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The author of Blue Highways, Roads to Quoz, and PrairyErth, William Least Heat-Moon, has written his newest book called Here, There, Elsewhere; Stories From the Road. This volume is a series of chapters, each one unique, about his lifetime of travels all over the world and here at home. There is something for everyone in this collection of articles, many never before published. Because my daughter was married in Yosemite National Park I especially loved that chapter and felt like I was right there with the wandering author. I felt the same about all the Missouri connections as well. What is really neat for me is that I knew the author, not by his pen name but as Bill Trogden, in my years at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He was a doctoral student in the English Department and I was an English major and then Library School graduate student. I knew he traveled, kept a journal, loved his beer, and was a thoughtful and introspective kind of guy–but who would have known that he'd become such a well-respected and famous author! I thought he'd end up as an English professor somewhere. He also grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, like me, so I was familiar with many of the places he mentioned in his writing. I can't remember if it was Prairie Lights Bookstore or the Writers' Workshop at Iowa that brought Bill to Iowa City a few years ago. He stopped in the Iowa City Public Library and I happened to see him; we enjoyed catching up with each others' lives. Back to his new book… I don't drink beer and yet even I enjoyed the chapter on micro-breweries in the United States and all the references made to the pubs in Ireland, England, and Wales. The chapter on his hiking in Oregon was also appealing because my daughter now lives in Corvallis and I've visited there as well as Portland and the Oregon coast. My husband and I are taking an Alaskan cruise in August and I enjoyed reading about the Tlingit people in another chapter. Throughout the book, the author who is part Osage Indian, makes many comments about the injustices done to our native people. Bill is brilliant and well-read, with a terrific grasp of history and literature, not to mention his enviable travels all over the globe. His vocabulary is astonishing. The selections contained in this latest work of travel writing are appealing to a readership who like a challenging book and yet can pick and choose the parts they want to read. Of course I read his book from cover to cover and was completely amazed at the fine writing. Check it out if you like intellectual quest books and introspective, articulate travel writing about journeys of the mind, body and soul.
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Open Automated Demand Response Communication Standards (OpenADR or Open Auto-DR) Development
The OpenADR research has been carried out by LBNL Demand Response Research Center (DRRC) which is managed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Over six years of research, development, and demonstration have led to this standard development process. The initial goal of the OpenADR research was to explore the feasibility of developing a low cost communications infrastructure to improve the reliability, repeatability, robustness, and cost-effectiveness of demand response (DR) in commercial buildings. One key research question was: Could today's technology be used to automate the response of commercial and industrial buildings to standardized electricity price and reliability signals? The research was funded by the California Energy Commission's (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research Program (PIER).
The OpenADR standards development activities are broadly classified under following categories:
- OpenADR Specification Documents: OpenADR specification (Version 1.0) CEC and LBNL report, addresses comments from all public review drafts and leads toward the development of OpenADR standards. These documents outline technology neutral communications specification and data models using Web Services to send DR signals to end-use customer systems.
- OpenADR Standards Development: OpenADR has been contributed to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and the UCA International Users Group (UCAIug). Each of these organizations are working together with LBNL to collaborate around further developing the OpenADR specification (Version 1.0). Details of OpenADR effort within OASIS are at "Energy Interoperation Technical Committee". The UCAIug OpenADR Task Force has further details on thie process and other related public documentation.
- OpenADR Conformance Development: In a parallel process to OpenADR Standards Development with OASIS and UCAIug, LBNL is completing an OpenADR conformance framework scope and planning collaboration with conformance User Groups and Standards Organizations.
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Tens of thousands of small jellyfish, their bells covered in violet dots, pulsed through clear blue water off Alabama last week, long trails of tentacles wafting behind them.
Their Latin name, Pelagia noctiluca, translates as sea night light, a reference to their ability to glow in the dark when disturbed.
"We're definitely in a jellyfish cycle. It tends to be on these decadal cycles," Graham said. He cited a doctoral thesis by Kelly Robinson at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab that highlighted the roughly 10-year cycle between years with lots of jellyfish in the Gulf."These guys, their life cycle is different than our other coastal species. These don't have an attached polyp stage, so they don't need to be close to shore. These tend to be further offshore, more of an oceanic species," Graham said. "The same species causes a lot of problems in the Mediterranean."
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The pueblo of Santa Clara is best known for a highly-polished monochrome pottery in black or red, decorated with modeled, impressed, or deeply carved designs. Perhaps the most influential Santa Clara potter in the early 1900s was Sarafina Tafoya, who is often credited with developing the carved style now so characteristic of Santa Clara. An example of her work is the fine wedding jar exhibited here to the right (top to bottom).
Among the most famous of the traditional potters is Sarafina's daughter, Margaret Tafoya, whose work is represented by three beautiful pieces that illustrate the varying Santa Clara decorating techniques.The water jar on the right (middle) has a modeled, raised band about the shoulder and on its neck the impressed bearpaw design for which the pueblo is noted.The carved vessels exhibit highly burnished surfaces and deeply carved designs. The jar on the right (bottom) is 14 inches high; the bowl (below left) is 8 1/2 inches in diameter.
An example of Santa Clara redware, made by Teresita Naranjo and featuring the avanyu (water serpent) design, is shown below (middle). Other contemporary Santa Clara potters have broadened the tradition. Joseph Lonewolf and his sister Grace Medicine Flower, nephew and niece of Margaret Tafoya, have developed a miniature style in which designs are etched through one or more slips to create intricate works. The beautiful piece exhibited below (right) is a miniature (1 3/4") by Lonewolf.
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World's Largest Easter Bunny Pictures 2012
In a fitting display of coincidence, the world's largest bunny was named this Easter 2012.
The bunny's name is Darius, a name more fitting for the anti-American villains in 300. This bunny is not terrorist, however, but a 4 foot 4 inch furball that is capturing the hearts of many. Researchers who have now taken interest in the giant bunny state that he is still growing, putting on a whopping 3 inches in the last year alone.
What's even more specially amazing is that Darius was born on April 8th, making him a true 3-year-old Easter bunny this day in 2012.
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Islam's war against the First Amendment continues in full force. Today NATO announced it was stopping joint patrols in Afghanistan where NATO forces partner with Afghan forces due to insider attacks by Afghans.
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In response to elevated threat levels resulting from the "Innocence of Muslims" video, ISAF has taken some prudent, but temporary, measures to reduce our profile and vulnerability to civil disturbances or insider attacks. This means that in some local instances, operational tempo has been reduced, or force protection has been increased. These actions balance the tension of the recent video with force protection, while maintaining the momentum of the campaign. We've done this before in other high tension periods, and it has worked well. Under this guidance, and as conditions change, we will continue to adapt the force posture and force protection. The SFA model is integral to the success of the ANSF, and ISAF will return to normal operations as soon as conditions warrant.
Does the Obama Regime really believe the stuff it puts out?
Insider attacks against NATO and American forces have been going on for two years. They were going on long before this film came out a week ago.
Meanwhile, in Egypt Fatwa's have been issued by adherents to the "religion of peace" demanding young Muslims in the US kill the actors and anyone else who had anything to do with the production.
While that was going on, the Egyptian government has issued arrest warrants for the Americans involved in the production, charging them with crimes that could carry the death penalty.
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Authorities in Cairo have ordered the arrest of seven US-based Egyptian Coptic Christians for their alleged involvement in an anti-Islam video.
The crude production posted on YouTube has sparked violent protests and riots across the Muslim world for its depiction of the Prophet Muhammad.
It is unclear who made the film, but it has been linked to an Egyptian Coptic Christian living in the United States.
An arrest warrant has also been issued for US Christian pastor Terry Jones.
One woman and seven men, including Mr Jones, are accused of "insulting the Islamic religion, insulting the Prophet and inciting sectarian strife", according to the prosecutor's office.
It said international police agency Interpol would be notified of the warrants. A request will also be filed with US judicial authorities.
The office added that all the accused could face the death penalty if convicted.
We have an extradition treaty between Egypt and the United States. If the Egyptians file their "warrant" with the United States and request extradition, those charged could fight their extradition in the court system.
Fortunately, the Obama Regime does not have the final word on this and if the case went all the way to the Supreme Court, there is simply no way the Court would authorize the extradition.
Unfortunately, the full court press on free speech by the Islamists is ongoing. If we needed another reason to make sure that Obama is voted out in seven weeks, this is it. We need a President who respects the Constitution and not one who wants to shred it.
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Cut off the foreign aid to all the Muslim countries now and get our troops out of Afghanistan. Leave all the Muslims to kill each other. They are all brainwashed to kill all Americans but have no problem putting their own in harms way as well.
Maybe we need to get someone to put together a factual documentary that gives islam the thorough trashing it so richly deserves and get a few million signatures of those who endorse the truth.
Then they can issue warrants for millions of Americans. I would consider that to be an honor.
Wait till the film " the killing of Osama'" staring the one Obama comes out, it won't be his fault. Their just having a bad day, I'm sure.
...honor....that's what we need more of
Why are we wasting our time, money, and lives in a vain attempt to save Muslim countries from these "killer bees" of society?
Your idea is right on target.
Get out, and let the citizens of each country earn their own freedom by fighting for it. If they still want to be oppressed by Shariah Law, let them suffer until they finally throw off the shackles and opt for freedom, just as we did.
If they never have to struggle for freedom, they will never appreciated freedom enough to set up a Constitution the way we did.
By the way -- when are we going to get smart enough and powerful enough to throw out Chairman Obama, the fascist who scoffs at our Constitution by trying to run the country on Executive Orders, EPA Directives, and NLRB Directives, instead of Congressional Laws and the Consitution?
Haven't you heard John? It's our role, our duty, our stated purpose to spread "democracy" to all countries around the world - whether they want it or not.
If Reagan was President he would have deported the muslims then nuked the muslim countries and ended the war!!!! But we would have had a much larger better equiped Military in the first place!!!!!!! Obumer, pelosi, reid , biden and most of the damocrats need to be arrested, tried for treason then publicly executed as a warning to the rest of the communist left wing nut cases!!!!!
Gene, I 100% agree with you. We the people should go get them ourselves and hang them in Washington D C, EVERY damn one of them who played a part in Destroying this nation.
Again......HELL YEAH!!!!
I'd say more but rushing to get to work. I'd sure hate to be supported by Otraitor.
Hell Yeah!!!!
except Regan forgave Mexcans in the US and gave them citizenship. I'm not sure he alaways had our best interests at heart. he should have nuked Iran but he didnt. He let our Marines die in Beirut. It's time we got a true conservative in office. Someone who is not afraid to be un-PC. Someone who is not afraid to tel Mexicans to stay out of our country and someone who is not afraid to outlaw Moslems from our land. They have declared war on us. By not kicking them out the president is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
They are savages, they will NEVER become allies of good will! We cannot continue to coddles their wishes.
The REALITY is they mean to KILL US. Don't talk to me about Profiling!
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This is a pictorial essay about Paris and France at an extraordinary time. Clarence Inman was a staff photographer for a unit of the O.S.S. in France during the final year of World War II. His collection of images of a universally familiar setting under very unfamiliar circumstances furnishes historical fascination as well as aesthetic allure. The subjects on the other side of his lens included celebrants on the streets, sailors and soldiers both victorious and vanquished, the fabulous monuments and the classic streetscapes. His collection features very unique aerial photos, the depiction of an important German surrender and images of a triumphant London and a devastated Nuremberg. This photographic portrait of France is book-ended by the story in words and photos of the John Ford "Field Photo Branch" from its inception as a private regiment before the war to the "Farm" that memorialized the group for two decades after the war.
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Under the supervision of the Manager of Testing Services, the Testing Services Supervisor is responsible for the area assigned to ensure the testing process and employees are following the established procedures and protocols with accuracy and efficiency. This position requires a high level of integrity to ensure test security is met throughout the testing process. UVU students are not allowed to apply for this position given the potential conflict of interest with access to testing keys.
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- Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in Testing Services. Ensures dress code is followed, work stations are covered, work flow is fair and efficient, client needs are being met, and employees are trained and have everything needed to accomplish their work tasks. 30%
- Plans, prepares, and devises work schedules according to workloads. Plans and develops improved procedures with advisement from the management. Process exams for administration in the Testing Center with strict time constraints. Complete all paperwork thoroughly and efficiently. 15%
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- Reviews and checks work of subordinates to ensure accuracy and content, while also correcting errors. 15%
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- Resolves complaints and answers questions of customers regarding services and procedures as well as escalates issues in a timely fashion. Perform other job related duties as assigned. 10%
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Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor's degree OR any combination of education and experience totaling 4 years.
- Knowledge: supervising employees in a collegiate testing center. Understanding of testing protocol such as test security, check in/out procedures, record management, computer-based testing, paper/pencil testing, and proctoring.
- Knowledge and proficiency of computer software typically used in an office setting.
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The first 54 students to sign-up will have a free ride and admission into Saturday evening's contest courtesy of an anonymous donor.
The bus will arrive in the Collins Center parking lot at 4:30 and is slated to leave by 5:00 p.m. All students that take the bus must return on the bus. The bus will return immediately to Baldwin City following the conclusion of the game.
The final list of 54 students will be sent out to campus Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. (If your name is not on this list, please do not attempt to get on the bus.)
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Pre-Market Primer: Import and Export Prices Fall; Fed's Plosser Wants to Scale Back QE
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Plosser would like to reduce asset purchases as early as June.
Stock futures indicate that major US indices will rise slightly today as import and export prices fell and a non-voting Fed chief suggested lowering asset prices as early as possible.
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) futures are up 0.08% at 15,069.
(INDEXSP:.INX) futures are up 0.15% to 1,633.20 and future contracts on the
(INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) index were up 0.05% at 2,982.50.
Import and export prices fell in April. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that lower petroleum prices fueled 0.5% decrease in import prices. Over the last 12 months, imports fell 2.6%, the biggest year-over-year decrease since July 2012. As Abenonmics intended, the price of Japanese products fell 0.6% along with the cheap yen. Prices of US exports fell 0.7%. Economists expected export prices to fall 0.1% and imports to fall 0.5%.
In a speech today, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Plosser said that the Fed should scale back asset purchases before halting them altogether.
"Labor market conditions warrant scaling back the pace of purchases as soon as our next meeting," he told an audience in Stockholm, referring to the next Federal Open Markets Committee meeting in June. "A precursor to an exit must be to slow and then halt the continued expansion of the balance sheet. This would not necessarily indicate that increases in the policy rate were imminent. Rather, it would indicate that efforts to increase accommodation were coming to a close."
Plosser's comments come in the wake of a revealing
Wall Street Journal
article that said that the Fed is looking for a way to gradually reduce its $85 billion monthly stimulus.
Plosser does not have the opportunity to vote in the FOMC until 2014.
Markets retreated in Asia and Europe today. German investor confidence increased, but by less than forecast this month. The ZEW Center for European Economic Research's index rose 0.1 point to 36.4, missing estimates of 40. Japanese stocks eased off from Monday's record-breaking session.
Finnish mobile phone company
(NYSE:NOK) saw shares fall 4% today after it unveiled a new flagship phone. It unveiled the new Lumia 925, which runs
(NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 8 operating system. It is made of metal and it is thinner and lighter than Nokia's previous offerings. It will be available first in Europe for 469 euros. When it is released in the US later,
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(NASDAQ:SCTY) sank 8% in the premarket, reversing yesterday's 24% gain after the second-largest solar energy company in the US posted a loss of $31 million, or $0.41 per share. SolarCity suffered outsized costs due to its policy of installing solar equipment on rooftops for little to no charge.
Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital called on
(NYSE:SNE) CEO Kazuo Hirai to spin off the conglomerate's entertainment unit. He also suggested splitting off Sony's insurance division.
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Brown Named Co-Big 12 Volleyball Player of the Week
Senior middle blocker sets NCAA record with perfect 10-for-10 hitting percentage as MVP of Air Force Classic
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech senior middle blocker Brande Brown (Fort Worth, Texas/Haltom City) was named co-Big 12 volleyball player of the week Monday by the Big 12 Conference. Brown shared the honor with Baylor sophomore Elisha Polk.
Brown led Texas Tech to four victories and the Air Force Classic championship this past weekend as she was selected the tournament's Most Valuable Player- the third time this season that Brown has been selected MVP of a tournament (fourth time as a unanimous all-tournament selection). She tied an NCAA record for hitting percentage in the Red Raiders' match against William & Mary with a perfect 10 kills (zero errors) out of 10 attack attempts. For the weekend, Brown totaled 51 kills (13 errors) in 71 total attempts for an outstanding .535 hitting percentage. She also totaled 17 digs and 10 total blocks in 12 games.
"Brande was exceptional this weekend," Texas Tech head coach Jeff Nelson said at Tech's weekly press conference. "She was the tournament MVP again and played some really awesome volleyball. The record was also great. It was kind of funny- she got it in the second game and they came over and said she had 10 kills, no errors in 10 attempts and was hitting 1.000. So I said, "What's the minimum kill cutoff for the NCAA record?" And they said, "10 attempts." So I said, "She's done." Then they came back over and said that she'd have to appear in the third game. So we put her back in for one point and we told our setter that she was absolutely not to touch the ball just to hold onto that. That's something she'll always have because it's a perfect mark."
Brown is now hitting .403 on the season. She leads the Red Raiders in hitting percentage, kills (160), kills per game (3.72), total attacks (303), solo blocks (11), block assists (37), total blocks (48) and blocks per game (1.12).


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Total Costs to Employers by State and Industry.
Recent publicity has focused on corporate layoffs as a cost-cutting tool. Debate has contrasted the "bottom line" with "corporate responsibility." Injuries account for a substantial portion of health-related costs. This report shows that by preventing motor vehicle crashes, the potential health care savings are substantial. Motor vehicle injury costs to employers are included in this report on a nationwide, state-by-state, and industry basis. The report updates the national estimates of employer costs of crashes presented in NHTSA's report "What Do Traffic Crashes Cost? Total Cost to Employers by State and Industry" (1996) and adds estimates of alcohol involvement and restraint non-use.
Employer costs resulting from motor vehicle crashes fall into three categories: Health fringe benefit costs, non-fringe costs, and wage premiums.
Health fringe benefit costs are the costs of fringe benefits paid because of illness and injury of employees and their dependents. They cover contributions to Workers' Compensation medical and disability insurance, health insurance, sick leave, Social Security disability insurance, life insurance, and private disability insurance, as well as insurance administration and overhead.
Non-fringe costs include motor vehicle property damage and liability insurance, crash-related legal expenses, and the costs of unreimbursed vehicle damage and replacement. In addition, employers pay taxes to help fund police, fire, and ambulance services. Employers also lose productivity when employees suffer injuries preventing them or their co-workers from working at full capacity. Recruiting and training workers to replace fatally injured or permanently disabled employees raises the bill employers pay for injuries.
Finally, employers pay wage premiums to workers for accepting risky jobs. Individual workers and their families bear the pain and suffering and quality-of-life losses associated with workplace injury. Wage premiums for risk-taking can be viewed as payments in advance for possible future losses caused by injury. These payments are not necessarily paid to all workers in high risk jobs. Miller (1990) identifies 30 credible studies showing the average amount paid.
Employers pay employees and their dependents for injuries that occur to their employees on and off the job. They also pay for harm caused to non-employees involved in commercial crashes (crashes involving a vehicle on employer business). In 19982000, each year motor vehicle crashes killed an estimated 2,114 people while they were working and injured 353,000. As Table 1 shows, more than half of the injuries forced people to miss work. Overall, on-the-job crash injuries (fatal and non-fatal) amounted to about 6.5 percent of all crash injuries.
Table 1.
*includes 211 deaths that did not occur on public roads; and
The 2000 economic costs of U.S. highway crashes, excluding the cost imposed on society by travel delays and wage-risk premiums, was $205 billion (Blincoe et al., 2002). Employers pay 20 percent of these costs. They share the costs of highway crashes with government, insurers, and individual crash victims.
Motor vehicle crash injuries on and off the job cost employers almost $60 billion an-nually in 19982000. Of that, $41.5 billion was comprised of fringe and non-fringe benefit costs and another $18.4 billion was in the form of wage-risk premiums (Table 2). Nearly half of the combined fringe and non-fringe costs resulted from off-the-job injuries to workers and their dependents.
Table 2.
Employer's Motor Vehicle Crash Costs (In Millions of 2000 Dollars)
Employer Health Fringe Benefit Spending
Motor vehicle crashes imposed a $16.3 billion health fringe benefit bill on employers (Table 3). Employers' health care (medical) costs of crash injuries were $7.7 billion. Table 3 illustrates the importance of off-the-job injuries to employers interested in achieving health-related cost savings. Off-the-job crash injuries cost nearly $13 billion, or 80 percent of motor vehicle crash health-related fringe benefit costs. Off-the-job crash injuries comprised an even larger share of employer health care cost (92 percent). Motor vehicle crashes accounted for 4.4 percent of employer health-related fringe benefit cost (Figure 1).
Table 3.
Figure 1. Motor Vehicle Injury's Contribution to Health Fringe Benefit Costs
Employer costs per on-the-job crash, per on-the-job crash injury, and per million vehicle miles of travel enable employers to estimate their injury burden and the potential savings of traffic safety programs. These unit costs are averages calculated from total costs and actual incidence. Employers can estimate their cost burden by multiplying the costs in Table 4 by either their total crashes, crash injuries, or millions of vehicle miles of travel. For example, the estimated direct cost of on-the-job crashes for a company that had 100 such crashes would be 100 x $16,471 = $164,710.
Table 4.
*Includes fatal and nonfatal injuries.
Including wage-risk premiums, on-the-job highway crashes cost employers over $24,500 per crash, nearly $236,000 per million vehicle miles of travel (M VMT), and over $128,000 per injury. NHTSA reports that safety elements effective in reducing losses associated with motor vehicle crashes include top-level management commitment to traffic safety programs, mandatory safety restraint policies, alcohol and drug non-use policies, Employee Assistance Programs, and safety outreach that extends safety efforts beyond the company door. Tables 5 and 6 show what restraint non-use costs employers. Restraint non-use by on-the-job employees cost employers more than $1 billion a year in fringe and non-fringe costs and a similar amount in wage-risk premiums. A larger $3.9 billion employer bill results from restraint non-use by employees and their benefit-eligible dependents while away from work. Fringe and non-fringe costs per employee involved in a crash on the job average $27,750 unrestrained, far exceeding the $11,310 cost if restrained. The comparable figures for crashes off the job are $2,980 versus $600.
Table 5.
Table 7.
Employer Costs of Crashes by State
Table 8 details employer costs of motor vehicle crash injuries, on- and off-the-job, by state. Costs per employee vary widely by state. Differences in injury severity, age of workforce, regional and local characteristics, and completeness of reporting cause the variance. Critically, the methods for calculating state costs (documented in the Appendix) ignore differences in non-fatal injury severity between states. This weakness probably produces cost estimates that are too low in rural states relative to urban states, which typically have lower average speeds and consequently less severe injuries.
Differences in labor force participation rates and family size between states could cause employer costs per employee to vary even if safety levels and prices were equal. Cost differences between states may reflect price and income variations more than differences in safety. Finally, differences between states may result from differing completeness of reporting of occupational or crash injuries rather than actual differences in injury rates.
Table 9 provides estimates of employer costs of alcohol-involved injuries by state. These estimates account for regional differences in alcohol-impaired driving. They were obtained by assuming that the ratio between employers' and society's costs of alcohol use remain the same across the states.
Employer Costs of Crashes by Industry
Employer costs of on-the-job motor vehicle crashes by industry are shown in Table 10. As expected, costs per employee are higher for industries where motor vehicles are used intensively. The highest costs per employee are in agriculture and forestry, land transportation, mining, heavy construction, and automotive sales and repair. Costs were assigned by vehicle type in-volved in the crash. Heavier vehicles have smaller fatality costs but higher property damage costs. The SOII obtained reports on fewer than 30 percent of occupational crash survivors with work loss. We used the reported cases to infer the distribution of unreported cases. Thus, cost variations between industries should be compared cautiously. They may result from differing completeness of reporting.
Employer health care (medical) spending for motor vehicle crashes was $7.7 billion in 2000. Another $8.6 billion was spent on sick leave and life and disability insurance for crash victims. Traffic safety programs provide an alternative to reduce these costs without reducing the benefits offered to employees.
A blueprint for such a program can be found in the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Traffic Safety Primer, which suggests the following 10 steps to improve safety and minimize crash risk:


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The mean arteriole-to-venule ratio (±SD) in the sample was 0.858 ± 0.008. Table 1 shows participant characteristics according to arteriole-to-venule ratio quintiles. In general, persons with lower ratios were more likely to be male and African American; to have higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and triglyceride levels; and to have a lower sports activity index. The arteriole-to-venule ratio was not related to age, diabetes, or fasting glucose levels.
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Top. Retinal photograph showing an arteriole-to-venule ratio of 0.63. The white arrows denote arterioles, and the black arrows denote venules. Bottom. Retinal photograph showing an arteriole-to-venule ratio of 1.05. The white arrows denote arterioles, and the black arrows denote venules.
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Cassidy is an Airedale Terrier, the largest of the terrier breed. She is sturdy, sweet and a girl with a beard!
When Cassidy participates in the anti-bully program, Be Cool, Not Cruel, she is one of the most interesting dogs for the children. They learn to respect her size and strength and understand that she can also be calm and gentle. The children all laugh when they find out she is a girl because of her beard and her sheer size. At first some children are reluctant to pet her, but they soon warm to her gentle demeanor.
They love hearing her story and they learn that this may not be the dog for everyone. She needs a lot of exercise and found the perfect family who love to run and hike and be outdoors. But she also enjoys being inside with her mom working with children. She can be very calm and patient, waiting for that first touch. Being such a large powerful dog is a lesson in itself as the children learn respect and how to walk and handle a larger dog.
My tiny Petey really likes Cassidy and they have a special way of greeting. It is something to watch the smallest dog and one of the largest leaning in to sniff each other. It demonstrates to the children that friends can come in all shapes and sizes and to never judge someone by how they look.
Cassidy's handler is a retired teacher and is now developing her own reading program with Cassidy, as well as joining the other Love Dogs in a variety of activities. Their strength is working with children but everyone wants to see this dog, a breed they may have never met in person before.
Cassidy once had a wonderful big brother, Conan, and missed him terribly when he passed away. But when the family decided it was time to welcome another dog into the family, K.C. came along. Now Cassidy is the proud big sister to a small, young terrier mix who possibly one day will also be a Love Dog.
Let's celebrate Cassidy, a dog with a fondness for hiking, running and playing as well as the gentleness of an experienced therapy dog.


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Photographer Alfonso Momeñe was born in Bilbao, Spain in 1968. In 1989 moves to United States where he studies photography and film making. While studing he started to work for local newspapers where he gained some experience in the field. In 1991 he decides to give a try and stablish himself as a freelance photographer. Through the years he became a well known photographer in fields such as fashion, portraiture and editorial . The work of Momeñe appears in magazines and books around the world.
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How do you install Firefox or Opera in such a way that the installed version is completely independent of other installs of the same browser.
This is Windows specific. I'd like to use my own installer to install a browser which will be run in "chromeless" mode to allow the user to access a web-app.
I want the installed browser to not be disturbed by other installations of the same browser whether they come along later or sooner.
Can someone point me at directions/examples for this ?
I've seen Launching Firefox into "chromeless" mode from command prompt but it doesn't address the issue of installation independence.
EDIT: Having seen Brad Pattons reply I realised I missed something out of this question. I want the browser in question to have auto-updates turned on so that it recieves security patches etc. For this reason I don't think a 'portable app' approach is useful (unless there's something about those I don't know ?)


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What is that best place to find jobs available in accounting? Every time you have had to search for jobs it has been very difficult. It is not so that there are not open positions out there, it is an idea of finding ones that are. In order to find accounting jobs, person should use three effective resources: a headhunter or employment service, the internet, and the local paper. Here you can read several tips that should help you in your job search.
The first thing you have to do when finding the accounting jobs is to search online. There are many job websites online that you can use. A lot of them can provide you with ability to sort vacancies by location. Also you are able to search using keyword so you can type in "accounting" to find accounting job in your city. There exist also some job websites that specialize only in accounting vacancies that can be of great chance in the specific situation. So, make your research in the internet for the accounting jobs in Houston first and then you just can find yourself with any need to use other steps.
Local newspaper
The next step you should make in your efforts to locate accounting jobs is to look through the Houston's local paper. A lot of companies that have vacancies will post them in the local newspaper but not online. This means that you can search for open accounting positions in the newspaper that are not shown up online. Check all ads and you can find under the jobs that are in a section only for accounting openings that will be a great help to you. Another advantage to jobs you search in the paper is that here you are going to be easily able to tell where the job is.
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And finally, you are able to find a job with a headhunter or employment agency in Houston. To find an accounting job, if job seeker uses a good agency they shouldn't charge him or her anything. The people who seek to get a position, but who don't want to undergo the process of interviewing pay these agencies. Job seeker should be able to locate a proper accounting job if he or she has the great skills and find the good agency or headhunter.
Finding accounting jobs don't have to be hard. As with any search, it is about knowing where to find the things you need in your location. Utilize online job sites, your local paper, and finally headhunters and local employment agencies to find the accounting jobs that can make sense for you.


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Giant Step teams up with Steve Madden Music once again to celebrate a great summer full of the best up and coming artists. Kicking off the series will be London's latest genre-bending pop sensation, Katy B, giving us an exclusive, stripped down performance with special guest DJ Dhundee on Monday, June 27th, 7:00pm-9:00pm at Le Bain at The Standard New York. The event is the perfect chance to get to know this rising star whose success in the UK has propelled her from the dance charts to the pop charts, and onto the Rolling Stone Artist To Watch list along the way.
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BARCELONA, Spain -
Incoming Alabama freshman swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev finished 24th in the 50-meter freestyle at the 15th FINA World Championships being held in Barcelona, Spain.
Gkolomeev, a native of Athens, Greece, touched the wall in a time of 22.62 seconds. Born in 1993, he was the second youngest swimmer in the top-25.
The sprinter is the third Alabama swimmer to compete in these World Championships, following rising senior Kristel Vourna ,who finished 27th in the 100m butterfly, and fellow rookie Bonnie Macdonald, who finished 14th in the 5-kilometer open water swim.
The Crimson Tide's run at the World Championships will come to a close later in the week when incoming freshman Anton Mckee will swim the 400m individual medley.


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What Can I Do To Help?
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What can I do to help? I really believe this country is headed for religious fundamentalism and it scares the shit out of me.
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Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 12:04 AM
What can I do to help? I really believe this country is headed for religious fundamentalism and it scares the shit out of me.
We all need to wake up and become the well-oiled, highly-trained, organized voice that the Christian Coalition has become.
We can start by opposing the Religious Liberty Protection Act, as described on the American Atheists website.
We can also work together with the American Civil Liberties Union, a very powerful voice against the Religious Right (though rather vacant when it comes to the threat of Steppism). The ACLU has recently developed a voting guide, similar to the Christian Coalition's voting guides -- except this one is on the Internet and records the Senators' and Representatives' records on Civil Libertarian and Separationist issues.
Other organizations include the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. I know people in both these groups. American United tediously monitors everybody -- from that not-quite-has-been Jerry Falwell to the phenomenally rich and equally powerful Pat Robertson -- and reports to e-mail subscribers what they're up to and what you can do about it.
Rational Recovery's Political and Legal Action Network is very busy "outing" Twelve Steppers who hold positions in government wherein they make decisions concerning whether a person is going to be mandated to attend Twelve Step meetings. For a member of AA to be in a position to mandate citizens into AA is a blatant conflict of interest.
I get e-mail lists from all these organizations, and contact my representatives whenever these organizations alert me that something stinky is cooking. Sure it's time-consuming, but many of these Christian Coalition wags are full-time volunteers.
This coming presidential election was described by Alan Dershowitz as "promising to become the most anticonstitutional election in American history." Every time one of these jackasses puts his foot in his mouth and promises more tax money to the churches, we ALL need to dash off a letter to the editor of every paper in town, plus all the major papers (NY Times; Wash. Post; etc.) and all the newsmags (Time; Newsweek; etc.) and all the local television stations and networks. We all need to keep a direct line to our Senator and Representative, and keep tabs on local elections down to the judges and school boards. This is a lot of work, but we can no longer take it for granted that the truth will prevail on its own weight.
If all else fails, the United States is not the only place to live. We may want to do as the atheist Abraham Lincoln suggested: "When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy." (Letter to Joshua F. Speed, August 24, 1855.) I prefer following the example of U.S. Founder Thomas Paine, struggling for Liberty where it does not exist (like here). (In response to Benjamin Franklin's comment, "Where Liberty is, that is my home"; Paine said,
Finally, we still need to hope with George Eliot, who said: "Fatally powerful as religious systems have been, human nature is stronger and wider, and though dogmas may hamper they cannot absolutely repress its growth." Things have improved greatly since she said this -- back in the days when she had to call herself "George" in order even to get her work published.
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Is there any known case where ZFC system is known to be consistent with a statement, but is also consistent with the negation of the statement? Or vice versa.
Also, when we say ZFC is consistent with something, are we saying that one particular model of ZFC allows something as being consistent?
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Impatient with official efforts immediately after the Deepwater Horizon oil well explosion, Gulf Coast managers took cleanup into their own hands.
Faced with a burgeoning backlog of road improvement projects, East Baton Rouge Parish (county), Louisiana, needed to make some tough choices. Which projects would deliver the most benefit for the available funds?
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As of May 22, $36.7 billion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds had been paid out. The federal government's target is to have 70% of the $787-billion Act invested by the end of 2010, which is why successful applicants focus on projects that can start now and deliver results quickly.
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There was speculation, years ago, that if civil society was able to wrap their minds around the legalization of marijuana, therefore giving way to a legitimate cannabis commerce, there would be a brutal onslaught of retail outlets opening up across the country, doing business under ever creative weed witticism that could possibly be manifested by our stoner nation.
Now, it appears, at least in part, that the pot pun prophecy has come true.
Earlier this week, Washington State announced the names of the first round of those business applicants interested in joining the ranks of the state's recreational marijuana trade. So far, thousands of applications have been filed since the state began accepting requests just over a week ago, with many of the brands associated with these submissions illustrating a clever addition to the state's business community.
Interestingly, the latest Washington State Liquor Control Board listing of marijuana related applications indicates that the majority of the proposals are coming from growers and processors, which have unlimited licensing potential across the state, but only 159 of the state's allotted 334 retail applications have been received.
Liquor board spokesman Brian Smith says that the state intends to start issuing licenses to growers and processors around the month of February or March, in hopes that a substantial amount of stock can be produced for retail outlets to open sometime in the spring.
Until then, take a look at some of our favorite business names conjured up by Washington State's wannabe weed slingers:
1.Canna Bliss – Retailer
2. Divine Inhalation – Retailer
3. Fweedom Collective – Retailer
4. Happy Daze – Retailer
5. Weedsdom – Retailer
6. Ye Olde Dope Shoppe – Retailer
7. United We'd Stand – Retailer
8. Bakecation – Processor
9. Growing Like a Weed – Grower/Processor
10. Herban Myth – Grower/Processor
11. Holy Smokes – Grower/Processor
12. Wacky Tobacky – Grower/Producer
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Don't give up on your PS2 just yet
Still haven't upgraded to a PlayStation 3? No problem, there are still plenty of good games for the PS2. Here are five of the newest titles that are worth playing.
Rogue Galaxy
An old-fashioned role-playing game from the makers of the Dark Cloud series, it has a pleasingly slow pace with a big cast of characters and hundreds of places to explore. A fine way to waste time for hours and hours.
God of War 2
Violent but fantastically challenging gameplay. If you played the first God of War, this is a no-brainer. If you haven't, go get the original cheap version at a used game store, and then come back and try this one. This is as good as it gets on the PS2.
Ghost Rider
Another Marvel comic that was made into a movie and then a game. There are enough extras and attention to character detail that this is a good follow-up for anyone who follows the character.
The Show: Sony's baseball game kept getting better during the life of the system (it was a real dog at first), and this edition has a great and lengthy career mode and enough depth to keep a dedicated fan busy through the upcoming season.
Burnout Dominator
Another long-time, successful PS2 franchise, you get rewarded for driving like a madman. No online options, but plenty to do in the single-player modes.
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College Hockey:Collins racking up points in Geneseo homecoming
It usually doesn't take a rookie too long before he receives his "initiation" – his "Welcome to the SUNYAC" moment.
It's been 10 games now as a Geneseo Ice Knight and freshman Stephen Collins has yet to receive his.
No dressing room pranks played on him by the upperclassmen.
Nor any "love taps" applied not so gently by the opposition.
"No," said the soft-spoken Collins. "I haven't had any of that. No chirping."
Perhaps it's because he's been too busy putting up points to notice.
Collins, with seven goals and 12 points, has been racking them up a better than a point a game clip and is the SUNYAC's top first-year point-getter.
Not by coincidence, Geneseo (8-2-0, 7-1-0) is off to a terrific start.
"It's good to contribute," Collins said. "It's nice to score once in a while."
Ice Knights' coach Chris Schulz is effusive in his praise of his young sniper.
"The dimension that he's added to our power play," said Schulz, "and to our team in general with his skill is priceless."
To consider how Collins came to be part of that team, one would need a good atlas.
Collins hails from Pittsford , N.Y., which is normally just a short hop up I-390 from Geneseo.
However, Collins, took a much more circuitous route, with junior stops in Vermont, Iowa and Ohio.
Then, when hope for Division I opportunities failed to materialize, Collins headed for Arizona State last year to sample the club hockey life.
"The league I was in was good competition," he said. "The experience was amazing. And so was the weather."
Collins put up impressive numbers for the Sun Devils (27 goals and 42 assists) in 43 games.
But the desire to ply his trade closer to home led him to Geneseo, where former junior teammates Tyler Brickler and Zachary Vit (SUNYAC's reigning player of the week) were waiting for him.
"I knew it was a great school to go to," said Collins. "And I knew a few guys on the team. They told me about it."
Any concerns about how he would fit in with his new mates were dispelled off the hop.
"I was comfortable with the team from the start," Collins said. "It's been pretty good so far."
"We knew he was super talented," added Schulz. "It was pretty seamless. He's all business at the rink. He loves hockey."
The Knights have just one game to play before the holiday break, but it's a momentous one.
On Sunday, Geneseo will meet ECAC West foe Nazareth in an outdoor contest, to be staged at Frontier Field in Rochester, N.Y.
Needless to say, the Knights are pretty jazzed about being part of such an historic occasion.
"Our team couldn't be more excited to be playing at Frontier Field," said junior goalie Bryan Haude, who comes from nearby Hilton. "It is a great opportunity and something we will all remember for the rest of our lives. We are going to prepare for this just like any other game with the exception of adding a few extra layers for the cold. It should be a great game and something we are all looking forward to."
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Before Princeton — three-time Italian Junior National champion in the 200 fly ... earned one silver and one bronze in 100 fly and one silver in 200 IM ... reached 'A' finals at Italian Senior Nationals ... holds Italian Olympic Trials cuts in 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM ... competed in U.S. Junior Nationals.
Personal — born Oct. 14, 1993 ... son of Aldo Bove and Alessandra Guidi ... father is a doctor; mother is a state employer ... interested in studying pre-law.
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Between the Gulf of Mexico tides
I grew up along the Aegean coasts of the Mediterranean where tides are imperceptible. I had only read about tides, but not experienced them until about 20 years ago during a vacation in Florida when I first noticed the rising and the receding of the sea at a beach. Last week at the west coast of Florida I spent many hours watching, photographing, collecting, examining and measuring intertidal snails and also performing simple experiments with them à la Darwin.
Here is the north shore of the Dunedin Causeway at high tide. The causeway connects the Honeymoon Island to the mainland.
And the same coast at low tide.
Only now am I finally beginning to grasp the significance of the daily tides in the lives of the intertidal animals in general and snails in particular. Reading the books like the classic Between Pacific Tides of Ricketts et al. certainly helps, but mostly in an abstract sense; one needs to be at a coast right at the edge of the sea during both high and low tides and to pay attention to the creatures both during immersion and emersion to begin to acquire a slight understanding of how the intertidal ecosystems may have evolved and how they continue to function.
Of course, it is not just the tides that rule the lives of the coastal species. Also important are the microtopography, insolation, wave exposure, availability of food, and the presence predators, parasites and competitors. I will probably think of more factors to add to this list later.


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It has now been over a week since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished from radar, becoming perhaps one of the greatest international mysteries of our time.
Last Saturday, the plane bound for Beijing, China, from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, vanished, flummoxing experts and causing several countries to participate in an international search for the large plane.
It has now been a week since the plane, which had three Americans on board, , and the mystery only appears be deepening. While we still don't know very much about the fate of the plane, what we do know is that it disappeared from radar, and no confirmed remains of either the plane or its passengers have been located.
But how can such a large plane just vanish?
There are still more questions than answers. Questions remain about the background of the plane's two pilots, and whether or not two passengers on the missing plane who were using false passports for identification were possibly linked to terrorism.
For some, human interference has become the most likely cause of the plane's disappearance. Many experts also believe that the plane would have been able to stay in the air for several hours after it vanished from radar.
As the case continues to captivate attention and provoke questions from people around the world, governments from around the world are still looking for answers as well.
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The wait is finally over, ladies and gentlemen. You can now stream Real Estate's new album Atlas over at iTunes Radio before it drops next Tuesday via Domino Recording Company. Atlas was recorded last fall with producer Tom Schick ( Rufus Wainwright, Yoko Ono, Norah Jones). You can still pre-order the album digitally via iTunes or physically in its vinyl or CD glory via Domino Recording's webstore.
The five-piece Ridgewood, New Jersey indie rock band will be busy for the next few months touring in support of their new album. Kicking off this Friday at The Independent in San Francisco, their tour hits up major music festivals worldwide such as the SXSW Festival, Spain's Primavera Sound Festival, Denmark's Wasn't Born To Follow Festival and the Bonnaroo Festival. You can take a glance at all upcoming tour dates here. Atlas is the highly anticipated follow-up to Real Estate's 2011 release Days. That album debuted at number 52 on the Billboard Top 100 charts and received praise from publications such as Pitchfork and Paste.


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Alice Munro
Born: 10 July 1931, Wingham, Canada
Residence at the time of the award: Canada
Prize motivation: "master of the contemporary short story"
Field: prose
Language: English
Prize share: 1/1
Alice Munro is a Canadian English-language writer. She began writing stories as a teenager, but her debut in book form took place only in 1968 with the story collection 'Dance of the Happy Shades'. Munro has been appreciated for her finely tuned storytelling, characterized by clarity and psychological realism. Her stories are often set in small town environments, where people's struggle for a decent life often result in difficult relationships and moral conflicts.
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Double Clicking on a phone
Hello all, I'm wondering if there is any way to change double click sensitivity in Qt/Android? It usually takes me at least 10 times to get a double click to register on my phone due to using a touch screen rather than a mouse. I'm assuming I'm not clicking in the exact same spot both times and so it doesn't register. Is there any way to make the radius larger of what is considered the same spot for a double click? Also, is there any *Qt-system-wide* way to implement a long-click, to trigger a double click event? Thanks for any hints! Josh


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I was invited to Delaware State University by the Director of Career Services, Lisa Moody, to facilitate two presentations this month. It was a very rewarding experience and I sincerely appreciated the opportunity to connect with the students, other presenters and members of the outstanding Career Services team in Dover, DE.
One of the presentations was titled "The SEO Resume". At East Coast Executives, our Career Coaching clients are familiar with the term "SEO Resume" but we thought it would be interesting to present it to the students as a way of "spring boarding" their career search by teaching the "tricks" that enable a resume to navigate it's way to the top of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) rankings. The acronym "SEO' stands for Search Engine Optimization; It's basically the process of affecting the visibility of a web page, website or better yet…your resume.
You may ask…why is it important? SEO is necessary to improve the chances of your resume ranking high in the Applicant Tracking System (the online application). Here are a few reasons why this is crucial to career search success. A recent study reports that 70% of Fortune 1000 Companies are using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). 75% of all resume submissions are not making it through the ATS. The average Recruiter spends 6 seconds looking at your resume. Yes, tic,tic,tic,tic,tic, delete!
The key to increase the viability of your resume is to focus on its formatting and unique keywords. Keywords are extremely important because they speak to the system and communicate that your skills and qualifications are a match against the position description and the position requirements. The proper formatting techniques simply assure that your resume won't be "kicked out" of the system before it receives a chance to be seen by a Recruiter or Hiring Manager.
Please remember to customize your resume for each position that you apply to. It takes some extra time and effort but this simple rule greatly increases the chances of your resume making it past that "6 second" mark. Happy searching!
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Medicaid can be as much as 25 percent or more of a state's expenditures -- a share that appears to be rising, not shrinking. In 2011 Medicaid accounted for 24 percent of total state spending, including federal grants. To address their budgetary challenges, an increasing number of states are turning to Medicaid managed care. As of 2009, 47 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries were enrolled in a managed care plan. Looking to save money in categories where the most is being spent, more states are starting to enroll older beneficiaries and those with disabilities in such plans, not just for acute care services, but for long-term services and supports (LTSS).
Consumer advocates are concerned about the level of consumer engagement in this process, as well as the content and quality of the managed care plans. Though there is state oversight of managed LTSS, it differs from state to state.
Who is being served by Medicaid managed care? How is enrollment determined? Does it cover a full range of long-term services and supports including home and community based services? Are these programs providing high quality, efficient care? Is there sufficient state oversight of these programs? How do the different models of state oversight vary from one another? Is Medicaid managed care as a strategy part of state plans for 2014 and the challenges and opportunities presented under the Affordable Care Act? To address these questions and more, the Alliance for Health Reform and AARP are sponsoring an August 3 luncheon briefing. Speakers will be: James Toews, Administration for Community Living, HHS; Lynda Flowers, AARP Public Policy Institute; Patti Killingsworth, TennCare; and Debra Lipson, Mathematica Policy Research. Susan Reinhard of AARP and Ed Howard of the Alliance will co-moderate.
(If you want to download one or more slides from these presentations, contact us at info@allhealth or click here for instructions.)
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A recent whirlwind of mergers and acquisitions has thrown health care industry consolidation into the spotlight. In 2014 alone, there were 1,299 mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector at a value of $387 billion, a new record. In this roundtable for reporters, featuring a top FTC official and two experts, panelists discussed the drivers behind this recent trend; the scope and extent of consolidation among doctors, hospitals and insurers; implications for consumers and other stakeholders; and the roles of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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What is the key to creating a more consumer-friendly and patient-centered health care system? Leading experts address challenges and potential solutions in a new Alliance video featuring Benjamin Moulton of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, Robin Gelburd of FAIR Health, and Tim Skeen Anthem.
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On October 5, speakers at a reporter roundtable held at the National Press Club on open enrollment III provided the latest information about premium trends and drivers, health plan availability and new comparison tools for consumers to use in choosing health plans. They discussed trends in the role of navigators and brokers, and increasing consumer expectations, particularly around the ease of the process.
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A new Alliance toolkit, ōThe Connection between Health and Housing: The Evidence and Policy Landscape,ö provides a detailed look into federal, state and local initiatives, as well as cost implications for health and housing programs.
Attempts to tie health and housing policy are gaining momentum, amid evidence that housing, a social determinant of health, is an important factor in the health status of various populations. More than 610,000 people experience homelessness in the U.S., and over 250,000 individuals within that population have a severe mental illness or a chronic substance use disorder, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Alliance for Health Reform has released a new toolkit, ōBiosimilars: Unpacking Complex Issues.ö
The Affordable Care Act created an expedited licensure pathway for biosimilars, and, in March 2015, the U.S. approved the first biosimilar, leaving policy makers, regulators, providers and stakeholders to grapple with regulatory and financial questions.
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Smokeless Tobacco
To Chew or not to Chew:
Is there really any question?
Smokeless tobacco - dip - snuff - chew: Whatever you call it - it all has the following in common. It is highly addictive, contains nicotine, increases the risk of oral cancers, and it is not a safe alternative to cigarettes.
We see many young soldiers who started chewing in their pre-teen or teenage years. It doesn't take long to get hooked. And once you're hooked , it's hard to keep the lid on this addiction. Why do folks start? Some sports players do it. Peer pressure may be a factor. There are several reasons why people start the habit. But of the reasons given, none of them are good. Unfortunately, several athletes have developed mouth cancer and the truth about smokeless tobacco is finally spreading to the public. But once mouth cancer strikes, it too spreads, and it does so rapidly. That is why it is so hard to cure. If not caught right away, major surgery is often necessary to remove the cancer. Because the mouth, jaws, and tongue are so prominent, the surgery is often disfiguring.
What is in chewing tobacco that makes it so bad?
Chewing tobacco contains many harmful ingredients. Nicotine is among these and it is highly addictive. Polonium 210 ( a nuclear waste) is present in small quantities. Formaldehyde and other cancer causing compounds are just some of the ingredients in dip and chew. Just a pinch between gum and cheek doesn't feel like cancer. Or will it? The toxic chemicals will cause white, wrinkled skin patches inside your mouth in the area the chew is held. This is called snuff dipper's keratosis or hyperkeratosis. As time goes on, early pre-cancerous or cancerous changes may occur in the cells in this area.
White, wrinkled patches
on the inside of the lip
caused by smokeless tobacco - Hyperkeratosis
What are the warning signs for oral cancer?
* a sore that bleeds easily and does not heal
* a lump or thickening in your mouth or neck
* soreness and/or swelling that doesn't go away
* a red or white patch that doesn't go away
*a feeling of something in the throat
Check your mouth often if you do chew and look closely where you hold the tobacco. Pain is rarely an early symptom. See your dentist or physician right away is you notice any of the above warning signs. Remember, mouth cancer has the best chance of a cure when it is caught early.
Besides cancer, what else can smokeless tobacco cause?
* Gum recession - the constant irritation of the tobacco to the gum causes recession which exposes the root surface of teeth leaving teeth sensitive to hot and cold.
* Increased tooth decay - Sugars added to smokeless tobacco in addition to the exposed root surfaces greatly increase the chance of dental decay in these areas.
* Tooth discoloration and bad breath - No need to explain this one. Everyone notices it.
If I want to quit, is there help available?
Yes. Free guides and quitting advice is available from the National Cancer Institute at 1-800-4-CANCER. In the military, the dentist or physician can refer you to appropriate departments such as the preventive medicine department which operates several programs for those wanting to quit. Take the first step in ending this harmful habit and take the first important step towards Dental Health & Wellness.


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March 31, 2012
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama football team held its first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday afternoon inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The scrimmage lasted roughly 120 plays and was just over two hours under sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s.
"I thought this first scrimmage was better, maybe, than I anticipated in some ways," Alabama head coach Nick Saban said Saturday. "I thought the overall intensity and tempo of the offense is something we need to pick up a bit past the first team. The rest was a little sloppy at times in terms of communication, but as I said before, a lot of guys have a lot of opportunities."
Junior quarterback AJ McCarron commanded the offense and completed 25-of-43 passes for 290 yards, three touchdowns and one interceptions. He found Christion Jones twice on scoring strikes of eight and 22 yards while connecting with Kenny Bell on a scrimmage-long 44-yard scoring play.
Jones led the way among receivers with 83 yards on seven receptions while Bell added 68 yards on three catches. Kevin Norwood had five receptions for 50 yards with Marvin Shinn catching a touchdown and finishing with 40 yards on five catches. Freshman Amari Cooper added two grabs for 40 yards and Michael Williams grabbed three for 37 yards.
Dee Hart led the rushing attack with 32 yards on 13 carries and a four-yard touchdown while Ben Howell added 31 yards on eight carries. Jalston Fowler had 27 yards rushing and one score while freshman T.J. Yeldon added another 27 yards on the ground.
"The whole goal of spring practice is to get the right guys on the bus, get them in the right seats and get the wrong guys off the bus," Saban said. "I am talking about character, attitude and competitive spirit, guys that can be responsible and accountable to do their jobs. We have a lot of guys working hard, and we've made a lot of progress as a team."
On the defensive side of the ball sophomore safety Vinnie Sunseri led the way with five tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup to go along with his 38-yard interception return for a touchdown. Adrian Hubbard and Dee Milliner both made four tackles with Hubbard recording a sack and two pass breakups while Milliner added an interception. C.J. Mosley and Nico Johnson both recorded three stops.
"I was pleased with the defense," Saban said. "They made some interceptions and big plays. We made some big plays on offense as well.
"We have two weeks left. We will obviously evaluate this film and see where we want to go. Hopefully, making the kind of progress we need to make, we will be able to work on some of our new opponents for next year and give our players a little knowledge and experience of something a little different than what we've been practicing."
The Crimson Tide returns to the practice field on Monday for the first of three workouts that concludes with the spring's second scrimmage on Friday.
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ALABAMA FOOTBALL – Spring SCRIMMAGE #1 (March 31, 2012)*Stats include 11-on-11, situational drills, red area, goalline, 2-minutePASSING LEADERSA.J. McCarron – 25 for 43, 290 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INTRUSHING LEADERSDee Hart – 13 rushes, 32 yards, 1 TDBen Howell – 8 rushes, 31 yardsJalston Fowler – 10 rushes, 27 yards, 1 TDT.J. Yeldon – 7 rushes, 27 yardsRECEIVING LEADERSChristion Jones – 7 rec., 83 yards, 2 TDKenny Bell – 3 rec., 68 yards, 1 TDNathan McAlister – 5 rec., 51 yardsKevin Norwood – 4 rec., 50 yardsMarvin Shinn – 5 rec., 40 yards, 1 TDAmari Cooper – 2 rec., 40 yardsMichael Williams – 3 rec., 37 yardsDEFENSIVE LEADERS Vinnie Sunseri – 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT (TD), 1 PBUAdrian Hubbard – 4 tackles, 1 sack, 2 PBUDee Milliner – 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INTC.J. Mosley – 3 tackles, 1 PBUNico Johnson – 3 tackles, 1 blockDeion Belue – 3 tackles, 1 INT (TD)Trey Depriest – 2 tackles, 1 INTRobert Lester – 2 tackles, 3 PBUPUNTINGCody Mandell – 9 punts, 383 yards, 42.6 avg., Long 51FIELD GOALSJeremy Shelley – 4 for 4, Long 38 yards (Made: 38, 38, 33, 18)Cade Foster – 3 for 4, Long 44 (Made: 44, 27, 17; Missed: 54)SCORINGPassing Touchdowns (4): A.J. McCarron – 3 (44 yards, 8 yards, 22 yards); Phillip Ely 1 (11 yards)Rushing Touchdowns (2): Dee Hart – 1 ((4-yards); Jalston Fowler – 1 (1 yard)Defensive Touchdowns (2): Deion Belue (93-yard INT return); Vinnie Sunseri (38-yard INT return)