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ABSTRACT: Illicit drug use is prevalent, and primary care provides an ideal setting in which to screen for drug use disorders (DUDs) and negative consequences of drug use (NCDU). Comprehensive reviews have concluded that existing drug use screening instruments are not appropriate for routine use in primary care. To develop and validate a screening instrument for drug use. We revised items drawn from existing screening instruments and conducted signal detection analyses to develop the new instrument. We approached 3173 patients at 2 primary care clinics in a US Department of Veterans Affairs health care system from February 1, 2012, through April 30, 2014. A total of 1300 (41.0%) patients consented to the study, of whom 1283 adults were eligible (mean [SD] age, 62.2 [12.6] years). In the last 12 months, 241 (18.8%) participants reported using illicit drugs or prescription medication for a nonmedical purpose, and 189 (14.7%) reported 1 or more NCDU. A total of 133 (10.4%) patients met DSM-IV criteria for a DUD. The sample was randomly divided first to develop the measure and then to validate it. The Mini-International Diagnostic Interview was used as the criterion for DUDs, and the Inventory of Drug Use Consequences was used as the criterion for NCDU. The screening instrument has 2 questions. The first is, "How many days in the past 12 months have you used drugs other than alcohol?" Patients meet that criterion with a response of 7 or more days. The second question asks, "How many days in the past 12 months have you used drugs more than you meant to?" A response of 2 or more days meets that criterion. The screening instrument was 100% sensitive and 93.73% specific for DUDs (643 patients); when replicated in the second half of the sample (640 patients), it was 92.31% sensitive and 92.87% specific. The screening instrument was 93.18% sensitive and 96.03% specific for NCDU (643 patients); when replicated in the second half of the sample (640 patients), it was 83.17% sensitive and 96.85% specific. The 2-item screen of drug use has excellent statistical properties and is a brief screening instrument for DUDs and problems suitable for busy US Department of Veterans Affairs primary care clinics.JAMA Internal Medicine 06/2015; DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2438 · 13.25 Impact Factor
Article: Reproductive Health Diagnoses of Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Little is known regarding the reproductive health needs of women Veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. To describe the reproductive health diagnoses of women Veterans using VA health care, how these diagnoses differ across age groups, and variations in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by presence of reproductive health diagnoses. This study is a cross-sectional analysis of VA administrative and clinical data. The study included women Veterans using VA health care in FY10. Reproductive health diagnoses were identified through presence of International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision (ICD-9) codes in VA clinical and administrative records. The prevalence of specific diagnosis categories were examined by age group (18-44, 45-64, ≥65 y) and the most frequent diagnoses for each age group were identified. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were compared by presence of at least 1 reproductive health diagnosis. The most frequent reproductive health diagnoses were menstrual disorders and endometriosis among those aged 18-44 years (n=16,658, 13%), menopausal disorders among those aged 45-64 years (n=20,707, 15%), and osteoporosis among those aged ≥65 years (n=8365, 22%). Compared with women without reproductive health diagnoses, those with such diagnoses were more likely to have concomitant mental health (46% vs. 37%, P<0.001) and medical conditions (75% vs. 63%, P<0.001). Women Veterans using VA health care have diverse reproductive health diagnoses. The high prevalence of comorbid medical and mental health conditions among women Veterans with reproductive health diagnoses highlights the importance of integrating reproductive health expertise into all areas of VA health care, including primary, mental health, and specialty care.Medical Care 04/2015; 53 Suppl 4 Suppl 1:S63-S67. DOI:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000295 · 2.94 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Travel time, an access barrier, may contribute to attrition of women veterans from Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care. We examined whether travel time influences attrition: (a) among women veterans overall, (b) among new versus established patients, and (c) among rural versus urban patients. This retrospective cohort study used logistic regression to estimate the association between drive time and attrition, overall and for new/established and rural/urban patients. In total, 266,301 women veteran VHA outpatients in the Fiscal year 2009. An "attriter" did not return for VHA care during the second through third years after her first 2009 visit (T0). Drive time (log minutes) was between the patient's residence and her regular source of VHA care. "New" patients had no VHA visits within 3 years before T0. Models included age, service-connected disability, health status, and utilization as covariates. Overall, longer drive times were associated with higher odds of attrition: drive time adjusted odds ratio=1.11 (99% confidence interval, 1.09-1.14). The relationship between drive time and attrition was stronger among new patients but was not modified by rurality. Attrition among women veterans is sensitive to longer drive time. Linking new patients to VHA services designed to reduce distance barriers (telemedicine, community-based clinics, mobile clinics) may reduce attrition among women new to VHA.Medical Care 04/2015; 53 Suppl 4 Suppl 1:S15-S22. DOI:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000296 · 2.94 Impact Factor
Article: Readying the Workforce: Evaluation of VHA's Comprehensive Women's Health Primary Care Provider Initiative.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care providers (PCPs) often see few women, making it challenging to maintain proficiency in women's health (WH). Therefore, VHA in 2010 established Designated WH Providers, who would maintain proficiency in comprehensive WH care and be preferentially assigned women patients. To evaluate early implementation of this national policy. At each VHA health care system (N=140), the Women Veterans Program Manager completed a Fiscal Year 2012 workforce capacity assessment (response rate, 100%), representing the first time the national Designated WH Provider workforce had been identified. Assessment data were linked to administrative data. Of all VHA PCPs, 23% were Designated WH Providers; 100% of health care systems and 83% of community clinics had at least 1 Designated WH Provider. On average, women veterans comprised 19% (SD=27%) of the patients Designated WH Providers saw in primary care, versus 5% (SD=7%) for Other PCPs (P<0.001). For women veterans using primary care (N=313,033), new patients were less likely to see a Designated WH Provider than established women veteran patients (52% vs. 64%; P<0.001). VHA has achieved its goal of a Designated WH Provider in every health care system, and is approaching its goal of a Designated WH Provider at every hospital/community clinic. Designated WH Providers see more women than do Other PCPs. However, as the volume of women patients remains low for many providers, attention to alternative approaches to maintaining proficiency may prove necessary, and barriers to assigning new women patients to Designated WH Providers merit attention.
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ABSTRACT: Mental health services for women vary widely across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system, without consensus on the need for, or organization of, specialized services for women. Understanding women's needs and priorities is essential to guide the implementation of patient-centered behavioral health services. In a cross-sectional, multisite survey of female veterans using primary care, potential stakeholders were identified for VHA mental health services by assessing perceived or observed need for mental health services. These stakeholders (N=484) ranked priorities for mental health care among a wide range of possible services. The investigators then quantified the importance of having designated women's mental health services for each of the mental health services that emerged as key priorities. Treatment for depression, pain management, coping with chronic general medical conditions, sleep problems, weight management, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) emerged as women's key priorities. Having mental health services specialized for women was rated as extremely important to substantial proportions of women for each of the six prioritized services. Preference for primary care colocation was strongly associated with higher importance ratings for designated women's mental health services. For specific types of services, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, PTSD symptoms, and psychiatric comorbidity were also associated with higher importance ratings for designated women's services. Female veterans are a diverse population whose needs and preferences for mental health services vary along demographic and clinical factors. These stakeholder perspectives can help prioritize structural and clinical aspects of designated women's mental health care in the VHA.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 02/2015; 66(2):155-62. DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.201300551 · 1.99 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the association between antenatal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and spontaneous preterm delivery. We identified antenatal PTSD status and spontaneous preterm delivery in a retrospective cohort of 16,334 deliveries covered by the Veterans Health Administration from 2000 to 2012. We divided mothers with PTSD into those with diagnoses present the year before delivery (active PTSD) and those only with earlier diagnoses (historical PTSD). We identified spontaneous preterm birth and potential confounders including age, race, military deployment, twins, hypertension, substance use, depression, and results of military sexual trauma screening and then performed multivariate regression to estimate adjusted odds ratio (OR) of spontaneous preterm delivery as a function of PTSD status. Of 16,334 births, 3,049 (19%) were to mothers with PTSD diagnoses, of whom 1,921 (12%) had active PTSD. Spontaneous preterm delivery was higher in those with active PTSD (9.2%, n=176) than those with historical (8.0%, n=90) or no PTSD (7.4%, n=982) before adjustment (P=.02). The association between PTSD and preterm birth persisted, when adjusting for covariates, only in those with active PTSD (adjusted OR 1.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-1.61). Analyses adjusting for comorbid psychiatric and medical diagnoses revealed the association with active PTSD to be robust. In this cohort, containing an unprecedented number of PTSD-affected pregnancies, mothers with active PTSD were significantly more likely to suffer spontaneous preterm birth with an attributable two excess preterm births per 100 deliveries (95% CI 1-4). Posttraumatic stress disorder's health effects may extend, through birth outcomes, into the next generation. : II.Obstetrics and Gynecology 12/2014; 124(6):1111-9. DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000542 · 4.37 Impact Factor
Article: Antiobesity Medication Use Across the Veterans Health Administration: Patient-Level Predictors of Receipt[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: . Objective Pharmacotherapy is an effective adjunct to behavioral interventions to treat obesity; although it is unclear how often medications are integrated into obesity treatment plans and for which patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted that examined variation in and predictors of antiobesity medication receipt (orlistat) among > 2 million obese Veterans within 140 facilities nationwide. Results One-percent of all obese patients using VHA services filled a prescription for orlistat. Veterans were more likely to be treated with orlistat if they had a higher BMI, were female, unmarried, younger, a minority, had home instability, prescribed obesogenic psychiatric medications, had a psychiatric or obesity-related comorbidity, and used MOVE! weight management services. Among those who likely met the criteria for use, 2.5% had at least one orlistat prescription. Facility-level prescription rates varied from 0 to 1% of all obese patients in a VA facility receiving a prescription and 0 to 21% among those who met the criteria for use. Conclusions Consistent with guidelines recommending that obesity pharmacotherapy be prescribed in conjunction with behavioral therapy, the strongest predictor of receiving orlistat was being enrolled in the MOVE! weight-loss management program.Obesity 09/2014; 22(9). DOI:10.1002/oby.20810 · 4.39 Impact Factor
Article: Increased Mortality Associated With Digoxin in Contemporary Patients With Atrial Fibrillation : Findings From the TREAT-AF Study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background Despite endorsement of digoxin in clinical practice guidelines, there exist limited data on its safety in atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF). Objectives The goal of this study was to evaluate the association of digoxin with mortality in AF. Methods Using complete data of the TREAT-AF (The Retrospective Evaluation and Assessment of Therapies in AF) study from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system, we identified patients with newly diagnosed, nonvalvular AF seen within 90 days in an outpatient setting between VA fiscal years 2004 and 2008. We used multivariate and propensity-matched Cox proportional hazards to evaluate the association of digoxin use with death. Residual confounding was assessed by sensitivity analysis. Results Of 122,465 patients with 353,168 person-years of follow-up (age 72.1 ± 10.3 years, 98.4% male), 28,679 (23.4%) patients received digoxin. Cumulative mortality rates were higher for digoxin-treated patients than for untreated patients (95 vs. 67 per 1,000 person-years; p < 0.001). Digoxin use was independently associated with mortality after multivariate adjustment (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23 to 1.29, p < 0.001) and propensity matching (HR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.17 to 1.25, p < 0.001), even after adjustment for drug adherence. The risk of death was not modified by age, sex, heart failure, kidney function, or concomitant use of beta-blockers, amiodarone, or warfarin. Conclusions Digoxin was associated with increased risk of death in patients with newly diagnosed AF, independent of drug adherence, kidney function, cardiovascular comorbidities, and concomitant therapies. These findings challenge current cardiovascular society recommendations on use of digoxin in AF.Journal of the American College of Cardiology 08/2014; 64(7):660–668. DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.060 · 15.34 Impact Factor
Article: Diagnostic Accuracy of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) PTSD Module Among Female Vietnam-Era Veterans[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) module is widely used in epidemiological studies of PTSD, yet relatively few data attest to the instrument's diagnostic utility. The current study evaluated the diagnostic utility of the CIDI 3.0 PTSD module with U. S. women Vietnam-era veterans. The CIDI and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) were independently administered to a stratified sample of 160 women, oversampled for current PTSD. Both lifetime PTSD and recent (past year) PTSD were assessed within a 3-week interval. Forty-five percent of the sample met criteria for a CAPS diagnosis of lifetime PTSD, and 21.9% of the sample met criteria for a CAPS diagnosis of past-year PTSD. Using CAPS as the diagnostic criterion, the CIDI correctly classified 78.8% of cases for lifetime PTSD (κ = .56) and 82.0% of past year PTSD cases (κ = .51). Estimates of diagnostic performance for the CIDI were sensitivity of .61 and specificity of .91 for lifetime PTSD and sensitivity of .71 and specificity of .85 for past-year PTSD. Results suggest that the CIDI has good utility for identifying PTSD, though it is a somewhat conservative indicator of lifetime PTSD as compared to the CAPS.Traditional and Simplified Chinese Abstracts by AsianSTSS標題:女越南戰事退役軍中綜合國際診斷會見(CIDI 3.0) 的診斷準確性撮要:世界衛生組織(WHO)綜合國際診斷會見(CIDI)創傷後壓力症(PTSD)單元被廣泛應用於PTSD流行學研究,但只有少數研究其相關診斷效用。本研究在女性越南戰事退役軍中評定CIDI 3.0 PTSD單元的診斷效能。這是160名女士的分層和過度採樣現有PTSD的樣本,然後獨立地施行CIDI 和醫生施行PTSD量表(CAPS)。在三週內使用評估其終生PTSD和現有(過去一年)PTSD。總數45.0%符合CAPS終生PTSD診斷準則,和21.9%為CAPS過去一年PTSD診斷準則。以CAPS為診斷標準,CIDI 正確判別78.8% 終生PTSD個案(K= .56)和82.0% 過去一年PTSD 個案(K= .51) 。利用CAPS為標準估計CIDI的診斷表現,終生PTSD的靈敏度為.61和特異性為.091,而過往一年PTSD的靈敏度是.71 和特異性是.85。結果確認CIDI對辨識PTSD有高效用,但對比CAPS在終生PTSD方面卻是較保守的指標。标题:女越南战事退役军中综合国际诊断会见(CIDI 3.0) 的诊断准确性撮要:世界卫生组织(WHO)综合国际诊断会见(CIDI)创伤后压力症(PTSD)单元被广泛应用于PTSD流行学研究,但只有少数研究其相关诊断效用。本研究在女性越南战事退役军中评定CIDI 3.0 PTSD单元的诊断效能。这是160名女士的分层和过度采样现有PTSD的样本,然后独立地施行CIDI 和医生施行PTSD量表(CAPS)。在三周内使用评估其终生PTSD和现有(过去一年)PTSD。总数45.0%符合CAPS终生PTSD诊断准则,和21.9%为CAPS过去一年PTSD诊断准则。以CAPS为诊断标准,CIDI 正确判别78.8% 终生PTSD个案(K= .56)和82.0% 过去一年PTSD 个案(K= .51) 。利用CAPS为标准估计CIDI的诊断表现,终生PTSD的灵敏度为.61和特异性为.091,而过往一年PTSD的灵敏度是.71 和特异性是.85。结果确认CIDI对辨识PTSD有高效用,但比对CAPS在终生PTSD方面却是较保守的指标。Journal of Traumatic Stress 04/2014; 27(2). DOI:10.1002/jts.21905 · 2.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We conducted a retrospective study among 4,734 women who served in the US military in Vietnam (Vietnam cohort), 2,062 women who served in countries near Vietnam (near-Vietnam cohort), and 5,313 nondeployed US military women (US cohort) to evaluate the associations of mortality outcomes with Vietnam War service. Veterans were identified from military records and followed for 40 years through December 31, 2010. Information on underlying causes of death was obtained from death certificates and the National Death Index. Based on 2,743 deaths, all 3 veteran cohorts had lower mortality risk from all causes combined and from several major causes, such as diabetes mellitus, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and nervous system disease relative to comparable US women. However, excess deaths from motor vehicle accidents were observed in the Vietnam cohort (standardized mortality ratio = 3.67, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.30, 5.56) and in the US cohort (standardized mortality ratio = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.02, 3.27). More than two-thirds of women in the study were military nurses. Nurses in the Vietnam cohort had a 2-fold higher risk of pancreatic cancer death (adjusted relative risk = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.00, 4.25) and an almost 5-fold higher risk of brain cancer death compared with nurses in the US cohort (adjusted relative risk = 4.61, 95% CI: 1.27, 16.83). Findings of all-cause and motor vehicle accident deaths among female Vietnam veterans were consistent with patterns of postwar mortality risk among other war veterans.American journal of epidemiology 01/2014; 179(6). DOI:10.1093/aje/kwt319 · 4.98 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An increasing number of young women veterans are returning from war and military service and are seeking reproductive health care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Many of these women seek maternity benefits from the VHA, and yet little is known regarding the number of women veterans utilizing VHA maternity benefits nor the characteristics of pregnant veterans using these benefits. In May 2010, VHA maternity benefits were expanded to include 7 days of infant care, which may serve to entice more women to use VHA maternity benefits. Understanding the changing trends in women veterans seeking maternity benefits will help the VHA to improve the quality of reproductive care over time. The goal of this study was to examine the trends in delivery claims among women veterans receiving VHA maternity benefits over a 5-year period and the characteristics of pregnant veterans utilizing VHA benefits. We undertook a retrospective, national cohort study of pregnant veterans enrolled in VHA care with inpatient deliveries between fiscal years (FY) 2008 and 2012. We included pregnant veterans using VHA maternity benefits for delivery. Measures included annualized numbers and rates of inpatient deliveries and delivery-related costs, as well as cesarean section rates as a quality indicator. During the 5-year study period, there was a significant increase in the number of deliveries to women veterans using VHA maternity benefits. The overall delivery rate increased by 44% over the study period from 12.4 to 17.8 deliveries per 1,000 women veterans. A majority of women using VHA maternity benefits were age 30 or older and had a service-connected disability. From FY 2008 to 2012, the VHA paid more than $46 million in delivery claims to community providers for deliveries to women veterans ($4,993/veteran). Over a 5-year period, the volume of women veterans using VHA maternity benefits increased by 44%. Given this sizeable increase, the VHA must increase its capacity to care for pregnant veterans and ensure care coordination systems are in place to address the needs of pregnant veterans with service-connected disabilities.Women s Health Issues 01/2014; 24(1):e37-e42. DOI:10.1016/j.whi.2013.10.002 · 1.61 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Mental health condition (MHC) comorbidity is associated with lower intensity care in multiple clinical scenarios. However, little is known about the effect of MHC upon clinicians' decisions about intensifying antiglycemic medications in diabetic patients with poor glycemic control. We examined whether delay in intensification of antiglycemic medications in response to an elevated Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) value is longer for patients with MHC than for those without MHC, and whether any such effect varies by specific MHC type.BMC Health Services Research 01/2014; 14(1):458. DOI:10.1186/1472-6963-14-458 · 1.66 Impact Factor
Article: Factors Related to Attrition from VA Healthcare Use: Findings from the National Survey of Women Veterans[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: While prior research characterizes women Veterans' barriers to accessing and using Veterans Health Administration (VA) care, there has been little attention to women who access VA and use services, but then discontinue use. Recent data suggest that among women Veterans, there is a 30 % attrition rate within 3 years of initial VA use. To compare individual characteristics and perceptions about VA care between women Veteran VA attriters (those who discontinue use) and non-attriters (those who continue use), and to compare recent versus remote attriters. Cross-sectional, population-based 2008-2009 national telephone survey. Six hundred twenty-six attriters and 2,065 non-attriters who responded to the National Survey of Women Veterans. Population weighted demographic, military and health characteristics; perceptions about VA healthcare; length of time since last VA use; among attriters, reasons for no longer using VA care. Fifty-four percent of the weighted VA ever user population reported that they no longer use VA. Forty-five percent of attrition was within the past ten years. Attriters had better overall health (p = 0.007), higher income (p < 0.001), and were more likely to have health insurance (p < 0.001) compared with non-attriters. Attriters had less positive perceptions of VA than non-attriters, with attriters having lower ratings of VA quality and of gender-specific features of VA care (p < 0.001). Women Veterans who discontinued VA use since 2001 did not differ from those with more remote VA use on most measures of VA perceptions. Overall, among attriters, distance to VA sites of care and having alternate insurance coverage were the most common reasons for discontinuing VA use. We found high VA attrition despite recent advances in VA care for women Veterans. Women's attrition from VA could reduce the critical mass of women Veterans in VA and affect current system-wide efforts to provide high-quality care for women Veterans. An understanding of reasons for attrition can inform organizational efforts to re-engage women who have attrited, to retain current users, and potentially to attract new VA patients.Journal of General Internal Medicine 07/2013; 28 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):510-6. DOI:10.1007/s11606-013-2347-y · 3.42 Impact Factor
Article: The VA Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network: Amplifying Women Veterans' Voices in VA ResearchJournal of General Internal Medicine 07/2013; 28 Suppl 2(S2):504-9. DOI:10.1007/s11606-013-2476-3 · 3.42 Impact Factor
Article: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Delivered Brief Alcohol Intervention in Veterans Affairs Primary Care[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Objective: This study sought to examine whether a web-delivered brief alcohol intervention (BAI) is effective for reducing alcohol misuse in U.S. military veterans presenting to primary care. Method: Veterans (N = 167) screening positive for alcohol misuse during a routine primary care visit were randomized to receive a BAI plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU alone. An assessment of alcohol-related outcomes was conducted at baseline and 3 and 6 months after treatment. Results: Veterans in both study conditions showed a significant reduction in alcohol quantity and frequency and alcohol-related problems at 6-month follow-up. No differential treatment effects on outcomes were observed between the two treatment groups. Conclusions: This study is the first to explore whether a web-delivered BAI using normative feedback is effective for veterans with alcohol misuse. Our findings suggest that BAIs using normative feedback may not have any additional benefit beyond TAU for older veterans with high rates of comorbid mental health concerns. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 74, 428-436, 2013).Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs 05/2013; 74(3):428-436. DOI:10.15288/jsad.2013.74.428 · 2.27 Impact Factor
Article: Receipt of Cervical Cancer Screening in Female Veterans: Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We evaluated receipt of cervical cancer screening in a national sample of 34,213 women veterans using Veteran Health Administration facilities between 2003 and 2007 and diagnosed with 1) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or 2) depression, or 3) no psychiatric illness. Our study featured a cross-sectional design in which logistic regression analyses compared receipt of recommended cervical cancer screening for all three diagnostic groups. Cervical cancer screening rates varied minimally by diagnostic group: 77% of women with PTSD versus 75% with depression versus 75% without psychiatric illness were screened during the study observation period (p < .001). However, primary care use was associated with differential odds of screening in women with versus without psychiatric illness (PTSD or depression), even after adjustment for age, income and physical comorbidities (Wald Chi-square (2): 126.59; p < .0001). Specifically, among low users of primary care services, women with PTSD or depression were more likely than those with no psychiatric diagnoses to receive screening. Among high users of primary care services, they were less likely to receive screening. Psychiatric illness (PTSD or depression) had little to no effect on receipt of cervical cancer screening. Our finding that high use of primary care services was not associated with comparable odds of screening in women with versus without psychiatric illness suggests that providers caring for women with PTSD or depression and high use of primary care services should be especially attentive to their preventive healthcare needs.Women s Health Issues 05/2013; 23(3):e153-9. DOI:10.1016/j.whi.2013.03.002 · 1.61 Impact Factor
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Article: Differences and trends in stroke prevention anticoagulation in primary care vs cardiology specialty management of new atrial fibrillation: The Retrospective Evaluation and Assessment of Therapies in AF (TREAT-AF) study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation and flutter (AF, collectively) cause stroke. We evaluated whether treating specialty influences warfarin prescription in patients with newly diagnosed AF. In the TREAT-AF study, we used Veterans Health Administration health record and claims data to identify patients with newly diagnosed AF between October 2004 and November 2008 and at least 1 internal medicine/primary care or cardiology outpatient encounter within 90 days after diagnosis. The primary outcome was prescription of warfarin. In 141,642 patients meeting the inclusion criteria, the mean age was 72.3 ± 10.2 years, 1.48% were women, and 25.8% had cardiology outpatient care. Cardiology-treated patients had more comorbidities and higher mean CHADS2 scores (1.8 vs 1.6, P < .0001). Warfarin use was higher in cardiology-treated vs primary care only-treated patients (68.6% vs 48.9%, P < .0001). After covariate and site-level adjustment, cardiology care was significantly associated with warfarin use (odds ratio [OR] 2.05, 95% CI 1.99-2.11). These findings were consistent across a series of adjusted models (OR 2.05-2.20), propensity matching (OR 1.98), and subgroup analyses (OR 1.58-2.11). Warfarin use in primary-care-only patients declined from 2004 to 2008 (51.6%-44.0%, P < .0001), whereas the adjusted odds of warfarin receipt with cardiology care (vs primary care) increased from 2004 to 2008 (1.88-2.24, P < .0001). In patients with newly diagnosed AF, we found large differences in anticoagulation use by treating specialty. A divergent 5-year trend of risk-adjusted warfarin use was observed. Treating specialty influences stroke prevention care and may impact clinical outcomes.American heart journal 01/2013; 165(1):93-101.e1. DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2012.10.010 · 4.56 Impact Factor
Article: Trends in rates and attributable costs of conditions among female VA patients, 2000 and 2008.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We examined rates of specific health conditions among female veteran patients and how the share of health care costs attributable to these conditions changed in the Veterans Affairs system between 2000 and 2008. Veterans' Administration (VA)-provided and VA-sponsored inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy utilization and cost files were analyzed for women veterans receiving care in 2000 and 2008. We estimated rates of 42 common health conditions and per-patient condition costs from a regression model and calculated the total population costs attributable to each condition and changes by year. The number of female VA patients increased from 156,305 in 2000 to 266,978 in 2008; 88% were under 65 years of age. The rate of women treated for specific conditions increased substantially for many gender-specific and psychiatric conditions: For example, pregnancy increased 133%, diagnosed posttraumatic stress disorder increased 106%, and diagnosed depression increased 41%. Mean costs of care increased from $4,962 per woman in 2000 to $6,570 per woman in 2008. Psychiatric conditions accounted for more than one quarter of population health care costs in 2008. Gender-specific conditions and musculoskeletal diseases accounted for a rising share of population costs and rose to 8.2% and 8.7% of population costs in 2008, respectively. Gender-specific, cancer, musculoskeletal, and mental health and substance use disorders accounted for a greater share of overall costs during the study period and were primarily driven by higher rates of diagnosed conditions and, for several conditions, higher treatment costs.Women s Health Issues 05/2012; 22(3):e337-44. DOI:10.1016/j.whi.2012.03.002 · 1.61 Impact Factor
Article: Who are the women and men in Veterans Health Administration's current spinal cord injury population?[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Spinal cord injury (SCI) care is a high priority for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Aging Veterans, new cases of SCI from recent conflicts, and increasing numbers of women Veterans have likely changed the profile of the VHA SCI population. This study characterizes the current Veteran population with SCI with emphasis on healthcare utilization and women Veterans. We analyzed VHA administrative data from 2002-2003 and 2007-2008, analyzing composition, demographics, and healthcare use. The population is mostly male (>97%) and largely between 45 and 64 years old. Over 30% are over the age of 65. They are frequent users of healthcare, with an average of 21 visits per year. Women Veterans with SCI form a small but distinct subpopulation, being younger and less likely to be married and having a higher burden of disease. We must understand how the VHA population with SCI is changing to anticipate and provide the best care for these complex patients.The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 05/2012; 49(3):351-60. DOI:10.1682/JRRD.2010.11.0220 · 1.69 Impact Factor
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Crisis in English church after rejectionBy ALAN COWELL and JOHN F. BURNS
The New York Times | November 22,2012LONDON In a sign of deepening crisis in the Church of England after it rejected the appointment of women as bishops, its spiritual leader said Wednesday that the church had undoubtedly lost a measure of credibility and had a lot of explaining to do to people who found its deliberations opaque.
The archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, was speaking after an emergency meeting of bishops called to debate Tuesdays narrow balloting by its General Synod rejecting the ordination of women as bishops, even though female priests account for one third of the Church of Englands clergy members. Female priests hold senior positions like canon and archdeacon, and some had been hoping to secure appointments as bishops by 2014 if the change had been approved.
The vote represented a direct rebuff to Williams reformist efforts during his 10 years as head of the church and a huge setback to a campaign for change that has been debated intensely and often bitterly for the past decade.
More than 70 percent of the 446 synod votes Tuesday were in favor of opening the churchs episcopacy to women. But the synods voting procedures require a two-thirds majority in each of its three houses: bishops, clergy and laity. The bishops approved the change by 44-3, and the clergy by 148-45. The vote among the laity, though, was 132-74, six votes less than the two-thirds needed.
The Church of England is the so-called established church, meaning that it is recognized by law as representing the official religion, enjoys special privileges and is supported by the civil authorities.
Some lawmakers suggested Wednesday that the synod vote would create a crisis of church-state relations since the rejection of female bishops contradicted national laws on gender equality. Prime Minister David Cameron, already at loggerheads with the church over the governments plans to legalize same-sex marriage next year, urged church authorities Wednesday to devise a way out of the impasse.
Im very clear the time is right for women bishops; it was right many years ago, he told Parliament on Wednesday. They need to get on with it, as it were, and get with the program. But you do have to respect the individual institutions and the way they work while giving them a sharp prod.
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When your favorite football team loses, it may make you sick to your stomach. Now, research shows it may make you sick to your rapidly-expanding stomach.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, as the saying goes, male skinny-dippers in Scandinavia are being warned about a fish infamous for munching on testicles.
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OK recent High School graduates. If you haven't picked a college by now then you're just like me and wait til the last possible second. If partying is important to you (lets face it, at age 18 that's ALL that's important) then you're in luck
Apparently not EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas. According to a recent survey conducted among condom users, Texas didn't rank so well when it comes to penis size. Dallas/Ft. Worth weighed in at #20 among cities and Texas ranked a measly 35th among states
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The Poker House
|The Poker House
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|Directed by
|Lori Petty
|Produced by
|Stephen J. Cannell
Michael Dubelko
|Screenplay by
|Lori Petty
David Alan Grier
|Story by
|Lori Petty
|Jennifer Lawrence
Bokeem Woodbine
Sophi Bairley
Chloë Grace Moretz
David Alan Grier
Selma Blair
|Music by
|Mike Post
|Ken Seng
|Edited by
|Tirsa Hackshaw
|Distributed by
|Phase 43 Films
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|United States
The Poker House is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut. The film depicts a painful day in the life of a teenage girl who is raising her two younger sisters in their mother's whorehouse. It is noted for being Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Lawrence's first film in a leading role.
The film focuses on one single day in the life of three abused and neglected sisters, Agnes (age 14) (Jennifer Lawrence), Bee (age 12) (Sophi Bairley), and Cammie (age 8) (Chloë Grace Moretz). Their mother, Sarah (Selma Blair), a woman who has turned to prostitution to support the girls, but is forced into alcohol and drug abuse by her pimp, Duval (Bokeem Woodbine). Because of this, Sarah is unable to care for the girls, forcing Agnes into a position of being a mother to her two younger sisters. The three girls live in the mother's whorehouse, the Poker House, where neighborhood pimps and criminals gather to play poker as well. Agnes believes Duval loves her, as a boyfriend would, despite his abuse towards her mother.
The movie starts when Agnes arrives home, very early in the morning. She begins tidying the house and wakes Bee, after preparing her paper route for her. The conversation between the two reveals there is another sister, Cammie, and that Cammie often stays the night at her friend Sheila's house. The movie reveals that the girls and their mother once had a real family. Their father, a preacher, used to beat Sarah and the girls. The four fled, and Sarah, struggling to make ends meet, became a prostitute.
The day shifts from girl to girl. There is little interaction among the three. Bee speaks of moving into a foster home, hoping to be adopted. Cammie spends the day at a bar, making friends with Dolly (Natalie West), the bar owner, and Stymie (David Alan Grier), an alcoholic. Agnes rides through town, talking with a few friends, playing a game of basketball and picking up a couple of paychecks from her part-time jobs.
Towards the end of the day, Agnes climbs through Bee's window, avoiding the living room, which is full of gamblers, pimps and drunks. Bee has locked herself in her room and, like Agnes, avoids the downstairs chaos. Agnes makes Bee leave the house, telling her not to come back for a while. She then makes her way into the living room, and a stranger begins to talk to her. He asks her why she is there, and she responds by telling him that this is where she lives and that Sarah was her mother. When the man finds out that Agnes is a star basketball player for her high school team with an important game that night, the man gives her a sympathetic look and tells her to get out of the house and go to the game, but she ignores him.
Later that evening, Duval and Agnes begin kissing again, Agnes Narrates over the entire scene, after a few minutes Duval then rapes Agnes. As Duval releases her, she runs to the bathroom to clean herself, horrified by the thoughts of the violence and possibility of pregnancy. She is completely traumatized. Her mother enters the bathroom, and as Agnes reaches for her in utter distress, Sarah refuses to touch her and instead tells Agnes to go to the store to pick up alcohol after reminiscing on Agnes being a handful as a young child, showing intelligence even when she was a one-year-old.
Soon after, Agnes overhears Duval telling Sarah that he will begin pimping and selling Agnes as well. She threatens to shoot Duval, firing a couple of shots to prevent Duval from leaving, screaming to her mother that he raped her and deserves to be shot for what he does to Sarah as well. Sarah only tells Agnes that she'll defend him. Agnes leaves for her basketball game.
After scoring 27 points in the second half alone, a record that lasts for years to come, Agnes limps to the car and has a meltdown. She then wipes her tears and puts the horrific events of the night in the back of her mind. She drives off and finds Bee and Cammie at a nearby bridge. The two get in the car with Agnes not telling her young sisters of events that took place that evening, and instead takes them to get dinner. Bee reveals that she went to the bar after she went to a friend's house and that she found Cammie. Cammie then plays "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and the movie closes as the three girls sing together.
At the start of the film credits, it reveals that Agnes left Iowa to go to New York and became an actress and artist. It also reveals that 20 years later she directed the movie, and that the movie is the true story of director and actress Lori Petty's childhood.
- Jennifer Lawrence as Agnes
- Bokeem Woodbine as Duval
- Sophi Bairley as Bee
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Cammie
- David Alan Grier as Stymie
- Selma Blair as Sarah
- Danielle Campbell as Darla
- Casey Tutton as Sheila
Jennifer Lawrence's father, Gary Lawrence, appears uncredited in the film as the basketball coach of the other team.[1]
Critical response[edit]
The Poker House has received mixed reviews from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 57% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 7 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10.[2]
- ^ "The Poker House (2008) – Trivia". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ The Poker House at Rotten Tomatoes
External links[edit]
- 2008 films
- English-language films
- 2000s drama films
- American coming-of-age films
- American films
- American drama films
- American independent films
- Directorial debut films
- Films about prostitution
- Films about rape
- Films based on actual events
- Films directed by Lori Petty
- Films set in 1976
- Films set in Iowa
- Films shot in Chicago, Illinois


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Somehow, optimism remains for Jets
Compound that with all kinds of gaffes — missed blocks, poor tackling, penalties, wrong routes run by receivers, blocked kicks — and the Jets have the look of an also-ran heading for a losing record under Ryan for the first time since he arrived in 2009.
"Week after week, we continue to punish ourselves," safety Yeremiah Bell said. "Self-inflicted wounds, time after time. That's something that as players we have to get corrected.
"We're going out there, being competitive, we're playing hard. But in this league you can't help teams win."
All the losing has ramped up calls for Tim Tebow to get more action at quarterback — he was in for 11 plays, although three wound up as penalties, in the 28-7 loss. It's also brought into question the play calling by new coordinator Tony Sparano; whether Shonn Greene is a No. 1 running back; if any of the receivers are capable of consistently getting separation; and whether the defense can avoid yielding big plays.
There doesn't seem to be a groundswell seeking Ryan's job, and it's not something that enters his mind anyway.
"With me, I will never waver," he said. "I am not going to make a decision to save my job. I am in it to win games.
"I'm not sitting back concentrating on how do I save my job. I am concentrating on how do we win."
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June 29th, 2008 – new Led Zeppelin
The Scorpio label released two Led Zeppelin titles recently. Good Times Bad Times is a two disc set with both the October 10th, 1969 Paris radio broadcast on disc one and the October 12th, Lyceum Theater, London show on disc two. The Paris tape is from the radio broadcast and is not any more complete than the other versions released. According to the label, they edited out the French mc.
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Counseling Readiness Exam
Students entering the Master of Arts in Counseling program are expected to bring a foundational knowledge of psychology. Proficiency in this foundational knowledge will be confirmed through a "Readiness Exam," required of all incoming counseling students. If deficiencies are indicated, remedial work will be required. Counseling students may satisfy these deficiencies in one of the following two ways: Complete appropriate undergraduate course(s) at an approved institution or complete a self-guided instructional program provided through the Counseling Department of Western Seminary.
The Readiness Exam must be taken at least once before beginning your first semester. You must pass all sections of the exam before your second semester registration is allowed.
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Each sub-section of the exam will be scored separately. A 70% score on each section will be necessary for a passing score. Scores of 69% or less on a particular sub-section will indicate a need for remedial work in that subject matter. For example, if a student receives scores of 70% or better on all subsections except Human Development, where he or she receives a lower score, that student would then complete the remedial work in Human Development only, not all 5 sub-sections. However, students may take the exams as many times as necessary to earn a passing score.
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The QOMO QWPS1000 Wireless Presentation System connects a display, a projector or up to 20 wireless devices. It can also display four screens simultaneously. It is simple to connect your iPad or iPhone. Through one of the USB ports, you can display PowerPoint presentations or photos. You can even connect to the Internet through the RJ-45 port.
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Peanut Raisin Honeys
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In large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter, peanut butter, and sugar until creamy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, until mixture is fluffy.
Mix in honey, flour, oats, and wheat germ, blending thoroughly; add coconut, raisins, and peanuts and mix to distribute evenly.
Drop dough by level tablespoonf uls onto greased baking sheets, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart.
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He said he won't date me because he is scared
This guy I like has told me he loved me and that I have his heart but he won't date me because he is scared to get hurt like he did previously. I... Show More
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It sounds like you are doing all the things you would be doing, so you are effectively getting what you want from the relationship. Are you really so hung up on the titles 'boyfriend/girlfriend' that you would jeopardize what you have? My advice would be to carry on down the route you are going. Things are stepping up slowly at a rate that he's comfortable with and it sounds like you are not too dissatisfied with your progress. You are clearly boyfriend and girlfriend! Let him ease himself into that situation without pressuring him unduly. As for feeling vulnerable about him seeing other people, I think you have a right to demand exclusivity if you stayed the night. You could say that if he doesn't want to officially 'date' you, then you want first refusal, so that he can't date anyone else in the meantime. That would be a light hearted way of bringing the subject up and should get you the assurance you need. Good luck - you both sound like nice people.
I just feel vulnerable because I know potentially he could say "well we weren't dating" and find someone else. He's not showing any signs of doing that but I'm not sure.
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You do realize that adding the boyfriend/girlfriend "title" would have very little impact on whether he would want to decide to meet someone else. People get married and even that has very little impact on being exclusive so why put so much emphasis on the "title? "
If things are going well, which it does sound like it is, enjoy what you have and if it is meant to be the rest will fall into place. Enjoy each others company and be merry and don't fret the little details such as titles.
P. S. If he is scared of dating then that could also imply he is still unsure of how you feel for him and he needs to come to terms with how you feel for him on his own. Give him some space.
To me it sounds like you're dating without the official term. I would ask why he doesn't want to be official. If he can't commit to you, then it sounds like he wants to keep his options open for other girls. Why else wouldn't he commit? As far as you guys having sex, and doing all that stuff, you might have shot yourself in the foot, because right now, he's getting milk for free without having to buy the cow, so to speak. Why would he want to commit to you when he's getting all the benefits, without having you as a girlfriend. He is still free to do whatever he wants and with whoever he wants
He's not seeing other girls really, he has a few girls he'll go drinking with who ask him to spend the night and he said no. One tried to kiss him (before they went drinking) he pushed her away and called me. Is this his way of committing?
It might be. But you need to be open and honest with him and talk to him and ask why you two aren't "official. " Just because you're dating doesn't need you need to move in. But what it does make you is exclusive, so there are no other people.
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Walker's run
If he gets nothing else out of his independent run for governor, Bill Walker should get his chance to lock horns with Sean Parnell on a debate stage -- and more than once.
Parnell frustrated Walker in during 2010 Republican primary campaign with a strategy that boiled down to "don't engage the opposition." Walker needed to debate. Parnell didn't.
Absence from debate in the general election won't work. Assuming a three-way race in the general, Alaskans will expect to see all three candidates present at major debates.
Walker's decision not to run as a Republican echoes Wally Hickel's run for governor in 1990, in which he hijacked the Alaskan Independence Party ticket -- along with the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor -- and went on to defeat Arliss Sturgulewski and Tony Knowles in the general election.
Right now the smart money isn't on history repeating itself. But we're a long way from the November 2014 general election.
Walker's decision makes sense because the Republican establishment and the oil industry are solidly behind Parnell, and Walker already has staked out a position far from the partly line on the referendum to repeal Senate Bill 21, the oil tax cut passed by Legislature and signed into law by Parnell. For Walker, bolting the party is a case of nothing to lose and much to gain, even if he's bucking the odds now.
Parnell has to like what he sees at the moment -- the prospect of oil tax foes Walker and the Democratic nominee (Bill Wielechowski? Hollis French?) splitting the anti-Parnell, anti-tax cut vote and handing a winning plurality to the governor.
For voters, the campaign promises a lively debate over the owner state -- just what is that concept, born of the Alaska Constitution and championed by Hickel, Jay Hammond and other Alaskans? What does it mean now? How does it apply, not just in concept but in the legislation we write, the taxes we levy, the investments we make and the way we view and manage our natural resources -- and how we manage relations with the most powerful industry in the state.
The issue of the owner state speaks to how we look at ourselves as Alaskans.
There will be smoke and spin and treasure spent in the 2014 campaign, with real substance at stake. A good battle is shaping up. Somewhere, Hickel and Hammond are smiling.
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2. In a measuring cup mix together all ingredients of the sauce.
3. In a pan or wok, heat safflower oil( 2 tablespoon). When it is hot, add the seitan and cook till it's almost done. Set aside in a bowl and drizzle with a little sesame oil.
4. Add some more oil(1 tablespoon) to the pan or wok and then add ginger, garlic and chili to the hot oil. Keep on stirring. When they start to turn golden, add the peanuts, stir and cook until the peanuts are done.
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1) Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the beaten egg. Move the pan around and spread out the egg into a disc. Fry both sides until golden. Set aside. When it cools down, cut the egg into thin strips.
2) To the pan, add some oil, if needed, and then add the mushrooms, shrimp, scallop and sausages. Saute till cooked and then set aside.
3) Rinse the rice and wash away the starch. Drain well.
4) To the frying pan, add some oil and then add the rice. Coat the rice with the oil and then add 2 tablespoons of water at a time, cook on medium heat. Try to spread the rice in thin layer and let them cook evenly over medium heat.
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In one short year the BES has developed into a campus-wide, faculty led, community supported entity that has placed rural Detroit Lakes on the entrepreneurship map.
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You and your friends walk into a model home with a gorgeous fireplace flanked by floor-to-ceiling windows at the back of a tall great room. "Wow!" remarks one of your friends. Another (who actually thinks the room is a bit predictable) is trying to envision a more contemporary fireplace and window grouping. Your best friend is thinking about all of the natural gas it takes to heat that space. And you're wondering how you would ever clean those 17-foot high windows!
The example illustrates how your personality influences your perception of a home. As the Her Home and Woman-Centric Matters! teams at Design Basics identified, women tend to exhibit one of four primary home buyer personas. What's amazing is just how much of our core personality is shows up in our homes! Once you've identified your strongest personality type, you, your builder, or your remodeling contractor can focus on things that will likely be very meaningful to you and avoid wasting time with things that probably aren't very important. It's fun…and more than a little revealing into why you like what you like!
We have several articles and a short 5-minute quiz elaborating on Finally About Me and your new home personality. Read more . . .
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While the debate rages on over garage size and placement (see this month's White Paper for solutions), an emerging concept is to design a tandem 3rd stall and show an option for finishing off that space. That way, buyers can understand the trade-offs: more storage or additional living space!
We would love to hear your feedback on a new plan we're developing, the Windsor Cottage, which illustrates this very concept.
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Without moving exterior walls, what would you design differently (for example, add window(s) in the dining/living room)?
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As I've aged my knees and back seem to be complaining more and more. You'll be thankful if you look again at your dishwasher placement and the size & height of your toilets in new construction and remodeling.
Raising your dishwasher
Raising the dishwasher has numerous appeals, which all end with "...and your back will thank you!" It may be to add storage under the dishwasher for infrequently needed items. Or, it may be to make the dishwasher more convenient and easier to load and unload for individuals of all ages and abilities.
If a raised dishwasher is in your future plans, think also about what goes atop the dishwasher. Set within an island, the countertop over the dishwasher may be flush with a raised eating bar (unless the entire island work surface has been raised.) Situated the dishwasher against a wall, other options, including additional storage, come more clearly into view. Raised dishwasher ideas.
Different size bowls
It's surprising how many people overlook the issue of the toilet size for their home. Okay, maybe it's not as fun as selecting lighting fixtures, but comfort is too important of an issue to forget. As compared with standard round toilets, elongated toilets are about two inches longer, which many adults feel is a more comfortable size. Petite individuals and children sometimes feel elongated bowls are too big.
There's also the issue of hygiene, and men strongly prefer the elongated toilets. Finally, consider space. Some baths are designed with a little "room" within the bathroom for the toilet, and the extra length of the elongated toilet may interrupt the door swing into that toilet space.
See Kohler's Highline Classic Comfort Height Toilet Keep these things in mind and your knees and back with thank you!
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The popularity of homes with two master suites is growing rapidly. Buyer profiles vary from households with aging parents or adult children sharing the home with you. We recently spoke with an individual looking for a home with three master suites for three widows/widowers who wanted companionship and the advantages of home ownership!
Especially in homes designed for a basement foundation, or homes which can have additional bedrooms upstairs, expect to be seeing more dual-master suite homes coming to the market!
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Every week we are asked about cool new design trends or about new features we are including on our home plans. Today and in future posts I will explore some of the new design trends and features we see and are working into our new home plans.
One of the things we are often asked about is separate vanities in the owners / master suite bath. Dual vanities or vanities separated by a stack of drawers or cubbies are very common. The thing we hear is "I want my own space - separate and distinct. An interesting design concept is to plan the two sink areas back to back. This provides a great sense of separation and can foster additional creativity in the bathroom's overall design.
Here's a couple of examples and a floor plans which incorporates the back-to-back vanities.
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As you may recall, NBC analyst Mike Milbury was scathingly critical of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin during a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers back on Feb. 27. Since then Ovechkin has 18 goals, 11 assists and is a plus-9 in 21 games. The Caps have ridden their captain to a 14-6-1 record during that stretch and sit atop the Southeast Division with a 21-17-2 record.
With that in mind, CSNWashington.com caught up with Milbury to discuss his thoughts on the Capitals' 27-year-old Russian.
CSN: You were pretty rough on Alex during that game in Philly and he's really turned things around since then. I'm wondering how you're feeling about the way he's playing.
Milbury: It's funny, that day [NBC studio host] Liam McHugh asked me if I thought he could turn it around and I said, "Yeah, he's got the physical attributes to be a superstar again." The game in Philly was alarming for the reasons that I illustrated. He seemed lost and who knows why. The lockout; time off; new coach; [Nicklas] Backstrom not playing very well; he's not playing with Backstrom; they got him playing in a different position. But the fact of the matter was that he was nowhere near what he was capable of being. There's nothing more frustrating for me as a former coach and manager watching a guy with abilities like that to fall short, particularly when it comes to paying attention to detail or mental or physical effort. He was falling short there. I have no idea what happened in the interim but I'm glad for him and for the Capitals that it has. They're in a much better place with this Alex than the other one. It's a tribute to him. So many people attribute the coaches with the credit, but it's always the player that has to bear the brunt of the criticism and reap the rewards of success, and whatever he's doing I applaud him for it. I think it's great because he was in a dark place a couple months ago.
CSN: As few weeks ago Ovechkin told reporters, "You guys forgot to flush me." Some people think he might have been spurred by your comments and that's one reason he's playing better. What's your take on that?
Milbury: This is how I make my living and my job as an analyst is to be honest in describing what I see and adding whatever experiences I have to the mix. The player deserves the credit and he deserves the blame when it's there. I give him full marks for recognizing that things weren't going right and changing his game. I mean, he looks thinner to me. I don't know if he lost any weight but when you look at his face he looks like he lost a pound or two. He's going to the front of the net more often. He's never been shy about shooting the puck, so that's no surprise he's still shooting a lot, but he's playing with Backstrom now, which I think is a big plus for him. If you combine those things I can't say enough about that kind of turnaround. When you're in the dumps like that it's easy to pack it in. To get out of it you're going to have to man up and address your problems. I understand he and [Adam] Oates spend a lot of time together, at least that's what I've read, and that's great that they have a relationship and I'm sure that's one factor in his turnaround. But I've never been against Ovechkin. I marvel at his speed and size and his competitiveness. He's never been anything but competitive until recently and that's why I get animated, because it seemed like there was less care than there should have been, whether it was physically or mentally, it looked to me to be both. But God bless him, he's turned it around and so have the Capitals.
CSN: Do you think Ovechkin had become too predictable and that moving him to right wing was a good move by Adam Oates?
Milbury: Whether he switched or not didn't matter to me. His predictability was there. There was a quote by one coach when we asked if there was something to worry about when facing Alex -- was he still a superstar? -- and he said, "We worry about him on the power play." That was an indictment of his predictability, I guess. But as I mentioned, I see him going towards the front of the net. That goal he scored the other night [against Tampa] was one of those indicators. Yeah, I think players that are predictable have to adjust. There may be no player around the league who has adjusted more than [Sidney] Crosby. When he finds out he can't take draws as well as he'd like he works on it until the cows come home. And when he finds he's not scoring enough he shoots and shoots and shoots until his mind is thinking shot first instead of pass. That Alex has made some of those adjustments and has come out of it is great for him and a great sign for his future.
CSN: You brought up Crosby. When Ovechkin was struggling a lot of people around the league said it was no longer fair to compare the two players. Many wondered if Ovechkin would ever score 40 goals again. Now he'd be on pace to finish with more than 50. How do you feel about that?
Milbury: There was reason for serious doubt and that's what I tried to point out. I mean, Crosby was at such a different level. Every facet of his game was fine-tuned. Alex has come back with a vengeance and I'm going to be very curious to see this pan out during the playoffs. Please don't take this like I'm raining on his parade because he's played so well, but the fact of the matter is he plays in the worst division in hockey and the large majority of his goals [21 of 26] have come against non-playoff teams. That's not my opinion, that's just fact. So he's going to have to continue to play at this level. All great players have to establish themselves as clutch playoff performers if they really want to achieve greatness. Last year his ice time was cut in the playoffs and now it's time he steps up in the playoffs. As Adam Oates said, he's gotta be the man.


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Spring 2006 Course ScheduleThe short course schedule for the 2006 Spring session is below; short courses are also offered on an as needed/requested basis, either one-on-one or for small groups. Interested in a short course? Send an email to IT Lab Staff Member Darby Tober with the name of your desired course and time availability. She will arrange for a purpleshirt to meet with you. We also offer Short Courses online in the Tutorials section of this website. Other online tutorials offered by the University of Texas are available at General Libraries, ITS, and Team Web.
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It's not often you get the opportunity to interview a director responsible for as many beloved flicks as Joe Dante. The Gremlins, Explorers and Innerspace helmer is probably second only to Steven Spielberg in terms of '80s favorites. With his new movie The Hole out this week, we armed ourselves with a handful of your Twitter questions to ask about a Gremlins remake, his favorite Looney Tunes character and Santa-based childhood traumas.
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In almost all cases, it is unnecessary to use CPU affinity masks in Windows Server 2012 R2 to confine a workload to specific processor threads (supposing each Intel processor core provides two threads). There are several issues to consider.
First, CPU affinity can conflict with the non-uniform memory access (NUMA) architecture used in most modern servers. The whole idea of NUMA is that it is almost impossible for every thread to access the vast amount of available memory at the same speed: Memory closer to a particular core or processor package (socket) can be accessed faster than more distant memory can. So, the server's scheduling routine will attempt to schedule threads on processors that are closest to the memory where the corresponding workload is running. It's almost impossible for a human to know this, so thread affinity will more often drive processing to processors that are in different NUMA zones, actually degrading workload performance.
CPU affinity is often more appropriate for symmetrical multi-processing (SMP) systems where all processors maintain equal access to memory space (different from a NUMA architecture). In an SMP model, any thread can be run on any processor equally, and this is an important prerequisite for parallel processing systems. Still, the operating system can schedule threads automatically based on thread priority. Human intervention will have less impact on performance here, but typically it does not result in better workload performance.
When affinity rules are applied today, it's usually to test the performance of specific processors (or cores within specific processors). IT administrators can see the current thread affinity for a process using the GetProcessAffinityMask function, or use the SetProcessAffinityMask function to specify affinity for the process' threads. As an alternative, IT administrators may elect to use the SetThreadIdealProcessor function to suggest a preferred (ideal) processor for a thread. This function does not force the affinity, and the scheduler can still choose other processors, but setting the ideal processor will prompt the scheduler to use the suggested processor.
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The Real Madrid midfielder says there will be a great atmosphere at the Bernabeu for the visit of Galatasaray as Jose Mourinho's side home in on a 10th European crownXabi Alonso says Real Madrid are already dreaming of the Champions League final ahead of hosting Galatasaray in the first leg of their quarter-final next week.
With a successful defence of La Liga now seemingly beyond Jose Mourinho's men, the club are focusing on tasting European glory for the first time in a decade but the 10th time in their history.
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Be Cu's customers worldwide have come to expect excellence in Precision Metal Stamping and assembling miniature components. A key factor in our success, since 1944, is our total commitment service from tool design to finishing operations.
Electroplating is an integral and important part of our manufacturing process. Be Cu handles plating competently and creatively, in keeping with it's overall emphasis on quality. That well-earned reputation translates into important benefits for your company.
Your product's performance can depend on the integrity of the plating. The optimum plating technique can affect solderability, electrical conductivity and other factors relating to the performance of your designs. For these reasons, Be Cu places a great deal of emphasis on quality plating. You should too!
Our specialty is manufacturing parts and assemblies for demanding applications. We utilize beryllium-copper and many other metals to produce electrical/electronic components for aerospace, medical, communications, data processing and other demanding industries. Precision and reliability are the prime considerations.
Be Cu's electroplating shop was originally established as an in-house necessity to serve our growing production needs. It provides us with firm control of quality and turn-around time. Those benefits are yours too, whether we plate your products separately or as a step in our overall manufacturing procedures for you.
The manager of our plating department has enhanced his knowledge and skills by handling a vast range of plating assignments over the years. To assure the utmost in quality, this department is fully organized with modern equipment and an array of specialized instruments. These advantages are brought to bear on every part we plate from thicknessess ranging from .0001 to .00003. We are a NADCAP certified plater of Nickel, Tin, Cadmium and Stainless Steel Passivation.
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Be Cu has extensive gold plating services, as this precious metal is still the deposit of choice for the most crucial applications. Tin, silver, nickel, copper and other metals are also frequently applied in our metal stamping shop. Barrel plating is our standard technique. It is the best suited method for the miniature parts we specialize in.
We plate to government specifications, as we are also on the certified vendor lists of several major corporations.
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You can't just trust anyone with electroplating services. Such a specific, and important, function requires the skills and knowhow of trained technicians who have practiced diligently on top of the line machines. A company does not just become an industry standard and leader does by chance or by mistake. A company becomes what it is, because of the work it furnishes. Be Cu does its own electroplating. The purpose of an in-house electroplating shop is twofold: the first reason is due to the fact that Be Cu wants to produce the highest quality parts, so they want to build all the things themselves; and the second reason is so that the turnaround time from order to finished product is greatly expedited. Our in-house electroplating also allows for great savings to you.
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Electroplating is an industrial process that has many applications across a number of manufacturing industries. By electroplating, mundane metals can be coated with a small layer of a more precious metal, making the end product stronger, and more expensive. Aside from making cheaper metals look more luxurious, electroplating can enable materials to be rust resistant, or conduits for electricity. Bronze, Copper, Brass, Nickel, Silver, and gold; objects made from these metals seem to be everywhere. In most cases, metal that appears to be on the outside is actually only on the outside.
Electroplating is the process of coating an item with a thin layer of metal. When an item, that can conduct electricity, is dipped into a dissolved metal solution that has an electrical current running through it, the metal adheres to the item, forming a thin outer layer. The current causes the object to become negatively charged, while the metal ions in the solution are positively charged. When the ions in the solution are attracted to each other, the metal deposits on to the object.
Electro plating gives desired qualities to objects such as resistance to abrasion, corrosion, or an aesthetically attractive finish. If they can conduct electricity, objects that are made from metal, or a few specific types of plastics, have the ability to be electroplated. Plastic items must be pre treated before their surface can carry a current. Plastic parts are pretreated with four different solutions. Each solution treats the surface in a different way, without the use of electricity. The first solution is acidic. It etches the plastic in order to help the other solutions adhere to it. The second and third solution helps to give plastic an even coating of atoms of the metal palladium, allowing the final treatment layer of electrolysis nickel to go on top.
Electroplating isn't a one step process; most metal finishes require an additional metal undercoat. For example, to give an object a chrome finish, you must plate the object with nickel and copper. The copper layer makes the surface bright and level, while the nickel projects the parts and provides corrosion resistance. The same undercoats are required for parts with gold and silver finishes. The range of finishes that an electroplated item can have is huge. Finishes are used in bathrooms, kitchens, offices, art galleries, and on most automobiles. You can find an electroplated item everywhere that you look.
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Bess Fayne Cherry Collection
Western Kentucky University Library ArchivesBowling Green, KY 42101 USA
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Bess Lysle Fayne was born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky in 1877. She graduated from the Elliott Institute of Kirksville, Kentucky in 1895 and enrolled at the Southern Normal School that same year. She married Henry Hardin Cherry on April 3, 1896. In the early 1900s, she served part-time on the faculty of the Southern Normal School as "Director of Social Features of the Institution." She was also a member of the board of The National School of Telegraphy, Civil Service, Railroading and Express, a department operated by the Southern Normal School. In 1927, she organized the Faculty Wives Club (now Western Kentucky University Women) and served as its first president. Bess Cherry died November 17, 1954.
The collection consists primarily of personal correspondence with family and friends. It contains news and information about her children, Josephine, Elizabeth and Henry Hardin, Jr. ("Hardin"); her recovery from a cracked bone suffered after a fall in the summer of 1936; her dissatisfaction with a Studebaker automobile she purchased in 1936; and the death of Henry Hardin Cherry on August 1, 1937. Correspondence from H. H. Cherry in 1934 tells news of their children, events on campus, his lobbying efforts in Frankfort, and his trouble with a broken toe. A letter from "Mary" (probably Mary A. Leiper) gives an account of her transport to Bowling Green of refugees from the 1937 Louisville flood. The collection also contains a speech and several monographs by Mrs. Cherry, as well as copies of a published short story, Parlance of Kentucky Backwoods, and an essay, "Motherhood Adrift." For further information, see the University Archives vertical files on the Cherry family, and photograph files.
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|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|2 Tablespoon, softened
|Cream cheese
|8 Ounce, softened
|1 Tablespoon
|Chopped water chestnuts
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Chopped imitation crab meat
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|Crescent rolls
|8 (One 8 Count Can)
Cook the celery and onion in 1 cup boiling water in a saucepan for 2 minutes; drain.
Combine the butter, cream cheese and milk in a mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
Stir in the celery mixture and water chestnuts.
Add the crab meat and mix well.
Unroll the dough.
Separate into 4 rectangles on a baking sheet, pressing the perforations to seal.
Place 2 tablespoons crab filling in the center of each rectangle.
Pull the dough edges toward the center and seal to enclose the filling.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until hot and golden.
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