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Nearly six of every 10 of the 3.7 million people entering New York's central business district each weekday rely on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter rails, subways and buses. New York's vibrant economy relies on the MTA's services, and providing these services is expensive.
In fiscal year 2013, the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) ran a deficit of $668 million. Final numbers for fiscal year 2014 have not been released, but the estimated deficit is $645 million. The imbalance between revenues and expenditures is expected to worsen from $702 million in fiscal year 2015 to $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2018.
Municipal garbage collection in New York City is exceptionally expensive -- the public-sector cost is more than double private-sector charges and much higher than collection costs in other cities. This fall provides a great opportunity to address the problem.
New York City's system for collecting and disposing of garbage is exceptionally expensive, and now is the time for the de Blasio Administration to address the problem.
For months, the biggest fiscal uncertainty for the city has been how Mayor de Blasio would handle negotiations with the municipal unions that have been working without contracts. The tentative agreement with the teachers union last week and the executive budget released Thursday reveal the mayor's solution.
PATH—the rail transit system of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—is the only mass transit system in the nation with no tax subsidy. That should be changed, and responsibility for running PATH should be shifted to New Jersey Transit.
The tentative agreement between the city and the teachers union resolves major uncertainty surrounding the city's financial plan and ensures some stability in labor relations with a major segment of the city workforce for the next five years.
Amidst the national controversy over the creation of health insurance exchanges or marketplaces, the launch and early months of New York's official health plan marketplace stand out. Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Departments of Health and Financial Services deserve recognition for an impressive start, even as further refinements are underway.
Central to addressing the challenge of income inequality that Mayor Bill de Blasio has articulated so passionately is the need to ensure New York City's economy continues to grow and more New Yorkers are employed in middle-class jobs.


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16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, having lordship (And so the Lord God of hosts, who ruleth, or who is sovereign), saith these things, Wailing shall be in all streets, and in all things that be withoutforth it shall be said, Woe! Woe! and they shall call an earth-tiller to mourning, and them that know how to wail, to wailing. | 16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the LORD God Almighty, says: "There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail. |
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The NEPSA Awards will once again be the kick-off event for The Meeting Film Festival October 2-4, 2014. The NEPSA Awards are a chance to check out some creative shorts from local and regional crews that have an emphasis on fun. Don't miss the show so you can cheer for your favorite video and help them win some of the $3,500 in prize money!
The NEPSA Video Awards will be back in the Wheeler Opera House once again on Thursday, October 2nd and offer athletes and filmmakers from the region an opportunity to showcase their talents and compete for a cash prize. Athletes are invited to create video and multimedia presentations using music, video, photography and other mediums, while incorporating one of the following themes: Huck Dynasty, Sick Day and Aspen Problems. Winners take home a share of the $3,500 prize purse.
For more information please scroll down below the videos or contact Brendan Collins at firstname.lastname@example.com or 970-300-7038.
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Submissions are due Thursday, September 18 by 5 p.m.
2013 NEPSA Awards 1st Place - Andy Curtis for "Dawn Patrol: The Real and Amazing Story of Aspen Mountain Mogul Makers"
Have fun with this and don't be afraid to try something new! If you have any questions or need ideas feel free to contact the events department. These are the first snow films shown before the season. It should be your goal to impress, make us laugh, and psych everyone up for the season!


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The Inn at Greatworth is a cosy, family, village pub with a great community atmosphere. It has been awarded a Cask Marque for its excellent range of Real Ales and it serves good quality home cooked food.
The pub has facilities for various games, Darts, Aunt Sally and Skittles and hosts occasional music events.
Many buildings in the heart of the village are crafted from the local Northamptonshire grey stone, which is unique to the area. Nearby is Greatworth Park, on the site of a former RAF base, which provided a significant vantage point during WWII and locals say it marks the highest point between England and Siberia.
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I was reflecting recently on bad bosses I have either had personally or that were in an organization in which I worked. Sadly in years past I may have played some of these roles as a boss.
Do you identify with any of these bad boss types:
The Bully Boss: This boss beats production out of employees. Employees feel intimidated, which causes them to perform at less than capable performance levels.
The Passive Boss: This boss refuses to lead employees, will not confront problems, and allows dissension among employees. Employees run the show and politics destroys progress.
The Fence Leaner Boss: This boss always sees the grass as greener in another position in the organization or in another organization. Employees feel abandoned without a voice in the organization and begin to look for their own greener grass.
The My Life Is A Mess Boss: This boss has a messed-up personal life and brings it into the office. Employees are caught in a sea of drama, which keeps the organization in turmoil.
The Too Good For You Boss. This boss is unapproachable and never invests in employees who therefore feel unappreciated.
The Scared of Competition Boss. This boss is afraid employees will outperform him or her and so employees are given few responsibilities and the boss micro-manages all work. The best employees feel underutilized and eventually leave the organization in search of more opportunities.
The Never Satisfied Boss: This boss is overly critical and hard to please. Employees wear out trying to make the boss happy and never feel a sense of accomplishment.
The Incompetent Boss: This boss hides behind his or her lack of qualification. Employees suffer personally from a boss who cannot lead them.
The Aimless Boss: This boss has no expectations for the organization. Goals and objectives are never obtained and employees are left without direction.
What's crazy is that I learned valuable leadership principles from each of these bad bosses, if nothing more than what not to do as a boss.
Feel free to add number 10.
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We're back- details from our trip. The Good, the Bad and the REALLY ugly...
Overall it was a fun trip, but not as easy going as our trip in March. I'm pretty much Disney'ed out for awhile...
The Good: The Ramada Maingate was a decent place to stay. I just posted a full review on tripadvisor, but LMK if you have any specific questions. The crowds weren't bad at all. We were able to get a lot of stuff done. RSR is an amazing ride. Loved it. Unfortunately it does break down a LOT and wasn't opening until noon every day we were there so it was always a LONG line. We ate at Flo's and it was DELISH, but super expensive if you buy the kids car lunch box ($11 for a kids meal!) The Christmas decorations were beautiful and we loved that things literally appeared overnight! The bad: The weather was all over the place, ranging from 96 on Monday to Rain on Thursday, to cold on Friday. It was really hard to plan for everything and we ended up spending a lot of money on extra layers for Friday. Someone stole our little $15 umbrella stroller when we still had another day of touring, so we had to go buy ANOTHER one. My kids were really tired this trip. The UGLY: We had several problems with the new procedure for 4/5 day hoppers before they changed it Friday. On our third day, we were lined up for CA (in the rain, FIRST in line at the gates on a non EMH day) and something happened with my 9 year old's ticket and it wouldn't scan. Meanwhile, the other side was pouring through, and we were there for a full 10 minutes almost 15, completely missing the change for RSR fastpasses. FORTUNATELY my parents and brother were in a different line (they had 3 day hoppers) and my brother booked it to the fastpass line. By the time we got through, the line for FP was back to Aladdin, but my brother was second in line so we just handed him our tickets and waited at the rope with the crowd. This same problem happened that afternoon when we hopped to DL that afternoon, spending another 15 minutes in line. We went to City Hall to complain because at this point, we had been held back for almost a half an hour! They did give us a few readmission passes for whatever rides we wanted, so we were able to do SM and ST that night but it was still extremely frustrating. Even more so was when it happened AGAIN Friday. It was a mess. I hope they get it fixed soon because it SUCKS right now. Also, we ran into several REALLY rude people. I have NOTHING against other cultures visiting Disneyland but I do have a problem when they are rude and pushy. We encountered several instances of rude pushy people, but the worst experience was Monday's parade. I was saving a spot along the curb w/ my husband for the parade. We were there an hour early and had put some stuff out to help the 2 of us keep space for 9 and the toddler. DH took her to the bathroom and the rest of the group was headed over from Space Mtn, leaving me alone with the stroller and our "stuff" saving the spot. 20 minutes before the parade started, a foreign man and his HUGE tour group of about 40 just moved themselves into our spot even though it was CLEARLY being saved. There was room on the other side of the street. I stood up and told him I was saving it for my family and he told me that it was "ok" that there would be room for them. I TRIED to explain to him that there were 9 1/2 (10) people and he started screaming at me that he had paid the same amount for his ticket and he could stand wherever he wanted. Meanwhile I'm frantically trying to call DH and my parents to get them over there to help me. I'm only 5'2" and not a very aggressive person and this man just kept PUSHING me and moving his group back into our spot. I almost started crying, I was so mad and apparently my tear ducts are hard wired to my anger button, but I managed to hold it together. I told him that *I* was saving it, that they needed to find somewhere else to sit, that half of their group would be fine behind us, but there was not enough room for all 40, at which point Disney CM's started flocking over because he was yelling at me again and again that they paid the same for their tickets. They ended up moving us to the "VIP" area by the train, which is fine for viewing but the characters don't wave at you up there so my kids were disappointed. The only good thing that came about from it was that on the train's last run, the conductor asked us if we wanted to ride on the Lily Belle, which was beautiful, I wish I had been able to take all of the details in but it was dark. Overall it was a good trip. I wouldn't take a 2 1/2 year old again. She was a monster and scared of all the rides this time except the merry go round. Every time we took her on it she threw a fit when we had to get off though. It was just no fun with her! She was SO easy in March too... And at the end of the trip, we found out my grandpa is dying from stage 4 lung cancer and that really put a damper on the rest of the trip. Last edited by todzwife; 11-12-2012 at 05:08 PM. |
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Unfortunately rude and pushy people come from all cultures. Saving spots is tricky business, especially if you only have 1 person saving for 10.
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To the OP. We had issues with the Asian groups also. the guy with the flag was just plain rude when ever ours and other were in a path he wanted to take his group thru. It was horrible the way he thought he owned any walk area he decided to take the group on. I know his group were aware of the how he was actting as they would say something the bow slightly as they passed. What a rude jerk he is. I hope others will complain to DL CM's about this guy. I would have told him aoubt his "I buy a ticket to line", Great now I know you are not an employee of DL so move along little guy ---- and take your group with you--before a house falls on you. I am glad you stayed your grounds.
Did you also notice the area residents acted as if we are intruding on their property. I think they were local residents as that is what they told me as they pushed by me, almost knocking me over. They were not all kids either. I have never experienced anything like this before. I make one trip to DL every year with some years getting to go twice. What is happening at DL? Maybe they should raise the price of the annual passes for southren calif. and then lower the price for the deluxe and premium passes. Just venting a little as getting pushed around, then being invisible to the locals that wanted to be in an area I was in sort of left a bad taste for our trip. I will never go when the southren calif pass is good. I am sure I will have a better experience. |
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I know a LOT of really horrible american people too LOL! |
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I am sorry that parts of your trip were less than magical, and I am very sorry about your grandpa. It is always hard to get bad news about a loved one.
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Sorry about the negative aspects of the trip and your grandpa
We were there the same time as you (left Fri morning though). I completely agree about the weather....being from NM though, it felt like home lol (maybe not the rain so much, but the temperamental weather). We had a rude person experience as well (but no where near as bad as yours...I'd have been bawling!). A CM at Haunted Mansion basically called my daughter a liar (asked her age and misheard her, she's 14, thought she said 13, she was in the seat in front of us with our 8 & 5 yr olds). Very rude & dramatic over it, I reported her at City Hall. There was also the lady who tried to mow me down with her stroller while in line for RSR FPs. I think it was Thursday. As the line started moving and we were walking down that wide path, I could see her stroller wheels beside me, so I'd casually walk to the side in front of them lol This happened about 4 or 5 times, she finally gave up (at least gave up trying to get in front, because then she hit the back of my feet about 4 or 5 times). There were only about 10-15 people in front of us...not sure why she felt the need to move ahead. It was the same woman that entered the park early for the count down...maybe she thought she was special? lol Or maybe I just misinterpreted her excitement for FPs |
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Sorry to hear about your bad experiences. They can really leave a bad taste for the overall trip.
I had my two nephews (10 & 12), and they claimed it to be the best weekend in their lives - lot of firsts for them. We had a great time. The only rudeness we had was when two adults (I'm talking 30's here) who cut in front of us in the Matterhorn. They were so slick, too. I just pointed out to both of them that the back of the line was way behind us, and they'd have to go there, and the people behind me chimed in, too. Lol The man acted very blasé about it, but the woman was very embarrassed. They were obviously on a date, and all I could think of was, "When someone shows you who they really are, then believe them." I used it as a teaching moment to my nephews to stand up for what is right -- it was a small moment and luckily everyone else we ran into were super nice on the trip. ------ My condolences on your grandfather. We lost my aunt to lung cancer, and later that year my own father to pancreatic cancer, so I understand.
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Don't blame the Korean guy, blame yourself. One person trying to save spots for 10 is just silly. Sorry, just calling it as I see it. With the exception of young kids, why can't everyone sit in their spots and wait.
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Glad to hear it was fun overall. May I suggest focusing on the fun and not highlighting the not-so-fun moments. I know it can be tough, but it will make your memory of your trip sooooo much better.
I live locally (oh no! a "local") and have been going to DL on a very regular basis for close to 10 years. I have YET to get to ride the Lily Belle despite numerous attempts and MANY close calls. That is an AMAZING good thing! How about writing a giant post about the INCREDIBLE opportunity to ride the Lily Belle... something others try to do over and over and over and do not get to do? It's all about perspective. You got to sit in VIP seating for the parade AND ride the Lily Belle? Wow! What an amazing afternoon! Quote:
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I had a similar experience this part weekend with rude people. I was in line with my wife and daughter for Space Mountain. The was a man with a Mixed Martial Arts shirt on and my daughter was commenting how great the shirt looked. When all of a sodden a group of over 5o people with the same shirt pushed by us making my daughter hit her head on the line rail. I was very upset that they were so pushy and a large group cut in line after we had been waiting for 25 minutes already. I talked with the man that was in line with us and asked what is going on. He said he was a tour guide for this Brazilian MMA team and he was saving the spot for all of them. A CM say this and walked over when the people behind me start yelling at them because they had pushed there son against the rail also. The CM asked everybody to calm down, we then asked him to remove the group that cut in line and he said he can't because someone was saving there spot for them. I told him saving for a couple people is fine but over 50 is to much. CM told me there is nothing he can do. I think karma hit this group, just as they were going to get on the ride it broke down. The announcement said they didn't know how long it would be down so the group left. YAAAAAAA!!!!!! 5 minutes later the ride started to run again. I think Disney should come up with a rule that saving a spot should be only for a couple of people only, but thats another topic. Sorry for the rant on this just upset at people that hurt my kids!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am sorry that you encountered some bad experiences on your trip. I am especially sorry for your grandfather's diagnosis. That must have been really hard to hear there on your vacation.
I do respectfully agree with others that have said it also isn't right that you were saving so many seats. I have a family of 5, and I know I never would feel comfortable saving that many seats by myself. Sure, I have saved one or two for short periods of time while family members ran off to get food or to the bathroom, but to save 10 seats is just beyond what is appropriate. Maybe this is just my thinking on it? I know that it is a tricky subject, especially at Disneyland. I am sure we have all encountered that situation where you go to watch the parade with your family, and show up an hour+ early to find a seat, and instead you find ever curbside seat taken up by blankets, strollers and shoes in attempt to hoard every inch of prime viewing space. It can be so frustrating and disappointing. Many people see this kind of over the top space saving as very "rude" in itself. Just something to think about for next time. It sounds like you were the the one left holding the bag (or the seats!) and I wouldn't let that happen again. Warn everyone that they have to do their part by holding their own seat, then you won't have to be fighting people off like this. Hope you made a good amount of happy memories while there, too. Disneyland is always a mix of "the best of times-the worst of times" for me! |
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I am the space saver for our family. It is me, my husband and 10 year old son. When my son was born I started saving front row seats for our family for parades, shows, fireworks, Fantasmic!, you name it, I would sit up to two hours for that perfect seat. I know how hard it is to save a spot for 2 others, I could not imagine having to save one for 9 others. I agree with others, next time have a few others sit with you to save the seats.
Oh, and people have mentioned the when does the family join you topic. Well for parades my family joins me 30 minutes before. For Fantasmic they sit with me the whole time. For fireworks I will wait hours to get a bench. They join me 1 to 1/2 hours before so I can walk around, get something to eat and stop sitting for so long. |
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As for the pass situation, it seems to me that from a business standpoint, Disneyland could drop the So Cal passes at this point. Disney seems to be well-attended enough that they don't need to worry about off-season anymore. They could just offer premium and deluxe passes to everyone as well as a payment plan. Whether one lives 10 minutes or 10 hours from the parks, it's up to each individual to decide if the number of days they can visit the parks with their AP is worth it for the price. |
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The rest of my family was going on a big ride (space mtn) that the toddler couldn't go on while we saved spots w/ the 2 year old and they were on their way over to meet up 20 minutes before the parade started (literally minutes after this whole thing went down). My husband and toddler were with me for most of that hour, but she had to go to the bathroom IMMEDIATELY so he had left to take her. (If you've never had a potty trained toddler you wouldn't understand) I wasn't saving a huge spot either, my family are not big people, it was about 4 feet of curb space and about a foot behind that, that the other few could stand behind. I wasn't saving all the way to the rope and it wouldn't have been a problem for 10 or 15 people to stand behind us, but this man (who's race doesn't matter, but I brought it up only because of the language issue) tried to smoosh 40- and I am not exaggerating on the number- of people into that SMALL spot, stepping on our blankets, my FINGERS (I was sitting on the curb) and smashing my daughters sandwich.
There was TONS of room on the other side of the street too, people weren't even 2 deep ANYWHERE because it wasn't a busy night at all, otherwise I would have recruited at least half of our group to help save seats but as it was, I did not think it would be a problem because there was still bench seating 30 minutes prior, plenty of curb space 20 minutes prior, but he chose to step on me and kick me out instead. I love it that people are blaming ME for this experience. Thanks. |
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Day 6 – Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, Mexico
Representatives and members from the various migrant rights organizations participating in the Step by Steps Towards Peace Caravan march up four flights of steps to a large, air-conditioned auditorium in Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, Mexico. We are all a bit tired after a week of traveling northward through Mexico, sleeping on church floors, mounting street protests, and holding press conferences, but we are excited for the meeting ahead of us. Dr. Felipe Gonzalez, Chair of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS), has agreed to hear the our testimony and recommendations regarding the rising number of kidnappings and disappearances of migrants in Mexico.
The meeting begins and representatives from each of the groups, as well as victims directly affected by violence in Mexico begin to take turns sharing their stories. I am struck by the resilience of the people involved in the Caravan. These are people with whom I´ve shared meals, swapped stories, and laughed at silly jokes all throughout the past week. We have bonded, and enjoyed many good times together. But at the same time, we are dealing with very serious material. As a human rights defender from Guatemala methodically lists the names of every disappeared person currently being sought by family members on the Caravan, I watch as, one by one, my new friends take turns standing up in silence with the photos of their missing loved ones clutched in their hands.
At the end of the day, after we had all eaten and debriefed from the meeting, I realize that it is time for me to say goodbye to my new friends and allies. Due to other obligations, I knew from the start of the Caravan that I´d have to depart early, though the other participants will continue the route through the states of Veracruz and Puebla and will eventually finish in Mexico City on August 2nd. Among a flurry of hugs and phone numbers exchanged, I wish my Caravan-mates luck and thank them for all they have taught me. Carlos*, one of the young men who has been traveling with us in search of a lost cousin, tells me meekly as I shake his hand goodbye, "Maybe I'll see you in Boston next month." Clearly, migration is always with us.
For Carlos´ sake, and for the sake of all the migrants who risk their lives along the dangerous route northward, I hope against hope that the violence they now face in Mexico is brought to an end. But hope is not enough. My experience in the Caravan has taught me that we must join together across cultures and countries, organize, and unify our voices. We must all take responsibility to hold our own governments accountable and demand action to protect the human rights of migrants. For people residing in the US and US citizens, this includes:
1. Advocating for more legal options and visas for migrants who seek to come to the US. In the absence of legal options, people risk their lives along the migrant trail.
2. Protesting against aggressive in-country enforcement and the rising number of deportations from the US. Many deported migrants re-migrate to the US, which increases their exposure to the danger.
3. Challenging US diplomatic pressure for increased Mexican immigration enforcement and material support of Mexican authorities. Focusing primarily on increasing capacity and enforcement, with limited attention to human rights protections, increases migrant vulnerability in Mexico.
4. Recognizing the role that US military and business interests have played in spurring violence and economic problems in Central American countries. The US must ensure that its foreign policy prioritizes human rights and sustainable economic development in these countries.
Achieving true social justice for migrants and their families throughout the Americas (and around the world, for that matter!) will take vision, dedication, and hard work. But, as the name of the Caravan and the example of its over 500 participants shows us, by simply coming together and moving forward "step by step," we can truly work towards peace.
*Name has been changed to protect identity
Ready to advocate for immigrant rights or to bring your current work to the next level? Make sure you join us at UU General Assembly 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. Click here for more info.
Read previous posts in the series "Reflections from a Migrant Rights Caravan":
Part 1: Step by Step Towards Peace–A Six-Day Caravan for Migrants' Rights
Part 2: U.S. Immigration Enforcement Hits Home
Part 3: Shining a Light on Immigrant Detention Center Abuses
Part 4: The Graves in Arriaga
Part 5: Women Along the Migrant Trail


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FYI: The recipe says "anchovy-free dressing" but worcestershire sauce has anchovys in it.
This recipe was very easy to make. I found the flours and hot pepper at Whole Foods. I personally don't like sherry vinegar so I used cider vinegar. The pancake and yogurt cheese work really well together and I added chicken breast to the salad for more protein. I would definitely do it again. I would even use the pancake with other recipes of mine. Enjoy!!


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Factors Associated with Trauma Center Use for Elderly Patients with Trauma
A Statewide Analysis, 1999-2008
As the U.S. population ages, more and more elderly will seek care for traumatic injuries. These researchers in California wanted to determine what the likelihood was that elderly trauma patients—compared to younger ones—were admitted to a trauma center for care. They looked at records for 430,081 patients admitted to acute care hospitals (1999–2008) for trauma-related injuries (blunt injury, penetrating injury, falls).
Some 27 percent of the patients were ages 65 years and older. While most nonelderly patients were men (63%), elderly patients tended to be women (65%). The elderly had many more falls as the cause of injury (81.5%) than nonelderly (28%).
After controlling for injury severity, insurance, income, proximity to a trauma center and availability of a county trauma center, patients older than 65 had a "dramatically decreased likelihood of being admitted to a trauma center" compared with younger patients, the researchers write.
Given the limited resources available for trauma care, the researchers consider there might be an under-triaging of care in the elderly resulting in age-biased rationing of care. However, recommendations that patients older than 55 automatically be taken to a trauma center regardless of injury, may result in over-triaging and unnecessary and costly initiations of multidisciplinary team responses.


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The True Loves will sing at Goodwill Baptist Church, 5270 Trewhitt Road S.W., Sunday at 9:45 a.m.
Unity Church of God will have a revival Thursday through Saturday at 6:30 nightly and Sunday at 6 p.m.
Southview Baptist Church will have Youth Sunday with Bryan Davis speaking and a fellowship meal after the service on Sunday.
Smyrna Baptist Church, Ocoee, will have a dinner and show as a fundraiser for the youth Saturday. The dinner will be held at 5:30. The church asks for donations for the dinner. The show will be held at 6:30. The show will consist of the play "Christmas at the Cricket County Cafe."
Community Chapel Church of God, 1807 Blythe Ave., will have a special teaching from the book of Revelation each Wednesday in February at 7 p.m. Church of God missionary Robert McConnell will be teaching.


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Enter to celebrate patch 3.0.2 with a Paper Airplane from WoW Insider {WoW}
Oct 14th 2008 12:18PM Powerleveling Inscription... I'm a profession whore.
Build Shop: Hunter 41/20/0 Leveling Spec {WoW}
Aug 5th 2008 10:33AM Good God, I missed that. Spirit Bond blinded me. I caught the missing FI, just didn't notice that somehow... wow.
Build Shop: Hunter 41/20/0 Leveling Spec {WoW}
Aug 5th 2008 10:31AM I'm sorry, but there are a number of solid Hunter columunists here, and many more bloggers covering this to death. This is the typical cookie-cutter build, noobed up a little bit with Spirit Bond, and completely missing Ferocious Inspiration and Animal Handler. (Why pass on a telent to make you move faster while mounted while leveling, on top of the increased pet hit rate?)
The levelling BM build is also a very high dps build, and works into the endgame without respeccing. You don't *have* to move points to improved Revive Pet for endgame stuff, though most do.
To the first poster, your math is off, with one point in Rapid Killing, you can synch them up every other BW, not each BW. Again, we're talking about levelling, and a strength of Hunter levelling is little downtime.
And Buckshot, Imp Conc Shot isn't max DPS. You're talking smack about making up a max DPS build to live, love, learn, etc... that's a pvp talent. You don't level pvp. Efficiency is the right choice by far for that.


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Managing In-Home Sharps Disposal
This press release is an announcement submitted by , and was not written by Diabetes Health.
Burbank, Calif.-February 2012 - Although it is illegal to throw used needles and syringes in the trash in California, more than 936 million home-generated sharps end up in the waste stream annually, according to CalRecycle. This is often due to the lack of convenient return options for users of these medical products.
Nationally, 13.5 million people use sharps outside the healthcare setting with up to 7.8 billion needles and syringes improperly disposed of each year, according to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To find solutions to this problem, the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) recently co-hosted and facilitated a workshop at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif.
The workshop brought together retailers, manufacturers, recyclers, and waste management companies as well as academics, government representatives, and people from non-governmental organizations. Together, they looked at the problem and a range of possible solutions and opportunities in such areas as technology, partnerships, and sustainable design.
Part of the surge in used needles comes from the rising number of people with diabetes, accounting for 90 percent of the sharps generated, according to Tom Erickson, CEO of Ulti-Med, Inc. While 4 percent of users put used needles in a puncture-resistant container, 3 percent flush them down the toilet and 93 percent throw them in the trash. "Only 4 percent of sharps are disposed of in a puncture-resistant container and delivered to an approved medical collection site," said Erickson. The only manufacturer that bundles containers with needles, Ulti-Med manufactures insulin syringes and pen needles in the U.S. and Canada.
As a result, an estimated 450,000 to 863,000 people outside of healthcare settings are injured by sharps each year, resulting in costs ranging from $1.7 to 3.7 billion per year nationally for associated injuries and infections, according to Janine Hamner, Community Relations Manager at Waste Management, Inc., referring to data from the Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal.
The three main infections from needle sticks-at least among health care workers-were from blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis, HIV, and tetanus according to Nancy Parris, Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
Even if the risk of infection is low, the emotional and physical trauma to an individual stuck by a sharp, as well as the cost to his or her company can be very high. Production has to stop while hazardous material personnel are called in to handle it, "which can cost up to $3,000 per incident," said Hamner.
Even though several states have legislation regarding sharps disposal-from banning disposal in trash which California and Maine have done to requiring hospitals and nursing homes to accept sharps in New York-most of the problem falls on local governments that are not equipped to handle it.
"Health and safety concerns drive home-generated sharps collection points to local government facilities," said Tedd Ward, Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority Program Manager. "Concerns about illegal disposal drive most public agencies to offer this costly service at no charge, requiring subsidies from some other source of revenue."
Faced with a crisis, local governments are responding with innovative programs. In Los Angeles, the County Public Health Department created partnerships to designate 14 health clinics for distribution and collection of sharps waste. "Home-generated sharps waste is added to the clinics existing medical waste-stream disposal," said Natalie Jiminez, Environmental Affairs Manager of the Department.
The agency also partnered with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to designate 21 sheriff stations for collection. "In FY 2010-2011, they collected approximately 9,000 pounds of sharps waste," said Jiminez.
Santa Cruz County had a similar story: 21,388 lbs. of sharps collected during the 3-1/2 year period from the start of its collection program. Their program also included take-back sites for pharmaceuticals. "The cost of pickups for both was $73,740," said Jeffrey Smedberg, Recycling Programs Coordinator at the Public Works Department in Santa Cruz.
Bill Worrell from the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority had a similar story-1 million sharps collected at 47 locations.
Even though California passed a law requiring drug manufacturers to submit plans outlining what, if anything, they are doing to help consumers safely dispose of home-injected products, the outlook isn't good. Tom Campbell from the California Sharps Coalition talked about the Coalition's report card for the plans. Out of the 22 reporting companies, only two received an "A" -those being Abbott Laboratories and Johnson & Johnson. The vast majority, 15 in all, received an "F."
Product stewardship can work. In the 1990s, nearly all pharmacies in Canada began offering free sharps containers and disposals to attract diabetic customers, an example of market-driven product stewardship.
CPSC's Sanborn said there was a need for extended producer responsibility (EPR) that would take the burden off local governments and return it to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. "Some stakeholder recommendations," she said, "include establishing drop-off points, providing safe return containers as well as education at point-of-sale. But no matter which methods are employed, we need help from sharps manufacturers and others in the product chain to solve this problem."
The California Product Stewardship Council educates the public and private sector on product stewardship and partners with businesses, jurisdictions, waste and recycling companies, manufacturers, among others, to promote sustainable practices. For additional information about Product Stewardship go to www.calpsc.org
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Cargo figures point to improvement at year's end, IATA says
Cargo growth stabilized in September following recent months of slow but steady growth, according to figures from the International Air Transport Association.
Freight tonne kilometers grew by 0.5 percent year-over-year. While this is slower than the 3.4-percent growth recorded for August, overall air cargo volumes are at a 25-month high, and steady increases in the size of the market since April have been supported by improvements in business conditions. The slow-but-steady global growth picture is colored by significant regional variation. Asia-Pacific airlines experienced a 3.1-percent fall in cargo activity compared to last September whereas carriers in the Middle East reported 9.9-percent growth. Story continued after graph.
"The story behind September's performance is regional. The leveling-off of global volumes was a result of the growth rate in Europe and the Middle East moderating after recent acceleration, while Asia-Pacific airlines saw a deepening of the market weakness," Tony Tyler, IATA's director general and CEO, said. "At a global level, the September results are aligned with our expectations for an improvement towards the end of the year. All indicators still point to strengthening business confidence as we approach the final quarter. That's cause for cautious optimism. But the persistent cargo weakness when compared to the strength of passenger markets is a signal for the industry to work at improving its value proposition with programs such as E-freight." Asia-Pacific carriers continue to see weakness in airfreight demand. A positive sign for the future is that the pressure from regional economic weakness appears to be easing. In particular, China's GDP growth has picked up slightly. Capacity grew 1.3 percent, leaving load factors at 55.5 percent. European carriers grew slightly in September year-over-year. Benefiting from the improvement in the European economy, airlines in the region have carried about 30 percent of the rise in global volumes since the second quarter, and FTKs are now the highest they have been since mid-2011. But the load factor fell to 46 percent as capacity grew 2.6 percent. North American airlines were almost flat in September compared to a year ago, but this does buck the declining trend seen so far this year. Going forward, U.S. prospects are uncertain; while business confidence started to improve in the third quarter, it remains below the average seen at the start of the year. The effect of the U.S. government shutdown in October is not yet clear. Middle East carriers recorded strong growth in September, but this is slightly below the average performance so far this year of 12.3 percent. However, the underlying trends for the region are strong. Improving conditions in advanced economies should boost trade through the Gulf hubs, and trade volumes in the Middle East have shown solid momentum in recent months. Latin American airlines continue to see solid growth in airfreight volumes. The region has seen the strongest increase in trade this year (up 8 percent in August compared to the start of 2013), supporting the continued expansion in air cargo demand. Latin American carriers were also the only region to increase load factors in September compared to a year ago, though the level overall is still below the global average. African carriers' FTKs fell in September compared to a year ago, although for the year as a whole they are still in positive territory. This is in line with recent performance: African freight growth has tailed off after a strong start to the year. Capacity rose by 11.2 percent, the second fastest of any region, which pushed their load factor down to just 26.3 percent, almost 20 percentage points lower than the global average of 45.1 percent.


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A Turkish Angora Tale, Chief Kit for NipandBones.com
Pet Costumes for Friday Fun!
Yay its Friday! And we are finally finished loading all our Halloween goodies and pet costumes for the shop. While there are not very many vendors who make halloween costumes for cats, most all of the dog costumes can be for cats too. Actually many of the costumes I have worn myself are consider dog costumes.
So what will you be for Halloween?
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A Queen of Hearts? |
OR Perhaps A Piece of Bacon? |
These are just a few that you can choose from so be sure to check out all the Halloween Pet Costumes in the Shop!
Fall is approaching but its still hot for us here so my time on my perch with an open window has been limited. Here is recent shot momma took of me.
High paws for a great Friday everyone! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrs
Hard at work?
Being Chief Kit for our shop is hard work! I mean I have to make sure momma properly plays with me before she starts her day but some times I want her attention all day. So I am a champion at finding ways to get her to stop what she is doing. While I help out with all the shipping and other duties of course. MOL
We are busy getting the shop ready for fall and winter plus all the holidays so its going to be crazy around here. Don't forget to get your costumes so you can enter my annual Halloween costume contest, there be bigger prizes this year!
NOTE: It has been kind of rough for cats of the CB lately, we send out purrrrrrrs to all of those that lost loved ones recently and those that are not well. We has faith that everything will get better and are so thankful for all the wonderfur people of the CB.
Halloween Dog Costumes – for cats too!
Halloween is creeping up! And we are ready and still getting ready at the shop. We have new costumes, toys, and treats this year and on top of all that this weekend everything is 20% off. You can't beat that right?! Just click the image below to check it all out.
Can you see me in my cowgirl costume? That was my costume back in 2010, last year I was a ladybug. Momma has already picked out my costume for this year but its a secret for now. So now you know why my title says "for cats too" because all of our Halloween dog costumes can fit kitties, it just depends on if your human can get you into one. MOL
If you want some tips on getting your feline into a costume this year, check out momma's interview with People Pets – 5 Tips for dressing your cat for Halloween
So we have some pawsome costumes and the new ones this year include a Royal King, Snow Princess, a Turkey, and more to come. Or if you aren't the costume wearing type you can always wear a Halloween themed bandana like me below. MOL
Don't forget our annual Halloween costume contest! Momma says the prizes will be even bigger this year and so you will have to do your best Halloween attire to wins!
Have fun with the blog hop! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrs
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- Link up your blog name and URL using the Linky Tool below. You only need to add you link once to be seen on all the Pet Blogger Blog Hop Linky Tools for that week.
- Grab the Pet Bloggers Blog Hop button that our friends over on Life with Dogs Made for us and include it in your Friday Follow blog post so that your readers will know what is going on.
- Follow your co-hosts listed in the first 3 slots of the Linky Tool.
- Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you'd like.
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- Follow back when you get a new follower through the Saturday Pet Bloggers Blog Hop!
So here is how it works, the list is new each week. Since the links do not carry over please link up with us each week to the post dedicated to the Pet Blogger Blog Hop. Efurryone will be able to add and sees new links starting at 12:01 AM PST each week on Saturday. Links may be added all day Saturday and Sunday but the list will close by Monday. But as always the links will still be available to hop around and see anipals! Our hope is to make it easier for new and old anipals, pet bloggers, as well as pet lovers to find each other.
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Eisenhower presents trophies to pilots. White House, Washington DC. United States of America (USA).
MS pressmen. MS President Dwight Eisenhower meeting the men and women. Various shots as he presents scrolls to Group Captain John Cunningham (Great Britain), Madame Jacqueline Auriol (France) and Lieutenant Commander Charles A Mills (USA). Various CU's of winners and of trophies. MS White House.


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Later that night, I lay in the hospital bed thinking the day over.
First, there was the usual visit from the therapist. That was a one sided conversation, as usual. Coach Smith came to visit, but I didn't really remember why. She had been visiting a lot lately. She probably wanted to know if I was still going to be able to play again, so she wasn't wasting her precious scholarship money. Then Sara came.
I parked in the parking lot and went inside the hospital. I was nervous. I didn't know if it was from my recent time spent in the hospital, or who I was going to visit.
I had gotten a phone call earlier that day from a nurse saying the girl, Parker, wanted to see me. That was kind of unnerving. The person I had almost seen die wanted to chat.
I left the elevator and went to the receptionist's desk. I told her my situation.
By the time I was even remotely close to getting home, I swear I had frostbite. There was no way I was going to get any sleep tonight. Scratch that. There was no way I would get any sleep this morning.
I started to jog a little, partly to warm up and partly to get home faster. I heard a car's bass thumping somewhere in the background. The fallen leaves rustled in the wind. I tried not to think of anything and just disappear. This worked for a while, I didn't notice anything around me.
ummm, ok, i dont usually share my stuff, but today i feel weird so i will. this isnt any poetry or anything, becuase i dont usually ahre that stuff, but maybe one of these days i'll come out of my shell. this is a stroy i've just been working on now and then when i'm bored. i dont really know where its going yet, so please give any input if you have it. even if its negative input, thats cool to. just not too negative i guess. anyway, heres the first part, there will be more later.
ok, this is getting ridiculous. this is the second time i just like poured all my thoughts out to post...and then everything gets deleted. dammit, now im even more frustraed. ok, let me summarize. i came out a while ago to my parents and friend as probably being a lesbian. i told them i wasnt sure, but i pretty much was. now im not so sure because i think im starting to have feelings for some guys too.
Wow...people here are really friendly. Although I didn't get a lot of comments (2), the ones I did get were really nice. Thanks. It's awesome to be able to read other people's stuff too. I'm really glad I found this site in the end, although it's a really complicated story as to how I got here. I actually don't really feel like writing all that right now, I'll save that for a rainy day.
I guess I don't have a real purpose for writing this, except to say thanks to those two who sent me stuff before. Well, Dashboard Confessionals has put me in the mood, so I may as well make this letter useful...I need some advice. I don't have any like homophobic problems or girlfriend problems at the moment, no, I just have like generic human problem. Procrastination.
Well, like countless others, I am new to this site. I consider my joining this site to be one more step to becoming a part of the gay family. I have recently come out to my best friend and parents, but still have a lot of feelings inside that they don't know about. Often times I try to lose these feelings in sports, or I try to confront them through poetry. I'm hoping this will be a place that I can let my feelings out.


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On arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, make your way to your hotel where you will be free to relax after your flight until the welcome meeting with your leader at 18:00 (please ask the hotel reception for information on where and when this will take place).
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam, with a population of just over six million people. This huge number of inhabitants, all rushing about their daily lives gives the city a dynamic atmosphere. It is characterised by a vast array of sights and sounds; ancient pagodas, mosques and cathedrals sit squarely up against the former Presidential Palace, War Museum , historic Dong Khoi Street and the bustling markets of Ben Thanh and Cholon (Chinatown). Much of the life of the city takes place on the busy streets, which are lined with stores, shops, stalls and vendors with their wares spread out on the footpath selling everything from soup to sophisticated electronics! Hotel - 1 night
Phnom Penh
Leaving early this morning you travel on a public bus through rural Vietnam and Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh (approx 6-7hrs). Travelling this way will give you plenty of opportunities to interact with the local people and find out more about their countries and how they live, all the while watching the stunning scenery glide past you as you go.
In Phnom Penh you'll confront the country's tragic past on a guided tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former school which served as a Khmer Rouge torture centre. You'll then head out to the Choeung Ek Memorial, where a stupa made up of around 8,000 human skulls marks the site of the infamous killing fields. It's a poignant reminder of the country's violent past and you can't fail to be moved.
To learn more about the brighter side of the country's history, why not visit the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda (additional charge). There are plenty of things to see and do during your time here, so you might like to explore the Russian Market and National Museum (additional charge). You could also take a stroll along the famous Sisowatch Quay and enjoy a coffee or cocktail at one of the many cafes while observing the bustling river traffic. Hotel - 2 nights
Siem Reap; Angkor Wat
Taking a break from public transport, you travel by private charter vehicle to Siem Reap (approx 6hrs). The journey will provide you with a great opportunity to witness the real Cambodia, as you'll make several stops along the way. The brave among you might like to sample the local delicacy of fried spiders and at Tonle Sap Lake you board a boat for a cruise to one of the floating villages.
The main highlight of the trip awaits you at Angkor Wat and you won't be disappointed. You'll have two full days from sunrise to sunset, to temple hop around this world-famous site to your heart's content. Arguably the zenith of human ingenuity in Indo-China, the sprawling site of Angkor was built between the 9th and 12th centuries, when Khmer civilisation was at the height of its extraordinary creativity and constitutes one of humanity's most magnificent architectural achievements. It is thought that the temples represented the cosmic world and it's incredible how perfect their balance, symmetry and composition are. The intricately carved bas-reliefs and architectural designs are mind blowing and there are spectacular photographic opportunities at all times of the day.
The ruins are scattered over an area of some 160 sq km, but the main cluster of temples is close to Siem Reap, so there will be plenty of time for you to fully appreciate the great archaeological sites of Angkor Wat, where the towers, courtyards and moats of this colossal work reveal a myriad of views and ornate carvings. You'll go to Angkor Thom, where the Bayon, the eerie unsettling third level of 49 towers, projects 172 icily smiling, gargantuan faces and the jungle-covered Ta Prohm. Hotel - 3 nights
Back on the bus, today you travel to Battambang (pronounced Battambong). Cambodia's second-largest city is an attractive riverside town, with traces of French elegance, friendly Khmer people and well-preserved colonial architecture. You will have some time to explore the town and to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere when you arrive, and it may be possible for you to take a mouth-watering cooking class (addititional charge), a leisurely walk along the river, or explore the local life and surrounding countryside. Hotel - 1 night
It's a long day's drive from Battambang to Bangkok (approx. 8hrs including the border crossing and lunch stop), but it is enjoyable nevertheless as it will show you more of Indochina and the people that call this part of the world home.
Bangkok is the epitome of the modern, steaming Asian metropolis; no matter what your interests, there is something here for everyone. If there is time when you arrive, you might be able to visit the opulent Grand Palace (additional charge), with its many spectacular temples, the most famous of which is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. This spectacular collection of buildings was once the seat of power and was built to be self-sufficient. You could take a boat ride down the city's famous khlongs (additional charge), where it is totally different from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the city - it's like entering a different world. or perhaps pay a visit to the shopping districts downtown to hunt out some last-minute souvenirs. Your options are endless! In the evening you'll have the option of joining the group for a final farewell dinner, where you can reminisce about the memories you have collected over the last few days. Hotel - 1 night
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The tour ends for Land Only passengers.
Total number of meals included: 2 breakfasts and 1 lunch


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The Interior Design Student Association (IDSA) is BCCs interior design program run by students for students. Our mission is to give interior design students opportunities to interact with the professional design community and expand their educational experience beyond the classroom curriculum. Monthly meetings, featuring guest speakers from the design community, are open to all students. IDSA provides:
There is no cost to be involved in IDSA and all students are welcome to attend our monthly board meetings. In addition to the information you find here on our website, you can also keep informed by visiting the IDSA bulletin board in the L Building just outside Room L116. Weekly IDSA announcements are posted there along with upcoming events.
Students may also become members of professional interior design organizations and participate in community interior design service projects. The interior design organizations (IIDA, ASID and NWSID) have special rates for students. You are encouraged to become a member of one or all of these organizations. This is where you will meet professionals that you may end up working with one day. Applications are on the bulletin board.
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The Well-Balanced Home
The transformation of this Washington townhouse is a study in dualitiesmasculine and feminine, old and new.
By Gregory Cerio
Tim and Karen Lohnes are mergers and acquisitions specialists in the Washington, D.C., office of a top global business consultancy, and their career skill set came in handy when they decided to move houses not long ago. Their acquisition, located in the capitals quiet and leafy Kalorama area, was a four-story 1912 townhouse. The merger they negotiated was to define a renovation that would respect the traditional detailing of the house yet also satisfy their own contemporary design tastes.
There is a lot of yin and yang here, says Karen Lohnes. Even though we like modern furnishings and art, we wanted to maintain anything meaningful and original to the house. Our last place was all white and sleek, but my husband wanted something warmer. And there were the couples three young sonstoddlers Ike and Dutch, and baby Fordto consider. An important concern was usability, the boys mother says. We didnt want to worry about things being destroyed.


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Welcome to Africa! We will be there to meet you at Cape Town airport, and transfer you to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Today we will take you on a half day city tour. You will see the Company the SA Museum, Castle of Good Hope and Table Mountain (excludes cable car trip up Table Mountain) The afternoon is free, why not head to the V&A Waterfront.
Today we head off on the Walk to Freedom excursion, which details the some of the history of the apartheid and post apartheid eras, Bo - Kaap (picturesque Malay Quarter). Finally you will also visit Robben Island and tour the former political prison.
Today we take you on a wine tour. An informative cellar tour and wine tasting gives personalised insight into the finer points of wine-making. Proceed to the town of Franschhoek.
Toady you will be transferred back to Cape Town where you have you own arrangements for the next 3 days.
Today you will be transferred from Victoria Falls airport to your hotel. The rest of the day is spent at leisure until this evening when you will embark upon a sun downer cruise. Overnight - The Elephant Camp
The next few days you have at leisure. Victoria Falls offers may optional activities that you can book and pay for locally. Overnight - The Elephant Camp
Today you will be transferred to the Victoria falls Lodge and Rest Camp from where you will commence your group tour.


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1951 Master bathroom is gutted and renovations have begun. We are not going over the top, just nice, conservative, traditional. Shower preference is to have one shower head only: a handheld on a slide bar that will deliver the strong, hard spray we like. We also want to stop water flow while we soap up, then resume at the same volume and temperature to rinse. We have excellent water pressure. Two parents and one teenager.
I think, but am not sure, that to meet our desires, we need the following:
Now, please recommend brands (be as specific as you can, even product numbers.) We will live here forever, and want stuff that will last as long as the 1951 stuff did. But we definitely are not going top of the line price-wise. Thanks. |
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- Posted by mydreamhome (My Page) on Tue, Jan 31, 12 at 21:32
We went with the Delta Lockwood for ours--we have the thermostatic control with regular shower head, the handshower with slide bar, an overhead raincan and the diverter. We can run each component by itself or in any combination of 2 or 3. I've listed a link below that will give you everything you need to know pretty much for setting up your shower with multiple components using a Delta system. Another option would be to use one of Delta's N2ition shower heads instead of the slide bar option. Hope this helps! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Delta Shower System Setup
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General Background
The newly founded Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-Harvard Medical School (HMS) Center for Nervous System Repair (CNSR) is a new research endeavor of both MGH and HMS that brings together investigators with common interests in central nervous system repair, targeted at translating this work into benefit for patients over the coming decades. Dr. Jeffrey D. Macklis of Harvard Medical School was selected as the founding Director. Newly renovated and customized space was completed in January 2003, after 15 months of architectural design and construction. The MGH-HMS Center for Nervous System Repair occupies newly renovated and architecturally integrated space of the Nayef Al-Rodhan Laboratories for Cellular Neurosurgery and the Pappas Center for Neuroscience at MGH.
Academic Structure
This inter-departmental endeavor is centered in the Department of Neurosurgery at MGH, in the Edwards and Their buildings on the main MGH campus. Dr. Robert Martuza (MGH Chief of Neurosurgery), Dr. Joseph Martin (HMS Dean), Dr. James Mongan (former President of MGH), and Dr. Anne Young (MGH Chief of Neurology) were instrumental in the formation of the Center. Dr. Macklis is appointed in Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Neuroscience at MGH and Harvard Medical School, and is the Program Head for the Neuroscience/Nervous Systems Diseases Program of the Harvard University-wide Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Center faculty are appointed in the most appropriate MGH and HMS basic science and clinical departments. Infrastructure and administrative support provided by the Nestar Foundation, complemented and supplemented by institutional funds, enable Center faculty to overwhelmingly focus on their laboratory research, while the Center progresses through a series of advances and expansions in scope and achievement.
The CNSR has components both "within-walls" and "beyond walls". The Center currently has physical space for 8 internal faculty; member faculty are located in other departments beyond MGH. There are currently a total of 6 faculty physically in the Center (2 recruitments ongoing) and 3 member faculty with complementary interests in other HMS departments located within 1-2 blocks of the Center. The faculty members have related interests in bringing elements of neuronal differentiation, neural precursors / neural stem cells, axonal guidance and outgrowth, transplantation, and oligodendroglial differentiation to repair in the CNS over the coming decades. The Center administration supports grant management, resource management, and academic / research efforts of the local faculty.
Training Opportunities and Collaboration
Harvard University graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, and both Harvard and MIT undergraduates are pursuing research in the Center. The new space, superb facilities, and world-class junior staff enable venturesome directions of Center work. Importantly, new junior faculty have joined and will join the Center to work on mutually complementary science. The Center allows each lab to pursue that lab's work, while also building a larger vision and enterprise toward bringing basic neuroscience research eventually toward nervous system repair.
Academic and Research Achievement
CNSR laboratories have published a number of important research articles over the past 3 years. For example, Dr. Zheng-Yi Chen's laboratory published a paper in Science in January, 2005 demonstrating the recruitment of new inner ear neurons ("hair cells") to regenerate damaged hair cells. Dr. Emad Eskandar's laboratory published a series of papers in both Nature Neuroscience and The Journal of Neuroscience in 2004, 2005, and 2006 elucidating reward networks in the brain and the circuitry enhancing visual-motor learning. Dr. Macklis' laboratory published papers in Nature, Neuron, The Journal of Neuroscience, and PNAS (among others) reporting the first recruitment of new brain neurons from neural precursors / "adult stem cells"; recruiting entirely new corticospinal motor neurons (the brain neurons that die in ALS and other related motor neuron diseases and whose damage contributes centrally to loss of motor function in spinal cord injury); and identifying the first programs of molecular-genetic controls over the development of specific types of neurons of any type in the brain, potentially allowing regeneration of such neurons and their circuitry from precursors / stem cells. Other Center investigators also published excellent work, but these are just a few examples.
Lecture and Seminar Series
The CNSR has brought additional focus to the Harvard community in the field of central nervous system repair. The Center initiated a broad range of Harvard-wide and local scientific seminar and lecture series, along with central participation in Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair (HCNR) educational and training programs. Already underway during the initial Fall of 2002, prior to the space being completed, was a monthly CNSR Inaugural Lecture Series of eminent Neuroscience leaders from around the world, focusing on the basic science of nervous system repair. Immediately following that series, a focused monthly seminar series began with the same general focus, with speakers from around North America and the world. Special seminars are added when special opportunities arise. The CNSR joined with the newly formed MGH Center for Regenerative Medicine and with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute to co-host a set of seminar speakers on topics specifically related to precursors / stem cells and central nervous system repair. The CNSR is one of two central educational and training sites (with the Neuroregeneration Laboratories at McLean Hospital) for the Regeneration and Repair Program of the Harvard Medical School HCNR "center without walls". The CNSR also has a series of monthly "Inter-Lab Seminars" by students, postdocs, and faculty affiliated with the Center. These series and events have dramatically increased inter-lab collaboration, with shared ideas, facilities, equipment, and scientific directions.


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18/02/08 Scoop.co.nz
Public Pot Protests Set For National Road Tour
By Julian Slade
Cannabis activists, who protest prohibition by publicly smoking marijuana at Auckland's Albert Park, will tour 42 towns in 42 days for daily law reform rallies.
The aroma of marijuana lingers at the Victoria St East entrance to Albert Park as cannabis is openly smoked in 4:20pm protests on Wednesdays and Fridays. Placards with slogans such as "End the Drug War" are displayed, as is a New Zealand flag and Maryjane the cannabus - an old Bedford customised into a mobile smoking lounge and information centre - is emblazoned with drug law reform messages.
"Go to the top of Victoria St East and follow your nose," beckons a descriptive post on the NORML (National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) internet forum. And the clouds of cannabis smoke draw passing smokers, tourists, and police to the 4.20 spot, underneath the Gateway sculpture by Chris Booth, a distinctive archway of basalt boulders.
The public pot consumption has attracted scant police attention. The 4:20 sessions have been going for just over two years but protesters have been searched and questioned only on rare occasions and only a few arrests have been made. However police officers swiftly appeared to confiscate a mature flowering marijuana plant the activists transplanted in a public ceremony.
For the most part, police tolerate the regular protests. Officers in patrol cars waiting at adjacent traffic lights watch activists openly toking, then drive off. The liberal law enforcement approach extends to cannabus sessions in Queen St on Friday and Saturday nights. Activists say visitors over the age of 18 are invited to consume cannabis in the mobile smoking lounge and passing police patrols don't seem too fussed.
"We're showing the workers and residents of the city that cannabis smoking is not something evil to be ashamed of," says self-proclaimed "daktavist" Ken Morgan (aka Dakta Green), who has previously been arrested for possession at the 4.20 site. "We're showing pubic support for law change by smoking in public."
He has complained to police minister Annette King, alleging harassment of political protesters after a police operation at the site on Friday February 8.
Mr Morgan has served prison sentences in New Zealand and the United States for cannabis cultivation. He told parole board members at his final hearing - prior to being released from prison after serving two years and eight months of a three year sentence for cultivation - that he would not grow cannabis again, but would continue smoking it and work fulltime to change cannabis laws.
He has since devoted a year of his life - starting last November and working towards this year's elections - to fighting prohibition. He and fellow daktavists plan to drive their cannabus south, leaving Auckland in mid March as they head to their ultimate destination of Dunedin in late April. Along the way they're stopping in 42 towns and cities to discuss law reform with local media, politicians and residents before staging daily 4.20 protests. In May, the cannabus will head to Wellington, with activists planning to petition Parliament.
"What this tour is all about is protesting in the strongest possible way that New Zealand citizens who are in Parliament lock up their friends and neighbours . Do New Zealanders want to keep locking up people who are part of the cannabis culture?"
Mr Morgan says it's time for New Zealanders to stand up to the United States over marijuana in the same way we did over nuclear ships: "It's time to say the same to the evil anti-cannabis policy they impose on the rest of the world. When countries choose to liberalise cannabis laws they threaten trade sanctions.
New Zealand Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell called for a national discussion on cannabis in November: "And we have risen to the challenge, we're going to have a conversation with the public about cannabis," Mr Morgan says.
Activists drove the cannabus north and held public smoking sessions at Waitangi during the recent Waitangi Day celebrations.
In an anarchic response to occasional police searches and arrests at the 4.20 site at Albert Park activists have posted video of raids - including one where an undercover officer "busts" Mr Morgan for what turns out to be a bag of nettle tea - on sites such as www.cannabis.com.
Julian Slade is an Auckland Based Journalist specialising in urban issues and boxing.
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infections, reports of Select Agent loss and release events, the history of biosafety practices, and lessons learned from occupational health and safety immunization programs such as the SIP. The committee noted that accidents and containment failures can occur even in highly regulated environments with trained personnel, and that some types of procedures (such as those involving sharps or aerosol exposures of animals), and some pathogens (such as those that have particularly low infectious doses) can present the greatest increased risk of infection to workers. The committee endorsed the concept that immunizations are not a substitute for other biosafety practices—such as appropriate training, personal protective equipment, and engineering controls—but that vaccines can serve as an important adjunct. The committee also endorsed the idea that immunizations should be offered to workers when safe and effective products exist and that employers have an ethical mandate to follow best practices in biosafety, including the provision of vaccines where warranted.
The committee considered the use of both licensed and Investigational New Drug (IND) status vaccines in the setting of occupational immunization. Licensed products have generally undergone larger-scale clinical trials, and their safety and efficacy profiles are well known. The IND vaccines used in the SIP remain in extended Phase II clinical trials. However, the clinical protocols under which these vaccines are administered have produced a wealth of data on human safety, immunogenicity, and probable efficacy, including long-term medical monitoring of SIP enrollees. The committee noted that publications analyzing data collected through the SIP have improved the understanding of immune responses to investigational vaccines and have helped to provide guidelines for the safe conduct of pathogen research and the management of laboratory infections. The committee views these publications as an important resource provided by the program, and encourages the SIP to analyze and make such data available to the research community. Although the IND vaccines currently used within the SIP were developed and manufactured largely in the 1970s and 1980s under standards that would probably be different from those applied today, the committee noted that these vaccines may be offered when beneficial to at-risk personnel and when options for immunization with newer or superior vaccines do not exist.
The committee emphasized the importance of conducting appropriate risk assessments and maintaining informed-consent procedures to ensure that IND vaccines are offered only to workers who are both at risk and medically eligible to receive such them. The committee endorsed the view that immunizations with SIP IND vaccines should be given on a voluntary basis. Immunizations with certain IND vaccines, such as those currently offered in the SIP, remain an important component of an overall biosafety program for laboratory workers who are at risk for exposure to hazardous pathogens.


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Description: As Baby Boomers age, the 21st century workforce is challenged to care for an exponentially growing population of persons with dementia. This course provides essential knowledge and understanding about neurological and understanding about neurological diseases that affect cognition and memory, and practical application of effective skills for supporting persons with dementia. Nearly all disciplines benefit from expertise in Dementia Care Specialists, as do families of persons with dementia. Come away with increased knowledge in how to care for persons with dementia. Expertise in this growing area of human services also enhances your resume. |
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About online learning Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. You will get to know your instructor and other participants. You may make friends. It's easy. It's fun. How the Course Works It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. Once inside the online classroom, here's what you can expect. Participate when you want You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week. What you will do For each Unit, you will:
For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each week. Discussion The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night. Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants. We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each week to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course. It's easy. It's fun.
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