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About Shin Wellness
Shin is designed to bring health and wellness in a peaceful, nurturing environment, within a "zen cozy" setting. A distinguished group of specialists forms the team at Shin that focuses on the wellness of an individual's mind, body and spirit. These multidisciplinary practitioners unite to help clients and patients.
"People should not be perceived as separately functioning parts, but rather as a complex structure of interdepen- dent systems – not one is of greater importance than the next."
Chiropractor Dr. Wendy Gallego, Shin's owner, believes that Shin thrives as a result of the collective talents of the eminent team of specialists. Gallego believes that "People should not be perceived as separately functioning parts, but rather as a complex structure of interdependent systems – not one is of greater importance than the next." Shin was established to provide this kind of collective care. Shin distinctly combines all of the necessary components to achieve this goal in one convenient location. Respected, sought after doctors, healers, therapists, consultants and martial arts teachers unite to bring balance, wellness and connectivity to patients and clients, enriching their lives.
As individuals' lives evolve, so does Shin. Services continue to be enhanced. Choose to experience one or many of Shin's services - chiropractic, acupuncture, decompression therapy for low back pain, medical services including full laboratory work ups, examinations, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), x-rays, nutritional counseling, massage, physical re-conditioning, yoga, tai chi, pilates, reiki, and more.
Busy executives in need of personal growth and rejuvenation, athletes toning more than merely muscles, those who wish to improve their health relative to a specific problem or as a whole, a family wanting to grow together – the patients and clients at Shin are as diverse as the available services. From children at birth, to growing families, to those who have reached their mature years, emphasis is placed on the importance of wellness for everyone.
The deepest desire of the team at Shin is that you and your loved ones are able to obtain and maintain heath and wellness naturally, in one location so that you are able to enjoy a better, pure and simple quality of life.
Located in a new setting, yet still "zen-cozy" in the heart of Miami's booming midtown area, Shin is accessible to one and all.


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Counseling and Psychological Services
Coping Skills
- Develop an awareness of general and specific stressors
- Look for and respond to humor
- Reward yourself for achievement
- Take responsibility for your life, your decisions, your actions
- Value, respect, and care for yourself
Health issues
- Eat a balanced diet
- Avoid caffeine - increases arousal, anxiety, irritability
- Foods rich in tryptophan can help with relaxation
- Regular exercise - outdoor activities
- Adequate sleep - consistent sleep schedule
- Avoid self medication with alcohol or drugs
- Learn relaxation strategies and use them
- Keep a list of calming activities
- Develop a network for social support
- Express yourself
- Ask for what you need from others
- Find a trusted friend with whom you can talk over problems and concerns
- Evaluate whether or not your expectancies of others are realistic
- Seek meaningful and rewarding social relationships
- Reduce time spent in social obligation
- Insulate yourself from the stress of others
- Do not own problems that are not yours
- Seek professional assistance when problems remain static or worsen
Environmental Changes
- Organize and promote a more positive environment to reduce stress
- Cultivate a peaceful environment
- Reduce noise, clutter, annoyances
- Sights, smells, and sounds can be relaxing or irritating
Time Management
- Develop time management skills to use time effectively
- Capture waiting time and use it to your benefit
- Pace yourself - Work at a steady pace.
- Take rest periods before you are fatigued
- Take breaks from tasks requiring extended time
- Avoid boredom and overload
- Schedule time for physical activities
- Schedule time for outdoor activities
- Make leisure time an important priority (rest, relaxation, hobbies)
- Learn to say no without feeling guilty
- Do the least pleasant activities first
Problem Solving and Goal-setting
- Set realistic goals
- Break overwhelming tasks into manageable steps ( You can only eat an elephant one bite at a time.)
- Worrying and problem-solving are not the same thing
- Worrying consumes significant energy and time, is non-productive, and decreases enjoyment of life
- Worrying leads you in circles, not to a solution
- Make decisions instead of permitting things to happen by default
- Knowing that we have choices and making choices can be major factors in reducing depression
- Let go of perfectionism
- Learn to live with loose ends and unfinished tasks
- Delegate tasks when you can
- Accept that they will likely not be done as you would have done them
Cognitive Distortions
- Identify and change thought patterns, beliefs, perceptions, which contribute to stress and depression
- Distinguish between situations over which you have influence / control and those over which you do not
- Let go of the need to fix everything
- Accept things which you truly cannot change
- Learn from those situations - about yourself and others
- Find a meaning in the situation
- Use the situation as an opportunity for personal growth
- Maintain a flexible, open approach to situations
- Are there other ways of looking at this situation?
- Changing perceptions can reduce the stress of the situation
- Keep priorities in focus
- Use energy for endeavors which are consistent with important values
- Emphasize strengths
- Accept limitations
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Leslie Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain -------------
Trail Runner Nation
Marathon Maniac #957
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
Hello all....another newbie pops into the forum.
I have recently completed my first 50 milers after several attempts.
(Key West 50 and Crooms 50 mile fun run)
Can you tell I live in Florida?
I'm eagerly awaiting December when I will attempt to compete and complete my first 100 miler (Ancient Oaks 100 - http://www.fleastcoastrunners.com/Races-Ancient_Oaks.html)
Thanks for opening the group for everyone.
I welcome any and all advice, thoughts or comments....even name calling and such :-)
Speed my steps along your path, according to your will.
I'm going to see if I can get into Umstead next Spring since that's one of the few 100 milers I think I can fit into my schedule in the near future.
Run to Win25 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)
Hey everyone,
I decided to give the Ultra's a try and signed up for a 50k.
I have lots of questions but will poke around in this forum first.
Thanks in advance for the advise.
Just signed up for my first 50k in March!
Congratulations, Ojo!
ooo I forgot to introduce myself.
Been running about 2 1/2 years. Tried a couple of 1/2 marathons before jumping into a double marathon 14 months after starting running. Still not done an official marathon 26.2 event.
Since then did a 70 miler this year in July and looking to do some 50k's, 50 milers, mountain ultras and possibly a couple of 12hr/24hr track races in 2011. I am driven by the desire to find how far and fast I can be and enjoy the spirit and adventure of every race / challenge I take part in.
Happy Running
Welcome, Rich.
I thought I might find you here Richard
You kept the 12/24 hour track stuff quiet....or was I not listening? I might, just might do the 24 hour @ Tooting later on in the year
Jerry A runners blog-updated daily
Well I am debating to enter Crawley 12hr as there are still places going.
Tooting Bec 24hr is a definite possibility as I have a clear schedule after BGR
I'm a runner from New Zealand. I've done a few ultras, my longest being a 100km race. Recently had my first win on the local ultra circuit (a 60km event). Currently training for my second 100km, a point-to-point through native bush and lake country in Rotorua.
Looking forward to learning a lot from all of you experienced ultra runners, and to sharing what knowledge I have as well


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Classes are taught by an instructor that is WPA certified in water safety & stand up paddleboarding
We provide board, paddle, PFD and leash
All classes held at a Des Moines area lake
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To register for classes contact
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Intro to SUP:
(1 hour 15 minutes, $35 per person)
We keep our class sizes are small so that you can get the personal attention you are paying for!
13 years old and up. Children under 15 need to be accompanied by an adult. Anyone under 18 years of age need to have a legal guardian sign waiver.
Wondering what to wear to your class?
Wear clothes that are comfortable and allow your body to move. Most wear a t-shirt and shorts. Fast drying material is always a plus.
Bathing suits, board shorts and wetsuits are fine if you wish.
Most people find they like to SUP in bare feet, but the shore can be rocky so flip flops or sandals are nice.
Bring water to keep you hydrated.
Sunglasses, hats and sunscreen are great to keep from getting burned.
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Clients that cancel within 24 hours or no call/ no show for a lesson or class waive the right for a refund or re-schedule.
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Employer's Suit Against Unions Is Not Unfair Labor Practice
November 26, 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit rejected a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order that found an employer's lawsuit against two unions for engaging in secondary boycotts to be an unfair labor practice (ULP) in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Facts of the Case: In NLRB v. Allied Mechanical Services, Inc., an employer sued two unions for violating the secondary boycott provisions of the NLRA, as one union refused to provide the employer with access to certain business funds because the employer had not signed a collective bargaining agreement with the other union. The district court dismissed the case, finding the complained-of conduct was not sufficient to trigger the NLRA's protections against secondary boycotts. The unions then brought an ULP charge against the employer, claiming that the lawsuit violated the NLRA. The presumptive remedy for such an ULP is that the employer must reimburse the Union for its attorneys' fees in the underlying lawsuit.
While the case was pending, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in BE&K Constr. Co. v. NLRB, in which it addressed the issue of what standards should be applied to find employers liable under the NLRA for filing suits against labor unions. The Supreme Court suggested that a more stringent test should apply in order to avoid First Amendment concerns associated with the right of citizens to petition the government for the redress of their grievances.
In light of the BE&K Constr. Co. case, the administrative law judge (ALJ) developed a test that a violation of the NLRA occurs if the litigation is: (1) objectively baseless and (2) retaliatory. Under his test, the ALJ found a violation and required the employer to reimburse the unions for all of their litigation expenses from the lawsuit. The Board adopted the ALJ's findings, and the employer appealed to the 6th Circuit, arguing that the Board's test "underprotected [its] First Amendment rights to file suit in federal court."
The Court's Ruling: In examining the Board's test and its application in this case, the 6th Circuit found that "substantial evidence does not support the Board's conclusion that Allied lacked an objective basis for filing the suit. While Allied may have lost in court, its claims do not sink to the level that no reasonable litigant could have expected to succeed on the merits of the case." Thus, an unsuccessful lawsuit may still have an objective or reasonable basis, which the 6th Circuit found to be the case here.
The 6th Circuit recognized, however, that the Supreme Court's ruling in BE&K Constr. Co. left open the possibility that liability can still be found even where there is an objective basis for the suit "if the suit is retaliatory in the heightened sense that the motive is only to impose the costs of litigation on the opposing party." In this particular instance, the 6th Circuit determined that there was no evidence that the employer's motive was solely to punish the unions through litigation costs.
Lessons Learned: This case provides some reasonable protections for employers' rights to file lawsuits against unions under certain circumstances, despite the NLRB's attempts to restrict those rights.


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> Salt, the highly anticipated new restaurant from chef WES JOHNSON, former chef de cuisine at Eclipse Restaurant in the Moonrise Hotel, officially opened its doors April 7 at 4356 Lindell Blvd. in the CWE. The menu features small plates, cheeses, charcuterie and other examples of farm-to-table goodness, plus great wine and cocktail selections.
> We've learned that chef IAN VEST has left Jim Fiala's The Crossing in Clayton, and chef MATT ABESHOUSE has assumed control of the kitchen there.
> St. Louis Wing Company, the new offering from chef BOBBY TESSLER of the late Mia Rosa in The Grove, has finally opened at 9816 Manchester Road in Rock Hill.
> Looks like the Mad Tomato opening we told you about a couple of weeks ago has been changed. The new Italian restaurant from chef VITO RACANELLI JR. was to debut April 15. The new opening date is now April 28. Ribbon cutting ceremonies for the eatery, located at 8000 Carondelet Ave. in Clayton, kick off at 5:30 p.m., followed by an open house featuring samples of the farm-to-table menu, Italian wines and pastries courtesy of pastry chef Sally Sciaroni. Tickets are $30, with half of the proceeds going to Operation Food Search. For reservations, call 932-5733.
> L'Ecole Culinaire is hosting the second annual Taste of L'Ecole on Friday, April 29, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the school's campus, 9811 South Forty Drive. Sample L'Ecole chefs' signature dishes, enjoy live music and a silent auction. All proceeds support the Vatterott College scholarship foundation for local students.
> Ruth's Chris Steak House recently kicked off a new program called Give Back Mondays. Purchase the Give Back menu item of the month and 10 percent will be donated to The Backstoppers Inc.
> Operation Food Search's 30th Anniversary gala, "Where Hunger Meets Hope: Celebrating 30 Years," will be held Saturday, May 14, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Edward Jones Corporate Headquarters, located at 12555 Manchester Road. Enjoy cocktails, creative food stations, an art auction and entertainment by Circus Harmony performers and Grammy-nominated recording artist Jeremy Davenport. For info, call 726-5355 or visit operationfoodsearch.org.
> The 12th Annual Sunset at The Sheldon Wine Tasting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, from 6:30 p.m. until sunset on the Sheldon's observation deck. Sample wines, enjoy a selection of appetizers and listen to live music, all while enjoying the spectacular view of the city at dusk. For reservations, call 533-9900.


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For Hillsborough County's five remaining boys soccer teams, destiny operates on diesel fuel. The road to immortality will be traveled mostly by bus, through Pinellas and Polk counties, and across a sprawling stretch of State Road 70. In a quirky twist of bracketology, the entire quintet of teams will travel for Saturday's second playoff round. For those curious about the length of the journey and potential roadblocks to be encountered, we've devised this region semifinal road map (don't read while driving).
Plant (13-3-1) at East Lake (13-3-5)
Length of journey (round-trip): 47 miles
At stake: Winner faces Ocoee or Winter Garden West Orange in Tuesday's Class 5A region final
Panthers' hottest player: Unquestionably, it's senior Luis Zapata, who notched his first career hat trick in Wednesday's 4-0 region quarterfinal romp of St. Petersburg.
Scouting report: Bank on the Panthers marking Pennsylvania transplant Josh Page. In three postseason games, Page has scored winners in overtime (district semifinals), in the final 20 minutes (district final) and in the waning moments (region quarters).
Steinbrenner (16-2-3) at Eagle Lake Lake Region (14-3-3)
Length of journey (round-trip): 130 miles
At stake: Winner faces Daytona Beach Seabreeze or Deltona Pine Ridge in Tuesday's Class 4A region final
Warriors' hottest player: Senior captain Jason Collister (22 goals, seven assists) had a pair of goals in Steinbrenner's 7-1 rout of Davenport Ridge in Wednesday's region quarterfinal.
Scouting report: "Lake Region is a good team. Their goalie is solid, they have a very strong forward. They are good with the ball and have speed. It will be a tough game." — Warriors coach Chad Ebright
Jesuit (21-3-4) at Palmetto (23-1-3)
Length of journey (round-trip): 88 miles
At stake: Winner faces Estero or Immokalee in Tuesday's Class 3A region final
Tigers' hottest player(s): In addition to his defense, which allowed one Osceola shot on goal in Wednesday's region quarterfinal, Tigers coach Bob Bauman points to Peter Johnson. A junior, Johnson has three goals in his past three contests, including two winners.
Scouting report: This is a fledgling futbol rivalry, and probably the game of the night. Jesuit edged Palmetto in overtime in last year's region semis, but lost to the Tigers by three goals in 2010. "Palmetto is a very good team, and has played a tough schedule — somewhat similar to ours," Bauman said. "My biggest concern about Palmetto is their speed and size up front, and in the midfield."
Berkeley Prep (14-10-2) at Arcadia DeSoto (13-3-4)
Length of journey (round-trip): 210 miles
At stake: Winner faces LaBelle or Fort Myers Bishop Verot in Tuesday's Class 2A region final
Buccaneers' hottest player: Junior Daniel Felman (21 goals, 14 assists) has scored goals in eight of Berkeley's past 10 matches, but his surrounding cast is pretty prolific, too.
Scouting report: Buccaneers coach Tim Cooper has scrambled to extract any kind of data on the Bulldogs. As of Thursday afternoon, he was texting back and forth with St. Petersburg Catholic coach Will Summer, whose team fell to DeSoto, 2-0, in the region quarterfinals. Summer's initial warning — DeSoto's field is a mess.
Tampa Prep (19-1-2) at Bradenton St. Stephen's (16-2-1)
Length of journey (round-trip): 97 miles
At stake: Winner faces Lakeland Christian or Windermere Prep in Tuesday's Class A region final
Terrapins' hottest player: A handful of veterans have shined recently (and all season, for that matter), but senior forward Shaddy Douidar has emerged as the catalyst.
Scouting report: St. Stephen's has been eyeing this rematch for, oh, 365 days — give or take a day. The Falcons led the Terrapins 2-0 in last season's region semifinal before falling 3-2 on penalty kicks. "They've got a lot of talent and they move the ball well," Terps coach Doug Smith said.


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Incredible is the superlative Luciano used to describe a Memoria Recordings release earlier this year. It's not hard to see why the Swiss superstar DJ has been getting so excited; despite being less than a few years old, the Dutch label has already established a penchant for honing and releasing fresh sounding techno and tech house.
In a musical environment where it sometimes seems that you can't move for nondescript dance music, Memoria Recording's back catalogue of uncompromised cuts from underground producers is a breath of fresh air.
Ahead of their label showcase party at this year's Off Sonar festival, I Voice caught up with label founder Fares Benouhiba, who has recently left the label, and current owner Izaak de Bruin to chat about what they've been doing behind the scenes at one of the most promising collectives in town.
What were your backgrounds previous to launching Memoria? Were you both in the music industry prior to running the imprint?
Fares: Well, my only connection with music before launching Memoria was as a clubber. I had studied marketing and I was working for a medical systems company, [when] I realized that I wanted to be in the music industry, not as a DJ or producer, but as an artist and label manager.
Izaak: I was working as a bookings agent for artists like Ultrasone, Hermanez, Massimo Girardi, Egal 3, Arado and some others. That is how I met Fares, he was an artist manager at that time and we were working together on some of the artists. We really connected musically and since he was just starting with Memoria Recordings we decided to join forces.
Fares, how did you decide on the name 'Memoria Recordings'?
Fares: It took me almost one month to decide on the name of Memoria, as well as the logo which I designed myself. I wanted [the label] to be unforgettable, just like our memories and to create memories through music, whether in a club or festival or a candlelight dinner with your love.
Is there a specific 'Memoria' sound, do you think?
Fares: Everybody says to me that Memoria has a specific sound, but to tell you the truth I don't agree with them. In reality, the label has a big range of music genres, from house to techno. We never focus on a specific sound. The most important thing is to release quality music.
Izaak: I don't like to put name tags on music. If you listen carefully to our catalogue we release different styles, but always [with the same] quality. That's the keyword for Memoria Recordings. If you put a gun to my head and I had to specify our sound, I would [describe it as somewhere] between the laidback and dubby Romanian sound and more groove, dance floor records.
Your first record was Miguel Lobo's 'Neighbourhood' back in 2011. Tell me how that first release came about.
Fares: First of all I want to thank Miguel Lobo for his trust. It was quite hard to find exclusive music at that time, as we were new to the scene. I asked Miguel for some music and he sent me a track that I really liked.
The recent track 'Mostly Numb' by Ernesto Ferreyra exhibits yet another side to Memoria with its jazzy piano keys and submerged basslines. Can we expect to see you guys expand your musical range, with similar releases, in the future?
Fares: Yes! We don't want to be a label that just releases one kind of music or sound. As long as it's quality we will consider it for Memoria Recordings.
Do you welcome demos being sent to you?
Fares: Yes, as long as they are exclusive. We will never sign music that has been sent to a hundred labels [at the same time]. We are always looking for high-quality production in everything from house to techno, regardless of it's from a well-known producer or a young talent.
Despite being a relatively small and fledgling label, you've always put out vinyl record releases. Has this been difficult? Why is it important for you to release physical records?
Izaak: It has been difficult because it's expensive. As you said we are relatively small and this makes it even harder, because we don't sell [them] automatically. We have to push hard. But we strongly believe that vinyl DJs [should] have the chance to play our music. House and techno music started in vinyl and still nothing sounds better than the good old vinyl.
You're celebrating two years of Memoria with a big showcase at Off Sonar in June. What have you got planned for the event?
Fares: Last year we held an official after-party at Wildvilla in collaboration with East Ender Festival. The energy was amazing, so it was a good start for us in Barcelona. This year we are celebrating our second anniversary so we wanted to do something special. We found a great venue at the Poble Espagnol Touristic Village, La Terrrazza and have created a line-up with our own label artists [as well as] friends who have supported Memoria Recordings over the years. The event will all be comprised of exclusive 'back2back' sessions with artists like Valentino Kanzyani, Andrea Oliva, Vera, Fabrizio Maurizi, Martinez and many more.
Can we expect to see more Memoria Showcases in the future?
Izaak: Everybody in the music industry started because of parties I guess … at least we did! There is no better feeling than watching your artists playing at your own Showcases. We are planning now one, or [maybe] two events, for Amsterdam Dance event this year. We are looking for new venues and promoters that are interested in our Showcases. We have already thrown parties in London, Paris, Marseille, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Athens & Brussels and we are hungry for more.
Finally, what's next for Memoria Recordings?
We hope to grow together with our artists. Egal 3, Massimo Girardi and Bjorn Wolf are three big talents that are connected to Memoria Recordings. We also hope to continue working with amazing artists like Andrea Oliva for example, who supported us from the beginning. Discovering new talents and helping them to grow into the music industry is also one of our goals.
|Memoria Recordings
Started: 2011
Website: www.memoriarecordings.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/memoriarecordings
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/memoriarecordings
Twitter: twitter.com/MemoriaRec
Address: Breda, Netherlands
MEM016 - Stathis Lazarides – Stepping Up
MEM015 - Okain – Welcome To The Hood
MEMX002 - Youri Donatz, Bjorn Wolf & Joey Daniel – Clogs
MEM009 - Andrea Oliva & Egal 3 – Yaself
MEM013 - Martinez – Pygmalion
MEM011 - Egal 3 – Titlu & Poveste (Hector's Disfunktional Mix)
MEM004 - Lilith – Freak You (Filsonik Remix)
MEMX003 - Leon – New Modernism EP - June
MEM017 - Andrea Oliva – Backstage E – June
MEM018 - Memoria Remix Package - July
Dan Casarano EP – August / September
Dragosh EP – August / September
Kashawar Album – August / September
|Labels Artists
Okain, Hermanez, Andrea Oliva, Youri Donatz
Martinez, Ernesto Ferreyra, Bjorn Wolf, Egal 3
Marko Nastic, Vid, Franco Cazzola
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June 14, 2001
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
I am pleased to appear before the committee to discuss VA's nurse staffing situation and the looming crisis in nursing.
VA is able to provide quality care to veterans, and meet most of the demands for nursing staff. However, there are increasing difficulties in filling positions in some locations, and extreme difficulty filling some specialty assignments. We recognize that if national nursing workforce projections are accurate, a shortage of nurses could adversely affect our ability to provide health care for veterans.
The future supply of registered nurses is not assured given the current aging of the registered nurse workforce and the decreasing number of students who choose nursing as a career. National nursing leaders and health care organizations are projecting a shortage of registered nurses that will be unlike any experienced in the past. Additionally, the demand for registered nurses is expected to increase as baby boomers age and require more health care services.
Noted nursing economist Dr. Peter Buerhaus has predicted that the total number of nurses per capita will likely peak in 2007 and decline steadily thereafter. The number of nurses in the workforce is projected to fall nearly 20% below requirements by the year 2020. One-half of the 2.1 million nurses currently in the United States workforce will reach retirement age in the next 15 years. (Buerhaus; DHHS). At the same time, changes in the way health care is delivered will require larger numbers of well-educated nurses who perform increasingly complex functions. These changes are projected for health care delivery in all settings, whether in hospitals or in community settings. Based on current trends, the demand for nurses will grow 23% between 1999 and 2006.
The projected shortage will result in part from a number of substantial changes that continue to take place in the profession. Factors identified that will intensify the nursing shortage include:
Registered nurses comprise the largest segment of health care workers within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Currently, VHA employs over 35,000 registered nurses and nurse anesthetists. VA nurse employment is stable at this time. VA enjoys a lower turnover rate (9.5 percent in 2000) than the national average of 15%. However, VA is experiencing difficulty in recruiting nurses with certain special qualifications such as intensive care, nurse practitioners or nurse anesthetists. While the difficulties are occurring nationwide, the types of nurses for which there are shortages vary by geographical region. Certain VA medical centers also report difficulties recruiting Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistants (NAs).
Based on the new reporting requirement established in Public Law 106-419, after September 30, 2001 we will have a more complete picture of the RN staffing levels and recruitment and retention difficulties at each VHA facility, as well as throughout the system.
VA is more successful than the rest of the healthcare industry at retaining nurses. VA's nurse turnover rate is 9.5% vs.15% for the U.S. This means that when nurses take positions with VA, they are more likely to continue their careers in VA. However, the age of a new nurse hire in VA is 41.65 years. If younger nurses were attracted to VA, they would be more likely to stay with VA, and VA would be less exposed to the looming nurse supply shortage in future years.
Today, 12 percent of the VA nursing population is eligible to retire. Each year, an additional 3.7 to 5.3% of VA nurses become eligible to retire. By 2005, 35% of the current VA nursing workforce will be retirement eligible. Based on past experience, we predict that about two-thirds of these nurses will actually retire by that date. That means that over 1 in 5 VA nurses today will be gone by 2005. VA has been able to successfully recruit to fill these vacancies as they occur. However, as the labor market tightens considerably, recruitment difficulties can be expected.
The retirement eligibility projections for allied nursing occupations are similarly high with 29% of LPNs and 34% of NAs will be retirement eligible by 2005.
The current trends in health care delivery - increased focus on outpatient settings delivering comprehensive wellness and health care, with patients experiencing shorter hospital stays for acute illness episodes - will continue to force changes in the nursing profession.
Nurses must possess clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills, with preparation in community health, patient education and nursing management/leadership. They will require a breadth and depth of knowledge to make rapid patient assessments during critical stages of an acute illness, as well as to assist patients in making the transition from one care setting to another.
Based on this intense and complex care environment, the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice has proposed that by the year 2010 two-thirds of all practicing nurses must possess a baccalaureate degree if optimal care is to be provided. VA's new Nurse Qualification Standard, with its emphasis on educational achievement, and VA's commitment to funding academic education for nurses completing baccalaureate and higher education are positioning VA to attain this desired mix of educational attainment.
VA is taking steps to ensure that our workforce is ready to meet the challenges by offering career tuition assistance to nurses. VA has implemented two educational assistance programs to enhance recruitment and retention of health professionals such as nurses - the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program ( EISP) and the National Nursing Education Initiative ( NNEI). The EISP provides scholarships of up to $10,000 per year for up to three years for employees to pursue degrees or education in health care occupations for which VA is experiencing staffing problems. In return for VA's tuition and expenses support, employees agree to serve a period of obligated service. As of this month, VHA has awarded 189 scholarships amounting to over $1.7 million, primarily for nursing and pharmacist degrees.
In addition, VA has implemented the NNEI to help ensure that we are able to meet our staffing needs for registered nurses. The NNEI functions like the EISP, but awards scholarships solely to nurses to obtain baccalaureate or post-graduate degrees and training. Already, 1,639 VHA nurses have been awarded more than $18.5 million support for tuition and expenses. The investment that we are making in educating our nurses and other health care professionals, coupled with the requirement that scholarship recipients serve a period of obligated service, will help VA retain quality health care staff, even during times of shortages. It is also noteworthy that the implementation of the EISP and the NNEI has stimulated interest in working for VA.
VA is actively addressing the projected future nurse supply shortage through several initiatives. First, I appointed a VHA Staff Focus Group to develop a comprehensive plan aimed at increasing employee job satisfaction that enables VHA employees to fully develop and use their talents. I have just received this Group's recommendations and am reviewing them now.
Second, the VHA Office of Patient Care Services, Nursing Strategic Healthcare Group (NSHG) has implemented a Future Nursing Workforce Planning Group to advise the Chief Consultant on issues that impact VA's future supply and utilization of registered nurses. This group will make recommendations before the end of this fiscal year for specific actions to address the impending shortage of registered nurses and other nursing staff.
In addition to the work of the national VA groups noted above, a number of VA facilities are initiating programs to combat an impending nursing shortage. Facilities are actively recruiting through the media. Relocation, recruitment and referral bonuses are being used. New youth programs are being developed in several facilities. Structured programs for new hires are in place in many facilities. Facilities report partnerships and special programs for students in middle school and high schools.
Recruitment and retention efforts include the EISP and NNEI described above. These programs provide great benefit to VHA and our nurses. In addition, the Education Debt Reduction Program ( EDRP), being readied for implementation this summer will provide an additional recruitment and retention tool. The EDRP will provide tax-free payments to newly hired employees to help pay the costs of obtaining their training or degrees. This program enables VA to pay up to $24,000 over three years to employees enrolled in the program.
I have attached to my prepared statement a comprehensive listing of all the strategies VA is using to recruit and retain nurses. I will continue to encourage all facilities to use these authorities to the extent necessary to assure quality nursing care for veterans.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the committee's draft legislative framework to address nursing shortages in VA. However, we have not yet had the opportunity to develop a departmental position on it, but will do so expeditiously and submit it in writing.
VA will continue to devote talent and resources to averting the impending national shortage of nurses and minimize any impact on the care we deliver. Interventions will be designed and implemented that will ensure the health care system's ability to maintain a highly qualified workforce to provide care for the Nation's veterans.
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if you lost the fluid..the slave may be leaking
Bulletin No.: 01-07-31-002B
Date: November 01, 2006
This bulletin is being revised to add model years. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 01-07-31-002A (Section 07 - Transmission/Transaxle). This bulletin is being issued to inform dealers of an improved procedure to aid in the ease of bleeding the clutch hydraulic system for the above listed vehicles. This procedure can be used anytime air is introduced into the hydraulic system. Following this procedure may also reduce the number of unnecessary parts replaced for low clutch pedal reserve and high shift effort.
Verify that all the lines and fittings are dry and secure.
Clean the dirt and grease from the reservoir cap in order to ensure that no foreign substances enter the system.
Remove the reservoir cap.
Fill the reservoir to the proper level with the required fluid.
Attach the J 43485 (Adapter) to the J 35555 (Mity Vac), or equivalent.
Brake fluid will deteriorate the rubber on J 43485. Use a clean shop cloth to wipe away the fluid after each use.
Place and hold the adapter on the reservoir filler neck to ensure a tight fit. In some cases, the adapter will fit into the reservoir opening.
Apply a vacuum of 51-68 kPa (15-20 hg) and remove the adapter.
Refill the reservoir to the proper level.
Repeat Steps 6 and 7.
If needed, refill the reservoir and continue to pull a vacuum until no more bubbles can be seen in the reservoir or until the fluid level no longer drops.
The vehicle will move if started in gear before the Actuator Cylinder is refilled and operational. Start the vehicle the first time in neutral to help prevent personal injury from vehicle movement and see if the transmission will shift easily into gear.
Pump the clutch pedal until firm (to refill actuator cylinder).
Add additional fluid if needed.
Test drive vehicle to ensure proper operation.
es..get you a helper..let your help pump the clutch about 3 times,have them to stop with the pedal at the floor..you loosen the bleeder on the slave cylinder,then tighten while your help has the pedal at the floor....do this until you get a good pedal and there are no air bubble coming out...keep an eye on the reservoir,don't let it run out of fluid while doing this


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The Connector (Or Power Plug) to my drive side tail light has fried one of the wires so it burned a hole in the connector that gives power to the tail lights (it's connected to the housing does anyone know were i can get a new plug? i'm buying the led tail lights so i don't need a new housing but i need the power plug.
The plug you describe is only available at the dealer. You'll need to get a new one and do some splicing.
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Cayla d'Jorasco is a young and beautiful halfling from the Fairhaven Jorasco enclave. She was recently transferred to the Sharn enclave where her restoration ability is more needed.
Cayla is a dragonmark heir who bears a lesser Mark of Healing on her left thigh and is favored in her house.
Cayla spent a lot of time at the court of Aurala in Fairhaven while she served there and is well-versed in etiquette, heraldry, nobility, and dancing. Because of this she is sometimes chosen to represent Jorasco in diplomatic or upper-class social affairs.


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Traveling through Italy is perhaps the most humbling experience for a chef and food lover. Their earth produces the most incredible grapes for Brunello, the most delicate squash flowers to toss with saffron and cream over fresh pasta and porcini mushrooms that are as light and buttery as the risotto they dance in. As we wave good bye to the Treviso Provence and our memories of strolling San Marco Square in Venice, holding our sandals in our hands as we splash thru the morning floods- our second lunch of stuffed pizza overlooking the famed Opera House and our gondola ride with "would be" twin of JR from JR's Packinghouse, I am overwhelmed with the anticipation of Tuscany's abundant fields of fresh vegetables, olive trees and vineyards.
A mere 3 hour train ride through the outskirts of Bologna and …………. Il Borro- the medieval town and winery of the famed Ferragamo family sits just outside of Montevarci in the Tuscan hills. As we drive thru the gates, champion stallions on either side, we gasp at its pristine hillsides, streams and picture perfect villa that welcomes tourists and wine lovers to this must stay "resort". It is difficult to describe a medieval town that dates back to 1090 with the amenities of a brand-new 5 star hotel. The village here clearly emanates the by gone era of charm, rustic style and history. As we climb the narrow stone path that leads to our condo, we gasp at the breathtaking views, admire the tiny shops that adorn the walk way and listen to the calling peacocks just below the hills. This is not a travel log- this is our home for the next three days. You settle in immediately at Il Borro, open a bottle of their lovely wine and the shutters that let in the afternoon breeze. Feeling the sense of belonging- we opted to settle in by booking in- room massages followed by a venture into the next town where we purchased fresh porcinis, farm eggs so fresh they bore the color of sunflowers and fresh fennel and sweet oranges with butter lettuce. An experience not to be missed is to cook for oneself in Tuscany and Il Borro gives you the option with beautiful kitchens as well as their Osteria del Borro dining option- internationally acclaimed for local ingredients, an exceptional wine list (but of course) and subtle culinary expressions that respects the farm land's great bounty. Experiencing this with Salvatore Ferragamo and his loyal companion Nikita adds an even greater dimension to the experience. As we dined over pasta with fresh mint, zucchini and roasted garlic, and American sized hamburgers, (Salvatore's favorite) I found myself back to pinching myself for another reality check.
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Only few places on earth can rival Beringia for the uniqueness of its geological features and the abundance of its flora and fauna. In The Last Giant of Beringia: The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge, Dan O'Neill writes that the ancient Beringia "must have been a broad highway of biological exchange with floral and faunal traffic moving in both directions." Today the Bering Strait and surrounding areas feature the remnants of ancient and modern geological processes and continue to be the crossroads of migration routes for various species.
Beringia's most prominent geological feature was an approximately 1,600 km wide, intermittently appearing land bridge, forming a dry connection between Asia and North America. The most recent land bridge was the result of lowered sea levels (approximately 120 m lower than today) during the Last Glacial Maximum near the end of the Ice Age. At that time (approximately 20,000 years ago), vast amounts of water were locked in continental ice sheets 2 km to 4 km thick at their summits. While the majority of arctic lands around the globe were covered with thick glaciers, most of Beringia was a cold, dry ice-free steppe environment much like modern Siberia. The huge size of the land bridge has prompted many scientists to classify it as a now-vanished subcontinent.
Modern Beringia is a land of great physical diversity, including mountain ranges, rolling lowlands, large lakes of volcanic origin, large sounds and lagoons, hot springs, and lava beds. The breathtaking landscapes feature ancient broad valleys and tundra, abundant lakes, winding streams, tors (granitic towers formed deep underground and now exposed), and permafrost. Ocean waves have formed sand spits with distinctive beach ridges and sea cliffs along the coastline, although sea cliffs are more common on the Chukotkan Peninsula than on Alaska's coastline.
The most recent land bridge was an active mixing zone for plants and animals, as well as for humans who became isolated from their Asian ancestor populations and went on to populate the Americas. Swedish botanist Eric Hulten was the first to notice that the range of distribution of vascular plants was in the shape of concentric ovals elongated in a west-east direction with the access of symmetry going directly through Bering Strait.
Chukotka and Northwest Alaska have many ecological similarities although Northwest Alaska became considerably more maritime than the still-continental climate of Russia. Both regions still support rich and diverse floras of vascular and nonvascular plants and a broad suite of large mammals. Permafrost and tephra (volcanic ash) from the Devil Mountain maar lakes explosion helped preserve intact a layer of decaying, frozen plants from the land bridge times. Today's Beringia tundra on both sides of the strait is abundant with sedges, peat mosses, lichens, grasses, heaths, willows, and alders. During the short summers the rolling landscape brightens with lustrously blooming flowers, such as fireweed, arctic rhododendron, moss campion, alpine azalea, mountain avens, gentians, monkshood, lousewort, asters, cotton grass, heathers, and others. Even more numerous are the hundreds of lichen species covering the tundra and frequently creating yellow patterns visible from aircraft.
Historically, Beringia is famous for its megafauna – giant animals, such as woolly mammoth, mastodon, arctic camel, scimitar cat, giant beaver, Jefferson ground sloth, bison, and others. Many areas on the modern Chukotkan and Seward peninsulas have abundant bird populations with at least 170 species known on the Seward Peninsula. Both sides are home for large populations of migratory geese, ducks, sandhill cranes, and shorebirds. Colonies of seabirds are found on both coasts.
Contemporary land animals, represented by populations of brown bears, wolves, wolverine, red fox, land otters, lynx, arctic ground squirrels, arctic hares, and numerous small mammals, are found throughout both peninsulas. Large marine mammals, such as whales, walruses, seals, and polar bears have been the most important component of the subsistence lifestyle of the Native population on both sides of the Bering Strait. Northwest Alaska is also home to musk oxen, caribou, Dall sheep, moose, and black bears.
Modern Beringia provides a wealth of research materials and great opportunities for scientists to study past and present environments. Researchers conduct studies on present day plants and animals, as well as extinct plants and animals of that last Ice Age and beyond. These studies and the monitoring of current vegetation, wildlife, and environmental conditions can place in a broader time frame the fluctuations in population, climate change, and subsistence use by rural Alaska Residents. Research being conducted to look at past environments and the people and wildlife that lived there helps to create a picture of what life was like and reconstruct the picture of the vanished landscapes of Beringia.
If you want to learn more about the current scientific research in the Arctic network of parks that encompasses Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Noatak National Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, please visit the Arctic Network Inventory and Monitoring Program website.


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Why Grant Morrison Needs to Write a Barbara Gordon Series
Grant Morrison's been doing inventive and exciting work for years, but lately he's turned any character he touched into gold. So it makes sense that most people want him to annex their favorite characters, and I'm no different. I think that Morrison would do a fantastic job reworking Batgirl. No, not Stephanie Brown. Barbara Gordon, rather, is exactly the kind of character that Morrison could sink his teeth into.
As much as I love the character of Barbara Gordon, she has a few strikes against her. Her character is in an incredibly awkward position. As Batgirl, there's no getting around the fact that her character is derived from another character. In a universe without Batman there isn't a Batgirl. There is no way to make her a standalone character.When she was reinvented after the attack by the Joker that left her paralyzed as Oracle, she became a much stronger character, but she also lapsed into obscurity. The general public knows Barbara Gordon, Batgirl — she's iconic. But few or no people outside comics continuity know Oracle. As a standalone character she's anonymous. As Batgirl, she's famous but derivative. It's a no-win situation.
On the surface, Barbara Gordon doesn't even seem like a good fit for Grant Morrison. He's known for bringing in obscure, older characters, and Bette Kane precedes Barbara as Batgirl. What's more, Barbara's character is usually the one away from the action, taking off her glasses, rubbing her eyes, and bringing characters back to reality. Her whole existence is about the practical limits of superheroes. As Oracle, she's reinvented herself as a force to be reckoned with. As Batgirl, though, she's the one whose dreams of fun, fighting, and invulnerability were crushed in the most brutal way possible. While Bruce Wayne (many others) have recently come back from the dead at DC, Barbara Gordon cannot physically recover from her injuries.
Barbara Gordon's brush with death happened courtesy of the Joker in Alan Moore's The Killing Joke, and if there's one character that Morrison has a great time playing with, it's the Joker. In the four years of Morrison's Batman storyline, The Joker has gone been a violent psychotic, a methodical killer of his past accomplices, a man legitimately wronged by Batman, and a grim black-clad crime fighter. There was an entire issue, Batman #663, devoted to charting The Joker's deliberate and regular transformations. Barbara Gordon's attack was the a part of one of those transformations — a transformation into a persona which has been shed during Morrison's run. Having a character who is stuck with the fall-out of The Joker's creative process guide a story might be fascinating.
What's more, that fall-out has been officially stated as "fate" in the DCU. The Booster Gold series, a series in which a time-traveling character hops around continuity "setting things right" has an issue of him failing again and again to stop Barbara Gordon's shooting and kidnapping. When he questions why he can't stop it, he's told that Barbara was "always meant" to become Oracle and this is how it had to happen. Grand heroic fates and deep dark metaphysics are another specialty of Morrison, who managed to weave All Star Superman continuity into what he wrote in JLA One Million — with a golden Superman coming out of the sun to resurrect a silver Lois Lane and live happily ever after in the future. Barbara Gordon's fate is not so happy. After all, the use of her legs wouldn't hamper her computer skills. "Destiny" sounds a little different when it means a bullet in the spine instead of a happily ever after. It would be interesting to see Morrison's take on that.
Most of all, I'd like to see Morrison take her on as a legacy character. Barbara Gordon is part of a family as extensive as Bruce Wayne's, and almost every member of that family needs their continuity tweaked. Stephanie Brown is Batgirl and having a good time at it, sure, but Barbara Gordon is skittering between three books when Bruce Wayne comfortably holds down twelve a month. Bette Kane made a brief appearance in Batwoman before getting her head shoved underwater for the foreseeable future. Cassandra Cain's continuity looks like a bug that's been on the business end of a shoe. And then there's the "blink and you missed it" appearance of Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe, as a Batgirl of much hype but only three issues. If there's any continuity that needs to be popularized and consolidated, it is that of the Batgirls. Morrison has gracefully turned Batman from a loner to a team player. Barbara Gordon's life can't be as hard to organize as his was.


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Rated 5 out of 5 by Janbel from The BEST! This is the best flag pole ever! Our flag stays untangled and that makes me happy. Our daughter and son-in-law were really impressed with it and want one like it. I highly recommend.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by captaind from Flagpole work as stated, no more tangles Rotating flag pole works fine. My flagpole is mounted on a West wall on the NW corner of My house. It gets plenty of wind and My flag was always tangled. Now it hangs fine and doesn't tangle anymore. I ordered white and the box said white but the flagpole was silver. I kept it anyway because it took awhile to receive my order. I also did what another person said to do. I put dowels into the flag poles to prevent it from breaking in the wind. I always bring it in if I know a storm is predicted.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by TimT from Quality Flagpole Holder & Flag Second similar holder, pole I've purchased. I display the flag 24X7 with lighting. Rotating flagpole/holder really prevents flag tangling. Very quick delivery, ease of assemly and the flag itself looks of very high quality. You will need to replace old glory periodically to prevent a tattered look caused by weather.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by david from Another flag flies I now own my second flag pole and holder.. The first was left behind at a former home. I do wish I could have purchased only the base not the entire base, pole and hardware. However this is the best system I have ever had. I lets me show my patriot side and respect for those who have fought for my rights.
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Can you attach and fly the 3 ft x 5ft flag on the 7 foot pole?
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Are the included flag poles the same color as the ordered mounts?
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Is the pole easy to remove at night?
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I already have a brass bracket attached for a flagpole--can I use this bracket or is the bracket specific to a certain one or is one included with set
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Can this flag support seasonal flags that typically slide over the flag pole and do not have grommets? See the picture I uploaded as an example. Thank
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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Congress pulled the knife off of its own throat on Wednesday with a predictable budget deal that kicks the can down the road for a few more months. Then we get to do it all over again!
>>5 Stocks Set to Soar on Bullish Earnings
But for now, the gaping risks of a government default on the national debt are gone -- and markets are reacting with relief. That's actually pretty good timing as earnings season kicks into high gear and stocks move into what's historically the best time of the year.
Regardless of what's going on in the big picture, though, some of the biggest individual names on Wall Street are showing investors some tradable setups. Today, we're taking a closer technical look at five of them.
If you're new to technical analysis, here's the executive summary.
Technicals are a study of the market itself. Since the market is ultimately the only mechanism that determines a stock's price, technical analysis is a valuable tool even in the roughest of trading conditions. Technical charts are used every day by proprietary trading floors, Wall Street's biggest financial firms, and individual investors to get an edge on the market. And research shows that skilled technical traders can bank gains as much as 90% of the time.
>>5 Rocket Stocks to Buy This Earnings Season
Every week, I take an in-depth look at big names that are telling important technical stories. Here's this week's look at five high-volume stocks to trade this week.
First up is asset management giant BlackRock (BLK). It shouldn't be surprising that BlackRock has posted impressive performance so far in 2013; as the world's largest asset manager, BLK is basically a leveraged bet on stock prices. But despite a 40% rally since the calendar flipped over to January, the setup in shares points to more upside into the fourth quarter.
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That's because BlackRock is currently forming an ascending triangle pattern, a bullish formation that's set up by a horizontal resistance level above shares -- in this case at $290 -- and rising support to the downside. Basically, as BLK bounces between those two technical price levels, it's getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above that $290 price ceiling. When that happens, it's time to be a buyer.
Momentum, measured by 14-day RSI, adds some extra evidence in favor of a breakout. That's because the momentum gauge has been making higher lows over the course of the pattern. Since momentum is a leading indicator of price action, it bodes well for buyers right now.
Berkshire Hathaway
Meanwhile, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) is forming the exact opposite setup right now -- and as you might guess, that's sending traders a bearish signal for the fourth quarter. Berkshire's price pattern is called a descending triangle; it's formed by downtrending resistance above shares and horizontal support to the downside at the $111 level. In this case, Berkshire is getting squeezed closer towards a breakdown below its price floor at $111.
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It makes sense to sell (or short) shares on a move through that key support level.
Whenever you're looking at any technical price pattern, it's critical to think in terms of buyers and sellers. Triangles, and other pattern names are a good quick way to explain what's going on in a stock, but they're not the reason it's tradable. Instead, it all comes down to supply and demand for shares.
That support level at $111 is a price where there had been an excess of demand of shares; in other words, it's a place where buyers have been more eager to step in and buy shares at a lower price than sellers are to sell. That's what makes a breakdown below $111 so significant -- the move would indicate that sellers are finally strong enough to absorb all of the excess demand above that price level. That's why it makes sense to wait for that trigger before you sell.
It's been quite a year for shareholders in Netflix (NFLX). Since the first trading session of the year, shares of the streaming video service have rallied 258% -- enough to squeeze out some of the loudest short sellers in this stock. But you don't have to be an expert technical analyst to figure out why Netflix continues climbing; this stock is still in a textbook uptrending channel right now.
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Channels are valuable for traders because they provide high probability ranges for a stock's price action. In other words, Netflix's price is unlikely to trade outside of those two bands on the chart above -- and that's exactly what makes this stock tradable right now.
Buying off a support bounce makes sense for two big reasons: it's the spot where shares have the furthest to move up before they hit resistance, and it's the spot where the risk is the least (because shares have the least room to move lower before you know you're wrong). And by actually waiting for the bounce to happen first, you're ensuring the Netflix can actually still catch a bid along that line.
With shares around the center of the channel right now, it makes sense to do some waiting if you're looking for the ideal time to buy shares. But the channel is narrow enough that buyers won't be waiting long. When the time comes, I'd recommend keeping a protective stop at the 50-day moving average.
American Express
Even though American Express (AXP) has gotten buoyed alongside the rest of the financial sector in 2013, most of the excitement came in the first couple of quarters this year. Since then, shares have been slugging their way sideways ever since the start of the summer. But this stock is still tradable. Here's how:
>>5 Stocks Triggering Breakouts on Big Volume
Like Netflix, American Express is currently in a channel of its own, bounded by horizontal resistance at $78 and horizontal support below shares down at $72. The key difference between the two charts is the fact that AXP's channel is completely horizontal, unlike the uptrend in NFLX. While that tells us that the bias is less heavily skewed towards buyers, there's still a trade in this stock thanks to the rectangle in shares.
The rectangle gets its name because it effectively "boxes in" a stock's price action between two horizontal levels -- when a stock breaks out from the range, it becomes tradable. So the buy signal for AXP comes on a breakout above the $78 level, whereas a sell comes if shares fail to catch a bid and fall through $72. Until AXP exits the consolidation, stay away.
Last up is Disney (DIS), a stock that's showing some signs of life after meandering sideways since the start of the summer. Now $67 is the level to watch for a breakout in this entertainment giant.
>>4 Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume
Disney is currently forming an inverse head and shoulders pattern, a bullish setup that indicates exhaustion among sellers. The pattern is formed by two swing lows that bottom out around the same level (the shoulders) that are separated by a deeper low in between them (the head). The buy signal comes on a move through the neckline, which sits right at $67 for shares of DIS right now. That means that this Mickey Mouse and friends could be looking at a breakout in today's session.
If you think that the head and shoulders is too well known to be worth trading, the research suggests otherwise: a recent academic study conducted by the Federal Reserve Board of New York found that the results of 10,000 computer-simulated head-and-shoulders trades resulted in "profits [that] would have been both statistically and economically significant." That's good reason to keep an eye on both of these names in the next few sessions.
To see this week's trades in action, check out this week's Must-See Charts portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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Ron Paul and 159 Congress People Vote Against Healthcare for Sick 9/11 Heroes
by Scott Ford
September 30, 2010
The following names are the people in Congress that voted AGAINST helping the 9/11 1st Responders with health care. There are about 900 dead responders since the attacks 9 years ago, and tens of thousands more sick and dying. When everybody was running …


text: So i've been saving up some cash for clothes over the summer and it's come time to decide what i want to spend it on. Last semester i pretty much wore my Clarks Beesewax leather desert boots religiously, and they're pretty worn (still look decent though, in a rough way.) I'll probably be wearing APC new standards with an assortment of different shirts. I bought some original GATs and some sand desert boots for partying, but i'm looking at buying either Red Wing Gentleman travelers or some Alden Indies for school wear (I'll probably cycle in the GATs and DBs for variety to). Are the Indies worth the extra money over the GT's? I honestly love both pairs of boots and can't seem to decide which to buy.


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None of the defense lawyers would comment until after they had a chance to study the lengthy legal document.
Yafai goes on to deliver a lengthy litany of the struggles the country will face.
Jeremy Deller was one of a lengthy list of artists who refused to talk about Compston at all.
Al-Deeb called the charges unjustified, and the lengthy imprisonment "unfair."
I've consumed many a lengthy French meal where almost the entire conversation was dominated by food.
Father likes him very much and they have lengthy arguments in the study, evenings.
He and the priest, of course, had their own lengthy and delightful talks.
These two items alone make it ruinous for the owners to let the building stand idle for any lengthy period.
To return from this lengthy and yet I trust not unprofitable digression.
After a lengthy period of peace there usually arises a craving for battle.
1759, American English, from length + -y (2). Until c.1840 always characterized in British English as an Americanism.
This word has been very common among us, both in writing and in the language of conversation; but it has been so much ridiculed by Americans as well as Englishmen, that in writing it is now generally avoided. Mr. Webster has admitted it into his dictionary; but as need hardly be remarked it is not in any of the English ones. It is applied by us, as Mr. Webster justly observes, chiefly to writings or discourses. Thus we say, a lengthy pamphlet, a lengthy sermon, &c. The English would say, a long or (in the more familiar style) a longish sermon. [John Pickering, "A Vocabulary, or Collection of Words and Phrases Which Have Been Supposed to be Peculiar to the United States of America," Boston, 1816]Related: Lengthily; lengthiness.


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Crooked Band Optical Illusion
What may seem as a crooked cotton band, actually isn't. I found it very amusing how the pattern in use distorts reality, fooling our brains into thinking that right part of the material is larger than it actually is. It is as if the band is "growing" from its tail onwards! Perhaps this illusion is a bit more subtle than previous similar examples, yet I still hope you'll like it!


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West 88th Street and West 89th Street Upper West Side
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- TypeCo-op
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The full flower of Emery Roth's aesthetic, which imbues this luxury residence with an aura of elegance and grandeur, is entirely realized in this majestic home. By virtue of its noble scale, refined detail, sensational oversized windows, gracious plan, incandescent light, its location on a full floor with a private elevator vestibule and southwestern exposures at a Palladian-facaded address, it has no peer on the Westside. Luxury touches abound. The lovely corner living room and superb formal dining room are adjacent, providing an opulent space for grand entertaining. The enormous master bedroom has a windowed dressing room. All bedrooms have baths en suite. There is the unique potential for 5 bedrooms because the 2 maid's rooms have optional entrances into the bedroom wing. High ceilings and myriad closets are welcome amenities. 580 West End Avenue sets the standard for spaciousness, comfort and serenity on the Upper West Side.
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Every ten blocks of the Upper West Side seem to have its own character. The 70s and 80s have their share of "Classic Six" prewar apartments (that's two bedrooms, a living room, dining room, and kitchen plus a room for the maid or domestic staff, sometimes used as a home office) as opposed to a "Classic Seven," which has all these rooms in addition to another bedroom. Along Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side, some grand-scale apartment buildings with magnificent river views perfectly match the street's name. Meanwhile, the southern bit of the Upper West Side embraces the Time Warner Center, which has some of the most spectacular luxury condos in the city, along with high-end shops like Coach and Hugo Boss, once-in-a-lifetime eateries like Per Se, and a giant subterranean Whole Foods that seems to have the capability to hold every resident of the Upper West Side at once.
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Trial Gets Under Way In Entergy's Lawsuit Against Vt.
09/12/11 12:04PM VPR Staff
(Host) Lawyers made their opening arguments Monday morning as the trial got under way in Entergy Vermont Yankee's lawsuit against the state.
Entergy wants to get rid of the state's authority to determine whether the nuclear power plant can continue to operate beyond next March.
Entergy lawyer Kathleen Sullivan says the state wants to take a role in the safety regulation of the plant.
But she says federal law reserves that authority only for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC has authorized a 20-year extension of Yankee's license, which is due to expire in March.
Assistant Attorney General Scot Kline disputes Entergy's arguments. He says Entergy agreed when it bought the plant in 2002 to accept the state's authority.
But Kline says Entergy now wants to back out of its commitment.


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Dispatch 7: Silk Purses from Sows Ears
September 6, 2000
[Note: Nationalgeographic.com does not research or copyedit field dispatches.]
Yesterdays problem has led to todays promise. Two days ago, the
sonar unit on Argus, the expedition teams remotely operated
imaging vehicle flooded. The team has since gamely tried to visually inspect
targets. But theyve been harder to find with the near-sighted ROV.
Finally, Ballard changes tact. Yesterday, he ordered that the team re-deploy the
DSL-120, the side-scan sonar fish.
Why? While reviewing sonar sea floor map data gathered during the teams
initial survey, Ballard glimpsed another ancient river channel. It lies at the far
eastern edge of the expeditions permitted survey area. Ballard hopes to
map this ancient feature. Perhaps signs of ancient settlement will be found there.
At 3:55 a.m. this morning the sonar display in the control room begins to light
up with targets. Data-logger Sam McMurtie later tells me that over the next
hour and a half a constellation of 30-odd targets over a 22-kilometer [13.6-mile]
survey area are identified. Could this be a large-scale settlement?
What intrigues Ballard most is the targets location relative to the
ancient landscapes topography. The targets sit on the rim of a bowl overlooking
an ancient river valley.
[Land-based archaeological work by the expeditions chief archaeologist, Dr.
Fredrick Hiebert from the University of Pennsylvanias Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, has shown such a topographic feature to be prime real
estate for late neolithic peoples.]
Its now 10:20 a.m. [Normally a decent hour of the day, but in the non-stop
pace of the expedition, it could just as easily be 3 oclock in the morning.] Ballard is in a
belowdecks computer room. His restless energy momentarily tamed, he sits with
his large frame folded in a plastic chair, a can of Coke propped on a knee.
Well it could be trashbut goddarn, its very systematic
trash, Ballard says. Trash is random. This isnt. This has a
complete topographic logic. Thats how we found them. We followed the
Im going in with Argus if its got glaucoma. I
dont care, Ballard says.
Ballard speculates that if those targets represent what he hopes they might
bein best-case scenario, an array of uncommonly well-preserved structures
and artifacts left by peoples from pre-flood settlementtheir significance would
be staggering.
I ask Ballard how such a discovery would compare to others in his career? He names
just one other find: his 1977 discovery of unique ecosystems along deep-water
hydrothermic vents of the Pacific Ocean floor.
Titanic shrinks by comparison, he says softly.
Maybe Ill shed it finally. Ill be more than glad to shed
it. He stands up to leave.
Then again it could all be wild imagination running, Ballard says,
heading toward the door. It could lead to the biggest down of the
Thats a pretty big risk, isnt it? I ask.
Ill take it, Ballard replies.
Sean Markey
Go to 1999 Dispatches
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Capitals rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek hadn't scored a goal in his first 24 NHL games, but he had a feeling Monday night that the dry spell was about to end.
That's what the 23-year-old told his former Hershey Bears teammate Steve Oleksy after the Capitals called up Oleksy from the American Hockey League club before Tuesday's game against the Bruins.
"We were talking about it, and he's like, 'I feel good. I think I'm going to get one,'" Oleksy said at Wednesday's optional skate at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. "And it just so happens, the next game, he pops one home. Super excited for him — great guy, works hard on the ice and off the ice, good character guy as well."
Kundratek not only found the net but also notched his first multiple-points effort in a 4-3 overtime win. His second-period goal closed the Capitals to a 3-2 deficit, and he also nabbed an assist on Eric Fehr's winning tally in overtime.
The long-awaited goal is just one facet of Kundratek's increasing role. With Mike Green missing time with a groin injury, Kundratek has stepped up and helped fill those minutes. He has played an average of almost 22 minutes in the five games Green has missed, compared with his season average of 15:41.
"He's been asked to play some more minutes, some big minutes for us, and he's been doing it really well," veteran defenseman Tom Poti said. "We kind of threw him into the fire a little bit with Greenie out, but he's handled it really well. He's a really good skater and if he keeps his feet moving he's going to be successful out there. He loves the game, he loves to play, and he's having fun out there."
Kundratek's play seems to have risen along with his ice time. He owns a plus-4 rating in those five games, compared with minus-2 overall.
"It's huge," Poti said. "The coaches have confidence in you to keep throwing you out there and you want to go out there and make good plays, do good things. You almost don't have time to sit and think when you're going out there every other shift. He's playing great and he's deserved all the ice time he's gotten."
Capitals Coach Adam Oates has been impressed with how such an inexperienced player has handled himself recently against teams like the Bruins, Flyers and Rangers.
"I would say as the game goes, you're watching him to make sure he doesn't get overwhelmed, and he's done a really good job of that," Oates said.


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U.S. Airways Merge & AZ Tourism & Secure Borders
Video has closed captioning.
Shareholders of Tempe-based U.S. Airways approved a merger last week with American Airlines. New numbers have been released on tourism in Arizona. The Arizona office of tourism reports that 38.1 million people visited Arizona in 2012. Border security is one of the linchpins of comprehensive immigration reform. However, trying to define that is difficult because of the influence of politics.


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Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law Questions? Ask a Lawyer
Hello, I will be assisting you.
The question has two components. One legal and one ethical
how much of the materials was used and how much of the sermon did those materials constitute?
Not sure at this point , but it would have been a portion !
There were some sentences thrown into the sermon that were word for word !
There were a few sentences thrown into the sermon that were word for word !
Generally speaking, Canada recognizes the fair dealing exception to copyright law. Under the fair dealing one can use copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder if the use of the copyrighted material relates to research, private study, criticism, review, or news reporting. However, the also mandates that that such use be accompanied by mentioning the source of the material, along with the name of the author, performer, maker, or broadcaster for the dealing to be fair. Then there is the question of ethics. Whether a public figure should include material written by others without giving proper disclosure to the audience making it seem as if the material is original.
In my mind the issue is mre ethical than legal. As far as ethics I would ask important as the use of the materials in the sermon and how extensive was that use. If the use of the materials represents the core thesis of the sermon then I would like to towards it being plagiarism. In addition, if there was an extensive use of copyrighted materials without giving attribution then again I would consider this plagiarism (though you indicated that were only a few sentences that were thrown into the sermon that were word for word)
I agree with you that this does not bode well for the pastor. We expect our clergy to be creative and innovative and it is always surprising and disappointing when a spiritual leader is caught up in earthly matters. In this case, however because the pastor believed he had permission from the author then I think that any false perception that was given to audience is rooted in the misunderstanding and the innocent failure to reference the source. Maybe the pastor can follow up in a future sermon indicate the presumption and make the references to the source known to the congregation.
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Gordon tees off
I got to spend part of my day at Trump National, watching highly skilled athletes take on the picturesque signature hole. For those who've never seen the 13th hole, it's a tricky par 3 with a 101-foot waterfall for a backdrop. I watched a couple of NBA stars, past and… Read More →


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WALTHAM Forest is one of eleven London boroughs to receive a slice of a £1.5million fund aimed at reducing alcohol-related crime and disorder.
Deemed an "alcohol blackspot" the borough will be given £30,000 from the new Home Office fund to tackle problems such as the sale of alcohol to under-18s and drunk and rowdy behaviour.
Cabinet member for community safety, enforcement and protection Cllr Afzal Akram said: "External funding is always welcome and the money will be used to strengthen our stance against underage alcohol sales as well as improving our licensing and enforcement operations."
The money will be made available to 50 priority areas, of which Waltham Forest is 46th, with the highest levels of alcohol-related crime and disorder, as well as the highest levels public concern about the problem.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State responsible for crime reduction Alan Campbell said: "I fully expect this will boost the drive against alcohol-related crime and disorder, and help reduce alcohol related problems in London."
According to the North West Public Health Observatory's Local Alcohol Profile for the local authority, Waltham Forest is rated "significantly worse" than the national average for hospital admissions for alcohol-related harm and alcohol-related crimes.


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Can Middle Aged Dudes Be Cool?
Just because you're about to hit your FIFTIES doesn't mean you have to stop being cool. Or, if you were never cool . . . hey, maybe 50 is when you're finally going to start. It's not likely, but dare to dream, pops.
A new survey just found the things you need to do to be a "cool" 50-year-old man. Here are the top 10 things you should do . . .
1. Embrace your baldness by shaving your head.
2. If you have hair, keep it trimmed. It's up to you whether you dye it or just let the gray happen . . . both are alright.
3. Wear a good watch.
4. Use moisturizer.
5. If you're single, date women close to your age.
6. Do not spray tan.
7. Do not grow a soul patch.
8. Don't wax your body hair, especially your chest.
9. Don't get a facelift.
10. Don't text your kids' friends, follow them on Instagram, or friend them on Facebook.


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Miley Cyrus Reacts to Photo: Says She Was Just "Making Goofy Faces"
Miley Cyrus, 16, has finally spoken up about the photo circulating on the Internet that seemingly depicted her making fun of minorities.
A picture that depicted the Hannah Montana star and her boyfriend, Justin Gaston, stretching their eyes into slits hit the Web on Monday, sparking debate over whether Cyrus and her beau were being racially insensitive.
"I've…been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken of me with friends making goofy faces!" Cyrus wrote on her official Web site today. "Well, I'm sorry if those people looked at those pics and took them wrong and out of context!"
Cyrus goes on to deny any intentional racial insensitivity in relation to the photo, avowing, "In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity!"
The photo drew swift reaction from Asian-American groups earlier this week after its release. Karen Narasaki, president of the director for the Asian American Justice Center, told Celebuzz earlier this week, "It's hard to imagine the context where this would be okay. It's offensive and disappointing. She' such a role model for young women."
This isn't the first time that Cyrus has been forced to explain herself after seemingly inappropriate photos of her have made it into the public square. After topless (though concealed) pictures of her taken by Annie Liebovitz appeared in Vanity Fair last year, Cyrus explained, "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed."
Likewise, after provocative photos of herself and a friend hit the Web in December, Cyrus professed innocent intentions, telling New York radio station Z100, "They're nothing bad!"
And photos allegedly hacked from her e-mail account, depicting Miley in a bikini and with her shirt plled up to show off her abdomen, hit the Web last summer.
You'd think the girl would have developed a case of camera-shyness at this point.


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