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Grenada County proposes hospital lease to UMC
Supervisors asks Jackson hospital to take over operations
Grenada County and the University of Mississippi Medical Center are working out a lease for Grenada Lake Medical Center.
The board of supervisors this week extended a proposal to UMC to take over operations at the hospital.
County Attorney Jay Gore III said details have to be worked out for the transfer to take place. Gore said the state College Board also must approve the deal.
Supervisors have been talking for several weeks about selling or leasing the hospital. They began seeking requests for proposals in August.
Gore said county officials hope to have the lease finalized with UMC by the end of the first quarter of 2013.
GLMC is licensed for 128 acute care beds, 14 skilled nursing care beds and 14 geriatric psychiatry beds.
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Following the most successful season in school history in 2011, the Lincoln Christian Crusaders are looking for more this year.
The Crusaders won 10 games last year, and with the move to Class C-1, they're hopeful the same production from last year can carry over.
"It doesnt matter if you have an experienced group or an unexperienced group but i think we have great talent to work with, and kids that are going to work hard, and were going to go out every friday night and compete as hard as we can, and im confident we have the kids to have a great season," head coach Matt Farup said.
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By day, I'm a mild-mannered museum worker, laboring for truth, justice, and item-level location tracking. By night, I'm an obsessive crocheter who falls asleep thinking about charts and colorways and ...
By day, I'm a mild-mannered museum worker, laboring for truth, justice, and item-level location tracking. By night, I'm an obsessive crocheter who falls asleep thinking about charts and colorways and stripe patterns.
When I first started crocheting, I spent a lot of time buying into the myths about what crochet could and couldn't do (and worse, about what I couldn't and couldn't do). Several uninspired scarves and a disastrous ripple afghan later, I decided that was a boring attitude to take, and I'd have a lot more fun (and produce better work) if I just made what I wanted to make and figured it out as I went along. Several years down the road, I now love crochet more than ever, and I'm so excited to be along for the ride as it goes in new and interesting directions.
My rock band will be called the Yarn-Bombing Hooligans. I don't expect that I will survive the zombie apocalypse.
This v-shaped scarf, crocheted with bold granny stripes and a striking color combination, melds the fashion-forward edge of a triangle scarf or kerchief with the ease of wear of a traditional scarf. I often find that if a kerchief is big enough to wrap securely around my neck, it's too bulky, but I love the way they look. The long "arms" on this scarf, reaching out from a crisply pointed center, solve that problem neatly. A double crochet border all the way around neatens up the edges.
The simple stitch pattern and worsted weight yarn make this a quick project suitable for beginners, while the unusual shape and opportunity for wild color combinations make this a fun and interesting stitch. Using a large hook relative to the yarn ensures great drape and maximizes the "squish" factor from the granny stitches. This pattern will work with any fiberchoose a cotton blend for warmer climates and year-round wear, or go for 100% wool and stay extra cozy.
You're welcome to sell what you make from this pattern, though I would appreciate credit as the pattern designer. You may NOT sell, copy, or otherwise redistribute the pattern itself, in either electronic or hard-copy form.
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MOSCOW (AP) -- Police and demonstrators have been clashing in Moscow and at least two other Russian cities for a second night, amid increasing anger over alleged vote fraud.
The protesters are targeting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his ruling United Russia party. It lost a large share of its seats in Sunday's parliamentary election, but still maintained a majority. Critics say the losses would have been greater without the fraud.
A police spokesman in Moscow says at least 250 people have been detained at a protest, where flare-type fireworks were thrown at a group of youths who supported the government.
Russian news agencies say about 200 were arrested at a similar attempt to hold an unsanctioned rally in St. Petersburg, and another 25 were arrested in a southern city.
Kremlin supporters put together two large rallies of their own in Moscow, attracting thousands of supporters.
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Bariatric Surgery
Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person, with extreme obesity, lose weight. It promotes weight loss by increasing the feeling of fullness and satisfaction after small meals through restriction of the stomach size and/or reducing the absorption of calories by changing the digestive system's anatomy.
Bariatric surgery is the clinical term for several different procedures. The procedures use one or both of two approaches to help patients lose weight and improve or resolve co-morbid conditions.
- Bariatric Surgery
Cancer Clinical Trials
Clinical trials, or research studies, are an important aspect of Cancer Treatment. Clinical trials help move the basic scientific research from the laboratory to treatments for people. By evaluating the results of these trials, we can find better ways to prevent, detect, and treat cancer. But very few adults with cancer (about 3%) actually participate in clinical trials. We need to test the best cancer prevention, detection, and treatment ideas in the shortest time possible, and this can only happen with participation.
Cancer Surgery
Cancer Surgery (Oncological Surgery) has a pivotal role in cancer treatment, as well as continuing research. It is the only modality with the potential to cure most solid cancers by physically removing malignancies and surrounding tissue from the body. It is a local treatment, meaning that it only treats the part of your body with the cancer and is not used for leukemia or other cancers than have mestastised. Sometimes surgery will be the only treatment needed. But most often, it is combined with other testaments such as radiation therapy.
- Cardiac Echo
- Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after an electric shock, heart attack, or drowning.
CPR combines rescue breathing and chest compressions.
- Rescue breathing provides oxygen to the person's lungs.
- Chest compressions keep oxygen-rich blood flowing until the heartbeat and breathing can be restored.
Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if blood flow stops. Therefore, it is very important that blood flow and breathing be continued until trained medical help arrives.
CPR techniques vary slightly depending on the age or size of the patient. The newest techniques emphasize compression over rescue breathing and airway, reversing long-standing practice.
Carotid Endarterectomy
What Is Carotid Endarterectomy?
Carotid endarterectomy (ka-ROT-id END-ar-ter-EK-to-me), or CEA, is a type of surgery that is used to prevent strokes in people who have carotid artery disease.
Carotid artery disease occurs if plaque (plak) builds up in the two large arteries on each side of your neck (the carotid arteries). The carotid arteries supply your brain with oxygen-rich blood.
Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood. Over time, plaque hardens and narrows the carotid arteries. This limits or blocks the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your brain, which can lead to a stroke.
- CAT Scan
Chemotherapy is the use of medicines or drugs to treat cancer. The thought of having chemotherapy frightens many people. But our experienced oncologists and staff can help you know how it works and what to expect. This can often help calm your fears and give you a better sense of control over your cancer treatment.
- Computed Axial Tomography
Computed Tomography (CT)
In many ways CT scanning works very much like other x-ray examinations. Very small, controlled amounts of x-ray radiation are passed through the body while different tissues absorb the radiation at different rates. With plain radiology, an image of the inside of the body is captured when special film is exposed to the absorbed x-rays. With CT, the film is replaced by an array of detectors that measure the x-ray profile.
You might think of it as looking into a loaf of bread by cutting the bread into thin slices. When the image slices are reassembled by computer the result is a very detailed, multidimensional view of the body's interior.
The Most Advanced CT System in Southeastern Idaho
Featuring the most advanced multislice CT technologies available, the Aquilion 64 is built on Toshiba's unique 64-row Quantum detector, volumetric imaging capabilities and advanced software applications. The Aquilion is the world's only true volumetric 64 CT system with 64 detector channels, 3-D cone beam algorithms and volume reconstruction.
At the heart of the Aquilion 64 is its superior multi-detector design, that produces high-speed, high-resolution imaging with the best low contrast resolution at the lowest dose. The Quantum detector enables the Aquilion CT scanner to acquire 64 simultaneous slices of 0.5 mm with each 400-millisecond gantry revolution. The result is precise isotropic imaging of any region of the body during a breath-hold under ten seconds.
- Cancer Clinical Trials
da Vinci Surgical Robot
da Vinci® Surgical Services
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a condition that may require surgery, you owe it to yourself to learn about all of your options, including the most effective, least invasive surgical treatments available. The da Vinci Surgical System is changing the experience of surgery.
Imagine major surgery performed through the smallest of incisions, the benefits of a definitive treatment and the potential for significantly less pain, a shorter hospital stay, less transfusion rates, faster return to normal daily activities and the potential for better clinical outcomes in some instances.
Portneuf Medical Center is one of only two facilities in southeastern Idaho to provide access to first-class minimally invasive da Vinci surgical procedures. PMC remains enterprising, open and eager to accept new and innovative advancements to be able to test, diagnose and treat patients with the most advanced technology available.
The da Vinci Surgical System is designed to provide surgeons with enhanced capabilities, including high-definition 3D vision and a magnified view. Your doctor sits at a console and controls the da Vinci System, which translates his or her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside your body. Though it is often called a "robot," da Vinci cannot act on its own: Instead, the surgery is performed entirely by your doctor.
The breakthrough surgical system is called the da Vinci in part because Leonardo da Vinci invented the first robot. He also used unparalleled anatomical accuracy and three-dimensional details to bring his masterpieces to life. Similarly, the da Vinci surgical system provides physicians with such enhanced detail and precision that the system can simulate an open surgical environment while allowing surgery through tiny incisions.
A doctor demonstrates the delicate surgical work that can be performed with the da Vinci surgical system by peeling a grape.
Together, da Vinci technology allows your doctor to perform complex procedures through just a few tiny openings. As a result, you may be able to get back to life faster without the usual recovery following major surgery. The da Vinci System has been used successfully worldwide in hundreds of thousands of procedures to date.
- da Vinci Surgical Robot
Diagnostic Radiology (X-Ray)
The X-ray has been called one of the most significant advances in all of medical history. It is used in many different ways in medical diagnosis. An x-ray image is produced when a small amount of radiation passes through the body and strikes a sheet of sensitive film placed on the other side of the body. The ability of x-rays to penetrate tissues and bones varies according to the tissue's composition and mass. Bone, which contains calcium, does not let much radiation through and results in white images on the x-ray film. Images of the injury can show even very fine hairline fractures or chips, while images produced after treatment ensure that a fracture has been properly aligned and stabilized for healing. Bone x-rays are an essential tool in orthopedic surgery, such as spinal repair, joint replacements, or fracture reductions.
We employ advanced X-ray digital imaging systems that produce high-quality images that can be produced on film, CDs or sent electronically to a patient's physician.
- Diagnostic Radiology (X-Ray)
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a treatment option for patients suffering from severe depression who have been unsuccessful with other forms of treatment, such as antidepressant medication and psychotherapy. Bipolar and Schizophrenia are other illnesses that can be effectively treated by ECT.
Health Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
It's obvious to many people who have lived with morbid obesity for years that the disease has a severe negative impact on quality of life. Because of morbid obesity, you may choose not to participate in certain activities. You may feel that you have limited career choices.
What you may not know is that morbid obesity has been found to affect the quality of your health and the length of your life.4
Morbid obesity has been linked to several serious and life-threatening diseases. These co-morbid conditions include type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, acid reflux/GERD, and cancer. Most of these conditions do not develop for years. So many people living with morbid obesity may have one or more of these health issues without even realizing it.
Bariatric surgery may offer you a whole new outlook on health…
One study found that gastric bypass surgery reduced the total number of co-morbid conditions of participating patients by 96%.5
Many surgeons recommended bariatric surgery as a treatment option for type 2 diabetes.12 In some cases, resolution of type 2 diabetes occurred within days of the surgery.4
A meta-analysis stated that several studies found that bariatric surgery patients felt better, spent more time doing recreational and physical activities, benefited from enhanced productivity and economic opportunities, and had more self-confidence than they did prior to surgery.4
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment in which the patient is entirely enclosed in a pressure chamber breathing 100% oxygen at greater than one atmosphere.
Some common conditions treated with HBOT include:
- Severe foot ulcers in patients with diabetes
- Wounds related to infection of the bone (Osteomyelitis)
- Skin grafts or flaps that are not healing
- Delayed radiation therapy injury (example: osteoradionecrosis, radiation cystitis, proctitis etc.)
- Gas gangrene caused by infection
- Crush injuries
- Carbon monoxide intoxication
- Selected wounds with arterial insufficiency
At Portneuf Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center patient privacy and individualized wound care is at the forefront of everything we do, which is one of the reasons why we utilize Monoplace (Single) Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers— Advantages include:
- Patients are cared for individually thus maintaining patient privacy.
- Single chambers ensure there is no spread of disease or infection from other patients.
- Patients are treated at a protocol specific to that particular patient.
- No awkward or restraining facemasks or hoods.
- Each single chamber is equipped with individual flat screen televisions, so patients can take a nap or watch his or her favorite TV station/movie.
- Chambers are made of clear acrylic material so patient can see out, minimizing confinement anxiety.
- Flexible treatment start times.
A hysterectomy is an operation to remove a woman's uterus. A woman may have a hysterectomy for different reasons, including:
- Uterine fibroids that cause pain, bleeding, or other problems
- Uterine prolapse, which is a sliding of the uterus from its normal position into the vaginal canal
- Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries
- Endometriosis
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Adenomyosis, or a thickening of the uterus
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One reason that cancer cells thrive is because they are able to hide from your immune system. Immunotherapy is a type of biological therapy, using substances derived from living organisms, that can "mark" cancer cells so it is easier for the immune system to find and destroy them.
- Immunotherapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI utilizes computers and magnetic fields, rather than radiation, to provide safe and non-invasive images of the human anatomy. Idaho Medical Imaging uses the Siemens MAGNETOM Espree 1.5T, the next generation of advanced MRI.
More Head Room. More Leg Room. More Comfort.
The Espree's extra-large opening means it can comfortably accommodate a variety of patients, including the anxious, large-sized, or anyone who just likes more space. And the Espree is the only machine where most of the exams can be done without your head having to enter the MRI. In addition to pen comfort, the Espree also offers high-quality imaging for your doctor. Now you can both rest peacefully.
Faster, More Precise Results
Siemens has combined, for the first time, a very wide 70 cm bore, a very short 125 cm magnet, and the powerful performance of 1.5T to create something very revolutionary: Open Bore MRI. And Magnetom Espree has the power of TIM (Total Imaging Matrix).
Our Magnetom Espree provides up to 4-times higher signal-to-noise for superior image quality and greater diagnostic confidence. It's a level of image quality not seen before in Open MRI. The Espree offers, for the first time, CT-like comfort with true 1.5T high-field power. So it's head-out and feet first for most exams.
A New Ally in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Breast cancer will affect an average of one in eight women sometime in their lifetime. It is the second most common cause of cancer related deaths in women. Numerous studies prove that early detection is a vital component in the successful treatment of breast cancer.
Mammograms play a central part in the early detection of breast cancer because they can detect changes in the breast that may be early signs of cancer, but are too small or subtle to be felt. The use of mammography has greatly enhanced the ability to detect breast cancers at earlier stages. Now a new technology called full field digital mammography shows great promise in the fight against breast cancer.
Early Detection is the Key
Although there has been a decline in the rate of deaths from breast cancer in recent years, it is still the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer. Studies have shown that, when detected early, the chance for successful treatment of breast cancer is nearly 100%.
Methods for early detection of breast cancer include clinical examinations by a healthcare professional and mammography. In most cases, mammography can identify an abnormal breast mass as much as two years before it can be detected by touch.
Some physicians also recommend a monthly breast self-examination for all women beginning at the age of 20, following proper training by a qualified healthcare professional.
What is a Mammogram?
A mammogram is an x-ray examination of the breasts, used to detect and diagnose breast diseases. Screening mammography is used as a preventive measure for women who have no symptoms of breast disease. A screening mammogram usually involves two views of each breast.
Diagnostic mammography involves additional views of the breast, and is used when an abnormality is found during screening, or in women who have breast complaints, such as a breast mass, nipple discharge, breast pain, or skin irritation.
Mammography is a very safe procedure that uses low doses of radiation to produce high-quality x-rays.
What is Full Field Digital Mammography?
Digital mammography uses computers and specially designed digital detectors to produce an image that can be displayed on a high-resolution computer monitor, and transmitted and stored just like computer files.
From a patient's point of view, having a digital mammogram is very much like having a conventional screen-film mammogram. Both film-based and digital mammography use compression and x-rays to create clear images of the inside of the breast. During all mammography exams, the technologist positions the patient to image the breast from different angles and compresses the breast with a paddle to obtain optimal image quality.
Unlike film-based mammography, digital mammograms produce images that appear on the technologist's monitor in a matter of seconds. There is no waiting for film to develop, which can mean a shorter time spent in the breast imaging suite.
The Benefits of Digital Mammography
With digital mammography, the radiologist reviews electronic images of the breast, using special high-resolution monitors. The physician can adjust the brightness, change contrast, and zoom in for close ups of specific areas of interest. Being able to manipulate images is one of the main benefits of digital technology.
Another convenience of digital mammography over film-based systems is it can greatly reduce the need for retakes due to over or under exposure. This potentially saves additional time and reduces your exposure to x-rays.
Because they are electronic, digital mammography images can be transmitted quickly across a network. Digital images can also be easily stored, copied without any loss of information, and transmitted and received in a more streamlined manner, eliminating dependence on only one set of "original" films.
Who Should Have Mammograms?
The American Cancer Society recommends that all women have a baseline screening mammogram between the age of 35 and 40 and that beginning at the age of 40, women have an annual screening mammogram.
In addition to annual screening for women 40 and older, women with certain risk factors should discuss an appropriate screening program with their physician.
Some Known Risk Factors For Breast Cancer
- Family or personal history of breast cancer
- Early menstrual onset/late onset menopause
- Use of oral contraceptives
- Use of hormone replacement therapy
- Alcohol use (2 or more drinks/day)
How is Mammography Performed?
You will need to undress above the waist for this procedure. You will be given a wrap to wear during the mammogram.
You and a breast imaging technologist will be the only ones present during the mammogram. The technologist will position each breast, one at a time, on the mammography equipment. The breast will then be compressed, and the x-ray will be taken.
If you are having a screen-film mammogram, the technologist will take all of the x-rays needed for the examination. She will then develop the films before you leave, to make sure each film shows the right view and exposure.
If you are having a digital mammogram, each x-ray will appear on the technologist's computer screen, and she will be able to make sure each image shows the right view before positioning you for the next x-ray.
The entire procedure should take about 20 minutes.
Are Mammograms Painful?
Breast compression may cause some discomfort for a brief time during each x-ray, but it should not be painful.
Breast compression helps obtain better x-rays by:
- Flattening the breast so that the maximum amount of tissue can be examined.
- Allowing a lower x-ray dose to be used, since the x-ray beams pass through a thinner amount of tissue.
- Holding the breast in place to prevent blurring caused by motion.
- If you have sensitive breasts, schedule your mammogram at a time of the month when your breasts will be less tender. In general, the week after a period is when breasts are less tender.
How Should I Prepare for a Mammogram?
If you have had mammograms in different facilities, call those facilities in advance and arrange to have your previous mammograms, reports and any other treatment reports forwarded.
Do not wear deodorant, powder or cream under your arms it may interfere with the quality of your mammogram.
If you have sensitive breasts, schedule your mammogram at a time of the month when your breasts will be less tender. In general, the week after a period is when breasts are less tender.
How Will I Get My Results?
Your mammogram will be read by a radiologist. The radiologist will send a report to your physician and your physician will notify you of the results.
Be sure to ask your physician when you will receive the results of your mammogram. If you do not hear from your physician, don't assume your mammogram was normal. Confirm this by calling your physician's office.
- Medical Oncology
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine is a branch of radiology that uses radioactive materials to diagnose or treat various diseases. These radioactive materials (tracers) may also be called radiopharmaceuticals, and they accumulate (collect) in specific organs in the body.
Radiopharmaceuticals are able to yield valuable information about the particular organ being studied. Whether outside the body or inside the body, tracers emit radioactive signals, called gamma rays, which can be collected and counted by a special device, called a gamma camera.
Nuclear Cardiology
Cardiac nuclear medicine tests are indicated for individuals with unexplained chest pain or chest pain brought on by exercise (called angina) to permit the early detection of heart disease.
The most common cardiac nuclear medicine procedure, called myocardial perfusion scanning, enables the visualization of blood-flow patterns to the heart walls. The test is important for evaluating the presence and extent of suspected or known coronary artery disease (blockages) as well as the results of previous injury to the heart from a heart attack, called a myocardial infarction. It also can be done to evaluate the results of bypass surgery or other percutaneous revascularization procedures designed to restore the blood supply to the heart.
Heart-wall movement and overall heart function can be evaluated with cardiac gating, a technique that synchronizes the images of the heart with different parts of the cardiac cycle (contracting or relaxing) as determined by an electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the electrical currents that activate the heart muscle and cause it to pump.
- Nuclear Medicine
Personalized Medicine
Clinically, the term "Personalized Medicine" refers to individually targeting methods involving genetic testing and analyzing of the patient's molecular biomarkers.
Clinical molecular diagnostics and biomarker discoveries in oncology are advancing rapidly as we begin to understand the complex mechanisms that transform a normal cell into a cancerous one. These discoveries have fueled the development of innovative drug targeting and new treatment strategies.
While Portneuf Cancer Center provides world class integrated patient care, personalized genetic diagnostics are only available in certain oncology-specific research facilities within the United States. If you'd like to learn more about personalized medicine and genetic testing, please contact the staff at The Portneuf Cancer Center for additional resources.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
PET is a powerful diagnostic tool that, in many cases, renders answers that other imaging tests may not provide. This non-invasive procedure helps physicians with their diagnosis and treatment of some types of cancer, heart disease, and diseases associated with the brain. Biochemical changes are detected by a PET scan after a compound that contains radioactive molecules, bound to a sugar-like substance, is injected into the body. These molecules provide the tracers that allow the measurement of metabolic activity within the body. A computer records this information, and converts it into pictures for diagnostic purposes.
PET scans are effective for a wide variety of applications. But when the results of PET scans are "fused" together with CT scans, the combined image provides complete information on cancer location and metabolism. PET detects metabolic signals in the body while CT provides a detailed picture of the internal anatomy, revealing the location, size, and shape of cellular activity.
- Personalized Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
Radiation Therapy
At high doses, radiation has proven to shrink tumors and treat pain and other problems caused by the tumor by damaging the cancer cell's DNA. Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) refers to this treatment method. Radiation therapy can either damage DNA directly or create charged particles called free radicals within the cells that can in turn damage the DNA. Cancer cells whose DNA is damaged beyond repair stop dividing and die. When the damaged cells die, they are broken down and eliminated by the body's natural processes. Radiotherapy is often given before, during, or after oncological surgery as a more complete regimen.
- Radiotherapy
- Robotic Surgery
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a form of radiation therapy that focuses high-power energy on a small area of the body.
Despite its name, radiosurgery is a treatment, not a surgical procedure. Incisions (cuts) are not made on your body.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Tenex Health TX
Tenex is a minimally invasive procedure. The advanced technology was developed in collaboration with the world renowned Mayo Clinic and combines sophisticated ultrasound imaging to identify damaged tissue. Once the treatment area is located with ultrasound, a small MicroTip is inserted into a tiny incision, approximately 5mm.The MicroTip delivers ultrasonic energy that accurately and specifically removes the damaged tissue without disturbing the surrounding healthy tendon tissue.
- Tenex Health TX
Our ultrasound system's powerful imaging capabilities support a variety of common exams, including vascular, abdominal, gynecological and pelvic. It also provides advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities, including the popular 4D "baby face" ultrasound. A flat panel wall-mounted monitor will allow patients to see their ultrasound exam in real-time. This new 4-D imaging technology allows patients to view the unborn child in 3-dimensional, clear, life-like images of the baby. The video image of the baby appears in real-time (the fourth dimension), showing a true image of the baby as it moves and develops in the womb.
For obstetrics patients to experience the excitement of the 4D "baby face", a complete diagnostic ultrasound exam is required. The "baby face" image is best when viewed between 26 and 30 weeks. PMC will provide a CD containing the ultrasound pictures, which the patient can then take home to view and print or take to any store with photo printing capabilities.
Images are available to physicians via PACS.
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MARIETTA - With the new year came an increase in the minimum wage in Ohio.
The minimum wage increased 10 cents to $7.95 an hour, as mandated by a 2006 amendment to the Ohio Constitution which links minimum wage to inflation.
Many area businesses are feeling a slight crunch because more money is coming out of the budget.
Area McDonald's franchise owner Laurie Strahler said each year, the effects of the minimum wage increase can be felt, but that this year it was a little too early to judge how it would impact her businesses.
"We have a number of employees raised (to the new minimum)," she said. "It's kind of the cost of doing business."
Strahler said in the past, employee hours had been cut slightly to make up for the pay increase.
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Ohio's Minimum Wage
* 1992-2006: $4.25 (with a lower rate for businesses with an annual revenue under $500,000).
* 2007: $6.85.
* 2008: $7.
* 2009: $7.30.
* 2010: $7.30.
* 2011: $7.40.
* 2012: $7.70.
* 2013: $7.85.
* 2014: $7.95.
"(The wage increase) comes at a time when business is slower," she said. "It's winter. We may not need as many hours (for employees)."
Strahler said she was making no hasty decisions in regards to staff cuts or price increases.
"We aren't going to cut staff," Strahler said. "I will wait and see what we're going to do."
Marietta's Warren's IGA is also being impacted by the minimum wage increase.
Manager Mike Morrison said the only raises made at the start of the new year were for those making the minimum. He said while the rise this year is small, in years past it's been quite a lot.
"This year it's just a dime," he said. "It's not a major increase. From ($4.25) to where it is now over the last (several) years, it's a pretty healthy jump."
Morrison said no decisions had been made on offsetting the cost of labor with shorter hours or increased prices.
"For a small business, it continues to be something that's hard to deal with," he said. "We're looking right now at operating expenses from every manageable way we can. Labor is our No. 1 operating expense."
Businesses across Ohio have been dealing with increased labor costs for the past eight years. With the 2006 amendment, 12 years of stagnant $4.25 minimum wages ended, and businesses can expect wage increases to continue each year.
Sylvi Caporale, owner of American Flags and Poles, supports the minimum wage increase.
"We're always excited to provide more for our team," Caporale said, adding that raises would be given regardless of a state mandate.
The increase in wages doesn't cause Caporale any concern.
"You know that you have to make revenue somehow," she said. "We have to be more efficient and increase sales. When buying and making purchases we have to be cautious and make sure we can have a good value for the customer and profitability for the store."


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McConnell Fires Up Case Against EPA Coal Rules
The Republican war on President Obama's "war on coal" continues. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), the Senate minority leader, took to the Senate floor Thursday to decry what he sees as a regulatory offensive by the Obama administration designed to kill coal jobs in his home state.
The catalyst? Upcoming rules by the Environmental Protection Agency that would mandate, for the first time, standards for greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants. EPA chief Gina McCarthy is expected to unveil the details of the new standards Friday.
"It's just the latest administration salvo in its never ending war on coal–a war against the very people who provide power and energy for our country," Sen. McConnell said. He is pushing the Saving Coal Jobs Act, which would rescind the EPA's ability to regulate power-plant emissions and streamline coal-mine permitting.
The GOP has been railing against the Obama administration's "war on coal" since before there was an Obama administration. Controversial remarks made in 2008 by then-candidate Barack Obama and Steven Chu, who said "coal is my worst nightmare" and later became energy secretary, fueled years of political talking points. In the 2012 election, Republican nominee Mitt Romney declared himself a friend of coal in an unsuccessful bid to win swing states like Ohio and Virginia
The EPA plan would essentially ban new coal-fired power plants unless they use expensive technology to capture carbon emissions, people familiar with it say.
"Kentucky coal miners have suffered far too much already. Congress cannot sit idly by and let the EPA unilaterally destroy a vital source of energy and a vital source of employment," said Mr. McConnell, citing reports that a local coal miner, James River Coal, would furlough more than 500 workers.
It's true that EPA rules are weighing on coal's future in the U.S., but Washington is hardly the only problem for Appalachian coal. A glut of cheap natural gas unleashed by hydraulic fracturing has radically changed the way the U.S. generates electricity, making coal-fired power more expensive than gas-fired generation in many areas.
More importantly, not all coal is equal. Appalachian coal is the most expensive to produce in the U.S.; coal from the central region is cheaper, and coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin is cheaper yet. As long as Appalachian coal is sold at a premium for the steel industry, the economics work. But selling pricey Appalachian coal for power production is an increasingly losing proposition. That's why coal production in the east has steadily shifted to the west in the last two decades.
James River Coal Company attributed its Kentucky layoffs to weak domestic and international demand. Another factor is the company's production costs, reported in an August regulatory filing: $77.30 a ton for its Appalachian coal vs. $36.83 a ton for its Midwest coal.


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Residents across south-eastern Australia are loading up the woollies to cope with another unusually brisk morning.
Sydney's overnight temperatures dropped to 6.4 degrees, a couple of degrees below normal for August. Sunday's low was just 5.5 degrees - making it the coolest consecutive mornings in four years.
Melbourne fared worse, with the 1.9-degree minimum coupled with Sunday's 1.4-degree low to make it the city's coldest couple of days in 17 years.
Adelaide, meanwhile, had its equal-lowest August low on record, with the mercury sinking to just 0.9 degrees on Monday.
Brett Dutschke, a senior meteorologist with Weatherzone, said the frosty snap was linked to a very dry cold front that moved through the region at the end of last week.
"There was so little moisture attached to that front, it really dried out the atmosphere," Mr Dutschke said. "It was effectively the driest air mass we have had this season."
With little cloud cover around, overnight temperatures typically sink below average but often warm up through the day to bring above-normal maximums.
That will be the case for Sydney for most of this week, with forecast minimums of 8 degrees until Friday before maximums of 18-19 and little chance of rain.
El Nino-like
Some of the worst frosts and coldest temperatures have been recorded in years when an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the Pacific.
While the Bureau of Meteorology last week downgraded the chance of an El Nino event in the Pacific to a 50-50 chance in 2014, El-Nino-like conditions have dominated eastern Australia in recent months.
These conditions include drier and warmer than usual weather.
Sydney, for instance, last month had its driest July since 1995 and equal second-warmest July for maximum temperatures.
Statewide rainfall was about two-thirds below average.
The next chance of rain of any significance for Sydney may be early next week when another change should trigger moister on-shore winds, Mr Dutschke said.
The falls, though, "may be more in the way of on and off showers" for the city. "There's not much rainfall at all for at least the next fortnight," he said.
There may be some better falls, though, for the state's parched north-east.
That rain would be welcomed by Rural Fire Service crews who have had to battle another early season of bushfires, with dozens of blazes over the past few days.
Weatherzone is owned by Fairfax Media, publisher of this website.


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Xbox 360 Teardown
Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 released in 2005, is one of the most powerful gaming consoles on the market. This console has taken a lot of heat over the years because of the red ring of death, But I'll show you what's inside of this beast.
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The Xbox 360 is one of the most powerful gaming consoles on the market. I may have the Halo 3 Edition, but the dissasembly for all models is the same.
The disassembly of this console is not easy, but with some patience you can do it.
This Disassembly also works with HDMI models, and Non-HDMI models
Begin by removing the hard drive, (skip this step if your console doesn't have a hard drive)
Press the button on the hard drive, then pull up near the front. Once the front is removed, slide the drive forward and then lift the drive out.
Removing the Face-Plate
Put two fingers into the USB port area, then push down, while pulling the face-plate towards you.
Removing The Top Bezel
Make sure the console is standing up. Then look into the grill.
The red circles mark the location of tabs (like this on the other side too). Together there are 6. To pull off the top grill, use a small round object to insert into the holes onto the tab, then pull up on the grill, freeing it partially. You need to do this to all 6 tabs to ensure you don't break them. Then lift the grill up. This process is the same for the top and bottom.
The Tabs Are Circled In Yellow
As you can see, I got lazy and broke two of them. Try not to do the same, yet as long as most of the tabs are there, it should still go back on. So don't sweat it, if you break them.
The Bottom Grill
Flip the console over, and remove the bottom grill the same way you removed the top one.
Once you are done removing the grills, both the top and the bottom should look like this.(3rd Photo)
Once you break the Microsoft seal, we can continue. Start by taking multiple flathead screwdriver bits or 4 spudgers (The most common spudger is a black or yellow nylon stick with a metal hook at one end.) and put them in these 4 latches to hold them open.
After all 4 tabs are held open, pull up on the top half of the case. The bits should pop out(don't lose them!). Lift the case up and make sure the tabs don't reconnect.
Lift the half up and then flip the console upright, and make sure that you don't let the tabs close.
Removing the bottom half.
This next step is hard, but I promise that the bottom half comes off.
Using a small flathead screwdriver, pry these tabs apart. It's hard to show how to remove the clips, but you'll see soon enough.
Using a flathead screwdriver, pop out all 7 tabs. It's hard to do this without causing some damage to the casing.
Removing the bottom/right half.
These pictures should explain how it's done.
Once all tabs are free, flip the console back over and lift the bottom half off.
Removing the Top Half
Using a small flathead screwdriver, or a spudger, remove the eject button assembly.
It should come off easily, but some models have adhesive, making the process slightly harder.
Removing the top half.
Flip the console over and remove the 6 T10 Screws. They should each be 2.5" long, if not, you removed the wrong screws.
Then flip the console back over, holding it by both the plastic and the metal.
Removing the DVD Drive.
It is a SATA DVD drive with a proprietary Xbox power connector.
Lift the drive up near the back revealing the connectors.
Pull the drive out of the console. There may be tape on the front of the drive holding it in, remove the tape.
Set the drive aside.
Removing the Fan Shroud.
Using a flathead screwdriver, pry out the tab connecting it to the fans.
Lift the shroud out.
Removing the Fans.
Remove the 3-Pin power connector from the logic board. This is the same connector used in some PC fans.
Using a flathead screwdriver, pry the fans toward you.
Pull the fans toward you, then lift them out of the casing.
Removing the "Ring Of Light"/RF board.
Pop off the plastic LED cover.
Remove these 3 T8 Screws
Pull the board toward you. Than set it aside.
Removing the logic board.
Remove these T10 Screws from the bottom metal casing, there may be more than the number circled, just remove them all.
If they are present, remove these T8 Screws from the bottom metal casing.
Flip the casing over.
With a little persuasion, the logic board should lift out of the casing.
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HDMI and Video Ports
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The video RAM isn't just 10mb, lmao. The system RAM is shared with the GPU, so theoretically if the system didn't need any RAM the video card could access all 512mb. The 10MB is an embedded DRAM module that allows AA filtering without a performance hit.
thanks for the guide buddy, my xbox wouldnt play anything(games or dvds) but i used this guide to strip the bugger down, and found that it was dustier than an old ladys privates, cleaned the laser and and the cpu, now it works a treat. so if anyone has the open tray error then the best bet is to use this guide, strip it down step by step and clean the bugger but be careful not to damage any components and do not " I REPEAT DO NOT TOUCH THE LASERS EYE WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN A SOFT CLOTH. Best to use the little green one that comes with LCD tvs if not then a little cotton bud will suffice. Thanks Again for the guide bro, saved my xbox..
Thanks for the guide. My brothers 8 year old xbox was getting 2 red leds after 10-15 minuets of playing. Further investigation showed that the CPU was overheating. I figured either the thing was clogged with dust, or the thermal paste was nonexistent, or both. Turned out it was both. I cleaned it out, removed what was left of the old thermal paste, and reapplied. The fans had been running at full speed for the longest time, but now its as if it just came out of the box.


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Definición de enjoy en inglés:
verbo[with object]
1Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion): I enjoy watching good films
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- They allegedly spent the money on watching three movies and enjoying a sumptuous dinner.
- She was in great form that day and enjoyed the occasion and meeting up with many of her old friends.
- This gives them their only opportunity to enjoy the occasional meal out or a drink with friends.
like, love, be fond of, be entertained by, be amused by, be pleased by, find/take pleasure in, be keen on, delight in, appreciate, rejoice in, relish, revel in, adore, lap up, savour, luxuriate in, bask in, wallow in, glory in
informal fancy, get a kick out of, get a thrill out of, get a buzz out of, go a bundle on
1.1 (enjoy oneself) Have a pleasant time: I could never enjoy myself, knowing you were in your room alone
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- The weather was beautiful, hopefully the first of many such pleasant days enjoying ourselves this week.
- This also means they will probably be buried in books while others are enjoying themselves at parties.
- All agreed it was a beautiful ceremony and those who watched it live enjoyed themselves immensely until the early hours.
have fun, have a good time, enjoy life, be happy, live, live life to the full, have the time of one's life;
party, make merry, celebrate, revel, roister
informal have a ball, have a whale of a time, groove, make whoopee, whoop it up, let one's hair down
1.2 [no object, in imperative] informal, chiefly North American Used to urge someone to take pleasure in what is being offered or is about to happen: Bake until the filling starts to bubble and the crust turns golden brown. Enjoy!
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- When you go to the rental store this weekend, try one of these. Enjoy!
- Midterm break is on Mondayenjoy!
2Possess and benefit from: the security forces enjoy legal immunity from prosecution
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- We in this generation are enjoying the benefits of many inventions of the past for little or no money.
- She no longer enjoys the benefit of a legal aid certificate.
- An additional advantage is that it now enjoys the benefit of fuel-efficiency.
benefit from, have the benefit of, reap the benefits of, have the advantage, have the use of, have available, avail oneself of, be blessed with, be favoured with, be endowed with, be born with, be possessed of;
have, possess, own, boast
archaic participate of
enjoyer sustantivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- It was playing host to an international conference of enjoyers of life, consultants in the seizing of the moment before it passes.
- They represent a fair exchange between the player and the listener, the worker and the enjoyer of the work - if, of course, the band gets the revenue.
- Like me, he was a disillusioned cynic, enjoyer of beer and a great admirer of a pretty face.
Late Middle English: from Old French enjoier 'give joy to' or enjoïr 'enjoy', both based on Latin gaudere 'rejoice'.
joy from Middle English:
Joy is from Old French joie, based on Latin gaudium, from gaudere 'rejoice'. In rejoice (Middle English) the re- makes the sense more intense; enjoy (Late Middle English) comes from the Old French enjoier 'give joy to'.
Palabras que riman con enjoyahoy, alloy, Amoy, annoy, boy, buoy, cloy, coy, destroy, employ, Hanoi, hoi polloi, hoy, Illinois, joy, koi, oi, ploy, poi, Roy, savoy, soy, tatsoi, toy, trompe l'œil, troy
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Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, a day that will go down in history as the day the U.S.A. officially became a socialist country. The sad part of it is that we did it to ourselves through a democratic process, voting. Hmm ... Germany did the same thing by electing Hitler.
It was a very cleaver plan conceived many years ago, around the time of Woodrow Wilson.
The plan:
1. Infiltrate our state colleges and state universities with just one or two socialists/communists.
2. Those one or two would, overtime, win at least one or two to the "cause," then, that one or two would win another 1 or 2.
3. Now you begin to see the process, slowly but surely almost every state college and state university has one or two socialists teaching.
4. You must remember that those professors taught the teachers that taught the last couple of generations of children in grade school and high school.
5. Now you have two, or more, generations of young people who think Socialism/Communism is "the greatest thing since sliced bread," (I just showed my age).
6. Another phase of the process is to, remove religion from our society. For example: remove "Christ" from Christmas, the Bible/prayer from the schools.
7. Have a little known politician add an attachment to bill going through Congress that says, "Religious organizations shall not promote any politician or political cause or it will loose its tax-exempt status." In case you are curious, his name was Lyndon Johnson. So, now the pastors feel intimidated by the State and many remain silent.
8. Somewhere along the line, we begin talking "tolerance." We all must be tolerant of one another. Sounds good! But like a lot of good things, it evolves into something we had not intended. Now, someone says, let's make it a "crime" to be intolerant. As time goes along, things that a "Christian" nation and the Bible call sins, become hate crimes. So, by now, we are getting a society that does not fear or love God, but loves themselves.
9. Somewhere along the way, it becomes necessary to get 50 percent of the people to become dependent upon the government for their livelihood. Another good idea was, Social Security. The idea worked very well. Both the employee and the employer would contribute to a fund that would enable a person to have a means of support in their old age ... worked well until, you guessed it, Lyndon Johnson, (Great Society) had a better idea. And then, over time, the country started to "go broke" and it was necessary to spend all that money on something else.
10. Eventually we find 50 percent of Americans beholden to the government, through food stamps, welfare, Section Eight Housing, Social Security, etc., you get the picture.
On Nov. 6, those beholden to the government saw no problem in re-electing a man who openly supports "gays," same-sex marriage, tearing down our military, is pro-abortion, anti-Israel, anti-gun, pro-Muslim, anti-business, just to name a few! Fifteen to 20 years ago, he would not have gotten 20 percent of the vote! Wow, now, that is called progress! They are right, it is, as the Democrats now like to call it, progressivism, another name for socialism/communism.
My hope is that at the end of the next four years, we will be awakened to the facts of how bad progressivism is and return our country to ourselves, unless of course, for some reason, unknown to "John Q. Public" there is no election process.
I sure do hope and pray I am wrong about this.
Ralph Spires


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Faculty Research in the News
Program and Series Honor Adel Mahmoud
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- Posted on February 10, 2006
The Merck Company Foundation and Princeton University will expand upon a 27-year-old partnership to create the Adel Mahmoud Global Health Scholars Program and Lecture Series in Global Health.
Funded by a grant from the Merck Company Foundation, the scholars program and lecture series will be based at the Center for Health and Wellbeing, part of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
The global health scholars program will provide outstanding Princeton students with funding for travel and research to pursue global health-related internships and senior thesis research, while the lecture series will bring a number of leading experts to Princeton to speak about aspects of global health policy, ranging from child health and survival to the containment of international pandemics.
Both programs, named in honor of Dr. Adel Mahmoud in recognition of his distinguished career at Merck & Co. Inc. and his pioneering work in global health, will create new opportunities to engage Princeton undergraduates in this growing field.
Mahmoud, former president of Merck Vaccines, oversaw Merck's extensive vaccine portfolio, including its HIV vaccine program as well as new vaccines for rotavirus, human papilloma virus and shingles. His academic research has focused on international health, and he is a widely recognized expert on infectious disease and immunization in developing countries. Prior to his tenure at Merck, Mahmoud was chairman of medicine and physician-in-chief at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Mahmoud currently has a joint appointment in the Woodrow Wilson School as a senior policy analyst and in the University's Department of Molecular Biology as a lecturer with the rank of professor. His teaching and research at Princeton focuses on scientific and policy issues in global health and disease control.
As part of the new program, four juniors will be selected each fall by a faculty committee for the scholars program from 2007 until 2011. Application materials for the first year will be available when students return to campus this fall, and the scholars will be announced by mid-term break. The rigorous application and selection process will focus on both academic performance and interest in global health issues.
The lecture series, which will bring two leading researchers and practitioners in global health policy to Princeton annually, will reach a much larger audience of Princeton students and faculty as well as the general public. The first lecture will take place in 2008.


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Time Management in the Digital Age
Published April 23, 2013 | By Hadassah Levy
- Your brain can't process two totally dissimilar streams of information at once. You can't remember them both short-term, let alone long-term.
- Every time your brain switches from one task to another, it requires time to adjust. Fewer switches mean less time wasted.
- When safety or productivity are at stake, it is important to focus on one task at a time.
- This is especially difficult in today's world, where social networks, email and phones are constantly vying for our attention.
Work-life balance
- Fast communication has fostered expectations that every email will be answered immediately and every ringing phone needs to be answered. Besides cutting into productivity during work hours, this can disrupt your leisure and family time as well.
- Working all hours of the day causes exhaustion and less productivity at work as well.
- Better management of work hours and a clear plan for separating work and play/other responsibilities will ultimately help you get more work done.
Task management
- In gmail, use Google Calendar widget to combine your scheduling and your emails in one place.
- Producteev integrates with Google Calendar and can be used alone to manage tasks. You can send an email with a task and it adds it to the system. There are other free products out there as well, such as Basecamp and Asana. Appstorm has a list of top 10 task management apps with a chart comparing features.
- To-do list on pen and paper is sometimes the easiest solution – assuming you don't lose it.
- Not all e-mails need to be read first thing in the morning. Read necessary ones first and leave the rest for time of day when it's hardest for you to work.
- Read group messages on web or in daily digest
- Send newsletters directly to folders, to be looked at during designated time (whether work-related or personal). Unsubscribe to unnecessary newsletters.
- Google alerts – save time searching the web. Can also be sent to a folder to be looked at during designated time.
- Personal social media browsing – start work early, spend some time catching up and then close it down if not needed for work. If you work alone, and are able to do keep it under control, can use SM as a replacement for the "water cooler."
- Shut off all email notifications. Account settings – notifications – email. Each group needs notifications shut off for it specifically (from group page). Or send notifications to a non-work email.
- When using FB for work it's hard to ignore personal stuff. Try to keep it to a minimum – don't get involved in big controversial debates. Can be closed when not in use.
- When commenting or liking a post likely to have a lot of comments (from someone very popular, announcement of a simcha, very controversial) use option to unfollow post (in arrow at right of every post). You won't receive notifications but can still go directly to the post to see the comments in your free time.
- Periodically go through groups and pages to delete ones you are no longer interested in. Can also weed out friends that are uninteresting or annoying.
- Instead of posting when you think certain people are likely to see your post, tag them in it so they will definitely see it.
- Tweetdeck or Hootsuite for scheduling. Can be useful for work, but also for personal if you want people to see something at a later time. Hootsuite will schedule FB pages as well. Can also post simultaneously to Twitter and Facebook.
- Shut off twitter email notifications as well. Settings – email notifications.
- Close/ignore twitter when working on something complex.
- During work time, it IS worth getting involved in big controversial conversations for a Twitter account. Create engagement and don't let momentum fizzle.
- Set notifications on various apps to vibrate or totally silent so they are more easily ignored.
- When engrossed in family activities, leave phone out of reach. You will hear it if it rings, but you can focus on the activity at hand.
- Sync your Google Calendar with your phone for easy task management and appointment tracking.
- If you need to check email/social media outside of regular work hours, designate a specific time for it.
Flexible Work Schedule and Freelancing
- Work when you are most productive. For most people, this is morning to early afternoon.
- Where possible, schedule meetings for the afternoon. You can use the morning for work which requires more brainpower and conduct meetings during less productive hours. Exceptions are meetings which require alertness, creativity and brainstorming.
- Create deadlines for tasks that don't have them. This will prevent projects from dragging on endlessly. Creating a deadline for a task you don't enjoy can stop you from procrastinating.
- Use electronic timesheets to keep track of hours worked. Harvest Online is an example of an online app that will calculate time for you. You just need to press a button when you start work on a project, and press another one when you finish.
- If you prefer to use an Excel spreadsheet for time tracking, it should be configured to add up hours as you enter them. This helps you keep track of how much you have done and how much still needs to be done.
- Keep track of hours even if you are being paid a flat fee, so you can determine whether you are being properly compensated for your work. If you are spending a lot of time on projects which aren't lucrative, cut back on them in favor of other projects.
- Electronic billing saves time. No more trips to the mailbox or handwriting invoices. Make sure you use one approved by the Israeli government, such as icount.
- Delegate responsibility. Have someone else do tasks which don't require your expertise and don't micromanage them, otherwise the advantage is lost.
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- PAM® Grilling Spray
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 oz each)
- 3 tablespoons La Choy® Original Stir Fry Sauce-Marinade, divided
- 2 pkgs (3 oz each) chicken ramen noodle soup
- 1 cup fresh snow peas, trimmed, cut in half
- 1 cup matchstick carrots (from 10-oz pkg) or thinly sliced baby carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions, white and green parts
- 1/2 cup low fat sesame-ginger dressing
- Spray cold grate of outdoor grill with grilling spray. Preheat grill to medium heat according to manufacturer's directions. Brush chicken with 2 tablespoons stir fry sauce. Grill 10 minutes or until no longer pink in centers (165°F), turning over after 5 minutes. Brush top side of chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon stir fry sauce after turning.
- Meanwhile, bring 4 cups water to a boil in 2-quart saucepan. Break each block of noodles in quarters; add noodles and seasoning packets to saucepan. Cook 3 minutes; drain. Toss noodles with snow peas, carrots and onions in large bowl. Add dressing; toss lightly.
- Divide noodle mixture evenly between serving plates. Cut each breast crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Place 1 sliced breast on top of each salad.
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Texas has more than 3 million acres of inland lakes and rivers, 600 miles of oceanfront, and countless bayous and swamps in the eastern part of the state. More than 20 million acres of Texas are covered with trees. Most important to motorcyclists, it has almost 100 mountains that exceed 5,000 feet in elevationwith eight exceeding 8,000 feeteach conveniently adorned with smooth roads that are waiting for you to explore.
Texas roads will take you from an ocean-side lobster shack with the best chowder outside of New England to a lush forest highway that winds through a bursting riverbed in the shadow of several snow-capped mountain peaks. Youre guaranteed a great day when your most important decision will be whether to crank the throttle and power up a mountain road, or slip down into town to try the local deli.
Texas has thousands of destinations, attractions, and landscapes to explore. Davis has laid out for you a choice sampling of the best roads to ride, the best restaurants along the way, and the best times to see (or avoid) the hot tourist spots.
If youre taking your bike to Texas, or ready to dust off your Texas plates, Motorcycle Journeys Through Texas and Northern Mexico will help and entertain you along the way. As Davis explains in his Introduction, if you love motorcycling, youll love Texas.
Pages 256
Illustrations black and white
Format 5.5 by 8.5 inches
Binding Paperback
MC Journeys Through Texas & Northern Mexico by Neal & Sandy Davis


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Junior Board of Visitors
Established in 2006, The Junior Board of Visitors was created as a vehicle for a young generation of community leaders to make a contribution to nursing and nursing education through support of UAB's School of Nursing. The Junior Board was set up in the same spirit as, with the aid of, and as an extension of the senior Board of Visitors. Two members of the senior Board of Visitors work closely as liaisons with the JBOV.
|Sidney Wood Clapp - Co-Chair
|Kate Wood Hamilton - Co-Chair
|John Bankhead
|Julia Williams King
|Jim Beatty
|Elizabeth Hassinger McCoin
|Franklin Bradford
|Dottie Mitchell
|Gerry Cabaniss
|Sarah Peinhardt
|Mary Katherine Luckie Cabaniss
|Webster Ray
|Anna Bishop Cook
|Elizabeth Riddle
|Ginny Debardeleben
|Laura Hale Robertson
|Kelli Fleming
|Augusta Hassinger Shearer
|Tim Hennessy, Jr.
|Ashelynn Falkenburg Smith
|Carolyn Ross Jordan
|Megan Spain
|Erin Kattus
|Kenneth Taylor
|Emory Horne Kent
|Angie Wood
|Junior Board of Visitors Liaisons:
|Paula Midyette and Jean Tomlinson


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Annitre Edison
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|13th Season
Annitre Edison enters her 13th season as an assistant women's basketball coach at Washington University for the 2015-16 season.
Edison graduated in 1996 from WashU after lettering four years in basketball under current head coach Nancy Fahey. While at WashU, Edison was part of three UAA Championships and four NCAA Tournament berths, including an NCAA runner-up finish in 1994.
Before joining the WashU coaching staff, Edison coached several select basketball teams and on the high school level in Akron, Ohio, and St. Louis.
Edison currently works as a Director of Application Technology in the Consumer Products industry.


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In this image taken from video, police escort Aaron Hernandez from his home in handcuffs in Attleboro, Mass., Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hernandez was taken from his home more than a week after a Boston semi-pro football player was found dead in an industrial park a mile from Hernandez's house. (AP Photo/ESPN)
An SUV Boston police believe was rented by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez links the football player, who already faces a first-degree murder charge, to a pair of 2012 killings, CNN is reporting.
The Boston Police Department found a silver SUV with Rhode Island tags that they have been looking for in the July 16, 2012, killing of two people who were shot at a traffic light on Boston's south side. A source close to the investigation told CNN that Hernandez is believed to have been renting the SUV at the time.
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Mets Owner Sued by Madoff Victims' Trustee
The trustee recovering money on behalf of victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud sued New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon and his real-estate investment firm, Sterling Equities Associates.
Irving Picard, the turstee, has filed a flurry of lawsuits in recent days seeking to recover money from investors who allegedly received false profits from the Ponzi scheme or persons or institutions he claims enabled the fraud. Under federal bankruptcy law, Picard must bring such lawsuits by Dec. 11, the two-year anniversary of Madoff's arrest and his firm's demise.
Sterling Equities and its partners are among the so-called "net winners" whom Picard claims withdrew more than they originally invested with Madoff. In a court filing last year, Picard alleged a partnership associated with the baseball team, Mets LP, gained a net $48 million through its investments with Madoff.
The partnership deposited about $523 million over the years with Madoff, a longtime friend of Wilpon's, and withdrew about $571 million, Picard said at the time.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan under seal on Tuesday in light of the ongoing negotiations, said Fernando Bohorquez Jr., a lawyer representing Picard.
"We are currently engaged in good-faith negotiations with the sterling defendants," Picard in a statement Tuesday.
Sterling Equities declined comment in a statement Tuesday, saying the parties are engaged in settlement negotiations.
"Regardless of the outcome of these discussions, we want to emphasize that the New York Mets will have all the necessary financial and operational resources to fully compete and win," Sterling Equities said. "That is our commitment to our fans and to New York."


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Thanks for the advice, GrumpyGramma (haha, funny name!), but I'm committed to this blanket now, even though I did bite off a little more than I could chew (first time on circulars and first project with lots of stitches-- I do love the circulars though!). My cousin's baby will be here in a few weeks, and I'm DETERMINED to give it to her (even if I end up looking like this
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Free, late-night Coaster, Sprinter trains to run tonight
SAN DIEGO COUNTY Free late-night Coaster and Sprinter trains will run tonight offering New Year's Eve party-goers another option for getting around.
Free rides will be available after 6 p.m. on the Coaster, which runs from Oceanside to downtown San Diego; on the Sprinter, which runs from Escondido to Oceanside; and on Breeze buses across North San Diego County, according to the North County Transit District.
An extra southbound Coaster train will leave the Oceanside Transit Center at 8:30 p.m. and arrive at Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego at 9:30 p.m. An added northbound Coaster train will leave Santa Fe Depot at 12:45 a.m., Jan. 1, the district said.
An extra eastbound Sprinter train will leave Oceanside Transit Center at 2:03 a.m., Jan. 1, to provide a connection with the late Coaster train.
Alcoholic drinks are allowed on the Coaster trains only until 9 p.m., a rule that will be enforced on New Year's Eve, according to the district.
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If you've ever wanted to explore Lake Tahoe via snowshoes, cross-country skis or a backcountry setup, the next two weeks provide ample opportunity. The first-ever winter Alpenglow Mountain Festival begins Friday and runs through March 2 at the lake's North Shore.
The festival includes guided snowshoe, backcountry and Nordic ski tours; cross-country skills and waxing clinics; presentations by leading athletes and historians; avalanche safety courses; a backcountry film festival and a Nordic ski demo.
The Alpenglow Mountain Festival is geared toward beginner and intermediate recreation enthusiasts, but offers something for everyone, said Brendan Madigan, owner of Alpenglow Sports, which is putting on the event along with Carson's City's Nature's Bakery.
"There's plenty of stuff for all ability and interests," Madigan said, adding the festival is a way to give back to the community and inspire people to get outdoors. The winter iteration follows a summer Alpenglow Mountain Festival that took place in June.
Winter's version includes the fourth installment of this season's Alpenglow Sports Winter Film Series, which features a presentation by high-altitude skier Adrian Ballinger.
One of the few Americans to posses a full International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations guiding certificate, Ballinger will talk about recent travels in search of powder turns.
"The journey took him from the world's most militarized border between India and Pakistan, to the flanks of the world's fourth tallest peak, Lhotse, in Nepal, to the high peaks of Peru's Cordillera Blanca," according to a press release for the film series. "He also traveled into the Himalayan kingdom of Tibet, to attempt to climb and ski the Turquoise Goddess, Cho Oyu, the world's sixth tallest peak."
The presentation takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at Squaw Valley's Olympic Village Lodge.
Near the end of the month, the festival will also include a Nordic race in Tahoe City.
"The Cobblestone Nordic Relay is a fast paced, cross-country relay race which begins in the Cobblestone parking lot and travels throughout the trails of the Tahoe City Winter Sports Park," according to the Tahoe City Downtown Association. "Not only will it be an incredibly fun race, but an exciting spectator experience too."
Most Alpenglow Mountain Festival events are free. Space is limited, and people are encouraged to register online.


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MORAGA -- One step at a time -- that's how Hollywood stars made their way to Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre stage to accept their Oscars on March 2.
Locked in a long-distance tango with cinematic talent, it's the same way California Independent Film Festival president and founder Derek Zemrak hopes to make Moraga's New Rheem Theatre a destination station for movie-lovers.
Barreling into the 61/2-hour annual Oscar Party, Zemrak was like a kid in a candy shop as the red ribbon was cut, officially opening the world's only Classic Film Hall of Fame at the New Rheem.
A work-in-the-making, he said "we're just getting started" and pointed the way to the collection's highlights. Below a picture of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, the actor's signature and "2/12/1960." Zemrak said, "He didn't sign often, so it's rare."
Even more rare is passion like Zemrak's and the exceptional memorabilia he has been storing for years.
"I can't remember, I guess since forever," he admitted, when asked when he began collecting. Identifying his favorite item was impossible, it seemed. "This is a Charlie Chaplin letter, thanking a 'Mrs. Patterson' for her 'kind and interesting letter,'" he said. "But there's so much more."
Indeed there was. A batting helmet from "Rookie of the Year;" a mannequin dressed in Coach Gaines' complete costume from "Friday Night Lights;" a copy of Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" that was thrown out of a window in the film "Silver Lining Playbook;" Coach Cotton's zip-up jacket, khaki pants, clipboard and a playbook showing the "Huntley 30 Wedge" from "The Blind Side." And that was just the sports-related stash.
Crossing the boundaries from arena to animation, there were the green screen stand-ins of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (scaled, 3-D models giving an actor an eye-line) that helped basketball legend Michael Jordan know where to focus in "Space Jam." Dakota Fanning's Granny Smith-green shoes from "The Cat in the Hat" and an Oct. 4, 1945 Abbot and Costello 78-RPM were separated by the theater's 57-year-old lobby but represented century-spanning entertainment. An original Life Magazine, dated March 1, 1954, carried the picture and autograph of actress-singer Rita Moreno, along with a price tag of 20 cents and the story title, "An Actress's catalog of sex and innocence."
Zemrak's cinephile enthusiasm was not a solo act at the party. "Derek has an amazing collection -- a warehouse of memorabilia. Just wait until you see it all," CAIFF Director of Community Marketing Edy Schwarz said.
Zemrak said there was no actual warehouse, but didn't deny he had plenty of material, and plans to rotate the collection every three months. If more people like Walnut Creek residents Van Tanega and Maria Baladagno are discovered, Zemrak's "destination dream" could become a reality.
"It's stuff I saw when I was kid," Baladagno said. "It's pieces of history and it's right here." She and Tanega said the Home Goods store and Ristorante Amoroma enticed them to drive to the cul-de-sac community and the Rheem caused them to return. "No lines, shopping, good food, great films," Tanega explained.
One of the most promising features, especially for folks who love to push buttons and swipe screens, are the interactive tablets paired with large posters of HOF inductees. Lining an upstairs hallway, biographies and award lists with sliding timelines inform the movie clips showing the best moments on film from Mickey Rooney, Cloris Leachman, Costello, Karloff and soon, Oscar Party special guest Margaret O'Brien (Academy Award-winning Outstanding Child Actress in Vincente Minnelli's "Meet Me in St. Louis," 1944).
Carrie Haraburda and Cassie Kays, both Moraga residents, said supporting the local theater motivated them to attend the party. But it is the VIP seats that are the real explanation for their twice-a-month moviegoing habits.
"They're just the best. The kids love them," Kays said. The additions they'd most like to see -- extending the new, black granite "Walk of Fame" hallway -- are embedded gold stars above their suggested stars' names: Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Julia Roberts. Knowing Zemrak, Julia and the Toms -- or a piece of their histories -- might just find their way to Moraga's destination station.


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All too often my travels center around the desires of my amazing clients. That means that personal photography either has not chance or at best it gets short shrift. My last post to the Sigma Pros Blog chronicled the work I was doing in Seattle. This trip I scheduled a bit of "me" time to do some personal work. Let me be clear, I carry my camera. At the risk of sounding simplistic, I can't make a picture without it.
One of the first mornings in town, Sigma technical representative Marc Farb and I broke our fast at a twenty-four / seven restaurant called Thirteen Coins. I had my travel kit in the car and the 85mm f/1.4 Sigma prime on my IDs Mark III. The light coming through the window formed a great Rembrandt-esque triangle on his cheek. With both elbows braced on the table I said "Hold very, very still." He did while my finger ever so gently squeezed down on the shutter release. When I'm hand holding my camera is set on high-speed drive. A five frame burst made certain that one would be sharp. I just love the focus fall off for concentrating viewers' attention. Marc's eyes are totally focused while is ears are completely soft.
After eating we noticed construction happening around the corner. We walked over. There were renovations being made to the Seattle Opera. We chatted up the foreman; pointing out the great view of the Space Needle. Kathy (it's always good to find out people's names) gave us permission to take some pictures. The weather was awful so I asked if we could come back. She said "Sure. If you want to, you can go onto the parking get and shoot from there."
Score. I went back on Sunday morning very early, tripod in hand along with my 70-200mm f/2.8 optically stabalized zoom. The OS is very good. My tripod is better. This view of the Space Needle is from that deck.
I finished, hopped into my rental car; a very cool Dodge Challenger to feed my "Vanishing Point" fantasies and headed off to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Two and a half hours later (do you really think I'd share how long it didn't take?) I'd cleared Canadian customs and pulled into the parking lot of my friend's building. We immediately headed out for a walk around the Stanley Park one of Vancouver's public treasures. Its seawall is eight kilometers around the harbor where cargo ships await their turn to offload cargo. Sitting on the seawall, with a Sigma 2x teleconverter on the 70-200mm f/2.8 OS I followed my B-B-S-B handholding technique—Brace, Breathe, Squeeze a Burst. At 287mm it's really sharp.
Midway around Stanley Park is the Lions Gate bridge (its real name is the First Narrows bridge) spanning Burrard Inlet to connect the city with North Vancouver. Here the 12 – 24mm f/4.5 – 5.6 handled the ultra wide duties.
The walk around the park pretty much required the downing of an adult bevvie (or two.) Downtown is the Empire Landmark Hotel that features a revolving restaurant. The views as you might imagine are breathtaking. To photograph this view, I pressed the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 against the glass. That kept reflections from interfering. The glass acts as a brace making the camera and lens combo quite solid. At the end of the streets is a pine tree covered outcrop. That's Stanley park. Look to the right. The bridge with the lights on the spans is Lions Gate. You can see a cargo ship in the harbor on the left.
My travel kit for urban adventure has my camera, a Sekonic L-758Cine lightmeter, a small electronic flash, an X-Rite ColorChecker Passport, Hoodman RAW 16 and 32 gigabyte compact flash cards and USB 3.0 card reader, a Really Right Stuff tripod, ball head and leveling base along with the big four lenses—12 to 24mm f/4.5-5.6, 24 to 70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8 and the 85mm f/1.4 along with a 2x teleconverter all from Sigma. A 15" MacBook Pro rounds out my gear.
The trick is I don't carry all of the kit all the time. I plan. The walk around the park was done with the 12-24, 70-200 and the teleconverter. The short zoom and 2x fit in pockets. Downtown was covered with the 24-70 alone.
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SIKESTON -- The Sikeston faithful stormed the practice field prior to the Bulldogs' quarterfinal home game against Ladue Horton-Watkins last season with tents, barbecue grills and a purpose.
"We think that when the opposing team comes in and see all of our fans, there's definitely an intimidation factor there," Sikeston Booster Club president Kevin Collins said.
Saturday, when the Warrenton Warriors come to town, will be the last chance Bulldog football fans will have to tailgate at their home field. Collins is expecting a big crowd. Bigger than last year's estimated 3,000.
"We're excited and we're hoping to build on the success of last year," said Collins. "A lot of people came but, we're expecting a bigger crowd this time."
Sikeston's Tailgate Party will begin at 7 a.m. Booster Club members will be there at 6:30 a.m., however, to guide those with tents to show them where to set up.
Sikeston will allow grills, gas and charcoal, as well as lawn games on the practice field on the west side of Sikeston Public School Stadium. Free hamburgers and hot dogs for the first 1,500 people will start at 10 a.m. provided by the Booster Club.
New T-shirts for the 'Blackout Game' will also be available for sale at the Sikeston High School office on Friday. The long sleeve, final four shirts will also be on sale Saturday morning during the tailgate.
The Sikeston High School band and will perform at noon while the junior varsity cheerleaders will provide face painting.
The Booster Club asks that you bring your own tent, your own cookers and lawn games and that alcoholic beverages not be present.
For anymore information, contact Kevin Collins at 380-1235.


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Susan E.Scarrow
Professor and Chair
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Biographical Summary
Susan Scarrow is the Chair of the Department of Political Science. Her teaching and scholarship focus primarily on issues of representation and political participation in parliamentary democracies, including political party development, comparative political finance, and the spread of direct democracy. Her current projects include establishing a comparative Political Party Database. In 2014 she received a 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation to support this multi-country collaboration to investigate the variation and impact of party organizational resources in 24 parliamentary and presidential democracies. Her latest book, Beyond Party Members, will be published by Oxford University Press in late 2014.
Ph.D., Yale University
M.A., Yale University
B.A., Oberlin College
Selected Publications
"The German grand coalition of 2005-09 and party system change: Catalyst of continuity?" Electoral studies. March 2012. 31:60-71
"Who Gives? Partisan donations in Europe" West European Politics, 34, Sept. 2011 with Aldo Ponce
"Assessing the impact of candidate selection rules: Britain in the 1990s" Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2010. 20:311-33 with Anna Mikulska.
"Declining memberships, changing members? European political party members in a new era" Party Politics, 2010. 16:823-43 with Burcu Gezgor
"Political Finance in comparative perspective" Annual Review of Political Science. 2007 (Partially reprinted in translation in Argent et Politique, ed Eric Phelippeau. 2011. paris: Direction de l'information légale et administrative.)


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On March 1, Tsubakimoto Chain (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.*, an industrial chain manufacturing subsidiary established by Tsubakimoto Chain Co. in Tianjin, China, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the start of construction of its new plant in Jinghai County, Tianjin.
The auspicious groundbreaking ceremony was held in the presence of about 100 participants. Guests included Governor Son of Jinghai County, Tianjin; other government officials; and representatives of companies in the construction industry.
Governor Sohn, as the guest of honor, delivered a congratulatory message expressing his full support for this, the largest project in Jinghai County. Yasuhiro Akesaka, President of Tsubakimoto Chain (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., delivered his message, saying, "I want to ensure the success of this project in the Chinese market with the cooperation of all concerned." A prayer for safe construction followed.
The plant is scheduled for completion in September, with the start of production expected in October.
*Tsubakimoto Chain (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. was established on January 12, 2012, as an industrial chain manufacturing subsidiary of Tsubakimoto Chain. For more information, please see the press release dated January 16.
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