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Rutland Regional Medical Center's strategic planning process gathers and analyzes key information about the Rutland community and its healthcare needs through a variety of methods.
Rutland Regional Medical Center is governed by a board of directors comprised of local citizens who volunteer their time to make critical decisions regarding the implementation of the hospital's mission. Through the direct participation of community members on our board, our community has input in the decision making of and strategic planning for the organization. Our hospital also has 780 Corporators, community-minded individuals who are an invaluable source of wisdom and perspective for hospital leadership and are key links in the essential communication system between members of our community and the hospital. Corporators are provided the opportunity, through programs, planning activities, and committee work to provide input and feedback regarding the corporation's objectives, its plans and its accomplishments.
Rutland Regional conducts needs assessments on an ongoing basis with the community, patients, and area physicians using focus groups, market research surveys and structured interviews. Most recently there have been focus groups for cardiology patients, surgical patients, women's health patients and patients with chronic health conditions. Less formal methods of input are anonymous suggestion boxes in the facility, the patient satisfaction survey tools, and general communication methods of telephonic and written correspondence. Finally, many staff and leaders are involved in local, regional and statewide coalitions, collaboratives and committees of other organizations, where we learn about trends and issues of interest or concern to bring back to our hospital and review in the context of our community and our health system.
Rutland Regional organizes and conducts periodic community health needs assessments in collaboration with state and local health service agencies. These comprehensive assessments have been completed five (5) times since 1997, and are now undertaken every three (3) years. The next assessment will be completed and reported out in October of 2015.
The process for the community health needs assessment includes five (5) phases:
This report and content is then widely distributed to the public through our web site, community presentations, and newspaper articles.
In an effort to respond to the community health needs identified through the assessment and strategic planning processes, Rutland Regional Medical Center has identified at least three initiatives that the hospital is undertaking, or plans to undertake. These include implementation of a methadone clinic (Hub) in Rutland City to assist persons with opiate substance abuse issues, expansion of the Blueprint Community Health Team to further advance prevention and primary care integration to improve chronic disease management, and continuing efforts to build and expand health information technology integration with primary care to improve secure information sharing for our patients.
Rutland Regional Medical Center, in collaboration with the State of Vermont is implementing a coordinated, systemic response to the complex issues of opioid addiction, implementing a comprehensive treatment model based upon the HUB SPOKE model. In 2012, West Ridge Center for Addiction Recovery was opened in a central location in Rutland City. The programming within this facility includes assessment, consultations, care coordination, and medication assisted treatment for addictions. The supporting continuum includes teams within prescribing physician offices of nurses and behavioral health counselors across the community; extending from this are the many services critical to successful recovery, including primary care, substance abuse and mental health outpatient services, the community health team, recovery support and other social and human services.
The Rutland Blueprint Community Health Team was established to help to improve the health of Rutland County residents and reduce healthcare costs by providing proactive care through collaboration with primary care providers and health and human service providers across the community. The Community Health Team helps patients access and utilize resources within the community to assist in healthier living, through prevention and by improving self-management of chronic conditions. Working with Patient Centered Medical Homes, the team problem solves on an individual basis to ensure that patients are receiving the best care possible, and collaborate with community partners to build and strengthen referral pathways to improve access to services and promote approp5riate utilization of resources.
Striving for Information Excellence, Rutland Regional Medical Center continues to develop and support the infrastructure and processes necessary to provide for current and future information needs of the organization and our patients and providers. Planning and implementation incorporate all aspects of information management, from storage to timely access of information to support effective delivery of care and coordination of care, informed decision making, efficient operation and improved patient involvement. Specific projects include launching a patient portal, building and testing communication pathways to accept laboratory and diagnostic imaging orders from community providers with a certified Electronic Medical Record, and sharing information regarding recent visits, problem/chronic conditions lists, medication lists, allergy lists, and diagnostic results.
For more information about public participation events, or for more information about strategic initiatives, strategic planning, capital expenditure plans, or depreciation schedules for existing facilities, please use the contact information below:
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My Dad gave me a camera when I was two years old. I can't remember this, but Dad gets a kick out of retelling the story of how I carried it everywhere and took photos of everything. But he never put film in the camera! I was not deterred. I've felt compelled my entire life to "frame" the things and the people I see.
The type of photography I love is a little offbeat. I strive to take stunning portraits in rural settings, not in a studio with "rural" backdrops. I live on a horse farm in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. My farm and the surrounding area offer a plethora of opportunity for individuals who want a photographer who takes the time and effort to achieve magazine quality portraits outside of the studio. Please look at the link about my horses. They love the attention of a photo shoot, especially my husband's large Friesian, Eskan. I also welcome you to bring your own pets and include them in your session.
My greatest joy in portrait photography is capturing the soul, the essence, of each individual I photograph. I take the time to study facial features, angles, body habitus, and to capture those fleeting moments when the eyes mirror the soul. I particularly love very close-up face shots, especially of children and the elderly. I strive to use lighting and technique that requires little "photo-shopping." I especially enjoy creating stunning black and white photos of the elderly.
I get all excited about old dilapidated buildings and houses, bridges, farm equipment, hay bales, local crystal clear springs, the beach, and such as backdrops for my portraits. I am limited only by your imagination. I enjoy individual or couple portraits, senior portraits, prom portraits, engagement photos, and lingerie sessions on the privacy of the farm property with or without horses.
On a personal note, I was attacked by a shark in 2002. You can read about this in a book review in the July/August 2012 issue of MORE Magazine, http://www.more.com/secrets-of-the-super-resilient. The book, Surviving Survival, by best-selling author Laurence Gonzales, is available for pre-order and will be out in September 2012. In addition to extensive scarring of the entire right side of my body, my right hand remains paralyzed. I learned many first-hand lessons through this experience, but the most important one relating to photography is that no matter how maimed or scarred or handicapped a person is, and perhaps because of physical imperfections, it is still possible to capture raw and exquisite beauty, because beauty really does radiate from the inside. I love opportunities to photograph children with Down Syndrome or cerebral palsy or autism, and I will take whatever time is necessary to achieve stunning portraits. These children especially show their inner light and joy when they are permitted to interact with horses.
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September 1, 2001
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August 1, 2001
Cornerstone Refinancing, Not Divesting
Speculation had it that Westchester, OH-based Cornerstone Brands was planning to sell some of its titles. But the catalog consolidator says the titles — home furnishings books Ballard Designs, Frontgate, and Smith & Noble; travel goods title TravelSmith; apparel mailer The Territory …More...
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August 1, 2001
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It's been rough going for North Canton, OH-based Kids Stuff. Annual sales for the children's products mailer, which mails Perfectly Safe, The Natural Baby Catalog, and Jeannie's Kids Club, decreased 5% last year, to $15.9 million from $16.8 million in 1999. What's more, Kids …More...
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July 11, 2001
Alloy Acquires CASS Communications
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July 10, 2001
Cornerstone Refinancing, but Not Divesting
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You must have already seen Toothless and Hiccup on their return to the big screen and if you missed out on the Build-a-Bear Limited Edition Toothless, you'll probably be scouring San Diego Comic-Con for your Toothless plush and other Toothless and How to Train Your Dragon toys. Just got word that there will be a collector box edition of Toothless in his "final battle" look at the end of "How to Train Your Dragon 2."
This hasn't been announced yet, but it will be sold exclusively at the Fox Home Entertainment booth. That's the difference? Those plates on the back.
Be sure you have your "DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk" and "DreamWorks Dragons: Defenders of Berk" DVD/Blu-ray sets that cover the TV series.
Can the promotion for the next movie begin too early? "How to Train Your Dragon 3" will come out in June 2016--that's two SD Comic-Cons away. Dean DeBlois will be the director and writer of the movie as he was for "How to Train Your Dragon 2."
What Toothless and Hiccup fans have to look forward to in 2015 is "DreamWorks Dragons: Dragon Masters." The season premiere date has yet to be announced, but one hopes there will be 20 episodes just like Seasons 1 and 2. Yet we wonder just how will (No spoilers) Hiccup's family change?
Will "Dragon Masters" still be before the events of "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and who will the villains be? Will we see a return of the Wilderbeast or the Screaming Death? And, what about the romance between Hiccup and Astrid lead to marriage and what about Ruffnut?
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11.29.2011 / What You Should Know About 401(k) Withdrawals
Tough economic times often increase the number of people tapping into their 401k retirement plans before they reach 59 1/2. This is the age at which 401k withdrawals are allowed.
Consumers facing foreclosures, unexpected medical expenses or increasing college tuition for their children are beginning to consider withdrawing from their retirement accounts to pay for these immediate expenses. However, every 401(k) withdrawal will affect your future retirement and your taxes. Before you take an early 401(k) withdrawal, you should be aware of the penalties that will be incurred.
Typically, a withdrawal from your 401(k) account cannot be made unless you reach the age of 59 ½, you die or become disabled or if the plan is terminated and no successor defined contribution plan is established or maintained by your employer, according to the Internal Revenue Service. If a distribution is made from your 401(k) account before you reach the age of 59 ½, you may be subject to income tax and an additional 10% tax on the distribution. You will have to file Form 5329 to report the tax on any early distributions.
As an alternative to withdrawing from your 401(k) account, consider taking out a 401(k) loan. Most plans allow you to borrow up to half of the vested balance, up to $50,000. The loan must be repaid within five years, unless you are using the loan to buy a home. Keep in mind that payments made on a 401(k) loan are not made with pretax dollars like 401(k) contributions. When you withdraw the money during retirement, you will have to pay taxes on the funds.
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April 16, 2013
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State University head soccer coach Kevin Boyd today announced that Mackenzie Semerad has transferred to ASU to study and play soccer.
A 5-7 forward/midfielder, Semerad will be transferring to ASU from East Carolina where she played one season. As a freshman in 2011, Semerad played in 15 games with two starting assignments. She would account for four points on the season (one goal, two assists). Her goal was a game-winner against Davidson. She would redshirt in 2012.
"Mackenzie is local player who I felt got away from us and I'm thrilled that she's coming back home. We recruited her and it came down to us and East Carolina and she ended up going out there because she wanted to try something different," said ASU head coach Kevin Boyd. "She's an attacking player, who can play attacking center-mid or forward. She is a technical, smart and physical player, who has a great work ethic. She struggled with injuries while she was at ECU, which limited what she was able to do there, but she feels good now and we're all excited about her future as member of our team."
Originally a Valley native, Semerad was a four-year varsity starter for Desert Vista High School where she was a two-time first-team all-state selection (2009-10) and a three-time all-region selection (2008-10). Semerad, who helped Desert Vista to a state runner-up finish and two state semifinal appearances, was named Region Player of the Year and Desert Vista's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior.
Semerad also played for the AZ Sting Futbol Club where she was a member of the 2007 Surf Cup and 2010 ECNL Red Bull championship teams. Named the Sting's Player of the Year in 2009, Semerad helped the Sting to five appearances in the state finals. In addition, Semerad was a two-year member of the Arizona ODP team and qualified for the Region IV ODP pool.
Semerad will be joining a Sun Devil program which has qualified for NCAA Tournament play three times in the last four seasons. In 2013, ASU will return eight players who started 14 or more games last season. Included among the returners are three of the team's top four scorers from last season: forwards Cali Farquharson, Devin Marshall and Holland Crook, and defender Jasmine Roth, who has started 57 games over the last three seasons.
The Sun Devils just concluded the competitive portion of their spring schedule with a perfect 9-0 record. They officially close out spring play this Saturday (1 p.m.) when they host their annual Alumni Game at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium.


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VMA Group announces the launch of its Asia-Pacific operation and the senior appointment of Melcrum's former Asia-Pacific Head
Date Posted: Monday 26th September 2011
Further international expansion follows the successful growth of operations in Europe and the United States, coupled with the significant growth of its UK operation
Events for clients and candidates planned in London to coincide with the launch
VMA Group has announced the growth of its international network with the opening of its new Asia-Pacific operation, headquartered in Hong Kong, with significant reach to other core Asia-Pacific markets.
The news follows the successful establishment of VMA Group's operation in Europe, headquartered in Brussels, to cover wider European territories, and the partnership agreement with US based Patino Associates, headquartered in Washington.
New Appointment
Katrina Andrews, formerly Managing Director of Melcrum's Asia-Pacific region, has been appointed to manage VMA Group's Asia-Pacific offering. Having worked in both Hong Kong and Sydney, Katrina brings more than seven years' experience of building business within the communications arena.
Reporting to VMA Group Executive Chairman, Julia Meighan, and working alongside Oskar Yasar, Managing Director of VMA International, Katrina's objective is to establish VMA Group's Asia-Pacific operation. She will focus not only on growing its Hong Kong base but also establishing a presence within the wider Asia-Pacific rim including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan, with satellite operations in Sydney and Melbourne.
The Asia-Pacific operation will replicate the focus on corporate and internal communications and investor relations roles across the UK, Europe and the United States.
The opening of its Asia-Pacific operation is part of VMA Group's continuing international development and part of its three-year plan to establish and strengthen operations across Europe, the US, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Australia. All entities will strive to offer the same stringent service levels for clients and candidates on an international scale. The additional office will enable VMA Group to present a broader range of job opportunities to corporate communications professionals who are interested in developing their skills outside of the UK and mainland Europe.
Julia Meighan, Group Executive Chairman of VMA Group, said, "This exciting news follows seven years of unprecedented growth for VMA Group and highlights the ambition of our 50-strong team to be the world's leading provider of dedicated corporate communications and PR talent.
"Taking our first steps into Asia-Pacific, along with our market leading operations in both the UK and Europe and our strategic alliance in the US, is incredibly heartening - it strengthens our service to our clients and candidates who are searching for global expertise, talent and roles."
Commenting on her appointment, Katrina Andrews, Director, VMA Group Asia-Pacific, said: "I am excited by the opportunity to help build VMA Group's Asia-Pacific practice, brand and service offering. With the growth in migration of talent across the globe to Asia-Pacific, the international demand for professional and trusted recruiters in the communications space has naturally increased. This trend, coupled with our strong relationships with UK, European and US-based clients and candidates means that we are starting our operations from a position of strength."
Asia-Pacific Open Evening - Tuesday, 11th October 2011 For candidates and clients interested in Communications
Join, Katrina Andrews, Director, VMA Group Asia-Pacific, for an open evening to hear from experienced professionals who have made the move to Asia, along with the challenges of managing global communication teams. Our guest speakers are:
- Sejal Popat, Director, Stedman Communications
- Andrew Brown, Group Communications Director, Regus
The event is free and by invitation only. The event details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 11th October 2011
Time: 18.00 – 20.30
Venue: VMA Group, 23 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3HH
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Department: Department of Education
Decade: 1960-1969
Collection: UNT Theses and Dissertations
An Analysis of Projection and its Association to Ratings of Personality Characteristics
Date: January 1963
Creator: Byrd, James W.
Description: The purpose of this study was to determine which, if either, of the two types of projection discussed above, disowning and assimilative, is operative when an individual is asked to rate an acquaintance on a number of personality traits.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
A Comparison of Scores on a Test Contructed to Measure Authoritarian Personality with Scores on the F-Scale and on Six Attitudinal Statements
Date: January 1966
Creator: Matlock, Donald T.
Description: It is the purpose of this study to investigate the possibilities of a new instrument designed to measure authoritarian personalities.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
A Comparison of the California Test of Mental Maturity and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children in Four Clinical Groups of School Children
Date: August 1969
Creator: Nichols, Leslie A.
Description: The primary problem of this study was to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and the California Test of Mental Maturity S-F, 1962 Revision, in order to determine whether the two instruments were interchangeable with respect to intelligence quotients for a school-clinical population.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Creativity and the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey
Date: August 1963
Creator: Martin, Donald Wesley
Description: The purposes of this study are as follows: 1) to investigate the similarities and differences in the temperaments of a higher creative group and a lower creative group and 2) to investigate the effectiveness of the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey in identifying higher creative individuals and lower creative individuals, as measured by the AC Test of Creative Ability.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Employee Deception in a Discount Store
Date: August 1969
Creator: Jones, Walter A.
Description: The problem to be examined in this study is whether or not deception concerning general morale and attitude toward management is prevalent among hourly female employees at a large discount store in a city of approximately 30,000 population.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Evidence for Specific Responding in a Transposition Situation
Date: August 1969
Creator: McDonald, Larry Bruce
Description: Subjects were presented with choices between stimuli which differed along some dimension.The present study investigates whether a relational or absolute theory best predicts the results in a transposition situation.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Liberality toward the Negro as Related to Classification and School of Study
Date: January 1969
Creator: Dunlap, Caswell J.
Description: The purpose of the present study is to measure the amount of liberality of college students, freshman through graduate, in the schools of psychology and business administration at North Texas State University, toward the Negro. This purpose was accomplished through the use of a variation of the semantic differential which was developed by C. E. Osgood to measure the meaning of various concepts.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Manifest Anxiety as a Predictor of Academic Success
Date: August 1960
Creator: Jones, Robert L.
Description: It is the purpose of this study to attempt to discover the nature of the relationship between manifest anxiety and the college learning situation, as indicated by the performance of the subject in the college classroom situation.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
The Relationship Between Conformity, Independence, Anticonformity, and Certain Personality Characteristics
Date: August 1969
Creator: Mantheiy, Patricia S.
Description: The purpose of this research was to conduct an exploratory study into the similarity of motivations of conformers and anti-conformers, particularly in relation to the personality traits, need for affiliation, dependency needs, and anxiety.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Relationships between Level of Aspiration and Psychological Needs at the College Level
Date: January 1966
Creator: Skelton, Sanford Kent
Description: The concept of level of aspiration bears directly on goal setting behavior; it is a convenient and important variable in understanding human motivation in a variety of situations. Thus it was the purpose of this study to investigate the relationships between levels of aspiration and the psychological needs of achievement, dominance, autonomy, change, and aggression.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries


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Be willing to work at any campus in any position. If you would like to change your campus/assignment availability, email Theresa Gonzales at
Check for available jobs on the internet as often as possible. Jobs are often taken within minutes of being posted. Note: if someone else is viewing a job that is posted then the system will not permit you to view the same job at the same time. At any given time there could be as many as several hundred substitutes looking for jobs, too. Try checking late in the evening (staff often call in the night before when they are ill) or very early in the morning (6:00 a.m. or earlier).
Speak to the person at each campus who works with SubFinder to let them know that you would be interested in prearraging jobs with them.
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Bang & Olufsen says goodbye to the cell phone biz
Bang & Olufsen, the Danish company mainly known for its high-end audio and video products, announced it will no longer be involved in manufacturing cell phones.
There are two Bang & Olufsen mobile phones currently on the market, both built together with Samsung: Samsung Serene and Samsung Serenata F310.
These two weird-looking handsets will be the only ones ever manufactured by Bang & Olufsen. The company wants to concentrate its business only on its audio and video products, as apparently its other branches are not that profitable.
Released about three years ago, Samsung Serene can still be bought from Bang & Olufsen shops. Samsung Serenata F310 (pictured above) was launched in late 2007 and, obviously, you can also find it in B&O's stores. Both mobile phones have retail prices of more than €1,000.
Although there will be no more B&O cell phones, the company will still collaborate with Samsung. In consequence, the South Korean manufacturer will still embed Bang & Olufsen's ICEpower audio technology into its phones, offering consumers a high-quality mobile music experience.
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Extreme Overclocking has posted a HSF comparison containing a number of socket A heatsinks.
We have 13 heatsinks battling it out head-to-head. They range from the budget aluminum heatsinks with small fans, to big solid hunks of copper with hurricane force cooling. Some of the brands in the review are Thermaltake, Coolink, AOC, Dynatron, and Alpha.More information at Extreme Overclocking


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I'm new to Ubuntu (installed it for the first time just a couple of days ago on my server). I've Ubuntu Server 10.04 and am just using the terminal, no GUI like Gnome. So far it's working pretty great except for one big thing.
Whenever I go to sleep and there's no activity on my server (it's not a big site so active users drop to 0 during the night), the server kind of disconnects. The only thing that can bring the site back online is to restart the whole server. I've tried disabling powersaving by using setterm but that changes nothing. Even if I wake up the server by pressing any key or so the site wont go back online!
I've tried just restarting both Apache and MySQL (I'm using LAMP-server btw) but not even that works. But as soon as I turn the power off and on at the server, everythings work like normal for a couple of minutes of inactivity (~5-15 minutes I'd guess) and then it's down again unless someone logs in to the site and is active.
I was previously using XAMPP on my laptop with Windows XP and that worked 24/7 so I don't think it's anything with my router or ISP.
This is driving me crazy! My site is down all the time I'm in school as I have no possibility to restart the server if it becomes offline. Does anyone have a clue to what could be wrong?


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April 11, 2013
TUCSON, Ariz. – After closing out another successful season full of accomplishments and accolades, the Arizona swimming and diving team was rewarded as Kevin Cordes was named Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Year, Rafael Quintero was named Pac-12 Men's Diving Newcomer of the Year, the league announced on Thursday.
Cordes, who was already named NCAA Swimmer of the Year, won two individual national championships in record setting fashion and was part of a relay national championship at the NCAA Championships. Cordes broke the American, NCAA and U.S. Open records in both the 100 yard (50.74) and 200 yard breast (1:48.68), making him the fastest swimmer in history for those two events. He was also part of the national champion and school record breaking 400 medley relay team as he swam the fastest 100 breast split in relay history. Cordes opened the 2012-13 campaign by setting a pair of American records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the AT&T Winter Nationals in November and followed it up with a pair of medals — a gold and a bronze — at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships in December. The Naperville, Ill. native added conference titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Pac-12 Championships. Cordes became the first Wildcat to earn Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Year since Simon Burnett won the honor in 2006.
Meanwhile, Pickens became the first Arizona female to win a national title in diving. Pickens was impressive in prelims as she was the top seed and then continued the momentum in the finals with several impressive dives. She scored 348.45 in the finals to win the 1m competition. It is the second consecutive year that a member of the Pac-12 won the event as Victoria Ishimatsu won the event last year. After an injury set her back at the beginning of the season, Pickens started to gain form at the UCLA Bruin Invitational, where she won the 1m competition with a score of 575.95. She also earned Pac-12 Diver of the Month honors back in January after winning five of the seven events in which she competed. Pickens placed third on the 1m and second on the 3m at the 2013 Pac-12 Championships. She earned a spot in her third straight NCAA Championship after winning the 1m and claiming second in the 3m at the NCAA Zone E Diving Qualifier. Pickens is just the second Wildcat to ever earn Pac-12 Women's Diver of the Year honors, joining Lindsay Berryman in 1999.
Competing in his first ever NCAA Championship, freshman Rafael Quintero earned a spot in the finals of the platform diving competition. Quintero finished sixth with 387.20 points. Quintero also earned a Pac-12 title in the platform competition as he finished with a score of 399.90 to hold off 2012 Olympic medalist Kristian Ipsen (398.40) of Stanford and All-American Harrison Jones (392.00) of Arizona State. He became just the seventh Arizona male to ever earn a Pac-12 title in the platform event. He also became the first Wildcat to win the platform as a newcomer since Arizona diving coach Ben Grado won the award in 2008.
Additional awards on the men's side included Josh Prenot of California earning swimming newcomer of the year and Cal head coach Dave Durden claiming men's swimming coach of the year honors. Kristian Ipsen of Stanford was named men's diver of the year and his coach Rick Schavone earned men's diving coach of the year.
On the women's side, Cal swept the swimming awards as Elizabeth Pelton claimed women's swimmer and newcomer of the year honors. Her coach, Teri McKeever, was named women's swimming coach of the year. Morgan Weller of Arizona State was named women's diving newcomer of the year and Hongping Li of USC was named women's diving coach of the year.
For continued coverage of Arizona Wildcat swimming and diving, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and be sure to follow the team on Twitter @ArizonaSwimming.


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Ways to Answer Your Research Questions
What information will help you answer your research questions? The classroom is a rich source of data and it is easy to get overwhelmed. As you design your study and think about methodology, the following considerations should help improve the quality of the information you collect.
Making Thinking Visible
A hitting coach tells a player, "When you start to swing you drop your back shoulder. As a result you're swinging under the ball. That's a major reason why you are making poor contact and popping it up so much." Hitting a baseball is a complex act, but it is directly observable. The baseball coach can watch all facets of the act—the stance, how the player moves into the pitch, the body mechanics of the player given different types of pitches and so forth.
Strategies for making students' thinking visible
To the extent possible, we want access to students' thinking as they engage the subject matter and tasks in our classes. These opportunities already exist when students answer questions, participate in discussions, work out problems, write papers, and in general, "show their work."
Examples of Strategies to Make Students' Thinking Visible
The type of evidence you need will determine the type of strategies you use. The list below is not ordered in any particular way.
Sample Method: Using "Think Alouds"
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EUGENE, Ore.- Freshman goalkeeper Abby Steele was one of the top 30 soccer stars in the country to be invited to participate in the U.S. U20 Women's National Team camp beginning this week in Chula Vista, California.
"This is such an exciting and well-deserved opportunity for Abby," said Oregon head coach Tara Erickson. "Obviously, anytime you are called in for a US Soccer National Team camp it is an honor and privilege, but this camp is even more meaningful because of the upcoming U-20 World Cup in 2012."
In all, nine forwards, seven midfielders, 10 defenders and only four goalkeepers were tabbed to participate. Of those selections, only four other players from the Pac-12 were invited to the camp. UCLA had three (Abby Dahlkemper-defender; Sarah Killion-midfielder; Sam Mewis-midfielder) and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and NCAA National Champion Chioma Ubogagu from Stanford.
"Abby came in with an outstanding youth resume, which included previous Youth National Team Camps, but I think that her play against some top opponents this year put her on the radar of the National Team Coaches," added Erickson.
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This past weekend a former colleague brought my attention to an article in the latest issue of Nautilus, an online monthly science magazine. The title was "How Music Hijacks Our Perception of Time;" and the author was the composer Jonathan Berger. In text far less sensationalist than the title, Berger used Franz Schubert's D. 956 string quintet in C major to demonstrate the significant discrepancy between the subjective perception of time and the objective ticking of the physical clock. There was nothing particularly novel about this insight. The first name that I associated with it was Henri Bergson; and that association came from Igor Stravinsky citing him in one of the Norton Lectures he gave at Harvard University, subsequently published in the book Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons.
Nevertheless, I was struck by Berger's decision to examine this issue through the lens of Schubert's quintet. This quintet has such a strong impact on me that I have discovered that it is almost impossible for me to write about any listening experience without going into depth on at least one particular aspect. Indeed, the very first time I found myself writing about this music for Examiner.com, in April of 2010, I realized that even the conception of this piece as a quintet (with a single viola situated between two violins and two cellos) provided grounds for discussion.
Ironically, Stravinsky also figured in that article. I began by citing the story that Stravinsky had told friends that he would always fall asleep during a performance of Schubert's music, but then he would awaken and find that he was in Heaven. This struck me as an appropriate observation from a man who had recognized the significance of subjective time.
Still, I am not sure I would say that D. 956 "hijacks" our perception of time. Rather, I would suggest that one of Schubert's skills as a composer was his ability to make time stand still, at least at the subjective level. There is a quality of serene stillness, about as close as one can get to the edge of stasis, in the outer sections of the second (Adagio) movement (separated by an intensely agitated middle section for which, remarkably enough, Schubert does not change the tempo marking). One could imagine Stravinsky dozing off during that opening section, being stirred back to wakefulness in the middle, and finding himself "transported" by the recapitulation, all taking place over the course of a mere fifteen minutes of clock time.
Nevertheless, much as I love Schubert's music in general and D. 956 in particular, I would not credit him as being the first composer with the capacity to make time stand still. His Wikipedia page includes the story that, at the end of his life, Schubert said that the last music he wished to hear was Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 131 quartet in C-sharp minor, two of whose movements have a similar capacity to suspend the flow of time: the opening fugue (Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo) and the set of variations on the Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile theme. For my part I find that effect even stronger in the third movement of the following quartet (Opus 132 in A minor) with the ambiguous Lydian tonality of the Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit (a convalescent's holy song of thanksgiving to the Divinity). I would then also add the Adagio sostenuto movement from the Opus 106 ("Hammerklavier") piano sonata in B-flat major.
To get very personal here, I should note that I listened to all of these Beethoven selections while undergoing radiation therapy. Treatment required little of me other than absolute stillness. There happened to be a CD player in the room, so I brought my own music.
All these thoughts about time standing still came back to me last night while I was attending a Studio Recital by the violin students of Wei He at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. One of the students played two movements from the BWV 1004 solo violin partita in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, the Sarabande and the Gigue. I realized that, while there was a distinctive sense of dance in the other dance movements of these partitas, Bach seemed willing to take more liberties with the Sarabande. Whether or not it had been Bach's intention to "hold eternity" in this 30-measure (with two sections repeated) movement, there was a strong suggestion that this music was taking its own very distinctive approach to the flow of time.
This should not be confused with the prodigious inventiveness of Bach's approach to prolongation, through which he could hold off coming to a cadence through what I like to call his "and another thing" technique (a technique that would much later be taken to even greater lengths by John Coltrane). Rather, the Sarabande is heavily seasoned with multiple-stop chords and ornate embellishments. If these are to be executed with clarity, then the steady pulse of a ticking clock (or a dancer following the beat), could turn out to be an impediment. Thus, if there is a pedagogical intention behind these solo violin pieces, then the Sarabande movements may be there to teach the student the proper way to expand and compress the periods between those clock ticks for the sake of that clarity of execution. Time may not be forced to stand still; but it may need to be significantly "stretched" for the sake of both performer and listener.
Thus, while Schubert may have provided Berger with an excellent example for explaining the subjectivity of time-consciousness, for those who spend a fair amount of time in concert halls, that subjectivity reaches back at least as far as Bach (and probably further).


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Professional runway fashion shows are far and few in between in San Francisco. The only one left is the annual Macy's Glamorama show and that one has morphed into more of an entertainment stage show than a traditional runway fashion show.
Each year, the fashion show starved residents of the Bay Area can at least look forward to the professionally staged and very polished graduation fashion show put on by The Academy of Art University. This is not your typical student fashion show staged in a club or theatre with friends as models. The fine arts university spare little expense in producing a first rate show with professional models and production staff.
They usually take place at various properties owned by the AAU. As the joke goes, AAU is not an art school but a real estate holding company. This year's show took place at one of their campuses located in a huge warehouse at 2225 Jerrold Street right next to a produce terminal. The venue was ideal for a long, traditional runway show. Despite more seating than past years, they still ran into capacity problems with more audience members than seats. The free tickets probably contributed to that. I don't think the AAU minds as this also serves as a recruiting event and showcase for the university and their students.
As in past years, the AAU presented honorary doctorate degrees to distinguished members of the fashion industry. This year's honorees were Angela Missoni and Margherita Maccapani Missoni of the hugely popular Missoni fashion brand.
For the most part, the show went off without any hitches. The awards ceremony was wisely moved to the head of the show from the end. Last year, the crowd rudely flooded the runway in an attempt to get out early, even before the final model and designer walk. It would be like the audience in a play walking through the stage before the actors took the final bow. They probably could have used more ushers to keep the crowd off the runway and a video wall outside for over capacity would have been ideal. No one can really complain. It's free and it's well done.
Mark your calendar for next year's show. It usually happens in the 2nd week in May.
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San Clemente is preparing to ask property owners to renew a monthly fee to continue funding the city's Clean Ocean program.
The fee is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. A typical household pays $4 to $5 per month. You pay the lower amount if you live on a street that is swept by a homeowners association. You pay the higher amount if you live on a public street swept by the city.
Street sweeping is part of the Clean Ocean program's efforts to minimize beach pollution. The fee also pays for:
• Runoff-treatment systems
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• Enforcement of anti-pollution codes
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• Public outreach
The city established the program in 2002 through a public vote that set up the fee for five years. It pays not only for the clean-ocean efforts but also for the city's dealings with state and federal regulatory agencies that set rules governing discharges into watersheds. A second vote in 2007 extended the fee for six years.
Both elections were mail-in votes. The City Council decided last week to use mail-in voting again this year.
The council hired Koppel & Gruber Public Finance to set up the election at a cost of $54,500. It's the same company that set up the 2007 election, when property owners renewed the fee on a 75 percent "yes" vote.
Tom Bonigut, assistant city engineer, said it's too early to say whether the fee would be higher, lower or the same as in the past. "I'm finalizing a fee rate model," he said.
Koppel & Gruber will work up public notices to be mailed to property owners, plus the proposed fee schedule and an election schedule to present to the City Council in July, Bonigut said.
If the council approves the package, the city will notify property owners of a date for a public hearing, inviting comments for and against.
"If written protests against the fee are presented by a majority of property owners ... at the public hearing, then the city may not proceed with election on the proposed continuation of the clean ocean fee," Bonigut said in a staff memo. "If there is not a majority protest, the council may pursue a mail-ballot election of property owners no earlier than 45 days from the date of the public hearing."
A simple majority of mailed-in ballots would decide whether the fee passes or fails.
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Blizzard Entertainment's "Hearthstone: Hearoes of Warcraft" has taken the PC and now the iPad by storm with more than 10 million registered users already in its short life. PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers will have to keep nagging the developers for a console version though as a report Monday indicates the team is focusing their efforts elsewhere.
"The idea of getting it onto console has come up from players," production director Jason Chayes told Eurogamer in an interview. "It's not something we're actually looking at right now. We feel like we have our hands full in the short term with getting onto Android as soon as we can, which is kind of one of the big priorities we're looking at right now."
The "Hearthstone" development team is not only focused on getting the game out for Android devices but is also currently working on the Curse of Naxxramas single-player Adventure mode expansion. If a console version does come, it will be after these development priorities are achieved and how much nagging console gamers do. Remember, it took a long time for Blizzard to bring "Diablo III" to consoles and that was a rare occasion for the developer.
"What we've said in the past, and this will continue to be the case, is that we want to be able to hear back from our community and our players what they're really interested in, what they're very passionate about," Chayes explained. "If getting 'Hearthstone' onto console is something there's a huge interest in, then we'd love to hear about that so it's something we can be thinking about."
Other requested features include a dedicated Spectator mode even though the game has turned into one of the most popular and most viewed games on Twitch. The team plans to constantly update the game with new features and content over the years though.
For those that don't know, "Hearthstone" is a free-to-play card battle game based on the "Warcraft" universe from Blizzard. It is currently available to download for the PC, Mac and iPad.


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Colorado's legal recreational marijuana industry received a massive cash infusion this week. Investors from the ArcView Group committed more than $1 million to 22 marijuana startups seeking capital at a meeting in Denver.
The ArcView Investor Network, comprised of about 80 investors from the United States and abroad, committed $1 million to pot industry startups at a Seattle event last May. Investors would have invested even more than they did in Denver were it not for Colorado's residency laws, which require interested parties to be state residents for three years before investing in canna-businesses. According to ArcView president Steve DeAngelo, more than 90 percent of investors at the Denver meeting were from out of state.
When Colorado and Washington legalized recreational pot in 2012, national attention turned to the burgeoning retail industry as the next big thing in the venture capital world. And since Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement that the Department of Justice will not interfere with recreational marijuana laws in states that make pot legal, economic interest is at an all-time high. However, even though the federal government has said it will stay out of state-legal pot industries, marijuana is still illegal under federal law. Pot retail businesses face difficulties with the IRS, payroll companies and even when opening bank accounts.
No matter what obstacles pot retailers face, it's obvious from the ArcView Group's pledges to marijuana businesses that the cash flow will continue to grow, and that the "next great American industry," as ArcView CEO Troy Dayton termed it in his opening statement at the Denver meeting, has arrived.


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Apart from its active pump ingredients and nitric oxide boosters, Jack3D Micro is loaded with other ingredients that work synergistically to enhance and magnify their energy giving effects – one of these active support ingredients being grape seed extract (GSE).
Throughout Europe, grapes have been traditionally used as remedy to a number of medical conditions. Grape seed has been reported to have antioxidant, antiallergenic, antihistamine, anti-inflammatory properties. Today, in the US, related studies have found grape seed extracts to be equally significant in terms of boosting the body's overall protection. Grape seed extracts have been found to be instrumental in improving the activity of the immune system, helping the body ward off viruses, allergens, and carcinogens.
That's good stuff and all, but why put it in a pre workout supplement like Jack3d Micro?!
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But what if you could take those nitric oxide reactions and make them even STRONGER?
That's just what grape seed extract does, and that's why it's in Jack3d Micro.
Both in vitro (in the test tube) and in vivo (in real life bodies), GSE has been proven to increase nitric oxide production. One way uses enhances "eNOS expression and NO production" via a calcium regulation.
Another study showed that even plain old grape juice helps do this, and they are antioxidant sparing as well (more on this below) – thanks to the select flavanoids you can get from the grape juice.
USPLabs can't sell you a bucket of grape juice, but they sure can extract for these nitric oxide amplifying flavanoids, and that's what you get from the seed extract! A synergistic combo that gives pumps from the heavens.
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Grape Seed Extract: Benefits
Grape seed extracts are produced from ground-up seeds of grapes, more particularly from ground up seeds of red wine grapes. A number of studies that were done to further locate the benefits of grapes have suggested that grape seed extracts are beneficial in terms of ridding the body of a number of cardiovascular diseases. It has been reported that grape seed extract aids in improving poor circulation that is caused by chronic venous insufficiency.
Grape seed extract has also been found to help lower cholesterol levels. Additionally, it has been proven to have anti-inflammatory effects. It also helps in preventing a number of eyes diseases that are related to diabetes.
Grape Seed Extract: Proanthocyanidins
However, apart from the numerous health benefits of grape seed extract, it is the GSE's proanthocyanidin content that has been turning many heads in the body building community. Proanthocyanidins refer to a larger class of polyphenols which are essentially antioxidants. Needless to say, antioxidants are natural substances that help prevent cell damage caused by free-radical build up.
Other than generally promoting a healthier body, antioxidants such as proanthocyanidins have been known to delay the body's aging process. In recent research, grape seed extracts antioxidant properties have been found to be more potent than those of vitamins C and E.
Grape seed extract is one of the most potent sources of oligomeric proanthocyanidins which makes it among the most superior antioxidants known to man. Additionally, grape seed extract help repair damaged tissues. It also increases the skin's enzyme activity and regenerates damaged blood vessels.
Grape seed extract also excels in promoting eye health. It has shown the ability to counteract muscular degeneration, cataracts, and eye strain.
A MENTAL Boost Too??
Apart from this, grape seed extract has been found to improve cognitive functions as it helps in the regulation of neurotransmitters in the brain.
Grape seed extract acts as agent that inhibits the breakdown of norepinephirine and dopamine, thus it can prevent and even serve as remedy to medical conditions such as ADD. Incidentally, grape seed extract is among the few antioxidants that aids in protecting the nerve and brain tissue by crossing through the blood brain barrier.
Interesting enough, researchers at the Beckham Research Institute California have reported that grape seed extract has shown a significant promise in lowering the body's estradiol levels. This is a very relevant discovery not only to the body building community but especially for those who are striving to cut some weight or tone up a little bit.
A related study on grape seed extract also found that its procyanidin B found compound effectively inhibits both the production and activity of aromatase. Aromatase is the enzyme responsible for the conversion of testosterone into estradiol.
This *Might* Help Prevent Cancer a Bit
The anti-estogenic property of grape seed extract has also caught the eye of many cancer researchers as estradiol is among the enzymes that can promote the growth various forms of breast cancer. Also, as tumours are found to be manufacturing aromatase, reasearchers are also looking more into the aromatase- inhibiting property of grape seed extract as a possible deactivator for aromatase production.
Additionally, GSE has been found to aid in the prevention of osteoporosis and tooth decay, suppress virus expression in the body, and help in improving metabolism.
Grape Seed Extract: Side Effects
Although, generally considered safe and poses no adverse side-effects, there are a number of case where grape seed extract has been suspected to have caused headache, itchy scalp, dizziness, and nausea.
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It is also best to consult a medical professional before taking grape seed extract-having supplements when you are taking/using prescription and even over the counter medicines that include blood thinners, NSAID, pain killers, heart maintenance, and cancer treatments.
In the end, we're stoked that USPLabs put this into Jack3d Micro. It's an easy, simple addition that makes everything around it far better.


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Zerr, I; Kallenberg, K; Summers, D M; Romero, C; Taratuto, A; Heinemann, U; Breithaupt, M; Varges, D; Meissner, B; Ladogana, A; Schuur, M; Haik, S; Collins, S J; Jansen, G H; Stokin, G B; Pimentel, J; Hewer, E; Collie, D; Smith, P; Roberts, H; Brandel, J P; van Duijn, C; Pocchiari, M; Begue, C; Cras, P; Will, R G; Sanchez-Juan, P (2009). Updated clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Brain: A Journal of Neurology, 132(Pt 10):2659-2668.
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Several molecular subtypes of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been identified and electroencephalogram and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers have been reported to support clinical diagnosis but with variable utility according to subtype. In recent years, a series of publications have demonstrated a potentially important role for magnetic resonance imaging in the pre-mortem diagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Magnetic resonance imaging signal alterations correlate with distinct sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease molecular subtypes and thus might contribute to the earlier identification of the whole spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cases. This multi-centre international study aimed to provide a rationale for the amendment of the clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and fluid attenuated inversion recovery or diffusion-weight imaging were recruited from 12 countries. Patients referred as 'suspected sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease' but with an alternative diagnosis after thorough follow up, were analysed as controls. All magnetic resonance imaging scans were assessed for signal changes according to a standard protocol encompassing seven cortical regions, basal ganglia, thalamus and cerebellum. Magnetic resonance imaging scans were evaluated in 436 sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients and 141 controls. The pattern of high signal intensity with the best sensitivity and specificity in the differential diagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was identified. The optimum diagnostic accuracy in the differential diagnosis of rapid progressive dementia was obtained when either at least two cortical regions (temporal, parietal or occipital) or both caudate nucleus and putamen displayed a high signal in fluid attenuated inversion recovery or diffusion-weight imaging magnetic resonance imaging. Based on our analyses, magnetic resonance imaging was positive in 83% of cases. In all definite cases, the amended criteria would cover the vast majority of suspected cases, being positive in 98%. Cerebral cortical signal increase and high signal in caudate nucleus and putamen on fluid attenuated inversion recovery or diffusion-weight imaging magnetic resonance imaging are useful in the diagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. We propose an amendment to the clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to include findings from magnetic resonance imaging scans.
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Age : 21-35 years as on 01/05/2012, relaxation in age as per rules.
Qualification : Bachelor's Degree of a University in India. Preference may be given to those applicants who possess who possess the Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Marketing /Management. Good working knowledge of English and also one Regional language preferably local language is desirable. Knowledge of soft skills such as Power Point / Word / Excel would be additional advantage.
Application Fee : For all candidates (other than SC/ST category) is Rs.100/‐. The application fee shall be paid by cash only at the cash counter during cash hours only of any Branch office of Life Insurance Corporation of India under Account Code 114034.
How to Apply : Apply Online at LIC . After the online application is submitted and the candidate has taken print‐out of the application form, he/she is advised to retain the application print‐out and affix a recent passport size photograph on the appropriate space on it. Application print out is required to be submitted at the time of interview.
General Instructions:
(a) Candidates should ascertain, before applying, that they satisfy all the eligibilityconditions as stipulated in the notification. Candidates who do not satisfy theeligibility conditions are liable to be disqualified at any stage of selection withoutfurther reference to them.
(b) Decision of the Corporation in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct ofexamination, other tests, Interview, selection and allotment would be final andbinding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will beentertained by the Corporation in this regard.
(c) In case more than one application is received from an applicant for the sameDivision and/or different Divisions and/or different Zones then, the firstapplication received from the applicant as per on-line record shall be treated ashis only application and all other applications shall be treated as invalid. In caseof any doubt or dispute, the decision of the Zonal Manager shall be final andbinding on the applicant. Therefore, applicants in their own interest are advisedto register only single application.
d. After the online application is submitted and the candidate has taken print-out ofthe application form, he is advised to retain the application print-out and affix arecent passport size photograph on the appropriate space on it. Application printout is required to be submitted at the time of interview. Candidates are advised toretain four copiesof the same photograph which will be required at various stagesof selection process. The candidates can download the call letter for written test
e. Candidates are required to keep the original and photocopy of themiscellaneous receipt for future use. Candidates have to register on-line onlyafter obtaining the miscellaneous receipt for payment of application fee (notapplicable for SC/ST) at the cash collection centre of LIC. If not, application shallbe invalid.
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The story of insurance is probably as old as the story of mankind. The same instinct that prompts modern businessmen today to secure themselves against loss and disaster existed in primitive men also. They too sought to avert the evil consequences of fire and flood and loss of life and were willing to make some sort of sacrifice in order to achieve security. Though the concept of insurance is largely a development of the recent past, particularly after the industrial era – past few centuries – yet its beginnings date back almost 6000 years.Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year 1818. Oriental Life Insurance Company started by Europeans in Calcutta was the first life insurance company on Indian Soil. All the insurance companies established during that period were brought up with the purpose of looking after the needs of European community and Indian natives were not being insured by these companies. However, later with the efforts of eminent people like Babu Muttylal Seal, the foreign life insurance companies started insuring Indian lives. But Indian lives were being treated as sub-standard lives and heavy extra premiums were being charged on them. Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society heralded the birth of first Indian life insurance company in the year 1870, and covered Indian lives at normal rates. Starting as Indian enterprise with highly patriotic motives, insurance companies came into existence to carry the message of insurance and social security through insurance to various sectors of society. Bharat Insurance Company (1896) was also one of such companies inspired by nationalism. The Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gave rise to more insurance companies.
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Heavy Twitter Traffic for Scotus Ruling
By Rubina Madan Fillion and Brian Aguilar
The Supreme Court largely upheld the Obama administration's health-care law. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, surprising newsmakers and readers by upholding the individual mandate as a tax.
Social media activity rivaled that of other major political events. Tweets peaked at more than 13,000 per minute at 10:17 a.m. EDT, according to Twitter's Politics and Government team. That's compared to a peak of 14,000 per minute during the 2012 State of the Union and 7,000 following the gay marriage announcement. By comparison, this past Super Bowl saw 12,233 tweets per second at its height, a U.S. sports Twitter record.
Politicians, celebrities and readers rushed to share their opinions on the decision once the ruling came down. Because of initially incorrect news reports claiming that the insurance mandate had been struck down, many lawmakers tweeted out prepared statements only to later delete them. Those trashed tweets are now archived on the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops website, a service that stores deleted tweets from politicians.
Here's a collection of notable tweets about the health-care ruling:
POTUS: "Today's decision was a victory for people all across this country whose lives will be more secure."
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 28, 2012
If we want to get rid of Obamacare, we're going to have to replace @BarackObama mi.tt/LRkjqe #FullRepeal
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) June 28, 2012
Victory for the American people! Millions of American families and children will have certainty of health care benefits + affordable care.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) June 28, 2012
#SCOTUS announced #Obamacare substantially upheld. Dissapointing, but we move forward and we WILL repeal it. #tcot #ACA
— MicheleBachmann (@MicheleBachmann) June 28, 2012
I'm pleased to see #SCOTUS put the rule of law ahead of partisanship and ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional #ACA
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) June 28, 2012
Obama lied to the American people. Again. He said it wasn't a tax. Obama lies; freedom dies.
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) June 28, 2012
Celebrities chimed in, including this tweet from Donald Trump:
#FullRepeal: Stopping Obamacare is now up to the American people. We must elect @MittRomney this November.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2012
And this tweet from the former co-creator of Lost, Damon Lindelhof, that took a jab at CNN after the network had incorrectly reported that the high court had ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional:
I am not turning off CNN until they TELL ME GORE WON FLORIDA!!!
— Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) June 28, 2012
As the news spread, the Journal took to Twitter to gauge reader reaction. Here are some of the responses:
@WSJ This is the way the system is supposed to work…like it or not. Now conservatives have to do their part and vote in November #wsjhcr
— Jim Thomas (@JIM48162) June 28, 2012
@WSJ I disagree with the legislation, but the ruling makes legal sense. However what else has the govt ever taxed for NOT doing? #wsjhcr
— Robert Swick (@TheSwickster) June 28, 2012
#Wsjhcr don't like taxes, but in reality, we all pay for healthcare for uninsured already. I'm an EMT, we don't ask for payment upfront
— Betsy Risius Jensen (@jensenbetsyr) June 28, 2012
@WSJ Because of #ACA & #SCOTUS ruling, I'll still have MS, but I'll no longer have a pre-existing condition AND I can get insurance #wsjhcr
— Elin Silveous (@ElinSilveous) June 28, 2012
Roberts read and understood his job description. We need more, not less, of that. #wsjhcr
— Marianne Griebler (@magriebler) June 28, 2012
Wait you guys really didn't know we paid for the uninsured already? Who did you think was paying for those ER visits? #Wsjhcr
— Solo(@_SoloDovePR) June 28, 2012


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John Stones is set to travel back to Barnsley this weekend and miss out on the World Cup but he has been backed to add many more England caps to the two he picked up this week.
The defender from Thurlstone – who was on the standby list for the competition in Brazil – made his full international debut on Friday, two days after his 20th birthday, as a late substitute in England's 3-0 victory over Peru at Wembley.
As revealed in the Chronicle last month, recently-relegated Barnsley do not get any money from Everton for Stones playing for England although there is a substantial sell-on fee and the likes of Chelsea are known to be considering a big-money move for him.
The former Penistone Grammar pupil – who made 28 appearances for the Reds before leaving for Everton for £3million last year – flew with the rest of the squad to Miami where he won his second cap in the 2-2 draw with Ecuador on Wednesday night. Manchester United's Phil Jones – who Stones would have replaced if he had not recovered from a shoulder injury – made it through the match and is fully fit.
The FA has confirmed that Stones will be returning to England when the squad flies to Brazil following tomorrow's final warm-up match against Honduras. He cannot be called back into the squad after that point even if someone were to be injured.
"It's been such a good experience but now I'll go away and watch the lads from back home," said Stones.
"But it has given me that hunger to keep on improving and hopefully, when that next England squad comes around, I'll get the call. I'll never forget that moment at Wembley and it still feels surreal. To make my debut two days after my birthday as well topped off the week.
"It was nice to have the family down and it was a massive day for me."
England manager Roy Hodgson was happy with the former Thurlstone Primary School pupil. "The friendlies gave us a good chance to see John Stones which was nice," said Hodgson. "John has impressed me very much. He has been very good."
But Hodgson's decision to select Jones and Chris Smalling ahead of Stones has not been popular with some. Former England striker Gary Lineker wrote on Twitter on Friday: "Ah John Stones makes his debut. A sign that there are still concerns over Phil Jones' fitness. I think Stones will prove a better player."


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The proposed project area is in 77 ha of publically owned and accessible land in the middle of the Regional Park at Point Peron. It includes the land West of the corner of Point Peron Road and Safety Bay Road .
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It would require that 44ha of publicly owned crown land near the entrance to Point Peron 44ha, be excised from the Rockingham Lakes Regional Park including approximately 35 ha of land from the Bush Forever Protection area. This land would be sold and cleared for private multistorey apartments and canal side residences, private marina, hotel/resort (maximum height; five storeys) shops & carparks.
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Reducing Risks and Ensuring Preparedness
The International Conference on Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) risk reduction is organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs as part of the first National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) follow-up project "Reducing Climate Change-induced Risks and Vulnerabilities of GLOF", to facilitate sharing of project lessons and application of these in future interventions in Bhutan and other GLOF prone countries in the region and beyond. The project is financed through the Global Environment Facility's - Least Developed Countries' Fund (GEF-LDCF).
The conference is organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, RGoB in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), who have provided co-financing for the project.
Other international organizations such as World Bank Global Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction (WB/GFDRR), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Japan International Cooperation Agency, Norwegian Water Resources & Energy Directorate, University of Vienna and the Mountain Institute will also be participating in the conference with institutions and experts/ practitioners on GLOF form around the world.
Glaciers in Bhutan are receding at a rate of 30-60 meters per decade. The risk of potential disasters inflicted by GLOFs, pose new threats to lives, livelihoods and development. The risks are mounting as water levels in several glacier lakes approach critical geostatic thresholds. Keeping these concerns in mind, the conference will also deliberate on recommendations and resolutions from similar past and ongoing initiatives such as the "Bhutan Climate Summit for a Living Himalayas" held in Bhutan in November 2011 and the "Regional Knowledge Sharing for Effective Risk Management of Hydro meteorological hazards in the Hindu-Kush-Himalayan Region" held in Kathmandu in March 2012.
In follow up to the UNDP supported NAP (2006), Bhutan has been implementing the first project funded by the LDCF. The project addresses climate risks in two Sub Basins - Pho Chhu and Chamkhar Chhu - which represent the two most GLOF-vulnerable areas in the country where there exists a major threat to life and property as well as infrastructure downstream.
Approximately 10% of the Bhutanese population lives in these two areas. The Pho Chhu flows into Puna Tshang Chhu, the country's longest river, along which there are emerging townships, important historical structures, major hydropower projects, farmland, and public infrastructure projects. The Chamkhar valley is an important emerging tourist, and economic hub. The goal of the project is to enhance adaptive capacity to prevent climate change-induced GLOF disasters in Bhutan in general and in particular in the above mentioned valleys.
The conference will be organized with plenary presentations as well as Group Sessions and an exhibition/gallery displaying project photos, posters, videos, publications, etc. Approximately 60 -70 participants are expected to attend the conference from GLOF prone countries, regional and international organizations such as SAARC, UNDP, WB-GFDRR, ICIMOD, Mountain Institute and others.The conference objectives are as follows:
- Enhance learning and knowledge exchange, enabling the replication of effective disaster risk reduction measures and adaptation to climate change both within Bhutan and with other countries facing climate change-induced GLOF risks
- Facilitate information sharing and cooperation through sharing of technical lessons from Bhutan with other GLOF-prone countries, based on experience of project implementing partners and an independent review conducted in mid-2012
- Present regional and international experiences and best practices through invitation of international experts from other GLOF-prone countries
- Discuss approaches and opportunities for sustainability, replication and up-scaling of project interventions in Bhutan and other GLOF-prone countries
- Discuss linkages with regional initiatives such as the Bhutan Climate Summit, regional risk reduction and Early-Warning System-initiatives
The conference is scheduled for 3 days including a 1 day field visit to project sites in the Punakha-Wangdue valley.
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Arsenic in drinking-water
Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
Effects on humans
A number of studies have attempted to show that arsenic is an essential element, but a biological role has not been demonstrated so far (US NRC, 1999, 2001). Arsenic has not been demonstrated to be essential in humans (IPCS, 2001).
The acute toxicity of arsenic compounds in humans is predominantly a function of their rate of removal from the body. Arsine is considered to be the most toxic form, followed by the arsenites (arsenic(III)), the arsenates (arsenic(V)) and organic arsenic compounds. Lethal doses in humans range from 1.5 mg/kg of body weight (diarsenic trioxide) to 500 mg/kg of body weight (DMA) (Buchet & Lauwerys, 1982). Acute arsenic intoxication associated with the ingestion of well water containing 1.2 and 21.0 mg of arsenic per litre has been reported (Feinglass, 1973; Wagner et al., 1979). MMA(III) and DMA(III) are more toxic than arsenate in vivo and in vitro.
Early clinical symptoms of acute intoxication include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscular pain and weakness, with flushing of the skin. These symptoms are often followed by numbness and tingling of the extremities, muscular cramping and the appearance of a papular erythematous rash (Murphy et al., 1981). Within a month, symptoms may include burning paraesthesias of the extremities, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, Mee's lines on fingernails and progressive deterioration in motor and sensory responses (Fennell & Stacy, 1981; Murphy et al., 1981; Wesbey & Kunis, 1981).
Signs of chronic arsenicism, including dermal lesions such as hyper- and hypopigmentation, peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, bladder and lung cancers and peripheral vascular disease, have been observed in populations ingesting arsenic-contaminated drinking-water (Tseng et al., 1968; Borgońo & Greiber, 1972; Hindmarsh et al., 1977; Tseng, 1977; Zaldivar, 1980; Zaldivar & Ghai, 1980; Valentine et al., 1982; Cebrian et al., 1983). Dermal lesions were the most commonly observed symptom, occurring after minimum exposure periods of approximately 5 years. Effects on the cardiovascular system were observed in children consuming arsenic-contaminated water (mean concentration 0.6 mg/litre) for an average of 7 years (Zaldivar, 1980; Zaldivar & Ghai, 1980).
In a large study conducted in Taiwan, a population of 40 421 was divided into three groups based on the arsenic content of their well water (high, >0.60 mg/litre; medium, 0.30–0.59 mg/litre; and low, <0.29 mg/litre) (Tseng, 1977). There was a clear dose–response relationship between exposure to arsenic and the frequency of dermal lesions, "blackfoot disease" (a peripheral vascular disorder) and skin cancer. However, several methodological weaknesses (e.g., investigators were not "blinded") complicate the interpretation of the results. In addition, the possibility of other causes of blackfoot disease (e.g., humic acids in artesian well water) were not considered (Lu, 1990).
In Taiwan, the prevalence and mortality rates of diabetes mellitus were higher among the population of the blackfoot disease endemic area. There was also an exposure–response relationship between cumulative arsenic exposure and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus. A similar exposure–response pattern was observed in a study in Bangladesh, where prevalence of keratosis was used as a surrogate for arsenic exposure (US NRC, 1999, 2001; IPCS, 2001).
There have been numerous epidemiological studies that have examined the risk of various cancers associated with arsenic ingestion through drinking-water. Many of these studies are ecological-type studies, and many suffer from methodological flaws, particularly in the measurement of exposure. However, there is overwhelming evidence that consumption of elevated levels of arsenic through drinking-water is causally related to the development of cancer at several sites, particularly skin, bladder and lung. In several parts of the world, arsenic-induced disease, including cancer, is a significant public health problem. The studies have been reviewed in detail (US NRC, 1999, 2001; ATSDR, 2000; IPCS, 2001). Because trivalent inorganic arsenic has greater reactivity and toxicity than pentavalent inorganic arsenic, it is generally believed that the trivalent form is the carcinogen. However, there remain considerable uncertainty and controversy over both the mechanism of carcinogenicity and the shape of the dose–response curve at low intakes. Recently, the trivalent methylated metabolites, MMA(III) and DMA(III), have been found to be more genotoxic than inorganic arsenic. The role of these metabolites with regard to arsenic carcinogenicity remains unknown.
IPCS (2001) concluded that:
Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking-water is causally related to increased risks of cancer in the skin, lungs, bladder and kidney, as well as other skin changes such as hyperkeratosis and pigmentation changes. These effects have been demonstrated in many studies using different study designs. Exposure–response relationships and high risks have been observed for each of these end-points. The effects have been most thoroughly studied in Taiwan but there is considerable evidence from studies on populations in other countries as well. Increased risks of lung and bladder cancer and of arsenic-associated skin lesions have been reported to be associated with ingestion of drinking-water at concentrations ≤50 µg arsenic/litre.


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Your power. It's the most powerful and inspiring video. Oprah Winfrey brings it to the table and lays it all out for you in the simplest terms, by simple meaning easy to understand, By all means it is the deepest and most profound statements to come from the Queen of OWN.
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In this world there are a lot of things beyond your control. Your own meager little will cannot survive in this world by believing in yourself. The fact that you are in the world is amazing. In order for you to be now, authentic power, when your personality comes to serve your soul.
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Your life should prepare you to be in power. Not the power that can corrupt you, or that you can misuse. Without religion, caste, race or nationality. There is no need for any complexity. The mind changes, the body changes, and your emotions change. The room looks empty, but it is not empty, simply clean.
"What is real is who you are and what you were meant to bring and nobody can take that from you." -Oprah Winfrey
And that is one of the greatest days of life, new consciousness. You are indispensable to existence.
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