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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- We've been telling you about many, many, selfless rescuers during last week's "snowjam gridlock" -- people saving people.
And then there is also this "tail" from the storm, wagging, as it turns out, in gratitude.
This is the story about a stray dog, a dog that was badly-injured, and in pain; he was in desperate need of surgery.
This is the story about some terrific people who braved it all, that terrible afternoon and night, to get their new, best friend to the vet.
I met him Monday in his bed at the animal hospital, recovering from his surgeries and about to be released -- a "Goldendoodle," maybe about a year old.
Lori Huster had found him, left for dead, off of Stone Mountain Freeway, on the side of the highway. It was Sunday, January 26.
"I was just driving down the road, I was going to visit my mom, and out of the corner of my eye I saw him on the side of the road just sitting there, he looked alive.... It was very clear that he was not able to walk and he was seriously injured... He was just this cute, little blonde dog, and he was very close to the highway, and he had a little sweater on," but no tag, no collar and, it turned out, no chip. "He was definitely, badly hurt, he tried to get up on his front paws, and he could, but his back legs were out from underneath him, and I could tell that the legs were broken."
He had five broken bones, including a broken back -- possibly the victim of a hit and run.
Lori bundled him up and brought him to The Village Vets in Decatur, and she named him Mutt Muffin.
"They wanted to call him 'Stray,' and I said, 'No, let's call him Mutt Muffin' [after her sister's dog], and it just stuck."
She contacted "Angels Among Us Pet Rescue." And, within a day, the group's Facebook appeal raised enough money, from thousands of donors, to cover the $10,000 that Mutt Muffin's surgeries would cost.
So Lori and her friend Linda drove him to the veterinarians who would perform the surgeries, at Georgia Veterinary Specialists in Sandy Springs. They left for Sandy Springs, from Decatur, on Tuesday afternoon. THAT Tuesday afternoon -- the day of the snowjam, January 28.
"And we picked him up at about 1:00 p.m. The snow just had started to fall. Neither of us thought that it was going to be a major ordeal. And the next thing we know we were sitting on I-285 in gridlock traffic, in the left lane.... We were in the car that day for eight to nine hours, the pain meds had worn off, and so he was in pretty bad shape by the time we got to GVS."
They were able to exit I-285 in Dunwoody; then they ran out of gas -- Lori had departed thinking she had plenty of gas for what she was sure would be a relatively brief trip to Sandy Springs and back. A Good Samaritan lent them a gas can and they walked to the nearest gas station for enough gas to get going again; then they came upon, coincidentally, a DeKalb County Police K-9 officer, who told them that Abernathy Rd., where GVS is located, and surrounding streets were glazed over and probably impassable.
"We were able to get within a half a mile" of GVS, Lori said, "called the clinic, and the most amazing man, [a Client Services Representative] named Jory Stewart, walked a half a mile in the snow, up the steep hill, and he met us, and he got Mutt Muffin and carried him back, and we walked back with him to the clinic."
Monday afternoon, it was as if Mutt Muffin, walking for the first time after his surgeries, knew the extra-human efforts of so many to rescue him and save him last week.
"It was cold and slippery, but it was all worth it, especially seeing that he's made it out okay, it was worth it and I'd do it again," Jory Stewart said Monday. "He did go through a lot. I think it's just great seeing him now, walking and now seeing that he's doing so much better."
"I just want to say to everybody that has contributed," Lori said, fighting back tears, "I can't thank you enough. Everybody has just -- the outpouring has been phenomenal."
Lori will provide foster care for him during his rehab, and may be able to adopt him.
"Angels Among Us Pet Rescue" volunteer Jennifer Naujokas said the group will begin raising money for the rehab. She said Mutt Muffin is facing eight to twelve weeks of rehab, but is expected to make a full recovery.
And sadly, she said, the group is constantly having to rescue animals, and is still trying to find Mutt Muffin's owner.
"We've spent this week, we've put up flyers, we've put him on missing pet websites, he was on Facebook.... We have done everything that we can to try to find the owner.... Spay and neuter your pets, microchip your pets, put a collar on your pet, love your pet, take care of your pet, know where they are at all times. Unfortunately, if this was someone's pet, he had to go through this tragedy and it's awful. Hopefully this one will have a happy ending."
On Facebook: Angels Among Us Pet Rescue
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"So my advice is to argue based on the reasons stated, not try to make up or guess at reasons and argue those."
Greg Street, Riot Developer - 12:50 PM - 25 May 2015
2) While it is true that using Gateway on cooldown will prevent any chaosbolts, using gateway on CD will never prevent Kanrethad from dotting you (though it is true that perfect upkeep of the Gateway threat drop can prevent Ultimate Doom from being cast until after the pit lord summoning).
3) There are only two (2) doomguard phases, thus having three doomguards active is impossible.
4) There are only two (2) fel puppy phases, so having a third fell puppy phase is impossible (and thus having killed him just after said third phase is impossible). I tend to agree with Roflifier
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I phrase my opinions exactly as I intend to, thanks. I may quit, never know. Enjoyment is the goal here, after all.
Moving on to other sections of the game can be fun, though. It has been so far.
I assure you, I am being genuine in this. Anyway, too much time spent in here alreadyThat's fine, but if that's the case, don't be surprised when people call you out on your bs.
and on an increasingly divergent path from the OP. Good luck to you if you continue the
As someone who racked up around 2-3k in repairs bills doing this fight, my only advice is to stick with it, but if your getting frustrated take a break that day, do something else and come back to it.
I did it with around 483 ilevel, and spent a lot of time doing and perfecting my reactions to the fight and checking up on various threads to make sure I wasn't missing anything (it was only after many deaths that I realised where that damned imp and his stunning and void zones was coming from as that caused me many wipes).
The main strat's mentioned here about using Gatway as soon as it's available to keep threat dropped worked for me, rarely in my attempts did I have a chaos bolt on me and towards the last few tries don't think I had a single one. My main trouble was always making sure the Pit Lord was hidden away during Fel Pup stages and making sure they aggro'd on me and I got them down quick enough to be able to deal with the next phase, and the panic moment after 2nd fel pup when you realise enslave has run out and Pit Lord is running at you while you still have a pup or two alive.
PS. Don't do this after an op, you think the repair bills and frustration from the fight are bad, try popping 2 stitches because you've tensed up so much when you finally succeed and having to dash up A&E after you got green fire, not the best way to celebrate victory!
PPS. The glyph that allows gateway use without clicking is a god-send on this fight, found clicking quite often failed and the glyph gets rid of all that issue so you can make sure you get most use of the gateway.
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Finally got mine!
It's very hard and it's frustrating but damn you feel proud when you get it!
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I've just had my fourth sub-10% wipe on Kanrethad, and each time I've noticed that my heart was pounding dangerously strongly, making me uncomfortable with trying again for at least 30 minutes.
Anyone else feeling that intense while doing it?
Can't say that I experienced that. My excitement peaked around the first time I got him to ~20% / where victory looked to be within grasp. Beyond that it just became inevitable.
In all seriousness if you're getting that worked up you should probably try some relaxation exercises in between attempts. Some square breathing or something similar.
It sucks that I outgeared it so much, at 515+ it's pretty much a cake walk once you have the tactics down. Still an awesome fight tho! Just relax, don't take it too serious
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Yea it was a pretty intense fight, once you start reaching around 10% and you can see light at the end of the tunnel it's hard to calm your heart rate down. I only wish more had gone into the quest-line/scenario leading up to the fight; an extremely intense and epic conclusion a not so epic quest-line.
-didn't know the Pit Lords breath removed debuffs.
-didn't know his heal also healed me
-didn't know his charge made the boss take 100% more damage
-never attempted to LOS the pit lord, I would rain of fire the portal and teleport away so that the Enslave was never dispelled
These things would have made things much easier. The fight is very intense, definitely gets your blood flowing. Best solo experience in Wow, easily. They did an awesome job and I hope to see more things like this for other classes.
If you are getting it so low, you will get down eventually. You might already know this from a guide or something (I'd be amazed if no one did it by now) but the way to kill it is maximizing the pet stuns on it. Be close to it when when you stun it and start casting Chaos Bolt BEFORE the stun, stunning him when CB is like 75% cast!
Basically: Pitlord spawns, mortal coil it, enslave (with enslave glyph because LOL SPEED) instant stun, stun when he's summoning imps(or on CD), stun on CD after every Cataclysm but be sure you don't stun him BETWEEN A SUMMON and a CATACLYSM. If you stun him when he's ~90% done with summoning, you will have the CD for next Cataclysm.
I did it in 522 ilvl gear on live to steam roll it but I had 16 hours of FRAPS'ed footage on him and did it as low as 463 ilvl. I guess I did my share of it on PTR.
I literally just did it.
I thought my heart was going to give in and I'm shacking a stupid amount, it's so bad I can barely type.
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Ah cant really say, only to support and claim that i feel you bro, did it on the first days of 5.2 as 480 pvp ( there wernt any good strats back then) and after sub 10% wipes i didnt knew what to do with myself i kept walking around the house for around 5min just to calm myself.
though when he died my neighbers called the police on me.
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When returning to Jacksonville from the air station, upon bearing right to travel the two-lane road that connects to the Jacksonville bypass leading toward Western Boulevard, one notices the left lane unmasks an accident-waiting-to-happen view.
Along that short distance no safety barrier exists between the left lane and a possible rollover down a steep embankment. This potential hazard has existed since N.C. Department of Transportation opened the Jacksonville bypass.
Each time I pass this embankment, I foresee someone plummeting over the precipice because of a blowout, an attention disruption or because of several imaginable situations. Each time I drove that route I told my wife that I should write a letter of concern to NCDOT; but I never did.
Well, finally, I experienced a scary situation that motivated me to write this letter.
Recently, during high-wind conditions, I was returning to Jacksonville from the air station. As I traveled the left lane of this short bypass connector road, a violent wind gust buffeted against my van until my left wheels bounced along that steep embankment�s edge. I barely had time to muscle the van back onto the tarred surface. At that moment, I thanked God for His deliverance.
Nonetheless, I know what the results could have been. Because no safety barrier exists along that strip of highway, I could have swerved and plummeted down the embankment and received severe injuries or, possibly, I could have become a rollover fatality.
So, I am writing this letter to bring attention to a correctable situation. I also pray that it will receive attention from NCDOT before we read about a death attributed to the lack of protection along this embankment.
With a safety barrier installed, should a situation similar to mine arise, skidding along that barrier would likely save lives.
Gene Poore
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Big Problem
The wholesome image of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is now under siege-and some local affiliates are fighting back. Their executive directors note that BBBSA forbids matching girls with men because of the potential that sexual attraction will lead to molestation-so why should homosexual men be matched with boys?
"Big Problem" Continued...
WHEN BIG BROTHERS BIG Sisters of America (BBBSA) in July announced its new policy of requiring local affiliates to allow homosexuals to mentor children of the same gender, a brief media storm ensued. Reporters quoted lots of liberal-minded agency heads who spoke glowingly of lesbian and gay mentors under their charge. Homosexual activists castigated conservatives for objecting to the new policy. And that was about it. Media silence followed the outburst, and it seemed that all involved with BBBSA were living happily ever after.
Not so. Under media radar, civil war has broken out in some of the BBBSA's 490 local affiliates, with at least a dozen executive directors of those groups defying the directive from the organization's national office. It's possible for them to do that because local affiliates are independently funded and managed, paying about $5,500 in annual dues for the privilege of using the Big Brothers Big Sisters name, fundraising machinery, and administrative support.
Dissenting executive directors asked WORLD not to reveal their names because members of their local boards of directors-who hold sway over the directors' jobs-are not all opposed to the new directive. In addition, these directors fear that stirring bad blood between them and the national organization would hurt any chance for compromise-and therefore, hurt the children and parents they serve.
Those directors say they are putting the interests of their clients ahead of the goals of the gay lobby. One Midwestern agency sent letters to the parents of 65 children on its waiting list. Only "four or five" said they wouldn't mind gay or lesbian mentors for their children, said the agency's executive director. Another local director told WORLD that "nearly 100 percent of the people who called us about this policy said, 'We don't want this.'"
The executive directors, one said, are also "very concerned about putting children at risk" of molestation by homosexual mentors. After all, BBBSA forbids the matching of girls with men precisely because of the potential for sexual attraction leading to molestation. How, then, is it sensible to match homosexual men with boys?
Finally, the directors are trying to be responsive to their donors. One BBBSA executive director noted that donations are down 10 percent since the national office announced its directive, "Standard 22." She said concern about the new policy has "zapped our energy and our focus. It's taken countless man-hours and time and energy away from what we all want to be doing and that's serving kids." The affiliate has already lost one staff person and one volunteer. Other volunteers have told the director they will not renew their commitments once their current match has ended.
Given such concern, one local affiliate, BBBSA of Owensboro, Ky., has already resigned its affiliation with the national office and changed its name to "Quest for Kids." With its new moniker came a new mission: matching kids with Christian adults who could not only model biblical gender roles, but also, with parental permission, teach kids about Christ. According to Quest for Kids board chairman Brad Rhoads, the group is now receiving donations from new sources-churches, for example-and has not lost any BBBSA donors that he is aware of. Also, a new wave of volunteers has rolled in, increasing the group's total number of mentors and therefore, Mr. Rhoads expects, the total number of adult-child matches that Quest for Kids can make.
Many other affiliates, though, are not specifically Christian in orientation, and are still hoping to work out a compromise with the national office. Several directors were scheduled to meet last week with national office representatives. "We're trying to see if anything can be done, if certain communities can be exempt," one local agency head told WORLD. "I have to represent my community, which is a rural, conservative community. At some point you have to say, 'That's enough.'"
Headquartered in Philadelphia, BBBSA has for 98 years provided adult mentors for kids. (Mentors are called "Bigs" and the children are called "Littles.") Each of BBBSA's 490 affiliates operates with near-total autonomy, adhering only to a set of general "standards of practice," which are meant to help children grow within mentoring relationships, while protecting them from physical or emotional harm. Local agencies appoint their own boards of directors, hire their own executive directors and staff, raise their own money, recruit their own mentors, and tailor their own local screening procedures to ensure mentor fitness. That's why Standard of Practice 22 hit like a bomb.
The Philadelphia office initially launched the bomb as a piece of routine paperwork. On Feb. 26, BBBSA national vice president and chief operating officer Clay Brewer issued a memorandum announcing the new policy. Local directors opposed to it soon made contact with each other and with public policy organizations they think can help. Executive directors and board members from Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, and Michigan contacted Focus on the Family, according to Focus psychologist Bill Maier.
These executives and board members were particularly concerned about the safety of the children under their care. BBBSA national, supported by gay activists and liberal media commentators, has argued that children are at no greater risk of being molested by a homosexual than by a heterosexual. But statistics logged in a stack of peer-reviewed journals undermine that claim. For example, the Journal of Sex Research found that homosexual pedophiles commit about one-third of the total number of child sex offenses in the United States, even though homosexuals make up no more than 5 percent of the U.S. population. While it may be true that most adult male homosexuals are attracted to other grown males, it is also true that pedophile themes abound in gay literature.
BBBSA has witnessed the problem directly in some affiliates. For example, in 1999 Tim Brown, a 34-year-old BBBSA mentor, sexually molested his 10-year-old Little Brother. America's Most Wanted featured his story in April 2001, and police apprehended Mr. Brown four days later. Also, the Keene, N.H., police department conducted a three-year homosexual Internet child pornography sting operation (1997-2000), which netted two Big Brothers, a 30-year-old advertising representative, and a 49-year-old college professor.
Just last month authorities charged Scott A. Wagner, 34, of Newark, Ohio, with raping a 12-year-old boy. The boy had been visiting Mr. Wagner's home as a client of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking County. On Sept. 27, a grand jury indicted Mr. Wagner on 73 child-sex-related charges involving young boys. Also in September, the Columbus Dispatch reported two molestation cases from 2001 that involved assaults on young boys by Big Brothers in Toronto and Newton, Mass.
Many more cases may be out there, but conventional media outlets are loath to report them. The lack of news coverage of those cases reflects conventional media support for the gay agenda. The day after the Dispatch reported on Big Brothers molesting Little Brothers, the Family Research Council sent to 130 national, family, and political editors in Washington, D.C., a press release recapping the story and questioning BBBSA's new policy on gay mentors. Not one publication picked up the story. Not one asked the obvious question: In light of these cases, is matching young boys with homosexual mentors really a sensible policy?
How the new policy came to be is still somewhat of a mystery. BBBSA's national office says that policy-change resolutions are discussed and formulated by local affiliates in the group's 12 national regions: "The top five resolutions, as determined by members of the National Forum, are forwarded to the National Board. In 2001 one of the top five resolutions dealt with nondiscrimination" against homosexual mentors. The process sounds very democratic. But no one at BBBSA will say who the "members of the National Forum" are, and how they determined that the resolution to accept sexual diversity among child mentors was among the top five.
The head of one local affiliate told WORLD, "So many directors I talk to say, 'How did that happen? I don't remember that being brought up.' Many issues go through that we are fully aware of all along the way, but this one was done and over before we even became aware of it." A BBBSA board member from an East Coast affiliate said, "I've been on the board of my agency for a couple of years. The first I heard [about the new policy] was when my wife heard about it on American Family Radio."
BBBSA's national office has refused to answer tough questions. Noreen Shanfelter, director of media relations for the organization, did not return three calls from WORLD. She stopped corresponding with Family News in Focus reporter Steve Jordahl when he asked how matching homosexual men with boys made sense. Nor has she returned calls from Focus on the Family's Mr. Maier.
The national office claims that it has had a nondiscrimination policy concerning homosexuals for the past 25 years, but only now has made it a requirement for local affiliates. Some local directors question that, especially since the national office has not produced documentation to support its claim. The dissenting directors speculate that the 25-year assertion may be a way of quelling protest, as in, "We've been doing this all along, so what's the big deal?"
Nor is the new policy a big deal according to conventional reporters, who have been ready to give BBBSA's new direction a positive spin. On Sept. 26, BBBSA of Sedgwick County (Kansas), an affiliate complying with Standard 22, held a mentor sign-up event called "Big for a Day." When a "married" lesbian couple showed up to volunteer, KWCH Channel 12 made it their top news story. "This year," said KWCH's Sky Arnold in his on-scene report, "Big Brothers Big Sisters has decided couples like Beth and Cathy Gillespie can't be turned away simply because they're lesbians." The camera then focused on two women. "Because she is my wife," said Beth of Cathy, "doesn't mean that I'm going to molest a child." Then the pair signed up to get a Little Sister.
But there are still ways to battle back. Terry Fox, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Wichita, led a public protest against the Sedgwick County affiliate's new policy. His ground war generated protest e-mail from 42 states, and also resulted in the local United Way's allowing donors to opt out of giving to the Sedgwick agency. BBBSA directors not moved by arguments about child safety and parental assurance may pay attention to financial bottom lines.
"Our national office is trying to be really quiet about it," said one Midwestern BBBSA executive director who firmly opposes the new policy. "They're hoping that this will just go away.... We're trying not to let that happen."


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Good win today but we got to have these two active and playing better. We are so limited when they are not able to put in quality minutes. If Ejim, Cly, or Niang get in foul trouble we have a lot of problems. Earlier in the season Niang and Percy could do a nice little high low, now they aren't seeing the floor to much. Ive seen them play good games and we need them to snap out of this funk. Going forward our success will eventually fall on if these two can step up. IMO.
Maybe Percy and Booker better dunk it the next time.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
Well, don't hold your breath. Booker is what he is. He's a 5th year senior, so he's not going to all of a sudden get better. He is the exact same player as he was last year.
Percy, seems to be in a SO slump and hopefully he can progress defensively between now and next year. I don't ever see him getting more than 5-10 min/game if he can't improve his D. Offensively he seemed to flash at times last year, but maybe that was just an extension of RW being such a mismatch for teams and Percy was the recipient of some great passes after his man was drawn away for a split second.
Either way, he seems to be in a slump offensively this year and when you add in his horrible D, he's just a spot duty guy that can relieve Niang.
Problem with Percy is he puts it up every time he gets the ball. He doesn't care if the shot's not there. He puts it up anyway. KState brought a double down on him today and he lost the ball. Think teams are going to start doing that a lot more as they have seen his willingness to throw up terrible shots regardless of the defense.
They didn't play much today because of matchups. I think we wanted to keep Henriquez off the floor and he could only guard Percy or Booker. Because of that they played small the whole game which was good for us as we had matchup advantages at the 3 and 4
I would have thought Booker would had more minutes after the performance of the team and individuals last week.
I am getting so sick and tired of Percy going for a shot every time he gets the ball. I'm not sure he knows he is allowed to pass it up. I am so thankful we have Niang this year or we would have some serious problems down low.
If the season ended today Percy would be a slam dunk for #1 disappointment of the season. Hope he can turn it around because we are going to need him the next two years.
yeah, sucks that Percy fell off from last year...He just needs to be a gym rat the rest of the year and work his butt off to get better. SERIOUSLY Percy, you cannot do a left hand shot inside EVERYTIME you are passed the ball down low. Defenses have caught on to what you do and if you are a big man in Fred's offense and cannot pass out -- you don't play. And Booker has to find a way to contest and defend without fouling or doing what will get you called for a foul everytime he enters the game.
Huge props to Niang for taking a charge on Spradling's dumb drive where he just left his feet. I've been on our team all year for not taking charges, still would like to see more from our help D.
It really is amazing what a good basketball IQ will do for you. Niang has one and Percy doesn't.
Is Percy talented? Yes, he's very talented. So is Niang. But Niang has a much higher basketball IQ. Niang gets it in there and knows what to do with it. He knows if he's got an advantage on a defender and knows to take it at him. And he also knows when he's being doubled, or if he just doesn't have an advantage, and he finds the open man and dishes it back out of there.
Percy only knows that he's going to shoot it everytime he gets it down low no matter what. He can't feel or read the defense at all. He needs to learn this or it will be a long final 2 years here for him IMO.
Have you ever played a basketball video game and had the button to shoot be stuck?
It's like watching Percy play.
Combine that with the fact he might as well donate his right hand to science and I can't imagine it's too hard to guard him with a good scouting report.
If Booker was eligible to transfer I think he would have been gone at semester.
Booker wears cutoff sweatpants. Lay off him.
I feel very differently about Booker and Gibson. Booker is what he is and he's running out of time. He's good for giving someone a breather and that's about it. I hate to say that, but we all see his play and his attitude doesn't earn him much forgiveness.
Percy, on the other hand, is only a soph. I like his motor and he's shown potential, if only in flashes. He has some moves under the hoop and showed last year he can hit the short jumper. He's just in a funk. If he can become more disciplined in deciding when to try and score it and when to kick it, that would go a long way. I think he will be a very solid contributor in his 3rd and 4th year.
Gibson looked good at Wells Fargo at the start of the game against Drake. I thought the refs took him out of the game. He started on a nice roll for us in that game.
I still think Booker's contribution at the end of the season will be one of the factors that related closely with how deep we go in the NCAA tournament.
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Video: APS educators arraigned in cheating scandal
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ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Public School Superintendent Beverly Hall has waived her arraignment on charges in connection with the APS cheating scandal.
A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf by the court druing the Friday morning hearing.
Hall arrived at court Friday morning, accompanied by her attorney J. Tom Morgan.
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Hall's lawyers promised a strong defense, and are calling the allegations against her in a grand jury indictment "vague and ambiguous." Her legal team is also challenging the grand jury itself, saying it came from a "flawed" jury pool.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter set a trial date for all 35 defendants in the case, for May 5, 2014. Morgan said Friday morning that the trial surrounding the APS cheating scandal could be the "longest trial in Georgia history."
Judge Baxter joked that "we may have to rent an abandoned Kroger" to handle all of the defendants.
Some lawyers say preparing for trial will be overwhelming.
"We're going to come with a strategyjust to handle the volume of evidence," said attorney Elliott Baer. "It has the potential to be hundreds of thousands of records."
11Alive's Jerry Carnes says the judge has lifted the gag order on those charged in the case, which would allow them to speak to the media.
Several defendants needed to find new lawyers. A hearing for those individuals will happen on May 16. A hearing on motions will occur on June 12.
Baxter has given Hall and the other defendants until January 2014 to decide if they want to plead guilty or to go to trial.
"Enevitably, some will decide to take care of this without trial," said attorney Bob Rubin. "We're going to trial and we are preparing."
Hall is charged along with 34 other former APS educators on criminal counts including racketeering and conspiracy.
A state investigation in 2010 showed evidence of cheating by teachers and administrators in the school system's administration of the standardized CRCT exam. Hall, cited as national Superintendet of the Year in 2009, retired in 2010.


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The William Madison Randall Library at The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) invites applications for the Social Science and Humanities Librarian/Lecturer position. UNCW is a member institution of the University of North Carolina, a multi-campus university composed of all 17 of North Carolina's public institutions. UNCW is nationally recognized for its marine sciences teaching and research programs, and for its strengths in arts and sciences, business, education, and nursing. The University is situated on a beautiful arboretum campus located in an historic port city within five miles of the Atlantic Ocean and currently enrolls approximately 13,000 students.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Social Science and Humanities Librarian is a creative, team-oriented librarian who combines information literacy instruction, research expertise, and outreach with collection development in the social sciences and humanities.
Public service: The Librarian is responsible for supporting research and teaching by actively engaging with faculty, students and staff in the social sciences and humanities; providing general and specialized research assistance; developing and enhancing service models for social science and humanities disciplines; developing subject specific information literacy instruction with a focus on student learning; participating in the library's instructional services program, including planning and delivering classroom instruction, coordinating and conducting tours, and developing instructional materials (primarily web-based). He or she collaborates with faculty to improve awareness and effective use of information resources, to incorporate use of information resources into the curriculum, and to develop strategies for the improvement of library services. Assists with e-social science and humanities/e-research and data management plans.
Collection Management: Serves as liaison librarian to selected social science and humanities departments. Responsibilities include collection development and promoting the use of library and information services for assigned social science and humanities subject areas and acting as the liaison librarian to the academic departments linked to the subject areas. In addition to development of the print and multimedia collections in the social sciences and humanities, includes awareness, selection and promotion of authoritative web-based information resources.
Assessment: Participates in the regular ongoing assessment of the information needs of faculty, staff and students, users' satisfaction with library services, and the library's impact on its users.
General Library faculty responsibilities: This librarian contributes to planning, implementing and assessing services; participates in the development, implementation, and review of Library policies, procedures and services; and produces creative and scholarly contributions to librarianship. Serves on Library and University committees, as requested. Reports to the Associate University Librarian for Public Services.
REQUIREMENTS: ALA-Accredited Master's degree in library and information science; a minimum of two years professional experience providing reference and research assistance in an academic or special library serving similar clientele; demonstrated knowledge of key social science and humanities information resources and publishers; experience with electronic resources, information technologies, and collection management; demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging trends in academic library services/resources; demonstrated knowledge of web design and emerging information and library technologies; demonstrated knowledge of developments in information technology and the ability to integrate appropriate technologies into the work setting; demonstrated knowledge of library policies and statement of mission, goals, and objectives; strong public service orientation; and excellent oral and written communication skills. Preferred knowledge of social science and humanities disciplines, either through undergraduate or graduate study or work experience.
SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with labor market for this position. This is a renewable 11 month position with faculty status (lecturer, non‑tenure track). Generous benefits package, including 22 days of vacation. To apply, please complete the online application process available on the Web at http://consensus.uncw.edu Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachments are preferred. For questions regarding the online application process, contact Jennifer Corder at (910) 962-3270. Priority review of applications will begin October 15, 2012. Position is available January 2, 2013 (start date negotiable). Under North Carolina law, applications and related materials are confidential personnel documents and not subject to public release. Criminal background checks will be conducted on finalists prior to offers of employment. For information about UNCW see http://www.uncw.edu/index.html; for information about Randall Library see http://library.uncw.edu/index.phtml; and for information about The University of North Carolina see http://www.northcarolina.edu/.
UNCW actively fosters a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified men and women from all racial, ethnic, or other minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.


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|Highline Electric approves capital credit refunds
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Mark Farnsworth, general manager of Highline Electric Association in Holyoke, has announced the Highline board of directors approved a capital credits refund of approximately $2,100,000 to the membership.
In addition, Highline retired capital credits of approximately $100,000 to estates in 2012.
"At the November board of directors' meeting, the board voted to return 66.5 percent of the 1998 Highline Electric capital credits and the remainder of the generation and transmission capital credits for 1992 and 50.6 percent of 1993," Farnsworth said. "This means that if you purchased electricity from Highline Electric in 1992, 1993 or 1998, you will receive a portion of Highline Electric's margins."
Farnsworth stated that Highline will issue the checks in mid-December. "These refunds are dividends paid to Highline Electric members, as they are the owners of the electric utility," he added. "This is one of the advantages of doing business with your local cooperative."
Note that the checks must be cashed before March 15, 2013, or they will be voided.
Highline Electric is a member-owned rural electric cooperative that serves over 10,000 meters in all or part of seven counties in northeastern Colorado and four counties in southwestern Nebraska. The association is also a partner in Touchstone Energy, the national advertising brand of electric cooperatives.
Holyoke Enterprise December 6, 2012


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My friend and I drew X6B with no points. Zilch on everything else.
My friend and I drew X6B with no points. Zilch on everything else.
No tags for me. Which makes 0 for the year. What a bummer and with eight points. I am going to drink some beer lol
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-NRA Life Member
I keep going back to the results page, to see if the bighorn status will change to successful ....... I think they messed up
-NRA Life Member
I just got more points on everything across the board again and a deer tag that I can't use very well in C zone due to the hunting lease falling through. No happy surprises here on my end. Oh well, I'll still be out hunting another OTC choice here in California and or I also enjoy hitting new wilderness every year just for fun to see something new.
On the plus side, this year hunting Deer and Elk in Idaho in October. I only budget a hunt out of state every other year and this is my out of state hunt year. The location has moved a few times but we are settled on a choice as of this week. I confirmed the tags and it's nice having something set to go to.
Patron Life Member, NRA; Life Member RMEF, SCI, NAHHC, NSRPA
More points, and the coveted d3-5 tag


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HELLO !!!!! Zimba !
Hey I know exactly where I can go with this, i.e. comcast, but I thought I would drop you fine people a line about how my email account was hijacked to zimbra.
In the process, my e-mail account settings were dropped and instead of like deleting "never" my e-mail was set to delete in 30 days and voila,
No emails are over 30 days old, and hey, address book I didn't even know I had an address book, so I was keeping all those email addresses in the email that is now deleted.
So ROFLYFAO and understand what kind of jerks comcast is, besides dropping email sent to you from *.edu or *.se or anywhere else they think spam or threats to the Department of Homeland Security may originate.
Well back to having fun, I need to pull all those I-tunes off a disk drive where the mother board died.
sbalrog salutes you!


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ACTION TRACK USA (Kutztown)
World of Outlaws Late Model standout Rick Eckert made a 14-hour drive worth his while on Sunday, picking up a $3,500 pay envelope for winning the Dick Tobias Classic at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA at the Kutztown Fairgrounds.
It was Championship Night at the Action Track USA, and Eckert�s trip from a WoO Late Model race in Michigan to Kutztown resulted in his fourth victory of the season in the Sunoco USAC Championship SpeedSTR division at the Berks County oval.
Eckert, who hails from York, may have won the 45-lap battle on Sunday, but another dirt track veteran, Kenny Brightbill, claimed victory in the season-long war. Brightbill, from Sinking Spring, captured the 2013 SpeedSTR point title with a fourth-place finish.
The season finale` at the track nestled across the street from Kutztown University also produced Kyle Lick�s third triumph of the year in the Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint division. While Lick of Catasauqua recorded an exciting win over Brett Michalski and Jeff Hartman, it was Jay Hartman who emerged with the Wingless 600cc point championship. The Flagtown, NJ driver kept the Kutztown track title within the Hartman family, as brother Jeff had won the past three point crowns at the fairgrounds.
New Tripoli�s Joe Nemeth raced to victory in the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots main event on Sunday. In the winner�s circle, Nemeth admitted that he�d almost quit racing during the summer due to a rash of bad luck that left him frustrated and ready to throw in the towel. Sunday�s win, his first at the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA, made up for a season�s worth of disappointment.
Sunoco/ USAC Championship SpeedSTR�s - Dick Tobias Classic, 45 laps: 1.Rick Eckert, 2.Billy Pauch Jr., 3.Jeff Strunk, 4.Kenny Brightbill, 5.Brian Montieth, 6.Freddie Rahmer Jr., 7.Matt Janisch, 8.Joey Allen, 9.Gary Huber, 10.Brittany Wixon, 11.Chuck Schutz, 12.Brandon Rahmer, 13.Mike Vermeulen, 14.Al Arrisher, 15.Billy Pauch Sr., 16.Ryan Godown, 17.Steve Yankowski, 18.Brad Brightbill, 19.John Kovatch, 20.Wayne Weaver, 21.Mike Bednar.
Pioneer Pole Building Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprint Feature, 20 laps: 1.Kyle Lick, 2.Brett Michalski, 3.Jeff Hartman, 4.James Morris, 5.Jay Hartman,
NAPA Auto Parts All Star Slingshots Feature, 20 laps: 1.Joe Nemeth, 2.Travis Bieber, 3.Matt Miller, 4.Danny Buccafusca, 5.Louden Reimert,
Winged 270cc Micro-Sprint Feature, 20 laps: 1.Jarid Kunkle, 2.Ross Perchak, 3.Bobby Butler, 4.Ronald Helmick, 5.Jeff Carman,
Tim Buckwalter surprised the field Friday evening as he took home the $4,000 first place prize in the Big Diamond Prelude to the Coal Cracker 358 Modified feature. Duane Howard finished second with Shoemakersville�s Doug Manmiller coming home third. Rick Laubach was fourth and ageless Billy Pauch was fifth.
Modifieds (30 Laps)
1) Tim Buckwalter ($4,000) 2) Duane Howard 3) Doug Manmiller 4) Rick Laubach 5)
Billy Pauch Sr. 6) Meme Desantis 7) Craig Von Dohren 8 ) Richie Pratt Jr. 9)
Kevin Smith 10) Frank Cozze 11) Kyle Borror 12) Kevin Albert Jr. 13) Ricky
Yetter 14) Jared Umbenhauer 15) Kyle Weiss 16) Andy Burkhart 17) Dale Hartz 18)
Nick Desantis 19) Justin Grim 20) Jeff Strunk 21) John Willman 22) Terry
Meitzler 23) Mike Nicholas 24) Dan Hineline 25) Danny Nicholas 26) Billy Pauch
Roadrunners (20 Laps)
1) Marc Berzowski 2) Kyle Killian 3) Terry Kramer Jr. 4) Devin Trexler 5) Jim
Lucas Wolfe wired the field from the pole to claim the 25-lap 410 sprint car feature on Friday night at Wiliams Grove Speedway. By leading each lap, the Mechanicsburg native garnered $250 in lap money to go on top of his $3,600 paycheck for getting to the checkered flag first.
In the 25-lap URC Sprint main, Mark Smith took his second Williams Grove URC victory of the month. Cory Haas finished second followed by Ryan Taylor, Logan Schuchart and Jim Siegel. Sixth through 10th went to Danny Dietrich, Brent Marks, Alan Krimes, Greg Hodnett and Fred Rahmer.
410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Lucas Wolfe, 2. Cory Haas, 3. Ryan Taylor, 4. Logan Schuchart, 5. Jim Siegel, 6. Danny Dietrich, 7. Brent Marks, 8. Alan Krimes, 9. Greg Hodnett, 10. Fred Rahmer, 11. Lance Dewease, 12. Don Kreitz Jr., 13. Tim Glatfelter, 14. Nicole Bower, 15. Troy Fraker, 16. Brian Montieth, 17. Gerard McIntyre Jr., 18. Ryan Smith, 19. Glenndon Forsythe, 20. Steve Buckwalter, 21. Jay Reichard
URC sprints, 25 laps: 1. Mark Smith, 2. JJ Grasso, 3. Pat Cannon, 4. Josh Weller, 5. Randy West, 6. Aaron Ott, 7. Andy Best, 8. Ryan Bohlke, 9. Brian Carber, 10. Davie Franek, 11. Glenndon Forsythe, 12. Ryan Wilson, 13. Chad Trout, 14. Curt Michael, 15. Brock Zearfoss, 16. Chris Arnold, 17. Jay Galloway, 18. Dan Mazy, 19. Jon Swanson, 20. Scott Lutz, 21. Troy Betts, 22. Ed Aiken, 23. Tim Berkheimer, 24. Robbie Stillwaggon, 25. JR Berry
Fred Rahmer says he�s old and tired, but he had no trouble driving to his third win of the year and 169th Lincoln win of his career in the 25-lap Fisher Auto Parts Night �410� sprint car feature Saturday night.
�I wasn�t hitting the lapped cars very good, and.to be quite honest.I�m a watered-down version of a driver that I once was,� said Rahmer upon exiting the Rob Sell-owned JM Bullion.com #20S in victory lane, �It�s pretty incredible to think that this possibly.I hope it isn�t, but could be the last win I ever get here. It�s pretty cool.�
In a classic Rahmer move, Fast Freddie drove under both Robbie Kendall andTim Glatfelter in turn two to grab the lead on lap 16. Despite a rapidly-closingBrian Montieth, who caught Glatfelter for second on lap 21, Rahmer all but lockedup his 11th point title with the win. Rahmer only needs to take a green flag mto claim his 11th track title in his final year of sprint car racing.
�I saw the opportunity coming off of two,� said Rahmer, �I figured �that�s gonna� be tight,� but I had to jam it between the lapped cars and those guys, and I was able to get it done. I appreciate all the fans coming up to me. All I wanted to do this year.I wanted to do it with no big fanfare.I just wanted to finish and go away. But I do appreciate everybody coming up. We�ll still be around. Hopefully, next year we�ll be here with my boys, but we�ll see what happens.�
Danny Dietrich came from 10th starting spot to finish third, with 12th-starting Greg Hodnett fourth and 11th-starting Brent Marks fifth. Sixth through tenth were Glatfelter, Kendall, Alan Krimes, Logan Schuchart, and Jim Siegel.
�Unless you�re involved in racing, I don�t think you can understand how much sacrifice you make,� continued Rahmer.�Obviously, it�s a great way to earn a living, but so many people give up so much so you can do this, andI�m just tired. I don�t have anything left.�
Feature (25-Laps) - 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer ($3,200); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3.
48-Danny Dietrich; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 19M-Brent Marks; 6. 69-Tim
Glatfelter; 7. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 8. 87-Alan Krimes; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart;
10. 59-Jim Siegel; 11. 92-Ryan Smith; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen; 13. 8-Billy
Dietrich; 14. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 15. 92T-Tyler Ross; 16. 29-Ryan Wilson;
17. 21T-Scott Fisher; 18. 4-John Rudisill; 19. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 20.
2A-Todd Allen; 21. 31-Michael Markey (DNF); 22. 11C-Cory Haas (DNF); 23.
16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr. (DNF); 24. 0-Steve Storrie (DNF). No Time
Some 78 sprint cars filled the Port Royal Speedway pits on Saturday night for Open Wheel Madness where Chad Layton, Randy West and Eric Parker came away winners of the 410 sprint, URC sprint and 305 sprint features, respectively.
Layton got his fourth of the year by 1.266 seconds. Dylan Cisney finished second
as point leader and 14th starter Blain Heimbach really chewed away at the front-runners before finishing third. Eighth starter Lance Dewease rode home fourth with Mike Erdley in fifth. Sixth through 10th went to Keith Kauffman, Brock Zearfoss, Brian Leppo, Joey Hershey and Cliff Brian.
The 25-lap URC sprint feature went to Randy West with a 4.649 second victory Josh Wellerr. Aaron Ott was third followed by Chad Trout and URC point leader J J Grasso in fifth. Sixth through 10th went to Mark Smith, Dave Ely, Robbie Stillwaggon, Curt Michael and Davie Franek.Hamburgs Keith Prutzman was 15th.
410 sprints, 25 laps, 28 entires: 1. Chad Layton, 2. Dylan Cisney, 3. Blane Heimbach, 4. Lance Dewease, 5. Mike Erdley, 6. Keith Kauffman, 7. Brock Zearfoss, 8. Brian Leppo, 9. Joey Hershey, 10. Cliff Brian, 11. Mike Wagner, 12. Steve Buckwalter, 13. Jimmy Seger, 14. Bob Bennett, 15. Kyle Reinhardt, 16. Curt Stroup, 17. Nate Snyder, 18. Rodney Westhafer, 19. Daryl Stimeling, 20. Trenton Scheaffer, 21. Dave Hahn, 22. Vince Snyder, 23. Tyler Bear, 24. Dustin Baney.
URC Sprints, 25 laps, 25 entries: 1. Randy West, 2. Josh Weller, 3. Aaron Ott, 4. Chad Trout, 5. JJ Grasso, 6. Mark Smith, 7. Dave Ely, 8. Robbie Stillwaggon, 9. Curt Michael, 10. Davie Franek, 11. JR Berry, 12. Dan Mazy, 13. Bill Pauch Jr., 14. Brock Zeafoss, 15. Keith Prutzman, 16. Scott Lutz, 17. Jimmy Stitzel, 18. Jay Galloway, 19. Troy Betts, 20. Jonathan Swanson, 21. Ed Aiken, 22. Brian Carber, 23. Andy Best, 24. Danny Massey ,
305 sprints, 20 laps, 25 entries: 1. Eric Parker, 2. Kody Lehman, 3. Mike Wagner II., 4. Jason Bergstresser, 5. Logan Wagner,
Jason Shultz of Carlisle drove from his 11th starting position to win his fourth race of the season in Saturday night�s non-stop 25-lap 358 sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove scored a flag-to-flag victory in the 30-lap late model tune-up race for the upcoming World of Outlaws showdown. Yoder collected $2,000 for his third win of the year. Matt Cochran of Williamsport was the night�s fast qualifier with lap time of 19.027. Hamburgs Scott Haus was 10th.
Selinsgrove Speedway will present the World of Outlaws Late Model Series 15th annual National Open Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1, over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Saturday night�s preliminary will feature the late models in a 40-lap main event paying $8,000 to win plus pro stocks. The series returns Sunday night for the 50-lap National Open finale paying $10,000 to win plus limited late models (steel block bandit rules). Track gates will open at 4 p.m. and qualifying will start at 7 p.m. both nights.
358 Sprint Cars � 21 Entries25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2 Jason Shultz 2) 3 Pat Cannon 3) 23 TJ Stutts 4) 100 Mike Walter 5) 29 Matt Horst 6) 5 Phil Walter 7) 19 Colby Womer 8) 38 Scott Wilson 9) 66 Ryan Kissinger 10) 21 Duane Mausteller 30-Lap Late Model A-Main: 1) 24 Dylan Yoder ($2,000) 2) 119 Jim Bernheisel 3) 119B Bryan Bernheisel 4) 32 Coleby Frye 5) 4D Chad Hollenbeck 6) 3W Tim Wilson 7) 88 Tony Adams 8) 06 Mike Lupfer 9) 55 Chris Shuey 10) 21 Scott Haus
Charging from 15th starting spot to take the lead with just six laps to go defending champion Duane Howard was able to hold off current point leader Craig VonDohren to win his ninth 30-lap NASCAR Whelen 358 Modified stock car feature race of the season at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night. Steve Nederostek took the honors in the 25-lap Late Model feature and Kenny Gilmore won the 25-lap feature for Sportsman stock cars.
Jon Kellner Jr. held the top spot for 24 laps of the 30-lap 358 Modified feature race before Duane Howard was able to charge to the front and lead the final six laps to pick up $2750 ($250 coming from a TP Trailer bonus award). Finishing a very close second was Craig VonDohren followed by Nate Christman, Ryan Grim and Kyle Weiss.
The 25-lap main event for Late Models had Steve Nederostek getting the lead from early leader Wayne Pfeil on the 13th circuit and then holding off the challenges from Pfeil to grab the win, his first of the season, Pfeil finished second followed by Sam Schlosberg, Danny Snyder and Sean Merkel.
A multi-car wreck that included 11 cars got things started on the first lap of the 25-lap Sportsman feature race. Once racing was underway Jamie Undercoffler set the early pace Mike Lisowski taking the top spot through the third lap. Kenny Gilmore went to the front on the fourth circuit and that is where he stayed until the checkered flag fell. Craig Whitmoyer got second followed by current point leader Jared Umbenhauer, Joe Funk and Brad Brightbill.
The point battles are down to just two point events left. This Saturday, August 31ST the NASCAR 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman are in action starting at 7:30 p.m.


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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds quickly ended Tuesday's
suspended game with a win and rode the momentum into the regularly scheduled
series finale against the slumping Philadelphia Phillies.
Mike Leake highlighted Wednesday's 11-2 blowout victory with his arm and his
bat as the Reds completed their three-game sweep.
Leake (1-0) hurled seven scoreless innings and struck out seven while allowing
as many hits as he recorded himself, as he went 3-for-4, scored three times
and knocked in a run with a triple.
Zack Cozart also had three of Cincinnati's 15 hits and belted a two-run homer,
while Brandon Phillips had three RBI in the rout.
The Phillies lost a 1-0 decision in the conclusion of Tuesday's rain-
interrupted contest and scored just 10 runs on their disappointing 2-4 road
Freddy Galvis accounted for Wednesday's offense with a two-run homer in the
eighth inning off Justin Freeman, but by that time the outcome was already
The Reds, who had dropped five straight entering the series, knocked John
Lannan (0-1) out in the second as the veteran right-hander was tagged for six
runs on eight hits.
Cozart nearly took Lannan deep in the first frame when he hit one off the top
of the wall in left field for a double. Phillips knocked in Cozart with a two-
out single, and the Reds tacked on five runs in their next at-bat.
Todd Frazier started the surge with a leadoff homer, and Leake hit a stand-up
triple to deep center to plate Devin Mesoraco before scoring on Derrick
Robinson's base hit. Jay Bruce's two-out, two-run single ended Lannan's night,
and Cincinnati continued tacking on against the Phillies' bullpen.
Raul Valdes surrendered three runs in the third, two coming on Phillips'
bases-loaded single, then served up Cozart's towering two-run blast into the
second deck in left two innings later.
Game Notes
Leake came in 0-3 with a 9.33 ERA in 27 innings against Philadelphia ... The
Phillies did not score before the sixth inning at any point during the road
swing ... Lannan allowed a home run for the first time since Aug. 31, 2011 --
a span of 74 1/3 innings, which was the longest active streak among big-league
starters ... Lannan has yielded 13 runs in 13 1/3 career innings at Great
American Ball Park ... Tony Cingrani is expected to start Thursday's game
against the Marlins, ending the Reds' streak of 180 consecutive right-handed
starters ... The Phillies open a four-game home series against St. Louis on
The Sports Network


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- Research Participants Needed: Study on emotional experiences of SA crisis counselors and advocates
Research Participants Needed: Study on emotional experiences of SA crisis counselors and advocates
Amanda Moras, a sociology professor at Sacred Heart University, is conducting research on the emotional experiences of Sexual Assault Crisis counselors and advocates. I am interested in how working with victims and survivors of sexual violence may affect the worker. Research has been done about the effects of vicarious trauma on clinicians, but not on people working within social service settings, such as sexual assault crisis programs.
The research study is looking at if and how the work affects the emotional well being of crisis counselors, and other direct service providers, and how practices of self-care, pay, and the organization of the workplace may affect experiencing vicarious trauma. I would like to use this research to contribute to scholarship on vicarious trauma, as well as provide anti-sexual assault coalitions with information about how trauma affects its workers.
As part of this research I am collecting survey data from individuals currently working in direct service positions. The survey will take roughly 30 minutes to complete and as a thank you for your time, upon completion you will be asked to enter a drawing to win an iPad.
Your contact information will not be connected to your survey and your identity will be kept entirely confidential. Surveys are anonymous and no one besides the researcher will know that you responded to this link. In all findings, analysis, and subsequent papers your identity will be protected.
Participation is completely voluntary and you can choose not to answer any questions or end the survey at any point.
She is also seeking participants to take part in more in depth one-on-one interviews for a $30 stipend. stipend for participating and you can contact me directly or fill out the request to be contacted for an interview at the end of the survey.
If you have any questions feel free to contact the researcher by email or by phone at 908-489-1855.
The NSVRC encourages research and reviews requests to share opportunities to participate with our National Advisory Council Research Committee on a regular basis. The NSVRC does not sponsor or endorse methods, findings, or publications stemming from this research project. We encourage you to review the intent and method of this research to decide for yourself if it safe to participate and worthy of your time.


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Confused about Health Privacy and Security with EHRs?
7/10/2014 - Questions about "HIPAA", health care privacy and security always require considerable time to answer. Read More
7/10/2014 - Questions about "HIPAA", health care privacy and security always require considerable time to answer. Read More
5/23/2014 — On May 7, 2014, the fifth Academy 10x10 Education Course in Informatics launched! Twenty students are enrolled in the only nutrition focused 10x10 program. Read More
2/16/2014 — Learn more and apply for the fifth offering of the popular biomedical informatics program, Academy/AMIA 10x10 Education Program. Read More
1/6/2014 — While working to implement the HL7 Role Code terminology set used to define the relationship to patient for family medical history, a question came up regarding how to map the end-user "pick-list" selections to HL7 terms. Read More
10/23/2014 — A dedicated group of over 20 members have been working through the summer to create an "EHR/PHR Nutrition Best Practices Implementation Guide" in time for release by FNCE 2013. Read More
10/16/2013 — I used to dread the end of every month when I had to report my department's productivity. Read my informatics solution to the problem Read More
10/8/2013 — This is what I learned from participating in the webcast version of the Consumer Health IT Summit, part of the 8th annual National Health IT Week celebration held in Washington, DC. Read More
10/8/2013 - If you love digital health, then these are exciting times for you! Read More
10/4/2013 - The Nutrition Informatics Video Challenge is intended to showcase how Academy members are using informatics in their area of practice. Read More
9/17/2013 - Are electronic gadgets controlling our lives? Take this quick quiz to see how your rate. Read More
9/9/2013 - Now that the new semester has begun, you know that the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is right around the corner. Read More
9/4/2013 - Jennie Harvell of HHS takes a deep dive into the impact of "ineligible professionals," those who do not qualify for HITECH financial incentive payments for EHR adoption. Read More
8/29/2013 - The Nutrition Informatics Video Challenge is intended to showcase how Academy members are using informatics in their area of practice. Read More
8/21/2013 - It seems that the theme of my life these days is interfaces—interfaces between information systems, between humans and computers, and between people. Read More
7/21/2013 - The Affordable Care Act has brought about many changes in how we deliver, plan, and evaluate health care. Read More
7/17/2013 - Have you recently worked with IT to implement a new electronic health record system? Chances are that the person working with you knows nothing about nutrition, food service or dietitians. Read More
7/10/2013 - Wondering how well we are doing with EHR adoption in the U.S.? Health Affairs provides an update on progress in health IT adoption. Read More
7/4/2013 - As the U.S. health care system converts to digital with the use of Electronic Health Records, there are a few key points all Academy members should know. Read More
6/19/2013 - When I began working in the field of informatics, it seemed too detailed and abstract for me to grasp. Fast forward 10 years... Read More
6/12/2013 - Have you ever wondered which is faster: STAT, ASAP, rush, or now? The answer is that it depends on how your facility has defined the processes around these different priorities. Read More
6/5/2013 - The 2013 Health Datapalooza, sponsored by the Health Data Consortium celebrated its fourth year and the results were historic. Read More
6/4/2013 - This year will begin the 4th year for the Nutrition Informatics Committee (NIC). Looking back, it is amazing how far the concept of nutrition informatics has evolved in just a few short years. Read More
5/22/2013 - So many times I find myself in the odd position of explaining why I am present at something that does not have "informatics" or "health IT" in the name. Read More
5/1/2013 - The HHS Office for Civil Rights has developed an array of new tools to educate consumers and health care providers about the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. Read More
4/3/2013 - This online program culminates with an "In Person" session on October 19, 2013, at FNCE in Houston. Read More
4/2/2013 - If you are documenting in the electronic medical record (EMR), chances are your information is stored, not directly, but in a land far, far away! Read More
3/7/2013 - The Nutrition Care Process is a wonderful tool for nutrition professionals. It is a shame that it is not such a simple process. Read More
3/4/2013 - By now, many members realize the non-profit relationship with HIMSS — perhaps most recently from the HIMSS/Academy Nutrition Informatics Town Hall Series. Read More
2/1/2013 - I have been aware of HL7 for 20 years or so. During the past couple of years, I have learned much more about it. Now, I love it. Read More
1/10/2013 - If you are reading this blog, I am guessing that you are interested in informatics and/or that part of your job includes informatics. In either case, you may have questions. Read More
1/9/2013 - Join us for two more HIMSS/Academy complimentary Nutrition Informatics Virtual Town Hall Series! Read More
1/2/2013 - The New Year begins with the HIMSS/Academy COMPLIMENTARY Nutrition Informatics Virtual Town Hall Series! Register for one or all of them on the HIMSS website. Read More
12/27/2012 - My mother, a computer programmer, is a guru at how to take data and make it usable or "minable." In my mind, she was one of the first informaticists. Read More
12/25/2012 - Having spent the past year following the HITECH Act, and part of that year writing this blog, your mind begins to think a little differently. Read More
12/19/2012 - Pull out your calendars for the upcoming year and put in your placeholders for the following exciting nutrition informatics FREE webinars! Read More
12/10/2012 - Tara Gidus is participating in the Cancer Care Video Challenge to inspire others to be more involved in their own care and to use health IT as a tool to support their own cancer journey. Read More
12/1/2010 - Many times people ask me—"Isn't nutrition informatics have to do with electronic health records?" The answer is a resounding—not at all! Read More
11/28/2012 - Is there a relationship between these four terms? Actually there may be. Read More
11/27/2012 - Kudos to Dr. Nancy Collins (yes, the same Nancy Collins who coordinates this blog) and her team at Nutrition411.com (formerly RD411.com) for a monumental milestone. Read More
11/21/2012 - While it may seem like the only dietitians switching to electronic data are those using electronic health records (EHR), all areas of practice are included. Read More
11/20/2012 - I thought that I would write about the state of informatics in Myanmar after spending three weeks there visiting our family. Read More
11/7/2012 - Our final project for the Informatics 10x10 class took the form of a challenge: Identify an informatics-related problem in health care and find a solution. Read More
11/7/2012 - Perhaps it wasn't a coincidence I met Jonathan Wald, MPH, MD at the AMIA2012 Annual Symposium this week; I had just received the nudge to blog for American Diabetes Month. Read More
10/31/2012 - It is nice to be able to say "thanks" to those inside and outside the organization who champion nutrition. This coming week the Academy will have this opportunity when they participate in the AMIASymposium in Chicago Read More
10/24/2012 - Have you ever gone back and read something you wrote 6 months ago, smacked yourself in the forehead, either literally or metaphorically, and said, "What on earth was I thinking?" Now extend that time out to 1, 3, 5, or even 10 years. Read More
10/18/2012 - While each nutrient data set may serve a specific community, creating a universal standard for food composition is the goal of the International Network of Food Data Systems. Read More
10/10/2012 - It's no easy task to select a topic from the FNCE to write about, so I will take one at a time! Read More
9/24/2012 - Although those are important aspects of the HITECH Act, not many people realize that the act has some important advantages for patients and consumers as well. If you are thinking that HITECH only applies to doctors and hospitals, it is time to think again. Read More
9/19/2012 - This blog is all about health care, nutrition and information technology. Today, I am responding to an article in the Wall Street Journal. Read More
9/11/2012 - This week I saw a disoriented patient, let's call him Jack, who told me he was "allergic to lactose." He usually followed a vegan diet. Read More
9/5/2012 - Here is some insight into our health care future. This work demonstrates how we may save health care dollars, while improving efficiency and health care outcomes. Read More
9/4/2012 - Have you ever watched a mechanic, or maybe your significant other, try to use the wrong tool for the job? It happens all the time. But it is not just mechanics, it is people in general. Read More
9/3/2012 - In Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) put forth an agenda for meeting the six aims for improving the quality of health care: safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. Read More
8/30/2012 - This past week, I welcomed a new class of dietetic interns with an orientation to our concentration area, which focuses on nutrition, communication, and information management. Read More
8/14/2012 - In the spirit of competitiveness I now have a new game of "find the inspiration" while reading the paper. Read More
8/9/2012 - It's a fun time to be in informatics and thanks to the members who have participated in AMIA over the years, we look forward to participating in the first ever "Informatics Week in Chicago as an organizational sponsor! Read More
8/8/2012 - Some of you know of my The Walking Gallery jacket. I tend to be reserved at talking about myself, but have come to realize: "it's not about me." Read More
8/6/2012 - After 20+ years as a clinical registered dietitian, I switched to a job as a clinical informatics specialist. Here are some suggestions to make your work with your own IT department more productive. Read More
8/3/2012 - Watching the Summer Olympics this past week has prompted an odd mix of emotions—from the awe of technology that can capture a hundredth of a second difference (under water at that) in swimmers to the disbelief of bad form in badminton players. Read More
7/27/2012 - It seems that every conversation surrounding health IT has that "urgency" attached. There is one area where I sometimes have to pinch myself, though. Is this real? Read More
7/17/2012 - In 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law. The goal of this legislation is to ensure the safety of the United States food supply. As our dinner demonstrates, the United States food supply is no longer local, but rather national and international. Read More
7/13/2012 - As a former patient services manager turned clinical informatics analyst, I would like to share some considerations when planning your diet database to help avoid some common order-entry problems. Read More
7/10/2012 - Professionally, I always have enjoyed the challenge of incorporating technology into the practice of dietetics. Personally, I am focused on giving my young children the best start possible and finding ways to foster good health in the future. One way I am doing this is through PHRs. Read More
7/5/2012 - Until recently, quality measures were components of nutrition care which affected only certain experts in that domain. With the proposed new health care regulations, things are a-changing (as they say)! Read More
7/2/2012 - Everyone is looking for ways to provide better services with declining resources, and handheld or mobile technologies are one part of that solution for many hospitals. Read More
6/25/2012 - I recently began observing the variety of opinions on the usefulness - or not - of health information technology. My thinking is that it seems that we are all at a different stage in the adaptation to a life gone digital. Read More
6/15/2012 - Collaboration and innovation have taken on a new meaning in health care. Yesterday's FUTURE OF FOOD – Food Security in the 21st Century conference hosted by Washington Post Live was an eye opener. Read More
6/13/2012 - Like you, I had heard of the Academy's/CDR's Code of Ethics but knew very little about any specifics of the Code. Read More
6/7/2012 - This week is Health IT Innovation week in Washington, DC. And the events exceeded my expectations in every realm. Read More
6/2/2012 - Actually, interoperability is one of those things I really look forward to. Have you ever needed medical care when away from home? This happens to my kids all the time! Read More
5/31/2012 - Can we declare a tipping point in the development of conditions which we seem capable of preventing? Is there a breaking point on health care costs? Read More
5/28/2012 - As we adopt and use health information technology, one of the most difficult challenges is the human response to change and the ability to live out a vision. Read More
5/18/2012 - HIEs - Health Information Exchange - your first thought may be of insurance. It is confusing, as the terms are very similar. Read More
5/11/2012 - After three years, over 30 public comments and more patience than I had imagined, I took the recommendation to create a "Business Case" for nutrition inclusion in EHRs. Read More
5/7/2012 - I ran across an article in the New York Times several weeks ago that caught my interest. It was called "Digital Domain: Computer Science for the Rest of Us." Read More
4/30/2012 - Who is going to come out a winner in the rapidly evolving world of health care technology and standards: the vendors, the clinicians or the patients? Read More
4/30/2012 - As promised, I wanted to post additional information about the work in progress on the Diet and Nutrition Orders Domain Analysis Model currently in progress on the HL7 ballot. Read More
4/26/2012 - Social media tends to make its way into my workday as a nudge from those I connect with: a haphazard question, comment or as new publications surface. Read More
4/24/2012 - The Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) Work Group conducted its first Roundtable Discussion on March 28, 2012. The purpose of the event was to seek input from members. Read More
4/23/2012 - Last week I joined almost 400 members, staff and guest speakers at the Public Policy Workshop. Read More
4/20/2012 - During a clinical rotation, I spent time with RDs working in a cardiac rehabilitation outpatient center, an outpatient diabetes center, and at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System to obtain an overview of the TeleMOVE Program, which is an offshoot of the VA telehealth program. Read More
4/6/2012 - The most important fact to keep in mind from my point of view is: Ignorance of the law is not a defense. Read More
3/29/2012 - As we all know, our clients, patients, or students (I'll call them all clients from now on) fall into one of two groups. Read More
3/26/2012 - But now that we are on the horizon of hi-tech nutrition informatics, is it enough to just write it? What about the amazing array of all of those gizmos and smartphone apps out there? Read More
3/23/2012 - I would like to introduce myself as a new member of the Consumer Health Informatics Work Group. I am new to this group but no stranger to technology. Read More
3/22/2012 - My name is Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA and I am going to help coordinate the nutrition informatics blog. Read More
3/15/2012 - Please join the Academy's Consumer Health Informatics Work Group for a roundtable to discuss "Consumers, Technology and Nutrition." Read More
3/12/2012 - Communication with others in a manner that is not face-to-face is becoming more and more the norm. The realm of client counseling is moving in this direction as well. Read More
3/8/2012 - It is pretty easy to follow the natural progression of computer software in the field of dietetics. Read More
3/1/2012 - Convergence. Transparency. Interoperability. HIE. TIGER. MU. OMG! HIMSS held their annual conference last week and these terms were casually tossed around by attendees. Read More
2/9/2012 - Over the past several years I have had the pleasure of working with a number of informaticians both in my "day job" as well as with initiatives through the Academy. Read More
2/6/2012 - Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) is an area that is evolving so quickly that it takes a focused effort to keep current. Read More
12/29/2011 - One of the challenges of what seems to be an infinite access to information—is distilling out what information is helpful. Read More
12/22/2011 - This year's American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Symposium in Washington, DC was an insightful experience! Read More
12/15/2011 - The advantage to present day communication methods is that you can advocate for nutrition to....the President of the United States--without getting nervous or stumbling over your words. Read More
12/1/2011 - The HITECH Act, as you may know, provides financial incentives for certain Medicaid and Medicare eligible providers to adopt and prove that they "meaningful use" electronic health records. Read More
11/18/2011 - This past week I traveled a lot of ground (literally—to South Carolina, then Chicago, then back to the Washington, DC Metro area) and figuratively (speaking with a variety of people both inside and outside of the nutrition profession. Read More
11/3/2011 - If you have been following informatics very long, you may have heard of the term—"consumer health informatics". Read More
10/27/2011 - As a partner with AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) in the "10x10" Biomedical Informatics Program, ADA had several areas of involvement in their Annual Symposium this week. Read More
10/21/2011 - While we as dietitians know that nutrition and physical exercise really must go hand-in-hand for the best possible health, one often gets lost in the fray. Read More
10/14/2011 - We are excited about the Nutrition Informatics Community and look forward to hearing more details of what individuals are doing to make health care and health better using information technology. Read More
10/14/2011 - The word "Team" keeps recurring in the world of Health IT—and perhaps for an obvious reason—successful teams build better outcomes. This week I experienced perhaps the best collaboration yet in promoting nutrition within EHRs and all of health care. Read More
10/3/2011 - "Be a NIRD! Nutrition Informatics RD" A badge of honor! This button was proudly worn at FNCE 2011 in San Diego, along with a second button including a QR code directing you to our on-line community (see link below) that said, "BMI – Bring More in! Nutrition Informatics Community." Read More
9/13/2011 - On Monday, September 12, President Barack Obama made it official by proclaiming the week of September 11-17 as "National Health IT Week"! Read More
9/8/2011 - This blog was created in part to better communicate to ADA members the work of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology Read More
8/21/2011 - Dr. Nancy Collins, a member of the Nutrition Informatics Committee has launched a membership drive for the NEW Nutrition Informatics Community. Read More
8/16/2011 - You could say I have made standardizing diet orders an obsession. It was critically important to me to make sure that ADA joined the world of standards development to make sure that diets were nutrition's domain in the realm of HIT standards. Read More
8/4/2011 - I so often wonder (like the rest of the public) what the magic combination of data, messages, stories or information which will create "success"—be it in health care goals or life in general. Read More
7/30/2011 - We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new forum to share information, post resources, and promote ongoing discussion in nutrition informatics. To join this online community, you must be an ADA member. Read More
7/22/2011 - It is not uncommon for us to collaborate within our profession; it becomes a logical sequence to unearthing answers and reaching our goals. Less frequently, we step outside our profession and mix disciplines and talents to form a more global vision. Read More
7/21/2011 - Today, there was a short, thirty minute call which served to bring together all the "other" health care terminologies into discussion via the Standards & Interoperability Framework, (S&I ) an initiative of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT. Read More
7/12/2011 - As you may know, the second ADA/AMIA 10x10 Class (with a nutrition focus) is now in progress. The nutrition theme/content is managed by Marty Yadrick, Elaine Ayres and myself. Read More
6/25/2011 - Today's blog has connections to some of the many innovation challenges and competitions which I can only hope that dietitians should participate. Read More
6/15/2011 - As you learn more and more about informatics, you've probably become at least somewhat familiar with HIMSS, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Read More
6/9/2011 - Do you ever feel like you live in a bubble? You go to work everyday and work on the same software and applications and forget to look what's going on around you in other settings? Read More
6/9/2011 - If you have heard about the TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) Initiative, you'll be pleased to know that ADA will be participating with the third iteration of the TIGER Program. Read More
5/28/2011 - In 2006, when I was on the ADA Board of Directors, two ADA members whom I had not met before, Elaine Ayres and Lindsey Hoggle, came to the Board to educate us about nutrition informatics and make a case for an organized effort on this topic. Read More
5/26/2011 - With the proliferation of mobile health applications the first question is always "Is the information provided valid and reliable?" The next question is "Was an R.D. involved to provide the expertise necessary for an evidence-based application"? Read More
4/30/2011 - My take on being a good consultant is that you do your homework, become an "expert" on the topic at hand, network and gather information on from others, and present this back to the client, so that an informed decision can be made together. Read More
4/27/2011 - Consumer health informatics has been around for more than a decade, but NOW is the time for broad engagement. Read More
4/19/2011 - At a recent affiliate meeting, I was asked the question about "clinical decision support" tools within EHRs and its role in "doing our job for us." This reminded me very briefly about the introduction of computers into the marketplace. Read More
4/11/2011 - Tomorrow marks the launch for the second offering of the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) 10x10 Course in Informatics with a focus on Nutrition. Read More
4/7/2011 - According to a recent Markle Foundation Survey on Health in a Networked Life, found that 85 percent of the public and 36% of physicians were not very or not at all familiar with the HITECH Act Incentive Program for doctors and Hospitals. Read More
3/31/2011 - We've been hearing so much lately about Meaningful Use and its incentive payments to physicians (up to $44,000 and $64,000 from Medicare and Medicaid, respectively) for implementing an electronic health record (EHR) and meeting certain criteria. Read More
3/30/2011 - An initiative known as TIGER, Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform, has been diligently working to create action plans and technology education to equip healthcare professionals and citizens with the information necessary for preparation and acceptance of the electronic health record. Read More
3/10/2011 - Thanks to the cooperation between ADA, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), you can take your interest to the next level. Read More
3/3/2011 - You may wonder what Michael J Fox has to do with HIMSS and health information technology… After hearing his very humble keynote at the HIMSS 2011 Conference in Orlando, I have to answer--everything! Read More
3/1/2011 - It has taken a few days to recover from my trip last week to the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. There were a record 31,000 participants in attendance to celebrate HIMSS's Fiftieth Anniversary! Read More
2/14/2011 - With greater adoption of health information technology, there have been significant discussions concerning the designation of allergies in electronic health records and other technologies—such as personal health records. Read More
2/11/2011 - I just returned from ADA's Public Policy Workshop –or PPW—as it's known to those who attend. These few days with over 450 RDs/DTRs left me at times speechless (which doesn't happen often!) Read More
2/10/2011 - If you've ever played "telephone tag" with physicians or other providers in order to clarify a patient's situation, request a formula or diet order change, please read the February edition of MNT Provider (which incidentally is now provided free of charge to all ADA Members.) Read More
2/2/2011 - February 2--TODAY!-- marks the launch for enrollment in the second offering of the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) 10x10 Course in Informatics with a focus on Nutrition. Read More
1/27/2011 - The ADA Nutrition Informatics Committee, a new committee for 2010-2011 has been tasked with identifying trends in biomedical informatics and assisting the ADA with ensuring that RDs and DTRs are prepared for practice in the future. Read More
1/18/2011 - From January 9 – February 2, 2011, your response is needed! The second ADA member-wide Nutrition Informatics Survey will be available for response via a link in Eat Right Weekly. Read More
1/12/2011 - The concept of "usability" continues to surface during discussions about health information technology and in particular, the use of electronic health records (EHR). Read More
1/4/2011 - One of the best comments I have heard is that you know when health information technology (HIT) is effective when you do not realize it is being used. Read More
12/8/2010 - Today the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report subsequent to a webcast describing the work of this council. Read More
12/6/2010 - I always struggle on how to answer this question. "Clinical Informaticist" is my job title and for some reason no one ever knows what that is, even in this day and age. Read More
12/4/2010 - This event launched en force the call for comments concerning Personal Health Records (PHRs) by ONC, which is due December 10, 2010. Read More
11/30/2010 - The HITECH Act and ONC is providing the infrastructure, information and guidance so we all are better at navigating health care and we know more of the options available. Read More
11/24/2010 - On several occasions, I have written how the framework of the HITECH Act is driving the harmonization of standards. Read More
11/22/2010 - As Marty last blogged, this year's landmark "in-person" session for the AMIA/ADA "10x10" Course was a wonderful addition to the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Boston. Read More
11/12/2010 - Having just returned from ADA's 2010 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Boston, I have been reflecting on the great success of the first nutrition-focused 10x10 introductory course in biomedical informatics. Read More
10/25/2010 - It has now been over a decade—ten years since the publication To Err is Human hit the news. Read More
10/18/2010 - Maybe it's something that only comes with age—but I am always looking for a touch of inspiration. Not really concerned if there is someone whispering "sugary sweet" (apologies for the food pun) in the background. Read More
10/14/2010 - It's time for the next chapter in my mother's dilemma with health care—and how it sometimes seems that just navigating the health care system is more traumatizing than the diagnosis itself. Read More
10/5/2010 - Six years ago, a "Google" search on "nutrition informatics" yielded "No results." This is hard to imagine. Read More
9/30/2010 - Time to catch up where I last left off with my mother. But first, a 160 character update. Read More
9/28/2010 - In mid-May of this year, while discussing how to communicate HITECH Initiatives to members, a blog was suggested. Great idea! Read More
9/27/2010 - By now, I hope it is obvious that the HITECH Act intends to engage patients and their families in their own care. Yes, this is intentionally a paradigm shift. Read More
9/23/2010 - Not that I needed the encouragement - but I am ready for electronic health records, continuity of care, patient empowerment. Read More
9/20/2010 - If you ever have the chance to hear Lee Lambert, founder and CEO of Lambert Consulting Group, Inc. — jump at it! Read More
9/15/2010 - For those of us on the ADA Nutrition Informatics Committee (or its predecessor, the Nutrition Informatics Work Group), responding to the question, "What is informatics?" is a regular occurrence. Read More
9/14/2010 - How do we create the "trust fabric" so often mentioned in the discussion of exchanging electronic health data? This topic has been foremost on my mind. Read More
9/8/2010 - With so many methods of communication these days, it pays to ask. Most of us have a preferred favorite; some of us dodge use of one tool in favor of another. Read More
9/3/2010 - Two New Beacon Communities were added to the list of existing 15 Beacon Communities established by the HITECH Act. The two new additions are Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge, Inc. and Southeastern Michigan Health Association. Read More
8/27/2010 - After a few delays of various proportions—I am back. Read More
8/16/2010 - I am taking an "intermission" from the "Ripple Effect of Meaningful Use" series to reflect on "goals" a bit. Read More
8/11/2010 - It sounds like such a simple concept: the physician picks up the chart, writes the diet order and it is transmitted via a multitude of ways to the Food Service Department. Read More
8/6/2010 - I have written previously about the Workforce Training grants (both University Based Training and Community College based training) provided through the HITECH Act. Read More
8/5/2010 - "Patient Engagement" or "Consumer Engagement" (meaning those who do not want be considered under treatment for a condition) is a viable part of the HITECH Act. Read More
8/3/2010 - We now have a chance to make a sizable impact on sending the correct information on Nutrition! Read More
8/2/2010 - In the 18 months since the HITECH Act was passed, I have experienced some blank stares when discussing the expected impact on RDs—and more importantly—our patients. Read More
7/30/2010 - One of the most powerful parts of being involved in the transformation of health care is the wonderful, inspiring people I meet. Read More
7/23/2010 - If you have been following the work of the HITECH Act, you know that the aggressive timeline written into the statute provides a feeling of constant motion when tracking progress. Read More
7/22/2010 - As I sat through the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC) Policy Committee yesterday, I was taken on how personal the discussion of Privacy and Security is. Read More
7/20/2010 - As many initiatives for improving health care access, quality and costs emerge, perhaps the diamond in the rough is—telemedicine. Dietitians are already participating in telemedicine in a variety of ways—and the potential growth is at a peak. Read More
7/19/2010 - The long awaited "Meaningful Use" (MU) Final Rule for EHR Incentives through the HITECH Act was released last week by CMS. Read More
7/14/2010 - The long awaited "Meaningful Use" (MU) Final Rule for EHR Incentives through the HITECH Act was released yesterday—all 864 pages. Read More
7/11/2010 - On a recent trip to my parent's home on the Virginia/Tennessee Border, I had the great pleasure of digging through a box of very old photographs my parents had found in a closet. They discovered them while emptying out bedroom closets to paint. Read More
7/9/2010 - Like many of you, I typically will update my Status on Facebook pretty regularly – sometimes daily. Lately my posts have frequently focused on classwork that I have to complete. Read More
7/5/2010 - Hearing some of the recounts of history this weekend reminded me just how much our ancestors were willing to risk making a change that changed the course for this country. Read More
7/2/2010 - Most of us have heard the frightening statistics reported in To Err is Human. That and subsequent reports helped put electronic health record (EHR) development and implementation into warp speed. Read More
7/1/2010 - Discussions of the ONC Policy Committee and Standards Committee of recent have included a variety of references to metaphors in the hopes of "connecting the dots." Read More
6/30/2010 - One of the components of the HITECH Act is funding for the State Health Information Exchanges (HIE) Cooperative Agreement Program. A total of 56 states, territories, and "qualified State Designated Entities" have received awards. Read More
6/29/2010 - Today, the Nutrition Informatics Committee kicked off the ambitious set of objectives or "deliverables" for how we integrate nutrition informatics into our culture of nutrition. As with any change, it is not easy, but will require the collaborative efforts of many. Read More
6/25/2010 - The drive for adoption of health information technology (HIT) and in particular, electronic health records (EHR) has brought together almost every profession in an attempt to improve health care. Read More
6/24/2010 - Given the broad scope of the HITECH Act , there is one recurring theme which likely will provide a powerful catalyst to move health care to one of better consistency — that of standards harmonization. Read More
6/23/2010 - Electronic Health Records have been around for several decades, yet most of the focus on nationwide adoption has occurred since President Bush's Executive Order in 2004 which directed that all Americans should have access to an EHR by the year 2014. Read More
6/22/2010 - While we usually assume this is one concept from three words, a closer look spells out the genuine priority of health information technology or "HIT." Read More
6/21/2010 - As a dietitian (who is not considered an "eligible provider" for this incentive program), you may ask: what does that have to do with nutrition? At first gloss, this is an understandable response. Read More
6/17/2010 - Here is a great story about how collaboration between dietitians, a chef and a dietitian informaticist contribute to best results for the First Lady's Let's Move! ambitious campaign. Read More
6/16/2010 - Perhaps one of the most exciting parts of health informatics is our climate of information abundance, multiple "applications" for managing data, and a host of technologies at our fingertips. Read More
6/15/2010 - The Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC) estimates that at least 51,000 individuals trained in the adoption and use of electronic health records (EHR) will be needed over the next five years. Read More
6/10/2010 - There are some things humans do best; there are some things that computers do best. It is important to make sure you optimize both. Read More
6/9/2010 - A concept in informatics which has received a good bit of attention recently is that of "clinical decision support." Read More
6/8/2010 - Yesterday I had the pleasure of helping out in the first "Health 2.0 Comes to Washington" Conference. If you are not familiar with Health 2.0, it is an exciting place to be for those interested in managing health. Read More
6/4/2010 - The ADA/AMIA 10x10 Informatics Course began this week and the mix of talents and diversity is most impressive! Read More
6/2/2010 - Today is an exciting day for nutrition informatics — it is the start of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)/ADA 10x10 Course! Read More
5/19/2010 - During the course of a day, so many great thoughts, news clips, and videos come across my desk. Read More
5/19/2010 - The HITECH Act was intended to nudge the adoption of HIT in two distinct ways. Read More
5/18/2010 - Welcome to the Launch of the Nutrition Informatics Blog! This is an exciting time for me, as I look forward to hearing from those working in the area of informatics. Read More
5/17/2010 - Perhaps it best to start with the present definition of nutrition informatics posed by the ADA Nutrition Informatics Work Group in 2007, and approved by the House of Delegates. Read More
10/11/2013 — University of Maryland College Park dietetic interns had the opportunity to attend Health IT 101 Basic Training, a lecture sponsored by the e-Health Initiative and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society during National Health IT Week. Read More