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Okay, so a $3.50 Lone Star isn't exactly the best price, but you're not going to Alamo for a bargain; you're going to spoil yourself. You're going so you can kick back and watch the latest Harry Potter or Seth Rogen "comedy" while chowing down a burger, fish and chips, or perhaps the Kevin Bacon Lettuce & Tomato. Or maybe you'd fancy a nice Pinot grigio. The point is, this menu is overflowing with deliciousness, and the service is good enough that you won't have to wait until the third act before your food comes. It ain't the cheapest, but everyone deserves to treat themselves once in a while.
Few characters are as complicated as those built by the mighty brain of Tom Stoppard. Happily, actors as fine as Todd Waite make sure that all that complexity gets translated to the stage. The guiding force of the Alley Theatre's supercharged production of Rock 'n' Roll this past spring, Waite played Jan, a Czech lover of music. As Jan, he created a character who was both intellectually powerful and emotionally tender, a man who wanted to avoid politics even as he stood up for what he believed was right. Best of all, he made us fall in love with Stoppard all over again.
The kvetching character at the center of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! is no walk in the park for any actress — she's mean, destructive, even cruel. But Luisa Amaral-Smith managed to find the soul of Bessie Berger, the iron-fisted matriarch of the Jewish family Odets created. Bessie is the most terrible of mothers, crushing her family members even as she sets about trying to make them successful. She is, in short, the sort of mother who keeps therapists in business. But Amaral-Smith lifted Bessie out of the ick of caricature to create a fully realized woman — both deeply troubled and amazingly real, she was the embodiment of what acting is all about.
No one is more dedicated to the maxim "less is more" than Gallery Sonja Roesch. Focused on reductive and concept-based art, the gallery breaks with the pop culture norm and instead shows work by artists who rebel against visual overload. Case in point is German painter Mario Reis, a frequent guest at the gallery. Reis is well known for his "river paintings" (canvases he submerges in river beds around the world, allowing the minerals in the water to stain an image on the surface). Reis makes almost no attempt to control his images, and once they're done, he resists embellishments and manipulation. Keeping his actions as an artist to a minimum, Reis nonetheless produces evocative works. In a scene filled with noisy, complicated art, Gallery Sonja Roesch is a respite showing uncluttered works that resonate with viewers.
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto and Ann Walton Sieber's photography exhibit "Understanding Poverty" at DiverseWorks was harrowing for its unflinching look at Houston's homeless. The show chronicled, from the late '80s to today, the story of Judy Pruitt, a.k.a. "Snow," an abandoned street kid begging, tricking and stealing to survive, as well as that of Ben White, a homeless man DeSoto and Sieber followed. The photos delved into the traumatized psychology of poverty and revealed hard truths about the broken-down system that perpetuates it. "DeSoto, who was a staff photographer at the Houston Chronicle for 25 years, has employed a photojournalist technique, and his imagery is augmented by Sieber's large chunks of text and quotes from literature. There were disturbing images of crack and heroin use, domestic abuse and life on the street. One section of photos addressed city programs and initiatives to document and help those in need. While DeSoto and Sieber's subject matter was hard to crack at first, once one connected with it, it became absorbing and rewarding. It was an ugly world, but one worth getting lost in.
Painter/sculptor Patrick Medrano and photographer Katy Anderson were two of the winners of last January's Mastermind Awards, and we just thought they deserved another win. The married couple conceptualized the Fodice Foundation, an artist residency compound housed in an abandoned WPA school in the East Texas town of Fodice. To hear the two talk about the project, one imagines established sites like Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation in Marfa or Robert Wilson's Watermill Center on Long Island, but obviously more intimate and homey — a place more about ideas, location and history than art-world clout. Each year, the foundation will offer up to six artists concurrent residencies for up to two months, for an estimated total of 24 artists per year. The visiting artists will have the opportunity to focus on their own work, and they will also become integral parts of a very depressed community where the arts are currently neglected. In addition to six artist studios, the Fodice compound will include housing, a fully equipped workshop, kitchen facilities, offices, a gallery space and a performance space, as well as permanent installations. We can't wait to make the road trip and check out this naturally collaborative team's ultimate collaboration.


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Taipei (AFP) Nov 13, 2012
A leading Chinese maker of energy-saving light bulbs plans to invest Tw$2.35 billion ($81 million) in a Taiwanese peer, in the biggest single investment from China, the companies and officials said Tuesday.
Formosa Epitaxy, a supplier of LED (light emitting diodes) chips, said in a statement that it planned to sell up to 120 million new shares at Tw$19.6 per share to a subsidiary of China's Sanan Optoelectronics.
Sanan Optoelectronics, a maker of LED products and solar energy products, will become the Taiwanese firm's largest shareholder with a 19.9 percent stake after the deal is finalised.
The two firms were set to sign a share subscription agreement on Tuesday that will take effect after gaining approval from their respective shareholders, Formosa Epitaxy said.
The deal, also pending regulatory approval, is set to become the biggest single investment by a Chinese firm since Taiwan relaxed rules on mainland investment in 2009, said Taiwan's Investment Commission.
In the period from mid-2009 until the end of September 2012, Taiwan had approved a total of 303 investment cases by Chinese firms totalling $315 million, according to the commission.
Ties with China have improved markedly since Beijing-friendly Ma Ying-jeou became Taiwan's president in 2008, leading to the signing of 18 agreements to boost trade and investment.
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Iran Condemns Israel's 'Terrorist attacks'
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi and parliament lambasted Israel Tuesday for its air strikes and ground assault on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
"The Islamic republic of Iran condemns the Israeli attacks which target Yasser Arafat," Kharazi told reporters at a joint press conference with his visiting Spanish counterpart Joseph Pique.
"These attacks demonstrate that, day to day, the situation deteriorates for the Palestinian people."
He added: "The UN must play a more active role and adopt a new approach to press democratic principles."
The Israeli ground and air strikes have destroyed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's three helicopters in Gaza City, set ablaze Palestinian Authority offices in the West Bank, wrecked the Gaza Strip's airport and killed at least two Palestinians.
Iranian parliamentary speaker Mehdi Karubi told a parliamentary session the raids on the West Bank and Gaza Strip were "a massacre without precedent of the Palestinians."
Karubi warned that the Israeli government's ordering air strikes and branding the Palestinian Authority a terrorist entity would feed the "growing radicalisation of opinion in the Middle East and that it risked being a catastrophe for humanity."
He blasted Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's televised speech Monday night, which compared Israel's campaign against the Palestinians to the US-led war on terror in Afghanistan.
"If you truly want to battle against the terror, we must contain the Israeli government and establish a just peace in Palestine," Karubi said in an implicit swipe at the United States, Israel's closest ally, for not stopping the strikes.
For its part, the Iranian parliament accused Sharon of looking to "eliminate the signs of life in the occupied territories with a vast military attack."
It called for "intervention from the international community and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference," the 57-member pan-Islamic organisation.
"We condemn the Zionist regime for its repeated violations of all international resolutions and conventions, notably the attacks on Monday night," the 200-member parliament said.
Iran, which refuses to recognise Israel's right to exist, also condemned the attacks the previous day.
The Israeli campaign was triggered by two massive suicide bombings by the radical Palestinian group Hamas over the weekend which left 25 Israelis dead and 220 injured – Tehran (AFP)
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April 5, 2002AMHERST, MA – Despite an 11-striketout, complete-game pitching performance by senior hurler Lauren Peloquin (Berkley, MA) and a pair of hits by junior shortstop Missy Mordy (Sammamish, WA), the Amherst College softball team fell at non-league foe Brandeis University, 7-1, on Friday.
Brandeis starter Erin Powers (4-4) limited the Jeffs to just five hits en route to the victory, while the host Judges benefited from a pair of two-run home runs by Melissa Leber. Peloquin, who fell to 9-4 with the loss, and juniors Emily Melia (Hingham, MA) and Erin Dittus (Brentwood, TN) rounded out the offense for Amherst with a base hit each.
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Wait, is this going to be a personal project of yours that just happens to be at Noisebridge or is this for all of Noisebridge (minus US citizens) to take part in? You also mentioned that we would not have ownership of it, so what exactly does that mean? The EFF owns it but we're free to use it? This is sounding awfully like a loan which we've discussed time and time again that we do not accept.

Comparing this to Rachel's sewing machine I do not believe is fair, no one is restricted from using a sewing machine, citizenship or not, it does not use enough power to justify people paying separately for it outright nor does it take up nearly as much space as Deep Crack would. This is reminding me more of the DIYbio fridge that was brought in those many months ago which violated the unofficial "what the fuck are you thinking, please use common sense clause".Ā

Considering the size, power and potential liability issues this brings up, why was something like this not brought up for consensus? I checked the notes and there was discussion about it last meeting and a fair amount of people voiced these concerns on the mailing list. It doesn't seem to make much sense to simply bring it over all these people's concerns *before* they get sorted out.

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I believe that I laid out a reasonable project. I think that having the
 machine in the space is a reasonable thing given the space constraints
 and the issues with moving a set of bulky machines. It's not really
 possible to tote it back and forth to the space when we want to use it.
 Especially considering the run time of say, eight days...

 Have we become a space where for each project, we must justify and sell
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Teeth's whitening is something that virtually everyone would love to do if they were given the options. Do you want to whiten your teeth? Below are some of the options you can explore.
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Any toothpaste that you can lay your hands on in the shops has got tooth whitening properties as they are always capable of removing the surface stains. This is through the mild abrasion action that scrubs your teeth.
Going for tooth whitening toothpastes have an added advantage to all the common toothpastes. The specialized teeth whitening toothpastes have a special polishing chemical to make stain removal more effective. Unlike bleaches, these types never change teeth color as they are only capable of dealing with stains.
There are two types of bleaching namely the in-office and at-home bleaching. The in-office type is where the patient visits the dentist and allows the specialist to apply a protective gel to your gum then goes ahead to apply a bleaching agent on your teeth. On the other hand, the at-home bleaching is where peroxide-containing whiteners are used by the patient at home. Typically, these whiteners come in gel forms or in strip forms.
Are there any side effects associated with tooth whitening?
There are people who always experience lots of sensitivity in their tooth after doing whitening protocols for some time. This is most frequent when the whitener you use has peroxide as an ingredient. When the peroxide in these products gets in the dentin's soft layer through the enamel, the nerves are irritated thus the sensitivity. If you experience such sensitivity, do not stop the whitening process. What you should do is to change your whitening product to that which doesn't have peroxide in its list of ingredients. You can also delay the treatment for some time and try again later.
Overuse of whiteners is yet another cause of tooth sensitivity. Your teeth can be damaged if you over use these products. The gums and enamel are the most susceptible here. Always follow directions to the latter and also consult your dentist whenever you are doing whitening.
Is there a way I can handle the tooth sensitivity during whitening
Combination of oil pulling procedure with any teeth whitening protocol is a sure way of dealing with sensitivity. Before that, ensure that you don't overdo or overuse the whiteners. Overdoing may cause harm to your enamel within no time. Oil pulling has got both whitening properties as well as healing properties to the teeth. The oil pulling technique pulls the bacteria that corrode the tooth surface thus leaving the nerves naked. As a result, the healing process begins and soon you suffer no sensitivity again.


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Today's military has come a long way in training its soldiers for combat. It has gone from live training exercises out in the field to simulated training inside a dome where soldiers fight virtual combatants in a simulated environment. Pilots have gone from climbing aboard a fighter jet to sitting in a cockpit to feel the experience of flying through a virtual sky.
Simulation training as a way to prepare troops for combat is expanding in use as budget restraints and technological improvements occur. As military budgets scale down, real combat training is cut back, simulation has become a more viable, and cost-effective, option. "We have seen actual operating expenses being cut, whether it's actual flying hours, or sea time on the ships that are being cut back from a training perspective and that money is being put into the use of simulators," says Dave Fluegeman, vice president of the Visual Environments Group for Christie (Cypress, CA; Kitchener, ON, Canada).
Aero Simulation Inc. (Tampa, FL), a systems integrator, purchases all the components such as databases, projection systems, image generators and screens and then builds the system. The company has created simulators for aircraft made by defense companies such as Boeing (Chicago), Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, MD), Northrop Grumman (Los Angeles), Bell Helicopter (Fort Worth, TX) and Sikorsky (Stratford, CT). Aero Simulation recently created a reconfigurable helicopter cockpit procedures trainer for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Mike McCarthy, Aero Simulation's vice president and general manager, says the military is wanting more -- more field of view, more fidelity, more eye-limiting resolution -- for less. "In the old days, they had a postage stamp-sized visual in front of you. Nowadays, they're saying, 'I want the total field of view,' and that's certainly a driving requirement," he says. "What they want to do is look out the window of a simulated visual scene as you sit in the cockpit and have it appear just as if you see it in a real scene, out your eyes. So visual systems need more horsepower, better databases to give them the information to think it is a real scene as opposed to a cartoon. That's high on the list."
Earlier this year, Fluegeman was in Taiwan, where he met with a prime contractor who manages fast-jet simulators with that country's air force. "They are burning through their maintenance budgets and their supplies much faster than they have anticipated," he explains. "This is because the government is realizing it's costing too much to operate the aircraft in a training type of situation."
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Remember how a little while back I wrote about breast expansion videos? Apparently, some men have this thing where they really dig watching videos in which the woman's boobs get really big. Go figure! Men are wacky. Well, it turns out there's another parallel thing called butt expansion videos. I mean, do I really need to explain what they are? After the jump, watch the term "booty poppin'" get redefined. It may put your eye out.
Is that really Eddie Murphy's body? I don't know, but I know that ain't hers. Hey, is that Rosario Dawson?
This is officially the weirdest video I've ever seen in my life.
I need a bionic butt, stat. I will not abuse its privileges. OK, I will.
Correction: This is officially the weirdest video I've ever seen. PERIOD.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets the butt expansion treatment! I gotta go wash my brain out with Clorox.
What do you say about a video like this? What is going on here? 120″ hips, it says. Boggles.
I feel like this one would be better with sound effects, but, hey, that's just me.


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Season's First Lake Effect Snow Hits Old Forge October 24, 2013
The season's first snowfall has hit portions of Central New York. Lewis and northern Herkimer counties were under Lake effect snow watches and warnings, however those advisories have now expired.
According to the National Weather Service in Binghamton, here are some of today's snowfall totals:
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Friday, 13 September, 2002, 19:42 GMT 20:42 UK
Jenkins inspires Ponty
Bridgend 9-26 Pontypridd
Pontypridd's Neil Jenkins was in devastating mood at the Brewery Field to inflict Bridgend's first defeat of the season.
The world record points scorer, starting a match for the first time this season, kicked seven penalties to secure a deserved victory for his side.
Man-of the-match Richard Parks wrapped up the win in the final stages with the only try of the game.
Bridgend owner Leighton Samuel had pleaded with the home fans to turn up in force for the match, and the message seemed to have got through.
A late surge of supporters just before kick-off brought a long tail-back at the turnstiles, causing many to miss the opening exchanges.
They did not miss much.
Both Jenkins and Warlow missed their first penalties, but they soon found their accustomed accuracy to land two kicks apiece for a 6-6 half-time score.
Pontypridd had looked most likely to score a try in the first-half, and that trend continued in the opening minutes after the break.
Geraint Lewis linked up well in with Jenkins to final breach the Bridgend midfield, but any hope of developing the advantage was dashed by a home defender cynically killing the ball.
Jenkins added an extra three points from the resulting penalty in front of the posts.
The fly-half then virtually killed off the game in the next ten minutes as Bridgend conceded three penalties in their own half in quick succession.
It was not pretty to watch, but it was certainly effective.
Bridgend were simply could not get into the game as the Ponty packed starved of any decent possession.
But another Warlow penalty with 13 minutes to go gave them slight hope of a comeback and kept the home fans interested.
That hope did not last long, though, as a Jenkins penalty was soon followed by the only try of the night from the impressive Parks.
Lewis collected a loose pass in his own half and forced his way between two would-be tacklers. Brett Davey was on hand to take Lewis' pass and then to deliver a perfectly timed pass to the supporting Parks.
Bridgend looked for some crumbs of comfort in injury time, but after holding them out for the previous 80 minutes, Pontypridd were in no mood to let them through even at the death.
Bridgend: M James; R Mustoe, D James, G Thomas, C Warlow; S Mannix,
S Martens; P Booth, G Williams, J Thiel, D Jones, A Moore, M Molitika, N Budgett,
R Bryan.
Pontypridd: B Davey; G Wyatt, S Parker, J Bryant, M Nuttall; N Jenkins,
G Baber; G Jenkins, M Davies, D Bell, D McIntosh, R Sidoli, N Kelly,
G Lewis, R Parks.
Referee: I Ramage (Berwick, SRFU)
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ACF Urges Action on Hunger in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—Action Against Hunger | ACF International is calling attention to the impact of climate change on undernutrition, which now affects more than a billion people worldwide, ahead of next week's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Climate change increases the incidence and severity of extreme weather events and magnifies the risks of disasters throughout the world, affecting rural and urban livelihoods and accelerating the displacement of vulnerable populations. It also poses a major threat to the availability and accessibility of food and puts millions of people at risk of increased exposure to water stress and disease.
Action Against Hunger, in collaboration with other members of The United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition, is urging all governments, along with United Nations Organizations, donors, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and civil society organizations to:
- Join forces in advocating for greater political commitment, resource allocation and accountability to counter the harmful effects of climate change on the achievement of the 1st, 4th and 5th Millennium Development Goals, which concern extreme poverty and hunger, maternal health, and child mortality.
- Ensure that negotiations on climate change adaptation in the frame of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aim at protecting and promoting nutrition through appropriate support to livelihoods, agriculture, health, water and natural resource management.
- Develop a knowledge base to inform future programming on climate change and nutrition. Priority should be given to understanding and documenting the impacts of climate change on nutrition in representative eco-systems; setting up a comprehensive nutrition surveillance system; identifying, validating and costing the set of interventions required to protect nutrition from climate-related hazards and climate change, and capitalizing on lessons learnt through experience.
- Scale up interventions that successfully reduce the impacts of climate change on nutrition and enable people to adapt by increasing community resilience to climate change, thereby protecting people at risk of undernutrition and promoting healthy nutrition and sustainable diets.
- Ensure that climate change mitigation actions will not undermine the ability of poor people to feed themselves and access adequate public health, noting that all countries need to contribute to take action on this mitigation.
- Prioritize action for countries that are the most affected by undernutrition and climate change, targeting the most vulnerable people in these countries, particularly pregnant and nursing women and infants.
- Take action and provide immediate funding for climate adaptation to build capacity and strengthen existing sector-based mechanisms that will be required to deliver adaptation programs.


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The Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said in Bangkok yesterday that "lab test results came out about midnight last night and [were] positive". The authorities had previously said Bang-orn Benpad, 48, did not have bird flu.
In Indonesia, doctors said they suspect a father and son contracted bird flu in a case that has prompted the Health Minister to warn of possible human-to-human transmission.
"Two adults, a man and his son, and an infant were admitted [on Wednesday] on suspicion of having contracted the bird flu," said Ilham Patu, a doctor at the Sulianti Saroso hospital for infectious diseases in Jakarta.
The Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, said the father and son were the third cluster of related people suspected of infection since Indonesia's first case was discovered in June.
"This is still a very limited number of cluster cases, but if they become more widespread, human-to-human infection could be suspected," Mr Supari said.
Explaining the conflicting infection reports about Mr Bang-orn, the director-general of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, Thawat Suntrajarn, said "the first lab results came out negative, but we tested it several times, and it confirmed it was positive".
Mr Bang-orn was from the Phanom Thuan district of Kanchanaburi province, 100 kilometres west of Bangkok, where fresh outbreaks of the H5N1 virus have occurred recently. Mr Bang-orn died on Wednesday, and while relatives were initially told it was not bird flu, local doctors reportedly advised the family to cremate the body without unwrapping its plastic covering. Phanom Thuan district has been declared an epidemic outbreak zone, and officials have begun culling chickens.
Thailand culled 40 million chickens last year in an effort to stamp out the virus. The European Union, Thailand's largest export market for poultry, allows cooked chicken imports, but has extended a ban on fresh products until next September.
A truckload of 3600 chickens from Greece was buried alive after being held at the Albanian border for five days in a dispute created by bird flu fears. A witness said the birds were thrown into a deep pit and bulldozed over while they tried to fly away. Indonesia has confirmed three deaths from bird flu, based on local tests and confirmation from World Health Organisation facilities in Hong Kong. At least six more people have died of suspected cases, but are not officially listed as bird flu victims.
Indonesia has two confirmed patients still alive, while there have been more than 85 suspected cases. At least 61 people have died from bird flu in South-East Asia since 2003, most in Vietnam.
Taiwanese authorities yesterday confirmed the island's first case of bird flu, with birds from a Panama-registered freighter testing positive, the Agricultural Commission said. China, Romania and Russia all confirmed new outbreaks this week. The EU yesterday banned the import of pet birds and feathers from Siberia, following news of the Russian outbreak.
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If it's staying hot the compressor isn't coming on. Any chance it was layed on a side or back when delivered?
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which one
far left?
That is a bad board
the blue light isn't even an error code and the interior bin light should NEVER go off unless the door is closed
It is possible the plug (hot and neutral is wired backwards) but aside from that it's a bad board
Since it's brand new it's time to call for service
You won't have to pay for it,
I have seen it before
Used to do warranty work for whirlpool, see it a LOT
Wish I could tell you a simple fix, but the light shouldn't go off and there isn't any button you can press to fix that
Do you need their customer service number, or does where you bought it from have service?
ok well as long as it was new they should warranty it
comes with 1 year out of the box
you can with a meter
or yes
But you have to pull it out to check and it's kinda a pain. I would just have an appliance tech out
They can check it as well
The plug
But apliance techs swap them
it's just moving a wire
I do them in less than 5 mins
no big deal, no need to pay an electrician
The wire will be fine
I would suggest having the electrician or appliance guy do it
Electricity isn't something you should mess with
and at this point with the light going off I'm not sure that is your problem
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Surprisingly, I have tested FriendsChecker and it works.
FriendsChecker stores a list of all your friends on your computer. It checks your friends list every 15 minutes to determine if any of your friends are no longer on that list. If a friend is no longer on the list, FriendsChecker alerts you with a message stating that the friend has "unfriended" you.
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I have been using this software for a day now and have not seen any advertisements.
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You can try this software and if you do not like it, you can uninstall it from your computer.
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Eight-Member Team to Probe Cause of West Virginia Mine Explosion, Handling of Information on Trapped Miners' Condition
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today launched its investigation into the underground coal mine explosion that killed 12 miners and seriously injured one additional miner. The blast occurred on Monday, Jan. 2, at the Sago Mine in Upshur County, W.Va. The mine was acquired last year by International Coal Group Inc.
"The purpose of MSHA's investigation is to determine what caused the explosion and whether any safety and health standards were violated," said David G. Dye, acting assistant secretary for mine safety and health. "Then we can take effective action to prevent such tragedies in the future."
An independent team of MSHA mine safety professionals will evaluate all aspects of the accident and response, including potential causes, compliance with federal health and safety standards, and how emergency information was relayed about the trapped miners' condition. The team will examine the accident site, interview mine personnel and others with relevant information, review records and plans, and inspect any mining equipment that was involved in the accident. Findings and conclusions will be summarized in a formal report that will identify root causes of the accident and document how the incident unfolded. Any contributing violations of federal mine safety standards that may exist will also be cited at the conclusion of the investigation.
The investigative team is made up of federal mine safety professionals and experts from around the country. Heading the team is Richard A. Gates, MSHA district manager in Birmingham, Ala. Gates has held a number of positions in his 18-year career with the agency, including ventilation specialist, mining engineer and assistant district manager. Assisting Gates will be John Urosek and Richard Stoltz, ventilation experts in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dennis Swentosky, ventilation supervisor in Hunker, Pa.; Robert Bates, electrical supervisor in Pikeville, Ky.; Joseph O'Donnell, field office supervisor in Bessemer, Ala.; Clete Stephan, an engineer in Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Gary Harris, a special investigator in Barbourville, Ky. James Crawford, Tim Williams and Bob Wilson, attorneys with the Department of Labor's Solicitor's Office in Arlington, Va., will assist the investigation team.
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Altered Fractionation for Head and Neck Cancer
Altered Fractionation for Head and Neck Cancer
Delivery of therapeutic radiation in
multiple sessions, or fractions, has been practiced since the discovery of
radiation's potential to cure malignancies. Initially, this was done out of
practical necessity: Radiation was delivered at a low dose rate, and the
treatment sessions had to be repeated to obtain the desired effect. Technologic
improvements eventually allowed for treatments in one session, but clinical
observations of improved outcomes with multiple fractions were noted in the
1920s, and the concept of fractionated radiation took hold.
A second clinical observation was also made during this era.
When the testes of animals were irradiated in a single fraction, the overlying
scrotal tissue broke down as a result of the effects of the higher dose of
radiation necessary to achieve sterilization. However, when multiple smaller
fractions were delivered, sterilization was accomplished without severe damage
to the scrotal skin. Making the analogy that the testes were akin to tumors,
whereas the scrotum represented normal tissues, investigators formulated the
concept of fractionating radiation to treat malignancies. The practice gained
credibility, and spreading a course of radiation over many days is now
considered to be the most efficacious method of delivering therapeutic
While fractionated radiation is recognized as an improved
method of delivering radiation, the optimal fractionation schedule remains
unknown. Over the decades, clinical practice has led to the development of
standard, or conventional, schedules. In the United States, a conventional
course of treatment for squamous cell carcinoma entails the use of 1.8 to 2 Gy
per fraction, delivered once daily, 5 days a week. In the treatment of advanced
head and neck cancers, a total dose of 70 Gy is administered to gross disease.
At the dose rates described, a standard course of radiation takes 7 weeks
to deliver.
These doses and schedules have evolved from clinical
observations. Such observations reflect not only the probability of curing a
disease, but also of obtaining these cures with acceptable morbidity. Greater
understanding of the radiobiology of both tumor and normal tissues and attempts
to increase the therapeutic gain of radiation have led to the development of
fractionation schemes that deviate from the conventional.
Two separate concepts of altering the fractionation schedulehyperfractionation
and accelerated fractionationhave been studied. The rationale and clinical
results of each concept will be described below. Although the rationales differ
for each approach, most clinical trials have used schedules that are hybrids of
the two concepts.
Theoretically, the greater the total dose, the greater the
probability of cure. Yet with conventional fractionation, total doses of
radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are limited by normal tissue tolerance.
The rationale for hyperfractionation is its potential to increase the total dosetranslating
into a higher probability of cure without an increase in late toxicity.
The two types of reactions of normal tissues to radiation are
acute (or early) and chronic (or late). The acute type is primarily seen in
tissues such as skin or mucosa. These reactions typically manifest as radiation
dermatitis and mucositis, develop during a course of fractionated radiation, and
resolve over a period of weeks after completion of radiation. Late-responding
tissues include fibroblasts, bone, and neural tissues. It can take months, or
even years, before the effects of radiation are seen in these tissues.
Normal tissue reactions are dependent on both the dose per
fraction and the total dose. Modifying the dose per fraction has more effect on
late-responding tissues, and, with lower doses, there is greater repair of these
tissues than with the tissues involved in acute reactions. Hyperfractionation
attempts to take advantage of these differing normal tissue responses. Compared
with a conventional fractionation schedule, hyperfractionation increases the
total dose and decreases the dose per fraction. The increase in total dose is to
the level at which the same degree of late effects seen with the conventional
schedule also occurs with hyperfractionation. Multiple fractions are delivered
on each treatment day, and the overall treatment time is therefore unchanged.
Head and neck cancers are believed to have a rapidly
proliferating clonogenic population. Their behavior would most likely mimic the
acute-responding tissues. Therefore, these tumors would be less likely to be
affected by the decrease in dose per fraction. An increase in total dose would
enhance the tumor kill, but would also affect normal acute-responding tissues
and possibly increase the incidence and/or severity of radiation dermatitis and
Other Possible MechanismsWhile the primary rationale
for hyperfractionation is to escalate total dose in light of the differences in
repair between acute- and late-responding tissues, this approach may also be
effective because the malignant clonogens have the opportunity to redistribute
more frequently to sensitive portions of the cell cycle. One reason for the
incomplete eradication of tumor cells during a fraction of radiation is that
some cells are in a portion of the cycle that confers resistance. As these cells
are rapidly proliferating, it is probable that between fractions surviving cells
will redistribute to a sensitive phase of the cycle, resulting in a greater
probability of tumor kill.
Radiation resistance also increases with tumor hypoxia. At
lower doses per fraction, tumor sensitivity to radiation is less dependent on
the presence of oxygen. Thus, hyperfractionation may circumvent the protection
that hypoxia provides to tumor cells.
Clinical Results of Hyperfractionation
Retrospective TrialsIn the United States, the largest
reported experiences using hyperfractionation as therapy for head and neck
cancers have been retrospective. At the University of Florida,
hyperfractionation regimens using 1.2 Gy twice a day to total doses of 74.4 to
81.6 Gy have been used to treat over 350 patients with carcinomas of the
oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx.[1,2] An improvement in local control was
seen in cases of intermediate-stage tumors of the larynx and hypopharynx treated
with hyperfractionation, compared with historical controls treated with
conventional radiation.
At The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, we
reported our experience treating more than 200 patients with carcinomas of the
supraglottic larynx and hypopharynx with hyperfractionation.[3] Subsite analysis
suggested an improvement in local control, particularly for patients with T2
hypopharyngeal carcinoma.[4,5] Clinicians were cautioned against
overinterpreting the role of hyperfractionation in these retrospective results,
however, because coinciding technologic advances in treatment and diagnostic
imaging may have contributed to the improvements.
Prior to a randomized trial of various altered fractionation
studies (discussed below), the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) conducted
a study comparing a conventional radiation schedule ranging from 66 to 73.8 Gy
with hyperfractionation to 60 Gy at 1.2 Gy twice daily.[6] Despite a lower
dose in the hyperfractionation arm, locoregional control at 2 years was
equivalent in both arms. This study, as well as the retrospective experiences
described above, showed that hyperfractionation results in greater acute
reactions than conventional therapy. These studies also demonstrated the
critical importance of the interfraction interval: Both acute and late reactions
were fewest when the interfraction interval was at least 6 hours.
Randomized TrialsSeveral international randomized
trials of hyperfractionation have also been reported. Pinto and associates at
the National Cancer Institute of Brazil randomized 112 patients with stage
III/IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx to either 66 Gy in 33 fractions
or 70.4 Gy in 64 fractions twice daily. There were significant improvements in
both local control and survival in the patients treated with hyperfractionation.[7]
In Spain, Sanchiz and colleagues performed a randomized trial
comparing the same hyperfractionation regimen used in Brazil with 60 Gy in 30
fractions. They enrolled 859 patients with stage T3/T4 head and neck cancer. The
authors described an improvement in median duration of response and overall
survival for patients treated with hyperfractionation.[8] Disease control rates
were not reported, although for the stages of disease treated, the expected
control rates with only 60 Gy in 30 fractions would be poor. This was one of the
first randomized trials evaluating the role of concurrent chemotherapy as well,
with a third arm receiving 60 Gy combined with fluorouracil (5-FU). The
chemotherapy arm demonstrated improved results similar to those seen in the
hyperfractionation arm.
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of
Cancer (EORTC) randomly assigned 356 patients to conventional radiation, 70 Gy
in 35 fractions, or to hyperfractionation, 80.5 Gy in 70 fractions at 1.15 Gy
twice daily. The study (EORTC 22791) was restricted to patients with T2/T3,
N0/N1 squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx (excluding base-of-tongue
tumors). The patient population was selected to eliminate patients with a low
probability of surviving 2 years. Patients treated with hyperfractionation
had a 5-year local control rate of 59%, compared with 40% for patients treated
with conventional treatment (P = .02). Analysis by stage suggested these
differences were due to improvements in control in patients with T3 disease. An
improvement in 5-year overall survival was also reported for patients treated
with hyperfractionation (P = .08).[9] Table 1 summarizes the randomized
hyperfractionation trials.[6-11]


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I did all of the testing and the continuity on the burner is fine. All of the other burners work with no problem. What would you suggest testing next? I'm wondering if it's the switch? I just am not sure what is more likely to have gone out if it isn't the burner.... Your help is appreciated greatly.
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Tax-related identity theft a growing problem
Thu., April 11, 2013
Fraudulent IRS returns cost $5.2 billion in 2011
WASHINGTON – An epidemic of tax-related identity theft continues to plague the Internal Revenue Service despite efforts by the agency and law enforcement officials to combat the fraud, witnesses told a Senate panel Wednesday.
"We are losing $5 billion each year to this crime, and now the problem is getting worse," said Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., the chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Criminals use stolen personal information to file fraudulent tax returns, usually in January, before the real taxpayers have a chance to file. By the time the victims send in their returns, it's too late: The IRS already has mailed refund checks to the identity thieves. It can take months – even years – for the IRS to untangle the mess and send the taxpayers the refunds they're owed.
Nine of the 10 U.S. cities hit hardest by the scam are in Florida. The Miami metropolitan area tops the list, with 35,914 cases of tax-related identity theft reported last year and the highest per capita rate of complaints, 645 per 100,000 residents. Miami was followed by Atlanta, which had 12,992 complaints, Tampa, Fla., with 9,805, and Orlando, Fla., with 4,991.
Nationwide, cases of tax-related identity theft surged 650 percent from 2008 to 2012. In 2011, thieves filed 1.5 million undetected fraudulent tax returns and received $5.2 billion in refunds, according to an audit last year by the Department of the Treasury's inspector general.
Witness Marcy Hossli, 57, of Lake Worth, Fla., has been a victim of identity theft through tax fraud three years in a row.
"I should never have to go through anything like this, nor should anyone else," Hossli said. "I feel violated. It's hard to concentrate in work. I am stressed constantly."
Hossli told senators she still is waiting for her 2012 tax refund. She suffers from cancer and owes $4,000 in medical bills. "I really need the money," she said.
Senators expressed frustration that the IRS hasn't been able to do a better job at catching fraud even though criminals often use the same addresses to file multiple returns.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said thieves used the same address in Lansing, Mich., to file 2,137 tax returns, and they received $3.3 million in refunds. An address in Chicago was used to steal $900,000 in refunds through almost 800 fraudulent returns, Collins said.
"Criminal gangs have figured out that it's cheaper and easier for them to steal taxpayers' identities and hijack their refunds than it is to traffic in drugs, rob banks or fence stolen property," Collins said.
"The IRS has an obligation that obviously they're not meeting," said Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. "How in the world can there not be a system in place that the IRS could not catch that they're sending 2,000 refunds to the same address?"
Tax refund thieves commonly target senior citizens, as well as low-income people and students, who might not be required to file returns.
The audit by the Treasury Department's inspector general estimated that 76,000 senior citizens likely were victims of tax fraud identity theft in 2010, resulting in $374 million in fraudulent tax refunds.


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An LSE Enterprise report has called for a new way to measure the social impact of business.
Corporations increasingly view positive social impact as enhancing, rather than detracting from, their financial returns. With encouragement from state and business leaders, the concept has become mainstream, giving rise not only to company departments but to dedicated institutions.
A variety of tools are available for companies to assess their environmental, social and governance performance. In this report, three researchers analyse the methods currently in use and explore how a new platform might build on their strengths while eliminating their weaknesses. They find that existing methodologies tend to be subjective, resource-intensive and have a narrow focus, although many are able to demonstrate and enhance value.
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University of Alaska Museum of the North researchers have found a major new site for dinosaur fossils in Alaska along the Yukon River.
A recent trip netted about 2,000 pounds of dinosaur footprints for the museum's collection, according to earth sciences curator Pat Druckenmiller "There aren't many places left in the world where paleontologists can just go out and find thousands of dinosaur footprints. This is the kind of discovery you would have expected in the Lower 48 a hundred years ago."
In July 2013, researchers set off in boats for a 500-mile journey down the Tanana and Yukon rivers. Co-discoverer Kevin May, operations manager at the UA Museum of the North, says the goal was to explore as many beaches as possible for evidence of dinosaurs. "Based on what we know about the geology along the Yukon River, the rocks exposed downriver from Ruby suggested they might be a good place to find dinosaurs".
They found much more than they expected: dinosaur footprints big and small, from both meat- and plant-eaters.
"We found a great diversity of dinosaur types," Druckenmiller said, "evidence of an extinct ecosystem we never knew existed."
Paul McCarthy, Druckenmiller's colleague from the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, says the trip was amazing.
"We found dinosaur footprints by the scores on literally every outcrop we stopped at," he said. "I've seen dinosaur footprints in Alaska now in rocks from southwest Alaska, the North Slope, and Denali National Park in the Interior, but there aren't many places where footprints occur in such abundance."
McCarthy is a geologist whose major research interests include paleolandscape evolution. He says the dinosaur footprint-bearing rocks from along the Yukon River are probably about 25-30 million years older than what's been found in Denali Park. "It took several years of dedicated looking before the first footprint was discovered in Denali in 2005, but since that time hundreds of tracks of dinosaurs and birds have been found. In contrast, the tracks were so abundant along the Yukon River that we could find and collect as many as 50 specimens in as little as 10 minutes."
Druckenmiller says that one of the reasons the Yukon River dinosaur tracks may have gone undiscovered for so long is their method of preservation. They are "natural casts" formed when sand filled in the actual footprint after the dinosaur stepped in mud.
"These are not negative impressions," he said. "Rather they stick out from the rock and sometimes look like blobs with toes."
The discovery is significant in that the Yukon River fossils are geologically older than other major sites in the state and that they preserve a record of dinosaurs previously unknown in the state.
"We have a whole lot of work to do," Druckenmiller said. "We look forward to returning to the area and studying the site more."
The museum is working with villages and Native corporations along the Yukon River to share information about the discovery with local communities and to coordinate future exploration.
The research team also included Jørn Hurum, from the University of Oslo Natural History Museum, UAMN earth sciences collection manager Julie Rousseau, and several UAF students. Roger Topp, head of production at the museum, filmed the expedition for an exhibit the museum is planning for the summer of 2015.
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At all levels of concert photography and all levels of photographer skill, shooting behaviors fall into three categories affectionately refered to as The Chimp, The Chump, and The Champ.
The Chimp
"Chimping" is a slang term in digital photography which describes the habit and ritual of checking a photo on the camera's LCD following capture. While this is a useful technique to "dialing in" the exposure in controlled shooting environments, the practice of chimping during a live show can mean the difference between a portfolio worthy shot or the trash folder.
Regardless of ones preferred exposure mode when shooting live music, the artists movements and lighting treatment are ever changing. As a result, any time taken away from the viewfinder results in upwards of 10 missed frames for every second spent reviewing an image. As you return to the viewfinder you may have missed the shot of the evening while being greeted with an entirely new lighting treatment and artist position -requiring new framing, shooting positions, and camera settings
The Chump
"Chumping" is a self coined term which describes the act of extensive review and editing in the pit. Chumps in the pit will literally take a few frames, review their images on the camera's LCD, zoom in to check sharpness and noise throughout the image, internally analyze and reflect upon their capture, delete unsatisfactory images, and make adjustments to their camera settings. At the extreme, I have even witnessed cell calls during this laborious process.
The Champ
The Champ refers to photographers who maximize their allotted shooting time during a live performance assignment. Champs demonstrate poise and familiarity with their gear spending 99.9% of their time with eye to the viewfinder. They never Chump, and review images in the sequestered downtime between sets or following their departure from the venue. Champs exist at all levels of technical ability and concern themselves with capturing as many "moments" as possible during the allotted 10-15 minute shooting period. They understand that a great moment, makes a great image and thus are every ready to capture the moment.
The more advanced Champs utilize their viewfinders heads up display including metering (with appropriate mental notes on meter vs reality) and adjust aperture and/or shutter and/or ISO accordingly with their own artistic interpretations. Champs understand shooting and editing are completely independent objectives and that the end result of editing is entirely dependent on the bounty of moments acquired in shooting,


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Harmonic Wealth Means Loving Myself
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I've been married for eight years, but lately we've been having a lot of trouble with our relationship. We had our first child, Lindsey, in September of last year and she is the most wonderful precious thing on the planet, but since then, my partner and I have not been able to regain our intimacy. I now realize that the problem is my relationship with myself.
I read the book Harmonic Wealth by James Ray and his section on relationships was an eye-opener for me. He reminded me that my most important relationship in the world (even more than Lindsey which I find hard to accept!) is with MYSELF and that if I didn't take care of that, I wouldn't find success in other relationships. Has anyone else read this book? Any tips on how to balance family life with love for oneself?
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Follow up bijeenkomst EU strategy on plastic – NL
On the 8th and 9th of December 2016 approximately 300 participants gathered to contribute to the development of the European Strategy on Plastics. It was a very intriguing and energizing conference with a highly interactive programme, numerous discussions engaging speakers and collective eagerness to sustain momentum: let's keep this going!... Read more →


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WMC News Brief: GLAAD Media Awards, Abortion & Health Care, Shariah Law
March 15, 2010Joy Behar, Rachel Maddow Win GLAAD Media Awards 3/14/10 Huffington Post: Joy Behar, Rachel Maddow and Cynthia Nixon are among this year's recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Obama Administration Pushes Back On Abortion Claims 3/14/10 NY Times: Anti-choice groups have asserted that the health care bill would expand the availability of abortions through government-financed community health centers. Clearer Limits Sought In Malaysia For Shariah Courts' Role 3/13/10 NY Times: Lawyers and religious minorities in Malaysia have called for a clearer divide between Malaysian secular and religious courts. Kate Snow Leaving ABC For NBC 3/12/10 Huffington Post: Kate Snow is leaving ABC News for NBC's "Dateline." Obama Social Secretary Ran Into Sharp Elbows 3/12/10 NY Times: Desirée Rogers drew criticism for her high profile as social secretary in the Obama White House. A Trailblazer Of Civil Rights Dies Forgotten 3/12/10 NY Times: Juanita W. Goggins, had been a civil rights trailblazer who in 1974 became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina legislature. Gay Marriage's Transgender Loophole 3/15/10 Salon: California allows a woman to marry another woman; only because she was born a man. Women Making Gains On Faculty At Harvard 3/12/10 NY Times: Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard's president, has seen a culture shift, but conceded that budget cuts could have an impact now. Banning Race-Based Abortions Is Wrong 3/11/10 Salon: Anti-choicers pretend to care about women of color while whittling away at their reproductive rights. How Men's Overconfidence Hurts Them As Investor 3/14/10 NY Times: A growing body of research has found that men and women invest differently and women may be better at it. Women Declare: 'We're Not Dolls!' 3/12/10 Brooklyn Eagle: Hundreds of dolls sat on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall as women, young girls and their supporters called for action on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Population Policy: Will It Work? 3/14/10 Dawn, Pakistan: Even the most progressive and proactive policy document will not successfully reduce the population growth rate if women are not simultaneously educated. Palestinians Honor A Figure Reviled In Israel As A Terrorist 3/12/10 NY Times: Palestinian students gathered to dedicate a public square to the memory of a woman who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel's history. Nigeria Women Protest At Jos Killings 3/11/10 BBC: Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Nigeria's capital in rallies against the massacre near Jos. 'Apprehension' Among Muslim Women 3/15/10 BBC: The French parliament is to vote on a proposal to ban the face covering known as the burqa. A Jostled Princess, A Heavy Crown 3/12/10 NY Times: The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put her history of depression into the glare of Japan's tabloid. Genital Herpes Hits Black Women Hardest 3/12/10 NPR: One in six Americans has genital herpes and among African-American women, the odds are even higher. Too Many Women Dying In U.S. While Having Babies 3/12/10 Times: The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," notes that the likelihood of a woman's dying in childbirth in the U.S. is five times as great as in Greece. Few Care For The Undocumented With Breast Cancer 3/15/10 Women's eNews: For many undocumented women with breast cancer in Arizona, financial barriers and fear of deportation delay or prevent treatment. How Oscar Found Ms. Right 3/14/10 NY Times: Kathryn Bigelow's two-fisted win at the Academy Awards has helped dismantle stereotypes about what types of films women can and should direct. Marion Jones' WNBA Comeback 3/15/10 The Root: Former track star Marion Jones signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. Rachel Alexandra's Security Guard Is Also Pursuing Ph.D. 3/13/10 NY Times: Reigning Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra, will make her 4-year-old debut at the Fair Grounds, and there may not be anyone more invested in her performance than Amy Kearns. USA's Lindsey Vonn Still Rules As Queen Of The World Cup Hill 3/12/10 USA Today: Olympic downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn capped a historic season with her third straight overall World Cup title.


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(A) A primary care physician will not have an outstanding obligation for medical service to the federal government, a state, or other entity at the time of participation in the physician loan repayment program and meets one of the following requirements may apply for participation in the physician loan repayment program if:
(1) The primary care physician is enrolled in the final year of an accredited program required for board certification in a primary care specialty; or
(2) The primary care physician is enrolled in the final year of a fellowship program in a primary care specialty; or
(3) The primary care physician holds a valid certificate to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code.
(B) The application shall be submitted by a date and on a form prescribed by the department. The form shall require an applicant to set forth the following information:
(1) Name;
(2) Current and permanent mailing address;
(3) Telephone number;
(4) Primary care specialty;
(5) The medical school or institution or school or college of osteopathy attended, dates attended and verification of attendance;
(6) The facility or institution where medical residency was completed and the date of completion;
(7) A summary of the educational expenses for which reimbursement is sought under the physician loan repayment program and verification of expenses;
(8) Verification of United States citizenship or legal alien status;
(9) Verification of certification to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; and
(10) Any other information requested by the department of health.
(C) The director of health shall grant an application for placement in a health resource shortage area and participation in the physician loan repayment program if all of the following apply:
(1) Funds are available in the physician loan repayment fund;
(2) The general assembly has appropriated adequate funds for the physician loan repayment program; and
(3) The director finds that the applicant is eligible for placement and participation and that, in accordance with the priorities established under rule 3701-6-04 of the Administrative Code, the applicant's primary care specialty is needed in a health resource shortage area.
(D) Upon granting an application, the director shall notify and enter into discussions with the applicant. The object of the discussions is the placement of the applicant in a health resource shortage area in which, according to the priorities established under rule 3701-6-04 of the Administrative Code his or her primary care specialty is most needed.
(E) If the health resource shortage area site, the director and applicant agree on the applicant's placement in a particular health resource shortage area and the amount of the applicant's educational expenses to be repaid, the applicant shall prepare, sign, and deliver to the director a letter of intent agreeing to that placement.
(F) In the event that it is necessary to establish priorities among applicants, the director shall consider the following factors:
(1) The applicant's background and career goals;
(2) The applicant's primary care specialty;
(3) The length of time the applicant is willing to provide primary care services in a health care resource shortage area;
(4) The applicant's expressed interest in working and staying in an underserved area and whose family members are interested in the lifestyle associated with areas of underservice;
(5) The extent to which the applicant has sought or undertaken culturally or economically diverse experiences;
(6) The amount of the loan balance for which the applicant is requesting repayment assistance;
(7) Physicians being recruited to a health resource shortage area and not yet practicing in an eligible area will be given preference over physicians already practicing in the eligible area;
(8) To ensure an equitable distribution of physicians desiring to practice in a health resource shortage area, preference will be given to applicants desiring to practice in a health resource shortage area which has not had a physician placed in the preceding four years in the area either through the Ohio physician loan repayment program or through the federal national health service corps scholarship and loan repayment programs.
(G) Each applicant will be evaluated against the factors listed in this rule. A score will be given to an applicant's response to each factor and each factor will be weighted using the criteria scoring sheet attached to this rule. Each applicant will be given a total score. In addition, the director may instruct staff to interview applicants to gather responses not easily evaluated from the applicant's written application. The applicants with the highest scores will be recommended for funding provided that funds are authorized and available. When necessary due to limited funds from the general assembly, repayments of less than twenty thousand dollars per year may be made in order to maximize the number of physicians granted applications in health resource shortage areas.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/22/2012 and 09/01/2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3702.79
Rule Amplifies: 3702.73
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I just got back from visiting my huge family in India. I also just got over three days worth of jetlag, which is equally exciting! The trip was incredibly fun and I am so glad I got to see all of my relatives after so many years!
In exactly fourteen days, I will officially be a sophomore. It hasn't even hit me yet. A year ago at this time, I was freaking out, trying to figure what to pack and what not to pack. And because I was an indecisive little pre-frosh way back in the day, I made sure to fit my entire closet into a red suitcase, my entire bed into a blue suitcase, and my entire bathroom, dresser, and refrigerator in multiple cardboard boxes. I sincerely apologize to the orientation "move-it move-it" volunteers because I clearly wasn't thinking. And I know I'm a year late, but I have to thank each and every one of them from the bottom of my heart for carrying all of my luggage BY HAND and climbing three flights of stairs to deliver them safely to my dorm room. To show my appreciation, I am packing much lighter this year:)
I am a little nervous for this year's classes. I guess my nervousness stems from the fact that I am not taking classes from a survey of departments as I did freshman year. Last year, I took classes from all over the place: math, chemistry, physics, writing seminars, romance languages, classics, art workshops, and art history. By doing so, I learned a LOT about myself (my likes/dislikes, my strengths/weaknesses) and was able to firmly decide on a major. This year, I'm taking classes from a more related set of departments: chemistry, chemBE, physics, and art workshops. The good news is that I now have a fitting major, on which I am able to focus a majority of my class time! However, having spent my entire freshman year exploring different classes and gaining broader perspectives, this will be my first year taking classes from my major, technically marking the beginning of my academic journey (eep!).
I do, on the other hand, feel relaxed about returning to the ever so familiar lifestyle of the college student: easy mac dinners, sleeping over at the library, last-minute laundry runs, treating Thursdays as part of the weekend, calling home every day during that 10 minute walk between your second and third class, and lastly, playing the nose game with your suite when it's time to clean the bathroom.
This is my last time blogging as a freshman on the shared Class of 2015 page. Thank you to everyone who read my blogs this past year:) I will continue to blog as a sophomore and I look forward to my first sophomore blog post!