Who Says You Can\u27t Go Home?

Sebastian Barry is most notable for using his ancestors as the main characters in his novel. He takes small wisps of their life and tells a hauntingly, beautiful story. In The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, On Canaan’s Side, and The Secret Scripture, he explores the themes of exile and the importance and difficulty of home. The problem with home for all of these characters is the fact that none of them can fully return. In the first chapter, I focus on Eneas’ thought of home, which is the physical land of Ireland. The next chapter is Lilly whose home is the community that surrounds her, but she latches onto these people as her only survival, her only chance to succeed in life. The last chapter, Roseanne, explores how she deals with only having the home of her embodied memories. Living in an insane asylum she has a different experience than the other two characters, since she is the only one who physically stays in Ireland. However, all three never succeed in returning home and are left with a disillusioned idea of Ireland

A Word Fitly Spoken

(Excerpt) Let the people say Amen! Amen. I can\u27t hear you. AMEN! Thank you, Jesus. Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Alleluia, alleluia! I like to say, when I gather with folk who care about what we do after we say I believe, when it comes down to ultimate things, I\u27m just a nobody trying to tell everybody about somebody who can save anybody. Let me run that by again, so everybody can give a rousing Amen I\u27m just a nobody trying to tell everybody about somebody who can save anybody. Amen. And the task I have today is a somewhat substantial one, to speak as an African American Lutheran (people from Jump Street-as we would say in Brooklyn-would call that term an oxymoron from the start). Yet there are surprising and delightful areas of congruence when we look at the sacramental tradition and the African-American church tradition

Can Inform Economics

Who knows what I want to do? Who knows what anyone wants to do? How can you be sure about something like that? Isn’t it all a question of brain chemistry, signals going back and forth, electrical energy in the cortex? How do you know whether something is really what you want to do or just some kind of nerve impulse in the brain. Some minor little activity takes place somewhere in this unimportant place in one of the brain hemispheres and suddenly I want to go to Montana or I don’t want to go to Montana. (White Noise, Don DeLillo) 1

Healthcare Reform Symposium September 18, 1992

I would like to talk a little bit about what the right questions are when we go about looking at the reform of health care. Should everyone be guaranteed a health care plan? If you\u27re going to have a universal health care plan, how do you provide universal coverage, how will you expand coverage? How can we pay for it? Who do you think should administer the health care program

One Fund Solution and the Pension Crisis

The next forty years of economic life will be dominated by one underlying theme: dealing with the retirement income security of a growing, aging and longer-lived global population. This is a can’t run, can’t hide problem that will affect the lives of almost every human being on the planet . . . Whether you are light in your pension account, whether you have more money than Croesus, whether you live in the well-funded Netherlands, or whether you are a put-upon unambitious young male in Japan who sees no future for himself, you cannot escape this problem. Before you read very far you will realize that looming Baby-Boomer retirements are a ticking time bomb that threatens even those who have saved prudently for most of their lives. This is because many millions of others will enter retirement with virtually no private savings. The second group, which is far larger than the first, will face unmet needs that governments will find politically impossible to ignore. And to meet those needs, we will need lots of additional tax revenue, which can only come from those in a position to provide it. As Willie Sutton replied when asked why he robbed banks, That’s where the money is

Briefing to the incoming Minister of Health 2014

Executive summary This briefing provides you, as the incoming Minister, with information on challenges and opportunities facing the New Zealand health and disability system, and how the Ministry can advise and support you to implement your Government’s priorities for health. The Ministry looks forward to discussing with you how to progress your health policies, including: providing high-quality health services; healthy communities; a strong and engaged health workforce; quality aged care and mental health services. The New Zealand health and disability sector provides world-class services, is driven by a trusted, passionate and skilled workforce, across a spectrum of public, NGOs and private providers, and serves a population that can generally access the care it needs, when it needs it. There are, however, many pressures and environmental changes that require both immediate management and longer-term strategic change. As Minister, you have a number of levers at your disposal to guide system change through setting policy direction, legislation and regulations, funding models and performance management, as well as influencing culture and leadership. Every New Zealander will, at some point in their lives, rely on our health and disability system. It is a large and complex system with multiple decision-makers and mixed public and private ownership models. It operates in a dynamic, continually changing environment characterised by well-known global and local challenges, including:   changing population health needs and burden of disease (especially the rising impact of long- term conditions and risk factors, such as diabetes and obesity)   the growing impact of health-care associated infections, antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, eg, Ebola   rapid advances in technology, developments in personalised medicine and changing public expectations   an ageing population, and a workforce that is ageing along with the population   a constrained funding environment for the foreseeable future   a growing fiscal sustainability challenge as health consumes an increasing proportion of total government expenditure. These challenges are placing pressure and new demands on the way public health and disability services are currently delivered. Significant gains in the overall health of New Zealanders could be achieved by concentrating on people who have poorer health outcomes, complex health needs or who need a stronger voice. These might include vulnerable children, older people, people with long-term conditions, people with mental health and addiction problems and people with disabilities. Health and disability services need to build on current progress and adapt to future needs. The health system’s ability to provide a sustainable, quality public health service depends on keeping ahead of the challenges. This briefing provides some suggestions for where we could work with you to meet these challenges. There are opportunities to make better use of existing resources, people, facilities and funding, through new ways of delivering services that keep people well with better prevention and early Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Health v intervention. Significant gains could be made by developing a longer-term focus on preventing disability and illness in the first place. There are new opportunities for the health workforce to work in different ways with a broader range of colleagues across the health and wider social sectors, and with partners in the community. To better equip the New Zealand health and disability system for the future, we suggest focusing on four areas. 1  Better integrate services within health and across the social sector: Strengthening integration within health and across government to support the most vulnerable, reduce inequities and address issues outside the health and disability system that impact on health. 2  Improve the way services are purchased and provided: Ensuring funding models support change, building and supporting the key enablers and drivers of change: workforce, health information and capital. 3  Lift quality and performance: Driving performance through measuring and rewarding the right things to improve quality. 4  Support leadership and capability for change: Supporting strong governance, clinical and executive leadership and capability across the health sector.&nbsp

The depression report: a new deal for depression and anxiety disorders.

Crippling depression and chronic anxiety are the biggest causes of misery in Britain today. They are the great submerged problem, which shame keeps out of sight. But if you mention them, you soon discover how many families are affected. According to the respected Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, one in six of us would be diagnosed as having depression or chronic anxiety disorder, which means that one family in three is affected. That is the bad news. The good news is that we now have evidence-based psychological therapies that can lift at least a half of those affected out of their depression or their chronic fear. These new therapies are not endless nor backwardlooking treatments. They are short, forward-looking treatments that enable people to challenge their negative thinking and build on the positive side of their personalities and situations. The most developed of these therapies is cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). The official guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) say these treatments should be available to all people with depression or anxiety disorders or schizophrenia, unless the problem is very mild or recent. But the NICE guidelines cannot be implemented because we do not have enough therapists. In most areas waiting lists for therapy are over nine months, or there is no waiting list at all because there are no therapists. So, if you go to the GP, all that can be provided is medication (plus at some surgeries a little counselling). But many people will not take medication, either because they dislike the side effects or because they want to control their own mood. The result is tragic. Only one in four of those who suffer from depression or chronic anxiety is receiving any kind of treatment. The rest continue to suffer, even though at least half of them could be cured at a cost of no more than £750. This is a waste of people’s lives. It is also costing a lot of money. For depression and anxiety make it difficult or impossible to work, and drive people onto Incapacity Benefits. We now have a million people on Incapacity Benefits because of mental illness – more than the total number of unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits. At one time unemployment was our biggest social problem, but we have done a lot to reduce it. So mental illness is now the biggest problem, and we know what to do about it. It is time to use that knowledge. 2 But can we afford the £750 it costs to treat someone? The money which the government spends will pay for itself. For someone on Incapacity Benefit costs us £750 a month in extra benefits and lost taxes. If the person works just a month more as a result of the treatment, the treatment pays for itself. So we have a massive problem – the biggest problem they have for one in three of our families. But we also have a solution that can improve the lives of millions of families, and cost the taxpayer nothing. We should implement the NICE guidelines; and most people with mental illness should be offered the choice of psychological therapy. Everyone who wants something done should write to their MP calling for action.

July 2013

News and Features Who Gets Dad’s Office? 5 Tips for Family Business Succession Planning When it comes to business succession planning, one thing is certain: Most family business leaders don’t do it, they don’t do it well, or they wait to do it until it’s too late. As you plan your company’s future leadership, keep the points in mind as outlined by Lois Lang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lost Sales Leads: 4 Common Problems and How to Correct Them Brandon Stuerke, president of Advisors Edge Marketing, says that he has found four ways professionals commonly lose sales leads. He says they all can be fixed. . . . . . . . . . . 9 Expecting the Unexpected The unexpected occurs every day in business and personal lives. Those who are wise always expect the unexpected and prepare accordingly. Stan Craig gives four tips to safeguard your business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bad Boss—Bad Reference? If you and your former supervisor did not part on the best of terms when you left the organization, and a prospective employer asks, “May we contact your former supervisor?” what should you do?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Columns Business Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Investments and Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Financial Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Business Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Event Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Real Estate Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Time Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Lists: SBA Lenders in the Inland Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CPA Firms in the Inland Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Business & Liability Insurance Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Executive Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Close-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Manager’s Bookshelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restaurant Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 New Business Lists: County of San Bernardino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 County of Riverside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Computer Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Executive Time Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

\u3cem\u3eThe Code of Capital. How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality\u3c/em\u3e. Pistor, Katharina. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019 [book review]

In “The Little King,” Salman Rushdie’s prize-winning take on corruption and the opioid crisis, as published in The New Yorker (July 29, 2019), the law is described as “an ass,” but a useful one: The law is useful, in fact. It tells you who is the correct person you need to convince. Otherwise, you can waste money convincing people who don’t have the stamp. Waste not, want not. We are like this only. We know what is the oil that greases the wheels (Rushdie, 59, 2019). The Code of Capital. How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a prize-winning take on the usefulness of law confined to the international financial market. Katarina Pistor elucidates how the core institutions of private law – contract, property, collateral, trust, corporate, and bankruptcy law – are the building blocks of the financial system, including its newer financial instruments. Pistor achieves the impossible. She dispenses with legalese and focuses on the substance, which she then explains in a language that is both informative and unthreatening to the financial novice (a category in which I include myself). Pistor brings together legal analysis that is interdisciplinary, historical, and comparative. She is compelling and never pedantic nor boring

Evangelical Friend, February 1971 (Vol. 4, No. 6)

Words from the Editor Pastors or preachers?--the church: a nerve-shattering organization. Page 5Anybody need a pastor? Page 5 If we lose this generation ... God is saying, \u27I have forgiven you so much; I\u27ve had such compassion on you. Shouldn\u27t you be patient with them? Have you no pity? \u27 Page 7 The church in social perspective Where are individuals who are willing to test, not just discuss, new ideas in order to strengthen the Christian testimony? Page 9 Do we have a pastoral system? We named our preachers \u27pastors\u27 ... but we have not really given pastoral leadership a chance to work. Page 10 Missionary Voice Tacna 12This month\u27s most significant developments on the fields: India 13 Is pastoral calling a vanishing art? Another article adding to this month\u27s emphasis on pastoral leadership in our churches. Page 14 \u27Let us alone!\u27 What can a Christian do to apply the power of Christ to such a staggering need-our drug abuse problem? Page 16 Regular Features Friends Write 2The Face of the World 4 Over the Teacup 14The Children\u27s Page 15 Reach and Teach 18 Books 19 ---------- Northwest Supplementhttps://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_evangelical_friend/1040/thumbnail.jp