Cadmium, copper, lead, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and zinc profiles were investigated along feather shafts of raptor and other bird species by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The distribution of external versus internal metal contamination of feathers was investigated. The species examined were peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus), and house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Sweden. For habitat comparisons, total Cu, Ph, Zn, and Cd concentrations were analyzed by ICP-MS in feathers of the examined species as well as captive peregrine falcon. For investigation of metal distribution and correlation in different biological materials of raptors, total concentrations of Cu, Pb, Cd, and Zn were also investigated by ICP-MS in feathers, eggs, blood, feces, liver, and kidney of wild peregrine falcon from southwestern Sweden. Laser ablation of feathers revealed that Pb contamination is both external and internal, Zn contamination is internal, and Cd and Cu contamination is predominantly internal, with a few externally attached particles of high concentration. Pb, Cu, and Cd signal intensities were highest in urban habitats and contamination was mainly external in feathers. The background signal intensity of Zn was also higher in birds from urban habitats. The laser ablation profile of PGE (Pt, Pd, Rh) demonstrated that PGE contamination of feathers consists almost exclusively of externally attached PGE-containing particles, with little evidence of internally deposited PGE. Generally, total metal concentrations in feathers were highest in sparrowhawk and house sparrow due to their urban habitat. Total Cu, Zn, and Cd concentrations were highest in liver and kidney due to binding to metallothionein, while the total Pb concentration was highest in feces due to the high excretion rate of Pb. A decreasing temporal trend for Pb in feathers, showing that Pb levels in feathers have decreased since the introduction of nonleaded petrol, is also discussed.


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The exchange will seek to promote its proprietary blockchain technology as it faces tougher regulatory scrutiny globally.
Crypto exchange Binance has launched a $1bn growth fund focused on introducing the company's proprietary blockchain technology.
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Transform Residential Limited
Ruskin Mill College
Archived: Ruskin Mill College Outstanding
The provider of this service changed - see new profile
Inspection carried out on 28 August 2019
During a routine inspection
Ruskin Mill College is a specialist residential college providing personal and nursing care to 21 people, and a shared lives service to 9 young people with learning disabilities at the time of the inspection. A shared lives scheme provides people with long-term placements, short breaks and respite care, within shared lives carers (SLC) own homes. The service can support up to 40 people.
The service has been developed and designed in line with the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes. The principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live meaningful lives that include control, choice, and independence. People using the service receive planned and co-ordinated person-centred support that is appropriate and inclusive for them.
People's experience of using this service and what we found
The vision of Ruskin Mill was to promote a service wherein 'each individual has the potential to shape their own future through experiencing meaningful relationships with the universe, earth and people.' The service's values were based around inclusive learning, mutual respect and, treating individuals with dignity and respect.
All staff and senior management demonstrated this clear vision and a highly positive person-centred culture was seen throughout. Staff had set high standards for themselves and this promoted an exceptionally positive culture which challenged disability perceptions, improved the confidence of people and had very positive impacts on the lives of the people using the service. Throughout the inspection, we found people and staff were motivated and passionate about equality and empowering people to live the lives they want.
Young people and their shared lives carers spoke overwhelmingly of the positive support, guidance and healthcare interventions people had received. They were full of praise for the staff in terms of their kindness and compassion. People were 'very happy' with the service they received. We received positive comments about their views and experiences. Young people told us they felt safe because of the staff and viewed the staff as experts in their knowledge and skills when supporting people with complex needs.
Young people were supported by staff who had received exceptional training and support to carry out their role. The provider had considered and implemented creative methods for staff to truly understand the experiences of young people when they were staying at Ruskin Mill College. Young people were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
The service's focus on challenging expectations and misconceptions had led to excellent outcomes for young people. Staff told us how the ethos of the service was that disabilities should never be considered a barrier to opportunities for people. Throughout our inspection we heard comments from young people about their future aspirations and the support staff gave them to achieve these. These included "The staff have been great and have made me realise all the things I can do'', "I am so much more independent than when I first arrived", ''The support I get is excellent'', and "I am very excited about starting my new job."
The service excelled in understanding the needs of young people and supporting them to gain skills which would lead to employment opportunities Staff worked hard to make sure, that where it was possible, people had opportunities to lead as full a life as possible. They made sure learning opportunities were tailored to meet people's individual needs, preferences and abilities. Staff made sure young people had opportunities to enjoy themselves. People
Inspection report published 10 December 2019 PDF (opens in a new tab)Inspection report published 10 December 2019 - Easy to read PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 4 July 2017
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Ruskin Mill is a specialist residential college. The service is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to twenty young people. The service is also registered to provide personal care to young people living with Shared Lives carers People using the service were between 16 and 25 years of age.
At the time of our inspection eight people were living at three addresses registered to provide accommodation and personal care. These were called 'team homes'. The college provided staff to support people at these addresses. Twenty people were using the Shared Lives scheme under the regulated activity of personal care. Students live with Shared Lives carers in their home. Ruskin Mill recruits, trains and monitors Shared Lives carers who are paid a fee to provide care and support to students.
People using the Shared Lives scheme and living in team homes all attended the college. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates and inspects the accommodation and personal care provided by Ruskin Mill. The educational provision at the college is regulated and inspected by the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED ).
Most of the young people used the service in term time only. However, if required, by individual arrangement they were able to stay at their 'team home' or Shared Lives carer when the college shut at the end of term.
We carried out an unannounced focused inspection of this service because we had received some information of concern and we wanted to investigate this. We have only looked at the areas of safe and well-led as the concerns were within these areas.
This report only covers our findings in relation to these specific areas. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for 'Ruskin Mill College' on our website at www.cqc.org.uk. Our findings at this inspection have not changed the current rating of 'good' for the key questions of Safe and Well-led or the overall 'good' service rating.
There was a registered manager in post at the service. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
There was a robust safeguarding process in place at Ruskin Mill College. Staff had received safeguarding training and were able to describe the various types of abuse. There were clear processes in place for staff and people using the service to report concerns. Where concerns had been raised they were reported to the appropriate agencies and the concerns had been addressed appropriately.
The service had implemented thorough checks to ensure the staff who were employed were suitable and safe for the role. Staff had received a thorough induction when they first started working at the service to ensure they were appropriately skilled to support the people using the service.
The registered manager and senior leadership team offered strong leadership which was evident throughout the inspection. Staff we spoke with told us they felt confident in the skills of the management team and felt well supported by management. The vision and values of the service were clear and coherent. Staff of all levels had a good understanding of the visions and values. There was a positive, open and transparent culture within the service. The staff and management took accountability of their own practice to ensure the service provided to people was person centred and safe. Staff told us they were encouraged to question and challenge regardless of their job role and this had promoted a positive culture within the service. Staff told us this had resulted in positive staff morale across the organisation.
Inspection report published 9 August 2017 PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 8 December 2016
Ruskin Mill is a specialist residential college. The service is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to twenty young people. The service is also registered to provide personal care to young people living with shared lives providers. People using the service were between 16 and 25 years of age.
At the time of our inspection eight people were living at three addresses registered to provide accommodation and personal care. These were called 'team homes'. The college provided staff to support people at these addresses. Twenty people were using the shared lives scheme under the regulated activity of personal care. This is an arrangement where individuals and families in the local community (shared lives providers) provide accommodation and support for students.
People using the shared lives scheme and living in team homes all attended the college. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates and inspects the accommodation and personal care. The educational provision at the college is regulated and inspected by the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED).
Most of the young people used the service in term time only. However, if required, by individual arrangement they were able to stay at their 'team home' or shared lives provider when the college shut at the end of terms.
This inspection was unannounced and took place on 8 and 9 December 2016.
There was a registered manager in post. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
Ruskin Mill as a specialist residential college had a clear and distinct vision and set of values. Staff consistently reinforced the aim of ensuring the young people received a co-ordinated service that aimed to meet their physical, psychological, educational, social and spiritual needs in a holistic manner. This meant learning plans and activities provided at college were continued when people were at home or using their local communities. People and staff spoke enthusiastically about their learning, achievements and striving to gain greater independence.
People benefitted from receiving a service that kept them safe. The registered manager, staff and shared lives providers understood their role and responsibilities to keep people safe from harm. People were supported to take risks, promote their independence and follow their interests. Risks were assessed and plans put in place to keep people safe. There was enough staff to safely provide care and support to people. Checks were carried out on staff and shared lives providers before they started work with people to assess their suitability. Medicines were well managed and people received their medicines as prescribed.
The service people received was effective in meeting their needs. Staff received regular supervision and the training needed to meet people's needs. Shared lives providers also received training and were able to access support from the provider when needed. The service complied with the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Arrangements were made for people to see a GP and other healthcare professionals when they needed to do so. The accommodation we saw was personalised and met people's needs.
People received a service that was caring. They were cared for and supported by staff who knew them well. Staff and shared lives providers treated people with dignity and respect. People's views were actively sought and they were involved in making decisions about their care and support. Information was provided in ways that were easy to understand. People were supported to maintain relationships with family and friends during term times. Some relatives said communication bet
Inspection report published 24 February 2017 PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 17, 18 September 2014
Two adult social care inspectors and an expert by experience carried out this inspection. The focus of the inspection was to follow up on previous breaches of regulations and answer five key questions; is the service safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led?
As part of this inspection we spoke with 14 students and five care staff. We also reviewed records relating to the management of the service which included, seven care plans, daily care records and staff training records. Below is a summary of what we found. The summary describes what people using the service and the staff told us, what we observed and the records we looked at.
Is the service safe?
Information from incident reports was used to review the effectiveness of risk assessments and personal plans. Changes were made as needed to keep students safe whilst protecting their freedom.
Emergency arrangements were in place to support students unhappy with their residential placement. Student concerns about bullying or the behaviour of others were being effectively addressed.
Is the service effective?
Specific training staff needed to support new students had been provided before students started at the college. Training staff needed to support returning students had not yet been provided.
Is the service caring?
Students told us support had improved over the last six months. They felt positive about their remaining time at the college. Students were happy to be supported by small groups of consistent staff that they liked. Staff and shared lives providers interacted with students in a respectful and appropriate way. Students were relaxed in their residential placements.
Is the service responsive?
Students told us they had been actively involved in developing their personal plans. They were happy with the resulting plans and staff were confident the content was accurate. The needs of students were well documented but how they should be supported was still being developed as term had only recently started.
Is the service well-led?
At the time of our inspection the provider did not have a registered manager in post. They had recently begun the application process with us to address this.
Record keeping quality checks were being undertaken and problems highlighted by the checks had been addressed. Staff now felt well supported to produce the personal plans. Staff told us senior staff were responsive to requests for training and support.
View finding of report online
Inspection Report published 22 October 2014 PDF (opens in a new tab)Inspection Report published 13 September 2014 - Easy to Read PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 12, 13, 15 May 2014
We carried out an inspection the week commencing 12 May 2014 to see what improvements the provider had made following a previous inspection in December 2013. The inspection team consisted of four inspectors and the inspection lasted for three days. During our inspection we spoke with the Principal of Ruskin Mill College, the Director of Transform Residential Limited and other senior members of staff along with 17 other members of the care team. We spoke with ten students and visited students in their residential homes and at the college [Ruskin Mill College].
We considered all the evidence we had gathered under the outcomes we inspected. We used the information to answer the five questions we always ask.
�	Is the service safe?
�	Is the service effective?
�	Is the service caring?
�	Is the service responsive?
�	Is the service well-led?
This is a summary of what we found �
Students told us that they felt safe in their residential home. One student said �I feel safe, it�s much improved�. Students had access to support services if they felt they needed to talk with someone about anti-social behaviour or other concerns.
There was a more robust system in place to identify, monitor and prevent incidents from occurring and minimising potential risks. The student records we looked at clearly demonstrated that incidents of self-harm, absconding and threatening behaviour had reduced significantly.
The provider had set up a new student and safety well-being team. This team met on a weekly basis to track, review and analyse all student occurrences, accidents and safeguarding incidents. Students� safety was promoted because the service obtained advice and support from specialists such as, psychology and the mental health team in order to meet their needs effectively.
All staff had attended safeguarding training and enhanced training around managing more challenging behaviours was being rolled out.
CQC monitors the operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) which applies to care settings. While no applications have been submitted, appropriate policies and procedures were in place. Relevant staff had received training in the Mental Capacity Act and the application of DoLS.
Student�s needs were assessed and they told us that they were involved in planning their care. Students we spoke with told us �they do things the way I want� and �I am involved in making decisions about what I do�. We saw from care records that students were involved in making decisions about their care and that their wishes were respected by staff.
Since our previous inspection the provider had made many positive changes to their record keeping and had implemented a new system of care planning and risk assessments. However, as the changes made to the care plans were recent, the provider had not had the opportunity to fully embed these. As a result we found that not all students had adequate and detailed care plans and risk assessments in place. The provider could not be assured that all students� needs were clearly identified and that they received the support they required. We asked the provider to address these concerns.
Students told us that they liked the staff who supported them and got on well with them. We observed that staff were respectful, caring and when asking questions, gave students time to respond at their own pace.
Staff demonstrated through conversation with us that they knew the likes, dislikes and preferences of the students they supported. They told us that the new care plans and risk assessments which were now in place were a big improvement. They told us they had worked with students to update their individual care plans.
Student�s care had been reviewed regularly and weekly meetings were taking place with students regarding their welfare. Weekly meetings were held in the team homes to discuss student�s well-being and to highlight and address any areas of concern.
There had been changes made to the reporting of occurrences [incidents] and we saw that these were followed up within the timescales set by the provider. In addition, there were more robust systems in place to ensure that information about incidents were shared amongst staff. Appropriate action was taken to ensure students and others were safe and received appropriate support.
Students were asked for their views about the service to help ensure their views contributed towards improvements and further development of the service.
The service had quality assurance systems in place so that the quality of service provision could be monitored and shortfalls could be identified.
Staff reported that communication between the residential provision and the college had improved. Since our previous inspection in December 2013, there had been changes to the lead roles within the residential setting. Staff we spoke with were clear on their roles and responsibilities and there were defined reporting lines so all staff knew who to report to.
In this report the names of Richard Luck and Julian Pyzer appear as the registered managers. At the time of the inspection both of these people had left the provider's employment and were not in any way managing the regulatory activities at this location. There names appear on the report because they were still registered on the CQC register at the time of the inspection.
Inspection Report published 13 June 2014 PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 9, 10, 12, 13 December 2013
Prior to our inspection we had received information of concern relating to the care of some students, lack of training for care staff and what was considered the 'overuse' of agency staff. During our visit we met with four residential students who told us that they enjoyed going to college and the activities they took part in. Most students told us they got on well in their accommodation and with their support staff and shared lives providers.
We spoke with the registered manager, a senior residential manager and head of academic administration of Transform Residential limited and the principal of the Ruskin Mill College. We also spoke with 12 care staff ranging from support workers to shared lives providers. Care staff told us they really enjoyed their work. Some care staff said they would appreciate more training especially around behaviours which challenged. We found that not all care staff had received appropriate training to support them in their role.
In some residential team homes, the high number of different members of care staff who cared for individual students was detrimental to their welfare as they needed consistency in the staff who supported them. We looked at safeguarding and found that incidents were reported as required, however, multiple incidents were not tracked and analysed to help prevent further incidents. Record keeping, was not of an adequate standard which ensured that care staff had appropriate information to support people and all risks were managed effectively. The provider did not have an effective system of quality assurance in place.
Inspection Report published 23 May 2014 PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 5 March 2013
We met with the head of the college, the registered manager, the safeguarding and human resources managers, four shared lives carers, four team home managers and five people that used the service.
We looked documentation maintained by the provider about the people who were supported. We also looked at the recruitment and selection records of the staff that were employed to support people in team homes and also their shared lives carers.
We found people were involved in their care and they were encouraged to maintain their independence. People were treated with dignity and respect. People's care was planned and delivered according to the assessments completed and were reviewed regularly. Appropriate risks were considered to ensure people stayed safe.
We also found that the provider recruited, checked and approved shared lives carers and their own employed staff to provide care and support to vulnerable adults. The services were provided in the shared lives carers own home and in team homes that were staffed by the provider.
The provider, staff and shared lives carers had robust policies and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults, and people who used the service knew how to complain.
Shared lives carers and employed staff told us that they felt well supported. The people that used the service, shared lives carers and staff said that there were systems in place for them to voice their own views and opinions and to receive feedback about this.
Inspection Report published 12 April 2013 PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection carried out on 15 February 2012
This visit was to follow up our inspection of the service in August 2011 where we had made compliance actions about the safeguarding practice of Ruskin Mill College. The purpose of our visit was to look at the actions taken and examine policies and procedures. We also discussed the arrangements regarding a number of areas such as risk assessments, mental capacity assessments, reporting of safeguarding incidents.
We found there has been significant improvements in the arrangements for the reporting and management of safeguarding incidents. The service has reviewed its policies and procedures and these are now more robust particularly around their relationship with the Safeguarding team and local police. Of particular note is the decision to appoint a Safeguarding and Welfare manager. This appointment will, it is hoped, further enhance and consolidate the service's response to safeguarding incidents and concerns.
Since our last review of the service, where we had real concerns about the reporting of safeguarding incidents, we have found that reporting of incidents has improved. This is to be welcomed and reflects a more professional approach to safeguarding. We have however identified that an area of improvement is that of reporting incidents within an appropriate timescale and we have commented further on this in the report.
We have noted that this service has over the past year had students with increasing care needs. Students are being placed at Ruskin Mill with complex and at times challenging behaviour related to their high level of disability. This, in part, has resulted in significant number of incidents of concern. We recognise that the admission process and on going assessments of students needs is crucial in making decisions not only about individuals suitability but also the capacity of the college to continue meeting their health and welfare and managing the associated risks. The college environment and opportunities potentially available to students is one which in itself places a real challenge on students. The benefits of such an environment should not be under estimated. It enables students to achieve real and quality life changing experiences.
In discussion with the college they recognise their responsibility to make decisions which are robust and realistic in terms of their capacity to meet students needs in a professional and above all safe manner. This is an area of continued learning and review for the college. It is crucial that there must be robust arrangements and systems in place to respond to incidents of concern in an effective manner whilst maintaining the safety of individuals when in college or their living accommodation. As we have noted elsewhere in this review there is evidence that such arrangements are in place and being built upon to make sure they are effective. We understand the college is actively addressing their admission arrangements to address specifically the increasing care needs of potential students.
Inspection Report published 5 April 2012 PDF (opens in a new tab)
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Inspection Report published 13 September 2014 - Easy to Read PDF (opens in a new tab)
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If you were going to sell your car, in all likelihood you would wash it, probably vacuum it out, and maybe even wax it. If you go to a car lot where professionals are selling cars, most likely they have not only done these things, but have went through the vehicle thoroughly and made it look it's best in a process that the industry calls "detailing". In this process, everything in the car is cleaned, shined, and cosmetic faults are repaired. They do this because they know this helps to sell the vehicle for more money. More than the cost of doing the work. If you go to buy a car, do you pick out the shiny one that appears to have been cared for or the beat-up, dirty looking one because it looks cheap? Chances are you pick out the shiny one that appears to have been cared for.
When you go to WalMart and take an item off the shelf and the box is damaged, you know that the product in the box is probably OK and WalMart will guarantee the product. However if you see one whose box is not damaged, you'll put the imperfect one back on the shelf and grab the undamaged one. This decision saves you the hassle that might ensue from the damaged good. Many times that damaged looking box is the very last one left and is only purchased when there are no other alternatives.
These same principals can be applied to selling anything. I grew up in a family of salespeople. I've seen my Dad apply these principals to selling cars. I've seen both my Dad and PawPaw apply these strategies to marketing cattle. I've heard about some of my other grandfather's escapades in marketing less than legal "shiny" stuff during Prohibition. I guess that makes me a true Alabama redneck, but I digress. I've been selling land for over 12 years now and have helped people apply these concepts to marketing land…which is the focus of this forum and the point of this article. When it's time to market land, you need to make it look it's very best. Shine like new penny, if you will. So many people do just the opposite though. Land is an asset that is often possessed in a very emotional way. The decision to sell it is often emotional, and once made sellers often distance themselves, on a very personal level, from the property. Often times if this emotional separation is not made, the seller will inadvertently sabotage their marketing efforts and attempts by a buyer to purchase the land, because they have not made the "real" decision to sell. To market the land effectively, you need to detach and detail. I will leave the detachment for another article and briefly focus on detailing.
Land sellers need to do the things that are necessary to make their property shine. Mowing and disposing of the junk on your property are the two biggest things…much like washing and vacuuming the car. Sellers need to dig a little deeper into the details in order to really make the property stand out though. Look at the property through a buyer's eyes. See the imperfections that they see, and then set about to fix the ones that are economically "fixable." Often times this is painting, light building repair, or just generally arranging your personal property stored there in an orderly fashion. If you have neatly maintained a portion of the property before deciding to sell, don't abandon that maintenance once you have made that decision. Often times when I am showing properties, the buyers key on the small imperfections in a property. Things that are easily dealt with, but become an insurmountable mountain when they think about all of those little things together. Not only do sellers need to wash and vacuum the property, but they need to wax it too. Then move on to the other detailing jobs. Repair the fences. Mark the property lines. Clean out the underbrush around special features of the property. Make the property accessible throughout. Grass those bare spots and fertilize the grassy spots. Fill in the mudholes. In timberland sales, this would include thinning the timber when the stand is too thick to walk through. When detailing a car, the professionals take care of the undercarriage of the car as well. Even though it's not easily seen, upon close inspection it tells a story about the vehicle. Clean up the property's undercarriage. Take care of those things that are not easily seen, but a careful buyer will notice. (All buyers are cautious and careful in today's market) This includes title or boundary line issues and a host of other hiddens that you probably know about. Just fix it, and then let them discover that you have repaired a problem that was not easily seen. That will totally change the buyer's perception of the property and the seller they are dealing with. It will build trust. In a very cautious market, trust translates into dollars.
Make sure that the ready, willing, and able buyer does not set your property back on the shelf because the box is damaged. You may know that the property is perfect, but the buyer only believes what they see. Build their trust by taking care of your product. Wash that land before you try to sell it, and fix the box it came in!
A timely article as many landowners are contemplating a move into recovering, but extremely competative markets. Very nicely written.
My advise has always been to rotor mow (or bushhog down here in SC), survey, haul off the trash and clean up the title.
It's always better to fix these issues before someone is looking over your shoulder.
I have used these same words to all my sellers, too. Some listen and act, some don't and suffer the consequences.


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VQHA for many years. In his teenage years, Norman secretly drove a race car on a dirt track unbeknownst to his mother.Besides his wife, Cathy, Norman is survived by his brother, Doug, of Massachusetts and Florida; sons: Norman and his wife, Cheryl, of Milford, N.H., Kevin, of Middlesex; daughters: Bethany Bell, of Barre, Sheila Emerson and husband Andy, of Middlesex, Ticia Rice, of Galveston, Texas, Heather Bolduc and husband Steve, of Middlesex; 14 grandchildren: Alexia, Adam, Melissa, Cheyenne, Nikki, Keith, Kimberly, Christian (aka Jake to Papa), Thomas, Michelle, Meghan, Amanda, Colvin and Connor; 13 great-grandchildren: Kyle, Cole, Kelsey, Madeline, Lloyd, Hailey, Cameron, Cody, Leanna, Jazmine, Cooper, Cody and Xavier. Norman is also survived by his beloved dog Brooke, lifetime friend Phil "Flip Flop" Guare, and numerous nieces and nephews. Norman was predeceased by his parents and son Arthur.Service of remembrance will be held at Bethany Church, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at 1 p.m. followed by a reception in the parish hall.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Richmond Rescue, P.O. Box 404, Richmond, VT 05477, www.richmondrescue.org, or to the Vermont Horse Shows Association, P.O. Box 974, Middlebury, VT 05753.Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at www.guareandsons.com and go to Norm's obituary.The family would like to thank Joseph Charron, the good Samaritan who helped during Norman's time of need, and the Richmond Rescue Squad for their quick response and support. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.


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For the summers, my kids and I pile into my parents' house – the house where I grew up – so I can escape the heat and humidity of the south and give my kids some quality time with my family and the great outdoors of New England. We try to eat dinner together every night with my parents – sometimes one of my siblings pops by as well – and since my parents are at work during the week, I cover dinner on the weekdays and my dad cooks for all of us on the weekends. It's a pretty nice arrangement.
For our big family meals during the summer, I am always on the lookout for a recipe that will feed a crowd without requiring too much kitchen time for me. A few weeks ago, I saw a link to a recipe for Three Cup Chicken in the New York Times Cooking newsletter. I was intrigued because I had never heard of Three Cup Chicken before but after reading up on it a bit, it seemed just right for a family meal at Camp Brighton.
This recipe for Three Cup Chicken is perfect for a weeknight meal – lots of flavor, not too much work. If your family likes Chinese food as much as mine does, this recipe will be a big hit at your house. My oldest son exclaimed that this was the best meal of 2015. You can't argue with the taste buds of a 10 year old, right?
Three Cup Chicken refers to the fact that there are basically three ingredients in the sauce – and, if you were making a large quantity of this meal, you would use one cup each of the key ingredients – rice wine (mirin), soy sauce, and sesame oil. In addition to these three ingredients for the Three Cup Chicken sauce, you will need A LOT of garlic (don't be scared!), a thinly sliced pepper and about an inch of fresh ginger. I sent my kids out to collect 20 basil leaves and a bunch of green onions from the garden to add to the dish at the very end. That's it. Not very many ingredients at all. We served our three cup chicken over rice and with crispy sauteed broccoli from the garden and a large plate of sliced cucumbers to tide the little gremlins over while I was serving.
Easy peasy. I hope you enjoy it!
This might be your new favorite dinner ... Just a few ingredients but lots of flavor.
Combine thinly sliced garlic, pepper, and ginger in a large heavy duty pan or wok with 1/3 cup of sesame oil. Cook over medium high heat until garlic, peppers and ginger are softened.
Add chopped chicken and cook for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Combine soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Whisk together.
Pour over the chicken. Bring heat up to high until the sauce boils. Reduce the heat to about medium high so that the sauce can thicken - about 20 minutes.
When the sauce is cooked down, add the basil and scallions.
Serve over your favorite rice. with a side of sauteed broccoli or kale.
Yes! Super easy on a busy weeknight!
I got the same newsletter and this has been on my list to make as well. Yours is fantastic.
Thanks, Michelle! I couldn't believe I had never heard of it before.
YUM! This looks delicious and as though it has the flavor of going out for Chinese food without the hassle of having to get take-out.
Thanks, Emily! It really does taste like "real" Chinese takeout. It has been such a hit in my house this summer.
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Georgia Tech: Longtime coach Paul Johnson announced last week that he would be retiring after 11 seasons with the Yellow Jackets. His 189 career victories rank fourth among FBS head coaches that were active in 2018. Georgia Tech, which leads the nation in rushing (334.9), won six of its final eight games to finish second in the ACC's Coastal Division.
Minnesota: The Gophers earned a bowl berth after beating Big Ten rival Wisconsin 37-15 on the road in the final game of the season. The Gophers reclaimed Paul Bunyan's Axe with the win, their first against the Badgers since 2003 and first in the series on the road since 1994.
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Motivational therapy
Clinical: Approaches · Group therapy · Techniques · Types of problem · Areas of specialism · Taxonomies · Therapeutic issues · Modes of delivery · Model translation project · Personal experiences ·
Motivational therapy (or MT) is a form of cognitive therapy, a combination of humanistic treatment and enhanced cognitive-behavioral strategies, designed to treat substance abuse. It is similar to Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Enhancement Therapy
3 Intervention
4 Motivational therapy and substance abuse
5 Differences between motivational therapy (MT), motivational interviewing (MI), and motivational enhancement therapy (MET)
The focus of motivational therapy is encouraging a patient to develop a negative view of their abuse, along with a desire to change their behavior. A motivational therapist does not explicitly advocate change and tends to avoid directly contradicting their patient, but instead expresses empathy, rolls with resistance, and supports self-efficacy.
Often, a methadone or similar program is used in conjunction with motivational therapy.
Some suggest that the success of motivational therapy is highly dependent on the quality of the therapist involved and, like all therapies, has no guaranteed result. Others explain the frequent successes of motivational therapy by noting that the patient is the ultimate source of change, choosing to reduce their dependency on drugs.
Motivational therapies are focused specifically on a persons needs, or on what their problems may be. Sessions are usually short the first time you see a patient, but time can vary the next few sessions. During these times there are different methods and techniques used by the therapist. Techniques consist of:
brief solution focussed therapy
schema focussed therapy
compassion focussed therapy
compassionate mind training
hypnosis.
First publicized by Miller and Rollnick in 1991, motivational therapy is now seen as a highly effective treatment strategy for substance abuse, especially in the case of opiate and euphoric-enhancement drugs, where users tend to resist traditional negative reinforcement strategies. Motivational Therapy was brought to public awareness by William Miller in a 1983 article published in Behavioural Psychotherapy. In 1991, Miller and Stephen Rollnick expanded on the fundamental approaches and concepts, while making more detailed descriptions of procedures in the clinical setting. He later defined it as a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. Compared with non-directive counseling, Motivational Therapy is more focused and goal-directed. The examination and resolution of ambivalence is its central purpose, and the counselor is intentionally directive in pursuing this goal. Since Miller and Rollnick, other psychologists have introduced models and various techniques to try to implement within the Motivational Therapy realm to help with substance abuse. Carlo DiClemente introduced models that linked motivation with change, proposing the Stages of Change Model, and using it to explain relapse, and the struggle of addiction being a matter of behavior change. The model states seven different stages of change, and a brief description of each stage:
Precontemplation
Not ready to change
Thinking about change
Getting ready to make a change, planning and commitment
Making the change, implementing the plan, taking the action
Sustaining behavior change until integrated into lifestyle, maintaining, integrating
Relapse/recycling
Slipping back to previous behavior and re-entering the cycle of change
Leaving the cycle of change
The models, along with the techniques formulated by Rollnick and Miller have helped create a client-driven form of therapy that has been known to help clients with substance abuse and different caliber athletes in achieving success. Motivational Therapy was designed to be less confrontational than other therapies that encourage clients to realize that they have a problem that they need to confront in order to change. MT is different than those therapies that:
Argue that the person has a problem and needs to change
Offer direct advice or prescribes solutions to the problem without the person's permission or without actively encouraging the person to make his or her own choices
Use an authoritative/expert stance leaving the client in a passive role
Do most of the talking, or functions as a unidirectional information delivery system
Impose a diagnostic label
Behave in a punitive or coercive manner
The aforementioned therapy techniques are known to violate the essential spirit of motivational therapy. MT is designed to be an interpersonal style of therapy that is not restricted to formal counseling settings. It focuses on the understanding of what initiates change while utilizing a guiding philosophy, and fosters a balance of components that are both directed and client-centered.
Motivational intervention is described as a directive, patient-centered counseling style that enhances motivation for change by helping patients clarify and resolve ambivalence about behavior change.
This type of therapy helps patients refocus on their goals in life and restructure the important things in their life.
Motivational problems are increasing in addiction treatment settings, as more patients are identified by early interventions, and are court-ordered, ambivalent, and unmotivated. The earlier the intervention occurs, the less the motivation.
Early intervention allows people to set realistic goals for their recovery. Recovery can take a while, so it is ideal that the patients receives the therapy as soon as possible. the sooner the better because it allows the patients to have confidence in the recovery process and the help that they are receiving.
Motivational therapy and substance abuse
Motivational therapy is not only helpful to the substance abuser but also helpful towards the non-users in the family as well. There has been an equally growing understanding and concern for not only chronic substance abusers but also their family and friends. Current literature assessments have consistently identified three main findings: (1) involvement of family members during the pre-treatment phase significantly improves engagement of substance abusers in treatment; (2) involvement of the family also improves retention in treatment, and (3) long-term outcomes are more positive when families and/or social networks are components of the treatment approach. Within Motivational Therapy, specific models have been introduced relating to various reasons for treatment. The Systematic Motivational Therapy (SMT) Model is used for treatment of substance abuse. The emphasis of this model is the focus on family relationships. This model does not only show the happiness and appreciation of the family in these relationships but also the complications and ambivalent relationships that comes with substance abuse. There are two distinct versions of the SMT model. Version one of the model includes the family approach towards substance abuse; emphasizing four different principles: assessment, detoxification, relapse prevention, and rehabilitation. When being addressed, the entire family is present and attentive (not just the abuser). Version 2 of the SMT model uses motivational interviewing approaches and combines these with family systems by using five basic principles that are critical in shaping therapist behavior: expressing empathy about the patients condition(s), developing discrepancies regarding the patients beliefs about his or her behavior, avoiding arguments about continued substance use; rolling with resistance to change and supporting patient self-efficacy regarding decisions about behavior change.
Differences between motivational therapy (MT), motivational interviewing (MI), and motivational enhancement therapy (MET)
Although very often used in similar contexts, motivational therapy, motivational interviewing and motivational enhancement theory/therapy have their differences. Motivational interviewing (MI) is similar to motivational therapy in the sense that it attempts not to create change within an individual but give foundation and support to the change the individual finds within him or her self. As a treatment for individuals with all types of substance abuse disorders, motivational interview therapists focus on trying to erase any type of ambivalence the individual may have towards their abuse. Similar to MET, motivational interviewing finds 'change talk' very important and the clinician interacts with the patient through open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections and end-of-session summaries. There are three key elements that build the foundation of motivational interviewing; collaboration, evocation and autonomy. Evocation is expressed through the clinician's responsibility to "draw out" the opinions and commitment to change of the client, rather than suggesting or imposing ideas. The client and the therapist, through collaboration, work together to build a trusting relationship, as opposed to the therapist taking the expert or higher role between the two. While Motivational Therapy is a method to treat substance abuse, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) is also a very common way to treat alcoholism or alcohol abuse. MET is very focused on the individual or patient taking responsibility for their abuse and speaking about the actions needed to evoke change in their life. Through this therapy, patients learn alternative routes to deal with such a huge change in their lifestyle. Similar to MT, therapists attempt throughout MET to evoke a feeling of optimism within patients, but unlike motivational therapy, therapists are very clear on their advice and suggestions for change. Without taking the back seat and just listening to their patients' thoughts, therapists of MET are more vocal in their feedback towards patient improvement. Like MT, there are five stages which set the stage for successful MET (in order, from beginning to end): Pre-contemplation, contemplation, determination, action, maintenance. If not permanently successful, there becomes a sixth stage to work through – relapse.
Motivation training
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American Psychological Associates 2003. Authors: Burke, Brian L.; Arkowitz Hal; and Menchola, Marisa. The Efficacy of Motivational Interviewing: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials. Retrieved April 9, 2006.
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, Volume 9 (pp. 280–288). Author Luty, Jason. What works in drug addiction?. Retrieved April 9, 2006.
American Psychological Associates 2004. Authors: Miller, William R.; Yahne, Carolina E.; Moyers, Theresa B.; Martinez James; and Pirritano, Matthew. A Randomised Trial of Methods to Help Clinicians Learn Motivational Interviewing. Retrieved April 9, 2006.
DiClemente C. Motivational enhancement therapy. Program and abstracts of the American. Society of Addiction Medicine 2003 The State of the Art in Addiction. Medicine; October 30-November 1, 2003; Washington, DC. Session I.
DiClemente CC. Motivation for change: implications for substance abuse treatment. Psychol Sci. 1999;10:209–213.
Miller WR, Rollnick S. What Is Motivational Interviewing? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 1995; 23, 325–334.
Miller WR, Rollnick S. Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Press; 2002.
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American Psychological Associates 2003. Authors: Burke, Brian L.; Arkowitz Hal; and Menchola, Marisa.
The Efficacy of Motivational Interviewing: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials. Retrieved April 9, 2006.
Elizabeth Howell, MD. (2004). Motivation Therapy. Medscape Today.
William R. Miller, PhD (2009). An Overview of Motivational Interviewing. MI.
Steinglass, P. (2009). Systemic-motivational therapy for substance abuse disorders: An integrative model. Journal of Family Therapy, 31(2), 155–174. doi:10.1111/j.	1467-6427.2009.00460.x
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From Newbery Honor-- and National Book Award--winning author Polly Horvath, a magical middle grade novel that features a garden that grants wishes.
It is World War II and Franny Whitekraft lives with her parents, Sina and Old Tom, on a farm on Vancouver Island. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor, Crying Alice, begs Sina to watch her children while she goes to visit her husband at the military base where he is stationed because she suspects he's up to no good. Soon after the children move in, letters start to arrive from their father, and the children don't understand what they mean until it is too late to stop him from doing something that threatens to change their whole lives. Can the ancient, forbidden night garden that supposedly grants everyone one wish help? And if it does, at what cost?
Polly Horvath is one of the most highly acclaimed authors writing today. Her books include The Canning Season (winner of the National Book Award and the CLA Young Adult Book Award), Everything on a Waffle (a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book and winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize), The Trolls (a National Book Award finalist), My One Hundred Adventures (a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a Booklist Editors' Choice, a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year and winner of a NAPPA Gold Award and the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize), and Northward to the Moon (an Oprah's Book Club Kids' Reading List selection and winner of a Parents' Choice Gold Award). Her most recent book is Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire!
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Short-listed, National Chapter IODE Violet Downey Award
"The inimitable Horvath . . . infuses her novel with such heart, zest, and humor in the small moments that she's created a book her devoted fan base will cherish. Perfect for fans of [the] Penderwicks books or The Mysterious Benedict Society series." --STARRED REVIEW, Booklist
"The quirky characters and Franny's dry-humored narration stand out as Horvath invokes classic literary elements." --Publisher's Weekly
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Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire!
M Is for Mountie
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alphabet
illustrated by Lorna Bennett
Everything on a Waffle
The Pepins and Their Problems
illustrated by Marylin Hafner
Awesome Girls in Middle-Grade Fiction
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PITTSBURGH � On-duty deputy coroners working for celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht once delivered hot dogs to a political function in a county van, gave rides to Wecht�s family and ran other errands on county time, a former subordinate testified Monday.
Wecht, who has led inquiries into the deaths of Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey and Vincent Foster among others, is accused of using his Allegheny County government staff as bookkeepers, secretaries, couriers and gofers for his family and his private, multimillion-dollar practice. His federal fraud trial began Monday in U.S. District Court.
Dr. Edward Strimlan, a deputy coroner under Wecht, was the first witness for prosecutors. He said he was told to buy hot dogs for a political promotion outside a Pittsburgh Pirates game when Wecht�s son was running for a county row office.
Strimlan bought the franks, delivered them to the ballpark, then drove back to the office � all while on duty, he said.
�They didn�t give me a hot dog, either,� Strimlan quipped.
Prosecutors contend that Wecht, 76, grossed nearly $9 million from 1997 through 2004 in his private practice, illegally using his county staff to cut costs. He never made more than $64,000 a year as county coroner.
�In plain English, what he did was he stole and he did it for the same reasons people have stolen for thousands of years: so he could make more money and because he thought he could get away with it,� Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Stallings said in his opening statement.
Strimlan said he and other deputies were routinely told by Wecht, his top deputies, private secretary or administrative assistants to run errands � sometimes several times a day � on county time.
Strimlan eventually became assistant chief deputy before Wecht resigned when he was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2006. Strimlan still works for the county, in what is now the medical examiner�s office.
Among other things, Strimlan said Wecht�s two main county administrative assistants often had files from his private practice on their desks. One of the administrative assistants did not even have a computer that could access coroner�s cases, he said.
Strimlan also began laying the groundwork for one of the most macabre charges against Wecht: that the pathologist traded unclaimed county morgue cadavers for private lab space at Carlow College in Pittsburgh.
Strimlan testified about paperwork involving a man who died in November 2005 whose corpse was later dissected by Carlow students as part of Wecht�s work at the school.
Strimlan, who was scheduled to resume his testimony Tuesday, said the paperwork showed coroner�s deputies had located the man�s next of kin shortly after he died and planned no autopsy because the man died of natural causes.
Wecht�s defense argued that the bulk of the indictment contains minor infractions, such as the improper use of fax machines, and that the former coroner was worth far more than what the county paid him.
�We will prove to you he is the best bargain Allegheny County has ever had,� defense attorney Jerry McDevitt told jurors.
McDevitt also denied that Wecht did anything other than establish a prestigious autopsy program at Carlow College at the invitation of its former president, a nun whom McDevitt repeatedly called a �woman of God.� He added that Wecht only donated unclaimed cadavers to the college.
�The defining allegation of this case is false,� McDevitt said.
McDevitt said the program was designed to let Carlow �watch the master� at his craft. �This man was �CSI� long before any of us ever heard about it,� McDevitt said.
But Stallings said Wecht even cheated his private clients with fake bills from a defunct travel agency that overstated air fare and limousine expenses. Wecht billed the Mississippi Attorney General�s Office $604.70 for a flight, even though he paid only $273.70 for the air fare, Stallings said.
McDevitt said Wecht�s private clients never complained about their bills and would have happily paid more than he charged them.
Stallings said Wecht actually conducted only a handful of autopsies for Allegheny County as coroner from 1996 until he resigned. Wecht conducted about 300 autopsies a year for the lucrative private practice, Stallings said.
Richard Thornburgh, the former U.S. Attorney General and Pennsylvania governor, sat with Wecht�s wife, Sigrid, as the trial opened. Thornburgh appeared on national media as Wecht�s attorney before trial, but is not among the three attorneys representing Wecht in what�s expected to be a two-month trial.


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Comparing And Contrasting The House And Senate
Since the United States runs on a bicameral legislature, there are glaring differences between each house.The Senate is an assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government. The House is a legislative or deliberative assembly that starts the political process. However, both houses are required to work together in order for government to work properly. This article will examine the many differences and similarities between two of the most important parts of American Government.Of course there are the physical differences ...view middle of the document...
The House was created to initiate the American political process. This is where all laws begin their journey to ratification to the Constitution. Unlike the Senate, the House has power less equally distributed. The strongest person in the House is of course the Speaker of the House. Then there are the individual whips and lower positions of power. In the Senate the power is more equally distributed since there are only 100 members, although party control is still important, it isn't as important or defined as it is in the House of Representatives.The similarities between each organization are less defined and few and far between. Both houses are elected by their people, the Congress has more local support since they are supposed to represent their smaller districts. Members of either House must live in their represented states. The Senators are elected by the state as a whole. In terms of jobs, both Houses create committees to address certain issues. Some committees exist in both Houses such as the budget and judiciary committees. Both members have to vote on the same bill in order for the bill to get close to ratification. Both Houses have the power to borrow money and regulate commerce with foreign nations.In conclusion both branches of the legislative system are equally important for our nation. Even though their functions are different, their end goal remains the same.
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