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Glomerulonephritis (gloe-mer-u-low-nuh-FRY-tis) is inflammation of the tiny filters in your kidneys (glomeruli). Glomeruli remove excess fluid, electrolytes and waste from your bloodstream and pass them into your urine. Also called glomerular disease, glomerulonephritis can be acute — a sudden attack of inflammation — or chronic — coming on gradually.
If glomerulonephritis occurs on its own, it's known as primary glomerulonephritis. If another disease, such as lupus or diabetes, is the cause, it's called secondary glomerulonephritis. Severe or prolonged inflammation associated with glomerulonephritis can damage your kidneys. Treatment depends on the type of glomerulonephritis you have.
Signs and symptoms of glomerulonephritis depend on whether you have the acute or chronic form, and the cause. Your first indication that something is wrong may come from symptoms or from the results of a routine urinalysis.
Glomerulonephritis signs and symptoms may include:
Make an appointment with your doctor promptly if you have any signs or symptoms that concern you.
Many conditions can cause glomerulonephritis; however, sometimes the cause is unknown. Conditions that can lead to inflammation of the kidneys' glomeruli may include:
Chronic glomerulonephritis sometimes develops after a bout of acute glomerulonephritis. In some people there's no history of kidney disease, so the first indication of chronic glomerulonephritis is kidney failure. Infrequently, chronic glomerulonephritis runs in families. One inherited form, Alport syndrome, also may involve hearing or vision impairment.
Glomerulonephritis can damage your kidneys so that they lose their filtering ability. As a result, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and waste build up in your body.
Complications of glomerulonephritis may include:
You'll likely start by seeing your primary care doctor if you have signs or symptoms of kidney disease. If lab tests reveal you have kidney damage, you may be referred to a doctor who specializes in kidney problems (nephrologist).
To get ready for your appointment, ask if there's anything you need to do ahead of time, such as limit your diet. Then make a list of:
Take a family member or friend along, if possible. Sometimes it can be hard to remember all the information and a relative or friend may hear something that you missed or forgot.
For glomerulonephritis, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask additional questions during your appointment.
Your doctor may ask you questions such as:
Specific signs and symptoms may suggest glomerulonephritis, but the condition often comes to light when a routine urinalysis is abnormal. Tests to assess your kidney function and make a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include:
Treatment of glomerulonephritis and your outcome depend on:
Some cases of acute glomerulonephritis, especially those that follow a strep infection, tend to improve on their own and often require no specific treatment.
In general, the goal of treatment is to protect your kidneys from further damage.
Keeping your blood pressure under control is key to protecting your kidneys. To control your high blood pressure and slow the decline in kidney function, your doctor may prescribe one of several medications, including:
If there's an underlying cause for your kidney inflammation, your doctor may prescribe other drugs to treat the underlying problem, in addition to treatment to control any hypertension:
For acute glomerulonephritis and acute kidney failure, dialysis can help remove excess fluid and control high blood pressure. The only long-term therapies for end-stage kidney disease are kidney dialysis and kidney transplant. When a transplant isn't possible, often because of poor general health, dialysis is the only option.
If you have kidney disease, your doctor may recommend certain lifestyle changes:
Beyond physical complaints, living with a chronic illness can tax your emotional resources. If you have chronic glomerulonephritis or chronic kidney failure, you might benefit from joining a support group. A support group can provide both sympathetic listening and useful information.
To find a support group, ask your doctor for a recommendation or contact the National Kidney Foundation to find the chapter nearest you.
There may be no way to prevent most forms of glomerulonephritis. However, here are some steps that may be beneficial:
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock futures were trading down Monday after the S&P 500 booked its fourth week of gains as investors sought clarity about the direction of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.
Federal Open Market Committee hawks have dominated the conversation in recent weeks, but later this week the bank's chief advisory panel will release a report from its most recent meeting, signalling its broader intentions. P/>"We see two things to watch for: hints of concern that inflation is too low and confirmation that the Fed has the flexibility to increase as well as reduce the pace of QE," Ethan Harris, co-head of Global Economics Research, wrote in a note. "Note that the FOMC minutes also are released and they tend to be a platform for the non-voting hawks to protest against the directive."
Futures for the S&P 500 were off 2.25 points, or 4.32 points below fair value, to 1,660.75. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 18 points, or 30.4 points below fair value, to 15,297. Futures for the Nasdaq were down 6 points, or 10.81 points below fair value, to 3,016.75.
Major U.S. markets closed higher Friday, led by energy stocks, after a consumer confidence gauge reached a post-crisis high and an upbeat report on U.S. economic activity bolstered the outlook for the world's largest economy.
At 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Chicago Federal Reserve president Charles Evans, a FOMC voting member, will speak at the CFA Society Chicago Distinguished Speakers Series. New York Fed President Bill Dudley is expected to speak on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify on the outlook for the U.S. economy before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. Later that day, the FOMC will release minutes from its April 30 to May 1 meeting.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (191 votes).
In short: Lovely race - terrible organisationIn full: The start was horrendous - I was lucky with a relatively good starting position and managed to hit a reasonable time, so missed out on all the finish line stupidity. the bit between the start line and the finish was a really enjoyable run, though.Date of review: November 1, 2010
In short: An embarassment!In full: I have never in my life had to queue to cross the finish line. It was an embarassment! This is the third time Birmingham have held this race and they should be able to get it right by now. They knew there would be 15000 runners - it should not have come as a surprise!Date of review: November 1, 2010
In short: Very Poor Start/Finish OrganisationIn full: Organisation at the start was very poor. The colour bays were not very well highlighted and with seemingly only one enterance onto the road for all runners, the slower runners did not move to their appropiate bays. With the start moving from fours lanes to two it was only going to lead to one thing. I personally could not get into my rhythm until 3 miles. For me the finish was okay but I could see the potential problems and i just feel sorry for the runners who after running 13 miles have to queue to get over the finish..what a waste of effort. Date of review: November 1, 2010
In short: Organised by the work experience?In full: I have done this for the last 3 years and cannot believe that it gets worse every time! The organisers really need to get a grip. A massive crush at the start was compounded by the fact that once I started I had to stop due to a bottle neck after 50 metres! The route itself was quite good with only a few inclines. HOWEVER....at the finish line I had to queue to actually get over . This is unacceptable and an ambarrassment for us brummies.Date of review: October 31, 2010
In short: Great race, marred by awful organisation at the start and endDate of review: October 31, 2010
In short: Third time this race has been run, and third time the organisation has been terrible! Save your time & money and run another Half.Date of review: October 31, 2010
In short: Organisational Incompetence In full: A chance to produce a first rate event has dissipated due to appalling organisation.Date of review: October 29, 2010
In short: Organisers have bitten off more than they can chewIn full: Race is far too big at almost 12,000 runners for the start and finish on Broad St. With this amount of runners you need a big open road or split starts like London. Shocking scenes at the finish for the bow-wave of runners in the 2hr to 2h20 slot which could easily have been avoided by better organisation of the finish line funneling. I got a PB but I won't go back again.Race starts too early in my opinion - no-one could get in by train as there are no trains into B'ham before 9 a.m. Make it a 10 o'clock start and sort out the start and the pens.Date of review: October 29, 2010
In short: Massive Potential For Gritty Urban Half/Full.In full: Start was a bit crowded and poor stewarding, some interesting scenery, brilliant support and great uplifting music (more please), great mix of people, could take in Hagley Road for more wide open space, evil hill at the end which is not good IMO, may be start the race other direction, less gradient other way around at end. End was shambles and feel sorry for those with mucked up chip times (what about free entry next year for those who suffered this?!).Date of review: October 28, 2010
In short: everything ok except for the ending. chip times wasted due to 10mins to cross the line due to que .Date of review: October 28, 2010
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What makes a good school principal?Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 10:29 PM
Education has always been dear to my heart. While our student was in school, we stayed away publicly discussing these things, but now that we have no "chicks in the nest" it might be appropriate to open the discussion.
Does Bedford County have basic requirements for being a school principal? If so, what are they or where can we go to get the requirements?
I presume the person needs to be a certified teacher but do they need to have a masters degree, a special degree in administration, or ......?
Once they become a principal, how much oversight or professional guidance is provided, or are they just turned loose to sink or swim?
Is there a trial period like teachers have to achieve tenure or are they in from the start?
Are principals still part of the teacher's union or are they now "management"?
I learned a long time ago that just being a good cook does not always make a restaurant manager. A good salesman does not mean that you can manage other sales people. Therefore a good teacher, does not mean you can manage other teachers.
I was on a selection committee some years ago for our local Elementary School. We were given backgrounds on the candidates and were able to interview them with a few questions each, but the real qualifications were left up to the Board of Education, I guess.
Is that who qualifies them or does the State?
I would prefer not to open this up to personal evaluations of our current administrators. I would just like to know how they are qualified, what preparation they have for their new position, how are they managed and by whom? I would presume the Superintendent, but is that accurate?
After we discuss the basics, maybe we can move on to what makes a good one stand out from the rest? There are a number of possibilities, but I would be interested in hearing opinions.
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I am not sure how one is selected or exactly what makes them qualified, but I am pretty sure it is a political (local) as well as a merit based decision. I am not even sure how to judge what conditions make a principle "good" at their job. It would be easy to say test scores, but I think that would be unfair.
I always thought the world of my principle in elementary school, but I dont know that he did a lot except to mostly try to stay out of the teachers way and watch us play. What exactly is a principles job responsibility to your understanding, other than managing the administrative needs of the school, and how exactly can we quantify that?
-- Posted by memyselfi on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 12:23 AM
Understanding a principal's responsibility is part of the reason behind this post. I want to know the concrete responsibilities in order to understand the criteria for selecting a principal. I tried searching the internet to see what is out there about Tennessee but so far I have found many other State's and University opinions, not TN.
I do not know to what level the principal oversees the educational functions of the school. Do they really have to know the teacher's job inside out, or do they rely on the teachers to do their job and give guidance and assistance where needed?
In a company, the plant manager has general ideas about the jobs being done, but in order to do their job well, they have to rely on others who have expertise in specific categories. A manufacturing manager, procurement manager, accounting manager, personnel manager, etc., who also have people working for them.
The principal oversees all those types of things, plus community involvement, discipline of students and personnel, legal issues, maintenance, educational standards, guidance/counseling of the students and personnel, plus what else. With that said, I doubt that any one person is able to get deeply involved in all of those, so what level DO they get involved?
With a strong Assistant Principal and the depth of knowledge from within the teachers, I don't think a Principal has to be a strong educator. If they are, they are probably wasting their skills with the management of the school.
In my opinion, they need to be organized, a people person and a motivator. They need to make sure their teachers and support personnel have everything possible to do their job and then let them do it, without micro-managing.
A school is a small community and if the Principal is actively involved, they will quickly know what part of the system needs improvement. If a teacher is having problems, the Principal assists to help them grow and improve or, if things do not work out, they have the tough decision to make a change.
I have seen numerous people placed in a position like this when they are not ready or may never be ready to handle the job. The result is often an ineffective style of management that is allowed to exist for far too many years for a number of reasons. One reason I hate to hear is politics.
Our students and our community deserve more than to have education be based on who knows who. I have seen excellent teachers "wither on the vine" or lose their fire because of ineffective management. To me, that is criminal.. Maybe it is not to the point of litigation, but at the very least, removal from the position.
This is not saying that the person did not try, but some people are not cut out for the careers they have or think they want and it is often better for all concerned to help them find other, more suitable employment. I have seen both sides of this equation and in most cases, life goes on quite well.
There is much more to this subject that I would like to hear others discuss. I know I do not have all the answers, have MANY questions and want to learn more about the inner workings of our educational system.
For example, I believe there is tremendous pressure placed on our teachers to fill out forms, meet certain criteria that fulfills little towards the true education of our children, create plans that go nowhere, except to satisfy the 'system'. So much so, that I wonder how they have time to teach. How do they find time to work with the students individually, slow down for some yet speed up for others? How do the Principals do the same, but tenfold?
There is so much more that I do not understand, so I truly hope we can learn from this discussion. If it is not a topic of interest, maybe someone can point me in the right direction to gather the knowledge I seek. I can, and will ask the Board of Education, but I don't think it will be the only place from which to learn.
-- Posted by stevemills on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 8:04 AM
I had Terry Saylor in High School. He was hard and feared by most. I spent more than my share of time in his office, but I was able to get to know him on a more personal level through my poor decisions which often landed me in either his or V.P. Jimmy Crick's office.
He truly did care about the kids and wanted the best for them. I'd have to give him a degree of credit for how I turned out because he didn't cut me much slack when it came to discipline. At the time I thought he was tough, but I now appreciate the fact the he was only trying to guide me in the right direction.
-- Posted by Mike Molder on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 9:28 AM
In second grade my principal had patience with a stubborn little kid. I refused to go into a class because the teacher was new, I did not know her and she looked tough. She was, but one of my better teachers because I finally go tired of licking envelopes in the Principal's office.
My best influence was actually an 8th grade science teacher who was shorter than me! He was VERY tough, or seemed to be for the first two weeks of class. He molded that class and me to a point where we loved him and did not want to disappoint him.
From then on, High School went smoothly and so did college. Amazing what a difference that man made in out lives. My family used to keep in touch with him for many years, but I don't know what happened to him now.
His influence, along with my mother's love of education is something that still drives me to want to learn and grow. The first two years of college I struggled a bit, but from then on, I have been a perpetual student.
-- Posted by stevemills on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 12:20 PM
I know you aren't wanting names but Derry Eakin was probably the best Principal I ever had in my life. I remember seeing him in town years after I had gotten out of elementary school and he still remembered me.
He was firm yet caring every one of us loved him.
-- Posted by Dianatn on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 1:20 PM
Kudos for great educators is fine, I just did not want to see the conversation become negative toward individuals. Sometime the blogs can abut carried away and I was wanting constructive information and ideas.
Positives are constructive in my book.
-- Posted by stevemills on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 8:18 PM
By the way, I did not know Mr. Eakin as a principal, but I did know him as a person and I can understand your sentiments.
-- Posted by stevemills on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, at 8:20 PM
Well I think Liberty School has the best one in the county. And not just because of the female vice prin.who stands behind him.
He is the best thing that has happen to that school in a long long time. He inter reacts with the students and even if he might be a little slow getting back to a parents phone call.He well earns the title of being the best.
I would not want that job for any thing. But he has really done alot for that school. And I hope he never retires.
-- Posted by Wheelbillie on Mon, Aug 4, 2008, at 11:02 PM
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRINCIPAL AS A whole,but what are we as awhole going to do about these unfair rules for our children at school? an "A" STUDENT at school today was written up because she did not have a belt on. she is a very sweet child and her feelings are hurt easily. what has our town and our world become? We allow the others to wear clothing that covers head,arms, and all the other parts of the body.Can they not hide weapons, or any other dangerous things that might hurt our children? PLEASE tell me why we as AMERICANS can not stand- up for our children's rights?
-- Posted by silver on Mon, Aug 11, 2008, at 8:51 PM
Maybe one that will enforce a dress code so that the overzealous school board will need to find another reason to rob perfectly rule abiding students of the same individuality they were once allowed.
Each individual school should be allowed to create its own codes anyways, because no school is the same in this county and each has its on unique problems...
As noted two schools in thy county are low performing schools, yet the school board decided that a dress code was something to waste their time on. Priorities are something you teach children to emphasize and you do that when you lead by example, which would probably explain why two schools failed.
-- Posted by darrick_04 on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, at 6:05 PM
First and foremost, To be a principal in Tennessee in general you must have a masters degree in Educational administration. Also I know that Bedford County requires a "principal test" some kind of written exam with a minimum score to apply for Principal positions. Anyone who meets these criteria may apply for an open principal job on the county job board. After this its up to a committee to pick the principal from available candidates. Ok now we can get to what makes a good principal. Good question my answer is patience and a love of education. In my opinion most don't meet this criteria. I know of one in particular this year who's game is just a little off. I believe that school for children especially elementary school should be a positive place. Start early with positive and it's more apt to stay positive. However one "intermediate" school here in town has started the year off by eliminating Recess and shouting,"Shut your mouth straight line" as they enter the building each morning. This reminds me of "Single file walk the line" which is used in correctional facilities and prisons. Also I do remember Childhood obesity being the new number one health risk for children in times such as this is this the best time to eliminate physical activity from our children's daily routine? This pattern of negativity cannot be good for a child's morale and character. Without positive reenforcement they are dooming these children, when it should be their job to nurture. This is a major concern I have within this single school that I feel needs further investigation by the TG. I wonder when did test scores become more important than the child taking the test?
-- Posted by concerned dad on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, at 10:41 PM
concerned dad, I doubt the situations you refer to are limited to the school you have singled out. I also think your last question did not give the most important variable to be considered. It is not the importance of the child or the test, but the teachers, administrators and individual systems that apparently should be considered first. It is not the test, but how it is perceived. This test has consequences, and I think to be fair, it is perceived as a threat to those in charge. I am not a proponent of NCLB, but the resentment and resistance to it in our schools indicate to me that there may be some problems in some areas, and this will at least expose those areas. One benefit I do see is the potential of the removal of ineffective, but thoroughly entrenched faculty. I have noticed that some teachers do not age well. They start full of optimism that seems to fade away as quickly as the years do. I do understand how easily that could happen. They have to function in the same environment as the children and teach the children while doing it. From my experience with my own children, I realize some days that can be a difficult task.
I also have a problem with the socialistic bureaucracy of schools in general. Your comparison to prison is not as un-realistic as you may think. I hated school for exactly that reason, and as a result my education suffered greatly.
I like you, wish there was a way to provide all the children in our public schools with a positive educational experience that fosters both imagination and the desire for knowledge, but I am at a loss to even begin to foresee anyone achieving that with the system we currently have in place. I fear it would take much more change than we will likely see.
-- Posted by memyselfi on Fri, Aug 15, 2008, at 12:31 AM
Concerned Dad:
The reality is that things have changed thanks to lawsuits, government, technology, & humanities. Deery Eakin, Central Elementary Principal, was the BEST principal I know. Yet, he also was a principal in a time era when there was less diversity, less lawsuits, less technological advances, & trust, hugs, pats, holding hands, & showing affection of love & care towards other fellow faculty, parents, students were permissable. Mr. Eakin was like the Headmaster Father figure to not only the faculty & students but the parents as well. This is no longer allowed. Why? I don't know, except for maybe folks have become greedy for money & sue happy or just enjoy stirring up controversy & making a BIG deal over minor incidents. If you pat someone on the back you may be charged with sexual harrassment, or if you hug a child, you may be slapped with sexual child abuse charges, a faculty member may be wrongly accused of making sexual advances or statements that were misinterpreted. On the other hand, faculty are at times guilty as charged. Now we even have a language/cultural barrier dragging down school scores. I do not agree with it, but because of the guilty or not guilty incidents publicized & lawsuits paid out, we all must suffer the consequences & the rules are changed. I don't know the answers, but I can tell you from my personal experience of attending school in Bedford County that I was brought up in a different time era when #1. Everyone spoke English #2. Everyone was taught along with basic academics to respect this country & authority & be a good American citizen #3. We had daily Bible devotions & prayer in school #4. Our teachers & principals were like second moms & dads #5. We not only received spankings as discipline when necessary from our teachers/principal but from our parents #6. We were taught to exercise common sense & apply academic lessons into our everyday ordinary lives #7. We were taught to take personal responsibility....and we all seemed to turn out well. Many of my classmates have made successful careers as doctors, lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs, pharmacists, optometrists, real estate agents, salesmen, chefs, etc. and all graduated from SCHS. Actually, I admire those who want to be teachers & principals in a time era with so much diversity, complexity, strict rules & liability issues. As for this dress code issue that keeps coming up at the least mention of school, I wish that the Board of Education would send home a student/parental/faculty survey to each student/parent/faculty member & let the student/parents/faculty voice the issues at hand. There is pros & cons to everything in life & I am concerned about students who do not have much supervision, parental involvement, & money that are struggling to comply to these strict standards that have been set by our board members.
-- Posted by XoXo_notes on Sat, Aug 16, 2008, at 12:08 PM
At one time I seem to remember a survey that asked how we would allow our children to be disciplined. A survey on how we would like our children to be taught would be interesting, but would "big brother" allow us to determine that, or would "BB" types tells us what is best for our children? Not necessarily theirs, since many do not go to public schools.
-- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Aug 17, 2008, at 1:29 PM
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What Are Your Favorite Young Adult Novels? asks NPR in its summer books poll. Votes are coming in from adults as well as teens, reports Atlantic Wire.
Readers can choose 10 books from a list that includes "Lia Block's Weetzie Bat series; Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson; Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making; Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver trilogy, Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie; the Betsy-Tacy books; the Anne of Green Gables series, Hold Still by Nina LaCour, Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War and I am the Cheese, Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle trilogy; and Judy Blume's Forever."
In a post, NPR's Petra Mayer explains she cut A Wrinkle in Time, Little House on the Prairie, many Judy Blume books and Where the Red Fern Grows, as "too young" for the category, which includes readers 12 through 18 years old. But A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which I read in sixth grade, was excluded for being too mature.
The panelists aimed to include books like Catcher in the Rye, William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, which have been essentially "claimed by teens" but weren't initially intended for them.
I'm not sure Catcher and Lord of the Flies have been claimed by teens. They've been assigned to teens. (Count me among those who thought Holden Caulfield was a whiny brat, even when I was 16.)
The Hunger Games, the Harry Potter series and John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (teens with terminal cancer fall in love) are front-runners in the poll, so far. The top 100 teen books as selected by readers will be posted on Aug. 8.
Is Encyclopedia Brown Young-Adult Literature? asks Ed Week Teacher, responding to a Flavorwire list of the 10 greatest young-adult series of all time.
The cultural news site included The Time Quintet, the Redwall Series, The Earthsea Cycle, and the Artemis Fowl books among their top picks, but excluded The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and The Hunger Games because, according to the editors, they're already "so well established" and don't need to be on a "list like this…"
Commenters are debating the line between children's books and young-adult books.


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Norwegian Forest Cat
Basic Norwegian Forest Cat Information
- Lifespan: 15 - 20 years
- Weight: 12 - 22 pounds
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Norwegian Forest Cat Traits
- Lap Cat
- Intelligence
- Ease of Training
- Grooming Requirements
- Shedding
- Good with Children
- Good with Dogs
- Chattiness
Norwegian Forest Cat History
- The Norwegian Forest Cat is believed to originate as a result of ancient Romans bringing shorthaired European cats to Norway.
- Its thick coat evolved in response to the harsh Norwegian climate characterized by sunless winters and moonless summers.
- Known as Norsk Skogkatt in Norway (skog translates to forest).
- Accompanied the Vikings to the New World on ships to prevent mice from getting into their grain storages.
- Mistakenly viewed as a standard house cat in Europe until shown in Germany in the 1930s.
- Reached championship status by the Cat Fanciers Association in 1993.
Norwegian Forest Cat Behavior Concerns
- A feline comedian that loves to charm and amuse.
- Extremely friendly, affectionate but not overly demonstrative.
- Smart and excellent hunters.
- Welcomes the company of children, other cats and dogs.
- Mellow and adaptive to various household lifestyles.
- Prefer to view their surroundings from high perches.
- Fairly quiet, but deliver steady purrs when content.
Look of Norwegian Forest Cats
- This large-sized breed sports a double-layered coat that includes a water-repellent overcoat and long, non-tangling outer guard hairs that shield against snow and rain.
- Coat comes in a variety of colors and feels silky. Colors range from solid white to coal black and everything in between except for color point colors seen in Siamese.
- A sweet expression, emerald green, almond-shaped eyes, jaunty ear trimmings, arched forward ears and a straight nose highlight its triangular-shaped head.
- Its bushy tail fans out and extends up to 12 inches in length.
- Takes up to five years to reach full physical maturity.
Grooming Norwegian Forest Cat Cats
- Thisbreed has a long flowing coat and a full undercoat that needs to be brushed at least twice a week to prevent mats.
- During seasonal shedding times, this breed sheds so much of its undercoat that it looks like a different and smaller cat.
Suggested Nutritional Needs for Norwegian Forest Cats
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- Affectionately nicknamed "Wegies."
- According to a Norse legend, this breed includes a mountain-climbing fairy cat named Skogatt, the only feline capable of scaling sheer rock faces.
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Summer in Sunriver means long, warm days filled with riding bikes on the endless paths, splashing around in the sun-drenched pool, rounding out a game of bocce ball on the regulation courts, or navigating the cool waters via stand up paddle board. With today's tasks solidly checked off and tomorrows adventures happily on the horizon, you'll want to return to the most perfect vacation home to relax in pure comfort. But how to you choose the right vacation home for what you need? Here is our "Lucky Seven" list of tips on how to start your search for the perfect place to stay.
1. Room for Everyone: Figure out the number of people that will be traveling with you, and how many bedrooms you'll need in order to accommodate everyone comfortably. Be sure to research the maximum number of people a house may accommodate and don't go over that number in order to stay within the fire code regulations.
2. Indoor vs. Outdoor Space: Assess how much time you wish to spend indoors vs. outdoors. Some houses have amazing outdoor living spaces with expansive decks, outdoor cooking capabilities, and al fresco dining. Others may have interior great rooms for gathering, gourmet kitchens, or formal dining areas. Determine which makes the most sense for your group or travel schedule and use that to narrow down your options.
3. What to Do, What to Do: Consider what activities you plan to participate in while visiting. If there are events through Sunriver Resort you'd like to attend, staying in a resort managed home can provide exclusive access and convenient intra-resort shuttles. If you plan to ski or kayak and want to bring your own equipment, you may prefer somewhere with a garage.
4. Location and Accessibility: The best part about being in Sunriver is all the amazing things you can see and do while here. Identify the top three things on your "must do" list and choose your vacation home location near those areas. You can also ask the Sunriver Resort concierge or reservations staff about the most convenient biking or walking routes from a certain neighborhood to your desired locations.
5. The Must Have List: Not all houses are created equally. Be sure to research whether a particular house has all the features you desire such as air conditioning, hot tub, fireplace, and high speed internet access. Make a list of your top five features and use it to compare different options.
6. Added Perks: One of the many benefits of staying in a Sunriver Resort managed property are all the wonderful perks that go along with it. These bonuses include discounted SHARC pool passes, recreation discounts at the marina, reduced prices at the stables, access to exclusive family programs and events, access to the intra-resort shuttle, special golf course privileges, and exclusive dining access. It can save a lot of planning and be friendlier on your budget in the long run!
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MAP program helps achieve higher MEAP scores
ALPENA – Alpena Public Schools has been implementing a program since the beginning of the 2012 school year to improve scores on the MEAP tests.
The Math Achievement Promise program is a STEM learning project focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a multi-tiered system of support which builds a firm foundation for future success. Teachers have been collecting a continuous stream of data to help allow them to adjust their instruction methods and produce positive results.
"It is a matter of getting the staff on board, then parents, then the community to show them this program is preparing for a better future for our community," Lee Fitzpatrick, parent involvement coordinator for APS, said.
Fizpatrick, Meaghan Black and Dan Wilson spoke to the board of education during its meeting on Monday.
"We have taken a very proactive approach to a very serious project in our district," said Black, who is an elementary math coach.
Black provided the board with data showing a significant increase in math proficiency on the elementary level with improvements of over 50 percent in first and second grade and substantial increases in third through fifth.
Junior high and high school students also have been using the MAP program applying a tool called "target time" in which the teachers can work one on one with the students struggling in math.
"Targeting is the key to moving toward success with struggling students," said Wilson, who teaches pre-calculus, geometry and trigonometry.
The MAP program has been producing positive results in all K-12 classrooms in which it is being used, Fitzpatrick said. Parents and students can access math help resources by visiting the APS website and using the links under math support or by visiting the schools Facebook page.
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Yesterday, Secretary Clinton marked her first year at the State Department. During a town hall for employees, the Secretary said, "We began with the idea of 'smart power' and the goal of elevating diplomacy and development and making them equal partners with defense. I'm pleased at how far we've come in doing that." Read the Secretary's full remarks here.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
HI, Hillary and Everybody.
I watch "Hillary's TownHall Meeting", i
thought it was pretty good.
Please hold the mic up, Just kidding. You
have to let up on her ,she is not an all seeing god. I think the questions had nothing
to do with what the people at the Department
were working on.They were asking the wrong questions , they should have ask how they could do there jobs better, seeing how they have jobs. I thought you should tell the people that had a problem with money or their bosses, to kiss your a__ they had a Job.
And what did they do for us, the tax payers lately.
Anyways, Don't let them get you down ...
I thought the people at the townhall should
be thankful they even had jobs. I would had
said if you don't like your job leave, we don't need you.
I feel sorry Hillary had to hear some of those people, with their complaints...
Find better people that like their jobs.
Ron in New York writes:
One Year: A Decade of Change.....
Dear Secretary Clinton:
State gets an A+ on the implementation of Smart Power Diplomacy...A Multi-Lateral Tour
De Force...Elegant and poised partnership
in the context of a globally delicate security
framework....US is acheiving the recalibration of international relations,
with a measured and reasoned approach in the
excercize of power. Keep the special envoys on track and the emphasis on USAID as a real
tool for sustainable development.
Thank you.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
All in all, very well done to one and all.
What I found notable if not unique to any Secretary's tenure was the interesting and positive international responce to the democratic principal that political rivals for office can actually work together as a cohesive team making and implementing foreign policy, and it set a certain tone that I wish congress would adopt right quick...but that's another matter.
Now about creating parity among the three D's, What USAID needs is a DoD gift card worth 500 billion or so in contractor credit to fully equip as many PRT's as manpower can be found to field them. In other words, the banks we just bailed out lend the contractors 500 bil. to equip USAID with everything from trucks to landing craft if that's what it takes to get the job done in disaster zones, and war zones qualify as that for sure...
If you have need to modify an M-wrap to carry a water-well drilling rig as example of "Drill baby drill!", do it. It ain't political...saving lives never should be.
DoD creates and shapes the battle space in conflict zones, and USAID has to take a similar approach in shaping the development space and nuturing the environment for that to take shape in the people's minds that there's a global conciousness driving compassionate acts of governments, and there's a tangible direction to where this is all heading.
A coming of age perhaps...
Oh, the cap(if that is what it is) on new hiring set by Congress and budget request has got to be examined.
A better way would be to have a "hire at will" policy that allows any and all qualified DoS applicants to actually get placed into a training program while on probationary status, a-la "boot camp for sissies" I suppose the Marines would call it, but a quick look at the way folks are brought on board between the two in terms of meeting actual manpower needs will offer a HR solution to recruitment @ State and USAID.
Currently the three D's look something like this:
ddD- small-d development and democracy, and Big-D -Defense.
Needs to look more like this:
Big D- Development, food production, forest managment, human resources, economics...good governance.
To attain parity with the fully loaded caboose that is Defense, you gotta have a locomotive strong and capable enough to pull that train, and hope democracy stretches but don't break on the way to stable self-sufficiancy.
Think "Pacific Partnership" on steroids and what we have off the coast of Haiti is akin to that, only I want to institutionalize and internationalize the force structure along the lines of combatting piracy in terms of cooperation among nations rather than a add-hock mix of national assets to meet the need every time natural disaster catches folks by suprise, while not being structured nor equipped in a way that is dedicated to that daunting task from get-go, but this does show nations at their best under less than ideal circumstance to render aid when called upon on a pretty regular basis.
Seems to me the Russians have a few ships rusting and if the World Bank and the IMF shared the space between my ears for a moment, they might actually put people to work globally building a big D- Disaster relief fleet on an on-call basis under UN flag by 2011.
Weapons of war turned to waging hope among the helpless, that should put the three D policy in very tangible form I would think.
Add this 4th D and it will serve the other three as an essential enhancement, and safeguard for populations, which serves the common good of nations.
Brad B. in Canada writes:
I don't like to be a spoiler but I am unable to offer congratulations because of the continual harassment of the democratic side in Honduras, by this department.
What on earth happened to America?
Joe in Tennessee writes:
A year ago the terrorism daily reports were up to four times longer than today...and there were riots when any equality issues were mentioned anywhere in the Arab world...
Proff is in the pudding...someones done a good job.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
@ Joe in Tennessee
The news reporting on terrorism might be down but the terrorist are growing faster than the speed of light. Long as the media still continues airing those Usama bin laden tapes, and the internet being clouded with all the Jihad messages for the recruitment, hasn't anyone in the highest security of our Nation figured out the Taliban is using our own Freedom of Press or our First Ammendment rights against our own people. The terrorist have used credit cards and purchased vehicles, like the truck used in the first attack of the World Trade Center. They used our Airports to train how to fly but not how to land, and no flags went up the pole. The fact is people have taken a blind eye to what is really going on, and the internet, and all communications with Taliban recruiters gets stopped with the propaganda Usama bin laden continues to breed more sleeper cells, we will have more Hassans and more terrorist attacks on our people. People in the world all deserve to be treated with humanity but not all people have earned the right to become an American citizen otherwise our own rights are belittled to other Nations. If you give our earned right to be citizens of United States to terrorist you are allowing them the same rights as an American. This is wrong... Case in point...would you give the same rights to Usama bin laden? After over 4,000 people are dead by his hands? You would provide him with a lawyer paid for by Americans? You would allow him to appeal his case to the highest court of the Land, the Supreme Court and then allow him to sue our American Justice system? If he wins the Civil case against the American Government and walks aways with billions of dollars then what, he would only continue to strike against our people. Which means to me Usama bin laden needs to be captured before the next 9/11 or 8/11 or 7/11 or any 11's happen in our country.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
(in reference to Patrick in Maryland's post)
As a former pro audio engineer, I have one suggestion for the Secretary;
"Don't play with the microphone while speaking into it as it tends to behave badly, and it will squeel in complaint."
A good audio guy will put his head at the speaker's hight level when adjusting the mic during set-up and sound-check, and if they arn't on the ball, you can always send me a plane ticket...and that's a standing offer to render assistance.
There's actually an art to making someone sound like God, sonicly speaking...
Eric in New Mexico writes:
(in reference to Patrick in Maryland's post)
As a former pro audio engineer, I have one suggestion for the Secretary;
"Don't play with the microphone while speaking into it as it tends to behave badly, and it will squeal in complaint."
A good audio guy will put his head at the speaker's hight level when adjusting the mic during set-up and sound-check, and if they arn't on the ball, you can always send me a plane ticket...and that's a standing offer to render assistance.
There's actually an art to making someone sound like God, sonicly speaking...


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Wal-Mart Is Not Target
This is an exciting week, filled with market-moving data and some really big, large-cap companies stepping into the earnings confessional. Two retailers that report on Thursday, November 15, are as different as their market-cap sizes.
Wal-Mart (WMT) and Target (TGT) are indeed competitors, but they are distinctly unique.
Target wants to create a different shopping experience than Wal-Mart. When you walk into a Target store you sense many of those differences. TGT wants customers to feel a more qualitative ambiance than walking into a warehouse such as Costco (COST) or a relatively bland "Everyday Low Price" Wal-Mart store.
Target is targeting a slightly more sophisticated consumer who wants bargain prices but also seeks sensory pleasures when they walk into the store. That's one reason our local TGT has a Starbucks inside the store entrance, and as I reported recently, shoppers love that aromatic and delicious steaming-hot liquid caffeine.
The market cap for Target is very different as well. TGT's market cap is a little over $41 billion, which certainly qualifies it as "large cap." Yet compared to WMT's gargantuan $242 billion market cap, well, TGT is a porpoise and WMT is at least a Humpback Whale.
Investors are excited about the companies' earnings reports as they're bellwethers of both big retailers-for-the-masses as well as harbingers concerning the all-important holiday shopping season, which officially doesn't begin until the day after Thanksgiving. We all know it has already begun this year.
Analysts have an average estimate earnings-per-share expectation for WMT at around $1.07, which would represent an 11% increase in the same year-ago quarter. They're also looking for revenue to come in at nearly $115 billion for the quarter. That would be a year-over-year increase of around 4.3%.
Might WMT surprise on the upside or the downside? The answer is unequivocally a tentative "yes," but no one is sticking their neck out and making any firm predictions. You know what happens to "turkeys" this time of year when they stick their necks out?
The average EPS estimate among analysts for TGT is 78 cents, which is slightly below last year's 82 cents. Anything above 78 cents should help move TGT's stock price to the upside. Analysts' average estimate concerning quarterly revenue is $16.93 billion, slightly ahead of last year's $16.40 billion.
It will be very interesting to see if the wallop felt by super-storm Sandy will impact these numbers positively or negatively. If either company misses, they can always blame Sandy, the elections, or even the price of gasoline, which, thanks to Sandy, is down significantly in the past two weeks.


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Each month, the U.S. Department of State honors an alumnus from one of our academic, cultural, sports, and professional exchanges in more than 160 countries. All of us at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau are so pleased that the Department of State selected Ms. Christine Campbell as April's State Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of her leadership and commitment to public service. Last night, we had an opportunity to applaud Ms. Campbell at a reception hosted by U.S. Charge d'Affaires John Dinkelman for all State exchange program alumni in The Bahamas.
Throughout her career, Ms. Campbell has been a central force in the prevention of drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS in The Bahamas. Today, in her capacity as the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas' officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Women's Affairs, Ms. Campbell has brought a renewed public focus to the issues affecting women throughout her country.
I first met Ms. Campbell in October 2010, during an event at which we invited the country's civil society leaders and advocates to meet Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Julissa Reynoso. I spent much of my time that evening talking with Ms. Campbell, who had recently stepped down as the Director of the HIV/AIDS Center to head the Bureau of Women's Affairs. I could tell from our very first conversation that Ms. Campbell was committed to being a voice for the voiceless and an advocate for change. And, I am certain anyone who met Ms. Campbell in the United States during her participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) would have come to the same conclusion.
IVLP, which focuses on emerging leaders in critical fields, sends participants to the United States for professional development alongside peers from all around the world. Ms. Campbell told me a concept that remained with her after her two IVLP exchange experiences -- first in 1987 on the topic of drug abuse prevention and again in 2001 on the topic of HIV/AIDS -- was the value of networking, especially among women.
It is clear that Ms. Campbell is committed to tapping into the talents of women from all walks of life. One recent example is this year's commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Movement in The Bahamas. In preparation for the year-long celebration, Ms. Campbell worked with a number of State exchange program alumnae, including Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson, head of the non-governmental organization The Crisis Center, and historian Dr. Gail Saunders, who has provided guidance while researching the women's movement in The Bahamas.
Ms. Campbell is also a dedicated mentor to emerging female leaders. This group includes The Tribune newspaper's features editor, Noelle Nicholls, another State alumna, who recently established a weekly section called "Woman" to bring greater focus to issues that are important to Bahamian women and to provide a space for other talented female writers.
The U.S. Embassy Nassau team is proud that our exchange alumni represent a diverse cross-section of society, including senior government advisers, academics, artists, business and civil society leaders, journalists, and other present and future leaders of Bahamian society. The U.S. Embassy began implementing exchange programs soon after the Commonwealth of The Bahamas gained independence from Great Britain in 1973. Today, more than 200 Bahamians have taken part in Department of State-sponsored exchange programs, and the ties between our two countries have only strengthened over the course of the last four decades.
Without a doubt, these academic and professional exchange programs have had a strong impact on both of our countries. As Ms. Campbell's leadership on a range of issues demonstrates, Department of State exchanges strengthen society by enhancing skills and providing a new global network that alumni can continue to leverage. We salute Ms. Campbell and all of our Bahamian State alumni for making enormous and valuable contributions throughout The Bahamas in a time of remarkable global change.


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Great job, New Ulm! We now have 2,107 people registered for the LOSE IT to WIN IT community health challenge. This challenge is a wonderful opportunity for the community of New Ulm to earn a free grant award of $100,000 from New Ulm Medical Center Foundation, UnitedHealth Group and Hearts Beat Back/Heart of New Ulm Project. The $100,000 will provide outdoor fitness equipment in parks and bicycling improvements, free for everyone to use. These new amenities will help our community remain physically active long after the Heart of New Ulm Project is complete. What better way to role model an active lifestyle for the kids in our community than to have them see teens and adults getting active and having fun on the equipment in our neighborhood parks?
The New Ulm community has supported this challenge with the greatest number of participants to date in any Heart of New Ulm program, but we still need 393 more people (at least 18 yrs old and live, work or go to school in New Ulm) to register in order for the community to earn the first $25,000. For every person that registers the community earns $10 toward the equipment. It isn't only the community that wins, but everyone who participates wins as well. Once you register, you get access to motivational messages and tips, many free tools and resources for weight loss and maintenance, as well as much-needed social support from others in our community. Plus, Hy-Vee has generously partnered to help encourage people to participate and succeed by providing Fuel Saver discount coupons. All you have to do is just weigh in once each quarter and you'll get 25 cents off a gallon of gas with a minimum $25 purchase. If you also weigh in monthly, you'll get a coupon for 10 cents off a gallon of gas with a minimum $10 purchase.
Do it for yourself, your family and our community. It's FREE and there is no purchase necessary! The first step of registration is quick and easy at any one of the three kiosks located at Hy-Vee, New Ulm Medical Center and New Ulm Recreation Center. You just need your own individual e-mail address and access to a computer for the second step, which is completing a brief questionnaire.
The Recreation Center (Vogel Fieldhouse at 122 South Garden St) has a sample piece of outdoor fitness equipment – please come try it out and register for LOSE IT to WIN IT by the extended deadline of Nov.18.
There is more info at this website:
Tom Schmitz, CPRP
City of New Ulm Park & Recreation Director


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Using Online Czech Records: State Regional Archives in Zamrsk
Learn how to access and search the collections of digitized vital records of the State Regional Archives in Zamrsk (Státní oblastní archiv v Zámrsku). Registers (matriky) are available for research on-line through the Historical Record Collections at familysearch.org. Watch this lesson to learn how to download individual registers from the archives' website. Registers contain baptism (birth), marriage, and burial (death) information and are definitely the best source for identifying one's relatives in the Czech Republic.


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Happy TeaTaxDay, well TeaDay on TaxDay!
Welcome TeaChatters to a Friday edition of TeaDay. So, whatever is in your cup, come share it with us today...all day. You can also check out what everyone else is sipping as well. If you need to, you can reflect back on your TeaDay.
Yesterday we discussed a dirty subject! You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.
Today's TeaPoll and discussion topi is a bit off topic of tea. Keep in mind, this can be a pretty sensitive topic for some. A TCer wondered what percentage of TeaChatters actually drank alcohol or did not. Is there any correlation between tea drinking and personal choice regarding alcohol consumption. Or perhaps only drank occasionally. Share only what you are comfortable sharing, but feel free to share as much or as little as you want with us.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone on TeaDay as always!!! So, bottoms up, refill, repeat many times..after all, it is Friday!


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September 8, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: FNEP Education Partners in WIC
SUBJECT 2: WIC Approved Food List – Spanish
SUBJECT 3: August Caseload
- FNEP Education Partners in WIC: Local WIC providers in Missouri sometimes partner with Family Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) Educators from the University of Missouri Extension to provide nutrition education for WIC participants. This is an acceptable practice and works well in some areas. The following guidance is provided for FY09.
The 14 FNEP lesson plans are reviewed and approved by state WIC nutritionists. The FNEP educator must be observed by the local agency nutritionist prior to delivering the lesson. The FNEP educator must present only the information included in the lesson plan. Do not ask the FNEP educator to present additional or different information. Instruct the FNEP educator that participant questions (not addressed in the lesson plan) must be referred to the local agency nutritionist.
The FNEP educator may not:
— provide individual counseling or an individual class, only group sessions.
— code nutrition education.
FNEP lesson plans include a program evaluation that is not appropriate for using with WIC participants. The local agency nutritionist should work with the FNEP educator to include an individual participant evaluation. State nutritionists have provided a suggested evaluation and nutrition education codes for each lesson (see attached). If you have questions, contact your district nutritionist or Rita Arni at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573.751.8159.
- WIC Approved Food List - Spanish: The Missouri WIC Approved Food List, effective October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009 in the Spanish language is now in the DHSS Warehouse. Please order them as needed. If you have any questions, please contact Phyllis Fuller at email@example.com.
- August Caseload: As with five of the previous ten months of FFY2008, at 147,443 participants, August 2008 set yet another all time record for one month, meaning more than one half of the eleven months year to date this year have been all time records. Year-to-date FFY2008 caseload is 6.1% above the same time period of FFY2007. Following are the percentage increases by category of participant:
Women = 1.9% increase
Infants = 2.5% increase
Children = 11.1% increase
Clearly the greatest growth is occurring in services to children. Many thanks to all agencies and staff who are working hard to see these additional participants. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Jim Schindler at firstname.lastname@example.com or Lyn Konstant at firstname.lastname@example.com.
August 2008 Caseload Graph '07-'08
FNEP Table FY09


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Dolce To Chair Finance Committee
Tony Dolce has stepped forward to chair the Finance Committee of the City Council.
Following the appointment of Vince DeJoy as the director of development, a vacancy was created on both the council and the committee, which council president Greg Rabb worked quickly to fill.
Dolce, R-Ward 2, was recently contacted by Rabb, asking if he would be willing to take over the responsibility of leading the Finance Committee. Dolce, who has been a member of the committee for the past six years, as well as serving on it for several years before that, accepted the offer and was appointed to the position.
"As Councilman DeJoy will soon be leaving the City Council and will no longer be serving as chair of the Finance Committee I have asked Tony Dolce, and he has agreed, to assume the chairmanship," said Rabb. "I want to personally thank Vince for his excellent leadership as chair through five challenging budgets and while we will miss him on council I am looking forward to working with him in his new capacity as executive secretary of JURA where his appointment was unanimously confirmed after I made the motion to accept the mayor's appointment at our last JURA meeting."
Dolce, who has served on the City Council for 18 years, is no stranger to leading a committee. He was chair of the Public Safety Committee in the past and has experience in many of the aspects that he will need to be familiar with in his new role.
"Besides running the meetings and reporting out to the rest of the council, the big issue with chairing the Finance Committee will be the budget," said Dolce. "I'll be in charge of drawing up the schedule for budget meetings and interviewing the department heads when we get into budget deliberations in the fall. My biggest responsibility will be to drive the schedule forward and get the information out to the other council members as much as I can.
"I've been on the committee for a long time and I feel well-prepared and well qualified to run the committee," Dolce continued. "I've worked on every budget for the last 18 years so I feel pretty confident that I know how it all works. Vince wished me well in the position and said that he was looking forward to working with me as a department head."


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It's an exciting time to be a part of the College of Health and Human Services. GSU and the University of Illinois Cancer Center are joining forces in research to help reduce cancer-related health disparities across Chicago's Southland.
Governors State University and the University of Illinois Cancer Center have received a joint four-year, $1.5 million grant from the
National Cancer Institute to help both institutions conduct community-based
research to reduce cancer-related health disparities in Chicago's south
The grant will support the development of an integrated
program for GSU junior faculty that provides training to perform independent
research and to lend career-development support to minority undergraduate and
graduate students at GSU who are interested in health disparities research.
The Southland has seen a "geographic shift" in the areas
with the highest cancer rates, from the city to the suburbs, noted Karriem
Watson, senior research specialist and administrator for community-engaged
research at the UI Cancer Center.
many suburbs don't have the infrastructure of robust academic and research
cancer centers, or the specialized expertise among their faculty, to address
the growing disparities that exist within their local communities," Watson said.
"That's what we hope to build with GSU."
"Partnering with the UI Cancer Center will increase the
capacity of GSU to serve as a center of health disparities research in a
community that is disproportionately affected by cancer," said Dr. Rupert Evans, Sr., DHA, MPA, FACHE, Chair and Program Director of GSU's Department of
Health Administration, as well as co-principal investigator on the grant.
"It will also build our faculty's ability to pursue larger
federal grants for projects that will address high cancer rates and mortality
in the Southland community," Dr. Evans said.
"The faculty and students have a very organic relationship
with the communities we serve," said Dr. Catherine Balthazar, Ph.D., Chair of
GSU's Department of Communication Disorders and also a co-principal
investigator on the grant.
"Because of the trust we have with the community, we can
help bring the opportunity to participate in community-based cancer research
and in clinical trials through our partnership with the University of Illinois
Cancer Center," Dr. Balthazar said.
"Governors State
University has invested substantially in its basic and health science faculty
and programs and is well-positioned to make a dent in bringing down cancer
rates locally," said Dr. Robert Winn, associate vice president for
community-based practice at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health
Sciences System and director of the UI Cancer Center.
"The University of
Illinois Cancer Center can help by sharing our expertise in cancer research and
delivering community-based cancer prevention and intervention strategies where
they are needed most," Dr. Winn added.
The grant also supports a breast cancer pilot project led by
Dr. Kent Hoskins, associate professor of hematology/oncology in the UIC College
of Medicine and member of the UI Cancer Center, and faculty from GSU with expertise
in behavioral health and health disparities.
"In the past, people in the Southland have not had access to
any type of quality research in helping prevent cancer, especially in minority
women," noted Dr. Evans. "That's one of the focuses of this particular grant —
to work on the disparities that exist in the treatment and access to care in
minority women."
(Pictured, seated, left to right: Dr. Catherine
Balthazar, Chair of GSU's Department of Communication Disorders and co-principal
investigator on the grant; Chris Gay, Research Associate, University of
Illinois Cancer Center; Regina Schwind, Associate Director of Administration, UIL
Cancer Center; Karriem Watson, Community Engaged Research, UIL Cancer Center;
Dr. Robert Winn, Associate Vice President, Community Based Practice, University
of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System and Director, UIL Cancer
Center; and Aliah Bhatti, MBA,
Financial Resource Associate for the UI Cancer Center.)
(Pictured, standing, left to right: Dr. Alicia Matthews, UIC College of Nursing
and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Science; Dr.
Carolyn Rodgers of GSU's Department of Addictions Studies and Behavioral Health;
Vickii Coffey of GSU's Department of Social Work; Dr. Donna Calvin of GSU's
Department of Nursing; Dr. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo of GSU's Department of Health
Administration; Jennifer Morehead, Deputy Director of GSU's Office of Sponsored
Programs and Research; DeLawnia Comer-HaGans of GSU's Department of Health
Administration; Ebony Jones, Sponsored Programs Specialist in the Office of
Sponsored Programs and Research; Dr. Elizabeth Cada, Dean of GSU's College of
Health and Human Services and Graduate Studies; and Dr. Rupert Evans, Chair of
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The International Higher Education Support Program invites proposals for projects that enhance the role of university communities in the advancement of human rights.
The Civil Society Scholar Awards support international mobility for doctoral students and university faculty to help them advance research with an impact on civil society in their home countries.
The Open Society Fellowship is designed to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges.
The Open Society Foundations offer a grant and training opportunity for documentary photographers from Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan.
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December 27, 2005 WIC Update
SUBJECT: Translated WIC Approved Food List - Supplement - To be placed on the Internet
SUBJECT: Extra Equipment
SUBJECT: Retail Vendor Training Schedule - January - December 2006
The State WIC office has made the WIC Approved Food Lists in the following languages.
- The WIC approved Food Lists are now available in eight languages. The Spanish Version (WIC 641) - The Spanish version of WIC Approved Food List is available at the DHSS warehouse. Please order the food list using the WIC 8 Form: WIC Local WIC Provider Supply Request Form.
Other Translated WIC Food Lists will be available in PDF on the internet probably by next week. The other translated versions of WIC Approved Food Lists (8.5" x 11") are supplemental. Please print them as needed from the internet. The translations of the food lists are: Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Farsi, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese. If you have any suggestions and/or questions, please contact Takako Tagami, firstname.lastname@example.com.
- The following anthropometric equipment items are available if any clinics are in need of them - two (2) Healthometer adult scales (not digital) - 1 is a Healthometer Physician Balance Beam and 1 is a Healthometer Professional. If you are interested, please contact Vicki Strickland at email@example.com or 1-800-392-8209.
- Attached is the 2006 WIC Vendor Training Schedule. The WIC Vendor Group would like to extend an invitation to the Local WIC Providers to attend WIC Vendor Training. Training sessions will be held at the state WIC office in Jefferson City, MO throughout 2006. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend if you would like to learn more about the responsibilities of the retail vendor. A copy of the scheduled training dates and times has been attached. To register, please email your name, your local WIC provider location, and the training date and time to email@example.com.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5�by 36 reviewers.
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