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Executive order intended to expedite hiring process gives spouses a quicker path to employment
Jan 13, 2010
Tahee Lowery, spouse of Staff Sgt. Robert Lowery, is the first spouse hired at Fort Polk under Executive Order 13473, Spouse Preference Authority, a new rule that allows some spouses to be hired for federal jobs without going through the usual competitive process.
Working out key to Aca,!EoesurvivabilityAca,!a,,c
Jan 12, 2010
The Soldiers from 1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion are settled into Camp Liberty and are back to day-to-day operations to include a very important one "Physical Training.
Step aerobics class a 'step above'
Jan 12, 2010
Fifteen Soldiers gathered inside the dance room of the Camp Liberty Morale, Welfare, and Recreation gym complex to exercise with lively music, Jan. 7. The step aerobics class, offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, provides an intense workout for Soldiers.
1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion Transfer of Authority
Jan 12, 2010
Leaders from 1st Cavalry Division Special Troops Battalion and 1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion shake hands after transfering the authority from 1st CAV to 1AD. Photo by SFC Kristina Scott, 366 MPAD
Raising the 1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion flag
Jan 12, 2010
Lt. Col. Lane Turner, the 1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Sal Katz, the 1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion command sergeant major, assumed authority of the division special troops battalion on Camp Liberty Jan. 9.
From 1st CAV to 1AD a friendly handshake
Jan 12, 2010
Leaders from 1st Cavalry Division Special Troops Battalion and 1st Armored Division Special Troops Battalion shake hands after transfering the authority from 1st CAV to 1AD.
Army studies high-altitude health effects
Jan 5, 2010
Climate and altitude commonly inhibits the optimal effectiveness of servicemembers in many theater operations. In the mountainous country of Afghanistan in particular, servicemembers are asked to perform at thousands of feet above sea level, oftentimes hindering their cognitive and physical performance.
Understanding and preventing cold weather injuries
Jan 5, 2010
During the past 10 years, Soldiers have experienced an average of 361 cold weather-related injuries every year. Cold weather injury prevention is a command and leadership as well as a personal responsibility and successful management of cold depends on proper knowledge and understanding of problems associated with working in cold environments.
Chaplain Corps celebrates centennial of support from its enlisted assistants
Dec 28, 2009
Sgt. Major Alvin Chaplin likes to compare a chaplain assistant to an entire infantry company rolled into one Soldier. "In order to get the job done, he or she has to be able to do it all -- company clerk, supply person, motor sergeant and combatant. The chaplain assistant has to set the conditions for the chaplain to succeed and the commander to execute the unit's religious programs," said Chaplin, U.S. Army Forces Command's senior chaplain assistant. Chaplin made his observation on the occasion of the Army's celebrating the centennial of the Army chaplain assistants Dec. 28. For a hundred years, holders of what is now the 56M MOS (military occupation specialty) have assisted chaplains in ensuring the free exercise of religion for millions of Soldiers.
German landlords reclaim U.S. facilities in Dexheim
Dec 28, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - Once a U.S. military installation in Europe makes the base closure list, return of the property to the host nation is usually not far behind.
AMC takes lead in task force aimed at Army Reset effort
Dec 21, 2009
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - How do you carefully and expertly repair and return the tools of war' You assemble your best personnel; plan profusely and ultimately Reset America's Army.
Army Chief of Staff provides Holiday Greetings to 1st Armored Division
Dec 21, 2009
WIESBADEN ARMY AIRFIELD, Germany-Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., visits with 1st Armored Division troops on Minue Field Dec. 21 to encourage them to accomplish their mission while in Iraq in 2010.
Roman relics: New military housing site gives students firsthand history lesson
Dec 17, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - As construction crews clear the way for new roads, utilities and housing outside Wiesbaden Army Airfield, a team of archaeologists from the University of Mainz continues to unearth clues as to those who called the area home in centuries past.
7th Army JMTC concludes "Year of the NCO" with culminating celebration
Dec 16, 2009
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - The 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC) officially wrapped up its year-long tribute to the non-commissioned officers (NCO) by hosting a "Year of the Non-commissioned Officer"culminating ceremony on Dec. 10 at Grafenwoehr's Tower theater.
New Wiesbaden housing: German-American leaders break ground on $133 million project
Dec 14, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - Quality-of-life enhancement efforts took another step forward in U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Dec. 1 as German and American leaders broke ground for the new Wiesbaden Army Airfield South Housing Area.
1st Armored Division Cases Colors for Deployment
Dec 11, 2009
German, U.S. law enforcers share expertise
Dec 4, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - To teach the best methods, one should learn from the source. That's what Military Police from the 1st Armored Division and 501st Military Police Company did Nov. 18 during an orientation and training observation tour of the West Hessen Polizei headquarters and training center.
Commander stresses community fitness, customer service, transformation awareness
Nov 9, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - An all-hands briefing Oct. 23 addressed the command's focus on Comprehensive Community Fitness, ongoing efforts to enhance customer service and the impact of transformation within U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden.
Preparing for duty in Iraq
Nov 6, 2009
Photos of an Installation Staging Area in Wiesbaden, Germany, preparing 1st Armored Division's equipment for shipment to Iraq in anticipation of deployment in early 2010
Customs training: Division brings MPs, customs experts to Wiesbaden to hone skills for deployment
Nov 3, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - When 1st Armored Division Soldiers deploy to Iraq early next year, one of their missions will be to help ensure equipment and other items are properly prepared and ready for shipment to meet current agreements calling for U.S. combat forces to leave the country by the end of 2011.
Heavy hitters connect at Hispanic Heritage Boxing Tournament
Oct 26, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - A crushing blow thrown by one Bruchsal boxer stunned both his Baumholder opponent and the crowd in attendance at the Hispanic Boxing Celebration Oct. 3 at the Wiesbaden Fitness Center.
DoDDS students learn about German culture, traditions while making apple juice
Oct 22, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but a glass of apple juice can do wonders toward building lasting friendships and understanding cultures.
Battlemind: Training helps spouses, couples cope with deployment challenges
Oct 21, 2009
In a room of 20 military spouses, about 15 raised their hands as Chaplain (Capt.) Josh Metz asked, "Who's gone through a deployment before'" The number wasn't surprising.
The backbone
Oct 15, 2009
1st AD makes first aid realistic
Oct 9, 2009
1st AD makes first aid realistic
Work at 1st Armored Division motor pool becomes a family affair
Oct 8, 2009
1st Armored Division motor pool becomes a family affair
7th Army JMTC hosts largest combat training rotation in Europe
Oct 8, 2009
Europe's premier training facilities, the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, were a temporary home to more than 7,000 people a historic training event, during which two brigades' simultaneously prepared for deployment in support of counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
1st AD chaplain supports family during deployment
Oct 7, 2009
The First Armored Division prepares for another deployment to Iraq later this year. When they go downrange this time, they'll take a special resource that aims to provide relief to troops and their families back at home.
501st MPs build skills, trust
Oct 7, 2009
1st Armored Division military police prepare for Iraq deployment
Food Services Soldiers keep Old Ironsides rolling along
Oct 7, 2009
While a division staff trains to go to war, Soldiers behind the scenes ensure the basic life functions needed for a fighting force are met. SPC Adam Ross takes us to an early morning exercise that provides real world results.
German and American runners compete in Wiesbaden Half Marathon
Oct 7, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - Runners couldn't have asked for better weather as they took off from the Wiesbaden Fitness Center Sept. 26. More than 30 runners headed out under blue skies from Wiesbaden Army Airfield on the 21-kilometer half marathon course which took them on a sightseeing tour of the countryside around the military base.
Sesame Street brings smiles to Wiesbaden youths
Oct 7, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - When Elmo talks, children listen. It's as simple as that. A,A Connecting to the youngest members of the American forces families through a familiar red Muppet, organizers of the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families are taking the Sesame Street friends on a tour of 22 U.S. military installations in Europe, Alaska and Hawaii.
Major General Terry A. Wolff
Sep 30, 2009
Major General Wolff became the 46th Commander of the 1st Armored Division, on May 13, 2009.
Alabama National Guard trains for deployment with 1st AD
Sep 29, 2009
Alabama National Guard trains for deployment with 1st AD
1st AD Commanding General
Sep 28, 2009
1AD Commandin General
Sep 28, 2009
Official 1AD Site
Sep 28, 2009
1AD Navigation
Sep 28, 2009
1st AD officers scrum for esprit-de-corps
Sep 28, 2009
1st AD officers scrum for esprit-de-corps
Commentary: We all have a mission
Sep 26, 2009
Less than a week ago, I left behind the desert and the construction projects at Fort Bliss and travelled with my unit, the 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, to support the Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division during Operation Unified Endeavor, a mission readiness exercise, being held at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
Energy drinks popular among Soldiers
Sep 26, 2009
Energy drinks popular among Soldiers
1 AD Soldier prepares for fifth deployment
Sep 25, 2009
1 AD Soldier prepares for fifth deployment
Iron Soldiers review; expand "basic" Soldier knowledge
Sep 23, 2009
Iron Soldiers review; expand "basic" Soldier knowledge
U.S. Army Europe Soldiers can now schedule DA photos, order visual information services online
Sep 23, 2009
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Starting Oct. 1, Soldiers in Europe can schedule their official DA Photography appointments online, as directed by Headquarters, Department of the Army.
U.S. Army Recognizes Top Ten Greatest Inventions of 2008
Sep 18, 2009
FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- U.S. Army Materiel Command Commander Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Commander Maj. Gen. Paul S. Izzo, and other senior Army science and technology leaders will recognize the U.S. Army's "Top Ten Greatest Inventions of 2008" in an awards ceremony September 21 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va.
New MRAP training in Europe building Soldier confidence
Sep 14, 2009
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team are the first in Europe to use MRAPs as part of their mission rehearsal exercise in August and September at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area.
1st AD prepares for Iraq mission: Thanks German leaders for support during deployment
Aug 25, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - Two new agreements between the United States and Iraq governments have changed the combat rules for American troops. The nonbinding strategic framework agreement and a security agreement have carved out a different mission and a whole new playing field for 1st Armored Division troops set to return to Iraq by the end of the year.
Wiesbaden students have fun, continue learning during vacation
Aug 10, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - While many U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden teachers and youths enjoyed time away from school during summer vacation, a group of dedicated instructors and students explored "Mysteries, Science and Math" at Hainerberg Elementary School for four weeks.
Wiesbaden Youth Services assistant program manager honored for tuturial program
Jul 21, 2009
WIESABDEN, Germany -- Success in school can be a challenge for any student. Add in the absence of parental role models due to deployments, the stress of living overseas or being a new student in a foreign place, and achieving academic success can seem even more daunting.
Year of the NCO: Wiesbaden chaplain's assistants serve as role models for fellow Soldiers
Jul 15, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - "The Army of the future depends on what I do now to mentor, lead and teach my fellow Soldiers," said Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Hagemann, a chaplain's assistant with the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Religious Services Office.
1st Armored Division Brigade activated at Fort Bliss
Jul 7, 2009
FORT BLISS, Texas-- The evolution of Fort Bliss and the Army continued with the activation ceremony of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Aca,!A"BulldogsAca,!A?, held at the Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center, July 2.
German-American initiative promotes resource conservation
Jun 30, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - Wiesbaden garrison environmental engineers joined their host nation counterparts on Wiesbaden Army Airfield June 17 to look at ways to improve energy conservation efforts.
Fort Bliss switches from TRADOC to FORSCOM
Jun 26, 2009
The Fort Bliss commander and command sergeant major changed their shoulder sleeve insignia from Air Defense Artillery Center to U.S. Army Forces Command in a transfer of authority ceremony held at the Fort Bliss museum, June 25.
Wiesbaden teens earn national recognition
Jun 16, 2009
Officials from Boys & Girls Clubs of America say that the six-member teenage singing group '1-LUV' from Wiesbaden, Germany, set the standard for what to expect from military teens.
Wiesbaden garrison welcomes new commander
Jun 11, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - The rain held off just long enough for German and American guests to witness the hand-off of command of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden on Minue Field June 11.
Celebrating the Army's 234th birthday in Wiesbaden
Jun 11, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany -- Soldiers from around the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden gathered in the Wiesbaden Dining Facility June 11 to celebrate the Army's 234th birthday.
1st Armored Division marks change in command
May 13, 2009
WIESBADEN, Germany - Slightly more than two years after assuming command of 1st Armored Division and leading the division and Multinational Division North in Iraq for more than 14 months, Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling handed over the reins to incoming commander, Maj. Gen. Terry A. Wolff.
1st Armored Division Soldiers receive medals for valor in Iraq
Mar 10, 2009
BAUMHOLDER, Germany -- Two Soldiers from 1st Armored Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team were awarded the Army Commendation Medals with "V" device for valor during an award ceremony here Feb. 6.
Iron Brigade Soldiers reduce stress by staying active, using Army programs
Mar 2, 2009
BAGHDAD - Deployment is never easy, especially a fifteen-month deployment where Soldiers face the possibility of missing the same holiday twice away from their loved ones.
"Iron Brigade" Soldiers strive for SGT Morales induction
Feb 26, 2009
BAGHDAD - Nine noncommissioned officers arrived at the headquarters of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, to compete for entry into the Sergeant Morales Club, Feb 22.
Iron Brigade hosts Black History Month luncheon
Feb 26, 2009
BAGHDAD - "Iron Brigade" Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi- National Division - Baghdad, hosted a Black History Month observance luncheon in the Camp Striker dining facility, Feb. 24.

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If you're visiting us this Labor Day Weekend...
by Selena J
posted Aug 29 2013 2:04PM
The rules of rural Pennsylvania are as follows:
1. Let's get this straight: it's called a 'dirt road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
2. They are cattle. They're live steaks or walking milk bottles. That's why they smell funny to you, get over it. Don't like it? I-80 goes east and west, I-81 goes north
and south. Pick one.
3. Pull your droopy pants up, you look like an idiot.
4. Turn your cap right, your head isn't crooked.
5. So you have a $60,000 car, we're impressed. We have $150,000 corn pickers and hay balers that are driven only 3 weeks a year.
6. Every person in rural Pennsylvania waves. We think of it as being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and three does are coming in, we will shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. Yeah, we eat scrapple, pot pie, funnel cakes, haluskie, pierogies, shoo-fly pie, apple butter, chow-chow, and schnitz un knepp. Don't like the sound of them or the names freak you out because you never saw a "Bon Appetit" article on them? Great, more for us!
9. The 'opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
10. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.
11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak, or you can order the chef's salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey
12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats (includes fish), vegetables, and breads. We use four spices: salt, pepper, hot sauce, and Heinz ketchup. Oh, yeah...we don't care what you folks in Jersey call that stuff you eat. It's not real chili.
13. You bring 'coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice.
14. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, and have long hair.
15. College and high school football are as important here as the Steelers and Eagles and a lot more fun to watch.
16. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards---it spooks the fish.
17. Colleges? We have them all over. We have state universities, community colleges, and vo-techs. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and Country. They still wave at everybody when they come home for the holidays.
18. We have a whole ton of folks who have been in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard - PA has one of the highest percentages of veterans in the entire country. So don't mess with us. If you do, you will get whipped by the best.
19. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump-thump stuff is not music anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers. Refer back to # 3.
20. Four inches isn't a blizzard--it's a flurry. Drive like you got some sense, and don't take all our bread, milk, and toilet paper from the grocery stores. You're not in Alaska. Worst case you may have to live a whole day without your croissants. The pickups with snow plows will have you out the next day.
A true Pennsylvanian will send this on to others. Everyone else can leave town.
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People ACTUALLY want my cooking?!!
by Selena J
posted Aug 23 2013 1:16PM
I want to thank my buddy, John Fargione, in Scranton, for creating the
that I cook/bake, ie, turn on the stove-oven thingy....
He claims he misses my brownies. No. That is not a euphemism.
John's comment of Facebook:
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I am at work and I'm hungry, I don't know why but it popped into my head how much I enjoyed your brownies. Have you made any lately? LOL
You like this.
Selena Janko
can you believe it - I've moved on to ACTUALLY cooking. I'm a changed woman.
is the baker now; made blueberry muffins and chocolate banana bread from scratch this past week. He encroached upon my territory, John. I had to surrender.
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Guys, think you can handle labor?
by Selena J
posted Aug 16 2013 11:42AM
Remember to show this to your kids on mother's day...
I'm in between laughing and crying ... it's bringing back bad memories of my first labor. And here they say "you forget"...nope. too soon!! I might use this video as a punishment factor for my kids when they tick me off too!!
I finally cooked. Sorry you slept through it.
by Selena J
posted Aug 8 2013 2:15PM
A female listener struck a cord with me the other day as we were pouncing on a husband that insisted his working wife's job should ALSO be to cook.
She said that she also has a full-time job and kids, but she does the cooking exclusively to express her appreciation to her family. In other words, she doesn't look at it as a job that she's hoping to pawn off occasionally on her husband; she ENJOYS going the extra mile for her family.
That made me want to cook.
And I went full-out. No pearls and apron Ala June Cleaver, but I prepared a Greek rub from scratch and massaged that raw chicken between its skin and meat as if I was working for tips.
And I HATE touching raw chicken.
But I love my family... that was my mantra, anyway, during the rubdown. Even made mashed potatoes without a recipe - a scary thought for someone that doesn't cook, but I was determined to show full family love.
Three hours later (because a cleaning freak skeeves out handling raw chicken and needs time to over-Lysol everything), dinner was served. Everything looked so good, angels should have been singing as I opened the oven door. I couldn't wait to perform my "wifey duties" and serve my husband and son.
We sat down, and I intently watched Ethan take a bite. Nothin.
I turned to my son, who will usually put anything in his mouth, and saw a fistful of potatoes smeared on his face. He found a new toy.
I looked at my husband again, who is still silent, but eating. I couldn't take it anymore ....."Well?!!! Say something!!!!"
"If I'm not talking, it's because I'm eating. Take it as a good sign." Hmm. Wise words. Success.
Then I look at my son, and see this:
Almost looks like he's pretending to sleep to avoid eating anymore. This is not helping mommy's cooking reputation. Maybe I took too long to serve dinner (damn you, Lysol).
I thought the dinner was delicious, if I may say so. I was even surprised. We'll see how soon my next "family appreciation" cook-fest happens. In the meantime, I hope the family appreciates left-overs...
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New game plan for Daddy
by Selena J
posted Aug 2 2013 10:57AM
My hubby no longer works in the same office as me. What a weird phenomenon. This is the place I met Ethan nine years ago. These are the halls I would get all giddy running into him. I can't believe I'd ever miss seeing his life-size Gandolf staring back at me when I pass his office (yup. in radio we acquire eclectic things).
Ethan is taking on a whole new career outside of radio. It's probably the most selfless thing I've seen; to give up a career he loved and is damn good at, for better opportunities for his growing family.
Not only is he going back to college, but he has been taking care of our very active 18 month old son, Cole. And doing an awesome job, in the coolest way only Ethan knows how. Here's his latest FB post:
This morning, I showed Cole how to make eggs over-hard; we had an 80s dance party to Debarge's "Rhythm of the Night;" learned the lyrics to "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by Old Dirty Bastard; jumped my old Matchbox car replica of the sheriff's car from "Smokey and the Bandit 2" over some monster truck toys and spices from the lazy susan; then went out to the playground to roll around in the dirt for an hour while I played hide-and-seek by standing behind a pavilion post that effectively hid nothing of my side profile. What did you do today? Did it involve bad coffee and parking like an a****** because some not-between-the-lines d******* in the parking lot set the standard for the entire row? Come to my house for a break. You need to park between lines properly. I need a break. You can watch my kid. I have good coffee. Win-win.
Their day started at 6a. Ethan could have forgivably plopped Cole in front of the tv, but he didn't.
Seeing this helps me get past the void at the office. Instead of seeing Ethan's quirky Gandolf poster at work, I'm greeted by all the fun toys Ethan and Cole play with throughout the day.
Ethan, you're putting your heart into this new job thing ... being an amazing Daddy. If you can do this with such finesse, I have no doubt you'll shine at your future profession.
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I was hyped for this game, and I was disappointed by the graphics and animations. but, this is not a reason to dislike the game. The battles are intense and diverse, and rely on tactics rather than run and gun reliance. Having said that, the gunplay is actually very good and vehicles (despite some animation glitches) are vital to your success. There are many different units available for you to play as, and I personally have found Deathmatch mode to be highly entertaining. The rank and stat progression are nice, but don't buy this game if you're a unlock-whore, as there are no unlocks. The formula for fun is something that hasn't been seen in a game for quite a while, as the focus is upon gameplay rather than making the graphics as shiny as possible. I shall certainly be playing this game much, much more. Servers are always populated, and the potential mods that shall appear will far surpass the discounted price that I paid for it on GMG. Also, the devs are always listening to users on their forums and there looks to be a lot of fixes coming up in the future. Overall, you can't really do much better for a fun game at this low price. Just don't let your graphics expectations to over-ride the purpose of this game. Open your minds, gentlemen, to this blast from the past.


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Dan Briggs of Between the Buried and Me Picks His Five Favorite Albums of the Year
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Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Dan Briggs (pictured left), bassist of the prog-metal band Between the Buried and Me, selects his faves.
5. Spiritualized, Sweet Heart Sweet Light
"I was criminally late to hearing this band, and when I discovered Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space, I instantly went out and bought their whole catalog. 'Hey Jane' is a perfect example of how well this band balances melody and brilliant song writing with space-rock freakouts."
4. Astra, The Black Chord
"One of my favorite modern bands, probably because they sound like they just time traveled here from the '70s. The Weirding floored me when I discovered it in 2009, and they went even further on this one developing their own sound while retaining influence from the powerhouse progressive rock bands of the '70s. Goddammit, Astra are amazing!"
3. Anglagard, Viljans Oga
"I was introduced to this band in high school and their song 'Jordok' is one of my favorite symphonic prog songs to date. I was quite beside myself to see they had a new record out, their first since 1996. The composition and arranging skills they have are amazing. They definitely sound like a small chamber orchestra at times."
2. Field Music, Plumb
"These guys have been my favorite modern British band since the first time Between The Buried and Me went overseas in December 2006. I read a review of their record Tones of Town which likened it to the Genesis classic The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, and I was sold! Progressive pop rock written by the smartest and most talented men."
1. Ulver, Childhood's End
"Ulver is a band I love for always coming out of left field with their releases, and this one is no different. Brilliant renditions of psychedelic pop songs from the '60s, turned me on to a whole bunch of new (old) bands."
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Consideration is being given to forming a city Tree Board, according to California Park Department Supervisor, Robert Pace. He commented that such a board will allow the city to attain "Tree City USA" status.
"A tree board, or commission, is a group of concerned volunteer citizens charged by ordinance with developing and administering a comprehensive tree-management program," Pace said. "Balanced broad-based community involvement is encouraged. Boards function best if not composed entirely of tree-related professionals such as forestry professors, nursery operators, arborists, etc. Fresh ideas and different perspectives are added by citizens with an interest in trees."
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NEW ABBEY, Kirkcudbrightshire
"The surface is of irregular elevation, and, in many places, rough and rocky. Along the whole western boundary, there is a range of hills, commencing with Lowtis on the north, and terminating with Criffell on the south...
Dumfries, distant seven miles, is the nearest market town, and supplies a ready demand for all sorts of agriculture produce.
About ten families reside at Drumburn, which, except New Abbey, is the only place in the parish that can be called a village.
The length of the parish from north to south is fully ten miles, and its breadth from east to west about 2 miles. It is bounded on the north, by the parish of Lochrutton; on the south, by Kirkbean; on the east, by Troqueer and the river Nith; and, on the west, by Kirkgunzeon and Colvend."
Rev. James Hamilton, Minister, New Statistical Account, Blackwood.
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"The church is conveniently situated for the population, which is by far most numerous in the low end of the parish....
The Roman Catholic chapel is within the diocese of Edinburgh. There are 235 families in the parish, consisting of 935 individuals professedly belonging to the Established Church, and 35 families of 115 individuals belonging to various sects of Dissenters, including 67 Roman Catholics.... "
Rev. James Hamilton, Minister, New Statistical Account, Blackwood.
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Atlanta Hawks Vs. Boston Celtics
ONE - Eastern Conference
Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics Series Preview
The Boston Celtics (66- 16) have gone from being one of the worst teams in the NBA to possessing the best regular season record in the league. Boston averages a healthy 100.5 PPG, while sporting one of the toughest defenses in the NBA, holding opponents to an average of 90.2 PPG.
The Big Three for the Celts are Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Small forward Pierce leads the club in points, putting in 19.8 per game. Power forward Garnett has been good for 19.0 PPG, while shooting guard Allen has hit for 17.6 PPG. The three also know how to distribute the ball. The assist leader on the team, point guard Rajon Rondo with 5.1 APG, has played beyond his mere two years in the NBA. Center Kendrick Perkins (7.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.47 BPG), in his sixth year, has been a solid defensive performer. Garnett leads the club in rebounding with 9.3 per game.
From downtown, Pierce is accurate 39% of the time, while Allen puts in 91% of his frees. This is a sound shooting team, hitting 46% from the field, 38% from the three-point arc and 77% from the charity stripe.
The eighth seed Atlanta Hawks (37- 45) have averaged 98.1 PPG and allowed 99.6 PPG. The Hawks go into the post-season with a losing record, having won just 46% of their games.
The team's top performer is Joe Johnson. Now in his eighth NBA season, shooting guard Johnson has averaged 22.1 PPG and dished off 5.8 APG. He's just one of six Hawks that averaged 10 or more points per game this season. Point guard Mike Bibby, who put in 13.9 PPG, led the team in assists with 6.1 per game. Upfront, power forward Josh Smith has blocked 2.85 SPG and notched 1.52 SPG. His 17.3 PPG are second only to Johnson.
Rookie center Al Horford has had an impact, taking down a team high 9.6 RPG. Horford, a work-a-day player, also averaged 10.2 PPG. Johnson is a threat from downtown, putting in 39% of his attempts. Small forward Josh Childress is accurate 36% of the time. The team hits 36% of its threes, but it's a tradeoff as opponents put in the same percentage. Atlanta connects on 45% from the floor, but opponents do a bit better than that.
Someone had to draw the Celtics and the Hawks were the team to do so. Look for this to be four and out. Boston met Atlanta three times this season and handled them easily each time.
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A Literary Battle That May Hang by A Comma
By SARAH LYALL
Published: March 16, 2002
LONDON, March 15— In 1991, gravely ill and under siege from would-be biographers, Graham Greene signed a one-sentence document making it clear that he had authorized one writer, Norman Sherry, to be his official biographer. But before he signed, he pointedly inserted a single comma that may -- or may not -- have drastically changed the document's meaning.
Greene died two days after, on April 3, 1991. But the final comma in his deathbed document has become an issue in a strange battle being waged between his literary estate and the Lauinger Library at Georgetown University, which owns a large collection of his papers. The fight concerns who should be granted access to an important portion of the library's Greene archive: Norman Sherry alone, as the library argues, or researchers in general, as Greene's family, which controls his estate, contends.
The issues in such disputes are murky, involving conversations that go back many years and the often fraught relationships between biographers, their subjects and the literary executors who look after their estates. What makes this dispute even more complicated is the addition of a number of angry researchers who contend that Georgetown and Mr. Sherry -- now working on what is to be the third and final volume of his exhaustive, well-received Greene biography -- are keeping such a tight rein on the archive that other projects have been postponed or abandoned.
Among the books that have been affected by the restrictions at Georgetown are a biography of Edith Sitwell, a volume of correspondence between Greene and Evelyn Waugh, and a chronology of Greene's life for a series on writers, published by St. Martin's Press.
''What am I supposed to tell St. Martin's Press?'' asked Firdaus J. Gandavia, a Greene expert in Calcutta, whose chronology is now several years late, stopped dead, he said, by lack of cooperation from the library and stonewalling by Mr. Sherry. In 1999, Mr. Gandavia, who had been given permission by the estate, as the copyright holder, to quote from the archive, got an e-mail message from Mr. Sherry saying, in effect, that Mr. Sherry was denying his request to look at the Georgetown archives.
''Until my book comes out, I do not want to allow unlimited access to anyone, because I don't want to allow it to everyone,'' Mr. Sherry wrote. ''I simply haven't the time to vet such requests.''
Mr. Gandavia, who has received similar notes from Mr. Sherry at regular intervals since then, is now thoroughly fed up. ''Surely there should be some sort of time limit for this,'' he said. ''Otherwise this will go on, with Sherry having a monopoly over this material.''
Mr. Sherry, a professor at Trinity University in San Antonio, declined to be interviewed, saying he was working too hard on his final volume. But he did say in an e-mail message that he had nothing to do with the agreement between Georgetown and Greene and had learned about it only after the fact.
Georgetown began acquiring its extensive Greene collection in 1979. It did so, the university says, with the understanding that Mr. Sherry, as Mr. Greene's anointed biographer, would have first crack at much of the material, including a large selection of highly detailed travel diaries that Greene kept for more than 30 years. Also restricted for Mr. Sherry's use was a trove of correspondence to Greene from John Hayward, Violet Hunt, Edith Sitwell, Antonia White and Waugh.
The library says it has no choice but to abide by Greene's wishes, expressed both in conversations with its staff and in correspondence with Greene in the 1980's.
''We take our role as stewards of collections and gifts very seriously and therefore are careful to balance open access with the responsibilities incumbent upon us,'' Artemis G. Kirk, the university librarian, said. Asked for an example of the correspondence, Julie G. Battaile, a spokeswoman for Georgetown, faxed a copy of a letter written by Greene in December 1981 to Joseph E. Jeffs, then the university librarian. ''You can show anything he wishes to Norman Sherry,'' Greene wrote. ''I would prefer that you confined material for the time being to Sherry as he is doing the authorized biography. Of course after that has appeared -- if it ever does! -- other researchers could be allowed access.''
Like many things having to do with the elusive Greene, however, the note seems to make this less, rather than more, clear. On the one hand, there's the phrase ''after that has appeared,'' indicating that other researchers would have to wait until Mr. Sherry was finished with his work. But then there's the phrase ''for the time being,'' which indicates that Greene believed the restrictions should stand for a relatively short time.
The same problems come in when one looks at the deathbed document and its added comma. Greene's statement, as typed by his daughter, read: ''I Graham Greene grant permission to Norman Sherry, my Authorized Biographer, excluding any other to quote from my copyright material published or unpublished.'' But Greene added a comma between the words ''other'' and ''to'' seemingly shifting the meaning to make clear that Mr. Sherry was his sole authorized biographer, but leaving open the question of whether he intended to allow other researchers, working on peripheral projects, to quote from his papers.


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Senator Todd Sieben, who recently retired from the Illinois Senate, began his public service in 1987 as a Representative in the Illinois General Assembly.
Just North of Geneseo
Growing up understanding the value of family, friends and faith
The Sieben family farm sits just north of Geneseo, about four miles. Little did I know in 1986 when I was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly just how much influence the farm and life in this small rural community would have on my perspective of Illinois government and how I would work with and relate to my colleagues in the legislature.
In 1939, my father and grandfather started Sieben Hybrid Seed Company. Our family business grew to serve customers in Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin as a regional, full-line seed company. We lived in town since my grandfather was still operating the farm.
Many of my best childhood memories relate to the trips with Grandpa out to the farm. There was always work to be done at the farm such as painting, cutting weeds, making hay and even cleaning the chicken coop.
There was also fun to be had at the farm, such as jumping off the platform into the haymow, or driving the little Ford tractor. There just didn't seem to be as many rules and regulations back then, on our farm just north of Geneseo.
We were fortunate to be one of the first farms in our area to have electricity. In 1935 my grandfather Ira Sieben helped organize Farmers Mutual Electric Cooperative, which is still in operation today and still serves our farm. Granddad liked to feed cattle and saw very early on the benefits that would come from electricity for him and his family. Knowing about his commitment to bring electricity to area farms in his day helped me to understand the concept that access to technology should not be limited to areas of high population density or restricted merely by one's geography.
Growing up in a small rural community also instilled certain character qualities that are essential to good public service. We grew up understanding the value of family, friends and our faith. We knew that it was important to look out for your neighbor, and if someone had a serious problem, the neighbors were always there to help take care of it, spiritually as well as materially.
We also learned the value of keeping commitments and the age-old truism that your word is your bond. An awful lot of business was done in those years on a handshake without legal contracts or other documentation.
Throughout the many years that my father, my older brother and I owned and operated Sieben Hybrids, we learned the value of good relationships and maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers. Since our seed customers only made one purchase a year, we spent a lot of time building that relationship. The trust, confidence and loyalty that was developed through those relationships had a tremendous amount to do with the success of our business.
Those same qualities are necessary today to be effective in the legislative process and in government service. Keeping your word, following through on commitments, and being loyal to those who are loyal to you are fundamental to good legislative work in Springfield.
One of the first committees I served on after being elected to the House of Representatives was the Public Utilities Committee. It was there that I first met my good friend Earl Struck. Earl, who recently passed away, was the President/CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives. Earl became a lifelong legislative friend and a person that I admired greatly.
A few years later I had the opportunity to serve in the House and Senate with Duane Noland. Duane replaced Earl after he retired. Duane and I share a similar love of agriculture and life in rural Illinois. It has certainly not been an easy job to replace Earl Struck. However, Duane brings a unique set of skills and a tremendous amount of ability to carry on the great traditions that Earl put in place.
Growing up in rural Illinois and spending a good deal of time on the family farm just north of Geneseo has certainly influenced and shaped me as an individual. The people I've met and the experiences I've had in this lifestyle have had a lot to do with the way I've approached my service in Springfield.
The opinions and views of guest commentators are their own and may not represent those of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives or the electric co-ops of Illinois.
© 2007 Illinois Country Living Magazine.


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NEW BEDFORD — Eduardo M. Matias, 89, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013, at home surrounded by his family after a period of declining health. He was the loving husband of 61 years to Maria Espirito Santo (Machado) Matias.
He was born in Arrifes, Sao Miguel, Azores, son of the late Jose and Senorinha Matias. He lived in New Bedford for 36 years and he was a communicant of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Mr. Matias was formerly employed at Tabor Academy in Marion as a cafeteria worker until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife of New Bedford; two sons, Joao Carlos Matias and his wife Armanda of New Bedford, and Eduardo Manuel Matias and his wife Cecilia of Dartmouth. Also survived by four grandchildren, Fatima Raposo, Suzanne Matias, Susanne Gomes and Jason Matias; three great-grandchildren, Hailee Bigelow, Macy Bigelow and Jake Stevens; several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be Monday, Oct. 7 from 5 to 8 PM at the Cabral Baylies Square-Lamoureux Funeral Home, 512 No. Front St., New Bedford. His funeral Tuesday at 8 AM at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 AM in Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, 136 Earle St., New Bedford. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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The radio is far superior to television as entertainment because it doesn't confine you to a dark little room, staring at a screen with no real social interaction. My wife and I and a friend or two always listen to PHC outdoors no matter what the season. Even if we have a foot of snow on the ground, we gather around a big bonfire in the winter. During the summer we sit in or beside our favorite swimming hole in Bald Eagle Creek with the radio on the bank beside a cooler of Genesee Cream Ale. In this way your show is the highlight of our weekend without keeping us from enjoying the beauty of central Pennsylvania.
By the way, your show always seems especially great in the atmosphere of a college campus. Has anyone ever suggested an extended tour of each Big 10 school? We have a wonderful space in Eisenhower Auditorium here in wonderful Happy Valley at Penn State!
Thanks for everything,
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That's outstanding, Mike, and you sound like a very focused guy, to be able to listen to a radio show (which, after all, does have its peaks and valleys and occasional deep caves) while watching a bonfire. I couldn't do it. As for listening while sitting in water, be careful! It would hurt me terribly to hear about four fans electrocuted in Centre County. (Of course it would hurt you even more.) You're right about college shows. Something about the milieu (a word I learned in college) does excite a person, especially if you aren't facing a chemistry test. I'm teaching a composition course at the University of Minnesota spring semester and have been excited about it for months, especially since I have no idea what to teach them (composition is hard, except sometimes it's not, and you rewrite a lot, and then you read the stuff aloud and maybe you throw it out and maybe you don't). I guess it's true that our inner age stays around 24 and so when I'm on a campus I'm around my confreres instead of the geezerish folks I usually hang out with. And of course they're so much fun to lie to, since they don't have the background to discern fiction.
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WASHINGTON — Alfreda Williams has been on the front lines for a long time, shepherding through some tough battles.
Williams is a senior foreclosure counselor for HomeFree-USA, one of the many agencies across the country approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help people save their homes if possible. Williams has seen the ugly side of the expensive and predatory mortgages that helped create the housing crash we've been trying to recover from for the last several years.
"The hardest thing for me is working with the older clients who have owned their homes for years," Williams said. "Whoever did their mortgages took advantage of them. And there is no way for many of them to undo what was done to them."
In response to the housing crisis and the onslaught of foreclosures, the federal government established the Making Home Affordable Program, which includes several strategies to help financially distressed homeowners. Recently, the National Consumer Law Center took a look at one of the largest of those strategies, the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, which was launched in 2009.
Under HAMP, borrowers can apply to have their monthly mortgage payments lowered to make them more affordable over the long term. Lenders and mortgage loan servicers don't have to participate. But to encourage modifications, participating servicers are provided with financial incentives to modify loans to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Has the program been a success?
Yes and no, says the law center.
Before HAMP, nearly half of all loan modifications failed, according to a recent report by the center. Now, more than 80 percent of the modifications negotiated under HAMP are still in place a year after they have been made. The modifications have also significantly lowered re-default and foreclosure rates compared with modifications made outside the program. Almost 850,000 homeowners have HAMP modifications that are working, according to the report.
"For the people who got modifications, the program was outstandingly successful," said Diane E. Thompson, an attorney with the law center and one of the co-authors of the report. "Most would not have gotten modification without HAMP and they would not have gotten the deep and sustainable modifications they needed."
Although the statistics are good, it's still not enough when you compare it to the projected number of borrowers the administration thought it could help. HAMP hasn't come close to reaching the 3 million to 4 million households first estimated.


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Global Visible Light Communication (VLC)/Li-Fi Technology Market Worth $6,138.02 Million By 2018
DALLAS, January 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report "Global Visible Light Communication (VLC)/Li-Fi Technology & Free Space Optics (FSO) Market (2013-2018) - By Component, Application (Intelligent Traffic Management Systems, Indoor Networking, In-flight Entertainment, Underwater Communication, Location Based Service) & Geography" , published by MarketsandMarkets ( http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), Visible Light Communication (VLC)/Li-Fi Technology market is expected to reach $6,138.02 million by 2018 with an estimated CAGR of 82% from 2013 to 2018 and FSO technology market $2,965.82 million by 2018 with an estimated CAGR of 29.3% from 2013 to 2018.Browse 91 tables and 35 figures/charts spread through 250 pages combined with an in-depth TOC on "Visible Light Communication (VLC)/Li-Fi Technology & Free Space Optics (FSO) Market (2013-2018) - By Component, Application (Intelligent Traffic Management Systems, Indoor Networking, In-flight Entertainment, Underwater Communication, Location Based Service) & Geography". http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/visible-light-communication-market-946.html Early buyers will receive 10% customization on reports. VLC/Li-Fi is presently the buzzword in the communication (internet) industry. Optical wireless communication networks like VLC/Li-Fi and FSO are going to be introduced in the market as complementary technologies for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wimax etc. VLC/Li-Fi uses visible light as a medium of communication, whereas FSO uses IR spectrum. It provides high speed and secure communication as compared to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or wimax which use RF band for communication. With the bandwidth crunch caused by increased data usage, network providers are turning to alternatives like VLC/Li-Fi and FSO to relieve the internet traffic. Last mile connectivity and high speed network speed are important drivers of the VLC/Li-Fi market. Growth in the LED industry is expected to boost the Visible Light Communication Market. Low reliability and high installation costs are expected to the major threats for the VLC market. Along with market dynamics like drivers, restraints, and opportunities, the report also gives insight to the various market parameters such as value chain analysis, and the recent market activity by the leading players for sustainability. Market activity includes mergers, acquisitions, new product developments, collaborations, joint ventures and partnerships by the players in the market. VLC technology market covers revenues and forecast of VLC/Li-Fi components, major applications that are expected to be commercialized in next 2 years, and FSO applications. VLC/Li-Fi components include LED, infrared emitters, opto-couplers and image sensors. VLC applications covered in this report include intelligent traffic management system, indoor communication, in-flight entertainment, underwater communication and location based services. There are prospective future applications of VLC, which are in the development stage; they are M2M communications, smart city, WSN and ubiquitous computing etc. FSO applications include enterprise communications, mobile carrier backhaul and military & aerospace.
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For the most part, allergy in the United States is considered a systemic problem and is treated accordingly: Patients who suspect they suffer from allergies usually first visit their family practitioner, who may refer them to an allergist. These patients often end up taking an oral systemic medication, and treatment frequently ends there.
Although allergy also affects the eyes, systemic antihistamines are partially effective at alleviating ocular symptoms (e.g. itching and redness), and they have also been shown to contribute to secondary dry eye problems.1-3 In addition, allergists and general practitioners tend to lack slit lamps, which can provide more information regarding ocular health. Further, optometrists have the ability to both identify and manage ocular surface problems.
In addition, treating ocular allergy represents a low-risk, low-overhead strategy for enhancing your practice's medical profile. "It makes a statement to patients," says Glenn S. Corbin, O.D., of Wyomissing, PA. "They think that if this doctor can prescribe an eye drop that they have to go to the pharmacy to fill, they assume that if they have other problems you are going to be able to help them as well. Ocular allergy patients are a fairly easy way to make an entrée into more medical treatment."
Since the public generally fails to associate optometry with the treatment of ocular allergy symptoms and with no imminent plans for a national campaign to rectify this oversight, each optometric practice must build its own allergy practice pretty much from the ground up. What follows is advice from those who've done just that.
Most thriving optometric practices have solid working relationships with local general practitioners and family physicians. To establish an ocular allergy practice, it's essential you seek and network with allergists in your area as well, says John L. Schachet, O.D., who's in private practice at Eyecare Consultants Vision Source, in Englewood, Colo. Dr. Schachet says that when he was starting out in practice, he made it a policy to contact a different local healthcare practitioner once a week and take him or her to lunch to provide education on his various diagnostic and management abilities.
"Whenever a profession overlapped with vision care, I thought it would definitely be beneficial for me to get to know some of these individuals [as doing so would lead to referrals and practice growth]…," he explains. "I found the allergists were very open to referrals."
The reason: Dr. Schachet says he explained to them that he had both the education and devices to identify and manage ocular surface problems. (While allergists may have headlamps or loops, nothing in their offices can match the stereoscopic view of a slit lamp.) In addition, Dr. Schachet says he told the allergists with whom he met that he had the education and proper equipment to monitor patients' intraocular pressure. (As allergists are aware that some allergy medications can cause the pupil to dilate and prompt angle-closure attacks in patients who have very narrow angles or undiagnosed angle-closure glaucoma, this skill was of particular interest.) Further, Dr. Schachet says he mentioned that referrals would be a two-way street, as he would need to refer patients to an allergist when he noted systemic disease—something not under his management jurisdiction.
Dr. Schachet says his allergy patients grew to such large numbers, that he eventually added an allergist to his practice. A friend of Dr. Schachet for more than 30 years, Gary L. Niemann, M.D., set up his practice under the same roof four years ago. In addition to lowered overhead of shared staff, the doctors say the two practices enjoy a symbiotic referral relationship.
Specifically, when ocular patients demonstrate systemic problems, Dr. Niemann can be consulted. When Dr. Niemann has a question about a drug's IOP-elevating potential, Dr. Schachet is only a corridor away.
The days of attracting patients through the Yellow Pages and local print newspapers are long gone. A majority of patients now seek services via the Internet. In fact, almost 60% of all U.S. adults have looked online for information regarding health topics, such as specific disease or treatment, according to a recent survey.4 Further, this same survey revealed that 11% of adults have consulted online rankings or reviews of doctors or other providers. The bottom line: If you're not online, you don't exist. So, if you don't already have a practice web site, get cracking, say those interviewed. (Visit www.optomeric.com/article.aspx?article=104604 for more information.)
Steven J. Gradowski, O.D., who practices privately in Omaha and sees ocular allergy patients, says he's currently in the process of increasing his practice's online presence to attract more of these, among other types of patients. The reason: Several new patients have presented for care after seeing his practice included on websites dedicated to keratoconus and corneal refractive therapy.
"Our discussions with the 'younger' members of our staff seem to lean toward Facebook as a vehicle to reach out to our desired patients—younger families and college types," he notes. "Facebook offers a way to provide updated info on various new treatments for eye problems, new products and patient education." He adds that he's also exploring ways to use Linkedin to communicate and network on a business level.
Dr. Schachet agrees that social media is a beneficial platform, as it has created profitable opportunities to stay in touch with existing patients and reach new ones. (See "Social Media Options," below).
A caveat: While the financial bar for involvement in social media is lower than that of traditional marketing, it requires more labor on your part to do it right. Specifically, providing content for a social networking account will probably take about 10-to-15 hours of work a week, say the experts. As a result, you should probably put one employee in charge of its coordination, Dr. Schachet says.
In fact, at his practice he says he's designated one staff member to update his practice's social media accounts. These accounts include Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Multiply, Diigo, Wordpress, Posterous and Tumblr, among others. In addition, Dr. Schachet says he contracts with a marketing firm in Colorado Springs, Colo. to make sure the content is up to par, balancing the fine line between authenticity and delivering a practical marketing message. To achieve the right mix of authenticity, fun and practicality, many experts suggest hiring an outside consultant to help set up and maintain social media accounts. Additionally, although social media is not as youth dominated as its reputation might suggest (the average Facebook member's age is 37, after all), it might not hurt to seek input from some of your young employees on its look and content to keep it fresh, says Dr. Schachet.
Although his practice's Facebook effort (www.facebook.com/EyeCareConsultants?sk=wall&filter=) is less than a year old, Dr. Schachet says a number of patients have already responded.
"When we first started, it [the popularity of the site] built quickly," he says. "It has brought in some business we wouldn't have had otherwise."
Be vigilant about identifying those who have undiagnosed allergies, those interviewed say. It is estimated that about a third of allergic rhinitis patients do not know they have the condition.5
Patients who have allergies, though don't know it, often blame their symptoms on a "recurrent cold" that occurs around the same time every year, says Dr. Corbin. "One of the critical ways to build an allergy practice is to ask the right questions," he advises. "Ask if the patient ever experiences bouts of itching, redness and tearing. And ask them year round because you may be seeing them off-season, and they feel great."
In addition, those who complain of ocular issues and have allergies will exhibit a papillary conjunctival reaction that is not always present in patients who have dry eye, those interviewed say. "With allergies, the patient will complain of profound itching," says Dr. Corbin. "You can have some level of itching with dry eye, but its hallmarks are more the foreign body sensation, grittiness, discomfort and reflex tearing. And usually with allergy, there is more redness in the eye."
In addition, these patients' lower lids may reveal dark half circles. This swelling and discoloration is indicative of allergy, say those interviewed.
Dr. Schachet says that the "allergic salute" tips him off that a child has allergies. Specifically, the "allergic salute" is when a child uses the palm of his hand to rub his nose up and down. You may even notice a crease in the child's skin under the bridge of his nose from chronic rubbing, he says. "I can't tell you how many times I've walked into the exam room and seen this [both the salute and crease]," notes Dr. Schachet. "Then I look over at the mother and ask how long her child has had allergies, and it comes as a complete shock to her."
When patients present for their annual exam, let them know you have the ability to handle ocular conditions outside the realm of refractive vision care by asking them to provide both their vision and medical insurance, says Dr. Gradowski.
"Patients very often ask us what we need their medical insurance for," he says "Then we explain that if we find any pre-existing or new medically related eye condition, we can file it under their general medical insurance."
In addition, inquire about the current drugs patients are taking, and include the question: "Are you taking any over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and if so, for what?" Those interviewed say this question will get many patients to divulge that they are taking OTC drugs to manage their ocular allergy symptoms, and you can use this answer as a means of educating them that you have prescription rights and can, therefore, prescribe something easier to use, more effective or safe. (See "Prescription Ocular Allergy Drugs," below.)
Also, keep in mind that many of these patients and those patients being treated for systemic allergies are at risk for concomitant dry eye, as several OTC drugs contain preservatives that put patients at risk for this condition.
As a result, during the patient exam, be on the lookout for any signs of ocular dryness, via slit lamp exam, say those interviewed.
Dr. Schachet says it's paramount to get the message out that you have the ability to treat ocular allergy. "I think that is more important than anything else in building an allergy practice," he says, "because you're not going to get to first base otherwise."
The general consensus seems to be that treating ocular allergy presents less of a challenge than getting patients to understand that you can do it. But if you're willing to invest some time, forethought and creativity, it can be done. OM
1. Spangler DL, Abelson MB, Ober A, Gomes PJ. Randomized, double-masked comparison of olopatadine ophthalmic solution, mometasone furoate monohydrate nasal spray, and fexofenadine hydrochloride tablets using the conjunctival and nasal allergen challenge models. Clin Ther. 2003 Aug;25(8): 2245-2267.
2. Abelson MB, Welch DL. An evaluation of onset and duration of action of Patanol (olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.1%) compared to Claritin (loratadine 10 mg) tablets in acute allergic conjunctivitis in the conjunctival allergen challenge model. Acta Ophthalmol Scand Suppl. 2000;(230): 60-63.
3. Ouslter GW, Workman DA, Torkildsen GL. An open-label, investigator masked, crossover study of the ocular drying effects of two antihistamines, topical epinastine and systemic loratadine, in adult volunteers with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. Clin Ther 2007 Apr;29(4): 611-616.
4. Pew Internet and American Life Project. Fox S. The Social Life of Health Information, 2011. http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Social-Life-of-Health-Info/Summary-of-Findings/Section-2.aspx
5. Stewart MG. Identification and management of undiagnosed allergic rhinitis in adults and children. Clin Exp Allergy 2008;38(5):751-760.
6. Rosenwasser LJ, Mahr T, Abelson MB, et al. A comparison of olopatadine 0.2% ophthalmic solution versus fluticasone furoate nasal spray for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2008 Nov-Dec;29(6): 644-653.
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BEVERLY HILLS (AP) - Leonardo DiCaprio is poking his head out of a poolside room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
MODESTO – The Modesto Junior College Civic Engagement Project (CEP) invites the community to a screening of the film "Tough Guise 2" on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in Forum 110 on East Campus, 435 College Avenue.
SONORA - Sierra Repertory Theatre opens its 2014 season this March with the epic Les Miserables.
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MODESTO -The Modesto Junior College Theatre Department and Gallo Center for the Arts will present Thornton Wilder's classic 1938 comedy/drama Our Town on March 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. and March 15 and 16 at 2 p.m. in the Foster Theatre of the Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I Street in Modesto.
STOCKTON - The Ying Quartet is returning to the University of the Pacific on Sunday, April 6.
NEW YORK (AP) - Milton Berle was the funnyman whose pioneering presence in the nation's living rooms earned him the title Mr. Television.
STOCKTON – Comedian Steve Martin backed by the Steep Canyon Rangers bluegrass band are appearing Saturday, March 15, at the Bob Hope Theatre in downtown Stockton.
STOCKTON - To the delight of Hepcats, Lindy Hoppers and lovers of Swing Jazz, the brassy, all-singing, all-dancing, all-American 1940s musical revue, In The Mood is coming to Stockton in celebration of its 20th season.
MODESTO – Modesto Junior College Dance and Theatre will present Off~Balance in Repertory Concert on Feb. 19, 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. in the MJC Performing and Media Arts Center Auditorium. "It's All About What Inspires You…" is the theme of this year's performance.
NEW YORK (AP) - A sudden change in the weather means real money for Paul Falavolito. When a snowstorm rolls in, the chief of a small, non-profit ambulance service in White Oak, Pa., has to keep paramedics in ambulance bays longer. If there's a break in the weather, he can let idling crews go home rather than paying them overtime.
NEW YORK (AP) - Discovery Channel plans a live broadcast of the first wingsuit flight off the summit of Mount Everest.
Manteca Mayor's Committee on the Arts 4th Annual Chili Cook Off is set for Sunday, Feb. 23, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane.
TORONTO (AP) - Pop star Justin Bieber is giving Toronto Mayor Rob Ford a brief respite as Canada's favorite bad boy and butt of all jokes.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - First lady Nancy Reagan swept into the White House in 1981, a swirl of designer gowns and pricey china, and was quickly ...
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I've notice lately that you've been removing some references from the reference section on episodes. Now, I know that the episodal template does note that the section is for 'references not previously linked in the page' (or some words similar to that), but I've noticed (and found) that most of the episode pages try to make the reference section as complete as possible with respect to things referenced in the episode, even if previously linked. In some ways, it does improve the ability of the average joe reader (or josephine) to simply go to the references section and be able to see "all" of the references from an episode. Might this be something that we (meaning all of MA) should discuss in the relevant place (wherever that is in this case...)? That way, we can at least have some consistency between episodes :) -- Sulfur 02:41, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- I was just following the norm of things. Feel free to bring it up for discussion on a relevant page, though (Ten Forward, most likely). I'm not sure there's a need to re-link references which were already linked in the episode's summary, but we'll see if anyone else feels there needs to be a change. :) --From Andoria with Love 02:44, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm not neccessarily thinking a change is in order... just some consistency :) Although, on a wiki that really is shooting for the moon and all. -- Sulfur 02:47, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- I'll comment again when this is brought up in Ten Forward, but I agree with Sulfur's original comment here. The thing is, those episode summaries can get very long, and I find it useful to have a complete list of references at the end of the article in addition to the summary. --OuroborosCobra talk 02:48, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, consistency is a pretty huge feat on a wiki. :P I was going to say we could just remove the repeated references as we come across the relevant episodes, but let's see what a Ten Forward discussion brings up. --From Andoria with Love 02:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- I think we had some discussion like this already. My opinion is to have a complete list at the end, because as already stated the text can be long and one once mentioned topic cannot be found easily in there. In MA/de we are slowly beginning to adopt the style used in MA/fr (see fr:Caretaker). -- Kobi 15:15, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm sure that we've had it previously too, I just couldn't find it to save my life, so started it anew here, hoping that someone would recognize it. :) In terms of the fr: style that you're starting to use in de:, I'm not totally convinced on it at this point. On do believe that references should be split with a semi colon (;) rather than a comma (,) though, especially as it suits shipnames and person names -- Sulfur 15:19, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- I also think that we should have one reference list at the bottom of the episode page, where everything is organized alphabetically and also were everything is a link, and not like I've seen somewhere just white text, because the reference has been mentioned earlier somewhere in the summary.
- It is okay to have names of characters that were played by actors not appear there, because they can be found directly above the reference list anyway. I would prefer if we kept it like we have it at the moment, just one long list of entries and not group them like the French MA, I think it doesn't make things easier to find or better organised but quite the opposite. If I want to search for a term in an episode, I just browse the alphabetical list and can find what I look for pretty quickly, especially if I know the name of the "thing" but just don't remember how it was spelled or under which name the article is kept at Memory Alpha. Well, just my two cents. --Jörg 16:33, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with what seems to be the majority at the moment. I think it doesn't really hurt to link articles twice or more times, if the length of the article warrants it. At least from the reference section, but even the main text should be allowed to have multiple links, if that is done moderately. I believe the guideline of linking each article only once should be seen as something to prevent an article to be linked every time it comes up, not as something to force readers to find the one and only link to an article in 4-5 screens full of text. :) -- Cid Highwind 11:49, 26 July 2006 (UTC)