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North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computer model that will accurately predict stormwater pollution impacts from proposed real-estate developments - allowing regulators to make informed decisions about which development projects can be approved without endangering water quality. The model could serve as a blueprint for similar efforts across the country.
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The model will be unveiled July 23 at a workshop on stormwater controls to be held at NC State's McKimmon Center on the university's Raleigh campus.
The model was developed by Hunt, NC State biological and agricultural engineering extension associate Kathy DeBusk, and Rich Gannon of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR). The work was funded by a grant from NCDENR and was completed with assistance from the Center for Watershed Protection.
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I am on week 5 after my breast augmentation and I measured my left crease from my belly button up and my right crease - my left is 1 inch lower. Plus it's visible. The doctor said he did a lot more dissection on my left breast. My right is actually filled 25 cc MORE than my left but my left has looked larger from the start. Very concerned about bottoming out, and the fact that they look so different. I'm putting up a pre-op photo too.
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Actually its the opposite!!!
Your left breast appears well positioned and natural. The right breast implant is "too high" probably because of tightening of the capsule postoperatively. The surgery was initially done correctly but due to the implant moving higher and the right breast being more saggy to begin with, the result is that the right breast is no longer sitting above the implant. Wearing the breast band (Bando) and massaging may help a bit but despite your best efforts, you may eventually require revisional surgery to reposition the right breast implant and get the results you desire.
One more thing, to get the breasts to look really symmetric I would also reduce the size of the right areola and slide it higher to match the position and size of the left areola.
Good luck...
Breast implant asymmetry and bottoming out
It is important to understand that an augmentation will not correct all of the asymmetries that you had preoperatively. It is difficult to tell from the pre-op image if your right breast fold is lower or if you just have glandular ptosis (breast gland sags over fold). Either way, the areola is lower on the right pre-op and I would expect it to be lower postop, since a lift was not performed.
It would be helpful to have other views (side), but in my opinion, the left breast does not look bottomed out. The nipple looks fairly central on your left breast mound.You probably have less fullness in the upper pole of your left breast now because swelling has decreased from the 9 day pic. Your breast folds look to be about the same height 9 days out. Your left breast definitely appears to have a lower fold than the right side 5 weeks out, but I propose it may be more an issue of the right crease moving up. This happens when the right implant has moved up-- a superior malposition. This can result from the lower pocket healing together too much or from early capsular contracture.
Sometimes an implant stabilizer band can improve a superior malposition if it is addressed early after surgery. Address the issue with your surgeon. If you do not feel he/she is addressing the issue adequately, seek a second opinion.
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Thanks for the posting of the photos. I would not say a left true "bottoming out" but more a poorly done operation with no attention to details of the pre operative breasts appearance and sizes. Revcision only choice Sorry.
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There is some degree of asymmetry in all breasts before and after surgery.It is not uncommon for breasts to look different early after surgery. There is a different anount of swelling in each and they dont heal at the same rate. My advice to you is to allow passage of time. The healing is not complete for around 9 months to one year after surgery.
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Your left breast is perfect. It is not bottoming out. The right implant is at least a centimeter too high. You need to push constantly down above the right implant with a breast band. One half of the time you should have the band above both implants and the other half of the time above the right implant and UNDER the left implant but always under the armpits and low in the back.
It is interesting that the illusion of size depends entirely on the distance from the nipple to the infra-mammary fold. The lower the implant and the more skin that you can see between the nipple and the fold, the larger the breast appears. In your case, if you are able to lower the right implant enough, they will both appear to be the same size. If you are unable to lower the right implant; a donut mastopexy will accomplish a very acceptable result, both in symmetry and size.
Asymmetry not unusual early after surgery
Dear Createuser. Again thanks for the photos which help enormously in determining the possible problem. You are right in that there are some differences in terms of the breasts which are greater than on day nine. Healing is a slow process and different in every patient. At 5 weeks I would certainly not consider operating unless it was a true emergency.
What I see now is either a high riding implant (one that didn't settle) or a capsular contracture. If the implant is hard or firm and doesn't move freely or feel soft it probably is a capsule. If the implant moves and is soft then the lower pole on the bottom of the breast may have closed off. The other possibility is that the left implant is dropping and needs to be elevated and the pocket repaired.
You need to see your plastic surgeon and ask him these questions even though he/she may not do anything just yet. This way you could get your questions answered and of course no photo compares to a physical examination. Good luck and let us know how you are doing. Dr. Schuster in Boca Raton.
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Thank you for the question and for providing the photos. While it is hard to make a definitive determination without an exam the photos certainly help.
When you look at your pre-op photos, there is some asymmetry of both the volume and position of your breasts. Your right nipple areolar complex and nipple, as well as the inframammary crease, is lower on the right side. Breast augmentation can sometimes magnify preexisting asymmetry or at least bring our attention to it. While it sounds like your surgeon tried to correct this, I would agree that some asymmetry still exists. The most visible aspect of the asymmetry on the photos is in the areolar postion.
I do not see any evidence of bottoming out. This would be uncommon this early in your recovery. There are options to improve your asymmetry, which would likely involve elevating your right areola to match the left side. However, this would involve additional scarring and should be discussed with your plastic surgeon.
That being said, I would advise waiting for your breasts to more fully recovery and heal. They will continue to change over the next several weeks, and you can then better discuss the options to make your breasts look the way that you would like.
Best of luck.
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Thank you for the excellent photos and description of your concerns. It does appear that you have a pre-existing asymmetry in your breast fold positions that persists after the augmentation. This is to be expected unless something is done during the surgery to address this asymmetry.
You correctly noticed that your left breast has more visible skin than the right side when looking from the front view. Although this is not necessarily 'bottoming-out,' it does lead to a more obvious asymmetry. If, after 3 months, this asymmetry remains, it can be easily corrected by either lowering the right breast crease (which will also raise the nipple-areola so that they are even) or raising the left breast crease (which will also lower the nipple-areola so that they are even) to improve symmetry.
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Thank you for the question and the pictures provided. If you look at your pre-operative pictures, although not as good as an in-person exam, you can see that your right nipple areolar complex and the left inframammary fold are lower to begin with. Therefore an augmentation alone will only augment, not correct, your asymmetries potentially making them more noticeable.
You are still at the early stages of healing and can be seen in your latest photo your right breast implant has not quite settled in comparison to the left side. This is fairly normal and will most likely improve over the next 2 months or so. I do not see any bottoming out at this time.
Continue to follow up with your plastic surgeon, make sure that you voice your concerns, and be patient. Also just as important continue to follow the post operative instructions/advice given by your surgeon.
Best of luck.
Breast Augmentation Bottoming Out?
On reviewing the pre-op photos, the right nipple and areola are lower than the left, and the skin envelopes are also rather different. Since no breast lift was done, this asymmetry is still, as expected, present in the post op photos.
The other component of the asymmetry is related to the different pace of settling of the implants, which is a common occurrence Allow at least 3 months for the implants to drop before being concerned about the need for a revision procedure.
Bottoming out occurs when the lowest part of the implant is below the breast fold. If that has occurred, it is not apparent on these photos.
Continue follow up with your surgeon, continue massage, and any other post-op instructions you received. Thank you for your question, for the useful photos. Best wishes.
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"A lot of these guys developed faster than they would naturally, and they're playing with a higher confidence level," he said.
Such players include sophomore starting attackmen Alex Love and Cam Stone, as well as junior starting defensemen Sean Regan and Reid Rosello.
Love is a natural shooter with good hands, while Stone is a speedy attackman and good feeder. Regan and Rosello have earned the confidence of the coaching staff by shutting down the top offensive threats and enabling the defense to focus attention up top.
Last season, the midfield unit proved a bit of a question mark for the Statesmen. In response, 2005 Hobart graduate Chris Scanlon was hired as an assistant coach to develop the middies as two-way threats.
Scanlon was a two-time captain at Hobart, tallied 60 career points and is one of the toughest players Johnson ever coached. After college, Scanlon spent five seasons playing Major League Lacrosse and he has worked to develop the Hobart middies as threats in transition.
"Our style is going to be different. We're developing middies who can increase the tempo and score in transition," Johnson explained. "It's tough to score 10 goals a game in settled offense."
Perhaps the biggest question mark will be how the Statesmen respond as they come off the 2011 season in which they were barred from postseason play because of previous NCAA violations.
The self-reported violations included failure to get NCAA clearance, ineligible participation by a player, inconsistent financial aid, and a lack of institutional control, among others.
The Statesmen were forced to vacate wins from the 2006 season, before Johnson was coach, and are on probation for the next two years. Johnson says the penalties no longer affect the day-to-day running of the program.
"We haven't talked about it in a while," he said. "We're eligible for the playoffs this year and that's what we're focused on."
Johnson says the best coaching decision he ever made was to keep on the team an unknown walk-on named Sam Miller. Three years later, Miller has developed into one of the Statesmen's top offensive threats and has been named a captain going into the 2012 season.
Earning a starting role through determination and work ethic, the senior attackman has proven an inspiration to the team. He is described as a tough dodger who fights for the middle and a tenacious rider.
Miller led the team with 26 goals last season, was named second team All-ECAC, and tallied six hat tricks.
"He went from a walk-on to playing one game as a freshman and then all-conference. I don't know how many times you see that at the D1 level," Johnson said.
Named a Face-Off Yearbook preseason second-team All-American, Dattilo is considered one of the top face-off middies in the history of Hobart lacrosse.
A first team All-ECAC selection last year, he finished the season winning 64% of face-offs, 192-296 and ranked third in the nation. He was ranked eighth in the national in ground balls and scooped up 93. He is a tough and scrappy midfielder who will be relied upon more in transition this season.
The Statesmen are expecting senior midfielder Derek Akner to have a breakout season. The former attackman is described as a powerful downhill dodger but remained relatively quiet last year with only four goals and two assists.
Johnson will tell you that the Hobart coaching staff doesn't overlook any games on the schedule. But fans and alum, no doubt, are eyeing the annual rivalry against Syracuse. This year marks the 25th competition for the Kraus-Simmons Trophy, honoring National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coaches Babe Kraus of Hobart and Syracuse's Roy Simmons Sr. Last year, Syracuse won 13-7.
The 2012 meeting is being played home at 7 p.m. on April 17.
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Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) is proud of our presence in the 2011 edition of Who's Who in Black Charlotte. Congratulations to our employees for being selected for inclusion in this publication!
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Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast Physician Network
Stefanie is an assistant vice president for Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast Physician Network. She implements and monitors clinical initiatives across the network for primary, adult and senior care practices. Her responsibilities also include regulatory compliance, patient safety, service excellence, patient satisfaction and privacy, facility compliance, disease management and clinical documentation.
"Carolinas HealthCare Systems (CHS) core values are hardwired into meetings, day-to-day operations and employee education," says Stefanie. "This has allowed me to grow as a leader and to mentor my CHS teammates."
Stefanie is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Medicfal Group Management Association. She is also a member of the National Council for Negro Women and the Women's Ministry Leader in her church.
Stefanie received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of LaVerne in Pomona, California and her Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management from the University of Phoenix in Charlotte.
Stefanie is the mother of three daughters.
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Recovery Audit Contractor and Medical Necessity Departments
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Sharon Easterling, MHA, RHIA, CCS, is assistant vice president for Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) Recovery Audit Contractor (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated program) and Medical Necessity Departments.
Sharon is a speaker and facilitator for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). She has published in professional journals and been honored with the NCHIMA Charlotte Region Award and the CHS Pioneer Award.
"CHS teammates care about their community and embrace our need for diversity," Sharon says. "Much of that comes from our mission and feeling you are in accord with leadership to make great things happen."
Sharon is a board member of the Health Information and Technology Program at Central Piedmont Community College.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Master of Health Administration from Pfeiffer University in Charlotte.
Sharon and husband Eric have two daughters, Tiana and Deandra.
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G. Patrick Griffin is vice president for Patient Financial Services at the Central Business Office of Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS). He manages the physician billing operations for more than 1,500 providers and for a multi-specialty physician network of hospital- and community-based clinics and private practices.
In 2007, Ernst & Young recognized his Denial Management department among the top three in the nation. In 2010, Patrick was a 2010 CHS Pinnacle Top 50 Nominee. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, a current board member for MW United, and a member of Toastmasters International.
"CHS has been a pioneer in Charlotte, fostering commitment to diversity and inclusion," Patrick says. "An example of this is the Annual Diversity Symposium it hosts and the fact that CHS is very involved in the communities that it serves through volunteerism, advocacy, and charitable giving."
Patrick has a Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC.
A native of Greenville, SC, Patrick is married to Makeisha and they have two children: Keyauna and Jalen.
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Peggy Harris is the assistant vice president of Diversity & Inclusion at Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS). She is responsible for developing and supporting the organization's diversity and inclusion strategy and overseeing affirmative action compliance.
Under her leadership, the CHS Diversity Advisory Committee and the annual Competitive Edge Symposium have inspired a shared understanding of an organizational culture of inclusion. "I have watched CHS develop 'best of class' organizational practices that help to create a culture of sustained inclusion", says Peggy.
Peggy received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida State University and a Master of Healthcare Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a graduate of Leadership Charlotte, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a past recipient of the Diversity in Business Award. She is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the Diversity Forum.
Peggy and husband Harvey are the proud parents of four daughters.
|Cassandra J. Lowery
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Patient Access
Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children's Hospital
As assistant vice president for Corporate Patient Access at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), Cassandra J. Lowery manages patient access operations at CMC and Levine Children's Hospital. Her department services an average of 700 patients a day.
Our goal is to promote a positive hospital experience to all by adhering to our core values of caring, commitment, integrity and teamwork," she says.
Cassandra started in 1988 as a claims processor. Along the way, she earned her college degree and took advantage of educational classes offered at CMC. "I did not have a college degree, but my management team encouraged me," Cassandra says.
Cassandra received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Strayer University in 2007. She is a member of the North Carolina Association of Healthcare Access Management and Certified Access Manager.
Cassandra is married to Marshall, and they have six children: Tormeko, Markeeyah, Marshall, Todd, Keisha and Marcia.
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|Les Maginley
Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management Group
Carolinas HealthCare System
Les Maginley is assistant vice president of the Facilities Management Group for Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS). In this position, he provides leadership and strategic direction for corporate security, environmental services and nutrition services.
Les has made it a personal mission to embrace and enhance the CHS culture of diversity and inclusion in his two-year tenure. The CHS core values were already a part of my fabric, so weaving them in with my team was an easy transition," he says. Not surprisingly his favorite quote is, "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude".
Les received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Missouri State and a Master of Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University. He is a member of the National Black MBA Association, a former graduate of Leadership Columbus and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Les is married with three children and enjoys working out, helping others and anything involving his children.
|Genell Moore
Vice President, Human Resources
Carolinas HealthCare System
Genell Moore is vice president of Human Resources at Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS). In her role, she has administrative oversight and strategic planning responsibilities for compensation, benefits, HR operations, workers' compensation and employee health. She also provides HR leadership for acquisitions.
She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and the United Way of Central Carolinas Human Resources Committee. Genell is passionate about mentoring emerging women leaders; she co-founded the CHS Mentoring Program for Women on the Road to Success. She is also a graduate of Leadership Charlotte.
"In my 28 years at CHS, I have seen the organization transition from talking about diversity to embracing diversity and inclusion in everything we do. It is not simply a program; it defines who we are," Genell says.
Genell received a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.
Genell is married and has one child and one grandchild.
|Debra Plousha Moore
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Carolinas Healthcare System
Debra Plousha Moore is Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) where she oversees recruitment, compensation, benefits, education, employee development and diversity inclusion at the third largest non-profit healthcare system in the United States.
With more than 48,000 employees working in 33 affiliated hospitals in North and South Carolina, CHS is among the region's largest employers. About 400,000 employment inquiries come in to CHS each year, earning it a reputation as a highly sought after place to work.
This reputation is no accident. Plousha Moore is devoted to making CHS the employer of choice in Charlotte.
"People spend their best waking hours of the day at work," says Plousha Moore. "We take care of people, their families and communities, so it's important for CHS to provide an experience to our employees that engages them in this work and builds their enthusiasm for being healthcare professionals."
A San Francisco native, Moore earned her bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University and her master's from the University of Dayton (Ohio).
As a member of The Links, Inc., a national organization of professional women of color, Plousha Moore has joined the fight to combat childhood obesity. She recently joined the board of trustees for the Urban Ministry Center, an interfaith organization in Charlotte that serves the poor and homeless.
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|Angela Sanford
Assistant Vice President, Research Finance
Carolinas HealthCare System
As the assistant vice president of Research Finance at Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), Angela manages finances for the research grants and contracts awarded to CHS. Prior to moving to Charlotte four years ago, she worked in a similar role for the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Angela is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the National Association of Health Services Executives, the National Council of University Research Administrators and the North Carolina Society of Research Administrators.
As a Healthy Kids Club volunteer through the CHS LiveWELL program, Angela mentors a fourth grade girl at Bruns Elementary. To connect with students on their level, Angela and her fellow CHS mentors play hopscotch and hoola-hoop with their mentees while discussing nutritious food choices.
Angela holds a Bachelor's degree in Management and Accounting from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.
Angela has a son, daughter, and one granddaughter.
|Phyllis Wingate
Division President
Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast
Phyllis Wingate is division president for Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast and has responsibilities for Carolinas HealthCare System University and Carolinas HealthCare System Behavioral Health - Charlotte.
For eight years, she has held leadership roles with Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), including chief operating officer at Carolinas Medical Center.
"CHS was thoughtful about diversity and inclusion when I came aboard in 2003," says Phyllis. "And there is growing appreciation that diversity is a business imperative and healthy for our CHS culture."
A Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Phyllis serves on the American Hospital Association President's Forum for Health Systems Leaders and the Policy Development Committee for the North Carolina Hospital Association. She previously served on the AHA Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. Locally, she lends her leadership talents to the Cabarrus Economic Development Corp. Board and the McColl Center for Visual Art.
Previously she was a Board Commissioner for the Joint Commission of Healthcare Organizations.
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Madison WI (SPX) Nov 18, 2010
Months of volcanic restlessness preceded the eruptions this spring of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull, providing insight into what roused it from centuries of slumber.
An international team of researchers analyzed geophysical changes in the long-dormant volcano leading up to its eruptions in March and April 2010 that suggest that magma flowing beneath the volcano may have triggered its reawakening. Their study is published in the Nov. 18 issue of the journal Nature.
"Several months of unrest preceded the eruptions, with magma moving around downstairs in the plumbing and making noise in the form of earthquakes," says study co-author Kurt Feigl, a professor of geosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "By monitoring volcanoes, we can understand the processes that drive them to erupt."
With funding from a RAPID grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Feigl and collaborators from Iceland, Sweden, and the Netherlands used a combination of satellite imaging and GPS surveying to watch the volcano's edifice as it deformed. They found that the volcano swelled for 11 weeks before it began to erupt in March 2010 from one flank.
"If you watch a volcano for decades, you can tell when it's getting restless," Feigl says.
In late summer 2009, a subtle shift at a GPS station on Eyjafjallajokull's flank prompted the study's lead author, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, and his colleagues to begin monitoring the mountain more closely. Then, in early January 2010, the rate of deformation and the number of earthquakes began to increase.
As the deformation and seismic unrest continued, the researchers installed more GPS stations near the mountain. Just a few weeks later, the instruments detected more rapid inflation, indicating that magma was moving upwards through the "plumbing" inside the volcano.
By the time the volcano began to erupt on March 20, the volcano's flanks had expanded by more than six inches as magma flowed from deep within the Earth into shallow chambers underneath the mountain.
Surprisingly, the rapid deformation stopped as soon as the eruption began. In many cases, volcanoes deflate as magma flows out of shallow chambers during an eruption. Eyjafjallajokull, however, maintained basically the same inflated shape through mid-April, when the first eruption ended.
After a two-day pause, the volcano began to erupt again on April 22. This time, the lava broke out through a new conduit under the ice on the summit of the mountain, causing an explosive reaction as water flashed to steam and gas escaped from bubbles in the magma. The resulting "ash" plume rose high into the atmosphere, disrupting air traffic over Europe for weeks and stranding millions of travelers.
Why did Eyjafjallajokull erupt when it did? The geologic processes that trigger an actual eruption are not yet well understood, says Feigl. "We're still trying to figure out what wakes up a volcano."
To begin to answer this question, the scientists suggest that a magmatic intrusion deep within the volcano may have triggered the eruption, but this hypothesis remains to be tested at other volcanoes.
They are also studying the structures inside the volcano, such as magma chambers and intrusive conduits, by extracting information from the sensors installed around Eyjafjallajokull.
"The explosiveness of the eruption depends on the type of magma, and the type of magma depends on the depth of its source," Feigl says. "We're a long way from being able to predict eruptions, but if we can visualize the magma as it moves upward inside the volcano, then we'll improve our understanding of the processes driving volcanic activity."
Satellite radar images were obtained from TerraSAR-X, a satellite operated by the German Space Agency (DLR). Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation, Icelandic Research Fund, University of Iceland, and the Icelandic government.
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Playing hide-and-seek with an armed intruder may not be enough. Sulphur Springs Independent School District has incorporated a new type of training to prepare teachers if a violent intruder enters the campus, including aggressively confronting the intruder if it helps save students' lives.
The new protocol is entitled ALICE, standing for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate. In the U.S., there have been more than 140 school-related shootings since 2000. ALICE was created to protect schools against violent intruders who may wield any weapon from a knife to a gun. This new program is an aggressive step forward from the original SSISD plan of alert and lockdown. "We are here to protect our kids," said Rusty Harden SSISD human resources director, referring the SSISD students. "After everything that has happened recently in the public, we want to be prepared in the event something happens." The move toward the research-based ALICE program came from a new study released last year by the federal government for school safety and emergency planning. The study incorporates lessons learned from recent incidents and seconds the concerns voiced by stakeholders following the more recent shooting in Newtown, Conn. "The ALICE response plan was originally created by police officers one week after the Columbine school shooting," said Sherry Chester, SSISD director of grants and professional development. " Since then, the program has gained momentum, and last summer the Federal government released a publication backing the program." According to the 2013 federal study "Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans," teachers have three basic options of run, hide or fight if they come in contact with a violent intruder. In the original SSISD plan of alert and lockdown, the study found that there were significantly more injuries and fatalities if the intruder got into the classroom. Chester stated that in the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, shooter Seung-Hui Cho showed intense aggravation if he could not get through a locked door and would double back and cover previous classrooms to find additional victims. "We do not want anyone to be sitting ducks," said Chester. "With ALICE, that is no longer the case." For the past two weeks SSISD Police Department has been conducting ALICE drills throughout the school district to train faculty members on the new procedures. Carey Lobin, SSISD counselor, helped teach the course at the Early Childhood Learning Center this week. Lobin stressed during the presentation that the new training was just another tool in the teacher's emergency tool belt. "Even with police officers on campus, it is very important to know how to handle any situation," said Lobin. "If there is a tornado or fire, we have rules set in place to protect our kids. ALICE is no different." After the drills, ECLC Head Start teacher Karri Kerby sat down to talk about the ALICE experience. "During a lockdown situation everyone needs more than one way to get out," said Kerby. "Our job is to take care of our kids. I have a child and I want more than one way to keep our children safe." During the ALICE drill, teachers were expected to follow the new protocol as if a violent intruder was in the building. "As soon as we heard the alert, adrenaline kicked in," continued Kerby. "Your job is to react to the situation and protect your classroom, no matter what happens."
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The long drought period that has plagued Decatur Lake is proving to be both a blessing and a curse to Edwin Evers this morning. He has decided to fish the extreme northern end of the lake, and it's muddy going. I saw his prop blowing mud 30 feet into the air as he tried to get through an extremely shallow channel – or what used to be a channel before the lake level dropped. He's fighting his way back in, and it looks like he'll make it.
I've had to pull my bass boat up on the bank and hop in with a couple of spectators who were trailing Evers in a flat-bottom boat. With their shallower draft, they can go where my boat can't. I can't thank them enough for giving me a ride. The water is deep enough to float a duck. We've passed three blinds on our way back, and every one of them has had hunters in them. I'm sure they're wondering what in the heck we're doing out here.
So, the curse is that it's so hard for Evers to get to his spots. The blessing is that it's been so long since anybody else could reach the area. He'll basically be fishing "new" fish. They haven't been touched in weeks, maybe months.
I looked at the place on Google Earth last night and photos show several clean water ponds. Evers might load the boat, or this might turn out to be a whole lot of nothing.


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A lot of people are putting the blame for the Atlanta Braves' four-game exit from the National League Division Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers squarely on the shoulders of Fredi Gonzalez. A lot of those people are also calling for him to be fired.
Stop it.
Seriously, just stop.
It was understandable when the Braves collapsed in 2010, his first year at the helm, but they've made marked improvements since then, and it's not in spite of him.
Teams don't win 96 games and a division title in spite of their manager. Someone was going around Twitter claiming he cost them 10-15 wins. Sorry, but the Braves weren't going to win 105 games this season.
And let's examine his decision to keep Craig Kimbrel to four outs in game four's elimination loss, which pissed off pretty much everyone, including Kimbrel.
In the 239 appearances Kimbrel has made combined between the regular season and playoffs, he's gone two innings exactly three times. David Schoenfield also notes that there were only four combined two-inning saves in the playoffs from 2008-12, those being Jason Motte in Game 3 of last year's NLCS, Phil Coke in Game 2 of the ALCS last year (with a three-run lead) and Mariano Rivera twice in 2009..
So, while it's true that two-inning saves happen, they're exceptionally rare in the first place.
But let's not forget that the Braves struck out a whopping 42 times in four games. Six of those were by Brian McCann, and three of those were by B.J. Upton in every at-bat he had.
Some were miffed that Elliot Johnson started at second base while Dan Uggla was left off the roster, and said their point was proven when Johnson booted a ball in the first game and struggled at the plate.
They then seemed to turn a blind eye when he turned double plays that Uggla would struggle to get to in the first place. And that whole triple that set up the go-ahead run in game four? Yeah, don't worry about that.
Really, did you trust the skills of a man with 10 hits in his last 101 at-bats? The guy who struck out 177 times in 136 games? No, you didn't. You just wanted someone to blame.
Gonzalez managed a team that actually overperformed, especially considering season-ending injuries to Jonny Venters, Eric O'Flaherty, Cristhian Martinez, Ramiro Pena, Tyler Pastornicky and TIm Hudson.
There was also that Brandon Beachy guy, whom the Braves thought would come back in June from Tommy John. He made five starts. There was also Jason Heyward's rash of injuries and juggling Evan Gattis between outfield and catching just to get his bat in the lineup after McCann returned from his surgery.
All this, and they won 96 games with the youngest 25-man roster in baseball. Yes, even younger than the Houston Astros.
Keep a straight face and tell someone that Gonzalez is to blame for all their problems.
You can't, if you actually know baseball.
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The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is the voice of dental education. Its members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools and many allied and postdoctoral dental education programs, corporations, faculty, and students. The mission of ADEA is to lead individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research, and the delivery of oral health care for the health of the public. ADEA's activities encompass a wide range of research, advocacy, faculty development, meetings, and communications like the esteemed Journal of Dental Education, as well as the dental school admissions services AADSAS, PASS, and CAAPID.
You won't want to miss the 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, the premiere event in dental education, featuring networking opportunities and programming that will focus on engagement for a better future in oral health care. The 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition will feature small group discussions, faculty development workshops, symposia, ADEA SoTLfest sessions, and plenary sessions with world renowned presenters. The 2012 opening plenary session will feature award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson, featured on Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" and Food Network's "Chopped." You will be inspired as he shares his view on the benefits of experiencing the full diversity of our world and how professional success can be coupled with a commitment to service.
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Traffic Law
Have Traffic Law Questions? Ask a Traffic Lawyer Online.
Hi, My name is Andrea
I know exactly what you are saying. That happened to me, but I went through a yellow light because when I looked in my rear view mirror, the car behind me was speeding and I knew for a fact that if I stopped at the yellow light, that car was going to push me right through the windshield. The police officer didn't care, I got a ticket for going through a red light that was not even red. I did not fight it because that Township is very corrupt and everyone is a "good ole boy".
If your City or Town is not like mine, and they will listen to a rational argument (which yours is very rational), then plead "Not Guilty" and ask for a hearing. Do not be intimidated by the police officer when he takes the stand. He is going to say that you went through a red light and that you never slowed down. Do not let him shake you up. Tell your story exactly the way you wrote it here. If you brought in a diagram on poster board, it might make the Judge see your point clearer. And, tell him that you would have been stuck in the middle, regardless of what you did, so you chose the lesser of two evils,
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The presumtive fee is $260. If I go to trial and by chance lose, can the judge impose a higher fee?
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If that is the fine for failure to obey a traffic signal, then the Judge cannot impose a higher amount as a fine. He can, however, lower the amount, so you will lose nothing by asking,


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Onya Bags- A Clever Replacement for Plastic Shopping Bags
We do go on about plastic grocery bags and what a blight they are. Yet how often are we shopping and realize that we did not bring our box/canvas carrier/reuseable bag and guiltily take one or two for our groceries. Onya has a clever solution to the problem: Its bag comes with a pouch and becomes your key chain, so you always have it with you.
We are not quite sure how one drives with a bag of groceries hanging from the ignition The bag is stuffed in the pouch, much like a sleeping bag in a stuffsack. It appears to be sold as a promotional item or fundraiser but is available for direct purchase. ::Onya Bags via tipster Bonnie


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The head of the country's newest regulator is an optimist, which is a good thing because Susan Pascoe has just six months and $53 million to set up the first federal overseer of the $43 billion non-profit industry.
The interim commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission says the aim of the regulator – the result of six reviews over 20 years – is to promote public trust in the industry and cut red tape.
"I see this as a benign regulator," Pascoe tells The Australian Financial Review. "But I do also see it as Janus-like. It would turn a supportive face to the majority of charities, but where there is deliberate and wilful wrongdoing, it takes a very strong and public reaction."
The commission is part of a package of changes planned for the industry, including a new legal definition, revised tax rules and the creation of a one-stop shop for registration and administration.
"Once you start to tackle one area you are interested in reforming, you often open a Pandora's box and get on to the full complexity of it," she says.
"We will get the full benefit of the one-stop shop if the states and territories come on board."
The plan includes creating a "charity passport" for each organisation's core information, which governments can access, relieving the need to re-submit duplicate data. "For those with 30 agencies to report to, it means the bona fides have been checked and they can be transferred between agencies electronically."
Pascoe will be running a tight ship, with promised funding of just $53 million to oversee about 56,000 charities.
"Will it be enough? You could always do with more. We intend to recruit 95 staff," she says.
"When you look at the expertise required for a regulatory body, it is at the lean end of the spectrum."
There is no sign of a formal agreement between the federal and state governments to create a unified regulator, despite a July 1 start date, and industry leaders fear the commission may be just another layer of administration.
RSM Bird Cameron technical director Jane Meade says the plan could become meaningless if it encompasses only companies regulated under national law.
"It's a bit unclear how it will work without state co-operation. If you want to access Commonwealth concessions, which includes anything to do with tax, you will need to register with the ACNC and follow those reporting requirements. But how does this override the reporting requirements of the states?" Meade asks.
The short time frame for submissions and implementation is also causing concern that necessary input from industry participants might be overlooked, with responses due later this month. Ms Pascoe said the condensed timetable is unavoidable if the program is to start on July 1.
Blake Dawson partner and Board of Taxation member Teresa Dyson says the piecemeal issuance of proposed changes has made it difficult to address the main elements of the reform. "Centralising the reporting function has a lot of merit about it, but there are shortfalls."Draft tax law released earlier this year has been sent "back to the drawing board", Ms Dyson said, after it didn't quite achieve what it set out to.
Centre for Social Impact chief executive
"We must ensure that is not undermined by the way charitable purpose is defined for tax purposes," he says.
"At the very point at which we have new approaches to harness new forms of funding for social enterprises, the danger now is that without meaning to, we stop that momentum."
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February 11, 2014
Fruit Picking in Taipei
I have mentioned before that we are often asked where you can pick fruit in Taiwan, and as I have also mentioned before, the days of industry and farming in Taipei seem to have gone. So after I saw a news clip on TV about people picking strawberries in Taipei, I had to follow up.
After some research, I discovered that there is a region in Neihu in northern Taipei called Dahu where you can indeed pick fruit and vegetables depending on the season (http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=35376829&ctNode=36810&mp=100002). In fact, there are around 15 farms in this area, although they are not all open to the public and some require you to make an appointment before you visit. We chose Refresh Farm (http://www.refresh.com.tw/).
It's fairly easy to get to the farm area. Take the MRT to the Dahu Park station, and then I would recommend taking a taxi from there. It isn't far (around NT$150) and uphill most of the way. Do bring the name and address of the farm you would like to visit in Chinese though as the taxi driver may not know the area.
As I mentioned, the drive is not far, but it is interesting. I was skeptical when our driver set off seemingly through town, but then in one turn the buildings stopped and countryside began. It is mountainous as you would expect in Taiwan, and the farm area has great views over small mountains into Taipei.
The first thing that struck us was how fertile the land was; there are fruit and vegetables in every available piece of land from pomelos to mushrooms, sweet potatoes to chilli peppers. And of course, strawberries. The second thing that struck us was that there were no strawberries. Well there were, but none that we could pick. It turns out that they have a certain amount that are ripe each week, and if they are all picked you have to wait until the following week. We didn't turn up until the afternoon, so if it's strawberries you are after make sure you are there first thing (9 am).
The strawberries are planted in large greenhouses, so there is some protection from the elements. When we went, it was chilly and wet (typical for strawberry season in Taiwan), but it didn't really spoil the experience. The views seem to suit the clouds hanging over the hills. In lieu of the strawberries, we went to pick mushrooms and oranges. An umbrella and waterproofs were helpful.
There are a number of "DIY" projects for children, such as making strawberry jam (you can also buy ready-made jam, marmalade and ice cream). The staff were superb with the children; they took the time to explain how the mushrooms were grown and how to pick them. It really created a family feeling, and if you have the chance to experience that in Taiwan you really should. I've written before that the best thing about Taiwan is the people, and after we came back from the farm we all had a warm fuzzy feeling.
We were lucky enough to be given a lift back to the MRT station by another family we met at the farm, but if you need a taxi you can ask the farm to help. There is virtually no passing traffic at all, so don't rely on being able to hail a cab outside.
So if you have the urge to get out of the city quickly and easily, I highly recommend Refresh Farm. Lovely views, lovely people, and lovely produce. Can't beat that!
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Devil's Dictionary
August 17, 2004
Satire by lazylawyer
The following document was recently found in the men's room
of a McDonald's near the Capitol:
FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT: Marriage in the United States shall
consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this constitution
or the constitution of any state, nor state or federal law, shall
be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents
thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.
WHEREAS, we've figured out that these here constitutional amendments
guarantee us first-page media coverage;
WHEREAS, it's important to define things correctly, not according
to dictionaries, which we all know are controlled by liberal elites;
NOW THEREFORE, while we're going to all this trouble to define
MARRIAGE, let's also make sure the Constitution properly defines
other enduring concepts crucial to the survival of this godly Nation:
Climate change shall mean Republicans' tragically unrequited
efforts to "change the climate in Washington" to one of genial bipartisanship.
It shall not be construed to refer to the fictitious concept of
global warming, advanced by the sort of quack scientists who also
believe they are descended from monkeys - which come to think of
it they might be, although we Republicans most decidedly are not.
Class warfare shall mean whining by liberals that right-wing
tax cuts take hard-earned money from the middle class and give it
to the rich. This term shall under no circumstances be used to refer
to an economic policy consisting entirely of tax cuts that take
hard-earned money from the middle class and give it to the rich.
Solely for purposes of this provision, the term "rich" shall not
include George Soros, Bono or Whoopi Goldberg.
Political hate speech shall consist of liberals criticizing
conservatives. It shall not be construed to mean anything Ann Coulter
says, including, without limitation, that (1) Bill Clinton lied
every time he said 'God bless America' because he doesn't believe
in God or America; (2) liberals only pretend to be rooting for America
in the war on terrorism or (3) liberals haven't the vaguest idea
what Christianity is.
Conflict of interest shall apply only to Democrats. The
term excludes any situation helpful to Republicans, including, without
limitation (1) Ken Starr acting as Special Prosecutor after advising
Paula Jones in her sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton; (2)
anyone acting as a Republican candidate's campaign manager in a
state while also overseeing the vote counting there, or (3) any
relationship involving Antonin Scalia and/or Dick Cheney and/or
a duck.
Activist judge shall mean any judge who refuses to overrule
Roe v. Wade. It shall not refer to any federal judge who overrules
a state judge's decision made under state law, if the state judge's
decision could conceivably result in votes being transferred from
a Republican candidate to the Democratic candidate for whom they
were actually cast.
This clause shall apply regardless of whether or not the federal
judge halting the vote count was appointed by a parent or other
close relative of the Republican candidate. (See Conflict of
Interest, above.)
Faith-based initiative shall mean any initiative by a Republican
president to wage war whenever he feels like it, based on his deep
and abiding faith that the media will mindlessly trumpet whatever
bullshit reasons he comes up with.
USA PATRIOT shall stand for United and Strengthening America
by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism, the indispensable law that allows Republicans to decide
who among us is a terrorist, which all Americans agree (you do,
right?) is vital to the security of the Nation.
The term USA PATRIOT shall under no circumstances be construed
to refer to any Democrat who makes a big stink about Republican
draft-dodging just because he got a Purple Heart or lost a few limbs
in some war. Such slanderous attacks, known as Useless, Stupid And
Pathetic Attempts to Terrorize Republicans by Imitating Our Tactics,
shall henceforth be prohibited by this Constitution.
Adopted in the year of our Lord (and we do mean OUR Lord) two
thousand and four.


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"A clear win for Biden will arrest some of the positive momentum that the Republican ticket of Romney and Ryan is enjoying right now."
'Much of the impact will be in and through the media. If Biden is able to emerge with a victory, it will calm down some of the hyperventilating among liberals who have engaged in an Andrew Sullivan-led freakout for much of the past week, following President Obama's weak debate performance in Denver.''
''How much a Biden win would impact actual voters would depend on how resoundingly he beat Ryan -- which would in turn dictate the degree to which the media emphasized a possible shift in momentum -- and on how many people tuned in. Biden's debate with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) four years ago was watched by 70 million people -- as many as watched Romney and Obama last week, but the 2008 viewership shattered records for vice presidential debates."
IMO, the turnout for this one will strong, people want to see how Sarah Palin-in-Pants does against the Old Pro .


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Crobat Poison!
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June 17th, 2013 (10:28 PM). Edited June 17th, 2013 by Profen.
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I ended up sort of finishing my deck with what i planned. It works pretty well. I usually end up having to throw a few basics under the bus. But once a Scolipede or Crobat get going, they take down entire teams on their own.
Crobat does, as you know, 40 damage + 40 between turns + 20 if you manage to have virbank gym out. So basically does 100 damage and if they cant switch out, it will hit 160 by them time its your turn again. Knocking out most things. Plus its ability is night sight. This allows you to draw an extra card if you deem it so.
Giratina makes a good addition to a crobat deck, since crobat has no retreat cost. So if they are poisoned by crobat and you dont want to risk it from taking a hit from something on the bench. You can toss out giratina and with Hex, it can do 50 + 50 if they have a status effect. Or just plain 90 and mill one of their cards for 1 energy more. Giratina is also team plasma, making it immune to frozen city.
Scolipede has poison point. So if they attack it, they get poisoned. Its attack is venoshock, which is 80+40 if they are poisoned. With the additional poison damage of 10 + 20 with virbank. If they cant switch out thats an additional 30 poison damage, making it like 180 damage before its your turn again.
Im still looking for a few more basics to toss in, since i only plan to run 3-1-2 crobat and 3-2-2 scoliped, with 2 giratina. Mewtwo is a pretty good EX if you feel the need for one as it can murder things like Keldeo that just laugh at poison decks. Mr. Mime can protect the bench since you have you carry frail Zubats. Sigliphs are also nice if you have trouble with EXs, as it can be damaged by them. Toxicroak with revenge is also nice, but with two 3-step pokemon in the deck, its probably not a good idea to try and add a 2 step as well. Of course you can also add keldeo into this deck, since its ability is really OP, and having a strong counter to fire is always nice.
As for energy, i have 13 psychic energy with 3 double colorless. The DCE work on all of the pokemon that i propose for this deck, so maybe even 12-4 would be better.
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It's time to slow down and enter "The Secret World of Slugs and Snails: Life in the Very Slow Lane."
That's the title of the Adopt A Stream Foundation's Thursday presentation and also the title of author David George Gordon's book.
Gordon will present this wildlife event to gardeners and nature lovers and anyone who wants to know more about these critters, who are more than pests.
You'll learn that these mollusks have been part of history since 50 B.C. in Rome where snails were farmed and you'll discover they were part of Napoleon's army whose men carried tins of snail meat for emergency food rations.
Gordon, who is known for his insect-cooking skills and is also the author of "Eat-A-Bug Cookbook" among other books, will also talk about how to grow your own escargot.
Other topics include the love life of the slugs and snails and the manufacture of synthetic slug slime. Gordon will also share gardening tips.
This program is rated PG-13, so not recommended for little kids.
Gordon will sign books after the show. The book lists at $14.95.
"The Secret World of Slugs and Snails: Life in the Very Slow Lane" is 7 p.m. Thursday at the Northwest Stream Center at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Reservations are required by calling 425-316-8592. Cost is $5 for Adopt A Stream Foundation members; $7 for nonmembers.
For more details on this and other Streamkeeper Academy events go to www.streamkeeper.org. For more information on Gordon, go to www.davidgeorgegordon.com.
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Senator Flanagan Celebrates Foster Grandparent Program
As a strong supporter of the Federation of Organization's Foster Grandparent Program, Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) recently attended a special ceremony to honor all who participate in the program. Senator Flanagan had the opportunity to discuss the program with guest speakers Jenna Lee Ruf and Jessica Slack, who have both participated in the program.
The Foster Grandparent Program gives older adults the opportunity to earn extra income by working one-on-one with children who have special needs. Foster Grandparents are placed throughout Suffolk County in schools, day care centers, and other educational and rehabilitative settings. They provide the individualized attention and encouragement needed to assist a child in maximizing his or her potential for academic success.
Sponsored in Suffolk County by Federation of Organizations, the Foster Grandparent Program is a national program that pairs local senior citizen volunteers with at-risk children in schools, Head Start centers, preschools and other community locations. Currently over 150 Foster Grandparents serve as mentors and tutors to more than 700 children daily in over 50 sites throughout Suffolk County.
At the recent ceremony guest speakers Jenna Lee Ruf and Jessica Slack, two of the children who have benefited from this vital program, were given the ability to publicly thank their foster grandparents.
Jenna Lee Ruf, a second grader at Countrywood Primary School in South Huntington, captivated the crowd as she shared her appreciation for her foster grandmother Jo Sneden. "Grandma Jo always helps us with our practice pages and our math. She never misses a day of helping us and I hope she never does, because she is someone I can talk to all the time. I love her very much and she is an inspiration to me," stated Jenna Lee. She also performed a song in appreciation for her Foster Grandma.
This touching moment was followed by the amazing success story of Jessica Slack. Jessica, who now holds a B.A. in biochemistry, was mentored by Foster Grandma Dorothy Heinz. "The program gave me the extra attention and encouragement I needed to get my focus and direction on my school work. It made me realize the importance of education and that it was even fun! It also showed me why I shouldn't be drawing on my exams. But the program did more then just direct my focus on academics, it gave me a life long friend." said Ms. Slack.
"Having the ability to work with and learn from a different generation offers all who participate in this program a great opportunity. That is what makes the Foster Grandparent Program so important and so very beneficial to our entire community. I applaud the efforts of the kids, of the seniors and of the Federation of Organizations in this important endeavor," stated Senator Flanagan.
For more information about the Foster Grandparent Program, residents can visit the Federation of Organizations web site at www.fedoforg.org orcall 631-321-8229, extension 240.