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Breakthrough Club is a social and vocational program for persons with a mental illness. WithEpiscopal Social Services (ESS), together, both entities are available to serve those who are poor and/or disabled by symptoms of mental illness.
Breakthrough Club continues to grow and remains a valuable resource for those living with mental illness in the Wichita community. Breakthrough Club developed out of the need to help persons who have mental illnesses improve the quality of their lives. Early leaders of the Breakthrough Club program decided to implement a clubhouse model program in Wichita, KS. The "clubhouse" model, started by Fountain House in New York City, caught their attention. The concept behind the clubhouse is that the staff and members are equal, sharing equal responsibility for the day to day functioning of the clubhouse. This is different than most rehabilitation programs because the clients are working through their mental illness with the support of staff and others who are experiencing the same difficulties.
Fountain House defines a clubhouse this way: "A clubhouse is committed to helping people with mental illness stay out of hospitals while achieving educational, financial and vocational goals. Responsibility for operation of the Clubhouse lies with the members and staff, who are engaged in all aspects of Clubhouse operation." It's our hope that when our members come on a daily, weekly or monthly basis that they feel personally invested in their recovery and in helping others recover. Breakthrough Club is the only accredited clubhouse in the State of Kansas.
The clubhouse model affirms the value of members and their ability to be part of a meaningful community regardless of mental illness.
The Four Guaranteed Rights of Membership are: • A right to a place to come • A right to meaningful relationships • A right to meaningful work • A right to a place to return
The club was originally part of Episcopal Social Services. In 1992 it became a freestanding non-profit organization modeled on the Fountain House "clubhouse model" concept in New York City. Breakthrough Club is fully accredited by the International Center on Clubhouse Development. In 2008, mental health funding was drastically cut in the state of Kansas and by local government agencies. Breakthrough Club lost 75% of its funding and had to drastically cut services. Today, after years of advocacy on the part of staff and members,Breakthrough Club enjoys the support of the State of Kansas through discretionary funding.
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Ban Gioc waterfall is the fourth largest border waterfall after Iguazu between Brazil and Argentina, Victoria between Zambia and Zimbabwe, and Niagara between Canada and the US. It is one of the 10 most spectacular waterfalls in the world, according to Touropia travel site.Ban Gioc waterfall
December comes signing the blooming season of wild sunflowers and buckwheat flowers stretching along the sides. Ban Gioc waterfalls are difficult to reach, however worth the trip because of itsabsolutely stunning scenery. To be assured, just book the private tour to this place .
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If you want to enjoy the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam, you should visit Mui Ne from December to April. In these months, the beach of Mui Ne is just amazing with yellow sand, blue water and clear sky. Tourists will have a great time lying on the beach under the palm trees; that will definitely be a memorable experience.
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Along with that, you should not miss many attractive sites in the 1st crowded people of Vietnam: City Hall of Ho Chi Minh People's Committee, Opera House, Central Post Office, Nha Rong Port, Ben Thanh Market and the Independence Palace. Recently, new projects such as Diamond Plaza, Bitexco Financial Tower, Saigon Trade Center are changing the trend as well as modern lifestyle of Saigon-Ho Chi Minh city. On the city outskirts, there are also prominent attractive sites with the famous destination is the Cu Chi Tunnels.
Why Did Jesus Tell His Disciples to Be Silent about His Identity?
One of the questions that has often perplexed me is why Jesus told his disciples not to reveal his identity. If he was truly the Messiah, and had come to save the people, why not shout it from the rooftops? Why be so seemingly secretive?
In Mark 8:27, Jesus famously asks his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" Some of the apostles said John the Baptist, others said Elijah, and still others said he was a prophet. But Peter answers, "You are the Christ." And according to Mark, Jesus "strictly charged them to tell no one about him" (v. 30).
Reason #1: Waiting for theRight Understanding
Recently I was reading Who Is Jesus ? (Darrell Bock), which is an excellent resource on contemporary studies of the historical Jesus. He offers two points to help explain Jesus' call to silence.
First, the disciples do not yet understand the identity of Jesus. They still have quite a bit to learn. Mark frequently shows the apostles (and the crowds) as confused and dumbstruck at the claims and actions of Jesus (e.g., Mark 1:27; 4:10-20, 41; 6:52).
The apostles were especially confused about his need to suffer, which is made clear in the ensuing passage. Jesus tells his apostles that he must suffer and die and then rise again after the third day. Peter immediately takes Jesus aside to rebuke him, but Jesus responds, "Get behind me Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man" (Mark 8:33).
Like the rest of the apostles, Peter failed to understand how the fate of Jesus related to his identity.What does this mean for the silence of the apostles? Bockexplains: "So the disciples are to wait on making this proclamation until they understand all that it truly means" (p. 102).
Reason #2: Avoiding a Roman Response
Second, if Jesus publicly proclaimed his Messiahship, he would have put himself at immediate risk before Rome. The Roman authorities decided who was king, and so the claim that Jesus was Messiah (or king)would have been a direct affront to their power. Jesus knew his primary mission was not to topple the physical kingdom of Rome, but to bring spiritual salvation.
Darrell Bock explains why a public proclamation that Jesus was the Messiah might have incited a Roman response:
" The messianic expectation at Qumran was of two messianic figures, a political deliverer and a priestly Messiah, with the priestly figure having the prominent role. So to utter Messiah to a Jewish public in the first century would generate one of these powerful images and potentially incite a Roman response. Given the variety of messianic conceptions, the exclusive emphasis on power, and the height of political expectation coming with the title Messiah, Jesus preferred to speak of the Son of Man and teach his disciples about the prospect of suffering, which they had not anticipated " (102-103).
As students reach adolescence, they are met with more rigorous intellectual content, a growing understanding and respect for the world around them, and a spirit of exploration.
As students reach adolescence, they are met with more rigorous intellectual content, a growing understanding and respect for the world around them, and a spirit of exploration. This adventuresome spirit is met by a full 7th grade curriculum. In history studies the students delve into the Renaissance, investigating this time period through biographies of the great – and sometimes not so great – men and women. The students grow in an understanding the age of exploration through the biographies of Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Zheng He, Henry the Navigator, and others, whose stories lead the students to see how complex our pasts are and how good men can do bad and bad men can do good. Looking into scientific growth and inventions of the Renaissance the students learn of Galileo, Kepler, Copernicus, Brahe, Gutenberg, and others who helped modern science take hold of minds and hearts. Finally, understanding the great thinkers and artists of this time gives the stories of da Vinci, Erasmus, Machiavelli, Michaelagelo, Durer, and others whose work we still admire and emulate today.
The seventh grader is a student of great extremes. Sometimes fiery, sometime icy, the science curriculum reflects this inner experience of the student. Chemistry studies circulate around acids, bases and salts, as well as combustion. Physics focus on optics, mechanics and electromagnetism. Life sciences gives the students a firm understanding of their bodies as we turn our eyes inward to Human Physiology. In all of these lesson there are elements that speak to the core of the student, be it the crystallizing of salt, reflected in the pure thinking of the student, the combustion of gases, reflected in the occasional "flare ups" of a 7th grader's social life, or the intense and then neutralizing effect acids and bases have on each other.
Math lessons give the students pre-algebra including studies of the metric system, ratios, exponents and square roots, and continued work with decimals, percentages and fractions. The students have a main lesson block in Algebra where graphing, solving for the unknown, positive and negative numbers, and word problems are introduced. In addition to this the students study geometry. In 6th Grade geometry focused on artistic forms and using tools to create images, while in 7th grade we get down to the barebones of geometry and focus on the mathematical aspect of this discipline.
Language arts in 7th Grade focuses on complex grammar and growing vocabulary. Students no longer write book reports – now they turn in well thought through essays focused on an aspect of a book read in class. Books read in 7th Grade include: The Outsiders by SE Hinton, I, Juan de Pareja, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, and short stories. The students also have a main lesson block focused on poetry entitled Wish, Wonder and Surprise wherein the class gains understanding and appreciation for poetry's place in human history, meter, rhythm, and how to write poems.
All of these lessons are supplemented with weekly classes in Spanish, Russian, Handwork, Woodwork, Orchestra, Instruments (woodwinds or stringed), PE, Latin and Study Hall.
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Mirko Vucinic has hailed the positive attitude of the Juventus squad as he feels every player puts the team's interests ahead of personal glory.
The Montenegro international netted the winner in the Old Lady's 2-1 Coppa Italia quarter-final win over AC Milan on Wednesday, but he insisted that it is not about personal success for anybody at Juve.
"There aren't any prima donnas at Juventus. Everyone here gives their all from the first minute until the last and helps out their team-mates," Vucinic was quoted as saying on the official Juventus website.
"It's our spirit that makes this team unique."
The attacker then went on to discuss his fitness and made it clear that he is on his way back.
"I'm still not at the top of my game, but my condition is improving, even if I'm still yet to get a full 90 minutes under my belt.
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So, Let's Talk About Edwin Jackson
After the Chicago Cubs missed out on Anibal Sanchez – tired of hearing that introductory clause yet? – or, more to the point, after the Chicago Cubs demonstrated a willingness to go after 28/29-year-old free agent starting pitchers who require a multiyear commitment, just about everyone had one name on their lips:
Edwin Jackson.
As I noted on Saturday, each of Bruce Levine, Paul Sullivan, and Gordon Wittenmyer suggested Jackson as the Cubs' next target, albeit with words like "could," "might," and "may." Given the superficial similarities between Sanchez and Jackson – they're both free agent right-handed starters, they'll both be 29 next season, they both are above-average starters, etc. – it's understandable that his would be the first name that came up. Indeed, I do hope the Cubs pursue him.
But Sanchez and Jackson are as noteworthy for their differences as they are for their similarities.
Jackson's Major League career ERA+ is 98. That means, for his career – which admittedly started at the tender age of 19 (yes, he was a super-prospect) – Jackson's performance has been below average (ERA+ is adjusted for ballpark and league, and is scaled such that 100 is average). Even in his best years, from 2009 to 2012, his ERA+ is just 106. Above average, sure, but hardly more than what you'd want from, say, your number three or four starter. Heck, on a very good team, that might be what you want out of the guy at the back-end. Sanchez's career ERA+ is 110.
Further, WAR says that, while Sanchez has been worth a lofty 4.4 and 3.8 wins in 2011 and 2012, the season in which he really broke out, Jackson was worth slightly less, at 3.9 and 2.7.
And, while Sanchez just re-signed long-term with the second team he's played for (the team to which he was traded by the only other team he'd ever played for), Jackson is seeking his seventh team in the last six years. Is that meaningful? Is it just a career fluke? Maybe. But it's noteworthy.
The point of this exercise, of course, is not to diminish Jackson – he's a fine pitcher, and we'll get to that – but instead to point out that it is not as if Jackson is simply a perfect Sanchez replacement. The latter is six months younger, has been more productive recently, and looks poised to be a front of the rotation type. The latter is a solid, relatively consistent middle of the rotation type.
To his credit, Jackson's xFIP (which judges a pitcher's performance only on those things he can control, and normalizes for home runs (which tend to fluctuate wildly, year to year)), has been a very solid 3.71, 3.73, 3.79 each of the last three years, despite ERAs of 4.47, 3.79, and 4.03. In other words, he may have been a fair bit better than his ERA says he was. His walk rate has been decreasing over that stretch, and his strikeout rate has been a touch higher than his career mark. Those are good signs.
And that three year stretch comes on the heels of his 3.62 ERA, 125 ERA+ 2009 All-Star season. So, let's not be totally unfair: he's been a good pitcher the last four years.
Against that backdrop, do you want Jackson in your rotation? Of course. Most teams would.
The price, however, is the question. Jackson went into free agency last year expecting his first big pay day, saw the market dry up, and had to settle with a one-year, $11 million deal with the Nationals. After the 2012 season, when confronted with the choice of offering Jackson a qualifying one-year, $13.5 million contract so that they could secure a draft pick if he signed elsewhere, the Nationals elected not to do so. In other words, they feared his market might be such that he would accept the one-year, $13.5 million offer. That was either a huge mis-read of the market by the Nationals, or an indication of where Jackson's price ceiling is going to fall.
The Padres have reportedly been negotiating extensively with Jackson on a three-year deal, believed to be in the $12 million per year range (though the seriousness of those discussions is subject to some debate). The Rangers, among other teams, are believed to be interested, and Jackson is believed to prefer a four or five-year deal.
You don't need me to explain why the Cubs would be very interested at just three years and $36 million, assuming they have interest in Jackson at all. In other words, absent some physical or clubhouse issue to which we're not privy, I can't fathom Jackson is going to sign for so little. In that price range, I'd be very upset if the Cubs weren't heavily involved – especially considering that the Padres, like the Cubs, are a rebuilding organization.
But should the Cubs up the ante to four or five years, and $13 or $14 million? You could certainly make the argument, given Jackson's durability (he's thrown more than 189 innings each of the last four years), that he'd be worth that investment. He's not a difference-maker in the way Sanchez could have been, but he could be a part of the Cubs' next competitive rotation. With Jackson in place through, say 2016, the Cubs would have a fair excuse to push to lock up Matt Garza for the same range, and they would then have Garza, Jackson, and Jeff Samardzija all in place for their likely next competitive window. A great team would need another starter (preferably an ace), but that's not a bad pitching core.
I guess, at bottom, I'd like to see the Cubs involved here for all of the same reasons I wanted to see them involved in Sanchez, even if I don't think Jackson is quite the pitcher that Sanchez is.


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text: Steve Ballmer's retirement wasn't the only big news for Microsoft. Jon Roskill, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, stepped down from his post. Before succeeding former Microsoft channel chief Allison Watson in 2010, he served as corporate vice president of Microsoft's Business and Marketing organization as well as general manager of Microsoft's Server and Developer Tools division. Roskill's new role at Microsoft has not been announced.


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All-in-one cabbage with beans & carrots
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 10 mins
Perfect with chicken or fish, there's no need to serve another side with this medley on the table
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal169
- fat8g
- saturates3g
- carbs15g
- sugars8g
- fibre0g
- protein10g
- salt1.17g
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- 25g butter
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 4 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into small chunks
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- 1 Savoy cabbage, quartered, cored and shredded
- 400g can haricot bean, washed and drained
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Heat the butter in a wide saucepan. Add the bacon and carrots, then sizzle for 3-4 mins until the bacon starts to crisp. Stir in the cabbage, cook for 2 mins until wilted, then add the beans. Pour over the stock, then simmer for about 5 mins until the beans are hot and the carrots are just cooked.
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23rd Aug, 2014
Very easy and quick to prepare. I use olive oil and fennel seeds instead of butter and have also used chorizo instead of bacon. Works wonderful! Also a glass of white wine before the stock. Can even add smoked or white fish (passed in the oven for 5' and flaked) at the end. Once you've tried once the variations seems to be endless.
23rd Sep, 2012
I made this dish last night for a dinner party for 12 people - everyone absolutely loved it - I tripled the recipe but as I had used a very large cabbage - there was lots left in the pan - so today I have fried some and had with pickle for lunch and will make soup with the rest. I served it with fillet of beef, Healthy dauphinoise potatoes recipe and a sylabub, cheese board, coffee & chilli chocolate.
7th Jan, 2012
Fantastic recipe and so simple. I followed the recipe but didn't have all the exact ingredients so used what I had in as replacements: Parma ham & butter beans. I added spring onions as per someone else's suggestion. I served it with oven baked haddock (a recipe taken from this site) that had a garlic Mayo, breadcrumb/ lemon crust and the match was fantastic, my guests said that the dish was bursting with flavour with every mouthful. I'm not a particularly good cook so to have feedback like that has really boosted my confidence.


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During the entire month of October, restaurants from across the city of Vancouver will offer special 3 for $23 menus that showcase what they do best. That means it can be the traditional three-course meal of an appetizer, entrée, and dessert, or eateries can take a more unique approach by mixing in craft drink pairings, a variety of small plates, and other options. Feeling ambitious (and hungry)? This year, 31 restaurants are participating—that's one menu to try each day of the month!...More
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The 81st Annual Klamath Basin Potato Festival is October 19 - 20 in Merrill, Oregon. The 'Spud Bowl' is at Lost River High School Friday night. On Saturday, the Parade begins at 11 a.m., featuring our Potato Festival Queen and Court, high school bands and many others. Afterward there is a FREE BBQ with BBQ beef and locally grown baked potatoes, exhibits and vendors, arts and crafts, as well as a beer garden featuring several craft brews and live music. This historical community festival is a great experience for all ages...More


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text: What This Fall Means to Spring November 13, 2009 10:18 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Charlene Finck Farm Journal Editor Email Charlene Finck On the way into town this morning, my youngest, Elizabeth, proclaimed that the ruts cut in a newly harvested field we were driving by would be great in a game of hide-and-seek. I promised her that was about all they're good for! I'd just been looking at those same ruts, hoping the weather holds out for some aggressive fall tillage. In central Missouri, we went from praying for a late frost to praying for an early hard freeze in about seven days. We weren't alone. An early frost and weeks of dreary, rainy weather slammed much of the heartland. In the midst of those soggy days, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie called to say he was giving his guys the green light to tear up their fields to get the crop out. Harvest was running terribly late, and there was too much at risk to not mud out the crop. The end of the 2009 harvest spells the beginning of the 2010 crop. Field fixes top the to-do list, whether they get done this fall or next spring. In many cases, that will involve tillage that goes beyond business as usual. No matter what, Ferrie reminds us, the seedbed has to be as sacred as possible when the planter rolls—especially for corn. Accomplishing that might mean sneaking in this winter to do tillage, switching your crop rotation or tweaking your nitrogen plan to compensate for the carbon penalty you'll pay with extra residue piled on fields in the spring. To help you get your crop off to a high-yield start in 2010, we're hosting a Winter Semester of the Farm Journal Corn College and a Planter Clinic. You can learn more at the Corn College blog at www.FarmJournal.com. Charlene Finck, Editor, firstname.lastname@example.com Back to news


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1983: Cab Calloway
Baltimore bred Cab Calloway's career took him from the Druid Hill Park neighborhood to the glittering heights of the Big Band era. He starred on Broadway and in the movies. Here he sings "Minnie The Moucher" one of his biggest hits at the Eubie Blake Jazz Festival, held at the Pavillion on Pier Six.
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Here is a crazy thought, especially from someone who writes about food and health for a (partial) living. Maybe your diet is not that important after all. For many years, researchers have been desperately searching for dietary determinants of health within the populations of developed countries. They spend countless hours poring over swathes of data, picking apart minute differences in the macronutrient breakdown of people's diets. Detailed epidemiological studies are conducted to investigate
One Size Fits All
Jul 06, 2018
Carbs, Carbs, Carbs I am a middle aged man who loves carbs. Yet somehow, I don't have Type 2 Diabetes or cancer. Strangely however, I do not feel that my diet holds a magical secret. I feel no desire to share the details of it with the world. I do not feel qualified to give anyone dietary advice based on the things that I eat, because I appreciate that I am different to other people. There are a million genetic, lifestyle and physiological factors that mean that what works for me, might not
Thermidor - Part 2
Jun 23, 2018
Welcome back. About time. What you been messing around at? Oh, nothing. Just off in that there London, after being nominated for two prestigious food writing awards. Yeah, you lost them both. Ha. Loser. Thanks. You do know that our book was the only one up for two separate awards, after being chosen out of a list of hundreds by a panel of expert food writers. They said it was 'startling and important'. Whatevs. Donald Trump becoming US president was startling and important. I'm pretty sure
Thermidor - Part 1
Jun 07, 2018
I didn't really think much about it at the time, but a while ago I starting getting called a Neo-Marxist on Twitter. In fact, along with Captain Science, I was painted as the head of a vast Neo-Marxist conspiracy, mainly comprised of people criticising pseudoscience and dietary extremism. And a small number of Twitter users seemed to be very cross about it. I thought this was a little strange, especially given that I was not really sure what a Neo-Marxist was. Even now I am not 100% clear on


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Victim of I-894 semi crash identified
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The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office has identified a man killed after his truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer in Greenfield Monday.
Spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin said Benjamin Jones, 38 of Big Bend, was killed in a crash on Interstate 894 just south of Ryan road.
The front half of the pickup truck became wedged underneath the rear of the trailer. Emergency crews were able to remove the pickup around 8:30 a.m., and the driver a few minutes later.
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin said the medical examiner pronounced Jones dead at 10:30 a.m.
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text: Types of Anesthesia During surgery, you will be given some form of anesthesia -- medicine administered for the relief of pain and sensation during surgery. The type and dosage of anesthesia is administered by the anesthesiologist. When a patient faces surgery, he/she will meet with the anesthesiologist before the procedure. The anesthesiologist will review the patient's medical condition and history to plan the appropriate anesthetic for surgery. There are various forms of anesthesia. The type of anesthesia you will receive will depend on the type of surgery and your medical condition. Usually, an anesthesiologist will administer a sedative in addition to the anesthetic. The different types of anesthesia are as follows: Local anesthesia - local anesthesia is medicine given to temporarily stop the sense of pain in a particular area of the body. A patient remains conscious during a local anesthetic. For minor surgery, a local anesthetic can be administered via injection to the site. However, when a large area needs to be numbed, or if a local anesthetic injection will not penetrate deep enough, physicians may resort to regional anesthetics. Regional anesthesia - regional anesthesia means numbing only the portion of the body which will be operated on. Usually an injection of local anesthetic is given in the area of nerves that provide feeling to that part of the body. There are several forms of regional anesthetics, two of which are described below: Spinal anesthetic - often used for lower abdominal, pelvic, rectal, or lower extremity surgery. This type of anesthetic involves injecting a single dose of the anesthetic agent directly into the spinal cord in the lower back, causing numbness in the lower body. Epidural anesthetic - this anesthetic is similar to a spinal anesthetic and also is commonly used for surgery of the lower limbs and during labor and childbirth. This type of anesthesia involves continually infusing drugs through a thin catheter that has been placed into the space that surrounds the spinal cord in the lower back, causing numbness in the lower body. General anesthesia - general anesthesia causes a patient to be unconscious during surgery. The medicine is either inhaled through a breathing mask or tube, or administered through an intravenous line -- a thin plastic tube inserted into a vein (usually in the patient's forearm). A breathing tube may be inserted into the windpipe to maintain proper breathing during surgery. Once the surgery is complete, the anesthesiologist ceases the anesthetic and the patient wakes up in the recovery room. About your anesthesiologist Anesthesiologists are the physicians trained to administer and manage anesthesia given during a surgical procedure. They are also responsible for managing and treating changes in your critical life functions -- breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure -- as they are affected by the surgery being performed. Further, they immediately diagnose and treat any medical problems that might arise during and immediately after surgery. Prior to surgery, the anesthesiologist will evaluate the patient's medical condition and formulate an anesthetic plan which takes that patient's physical condition into account. It is vital that the anesthesiologist know as much about your medical history, lifestyle, and medications as possible. Some particularly important information he/she needs to know includes the following: Reactions to previous anesthetics - If you have ever had a bad reaction to an anesthetic drug, you need to be able to describe exactly what the reaction was and what your specific symptoms were. Give the anesthesiologist as much detail as possible, such as you felt nauseated when you woke up or the amount of time it took you to wake up, etc. Current herbal supplements - Certain herbal products, commonly taken by millions of Americans, can cause changes in heart rate and blood pressure, and may increase bleeding in some patients. The popular herbs gingko biloba (an herb used for many conditions associated with aging, including poor circulation and memory loss), garlic (an herb often used for cardiovascular conditions and to help prevent colds, flu, and other infectious diseases), ginger, and ginseng (used as a general tonic to increase overall body tone; considered helpful in elevating energy levels and resistance to stress) may lead to excess blood loss by preventing blood clots from forming. In addition, St. John's wort (a popular herb used for mild to moderate depression) and kava kava (another popular herb used for depression and to elevate mood) may prolong the sedative effect of the anesthetic. The American Society of Anesthesiologists advises patients planning to have surgery to stop taking all herbal supplements at least two to three weeks prior to surgery to rid the body of these substances. Known allergies - Discussing any known allergies with the anesthesiologist is very important, as some anesthetic drugs trigger cross-allergies, particularly in persons who have allergies to eggs and soy products. Allergies to both foods and drugs should be identified. Recent and/or current prescription and over-the-counter medications - It is also important to let your surgeon and anesthesiologist know about both prescription medications and over-the-counter medications you are taking, or have recently taken. Certain prescription medications, such as coumadin, a blood thinner, must be discontinued for some time prior to surgery. In addition, as many people take a daily aspirin to prevent heart attack, and certain dietary supplements, physicians need to be aware of these habits, as they can prolong bleeding and interfere with muscle relaxants used by anesthesiologists. Cigarette smoking and drinking - Cigarette smoking and alcohol can affect your body just as strongly (and sometimes more strongly) than many prescription medications you may be taking. Because of the way cigarettes and alcohol affect the lungs, heart, liver, and blood, these substances can change the way an anesthetic drug works during surgery. It is important to let your surgeon and anesthesiologist know about your past, recent, and current consumption of these substances prior to surgery. Undergoing surgery can be a good motivator to quitting smoking. Most hospitals are smoke-free and physicians, nurses, and other health professionals will be there to give you support. In addition, you will heal and recover faster, especially in the incision area, or if your operation involves any bones. Quitting smoking also reduces your risk of heart disease and cancer. Use of street drugs(such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, etc.) - Patients are often reluctant to discuss matters of illegal drug consumption, but you should remember that all conversations between you and your surgeon and anesthesiologist are confidential. It is crucial that he/she know about your past, recent, and current consumption of these substances. It is important to keep in mind that the only interest your physician has in this information is learning enough about your physical condition to provide you with the safest anesthesia possible. Meeting the anesthesiologist before the surgery Because anesthesia and surgery affect every system in the body, the anesthesiologist will conduct a preoperative interview. Sometimes this is done in person; in other cases, the anesthesiologist will interview you over the telephone. During this interview, the anesthesiologist will review your medical history, as well as discuss the information mentioned above. He/she will also inform you about what to expect during your surgery and discuss anesthetic choices with you. If you have not personally met during the preoperative interview, the anesthesiologist will meet with you immediately before your surgery to review your entire medical history as well as results of any medical tests previously conducted. By this time, he/she will have a clear understanding of your anesthetic needs. How are other existing pre-existing medical conditions handled during surgery? If you have a pre-existing medical condition such as diabetes, asthma, heart problems, arthritis, etc., your anesthesiologist will have been alerted to this and will be well prepared to treat these conditions during your surgery, as well as immediately afterward. Anesthesiologists are trained to handle sudden medical problems related to the surgery, as well as any chronic conditions that may need attention during the procedure. How is the patient's condition monitored during surgery? Monitoring is one of the most important roles the anesthesiologist handles during surgery. Second by second observation of even the slightest changes in a wide range of body functions gives the anesthesiologist a tremendous amount of information about the patient's well-being. In addition to directing your anesthesia, the anesthesiologist will manage vital functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, heart rhythm, body temperature, and breathing. He/she will also be responsible for fluid and blood replacement, when necessary. Sophisticated technology is used to monitor every organ system and its functioning during surgery.


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If you are looking for some inspirational videos to celebrate Earth Day 2012, here are a few that are short and provide some moving messages on the environment and business sustainability.
Earth Day Video: This short five minute inspirational video was produced by the Bio Engineering Group and was developed in honor of Earth Day 2011. A great intro or ending to a sustainability presentation.
TED Talk: William McDonough: A 20 minute TED talk by William McDonough, author of Cradle to Cradle.
11th Hour: Compilation: This 13 minute compilation of The 11th Hour movie shows some good highlights from the movie which address the issues of a sustainable future on Earth.


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Many Missouri farmers are members of locally owned or regional agricultural cooperatives. Cooperatives are unique in that the owners are also the patrons of the business. The cooperative's purpose is to provide. marketing or supply services to its farmer-owners. Farmers act collectively in this manner to get better terms of trade for their products and to provide themselves services and supplies at cost. Cooperatives often implement the cooperative principle of "service at cost" by refunding earnings to patrons.
It is important that agricultural producers know how cooperatives are taxed, because taxation affects the amount and type of refund distributed. The cooperative's goal is to enhance the financial well-being of its owners as producers, not as investors. Thus, a cooperative is appropriately viewed as an extension of a producer-owner's farming operation. This concept is crucial to understanding how the Internal Revenue Code applies to farmer cooperatives.
The development of cooperative tax law represents attempts over the past few decades to bring together a set of tax rules that reflects the reality of the cooperative business world. The principle sources of cooperative tax law are located in the Internal Revenue Code, which we will call the "Code" in this guide. The sections covering cooperative taxation are Section 521 and Sections 1381-1833 in Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code. Corresponding Treasury Regulations are 1.521 and 1.1381-1.1388.
This guide presents an overview of how agricultural cooperatives are taxed. Always seek competent tax and legal counsel for specific advice.
Cooperatives are taxed just as any other business corporation is taxed, except that the IRS allows certain deductions from otherwise taxable cooperative income. The co-op can take deductions if it meets certain Code requirements. The way in which the co-op distributes net margins also determines allowable deductions. Cooperative net margins may be distributed as cash patronage refunds, noncash patronage refunds, dividends on capital stock and unallocated equity. This guide discusses each of these distribution methods and the requirements necessary for allowable deductions. It also analyzes their tax effect on a cooperative and its patrons.
Cash patronage refund distribution is the most direct way cooperatives implement the principle of service at cost. The amount of the cash patronage refund distributed is generally based on how much business the member conducted with the cooperative during the fiscal year. If the cooperative meets Code requirements, it may deduct the cash patronage refund from its net income in the year in which the income was earned. The patron must include the patronage refund in his or her taxable income in the year he or she receives it.
The co-op must determine cash patronage refund on the basis of the quantity or value of business done with or for the patron. The refund must be made under the co-op's obligation to pay the amount according to provisions within a contract with the patron, the cooperative's bylaws or state law.
Cooperatives also implement the principle of service at cost by distributing a portion of net income to patrons through noncash patronage refunds. The cooperative retains the actual dollar amount by distributing net margins to its equity account. It allocates this net income to patrons based on the proportionate amount (dollar or physical quantity) of business the patron conducts with the cooperative. This equity in the cooperative is called "allocated savings" or "allocated equity." In a subsequent year, the cooperative will redeem these allocations to patrons in cash. In this manner, the cooperative maintains necessary equity financing but still allocates net savings to patrons.
Noncash patronage refunds usually take one or both of two forms: qualified notices of allocation and nonqualified notices of allocation. The Code treats each differently.
If a cooperative meets certain requirements in the Code, it may issue noncash patronage refunds in the form of "qualified" notices of allocation. The cooperative may deduct the dollar amount represented by this notice from net income for the year in which it earned the income. This is called a "current deduction." The patron who receives a qualified notice of allocation must include the dollar amount in his or her taxable income for the year in which he or she received the notice.
Co-ops must meet several requirements before written notices of allocation are "qualified" and, hence, tax deductible in the year the income was earned. First, the co-op must pay at least 20 percent of the amount of the allocation in money or by qualified check. The Congressional intent surrounding the 20 percent figure was twofold:
Second, the co-op must meet one of two additional conditions. Either the patron must have an opportunity to cash the refund in total within 90 days after the allocation is made, or the patron must consent to have the allocation treated as having been distributed to and received by him and then reinvested back into the cooperative.
By consenting to this treatment, the patron, in effect, agrees to include in the current year of allocation the total face amount of his or her patronage refunds in his or her gross income as ordinary income. The patron may consent in any of three ways.
By consenting, the patron is viewed as having received the total amount of the refund (cash and noncash) and has reinvested the noncash portion on a voluntary basis. The patron must include the total amount of the refund, cash and noncash, in his or her taxable income for the year he or she receives it.
When the cooperative fails to meet the requirements for issuing qualified notices of allocation, it issues noncash patronage refunds in the form of "nonqualified" notices of allocation. The cooperative must include the face amount of the nonqualified allocation in its taxable income in the year of allocation. However, in a subsequent year when the allocated savings represented by the nonqualified notice are revolved out or redeemed in cash to the patron, the cooperative may treat this equity redemption in either of two ways for income tax purposes. The cooperative may calculate its tax in the year of equity redemption as the lesser of:
In the year in which the allocated equity represented by nonqualified notices of allocation is redeemed, the patron must include the face amount in his or her taxable income.
If a cooperative meets certain requirements in Section 521 of the Code, it is allowed further deductions from otherwise taxable income. The criteria for such treatment are as follows:
Once a cooperative meets these requirements, it is called a 521 cooperative and is allowed certain additional deductions from its otherwise taxable income. These deductions are:
Net margins not distributed to patrons are distributed to a co-op equity account called "unallocated savings" or "unallocated equity." This is equity that will not be redeemed in cash to patrons in the future. These net margins are fully taxable at corporate tax rates.
A non-521 cooperative may pay patronage refunds to all patrons or only to member-patrons. If earnings from nonmember business are not returned to nonmember patrons on a patronage basis, the cooperative pays corporate income tax on these earnings. Typically, nonmember earnings not distributed as patronage refunds are distributed to unallocated equity.
Often, cooperatives will distribute net margins as nonqualified notices of allocation and to unallocated equity to purposely create a potential tax liability that can be substantially charged off through investment tax credits.
Because of the complexity of Code treatment of cooperative income, it is helpful to illustrate agricultural cooperative taxation with numerical examples. Below are three examples.
Situation 1Non-521 Cooperative. Only Qualified Notices of Allocation for noncash patronage refunds.
In this example, the cooperative has net margins of $150,000 before patronage and taxes. Of this income, $125,000 was earned from patronage. The cooperative makes a $30,000 distribution as cash patronage refunds and a $70,000 distribution as qualified notices of allocation. Note that the 20 percent minimum cash requirement is met ($30,000 ÷ [$30,000 + $70,000] = 30 percent) for qualifying the notices of allocation. The cooperative may deduct both the $30,000 and $70,000 from its $150,000 net income, giving taxable income to the cooperative of $50,000. The after-tax remainder of this $50,000 is distributed to unallocated equity.
Patrons receiving the cash patronage refunds and the qualified notices must include such face amounts in their taxable income in the year they receive the distribution.
Situation 2Non-521 Cooperative, Cash Patronage Refunds, Qualified Notices of Allocation Issued, Nonqualified Notices of Allocation Issued and Redeemed, and Capital Stock Dividends.
In this example, because nonqualified notices of allocation are redeemed, the tax liability of the cooperative may be calculated in two different manners.
Cooperative patrons shall include in their taxable income the amount of nonqualified notices of allocation redeemed to them in cash in the year of receipt in addition to the cash patronage refunds and qualified notices of allocation received by them.
Situation 3521 Cooperative, Cash Patronage Refunds, Qualified Notices of Allocation Issued, Nonqualified Notices of Allocation Issued, Nonqualified Notices of Allocation Redeemed, Capital Stock Dividends Issued.
The taxable income and income tax is calculated in this example as in Example 2 with the exception that the capital stock dividends are deductible because this is a Section 521 cooperative.
The agricultural cooperative is appropriately viewed as an extension of the producer-members' own farming operations. A cooperative operates at cost by funneling earnings to its patrons. That way, the cooperative has no real income to be taxed. As such, patrons should realize these cooperative earnings are taxable income. However, because cooperatives retain earnings for equity financing and because the Code imposes requirements to ensure co-ops follow cooperative principles, the question, "What cooperative income is taxable?" can become quite complex.
Generally, cash patronage refunds and the face amount of qualified notices of allocation are deductible from the cooperative's net margins in the year they are earned. They are taxable to the patron in the year the refunds are received. Patronage refunds distributed through nonqualified notices of allocation can be included as cooperative taxable income in the year distributed. They are deductible, however, from a cooperative's taxable income in a subsequent year when the refund is redeemed to the patron. The patron treats the patronage refund evidenced by the nonqualified notice of allocation as taxable income in the year in which the refund is redeemed.
Whether a cooperative can or desires to meet the requirements for "qualifying" its written notices of allocation is a decision that should be made in light of what best meets the needs of the cooperative as a business and of the members as producers. Each has different tax consequences. It is allowable to qualify a portion of an allocation and not the remainder. The decision to "qualify" or "nonqualify" will depend on the cash needs and tax rates facing the cooperative and its members at the time of distribution.
A more exhaustive discussion of cooperative taxation is contained in "Legal Phases of Farmer Cooperatives, Part II — Federal Income Taxes," FCS Information 100, pp. 354 et seq. For a copy of this publication write to: Agricultural Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Two separate airstrikes in Yemen's south killed seven suspected militants Saturday, a Yemeni security official said.
The official said three suspected militants were killed when an airstrike hit their vehicle north of Ahwar town, in the southern Abyan province. The other airstrike hit a gathering of militants in the same region, killing four, the official said.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. It was not clear if the airstrikes were carried out by U.S. drones, commonly used to target suspected militants in Yemen, or government jets.
The U.S. considers al-Qaida's Yemeni branch to be its most dangerous. The Yemeni government has waged repeated offensives to try to drive them out of the south.
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Debate decorum: Barring media in Manchester
October 21. 2013 9:40PM
Last week's Manchester mayoral debate was sponsored by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and held at the N.H. Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College. It was the chamber's debate, and officials there decided not to allow the media to record the event or broadcast it live, as was done in 2011. That was a disservice to the people of the city.
The chamber allowed only the city government, through its public access TV channel, to record the debate. When local talk radio host Rich Girard tried to broadcast the debate, chamber marketing director Gemma Waite French told him no because it would be "disruptive to our program."
But many events at the IOP are recorded, sometimes by network TV crews. Chamber President Robin Comstock wrote in an email to Girard (posted on his website) that his broadcast of the 2011 mayoral debate prompted the change. She said audience members found the background noise he generated "agitating."
A better response from the chamber would have been to work with Girard to eliminate the disruption, not to bar media broadcasts.


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- 1. Approval of the April 07, 2011 Meeting Minutes
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Before last night, the North Adams Rams had not lost an SCAA-conference match.
The last time they faced the Camden-Frontier�Redskins, they won handily.
The second matchup, in Camden, yesterday, did follow suit, as the Redskins, once again, beat a team that had defeated them earlier in the season.
"I'd say it was a big win," Camden coach Dawn Follis said. "You always want to peak toward the end of the season."
The Redskins swept the Rams in three games; 25-23, 25-14, 25-14.
"It is a really big win for us," Camden senior Ariel Williams said. "We have not won against�them in years. We've been preparing for them for a while."
The opening match was the only set that was close, as the two teams tied at 20 before Camden secured the victory.
'We were missing our senior leader," North Adams coach Kelsey Cortright said. "They needed more confidence."
In games two and three the Redskin hitters opened up�and launched a full-on assault on the Rams' defense.
"They came out swinging," North Adams senior Regan Rhoades said.
Kasey Follis, Kelsea McNeil, Marrisa Curry, and Hailey Lawson�combined for�29 kills, most of which came in games two and three.
"Once we get going, we start to hit harder," McNeil said.
The offensive spread came as a pleasant surprise to coach Follis, given the Rams' solid defense and coaching.
"Anytime you play North Adams it's a dogfight," Follis said.
Other notable Redskin performances came from Ariel Williams (16 assists), Kendall Cooney (10 digs), and Elli Spieth (10 digs)
"It was a complete team win," Dawn Follis said.
For the Rams, Kayla Blevins led the team with 8 kills, 11 digs and 2 blocks. Regan Rhoades had 11 digs, while Allie Lynch had 13 assists and 5 digs. Taylor Evans also had 4 kills.
"We played really hard," Cortright said. "I am not disappointed."
With the loss, the Rams are now 9-1 in the league, and 11-9-1 overall.
The Rams and Redskins both play on Saturday at the "Think Pink" tournament in Jonesville.
Redskins rout Rams
Before last night, the North Adams Rams had not lost an SCAA-conference match.


text: Harvest of Empire is based on the ground-breaking book by award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan González. Featuring real life stories and rare archival footage, Harvest of Empire is a gripping documentary that reveals the political and social roots that have driven millions to migrate from Latin America to the United States. At a time of heated and divisive debate over federal immigration policy, producers Eduardo López and Wendy Thompson-Marquez felt it was important to offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the enormous sacrifices and rarely-noted triumphs of the millions of Latino immigrants who are transforming the cultural and economic landscape of the nation.


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- $59.50 for one ticket to The Who and one drink
- With special guests Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- When: Sunday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m.
- Where: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
- Seating: Lower Level end sections or Upper Level
- Door time: 6:30 p.m.
- Full offer value includes ticketing fees
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The Who Hits 50!
- The Who at 1 (1964): Mods playing rhythm and blues with an element of danger. Pete Townshend smashes his first guitar by accident at the Railway Hotel in Harrow, in the process igniting one of the most exciting live acts ever. One week later at the same venue, Keith Moon smashes in drum kit in solidarity.
- The Who at 2 (1965): having made their first stir with the chord-chopping "I Can't Explain," the group truly exploded (both the charts and Pete Townsend's amps) with "My Generation"
- The Who at 5 (1969): already stars thanks to hits such as "I'm a Boy" and "I Can See for Miles," with a reputation for wild live shows, The Who took the obvious route; they recorded a rock opera about a deaf/dumb/blind kid named Tommy, who plays a mean pinball
- The Who at 50 (now): after decades of changing musical history, the group offers an epic set of what Townshend calls "all the hits, picks, mixes, and misses" of the band's entire career
- Eyewitness accounts of what you'll see: Roger Daltrey hitting every big note and Townshend pick-whipping and windmilling on his Stratocaster
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UPDATED: Nevada student shoots, kills teacher and self; wounds 2 studentsBy Megan Ortiz
October 21. 2013 1:18PM
SPARKS, Nev. - A student shot and killed a teacher and wounded two classmates before killing himself at his middle school in northern Nevada shortly before classes began on Monday, law enforcement officials said.
Both of the wounded students from Sparks Middle School were rushed to Renown Regional Medical Center in nearby Reno, where one of them underwent emergency surgery, said Tom Miller, acting Sparks police chief.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene at the school in the town of Sparks, located just east of Reno, after the gunfire erupted in an outdoor area as students were arriving for the school day.
"A kid started getting mad and he pulled out a gun and shoots my friend, one of my friends at least," a seventh-grade student identified as Andrew told local KOLO-TV. "And then he walked up to a teacher and says back up, the teacher started backing up and he pulled the trigger."
"The teacher was just lying there and he was limp, he didn't know what to do, he was just in a lot of pain," he told KOLO.
"And me and five other friends went to him and said come on we've got to get him to safety. We picked him up, carried him a little bit far and we left him because our vice principal came along and said go, go, go get to safety, get to safety. So we left the teacher there and we went to safety," Andrew said.
The incident marked the latest in a string of shooting rampages across the United States in recent years, some of them at schools, that have reignited a debate over gun control.
In Connecticut last December, 20 students and six adults were shot to death by a gunman at a school in Newtown before the attacker took his own life in what is considered one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.
In Sparks, a 13-year-old eighth grader, Kyle Nucum, told the Reno Gazette-Journal that he heard about half a dozen shots. Student Michelle Hernandez told the newspaper that she had seen the suspect before the shooting began.
"I heard him saying, 'Why you people making fun of me, why you laughing at me,'" Hernandez told the paper.
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SPARKS, Nev., Oct 21 (Reuters) - Four people, including students, were hurt after a shooter opened fire at a middle school in the northern Nevada city of Sparks on Monday, a county official said.Local media reported that two people had died, including the shooter.
"There are four casualties," Washoe County's emergency manager, Aaron Kenneston said. He could not immediately say whether any of the four were fatally wounded or provide information about their identities. He did say students were among those hurt.
The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that two people, including the shooter, had died in the incident in Sparks, a town in northern Nevada just east of Reno.
Two boys wounded in the shooting were hospitalized at Renown Regional Medical Center in critical condition, said Angela Rambo, a spokeswoman for the hospital.A police dispatcher said there was no ongoing threat. The dispatcher could not provide any information about the shooter.
Kenneston said the emergency call reporting the shooting came in at about 7:30 a.m. local time.Terry Bartek, a spokeswoman for the Washoe County School District, which includes Sparks, did not know if classes were already in session when the shooting occurred. Classes at the middle school and a neighboring elementary school were canceled as a precaution, Bartek said.
"Students from the actual school where the incident happened are being moved to another site to be picked up by parents," she said.


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ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW, WHAT AN AWESOME STORY, AND WHAT AN AWESOME FAMILY. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU.ReplyDelete
- Linda P.8:03 PM
What a sweet smile in that first picture of Malina!ReplyDelete
Amanda, you said you don't know exactly what to expect in your journey with Malina because her chromosomal deletion is a rare one. I also have a special needs son whose journey was/is something of a mystery as well. He had obvious difficulties from birth, but genetic testing didn't show up any known syndrome. Although our situations aren't the same, what IS the same is that we never really know/knew what to expect in his development either. He is a young adult now.
Thank you so much for telling us about your little sweetheart. I really enjoyed hearing about her. Thank you, too, Miggy!


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New director hopes to expand Hooksett Chamber
HOOKSETT — Christina Zlotnick, a veteran meteorologist, broadcaster and non-profit board member, has been hired to be the first paid executive director of the Hooksett Chamber of Commerce.
Started in 2010 and with close to 40 members, the chamber's board of directors decided a full-time employee was needed to help the chamber grow.
"We hired her because we had an all volunteer board, and we are starting to grow and members are looking for more from the chamber, and we want to provide that with a paid employee who can dedicate more time," Board President Dan Bouchard said.
Bouchard said he expects to see tangible growth in chamber membership and an increase in networking events under the leadership of Zlotnick.
"Zlotnick is awesome. She has done a great job so far and we are ecstatic as a board. She is just doing a great job, putting her boots on the ground and starting off running. We are very pleased," he said.
Zlotnick said that while taking the job as executive director is a career change for her, she said it is something she is ready for.
"I want to step up my career and I like the small town community and feel of Hooksett. I am confident that I can build the chamber up and in turn make the community a better place. Certainly Hooksett has potential," Zlotnick said.
Zlotnick, who has been in her role as executive director for six weeks, said that she has already started to build a database of existing members while at the same time calling previous members to see if they are interested in rejoining.
"We want to add new members each month, and we don't want to lose members. In the past at events, there was not a lot of participation. That was a red flag that the board saw that and I think it convinced them that they needed something more in terms of my position to turn that around," Zlotnick said.
As executive director, she said that along with networking and building relationships, a big part of her job is event planning.
"We want larger events to get attention and raise money. Up our profile. We haven't done that very much so far, and I have seen other organizations do it and grow exponentially because it," she said.
Zlotnick, an Air Force-trained meteorologist, has also served on the board of directors of the Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity and the Amherst Junior Women's Club. She lives in Amherst with her husband and two children.


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The Texas Rangers released OF Ruben Sierra Jr. from the team's minor league camp Wednesday, March 28. The team also cut P Cody Evans, P Jorge Marban, P John Meloan, 1B Clark Murphy, OF Efrain Nunez, OF Kendall Radcliffe, INF Jonathan Roof, OF Orlando Sandoval and P Fabian Williamson.
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"Friday's Birmingham rally and Saturday's Pro-Life Freedom Ride are about spreading the message that an entire group of Americans, the unborn, is being denied the most fundamental civil right, the right to live," said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. "These new poll results confirm that the more people learn about abortion and its impact on lives, families, and communities, the more they reject it."
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Former city commissioner behind efforts in Sarasota, North Port, Sarasota County and Venice.
A year ago, one of Ken Shelin's neighbors asked him how to get a domestic partnership registry on the City Commission agenda.
"That's easy," Shelin, 73, told his neighbor. "I know how to do it. I'll do it for you."
And a crusade began.
The former Sarasota commissioner has since proposed registries in North Port, the City of Sarasota, Sarasota County and Venice, which would give couples — both gay and straight — certain legal rights including emergency notification, jail and hospital visitation and health care and funeral decisions.
Shelin is "keeping my fingers crossed" as U.S. Supreme Court justices consider this week's arguments over the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies same-sex couples federal benefits, and Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage in California. He is also watching closely as Florida legislators look at a statewide registry.
But locally, he refuses to wait.
"I think that's how change really occurs in a country like ours," Shelin said. "It starts somewhere, and it grows. Somebody steps out in front of the issue and encourages others to listen and agree and take action."
In May, he and local public relations expert Grace Carlson presented a domestic partnership registry plan to Sarasota officials. Anticipating some complaints or opposition, Shelin sent an email blast asking people to turn out and wear red shirts in support.
"When were ready to make the presentation, I turn around and look at the room and the room is full of people with red shirts on," he said.
City commissioners unanimously supported it.
"Politics in this town can be so contentious and decision making can be so protracted and so difficult. It was such a joy for once to have something so acceptable to the city government and to the public," Shelin said, shaking his head at a domestic partner registry bringing consensus.
"Who would have thought?" he said.
When the city began registering couples in November, Shelin and his partner of 36 years were first on the list.
"It means that there's some official recognition of the relationship that you have, and that's what marriage is all about," Shelin said. "You're moving through life together and you're committed to one another, and the community honors that."
Since November, 130 couples have registered, said Lori Rivers, who helps handle the registry for the city. Of those, about 120 were same-sex couples, she said.
Although the state and federal government does not recognize his relationship, Shelin said it is meaningful that Sarasota — the city where he has lived with his partner since 1990 — does.
"This is home," he said. "This place is more important to you than anywhere else, and how this places feels about you is important."
County-wide effort After Sarasota's registry went smoothly, Shelin, and sometimes Carlson, talked with North Port, Sarasota County and Venice about setting up their own.
Venice jumped on the idea, and Tuesday the City Council gave final approval for a registry.
But in North Port, which has been operating with four of its five leaders after Commissioner Tom Jones suffered a stroke in January, the idea has stalled.
City Manager Jonathan Lewis said the commission, deadlocked on a 2-2 vote, failed to move forward with a registry. At least one of the commissioners wanted to wait as the Florida Legislature considers the bill that would create a statewide registry.
Jones recently announced he plans to return to his North Port post, and if the state effort fails the issue could come before the commission again, Lewis said.
Meanwhile, Sarasota County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh said he is preparing a memo to present to county commissioners April 23, asking if they want to create a domestic partnership registry. He said he will also tell them about the legislative bill.
Shelin, who recently testified at a Florida Senate committee hearing in favor of the bill, is not optimistic that it will pass. For several years, similar legislation has come before the Legislature and failed.
Shelin said if the commission waits on the state, domestic partners who live in the unincorporated parts of the county are getting "screwed" out of hospital visitations and other legal rights.
Growing support The Supreme Court justices are expected to rule on the Proposition 8 and DOMA cases in June. What impact their decision would have in Florida, where 62 percent of voters decided in 2008 to define marriage as between a man and woman, remains uncertain.
Whatever the ruling, Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, said the fight is not over for groups like hers that advocate for gay rights. Shelin, who is on the organization's board, agreed.
"When you have discrimination, when you have bigotry, it's cultural," he said. "It's something that people learn, and until that cultural influence fades you've got to continue to fight."
However, both of the activists said people's view of same-sex marriage is changing in Florida and across the country.
Numerous recent polls, including those by CBS, CNN, Fox News and the Pew Research Center, show more people across the nation supported legalizing same-sex marriage than opposed it.
"That public opinion reflects younger voters who don't understand why we have to fight for equality," Smith said. "And older voters who are changing their mind."
Around Sarasota, Shelin said he sees a lot of local support for gay rights but few activists.
"It's an older community. People have patterns of life that they pursue," he said. "It isn't a place where you have big parades, people carrying banners. It really doesn't happen that way around here."
In Sarasota, people speak through donations and over the past five years the donations at Equality Florida's annual Sarasota gala increased from about $35,000 to $112,000, Shelin said.
While Shelin hopes for a broader social change, he and Carlson remain focused on getting a Sarasota County domestic partner registry.
After that, perhaps in Charlotte and Manatee counties, they said. Shelin said he is certain his registry campaign will continue, "Until we're sure were don't need it anymore."


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