Archive for August, 2009
Daxon report shows state needs better accounting practices
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More info…Improved accounting practices and financial reporting can help improve the quality of government services and decrease the costs of government in the long term, according to a new report released by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA).In the report, Enhanced Financial Reporting for State Government: Comparing Cost to Performance, author Tom Daxon explores [...]
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When Drinking Leads to Problems in Your Life
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More info…How do you identify the fact that you have a problem with your drinking? When is it evident that you are engaging in abusive drinking? If you have unsuccessfully attempted to discontinue your drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are gone and then you were made aware that you [...]
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Addiction and Obama
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More info…The term ” addiction ” is used in many contexts to describe an obsession , compulsion , or excessive psychological dependence, … In medical terminology, an addiction is a chronic neurobiologic disorder that has genetic, psychosocial, and environmental dimensions and is characterized by one of the following: the continued use of a substance despite [...]
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Sin Bin for Worst Families Another Load of Old Balls?
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More info…Big brother Ed Balls is watching. Radical new plans laid out by the Childrens Secretary will put some of Englands worst families under 24-hour CCTV surveillance in their own homes. Mr Balls has allocated 400 million to monitor 20,000 problem families over the next two years, in a bid to reduce the number of [...]
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Should I or Shouldn’t I?
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More info…I’ve been asking myself this question all week as I debated whether or not to bare all and share some photos with you. It’s easy to sit down and write words but actual photos? Hmm, I’m not so sure. But maybe these photos will help just one person who is struggling at the moment. [...]
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