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The application process for a traditional loan is oftentimes time consuming and tedious. And most chances are, that if you have a low credit score, you will be turned away. So all that work and effort was useless! You might be considered ill-suited for a loan due to previous issues such Bankruptcy, bad credit, arrears etc.
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Coro Latinoamericano featured on HORIZONS WQED TV
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
by Horizons - WQED
WQED.org - November 30, 2010
HORIZONS is an informative and entertaining weekly series that explores the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. On November 30, 2010, Horizons described Coro Latinoamericano as a vehicle where "joyous sounds of Latin culture are heard in song".
You can see the video OnDemand at www.wqed.org/tv/horizons/?sid=67

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text: Primal Beef Curry ----------------- 2 T coconut oil 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 3 cloves garlic 450g diced beef 400ml canned diced tomatoes 250ml salsa (I made mine fresh with 1 cup of green peppers, 5 cherry tomatoes and 3 olives) 1 t cumin powder 1 T chili powder 1 t ground thyme Heat coconut oil in a large frying pan, then sauté the celery, onion and garlic for 3 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add meat and spice, stirring well, and cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and salsa, stir well, and then simmer for at least an hour. Superb served over riced cauliflower, topped with flaked almonds. Minutes to Prepare: 20, Minutes to Cook: 60, Number of Servings: 2-4. Submitted by JEZWYN to SparkPeople.com


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text: Gene transfer has the potential to treat innumerable genetic and acquired diseases. Although viral vectors remain the most efficient means of gene delivery, further progress in understanding the fundamental biology of viruses, their special relationships with the host including mechanisms of infection, persistence, gene expression and immune evasion is required for successful virus-mediated gene therapy. Thus the focus of this meeting is to examine the host response, in particular the immune response, to viral infection and how to regulate it. The meeting will bring together immunologists, virologists and gene therapists to discuss this important aspect of gene therapy. The gathering of experts in fields of gene therapy, basic virology and immunology offers a unique opportunity to find solutions to new challenges in this field of regulating the host immune response to viral gene transfer. The design of this conference is to provide a detailed scientific overview of specific aspects of virus biology that relate to the immune response and the use of this knowledge to enhance effective gene delivery, resulting in successful gene therapy. Each session will have speakers with expertise in viral vectors, the host response to viral infection or immunology. In addition to the invited speakers per session, additional speakers will be selected from the submitted abstracts.


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The Funkybod Muscle Top is the new way for men to get the ripped body they always wanted but the product's popularity seems to be more popular among those looking for a man bra.
The Huffington Post reports that the shirt helps enhance men's biceps, triceps and pecs, but it also helps men with man boobs — or 'moobs' — problems. Funkybod Muscle Top's website issued the following statement about the man bra:
There is a marked improvement in the look if the wearer has the typical visual manboob issues when wearing a shirt. This was not the intended market for the Funkybod muscle top … After initial trials we found that some of the smaller men had manboob issues which were covered well with the Funkybod muscle top. This led us to experiment with larger men and look into the manboob issue further.
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"Minimizing reproductive loss: Female counterstrategies to infanticide in a wild primate"
When: April 3, 2013, 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Where: 1030 CASL Bldg.
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters is sponsoring, along with the Departments of Behavioral Sciences and Natural Sciences and the Integrated Learning Program, a series of talks throughout the Winter 2013 semester on Animal Behavior.
Info URL: http://www.casl.umd.umich.edu/animal_behavior/
Department: CASL_Administration
Category: Lecture, Presentation
Audience: All
Submitted: January 7, 2013, 09:41 AM
Submitted by: Susan B Gedert
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May 22, 2008
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to appear before you to discuss "Human Resources Challenges" within the Department of Veterans Affairs' ( VA) Veterans Health Administration ( VHA). Our challenges cover recruitment and retention programs, improving and streamlining the recruitment process, and other issues related to developing and maintaining a qualified and diverse workforce of health care professionals.
As the nation's largest integrated health care delivery system, VHA's workforce challenges mirror those of the health care industry as a whole. VHA experiences pressures equal to or greater than other health care organizations. VHA performs extensive national workforce planning and annually publishes a Workforce Succession Strategic Plan that includes workforce analysis and planning for each Veterans Integrated Service Network ( VISN) and national program office. VHA's Strategic Plan addresses current and emerging initiatives in areas including, but not limited to, recruitment and retention, mental health care, polytrauma, traumatic brain injury, and rural health to address workforce efforts.
VHA's Strategic Plan identifies mission-critical occupations which are considered shortage categories, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives at the local, regional and national levels. For each of the nationally-ranked mission critical occupations, VA conducts a thorough historical and projected workforce analysis. Plans are established at every level to address turnover, succession planning, developmental opportunities, and diversity issues. VHA uses equal employment opportunity comparison data for each of the critical occupations, as well as the workforce nationwide, to ensure that VHA maintains a diverse workforce.
VHA's workforce plan is one of the most comprehensive in government and has been recognized by OPM as a Federal best practice. VA has presented it to other Federal agencies as well as by means of OPM's "A Best Practice Leadership Forum On Succession Management" conference.
Efforts to Recruit Health Care Professionals
It is important that the supply of appropriately prepared health care workers meet the needs of a growing and diverse population. Enrollment in nursing schools needs to grow to meet the projected future demand for health care providers.
More than 100,000 health professional trainees come to VA facilities each year for clinical learning experiences. Many of these trainees are near the end of their education or training programs and become a substantial recruitment pool for VA employment as health professionals. The annual VHA Learners' Perceptions Survey shows trainees were twice as likely to consider VA employment after completing their VA learning experiences than they were before. This demonstrates many trainees were not aware of VA employment opportunities or the quality of VA's health care environment prior to VA training, but became considerably more interested after their VA clinical experiences.
An informal survey of all VA facilities in 2007 found that 74 percent of the 800 psychologists hired over the last three years received some training in professional psychology through VA. This year, VHA's Offices of Academic Affiliations and Patient Care Services significantly expanded VA's psychology training programs in anticipation of the ongoing need for additional VA psychologists.
The Healthcare Retention and Recruitment Office ( HRRO) is distributing a new recruitment brochure titled "From Classroom to Career" to VA trainees. The Office of Academic Affiliations in VA Central Office emphasizes trainee recruitment to education leaders in VA facilities. The VHA leadership has raised the trainee recruitment issue to a higher priority.
In an effort to initiate proactive strategies to aid in the shortage of clinical faculty, VA launched the VA Nursing Academy (Academy) to address the nationwide shortage of nurses. The purpose of the Academy is to expand the number of nursing faculty in schools, increase student nursing enrollment by 1,000 students, increase the number of students who come to VA for their clinical learning experience, and promote innovations in nursing education and clinical practice. Four partnerships were established for the 2007-2008 school year. Four additional partnerships will be selected each year in 2008 and 2009 for a total of twelve partnerships.
The VA Travel Nurse Corps is an exciting new program that established a pool of registered nurses ( RNs) in VA who can be available for temporary, short-term assignments at VA medical centers throughout the country; this program is being piloted at two sites, San Diego and Phoenix. The VA Travel Nurse Corps meets nurses' needs for travel and flexibility while meeting VA medical center needs for temporary, high quality nurses. The goals of the program are to maintain high standards of patient care quality and safety; reduce the use of outside supplemental staffing; improve recruitment of new nurses into the VA system; improve retention by decreasing turnover of newly recruited nurses; provide alternatives for experienced nurses who may leave the VA system; and establish a potential pool of RNs for national emergency preparedness efforts. The VA Travel Nurse Corps program may also serve as a model for an expanded multidisciplinary VA Travel Corps in the future.
Student programs, such as the VA Learning Opportunities Residency ( VALOR) Program, the Student Career Experience Program ( SCEP), and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Internship Program, have helped VA meet its workforce succession needs. VALOR is designed to attract academically successful students of baccalaureate nursing programs and pharmacy doctorate programs. VALOR offers a paid internship and gives the honor students the opportunity to develop competencies in their clinical practice in a VA facility under the guidance of a preceptor. In response to the success of the VALOR program for nurses, VA added a pharmacy component in 2007. SCEP and Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities offer students work experience related to their academic field of study. VHA's goal is to actively recruit these students for permanent employment following graduation. VA National Database for Interns is a newly designed database developed to track students in VA internship/student programs and to create a qualified applicant pool.
The Graduate Health Administration Training Program provides practical work experience to students and recent graduates of health care administration masters programs. On an annual basis, 40-45 Graduate Health Administration Training Program residents and fellows are competitively selected and, upon successful completion of the programs, are eligible for conversion to a permanent position. The Technical Career Field program is designed to fill entry level vacancies in areas like Budget, Finance, Human Resources, and Engineering, where shortages are predicted and VA-specific knowledge is critical to success. Recruitment is focused on colleges and universities. Each intern is placed with an experienced preceptor in a VHA facility. The program is designed to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the workforce, as the target positions and the number of intern slots are determined based on projected needs.
Challenges Hiring Health Professional in Rural Areas
VA recognizes that rural communities face additional health care workforce challenges. Many of the access and quality challenges rural patients face begin with a shortage of health care providers. VA is working to develop an effective rural workforce strategy to recruit locally for a broad range of health-related professions.
Experiential training opportunities for young medical students are important investments for creating a veteran- and rural-friendly physician workforce. VA is working to integrate rural areas into residency rotations, since evidence shows those who serve residencies in rural areas are more likely to practice in rural areas.
Streamlining the Hiring Process
Last year, VHA's Human Resource Committee chartered a workgroup to streamline the recruitment process for Title 5 and Title 38 positions within VHA. The workgroup initially analyzed the recruitment process and identified barriers and lengthy processes for Registered Nurses. VHA conducted a pilot program in VISN 4 (Pittsburgh, PA) where the group's recommendations were put into practice. The recommendations were piloted there with the implementation and results of the pilot rolled out nationwide using information from this pilot. This spring and summer, VA is offering training in systems redesign nationally at Human Resources Cluster meetings. These sessions will focus on new strategies and systems redesign elements that can be used to help meet the daily challenges of attracting and retaining critical health care professionals. VA has direct appointment authority for several Title 38 occupations, including physical therapists. We recognize that physical therapists are essential to the rehabilitation of injured veterans, and VHA is in the final stages of working with the Office of Human Resources Management to develop a new qualification standard, which should be implemented later this year.
In October 2007, VHA consolidated the Delegated Examining Units from 19 decentralized units to eight centralized units, fully automated offices which process all VHA requests for external Title 5 job applicants. The centralization, consolidation and automation of this function have helped VHA achieve reductions in the timeframes for announcing Title 5 positions to the general public; qualifying candidates and generating certificates of eligible candidates for hiring managers. Metrics have been established and tracking implemented to measure the competitive hiring process within VHA. Improvements in timelines for processing are expected to continue throughout the year.
Innovative Retention Strategies
One retention strategy that has proven very successful for VHA was approved in Public Law 108-445 (dated December 3, 2004 and effective January 8, 2006). VHA physician and dentist pay consists of three elements: base pay, market pay, and performance pay. PL 108-445 improves VA's ability to recruit and retain the best qualified workforce capable of providing high quality care for eligible veterans. VA is committed to ensuring the levels of annual pay (base pay plus market pay) for VHA physicians and dentists are fixed at levels reasonably comparable with the income of non- VA physicians and dentists performing similar services. Between the time the pay bill went into effect and the end of February 2008, we have increased the number of VA physicians by over 1,430 FTE. Also as a component of this legislation, VA has the discretionary ability to set Nurse Executive Pay to ensure we continue to successfully recruit and retain nursing leaders.
National Recruitment/Media Marketing Strategies
The VHA Healthcare Retention & Recruitment Office ( HRRO) administers national programs to promote employment branding with VHA as the health care employer of choice. Established almost a decade ago, the brand "Best Care - Best Careers," reflects the care America's veterans receive from VA and the excellent career opportunities available to staff and prospective employees.
Recent marketing studies for nursing and pharmacy have been the driving force for many of our successful campaigns. HRRO works at the national level to promote recruitment branding and to provide tools, resources, and other materials to support both national branding and local recruiting. The current annual recruitment advertising budget is $1.8 million. Some of the features of this program are:
In Fiscal Year 2007, HRRO developed a comprehensive recruitment marketing plan for mental health professionals using some of the strategies mentioned earlier, as well as financial recruitment incentives. Funding was dedicated for Mental Health Enhancement Initiative Education Debt Reduction Program ( EDRP) positions. As of May 1, 2008, awards had been made to 144 participants. The total payout for these participants is over $5,235,000 over a five-year service period. The average total award is $36,355.
Financial Incentives for Recruitment and Retention
Both a recruitment and retention tool, the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (EISP) pays up to $35,900 for academic health care-related degree programs. Between 1999 and May 1, 2008, 7,524 VA employees have received scholarship awards for academic education programs related to Title 38 and Hybrid Title 38 occupations, and more than 4,200 employees have graduated. Scholarship recipients include RNs (93 percent), pharmacists, and many other allied health professionals. Focus group market research shows staff education programs offered by VHA are considered a major factor in individuals selecting VA as their choice of employer. A five-year analysis of program outcomes demonstrated positive employee retention. Less than one percent of nurses leave VHA during their service obligation period, from one to three years after completion of degree.
The Education Debt Reduction Program ( EDRP) provides tax free reimbursement of education loans/debt to recently hired Title 38 and Hybrid Title 38 employees. EDRP is similar to the Student Loan Repayment Program, under Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations. VA has the authority to award up to $50,824. Currently, the maximum award amount is capped at $48,000 and is tax free. The maximum award amount is usually increased each fiscal year. As of May 1, 2008, 6,467 health care professionals were participating in EDRP. The average amount authorized per student, since the inception of EDRP, is $18,394. The average award amount per employee has increased each fiscal year from over $13,500 in FY 2002 to over $29,000 in FY 2008 as education costs have increased. While employees from 34 occupations participate in the program, 75 percent are from three mission critical occupations: registered nurses, pharmacists and physicians. These figures include the mental health initiative EDRP awards discussed previously.
Resignation rates of EDRP recipients are significantly less than non-recipients as determined in a 2005 study that showed:
A study of the EDRP program retention rates in 2007 showed 75 percent of pharmacists and nurses who received EDRP awards in 2002 were still employed by VA at the end of the initial five-year period of the program's operation. Among physicians, 65 percent were still employed. Although a smaller percentage, it represents a substantial retention level.
VHA routinely uses hiring and pay incentives established under Title 5 and Title 38. Financial recruitment incentives, retention incentives (both individual and group), special salary rates, relocation incentives and other incentives are routinely used and documented in VHA's Workforce Succession Strategic Plan. Recruitment and retention incentives are used to reduce turnover rates and help fill vacancies. In Fiscal Year 2007, nearly $24 million in recruitment incentives were provided to over 3,150 Title 38 and Title 38 Hybrid employees, while more than $34 million in retention incentives were given to 5,300 Title 38 and Title 38 Hybrid employees.
Employee Entrance and Exit Survey Analysis
In 2000, VA began using an electronic database to capture survey information from employees entering and exiting VA service. The entrance survey is an excellent tool for comparing and contrasting reasons the new workforce has come to work for VHA and for determining recruitment sources used by candidates (for example, newspaper advertisements, employee referrals, online job postings, etc.). The exit survey tracks the reasons why staff leaves VHA employment.
Survey results of 2006 and the first half of 2007 show advancement and development opportunities, benefits, and job stability were the top reasons to work for VA. VA's mission of serving veterans and pay were also highly rated. The exit survey shows the top reasons for leaving VHA in FY 2006 and the first half of 2007 were normal retirement, advancement opportunities elsewhere, and family matters (marriage, pregnancy, etc.). These findings provide valuable insight for developing recruitment marketing messages and establishing programs to improve retention.
The Under Secretary for Health has made a personal commitment to succession planning and ensuring VHA has a comprehensive recruitment, retention, development and succession strategy. This is a continuous process which requires on-going modifications and enhancements to our current programs.
I would like to thank the Committee for your interest and support in implementing legislation that allows us to compete in the health care market.
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Because the filling ingredients are not cut too small, they remain intact when caramelized and lend a rich texture to this unusual and beautiful dessert.
The glazing-basting step at the end enhances the look and flavor. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Servings: 8
- 8 medium ripe red or yellow heirloom tomatoes (about 2 3/4 pounds)
- 1 medium apple (about 7 ounces), peeled, cored and cut into small matchsticks
- 1 medium ripe pear, such as Anjou (about 7 ounces), peeled, cored and cut into small matchsticks
- 3 ounces dried unsulphured unsweetened apricots, preferably Turkish, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- Finely grated zest of 1 large orange (at least 1 tablespoon)
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon (at least 1 teaspoon)
- 2-inch piece peeled ginger root, cut into small matchsticks
- 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon sliced (skin-on) almonds, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted roasted pistachios, preferably Sicilian, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons golden or dark raisins
- 1 whole clove
- Pinch anise seed
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise and seeded
- 10 mint leaves, minced
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- Water (optional)
Invert the 8 tomatoes so that you will be cutting into the bottom of them. Cut a narrow horizontal slice off the (new) top. Use a melon baller to scoop out the seeds, leaving the outer and inner walls of the tomato intact, to create a well inside the tomatoes.
Combine the apple, pear and dried apricots in a medium bowl.
Heat 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Once it has started to caramelize and smoke, add the fruit and stir to coat. Cook for a few minutes, stirring to keep the fruit from sticking.
Add the orange and lemon zests, ginger, walnuts, almonds, pistachios and raisins. Stir to incorporate; cook for 1 minute.
Add the clove, anise seed, cinnamon, scrapings of vanilla beans and the split bean pods themselves. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and search for the clove (which might be a little hard to find) and the vanilla bean pods; discard them. Add the mint and stir to incorporate.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Have at hand a gratin dish large enough to accommodate the tomatoes snugly. Fill the tomatoes with the mixture, creating small mounds on top of each one.
Wipe out the saucepan and return it to the stove over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of brown sugar and the butter; stir until the butter has melted, then cook for a few minutes to form a caramel sauce. If it starts to burn, add a little water as needed. Pour the sauce into the gratin dish, then place the filled tomatoes in the sauce. Bake for a total of 6 or 7 minutes; during that time, baste 3 times with the sauce in the gratin dish, coating the filling on top and the tomatoes themselves. The tomato skin should be not be wrinkled.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
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From chef Gerard Pangaud of the Blue Rock Inn in Washington, Va.
Tested by Edward A. Lichorat.
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HRIS Data Integrity
9 Oct
This guest blog post is courtesy of Robin Rothman, Sage Product Marketing Manager. She has over 25 years in Human Resources Management and Director roles. She is an expert in the areas of: Associate Relations, Compensation, Affirmative Action, Recruitment, Legal Compliance, Training and Development, HRIS and Employee Benefits.
Data integrity refers to maintaining and assuring the accuracy and consistency of data and is a critical aspect to the design, implementation and usage of any system which stores, processes or retrieves data. The term data integrity may have widely different meanings depending on the specific context but for our purpose, we'll discuss how it pertains to the implications of your HR and Payroll data.
The overall intent of data integrity is to ensure data is recorded exactly as intended to your HRIS system or database. When you are ready to retrieve the data at some later point in time, maintaining an accurate internal record of your data ensures that the intended data is the same as it was when it was originally provided to you and recorded to your database.
For the HR and Payroll professional, producing reports is one of the essential functions of the job. Inputs can (and probably are) received from various sources. You probably produce a lot of reports for various areas within your business. Different departments within your organization may also have access to your central repository. The individual responsible for data reporting should feel some level of comfort knowing that the reports they eventually produce, contain the intended data.
For example, there are times when pieces of data are input incorrectly. Fields such as first name, last name and social security number are one of those easily overlooked items. At the onset, it may seem insignificant and/or have an easy fix. However, if not corrected timely could have far stretching implications aside from just having the wrong name appear on a report. No big deal, right? Well, not so much…
For example, here's what can happen…"last name" field is input into a database incorrectly. Someone generates a report that retrieves that particular field from your database. That piece of data may be used for presentation at a meeting where that particular employee may be in attendance. For example, some staff or other Execute level meeting where new employees may be introduced. So, someone who is not familiar with that person introduces them at the meeting. But…their name is spelled incorrectly (or confused with another name). Here's how it goes…Good afternoon everyone, I'd like to introduce you to our new employee Tim Jones. Tim Jones will be working with our Merchandising Department. Ok, but, Tim Jones' name is really Jim Jones. Better yet, he uses the name James. Where did Tim come from? Is he Jim or James? Confusing, isn't it? Think for a minute how that person being introduced may feel. They may have felt the company doesn't even care enough about their employees to get their name correct. They may also have felt that the company they just accepted employment with isn't professional enough to get their employee's name correct. What about his email address? Has it been set up in the system as Tim.Jones @ wherever.com? There are so many areas that need to be corrected. It's like branches of a tree that grew out everywhere, but even quicker. I'm sure you see the point by now.
This just talks to the employee relations side of the error. Wrong names input into a database cross referenced with incorrect social security numbers yields errors for both Social Security Administrative reporting for the employee as well as incorrectly stated year end W-2 reporting for both the employee and your Payroll department. Information input into E-Verify is inaccurate causing unnecessary time for the HR or Payroll Professional as well as an inconvenience to the employee in trying to resolve the discrepancy. Hmmm, what a mess!!!
Does this happen? You bet!
Here's another example. Salary information is provided to you from one source or external process. Data input then occurs through another source. Failure to verify/cross reference the data could result in inaccurate reporting, cause major financial implication and simply put, cause the department providing the data to lose credibility within their role and/or functional area of responsibility. This is one of the easiest, most controllable but overlooked area from an administrative perspective. So what can you do if you don't have the time to check your data? Enlist the assistance of another area within your organization to help. Taking the time to ensure that your data is correct could save you many hours of lost productivity at a future point in time.
Carefully, taking the time to check the work entered/input into any system ensures that when you produce a report for yourself (or another entity), credible information is produced. Maintaining your credibility; it's impossible to put a price on that!


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His kind blue eyes looked into mine. In a gentle voice, my doctor said, "May want to lose a few pounds, but take small steps." A couple of days later he emailed me the Mediterranean diet. For three days I ate salads, roast chicken, grilled salmon and tons of olive oil.
This regimen didn't last. While eating a yummy chocolate dessert, guilt interfered with my enjoyment of the treat until I suddenly remembered an Erma Bombeck quote: "I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet."
How many of us understand this quote? How many times can one person fail? Or am I failing? Maybe my body doesn't want to weigh less.
My weight gain began when my ex-husband and I stopped smoking. To help us stop smoking, we joined a 12-step program, which met every Friday night. On the way to the meeting we'd have dinner. On the way home, we'd stop for ice cream. Eating became our drug of choice. A few years later we joined another 12-step program to lose the weight. Each weight loss success was followed by binging, depression and despair. Would this ever end?
I'd read a book titled "The Devil Made Me Fat." For months I thought of writing one called "My Husband Made Me Fat." Have to blame someone!
When my husband and I separated, I could no longer rationalize that my weight gain was his fault. Soon I moved to Albuquerque, hoping a new environment would miraculously make me thin. That was a delusion. And I couldn't blame the Los Angeles lifestyle either.
A few of us gals in Albuquerque decided to change our way of eating and walk more. I joined a gym. I hired a trainer. I gave up bread, pasta, sweets and everything else I loved. I lost 30 pounds. Ecstatic, I was determined to never gain another pound. Alas and alack, my resolve faded, and the weight came back because I love barbecued ribs, I love chocolate, I love bread. I equate a good dinner with a good time. Am I doomed to a life of chubbiness?
In my imagination, I wake up one morning, take a five-mile run, eat very little and lose three pounds a day. If I ran five miles in the shape I'm in, I'd probably have a heart attack. Better to accept myself and stop driving myself crazy.
I'm not looking forward to my next doctor's appointment. Although I know my physician will be compassionate, encouraging and all the things you hope for in a doctor, I feel sad that I've disappointed him — not to mention disappointing myself.
But who knows? Perhaps one of these days I will change my ways. Miracles do happen, don't they?


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I have no information on the company that made this doll. She is certainly an early composition doll, probably made in the 1910's or 1920's. She is 10" tall and has a compo head with a cloth body, stuffed with a coarse material. She is jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips. She is marked A.T.C. on the back of her neck. She is wearing an old dress which may be her original one.
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The 21st of June is the longest day of the year and the summer solstice.Here is a look at a pagan ceremony at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, to welcome the summer solstice in 2005.
Richard Dowling meets Arch Druid Adge, Dawn Arrington, and Partholon MacPharlain who were attending the ceremonies at the Hill of Tara. Druids from all over Ireland and Europe attended the solstice, which is considered one of the most important pagan feast days.
A RTÉ News report by Richard Dowling on the 2005 Summer Solstice broadcast 21 June 2005.


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HAMPTON - Employees at the Atlanta Motor Speedway received good news this week: It won't be long until they can wear good shoes again.
For more than three months, they've been wearing old sneakers and boots through the dirt, debris and trash of a tornado and the rebuilding project that followed.
The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is this Sunday and work will continue at the 124,000-seat facility until the green flag waves at 12:40 p.m. After that, things will be back to normal - if there is such a thing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - at a racetrack blown away by tornados on July 6.
A rebuilding job that seemed daunting three months ago is almost done. It took 97 construction companies and more than 400 workers a day to put Atlanta's speedway back together again.
"It's been unbelievable," said raceway president Ed Clark. "It's been an aggressive undertaking. We've gotten done in three months what was supposed to take a year-and-a-half."
The only thing missing for Sunday's race will be the five-story-tall scoring tower in the first turn, Clark said. But fans will see other changes - all for the good.
Not only is the new Ga. 20 connector open to link the racetrack with Interstate 75, but the roadways around the massive 870-acre facility have been re-designed to move pedestrian traffic in one direction and car traffic in another.
"We've made a lot of changes," Clark said. "We've shortened the ride around the speedway. The walk is two-thirds the distance it used to be. We've made new sidewalks and moved them closer to the speedway. We've made a big effort to keep the pedestrian traffic away from vehicle traffic."
Clark has gone to other racetracks to study their traffic patterns. He learned at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway it was better to offer free parking - even if it mean adding the cost to ticket prices - to keep traffic moving on race days. Remote parking lots with shuttles at the Daytona International Speedway was a good way to cut down on pedestrian traffic that clogs up parking lots after the race. Both of those ideas have been implemented at Atlanta.
"I've never been afraid to steal a good idea," Clark said.
Tornados measured at 150 mph ripped through the speedway on July 6, doing $40 million in damage. The suites along the backstretch were destroyed. Suites along the main grandstand were severely damage. Billboards and miles of chain-linked fences were knocked down. And a week after the storm, the remnants of Hurricane Dennis dumped several inches of rain through the holes in the roof, completing the destruction.
"The rain was a big problem because it ruined everything that wasn't knocked down by the tornado," Clark said.
Construction crews re-built the suites along the main grandstands, as well as replacing roofs and buildings in the infield. The only thing not damaged by the weather was the 1.54-miles of racetrack.
"The track is absolutely no different than it was before the tornado," said Bobby Labonte following an Aug. 2 test session.
Robert Pressley, who will drive in Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series race, tested at Atlanta in September and said the pavement may be even more competitive than in the past.
"The track hasn't changed one bit," he said. "This should be better racing than ever because the track has aged one more year. You can run from the top to the bottom, and it is one of the toughest tracks to dial in a setup because you have four different grooves to set up for."
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James Duffield Harding, like prout, from whom he received some lessons, also excelled in lithography.
"Thank you, Sherard," said prout, with a genuine feeling of pleasure.
"The boy himself hinted at the existence of a deal of it in the house," said prout.
He concludes with some shorter prayer "prout animus tulerit."
prout, who kept his countenance remarkably well, evidently saw and enjoyed the ludicrous appearance of his man.
Brother prout had approved, and the matter had been settled with little difficulty.
The designs to these are chiefly by Turner and Stothard, although there are a few by prout and others.
Since then Dr. prout has arrived at results comfirmatory of my views.
At length Father prout entered in his clerical attire, and commenced the service.
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I don't know about you, but I am a HUGE fan of Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice series. So far there are ten books in the series which follows the young Tom Ward, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and thus has special supernatural abilities that require training from the local "spook". The spook is in charge of battling everything from witches to boggarts to the "Fiend." Tom finds himself in an exciting adventure when he accidentally offends a witch who is eager to take revenge.
I was really psyched to hear that they are making a movie of the first book coming out in 2013 and now titled The Seventh Son! The adaptation already looks promising with stars like Jeff Bridges set to be the Spook and Julianne Moore as the witch. Oddly enough they have cast 30-year-old Ben Barnes (a.k.a Caspian from the Narnia movies) to play the main character Tom (who is 13 in the first novel). The movie will hit theaters October 18, 2013.
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I actually thought it was a company's foremost duty to serve us and existing customers, before pulling heavy loads of new tasks. In this case, new items and new authors. Maybe it's just me not thinking clearly here, or?
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They have not yet been processed?
It's the 16th today?
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Reveal is cool Brandtz
Thanks man, very motivating comment!
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I'm glad you like it …. The track came from nowhere, suddenly it was there … and moved my fingers …
Awesome, wanna go there for a ride …
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I want to change ram on iMac to 16gb, anybody have any experience? Need some help or advice.
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Therefore, a lower NPSHr design may appear to be preferred, and a competing pump manufacturer might present a lower NPSHr design as one that automatically translates into construction cost savings because the NPSHa does not need to be increased. Because a lower NPSHr design means a higher suction specific speed (according to the definition above), the design with the highest suction specific speed may seem like the best option. However, this is not always the case.
The upshot of this is that a larger impeller eye decreases the NPSHr at the BEP, but it causes flow separation problems at off-peak, low-flow conditions. In other words, a high suction specific speed design is only better if a pump does not operate significantly below its BEP.
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With few exceptions, a centrifugal pump rarely operates strictly at its BEP, and pumps often do not operate close to their BEPs. Plant flow demands change constantly, and operators often use the discharge valve to control the pump flow. A high suction specific speed design often results in reliability problems because of frequent operation in the undesirable low-flow range. Based on values in the Hydraulic Institute guidelines, if suction specific speeds are above 8,500 to 9,000, pump reliability begins to suffer exponentially (see Figure 4).
Realizing this, around the mid-1980s, users started to limit the value of the suction specific speed, and the Hydraulic Institute uses a suction specific speed of 8,500 as a typical guiding value. More information on this topic will be presented at the next Pump School session.


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The only thing Redlands high jumpers wanted out of Saturday's Covina Invitational was to better their chances of qualifying for the upcoming Arcadia Invitational.
Savannah Miller and Alisha Edwards managed to do a little more than that.
Miller, a senior, won and set a meet/school record by clearing 5 feet 11 inches. That's good enough to rank her No. 2 in the nation.
Edwards, a sophomore, took second at 5-8, an improvement of four inches from her personal best.
Miller, Edwards and Juanita Webster now hold the top three high jumps marks in the state. Webster jumped 5-8 at last week's California Relays.
"This is an unusual situation," Redlands coach April Berry said. "You don't see three kids from one school in any one event at this level.
"That is what sets this apart. It's super special."
Miller stole the show in the Covina meet held at Azusa Pacific University.
"We decided to come today to give them one more chance to up their marks for Arcadia," Berry said.
Miller's goal was to hit 5-8, which would have met the Arcadia Invitational qualifying standard.
"We expected her to go after 5-8 today," Berry said. "Five eleven was worlds away. It was within her reach but to see her do it on her jump was amazing. She had room to spare."
The Redlands high jump record of 5-10 set by Karol Damon — an eventualy Sydney Olympian — had held since 1988.
"I've still got goosebumps," Berry said. "The high jump finished an hour ago and I'm still full of adrenaline. It is one of the most exciting things I've seen.
"It's a big, big moment for Savannah."
Next up for the Redlands track team is Thursday's Citrus Belt League home opener against Eisenhower.


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So I am not asking you to start seeing godliness in everything. I am only asking you to start looking within and seeing what is there. When, in order to see what is there, you begin to look inside, the first person to disappear will be you - you will cease to exist inside. You will find for the first time that your I was an illusion, and that it has disappeared, vanished. As soon as you take a look inside, first the I, the ego, goes. In fact, the sense that "I am" only persists until we have looked inside ourselves. And the reason we don't look inside is perhaps because of the fear that, if we did, we might be lost.
You may have seen a man holding a burning torch and swinging it round and round until it forms a circle of fire. In reality there is no such circle, it is just that when the torch is swinging round with great speed, it gives the appearance of a circle from a distance. If you see it close up, you will find that it is just a fast-moving torch, that the circle of fire is false. Similarly, if we go within and look carefully, we will find that the I is absolutely false. Just as the fast-moving torch gives the illusion of a circle of fire, the fast-moving consciousness gives the illusion of I. This is a scientific truth and it needs to be understood.
You may not have noticed, but all life's illusions are caused by things revolving at great speed. The wall looks very solid; the rock under your feet feels clearly solid, but according to scientists there is nothing like a solid rock. It is now a well-known fact that the closer scientists observed matter, the more it disappeared. As long as the scientist was distant from matter, he believed in it. Mostly it was the scientist who used to declare that matter alone is truth, but now that very scientist is saying there is nothing like matter. Scientists say that the fast movement of particles of electricity, the electrons, creates the illusion of density. Density, as such, exists nowhere.
For example, when an electric fan moves with speed, we cannot see the three moving blades; one cannot actually count how many there are. If it moves even faster, it will appear as if a piece of circular metal is moving. It can be moved so fast that even if you sat on top of it, you wouldn't feel the gap between the blades; you would feel as if you were sitting on top of solid metal.
The particles in matter are moving with similar speed - and the particles are not matter, they are fast-moving electric energy. Matter appears dense because of fast-moving particles of electricity. The whole of matter is a product of fast-moving energy - even though it appears to exist, it is actually nonexistent. Similarly, the energy of consciousness is moving so fast that, because of it, the illusion of I is created.
There are two kinds of illusions in this world: one, the illusion of matter; second, the illusion of I, the ego. Both are basically false, but only by coming closer to them does one become aware they don't exist. As science draws closer to matter, matter disappears; as religion draws nearer I the I disappears. Religion has discovered that the I is nonexistent, and science has discovered that matter is nonexistent. The closer we come, the more we become disillusioned.


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Proper Non-M Oil Cooler Mounting Location???
So I have decided to add an oil cooler to the car. I will be using the oil cooler ports on the S54 housing as the oil supply source. The big question of where to mount it comes about.
My current engine setup has a Setrab 925 as my air-to-water cooler for my ESS twinscrew as shown below:
So my logical choice to place the oil cooler would be on top of my current Setrab 925 right behind the kidney grills as such:
However, after speaking with James from Bimmerworld, he says that if I add an oil cooler in that location, then it will cause bigger problems. Reason being that it reduces the amount of air flow to the radiator which can lead to possibly overheating the engine.
However, this leads me to question how does the AA S/C kit have the supercharger cooler in front of the upper portion of the radiator along with an air-to-air intercooler in front of the bottom portion of the radiator.
Suggestions have been put forth saying to put it behind the radiator, but I cannot place it behind my radiator because I have the stock electric puller fan on the back of the radiator.
So to follow the suggestion from James at Bimmerworld, I am actually considering putting it right behind the Setrab 925 from the ESS Twinscrew and the engine's radiator. I know that this will dramatically reduce the efficiency of the oil cooling, but I have no other idea on where to mount the oil cooler. I am essentially sandwiching the oil cooler between the engine radiator and the air-to-water cooler. You can see a gap between the two in the picture below.
I was thinking of using the Setrab 920, Setrab 925, or the Fluidyne DB-30417 for the oil cooler core. Bimmerworld has suggested Setrab 925.
I'd like some more input from the track junkies and fanatics (especially from mrshellyy, PEI330Ci, and Mr.PaddleShift :D) about where would be the right place to mount an oil cooler and what oil cooler to use? TIA. :thumbsup:
Mine's mounted behind the radiator and the oil temp runs between 225 and 230.
Here's a bottom shot of the bracket made to hold it.
As you can see, I don't run the stock fan, so there's plenty of room.
You can attach an e46M3 oil cooler on the bottom of the stock radiator. Only problem, it sits pretty low and you better be careful.
cool thread.. i had wondered about this as i plan on going with an ESS supercharger some time in the future.. i wasn't sure what would happen as far as clearance goes between the s54 oil filter housing lines and the TS snout.. will keep an eye on this thread :hi:
Are the M52, M54, and/or S54 oil housings interchangeable?
Somewhat. The S54 housing needs spacers for the p/s pump, a new bracket for the lower mounting point for the p/s pump, and a VANOS adaptor bolt.
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4th of July Red, White, and Blue Shortcake
For this recipe you will need:
For the Shortcake:
2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, add salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. In a seperate bowl, combine the egg, milk, and vanilla and add at once to the dry mixture. Stir just enough to combine. Drop the dough in 8 mounds on a cookie sheet and flatten slightly with the back of a spoon. Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
For the berry mixture:
6 Cups of mixed berries like blueberries, raspberries, sliced strawberries
Mix together and let stand for about 15 minutes.
For the whipped cream:
1 Cup of Whipping Cream
Slice each shortcake in half horizontally. Top bottom halfs with half of the whipped cream and berry mixture. Top with other half of shortcake repeat with a layer of whipped cream and berries.


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Reinstatement to Register-March 25, 2004
The following list of persons, whose names have been previously removed from the Register of Attorneys and Agents pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR 10.11(b), have been reinstated in view of the required fee and information they furnished to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Handley, Richard S., Lumigen Inc., 22900 W. Eight Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48034
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quests of an architecture addict
de Robert Gregson
Acerca del libro
I love looking at architecture. Photography forces me to examine the details that express the nature of a building. When I see something I like, I spontaneously grab it. This allows me to savor the experience a little longer. I share this passion for architecture with Peter Swanson and together we take trips we've nick-named "architreks."
Many of the building in this book are well-documented so I tried to discover elements that might not be obvious or are overlooked. "Architreks" is a collection of architectural abstractions that documents my personal experiences.
Características y detalles
- Categoría Arquitectura
Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
120 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación feb. 14, 2010
- Etiquetas art, architecture, design, photography
Acerca del creador
Bob Gregson is an artist who uses architecture as an element in his playful installations and projects. His work encourages interaction and participation – and his love of architecture is expressed in his photographs.
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Mortensrud Church
Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Oslo, Norway
By Jakob Harry Hybel
Deep in the pine forest in the outskirts of Oslo, lies the Mortensrud Church. If you do not know it's there, it's possible you would walk by without taking notice. But nevertheless, the small church designed by the Norwegian architects Jensen & Skodvin has become something of an attraction.
The task of the architects was not an easy one, as the client's demands were very specific and the expectations unusually high for a project on this scale.
The Mortensrud parish, started in the 1980s, did not use to have a church. Instead, they have leased premises at a local secondary school for Sunday prayer. However, despite the fact that they were so obviously in need of a place of their own, the parish did not want to settle for just any church.
They wanted it to be a symbol, as identifiable and awe-inspiring
as the Medieval cathedrals. Its design should reference a time
where the church played a more active and socially conscious role
in society. All this, a comprehensive attempt to reactualize the
role of the church in a town that used to be a stop on the pilgrim
route to the nearby Cistercian monastery on Hovedøya.
Contrasting Materials
The church compound, located on the crest of a small hill surrounded by tall pine trees, has an elongated, rectangular shaped floor plan with gabled roof. It consists of two volumes: the church to the north and the parish center to the south connected with a church ground.
The main structure of the church is a framework of welded steel profiles stabilized by horizontal beams. The walls are a combination of slate bricks and glass, with the slate walls withdrawn from the glass facades, allowing for narrow aisles on either side of the nave.
The hand-crafted light grey slate bricks have a smooth and an
uneven side - the interior walls have the smooth side facing
inwards, while the uneven side is visible from the outside through
the glass. This makes for a fascinating and brutal contrast between
the fragile glass and the carelessly stacked stone mass. From
inside the nave, the mortarless slate walls, letting filtered light
in through its cracks, suddenly seem frail in contrast to the steel
columns that define the space.
Church. The mortarless slate brick walls. Photo couretsy
of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Nature and Structure
The church blends perfectly into the natural landscape with its assertive slate walls accentuating the colors of the landscape and large glass surfaces reflecting the surrounding vegetation and the changing light of the sky. The campanile at the south-west corner and the mighty pine trees outside the church binds the complex naturally together.
The elements already on the site have been treated with the
utmost respect. The existing rock formations emerge like islands in
the in situ cast concrete floor of the church between the
congregation and choir - and in the atriums by the entrance, as
many trees as possible have been preserved.
Church. Trees in the church atrium. Photo couretsy of Jensen
& Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Overwhelming Recognition
The church has been exceptionally well-received by the locals - in fact, the amount of churchgoers more than tripled after just a few weeks. On taking their new facilities into use, parish minister Svein-Erik Skibrek notes:
There was a sense of coming home, when we started using the church. [...] The church is wonderful, bright, open and gives the experience of something sacred
The church has not just sparked enthusiasm among the parish members, though, it has also received numerous architectural awards, including the European Steel Design Award 2003, and most recently, the church was named one of the preeminent post-war buildings in Norway in 2007. In the jury's decision, they stated:
Built on a modest budget, this is a structure characterized by grandeur and a church that will stand out as one of our greatest contemporary architectural contributions.
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
The Miracle of Mortensrud
Jensen & Skodvin have remarkably managed not only to live up to the collossal expectations of the local community, but also to make one of the most celebrated buildings in the country in recent years. "The miracle of Mortensrud," the church has been called.
How did they pull this off? Well, one of the things that makes Mortensrud Church such an exceptional project, is the way it relates to tradition. Its gabled typology evokes traditional church architecture, but in its construction it references both modern industrialization and Medieval stone masonry techniques.
The church
succeeds in creating a dramatic yet subtle interplay between nature
and culture, past and present, tradition and modernization.
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Photo couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Section. Drawing couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Mortensrud Church. Section. Drawing couretsy of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Facts about Mortensrud Church
Mortensrud, Oslo
Constructed Area:
2,200 m2
Design Period:
1998 - 1999
Construction period:
Building Leader:
Øivind Moen A/S, Dag Solvang, Haavard Slaatten
Kirkelig Fellesråd i Oslo, Terje Oterholt
Project Architects:
Jan-Olav Jensen (project leader)
Gunnar Torvund (main altar piece & blue glass sculpture in chapel), Knut Wold (marble piece in chapel)
Interior Architect Furniture:
Terje Hope
Structural Engineer:
ICG ASA / Einar Johansen, Ola Bjørn Petteresen, Gunnar Fuglerudsveen
Ventilation & Sanitary:
Andersen & Johnsen AS, Bjørn Andersen
€ 5.5 mio. (US $8.42 millions)
Børre Skodvin, Anne Lise Bjerkan, Torunn Golberg, Torstein Koch, Siri Moseng, Einar Bjarki Malmquist
Last updated: December 19, 2013
See also
Travel guide: Oslo
Architect for Art: Max Gordon
Minimalist Architecture
Gehry Draws


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Health Care
|Capt. Jeff Laumer on deployment in Farah, Afghanistan.
In 1998, Jeff Laumer enlisted in the Army as a Medical Specialist.
"When I first joined, I was doing it to earn money for college; however, it wasn't until I became a Cadet at West Point that I really got into the professional aspect of being an officer."
Laumer spent three years as an Infantry Officer at the National Training Center in California before, on Veterans Day two years ago, he deployed to Afghanistan.
He described his 12 months in Western Afghanistan as the best time he had in the Army.
"I was an embedded combat advisor and mentor," Laumer said. "We were a small team and we were really close-knit. We got in firefights and we did a lot of active combat operations, but the most impressive thing that I took away from the experience was the positive impact that we had on the Afghan community."
Training the Afghan police force and carrying out humanitarian missions inspired his post-military plans for a career in non-profit and development work. Returning home, Laumer promised himself that he would take some time off, spend time with family, travel, and then "make a really conscientious decision on what I would do next."
His first trip to VA was also on his list of things to take care of.
|Veterans sign up for VA coverage at the Erie VA Medical Center.
The first visit
The majority of Veterans are no longer from "The Greatest Generation" or even "Gen X." Veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom include patriotic reservists as well as young military men and women.
Welcome Home events and Post-Deployment meetings shepherd many new Veterans into VA enrollment programs. VA medical centers make every effort to reach the rest of the returning Veterans; those who are new to the area or returned from deployment with a limited support system in place.
"There's a lot of collaboration between VBA, VHA and Vet Centers on how to reach out to these Veterans," said Richard Moore, Staff Assistant to the Director at Erie VA Medical Center. "Our outreach into the community allows us to pick up some Veterans who may have been discharged without any information about the VA."
In 2010, the Erie VA Medical Center participated in 56 outreach events. County fairs, pre- and post-deployment clinics, and local expos all helped VA get in touch with area Veterans.
Moore added that coming to VA to register for services was a daunting, but important first step. "I think our program kind of alleviates that stress, because they don't have to do it by themselves."
A Veteran's first stop at their local VA medical center is the eligibility department. With their discharge papers, DD Form 214, in hand, a Veteran will have all of the necessary medical records and service history to start their VA coverage.
All Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are entitled to five years of free VA coverage for any conditions that may be related to their service in the theater of operations.
From the eligibility office, the OEF/OIF program manager would be called up to meet the Veteran and give them a tour of the medical center. Along the way, Veterans can sign up for a dental appointment, a traumatic brain injury screening and a visit to the post deployment clinic.
"Our staff has worked hard to really be efficient with all of our process, so that we are able to take care of [the Veterans] in a timely fashion — Our goal is to schedule an initial appointment within two weeks of enrollment, or sooner if needed," said Sarah Gudgeon, Public Affairs Specialist at Erie VA Medical Center.
That initial appointment covers all the bases of both mental and physical health. Evaluations with a social worker, behavioral health clinician and primary care physician establish a baseline for the Veteran's health and treatment plan. Following this first two hour appointment, additional care visits are on a "need basis," Gudgeon said.
"Each Veteran is contacted at least once a year to make sure their health services are OK and they're doing OK."
|Capt. Jeff Laumer teaching Afghani police.
The enrollment process
When Laumer first left the military, he wasn't sure how to get involved in VA. It took him six months before he got into the system.
"It's just overwhelming, it's really overwhelming. When I got back there were a lot of things I was doing. I had kind of a difficult time transitioning back so quickly."
In spite of the post-deployment guide he had to work from, Laumer said it took a lot of initiative to seek out the information he needed.
While he was staying in Boston, Laumer received help from a case manager with the Statewide Advocacy for Veteran Empowerment (SAVE) to get his DD-214 in order. He was then able to start the enrollment process at his hometown VA in Erie, Pa.
Once he got to the Erie VA, Laumer said the sign up process was extremely easy.
He was able to see a provider that same day and was put in touch with the behavioral health department to review his transition progress.
Behavioral therapy is one service that may come as a surprise to new Veterans. The Erie VA Medical Center has seen a lot of value in their reintegration group and family readjustment retreat.
"They're not aware of all the programs we have," said Gudgeon. "They still have the image in their head of their grandfathers' VA. It's a new VA focused on improving services for Veterans of all eras, male and female."
Laumer anticipates facing more health concerns in the future, possibly stemming from his military service, but said "the fact that I was able to come back with all my fingers and toes is the first victory."
"I don't think the system is perfect, but I think that it's improving and I think it's important for returning Veterans to know what's available and how they can go about taking advantage of the VA."
Related link:
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California State University, Stanislaus offers the Masters of Science Degree in Psychology in Counseling.
The mission of our Master's Program in Counseling is to provide students with a quality educational experience that prepares them to become licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California.
Unique features
- Approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a Marriage Family Therapist graduate training program leading to licensure as an MFT in the State of California
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A mammography facility has contacted our accreditation body (AB) and wants to switch from its current AB. What procedures should the ABs follow to ensure a smooth transition?
The following procedures should be followed to process a facility's request to change ABs.
1. When a facility notifies its current AB that it wants to change ABs, the current AB should make no change in the facility status until it has been notified that the new AB has received and accepted an application for accreditation from the facility.
2. Upon receipt and acceptance of an application for accreditation from a facility intending to change accreditation bodies, the new AB should notify by e-mail both FDA (and the State Certifying Agency where applicable) and the previous AB.
3. Upon receipt of the AB's notification, FDA will switch the facility's affiliation in the CASS database so that CASS will only accept data for the facility from the new body, and not accept data from the previous AB.
4. To preclude FDA from receiving a status change report before the facility affiliation is manually changed, both ABs should wait two business days after the notification of acceptance of an application before transmitting updated facility records to FDA. The previous AB need not transmit any further records for the facility. The new AB should only transmit additional records when there is a change in the facility's status.
Change of accreditation body subsequent to denial or expiration of accreditation:
A facility that has been denied accreditation, or has allowed its accreditation to lapse, may have to provisionally reinstate before it can continue performing mammography. Provisional reinstatement involves submission and completion of a corrective action plan that is acceptable to the AB, and in some cases FDA or the State Certifying Agency. Corrective action plan requirements are no less stringent for a facility that decides to change ABs while seeking provisional reinstatement. The new AB should request the facility provide a complete accreditation and certification history when applying for provisional reinstatement. It is essential that the new AB be fully aware of the issues that made provisional reinstatement necessary.
In such cases, in addition to the accreditation history provided by the facility, the new AB should contact the previous AB by e-mail, with a copy to the FDA accreditation liaison officer (and State Certifying Agency where applicable), and request a complete history of the facility's prior accreditation or attempts at accreditation. The previous AB should provide such history, including pertinent information about any failure or revocation of accreditation.
The new AB, in consultation with FDA through the AB liaison officer (or State Certifying Agency where applicable), when appropriate, should then request a corrective action plan from the facility in accordance with the AB's policies.
Accreditation body of record:
When switching ABs, which AB is the facility's AB of record may be ambiguous if the change is not made subsequent to a denial or expiration of accreditation. The facility's full certificate will usually remain in effect until it expires. The full certificate is predicated upon accreditation by the previous accreditation body. Unless such accreditation was revoked for cause, FDA would not usually make a determination that a facility's certificate should be terminated.
However, once the CASS affiliation has been changed, only the new AB is able to change facility status information in CASS. It is therefore incumbent on the new AB to ensure that FDA (and the State Certifying Agency, where applicable) is notified of any change in the accreditation status of the facility. This includes submitting or having the facility submit a request for an interim notice when necessary, and determining when such a notice is appropriate in accordance with the FDA's (or the State Certifying Agency's) and the AB's policy. When a facility has not completed renewal of accreditation before its certificate has expired, and the issuance of an interim notice is not appropriate, the new AB should make a determination concerning provisional reinstatement of the facility in accordance with its policies.
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(12/21/2013) PT Siloam International Hospitals have announced the acquisition of BIMC Hospital, operating medical facilitiies in Kuta and Nusa Dua.
The announcement was made on Monday, December 16, 2013.
According to Kompas.com, the acquisition took place through the purchase of 80% of the shares of PT Medika Sarana Traliansia by Siloam at a cost of Rp. 308 billion (US$25.6 million) including the assumption of the outstanding debt.
The acquisition sees Siloam operating three hospitals in Bali.
The recently opened Siloam Hospital on the Sunset Road in Bali provides 280 patient beds.
Dr. Gershu Paul, president director of the Siloam Hospital Group said: "Siloam also has plans to establish clinics in Ubud, Mataram (Lombok) and Labuan Bajo (Flores) to widen access to both quality primary and secondary health service in those areas."
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Now that's a good lookin' family
How.. Creative
That better not be mistletoe… #awkward
Wait…who's the mom and who's the dad? #awkward
Honey, I think we should have gotten him an XXL shirt. #awkward
Just a glimpse at prom photos of our future. #awkward
This little piggy went to market…
Now this is just more creepy than anything.
Adam and Eve's family photo? Oh wait..no that's just a naked family on top of each other. That sounds wrong.
I know what you're thinking: those are some fat cats.


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Ethnographic study of energy use in an office setting: Exploring the interactional role of energy
Bell, Lorraine M., Summerville, Jennifer A., & Buys, Laurie (2006) Ethnographic study of energy use in an office setting: Exploring the interactional role of energy. In Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2006, 27 October 2006, Carseldine QUT, Brisbane.
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Energy, or electricity, plays a significant role in everyday human and technology interactions. Yet to date, research has not considered the interactional nature of energy, with studies either taking energy for granted or viewing energy as a static resource simply 'used' by humans. There is a need, therefore, to recognise energy's role as an interactional participant by investigating how energy operates in everyday human and technology interactions. Understanding how energy is present in everyday practices can give energy a 'voice' and provide new insight into the area of energy-use. As energy-use is embedded in routine practices, an ethnographic approach is considered necessary to explore the interactional role of energy. This study uses ethnographic observation in an office setting to examine routine interactions between humans, technology and energy in a workplace context. Observing these everyday workplace practices reveals four different states energy assumes as operational, idle, reserved or absent. Human interactions with technology can influence the presence of energy, while energy working in a coalition with technology can influence human actions through its presence.
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How about a really easy and fun Easter craft for the kids? Perfect for rainy days, playdates, classroom parties or to give to your neighbors – try making these cute Easter "cup baskets"!
You'll need just a few supplies:
- Hole punch
- Pipe cleaners (any color)
- Paper shred or Easter grass
- Polka dot paper party cups
- 1″ by-the-color gumballs
And just a few steps to create an adorable mini Easter cup basket:
- Punch two holes in the paper cup, across from each other (this is for your handle).
- Thread your pipe cleaner handle through the holes.
- Twirl the ends of your pipe cleaner around a pencil so the ends will not slide back through the holes (and it looks cute).
- Fill your cup with Easter grass or paper shred.
- Top with gumballs or your favorite wrapped Easter candy.
- Give to a friend!
You're all done! Easy and fun, right? I think we used to make these in preschool when I was little. Hope your kids enjoy this Easter craft!
Hosting an Easter party? This is a great party craft that can double as their party favor. I love that!
Happy Easter! -Sally


text: Combined food inflation stood at 9.08% for March 2014, up from 8.63% for February 2014. For rural and urban areas, food inflation was 9.85% and 7.53%, respectively, in March. Inflation in vegetable prices increased to 16.80% in March 2014 compared to 14.29% in February 2014. Inflation in fruit prices increased to 17.19% in March from 15.50% in February, while pulses were dearer by 4.54% y-o-y compared to 3.48% in February. Inflation for cereals stood at 9.61% and inflation for milk products was 11.02%. The price rise of non-vegetarian items, such as eggs, meat and fish, was 9.54% in March compared to 9.47% in February 2014.