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4 MIN READ | Psychotherapy
Jennifer Robertson
Last updated on: 28 March 2019
What Is It Like to Work in Addiction?
Jennifer Robertson, (2019, January 8). What Is It Like to Work in Addiction?. Psychreg on Psychotherapy. https://www.psychreg.org/working-in-addiction/
Having worked in addiction for ten years in various guises, I have found that this field has consistently challenged, surprised and taught me over time.
Certain aspects of working in addiction are useful, indeed important, to consider, for anyone planning to embark on a placement, volunteer role or new job in this arena.
It seems obvious, given the statistics, that those routinely consuming large amounts of drugs and/or alcohol are at risk of death. However, when I first began working in a residential rehabilitation service, getting to know the personalities, aspirations, progress – the real lives – of the residents and spending time with them on a daily basis, it was difficult to imagine any of them succumbing to their addictions.
But, within two years, several clients whom I had gotten to know well were suddenly found dead after they were discharged, despite successful completion of the programme.
Men and women in their 20s and 30s, found alone in public toilets, empty flats and local parks. It was a very hard thing to get used to, as is the cynicism such tragedy is often met with in the public domain. It is something that will almost inevitably occur in your professional journey – supervision and the support of peers are essential at such times.
I learned that it is important to gain a balance between examining such situations for anything that could be improved upon, from a professional perspective, and accepting that despite our best intentions as practitioners, impulsive, high risk behaviour and relapse are unfortunately highly prevalent in the addictive cycle.
Some people become addicted to prescription drugs.
The impact of addiction on identity
It quickly became apparent to me that addiction ravages not only bodies and minds, but the individual's sense and knowledge of themselves. Clients who had been engaged in active addiction for prolonged periods were often unable to identify ostensibly simple things such as a favourite colour, food, song or place.
Daily experience had become a repetitive blur, such that these details fell from memory and importance or were never established in the first instance.
Emotions became difficult to recognise, explain and manage. Moral leanings, personal boundaries, whether behaviours and styles are truly natural, or performative and survival based – all of this can become difficult to determine for those who have been affected by addiction for a long time.
A hugely important, and satisfying, part of therapeutic work is helping clients rebuild their sense of who they are and their connection to themselves. Recovery is only partly about detoxifying from the substance at hand.
There is always a reason
Upon disclosing that I worked in addiction, I was sometimes met with stern responses such as 'Why would they even take those kinds of drugs? They are well aware of the risks'. Often as they sipped a beer, made their way to a bar, or interjected with a story of last weekend's adventures in a nightclub. People engage with dangerous substances on a regular basis, at times seemingly unaware that they are doing so. Those who 'casually' consume sometimes do so for the same reasons as those who consume to an addictive level: simply to cope.
Addiction ravages not only bodies and minds, but the individual's sense and knowledge of themselves.
The notion that addiction is often a maladaptive response to trauma is, fortunately, becomingly increasingly well understood in both literature and public policy. It has been estimated that around two- thirds of those seeking treatment for alcohol and substance misuse issues have experienced a traumatic life event.
On a societal level, understanding and addressing the causal and maintaining factors in addiction and helping people work through these is far more conducive to change than punitive and judgemental responses.
Witnessing change
I did not know to what degree people could change until I began working in addiction. I witnessed people go from shouting and demanding to asking and talking, from thinking only of themselves to reaching out to family whom they had hurt, to not being able to look me even fleetingly in eye to standing up and delivering a seminar to a room full of peers.
Addiction is a complex, relapsing, chronic disease.
Addiction is extremely challenging to navigate and overcome and of course not all are able to do so long term. But the subtle to sizeable changes and achievements I witnessed people making over time were truly astonishing, undoubtedly a favourite aspect of the role.
I have the sense that the field is daunting, even unappealing, for many. However, I would encourage practitioners interested in building resilience, awareness of societal issues and intersectionality, who have a strong sense of empathy and compassion and who enjoy a fast pace, to consider a venture into this fascinating area.
Jennifer Robertson is a trainee counselling psychologist with a background in developing and delivering group work and one-to-one therapeutic approaches.
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Authorizing Appropriate Use of Force
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The expert testimony, research, scholarship, and lived experience collected by the Commission revealed the following:
In the United States, immigrant communities and ethnic minorities often become disproportionate targets of the traditional crime control model that uses physical force (Simmons, 2010). New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) found that while Blacks comprised 23 percent of the city's population, they represented 55 percent of reported victims of alleged police misconduct from 2008 to 2013; Hispanics were 29 percent of the population and accounted for 26 percent of complaints; and Whites were 34 percent of the population but only 9% of the alleged victims of police misconduct (N.Y.C. Civilian, 2014). In 2013, 53 percent of all complaints against police departments were for alleged misconduct in use of force (N.Y.C. Civilian, 2014). The most severe of these instances of use of force resulted in the death of a civilian.
Police-involved deaths are generally investigated through a two-pronged approach. The first investigation, which is aimed at determining whether an officer has committed a crime, is usually conducted internally by detectives from a homicide squad or force investigation squad (L.A. Police Department, 2014; Katz, 2015). The first stage may be conducted by a neighboring department if the officer's own agency is too small and doesn't have the resources (Sullivan, 2014; Katz, 2015). With the findings of this investigation in hand, the local prosecutor determines whether to file charges against the officer through procedures that might involve convening a grand jury, depending on the jurisdiction (Sullivan, 2014). The second investigation considers whether or not the officer disregarded department policies (Sullivan, 2014; Katz, 2015).
A large collection of research demonstrates that "public perceptions of the fairness of the justice system in the United States are more significant in shaping its legitimacy than perceptions that it is effective" (Katz, 2015; Hough et al., 2010).
Opinion polls taken after the death of Michael Brown demonstrate that significant cross-sections of the public did not have confidence in the investigations into the shooting (Pew Research, 2014; Peter Moore, 2014). For example, 76% of Black people surveyed by the Pew Research Center had little confidence or no confidence in the investigation of Mr. Brown's shooting (Pew Research, 2014). In a poll by YouGov, less than half— only 42%—of Whites "trust[ed] the justice system to properly investigate" police-involved deaths, while a mere 19% of African Americans had such trust in the existing system (Moore, 2014).
These findings prompted the Commission to draft several calls to action to change use-of-force investigations in an effort to create a fairer justice system and improve citizens' trust and confidence in the investigation process for use-of-force incidents. In addition to the inputs noted at the beginning of this document, these recommendations are based on the research and work of a group of former U.S. Attorneys and Assistant U.S. Attorneys based in St. Louis with the intent of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety in the prosecution of use of force cases.
To that end, the Commission issues the calls to action found below.
Calls to Action Within This Area of Focus
Assign Attorney General As Special Prosecutor in Use of Force Cases
The Attorney General shall serve as the special prosecutor in all cases of police use of force resulting in death, officer-involved shootings resulting in injury or death, or in-custody deaths.
Accountable Bodies: County Prosecutors Office of Attorney General
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Appoint Special Prosecutor in Use of Force Cases Short-Term
In the interim, until this call is adopted, Missouri courts having criminal jurisdiction over prosecutions shall interpret the Missouri statute that governs the appointment of special prosecutors as requiring the appointment of a special prosecutor where the court believes that there is even an appearance that the prosecuting attorney is "interested."1 1 Missouri Revised Statute…
Accountable Bodies: Missouri Supreme Court Circuit Courts
Assign Missouri Highway Patrol to Investigate Use of Force
The Missouri Highway Patrol shall be the default agency to create a task force with the requisite training and expertise that would be responsible for leading the criminal investigation in all cases of police use of force resulting in death, officer-involved shootings resulting in injury or death, or in-custody deaths. In cases where the Missouri…
Accountable Bodies: Missouri State Highway Patrol Local Governments Municipal Police Departments Municipal Legislature
Create Task Forces for Short-Term Investigation of Use of Force
In the interim (until the previous call is adopted), each major police force shall create a task force of diverse and experienced investigators to investigate all cases of police use of force resulting in death, officer-involved shootings resulting in injury or death, or in-custody deaths.1 These law enforcement agencies should then enter into agreements to…
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Our youth present our greatest opportunity to impact positive and lasting change. Addressing our endeavors to the whole child through education, health, encouragement, support and opportunities will fundamentally change their lives now and their futures forever.
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Achieving justice for all requires a commitment to begin an honest review of how consolidation of police departments and municipal courts could commence. Building relationships based upon mutual respect and trust, being transparent about challenging and destructive behaviors and embracing fair and reasonable laws and policies will lay the foundation for unbiased, responsive government.
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FTF Co-Chairs and Community Partners Call for Swift Policy Action
Residents Call for Policy Change, Regional Leaders Must Rise to the Challenge Forward Through Ferguson co-chairs, Rebeccah Bennett and Zachary Boyers, and 30 community partners call on policy and decision makers to deliver swift action on Ferguson Commission Calls to Action. Read the full statement on Medium, or download a pdf here. "Unfortunately, we've been…
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Opportunity for a New Approach to Public Safety in St. Louis
An open letter to Mayor Lyda Krewson from Rebeccah Bennett and Zachary Boyers, Co-chairs of Forward Through Ferguson, on the public safety opportunity in front of our region. Click here to download a pdf of the open letter. Mayor Krewson, The retirement of Police Chief Sam Dotson represents a new day for public safety in St. Louis….
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Katz, W. (2015) Enhancing accountability and trust with independent investigations of police lethal force. Harvard Law Review. Retrieved fromhttps://harvardlawreview.org/2015/04/enhancing-accountability-and-trust-with-independent-investigations-of-police-lethal-force/
Chemerinsky, E. (2001). The role of prosecutors in dealing with police abuse:The lessons of Los Angeles. Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law. Retrieved from: https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=8+Va.+J.+Soc.+Pol'y+%26+L.+305&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=031bd01d90708e5a348bc2fa169106f6
Hough, M., Jackson, J., Bradford, B., Myhill, A., Quinton, P. (2010). Procedural justice, trust, and institutional legitimacy. Policing:A Journal of Policy and Practice. Retrieved from: https://www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/pdf/JonJackson/Policing_pj.pdf
Bobb, M. (2003). Civilian oversight of the police in the United States. Saint Louis University Public Law Review.
Debbaudt, M. (2015). Legislation calling for independent police prosecutor is unnecessary. Association of Deputy District Attorneys. Retrieved from: https://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=817dce2e-9ba2-420d-87c0-7535c3aa5f58&c=1e35a160-bf69-11e4-8754-d4ae52733d3a&ch=1f6c2590-bf69-11e4-87b6-d4ae52733d3a
Freeman, A. (1996). Unscheduled departures:The circumvention of just sentencing for police brutality. Hastings Law Journal. Retrieved from:https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&doctype=cite&docid=47+Hastings+L.J.+677&key=65d079ab4fdefd9268b151ce7bb9a0ac
Guida, B. (2013). Attorney general comes out against police shootings bill. Kenosha News. Retrieved from:https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/attorney_general_comes_out_against_police_shootings_bill_473208895.html
Holley, P. (2014). Ferguson prosecutor says he knew some witnesses were "clearly not telling the truth." they testified anyway. Washington Post. Retrieved from:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/20/ferguson-prosecutor-says-he-knew-some-witnesses-were-clearly-not-telling-the-truth-they-testified-anyway
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Moore, P. (2014). Poll results:Police. YouGov. Retrieved from:https://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/vl0h3on24q/tabs_OPI_police_force_20140814.pdf
N.Y.C. Civilian Complaint Review Board. (2014). 2013 Report 8. Retrieved from:https://www.nyc.gov/html/ccrb/downloads/pdf/CCRB%20Annual_2013.pdf
Pew Research Center. (2014). Stark racial divisions in reactions to Ferguson police shooting. Retrieved from:https://www.people-press.org/files/2014/08/8-18-14-Ferguson-Release.pdf
Sabel, C. & Simon, W. (2014). Due process of administration:The problem of police accountability. Columbia School of Law. Retrieved from:https://ssrn.com/abstract=2507280
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Elle Fanning headlined Variety's Power of Young Hollywood event in LA Tuesday, looking like a fairy in an embroidered, gauzy frock that featured a smorgasbord of appliqués!
There were brooches along her neckline, a black and white bow at the hip, and chains floating down over the skirt. There was even a cigarette appliqué!
We like it when things get crazy, but the black pumps were so boring after all that fun. Hmm.
Ariel Winter and Jaden Smith also attended the party, with the Modern Family starlet in a black crop top and striped pants and Will and Jada's son in a floral leather jacket that also featured embroidered cherubs! Aww!
It's pretty amazing to see such composed teens. We're in awe for sure!


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Mayor Kevin Begos works in his office at the Apalachicola municipal complex
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Apalachicola Mayor Kevin Paul Begos, Jr. passed away at Capital Regional Medical Center at June 19 at the age of 63.
He had been rushed there after experiencing cardiac arrest.
His mother, Jane Richardson, of Apalachicola, was with him at the time of his passing, after she and Begos' sister, Cassandra Begos, of New York City, had adhered to his final wishes that he not be sustained on life support by artificial means.
For the last few weeks, Begos was on the mend at Weems Memorial Hospital from an infection that had required an initial hospital stay at Bay Medical Center. Doctors worked to get rid of the infection that affected the aortic heart valve he had replaced three years ago.
Elected in Sept. 2019 in his first bid for public office, Begos wasted little time in taking the rudder of the city, particularly the large water and sewer debt amassed over several years.
A former reporter with a career covering science as well as general assignments, both here and abroad, Begos took a hands-on role in shoring up city finances. He was instrumental in bringing onboard City Manager Travis Wade, Finance Director Leo Bebeau and City Attorney Dan Hartman.
He was ahead of the curve during the coronavirus pandemic, issuing a proclamation early on that masks be worn inside buildings within the city. He had recovered from COVID-19 in July 2020.
"Apalachicola Mayor Kevin Begos was an outstanding leader in his community, as well as in Florida's 2nd Congressional District," read a statement from the office of Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D (Florida-02). "Kevin led Apalachicola through the aftermath of Hurricane Michael and the COVID-19 pandemic, which was no easy feat. In a time when his community needed him most, Kevin selflessly stepped up to the plate to unite the community and get the town back on track."
Born in 1958 to US Navy parents in Marseilles, France, Begos first studied creative writing at Bard College and then began a career in fine art publishing. He moved to Apalachicola in the mid 1990s and began his career as a journalist with the Apalachicola Times, going on to win awards for work in the Winston Salem Journal, The Associated Press and Duke University. His landmark series in North Carolina "Against Their Will" helped to enact the first legislation in the United States to compensate victims of forced sterilization.
His book, "Tasting the Past: The Science of Flavor and the Search for the Origins of Wine," published in 2018, won the Florida Book Award for non-fiction and has been called "the de facto standard for teaching wine history" by the Philadelphia Wine School.
An active member of the community, Begos represented the seafood industry for many years, bringing their concerns to the State Capitol and to the floor of Congress. He was also proud to be a lighthouse keeper at the St. George Lighthouse, and a docent at Apalachicola's Orman House and John Gorrie Museum.
On June 30, the Apalachicola community turned out at the Chapman Auditorium to honor his memory. Remembering Begos as a "son, brother, friend and neighbor," three speakers – Karen Cox-Dennis, Chuck Lombardo and Rose Griffin - spoke of his dedication to serving the community.
"He was a jewel among jewels," Griffin said. "He placed his hand to the plow and regardless of what was ahead of him or behind him, he would never deliberately release that plow, he would never let go of the charge he had to keep, or look back and regret."
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08.09.17Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Webster Opens
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08.08.17Home2 Suites by Hilton Fort Worth Northlake Opens
Home2 Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced today its newest property, Home2 Suites by Hilton Fort Worth Northlake. Designed for travelers who want to maintain their normal routine, the hotel features 104 suites and a range of value, tech-focused and eco-conscious amenities. Home2 Suites by Hilton Fort Worth Northlake will help welcome the average 8.8 million out-of-town travelers visiting Fort Worth annually*.
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Napa olive oil merchant, Lucero Olive Oil is reported to have lost 90 percent of their olive oil inventory after a 6.0 earthquake shook the region early last Sunday morning. Dewey Lucero estimated a loss of 500 bottles of olive oil in the Napa tasting room and retail store, each priced at roughly $20 per bottle.
Lucero is a third generation olive oil business owned by Dewey Lucero who's grandparents are credited with growing many of the trees currently in production in Northern California. They stock a variety ofextra virgin olive oils along with flavored varieties and balsamic vinegars. The business has expanded to three locations in Portland, Oregon, Corning, CA, and Napa since opening in 2005; the Napa location opened in October of 2013.
ABC News cited olive oil and vinegar running into the Napa sidewalks around the area at 1012 First Street where the business is located as a result of the earthquake. Many other businesses suffered shattered windows and more severe structural damage due to the quake.
While the merchants of Napa Valley are still dealing with the repercussions of the natural disaster, they were hoping to conduct business as usual this Labor Day weekend. According to the downtown Napa Association, 90 percent of businesses are open. "You can still come to Napa and absolutely have a Napa Valley experience," said Executive Director, Craig Smith. Lucero Olive Oil will be open.


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Dear SfHP members,
The APA Council of Representatives met during the APA Convention on Wednesday, August 8, and Friday, August 10, 2018. This column provides an informational update on several actions taken by the Council.
Approved the Report and Recommendations from the Presidential Work Group on Expanded APA Advocacy Model
This action means a combined 501(c)(3) [not-for-profit public good] and 501(c)(6) [professional issues/guild} has been created entitled APA Services Inc. The purpose of this organization is to provide robust advocacy and increased resources for advocacy initiatives for science, education, public interest, practice and applied psychology. All psychologists who join APA will be members of a combined c3/c6 organization allowing membership dues to be allocated to both entities for advocacy initiatives. The change to the combined c3/c6 will allow more dollars to be spent on lobbying. There will also be a new approach to development and delivery of professional member benefits. Other details:
A unified Finance Committee and a single Board of Directors will serve both c3 and c6 entities.
An Advocacy Director will be appointed and an Advocacy Coordinating Committee of no less than 12 members will be appointed.
More information at http://www.apa.org/secure/expanded-advocacy-model.aspx
Defeated a Resolution to Amend Councils 2009, 2013, and 2015 Resolutions that the Address the Roles of Psychologists in National Security Settings
By a vote of 105-57 with 11 abstentions, Council opted to retain the existing policy that restricts the role of military psychologists in detention sites that are in violation of the U.S. Constitution or international law.
The resolution was aimed at allowing military psychologists to provide needed health care to detainees without any restrictions as to the setting in which services are provided. This resolution would have made the role of psychologists consistent with the role of psychiatrists and other military health providers who may treat detainees at any site, including the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Those who opposed the measure indicated that they feared it would open the door to military psychologists becoming involved in detainee interrogations and risk compromising the human rights of detainees.
Approved as APA policy the Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures (5th ed.) and approved August 2028 as the expiration date for the document.
Approved as APA policy the Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men and approved August 2028 as the expiration date for the Guidelines.
Defeated a resolution to Remove Public Posting of the Hoffman report from the APA website until the current litigation is completed and inaccuracies in the report are corrected.. However a substitute resolution was approved which will provide a time line of actions taken by APA regarding the independent investigation/Hoffman report and a link to the Hoffman report.
Approved the formation of a task force, appointed by BAPPI and BSA, to conduct a comprehensive, up-to-date systematic review of violent video game literature and to recommend whether the 2015 Resolution on Violent Video Games should be amended.
Approved the formation of a Task Force on Differences of Sex Development (DSD) to:
Review extant research psychological literature and APA policies in this area, including that of identifying gaps in knowledge, ongoing controversies, and ethical issues for psychologists.
Develop recommendations for education, training, practice, and further research into these topics.
Propose how APA can best meet the needs of psychologists and students who identify as those with DSD.
Approved Resolution that encourages the use of the "Patient" (rather than "client")in American Psychological Association Policies, Rules, and Public Relations Activities when referring to the Health-Related and Scientific Activities of Health Service Psychologists and Scientists in Heath Care Services and Settings.
Council discussed APA's ongoing diversity and inclusion plan that include the hiring of a Chief Diversity Officer for APA.
Council discussed the ongoing work on formulating a new APA Strategic Plan to be completed by February 2019—all members are encouraged to participate in the planning process when offered a chance to be interviewed or complete surveys about APA's future.
Ronald H. Rozensky, PhD, ABPP
Richard J Seime, PhD, ABPP
SfHP Representatives to APA Council of Representatives
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The Pulse that begins afresh today is the one that will be the watershed between the old and the new. A new paradigm begins during this twenty day period that will demonstrate to humanity that all that they felt, perceived and knew to be before them – will eventuate.
That eventuation will not be instant. Nor will it be devastating. It will move in with a level of grace that you have not seen before.
Some, who are not as aware, will be confronted. So those of you who can observe and speak forthrightly – your time has come. Look around you at those who appear reticent and fearful and embrace them with words, energy and solace.
For it is now that the rebuilding begins.
We have said before that all is waiting in the wings like a theatre scene-set change. That those who have the new answers will move quietly and speedily to replace the old win-lose paradigm with the win–win that you have chosen. Yes, you have all chosen! And your choice has been heard. And it will occur like this.
The Media, who has taken the side of the sensational, will begin to look more closely at the truth. When that occurs, you can guarantee that the time is upon you. It is close.
Transparency is beginning to prevail worldwide. The beginnings of the truth are being reported; slowly – yet they are being brought into the sphere of your awareness. Even the church and the police are being made more accountable. So will many other of your institutions. It will be undertaken in step with the increase of consciousness amongst the growing majority.
This is the first step to fair and equitable measures of all kinds. Nothing will come crashing down. It will not look like the implosion of the Twin Towers, with a huge clean up that will take years to complete. It will be a gentle slide into oblivion as the new paradigm emerges into view. One will replace the other due to public awareness, as consciousness builds, which it does at each new Pulse. Remember we made the analogy of a Pulse being like a dimmer switch? You turn the light down on that which has been, as you illuminate that which is before you. Before you is a new paradigm – one that you will begin to live sooner than you think possible.
Many of you are feeling depleted in energy, and there is a good reason for this. Imagine a new paradigm being superimposed upon a worldwide population when they were not prepared. A group of you are always pre-prepared in advance. You agreed to be the proving ground for increasing awareness. You are being downloaded with the new paradigm first, so that you may seed it wherever you are.
It works like this. You have outgrown your original codings. We have explained that to you previously. Your program did not extend beyond the white light spectrum. Think about it like this.
You have been a prism. In fact your Energy Field has been the prism, refracting the colours of the galaxy into your chakras. You see, each zone of the body has been in resonance with a part of the bigger external Field, yet the vibration of the colours of your chakra field have held that frequency since you were born. You call them rainbow colours – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
They have galactic names also. Those vibrations are anchored at specific galactic centres from which you originated. Yes, all of you originated as souls from elsewhere.
Those colours are now being replaced.
For you are moving into a new light spectrum; and the predominance of colour is not white light, but blue. And with it comes a new coding into every cell of the body – for there was no program to integrate this new vibrational phase you find yourself in. So a new program is being written to hold these new codes of light. And you are being wiped clean like a new slate.
Many of you are feeling this as old memories surface to be released. There is a good reason for this – a new program cannot be integrated when emotions, thoughts and feelings impede the integration of a new series of key strokes. Ask any computer software writer. And they will tell you that erasure precedes a rewrite. You are being rewritten and the colours are from the blue light spectrum and they include all colours as before yet the base tone is blue.
The vibration of this colour range is faster than that of the white light spectrum. They vibrate at a rate that is in alignment with Cosmic Energy. Make the comparison for yourself here. Galactic relates to the Milky Way, whereas Comic has a Universal reach, so the vibration is stronger and far reaching. What is happening to you is that are being adjusted, as well as rewritten.
Your energy field is being adjusted to a Universal frequency whilst your cells are being totally recoded to a new light spectrum. And you wonder why you are tired!
Let us tell you dear human that you are so amusing. You have reached a point in your evolution where you never expected to find yourself, this lifetime. And we hear you complaining about what is occurring. Celebrate!!! Never in our wildest expectations did we consider that this was a possibility this lifetime either. And we are family to you all.
And whilst you are on the couch consider this!
If you are willing to assist those who are about to make the transition into this new light spectrum the vibration of your words will ease their discomfort, and your own.
You may be about to move into a new phase of vibratory life.
And adjusted in frequency beyond where you have been all your life.
And fractalise with my Field.
It is our Fields making the attunement to harmonise with ease.


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package com.audax.dev.forte;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

import android.app.Dialog;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.location.Location;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewConfiguration;

import com.audax.dev.forte.fragments.ForteMapsFragment;
import com.audax.dev.forte.fragments.LoadingFragment;
import com.audax.dev.forte.maps.MapsClient;
import com.audax.dev.forte.util.SystemUiHider;
import com.audax.dev.forte.web.ApplicationRegistry;

/**
 * An example full-screen activity that shows and hides the system UI (i.e.
 * status bar and navigation/system bar) with user interaction.
 *
 * @see SystemUiHider
 */
public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements MapsClient.ClientListener, View.OnClickListener {
	/**
	 * Whether or not the system UI should be auto-hidden after
	 * {@link #AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MILLIS} milliseconds.
	 */
	private static final boolean AUTO_HIDE = true;

	/**
	 * If {@link #AUTO_HIDE} is set, the number of milliseconds to wait after
	 * user interaction before hiding the system UI.
	 */
	private static final int AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MILLIS = 3000;

	/**
	 * If set, will toggle the system UI visibility upon interaction. Otherwise,
	 * will show the system UI visibility upon interaction.
	 */
//	private static final boolean TOGGLE_ON_CLICK = true;

	/**
	 * The flags to pass to {@link SystemUiHider#getInstance}.
	 */
	//private static final int HIDER_FLAGS = SystemUiHider.FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION;

	//private final static int CONNECTION_FAILURE_RESOLUTION_REQUEST = 9000;

	/**
	 * The instance of the {@link SystemUiHider} for this activity.
	 */
	//private SystemUiHider mSystemUiHider;

	private ForteMapsFragment mapsFragment;

	private void setupNew() {

		//Hide initialy
		LoadingFragment lf = (LoadingFragment)
				this.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.loading_fragment);
		lf.setCompleteTask(new Runnable() {

			@Override
			public void run() {
				//ab.show();
				switchToMapsFragment();
			}
		});
		lf.startLoading();

	}
	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);
	    //Force overflow button to show
		try {
	        ViewConfiguration config = ViewConfiguration.get(this);
	        Field menuKeyField = ViewConfiguration.class.getDeclaredField("sHasPermanentMenuKey");
	        if(menuKeyField != null) {
	            menuKeyField.setAccessible(true);
	            menuKeyField.setBoolean(config, false);
	        }
	    } catch (Exception ex) {
	        // Ignore
	    }
		this.setupNew();
	}

	protected void switchToMapsFragment() {

		FragmentManager fm = this.getSupportFragmentManager();
		FragmentTransaction trx = fm.beginTransaction();
		if (mapsFragment == null) {
			mapsFragment = new ForteMapsFragment ();
		}

		trx.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);

		LoadingFragment lf = (LoadingFragment)
				fm.findFragmentById(R.id.loading_fragment);

		trx.remove(lf);

		trx.add(R.id.fragment_container, mapsFragment, "maps");

		//I don't want user to switch back to 'loading'
		//trx.addToBackStack(null);

		trx.commit();

		trx.show(mapsFragment);
	}

	protected void showNearestCenter() {
		View v = this.findViewById(R.id.lay_nearest);
		v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
	}

	protected void switchToMenuActivity() {
		Intent itt = new Intent(this, MainMenuActivity.class);
		this.startActivity(itt);
	}

	/**
	 * Touch listener to use for in-layout UI controls to delay hiding the
	 * system UI. This is to prevent the jarring behavior of controls going away
	 * while interacting with activity UI.
	 */
	View.OnTouchListener mDelayHideTouchListener = new View.OnTouchListener() {
		@Override
		public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent motionEvent) {
			if (AUTO_HIDE) {
				delayedHide(AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MILLIS);
			}
			return false;
		}
	};

	Handler mHideHandler = new Handler();
	Runnable mHideRunnable = new Runnable() {
		@Override
		public void run() {
			// mSystemUiHider.hide();
		}
	};

	/**
	 * Schedules a call to hide() in [delay] milliseconds, canceling any
	 * previously scheduled calls.
	 */
	private void delayedHide(int delayMillis) {
		mHideHandler.removeCallbacks(mHideRunnable);
		mHideHandler.postDelayed(mHideRunnable, delayMillis);
	}

	@Override
	protected void onResume() {
		super.onResume();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
		switch (item.getItemId()) {
		case R.id.main_item_list:
			Intent itt = new Intent(this, CenterListActivity.class);
			this.startActivity(itt);
			return true;
		case R.id.main_item_news:
			itt = new Intent(this, WebViewActivity.class);
			itt.putExtra("application", ApplicationRegistry.APP_NEWS);
			this.startActivity(itt);
			return true;
		case R.id.main_item_products:
			itt = new Intent(this, ProductListActivity.class);
			this.startActivity(itt);
			return true;
		}
		return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
//		switch (item.getItemId()) {
//		case R.id.home:
//			Intent itt = new Intent(this, MainMenuActivity.class);
//			this.startActivity(itt);
//			return true;
//		}
//		return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
	}

	// Define a DialogFragment that displays the error dialog
	public static class ErrorDialogFragment extends DialogFragment {
		// Global field to contain the error dialog
		private Dialog mDialog;

		// Default constructor. Sets the dialog field to null
		public ErrorDialogFragment() {
			super();
			mDialog = null;
		}

		// Set the dialog to display
		public void setDialog(Dialog dialog) {
			mDialog = dialog;
		}

		// Return a Dialog to the DialogFragment.
		@Override
		public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
			return mDialog;
		}
	}

	public void showMaps(View v) {
		Intent mapIntent = new Intent(this, MapsActivity.class);
		this.startActivity(mapIntent);
	}

	@Override
	public void onLocationChanged(MapsClient client, Location location) {

	}

	@Override
	protected void onStop() {

		super.onStop();
//		if (mapsClient != null) {
//			mapsClient.stop();
//		}

	}

	@Override
	public void onClick(View v) {
		switch(v.getId()) {
		case R.id.btn_home:
			switchToMenuActivity();
			break;
		}
	}

}

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Russia denies Yahoo hack involvement
Gigacycle > Technology News > Russia denies Yahoo hack involvement
in Technology News
The Kremlin has denied allegations by US authorities that the FSB intelligence agency was involved in a huge data breach affecting Yahoo.
Two FSB officers were accused of conspiring with two alleged criminal hackers in a Department of Justice indictment announced on Wednesday.
The charges are believed to be the first that the US has filed against Russian government officials.
Yahoo's 2014 breach affected 500 million user accounts.
"As we have said repeatedly, there can be absolutely no question of any official involvement by any Russian agency, including the FSB [intelligence agency], in any illegal actions in cyberspace," said spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
US officials have alleged that two FSB officers, Dmitry Dokuchaev and Igor Sushchin, colluded with Karim Baratov and Alexsey Belan, who has been on the FBI's most wanted list for more than three years.
Besides orchestrating the breach, the indictment alleged that Yahoo accounts accessed without authorisation were used to launch a spam campaign.


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Pilot > News
Record and milestone anniversaries to look out for in 2020
Published: 1:20 PM February 6, 2020
Record and milestone anniversaries to look out for in 2020 (c) Ian Sanderson, Flickr - Credit: Archant
Throughout the year, FAI will celebrate the anniversaries of its most interesting and impressive records, along with milestone firsts and notable achievements in the field of aviation and air sports
Since records were first ratified by FAI in 1906, more than 7000 women and men have pushed the boundaries of what is possible.
Of course, technological evolution played a huge role in helping pilots improve their performances, but it was their ingenuity, determination and courage which ultimately made them surpass themselves.
In 2010, Swiss pilot André Borschberg and the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse flew to the incredible altitude of 9235m, thus establishing the first absolute world record in this solar category.
Further back, in 1930, the Hunter brothers broke the world record for duration in an airplane by spending no less than 23 days (553h 41m 30s) in the air without landing, thanks to air-to-air refuelling. And in 1890, Clément Ader flew his Avion Eole, a steam-powered aircraft modelled on the wings of bats, for the first time.
These are just a sample of the pilots and performances about which FAI will publish articles and social media posts during the year. The full list is below:
+ 17 February 2010 - DUVOISIN Pierrick - SUI - Ballooning - Eco-balloon concept, duration record (27h 41m 20s) - 2 records, incl. 15834 - current
+ 8 March 1910 - DE LAROCHE Raymonde - FRA - Powered airplanes - 1st female pilot to obtain a pilot licence
8 Fenland airfield hangars and grass runways sale
10 Youngest woman to fly solo around the world attempts on 18th August!
+ 28 March 1910 - FABRE Henri - FRA - Powered airplanes - 1st successful powered seaplane flight
+ 2 July 1900 - VON SIGSFELD Hans Bartsch - GER - Ballooning - 1st flight of the first Zeppelin
+ 11 June - 4 July 1930 - HUNTER brothers: John and Kenneth; refuel plane: Walter and Albert* - USA - Powered airplanes - Duration record - 23 days in flight (553h 41m 30s) - 9559
+ 8 July 2010 - BORSCHBERG André* - SUI - Experimental / New Technologies -Absolute altitude record in the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse (9235m) - 3 records, incl. 16042 - current
+ 11 July 1930 - ALEXANDER Ruth - USA - Powered airplanes - Altitude - early female world record (6583m) - 12231
+ 6 September 1970 - HILL Maynard - USA - Aeromodelling - Altitude record with a model aircraft (8205m) - 2430
+ 9 October 1890 - ADER Clément* - FRA - Powered airplanes - First take-off of the Avion Eole
+ 13 October 1930 - NELLI Marinello - ITA - Rotorcraft - Early rotorcraft altitude record (18m) - 13087
24 November 2000 - FOSSETT Steve* - USA - Powered airplanes - Speed around the world Westbound - 6766 - current
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He was forn at Berlin Centre in the year 1812, and is the third of a family of nine children. He passed the earlier years of his life on his father's farm, attending the ordinary district school in the winter seasons, and subsequently enjoying the benefit of an academic education at Pittsfield, Mass.
At the age of twenty=two he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Philander H. Thomas, then of Hancock, Mass., but subsequently of West Sand Lake. He remained with Dr. Thomas three years, meantime completing his professional studies by attendance upon the institution of the Berkshire Medical College, at Pittsfield, where he was graduated in the year 1838.
In January, 1839, within a fortnight after graduation, he received the appointment of principal of the Marine Hospital of Boston, a position which he filled with ablity over two years. His health failing, it became necesary for him to make a change, and he was soon appointed surgeon on board of a government war vessel, which was commissioned to transport marines to Rio Janerio, South America. Accepting the appointment, he filled the position with great acceptance, and after a six months' crise returned to Boston with greatly improved health.
He then took up his residence in his native town of Berlin for a short period, and finally located in the practice of his profession at Petersburgh, Rensselaer Co. Here he remained from 1842 until 1860, when he was invited by his former preceptor, Dr. Philander H. Thomas, to enter into partnership with him at West Sand Lake. He entered into the arrangement, and, after a partnership of three years, succeeded to the entire business, owing to the sudden death of Dr. Thomas. He has remained in continuous and successful practice at that point over since.
Modest and unassuming in character, he has never pushed his claims to any of the public offices of the town and county, but has quietly pursued the practice of his chosen profession. Enjoying to the fullest extent the entire confidence of his friends, he has frequently acted as executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian for many of them, and discharged his duties with singular fidelity and success.
His son, Dr. William H. Hull, is a practicing physician in the town of Poestenkill. A daughter is the wife of George Clark, of the same town, while a younger daughter, Lillian, resides with her father at West Sand Lake.


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Open Caption Wednesday screenings: July 17 at 1:00 PM and 8:25 PM, and July 24 at 6:00 PM.
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind. As he struggles to reconnect with his family and reconstruct the community he longs for, his hopes blind him to the reality of his situation.
A wistful odyssey populated by skaters, squatters, street preachers, playwrights, and other locals on the margins, The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a poignant and sweeping story of hometowns and how they're made—and kept alive—by the people who love them.
Echo in the Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA's Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound.
Featuring Jakob Dylan, the film explores the beginnings of the Laurel Canyon music scene. Dylan uncovers never-before-heard personal details behind the bands and their songs and how that music continues to inspire today. Echo in the Canyon contains candid conversations and performances with Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Michelle Phillips, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Roger McGuinn and Jackson Browne as well as contemporary musicians they influenced such as Tom Petty (in his very last film interview), Beck, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Regina Spektor and Norah Jones.
The Dead Don't Die
Open Caption Wednesday screenings: July 10, at 5:15 & July 17, at 8:45 PM.
Three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead that are terrorizing their peaceful town.
Featuring the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, Austin Butler, Luka Sabbat and Tom Waits. Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Open Caption Wednesday screening: July 17 at 1:30pm.
From the filmmaking team behind the highly-acclaimed documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, Pavarotti is a riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people. Academy Award (R) winner Ron Howard puts audiences front row center for an exploration of The Voice…The Man…The Legend.
A testament to the immense complexity of nature, The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land. When the barking of their beloved dog Todd leads to an eviction notice from their tiny LA apartment, John and Molly Chester make a choice that takes them out of the city and onto 200 acres in the foothills of Ventura County, naively endeavoring to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature. The land they've chosen, however, is utterly depleted of nutrients and suffering from a brutal drought. The film chronicles eight years of daunting work and outsize idealism as they attempt to create the utopia they seek, planting 10,000 orchard trees and over 200 different crops, and bringing in animals of every kind–including an unforgettable pig named Emma and her best friend, Greasy the rooster.
Open Caption Wednesday screening: July 24 at 6:15 PM.
After a brutal mugging, a man takes up karate to better defend himself but soon falls under the spell of the dojo's enigmatic leader.
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Having parted from Aragorn and the Riders of Rohan at the end of Book III, Gandalf and Pippin ride swiftly east from Isengard to Gondor, the southeastern land inhabited by Men and bordering the dark region of Mordor. Gandalf and Pippin head toward Minas Tirith, the major city of Gondor. They travel by night to elude the searching Nazgûl—the Ringwraiths, now mounted on horrific winged steeds that fly overhead—whose eerie cries echo throughout the land.
Gandalf and Pippin gain entrance to Minas Tirith. The white stone city is built on seven tiered levels along one side of an immense hill, each tier surrounded by one of seven concentric semicircular stone walls. Upon the crown of the hill is the great Citadel, and within the Citadel is the High Court, at the feet of the White Tower. The sight of the iridescent city amazes Pippin. The Hobbit notices, however, that Minas Tirith is slowly falling into decay.
The two reach the gate of the Citadel, which opens to a court in which a pleasant green fountain trickles water off the broken branches of a dead tree. The Tower Guards, who still wear the ancient symbol of Elendil, an image of the White Tree, allow Gandalf and Pippin entrance without question. Approaching the court, Gandalf warns Pippin to watch his words and to avoid mentioning the subject of Aragorn, who maintains a claim to the kingship of Gondor.
In the Hall of Kings, the high throne remains empty. Denethor, the Steward (Lord) of Gondor, sits upon a black stone chair at the foot of the steps to the throne. While his body appears proud and healthy, he is an old man and stares blankly at his lap. Denethor holds the broken horn of his dead son, Boromir, who died at the hands of the Orcs in The Two Towers.
From the outset, there is a palpable yet unspoken tension between Gandalf and Denethor. Denethor takes great interest in Pippin, however, wishing to hear of Boromir's last stand in defense of the hobbits. Pippin realizes he owes Gondor and its Steward a debt; driven by a strange impulse, the hobbit offers his sword to Gondor in service and payment. Denethor, flattered and amused, accepts Pippin into his Guard.
Denethor asks Pippin questions about the Company, deliberately ignoring Gandalf. Pippin senses Gandalf growing angry beside him. The two old men stare at each other with intensity. Pippin ponders Gandalf and is perplexed about the wizard's role and purpose. Finally, Denethor bitterly accuses Gandalf of being a power-hungry manipulator. Denethor says he will rule alone until the day the King returns to Gondor. Gandalf responds that his only goal is to care for the good in Middle-earth during the current period of evil.


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Strathfield, take a bow!
blog | Sun, 02/09/2012 - 20:46 | By Peter Lynch
A Sydney Sunday newspaper recently claimed in a leading article about Saturday's poll for councillors that it was " A complete waste of time and money".
The Sunday Telegraph called for reform, and suggested the O'Farrell government "re-draw the boundaries and set up a system that actually works for the people and the state".
The paper cited the Sydney Business Chamber's push to cut the state's 152 councils. In particular, it suggests 10 "super" councils to run Sydney.
In support, it maintained low voter turnout and a plethora of interest groups demonstrated a system that has broken down.
Well, the weekend turnout and a very civilised campaign about ideas rather than political rhetoric ought to show The Sunday Telegraph that, in Strathfield at least, local government is alive and well.
The debate over the future of councils has been fuelled by former Premier Nick Greiner, presently head of Infrastructure NSW. He claims the system is "about 100 years out of date".
The amalgamation issue is a hot one for Strathfield residents, who fought off a bid to combine councils over a decade ago by putting up red ribbons around the LGA.
It is an echo of this campaign which Strathfield First, the group led by Helen McLucas and which featured Mayor and councillor Paul Barron on its ticket, has been running since the start of the electoral process.
Yet when Strathfield residents went to the polls, they were able to count themselves extremely lucky. The candidates on their ballot papers are sensible, sane and, by-in-large, good custodians of ratepayers' money and democracy.
The same cannot be said for all councils. But that is no reason to conclude that the entire system is broken, or that creating monolithic authorities like the City of Sydney will lead to better democracy and local management.
It is true, as the Sunday Telegraph points out, that many residents don't vote in local elections and know little about the issues. But that is not the fault of those who are running.
And the weekend showing in Strathfield, where spring sunshine brought a busy day at the booths, shows that in some sensible LGAs good government has brought a sense of obligation and participation.
Citizens bear their own responsibility to make informed decisions. If they end up with councillors who run their chambers as if they are asylums for the insane, they only have themselves to blame.
The candidates in Strathfield fought strong campaigns around the many important issues the municipality has to cope with in the coming four years and beyond.
City status, a poll conducted alongside the elections, also showed that Strathfield thought about the issue and produced a good result.
Those elected won't be paid a fortune. Indeed, the perks are less than those afforded to the average travelling salesman.
As for the Sunday Telegraph's claims – Strathfield showed that newspaper how wrong they are by demonstrating that, in at least one area of Sydney, residents care enough to play their part in getting the best representatives they can on their council.
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by Karen Pensabene | Mon, 03/09/2012 - 20:35
This article can only prove that there are talks in our State Liberal Government that we are all threatened by amalgamation.
Strathfield First being an Independant Group can support and help residents wishes and not have to follow Party Politics. Unfortunately Liberal and Labour representatives will have to follow party lines.
As a Liberal voter, I will be voting Independants to try and save Strathfield. We did it last time and we will do it again.
IPART claims Strathfield is not "fit for the future" - council says the system was designed so they would fail (125.0%)
Inner West mayors unite against State Government's proposition to council mergers (125.0%)
Parramatta's last minute grab for land includes part of Strathfield (100.0%)
Strathfield again singled out in new report on council amalgamations (100.0%)
New Strathfield Town Centre plan takes off - seeks backing from Sydney's top business leaders (100.0%)


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The Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing Company publishes trade magazines and directories in the confectionery and surfactant industries. It was founded in 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is headquartered in Princeton, Wisconsin. In 2021, the Manufacturing Confectioner celebrated its 100th anniversary as a strong and successful family-owned business.
The Manufacturing Confectioner was first published as the Candy Manufacturer in 1921 out of its office in the Chicago Stock Exchange building at 30 North LaSalle Street. Founded by Earl R. Allured, the magazine had what at that time was an innovative focus: to provide advanced information on production, management, economics, raw materials, marketing and other topics vital to the confectionery industry. Earl had previously worked for 5 years in the advertising department of Candy & Ice Cream, the "youngest and liveliest" trade magazine in the confectionery field. His vision, however, was to create a magazine which was uniquely devoted to the more technical aspects of candy production and sales.
The mission of the Manufacturing Confectioner reflected the vision that Earl had for the confectionery industry — to advance the technology of the industry from the "kettle tradition." He was well attuned to the profound changes that were occurring in business and industry at that time.
Earl wanted to help the industry broaden its perspective from just manufacturing to work cooperatively with related industries such as packaging, baking and raw materials suppliers. His was not just a one-man venture. He rallied the presidents in these various industries to share their knowledge and to work towards the greater good of the industry. Earl was a man of vision and enthusiasm. Although some in the industry felt the articles at that time were too technical (such as an early series on coloring, textures and inversions of sugar), time has proven Mr. Allured correct.
In addition to being a zealous businessman, Earl was also an artist. While he was meeting with a prospective advertiser, he would often design the ad right on the spot. He could immediately get his approval and then go run it. Thus he was much attuned to the needs of the client and to delivering his product with a high level of service.
To this day one could easily debate whether MC Publishing Company primarily provides products or services, because both are vital functions of the company. At times they each require a different mindset — one production oriented, and the other person oriented.
In 1923 Miss Prudence Walker married Earl Allured and helped him establish his newly launched magazine. She was a steady presence in the company until Earl's sudden and untimely death of a heart attack in 1931. She then assumed the leadership of the ten-year-old magazine, an enormous challenge for a widow with three young children, particularly in that pre-World War II depression era. Prudence, however, was no ordinary woman.
At the time of her husband's death, she already had a significant amount of business experience. She was the first woman to receive a degree in Economics and Business Administration from Colorado College. She had worked in the law department of Swift & Company, had served as editor of a monthly bulletin for the American Library Association, and had edited the first directory for the Illinois Manufacturers Association.
Mrs. Allured gained the confidence of many of the people who were engaged in research and other technical areas. Their findings and ideas were published in her magazine. To aid in advancing the industry from "kettle craft" to a science, she encouraged candy and raw materials scientists to put their knowledge into articles and books. She published Walter Richmond's works in candy formulas, which are still standards in the industry. She helped plan the first confectionery sales and distribution analysis issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The analysis is still issued annually and is one of the most complete reports available in any industry. The National Candy Wholesalers Association (NCWA), National Confectioners Association (NCA) and American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) formally honored her for her work. She was the first woman to receive the Stroud Jordan award presented by the AACT to honor individuals who have selflessly devoted their time to help the confectionery industry.
Before most businesses in the United States thought about selling outside the country, Mrs. Allured worked to produce a truly global publication. Her vision established the Manufacturing Confectioner as a worldwide resource.
To aid sales and distribution of candy, Prudence Allured founded the Candy Buyers' Directory in 1931, which lists wholesale candy manufacturers along with the brands and products they produce. The Candy Buyers' Directory is considered the bible of the retail and wholesale candy buyers.
Earl and Prudence were successful because they had a dream of working for the betterment of the industry. They were more than a clip-and-paste publisher. They were heavily involved with their readers-one of the secrets to the success of the MC that is still practiced today. While there have been tremendous advances in publishing technology, none of these technical advances have replaced the value of the information that the MC provides through both the magazine itself and through extensive personal contact with people in the industry.
Prudence and Earl's sons entered the business following World War II. Even though Chicago is centrally located, it was important to have an office on the East Coast. In 1958 Allen established a permanent office in Glen Rock, New Jersey — a location chosen for its proximity to Manhattan, area airports, and with a good school system. Stanley remained at the Chicago office.
The Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing Company bought two other publications, American Perfumer in 1960 and McCutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers in 1969. With the addition of these magazines, a parent company, Allured Publishing Corporation, was formed with its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. When Prudence Allured retired at the age of 86, a decision was made to divide the company in order to allow each brother to more freely specialize in his area of expertise and interest. Allen, on the East Coast, took the Manufacturing Confectioner and McCutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers and Stanley took the American Perfumer. Both companies have flourished through this arrangement. Each has developed its own personality and established itself in its respective industry.
Through his dedication to, and belief in, the people of the confectionery industry, Allen Allured became widely known and respected in the industry. His advice and perspective on key industry issues was widely sought out by industry leaders as well as small one-person businesses. Building upon his parents' vision, he became the most knowledgeable person in the industry and has been widely recognized by the industry:
National Confectioners Association in 1978 named him Man of the Year, and he was a guest of the Queen of Holland as the U.S. representative for the chocolate and confectionery industry at the Dutch-U.S. Bicentennial in 1982. In 1993, Allen received the prestigious Stroud Jordan Award, which is given to a person for their "devotion to the candy technology, their sustaining interest in the production of quality candy and for contributions to the confectionery industry."
Mr. Allured was the first recipient of the National Confectioners Association's Public Service award. In 1978, he was Man of the Year for the Association of Manufacturers of Confectionery and Chocolate. He received the National Candy Wholesalers Association's Certificate of Recognition as a distinguished Dean of the Confectionery Industry, the RCA of Philadelphia award "for long continued service in the interest of all manufacturing retailers", the Silver Dish award from the Candy Brokers Association and the Biscuit and Cracker Technical Award.
Coralene Kate Allured joined the company in 1968 after Prudence's retirement. Prudence was such an outstanding and accomplished woman and publisher. Could her shoes be filled? Should they? The wisdom of Kate and Al was expressed, not as a conscious decision, but an unspoken agreement not to try to fill Prudence's shoes, but to develop their own teamwork and leadership to further develop the quality and productivity of the company while continuing the leadership role within the industry.
Kate, through her management skills and creativity, has had a major impact on the company. Her concern for the office environment and professionalism of the staff paralleled the company's involvement in the industry. She also foresaw the great potential in new technology, introducing computer resources to the company early on. Her mission has been to run a more efficient office, and to create an atmosphere that is both professional and at the same time hospitable to the individual needs of its employees. She developed the Glen Rock office from a one-person satellite office to a robust company in its own right.
Allen and Kate together have received the Retail Confectioners International Presidents' Award "in recognition of unselfish service to the Retail Confectionery industry, for their loyal support of the Retail Confectioners International and for generosity of spirit and for sharing ideas and friendship."
The accumulated experience and involvement in the industry continues with the third generation as Michael Allured manages the Princeton, Wisconsin, office. While he grew up amidst the family business, he also brings other significant experience to the company. After graduating from Colorado College with a degree in mathematics, Mike worked for 11 years as a wooden boat builder before joining the company in 1986. In boat building, carefully conditioned teamwork was a necessity, both to individuals' safety and to produce the final product. In addition, he brings leadership experience from having served for 10 years on the Town Board of Crystal Lake Township — including 6 years as the town chairman. Building on the values and dedication of the previous generations, Michael continues the evolution of the company.


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Vocalist Liki decided to start his own solo work with three support members.
Luckily, you don't have to wait very long for his first release, since single 空虚に浮かぶ楽園 (kuukyo ni ukabu rakuen) will already be out on July 27th! There are going to be two different types, a live-limited one and the regular edition which will be available for sale in several shops in Japan for 1620 yen.
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Insurance Carrier Denial of Coverage for Calmare Pain Mitigation Therapy™ Overturned in Calfornia
Independent Medical Review Organization Determined: "Denial Should Be Overturned"
Fairfield, CT – August 3, 2020 – Calmare Therapeutics Incorporated, (OTC PINK: CTTC), the pain mitigation company, announced today that the independent medical review organization ("IMRO"), in a rereview case filed with the California Department of Insurance, recommended overturning an insurance treatment coverage denial by the UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company for Calmare Pain Mitigation Therapy™ ("Calmare PMT") in the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ("CRPS").
In the determination letter sent to a patient last month, the IMRO's final determination was as follows:
"FINAL DETERMINATION: OVERTURN. This means we disagree with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company's decision to deny reimbursement for transcutaneous electrical modulation pain processing provided from 12/03/18 through 5/14/19. Two out of three medical experts decided that transcutaneous electrical modulation pain processing provided from 12/03/18 through 5/14/19 was likely to have been more beneficial for the enrollee than any available standard therapy."
Per CIC Section 10169.3(f), the California Department of Insurance adopts the decision of the IMRO. The IMRO decision is final and not subject to further appeals.
The patient was undergoing Calmare Pain Mitigation Therapy™ treatments for CRPS, under the supervision of Calmare Therapeutics Chief Medical Officer Dr. Stephen J. D'Amato, MD, FACEP.
"Calmare Pain Mitigation Therapy™ is the only effective, non-invasive and non-narcotic modality for CRPS today," said Calmare Therapeutics President & CEO Conrad Mir. "This overturning is monumental for the adoption of the Company's flagship, proprietary therapy within the medical community for CRPS. We look forward to having similar insurance coverage denials overturned."
About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic – lasting greater than six months – pain condition that most often affects one limb i.e., an arm, leg, hand, or foot and is usually the result of an injury. CRPS is believed to be caused by damage to, or malfunction of, the peripheral and central nervous systems. CRPS is characterized by prolonged or excessive pain and changes in skin color, temperature, and/or swelling in the affected area. For further information about CRPS, visit: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/patient-caregiver-education/fact-sheets/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-fact-sheet.
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health care company. For more information, visit www.uhc.com.
About Calmare Therapeutics, Inc.
Calmare Therapeutics, Inc. researches, develops and commercializes chronic, neuropathic pain devices. Our flagship medical device – the Calmare® Pain Therapy Device (the "Calmare Device") – is the world's only non-invasive, non-addictive modality that can successfully treat chronic, neuropathic pain. The Company holds a U.S. Food & Drug Administration 510k clearance designation on its flagship device, which grants it the exclusive right to sell, market, research and develop the medical device in the United States and throughout the world. The Calmare Devices are commercially sold to medical practices and found in U.S. military hospitals, clinics and installations.
Certain statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained herein that are not purely historical are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements deal with the Company's current plans, intentions, beliefs and expectations and statements of future economic performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from what is currently anticipated. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cannot guarantee its future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.


In the last two posts, I shared a few disparaging remarks regarding positivism and historicism, respectively. The philosophical positivists have a naïve faith in the ability of the empirical to accrue palpable progress for mankind, whereas such progress, to the extent that it is progress at all and not a mere repetition of previous cycles, is far more dependent on scientific and economic rather than philosophical advancement. The historicists, on the other hand, go too far in the other extreme in rejecting any possible philosophical understanding as conditioned by the time and place in which it arose, thus refuting any claim to truth as a result of the particular prejudices that existed at the time. This is obviously a dangerous attitude, as I discussed in the previous post, and the amusing thing is also that the historicists always exclude themselves from the charge of historical prejudice that they level against earlier thinkers, even though their own attitude is so clearly in line with the general anti-heroic, postmodern, and relativist adage of our own age. This is also typical of today's self-flattering academics: Whereas they are certain that earlier philosophers thought what they did for particular reasons (elitism, economic superiority etc.), we are meant to believe that there are no external reasons for their own thinking, which is supposedly pure, free, and unconstrained by any economic, social, or historical factors. They believe they are establishing a value-free social science, even though such a science is neither possible nor desirable.
Although both of these positions – positivism and historicism – are to be rejected, each contains some useful notion, in the former case the belief that philosophical truth and understanding are at least possible, in the latter a healthy skepticism toward ourselves and the ideas we cherish. What remains after we have rejected what is worst in each, and preserved what is best, does not really have a proper name, but the thought and method of Plato is what comes closest to it. (I am actually anything but a Platonist, but I do not think he is wrong about everything.) Plato believes that there are absolute truths, things that hold for any culture and person at any time. But he does not know, or does not say, what these truths are. That is to say that he accepts the methodological posture that seems quite scientific: I can believe to have discovered the truth about a particular issue, but I am open to the possibility that one single experiment might suddenly prove me wrong, and then I must revise my original position. So, to use a very banal example, if I believe to have discovered the truth of the proposition "It is wrong to kill," but a new social situation shows killing in self-defense or for the sake of a putative greater good, then the proposition must be changed to "It is usually wrong to kill" or some such thing. This, too, is open to future revision. We thus reject the historicist notion that all values and truths are expressions of times and places, but we also reject the positivist notion that we can empirically derive with definitive certainty the ideas that guide our behavior. So even though the methodology is quite scientific – one "experiment" can prove us wrong – we reject the possibility of definitive scientific proof. This is, I believe, the most open philosophical posture that one can possibly have, a posture that is neither dogmatic in its insistence on the highest truth having been acquired, nor intellectually flimsy in believing that anything or nothing goes and that values are just social constructs. One value is in fact better than another.
Plato points to the higher truth, but is skeptical of our ability to acquire it.
In terms of our actual behavior, the guide to which Plato comes closest and of which he planted the seeds (though some of the pre-Socratics, like Empedocles and Heraclitus, may also be said to have done so), is often called the natural law. But this natural law was more fully developed by the Stoics, and even later by Thomas Aquinas. By positing the ideal forms, Plato suggests that the universe is orderly governed, and by so doing lays some of the groundwork for later Stoic dogma. This natural law states that we may derive through reason certain core principles to follow, and that reason is a reliable guide in this endeavor because reason itself is divine. If something is divine it is also legislative, since it has a higher power than we, and reason does stake this claim. As I briefly mentioned in the post of June 5, 2014, according to the Stoics, pneuma, which is divine breath and reason, permeates all things and must thus guide us. Since the divine breath is in all things, there are laws that hold for all people, regardless of the times and cultures in which they live. The guide that reason provides, that tells us how to act with one another, is, to the Stoics, not only real and legislative, but also knowable by human beings, and this knowledge is the beginning of many social contracts that form much of the foundation of political science. A historicist might charge the Stoics with devising such an all-encompassing system at a time when various lands of the ancient world were coalescing into all-encompassing empires, specifically those of the successors of Alexander the so-called Great, and later on the Roman Empire. This historicist charge is to be rejected because, even though there may be and usually are some causal relation between historical events and the thoughts of philosophers, establishing such a relation is not enough to discredit the thought. The thought, rather, must be rejected or accepted on its own terms.
The natural law does not, in and of itself, require belief in God in the conventional sense. It simply requires a belief that there is something higher which human agency is powerless to change, such as the truth of the syllogism or of the simple statement that 2+2=4. This, in fact, was a sign of the divine in the eyes of Plato. It is only in later times, in the Christian era and with such thinkers as Kant, that the divine has come to be associated with the mysterious and unexplainable, which is in fact the precise opposite of the Greek belief in the divinity of reason, logos.
In short, I am a Skeptic, but a Skeptic who is certain that there are such things as higher truths and better values that transcend time and space.


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