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Students can move in after 10am on Saturday 5 September 2015. Gannochy House is situated on North Street, next to Younger Hall. Keys can be picked up from the Reception Desk in the front hall of St Salvator's Hall of Residence, which is located behind Gannochy House.
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There are 3 entrance doors to Gannochy House (from North Street, at the back of Gannochy and from the court yard). There is limited parking at the back of Gannochy and should only be used for drop offs. If students arrive early enough Parking can be found on North Street and The Scores, all within short walking distance.
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The Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA) is located on The Scores, KY16 9AR.
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Had about 30 ingredients in it, bread, water chestnuts, apple, canned pineapple, oranges, a multitude of spices, etc. Was done with a high heat turkey that had some sort of paste on the outside that when heated turned it absolutely black and turkey was extremely juicy. Want to make in WFO but can not find recipe. Want to say it was from the 1930"s
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RALEIGH, N.C – NC State head track and field coach Rollie Geiger has announced that veteran coach Tamara Ards will join the Wolfpack coaching staff and will serve as sprints and hurdles coach. Ards has coached national champions, as well as numerous All-American and all-conference performers during her 11-year coaching career.
"Tamara is a high-energy coach and a terrific motivator who brings vast experience and knowledge to our program in the sprints and hurdles," said Geiger. "We are committed to competing for ACC and national titles in these disciplines and she will help us achieve our vision."
A former All-American, Ards has spent the last year in the same capacity at Texas, a program nationally renowned for its track and field program. Under her tutelage, Texas' Keiron Stewart set a school record in the 60m hurdles while winning the Big 12 Indoor Championship and All-America honors in that event. Ards also guided four Longhorn student-athletes who set new personal bests in the high jump, the triple jump and the 400m.
Prior to her stint at Texas, Ards spent three years as the assistant track and field coach at Clemson. While there, she administered technical instruction and training for men's and women's hurdles and was a major catalyst in helping the Tigers win four consecutive ACC Indoor and Outdoor conference titles.
She aided in the development of Brianna Rollins, the 2011 NCAA Indoor Champion in 60m hurdles, while also assisting Miller Moss in capturing the 2011 ACC and NCAA Indoor Championship Titles in the heptathlon. She also coached the Tigers' Spencer Adams, a 2012 All-American and ACC Champion in the 60m hurdles.
Prior to her time at Clemson, Ards spent three years as the assistant track and field coach at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, working with the combined events, horizontal jumps and 400m.
In addition to her coaching duties, Ards has been a member of two prestigious track and field committees. She has served as Vice Chair of the USA Track & Field Coaches Education Committee since 2010, and has also been a part of the USA Track & Field High Performance Division-Women's Track & Field Committee Coaches Education since 2008.
"Tamara has been a member of our coaching education committee from the time I took my position at USA Track & Field," USTAF Director of Coaching Terry Crawford said. "She's been a contributing member of the coaches education committee, she's overseen the coordination of our Level 1 schools throughout the nation and is an outstanding instructor in our Level 2 schools which train our coaches to go out and do instructing and teach curriculum. Her vast experience and leadership abilities have really been a good asset to USA Track & Field."
Before her coaching stint at UNLV, Ards served as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan, Louisiana State University, and her alma mater, the University of Colorado. A 1995 graduate, Ards earned All-America honors in the 4x400m relay and helped lead her team to a Big 8 conference title. She earned her undergraduate degree in journalism and later received her master's in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration


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Audi recently announced plans to offer an A8 L TDI in the United States and now the company has followed up with full pricing and performance information.
Set to go on sale this spring, the model has a 3.0-liter TDI engine that produces 240 hp (179 kW) and 406 lb-ft (550 Nm) of torque. It enables the sedan to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 6.4 seconds and return an EPA-estimated 24 mpg city / 36 mpg highway/ 28 mpg combined (US).
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29 7/8 in. x 40 1/8 in. (759 mm x 1019 mm)
Bequeathed by David Garnett, 1982
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After returning from France at the end of the First World War, David Garnett, who had been associated with the Bloomsbury Group since childhood, opened a bookshop in Bloomsbury with Francis Birrell. His Lady into Fox (1922) was published to great acclaim and was later turned into a ballet (1939), as was his The Sailor's Return of 1925 (1947). The editor of a number of volumes, he acted as the literary editor of the New Statesman in 1939, before working in the Air Ministry during the war. In 1942 he married Angelica Vanessa, daughter of the Bloomsbury artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell. This portrait was painted by the Garnetts' daughter Nerissa.
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I have a ipod nano 6th generation. The pedometer works very well on it. Would there be an advantage and if so, what of purchasing the nike ipod sport kit? Thanks.
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Kathleen Patricia Croker and James Edward Schaefer, both of Osceola, were married April 20, 2013, at Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Osceola.
The bride is the daughter of Michael and Mary Lou Croker of Marshalltown. The groom is the son of Joe and Janel Schaefer of Creston.
The Rev. Glen Wilwerding officiated the ceremony. Music was provided by vocalist Samantha Horback and pianist Lynn Baker. John Gervich and Aaron Gervich, cousins of the bride, were lectors.
Matron of honor was Colleen Kelly, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Molly Gervich, cousin of the bride, Jennifer Martin, sister of the groom, and Beth Muckler.
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Ushers were Aaron Kelly, brother-in-law of the bride, Jim Martin, brother-in-law of the groom, Ryan Oshel. Junior usher was Logan Kelly, nephew of the bride.
Ringbearers were Ryan Kelly and Sean Kelly, nephews of the bride.
A reception was held at Lakeside Casino, hosted by Ed and Leshia Stoll, uncle and aunt of the groom.
The bride is a 2000 graduate of Marshalltown High School. She graduated from Wartburg College in 2004 and is currently employed as manager of accounts payable and payroll at Hormel Foods in Osceola.
The groom is a 1993 graduate of Creston High School. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo., in 1997 and is currently employed as a financial consultant at Wells Fargo in West Des Moines.
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What do you think about this fish tank aquarium ? I think that is really cute, small and you can hang it anywhere in your home, apartment, or office. They require no pump or filtration. And le'ts not forget that this fish aquarium is "catproof". You can get it from Amazon for $24.95 or from Fish Bubbles.com
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It's just to small to keep fish.
It might work with ONE single Siamese fighting fish (the species you see on the picture). You might try it with two or tree shrimp as an alternative. For any other fish it's simply unsuited.
I was given one of these for Christmas, they are fantastic!
It houses one male fighting fish, he seems really comfortable as these type of fish often live in puddles by the road side in Asia!
The tank has been set up since Christmas, and the water remains clear. We have pebbles in the bottom, and haven't as yet had to clean the tank out. It's the best thing out and looks so effective on the wall. It does lose a bit of water through evaporation, we top it up every fortnight with filtered water.
Very cool- I think a cluster of maybe 6 or 7 of these on a wall or in a hallway would look very unique. Would be a great conversation piece for Doctor and Dentist offices.
"We top it off every fortnight?" Oh my dear god. A "tank" that small should be completely changed every two days at most because of the harmful buildup of ammonia caused by the fish's waste. The "puddles by the roadside" bit is a myth that has condemned many bettas to terrible lives in tiny jars simply because they are slow moving and have the ability to breathe air from the surface. They live in rice paddies which are actually large, though shallow, bodies of water that is denitrified by plants and beneficial bacteria. And though they might end up in a mud puddle due to some misfortune it's definitely not their ideal habitat. Bettas are wonderful pets with great personalities, and with clean water, controlled daily feedings, and a source of heat they become more vibrant and interactive. It's a terrible pity these fish are treated like nonliving decorations when in reality they're one of the most intelligent and rewarding fish to own when treated with respect.
I like these but where do you get them from?
Apart from amazon and that other site dont work
I just got one off eBay, it was the cheapest place I could find them (about $20-$25). I'm going to have to buy another one since I dropped and broke mine before I got to hang it =( don't worry the fish wasn't in the bowl at the time! I was also thinking about putting an aquatic frog in the bowl since they are so smal.
I'm very sorry to hear that people are buying these… as "cool" as they might look, they're also incredibly cruel to the fish. The rice paddies that bettas live in are tens of metres wide at least, if not small lakes. Bettas who does end up in a puddle is one of a few unlucky fish during the dry season when tons of the water evaporates. And even then, the puddle still has mud and earth as a base which helps to filter out the waste that the betta creates, unlike a plastic tank that holds it all in creating almost immediately toxic levels. Bettas do NOT live in filth in the wild, do not live in small spaces unless they are very unlucky, and they are by no means sedentary.
I've kept bettas for years (in no less than 5 gallon tanks, with my current fish in 10 and 12 gallons) and they zip and swim all day long. Please give them the space they need and want.
Ok this is just cruel to fish! I'd think it might be good for tiny shrimp but bettas do need more space and better care then this hunk of water-filled decoration! (that's right! It's an insult about the wall hanging you call an aquarium) Bettas are graceful, intelligent, and pretty sassy like but that's occurs more with males then females! My point is, it's this that makes people wonder why their fish dont live very long! If you want your Betta to be happy, I suggest probably a big fish bowl or atleast a five gallon tank. Filter if it's in a tank. air pumps are not needed but Bettas do like them! I had some bettas in my tank along with other fish and they loved riding up the bubbles. If you want to keep more then one betta in a tank, then put in females and no males because males tend to fight with females and other males. That is extreamly common. You must be an excellent breeder of fish if you want to breed them but that would be suitable in a bowl then a tank because the females create bubble nests at the surface of the water to hold their eggs in. That's all I can tell you for now!
Ok now first of all my lovely pink betta is in a wall bubble tank and so is my mum's blue betta. Mums fish has been in the tank for 3 yrs now and looks great, he has his beautiful intense colours and is the picture of health, he never sulks and eats like a little pig. As for my boy he swims like crazy around it all day!! Sometimes he takes a rest on his plant or continues building his bubble nest and he to looks forward to his food I do water changes often and never EVER leave him in dirty water!! That is cruel!! But the tank however is not. Fish are very simple organisms and one might think that living in a small place is unsuitable but think logically. No one does and ever will no what a fish thinks if their healthy, not sulking in the corner or at the bottom of the tank and eating then they must be happy!! all this small tank crap is really getting to me!! ): yes some bowls and vases are not suitable for a betta and will shorten their lifespan and i agree that buying them for merely decorations is wrong, however if u truly care about ur fish u will provide him/her with with unconditional love, good food and number one clean water!!! I will give some of the bubble fish tank haters credit as they just say what's in best interest of the fish but u have to be the judge. Some fish like bubble tanks some do not u have to take initiative and decide based upon ur fishes actions weather or not the bubble tank is suitable for him/her. cause as mentioned in the some of the other comments betta's do have unique personality's some like filters for example some do not and if ur cleaning out the tank properly it doesn't matter. I guess i'll wrap it up now and even though some people may disagree with what i say that is beauty of opinion!! (: Just remember ur betta is a credit to u if u don't look after it or are lazy and don't like cleaning the tank then that's ur problem!! and ur poor little fish is placed in bad hands!!! ): Well guys i've had my rant :p ttyl!!
Zoe, I appreciate that you take marginal measures beyond what some do to keep your fish healthy but small bowls with no filters (and heaters) are still cruel for bettas. As fish, the basics of water chemistry still apply to them:
Ammonia is highly toxic to fish.
Water changes are done to remove ammonia.
Fish constantly produce ammonia.
The smaller the water volume of a tank/bowl = the less the dilution of the ammonia that the fish produce = the more rapidly the ammonia concentration rises = the more rapidly toxic levels rise
Partial water changes will never remove all of the ammonia as they are just that – PARTIAL.
Therefore, a small amount of ammonia is always left behind and rises over time.
The only way to stop this solely with water changes is to do 100% changes
100% changes are dangerous to fish as they involve introducing all new water, with potentially drastic differences in parameters from previous water, all at once, which can cause shock and death.
100% water changes are too dangerous to be advisable.
Filtration is a practical necessity.
Bettas may seem fearful in large, bare tanks as their native habitats are densely planted. Given proper hiding places, I have kept bettas in tanks up to 25 gallons and have never seen happier fish. You're right – you need to be sensitive to what your fish needs – when you put them in an environment (ie: large, filtered, heated tank) that's healthy for them.
In the wild, even in small, stagnant ponds, the waters are part of an established ecosystem and are NOT dirty in the sense that microorganisms and plants consume the ammonia and organic wastes produced by the fish so that toxins are not present in the water. In an aquarium without filtration (either a "cycled" filter or ammonia absorbing filter media) the water is truly DIRTY and quickly fills with toxins as they have nowhere to go and are NO part of an ecosystem.
These are basic principles of fishkeeping and apply to ALL fish. Bettas, being fish, are subject to these rules as well.
Some bettas don't like filters… some kids don't like vegetables. It doesn't mean that either thing is any less beneficial for either creature. And it's OUR job as their CARETAKER to make that decision. Not theirs to make for themselves. If all we provided our children with was food and unconditional love, they'd be dead within days. If the filter flow is too strong and is battering them in the water, put a bit of filter foam into the filter output to scatter the flow. Voila, happy fish and pristine water.
Bettas are ridiculously hardy fish and unfortunately can be exploited in tiny tanks such as these and live for years never knowing suitable conditions.
Fish are not "very simple organisms".. they're not bacteria… they're not some kind of single celled creature. They have central nervous systems, digestive systems, brains, social structures and learning capabilities of the "higher mammals' – research has proven all of these beyond a shadow of a doubt. They require much more complex care than adding them to a bowl with water and doing a partial change once a week.
Why aren't all other labyrinth fish, like gouramis, kept in tiny bowls if the labyrinth organ means they come from stagnant, dirty little puddles and should live in tiny bowls? Answer that. Because gouramis come from some of the very same habitats as wild bettas.
Since fish aren't mammals and aren't capable of the same kind of expression, many people don't give them credit that they can experience discomfort or pain… which has also been proven beyond a doubt in research.
Gotta agree with Tracy. Those kinds of tanks may look good, but they won't do at all for bettas. None of mine have lived too long in tanks without filtration, whereas every single betta in a filtered tank (yeah, I saw the light a while back) has lived at least 2 or 3 years.
If you want a fish that will survive in filthy water that's only changed every so often, get something plastic instead.
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Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid, acting governor of New Mexico, expresses the pain of changing loyalty from Mexico to the United States.
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opinionBy Wycliffe Muga
On the November 27, the Daily Nation, reported that "A man who has twice defaulted on tuberculosis treatment will now take his daily dose for eight months under the supervision of a court in Nyahururu...resident magistrate, Alice Mukenga, yesterday turned down recommendation by a probation officer and an application by a medical official to have Mr Paul Koech Kosgey locked up in Rumuruti prison for eight months to take his full treatment under supervision."
As the international community marks World Aids Day on December 1, this report should come as good news to all those who care about the progress made in Kenya in the fight against Aids. It confirms that there is indeed a coherent policy - supported by legislation - aimed at limiting the spread of TB.
For although it is HIV/Aids we all dread, it is not being HIV positive that kills you. What HIV does is to weakening your immune system, thus paving the way for a variety of "opportunistic infections" which you would normally have been able to fight off with ease.
And of all the opportunistic infections, none is more devastating than TB. Indeed, TB kills more HIV postive people than just about any other infection.
But maybe it is worthwhile to first explain in some detail what TB actually is. As one authoritative online source (WebMD) explains, "Tuberculosis - a serious disease which spreads through the air - usually affects the lungs...
About 10-15 million Americans, for example, are infected with tuberculosis. For most people with healthy immune systems, this is not a problem. Nine out of 10 of them won't develop active disease with symptoms." So why am I telling you so much about TB, when it is World Aids Day?
Well, the two diseases have a very close link indeed. According to one of the world's premier medical research organisations, the Mayo Clinic, "Since the 1980s, the number of cases of tuberculosis has increased dramatically because of the spread of HIV, the virus that causes Aids.
Tuberculosis and HIV have a deadly relationship -- each drives the progress of the other. Infection with HIV suppresses the immune system, making it difficult for the body to control TB bacteria.
As a result, people with HIV are many times more likely to get TB and to progress from latent to active disease than are people who aren't HIV positive." I think it is a reasonable assumption to say that very few Kenyans are aware of this inimical relationship between the two infections.
Maybe it is because it is in Asia where the greater burden of TB infection is borne, globally, while HIV/AIDS has been far more devastating in Africa than anywhere else.
In any event, we have certainly made greater strides in coming up with ways to halt the ravages of HIV/Aids (for which there is as yet no cure) than in limiting the devastation of TB (for which there actually is a cure - though we now have strains of TB known as MDR-TB or "multi-drug-resistant-TB"; but that is a story for another day.)
So if TB is likely to both bring on more HIV infections, as well as prove deadly in afflicting all those who are already HIV postitive, why is there no national panic about it?
Well, back to the Mayo Clinic website, we find that: "Although tuberculosis is contagious, it's not easy to catch. You're much more likely to get tuberculosis from someone you live with or work with than from a stranger.
Most people with active TB who've had appropriate drug treatment for at least two weeks are no longer contagious." WebMD adds: "You are likely to get tuberculosis in places with poor ventilation or crowded conditions...places like a hospital or clinic; or a jail or prison."
This mention of prison brings us back to Mr Koech, who was so reluctant to take his eight-month-regimen of TB drugs, that the medical officer proposed that he be imprisoned for the duration, as the law permits.
For what place is there, better defined as having "poor ventilation and crowded conditions" than a Kenyan prison? And as such, what better place is there for contracting TB from someone already infected?
Well, in late October, I attended a conference in Paris, organised by the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and was surprised at how much Kenya could learn from the Asian countries where managing TB infections is a truly monstrous public health challenge.
For example, in Indonesia where an estimated 30 per cent of all prisoners were found to be infected with TB, a 'cough officer' is appointed from among the inmates in each section of a prison.
This is the person who reports to the medical staff if there is anyone in his section who seems to have a persistent cough. If found to be infected, this inmate is then isolated from the general prison population until they are no longer likely to spread infection.
Kenya has been at the centre of many breakthroughs in the fight against Aids, most notably in the voluntary male circumcision (which reportedly reduces the likelihood of HIV infection by 60 per cent).
Going forward, we should perhaps give more attention to seeking equally dramatic breakthroughs in the fight against TB. And especially in seeking those solutions which do not require vast sums of money, but nevertheless have an enormous effect on precisely those populations most likely to be most at risk of TB infection.


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The Otago Boys' High School has a very active and supportive parent association. As well as organizing and assisting with school events, fundraisers and Open Nights the Association manages the Uniform Shop. Second hand uniforms are available in the Parent Association shop, located in the Cafeteria area underneath the grandstand.
Dates and times when the shop will be open will be advised, but this information can also be obtained by contacting the School Office.
If you wish to donate or sell uniforms, please bring them along on the shop open nights or to the school office. Clothing should be in a bag with your name, address and phone number. Uniform items must be clean and in good condition. The PTA sells on your behalf for a 20% commission.
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Mediation Center
Welcome to the Carroll County Mediation Center's official website. The Carroll County Mediation Center is a division of the Coweta Judicial Circuit and serves the Superior Court, State Court, Probate Court, Magistrate Court, and Juvenile Court. In 1990, the Georgia Supreme Court established its Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution to begin implementation of a statewide, comprehensive ADR system in keeping with the Georgia Constitution's mandate that the judicial branch provide "speedy, efficient, and inexpensive resolution of disputes and prosecutions".
Mediation is an opportunity for parties and attorneys to meet privately to discuss issues of the case, and parties are empowered to have some input in the outcome of their case with the mediator drawing up an outline for settlement in the session. After signing with attorneys present, an agreement is binding.
The merits of mediation are the privacy and confidentiality and the opportunity to discuss needs and interest in the outcome of their case rather than let a judge or jury make the decisions.
Mediation is used in all courts in Carroll County and most courts in Coweta Judicial Circuit.
The mediators are trained neutrals registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, and some may be attorney/mediators.
Mediation is used in most courts in Georgia, and there are just some cases that are best settled in the mediation atmosphere. Parties are not required to settle in mediation, and if the case is not resolved in mediation it proceeds through the regular court process. Mediators cannot be subpoened or testify to any details of a case.
Carroll County is fortunate to have these services provided for the citizens of Carroll County as method to resolve disputes
Case Initiation:
The Mediation Initiation Form should be completed in full and mailed or faxed to the Coweta Circuit ADR Office in LaGrange. The case should be initiated a minimum of 45 days prior to an anticipated final hearing or trial date. ADR staff will conduct an intake process with parties and answer questions. If attorneys plan to attend the mediation session, this must be indicated on the initiation form in order for their schedules to be taken into consideration during scheduling process.
NOTE: Not all cases are appropriate for mediation. If any party has questions or concerns about whether a case is appropriate for meidation because of allegations of domestic violence, child abuse, or any other special circumstances, please advise the ADR Office of those concerns. Additional screening may be necessary to decide as to whether mediation is appropriate. Please contact this office if you need any additional information or need assistance in this area.
Mediator Assignment/Selection and Fees:
The ADR Office assigns mediators to cases on a rotational basis from its list of program-approved mediators. Parties may select their own mediator and negotiate a fee, provided the mediator is registered with GA Office of Dispute Resolution. If the parties have selected a mediator, this must be indicated in writing and attached to the initation form when case is submitted to the ADR Office.
If the ADR Office assigns the mediator, the minimum fee for the initial 2.5-hour session will be $150.00; additional hours will cost $75.00 per hour. The parties are to share the cost equally and must be prepared to pay the mediator at the time of the session. Requests for fee reduction or waiver due to a party's inability to pay must be made to the Coweta Circuit Office prior to the session on the appropriate form (copies are available from the ADR Office).
The ADR Office schedules the case and notifies all parties and attorneys in writing as to the date, time, and location of the session. Consideration will be given to parties' and attorneys' desired dates and times during the scheduling process. If scheduling conflicts arise, however, the ADR Office will set the appointment; once the session is scheduled, no unilateral canceling or rescheduling is permitted. If an appointment must be changed due to legal conflict, notice pursuant to Uniform Superior Court Rule 17.1 must be presented to the ADR Office. If a party fails to appear at a duly noticed mediation session or fails to give 48 hours notice of cancellation, said party may be responsible for the mediator's fee, not to exceed $150.00.
Special Instruction and Information:
In domestic cases, pursuant to U.S.C.R. 24.2, the parties are required to bring copies of their financial affidavits if the issues of child support, alimony, property division or attorney's fees are to be mediated. If children's issues (custody, support, visitation) are to be mediated, the parties are required to attend the parent seminar prior to scheduling the mediation session.
All relevant information pertinent to the issues to be discussed should be brought to the session. Failure to bring the required information may cause adjournment of the first session and rescheduling at a time when the information is available.
Someone with full authority to settle the dispute must be present at the session. Attorneys of record are welcome at the mediation session, but are not required. No legal or financial advice is given by the mediator or program staff. It is the party's decision as to whether their attorney attends the mediation. Unless otherwise noted in the agreement, parties unrepresented by counsel during the mediation will have 3 days to have any agreement reviewed and approved by counsel
Mediation Staff
Elmira B. Barrow,
Carroll County Mediation Coordinator and Coweta Judicial Circuit ADR Programs Coordinator
Phone: 770.830.5993
Fax: 770.830.0434
Cell: 706.302.9963
Brenda Knott
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Carrollton, GA 30117
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Carrollton, GA 30112
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Dropbox has modified its SDK so any apps using the technology are now being approved by Apple.
According to AppleInsider, the developer of Cambox, a Dropbbox-powered camera uploader, contacted the site to say that Apple had recently accepted the app.
The dust-up, which we told you about earlier this month, stemmed from the option to sign up for a paid Dropbox account. Apple doesn't allow users to make in-app purchases unless the company gets its usual 30 percent cut, which wasn't happening with the Dropbox SDK.
Now, apps that use the SDK will not offer the option to setup a Dropbox account. If a user doesn't have the Dropbox app installed on their iOS device, an app will open a log-in view directly from the application instead of using Safari.
Apple began to strictly enforce its in-app purchasing guidelines in June 2011. The new rules stung big-name apps from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Wall Street Journal, and Kobo, forcing each to remove any option to purchase directly from the app. In the case of Amazon's Kindle app, users wanting to purchase an e-book must go through Amazon's website on a browser.
While I'm glad to see Dropbox fixing the issue, it would be nice if Apple would enforce all its rules with the same vigor so apps like Bluetooth OnOff and Bluetooth Manager don't make it to the App Store – no matter how useful the programs are.


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Starkville's 10-year-old All-stars split a pair of games on Sunday afternoon at McKee Park to end its 2012 run through the baseball postseason.Â
The day began with Zach Kelly on the mound for Starkville as it faced familiar foe, West Point. The two teams met in the second round of the weekend's Dizzy Dean event on Friday with Starkville winning 13-3 but unlike the first contest offense took center stage.Â
Starkville trailed the through the first four frames before erupting for 11 unanswered runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take the victory 25-16.Â
"We were a dominant team for the first two days of the tournament," said head coach Randy Carlisle. "We played hard and were one of the better teams of the 15-team field."Â
The win allowed Starkville to advance to face Clinton, who defeated Houston earlier in the afternoon.Â
Game one featured scoring streaks and miscues in the field however, the matchup with Clinton took on a new look entirely. Clinton ultimately won 10-8 to knock Starkville out of the tournament.
Starkville found itself locked in a pitcher's duel with both teams playing good defense and pitching the ball effectively.Â
The home team fell behind 3-0 through the first two and a half innings before drawing even in the third, tying the game 3-3.Â
"I'm very proud of my guys," Carlisle said. "We battled all weekend long. They just continued to find ways to stay in games."Â
Clinton answered with a pair of runs in the fourth and a single run in the fifth, but Starkville wouldn't go was as it plated three runs in the home half of the fifth to take the 7-6 lead entering the final frame.Â
With the game on the line, Clinton came through with four runs off Garrett Lewis, who recorded a pair of strikeouts in the inning.Â
Despite trailing by three runs Starkville wouldn't go away quietly. The hometown team plated a run and had runners on second and third with the winning run at the plate with one out.Â
It was at that point it could dodge the inclement weather no more and the rain began to fall heavily. After recording an out in the pouring rain, the game was stopped for a 45-minute delay.
Once play resumed, Ben Brown stepped to the plate to battle the Clinton hurler. After a valiant at-bat, Brown narrowly missed strike three to end the run for the Starkville All-Stars.Â
"We wanted to come out here and do a couple of things - win a championship and compete in a classy way," said Carlisle. "We came up a little short on the championship, but we were great sportsmen all weekend long.
"We would have liked to have won, but the bigger thing is I hope we learned how to compete with class and that's something that they can carry with them away from baseball."
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Voters across Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties will head to the polls Tuesday to elect county, state and federal officials.
Area officials are predicting low to modest turnout for the mid-term elections, which will decide numerous races involving local referendums, school boards, county commissions, a state judgeship, attorney general and state and national representatives.
"What we're hearing from a lot of people is that they truly haven't made up their minds yet," said Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Paul Lux. "They're sitting on it. They're not rushing out to vote during early voting."
Lux said he expects turnout to fall between 28 and 30 percent.
He added that the hotly contested Dis-trict 4 County Commission race is an example of a contest that can draw people to the polls.
"Having a race that people are invested in certainly does that," Lux said.
Tappie A. Villane, supervisor of elec-tions in Santa Rosa County, predicts voter turnout there to be just above 20 percent.
"We'd love it to be higher," she said. "Hopefully, they'll prove me wrong and come out and vote and we'll be busy."
Many voters got a head start by cast-ing their ballots during Florida's official early voting period.
In Okaloosa county, 10,985 people voted early. In Santa Rosa, 6,519 people cast early ballots compared to 3,457 in Walton County.
In each county, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Some local candidates including Trey Goodwin and Don Amunds have said they plan to forego swanky gatherings as returns roll in and opt for bit of public service — taking down their campaign signs.
The way they see it, elections are annoying enough for the general public. The least they can do is haul off what becomes roadside trash in a timely manner.
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Obama campaign optimistic about Florida
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Key strategists for the Barack Obama campaign team spoke on a conference call today, where they sounded confident, both about the polls in key battleground states as well as the number of Democrats who have already voted in early voting.
Today the co-chairman of John McCain's campaign, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, said that unless McCain wins Pennsylvania, âI donât think he is elected president.â
But Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said the math will be hard for McCain to catch up in the Keystone state.
In Florida, where there have been long lines in polling places, the Obama campaign says it now has caught up with Republicans, with a week of early voting to go.
Republicans have had an edge in absentee votes collected, but the Obama campaign says thatâs been neutralized after a week of early voting.
Jennifer OâMalley is the battleground state director for the Obama campaign. She said she was pleased with how their campaign volunteers are staying in touch with potential voters in Florida (roll tape#3 o.q.âin the campaignâ)
Campaign Manager David Plouffe says Florida will be close, but the Obama camp is feeling good about the work theyâve done so far (roll tape#4 o.q.âuh, to winâ)
Jon Carson is the national field director the Obama campaign. He reeled off some numbers on some early voting states (roll tape#5 o.q.â who are Republicansâ)
And early voting has been so popular in Florida that all of the stateâs Congressional delegation wrote to Governor Charlie Crist and Secretary of State Kurt Browning yesterday to ask that the polls be opened this Sunday and next Sunday for early voting.
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Maxine Hong Kingston/ The Art of Making Peace
Sponsored By: Department of English
Additional Sponsors: Ted Mann Concert Hall
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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From her first groundbreaking melange of imagination and (self-)history The Woman Warrior (1976), to her striking account of life during wartime (her lifetime, from WWII to the Iraq War) The Fifth Book of Peace (2003), Maxine Hong Kingston has created some of the most widely read (and taught) literature of the late 20th century. She has won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, NEA Awards, an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, and, in 2008, The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. And she has taught and mentored thousands of writers, from Hawaiian high school students and undergraduates at the University of California, Berkeley, to the veterans she has met through her writing-and-mediation workshops (and whose work she edited in the award-winning 2006 collection Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace). The Department of English is honored to host her. Reception and book-signing to follow.


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This is a list of frequently asked questions that have been emailed to the Eastfield Webmaster. Hopefully, this document will make it easier to find some of the things you are looking for.
You can find an online application on the DCCCD web page. Or you can print this PDF file and fill it out and send it to the Admissions office.
You can always find the latest schedule on our schedules page, and our catalog is available online only.
If you would like a printed schedule sent to you, please email firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and mailing address, and we will mail you our latest schedules.
We offer a wide variety of courses. Chances are you can find out about the class you are interested in on our Course/Degree information page which lists the credit schedule.
If you can't find what you're looking for there, try the Continuing Education page, which lists the continuing education schedules.
You will most likely need to talk to an advisor to find the answer to this question.
Yes, we offer several courses over the Internet. If you take a look at the current schedule on the Course/Degree information page and look for Distance Learning, you will find a listing for Internet based courses.
The schedules are published by the Marketing & Communications office. They are usually printed several weeks before the beginning of the semester. The schedules are placed on the web a week or two before the printed one. Fall schedules are usually available online June 1. Spring schedules are usually available online November 1. and Summer schedules are usually available online April 1.
No, but I can show you where you can look up the email address of an employee. The Dallas County Community College District web page has a nice searchable staff directory.
You can register and pay for any credit classes in the DCCCD through eConnect
Well, we have web pages for baseball and basketball. You can find contact information the coaches there, or for more information about playing, you can contact our Athletic Director.
Transcripts are free. You can request one by mail. If you attended Eastfield since 1999, you can also get a transcript through eConnect.
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The school code for Eastfield is 008510.
You can get a student email address with Outlook. Anyone taking credit classes at Eastfield or anywhere else in the DCCCD is eligible for an Outlook address. If you transfer to another DCCCD school, your Outlook address goes with you. There is no need to create a new one. Your Outlook account is active as long as you are a current student within the DCCCD.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2013
Natural Resources Board approves land transfer to create county park at Lake Whatcom Loan to assist state's purchase of Teanaway property and land transfers to protect timber jobs and habitat in Pacific County also approved
OLYMPIA – At its regular monthly public meeting yesterday, the Board of Natural Resources (Board) approved the transfer of approximately 8,400 acres of State Forest Trust land in the Lake Whatcom watershed to Whatcom County for use as a park. The Board action responds to a request by the Whatcom County Council to regain ownership of the majority of the state forest trust land in the watershed.
Like many other counties in western Washington, Whatcom County deeded forestland to the state in the early twentieth century after the forests had been logged and abandoned by their private owners. State statute allows those counties to request a return – "reconveyance" – of those lands, but only for use as a park.The Board yesterday also approved a loan of $10 million from the DNR's Real Property Replacement Account to assist the state's purchase of a 50,000-acre, privately owned commercial timber property north of Cle Elum, known as the Teanaway. The legislature funded $89 million of the $99 million purchase, which is considered a key element in the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan, a long-planned project to increase water availability for agriculture, development, and instream flow for vital watershed habitats across the Yakima River Basin. The purchase also will protect habitat for threatened species, including the northern spotted owl, and safeguard public access for recreation on a cherished local landscape.The Washington State Legislature directed DNR to manage the property as a Community Forest in collaboration with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. An additional 5,000 acres of DNR-managed state trust lands would be added through a future transfer into the Community Forest.
Pacific County transfer to protect jobs and habitatThe Board also approved the transfer to conservation status of 27.9 acres of State Forest Trust land near Naselle in Pacific County. The legislatively funded transaction will pay the county just over $511,000 for the timber on the parcel, which is encumbered by federal endangered species restrictions. The funding through State Forest Trust Replacement Program targets small, economically stressed rural counties that depend heavily on timber revenue to support public services.
Management feeThe Board yesterday set DNR's fee for managing state trust lands at 29 percent of gross revenues from sales of natural resource products, including timber. In 2011, the Board lowered the management fee to 27 percent to increase the stream of revenue to budget-strapped trust land beneficiaries, including public schools. The statutory ceiling for the management fee is 30 percent. The Board also set DNR's fee for managing State Forest Trust lands, which support public services in many counties, at 25 percent of gross revenues; it had been 21 percent since 2011.
Beneficiaries of state trust lands include public K-12 schools statewide, several counties, state universities, the State Capitol campus, and state penal institutions. DNR retains a portion of the revenues it produces from those lands to replant forests, improve habitat, assure clean water, and other important forestland management activities
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Does This Cute Pooch Look like Brian from 'Family Guy'?
Since he walks, talks and is generally more rational than any other character on the show, it's easy to forget that Brian from 'Family Guy' is a family pet. But as this side-by-side comparison of Brian and a real-life pooch reminds us, he is, in fact, just a dog.
This living, breathing pooch has Brian's white fur and black nose, and although he doesn't completely mirror the character's look, we think he's a pretty close facsimile.


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On View: Figurine of a Steatopygous Female
During the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, sculptors occasionally depicted the female form in a highly schematic manner: flat...
Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Hiroshige's 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-nineteenth-century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art.
On View: "Metamorphic Library Chair", from "Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions Etc.." Plate 29 (volume I, July 1811)
Morgan & Sanders's metamorphic library chair established the basic mechanical design for this form. Their chair was rendered in th...
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A tourniquet is a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a period of time. Pressure is applied circumferentially upon the skin and underlying tissues of a limb; this pressure is transferred to the walls of vessels, causing them to become temporarily occluded.
In 1718 French surgeon Jean Louis Petit developed a screw device for occluding blood flow in surgical sites. He named this device after the French verb "tourner" (to turn), "tourniquet" as it is commonly known today. This would not have been possible without the prior work of William Harvey, an English surgeon who traced the human circulation in 1628.
Joseph Lister is credited for being the first to use a tourniquet device to create a bloodless surgical field in 1864. He also recommended exsanguinations prior to tourniquet application by limb elevation. In 1873, Friedrich von Esmarch developed a rubber bandage that would both control bleeding and exsanguinate. This device is known as Esmarch's bandage for surgical haemostasis or Esmarch's tourniquet. At the time this device was superior to Petit's device as there were no screws to loosen or cloth to tear. In 1881 Richard von Volkmann showed that limb paralysis can occur from the use of the Esmarch tourniquet.
In 1904 Harvey Cushing created a pneumatic tourniquet. This type of tourniquet compressed the underlying blood vessels using a compressed gas source to inflate a cylindrical bladder. This was superior to the Esmarch tourniquet in two ways: (1) the tourniquet could be applied and removed quickly; and (2) this method of limb occlusion decreased the incidence of nerve paralysis.
August Bier used two tourniquets for administering segmental anesthesia in 1908. In this procedure circulation is isolated in a limb and the limb is then infused intravenously. In 1963 Hamilton E. Holmes reintroduced Bier's method as a single tourniquet technique. Today, the two-tourniquet technique is used frequently and is called intra-venous regional anesthesia (IVRA). It is also commonly referred to as Bier block, or Bier's method.
In the early 1980s microprocessor-controlled tourniquets were invented by James McEwen, a biomedical engineer in Vancouver, Canada. The first US patent for an electronic tourniquet system was awarded to Dr. McEwen in 1984 and to date he has been awarded many more US and foreign patents for tourniquet improvements. The use of automatic tourniquet systems has significantly improved tourniquet safety. Modern automatic tourniquets are self-calibrating and self-contained. These new tourniquet devices also provide a variety of safety features that are not possible in older mechanical tourniquets.
There are two types of tourniquets: surgical tourniquets and emergency tourniquets. Surgical tourniquets are frequently used in orthopedic surgery while emergency tourniquets are limited to emergency situations to control blood loss.
Surgical tourniquets prevent blood flow to a limb and enable surgeons to work in a bloodless operative field. This allows surgical procedures to be performed with improved precision, safety and speed. Tourniquets are widely used in orthopedic and plastic surgery, as well as in intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier block anesthesia) where they serve the additional function of preventing local anesthetic in the limb from entering general circulation.
Emergency tourniquets are used in emergency bleeding control to prevent severe blood loss from limb trauma. Emergency tourniquets are generally used as a last resort, especially in civilian applications, for all blood flow below the application of an emergency tourniquet is stopped, and can subsequently kill the tissue, leading to eventual loss of the limb below application.
However, use of tourniquets is widespread in military applications, and have the potential to save lives during major limb trauma. Analysis has shown that in cases of major limb trauma, there is no apparent link between tourniquet application and morbidity of the limb.
In recent years there have been significant advancements in tourniquets. These advancements have vastly improved tourniquet safety.
Limb occlusion pressure (LOP) is the minimum tourniquet pressure required to occlude blood flow to a specific patient's limb at a specific time and accounts for a patient's limb and vessel characteristics, and the type and fit of the cuff. LOP can be determined by gradually increasing tourniquet pressure until distal arterial pulses cease, as indicated by a device sensing blood flow, such as a Doppler stethoscope. Studies have shown that cuff pressure based on LOP measured immediately prior to surgery is generally lower than commonly used cuff pressures and is sufficient to maintain a satisfactory surgical field.
Automatic tourniquet systems are capable of providing safety features that are not possible in older mechanical tourniquets. These systems can monitor the cuff inflation time as well as regulate the cuff pressure to a known pressure throughout the surgical procedure. Some microprocessor controlled tourniquets are capable of calculating LOP in about 30 seconds. This assists the operating room staff in deciding what the tourniquet pressure should be set at on a per-patient basis.
Studies have shown that tourniquet cuff pressure can be substantially reduced by using wide, contoured cuffs. A wider and contoured cuff has more contact with the limb's surface area and disperses the cuff's force. This concept is emerging from the surgical field into the emergency field with wider emergency tourniquets.


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The same attention to superior performance with vintage flair also extends to the body. No radical departures that might jar the eye were made, but a subtle change was made to the rear. To accommodate the 10-inch wheel/tire package, Larry had to either cut into the convertible top well or extend the wheels out past the body, neither of which was an acceptable option. Larry chose another course, which called for yet another expert-Keith Russell Custom Bodyworks in Bremerton, Washington. "We hand-made new rear fenders to avoid having to cut into the top well," Larry says. "We were extremely careful to preserve the exact look and lines of the original fenders, yet move them out 2 inches. We first modeled the fenders from foam and bondo, then made molds from that, then the fenders pieces from the two molds. Last, we grafted them onto the body and refinished the inside where they attach so it looks stock from underneath as well."
The trunk lid was shaved and converted to a keyless latch.
Up front, Larry wanted an update too. He says, "I decided to give the car a little more Z06 identity. After securing the front air scoop and grill from the new Z06, we modified the stock upper fascia and hood to resemble the new Corvette. The new air scoop drops fresh air above the throttle body-mounted air cleaner." After carefully tweaking the body panel gaps and straightening the panels, Keith sprayed the bodywork in '06 Chrysler Silver Steel and '05 GM Sport Red for the coves.
Inside, new door panels were made. The original seat frames were reshaped to add extra room between driver and steering wheel, and were fitted with custom foam and covered in Claret Red leather by Parkland Upholstery in Parkland, Washington. The convertible top fabric matches the cove color. The steering wheel was also modified consistent with the theme. No longer needing the leverage of the large-diameter stocker, Larry ordered a reproduction wheel from Corvette Central that's only 15 inches. "It makes getting in and out of the car much easier," Larry says. "Corvette Central also offers to leather wrap the wheel if you supply the leather, so that's what I did." To keep the gauges stock looking, Corvette Clocks converted the tach to electronic and the ammeter to a battery gauge. A small motor box converts the transmission's pulse output to cable drive for the speedometer. Other interior features are Specialty power windows, custom pedals, quartz-movement clock, Kenwood DX8017 stereo with GPS navigation, and Kicker 3.5- and 6-inch speakers. A Vintage Air A/C keeps it cool on hot summer days.
Even with all the mods, it weighs a slender 2,990 pounds. Needless to say, it's a superb place to spend Corvette seat time. "I really built it to create a top performing C1, at least to the limits of what the aerodynamics will allow," says Larry. "Driving it is phenomenal. It has so much torque, and it corners like it's on rails."
After 14 months of intensive construction and a cold winter, the spectacular '61 is finally hitting the road. In fact, the first outing was a road trip to SEMA in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Jerry Heasley photographed the car in the desert setting you see here. Since then, public reaction has been amazing. It's already taken Best in Class wins in the three shows it's been in to date, as well as winning Best Engineered and Best Frame.
Larry says, "I would like to think that were he still alive, Zora Arkus-Duntov would be pleased to see a '61 Z06." We bet he'd be even more pleased to drive it.


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The prize was first awarded in 1958 and it is awarded each year by the President of Israel in proximity to the Israeli Day of Independence. It is usually given for exceptional technological breakthroughs, alongside an annual award for lifetime achievements. Until 2003 there have been 730 recipients.
The recipients are chosen by the Minister of Defense on the basis of recommendations given by an external committee appointed by the Minister. In 2008 the award was for the sum of 36,000 NIS.
Recipients of the Israel Defense Prize usually remain in confidentiality for various periods of time. Some of the past recipients include Israel Tal, Moshe Arens, Uzi Gal and various teams of the Intelligence corps, the Mossad, the General Security Service and weapon industries.


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Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters.
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Proclamation honoring Samantha Smith, 1983
Contributed by Maine State Museum
The Maine Legislature issued a proclamation honoring Samantha Smith, 10, of Manchester, calling her "Maine's foreign diplomat."
The proclamation noted that Smith's letter to Soviet Union leader Yuri Andropov had been published in the Communist Party newspaper Pravda and had received national attention. She had asked him his intentions about war and had advocated for peace.
Several months later, Smith and her parents, Arthur and Jane Smith, traveled to the Soviet Union as Andropov's guests.
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- Title: Proclamation honoring Samantha Smith, 1983
- Creator: Maine. Legislature
- Creation Date: 1983-04-27
- Subject Date: 1983
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Object Type: Text
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4. Oregon St.- I don't get you Mike Riley.
5. Stanford- Still really good.
6. Washington- Also really good but they have to be below Stanford right?
7. Arizona St.- Blown out by Stanford, they have to go here.
8. Arizona- Not sure where else to put them.
9. USC- Will Eddy O revive them?
10. Wazzu- Much better but still Wazzu. Leach has to be excited to have not Connor Halliday at QB.
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Make Your Wishes Known
Dispelling Myths About Advance Health Care Directives, End-of Life Care
What if you became ill or injured and could no longer communicate with family members or health care personnel to let them know your wishes and what kind of care you would like?
By completing a document called an advance health care directive, you can make your wishes known, letting your physician, family and friends know your preferences, including the types of special treatment you want or don't want at the end of life, your desire for diagnostic testing, surgical procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and organ donation.
Next Tuesday, March 23, Father Jeff Finley, Spiritual Care Coordinator for Washington Hospital, and Dr. Mohamad Rajabally, a Fremont dentist and former president of the Islamic Society of Alameda County, will present a free Health & Wellness seminar at Washington Hospital focusing on the importance of letting your wishes – spiritual and health care – be known.
They will be joined by Ellen Cuozzo, R.N., CHPN, East Bay Community Relations Manager for Pathways Home Health, Hospice and Private Duty, who will discuss Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm program.
"When I did this talk before, there were lots of people calling and wanting one-on-one consultant and saying the discussion about advance directives was a real eye-opener," Father Finley says. "This time around, I've asked one of our Muslim chaplains to present with me in order to reach out to Middle Eastern members of our community and expand awareness by having someone from that represents the Islamic community share from his point of view.
"Dr. Rajabally is a dentist by trade, a scholar and a preacher. He's very aware that people in the Muslim community are not doing advance directives and he would like to help change that."
Father Finley says he wants to spread awareness of advance directives to all cultures in Washington Township and dispel any myths.
"The purpose of advance directives is to give you the opportunity to sit down with your family members and write down what you want in terms of end-of-life care," he says. "An advance directive is literally about honoring your wishes. As a health care institution, we have to honor your wishes above anything else. And if your wishes are written in a legal document, we are bound to honor those wishes.
"An advance health care directive is about protecting the patient and honoring what they want."
Emotionally, discussing end-of-life wishes with family members, especially adult children, can be difficult. And in many cultures, family members don't talk about issues like these, Father Finley says.
"When you approach different cultures, the decision maker is often the oldest son and they often are forced to make end-of-life health care decisions for a parent when they don't know what that parent really wants," he points out. "And when they don't know the wishes of the parent, then they are going to do everything because they don't want to let their parent go."
The advance directive document ensures that end-of-life wishes will be carried out exactly as the patient intended, which is why Father Finley recommends that every adult fill one out while they are of sound mind and body.
"In the hospital setting, it gives us something to work with if the patient is ill but still conscious; or if the patient is unconscious, it tells us what they would want," he says. "This document is not about making money or ending someone's life. It is a decision you have made yourself once you've discussed it with family members and your appointed decision maker."
Importantly, if you change your mind about any of the decisions you made in your advance directive, you can fill out a new one, which becomes the new binding document.
"Our goal is to get rid of some of the myths and help people understand that it's about honoring the patient's decisions whether they want everything or nothing or some in terms of end-of-life care," Father Finley says.
The document that Father Finley and Dr. Rajabally will be discussing is called the Five Wishes, which goes beyond an individual's health care wishes to include:
· Who you want to make health care decisions for you if you can't make them.
· The kind of medical treatment you want or don't want.
· How comfortable you want to be.
· How you want people to treat you.
· What you want your loved ones to know.
"This document goes more to the heart of the person and allows people to be part of the process," Father Finley says. "It's more of spiritual document in the sense that it addresses the whole person."
Ellen Cuozzo, R.N., Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN), East Bay Community Relations Manager for Pathways Home Health, Hospice and Private Duty, will follow with a discussion about POLST, a program specifically designed to improve the quality of care people receive at the end of life.
Based on effective communication of patient wishes, it includes documentation of medical orders on a brightly colored form with a promise by health care professionals to honor these wishes.
"In my experience, there are times when a patient feels compelled to continue with burdensome treatments in spite of their own wishes," Cuozzo says. "I would like to share how health care decisions based an individual's desires for themselves are often the best. It is difficult, yet very important, to have the 'What do you want?' conversation with our family members regarding end-of-life care."
Like POLST and advance directives, the entire design of hospice care revolves around a commitment to the patient's wishes and dignity above all else.
"Hospice is a resource for people with a life-limiting illness that want to make the best of what time is left when there are no options for aggressive treatment or cure, as is the case of certain types of cancer, heart disease, liver failure, organ failure or simply general health decline. It is also an option for those that just don't wish to seek aggressive means of treatment."
"Hospice is a choice for people who want to make the quality of their lives the best it can be."
To learn more about advance health directives and the POLST program, join Father Finley, Dr. Mohamad Rajabally and Ellen Cuozzo for their discussion on Tuesday, March 23, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Conrad E. Anderson Auditorium, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont.
To register, visit www.whhs.com and click "Register Online for Upcoming Seminars" at the bottom of the page or call (800) 963-7070.