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Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) is a grant initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the Tri-Council and administered by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). Nine state Action Coalitions, including the Massachusetts Action Coalition (MAAC), are working with their partners to accelerate implementation of promising practices that will help states achieve our goals of seamless academic progression and increasing the number of nurses with baccalaureate degrees to 80 percent by 2020. Developing innovative strategies with community colleges, universities, and practice partners will ensure that the nursing workforce is prepared to deliver high-quality patient care across all practice settings.
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Massachusetts Coalition Receives 2nd $300,000 Grant to Advance Nurse Education and Build More Diverse Nursing Workforce
BOSTON July 31, 2014 - Massachusetts is one of nine states awarded a $300,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to create a more highly educated, diverse nursing workforce. This is the second RWJF grant, part of its national Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) initiative, to support Massachusetts' efforts to make it easier for current and future nurses to advance their education to the BSN or higher degree.
During the two-year grant period, Massachusetts and the other states will develop sustainability plans to ensure that the work to promote seamless academic progression for nurses in their states will continue beyond the grant period. During Phase II, each state also will develop a robust diversity plan and focus on academic-practice partnerships to expand and support the work to date.
PRINCETON, NJ July 28, 2014 -The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that nine states have been awarded $300,000 grants in Phase II of its Academic Progression in Nursing program (APIN). APIN is advancing state and regional strategies aimed at creating a more highly educated, diverse nursing workforce. It is run by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) on behalf of the Tri-Council for Nursing, consisting of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nursing, American Nurses Association, and AONE, which is leading the four-year initiative. Action Coalitions in all nine states that were part of Phase I of the program have met or exceeded their benchmarks, and are receiving funding to continue their work for two additional years. Funding to the states over the four years will total $5.4 million.
The states receiving Phase II APIN grants are California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington state. The grants will allow them to continue working with academic institutions and employers to expand their work to help nurses in their states get higher degrees, so they can be essential partners in providing care and promoting health, as well as more easily continue their education and fill faculty and primary care nurse practitioner roles. The Action Coalitions in all these states have been encouraging strong partnerships between community colleges and universities to make it easier for nurses to transition to higher degrees.
MA Action Coalition Releases Nursing Core Competencies Toolkit As Part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Academic Progression in Nursing Grant Program
The Massachusetts Action Coalition (MAAC) has released The Massachusetts Nursing Core Competencies: A Toolkit for Implementation in Education and Practice Settings, a new resource guide designed to help facilitate the implementation of Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies© (NOFNCC). The toolkit includes a description of the 10 competencies and the value of each in context of curriculum/practice and features distinct learning activities for both settings with questions for reflection. Published in August 2010, the NOFNCC have gradually been integrated into nursing education programs and practice settings here in Massachusetts and in other states. Use of competencies serves as a foundation for all levels of academic progression. This highly-anticipated toolkit will enhance those efforts.
Please use the links below to download both the full toolkit and the accompanying press release.
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MA Board of Higher Education Supports New Nursing Compact, Endorses Effort to Streamline Student Transfer to Four-Year Programs
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (BHE) is taking steps to make it easier for nurses to pursue advanced degrees, with the goal of improving patient outcomes across the Commonwealth. On January 28 the BHE endorsed a new Nursing Education Transfer Compact developed by the Massachusetts Action Coalition (MAAC), a partnership between the Organization of Nurse Leaders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. The goals of the Compact are to provide a seamless, cost effective, timely and transparent pathway from community college nursing programs, where students earn Associate degrees in nursing (ADN), to state universities and UMass campuses, where they can earn Bachelor of Science degrees in Nursing (BSN). Eligible students are those who have completed an ADN at a Massachusetts community college, passed the NCLEX-RN exam, and completed the requirements of the MassTransfer program, which allows students to transfer general education credits.
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New RN to BSN Program Attracts UMass Memorial Nurses; Commissioner Freeland, President Maloney Celebrate Programs Success
Massachusetts Action Coalition Featured in MARN
The Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses' publication, Massachusetts Report on Nursing, featured the article "Nursing Transfer Compact for Massachusetts Nurses" in their September 2013 issue. The article highlights MAAC's work on facilitating seamless academic progression in nursing through creating a Nursing Education Transfer Compact. Click the link below to download the article.
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Massachusetts Action Coalition Receives RWJF Grant Award
BOSTON Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray today announced Massachusetts has received a $300,000 national grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help current and future nurses seeking to advance their academic preparation within the nursing profession. This funding will enhance the Patrick-Murray Administrations overall plan to support jobs, education and workforce development and helps to address the growing demands and challenges of the health care environment currently facing the country.
Massachusetts is one of nine states chosen to receive a $300,000 grant to support academic progression in nursing. The funds will support the Commonwealths efforts in partnership with the Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL), to pursue effective strategies in nursing education. Currently, 55 percent of Massachusetts nurses hold Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or above. A 2010 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), recommended that 80 percent of nurses be educated at the BSN level or higher. >> Read press release
PRINCETON, NJ Monday, August 20, 2012 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced nine states that have been chosen to receive two-year, $300,000 grants through its new program, Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN). APIN will advance state and regional strategies aimed at creating a more highly educated, diverse nursing workforce. >> Read press release
The Massachusetts Action Coalition (MAAC) was pleased to be a recipient of this prestigious award which recognizes the accomplishments of the Nursing and Allied Initiative and our nursing community since 2005. The MAAC application targeted 3 goals with strategies that will create accelerated pathways for nurses to achieve higher levels of education, promote the use of Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies©, and address the faculty shortage issue.
The grant announcement was unveiled at a State House event on August 21, 2012.
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For more state and national APIN information, updates and publications, visit APIN's page on the Campaign for Action website: Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN).
For background information regarding the Institute of Medicine's "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." the MA Action Coalition, and details of the APIN grant, please see this PowerPoint presentation.


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In honor of Father's Day, treat Dad to these seasonal specialties and summer events. The Burntwood Tavern in Rocky River is featuring a soft shell crab promotion through June 24. Lunch and dinner patrons can enjoy crab corn chowder ($5) or crab cakes with Pommeroy mustard sauce ($11) as an appetizer. Cajun-fried soft shell crab [...]
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Wagner's has become part of our Westshore community family
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After 47 years in the catering business, Wagner's of Westlake has become so much a part of our family celebrations that it is like another member of our family. "We have hosted more wedding celebrations than any other banquet center in western Cuyahoga County," Jack Wagner noted. "We treat every wedding like it is our [...]
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I know that the phrase, "I'm going out on a limb here" means either to take a risk or hazard a guess, but where does it come from? As in, what did it originally refer to before it became an idiom?
This one is actually quite straightforward. It alludes to going out on a branch of a tree. Etymonline says that the figurative sense is from 1897. The Phrase Finder supplies a quote from 1895:
The OED gives for "limb", sense 4: "A main branch of a tree".
The image is pretty obvious when you know this, I think.
It is likely to be about the risk of climbing onto a branch of a tree.
This states that it was used by Steubenville Daily Herald in 1895:
The branches of a tree become progressively thinner and weaker as you proceed further outward from the center of the tree's main trunk. Thus, the further you proceed "out on a [tree] limb" the greater the danger you put yourself in.
It's why a cat who pursues a squirrel to the outer branches of a tree puts itself (and its meal) at great risk: the outer branches are able to support the weight of the squirrel alone but not the combined weight of squirrel-and-cat, and both may fall.
The same would apply, for instance, to a person chasing a cat or a leopard chasing a monkey.
To "go out on a limb" is to follow a path that is "dead end," or "cul de sac" where one can be cut off (in the case of the limb of a tree, quite literally), by an enemy, with no safe path of retreat.
from the bible.... Zachius, the tax collector, wanted to see Jesus as he was entering the town but he was too short so he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a tree, out on a limb. Just about that time jesus walked under and said "Zachius come down, I need a place to stay tonight." Zachius came down and was so moved by Jesus that he offered half of what he owned to the poor. So, Zachius took a chance, and was rewarded by Jesus' presence and the spirit of generosity.


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The Jaguars will open the 2014 preseason at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the week of Aug. 7-10, then play at Chicago and Detroit before returning to host the Atlanta Falcons the last week of August.
The Chicago game will be nationally televised by ESPN at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. The other three Jaguars preseason games will be seen on Channel 4, The Local Station -- now the official television station of the Jaguars.
All four preseason games are with NFC opponents.
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The final preseason game will likely be played on or around August 28.
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Flank Steak with Artichoke-Potato Hash and Aleppo-Pepper Aioli
Published: April 2009 Servings: 4 to 6
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Sherry wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons Aleppo pepper
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1 1/2- to 2-pound flank steak
- 1/2 lemon
- 8 baby artichokes, stems trimmed
- 1 1/4 pounds unpeeled small yellow potatoes (such as baby Dutch or Russian Banana)
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil or vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
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Mash garlic, Aleppo pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt to paste in mortar with pestle or in small bowl with back of spoon. Whisk in remaining ingredients. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
Mix thyme, Aleppo pepper, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in small bowl. Rub seasoning mixture into steak; set aside. DO AHEAD Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
Squeeze juice from lemon half into medium bowl of water. Cut 1/2 inch from tops of artichokes. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, break off dark outer leaves until only pale yellow leaves remain. Cut artichokes lengthwise in half; cut each half into 1/2-inch wedges. Place in lemon water to prevent browning.
Place potatoes in heavy large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover; sprinkle with salt. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-high and boil until potatoes are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain. Transfer to baking sheet until cool enough to handle. Halve or quarter potatoes.
Drain artichokes; pat to dry well, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add artichokes and sauté until browned, about 4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, thyme sprigs, and garlic. Cover skillet and simmer over medium heat until artichokes are tender, about 5 minutes. Uncover and boil until no liquid remains, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and potatoes; stir to coat. Add cream and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until potatoes are heated through and browned in spots, stirring often, about 6 minutes. Season hash to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat peanut oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add steak and cook until bottom is brown, about 2 minutes. Turn steak over; transfer to oven and roast until cooked to desired doneness, about 7 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer to work surface; tent with foil to keep warm. Let rest 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, rewarm artichoke-potato hash gently over medium heat. Stir in chopped chives. Thinly slice steak crosswise. Divide steak and hash among plates. Drizzle some aioli over steak. Serve, passing remaining aioli alongside.
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Any threat to local economic performance in the coming months will most likely come from factors outside our immediate influence. As an empirical validation of that claim, just more than 80 percent of local employment volatility in recent years can be traced to external forces. This does not mean that local policies are irrelevant. To the contrary, area leaders have been relatively effective in reacting to the perfect storm of events that have hit the Wichita Falls economy during the past several years. And, just as importantly, they are being especially proactive in dealing with potential threats that may loom on the horizon.
A recent study by the Bureau of Business and Government Research (BBGR) of the Dillard College of Business Administration (DCOBA), examined the major drivers of the Wichita Falls economy, which comprises the entire Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. Most of the local industries that have served as engines for past economic growth are highly vulnerable to national and global events.
For the Wichita Falls MSA, the total amount of value-added output to gross domestic product (GDP) was almost $6 billion in 2008. The approximate percentages of that total contributed by the different sectors were as follows: oil and gas, 30 percent; manufacturing, 20 percent; government, 33 percent; and other, 17 percent. Government's contribution stemmed primarily from Sheppard Air Force Base and Midwestern State University, at 20.7 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively. The total effect from each sector consists of more than their direct impacts; it also includes their indirect influences as well.
In 2010, local GDP fell to $5.8 billion. The approximate percentages of the total that the individual sectors contributed were as follows: oil and gas, 26 percent; manufacturing, 17 percent; government, 37 percent; and other, 20 percent. Once again, Government's contribution stemmed primarily from Sheppard Air Force Base and Midwestern State University at 22.6 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively.
As a primary result of the national and global recession, local GDP fell by just more than $200 million from 2008 to 2010. For that two-year period, most of the losses stemmed from two main engines: oil and gas production and manufacturing, two sectors that are heavily influenced by national and global demand factors.
Since 2010, local economy recovery has mirrored that for the nation — growing slowly but still considerably below longer trend capacity. Extrapolating from data collected for the first three quarters of the current year, the BBGR estimates that local GDP will be almost $6.1 billion in 2012. Though the local recovery has been especially weak, the recent growth pattern is welcome nonetheless. However, it is considerably below the trend growth rate from 2000 to 2007. Based on that growth rate trend, our potential GDP should be just more than $7 billion. Local GDP in 2012 will thus be some $900 million below capacity, representing a loss of about $6,000 per person.
Local area economic performance, as measured by the Wichita Falls General Business Index (WFGBI), has been more or less in a holding pattern for the past two and a half years. As the table below reveals, the Wichita Falls composite index for September 2012 is slightly higher from where it was a year ago. This weak-growth pattern is in contrast to the modest gains experienced by the other three metropolitan areas listed in the table. After falling precipitously for much of 2008 and 2009, local economic performance has been relatively flat ever since, though slight improvement has been detected in recent months.
The Wichita Falls economy will face challenges in the short run. Federal fiscal uncertainty could hamper expansion at SAFB in the coming months. If automatic military spending cuts, as outlined in the federal Budget Control Act, go into effect, then the Air Force may have to cut funding at SAFB. Given SAFB prominence in the local economy, a hiring slowdown would noticeably effect job growth in the Wichita Falls MSA. More tragically, another round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) could result in mass layoffs. In that event, Wichita Falls would no doubt slip into a sustained recession. Luckily, another round of BRAC is not expected in 2013. Though area leaders are taking a very proactive stand in this regard, there's no certainty in any political decision coming from the nation's capital.
Amid dwindling state aid and falling enrollment, MSU like most state entities is slowing hiring plans. As a result, the university may even initiate voluntary separation agreements by offering buyouts for certain workers to take early retirement. Because of the recession and weak recovery, the growth of state aid to higher education has slowed in recent years. With falling state revenue, tuition and fees account for an ever larger share of the operating budget than they did before the recession. As a result of the higher educational costs, along with increased competition from other area colleges, enrollment at MSU could potentially decline over the next several years. MSU is one of the engines of economic growth and it is so in large part because of its ability to attract students and talent to the area.
Oil and gas production could be a source for future growth for the region if oil and gas prices rise significantly. However, falling natural gas prices appear to be slowing current activity in the Barnett Shale. On the bright side, many electricity providers use natural gas to power their grids and if recent weather trends continue and natural gas prices rise steadily over the next several years, it should support above-average industry growth.
In past recessions, SAFB has provided a cushion for the local economy. But it will become a significant drag on the economy if congress cannot find an alternative to its proposed defense cuts. Beyond 2010, industry level output data is not available for most MSAs. However, based on local employment growth patterns, it would appear that value-added output from government has trended downward in the past two years. Thus, without a change in governmental policy, it is not likely that SAFB, MSU or any other governmental unit will serve as a catalyst for local economic growth over the near term.
Area leaders have been making a strong push to attract new businesses to the area. Despite those efforts, there is no economic driver on the local scene that is likely to generate robust economic growth in the near future. As such, it is thus likely that the Wichita Falls economy will remain in a holding pattern over the next several quarters — provided, of course there is no significant adverse shock to the national or global economy.
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You see that smile on the face of the woman doing laundry? Not me. Not me at all. The stinky laundry problem had gotten so bad that one of my little ones thought that bringing an item up to your nose to smell prior to folding it was part of the folding laundry process.
You see, when we moved in to our home nine years ago, we purchased a front load washer, thinking this was so great. Well, it hasn't been so great. A problem we quickly noticed (and found to be a problem for others who own front loaders as well) was that our laundry (our towels in particular) had the tendency to get smelly.
I've tried many desperate solutions to this problem, with varying degrees of success. Here's just a couple:
Early on in the process a friend recommended a helpful tip. She said it was important to use powdered detergent in the front loaders instead of liquid. Apparently the liquid detergent doesn't rinse out as thoroughly and can contribute to odor problems.
So I changed over to a natural powered detergent at that time. In the meantime I've developed a natural laundry powder we use. This seemed to help (somewhat).
She also recommended cleaning the gasket on a regular basis (yuck!). That is a nasty undertaking (we have a shedding dog, a teenage son and two young ones in the home that adds up to some yucky foreign objects hanging out in that rubbery accordion). It seems like a poor design to have a space that traps stuff so easily. But I've collected holey socks over the years to use for a one-time cleaning of the gasket. (It's still a really gross job!)
So, what works?
Here's my natural strategy for dealing with smelly towels and laundry
Each Load
* the peroxide step was a huge step towards stink-free towels. It acts as a very mild bleach. Our laundry problem had gotten so bad that my husband's polos seemed to have picked up the same odor. YUCK! Since adding peroxide to the laundry he's really noticed the odor has dissipated. Yay!
Wipe out gasket (yuck! It just makes me feel so much better to exclaim "Yuck!" while doing so)
For a special, occasional treatment for towels:
And, of course, a really great natural option is to air dry your laundry. Fresh air and sunshine are great at killing microbial problems.
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Use the product GLISTEN (designed for dishwasher and primarily citric acid) in your washer to clean out the greasy, grimy residue. I found this worked great. She suggested to use one packet (I got a plastic container or it and dug out the wax plug that dissolves in the dishwasher) and to add it with hot water to an EMPTY washer. Run it on hot and then marvel at the difference. My gaskets and ridges looked SO much better. Thanks, Anne, for the suggestion!
I'd love to hear if any of you have had similar problems and what you've done to address the problem of stinky laundry.
Love these ideas! I always put vinegar and 4 drops of Purification Essential Oil as my "fabric softener", and it removes all the bad odors out of my laundry.
I read your whole article because I have a front loader… Be careful with the vinegar… I used it in one machine and it ended up rusting out a lot. I suppose if the vinegar is diluted first it would help.
I will try the hydrogen peroxide. I also agree that air drying in the sun is superb.
I will switch back to a powder soap and see if that helps. I think the 20 mule team borax or washing soda would help freshen the laundry. Sometimes I just have to wash things twice.
We have also been consistently using the extra rinse option. Yes, drying the towels between laundering definitely helps.
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