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Right above Namba Station
The stylish Swissotel Nankai Osaka hotel sits directly atop Namba Railway Station, which offers direct trains to Kansai International Airport as well as Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara. Namba is one of Osaka's most vibrant entertainment areas, with canalside dining in Dotonbori only a 10-minute walk away.
A swim before dinner
Guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast and dinner with a view at rooftop restaurant Tavola36. The 10th floor is home to Japanese and Chinese cuisine, plus the popular Sport Bar. The gym, sauna, and glass-roofed pool are perfect for winding down.
Free WiFi, city views
Spacious guestrooms feature large windows overlooking the city. Free WiFi and uncluttered desk space make it easy to get work done, and a coffee/tea maker is an additional perk. After a tiring day, guests can unwind wearing the slippers provided in every room.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Swissotel Nankai Osaka provides a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna. The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
This 4-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. 18 meeting rooms are available. This family-friendly hotel also offers spa services, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Total number of rooms - 546
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Year Built 1990
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Health club
- Luggage storage
- Children's club
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Number of floors - 36
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 5
- Number of meeting rooms - 18
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Children's club (free)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Phone
- Electric kettle
- Refrigerator
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
- Bicycle rentals on site
Spa Services
- Number of treatment rooms 5
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for JPY 9000 per stay.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
This property does not permit guests with tattoos to use the public bathing areas and other public facilities. Guests may contact the office for further information using the number on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: JPY 3445 for adults and JPY 1723 for children (approximately)
- Self parking fee: JPY 3240.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: JPY 5000.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: JPY 9000 per stay
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.


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Bernard's Catering has been providing gourmet catering services in the State of Kansas for over sixty years. With many new clients in the Great Bend area, their growing company recently joined the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development. Come meet owner Susie Bernard during her Chamber After Hours event on Wednesday, November 7th from 5-7 p.m. in the CPI Annex, located at 24th & Kansas in Great Bend. Bernard's Catering is different than other companies, because they pull out all the stops for their customers. They use real linens and china, along with fresh cut flowers for all their customers. They serve the entire state of Kansas, with no event too big or too small. "We are excited to get to know the Great Bend community and start serving its catering needs on a larger scale," owner Susie Bernard says. "Our family-owned business has been around a long time, so we feel that we've perfected our craft and our previous clients will speak to that."Bernard's will be serving all sorts of tasty treats, including appetizers and desserts that would be perfect for holiday parties and family gatherings. They will be providing cold beer and wines. A ribbon cutting will take place at 5:30 p.m. For more information or to schedule a Taste Testing with Susie Bernard, call 620-662-8329.
Date - Nov 07, 2012
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Type - Chamber Event
Community - Great Bend
Location - CPI Annex
Address - 24th & KansasGreat Bend, KS
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Monday, October 20, 2008
VeganMoFo - Halloweegan Cinnamon Rolls!
You can even make spiderweb soup! Check out this spidery soup by Diann at Eat'n Veg'n.
I had a humongous craving for cinnamon rolls but I needed to make something themed for Halloweegan. So instead of drizzling the icing on top like I would normally do, I drew several icing circles starting from the center and going all the way down to the edges. The toothpick trick didn't really work here, so I had to draw the straight spiderweb lines myself with extra icing.
Wanna make some chocolate spiders? All you need is either a pastry bag with a #3 round tip or a small ziploc with a tiny cut in one of the corners, and of course some melted chocolate chips. I'm not sure how many spiders I got out of 1/4 cup of chocolate chips, maybe about 18. It's best to make them on wax paper so you can remove them easily once the chocolate hardens.
1- Draw a "U" shape as you squeeze the chocolate out of the pastry bag.
2- Draw a smaller U shape right inside it.
3- Flip the wax paper over so the U shapes are facing down.
4- Repeat steps 1 and 2. The new U shapes should almost touch the center of the upside-down U shapes.
5- Now you should have two sets of mirrored U shapes. Draw a circle over the middle where both sets of U's nearly meet.
6- Fill in the circle with a generous amount of chocolate.
Here is a step by step picture that might help you visualize how the spider-drawing process works:
Chill the chocolate spiders for 30 to 45 minutes in the fridge before you peel them off the wax paper. Keep them refrigerated until you're ready to use them.
I have some ghost treats planned for the next couple of days of Halloweegan. No more spiders, I promise! :)
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I have never had vegan cinnamon rolls and I think I need to go find some right now. Yours look soooooo freaking delicious. All your ideas are so creative and fun! I love it.ReplyDelete
Ahh, as much as I loooove those cinnamon rolls, PLEASE get rid of the spiders!! I have an intense fear of them :0(ReplyDelete
Thanks, haha :0)
i haven't had a cinnamon roll in forever. it has got to be like 10 years or something. thanks for the instructions on making the cute little spiders, too! i might make some to put on cuppies for halloween! yay! you're too awesome, River - thanks! :DReplyDelete
Oh, those are *too* cute, and I've been wanting to veganize the family cinnamon roll recipe ... and I do have a halloween potluck coming up ...ReplyDelete
I was just going to ask you about the spiders, thank you for explaining how to make thes. I have to make them for my coworkers some day!ReplyDelete
Mmm, those rolls look wonderful! I love the spider web and spiders on them. Thanks for the shout out!ReplyDelete
HEY HEYYY =)))ReplyDelete
Thank you SO MUCH for your nice words on my blog :)) Appreciate it SO MUCH!!
OHHHH MY ...!! THEY LOOK TOTALLY CooL!!!!! Cinnamon Rolls....mmmm..!! And they're SO ARTISTIC MADE...!!! Talent is WHAT YOU HAVE , Girl!! :DD
Well...if you have some time pls visit me on my new post from TODAY... You'll make me SMiLE...:))
Enjoy the time!!! :)))
Happy Tuesday!!
those look soooo tasty!ReplyDelete
haha brilliant idea! these are so cute! :DReplyDelete
I need to make your cinnamon rolls! They look so perfect! If only I was patient enough in the morning =/ReplyDelete
oh my goodness. I don't even have much of a sweet tooth but these look irresistable!ReplyDelete
Hi River,ReplyDelete
These look delicious and beautiful!
i love those cute little spiders! although i'm totally freaked out by the real things like veggie girl :PReplyDelete
haha.. I like the spiders!ReplyDelete
hey, i LOVE your blog! i am really thinking about becoming a vegan. Do you think I should?ReplyDelete
spiderweb soup? you girls are kicking ass and taking names.ReplyDelete
I crave something with a spider on top... those cinnamon rolls look delicious. Aren't cinnamon rolls like crack?ReplyDelete
"leftover spiders in the fridge"ReplyDelete
Hee hee hee.....
Another fantastic blog!
Thanks for the tip - those chocolate spiders are so sweet!!!ReplyDelete
Cinnamon rolls AND halloween, you rock bigtime! And I have absolutely nothing in my cupboard which even vaguely resembles a cinnamon roll, grrr.... must stop self from licking computer screen....ReplyDelete
Well, it's official, I've been working waaaay too hard with my head in the books (computer screen?). HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED ALL THESE AMAZING HALLOWEEN GOODIES???!!!ReplyDelete
River, you are incredibly talented. Every single post is just astounding. Love these cinnamon rolls (oh, and every other goodie you've made, too!). And I LOVE your choice of ingredients for all of these! ;)
I've added you to my Google Reader and can't wait to see what you come up with next! :)
I don't mind the spiders - at least they're of the cute Halloween variety!ReplyDelete
Your cinnamon rolls are gorgeous. Great job on those!
Hi River,ReplyDelete
Your spiders are right on. But, if you wanted to do something to really freak out your foodie readers, you should make chocolate grain moths.
Ew. You'd probably lose readers, so it might not be the best suggestion.
your creepy cinnamon rolls look delicious! i can't even remember the last time i had a cinnamon roll...i think my goal should be to make them sometime this week!ReplyDelete
yummy, in a halloweegan sort of way. I love cinnamon rolls, especially when they are covered in spiders.ReplyDelete
that's a cool link. ghostados. too funny.
Oooh, cinnamon rolls & spiders!ReplyDelete
You should work for Cinnabon! Actually, I'm sure any bakery would love your ideas!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2008 at 10:14 AM
I didn't make the cinnamon rolls but I made the chocolate spiders, so cute! I also made the candy corn from The Urban Housewife and combined them to make treats for my sons preschool class. Just used some cute pumpkin treat bags from Michaels (they're paper, like mini gift bags) and filled them with candy corn then put a couple of spiders on top of each. Yeah it took hours but it was worth it to see the kids flip out plus it really annoyed the stuck-up mom because she only brought M&Ms *snort*ReplyDelete
Anonymous, I'm so glad you made and enjoyed the spiders! Melisser's candy corn looks so amazing, I bet your kids had the best Halloween treats in the whole school!ReplyDelete
YAY for annoying the stuck-up M&M mom! :P


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From: David Gobbitt <>
Subject: [SFK-UK] WEBB and FINCHAM in Mildenhall
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:02:06 +0000 (GMT)
Hello Anne
Ancestry's "Public Member Trees" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1030) give William's parents as John WEBB & Maria SHINGLES, and Elizabeth's as John FINCHAM (or Woods John FINCHAM) & Elizabeth ARMAGER.
Woods FINCHAM is identified as a cousin of John FINCHAM at the Fincham Family Genealogy Forum (http://genforum.genealogy.com/fincham). Perhaps you will find someone there who has checked the parish registers, e.g. for the marriage of John FINCHAM and Elizabeth ARMAGER at Barton Mills in 1795.
Details of the WEBB line, including the marriage of Maria SHINGLES at Mildenhall in 1797, can be seen at www.geocities.com/peter_g_moll/index.html.
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:13:03 -0000
From: "Mick Claxton" <>
Hello Anne.
According to a transcript of the Mildenhall parish register ,William Webb
and Elizabeth Fincham both of Beck Row Mildenhall married June 30 th 1841.
Williams father was given as John Webb labourer and Elizabeths father was
given as John Fincham labourer.
From: "Anne Clarkson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: [SFK-UK] WEBB and FINCHAM in Mildenhall
> Can anyone help with information about William WEBB and Elizabeth
> FINCHAM who were born at Mildenhall, he about 1818 and she about 1820?
> They married at Mildenhall in mid 1841 and had several children there
> before emigrating to South Africa in 1861.
. . .
> I have so far been unable to find baptisms for either William or his
> wife Elizabeth, and thus do not know who their parents were.
. . .
> Anne Clarkson
> P O Box 1486, Somerset West, 7129 South Africa
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OnMedia: A change in the weather
I sensed a little confusion from some viewers of Channel 4's morning newscasts over the weekend, when an unfamiliar face popped up doing the weather.
Let me explain.
That new face is Jesse Ritka, and she's the official replacement for Craig Koplien, who left the NBC affiliate late last year, and has been blogging for us at OnMilwaukee.com for the past few months.
Koplien explained his own voluntary departure in a blog post that provides an interesting insight into TV news and weather.
Blogged Koplien: "I was told I would spend much of my time being a news reporter. I would also be the weather guy on the Saturday and Sunday night newscasts. With all due respect to news reporters and weather guys on Saturday and Sunday night newscasts, it wasn't my dream job anymore."
Ritka's job description includes doing the weekend morning weather, filling in for other forecasters and some reporting duties during the week.
She comes from KDLT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Sioux Falls, S.D., where she spent the last three years and was most recently worked the morning shift.
She's a native of suburban Minneapolis, but her grandparents live in Manitowoc, and she claimed on Saturday's newscast to be a life-long Packers fan.
But didn't Channel 4 replace Koplien with Lance Hill? After all, he's been doing weekend morning weather and had a lot of on-camera time during the Groundhog Day blizzard.
Actually, no.
From the start, Channel 4 made it clear that Hill -- who left Channel 12 when his contract ended in November 2009 because his job was changing to hybrid weather/general assignment reporting position (much like Koplien's situation) -- was a freelancer.
In other words, he was just filling in, although his professionalism was clear as he blended in easily. He's obviously passionate about the weather -- a trait among TV meteorologists.
Just as that freelance gig ends, Hill is back doing the weather regularly, doing mornings on Channel 58. He started this morning.
On TV: Milwaukee "American Idol" finalist Naima Adadepo is on Twitter, if you want to follow her. Her first tweet: "Blessed Love beautiful people! Thank you for all of the support! Brand new to the twitter joint, forgive me for my lack of communication!"
- Speaking of "Idol," Thursday night's results show was up against reruns elsewhere on the dial, and that gave Fox the highest Thursday ratings for any network in four years.
- NY Magazine is reporting that CBS has signed up "How I Met Your Mother" for two more seasons. There's nothing official yet.
- ReelzChannel will have a pretty complicated schedule for its airing of the eight-part miniseries "The Kennedys." It premieres Sunday, April 3, when the first two parts will air. Episodes three through six will air the next Tuesday through Friday, with the final two parts airing Sunday, April 10. The schedule was adjusted because the NCAA Men's Basketball championship is April 4.
The Tiger Blood update: If you missed Sirius XM satellite radio's all-Charlie Sheen channel that ran over the weekend (seriously), there are still plenty of chances to sample some of that Sheen magic.
VH1 is going the serious route at 7 tonight with one-hour special. Drew Pinsky hosts "Charlie Sheen: Winning … or Losing It? with Dr. Drew."
A far less serious offering comes from Spike TV at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. "Charlie Sheen's Winningest Moments," will consist of animated segments on Sheen produced by the Taiwanese production company, Next Media Animation. The countdown of Sheen's "most outlandish moments" will be hosted by two Taiwanese female characters dubbed "The Goddesses."
No deal is done, but Mark Cuban tells RadarOnline.com that his HDNet channel talking to Sheen about a possible show.
Meanwhile, Funny or Die is offering Jerry O'Connell in an over-the-top mock audition to replace Sheen on "Two and a Half Men."
And when I say over the top, consider that a strong warning for the squeamish among you.
lizzymilw | March 8, 2011 at 7:04 p.m. (report)
thank you sandstorm...his comment was snarky...he should just be happy people are reading his blog
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lizzymilw | March 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. (report)
it was a tongue in cheek comment timmy...if i went to those "other websites" i would only find people that looked like you
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speakthetruth | March 8, 2011 at 8:17 a.m. (report)
TMJ4 has talent, but they don't want to pay people. Fish looks like a circus clown with his stage makeup, but he's a lot better than Scott "I've Never Had a Good Haircut and Don't Own a Suit That Fits" Steele. This new Ritka character annoys me to no end. I'm sure that she's nice, but that accent is a deal killer. Why don't they get rid of Susan Kim and just put Melissa McCrady and Caitlin on as the anchors in the morning? Who wouldn't watch that?
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sandstorm | March 8, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. (report)
kind of a simple question Tim. not sure why you had to answer Lizzy all snarky. and will those websites actually help Lizzy get a date specifically with Fish (if that was even her intention by asking that question)?
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cuprisin | March 7, 2011 at 6:23 p.m. (report)
Sorry, Lizzy. There are other websites that can help you find a date.
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Nuts are aseptic, free from putrefactive bacteria and do not readily undergo decay either in the body or outside of it.
(a) The harmful effects are not due to putrefactive processes.
All the putrefactive spawn of this fungus is inside the host-plant; cure, therefore, is difficult.
No danger arises from the living creatures in water; but putrefactive matters may produce serious diseases.
He must, I submit, bow to the conclusion that the dust-particles are the cause of putrefactive life.
It is very strong in taste and smell, due to putrefactive germs that are added to the milk in its manufacture.
This is only a question of not keeping food too long or in conditions tending to the access of putrefactive bacteria.
Molds also help to make cheese, but neither these nor putrefactive organisms are desirable for foods other than those mentioned.
The amyloid material is remarkable for its power to resist the action of chemical agents and putrefactive decomposition.
My experience convinces me that in this country meat poisoning frequently results from putrefactive changes.
c.1400, from Old French putrefaction (14c.), from Latin putrefactionem (nominative putrefactio), noun of action from past participle stem of putrefacere "to make rotten," from putrere "to be rotten" (see putrid) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
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Bringing about putrefaction.
Of, relating to, or characterized by putrefaction.
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Decomposition of organic matter, especially protein, by microorganisms, resulting in production of foul-smelling matter.
Putrefied matter.
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2009 Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians for Vaccinations
On This Page
- Preface
- Significant Changes in the Vaccination Requirements
- Procedure for Vaccination Assessment Status
- Laboratory Support
- Procedure for Completing the Vaccination Documentation Worksheet
- Vaccine Handling, Storage, and Administration
Updates for Panel Physicians
On May 25, 2017, the 2014 Technical Instructions for Polio Vaccination section of the Vaccination TIs were modified to reflect recent guidance from WHO regarding Polio. For more information, please see the new Addendum to Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians for Vaccinations: Technical Instructions for Polio Vaccination for Applicants for U.S. Immigration.
On January 13th, 2017, CDC published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article documenting a change in guidance for the assessment of poliovirus vaccination status of children who have received the poliovirus vaccine outside of the United States. The report states that documentation of poliovirus vaccination given outside of the United States is now valid only when documentation indicates receipt of either IPV or tOPV. This change applies only to those physicians assessing children within the United States and does not affect the validity of the panel physician examination. Panel physicians should continue to follow the Technical Instructions for Vaccination.
Please note: On February 26, 2016, the Table: Requirements for routine vaccination of immigrants examined overseas who are not fully vaccinated or lack documentation, was updated.
On October 30, 2014, the Vaccination Documentation for Adoptees section of the 2009 Vaccination TIs were modified to reflect current information about vaccination documentation for adoptees. For additional information, please see Vaccination Documentation for Adoptees of the TIs.
Guidance based on 2010 Recommendations for the Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
On November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria that would be required for any person who seeks a U.S. immigrant visa. Previously, the amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) required that immigrant visa applicants receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the U.S. domestic population.
The ACIP is an advisory committee that makes general recommendations on immunizations, including safe and effective vaccination schedules. Prior to 2009, ACIP recommendations had been applied to immigrant visa applicants without consideration for the unique characteristics of overseas medical screening. While routine ACIP vaccination recommendations are appropriate for the general U.S. population, specific criteria for vaccination requirements for immigrants outlined below take into consideration the potential of vaccine-preventable diseases to cause outbreaks and/or be introduced into the United States. Several vaccines specifically listed in the INA as routinely recommended vaccines by ACIP also continue to be required.
The specific vaccination criteria are as follows:
- The vaccine must be an age-appropriate vaccine as recommended by ACIP for the general U.S. population, AND
- At least one of the following:
- The vaccine must protect against a disease that has the potential to cause an outbreak. An outbreak is defined as the occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people. The outbreak must occur over a given period of time. For endemic diseases, an outbreak occurs when incidence rises above the normally expected level. For diseases with seasonal variation, the average incidence rates over particular weeks or months of previous years, or average high or low levels over a period of years, may be used as baselines.
- The vaccine must protect against a disease that has been eliminated in the United States, or is in the process of being eliminated in the United States.
Further information on the vaccination criteria is available at Notice of Revised Vaccination Criteria for U.S. Immigration
The following age-appropriate vaccinations are required for the immigration examination based on the above criteria or per INA Section 212. (8 U.S.C. 1182)(a)(1):
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis
- Polio
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Rotavirus
- Haemophilus influenzae type b
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Meningococcal
- Varicella
- Pneumococcal
- Influenza
The instructions in this document supersede all previous vaccination-related "Technical Instructions," "Updates to the Technical Instructions," and memoranda or letters to panel physicians. These instructions are to be followed for vaccination requirements for all U.S. immigrant visa applicants.
Inquires regarding vaccination requirements for immigration may be sent to CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Significant Changes in the Vaccination Requirements
- Human papillomavirus vaccine and zoster vaccine are no longer required.
- All other age-appropriate, ACIP-recommended vaccines continue to be required.
Significant changes in U.S. immigrant vaccination requirements since the last revision in 2007 of the "Technical Instructions to Panel Physicians for Vaccination Requirements" are—
- Human papillomavirus vaccine does not need to be given to females 11 through 26 years of age.
- Zoster vaccine does not need to be given to persons 60 years of age or older.
- Meningococcal conjugate vaccine, specifically tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), should be given to persons 11 through 18 years of age. Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV) or other forms of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (e.g., monovalent MCV) is not an acceptable alternative for this age group.
- Influenza vaccine is required for applicants 6 months through 18 years of age during the influenza (flu) season in the country of examination for immigration. Influenza vaccine continues to be required for adults 50 years of age or older.
Further information and updates on the required vaccines are available at CDC's DGMQ website, https://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/health.htm and CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease (NCIRD) website, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines.
Procedure for Vaccination Assessment Status
The following instructions and accompanying tables are based on recommendations by ACIP and have been developed to provide guidance to panel physicians performing medical examinations and assessments of vaccination status for any person who seeks a U.S. immigrant visa.
- Determine the age of each applicant.
- Review each applicant's medical history and records.
- Determine the vaccines each applicant needs.
- Assess contraindications and precautions.
- Assess each applicant's laboratory needs.
Vaccination Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants
All immigrant applicants must be assessed for vaccination requirements (Table 1). The panel physician must review all vaccination records presented by the applicant during this process and record the vaccination assessment results on the U.S. Department of State Vaccination Documentation Worksheet (DS-3025). The required vaccines based on the applicant's age at the time of the medical evaluation must be administered. Age-based immunization schedules recommended by ACIP should be followed and are available at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules. For example, if the applicant is 12 months of age at the time of the examination, then he or she is required to receive the following vaccines if he or she had never received them previously:
- Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DTP) or diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria and tetanus (DT)
- Inactivated poliovirus (IPV) or oral poliovirus (OPV)
- Measles, mumps, and rubella (individually or in combination, e.g., MMR, MMRV)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Varicella (if no history of varicella disease)
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Influenza (if flu season in country of examination)
Note: If the applicant receives MMRV, then he or she does not need to receive the single-antigen varicella vaccine.
For example, if the applicant is 35 years of age, then he or she is required to receive tetanus and diphtheria toxoids vaccine (Td) or tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap), MMR, and varicella (if no history of varicella disease). If the applicant had previously received a dose or doses of a required vaccine but had not completed the series, then the next required dose should be administered according to standard ACIP recommendations.
When the panel physician administers the vaccines, he or she must screen the applicant for contraindications and discuss with the applicant any potential adverse reactions. After administering any needed vaccines, the panel physician must complete the DS-3025 and provide a copy of the completed form to the applicant for his or her personal records. After the applicant has received the required vaccinations and the DS-3025 has been completed, the applicant has fulfilled U.S. immigration vaccination requirements.
Because completion of the vaccine series often requires several months, immigrant visa applicants are not required to have received all doses of the ACIP-recommended vaccines prior to departure. Rather, they are required to have received at least one dose of each vaccine, and they are encouraged to receive as many additional doses as possible. The panel physician should stress the need for the applicants to complete the series after arrival in the United States.
Review Vaccination Records
The panel physician should encourage the applicant to submit all available written records of vaccination history for review. This can include records from the applicant's country of origin, and for refugees, records of vaccination from refugee camps or countries of asylum. For applicants who need a medical examination but who do not need to receive vaccinations, panel physicians must complete the DS-3025 if reliable documents are available.
Vaccination Documentation
Acceptable vaccination documentation must come from a vaccination record, either a personal vaccination record or a copy of a medical chart with entries made by a physician or other appropriate medical personnel. Only those records of doses of vaccines that include the dates of receipt (month, day, and year) are acceptable. The document must not appear to have been altered, and dates of vaccinations should seem reasonable. Self-reported doses of vaccines without written documentation are not acceptable.
Vaccination Documentation for Refugees and Non-Immigrant Applicants
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has determined that vaccination requirements do not apply to refugees and non-immigrants, such as V or K visa applicants, at the time of their initial admission to the United States. However, V and K visa holders in addition to refugees must meet the vaccination requirements when applying for adjustment of status or permanent resident status in the United States (one year or more after arrival). Therefore, for refugee applicants, panel physicians must complete a U.S. Department of State Vaccination Documentation Worksheet (DS-3025) if reliable documents are available.
Vaccination Documentation for Adoptees
The vaccination requirements do not apply to adopted children 10 years of age or younger, provided the adoptive parent, prior to the child's admission, signs an affidavit stating that the parent is aware of U.S. vaccination requirements and will ensure that the child will receive all required vaccinations within 30 days of the child's arrival in the United States. See the Department of State [PDF 1 page] website for the affidavit form.
The Hague Adoption Convention governs adoptions between the United States and other countries in the convention. For countries both in the convention (Hague) and not in the convention (non-Hague), the vaccination requirements do not apply to adopted children 10 years of age or younger, provided the adoptive parent, prior to the child's admission, signs the affidavit concerning exemption from immigrant vaccination requirements for a foreign adopted child.
If the adopted child has a history of vaccinations, the panel physician must complete the DS-3025 form if reliable vaccination documents are available.
Vaccinations Received Outside the United States
Since most vaccines used worldwide are from reliable local or international manufacturers, it is reasonable to assume that any vaccine received by an applicant was of adequate potency. However, the vaccination schedules should be consistent with those recommended by ACIP.
Identify Potential Contraindications or Precautions to Vaccination
- Vaccines should not be administered when a contraindication, such as severe allergic reaction to a vaccine component, is present.
- Live vaccines should not be administered to pregnant women and severely immunosuppressed persons.
The panel physician should identify any past or present condition that might be a contraindication or precaution for the administration of a vaccine. A contraindication is a condition in a recipient which is likely to result in a life-threatening problem if the vaccine is given. A precaution is a condition in a recipient that might increase the chance of a serious adverse reaction if the vaccine is administered, or a condition that might compromise the ability of the vaccine to produce immunity.
General contraindications for the administration of a vaccine include:
- Severe (anaphylactic) allergic reaction to a vaccine component or following a prior dose of a vaccine
- Severely immunocompromised conditions that contraindicate receiving live attenuated vaccines, notably measles, mumps, and rubella, oral poliovirus, varicella, and intranasal influenza vaccines
- Pregnancy as a contraindication for receiving live attenuated vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella, oral poliovirus, varicella, and intranasal influenza
- Encephalopathy not due to another identifiable cause as a contraindication if it occurs within 7 days of pertussis vaccination.
The following conditions are not contraindications for the administration of a vaccine:
- Mild to moderate local reactions to a previous dose of vaccine
- Mild acute illness (e.g., low-grade fever, upper respiratory infection, diarrhea)
- Recovering from an illness
- Pregnancy for receiving Td, Tdap, inactivated influenza, or hepatitis B vaccine
- Breastfeeding
- Antimicrobial therapy
- Tuberculin skin testing
Some precautions to vaccination include:
- Moderate or severe acute illness
- Any of the following after a previous dose of DTP or DTaP:
- Fever >40.5° C (>105° F) that is not attributed to another identifiable cause occurring within 48 hours after vaccination
- Collapse or shock-like state (that is, a hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode) occurring within 48 hours after vaccination
- Persistent, inconsolable crying lasting 3 hours or more and occurring within 48 hours after vaccination
- Convulsions with or without fever occurring within 3 days after vaccination.
In general, vaccines are deferred when a precaution condition is present. If the decision to defer a vaccine is reached, the condition should be recorded as a medical condition and the "Contraindication" waiver box on the DS-3025 must be checked.
Contraindications and precautions to specific vaccines are shown at—https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/vac-admin/contraindications-vacc.htm.
For pregnant women, contraindications and precautions are shown at—https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm.
Laboratory Support
- Laboratory evidence of immunity is acceptable for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, polio, and varicella.
The panel physician should obtain a good history of acute, vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, from the applicant to identify any naturally acquired diseases for optional laboratory confirmation. An applicant who provides a reliable written or oral history of varicella disease does not require laboratory confirmation or further vaccination.
Laboratory evidence of immunity is acceptable for the following diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, polio, and varicella. The latter is only necessary when a history of varicella disease is questionable.
Acceptable tests for the presence of antibodies are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved kits, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified kits or kits approved by similar agencies outside the United States. In the use of any approved kits, the manufacturer's guidelines or instructions must be followed, including not using a kit when past its expiration date or if not maintained according to the manufacturer's directions. Standard precautions in drawing blood (e.g., use of disposable gloves and sterile needles) and appropriate needle disposal must also be followed.
Procedure for Completing the Vaccination Documentation Worksheet (Form DS-3025)
The panel physician is responsible for—
- Completing the applicant identification information and all other sections of the DS-3025.
- Until the DS-3025 is modified to remove vaccines that are no longer required, a line should be marked across human papillomavirus and zoster vaccines, and "Not Required" should be written.
- Copying the dates of all acceptable documented vaccinations from written records under "Part 1. Immunization Record" in the appropriate "Date received" of DS-3025. Any vaccine administered by the panel physician is to be indicated in the "Vaccine Given by Panel Physician" section of DS-3025.
- Doses should be recorded chronologically (month, day, and year as numbers corresponding to mm/dd/yyyy), from left to right.
- Completing the vaccination series.
- If the applicant has completed the vaccination series, the "Completed Series" box for each vaccine must be checked on DS-3025.
- If as a result of a laboratory test, the applicant is identified as fully immune, the month, date, and year of the test must be written in the "Completed Series" box for each applicable vaccine.
- If a reliable written or oral history of varicella disease is given, "VH" (varicella history) must be written in the "Completed Series" box for varicella.
- Reviewing any incomplete vaccination series to determine if eligible for a blanket waiver. A blanket waiver is a waiver that is applied uniformly to a group of conditions and does not require a separate waiver application or fee to be filed with USCIS. In many cases, it might not be medically appropriate to administer a dose of a particular vaccine. Five "Not Medically Appropriate" categories are acceptable when determining an applicant's eligibility for a blanket waiver.The five "Not Medically Appropriate" categories are —
- Not age appropriate: For each vaccine for which administration is not age appropriate, the "Not age appropriate" waiver box must be checked. For all applicants, this box will need to be checked for at least one vaccine. For example, infants and adults do not need meningococcal vaccine, and adults do not need Hib vaccine.
- Insufficient time interval between doses: If the minimum time interval between the last documented dose and the next required dose has not passed, the "Insufficient time interval" waiver box for that vaccine must be checked. If administration of the single dose of a vaccine at the time of the medical examination does not complete the series for that vaccine, the "Insufficient time interval" waiver box must be checked to indicate that additional doses will be needed to complete the series for that vaccine.
- Contraindication: If an applicant has contraindications to specific vaccines, the "Contraindication" waiver box for that vaccine must be checked.
- Not routinely available: When the required vaccine is not licensed or not routinely available in the country where the medical examination is performed, the "Not routinely available" waiver box must be checked.
- Not fall (flu) season: Influenza vaccine is required during the influenza (flu) season in the country of examination. The flu season usually occurs during fall and continues through early spring in temperate areas, where influenza activity peaks from December to March. Influenza occurs throughout the year in tropical areas. The influenza vaccine might be available only during the flu season in the country of examination. Therefore, if that is the case, the "Not fall (flu) season" waiver box must be checked at other times of the year.
- Completing "Part 2. Results. "After reviewing entries in "Part 1. Immunization Record" for all the vaccines, the appropriate box under "Part 2. Results" must be checked.
- Vaccination history incomplete: Applicant may be eligible for blanket waiver(s). Completion of a vaccine series is not required to conclude the medical examination, because such a requirement would require multiple visits to a panel physician and could lead to unnecessary delay in the immigration process. If any of the boxes under the "Not Medically Appropriate" heading was checked, the "Applicant may be eligible for blanket waiver(s) because vaccination(s) not medically appropriate (as indicated above)" box must also be checked. This box will probably always be checked because some vaccines may not be age appropriate for the applicant.
- Vaccine history incomplete: Applicant may request a waiver based on religious or moral convictions. If an applicant objects to vaccination based on religious or moral convictions, the "Applicant will request an individual waiver based on religious or moral convictions" box must be checked. This is not a blanket waiver, and the applicant will have to submit a waiver request to USCIS.
- Vaccine history is complete for each vaccine. If the applicant has met the vaccination requirements, i.e., completed the series for all required vaccines, the "Vaccine history complete for each vaccine, all requirements met" box must be checked.
- Applicant does not meet immunization requirements. If an applicant's vaccine history is incomplete and the applicant refuses administration of a single dose of any required vaccine that is medically appropriate for the applicant, the "Applicant does not meet vaccination requirements for one or more vaccines and no waiver is requested" box must be checked.
- Completing "Part 3. Panel Physician." The panel physician should review the entire DS-3025 for completeness and accuracy before signing the document. The document must be legible, and all names and dates must be either printed or typed. The panel physician's signature on this document signifies the reliability of the document to the best of the physician's knowledge. The signature should be an original or a stamp of the panel physician's signature.The primary intent of this document is for presentation to USCIS to meet immigration vaccination requirements. However, an extra copy must be provided to the applicant as an important vaccination record that might be used later by other health-care providers, schools, and other institutions. In addition to the completed DS-3025, a copy of vaccination records provided by the applicant to the panel physician should be attached.
Vaccine Handling, Storage, and Administration
Proper handling and storage of vaccines are important to ensure the potency of vaccines. If vaccines are not properly handled or stored, their potency is reduced, and they may not produce immunity.
A checklist of essential information on appropriate equipment and standard operating procedures is available at DGMQ's website: https://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti_vacc_handl_admin_guid.pdf[PDF – 22 KB]. Additional guidance on the storage and handing of vaccines is available at the CDC's NCIRD website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vac-mgt-book.htm.
Counseling and Resources
The panel physician must counsel all applicants who do not have a complete series for a vaccine to seek a private physician before or after resettlement in the United States who can assist the applicant in becoming fully vaccinated.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Statements
ACIP statements are published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) periodically. Updated ACIP recommendations are available at CDC's website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines.
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
The CDC Pink Book Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases provides an overview of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases and the corresponding vaccines. It serves as a useful companion to the ACIP statements and provides appendices that identify search tools and other useful resources. The Pink Book and other immunization materials are available at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook.
|Birth-1 Month
|2-11 Months
|12 Months-6 Years
|7-10 Years
|11-17 Years
|18-64 Years
|≥65 Years
|Polio (IPV/OPV)
|Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
|YES, if born in 1957 or later
|Rotavirus *
6 weeks to 8 months old
|YES 2 through 59 months old
|Hepatitis A
|YES 12 through 23 months old
|Hepatitis B
|YES, through 18 years old
|Meningococcal (MCV4)
|YES 11 through 18 years old
|YES, 2 through 59 months old (administer PCV)
|YES: administer either PCV or PPSV depending on vaccination history
|YES, ≥ 6 months (annually each flu season in country of exam)
DTP=diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine; DTaP=diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine; DT=pediatric formulation diphtheria and tetanus toxoids; Td=adult formulation tetanus and diphtheria toxoids; Tdap=adolescent and adult formulation tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Boostrix for persons ≥ 10 years old; Adacel for persons 11 through 64 years old); IPV=inactivated poliovirus vaccine (killed); OPV=oral poliovirus vaccine (live); Hib=Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine; MCV=meningococcal conjugate vaccine; PCV=pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; PPSV=pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
* Rotavirus vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged 15 weeks 0 days or older.
Adapted from ACIP recommendations.
Glossary of Abbreviations
- ACIP – Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CLIA – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
- DGMQ – Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
- DT – Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
- DTaP – Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
- DTP – Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
- FDA Food and Drug Administration
- Hib – Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine
- INA – Immigration Nationality Act
- IPV – Inactivated poliovirus vaccine
- MCV – Meningococcal conjugate vaccine
- MMR – Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
- MMRV – Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine
- MMWR – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- MPSV – Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- NCIRD – National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
- OPV – Oral poliovirus vaccine
- PCV – Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- PPV – Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- Td – Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
- Tdap – Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
- USCIS – United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Page last reviewed: May 25, 2017
- Page last updated: May 25, 2017
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(The Hosting News) – On Friday, bidding giant eBay unveiled statistics pertaining to its digital infrastructure – something that showed the company powered 54,011 physical servers during Q1 of 2013.
The move follows a pledge made by eBay to reveal such statistics earlier this year.
"The goal of releasing DSE was to provide a transparent view of how the eBay engine is performing, as well as spark an industry dialogue between companies, big and small, about how they use their technical infrastructure and the impact it's having on their business and the planet. In the past month, we've been excited to see – and participate in – the dialogue and conversation that has come as a result," stated the company via a blog post.
Other results, meanwhile, showed that the company maintained 116.2 million active users, had a power load of 19.08 and each server used accounted for $29,772.
You can view the full results here (dse.ebay.com).
The company also discussed some progress along with efficiency goals, noting that costs per transaction had fallen by 23% during Q1. Transactions per kWh also increased by 18% compared to last year.
In addition to that, eBay showed a larger march towards carbon neutrality, noting that its carbon per transaction had dropped by 7% for Q1.


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By Michelle Guffey
Killeen Daily Herald
HARKER HEIGHTS Over the years, the city of Harker Heights has been known as a sleepy bedroom community not much in the way of retail or restaurants.
But that is changing. This small city east of Killeen is experiencing an economic boom that doesnt look like it will end anytime soon.
Bill Kozlik, president of the Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce, credits much of the retail boom to Wal-Mart building its Supercenter.
Once business people started realizing the super Wal-Mart was a reality, I think businesses really started looking at the area, Kozlik said.
Kozlik said that when Wal-Mart opens on April 13, things will start opening up.
Wal-Mart has hired 320 new employees and will have 171 relocations, Kozlik said. There will be about 500 new employees.
The revenue that Wal-Mart will generate from sales tax will go up out of the sky, Kozlik commented.
But City Manager Steve Carpenter says that the revenue from sales tax was up 30 percent last year even without Wal-Mart. Imagine what it will be in a year, he said.
Retailers were coming anyway, but Wal-Mart will definitely help, attracting other large retailers, Carpenter said.
Kozlik said the only land available on U.S. Highway 190 is in Harker Heights. All down Highway 190 is commercial property. Its just a matter of somebody getting it, Kozlik said.
In the last few years, several capital improvement projects have been completed. In the last three years, three schools have been built. The city has a new City Hall, a new city park, two fire stations and will soon be building a new police station.
Harker Heights is also seeing a tremendous increase in housing. In the next five years around 2,000 to 3,000 houses will be built off Farm-to-Market 2410, Kozlik said.
The city has the highest per capita income in Bell County, Kozlik said. Most adults in Harker Heights have a higher education level than in most areas.
Several retail businesses have contacted the chamber about opening in Harker Heights, and some construction is already under way.
On the eastbound access road heading toward Indian Trail behind Quiznos, a sign has recently gone up announcing a 61-unit motel that will be going on that site.
Kozlik said the group that will be building the motel is waiting for financial backing to begin construction.
It will happen, but they are still looking for money, he said. Theyve got collateral. They just cant get the money out of Killeen as fast as they would like.
On Indian Trail next to Sonic, construction has already begun on a shopping center. J&R Plaza will have two 10,000-square-foot buildings for lease. A cleaners is already scheduled to go in the plaza.
It should be finished in the July-August timeframe, Kozlik said.
City Manager Steve Carpenter said he has had several conversations with land owners.
I think there will be a tremendous amount of activity, Carpenter said.
Carpenter commented theres going to be more retail opportunities and jobs for the community.
The positive side to this is it will bring in a lot of sales tax, which will allow us to fulfill some of the planning weve done, Carpenter said.
The revenue will provide good services to residents such as taking care of water and sewer needs, parks, and roads, he said.
Up until now we have operated primarily off of property taxes, Carpenter said.
Kozlik said that Bed, Bath and Beyond has been contacted about bringing a store to Harker Heights, several restaurants have contacted the chamber, and a car dealership will be coming soon to the area.
I wouldnt be surprised if H-E-B expanded their store with the new Wal-Mart coming, he said.
Ten years ago, the population was 12,500. In 2000, is was a little over 17,000. Now the population is around 21,000. Kozlik stated that by 2010-2015 the population is projected to be pushing up to 30,000.
Harker Heights is the 17th fastest-growing city of our size in Texas, Kozlik said.
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Plum rifle team qualifies for playoffs
The Plum varsity rifle team won two big matches last week — upending Butler and Hempfield — and the victories put the Mustangs in the WPIAL team playoffs, set for Tuesday at the Dormont/Mt. Lebanon Sportsmans Club in Canonsburg.
Plum picked up its win against section leader Hempfield on Thursday by recording one of the best scores in the WPIAL this season and one of the top results in the history of the Plum rifle program.
The Mustangs scored an 800-70x.
All eight Plum shooters hit the innermost ring on the target — worth 10 points — with all 10 of their shots.
The group nailed the bulls-eye 70 times.
The Mustangs needed every point and bulls-eye, as Hempfield scored an 800-69x.
Senior Jake Danik and juniors Josh Repasi and Ian Michaels tallied perfect 100-10x scores, while junior Melissa LeClair added a 100-9x.
Rounding out the varsity scorers for Plum were senior Scott Kolar (100-8x) and juniors Anastasia Klonowski (100-8x), Rebecca Hall (100-8x) and Mikaela Zacher (100-7x).
The win was the first for Plum over Hempfield in four meetings this season.
The Mustangs closed out their regular season Tuesday against Indiana.
The match was to be contested past the deadline for this week's edition.
Five Plum shooters also will take part in the WPIAL individual championships on Feb. 14, and it also will be at the Dormont/Mt. Lebanon Sportsmans Club.
Michael Love is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-388-5825 or at email@example.com.


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Adrian Kantrowitz; Performed First U.S. Heart Transplant
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Adrian Kantrowitz, 90, a doctor who performed the first human heart transplant in the United States and developed numerous medical devices that helped save thousands of heart patients, died of complications from congestive heart failure Nov. 14 at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.
Dr. Kantrowitz transplanted the heart of a brain-dead baby to another infant Dec. 6, 1967, days after Christiaan Barnard had pioneered the operation in South Africa. The American baby died after six hours.
Dr. Kantrowitz had spent years doing the laboratory work and transplanted hearts in 411 dogs in preparation for a human heart transplant, and he was one of a handful of American physicians who expected to do the first transplant. In fact, 18 months before Barnard succeeded, Dr. Kantrowitz had attempted to save a baby with a congenital heart defect by transplanting the heart from a brain-dead infant.
Although he had approval from both sets of parents, at the last minute, two elderly members of his medical team at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn prevented him from going forward until the heart of the first baby stopped beating. By the time it did, an hour later, the heart was badly damaged and could not be transplanted.
Dr. Kantrowitz did two more heart transplants before turning away from that field and focusing on his well-known expertise in creating mechanical medical devices.
"I'm a surgeon and surgery is what I know," he told The Washington Post in 1977, explaining his decision to leave the field. "The problems involved in making this work on a broad basis are not surgical problems, they're immunological problems. I do not bring any special talent to solving those problems, nor does my team."
He had led a research team at the Brooklyn hospital that devised a series of innovative devices, starting in the 1950s.
Two of the most influential were the "left ventricular assist device," a battery-operated, mechanical pump-type device that is surgically implanted and helps maintain the pumping ability of a heart that can't function on its own.
He also invented the intra-aortic balloon pump, a balloon and tube that increase blood flow to the heart muscle and decrease the heart's workload through a process called counterpulsation. It can reduce the stress on the heart by as much as 25 percent.
His other inventions included an electronically controlled heart-lung machine in 1958 that allowed successful open-heart surgeries in children. In 1960, Dr. Kantrowitz and Rene Khafif built a large electronic system to deliver electric shocks to the legs of an anesthetized dog that produced walking motions, an important advancement in paralysis treatment. He also developed a miniature radio transmitter emitting signals that caused paralyzed human bladders to empty.
By 1970, amid growing controversy over the ethics of transplants and the inability of the Brooklyn hospital to support advanced cardiac research, Dr. Kantrowitz moved his surgical team to Sinai Hospital in Detroit. He became professor of surgery at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
He was born Oct. 4, 1918, in New York City to a physician father and a mother who designed costumes for the Ziegfeld Follies. His interest in medical research began as a child through kitchen experiments conducted with his older brother Arthur, according to his papers at the National Library of Medicine.


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The Sacramento Running Association has partnered with Oak Ridge High School to host a series of free youth track meets this summer. Calling it Friday Nights Under the Lights, SRA is on a mission to improve children's fitness by introducing them to an active lifestyle at an early age.
The third and final meet is this Friday, July 5, from 7 to 9:30 pm. Children ages 8-15 are invited to attend.
The meets are not only free, but an opportunity to qualify times for larger United States Track Association meets. Placerville resident and youth track coach Linda Frazier also likes that the series introduces young athletes to new track and field events they wouldn't otherwise have the chance to try. Frazier works with the Sacramento based running group Buffalo Chips and brought 15 young athletes from around the greater Sacramento area to Oak Ridge.
"USTA meets are big and long and each athlete is only allowed three events," she said. "These little meets can help kids try something they've never tried before. There are clinics and coaching offered; one of my girls is going to try the high jump for the first time."
Events offered: 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter, 4×100, 4×400, long jump, high jump, short hurdles, turbo javelin and pole vault clinic.
El Dorado Hills resident Deanna Roth is thrilled with the opportunity for her daughters. Morgan, 10, and Laney, 8, both qualified for the 1,500-meter at the first Friday night meet but missed the 400 by seconds so were back to try again on June 28. They will race at the 2013 Track City International Classic Track Meet at the University of Oregon later this month.
Grouped by age, the girls ran in the same heat for the 400. They had to go once around the Oak Ridge track in 85 seconds to qualify. Mom Deanna said she felt "excited" but once the start gun was raised she turned to say she also felt some butterflies.
The girls ran fast despite the heat, but came in just seconds short of their goal once again. "We still have next Friday night," Coach Frazier told them. "We'll get them there. It'll be cooler then too."
Deanna said she's grateful for the series of meets. The family would have had to find another open meet before Oregon if not for the Friday Nights series; the closest one is in Stockton, she said.
The Roth girls took it in stride. "I like racing," said Morgan. "If I don't qualify for the 400 next Friday night I know I'm doing the 1,500 and 800 in Oregon for sure. The 800 is my favorite because it's not super short and it's not super long."
Oak Ridge was chosen to host the SRA youth track series because of assistant running coach and 2007 Oak Ridge alum Alex Mansoor. Mansoor also heads SRA's youth fitness programs and comes from California running royalty. His father John Mansoor co-founded the California International Marathon along with Fleet Feet founder Sally Edwards.
"I hope to make this an annual tradition," Alex said. "We want to reach out to kids all over the Sacramento region."
El Dorado Hills resident Lauren Anderson was at the event recruiting runners and volunteers for the upcoming Run For Courage on September 28. The Folsom race director and lifelong runner said the first annual track series reminded her of her own youth and the free running event that first sparked her own love of running.
"My mom used to take us to the ARCO/Jesse Owens Games while we were growing up in Portland," she said.
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Or, in other words, how to get the hell out!
Assuming that's what you think you now want/need to do…
When energy and interest for your business wanes, Business Owners like yourself sometimes think it's easier to just shut up shop, stop trading, and literally pack the business away with the toys. Don't be alarmed, it's quite normal to feel like this is your only option.
Business goes through a LifeCycle like just like all else:
First, there's Birth and the excitement that generates.
Then there's Growth, with all its growing pains.
And then ultimately, Death! (or as I like to affectionately refer to it, Exit!)
Fortunately though, with your business, you can decide on the shape "Death" takes and the timing of the departure of this dearly beloved.
Without fully investigating the value that has been built up over all the years, you may be potentially throwing away all your blood, sweat and tears, and not-to-mention, your hard-fought time and hard-earned money, for nothing.
Please let that not be you!
Usually this is done because you can't think of what else to do with it that isn't going to be either too hard and/or lead to more drama.
Yes,of course you could have done the old "Start with the End in Mind".
However coming from experience, it's really hard to do that without any context of what the "end" can be like.
Yes, there are still universal principles that should be used at start-up, which would have you in good shape when the urge to purge takes hold.
That said, even if you start getting your ducks in a row now, it can all work out swimmingly come Sale time.
I say that because having been through selling 3 of my own 'Mother of a Business' at various stages of their LifeCycle and sold on behalf of many other Business Owners, what I know for sure is that it is never too late to give your business the resounding Finish you always dreamed of.
After all, Business is NOT a Life Sentence,
even though sometimes if feels like it is…
The other thing I know for sure it that it is very difficult to find Someone who "gets it", who can guide you in terms of both understanding what is being sold and why it is structured the way it is…
Interestingly enough for the sale of my own business #3, when I ventured to explore details on the number of women-owned businesses sold, how they did it, who they used etc, there was nothing! Nada, nil, naught! Admittedly, in some cases, confidentiality rules (no doubt) but unless you personally know someone who has sold businesses successfully, it's really hard to even get to first base.
Why give Birth to a Business that just withers away to die?
Why give Birth to something that is not going to blossom into making yours, and the world at large, a better place?
Whilst there are plenty of Business Coaches, Exit Planners and even Accountants touting their wares along the lines of:
a) many still only think of business in its traditional form,
B) many still think that a growth strategy is an exit strategy (and it is so not!)
b) there are very few females in these sectors who "get" women-owned businesses,
c) there are even less who have experience in the art of buying | selling businesses and do it day in and day out.
So, based on my personal experience and anecdotal evidence from others, I've committed to taking up the mantle of being the "Exit Strategist and Business Broker of Choice" when it comes to selling all things 'Mother of a Business', especially those of the entrepreneurial mother kind.
If yours is a business that does not necessarily fit into the mainstream "box" (especially if Online), then that's the one for me, it's what I specialise in.
You know that "box" the mainstream coaches, exit planners and accountants try and fit the owner and the business into, to make it easier for them to sell, supposedly…
How do I help?
First off, I talk to you.
Yes, I do.
We talk about where you're at and what you've got and then we work out what the best next steps are.
Just email me with your contact details and we'll arrange a time to chat (so you can plan to be not distracted and even out of the office).
If, on the other hand, you would prefer to start with an arms length review based on answering a few questions, then go right ahead. The way to do that is to complete the "So You Think You're in Business Scorecard"…
Once reviewed and we establish the plan of attack, my intent is to become part of your "A" team required to execute on said plan!
Even if that's not the case, at least you will know what you need to do.
Speaking of the "A" team…
Forget accountants, marketers and lawyers, you can buy their services as you need. Forget industry doyens and professional directors, they are unlikely to be anything more than a distraction to a small growing business. What you want as a small business owners is additional experise that can help you with one or more of the following four tasks:
- Grow revenues.
- Raise capital.
- Get the right people involved.
- Exit the business.
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Monday, 4 September, 2000, 08:19 GMT 09:19 UK
Woodhead wants harder A-levels
A-levels should be made harder, says the education standards watchdog, responding to this summer's improved exam results.
Chris Woodhead, the Chief Inspector of Schools in England, says that the political pressure to encourage more young people to stay in school should not be an excuse for letting standards fall.
Instead of lowering standards to allow more students to take A-levels, Mr Woodhead called for the exam to be targeted at a small number of the most able pupils.
And he questioned the academic rigour of an exam which this year saw almost 90% of entrants passing.
"Chris Woodhead betrays his fundamentally elitist approach to education. In his view, the benefits of study for university should be confined to the few," said Doug McAvoy, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers.
Another union leader, Nigel de Gruchy of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, called Mr Woodhead's comments "negative and sterile".
Writing in the Guardian, Mr Woodhead attacked a system in which every year exam results were expected to rise and which could not accept failure.
"An examination which doesn't involve failure is a very peculiar examination... for me failure isn't a dirty word at all. An education system must involve failure. Life involves failure."
Pupils who were less academically able - and who previously would have left school at 16 - should be encouraged to take vocational courses, he said.
Mr Woodhead also criticised the consensus between education professionals and the government that made a "dissident" of anyone who questioned whether standards were rising in line with the improvements in results.
Exam authorities and the goverment are likely to reject the claim that the "gold standard" of A-levels has been compromised by the increased number of pupils taking the exam.
They have consistently argued that standards have been carefully monitored and that there has been no reduction in the quality of candidates' exam papers and coursework.
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