brands are using social channels to share campaign content and provide customer service. Here are some of the brands they have looked at:
- How Sony uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+
- How Microsoft uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+
- How ASOS uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+
- How Tesco uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+
- How Walmart uses Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and Google+
- How Nike uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+
Despite the hype and relative newness of content marketing the way content is used remains pretty much the same. Now that may all be well and good, but is it enough? This point was well made by Justin Pearse, head of innovation at marketing services agency Bite, in a recent Guardian article. Pearse argues that there is a danger companies will start to produce poor quality content to continue to feed growing consumer demand.
We're facing a content deluge online in 2013. The interruptive advertising model of old is fast dying out as digital media gives always-on consumers the ability to take control of their relationships with brands. Content is being seen, often correctly, as one way to help build these relationships.
The very real danger is that this leads to an outpouring of poor quality, unfocused content produced purely to satisfy the algorithmic demands of SEO or social media.
Which brings me back to my time sitting across an editorial team and a marketing team. Whilst the marketing team focused on building campaigns to drive the business, who was producing the relevant, timely, quality content? Who was providing the insight to help create the most engaging content? The editorial team.
And why was the editorial team so important in the content marketing equation? Because their sole focus was on creating and developing the most useful, interesting, entertaining and relevant content for their readers day in, day out. It was the editorial team that researched the readers, developed relationships with the readers and had the reader at the centre of all they did.
This approach is hard to sustain if your focus is on campaigns. Will there ever be enough campaigns to support with content? Or will the need to provide ongoing relevant and timely content (campaign or no campaign) just lead to a deterioration in quality, as Pearse suggests?
This is the challenge facing organisations looking to create compelling content: how to build sustainable content strategies. To do so, organisations will require a mix of marketing and editorial expertise and processes and an infrastructure to support content production.
And once you have this you can then look at how you can use social tools to leverage the content held within your organisation – to turn your organisation inside out so that it lets the customers in and lets some of the organisational expertise out. But that's the subject for another post . . .
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Rumors that PJ was in talks with MGM to make two Hobbit movies started circulating as early as mid-2006. After months of speculation, the announcement that PJ would actually produce the two films came on December 18, 2007. Guillermo Del Toro was announced as the director on April 24th of 2008 and word that Peter, Guillermo, Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh had started writing the script as a team came in August of that year. So, it looked like Peter would wear two hats, those of producer and screen-writer, until May 30, 2010 when Del Toro stepped down from the director's role. After more months of speculation, the announcement was finally made on October 1, 2010 that PJ would, indeed, add a third hat to his responsibilities: that of director.
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Our Training Workshops can cover any of the following presentations.
- Developmental Delay
- Autism
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Speech and Language Delay or impairments.
- Behavioural difficulties.
Our workshop topics include:
Intro to ABA and Classroom Strategies Workshop (2hrs) – €150
A tailor-made training workshop can be developed for schools based on their individual needs, which can include a school observation prior to delivering the workshop to enable specific recommendation to be given. The workshop content would include;
- Introduction to ABA within educational framework
- Understanding what a child is communicating through problem behaviour
- What maintains challenging behaviour in the classroom and how to change it
- Positive Behaviour classroom strategies and practical tips for whole class
- Questions and answers related to your classroom
Communication and Behaviour hosted by our SLT
Targets: Teachers, teaching assistants and any other professionals who work with children who have communication and behavioral difficulties.
Objective: Develop understanding of speech, language and communication, how communication is linked to behavior as well as creating positive communication to target unwanted behaviors
Outline: 2 hour seminar to cover the following
- Overview of communication and behavior and what they mean
- The science of behavior
- How and why we interact and communicate
- Overview of communication and it's relevance to childhood and behavior development
- An overview of speech, language and communication difficulties and their influence on behavior
- The role of the speech therapist and behavior specialist in communication and behavior – seeking guidance
- Fostering a positive behavior environment – behavior techniques in the classroom
- Positive reinforcement
- Visual aids
- Teaching techniques
- Language use
- Case examples – how to practically implement information and knowledge from seminar. Targets:Objective: Develop understanding of speech, language and communication, how and why we communicate and how to foster language in a child with communication needs
- Outline: 2 -hour seminar,:
Teachers and any other professionals who communicate with children who have communication difficulties and needs on an ongoing basis.
Fostering Language within a Learning Environment.
Targets: Teachers and any other professionals who communicate with children who have communication difficulties and needs on an ongoing basis.
Objective: Develop understanding of speech, language and communication, how and why we communicate and how to foster language in a child with communication needs
Outline: 2 -hour seminar,:
- Overview of communication, interaction and language and what they mean
- How and why we interact and communicate
- Overview of communication and it's relevance to childhood development
- Milestones children reach as they learn language
- An overview of speech, language and communication difficulties
- Creating a communication friendly learning environment:
- Visual aids
- Teaching techniques
- Language use
- Overview of strategies to facilitate communication in non- verbal children:
- Signing
- Picture based communication
- Technology, communication and learning
- Resources that encourage language and learning
- Case examples – how to practically implement information and knowledge from seminar.
Sensory Processing Disorder
This training workshop will discuss the concept of Sensory Processing and how important it is in a child's typical development. Sensory Processing Disorder is a recognised condition which can have a very profound effect on a child's ability to deal and manage with everyday sensory input which can result in consequential and significant changes in a child's ability to learn, concentrate, interact with peers appropriately, as well as their overall behaviour and ability to participate to their full potential in school and in the home.
Some of the typically observed behaviours of children who have sensory processing difficulties are:
- Constant fidgeting and 'on the go' in class
- Lethargic and dreamy
- Slow to start work and constantly missing cues
- Poor coordination and balance
- Difficulty organising self
- Has difficulty paying attention
The training workshop will address the following areas:
- What are our senses?
- What is Sensory Processing and what is Sensory Processing Disorder?
- Case studies of different sensory profiles; how to recognise them and what to do
- Discussion of useful sensory resources for the school and classroom
Developmental Coordination Disorder/Dyspraxia
This training workshop will discuss what typical motor development is and how to recognise when a child is having difficulty with their motor coordination skills. This diagnosis can have a profound impact on a child's ability to access the curriculum, participate in functional tasks such as dressing, eating, handwriting etc… as well as having a negative effect on their self-esteem and confidence.
- Development of motor coordination
- DCD/Dyspraxia Diagnosis – what's the difference?
- A note on the assessment process
- How to recognise it and how to support the child in the classroom and school environment
- Discussion of useful resource for the school and classroom
Our Services to School also extends to Primary Schools with Units attached. Our SLT and OT both work in a number of schools providing 1:1 intervention to children along with Teacher Training. Reviews are offered every two weeks or once a month to ensure individual plans and to monitor progress
Costs range from
€150 (2 hour Workshops)
€300 (Half Day Workshops)
€600(Full Day Workshops which could feature 2 Therapists from different disciplines.)
If you have something specific that you would like us to do for your School, please do not hesitate to contact us! We would be happy to discuss.


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Great photo entry from Lara Azorr for our "Where are you Switching" promotional drawing. It is easy to enter our drawing for a $100 Gift Certificate. Simply share or tag a picture of you wearing Switch attire, either via Facebook or Instagram. You can also email it directly to us at email@example.com. Good luck Switching.
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- Sex scenes are not explicitly shown. However, blacked out screens with distinctive moaning will tell anyone older than a certain age what's going on.
- Well, exact for one scene. But to get to it, you have to actually defeat the toughest boss in the game, then return and choose the middle option. Making this in fact the Golden Ending.
- Exact Words: Ambrosia says the following to a Literal Genie Cthulhu to get the rare Easter Egg above:
Ambrosia: Oh, @#$% me. I forgot this portal still existed, or I'd have left.
- One of the monster's names is One Eyed Snake. Guess what happens to you when you lose a battle to it? You get raped.
- In fact, when you lose to Cthulhu, Cyaegha, or Yog Sothoth, you get Mind Raped, and then before the Earth is destroyed, tentacles attack you (sorry, no tentacle hentai shown here, it's a "vine" attack).
- To say nothing of the sexual shots that are left out, much of the game has Mind Screw and some seriously disturbing themes mixed in. All of which is kept low-key, as if it's a story meant for children.


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You are able to play with colorful in winter and designs to coordinate with your creativity and it will certainly reflect in your house decor. Crafting can come in handy once you want new accessories for your residence.
Lighting Lighting plays a pivotal function in keeping up the total energy-efficiency in the house. A well-designed home is one that's well-planned and that allows inappropriate stream of energy during climatic alterations. According to my viewpoint, you need to use red, white and green color in your house. There are several different methods by which you may use it. Placing a circular rug on the entrance of your house can be an additional manner of creating your home appear attractive.
Therefore, if you're all set to provide your house a revamp with rugs, here are different styles in which you may decorate your house with rugs. When you're going to buy a rug for your room you have to know the precise size of the room where you wish to place it. You can go to the area rugs store phoenix and pick the rugs that are perfect match for your house decoration.
If you aren't prepared to entirely make over your bathroom, you may also purchase tiny products. Victorian decor can blend nicely with lots of styles readily, but it might get overwhelming and truly feel cluttered if you use too much of it (because of the size and ornate temperament of the furniture).


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In 1935, the University of Georgia Woman's Club was reorganized into a Club that is essentially the same as the one currently in existance. The purpose of the Club, as set out in speeches by early presidents, was (1) aid to students (2) cooperation with the faculty (3) assistance to the president of the University of Georgia. Later, constitutions declared the object of the Club to be to promote good fellowship among its members, to furnish them organized opportunities for profitable association and, when possible, to further the interests of the University. * University of Georgia Woman's Club: a history.
This collection consists of a written history, administrative documents, yearbooks and scrapbooks. These documents were created by the University Woman's Club.
Arranged by type of material and date.
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Our 100% pure Rosewater Spray features steam-distilled organic rosewater. Unlike many conventional rosewater sprays on the market, it is a totally undiluted product that's free from nasties like preservatives, additives, or synthetics. Rosewater has been used for centuries as a gentle cleanser and a soothing moisturizer. We're using this one morning, noon, and night to give our skin a bit of a (rose-scented) glow.
How to use: Spray liberally on skin as desired. Can be used before or after applying moisturizer and/or makeup.
(Try mixing with our Hibiscus Mask for a super deep clean.)
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BlackBerry signs deal with Amazon Appstore to bring 200,000 Android apps to BlackBerry 10.3
BlackBerry has just announced a deal that will see more than 200,000 Android apps made available for BlackBerry devices via the Amazon App Store when the new version of BlackBerry's operating system arrives later in the year.
According to BlackBerry, popular apps like Groupon and Netflix will be available for direct download from Amazon's App Store, although BlackBerry 10.3 users will still obviously have access to the BlackBerry World app store too.
Before now, some Android apps have been available to run on the BlackBerry 10 OS, but installing them wasn't a simple process. Now, users will have a far simpler, and wider, range of apps to choose from once the 10.3 update arrives "this fall", according to BlackBerry.
In addition to offering apps from the Appstore, BlackBerry said it will also be offering third-party video and music services available via Amazon's store. Perhaps a little unsurprisingly then, it also said it is shutting down its own music and video sections of its own store on July 21, but that previously downloaded content will remain accessible.
Clearly, licensing Amazon's Appstore to increase the number of apps available on its platform is likely to appeal to consumers as much as business users, but with little focus on the former in the last few months, is it too little too late?
➤ New Licensing Agreement with Amazon Appstore Will Bring Thousands of New Apps to BlackBerry Users This Fall [Inside BlackBerry]
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Experience the unique Lowveld Sabie Valley scenery on horse back with Induna adventures, 20 minutes from the Kruger National Park and on the Panorama Route. All trails are guided by a professional guide and well trained horses and trails meander through indigenous forests,International producing Macadamia farms and the Sabie Valley Hills. Granting a rider a Lowveld experience.
1 Hour Horse Trail
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2 Hour Horse Trail
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4 Hour Horse Trail
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After arrival at Induna Adventure Center you will be introduced to your guide who will then introduce you to your new four legged friend. The guide will brief you on how to ride the horse and will also establish your experience level. Our horses are "Boer Perde cross" and would be regarded as "ponies" due to their small but sturdy size in the equine world. They are field horses and don't stay in stables, thus have to be caught just before each trail. On the novice / beginner trails you would only walk with the horses while enjoying the scenery and on the intermediate trails you would trot a bit. On the experienced trails riders would do some cantering and go a bit off the beaten track. Although we have about 7 horses we only take groups of a maximum of 4 riders at a time of which 3 are weight carriers.
Please take into consideration the weight limit for our horses are 90 kg
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I take a camera with?
Yes. Cameras are allowed on the trails, Best would be to hand it to the guide to handle the photos , concentration when being a novice is essential.
What clothes do I have to wear?
Long tight pants like jeans are the best with shoes that have a rubber , or grip sole.Shoes that are very open , or are slippery on a normal day are a bad idea. Slops don't work that well either !
Can I "lift" my child on the horse?
No. Unfortunately we can not , one person balancing is hard enough , especially being novice. It puts both the adult and the child's life in danger


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After days of waiting, my app have gone LIVE on app store. I think I can now officially call myself a "developer", maybe an amateur one.
so what is pomchek go where?
pomchek or rather "pancit" means flat tire in Malay. pomchek go where means when you meet with a flat tire situation, where should you go.
why did I build this app?
Besides setting a goal for myself, when I started learning iOS. I also wanted to build something that I use. I love cycling and there are times when I gotten a flat tire on the road and I need to find the nearest bike-shop available, otherwise it would be expensive cab fare for me.
Than you would be thinking, can you not google? Yes, I can certainly google but when I tried it does not return me all the bike-shops listing available in Singapore , plus even there is one bike-shop location return to me, it might not be the nearest. So I decided that I build a simple location app myself that helps me find nearest bike-shops in Singapore and hopefully someone would find this useful too.
how does it work?
it is a very basic location based app, it does not even required a login.
- You download the app and you turn it on, it will determine your location. And it will be returning you some of the bike-shops nearest to you. Currently I set it to return bike-shops within 10km, but I'm thinking in the next update I would reduce it to 3~5km.
- And if you selected a particular bike-shop from the tableview, it will give you details of the bike-shop. i.e. name, telephone and address
- The "take me there" triggers the apple map to give you the route to the nearest bike shop by walking.
That's it.
why the cat photo?
I plan to actually show the respective bike-shop photo but it takes up too much time, so I decided to a cat photo. In the next update, this picture would be replace by a random instagram photo. I would be using their api to call for the hash-tag #bike, when a user click on a bike-shop, it would return a different photo, hopefully it would make it more interesting.
how do I make money?
The question that any people ask, I actually have a plan to make money for this app. But currently, the back-end is running on parse and I have less than One million api calls so it does not incurred any charges. If and only if it really (fingers cross) crosses "One million api calls" than I would put my plan in place (otherwise it's free) I would love to hear ideas about making money from this app from fellow entrepreneurs
I need your feedback
finally, I would love you to download the app, not to give me 5 star rating, because I'm not the kind that goes around asking for 5 star rating but I need your feedback to improve. I know feedback are hash, but only having real and solid feedback than I can learn and become a better developer. So Dear friends, pls give me feedback. Thank you so much for your time.


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The SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. Each year we assess over 7'300 companies around the world. The CSA focuses on criteria that are both industry-specific and financially material, and has been doing so since 1999.
"At AXA we believe high performance in the CSA is a good proxy for advanced sustainability practices, which translates into better awareness of long-term risks and opportunities. In a nutshell: the CSA makes us a better company for all stakeholder"
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About Us
Duke & Rabbit is a stationery and gift brand, based in the quaint town of Buckingham, UK, fronted by designer Adam Watts.
Inspired by simple and clean design, Duke & Rabbit firmly believes in making people smile through the gift of paper. Everything at Duke & Rabbit is about quality. Whether it's from the FSC-Certified papers we use, to the hand-assembled packaging, it all has its place in creating something special and enjoyable.
What began as a small hobby making and printing cards for fun has now turned into something where every detail counts. The fun is still here; it's just mixed in with the details and quality. And what do you get when you mix all these elements together?
Duke & Rabbit of course.


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Willamette Valley Community Health Members shall have the following rights:
A. Be treated with dignity and respect;
B. Be treated by participating providers the same as other people seeking health care benefits to which they are entitled, and to be encouraged to work with the member's care team, including providers and community resources appropriate to the member's needs;
C. Choose a Primary Care Provider (PCP) or service site, and to change those choices as permitted in Willamette Valley Community Health's administrative policies;
D. Refer oneself directly to behavioral health or family planning services without getting a referral from a PCP or other participating provider;
E. Have a friend, family member, or advocate present during appointments and other times as needed within clinical guidelines;
F. Be actively involved in the development of their treatment plan;
G. Be given information about their condition and covered and non-covered services to allow an informed decision about proposed treatments;
H. Consent to treatment or refuse services, and be told the consequences of that decision, except for court ordered services;
I. Receive written materials describing rights, responsibilities, benefits available, how to access services, and what to do in an emergency;
J. Have written materials explained in a manner that is understandable to the member and be educated about the coordinated care approach being used in the community and how to navigate the coordinated health care system;
K. Receive culturally and linguistically appropriate services and supports, in locations as geographically close to where members reside or seek services as possible, and choice of providers within the delivery system network that are, if available, offered in non-traditional settings that are accessible to families, diverse communities, and underserved populations.
L. Receive oversight, care coordination and transition and planning management from Willamette Valley Community Health within the targeted population of addictions and mental health to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate community-based care is provided in a way that serves them in as natural and integrated an environment as possible and that minimizes the use of institutional care.
M. Receive necessary and reasonable services to diagnose the presenting condition;
N. Receive integrated person centered care and services designed to provide choice, independence and dignity and that meet generally accepted standards of practice and are medically appropriate;
O. Have a consistent and stable relationship with a care team that is responsible for comprehensive care management;
P. Receive assistance in navigating the health care delivery system and in accessing community and social support services and statewide resources including but not limited to the use of certified or qualified health care interpreters, advocates, community health workers, peer wellness specialists and personal health navigators who are part of the member's care team to provide cultural and linguistic assistance appropriate to the member's need to access appropriate services and participate in processes affecting the member's care and services;
Q. Obtain covered preventive services;
R. Have access to urgent and emergency services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without prior authorization;
S. Receive a referral to specialty providers for medically appropriate covered coordinated care services, in the manner provided in the CCO's referral policy;
T. Have a clinical record maintained which documents conditions, services received, and referrals made;
U. Have access to one's own clinical record, unless restricted by statute;
V. Transfer of a copy of the clinical record to another provider;
W. Execute a statement of wishes for treatment, including the right to accept or refuse medical, surgical, dental or behavioral health treatment and the right to execute directives and powers of attorney for health care established under ORS 127;
X. Receive written notices before a denial of, or change in, a benefit or service level is made, unless a notice is not required by federal or state regulations;
Y. Be able to make a complaint or appeal with the Health Plan Partner or Willamette Valley Community Health and receive a response;
Z. Request a contested case hearing;
AA. Receive certified or qualified health care interpreter services;
BB. Receive a notice of an appointment cancellation in a timely manner;
CC. The right to request a second opinion; and
DD. To ensure that Willamette Valley Community Health of Oregon members receive all benefits and services to which they are entitled without discrimination.
Willamette Valley Community Health members shall have the following responsibilities:
A. Choose, or help with assignment to, a PCP or service site; PCD or Primary Mental Health Provider;
B. Treat Willamette Valley Community Health staff, provider, and clinic staff members with respect;
C. Be on time for appointments made with providers and to call in advance to cancel if unable to keep the appointment or if he/she expects to be late;
D. Seek periodic health exams and preventive services from his/her PCP, PCD or clinic;
E. Use PCP or clinic for diagnostic and other care except in an emergency;
F. Obtain a referral to a specialist from the PCP or clinic before seeking care from a specialist unless self-referral to the specialist is allowed;
G. Use urgent and emergency services appropriately, and notify the member's PCP or clinic within 72 hours of using emergency services, in the manner provided in the CCO's referral policy;
H. Give accurate information for inclusion in the clinical record;
I. Help the provider or clinic obtain clinical records from other providers which may include signing an authorization for release of information;
J. Ask questions about conditions, treatments, and other issues related to his/her care that is not understood;
K. Use information provided by Willamette Valley Community Health providers or care teams to make informed decisions about treatment before it is given;
L. Help in the creation of a treatment plan with the provider;
M. Follow prescribed agreed upon treatment plans and actively engage in their health care;
N. Tell the provider that his/her health care is covered under the OHP before services are received and, if requested, to show the provider the Division Medical Care Identification form;
O. Tell the Department or Authority worker of a change of address or phone number;
P. Tell the Department or Authority worker if the member becomes pregnant and to notify the worker of the birth of the member's child;
Q. Tell the Department or Authority worker if any family members move in or out of the household;
R. Tell the Department or Authority worker if there is any other insurance available;
S. Pay for non-covered services under the provisions described in OAR 410-120-1200 and 410-120-1280;
T. Pay the monthly OHP premium on time if so required;
U. Assist the Health Plan Partner in pursuing any third party resources available and reimburse the Health Plan Partner the amount of benefits it paid for an injury from any recovery received from that injury; and
V. Bring issues, or complaints or grievances to the attention of the Health Plan Partner or Willamette Valley Community Health.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 414.032, 414.615, 414.625, 414.635, 414.651 Stats. Implemented: ORS 414.610 – 685 OL 2011, Ch 602 Sec. 13, 14, 16, 17, 62, 64 (2), 65, HB 3650 Hist.: DMAP 16-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-26-12 thru 9-21-12; DMAP 37-2012, f. & cert. ef. 8-1-12
As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Willamette Valley Community Health of Oregon does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected veteran's status, genetic information, or on the basis of disability or age, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of Willamette Valley Community Health's programs and activities, whether carried out by Willamette Valley Community Health directly or through a Health Plan Partner, contractor or any other entity with which Willamette Valley Community Health arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
If you wish to file this type of complaint, it must be in writing and sent to:
3025 Ryan Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97301
You will receive a response within 30 days.


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So we now find ourselves in the 14th season of new football and well into what was supposed to be football's ascent to the pinnacle of the Australian sporting landscape.
Well, in almost a decade and a half many things have changed. There is more sporting competition – the Big Bash League, for example – we are faced with an ever-increasing array of entertainment options and social media has changed the way we consume information.
What started as a glorious revolution has sputtered and devolved into what is strangely beginning to resemble old soccer. The average crowd in the A-League's latest round was 10,550. Take out Melbourne Victory's home match, however, and it was a paltry 6920.
TV ratings are significantly down, with many in the media speculating whether Fox Sports will even match the current deal come the next round of negotiations – a situation further complicated by streaming rights – and whether the game's professional future is viable.
Not only is our domestic football failing to capture the imagination, but it is also losing rusted-on fans who feel alienated by the FFA.
At an international level Australia's so-called golden generation is well and truly gone. A lack of funds to support the national team is an issue in what are echoes of the pre-Guus Hiddink era.
The sledgehammer that new football has taken to the youth development system, alienating traditional clubs that possessed strong youth pathways which produced the aforementioned golden generation, is coming to bare. The AIS is no longer – that's a whole debate in itself – and a rigid, narrow-minded approach to youth development, plagued with 'academies' charging exorbitant fees, has failed to produce the quality players we desire who would in turn help in growing our game.
The so-called 'transparency' promised by the new board has failed its first test with the murky sacking of our most successful female international coach, Alen Stajcic. We have two new teams coming in over the next couple of seasons in areas no fans were really screaming for a new team. This dilution of the market and seemingly irrational addition of expansion squads smacks of the old NSL in its death throes as it struggled for relevance.
So how did we get to this point and what are the solutions?
The problem we have with new football is the exact same one we had with old soccer. One word: Governance.
The old adage that a fish rots from its head rings true. We have a governing body that does not understand nor appreciate the culture, passion and power of football or how to utilise these strengths. Instead it is keen to make football into a second-rate BBL or NRL.
The administrators speak of these mysterious metrics and try to diminish the intangible soul of our game into some boardroom formula. We don't know what these metrics are, but we can hazard a guess that they may have fallen victim to Goodhart's law, which says that when a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure. Whatever the intended aims and goals were, the FFA seem to have lost sight of them.
The FFA occasionally seek to justify their decisions, to lay it out in a logical fashion, but empty stadiums and paltry TV ratings do not lie. Fans want community engagement and a sense of belonging. They are not customers. The model is predicated on the need to make a profit, ironically forgetting the one element needed to be successful, which is the fans.
And so the FFA has become beholden to Foxtel. The two new teams we have are purely there at the behest of Foxtel. Canberra? Wollongong? Tasmania? Sorry, the markets aren't big enough and not sufficiently cost-effective for the A-League's broadcasters. Profit, you see, takes precedence over the health and growth of our game.
Had the FFA had a fan-based approach, Foxtel would be an integral part of the family, not the sole driving force that the FFA, as a result of its short-sightedness, must rely upon for survival.
Where is the FFA's plan to engage fans? Today it has to deal with an increasing array of entertainment options. People will even opt to play Playstation as a better alternative to watching a game. In the near future there will be augmented reality to contend with.
This corporate culture has also infected many clubs. Where are their plans to engage fans from the moment they leave their home for a match to the moment they return? A whole game-day experience?
Granted, there is also a generational problem. Why would our young kids today spend hours and hours kicking a ball every day to perhaps get a shot at a lower-tier league in Europe with an even more remote chance of ultimately cracking the big time when they can just fire up the Playstation and get instant gratification?
There is no easy fix. It seems there are too many problems. But growth starts with small steps.
What needs to be done? Firstly, someone needs to go into the offices of the FFA and tear down the current decadent strategy. Go to the whiteboard and write one simple word in the middle: Fans. That is who they're here for. Build the model around them. Get the fan model right and all else will fall into place. All roads, they must be reminded, lead to the fans.
Secondly, make local heroes of our players. Promote tribalism. Embed these clubs in the community as a vehicle to help them. Make the game about the community. You will find the results and events-based mentality of the fickle fans will fade away and you will have a community of loyal fans who support their team regardless of on-field success. Make the team a part of the individual's identity. Kids will then give their heart and soul to play a role.
Scrap our rigid 4-3-3 youth system because it is damaging our kids' development and limiting their understanding of the game as well as depriving them of vitally needed skills. Promote futsal to complement their skills. Put the blowtorch on these so-called academies and provide affordable pathways for our kids.
Stop trying to mimic other codes and understand the unmatched and unique value proposition our game has. Learn from the mistakes of the past. Embrace rather than suppress our diversity and history. Promote our heritage – it makes up our DNA and will draw fans to the game. Get your foot off the throat of active supporters. They are the honey that draws new fans.
Listen to the fans. Give them a voice – they are not dollar signs; they are the game's heartbeat. Fans want to help, they want to contribute and they want to be heard. That is your most valuable asset.
Finally, use football for what it was intended to be used for – as a vehicle for change and a better society. Humanise our game.
Football is awesome. And so are the fans.


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RONVER Systems: the data storage people
RONVER Systems specializes in XL data storage solutions for the 'content/imaging' industry : print, video editing & archiving, surveillance-CCTV, medical and educational/government.
This year we are moving into oil&gas, GIS and pharma. Also large data consumers...
We design, develop, build, install, manage and maintain for and with our partners.
This year alone we added 6 solutions to our line of X3-solutions:
RONVER Systems has 17 years of experience and a long list of reference clients from all area's that use XL data storage like G-star, NATO, the EU Commission & Parliament, the Belgian Army & police,75%+ of Belgian printing and videohouses...
"Treat our customers like you'd want to be treated..." that's a tall order to live up to... we do it every day.
We provide solutions and we WILL ask difficult questions... about where your IT infrastructure is going in the next few years and beyond...
Call us with your challenges... we'll turn them into solutions...
In 2010 alone we've won 3 hospital projects, completed a 288TB video storage project with the EU Commission and a Leuven University project for storage for astronomy for the Herschel Space Observatory, launched by ESA. By 2012 we have 13 hospitals and medical references and counting... The EU has doubled all their storage to 1PB plus tape in 2013.
We implemented FibreChannel since 1997 and iSCSI since 2003. (see www.iscsinow.com where we managed a working solution with 15 brands and 75 participants)
As one of the largest Intel based server builders in the Benelux we represented the Belgian IPP's on the Intel Board of Advisors 2003-2009.
In 2008 RONVER Systems' X3-brand won the BEST BUY award from IT channel magazine Datanews for our range of NAS solutions ànd servers.
We combine excellent prices for worldclass components like Quantum, DotHill, Infortrend, Microsoft WSS, Emulex, Qlogic, ATTO technology, SONY, Qualstar,... with years of expert knowledge.


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Developer forums (C::B DEVELOPMENT STRICTLY!)
Plugins developmentAnything related to modifying or writing new plugins should be discussed here.
"ld.exe cannot find -lcodeblocks."
Also, there is no src\sdk\include but there is a src\include so i used that.
Personally with as annoying as vista is,
id just use the vista specific installer
At least then when you try to build codeblocks you will know your environment is properly set up.
With 08.02 we haven't shipped an SDK explicitly. But all you need to do it to link against the C::B DLL shipping with the binary and using the source code of the 08.02 source code provided for download. BTW: You need to link against the wx DLL, too most likely.
Seronis: Please, no flaming - I personally like Vista a lot. It's way better than XP IMHO - so you see, everyone has it's own experience. Flaming leads to nowhere.
Quote from: Seronis on May 13, 2008, 02:46:58 pmid just use the vista specific installerSeronis: Don't know how this will help a lot... He is trying to create a C::B plugin! Not just run C::B.Quote from: Seronis on May 13, 2008, 02:46:58 pmAt least then when you try to build codeblocks you will know your environment is properly set up.Probably that's another possibility: You can surely compile C::B from the sources yourself. You'll get all required libs in return plus a brand-new C::B which has already improved a lot again compared to 08.02... Your choice. ;-)
I tried linking with libcodeblocks.a and libwxscintilla.a and also put the directory it's in in the search directory, But it still doesn't work. Is that what you meant to link against?
I cant stand using it, but in its favor a majority of its issues is from programs written for XP being used on it. You just need to use software written specifically for Vista compatibility and you're good.


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What Are Wisconsin's Chances of Passing its New Marijuana Legalization Bill? The Leafly Cannabis Legalization Update
Happy 420, everyone! Today is a day for celebration, to commemorate how far we've come in cannabis progress, and to inspire us all moving forward. This week brings reexamination of policy for the cannabis industry, particularly in relation to federal banking and the New Jersey bar association. Georgia legislature took an enormous step forward by legalizing the use of cannabis oil, while the Idaho legislature took a step backward with their cannabis policy. Stay informed with the latest in cannabis legalization news:
U.S. Updates
Two years ago, Los Angeles voters passed Proposition D, which imposed strict regulations on medical marijuana clinics. At the time, 700 clinics were operating in the city limits. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer estimates that 500 of those clinics have since been closed, leaving about 120 clinics that meet the guidelines, but the city is constantly reevaluating the regulations. The California cannabis scene is in for some major changes before recreational can become a reality!
A House committee voted to make it a felony to use explosive gases to make hash oil at home, a move designed to increase safety measures after a string of explosions and injuries resulting from amateur hash oil production. There were at least 30 people in Colorado who were injured last year while trying to make hash oil, which can be a dangerous endeavor due to the use of butane or propane gas to separate the psychoactive material from the plants. The gases can pool and collect, and the slightest spark can set it off, triggering a severe explosion. Thanks for making the cannabis world a little safer, Colorado!
After a long and tumultuous journey, Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 1, known as the Haleigh's Hope Act, into law. There were many in attendance, including families touched by the disorders specified in the new law. Emotions were running high – Representative Allen Peake, who authored the bill, and Governor Deal both fought tears while discussing the impact of the bill.
Unfortunately, the bill does not offer specifications on where to acquire medicine. A company in Colorado has tentatively agreed to send cannabis extracts to Georgia, but, since the drug is not FDA-approved, it faces federal restrictions for transporting or being sent across state lines. Legalizing cannabis oil was a big step forward, but the journey is not over for Georgia yet!
Hawaiian legislators are facing down a deadline to finalize several bills, including House Bill 321 HD1 SD1, a measure to create a system of medical marijuana dispensaries for patients. The Senate has already passed the measure, and now the House and Senate must work together to draft rules and regulations (always a time-consuming and troublesome process). There are currently 13,000 patients on the islands who are mostly left to home cultivation or the black market. The bill would allow one license per county that permits two dispensary locations and one cultivation site.
In a move that saddened supporters and maddened advocates, Governor Butch Otter decided to veto a cannabis oil bill that would have allowed a low-THC cannabis extract to be used to treat certain disorders, particularly certain seizure disorders that are prevalent in children. Governor Otter instead said he would issue an executive order for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to study and possibly start an expanded research program on treatment-resistant epilepsy in children. It's mind-boggling that instead of embracing treatment that's been proven effective, Otter opts to delay progress while children needlessly suffer.
In an unexpected turn of events, the CEO for one of the companies who had applied for a medical marijuana cultivation permit died while his company was in the process of suing the state. Andrew James, who was also an attorney, served as the CEO for PMRx. The company sued the state of Illinois after being rejected on the basis that the committee wasn't following their own licensing guidelines when scoring applicants. James was reportedly quite passionate about medical marijuana access, as evidenced by his legal fight to cultivate.
Talk about playing catch-up! Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley signed a medical marijuana initiative into law almost exactly one year ago, but the Maryland General Assembly repealed the prohibition on cannabis paraphernalia. The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission to implement a medical marijuana program has been delayed while hearing public testimony and updating regulations, the latest draft of which was released March 20, 2015. Medical marijuana legalized? Check. Cannabis decriminalized? Check. Paraphernalia decriminalization? Check and check. Now can we get some safe access?
A measure to allow pet owners to treat their pets with cannabis as recommended by their veterinarian has died after the bill's sponsor noted that the bill had become "too humorous." It's true – the piece of legislation became the butt of many jokes and punchlines, which was an unintended consequence for Senator Richard "Tick" Segerblom (D-Las Vegas). "Rather than let people make fun of it, let's move on," he said. He also noted that if recreational marijuana is legalized in 2016 (as it is expected to), treating pets with cannabis will be a non-issue – no bones about it!
The Compassionate Care Foundation, one of a very limited number of medical marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey, is facing off in court against claims that the company blocked employees from joining unions. With charges pending from the National Labor Relations Board, the dispensary owner, David Knowlton, can't find a lawyer due to major incongruent differences between state and federal laws.
State bar associations in states like Colorado and Nevada have altered their rules to permit attorneys to council clients involved in the cannabis industry, as long as they are advising their clients on strict compliance with the state law. New Jersey's bar association makes no such amendments, and professional conduct advises lawyers not to advise or assist clients to engage in conduct a lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, putting any potential lawyers in an ethical bind. This case could set a major precedent for cannabis on a federal level – can Knowlton find a lawyer to represent him?
MBank, the first and only bank to embrace the legalized cannabis industry, will be shutting down its cannabis accounts. When asked for comment, CEO Jef Banker said that the company did not "have the resources to manage the compliance needed for this industry." MBank reportedly has $165 million in assets and simply wasn't big enough to handle the government regulations imposed on businesses operating in the cannabis industry. This country's economy has everything to gain from cannabis legalization – we need to update federal banking policy to accommodate legal canna-businesses!
Controversy in cannabis town! Certain Washington cannabis producers have been accused of "spiking" their testing samples with extra hash and kief to increase the THC content listed in their testing data. Growers receive a higher fee for their crop if they have a higher THC percentage, which provides an incentive for test tampering. Some crops have been reported to have THC content of 30-40%, an impossibly high number. Another possibility is that the producers are cherry-picking the product sent to labs – the best buds get inspected, but don't reflect the rest of the crop. The Washington State Liquor Board has started a new "secret shopper" type program, testing retail cannabis at an independent lab to ensure the accuracy of the testing data.
Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) introduced a law to legalize the use of cannabis for medical and recreational purposes. Unfortunately, it appears unlikely that the bill will take hold in the staunchly conservative state, as Republicans control both chambers and there has been minimal support thus far. The bill would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to a half ounce of cannabis and would put a 25% excise tax on regulated producers, processors, and retailers. Rep. Sargent introduced a similar bill during the last legislative session – how's that for tenacity?
International Updates
Ever since the New South Wales Premier Mike Baird announced a $9 million clinical trial of medicinal cannabis in December, he has been inundated with pleas from families in similar predicaments, begging for a similar trial to be conducted in Queensland. After being moved by the plight of the people, Health Minister of Queensland Cameron Dick just confirmed that Queensland will be joining New South Wales and Victoria in conducting new clinical trials. These trials could set the groundwork for medical cannabis – fingers crossed!
During a legalization rally in Hyde Park for the joyous celebration of 4/20, more than 50 people were arrested for public consumption of cannabis. There had been 10,000 people at the rally, causing a cannabis cloud that could be smelled up to a half mile away, and with the cannabis laws fairly strict in the U.K., a number of protesters were arrested when police arrived towards the end of the rally.
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BuzzFeed Pairs 'Whorish' Headline With Conservative Blogger
When reporting on anything that could potentially be offensive, journalists typically take great care when pairing up images with words. But not today's BuzzFeed. Case in point, a Tuesday post by the fabulously named Rosie Gray. The post took a sampling of a conservative blogger's personal rant on the "sluts" who attended CPAC.
"Another Problem at Conservative Conference: Whorishness," blared BuzzFeed's headline of the item. It was paired with a large photo of Melissa Clouthier, the blogger who wrote the "sluts" rant. See the screen cap above.
In the full context of BuzzFeed's post, there's nothing wrong with paring that headline with that photo of Clouthier. But to an unwitting reader (and let's be honest, the unwitting reader has got to be at least 30 percent of BuzzFeed's audience) who simply takes a quick glance, it leaves the impression that Clouthier may be among the so called "whores."
We emailed Clouthier to see what she thought about her mug being set under that headline. "BuzzFeed is doing what they can for hits," she said, adding, "This is typical of the misogyny of the left and I'm used to it."
We're not sure if Gray is actually politically aligned with the left. We reached out to her for comment and will update if she responds.


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01 March 2017 by Jun Yang
Identification of a novel BMP signaling regulator to attenuate pulmonary arterial hypertension
Deficiency of bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor (BMPRII) signaling is causally implicated in the pathobiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Targeting of BMPRII signaling to improve the function of vascular endothelium could be desirable therapeutic intervention for PAH.
Heterozygous germline mutations of the BMP type II receptor are responsible for the majority of cases of heritable PAH and 15-40% idiopathic PAH. In this study we are aim to clarify the key target of BMPRII in pulmonary vasculature and apply into the drug screening. We identified that the Id (Inhibitor of DNA binding) family of basic-helix-loop helix proteins is a major transcriptional target of BMP signalling in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and is directly affected by mutations or deficiency of BMPR-II(QPCR). We are now employing genomic recombineering to generate a human Id1/3 promoter derived dual reporter in human embryonic stem cells derived vascular cells, and set up a platform with it to screen small molecules library to identify novel compounds for enhancing Id gene transcription in relevant cell types as potential therapies for PAH. Also we generated hESCs-R899X with CRISPR/Cas9 to demonstrate the effect of Heritable PAH (HPAH) bearing mutation on endothelial differentiation and tube formation. We demonstrated a BMP signaling up-regulator effectively rescued the expression of Apelin in heterozygous autologous cells by fluorescent immunostaining.
The combination of stem cell technology and cellular molecular mechanism of PAH enable the development of PAH targeted therapy.


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Purchasing a house is one of the largest investments you're ever likely to make. The standard mortgage payment ceiling is an astounding 28 percent of a homeowner's income.
With this much cash on the line it's only natural that you're looking for homes that don't require many repairs. It's a difficult task, as most houses need at least one thing fixed.
Many potential homeowners find their "dream home" soiled when they learn the house may have foundation problems. Fixing a foundation is possible, but very quickly gets expensive.
Understanding what you're up against when dealing with a foundation can help you decide whether a potential home is worth the investment.
Before you make an offer, check out our guide to deciding on homes that need a foundation repair.
Symptoms Of Foundation Problems
Foundation problems are difficult to identify to the untrained eye. Many are inconspicuous or small enough that homeowners can easily patch them prior to your walkthrough.
Knowing what to look for is the first step in financially protecting yourself. Let's run through some of the lesser known symptoms that indicate potential foundation repair:
- Misaligned Doors and Windows: Doors and windows that don't shut properly could indicate a shifting foundation.
- Sloping Floors or Staircases: Settling dirt ensures no floor is perfectly level. However, a severe slope or crooked staircase means fully releveling the foundation.
- Cracked Drywall and Uneven Walls: These symptoms appear due to individual sides of the home rising or falling.
- Foundation Cracks: Normally, large foundation cracks are simple enough to spot, but sometimes homeowners seal them with concrete.
You can probably see how easy homeowners have it disguising some of these symptoms. Drywall patching, sanding down doors, and new windows all can conceal larger issues without much effort from the seller.
It's always wise to outright ask the seller if the property has any foundation problems.
Dishonest sellers might tip their hand with a hesitation or contradiction, and reveal something you hadn't previously spotted.
So How Bad is Too Bad?
It depends on what problems you're looking at. If the floors are obviously sloped and the exterior foundation shows large cracks (more than 1/4 inch) than you can confidently assume the foundation needs work.
However, the exact amount of work it needs is not something the average person can discern. It's always wise to hire a professional to evaluate the homes you're serious about purchasing.
Home inspectors are your first line of defense against foundation issues. These jack of all trades inspectors can point out common problems, although that's about all.
If you suspect major foundation issues, even in the slightest, you're much better off hiring a structural engineer.
These engineers typically cost anywhere from $500-$1000 dollars for home inspections, but can save you thousands upon thousands of dollars in the long run.
Have the engineer go over any and all problem points in your home. If you decide to purchase the house anyway, you'll have someone to consult with who's familiar with the property.
We advise always taking the engineer's advice seriously, and getting a second opinion if you're wary of anything. Locking yourself into a 30-year money siphon is very possible with foundation issues.
So Should I Buy Despite The Foundation Repair?
This is the million dollar question. Is the home worth purchasing despite its foundation problems?
Unfortunately, the answer to this questions is only available on a case-by-case basis. The variables between homes are enormous, and what's right for one person isn't right for another.
The best we can do is explain the decision-making process. Consider these thoughts when deciding to purchase your new home.
How's Our Budget?
Many homebuyers make the mistake of only budgeting enough money for the initial home purchase. These are the people who max out their mortgage with zero foresight.
Buying a home with foundation issues means you absolutely must keep room in your budget for foundation repair.
When we say make room, we mean make a lot of room. Foundation repair is one of those projects where unexpected costs always arise.
Just rebuilding part of the foundation, without any other issues, costs into the tens of thousands of dollars.
What Does The Bank Think?
It's not terribly common, but some lenders won't approve your mortgage if the home has obvious structural issues.
No lender wants to sink money into a property that could potentially bankrupt the homeowner. Remember, the bank is gambling on your ability to pay back the loan.
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My thoughts collide with each other, circle and do it again. They dance and they mourn. They celebrate and they scream in anger. They go to the top of the mountain and crash to the bottom of the sea all in the span of seconds.
This was what used to happen every day in my brain. There were only a few ways I found to turn off these annoying, unproductive melees in my brain. I could sleep. I could work. I could eat.
These were my three ways of self-medicating. Notice prayer, worship or any connection with God wasn't in there.
The reason for this was somewhat skewed thinking. I knew these thoughts were not of God. They were from me predominantly. So it was up to me to squelch them or do something with them. But the more I tried the more bogged down I got.
Paul knew exactly what was going on in my puny brain. It's like he was reading my mind, which was really scary considering all the junk that was in there.
"I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God's law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?"1
The interesting thing about this scripture in Romans is that the war is in my mind. James alludes to this when he says, "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?"2
Paul says the victory comes through Jesus. "Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin."3
This was somewhat disconcerting as well. I already had Jesus. I already had the victory. But I had no idea of how to overcome my sinful nature that was causing tons of conflict in my mind.
The key for me was realizing something about my thoughts. At any given time I have three voices speaking in my mind—God, Satan and me.
I figured I really had no way of defeating the voice of Satan. I just had to ignore him. However, it is really, really hard to ignore the devil. He's a master at deception and enticement.
The temptations he would throw at me worked directly with my own brain to convince me of what I already wanted deep down inside.
Such as the time I walked into my local grocery store right after I had made the commitment to eat sugar-free, gluten-free. The first thing you walk by in this particular store is the donut case.
"In my head I heard, "You are tired. You are hungry. You can start that healthy eating thing tomorrow. A couple of cinnamon rolls will give you the energy you need."
My thoughts chimed in. "You really haven't eaten much today. No one will know if you start today or tomorrow. You need to eat to keep up your energy."
I had two cinnamon rolls in the plastic bag before I heard the still, small voice say to me quietly, oh so softly, "What are you doing?"
I said to myself, "I'm putting these back." And I put the bag in the pastry bin and went about shopping for the healthy food I went there for in the first place.
I realized at least three major things from that situation.
First, if I listen, God will prompt me to get my brain thinking in the right direction
Second, if given a chance, my thoughts will commensurate with what my emotions want over what I had decided is best for me.
Third, unless I take control of my thoughts, they will lead me astray.
Understanding these three things really helped define how I approach temptation.
First, I have to listen to God and then obey Him. I have to know His voice. He says, "My sheep hear My voice, I know them and they follow Me."4
It's very disconcerting if I hear His voice and then don't follow. Right there it says He knows me so He knows when He's talking to me and He knows when I hear but don't obey. What does that say about how I really feel about God?
Second, thoughts govern emotions, which govern behaviors. So, if my emotions are speaking louder than my thoughts, that means my thoughts are not firm and decisive.
I am still allowing my old way of thinking to lead. Usually that is emotional thinking, what I want in the moment, what I crave, what the natural man wants.
My human nature will always choose cinnamon rolls, always. I can rationalize myself into eating those any time, any place.
Doing that means I am conformed to the world, to my lower nature. My mind has not been renewed.5 I am not doing what is perfect in God's sight for me.
Third, my thoughts are like 20 two-year olds at a birthday party where the adults let them do whatever they want. On the flip side, it really doesn't work to command two-year olds to sit still for an hour or two. Neither scenario works.
Setting boundaries, having goals and plans does work.
Again Paul says we don't wage war as the world does but we have different weapons that demolish our strongholds, arguments, and pretensions set up against the knowledge of God. "We take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ."6
To take our thoughts captive we first must decide what God wants for our life. In the area of weight loss, we get His firm plan for us. We make decisions and set firm boundaries about what we will and won't eat. We set goals and make good plans so we have the right foods on hand.
Then when a stray thought comes into our mind we take it captive by telling ourselves, "that thought is against what God wants for my life. I will not allow it in my mind because I am a child of obedience."
There is no other way to take our thoughts captive than to know what God wants for us. When we have clear direction, it will calm the melee in our mind and allow us to think more clearly about what God really wants for our lives. And our emotions and behavior will fall in line.
How do you control your thoughts?
1 Romans 7:21-25 NLT
2 James 4:1 NKJV
3 Romans 7:25 NLT
4 John 10:27 NKJV
5 Romans 12:2 AMP
6 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Teresa Shields Parker is a wife, mother, business owner, speaker and author of Sweet Grace: How I Lost 250 Pounds and Stopped Trying to Earn God's Favor and Sweet Grace Study Guide: Practical Steps to Lose Weight and Overcome Sugar Addiction. Get a free chapter of her memoir on her blog at Teresa Shields Parker.com. Connect with her there or on her Facebook page.


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In 1981, the BBC aired a historical TV series called The Borgias, about Rodrigo Borgia, his successful bid to become Pope (Alexander VI), and his family in late 15th-century Rome. The show was widely considered to be rubbish, and was totally overshadowed by Brideshead Revisited going out at the same time on ITV, in which a young actor called Jeremy Irons was making his name.
Now, 30 years on, here's The Borgias (Sky Atlantic, Saturday), written by Neil Jordan and starring – as Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander VI – a much craggier Jeremy Irons. It's fun. And Irons is fabulous. His hollow hang-dog face may not look how you'd imagine Pope Alexander VI to have done. He certainly doesn't look anything like Cristofano dell'Atltissimo's portrait of him. But then, Jonathan Rhys Meyers in The Tudors didn't look anything like most people's idea of Henry VIII and that didn't really matter. What Irons lacks in physical weight, he makes up for in presence. It's a mesmerising performance – of a scheming, libidinous megalomaniac, but also a man who is aware of his faults, who carries not just the weight of the papal crown but the added burden of self-disgust. You might not feel sorry for him, but you do at least feel he is human.
There's certainly something of The Tudors in The Borgias. We're less than five minutes in before the first olive-skinned beauty is moaning away to the very unecclesiastical thrusts of Rodrigo's son Cesare. While Cesare's younger sister Lucrezia looks on through the window! That's not right, is it? Would you want to see your brother at it like that? But then again, maybe you would if you were Lucrezia. Anyway, there's plenty of how's-your-papa, though perhaps not to the porn-fest degree of The Tudors.
Violence too, a sword fight in the street, though no blood drawn yet. What's going on? I'm feeling let down. The first death – apart from that of Pope Innocent VIII, and his doesn't count because it's down to old age – is a long time coming and it's only a monkey that cops it. Ah, but then Cardinal Orsini (Derek Jacobi) starts frothing from the mouth at a feast. Frothing, gasping and bleeding, poisoned on Cesare's instructions. That's more like it, more like Borgia behaviour. It seems a shame to lose Jacobi so early, but he goes in fine style.
Yes, it's a romp, a potboiler. But there's a bit more to it than whey-hey, stick this in him, and that in her, pass the wine, roast the suckling pig, rig the election and bring on the girls. It's not just Carry on up the Tiber. (I think that was pretty much what the first one was, though I don't remember – like everyone else, I was watching young Jeremy in Brideshead on the other side.) There's more thought to this version, and attention to character. And Irons is proper.
On the subject of kissing rings (though I'm now not talking about the ones you wear on your fingers), why do television presenters turn into super sycophants as soon as Prince Charles walks into the room? Alan Titchmarsh was embarrassing recently. And now look at Paul Martin in Britain's Hidden Heritage (BBC1, Sunday). "Your Royal Highness, thank you for talking to me today, I know you're a very busy man," Martin snivels, before asking Charles what it is about Dumfries House that's so special to him.
Charles emits his aristocratic burble. "Well, I'd heard about this house, you see, um, that there was difficulty with it, and that they wanted to sell it, and find a solution, but unfortunately it didn't happen, and I remember trying for years before it actually came up for sale, as a problem, I tried to find a way of seeing if we could help sort it out, or find someone who might help, a sponsor, a donor, or whatever, but it was just such an enormous task…"
I don't think he even heard the question. He's certainly making no attempt to answer it, just rambling on about what he pleases. Time to bring him into line, interrupt him and get him on track, give him a proper Paxman grilling? Some chance. "Well I think you've done a wonderful job and that's down to your passion and your commitment," says Martin. Euurgh.