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On the day of the service, gather the children 15 minutes beforehand. Brief the children on appropriate behavior in worship. Provide Handout 1, Worship Rituals at My Congregation and crayons or pencils. Ask families or other adults who will sit with the group to be ready to help children fill out the handout quietly during the service or immediately afterward. Suggest the adults use the printed Order of Service to help children remember what they observed.
Discuss the handouts with the group with questions such as:
The purpose of the discussion is to make sure the children have a meaningful understanding of the concepts of signs and rituals. Accept all responses.
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If the group includes children who have difficulty sitting through a worship service in the sanctuary, consider using an alternate space (such as a Crying Room), or plan to take the children out before the sermon.
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I don't like the look of clad windows. I can totally tell from the street that the windows aren't wood when they are vinyl. It is not in the budget to have all wood windows, but I want them anyway. I will use clad on the sides and back, but I still need to find a "cheaper" all wood window. Any guidance? Also, is there a brand that you can't tell that they are vinyl or aluminum, in case I have to use a clad?? The Jeldwen's they are using in our neighborhood are not impressing me at all. They are very "fake" looking. Maybe it's a cheaper line of Jeldwen that they are using?? |
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- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 7:48
Why not just go with something like Fiberglass. No cladding and the look of wood without the warranty concerns. |
Why would you waste your money on " cheap wood windows"? They would obviously be cheaply made and cause you to then replace them again in a few years. That doesnt sound cheap to me. As the other poster mentioned, maybe look at fiberglass. Also, why would you want an all wood exterior? Unless you are extremely vigilant, you will experience moisture and rot issues. |
- Posted by millworkman (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 9:37
+2 on the above opinions, cheap "all wood windows" are only cheap the first time you purchase them for a reason! |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 10:25
I agree as well. You seem to have a discerning eye for look and quality, yet you are asking for cheap windows. Those two don't normally go hand in hand. I like Windows on Washington's suggestion of fiberglass. Marvin will do a wood exterior if that is the route that you end up going, but I would still suggest the clad or fiberglass. |
i figured that the "cheaper wood windows" - if that even exists would still be of good quality just that maybe the grilles wouldn't be as prominent. I don't know. Y'all are right. I will check out the fiberglass. I haven't seen those. We are still working with the architect on our plans so I haven't been to a showroom yet. I just know that I don't like the Jeldwin vinyl that I'm seeing in the neighborhood. Thanks for the suggestion of Fiberglass. |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 12:13
Most pro's don't care for Jeldwen anything in a window product. |
Here's some pics of Marvin Integrity/Wood. Fiberglass outside, wood inside. I've been in the house for over a year now and have only good things to say about the windows. The pro's on this board are getting tired of these shots, I need to take some new ones. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 14:35
I never grow tired of great looking windows/install/homes. You should send those to Marvin, the last one looks like it could be right out of a brochure :) |
it bother's me to see some of these million dollar homes with cheap looking windows. ahhhhh! mine won't be a million dollars - much smaller house, but i don't want the cheap plastic looking windows that i'm seeing. i just looked at the pella impervia online. they are fiberglass, but i find they look plastic too. all of these windows look great on the inside of the home, even the jeldwens, but they look flimsy on the exterior. the grilles aren't beefy enough milgard's look good online, but they don't carry them here. i'm going to check out andersen 400, pella architect, and marvin integrity, and jeldwen premium in showrooms to see what looks best. |
- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Sat, Jun 8, 13 at 7:01
+1 on the picture HomeSealed. Great looking home and window choices. Don't go cheap on the window, you will just have problems down the road. |
- Posted by Fenestration_Taylor (My Page) on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 19:59
If you want a cheap wood window you get what you pay for. You say you don't like the look of a clad window but Kolbe Window's Ultra series extruded aluminum are meant to mimic the profiles and look of wood. Integrity Wood Ultrex is also a good alternate like others have suggested. Looks like a traditional wood window but has durable fiberglass on the exterior. Most of the major brands (Marvin, Kolbe, Jeldwen, Pella) have decent all wood windows, but be prepared to paint them every few years and be willing to keep them well maintained. |
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nebraskaguy Posts: 341
igiban Posts: 530Lexus ES has that already but I don't even use that often due to this so called Daytime Running light that is tied to Light Auto-On feature. Even under a bright sun light, auto mode will have part of the lights on, which I think is overkill. So I typically manually switch to Auto from off when I sense it a bit dark, but still turn it off normally. Are some of RL's lights on in auto mode under the sun too?
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algoodman Posts: 21The Motorola V710 is now on the RL compatible list. However it requires a software upgrade. The number of the software for the phone supplied by Verizon is: "8700_01.3E.S2"
I got this information from Acura customer service. My local Verizon store didn't have the software yet. They couldn't give me a date when they would have it. -
safelder Posts: 60I'm looking for input/opinions from anybody else who decided between the RL and the A6 and why. I'm torn between the two...but it seems to be "little things" that are upsetting me (lack of height adjustment on passenger seat and fold down rear seat in Acura, or less technology in the Audi). For the record, my immediate family has owned nothing but Audis for the last 20 years, but they seem to be getting progressively less reliable; everyone I know with a Japanese car praises their reliabliity.
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reallegend Posts: 28I just purchased the Motorola V710 through Verizon. It had been out of stock for some time due to a recall. In checking the S/W version, my phone states - 8700_01.30.8F. Is this the version you have, or is this a later version. How does one tell?
I also sent a number of inquiries to Motorola about the Verizon V710 phone and whether or not it had any limitations for use with the Acura and information transfers. They responded that due to the lack of the OBEX profile, the phone can only support Bluetooth capability for pairing-up with the headset and for using the phone as a modem. It cannot be used for data synchronization like phonebook and calendar, nor for media transfer, like pictures and ringtones. Hence, it cannot synchronize contacts with the car's navigation system phonebook.
I believe the issue is NOT synchronization, but rather access and transfer. Motorola further stated that I would need to contact Verizon about this firmware upgrade and availability. When I asked Verizon, all I got was double-talk, and that the phone was working as designed.
I will test it myself in 2 weeks when I hope to pick up my new RL. -
olneymd Posts: 14I've had my share of audi's since the mid-80s - the latest was a 2003 A4 Cabriolet.
I've had the 05 RL for a month now, and I couldn't be happier. There's a sense of confidence in knowing that everything is working as it should, and that there's a customer centric service organization at my acura dealership should a glitch pop up.
With the A4 - i had an oil leak (gasket) which required the dropping of the transmission; side mirrors that would not stay set in memory; steering wheel and door switches that lost their finishing; loose stabilizer bar. It all got fixed, but i just tired of the hassles.
This is my 3rd acura in 3 years, and i'm impressed. Nothing's perfect - but the whole package fits me well. I've also had 3 mercedes - and i can't even begin to describe the nightmare with them. They had to buy back one of my vehicles.
These cars are all complex -- and there will be glitches. For me - I need a service dept that cares about it's customers.. the RL and Acura work for me.
PS - I did drive the 05 A6 4.2 - hated the dash around the steering wheel (bland/bleak), thought the rear-end had the highlights of a saturn (chrome strip)... and just wasn't willing to be a ginea pig for audi... again.
Good luck -
safelder Posts: 60Thanks for the input--very helpful. Let me guess about the A4--camshaft gasket, right? I've had it twice on my car (98 A4 2.8) and once on my wife's old car (99 A4 2.8). $1K each time, and no help from Audi of America for something that shouldn't EVER have failed, much less at under 50K or twice under 70K!!
You're right that nothing is perfect, and I suppose I shouldn't be so troubled by the little, stupid things (like lack of height adjustability on a seat I'll never sit in, or lack of RDS on a radio that will probably never leave XM). The RL was, IMHO, more fun to drive than the A6 3.2, which I expected to be more like the 2.7T than it turned out to be. Hell, if I stick the deck lid spoiler on the RL, it's sporty too, right?!! -
safelder Posts: 60Verizon's implementation of BT in the V710 is severely crippled in order to keep you stuck to Get It Now! That's why you can't swap ringtones, sync address book/calendar, etc. If I recall correctly, the initial firmware in the V710 supports only headset (so you can pair it to the RL or another BT headset/speakerphone) and modem profiles.
lynnminny Posts: 49I got my dealer to throw in the spoiler on my new RL. It really just looks like part of the car. It is very low and not tacky like so many spoilers. My RL is very much sportier than the 200 E320 that I traded in for the new RL.
My new RL also has the approval of my 14 yr old daughter and 21 yr old nephew, so it must be pretty styling!!!
My first Mercedes which was a 1997 E320 had to have a new transmission within the first 3 months!!
Lynnminny -
somno Posts: 43The two cars that I was deciding between were also the Audi A6 and the RL. The 4.2 was a little faster (but will likely burn a lot more gas) and did not handle as well (feels like a bigger car) and the V6 is clearly not as fast or nice. It was very tempting as I am friends with the ex-manager of the local Audi dealer who would have arranged a spectacular deal for me.
I just bought the RL yesterday (Blue Pearl) and am very happy with my decision. -
somno Posts: 43The two cars that I was deciding between were also the Audi A6 and the RL. The 4.2 was a little faster (but will likely burn a lot more gas) and did not handle as well (feels like a bigger car) and the V6 is clearly not as fast or nice. It was very tempting as I am friends with the ex-manager of the local Audi dealer who would have arranged a spectacular deal for me.
I just bought the RL yesterday (Blue Pearl) and am very happy with my decision.


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H.P. Lovecraft Archives - Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources
Exclusive | Dark Horse to publish P. Craig Russell gallery edition
After revisiting Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell's 2002 collaboration last year with a new edition of Murder Mysteries, Dark Horse plans to return to the material — and so much more — with a gallery edition designed to fully showcase the illustrator's work.
Set for release in October, P. Craig Russell's Murder Mysteries and Other Stories: Gallery Edition will feature high-quality scans of his original art, printed at art-board size.
Comics A.M. | Books-A-Million sees growth in graphic novel sales
Retailing | Books-A-Million had a good second quarter, and CEO Terry Finley gives at least part of the credit to graphic novels: "We also saw strong growth in the graphic novel category, with continued success with titles related to AMC's The Walking Dead series and a renewed interest in several manga series [that] drove sales increases." And to boost that, the retail chain, which operates more than 250 stores nationwide, is planning Marvel promotions throughout September. [ICv2]
Conventions | Salt Lake Comic Con co-founder Dan Farr is trying to measure how much money attendees are spending. In terms of hotel beds, at least, the convention seems to be dwarfed by trade shows, but with people coming to Salt Lake City from 48 states for the recent spinoff event FanXperience, that may be changing. Still, even in San Diego, attendees spend only about $600 per person; if Salt Lake attendees are similarly thrifty, the convention may not be a significant player in the Salt Lake City convention scene. [The Salt Lake Tribune]
Comics A.M. | North Carolina convention war brewing?
Conventions | Brian Howe looks at the rivalry between Comic Book City Con, which debuted two weekends ago in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NC Comicon, which returns Saturday in Durham. The latter, which is now co-owned by artist Tommy Lee Edwards, drew 4,000 attendees last year (its first at the Durham Convention Center), and this year doubled its exhibit space and ramped up its programming. The conflict, which manifested in a flier for Comic Book City Con that one party considers playful but the other calls "bullying," seems to be rooted in the proximity of the dates and a perceived lack of communication. However, it's not simply a rivalry between nearby conventions; it's one between retailers: Durham's Ultimate Comics organizes NC Comicon, while Greensboro's Acme Comics operates Comic Book City Con. [Indy Week]
What Are You Reading? with Salgood Sam
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading? Today our guest is Salgood Sam, who has just relaunched his independent personal anthology series Revolver. He is also completing the last chapter of a graphic novel called Dream Life after a successful Indiegogo funding drive to finance it. He also publishes the Canadian-centric comics blog Sequential. As he told me, he "usually has too many projects going on and does not get enough sleep."
To see what Salgood Sam and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below …
Muzski's Tintin vs. Lovecraft
Artist Murray Groat (aka Muz, aka Muzski) has a fondness for the dementing elder gods of H.P. Lovecraft, but lucky for us, he also digs Tintin. The result is a series of fake covers pitting Hergé's boy adventurer against C'thulhu and his kind. I can't help but feel bad for the hero, but I'm sure Snowy will figure out how to take those demons down. Geek Art has the entire portfolio.
Comics A.M. | Convention organizers fight to save Javits Center
Conventions | A group of 21 events companies, including New York Comic Con and BookExpo America organizer Reed Exhibitions, are opposing a plan by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to tear down the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. In a letter to the governor that was also distributed to 600 other officials, the Friends of Javits said they would not patronize the much larger venue that's to be built in Ozone Park, Queens, primarily because of its distance from Manhattan. [Crain's New York Business, via ICv2]
Conventions | Comic-Con International is just six weeks away, and you know it's coming when Tom Spurgeon posts his annual list of tips for enjoying the convention. It's a wealth of information, compiled over 17 years of con-going, so go, learn. [The Comics Reporter]
Food or Comics? | Friends With Boysenberries
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Brigid Alverson
This is one of those tough weeks when the floppies aren't doing it for me, so I want graphic novels, and graphic novels aren't cheap. At the $15 level, I'll pick up vol. 1 of Soulless ($12.99), Yen Press's manga-style adaptation of the first volume of Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series. With a sharp-witted heroine pitted against vampires and werewolves, and detailed yet dynamic art by the talented rem, it is a solid and entertaining read.
My first choice of the week has to wait until I have $30, though, because Faith Erin Hicks's Friends With Boys is priced at $15.99. Worth it! Hicks is another talented storyteller and her tale of a home-schooled girl starting high school with three brothers looming over her—but without her mother, who has recently left—is funny and sweet and very heartfelt. So when I'm done with the vampire-killings, this is the book I want to read.
For my splurge, I'll start with the thick second volume of Archie: The Married Life ($19.99), which collects the second six issues of Life With Archie magazine. The "Archie Marries" stories are fast-moving soap operas, and this comic is one of my guilty pleasures. And then I'll add the first volume of the Girl Genius hardcover omnibus ($34.99), which is truly a splurge as it's a free webcomic, but I'd love to have this one in print, for keeps.
Robot Review | Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom
Written by Bruce Brown and Dwight L MacPherson
Art by Thomas Boatwright
Arcana; $12.95
As I mentioned in last week's What Are You Reading? (where I incorrectly referred to it as Howard Lovecraft and the Ice Kingdom), I didn't care for Bruce Brown and Renzo Podesta's Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom. I liked Podesta's art for the most part, but some of his choices bothered me. Like, when a character sees a city of ice for the first time and marvels at how glorious and beautiful it is, maybe the audience should be able to see it too instead of just taking the character's word for it. The greater problem though was that it was that it was too clunky about the way it tried to balance Lovecraftian horror with a kids comics sensibility.
There were some cool, creepy moments, but they were ruined by simplistic characterization and actions that just didn't feel real. That's most clearly illustrated in the scene where young Howard Lovecraft meets C'thulhu for the first time. I'm not a Lovecraft scholar (hell, I'm barely even a fan), but I know that the elder gods are supposed to be huge and terrifying; that just looking at them drives people insane. But when Howard meets this monster, he runs away and beats the Deep One by stopping short at a cliff so that the pursuing Wile E. C'thulhu flies right over. Howard then saves the repentant beast and names him "Spot," a nickname the elder god gratefully accepts from his new master. The whole scene struck me as ridiculous and I wasn't sure how anyone could salvage Frozen Kingdom to make a better second volume. But Brown (with the help of new co-writer Dwight MacPherson) does.
Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom picks up where Frozen Kingdom leaves off in the story, but the tone is all different. This is a flawed comparison, but I kept thinking of Edward Gorey as I read it. Frozen Kingdom tried to be all-ages by throwing in things for both adults and kids, but failed because it was too easy to draw circles around its parts and say, "This is for kids" and "This is for grownups." Undersea's approach is the kind that Neil Gaiman's always advocating for: that it's okay to tell a story for children and make it good and scary. Kids will recognize themselves in Howard Lovecraft and think it's pretty cool that he has a monster for a friend (Howard doesn't treat him like a puppy in Undersea), a humorously loony dad (who was genuinely disturbing in the first book), and a dauntlessly resourceful cop as a mentor (a new and very welcome character). There's also a pretty awesome cat. And while readers are enjoying all that, they're encouraged to be good and creeped out by the world.
What Are You Reading? with Simon Monk
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading? This week's special guest is Simon Monk, an artist whose "Secret Identity" paintings we featured here on Robot 6 not too long ago. Monk is actually selling limited edition prints of his paintings on his website now, so go check them out.
To see what Simon and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below.
Previews: What Looks Good for March
It's time once again for our monthly trip through Previews looking for cool, new comics. As usual, we're focusing on graphic novels, collected volumes and first issues so that we don't have to come up with a new way to say, "Batwoman is still awesome!" every month. And we'll continue letting Tom and Carla do the heavy lifting in regards to DC and Marvel's solicitations.
One cool change this month and for the foreseeable future: I'm joined by Graeme McMillan who'll also be pointing out his favorites.
Finally, please feel free to play along in the comments. Tell us what we missed that you're looking forward to or – if you're a comics creator – mention your own stuff.
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The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist – I admit, I tend to run hot and cold on Clowes' output, but I'm a sucker for coffee-table career retrospectives, so the idea of taking 224 pages to look back at his career to date (with, of course, the traditional little-seen artwork and commentary) seems like a must-look at the very least. [Graeme]
Abstract Studios
Rachel Rising, Volume 1: The Shadow of Death – Terry Moore's latest series gets its first collection and I love the premise of a woman's waking up in a shallow grave with no memory of how she got there and needing to figure out who tried to kill to her. [Michael]
Lovecraft's Old Ones to infest IDW titles next year
In advance of this week's New York Comic Con, IDW Publishing announced a sequel to last year's Infestation crossover that will run from January through April.
Infestation 2, like its predecessor, will feature a supernatural threat that spreads into several different "universes" inhabited by IDW properties. Instead of zombies, this time around the threat is the "Old Ones" from horror writer H.P Lovercraft's stories. Duane Swierczynski (Birds of Prey, Cable) and David Messina, who drew the original Infestation series, are the creative team on the two-issue Infestation 2 series, while other creative teams will tackle the related books featuring Transformers, G.I. Joe, 30 Days of Night and more. Here's a breakdown of the event:
- Infestation 2 #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores on Jan. 25, with covers by Alex Garner and Livio Ramondelli.
- Infestation 2: Transformers #1 and #2 will be in stores on Feb. 1 and 15, respectively. It's by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Guido Guidi and is set in the "Hearts of Steel" timeline.
- Infestation 2: Dungeons & Dragons: Eberron #1 and #2 will be in stores on Feb. 8 and 22, respectively, written by Dungeons & Dragons novelist Paul Krill.
- Infestation 2: Team-up one-shot will be in stores on Feb. 29, featuring the Weekly World News' Bat Boy and Groom Lake's grey alien Archibald. It's by Chris Ryall and Alan Robinson, with covers by Eric Powell and Bill Morrison.
- Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 and #2 will be in stores on March 7 and 21, respectively, by Tristan Jones and Mark Torres.
- Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #1 and #2 will be in stores on March 14 and 28, respectively, by Mike Raicht and Valentine de Landro.
- Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night one-shot will be in stores on April 4, by Swierczynski and artist Stuart Sayger.
- Infestation 2 #2 will be available in stores on April 11.
Every issue of the event will feature a connected cover by artist Livio Ramondelli, and IDW will produce special incentive temporary tattoos with each issue. IDW will also release promotional ashcans in November with interviews and artwork.
Update: Comic Book Resources talks to Ryall about the project. He confirms that J. Scott Campbell's Danger Girl will be a part of the event, although she won't have her own series or one-shot tie-in. IDW will publish a new Danger Girl series next spring.
Rise again: Alexovich, Rausch on the return of Eldritch!
Back in April of 2010, writer Aaron Alexovich and artist Drew Rausch's Eldritch! battled nine other webcomics to win the monthly competition held by DC Comics' Zuda imprint. It was a hard-fought battle, and Eldritch! would ultimately earn the distinction of becoming the last Zuda winner, as DC shut down the competitions and ultimately the entire imprint soon after.
Eldritch! never had the opportunity to begin its run on the Zuda site, but that didn't stop Rausch and Alexovich from pushing forward. A little more than a year after their victory, their comic is finally being released by the duo in various digital formats, including through Graphicly, comiXology and via the comic's website.
The duo was kind enough to answer a few questions about and share some artwork from the new book. You can see even a longer preview on their site.
JK: Let's start with a question about how this project initially came together. What made you guys decide to enter the monthly Zuda contest? And how did you guys know each other before all of this?
Drew: I was aware of Aaron's existence from reading Serenity Rose way back when it was in single issues. I remember thinking "Man, this guy can write!" Seriously, each issue was a sequential novel. And I liked that. It had substance, wit and charm what with the "spooky" cute art. Eventually, I ended up asking Aaron to do a pin up for the second volume of my creator book Sullengrey. He and I just started chatting after that and found we both had a lot of similar tastes.
Last Zuda winner comes back to life
Last year Drew Rausch and Aaron Alexovich's Eldritch! was the winner of the final Zuda webcomics competition, but before the strip could begin its run, DC Comics shut down the site and imprint.
That might have slowed Rausch and Alexovich down, but it certainly didn't stop them, as they plan to release Eldritch! "to every digital device known to God, Man, and Shoggoth alike, including your desktop, iPad/iPod/iPhone, Android, Nook, Kindle, and eNecronomicon (pending)." That includes Graphicly and comiXology, as well as directly from their website as a PDF.
The comic will debut on June 15 for 99 cents, and the first nine pages are available to preview now ontheir website.
You can find the press release, which is kind of a fun one as far as press releases go, after the jump.
Tintin/Lovecraft mashups
The title says it all: Artist Murray Groat imagines what it would be like if the master of horror was writing Tintin.
Robot 666 | A Weird and Scratching Beauty: The Art of John Coulthart and Call of Cthulhu
Lovecraft is a hard act to follow, and an even harder one to adapt. "Oh you mean HP Lovecraft, the guy who came up with Cthulhu and all those cute little plush toys." Yeah, the guy who launched a thousand little cottage industries pumping out VOTE FOR CTHULHU: THE STARS ARE RIGHT bumper stickers and Mythos Hunting Guides and all that stuff. Yeah, him. I do wonder if he'd be tickled or appalled at his legacy and all the eldritch dust-catchers and t-shirts and radio plays.
Well, he'd probably like the radio plays. He'd probably have even approved of the silent film adaptation of THE CALL OF CTHULHU, arguably his single most famous piece of fiction, certainly the one that's lodged most deeply in the collective consciousness, for good or for ill. The film adaptation ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/ for the IMDB page, and it's streaming on Netflix) gets a solid recommendation from me, and anyone who knows me will tell you that I'm pretty hard to please as this stuff goes. Not because I think Lovecraft's every word is sacred and perfect. I don't. My relationship with HPL's work is problematic, mostly in terms of the execution. I like characters. I like it when characters drive the plot. HPL couldn't be bothered with that by and large, except when it was an incessant curiosity on the part of the players that made the eldritch secrets of the plot unfurl to their almost unerringly messy conclusions.
So I find HPL's conceptual work rightly celebrated even if I find his prose nigh-unimpenetrable at times. Which is why I'm often attracted to adaptations of his work, where creators have a desire to stick to the template that HPL laid out, and often there's some sense of respect for the source material, but it's filtered through a different sense of aesthetics. HPL-inspired stuff that stars HPL himself? Not so much. Though there was that beautifully-illustrated LOVECRAFT OGN with art by Enrique Breccia that was so wonderful that I simply didn't care about the story. Though I suppose there's an interesting vein to mine when talking about Lovecraft as fictional construct rather than historical figure, but that's for someone else to do.


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Can not get toadies to work in PSP10, tried all I know, no luck. Error message "PSP was unable to load plugin filter, the plug in may not be properly installed.Eye Candy, Super Blade ok, just tricky toadies. Anybody had the same problem, and solved it. I would love to know how. Thanks |
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Stardom, I have Toadies installed in PSPX...no, problem. Not sure why you can't get it.... Things to check.... It's best to make one folder named 'Toadies' and put all of the Toadies plugins in that folder. Did you put it in Documents/My PSP files/Plugins, folder ? Did you check to see that the folder is pointed to the 'File Location' ?....File > Preference > File Location. Did you close PSPX and re-open ? Joy |
Joy, I am now going to try exactly what you have advised.Keep your fingers crossed.I will let you know, thanks for responding. |
Joy,Tried, no luck, followed instructions, all the different filter names show up in effects, when I try to apply still getting error message.All other filters are ok just annoying toadies. |
Stardom, start over.... Remove the Toadies folder from the plugin folder. Store it some where where you can find it (i.e. My Documents). Maybe there is something wrong with the filters you downloaded. Download from the following site...I think it's where I got mine. If that doesn't work, email me and I will zip and send you a copy, of mine. Grafo Manic (scroll down the list to find Toadies) Joy |
Stardom, another thought.... Do you have the following DLLs installed ? If not, that could be the reason for Toadies not working.... PSPUG PSP Users Group (Installing Plugins) Joy |
joy, followed instructions,downloaded DLLs,downloaded new set of filters from Grafo Manic.Sad to say,filters still will not show. I want to thank you for taking the time to help. |
Stardom, well, this is the pits.... Are you having trouble with any other plugin ? Let's start over... Email me... Install the folder in.... Screen shot of mine... Joy |
Stardom, sorry, posted the wrong screen shot... Joy |
hello Joy, Thank you for the zipped toadies, tried, still no luck. I hate things that beat me, but this one has.Downloaded Mura's filter Meister 8bf, no problem installed easily. Now giving up on toadies, I want to thank you for your time and patience. |
hello joy, Ignore the last posting, success!!!!! I find it hard to give up. I downloaded MSVCRT10 put it in the wrong folder, should be in Windows/system32 folder, silly me.They are all showing beautifully now. Thank you so much.Bye |
Stardom, I'm soooo glad you were able to get Toadies installed...sooooo aggravating :-) Joy |
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Hi. I've been trying to download Toadies plugins and filters but keep getting Page not Found. Can anybody zip them to me please? email@example.com Thanks |
I've got toadies 2 zipped I"ll send. |
- Posted by crumblepenny (My Page) on Tue, Oct 7, 08 at 15:29
Thank you so much for sending the Toadies to me - I really appreciate it and am enjoying trying out the effects. I have been a member of this site for some time now and often view the messages - and have posted some previously myself. I love my garden and plants, but I also love photography. If you'd like to have a look at some of my shots, you can see them on the link below. Thanks again :o) |
Here is a link that might be useful: missmoneypenny
Glad to be able to help. |
- Posted by xoxspankyxox (My Page) on Wed, Nov 12, 08 at 22:14
I am having issues with installing my Toadies. It worked fine up till i had to do a format the other day.. I am using PSP9 - it worked fine b4 and i installed it the same way i had the last time... I can't figure out what is causing them to not work all other plugs are working fine. The error I get is May not be installed properly or missing files.(Plugin: t_Boost.8bf) I never got this error before Can someone assist me?? Yes its in the correct folder I just can't figure out why it wont work :( if anyone can assist me on this .. u can contact me via email @ firstname.lastname@example.com |
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Within a shingled Hyde Park cottage, an original soda fountain from the 1930s—complete with silver faucets and a mirror-inlaid bar—has dispensed handmade ice cream since 1984. Today, Goody's Soda Fountain & Candy Stores models its housemade cones after krumkake—Scandinavian waffle cookies—and fills them with rotating flavors of ice cream churned in small batches every day. Cold meets hot with toppings such as housemade hot fudge and bittersweet, which contains twice as much chocolate as traditional hot fudge. Goody's also pulls shots of espresso from a coffee bar and fills glass jars with more than 50 flavors of Jelly Belly jellybeans. The shop celebrates holidays with seasonal treats such as Valentine's Day chocolate assortments, chocolate bunnies for Easter, and portable voting-booth snacks for Election Day.
On hand to help navigate the ever-changing selection is a "helpful staff . . . as sweet as the candy," according to Boise Weekly. Guests slurp up their sweets amid the chocolate-brown and cream-white antique decor or, in the summer, on a garden patio hedged in by flower boxes.
Each week, Brown Box Organics' staff updates its menu to showcase the freshest in-season fruits and vegetables. The crew works with local farmers to source certified organic produce from carrots to kiwis to avocados. They also supply artisanal breads and local, organic meats and dairy. All goods arrive at customers' doors via free delivery.
Seasoned barkeeps fill glasses with the aromatic pours from a rotating selection of 12 wines, and the cellar stocks a slew of bottled vintages from Idaho wineries to far-flung international locales. Guests can also indulge in sips of 38 domestic and international beers. It's all a part of the new ownership at Corkscrews, who complement their libations with a freshly concocted menu that showcases pizza, salads, a spread of cheeses, and desserts, from cheesecake to ice cream with almonds. On top of filling Corkscrews' cozy environs with daily live entertainment, the owners enjoy renting out the facility and its team of wine handlers for private events such as holiday parties and Flat Earth Society meetings.
Gandolfo's slices up fresh meats daily and flings more than 70 different sandwiches out the window of a yellow cab in true NYC style. Carryout or dine-in on specialties such as the piping-hot Mama Leone ($5.69 for half order, $8.89 for whole order) and the meatlessly delicious Madison Square Garden ($4.49/$7.69), or punch your stamp-licker with a Knuckle sandwich ($8.89)—hot pastrami on sourdough with cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan, lettuce, tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, olives, mayo, and butter. See the menu for the exhaustive list of bread-bordered options.
At The Cornerstone Bistro, Chef Benjamin Thorpe composes a different menu every week based on the fresh, seasonal ingredients made available by local farmers. Specializing in northern Italian and fusion American cuisine, he transforms Mother Nature's organic offerings into rustic small plates, innovative entrees, and homemade desserts, such as pies and tarts aromatic enough to hang from a car's rearview mirror. A weekly chef's table slides Chef Thorpe's edible handiwork further into the spotlight, inviting diners to gather for a lineup of specially prepared courses during meals outfitted with specific themes.
If one word had to describe Coeur d'Alene Cellars' attitude toward winemaking, it would probably be "meticulous." During each stage of creation, from vineyard selection and harvest to bottling, winemakers carefully supervise and adjust conditions to suit their visions. They hand-harvest fruit from their eastern Washington vineyards only on days that fit specific temperature conditions. Between pickings, the vines are pruned for low yields that concentrate flavor and quality. And their syrah and viognier grapes are both hand-sorted the night of harvest before they're pressed and fermented.
That process is carefully controlled as well. Syrah blends first ferment in open-top vessels, allowing for closer management of color and tannins. Only later do they age inside French and American oak barrels, like former daredevils bent on reliving their trip over Niagara Falls. Viognier blends, on the other hand, spend both fermentation and aging periods in small oak barrels.
The resulting well-balanced wines can claim myriad accolades from publications such as Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast. Their 2004 Sarah's cuvée viognier, for instance, earned 89 points from Wine Enthusiast, which praised its "good balance" of "peach, apricot, sour lemon candy and even a bit of cinnamon." Current vintages include the 2007 Alder Ridge Vineyard syrah, whose smooth body supports flavors of berries, vanilla, and cinnamon that conclude in a lingering finish.
These and other wines are poured at Coeur d'Alene's onsite wine bar, Barrel Room No. 6. Inside, sleek red walls help create an upscale vibe. Glasses perch beneath pendant lighting on the bar or glitter on top of old wine barrels repurposed as tables. As customers sip, knowledgeable wait staff can suggest ways to bring out the wines' subtle flavors by nibbling aromatic cheese pairings or the hem of a neighbor's freshly laundered shirt.


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For over three years we have supplied the Eden Project with their fish requirements. Rob Wing works with Chef Tony Henshaw in selecting the finest sustainable Cornish fish for this orgnisation who are one of the "hallmarks" of sustainability.
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The why, what, who, where, when, and how of RICA
RICA stands for the Regulation of Interception of Communications and provision of communication-related information Act. It's a law passed by the South African government last year that requires all cellphone users to register their numbers.
The aim of this legislation is to help law enforcement agencies to identify cellphone users and track criminals using cellphones for illegal activities.
All contract and prepaid cellphone numbers and data SIM cards must be registered by 30 June 2011:
- New cellphone numbers must be registered in order to be activated
- Existing cellphone numbers must be registered to ensure that the number does not get disconnected
- Businesses are required to nominate an authorized representative who will register all the company SIMs on the account in the company's name
The deadline for registrations, which must be done in person, is 30 June 2011. You can register at any Cell C store or participating outlet. Just be sure to take your SIM card, green barcoded ID book, and a proof of address (any document that includes your name and address such as a bank statement, municipal rates account, lease agreement, etc) with you.
If you live in an informal residence you must provide a letter and/or affidavit of the address of a local school or church where you receive your post. This proof must be on an official letterhead or have the stamp of the school, church or retail store. All of this information will be kept completely confidential.
For Non-South African Citizens
In order for non-South African citizens to register for RICA, you need your passport, SIM card and proof of physical address. Any one of the following is sufficient for proof of physical address:
- Residential or employment address
- Bank statement
- Water and lights account
- Phone account
- TV license
- Lease agreement
- Vehicle lease agreement
A step-by-step guide
RICA is easy with Cell C. Just follow these three steps:
Step 1:
Make sure you have the following items with you:
You need to bring the following details with you to register:
- barcoded green identity book
- SIM card
- proof of physical address (such as a bank statement, retail or water and lights account)
As proof of physical address, customers who live in an informal residence must bring a letter from their nearest school, church or retail store where they live or receive post, OR a template can be obtained from any Cell C store. An affidavit with a police station stamp will also be accepted.
Step 2:
Go to your nearest Cell C store to register.
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Familycare Healthcenter - Patrick Street Plaza - Kanawha County
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Charleston, WV - 25312
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Services Provided: Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric Health Care, Women's Health and Prenatal Care, Social and Nutritional Services, Dentistry.
FamilyCare HealthCenter is a Community Health Center dedicated to providing high quality, cost effective health care to families, regardless of their ability to pay, with a special focus on women's health.
Services are provided through a team of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, health educators and support staff in a manner that respects the dignity and uniqueness of the individual.
We accept most insurance plans (including Medicaid and Medicare) and services are available on a sliding fee scale for those who qualify.
This is a health care center funded by the federal government. This means even if you have no insurance you can be covered. The center is also income based for those making an income. This health center can cover services such as checkups, treatment, pregnancy care (where applicable), immunizations and child care (where applicable), prescription medicine and mental and substance abuse where applicable. Contact them at the number provided for full details.
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Two women sentenced in $7.5 million Maryland mortgage fraud case
In the following press release from the FBI it was announced that Orpel Tucker, 44, of Washington, D.C., and Tania Firmani, 46, of Brooms Island, Maryland, have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that cost mortgage lenders more than $1.3 million.
Tucker was sentenced on May 16, 2013, to a 37-month prison term, and Firmani was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration. Both appeared before the Honorable Reggie B. Walton in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The sentences were announced by U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr.; Gary R. Barksdale, Inspector in Charge, Washington Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Joseph W. Clarke, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office; and William P. White, Commissioner of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking.


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When Michael Merisola, owner of CooCooU mid-century modern furniture, decided that it was time to make a bold move from his longstanding retail store on Hertel Avenue to a warehouse and showroom on Chandler Street (see here), fans of the store wondered what would happen to the soon-to-be empty iconic shop that he was leaving behind. After Michael hosted a "moving sale" at the Hertel location, I learned that the empty storefront had indeed found a new owner/operator, and one that would fill the shoes of CooCooU better than just about anyone. You might recall that back in October of 2011 I stumbled upon a shop located just off of Hertel called Essential Home Decor. Well, it turns out that store owner Catherine Newman has opted to occupy Michael's former CooCooU location in order to increase exposure for her business.
Essential Home Decor heads to Hertel
Essential Home Decor is going to be the perfect fit for Hertel. Catherine has got an incredible eye when it comes to antiques, and many of her items are mid-century modern in nature, though much different than the mono-directional pieces that Michael carried. "I really want to carry items from the 50s, 60s and 70s," Catherine told me. "But I love the antiques, and they sell well for me… especially the dining room and bedroom sets. I also want to sell more original artwork from the local art community."
It's nice to see these types of storefronts filling up so quickly on Hertel. When it comes to antiques in the city, the street can't be beat. Essential Home Decor has got amazing furniture finds and quality accessories, all at very reasonable prices. I look forward to visiting the store when it opens in just a few weeks.
All in all, this set of moves is just what North Buffalo needed. CooCooU has invested in an entirely new commercial area (along with Horsefeathers and The Kennel Club), and a quality antique store moved from the fringe of the Hertel district to a prime location on the street. Not a bad day's work if you ask me.


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Roadway Worker Training (RWT) is one of several companies tasked with helping the country's railroad industry keep up to date on their safety, compliance and technical training. Inspectors and training teachers in the field collect data from the various freight companies around the country and send their forms to a home office.
While historically that meant filling out paperwork and mailing in forms, the digital age meant the work could be done with a portable computer in hand. Smartphones were deemed too small to work on and laptops were seen as potentially too cumbersome. Therefore, RWT looked to tablets to support its field workers.
Instead of an off-the-shelf option, RWT chose the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1, a rugged 10-inch Android-based tablet. The Toughpad also come installed with 4G LTE connectivity from AT&T to ensure their inspectors and training teachers could send and receive information from even the most remote location. "The biggest benefit by far, is just instant access to collecting information," said Roadway Worker in Charge Sean Quigley. "As soon as the day is over I hit the send button, and my paperwork is finished."
("DEVICES: Choosing your next tablet: The operational advantage" will be a key session at TabletBiz conference & expo in NYC on Nov. 13)
Finding a paper solution for tablets
As part of their duties, RWT's workforce of nearly 100 veteran railroad professionals must frequently collect data from around the country and submit reports back to the home office.
Until recently, this data was collected by hand on notepads and manual invoices before it was faxed to the main office to be sorted and sent to railway clients. With such a labor-intensive pen-and-paper based system, paperwork was not always legible or submitted promptly. The written system had many issues.
"The employee in the field would complete the form and they could potentially skip a field," said Jennifer Wiethman, a systems manager at RWT. "The quality was not very good, at times, when the fax came in. And, they may not send it that very day; they may not have access to the office equipment to do that."
To help keep ahead of the paperwork issue, RWT decided to add the ProntoForms app list on its Toughpad devices. The software helps the RWT employees complete customized forms that have required fields, like signatures. Additionally, they can capture text, pictures, barcodes and GPS and time information, and submit their work directly to the back office system or to other data destinations like the cloud.
Below is a short video explaining the process.
(The Panasonic Toughpad – do more in rugged field conditions. This whitepaper profiles the Panasonic Toughpad, and how its unique and durable features, combined with mobile business solutions, are allowing field workers in rugged conditions to get more done: view it now.)


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Definition of the noun hardliner
What does hardliner mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: hardliners
- a conservative who is uncompromising
- lexical domain: People - nouns denoting people
- more generic words: conservative / conservativist = a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Hardliner was a Canadian hard rock band from St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador that formed in 1999. The band performed at St. John's music venues and released a six-song EP, entitled 'Generation Why?' in 2001. The band had interviews on Canada's CBC Radio, as well as interviews and live footage aired on MuchMusic's programme Going Coastal.
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Encyclopedia of Human Rights (2009)
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conservative hardliner Abdullah al-Barrak who sued liberal colleague Hamza al- Muzaini for defaming him in a newspaper article. In 2005 the king declared that the court, which had already issued a verdict of guilty, imposed a prison sentence ...
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The Western Groundfish Conference moves to Oregon in 2016. Updates will be posted here as conference organizers proceed.
Conference Photos
If you have any photos of the conference please email them to us at email@example.com and we'll post them to the slide show here.
Presentation Slides Update
Thanks to all who have given permission to post their talk slides on the website. The following presenter's slides are now available on the Programs page:
Cheryl Barnes
Joe Bizzarro
Elizabeth Conners
Jahnava Duryea
Matthew Eagleton
Katy Echave
Kari Fenske
John Field
Robyn Forrest
Alejandro Frid
Kristen Green
Troy Guy
Kelli Johnson
Heather Kelley
Peter Kuriyama
Mary Jo Lindsley
Davy Lowry
Mary Elizabeth Matta
Lynn Mattes
Susanne McDermott
Kevin McNeel
Brandon Owashi
Bob Pacunski
Jodi Pirtle
April Rebert
Cara Rodgveller
Sean Rooney
David Sampson
Katherine Schmidt
Susan Sogard
Rick Starr
Szymon Surma
Cindy Tribuzio
Scott Wallace
Steve Whitney
Benjamin Williams
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Thanks to all for a successful conference,
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Final Program Schedule
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Visual Surveys Planning Meeting
The draft agenda for the Visual Surveys Planning Meeting is now available on the Program page.
Conference Networking and File Sharing
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Once you are connected to the network, a computer named WGCFILESERVER will appear in your Windows Explorer (and hopefully whatever the Mac equivalent is). If you open the WGCFILESERVER computer via the Windows Explorer you will see a number of shared folders, each one named after one of the presenters in the format Lastname_Firstname.
During registration you will be provided with a username and password that will allow you to connect to the shared folder named after you. Only you and the WGC admin staff will have access to your folder; it will not be accessible to any of the other presenters. To connect to your folder, just double-click on it and enter your username and password. You can also map a drive letter to it if you wish. In addition to your personal shared folder, you and all presenters will have read/write permissions on a folder called "public".
Program and Posters
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Oral Presentations
Oral presentations for the 2014 Western Groundfish Conference can be submitted via email attachment to email@example.com any time up to midnight Sunday, February 9th. Please give the presenter's name and presentation title in the email subject line.
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I have changed the overall theme for the site to a more modern "curve" theme. It will be the one everyone uses from now on, you will not be able to alter it on your own. It will make things a whole lot easier for me to maintain.THNXthe Management
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Sounds like perhaps the client was lowering and let the end of the rope go through the device.http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/18/news/hancock/acadia-officials-to-meet-with-owner-of-climbing-service-after-falls/?ref=relatedBox
Every time you guide, you are actually soloing.
I think that it is what happen actually. and you have to do some thing because the population can't trust guide any more.
Quote from: Admin Al on July 19, 2013, 10:17:18 PMEvery time you guide, you are actually soloing.I don't know Al, I've heard of a couple different NC guides whipping on clients. They're both alive.
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Player Availability - Grant Howarth
Thursday 7th June 2012
Teenage full back Grant Howarth is on the lookout for a new club after being released by Dumbarton after two years with the Sons at under-19 level.
Howarth said, "I have been with Dumbarton at this age group for two years and also played in it for one season with East Stirling."
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Category Archives: Dental Pipeline
How to Advance Minority Health? Broaden Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Dentistry.
To mark National Minority Health Month, the Human Capital Blog asked several Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars to respond to questions about improving health care for all. In this post, Dora Elías McAllister, PhD, director of grant programs at the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), responds to the question, "Minority health is advanced by combating disparities and promoting diversity. How do these two goals overlap?" The ADEA is a partner in the Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute, which is supported by RWJF.
Creating an ethnically/racially diverse workforce is a significant challenge facing dental education.[i] Black/African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders[ii] make up approximately 32 percent of the U.S. population,[iii] yet represent only about 13 percent of dental school graduates.[iv] Racial/ethnic differences can also be found in access to dental care. For example, Native American and Hispanic/Latino children are least likely to have dental insurance and Hispanic/Latino children have the highest risk of never having seen a dentist.[v] A commitment to combating oral health disparities must be a priority for all dental school graduates, but encouraging and enabling students from populations that are underrepresented in dental education and experiencing oral health access problems to enter and graduate from dental school has strong implications for improving oral health disparities.
Human Capital News Roundup: New Jersey nurses, increasing diversity in dentistry, taxes on alcohol, and more.
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees. Some recent examples:
The New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI), a project of RWJF and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, has graduated its first cohort of doctorally prepared nurses, NJ Spotlight reports. The new graduates are on track to become nursing professors, to help address New Jersey's staggering 10.5 percent nurse faculty vacancy rate. Read more about the New Jersey Nursing Scholars who graduate this month.
In an op-ed for the Daily Journal, New Jersey Nursing Scholar Marlin Gross, MSN, APN, NP-C, writes, "I'm able to combine my love of nursing practice and education because NJNI put me on a fast track to a master's degree in nursing… I also benefited from the program's professional and personal development activities and its many mentoring and networking opportunities. But most importantly, NJNI helped me re-imagine my future. I now see myself as an emerging nurse leader and plan to enroll in a doctorate program in the fall to realize that vision." Robert P. Wise, FACHE, a member of NJNI's Leadership Council, also wrote about NJNI in an op-ed for The Times of Trenton.
Insight Into Diversity reports on the Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute, an RWJF-funded project led by the American Dental Education Association and the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. It is funding dental schools to create new recruitment projects that will help increase the number of underrepresented students at their institutions. Read a post on the RWJF Human Capital Blog by National Learning Institute Director Paul Glassman.
Expanding Diversity in the Oral Health Workforce
Kim D'Abreu is Senior Vice President for Access, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Policy Center at the American Dental Education Association. D'Abreu was previously the deputy director for the Pipeline Profession and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This is part of a series of posts looking at diversity in the health care workforce.
Words Matter
The words we use matter. That's why the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is shifting the conversation away from the "deficit model" for recruiting students from underserved backgrounds. ADEA is specifically avoiding language that suggests "the numbers just aren't there" or "the pool is not qualified." When we describe underserved students as low-income or less prepared educationally, it suggests that the problem lies with them. It undervalues the students and ignores the wealth that they bring to the table in terms of cultural competence, initiative, and willingness to provide care to communities that need it most. But far worse, the deficit model allows the real institutional obstacles that these students face to remain in place.
Increasing Dental Student Diversity Starts With Admission Committees
Although the number of students applying to dental schools has risen in the last decade, the number of minority students has not risen proportionately. Simply increasing the applicant pool does not guarantee that diversity in the student body will increase, because underrepresented students often struggle to compete as the number of applicants increases and other students may have higher grade point averages and Dental Admission Test scores.
In 2005, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Pipeline, Professions, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program, created a workshop program to help dental schools foster admissions practices that increase diversity. To date, nearly half of all U.S. dental schools have hosted the ADEA Admissions Committee Workshop.
Now, to further the reach of these promising practices, with support from RWJF, ADEA has developed a web-based resource to generate discussion among admission committee members and to encourage a more diverse student body. Transforming Admissions: A Practical Guide to Fostering Student Diversity in Dental Students includes information on the importance of diversity in higher education and dentistry, tips and discussion topics for admission committees, and data and resources including PowerPoint slides from the ADEA Admissions Committee Workshop.
"We've seen from researchers, educators, policy-makers, and even courts that diversity provides a better educational experience for all students and leads to improved access to care," ADEA President Leo E. Rouse, D.D.S., said in a statement. "This new tool for ADEA members will aid in admissions and accreditation, processes that are absolutely critical to academic dental institutions."
Third in a Series: Opportunities in Oral Health
On July 13, the Institute of Medicine released reports calling for expanded access to oral health care. In this post, Paul Glassman, D.D.S., M.A., M.B.A., a professor of dental practice and director of community oral health at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, discusses innovative models for improving the oral health of vulnerable and underserved populations. See all the posts in this series.
With the release of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations oral health is again highlighted on the national stage. This report, together with the IOM's report on Advancing Oral Health in America released earlier this year, represent landmark calls to action on improving the oral health of the nation. I was privileged to serve on the IOM Committee on Oral Health Access to Services that produced the "Improving Access" report.
In a time when resources are dwindling, and public programs are being reduced, I find hope and opportunity for the future of oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. Generally in times when things are going well, people become complacent with the status quo and policy-makers are reluctant to contemplate big changes. Now, however, there is strong desire to find innovative solutions that will improve quality and lower costs.
At the highest level, the Affordable Care Act established the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The new Center has $10 billion to "test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for those who get Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) benefits." Oral health advocates inside and outside CMS are urging the Center to include oral health innovations in its portfolio of activities.
The IOM reports also urge expanding use of previously tested models and further testing of innovative models for improving oral health of vulnerable and underserved populations. There are a number of models that have been developed that can potentially help more people get better oral health at lower cost. In this blog posting, I'll briefly describe several I am familiar with although there are many others that are ongoing as well.
Second in a Series: A Call to Action on Oral Health Care
On July 13, the Institute of Medicine released reports calling for expanded access to oral health care. Esther Lopez, D.D.S., a graduate of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Dental Pipeline program, gave the following interview to the Human Capital Blog on the reports, as part of our ongoing Voices from the Field series. Lopez is a volunteer dentist and member of the Dental Advisory Committee at Goldie's Place, a support center for the homeless in Chicago which houses a dental clinic. See all the posts in this series.
Human Capital Blog: The IOM report recommends the integration of oral health care into overall health care by training non-dental health care professionals to screen for oral disease and administer preventive care. What do you think of this approach to reaching underserved populations?
Esther Lopez: I definitely agree with this, mostly for the obvious reason that people who are losing out in dental health care are children and the elderly. Those two populations are the ones that visit primary providers the most – for a simple cold, the flu, a slip and fall accident – so having exposure to primary providers and non-dental health care professionals would be easier and more accessible. In order for this to happen we have to have more training available for these non-dental professionals. I see a lot of patients who come to Goldie's Place with dental abscesses and things that need to be drained, that could be drained at a hospital. They go to a hospital are told that nothing can be done for them.
First in a Series: A Call to Action on Oral Health Care
On July 13, the Institute of Medicine released reports calling for expanded access to oral health care. In this post, Denise Davis, Dr.P.H, M.P.A., an RWJF program officer and the guiding force behind the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Dental Pipeline program, discusses the consequences of a decade of inaction, the most promising courses at this time of fiscal constraint at the federal and state levels, and invites readers to share their views. See all the posts in this series.
Ten years after the release of the Surgeon General's report describing the oral health crisis in America, little has changed. This year, in an effort to bring this critical issue back into the spotlight for policy-makers, clinicians and the American public, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), released two reports – one in concert with the National Research Council.
These reports, Advancing Oral Health in America and Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations, build on the Surgeon General's report of 2000 highlighting the importance and centrality of good oral health to overall health. The former highlights the need for leadership in this area by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and presents a set of organized ideals for creating improvement while the latter provides a vision for oral health access and quality for all Americans.
These reports reiterate where persistent gaps in oral health access and care delivery exist and suggest what organized principles and system-level changes should be adopted to improve the current status of many underserved and vulnerable groups.
Unfortunately, progress in the area of oral health for the most vulnerable within our population is painstakingly slow, as evidenced by the previous decade of inaction. Given the current fiscal constraints at the federal and state levels, it will be critically important to give consideration to the recommendations in these reports while simultaneously looking into other approaches such as foundation studies, creative multi-stakeholder innovative demonstrations, state-level projects, etc. in order to stimulate future progress.
Expanding Access to Oral Care
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council released a report Wednesday that makes a compelling and urgent case for expanding access to basic oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. Commissioned by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the California HealthCare Foundation, the report assesses the oral health care system and offers recommendations for ways to improve oral health care for children, seniors, minorities and other underserved populations.
Among its recommendations is the integration of oral health care into overall health care, by training non-dental health care professionals to screen for oral disease and administer preventive care. The report also recommends an improved dental education system that includes residencies and clinical experience with vulnerable and underserved populations, and increased recruitment to bring more people from minority, low-income and rural populations into the oral care field.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is working to promote and increase diversity in the dental workforce. Its Summer Medical and Dental Education Program works with college freshmen and sophomores from underrepresented populations to increase the competitiveness of their applications for dental or medical school. The free, six-week summer academic enrichment program operates at 12 sites across the country. RWJF's Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community Based Dental Education Program (the Dental Pipeline program) operated until 2010, reaching dental schools all across the country with strategies that increased diversity in the profession and increased access to oral health care among underserved populations.
A Q/A with RWJF's Denise Davis: Diversity and Oral Health
Denise Davis, Dr.P.H., is an RWJF program officer, and the guiding force behind RWJF's Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community Based Dental Education program (the Dental Pipeline program). The program ran from 2001 to 2010, working to increase diversity in the dental profession and to increase access to oral health care among underserved populations. Davis gave the following interview to the Human Capital Blog on May 16, 2011, as part of our RWJF Leaders series of blog posts.
Human Capital Blog: Now that RWJF's Dental Pipeline program has been completed, how would you assess its impact?
Denise Davis: One focus of the program was to expand the pipeline of diverse applicants to dental schools. Among the most important things we did was to look carefully at admissions committee processes. We hoped to discover how we could retool and retrain admissions committees. And, in fact, we're still funding the work of the American Dental Education Association in that area, even after the Dental Pipeline program has ended. In any event, we succeeded in this first goal of extending access to a more diverse group of applicants. Quite simply, the number of minority students went up.
The other thing we focused on was expanding the clinical rotations of dental students. Dental schools have their own clinics, and they typically require students in their junior and senior years to practice what they've learned there. But they rarely extend those rotations to community clinics. So we required schools participating in the program to create contractual relationships with community clinics, and extend the time that students were engaged in these rotations.


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Community health workers�can help poor and minority groups access some cancer screening services
Community health workers can improve appropriate use of some cancer screening services among�minority and low-income patients and may boost their health knowledge, according to a new evidence report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).�However, the�report could not determine other ways these workers influence health behaviors, health outcomes, or use of other health services because of conflicting or absent study findings.
Community health workers often work as extensions of the health care system in medically underserved areas. They are viewed as important to�strategies for narrowing health care gaps�among low-income, less educated, and minority groups,�as well as Americans as a whole. Because they tend to be from the same background as the patients in the community they serve, community�health workers can provide culturally competent health education and counseling about diseases, preventive health care, and use of health services.
Researchers at the AHRQ-supported RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center reviewed studies�on the effectiveness of community workers�compared with other health education methods, such as�nurse-led education, mass marketing of health information, and usual care. They found evidence that community health workers can improve people's knowledge of preventive health measures and boost their use of�cervical cancer screening, mammography screening, and asthma self-management. However, the researchers did not find evidence that community health workers were more effective than other health care interventions when it comes to getting people into the clinic for clinical breast examination, colorectal cancer screening, management of their chronic diseases, and for most maternal and child health indicators.�
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Tomb Reveals Ancient Egypt's Humiliating Secret
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July 28, 2003, Monday
Byline: Dalya Alberge
Dalya Alberge reports on how details of crushing defeat by another Nile superpower were kept hidden.
Ancient Egyptians "airbrushed" out of history one of their most humiliating defeats in battle, academics believe.
In what the British Museum described as the discovery of a lifetime, a 3,500-year-old inscription shows that the Sudanese kingdom of Kush came close to destroying its northern neighbour.
The revelation is contained in 22 lines of sophisticated hieroglyphics deciphered by Egyptologists from the British Museum and Egypt after their discovery in February in a richly decorated tomb at El Kab, near Thebes, in Upper Egypt.
Vivian Davies, Keeper of the museum's Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, said: "In many ways this is the discovery of a lifetime, one that changes the textbooks. "We're absolutely staggered by it."
The inscription details previously unknown important battles unprecedented "since the time of the god" the beginning of time. Experts now believe that the humiliation of defeat was one that the Ancient Egyptians preferred to omit from their historical accounts.
Contemporary Egyptian descriptions had led historians to assume that the kingdom of Kush was a weak and barbaric neighbouring state for hundreds of years, although it boasted a complex society with vast resources of gold dominating the principal trade routes into the heart of Africa. It did eventually conquer Egypt, in the 8th century BC.
Mr. Davies, who headed the joint British Museum and Egyptian archaeological team, said: "Now it is clear that Kush was a superpower which had the capacity to invade Egypt. It was a huge invasion, one that stirred up the entire region, a momentous event that is previously undocumented.
"They swept over the mountains, over the Nile, without limit. This is the first time we've got evidence. Far from Egypt being the supreme power of the Nile Valley, clearly Kush was at that time.
"Had they stayed to occupy Egypt, the Kushites might have eliminated it. That's how close Egypt came to extinction. But the Egyptians were resilient enough to survive, and shortly afterwards inaugurated the great imperial age known as the New Kingdom. The Kushites weren't interested in occupation. They went raiding for precious objects, a symbol of domination. They did a lot of damage."
The inscription was found between two internal chambers in a rock-cut tomb that was covered in soot and dirt. It appeared gradually as the grime was removed.
Mr. Davies said: "I thought it would be a religious text, but it turned out to be historical. Gradually, a real narrative emerged, a brand new text inscribed in red paint, reading from right to left."
The tomb belonged to Sobeknakht, a Governor of El Kab, an important provincial capital during the latter part of the 17th Dynasty (about 1575-1550 BC).
The inscription describes a ferocious invasion of Egypt by armies from Kush and its allies from the south, including the land of Punt, on the southern coast of the Red Sea. It says that vast territories were affected and describes Sobeknakht's heroic role in organising a counter-attack.
The text takes the form of an address to the living by Sobeknakht: "Listen you, who are alive upon earth . . . Kush came . . . aroused along his length, he having stirred up the tribes of Wawat . . . the land of Punt and the Medjaw . . ." It describes the decisive role played by "the might of the great one, Nekhbet", the vulture-goddess of El Kab, as "strong of heart against the Nubians, who were burnt through fire", while the "chief of the nomads fell through the blast of her flame".
The discovery explains why Egyptian treasures, including statues, stelae and an elegant alabaster vessel found in the royal tomb at Kerma, were buried in Kushite tombs: they were war trophies.
Mr. Davies said: "That has never been properly explained before. Now it makes sense. It's the key that unlocks the information. Now we know they were looted trophies, symbols of these kings' power over the Egyptians. Each of the four main kings of Kush brought back looted treasures."
The alabaster vessel is contemporary with the latter part of the 17th Dynasty. It bears a funerary text "for the spirit of the Governor, Hereditary Prince of Nekheb, Sobeknakht". Now it is clear that it was looted from Sobeknakht's tomb, or an associated workshop, by the Kushite forces and taken back to Kerma, where it was buried in the precincts of the tomb of the Kushite king who had led or inspired the invasion.
The El Kab tomb was looted long ago, probably in antiquity. There is more to investigate at the enormous site and the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt is now making such work a priority.
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