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[1880] Hydrophilic Polymer Embolus (HPE) Vasculopathy of the Lung
Julia M Choi, Rashi I Mehta, Allen P Burke, Rupal I Mehta. University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Background: Hydrophilic polymers are commonly applied as coating on endovascular device surfaces and have the potential to strip off within the bloodstream during use in patients, causing hydrophilic polymer emboli (HPE). Recent reports document cardiovascular complications with associated morbidity and mortality in rare patients. The focus of this study was to evaluate the histologic features and tissue responses to HPE involving the lungs.
Design: Ten cases of pulmonary HPE were retrospectively reviewed (2010-2012). Hematoxylin and eosin, Masson trichrome, and elastic-stained sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue were evaluated. The study incorporated 7 autopsy cases; 2 lung explants (including 1 retransplanted explant); and 1 wedge biopsy. The mean patient age was 56 years (age range: 22 to 73 years); 7 patients were male.
Results: Histologic appearances of actively biodegrading HPE were extremely variable. In all cases, lamellated granular basophilic material, consistent with polymer, was identified within small-to-medium sized vessels in peripheral lung. Seven of these cases showed localized involvement, while the remaining three showed diffuse dissemination with involvement of multiple lobes. Affected vessels ranged from 13 to 1280 μm in diameter (average: ∼150 μm). The total number of HPE ranged from 1 to 430 per case (average: ∼80 microemboli). Tissue responses included vascular occlusion (n=10); intravascular fibrocollagenous change (n=7); microthrombus formation (n=5); hemorrhage (n=4); recanalization (n=2); infarction (n=2), and diffuse alveolar damage (n=1). Inflammatory changes included intra- and peri-vascular mononuclear (n=10), neutrophil (n=6), and foreign body giant cell (n=5) reaction; granulomatous change (n=3); microabscess formation (n=2), and vasculitis (n=2). None of the cases were correctly diagnosed at the time of prospective review.
Conclusions: Hydrophilic polymer emboli are characterized by variable histologic appearances and cause significant pathologic changes when deposited in pulmonary vessels. This vasculopathy represents a newly recognized disease associated with modern interventional therapies. A heightened clinical awareness of this iatrogenic complication may lead to more accurate and timely diagnosis in affected patients.
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Loved Ones Remember the Life of 'A Cop's Cop'Officer Down: Sgt. Charlie Calhoun - [Pasco County, Florida]
Sgt. Charlie Calhoun, 52, who died Saturday, is remembered as a stern sergeant with a big heart.
For the past decade, Pasco sheriff's detectives would show up at major crime scenes and immediately look for the green, unmarked Ford Crown Victoria.
"That was the office," Detective Jeff Bousquet said Monday. "That car was the focal point of all our investigations."
And sitting behind the wheel, calling the shots, making the assignments, pushing detectives to think smarter and dig deeper, was Sgt. Charlie Calhoun.
On Monday, detectives struggled to imagine how they will move forward without that ubiquitous green Crown Vic and, more importantly, the man they relied upon for leadership and advice, turned to as a friend, and loved like a brother.
Mr. Calhoun died unexpectedly in his sleep Saturday night (May 17, 2003) in Tupelo, Miss., while traveling with his wife to Arkansas for a family reunion. He was 52.
Mr. Calhoun and his wife, Ellie, stopped in Tupelo for the night and went to dinner at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant. Mr. Calhoun ate only a small piece of his prime rib, complaining of not feeling well.
Back at the motel room, Mr. Calhoun put on a breathing mask he used to combat his sleep apnea and closed his eyes. Minutes later, Ellie noticed her husband wasn't breathing. She tried CPR, "but he was already done," Mrs. Calhoun said.
The cause of death has yet to be determined.
"He was a great father and a great husband," Mrs. Calhoun said Monday. "He was so family-oriented. He always said he wanted to work as hard as he could to give the family everything we wanted."
Mr. Calhoun started his law enforcement career in New Jersey more than 30 years ago. He worked 12 years for the Brielle, N.J., police department, before moving his family to Florida in the early 1980s.
He worked for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office for nearly 19 years, starting as a patrol deputy and gradually rising through the ranks to become sergeant in charge of the high-profile major crimes unit. His influence hovered over every major case, from the murder of 9-year-old Sharra Ferger in Blanton to the slaying of wealthy widow Jean Schwarzkopf in New Port Richey.
"He was a cop's cop," Detective James Sessa said. "If we had a whodunnit, and we didn't have the evidence or the DNA, he pushed us to shake every bush until we got the case solved. He was old-school."
Mr. Calhoun developed close friendships with the detectives he supervised and earned the trust and admiration of the command staff above him.
"Charlie was a good all-around law enforcement officer," former Sheriff Lee Cannon said. "And he was a good all-around person. I had a lot of confidence in him.
"This is a tragedy not only for his family, but also for the law enforcement family."
There were two sides to Mr. Calhoun, colleagues said. One was a hard-driving sergeant who didn't tolerate stupidity, laziness or failure. The other was a big-hearted man who thought of his detectives as family.
"Charlie liked to think of himself as macho, but he was really a big teddy bear," Bousquet said. "He was like a big soft marshmallow."
Mr. Calhoun was a big man who constantly battled a weight problem. He recently was diagnosed with diabetes, and often announced his daily blood-sugar readings in the office.
Last week, he bought a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
And then he set off with his wife on what has become an annual trip to Arkansas for a family reunion and fish fry. He brought along his father's ashes to spread over a beloved fishing lake in Arkansas. Mr. Calhoun's father passed away earlier this year.
Hours before he died, Mr. Calhoun called Bousquet from the road. Earlier he had given Bousquet permission to ride the new motorcycle. He wanted to make sure Bousquet didn't get any wild ideas.
"He told me, "Don't put any dents in it. Don't go faster than 60,' " Bousquet recalled. "That's the way he was. He was the first person to give you anything, whether it was his bike, his advice, or an earful if you didn't do what he wanted."
Bousquet added: "This just breaks my heart. The grieving process is just now starting. My heart is just not here right now."
In addition to his wife, Mr. Calhoun is survived by a son, Donald R. Lee of Ohio; a daughter, Jill Marie Bowser of New Port Richey; a brother, David H. Calhoun of Neptune, N.J.; two sisters, Martha J. Meiloch of Asheville, N.C., and Margaret Ann Cohn of Wall, N.J.; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors on Wednesday at Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, 6616 Congress St. in New Port Richey, from 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. The Sheriff's Office will perform an honor guard ceremony on Thursday at 10 a.m. on the front lawn of Dobies Funeral Home. That will be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 4820 Floramar Terr. in New Port Richey.
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February 27th, 2014 (F1plus/G. Polychronis).- 'Pay drivers' in Formula One have been a messy aspect of the sport for many years, and soon, it will get to the stage where teams will sign a driver just for the moneybag that they bring with them. An example of this can been seen through Lotus' acquisition of Pastor Maldonado.
A 'pay driver' is a driver for a motorsport team that provides financial support from a personal sponsor, which is used to assist the team's operations. In short, it is a driver who pays for a Formula One career. Now that 'pay drivers' are becoming more prominent in modern Formula One racing, the topic tends to spark much debate within the Formula One world.
It is an issue that seems to cast its ever-growing web of confusion over each season. It is a web of confusion that will take a whole book to break down.
Nevertheless, using 'pay drivers' is a popular method for the lesser teams on the F1 grid, which is fair enough if they want to have any chance of competing against the wealthier and more successful teams. What is concerning however, is when a potential title contender, such as Lotus F1, turns to a driver with one of the strongest financial backings on the grid: Pastor Maldonado.
'Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.' (PDVSA) acts as Maldonado's sponsor, and considering this oil and natural gas company is government-owned, you could say that Maldonado is essentially sponsored by the state of Venezuela.
Initially, PDVSA paid for Maldonado to drive at Williams, with a sponsorship deal allegedly worth approximately £29.4 million.
After that deal expired, PDVSA and Maldonado pushed for a seat at Lotus for the 2014 season. When talks with Quantum Motorsports Limited sponsoring Lotus broke down, the English-based team decided to take on Maldonado and his undoubtedly large bag of money, courtesy of the Venezuelan government.
Deals like this, understandably, have the ability to outrage many, true F1 fans.
The most obvious and most common argument against the idea of 'pay drivers' is that it encourages teams to favour money over driving skill, which is harmful to the sport, or 'unhealthy' as Mark Webber once put it. The PDVSA-Maldonado-Lotus deal is a perfect example of this argument.
It is undeniable that money plays a large role in Formula One, which is why I can accept the lesser teams using 'pay drivers,' as I declared earlier.
Money will obviously help you build a better car, but you also need a good driver. Maldonado is not a good driver. He was extremely reckless in his first two years of his Formula One career, and after multiple incidents, I was left wishing he was banned from the sport.
Valtteri Bottas, his former teammate, also finished with more points than him last season, albeit with an extremely lack lustre car. It should also be noted that Bottas did this in his debut season. I would feel embarrassed if I were Maldonado, knowing that I am driving at a top-5 team, just because I am carrying a large bag with a dollar sign on it.
Where is the honour in that? That being said, some 'pay drivers' have the opportunity to gain respect and earn honour, such as the Telmex-sponsored Sergio Perez.
Nevertheless, we are now left wondering, will the risk of signing Maldonado pay off for Lotus? I firmly believe it will not, especially with Romain Grosjean remaining at the team.
Despite Maldonado brining in a large slab of money for Lotus to play with, I feel that the team have taken a step backwards, as they definitely have the worst two drivers out of the top contending teams, which are obviously, Red Bull Racing, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes. For this reason, I can confidently say that they will not come close to winning a championship this year.
Lotus have been struggling financially for the last couple of years, which is no secret, so the decision to sign Maldonado is not completely ridiculous, albeit on the cusp. Regardless of their monetary issues, when the team passes up the opportunity to acquire drivers with out-and-out skill such as Felipe Massa, Adrian Sutil or Paul di Resta, it begs the question, how bad are Lotus' financial troubles?


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Description: Su GologoneLocated at the foot of the Supramonte mountains, Hotel Su Gologone is well-placed to explore the unspoilt countryside. The local area is also steeped in folklore and boasts a number of caves, grottoes and archaeological sites. The harbour town of Cala Gonone is only a short distance away, providing access to beaches and boat trips to visit the popular Bue Marino cave.
Hotel Su Gologone itself is housed in a Sardinian-style villa and features a harmonious blend of rustic charm and contemporary style. This luxury hotel's comfortable rooms and suites are individually decorated and feature balconies with mountain views, while some have their own jacuzzis.
The hotel offers a full range of services and amenities, from a tennis court and heated swimming pool to a fitness centre and spa. The hotel also has a restaurant serving local Sardinian dishes and a bar. As well as guaranteeing relaxation, Su Gologone offers a host of outdoor activities, including cycling, horse riding and canoeing.
Description des chambres: Su Gologone5 Art Suite & 3 Art Suite with fireplaces (Art rooms): 1 bedroom, 1 living room, bathroom with shower, terrace bathtub for 2 people, 2 sunbeds, 1 outdoor living room. Air-conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, safe, led TV, hairdryer, Nespresso heater with a selection of teas and herbal teas, bath menu of essential oils, bathrobes, slippers, beach bags, sea set, umbrella, upon request 2 sunbeds. Evening maid service to tidy the room. Possibility of a third bed or communicating rooms.
11 Art Junior Suite: 1 large bedroom with a small living room, bathroom with shower or bath, balcony or terrace (4 rooms with bathtub). Air-conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, safe, led TV, hairdryer, Nespresso heater with a selection of teas and herbal teas, bathmenu of essential oils, bathrobes, slippers, beach bags, sea set, umbrella, by request 2 sunbeds.. Evening maid service to tidy the room. Possibility of a third bed or communicating rooms.
4 Superior (Art rooms): 1 large bedroom, bathroom with shower or bath, balcony, 2 chairs and a table. Air-conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, safe, led TV, hairdryer, Nespresso heater with a selection of teas and herbal teas, bathrobes and slippers. Possibility of a third bed.
26 Deluxe: 1 bedroom with bed with tester and divan bed, bathroom with shower, most rooms have balcony or terrace. Air-conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, safe, led TV, hairdryer, Nespresso heater, bathrobes and slippers. Evening maid service to tidy the room.
21 Standard (Art rooms): 1 bedroom, bathroom with shower, with or without balcony. Air-conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, safe, led TV, hairdryer, slippers.
Possibilities of extra services: flowers, fruit, gastronomic basket, SPA basket.
Précisions et informations supplementaires: Su Gologone
Fitness Center with Techno-gym equipment (h 9.00-20.00)
Swimming-pool with spring water (h 9.00-20.00 April-October)
2 Jacuzzi (h 9.00-20.00)
Tennis (synthetic playing field also at night)
Football and Mini golf (every day also at night)
Ping pong/Playground/Billiards (open every day)
Newspapers, magazines and medicines (on request)
Baby Sitter (with advanced notice and extra charge)
Animals allowed
Free Wi-Fi at reception
CINEMA under the stars: projections of Sardinian films and documentaries (from May to September, free service)
MUSIC AND FOLK EVENING with Tenores from Oliena (once a week, free service)
DREAM TERRACE: After dinner astronomy lessons (once a week- from May to September, free service)
Activities can be arranged with advanced notice and extra charge:
SPA: Small treatment area and gazebo by the swimming pool for aesthetic treatments and massage. Open every day from 10.00 to 19.00 except on Monday from May to October; (on request in April and November).
Bike Center: Different choices of bike, electric bike, mountain bike and equipment to rent.
Excursions with guide: On foot, on horse, land rover, quad, canoe, boat, free climbing.
Yoga Course: individual and group lessons can be arranged.
SPECIAL EVENTS: They organize weddings in different locations. Congress center rooms feature 20 to 200 seats and are perfect for visiting the collection of ceramics from the 1950s.
Dining experiences include :
TYPICAL RESTAURANT: (h 12.30-15.00 / 20.00-22.00)
PASTA WORKSHOP: Every day 2 women make 12 kinds of pasta, hand made. Daily cooking course by reservation, minimum 5 people (25 euro each person). Menu for celiac (bread, pasta and typical sweets handmade) and vegetarian menu are possible.
TERRACE SWIMMING-POOL (h 20.00-22.00)
GAZEBO SWIMMING-POOL LIGHT LUNCH (h 13.00-15.00 April-October)
THE BREAD NEST: Typical focacceria outside; preparation and tasting of focacce (a kind of flat bread) cooked in the wood burning oven, with aromatic herbs and vegetables. (h 20.30-21.00 May-September twice a week)
SA CORTE DE SU RE: A Sardinian experience in the ancient court, travel into the past of Sardinian cookery visiting the ancient cookery techniques of meat on a spit and artisanal products.Preparation and tasting of traditional bread cooked in the wood burning oven. Visit the cellar. (h 20.30-21.00 May-September twice a week, on request).
TAPAS IN THE GARDEN: (from 19.00 July-August) (h 13.00-19.00)
MELIS ROOM: Breakfast Buffet, Breakfast for diabetics and celiac (h 8.00-10.30), Starters Buffet (h 20.00- 21.30).
ART BAR with art exposition in the internal rooms and terraces (h 10.00-24.00)
BAR MAGIC TABLAO with Supramonte Mountain view. Happy hour, after dinner liqueurs, grappas and selection of herbal teas (h 17.00-23.00)
SWIMMING POOL BAR Snack and drinks, fruits shake (h 13.00-19.00)
WINERY taste wine, oil and cheese (25 euro for one hour each person, on request)
CELLAR Sardinian wines selection and tasting
PROSCIUTTERIA Tasting of typical salami (open twice a week)
HOME OF HERBAL TEAS Tasting and selling of 31 herbal teas
ARTIST WORKSHOPS & STORES (BOTTEGHE D?ARTE): 6 laboratories: ceramic, painting, embroidery, jewellery, iron and wood and for customers, a special 10% discount
Decoration: Every Saturday and Sunday
Sewing: Monday and Tuesday
Embroidery: From Wednesday to Friday
Painting and drawing: Every day 2 hours
Bijoux: Every Saturday and Sunday
Ceramic: Every Saturday and Sunday
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All costs, prices, and policies, including exchange rates, package deals, and cancellation policy may change and should be confirmed with the hotel upon booking.
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Nombre de chambres: 72Cartes de crédit acceptées: Amex, Visa, Eurocard, Mastercard, Diners.
Comment s'y rendre: Olbia: From Costa Smeralda Airport 97 km.
Alghero: From Fertilia Airport 150 km.
Cagliari: From Elmas Airport 200 km.
Porto Torres: From 159 km.
Oliena: 7 km.
Dorgali:16 km.
Cala Gonone: 25 km.
Coordonnées GPS: 40° 17' 23.33'' N 9° 29' 19.86'' E
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Argentina posted a 1-0 win over Japan on Tuesday in their last tune-up match for the Beijing Olympics, although the contest was called off in the second half due to heavy rain and lightning.
The referee halted the game 38 minutes into the second half due to the lightning, and the game was scrapped seven minutes later.
The only goal came in the 68th minute soon after the visitors faced a scare when midfielder Yohei Kajiyama's shot was saved by Argentine goalkeeper Oscar Ustari. Argentina counter-attacked, with Sergio Aguero speedily moving up the centre to send the ball to fellow forward Angel Di Maria in the front line, who fired home from the edge of the box.
Japan fought throughout the match. Midfielder Keisuke Honda's middle shot hit the bar in the 58th minute, while Honda created Japan's best chance on a free kick in the 10th minute - though Masato Morishige's shot was saved by Ustari.
"I have mixed feelings, I can't help it," said Japan coach Yasuharu Sorimachi. "Our real competition starts in Beijing. We are going to prepare for it from now on."
At the Olympics, Argentina will play Côte d'Ivoire, Australia and Serbia in Group A, while Japan will take on the United States, Nigeria and The Netherlands in Group B.


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4) Are you hearing static? It could happen when your lines get physically wet after a rain storm. Or it could be a loose phone cord somewhere or an issue with a cordless phone. Believe it or not, there was situation where a squirrel has started chewing through some outside phone lines and caused considerable static. A call to your phone service provider might be necessary to check your lines.
5) There are times when a conference participant will have a bad cell phone connection. They could be in a bad reception area, or get cut off if traveling through a deadzone. A conference bridge will only pass along what it hears, and if there is a bad connection, a moderator can "mute" the call so that it doesn't contaminate the entire conference. The highest quality can be achieved when all your hosts, or moderators, use landlines and then the conference is placed in "lecture mode." That will instantly silence all of your participants and any background noise that they are inadvertently passing along to the whole conference. Your hosts will be able to converse while your participants listen. Of course, you can toggle out of lecture mode anytime you want to enable everyone in the conference to participate in the discussion.
At 24Conference.com, we continue to strive to provide you the highest quality conference calls available. We use the latest technology and are constantly upgrading and improving our systems to bring you reliable, steady and dependable service. If you are having conference quality problems, give us a call at 877-254-2424 and we'll do our best to help you. You have nothing to lose by trying us out, and maybe you'll discover what a conference call SHOULD sound like.
How to Keep Your Conference Calls Confidential and Secure
Submitted by lees on Tue, 2013-04-16 11:38
Here are the top ways we try to help our clients keep their conference calls confidential:
1) We use long 7-digit passcodes followed by the # sign. 7-digit codes are much harder to hack than traditional 4-6 digit codes.
2) While you can use the same passcodes over and over again, it's not a bad idea to change them every now and then. We are happy to give you new codes on request at no charge. (We provide you a host/moderator passcode, and a separate guest/conferee passcode, and send you reports on the usage of all the passcodes in your account.)
3) Be careful giving access to your host/moderator passcodes. If you think there has been a breach of security, just give us a call at Customer Service at 888-239-3969.
4) The best way to keep a conference call confidential is to not have any passcodes at all. By using our top-of-the-line operator service, we can call each of your participants directly and put them into the conference. It is virtually impossible for an outsider to gain access to that private call, because the only people who can enter are the people we call.
Maintaining a confidential and secure environment has more to do with common sense than anything else. Chances are you know the people you can trust with your passcodes. Be careful and vigilant with the others.
Audio Conference Services from 24Conference.com
Submitted by lees on Tue, 2013-03-12 07:58
Audio conferencing services are becoming a valuable tool in the business and non-profit world because they bring convenience and cost savings to users. Audio conferences are also known as voice or phone conferences. They differ from web or video conferences because they transmit only sound.
While audio conference calls can take on many forms, including web-based VOIP (voice of Internet protocol), the vast majority of audio conferences take place over the phone, either with regular analog or cell phones. In fact, many of the conference bridges in use today are having a difficult time accepting incoming calls from VOIP connections because of the different technology used to transmit voice signals.
There are several options available to organizations interested in using audio conferencing to save time and money. The first option, of course, is to go and buy your own conference bridge. Unless you are a very large company, this option doesn't have too many advantages. Second, you can buy the service and leave the maintenance headaches to someone else. This is by far, the most popular alternative.
Audio conference service providers have a variety of programs available for almost any application or budget. Everything from unlimited flat rate service to the more professional operator assisted calls are services that are offered.
There are pros and cons for each service and you'll have to decide which service works best for you. For example, unlimited flat rate service is extremely cost effective since there are no limits on usage and you can talk as long as you want, anytime you want. However, it is not toll free and participants have to dial a long distance number to access the conference bridge. While that used to be an issue several years ago, nowadays, most organizations have free long distance (or nearly free) and the long distance call is not an issue. While you have unlimited usage with flat or fixed rate conferencing, the downside is that you pay for it during the months you may not use it at all.
On the other hand, occasional conference users may prefer the pay-as-you-go conference plans that bill you for minutes used, no more or less. For toll free convenience, you will pay a bit more than you would for non-toll free pay-as-you-go service.
Top of the line service is the operator conference call, where professional conference operators either call out to the participants or greet conferees on the phone and place them manually into an audio conference call, introducing each caller to those participants who are already in the conference.
There are other forms of audio conferencing as well, including events where there may be several hundred people on the call at once. During those calls, the moderators or leaders of the calls can mute all the participants so only the leaders can be heard. That is called "lecture mode" and is the only feasible way to conduct a conference call of that size because of the noise generated by so many callers.
Audio conference plans and services are growing in importance as companies realize how much time and money they can save by avoiding meeting and travel costs. Managers are finding the best alternative in moving a project forward is to just sit at their desk, get on the phone and talk to all the players at the same time.
For more information about the various audio conference services, click here: http://www.24conference.com/flatrateteleconference
How Does a Sub-Conference Work?
Submitted by lees on Sun, 2012-07-29 17:51
Conducting a "sub-conference" is a little known feature that enables you to have a smaller group meet privately within a larger audio conference.
For example, say you have 20 people on your conference call. And say that 5 of those people are part of a committee that needs to discuss an issue privately, away from the main conference call. The people on that 5-person committee can press *93 and will be immediately taken out of the main conference and placed in a separate and private conference -- or "sub-conference."
There are several things you should know about sub-conferences:
1) If you want to keep your sub-conference private, you'll need to make sure ahead of time that only those who are invited to participate in the sub-conference know about the *93 code they press. Otherwise, everyone in your conference can press it and get into the private sub-conference. So make arrangements ahead of time, and when the time comes, you can announce something like, "Will everyone who is part of the special committee, please press the passcode we have previously given you to enter the sub-conference."
2) When sub-conference participants want to exit the sub conference and rejoin the main conference, they just need to press *93 again to be placed back in the main conference.
3) This feature is only available on our larger Spectel conference bridge, so when you order, please make sure you mention this feature so we can provide you the correct bridge.
4) A sub-conference ends when the last participant exits the sub-conference.
There is no additional fees or costs associated with having this feature, and if having a sub-conference is something that can help your discussions and collaborative efforts, then by all means, be sure to take advantage of this technology.
Free Downloadable Conference Call Recordings Now Available
Submitted by lees on Sun, 2012-03-18 08:25
We now offer free downloadable conference call recordings. With this feature, you can record your conference at will, and then download your recordings and use them anyway you want -- you can post them to your website, forward them to your colleagues, customers or prospects, or just save your recordings to your harddrive for later use, possibly to burn to CDs.
Better yet, the service feature is free and comes bundled with the conference plan you choose. You can get toll free, non-toll free, per minute, pay-as-you-go conferencing, or you can get the unlimited flat rate conferencing plan -- whatever suits your particular needs. They all come with free downloadable conference recordings.
How do you initiate your conference recording? It's easy. As soon as you are ready to start recording, you simply press *2 on your phone keypad. Then follow the prompts. When you want to stop recording, you just press *2 again, and the system will stop recording. (Look at it as "toggling" back and forth.) Then, when you want to access your recording to listen or download, you simply go online to our Digital Podium platform (we'll send you the link) and then put in your host passcode. Then you just "Click to Download" and you're all set.
Conference recordings are becoming more important, especially in the small business and non-profit sectors. Many consulting and/or educational businesses use recordings on their websites to provide examples of their services and enable prospects to better understand what type of service or product they are considering. So recordings can be used not only to provide valuable information, but to also generate sales and revenues.
Again, this is a free service and comes bundled with the conference plan you choose. (It is not available on the local access or the pre-paid Supersaver toll free plans.) If you have any questions, please give us a call at 877-254-2424 and we'll walk you through the process. When you choose Pay As You Go, or Flat Rate conference services, you can select the feature option on the Sign Up Now order pages. We're proud to be able to provide you the latest cutting edge conference technology that will help your business or organization suceed.
Conference Calling Without Entering Passcodes or PIN Codes
Submitted by lees on Wed, 2012-01-04 15:12
It's not always necessary to enter a passcode to get into a conference call. In fact, our Direct Dial service allows you and your participants immediate access to the conference bridge without the need to enter passcodes. Nothing can be more convenient and your conference guests don't have to remember the codes. They just dial the number and you're in!
Direct Dial conferencing is billed at our everyday-low rates, plus a $30 per month fee to provide you with your own unique dial-in number. So for example, you can get unlimited usage with our Direct Dial flat rate service for 10 lines for $19 per month. If you want to include Direct Dial with that, the cost would be an additional $30 per month. In summary, for $49 per month you can get a conference bridge service that will give you unlimited usage for 10 people with no passwords or passcodes required.
Want a toll free number for everyone? No problem! Our pay-as-you-go toll free rate is just 6.9 cents per minute, per person, and you can enjoy the same Direct Dial, no passcode required, service anytime 24/7.
Give us a call and let us help you design a program that best suits your conferencing needs. Chances are, we can not only improve the quality of your service, but save you time and money as well.
Conference Call Service Without a Contract
Submitted by lees on Thu, 2011-11-17 15:37
You don't need a long term contract to obtain conference calling services. In fact, you can get the best conferencing services on a pay-as-you-go basis, or just month to month.
For some strange reason we've never been able to figure out why large corporations in particular prefer to have contracts with their vendors. They say one reason is to lock in prices and to avoid increases. Another reason is to hold the vendor's feet to the fire when it comes to service standards.
However, there is another whole side to the equation. Vendors love contracts because it locks out the competition and provides the vendors the ability to forecast revenue.
Overall, contracts benefit the vendors much more than they will ever benefit you, the customer. Fact is, rates usuallly go down during the term of normal contract and customers are locking themselves into higher rates, not lower rates. And if you have to get an agreement to receive expected levels of service from a vendor, you may want to think about getting a new vendor. Suppliers who strive for excellence don't have to be held accountable. Rather, they take pride in exceeding their customers' expectations. They underpromise and overdeliver.
There are government agencies that prefer annual contracts because it is something they can budget for and can pay once. Our unlimited usage flat rate conferencing plans are an ideal way to achieve that objective without worrying about sporadic conference call usage. Since there is no timing of conference calls, and users can talk and use the system as much as they like, this is very condusive to an annual contract.
However, annual contracts are more the exception than rule. Yes, they can be easily achieved, but are far from necessary. If you are looking for a conference service without tying yourself into a long term contract, give us a call, or take a look at each of our services across the top of the page and let us know how we can best accommodate your conferencing needs. We stand ready to custom make a program that serves your needs and budget.
Conference Service: Telephone Conference Call Service Rates and Plans
Submitted by lees on Sun, 2011-08-14 11:01
Using a professional telephone conference call service is not only more convenient, but it is far less costly than attempting to install special conferencing hardware and software.
Conference service over the telephone, also known as audio teleconferencing, can be easily obtained with a variety of rates and plans, serving a wide range of business and non-profit needs and budgets.
When you outsource your conference service, you avoid any set-up, maintenace and overhead costs and, in addition, you are able to begin conferencing immedately. 95% of all conferencing is outsourced in the United States because the service is convenient and inexpensive.
There are several conference service plans to choose from. Here is a quick review and rundown of the most popular conference services. For more details you can click on the links below, or you can find the various services on the left hand sidebar or top of the page navigation links.
Pay Per Use Conference Service: This is also known as "pay as you go" conferencing, and provides you 24/7 access. There is no need to make reservations. Once you get your call-in number and passcodes, you can use it anytime. Your credit card is charged only after you use the service. There is no monthly minimum, so if you don't use it, there is no charge. A perfect conference solution for occasional users.
Per Minute Conference Service: 90% of the conferencing in the United States is done on a per-minute basis. Minutes are calculated by the number of callers times the number of minutes (i.e. 10 callers on the conference for 10 minutes = 100 minutes.) You are charged after the call and are only billed for the time you use, no more or less. You have your choice of a toll free dial number, or a regular long distance number (slightly cheaper.)
Supersaver 800 Conference Service: (pre-paid bundled): This discounted service, with a toll free dial in number, provides discounted rates and is modeled after your cell phone plan. You pre-pay for a certain number of minutes each month. This is a very popular service for businesses and organizations that have predictable usage and know how many conference minutes they generally use every month. There is no long term contract, and this service goes month to month. So, if you wanted to purchase a large number of discounted minutes one month, and not the next, that can be easily arranged.
Operator Conference Call Service: Full service conference, including professional operators who call out to each of your parties and place them in the conference. You can also have an operator on the conference itself to manage Question & Answer sessions or coordinate the muting and lecture modes. This is the preferred choice for legal and deposition conference calls, or investor relation calls or high-profile or important calls where you are looking to provide top level service. An ideal solution for landing that big contract.
Flat/Fixed Rate Conference Service (pre-paid unlimited use): Fixed Rate conferencing is ideal for heavy users because you get unlimited usage. You can conference anytime you want, for as long as you want. Everyone dials a long distance access number (we have a New York City 212 access number and others in the Mid-West) to get into the conference call.
legal and deposition conference calls: As technology advances, costs for video conferencing have come down substantially. In fact, the expensive conference rooms with large video screens and television cameras are a thing of the past. The operative words are "desktop conferencing" where you and your participants use small webcams (cost about $25-50) and can view each other in high quality transmissions. There are some free services like Yahoo and Skype that offer video conferencing for one-on-one exchanges. However, for larger calls you'll need an outsourced video conference service. This also gives you features that will share powerpoint presentations, slide shows, documents, and participants can also see your desktop, so they can follow again and see whatever is on your computer screen.
Houston Conference Call Service Provider and Number
Submitted by lees on Wed, 2011-06-08 10:04
Our conference call service provides Houston callers with a local access number: 832-280-0991. Now your colleagues and clients can call into the conference bridge without the need or expense of dialing a toll free or long distance number.
Houston teleconferencers can enjoy the convenience of local access while providing participants a professoinal level of service with the highest quality conference technology on the market today. You can even tell your Houston associates, prospects or clients that you have "your own" conference bridge -- because, in effect, your account gives you access rights defined by your exclusive passcodes. So, just like a timeshare, you can have your own Houston conference service.
However, unlike a timeshare, there are NO upfront costs or set up fees. You can get access to the Houston bridge for free, and then, you are only billed for what you use, when you use it. It is a pay-as-you-go conference service for the very low rate of 5.9 cents per minute, per person -- far less than you would normally pay for phone conferencing.
Moreover, there are no long term commitments or contracts or complicated terms of service. In fact, if you stop using the service, you never hear from us again. Nothing has ever been more convenient or "customer friendly" and you also have complete access to real customer service representatives -- yes, live people who answer the phone and can help you immediately.
Telephone conferencing has become a staple in business and non-profits who are looking to shave meeting and travel costs. And it's evolving and getting better all the time. That's why if you are looking for the best Houston phone conferencing service -- a reliable and cheap conferencing solution -- we can help you get started today.
You learn more about this service on our Pay as You Go conferencing page here. If you order, just put in the comment box on the order page, "Sign me up for the 832 area code access number."


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Meeting Minutes
Knights of
I. Call to Order:
Board Members Present:
II. Secretary's Report:
III. Treasurer's Report:
· Phil Good read and submitted monthly Treasurer's Report which was accepted.
· Ending balance - $33,076 in checking account, $45,643 in term deposit and $59,971 in the field account. Total balance $138,690.
IV. Intramurals:
V. Travel Teams/MYSL
Boy's & Girls U10
Walsh field
Girls U12
Walsh field
Boys U12
Walsh field
Boys U14
Walton field
Girls U14
Walton field
o All coaches were in attendance for mandatory meeting
o Coaches need to call opposing coach to confirm games
o None
o Do not play games if team is ineligible
o Westford's fields may not be available this upcoming weekend.
o Roster's will be distributed after meeting
o GU12
I, GU10 I, and GU14 IV cards not ready yet. Someone will need to volunteer to
drive to
o MTOC
– U12, U14, and U16. Wild card teams this year. First and second place
qualifies for State Tournament. State Tournament will be played in
o Bad Weather Procedure
§ Coaches do not call games. President and Travel Coordinator make decision.
§ Travel Coordinator will call Referee Coordinator
§ Once a field is closed, it is closed for the day.
§ Cancellations will be posted on website by
§ Coaches to call Bill Mathews (Travel Coordinator) to reschedule games.
§ Coach calls Age Director
§ Age Director will assign referee
§ U10's are exception – Call Bill for referee.
o Coaches need to speak with Age Director's
o Need scores reported by Sunday Night www.mysl.net
o Games will be played April vacation week
o School and religion are only legitimate reasons for not playing games.
o Games do not have to be played on Memorial Day, but must be rescheduled and played before Memorial Day.
o Email age director if error made in recording scores
o Coaches must keep parents and assistant coaches "in-line"
o Zero tolerance policy discussed
o MYSL does not have zero tolerance
VI. Pictures
· September 16th & 17th tentatively scheduled for pictures. Scott is waiting approval from Barry Haley regarding High School football schedule. If HS games are home that weekend, pictures will be following weekend
VII. Registrar
· Need volunteers for April 30th and May 3rd walk-in registrations. Volunteers please contact Kevin Horrigan.
VIII. Other Business – Vice President
§ Lengthy discussion on fields, number of travel teams, etc. No resolutions.
§ Uniforms distributed
IX –Meeting Adjourns –


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MILLER, LENDL MAKE CLUTCH PUTTS TO WIN RINGGOLD TELEPHONE COMPANY JUNIOR CLASSIC Lendl defeats Kim by millimeters
RINGGOLD, Ga. — William Miller of Venetia, Pa., and Marika Lendl of Bradenton, Fla., claimed their first AJGA wins Thursday at the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic. Miller's 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole delivered a one-shot victory, while Lendl held onto her lead in the Girls Division by sinking a clutch 5-footer for par on her final hole.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic was a 54-hole tournament held at WindStone Golf Club. The tournament field consisted of 75 boys and 23 girls, ages 12-18, from 15 states. Included in the field were seven Rolex Junior All-Americans, including the defending champion of the Girls Division, Candace Schepperle.
Miller, age 16, closed with a 2-under-par 68 for his third straight round under par and a tournament total of 201. With back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 Thursday, Miller went from a one-shot deficit to a one-shot victory.
"Pretty much everything was good today, and the course was great," Miller said.
Second place went to the leader of the first two rounds, Wes Roach of Knoxville, Tenn., who closed with an even-par 70, giving him a tournament total of 202. Claiming third place was David Yujin Chung of Fayetteville, N.C., who shot 71 for a three-day total of 207. In fourth place was Lion Kim of Lake Mary, Fla., at 208, while Spencer Cole of Greer, S.C., finished fifth at 209.
The Girls Division was a battle to the end, where Joy Kim of Duluth, Ga., left her 25-foot birdie putt hanging on the edge of the cup. Lendl followed with a 5-foot par putt to claim the one-shot victory.
After starting the final round two strokes back of Kim, the 16-year-old Rolex Junior All-American Lendl found her putting stroke.
"I made more putts today," Lendl said. "Those putts made all the difference."
Kim was runner-up in the Girls Division, turning in a 4-over-par 74 to give her a tournament total of 211. Tied for third were Jaclyn Sweeney of Bradenton, Fla., and Schepperle of Hoover, Ala., who turned in tournament totals of 215.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr, Candie Kung and Paula Creamer.
For more information on the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic, please contact National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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|In-hospital mortality in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a new predictive model.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 18941414 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a severe complication in cirrhotics with ascites. Early identification of high-risk patients is crucial for prognostic improvement. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) relies on a few objective variables and predicts short-term survival. We aimed to determine the predictive value of MELD score, at admission, in the short-term mortality of SBP patients. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of 73 SBP episodes admitted in our department between January 2002 and April 2006. Diagnosis (neutrophil count in ascitic fluid >or=250/mm3) was established within 24 h and cefotaxime was immediately started. Data collected included age, sex, etiology of liver disease, severity of ascites and hepatic encephalopathy, serum creatinine, total bilirubin and albumin, prothrombin time with international normalized ratio, and ascitic fluid analysis. STATISTICS: Student's t-test, chi2 test, univariate analysis, logistic regression model, and receiver operating characteristic curves. RESULTS: In-hospital mortality rate was 37%. In multivariate analysis, MELD score (P<0.001), and advanced age (P<0.05) were independent predictors of mortality. Receiver operating characteristic curve for MELD score revealed an excellent discriminatory ability to predict death, with an area under curve of 0.84. Age increased the predictive ability of MELD score, represented by an increment of area under curve to 0.88. CONCLUSION: MELD score and older age were independent predictors of mortality. Age increased the discriminatory ability of MELD score to predict death. This new model may be useful for stratifying patients in future therapeutic trials, deserving further validation.
|Sónia Rito Nobre; José Eduardo Pina Cabral; João José Ferreira Gomes; Maximino Correia Leitão
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I know you may not be allowed to speak on things you may have seen in practice. However, if you could, can you give us the odds on Martz using BOTH Jackson and Faulk in the same backfield.
Myself, I'm thinking 60-40 for it right now. With Marshall in the backfield, and set automatically has another reciever. So the Rams could run out of a base set with 2 WR, a TE/FB, and Faulk and Jackson. Split Faulk out wide and you're in a 3 WR set. Move the TE to a FB position and you can still run Jackson with a lead blocker.
I'm guess I'm really asking this now because Kevin Curtis will probably be innactive Sunday. As the P-D mentioned in an article today. That hints to me that maybe the Rams won't be using as many 4 and 5 wide sets.
My doubts come from the ability of our TE's to shift around much. Also, I don't know if Martz is willing to be so daring. There was talk last year of a Gordon/Faulk backfield, but injuries kept that from happenning much.
However, the Faulk/Jackson backfield makes sense on so many levels. So I'm saying 60-40 for it and keeping my fingers crossed.
There you have it. :\Quote:
I've watched what they're up to, but I can't talk about it.
I'm really sorry.
This is funny .... Cardinals pitcher Woody Williams has Faulk and Jackson on his fantasy team.... he always pumps me for info, about what Martz plans to do in the red zone and such....and I'll make some cryptic remark, just to get him going....drives him crazy...but it's all in good fun.
Cardinals players who drafted Rams are always pumping me for info. I think I will give Kline bad info to mess him up.


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Course Descriptions
Analyst Training: Writing, Analysis, and Preparing Briefings
An introductory course for either new or relatively new analysts who have had little hands-on experience in the skill areas described in the course title, or for analysts who want to improve their analytical writing skills by giving them more focus. The course is designed to get analysts off to a good start in as little time as possible, recognizing that there are important time constraints in such training and that much will also be learned on the job. This course allows analysts to be more effective communicators sooner. This course examines the role of intelligence in the policy process then offers an introduction to analytic skills, beginning with critical thinking and reading, writing analysis, and preparing and presenting successful briefings. Much of what is required for good analytical writing takes place before the analyst actually begins to write. The scoping and planning of the intelligence analysis therefore are major areas of emphasis in this course, as well as issues of format, length, word selection, etc. This course includes numerous in-class exercises in each of the skill sets being developed and focuses on the issues specific to the client's role and community, such as homeland security or health intelligence and security issues. This is typically a 3-day course but we sometimes offer it as a 2-day course through the OpenAcademy.
Analytic Management Training
Prepares managers who are relatively new to intelligence analysis for the issues they will confront as they manage intelligence analysts. Among the issues that are covered are: defining and understanding policy maker needs, the nature of the interagency process, a "typical" analytic day, cultural habits of analysts and the hallmarks of good analysis – defined as analysis that will be of use to policy makers. This is a 1-day course.
Congress and National Security
Examines the role of Congress across a broad range of national security issues – defense, intelligence and foreign policy and through diverse activities – hearings, investigations, budgets. The course is designed to get individuals more accustomed to working with Executive branch agencies a better appreciation for this equally important component of the government. This is a 1-day course.
Counter Terrorism: Actionable Intelligence
The effective collection and appropriate use of actionable operational intelligence is critical to all law enforcement and national security agencies in the U.S. Whether the agency's prime responsibility is the defeat of criminality, terrorism or espionage, to achieve success its operations need to be directed by accurate and timely intelligence. The safety of their officers and agents lives can also depend on how effectively their agency manages the interface between intelligence and operations. This one-day workshop is therefore designed to instruct operational commanders, their agents and officers, and their analysts on how to aggressively collect and use actionable intelligence in the course of their counter terrorist (CT) operations. The same intelligence techniques can also be used against criminality. The workshop is not theoretical or academic, but presents a focused explanation of how a law enforcement agency can make intelligence a vital component of its successful operations in the future.
Critical Thinking
Focuses on a key aspect of analytic tradecraft, the ability to think through a series of conflicting and competing data, but doing so in a manner that is self-aware of the quality and integrity of the thought process. This course is specifically designed to reflect the standards for analytic integrity and tradecraft as prescribed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 203. Using case-based discussion leadership as the predominant teaching methodology, augmented by several facilitated discussions, this two-day seminar introduces the students to intellectual virtues or traits useful in critical thinking as well as the barriers to critical thinking; structured analytic techniques; and allows the students to apply ethics in analysis. This is a two-day course.
Cyber Collections
Offers in-depth technical training in how to perform cyber collections. This course focuses on the planning, collection and analysis of information from a multitude of online resources, including social network media, forums, blogs, domain and network information. This course is intended for anyone who has the need to gather open source intelligence in cyberspace. This is a two-day course.
Cyber Security: Risk & Mitigation
The litany of recent high profile cyber-attacks has focused the attention of managers, corporate officers and boardrooms on their exposure to cyber risk. The pervasiveness of cyber in all aspects of an organization's daily activities raises both vulnerabilities and opportunities. We offer courses designed to help managers and leaders gain the familiarity they need to deal with cyber-related issues that will affect their enterprise, whether in the public or private sector, and to begin to assess their relative risk in cyber. These courses focus on vulnerabilities, the inevitability of cyber-attacks and the corporate and legal responsibilities involved to manage and mitigate the risk. These courses addresses cyber risk as an existing threat with a focus on the managerial requirements to understand that risk and mitigate its impact. Presentations and level of detail varies with the audience but these courses are appropriate for senior managers, IT professionals, executives, C-suite level leadership (CEO, CIO, CTO, CFO, et al.), Board of Directors, etc. This is typically a one or two day course.
Cyberforce Superiority® – Executive/Managers Course
Many experts agree that cyber is a new warfighting domain, requiring new approaches and new skills. This course is a five-day distillation of the longer, more detailed Cyberforce Superiority "Belts" courses. Unlike most cyber training courses that emphasize either computer security or hacking skills, our course is designed to give students a preliminary integrated understanding of the methodologies and interrelated offensive and defensive factors that come into play when training a cyber warrior. Students will learn a sample of the introductory, mid-level, and high-level tactics used for Computer Network Operations (CNO) including Computer Network Attack (CNA) & Computer Network Exploitation (CNE), Computer Network Defense (CND), as well as Computer forensics. Topics of instruction include: ethical hacking, Boolean Logic, networking for both advanced Unix and Windows, vulnerability identification, computer exploit development, and reverse engineering. This will be a practical course with instruction that is focused on in-class computer exercises and lab work. This course is offered in partnership with Raytheon Solipsys. This course is eligible for CEUs from George Mason University. Select this link for detailed information on our Cyberforce Superiority education program.
Cyberforce Superiority™ – "Belts"
This is a cycle of 12-16 weeks of courses, taking the student from White Belt to the level of expertise they need, up to Black Belt. This series is designed to take individuals from novice to a highly-skilled cyber warfare practitioner. The topics are the same as in the Cyberforce Superiority™ Introduction course but in much greater depth and detail. This series is designed to allow the student to acquire exactly the skill level needed, making it highly effective in terms of cost and time. Again, these are very hands-on courses with in-class labs following each teaching module. These courses are offered in partnership with Raytheon Solipsys. These courses are eligible for CEUs from George Mason University. Select this link for detailed information on our Cyberforce Superiority education program and each of our "Belts" courses.
Driving Collection
Provides analysts a firm understanding of how each of the five INTs (and their sub-INTs) are managed in terms of tasking, collection, processing & exploitation, and dissemination so that the analysts will become more facile with the INTs and better able to task them as needed under a variety of circumstances. At the end of this session, students will be able to define the basic capabilities and drawbacks of each of the INTs, as well as the types of issues for which they are best suited; explain the collection management process for each of the INTs and, as necessary, sub-INTs; prepare a coherent collection tasking request for each of the INTs; and understand how the NIPF directs and alters national collection priorities. This is a one-day course.
Jointly with the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF, www.usgif.org) we offer a two-day GEOINT 101 course designed for both newcomers to geospatial intelligence as well as those interested in brushing up on the fundamentals and the current breadth of GEOINT. The course is developed around the idea of a systems view – describing structure, function, and processes. Students will be introduced to the basic concepts and definitions of GEOINT as the course explores the broad range of missions supported by national security, governmental, and commercial applications) and then focuses on how GEOINT is managed within the United States.
Global Perspectives on Combating Terrorism
Terrorism is a transnational problem that concerns many nations, not just the United States. This one-day course offers an in-depth look at counterterrorism policy and practice in China, Colombia, India, Israel, Russia, Spain and the US. The course examines competing conceptions and definitions of terrorism at the national and international level and the institutions and processes designed to execute the "Global War on Terrorism," including the balance between national security interests and civil liberties; relevant legal decisions; legislative provisions to terrorism; operational counter-terrorism considerations (including targeted killing/drone policy); intelligence gathering (including interrogations); policy recommendations; the use of military tribunals or civil courts in trying suspected terrorists; emerging law regarding enemy combatants and their detention; and the arguable need for new self-defense doctrines at the global level. The class is based on 'ad-hoc' simulation exercises in which students role play decision makers addressing legal, policy, intelligence (gathering and analysis) and operational counterterrorism dilemmas. The class presents an interdisciplinary and global exploration of the law, policy, intelligence gathering, and operational decisions surrounding counter-terrorism initiatives. Case studies of seven different nations and their efforts to repel terrorism within their borders provide numerous opportunities for comparative analysis.
Health Security Analysis
Examines the still-developing field of health security intelligence (pandemics, biological terror or warfare) and examines what it is, what roles are played by health security, national and state/local intelligence and the types of analytic skills that homeland security analysis requires. This course runs from 1 to 2 days depending on the number of modules selected.
History of U.S. Intelligence
This is a five hour course that reviews the major events and trends that have shaped U.S. intelligence, from its World War II pre-history through the current day. Among the issues covered are: responses to external threats; the role of technology; espionage; Congress and partisan politics. This course gives attendees a much better context and understanding of the major forces that continue to influence or determine U.S. intelligence policy.
Homeland Security Intelligence
Examines the still-developing field of homeland security intelligence and examines what it is, what roles are played by homeland security, national and state/local intelligence and the types of analytic skills that homeland security analysis requires. This course runs from 1 to 2 days depending on the number of modules selected.
Intelligence and the Law
This half day course examines the legal and policy framework that governs the U.S. Intelligence Community. It presents the core legal authorities and restrictions — the Constitution, statutes, and Executive orders — and explores how and why they are applied to the conduct of U.S. intelligence today. Designed for a wide audience, the course reviews the history and evolution of intelligence law and policy and provides an in-depth look at selected laws that affect intelligence activities. Topics include: Covert action; congressional oversight; privacy and civil liberties including electronic surveillance, FISA, and other restrictions on the conduct of intelligence; protection of sources and methods, classification, and leaks; the role of the DNI; and the laws and relationships that govern the fight against terrorism. This is a half-day course.
Intelligence Collection
This is a two-day course designed to explain how intelligence collection is done; the special terminology used in different collection "INTs"; their capabilities and limitations; how they are used in practice; the intelligence that is gained from them; and how that intelligence supports policy makers and military operations. This course will be of use to a broad array of intelligence professionals – all source analysts, collection discipline specialists and analysts, and collection managers who need to understand how collection assets work in practice and the challenges of managing and interacting across collection disciplines. The course also will be of value for the national policy and military communities who use intelligence products in the furtherance of U.S. national security objectives.
Intelligence Community: An Introduction
Offered as either a 1-day or 2-day course.
In the one-day session, we offer a broad introduction to the major current issues in U.S. intelligence, typically including the current structure of the Community and the role of the agencies and the DNI; collection; analysis; current national security issues; the intelligence budget; and the role of Congress. This is an appropriate course for those who are fairly new to intelligence issues or as a refresher for those returning to intelligence issues. The 1-day course is eligible for .6 CEUs from George Mason University.
In the two-day session, we provide a broad overview of the roles, functions and activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community. This course is specifically designed to provide government employees or contractor professionals who work with Intelligence Community clients a firm basis for understanding the Community's roles, needs and culture and the issues that they are facing today as the Community deals with a new structure and new threats. This course places special emphasis on the changes that have been implemented since 2001 and how they are progressing. For the two-day session we typically cover six of the modules below.
- The legal basis of the Intelligence Community
- Structure & Missions: which agencies do what and why
- 21st Century national security threats to the United States
- Intelligence Collection: how the system works, what each type of collection does, its relative strengths and weaknesses
- Issues in intelligence analysis
- Intelligence Programs: structure of the intelligence budget
- The role of Congress in intelligence
- Intelligence Management Issues: major current management issues, especially those that tend to be obstacles to a more integrated approach to intelligence, including the agencies vs. the DNI, roles and missions, acquisition, security et al.
- Intelligence and the Policy Maker: examples of how intelligence is used with senior policy makers, including the International Court of Justice and foreign officials
We also incorporate threat and collection exercises into the 1-day and 2-day sessions. These are particularly useful in helping the students to begin applying their knowledge to real problems.
If a client is interested in all of the modules we have to offer or would like additional exercises incorporated, we can extend to a 2 1⁄2 or 3-day course.
Intelligence Community: Advanced Seminar
Provides more in-depth examination of many of the issues covered in the introductory course, with a greater emphasis on viewing these as Community-wide issues at the managerial level. This course is designed for current or upcoming managers who will be supervising programs and staff in support of the Intelligence Community. The Advanced course also includes exercises to begin putting the course information to use. This is a 1-3 day course depending on the number of modules selected.
Intelligence Community 101 (IC-101)
This course is tailored for new intelligence officers, with presentations on the structure, mission and main issues facing U.S. intelligence and intelligence officers, regardless of agency or function. Topics include policy maker goals, issues in collection and analysis, the role of Congress, legal and ethical frameworks, and many others. The goal of the instruction is to provide the students with an understanding of key events in the history of the IC; the Intelligence Cycle; sourcing for the IC budget (National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program) and the role of Congressional oversight (HPSCI and SSCI); the role of each of the 16 IC organizations, the major IC occupations, and the value of working joint IC projects through collaboration; the mechanisms and value of information sharing, partnerships, and teamwork; ODNI major components and functions; the Joint Duty Program goals; key events that shaped the ODNI's establishment and contribute to its vision and leadership in the IC; how ethics and values underpin decision-making and mission accomplishment in the IC. Exercises enable students to apply their knowledge on a real-time basis. Case studies are conducted as a means of both enhancing the learning experience and testing the students' knowledge of the material. This is typically a four-day course.
Intelligence Concepts for Cyber Conflict (Basic & Advanced)
The cyber/cyber intelligence issue is one of the most dynamic national security issues. Basic issues of doctrine and intelligence requirements are still being created and will continue to evolve over the next several years. Our intelligence concepts for cyber conflict courses reflect and attempt to address these areas of change and uncertainty.These courses are offered in partnership with the Kiernan Group (www.Kiernan-Group.com) and Delta Risk, LLC (www.delta-risk.net).
Intelligence Concepts for Cyber Conflict (Basic) is a one-day course intended for individuals starting a career in the field or who are interested in separating the hype from the reality of intelligence in cyberspace. It introduces students to intelligence support to warfare conducted in cyberspace, and addresses computer network attack, defense and exploitation. This course covers the nature of cyberspace; understanding cyber attacks and adversaries in cyberspace; U.S. organizations; and the latest intelligence concepts to support computer network defense and offense. From indications & warning (I&W) and battle damage assessment (BDA), this course will give you your crucial first steps to understanding your role in cyber conflict. Please note that we offer two different levels of this course, both Basic and Advanced.Students should not register for both courses, rather should choose one based on their familiarity with the cyber issue.
Intelligence Concepts for Cyber Conflict (Advanced) is a two-day course that helps students begin to apply intelligence and national security concepts with the technical realities of conflict in cyberspace. This course reviews the material included in the Basic course as a refresher and then goes on to group discussion and exercises on the issues of attack attribution and national responsibility, and the latest developments in legal issues, such as "when is a cyber attack an act of war?". Other topics include strategic cyber warfare, deterrence and arms control, and other advanced topics. Individuals should have a minimum of four years' experience. Please note that we offer two different levels of this course, both Basic and Advanced.Students should not register for both courses, rather should choose one based on their familiarity with the cyber issue.
Intelligence Process
Covers in detail the issues and stress points that exist in each stage of the intelligence process or intelligence cycle: requirements, collection, analysis, dissemination, policy consumption and covert action. This course examines the interdependencies of each step in the process and includes the role of executive branch and congressional policy makers in each stage of the process. This is a 1-day course.
Intelligence Resource Management (Intelligence Budget)
Intelligence Resource Management thoroughly examine the financial management of intelligence resources in the federal government. This course provide students an in-depth understanding of the intelligence budget components, the creation of the budget in the Executive branch, consideration of the budget in Congress, and the actual expenditure of funds. Covered in detail are the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and its component programs and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP); the resource management systems used to formulate budgets for these programs; the roles of the Office of the DNI and the Under Secretary of Defense/Intelligence in formulating and coordinating the NIP and MIP; the role of the President's Office of Management and Budget; the congressional budget process, with special emphasis on the authorization of intelligence activities, and highlights of budget execution. This is a highly interactive course with many in- class exercises. This is a 3-day course.
Intelligence Support to Policy Makers
Designed to give analysts a much better sense of what policy makers want & expect from intelligence. The course assesses policy-analyst relationships, the nature and importance of requirements and the fundamental of sound analysis, thus enabling the analysts to prepare papers that are intellectually sound, more on target as well as more creative. This is a one-day course.
National Security Policy Process
Examines the role of the interagency process in the formulation of national-level security polices and intelligence. It provides an overview of security policy and strategy development and reviews the institutions, mechanics and output of this complex dynamic. The course reviews the roles and responsibilities of the White House and NSC, departments and agencies, Congress and the private sector. Through a critical review of relevant case studies, the course improves understanding of the national security decision making process and provides a practical foundation for policy consumers and intelligence analysts. This course complements our intelligence courses by providing a firm policy context. This is a one-day course.
National Security Policy Seminar
Offers an extensive exploration of the key processes, players and factors that influence U.S. national security policy. The issues discussed include the national security policy process; bureaucratic cultures of key players; the interconnectedness of the various aspects of national security, including law, diplomacy, defense and intelligence; the role of Congress; the role played by external factors such as domestic and global economics, health issues and the media; and the challenges presented by transnational threats, counterinsurgency, radical Islam, energy security, cyber security, etc. The course includes lectures, guest speakers and a variety of in-class exercises, including a capstone graduation exercise. This course is either a 1-week or 2-week course, depending on the preferences of the client.
Operational Intelligence
Designed to provide the student with an understanding of how intelligence is gathered and operationalized to support standing requirements and in support of specific operations. One of the key roles of intelligence, especially in this period of active wars and counter-terrorism operations, is the nature, strengths and weaknesses of intelligence intended to support operations in the field. This course describes how operational requirements are derived, transmitted to and responded to by intelligence elements; how operational intelligence is collected, analyzed and then used. These processes are important to understand this level of requirements function, the stresses inherent in today's Intelligence Community and as part of an understanding as to how all other intelligence processes support their benefactors. This is a one-day course.
Risk Awareness Intelligence (RAI)®
This course offers an analytical approach that explores how to identify, analyze and evaluate unexpected risks; risks that are ignored because they seem irrelevant or unlikely; or are not considered because of the crush of day-to-day analysis. The course begins with a discussion of indications and warning and issues involved in conveying warning and in estimating. It then moves on to RAI, which is a concurrent, issue specific, focused and active approach to "defensive risk scouting." It helps identify, evaluate and manage the probable consequences of unknown, or overlooked, political, economic, technological, social, cultural, security and military risks likely to derail the best-laid strategy in private industry, or the best thought-out public policy. This course has been taught for multiple clients, including the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, and universities within the U.S. and overseas. This is a two-day course. This course is also taught in Spanish or Portuguese at the client's request.
Using the Internet as an Investigative Tool
The U.S. Intelligence Community estimates that some 80% of the intelligence it seeks is in open source intelligence, OSINT, meaning anything that is not classified or proprietary. At the same time, the Internet is a largely unstructured and unauthenticated body of data. Using the Internet in successful searches and investigations requires more than the rudimentary knowledge with which most people approach it. This one-day course is designed to improve students' ability to use the Internet for very specific, targeted investigations, while also keeping in mind legal issues and the issue of internet security.
Regional Seminars
The Intelligence Academy will bring together groups of experts in a given region (current and former government officials, academics, journalists, business) to explore the current issues in a given region and their importance for the United States. Because of the nature of the people upon whom we rely for presentations, these seminars typically are unclassified. These are usually one to three-day seminars.


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annamari 6 years
mostly they live in NYC
annamari 6 years
mostly they live in NYC
spicyaroma 6 years
I hope she wins at the Oscars!
writerjenna 6 years
Kate Winslet is a timeless beauty!
jhilly123 6 years
I think she lives in both London and NYC. Love her, she looks fantastic as usual.
ilanac13 6 years
i hope so - i really would like to see her win the Oscar. she's been nominated so many times and yet hasn't won (at least i don't think) that it would be fantastic for her to get it this year. she really did an amazing job in her role.
mlen 6 years
she wore that blazer the other day- i like it. she's gorg!
ShePirate2010 6 years
her winning smile should take her the distance! So gorgeous!
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Tulipe 6 years
Why is her daughter going to school in NYC ? I thought they lived in London ! Does someone has the anwser ? I will never understand this celebrity livestyle... :-)
Cathe-Hardy 6 years
She's simply gorgeous!.
Cathe-Hardy 6 years
She's simply gorgeous!.
Joanna 6 years
She deserves to win. She is a great actress.
Lukin 6 years
She is perfection.
Lukin 6 years
She is perfection.
idawson 6 years
Kate is awesome!
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Kate is awesome!
ylovely 6 years
What can I say? I love her!
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What can I say? I love her!


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Today's young women are bombarded with messages contrary to the Christian life. They need a clear vision of purpose in order to walk as "princesses in God's court." For Such a Time as This: The Disciplines of Destiny, by Lisa Ryan, cohost of The 700 Club, helps women from the ages of twelve to twenty-five find their unique gifts and destinies. It draws on the biblical example of Esther, as well as modern-day role models, to deliver nugget-sized lessons on character traits such as courage, chastity, grace, and dignity. For Such a Time as This will transform young readers into mature women of God.
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Beginning in the 1980s, Spode launched a series of extremely successful dinnerware patterns based on various shapes and transfer decorations they'd produced over the previous 180 years. This one, the Archive Collection, was started in 1987 and discontinued in 2006. Like the others, it offered a large selection of different patterns for each shape (for instance, there are at least 18 different designs for dinner plates in this line), all printed in the same pink color Spode called Cranberry.
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