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In some particular hospitals performed standard hearing in newborns. This examination aims to check whether your baby has hearing problems in the system or not. Test called the audiologist is composed of several series of tests, including the ABR test, Otoacoustic Emissions, Typanometry and CT scan. In addition to hearing tests, several other tests such as Eye Exam (check the disorders of the eye), Renal Ultrasound (check kidney) and ECG (heart check), is usually also performed.
Signs of deafness and hearing loss level varies in each baby. Therefore, parents should know the signs of deafness as early as possible. Here are some signs of deaf babies:
Children newborn to 3-month-old showed signs of loss of hearing or deaf sign, if they were not surprised when you make a sudden move, a loud sound, or not responsive to any noise such as music or the sounds .
By the time your baby has been aged 4 to 8 months, usually they have started moving the eyes or turning toward the sound source. Deaf babies usually tend to be passive, whereas in age by now they should have started talking to himself or others and respond with a tone of voice.
Infants at age 9 to 12 months usually have started to react when name called or when listening to music and singing, babble and imitate sounds he heard. Deaf at the age of the sign is quite clear, those who experience hearing loss is usually not able to utter a single word such as "ma-ma" or "pa-pa", a command such as "do" or "here", as well as the inability to understand words In simple words, accompanied by expressions such as "da-da" and clapped his hands.
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Getting ready to finish my layout board and plan to put some 2" rigid pink insulation board down between the tracks and the plywood to deaden the sound and also to allow me to carve a river into my layout. What's the best glue to use for adhering the pink foam to plywood and also to itself for tunnel building? I know some adhesives can cause foam to disintegrate. I do need to adhere it to the plywood since this board will be stored upright when not in use.
Liquid Nails has a special foam compatible glue.Marked on the tube for Foam. However, Most times I just use plain Elmer's white or Carpenters glue.
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I agree with Dewey on the Liquid Nails Foam adhesive...worked great! I didn't know about using the carpenter's glue on the foam, so I'm glad to hear there is an option.
I used hot glue, but you have to be quick about it. Having said that, it allows you to go to the next step of building your layout in minutes.
Wood glue works well. I have used a few drywall screws to tack the layers together till the glue dries. Cheap and easy.
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Might try "Weldbond". Non-toxic. Looks and flows the same as white glue, but stronger. Try on some scrap pieces first.
I have used Liquid Nails Foam glue on two different layouts and it is good. But cheap white glue is as good as it gets for glueing extruded foam--if one has the patience to wait until it tacks before proceeding with the next application. However, you can pin the fresh glued foam with finishing nails as long as up to 16p, if necessary, to hold while you proceed more quickly.
It helps to remove the poly skin from blue or pink foam before stacking/glueing [or painting]..
I use all the special and more costly glues mentioned for many applications,but not for foam. You better read the fine print on what you use or you may find cavities in your foam after the fact.
One more option - acrylic latex caulk - cheapest you can find. Has a little more grab than some of the other adhesives. Use those finishing nails or drywall screws too, as suggested above.
I agree with Jim on the acrylic latex caulk.
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I mentioned yesterday that I found two recent pieces of government data unbelievable:
• I don't believe housing prices are holding up;
• I don't believe Labor Costs have risen appreciably.
That Labor Department report that pressured equities the past few days? I did not buy into the idea that unit labor costs had surged in Q1; Neither, apparently, did Floyd Norris:
"Robert Barbera, the chief economist of ITG, points out that the driving force in that change was a revision in the figure for growth in wage and salary income. And while you may think wage and salary income is just that — the money you get directly from your employer — the government also includes the profits people make from cashing in stock options.
"It almost certainly was a consequence of an explosive exercise of options," Mr. Barbera said.
When the government first estimated the first quarter figure for growth in wage and salary income, it came up with an annual rate of 7 percent. That was reasonable based on the data it had, which come from the monthly employment numbers. But since then it has gotten real data, which led to the increase.
The stock market struggled late last year, and then rose nicely early this year. What this almost certainly means is that a lot of people cashed in their stock options. That is good for them, but it is not a sign of inflation."
In Q1 of 2000, wage and salary income grew at a rate of 15 percent, but then fell to 2 percent in the second quarter, also based upon the exercise of options.
ITG's Mr. Barbera notes that the pace of options exercises slowed down in Q2, and the annual growth rate of wage and salary is below the original estimate of >7%. He estimates it at only 1 to 2%.
Isn't that just like Wall Street? After denying that inflation exists for 4 years, they finally see it — precisely where it isn't — in wages and salaries . . .
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Labor Costs Shake a Pillar of Fed Policy
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I will tell you that I have hired 5 folks in recent weeks and they are all getting about 5 – 7% more than we had budgeted for. What is happening is tighter labor market as boomers opt out of workforce/retire, plus not nearly as many 25 – 39 year olds as there were boomers, plus everyone is trying to get extra $$'s to cover gas costs. I have had 3 candidates tell me as such. I absolutely believe labor costs will rise over the next 6 – 12 months. Not enough to fuel ultra high inflation as these raises are just to get most folks even.
and I tell you, what makes you think this labor market is tight? I don't see it and you believe the press.
If you look at the figures for nonfinancial businesses, it bears out the idea that things like options have a lot to do with the main, nonfarm business numbers being so high.
The difference between the set of numbers seems absurd. I understand they're calculated totally differently, and that the Fed tends to look at the nonfinancial numbers closely.
I've seen a large jump in labor costs over the past couple of years, at least for software engineers in the Bay Area. The market for good developers is very tight, many are getting pay raises of 10-15% when they switch jobs.
It almost makes you want to move to a different part of the country where wages are not through the roof.
Interesting, but I'm not so sure I'd dismiss the wage growth quite so fast. Safeway gives not a rodents behind where I get my cash. A buck is a buck.
Granted, there's an issue of sustainability of options or bonus source income in a downturn, but somehow corporate execs seem to get the $$ in good times and bad.
Cherry, just tried to explain to you that I have actually been hiring/looking to hire and finding good people is both harder and costing more money than 6 months or a year ago. I am looking at hiring white collar, educated people (not housing market day laborers), so maybe if I was a general contractor things would be different. At a bare minimum, demographics are going to drive up wages over the next 10 -15 years. That is a fact.
Anecdotal evidence is often the worst evidence.
As for wage growth accelerating in the next 10-15 years, I would be shocked. The Boomers are a large generation certainly. We still don't have a negative birth rate, and we still have net positive immigration, legal and otherwise. Despite wide spread belief, the boomers leaving the labor market is not going to shrink the aggregate labor market.
«"It almost certainly was a consequence of an explosive exercise of options," Mr. Barbera said.»
I wonder whether that is related to the in-the-money backdated options story. All those options probably have been restated as income for tax purposes.
Forrest, the boomers retiring WILL shrink the white collar work force most definately. Nice wording about the overall labor market, but as you and I both know, the immigrants are highly skewed to low paying, unskilled labor. Not many boomers doing that work now anyway.
Jdamon, I'm hearing the same thing from other people who are hiring.
One friend budgeted for $60K for one professional's salary. Now she worries that she may have to go beyond $80K. She's already been forced to go a little higher on everyone else. Reason? It has been — and apparently is — challenging to find the skill sets she needs.
Your explanation is micro and not a picture of the whole.
In my business, we were begging badly for people(young college graduates mostly) in 1999 because we had a major shortage. Not today, it isn't close. We can pick and choose at will.
JDamon and Nova, your examples are certain skills, not a picture of the labor market as whole, which is pretty neutral right now.
Isn't there a statistic for hourly wages? That would seem to be a better indicator for gauging costs in the broad labor market.
Sounds like some companies and employers here are hiring skill sets and not people. Always a bad mistake. Certainly the right skill set for any particular job is hard to find. But instead of encouraging employees to stay companies allow them to go elsewhere to get their higher salaries. Much, much cheaper in the long run to pay people what they are worth in the first place. Consider what value the job itself is adding for you, and pay accordingly. Stop trying to hire cheap, and you'll find people aren't hard to find at all. Keep looking for "someone who knows x software package" and you're right, they're hard to find.
Training is a lot cheaper than you think.
JDamon -
Can I ask which part of the country you are hiring in? Things seem to be tough (from an employer's perspective) in the Bay area – but not quite that tough.
I work in Aero/Defense and I am seeing that all the knowledgeable people with 30 years specfic functional expert experience are retiring and going to work sub-contreact for smaller firms. The next level down does not possess the required knowledge because of all the downsizing since the early 90′s.
There will definitely be wage competion for these type jobs. Example, today a 30 military contract expert retired, we have no back up and we are 40% muilitary.
In my field I'm beginning to see strong upward pressure on wages due to a dire shortage of qualified professionals.
However we are trying to fill positions that require highly developed technical skills and maturity via industry exposure.
I don't think this would have a noticable effect on aggregate wages… there are not many who posess these skills now, and there are just too few people in the US attempting to acquire and cultivate them. It seems that our culture does not promote this.
And it makes me concerned about our ability to develop the type of wealth-producing/promoting technology that will keep us ahead of the curve in the future.
«Reason? It has been — and apparently is — challenging to find the skill sets she needs.»
«In my field I'm beginning to see strong upward pressure on wages due to a dire shortage of qualified professionals.»
As a rule with very few exceptions (e.g. crane operators) that happens because hiring managers try hard to cover their backs by describing "perfect profile" candidates, that have many skills plus experience and qualifications that match project requirements exactly.
Indeed there is always a shortage of 25-35yo candidates with good Ivy Degrees, a masters, and who have 3-8 years of experience at a blue-chip competitor in exactly the same type of skills and job, and who are willing to relocate across the country and work for a "competitive" salary.
«Sounds like some companies and employers here are hiring skill sets and not people. Always a bad mistake. Certainly the right skill set for any particular job is hard to find.»
It is not a mistake for the hiring manager and moreover what matters is not even an exact match for the job, but usually for the project.
The ideal hire, from the point of view of a PHB hiring manager who wants to protect his career, is someone who was doing exactly the same job/project at a competitor until the day before. Trouble his, that is a fixed size pool, and a small one, because job descriptions tend to be narrower with time.
To see the advantage for the PHB, suppose that the project fails (and most projects fail, and not just in the sw industry):
* If the spec if merely for a "good" candidate that does not match exactly the project, and it gets hired, the manager will be blamed for not having resourced the project correctly: "if only you had hired the right people who could have hit the ground running from day 1…".
* If the spec is for a "perfect" candidate, and no "perfect" candidate has been found the manager has a very good excuse: "the project would have succeeded if HR had found me the right resource, as it is I have been under-resourced".
In effect the hiring manager has a huge incentive to narrow the job spec to make it practically impossible to hire someone that matches it exactly.
The end result of this is also that since there are very few "perfect" candidates, companies then conclude that they should reserve them for "strategic" supervisory roles and hire imperfect candidates only offshore, because then only price matters.
Note: this applies mostly to "cost centre" projects. For projects where the compensation and job security of the project manager depends on turning a profit, they are a lot less fussy, because what matters is not to justify the hiring and finding an excuse for failure, but hiring someone who gets the job done, perfect match or not.
Blissex: Excellent summary. I'd add one other motivation for overdescribing credentials is that hiring managers don't want to review many candidates, even if they genuinely seek a person. The idea is to get the perfect candidate with 2-3 screens/interviews, not 50. Understandable, but it doesn't work.
Salaries could be increasing over expectations, but not be increasing at all. If someone with 3-5 years experience is sought but only someone with 10 years experience is found, the cost could well be higher than expected but not mean an increase in pay for the worker. At the same time, if more experienced workers are getting hired, then pay may be rising in aggregrate while not individually. The number of ads for masters with 3-5 years experience pretty much tells me we are far far from a tight job market.
And no, boomers retiring won't leave a worker shortage other than with a few firms that are overweighted with them. The population distribution is stabilizing, not shrinking. There will be more or less a constant level at a given age group. If your staff does not reflect the population distribution, that is your fault and it can be costly to fix. Perhaps you should have thought of that a long time ago.
The mapping between age distribution and management structure has never been very good and it has been getting worse with flat managements. Instead of 2:1.6:1.2:1 ratios of 20|30|40|50 year olds, the optimal distribution will be 1:1:1:1. Interestingly, the most appropriate hiring will now be a uniform rate combined with retaining the workforce over their lifetime. Surprisingly, lifetime employment may make a comeback. The difficulty will be with firms that need to expand or cutback rapidly because they will no longer easily be able to staff up the junior end and cut back the senior end. They will be better off staffing across the board. I don't think management is ready for this since it means managers will have to start hiring more people older than themselves if they don't retain them, something most are uncomfortable with.
Lord: The goal, and result, of last century's Taylorization-style efforts has been to make employers independent of individual talent, and transition to a "headcount" model. (I have seen the "management version" of a corporate presentation about the virtue of a certain process model, and this was explicitly spelled out.) I believe the rise in credentialism based on nominal skill definitions is a related phenomenon. Wherever it has not happened it has been largely because it is difficult to get the tacit knowledge/skill out of people's heads and implement it in "workflow" (and in small entities, as Taylorization requires a minimal scale).
This anonymization of the workplace will only end when it becomes infeasible at scale, and employers have to go back from hiring skill sets to hiring people. (For core staff. Specialty jobs have always been contracted out over the millenia.) I currently don't see that, regardless of age distributions. In good part modern-day Taylorization is facilitated by "information technology", which is there to stay. 18th/19th century industrialization has not been rolled back either.
What do you think?
Plus, there is a (perhaps increasing?) dichotomy between "design" (of product, workflow, service process) and "fulfillment" (production or rendering a service, using smarts/skill containing equipment where applicable). Taylorization has affected both, but the latter more so. One feature of this is that fulfillment has to scale with the size of business, whereas design tends to be more of a fixed-size activity, or at least has a smaller growth rate.
As far as I can see, the obsession with youth is mostly in design, whereas I see a lot of older workers in fulfillment-type jobs. Perhaps there won't be a demographic problem for employers, even if offshoring runs into limits.
There are enough bodies and heads to fill a bounded number of design-type jobs, and fulfillment can continue to be automated. When I go to airline checkins these days, they have touch screens where you have to do everything yourself, and the airline personnel only hauls luggage and issues you the luggage receipt. In grocery stores, they have started introducing self-checkouts with one supervisor for 8 stations or so, and the remaining manned checkout now receives all the check writing customers, which is a problem for me as I refuse to use the self-checkout. In both cases "service" quality has degraded markedly, as a degree of proficiency has been removed from the workflow. But it probably does need fewer people to deliver that reduced service level.
The headcount model is dearly loved despite its dysfunctionality. Any job that can be performed by any employee shouldn't be done by an employee at all. It should and will be automated away, so the only fulfillment jobs that remain will be those too difficult to automate. Design jobs will be highly prized and rewarded but will be in short supply. It is youth obsessed but this may fade somewhat as youth become more expensive and the customers become older. It may call for more experience as to what has been done before, what works and what doesn't, and what is desired. Youth may propose and age dispose.
Cherry, I think you're right. Here are new anecdotes, all real; all true:
I just spoke to one professional who is considering a job at literally a tad less than one-half the salary she once earned.
Another professional has taken a position (actually, I made the connection) for 60K — and she's used to about 90K.
A third professional is pleased to have landed a part-time position that pays her 20% less than the "going" rate.
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Hit: We've always been proud of the Sheboygan lakefront and our beaches, and the website ivillage.com gives us further affirmation of that. Last week, the website listed Sheboygan among its top 17 beaches in the world to visit.
It puts our beaches in the same category with some in the Bahamas, Mexico and more exotic locales in the United States.
And why not? It cites the surfing culture that has grown up in Sheboygan over the years, including surfing and kite boarding at Deland and King Parks, June's SUP 'n' Surf Championships and the "largest gathering of freshwater surfers in the world" at the Dairyland Classic on Labor Day. It also mentions sailing and the Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club, along with the amenities of the Blue Harbor Resort & Spa.
Yes, we've known about our great Lake Michigan beaches for years, but it is nice to know that others are standing up and taking notice as well.
Miss: The sanctions against Penn State University because of the actions of Jerry Sandusky were, in the opinion of many, far too severe. That may or may not be the case, but one thing is abundantly clear: the young boys Sandusky raped and sodomized likely will face "sanctions," in the form of mental and emotional issues, for their entire lives.
Few cases of sexual abuse will obtain the notoriety of the Sandusky embroglio, but the impact on victims in each situation is profound. Just last week a 33-year-old Sheboygan man was charged with twice raping a 15-year-old girl in his home last month, while his niece and wife were present in the house. All the details are not yet known, and each suspect is innocent until proven guilty, but if proven true the impact on the victim will be long-lasting.
The Sheboygan case will come and go, like thousands of others throughout the country, without the fanfare of the Sandusky case. Even the fire from that will be quenched in due time, and this heinous crime of preying on young victims will continue in locations throughout the country. The only good thing to come out of the Sandusky crimes is awareness, and that too will unfortunately fade with time.
The only thing that won't fade is the often unbearable impact these crimes have on their victims.
Hit: Congratulations for another great installment of Miesfeld's Lakeshore Weekend, the annual lakefront fundraiser for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, at the South Pier District. The dragon boat races always provide plenty of entertainment, and there were plenty of games, music and other activities for kids (of all ages).
The event, however, is secondary to the cause, as Children's Hospital is one of the world's premier facilities for the care of our young people. It is far more than a cancer hospital, although its services for young cancer patients is world-class. Lakeshore Weekend raises thousands for Children's Hospital each year.
If you missed the Sheboygan Lakeshore Weekend festivities, head up to Manitowoc on Aug. 3-5 for its Lakeshore Weekend celebration. Many of the same activities, including the racing dragon boats, will be featured.
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The Assumption: "Surely I won't have to address cleavage and butt cracks on a worship team!"
As a worship leader, you probably dread confronting dress code issues. So, you sit back and think to yourself, "Surely I won't have to address cleavage and butt cracks on a worship team!" Well, if it hasn't happened to you already, I can almost guarantee it will.
That dreaded day approached during my second year as a full-time worship leader. It was Sunday morning and pre-service rehearsal was in full swing with a member of our worship team members running late. So here I am, on stage, when the latecomer walks in the door with a skirt shorter than mid-thigh along with a revealing blouse (if you know what I mean). I am pretty sure that my jaw hit the floor out of pure shock, and my mind began racing, trying to find a solution to this unexpected problem.
Considering I had neglected the issue, I chose not to address it until the following Thursday rehearsal. So, if this has not happened to you yet, let me share four dress code guidelines to help keep your team in the safe-zone.
1. No Cracks, Top or Bottom
This one does not take much explaining, but it is absolutely necessary to verbalize to your team. So be plain: 'We don't want to see cleavage, and we don't want to see your butt crack.'
Truth is, we live in the day of low-cut blouses and low-rise jeans. There is no excuse for cleavage, as you can still be 'in-style' without showing all of that. But when it comes to low-rise jeans, the best solution is to wear an undershirt and tuck it in. That way if the opportunity ever arises for your butt crack to shine, it is nicely covered.
2. 'Skirt' & 'Stage' Don't Go Together
Sure there are skirts that go down to your feet, but those are extremely uncommon today. So to nip this one in the bud, skirts are a no-go for my team no matter what the length. You may ask "why?", well, here is the answer.
We are currently in a venue with a stage that is 4ft high. It would not take much for one of our attendees to get a front row seat to the 'Under-Skirt Show'. This may keep someone coming back, but I hope that you would not use this as a marketing technique for your church.
3. Be Relevant
You know what they say, 'first impressions count' – and I couldn't agree more. Lets face it, those who dress like they are stuck in the 90's are automatically written off as old-fashioned and disconnected. So before you even sing the first song, the young crowd has already unplugged because they feel like they can't relate.
Change is good, but hard. Maybe someone on your team is having a hard time transitioning their clothing style into something a little more 'relevant'. My advice – be kind, but be honest. Explain to them the importance of first impressions and encourage them to develop a vision for the younger generation.
Now, I am not saying that 40 year olds should dress like teenagers. But I am saying that Hawaiian shirts and jean jackets don't work any more… (you know what I mean). Dress appropriate for your age while staying relevant, it will help the older generation connect with the younger generation.
4. Stay Flexible
I sure have been around some stiff leaders, and I am sure you have too. Leaders like that extinguish the fire of everyone around them while creating an atmosphere of apathy and resentment.
By all means, have some guidelines for your dress code, but leave room for your musicians and vocalists to express their creativity through the way they dress. I have heard this many times, "Musicians are their own special breed", and that is oh so true. One sure way to kill their not-so-normal joy is to tack them down with a rule book.
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5. Plan your wedding in the middle of Orggrimmar and invite all your Alliance buddies.
5. Plan your wedding in the middle of Orggrimmar and invite all your Alliance buddies.
I have just found new motivation to locate the missus!
My favorite ways to die aren't exactly epic. I enjoy complaining about dying to the Undercity elevator boss -- and I get to complain very often. I love when The Spousal Unit leaves himself underwater while going AFK, only to find himself drowned when he returns. It's particularly fun when he does it in full raid gear. He's really good at that one.
I tend to fly on autorun and go AFK. I come back to find myself in the middle of nowhere and too fatigued to return to safety in time. You'd think I could remember where my body ends up since I've died that way enough times. I probably have to spirit rez. I should go test it out.
After an It came from the Blog Mother's Day event a few years ago, we all decided to drown in a shallow pool of water. I'm not quite sure why this seemed like a good idea at the time, but there you go. Maybe it was all the "your mom" jokes in The Barrens.
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One final package of veterans' legislation is working its way through the 112th Congress, including a pilot program to provide off-base transition assistance classes for people already separated from the service.
The bill, S 3202, also orders creation of a registry of veterans who may have been exposed during military service to toxic fumes and airborne chemicals from open-air burn pits. It also requires two independent studies of the possible ill health effects of being near the open fires.
Also in the package are special rules for the burial of veterans with no next-of-kin and a requirement that national cemeteries respect the religious beliefs of families.
The bill passed the Senate on Wednesday and is expected to receive a final vote in the House on Friday.
Called the Dignified Burial and Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012, the core of the bill is aimed at two separate controversies surrounding veterans' funerals.
It requires the Veterans Affairs Department to furnish a casket or urn for a deceased veteran when the veteran's estate doesn't have the money to pay for one and VA cannot locate a next-of-kin. It also gives families more leeway in using religious language in funerals.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairwoman, said the casket provision is a response to the discovery that a veteran in a Florida cemetery was buried in a cardboard box. The religious freedom provision is a response to controversy at a Texas cemetery involving whether the word "God" could be used during services.
"When America's heroes make a commitment to serve their country, we make a promise to care for them," Murray said in a statement. "That includes helping them access VA facilities and providing them with a burial befitting their service."
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The off-base transition assistance classes in the two-year pilot project will be offered in three to five states, not designated in the bill. The classes are intended for veterans and their spouses who did not attend, or who want to repeat, transition classes offered while they were still in the military. There could be more than one site for classes in each state. National Guard and reserve facilities would be considered as possible locations as long as they are not located on an active-duty military installation.
The Labor Department, with help from VA, would be responsible for providing the training. After one year, the Government Accountability Office the investigative arm of Congress would evaluate the off-base program to recommend whether it should be expanded.
Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the House Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman, said granting access to off-base transition classes comes as courses have been expanded to provide better and more individualized information.
"Expanded access to TAP by offering instruction off-base will give veterans a second chance to participate in the new, revised program," he said in a statement. "With so many veterans out of work today, this provision will give them a leg up in their job search by arming them with the tools necessary to find a job in today's economy."
Burn pit concerns
Creation of a burn pit registry comes after years of discussion and opposition from the Defense Department and VA.
Under the bill, within a year VA must establish a list of veterans who may have been exposed to fumes and chemicals from the open-air pits in which deployed U.S. forces burned refuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. To be registered, a veteran must have been in the military since Sept. 10, 2001, and deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan at a location where a burn pit was used.
While details will be left to VA, the registry must include information about the current health of the exposed veterans and a way of monitoring their future health, a move that could help determine the potential ill health effects of being deployed downwind of the burning.
Two independent scientific reports are required, using the registry as part of the work. One study would be done two years after the registry is created. The second study would be done five years after the first study.
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A new rumor has resurfaced the frequent claim that Apple would have a self-branded TV set. A supposed Apple executive claimed the Apple TV hardware would be integrated into TV sets built by a "major supplier" but badged with Apple's logo. What DailyTech was told about would be planned for a fall launch but could wait until 2012 if the product wasn't ready.
Samsung was speculated as the likely partner given its size and scale. TV designers weren't necessarily liable to object since any costs from integrating Apple TV might be absorbed by extra demand.
Analysts have repeatedly insisted an Apple-branded TV was in the works for the past several years but have never seen this manifested in shipping products. Apple chief Steve Jobs and executives have frequently cast the Apple TV media hub as a "hobby," even after selling a million units in three months.
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The northeastern extent of this area had not had as much accumulation over the past few days, but farther south the cumulative ice warranted issuance of an ice storm warning with reports of branches and power lines coming down in Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Morris, and Wabaunsee counties with potential to further expand. This band of rain showers is likely to very slowly shift east through the day, but appears likely to persist at least through noon and probably into the afternoon hours while periods of drizzle continue over the remainder of the area. The biggest forecast question through today will be in the location of the freezing line. All model guidance forecasts a very gradual warming from southeast to northwest through the day today with those showers eventually changing from freezing rain to rain for parts of the area. This is most likely to consistently turn to rain east of a line from Council Grove to Holton by noon, but with some potential to move even farther west. This will obviously have a huge impact on how much ice accumulates and even a change of 1 degree could make a big difference. Have run at least the central part of the advisory and the ice storm warning through 00Z, and expect continued evaluation of the freezing line location to play a large role in potential early cancellation and/or extension into this evening. .LONG TERM...(Tonight through Saturday) Issued at 425 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2015 By tonight, the closed mid-level low will be centered over Wyoming with a surface low lifting northward into the area. This advancing surface low will help to usher additional moisture and lift into the area to support ongoing light precipitation across much of the forecast area into Monday. While confidence is high in the development of widespread light precipitation, confidence is lower with regards to the thermal profile and what precipitation types can be expected through the overnight period. Surface temperatures tonight will likely hover within a couple of degrees around the freezing mark with model variations in how warm the warm nose will be over the area. The GFS is the strongest with the warm nose and the NAM appears to be trending a bit warmer as well, but the ECMWF weakens the warm nose across the northwestern half of the forecast area. Considering the depth of the warm nose, precipitation across much of east central Kansas will likely remain in the form of rain. Locations further west (from roughly Manhattan to Concordia) may see periods of freezing rain or a mix of rain/freezing rain. With this warming trend in the models, soundings are not as supportive of sleet development but cannot entirely rule out the potential for it to mix in overnight across far north central Kansas. The uncertainty in which locations will only receive rain versus a rain/freezing rain mix leads to uncertainty in potential ice accumulations. The best potential for ice accumulations unfortunately may be co-located with the regions that have already been impacted the most by ice accumulations over the last two days, with upwards of an additional 0.1-0.2 inches of ice accumulation possible. Have opted out of extending any headlines into tonight at this time due to too much uncertainty in the temperature profile, but if conditions trend toward a favorable zone of freezing rain, then some sort of headline may need to be issued. Surface high pressure will quickly move into the region Monday into Monday night, helping to push the surface low northeast of the area by Monday night. As a result, expect precipitation to end from southwest to northeast through the day on Monday. As this system exits the area, some light snow may develop across far north central and far northern Kansas on Monday as the thermal profile cools in those locations. Any snow accumulations should be around 1 inch or less in north central Kansas. 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Those visiting during the Open House will have a chance to meet the therapists, receive a free chair massage, and the opportunity to purchase a "Valentine's Special" - $15 off a couple's massage, $5 off a single one-hour massage or (for new customers) $10 off a one hour massage.
Owner Whitney Christman, LMT, said the move offers more space, giving her the opportunity to add two new therapists; Brad Landis, LMT, and Nicole Gartenman, LMT, who join Christman, Julie Kossler, LMT, and April Mitchell, LMT.
One room in the new space is dedicated to couples massage. Massages offered by the staff (at 30-120 minutes) include chair, deep tissue, sports, pregnancy, hot stone, hot towel, face-lift, foot, and sugar scrubs. Prices range from $30-$100 and $1 a minute for a chair massage. Credit cards are now accepted.
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|The therapists at All About You Therapeutic Massage invite everyone to the Open House on Feb. 7. Left to right are Brad Landis, LMT; Julie Kossler, LMT; owner Whitney Christman, LMY; Nicole Gartenman, LMT; and April Mitchell, LMT.


text: Infant's DNA Pinpoints Origins of First Americans The Clovis people descended from Asians, not Europeans By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff Posted Feb 13, 2014 7:00 AM CST STORY COMMENTS (398) (Newser) – The DNA from a single infant is shining a light on the true origins of the first Americans. The headline-generating research relies on the DNA of a child buried roughly 12,600 years ago, and establishes that the first North Americans were born to humans who came to the New World from Asia. The origins of the Clovis people, who fashioned distinctive stone tools, had been contested, with some believing they were descendants of southwestern Europeans. "This shows very clearly that the ancestry of the very first Americans can be traced back to Asia," says Michael Waters, a co-author of the study, which also indicates that the Clovis people are direct ancestors of today's Native Americans. The Clovis skeleton was uncovered in 1968 in the Anzick burial site in western Montana and belongs to a boy between 12 and 18 months; it's "the only known Clovis burial," Waters tells LiveScience. National Geographic reports that the process of collecting the DNA was no simple feat: Bone shavings from the skull were used to reconstruct the genome, but no more than 2% of the collected DNA was human. "The rest of it came from bacteria that invaded the skeleton after death," explains another researcher. The eventual genome was similar to those of ancient Siberian people and East Asians' ancestors, which seems "to fit quite nicely with an early occupation of the Americas about 2,000 years before the onset of Clovis," says Waters. But there were also similarities between it and that of 52 Native American populations from Canada and South America. One challenge in establishing whether Native Americans from the US are direct descendants of the Clovis: They've been hesitant to share their DNA, and that of their ancestors, with scientists. LiveScience notes that the child's remains will be reburied. The site, marked by a pole at center left, where the remains of a boy from the only known burial site of the Clovis culture was found in western Montana. (AP Photo/Mike Waters) This photo provided by researcher Sarah Anzick shows a nearly-complete projectile point, top, a mid-stage point made of translucent quartz and an end-beveled rod of bone from a Clovis-era burial site. (AP Photo/Sarah L. Anzick) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow LiveScience (Source Grid ») National Geographic (Source Grid ») Science DNA • discoveries • Clovis people • ancestors CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 2% 77% 1% 13% 2% 5% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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Richard B. Holmes, senior strategic advisor for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas Valley Water district, will present, "Record Drought on the Colorado River Impacts on Southern Nevada." Holmes will discuss how the Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to address water shortages. The event is hosted by the Green Chamber of Commerce.
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While coconut oil touts many health benefits, it's also a must-have ingredient for baking. Since it can withstand high temperatures, I use it as a stand-in for vegetable oil, butter, shortening or margarine in all my favorite muffin, cake, cookie, granola and quick bread recipes.
If you've never baked with coconut oil, this Strawberry Coconut Bread is a fantastic first recipe for trying it out. It's quick to bake, fills the house with a homey pleasant aroma and is quickly enjoyed by friends and family. And since strawberries are still in season (and on sale at the grocery store!), I found it hard not to include them!


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Model Heather Blair holds Nilla Coates during the 2012 Halloween Express fashion show at Cedar Creek Mall. An adult costume show will be held this year on Oct. 11 for those 18 years and older in the Patriot Center.
Like zombies from the grave, two Wausau-area stores selling Halloween merchandise have popped up again for the season.
Halloween City opened for business Sept. 14 at 2807 Rib Mountain Drive, in the Rib Mountain building that formerly housed Dollar Mountain.
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I was delighted to receive a pair of Cloud Nine hair irons, the latest brand to hit the hair scene. My current pair were looking worse for wear, I have owned them for 6 years after all. I still remember when I purchased them all those years ago during a school lunch break from what was then a new online store called ASOS. However, I didn't realise just how shockingly bad my old pair were until I tried these out!
The concept behind Cloud Nine is less heat, more style. Designed to give the flexibility to create a range of styles at lower temperatures, the irons have a temperature control panel ranging from 100'C-200'C, giving you the option of changing the temperature depending on the style you want to create in combination with your own hair type.
The irons are beautifully presented in sleek and sophisticated black packaging with flashes of turquoise, a perfect design for a luxury brand...
Along with the irons comes a little guide book, advising on the best temperature to use on your hair and instructions on how to create a variety of styles, from poker straight to voluminous loose curls. As the guide stated it can take a maximum of 20 seconds to heat to the desired temperature, I was surprised and impressed to find my recommended temperature was reached in around 5 seconds. This kind of speed means styling your hair will never be a long chore and won't take up much of your time.
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A little bit of info about what we are aiming for. We are a growing guild like all guilds are striving to be the best. We are interested in improving every aspect of our guild. As we begin to grow as a guild, our reputation in the guild wars community will increase as well. We are looking for active players who are willing and able to help us grow in reputation in PvP and PvE. We need people who will help out other members when needed. As in, helping members with missions in PvE, overall skill learning/understanding, and anything else that you might be able to help with.
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