Plastic Surgery Medical Spa Blue Water Spa and Michael Law MD are presenting sponsors for Eyes of March 2004 to Benefit Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Plastic Surgery Medical Spa Blue Water Spa and Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Michael Law MD are presenting sponsors for Eyes of March 2004 to benefit Prevent Blindness North Carolina. The 19th annual Eyes of March gala March 25, 2004 will be held at Exploris in downtown Raleigh. This festive Athenian evening includes authentic Greek entertainment, spirits and food. Incredible silent and live auctions including an Extreme Skin Makeover Package, courtesy of Blue water Spa, an original Kyle Highsmith painting and much more.Prevent Blindness North Carolina (PBNC), also known as the North Carolina Society to Prevent Blindness, was organized in 1967 as a nonprofit health agency. An independent affiliate of Prevent Blindness America (established in 1908), PBNC delivers direct service programs designed to preserve sight through screening, publications, safety, education, information and referral through volunteer efforts.
PBNC's mission is to reach people before blindness strikes. Prevent Blindness North Carolina is headquartered in Raleigh and is governed by a statewide Board of Directors, comprised of medical specialists, distinguished business people, civic leaders, and educators. As essential members of PBNC, volunteers carry out programs and services at the state and local levels. Prevent Blindness is part of the National Voluntary Health Agencies of North Carolina, the State Employees Combined Campaign and a member of the Governor's Consumer and Advocacy Commission for the Blind, the NC Center for Nonprofits and the Covenant with North Carolina's Children. North Carolina Statistics Every 11 minutes another person in our nation loses his or her sight.
In North Carolina, the statistics are just as alarming:4,000 North Carolina school children, ages 5-19 suffer eye injuries each year.25,614 preschoolers and 349,518 school age children have visual problems.1 in 20 preschool age children in our state suffers from amblyopia. Amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye," is reduced vision in an eye that has not received adequate use during a child's early years. Unless this condition is detected and treated before the child's sixth birthday, lifelong vision damage is likely to occur.66,000 North Carolina adults have glaucoma, yet half do not realize they have this silent disease.Last year, North Carolina workers' compensation bills for eye injuries sustained at the work place totaled over $1,000,000. Services for those already blind cost state tax payers over $30 million dollars annually. Currently, Prevent Blindness has trained and certified more than 7,000 volunteer vision screeners.
In turn, these screeners screened more than 500,000 public school children in grades K-6 during the 2001-2002 school year. Approximately 36,000 of the children screened were referred to eye care professionals for possible vision problems. Preschool Photorefractive Vision ScreeningPrevent Blindness North Carolina, in cooperation with Smart Start, offers photorefractive vision screenings to preschoolers in 24 NC counties. During the 2001-2002 school year, 40,000 preschoolers were screened. More than 2,500 of these preschoolers were referred to eye care professionals for possible vision problems.
Sight For Students Voucher ProgramThis program targets "gap" children up to the age of eighteen, or graduation from high school. These are children whose families earn up to 200% of the federal poverty level and do not have Medicaid or other insurance. Services include a free eye exam from one of the participating doctors, as well as glasses. Prevent Blindness distributed vouchers worth $392,000 during the last fiscal year. Adult Vision Screenings Prevent Blindness North Carolina conducts adult vision screenings at health fairs, senior centers, corporations, malls, and at the State Fair.
More than 5,000 adults are screened annually, of which nearly 1,000 are referred to eye care professionals for possible vision problems and/or eye disease. To learn more about Prevent Blindness North Carolina's programs and services, contact us at 919-755-5044..
The Trust We Must Have to Manifest What We Truly Desire
Some of my greatest teachers have taught me that faith and trust are two of our most powerful allies. True belief in your ability to create results in your life is based upon this trust. We know that the first step of manifesting what you desire is to breathe deeply and get centered - therefore quieting the mind. Allowing this calmness to flow through you... As the book Conversations with God (a deeply spiritual, non-religious book) teaches us, Our thoughts are expressions of the Divine - of God - that we are at the same time the Source and the receiver.
Now, this may seem a bit too powerful for some to either understand or admit. But think just for a moment, if we are given the free will as we have been given - would it make any sense that our thoughts (prayers) would be separate from the Creator? How are we any different? We carry the seeds of Creation inside of us - we are Spirit embodied. Breathe deeply and ask yourSelf: "How does this feel when I hear it?" "How can I Create?"...
The Trust We Must Have to Manifest What We Truly Desire
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All New Certified Pool-Spa Operator? Handbook Introduced The Most Important Recreational Water Manual Written in the Last 10 Years
The National Swimming Pool Foundation?(NSPF?) introduced the long-awaited Certified Pool-Spa Operator? Handbook at the Aquatic Health? Conference, October 3-5, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Authored by Ron Ford, veteran CPO? instructor, the new handbook is the fundamental training and reference manual for professionals who help protect those who use aquatic venues, including operators, health officials, service technicians, retailers, property managers, and manufacturers.
This handbook emphasizes pool and spa operations and protecting people in and around the water.
It brings insight into understanding and preventing drowning, suction entrapment, evisceration, diving accidents, recreational water illness, electrocutions, chemical hazards, and slip and falls.
Fresh information related to regulatory agencies and guidelines, disinfection, water balance, water problems, troubleshooting, chemical testing and record keeping, chemical feed and control technology...
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The Trust We Must Have to Manifest What We Truly Desire
Some of my greatest teachers have taught me that faith and trust are two of our most powerful allies. True belief in your ability to create results in your life is based upon this trust. We know that the first step of manifesting what you desire is to breathe deeply and get centered - therefore quieting the mind. Allowing this calmness to flow through you... As the book Conversations with God (a deeply spiritual, non-religious book) teaches us, Our thoughts are expressions of the Divine - of God - that we are at the same time the Source and the receiver.
Now, this may seem a bit too powerful for some to either understand or admit. But think just for a moment, if we are given the free will as we have been given - would it make any sense that our thoughts (prayers) would be separate from the Creator? How are we any different? We carry the seeds of Creation inside of us - we are Spirit embodied. Breathe deeply and ask yourSelf: "How does this feel when I hear it?" "How can I Create?"...
The Trust We Must Have to Manifest What We Truly Desire
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West Nile Virus
West Nile virus is a strain of encephalitis similar to Saint Louis encephalitis, which reached epidemic proportions in the 1950's and 60's. West Nile virus, like encephalitis, is transmitted by mosquitos. There are several species of mosquitos that have been identified as vectors for West Nile, and more species are constantly being identified. One of the most common species, Culex pipiens or house mosquito, is a carrier as is the Tiger mosquito. These two species are common in and around residential areas which makes the disease that much more dangerous.West Nile virus was first isolated in 1937 in a woman's blood in the West Nile province of Uganda.
Since then there have been outbreaks of epidemic proportions in Israel in the 50's, France in the 60's, thousands of cases in South Africa in the 70's, and found in New York City in 1999. As of December 2002 there are 3,775 reported cases in the United States.It is not known how West Nile arrived in New York, but speculation ranges...
West Nile Virus
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WILD WATERCRESS SOUP (Nasturtium Officinale)
Watercress can sometimes be found in the wild. In addition to containing high vitamin C content and antioxidant Beta-carotene, it contains vitamin E and is a natural antibiotic. It is sometimes used in complementary medicine to speed up the body's detoxification processes.Watercress is rich in Vitamins A and C, iron, iodine and phosphorus. It can be used in the treatment of: skin problemsbronchitiswinter colds or fluliver or kidney fatiguesinusitisWatercress has been used as part of a holistic response to cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, prostate, bladder, uterus, stomach and intestines.DANGERS: Watercress may cause cystitis in some people and its medicinal use is not advised for those who have a delicate stomach or suffer from acidosis or heartburn. Excessive or prolonged use can lead to kidney problems.
Some doctors advise against its use during pregnancy. Wild watercress often grows in streams inhabited by water snails which carry liver fluke. There is also the possibility...
WILD WATERCRESS SOUP (Nasturtium Officinale)
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All New Certified Pool-Spa Operator? Handbook Introduced The Most Important Recreational Water Manual Written in the Last 10 Years
The National Swimming Pool Foundation?(NSPF?) introduced the long-awaited Certified Pool-Spa Operator? Handbook at the Aquatic Health? Conference, October 3-5, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Authored by Ron Ford, veteran CPO? instructor, the new handbook is the fundamental training and reference manual for professionals who help protect those who use aquatic venues, including operators, health officials, service technicians, retailers, property managers, and manufacturers.
This handbook emphasizes pool and spa operations and protecting people in and around the water.
It brings insight into understanding and preventing drowning, suction entrapment, evisceration, diving accidents, recreational water illness, electrocutions, chemical hazards, and slip and falls.
Fresh information related to regulatory agencies and guidelines, disinfection, water balance, water problems, troubleshooting, chemical testing and record keeping, chemical feed and control technology...
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