As Telehealth Gradually Fulfils Its Potential, What Progress Has Been Made in 2018?
Telehealth has the capability of transforming healthcare, bringing better care to rural areas, reducing costs, and improving patient outcomes. However, barriers ranging from insurance payments to legislative issues have made it far more of an evolution than revolution. As 2018 draws to a close, we look at how three major areas have developed recently.
Those words were published in November 2008. The technological innovations made in the decade that has passed since then are nothing short of remarkable, as start-ups and established giants alike have made a claim for their stake of what is now a billion-dollar industry.
The oft-touted benefits of telehealth include better outcomes for patients, improved efficiency for healthcare professionals, and limiting the damage caused by the lurking threat of a significant physician shortage. All while saving a whole lot of money.
Despite the tech getting smarter and major players getting involved, however, the healthcare industry often feels as though it operates under a shell, the layers of which – health insurance, legislation, and an often-out-dated IT infrastructure – make it almost impervious to widespread changes, however beneficial they appear to be for everyone involved.
The much-anticipated revolution has thus far been a slow-burning one, to put it generously.
In the past few years, however, the aforementioned layers have been gradually chipped away and telehealth has finally been fulfilling some of the potential it has promised for so long. With 2018's conclusion drawing near, here is how three important areas have developed this year.
"Telehealth has been stymied, it's has been held back," Terry Hill, of the National Rural Health Resource Center, told me.
Given that improved access to healthcare in rural areas is perhaps the most cited benefit of telehealth, Mr. Hill's role means he has taken a keen interest in its progress over the years.
"The biggest barrier by far has been the payment system," said Mr. Hill, whose 30+ years of experience has seen him work with hospital leaders across the country.
In particular, Mr. Hill highlights the shift from fee-for-service payment models to value-based ones. Under the former, doctors are paid based on the treatment they provide to each patient. Value-based models, of which there are several variations, focus on outcomes.
The Affordable Care Act (2010) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA - 2015) pointed Medicare and Medicaid firmly in the direction of value-based models such as capitation. Under capitation agreements, providers are paid a set amount per patient, which is determined on factors such as age and medical history.
Falling between fee-for-service and capitation are several hybrid models that employ elements of each.
The pros and cons of fee-for-service and capitation models can be, and is, endlessly debated. Indeed, the reputation of the word capitation is still recovering from the damage is received following the financial failure of the model in the '80s and '90s. However, in today's world there is renewed belief that it may help reduce costs and improve outcomes, at least in certain sectors of healthcare.
And, as Mr. Hill alluded to, many private insurers follow the Medicare's lead. As such, the industry as a whole has been shifting towards value-based models at an ever-increasing rate.
While value-based models encourage the use of telehealth by holding providers to greater accountability for the cost of caring for their patients, Medicare's reimbursement policies have long countered that by restricting what is actually covered.
The CHRONIC Care Act 2018, passed at the start of the year, expanded what can be offered to those covered by Medicare Advantage (19 million people) and Medicare beneficiaries who receive healthcare from Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs – 10 million people).
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While these benefits don't come into effect immediately, the fact they have been passed into law this year is a huge boost to the telehealth industry.
If telehealth challenges the notion that location is particularly relevant to healthcare, there is another issue that arises.
Mr. Hill lives just outside of Duluth, Minnesota, where waiting times are often long.
"I absolutely don't want to have to drive half an hour to get to Duluth to sit in an urgent care center for an hour or two hours," he told me.
The concept of physicians being able to treat patients, regardless of location, is one of the reasons telehealth is so attractive to rural populations.
Mississippi and Idaho have 186 and 192 physicians per 100,000 people respectively, well below the national average of 271. The shortage of physicians across the country could reach over 120,000 by the end of the next decade, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
The problem with Mr. Hill receiving telehealth care from a Seattle-based doctor from his home in Minnesota is that physicians require a license from each state they practice in.
The possibility of the physician and patient being in different states – or even different countries – has created something of a grey area. Archaic regulations are, naturally, ill-equipped to deal with telehealth and are, unsurprisingly, slow to be updated.
Physicians understandably tend to err on the side of caution, given the severe consequences of being found guilty of practicing without a licence.
Teletherapy is an area of telehealth that holds huge potential but is being currently restricted. If a mental health professional in Washington is proving teletherapy to a client in Minnesota, for example, under which state's jurisdiction do they fall? Logically, if the practitioner is in Washington, they must act under that state's law. However, there is a lack of clarity and many providers simply steer clear of interstate care.
This is obviously bad for clients, who may not find their ideal therapist locally. Or, perhaps they have built a relationship with a therapist but choose to move to another state. Should they really be forced to cease that relationship?
Similarly, consider rare conditions that only few physicians are qualified to diagnose and treat. Teleconsultations could be cost-effective and hugely valuable but are restricted by licensing laws. If one is too unwell to travel, or restricted financially, the situation arises that they are being denied care because of regulations, despite the technology making it possible being readily available.
Of course, there are issues such as quality control and malpractice laws that need to be taken into consideration regarding remote care, but the benefits of overcoming such obstacles are surely worth the effort of doing so.
Perhaps the most promising development in the past year has been the growth of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), which is designed to make it easier for physicians to obtain licenses from multiple states.
Seventeen states are now able to act as a State of Principal Licensure (SPL), meaning they are responsible for conducting the process of verification of the doctor's qualifications. A further two states are members of the IMLC and able to issue licenses from SPLs but are not SPLs themselves.
Legislation has been passed but not implemented in two more states and another seven states, plus District of Columbia and Guam, have started the process.
The remaining 21 states, however, are not currently involved at all.
These are steps in the right direction and hopefully signs that regulations and legislation is beginning to catch up with technological advancements.
However, it is an area that needs far greater focus. Countless people could benefit from telehealth that is free from the burden of state restrictions, and healthcare professionals must be able to administer it – when appropriate – without the threat of civil or criminal charges looming over their heads.
Putting issues such as legislation and insurance coverage to one side, the actual technology that drives telehealth continues to advance apace.
There is a huge number of both budding start-ups and established giant shaping the industry, and significant moves have been made in 2018.
Teladoc promises to connect patients to a physician via web, phone, or mobile app in less than 10 minutes.
In 2017, the company reported revenue of $233.3 million. It's third quarter revenue alone in 2018 was $111 million, with a projection of over $410 million for the year. Of course, these figures are a drop in the healthcare ocean but, in terms of percentages, it is growth that many companies would envy.
It also followed up its 2017 acquisition of Best Doctors by purchasing virtual care provider, Advanced Medical, in September of this year, and has announced collaborations with academic institutions such as Jefferson Health.
The company is planning to take its service worldwide when it launches Teledoc Global Care next week.
One of its rivals, American Well, announced a partnership with tech giants, Samsung, and health insurance company, Anthem, to provide telehealth services to the latter's 74 million members. The company also boasts Philips as a major backer, as tech companies vie for their slice of the telehealth cake.
Indeed, American Well has experience with the largest tech company of them all: Apple. Their service was used to support the Apple Heart Study just over one year ago.
Throughout the study, participants were alerted when their Apple Watch – a smartwatch with a built-in heartrate sensor – detected signs of an irregular heartbeat. They could then use American Well technology to video chat with a doctor to discuss the best course of action.
The study was the foundation for the next big step this year – receiving FDA approval for two apps designed to detect atrial fibrillation.
Apple will also be cropping up more and more in the telehealth market, given how healthcare appears to be a vital component of its strategy. It is one of the few companies that may be able to successfully tackle one of the biggest issues that has plagued healthcare IT in recent years: interoperability of electronic health records (EHRs).
In January Apple announced the Health App would be able to connect seamlessly with 12 healthcare institutions, allowing iPhone users to download their EHR. That was followed in June by the announcement that external app developers would be able to utilize the information.
The number of institutions enrolled in the service has grown to over 130.
Apple's approach is blurring the line between mHealth – the concept of users capturing their own health data, such as heart rate – and telehealth. If implemented well, doing so has the potential to improve the usability and usefulness of both.
Apple is joined by the likes of Amazon and Google in having a keen interest in healthcare. Having such powerful companies having a vested interest in telehealth will surely be significant in driving the industry forward in the coming years.
Healthcare revolution may make for enticing headlines, but the truth is that bringing wholesale changes to the industry is a painstakingly slow process. The developments made in 2018, however, suggest that the barriers standing in the way of its widespread adoption are gradually being eroded.


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Hybrid power systems based on high temperature fuel cells are a promising technology for the forthcoming distributed power generation market. For the most extended configuration, these systems comprise a fuel cell and a conventional recuperative gas turbine engine bottoming cycle, which recovers waste heat from the cell exhaust and converts it into useful work. The ability of these gas turbines to produce useful work relies strongly on a high fuel cell operating temperature. Thus, if molten carbonate fuel cells or the new generation intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells are used, the efficiency and power capacity of the hybrid system decrease dramatically. In this work, carbon dioxide is proposed as the working fluid for a closed supercritical bottoming cycle, which is expected to perform better for intermediate temperature heat recovery applications than the air cycle. Elementary fuel cell lumped-volume models for both solid oxide and molten carbonate are used in conjunction with a Brayton cycle thermodynamic simulator capable of working with open/closed and air/carbon dioxide systems. This paper shows that, even though the new cycle is coupled with an atmospheric fuel cell, it is still able to achieve the same overall system efficiency and rated power than the best conventional cycles being currently considered. Furthermore, under certain operating conditions, the performance of the new hybrid systems beats that of existing pressurized fuel cell hybrid systems with conventional gas turbines. From the results, it is concluded that the supercritical carbon dioxide bottoming cycle holds a very high potential as an efficient power generator for hybrid systems. However, costs and balance of plant analysis will have to be carried out in the future to check its feasibility.
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Linear TV Still Trumps Digital in 2020 Political Ad Spending
As campaigning for the 2020 presidential election heads into its final months, political ad spending will hit an all-time high. The hyper-partisan political environment is driving more money than ever into advertising.
New data from eMarketer on federal, state and local political ad spending, including PAC ads for candidates and lobbying activities, finds the 2019/2020 election cycle will reach $6.89 billion.
This is 63.3% higher than the $4.21 billion in spending in the 2015-16 political season, underscoring the intensity of not only the presidential race, but races for congressional seats as well.
Notably, while over-the-top video continues to cannibalize linear TV, political ad spending still resonates primarily on television.
eMarketer reports traditional TV will account for $4.55 billion in spending, with political TV ads representing 3.2% of all TV advertising and 66% of all political ad spending. TV's share of political advertising is up a bit from the prior election year, as it takes share from radio and print.
"Political spending floods the TV airwaves during the last weeks before the election, raising prices and crowding out other advertisers," analyst Eric Haggstrom said in a statement. "Despite cord-cutting and declining viewership, TV still offers strong reach, particularly among older Americans who are likely to vote."
Haggstrom said the vast majority of political spending goes to local broadcast or cable/satellite providers, as advertisers focus on states, or postal Zip Codes, that can swing an election.
In the 2019/2020 election season, political digital ad spending will grow to $1.34 billion — representing 19.4% of all political advertising and 0.5% of all digital spending. Digital jumps 203% over the 2015/16 presidential election season, when spending was $440 million.
Primary digital platforms for political ads: Facebook and Google/YouTube.
"One of the key benefits of digital advertising over TV is its targeting capabilities," Haggstrom said. "Granular demographic, audience and list-based targeting allows political advertisers to efficiently reach the right people with the right message."
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Making the decision to seek counselling can be daunting but, once that first step has been taken, most people find that a problem shared really can be a problem halved. Counselling and hypnotherapy can enable you to make surprising changes to the way you live, work and feel about life. You may be seeking an understanding of your feelings in times of confusion, unhappiness or grief - or you may simply need help in making an important decision.
Counselling is a active process that requires both parties to make the effort (and time) to seek understanding and explore outcomes. Counsellors don't give advice - the point of counselling is to help you tap into your inner resources to face and deal with whatever is troubling you. This is best achieved in a secure, non-judgemental and supportive environment. Ultimately, counselling puts you in control.
Talking to the right counsellor, one who guarantees confidentiality, can provide exactly this kind of safe and respectful environment. Whether you need 'brief' therapy to help you explore a pressing problem, longer term support and guidance to deal with deeper issues, or hypnotherapy to bring about immediate changes (for example, giving up smoking or addressing a phobia), Tilly has the appropriate experience to offer active and effective help.
You don't have to bear the weight of all your problems alone - you may find that, with the right help, they simply go up in smoke. Please contact Tilly, without any obligation, on 01487 84 33 84 or by emailing tilly@swiftswing.co.uk. You will receive a warm and helpful response.
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Who can be helped by counselling?
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Quinoa Healthier Than Regular Old Rice?
door UFC Admin | sep 21, 2019 | News
An R.D. explains everything you need to know about the grains.
By MARISSA MILLER
Judging by menus everywhere, it looks like quinoa has officially dethroned rice as the carb of choice. But instead of completely overhauling your diet just because something's trendy, it's important to factor in nutritional value, as well as personal taste, which is something many of us forget to do, according to Valerie Goldberg, R.D.
"I have a firm philosophy that everything should be emotionally and physically satisfying. If you don't like quinoa, don't eat it. If you love rice, have it," she says.
But, if you're otherwise an open-minded eater, it's worth exploring the differences between quinoa vs rice.
So, what makes quinoa so healthy anyway?
When quinoa became the "hot new thing," the seed was celebrated for its protein content.
However, it's the fiber content that makes it a true winner. "There's more soluble fiber in quinoa, which reduces cardiovascular disease by lowering cholesterol levels," she says.
Still, all that protein is cool, too. Protein not only helps build muscle mass and supports the immune system, but it promotes satiety. Goldberg says if you're particularly hungry, quinoa is a great option.
It also contains numerous minerals and antioxidants, according to Goldberg: manganese, which helps absorb essential nutrients; phosphorus, which aids in bone health; and flavonoids, which may help reduce the risk of illnesses like cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and more.
Quinoa (one cup) nutrition info:
Vitamin A: 9 µg
Vitamin C: 0 mg
Vitamin B6: 0.22 mg
Potassium: 318 mg
How about rice—is it healthy?
Somehow, amid the quinoa craze, everyone became afraid of rice. "We demonize anything that's white like white rice and potatoes," says Goldberg. But like any food, she says there's a place for rice in a healthy diet.
Let's get one thing straight: Not all rice is created equal. Brown rice, which contains the hull of the rice kernel, contains more nutrients and antioxidants than white, according to Goldberg, including additional magnesium, calcium, and potassium.
Plus a 2012 study from the British Medical Journal found that participants who consumed white rice had a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate brown rice, so yes, brown is a healthier option.
White rice, on the other hand, has been stripped of the hull, leaving it with very little fiber and trace minerals, explains Goldberg. But that's not always a bad thing. Its low fiber count makes rice an excellent choice for those with an upset stomach, or people struggling with kidney stones or gastrointestinal issues, according to Goldberg, since fiber can further irritate the intestines.
And what about those fancy rice varieties you see at health food stores? "Wild rice and black rice are actually much more similar to quinoa than white rice," she says.
White rice (one cup) nutrition info:
Calories: 205 g
Fat: 0 g
Potassium: 55 mg
Calcium: 16 mg
Magnesium: 19 mg
Brown rice (one cup) nutrition info:
Okay, so quinoa vs rice: Which is healthier?
It's impossible to say which one is healthier, since "it's all about the balance of a nutritious diet," says Goldberg, adding that you won't notice any major health changes if you choose one over the other.
If you're gluten-intolerant, gluten-sensitive, or have celiac disease, both rice and quinoa are fair game. To avoid cross-contamination, check the food labels to ensure neither have been processed in a facility that also manufactures wheat products.
And if you're vegan, Goldberg says quinoa has a bit of an edge over its competitor since it contains all the amino acids that help your body digest protein.
Since both rice and quinoa are so versatile, they make a great addition to your grocery list no matter the type of eater you are. "Turn it into a version of something you really like," says Goldberg.
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Okay, so how do I prepare it?
Craving carbs yet? We don't blame you. Try these mouth-watering recipes:
Toasted Pine Nut Leek Quinoa Salad
COTTER CRUNCH
In this hearty side salad, experiment with unique flavors that totally taste delicious together.
Per serving: 177 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated), 23 g carbs, 242 mg sodium, 3 g sugar, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein
Blueberry Protein Muffins With Quinoa
FOOD FAITH FITNESS
Using quinoa as a grain alternative is a great way to up your protein intake while still respecting the chewy, soft goodness of a homemade muffin.
Per serving: 176 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated), 23 g carbs, 71 mg sodium, 15 g sugar, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein
Nourishing Garden Veggie Vegan Buddha Bowl
There's something that feels so right about a Buddha bowl. Take your pick of white, brown, or wild rice (or all three if you're feelin' it).
Per serving: 375 calories, 16 g fat (2 g saturated), 51 g carbs, 49 mg sodium, 19 g sugar, 7 g fiber, 13 g protein
Mediterranean Grilled Stuffed Peppers
Who knew you could fit an entire meal into a single vegetable? Stuffed with full-fat feta cheese, ground chicken, white rice, almonds and seasoning, you'll be full—and happy—for hours.
Per serving: 428 calories, 22 g fat (6 g saturated), 32 g carbs, 428 mg sodium, 8 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 28 g protein


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I switched my mobile service to Ting in late March of last year. The experience has been great, and I'm glad I switched. Why did I switch? I'll get to that. First, let me give you some background.
I had come to the end of my contract with Verizon in 2010 (I think). In the summer of 2011, I began looking at upgrades from my flip-phone (don't remember why), and saw the Microsoft Kin (I was shopping feature phones, because $30/month data plans are dumb). It had 802.11 wireless, a halfway decent camera, and a crippled browser, so it seemed to be a clear upgrade. I could pay for data at $10/75MB which also seemed reasonable. So I visited a local Verizon reseller. They didn't have good things to say about the Kin (I don't think they even had them in stock). I ended up looking at the low-end smartphone options. This was about the time that Verizon was killing their unlimited plans, so there was some uncertainty about exactly what it was going to cost just to have a smartphone. I ended up getting an LG Ally. It took me about a day to reach full-blown buyer's remorse. I figured out quickly that a) this thing came with a $30/month ball and chain and b) it was never going to be worth $30 per month. I returned the device after about a week.
The Ally was definitely nice (still the best mobile keyboard I've ever laid thumbs on), and I still wanted a smartphone. I started doing more research on data plans and the available devices, and began looking at exactly what a smartphone was worth to me per month. I started paying attention to the device market, looking for a device that could have better utility for me.
It was around this time that a number of MVNOs with reasonable data plans started popping up. Their plans were more geared toward someone like me who spends 95% of their waking hours in range of a wireless access point. I was aware of these providers, but I found their phone selection unacceptable (I had two requirements: physical qwerty and at least a 400×800 screen). News of the Droid 4 also leaked in the fall of 2011, and it looked promising. I began biding my time, waiting for Verizon to release the phone. Between a great device and an 18% discount on our family plan (which I had previously been unaware of), the cost of a data plan was acceptable, just barely. December came, it looked like the Droid 4 might release along with the Droid Razr, and I was ready to pull the trigger on an upgrade.
December went, and there was no announcement of the Droid 4. Then, some time in January, one of my lab-mates switched to the Ting beta. I was already aware of Ting at the time, but this kept them in my attention. They had a flexible plan structure, and appeared to be all about providing excellent wireless service. Within the next month or so, Ting ended their beta and started selling to the general public, and I started paying attention to Ting's blog, along with their Facebook and Twitter presences.
That's right, they're a brand new wireless service with presences on Facebook and Twitter. And not just sales and PR drones trying to sell the service. These presences were actually managed by real, living, thinking, feeling human beings. People asked questions, and Ting was obviously trying to be as open as they possibly could in their responses. Some people came to Ting on Facebook and Twitter with problems, and Ting would start troubleshooting right then and there, on the public Internet. This usually ended with a "You'll need to contact help@ting.com with your personal information. They should be able to fix you up.", but this is a big step from the way any other service provider interacts with their customers (and potential customers).
Sometime in March, the HTC Detail made it into Ting's device lineup. Now Ting had a pricing model that worked for me and a device that I found acceptable. By the end of March, I was a Ting customer. I was paying only maybe 30% more than with Verizon, but I had a smartphone and a data connection. If I wanted to contact Ting, I could contact them via email, Facebook, or Twitter, or I could pick up the phone and call them and be talking to a human being in less than 10 seconds. Oh, and did I mention that there was no ball and chain contract involved? Take that Verizon.
This entry was posted in mobile computing, Ting, wireless service on February 18, 2013 by Frank Roberts.


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Johnson township Missouri Area Home Supply Charts
This page looks at a variety of housing data mostly taking from the most recent 2017 American Community Survey. Figure 1 shows the total number of housing units for each city in the local area shown. Johnson township indicates it has 1,188 housing units which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area.
Figure 2 illustrates the housing density in the area as measured by houses per square land mile and it has 10.6 housing density which is the 5th in housing density out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest housing density in the area is Ellsinore with a density of 549.8 is quite a bit bigger. Comparing housing density to the United States average of 37.9, Johnson township is approximately a third the size. Also, versus the state of Missouri, housing density of 39.9, Johnson township is approximately a quarter the size.
The next Figure 4 charge shows the change in housing units and shows Johnson township shows it has 2.6% change in the housing units which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest change in the housing units in the area is Ellsinore with a housing units of 23.6% is very much bigger. Comparing change in the housing units to the United States average of 1.8%, Johnson township measures 45.2% larger. Also, versus the state of Missouri, change in the housing units of 1.0%, Johnson township is approximately 2.7 times bigger.
Figure 5 shows the percentage of renter households to total households. Johnson township indicates it has 38.1% Renter Percent which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. Figure 6 shows the number of owner housing units and it has 61.9% Owner Percent which is the 5th in Owner Percent out of 10 total in the area.
Johnson township Missouri Home Cost Charts
Looking at the housing data in Figure 7 we start with home values for the area. Johnson township shows it has $81,300 median home value which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest median home value in the area is Epps township with a value of $137,500 is 69.1% larger. Figure 8 shows the median rental rate in the area. Johnson township shows it has $570 rental rates which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest rental rates in the area is Epps township with a rate of $661 is 16.0% larger. Comparing rental rates to the United States average of $949, Johnson township is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, compared with the state of Missouri, rental rates of $759, Johnson township is approximately three-fourths the size.
Median owner costs are shown in Figure 10 and includes costs associated with mortgage, utilities, insurance, etc. Johnson township indicates it has $742 median ownership cost which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. Figure 11 shows the median owner cost as a percent of total household income and it has 18% cost as a percent of household income which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The next chart, Figure 12, shows the median home value as a percent of a median workers earnings and shows that it has 231% median home value as a percent of median worker earnings which is the 5th in median home value as a percent of median worker earnings out of 10 total in the area.
Figure 14 depicts the median housing costs for owners with mortgages. Johnson township indicates it has $905 median housing cost which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. Figure 15 are median housing costs for owners without mortgages and it has $287 median housing cost which is the 3d most of all other places in the area.
Figure 16 shows the distribution in total housing cost for property owners. This cost includes mortgages, lines of credit, utilities, taxes, insurance, etc. Johnson township has Owner Cost Between $300 and $500 in the mid point of other places in the area at 29% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group. Second, it has the largest proportion of Owner Cost Between $1,500 and $2,000 at 11% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of Owner Cost Between $2,500 and $3,000 at 8% of the total and is ranked #1.
Next shown in Figure 17 is housing cost as a percent of household income for owners with mortgages is shown. Johnson township shows it has 23% cost as a percent of household income which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the area is Jordan township with a cost of 26% is 14.8% larger. Housing cost as a percent of household income for owners without mortgages is shown in Figure 18. This analysis can be useful for understanding the cost involved in home ownership excluding the cost of a mortgage. Johnson township indicates it has 13% cost as a percent of household income which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the area is Ellsinore with a cost of 17% is 28.8% larger.
Figure 20 shows housing costs for owners or renters where costs for renters include: rent, utilities (if paid), insurance, etc. Johnson township has Housing Cost Between $300 and $500 in the middle of other places in the area at 20% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group. Second, it has the largest proportion of Housing Cost Between $1,500 and $2,000 at 7% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of Housing Cost Between $2,500 and $3,000 at 5% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 21 shows real estate taxes paid for each city in the local area and it has $669 median real estate taxes paid which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest median real estate taxes paid in the area is Epps township with a taxes paid of $901 is 34.7% larger. Comparing median real estate taxes paid to the United States average of $2,197, Johnson township is approximately a third the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Missouri, median real estate taxes paid of $1,408, Johnson township is approximately half the size.
Johnson township Missouri Home Financing Charts
Johnson township Missouri Home Characteristics Charts
Figure 28 shows the household size for families living in the area and it has 3.5 family members per housing unit which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest family members per housing unit in the area is Grandin with a size of 3.5 compares as about the same size. Comparing family members per housing unit to the United States average of 3.3, Johnson township measures only about 3.6% larger. Also, in contrast to the state of Missouri, family members per housing unit of 3.2, Johnson township is 9.4% larger.
Figure 29 show the median number of rooms in a typical home for each city in the area. Johnson township shows it has 5.2 average number of rooms in a house which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest average number of rooms in a house in the area is Epps township with an average number of rooms in a house of 5.9 compares as 13.5% larger. Figure 30 shows, for the average house in each city, the median year that a house was built. This can be useful for understanding the relative age of one neighborhood versus another. Johnson township reveals it has 1985 year built which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest year built in the area is Hunter with a year of 1992 is about the same size.
Figure 32 shows the difference in the number of housing units based on whether they are occupied by owners or renters. Johnson township has the largest proportion of Renter-occupied housing units at 329 of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 34 shows the median value of homes broken down by the year that they were built. Johnson township has the largest proportion of value of homes built 1990 to 1999 at $206,100 of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of value of homes built 1970 to 1979 at $109,300 of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of value of homes built 1940 to 1949 at $73,500 of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the largest proportion of value of homes built 1939 or earlier at $80,000 of the total and is ranked #1.
The next two charts show both the household size of homeowners and renters. Starting with Figure 36 we see the household size of homeowners. Johnson township shows it has 2.8 homeowner household size which is the largest of all placesin the area.
Figure 37 shows the household size for renters Johnson township indicates it has 2.6 renter household size which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest renter household size in the area is Hunter with a size of 3.0 is 13.6% larger.
Figure 40 compares the median year that a home owner moved into their home. Johnson township shows it has 2003 median year that a home owner moved in which is the 5th in median year that a home owner moved in out of 10 total in the area. Figure 41 compares the median year that a renter moved into their home. Johnson township illustrates it has 2011 median year that a renter moved in which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area.
Johnson township, Missouri Housing Data
Area Home Supply
Home Cost
Home Characteristics
Figure 1: Johnson township, MO Area Total Housing Units
Figure 2: Johnson township, MO Housing Density (Houses per Sq. Mile)
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Figure 4: Change in Housing Units from 2010 to 2015
Figure 5: Rental Homes in Johnson township, MO
Figure 6: Owned Homes in Johnson township, MO
Figure 7: Johnson township, MO Median Home Values
Figure 8: Johnson township, MO Median Monthly Rent Amounts
Figure 9: Johnson township, MO Home Value Distribution
Figure 10: Johnson township, MO Median Monthly Owner Cost
Figure 11: Monthly Owner Cost as % of Household income
Figure 12: Median Home Cost As % of Median Earnings
Figure 14: Johnson township, MO Median Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage
Figure 15: Johnson township, MO Median Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage
Figure 16: Distribution of Monthly Owner Costs in Johnson township, MO
Figure 17: Owner Cost as % of Household Income (With Mortgage)
Figure 18: Owner Cost as % of Household Income (Without Mortgage)
Figure 19: Johnson township, MO Rent as a percent of Household Income
Figure 20: Monthly Housing Cost for Owners or Renters in Johnson township, MO
Figure 21: Johnson township, MO Median Annual Real Estate Taxes Paid
Figure 22: Johnson township, MO Utilities Included or Excluded in Rent
Figure 23: Johnson township, MO Monthly Rental Rates
Figure 24: Johnson township, MO Monthly Rental Rates by Size of Rental in Bedrooms
Figure 25: Johnson township, MO Detailed Mortgage Status
Figure 26: Johnson township, MO Houses With vs. Without a Mortgage
Figure 27: Average Household Size in Johnson township, MO
Figure 28: Average Family Size in Johnson township, MO
Figure 29: Average Number of Rooms in a House
Figure 30: Johnson township, MO Median Year House Built
Figure 31: Johnson township, MO Year that House Built Distribution
Figure 32: Number of Owners vs. Renters in Johnson township, MO and Area
Figure 33: Johnson township, MO Area Housing Types
Figure 34: Johnson township, MO Median Home Value By Year Structure Built
Figure 35: Occupied and Vacant Housing units in Johnson township, MO
Figure 36: Homeowner Household Size
Figure 37: Johnson township, MO Renter Household Size
Figure 38: Year Moved In For Home Owners
Figure 39: Year Moved In For Renters
Figure 40: Median Year Moved In for Owners
Figure 41: Median Year Moved In for Renters
Figure 42: Johnson township, MO Fuel Used to Heat Home
Figure 43: Total in Group Quarters
Figure 44: Johnson township, MO Population in Group Quarters
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Mother charged with neglect in connection with her 4-year-old's drowning death
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CROWN POINT — A Gary woman left her 4-year-old son in the care of a developmentally disabled teenage uncle and failed to answer the phone when the children tried to call her because the boy has disappeared July 9 while swimming at Robinson Lake in Hobart, court records allege.
Tammarashae M. Jones, 24, was charged Thursday with six counts of neglect in connection with her 4-year-old son David Flemister's drowning death.
A magistrate appointed a public defender to represent Jones during an initial hearing Friday. Not guilty pleas were entered on her behalf, and her formal appearance before Lake Criminal Court Judge Salvador Vasquez was set for Nov. 18.
Hobart police Detective Sgt. Nicholas Wardrip said Jones was arrested Wednesday night by Gary's Multi-Agency Gang Unit.
"David's death was a senseless tragedy and likely would have never happened had the children been supervised by an adult," he said.
Jones and her mother, Dallarshae Taylor, each told police the children went to a Salvation Army at West 49th Avenue and Harrison Street at least once a day.
Taylor said the children went at 9 a.m. and again at noon, and they typically stayed there for several hours in the afternoons, Lake Criminal Court records state.
The women told police the family had been to Robinson Lake, but the children were not permitted to go there alone, according to court documents.
Jones disputed her mother's statement that the children went to the Salvation Army at 9 am. July 9, but she recalled they went to the facility at noon that day, records state. The children usually returned home from "recreation" between 3 and 4 p.m., she told police.
Staff at the Salvation Army told police Flemister and his uncles and brothers had been at the facility about 8:50 a.m. for breakfast and returned about 11 a.m. to eat lunch. The facility opened only for breakfast and lunch, and did not offer a recreational or summer camp program last summer, records say.
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Jones claimed she asked her sister if the children had a phone when they didn't return home and learned they did. However, she did not attempt to call them "because she did not think about it," documents allege.
Jones did not work at the time and was home all day, records say.
Witnesses told police Flemister arrived with a group of other children about 3:30 p.m. One woman told police she saw Flemister in the water about 4:30 p.m., but one of his companions approached her a short time later and asked to use her phone so he could call his mother because Flemister was missing, records say.
Jones never answered the phone, records allege.
A man told police he was swimming with his child when a girl told him a body or snake was in the water. He told the girl nothing was in the water, but about 15 minutes later he saw a white shirt and grabbed Flemister out of the water, records say.
A man called 911 while his fiance performed CPR on Flemister until police arrived.
Hobart police responded to Robinson Lake Park about 5:30 p.m. July 9 for a drowning victim who was not breathing. Police and medics also attempted to resuscitate Flemister, but he was pronounced dead at St. Mary Medical Center at 6:08 p.m.
Flemister had been staying with his father in Indianapolis and had returned to Gary only days before his death, records say.
Jones was being held on a $50,000 bail.
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Traffic may cause some tradies to charge 'Byron Bay rates'
Heavy traffic in Byron Bay on Monday, November 23, 2020. The town has been busy as school-leavers prepare to celebrate an informal schoolies and other travellers have been flocking to the seaside town. Picture: Liana Boss
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BYRON BAY's traffic chaos is making the town unappealing for tradies to accept jobs, according to one Northern Rivers' landscaper.
Anthony Little this week posted to social media suggesting he might have to triple his rates for jobs in the town, to make up for time spent in traffic.
Later discussing the issue, Mr Little clarified he probably wouldn't hike his rates up this dramatically; but sitting in standstill traffic has been an issue for him and other tradespeople.
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"Byron Bay's already got a stigma about it; people are afraid of being charged extra," he said.
"But you don't make money sitting in traffic.
"To be honest I try my hardest to avoid working in Byron as it is because it's just a sh--fight.
"None of my mates will go into Byron at the moment.
"They've got jobs open but they can't go because it's not financially viable to spend so much time (on the road)."
Mr Little said a standard trip to pick up extra materials during the day could turn into a mammoth, almost hour-long task in the current conditions.
But it's not as if a traffic tax would be welcomed with open arms, he said.
"No one's ever going to want to pay any extra for where they live," he said.
"Clients, with this job (on Tuesday), they specifically asked us not to charge them 'Byron Bay rates'," he said.
"They know people often put up a little bit more money just because of the difficulty around the situation with Byron."
He said it took him about an hour to get from the roundabout at the highway junction to the police station on Shirley St earlier this week.
It's not just getting into town; on Monday afternoon, westbound traffic took almost an hour to flow from Middleton St to Ewingsdale Rd.
While Bangalow Rd had been closed for filming of Nine Perfect Strangers, the Byron Bay Bypass works are also ongoing.
"In a lot of areas they'd usually do this stuff (roadworks) at night," he said.
"Obviously the local residents, they don't want the night works going on because of the noise.
"It really wasn't co-ordinated very well."
"(The council) know that Byron Bay's got limited access in and out."
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In the occult, or secret world of abortion nothing is as it appears. In a LifeSiteNews article, we read the interview of a woman whose mother worked in an abortion clinic and who has firsthand knowledge of the clinic's inner workings. According to this insider, the clinic was "pervaded with occult imagery and practices." The article continued by stating that "the workers considered 'abortion to be a form of sacrifice,' would perform the procedure as a sort of ritual, and worshipped deities embodying death."
Furthermore, this woman, who converted to Catholicism years after her experiences, stated, "I always had a 'feeling' that there was something 'wrong' or 'dangerous' there—almost a feeling of a presence, which I now recognize as being the exact opposite of the Presence that I feel in a church. . . . The workers worshipped a Goddess whose 'truest form' was recognized as 'the Great Dragon.'" Frightening words, indeed, and further proof that what goes on behind the doors of abortion clinics is both disturbing and sinister—and involve activities its workers do not want us to know about.
Perhaps this is why the propaganda surrounding the act of abortion remains such a powerful tool in the hands of those who persuade the ill-informed into accepting as fact that nothing is wrong with abortion but everything is wrong with those who oppose it. Take, for example, the case of David Daleiden, the founder of Center for Medical Practice and chief investigator into the macabre world of Planned Parenthood's sale of aborted baby body parts. Commentator Tamara Tabo, who claims that she is strongly opposed to abortion and critical of Planned Parenthood, assails Daleiden's character and his work, saying, "David Daleiden may be an investigator, but he's probably no journalist. Let's not pretend that he routinely follows journalistic standards of ethics or professional conduct. He is an activist who likes to catch his opponents on video and expose them to public scrutiny." Further, she writes, Daleiden "intentionally deceived" the folks at Planned Parenthood and was "flagrantly breaking the law."
Mind you, Daleiden's tactics are no different than those employed by investigative reporters working for the major news networks. The only real difference here is that ABC, CBS, and others investigate under the guise of being objective, while Daleiden investigated for the purpose of exposing something the mainstream media had purposefully overlooked!
So who is actually the more objective and honest in his journalistic reporting? The answer is clear. But not if your agenda emanates from the occult world of abortion.
Consider this example as well. Inside the walls of the Summit Women's Center, an abortion clinic in Connecticut, a sign on the waiting room wall reads: "The staff in this office does sacred work and though you may hope to never come back, we return each day to hear your stories, hold your hands, and ease your fears. Our lives are consumed with caring for yours. In these walls and in our hearts you are forever valued, treasured, respected and safe." Of course this sign is addressed to those human beings whose lives may survive the surgical abortion to become the mothers of dead children, not to the babies killed by abortionists and their helpers. If the employees mentioned in the sign truly valued, treasured, respected, and kept safe every human being who entered there, they would not be tearing apart preborn babies.
But again, their agenda emanates from the occult world of abortion.
Finally, we take note today of Right Wing Watch, a website created by the anti-life group People for the American Way! The site keeps tabs on anything that smells of morality and truth. These folks recently published an article reporting on the efforts of Oklahoma state senator Joseph Silk to pass legislation that would classify abortion as first degree murder. Silk said, "We need to call it what it is, which is murder—the premeditated, intentional killing of a human being—and then treat it as such. . . . We're trying to change the conversation from the typical pro-life rhetoric to actually being pro-life and getting justice for all these murdered children."
One would surmise that Right Wing Watch is none too happy with the senator, for he, like David Daleiden, is not afraid to tell the truth—and that goes against the grain of the purveyors of the belief system that emanates from the occult world of abortion.
These heroes—Silk, Daleiden, and others—need our prayers and thanks today more than ever. They stand in the gap, taking the arrows, and never back off defending what is right and just, unlike those committed to the occult world of abortion and its deadly agenda.
Combat the evil with truth! Join American Life League in defiance of the culture of our day—this culture of death. Through your actions and words, become a part of our movement to build a culture of life. Pray, be informed, and educate others.
For pro-life information, go to all.org.
For pro-life educational tools, visit cultureoflifestudies.com.
To see documented proof of Planned Parenthood's debauchery and to learn ways to stop its spread, go to stopp.org.
To join with youth outreach for a pro-life generation, go to lifedefender.org.


Zoran Jolevski has served as Macedonia's Ambassador to the United States since March 2007. Jolevski received his Bachelor of Economics , his Master of Science in Law and his PhD in International Economy from the University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Macedonia. He speaks English, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, and some French.
From January 1983 to January 1988, Jolevski worked as a freelance tour director. From January 1988 to October 1994, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as responsible officer for preparing all necessary documents for observer status of Macedonia in GATT, as well as desk officer for the UK and Germany (1988-1992) and then as secretary to the Coordination Group on Ex-Yugoslavia Succession Issues (1992-1994).
From 1994 to 1998, Jolevski served as first secretary for the Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Office at Geneva.
From September 1998 to December 1999, Jolevski worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as Deputy National Coordinator on Humanitarian Issues for the Kosovo refugee crises and then on WTO accession and other international trade and financial affairs. He was an assistant to Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski.
From January 2000 to May 2004, he served as chief of staff of the cabinet of the President of Macedonia and as Chief Adviser to the Minister of Economy on WTO accession. In May 2003, he taught international economic relations and foreign trade at European University.
From 2004 to 2006, he served as chief of party "WTO Compliance Activity" and then "Macedonian Business Environment Activity" for two USAID funded projects involving Booz Allen and Hamilton.


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Billboard firm blocks pro-life group's latest ads linking candidate with abortion funding
A billboard company has blocked a national pro-life group's latest effort to post ads linking a congressional candidate to abortion funding – in the wake of a similar 2010 effort that resulted in a defamation lawsuit.
The Susan B. Anthony List ads argue Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., supports taxpayer-funded abortions because he voted in favor of President Obama's health care overhaul legislation.
The group calls Driehaus' suit "frivolous," and it argues Lamar Advertising's recent decision not to run the anti-Donnelly ads on its billboards raises First Amendment questions.
"This continued assault on our free speech hits at the basic freedoms groups and individuals in this country enjoy, to criticize their elected officials and to demand better representation," said group President Marjorie Dannenfelser. "Under ObamaCare, taxpayers are forced to fund abortion. Yet despite this growing consensus, the free speech of the SBA List continues to be chilled."
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Here's my latest challenge: it's physical on one hand, but most of it is emotional. I need to work through the feeling of being overwhelmed, and help my husband get the physical tasks done.
While there is no asbestos contamination in our apartment now, there is asbestos in the material used in the ceilings. As the ceilings need to be torn out to do the repairs needed due to the water damage, everything WILL get contaminated.
So we have to completely empty the living room and spare room before an environmental company comes over to do the "asbestos abatement"; but they may not be here for weeks, and we'll only get a one day notice (call at 5pm, here the next morning) when they ARE coming. They'll have to rip out both ceilings completely, and the carpet in both rooms and the hall.
However, they only do the removal part; once they're finished, we'll have to wait for a contractor to be approved and scheduled to put in the new carpet and ceilings. In the meantime, our lives will be turned upside down!!!
I don't know how much access to our apartment we'll be allowed to have, and as difficult as it will be to not have a kitchen, not having a computer or internet access will be awful!!! Right now, we're mainly feeling stuck - but we're slowly working out the whats, hows, whens.
If I'm suddenly GONE for awhile, you'll know why!


First Fridays was all about.
One shop that caught my eye: Zingara. They sell handcrafted and authentic pieces.
The interior atmosphere was so cozy – I loved it!
In the back of the boutique, we were able to make s'mores by the fire and get free henna tattoos.
At one end of Abbot Kinney, there was a cluster of food trucks.. mmm!
I hope I find even more surprises next time 🙂 Hope you all enjoyed it!
Zingara looks exactly like my kind of shops, the things it sells look exactly up my street, especially those cushions :)! The henna tattoos are awesome.
beautiful pics!!!amazing blog!!!i'm following you!!!if you like mine, do the same!!!!
wow it looks so perfetc there! Like from some indian movie! so nice pictures!
great impressions! love the photos!
Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing 🙂 New follower here.
that boutique is a great one !
This shop looks so cool and interesting!!!


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Brazil: Netflix told to remove film depicting Jesus as gay
By Justice Kofi Bimpeh
A judge in Brazil has ruled that a film depicting Jesus as gay must be removed from the TV streaming service Netflix.
The film, The First Temptation of Christ, infuriated fervent Christians in the country.
Two million people signed a petition calling for it to be axed, and the production company was attacked with Molotov cocktails last month.
In the ruling against Netflix, the judge said: "The right to freedom of expression... is not absolute".
However, the ban is only temporary while a final decision is made.
Why has the film caused uproar?
The parody film, which was run as a Christmas special, was created by Brazilian YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos.
Many of the country's conservative Christians were angered by the portrayal of Jesus bringing home a presumed boyfriend to meet his family.
On Christmas Eve, a group attacked Porta dos Fundos's office in Rio de Janeiro with fire bombs.
One man suspected of having been part of the attack has fled to Russia, and Interpol are working to arrest him.
What's in the ruling?
A judge in Rio de Janeiro ordered Netflix to take the film down, the BBC's Daniel Gallas reports from Sao Paulo.
Judge Benedicto Abicai said his temporary decision would appease furious Christians until a final decision is made by a higher court.
"Exhibiting the 'artistic production'... may cause graver and more irreparable damage than its suspension," the judge wrote.
Neither Netflix nor Porta dos Fundos has yet commented.
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro once said he would rather have a dead son than a gay son.
His son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, called the Netflix show "garbage" on Twitter, adding that Porta dos Fundos "do not represent Brazilian society".
Source : BBC
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Lars Hegle Birkeland won sprint's European title today and matched Olsbu's victory in women's. Lars Hegle was perfect in shooting and despite the fact that he was the 6th best on track has managed gold medal.
Marte Olsbu gives Norway gold, Hernandez historical for Spain!
Marte Olsbu with excellent skiing, the 2nd best on track, has managed to take gold in women's sprint today at Nove Mesto. Marte had 2 errors but still has managed to score better time by 1.2″ over to excellent Victoria Padial Hernandez of Spain!
Raman Yaliotnau of Belarusia (born in 1993) has won junior men's sprint in Open European Championships and gave Belarusia a gold medal! Raman had 2 shooting errors but was the fastest on track and that was enough t give him the victory.
She has just turned 19 and in her 2nd major tournament Tuuli Tomingas of Estonia beats strong winds and super fast Russians to take her first gold medal in Junior's women's sprint in European Championships at Nove Mesto.
Future Olympian Andrejs Rastorguevs of Latvia wins for his country the first ever European title at Nove Mesto today. Andrejs won 20km individual men by 0.3″ over to Benedikt Doll of Germany!
Audrey Vaillancourt is the first Canadian taking a gold medal in OECH and the first female Canadian climbing on top of podium after 20 years! What an irony since Audrey has not been selected for Olympic Games in Sochi!


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Objectives: To describe the current set-up, barriers and potential for providing rehabilitation to people with lower limb amputation in skilled nursing centres.
Subjects/participants: Elderly care physicians, physiotherapists.
Methods: In 2011, clinicians from 34 skilled nursing centres participated in a semi-structured interview covering rehabilitation and daily care, personal skills and training, team work and communication, and discharge processes.
Results: Each centre sees only a small proportion of people with amputation (a maximum of 3.6% of all admissions). This limited number of patients appears to be the main barrier in providing care, as it is difficult for clinicians to maintain knowledge, and resources are spread widely. Two main areas of improvement were suggested by participants: (i) use of guidelines in care; and (ii) collaboration with specialized team members.
Conclusion: The spread of patients across many centres makes it difficult for professionals working in skilled nursing centres to obtain the necessary skills and knowledge for care of people with amputation. A designated skilled nursing centre for amputation rehabilitation is presented as a solution, but smaller clinical changes are also suggested, including improvements in communication and training.


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Home›Parks & Rec›Detroit Bike To Work Day Encourages Biking As Healthy Alternative To Cars
Detroit Bike To Work Day Encourages Biking As Healthy Alternative To Cars
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by MFF Admin
DETROIT—As part of National Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 17, several organizations are working together to encourage workers to bike downtown for Detroit Bike to Work Day.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, along with partners Miller Canfield, American Cycle & Fitness, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance and Mode Shift, is hosting a breakfast reception from 7 - 9 a.m. in the courtyard near its office building at 600 E. Lafayette, Detroit. The reception will include breakfast, drinks and giveaways.
"We really want to make it a great event and show them that bike commuting is a viable, fun and healthy alternative to get to work," said Sven Gustafson, spokesman for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and a member of its Active Blue organization that promotes fitness and health in its employees.
The event will include coordinated bike routes from four main pick-up spots throughout the region, including:
Royal Oak, following Woodward Avenue
Dearborn, using Michigan Avenue
St. Clair Shores, following Lakeshore Drive/East Jefferson
Northville, following Hines Drive to Michigan Avenue
Each route will have a group leader who will guide riders along bike routes chosen for safety and efficiency with times and specific locations to be determined at a later date. Return bike routes from downtown back to the suburbs will also be coordinated.
"We want to take them on a route they'll feel comfortable riding by themselves, so they'll be able do it more often," said Todd Scott, the Detroit Greenways Coordinator for the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance.
While this is the first year of the Blue Cross Blue Shield reception, Detroit has participated in the Bike to Work event since 2006. Scott has helped organize the ride in the past and said the event has usually been low-key with between 70-100 participants. This year, he said, they're better organized and plan to offer more food and giveaways and hopefully draw more than 100 participants.
Cycling to work is nothing new to southeast Michigan, where several area businesses have been selected as "Bike Friendly Businesses" by the League of American Bicyclists, including The Hub of Detroit, REI Troy, OmniCorpDetroit, Wheelhouse Detroit and Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
Michael Faraday is a nurse at Beaumont and a member of its "Green Team," an employee organization that focuses on making the hospital more environmentally-friendly, including promoting bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation.
Faraday estimated between 60-80 employees bike to work regularly during warmer months and said Beaumont has encouraged cycling with its employees by adding "sharrows," street markings that indicate roads should be shared with bicyclists, and installing and adding labeled, secure bike racks. He said the hospital also offers a free bike group where members have access to hospital showers.
Most recently, Beaumont is sponsoring the publication of an Oakland County map highlighting safe bike routes to its most popular destinations. The map was created by Faraday and other area cyclists, approved by the county and will be officially revealed on Bike to Work Day before being distributed for free across the county.
Beaumont is also having its own Bike to Work day event at the hospital for employees, including giveaways and breakfast.
Though it doesn't technically have any "bike friendly" businesses on the list, Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan are designated as being a bike-friendly "Community" and a bike-friendly "University" by the League of American Bicyclists.
Eli Cooper, the transportation program manager for the city of Ann Arbor, said the city's close-knit relationship with the university and its compact downtown have created both an environment and a culture that have supported bicycling for decades.
"There's a strong reliance on bicycling as a means of transportation, particularly with the city and university being interwoven," he said.
The city itself, he said, has incorporated non-motorized transportation as part of its master plan and regularly reviews and updates its policies to keep up with trends in alternative transportation. Currently, he said, the city includes a network of bike lanes or shared road signs throughout its downtown and campus that has increased over the past decade, as well as an increasing number of bike racks. He said the downtown also includes regular stop signs and stop lights to prevent vehicular traffic from going too fast, making bicycling safer.
Cooper said Ann Arbor has also recently secured a federal grant to develop a shared bicycling system where participants can access community bikes that can be picked up and dropped off at various points throughout the city.
While Ann Arbor has a strong bicycling culture, Detroit is not far behind. The city has installed more than 70 miles of dedicated bike lanes and developed biking events such as Tour de Troit and bike manufacturers such as Shinola and Detroit Bikes. Gustafson said he hopes Detroit Bike to Work will continue to boost biking culture but also the city as a whole.
"For Blue Cross, I think it really fits our mission of not only supporting good health and physical activity but also highlighting Detroit and showing support for the city we call home," he said.
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Peter Parker, an orphan who lives with his aunt and uncle, was on a high school class trip where he was bitten by a genetically altered spider. Soon Peter is aware of amazing powers: he is as strong and agile as a spider and also has an ESP-like sense. Remembering something his Uncle Ben had told him, "with great power, there must also come great responsibility," Peter decides to use his powers to fight evil. And so, SpiderMan is born.
With the hype of SpiderMan 3 (2007), Venom is just the movie suit in black & white when on Peter Parker. So with with classic version SpiderMan I have one in black & white.


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Kent Ave Bike Lane Stirs Passions in Williamsburg
By Ben Fried
The Kent Avenue lane at work, with squad car. Photo: i'm not sayin, i'm just sayin.
New York's latest bike lane skirmish flared up Monday night at a "transportation town hall" in Williamsburg. About 150 people turned out, and DOT bike program coordinator Josh Benson caught an earful from bike lane opponents upset over new parking rules on Kent Avenue, in effect since last month.
Convened by City Council members Yassky and Reyna, the meeting got off to a rough start after MTA reps delivered news about service cuts that will affect the neighborhood. The tone was set for a contentious discussion of Kent Avenue. "Business owners came out against it," said Sholom Brody, a member of TA's Brooklyn Committee. "The problem is 'no
standing'; they're really upset about the stretch between Clymer and Division Avenue," a small portion of the lane's full length.
The parking situation has already been through community board review. In April, CB1 approved plans for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, which would offset the removal of parking spots on Kent by identifying new spaces on side streets. (The current bike lane is a stopgap until the Greenway is built.) All told, DOT made three presentations to the community board about the project [PDF]. Opponents now say this process was insufficient.
An NYPD ticket blitz immediately after the parking rules took effect appears to have inflamed opposition, and the usual canards, of course, are in full effect. According to Brody, one bike lane opponent claimed to have seen only 20 cyclists use
the lane over the course of a full day, a figure that DOT refuted with its own 12-hour count — 500 cyclists.
Streetsblog regular Dave "Paco" Abraham inspected the new lane on a recent ride organized by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. Any hindrance to drop-offs and deliveries caused by the "no standing" rule need not give rise to a hot-blooded confrontation, he says. "The problem is very workable and the BGI and CB1 supporters readily admit it should be addressed and corrected."
Fine-tuning is already underway. "DOT has been working with local businesses and the community to address changes brought about by the project and will continue to look for ways to minimize any impacts," said spokesman Scott Gastel. The agency has set aside a bus pickup and drop-off zone outside one school and approved a loading zone for a local business.
Despite signals that the kinks will be worked out, a vocal opposition based in the neighborhood's Hasidic community is not embracing a conciliatory tone, to put it mildly.
All indications are that the all-out war approach is a non-starter. "We often see issues like Kent Avenue turned into a referendum on
bicycling. That doesn't get us anywhere," said TA's Wiley Norvell. "Turning Kent back into a
dangerous truck route with no provision for the hundreds of bicyclists who use it every day would be reckless."
Filed Under: Bicycling, Bike Lanes, DOT, Greenpoint, Josh Benson, Williamsburg
Tonight: Opposition to Kent Ave Bike Lane Expected at CB1 Meeting
By Brad Aaron	| Nov 12, 2008
New bike facilities on Kent Avenue are expected to be the subject of protest tonight from motorists angry about the removal of on-street parking. E-mails circulating in advance of this evening's meeting of the Brooklyn Community Board 1 transportation committee are calling for officials to suspend installation of the Kent Avenue bike lane in lieu […]
Kent Avenue Will Have More Protection for Cyclists, But Less Space for Pedestrians
By Gersh Kuntzman	| Nov 26, 2018
Could the city be finally reining in the rogue parkers of South Williamsburg?
Eyes on the Street: Minivans Parked All Over Williamsburg Sidewalk, Bikeway
By Stephen Miller	| Oct 3, 2013
A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue. Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on […]
A Handful of Car Spaces, or a 27-Dock Citi Bike Station?
By Stephen Miller	| Jul 2, 2014
Because a construction site is blocking the sidewalk on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, a Citi Bike station was taken off the sidewalk in mid-April and re-installed along the protected bike lane on the other side of South 11th Street a couple of weeks ago, replacing a handful of parking spaces. The new site was the only […]
DOT Plans Road Diet and Bikeway Upgrade on Deadly Section of Kent Avenue
By Stephen Miller	| Dec 18, 2013
Last night, Brooklyn Community Board 1's transportation committee unanimously recommended the board support a DOT project [PDF] to calm traffic on a deadly stretch of Kent Avenue between Clymer Street and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The project also upgrades a link in the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway to a two-way protected bike lane. Last March, hit-and-run driver Julio Acevedo, […]
Tonight: Support Brooklyn Greenway and Safe Cycling at Kent Ave Meeting
By Ben Fried	| Sep 16, 2009
Come out tonight and support the city's first two-way, on-street protected bike path. If you care about safe biking in Williamsburg and Greenpoint and you'd like to see the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway eventually reach completion, you'll want to show up at tonight's Brooklyn CB1 transportation meeting. The Kent Avenue bike lane is item number one […]


Space weather can affect technology in various ways, such as altering long distance radio communication and satellite signals, diminishing the accuracy of compasses, and even destroying electrical powergrids causing blackouts to entire cities. Due to societies' growing dependence on technologies affected, this project studied the Sun and its solar winds in an effort to predict this weather. Using data recorded by the Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer satellite, the final product from this project was the creation of empirical models of the Poynting and kinetic energy flux in the Earth's atmosphere. In future work, an analytical model will be fit to these empirical models in order to further study and predict space weather.


Do you want to do some serious sightseeing in Athens but at the same time experience the feeling of a Greek island? There is a place near Athens that enables you to combines both.
It certainly wouldn't be a myth to say that a trip to Greece is a dream for millions of people worldwide. However, the biggest question of all would be exactly WHERE in Greece to go. There is no right or wrong answer to this question … even locals face the same indecision!
One thing for certain is that you should not miss visiting historical attractions and museums such as the Acropolis as well as the majestic Parthenon in Athens. On the other hand, no visitor to Greece should leave without experiencing the feeling of a Greek island… sandy beaches and swimming in clear blue water. Time on your holidays is of course an issue, so the question we have to ask is this. Is there a place near Athens that enables you to combines both? The answer is YES! We have the perfect place for you, and that is Sounio.
Stay in Cape Sounio Hotel, an hour's drive away from Athens. The bay and the surrounding natural environment give you the feeling of having escaped to a serene Greek island. The Temple of Poseidon, a stone's throw away, will truly enamour all lovers of ancient Greece and here, even today, believers still pay tribute to the ancient gods of Olympus. Sip a cocktail at sunset as you look out to the Temple whilst your children will be totally entertained at the Greco Club, one of the most well organized children's clubs in the country.
Devote at least two days to visiting Athens and its archaeological treasures. The drive along the coastal road from Sounio to the centre of Athens (and vice versa) is quite an unforgettable experience. The best way to reach the centre of Athens is by car although there is also regular public transport. If the choice was to be between hiring a car and taking a taxi, we recommend the latter as Greeks are infamous for their 'crazy' driving!
A visit to the Acropolis goes without question. The adventure of climbing up from the entrance to the Propylaea and the rocks at the Acropolis is truly unforgettable.
The Acropolis Museum is a must-see too. The Museum offers an extremely entertaining activity pack with family games. Children will love the virtual game of 'Looking for Goddess Athena' as well as the puzzle with magnets that represents the goddess Athena. Don't forget to take your camera and get ready to say 'CHEESE' in front of the Parthenon and Caryatids. That's a photo that will definitely impress friends and family … not to mention the school teacher!
During your stay in Athens take time to go to the lively and beautiful neighbourhoods of Plaka and Monastiraki which are also next to each other. You'll love wandering around the shops and picturesque streets, where monuments from different historical periods pop up on every street corner. There is no doubt that you'll feel the beat of the old Athens in your heart.
Visiting multiple historic sites during the morning and swimming in crystal clear waters in the afternoons: what a treat!