Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can have on the brain, a review by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown.
Fish oil may stall effects of junk food on brain
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Vermont House passes aid-in-dying bill
The Vermont House has approved a measure that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.
Vermont House passes aid-in-dying bill
Vermont House passes aid-in-dying bill
Monday, May 13, 2013
Stop spreading false rumors
Words gets to me here in California if ya so much as breath my name around Paquin Tower folks. Don't think it doesn't for one minute. I have people there who respect unconditionally who I am and where I am today in my life. Who ever started the rumor that I want to or am thinking to move back there obviously have NO LIFE!
Seriously you no life @#$%^& can go jump out a 15th floor window for me into the Dumpsters when they are rolled out for pick up so Rino will not have to clean up the mess. Nobody except the other haters will miss you I promise. Why the @#$%^ would I want to move back into hell when I am living in paradise. Seriously. You have no clue how much I am blessed and my family as a whole is blessed.
To all the haters it will catch up to you in the long run, God will catch up to you and there will be no escape. Haters will always be hating. Sad but true.
To all the lovers you will be blessed Ten Hundred Thousand of times over.
Living back in Northern California is the best blessing I could have from God right next to my lovely and charming GF and her son.
Much Love, Honor and Respect out to the Lovers.
Seriously you no life @#$%^& can go jump out a 15th floor window for me into the Dumpsters when they are rolled out for pick up so Rino will not have to clean up the mess. Nobody except the other haters will miss you I promise. Why the @#$%^ would I want to move back into hell when I am living in paradise. Seriously. You have no clue how much I am blessed and my family as a whole is blessed.
To all the haters it will catch up to you in the long run, God will catch up to you and there will be no escape. Haters will always be hating. Sad but true.
To all the lovers you will be blessed Ten Hundred Thousand of times over.
Living back in Northern California is the best blessing I could have from God right next to my lovely and charming GF and her son.
Much Love, Honor and Respect out to the Lovers.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Nixon Moderates Stance on Ending Renters Tax Break | KOMU.com | Columbia, MO |
JEFFERSON CITY - Governor Jay Nixon is moderating his support for legislation to end a tax break for low-income disabled and senior residents who live in rental housing.
Nixon released a statement Thursday urging lawmakers to pass a "comprehensive package of tax credit reforms." Nixon said he would not support a "partial reform that eliminates a single program, such as the renters' portion of the Property Tax Credit."
Legislators so far have handled the renters' tax credit repeal separately from the broader tax credit overhaul. The renters' credit repeal has passed the Senate and been endorsed by a House committee.
Nixon's proposed budget assumes lawmakers will end the renters' tax credit and redistribute the savings to be spent on existing health, mental health and social services that may benefit seniors and the disabled.
Nixon Moderates Stance on Ending Renters Tax Break | KOMU.com | Columbia, MO |
Nixon released a statement Thursday urging lawmakers to pass a "comprehensive package of tax credit reforms." Nixon said he would not support a "partial reform that eliminates a single program, such as the renters' portion of the Property Tax Credit."
Legislators so far have handled the renters' tax credit repeal separately from the broader tax credit overhaul. The renters' credit repeal has passed the Senate and been endorsed by a House committee.
Nixon's proposed budget assumes lawmakers will end the renters' tax credit and redistribute the savings to be spent on existing health, mental health and social services that may benefit seniors and the disabled.
Nixon Moderates Stance on Ending Renters Tax Break | KOMU.com | Columbia, MO |
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Bedbugs: Easy to attract, hard to eliminate
Death, taxes ... and bedbugs? Infestations of bedbugs are on the rise in the United States and elsewhere, and while people are "bedbug magnets," the tiny pests are hard to detect, an expert says.
Bedbugs: Easy to attract, hard to eliminate
Bedbugs: Easy to attract, hard to eliminate
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Social Security To Halt Paper Checks - Disability Scoop
In just a few short weeks, the government plans to stop issuing paper checks to all Social Security beneficiaries, including people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income.
As of March 1, the federal government expects to send all payments for Social Security and other benefits electronically through direct deposit or on a debit card.
With less than a month remaining until the deadline, however, nearly 5 million Americans — including 1.2 million SSI beneficiaries — have yet to move away from paper checks, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Though payments are not expected to stop for those who don’t change their payment method, holdouts can expect an extra nudge soon, officials said.
“They will still get a paper check, but they will be hearing from us in a more personal way,” said Brad Benson of the Treasury Department’s Financial Management Service.
Social Security To Halt Paper Checks - Disability Scoop
As of March 1, the federal government expects to send all payments for Social Security and other benefits electronically through direct deposit or on a debit card.
With less than a month remaining until the deadline, however, nearly 5 million Americans — including 1.2 million SSI beneficiaries — have yet to move away from paper checks, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Though payments are not expected to stop for those who don’t change their payment method, holdouts can expect an extra nudge soon, officials said.
“They will still get a paper check, but they will be hearing from us in a more personal way,” said Brad Benson of the Treasury Department’s Financial Management Service.
Social Security To Halt Paper Checks - Disability Scoop
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Concerned Citizens For Disability Advocacy on Facebook
When I first started this project I also started a group of the same
name on Facebook but now I am going to UPGRADE that old group to a
normal page to get more views, coverage and to reach out to more people.
Groups on Facebook only go so far and with a project like this it is in
need of a full blown page in the realms of social media. If you have a
Facebook account I hope you join us and share your stories of
experience, strength and hope.
Concerned Citizens For Disability Advocacy
Charles E Dudley Jr
Blog Owner/Admin.
Concerned Citizens For Disability Advocacy
Charles E Dudley Jr
Blog Owner/Admin.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Sean Spence creates disabilities advocacy group Battle with MS makes latest effort personal.
As
an event planner, political campaign organizer, entrepreneur and
marketer, Sean Spence has put his energy into countless causes. Now he
wants to mobilize Columbia's disability advocates to work together.
And this time, it's personal.
Spence, 42, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 10 years ago, recently completed a 10-day course of treatment that included a daily injection and cost a total of $62,000. The price tag was the difference between walking and using a wheelchair.
"I happen to have very good insurance," said Spence. "Not everyone does."
The recent flare-up of his MS symptoms was the catalyst for shifting his energy to create the Como Disabilities Advocacy Network, or CDAN. He has invited local disability advocates and representatives of agencies that provide services to people with disabilities to attend a Feb. 20 brainstorming session to discuss working together to achieve common goals.
Already, nearly 30 people have said they will attend the get-together from 3:30-5 p.m. that day in the conference room at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri, 2101 Vandiver Drive.
"I'm really just trying to act as a coordinator" for others who are disability advocates, said Spence, who works as director of special projects at Marathon Building Environments.
"There are a lot of people doing a lot of incredible work" in advocating for safer sidewalks, independent living, lobbying, greater compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other issues, he said.
Troy Balthazor, the ADA specialist at the Great Plains ADA Center in Columbia, is among those who support Spence's initiative.
"In the past there have been attempts at this," Balthazor said, but he said those efforts have not resulted in a long-term, cohesive network of agencies and advocates. "You don't have an umbrella group," he said.
The concept of CDAN is "absolutely" needed, he added. "It's an opportunity for groups to come together to be part of something bigger."
Balthazor said a unified voice could be more effective in working with city government to make Columbia more accessible.
"If this is something that will help us come together as an undivided group, that's a good way to go," said Leslie Anderson, program director for Services for Independent Living.
Anderson said there is a vast array of organizations that provide services and advocacy for mental illness, independent living, developmental disabilities and others.
Networking is "essential," she said, for the work that SIL and similar organizations do. She likes the idea of advocates having a unified voice.
"We haven't met yet, so it would be premature to see what the direction of this group is going to be," Anderson said.
Spence said he has no preconceived agenda or list of priorities for CDAN, but he expects there could be common ground on the issues of transportation, jobs, housing and accessibility.
"I get the impression this is something people want," Balthazor said. "We're obviously stronger when we work together."
CDAN is not a membership group or a competing entity with other disability service-oriented agencies, Spence said.
Besides joining forces to advocate for policies that will make Columbia more accessible for people with disabilities, Spence said there's also an opportunity to educate people. Disability issues that get resolved, he said, "will benefit everyone."
Spence said he has had a good history of working with city officials, but he realizes that others might not have similar experiences.
"The city is going to be someone who has to hear us," he said. "I'm not going anywhere. The disability community as a whole is not going away."
Source: Second hand posted by another user on Facebook directly from the Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia Missouri.
And this time, it's personal.
Spence, 42, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 10 years ago, recently completed a 10-day course of treatment that included a daily injection and cost a total of $62,000. The price tag was the difference between walking and using a wheelchair.
"I happen to have very good insurance," said Spence. "Not everyone does."
The recent flare-up of his MS symptoms was the catalyst for shifting his energy to create the Como Disabilities Advocacy Network, or CDAN. He has invited local disability advocates and representatives of agencies that provide services to people with disabilities to attend a Feb. 20 brainstorming session to discuss working together to achieve common goals.
Already, nearly 30 people have said they will attend the get-together from 3:30-5 p.m. that day in the conference room at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri, 2101 Vandiver Drive.
"I'm really just trying to act as a coordinator" for others who are disability advocates, said Spence, who works as director of special projects at Marathon Building Environments.
"There are a lot of people doing a lot of incredible work" in advocating for safer sidewalks, independent living, lobbying, greater compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other issues, he said.
Troy Balthazor, the ADA specialist at the Great Plains ADA Center in Columbia, is among those who support Spence's initiative.
"In the past there have been attempts at this," Balthazor said, but he said those efforts have not resulted in a long-term, cohesive network of agencies and advocates. "You don't have an umbrella group," he said.
The concept of CDAN is "absolutely" needed, he added. "It's an opportunity for groups to come together to be part of something bigger."
Balthazor said a unified voice could be more effective in working with city government to make Columbia more accessible.
"If this is something that will help us come together as an undivided group, that's a good way to go," said Leslie Anderson, program director for Services for Independent Living.
Anderson said there is a vast array of organizations that provide services and advocacy for mental illness, independent living, developmental disabilities and others.
Networking is "essential," she said, for the work that SIL and similar organizations do. She likes the idea of advocates having a unified voice.
"We haven't met yet, so it would be premature to see what the direction of this group is going to be," Anderson said.
Spence said he has no preconceived agenda or list of priorities for CDAN, but he expects there could be common ground on the issues of transportation, jobs, housing and accessibility.
"I get the impression this is something people want," Balthazor said. "We're obviously stronger when we work together."
CDAN is not a membership group or a competing entity with other disability service-oriented agencies, Spence said.
Besides joining forces to advocate for policies that will make Columbia more accessible for people with disabilities, Spence said there's also an opportunity to educate people. Disability issues that get resolved, he said, "will benefit everyone."
Spence said he has had a good history of working with city officials, but he realizes that others might not have similar experiences.
"The city is going to be someone who has to hear us," he said. "I'm not going anywhere. The disability community as a whole is not going away."
Source: Second hand posted by another user on Facebook directly from the Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia Missouri.
Monday, January 21, 2013
The Wheels of Shame - Shaming Disabled Parking Violators
The Wheels of Shame is a place where users can share photos or read blogs about non disabled people that choose to park in disabled parking. We also post blogs that are inspirational or helpful for those with disabilities!
The Wheels of Shame - Shaming Disabled Parking Violators
The Wheels of Shame - Shaming Disabled Parking Violators
CHA puts focus on new site
After its application for tax credits for a proposed housing development was denied, the Columbia Housing Authority is turning its focus to developing housing near Garth Avenue and Sexton Road.
CHA puts focus on new site
On Jan. 11, the Missouri Housing Development Commission denied an application submitted for New Horizons Community Support Services, with whom the housing authority had proposed to construct affordable housing on a more than 4-acre site on Lambeth Drive. The application requested $1.3 million in tax credits to help finance the project, which was intended to target low-income households and people who are mentally disabled.
CHA puts focus on new site
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Mobile dental clinic to visit Columbia
The Elks Mobile Dental Unit, geared toward providing primary
dental services to developmentally disabled children and adults in
Missouri, will be in Columbia from Wednesday through Jan. 24.
The mobile dental office will offer services while parked at the Columbia Elks Lodge No. 594 at 4747 E. Elks Park Drive. Services include X-rays, fillings, extractions, cleaning and other treatments.
The mobile unit has been operated by the Dental Department of Truman Medical Center Lakewood of Kansas City since 1962 in partnership with the Missouri Elks Benevolent Association.
All services are provided at no cost to eligible patients in Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau and Randolph counties.
For information about eligibility or to make an appointment, call (573) 690-6003
The mobile dental office will offer services while parked at the Columbia Elks Lodge No. 594 at 4747 E. Elks Park Drive. Services include X-rays, fillings, extractions, cleaning and other treatments.
The mobile unit has been operated by the Dental Department of Truman Medical Center Lakewood of Kansas City since 1962 in partnership with the Missouri Elks Benevolent Association.
All services are provided at no cost to eligible patients in Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau and Randolph counties.
For information about eligibility or to make an appointment, call (573) 690-6003
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