Douglas Ballard (born 18 May 1947) is an energy healer from Tonbridge, Kent. He claims to have been given healing and visionary abilities by non-religious direct contact with universal energy.
Background
Ballard was born in Tonbridge, Kent and claims to have been aware of an ‘Intelligent Energy’ from the age of six. Ballard ran an architectural design and lighting business. He was chairman of the Institute of Lighting Management and also a Member of the Chartered Management Institute.
It was not until later in his forties that he claimed to have a powerful healing ability.
Career
While on business trip to Colorado, Ballard placed his hands on a woman suffering from severe back and neck pain from a skiing accident, and she reported enormous pain relief, before ceasing to feel any pain at all. Ballard subsequently spoke of being able to read what he calls people's "energy patterns" that stretch into the future. So convinced was he of this combination of healing and psychic skills, Ballard managed a transition from businessman to full time healer and psychic visionary in the early 1990s.
Ballard went on to become a trustee and board director of the Confederation of Healing Organisations (CHO) and Kent International Healing Association. Ballard consults weekly at London’s College of Psychic Studies and has held frequent shows during open evenings since 2010. In 2017, Ballard opened a consultancy in Knightsbridge for local and international clients.
Ballard has been consulted by Prince Janek Zylinsky of Poland over various issues, and Ballard offers advice on property-related issues, claiming to be able to predict house sale prices exactly. Ballard says the most common complaints he deals with are stress, back pain, migraines and asthma.
Ballard has made appearances at Soho House in London and is the subject of a documentary by award-winning producer-director Mark Dyson about the power of healing.
Background
Ballard was born in Tonbridge, Kent and claims to have been aware of an ‘Intelligent Energy’ from the age of six. Ballard ran an architectural design and lighting business. He was chairman of the Institute of Lighting Management and also a Member of the Chartered Management Institute.
It was not until later in his forties that he claimed to have a powerful healing ability.
Career
While on business trip to Colorado, Ballard placed his hands on a woman suffering from severe back and neck pain from a skiing accident, and she reported enormous pain relief, before ceasing to feel any pain at all. Ballard subsequently spoke of being able to read what he calls people's "energy patterns" that stretch into the future. So convinced was he of this combination of healing and psychic skills, Ballard managed a transition from businessman to full time healer and psychic visionary in the early 1990s.
Ballard went on to become a trustee and board director of the Confederation of Healing Organisations (CHO) and Kent International Healing Association. Ballard consults weekly at London’s College of Psychic Studies and has held frequent shows during open evenings since 2010. In 2017, Ballard opened a consultancy in Knightsbridge for local and international clients.
Ballard has been consulted by Prince Janek Zylinsky of Poland over various issues, and Ballard offers advice on property-related issues, claiming to be able to predict house sale prices exactly. Ballard says the most common complaints he deals with are stress, back pain, migraines and asthma.
Ballard has made appearances at Soho House in London and is the subject of a documentary by award-winning producer-director Mark Dyson about the power of healing.
RRE Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investments across several disciplines, including software, internet, mobile, financial services, consumer and enterprise hardware, and other related technologies, primarily within the United States, and especially in and around New York. The firm was founded in 1994.
History
RRE Ventures has provided $1.5 billion of venture capital financing for over 225 companies. Among the firm's notable investments are Abra, Avant, Betaworks, Braintree, BroadSoft, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, Cyota, Concur, Extricity, eMachines, GiGa Information Group, Goldpocket, iCrossing, Kroll Bond Ratings, Loudeye, Makerbot, Massive, MessageOne, Metapath, Netcentives, Nexsan, numberFire, OnDeck, Proofpoint, Quirky, Qpass, Recyclebank, Revolution Money, Rubric, Smartpay, ScreamingMedia, Taleo, Taqua, Telocity, TheSquareFoot, Vastera, Vine, Vocera, Watchguard, WeddingChannel, Whiptail, and WisdomTree Investments.
The firm's founders include James D. Robinson IV, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur previously with JP Morgan Chase and Hambrecht & Quist, Stuart J. Ellman, a former investment banker at Dillon, Read and Morgan Stanley, and a professor at Columbia Business School, and James D. Robinson III, former Chairman & CEO of American Express, former Chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb, and 40-year Director of the Coca-Cola Company.
The firm has a group of Fortune 500 executives and entrepreneurs as Senior Advisors, including Larry Bossidy, former Chairman & CEO of Honeywell and Allied Signal; Cathie Black, former Chair, Hearst Magazines, former CEO Newspaper Association of America; David Coulter, former CEO, BankAmerica Corporation; Michael Eskew, former Chairman & CEO, UPS; John J. Mack, former Chairman & CEO, Morgan Stanley; Shelly Lazarus, former Chairman & CEO of Ogilvy & Mather; Ted Leonsis, former Vice Chairman & President, AOL; Sam Nunn, former US Senator from Georgia; Ric Duques, former Chairman & CEO of First Data; and Strauss Zelnick, Owner of Zelnick Media and Chairman & CEO, Take-Two Interactive.
Public data indicate the firm's primary outside investors include Pension Funds, Endowments, public corporations, and other private investors. The firm is one of the largest, most active early/mid-stage venture capital firms in New York.
History
RRE Ventures has provided $1.5 billion of venture capital financing for over 225 companies. Among the firm's notable investments are Abra, Avant, Betaworks, Braintree, BroadSoft, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, Cyota, Concur, Extricity, eMachines, GiGa Information Group, Goldpocket, iCrossing, Kroll Bond Ratings, Loudeye, Makerbot, Massive, MessageOne, Metapath, Netcentives, Nexsan, numberFire, OnDeck, Proofpoint, Quirky, Qpass, Recyclebank, Revolution Money, Rubric, Smartpay, ScreamingMedia, Taleo, Taqua, Telocity, TheSquareFoot, Vastera, Vine, Vocera, Watchguard, WeddingChannel, Whiptail, and WisdomTree Investments.
The firm's founders include James D. Robinson IV, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur previously with JP Morgan Chase and Hambrecht & Quist, Stuart J. Ellman, a former investment banker at Dillon, Read and Morgan Stanley, and a professor at Columbia Business School, and James D. Robinson III, former Chairman & CEO of American Express, former Chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb, and 40-year Director of the Coca-Cola Company.
The firm has a group of Fortune 500 executives and entrepreneurs as Senior Advisors, including Larry Bossidy, former Chairman & CEO of Honeywell and Allied Signal; Cathie Black, former Chair, Hearst Magazines, former CEO Newspaper Association of America; David Coulter, former CEO, BankAmerica Corporation; Michael Eskew, former Chairman & CEO, UPS; John J. Mack, former Chairman & CEO, Morgan Stanley; Shelly Lazarus, former Chairman & CEO of Ogilvy & Mather; Ted Leonsis, former Vice Chairman & President, AOL; Sam Nunn, former US Senator from Georgia; Ric Duques, former Chairman & CEO of First Data; and Strauss Zelnick, Owner of Zelnick Media and Chairman & CEO, Take-Two Interactive.
Public data indicate the firm's primary outside investors include Pension Funds, Endowments, public corporations, and other private investors. The firm is one of the largest, most active early/mid-stage venture capital firms in New York.
The Rivendell Golf Club is a public 18-hole golf course in Verona, Ontario, which is located north of Kingston.
Name
The course was named after J.R.R. Tolkien's elven kingdom of Rivendell. The logo for the club is a cartoonish looking elf, and the course motto is: "In the valley, where elves play."
History
The original 9 holes opened in 1979. In 1991, a second 9 holes were opened. In 2001 the order of the holes was changed such that holes 6 through 9 and 15 through 18 remained the same, but former holes 1 through 5 became holes 10 through 14. The course record is an eleven under par 60, set by Gord Percy.
Other changes thru the years have included moving the second (Now 12th) green and moving both the fourth (Now 14) and seventh tees.
Name
The course was named after J.R.R. Tolkien's elven kingdom of Rivendell. The logo for the club is a cartoonish looking elf, and the course motto is: "In the valley, where elves play."
History
The original 9 holes opened in 1979. In 1991, a second 9 holes were opened. In 2001 the order of the holes was changed such that holes 6 through 9 and 15 through 18 remained the same, but former holes 1 through 5 became holes 10 through 14. The course record is an eleven under par 60, set by Gord Percy.
Other changes thru the years have included moving the second (Now 12th) green and moving both the fourth (Now 14) and seventh tees.
White Coat Admissions Strategists, LLC is a medical admissions consulting start up founded in April 2017 by three graduates from Johns Hopkins University. White Coat provides admissions service to candidates seeking entry to Medical school in the United States.
History
White Coat Strategists was founded in April 2017. In a May 2017 interview, co-Founder Melaku Arega told Jopwell that "e felt that there were not enough advising resources when we applied, and the limited resources that were available were marketed at a very high, unaffordable price." With two classmates from Johns Hopkins, Arega launched White Coat to increase access to application advising through lower prices and free services for low-income applicants.
Divisions
Pre-Medical Advising
White Coat Strategists' pricing for these services has received positive reviews from the press. A May 2017 article in the The Express Tribune commented that "WCS goes a long way in bridging the gap between those who have the financial backing to create a better application and those that do not. It essentially levels the playing field in terms of the priority given to better-organised applications."
Pro Bono Services
The pro bono services have been described as mutually beneficial to both clients and White Coat. A campus publication through Johns Hopkins University cited, "A forward-thinking strategy guides this pro bono option: White Coat views its own clients as potential consultants."
History
White Coat Strategists was founded in April 2017. In a May 2017 interview, co-Founder Melaku Arega told Jopwell that "e felt that there were not enough advising resources when we applied, and the limited resources that were available were marketed at a very high, unaffordable price." With two classmates from Johns Hopkins, Arega launched White Coat to increase access to application advising through lower prices and free services for low-income applicants.
Divisions
Pre-Medical Advising
White Coat Strategists' pricing for these services has received positive reviews from the press. A May 2017 article in the The Express Tribune commented that "WCS goes a long way in bridging the gap between those who have the financial backing to create a better application and those that do not. It essentially levels the playing field in terms of the priority given to better-organised applications."
Pro Bono Services
The pro bono services have been described as mutually beneficial to both clients and White Coat. A campus publication through Johns Hopkins University cited, "A forward-thinking strategy guides this pro bono option: White Coat views its own clients as potential consultants."