Tracy M. Mroz, Jennifer S. Pitonyak, Donald Fogelberg, Natalie E. Leland; Client Centeredness and Health Reform: Key Issues for Occupational Therapy. Am J Occup Ther 2015;69(5):6905090010p1-6905090010p8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2015.695001.
Health reform promotes the delivery of patient-centered care. Occupational therapy's rich history of client-centered theory and practice provides an opportunity for the profession to participate in the evolving discussion about how best to provide care that is truly patient centered. However, the growing emphasis on patient-centered care also poses challenges to occupational therapy's perspectives on client-centered care. We compare the conceptualizations of client-centered and patient-centered care and describe the current state of measurement of client-centered and patient-centered care. We then discuss implications for occupational therapy's research agenda, practice, and education within the context of patient-centered care, and propose next steps for the profession.
Much of client-centered theory in occupational therapy mirrors principles of the wider patient-centered movement in health care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA; Pub. L. 111–148) emphasizes patient centeredness as both an outcome in and of itself and as a means to improve health outcomes (Millenson & Macri, 2012). To this end, occupational therapy has the philosophical underpinnings to provide expanded and more effective client-centered care that emphasizes the active engagement of the client and recognizes the greater contexts of his or her life. Yet, the emphasis on patient centeredness also poses challenges to traditional thinking in occupational therapy around client centeredness that must be addressed for the profession to keep pace with health reform.
In this article, we describe client centeredness as most often defined in occupational therapy and patient centeredness within the broader health care system, and illustrate similarities and differences between them. In addition, we discuss how occupational therapy can help inform the evolving conceptualization of patient centeredness by sharing perspectives from a rich foundation of client-centered theory and practice, including measurement of client-centered care. We then outline implications for occupational therapy research, practice, and education.
Occupational therapy has long considered client centeredness a key component of practice. Aspects of client centeredness, such as acknowledging the importance of the client's perspectives in treatment planning, have been present in occupational therapy values since the very beginning of the profession (Bing, 1981). Eventually, the profession worked to formally define client centeredness and describe what it means to provide client-centered therapy (Kyler, 2008; Law, Baptiste, & Mills, 1995; Law & Mills, 1998; Townsend, Brintnell, & Staisey, 1990), with the earliest formal reference to client-centered practice appearing in 1983 (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists [CAOT] & Department of National Health and Welfare, 1983). The formalization of the working concept of client centeredness, led by Canadian occupational therapists, marked the beginning of a growing literature on client-centered theory and practice.
Similarly, the roots of the modern patient-centered care movement can be traced back several decades to initiatives involving care for children with special needs, early medical homes, and patient advocacy in the 1960s and 1970s (de Silva, 2014; National Quality Forum [NQF], 2014). The patient-centered care movement gained prominence when the Institute of Medicine (IOM; 2001) cited patient-centered care as one of six aims in its seminal report on improving health care quality, and momentum has continued to build since then.
Patient centeredness was already part of the national conversation on improving the quality of health care when the ACA was signed into law in 2010, so it is not surprising that the ACA contains multiple elements directly related to patient-centered care. Indeed, the text of the ACA mentions the term patient-centered several dozen times and includes variations on core concepts for building a more patient-centered system. The overall national strategy to improve health care as outlined by the ACA includes improving patient centeredness as a key priority. Measurement of patient centeredness is described as a critical outcome for quality of care, and quality improvement approaches, incentive programs, and payment reform initiatives are all tied to patient-centered measures that are either in use or to be developed.
As implied by its name, the patient-centered medical home, one model of primary care promoted by the ACA for payment and practice reform, is defined by inclusion of many of the core components of patient centeredness. In addition, the ACA specifies that training of all health professionals should emphasize patient-centered care. The ACA also created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which has a national research agenda focused on patient-centered outcomes and has been funding projects related to this agenda since 2012 (PCORI, 2012). Because patient centeredness is a crucial focus of the ACA in particular and of health care transformation more generally as a dimension of the patient experience component of the Triple Aim (Berwick, Nolan, & Whittington, 2008), occupational therapy practitioners need to be cognizant of how the profession's concepts of client centeredness dovetail with and differ from patient centeredness.
Occupational therapy primarily uses the term client rather than patient to identify recipients of service (American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2014; CAOT, 2013), but it is recognized that terminology may vary by practice setting, such as "residents in housing, patients in medical settings, or students in educational settings" (CAOT, 2013, p. 116). Despite some controversy concerning the ethical, legal, and practical implications when the use of client versus patient gained traction in the 1980s (Reilly, 1984; Sharrott & Yerxa, 1985), use of client implies active participation and may serve to reinforce a more collaborative therapeutic process (CAOT, 2013; Herzberg, 1990).
One of the most widely cited definitions of client-centered practice in occupational therapy is from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists which described client-centered practice as "collaborative approaches aimed at enabling occupation with clients who may be individuals, groups, agencies, governments, corporations or others" that requires "occupational therapists demonstrate respect for clients, involve clients in decision-making, advocate with and for clients in meeting their needs, and otherwise recognize clients' experience and knowledge" (CAOT, 1997, p. 49; CAOT, 2002, p. 180). Multiple concepts are embedded in this definition, including respect, collaboration and shared decision making, and valuing of the client's contributions.
Sumsion and Law's (2006) literature review of the conceptualization of client centeredness in occupational therapy confirmed the key concepts incorporated in the CAOT definition but also highlighted the role of open communication between practitioner and client and the importance of giving hope as core elements of client centeredness. Moreover, this literature review added nuance to the concept of shared decision making by stressing that the transfer of power to the client is what enables an equal partnership between the client and practitioner.
AOTA's (2014) Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (3rd ed.) refers to several of the same concepts of client-centered care. The Framework includes values, beliefs, and spirituality as important client factors and recognizes that cultural and temporal contexts and the social environment influence participation. The Framework also identifies collaboration between practitioner and client as central to the occupational therapy process and underscores the importance of understanding the goals of the client in planning intervention. Furthermore, the Framework recognizes family members and caregivers as clients in the occupational therapy process. Taken together, the CAOT (2013) definition, Sumsion and Law's (2006) review, and the Framework suggest that occupational therapy's view of client-centered care contains the core concepts of respect for a client's values, beliefs, experience, and contexts that influence participation; active collaboration throughout the occupational therapy process, with the balance of power weighted toward the client; open communication; inclusion of family; support for participation in care and self-management; and the provision of hope and possibility.
Patient-centered care descriptions contain many similar views. Multiple definitions of patient-centered care exist in the literature, and the core concepts embedded in these definitions are often comparable to one another. The NQF, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that reviews and endorses quality measures, recently tasked a work group with defining patient-centered care as a precursor to understanding measurement of the delivery of patient-centered care. Drawing on foundational work from leaders in the patient-centered care movement, including the IOM, the Picker Institute, the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, the Commonwealth Fund, and Planetree, the NQF defined patient-centered care as "an approach to the planning and delivery of care across settings and time that is centered around collaborative partnerships among individuals, their defined family, and providers of care" and that "supports health and well-being by being consistent with, respectful of, and responsive to an individual's priorities, goals, needs, and values" (NQF, 2014, p. 2).
The core components described by NQF as vital to patient-centered care include respect, inclusion of family as defined by the patient, information sharing and communication, shared decision making, individualized care that is coordinated across settings and time, support for self-management, and access to care that is convenient and in the form preferred by the patient. Although a universally accepted or endorsed definition of patient-centered care does not exist, these core components align with prior seminal work on patient-centered care (Cronin, 2004; de Silva, 2014; NQF, 2014).
Figure 1 depicts the similarities and differences between the core concepts of occupational therapy's perspective of client-centered care and patient-centered care in health care more broadly. Both perspectives appreciate the multidimensional nature of providing this type of care. A general convergence of concepts exists despite some differences in terminology, suggesting a great deal of overlap between client-centered and patient-centered care. However, the areas in which the concepts diverge provide a chance for occupational therapy to examine potential gaps in its view of client centeredness and offer opportunities for the profession to contribute to refining the health system's conceptualization of patient-centered care.
Intersection between core components of client-centered care and patient-centered care.
Care coordination and team-based care underlie many proposed directions for revamping the health care system and represent an opportunity for occupational therapy (Moyers & Metzler, 2014). Occupational therapy's concepts of client-centered care do not currently emphasize collaboration and coordination of care beyond the practitioner–client dyad. As it stands, occupational therapy's view of client centeredness, although highly aware of the rich contexts and environments of the client, does not incorporate the context of the wider health care team. An explicit recognition of how occupational therapy interacts with others involved in care (e.g., physicians, nurses, physician extenders, physical therapists, speech–language pathologists, teachers, employers, social workers) is necessary to facilitate better collaboration and thus more coordinated care. Coordination may be particularly important for transitions between rehabilitation and the community (Cott, 2004).
Further, client-centered care also does not clearly acknowledge access to care as a core component; access includes the ability to seek and receive care according to patient needs and preferences. Although barriers to access to care are implied to an extent within occupational therapy's view of the greater contexts and environments that affect a client, an explicit appreciation is warranted that occupational therapy services need to be available when and how a client requires them for care to be truly client centered (Gupta & Taff, 2015; Pitonyak, Mroz, & Fogelberg, 2015).
One element that client centeredness may add to patient-centered care is the notion of hope and belief in possibilities; occupational therapy's concept of understanding what is possible is not an explicit part of patient-centered care. As the emphasis on shared decision making in health care grows, it will be essential for providers to be equipped with the skills and understanding to address hope as it influences health and well-being. Occupational therapy can provide insight concerning how to acknowledge and address the hopes of patients and their loved ones because this approach is frequently part of occupational therapy service delivery (Spencer, Davidson, & White, 1997).
For example, in rehabilitation, patients often have to reconcile the incompatibility of their physical or mental capacity with their perceptions of themselves in the past or in the future (Wood, Connelly, & Maly, 2010). As they explore new roles and possibilities, hope may promote optimum achievement. Having hope during rehabilitation has been shown to increase participation in life roles and life satisfaction after discharge (Berges, Seale, & Ostir, 2012; Kortte, Gilbert, Gorman, & Wegener, 2010; Kortte, Stevenson, Hosey, Castillo, & Wegener, 2012; Popovich, Fox, & Burns, 2003). Rehabilitation clinicians can aim to work collaboratively with the patient and caregiver to facilitate care decisions by providing them with the knowledge and strategies needed to maintain hope and achieve desired goals.
Measurement of patient outcomes and experience is playing an increasing role in health care transformation efforts. Measurement is both a major theme of the ACA and the focus of the IMPACT Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–185), which mandates reporting of quality data by all postacute care settings. Leland, Crum, Phipps, Roberts, and Gage (2015) described a useful framework for quality measurement and value-based care to help position occupational therapy for the future. Because patient centeredness is now viewed as a critical component of quality and value in health care (ACA, 2010; Berwick et al., 2008; IOM, 2001), it is useful to look at additional detail on the current status of measurement of client-centered care and patient-centered care and on opportunities for future work in this area.
NQF endorsement is widely viewed as the gold standard in health care quality measurement; for example, the IMPACT Act requires that measures be NQF endorsed when possible. The NQF evaluates measures of patient-centered care that include patient-reported experience with care, patient-reported or clinician-assessed functional status and health-related quality of life, communication, cultural awareness, and other miscellaneous processes and outcomes related to patient centeredness (NQF, 2015). The Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems family of surveys from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality are one example of NQF-endorsed measures of patient experience (www.cahps.ahrq.gov). Setting-specific measures of functional status that are already in use for public reporting by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have been recommended for NQF endorsement (NQF, 2015).
In addition to measures used for research, public reporting, and payments, quality improvement tools exist to help facilities, departments, and providers assess their current status in providing patient-centered care and create prioritized action plans to increase patient centeredness. For example, the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care provides multiple resources and practical tips for providing patient-centered care (http://www.ipfcc.org/tools/downloads-tools.html), and Planetree offers a practical improvement guide for hospitals (http://planetree.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Patient-Centered-Care-Improvement-Guide-10.10.08.pdf).
Because no universal definition of client-centered care or patient-centered care exists, it is not surprising that approaches to measurement vary. A recent review of the measurement of patient-centered care examined both what is generally measured and how it is measured; findings suggest that despite a proliferation of tools to measure patient-centered care through surveys of patients and clinicians and clinical observations, which tools perform best is not clear, and a single tool is unlikely to capture all aspects of patient-centered care (de Silva, 2014). Even if a universal definition existed, operationalizing all aspects of the core components into measureable behaviors that reflect both clinical practice and patient experience remains a challenge (de Silva, 2014; Epstein, Fiscella, Lesser, & Stange, 2010; NQF, 2015; Stiefel & Nolan, 2012). Furthermore, development is needed of measures that address non-English-speaking patients, that are appropriate for care settings outside of hospitals and ambulatory care, and that adequately track change over time (de Silva, 2014; Hudon et al., 2012; NQF, 2014). Reconciling care that results in positive patient satisfaction with negative clinical outcomes is also a limitation of some patient-reported experience measures (Epstein & Street, 2011). Involving patients in measure development is one strategy to address some of these issues (de Silva, 2014).
Because many of the core concepts of patient-centered care and client-centered care overlap, some measures of patient-centered care may be appropriate for measuring client-centered care. Occupational therapy also has measures unique to the profession that address aspects of client-centered care; the best known is the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM; Law et al., 1990), which was designed with client-centered practice in mind and is used both as a tool for collaborative goal setting for occupational therapy and as an outcome measure. The COPM has been shown to be reliable and valid for research and practice with many client populations (Carswell et al., 2004; Dedding, Cardol, Eyssen, Dekker, & Beelen, 2004; Enemark Larsen & Carlsson, 2012; Eyssen et al., 2011). Other assessments, such as the Client-Centered Rehabilitation Questionnaire (Cott, Teare, McGilton, & Lineker, 2006) and the Client-Centredness of Goal Setting (Doig, Prescott, Fleming, Cornwell, & Kuipers, 2015) scale, were designed specifically to address one or more aspects of client-centered care. Occupational therapy has a responsibility to consider appropriate measures of client centeredness for research and practice but also the opportunity to contribute to development and evaluation of measures of patient-centered care based on prior work in this area.
For occupational therapy to demonstrate its value within the evolving health care system, the profession must consider how the ever-increasing focus on patient-centered care may shape research, practice, and education. Occupational therapy should continue to include client-centered care as part of its overall research agenda. Refinement of the definitions of client-centered care and core concepts is necessary (Kyler, 2008). Careful consideration should be given to the convergence and divergence in concepts and terminology between client-centered and patient-centered care so that occupational therapy can share its perspectives and remain relevant in the ongoing conversations around patient centeredness in health care.
A refined definition and delineation of core concepts grounded in occupational therapy theory will also enable further use of existing reliable and valid measures of client-centered and patient-centered care and spur development of new measures as needed. Additionally, a clearer understanding of how core concepts of client-centered care are operationalized in practice will allow for robust study of the translation of client-centered care principles to practice, a critical link that has not been well established in the literature to date (Gupta & Taff, 2015; Hammell, 2013; Kjellberg, Kåhlin, Haglund, & Taylor, 2012; Kyler, 2008; Maitra & Erway, 2006; Rebeiro, 2000). This translation of theory to practice will also contribute to the nascent, inconclusive literature on whether patient-centered care actually leads to better outcomes for patients in areas beyond the patient experience (Fredericks, Lapum, & Hui, 2015; Rathert, Wyrwich, & Boren, 2013).
Occupational therapy researchers are also positioned to develop or collaborate on research proposals that support the mission of PCORI and include the experience of patients as a vital component. Occupational therapy's relative expertise in patient-centered care concepts, along with PCORI's history of funding projects related to rehabilitation and populations with which occupational therapy practitioners work, make PCORI a potential funding source for projects within this scope. Further, occupational therapy practitioners' expertise in collaborating with clients throughout the direct care process may be useful in involving patients as key stakeholders throughout the research process, which is a necessary element for PCORI funding.
While the profession continues to develop the research base on client-centered theory and practice, implications for occupational therapy practice in both traditional and emerging practice settings must also be considered within the context of patient-centered care. Because occupational therapy is already a key part of the rehabilitation team in acute and postacute care, the profession has an obligation to contribute to implementation of patient-centered care processes in these settings. Indeed, occupational therapy practitioners can provide keen insights on interdisciplinary quality improvement teams tasked with addressing patient-centered care because they have training and practice experience with several of the core components. Occupational therapy practitioners need to be aware, however, that different professions may value or emphasize different core components, which may create challenges for translation into practice (Kitson, Marshall, Bassett, & Zeitz, 2013).
Occupational therapy must take the value it places on client involvement into emerging areas of practice such as primary care, prevention, and other non-traditional rehabilitation settings. The promotion of primary care in the ACA creates opportunities and challenges for occupational therapy's involvement in primary care (Metzler, Hartmann, & Lowenthal, 2012). For occupational therapy to capitalize on the elevation of primary care's role in health system and payment reform models, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, the profession needs to align client-centered care with the principles of patient-centered care that have been associated with chronic disease management (Hudon, Fortin, Haggerty, Lambert, & Poitras, 2011; Hudon et al., 2012; Wagner et al., 2005).
As health and wellness programming for primary and secondary prevention at the population level also becomes more prominent because of these models of care, occupational therapy has the potential to contribute through its expertise on habits, roles, and routines. Although the ACA addresses the importance of patient-centered care and the health of populations, core components of both patient centeredness and client centeredness are heavily focused at the individual level. Consideration of how these core components translate to the population level will be necessary for successful implementation of programs and payment systems aimed at enhancing population health, such as wellness promotion models and accountable care organizations.
The increased importance of patient-centered care in health reform has implications for occupational therapy education. The ACA endorses training in patient centeredness for all health professions and interdisciplinary approaches to care delivery. Moreover, an Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel (2011) report identified effective delivery of patient-centered care as one of the four domains of core interprofessional competencies. Therefore, the occupational therapy profession must explore the most effective methods to train future practitioners not only in how to practice client-centered occupational therapy but also in how to work on interprofessional teams that promote patient-centered care.
Because emphasis on completing certain aspects of training outside of practice silos is becoming more common in health care education, and because patient centeredness cuts across professions, interprofessional training in patient-centered practice is a possible future direction for occupational therapy education. Although some occupational therapy programs already include a form of interprofessional education, references to interdisciplinary education and knowledge are limited in the current Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (2012) standards and model curricula (AOTA, 2008a, 2008b) and are nonexistent in the "Blueprint for Entry-Level Education" (AOTA, 2010).
As a profession with a knowledge base in client centeredness, occupational therapy has an opportunity to be a leader in this area. Current occupational therapy education provides practitioners with skills for collaborative goal setting, client education, and support for clients in participation, as well as with an understanding of the greater contexts that affect the client, all of which contribute to patient-centered care. However, the profession needs to be able to clearly articulate how current training fosters patient-centered care using language not specific to occupational therapy so that practitioners can communicate these abilities to other professionals.
Recognition is growing that high-quality health care is contingent in part on the patient's experience of care and that patient-centered care may improve outcomes (de Silva, 2014; Fredericks et al., 2015; IOM, 2001; NQF, 2014; Rathert et al., 2013; Stiefel & Nolan, 2012). The shift toward value-based reimbursement in health care challenges occupational therapy practitioners to demonstrate their unique contributions to patient care and resulting outcomes. Occupational therapy's longstanding philosophy of client-centered care is one strategy to help showcase its value, but the profession must be aware of limitations in how client-centered principles currently translate to practice (Gupta & Taff, 2015).
Occupational therapy needs to be part of the discussion around patient-centered care not only for the sake of demonstrating the profession's worth in a system undergoing a sea change toward value but also for the sake of our clients. We have expertise to share with other health professionals, researchers, and policymakers. The profession should disseminate its insights into client centeredness, further develop its understanding of and research agenda around client centeredness, and ensure practitioners' continuing competence in core components of client-centered care to align occupational therapy with the priorities of health reform.
We thank Christina Metzler for her helpful feedback during the writing process. Drs. Fogelberg and Leland were supported by the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institutes of Health, during the development of this manuscript (K01HD076183 and K12HD055929, respectively).
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"From David Cameron to David Brent."
If there's a day a year when it's possible to feel even slightly sorry for the Queen, it has to be when the state opening of parliament rolls round again. Anyone who seriously goes in for all that "oh, isn't she a wonderful, inspiring woman, served the nation her entire life" and doesn't then immediately add "and also lived a life of the utmost luxury as reward" is a fool, but the nonsense and farrago she has to put up with on the day of the Queen's speech does almost counteract it. She's now gone through the same tedious, ridiculous procedure 57 times, and that's 57 times too many by anyone's standards. To keep asking an 86-year-old woman to carry around a "large bag of potatoes on her head", even if it's only for around 15 minutes in order to perform this unnecessary, absurd ritual is about as offensive as it gets. Please, if there's going to be reform of the House of Lords, can we abolish the archaic bummery and flummery that goes with it?
That it also takes place in this most inauspicious of years, when we can spend billions on a fortnight long circus but not on providing jobs for the young unemployed only, to quote Shaun of the Dead, exacerbates things. Dennis Skinner's quip in the Commons, which has become as much of a tradition as the rest of the day, said it all: "Jubilee year, double dip recession, what a start". At least back in 1977, the year of the silver jubilee, there was disco and the arrival of punk, with Thatcherism still two years away. What have we got now? Brostep, David Guetta, Jessie J and Simon Cowell. Think there was no future then? Blimey.
Everything you really needed to know was in the speech's first two sentences. The coalition is no longer even promising growth, as it did two years ago; now all it offers is economic stability. It will focus on growth, but stability is all we can realistically hope for. George Osborne previously told us that thanks to him, the economy was out of the danger zone. The reality is that we're still sinking.
What then is the big idea in the Queen's speech to get to grips with this? Why, they're going to make it ever so slightly easier to sack people! The idea, such as it is, is that this will enable companies to clear out the deadwood and instead hire in some go-getting youngsters that can drive them forward, thereby creating more jobs that the deadwood can then err, reapply for. Just as the coalition is trying to convince us that they're doing everything they can to help the "strivers" and the hard-working, those who find themselves without a job, or even worse, sick, may as well give up, as it's clear they're on their own.
There's also very little in it to tackle top pay, despite all that's been said. All the Enterprise bill proposes is making shareholder votes binding, which doesn't change much when there hasn't been a successful vote yet against director remuneration, and when chief executives are having to resign anyway despite that. The banking reform bill splitting investment and retail is welcome, as is the green investment bank, but neither are going to happen before the next election. About the only act that can be welcomed wholeheartedly is the Children and Families bill, and as Ed Miliband pointed out, it sounds like a Labour bill because large sections of it are pilfered from their manifesto at the last election.
The real winners it seems are the intelligence agencies, and the police. Quite why there's a need for yet another attempt to set-up a British FBI with the National Crime Agency, the Serious Organised Crime Agency having been such a massive success is unclear. It also seems that regardless of all the recent triumphs at SIS and MI5, whether through all but refusing to cooperate with the police investigation into the death of Gareth Williams, with the head of the Met yesterday announcing a forensic review of the case, or the apparent collusion with the Gaddafi on rendition, they're going to be rewarded with a bill that will prevent evidence like that revealed during Binyam Mohamed's legal action ever being revealed in court again. They're also going to get further access to the internet records of everyone, although this has been split off into a separate bill in an attempt to show the coalition really is listening to criticism, and is still concerned about civil liberties, honestly really.
And then there's the aforementioned Lords reform bill. It's not a priority apparently, but it must be more of a priority than HS2 for instance, the sort of government work programme that would create jobs, and which will have to wait another year before the legislation is ready. Tim Montgomerie, bless him, says that the whole thing "feels authentically Cameroon". If by that he means it's utterly vacuous and has no overriding theme, then he's absolutely right. As said yesterday, this is the sort of legislation programme a government that's run out of steam and doesn't know what to do decides upon. It hasn't quite reached the point of setting up a Cones Hotline, although that might be Nick Clegg's next big idea, but it's not that far off. For a government that is only two years in, it really is about as bad as it gets; no hope doesn't even begin to cover it.
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Indianapolis AlleyCats begin three-game road trip, starting with Chicago Wildfire
Posted on April 28, 2018 April 28, 2018 by PMURPHSTORIES in Indianapolis AlleyCats
In another Midwest divisional game, the Indianapolis AlleyCats (2-1, 2-1 Midwest Division) travel to Chicago, Illinois. At practices this week, head coach Eric Leonard said his team has "focused on our sideline resets."
Jon Wenger attempts to jump into the end zone against Madison Radicals on April 7 at Roncalli. Wenger has scored three goals in three games. Patrick Murphy, FLJ
"We know Chicago likes to trap against the sideline, and they are pretty effective with that strategy," Leonard said. "If we can be successful getting the disc off the sideline, our offense will be in good shape."
After beating Pittsburgh Thunderbirds at home, the AlleyCats being a three-game road trip against three Midwest divisional foes. For this weekend, Leonard said the goals for the team are similar to last week's game.
"We want to play 4 quarters of fundamental and full effort ultimate," Leonard said. "If we do that, then we'll have a good shot at a win."
To accomplish this goal this weekend, Jon Wenger said "we've practiced a lot on throwing."
"Chicago likes to wrap when they are marking," Wenger said. "There will be lots of opportunities to throw a lot of break throws."
Jon Wenger threw an 83-yard huck to Travis Carpenter in a game against Pittsburgh on April 21 at Roncalli Stadium. Wenger has thrown three assists this season. Uploaded by Patrick Murphy, FLJ
Last weekend, Wenger managed to throw an 83-yard huck for a score to team captain Travis Carpenter. Wenger said his throws have been more consistent than last season.
During these practices, the AlleyCats have prepared to face the Wildfire's defense. Cameron Brock said the Thunderbirds "do some things defensively that are different from other teams."
"Without getting into too many specifics, we're hoping to take advantage of some things we notice they do," Brock said. "As every defense will give something up."
Coming into this weekend's game, the AlleyCats are in second place in the Midwest standings while the Wildfire are in tied for third in the division. Brock said "this is a critical game" for the team.
"At this point in the season, it appears that there will be four teams fighting for three playoff spots in the Midwest," Brock said. "Chicago and we are two of those teams. It's early, but this game could be a playoff-deciding game for both teams at the end of the season."
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
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John Mary Harty (11 August 1867 – 11 September 1946) served as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel from 1913 until his death in 1946. He served as Patron of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1928. The Dr. Harty Cup, the trophy for Munster Schools Hurling, is named in his honour, as is the playing field of his native Murroe GAA club.

Biography
Born in Knocknagurteeny, Murroe, County Limerick, he was educated by the Jesuits in Crescent College, Limerick, and from there went to St. Patrick's College, Thurles, and then Maynooth College. He was ordained for the priesthood by Dr. Walsh in Clonliffe College.

Following ordination, Harty spent a year pursuing postgraduate studies in Maynooth as a Dunboyne student. In 1906 he co-founded (with Prof. Walter Mc Donald) the Irish Theological Quarterly, serving as editor, for a number of years, Dr. Harty also served as editor of Irish Ecclesiastical Record. He held the chair of Dogmatic Theology in Maynooth, and became Senior Professor of Moral Theology. From 1914, Harty was president of the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland. He was a contributor to the Catholic Encyclopedia. He chaired the committee for the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932.

Harty died in Thurles on 11 September 1946, and was buried at the Cathedral of the Assumption.

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Oklahoma's Bartlesville Public Schools (BPS) reduced the required number of bus stops—leading to greater transportation efficiency—and has successfully altered its elementaryattendance boundaries thanks to EDULOG's Electronic Pupil Transportation System (ePTS)software and the company's attendance boundary consulting services.
Located north of Tulsa, Bartlesville is the county seat of Washington County, which has a population of more than 50,000. The BPS consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, amid-high school, and a high school. The district transports 2,800 students on 32 routes.
In 2009, the BPS invested in EDULOG's ePTS solution. Since the implementation of the software the district has been able to eliminate more than 100 stops by applying the results of a transportation optimization study conducted by EDULOG. Additionally, EDULOG's consulting services proved to be vital during the process of altering its elementary school attendance boundaries.
After years of routing its buses without any type of software, in 2009 the district solicited proposals from a number of vendors in the industry, and in the end it chose EDULOG and its Silver Level ePTS solution.
The ePTS system is designed for smaller school districts that want a full-scale routing and scheduling system but don't want to make a large investment. With the ePTS system, districts don't have to purchase hardware, new servers, or hire additional staff. It's a turnkey solution where EDULOG professionals handle all of the technical responsibilities and daily maintenance.
The ePTS system features a graphical map that makes it easy to identify where new students live and to plan routes accordingly. The software was designed with ease-of-use in mind and customers have the option to choose three different levels of continuing service and support from EDULOG: platinum, gold, and silver.
With the ePTS package EDULOG not only handles all of the maintenance, but also helps build the routes. In the case of the BPS, the district had a list of its stops in a Word document. Using the provided lists, professionals at EDULOG built the routes and integrated them into the software. Then, EDULOG worked with the district to fine-tune the routing data, particularly in areas with railroad crossings. With all of the routes built and placed in the ePTS software, the BPS had a fully functional routing and scheduling system with a graphical map that shows the streets, routes, and buses.
One of the benefits of investing in an EDULOG system is having the ability to create a more efficient transportation operation. With the routes built and the ePTS system functioning, the district was in a position to eliminate inefficiencies in its runs through an optimization study performed by EDULOG.
After professionals at EDULOG analyzed the BPS' transportation data, it was found that reducing the number of stops in the district's runs would lead to greater efficiencies. The end result was a 20 percent reduction in stops – about 120 stops were eliminated. Some of the stops were as close as 100 yards from one another.
Ultimately, the results of the study yielded more than just reduced stops; it saved fuel consumption, reduced driver hours, reduced vehicle wear and tear, and reduced the ride times for some children.
In 2010 the BPS decided to close one of its elementary schools, the Oak Park Elementary School. The closure of the school forced the BPS to alter its elementary attendance and subsequent transportation boundaries. It was the first attendance boundary change in more than 20 years at the district.
Boundary changes at school districts affect students, parents, realtors, school staffers—in addition to numerous community members. The process can often be emotional and controversial. For instance, children who used to go to the same schools, ride the same bus and play together sometimes find out they have to go to a different school with a different group of students. The impacts of boundary changes go well beyond schools of attendance.
But there was a lot more involved than just redrawing the attendance and transportation boundaries. Each new boundary had to take into consideration total building capacities, and maximum road and load times in the transportation build—all with the goal of affecting as few students as possible. New routes and stops had to built and also taken into consideration. Essentially, each boundary had to have projected student numbers so the school board could make an educated decision of how the boundary changes would impact the community. Once all the projections and maps were built they were then brought to the school board. After another round of changes to address capacity issues, the school board adopted the new boundaries. And the result has been a successful transition to the school attendance plan.
EDULOG's professionals are with you every step of the way: from the sale, to implementation, to training, and beyond. Ensuring that a customer's needs are met is an integral part of the overall process. Additionally, EDULOG offers a variety of avenues to further one's skills: on-line forums, user groups based by states, continuing education opportunities, and free training webinars.


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'Coraline' doll sold for $1.5 million in online auction
CITIZENS in Florida are bidding on a $1,500,000 to $1 million doll that will be used as a Christmas gift.
A Coral Gables-based doll designer called Coraline is selling the doll for $100,000, the first time a doll has been sold online for less than $1million.
The doll will be shipped to the Florida buyer at a later date, and is in the final stages of final assembly before being sent to a buyer in the United States.
Coralina Dolls founder Marjorie L. Lopes said in a news release that she was so inspired by the doll's design that she created the Coraline doll and her husband, Jeff Lopes, as well as their daughter, Coco.
Cocho, 10, said she loves the doll because it is made of coral and the coral skin is soft and delicate.
The doll has a pink face with pink fur and a white nose and eyes, and she also has an orange nose and pink lips, which are shaped like fish eyes.
Coco said she was interested in the doll before her parents found it.
Her father was a child star and her mother worked in a fashion studio.
Coca said she also likes the doll so much that she has started to wear it.
She said the doll has no name, but she loves to wear pink.
The dolls face has a smile and a smiley face.
They are meant to represent a person who is kind and loving, said Lopes.
"My intention is to give a doll that can be used by people in any situation, and I'm not sure what they are going to say," said Lope.
The Dolls design was based on an original by Lopes' mother.
She used a pink fur, which is a natural color, and a coral pattern, which creates the shape of a fish eye.
The name Coraline comes from the name of the sea creatures.
The Coraline dolls face is made with a coral skin and a soft coral, which helps the doll to breathe and smile.
The Lopes family has sold their entire collection of dolls, including Coraline.
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Coraline Doll: The ultimate $20,000 luxury watch
A coraline doll that is so expensive that you can't even afford it.
The toy's creator is asking the public to donate to her cause and is even selling a limited edition of 100.
The doll's creator says she wants to help raise awareness for the $1 billion coral reef restoration effort, but her own life circumstances have also made it difficult.
"The coral reef is the biggest source of pollution in the world and I want to help it, but at the same time I'm a single parent, I have a big job and I'm struggling to pay the bills," Ms Kallstrom said.
"So I thought it was a really good idea to do something for the coral reef."
I've got a lot of other toys I want me to have, I really want to see them go.
"It's kind of the ultimate luxury watch."
Ms Kallquist has made her fortune in the toy industry and her work has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records.
She has also been featured in the Australian Museum and has been on Australian TV.
"We have all seen the amazing things we've made and it's all thanks to you," Ms Kersten said.
She says her toy collection is now more than 10,000 pieces, with many more to come.
"That's so much work.
It's the work that I want, it's the time I want it, it makes me happy," Ms Kimsten said, adding that she hopes to continue working to raise awareness of the reef and the need to preserve it.
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America's two economies remain far apart
Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton Friday, November 16, 2018
Many analysts have suggested the midterm elections were more about cultural hostilities than anything else. And there's no doubt the nation is dangerously fractured across lines of race and religion.
Mark Muro
Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro
Twitter markmuro1
Jacob Whiton
Former Research Analyst - Metropolitan Policy Program
Twitter jacob_whiton
And yet, it's worth noting that last week's vote reaffirmed that America's stark and massive economic divides—which align with and inform those cultural fractures—are alive and well.
To better understand these economic divides, we worked with John Harwood at CNBC to update an analysis we conducted after the 2016 presidential election by linking congressional vote outcomes for all called races—seven are still uncalled—with standard county economic data to assess local economic differences. Sure enough, the numbers again reveal extremely sharp differences in the voting behavior of what are, in effect, two different economic nations within America.
Looking at congressional districts, the analysis shows that the governing majority of 228 congressional districts (as of this post's publish date) won by the Democrats last week encompasses fully 60.9 percent of the nation's economic activity as measured by total economic output in 2016. Democratic districts are more productive, with a strong orientation to the advanced industries that inordinately determine prosperity. Notably, voters in these districts possess bachelor's degrees at relatively high levels and work disproportionately in digital industries like software publishing and computer systems design.
By contrast, the 200 seats (as of this post's publish date) captured by Republicans represent a much different swath of the economy. While almost as numerous as Democratic holdings, these seats represent just 37.6 percent of the nation's output, reflecting a productivity level of just $106,832 per worker, and appear much more oriented to lower-output industries as well as non-advanced manufacturing (e.g., apparel, food, paper). Relatively fewer adults in these districts possess a bachelor's degrees and fewer work in digital services.
The upshot of these contrasting caucus profiles is unmistakable: The sharp political divide that surfaced in 2016 between the densest, most productive and future-oriented portions of the economy and the rest of it—between what Jim Tankersley of the New York Times has called "high-output" and "low-output" America—remains a revealing, disconcerting fact of modern economic and political life.
As of the midterms, there are now two divides. One divide will continue to play out in the next two years in the House; with a Democratic majority that factually represents 60 percent of the economy, with its most productive districts and industries containing high shares of workers with college degrees. In this chamber a modest urban and suburban majority should be able to prevail in narrow votes articulating key agenda points relevant to high-output America.
However, the other divide—the one in the Senate now exacerbated by the Republicans' net gain of between one and three seats—looms much more consequentially. With new GOP gains in the chamber, 21, mostly rural, low-output—ranging from Arkansas to Wyoming—now host two Republican senators and are poised to serve as an even more reactionary veto on the projects and priorities of the high-output America. These 21 states will easily be able to outvote the 19 states with two Democratic senators, even though the Republican 21-state caucus represents just 30.3 percent of the nation's output.
The midterms have in fact ratcheted up an economic, as well as social, stalemate in the nation. Even more now, a rurally oriented Senate majority representing "traditional" agricultural, energy, and production economies stands ready to block efforts to address the needs of an urban and suburban "knowledge" economy. That latter economy is more oriented to future-learning digital services, and thus depends on solutions to major issues like R&D funding, worker reskilling for a digital age, immigration, health care, income inequality, and international cooperation. In that sense, what journalist Ron Brownstein calls the "prosperity paradox" remains as true as ever. Even as economic growth is concentrating in thriving urban and suburban communities, Republicans rooted in non-urban places remote from those future-leaning ecosystems continue to wield disproportionate power in Washington.
That's a problem, as Brownstein wrote last week: The two parties even more this fall represent "what America has been and what it is becoming"—and they are at a standoff. Going forward, the question is whether a nation that fails to support the needs of its core, high-value economy can truly thrive.
State of the Heartland: Factbook 2018
Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, Robert Maxim, and Ross DeVol
As midterm elections near, smaller, redder places show more economic growth
Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton
Another Clinton-Trump divide: High-output America vs low-output America
Mark Muro and Sifan Liu
U.S. Metro Areas
More on U.S. Economy
Hutchins Center Fiscal Impact Measure
US interest rate increases and crisis probabilities in developing economies
Carlos Arteta, Steven Kamin, and Franz Ulrich Ruch
Hutchins Roundup: Student loans, wage competition, and more
Elijah Asdourian, Alexander Conner, Nasiha Salwati, and Louise Sheiner


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Titled Promise to invite you to remember that each day you are here is a promise to renew and live fully.
Measures 14 1/2 inches high x 11 1/2 inches wide.


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The company is expanding multi-million dollar partnership with elev8 Advisors Group
Phoenix, AZ (December 1, 2021) – Business Warrior Corporation (OTC: BZWR), the source for small businesses in America to get more customers, has shared results for its fourth quarter and end of year financials, announcing a 1,331% revenue growth compared to the previous year. Additionally, Business Warrior won a new five million dollar contract with fintech company, EVRGRN. This move will expand their offering and partnership with elev8 Advisors Group to support the growth of small business funding solutions.
The new $5 million agreement with EVRGRN will allow Business Warrior to provide marketing and sales support to accelerate the growth of the combined funding solutions provided by the three companies (Business Warrior, elev8 and EVRGRN). EVRGRN, an up and coming fintech company, provides loan services and technology for its lending partners, including Business Warrior and elev8. EVRGRN processed more than four million PPP loan applications, which resulted in $17.4 billion worth of funding.
Full Year Financial 2021 Results
Business Warrior released its fourth quarter and full financial results on November 30, 2021.
Highlights of the annual financial results for the fiscal 2020 year ending August 31, 2021:
Total income: $5.5M
Year-over-year income growth: 1,331%
Over $1.2M in profit, which is 18 months ahead of the Company's original forecast
The largest contributor to the company's income was partner-driven revenue, which will continue to grow in 2022 with the expansion of the elev8 relationship.
Business Warrior posted a strong fourth quarter with a revenue increase of 2,600% compared to last year. The healthy quarter propelled the annual results greatly ahead of the company's plans, placing them on a catapulted trajectory heading into 2022.
"2021 marked a historic year for Business Warrior. Not just our revenues, but the fact that we are 18 months ahead of our profitability forecast," said Rhett Doolittle, CEO and Chairman of BZWR. "We've always known that our business model allows for massive results and this year's performance highlights what our team is capable of."
Business Warrior Funding
Business Warrior and elev8 Advisors Group have expanded their partnership in order to accelerate their presence in the small business lending marketplace. The two companies have been working in tandem to create better solutions to small business owners beyond merchant cash advances and traditional banks. Their combined solution is just days away from launching to the public, which represents an incredible growth channel for both organizations in 2022 and beyond.
"elev8 Advisors Group is passionate about what Business Warrior is doing to help small businesses," said Adam Spencer, the Managing Partner of elev8 Advisors Group. "Now with EVRGRN, we have expanded into creating a full service funding offering. Leveraging our expertise within the capital markets and technology sectors, EVRGRN is able to efficiently get money into the hands of hard working entrepreneurs."
Business Warrior's incredible year-over-year revenue growth, new small business funding solution, the expansion of successful partnerships, and a new $5M contract will position the company for exponential growth heading into 2022.
About elev8 Advisors Group
elev8 Advisors Group is an omni-channel and tech-directed thought leader in the payments and fintech space. elev8 advises the industry's boldest creators of big ideas, while advising those creators' innovations in advancing the industry's newest trends disrupting the Payments and Fintech ecosystems. The team is changing the perception of financial consulting and its traditional episodic engagements, to the idea of creating cultures of long-term strategic partnerships and collaboration. To find out more, visit elev8withus.com.
About EVRGRN
EVRGRN is a fintech company focused on servicing, technology and distribution for their lending partners. The company was founded in 2019 and had an impressive first year in providing loan servicing solutions during the Paycheck Protection Program, where they processed 1.1 million loans, for a total of $17.4 billion dollars in funding. EVRGRN offers a wide combination of solution sets supporting client-centric models while focusing on providing their partners with leading edge technology. To learn more, visit goevrgrn.com.
Business Warrior is the source for small businesses in America to enhance their brand and boost marketing results. The Business Warrior software takes a holistic view of a business's online reputation, listings, website search results and social media. Predictive algorithms are utilized to recommend the most imperative actions needed to drive new customers, positively impact daily operations and improve profitability. For more information, please visit businesswarrior.com.


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Jamison HensleyThe Baltimore Sun
In a season when the Ravens have done the unexpected - doubling their win total from last season and closing in on a playoff berth - John Harbaugh was the one who provided the surprise yesterday.
The first-year head coach has given his players the day off on Christmas.
But is there any risk with this reward?
After adhering to essentially the same practice schedule for four months, the Ravens are tinkering with their routine only days before a potentially season-deciding game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"There are concerns among coaches and among players about any kind of change," Harbaugh said. "We're definitely creatures of habit. We just felt like the value of getting people with their families overrode that."
Harbaugh announced the revised schedule yesterday, but he had discussed the options with the veterans (his "30-plus group") about three weeks ago.
The Ravens had some flexibility this week because they played Saturday. That gave the coaching staff an extra day of preparation and allowed the Ravens to move up their practices.
Instead of practicing tomorrow and Thursday, the Ravens will work today (their usual day off) and tomorrow. After taking off on Christmas, the Ravens will return Friday.
In the end, the Ravens will have the same number of practices.
"We thought it was an easy decision to make," Harbaugh said.
Keeping with the theme of surprises, here are the five biggest ones with the Ravens this season:
1. Joe Flacco. : The rookie first-round pick was the team's third quarterback leading up to the third preseason game. Now, he is one win away from taking the Ravens to the playoffs.
The Ravens knew about Flacco's big arm and poise. But the 6-foot-6 pocket passer caught everyone off guard with his athleticism. He made a nifty 43-yard catch against Oakland and has two runs of more than 30 yards - the same number that LaDainian Tomlinson, Clinton Portis and Michael Turner have this season.
2. Le'Ron McClain. : The fullback took a few snaps at tailback during training camp because Ray Rice was the only healthy runner. That experiment has led McClain to become the club's top rusher.
The powerful back leads the Ravens this season in rushing yards (832) and carries (207). His eight touchdowns rank as the third-best single-season total in Ravens history. It's an unexpected turnaround for McClain, who had eight carries for 18 yards as a rookie last season.
3. The secondary. : Just like last season, injuries hit the defensive backs. This season, the Ravens were ready. Instead of turning to inexperienced cornerbacks David Pittman and Ronnie Prude, the Ravens have veteran backups like cornerback Fabian Washington and safety Jim Leonhard.
So, despite losing two starters for most of the season (cornerback Chris McAlister and safety Dawan Landry), the Ravens rank third in pass defense and top the NFL in interceptions (24). They have held quarterbacks to a NFL-best rating of 61.1 (the next closest is Pittsburgh's 66.0).
4. Trick plays. : These aren't the same old Ravens who line up in a two-tight-end I-formation for most of the game and generate big plays by throwing a jump ball to Todd Heap. Under first-year offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, the Ravens use unbalanced lines (two offensive tackles on one side) and even two quarterbacks on the same play.
The results have been electric. Backup quarterback Troy Smith threw a long pass to Flacco and Mark Clayton launched a 32-yard touchdown pass to fellow receiver Derrick Mason. The special teams got into the act Saturday, when the Ravens converted a fourth-and-six with a fake field goal.
5. Offensive line. : It's easy to forget that none of the season-opening starters was at the same spot that he finished last season for the Ravens and the coaching staff hadn't determined the lineup until early June. The offensive line then had to adjust when right tackle Willie Anderson was signed just before the start of the regular season and right guard Marshal Yanda sustained a season-ending knee injury five games into it.
But the Ravens have done an admirable job up front. Their blocking has opened up holes for the NFL's second-best rushing attack (149.9 yards per game). The offensive line has also given up 30 sacks, which ranks in the middle of the NFL (15th). That number is more impressive when you consider the Ravens have faced six defenses that rank in the top eight in sacks, including the top three (Dallas, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia).
TURNAROUNDS
The Ravens are attempting to become the eighth team in four seasons to go from fewer than six wins the previous season to the playoffs the next:
Yr. Team Rec. Prev. yr.
'05 Bears 11-5 5-11
'05 Bucs 11-5 5-11
'06 Jets 10-6 4-12
'06 Saints 10-6 3-13
'07 Redskins 9-7 5-11
'07 Bucs 9-7 4-12
'08 Falcons 10-5-x 4-12
X: through 15 games
JAGUARS (5-10) @RAVENS (10-5)
Sunday, 4:15 p.m.
TV: Ch. 13
Radio: 1090 AM, 97.9 FM
Line: Ravens by 13
John Harbaugh


soldered resin jewellery pendants and other pieces.
lace book and handmade card from Marie.
image of a woman with a nib beside her.
out of this inside pocket?
Even two more soldered pieces.
Aren't they just the sweetest images?
placed another pocket which held these tiny cabinet cards.
Thank you dearest friend. I am so happy to have you in my life.
I have a couple more birthday gifts to share soon.
layers of laces, embellishments and trims.
So if that's your fancy then stay tuned!
and nourished both mentally and spiritually!
Such a beautiful work! Love it!
Oh my, I am in lace heaven! :) Everything is incredibly beautiful and so well-made.
what a very special book filled with beautiful trinkets! And your project is so gorgeous-love it!
Oh you have been so beautifully gifted by our dear Marie, what stunning pieces she created for you, my dear Suzy.
The charms are gorgeous, with the most beautiful images , and the little book so very wonderful. The front cover is a fantastic artpiece in itself,,and all Marie added to it`s inside and backcover so filled with beauty, and lovelyness.
I so love her card, too-adorable !!!
And your own book my sweet friend, is so stunning ,too- such a richness in colours in this one !!
Dearest I did add your blog-link to my fb post, at once I read your mail, I`m sorry I had not thought of it,before.
what a wonderful creation from Marie! Looking forward to seeing more of your new piece.
Hi Suzy! I have followed Marie's blog for years, she is so sweet and I love her beautiful work but I think this gift u received from her might be the best I have seen from her! Wow, it is truly stunning, u must be a very special friend, enjoy and happy b, aloha, angi in Hana. P.s. U r pretty darn talented too!
Lucky, lucky you, Suzy. Such beautiful items for you to gaze at and warm your heart.
Your work is beautiful - and I cannot wait to see the finished product. HURRY!
Your newest fabric book is gorgeous Suzy! I think of you working away on such lovely things and how much joy it must give you to do it. I also imagine Marie feeling the same way when she is creating and then to know she is making her beautiful art for you to have from her heart and hands. The things she has sent to you are so lovely. It just makes me so happy that you share all this on your blog that we can all see the pretties too.
Have a wonderful, wonderful week my dear friend!
Oh my, the gifts from Marie are so gorgeous! I adore her soldered charms, she always picks such lovely images.
Ah, and the new journal, looks like it is going to be an absolute stunner. All those wonderfully rich colours and sumptuous fabrics and embellishments make me swoon.
What a charming gift from such a talented friend...lucky you! Don't you just love the days that the post man brings such joy?
What a beautiful gift- so much beauty!
And I will love to follow your book get out of your creative hands and mind - hugs!


Earlier this month, Bear Stearns bailed out two sub-prime focused hedge funds.
Fears have grown in recent weeks that the downturn in the housing market, prompted by more people's inability to pay their mortgages, will cause instability and retrenchment in the wider economy.
But the June minutes from the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee showed that despite the continued housing slump, inflation remained the central bank's overriding concern.
The decision to leave interest rates on hold at 5.25% was underpinned by fears that core inflation, stripping out volatile energy and food prices, would fail to recede.
Economists now expect rates to stay at that level for the rest of the year.
In two days of testimony before US legislators, Mr Bernanke has sounded a persistently downbeat note on the state of the housing market and the woes of the sub-prime sector, which have led to the collapse of about 30 lenders.
The Fed's handling of the sub-prime market, which it regulates, came under fire from senators, who argued it should have done more to protect vulnerable consumers from inappropriate and improper mortgage practices.
"In my mind, this is not just simply a time for suggestions, it is a time for solutions."
Mr Bernanke said the Fed was reviewing current regulations on lending practices in a "responsible" manner.
Worries over the economic outlook have not daunted investors, with the leading US share index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, closing above 14,000 for the first time.


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//!   SPI slave talks to SPI master using 3-wire mode. Data is received
//!   from master and data from slave is then transmitted back to master.
//!   USCI RX ISR is used to handle communication, CPU normally in LPM4.
//!   Prior to initial data exchange, master pulses slaves RST for complete
//!   reset.
//!   ACLK = ~32.768kHz, MCLK = SMCLK = DCO ~ 1048kHz
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//!   Use with SPI Master Incremented Data code example.  If the slave is in
//!   debug mode, the reset signal from the master will conflict with slave's
//!   JTAG; to work around, use IAR's "Release JTAG on Go" on slave device.  If
//!   breakpoints are set in slave RX ISR, master must stopped also to avoid
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//! This example uses the following peripherals and I/O signals.  You must
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//! - SPI peripheral
//! - GPIO Port peripheral (for SPI pins)
//! - UCB0SIMO
//! - UCB0SOMI
//! - UCB0CLK
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//! This example uses the following interrupt handlers.  To use this example
//! in your own application you must add these interrupt handlers to your
//! vector table.
//! - USCI_A0_VECTOR
//!
//
//*****************************************************************************

uint8_t transmitData = 0x01, receiveData = 0x00;
uint8_t returnValue = STATUS_FAIL;

void main(void)
{
        //Stop watchdog timer
        WDT_A_hold(WDT_A_BASE);

        //If clock signal from master stays low, it is not yet in SPI mode
        while ( GPIO_INPUT_PIN_LOW ==
                GPIO_getInputPinValue(
                        GPIO_PORT_P3,
                        GPIO_PIN0
                        )) ;

        //P3.5,4,0 option select
        GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionInputPin(
                GPIO_PORT_P3,
                GPIO_PIN1 + GPIO_PIN2 + GPIO_PIN3
                );

        //Initialize slave to MSB first, inactive high clock polarity and 3 wire SPI
        returnValue = USCI_B_SPI_slaveInit(USCI_B0_BASE,
                                           USCI_B_SPI_MSB_FIRST,
                                           USCI_B_SPI_PHASE_DATA_CHANGED_ONFIRST_CAPTURED_ON_NEXT,
                                           USCI_B_SPI_CLOCKPOLARITY_INACTIVITY_HIGH
                                           );

        if (STATUS_FAIL == returnValue)
                return;

        //Enable SPI Module
        USCI_B_SPI_enable(USCI_B0_BASE);

        //Enable Receive interrupt
        USCI_B_SPI_clearInterruptFlag(USCI_B0_BASE,
                                      USCI_B_SPI_RECEIVE_INTERRUPT
                                      );
        USCI_B_SPI_enableInterrupt(USCI_B0_BASE,
                                   USCI_B_SPI_RECEIVE_INTERRUPT
                                   );

        //Enter LPM4, enable interrupts
        __bis_SR_register(LPM4_bits + GIE);
}

//******************************************************************************
//
//This is the USCI_B0 interrupt vector service routine.
//
//******************************************************************************
#if defined(__TI_COMPILER_VERSION__) || defined(__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__)
#pragma vector=USCI_B0_VECTOR
__interrupt
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
__attribute__((interrupt(USCI_B0_VECTOR)))
#endif
void USCI_B0_ISR(void)
{
        switch (__even_in_range(UCB0IV, 4)) {
        //Vector 2 - RXIFG
        case 2:
                //USCI_A0 TX buffer ready?
                while (!USCI_B_SPI_getInterruptStatus(USCI_B0_BASE,
                                                      USCI_B_SPI_TRANSMIT_INTERRUPT
                                                      )) ;

                //Transmit data to master
                USCI_B_SPI_transmitData(USCI_B0_BASE,
                                        transmitData
                                        );

                //Receive data from master
                receiveData = USCI_B_SPI_receiveData(USCI_B0_BASE);

                //Increment data to be transmitted
                transmitData++;

                break;

        default: break;
        }
}

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Published: 11:00 AM February 3, 2013 Updated: 6:42 PM November 7, 2020
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A disabled Sidford pensioner has claimed dog owners are deliberately visiting his street so their pets can use his driveway as a toilet.
The Brook Lane resident said his pleas for more mess bins and on the spot fine signs have been declined because they would "cost too much money".
"I know money is tight, but the district council aren't taking it seriously enough," said the man, who needs a mobility scooter to get around.
"The council said bins or posters would cost too much."
He added: "I left the dog warden three messages over the last three months but she didn't get back to me.
"How can one dog warden cover the whole of East Devon?"
The man and his wife say they are "responsible owners" of a West Highland terrier, and claim that the actions of a few were making them all look bad.
Councillor Iain Chubb, East Devon District Council (EDDC) cabinet member for environment, said: "Blame for dog fouling can only be placed with the minority of irresponsible dog owners who don't pick up after their pet.
"While we offer good quality waste collection and enforcement, it is not realistic or fair to expect local taxpayers to foot the bill for increasing these services, especially in times of very large cuts to public sector funding.
"We are currently targeting enforcement action in a number of hot spots for dog mess, and this will include posters and street markings highlighting the issue and how to report it.
"If you are caught you will be fined £80. No excuses, no exceptions."
An EDDC spokesman said six of East Devon's 357 dog bins are in Sidford, and the dog warden is supported by 16 council staff members, and sightings often result in fines.
Anyone who sees an incident can report it by calling 01395 517528.


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Eh I hope Becky walks out champion. Can see them pushing to rivalry a bit forward.
I really wish this would have been in a HIAC match. Anyway, I see Flair retaining but not through a clean finish. This feud has a lot of potential to be a feud of the year candidate, so I can see them pushing this out for a few months. I actually expect a double turn at some point.


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Review of Towards Non-Being: the Logic and Metaphysics of Intentionality, by Graham Priest.
In his new book, Graham Priest, well known for his vigorous defense of dialetheism (the view that there are true contradictions), espouses the no less philosophically unpopular view that there are many objects that do not exist in any sense whatsoever, such as fictional and mythical objects, merely possible (and impossible!) objects and worlds, and abstract objects such as numbers and propositions.
The book is dedicated to the memory of Richard Routley/Sylvan, the New Zealand philosopher who had earlier championed a view of this kind in his Exploring Meinong's Jungle and Beyond.
Routley called this radical neo-Meinongian view 'noneism' — Meinong himself had thought that some non-concrete objects like numbers do have a form of existence, while Routley thought that none of them did. Priest follows this terminology, but his version of the noneist approach is in some ways very different from Routley's.


How Do You Remove Old Mud Stains from Carpets, Rugs & Upholstery in Torrance, CA?
Between summer rainstorms, watering the landscaping, and letting the kids indulge in water activities, the likelihood of creating mud in the yard is fairly high. When you have mud just outside your door, the pets will track in muddy paw prints, and footprints are also a risk from being tracked across the rugs, carpets, and upholstery. Today, we at CA Carpet Cleaning and Water Damage Clean Up would like to help you remedy the muddy prints blemishing your soft floors and furnishings.
When treating mud on any carpet, rug, or upholstery, the first and most important step is to do nothing. You must fight your impulse and leave the mud as is to dry. Where professionals express the need to immediately treat spills and accidents on these surfaces, this is one of the exceptions to that rule. Let the mud paw prints dry. Dry soil is a lot easier to simply vacuum where trying to blot up mud often pushes the mud out and down, creating an even bigger mess.
1) Ensure the mud is completely dry before vacuuming the remnants. Vacuum at a slow steady pace and in more than one direction for more efficiency.
2) To treat any spotting residues, combine 2 cups white vinegar, 2 cups cool water, and 1 tbsp mild liquid dish soap in a spray bottle; blend together well. Mist the affected area with your solution and with a clean, dry towel, placed over the top, blot with pressure to absorb the moisture and lingering residues.
3) Sprinkle baking soda onto the damp surface and let it sit until the area is dry. Vacuum the baking soda thoroughly.
1) Before completing any further steps, wait until the muddy prints have dried and vacuum the remaining dirt. Vacuum the area in various directions and at a slow pace to make sure all the debris is removed. Remember dirt begins to accumulate below the surface so just because you can't see the dirt doesn't mean it is not there.
2) If any residues remain, mix 2 cups each of white vinegar and warm water with 1tsbsp mild liquid dish soap, stir well in a spray bottle. Apply the solution by misting the affected area lightly. Follow up with a dry towel and apply pressure to blot out the excess moisture and remaining residues until the surface is clean.
1) Let the mud sit until it has dried. After it is completely dry, use the vacuum's hose and upholstery attachments to efficiently vacuum the dried soil.
2) Mix well 1 tbsp liquid dish soap and 2 cups cool water in a bucket or squirt bottle. With a clean cloth, apply the solution directly to the cloth until it is lightly damp. Use the treated rag to blot the remnants of the once muddy paw print until the residues are gone.
3) To avoid over saturating, use a dry cloth to blot in between applications and repeat until the spot is gone.
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That should be on the cover of this book–if you hate puns, you won't find this book as amusing as I did. Because the bad guy calls himself the Gingerbread Man, one might think this was a light book. It certainly was a quick read, but the subject is disturbing, as the Gingerbread Man is a serial killer.
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Alicante is one of the fastest-growing cities in Spain. Its economy is based upon tourism from the beaches and from the construction boom which began towards the end of the 90's. But on a much smaller scale also play a role in the economy the agriculture, wine production, services and administration.
In the late 20th century and early 21st Alicante's construction boom century has raised many environmental concerns, and governmental bodies have been under scrutiny by the European Union. Recent developments in the global economy (2008) have caused far more serious concerns for those who have chosen to live the Spanish dream. Many builders have gone into liquidation and have left a high number of overseas purchasers homeless. Many expatriate the U.K. are struggling to survive with the Pound Sterling plummeting against the Euro and mortgages are becoming harder to pay off. It will take a considerable amount of time for expatriates to get back on their feet.
Alicante's provincial economy is strong, ranking as Spain's fourth largest province in terms of its Gross Domestic Product and number of inhabitants, plus its highly active University. These strengths have given rise to a well-consolidated tradition in the field of organizing congresses, conventions and professional meetings of all kinds.
The city is prospering and growing rapidly. Known as the 'The City of Light' its which means light. Apart from this, there is plenty of local, with hospitality and cordiality rating high, plus a multifaceted entertainment and cultural line-up that attracts people to this city throughout the year.
Alicante is home to one of the largest film studios in Europe – C iudad de la Luz.
Many famous Spanish and International films have been shot there.
Alicante offers good transports. Its airport has connections to all parts of Spain and Europe. In addition, the city has a bus station and a central train station that offers daily connections to Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona and Seville. Bus Services cover virtually every part of Spain.
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