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Stephen Q. Shafer, M.D., M.A. , M.P.H.
Summary Social costs due to increased problem gambling after “up to seven” new casinos open in New York State will almost certainly exceed revenues from the State’s taxing new casinos. These costs are real but externalized, thus easily hidden or denied. Just a 10% increase in the statewide prevalence of problem gambling would almost wipe out the gains in revenue to the State treasury and create thousands more gambling addicts than “permanent good jobs.” A 25% increase would nearly negate the entire sum ($1.2 billion) targeted for recovery via in-state casinos. In their quest for revenue without increases in conventional taxes, state officials implied by silence that the number of new problem gamblers anticipated either cannot be estimated or need not be. It is a nullity, off the board.
No public policy can be evaluated properly without considering costs. Yet that’s what happened in the legislature and on the campaign trail. This paper gives a public health physician’s viewpoint of the dishonesty in marketing “Proposal 1” right into the polling booth.
Introduction The victorious campaign to legalize casinos in New York State played up hoped-for benefits and played down likely costs. While conceding when pressed that problem gambling is a problem, promoters never acknowledged the flip side to making casinos more convenient to New Yorkers. This step, to become law on January 1, will (not might, will) create new addicted gamblers and new problem gamblers as well as service current ones. Costs quite possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars per year will extend to society from this sector.
Neither government nor business interests have made public any consideration whatsoever of these costs. The deliberate silence moved me, as a physician trained in public health, to compare these costs to the much-publicized benefits. I focused on a narrow question: will the inflow of casino money to the State Treasury equal or outweigh the costs of the new casinos, externalized to New York’s people? This is only one type of benefit, only one category of costs.
Analysis What inflow is expected? Proposal 1 promoters have repeatedly said that gamblers from NY “spend” $ 1.2 billion / yr at casinos in adjoining states and Canada.  The basis for this figure is not known to me. In 2012 patrons from NY left behind at the two Indian casinos in Connecticut $259 million.  Presumably the other billion was left behind in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Canada. If this amount were lost in NYS instead of elsewhere, taxing it at the rates in Table 1 would yield to the State treasury the following amounts:.
Table 1. Division of $1.2 billion “spent” in out-of –NYS casinos between State Treasury and casino ownership if all $1.2 billion were kept in NYS.
The entry of new gamblers during a specified time (incidence) into a category like “addicted” is not well measured by the prevalence (proportion active at a given time) . This is because individuals leave the active prevalence pool over time through recovery, death, imprisonment, totally disabling illness or out-migration. As hard as it is to measure the prevalence of problem gambling, it is far harder to measure incidence. Thus prevalence, fraught with methodological problems, is the usual benchmark.
To assess costs of new addicted gamblers and problem gamblers we need head counts and per-head figures for cost. The cost figures cited most often are from Earl L. Grinols, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Baylor. His book shows clearly how he came to them.  I call these Quantifiable Socioeconomic Costs (abbrev. QSEC), though Grinols does not use that term. In 2012 dollars QSEC are $13787 / yr per pathological (addicted ) gambler; those per problem Gambler are $3600 /yr . Note well: QSEC do not include suicide, divorce, mental anguish, family disruption. The costs of these calamities are un-quantifiable; no monetary values can be assigned. Thus they are even easier to disregard than QSEC.
Regarding the head count: the number of active addicted gamblers in NYS can be estimated by applying to a rounded-off figure of 15 million adults statistics for prevalence among adults of addicted (1.14%) and of problem gamblers (2.8%). These are not recent but are well-established from a meta-analysis.  In a national sample reported in 2004  the prevalence of pathological and problem gamblers combined was 3.5% .
If at baseline there are 171,000 active addicted gamblers (15 million * 1.14%) and prevalence goes up by 5%, NYS has at least 9,000 new addicts. Table 2 shows the number of new cases for a given increment in prevalence, and the QSEC attached. Table 3 works the same way for problem gamblers. Table 4 combines the QSEC for both types, arrayed by % increase.
Table 4. Quantifiable Socioeconomic Costs of new addicted gamblers + new problem gamblers by increase in prevalence over baseline. e.g. for 5% increase in both, total is $124 + $76 = $200 million/year.
From Table 4 we see that if prevalence of addictive gambling and of problem gambling both rise by only 10%, the QSEC attached to that rise are more than the $360 million the State would recover by taxing 1.2 billion at 30%.
We must consider, though, that persons who became gamblers because of the convenient casinos (some addicted, some problem gamblers, most in neither type) will also lose money there that can be taxed. How much might that add to State treasury revenue? Would that be enough to “cover” the QSEC springing from new casinos? To answer that we need an estimate for losses by type of gambler.
Grinols and Omorov in a 1996 paper  estimated annual losses to casinos by persons living within 35 miles of Las Vegas or Atlantic City at $14,200/year (1992 dollars) per one hundred persons. This includes people who do not go to a casino from one year to the next. Converting to 2012 dollars gives $ 23, 400 per 100 persons. This figure was used in my Dec 2012 paper to reckon that losses to casinos by the 8 million residents of Greater New York came to $1.87 billion/year. I assumed that all losses were to casinos outside the reach of NYS taxation. If $23, 400 were applied to the entire NYS population it would mean that losses to casinos come to $3.5 billion /year, three times higher that of the commonly-cited estimate of 1.2 billion /year. Assuming that $ 1.2 billion for the whole state is correct, a likely explanation is that since no resident of Greater NY lives within 35 miles of a full-service casino, the $23,400/100 persons/yr figure was high; the longer distance lowers willingness to travel then spend.
$1.2 billion lost at out of state casinos by residents of NYS means that the average loss per year is $1.2 billion/15 million, or $8000/100 persons/year. I took liberties with the famous table in Grinols and Omorow  , keeping the ratios of annual loss per gambler between types very much like those in the original but lowering the values so that the annual loss / 100 persons comes out to $8000, not $23,400. The results in dollars of 1992 are in Table 5.
Table 5. Hypothetical structure of casino revenues in 1992 dollars, by type of gambler This table is formatted like the one in Grinols and Omorov [ref 8] but the input values in columns 1 and 3 have been altered, producing figures in column 4 very different from those in the original. Percentages in column 5 are similar to those in the original.
Converting $4852 dollars of 1992 to $8006 dollars of 2012 gives the amount lost last year out of state /100 persons in population. For a population of 15 million the annual out of state loss is reckoned at $1.2 billion. If new casinos caused no rise in prevalence of problem gambling AND stopped 100% of leakage, this table could also represent the gamblers’ losses ( ~ = “gaming revenue”) at casinos in New York after new casinos are at full steam. Of this $1.2 billion the State Treasury gets $360 million at 30% tax rate.
Leaving the baseline of Table 5, consider the changes in losses at casinos by gamblers after new casinos open in state, assuming a 10% rise in prevalences of gambling addiction and problem gambling. In Table 6, note new figures in column 1, same figures in column 3. The annual loss to casinos rises, as does the revenue to the state treasury.
Table 6. Hypothetical structure of casino revenues in 1992 dollars, by type of gambler, reflecting changes in relative frequencies of type in population due to new casinos Assumption: compared to baseline there is a 10 % increase in prevalence of all types of gambler and a decrease in proportion of non-bettors from 40% at baseline to 34%.
Converting $5336 to dollars of 2012 gives $8804 / 100 adults/yr . This, multiplied by 15 million adults, yields $1.32 billion as the amount that would be lost by gamblers from New York at casinos in New York after new casinos are built. In this scenario the non-tribal New York casinos realize from the losses of new gamblers an extra $120 million ( = $1.32B – $1.2B) of which the State gets by taxation 30 % , or $ 36 million.
If the prevalences of addicted gambling and problem gambling rise by 25% with new casinos, not just by 10%, the annual loss to casinos rises in proportion. See Table 7.
Table 7. Hypothetical structure of casino revenues in 1992 dollars, by type of gambler, reflecting changes in relative frequencies of type in population due to new casinos Assumption: compared to baseline there is a 25% increase in prevalence of all types of gambler and a decrease in proportion of non-bettors from 40% at baseline to 29%.
Converting $6099 to dollars of 2012 gives $10063 / 100 adults/yr. This figure, multiplied by 15 million adults, yields $1.51 billion as the amount that would be lost at New York casinos by New Yorkers. Casinos take in $310 million above baseline (=$1.51B – $1.2B) from the new gamblers, of which the State Treasury collects 30% or $93 million above the baseline intake of $360 million.
Discussion The QSEC to New York society associated with generating 17,000 new addicted gamblers and 42,000 new problem gamblers (10% increase in prevalence of both) are $385 million, very nearly as much as the revenue to the state ($396 M) from taxing the losses by established and new gamblers at its new casinos. If the State attended to costs, not just to revenues, it would see this barely breaks even. The QSEC to New York society associated with generating 43,000 new addicted gamblers and 105,000 new problem gamblers (25% increase in prevalence of both) are $971 million, more than twice as much as much as the revenue to the state ($450 million) from taxing the losses by established and new gamblers at its new casinos. If the State paid attention to costs, it would see a fiasco. This $971 million quantifiable cost almost equals the total of $1.2 billion supposedly at stake.
The advertisements run by NY JOBS NOW implied that every dollar of the 1.2 billion that is lost to a casino in New York rather than across a border will benefit New York. One ostensible benefit, outweighed by QSEC, is tax revenue to be disbursed back to the populace as “aid to education” or “property tax relief.” Another, not touted so loudly, might be to keep the rest of the money within the state where it will go to overhead and profits of businesses with structures in NYS.. Much of that overhead will, we presume, pass to persons now living in the state as wages and as property tax paid to municipalities (if no abatements). This would be a benefit to the state. In fairness and transparency, however, it must still be weighed against QSEC, which in the 25% increase scenario may equal or exceed it. That leaves profit. Is this a benefit to NYS? The casino buildings will be in our state. Where will the profit-takers be?
It is too early to know if any of the owners will be NY companies. Front-running candidates as of Nov 18 include Foxwoods, a Connecticut company; Claremont Partners, “ a partnership of mostly offshore investors based in the Isle of Man;” EPR Properties, based in Kansas City; Empire Resorts, based in Kuala Lumpur; Concord Associates, New York; Muss Development, New York City; and Jeff Gural, who lives in New York City. RH Land Development has its New York State location in Rochester. Traditions at the Glen Resort has one location, in Johnson City. Vista Hospitality has its American offices in Binghamton. Caesar’s Entertainment, Las Vegas, is reported to be interested after having been dismissed in Massachusetts. Rumor says the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe of Wisconsin is interested. A list like this will change week-to-week.
Conclusion It is sad indeed that voters were sold the amendment by being shown none of the debits, only the income. In place of a cost-benefit analysis, the electorate got the travesty of a benefit-only analysis. New York State’s leaders and legislative followers sought revenue at any cost, as long as the latter was out of sight.
Most of the debit side of the ledger springs from the formation of new gambling addicts and problem gamblers, creating a public health problem never recognized as such. In a progressive state such as New York has been and should be, this would have been addressed by Health in All Policy. HiAP is a fairly new concept, not the law of the land but gaining ground in North America (e.g. California and Ontario). It came out of a 1998 resolution by the World Health Organization . Basically, it requires that large – scale governmental policy have a health impact assessment before adoption. New York State deliberately bypassed the responsibility to offer voters a traditional cost-benefit analysis of policy. Just as deliberately the state passed up the challenge of applying innovative HiAP.
It is impossible to predict exactly how many new problem gamblers will develop in the “up to seven casinos” future. It is also impossible that there will not be more of them as our state gets more convenient casinos. Legislators hinted at the threat by putting some funding for treatment and prevention into the Upstate Gaming and Economic Development Act passed last June. Then they withdrew attention. No one in Albany made any estimate of the scope of the problem, thus zeroing it away. If it has no size, it’s nothing.
Afterword on prevalence Even if the prevalences of addiction and problem gambling could be shown by a crystal ball to be absolutely stable over (say) four years following the introduction of casinos, that first phase has created new disordered gamblers. Every year, some gambling addicts and problem gamblers leave the “active prevalence” pool through recovery, death, imprisonment, disabling illness or out-migration. Suppose this rate is truly 10% a year; after four years, prevalence of active addiction that began at (say) 1.14% should be down to 0.75%. If it is not, “replacement addicts” have entered the pool, Some are in-migrants, some relapses, many newly-minted.
Studies that purport to find no statistically significant increase in the prevalence of (say) problem gambling over time after exposure rises may also be underpowered. A study to detect with reasonable statistical power a near-doubling of prevalence from 1.14% to a prevalence of 2.17% would require 2000 interviews at each point. This is impossibly expensive for a public agency to do. A study to detect a 25% increase from 0.0114 to 0.0142 would require 20,000 interviews at each point. The increase seems less than minuscule, yet in a population of 15 million it represents 43,000 new addicts. No wonder the gambling promoters have no fear of someone’s proving an increase in the prevalence of addiction and thus no fear of being held responsible for any ominous trends.
NEW JOBS. MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. LOWER PROPERTY TAXES.
New Yorkers currently spend more than $1.2 billion a year at destination casinos in neighboring states. Allowing casinos in New York will keep a lot of that money right here in New York where it belongs — helping to generate economic activity, fund our schools, and provide tax relief.
On the ballot this November, Proposal 1 will ask voters to approve the casino plan passed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature this spring.
5. Earl L. Grinols. Gambling in America Cambridge University Press 2004 pp. 171-174.
The author retired in 2010 as Clinical Professor of Neurology at Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University. He has an M.P.H. in Epidemiology and an M.A. in Political Science gained while (1976-78) a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar in the Department of Medicine, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is Chairperson of Coalition Against Gambling in New York, a non-profit registered in Buffalo.
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Most American adults gamble not at all (20-30%) or so little they get no damage from it. The gigantic social costs of legalized gambling move almost entirely through current “pathological gamblers,” who enmesh and drain their families, employers, employees and associates, and through current “problem gamblers.” Problem gamblers, more common, impose each a smaller social cost. The two groups combined make up 4 % of the U.S. and Canadian adult (>18) population.1 Lower estimates for prevalence are also in the literature. 2, 3 CAGNY reports use the 4% from the update of the Shaffer et al 1997 meta-analysis 4 as it is based on over a hundred studies, not a single survey.
Pathological gamblers (addicts) and problem gamblers combined generate almost all the costs of legalized gambling. Pathological (addicted) gamblers make up conservatively 1.14% of adults in North America; problem gamblers, at least 2.8%. In the U.S. that’s 2.5 million pathological gamblers (addicts) and 6.5 million problem gamblers.
Prevalence is not a good marker of the rate at which new cases occur. If it seems stable over time, that does not mean no new problem gamblers are forming. Not at all. To maintain the same prevalence of current pathological gambling, replacement pathological gamblers must take the place of those who have recovered or died or disappeared.
Prevalence is governed by incidence and duration. Cases prevalent at a certain time will not be all the same ones as at a different time. Individuals leave the active ( = “past-year”) prevalence pool by out-migration, recovery, death, incarceration or disabling illness. New cases enter the pool. If prevalence, accurately measured, is steady over (say) ten years, that stability requires replacement problem gamblers in the stead of those who died; or recovered (one estimate is that 1/3 recover 5 ); or went to jail (more than half of PGs commit prosecutable crimes); or moved to another country. The lifetime prevalence pool is depleted only by death or out-migration.
There are very few figures on incidence of pathological or problem gambling in adults, though in adolescents and college students these are available, and horrifying. Estimates of incidence of pathological gambling in North American adults must be drawn from changes in prevalence, full of pitfalls. Rapid climbs in past-year or even lifetime prevalence imply relatively high incidence; rapid drops suggest high rates of recovery or death combined with low replacement.
2. Gerstein D et al Gambling Impact and Behavior Study. Research done by NORC for NGISC http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/reports/gibstdy.pdf .
IMPORTANT NOTE On p. 43 of Shaffer et al are figures showing an increase in the prevalence of past-year level 3 (abbreviated here to PYL3) between the earlier years covered by their meta-analysis (1977-1993) and the most recent three years (1994-1997). PYL3 in adults went from 0.84% to 1.29%, a statistically significant increase (p<.05). Comparing the same two epochs, lifetime level 2 in adults went from 2.93% to 4.88% (p < .05). The absolute increase in prevalence of PYL3 in adults was 0.45% , the relative increase 154%. When the authors merged all the studies, earlier and later, the higher prevalence figure (1.29%) was lost to view. The lower figure of 1.14 is probably too conservative.
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Messingham Juniors U11s took advantage of one of our flag bearing packages when the Iron hosted Burton Albion last time out at Glanford Park.
Local junior football side Gunness Juniors U8s were able to form a guard of honour for both the Iron and Burton Albion last time out at Glanford Park.
Local junior football side Appleby Frodingham Colts U7s took advantage of one of our flag bearing packages as the Iron hosted AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
Local junior football side Gunness Scorpions U9s were able to form a guard of honour for both the Iron and AFC Wimbledon last time out at Glanford Park.
Local junior football side Messingham U8s were able to form a guard of honour for both the Iron and Southend United last time out at Glanford Park.
Sam, along with some of his teammates and friends took advantage of one of our flag bearing packages as the Iron hosted Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
Local junior football side Park Tigers U12s were able to form a guard of honour for both the Iron and Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
Local junior football side Appleby Frodingham Saints U6s took advantage of one of our flag bearing packages as the Iron hosted Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
Local junior football side Bottesford Town Allstars U8s were able to form a guard of honour for both the Iron and Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
Grassroots Day 2019: Thank you for your support!
Our third Grassroots Football Day was a record-breaking success at the weekend, with around 70 local junior football teams attending to add over 1,100 to the attendance.
Local junior football side Burton United U8s took advantage of one of our flag bearing packages as the Iron hosted Accrington Stanley on Saturday.
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Ruby the Hatchet has been steadily picking up attention these past couple of months. Followers of the site might be aware of my love of their music. Something about the enticing female vocals mixed with that classic psychedelic sound just does it for me.
Check out their latest single 'Paralyzed' while you read the interview. The more Ruby the Hatchet the better!
1. Lets start this off with the basics, how about a quick introduction of the band?
2. What made you decide to start a band, where did the name come from?
We had the pleasure of being trapped in a house during a snow storm a few years back, everyone but Mike that is. We were talking about old blues artists and rock albums most of the night and that sparked a jam session. One thing led to another and the band kind of just happened. It was the three of us for a little while. We wrote most of the EP and Mike joined us a bit after.
3. How would you classify your sound? What are a couple of influences in your music?
We're not big fans of describing ourselves. As far as influences go there are the obvious ones like Sabbath and Zeppelin at work. We're all into a lot of the newer heavy psych bands like Dead Meadow, Graveyard, Uncle Acid. Aside from that stuff we've been feeding off a lot of the other local Philly bands. There are a ton of great artists out there right now which is really exciting--The Bailey Hounds, Purling Hiss, Creepoid...all these bands have been killing it. It's inspiring to be around.
4. Lately you guys have been getting a lot of attention, 'Wicked Ones' was featured on the February Metal Hammer compilation. How does something like that happen? I would assume it's good news, yes?
That Metal Hammer thing kind of just happened. We got an email asking if we wanted to be part of it. It was a great issue with lots of bands we dig. It's been awesome for us and we have had nothing but positive feedback from it.
5. You released a self titled ep back in 2010, was that well received?
We had just started playing shows at that point and the drive to record an EP was to help us book. We wanted to play out more and those few recordings really helped us do that. It definitely didn't get as much attention as Ouroboros but it did exactly what we intended.
6. Were their any changes between then and now that help fine tune 'Ouroboros'?
Absolutely. Everyone has traveled miles since then. During the EP everything was so new to us. We just took what we had and recorded it. Ouroboros had much more thought, time and energy put in. What really made a big difference was our friend Joe Boldizar who owns Retro City Studios in Germantown where we record. When we came back to do Ouroboros, Joe wanted to make a solid album without having to worry about time and money. We experimented and re-tracked things and mixed them over and over. It really made a difference with this album.
7. Getting rave reviews from pretty much everyone that hears it, has 'Ouroboros' surpassed what you expected? Or are you guys just getting started?
All the feedback has been surreal. It's done much more than we could have hoped for, but we are definitely just getting started.
8. For those who don't know, an Ouroboros is an ancient symbol, normally of a serpent eating itself which represents the constant re-creation or eternal return. How does this apply to the music and the band?
I'm sure the answer to this varies between band members. It's comforting to think of it in the sense that the music we like and listen to is still here, even after all the pop garbage and droughts of shredding people are still drawn to rock music the same way they were in the 60s and 70s. It's the eternal return of rock and roll.
9. Looking on your tumblr page, they're many occult images and symbols. Something which is very common in the style of music you play, how do the two relate? What is it that draws you towards them?
They relate mainly because our music reflects our interests. We have a natural curiosity when it comes to the macabre, like most people. Instead of shying away we shine a light on it. The band seems to be the appropriate place to channel it. Plus we're all in a secret cult of devil worshipers.
10. 2013 is still early, what does the band hope to achieve by the end of the year? Are their any big plans in motion?
There's a lot in the works...writing, traveling, more recording.
Well, I don't want to take up too much of your time. I hope you enjoy the questions as much as I enjoy your music! Any final words to your fans and potential new ones?
Pulvis et umbra sumus - A quick google search for you, "We are all but dust and shadows"

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The Custom Fields are registered as user meta fields. This can be very beneficial if you already have some custom user meta fields applied to your users. In this case you will be able to use the already registered fields and load the saved data for each user. Another benefit of having the custom fields registered as user meta fields is that you can use the existing WordPress user meta functions if you would like to print the saved data somewhere else on your site.
Once the field is created, you can later update it – you can modify all of its options, except the key. You can also delete the field if you no longer need it.
You can edit each of the custom fields by clicking on the Edit icon. The field input will be automatically determined by the selected field type. For example, for select fields there will be a dropdown to select from the preset options.
Updating the custom fields data is performed seamlessly with AJAX, without requiring a page refresh.
Additionally, the user profile section provides some field management tools that can help you organize your custom fields. You can easily reorder and hide the fields, as well as add section titles to group the fields. This feature can be especially useful when having a large number of custom fields.
Like the rest of the columns, you can sort the WordPress users list by any of these columns (ascending or descending). You can also hide any of these columns if you don’t need them to be visible.
If you have a dropdown custom field, where you can select an option from a preset list, you can also filter your users based on this field. The filters allow you to find all users whose value match or does not match the selected value. There are also the “is set” and “is not set” operators that you can use to segment the users based on whether they have this field updated with a value or not.
In situations when we need more something more specific we can use some of the more sophisticated Users Insights filters to perform custom field searches. For instance, we may want to search all users with a telephone number in a certain area code. It’s possible to search text custom fields based on their entire content, their beginning or their ending.
This same search can be done with their last name or even their username. In this way, you can find users even if you recall just bits of information.
Many plugins use the WordPress user meta to store additional information about the users. You can load this existing data into the user table with the help of the Custom Fields feature of Users Insights. All you need to do is when creating a custom user field, instead of adding a new field key, to use an already existing user meta key from your database. You can learn more about how to load the existing user meta data into your custom user fields in this article.
In addition to manually adding the custom field keys, you can use the Extended CRM for Users Insights plugin. This plugin allows you to search custom fields from your WordPress database. In this way, you don’t even need to know the custom field keys.
The feature to create and update custom user fields also is one of the key features of a CRM system. Being able to create custom profiles for your WordPress users can benefit the user management in many different ways. You can keep record of custom user data and you can use the powerful features of Users Insights to analyze this data and make sense of it.

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20 years of Creative Chakra Spa celebrate with us with some of these favorite couples massage packages. Couples spa massages come with a private infrared sauna, jacuzzi bath for two or aromatherapy steam room for two. Customize your massage with indian head massage, peppermint foot scrub, a glass of wine & private spa suite.
We are celebrating 20 years of Creative Chakra Spa! Centrally located in Los Angeles, just 3 buildings from the Pacific Ocean & Oceanfront Walk, (the end of the bike-path) in the Marina Peninsula, these packages include some of our signature treatments for couples tried & tested over 17 years at our ocean spa retreat! Our product line is celebrating 20 years with over 300 products! All packages include, massage with indian head massage, peppermint foot scrub, wine/champagne by the fire.
Just 3 buildings from the Pacific Ocean & Venice Boardwalk, these packages include some of our signature treatments for couples tried & tested over 17 years at our spa retreat!
Allow approximately 2 hours for your private spa journey or more for premium packages. All packages include, massage with indian head massage, peppermint foot scrub, wine/champagne by the fire.
3) 1 hour customized massage service includes – indian head massage & exhilirating peppermint foot scrub & chocolate massage butter, made fresh daily, a mood enhancer and anti-oxidant.
7) Exclusive & reserved private infrared red sauna/jacuzzi bath for 2.
3) 80 mins customized massage service includes – indian head massage & exhilirating peppermint foot scrub & chocolate massage butter, made fresh daily, a mood enhancer and anti-oxidant.
The deluxe packge includes all the same but upgrades to exclusive reserved jacuzzi bath for 2 or infrared sauna including a one hour massage service with freshly made chocolate massage cream, a mood enhancer and anti-oxident, prepared fresh daily.
The Supreme Couples Spa journey is the ultimate and includes all of the services above in the regular and deluxe with an upgrade of a 80 min massage hand dipped chocolate strawberries & berries or cheese plate and upgradable location, on a first come, first served basis.
These are special valentine’s packages for 2018 as we celebrate our 17th year with the most popular spa treatments and reserved private spa journeys.
Creative Chakra Spa has been featured on these shows: The Doctors, Little Women LA, Beverly Hills Housewives, Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, Millionaire Matchmaker, Married to the Rock, America’s Next Top Model, Lion in the Kitchen, Discovery Channel, E! News, MTV, Good Morning Hollywood and a few films too!
Each year we are a sold out affair so book swiftly a popular tradition – February 10th-21st (Includes President’s Day).
Join us for a blissful spa experience at Creative Chakra Spa in Marina del Rey, located just three blocks south of the Venice Pier, only 3 buildings from the Pacific Ocean. This will mark our 17th anniversary offering romantic couples spa packages for Valentine’s day. Enjoy chocolates and roses upon arrival to our tea room.
Choose from : 12 unique Valentine Couples Spa Experiences – spa suites – private & exclusive aromatherapy steam bath, garden infrared sauna, or over-size jacuzzi bath – garden lounge – ocean views – tea room & terrace – free parking – booked especially for you with love.
Did you know that we are one of the most filmed spas in Los Angeles and one of 3 longest running independent spas in LA? This year we have appeared on “Little Women”, Fit, Famous & Fabulous, Love & Hip Hop Hollywood & invited onto the new Tyra Banks show. We have always been committed to serving and supporting our creative community. We are voted one of the “most romantic Couples Massage Packages in Los Angeles!” Visit soon at our beach-side healing retreat.
Endorsed by Spa Finder as “The country’s premiere Holistic destination day spa, award-winning and celebrity preferred”.
We are pleased to announce its Signature Partnerships: Mercedes Grill, Hotel Erwin, The Kinney, Marina del Rey Hotel, and Hal’s Bar & Grille.
CEO Sandie West, herself a holistic practitioner – massage therapist, yoga teacher, & personal trainer – opened Creative Chakra Spa over 16 years ago. It is now the country’s premier holistic destination day spa; an ocean-front, hidden gem and holistic healing oasis. Sandie also creates 300 freshly made, eco-friendly elixers, soothing balms and teas for her clientele. With exclusive and private use of their garden infrared sauna, jacuzzi, or variety of baths, you’ll enjoy the solitude of vacation right here at home.
As couples realize the importance of are sharing this experience together, Couples Massage is becoming really relevant and popular throughout the country. Friends and family are also seeing the benefits of receiving massages together. A great way to relax and rejuvenate both you and your loved one. Most couples massages are geared towards romantic partners, candles, fireplaces, fountains, champagne or sunsets may accentuate the atmosphere as well as exclusive areas just for them such as a hydro-therapy or infra-red saunas.
Couples massages can be useful in relieving the stress that can build up between two companions and can strengthen your relationship because you are are taking the time to commit to your health and you are doing this together, creating a wonderful experience and meaningful memories of your lives together.
Instead of watching TV or going to a restaurant together, couples massage can be used as a way for you and a romantic partner to connect, or even a loved one such as a Mom or a Friend, to spend quality time together and become closer in their relationships. Mother and Son, or Son and Father are also growing in popularity for those who specialize in these therapies.
Enjoying health, wellness and luxury therapeutic massages services create a deeper bond and connection with each other. In life, our relationships are pulled in so many directions with our responsibilities in life, such as work, kids, fun, working out, eating, relaxing, returning calls/emails/texts etc and enjoying nature or with your pet or even just plain chilling out! The time challenges are that these don’t automatically harmonize with each other for your partner or friends schedules! A real chill out massage retreat is most welcomed if you can find the right place that caters precisely to this and there are very few in Los Angeles that offer this type of retreat but check out Creative Chakra Spa and LPR Day Spa.
Enjoy the energetic healing flow of experiencing this deeply healing side-by-side serenity massage together in a soothing, spa environment. Couples massage is usually an after-thought on spa design where a couple may find themselves in smaller rooms where the massage therapists are trying to avoid colliding with each other! A great massage is where a therapist is 100% focused on you and what is needed for your individual body to relax. They are picking up on cues from you energetically and are sensing how you breathe as you begin to fall into deeper relaxation releasing your stress at the same time as your partner, beautiful! Highly recommended to experience ultimate relaxation at the same time.
Our spa treatments will help you unwind as you enjoy your visit to Venice Beach.
There are people who say, Sandie, you are a great manifester. I think the greatest thing I ever did in organizing my belief system growing up was that I vowed, I would always be truthful and seek truth and I realized if you say you are going to say a statement to other people, then you have to back it up, it has to be true, you intention has to be behind it. If you say you are doing something, just announce it. It sets the wheels in fast motion, you have to do it.
I used to kick my ankle and chastize myself when I first started doing this at the age of nineteen, because I didn’t want to be a pretender, a liar, a fool, I didn’t want to look stupid. Without fail this method has always helped me to dream and then create an action. By telling other people what you are doing, it puts the thought out into the universe of sound, it allows others minds to build that thought into a strong position in the concrete universe of transactions. Oh, this getting escoterical, don’t want to lose ya there! Just truth and action, creates your dreams into reality. That is all! Practical isn’t it?

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We came to Eagles headquarters seeking political intrigue, the kind that sparks national debate and gets top billing at the big-time news networks.
The arm is alive, I’ll tell you that much, Ertz said Wednesday of Wentz. He throws the ball just like he did last year. Obviously, he’s in a brace. That’s pretty much the only way you can tell that something’s going on.
Knowing that everything he does — he’s collected, he gets in that huddle ,and he demands. But he showed us in the offseason, before we even started OTAs. He’s bringing us along, we’re doing outings together, hockey games and all those things. He’s taking control. . . . We all get together and understand each other. Because that’s what a team is, understanding each other. If we understand each other then we get on the field, it’s easy.
Maybe the Vikings didn’t fully understand what they had with Keenum. Or maybe they thought he could only take a team so far. Regardless, both the Broncos and the Vikings will be paying close attention to what Keenum accomplishes in Denver, and Vikings fans will be comparing what Keenum does in Denver to what Kirk Cousins does in Minnesota.
Elliott is now free and clear of a 2017 that was marred by legal troubles, the lingering threat of suspension and then an actual suspension that shortened his season by six games. As viewers of All or Nothing know, the drama clearly took a toll on the star running back, who never seemed quite himself after that spectacular rookie campaign of 2016. We expect Elliott to be much closer to his rookie version this fall, and don’t be surprised when all the stories about Elliott being in the best shape of his life start piling up in August. Elliott will be motivated and unburdened, and — given the suspect state of the Dallas passing game — will assuredly continue to be the focal point of the offense. Zeke gonna eat.
Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton has been activated from the 60-day disabled list and will return to Washington’s lineup Saturday after missing two months with an ankle injury.
Kimes: Yes, especially if he plays at a high level for two more years. Darrelle Revis once said this to me about Thomas: That guy has Hall of Fame written all over him.
Richard Sherman (No. 25) and Michael Bennett (No. 72) have left the Seahawks’ star-studded defense. Could Earl Thomas be next to go?
Struggling Twins third baseman Miguel Sano was moved to seventh in the batting order, the lowest starting spot of his major league career and only the second time this season he’s been lower than third. Since coming off the disabled list on May 25, Sano is hitting just .189 in 53 at-bats with four walks and 24 strikeouts.
He does have 12 RBI over those 13 games, including a high chopper to third baseman Luis Valbuena in the second inning that bounced over him to earn a double ruling from the official scorer and drive in Max Kepler from first base. Sano, though, is batting .088 with two strikes (7 for 80) this season.
With Ohtani out, Albert Pujols was the designated hitter and Jose Fernandez played first base in his major league debut at age 30. He singled in his first at-bat. Fernandez didn’t leave his native Cuba until 2015 and didn’t join a major league organization until 2017, when he played mostly in Double-A in the Los Angeles Dodgers system. He signed with the Angels in January and was promoted from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday with infielder Nolan Fontana.
A little more than four years after being drafted into the NFL, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif achieved another major milestone on Tuesday.
The starting right guard for the Kansas City Chiefs graduated from medical school at McGill University in Montreal, earning his Doctor of Medicine and taking another step in a career that he described to ESPN as a really strong Plan Bto football.
I’m proud to be in the NFL, and it’s been an incredible journey to get here, Duvernay-Tardif told ESPN, but being able to combine medical school at the same time, this is the accomplishment I’m proudest about, to be able to combine both. So many times I heard people tell me I’d have to make a choice.
This year, Andy Pettitte will be making his first Old-Timers’ Day appearance. So, too, will current manager Aaron Boone, Jason Giambi and Nick Swisher. The game is scheduled for Sunday, June 17.
I’m just a regular upper-middle-class guy who happens to be a billionaire, Tepper told New York Magazine in 2010. A spokesman for Tepper declined an interview request for this story.


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When I was telling my mom about our travel plans, her eyes got big and she smirked, "You know why people like going to Amsterdam, right?"
Like I could have perhaps done zero research and was unaware that tourists love Amsterdam for the legal weed and prostitutes. Yes, I knew what we were in for on this leg of the trip.

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Sophomore Nadiah Song, a Singaporean exchange student, was first asked by her parents to wear a hijab when she was 14.
"Singapore has a secular system of schools, so I would wear a hijab out of school when I was with friends," Song said. "After I graduated, it became full-time."
Although Song was warned by family and friends about possible prejudice in the U.S., she said she has never felt discriminated against.
Muslims on American college campuses have worn headscarves for years, but Turkish Muslim women were only recently allowed to don headscarves in universities across the country.
UNC geography professor Banu Gokariksel, who is from Turkey, will be presenting a lecture about the issue at noon today in Toy Lounge in Dey Hall.
A ban on wearing headscarves on Turkish college campuses was lifted Feb. 9 when Parliament passed two constitutional amendments to allow them as religious expressions. The ban, part of an attempt to secularize the country, was instituted in 1983 after a military takeover.

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The SealSkinz Touchscreen Ultra Grip Gloves have all the fantastic features of the incredibly popular original Ultra Grip Gloves, including waterproof, windproof, breathable outer, warm merino wool lining and ultra-grip beading on the palm but the Touchscreen Ultra Grip Gloves have the added bonus of the touchscreen tab on the index finger and the thumb making these a fantastic pair of gloves for you to take with you when enjoying the great outdoors!
SealSkinz have incorporated their Stretchdry Waterproof Technology with these stylish close fitting stretch knit gloves, to offer you a totally waterproof glove that also has a great deal of stretch to make it incredibly comfortable to wear. It also has a merino wool lining for warmth and moisture control.
The Ultra Grip Gloves all have a dotted palm and fingers so that you can keep your hands warm and dry without loss of grip making these gloves an excellent choice if you enjoy taking the dog for a walk, going to the park with the kids or just walking and travelling to and from work!

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We are honored to present our guest of honor Robin McWilliam, Ph.D.
Robin McWilliam, Ph.D., is a professor of special education and department chair at The University of Alabama (USA), where he also directs the Evidence-based International Early Intervention Office (EIEIO). He is the director of The RAM Group, an international group of experts in the Routines-Based Model, which he developed. Previous jobs have included directing a research center for a nonprofit organization in Tennessee, Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, and Professor and Senior Scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
How early intervention professionals work with children and families varies from country to country, but it’s moving in the same direction—to a more caregiver-mediated focus on functioning in naturally occurring routines. That means moving out of clinics and out of disability-only classrooms. This presentation will address a model for implementing modern early intervention (the Routines-Based Model), the kinds of research this new approach requires, and what implementation science tells us about changing our practices.
Marian Jongmans is Professor of Pedagogy, with a special interest in care for disabled children and their parents, at Utrecht University. In addition she holds a clinical post as a psychologist at the outpatient clinic of the department of Neonatology of the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital in Utrecht.
In her research, she focuses on the interaction between development and parenting of children with (or at risk for) a cognitive and / or physical disability. How does children’s behaviour relate to the parenting strategies that parents use and, conversely, what is the influence of parental behaviour on their child’s development? Furthermore, she is interested in the dynamics and well being of families including a child with special needs, how parents support their child and the role of the immediate environment on the well being of the family.
Marian is a board member of the Dutch Association of Parents of (ex-) NICU Children and the Foundation Lotje & Co (for families with a care-intensive child).
We are pleased to introduce our guest of honor Hanna A. Alonim, PhD.
Dr. Hanna A. Alonim is an expert and researcher on the autism spectrum in infancy, Founder and Head of the Mifne Center for Treatment, Training, and Research, since 1987. The Mifne Center specializes in the treatment of infants up to the age of two, diagnosed on the autism spectrum from all over Israel and the world. The treatment program encompasses the entire nuclear family.
Hanna received her Ph.D in Mental Health from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, following prior studies in psychotherapy, family therapy and brain studies. She is the Head of the Therapists Training School for Autism in Infancy at Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv since 2001.
Since 2005, Dr. Alonim has developed the ESPASI screening scale for the identification of early signs of autism in the first year of life, and established the unit for the detection of autism in infants at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Her research, which she has presented worldwide relates to the issues of early signs of autism; detection and treatment of infants at risk; family factors and family therapy in autism; eating disorders in toddlers with autism . She is a member of the Helsinki Research Committee at the Ziv Medical Center, Israel and a member of the ICF Core Set for ASD, Stockholm.
Dr. Alonim has taught academic seminars at Bar-Ilan University; Tel Aviv University and Haifa University, Israel; Basel University, Switzerland; UCLA, USA; and lately at the IASI University, Romania.
Some of her publications include: „Early Signs of Autism in First Year of Life: Identification of Key Factors Using Artificial Neural Networks”. IMFAR, US (2014). „Origin of the Self, and Pathways to Autism”. Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 13, 270-279. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC (2013). „Commentary on „The Protest of 6-month-Old Girl”. Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 12, 1-8. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. (2013). „Early signs of autism in infants”. Israeli Journal of Pediatrics. vol. 76. (2011). „Signs of autism in infants: Recognition and early intervention”. London: Karnac Books, ISBN.: 9781855754867. (Chapter 7). (2007). „The Mifne Method”, Journal of Child & Adolescence Mental Health vol. 16(1,) 39-43. (2004).


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Voting is underway in Copeland and Stoke as senior Labour figures voiced fears that as a “weather bomb” bringing heavy rain and gales would hit turnout.
Labour campaigners have been increasingly confident of seeing off the UKIP threat in Stoke-on-Trent Central but have said the contest in Cumbria appeared too close to call.
Voters awoke to the sight of Storm Doris reaching a force of up to 90mph and lashing properties in northern England, the Midlands, East Anglia, North Wales and Scotland.
Jack Dromey, who is leading the campaign in Stoke, has said the seat is a “three-way marginal” while Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s new joint elections co-ordinator who is in Copeland, said the party’s performance would depend substantially on efforts to get out the vote.
The weather is also expected to play a significant role with rain forecast throughout most of the day in the Potteries.
In west Cumbria, one of the wettest parts of Britain. rain is forecast to clear this afternoon.
The Tories had run a low-energy effort in Stoke but appeared to increase their efforts this week following the meltdown of Paul Nuttall, the UKIP leader, who is the eurosceptic party’s candidate in the seat.
Trudy Harrison, the Tory candidate in Copeland, has fought an intense battle where she has attempted to neutralise campaigning on the threat to local maternity services by Gillian Troughton, Labour’s candidate, by highlighting her own decision to give birth to her four children in the West Cumberland hospital.
Yesterday it emerged that Sir Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, has boasted that victory in Copeland is “within our grasp” when he visited the seat.
“Labour support is there and our challenge is to get them out”, Gwynne told The Guardian.

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Obituary for Sindy Diane (Faulk) Mishoe | Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City, LLC.
Mrs. Sindy Diane Mishoe, age 47, died Monday, August 27, 2018, in the McLeod Loris Hospital. Born August 10, 1971 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of David Lee Faulk (Frances) of Loris, SC and the late Diane Merritt Faulk.
In addition to her father and step mother, she is survived by her husband: Freddie Gene Mishoe of Loris, SC; three sons: Joshua David Faulk of Whiteville, NC, Jaron Fredrick Mishoe of Cerro Gordo, NC, Dalton Taylor Mishoe of Tabor City, NC; one sister: Tonya Averette of Mebane, NC; two step sisters: Crystal Williams of Whiteville, Sherrie Wester of Texas; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday, August 31, 2018 from 6 PM to 8 PM in the Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City.


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Anja Musek found her calling in creating unique fashionable items such as scarfs, bags, jackets and jewellery under her brand name AMUSE. Anja makes everything by hand using an ancient technique called wet felting. She is well known for her signature ‘clean’ contemporary design using materials like silk, linen and cotton as well as wool. Anja Musek lives and works in a small medieval town of Škofja Loka, Slovenia. She is married to a violin maker Daniel Musek and they have two daughters. Anja Musek has received quality certificate of ‘Art & Craft – Slovenia’ for ALL her products.
Name AMUSE is a combination of my first and last name – Anja MUSEk – AMUSE. I love to felt, I love to create new things from wool every day, I love to teach felting … it makes me happy – it AMUSES me … browse through the pages and I hope it amuses you too!
Studio Amuse is located in the old part of mediaeval town of Skofja Loka, Slovenia. Anja spends most of her time in the spacious workshop overlooking the river Sora. In the front of the building, you will find the showroom – retail shop, where you can have a look at AMUSE felted creations, but she will gladly show you the workshop where you can see where and how the ‘magic’ happens. Studio Amuse is also were all Amuse workshops and other events take place.
Skofja Loka with its rich history inspires me to make unique felted creations the same as it inspired the hat makers and other artisans that used to live here the last thousand years!
Wet felting is the oldest process of creating textile. All you need is carded sheep wool (or other some other animal fibres such as alpaca, mohair, angora, cashmere, camel…), warm water and soap. Wetting and soaping the fleece causes the scales on the fibres to open, while agitating them causes them to hook together into a single piece of fabric – felt. Plant fibres and synthetic fibres do not wet felt on their own.
I use wool as a base for most of my creations and other fibres, such as silk, bamboo, flax etc., to create special effects on wool.
Felt has many great properties as it is made from wool: it is natural and renewable, it resists dirt and grease, it is breathable (keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer), non-allergenic and antibacterial, it has high UV protection; it is also flame retardant and biodegradable. Quality felt is durable.
I only use top quality fibres and take my time while felting each product. This way I create beautiful quality items that will last you a lifetime.


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Great to see some of our players and members supporting our valued club sponsors. Tom Dittmar pictured here with the keys to his U-STORE-IT storage unit at Keswick.
WT Birkalla would like to thank U Store it “Adelaide’s Largest Self-Storage Specialists” for being Birkalla’s major Sponsor for 2015.
U-Store-It has eight self storage locations in the greater Adelaide area, for furniture, cars, boats and more.
Please support all of our valued sponsors as without their assistance we would not be able to the club we are.
For a full list of our club sponsors for 2015 please visit this link.

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Alien Ant Farm guitarist Terry Corso talks Gen-X Summer Tour and what fans can expect at the show Aug. 21 at Concrete Street Amphitheater.
If you've been waiting for the day your favorite nineties rock bands would reunite and tour once again, then you're in luck.
Because they are coming to Corpus Christi.
Buckcherry, P.O.D., Lit and Alien Ant Farm will take the stage Aug. 21 at Concrete Street Amphitheater on the Gen-X Summer Tour.
While on the road, Alien Ant Farm guitarist Terry Corso gave an exclusive phone interview with the Caller-Times about life on the road, his inspirations and what fans in the Sparkling City by the Sea can expect at the show.
Caller-Times: How does it feel touring with California bands Buckcherry, P.O.D. and Lit?
Corso: It's been great! The best part is everybody and every band on this tour have been friends for years. We've done a lot of touring together ...and it just feels like a high school reunion. (Laughs) It's funny because I am sitting with Kevin (Baldes) from Lit right now and he says hi!
Caller-Times: How has the tour been so far? What is your favorite part about it?
Corso: It's great to see all of the fans and their smiling faces at the show ... their enthusiasm just makes us rock even harder. And my favorite part about it ... well, it's just a real honor to still tour and make fans smile.
Caller-Times: What has been Alien Ant Farm's musical influence? What are some of the bands that you listen to?
Corso: Every band member loves interesting weird genres (laughs) We are into Pantera, Sting and Spoon. I mean, we studied traditional Cuban music, dabbled in reggae, rock ...we love whatever we fall in love with. Personally, I've been really into hard-core metal. Bands like Fit for an Autopsy and Thy Art Is Murder is on my playlist right now.
Corso: Oh, yeah! I've been to Corpus a dozen times and everyone there always goes to town. The shows are always incredible.
What I really love about the city is that it's like a laid-back beach town. I do plan to visit the Selena statue when I visit. That's the one thing I haven't seen.
Caller-Times: Have you tried Whataburger?
Corso: (Laughs) Yes, I have tried Whataburger ... but in the past several years I became a vegetarian for health reasons so unfortunately I can't eat any burgers. But I have had some of the best Thai food I have ever tasted there in Corpus.
They can expect a few hours of a ton of their favorite songs they remember. They should prepare for a dang good time. Like I said, this is going to feel like a high school reunion.
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Your Roofing Company has developed capabilities beyond its core of Roofing, ceilings and partitioning which serve to further enhance its positioning within the marketplace. These include projects aligned to national infrastructure roll-out, projects implemented nationally and beyond Eldorado, OK 800-552-1620 borders, and long term projects that require significant project management capability.
Your Roofing Company has developed capabilities beyond its core of Roofing, ceilings and partitioning which serve to further enhance its positioning within the marketplace. These include projects aligned to national infrastructure roll-out, projects implemented nationally and beyond in Eldorado, OK's borders, and long term projects that require significant project management capability. In addition, the company has earned a strong reputation in the fields of timber frame construction, asbestos removal, specialist roof construction, heritage projects and turnkey office refurbishments.
Your Roofing Company has recently been involved in upgrade and refurbishment projects around in Eldorado, OK where the company replaced asbestos roofs with fibre cement roof covering, and installed new ceilings.
Industrial revamps typically include stripping asbestos sheets, refurbishing and repainting structural steelwork, supply and fitment of environmentally friendly insulation and the fitting of new roof covering. Your Roofing Company is currently involved in a number of such projects for a diverse group of large property owners. The company has recently completed factory in in Eldorado, OK and a production facility.
Your Roofing Company has developed capabilities beyond its core of Roofing, ceilings and partitioning which serve to further enhance its positioning within the marketplace. These include projects aligned to national infrastructure roll-out, projects implemented in Eldorado, OK, and long term projects that require significant project management capability. In addition, the company has earned a strong reputation in the fields of timber frame construction, asbestos removal, specialist roof construction, heritage projects and turnkey office refurbishments.


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We’ve invested in some of the latest technology, such as cone beam imaging and one-visit crowns, which allows us to enhance your comfort and make every visit faster and easier. We welcome patients of all ages, so bring the whole family along!
Dentist, Dr. Ivan Salmons DDS and his dental treatment team are pleased to provide professional and caring dental services to their patients from Sioux City IA and the surrounding communities. Our dental services include: adult, children's, cosmetic, family, general, implant, orthodontic, preventive and restorative dentistry. Our dental treatments include: smile makeovers, teeth whitening, mini dental implants, CEREC one-visit crowns, dental crowns, orthodontics, Invisalign, clear dental braces, gum disease treatment, kids dental care, dental sealants, dental extractions, nitrous oxide sedation, dental sedation, white dental fillings, dental root canal, emergency dental care, emergency dental care, oral hygiene care, dental exams, dental checkups, professional teeth cleaning and low radiation digital dental x-rays.


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SUDC is the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. In this blog we share our experience of trying to cope with our precious son Patrick's death on January 25th 2011 and how it has impacted our lives.
It is a year of big birthdays all around in the extended family and friends. We have 30th, 40th, 50th, 70th and should be having a 10th.
On April 5th, Patrick would be turning 10. As we have done for the past 8 years, it will be us blowing out the candle on a cake he will not be able to taste himself.
In honour and in memory of his older brother, Eoghan will be walking the 10km stretch of the Great Limerick Run with me this year. 1km for each one of the 10 years that will have passed since Patrick was born.
This year, we dedicate the Stroll For Sproggy to the The Children's Grief Centre, a Limerick based charity that offers support for children and teenagers who experience grief through death, separation or divorce. We feel it is a hugely important and worthwhile service as children's grief can often be overlooked while at the same time being quite complex. Children sometimes need help in learning to navigate their feelings surrounding their grief and receiving compassionate one on one support can be of immeasurable help to them.
Eoghan's sense of loss must feel quite strange to him as he is grieving for something and someone he never had in his life. He feels genuine upset and loss for not having his big brother around but at the same time feels genuine love and affection for someone he has never met. How confusing must that be for someone so young.
Being only 7, we think he is showing great determination in committing to walking the whole 10km.
How challenging it must occasionally be for him to be "the rainbow".
He is a little brother with none of the big brother protection, banter and fighting that other kids have.
He is an odd kind of middle child.
He is a big brother.
He is the most amazing big brother our daughter could ever wish for. He will have her back and takes her bossing him around in his stride.
I hope we are doing him justice by raising him in a way that is not making him feel like he is existing in the shadow of this person who came before him and who died in such a sudden, unexplained way. That is our challenge.
Though we tell him often, I hope one day he reads this and truly realises just how wonderful he is.
And I hope we can help him raise some funds for this amazing charity.
On January 25th 2011, my husband and I lost our first born and until then only son to SUDC. Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. Writing seems to have helped me process some of what is happening to us along this strange road that we never thought we would find ourselves on. After having been blessed with a wonderful rainbow baby shortly after that loss, we have more recently suffered an early miscarriage. All opinions expressed are my own personal opinions and experiences following the death of our darling Patrick and the loss of our little bean. Every persons journey through grief is very different...there is no right or wrong or set timeline...So what I write is my own personal way of trying to make sense of all of this.


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Approximately 1.6 percent of people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Game show host Alex Trebek recently announced that he is among that number, with a diagnosis that the cancer had already reached stage four. Though he said in an announcement that he plans to beat the illness, the odds are stacked against him.
According to the National Cancer Institute, only about 8.5 percent of people diagnosed survive past five years. And for some people diagnosed, it can be a matter of months.
According to Duke, her mother, Gloria Sehrt, was diagnosed when she noticed that something was off with her blood work. After a follow-up appointment, she received the diagnosis.
According to William Robinson, the director of the Office of Clinical Research at the Tulane Cancer Center, pancreatic cancer is so deadly because by the time it’s caught, it’s often too late.
According to Robinson, there isn’t a specific risk factor associated with the disease.
In 2016, Louisiana had the fifth highest rate of pancreatic cancer instances in the U.S., according to a report from the Louisiana Tumor Registry. While it’s hard for Robinson to say exactly what’s causing these high rates, he said that the state’s high rates of smoking and drinking aren’t helping.
According to an annual report from the United Health Foundation, 27 percent of people 18-44 smoked, above the national average of around 19 percent. The rates of binge drinking were also slightly higher in Louisiana than the national average, with the state sitting at 24.9 percent versus the national average of 24.4 percent among the same age group.


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We understand that financially it can become extremely difficult to give your children the good times they more than deserve, no matter what stage of their treatment they are at. We know we, as a charity can not cover everything but as we have grown and met other people at various events we have been made aware of other charities that can help with other needs. Please see the information below as these fantastic charities may be able to help you in some way…..
Logans fund is based in Lossiemouth and was set up initially to help Logan Reece Main who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma to get further treatment abroad. Tragically Logan passed away before he could get access to this treatment, like Hamish, Logan was 3 when he passed away. Logans family & friends wanted to keep his memory alive and help other children and families of those children, affected by cancer.
What they do is remarkable really, and they have grown from strength to strength. Initially they offered families the chance to get away from it all by offering stays at a wonderful 6 berth caravan at Lossiemouth bay caravan park.
At a recent fundraising event we were fortunate enough to stumble upon Maddie. We shared stories about what we did and it was great to hear what Maddie offers to families affected by a range of issues, including a child battling cancer or a family bereaved from loss. Cathleen’s cabin was set up in memory of her mother Cathleen McCarthy who truly believed in the benefit of family holidays and the chance to get away from it all. The cabin is a 3 bedroom caravan which sleeps up to 8 (and a well behaved dog) and is situated at Hunters Quay Dunoon.
We visited recently and can testify just to how great the caravan and surroundings are. Please visit her website and mention you where you found out about her and hopefully you can book a trip there.
Hamish Dear’s Warm Hugs arrives at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital!


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You know the feeling - when it is time to submit your VAT Return everything else has to go by the board - or else risk the penalties.
With Making Tax Digital (MTD) around the corner (1 April 2019) this could be a good time to ask us for help to ensure your business is fully compliant. We are experienced in advising in this area and assisting clients to transition to fully digital bookkeeping systems including popular brand Xero and Sage.


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Musician/composer John Parish released a compilation of sorts, collecting bits of his film scores onto one LP, Screenplay.
To celebrate the release, Parish booked a UK/European tour kicking off this autumn. Parish announced new additions to the tour schedule today, including a stop at the Phoenix in Exeter September 4th, a day in advance of his London show. Parish also added a stretch of live dates on mainland Europe for late October and early November.
Screenplay is out now via Thrill Jockey.


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Reggae singer, Clinark, Releases new covers as tributes to Michael Jackson. 'You Are Not Alone ‘ and 'I Can’t Stop Loving You' with Elaisha Santana for the anniversary of the passing of MJ.
Elaisha Santana sings in Spanish and English versions' of I Can't Stop Loving You'. She is based in Puerto Rico and runs Micheal Jackson fansite, mjjsite.org It has more than 4,000 followers including the members of the Jackson family. Clinark's version of 'Smile' came to their attention and they joined together to do the tribute ' I Just Can't Stop Loving You. Elaisha is busy today working today on an event called " Release a white balloon for MJ."
Bermuda born Clinark, released a popular Reggae cover of ‘I’ll Be There,' another Jackson 5 classic. The song was just out on Pre- release in May 2009, sadly, just weeks later,Jackson died., the Official Music Video, for I'll Be There,’ a cover of the classic Jackson hit.
All tracks mastered at BluePro Studios, UK.
All 3 recordings are available in on MP3 format digital download from ITunes, Amazon , Tunecore and more.


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Thanks to walking into the stump of a tree branch I have a bright healing scratch with lump beneath on my forehead.
So it draws focus from the scar ridge on my cheek.
Of course the first thing you'd notice is the weird baldness but it's nice to experience a change of scenery.


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Thank you so much to our Give to the Max contributors!
Breanna’s Gift sends a special thank you to everyone who supported our organization on Give to the Max Day. Together you helped us raise over $13,000. This is an amazing and a humbling experience and we thank you so very much. Your support makes our program possible.


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Avicenna Project graded as Excellent by the European Commission!
Home » News » Avicenna Project graded as Excellent by the European Commission!
The Avicenna Project has received an “excellent” grading by the European Commission following its review meeting in November 2015.
The Commission stated that the project had fully achieved its objective and technical goals for the period and has even exceeded expectations.
The objectives of the Avicenna Support Action project were to create a research and technological development Roadmap outlining a strategy for in silico Clinical Trials and, at the specific request of the European Commission, to create an alliance between academics and industry, which would focus on acting on the Roadmap recommendations and influence the development of a policy framework for in silico medicine.
The Avicenna Roadmap, which has now been approved by the Commission, is available for download and the Avicenna Alliance for Predictive Medicine is in the throes of being formally established as a not for profit entity.

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BPM app for easy process optimisation that will increase your organisation's efficiency. This user-friendly app lets you draw professional process flows, model and improve processes and share them with your colleagues. It is aimed at process managers, project leaders and managers whose job involves modeling and optimising business processes. FULL VERSION Make a one-off, in-app purchase of the Sensus Business Process Modeler app for all of your Windows devices. This will let you model and save an unlimited number of processes and give you more export options, without a watermark. The full version is advert-free. To find out more about the options and rates, please visit www.sensus-software.com. LANGUAGE This app is available in English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Japanese and Korean.
At the beginning the free version is appealing and very easy to use. Adding process steps and activities is very intuitive. However, once the process becomes complex, the App slows down considerably. I upgraded to the full version to avoid advertising, to create more than one process model (only one model is available for free) and to see if the speed would improve. The App is now frozen and my entire project is lost. If you want a quick and dirty BPM model for a one-time project, this is fine. If you need something more robust, look elsewhere.
Cant change position of connectors, colors of process items, cant customize chart, cant save chart. I am using the tryout version. This version annoyed the life out of me. Not buying (not even trying) the full version. Not really an alternative to Visio. Not even close.


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The Norwegian Grand Prix (NGP) is the name of the Norwegian races in the World Championship in Class 1 offshore.
Class 1 is the largest class in the offshore boat race. The boats are all catamarans between 42 and 46 feet in length. Minimum weight must be 4.800 kg and the width is approx. 3.5 meters. They all have 2 engines, each developing a maximum of 930 hp. The boats have a top speed of approx. 250 km / h.


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Blockchain technologies have been identified to have a disruptive potential for various aspects of our economy, with high impact to the future development of the European industry. Blockchains realize a decentralized and encrypted digital ledger and allow to replace traditional centralized architectures based on trusted third parties by a radically and decentralized approach.
In this project we want to investigate to which extent our novel scalable hybrid blockchain architecture is able to overcome shortcomings of existing blockchain approaches, and how it can be applied to use cases relevant to the industry of the future.
Evaluation of the applicability of the platform in the following use cases: (1) accountable data exchange in the industry of the future, (2) electricity consumption control and tariffing, and (3) communication service resource market.
Within the framework of the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future, the HyBlockArch project examines the future of the blockchain. This project aims to adapt this technology to an industrial scale to create a powerful tool for companies. To accomplish this goal, the teams led by Gérard Mémmi (Télécom ParisTech) and Georg Carle (TUM) are working on new blockchain architectures. Gérard Memmi shares his insight.
Why are you looking into new blockchain architectures?
Gérard Mémmi: Current blockchain architectures are limited in terms of performance in the broadest sense: turnaround time, memory, energy… In many cases, this hinders the blockchain from being developed in Industry 4.0. Companies would like to see faster validation times or to be able to put even more information into a blockchain block. A bank that wants to track an account history over several decades will be concerned about the number of blocks in the blockchain and the possible increase in block latency times. Yet today we cannot foresee the behavior of blockchain architectures for many years to come. There is also the energy issue: the need to reduce consumption caused by the proof of work required to enter data into a blockchain, while still ensuring a comparable level of security. We must keep in mind that the bitcoin’s proof of work consumes the same amount of electrical energy as a country like Venezuela.
What type of architecture are you trying to develop with the HyBlockArch project?
GM: We are working on hybrid architectures. These multi-layer architectures make it possible to reach an industrial scale. We start with a blockchain protocol in which each node of the ledger communicates with a mini data storage network on a higher floor. This is not necessarily a blockchain protocol and it can operate slightly differently while still maintaining similar properties. The structure is transparent for the users; they do not notice a difference. The miners who perform the proof of work required to validate data only see the blockchain aspect. This is an advantage for them, allowing them to work faster without taking the upper layer of the architecture into account.
What would the practical benefits be for a company?
GM: For a company this would mean smart contracts could be created more quickly and the computer operations that rely on this architecture would have shorter latency times, resulting in a broader scope of application. The private blockchain is very useful in the field of logistics. For example, each time a product changes hands, as from the vendor to the carrier, the operation is recorded in the blockchain. A hybrid architecture records this information more quickly and at a lower cost for companies.
This project is being carried out in the framework of the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future. What is the benefit of this partnership between IMT and TUM?
GM: Our German colleagues are developing a platform that measures the performance of the different architectures. We can therefore determine the most optimal architecture in terms of energy savings, fast turnaround and security for typical uses in the industry of the future. We contribute a more theoretical aspect: we analyze the smart contracts to develop more advantageous protocols, and we work with proof of work mechanisms for recording information in the blockchain.
What does this transnational organization represent in the academic field?
GM: This creates a European dynamic in the work on this issue. In March we launched a blockchain alliance between French institutes: BART. By working together with TUM on this topic, we are developing a Franco-German synergy in an area that only a few years ago was only featured as a minor issue at a research conference, as the topic of only one session. The blockchain now has scientific events all to itself. This new discipline is booming and through the HyBlockArch project we are participating in this growth at the European level.


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Introduction by Paolo Fabbri of the volume "Emilia-Romagna Region - European Culture".
The boundaries drawn are, at the same time, places for exchange. From the Apennines valleys – mountains crossed with many passes – to the main navigable river, the Po, down to the courses of the Adriatic Sea, they contain an archipelago of cities linked by a Great Road, the Via Emilia, which passes through them and makes them porous. If I may use a metaphor, it is like a great, ancient, inhabited bridge, crossed through by other roads run along by pilgrims, such as the Via Romea along the Sea and the Via Francigena across the mountains. A thick urban cobweb where the cities – like clearings in the forest during the Middle Ages – seems to be immersed in a complex territorial fabric - mountain plantation and “filled” geometrics, grain and fruit orchards, stock farming and its products, among the richest and most civil in Europe. Large and small cities with their gates and ports, always knotting together with many threads their local tradition and Northern Europe and Orient.
Thanks to these characteristics, the important industrial settlements become part of the territory avoiding the unmanageable phenomenon of the metropolis. An open, or at least an ajar localism acts as a conscious counterbalance to the impulse towards globalisation.
Men make the places which will make them. The Region has merged the Romagnas, with their Byzantine heritage, Bologna and Ferrara, with their papal past, Modena and Parma, with their “laic” duchies - territories gathered in many different ways by history into cities and seignories, into fiefdoms and monastic territories. Each real political project makes a community, ceaselessly provides a way to stay together, but must take into account the character and life-style of its citizens - as idiomatic as their dialect. Undoubtedly few peoples in Europe are so attentive to the quality of the earthly nourishment we find in domestic architecture and public living spaces, from public buildings and noble palaces to rural houses, from squares to porticoes. Hence the quality of its hospitality and the privileged welcome to tourists. We must not forget that the national flag was invented in Emilia and that the only project of unified Italian cuisine was attempted in Romagna. But flavours are not alternative to learning, nor Arts and Sciences to the Art of Living. From the Etruscan and Greek vases to the painters (Correggio, Carracci or Morandi), from the cathedral sculptors (Wiligelmo) to the film directors (Fellini and Antonioni), this Region gave itself and those who have eyes for seeing an Imagery, that is an incalculable index of images which represents its great “game”. Over time, the Muses have joined hands. Here Verdi’s music resounds with the joyous words of Boiardo and Ariosto, and the mysterious words of Pico della Mirandola and Savonarola. In the original heritage of Italian culture, Poetry and Science (Marconi) are part of the great pedagogical tradition of Bologna, the first of the European universities.
The multi-cultural reality peculiar to Emilia-Romagna Region’s past and present cannot be depicted once and for all, but must be continually redefined through its images, music and writings. The new languages of the modern age - from technology to fashion, are also involved, so that its traditions become “future memory”. To live the present we can look at the future problems using the certain resources of the past.


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Discover The Argument Do We Need A Third Party?
A listener's voicemail asks the columnists, does America need a third party? Then, just in time for Thanksgiving, our argumentative trio dishes out some advice for how to handle your own dinner-table debates. And finally, a Coen brothers recommendation to make your holiday weekend a little darker.