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Nematodes can cause poor corn growth
The wet spring and variable growing conditions this year have resulted in many uneven corn stands. These problems often can be attributed to poor root development, fungal root infection, or occasionally, moisture stress. But every summer there are instances of unthrifty corn growth throughout Iowa with no apparent cause. A possible explanation for the poor corn growth that probably is not considered very often is damage due to plant-parasitic nematodes. There are many species of nematodes that can damage corn. Dagger and spiral nematodes are the most common and widespread nematodes feeding on corn in Iowa. Needle nematode probably is the most damaging but is not widespread throughout the state. The most important species parasitizing corn in Iowa probably is the lesion nematode.
In general, damage to corn from plant-parasitic nematodes results in poor or uneven stands if high nematode densities occur early in the season. Symptoms also include yellowing or chlorosis of foliage, unevenness in the height of the corn plants, and small or poorly filled ears during mid to late season. The symptoms and damage caused by plant-parasitic nematodes can occur in distinct patches or "hot spots" that often elongate in cornfields in the direction of tillage operations. Damaged corn roots are stunted, discolored, swollen, and lack fine roots, and they may have dark brown or black necrotic lesions. Other factors also can cause these types of aboveground and belowground symptoms, so nematode damage can be easily misdiagnosed.
How can you diagnose whether a nematode problem exists? Collection of an accurate soil and root sample is the only way to effectively diagnose most plant-parasitic nematode infestations on corn. Collect a soil core or small shovel-full of soil from the upper foot of the soil profile from 10 or more places within an area suspected of being damaged by nematodes. Additionally, be sure to include numerous fibrous roots from plants suspected of being damaged. Many of the nematodes that damage corn spend much or all of their life within the corn root tissue, thus the roots must be assayed for the presence of damaging nematodes. A companion sample collected from a comparably sized area of plants that are not showing symptoms often is useful for comparison purposes. Soil and roots should be placed in a moisture-proof bag and submitted for processing as soon as possible. Be sure to keep the samples cool until they are sent for processing and avoid sending samples late in the week to prevent improper storage over the weekend. Iowa State University Extension publication IPM 53s, Scouting for Corn Nematodes, illustrates the proper procedures to use for scouting for these pests. Soil samples for analysis of corn nematodes can be sent to several private laboratories in Iowa and surrounding states or sent to the ISU Plant Disease Clinic, 323 Bessey Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011. If samples are sent to ISU, the test for corn nematodes is called a complete nematode count. Samples should be accompanied by a completed Plant Nematode Sample Submission Form (ISU Extension publication PD 32) and a check for the $15 per sample processing fee.
Typically, results from analysis of soil samples include the scientific and common names of the plant-parasitic nematodes found in the sample, the numbers of nematodes present, whether the detected numbers of nematodes are thought to be capable of causing damage, and some management recommendations. Nematodes can feed on corn without causing appreciable yield loss if nematode numbers are low or the corn crop is not stressed by environmental conditions. Much is still unknown about the nematode population densities needed to cause damage to the many different corn hybrids grown throughout Iowa and about the environmental and host factors involved in the buildup of nematode densities.
Management options for control of nematodes on corn are limited. Many effective nematicides have been removed from the market and very few new nematicides are being developed, but a few compounds (including some soil insecticides) are still labeled for control of plant-parasitic nematodes on field corn. Cultural control strategies such as crop rotation, delayed planting, and alternative tillage have little effect on nematode densities in corn, and nematode-resistant corn hybrids are lacking. For more information about plant-parasitic nematodes that affect corn in Iowa, see ISU Extension publication PM 1027, Nematodes That Attack Corn in Iowa.
This article originally appeared on pages 172-173 of the IC-486(21) -- August 20, 2001 issue.
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Still in love with the Spirit: Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review by JP2001
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Still in love with the Spirit
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Embarkation: New Orleans
My name is Julie (28) and I travelled with my sister-in-law Catherine (29). This cruise was my 3rd one, all with NCL, and my 2nd time on the Spirit.
I saw a great bargain for this sailing about 3 months ago and I put a cabin on hold (luckily since that price was gone a few hours later). My boyfriend has a new job so he couldn't come but my sister-in-law decided to come with me.
In short, it was tiring to travel to and from New Orleans but, for the price to leave from Burlington, it was worth it.
We are from the Quebec City area but flying from Quebec City or Montreal (3 hours away) was More too expensive (respectively 890$ and 720$) but flying from Burlington, VT made the trip possible (325$ pp roundtrip). That meant driving 5.5 hours, waiting more than 3 hours at the airport because we had kept an hour for the unforeseen event that may have arise, connecting flight delayed, etc. Luckily, our luggage all came through with us. We were in our hotel at around 4:30pm.
I had purchased Airport Shuttle ticket online and it worked well from the Port to the airport but it was a pain from the airport to the Hotel, we had a long wait (about 45-60 minutes I guess) and the taxi would have cost about the same for 2 people, not worth it but we waited since I had already paid. At the port, it's very convenient and would do it again. The bus was not identified to Airport Shuttle but find the driver and he'll let you in with a proof of internet purchase.
We had a good time and good food; I'll try to stay longer next time.
Holiday Inn Chateau Lemoyne (Hotwire mystery hotel for 59$ + tx) was a good deal. Very nice building, lobby and garden, fair room kept clean but in need of some maintenance (some wall paper to be changed and traces of breakthrough on the balcony door).
Since we had limited time, we just walked in the French Quarter, including water front. It is a lovely city with many streets performers of great talent. We shopped a little, walked the streets and stopped at a couple of places to eat and/or listen to some music. We had dinner at the Cajun Cabin and being French, it was cool to recognize some words in the songs, I liked the place because the food was good, the staff very friendly and the show was fun and included the crowd a lot. We were tired of our long day so we were back to the hotel before 11pm (I know, I know, we should have enjoyed the nightlife more than that).
In the morning, we walked to the Cafe du Monde for beignets but when we realized they didn't serve 'real' breakfast, we went somewhere else (Cafe Beignet - not very good). We also stopped at a corner store to buy wine and soda to bring on the ship. I couldn't believe a Jacob's Creek bottle was 8$ (it is 14,50$ here in Quebec and now the exchange rate doesn't make the difference).
We left the hotel at around 11am by taxi to get to the port.
We had some wait since we arrived early but the process was smooth and orderly.
When we arrived, we saw the porters and asked for luggage tags (our room # changed just before the cruise). We didn't know too much how it worked but finally we found where to enter the terminal. We went through security (no line at that time), then proceeded to the corkage fee table and then headed to the check-in area. We were given a number (16) but I should have mentioned that I was Lattitudes Member, they never asked. Check in went very quickly anyway. Then, we had to wait before the embarkation process started. They called people who needed assistance, # 1 blue (Lattitudes), # 2 blue (Lattitudes), # 15 and then # 16. We went to Windows for lunch. Debarkation from the ship was easy, but we had some wait at Customs. I exchanged my tickets for the latest tickets available to independent guests (white). We disembarked when our color was called. I felt they could have waited a little longer since we had to wait at 2 different places before we could get our luggage and then go to customs. It wasn't too bad.
I knew I liked the ship since it was my 2nd time. She is in need of some maintenance (replacing carpets, some upholstery, mattresses, window panes) but it was not that bad, just shows her need for dry-dock (or other maintenance stop).
We had an inside room and even if it is small the layout is good so we never felt it was too small. We were 2 girls travelling with day and evening clothes and we had enough storage (not too much but it was OK). The bathroom in inside cabin is not like in oceanview/balcony cabins, the toilet is not separated in its own compartment, it's more of a regular bathroom but the shower is the same (good size with sliding door).
I have seen no sign of bedbugs or Norovirus. We could serve ourselves in the buffet so it must have been a quiet week in regards to Noro.
Food is very subjective and very personal thing. All the comments are only in my humble opinion and from the comments I got from my roommate. The food ranged from good to excellent in the main dining room, my only complaint is that many items were way to salty (and one entree that we both found inedible but we decided to simply go to the buffet for a quick fix).
Breakfast We had breakfast in the dining room 2 times and it was good. The menu selection was very diversified. I had the smoked salmon on a bagel (untoasted bagel, I think it's the way to eat a bagel in the US but I am used to a well-toasted bagel so that wasn't my best meal but it's totally personal opinion), French toasts that I ate with fruit on the side (very good but order a double order if you eat only this because they serve what is equivalent to about 1-1.5 toast). I didn't care for their orange juice (tasted like orange punch to me), the grapefruit juice was better.
I had breakfast in the buffet once and their waffles were alright since they make it fresh in front of you. I also had sliced fruit and country potatoes that were quite good. I'm not much into buffet so I didn't go often and avoid them on port days since it is usually too crowded for me. On port days, we ordered room service. You have to take one of the menu, fill it out (limited selection of mostly cold items: cereals, fruit, toasts, pastries, juice, coffee) and leave it on the door knob the night before (before 2 am). Delivery was on time except one time (they were 10-15 minutes early but it was OK with us). I prefer room service on port days, was more relaxing than the buffet.
Lunch We had lunch in the dining room on a couple of occasion and it was very good with a good selection. At lunch, it's easy to get a table by the window and we enjoyed it.
I had lunch at the buffet only once and it was OK but I don't like buffet too much. I had couscous, salad, fruit and dessert. The food was decent (good). We also had hot dog and fries on sailaway, hot dogs were very good, the fries were cold but what else can we expect when we eat on a windy open deck?
Dinner We had most of our dinner in the dining rooms (Windows or Garden). We thought the service in Windows was better. On Thursday night, we had the vegetarian entree and it wasn't edible in our opinion (a cabbage leave stuffed with unflavored couscous and something that looked like pureed potatoes and veggies that was fried). We went to the buffet instead of ordering something else. Other than this one dish, everything was good to excellent (most were in the very good category) but most items were too salty and the soups were usually the worst in this aspect (they would have been excellent otherwise). I think they should go easy on the salt and people could easily salt their dish themselves if they prefer it this way.
Catherine loved the chilled soup and the one I had was excellent but I try to eat something lighter as an appetizer. I loved that they had some fruit appetizer on the menu most nights (I love fruit as you can see), most of their bread and salads were also excellent. My favorite entrees were the duck and the pork. Almost every night, I ordered steamed veggies with my entree since there are not much veggies served otherwise. I thought the portions were decent, definitely not huge but with all that food, I was stuffed.
We had a 50% discount coupon for the first night and we went to Cagney's. They seated us in a back room where there was a small group + people at the other table talking with them. I asked the waiter if we could be seated in the main room and there was no problem. We were not seated at the best table but it was still better and service was prompt since we were close to the kitchen. Everything was excellent. I had the Rib Eye steak and Catherine had the New York Strip loin. We had the shrimp cocktail and the bisque (too salty again).
On Wednesday, we went to La Trattoria. It was a change from the dining room and the food was good but not up to par with the main dining room. I had the antipasti, minestrone soup (extremely salty, couldn't eat much of it), ravioli (it was a first for me and I didn't like it, the marinara sauce was excellent though) and the tiramisu. I saw a Strawberry Cheese Cake that seems so good that I asked one to go, it was no problem. I ate it the following day and it was very good but was not as thick as most cheese cake I had before, it had almost a mousse texture.
Late night snack I didn't go to the Chocolate Buffet which was held Friday at 11pm (same time as Quest).
I went only once to Blue Lagoon and I had the potato skins, they were not the type I'm used to (more of a moon-cut fries) but it was excellent.
I enjoyed the shows I saw (David Dimuzio - juggler and Chant - musician, signer, tap dancer). I also liked Brandon Lauron who sang and played guitar in Henry's Pub, people were having fun signing along. Other bands were good too.
There was no acrobat family on this cruise, they may have taken a vacation or their contract is over, I don't know.
Chantz is a very talented young man (only 20 years old with a voice that has maturity in it. He also tap dance and plays trumpet).
David Dimuzio is a GREAT juggler and he also has some humorist skills in his own way (I won't tell you why, you have to see him if he is on your cruise too).
The Crew show was very nice too (better than the last one I saw), the Cruise director is a very good guitarist (IMHO but I am no expert what so ever) but other than that, I didn't like him much, he acted like a rock star more than taking care of the passengers.
I found the day activities and the late-night entertainment a bit lame on this cruise. It was the first cruise that I didn't know what to do at certain times. It might have been a mix of these reasons (some are not NCL fault by any means):
- I had a cervical sprain the week prior to the cruise and I still was on medication what meant I couldn't drink much. Therefore, wine/margarita/smoothies/martini tastings were out for me (I usually enjoy one of these on a sea day every cruise). Also, I refrained to work out in the gym for this same reason.
- The crowd was older on this cruise than on my previous cruises out of New York. I would say less than 5% were younger than 35 years old and less than 30% were younger than 45. On my previous cruises, there were many older teens and young adults and Maharini's night club was alive every night, not on this cruise. Only 2 nights were there people dancing + the last night but it doesn't count since our group of 6 was the only one dancing!!!
-The DJ in Maharini's acted like he wanted us all to go to bed early (except one night where there were many people enjoying themselves). If people were having fun on the dance floor, next song would be so different (hip hop for this older crowd?!?!?!?) that people were getting back to their seats.
-No pool activities at all on the last sea day.
-Rougher seas and cold wind on the first sea day (not as rough as one night on the Dawn out of New York but still choppy).
I enjoyed the art auction on the last way. I still think about a painting I should have bought but I didn't bid… too late, someone else took it. But it's OK, I don't have much money to spare since we just bought a house and I have to buy a new car in the next month or two.
The Quest was fun but I guess I had too high expectations and it didn't meet them. I participated a lot but I don't think watching would have been very fun. We didn't stay long at the pool party, didn't seem very fun to us but we had our drink served in a pineapple and this gives me an automatic Island vacation feel so it was worth it.
I would say 95% of the crew members are the nicest people on earth. The other 5% were more pushy or rolled their eyes if you didn't want to order dessert at the same time as you ordered your appetizer, soup, entree (we didn't want to order something we wouldn't eat) but they were the minority (most of them being pushy bartenders) but nobody was rude, inefficient or anything of the like.
Our room steward did an excellent job and was very nice to us when we saw him in the hallway.
We shared a taxi to West End with a couple and it was 12$pp return. It's not a very touristic place yet and we enjoyed it. We walked around, enjoy the scenery and then stopped at one of the beach bar for a local beer and a great sunset. We talked to other people there and had a good time. The beer was about 1,50$-1,75$ US at this place, good deal (but ask for change in US dollars, they first gave us Lempiras and this is not a currency you could convert easily back home).
I heard many good things on these boards about 'Go with Gus Tours' but I had a different experience. We worked it out and we finally had a good day but I know it was more expensive than what it should have been.
I had e-mailed Go with Gus twice with no answer. I wrote to the other address (there were 2) and explained that I heard good thing about his company on CC but didn't get a reply (we wanted to go to the Banana Plantation Tour). He replied saying he had already replied (I doubt of this since I check my emails daily, including the junk mail bin just in case). He said he would take us on a Banana Plantation Tour.
We saw Gus near the Terminal entrance and he said we were the only ones for this tour and he would try to find other people. At this time, I told him that if he couldn't find other people, we were open to other tour suggestions. We came back to his booth 15 minutes later, as agreed and we had to wait about 15 minutes more. During that time, I realized that they advertised the Banana Plantation Tour at 35$ per person (while we were asked 45$ per person, as per their internet rate). I asked for a 10$ pp refund but then he told me that it was another Banana Plantation, not the same quality tour as we would get (Yeah, right…. I didn't believe this one). He didn't find anyone else to go with us. I told him we could go on another tour, that we are not difficult people but he said it was alright, that he would give us the tour anyway (then, I felt that the 45$ pp was OK if we got a private tour instead of a group tour.
Here is the exact description of the tour, directly from his website: Banana Plantation Tour See how the Chiquita bananas that are enjoy in the US are grown, harvested and packed. 2 1/2 hours tour Price per person including entrance fee $45.00
The driver didn't speak lots of English but enough to get by so it was ok for us, we thought the tour would be held by the plantation people… WRONG. We drove about 20 minutes, we stopped on a small street near banana trees and the driver wants us to take a picture of him and then we walk around for about 10-15 minutes (more 10 minutes I think) and he shows bananas and bags, and a guy in a tree but there were no real tour or any explanation given and he drove us back to the pier. I told him the tour was supposed to take 2.5 hours but he said Gus told him only the Banana Plantation and back since we were only the 2 of us).
When we came back to the pier, I was pissed off but Gus was gone with his Humanitarian Tour. His staff was very nice though. One guy couldn't believe we were back already. I was very emotional (I can't help it) and told him how much I was disappointed. I told him we were not difficult people and asked if he could arrange something so we have something to do that day, I said a ride to a nice beach and back later in the day would be ok, or almost anything else he could offer. He made a arrangement with another company that sells tours (it cost him only 5$ pp, nothing to us) and we had a boat ride to a resort. There was the bay view, a pool, food and beverage service (overpriced… 8$ for a burger with fries).
The banana plantation driver came to the resort and offered a city tour for 30$ for the 2 of us (we refused) and then for 20$ and we accepted (Catherine really wanted to go - if it were me, I wouldn't have given one more cent to this company).
The city tour was nice and the guide very, very knowledgeable (I don't know from what company but they operate a small white and red boat next to the ship). People in the van had paid about 40$pp to go to some falls and the city tour. They definitely took advantage of us when we compare but it's ok, it's a learning experience and we still had a good day in the end. The City tour included some very poor areas, the guide was telling us about the good and bad things about his country. We even saw 2 little girls handling coal with bare hands and no mask; poor girls… I wonder if their parents know they will probably die in their twenties suffering from lung problems.
We had booked an excursion with Cavetubing.com and this activity was the highlight of our trip but I don't know if I should recommend this company because of a problem other people had with them.
That morning, I waited nearly half an hour in front of the tender tickets desk to ensure I would get the first tender available and we did (it was a matter of making or missing our excursion). After looking around for about 5 minutes, I found the excursion meeting point. From there, we were escorted to a van that took us to the park (1 hour drive). We joined a group of people and walked through the jungle (our guide was very knowledgeable and it was a very nice easy walk). We 'boarded' our tubes. The river was nice and the caves impressing. It was great. When we walked back to the entrance (5 minutes I would say), a driver was looking for us and told us to hurry, that we had to go now. I couldn't understand why he would rush us to such an extent. I really needed a bathroom stop first but we didn't even take the time to change into dry clothes to accommodate him.
When we entered the van, one man was very stressed, saying he would miss the last tender. Their ship was leaving way sooner than ours. After a fast almost scary ride, they made it… with only 4 minutes left for the last tender. This is the reason I don't think I should recommend this company even if we had a great day. We were not on the same group going on the river, it was normal we would arrive later and they should have thought about this and send another van for us to make sure the other people would get in port on time.
We had lunch with the driver (it was included in the 66$pp fare) and then we did some shopping in the tourist village (near the tender). I bought a bottle of 'One Barrel' rum for 7$, it's very good and you can sample it first.
We did some shopping in Cozumel and then we joined 2 people we met on the cruise and headed to a free beach (it's free but I guess you are supposed to eat and/or drink to use the facility but it was OK with us, we wanted a relaxing day so we had a couple of drinks, tortillas and guacamole, swam a little and enjoyed the sun). It was a very touristic place but after 3 days of exploring, we wanted something relaxing.
We enjoyed our cruise and would definitely do it again if the price was right. In fact, I have another cruise booked, again on the Spirit, and 3 of the 6 stops are the same as we did this time but it's OK, we will simply choose different excursion, there are so many different things to see and do in every port. Less
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LETTER PERFECT – It's National Polka Month, which is the occasion for the Broadway Market, 999 Broadway, to celebrate some other Polish delights beginning with the letter P – pierogi and piwo (beer).
The New Direction Band will provide the polka music from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, while the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle will be on hand to host tastings of Polish and European brews. Supplying the pierogi will be Keeping Traditions Pierogi and Paula's Pierogi.
Open as usual from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. will be the regular meat, poultry, fish, produce and baked goods stands, along with local food, wine and craft vendors. For info, call 893-0705 or visit www.broadwaymarket.org.
HUNGRY HARMONIES – Satisfy your appetite and exercise your vocal cords at the Pasta Supper and Sing-along at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Hughson Hall at Calvary Episcopal Church, 20 Milton St. at South Cayuga Road, Williamsville.
Dinners of pasta, homemade sauces, optional meatballs, salad, garlic bread, beverages and make-your-own sundaes are $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12 and $25 for a family of four or more. Proceeds benefit the church's outreach efforts.
A piano player will accompany the sing-along, and song booklets will be provided. For info, call 633-7800 or visit www.calvaryepiscopal.net.
SOUP'S ON – Homemade soups will be offered at the Soup and Salad Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the Lower Parish Center at St. Teresa's Church, 1974 Seneca St. Soup, salad, roll, beverage and dessert are $5. Use the entrance on Hayden Street.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced 20 nurses from across the country have been selected as RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows for 2013. These accomplished, diverse nurse leaders will participate in a three-year leadership development program designed to enhance their effectiveness in improving the country's healthcare system, RWJF officials say.
The RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows (ENF) program strengthens the leadership capacity of nurses who aspire to shape healthcare in their communities, states, and nationally. Each Fellow receives coaching, education, and other support designed to strengthen their ability to lead teams and organizations that are working to improve health and healthcare.
The ENF program is based at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), and co-directed by: Linda Cronenwett, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Beerstecher Blackwell Term Professor and former dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and David Altman, PhD, executive vice president of research, innovation and product development at CCL.
"At this pivotal moment when the country's healthcare system is being transformed, we need nurse leaders to help ensure that the changes we adopt improve patient and population health," Cronenwett said. "Alumni of the RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program are a virtual 'who's who' of accomplished nurses, and we know that members of our 2013 cohort will also make enormous contributions to improving health and healthcare in our country."
Executive Nurse Fellows hold senior leadership positions in health services, scientific and academic organizations, public health and community-based organizations or systems, and national professional, governmental, and policy organizations. They continue in their current positions during their fellowships, and each develops, plans, and implements a new initiative to improve healthcare delivery in her or his community.
The full list of 2013 RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows -selected from more than 100 applicants - follows:
Susan Apold, PhD, MSN, BSN, dean, health and human s ervices, Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y.
Colonel Rachel Armstrong, PhD, MSN, MBA, U.S. Army, Northern Regional Medical Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Lynn Babington, PhD, MSN, RN, dean and professor, Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, Cnn.
Margaret Baker, PhD, RN, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor, University of Washington School of Nursing Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Seattle
Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Tussi and John Kluge professor in contemplative end-of-life care, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Va.
Katherine Bechtold, MHA, BSN, senior vice president and chief nurse executive, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, Wash.
Joan Ching, MN, RN, CPHQ, administrative director of quality & safety, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.
Angela Green, PhD, MSN, BSN, director of professional practice, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark.
Deborah Green, DNP, RN, CENP, vice president, nursing and patient services, Cone Health System Annie Penn Hospital and Penn Nursing Center, Reidsville, N.C.
Kristi Henderson, DNP, APRN, FAEN, chief advanced practice officer and director of telehealth, University of Mississippi Medical Center Hospital Administration, Faculty-School of Nursing and Medicine, Jackson, Miss.
Cheryl Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor and chair, division of healthcare environments, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, associate professor and director of graduate programs, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, N.Y.
Erin Maughan, PhD, MS, RN, director of research, National Association of School Nurses, Silver Spring, Md.
Melinda Noonan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, assistant vice president for hospital operations and executive director, Rush Children's Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Raymond Phillips, PhD, MS, RN, chief nurse for inpatient nursing and nursing research, Veterans Administration Northern California Health Care System, San Francisco, Calif.
Marcella M. Rutherford, PhD, MBA, MSN, dean, Nova Southeastern University, College of Nursing, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Susan Schrand, MSN, CRNP, executive director, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, Jenkintown, Pa.
Marni Storey, BSN, MS, interim director, Clark County Public Health and 2013 Chair-Elect, Association of State and Territorial Public Health Directors, Vancouver, Wa.
Janis Sunderhaus, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief executive officer, Health Partners of Western Ohio, Lima, Ohio
Yvonne VanDyke, MSN, RN, vice president, nursing education and administrator, Clinical Education Center Brackenridge, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, Texas.
The fellowship is supported through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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The Top 5 PVRs in time for the World Cup1/5
The sad truth of World Cup football is that it only comes around every four years and yet it's just all too easy to miss. However, if you intended on capturing every second of the show piece event in South Africa, then you might want to consider picking up one of these - the top 5 PVRs available to do the job in time and in style too. Now all you need to make sure is that you don't let anyone tell you the results before you get home.
Humax HDR-FOX T2
- Features
- Freeview HD, USB, Ethernet
- Storage
- Price
- £349
Unfortunately, the July release date for the Humax HDR-FOX T2 means that you'll only be able to catch the latter stages of the World Cup on it but at least you will be able to do so in HD with it doubling as a Freeview tuner. It has an excellent 8-day EPG and will store 125 hours of HD footage as well as playback videos, photos and MP3s via the Ethernet or USB ports around the back. There is an HDMI present as well as an optical connection for your amp and, as a non-subscription hero, it's just rather a shame it's not arriving a couple of weeks sooner.
- Features
- DLNA, Freeview HD, Sky Player, Social networking, Catch up TV, USB, Ethernet
- Storage
- Price
- £299
Out in just a few days time is the hugely anticipated 3View PVR and it's more a case of what it doesn't do than what it does. Again, it's a 500GB box with twin Freeview HD tuners but this time has 2 x USB ports for music, videos and photos playback, Ethernet connectivity and access to a whole host of IPTV options. These include YouTube, Sky Player and very soon BBC iPlayer to add to the party too. You can even add a mouse and keyboard to it, if you really must, and start doing your e-mails.
It's DLNA enabled for wireless media transferal, you can access Facebook and Twitter and there's also a few widgets for a bit of shopping if you want to get onto eBay and Amazon. Some of these functions might not be what you're after for a set top box but the core features cover one hell of a lot of bases.
Sky+HD 1TB Limited Edition
- Features
- Sky, 240 hours recording
- Storage
- Price
- £249
It's not going to do you a lot of good without a subscription or a carbuncle of a dish on your pebble dash but it's hard to deny this limited edition 1TB Sky+ HD box a place on this list. It's got a massive amount of storage - enough for the entire World Cup at least two times over including extra time, penalties and variable punditry - it'll give you access to more HD channels than any other platform and it's pure I love football through and though. What's more the Sky EPG is basically the best in the business. Just a bit of a bummer that they still don't offer the HD audio over HDMI. Still, there's always the optical slot.
Philips HDT8520
- Features
- Freeview HD
- Storage
- Price
- £299
The Philips HDT8520 isn't particularly packed with features - at least not yet. Constructed by Pace, it contains twin Freeview HD tuners and will record up to 125 hours of HD footage. At the moment, that's largely it. It does have Ethernet and USB ports but neither will do anything beyond firmware updates but the company hopes to be adding catch up TV and video codec playback shortly. The reason this comparatively pedestrian box makes it into the list is because it looks good. It's small at just 1.75kg and measuring 240 x 65 x 210 mm, it's got a solid utility modern looking design and it also happens to have a snazzy light running round the top.
Virgin Media V+ HD (Samsung SMT-H3110)
- Features
- USB, Catch-up TV, Virgin
- Storage
- Price
- a subscription
Let's get the problems with the Samsung V+ HD box out the way first. It's got a titchy amount of storage compared to the others with just 20 hours of HD recording space on offer or 80 hours if you'd rather go standard definition. It's also not particularly attractive and nor is the EPG that goes with it. However, content is king in the modern world and what you get with the service is not only a decent fistful of HD channels - including the all important BBC and ITV varieties - but it'll also feature 4OD, iPlayer and ITV player on your big screen as well. With the full matches available on catch-up services for 7 days after, who needs to worry about storage?
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The Interstellar Federation of Magna Omega
Steti Adversus Dominatus
(I stood Against Tyranny)
The Interstellar Federation of Magna Omega is a large, diverse, and rapidly progressing intergalactic civilization that encompasses eight star systems containing forty eight worlds. It is known for once being a single nation on Earth which also retained colonies across the galaxy. It now has its own home world and many more colonies. Magna Omega is a vast democratic power fueled by Capitalist ideology and social diversity. The home planet itself is a land rich of recourses and natural beauty and is paramount in bringing about ecological health, economic stability, and military power to itself and its allies.
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Classification: Mammals
Biography: A Canada lynx is a medium-sized cat that is well adapted for life in the northern forests. Compared to the more common bobcat, a lynx is larger and has long black ear tufts, a black-tipped tail, and a flared facial ruff. With long legs and huge furry feet that act like snowshoes, a lynx can move tirelessly across deep snow while hunting its preferred prey, snowshoe hares. Lynx numbers rise and fall following the cyclic highs and lows of the snowshoe hare population. Ideal lynx habitat is a mixture of forest types. Downed logs and woody debris of old forests are needed for denning, escape, and protection from severe weather. The solitary lynx hunts in young forests that provide habitat for prey. Corridors of forest, with enough cover, allow the shy lynx to travel safely within its range.
Canada lynx are found in the high elevations and mountainous regions of northern United States and Canada. Although their numbers are stable in Alaska and Canada, habitat destruction has led to a decline in the lynx population in the contiguous United States. The Canada lynx was listed as a threatened species, in the lower 48 states, under the Endangered Species Act in March of 2000.
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Specializing in social and political protest in urban environments, Pierce is the author of "Polite Protest: The Political Economy of Race in Indianapolis, 1920-1970," which chronicles the protest methods used by blacks in Indianapolis that set the city apart from Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit. He served as a consultant for the "Faith and Community Initiative" of the Project on Religion and Urban Culture at POLIS Research Center and "For Gold and Glory," an award-winning documentary that depicted the African-American automobile racing league of the 1920s. Pierce has published articles and essays in the Journal of Urban History, The State of Indiana History 2000 and the Chicago Tribune. His essay, "In Pursuit of Civil Discourse in the Academy," was featured in Diverse Magazine, formerly known as Black Issues in Higher Education.
Currently, Pierce is researching the processes by which African American families and institutions taught Jim Crow to their children in the United States during the time period 1895-1965. The resulting volume, tentatively titled, Teaching Jim Crow, will examine the methods and strategies African Americans employed to preserve self-esteem within a system designed to dehumanize. He is presently seeking interviews with parents, teachers, and community leaders who reared children during the Jim Crow segregation era to enrich his research.
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Bad Cop No Donut, 3 May 2014: Drunken Trigger Happy NYPD'ers On Parade
Blind-drunk cop shot stranger 6 times: police
A city cop started his day with a little target practice at the NYPD firing range and ended it by getting blind drunk at a bar, pulling out his gun and blasting a random stranger who had pulled up next to him in a car, police sources said Wednesday.
NYPD Officer Brendan Cronin drove up to a stoplight just past the city border in Pelham, Westchester, a bit before midnight Tuesday and allegedly unloaded his boozy barrage at a passenger in another car.
He fired 13 shots, hitting the man six times, the sources said.
Cronin, 27, capped his night of misadventure by nearly getting himself killed allegedly pointing his Glock 9mm at officers who stopped him after he fled the scene of the shooting.
Detective shoots partner, drives drunk to hospital
A Brooklyn detective got blitzed on his way to a robbery investigation Thursday and drunkenly shot his partner in the hand while showing him his old-school six-shooter, police sources said.
With blood all over the front seat, Detective Jay Poggi, a 31-year veteran, drove Matt Sullivan to the hospital despite a blood-alcohol level that allegedly was above the legal limit, the sources said.
The shot cop, who has been on the job 15 years, needed surgery on his wrist, but was in stable condition. Poggi was arrested for DWI.
The detectives had set out from the 75th Precinct in East New York around 1 a.m., telling their bosses they were tracking a robbery suspect in the Rockaways.
But instead of hunting down leads, the detectives stopped off at the Cross Bay Diner in Howard Beach, Queens, where they sell beer, a source said.
Latest drunk cop accused of shooting womans car after date
Yet another NYPD cop has been busted for drunkenly firing their weapon the third in less than a week.
Sergeant Wanda Anthony of the 122nd Precinct was arrested in Watchung, NJ, early Wednesday when she fired a shot into another womans car at around 3:30 a.m., sources said.
The Staten Island cop, who has a tattoo of an AK-47, was wasted at the time and was coming home from a date with a man when his wife stormed out of the house and confronted her, sources said.
During the argument, she pulled out her service weapon and fired, hitting the car, the sources said. No one was injured.
Anthony was charged with driving with intoxicated. Sources said more charges may be pending in the incident.
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1. yay cops!
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2. Hmmm... The old home town.
I went to grade school w. this guy:
>>>We have not been able to find any link between the two persons, said Pelham Police Chief Joseph Benefico. We have nothing to link either party to each other no road rage, nothing.>>>
The police chief, that is; not the shooter.
Speaking of which.... that is one lucky shooting victim: 6 hits and he's still talking to the cops.


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This article was published 29/10/2013 (1364 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ST. LOUIS -- There's a small group of media gathered again around Alex Steen Tuesday morning -- a regular occurrence now for one of the NHL's top snipers -- but the man looks as comfortable with all the attention as a dude who just loudly passed wind in a packed elevator.
It's while listening to the St. Louis Blues forward, the Winnipeg-born son of Jets legend Thomas Steen, that those familiar with the father can't help but be struck by one indelible fact:
This guy is a walking, talking clone of his old man -- albeit with darker hair and minus the Swedish accent.
'He's become the collective conscience of our hockey club, off the ice, on the ice, in the weight room... anywhere'-- Blues coach Ken Hitchcock on Alex Steen
Ask him about his hot start and the first words out of his mouth are about the success of the team.
Ask him about how the 11 goals in 10 games, including the winner against his hometown Jets last night, affects his confidence and he squirms before saying: "It gives you confidence. It does."
Awkward silence follows...
"There's not much to say about it," said Steen with a grin and a shrug. "I mean, it's been fun. It's been enjoyable. But it's early."
A few more questions follow about his chemistry with linemates David Backes and T.J. Oshie with Steen responding, of course, about how he is benefiting from their hard work.
Finally, his response to the statement about him seeming much more comfortable talking about the team than his own numbers: "That's what we're about in here. There's not much to say about it."
Fair enough. But move around the Blues dressing room and any number of players will rave about the 29-year-old, now in his sixth year with the Blues. And bring his name up to Ken Hitchcock and the St. Louis head coach will gush about all aspects of his game, not just the gaudy point totals.
"Everybody's talking about the offensive numbers, I don't think that's as relevant as this is just the evolution of a complete player," said Hitchcock. "He's got a good conscience for the game, he sees the game properly, he understands 200 feet (the entire ice) offensively and defensively, he gets the idea of proper positioning with pressure, he's excellent at that. The line plays an intelligent game and when they play an intelligent game they create scoring chances.
"He's able to absorb any role we give him, whether it's an individual matchup one on one, if it's a line matchup... doesn't matter. All of us are really happy for his offensive numbers but we're more happy with the way his game has evolved.
"He's become the collective conscience of our hockey club, off the ice, on the ice, in the weight room... anywhere. He's a guy all the younger guys follow because the emphasis he puts on conditioning during the season pushes the rest of them to a whole new level."
Now entering the final year of his current deal with the Blues, Steen's evolution has been all about hard work and dedication. The humility? Yeah, he gets that from his father -- a man he still chats with regularly but relies on less than in his early days in the NHL.
"It' not so much this season but from the get-go," said Steen when asked about leaning on his dad for advice. "Getting into the league and having ups and downs and having somebody to talk to that's been through it was really helpful in the early going. When you're younger you seem to take everything more personal... the decisions that are made. I had the benefit of him playing for 1,000 games and then having him work on the other side of things with the Wild and that part helped me, too."
That answer, it could be said was classic Steen: deftly passing off compliments and burying every opportunity to heap the praise on someone else.
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As many of you may know, I'm currently backpacking my way around South East Asia and I posted recently that I would be heading down to Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
It was an amazing weekend watching the racing and spending too much money in many of Kuala Lumpur's rather oversized malls. However, it was all to be topped off by meeting up with Themeforest's very of Kailoon!
We met up last Tuesday in a local mall. We sat and had a few coffees followed by Kailoon treating me to a few local delicacies from the food floor (sorry dude, wasn't feeling the durian!)
We then headed out for some food and Kailoon was kind enough to take me outside of the tourist areas to a fantastic local Indian food spot – it was awesome!
We sat for a few hours and did nothing but talk Envato.
It was pretty damn awesome to meet someone afk who was as equally involved in Envato and the Marketplaces as I am – something which will be driving me to meet more of you folks whilst I travel.
Unfortunately I missed out on meeting some of the Authors in Bangkok as I ended up rather ill when we'd arranged to meet (damn street food) however I will return soon and we can sort something
I'm sorry to all you ThemeForesters who had items in the queue whilst I was taking up Kailoon's valuable time!
I hope this is the start of a long line up miniature-meetups! BIG THANKS to Kailoon for the hospitality!
If you want, you can follow my pictures of travelling and hopefully some more meetups on my Instagram.
Looks an amazing place, hopefully 1 day I will be able to travel like yourself.
amazing place .. he they also need their days off
Great story! Thanks for share!
Awesome to see you out there, Adam! And such a good idea to meet up with local Envato folks! Awesome t-shirt you got there, Kailoon
Hope you'll have a great trip!
It's really awesome place enjoy
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I'm sorry to all you ThemeForesters who had items in the queue whilst I was taking up Kailoon's valuable time!
While you were eating nice meals and chatting I was covering his back You both owe me a beer.
Awesome! Hope you're having a great time, Adam!
Its great to meet you! Its good because you come alone so I can give you a ride with my little car Smelly huh? lol
Not many foreigner can take durian But if you like it, you will go crazy about it.
the timing is not really good tho, if it was weekend, then I can drive you to some interesting places for more local food which you can't find in the city.
That co-working place you show me, its really nice, I wish I can pay a visit soon
@Ivor, oh yeah, owe you a beer mate.
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Are Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt Still Secretly Together?
Heidi Montag's friends think that she is hiding a secret, and his name is Spencer Pratt.
Heidi's pal Lauren Stone tells RadarOnline that she thinks the infamous Hills duo are still together, or at least still acting like they are.
According to Radar, Lauren visited Heidi at her new home in Malibu and found her hanging out with Spencer. The former couple's behavior made Lauren think that they weren't even going through a divorce.
Lauren also reports that Heidi is very secretive of her personal life as of late:
I'm actually not sure what's going on. She didn't really go into details about anything but the way she was acting it just seemed like she was really happy and free and just living life.
In Heidi's defense, it is wise to keep mum about your personal life when your pals are dishing about your secrets to gossip blogs and tabloids.
Heidi and Spencer first announced their separation in May of this year. While many skeptics thought that their separation was purely for publicity, the two claimed that their breakup was real, with Heidi even filing for legal separation. Speidi first met while Heidi was filming The Hills, which Spencer eventually joined as the show's Svengali-esque villain. The two were married in November of 2008 on an episode of The Hills but later got re-married in a legal ceremony in April of 2009.
Do you think that Heidi and Spencer are still secretly together and "broke up" for publicity? Or have the two merely reconciled since their split in May? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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11 years ago, I felt blessed because the person I believe I had been waiting for all of my life, walked into my life. It wasn't that easy on both sides, there were so many barriers to get over BUT we loved each other so very much. So much, that I couldn't comprehend another human being loving another person as much as I loved this person. Then came the saddest day of my life, my name was called out with some urgency in the voice, I ran in to find "my life" lying on the floor, I ran over and grabbed the phone and phoned the ambulance, I knelt down and as I did, "my life" raised their hand and I took hold and said "I am here with you, your not alone, I am here" at that moment, I must have blinked and with that fraction of a second, the love of my life had gone, just gone, taken away from me. There was no pain or sound, just the holding of their hand. The pain at that moment was unbelievable, it was like nothing I had ever experienced in my life, the person I loved with all my heart and more, it that is possible had died right in front of me. I thank God that there was no pain at that second that they were taken, the only pain was left in me and is still in me 8 months later. There isn't a day, a moment that goes by without me thinking of them and remembering the wonderful moments we shared, yes, there were negative moments too but the love we had for each other, would always be more powerful than the negative times. I will always for as long as I live, love this person with all my heart, just as much as I did when they were here. My faith is that we will be reunited again, when my time comes and I will live for that day, for I know in my heart that I could not possibly ever love another human being again. I don't want to be on my own forever but what am I supposed to do, it wouldn't be fair to meet someone and only give them part of me and the other part would be loving another, You see the complications that we were faced with, were because we were two women but that shouldn't matter but sadly in life it did. if there is a way to ease my pain, then I am listening..............thank you for taking the time to read this. God gave my woman and I to each other and I will always be eternally grateful for that gift. Jan x
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Dual-Credit Welding Class Offered
By Fairfield Career and Technical Training Center
8/15/2013 by
FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION President David Zuber (right) along with Fairfield Community Development Director Linda Thornton, and Navarro College Dean of Mexia Campus Linda Davis and husband Warren Davis are surrounded by welding station located in the new Fairfield Career and Technical Training Center, which becomes operational as school begins on August 26th.
At least a half dozen Teague High School students will be in the first welding class that begins Monday, August 26th, at the new Fairfield Career and Technical Training Center.
The new center will provide technical and skills training in welding for up to 24 students per class to provide them with high paying jobs in the area.
The Fairfield Industrial Development Corporation (FIDC) has concluded a real estate transaction to acquire the Windstream Facilities located at 960 East Commerce Street in Fairfield. The site consists of approximately 16 acres of land and 30,000 square feet of building space. This purchase is a significant step toward achieving a long standing goal of current and past members of the FIDC Board of Directors, City Officials and Fairfield Independent School District (FISD) Officials, which is to provide technical and skills training to area adults and high school students that will assist them in qualifying for high paying jobs. The transaction also deeds to Windstream approximately 4.7 acres of property in the Fairfield Industrial Park, where they will construct a new facility to base their operations from.
The FIDC has been working with Navarro College for over a year on this program. Navarro College has a well established program that results in a Certificate or an AAS Degree, both of which are nationally recognized. FIDC is remodeling a 5800 square foot warehouse building at the new Career Center site to house 13 welding stations and a classroom. The facility will be able to handle 24 students in each class. The facility is on track for completion in time to commence classes for the Fall Semester which begins August 26th. Registration is currently open to adults for two welding classes which will be taught at night by a Navarro College instructor. An exciting new aspect of the Navarro College Welding program is that the classes are established as high school dual credit courses. This will allow interested high school students to obtain 29 College Credit Hours during their Junior and Senior years of high school. After high school graduation, participating students would require only 13 additional college credit hours to obtain the Welding Certificate or an additional 43 credit ours to obtain the AAS Degree in Welding Technology.
Why is this Center of great importance to Economic Development ? The simple fact is that companies of all types that are seeking locations for their facilities place great emphasis on the availability of a workforce that possesses the skills critical to their success. Our community will be able not only to talk about workforce skills, but to hold up our Center as demonstrated proof that our community actively supports a well trained workforce. We will have standard programs as well as the ability to tailor training programs to the needs of local businesses. This is a very strong tool when selling our area to potential relocating companies. One additional factor frequently discussed in our community is the migration of our young adults away from the area to search for well paying jobs. Making skills training available to our youth will arm them with skills to qualify for high paying jobs right here at home or anywhere in the United States. They will have more options.
Establishing a successful Career and Technical Training Center will require varied partnerships over time with many entities. The most obvious entities are the institutions that offer degree and certificate programs for technical and skills training, high schools, local businesses, and regional organizations that support economic development and employment services such as the Council of Governments, Economic Development District and Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas. The first skill area that has been targeted for our Center is Welding, since this particular trade offers excellent wages and is in high demand throughout our region as well as nationally.
One important strength of Navarro College?s Welding Program is the Welding Program Advisory Committee that is comprised of local and regional businesses that rely on skilled welders. The Advisory Committee actively evaluates the curriculum to ensure that the skills being taught match the skills required by the businesses, and the businesses further serve an essential function by providing internships where participating students an exercise their welding skills in an actual work environment. Placing heavy emphasis on businesses means that this program is ?needs based.? This assures that there is truly a need for employees with welding skills and brings all of the key players together, forging a strong alliance under the umbrella of Economic Development.
FIDC will have more information available in the coming weeks highlighting ways that individuals and local business can support the Career Center. We look forward to working with you to make these dreams that have become goals now become reality in the very near future.


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EDITORIAL >> How about a dialogue?
It was, instead, a clash with intolerance and ignorance, and Snyder and Ross found themselves in rare defensive alliance. They were booed and shouted down when they tried to explain the various proposals for overhauling the health-insurance system.
It is happening all across the country as members of Congress take a month-long vacation home to talk to their constituents about the historic issues confronting the lawmakers: health insurance, climate change and economic malaise. A highly organized national campaign turns the town-hall meetings into screaming protests of Democrats and the president. The object is to portray the country as outraged and send the lawmakers back to Washington in a panic to defeat health reform.
The foot soldiers for the campaign to stop health insurance reform seem to have come from the Republican-engineered Tea Party protests back in April. The playbook that went out last month said people should spread out in the town hall meetings to make their numbers seem larger, to shout down the congressmen, senators and audience members who seem sympathetic and to cheer each others speeches. The Little Rock group followed it to the letter. You can catch the ugly scene on several Internet sites. One national network carried much of it.
One woman gave an Academy Award performance, sobbing as she wailed that she could not believe what had happened to her country. Imagine, a country that would try to find a way to make medical care available and affordable for the working poor as well as the rich, a goal first raised by Teddy Roosevelt a hundred years ago. The United States, by the way, is the last advanced nation in the world to do so, and it may not yet.
What is frightening is that many of the angry people who wave and shout at the meetings and who write raging letters to newspapers and Internet blogs may actually believe the horrors planted by the industry opponents of insurance reform that buried deep in legislation somewhere are plans to euthanize the elderly, ration medical care and force everyone into a government health system where bureaucrats named by the black president will decide the medical care that everyone gets.
Elderly protesters are sure that the government is going to take away part of their beloved Medicare (a government-run health program, incidentally).
One woman at the Childrens Hospital riot shouted that President Obama was going to trample on the Constitution and install a medical dictatorship even if Congress didnt approve health legislation and that no one would do anything about it. The protesters said Obama was intent on installing a single-payer insurance system. When Snyder tried to say it was not so, that a single-payer system (which he has always opposed) was nowhere in the works, the crowd drowned him out with jeers.
The conservative Ross, who apparently had never experienced anything like it in his south Arkansas district, put his head in his hands on the table. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who had never before been heard to utter a dispirited word about anyone or anything, said the nasty displays were un-American. She apologized later for her words. She believes in free speech for everyone.
The mob scenes are the opposite of free speech. They are an attempt to stifle public debate. Affordable and efficient universal health insurance and how to achieve it need a bold and searching discussion in every congressional district in the land. It is immensely complex and difficult, affects every one of us and posterity, and if the dialogue is not thoughtful and civil, we are lost.


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From: Fletcher Blanchard <>
Subject: [HWE] Huguenots at Winchester, England
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 15:50:14 -0400
The Pierre Chastain Family Association Page has a wonderful
timeline, entitiled "Huguenot and Protestant Reformed Chronology",
at www.kopower.com/~jimchstn/timeline.htm I am particularly
interested in the entry -
1574Death of Charles IX; accession of Henry III of France.
Huguenot settlement at Winchester, England, moved to
Canterbury. Truce with Huguenots in France.
Andrea has posted information about the Huegenot settlement in
Canterbury, but I would like to learn more about the Winchester
settlement which seems to have preceded it.
I am researching an early BLANCHARD line in Goodworth Clatford, HAM
(very near to Winchester) that is said to be Huguenot-connected and
would be very grateful for any information you might have.
Thanks. Fletcher
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T4T High Tea for World Down Syndrome Day
Hon Tariana Turia
Minister for Disability Issues
Tuesday 18 March 2014
T4T High Tea for World Down Syndrome Day
Grand Hall - Parliament Buildings - Wellington
Disability Commissioner, Paul Gibson - Your President, Shelley Waters, National Executive Officer, Zandra Vaccarino, members and supporters of the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association.
My parliamentary colleagues, distinguished guests, friends, family and people with Down Syndrome.
When I think about the ritual of high tea images of tiered cake stands - fine-bone china, dainty sandwiches, lace doilies and fancy pastries come to mind.
But the other day I read a quote about a simple cup of tea – and I just have to share it:
"Tea is wealth itself because there is nothing that cannot be lost, no problem that will not disappear, no burden that will not float away, between the first sip and the last."
And I thought that after all, this high tea celebration is a perfect metaphor for our mission to inspire positive attitudes around the rights and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome.
The Third World Down Syndrome Day Conference that will take place in New York later this week will promote the theme 'Health and Wellbeing – Access and Equality for all.'
I want to pay tribute to the Down Syndrome Association here in New Zealand for the dedicated commitment you have made towards this exact theme for the past 33 years.
As Minister of Disability Issues I have been so inspired by the attitude and actions you have taken in addressing the societal barriers that we know still exist for far too many disabled people.
I believe the only way we can make progress is with the combined efforts of everyone - disabled people, their whanau, government, communities.
The Think Differently campaign is about encouraging a shift in attitudes and behaviours towards disabled people. It is about focusing on what people can do, rather than what they can't.
Today our High Tea is also a great occasion to especially celebrate three people who live by the Can Do philosophy.
During the course of this afternoon
we will be recognising three exceptional young leaders with
national achievement awards:
· Christopher Tavite from Dunedin,
· Chris Whitmore from Taranaki and
· Katrina Sneath from Wellington.
Their stories are compelling – each of our three leaders have taken up a huge range of activities with breath-taking enthusiasm. What I love about these three young people is that not only are we celebrating their achievements, but we also know they will have an impact as role-models for others whose lives they touch.
The Association recognises the importance of learning from life – and their kit, Let's Plan for the Future is an excellent resource for assisting parents, families, professionals and future employers with the knowledge, the information and importantly the inspiration to support the journey from school to full participation in life.
The kit reminds us that we can all play a role in promoting opportunities for people with Down Syndrome in our community.
Someone who knew a great deal about making a more inclusive community, is also being honoured tonight.
At this 'T4T' we are presenting the inaugural Val Sturgess Memorial Award to recognise the work of a remarkable volunteer.
Volunteering is the ultimate demonstration of a democracy in action.
As we begin the countdown to the General Election, I think we should all remember that while we vote in elections every three years, when we volunteer, we vote every day about the type of community we want to live in.
The Val Sturgess Memorial Award is a fitting tribute to the life of a very special volunteer, a woman who to her last days was meticulous in her attention to detail, a passionate and dedicated advocate and a true champion for the community.
Finally I want to make mention of the clever symbolism of this T4T event.
Tea 4 Trisomy 21 refers to the third copy of chromosome 21 and the date of World Down Syndrome day. It is a unique way to recognise the triplication of the 21st chromosome through a high profile tea party.
On the 21st March - just a couple of days away – all across the world people will link into the website: www.worlddownsyndromeday.org and share the unique ways in which they are contributing to the global voice, of advocating for the rights, inclusion and wellbeing of people with Down Syndrome.
I therefore encourage all of you over tea this afternoon, to share what it is that you can do, to strengthen the global voice, to raise awareness and to celebrate the people we know and love.
Tena tatou katoa.


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Gerald P. Doyle was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended the University of Notre Dame and Lamar University. As export manager for Beaumont Rice Milles, Doyle developed trade with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. He later retired to teach Latin in Beaumont. He was a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas and worked on a number of publications by the San Jacinto Museum. He died on 23 February 2000 at the abe of 87.
Manuscript drafts, a published catalog, correspondence, printed material, and photographic negatives document the development of the 1976 exhibit "Calligraphy on the Spanish Borderlands" curated by Gerald P. Doyle at the Beaumont Art Museum and the San Jacinto Museum. The bulk of the material consists of photographs and negatives of the exhibit and materials featured in the exhibit panels.
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Cite as: Gerald P. Doyle Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.
The Gerald P. Doyle Collection is classified under the following
The catalog to the exhibit "Calligraphy on the Spanish Borderlands" is available in the Benson Latin American Collection and the Center for American History at call number -Q- Z 43 D69.
Loose photographs and negatives include images of the exhibit at the Beaumont Art Museum and negatives of the panels used in the exhibit.


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FIREFIGHTERS dismantled the ceiling of a static caravan after a fire was started by a badly fitted wood burning stove.
Two crews attended the site, off Burnley Road, Bacup, when the resident reported a fire in his roof space at around 8.20pm on Saturday.
The man said the wood burner had been fitted by a friend an hour earlier and had lit it to test it.
The resident believed he had put out the blaze with water, but when the officers from Bacup fire station investigated, they found it was still burning.
The wood burner had the wrong type of flue pipe and had begun losing heat into the roof space causing the fire.
Firefighters urged people to have wood burners fitted by professionals.
Watch manager Damian Hartley, of Bacup fire station, said: "If anybody has a wood burner fitted, please ensure it is properly done.
"When having any type of wood or multi-fuel stove fitted to your property, ensure that it is fitted by a qualified installer who will ensure that the correct flue pipe is installed and that it is completely sealed to reduce the chance of carbon monoxide escaping in to the room.
"If the burner doesn't have the correct flu pipe, it can spread heat and cause fire. If it isn't sealed properly then you can get carbon monoxide leaks, which are silent killers."