Anderson tells of her daily struggles with sarcoidosis, a syndrome involving abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells that form as nodules in multiple organs of the body. Her story will make you laugh and cry; and will touch you with her inspiration and determination. The author intends her book to empower and inspire those who are struggling as she has struggled with this disease.
Explains how to organize and publicize a Guest Readers Program, which recruits people from the community to read stories that relate to their own occupations or special areas of interest. Offers ten specific program plans. Each plan includes a bibliography of related books.
Word reintroduces you to the "golden age" of rap, when the burgeoning music movement was factioning into camps and stockpiling beats to become the best of the land. Author and journalist Adrienne Anderson personally experiences rap's political movement and takes you to the first signs of "bling-bling" rap's rise to the forefront. Word explores the strengths and weaknesses of hip-hop through interviews with such artists as the controversial rap group The Coup, alternative rappers Arrested Development, and commentaries on the self-destruction of hip-hop culture through in-fighting and the bi-coastal wars.
JUST SUBMIT IT is the independent filmmaker's pocket guide to submitting work to film festivals!Whether you're new to filmmaking, or you're an established filmmaker, this guide gives you "insider" tips on how to save money when submitting to multiple festivals, and how to make sure that your film stays ahead of the pack.Cost saving tips, tracking your film and other helpful hints to avoid the "blackhole" of film festivals!
Get set to meet the fearless, funny, and feisty girlfriends of FAB: Bianca has left her job in fashion and her best friends in New York to pursue an offer in Los Angeles. While the West Coast attitude and weather suit her fine, the men she meets and the salary cut she takes put living the good life way out of reach. Carolyn, whose fabulous career in advertising is built on selling the idealized female body, is obsessed with her own failure to fit the image. Certain that no man will love her as long as she isn’t model-thin, she comforts herself with designer shoes and Taco Bell binges. Taylor is the high-powered, foul-mouthed chick that women love to hate. Her salary at a New York law firm provides for a lavish lifestyle—when she finds the time to have a life. Roxanne is an actress with eight years of struggle under her belt. While suffering through countless demoralizing auditions for “fly girl #1,” she dreams of landing roles that will inspire the masses and pay the bills.
She hit the ground with such force, inertia plunged her forward. She took another step. Her six inches of exposed bone was sharp enough to penetrate the hard ground like a javelin flying into the red dirt and decomposing manure. As the pain rushed in, so did the shock and the questions... the question front and center: would the dancer ever be able to walk again? She was a total tomboy and star athlete who wasn't afraid to ditch her dirty sneakers for some dance shoes and a tiara, even after a tragic accident. Blood, Sweat & Tiaras is a wonderful story of perseverance with a dose of attitude. From the heights of competing at the Miss America Pageant to the depths of laying in an emergency room, Adrienne will take you through her story of victory on so many stages in her life. Yes, victory, for she never let the difficult or devastating situation she was facing prevail. You're invited on her intimate journey to finding success and braving the scary decisions of unpromising medical procedures. Witness the grit it takes to defy the odds with grace and resilience. In this breathtaking journey of hope, you will read stories bound to stick with you, giving you courage to live up to your own definition of perseverance.
The authors of this report investigate an alternative health care financing approach, the 10Plan, for the nearly 28 million individuals who are not covered by health insurance and the approximately 20 million individuals who purchase private coverage in the nongroup health insurance market, including on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. The 10Plan, designed by Mark Cuban, would eliminate the need for traditional health insurance for these individuals and allow them to pay only for the healthcare services that they use, and then at Medicare prices. The 10Plan is called the "10" Plan because most participants will not pay more than 10 percent of their family's income on repayment premiums. To protect participants from financial uncertainty stemming from healthcare events that are high-cost or beyond participants' abilities to afford, participants in the 10Plan would be able to defer payments after a $25 copay for each encounter. In the case of deferred payments, participants would be borrowing from the federal government at a 3-percent interest rate. In this analysis, the authors built a microsimulation model to estimate how much the 10Plan would cost participating individuals and families and what portion of the cost would be shouldered by the federal government. The authors also examine cases in which individuals could be negatively affected by the 10Plan's implementation.
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